Ghost x Civilian!Reader
You notice something on Ghost's mask while walking. Or rather you wanted an excuse to be near him.
SFW, Extreme Fluff, Comfort, Drabble, One-shot, Intimacy, Romance, Sappy as hell, Maybe melodramatic, they're in love, Soft!Reader and Soft!Ghost, Scarcely Proofread, a bit random and aimless, domestic Ghost, Reminiscing
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"Hold up!"
You extend your arm before Ghost, stopping him on his trail with your puny figure. Or rather puny against the giant brick house that had been Simon Riley himself. Whether he had been two inches taller than you or two feet, you never let that keep you from his side, and he couldn't be more grateful for it.
Still, the man damn near stumbles into your arm when you've stopped him. How you managed to hold your ground with him having nearly toppled you over would continue to impress him.
You needn't bother with such dramatically silly gestures to halt him where he stands; one long look your way proved enough to barely leave him with a breath to spare, with all the air around him always so wrapped tightly in your meaningful gaze.
"Wha' is it?" he asks you curiously. "Did you forget something?"
"No, it's just-"
You look upon him inquisitively, brows furrowing with a playful pout on your lips. Your eyes bounce up and down over his masked face, a normal occurrence, though it's only when you do it that Ghost ever feels shy behind it. As though no amount of fabrics or masks he obscured himself in could hide from you, which may as well be true.
Every day he spends with you, he finds himself more at peace with the monotony of his life. With you so near and ready to accept him for who he'd grown to be, even something as mundane as walking to the coffee shop for tea early in the morning felt more heavenly than any promised afterlife.
As Ghost slips his hands back into his coat pockets, with his broad shoulders slouched ever so slightly to meet your eyes, he can't help but smile, curious as to what idle thoughts ran through you.
"Don't think too hard now," he teases. "Y'might hurt yourself, love."
"Oh, be quiet you."
You gently laugh, your shoulders bouncing as animatedly as your eyes. "There's just something-"
You reach over and let your hands gently pull at the edges of his mask against his chin, inviting yourself into his space and leaning forward. Had you been anyone else, had he not flinched at the sudden movement, then he certainly would have disallowed such an action and stepped back.
Too many abuses of his boundaries have made that road a gated and lonely route to traverse. One you've walked merrily on with little guidance beyond your own admirable patience and kindness.
Who knows what you may have seen on his mask if anything at all. Ghost would never cast aside a moment to be so near so gently. Your thumb rub softly at the corners of the fabric, wiping whatever smudge had been there.
It's these smallest of actions you make that put him most at ease. How sweetly you hold him to you, hands gently caressing over his cheeks to groom him as though he were your own kin.
His mother would do the same when he was younger. He couldn't step ten feet out the door without her stopping him to retuck his shirt back in or help him rub the sleep from his eyes. Anything for her eldest to be the best he could be.
She only ever wanted the best for him, and through each touch and shared glance he has with you, he knows that you share that sentiment. The amount of time it's been since someone else has truly filled that void felt cruel beyond measure with you in his life now, so readily and with ease.
In many ways, you reminded him of her, with all her best qualities shining through the smallest comforts and care you shared for him.
Ghost remains still. In front of you on the sidewalk, a silent huff leaves him, and the cold autumn air begins to settle with the evening sun taking with it its warmth. It makes the hues of browns in his eyes shine like bark and moss, the blonds of his eyelashes twinkling against the light at certain angles like small sparkles.
It makes you pause every so often, always taking careful note of each detail of him, in which the most delicate parts of himself had been gifted to you.
He only does the same, catching the faint twinge of your lip, or how your ears move at every small expression you make. If you'd let him -- which you have on your deepest of nights -- Simon could gaze upon you until you'd imprinted yourself into his mind like a waking dream. Anything to take with him what he could not hold with you away.
Days such as this have been all he's needed on his worst assignments to soldier on. Your presence had brought him that much peace of mind.
Your hands wipe, pull, and adjust his mask with light intention, Ghost never once fearing that your hands would overstep and attempt to unmask him outside. You knew as well as he -- the softness he felt beneath his mask was a sight he wanted for your eyes only.
After some more seconds pass, you stop adjusting his mask, though your hands remain cradling his cheeks in your palms. Your eyes haven't left him for just as long, your lips only a short reach forward.
Knowing he'd be unable to kiss you, Ghost instead lets himself lean in, until his forehead adorably presses against yours, resting there with a soft exhale of the nose.
You sigh happily, letting your hands rest against your neck and your heart flutter joyously.
"I love you," you say.
You said so a lot, and at times you feared you might cheapen its value, even as you meant it each time. But Ghost could never tire of your words. If you said it a thousand more times, he'd only say so to you a thousand more back. For all the times in his life he's never had someone beside him to say it to, when he wished to most of all.
"I love you too," he says.
Somehow his voice always sounded a bit more brittle when the words leave him. Like if he said them any louder, he might just lose himself completely. But just as somehow the same, he bounces back. "Did you find what you were looking for?"
You nod. "I did." And then you lean forward and plant a gentle kiss on his nose. The softest thing imaginable; it could turn even the coldest of men into the most fragile of creatures.
What it was you saw, both on and in him, he needn't know or understand. He wouldn't ask, and he wouldn't worry. Simon would just... be.
But forever the playful tease you aimlessly had been, you twirl away back down the sidewalk, continuing your morning journey.
"Now for some tea!" You cheer.
Ghost chuckles lightly, and then slowly follows along. Some tea would be nice right about now.
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I think I might do more artwork with my stories from now on. Little drabbles to go with them. I kind of like it. I've got a few Gaz ones coming next!
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Pairs from Round 1:
1. The Curator x Dr. Hill – Nick Kay x Salim Othman x Jason Kolchek – Jacob Custos x Nick Furcillo
2. Fliss DuBois x Julia – Laura Kearney x Hannah Washington – Kate Wilder x Julia
3. Hannah Washington x Jessica Riley – Matt Taylor x Ashley Brown – Salim Othman x Dar Basri
4. John x Angela – Conrad x Jacob Custos – Kate Wilder x Jamie Tiergan
5. Mike Munroe x Jessica Riley – Conrad x Beer x Rachel King – Conrad x Fliss DuBois
6. Daniel x Taylor – Hannah Washington x Emily Davis – Nathan Merwin x Joey Gomez
7. Charlie Anderson x Hodgson expedition – Rachel King x Clarice Stokes – Nick Kay x Salim Othman
8. Jeff Whitman x Marie Whitman – Emily Davis x Ashley Brown – Revenant Carver x Judge Wyman
9. Abraham Alastor x Tabitha Milton – Alex Smith x Julia – Nick Kay x Rachel King
10. Kurum x Balathu – Lady Bradshaw x Ellis van Huyten – Hannah Washington x Ashley Brown
11. Emma Mountebank x Kaitlyn Ka – Eric King x Nick Kay – Eric King x Nick Kay x Rachel King
12. Beth Washington x Emily Davis – Beth Washington x Sam Giddings
13. Jason Kolchek x Salim Othman – Erin Keenan x Rachel King
14. Mike Munroe x Jessica Riley x Emily Davis – Conrad x Brad Smith
15. Granthem Du'Met x Kate Wilder – Granthem Du'Met x Jamie Tiergan
16. Mark Nestor x Kate Wilder x Jamie Tiergan x Erin Keenan – Adam Jones x Jonathan Finn
17. Emily Davis x Jessica Riley – Kate Wilder x Erin Keenan
18. Joseph Lambert x Amy Lambert – Mark Nestor x Kate Wilder
19. Joe Roberts x Charlie Anderson – Tanya Clarke x Vince Barnes
20. Danny x Olson – Ashley Brown x Chris Hartley x Josh Washington
21. Emily Davis x Sam Giddings – The Curator x Player
22. Dylan Lenivy x Chainsaw – Tabitha Milton x Taylor
23. Brad Smith x Fliss DuBois – Emma Mountebank x Abigail Blyg
24. Beth Washington x Laura Kearney – Conrad x Brad Smith x Fliss DuBois
25. Kaitlyn Ka x Ryan Erzahler x Dylan Lenivy – Jamie Tiergan x Erin Keenan
26. Laura Kearney x Kaitlyn Ka – Granthem Du'Met x Erin Keenan
27. Laura Kearney x Max Brinly – Sam Giddings x Jessica Riley
28. Conrad x Josh Washington – Emma Mountebank x Kaylee Hackett
29. Matt Taylor x Jessica Riley – Brad Smith x Dylan Lenivy
30. Rachel King x The Ancient One – Dar Basri x Eric King
31. Ashley Brown x Jessica Riley – Kate Wilder x Erin Keenan x Jamie Tiergan
32. Chris Hartley x Ashley Brown – Ryan Erzahler x Dylan Lenivy
33. Kate Wilder x The Curator – Becky Marney x Felicity Graves
34. Sam Giddings x Hannah Washington – Nick Furcillo x Abigail Blyg
35. Josh Washington x Chris Hartley – Laura Kearney x Travis Hackett
36. Max Brinly x Laura Kearney x Travis Hackett – Nick Kay x Jason Kolchek
37. Josh Washington x Jessica Riley – Kate Wilder x Shelby
38. Fliss DuBois x Julia - Mark Nestor x Joseph Morello
39. Emily Davis x Ashley Brown - Kate Wilder x Michelle Morello
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Rilo Kiley - Silver Lining
Pinback - Anti-Hu & Byzantine
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French Vanilla - Lost Power
Hella - Gold Mine, Gold Yours
Belle and Sebastian - The Ghost of Rockschool
Devendra Banhart - The Ballad of Keenan Milton
Aterciopelados - Rompecabezas
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Broadcast - Pendulum
Bratmobile - Eating Toothpaste
Clinic - Emotions
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Broadcast - Accidentals
The Dismemberment Plan - Wouldn't You Like To Know
Elliott Smith - Twilight
Smile - Spud Gun
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Sleater Kinney - Dig Me Out
Built to Spill - Never Alright
Les Savy Fav - Je Taime
Lightning Bolt - Sound Guardians
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Husking Bee - 3
Hey Mercedes - Every Turn
Grandaddy - At My Post
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The Blow - A Kiss
Blonde Redhead - Loved Despite of Great Faults
Bis - Theme from Tokyo
Sea and Cake - Jacking the Ball
Beach House - Once Twice Melody
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TDPA NPC birthdays
So I do try to keep a list of the known character birthdays within the anthology and I'm getting to think that despite npc birthdays being a thing for the quarry it just may not become a thing for us officially so I'm willing to add unofficial birthdays for npc characters like I did with Anthony
Here's all the canon birthdays(and Anthony's) that I have listed so different days can be picked
Also note, I'm considering all the little hope doubles as sharing birthdays and Alex will likely be given a canon birthday sooner or later, tho any npc without a canon birthday would be excepted I'd certainly like the prologue characters to get something too
Manny Sherman
1/jan
Fliss
6/jan
Anne Clarke/Angela/Amy Lambert
12/feb
Brad smith
18/February
Kate Wilder
15/march
James Clarke/John/Joseph Lambert
8/April
Erin Keenan
28/April
Dennis Clarke/Daniel/David Milton
29/april
Salim Othman
1/may
Julia
13/may
Zain Othman
31/may
Hector Waylon Mundy
11/June
Megan Clarke/Mary Milton
16/june
Mark Nestor
29/june
Anthony Clarke/Andrew/Abraham Alastor
1/july(unofficial)
Jason kolchek
22/July
Eric king
28/July
Conrad
1/august
Jamie Tiergan
7/august
Tanya Clarke/Taylor/Tabitha Milton
22/august
Rachel king
23/august
Charlie Lonnit
26/September
Nick Kay
23/October
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