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kenslilove · 4 months
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᯽៰ ͘ ࣭⸰ 𖥔 ͙ࣳ Who’s Little Sister?!
preview. Draken swears he doesn’t only go for little sisters. But when you, Takemichi’s younger sister, walks into his shop….
ft. Ken “Draken” Ryuuguji x fem!reader
wc. 6.5k 🤡😅
W. NSFW 18+ MINORS DNI! bimbo reader, age gap (draken is late 20’s workin at the bike shop, you’re in early 20’s in collage) fem reader, corruption, dubcon (reader is intoxicated when they consent), virgin killer draken, oral (f!receiving), cream pie, a lil after care, praise and lots of it, drakens a scumbag but in a hot way🤪🤤 he comes around though, I promise 🤭
an. Hiiii pookies <33 this is a repost from my old account, but I’m reposting it here because I’m bringing this series back to life. This fic as well as part 2 hold such a special place in my heart, and now that my inspo is back and I’m ready to add to this little story, I hope you guys can join me on the ride hehe <33 I hope you enjoy! I love Kenny 💖 reblogs, comment, and constructive feedback are always welcome 🫶
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“Draken, you have a thing for little sisters.”
“I do not.”
The look on everyone’s faces begs to differ.
First, it was Emma, and although the relationship didn’t work out between the two, she was still Mikey’s little sister.
“Can’t believe I ever let you near my sister, sister fucker.” Mikey mumbles into the lip of his beer, making the rest of the boys laugh out loud.
“Wait— who’s sister is he going for now?”
Takemichi’s comment had them all silencing instantly, eyes going to him as if he just asked the stupidest question on earth. Draken tried to use Takemichi’s idiocy to his advantage, waving away the conversation with a hand.
“No one—“
“Yours, obviously Takemichi.” Mitsuya blurted, much to Draken’s distaste, who dropped his forehead against the table with a groan.
“What?!”
Draken believed it wasn’t his fault, truly it couldn’t be. After the fallout with Emma, he swore to himself that the girls he went for would strictly be disconnected from his found family. Things were going well for him, so many beautiful girls passed by his shop, he even went on a date with a handful of them.
But he seemed to forget all of them when you walked into his shop.
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There you were, bright-eyed, little miniskirt, lips pulled into the cutest pout he had ever seen. He was taken back when you finally met his gaze, pretty eyes widening a bit as you gasped.
“Ah! Found the right place! You’re Draken-Kun, right?”
The honorific had his heart racing, making him internally swear at himself from getting so excited just from something so simple.
“Uh yeah, that’s me.”
“Nii-chan said he’d be here, was supposed to meet him at ‘Draken-Kun’s shop’ buuuut—“ there was that cute pout again. “I don’t see him!”
He swallowed down a lump that seemed to block all his words. Why was his throat so dry? Why were you blinking up at him so perfectly?
“Uh— yeah, this is my shop but, who’s— who’s your brother?”
“Oh! Michi! Takemichi!” Your smile got even brighter when you said his name. Blinding almost.
Draken really hated the fact that it made his cock twitch.
“Fuck.” He murmured, bringing a hand up to rub the furrow from his brows. You tilted your head in confusion, reaching out and giving one of his biceps a squeeze.
“What was that, Draken-Kun?”
You sounded so concerned, so sorry for someone you didn’t even know. Draken quickly shook you off, before the simple touch of your soft palm made his cock harder than it already was. “No, nothing, it’s nothing. He’s— he’s upstairs.”
“Thank you~!” Sweet as sugar, you basically skipped towards the staircase, a hum in your voice when you called out to Takemichi.
And Draken watched until you disappeared. He watched the sway of your hips, watched your cute little heels clack up the stairs, and he certainly watched the way the swell of your ass became visible when you reached a certain step, along with an outline of lacy panties that were meant to stay hidden.
Fuuuuuuck—
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Draken left the boys earlier than usual, hands buried deep in his pockets and a scowl on his face. Takemichi’s angry face was stuck in his head, along with his bitching that only made the boys tease him harder.
“You better not fuck my sister Draken! She’s too sweet for you bro!”
“Whatever—“ Draken mumbled to himself, his breath leaving him in a puff of air due to the cold that surrounded him. He was heading back to his apartment, wanting to slip into bed and hope that the boys would get so hammered tonight they’d forget everything discussed.
When his phone started to buzz he groaned again, ready to tell Mikey no he wasn’t coming back and to fuck off. What he wasn’t expecting to see was your contact name on his screen.
He really should have just let it go to voicemail, in fact, he should delete your number period. But, he picked it up on the very last ring, bringing the phone to his ear with hesitation.
“Hello?”
“D-Draken!!” You were whining— voice a bit slurred and muffled. Was there music in the background? Draken couldn’t really tell. He held his fingers to his other ear in an attempt to hear you better as you started to ramble.
“Can’t— I can’t hear you,” Draken said, trying his best to keep the annoyance from his tone as.. wait, were you crying?
“I-I’m at a stupid party dra! A-and Michi won’t answer his phone b-but I wanna go home! T-There’s this boy here a-and he won’t leave me alone and I-I’m too drunk—“
Draken felt himself tense up at the mention of some boy.
“Slow down…” He sounded calmer now, his apartment coming into view. “Send me your address, I’ll come to get you.”
“P-Please Draken, don’t wanna be here anymore, wanna go.”
It was the way you whined so desperately, so pretty. Draken knew this was bad, knew you didn’t even try to call him first.
But you still called him. Still trusted him enough.
“I’ll get you, sweetheart.” He was swearing at himself for the pet name that left his mouth without permission, but when you made the cutest little hum on the other end of the phone he quickly forgot his worries. “Send me the address right now while you’re on the phone. Do ya know how?”
He was already in the parking garage as your location pinged on his phone. He easily spotted his bike, hopping on as you continued to blubber into the phone.
“C-come now, promise you’ll come now dra—“
“I’m coming, promise. Stay where you are.”
He hung up and sped out of the garage before his right mind could catch up.
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The address was some grungy trap house. The smell of cheap liquor and sex seemed to waft from the door as piles of drunk university kids spilled free. He waited until he saw you, finally, heels in hand and bare feet stepping into the damp grass to get to him.
He bit the inside of his cheek. You looked drunk, mascara already ran down your cheeks and little sniffles left you as you approached the bike. He tried to keep his eyes off the low cut of your tank top, but it was hard when you flung yourself at him, clinging to his waist with that pretty whine he loved hearing so much.
“D-Draaaaa~!” You carried the ‘A’, pressing your damp cheeks into the leather of his jacket, along with pressing your chest into his side. He brought his hand to your back, eyes rolling as he went to pat it.
Only to feel that you weren’t wearing a bra.
Keep it together, Ken.
“Get on, c'mon you’re gonna catch a cold.” He was quick to throw his jacket over you, slipping you in front of him cause honestly, he didn’t trust you to hold on tight enough to him in your drunk state.
So he had you sitting in front of him. He instructed you to put your hands on the handle bras, sensing your hesitation as you continued to sniffle and whimper. He pressed his chest into your back, lips close to your ear.
“It’s alright, I won’t let anything happen to you. Put 'em down.” He felt the way you shivered, and he hated the way it made him smirk. When you finally planted your hands down he placed his much larger hands over yours. They completely engulfed your palms, and he hoped that the little whine you let out now was because of that.
He reeved off quickly, trying to slow himself down but unable to control himself as he sped off towards his place with you in tow.
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He ended up carrying you up the stairs to his apartment. He had originally tried to work your heels back on, but you were very much against that, sending him your best pout along with a little “nuh-uh! Don’t wanna!” And since he didn’t want you stepping on anything nasty he settled for picking you up instead.
You were on his back, arms slung over his shoulder as you babbled nonsense in his ear. Something about how you drank too much tequila and ‘but how can you say no to free shots?’ Draken just shook his head, gripping one of your thighs a bit tighter as he worked his apartment door open.
“Easy.” He spoke as he placed you on the ground. You giggled when your legs wobbled, quick to grip onto Draken’s arm yet again as you finally let your heels tumble to the ground.
“Takemichi would kill you if he knew you were this drunk,” Draken stated, trying to keep the amusement from his voice as you used the wall to help yourself towards the couch. You looked back at Draken and stuck your lip out in a pout, before sticking your tongue out.
“Michi isn’t my daddy, I do what I want~!”
Draken almost choked on his spit. Did you really have to talk like that— say that in the cutest little voice? He was grateful when you started your trek to the couch again, so he could fix the bulge that started to form in his joggers.
“Oh, yea? Well, you shouldn’t, you can barely stand. And who was this guy feeding you shots?” Just the thought of some loser college boy trying to get you drunk, preying on you, made his brows twitch, knuckles tensing as he made his way to meet you on the couch.
“Ugh, just some loser. Claims he’s in a gang dra, just like you and Michi used to— but he’s no bad boy, no no he’s a creep~!”
“Yea?” Draken just chuckled coldly, fetching you a water bottle from the fridge. “Must be a real classy group of delinquents if they’re targeting girls like that—“
His voice got caught again when he finally saw you on his couch.
You had worked his jacket off you, sprawled yourself out on the cushions without a care in the world. The little tube skirt you were wearing was hiked up dangerously high, leaving little to the imagination as you turned your face away from the cushions, looking up at Draken.
And you had the audacity to giggle, “You’re couch s’comfy dra~”
one of your legs threatened to topple right off the couch, but if that happened, well it would certainly make the wimpy material hike all the way up.
Draken caught your knee before it had the chance, only making you giggle more. His heart was pounding against his rib cage, blood pumping dangerously fast to his crotch as he shot you a disappointed look.
“Be careful.” He gritted out through clenched teeth, and when you looked at him, eyes wide and glossy…
Draken had to have more willpower than this, didn’t he?
“D-Don’t be mean t’me” You were whining again, rolling over and pressing your face into the couch. Your leg slipped from his touch, and he thought maybe he’d be in the clear now.
But when you curled up, the skirt he put too much faith in hiked up, letting the swell of your ass free. Draken wanted to turn away, or at least throw a pillow at you, but he couldn’t seem to rip his eyes away from your pretty, soft skin.
You were still mumbling, something about him bossing you around. But Draken finally shook himself from the dangerous trance he was in, clicking his tongue and grabbing at your shoulder.
“Up, cmon, you’re going to sleep.”
“Don’t wanna.” You spoke, voice nothing bratty as you tried to slip from his grasp. Draken wasn’t having any of it, not when he was only seconds from snapping.
“Too bad. Get up. You need water and sleep.”
“Nooo~!” You looked back at him, perfect lips pouting and this cute sense of defiance in your gaze that still swam with unclarity.
Draken wasn’t sure what it was that finally made him snap. Maybe it was the way you looked at him, maybe it was the brattiness that he knew he could work outta you, maybe it was how your ass now pressed into his thighs.
But whatever it was, it didn't matter. He was pressing his lips to yours, swallowing the little shocked gasp you pushed against his lips. He only pulled away when his lips began to pulse, a shaking breath puffing out against your trembling lower lip.
He kept his eyes glued to yours as his thumb swiped at the drool that lingered on your lip, another click leaving his tongue.
“Messy…” he murmured, more to himself than to you as you batted your lashes up at him, leaned into his touch as if on instinct.
Draken shoulda stopped. This would be the perfect time to back off, let you sleep off the alcohol on his couch and call Takemichi in the morning. Hell, you’re so drunk you probably wouldn’t even remember this little kiss.
But then you spoke.
“D-Dra.. y-your lips are reaaaal soft.”
“Fuck.” He swore for real this time, ignoring any sense as he pressed his lips to yours once again. It was so cute how hesitant you were, fingers trembling softly as they ran through his black ponytail. He had no problem slipping his hands beneath you, easing you up and into his lap.
“Fuck.” He mumbled it into your open mouth this time, feeling your warm little cunt pressing into his crotch. The panties you wore did little to conceal your sex, and it didn’t help that you were squirming in his lap, hips twitching into him and nails digging along his shoulders.
He had to pull back again, his palms planted firmly on your hips to keep you still. “Can’t— fuck. You can’t squirm like that baby.” He hated how desperate he already sounded, voice going down an octave and raspier than usual.
You bit the tip of your nail, face heating up along with the rest of your body as you slowly raised your gaze to meet Draken’s. “C-Can’t help it, I’ve never—“
Draken brows shot up, panic flooding his system. He did not want to hear you say you’d never kiss a guy before.
“Never sat in someone’s lap like this…” The relief washed over him, making his shoulders slump again. There was this swelling feeling in his chest, one that he didn’t exactly love, but he couldn’t stop it from coming.
It was the same feeling he got when he took Emma’s virginity.
“Oh, yea…? What else haven’t you done?” He was curious now, big hands rubbing reassuring circles into your hips. The skirt you were wearing before was useless now, bunched up at your hips and showing off the cute panties you wore. He tried not to stare as you tried to stutter out your words.
But Draken knew now, he was much weaker than he originally thought.
“I-I’ve kissed a guy! Obviously!! B-But…” There you were, pouting again. But the more Draken massaged at your hips, the more your whines started to sound like meek little mewls. “I-I just— I haven’t really done anything other than like.. touching I guess..”
He really hoped that you didn’t feel his cock twitching right under you.
Draken hummed in acknowledgement, bringing his face close to yours as soon as you looked down into your lap. “Just touching, yea? Have you ever held a dick before, sweetheart?”
“N-no!” He shouldn’t be teasing you like this, but he couldn’t help himself. His question just made you squirm again, and he enjoyed the friction just a little longer than he should have before he was gripping your hips again, giving you a more stern glance.
“I said, no squirming…” The corner of his lip twitched as you whimpered at him, eyes getting glassy all over again.
“M’sorry…” you spoke back through pouting lips, still having trouble meeting his gaze as your fiddled with the collar of his shirt.
Draken knew what he was doing was wrong, could hear the voices of his buddies taunting and teasing, claiming just how right they were about him. But being this close to you, seeing just how badly you wanted to hump against him, even if you were drunk.
How the hell was he supposed to let this opportunity go?
“Well… I don’t wanna spook you, angel. If ya haven’t done anything, I’ll just put you to bed, alright—“
“N-no!” Hook, line, and sinker.
“No?” Draken mused, his hands finally pulling you just a bit closer, his fingertips teasing over the flesh of your ass. You shook your head, clinging onto him a bit tighter.
“N-No I— I want…” your words trailed off, your own nerves getting the better of you.
Cute. It was so cute how words could get you flustered when you were already sitting in his lap, skirt pulled up and nothing but a little pair of panties keeping you away from him.
“Cmon. Use your words baby, what do you want.” He spoke to you with that same level of authority, watching the way your eyes slowly made their back up to his own.
“I-I want you to.. to teach me.”
He was smirking now, smug as ever. But it didn’t matter.
He had you right where he wanted you.
His lips were back on yours before you could continue to stutter, but this time he was lifting you up. He gripped your ass, urging your legs to cling to his waist as he carried you towards the bedroom.
Draken placed you onto the mattress with ease, working himself between your thighs that already opened up to welcome him. He was pleased to see that when he pulled away from the kiss this time you were panting, lips a little swollen and chest heaving as you looked up at him.
Already so curious, so desperate for whatever he was willing to offer you.
“I’ll teach you, baby.” Draken was speaking into your skin, planting kisses along your cheeks, down the column of your neck. He felt your pulses with his lips, the steady beat only picking up in pace when he looked up at you through hooded eyes. “But, you have to listen, you’ll be a good girl for me, won’t you?”
He already knew your answer, but he wanted to hear you say it.
“Y-Yes, I’ll be a good girl Dra…” you managed to whimper, voice slipping into a whine when his lips pushed over the flimsy strap of your tank top, dragging it down over your shoulder.
“Ken.” He laughed when you gave him this confused look. So naive, so very dumb.
But so very willing.
“Want you to call me Ken, can ya do that baby?”
When you realized what he was asking you let out a little “oh” and a nod, which pleased him to no end. His hand dragged your other strap down, leaving just a few inches left of coverage over your chest. It was the perfect place for him to pause, look you over just once more.
“Ask one more time for me baby, nice and pretty now.” This was his way of getting you to beg, and boy did you play into his hand so easily.
“P-Please Ken, please teach me, please—“
His will had broken long ago, the sweet sounds of your pleas, the tears that made your lashes clump. All of it had broken him down long before. His lips were back on your chest, one rough hand finally freeing your breasts from the confines of the little tank top you wore. He groaned as he squeezed each mound in his palms, the gasp you let put making his head feel light.
“Such pretty tits….” He murmured, his eyes narrowed as he took in the sight of your pretty nipples, which quickly peddled up as he smoothed his thumb over the bud. He poked his tongue out, curiosity getting the best of him as he swiped the wet muscle over your left nipple.
“O-Oh!--” Cute. He wanted to hear that little squeak on repeat, wrapping his lips around your nipple while he continued to massage the other. Your fingers quickly clung to his black hair, running through the soft locks before pulling him flush to your skin.
“F-Feels good Ken! Mhm! So good– I– want!!” Your words tumbled off your tongue mindlessly, mewls and whimpers getting pushed out as Draken released you with a pop. He licked his lips at your swollen bud, admiring the little indents his teeth had made before your tug on his hair snapped him back to reality.
“Watch it.” He warned, squeezing your breast hard enough to make you whimper. “Lemme take my time with you, Angel.”
“B-But–” You didn’t even know what you were pleading for, brain foggy as Drken moved on from your tits, large hands travelling to the hem of your skirt. The skirt was pulled from your legs with a few simple tugs, leaving you in nothing but a pair of dainty panties.
A pair that had a wet patch just waiting to be removed.
“You’re so cute…” Draken breathed out, his hands smoothing over your tummy, big enough to almost engulf your waist. Each touch of his fingertips on your skin left a tingling sensation, skin ablaze as you whimpered at him again, hips bucking off the mattress as he cupped your cunt.
“Please Ken…” You were gripping the sheets as he fiddled with the hem of your panties. Hooking his index finger under the material only to let it snap back against your sensitive skin. You could have cried from that, reaching for him.
Only for him to easily scoop up both wrists in one hand, pinning them back above your head. Although his eyes were nothing but stern, his lips were holding back a smirk, showing just how amused he was with how needy you became so quickly.
Although you didn’t notice, how could you when your only thought was him, his hands, his everything?
“Keep your hands up here, understood?” When he got a little whine and a nod he hummed in approval, pressing a feather-light kiss to your nipple. “Gunna teach ya how to feel good, but you can’t get in my way–”
“M’sorry, sorry Ken, won’t, please–” He let you babble on about apologize, easing your thighs open a little further. Once your fingers curled into the sheets above your head again he let go of your wrists, all focus drawn back to the little wet spot.
He was shameless as he pressed his nose into it, your scent instantly making him groan, pulling you closer to his face by the hips. He went as far as to nuzzle your covered pussy, pressing a kiss to where your clit was hiding under the fabric. You were trembling under his actions, each one making you whimper and whine for more.
“Smells sweet as candy, bet ya taste like it too, don’t ya?” There was a slur in his voice as his teeth took hold of the flimsy fabric, and rather than dragging it down your thigh he tore it off with one good tug.
You could have come right there, seeing the ruined pieces of your underwear dangling from his lips, the feral look in his eyes as he was finally met with the sight of your swollen pussy, covered in your own slick and making it glisten in the dim lighting.
He used two fingers to spread your lower lips apart, pupils only blowing out larger at the sight of your desperate little hole clenching at the air.
Beckoning him.
“First, you’re gonna come on my lips.” His voice was raspy, but it was enough to catch your attention, make you look at him with glossy eyes and a nod. “Gunna use my fingers too since I gotta work this pretty pussy open.”
“Kay ken, mhm… wanna feel you.” You muttered, the term pretty pussy making you flutter around nothing yet again. He just knew praise would make your brain turn off.
He licked one long stripe up your pussy, gathering the slick there. The action already had both of your groaning, a form hand on your hip keeping you pressed into the mattress as he let his tongue toy and flick at your pulsing clit.
“Oh! Yes–!” Every flick, every suck, every slurp of his tongue had you gasping, eyes squeezing out the pleasurable tears. It was like nothing you’d ever felt but you just needed more, needed to relieve that knot that was already so tight in your belly as Draken ate your pussy like it was his last meal.
You were just so sweet, just like he knew you would be, your arousal gushing onto his chin each time he kissed your clit. He knew you were wet enough by now, but he still spat a glob of saliva over your hole before slipping a finger into you.
Your mouth hung open in a little “o” as he pumped his thick finger in and out, and he couldn’t help but bite his lip at just how hard you squeezed his single finger.
Couldn’t help but think how tight you’d be when he finally bullied his cock into you.
“You’re so tight baby… gunna use another finger.” As much as he hated pulling his lips away from your pussy, he just had to see what your face looked like when he slid a second finger into you, and it did not disappoint.
You bit your already swollen lip, whimpering and attempting to buck away had it not been for the grasp on your hip. “S’too much, too much Ken–!”
“It’s just my fingers princess, you can take it…’ He was trying too hard to hold back his smirk, cooing praise as his fingers stretched out your gummy walls, in search of that one spot he knew would…
The tip of his index finally grazed the little lump, your eyes shooting open and your back arching from the sudden jolt of pleasure.
“There it is…” Draken hummed, massaging into the spot, making your body tremble. “This is your sweet spot, angel, feels so good, doesn't it?”
You nod, words lost to you as drool dribbles freely from your open mouth. It made him grin, adrenaline pumping through him as your pussy milked his fingers just like it would milk his cock… just as soon as he had a taste.
“C’mon baby girl, come f’me, yea? It’s gonna feel so good.” Draken’s words are a promise as he locks his lips back onto your clit. He’s suckling the precious bud, all the while his fingers massage your g-spot. He knows you’re overwhelmed, can tell by the way you jolt and cry.
But he needs to taste you.
You gasp as heat washes over you, the knot in your stomach snapping apart slowly. It’s the subtle graze of Draken’s teeth against your clit that sets you over, a cry of his name with a mix of slur’s spilling from your lips as you gush on his fingers.
Draken groans, you sounded so much better than he imagined coming undone. His fingers were pulled free quickly just so his lips could latch onto your cunt, lewdly slurping up your arousal even as your hips tried to desperately wiggle away.
“Fuckkkkk….” Draken groans as he finally lifts his lips from your swollen lower lips, the sight of his eyes narrowed and his chin covered in your arousal making your face heat up, embarrassment making you bring your hands over your face.
He chuckles, hovering back over you to press wet kisses along your arms. “Why are you hiding from me baby? Did so good f’me, felt good didn’t it?” His free hand petting your pussy, smearing your arousal over your skin and only further making a mess of your inner thighs.
You look at him through your fingers, slowly pulling your hands away when you catch sight of his handsome smile. You nod at him, hips bucking into his palm despite the way your clit tingles. “Mhm… felt good Ken, really good.”
“Good. Wanna feel better?” He asks, sitting up on his hunches. He grips the back of his shirt, easily pulling his shirt up and over his head, and the sight of his abs as you mewling for more. Your hands finally leave the sheets just to touch him, trembling fingertips smoothing over his abs with glossy eyes. He was so… so pretty? You had always thought so, but never acted on it, of course…
When his thumb smooths over your lip to collect the drool that leaks there you snap from your trance, his devious smirk making you whine. “You’re so cute.” He murmured, the dumb little look in your gaze only making his cock twitch harder.
So cute and so dumb, Draken was truly the luckiest man on earth tonight.
His cock was painfully hard when he finally pulled himself free, leaking a generous amount of pre that he used to slick up his length. His smirk grew when he caught you staring again, eyes wide and biting down so hard on your lower lip.
He held a hand out for you, helping you sit up a bit. He took your hand and placed your much smaller one on his cock, and the sight alone made him groan low in his throat.
Your fingers just looked so small as they wrapped around his length, your thumb rubbing along one of his veins with so much curiosity. You squeezed him and he hissed, instantly making your hand go slack around him.
“Not so tight angel.”
“M’sorry Ken…” You licked your lips, figuring out how much pressure to apply as you worked your palm up and down his shaft. Each time you almost reached the top his thick mushroom head would flush an even brighter pink, his pre dribbling from his tip and onto your fingers. Draken watches with wide eyes as you brought your hand to your lips, licking away his arousal with a pretty little sound.
Fuck.
He took hold of your hips again, lifting them so he could slide one of his pillows under your lower back. This angle had your hips sticking up a bit, your legs perched over his calves as he sat between your thighs. “Lay back” He instructed, and you didn’t pause with his instruction, laying back into his pillows while keeping your eyes glued to his cock.
“It’s gonna sting.” He warned, knowing that sting was probably an understatement as he laid his cock over your cunt, biting his lip to see that his tip almost reached your belly button.
“M’ready.” and you were, you wanted to be, your curiosity was getting the better of you, feeling his length rub over your cunt to get more slicked up, each time his tip caught your clit made you more impatient, reaching for his free hand and squeezing it tightly.
Draken positioned himself at your opening, greedy little hole sucking in his tip with minimal effort. It’s when the girth hit that you finally gasped, your rings of muscles attempting to make way for Draken’s cock. He shushed you with gentle coos squeezing your hand back and pressing warm kisses along your tear-stained face.
“Relax for me, little love…” He murmured against your skin, two fingers rubbing away at your clit. Draken was so tense and he held himself back, every muscle in his body rippling as he bullied his cock into your warm gummy walls.
“I-I–” You were stammering, chest shaking as you sucked in a breath. He had to be almost all the way in, right? When you saw only half of his cock had been pushed in you cried out a little, head shaking.
“S’not, not gonna fit~!” You sobbed, eyes watery as your legs trembled around him. He pressed a kiss to your lips this time, his finger never ceasing the slow circles on your bud to help break you open for him.
“It’ll fit sweetheart, promise, and it’s gonna feel so good… need ya to relax, can ya do that.” He looked at you,, expectantly, and who were you to say no? Not that you wanted to, considering your pussy was still milking away at what fit. You nodded, giving his hand another squeeze as reassurance.
Draken sucked in a breath of his own, and with one good jerk of his hips, his cock bullied itself all the way in, knocking up against your cervix and making you cry out for him. His fingers pinched your clit, the squeeze of your walls making his eyes roll back.
“Fuck– Jesus Christ, that’s it baby, my fucking god, you feel so good.” His own grunts drowned out your whines, which his delight soon turned to little moans as he kept working at your clit, your pussy holding him snuggly and almost refusing to let up.
It was the subtle bulge on your tummy, the outline of his cock sitting between your plush walls that really made him snap. He started thrusting, hips creating a steady pace that had his balls tapping up against your ass with each thrust. Your lips hung open in a silent cry, each pull and push of his hips making your walls squeeze even tighter. You were already too dumbed out to realize that Draken had placed the pillows beneath you because each time he was flush against you his cock head sat snuggly against your sweet spot, making your vision blur with each thrust.
“Fuck, baby, fuck. Got such a tight cunt.” He growled out through clenched teeth, the ring of arousal that already formed at the base of his cock making his own mouth water. You squeezed him like a vice, somehow tightening up even more each time he praised you, each time his fingers flicked your clit. Draken usually held pride at the fact that he could last in bed, holding out for the sake of his lovers.
But you? He just had to fill you up quick, had to see the dumb little look in your eyes when he pumped you full of cum.
Hit thrusts started to shake your whole body, breasts bouncing each time his hips smacked into your ass. His lips captured yours in a sloppy kiss, his tongue easily overpowering yours as your teeth clashed and drool fell down your chin. Your nails found purchase on his shoulders, leaving crescent-shaped moons that had him groaning into your mouth.
“Milkin my cock like a good little girl, such a good girl.” He noticed your eyes rolling back, your body trembles ceasing only for a few moments as your high washes over you unexpectedly. Your vision went white when you came this time, the cry of his name making him hiss.
It was almost painful, the grip your pussy had on his cock as you gushed around him. The mess was beautiful, soaking your inner thighs and his pelvis, making a squelching sound each time he continued to pump into you.
“Fuckin came all over my cock?” he knew your answer but wanted to hear your sob out a pathetic little “yes” as he braces his arms on either side of your head. He knew better than this, knew that fucking into you this roughly, this sloppily could scare you off.
But your pussy was asking for it, leaving his cock drenched as he continued to knock up against your cervix, ground his hips so his dick massaged your g-spot. It didn’t take long for him to finish, his dick pulsing before spilling load after hot load into your walls.
You shivered at the feeling, body twitching and legs slowly loosening around him as his thrusts started to slow down. A bead of sweat fell from his brow and onto your face, making you whimper softly.
Draken was in a daze as he watched his cock slowly slip in and out of you. By the time he was all the way out, his length was covered in a shiny layer of arousal, milky and glistening. He sighed, a little flutter going off in his chest as your battered pussy clenched at nothing, pushing out a bead of his cum.
“K-Ken~” he knew he shouldn’t have pushed it back in with a finger, knew that was irresponsible and greedy of him, but the action was done before he could really think it over, his lips smoothing over yours to sooth your cries.
“M’right here babygirl. Did so good for me, m’so proud of you.” He rolled to his side, letting you cling and tremble against him as you came back down to earth. He had no problem petting your sweat-slicked hair, shushing you with little kisses. “You’re okay, such a good girl.”
If it meant you’d come back to him. And he was certain after this, you’d be crawling at his feet.
He didn’t bother leaving you, you were clinging onto him too tightly. So instead he just scooped you up, brought you to the bathroom. He was so gentle when he placed you on the toilet, and even though you were fussing about going in front of him, he was adamant about it as he washed his face.
“I can’t pee in front of you, Ken!”
“I’m not even paying attention, you need to try, it’s good for you, so you don’t get any infections.”
“What do you mean, an infection?!” He chuckled, of course, you knew nothing about that.
Once he had you calm again, face and legs clean from a washcloth he helped you slip into one of his old sweaters and a pair of boxers. You were basically sleepwalking back to his bed, mumbling something incoherent as you cuddled into his pillow.
“The bed’s all yours…” He spoke with a smirk, pressing a little kiss to your temple as he pulled the covers up to your shoulders. You were out in seconds, and Draken took your precious little snores as his cue to get up and stretch a bit, check his phone and grab water for you in case you woke up with a hangover.
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It was 4 am, but what made his brows raise was the number of messages in the group chat. He clicked on it, ready for a good laugh. But instead, his stomach dropped.
Takemichi: Draken! Why is my sister at your place?!
Mitsuya: No fucking way…
Baji: Draken, you dog. 🐶
Chifuyu: How do you know she’s there?
Takemichi: I have her location! I was supposed to pick her up at some party but it says she is at Drakens !!
Takemichi: Draken I’ll beat your ass–
Baji: I’ll do it for ya buddy. 💪🏼
Mitsuya: ur done for dude
Mikey: dirty dirty kenchin ///:
Chifuyu: 💀💀
Kazutora: man strikes again 🫣
Pa-Chin: literally a sister fucker dawg
Mitsuya: ur never seeing my sisters again 🫡
Takemichi: they’re not fucking! DRAKEN YOU BETTER NOT BE FUCKING HER–
He was never gonna hear the end of it.
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psychedelic-ink · 7 months
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ㅤㅤㅤ✦ 𝐅𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖
ㅤㅤjoel miller x f!reader
summary: You, both a member of David's group and one of his former victims, are already contemplating escape when Ellie arrives at the resort. Seeking Ellie, you decide to take advantage of the unexpected opportunity to run off with her. But before you can find Ellie, you cross paths with Joel instead.
word count: 0.5k
full fic warnings (not within the preview): age gap, virgin!reader, mentions of past grooming attempt, mentions of cannibalism, past rape attempt, PTSD, blood, canon typical violence, no smut for now
a/n: alright so i'm a bit too excited for this one so i decided to post a lil preview so i can calm down dfvbfd this story is going to be a heavy one, as you can tell by the warnings, but I'm excited nonthless. I've been thinking about it day and night and been really enjoying writing it so I hope you guys enjoy the little sneak peak. (this is unedited so sorry for any mistakes)
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The wind blew cold. You, a girl who had lost everything, knelt on the ice. Your family had been long gone. Your hope dwindling, hanging only by a simple thread. You didn't know how long you'd been crying. Your hands, young yet covered in the warmth of blood. The scent of pine reached your nose, and you sniffed involuntarily, just like you had done before you lost everything. Before the world ended. You heard the sound of men approaching you, and you wished they would just kill you. Sixteen and already you wished for the sweet mercy of death.
“Now what do we have here?” A man spoke, his tone humorful. Melodic. Your mind and body already slipping and reaching towards the warmth of it. “You poor young thing. Where’s your family, girl?”
When you finally looked up from your hands you saw a man on a horse. Typical for this day and age. Four others hovered near him. All of them looked weathered and older than you. Your eyes moved back to the one that seemed in charge. He had strawberry blond hair and a thin beard of the same color. His eyes narrowed slightly, popping under the blue cold sky and the frozen lake. You didn’t know what to say. How to answer this man who was an obvious threat. 
He hopped off the horse, you attempted to move away but your legs were frozen in place, your heart beating loudly against your ribcage. He knelt next to you. Observing. You swallowed, fear coating your tongue with the taste of bile. His eyes softened when he took in the sight of you. Bruised and wounded. Your eyes squeezed shut as he reached out and pushed a loose strand of hair back only for the wind to bring it back. 
“No need to be afraid, child. We’re a peaceful group and there are more like us, if you want to join.” 
“J–Join?” your teeth chattered, your lips hurting as you spoke. There was a bit of light filling the cracks of the iron cage of your heart. Hope. You realized it to be. Hope to find someone to help you. To look after you in this infected world. He must’ve seen it in your expression because his soft smile grew, eyes glimmering with mirth. 
“So afraid,” he hummed. “But we’ll change that. You’ve been brought here for a reason. And I think I know what your purpose is in our small group.” 
He swiftly stood, leaving you dumbfounded and still upon the freezing ice. Your mouth gaped, your body buzzing with a newfound need to stay alive. 
“What’s your name?” you asked. He threw an old coat over your shoulders. Not his own. But one he had extra on his horse. Probably taken from someone else who was more unfortunate than you. 
“David,” he answered gently, as if he were scared you’d run away. Before you could reach out, he grabbed your hand and lifted you. You nearly fell, only prevented thanks to the strong arm that wrapped around your waist. He was warm. Much warmer than you expected. “Lovely to have you with us.” 
The men near him didn’t seem to share the same sentiment but you smiled all the same. 
You didn't want to think for a while. Maybe not even think for a millennia. If possible.
10 YEARS LATER
Whispers of death surround you. The words of the names that have fallen circling you and squeezing your heart tight. Suffocated. That’s how you feel. Helpless. Trapped. Consumed. Faint murmurs fill the hall room. The cold that seeps through the wood, the same wood that was intended for summer and not winter, worries everyone. Including you. But at the same time, you think this is what you all deserve. An icy grave. Freezing to death and surrendering to the cold. 
You were never meant to feel warmth. You know that better now. 
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ecoamerica · 2 months
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plum-bug · 4 months
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Thank you for following and supporting me! 🫶🏻🪷
Woah! It's so sweet and encouraging that two hundred individual humans enjoy what I post. I don't even know that many people! Awh, thank you for stickin' around (especially when I don't post for awhile) I love y'all! (⁠・ั⁠ω⁠・ั⁠)🫶
I recolored one of my favorite rugs in the game (the stones of stepping) to better match 4t2 foliage and decor. I haven't seen anything like this out there, so here's my 'lil thank you to y'all! 💛
The goodies can be found under the cut 🪨
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I love the original maxis swatches, but I have so much 4t2 cc in my game, it's a little ridiculous, bwahah. You can see the differences between maxis' and mine. It's kinda subtle, but I feel like mine look a little more rounded and less flat. The one thing I'm a bit annoyed with is the fact that my recolors are a tad darker than kayleigh-83's rocks, but I can live with that. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
UPDATE! Thanks to kayleigh-83, I was able to make these match her rocks, yaaay! I've updated SFS and it's all good! 😆💛
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✔️ Files are compressed and clearly labeled.
DOWNLOAD: [SFS]
Credits: @kayleigh-83 for her Rocks Reloaded set, in which I used the textures to make this recolors (and in the preview images)💛
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iamnotoriginalphil · 1 year
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ahh I just love your writing!! would you mind writing a jealous larissa x fem reader? maybe they’re on a lil date/getting coffee or something and someone keeps hitting on the reader? xx
Well, this one was fun to write. I hope you enjoy reading it, Anon.
Larissa loved when you tied your hair up. The long column of your neck exposed was tempting, especially when she could see the leftover marks from her ministrations. It could drive her to the point of distraction.
She would blame that on missing the first instance her morning was about to go downhill.
“You’re looking rather lovely today.”
“Thank you,” you replied to the barista behind the counter, tapping your card to the reader.
“That will just be a few minutes,” he said.
You slipped your hand into hers, fingers tangling together. You led her over to one of the booths, waiting for her to slide in first. You followed her, turning full body towards her, hand landing on her knee, thumb rubbing in calming circles.
“He’s right,” she murmured, “you’re looking particularly delicious today.”
“I was hoping you’d think so,” you said, tongue darting out to wet your lips. She found it rather charming.
“I can’t wait to taste you.”
She watched you shift in your seat, eyes sparkling as you caught your lower lip between your teeth. She lowered her head towards you, hoping to get a preview of things to come.
“There you are.” The same young barista was sliding two cups of coffee onto the table. He only had eyes for you, “I hope you enjoy them as much as I’m enjoying having you here.”
“I’m sure we will.”
You barely spared him a glance but Larissa still clenched her jaw. He lingered, as if waiting for something more before slipping away. You pushed one of the cups over to her, leaning against her shoulder.
Doing her best to ignore the simmering anger, she took your hand again, pressing a kiss to the back of it. You giggled, turning your head to hide your face in her shoulder. She pressed a kiss to the top of your head, inhaling the scent of your shampoo. It helped calm her nerves.
“I really like it when you wear this dress,” you said when you finally emerged.
“You do?” She didn’t think it was one of her best outfits.
“You wore it when we first kissed,” you replied, that enigmatic smile curling up the corners of your mouth.
She thought back to that day, the meeting in her office, the way you’d completely enchanted her. You’d flattered her, looking at her with such wonder in your eyes, and she hadn’t been able to hold herself back any longer. Months of pining all ruined in a moment. And you’d made that soft sound that made her knees weak. She knew in that moment she was a goner.
She thanked every deity out there every day that you’d wanted her too.
“I did, didn’t I?” she said, tugging on the end of your ponytail.
“One of the best days of my life.” Your voice was so soft and she was sure you were remembering it too.
“Mine too.”
You were leaning towards her, eyes fluttering closed and she felt such a yearning in her chest.
“Something sweet for my sweetest customer.”
You blinked your eyes open, turning to look at the barista again. He was placing a cinnamon roll down in front of you. Just one.
“Oh, no I didn’t order this,” you said, brows drawing together in confusion.
“It’s on the house.”
She might have let it go if he hadn’t winked at you. She wasn’t often given over to fits of jealousy but clearly you were taken. You were clearly on a date and he was choosing to ignore it. He was choosing to ignore her. He wanted you.
“Darling?”
She turned, ready to answer you, only she didn’t give you the chance. She kissed you, hungry and intense, and she heard you whimper. Her hand cupped the back of your head, holding you close. Your own hands landed on her waist, on gripping her thigh hard enough to leave bruises to be discovered later, shifting as close as possible in the limited space she had. Larissa wanted to pull you onto her lap but thought that would be a step too far.
When she finally let you go with a final chaste kiss to your lips, the barista had slunk away, tail between his legs. She glanced over at the counter. He couldn’t look her in the eye, his cheeks burning. You sighed.
“Rissa,” you said.
“Yes, darling?” She raised her eyebrow at you.
“I think perhaps you should take me home,” you said.
She tucked you against her side, coffees left unfinished, cinnamon roll untouched. She didn’t bother sparing a second glance at the young man, knowing she was the victor. She had to be, when you were looking up at her like you were waiting for her to devour you.
She would gladly oblige.
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thatone-brightstar · 9 months
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More than all the stars (Carmy Berzatto x Fem!Reader) (The Bear & The Fox Series)
Prologue: "'best natural lighting' or whatever..."
Words: 1.8k
summary: This is a story about love.
a/n: Hi, I'm back! (did ya miss me?!) Enjoy a lil preview of part III and remember comments are always appreciated! P.S. if you haven't read part 1 or 2. Here's a link to both!
The Bear & The Fox (Carmy Berzatto x Fem!Reader)
Before You (Carmen Berzatto X Fem!OC)
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There’s a slight tremor to your hands, clinging tightly to the worn down synthetic cover of the steering wheel, while the pillow under your thighs lifts you up enough to see over the hood.
“Whenever you’re ready, babe.” Carmy speaks softly over the rumbling engine, one hand cupping over your static knee.
“I know just- gimme a sec.” You answer nervously and take your hands off the wheel to dry out the sweat then readjust them with a loud exhale. “Okay, okay, okay- I got this.”
“Yeah you do…” 
His reassuring tone has you slowly pressing on the pedal, tires turning over the cold asphalt and finally moving out of the spot you’ve occupied for the past fifteen minutes. The streets are deserted and you’re thankful Carmy chose the early morning to finally eradicate your fear of driving. You can hear the snow crunching under the tires as the car moves slowly- not daring to press the pedal any harder- and your dread slightly spikes, but his soothing touch chases the anxiety away.
“Look- Bear, look I’m doing it!” You rejoice at the halfpoint between your building and his. Granted, it’s only five blocks, but it’s more than you’ve driven in  a year, so you’ll take a win where you can get it.
“You’re doin’ real good baby, just a few more blocks...” He encourages in the sweet tone reserved only for you, the one that has you clutching to the wheel and your foot pressing harder over the petal. 
“Sorry-that one’s on me-” Carmy apologizes once he notices your flaring cheeks and hides his amusement behind the sleeve of his navy sweater. “Try slowin’ down a bit for me, can you baby?” 
“Carmen!” 
“Sorry-sorry” He repeats between choked laughs, though you know he isn’t in the slightest.
When you finally reach the snowy sidewalk of his building, you push out a deep breath you didn’t know you were holding and turn the keys to kill the engine. Instead of stepping out into the cold, you take in the calming silence with a pleased smile across your face.
“Told ya you could do it.” Carmy says towards you, a replica of your small triumph etched on his own face.
His hand reaches up to brush over your warm cheek with his thumb and your body subconsciously gravitates towards his touch.
“You ready?” He whispers, too soon.
“No.” You answer honestly, making his chuckle. “But, we must-”
With another sigh, you quickly turn to kiss the base of his palm, then move to pull the door open. Before you slam it closed, a loud metallic bang vibrates over the roof of the car and makes you clutch a hand over your heart and turn to the source of the noise.
“Richie, carajo! Are you fuckin stupid or what?!” You shout once you spot the man bent over in laughter, standing behind you with his hand flat over the roof.
“My bad, sweetheart- just couldn’t help it-” Is all he can manage to say. You smack the side of his arm, though you doubt it’ll do anything under the multiple layers of his jacket, it still makes you feel better.
“Cousin, I told you -don’t go ‘round callin’ people sweetheart okay, it’s fuckin’ weird-” Carmy calls out, slamming his own door.
“Alright, Jesus! Fuckin’ morality police- I wouldn’t have come, cousin, if I knew you’d be up my ass before dawn-”
Richie steps away to let you open the back door and start pulling boxes that you push in his direction, but that he doesn’t begin to take, instead hiding his hands in the pockets of his coat.
“Why did you come then… exactly?” You ask, annoyed.
“Did you see us- did you?!” Your mother’s vibrant voice rings from the end of the street, waving her hands as high as the puffy jacket permits her. “I was waving but you didn’t see!”
She has too much energy for the time of day, in big comparison to a barely awake Joshua carrying a few stuff behind her.
“No, ma. I was too busy trying not to crash…” You answer, eyes narrowing over the sudden change in Richie’s posture.
“Again?” Joshua mumbles and you throw a middle finger through the open car door as you keep pushing boxes out to his stagnant feet.
“Yo- you gonna help out or not?” Carmy says to him and that finally snaps him out of his lost gaze.
“What- oh, ye-yeah, totally. That’s what I’m here for, cuz. Y’know… purpose.” Richie responds with a smile and new found enthusiasm and piles one box over the other, then picks them up with little effort and follows your brother and mother through the opened building door.
“Oh, I can’t believe my baby’s moving out! I remember when she was the size of…” Her voice trails off once they begin to climb the stairs and you and Carmy are left with a few boxes on the street.
“In fear of grossing myself out-” You say, shutting the door and rounding to Carmy’s side. “-you don’t think your cousin’s got the hots for my mom… do you?”
“What? N-no, no I don’t think so...” He answers, though the way his mouth is sealed in a tight line gives him away. You stare blankly at his expression, eyes dead straight until he breaks. “Yeah uh… I think he does.” He confesses.
“Dammit.” You mutter, leaning on the cold vehicle and crossing your arms. “I knew it- it’s so fuckin’ obvious-”
“-so obvious.” Carmy agrees. “Y’know, I didn’t even ask ‘em to come help…”
“Wait, really?”
“Yeah.”
“Then how’d he-”
“-I dunno.”
You stare at the door for a few more seconds while your boyfriend picks up the last of your stuff. “...he’s so weird.”
His eyes follow yours to the door, then sighs “...yeah” and moves to the entrance.
You can hear the voices emanating from the apartment while climbing up the last few stairs. There’s a lot of senseless arguing that you can’t quite make out even as you fully enter the room. You also don’t understand why Syd’s standing on the footrest of the kitchen stools, failing to guide Richie and Joshua while they move Carmy’s couch around. 
“No-see, this is why I told you it was a bad idea- there’s no space-”
“-There is, just- help move the tv over-” 
“-How’re you gonna move a couch where there’s no space, Richie?-”
“Cousin! Cousin, help me out here, push the tv over-” Richie shouts once he spots Carmy crossing into the room.
Instead of inserting yourself into the mess, you round the kitchen bar and drop the box of art supplies beside the steaming pot of fresh coffee. Your grandfather hands you a full mug, eyes staring amused at the arguing men as he leans to your side so you can place a chaste kiss on his cheek.
“Everyone’s too passionate this morning…” You mutter, blowing over the rim of your mug.
“Y’know what, fuck it-” Syd throws her arms up in surrender and hops off the stools, moving behind the bar, beside you. “- I tried to stop ‘em.” 
“What is he even trying to do?” You ask, attention heavy on Richie’s mannerisms, while your grandpa hands Syd her own mug.
“He wants to fit your easel beside the window cause he says it has the ‘best natural lighting’ or whatever….” She answers before taking a sip and your heart warms at the sweet gesture.
You all watch them move around for a while longer, the scene reminds you too much of the monkey exhibits at the zoo and you try to disguise your amusement with a series of coughs. 
“Aún te puedes arrepentir…” Your grandfather whispers beside you, making Syd snigger over her coffee. “...también te casas con la familia, eh.” He adds and points to Richie with his head.
“Ay papá, aún no se está casando con nadie.” Your mother whispers from behind, giving him a gentle pat on the arm.
“Yeah and they’re not really cousins...” Syd adds.
“Oh, it is just a saying, dear.” He clears and turns to you, two hands softly cradling your shoulders. “Segura que estarás bien?” He asks in a more serious tone.
You inhale deep and nod with a smile. One of your hands raises to caress his fragile skin. 
“Lo estaré.” You mouth soundless. “He’s a good one.” You add with a wider grin.
He makes a sound similar to a hum and pulls you deep into his arms. You breathe in the familiar smokey scent while controlling the prickling sensation behind your eyes.
“I just want to make sure-” He says, pulling away. “-you two are not the best at picking them out.”
Your mouth falls open, and before your mother can begin to argue, he places his hands over her shoulders and begins to push her out of the kitchen. “Okay! Everybody who does not pay rent here, out. The best guest is the one who does not overstay their welcome, so dale pa’ fuera.” 
He must have been a sheep herder in another life, because in a few seconds, the couch was dropped and a group of bodies occupied the outdoor hallway. 
“Be good, okay? Call me if you need anything.”
“Mami, I’m not even in a different zip code.” You say between strands of wild hair that try to fall into your mouth.
She lets you go from the tight hug, only to pull Carmy down into her embrace. He’s taken back by the sudden action but does his best to reciprocate her kindness.  Once she lets him go and the goodbyes drag on until they’re out of view, your shoulders finally drop with the weight of a deep exhale. Carmy locks the door behind you, stopping at the end of the hallway to assess the damage 'Hurricane Richie’ has caused. His couch is perpendicular to its original position and the tv has been unplugged and pushed far away from the corner where it used to rest. Your easel, however, sits pretty beside the closed window, angled in direction towards the slow rising rays that start to peek through the curtains.
Carmy’s strong arms wrap around you from behind, followed by his warm chest on your back and scattered kisses over your messy hair. A tiny smile begins to grow as you melt into his touch, eyes closed.
“Y’know, you could’ve told him we’re planning to move anyway.” You voice quietly in the finally peaceful home.
You can feel Carmy shrug his shoulders and exhale a soft laugh into your hair. “He needed something to do.”
His hands feel hot once they come in contact with your skin under his sweater. Kisses travel south into the valley of your neck, golden strands tickle the side of your cheek and make you giggle in his hold, while the familiar warmth blossoms to the surface of your chest.
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youn9racha · 2 years
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Outta My Mind
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TW// FLASHING/FLICKERING LIGHTS
pairing: coworker!hyunjin x coworker/manager!reader
genre: smut
synopsis: you and hyunjin don't know much about each other and just work together. but what neither of you knew is that you two have a very passionate infatuation with each other... will either of you ever face each other and tell?
warning: reader uses ms. but no gender is mentioned, blowjobs, seungmin is annoyed by reader and hyunjin, strangers to lover kinda, public teasing kinda, sub!hyunjin, soft dom!reader, praise kink, handjob, implied!perv hyunjin and reader, slight cum play, open ended ending, also this is lowkey porn without plot.
words: 3.0k
a/n: hell yeah another sub!skz porn 👹👹idk if you could tell but im obsessed lmfaoo. anyways, i made this as a filler for my felix fic (idk why my felix fics never finish 😭😭😭) so yeh, that why it seemed a lil rushed but idgaf because hyunjin is so cute here <333 hope y'all enjoyed it.
also tagging both @lix-ables and @h0neydewmoon because i showed this as a preview 👹👹👹
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This is no way representative of the way Stray Kids act. They’re nothing but references of character, and in no shape or form is this how they act. And I am in no way romanticizing or glamorizing any toxic behavior exhibited, they’re just stories that is meant to be read. Readers discretion is advised.
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Hyunjin was hooked.
He was hooked on you as he sees you from across the room. You were there standing with your co-worker, laughing at whatever funny remark he had uttered from his lips. Despite the charms the co-worker was exhibiting, you would eye Hyunjin occasionally, showcasing your alluring eyes and smile, resulting in him blushing and looking away from you.
You two were not close by any means, just mere coworkers, but to say Hyunjin has a crush on you would be an understatement. Every time you walk past him, he couldn’t help himself and eye you up and down, taking in all your beauty. He hates to admit it, but he envies the tight clothes you would wear, and how much he could just rip them off you and he would have his large slender hands and kisses cover your entire nude body. His fantasies of you were nowhere near innocent, and the way you were eyeing him earlier surely didn’t help. Your bedroom eyes just exhilarated Hyunjin’s perverted mind, hence why he turned into a tomato and looked down.
You couldn’t help but sniffle out a laugh, enjoying the reaction of the pretty coworker of yours who is infatuated with you. You genuinely enjoyed teasing Hyunjin, if anything you weren’t any better when it comes to your fantasies of Hyunjin, you see how he is very good-looking and charming, very kind to others, and very sweet to you. He almost seemed submissive to you, with the way he was obedient to everyone, especially to you, you couldn’t help but want to take him in and have his head between you—
“Hello? Earth to (y/n)?!”
Your zoned-out state was interrupted by Seungmin, your coworker and friend, calling you out as he snaps his fingers by your head and waved his hand in front of you. You shook your head as you looked back at Seungmin before taking a quick glance at Hyunjin. When he sees you doing that, Seungmin looked back at Hyunjin before back at you with an eye roll, “seriously?! You’re still going at that Hwang guy?! When will you just fuck him and get him on a date already?! You’ve been undressing him with your eyes for a bit now!”
You shushed him as you smacked your friend’s arm, “shh, don’t expose me!” you gritted your teeth as you whispered, “and I will, in fact,” you paused as you picked up your cooled-down coffee cup from, “I’m going up to him right now…” you said with a teasing smile, a smile Seungmin is oh so familiar of, shown by his grimacing face.
“Oh, god, (y/n)—”
“Cover for me, will you?” You begged your friend, who was shaking his head at you with an annoyed expression. “Ugh, fine, but do it somewhere that isn’t here, I’ll make up something for the two of you.”
You smiled at Seungmin before kissing him on his cheek, which made him groan as he pushed you and flipped you off before wiping your kiss away. You walked away from Seungmin with your cup in hand and Hyunjin sees you approaching him from his peripheral view. He felt his heart pumping at a rapid speed, his cold body began warming up to the point of sweating, and his hand that was on the mouse clutched slightly harder than before. You arrived at Hyunjin’s cubical as you leaned against the partition, your hip was placed by the edge of his table while the palm of your hand was placed on the table and the other is still holding the coffee.
“Hey, Hyunjin!” you beam, which made Hyunjin look up at you with doe eyes, slightly surprising him that you came up to him of all people. You did hold a higher position than Hyunjin, so he was taken aback that you were interacting with him in this fashion outside of a meeting room—even though you two practically stare at each other with both admiration and wanton fashion.
“Uh, hey, Ms. (l/n), is there anything you need?” Hyunjin responded with obedience, smiling up at you. He truly was much prettier up close, you thought to yourself, his full plump lips, his glowing skin, his adorable mole under his eye, his perfectly straight teeth, truly God took his time making his face. And he even has the nicest speaking voice, which drove you even more on edge as you’re curious about how he sounds like when you’re on top of him.
 “No, I don’t need anything, I just came by to ask you if you wanna join me for lunch?” You asked, trying to maintain your lustful gaze hidden from him, meanwhile, Hyunjin’s eyes gleamed in excitement as his beloved finally asked him out. He smiled before it dropped instantly as he realized that he still has a lot of work. So, he sighed as he looked back at the computer before going back at you.
“I would love to go out, but unfortunately, I have a lot—” His words were cut off as he suddenly saw the cup that was in your hand drop and landed straight on his legs, the stain emphasized right on his thighs and crouch. You two gasped at the sudden action, with Hyunjin frozen in his place as he felt him feeling embarrassed in front of you for his awkward stain. Luckily, the coffee wasn’t so hot that he got burned, but it was warm, making an interesting sensation in his legs.
“Oh god, I’m so sorry, Hyunjin,” you apologized as you got a tissue and got down on your knees as you began wiping Hyunjin’s upper legs. Hyunjin only looked down with a blush at the compromising position you two put yourselves in, it was a good thing that the office was mostly empty, with just those two, Seungmin—who was suffering and cringing on the other side of the room as he witnesses what was happening before going back at his monitor—and some other employees who weren’t near the premises.
His head went wild as the tissue hand rubbed against his thighs at an interesting speed. From his point of view, he could only see the top of your head in between his thighs as you continued rubbing his legs. He could only wish he could pull up his cock and make you suck on it, but the last thing he wants to do is make you feel uncomfortable and make you hate him. Meanwhile, you’re planning on teasing Hyunjin was slowly working as you saw his flustered and stiff reaction, especially with how you were touching his wet legs that were slowly cooling thanks to the air conditioning.
Hyunjin bit his lips as he sensed your hand getting closer to his cock, fearing that you were going to start rubbing him, so he held your hand, feeling himself getting lightheaded from the tension and the way you looked up at him from below.
“Um, thank you, Ms. (l/n), I really appreciate your help,” Hyunjin slowly spoke, gulping at the sight of you smiling. “Anything for you, Hyunjin,” you got up from the floor, his eyes following you, “call me (y/n) by the way.”
You then turned and walked away from him, which left him flabbergasted at the way you got him in his head, making him think unholy thoughts and how he nearly threw away that opportunity. He exhaled as he looked at the monitor then you’re walking figure that is almost leaving the premises, before going back at his monitor.
He shook his head as he sighs through his nose, “fuck this,” he muttered as he shuts down his monitor and gathers his stuff, and ran out. All the while this was happening, Seungmin was looking at you walking away with a smirk, and then at a hurried Hyunjin followed pursuit, making him shake his head at his monitor as he muttered to himself, “what a bunch of freaks…”
As you walked away from the building, you suddenly heard running footsteps from behind, making you turn around to see who was running, only to see the long-haired beauty from the office running up to you. Hyunjin ran up to you before he pins you against the brick walls and kisses you with full fiery intent. Just like how you imagined, his lips were very soft and moisturized, well taken care of lips that are filled with lust and passion that is for sure, especially when added with a tongue that wants to tie with yours. You opened your mouth as you wanted to taste more of Hyunjin, but he pulled away, both of you panted as you were trying to catch some air.
You were holding onto his collar while his hands were on your waist while your foreheads were attached. He looked up at you, his gaze eerily striking a resemblance to yours, dark and lustful.
“Your place…or mine?” He whispered against your lips as his breath from his nose tickles your philtrum.
You could only smile back at him.
“Do you live far?”
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You two decided on your place since the distance between your workplace and his house was longer than yours did, but regardless, neither of you was off each other, and it amplified as you got into your house.
As soon as you opened the door, he slammed the door shut as he carried you onto the wall and began attaching his mouth to yours, placing his thigh in between your legs. His lips began attacking your neck as he unbuttoned the first few buttons of your blouse, nipping the soft exposed skin. He pulled away from you to ask you where your bedroom was, and you pulled him by the collar so he could follow you.
Once you two reached the bedroom, you pushed Hyunjin into the bed, making his back hit the mattress, as you began straddling his lap and leaned down to kiss his lips and jaw. His face still had the flush from his workplace, his already plump lips has reddened and swollen further, and his neat hair became disheveled from your hand running and gripping it from time to time. You began unbuttoning his shirt, before removing it completely and throwing it across the room.
His chest was shiny and pale, he wasn’t the most athletically built but you knew he had tremendous strength despite his delicate face and waist. You got off of him while he lays in bed with a pout forming on his lips, disappointed that you got off of him. You took your finger and began placing it on his lips as you ran it against the soft skin before dragging it down, tugging it slightly on the way. Your finger ran across the center of his figure, from his chin, his neck, to his pectorals, and down to the waistband of his dress pants.
When you began gripping his waistband, you see his hips begin bucking slightly, almost as a silent cry for you to take his soiled, tight pants off him. You look down at the stain you spilled earlier, seeing it dried but this time it came with a new addition, a bulge formed from underneath the fabric, the stain almost making an emphasis on the erection. You couldn’t help but smirk as you let go of the waistband and began grabbing the bulge. Hyunjin gasped as your hand began groping and stroking his cock against the tight fabric.
“Please… take them off…” Hyunjin pleaded in a hush manner, but it seems you had other plans. You let go of his clothed cock before you began stripping in front of him. You saw his hand going down to remove his restraining pants, only for you to slap it away from him, which made him furrow his brows at you with a pout. You almost enjoyed the sight of Hyunjin not getting what he wanted, seeing him want to do things but you stop him from moving truly does things to you because, despite his protest and his pouts, he is always obedient, always has you in his mind and wouldn’t dare want you to hate him.
Once you were fully bare, you got on his lap once again and began kissing his jaw and his neck. “You’re such a good boy, you know that?” you hushed as you kiss his sensitive spot, making him purr slightly at the feeling of you kissing and licking the spot on his neck. You got even lower, and the lower you more strings of compliments go his way.
“So obedient… so pretty… so beautiful… so handsome…”
And all Hyunjin could do is let those words sink deep into his pores, his stomach feeling warm and good. His eyes shut with a smile as the more praises you gave him, making him in a state of glee. For a while now, he has been envisioning stuff like this; you are on top of him, praising him and making him feel good, that’s all he needed really. While his mind is on his dream world, he didn’t realize that you practically took off his pants and exposed his cock to you. Your eyes widened at the size of him, it's not that you expected him to be small—which still would’ve not elicited a negative reaction from you if he didn’t have the size he has now—but you didn’t expect him to carry a large one.
“Wow,” you astonished with a smile, which made Hyunjin snap out of his dream state and look down at you. He smiled shyly as he blushed even further and looked away as you said, “had I known you had this pretty cock, I would’ve done this a long time ago…”
Truly, you knew how to make a man blush with your words. Hyunjin chuckled as he lets out a tiny “thank you,” feeling even more cherished. You smiled sweetly at him, but your gaze and hand contradicted it as your hand wrapped itself around his cock and began moving it, making Hyunjin shudder a gasp, with his mouth forming an o.
You moaned along with him to encourage him to make more noises while your strokes increased speed. Your other hand began massaging his balls, making him whine even more with his hips quivering at the overwhelming feeling.
“You make such cute noises, Hyunjin… you can be louder if you want,” despite your sweet encouragement, you still sensed him holding back his noises, so you had to take it into your own hands—no pun intended. Suddenly, Hyunjin sensed something tight, warm and wet surrounding his sensitive cock, making him release a high-pitched groan, his neck and back arched at the sudden feeling. He looked down and sees the top of your head bobbing up and down his cock before he threw his head back up and his hands gripping the sheets underneath him, ultimately turning into a moaning mess.
He feels the knots in his stomach getting hotter and tighter, especially with the way his cock twitched inside your hollowed cheeks, and his moans increased in volume. You released your mouth from his cock as your hand began stroking fasting, your fingers pinching the tip from time to time as you began your encouraging calls through his moans.
“Yes, yes, yes, Hyunjin, go on, go ahead and come on my hand… be a good boy and come on my hand,”
And right on command, Hyunjin began yelping out a loud and long-lasting moan as his cock leaks out thick, white content, landing on his stomach, your hands, and the sheets underneath. All the while he was coming, you carried on praising and cheering for him while his mind is all foggy as he focuses on his orgasm and your hands.
“You’re such a good boy… I’m proud of you,” Hyunjin’s eyes were closed so he could only hear your praise. He didn’t see your menacing smirk, he didn’t see you licking his cum off your hand, he didn’t even see you getting on top, he could just feel you on top of him.
As he was getting his breath together, he fluttered his eyes open, seeing you above him with a smile. He smiled back at you before looking down and seeing the mess he created on himself. He cursed himself for letting himself come so fast, but you held his face and began kissing his lips again. He tasted a very faint salty yet sweet taste on your tongue when he opened his mouth, it registered that you were making him taste himself, which got him hard almost instantly once again.
 You sensed his cock hitting your thigh once again, making you chuckle against his mouth, and pulled away, “it seems to me that someone is ready for me… is that right?”
Your maternal voice got Hyunjin hard, especially shown with the way he nodded like a pup with his eyes gleamed in submissiveness. You kissed him one more time, only for Hyunjin to flip you and make you lay on your back and he lays between your legs, his cock hitting your clit and you gasp at his sudden actions.
“Please let me take care of you… can I?” Hyunjin asked, his eyes looking for any acceptance and affirmation. You could only smile at him and nodded, which got him all excited.
For a while now, he has been obsessed with you. He has always been thinking of you, the way you spoke to him with such an authoritative yet polite way of interacting, the way you wore your dress work, and the way it hugged your figure so beautifully, you were just the perfect image of someone in his mind. Day in and day out, he has been thinking about it, and little does he know that you feel the same way. Seungmin often gets tired of you going on and on about this “Hwang guy,” and just hope you two would go over it and start fucking at least. Neither of you would have expected you two would be in this situation, but you were glad something occurred.
Otherwise, neither of you would forgive yourselves as you trapped each other in your minds, making it difficult to get either of you out of you two’s minds.
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[teaser] against better judgement [f!reader bounty hunter x mando]
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[a/n] HI HELLO I've had this enemies-to-lovers fic idea rattling around in my brain for a year or so, and I decided I'm going to put it out into the world! I've had so much fun reading everyone's Mando fics over the years, and I'd love to be more active in the community. Setting is post-season-2, and will deviate wildly from canon from there. I'm planning to have the first chapter ready to go (hopefully) next Monday (8/14), but until then I wanted to get the first snippet out into the world to get more comfortable sharing my writing after not doing so for... at least a decade, whoops. I HOPE YOU ENJOY AND I HOPE YOUR WEEK IS FULL OF DELIGHT ❤️❤️❤️
[warnings/tags] canon typical violence, gore (? light body horror??), mentions of death and injury, thirst for sweet vengeance, fem!reader, no use of y/n, the slowest burn, enemies to lovers, bounty hunter reader, comically hostile workplace
[wc] ~700, just a lil' preview/intro
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You crouch down behind the rock, not believing your eyes.
They have to be wrong. Misinformed. You must be imagining things, because you think you're seeing an all-too-familiar quicksilver jackass creeping up on your bounty, and that simply isn't possible. 
You look again. Quadruple checking. 
Sure enough, it's him. He's kneeling by the entrance to the bunker, tracking fob in hand. You'd know that ridiculous helmet anywhere.
Rage boils over in your gut, so fast that it physically cramps something. You knew that the kriffing Guild– that kriffing Karga offered to keep the sentient trash chute on as a hunter, even after what he did to them – to you – on Nevarro, but being confronted by it makes you break into a cold sweat. You'd heard he'd turned the Guild down, but the very real hunter taking a few paces away from the bunker's hatch says otherwise. 
The scar that bisects your chest and abdomen aches and tightens. Your hand settles over it, out of habit.
He blows the bunker door open with a charge. 
The sound echoes, ricocheting across the barren, rocky surface of the valley, bouncing up the stony hillsides around you. You flinch. You've been on edge this whole damn time, even before that bastard showed up – you don't like being forced to take the low ground. It feels too much like begging to get shot. 
Your armor scrapes against stone, and you duck down as quickly as you can in case he's heard – it's unlikely, over the sound of the blast, but you remember what it was like to be hunted down by those Mandalorians on Nevarro. 
Their reflexes were preternatural. 
You remember waking to the sound of a gunfight outside, and rushing out of the hostel with your sidearm in-hand, and stepping into a street overflowing with chaos and screaming. You didn't know what was happening. It seemed like nobody did.
You saw Guild hunters, a few you recognized from Karga's place, taking aim at the sky. 
You remember looking up, too, and then fighting for your life against a small army of Mandalorians. You had no idea where they'd come from, why they were attacking the city, but you knew the men from the Guild and you didn't want to see them killed. 
You fought for what felt like hours, but was probably only minutes, until you were cornered in an alley by a big brute with a wicked curved blade of mirror-polished beskar.
You remember being cut open. Filleted. One powerful swipe of that blade, one bad misstep of your own treacherous feet. You remember the feeling of parts of you shifting – slipping around inside, spilling out, moving to places they didn't belong. That sensation haunts you, yanks you out of sleep by your throat some nights, even now, even months and months later. 
You remember the indignation. The wrath. How dare they do this to you? How dare they kill you here, like this?
But they hadn't. You'd woken up a few days later in a half-rate bacta tank, and you'd heard the story of the siege on Nevarro. 
Heard that it was his fault. That loner Mandalorian, freshly kitted out in head-to-toe beskar, who never so much as had a conversation with any of you before he decided to sic his underground militia on you all.
You ought to be afraid, you think. This ought to be grounds for scrapping this whole job. Any reasonable person would turn tail, run back to the shuttle depot, and catch the fastest ride off this rock, rather than risk a repeat-filleting.
You've never been a reasonable person.
You're too focused on the astronomical odds of the situation: him, here, unaware of your presence; you, alive, armed, angry, and poised to do something about it, after all this time. The opportunity for vengeance is too sweet, too ripe. It's like the universe is placing it in your palm, wrapping your fingers around it with her gentle, generous hands. Whispering for you to just take it. 
Tucked into your hiding spot behind the rock, millions of clicks from Nevarro, resolve settles like a brick in your stomach. 
You're going to kill the Mandalorian.
[continue to chapter 1]
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I'm off to fringe for a few days soon, do you have any recommendations on who to see this year?
I have no idea of what kind of comedy you like, but I do have a few! Although if you ask me in a week I may have more, as my husband will have had chance to see more and rec them to me; I'll be going up later in the month. But I have seen some in preview and heard great things about others.
Steffan Alun: Free Stand-Up Will Blow Your Mind. 11.45am, Just the Tonic at the Mash House.
Very good show this year, and when I saw it in final preview a woman in front of me very literally cried with laughter at one point, and had to take her glasses off to dry her face. It's about approaching middle age and wondering if you're a role model, and it's his usual style: very anecdotal, lil bit moral and political, very optimistic, and very Welsh. Owing to some Fringe Bollocks he's not in a great time slot, so every audience member is very appreciated this year, because it's a fantastic show that deserves more coverage than it's going to get (why do we even HAVE morning time slots...)
Josh Elton: Mountain Jew. 13.45, Brewdog
Another one I've seen in preview! Josh is a Welsh Jewish comedian and his show this year is about labels, and the benefits and drawbacks of them (eventually examining his own). It's charming and irreverent and makes good points while being hilarious.
Cerys Bradley: Not Overthinking Things 2019. 15.30, the Alcove at Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
A Tumblr darling, if only Tumblr kept up with comedy outside of famous TV comedians. Cerys is NB and autistic and had one of my favourite shows last year - it was about how they joined a women's rugby team and had to navigate being unfit, socially awkward, and trans. It was amazing. According to Steff, this year's show is even better, so it's first on my own list to watch when I get the chance. (Also Cerys is an absolute delight on a personal level. This is rare in a comedian. I mean, so is everyone else on this list, but eh.)
Jake Baker: Alone Together. 17.30, Just the Tonic at the Caves.
Another I saw in preview and Very Enjoyed! Gently political but charmingly whimsical and extremely funny, and I saw a relatively early preview so it'll be even better now. Jake has a really lovely stage presence, kind of sweet and slightly shy, which means you feel at ease but are therefore floored all the more when the bigger hooks come. Really good show.
Priya Hall: Grandmother's Daughter. 16.20, Monkey Barrel 2.
God, I remember when Priya did her fifth ever gig. At the end the MC, pro Welsh comic Matt Rees, got up to see her off the stage, and once she'd sat down he went "So...was that really your fifth gig?" And when she said yes, he said "Because... I don't know if anyone has told you yet, but... it's considered courtesy among comedians if, when you're starting out, you remember to be shit for a while."
We knew she'd be going places, is what I'm saying
Anyway, she's doing her debut! And I believe it's about her quest with her girlfriend to become parents, while talking about the role her Indian grandmother played in her Welsh family. I haven't seen it yet but I intend to.
Sooz Kempner: Y2K Woman. 15.45, Underbelly, Bristo Square
They've all been free or pay what you want so far, but this is the first of two ticketed shows in the Big Four that I'll flag up. £11 a standard ticket, £10 a concession, but with the Big Four keep an eye on the specials board - plus they often do two for one offers on tickets on Mondays and Tuesdays, so see if her show is included in that.
It's about late 90s/early 00s nostalgia, and also the fact that she's starring in a really interesting Doctor Who mixed media spin off project atm that hardcore Doctor Who fans hate and are furious about for reasons of being boring nerds with zero fun.
Alice Fraser: Twist. 20.30, Underbelly, Bristo Square
Honest to God the woman is just. A master. A maestro. A goddess of comedy. She could read the phone book and you'd be in hysterics, plus rolling around on the floor. You could receive news that every single person you'd ever met and liked had all been accidentally jettisoned into space in a freak accident involving a Tesla crashing into a SpaceX rocket, and you'd still laugh yourself sick at her show. She's breathtaking. Go and see her.
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Bring Me You (Steggy Fic)
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Summary: Steve decides to return to the past to live a life with Peggy, but nothing about his arrival goes according to plan.
It’s arguably the weirdest day of Peggy’s life.
A/N: Merry Steggymas, @roboticonography! I'm your Secret Santa!
You said you enjoyed canon and canon-divergent fics, snappy banter, swoon-worthy romantic gestures, comic misunderstandings, and of course, a good ole happy ending. So I hope you enjoy some post-Endgame hijinks where Steve tries to go back to Peggy, but ends up running into basically everyone else first.
Due to a combination of personal stuff and the fact that I've been travelling with spotty internet connections, unfortunately your gift is not done as I had hoped, and while I was so happy to hear the deadline has been extended, my current schedule means that it still won't be finished by then. BUT in the meantime, I do have this preview to share with you below, as well as this funky lil graphic. The full (multi-chaptered) fic will be finished and uploaded hopefully later in the early-ish new year.
Title taken from the song I Told Santa Claus to Bring Me You by Bernie Cummins and His Orchestra (which is about as holiday-y as this fic gets).
As always, thanks to @steggyfanevents for hosting!!
Fic Preview:
He’s hardly been sat in the squeaky booth for thirty seconds before one of the serves - a woman with bouncy curls and bright blue eyes - swoops in on him, half full coffee pot in hand.
“A coffee for your troubles?” she offers, not bothering to wait for an answer before pouring it into the mug that she must have brought over with her, because it certainly hadn’t been there when he arrived.
“You think I look troubled?”
“I think you look like trouble,” she teases with a breezy wink, clearly proud of herself for landing her own set up. “But that’s just my intuition. It’s what happens when you’ve been around here long enough.”
Despite her strong come on, she has a genuine warmness to her demeanour that makes Steve smile.
“You’ve been working here long?”
“Not anymore, actually - and good riddance let me tell you. I was never cut out for this line of work. But it’s my day off from rehearsals and Ruth called in a panic because two people called in sick and Marlene’s still out with her ‘sprained ankle’, and believe me, if it had been anyone else I would’ve said no but Ruth stuck her neck out for me during the peach cobbler incident of ’47 and now I basically owe her my first born.” 
The woman stalls to give an obvious side eye to the counter where there’s another woman wearing an identical uniform - a redhead who’s been wiping the same spot on the counter since Steve arrived - before turning back to him with a lower voice. “Although if she had told me Babs was going to be here I would’ve pretended to be on the other side of the country. Which come to think of it was probably why she didn’t tell me- oh shoot, your sugar shaker’s empty, let me get-”
“I’m alright, thanks,” he interrupts quickly, both because he hasn’t taken a drop of sugar in his coffee since the one time Tony made him try one of those fancy lattes shortly after the Chitauri attack, and because if she left now, he wasn’t sure when she would be back to take his order.
“You’re plenty sweet yourself, is that it?”
Steve shrugged, but gave her a smile all the same.
“Honestly, I’m just hungry.”
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Episode 1081! Fun and solid episode all around, with a bit of a movie quality to it. The festival montage at the beginning is very cute, the animation was weighty for grand moments, fluid & swift during the action, and snappy and cheery for scenes of characters at the festival.
The Barto clips were silly, and I like how the scenes which transition into the fight give a moment to each of those going, though not to those who aren't. Solid set up for the next few episodes to highlight Kiku being absent here. Kin? He was away in Kuri, probably fell asleep on Tsuru's lap.
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Need to give mention this festival-going girl. Dark blue hair, red ribbon, floral kimono. Think she styled herself after Kiku? I hope so!
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Awww, sumo and ninja pals raising a toast. Kawamatsu is on point, Oden would be happy about this and want them to enjoy it. Much how Izo would want Kiku to enjoy the party with the Straw Hats, as his words in episode 1063/chapter 1036 make clear.
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This! This is the Inu-chan and Neko-chan dynamic I love! Neko pounding down a ton of food and drink while Inu is slightly surprised at Neko's intensity in spite of knowing the cat for his entire life, it's so them. Very glad it made its way into the episode. Shino-chan handing out candy apples is also very sweet.
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Even while relaxing, Denjiro effortlessly exudes swagger. He has internalized the stylin' pompadour, in spite of him no longer wearing it.
The slight rearranging of scenes worked well and was thoughtfully done. Having the episode end with the big Shanks declaration hits just right, and goes way harder than the chapter ending with Akainu.
Every time Raise begins playing, it lifts my spirits. I love it so much.
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I like what I'm seeing in the preview for 1082. I like it a lot. Nami and lil sis Tama, Kokeshi dolls, Robin and Law being history nerds. Good stuff.
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just here to say i am obsessed with The (Monster-Hunting) Shop Around the Corner and am eagerly awaiting the last chapter!! idk if you ever do lil previews, totally fine if not, but just here to beg for a little snippet in case you do!
WAUGH THANK YOU SO MUCH! I really really appreciate that! I’m sorry it’s taken longer than planned for the final chapter, work revved up in February and this month I’m focusing on my @strangerthingsreversebigbang, but THEN! UPDATE! I PROMISE! But thank you so so so much for enjoying it so far.
So such patience and kindness of course can only be rewarded with a snippet ahahaha!
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Steve’s ringing up a sweet mom (looking for something for her 10-year-old daughter: B*Witched was an easy sell, hiding it from Ned was not) when Eddie Munson breezes through the door. Raising what looks like two paper coffee cups in greeting, one in each hand, and grinning at Steve.
After a moment of surprise, Steve gives him a one second nod, and focuses on wrapping up the sale. Out of the corner of his eye, he tracks Eddie carefully setting the cups down and moving around the shop. “Let me know how she likes it,” Steve says to the mother as she hands her the bag and her receipt, tearing his eyes away from Eddie. With a nod and a smile, she’s out the door, and Steve rests his arms on the counter, regarding Eddie.
He’s lucky it’s just Steve in here right now; he’s apparently forgotten that this time of year your average Chicagoan usually is wrapped up in several layers, a winter coat being the most essential one of them. But Eddie seems comfortable as a September day in his charcoal gray sweater and black jeans, even pushes up the sleeves a little to expose tattooed forearms as he dives into a crate of classic metal LPs.
“Hey kid,” he calls across the store, when Eddie appears to have vanished completely into some music nerd heaven, and forgotten whyever it is he showed up here. “You gonna get your greasy mitts all over every cover, or you actually gonna buy something?”
Eddie’s head shoots up, and after a moment’s confusion his face breaks open into another grin.
“Dude, were you also a frequent shopper at The Tune Factory? Because that was a perfect Mr. Wilkins impression.”
“Where do you think I got all my Wham tapes?” Steve laughs.
“Funny we never ran into each other there,” Eddie says easily, making his way back over to the counter.
“Yeah, that’s true,” Steve says slowly, thinking that it isn’t that funny at all. He doesn’t know which would have gone over worse back then: if Steve had tried to strike up a conversation with Eddie, or if Eddie had tried the same thing with him. He figures Eddie has to know this too, but. Yeah, it’s nice to pretend that it would have been otherwise, now that they’re here.
There’s something different about Eddie today. And not just the forgotten jacket, or the break from his undertaker monochrome approach. Maybe it’s just how he leans a hand on his chin easily, smiling up at Steve.
Huh. Guess it takes seeing Eddie without that thread of stress running through him, to realize it had been there this whole time.
“So what’s a guy like you doing in a dump like this?” Eddie asks. And actually bats his lashes at Steve, which is alarmingly effective given the materials the guy is working with.
“Making minimum wage,” Steve says dryly. “You’re in a good mood.”
“Well, I had my hands full with this totally needy freeloader all last week, and I finally got my place back to myself,” Eddie says easily. “So, lots to celebrate.”
“I bet,” Steve says, cocking an eyebrow at him.
“Speaking of which,” Eddie says, looking around for where he left the cups. “How are you feeling?”
“All good,” Steve admits, pointing over at the display case currently displaying Eddie’s drinks. “Not even a sniffle. And the, uh, sting already looks smaller.” That could be because the bruising around it shaped like Eddie’s mouth has finally faded, but Steve isn’t going to say that.
Eddie grabs the cups, and comes back to the counter.
“Glad to hear it. And feeling any otherworldly urges? Any cravings for blood, or likelihood of sprouting wings?”
“Oh, y’know. No more than usual.”
Eddie rewards him for that one with a laugh. “My business here is two-fold. Okay, actually–three-fold. I did really want to see how you were doing. But also, happened to be in the area, which happens to also be the area of one of the best cocoa spots in town. And also…”
Steve snorts a laugh as Eddie slides one of the cups across the countertop, pushing it along with one finger and looking at Steve with a wide-eyed smile.
“And also… someone might have been spreading rumors around town that you’re all on your lonesome this week, for a certain celebration of American consumption and excess.”
“Someone, huh?” Steve takes the cup, wrapping both palms around it and enjoying the warmth for a second. “Whoever could it be.”
“We may never know,” Eddie says solemnly. “But I figure Wayne's got a big ol couch with room for one more. And I would personally appreciate someone who can entertain him on whatever is happening with ‘The Big Game’–” Steve snorts as Eddie does the air quotes “–so I can get a turkey nap in, undisturbed.”
“So, are you doing me a favor? Or Wayne a favor?”
“Please, I am doing myself a favor,” Eddie says firmly. “I have been trying for more than twenty years to persuade Wayne that there’s no converting me to football. Being gay? After a weekend fishing trip to collect his thoughts, he took that no problem. Being bored to fucking tears by the struggles of the Colts? He’s never been able to accept it.”
Steve laughs. “Yeah, I can talk sports with your uncle for an afternoon. Give you a break.”
Eddie stands up straight, blinking in surprise before he can cover it with an awkward smile. Which is, uh, fair. Steve kind of surprised himself too. Had no intention of actually talking to Wayne and Eddie about Thanksgiving in the first place, whatever he had promised Dustin (which Dustin had probably figured, since he clearly worked it from the other angle, the little jerk). Even in the moment, once he realized what Eddie was asking, he had been mentally preparing a gentle brush off, maybe an I’ll think about it and then conveniently forgetting to say anything until, whoops, whaddaya know, it’s Black Friday.
Steve takes a sip of the cocoa to cover this inexplicably awkward moment, and sputters at the taste.
“Best cocoa in the city?” He manages.
Eddie reaches into his back pocket, and pulls out two mini bottles of whiskey.
“With a few Eddie Munson adjustments,” he says. “Perfect for a long walk home, on a cold November night.”
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weirdlyfitting · 9 days
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spoilers ahead
DARIUS YOU SWEET, SWEET CHILD PLS YOU DESERVE SO MUCH BETTER BOYYYY
AND SHIT THEY SHOWED ACTUAL BLOOD?!?!!? ngl lowkey it felt darker than whatever moon knight was promised jajajaja, and i mean like, it surprised me so much because BLOOD??? AND IT SPLATTERS??? DAMNNNN WE'RE OFF TO A GOOD START
still with the blood reveal, i love that they didn't hold back y'know? it's not explicit, but it is enough to be a good step up from the said direction (darker). probably it's because i've watched too many mcu shows that promised stuff like this (and hell that's promised to be taken more than the lil dino show offered) and it felt like i was being pranked or something and tbfh it kinda tires me to enjoy watching further
but anyway, moving on to the brooklynn rabbit hole, i feel like the reveal of her death in the trailer RUINED the preview? the trailer's good ngl, but knowing the reveal earlier made me expect what could or would happen from the revealed information. And i'm saying this because, i could imagine myself from post s5, not knowing anything, any trailer or posters and just watched the first episode.. same hype but little knowledge for any new info and promos. i could see the literal horror and shock that came from my own face when it was revealed that the person that the allosaurus was eaten.. was none other than brooklynn.. i feel like the devastation and pain in this tiny heart all rushing in IN THIS ONE EPISODE, and yet, it's only the beginning of the whole adventure.. damn..
ALSOOO was the first episode like 15 minutes??? it was so fast like it didn't feel like 24 minutes as usual fr, i love, LOVEEE every sequence this episode gives, the build up, worldbuilding, ugh cheff kiss!!
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rh3maji · 4 months
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Some musings abt the soon to be Precure season
So i took a look at the new website and bruhhh
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they're so tacky looking and cute I love them! I'd actually gotten spoiled for Cure Wonderful and Cure Nyami's designs thanks to fanart on pixiv, and at the time I thought the season was going to have an Alice and Wonderland motif thanks to Wonderful's crown [thought she was gonna be like the queen of hearts but nope]. After checking out the website and trailer tho, it seems like the theme is more of a zoo and or animal companion theme. When I first realized that I thought to myself "wait haven't we been here before?" but thinking about it further Healing Good's theme was more along the lines of veterinarians and the earth[?] and Kira Kira Precure's was moreso just animals as window dressing/attack inspo with sweets being the main theme so I suppose we're not technically retreading old ground here. Speaking of not retreading old ground- HOLY SHIT THE MAIN CURE IS A DOG??
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Just like...a full on dog dog bruh, like dang man I never thought i'd see the day where we'd essentially get a fairy leading the team. It seems like the team's split into both humans and animals, with Cure Nyami definitely being that white cat
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This is exciting! I love that Precure's held onto having fairies transform into humans, it's so heckin fun! Back to the designs- In order of my favorite to least favorite it's Cure Nyami [look at that hair bruh! she is beauty, she is grace]
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Cure Friend [the poncho and hair are my fav]
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Cure Wonderful [she looks like such a peppy kid awwww]
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and lastly Cure Lillian [her arm thingies remind me of Futari Wa and I adore that ribbon]
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Honestly, I think this may be the first time since Kira Kira Precure that I've been immediately on board with the designs. I ended up loving Hirogaru's over time but at first glance, I couldn't get over how weird they looked [never fully ended up liking Cure Wing's design but still love the character]. The only thing I dislike about them is Lillian's headband, and the big heart on Friend's shoes. I'm sort of a big sucker for poofy/frilly skirts, long straight hair, and ponchos so I feel well-fed. I'm especially looking forward to seeing them all in motion, especially Lillian since based on her turnaround she seems to have a bit of sass to her. Based on Nyami's turnarounds/previews she seems to be more of a kuudere[?] type which isn't something we've gotten for a main cure in a while. There's also all of these guys just hangin' out on the site too
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Can't wait to see what these lil guys can do, hoping that they'll be connected to powerups and maybe even special outfits/attacks [really enjoyed it when Happiness Charge did that]. But maaaan this is so cool. It seems like ever since Hirogaru decided to play around with Precure conventions they're going all out with unique approaches to the formula. One thing I hope they continue doing this season tho, is keeping the fighting style as a literal fighting style like super sentai where they actually throw punches. I love Kira Kira, but there's only so many times [like 2] that I can watch someone fight by pointing a wand at something before I start skipping the battles. Really loved how Hirogaru frequently would have the characters strategize in battle, it really kept me engaged even if I always know how it'll end. All-in-all, it's sad to see Hirogaru go, but I'm excited with what new stories await in the new season! ^^
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kenjiyabuki · 4 months
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dmd ftr ep 5 shenanigans: surprise, bitch. i bet you thought you'd seen the last of me
when this episode was nearing the end, it felt bittersweet as i got attached to watching these boys weekly and upcoming series will probably gonna take forever to come out (i am sure they will keep on being active by doing dances on tiktok and selling products on lives etc but i find those contents very tedious, i like my actors acting more). i was wishing for this not to be the end and then, to my surprise, BAMMMM a preview for another episode started playing!!!! but then it was still bittersweet bc it was revealed that they will be singing and dancing throughout the whole episode...
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like many other BL fans, there is nothing that turns me off faster than BL boys singing. personally, more than the boys' voices, its the songs themselves i find unbearable to listen to. to my dismay, Thai BL industry loves generic pop and slow ballads, two genres i cant stand listening to. anyhow, i enjoyed the fuck out of My School President, songs and all, so i am open to surprises!!! in fact i am begging to be proven wrong!! and i am glad that they seem to be choosing the winners based on their skills, not by vote or smth else!!!
now back to the episode::::
How Well Do You Know Your Bro challenge was kinda boring because questions were not that riveting but i thoroughly enjoyed Thomas being put down about not getting to play w Kong. i will comeback to that Tee & Kong situation soon.
finally KengNamping won and they got to have some lil old✨💫💞The Special Friendship Time💕💫 ✨. is this what we are calling having a heart to heart on a pseudo-date with your potential work partner nowadays???? during their Special Friendship Time, i was busy taking hundred of screenshots of Namping because he looked so damn good in his fit!!!!!!!!!
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pink lipgloss, Celine shades, rainbow mesh sweater, bracelets, Adidas Samba OGs.... cmonnnn
it was sooooo sweet to see them openly talk about their lives and dreams. they had such a progress across these 5 episodes!!! they were finally open about how they want to work together but also things they need to better in order to do so. i cant help but just love their blushing and awkward demeanor!!! it somehow works in their favour.
so funny how keng is admittedly a hard to crack introvert but sometimes his awkward bluntness somehow leads to UNBEARABLY cute moments. like i was climbing up the wall when they were having their final discussion on the bench and keng was being like "who else would i be talking" OR "can we get this over with" while looking Namping in the eye LMAOOO and Namping cant help but just giggle... just some yummy novice fanservice <3
back at the house, Thomas getting jealous over TeeTee & Kong having a talk was funny to me because the it was kinda one of the most obviously produced/edited scenes of this show. i am not going to blame them, maybe they were worried about the show being too conflict free. honestly, i did actually expect Tee to ask Kong to be his partner because nothing gets past me just like Thomas::
we know in all boys sent postcards to each other episode 1 but the show didnt reveal who sent which. well actually, Domundi X account shared a picture of the postcards and (if you have too much free time like me) you can pair the cards w info given by boys themselves in that episode;
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another brilliant investigative work i've done in collabration w Paint. also peep Namping's cute duck drawing. honestly what this man cant do???
so hey, Tee sent his postcard to Kong!!! so while folks were on social media making fun of Thomas being overly possessive, my dude was actually onto something!!! his radar was going off and he had to settle the matter!!! i get him, he is like "i''m already an established actor and have a fanbase, just let me get my man so we can maximize our joint slay and leave" and he is so right.........
since the first episode, everyone was tickled by how this show is working like a dating show, me included. but after seeing this comment and similar ones made me think further:
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if you think about it, they kinda WILL date??? not on some delulu shit, think about it: they will be shipped, will do fanservice & skinship, spend most of their time together, travel together, co-habit if its required, not just work together but also will be required to take care and trust and depend on each other, FOR at least a couple years if it works out. they will be stimulating "dating", even out of a tv series. being branded pair is a long term job that requires a lot of trust and compatibility. they are also rookies in the industry, so of course they are taking it seriously and discussing their future like choosing a romantic partner.
so, while i felt really sad for Latte as he seemed really worried while trying to look chill about everything, i am glad TeeTee and First chose to not rushing into a pair just to win the show and were honest about still needing time to hone their craft and building chemistry. and i'm not opposed to TleFirst but i still want to see LatteFirst in LUAT as the side couple. i enjoyed them in the pilot trailer and think their roles is going to fit them well. i also dont want to see an actor lose a job for a ship, cmon...
Gems broke my little heart again ahhhh. TBH, Tle clocked his tea when he said Gems should be more confident in himself. its not easy to do so in front of an audience and i'm sure the industry feels like horse race but i hope Gems will be more sure of his abilities in the future and finally have his moment.
on a bigger twist, KengNamping & ThomasKong were the finalist couples!!!
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honestly, i have NO IDEA which couple i want to see win. mostly because both pairings give off very different vibes to me. for me, my choice would depend on the plot of this supposed new series, but i dont even know what it is even about.
i was thinking what kind of series i would like to see them in. when i think of ThomasKong, i can see them pulling off a fun and youthful series like My School President, Kieta Hatsukoi or I Will Knock You. w KengNamping, they would look good in a period series like I Feel You Linger in the Air or To Sir, With Love, even though Domundi has already LUAT (which will hopefully come out in this century). i just want to see them in something angsty but also incredibly romantic. should the unimaginable occur and someone from Mandee Works is reading this, feel free to steal ideas!
i am excited for next week, i will be glad no matter the outcome. cant wait to see the crazy stage putfits!!!!
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE
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keng's pink socks, same colour as the namping's blushing cheeks hehe
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teetee threatening to drown thomas lmaoooo 🤨im telling yall thomas was onto something w his suspicions, tee is praying on thomaskong's downfall!!
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thomas finally being called out for laying it on thick because enough is enough!!!
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lattefirst bickering about meat...
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idk this is a translation thing or not but gems getting brother-zoned gagged me
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keng's glasses taking a dip in the water. you lose some, you win some. his glasses are gone but at least he now has a partner. thank god it wasnt the celine sunglasses...
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yes king!!!!!!!!!!
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civilight-eterna · 10 months
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oh Amiya is just gonna be the whole lgd crew's special chewtoy, huh
listen. that is my legitimate dream. here is the sparknotes version devised with special chats with @lanymme's companionship
chenhoshimiya - cute and sweet amiya sandwich with very loving touches on all sides. hand size comparison between hoshi and amiya that makes the latter gasp with surprise. amiya gets to empty her head and grind one out on hoshi's abs while ch'en helps/watches. it gets spicier and spicier from there (i posted a lil preview of this one alreadyso i won't spoil much more ;) )
chenmiyaswire - swire dotes on amiya like nothing else. no expense spared. amiya is so embarrassed. jacuzzi bathtime and skinship and skincare and gifts galore and outfits even when amiya is shy and tells her it's always been okay just keeping up with the mending. swire has none of it and quickly realizes she has a Thing for dressing amiya up. over empathy connection amiya finds out swire has a little fantasy of like. doing princess and maid roleplay with amiya as her cute maid. they get ch'en in on it too as the knight. it gets extra spicy but the really sweet and wholesome part of it is that amiya actually finds herself really, Really enjoying it because she's very tell-and-do and the chance to just cheerfully go about doing simple tasks for people she loves, to get things completed and done right without having to worry about overarching consequences of hugely important decisions like she always has to. ch'en implodes at the sight of amiya in the maid dress with its long swishy skirt and delicately criss-crossed ribbons.
chenlinmiya - lin yuhsia is a cruel domme. she's the kind that revs you up so so bad and barely touches you at all until you're absolutely ruined. she keeps the clothes mostly on during sex unless she wants a particular favor. she goes full rope-bunny with amiya and is into suspension/inversion and ties her up upside-down with ropes in all the right places and messes with her until she's too sensitive and overstimmed to speak properly. of all of them, lin is the one that uses amiya to playfully rib at ch'en the most (whereas swire also realizes this and [spoilers] amiya to get ch'en to embarrass herself): she'll scoop amiya close with her pretty hands and tuck her hair out of her face and delicately preen her, pinch her cheeks, tell her she's too cute, all while ch'en is boiling up at the display and trying to surreptitiously pull amiya back to her. amiya is smushed between them and red-hot in the face as they croon and argue over her. all that to say that while she has amiya upside down, she's most likely got one foot on the front of ch'en's shorts to step on her cunt while she toys with them both. ch'en's in like that arm-binder type thing that keeps them behind your back and lin makes comments about how dizzy amiya looks upside down. ch'en can feel the tickle of amiya's ponytail against her face as lin gently pushes her back and forth like a little swing. that being said, lin is also incredibly responsible of a domme too. for when amiya has a harder time speaking or is outright gagged, she makes sure she always gives her a stress ball to grasp so that she can let it go to signal the end of the session. she takes the time to slowly tilt amiya upright instead of all at once from the inversion, and massages balms into the ligature marks while she recovers. she rubs ch'en's shoulders and arms and croons over them and has water readied for them before they have to ask.
yeah. i want. the lgd to all stuff the bunny. while ch'en lovingly oversees/participates in it all
finishing hoshichenmiya first and then the others will come <3
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Four More Years (ch 4/5)
Just posted the very emotional culmination of my sweet & silly lil Omori timeskip and now I am unraveled, incapacitated, generally bereft. If you enjoy dopamine please consider swinging by. Text preview below, story link below that!
At 10:34 PM, there’s a friendly patter on the door. Sunny wrenches it open with relief.
Kel looks tired, his smile a little faded. But he still brightens when he sees Sunny. “Hey, buddy! What’s going on? You miss me?”
“Yes. A lot.” 
Kel looks surprised, and then pleased. “Pfft, well. Hey. Back at you.” He peers over Sunny’s shoulder. “...Where is everyone?”
“Gone. Having a nice night.”
“Aw,” Kel laughs, not unsympathetic. “And they left you all alone?”
Sunny nods grimly.
“Aw, Sunny!!! I woulda come sooner if I knew you were all on your lonesome!”
“It’s okay,” sighs Sunny, who’s being extremely brave. “I’m glad you’re here.” 
When Kel grins, the fatigue washes off him a little. He smells a little like a sports bar and a lot like the YMCA, sweat and bleach and rubber. His hair is tied in a scruffy half-ponytail but a few locks have pulled loose, curling around his chin. He makes the whole room feel warmer. 
But he also looks tired. Or… not tired exactly. He feels muted, his natural glow slightly dimmed. More than you’d expect from just getting worn out on the court. His smile isn’t lying, but it’s only about 80% honest. Maybe he’s taking the loss harder than usual? 
Sunny grabs Kel by the wrist, yanks him toward one of the kitchen stools. “Are you okay?”
“Huh? Yeah, for sure! Why wouldn’t I be?”
Sunny shrugs. You tell me.
“It is all good, dude! I’m just, uh…” Kel’s left hand finds the back of his neck. “...I dunno. Probably a little tired. Sorry! I didn’t mean to kill the mood.”
Sunny has been having a neutral-to-poor night. If any mood could be flushed out of the brush, it deserved to be shot. “Don’t worry about it.” 
Kel grins sheepishly, still rubbing the back of his neck. 
Sunny’s frown deepens. Kel isn’t as obvious as Basil, but he’s nowhere near as sly as Hero. He’s obviously feeling down about something. But of course he’ll never bring it up. 
That’s fine. Talking isn’t what either of them does best. Sunny gives Kel’s wrist a last squeeze and pads over to the French press. 
“Sunny?? It’s—” Kel glances at the clock on the wall, a cracked wheel of oxidized copper that shouts a different birdcall every hour. “—10:40 at night???” 
“It’s okay,” Sunny tells him. “It’s decaf.” 
Kel watches, looking increasingly delighted, as Sunny brews a half a pot of decaf and then pulls out a carton of orange juice. He pours half of one and half of the other into his thermos, a tall black mug with a screw-on lid. But he doesn’t hand it over. He takes one sip and grimaces, mostly to make Kel laugh. Then he slips it into Basil’s backup backpack. 
“Are we going on an adventure?” Kel really must be tired. He sounds almost as wary as he does excited. 
“Just a small one.”
Sunny’s been saving this caper for a rainy day. Ideally, he would have scoped out the roof of his complex months ago. But Basil’s anxiety can be very occasionally inconvenient when exposed to even mildly life-threatening peril. The route Sunny scouted isn’t an escalator with a guardrail, but it’s not a particularly tricky climb. Basil just isn’t in the demographic.
Taking a page from Basil’s book, Sunny dumps a few more treats into the backpack, more or less at random. Then he hooks his keys onto his belt loop and looks at Kel. 
“Are your motor skills impaired?” he asks seriously. 
“Haha, whaaat! No way! Or, I mean… not… a lot? No more than if you didn’t get enough sleep.”
Sunny never gets enough sleep. “Cool.”
To get onto the roof, all you have to do is slip out the window onto the fire escape and climb a few ladders, till you hit the one that’s gated shut. Then just swing over the railing, scramble up the outside of the scaffolding, and hoist yourself over the gutter. 
Sunny leads the way. He makes Kel hang back while he tests his weight, making sure he’s not leading them into a meat grinder. But the rusted metal holds. The only hitch comes in the form of a flurry of pigeons that explodes out from under the gutter, pelting Sunny with feathers and dust. 
“Sunny!!!” Kel gasps. 
But it’s fine. These days, when Sunny is overwhelmed, he doesn’t lash out or flinch away. If you don’t move, you can’t hurt anyone. He closes his eyes and tightens his hold and then the birds are gone. 
He looks down at Kel. “Should be safe now,” he says calmly.
Kel’s eyes widen and he grins—a real one this time, wide and wild. “Right behind you!!”
The roof is everything Sunny hoped for. It's dusty and empty and high-up enough that when you look to the north, you can see a little sliver of the sea peeking between the high rises. There’s a big white trapezoid right in the middle, presumably the service entrance to the roof. The door is welded shut and the backside is a sloping plane of rough tile, but the sides are all empty white. 
Sunny’s eye widens. A whole empty wall… A great white canvas pressed up against the sky, off anyone’s radar, and high above the cop cars wailing on the streets below. The possibilities are almost paralyzing. 
Kel studies his face and then shakes his head, grinning crookedly. “Man, you are like, the coolest, you know that?”
Sunny gives him a baffled look. He hasn’t even done anything.
“I’m serious!! You’re just… It's like there's so much in your head that it all comes spilling out. Like you take all the bullshit, all this horrible pointless suffering and make it so everyone can see it, and so everyone who sees it can feel it. It’s—” Kel’s smile wilts at the edges. “I can’t even imagine, seeing like you.” 
“I’m supposed to be cheering you up,” Sunny points out.
“Huh? Who says I need cheering up?”
Sunny’s frown deepens. No one said. Kel is just… muted. Like the light inside him needs a change of batteries. But he’s not sure that he knows how to say it. 
“You’re just. Not as… bright? Still very bright,” he reassures him, when Kel’s eyes widen. “But, it’s—” He grimaces. “I don’t want you to lie.”
“Wh— I would never!!!”
“Not with words,” Sunny says, frustrated. “With—” He gestures at Kel’s stance, his easy smile. “Just. It’s okay if you’re not happy.” 
He stops. Kel is looking at him with that ache in his eyes, even worse than when he first arrived. He looks lonely. But that doesn’t make any sense. Sunny is right here. 
Sunny huffs impatiently. He’s not sure why he even tried doing this with words. That’s never been how he and Kel talked. He turns on his heel and wanders toward the northern edge of the roof, where you can see the fog rolling up the hill. Then he plunks himself down on the edge and flaps a hand at Kel. 
“Come drink your horrible drink.” No one else is going to.
Kel chuckles and goes where Sunny wants him. “...I guess I maybe am a little off tonight, huh.”
Sunny gives him a look. Do you want to talk about it doesn’t work on Kel, because Kel never wants to talk about anything that might bum anyone out. “Talk about it.”
Kel snickers. “Aw, it’s nothing really. Or, I guess it’s a lot of little things?”
“Like what.”
“Man, you’re persistent tonight, huh?” 
Sunny reaches into his borrowed backpack, silent, and hands Kel a slice of dried mango. 
“...Are those just loose in there?”
Sunny nods. 
Kel sputters a laugh and takes it. “Aw, I dunno, Sunny. It’s really pretty stupid.”
“Okay.” Feelings usually are. 
Kel snickers, gnawing on the edge of his mango. If it were daytime, he could see clear to the ocean. But at night it’s lost to fog. 
“I guess it’s just… It kinda feels like… everyone’s growing up? Like, figuring out what you want, and how you wanna live and stuff. And I’m the only one who’s just... not.”
“Aubrey is legally homeless,” Sunny points out.
“Yeah, cause she wants to, like… fuck the establishment, and blow up the IRS and shit!! Every day she looks more like herself! And Basil, hah, he’s—” Again, there’s that strange flash of hurt. “You know. Getting… everything he ever wanted, probably. And you!!!” He turns to Sunny with stars in his eyes. “God, you’re, like… taking all the cool shit in your head and pushing it out into the world and it is so exciting to watch, Sunny! Really!! It’s—I can’t believe how exciting it is, just watching you go around and look at things and make them important, just by seeing them.” 
Kel drums his heels against the side of the building, his sparkle dimming a little. 
“...You’re all so fun to watch, and I’m just kinda the same dumb kid as always. Like everyone’s running ahead, and I’m stuck trying to catch up.”
“But you’re the one who ran ahead.”
Kel blinks. “Huh?”
“When we were all—” Sunny gestures toward dissociative fugues, waking nightmares, drownings and stabbings and eyes gouged out. “You’re the only one who figured out how to live with yourself. On your own, without anyone’s help. And then you pulled us out after. It’s just that we’re finally catching up.”
“Yeah, but— No. Come on. That’s different. And anyway, it’s not like I was—” Kel hesitates. “Hey. When you were still… inside. Did you ever… Could you even hear me?”
Sunny’s head tilts. He heard Kel all night long, in Headspace. But that’s probably not what he means.
Kel looks out over the sleeping city. In the Glittering Harbor, you can only ever see the stars at twilight, after the sun’s slipped behind the world but before the fog has dragged its way onto the shore. But at night, you can see the city lights reflected in the clouds. 
“...I used to talk to your door all the time, Sunny. All the time. For years, like maybe one day you were just gonna answer. It’s like— Even if I know something’s never gonna happen, I still can’t get over it.”
“But it did happen,” Sunny says, confused. “You brought me back.” 
Kel laughs, but it's not a happy sound. It makes Sunny feel all upside-down and sideways. “Yeah. Yeah, maybe. Or—I don’t know. Maybe it just would’ve been some other—”
“No,” Sunny tells him firmly. “No one else could have done it. I would have died instead.” He doesn’t want to upset anyone, but it’s true. He was dying in that house. He was dying so slowly all the time, all the time he was awake. Every day he was a little less alive. He would have drowned in the bath, or got so confused and afraid that he would slide a knife between his ribs to make the nightmare stop. Or you’d fall down the stairs, Omori chimes in. You’d break your neck so you couldn’t move or call for help and then you’d starve down there, on the floor where it happened, and it would be weeks before anyone knew. “And—I didn’t hear you, at the door. Sorry. I was… not very awake. But I heard you in my dreams all the time. Sometimes even when I couldn’t find anyone else. So maybe some of it did get through. I don’t know. I don’t think about it very much.” 
Kel is looking at him with surprise. Sunny feels a little surprised, too. It’s probably the most he’s said all at once in… He’s not sure how long. 
“You saved me,” Sunny reminds him. “And brought us all back. And you’re doing fine, anyway.”
Kel sputters a laugh. “Aw, geez, Sunny. You always know just what to say.”
Sunny famously does not, but whatever. He studies Kel’s face and frowns. That laugh was honest, but Kel’s smile is lying again. “Are you sure there isn’t something else?” 
“H-Huh?? I—” Kel looks away, toward the horizon. “Aw, I dunno. I mean. I guess I… don’t really wanna talk about it.”
Sunny can understand that. There are lots of things he doesn’t want to talk about. “Okay. Then… tell me what to paint up here.”
“Woah!!!” Kel yelps. “For real?”
He nods.
“Sunny??? That’s too much responsibility!! I don’t know the first thing about art!!”
Sunny rolls his eye. “Everyone knows about art." Art is just whatever makes you feel things. "Anyway, I’m the one who’ll paint it.” 
“You’ve got me there,” Kel concedes. “Hmm… You could paint… a t-rex… that’s also a cyborg. A whole ranger squad of cyborg dinos!!” 
“Were they recreated by science?” Sunny asks seriously. “Or did they survive the extinction event, and now they’re the dominant species?” 
“Definitely the second one. Oh, oh, or you could paint Hector! Hector would be a great muse!”
“Hector has always been my muse.”
“Mine too!!” Kel is starting to sound more like himself. “What about a big ole garden? I bet Basil would like that.”
“Basil is never going to see it.” When Kel looks taken aback, Sunny clarifies, “He doesn’t like… danger.”
“It’s just a mural though?”
Sunny snickers. “He wouldn’t want me climbing up here.” 
Kel looks surprised, and then guilty. “Oh! Ohhh. Okay, yeah, I can totally see that. But then—is it okay that we’re up here?”
“He can’t tell me what to do,” Sunny sniffs. Anyway, Basil wouldn’t actually try to stop him. He would just clamp his jaw shut and swallow his misgivings and proceed to spend the night vibrating in terror. “It’s just nicer to come up here when he doesn’t have to know.”
“Hey, whatever works.” Kel darts another glance at him. “Okay, I have a real idea, but it’s stupid.”
“Those weren’t real ideas?”
“I have another real idea, but it’s stupid. And super not original. But if I really get to pick, then… I think you should paint us.”
“All of us, or the two of us?”
Kel shrugs vaguely. “I guess it wouldn’t be very smart, though, huh. I mean. It’d be pretty obvious who did it.”
“Not necessarily.” There are lots of ways to paint something without painting it. Abstraction has always felt more real than realism, anyway. The eye isn’t a camera. Every image is passed through a hundred different filters, how you’re feeling and what’s on your mind and whether you’ve had anything to eat. Overly literal representation is just a shadow on the wall of the cave. To say something true, you need to tell a few lies. 
It's like with Basil's photos. No matter how much you paid for your equipment, a photo of a sunset will always pale in comparison to the genuine article. You have to spend a while fucking around with the contrast and the color to make an image that feels even close to true. 
Sometimes the real world feels like Headspace. All of these layers stacked on top of each other, all of them accurate, no one of them true. Sunny could paint a perfect replica of Kel Rodriguez—messy curls, easy smile—and it would be accurate, but not honest. Or he could paint a blurred, warped animation smear, and it would be honest, but not true. Or he could paint a living sun, lurid orange and yellow and brilliant blue-white, and it would be true, but definitely not accurate. But all of them would be real. 
“Can you already see it?” 
Sunny startles. Kel is watching him fondly. “Sorry.” 
“Don’t be!! I told you, I love seeing you think.” Kel stops short, his fingers tapping an anxious beat against the gutter.. “...It’s late, huh? I should probably get going.”
Sunny sags. He’d been hoping to talk to Kel about everything they’ve been talking around: Kel acting weird, and Sunny feeling weird about it; Basil’s advice, and what Aubrey thinks that Kel might think. But he can’t unload that whole complicated tangle of feelings when Kel already looks so low. Paying attention to what other people want is tiresome, but important. Sunny wants to be good to the people he loves. 
“Okay,” he sighs. “Just stay behind me. I have to check for pigeons.” 
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