Wanting You || conrad fisher x fem!reader
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summary: you get a call and it happens to be your drunk boyfriend just wanting your love and attention
pairing: conrad fisher x reader
warnings: stressed conrad and mostly just fluff
wc: 800 (i think)
put some drunk conrad in to help with the storyline!! not majority edited just wanted to get this out
It was supposed to be a boy's night. To drink and talk about sports or just hang out in general. But here conrad was, looking at your pictures on his phone showing the guys around him. Even if they were at a party where there were over 100 people, you were still the first thing on his mind.
“she’s just so pretty guys,” he told steven and jeremiah who were sipping on beers
“oh we know, for how much you talk about her.” jere muttered over his drink
“man, as much as i love how you’re in love with my sister, but please spare all details.” steven rolled his eyes
“she’s just so sweet, she’s helped me with so much. like that one time she snuck me into your house because i missed her and my roommate was having sex,” he admitted
“oh god! you snuck into our house. if laurel ever hears this you’re dead meat.” steven leaned forward
“relax steve, i’ll have you know your mom likes me too much.” conrad took a sip of his beer when he should have stopped drinking for a while now “i miss her.”
“he’s so whipped.” jere laughed watching his brother be lovesick for you
“do you think she will answer if i call her?” his eyes lit up
“she’s probably sleeping.” steven looked over his shoulder to the crowd of people spotting taylor dancing with some of the volleyball girls
“just make your move already.” jeremiah pointed out
“you know belly would absolutely murder me if i touched her best friend.” steven sighed and looked away
“hey! look at me man.” conrad put a hand on his shoulder “you haven’t murdered me yet.” he smiled
“that’s because i’m building up to it.” conrad shook his head
“i’m gonna call her, i miss her.”
“dude-“ it was too late he already clicked your contact.
Meanwhile, you were on your bed watching netflix and having a self-care night. With conrad with the guys, you felt like he needed to get out of the apartment they all shared because all they did was play video games and sleep. Your phone rang on the comforter causing you to jump not expecting any calls. You turned the phone seeing conrad’s name on the screen.
“hey.” you paused your show leaning back on the pillows
“hi baby.” he slurred. this wasn’t the first time occurrence he’s called you drunk, you soon found out he was clingy and wanted your attention when drunk
“hey you, how’s the boy's night?” he sighed on the other side of the phone
“it’s good, it’s good. i wanted to call and say i miss you, like a lot.”
“you just saw me yesterday dummy.” you laughed into the phone
“i just really love you.” your heart fluttered as he said the words, you don’t usually say it because it meant a lot to the both of you with what happened to your parents
“can you do me a favor baby?” he hummed on the other side “can i talk to my brother really quick?”
“yeah! here, steven she wants to talk to you.” you heard him hand the phone over
“hey sis.”
“hey can i come get him? i think he’s had enough and i know he’s gonna want me to come get him soon enough.”
“oh yeah please,”
“thank you for taking him out tonight, i know he’s stressed with everything with adam and everything.”
“no yeah i understand, see you soon.” the phone was pulled away from him and back in the hands of your boyfriend
“hey lover.” he chuckled “i’m gonna a come get you okay?”
“yeah, thats sounds good.” you knew after a while he would start overthinking and then the stress would come back
“just stay with the guys and no more drinking, okay?”
“okay, see you soon baby.” you both hung up and you got out of bed
The drive over to the house was over 20 minutes. But you didn’t mind you wanted to see conrad. There has been a lot of stuff going on recently with his dad. you knew their relationship wasn’t the greatest and it really got to him sometimes.
You parked the car in search of your boyfriend. Steven texted you saying they were in the backyard in some chairs, and you saw the back of your boyfriend's head as he talked to the boys in front of him. You wrapped your arms over his shoulder and leaned your head down on his shoulder.
“i have a girlfriend!” his head snapped and he relaxed seeing it was you “oh. sorry.”
“that’s okay, you ready to go?” he nodded “you boys have a ride back?” you looked towards jere and steven
“yeah, taylor said she would take us.” you smiled at steven “when are you gonna ask her out?” conrad moved his arms to rub against yours that were draped over him
“chill, i just don’t wanna upset belly.”
“for fucks sake i’m dating your best friend and you didn’t beat me up.”
“told you.” conrad muttered
“this is different.” he sighed rubbing his face
“it’s not really.” conrad moved to lay his head on your arm giving you the signal it was time to go “just do something at least, con and i are gonna head out.” you pulled your hands away and the man stood from his seat “ready.” he nodded taking your hand in his “be safe tonight, call me if you need anything.”
As you drove home, conrad kept a hand on your thigh but he didn’t say anything and you knew the quietness and depression were slowly coming back from the side effects of his drinking. The whole ride was quiet up until you made it into your room closing the door facing him.
“come here con.” he walked towards you slowly and dipped his head into to crook of your neck and wrapped his arms around you “let’s sleep okay?” he nodded but didn’t let go “con?”
“hm?”
“let’s lay down handsome.” he stepped away from you and you helped him take off his shirt as he slipped out of his jeans left in his boxers and slid into bed “ill be right back, going to get you water.”
“okay.” he softly spoke into the pillow he was laying on
Walking downstairs your mom was also grabbing a midnight snack. She knew he would come over and she also knew he was going through a lot in your 2 years together.
“how is he?” she leaned against the counter as you opened the fridge to grab a water bottle
“it’s a lot, he won’t really talk to me about some of it and i understand.”
“you’re a great girlfriend for him. susannah always loved the thought of you two together.” she grabbed your hand and squeezed it “speaking of conrad.” she nodded behind you, turning around you saw your boyfriend standing at the end of the stairs
“hey, what’s wrong?” you walked towards him
“you left me for a long time.” he rubbed his eyes and you smiled
“come on you big baby, good night mom.”
“night laurel.” conrad muttered
“night kids.” you could hear the humor in her voice
Back up in your room you were both now in bed with the light of the tv shining on the both of you. Conrad’s eyes drifted but he just stared at you.
“can i cuddle you?” he asked softly
“you don’t need to ask.” he moved closer to you hugging you to him, his head on your shoulder and you moved your hand to run though his hair “con?”
“yeah?” you moved to look at him and leaned down to kiss him for the first time that night
“i love you.” he smiled genuinely the first time since you saw him
“i love you.” he closed his eyes and kissed your neck
Soon enough his soft snoring filled the room as you continued to watch your show until you followed him into the dream state.
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the color green | T.S
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summary ; you've met tommy's secretary , who has a thing for him.
warnings ; mentions of death (no one dies), my bad writing?? probably typos, arranged marriage trope
a/n ; um idk what to think of this part but lmk what you think of it
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he just looks back at you, his brow raised ,waiting for an explanation
"what?"
"what did ya say to 'er?"
"nothing, why ? what did she tell you?" you can't help the amused expression on your face, you did try to hold it back.
"she said you and polly cornered 'er"
"what" you let out a small laugh "all we did was speak to 'er, and it was mostly polly. she barely acknowledged me."
"really?"
"yes really."
"did ya tell 'er that we're engaged?" his voice was deep and cold. it sent a familiar chill down your spine.
"why ? did ya not want people to know?"
"answer the question"
"i didn't. polly did." you stare at him for a while, eyes tracing his face with a raised brow "are you fucking 'er?"
he blinks slowly, his demeanor doesn't change "i beg your fucking pardon?"
"ya heard me."
"no."
you study his face "we didn't say anything to 'er, polly asked 'er if she knew who i was, she looked me up and down like i was some whore and then almost cried when she found out you and i are engaged. thats it."
"we're not engaged yet."
"we are, according to your aunt. so if ya 'ave any fucking complaints , ya might want to take it up with 'er."
you try to walk past him, deciding that storming off is the best way out of this ,
"and how do ya think youre gettin' back home? polly is gone"
you freeze, stopping in place when you hear that, and he turns, just staring at your back.
"walking exists , ya know?" you turn as well to face him, you try to maintain the most confident expression you could muster
"you're gonna walk back? to your father's house? at this time?"
you just nod,
"no you're not"
"yes i am."
"no."
"why not?"
"what kind if fiancé would i be if i let ya walk home in the dark?." his voice is sarcastic
you just raise your brow again, "i thought we weren't engaged."
"go to my office, i'll drive ya home in a minute."
"ya don't 'ave to, i don't want your charity."
"go to my fucking office, y/n."
you mumble curses under your breath as you stride through and to his office, you open the glass door and plop down on the chair facing his desk. you can see the sectary's silhouette from the corner of your eyes. she's sitting on a desk outside his office and you walked by without sparing her a glance. you can feel her stare burn through you.
the door opens again and he walks in, and sits on his desk
"are we goin' to stay here long? cause i can call oliver to come and get me."
he looked up from the papers he was holding and his stare made you look away. okay maybe you'll let him drive you home.
the secretary knocks and walks in "i just need your signature on this form sir." she walks to his desk and gets as close as appropriately possible.
" y've met my fiancée then, miss carter?" he asks the secretary without looking at her
"i.." she stands straight and glances at you "i did , yes i did."
he looks up at her briefly "she might be comin' here more often now, so please make 'er feel at home whenever im not around."
"of course, sir." she smiles sweetly at him before grabbing the paper and walking out of the office.
you raise your brows, a small smirk on your lips "oh im your fiancée now , aye?"
he doesn't answer you, but you see the corners of his lips curl.
you stifle back a yawn as you sit on the sofa , trying to not to nod off. its the middle of the night and your brother had woken you up. safe to say tonight was not a night you've expected and its yet to end.
"how did ya even know about this?" you nod towards abraham who had a cup of tea in his hand
"mum called" he muttered as he handed you a cup as well
"its just a cold , ya know that? , ya didn't 'ave to leave anna and come all the way here."
"it's dad, i couldn't just sleep after 'earing mum cry about 'im"
"she cries about everything" you say with a sigh as you take a sip of your tea
the living room as dark except for a small lamp that was next to you
"did she call celest and oliver?"
"i think so, but they'll probably come by in the mornin'."
you hear your mothers sniffles as she leaves her and your father's bedroom.
"hes asking for you."
you and abraham look at each other before you put your tea cup down and get up from the sofa.
"come in"
you walk in and close the door behind you gently. your dad is propped up with a pillow behind him, you approach the bed and get on it, laying next to him
"ya better not give me another one of your speeches dad." you feign annoyance but your smile gives you away.
he lets out a laugh then turns to you "i'm an old man ya know, i 'ave to make sure i say everything i need to say before i leave ya."
"y've got a cold dad, its not the plaque " you chuckle as you turn to look at him too.
when you were a child, your father would never sleep if you got sick, he would stay up. sometimes fall asleep beside you, or on the uncomfortable hard wooden chair he'd drag next to your bed.
he would put his head on your heart sometimes late at night anxiously, scared it might've stopped when he accidentally drifted off to sleep.
"listen to me love..." his hands intertwine with yours, his hands calloused from all the days he's spent caring for the soil, or in the war that you never thought would end. "i need to talk about this."
you hum, your hand holding his tightly in yours.
"i'm sorry it had to come to this my love,"
its not another one of his speeches, its a different kind of speech.
"dad..."
"when your mother first told me about this, i thought she was jokin, honest to god" he lets out another laugh "but now..... when i think about it , i cant let ya do that to yerself love..." he shakes his head slightly,
"what?" your eyes look up at him, taking in his features , his dark under eyes, the lines on his face, around his eyes.
"i saved some money yeah? , for when me and your mother might need it. ya can 'ave it." his voice drops to a lower tone
"and do what ?"
"run away."
"run away?" you laugh softly, looking at him with a raised brow "and go where?"
"where ever you want." he smiles softly at you
"you're not serious."
"i am"
you stay silent for a while, processing what he's saying "im not runnin' away dad."
"so you're gonna marry tommy shelby? is that what ya want ? what ya truly want?"
"its what i need to do"
"ya don't"
"so you're gonna go back on your word ,aye? ya gave the man a word after all"
"for you , id break every promise ive ever made."
"dad..." you let out a small smile , his other hand goes to cup your face "i cant do that"
"are ya scared id hate ya? or that id be angry at ya if ya didn't?"
"i cant runaway dad... i cant leave ya" your emotions betray you and they flood through you, your tears start to drop. i cant not be here when you die, when you're buried.
"sometimes i cant believe you're all grown up now,"
"hmm"
"ya were such a lively child"
"you're sayin' im borin' now aye?"
you two share a small laugh, you turn your face and kiss his palm, before closing your eyes "id put myself through anything and everything to keep ya with me for however long i can."
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Mike Schmidt x Reader
Pt: 3 Friday Nights
Summary: Abby’s first sleepover gives you and Mike some alone time.
The friendship continues
Tropes: fluff, sultry thoughts but no explicit smut.
Word count: 3337
And they were roommates…
Pt. 3 of This Series
A\N: Hey!! So I’m a bit more insecure about this one than I am with my previous two parts. I still think it’s sweet, and I like how it turned out, but let me know if I should do a rewrite!!
“I mean truly, the stark change within Abby…”
The school counselor’s words fall on ears occupied with something else.
“….I mean I’ve never seen…”
Mike tried to pay attention - at the beginning - but eventually the words tangled together to create a meaning the counselor could’ve communicated with one or two sentences.
“… so quickly. Whatever you’re doing, it’s clearly…”
Plus, Mike has more important things on his mind.
“… good that she has someone like you.”
Mike barely catches the end of her…seemingly endless lecture.
He hears the compliment. It feels unwarranted but Mike politely grins anyway.
Mike has questions. He has so many questions.
The problem that the counselor is referring to… Abby healed it on her own, mostly. Her friends helped her - but crawling out of her shell - thats all her. Mike just made sure she didn’t die. Even then…
He still feels stabbing guilt; a lot of the time. For what he almost did.
“Sh - She gets nightmares, sometimes,” Mike does too, but this isn’t about him.
“is” he gulps down the lump in his throat, “- is there anything I can do?”
The counselor folds her hands together like she’s trying to explain something to a feral child. Mike recognizes the gesture. It’s not one of genuine kindness; it’s the kind of gesture someone enacts when dealing with a delicate situation.
“Does she talk to anyone? About the nightmares.”
Mike huffs, “she’s pretty tight lipped about it,” but he knows that she wants them to stop.
“No,” the counselor almost sounds amused, Mike tries not to let the tone offend him.
“I mean does she talk to anyone about it.”
Ah. He gets it now.
“You mean like a shrink?” He questions.
The counselor nods and gives him a look doused in sympathy. It makes Mike want to get up and leave.
“Can’t afford it.”
“Ah,” she says, before launching into another lecture about how to avoid dreams, and calm anxiety before bed.
Mike listens this time.
The day after the meeting, Mike goes about his day.
Everything goes how it’s supposed to go. He goes to work, coordinates with his project supervisor, and eats lunch.
Until he gets a call from Abby’s school.
When Mike’s coworker, Jordan, calls him out of the work room, he says it’s an emergency.
Mike’s heart fucking palpitates. He almost drops the damn drill.
He’s never struggled to take off his gloves, or unclip the bulky helmet, but he does now. His hands get clammy and hot. It gets hard to breathe.
Mike’s still has the safety goggles on when he gets to the phone.
“Hello? What’s wrong?”
Abby’s voice comes through the other end, “Can I have a sleepover with Selina?”
Mike exhales. He rips the safety goggles off and rubs the bridge of his nose.
He takes one more deep breath before answering, “Is that all you called to ask?”
Abby confirms before launching into an explanation, “Please, please. Katy is going, and so is Josie and Sofia and they’re making cookies and Silena has a trampoline.”
Mike’s tapping the phone, his fingers feel tingly and that urge to hold his breath comes back, “Look, I don’t think that’s a good -“
“- No, It’s fine. They have a trampoline Mike, please.”
She doesn’t get it.
That’s the hardest part. She doesn’t understand that she’s not safe at someone else’s house. Overnight? What if there’s a fire? or what if she can’t sleep?
Mike remembers the school counselor's words about Abby’s progress. He would’ve taken her opinion with a grain of salt, if he didn’t see it for himself.
Even according to Mike’s independent observation; Abby’s started to smile around other kids a lot more compared to before.
In fact, she’s planning fucking sleepovers with other kids.
Mike thinks about his mom.
What would their parents do?
“I want to talk to Selina’s parents first.”
So, Mike does end up talking to Selina’s parents.
He meets them in the parking lot after school.
They explain the whole ordeal. Their plans and the occasion that sparked the sleepover.
They seem normal. They remind Mike of coworkers his dad used to invite to 4th of July grills.
The mom - Janice - works at the hospital, and the dad - Sean - works at a bakery.
Sean and Janice give Mike their house address. So, he knows where to drop off Abby after she goes home to pick up clothes and a sleeping bag.
When Mike enters the car, he’s greeted with two sets of expectant gazes.
Mike’s eyes shift between the two of you, Abby’s grinning, but you just look sheepish.
Mike rolls his eyes, but he’s grinning, “make sure to pack your toothbrush.”
Abby smiles on the way home.
You're in the living room when just Mike walks through the door.
You have pajamas on, and you’re lounging on a loveseat tilted towards the TV. A mug of wine rests on the coffee table. Along with some type of cheese and cracker.
Something smells good.
“There’s food on the stove, it should still be hot” you call, then eat a cracker.
Mike beelines a straight shot to the kitchen, “Thanks.”
You mhm through a mouthful.
Mike can’t wait to eat, but when he reaches for a plate he sees the specks of sawdust layering his clothes.
He clenches his jaw, and counts backwards from ten.
“Hey, uh, I’m gonna shower first, but if you leave the dishes I’ll do them later.”
Your eyes stay glued to the TV, “Okay, there’s also wine on the top of the fridge. If you want any.”
Mike showers and dresses. When he returns to the kitchen, the quietness hits him square in the face.
Abby’s not in the house, and it feels like he’s forgetting something important - Like his keys are missing, or he lost his wallet - It puts him on edge.
Despite his unease, something sweet and warm, like syrup, spreads through Mike when he serves himself a portion of dinner.
It’s mostly covered up by the gray-haired worry about Abby at someone else’s house, but Mike won’t deny the comfort of having a good meal, and wine, after working.
Mike doesn’t know how he did it when he lived alone with Abby. He had to cook, clean, and pay bills. All on his own.
Back before you, Mike would have to leave in thirty minutes for his second shift of the day.
Mike wonders if Abby enjoys the new schedule as much as he’s enjoying it.
He brings the food and the wine to the coffee table, and sits on the sofa adjacent to your loveseat.
Mike has no idea what the fuck you’re watching, but it seems…interesting.
He doesn’t care to complain, though. It’s not like he’s invested in the show.
A few beats of comfortable silence fly by before you speak, “How was work?”
Your question feels like an embrace. It’s the type of question that someone asks when they want to talk, but can’t think of anything else to say.
You want to talk to Mike, and it makes him feel some type of way.
Maybe it’s not that deep.
“Good - long - what’re we watching?”
“No idea. I think she,” you point to a character, “wants to do something that he-” you point to a different character, “doesn’t like. So, she’s going behind his back and stuff. But I’m just watching this because I like the show that comes on next, and I don’t wanna miss it.”
Mike hums through his food. He kind of wants to ask why you’re not going out. It’s Friday night.
Are you feeling alright? What’s different about this Friday from all the other Fridays?
Instead he does the dishes.
When he returns, he’s still not really paying attention to your show. Even though, every now and then you’ll add commentary. He just mhm’s through it.
Does Abby remember his number in case she wants to go early? What if she gets too cold in their house? What if she has a nightmare? Would she call him?
His fingers are pulling apart the threads at the arm of the couch, and his leg is bouncing.
He drinks more wine.
“- about it?”
Mike snaps out of his head, “uh,” he tries to blink himself awake, “- sorry, what?”
You shrug and gesture to his fingers pulling apart the couch, “you’re um,” you clear your throat, “you seem… off. Do you want to talk about it?”
He…didn’t even notice that he was fidgeting with the threads like that.
“Oh,” he chuckles, but the sound comes out sounding more awkward, and nervous than amused, “is it that obvious?”
“No, no not at all,” you make eye contact with him, and that creamy comfort returns to make a sugary home in Mike’s chest.
“Well…” you begin, “…Kinda, yeah.”
This time, the laugh you pull out of Mike sounds genuine. Even to him.
It’s not a huge laugh, more of a happy scoff really, but it makes him feel a little better nonetheless.
“It’s just…” Mike starts, and you direct your body to face him instead of the TV.
Even though your show is playing. You want to listen to Mike more than you want to watch your show.
He has to fight down a smile, “…this is the first time Abby’s had a sleepover.”
Your mouth makes an O-shape, and you nod like you’ve got it all figured out.
“Yeah, the first time is always the hardest.”
That makes Mike think. How would you know?
“My mom used to get so nervous when my brother started going to sleepovers,” you add.
Your understanding of his nervousness makes sense, given the backstory, but there’s a detail in that sentence about you, and it means something to him.
“You have siblings?”
You nod excitedly, “a brother and a sister.”
Mike literally has no idea how he’s never heard about this before, “how - how old are they?”
“My sister’s seventeen. She’s a junior in High school,” you’re talking with your hands as you talk about your siblings. You seem excited, It’s making Mike smile.
“You should see her play sports, she's the Volleyball team captain this year…”
For real, you’re talking about them like you’re proud, and the genuine joy in your tone makes Mike want to crawl up next to you.
“- and my brother’s heading into middle school but he’s such a sweet kid. He used to get so excited when we went to the park. He loves to climb trees.”
It sounds like you haven’t seen them in a while.
The stories connect a few dots for Mike, though. This is why you’re good with Abby.
You and Mike end up talking more, he blames the wine.
Apparently, he gets chatty when he feels that familiar alcohol-induced warmth in his stomach.
Eventually, he asks why you didn’t go out on a Friday night.
The answer is much simpler than he expects.
“My show finally came out with a new season, and the new episodes air on Fridays.”
Mike snickers. His amusement comes at the expense of himself. Of course it was something simple, he doesn’t know why he even bothered to speculate.
He doesn’t expect you to return the question. But you do.
“ - it’s your night off, Abby’s taken care of, and don’t you miss going out and doing your own thing?”
Well, to be honest, he never really had the time. For years, Mike spent nights occupied with…something he doesn’t need to do anymore.
He can’t tell you that, though.
So he says, “Nah, I never went out. Even before Abby.”
“Is it ‘cause you don’t like crowded spaces?”
Mike doesn’t think too hard about that, but he snickers because it feels like you pulled it out of a hat.
He snickered again. He’s doing that a lot around you.
It’s probably just the wine.
“No? Just never had the time.”
You nod, but then you get that wide-eyed excited look that you got when you asked Mike to move in with you,
“Wanna go out tonight?”
If anyone, ever, asked about why Mike agreed as quickly as he did, he’d blame the wine. He’d blame the wine until he went blue in the face and died of suffocation.
He doesn’t even admit to himself that the wine isn’t the reason he said yes.
After he agrees, you tell him about a place that you think he’d like.
You say that it’s, “like a botanical garden, but they put lights up, and serve food, at night.”
You tell him that it’s not crowded, like a bar or club, because technically it’s a fancy place, and that’s why you both need to change clothes before calling a cab.
So, Mike calls a cab. Then, he puts on a button-down shirt, and throws on a pair of his nice jeans.
Still, he feels slightly, very, underdressed compared to you.
You come out of your room wearing an elegant little black dress that hugs parts of you in a way that makes Mike blush and breathe heavy.
Your neck stays uncovered. He sees the skin where the hickies used to be, but this time there’s no hickies.
Mike can think of a way to change that.
His dick jumps, and he wishes he could do something about it.
You make him feel things that he doesn’t want to feel.
“You ready?” You ask, and Mike has to swallow and take a deep breath to keep himself in check.
He’s very ready. Just, not in the way you think.
“Uh, yeah. Are - are you?”
You smile and nod.
The cab drive goes well. Mike’s getting used to the tightness in his pants.
So, that place that you’d said he’d like, he does.
At first, it felt like he didn't belong. A lot of people dressed better than him, many have their hair in hairstyles, and he can’t pronounce more than half the food on the menu.
You can, though.
To be fair, the menu ended up as a non-problem; because after you pointed out the prices, Mike gave you a look, and you gave him the same look back.
You both scurried out of the seating area before an employee could take any orders.
Mike likes the botanical garden.
He likes how you talk in the botanical garden.
It costs to get in, but it’s gorgeous.
It's the twilight hour when you walk through the pathway together.
Sometimes your arms brush.
Every time it happens, Mike’s heart fills with something, but you don’t seem affected.
He glances at your fingers throughout the walk. He starts to note the little divots in your palms. How would they feel against his? Would you be mad? If Mike picked up your hand and kissed the palm?
You talk about the practical uses of plants that you see. Mike learns that dried-up yarrow leaves can help clot blood. He also learns that solar energy powers the lights shining on the rows of green life.
You talk about how cool it is, that the owners made this place one-hundred-percent sustainable, and he can’t help but agree.
Your smile infects him with feelings that flutter through his arteries, and you’re smiling a lot.
Eventually, conversation lulls, but it’s the nice kind of lull. It’s a quiet comfort, like warm sheets and fresh tea.
There’s a greenhouse exhibit towards the end of the pathway. A worker checks in your coat, then tells you where to pick it up at the end of the exhibit.
When he first steps inside, Mike nearly goes into shock over the change in temperature. It’s hot, and he has to roll up his sleeves immediately or risk complaining about it.
It doesn’t help.
The place smells good, though; like moist soil and moss.
The greenhouse has fairy lights hanging overhead, and multicolored flowers decorate the pathway.
It’s laid out like a maze, the illuminated path winds around little islands of floral beauty.
Mike likes the palm trees. Most of them have pretty colored lights wrapped around the trunk.
It’s nice, Mike won’t deny the otherworldliness of the beauty, but honestly, he wouldn’t enjoy it as much if you weren’t there.
You bring a certain excitement to the excursion that Mike doesn’t think he can feel on his own.
You ask him if he likes plants, and honestly, he’s never thought about it.
He shrugs says they’re nice, because they are, and they’re starting to remind him of you.
His shirt collar is drenched in sweat by the time you two get to the end of the greenhouse.
He’s self-conscious about the wetness at first, but then he sees your neck.
It makes him want to do other things that would make you sweat.
The garden isn’t that populated right now. He could do it, if you wanted it too.
Lift up your skirt, press his dick against the plush of your ass. He’d nuzzle his nose into the crook of neck, and breathe you in before dragging his tongue along your nape.
He’d grab a fistful of your tits from the front of your dress.
He would take off your panties, but he wouldn’t give them back. He’d keep them in his pocket like a treasured souvenir.
Would you like it? If Mike made you walk around with wetness staining your inner thighs?
Maybe you’d find it demeaning, to be forced to walk around like that, but maybe you wouldn’t.
Mike’s very glad that it’s nighttime, because it’s too dark for you to see the outline of his half-hard dick.
The pathway leads to an outdoor bar.
The counter rests under a gazebo-like structure. Vines curl around the pillars like the lights on the palm trees, and quiet music plays over the chatter of the customers.
The bartender greets you by name.
You introduce the bartender to Mike as Miranda, and it takes him a moment to realize that he’s seen her before.
Miranda comments on it before he does. Mike probably wouldn’t have anyway.
“Yeah, I’ve seen you before, you’re the roommate right?” Miranda asks, and Mike gives her a tight-lipped grin.
“Yeah, it’s nice to officially meet you,” he returns.
“Yeah you too,” she says, “Anyway, is there anything I can get you guys? Completely on the house.”
You get a little wide-eyed at that, “Hey no, it’s okay, we can -“
“- I still owe you for dinner last week, remember? It’s fine. Tequila sunrise?”
You ease into your barstool, a soft, yeah spilling from your lips.
Mike thinks it's cute.
However, Miranda’s attention moves to Mike, and his panic chases away the good feelings.
Mike’s never been to a bar like this before. He’s not sure what to order, he’s not sure how, “uh, what do you have?”
Miranda gestures to the bottles behind her, “I can make anything as long as we have the ingredients. What do you usually drink?”
He doesn’t.
“Do you have anything…” Mike’s cheeks are heating, he can feel it, it’s making him feel dumb, “…non-alcoholic?”
Miranda doesn’t judge his inability to order quickly. It helps.
“Yeah, I can do virgin drinks. What were you thinking?”
God, all these questions. He doesn’t like turning down free shit, but he’s starting to feel tempted to.
“What’s popular?”
“Piña Coladas and Strawberry Daiquiris are the most popular virgin drinks, but we also have fountain drinks if that sounds better.”
“Strawberry Daiquiris are good, they’re like slushies.” You interject.
Mike orders a Strawberry Daiquiri.
When Miranda leaves, Mike feels like he can breathe again.
Mike wonders, if you notice the nervousness behind the way he’s crossing his arms, because you smile, and tell him that he looks nice in a button-down.
Miranda returns with free drinks before he can think himself into a hernia.
Abby would like the Strawberry Daiquiri.
For the rest of the night, Miranda makes stops at yours and Mike’s corner of the bar.
Miranda’s presence made Mike uncomfortable at first, because he doesn’t know her, but your friend pulls him into conversations in ways that he doesn’t mind.
It helps that Mike likes how you look at him when Miranda asks him a question.
He likes how you’re paying attention to him, even when your friend is right in front of you.
Miranda comes out from behind the bar when you mention that it’s getting late.
She gives you a hug first, then she shakes Mike's hand.
Her touch makes him think of your palms.
When the two of you get home, it’s just a little past 10 p.m.
Mike wants to thank you, for showing him a place like that, and for spending your evening with him.
He didn’t have to spend the night cooped up, worrying himself into a frenzy, because you brought him out.
The gratitude gets stuck in his throat.
What does he say? Hey, thanks for spending a night around me! Let’s do it again sometime!
Well, sure, he could say that, but he would rather stay quiet.
He doesn’t want to come off too strong, he doesn’t want to give you a peek into the meat of him.
He’s surprised when you say something.
“Thank you for coming out. I had fun.”
The words come out a little awkwardly, like you’re unsure.
Mike’s eyes find yours, and the little smile in the corner of your lips makes him feel better - despite the quiet house.
He licks his lips and offers you a similar small grin, “Yeah, Me too.”
And he means it.
A/N: Although I feel conflicted about this chapter, I’m very thankful for the love you’ve given me on the previous two!
I hope you enjoyed!
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Simon "ghost" Riley x Reader
Notes: fem reader! i hc ghost doesn't wear a mask when he's off duty, this is just whatever rot my mouse brain creates, age gap but not to crazy, sfw mostly ,size kink if you squint, literally just me projecting onto reader sorry
no thoughts just ghost meeting cute little civvie reader in a shop when he's just trying to get his shopping done after coming back from a mission just wanting to fill his fridge with enough beer and groceries that vaguely resemble food
Simon watching you struggle to reach the flour from a set high shelf in the aisle, grumbling to yourself about "who fucking needs flour anyway" still trying to reach it and he just pluck it off the shelf and drops it in your cart before making his way to another aisle and your just left looking stupid watching this giant trudge away with a little blue tesco basket in tow
Simon who notices you at the same book shop he frequents, but your perched behind the counter doing god knows what ( vaguely resembles inventory but hey do what you will) calculator in hand as he peeks from behind a bookshelf trying to remember where he's seen you before.
Civvie reader who passes her days working quietly in a book shop and living in a simple one room flat indulging her romantic needs in fiction too nervous to actually talk to men, fictional ones satisfying her needs better. That is until you see some books on the counter sliding over to scan them.
"Your total's 23.55" you mumble looking at the screen "Cash or Card?" you add before lifting your head to meet the brick wall of a muscle man. Oh OH, no thoughts as you just stare at his pecs in your line of sight thanking whatever god you believe in for the sight before you, better then anything your little brain could muster up even with the detailed descriptions authors would spit out onto the pages you read
You violently peel your eyes away from the most beautiful pair of man tits you've ever seen to see what man was the owner, and by god do you wish you werent so bad around men. I mean the wind practically got knocked out of your lungs as you let out a barely audible squeak watching this man fish in his pockets for his wallet
Messy blonde hair that was in that weird phase of curly but not really, a nose that looks like its seen a good fight, deep set brown eyes, and a few healed scars settled on the skin. Aged but like wine, a really really fine wine
"Right, cash" His hands fiddling through the wallet to pull out the bank notes, while you prayed you didnt look like a hunger dog staring at his hands as they placed the cash on the counter.
Simon who watches the little bookshop employee look like she just got punched in the gut and was trying not groan as she quickly rang him up, Do i smell? he thinks to himself
Simon who watches your smaller hands shuffle the cash into the register, noting how they're free of calluses, nailed neat and slightly grown, soft.
Simon who leaves the bookstore thinking of a excuse to go again tomorrow, not to see the bookshop girl or anything, he has his reasons!! he just hasn't thought of it yet!!
You start looking up from your notes for your class when the shop bell jingles hoping to see the mystery man whos built exactly like your favorite webcomic character but with the gruff and mature aura of that mc from the game your friend made you play that you cant quite remember. Only disappointed when its just another customer , until later in the day the man returns again.
But its much later in the day and you've switched on the shops warm lights, turning off the ac letting the place warm up as you hear the door jingle again, mystery man making his way to the counter your eyes following his every step, meaty thighs
You who perks up when his forearms settle at the counter suddenly eyes locking onto yours and suddenly very glad you tidied up a bit today, tinted chapstick, perfume, cleaner turtle neck, lashes, lipgloss, earrings ahm
"Tesco" he grumbles out unmoving
"what" well thats not what you were expecting to hear
"You were the girl , couldnt reach the flour yeah?" oh that was him
"Oh, that was you? thank you?" oh what the fuck were you supposed to say?? oh thank you freakishly tall man who watched me struggle?? let me take your whole cock in my mouth while you call me a good pet feeding your meaty length down my throat??
"Yeah" Simon didnt think to much on what to do now, gaze getting awkward now that hes got his confirmation
"Did you need anything" you finally broke the silence, god its fuckin tense in here and hes so close, you wanna just get a sniff but thats hardly workplace behavior doesn't matter if its your dads shop or not.
"Mhm, ye got any cook books?"
"yeah, section 12, shelf 9" whos he cooking for? his wife? i dont see a ring? maybe a long time girlfriend?? who wouldnt snatch up this actual beefcake
"Thanks, tryna cook something new for myself. Flats been quiet" He mumbled like speaking too much would give him a headache
SImon purchased his books same stare at the girls hand like last time as she took his money. God do something you look like a creep staring at this poor girls hands.
"Got a notepad luv?" again that same punched face returned, is she alright? he thought to himself
Oh he just called me luv oh fuck dont wheeze dont wheeze just hand him the pen and paper like a good employee, come on. Oh god dont stare at his arms, are those tattoos oh my god
Sliding back the notepad simon made pace of grabbing his cook book a slipping out the shop just as quick as he went in
You who looked at the notepad almost slipping back out of your chair
"Simon 44 xxx xxx xxx"
Children were singing, the angels sang their songs, the trees regrew in that parking lot down the street, healthcare in america was just made free, and you just got the phone number of a man built like a double door fridge that you have every intention of climbing
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