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clausenauto · 18 days
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Wondering how often should you do car maintenance? Ask the auto experts about the vehicle maintenance schedule for your car.
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cameronspecial · 4 months
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My Particular Girl
Pairing: Rafe Cameron x Reader
Warnings:  N/A
Pronouns: She/Her
Word Count: 0.7K
Summary: Y/N needs things to be done a certain way and Rafe understands that.
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Y/N likes things done in a particular. It’s the way her brain works. People often look at her and call her childish for the things she does to cater to these needs. Because of those people, she started to believe that she had no chance of finding love. Who would want to date someone who was so picky with the things are? Then Rafe came along to show her she doesn’t need to change; instead, it is the partner who should try to be open-minded and help her out. And Rafe really does try to do everything he can to help Y/N out. 
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Y/N sits with her little cousins in the living room, listening to them recount the story behind the drawings they are currently working on. She doesn’t know where Rafe went off too, but if she knows anything about him, he is probably off trying to win brownie points with her relatives. “And this is going to be us when you and Rafe take us to the beach,” Sophie recounts, holding up the picture. Y/N’s mouth drops open, “Wow, that looks amazing.” “We look like we are having so much fun,” Rafe adds, kissing Y/N’s temple from behind the couch. She stretches her head back to see Rafe. He is holding two plates in his hands and he rounds the couch to sit beside his girlfriend. He holds out a plate for her. She notices that her plate is different from his. It is one of the special sectioned plates from their home. He catches her examining eyes and worries he got something wrong. “Did I do something wrong? Each component is in its place. I separated the mashed potatoes, the steak and the vegetables,” he starts to tangent. “Should I have separated the mixed veggies too? I knew I should’ve separated them. I know you like to be able to identify the different textures easily.” 
Her hands stop him from rising to fix what he thinks is a mistake. “No, it’s okay. You got everything right. I was just surprised you brought one of my plates. Thank you,” she reassures him, giving him a kiss. He wraps his arm around her shoulder and starts eating, “You’re welcome. I’m glad I got it right.” 
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They knock on the door but don’t wait for it to be opened by someone inside before entering the unlocked house. “Yo, Top. We’re here,” Rafe announces with a booming voice. It’s just a little get-together so the couple takes their shoes off. Right as they are about to step deeper into the house, Y/N sees the carpeted floor of the house. She can already feel the uncomfortableness of the rug tickling the bottom of her feet and she flinches at the thought. Rafe gently holds her back by her shoulder, “Wait here, I have to get something from the car.” She waits for him at the entrance, preparing herself to walk barefoot on the rug. He jogs back inside and places something on the ground. Her eyes dart down to see slippers. “Where did you get these?” she questions while putting them on. He kisses her on the cheek, “I bought new slippers to keep in the back of my trunk for this exact reason.” Warmth fills Y/N and she wraps her arms around his neck. “Thank you.”
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Y/N rests on the couch and watches as Rafe folds the laundry. Each article of clothing is folded exactly how she likes it with crisp edges. While she appreciates how attentive he is, worry starts to creep inside of her. What if he starts to realize that all the things he does to keep things to her taste are a waste of time? What if he starts to think she is too high-maintenance? He can see the gears turning in her head. “What’s wrong, Sweetheart?” he asks, leaning over to kiss her. She bows her head, “What if you break up with me because you get tired of having to do things a certain way for me like I am a child?” Rafe places what he is folding down and moves to the same couch as her. He brings her into a hug, attacking her face with kisses. “That would never happen because I love taking care of you. You are my particular girl and I would not trade you for anything in the world,” he promises. 
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faetreides · 4 months
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MARLBORO REDS - ANAKIN SKYWALKER
cause good men die too, so i’d rather be with you
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summary: mechanic dilf!anakin x gender neutral kindergarten teacher!reader
wc: 8.4k
cw: “soft” dark content, made padme’s death vague on purpose, anakin has the vibes of a married father of 4 hitting on you while you’re waiting on their table at olive garden, daddy kink, anakin imagines killing someone, MALE MASTURBATION (the most graphic fantasies are skull fucking and anakin kinda hoping you’ll tear when he puts it in), bra mention (reader does have a fem style but i’m nb so that’s how i see it and men can also have a fem style), it’s not mentioned but anakin is going through cigarette withdrawals, anakin’s canon typical inability to be in a healthy relationship, possibly predictable plot twist (?), i wanted to be a lot grosser, anakin is 42 and he’s depicted as such, age gap (reader is in their early 20’s), this takes place in the U.S.
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The exhaust fumes transported him for a moment, somewhere tropical with a cigar in one hand and a tit in the other as a wet body slid adjacent to his. His hard-earned vacation went up in flames as a shrill car horn hunted down his eardrums. Anakin snapped out of it and stared through his brittle bangs with dead eyes. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks, how to act like a normal human being one of them. 
"Alright, that should be everything. Since we just needed to rotate your tires and do an oil change, we're looking at about 142 dollars."
"Thank you so much, I'll just go pay at the front desk. Have a good one!"
Anakin sighed and gave a half assed wave that she didn't even see. He has nowhere near as much spunk as he did back in the day, but his energy is always shot to hell long before he sees his last customer of the day. Luckily it was just a routine maintenance type of thing, he would've just bashed his head in with a wrench if it was anything more. 
Puddles of blood trot after said customer, he’s amazed that they can drive so well considering they have a bullet in their head. 
There’s no bullet or rivers of blood in actuality, but a man can dream. 
His knee joints creaked as he got out of his squatting position. He groaned from the effort while smearing his fingers in more grease trying to wipe them off on the pants of his overalls. The whole workshop smelled like garbage and he probably smelled even worse. His trusty grease rag was subsequently discarded on top of his portable tool tower. He noticed that a tub of lighter fluid was on its side so he prevented that big mess waiting to happen and screwed the cap shut, picked it up, and set it back on the shelves in the storage room. He had to remember to leave one of his employees a post-it notifying them that they were almost out. 
His sleeves were shucked up his soft muscular forearm to check his watch. His eyes nearly popped out of their sockets like moles in a whack-a-mole machine when he saw the time. 
SHIT! 
It was 4:30, the time he's expected to be at Alderaan Apples Elementary to pick up his twins. He didn't have the time it would normally take him to drive 20 minutes back to his place for a 10 minute shower, and then drive 30 more minutes to be at his kids' school. He normally didn't work that late, since he owns the shop he can choose his own hours. But Anakin lost track of time obsessing over work and now he'd have to embarrass his kids by showing up covered in it. Their teacher would probably be there to chew him out, but in his defense this really didn't happen all that often. 
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That teacher being arguably the biggest reason why he hated that they’d see him looking how he did right then. They're awfully pretty, with a chest that he's pictured slapping and sucking while their thick ass recoils from bouncing on his uncut cock. They had just moved to their average sized town at the start of the year, they told him at the parent teacher conferences at the beginning of the school year. Something about yearning to get away from their lackluster small town but also being too afraid to venture out into any kind of big city on their own. 
They were making the cutest little gestures when they were shyly talking his ear off too, shifting their thighs together as they swayed and never letting their eye contact stray too far away from their freshly polished mary janes. Anakin was very careful about remembering everything he could about Luke and Leia's first real school year. Hell, he was more scared than they were. But there was just something in the way this new teacher did their best to soothe any worries the kids might have. 
"It's okay, we'll be going on this new adventure together. And I'll do my very best to be there for you every step of the way. I hope you can be brave and look after me too!"
Luke nodded timidly but with a newfound sense of determination. Leia shouted an affirmative, being more extroverted in comparison to her brother. 
Their teacher was young, somewhere in their early 20's. Most likely having flown into town right after getting their degree. It made something in his gut swirl and simmer, imagining their delicate finger tracing his crow's feet and tugging on the gray in his hair. Their head nestled gently in between his squishy pecs, some of his muscle definition was lost with age but he had a feeling you'd like how much the slight softness of his belly highlighted the muscle underneath. 
The cliche apples in the blouse their teacher was wearing seemed to have Anakin in a trance as he zoned out. He grunted in acknowledgement when he needed to and slipped every form and newsletter he was given into his satchel. When it was time to head home, Luke and Leia clung to their teacher's legs. Anakin rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly and bent over to pry them off. He explained how sorry he was, being a single dad meant that whether or not he meant to, the kids still looked for a mother figure. 
He'll never forget the way your eyes widened by a fraction, flicking up to make eye contact with his feigned nonchalant stare. You seemed.... happy to hear that he was single. But that could've just been an old man getting wrapped up in the delusions that he still has it. 
"I'm so sorry to hear that, Mr. Skywalker. I'm sure you don't need me to tell you how hard it is to do what you do everyday, but let me just say that I think you're doing an excellent job."
He thinks you'd do even better. 
By the time he had finished reliving that fond little memory, he could spot the street sign for the street the school was on. Ruffling his hair, he made a sharp right turn and slowly pulled into the parking lot. His black chevy truck performed beautifully like always so he gave her a solid pat on the hood. He turned on his heel, immediately seeing his children hugging either one of your legs. He was only 10 minutes late, it wasn't any better but he would never make his kids feel like he abandoned them. He never wanted them to go through what he had gone through when he was their age. 
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He adjusted his collar and made a last ditch effort to wipe his fingers off on his clothes. He heard a  quiet cough. He shot his head up to catch your unamused eyes. A wry smile appeared on his face as he jogged over to you. When he reached  the three of you, he immediately crouched and placed a hand on Luke and Leia's shoulders. 
"Dad's really sorry, okay? He just lost track of time but he rushed over here as fast as he could as soon as he realized what time it was."
Luke peeked out from behind your leg, "Like the Flash?"
"Yes, Luke, like the Flash." Anakin chuckled, slowly opening his arms wide in the hopes that his kids weren’t too mad at him. 
Thankfully he was instantly overwhelmed by two bodies slamming into him, almost knocking him onto the ground and tumbling down the concrete steps. Luke was clutching onto him so tightly and Leia was giggling up a storm. He stood up and gently ushered his kids into holding one of his hands so they could stand beside him. 
He cleared his throat a few times before finally addressing you. 
"I'm so sorry, I don't know if you overheard but work was really hectic today and I didn't want to waste more time cleaning up. Please just think of me how you did before, I won't look like this tomorrow."
You sighed, shaking your head with a small smile. Your blouse had a floral pattern today, blue covered in peonies and apple blossoms. Your pants were some kind of plaid thing but you make them work so well. Anakin had  to actively keep his eyes from eye fucking your wide hips and oggling the expanse of your butt in the tight pants. Just thinking about how little must be left to the imagination made his cock ache in his overalls. But he restrained himself, he was going to ask you out when he was in a much better and.... cleaner state. He pushed the thoughts down and settled himself down with daydreams of the near future. 
"It's alright, Mr. Skywalker. I understand your situation, so long as it doesn't happen frequently and the children don't have to wait too long, we won't have a problem." You gently admonished the older man, not hiding the protective tone in your voice but still looking up at him with bashful warmth in your eyes. 
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Stars, the way you were already so protective over his kids made him even harder. He briefly wondered how you'd be with their younger siblings. The image made his heart flutter and a wide smile stretched his lips. He shuffled from one foot to the other, praying to whatever God is out there that he's able to hide his boner in his baggy overalls. He still had quite a few years before he even wanted to think about having the birds and bees talk with the kids. He adjusted his overalls quickly and reached out a greasy rough palm to you. 
"I swear this won't happen everyday, thank you for being so kind. I definitely won't forget it." He murmured with a wink that was open to interpretation. 
You bit your lip as you leaned forward to slip your smooth palm into his. A sharp shiver traveled up Anakin's body and butterflies erupted in your stomach at the contact. You clicked your heels together and shook his hand, the weight of it made certain kinds of thoughts pop into your head that you'd rather not deal with at the moment. 
Reluctantly Anakin pulled his hand away, making sure it lingered more than was necessary or appropriate. He put his back to you and double checked that Luke and Leia had one hand in each of his and their other hands on the strap of their backpacks. Luke had one with planets on it while Leia had one with dinosaurs. He looked down at their feet to make sure that they were going slow and steady on the steps. They reached the bottom of the steps and walked across the parking lot to Anakin's truck. He opened the back seat, lifting Leia first and waiting for her to settle in before nearly throwing out his back bending down again to help Luke in. He buckled them up and made sure their seatbelts were fastened properly. He took a few steps back and gingerly closed the backseat door on Luke's side. His back was screaming at him on the trip around the back of the truck, it especially burned when he haphazardly threw his door open and climbed up into the driver's seat. 
The drive home was the same as it was everyday. Leia excitedly told her father all about every single detail of her day and Luke needing less coaxing to talk about his as the school year progressed. Luke was upset when they ran out of apple juice at lunch because that meant he had to have grape. Leia bragged about the rock she painted during craft time. Anakin listened intently, no matter what kind of depraved shit he felt for their teacher, he wanted to take extra care that both of his kids felt heard and appreciated at the end of the day. He responded with jokes and questions to keep them talking, it distracted them from realizing how long the drive was to the house.
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They pulled into the house's garage half an hour later. Anakin was about ready to collapse into a pile of bones in his recliner. Luke and Leia ran like bats out of hell through the door and up the stairs to their bedrooms. He could hear the sounds of them putting their backpacks on their hooks and unzipping them to go through the jungle of papers they stash in them. 
The fridge was fresh out of Dr. Pepper so Anakin grumbled and got a can of bud lite from his locked minifridge on the counter. He managed to make it to the couch before he let himself fall face first onto the cushions. 
The pitter patter of tiny feet bounding down the stairs yanked him from sleep so he sat up and leaned his cheek against the arm of the couch.
"Dad! Dad! Dad! Look!" Luke blurted out, shoving some kind of paper in his dad's smushed face. 
Anakin grimaced but made himself sit upright. He reached out and took the paper from Luke, holding it at a good distance away from his face and at a downwards angle so he could read it properly. 
"What's this, buddy?"
"It's a paper for the party, Dad! The Valentine's day one that's um.... this Friday, i think.” Luke nervously wrung his hands in his striped shirt as he spoke. “I want to get something for my teacher too…” 
Anakin rubbed his shaved chin as he read the paper. Luke was right. It was a newsletter informing parents about the Valentine's Day party each class would be holding on Friday. There would be no working or classes and instead every class would have an all day party for both the children and their parents. Students were allowed to bring any snacks of choice, but they had to bring a box of valentine cards for their class and give one to every student in their class.
"That must be nice, having no school for a day. Well, i'll be there on Friday and tomorrow we can go to the store and get the supplies for you and your sister." 
“And we can get something for my teacher?”
“Of course Luke, that’d be a very nice thing to do for them.”
"Okay! Thanks, dad, love you!" Luke cheered, bouncing on his feet and kissing Anakin on the cheek while giving him a second long side hug before running back upstairs. 
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The next day the Skywalker family was back in the truck on the way to the biggest local supermarket in the area. It wasn't too far, just in the next town over. They could've gone to the smaller store back home, but the kids liked having options and liked car rides that were like little road trips. (Why they hated the longer drives when they were to school but liked them in situations like this, Anakin could sympathize. 
Anakin shut the radio off when they pulled into the large parking lot of the supermarket. He put his car in park and turned the engine off. The wind chill smacked him right in the face as soon as he stepped out of his seat. He rubbed his hands up and down his arms to warm himself up and walked over to get Leia and Luke out of the car as quickly as possible without freezing his ass off. They did the standard routine of holding their dad's hands while they crossed the parking lot. Anakin was telling them to look both ways to watch out for any cars that were coming as they walked along the crosswalks. Mercifully they weren't in the cold long before they entered the store.
The bright white LED overhead lights made Anakin want to pass out but he followed closely behind the kids that were already running themselves ragged all over the place. He reminded them what they were here for and his arms were pulled to their breaking point all the way to the card aisle. There were so many options of valentine card packs. There were Bluey ones, Spiderman, ones that looked like the cootie catchers you fold and pull apart, et cetera. 
Luke ended up choosing Spiderman ones that came with pencils. Leia chose a kitten design for her cards. 
Anakin almost fell asleep on the ride home. He let the kids pick out drinks from the little displays in front of the registers so they were miles away in sugar rush land. He made a note to pop a couple ibuprofens before he went to bed. Some days are easier than others but since his wife passed away when his kids were newborns, he’s never known what it was like to be able to depend on someone else to always be there to help. His childhood friend Obi-wan stops by every so often to stay over, his mom and step-dad babysit when he stops being stubborn, but that’s once in a blue moon. The sunset casts light onto the sunspots and hair on his arms. He rolled both of his sleeves up because his body typically runs hot and global warming making the temperature 65 degrees in the middle of February does him no favors. 
The McDonald’s they drove through got the kids happy meals wrong three times, something that was clearly a sign of the apocalypse. 
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He had to remind Luke and Leia not to run too fast as they clammored out of the truck with his assistance and bolted to the front door. Anakin sighed his millionth sigh of the day and clamped a hand on Leia’s head to steady her as he searched his rusty old keyring for their house key. His steady hand inserted the key into the lock, ushering his kids inside with his free hand while he pushed the door open. His long legs moved at a sloth like pace, Leia and Luke ignored him and shot up the stairs like two little rockets.
“Guys, slow down. Marshmallow feet, remember?” He reminded them and leaned around the corner so they could hear him, shaking his head in exasperation when all he gets in response is a couple “Okay, dad!”s. 
The white and orange ibuprofen bottle stored in one of the many dark wood cabinets over the fridge beckoned him with a come hither motion. He’s little more than a slave to his baser instincts so he dutifully heeded the call. The cabinet creaked when he cracked it open but he couldn’t give less of a fuck as he dove for the pill bottle and shook out a few orange pills. He exhaled in relief in a way that would suggest he was smoking weed when his adams apple bobbed as the pills hit his stomach. 
With that mindless task out of the way, Anakin slowly journeyed up the stairs to get Leia and Luke ready for bed. He kept a stern eye on them to ensure they brushed their teeth, used their mouthwash properly, and washed their faces. After the kids completed their bedtime routines, he tucked them into bed while humming a lullaby Obi-Wan had taught them when he held them as infants. He gave them their time to say goodnight to their mom, Luke looked at the glow in the dark stars on his ceiling when he said it and Leia clutched her stegosaurus plushie when she whispered her goodnight. 
Anakin didn’t contribute but he warmly kissed his twins on their foreheads and tucked the corners of their comforters around their shoulders. 
His heavy work boots thundered against the hardwood floor of the hallway as he walked out of their room and down the carpeted stairs to the den. He unhooked the buttons holding up his overalls on his shoulders and shimmied his ruined overalls down to his ankles. His hairy thighs expanded as he stepped out of them so he could kick them to the other side of the room. He was left in only his boxers and a white tank top that would never be white again. So he flexed his arms as he took that tank top off too. Grease stains were all over his body but he could at least take a shower now. 
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His boxers joined the towels from yesterday’s shower on the floor as his soft cock flopped out. He gave it an absentminded stroke that injected something molten into his bone marrow. He bent over to reach the faucet and turned the water on. The shower didn't start until the water babbling over his thick calloused fingers was hot enough to cook a lobster in. 
He rolled his shoulders back as he stepped into the shower. His mouth dropped open in a silent exclamation and his neck popped as his head lolled back. The onslaught of boiling hot water pin pricked his skin in a pleasure-pain sort of way that made his thoughts temporarily quiet down. 
His cock gave a couple twitches but Anakin elected to wait until he had at least washed his hair before he rubbed a much needed orgasm out. 
3-in-1 shampoo that smelled like some dior cologne was all up in his hair, his hands unhurriedly glided through his short-ish soapy strands. He angled his head back and let the lather he had worked up be drowned out by the shower head. He grabbed his vanilla & shea butter body wash and let the spout rest against his glistening pecs as his fingers curled around the stocky bottle and squeezed. The smooth liquid spurted out over his pecs and dripped down his body. He reached his hands right up under the steady stream and soaped up his pecs, ghosting his thumbs over his puffy nipples before spreading his hands out and spreading the soapsuds all over the rest of his body. 
Squelching sounds echoed off the shower floor as Anakin widened his stance. His right hand was subconsciously traveling closer and closer to his half-hard cock. He had worked so hard, finally being able to relax and luxuriate in the silence made the blood in his body migrate further south. 
A certain teacher flashed through his mind, his head whipped down in shock to discern how greatly his flushed cock swelled up faster just at the single image of his kids’ kindergarten teacher. 
An aurora borealis of fantasies swirled in the air. 
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You’re kneeling on a pillow (he would be at serious risk of getting more brow wrinkles if you had to touch the harsh dirty floor with your bare skin.) and bobbing your head up and down the fat cock making a bulge in your cheek. Your sparkling eyes have this glazed over look to them as he anchors his hands on the back of your head. He widens his stance and bullies your throat with his heavy cock. You squeak and sputter but you take it like such a good pet. Your plump lips slide off of his meat a couple inches but before he can do anything, you’re groping his taut ass as you wiggle your head down to the base of his cock. Your eyes flutter shut as your brain shuts off; your nose is buried right in his musky bush. His face scrunches up in the best kind of pain, but he locks his gaze on the way your eyes roll back when he begins to skull fuck you.
Thank god for oral fixations. 
“Gonna let Daddy soak this warm throat pussy?” Don’t worry, he knows you can’t exactly use your vocal chords properly at the moment. So he nods your head for you, deepening his thrusts into slow sharp jabs. 
He’d baptize you in cum if you let him, your skin would look so pretty and glossy covered in it. He’d help you wipe it off after he cements the image of your eyelashes sticking together in his mind. 
Now he’s grabbing your love handles while his cock builds his dream home in your guts. Your ass shakes back against his hips as you try to steady the phone in your hands and face it towards the overhead. He grabs your hair in one fist and gently tugs your head up so you can pay attention properly. He didn’t go through all this just to let you hide away from him. In a perfect world, the kids would be staying with his mom so you’d be more than welcome to lose your voice.
The vision in his mind shifts to you being on your back, hands trembling trying to hold your legs as close to your chest as possible. You’re looking up at him like he was born in the center of the sun. He’s looking back at you like you’re the moon made flesh, eternally encapsulated in his sea of stars. Anakin smiles triumphantly but with a heady passion in his gait that threatens to burn his lungs to ash, coughing them up over your open heart. 
“You’re doing so well puppy, that’s my brave baby.” He coos and pries your hands off your thighs finger by finger. 
Once your hands are free, his larger ones ardently seek out yours like a dog going after a bone. The rough texture of his digits feels like an uncomfortably pleasant caress as they lace together with your own. He doesn’t look at anything else; can’t think of anything else when you make the cutest little watery gasp as his cock humps along the crack of your hole. The red tip of it gets caught against your outer sweet spot as if trying to give your crotch small pecks. His eye wrinkles crinkle when his smile widens and he offers a breathy laugh. 
He squeezes your hands tightly as he wraps a hand around his cock and directs it to its northern star. Your nails digging into his knuckles don’t distract from your hole stretching itself wide to suckle at his encroaching length. 
And if in the shower he spilled into his feverishly fucked fists at the concept of crimson liquid mixing with cum to make a pink swirl where your bodies meet, you’d never know. He thumbed at the glans under his cock tip as he came down from his high, skirting a fingernail up a vein on the side and wishing he was mouthing the space between your shoulder blades; preening your white feathers with his scratchy tongue. 
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The next couple days were gone with a couple of blinks. He never deviated from his routine; wake up, wipe off the drool on his face, get kids ready and take them to school, go to work, clean up, go pick kids up from school, help with whatever work 6 year olds would have, put them to bed, jerk off in the shower till his legs ache, fall asleep on his stomach with his the right side of his face smushed into a pillow. 
He did find some time to put together a teacher’s appreciation basket for you. You more than anyone else deserved a few something somethings on a day meant to represent love. The gifts were packed nicely and neatly in a vintage wicker basket wrapped in a red gingham bow and covered in see through red plastic wrap. Your reaction would regrettably have to be viewed from afar, but he’d know how to move forward depending on what adorable expression you had all over your face.
The night before the party, Anakin allowed Luke and Leia to stay up a smidge later than normal so that they could get all of their things ready for the party. Anakin’s special present slept soundly in the seat next to his in front of his truck. An additional gift from Luke was tucked inside along with an item from Leia who had insisted on it when she found out Luke was getting you something.. The basket being hidden away for the time being allowed him to focus completely on helping his children with their gifts at the coffee table. 
Luke’s eyes were droopy as he wrote down the names of his classmates in the hearts made to look like Spiderman’s mask in his cards. He inserted  most of the pencils in the intended slot on the left of the cards by himself before he slumped against Anakin’s arm and weakly pushed the pile of cards towards his dad. Anakin chuckled as he ruffled Luke’s fluffy blonde hair and teasingly whispered that he didn’t know a boy could be so sleepy. His son blinked at him as if to say how unfunny his dad was before yawning and snuggling further into his father. 
Anakin pushed the rest of the pencils into the card slots and sealed all of the cards with red heart stickers. He lifted his head to look across the glass coffee table to check in on how Leia was doing. For how fiery his daughter was already at such a young age, she wasn’t immune to getting tired before 8:30. The signature buns on her head that she loved begging him  to do for her had loose hairs poking out of them because of how Leia had buried her head in her arms. 
Anakin blew a breath out in fond chagrin as he easily reached over the table and delicately removed the pins holding the buns in place. He fluffed out the hair that fell down so her scalp wouldn’t feel weird when she woke up. 
He hoisted Luke up in one arm and Leia in the other (something they were getting a bit too big to continue doing) and slowly but surely deposited them on the couch. He snatched a white plush blanket from the linen closet and settled it over them before turning back to the massive amount of paper cards on the table. He finished the last of Leia’s cards a short while later. He sorted the cards into orderly piles and put them in sandwich bags that he took to the kids room so he could put the bags in their backpacks. 
Anakin came back to the living room as he tried to shoo the sleep away by digging his knuckles into his eye sockets in a lazy rub. He opened the cabinet and took out a package of pink frosted sugar cookies with red heart shaped sprinkles, a pack of capri suns, and a tupperware bowl full of mini brownies. With a long drawn out yawn he set the snacks out on the counter so that he would remember them tomorrow morning. He got a set of paper plates and a sectioned set of cutlery in case you needed any extra. Maybe you’d give him one of those corny gold star stickers as a thank you. 
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Friday morning was ushered in by  two children risking their dad’s life by flopping on his stomach with all the strength they had while he was sleeping. 
“OH FU-“ He shouted before he remembered who was in the room and gently rolled them off of his stomach. “What exactly do you two think you’re doing?”
 "It's time to wake up dad, we're gonna be late for school!" Leia said with a dismayed look on her somewhat chubby face. 
Anakin looked away and meekly mouthed a 'sorry' as he looked at the led clock that he had forgotten to set an alarm on. 
Fuck, not again. 
He sat up in bed and hunched over; his head buried in his hands. Luke and Leia crowded around him as they tried their best to comfort their father, giving his back light pats. He let them pull his hair so that he'd look up at them. He smiled in gratitude and crawled out of bed as quickly as he could to get the day started. 
He made a comical sight; hobbling around the floor with his ripped jeans pooled around his feet as he raced to get his kids ready for school in time. His belt was a fairly new black leather piece that he'd been keeping for a special occasion, but the anxiety of the morning made him grapple with getting the buckle in place. Once that was done a shameful amount of time later, he shoved his clothes to the side in his closet as he searched for a nicer, more "classy" dress shirt. Anakin gnawed at his bottom lip and eventually decided on a black silk button up that matched his belt. He crouched, chanting in his head that he hoped he wouldn't tear a muscle, and chose a pair of italian leather slides that his mom had gotten him for Father's Day a couple of years ago. The bathroom mirror held back no punches when it showed Anakin the state of his head. He crossed his fingers and smoothed back his hair with the tiniest glob of gel; the water he splashed on his face would have to do some serious charity work. He could only hope that you liked the naturally unkempt but not too unkempt kind of look, a striking sort of ruggedness. 
"Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad..." Luke droned, understandably fed up with waiting on his dad to deal with another one of his mini mid life crisis episodes. 
"I'll be right there Luke, hold on a second, please."
Anakin gave into his son’s begging and let him brush his teeth with the birthday cake flavored toothpaste today. Even though the dentist moaned about how hard it was to clean out when they introduced it to Luke at his last appointment. His Spiderman toothbrush played a jingle meant to sound like the theme song when Luke did his 2 minutes of brushing. Anakin stood protectively behind him as he spit in the sink, his hand hovered over his head so he wouldn't hit it. He took Luke's toothbrush and ran it under the water before he put it back in the clear organizer next to the faucet. He poured the recommended amount of mouthwash from the bottle and passed the lid that acted as the cup to Luke. Luke grimaced but he tipped the cup up so the blue liquid would pour in his mouth, he swished it around and then spat it out too. He sipped from the glass of water that was handed to him and proudly beamed at his father.
"Good job, Luke. I'm so proud of you." Anakin congratulated him, Luke was still finicky about floss so today would not be the day that he attempted to get him to use it. 
Being a parent means knowing how to pick your battles and what time to schedule them. 
Anakin brushed Luke's hair and fluffed it out a bit like a surfer (how Luke likes it). He grabbed his son by his underarms and lifted him off of the step stool. The mirrors in their house were still a bit too high for his kids to see properly so for now the stools had a purpose. He would be sad when they no longer needed them. 
Anakin quickly dipped into the twins room to grab their backpacks. He had already gotten them dressed after he got out of bed earlier. He helped Luke put his on and then repeated the same process with Leia. Her toothbrush made a loud roar when she finished brushing, and she had a fit of giggles in response. His daughter preferred straightforward mint toothpaste so morning routines really weren't that much of a struggle with her. Once she put the glass of water down on the sink, she eagerly turned her back to her dad and pointed at her loose hair. Anakin saluted as he began shaping her hair into the buns she loves so much. He reminded her not to mess with them too much or they'd fall apart, and she always responded that she knew that already. 
They got in a single file line on their mission out the door. Anakin nabbed the containers of snacks and briefly freaked out wondering if he lost the cards before he remembered that they were in the kids' backpacks. He double checked if his keys and wallet were in his pockets, and to his relief everything was where it was supposed to be.
Well, mostly everything. He'd never forget about you, don't worry. 
He put his phone on do not disturb before tossing in the front seat next to his along with the basket already sitting there. 
Anakin told Luke and Leia to buckle their seatbelts as he inserted his key into the keyhole and started the car. He heard them buckle up and waited for the tell tale clicks before putting his car into drive. They had to leave than some of the other kids in their school would have to since they lived farther away, but because it was so early the twins could only yawn and hold onto the other twins' booster seat. Anakin thanked the cosmos and turned the radio on but kept it a low volume; Frank Sinatra's rich voice was the best company on a drive like this. 
The school entrance was abundantly decorated. A large white banner along the front entry archway announced the festivities. A flurry of red, pink, and white ribbons hung across the ceiling of the lobby. Every door had hearts representing the students in their class covering them, the kids's names scrawled in their own messy handwriting with cheap crayons. 
The door of your classroom was the last one on the left. You kept a bottle of hand sanitizer in front of it because you were very particular about hygiene, a trait that served you extremely well in your job. Luke and Leia pointed out where on the door their hearts were as they waited for you to open the door. The Skywalker family were the first ones there so Anakin wasn't sure if it was okay to just drop in on you unannounced. He wished that you would drop on him unannounced. He cradled his gift basket  in his arms as if it were a fragile baby.  
A few minutes later, your heels were heard clacking against the tile floor. The silver door knob jiggled before it stopped moving and the door took its sweet sweet time opening. Your head poked out and your face brightened when you saw who was at the other end. You sunk down into a squat, putting your hands on your knees as you addressed the children. 
"Why, hello Leia; hello to you too Luke. You're a tad early, but you can go ahead and hang your backpacks on the hooks in your cubbies. I haven't finished setting everything up, so you can sit down on any of those chairs at the front of the class." You greeted them and shook their hands before pointing out where they could sit. 
The twins obviously sat together. You didn't have assigned seating in your class, and you felt that Leia and Luke would be more comfortable sitting together during their first year at school. It wasn't guaranteed that they'd be in the same class next year. You were too sensitive to try to separate them. You cried a lot because of how scary school was when you were in their place, so you couldn't imagine being the cause for any tears your students shed.
Anakin was once again too caught up in studying your outfit. You had on a fitted shirt with a cardigan on top, it had thin strings that could unwind with no effort from him if he reached out and just pulled.
But that could wait. 
The kids scattered off to choose their seats. Your classroom had three circular tables with five small red chairs. Each chair had a small blanket on the back with a valentine's pattern. The table at the front where Luke and Leia were sitting had heart shaped placemats with a lace trim that looked like it should've been a doily, but in a… good way. You had red and pink plates on the smaller table next to your desk, as well as clear forks and spoons that looked like they had confetti inside of them. You figured that the parents would bring all of the refreshments and you didn't know what your students would want; you thought that the safest bet would be to hang back. 
Anakin did the most he could to soften his gaze when you straightened up and automatically locked eyes with the older man. He clocked how you instantly glanced down at the floor for a split second. You adjusted your collar, for some reason, and gave him the world’s smallest smile. Anakin was so certain that if he leaned in close enough, he would be able to hear your heart racing at the same accelerated pace as his.
 Some say that means it’s love. 
You fluttered your eyelashes, “Hi, Mr. Skywalker, thank you for coming. It’s always a pleasure to see Luke and Leia, but i’m glad that you could be here for them”
“Believe me, no one’s more happy about me being here than I am.” He blurted out without thinking, ‘Uh, I brought some snacks and drinks for everybody.”
You took in the capri suns and the desserts as your smile grew. Your hand curled around his bicep subconsciously, “Oh my gosh, that’s so nice of you! I’ll just put those over the-“ 
You couldn’t even finish your sentence before Anakin sauntered past you to put the food down on the table next to your desk. He placed the frosted sugar cookies down first, followed by the capri suns and brownies. 
He turned to face you and his shirt seemed to tighten over his chest as he rested his hands on his hips. His fingers flexed absentmindedly, like they wished they were gripping something else. 
“I can handle it, sweetheart. I’m 42, not 72.”  He chided you, strolling back over and chucking you under the chin; you were cute if you thought you’d be lifting a single finger the entire day. 
The way you nearly fell head over heels trying to fix your assumed faux paus was even cuter, “No, no- I- I didn’t mean anything- I just- Y-you look very capable to me, sir.” 
If your brain would let you, you would rip your face off to hide from your big mouth. Why the hell would you tell the much older father of two of your students that you think he looks “very capable”? WHAT POSSESSED YOU TO CALL HIM “SIR”? 
Anakin scratched his chin and decided that he’d let you off the hook with no more teasing from him. That’s a lie though, he was confident that you could take whatever he gave you. 
“Careful, don’t stroke my ego too much or I'll have to stroke yours. And please, I'd hate to have to remind you again, my name’s Anakin.” He was flirting a little too shamelessly for where you were, but he was still thinking with his upstairs head and guided you to a back corner. 
“I actually got you something myself, but uh,  if it’s all the same to you, I'd wait to open it until you’re nice and snug at home.” 
He gladly took a short walk to your car with you and helped you set the basket down safely in the trunk. He told you to stand back as he slammed the trunk door shut; slapping it for good measure to make sure it was properly closed. 
The two of you returned to your classroom and like the good little helper Anakin wanted you to know he could be, he helped you greet the incoming parents and students. He even took any concessions they brought and put them with the others
By 8:15 everyone you expected was in your classroom. A few kids were without their parents so you asked some of the other students to invite them to enjoy the party; a party’s no fun alone. 
At some point around 9:00 you had the stray daydream of Anakin pinning you against the wall outside of your door as he savagely plundered your mouth with his teeth and tongue. Finger shaped bruises and a promise to ‘see you at home, baby’ would keep your usually freezing cold body warm. You glance at the man out of the corner of your eye to see that he was already staring. He looked like he wanted to teach you a lot of things.
Whatever that meant. 
The morning half of the day consisted of the cafeteria delivering breakfast and watching a couple of movies that the class voted on. The Lego Batman Movie was first (a unanimous decision), and Wreck-it-Ralph was picked after that (some kids wanted to watch the minion movie like always but you were secretly happy that they weren’t the majority.) 
Lunchtime was when you decided to let the students have the snacks, they were welcome to go down to the cafeteria with a guardian if they wanted actual food but they didn’t have to. You weren’t surprised when none of the seats became empty. 
Anakin had to wrench the small plastic chair away from his ass before he winked charmingly and speed walked to the snack table to help you. The air between the both of you had inexplicably become charged with insurmountable tension. The chaos didn’t give you much chatting time so you could only glances and brush your arms together; how accidental those touches were was up for debate. 
Especially when he needed to get through to the plates and forks behind you. 
“Sorry, let me just squeeze past you.” He whispered in your ear, his big hands using your waist to steady you as he pressed his back flush against your chest. 
In the blink of an eye he was gone. The invisible hands chained to your skin remained. You fanned your face with one of the cheap paper plates as you floated back to your body and got a hold of yourself.  
You looked over at the Skywalker trio to see Luke and Leia point at you as they tirelessly tug on their dads sleeves until he caved. You saved him the trouble and went to them, bending down so you could hear the twins properly.
“Do you two need something? I could see you making a fuss over here.” You teased. 
“Dad forgot to give you our presents….” Leia mumbled and Luke nodded sharply. 
Your eyes widened, “Oh! You didn’t have to get me anything, but the day’s not over yet. You can give them to me now.”
“I did not forget, Leia.” Anakin shook his head, fidgeting in the uncomfortable chair. “They’re in the basket Dad brought, and your teacher has it in her car outside, okay?” 
You nodded and confirmed their fathers words, “He’s right. I didn’t know that there were things from you and your brother in it too but it’s safe and sound. I pinky swear.” 
Two much smaller pinkies met you halfway and wrapped around yours. The Skywalker twins giggled as they turned it into an impromptu arm wrestle competition and beat you easily. (You felt they were going to snap your finger off if they kept tightening their hold so you bowed out.) 
Anakin watched with hearts in his eyes and his head propped up in his hand, his eyes crinkled at the inherent domesticity of the act. 
Luke and Leia agreed to call their exhibition match a draw. 
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The sun had already set by the time you got home. You were so tired that you nearly dropped your keys down the stairwell; you didn’t want to spend your night fishing them out of the grass.The wicker basket in your arms was at risk of falling too but you got your door opened and you crumpled on the loveseat.
 “Oof, I should probably get this sorted out now or I'll just forget about it.” You said as your body protested you moving a single inch from your sunken spot. 
You grabbed your emerald green pair of scissors and cut the top of the plastic wrap off.The wrapping  squealed as you tore it off the rest of the basket. You peered into it and thankfully it looked like a run of the mill teacher’s appreciation gift; for a valentine’s day it was a little strange but since it was from Anakin… you’d slip on your rose colored glasses. 
There was a medium sized teddy bear, a couple three wick candles; your favorite was the one that smelled like the conversation hearts candy. There was also a custom made box of chocolates from the bakery you frequented, and three burgundy roses that you trimmed properly before dropping them in the vase on your kitchen island. 
The ‘world’s best teacher’ stood out like a sore thumb but it made you smile anyway. 
The teddy bear was incredibly fluffy and bubblegum pink; it’s holding a sparkly red heart with the word ‘princess’ sewed in hot pink thread in the center. You swept the fur away from its black eyes so it could see. The bear was pretty cute, and you had a problem handling your stuffed animal addiction, so you headed to your bedroom and laid it down with the rest of your plushies. 
You yawned and your mouth stretched like a goldfish when it does the same thing. The strings of your red cardigan came undone by your hands and you let it slide off of you and hit the floor. Your pink ribbed top joined it when you gathered enough energy to give a damn and move your arms. 
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Your white bra was so plain but like hell if it didn’t make the man palming himself over his jeans rock hard. The kids were sound asleep in bed and the walls were thick so he could be as loud as he wanted. But this particular session wasn’t about achieving some grand climax. No. He just wanted to take things slow tonight. If he happened to gradually tumble over the edge along the way, he wouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth. Anakin loved you, every inch of your body would soon be blissfully aware of that. 
The miniscule camera in the dot above the i in Princess loved you just as much. 
The fire that would wait to invite itself in for a surprise visit until you had left for work loved you more. 
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a/n: i had this in the drafts for a bit but i was having a moment so i didn’t post it until now. happy valentine's day 💞
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12. #NOTACANNIBAL written chapter | 2.8k words
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“WHAT, YOU DON’T feed your plants?”
Seunghan tilts his head. “... Why should I?” 
“Then what the hell kind of owner are you, dude?” you accuse, adjusting the strap of your bag as the two of you head towards the car parking lot. “Who doesn’t feed their plants?”
Seunghan pauses, eyebrows furrowing, before a smile breaks out on his face and then he’s throwing his head back to laugh. He opens the door of the passenger seat for you, saying, “You mean, like, feeding them fertilizer? Wait, how often do you feed them anyway?” 
“Everyday.” 
Seunghan looks concerned. “Um, I don’t think that’s right…” 
You shrug, hopping into the car. “My plant seems to love it, though. It has never looked this alive! That obviously means I’m doing something right, right?”
He blinks when the door finally shuts, wondering how that even works. What kind of plant do you even have in the first place to require fertilizer every single day? He thought it’d be just some room plant, something low-maintenance, but maybe you’re actually a secret plant-connoisseur since you’ve been keeping it alive all this time? Hell, for all he knows, you’re probably developing your own venus flytrap that could digest a whole-ass elephant or something… a part of some secret society with mad scientists obsessed with plants and Seunghan’s just none the wiser…
He promptly starts the vehicle, dismissing such thoughts. He really needs to stop watching those crazy Sci-Fi movies with Sohee every Wednesday. 
When the car finally gets out of school property, Seunghan takes one quick glance at you. “So,” he starts, hands admittedly a bit clammy as he steers the wheel and stops at a red light. “Anywhere you’d like to go? I was thinking maybe we should get some food, or something. We should have really planned this out, huh?” 
A notification ping suddenly rings out after he finishes; an awfully familiar sound at that. 
“Do not open your goddamn phone to play Pokemon Go right now, Seunghan,” you warn, and he immediately deflates at how easily you’ve read him. Then, you smile sweetly, “But, yeah, we can go get something to eat first!” 
He laughs anyway, swerving towards downtown. “Alright. Also, I wasn’t even going to open Pokemon Go. Just saying.” 
“Yeah, okay, and I’m definitely not going to jump out into oncoming traffic right now.” 
“Please don’t.” 
After spending some time eating at a nearby cafe Eunseok has been asking to go together with the guys, the two of you manage to get through a whole hour without glancing at each of your phones, too focused on the other to truly care whether or not there are pokemons in the area. During that whole hour of you casually attempting to flirt with Seunghan in your own little way, you find that perhaps he’s not as obsessed with the mobile game as much as you believed him to be—which is good, even though you do find it a little bit cute, but at least he’s not addicted or something. 
Seunghan pulls out his phone after you’ve stepped out of the establishment. “Holy shit? There’s a Piplup just a block away!”
“Seriously?” you squawk. 
“Yeah!” he excitedly responds, only to end up getting smacked on the arm. “Oh, not what you meant. Okay.” 
You give him a fixed stare. He returns it.
“Can we please catch it?” Seunghan pleads, forming his hands into a prayer. 
You falter, attempting to look at anywhere but his face. Hot nerds are a curse, you think miserably.
“Please, Y/N? It’s Piplup!” he continues, finally taking your hands in his. You flush, believing that he can just go ahead and go catch the damn pokemon himself but instead chooses to spend more time begging you to go with him in order to catch it together. Right. Because you’re on a date. And Seunghan isn't an asshole. Right. Guy who had a girlfriend for four years over here. Someone already cooked before you. 
“Okay, fine,” you finally surrender, mentally cursing yourself for going down such a rabbit hole. Who cares about his ex-girlfriend? She was the past, and you’re the present (hopefully)! “But just Piplup!” 
Seunghan laughs, crossing the road with you. “I promise I won’t make this a Pokemon Go date.”
He’s still holding your hand. Like a real couple. You have to mention it.
“You better not,” you say instead, squeezing his hand in return. 
After acquiring the stupid Piplup loitering by a fire hydrant next to a pissing dog, Seunghan leads you back to his car to spend a couple more minutes marveling at the 25th Piplup on his screen, before starting the ignition to make your way towards the arcade. There he finally pockets his phone and drags you towards the nearest racing game, where you both duke it out in a Fast & Furious racing game, with you ultimately ending up as the winner after two rounds. Of course, you made sure to rub it in Seunghan’s face for a good three minutes, before he’s dragging you towards the claw machines like every arcade date out there. 
Amidst the presence of screaming children and tired parents chasing after them, Seunghan holds your hand as if it was second nature, the sight of his back a constant reminder that he’s not willing to lose you among the crowd and the dirty, soda and gum-flavored floor. 
You wonder if this is what it would have felt like had you been his girlfriend in high school. Sitting next to each other in class while trying to ignore your friends’ teasing remarks, partnering up for school projects, doing community service together, or buying snacks right after school and heading to the arcade. Then he’d walk you home, or depending when he got his license maybe drive you, and you’d ask him to text you back when he gets back home. The little things that make up being highschool sweethearts, or whatever the hell he experienced with his ex-girlfriend before they broke up. 
Fine, you’re jealous. You’ve always been jealous. But who doesn’t? You’ve always liked Seunghan—everyone knows that—and you’re aware that the missed opportunities you could’ve had with him over the last four years are a result of your own cowardice and lack of assertion, but what gives? After four years, you can finally have him? Just like that?
They say that a man who yearns is a man who earns, but now that he’s right next to you, on a literal date with you—why can’t you take it? 
Because you cling too much to the past. Do you still like him as much as you did before? 
You’ve always believed that liking someone for so long is a stupid thing, especially someone who wasn’t even available in the first place. Why cling to someone who can’t look at you the way you want them to? And yet you held out for hope anyway, clinging to the possibility that maybe someday Seunghan can look at you like how he did his ex all those years. That perhaps you had a chance with the boy who was one day partnered up with you and your friends for that one project in AP World History, and unknowingly becoming the object of your affections for the next three years and still into college. 
“Just focus on my awesome skills,” Seunghan exclaims, rolling up the sleeves of his flannel as he steps closer to the machine. “I’m gonna get you that Pikachu.” 
You roll your eyes. “Of course you choose the machine with the pokemons.” 
“This is who I am,” he simply responds after inserting the token, moving around the joystick to situate the claw exactly to where he wanted it to go. “And what I am is a Pokemon fan.” 
“You do know that these things are a scam, right?” you ask, stepping right next to him. 
Seunghan curses when the plushie falls out of the claw’s grasp. “It works out, sometimes. You just gotta have hope, you know?” 
You spare him a thoughtful look. Funny how he says that. 
He goes for three more rounds to no avail, the Pikachu plushie never budging from its place next to the Charmander. Seunghan feels as if they’re mocking him from within the glass, and he feels embarrassed, but he promised (in his head, at least) to get you that Pikachu no matter what. And he won’t go home until he does. 
What he doesn’t expect is for you to push him out of the way. “Move, you’re just wasting money,” you say, inserting a token into the slot as he tries to regain his senses. “I will get you that Pikachu.”
Seunghan stammers, moving closer to you as you maneuver the claw to align with the lone Pikachu in the corner, before confidently pressing on the button. “There’s no way that’s gonna work,” he says, eyeing the descending claw. “It’s too far.”
“Just watch,” you simper. 
Much to Seunghan’s surprise, the Pikachu plushie makes it all the way to the exit without a hitch. “What?” he exclaims in shock, watching as you crouch down to take the plushie from the machine, dust it off, and proceed to hand it to him with twinkling eyes. 
“Ta-da!” you exclaim, pushing it towards him. 
Seunghan snaps out of his reverie, handing it back to you. “Why are you giving it to me? I’m supposed to be giving it to you.” 
The side-eye you give him is almost scathing. “What, like the girl can’t give the guy a gift?” 
Seunghan flushes. “That’s not what I meant!” 
But you’re already laughing, inserting another token into the slot while he’s just helplessly holding onto the Pikachu plushie you won’t take. "Sure, you fake-progressive."
"I am very progressive."
He observes as you focus in on the Squirtle next to an Eevee, before changing your mind and going for the upside-down Bulbasaur. Within seconds, you manage to get it again. 
“What’s your secret?” he wonders, taking the plush when you hand it to him as you’re already inserting another token to get the Eevee. “Why are you so good at this? Who’s controlling you? Are you even real?” 
You don’t catch the Eevee this time. You’ve also run out of tokens. 
“Nevermind,” Seunghan says with a smile too wide for your liking. 
You remember back in tenth grade when you were complaining to Sunoo about the upcoming project for history because you simply didn’t want to do it when you had a Chemistry test to study for. Miraculously, you ended up getting grouped with some of your friends and another kid, Hong Seunghan. You thought he was cute, sure, but nothing else after that. He was just some kid who had a huge friend group consisting of six other guys, which somehow included your childhood friend Anton, and the only times you’ve thought about him was when he and his friends walked too slowly in the hallways for your liking. 
But then a day before the submission day of the project, you had forgotten to fulfill your part after getting too caught up with your other classes. Knowing Sunoo would never  forgive you for tanking his grade, you ended up panicking throughout lunch trying to research and paste together a comprehensible summary of your research, hoping that if the group wasn’t getting an A then you would at least get a B. After getting your sources printed out in the library, the only thing left to do was find whoever had the physical presentation, which had been Jaehyun, but then he told you he left it to someone else’s care. Just great, really. You’ll only have a few minutes in class to assemble it, but surely you’d manage, right? 
Wrong. Your frustrations finally caught up to you, and you felt like a ticking time bomb with your unpasted sources and incomplete project. Sunoo was gonna hate you for not even being able to finish something so simple, and you’d be letting down your whole group. Nothing was going right, and you were gonna fail. 
But just as you were about to burst into tears from the stress and resorting to fess up to Sunoo, Seunghan came jogging to you five minutes before lunch ended with the physical presentation in hand. He started apologizing for hogging it, but quickly paused once he noticed tears streaming down your cheeks at the relief of seeing that all was not lost. As you frantically wiped away your tears, he had awkwardly taken the printed sources from your hands and began pasting them into the decorated cardboard, aligning them with wherever they needed to be all the while attempting to comfort you. 
Thinking back on it now, it was a very embarrassing situation. None of that would have happened if you had simply stopped procrastinating and actually did your work, but you hated the prompt your group was given, which lowered your motivation as well. Stupid, but you were just a stupid fifteen-year-old, too. 
Yet you would never forget that very understanding group mate of yours. Seunghan didn’t have to comfort you while he did all the work of gluing and cropping the pages for you, but he did it anyway because he noticed your shaking hands. He could have told you off, said a sarcastic remark about your mishap, but he never did. He did the work and walked with you to class, even offering to buy you a drink from the vending machine to calm you down all with a smile on his face. It doesn’t take a genius to know that what he did was very kind and very attractive, so naturally you ended up forming  a crush on him. 
What you didn’t know was that it would take almost four years for you to make a proper move, albeit indirectly. But it’s the little things that matter. 
“I guess this is it,” Seunghan says after pocketing his keys, walking with you towards your dorm building’s entrance. “I had fun today, Y/N. But I guess I should thank Anton for this, huh? I mean, he was the one who made it possible,” he clasps his hands into a prayer and looks up at the night sky, “whoever made Anton drunk that night, thank you.” 
If only Seunghan didn’t smile at you that day, then you wouldn’t be this hopeless in front of him. 
You snort. “We’re not even of age to drink.” 
“You really think there wouldn’t be any alcohol at Gigi’s party?”
“Fair point,” you shrug, the both of you pausing by the entrance. You turn to him, a gentle smile on your face. “Thanks for the drive, Seunghan. Please take care of Pikachu and Bulbasaur, but since you’re a major Pokemon nerd I’m sure that isn’t an issue for you.” 
Seunghan chuckles, rubbing his nape. “You know me so well.” 
“I wish I knew more,” you joked. “All those years in high school and we’ve only had full conversations three times.” 
He falters. “Ah, yeah… What a waste, huh?” 
“Goodnight, Seunghan,” you say, quickly turning around to erase the image of him looking so awkwardly in front of you. Why’d you have to mention that on the first date? God, you must be some grade-A idiot or something because— 
“Y/N, wait.” 
You pause, trying to ignore the way Seunghan tried to grab your wrist K-Drama style only to end up missing it completely. He fumbles at first at his mistake, attempting to hide the heat quickly rising on his cheeks. “Even if Anton didn’t set us up,” he starts, slowly, trying to find your gaze, “I’d have still wanted to go on this date with you. You’re really fun to talk to, and to hang out with… and you’re also really good at claw machines.”
You smack his arm, and he cracks up a smile again. “Idiot, that’s all you have to say?” 
“It’s true, though! Those things are a scam!” he reasons, before clearing his throat. “But seriously, do you wanna go on another date next time? I really had fun with you. I promise I won’t try catching pokemons at the randomest times ever again, and I’ll try to get you that Eevee plushie next time. And you said that I’m a good driver, so maybe we can catch a drive-in movie or something… what do you think?” 
Hopefully you don’t notice how fast Seunghan’s heart is beating right now, but that’s probably only because yours is beating just as fast. 
You shove him away gently, and he sends you a smile as he waits for your response. “Well?” he goads, but he immediately fails to hide the surprise in his face when you hold up your phone screen in front of him. 
“We can drive around and catch some pokemons next time,” you say, before turning around and walking away. “Bye!” 
And Seunghan watches just until you’ve entered the building, before tripping on the way to his car. 
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SUMMARY. pining after hong seunghan has always felt like an unachievable reality; however, just a few months into your first year of college, it seems that the gods have finally listened to your prayers when news breaks out that your long-time crush is single once again.
AUTHOR'S NOTES. idiots to lovers core
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seat-safety-switch · 1 year
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Motorhomes are basically a home with a motor in it. Although this definition also covers my home (which has several motors inside it,) we’ll elide that particular information and move on to the thrust of my story. A heavily-used motorhome, especially one that’s been sitting out in a farmer’s field for years, is cheap.
There’s a lot of reasons for this, the primary one being that they quickly become the primary residence of field mice. Although the Disney corporation will tell you that mice are cheerful and fun friends, this is at best a lie of omission. What mice actually do is pee and poop all over everything, chew the insulation off of wires, and occasionally crawl inside part of the climate control system and die. Like my uncle used to say at his used car dealership, if you find a dead critter in this one, we’ll take ten percent off.
I know what you’re saying: even with a discount, how can it be worthwhile if you have to tear out all the “home” part and replace it with new upholstery, new carpet, and new walls? The answer is the “motor” part. Motorhomes are often equipped with enormous, lazy engines, designed to rack up the miles with little or no maintenance. Those engines will outlive the owners’ disinterest in ever going anywhere. As long as you’re willing to dispose of the wrapper it came in, you can have a pretty beefy V8 for surprisingly few pennies (before your trip to the local speed shop to pick up several hundred dollars of Chinese camshafts and nitrous oxide kits.)
Of course, I did mention the big problem there: disposing of it. Just how do you get rid of a motorhome? Towing them is expensive, so you should make your best effort at getting it running and drive it to its final destination. Wherever you take it needs to be cool with you sawzalling the engine out of the chassis and taking off with it in the back of a pickup truck. Most junkyards are wise to your bullshit, and won’t accept a vehicle that’s ninety percent wood and mouse piss by volume.
The answer, naturally, is just to drive it right back to a farmer’s field. Maybe find one with a bunch of other RVs already there, and tuck it into the pack. It might be years until they find out about it, and today’s battery-powered sawzalls are both extremely quiet and very easy to return to Home Depot for a refund when you’re done. It’s called “recycling,” and it’s very good for the planet.
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thedisablednaturalist · 4 months
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Tw for weight loss mention
The whole exercise will cure your disability thing is a fucking joke. Yes exercise is beneficial for your health, but only if you aren't already on shaky foundations. You need to be on a treatment plan that WORKS before going into the maintenance phase. You wouldn't do regular maintenance on a broken item, you'd work on getting it up and running first. And maybe it would even need specialized maintenance afterwards if it's especially fragile.
I have fibromyalgia and acute degenerative disc disease. My immune system attacks my nerves and discs in my spine are slowly calcifying and causing the bones to constrict and damage my nerves (i think thats how it works). I have days where it feels like my body is on fire from nerve pain and days where it feels like my spine is about to rip from my back. And days where I have both (like today!). I get numbness in my hands and feet. I have horrible migraines. I can no longer walk unaided more than maybe 5 minutes without severe pain. I have something wrong with my knees and hips but the doctors don't know what yet.
You'd think I live an obviously seditary lifestyle correct?
Hell no.
I walk aided on average 6 miles a day over difficult terrain OUTSIDE of regular activity almost everyday. My legs are muscular and strong. I get my heart rate up and a good sweat, like all the gym rats swear on. I am often doing physical labor such as weeding, digging, sample collecting, pruning trees etc.
I'm not saying this to make other disabled people feel bad or prove that they can do anything if they just tried harder. This is an extremely painful lifestyle I've chosen that takes a lot of lifestyle management AND BOUNDARIES to keep up with the work. I also have an extremely forgiving boss who is also physically disabled and knows what I'm going through (deciding between your passion and your health and having to do so each and every day) No one should ever be expected to do what I do. I'm not even sure if I should be doing this myself.
This is to prove that exercise? Has not cured me. My muscles are strong but still hurt as if they're broken and I have to take more breaks than my coworker. I am constantly getting out of breath and I flare up regularly if I'm not careful. I am in excellent physical condition outside of my disabilities. I go to different doctors several times a month to get checked out.
I previously went through a diet program and lost a lot of weight (basically starving myself and got off my depression meds which cause weight gain but are also the only ones that work) and guess what? That didn't do shit either!!! I still felt horrible!!! I've since gained back the weight anyway after switching to focusing on adding more nutrient dense foods than taking stuff away from my diet (also muscle weighs more than fat, and fat helps cushion my aching joints and spine).
The muscle doesn't do shit for my disabilities outside of maybe some stability. Exercising everyday doesn't make the pain go away. Without my medications and aids and nutrition plans and steroid injections and spinal adjustments and physical therapy (that takes my fibro and spine into account) and alternative work methods I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO WHAT I DO. Exercise alone is like trying to make a car run with no oil. Yes it'll go but it'll get more and more damaged till it can't and will need its entire engine replaced!
And yet I see new doctors and they look at me and the first thing out of their mouths is do I exercise? I should try doing a little every day :) and then i fucking blow their minds when I tell them about my job. No longer can they use that fucking cop out on me. I've been through this rodeo. Ive tried their suggestions. If you are in pain and nothing is helping? Exercise ain't going to do SHIT. You need to get to a point where you can move without severe pain first (if that's even possible). Then and only then should you consider implementing regular exercise if you can. Also weight loss talk is a red flag and a cop out. They made me lose 50+ lbs before they would look into the reasons behind my pain. Weight loss did nothing for me and exacerbated my pain.
I am living proof that all that shit is a lie and a cop out. That is the point of this post. I cannot believe people with serious medical conditions are being forced to put their bodies through extreme duress just to be believed. You are not disabled because of laziness or because you sit a lot. Plenty of people live seditary lifestyles and do not live in constant excruciating pain (they may develop disabilities later in life due to this however, and should be doing preventative exercises to maintain their health)
Please, share my story with doctors. Use me as an example. I am proof that "exercise first treat later" does not work. I should not have had to wait years to have my pain validated. I'd rather hundreds of fakers get (what? A blood test? An MRI?) than one chronically ill person get told to try yoga and go away by a doctor.
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fandoms-in-law · 2 months
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Honey Alive
Summary: Steve asks for the convertible when hush money is being negotiated after the Battle of Starcourt. He gets a little more than expected when the car moves on its own while engineless.
Authors Note: My need to write chaos has been filled for now. This was the winning ship of my crack ship poll and honestly kinda fun to write
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Steve knew cars, and he loved them. Of course he had a good one, and his parents scoffed at the idea of ever letting him be the one to work on his beamer, but he learnt how, often did small maintenance when they weren’t in town and he could get the car out of view of the neighbours.
Now he was going to use everything he’d learnt and more, because the car Hop had given him to get the kids to Cerberus was not going to scrap under his watch.
It should, seriously, definitely should be scraped and destroyed after being driven full speed into Billy’s car, but no way was Steve letting that happen to such a gem of a car. He was going to repair it and keep it, no matter how odd the looks he got from the agents negotiating hush deals were when he requested it alongside the pay out.
Besides, it’s a 1984 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible. Steve would be insane to not at least have a go repairing such a beautiful car.
And the car even wanted him to repair it, to work on it.
That did surprise Steve, enough to almost attack with his nail bat when the car rolled after him but stopped once he turned back to it. Cars aren’t meant to move on their own, and there was no way this one should be moving since he’d already asked for the engine to be removed and taken by a local garage to check for any damage and have that repaired separately.
Steve might have some confidence in his ability to repair most of the car, but the engine was not something he’s going to chance doing wrong, especially since getting it wrong could plausibly cause the car to explode.
So when the Eldorado followed his steps it understandably convinced him that weird shit was happening again and they weren’t getting even a few months before fighting for their lives again.
But when the others got there, nothing. Nobody else got the car to react no matter what they tried, and even Steve couldn’t with them there. They checked in every way they could that it wasn’t haunted or following him still and it remained as motionless as a car without a driver should until everyone else had left again.
Then it followed Steve closer to his tool box again, light somehow flashing when he went to remove the bonnet to start smoothing it out.
He decided then to just assume some of the weird shit from the mall had passed over to the car and as long as nothing deadly began happening he’d continue repairing it. Frankly with a car that wanted to be fixed and his willingness to look up car manuals meant it went easily.
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“That’s not a BMW part. You’re going to break your car, King Steve.” The drawl made Steve jump where he was checking the part he’d found matched the part name on his list and there was the schools dealer leaning against a shelf judging him.
“Good thing it’s not for my car then. This is what I need to fix the baby I’ve got to repair now up.” He rolled his eyes, holding it up and nodding, turning to head off since he wanted to get the Eldorado repaired as soon as he could.
Eddie didn’t let him leave, following curiously. “Oh, Has daddy’s money run dry so you have to get broken second hand cars instead of buying new?”
“I’d assume not, but if you see him please say it’s been 5 months and his lectures aren’t reaching me.” Steve huffed.
“Are you trying to tell me not to ask more? Cause I’m going to ask more.” Eddie laughed, keeping pace as he headed down another aisle, checking his list for the other part he knew needed replacing.
As he glanced over to Eddie, Steve shrugged. “Brought a haunted wreck from the mall ruins. Trying to get it moving without ghostly presence now.”
“Can I use that in a campaign? You sound like a DnD NPC.”
“Knock yourself out, I guess. As long as you don’t expect me to turn up and play the character myself.” Steve side-eyed him, but dismissed the bizarre sentence as Eddie dashes off, excited in a way he hadn’t expected, only yelling a goodbye over his shoulder.
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“Steve, can we please do something else?” Robin whined from the corner of the garage she’d made him put a sofa. “Or at least play some music while I work on your resume?”
“Sure, sure. I just need to get Honey’s engine reconnected then I can put the bodywork back on. If you can hear music over that then go ahead.” He agreed absently, head buried into the car, tightening a few connections.
Robin gave him a weird look that went unseen. “I’m beginning to think you’re dating that car.” She remarked.
“Eh, Pretty sure it’s alive so might need to check with Honey whether that’s the case.” He called back, stretching his back as he stood up and blinking when the car lights flashed again. “You saw that didn’t you?”
“Yup. I think your car just replied.” She stated sounding stunned.
Steve nodded slowly, “Okay, known it to do that before but never with anyone else around.”
“I remember. Thought you were having a weird trauma reaction and Joyce seriously considered getting Murray to confiscate the car for your healing.” Robin agreed. “Why is it doing anything though?”
“It wants to be repaired.” Steve muttered, thinking out loud from the times the car had reacted. “And wants to stay yellow as it literally reversed when I thought about changing the colour. Doesn’t mind if I get a different colour leather for the seats though. Not sure Honey’s views on dating me though. Can you flash once if you want to or twice if you don’t?”
The cars lights flashed once.
Steve looked over his shoulder to share a look with Robin. “How the fuck do I date a car?”
“Don’t know, but please don’t tell me repairing or mechanical work on it counts as sex for a car. I’m not going to stay if it’s voyeuristic.” She replied, words spilling as one idea came into her head. Thankfully two flashes of lights stopped her from going into a full ramble.
Decidedly not thinking on that more, Steve had another thought that got him snickering. “I don’t think Dustin meant cars when he said I could get all the girls and more if I helped investigate that Russian message.”
That got Robin giggling along with him for a while before he returned to working on repairing his new partner.
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“Okay, Honey. I think that’s you as repaired as you’re going to get.” Steve said, patting the hood of the car happily.
Today Robin had chosen to stay home, knowing how close to finishing the repairs Steve was and having learnt that Honey had times when it preferred to be alone with Steve. She guessed that once the repair was done he’d get taken somewhere on the first drive so made him promise to keep a walkie in his car just in case.
The car’s lights slowly came on then off as if imitating eyes blinking open. It reversed and manoeuvred around until the drivers door was beside Steve which popped open when it was stationary.
“Okay Honey, you take me somewhere nice, okay?” He chuckled, climbing in and belting up but doing nothing to start driving except inserting the keys.
This wasn’t like any relationship he’d ever imagined, and frankly wondered how anyone would imagine it, but he was definitely enjoying the adventure of it and how seemingly safe it was.
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In the car coming home from the pet store
meet the newest addition to the tank:
AHKMENRAH!!!!!
Oct died about a week ago after being nabbed from a friend who couldn’t afford to keep him
unfortunately he was not well kept and was covered in mites
And I wasn’t sure if he’d make a recovery from the neglect
I tried my best to save him but he did not.
But ahk is from a pet store unlike Oct, who was bought from one of those beach gift shops by my friend.
If you’re thinking about getting hermit crabs DO NOT buy them from those.
They are living creatures not keepsakes from a vacation.
They often have horrific conditions for the crabs and try to sell them off as almost no maintenance pets, Which they are NOT.
Part of the coolness of hermit crabs is how they breathe. They have specialized gills which are hardened and evolved to be able to take the oxygen out of the water in the air, and therefore require high humidity, or else they will DIE A SLOW AND PAINFUL DEATH.
OF SUFFOCATION.
if you are not home enough to spray them every few hours to keep the humidity levels above 72%, (yes you need a humidity gauge its honestly not that complicated) then you should invest in an automatic misting system. I did.
“The humidity levels for hermit crabs should be kept higher than 70% at all times. Hermit crabs breathe using modified gills rather than lungs, so when their environment is too dry it can cause severe injury, and extended periods of low humidity can even lead to death.” - Hermit Crab Association
DONT BUY PETS IF YOURE NOT PREPARED TO TAKE CARE OF THEM.
Edit:
HEY GUYS!! Check out the comments! Somebody with a bit more experience with hermies gave some advice better than me!
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tradgays · 8 months
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How Gay Men Can Embrace Traditional Masculinity
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Part of a tradgay lifestyle, at least for the Alpha male, is to embrace traditional masculinity.
Unfortunately society has often boxed gay men into a certain stereotype. You should be empowered to break through these constraints and realize the manly power you truly have.
Here are some tips for fully realizing your masculinity:
Be Authentic
As you choose to embrace a more masculine way of being it should be done in a way that is authentic for you.
Don’t be that guy who is always trying to prove something to everyone- you’ll only look like a fool.
Each man is unique, so find the masculine qualities that work best for you. Make a list of your most feminine and most masculine attributes.
Accept your “feminine side” and don’t try to change it, then focus on how you can further develop your most masculine traits.
Masculine Aesthetic
Adopt a masculine way of dress and grooming. Grow some facial hair, hit the gym and tone your body a bit.
Don’t wear any obnoxious clothing with bright colors or androgynous presentation. Think neutral tones for t-shirts, hoodies, sweaters, and jeans. Invest in some nice boots or a leather jacket to complete the look.
Masculine Interests, Hobbies, & Skills
Many gay men were deprived of traditionally masculine activities growing up. Adulthood can be a time to explore your manhood freely.
Tune in to some sporting events and see if any appeal to you. Find a local gay recreational sports team (plenty of cities have gay rugby, bowling, or baseball teams).
If you like the outdoors consider camping, hiking, fishing, or hunting. Farming, yard work, and gardening can be an integral part of a tradgay life, too.
And don��t forget to learn some traditionally masculine skills: carpentry, home repairs, and car maintenance.
Wear the Pants in the Relationship
In dating relationships, remember it’s imperative to take charge and lead. You’re the Alpha, your partner is the beta.
Be chivalrous: open doors, pay the tab, talk sweetly to your boy. And be the one who makes decisions, plans dates, and subtlety lets him know who’s boss.
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liaaacantwrite · 2 years
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Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now
Jonathan Byers x Reader (Explicit)
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Summary: Jonathan really tried to keep his feelings to himself, but he’s almost reached his limit. Especially when Steve starts interfering.
warning! this fic contains pining, best friends to lovers, jealousy, very emotional sexual situations, 2 virgins going at it, oral (m and f receiving) and sub jonathan. also, this is set between season 2 and 3 but they’re both 18! :)
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The road had too many fucking potholes.
Jonathan tried his best to avoid them as his best friend, (Y/N), slept in the passenger seat of his car. It wasn’t easy, since the town of Hawkins clearly didn’t care about road maintenance, at least on this side of town.
“Jonathan?” She stirred in her sleep, slowing opening her eyes as she adjusted to the sunlight filling the car.
“Good morning,” he glanced over at her as she rubbed the sleep from her eyes. “You were out like a light.”
They’d been driving for awhile at that point, returning from a daytrip to Indianapolis to fill Jonathan’s photography portfolio. He’d snapped a few images of her, as well, and even taught her how to use the camera in order to take some shots of him.
“We walked around the city for like four hours, I was exhausted.”
“Yeah, okay. Still had to drive in silence for like two hours.”
“Literally no one made you do that.”
He didn’t have a rebuttal, so he just kept driving. She turned on his car stereo and Blondie quietly filled the car. It was music that she had gotten him into a few years ago. She hummed along to the song and he smiled to himself.
He really wasn’t sure when he’d started having feelings for his best friend. If he absolutely had to decide on a moment, it was when they were 10. She had come over, like she did almost everyday, and hung out with him and Will while Joyce was at work. They were watching some cartoon Will had picked out when she turned to Jonathan, put her hands on his face, and stared deeply into his eyes.
“I need you to promise me something.” She looked deadly serious.
“Yeah?” He pulled her hands off of his face.
“When we go into middle school next year, you can’t abandon me for anyone else. Ever.” Her eyes were misty, as this was something she’d clearly been worrying about. Her older sister had confided in her that once middle school starts, friends change and grow apart. She’s absolutely die if that happened between her and Jonathan.
“I would never do that!” He seemed almost offended at the notion.
“Promise me?”
She held out her pinky, her nails painted green. He didn’t even think as he wrapped his pinky around hers, never even doubting for a second that they would be best friends forever.
“I promise.”
Looking back, he realized that it was her fear of losing one another, a fear he also shared, that made him really begin to crush on her. He’d kept his secret for 8 years now, and he was not about to blow it anytime soon. He’d rather be with her as just friends than risk losing her completely.
“Are you hungry?” She pulled him out of his thoughts.
“Huh? Oh, yeah.” He actually wasn’t that hungry, but she wouldn’t have been asking if she wasn’t, so he decided he’d eat anyway.
“Pizza?” It was their go-to food, honestly.
“It’s like you read my mind.”
•••
Jonathan picked her up every single morning on the way to school. It brightened his morning to see her stumbling out of her house, still sleepy. He loved getting to spend extra time with her, and he would do pretty much anything for it.
One of Jonathan’s absolute favorite things about his best friend was how well she got along with Will. The three of them had grown up together, and so Will had honestly viewed her like an older sister. He’d come to her for advice pretty often, and sometimes they would hang out just the two of them. She even got along amazingly with Joyce!
“I’m just saying, you should really try it.” Will had been begging her to try playing D&D, his latest campaign needing one more party member. Max had downright refused, saying she didn’t ‘care about that nerdy shit.’
“Will, I would, but I’ve got so much schoolwork lately it’s ridiculous.” She’d joined one too many AP classes that year and was really suffering for it.
“Fine. Dustin said he would try to get Steve to join, anyway.” Will sat back in his seat, accepting her answer.
Steve was a hot topic between (Y/N) and Jonathan. She’d had a crush on the boy with amazing hair a few years prior, which had crushed Jonathan. He couldn’t help getting annoyed every time Steve was brought up, but he always made up excuses like ‘he’s just an asshole’ or ‘that guy? I bet he spends more time on his hair than he lasts in bed.’ Her crush had actually cooled down for a bit while he dated Nancy Wheeler, a good friend of hers, but ramped right back up when they split.
“Where are you guys having this campaign?” Jonathan really hoped Will would say anywhere but the Byers house.
“Our house. First part is today!”
Shit. She came over everyday to study in Jonathan’s room (and to hang out, too) so she was bound to see Steve.
Jonathan pulled in front of Hawkins Middle School, letting Will out. No one really liked for him to ride his bike anywhere after the events with Hawkins Lab.
“Be smart!” Jonathan called.
“Make good choices!” (Y/N) waved.
It was a little tradition they had with the younger Byers. They’d said it everyday when the dropped him off, much to his chagrin.
“Ugh!” He walked away.
Jonathan drove off, his mind racing with possibilities of (Y/N) and Steve together. Would he kiss her the way Jonathan wanted to? With one hand wrapped securely around her waist, the other entangled in her hair? Or would Steve have ways he hadn’t even considered?
“What’s bothering you?” Again, she pulled him out of his thoughts. He reminded himself that she was in his car right now, not Steve’s.
“Worried about that physics test.” He quickly lied. He actually was pretty worried about it, though.
“I’ll let you copy off me if you give me the English homework.” She smiled as he parked in the high school parking lot.
“Deal.” He smiled back at her. She always had a way of making him feel better.
But even as they walked through the halls, he kept thinking about Steve coming over that night. He tried to think of ways he could tell her not to come over. He couldn’t say he was feeling sick, as they were literally together all morning. He couldn’t say he didn’t want her to, as she’d see right through that. He just had to hope that Dustin wasn’t as good at convincing as Will hoped.
“—which is absolutely crazy, right? Jonathan?” He tuned back in, catching the end of what she was saying.
“Huh?”
“Are you okay today?” She put her hand to his forehead, butterflies filling his stomach.
“Didn’t sleep well last night.”
“I could stay over if you want. You know my mom’s okay with it.”
Another perk of being best friends literally their entire lives—sleepovers were a regular thing. As weird as he felt about it, Jonathan liked seeing her in her pajamas, seeing her in a way no one else did. He liked having her all to himself.
He really had an issue now. She would be so suspicious if he turned down a sleepover since he’d never done that before. In fact, he was usually the one suggesting them.
“Sure, yeah. I’m gonna head off to class.” He awkwardly mumbled, shooting off in the other direction.
She stared after him, wondering what his problem was. Anxiously, she bit her lip as she ran through all the possible things in her head, walking to her class. Maybe Joyce was nagging him about his grades? But that wasn’t very likely, as Joyce didn’t care about shit like that. Was he being bullied again? He would have told her, she hoped. (Y/N) froze, her thoughts coming to a complete stop.
What if he realized she was in love with him?
That would explain why he was so awkward with her today. God! She felt her stomach tie up in knots at the thought. There was no way, she’d been so careful. She’d been distracting herself with Steve Harrington, for fuck’s sake. After all, it was much easier to pine after someone she barely knew than face rejection from her lifelong best friend.
She tried to ignore those thoughts as she went through her classes, her anxiety building as lunch approached.
Jonathan was annoyed as he walked into the cafeteria. Steve had approached him in the hall just before to make sure it was okay that he was playing with the kids and if they would like him to bring pizza. It was even more frustrating that Steve was actually a pretty cool guy.
He made his way over to (Y/N), who sat reading a book. Taking a second to admire her before he sat, he really started to get nauseous at the thought of her and Steve.
‘Maybe he could actually treat her well. Maybe she deserves someone better than me.’ He thought as he slid into the seat across from her.
They didn’t speak as they both read, sharing large a bag of potato chips. It had been that way for years, a daily tradition they wouldn’t dream of breaking. There was just something so intimate in the silence, the comfort of it all.
Jonathan wouldn’t trade moments like these for all the money in the world.
•••
Steve was annoyingly on time with 5 pizzas. Cheese, pepperoni, supreme, meat lovers, and veggie. He was also frustratingly considerate, not really knowing who ate what.
Lucas, Will, Mike, and Dustin, along with Max and Eleven, who just wanted to watch, all sat sprawled across the Byers’ living room floor. The table was all set for the campaign, but being kids, they were all starving.
Jonathan and (Y/N) were studying in his room when Max came knocking.
“Harrington’s here with pizza!” She spoke through the door.
“Thanks!” (Y/N) called, closing her textbook.
Jonathan stayed still. He really didn’t feel like watching the love of his life fawn over someone he thought was so much better than him. He couldn’t help but compare himself to Steve. Harrington was taller, richer, conventionally more attractive, more athletic. He was more popular, and definitely more experienced when it came to women. Jonathan felt as though he was less than Steve in every aspect.
“Come on, Jon.” She pulled his arm, straining to lift him off the bed. “I’m hungry.”
“Ugh.” He groaned as he stood up. “Let’s eat in here.”
“I want to talk to the kids for a bit.” She walked out of the room.
When she entered the living room, Mike and Eleven were practically sitting on top of each other on the couch. Max and Lucas were sitting at the kitchen table, laughing and making jokes with Will. Dustin sat eating on the floor with Steve.
“(Y/N)!” Dustin smiled, pointing to the pizza. “Take your pick.”
She walked over to the boxes, taking two of the untouched veggie slices.
“Perks of liking your vegetables? You get a whole pizza to yourself.” She smiled as she sat on the floor with Dustin and Steve.
“I don’t know how you eat that crap.” Dustin scoffed.
“Compared to your meat monstrosity? I feel sorry for your toilet.” She laughed and he threw a piece of sausage at her.
All the kids looked up to the cool older girl that made an effort to spend time with them and understand them. She’d had special moments with each kid, but mostly Will and Lucas.
“I don’t know, I’ve always been a plain cheese guy.” Steve spoke up, finally. He’d been a little nervous.
Truth be told, he was kind of into (Y/N). She’d saved his ass from the demodogs a few months prior and he just hasn’t been able to look at her the same. Especially now that he and Nancy had broken up.
“Because you’re boring.” Dustin had become a lot more snarky lately.
“Rude! Just because he’s boring doesn’t mean you have to say it.” She teased, knocking her knee against Steve’s.
He ran his hand through his hair, practically preening for her attention.
It made Jonathan, who was watching from the kitchen table, sick to his stomach.
“Are you ever gonna make a move, man?” Lucas rolled his eyes at his best friend’s older brother.
“What are you talking about?” Jonathan looked absolutely perplexed.
“Come on, Byers. You’re so obvious it’s making me nauseous.” Max groaned as she put her pizza slice down, dramatically crossing her arms.
“I don’t know what you mean.” He shook his head at the trio of annoyed children.
“Your crush on (Y/N).” Will quietly spoke.
Jonathan shushed him anyway.
“You guys are crazy.” He stood, retreating to his room.
He wondered if he was actually that obvious as he slumped back onto his headboard. Grabbing his history homework, he tried to immerse himself in the assignment.
After about 10 minutes, (Y/N) entered his room.
“Hope you didn’t miss me too much” She grinned as she flopped on her stomach next to him on the bed.
“I almost died waiting for you.” He not-so-sarcastically replied.
“I’m here now. What’s going on in that big dumb head of yours?” She stared at him, head propped up by her palms.
“Nothing. Why do you keep asking me that today?” He shyer away under her gaze.
“Because you’re acting all weird. I’m allowed to be concerned about you.”
“Stop. I’m fine.” He didn’t look up from his homework.
She grabbed it from his lap, placing the paper on the floor.
“Jonathan. Talk to me.” She looked at him sternly.
He sighed, putting his head in his hands. She really was persistent.
“I wish you would just drop it.” His voice was muffled.
“Well, tough shit, Byers. I’m not going to leave you alone until you tell me.”
He peeked out from behind his hands. Her eyes poured into his, full of concern. She looked absolutely gorgeous.
“Can you just drop it? I’ll tell you when everyone leaves, okay?” That would give him enough time to come up with something, right?
“Fine, but the second that door closes, you’re gonna spill.” She smiled and rolled onto her back, closing her eyes.
He let out a breath he didn’t know he was holding.
•••
(Y/N) had wandered into the kitchen a while later, fetching a glass of water, when Steve popped up behind her.
“Hey, there.” He smiled, slightly posing with his hands on his hips.
“Hey. How’s the campaign going?” She took a sip from her glass.
“Well, I made a character and Will explained the basics of the game. That took like, an hour and a half. And now we’re setting up the actual world. That took another half an hour. So, pretty great?” He looked so confused, but he was really trying for these kids.
“I’m sure they really appreciate you trying, Steve. I know I certainly do.” She smiled ever so softly at him, the small action giving him heart palpitations.
“Listen, you need a ride home? I can take you. Maybe stop for a sundae or something?” He looked hopeful.
“Sorry, I’m staying the night. I really appreciate your offer, though!” She turned and walked out of the kitchen, feeling slightly guilty.
Steve Harrington had just asked her out and she turned him down.
She stepped into the bathroom, heart beating fast. As she stared at her reflection, she had a few realizations.
1) She would never be able to go out with someone while she had such strong feelings for Jonathan.
2) If Jonathan truly didn’t like her, she needed to get over him and put herself out there, and who could be better than Steve?
3) She needed to find out Jonathan’s feelings. Tonight.
She gently splashed some water in her face and tried to muster up some confidence as she concocted a plan. She’d listen to what was bothering Jonathan so terribly and then confess to her own bothersome issue. He’d be so willing to help, and she’d say outright ‘I’ve developed romantic feelings for you and I need to know if you feel the same.’
Easier said than done.
•••
Dread filled the older Byers boy as the kids all filed out of the house. Steve had decided to drive them all home since it was so late and it had begun raining, and they could come fetch their bikes later. Even annoyed with him, Jonathan had to admit Steve was pretty cool.
“Go to bed, dork.” (Y/N) was talking to Will, who was trying to help her clean up all of the pizza. “I’ve got this.”
“Okay. Goodnight, guys.” Will yawned as he wandered into the bathroom.
“What time is Joyce getting home?” She placed the pizza into tupperware, discarding the boxes into the trash.
“I think she’s working a double, so probably around 3AM?”
She nodded and he began helping her clean up after the kids. Soda cans, napkins, and paper plates were cleaned up slowly, Jonathan trying to extend the time as much as possible.
He still hasn’t come up with a good enough excuse.
“I’m going to change and then I want to hear all about what’s bothering you.” She walked past, heading into his room.
He had a drawer of her clothes, and she had one of his at her house. They were so entangled in each other’s lives that she began to second guess her plan. What would she do everyday without Jonathan? He drove her to school, drove her home, sat with her at lunch, stayed up all night talking to her. He was such a major part of her life that she really couldn’t picture what life would be like without him.
She pulled on her pajamas, some old sweatpants and a t-shirt, and opened the door. Jonathan was standing on the other side.
They followed their usual sleepover routine, him closing the door and changing while she went into the bathroom and brushed her teeth. She stared at her reflection again, scrutinizing her appearance. She was typically so confident, but so close to making a life-altering confession, she felt so undeserving of the love she was about to beg for.
‘Get it together!’ She internally battled with herself. ‘This is Jonathan you’re worried about. He doesn’t have a mean bone in his body.’
She took a few deep breaths, tucked her hair into a slightly more suitable fashion, and walked out of the bathroom.
“Okay, Jon. Spill.” She closed his bedroom door behind her, moving to sit on the bed next to him.
He hadn’t been this anxious in a while. Everything had paled in comparison to Will going missing, and while this wasn’t nearly as encompassing as that had been, he was still on the verge of a life-changing moment.
He had finally decided on just being honest. He couldn’t lie to her, and honestly he was dying to tell her his big secret anyway.
“Look, it’s embarrassing.” He tried one last time to get her to stop.
“More embarrassing than the time you pissed yourself in my bed?”
He blushed at the memory. He’d been around 8 at the time and he was dealing with a lot of nightmares about his father. Unfortunately, one was just so terrible that it caused him to have an accident in her bed.
“Oh, god. Stop bringing that up.” He covered his face with his hands in shame.
She grabbed his wrists, gently pulling them away from the face she adored so much.
“You can tell me, Jonathan. There’s absolutely nothing you could tell me that I wouldn’t accept you for.”
He took a deep breath, steeling himself as he made eye contact with her.
Memories of their years together flashed through his mind. Swimming at the local pool together, going to the movies with Will, sharing an ice cream cone when they could only afford one, dancing along to Blondie in the car, countless nights in each other’s rooms, holding each other as they cried when they believed Will was dead, and fighting literal monsters from another dimension.
They’d been together through everything.
“I don’t know how to say it, but just let me talk and don’t interrupt me, okay?” He avoided eye contact, opting instead to stare at his lap.
She nodded, signaling for him to go on.
“I really like you. And obviously you know that, you’re my best friend in the entire world, but it’s more than that. I like you, and it’s for a million reasons. It’s the way you’re always there for me, even in the worst moments of my life. It’s the way you just understand me, and how I never have to explain myself around you. The way you snore, even though you swear you don’t, and it keeps me up at night but I don’t even mind because it’s you who’s doing it. It’s the way you laugh, and how I can be having the worst day, but you make me laugh, too. It’s how you laugh at your own jokes harder than anyone else does, even when they aren’t that funny. How you’re so unbelievably smart and kind and interesting. It’s not just because I think you’re the most beautiful person I’ve ever seen, and it’s not just because I’ve known you since kindergarten. I’m not saying this because I expect you to like me back or whatever, this has just been building for so long, and I think I might have exploded if I didn’t say something.”
The silence that followed was earth-shatteringly loud. His thoughts ran a million miles a minute as he waited for her response, too anxious to risk glancing up at her.
If he had, he would have seen the tears looking in her eyes and the saccharine grin on her face as she tried to think of a response as poetic and sweet as the confession he just gave her.
“Jonathan—”
“Don’t feel like you have to say it back. I was just—”
“Jonathan.”
He finally, finally looked up at her, and he saw the pure joy etched onto her face.
“I really like you, too.” She grabbed his hand and he felt relief flood his veins.
“No way. You’re not fucking with me?” He couldn’t help but doubt her, as this would be the best thing to happen in his life if she was serious.
“Not at all. Can I ask you a question, though?” She inched slightly closer to him.
“Anything in the entire world.”
“How long?”
“Since we were 10.”
Nothing on the planet could have wiped the smile off her face. A demogorgon could walk in at that exact moment and she would tell it that her best friend was in love with her.
“You win. I think I was like 14 when I realized. You started keeping pads in your locker just for me and I knew that no one else would ever compare.”
He felt like he was floating. He honestly hadn’t expected things to work out in his favor. A large part of him had figured she would demand to be driven home and never want to speak to him again.
“Can I ask you one more question?” She looked down now, seemingly shy.
“Of course.”
“Can I kiss you?” She looked into his eyes now, a glint of something he had never seen before lurking.
He nodded eagerly, his hands coming to rest on either side of her face as she mirrored his actions.
They leaned in synchronously and if Jonathan thought he was overjoyed before, his heart almost burst as their lips met. Soft, tender, and eager, their kiss was passionately sweet. It was years of love finally coming to fruition, both lovers tasting like toothpaste. She slid one of her hands into the hair just above his neck and his mind went completely blank.
Although he could feel his need for air growing, he didn’t want to part from her mouth for even a second. Luckily, she valued air slightly more than Jonathan’s lips and pulled apart for the both of them.
“Is this a weird time to ask if you want to be my girlfriend?” He let out a soft laugh as she shook her head.
“Not weird at all. I was just about to ask you the same thing.” She played with his hair, running her fingers through the strands as their foreheads rested against each other.
“If I wanna be your girlfriend?”
She giggled and nodded.
“This is not how I pictured this night going.” She leaned back in to kiss her new boyfriend.
The angled was slightly awkward, his legs hanging off the side of his bed as she sat cross legged facing him, so she moved to straddle his lap. He gasped at the new position they were kissing in, something he hadn’t expected in the least.
“Is this okay?” She asked, concerned she had crossed a boundary.
“More than okay. God, this is like a dream come true.”
He softly pulled her face back to his and kissed her cheek, beginning a trail down her jaw. One arm wrapped firmly around her waist and he settled in a malleable spot on her neck, kissing and lightly sucking as her mouth hung open above him. She whimpered slightly, only egging him on.
“Jonathan!” She moaned, arching her back into his touch.
He’d never heard something as beautiful as the way she said his name, her voice full of need.
As he moved back to kiss her mouth, neither of them could really say how long they’d been making out for. The storm raged on outside as they continued to explore this new element of each other.
Spurred on by lust, (Y/N) gently rocked her hips against Jonathan’s, the untold amount of kissing igniting primal reactions.
He stilled, growing hard and embarrassed as she pulled away from his mouth.
“Sorry! I don’t know why I did that.” She rested her head in the crook of his neck.
“No, no. It’s fine, just…unexpected.” He ran the hand that wasn’t holding her pressed to him through her hair now. “It was pretty hot.”
Her cheeks grew hot as she took in what he said. Hot? She could definitely work with that.
Bringing her face back to his, she paused just before connecting their lips. Rolling her hips once more, she relished in the soft groan Jonathan let out.
“I like that sound.”
She pressed her lips to his, continuing the movement of her pelvis against his. He could feel himself growing harder at each rock, the pleasure shooting through him. He’d never felt anything down there besides his own hand, so this was completely new to him.
“(Y/N), please.” He wasn’t sure what he was pleading for, but he just felt so damn good under her that he would take anything she gave him.
She grinned into their heated kiss, pushing him onto his back as she continued to grind into him.
They stayed like this for awhile until Jonathan ever so gently pulled away.
“Jonathan, I really want to fuck you right now.”
He could’ve sworn he heard her wrong. He was already lucky enough, kissing her and finally being her boyfriend after all these years. Now she wanted to have sex? With him?
“Is that okay?” She was anxious that she’d crossed a line now, that he wouldn’t want her anymore.
“Is that…yeah. Yeah, I want to fuck you too.” The words were choked out, his head spinning.
“Okay. That’s gonna be tricky with all these clothes on.”
She reached down to the hem of his t-shirt and pulled it off as he sat up slightly to assist her. This was the first time she felt she could really admire him shirtless as he laid bare in front of her.
Jonathan had always felt like he was way too scrawny. He’d shied away from the mirror every time he found himself in front of it, but here? Now? With her looking at his chest like that, with so much love and lust in her eyes, he felt beautiful.
He shyly placed his fingers just under the hemline of her shirt, not daring to actually take it off. She giggled at this, and actually removed the shirt.
Since she was planning on going to sleep, she obviously hadn’t been wearing a bra. Jonathan’s eyes nearly popped out of his head as he realized her breasts were right there, fully exposed to him.
“Holy shit.” He breathed, admiring them.
“You can touch me.” She smiled, grabbing his hand and bringing it to her chest.
He might have sound a bit perverted, but he had been dreaming about this moment since he first started having sexual feelings. He massaged her gently, the flesh between his fingers much softer than he had ever imagined.
In an act of boldness that he didn’t know he possessed, he sat up, using this new angle to latch onto her nipple. She gasped, both out of shock and arousal, and ran her fingers through his hair.
Emboldened by her sounds, he brought his hand to her other nipple and began to play with it, the action slightly clumsy but overall pleasant. She moaned above him and reached down to undo the tie on his sweatpants.
“Off.” She ordered, causing him to lift his hips as she pulled them off of him.
She noticed how his dick strained against his boxers, a small stain of his arousal forming. It just turned her on more as she stood to slide her own pants off.
He took this moment to admire her naked, something he had never seen before. The curve of her hips, the round of her stomach, the indent of her waist, the stretch marks that expanded all over. He’d never seen anyone so beautiful.
“Jesus, (Y/N). You’re the most gorgeous girl in the entire world.”
She grew more confident with his words, twirling around for him. He felt like the luckiest guy in history to be here with her in this moment.
She crawled back over him, grinning when his hands flew down to the swell of her ass.
“Do you have a condom?” She cocked her head to the side.
He immediately groaned in shame, knowing he didn’t have one, as he’d never needed one before this very moment.
“No.” He began to detach himself from her until she shook her head and moved his hands back to where they were.
“There’s stuff other than penetrative sex, y’know.”
He nodded, bringing her mouth back to his. Even with the prospect of oral sex looming, he just wanted to kiss her until his lips hurt. Even then, he’d probably still want more.
She sat on top of him, straddling his hips in nothing but her underwear. Warmth radiated from both of them as she pulled away from the kiss to look into his eyes.
“Can I just say that this might be the happiest I’ve ever been?” She placed a loud, comical kiss on his cheek.
“I know for a fact that this is the best moment of my life.” He was breathless as he held her tighter.
“I know a way to make it better.”
His feet were still planted on the floor as he sat horizontally on his bed. This position made it much easier for her to slide onto the floor between his legs, her hands coming to rest on his thighs.
“What are you doing?” He sat up halfway, resting his weight on his elbows.
“Showing you my appreciation.”
A soft, surprised exhale left his lips as she kissed him over his underwear. It was a foreign sensation that he never knew he needed so badly.
“Appreciation for what?”
The mischievous smile she wore faded slightly as she began to look very serious.
“Always being there for me. Loving me for all these years, caring about me. I never figured you’d care for me like this,” she rubbed her hand slowly over his dick, making him close his eyes in pleasure. “And now that I know it’s mutual, I wanna treat you right.”
He just nodded, her hand still moving. He wished he could have some sweet reply, but her hand just felt so good that it was all he could register. She brought her fingers to the elastic band of his underwear and leisurely brought the fabric down.
“You’ve been hiding this from me for years?!” Her eyes widened at the sight of him, much larger than she had anticipated.
He was confused. He didn’t think he was really that big, honestly. He’s definitely seen bigger in the boy’s locker rooms at school, but hearing her reaction really stroked his minuscule ego.
(Y/N), on the other hand, was clenching her thighs together at the cock she now held in her hand. It was a little above average but she’d never seen one in person anyway, and it certainly looked like it would still hurt going in. She brought her mouth to it, placing a soft kiss to the pink tip, and began swirling her tongue around as she placed him in her mouth. He groaned again as she began to bob her head, sucking slightly.
He tasted salty as she continued and he couldn’t believe how amazing her mouth felt. Her mouth, that constantly called him a dumbass, was enveloped around him. His dick was hitting the back of her throat.
She was fucking blowing him.
“Oh, god, (Y/N).” If just her mouth felt this good, would he actually ascend to heaven when he fucked her?
“So pretty.” His hands gripped the comforter below him and he tried to keep his eyes open, tried to cement the sight of her on her knees for him to memory.
She kept moving her head, sucking and licking, while her hand worked to please him when she couldn’t reach the base of his cock.
“I’m really close.” He murmured, voice dripping with lust. He was practically whining.
“Come in my mouth.” She pulled off of him for a moment to speak, and then continued pleasing him.
Just the thought of her swallowing his seed, the lewdness of it all combined with the fact that the love of his life was giving him a mind blowing blowjob, sent him over the edge. He clapped a hand over his mouth as he came, stifling his moans as she swallowed around him.
As she clambered back onto the bed, Jonathan tried to remember the article he’d seen a few years ago about giving a woman head. He could remember a few key points, like focusing in the clitoris and how to find the g-spot, but there was so real explanation of how to ask.
“(Y/N), I really want to…uh…” He felt so stupid as he pulled at the band of her underwear.
“You tired?”
“No, I want to…eat you.”
“Eat me?!”
“Eat you out!”
Her already soaked underwear stood no chance now as she laid back on his bed, on her best friend’s boyfriend’s bed and spread her legs. He settled himself between them and kissed the inside of her thigh as she ran her fingers through his hair again.
“You ever done any of this before?” She looked down at him, already knowing the answer.
“You were my first kiss tonight.” He blushed as he buried himself in the crease where her pelvis met her leg.
“Oh, god. That’s really hot.”
Fingers coming to wrap around the fabric, he readied himself to actually see her most vulnerable parts. This was a hard line they were crossing and he couldn’t be happier.
Thunder rumbled loudly as he pressed a tentative, unsure kiss to her core. She giggled and he used his fingers to spread her labia as he looked for the little bundle of nerves that was soon to become his buddy. Finding it, he used his thumb and began to rub circles around it, knowing he succeeded as she squirmed under him in pleasure.
“That feels good.” She usually just played with herself, as no one had ever gone down on her before. It was a lot better when someone else was doing it.
He continued his movements, licking a stripe up her love box and truly beginning to eat her out. He was pretty eager for his first time, literally tongue fucking her as his thumb continued it’s grueling pattern of circles on her clit. Her hips rolled against his face, slightly skewing his rhythm, so he wrapped his arms around her thighs, pulling her legs onto his shoulders. This leverage really worked for him, his tongue travelling deeper as she melted into a puddle under him.
Her hands never left his hair, pulling wildly as she crumbled underneath him. She tried to keep quiet, as Will was sleeping in the next room, but Jonathan felt so good that she had to bite her lip to keep it down. Looking down at her new lover, she couldn’t hold back the moan that left her lips when he looked into her eyes.
“Jonathan, I’m really close.” She whispered, her voice absolutely sinful.
“Come in my mouth.” He repeated back to her, speeding up his thumb.
She had to pull one of his pillows over her face as she came, unable to keep quiet from the pure pleasure he’d given her. They were both lightheaded as he pulled away from her legs, climbing up to cuddle her.
“I know you have to go pee so you don’t get a UTI, but can I just hold you for a minute?” He wrapped an arm around her waist, still shocked at the entire night.
“Yeah. This was really fucking fun, by the way.” She turned to face him, her hands on his cheeks.
“We should do this more often.” He placed a sweet and quick kiss on the tip of her nose.
“Okay. But I really have to piss, Byers.”
He watched as she pulled on his pajamas and left the room.
•••
The next morning, Joyce woke up to the usual routine. Jonathan cooking breakfast while Will and (Y/N) sat at the breakfast table doing some last minute homework.
“You guys, I can’t find my keys.” She was bustling around the house looking for them when (Y/N) held them out in her hand.
“They were in the pantry.” She smiled at Joyce, who just hugged her in return.
“Are those Jonathan’s pajamas?” She pulled away and looked between the two nervous seniors.
“Uh, yes. They are.” She nodded nervously.
“We’re together now, Mom.” Jonathan turned away from the stove to look at his mother.
“About time! I was wondering how many night shifts I needed to work before you guys talked about your feelings.” She laughed and kissed Will’s head as she left for work.
The three of them looked at each other and burst out laughing.
Jonathan couldn’t have been luckier.
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noonajoe · 1 year
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When She Forgets Her Birthday (Kuroo Tetsurou x Reader)
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"At Least Don't Forget Your Most Special Day"
Word Count: 600+
©noonajoe (Published on 6 March 2023 - 20:52 Bangkok Time) this story is not going to be sold, modified, or translated in any manner.
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At first, he will forget because this person is actually experienced in dates, he knew when he forgot important dates he will be smAcKed *just kidding*
Today it’s your birthday and you act cold towards, him. Why? Because it's Q4 of the year, you have many jobs to do at the office. Kuroo didn’t mind that, it is just how it is, you’re a pretty busy career woman but still trying hard to be at home punctual because Kuroo often asks “going home late again? Can I have you 1 hour earlier today :(“
2 days have passed but somehow, it’s November. Huh? That’s weird, in October they are supposed to celebrate only 1 important day: your birthday. Kuroo was confused and checked his phone again, and he just receive a notification entitled “Y/N’s birthday” has passed 2 days late!
He was confused, and called her, “hon, you’re okay, right?”
“Uh? Really Tetsu, don’t mention your stupid prank/confusing questions now I’m still in the middle of work”
“Wow honey, you changed a lot” he pouted, well she forgot her own birthday and she didn’t even remember something missing around her? Okay this woman is pretty something
“Sorry honey, I’m just pretty stressed, I’m going back late again okay:( I’m so sorry for not cooking for you a whole week”. Ok but Tetsu is like, ‘honey sweetie please be sad a little that I forgot your birthday 🙁
They end up their conversation at 8 PM
He goes to the nearest bakery/convenience store/okonomiyaki stand, just anything to make a little surprise for his girlfriend, even tho it’s just a little. 
“I’m home, Tetsu?” the room was pitch black, and she didn’t see anything
He showed up, bringing a self-made pancake with waffles and ice cream, decorated with candles, and a piece of paper written “Happy Late 25th Birthday Kitten! Sorry your man here didn’t find any cakes left on the streets”
“Oh….?” she was confused while Kuroo is singing her happy birthday, and she checked the calendar. “Oh my dear, thank you for remembering it, Tetsu...”
“Seriously? You didn't remember? Even a little?” he asked
“Uh… yeah, well it's late for 2 days... so....”
“No one said happy birthday to you? Last 2 days?” he asked again.
“No one, hon” she said sadly. Well, Kuroo does know that Y/N hates birthdays because she didn’t have any friends, and also her parents were not remembering her day much because of financial problems since she was little, she always stays with her grandma yet she never celebrate her birthday. Not even once. She often sad when she saw her friends celebrating their birthday with their parents and relatives. that’s why before she met Kuroo, she always forgets her birthday. At first she just dont want to remember, but later she just forgets it. poor woman:(
“Kitten you have me now, okay? Please just let me spoil you with any stupid gifts, even I will give you a car on your special birthday” He strokes her head, hoping her to just depending on him more, it's her special day.
“Nuh-uh, no thank you mister rooster there. Car it's too expensive including maintenance, tax, and insurance. Just you remembering is more than enough for me” she answered him, kiss him on the cheek, and hugs him tightly because it's her 1st birthday to celebrate.
"Whatever then, that's really you. But remember if you forget your birthday again I will forcefully spoiling you" he hugging her back. She remembers Tetsu's important dates such as matches, birthday and even his cat's death anniversary. So he feel wrong not celebrating his darling girl.
“okay then, blow up the candles first please, don’t forget to make a wish” he laughs, stroking her head, leading her to blow the candles.
“Should I say my wishes out loud?” she jokingly asked him
“Well I will be glad to hear it, but if you don’t it’s okay. It’s your day, honey” he answered, with a smile, so many couples were angry when their partners forget their days but this time, it’s not so bad.
“My wish is you’ll stay remember again like this, even if it’s 2 days late” she blew up the candle.
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Reality Bites: Dazed & Confused (2/6)
A/N: I lived bitch. Whatever I got, was so bogus. I seriously thought I was going to perish. Anyway, thanks for being doll babies and wishing me well and waiting for this chapter. Love you guys! Also, if you want to read the companion to this story, stop by @allaboardthereadingrailroad page and catch up with Bean and Billy!
Warnings: Strong language. Smut, Oral- both male and female receiving, general teenage girl dread. Body shaming(fuck you Billy) Minors do not interact.
Pairing: Steve Harrington x Plus Sized Reader
Summary: You’ve never gotten head. Steve’s dead set on changing that fact.
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Chapter Two: He’s a Magic Man
Present Day
Oh no, 
It’s your first thought, as soon as your eyes open.  The early morning sunshine pouring in through the window, you'd forgotten to pull the blinds, and it illuminates the room with bright unforgiving light. 
The sins from the previous night are lit up, undeniable in your bed. 
Your bed, which is usually your happy place, your impenetrable fortress- has been penetrated. 
Or maybe that was just you? 
The culprit lies next to you, tangled in your strawberry print sheets. Snoring like he needs a C-Pap, you’ve never seen Steve look so disheveled. His hair is everywhere, fanned out against the pillow he rests on. Bowie, your fourteen-pound cat, is perched on his chest purring away. 
It all feels very twilight zone, so domestic you can't wrap your head around it. 
Ugh. 
This is why you said no sleepovers. 
Earlier
The mid-summer, Indianan heat is going to kill you, you’d spent eighteen rotations around the sun with that exact same thought. 
Stifling and humid, the weathers unbearable. 
Being outside would usually be a hard no, anything without air conditioning out of the question. But you promised to hang out with Heather. 
Unfortunately. 
It’s not like you don’t love your friend, because you do. It’s just that…Heathers always been high maintenance. 
And she's been on your ass, upset about you missing the pool party a couple of weekends ago “It was so much fun, Y/N! I can't believe you missed it!”
That Saturday, you’d had a lot of fun of your own.
The night with Steve was still heavy on your mind. You’d deny it but it was. Always. A never-ending loop. 
As an offering to your decade long friendship, you’d agreed to go get manicures. You’d have to grab her because in usual Heather fashion, she’d totaled another car. 
Someone needed to take her license away, Hopper I’m looking at you. 
Instead, she’d keep replacing vehicles. Number four’s lease already being drawn. 
You might want to not throw stones, glass houses and all that. You’d just gotten the dent in your hood repaired. 
“What did you hit? A cow?” The mechanic had drawled as he looked over the Jeep, frowning, confused at the damage. The dent is deep, your front grills are partially fucked, and the right headlight on its last leg. 
“A dog” its unsure, you can hear it. 
“You’re telling me a dog did this? No way- whatever did this had to be at least eighty-ninety pounds. At least” 
What are you supposed to say? It was an alien, or maybe an unknown species that crawled out of the forest. A xenomorph?
All of it sounded insane, you sounded insane.
 It was a fucking dog. 
You crank the volume, Heart blaring from your speakers, loud enough to drown out your thoughts. 
You're humming along to Magic Man as you pull into the lot of Hawkins Community Pool.
 It’s the only place that seems to still be in business since the Mall opened, the entire rest town some haunted set of an Old Western. 
Ew. Death. You're melting. You're nosferatu. 
You're dramatic, Bean would tell you. 
Does tell you often. 
She's at work, your days off not aligning this week and its a bummer. You wonder if she's close to throttling anyone. Probably. Either that or her heads buried in another book about aliens or alternate universes or whatever. You hope it’s the former honestly. 
She should be thinking about not killing coustimers. Or even better, she should be thinking about how to seduce Billy. 
Listen, it's far from ideal. 
Out of the entire town(and the surrounding ones that conjugate at the mall) she had to pick him. 
You get it, in that he's hot. Obviously. You have eyes. 
But he’s a fucking slime ball, a sleazy trailer park asshole from California, and as you walk through the front gates of the pool- your point is proven
There he is, Billy Hargrove. Sat atop the tall lifeguard. Being a douche. 
He doesn't have to open his mouth, it's all in his narrow icy eyes. He always looks like he’s glaring.
You’d usually chalk that up to the intense sunshine, but nah. That's just him. 
From beneath your big, round, tortoise shell sunglasses you watch the scene before you. The pool is chaos; artificially crystal blue and chalk full of squirming bodies. It’s loud full of screams of joy and splashes. Fun. A literal germ filled cesspool, but fun. 
You follow a squealing water winged toddler make a beeline towards the lounge chairs with your eyes
It’s a rainbow of Tankinies. Of high cut one pieces and tacky visors, all colors and patterns converged into one big eyesore.
Ah, the moms. 
You can recognize a few of them; Mrs. Marsh and her literal herd of kids. Miss Loudermilk, who yeah, she deserves that last name. And Mrs. Wheeler, mother to none other than Mike and Nancy. 
Ew. 
Double ew for the way she's staring at Billy, the way they all are. When he blows his whistle it looks like they're all going to blow their tops. 
“Isn't it like, so gross” Heather comes from behind you, changed out of her bright red Guard uniform and into a green striped halter top. “They literally sit there all day just to watch him”
“It's more than gross, it's like uber pedophillic” You know your face is twisted in disgust because…didn't these women have children Billy's age? 
“Right? And so desperate. Hags.” The tall brunette sticks her tongue out “But hiiiii” She hugs you tight around your neck, smelling of chlorine and banana boat “I’ve missed you! You're never around anymore!” 
“I know, work” you blame the grind. It’s easier and half true. 
“You sure you’re not just ditching us for your new boyfriend?”
“Shut up, Heather. He’s not my boyfriend, he’s not going to be my boyfriend. It was a one time thing. I already told you this like twenty times” and you had, over the phone a week ago. She’d squealed and asked for all the deetz. 
Was he hung like Lisa said he was? Did he do that Cool tongue thing Tammi swore changed her life? 
“Okay sure, we’ll see about that. You and Steve always did have that love you hate you thing going on-“
“Because he was an asshole. And no we didn’t have anything going on! We still don’t”
“I just wish you would have made your move when he was still like even semi socially relevant. King Steve is dead and buried now. I can’t believe he took a job where he has to dress up like a sailor, it’s so embarrassing. Like, where’s his sense of self respect?” Heather ignores your protests, 
“King Steve was a stupid as shit nickname anyway. Tommy H just made it up because he didn’t know what to do with all the dick sucking homoerotic feelings he had about him” 
“Speaking of dick sucking-“
“I didn’t, I literally told you everything that happened” you hiss at her.
“Yeah, I remember. Steve was fucking your brains out when you were supposed to be here partying with me” she glares at you, readjusting her duffle on her shoulder “It was so insane. Billy ditched us though, probably for that little twat Denise, you know. The one on the tennis team”
If gossiping was a sport, you would’ve won Olympic gold years ago. You love talking about other people; their messy dramas and exciting stories. It’s one of your favorite pastime.
You can totally believe that Billy’s still fucking High School girls. Yeah, totally.
What you can't believe is transpiring, right in front of your eyes. You keep sneaking glances at it as Heather jabbers away about the party, and Billy and how the Tennis Team is literally full of whores. 
Not like that's new news at all. 
No, what is new is unfolding, right across the pool. Right in front of everyone, so blatant you almost think it has to be a joke. 
Billy…and Mrs. Wheeler? 
Holy shit, you can't wait to tell Bean, how has no one noticed this yet?
You just hit the jackpot. Cha-Ching. 
“It’s too hot to be alive out here, Heath, let’s go? Manicures remember. Look at my nail beds” You pout, holding up your hands because yes you need your nails done like yesterday. 
But mostly because you'd gotten what you’d come for, there was no need to sit in the sweltering sun anymore. 
“What, leaving without saying hello?” 
Look, this is the thing. 
You’d learnt to save face a long time ago- small town life was all about politicking. Who knows who. Who’s fucking who. And finally, and most importantly, who hangs out with who. 
You have no idea how it happened and had protested it vehemently, but somehow; Billy Hargrove had infiltrated your social circle. 
Which means you have to play nice, even though you think he’s a gutter rat. Or at least you had to- back in school. 
“We have an appointment, and you seem distracted, with work” You plaster on a saccharine smile “I would’ve hated to break you out of the zone. So, hi and bye, Billy” 
“Right? What if someone drowned?” Heather is all too eager to spark up a conversation and hell, didn't she get enough of him on her shift? 
“Mmm, what if everyone lost their eye candy” It’s a taunt from you, to the trained ear “The horror”  
“That's what I’m always saying, what did you do before I got here? Must've been a whole lot of cow tipping” Billy retorts, pulling a carton from the pockets of his trunks and plopping a cigarette between his lips. You really hate him
How can someone who looks like they haven't washed their hair in a month have the gull to come off so judgmental?
“Cow tipping?” Heather laughs “No I've never even heard of that”
“What about you, Y/N? You heard’ve of cow tipping? I think you’d like it” You don't like it, the way he looks you up and down. It makes you feel uncomfortable in your denim cut-offs and tied up white tee. 
The freezing prickle of self-consciousness tingles down your spine, a stark contrast to the heat.
“No. Have you ever heard of a hairbrush?” You retort, because you’d be damned. Billy wasn't in the tax bracket to body shame you “I don't know if they have those in California, but they sure do here in Hawkins” 
There's forced laughter, mostly from Heather who can sense just how tense this whole thing is. She's non-confrontational, always has been. 
But you’re not. 
“Why do I get the feeling you don't like me very much, Y/N? It’s never pleasant with you, why can't we just have a little fun? Be friends'' 
“I like you just fine, Billy-” 
“Really? That why you like to squawk about me to everyone so much? Cause you like me?”
Deep breath, this is no biggie. 
This is him, and why you’ve indeed never fuckin’ liked him. 
He’s one of those sad little people that get off on getting under other people's skin. It’s his obvious motive and you aren't going to play into it. 
But if he wants to verbally spar? 
He’s got the right bitch. 
“I don't know what you’re talking about?” Tone dripping with candy laced malice, you look up at him with big round eyes “Heather, do you know what he’s talking about? You should go get some shade, I think the suns getting to your head”
“No, not at-” She starts, doe eyes flicking between the two of you. 
“You know, you're more boring than I thought you were. Everyone talks about how fun you are, but I just don't see it. I mean missing the pool party, fucking with losers. Where's the party girl? Cheerleader” He sneers down at you, eyes sharp, lips pulled up at the corners “Have a little fun, Y/N. I heard you’ve got the hookup” 
This can go one of two ways. You can completely lose your shit. Throw a punch you know you won’t land, scream in his face. Make a scene…
Or, you can not call his bluff. 
Bean, your best friend, is screwing him on the reg. You don't want to lose your image. There's too many people here, too much traffic. 
“Sorry” you speak to him like he’s a child, he’s gum on your shoe “ You’re gonna have to find your own hook up, mines pretty paranoid. He doesn't like…” giving him a head to toe, you almost laugh. Who the fuck does he think he is? “New people” 
New people. White trash. Same difference. 
“Come on, Heather! Were going to be late!” With one last grin, peering over your sunglass slipped low on your nose so he can can get the full effect of your look. That look. The one that says you're not worth my time and you know it “You have a good rest of your day, Billy Bob” 
Heather yanks you away, hissing “You’re so agro lately, Take like five chill pills, Y/N”
and you hear Billy's muttering behind you. Barely audible. 
Fat Bitch,
And huh. Why does that sting so bad? 
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You ponder that, long after your nails gleam- red and lustrous. After you split from Heather.
And somehow, you ponder it all the way to the Mall. 
You don't know why you're here, really. It’s your day off, so why are you pulling into an empty parking spot?
Starcourt didn't have that same glitzy appeal to you that it did to everyone else. 
Not anymore. 
Working behind the smoke and mirrors had killed that first initial excitement. You’d normally make that hour drive to Indianapolis when you needed your retail fix-
But you're not here to pour the money you’d earned within these walls back into them. Fuck that noise. You’re a woman on a mission, here for one thing and one thing only. 
Bean.
You couldn't wait to tell her how much of a bitch Billy was. That literal mother-fucker. Oooh, just wait until she heard about all of this shit-
You make your way all the way up to Sam Goody’s, and yeah maybe you are a boring loser who goes into their workplace on their day off, only for Jimmy to tell you that Bean had cut out early. You’d missed her by an hour. 
God damn it. 
“We are short staffed now, if you wanted to pick up the rest of her shift” 
Hah. As if. 
The tip of your high ponytail nearly hits him right in the face, that’s how quick you’re booking out of there. 
Boring, maybe? Certifiable, no. No way you're working on your day off. 
You're trying not to be a total downer. 
Yeah you're at the mall when you should be doing something Summer-y; like day drinking or sunbathing, but you're not really boring. 
God, why are you even doubting yourself? Billys a Ken doll on steroids, a mutt that needs a leash. Who cares if he called you boring?
Fat bitch
Now that- that feels shit. 
And not because it came from Billy, but because it had come from other people. So many other people. Your entire life. 
You could be the most made-up version of yourself, glossed lips and shiny nails. Pressed hair. Okay grades. Popular. Cheerleader…you’ll still be the fat bitch. Its a fact you can’t unrun, that you can’t scrub off. Or cover up. 
Fat. 
Fuck up. 
Stuck. Here in Hawkins forever. 
You run your hand over your face, pushing your fluffy fringe off of your sweaty forehead, pin them back with your glasses. It all used to be so…easy. 
It’s just a transitional period, baby. Youre not supposed to have anything figured out, your prefrontal cortex isn't fully developed yet, Elliot soothes as you have pre-mid life crisis’ during movie night.
You're going to go home, and get ready, even more then you already are and do something. Something fun. Something normal. It’s fucking Summer. 
You're heading for the exit when you hear that tune. 
The little flute melody mingling with the sugar sweet smell, an alluring mixture. 
You peek, subtly into Scoops and yup. There he is. 
Steve stands behind the ice cream counter, all charming smiles. A gaggle of girls around him, pointing at the glass, flirting so hard it's cringe worthy. Bleh. 
You should leave. You hadn't spoken more than two sentences to Steve since that night. You avoided him, even when he came into the music Store- wanting advice on which Carly Simon album to buy his mom, a welcome home present. 
One of the girls stands on her tip toes, her coin slot in clear view as she sticks out her tongue for him to put the little taste tester in her mouth. 
You're propelling forward, cause, you know what? You could use some ice cream. You’ve been out in the heat all day after all.  
And you know what else? You’ve always hated the little sluts on the Tennis Team. 
You wait your turn in line, watch (glare) as the girls leave, whispering to each other because that was Steve Harrington. 
Don't they know that he hasn't been socially relevant since like Junior year? Idiots. 
He’s distracted, chatting with his co-worker. Him and Robin going back and forth. He doesn't notice you until you're at the counter, arms folded over your chest, tongue running along the inside of your teeth.
“Welcome to Scoops Ahoy, I’ll be your Cap- Oh, shit. Y/N” He gets caught in that cheesy slogan. Good. 
“What you're not going to be my Captain to flavor town?” You inquire coyly, looking “I feel like i'm being jipped of the full experience” 
It feels good to fluster Steve. He doesn't show it, but you can see it. It’s all too easy to get him hot under that navy blue sailor suit collar. 
“I’ll be your captain, but I already know what you want. The usual? Pistash-Ahoy?” He does this cheesy little spin trick with his metal scooper and goes for the pastel green tub. 
“Actually no. I’m feeling daring today. Can I get a single scoop Cherry Jubilee cone. Extra rainbow sprinkles” 
“Huh, I didn’t strike you as a Cherries girl. Coming right up” He goes to work and you try to ignore how his forearms flex, he hadn't lost the muscle mass that came with all the sports. 
“And I didn’t strike you as a cradle robber, but welp, you never really know a person” You accuse, and he shoots you a look as he shakes the rainbow sprinkles. 
“What are you talking about- oh those girls? C’mon they were just having fun”
Your eyes roll, hard, as you dig through your bag, your wallet, pull out a five and trade it for the goods. 
Except he doesn't make the trade “What, were you jealous?” 
“No” you vehemently deny. 
“I think I detect an edge of jealousy there, Y/N”
“I think you must have a brain tumor, Steve. Now give me my ice cream” You demand, hand out and grabby. The asshole chuckles as he gives you the cone. 
“Nothing to be jealous about, you're not even into me. You’ve made that very clear these last couple weeks” He works the register as he speaks “Ignoring me? C’mon what are we? Fifth graders- and don't deny it. You know you were” 
You shrug and take a lick of your ice cream, the sweet tart flavor exploding in your mouth “I’ve been busy” 
“Sure” 
“I have…but I’m not busy now” 
You know how to play dirty. Aren’t afraid of a little grime.
You give him a look straight through your eyelashes as you twist your tongue around the frozen concoction.
Steve swallows hard, gaze tracking the movements of your mouth and you fight the smile that threatens to break across your face.
“What’d you have in mind?” 
“You come over and…hang out” 
“I’m off in an hour” His voice sounds tight and you wonder if his pants are too. If he’ll count down the minutes til he can blow this literal popsicle stand.  
“Lucky for you, I’m not in a rush. I’ll wait for you in the court, Harrington. Thanks for the ice cream” You  wipe the corner of your mouth with your ring finger before turning away.
And you know that hours going to really suck for him. 
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Hanging out with Steve turns into seeing just how bad you can make him squirm. 
He’s on his back, legs hanging off the edge of your bed. 
Yeah, your bed, you’d allowed him into your room which should be a big No-No but his parents are home(which what?) and Uncle Elliots shift ended early. You couldn't just strip down in the living room this time. 
It’s okay, though. 
You kind of like it, like the way he looks in your space. All that pale skin clashing against your sheets. Splayed out, one pink lemonade pillow pressed against his face. 
He was being so loud, you’d had to take precautions. 
You sit between his spread thighs, your knees digging into the hardwood of your bedroom floor. Which is far from comfortable, your calves had gone numb like five minutes ago, but worth it. 
Worth it as he arches, the tip of his cock hitting the back of your throat. You gag but recover with a long bob of your head. 
“Holy fuck” He drawls out the k as he throws the pillow, his face is flushed, his chest heaving. “How the fuck?” He’s out of it, a little slurry and yeah, you've still got it. Dick sucking is a skill. It’s a practiced expertise, and you know you're good at it. You’d been told.
You pull off, needing to take a breath. Not for lack of air, no. Because this shits heady. It’s making your head spin,the way he smells. His sounds. How his long fingers tangle in your hair, twist at the root, like they are right now. 
“You okay?” He checks in and you look up, running your cheek along the length of him. His hips jerk hard. 
“Are you?” You tease back, and you don't give him the time to respond. 
You're good at this, well at least you hope you are. It’s easier then sex, more of a formula then a dance. Bob, gag, suck. The messier the better and when your fingers go for his balls he's a goner. 
“Shit! Y/N-” He warns, he whines. You double down, not moving with his attempts to pull you away by the hair. 
Fuck it, he must think, shoving your head down hard then, letting you have what you want. 
Steve comes down your throat, you gag and swallow around it, breathing through your nostrils even though it’s pressed to his lower stomach, the hair there tickling your nose until you feel like you might sneeze. 
Swallowing is unpleasant. Thats a given- the taste is earthy, too human and bitter for your liking, yet you let him run himself try and then give the cut tip a couple short sweet licks, teasing until he literally calls uncle. 
“Come back up here, fuck”, 
Hes panting, a sweaty mess. You appreciate how responsive he is. 
The cuddles, well, you don't know how you feel about that. You lay next to him, head resting on his arm and he grabs you, basking in that afterglow, wanting you close. 
You can’t help but watch him, his face. That small almost sedated smile. 
Steve really is hot, always has been. His sloped nose and freckled cheekbones. Sharp jaw, pretty lips. You can’t help but stare at him, tracing all the dark dotted beauty marks. 
“You like what you see?” He queries and you try to pull away, muttering a shut up. 
He doesn't let you get far, not far at all before yanking you into a deep kiss. 
You give a squeak of surprise because guys don't do that. 
Your ex never did. He’d make you brush your teeth before he came anywhere near you after head- but Steve? Steve doesn't seem to care. 
Weird. 
The kiss is slow, but not lacking. Where frenzie supposed to be is just…want. 
“Damn, now I have to wait for you to get it up again, huh?” You gasp, his lips against yours. 
“Mmm, unfortunately. But I can help you out in the meantime, bud” his reassurance is paired with him turning you over, so you rest on your back, your legs spread all too eagerly to accommodate him when he crawls over you. 
You’re expecting the kisses, the ones that trail down your neck, across your chest. 
Steve Harrington is definitely a boob guy, so you've learned. You even forsee a little finger action, something to take care of you until he can get it up enough to fuck. 
What you're not expecting is for him to keep going, his mouth sinking lower and lower, over your tummy which makes your eyes snap open.
Steve’s trying to shoulder his way between your thighs and in a moment of fear, you tighten them, closing the gap. 
“What? What’s up?” He pants, obviously very into his task and confused on why it had been cut short.
“What are you doing?” You whisper urgently, 
“Going down on you?” It’s not that he’s questioning you- it's more like he's questioning why you suddenly seem so off. 
“You don't have to” You assure him, ready to pull him back up.
He doesn't have to…because no one ever has. 
You’ve never- fuck. It’s just never happened. It always felt too exposing, not comfortable. You were unsure and most guys, all of the guys, had never pressed the issue. 
“I really want to” He insists, tugging on the lime green lace of your underwear. 
Oh. He really sounds like he does- want to. You don't know exactly what to do with that, your heart is both hammering and seizing in your chest. 
“Um” you blow out a breath because this, this not in your ball park. “I dont really- the guys who i've been with haven't really done that. Much.” Because you refuse to tell Steve that this was your first time. Doing anything. 
“Wow,  you hook up with real losers, huh- ouch” He takes the slap to his head like a champ “I want to do this, but if you dont thats cool” 
You're quiet as you think it over, perched on your elbows. 
You're so glad the light is off.  Happy for your belly and thighs to be partially hidden, blanketed in darkness. The moonlight peering in is just enough for you to see shadows and shapes.
 And big, bright eager eyes. 
“Okay” You decide. 
“Yeah?” Steves teeth are white in the darkness, as he yanks down your panties “Good, because I really , really want to do this”
You think that pussy eating must be a honed skill, too. 
You also think that Steve must've gotten a lot of practice over the years. He starts you off with fingers, a familiar feeling, one you can ease into. He's so good with them, how did he learn just how to hit that spot inside of you? You're panting, flat on your back, legs spread and wide hips wiggling for more when- 
“Oh, fuck” you squeak as the flat of his tongue runs between your legs, over your slit, teasing your clit. It feels so new, scary still, but okay. 
You're shuddery all over as Steve eats you out, gentle at first and then faster, more pointed. It seems to go on forever, and you know his jaws gotta be sore. It’s the strangest feeling. Messy. But so good, molten heat that spreads from your groin, to your belly, down your thighs. 
Your thick thighs, that are wrapped almost vice like around his head. You’d wonder if he was breathing okay, if he didn't keep making those sounds. Encouraging ones, because he likes this. He wanted to do this. 
When you feel that familiar tightening, again, fear springs from some unknown place. You don't know why, but you cry out, one hand still fisting his hair and the other grasping at his shoulders, his arms, anything. 
“Steve” You beg, for what, you really don't know. It’s too much.
 Oh, god, you're not going to like pee all over him, are you?
His fingertips dig into to the soft, pliant flesh of your thighs, where he holds you open. It’s reassuring, that slight hint of pain, of presence that has you literally spiraling- barley managing to reach for a pillow, before screeching into it as you seize. 
Steve hugs your legs, holds you the whole way through. 
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You hadnt meant to fall asleep, really. But after round two the both of you had given in. He’d offered to go, and you’d offered compromise in the form of a nap. 
Somehow a nap had turned into a sleepover. 
Oh no, he looks so peaceful. Pouting in his sleep, naked under your comforter, cuddling with Bowie. You should wake him up, make him get dressed and kick him out. 
The clock on the bedside table reads 5:03 in glaring red. 
Uncle Elliot didn't go into the Hospital until seven, but he was almost definitely awake downstairs.
It's the smartest move, you tell yourself as you roll over and get comfortable, your eyes still heavy and your bed so soft and warm. 
You’ll just let him stay until Elliot leaves. Walk of shame avoided. 
It’s cozy, all this body heat against the harsh central air. Your chilly freshly done toes, find Steve's leg under the covers. 
You can't wake up Bowie anyway. Steve will just have to stay. 
Just a couple more hours. 
What could it hurt?
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sailor-cerise · 4 months
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Since I don't see exhaustive examples of what types of support low support needs might entail, I've put mine below. The vast majority of my struggles are from my autism, but my physical disabilities and ADHD also contribute.
The reason I share this is to help people think more deeply about what "supports" means, and understand the different support levels.
Examples of tasks I need significant help with:
Handling any maintenance or repair tasks. I can and have done things like called a plumber, but I cry afterwards and am shaky and on edge the entire time they are on the phone or in my room/house. I have the capacity to do this a few times a year, spread far apart, which is typically much lower than the number of times I need this done. This includes car maintenance, which my partner helps me with.
Doing my taxes. I literally cry while downloading my W2 for my partner to do our taxes, and have had a panic attack because I needed to find an email receipt for tax purposes.
Paying a bill. Best case scenario it's something I can pay online, but I still cannot do more than one at a time and greatly benefit from emotional and logistical support.
Any other financial stuff: transferring money between accounts, managing investments, etc. I log into my accounts and my partner does things for me. I recently gave them access to most accounts now so they can do this without the first step and this one is scary to me but has been so so beneficial. We've been together about 15 years and they always ask permission and tell me specifics. Be careful who you trust with this if you have any choice.
House cleaning. I can do more than my severely physically disabled mother could when I was growing up, but not much. My partner also struggles here but we help each other.
Making decisions. I can decide what to eat and things related to my special interests (e.g. what book to read) for myself, but I really struggle deciding what color of sheets to get, alternatives to grocery brands when one is out of stock, how to cut my hair, which route to take while driving, which parking space to use, etc. and truly cannot do anything bigger (color to paint the kitchen, replacement water heater brand). I will completely shut down.
Examples of things I can do mostly independently (after having put in lasting supports with help from my partner and/or with significant effort). This is what makes me low support needs rather than medium: I can do these things.
Buy groceries (I order online and pickup curbside)
Make food for myself (I cannot reliably prepare food for anyone else)
Shower (I have a blue tooth speaker that I have a hard time showering without, and am able to shower 1-3 times a week)
Driving (sometimes I cannot drive due to physical issues)
Make and attend doctor's appointments (this one is mostly practice and saving up energy for it. I haven't been able to get support for this)
Take my medications (I have set up various systems that work well for me)
Renewing my prescriptions and picking them up (this is super hard and draining and I wish I had more supports for it, but it's something my partner struggles with too)
Working. I have so many accomodations here it's a separate long post. This includes work-related communication (often quite complex)
Ambulating. Sometimes I cannot walk more than a few steps. This is not from my autism.
Changing clothes. I hate doing this and would do it way less often than is appropriate if I did not have a partner that would be bothered by that
Brush my teeth. Oohhh boy this one took me most of my 33 years to sort out, and needed help from one of my best friends. Children's unsweetened toothpaste and ultra soft brushes are essential.
Flossing my teeth. Specific brand and type of floss, one in every room, and I'm actually good at it then. Really really proud of this one.
Brushing my hair. It's a whole Thing for me and I don't do it as often as I should but I can do it.
Making plans with friends or family. This is really hard and my mother helped me with it until she died and now I have some friends who are able to support me in this and I so appreciate them. My partner handles family plans mostly because most of my family is dead or lives very far away.
Speaking on the phone or in writing outside of work contexts. This is very very hard for me. I can do in person okay.
Socializing. This is very very hard for me but I do like it sometimes and have worked hard my whole life to be good at it. I tend to get along with people in a shallow manner.
Going into a crowded space. I need hearing protection (earplugs or headphones), and cannot do it for long periods. I handle it much better when I have a person with me, but hit my limit quickly.
Things I can do most days with no supports (most bADLs):
Basic in-person verbal communication, including limited quantities of small talk
Small purchases (cup of coffee, new book, etc.)
Toileting and continence
Going to bed and waking up
Remembering to eat and the act of eating
Drinking water
Get some gentle exercise of some sort, even just stretching in bed
Participate in one of my special interests. Any limitations here are usually from my physical disabilities, though I've lost this ability during autistic burnout before.
I am also fortunate to be capable of dealing well with emergencies (car accidents, injuries, de-escalation of a dangerous situation, pet emergencies, flooding), though like most people I break down if there are too many in a row. This isn't on any of the IADL lists I've seen, but I personally think it should be.
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susiephone · 1 year
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gonna rant for a second here but i feel....really really skeeved out by one of my neighbors and i can’t tell if it’s just me being paranoid or if there’s something actually wrong. he’s pretty new to the apartment complex and when i first passed him when i was out walking my dog he said hi so i said hi back, and he asked if i lived nearby. this isn’t that weird (i’ve frequently had other people living in the complex ask “oh do you live in this section?” or something similar) so i said “yeah i live around this block of apartments” but didn’t give anything specific because, obviously
but as i was walking away he was watching me go and moved to where he had a better view, and i couldn’t tell if he was actually watching to see where i turned in or what. i thought about going around the block again so he wouldn’t see which block i went into but i had to get home. idk maybe i should’ve circled again. i told my mom about this and we agreed that it was PROBABLY nothing but she said she understood why i felt a bit creeped out
next day my mom, stepdad, and i were getting into the car to go out and the guy was out there again and i thought he was watching us, so i pointed him out to my mom, who agreed he was def watching, though she couldn’t tell if he was watching me or all of us. she reiterated that it’s probably nothing and he’s probably just not socially “with it,” but she also said i should take the dog with me when i go to get our mail and asked how much i remember from a self-defense class she made me take as a teenager. so you know. that was reassuring. (though i did feel better that i wasn’t imagining things and he WAS watching.)
i’ve passed him a few times since and often felt like he was watching me, and today, when i was out with my dog, i felt like he was actually following me. we were on two sidewalks parallel to each other - i usually walk to the corner of one and then cross the street to the other, which is where i usually run into him. today, he was out on the street across from me, and when he saw me, he started walking parallel to me, and stopped on the corner that i’d usually cross to. i can’t be sure he was ACTUALLY following me - could be a coincidence, he could just be out for a walk, and maybe he just wants to say hi. but i felt pretty creeped out, so i took an alternate route back to my apartment where i got out of his line of vision, and walked by where the complex’s maintenance man was working, since i’ve known him since we moved in and feel completely safe with him.
and that’s the thing - i have NEVER felt this way about any of the apartment complex staff or any of my neighbors before. i’m not close to any of my neighbors, but there are several that i’ve become acquainted with because i see them on my walks with my dog, and even ones i’ve never spoken to but i see out on their front steps or doing exercise or just going for a walk, i’m totally fine with and i’ve never felt “watched.”
i know it’s probably fine, and the guy’s probably just a bit weird but harmless. but i’m locking my door when i’m home (i’ve always felt safe leaving it unlocked when i was home during the day until now) and i’m on-edge when out walking my dog now, which i hate - normally that’s my chill, relaxation time when i don’t have to talk to anyone and i get out of the house. i hope i’m just being paranoid, but idk what it’ll take for me to feel totally comfortable again.
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The Benefits Of Staying On Top Of Audi’s ‘Service Due’ Alert & How To Do It From Experts in Herndon, VA
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Of late, the high-end cars are coming equipped with many advanced features that not only help in the smooth running of the vehicle but also warn you about impending issues. That is why it is often opined that one should always stay on top of the ‘Service Due’ warning message displayed on the screen of your Audi.
There are several advantages associated with staying ahead of the ‘Service Due’ warning message and here in this article, we will discuss the benefits of staying on top of Audi’s ‘Service Due’ shared with us by the expert mechanics in Herndon, VA.
Economize Your Maintenance Cost
Ensures Safety
Increases Reliability
Expert Recommendations
Economize Your Maintenance Cost
Now, when you are driving a high-end car like Audi no doubt the cost of repairs and maintenance is going to be pretty high in comparison to general cars. Most of the time it is seen that drivers don’t pay any heed to the manufacturer’s recommended maintenance schedule for their Audi & this is why they get an inflated repair bill when encountered with issues.
However, when you are pro-active in maintaining your high-end car then you will able to avoid many serious issues before they strike your car by addressing the underlying problem before it takes a turn for the worse. That is why staying ahead of the ‘Service Due’ message is very important.
This is because whenever you get to see this message appear on the screen of your Audi, then there is a high probability of encountering challenging issues when you take your Audi to a certified repair shop for its due service. For example, when you are apt in replacing the engine oil of your car, then you won’t have to face serious engine failure issues.
Ensures Safety
The biggest benefit of staying on top of the ‘Service Due’ warning message is that you will be reducing the risk of encountering safety-related problems in your high-end car significantly. There are many parts in your car that play a significant role in ensuring that you drive safely on the road.
Especially, the brakes of your car that not only help in stopping your car when you press the brake pedal but also help in proper handling of the car. Generally, it is seen that with due course of time, the components of the brake system like the brake pads and rotors start to wear out.
When you are giving priority to regular maintenance and service then you can avoid a lot of brake-related issues before they pop up in the form of the ‘Service Due’ warning message on the screen of your luxury car. In addition to that, most of the time it is seen that Audi drivers encounter brake fluid leaks that adversely affect the functioning of the brakes.
Now, when you are sticking to the service schedule recommended in your owner’s manual then you can rest assured that before the brake fluid leaks out the underlying problem can be taken care of in the maintenance schedule.
Increases Reliability
One of the best things about sticking to the regular maintenance schedule is that it increases the reliability of your Audi massively. Nobody wants to get stuck in the middle of the road with a stalling engine or starting issues when going on a road trip.
Besides that, when you are not driving your car for a long time problems start to buildup and then when you suddenly try to start your car or drive, you face problems. The best way to avoid this type of problem is by resorting to preventive maintenance before you get to see the warning message.
Expert Recommendations
Now, apart from all those above-discussed benefits that you get when you resort to regular service and maintenance of your luxury car, the most valuable thing is that at times, the certified mechanics looking after your Audi can suggest taking up some maintenance tasks.
These suggestions are worth their weight in gold because they not only save your car from an impending problem but also go a long way in ensuring that the performance of your Audi gets a boost.
Finally
The above-discussed factors are some of the benefits associated with maintaining your luxury car regularly rather than waiting for the ‘Service Due’ warning message to pop up on the screen. You should get in touch with a certified mechanic to book your service schedule before it is too late and you get to see the warning message.
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