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roosterforme · 5 months
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At Least Twice a Day (Rooster x Reader)
Part of The What If Collection of blurbs for Roo and Baby Girl. My masterlist. Banner by @mak-32
Warnings: language, mentions of smut, mention of injury
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You loved having Goose and Carole stay with you and Bradley. His mom always taught you a new recipe, and you could tell how happy it made Bradley to spend time with them. Especially Goose. 
The guys were out walking Tramp after dinner, and you were helping Carole make a cake in your kitchen as you kept pausing to look at your engagement ring which used to be hers. 
"He'll take good care of you," Carole mused out loud as she cracked some eggs. "Not that you can't take care of yourself, of course. But he'll give you anything you need or want. That's just the way he loves you."
Her words made you feel gooey. "That's the way I love him, too."
Your future mother-in-law's beaming smile left you wishing Bradley would return from his walk so you could touch him. You just always wanted to be touching him. "Chocolate frosting?" Carole asked, interrupting your thoughts. 
"Yes. As long as Goose likes that."
She laughed and tossed her head back. "Goose has never meet a food he won't eat."
"Sounds exactly like Bradley."
Once the pretty cake was cooling and the frosting was ready to go on it, the front door opened, and Tramp bounded in ahead of the guys. "It smells good in here," Bradley murmured as he made a beeline to give you a hug. He kissed the top of your head as you snuggled your cheek against him. "Well this is a warm welcome."
"I missed you a little bit," you whispered. You made sure Carole and Goose looked distracted as you said, "You told me you'd make some more time for me all week. I want it real bad." You sent him a little pout just to reinforce things. It was hard to be as intimate as you liked when his parents were visiting.
His response sounded a little stern. "I know. I've been tired. And a little preoccupied. Don't act like you aren't getting it, Baby Girl." You pressed your lips together, because he'd actually taken the time to go down on you this morning before he got dressed. For almost thirty minutes. And it had been really good. "Now what smells so delicious?"
You patted his belly; he was still trying to get in shape again after his horrific accident during his last deployment a few months ago. "I don't think you should eat too much cake, okay. You told me to make sure you were making healthy food choices."
Bradley sighed and said, "If you make it, I'm going to want to eat it." He sounded a little snippy, and you knew it was because he loved his mom's recipes, but you'd stand firm.
"Just one small piece. I'm going to ice the cake, and we can all eat it tomorrow before your parents fly home to Virginia."
"Fine."
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Bradley knew you were probably a tiny bit annoyed with him when you excused yourself early to take a shower and get ready for bed. But the cake looked so good, and he wanted to eat it even though he did tell you not to let him have too many sweets. His parents were on the couch watching a movie together when he changed into his gym clothes as he heard you get into the shower. Since he had his weight bench in the garage now, he should be using it every day. 
When he walked into the living room on his way to the kitchen to make a protein shake, he felt two pairs of eyes on him. "What?" he asked, turning toward the couch. "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Well..." Carole began, already cluing Bradley in to the fact that this would be an irritating conversation. "We couldn't help but notice that you got a little bit snippy with your fiancée earlier."
"Oh here we go," he muttered in response, running his hand through his hair. "How much did you hear?"
They shared a look before Carole asked, "Are you sure you're pleasing her in the bedroom?"
He froze in place and barked out an annoyed laugh. "We are not having this conversation. Absolutely not."
His dad put a hand on his mom's shoulder, but that didn't stop her. "Oh, yes, we are. We have always been very open about sex, Bradley. It's nothing to be ashamed of!"
Bradley looked at her bright blue eyes before glancing at his dad. It wasn't that he was embarrassed to talk about sex with his parents even though he was well into his thirties, it was more that he wasn't sure how to defend himself right now. "This conversation is not necessary. She was being dramatic."
Carole scoffed in response. "It's not dramatic when you're letting your partner know you need something, Bradley. She's going to be your wife!"
"Yeah," Bradley barked. "And she's already getting it at least twice a day most days!"
Goose choked on his sip of tea. 
"Oh," Carole said softly, but she looked a lot calmer now as Bradley shook his head. "Well, that's good."
"Mmhmm," he hummed sarcastically with his hands planted on his hips. "I am fucking my fiancée regularly. She's plenty satisfied. She just likes being a brat. But thank you for your concern." He turned toward the kitchen, nearly forgetting what he was planning on doing in the first place. "Jesus," he grumbled as he grabbed his protein powder. "The fucking audacity."
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When you woke up the next morning, Bradley was still sound asleep, so you made your way to the kitchen to start breakfast for the four of you. The coffee was brewing, and you were collecting ingredients for some pancake batter when you froze. Half of the cake was gone. "What the fuck?" you gasped, and that's when you saw Bradley walk in. "You ate the cake."
He frowned at you. "No, I didn't."
"You did!" you accused. "It's half eaten! You ate it out of spite!"
Bradley raised one eyebrow and asked, "Are you serious right now?"
You spun when you heard Goose clear his throat, and you turned to see that Carole couldn't even look you in the eye for some reason. "Good morning," she said as she reached for a mug. "Goose has something he needs to tell you."
"I ate the cake," he said. "It was delicious. I had one piece, and then I couldn't stop eating it. And then the next thing I knew, half of it was gone."
"Oh," you replied softly. "Well, that's okay. Why don't we just finish the cake for breakfast?"
"That sounds lovely," Carole replied, barely meeting your eyes. 
You took a deep breath and turned toward Bradley. "I'm sorry, Roo. You can have a much cake as you want, I shouldn't have told you not to eat it."
He leaned in closer and whispered, "I'll have a little slice, Sweetheart. And I'm sorry I haven't been as attentive this week as I usually am. If you want me to fuck you nearly constantly, you know I will."
"Shhh," you hissed. "Your mom is already barely looking at me right now!"
Bradley laughed as his parents took the cake and coffee into the dining room. "That's because I told her you're a needy little thing who wants me balls deep inside her all the time."
"You did what?!"
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thereticx · 3 months
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♰Pairing: Geto Suguru x Reader
♰Warnings: toxicity(all characters), smoking, drinking, sexual content, cheating, home wrecking, infidelity
♰Author's Note: Geto is such a beautiful character and I desperately wanted to write about him since I have read every fic possible.
“What would your poor wife think if she saw you fucking with me?”
“You mean ex wife”
“Whatever”
He didn't remember when the chase first started. It might've been on the celebration of his fourth year as a married man or maybe–at your father's monthly dinner with family friends.
There, he first noticed the daggers his dear wife shot at you. She tried to play it cool, saying that you're only there for the show and that you're too young to understand any of the talks at the table.
Geto reassured her like always, with a kiss and a good fuck right after. He chanted over and over again ‘you’re the only one’-a truth that'll soon turn into a good for nothing lie.
“It's just in your head”
“No it's not. She's staring at you whenever we’re over at their house. I don't like her. She's bad news”
Geto chuckled, stroking her jaw with his fingers. He gently kissed her lips before lowering his hand to squeeze her naked thigh “Do you hear yourself?She's like twenty. No need to worry over a college girl”. His wife smiled, almost relieved. She wanted to believe her husband, but something deep down told her no to–that that college girl wanted what's hers–you wanted him,Geto.
The man tucked his bangs away from his face and bowed down, sucking at the delicate skin of her neck.
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”Fuck,he is hot” One of your friends pointed out, zooming over the picture you just showed her. Her manicured nails danced over the screen carefully, analyzing every detail the picture showed.
”Yes, he is. Although his wife is kind of a bitch” Mumbling under your breath you continued playing with your lighter ”Why?”
You huffed, searching into your bag for something that might cool you off. The pack was almost empty even though you bought it in the morning ”Want one?” She smirked, making herself more comfortable on the kitchen counter ”Sure. Now, tell me. What is this wife of his like?”
Taking a drag of the cigarette you responded ”Insecure. She keeps watching my every move when they're over for dinner. And whenever I speak she just starts snorting” Venting to your friend about your problems wasn't exactly on your to do list. Only when your father called you asking you to make yourself busy and not attend dinner tonight, you freaked out.
”She told your father?For what?Can't she just talk to you like a normal person?”
”Apparently not. She just made my dad uninvite me to a dinner hosted by my own family” The call was a short one, your dad explaining that maybe it'll be for the best if you make yourself busy and skip this time. However, he accidentally slipped out and mentioned that Mrs. Geto did not feel comfortable around you.
”Damn. Maybe you should give her something to be really uncomfortable about”
Blowing the smoke out you put out the cigarette in the ashtray ”Maybe I should"
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She was furious. Seeing you in a corner with her husband, chatting some nonsense.
”Your tattoos really suit you” He smiled at the compliment, taking another sip of his drink. Geto wasn't much of a talker, preferring the idea of just listening. Surprisingly enough, he liked talking to you. You were a good company, despite his wifes words. Perhaps you spend a little too long staring at his lips, trying to play it cool like it was nothing. However, he found himself staring at your exposed chest as well. The dress was awfully tight and maybe a little too revealing.
”What?You don't have any?” Geto asked, supporting his weight on the side of the counter.
Shaking your head you pursued ”No no, I do. Only in more private places”
”Oh”
”Unfortunately I can't show you. Your wife is already up my trail for some reason. I don't want to add fuel to the fire”
Geto bit the inside of his cheek, feeling ashamed for some reason. He fidgeted with his now empty glass without looking at you ”I don't blame her. Her husband is quite charming” You admitted while grabbing your jacket ”If you'll excuse me, I'm going for a smoke. The place is already too crowded for my liking”
Geto scanned your body as you left, the fabric of the black dress riding up as you stepped away from the room. Blinking rapidly, he moved his attention to the table where his wife was, she, sporting a look of pure anger and jealousy. He was fucked.
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”Yeah-right there….” His hips buckled up faster, fucking into his wife cunt at a brutal pace.
She yelled his ear off in the car and in the lift, talking nonstop about you shamelessly flirting with him. And, to avoid another cold night on the couch he did what he always did.
”Ffuck-” He groaned, chasing the euphoric sense of release for the third time that night. Geto was tired, yet desperate to make his wife happy again. He wanted to prove himself as loyal and caring, the perfect husband who loves no one else but the one underneath him.
She clinged to his bicep, her walls squeezing him painfully. She was close, he could tell ”Give it to me” He demanded, circling his thumb over her clit, her body surrendering under the massive amount of pleasure.
When she came undone, Geto pulled out, his dick still painfully hard. Something was wrong. For the first time in years he used his hand to get rid of the erection between his legs. The water was hot, the windows becoming foggy as Geto jerked himself off. His eyes were closed, a figure coming to his mind. A figure much younger than him, a woman of twenty years of age, one that he imagined kissing, moaning his name, shaking while he held her.
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You wished nothing more than the feeling of guilt to disappear. Two weeks after that conversation you had with Geto, the world seemed to shift around you. Punishing you for going after a married man. You only wanted to spite his wife, nothing more. Yes, you found Geto attractive as hell but that ring he wore put a label on him as unavailable.
Two weeks after that damned conversation, you ran onto him a few times. It was only just innocent talking and a little bit of lingering sights. You two laughed, getting along surprisingly well. Geto understood you like no other. He was patient, listening to you for hours, while the ashtray filled up with cigarettes.
He desperately wanted to taste the nicotine off your tongue and rip your clothes to see where you were inked.
”Maybe you should go. Your wife is probably going mad you're not home already”. Truth be told, you didn't want him to go. His presence started to grow on you.
Geto pressed his lips together, the ring on his bottom lip making itself noticeable to you “How can I only see your lip piercing now?”
“I have had it since I was about your age, although my wife is not very fond of it. Says it's past my time”
You chuckled softly. Was his wife blind? He looked perfect. With long black hair, gorgeous dark eyes and those lips with that piercing. Geto was utterly dreamy “She's wrong. It suits you. You look…hot”
Now it was his turn to laugh. He ran his hand through his hair, silky strands falling on his broad shoulders. Geto felt a strange sense of warmth, more like a desire–that's how he knew it was time to leave.
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He quickly got in the car, sparring you no glance as he drove off. Was it wrong to openly admit that he was attractive? Was that the reason why he ran away? Next time you'd think twice before doing something like that again.
You cleaned up after you two and entered the house. No one was there beside you. The rooms were all dark, a pregnant silence engulfing the whole place. This way you liked it better-when it was just you with your thoughts, no one to question you or distract you.
No, your family was by no means a source of annoyance-you just grew to love being all by yourself or..used to.
I should apologize
And that's what you did as soon as you saw him again.
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After a rough and tiring day of classes and assignments you decided to treat yourself and go shopping. Who knows?You might be lucky.
Seeing Geto walk around the shop, almost lost, made you sympathetic, so you approached him with a smile. He was looking at some dresses, inspecting them carefully ”What's the occasion?”
He licked his bottom lip and said ”On Sunday we're having a party. It's my wife's birthday . I wanna treat her with something”.
For some unknown reason, your heart became heavy. You hated how much he cared about her. How he was always trying to make her happy and accomplished. It's honestly a pity how she treated him till this very moment.
That bitch doesn't deserve him
”I have some kind of experience in this department. I can help you if you want”
”Thank you”
Two hours later and you were still shopping, only at a different store. You showed him some good examples, dresses that were sexy and yet simple. If it were you–the more the better.
”What about this one?” You showed him a long dress with a slit and the perfect cleavage cut. It was a darker shade of red, almost a wine color–a seductive one.
He scanned the piece for a moment before touching the material ”I think this is it. Will it fit her?”
”I can try it on if you don't mind. We are quite similar in size….I think” You were hopeful that he'll agree. It's only a dress after all. You weren't trying to impress him–no. Definitely not.
Geto looked hesitant but still, he really wanted the dress to fit. This could help ”Yeah.Sure.Ill wait on the couch”
You were excited, entering the changing room as fast as you could.
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”So, what do you think?” You asked, sitting there, in front of him. He looked up from his phone and his eyes fixated on your pretty figure. The dress was almost like a second skin, resting on your body effortlessly. Geto didn't even realize he was staring at you before you pointed it out ”Geto, what's the verdict?”
The man stood up and got closer to you, closer than usual ”You are beautiful–I mean it's beautiful..Yeah”
His words made you blush ”Actually it's kinda tight here–”You gestured to your chest ”But I don't think it will be a problem for her” Geto nodded before taking his wallet out.
”It was a pain to zip it up. Can you help me?” You batted your eyelashes innocently at him, taking his hand in yours. He bit the inside of his cheek and allowed to be dragged into the dressing room by you.
Staring in the mirror, you felt his fingers unzip the dress with no effort, his fingers lingering on your back a bit more ”You think you're smart. Don't you?” He smirked, grabbing you by the waist and pinning you against his chest ”Finding this lame excuse only to be undressed by me. Desperate girl” Geto kissed your shoulder, dragging the fabric further down with no warning.
Your chest was exposed, along with a small piece of ink under your left breast ”And that's one..” He whispered, folding your tits, while he dropped the dress to the floor.
You saw him lower his hand, tracing your belly, to your pelvis where the second tattoo was revealed and then pressed on your clothed core.
You sucked in a breath when Geto dragged your panties down until they rested around your thighs ”I don't want to hear a sound from you or you're not getting dicked down”
He sank three of his fingers in your cunt, the stretch making your legs quiver. The ache was painful as he didn't have the patience to prep you before. Geto started to finger you rapidly, pushing your body towards the mirror, your breasts getting mushed. You tried to control your moans, truly but something about the way he moved his digits made you lose your mind. A broken moan escaped your lips and as soon as it did, Geto pulled out ”What did I tell you? Gues you'll have to cum by yourself”
”B-but you can't leave me like this. Im sorry-”
He exhaled before getting down on his knees ”Spread your legs”
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God…he was disgusting
What a beautiful sight that was….with you on his bed–in the same bed he shared countless nights with his wife. How is he gonna fix this?
You shifted on the bed, your face hiding in the pillow. Geto, no matter how much guilt stabbed at his conscience, he couldn't resist but to place his cold lips on your naked back, breathing for a short second the scent of the woman who now was all he thought about.
”Its cold”
Geto smiled, kissing your shoulder and playing with your hair ”Hmmm..” He sneaked his arm around your waist, holding you close to his chest. The butterflies in his chest made him uneasy. Geto had no intention to screw around with you, definitely not to catch feelings for you either. But it happened.
”She's gonna be home in an hour. I think it's best if you go” His words struck you directly in the heart. Although you were aware of the place you found yourself having sex and with who–you still dreamed of a possibility that it was you who bore his last name, not her. Yet, you were the intruder, the homewrecker, the bitch, the whore who chose to destroy a happy marriage and to fuck the husband of another woman.
Geto's wet kiss on your jaw brought you back from dreamland ”C'mon. I'll help you”
You pulled away from him and got up ”No need. I can handle it”
”Don't get mad. What do you want me to do?”
”For starters, you could stop treating me like a simple hook up that you just send home after” You argued, angrily putting back your clothes. He stayed there, stunned, contemplating what to say next.
He grabbed you by the hips and glued his lips to your tattoo ”You are not a hookup. I'm sorry if that came out wrong. But she can't catch us like this. She's still my wife”
Tears started to gather in your waterline, avoiding his touch you put on your jacket and grabbed your phone ”She is your wife…Yeah right. And what am I exactly?To you?!”
”My love”
”Well, it doesn't feel like it”
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Three weeks and you still avoided him. No text, no calls, nothing. The fight you had with Geto left you with no choice but to reflect on your relationship–if you can call it that.
Six months of sneaking around, of lies, and hot showers where you would aggressively rub at your skin until red painful marks would be visible. You needed to be cleansed of your sin and you needed closure.
The water had long got cold in the tub. The wine bottle was almost empty as you poured another glass. Your eyes were puffy and your skin had wrinkled.
A mess..that's what you were. A mess you created
The number was already dialed, you only had to press the call button.
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”Take it like a good girl” He groaned, pinning her down.
His wife held onto him for dear life as he fucked his dick into her cunt relentlessly . She knew something was bothering him but the way he expressed this anger did not annoy her at all. She enjoyed it.
”Baby baby–faster please” She moaned, meeting his harsh thrusts. Geto manhandled her as he pleased. Smashing her face in the pillow–the same one you last rested.
His hair tickled his hip bones as the black strands got longer and longer ”Fucking greedy–” The heat was unbearable, his orgasm approaching. Geto emptied himself inside his wife, allowing himself a few until he calmed down.
She felt him pull out, his cum dripping down her thighs. She turned around to face him, her belly barely noticeable ”What's bothering you?”
”Nothing” He stroked her cheek ”It's nothing”.
”You sure?” She pressed on.
Geto let out a fake laugh, his fingers grazing her tummy ”Hope I didn't disturb the little one”
She reached up for him, settling on his lap, locking her lips with his in a wet kiss ”You were quite rough–I love it”
As they kept on kissing, swirling their tongues together her phone rang ”Don't pull away”
She smirked before leaning back to get her phone ”I'll cut them short”
”Yes?”
The world went dull, quiet. The wine was spilled on the bathroom floor, mixing with the bubbled water.
Your head was thrown back, your eyes closed, smiling to yourself as you listened to the screams on the other side.
What a beautiful mess you created.
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scekrex · 2 months
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Can you have dominant reader ensuring submissive Adam during sex that just because he has a little weight on him doesn't make him ugly or that he's let himself go? Possessiveness, if possible because while Adam might secretly think he's not much to look at, everyone has been staring at Reader's boyfriend and he's not having it.
So this is reader appreciating Adam's dad body in a non-sexual way bc dad-body Adam is my roman empire
Smother me with loving hands
pairing: Adam x male!reader
warnings: language
note: not beta read bc fuck you I don't have beta readers
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The glorious golden wings you adored so much covered your partner's body, hiding his upper body from your view entirely as you took off your own shirt. “Quit that shit and lemme see ya, big guy,” you basically demanded as you stripped out of your underwear, watching the first man carefully. The bathroom mirror in front of you gave you the perfect view of Adam.
Ever since someone had commented on how Adam ‘let himself go’ in public while the both of you had been out for lunch, the brunette had acted rather insecure whenever it came to being naked in front of you, you truly didn’t understand why, you didn’t give him any signs that you found him less attractive with a dad-body. His belly was soft, but you liked that, liked it better than when he had trained regularly. His soft belly paired with his soft chest made the perfect pillow for your body to rest on.
Adam mumbled something about how it wasn’t your deal what he decided to cover up and what he put on display for you. You turned around to look at the brunette properly, “Adam, let me be fucking serious about this,” the first man raised an eyebrow at you as you spoke those words, he wasn’t quite sure where this conversation would lead to, but he knew he didn’t want to go down that alley. “You’re the most beautiful man I’ve ever seen, okay?” And while he desperately wanted to believe you, something told him you were lying, because how could an angel as divine as you love someone as lazy as him? He did let himself go, he stopped working out years ago and it showed. Though he had thought no one had noticed since you never said anything about it. But the stranger that had noticed had shown him that people did notice and if a stranger were to notice, you sure as fuck did too. He watched you as you stepped up to him, you gently nudged his wings out of the way and while Adam wanted to argue, wanted to bitch at you for doing so, your touch on his body silenced him. “Adam,” oh how the first man adored the way you said his name, so soft yet serious, so demanding, like a command and at the same time it sounded like a one word poetry that fell from your lips. ��I’m being serious,” you continued and for the first time ever since the first man had stripped his eyes met yours. Discomfort was visible in them and you were sure you also found insecurity hidden in their depths. “Fuck that bitch who told you you let yourself go,” you stepped aside so that the brunette could see himself in the huge mirror that hung above the bathroom sink, your naked body next to his made him feel a little more comfortable. “That cunt’s a bastard for making you feel that way because you look absolutely breathtaking, baby, why can’t you see that?”
Adam didn’t know, all he saw when he stared at his reflection was that lazy giant who was everything but attractive, his body wasn’t as fit as it used to be and he knew it would be so easy to change but he simply had no motivation to do so. “You’re fucking mine,” you hummed as you wrapped your arm around his waist and your wing came up to gently rest against his back, to offer him comfort. Adam loved the way your feathers looked against his skin. “All of this,” you placed a gentle kiss onto his right peck, then kissed his left pack before you continued to speak, “Is mine. And I fucking own it with so much pride, baby.”
The brunette’s curios eyes watched as you kissed his chest, down over his belly and back up to his collar bones, “I fucking love the way your body looks and I will always love it, no matter if you to keep the dad body or if you make up your mind to get fit again. I’ll always adore you, I’ll always adore what’s mine.” Adam shot you a weak smile, he believed you. For now. He knew nothing was granted, so maybe one day you’ll make up your mind and decide that what you just said was bullshit, but for now he trusted your words. It made him feel a little better knowing you liked his body the way it looked. It didn’t make him like his form himself, but it lifted some of the weight off his shoulders.
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joelswritingmistress · 5 months
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You Scare Me, Professor: Chapter 30
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Summary: The reader is taking graduate classes at a local university in the wooded upstate New York. She is drawn to her professor, Dr. Joel Miller, though she is also inherently aware that he has something dark about him that she can't quite put her finger on. As the reader's attraction grows deeper, she has to decide whether to endure the danger or run away as fast as possible. 
Pairing: Professor Joel Miller x f!reader 
Dr. Miller sat beside me on an oversized rock by the lake. We laced up our skates and I glanced out at the frozen lake outstretched before us. Way out in the center I could see others moving about, though the daylight was rapidly fading.
I glanced over at him and a breath puffed into the air as I spoke. “You're sure we're okay?”
He nodded, motioning to other skaters and held out a gloved hand. I took it and let him take a one-step lead onto the ice. After a few seconds of getting my bearings, I began to glide more naturally.
Dr. Miller whipped ahead of me a few strides and then turned and began to skate backwards so we faced one another.
“And he can skate,” I gushed with a wide smile.
“I was a pond hockey hero as a teenager,” he joked, making me laugh.
“Let me guess, you're a Rangers fan.”
He shook his head. “Bruins, believe it or not. My father was from Boston.”
“Are you close with your dad?”
Dr. Miller slowed down a bit. “Yeah. He’s someone I’ve looked up to my whole life.”
I smiled and was about to say something but Dr. Miller twirled me in a circle and I was surprised how perfectly I spun around, only to come face to face with him again.
“Whoa.” I let out a laugh and he chuckled. “I don't know how I just did that.”
“Let the ice do the work.”
I stared out all around us for a moment. The giant frozen lake was surrounded on all sides by oversized pine trees still holding their green color, and just as many bare oak trees and maples and whatever else lingered in the thick forests. Houses were strategically plotted around the body of water, leaving plenty of room for privacy between each one. 
Beyond the tops of the trees, the darker black and blue colors pushed down on the pinkish-orange glow of the setting sun. It left a shimmer along the length of the ice.
“Come on.” Dr. Miller reached for my hand and we skated around aimlessly. I glanced around at the other properties. Some had lights on and others were barren. I wondered if the people who lived here were seasonal or lived here year round. Maybe they spent the summers here and used the house as a rental for couples like us throughout the winter.
“This is the best Valentine's Day I've ever had,” I told him. Ice skating outdoors in such a beautiful place made me feel like a kid again. “This is so much fun.”
Dr. Miller smiled and I slowed us both down to give him a kiss.
“Thank you,” I said again.
“You're welcome.” He rested a gloved hand on my cheek.
I looked down toward my skates and then back up. “Everything was fine in my life before, but I've never been this happy. I really just.. I love this. All of it.” I blurted out what I was feeling in that perfectly magical moment. “I love you, Joel.”
His expression changed and he pulled me back into him, hugging me tightly. With his lips to my ear he said quietly, as if he was telling me a secret, “I love you, too.”
Dr. Miller pulled back to face me. I smiled, his face was more serious but he managed a half-smirk. I felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders by confessing that to him; and him saying it back made me want to melt into a puddle on the ice.
He pulled me back into a hug and lifted my hat to kiss my forehead. I closed my eyes and sighed again into his chest. I didn't want to let him go.
Dr. Miller looked down at me. He pecked my lips. “I'm glad you had the courage to say it first. Because I was afraid you might run away if I did.”
“Why would you think that?”
“Between asking you to move in with me, and then depositing the money into your account. I thought saying something like that might completely overwhelm you.” He brushed some hair away from my face.
“Well, I'm glad I could take the lead on this one thing then,” I said to him. “I'm on board with all of it.”
“I’m glad you didn't leave that night,” Dr. Miller confessed. “Because I don't think I could sleep without you.”
“I didn't even make it halfway down to the gate,” I told him with a laugh.
“I know.” He leaned in and kissed me again.. and again. “I love you.”
I breathed out a big, smokey breath. I needed to say it again. “I love you, too.”
Dr. Miller took my hand and we skated back toward our little cabin where the lights in the windows led us back. Our shoes waited for us on the bank where we’d left them by the oversized rock. A light snow began to fall as we walked inside.
I took a deep breath and the warmth of the indoors welcomed me. The contrast was heavenly. 
Dr. Miller hung his jacket and scarf, and then made his way into the kitchen where we’d left the bags of food. He reached into one of them and retrieved a bottle of wine. Inside one of the cabinets he found two glasses.
I walked toward him, kicking off my shoes by the door first, and helped him locate a corkscrew.
“What do you say we take this outside?” He asked.
I glanced out the front windows where the snowfall was illuminated by the porch light. “Out there?”
Dr. Miller grinned. “I bet the hot tub temperature is about a hundred degrees.” He popped the cork out of the top of the wine bottle and poured us each a glass. “What do you say?”
I smirked and took one of the wine glasses from the counter, taking a sip. I placed it back down and let the lighter than air mood I was in guide me. I removed my jacket first and tossed it onto the back of a wooden rocking chair in the corner of the living room before peeling off the hooded sweatshirt I had on.
Dr. Miller snickered as I stood in my tank top and jeans before slowly lifting the sleeveless shirt up and over my head, tossing it away.
I never would have done this prior to being with him. Over the course of the relationship thus far I found myself becoming more and more comfortable in these types of situations.
I backed away toward the door, causing him to trail me there with the pair of wine glasses and ditched my pants on the way. My bra went next and I reached for Dr. Miller’s scarf on a hook by the door.
Donning just my skimpy underwear and the scarf, I turned, letting it fall over each of my breasts. He chuckled again and sucked his teeth as he approached where I stood by the door. Dr. Miller placed the glasses down on a small, wooden table.
“You're making a solid argument to stay inside,” he said, pulling me to him for a heated kiss.
“Mmm.. I was trying to make a case to go out.”
“I think you're underestimating my lack of willpower when it comes to you.” Dr. Miller shoved his hand down the front of my lacy, red panties and sighed in my ear as he pulled me against him.
My eyes closed when he nibbled on my neck and penetrated me with his middle two fingers. It was instant gratification; instant pleasure. I moaned quietly and gripped him hard.
“Mmm..” I took a breath, “Now you're making a good argument to stay inside.”
Dr. Miller removed his fingers but kept his hand against me beneath my underwear as he kissed me again. When he pulled back a few seconds later I reached for his hand, trying to pull him back to me.
He stepped back a few feet and just drank me in from head to toe. “That is the sexiest thing I've ever seen in my life.” Dr. Miller visibly gritted his teeth and sighed out loud. “You in my scarf and those see-through panties.” He huffed a lusty breath, “Fuck.”
I ran my hands down both sides of the blue and white scarf and then turned and reached for the doorknob.
“I thought we were staying inside,” Dr. Miller said.
“From what I could tell from being out on the lake, there are no other houses nearby.” I smirked, “And it's not every day you get to have crazy sex outdoors in a hot tub.. in the middle of the woods.. in a snowstorm.”
“On Valentine's Day,” he added.
I opened the door and shuddered from the cold, “Are you coming?”
Dr. Miller snickered again. “I'm most definitely coming.”
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melanieph321 · 11 months
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Ruben Dias x Reader - The Houseguest Part 3/3
Had so much fun with this request!🤣
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Summary - A three part series where the reader and family goes on a chaotic holiday with Ruben as their guests.
Enjoy!
"You good?" Asked Ruben as he passed you on his way to the bed.
The ceiling in your suite was starting to look quite majestic from where you lay on the floor.
"Yeah I'm good." You said. "The room has finally stopped spinning."
"I mean are you sure you're good sleeping on the floor?" Ruben peaked over the edge of the bed to look at you.
"I like feeling grounded." You smiled.
There had been a bit of vomiting and a bit of plotting to kill your own brother for trapping you on Ruben's uncles boat. But eventually your sea sickness seemed to be tamed.
"Would you like some company?" Ruben asked. He had been so patient with you, holding your hair whilst you emptied you stomach down the toilet drains. He even offered you his shirt to sleep in. Yours was stained in whatever it was you had for lunch.
"If you don't mind girls that smell like vomit." You said.
"I don't mind."
Pillows were thrown from the bed to the floor. Along with the other half of the bed mattress. Ruben pushed it together with yours in order to lay next to you.
"You really should stay away from me Ruben. I'm a mess and I'll make a mess out of you too."
"Good thing my mother taught me how to clean after myself."
You stiffend feeling his hand brace your arm, but relaxed when he only went to cover your exposed arm with his duvet.
"You're a real gentleman." You sighed. Sleep was beginning to appeal to you and the sooner this day ended the sooner you could get off this boat.
"Y/N, can I ask you something?" He said as the two of you lay in the dark.
"Sure."
"That guy out there, with your sister."
"Tomas?"
"Yes him. He isn't really your ex right? That was Bernardo being funny right?"
"If Bernardo ever had jokes like that." You sighed. You felt Ruben shift beside you, turning to look at you.
"So he is your ex. Now together with your sister."
His eyes were big, wide with shock. You didn't realize how bizarre your situation sounded until he put it like that.
"Like my brother said, we're a fucked up family."
It was a natural reaction to run your hand through Rubens hair. It was bunny like and fluffy. You didn't even realize that you were doing it until you felt Rubens hand find your waist under the covers.
"Want to make them jealous?" He said, lips close enough to caress your own.
"Ruben." You smiled. At least he seemed to be into you. But the fact you just lost 2kg vomiting was even off putting to you. So you told him this and he laughed.
"I don't think it takes much to make them jealous though." He said, letting his weight shift onto to you, pressing you down a bit.
"Ruben." You gasped. His lips attached to your neck, sucking the tender skin.
"Trust me." He groaned.
You could hear your heart beat raise as blood rushed to your ears. Ruben was pacing himself though, not being eager in a way that frightened you. But eager enough for you to understand how much he wanted this, how much he wanted you.
Soon night became day and you wondered how you ever got off the boat without having slept with Ruben.
"Baby, I want to go shopping."
"Now?"
Bernardo's girlfriend seemed to have the energy of a toddler. The boat had just docked at Portimão marina and your family was more than ready to get out of the city and back to the villa. Even Bernardo seemed slightly out of it, perhaps exhausted from the lies he's had to put up with. But then again he claims to have found the the love of his life.
"Sure baby, let me just go get the car." He turned to your family and shook his head. "Help me." He mouthed.
You laughed. "You must sleep where you lie brother."
"We'll meet you back at the villa son, have a barbecue before we leave tomorrow." Your dad gestured for everyone to get into his car. Ruben had to stay behind and make sure that his uncles boat got handled properly. You wondered if he'd be back for the barbecue later tonight. He must. It would be your last day together.
"What is that?"
The peaceful breakfast at the villa lasted very shortly.
"What?" You said, mouth full of toast.
"That. What is that?" Anita threw your hair over your your shoulder. Revealing your neck for everyone around the breakfast table to see. There were split reactions.
"Oh meu amor." Your mother said, a bit disappointed with you. "You only just met the boy.
"What?" You said, still oblivious to what they were referring to.
"Dad. I told you she would do this." Anita cried.
"Ruben is a good kid." He said, cutting into his pancakes, wanting to go on about his day.
It wasn't until you caught Tomas glare that you understood that Ruben must have left a really visible mark on your neck, making it look like you two had the time of your life last night.
"Y/N. Have you no shame?" Anita said, spitting crumbs onto the table.
You shrugged. "I just did whatever any wife would do to her soon to be husband."
"Y/N, please." Your mother hissed. There was a gulping sound, followed by Tomas having to dunk his chest not to choke on his breakfast. It was pure chaos. Chaos that you enjoyed.
"Okay, I admit it. I might have over did it this time."
"You think?"
Bernardo brought the steaks for the barbecue that night. Your family had a laugh about his own reflection of the previous day.
"Why can't you just try to be yourself around this girl?" You said.
"Oh please." Anita chuckled. "Nobody likes Bernardo for who he truly is."
"Thank you sis. Love you too."
The night went on but you couldn't stop yourself from asking the aching question, "Where is Ruben?"
"Huh?"
Bernardo and you got a moment to yourself by the grill. With him loading meat onto his plate and you anxiously hanging over his shoulder, wanting answers to your question.
"Where is Ruben?" You repeated, with more confidence this time.
"Oh. Ruben. He went home."
"What?" Somthing within you faltered.
"Yeah, said there was an emergency."
"But..." Your lips trembled and you couldn't help but to feel a terrible sensation of having lost somthing that you just found.
"Oh, wait." Bernardo stopped you from running away and searched for somthing in his pocket.
"A piece of paper." You frowned. The corners were stained with oil from Bernardo's fingers.
"It's from Ruben. He told me to give it to you."
"Oh."
You withdrew to the poolhouse to read it. It was just a note with a phone number written on it, Ruben's phone number. The message he had scribbled down below was of no comfort.
Had a good time meeting you.You know where to find me in Lisbon.
"How cute." You chuckled. No wonder he and Bernardo was such good friends, you thought. They were both...you couldn't come up with a word for it, but it had to do somthing with being foolishly loveable.
"Is that from him?"
You jumped. "Tomas?"
Had he followed you to the poolhouse?
"Is that from him?" He asked, eyes dark in the night. His gaze shifted from your face to the crumbled up note in your hands.
"Y...yes it's from him. It's from Ruben." You hated that you felt like you owed Tomas an explanation.
"It's not like you, you know." He took a step forward, approaching you.
"What isn't like me?" You frowned.
"This." He pointed to the note in your hand. "And that." He said pointing to the sore mark still visible on your neck."
You finally understood what was going on and you couldn't stop smiling because of the way it made you think of Ruben.
"What's so funny?" 
"You know, I don't think jealousy suits you very well." You said, he looked pathetic.
"Oh come on Y/N. The guy was cleary out to get into your pants and you let him, just like that."
"Even if I did, how is that any of your business?"
"Y/N. I still care about you. I always will."
"Well can you please care about me a little less and please tell Anita to do the same."
"Y/N please. What must I do to make you understand that I still care about you and only want you to have the best?"
"And by the best you mean not Bernardo's friend Ruben."
"Yes." He sighed as if you finally got his point.
"Hmm, you could take a dive?"
"I could what?" He frowned.
"Take a dive." You smiled and stepped forwards to give him a light shove into the pool.
He returned to the surrface coughing, clothes soaked from top to toe. "Y/N!"
"My bad!" You slipped into the poolhouse, laughing to the point of your stomach hurting.
Ruben leaving early was a shame. But now that you had his number you could always text him.
You: I'd love to meet in Lisbon 😉
Ruben: Great! Just tell me when and I'll be ready for you.
You: Cool. As long as it's not on a boat 😅
Ruben: Don't worry. I have other plans for us.😜
You: Oh, let's hear them then?
Ruben: Hmm.. I'll let your imagination run free instead. Perhaps then you'll be excited to see me.
You: I'm already excited.
Ruben: Yeah?
You: Yeah.
Ruben: Well then, guess I'll see you sooner than later then?
You: Maybe you will.🙈
Ruben: Goodnight Y/N.
You: Goodnight Ruben, see you soon.
Ruben: Can't wait.❤️
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e-vay · 5 months
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Evay QA Bulk Post 3
Here’s the latest assembly of asks, assorted by topics so you can browse only what interests you. Also, some questions refer to the Choose-Your-Own-Adventure game I made, so to avoid spoilers for those of you who haven't played it, I put those asks all the way at the bottom. If you haven't played my game yet, please go play it!
PERSONAL ASKS
Anon asked: E-vay may i ask which tablet mark do you use for your drawings?
And dreamylumi-art asked: Was wondering what is your favorite brushes In Procreate? Your drawings look so fun and bouncy that I’m interested in your process!
A: I use an iPad and I do all my drawings in Procreate now. I like to experiment with brushes, but the primary brushes I use come standard with Procreate. I use the "Procreate Pencil" for my sketches and the "Technical Pen" for linework :)
Anon asked: How are u and ur family doing? ❤️
A: You are so very sweet for asking ❤️ We're all doing really good right now. My dad's surgery went great and he's cancer free and fully healed. My mom is on medication that's helped her a lot. Things are also looking up for my younger sister (she even got engaged this Christmas!). I'm stressed but for good reasons hahaha I'm very thankful and counting my blessings right now.
twistedchaos101 asked: Hey, what’s your MBTI?
A: I just retook the test and I got "INFJ-T Advocate" for myself :)
karura-senpai asked: Have u ever heard of these new bollywood movies like Animal and Dunki which are popular rn around the world because of instagram reels and tiktok videos...
A: I can't say that I have, I'm sorry! My Tiktok FYP is very niche so I don't see many things about movies on there.
edwinflores428 asked: E-vay, since you're also a Beatles enjoyer, did you hear the new Beatles song 'Now and Then'?
A: I had not known about this before you told me! I just listened to it and I really loved it. It has that beautiful, 60's-Beatles feel to me. Thank you so much for point it out to me!
Anon asked: What's your creative process when going into writing / planning for a comic? Apologies if this has been asked before.
A: I normally start by just jotting down any super rough concepts/quotes in my notes app. If the piece I'm doing involves stuff I don't know by heart (renaissance clothing or certain landscapes or anything like that) I'll work on gathering a TON of resource images. That way I'm not interrupting my drawing process by repeatedly stopping to look up references. I try to do it all up front and have it saved somewhere I can easily access.
Once I have more time, I'll write out the script in a Google Doc. I break up the script by each panel. I won't always have all the elements ready in my head, and sometimes I'll combine panels or separate them more, but I can always adjust:
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Once I have a basic script, I can start to rough out the drawings/panels. These are just gestural drawings; I'm not looking to do anything too detailed here. I'm trying to figure out what best captures the emotions/energy of the scene and determine the natural flow of where your eyes will want to read the art and word bubbles:
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Then I move on to the "pencils." This is my opportunity to nail down the expressions and flow. Sometimes I'll realize the page is imbalanced so I will redesign the panels so it has more even weight distribution or make it more dynamic/emotional. I always draw the characters in different colors so it can help me make sure I know what lines belong to which character:
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Then it's on to all the fun stuff: Lines, coloring, shading and adding text!
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I hope this answered your question! It's pretty straight forward :)
Anon asked: have you ever watched the anime fairy tail? if no i think sonamy fits the main couple NaLu (natsu x lucy) really well, like as if they’re similar 🫶🏻
A: I'm sorry, I've never seen it! I don't watch much anime anymore.
Anon asked: Can you make different characters(aka people sonic characters/oc) in your own style
A: When I'm open for commissions, yes! I am not open for commissions at the moment but I plan on doing that this year.
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MISC SONIC ASKS
chrismantike asked: What’re your thoughts on longclaw (the owl from the sonic movie) does she exist in your AU as Sonic’s mom?
A: I liked the relationship we saw between Longclaw and baby Sonic in the movie, but I consider the movie as something entirely separate from the game/comic canon. I don't include any of the movie elements as part of my AU.
essycogany asked: What do you like most about Prime!Sonic?
A: Hmm, I think my favorite thing about him is how open he is with his emotions. In this show, he's very verbal about how much he cares about his friends and he doesn't hide it when he's sad or upset about something. In other media, Sonic has a habit of masking his emotions. I get that that's part of his personality, but it's nice to see this different side of him. (I also like how he showed more emotions in Frontiers, too!)
juli071023 asked: e-vay, what motivates you a lot about Sonic these years, why do you love it a lot, what motivates you about that character?
A: In the words of Young Neil, 'that's kind of a big question' haha. Simply put, the franchise just fuels me with excitement and joy and love! The character Sonic represents happiness and freedom and living in the moment and loving life to the fullest and I think that's such a great outlook to have. From a meta standpoint, I love how good the Sonic Team is to us fans. They engage with us regularly and put out SO MUCH CONTENT for us, more than any other franchise I'm aware of! I mean there are plenty of other great IPs out there, but you don't get the bombardment of games and shows and comics and social media engagement (etc) that you get with Sonic. I just think that's so cool! The fans love Sonic so much and the creators know that and reward us for our commitment. It's awesome.
Anon asked: So who do you think would win in a fight between Mario and Sonic
A: I gotta go with my boy Sonic! But of course it's better when they team up :D
Anon asked: How do you feel about the Dadow theory/au? As in Shadow being Silvers Dad. I honestly like it a lot.
A: If they're related, I think it makes more sense for Shadow to be Silver's grandpa or great grandparent. I think there are plot holes to say that he's directly his dad but I'm definitely open to them being related. Plus I think people can headcanon/au just about whatever they want, so I'm not against that theory :)
Anon asked: Hi e-vay, I hope you’re having a great day!! My question is: if there were to be a Sonic movie that’s only about Sonic and the guys but they were all being played by human actors, which actors do you think would suit them best?
A: Thank you so much, I hope you are too! Oh man this was so difficult but I put a ton of thought into it. And I'm sure there are still tons of actors I'm not thinking of who would be better, but here's what my gut tells me: Older Sonic: Max Greenfield [x] [x] or Jack Quaid [x] [x]. They're so witty and handsome and are built like runners! Younger Sonic: Jack Dylan Grazer Older Amy: Alison Brie. Even if it wasn't a live action movie, I so desperately wish that Alison Brie could be Amy's voice actor. I'm actually working on an animation where Amy is paired with some Alison Brie lines because I think it's such a perfect fit. She's sweet and funny and strong and sexy. She's on the petite side but she has that confidence that just commands a room. Ugh, Amy and Alison are my dream women 💖 Younger Amy: McKenna Grace Older Tails: Justice Smith or Cole Sprouse Younger Tails: Noah Jupe or Jacob Tremblay. Sorry, I don't know many young actors but I think they're both great! Older Knuckles: Terry Crews or Jason Momoa Younger Knuckles: Tyler James Williams [x] [x] Shadow: Jensen Ackles or Michael B Jordan 💖Swoon💖 Older Rouge: Ana de Armas or Charlize Theron Younger Rouge: Jenna Ortega or Sophie Turner
Anon asked: How old are the sonic boom characters in your opinion?
A: Firstly, I've said this before but I don't think Mobian age works the same as human age. I consider the Sonic Boom characters as all being what we'd consider as late teens or young adults. They all act like me and my friends did when were were college age haha
Anon asked: What do u think tails looked/acted during puberty🙂
A: That's what Tall!Tails is all about! I think he shot up in height and outgrew Sonic immediately. Maybe he got a bit more snarky and might mutter about how annoying it is that Sonic doesn't think things through before acting, but Tails is a sweetheart and I think he'd overall still be nice even while he's in that awkward stage of life.
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MY OCs/AU ASKS
@redbirduniverse13 asked: Hi i love your art 💖 My question is, are your characters aware that other versions of them exist?
A: Thank you so much! No, they aren't aware of any other versions of them out there. Ruff would probably be most hopeful to meet other versions of himself since he's into comic books and would love the concept of the multiverse.
twistedchaos101 asked: What's your ocs MBTI?
A: I have too many OCs to do all of them lol But I'll do it for Aurora and CC. As Aurora, the results from the test were: "ENFP-T Campaigner" As CC, the results from the test were: "INTJ-A Architect"
Anon asked: Question, how is Aurora able to glow ?
A: Aurora has photokinesis, which gives her the ability to manipulate light. This results in a lot of things she's able to do that involve light, but glowing is the easiest thing for her to do (and is the hardest for her to suppress lol). She was born with these abilities but they didn't manifest until she was about preteen age.
charlieangel345 asked: You know everytime I saw Aurora glow up, her photokinesis power changes color. It made me wonder if she feel happy, angry, or sad, her light power might change colors. I can imagine she can create rainbow light.
A: Absolutely! Her powers are severely influenced by her emotions, so the color of her glow would definitely change based on her feelings. I have her inhibitors glow green naturally, but she could do any color under the light spectrum.
freshcreationgarden asked: I like to think Aurora's favorite fairytale growing up was beauty and the beast. Something about a handsome prince who hides beneath a rough exterior who believes they are not worthy of love who is bound to a "Rose"
A: Oh that is just too sweet! That metaphor is very perfect for what I write for her romantic future ;) I have said in a previous ask that Thumbelina is her favorite fairytale, but I like your headcanon too!
Anon asked: Hi, something randomly popped in my head about like the comics of aurora and I wondered, has aurora ever gotten sick?
A: Of course! She's just a regularly lady so she gets sick like average people do. I see her as the type that doesn't get sick often, but when she does it LAAAASTS. (That's how I am and it sucks!)
Anon asked: I know this might be a weird question, but can it be possible if Aurora can do chaos control with a chaos emerald like Sonic and Shadow.
A: I'll be honest, because we don't know much about Chaos Emeralds, I don't know who is capable of using them or not. But because Sonic is capable of using Chaos Control, I'm going to say yes Aurora should be able to as well. I don't think it's a technique either of them can master like Shadow does. Chaos Control seems second nature to Shadow.
Anon asked: if we go by sonic underground lore imagine Aurora finding out that she's technically a princess/duchess. Like sonic always call her princess because that's what dad's typically call their daughters, but then she finds out and her mind just explodes.
A: Honestly, I'm not a Sonic Underground fan. I know a lot of people love it for the nostalgia, but I didn't watch it growing up so I don't have any ties to it and I am not a fan of the story. I'm okay if people want to headcanon tying it in, but it's not for me.
*The next question is a Shadora Ask. Skip if you don't like Shadora*
Anon said: Hi, so glad you’re back! Just reread Boom!Baby where Rouge mentions how hedgehogs have a lot of babies and I think it’s kinda funny in the future Shadow and Aurora have eight
A: Thank you so much, I'm so happy to be back! Yeah, Rouge really knew what she was talking about 😆 I bet she told Shadow the same thing when they were expecting!
Anon asked: Does aroura ever run into her ex again?
A: Aurora spends most of her life in a small bubble, rarely leaving her home town, so she would have run into him now and then. Again though, they were kids when they were "boyfriend/girlfriend" and you can hardly even call them that (Imagine like in the Barbie movie, how Ken and Barbie don't know what it means to be Girlfriend-Boyfriend) so it's not awkward running into each other. It's more of a "Hey there's that person I used to know"
prophecyhyper asked: When Aurora was born and Amy said "She's more perfect than I imagined" What did she imagine of Aurora looking like?
A: She didn't have an exact image in mind when she said that. It was more like an amorphous concept. You know somehow the baby will look like you and your partner, but there are so many different outcomes. So she would have daydreamed about all the possibilities: the baby looking more like Sonic, the baby looking more like her, maybe the baby having elements of their grandparents.
Anon asked: Will Sage exist in your AU?
A: Yes! I adore Sage!
*The next question is a Shadora Ask. Skip if you don't like Shadora*
Anon asked: Hey Evay, I’ve been thinking about this lately. It’s kind of silly question. If there is a naughty and nice list, which of Shadora Kids is naughty or nice.
A: This was a great question and I'm so sorry I missed it before the holidays! This is all in fun, none of them got punished: Piper: Nice but ONLY after Santa had to give her a lecture on how she needs to not be a smartass and boss around her siblings Zane: Naughty (He did too many stunts indoors!) Nova: Nice Aster: Naughty (He and Blitz plotted to kidnap Santa) Blitz: Naughty (She finds it a point of pride) Diamond: Nice Cinder: Nice (He's scared of Santa) Boon: NICE! (He doesn't know the meaning of the word naughty!)
Anon asked: haven’t seen CC in a while, could we have more CC please
A: There will be more CC, I promise! :)
kbluetoons asked: Say, after reading your spindash lesson comic (which was really cute by the way), what if Aurora showed her kids how to spindash like how Sonic showed her?
A: Aw I'm so happy you liked it! Yes, learning to spin dash is vital to a hedgehog's upbringing ;) She'd teach them very young but then immediately regret it because they'd be spindashing all over the house. Now she knows why Sonic was so hesitant to teach her when she was little!
mod-bubamon asked: I know spooky season is over but how do cc and tails handle horror movies? Does cc Criticize every litter thing the protagonist do? Does tails even get scared after all he's been through? IF CC GETS SCARED DOES SHE HUGS TAILS TAILS FOR COMFORT??? THIS IS IMPORTANT
A: Hahaha I loved this question! First of all, Spooky Season is never over for me! ↜(ˈ╰ •ω•)╯ψ So bring on all your Halloweeny ideas! CC would not be fun to watch horror movies with. She would be overly analytical, not only of the actions that the victims are doing but how unrealistic the injuries/gore/battles are haha. I see Tails as someone who originally was afraid of scary movies, but watching them with CC has actually helped him to be less afraid of them. Now he spots the same flaws she does and they like to roast them together! Just to clarify -- CC does get scared of things, just not horror movies.
Anon asked: Hey, I rediscovered your art recently and almost forgot how much I loved it! I love CC and was wondering if you had any small head cannon kinda things you have for her and Tails you would share that you haven't already?
A: Well welcome back and thank you so very much! This question was not related to the previous question, but the previous question sparked an idea for me so I'm going to expand on it here. When Tails and CC first started watching horror movies together, CC noticed that Tails was super on edge. To help relax him, she'd take his tails into her lap and pet them to calm him down. He's not as scared of movies anymore, but he always has her stroke his tails while they watch shows together now :) Also, CC is still getting used to Mobian mannerisms and nuances. They've made a nightly routine where during dinner, she debriefs Tails on all the new conversations and interactions she's had with people and Tails scores her on how well she's adjusting. She likes the challenge and strives for a better "score" every day!
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SHIPPING ASKS
essycogany asked: How are you feeling about the new Sonamy material from this and last year? Things are really starting to become more obvious as the years go on.
A: It does my shriveled little heart so much good! I don't know that they'll ever cross that line in canon, but I love how much their relationship has evolved compared to years ago. It means the world to me that Sonic considers Amy as one of his best friends and as someone he can depend on (and is even willing to think about dating ((in reference to that cut dialog line from Frontiers)). And I love that Amy has proven that her feelings for Sonic are more than just a fan-crush; she genuinely loves him for who he is and will always be there for him. UGH IT MAKES ME FEEL SO ALIVE!
Anon asked: I just wanted to say that I love love love your sonamy works! :D Absolutely adorable (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧ Also, only if you want to answer ofc, what are your thoughts on the ship Metamy (Metal Sonic and Amy)? Thank you for the lovely food you bring and have a wonderful day!
A: Oh gosh, thank you so much! You just made my day wonderful by this sweet message! I do ship Metamy! After all, I believe in my heart of hearts that Sonic has feelings for Amy and Metal Sonic is supposed to be the same as him... ^_~ I think despite his transgressions, Amy has a special place in her heart for Metal. He's one of the reasons she even met Sonic in the first place! But what I'd prefer most is for Metal Sonic to have a Metal Amy. That way everybody wins 💕
Anon asked: Hi e-vay I love ur dr who art!! Question, do tenrose remind you of sonamy? Or do any characters or couples from the whoverse remind you of any sonic character or couples?
A: Ahhh thank you so much! I always thought my Doctor Who art got lost in the void so I'm so glad you found it! TenRose is my favorite DoctorWho ship, so I think by law I have to relate them to sonamy haha. But honestly I think RoryXAmyPond suits sonamy more if you reverse the roles. Rory's absolute dedication to AmyPond--regardless of death--was the definition of love, and that's how I feel Amy Rose is for Sonic. I can't think of any other ships that are good parallels. River Song reminds me of Rouge just that she's savvy and flirty. Forgive me, I stopped watching after Eleven regenerated so I'm not up to date on anything. If you don't like the Shadora ship then don't click this link, but I have drawn Aurora and Shadow as Ten and Rose before :)
Anon asked: Werehog Sonic and Werehog Amy kiss meme or a mini comic about both kissing in their werehog forms?
A: I kind of already drew that :) It's the 10th drawing in this post.
*The next question is a Shadora Ask. Skip if you don't like Shadora*
penguin-evere asked: hello! this is my first time doing something like this. i've loved your art for a while now (probably since 2017-2018), and i love the new style you have! anyways, i wanted to ask if you've seen the frontiers twitter takeover, and the newfound information about shadow's secret like of some good ol' t. swizzle music, and was curious if aurora would be a fan too, and if they would go to a concert together! i think it'd be really cute.
A: Thank you so much! And I'm so relieved you still like my stuff even after all this time :) Aurora loves pop music and so yeah I could see her being a Taylor fan for sure. Although I don't take Swifty!Shadow as canon (lol) it is still fun to think they could bond over that music together!
*The next question is a Shadora Ask. Skip if you don't like Shadora*
Anon asked: what was the shadora confession like? Cause I like to imagine that it was shadow who confessed and that he did it in the most dramatic way possible, cause he's our drama king.
A: I don't want to reveal too much until I've properly drawn it, but yes for my stories Shadow would confess his love first. He's technically loved her longer since he met her when she traveled back in time to save him so once they've "re-met" I don't think he'd be willing to hide his feelings too long. It's Shadow so of course it has to be so romantic and dreamy~!
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Anon asked: How did you make the Trick Or Sweet Halloween Game, can you show me what you used or did to make it? If you can do a step by step that would be helpful or just tell me how you did it that would be helpful:))
A: Oh man... Honestly, it was way too complicated of a project to explain in just one answer. And I won't be able to explain any of the technical/coding side. I watched so many tutorials but I just couldn't grasp it, so my husband had to code it for me and I have no idea how he managed it. From a non-technical standpoint, I had to first write out the script for it. That means writing out all the dialog and also writing out every option possible. Even though my game was fairly linear, this was still complicated to write. What helped me was using icons and colors to help me know which actions would lead to which outcomes:
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Then came the longest part, the drawing! I had to draw a variety of sprites and backgrounds and objects. Also, some of the actions you take make certain items go away, so I had to remember to hide them depending on the path you took. Once I had all the elements, I assembled them in a Slides presentation to test it out. If you're not doing anything too complicated, you could probably get away with making your game entirely in Google Slides. Mine was too complicated and I wouldn't be able to publish it to my website but it was good for testing. When it was ready for build, I had to make a comprehensive guide for Ryan showing what clicks lead to where, what sound effects should be played when, when the music tracks should switch, etc:
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He programmed it in Adobe Animate. I don't know how he did it, other than he's just a brilliant babe and I thank god for him lol
Anon asked: Just at a curiosity though, whatever happened to everyone (especially Sonic & Amy) AFTER your truth serum wore off from your ‘Trick or Sweet Adventure’? Also how about Shadow & Rouge? Did they get affected as well?
A: They lived happily ever after, of course! If the two just told each other how they felt then they'd be happy (in my opinion) so they just needed a little magical kick in the butt haha. I didn't have any plans for Shadow or Rouge, but if I could cast a spell to make them happy then I would give Rouge a throne of diamonds and Shadow the chance to ease the pain in his heart (T▽T)
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Magic Happens?
Charlie goes to tell her dad the good news and learns something that might not be so great. While that happens Lucius decides to share a bit of news with the guys and Cherri. ----- Lucius: Alright drinks are on me, everyone. Drugs are optional but I ain't paying for em. Cherri: Fair enough, what are we celebrating Princey. Lucius: Let's just say this is more of a personal victory for me and I want to celebrate with some fuckers I know won't leave me blitzed out at the bar. Angel: Doesn't it usually take you guys a lot to get drunk. Lucius: My dad yes, mom she can hold her own, Charlie's a light weight and I've got a tolerance but it's hard to stop once I've started. Husk: So you've got a problem. Lucius: Hey Alky, don't judge you're as bad as me. Husk: I'd say worse if you didn't have a little bit of angelic blood to hedge your bets. Lucius: Fair. Angel: So why are you celebrating. Lucius: Been spending some much needed time with Clara and Carmilla didn't actually threaten to maim me this time. Still threatened me with a gun though so small victories. Cherri: That's a victory for you boy that's sad. Lucius: If you knew how often that woman threatened me you'd see it as a victory too. Angel: So Luci boy is settling down finally. Lucius: Do not call me Luci. Anyway, Charlie also suggested that I take you guys out to celebrate not only your hard work and how far you've all come but- Angel: Let me guess for how far her and Vaggie came- Lucius: Gross, don't make those jokes with me. Anyway I figured since we're celebrating, I'd bring you guys a treat. Husk: Oh yea and what's that? Lucius: I stopped by the Gluttony district and got my hands on some of bees good shit. Alcohol not drugs, Charlie told me that I was not to give you guys any drugs but never mentioned I couldn't encourage the alcohol and Bee's stuff hits you hard, it gives most hellborn a buzz so it should hit you sinners like a truck. So we'll do shots. Angel: Ooh nice, kinda got that golden angel blood ichor doesn't it. Lucius: I feel like it's intentional I nicknamed it heavenly honey though. Husky: Oddly accurate, this shit is sweet too. Lucius: She enjoys the sugar honestly, if you all end up wanting to go off and fuck around thats fine just make sure you're back at the hotel by morning or early afternoon. Deal? Husk, Angel & Cherri: Deal! * Lucius: Ugh.. Good fuckin hell.. Clara: Well it was indeed a good fuck in hell. Not that I can remember much. Lucius: Geez fuck- Wh-When did I get here. Clara: You snuck in last night smart one. Just be thankful my mom didn't hear. She would not have been amused by this. Lucius: Right right.. Eh she'll get over it. Did I bring that stuff here too? Clara: Yea and you insisted I'd try it. I'd be mad if it wasn't so good. Lucius: Bee makes good booze. Ugh, what time is it. Clara: A bit later then I'd like. So my mom might know you we're here. She's usually banging on my door if I'm not up past eleven. So it's almost one. Lucius: Shit.. I told Charlie I'd be back at the hotel before lunch. Clara: You mentioned that, then put your phone on do not disturb which shocked the fuck out of me. Lucius: Well I did more then shock the fuck out of you clearly. Clara: *Snorts* Yeah, you better get going though before my mom comes in here with her gun. Lucius: Yep, see you tomorrow though, right? Clara: You will. See ya Lucius. Lucius: Bye Gorgeous. *Quickly portals out of the room.* Clara: Ugh.. Mama is going to kill me, but it was worth it. * Lucius: Hey Charlie, sorry I seen you left me a lot of voice mails, not like yo-.. Woah what's with the face. Charlie: I uh-.. Found out something from dad and well I have to tell everyone together we we're just waiting on you. Lucius: Is it bad? Charlie: Well it's not good. Lucius: The baby okay? Charlie: Yeah but that's not about my baby exactly. Lucius: What do you mean? Charlie: Well...
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Ik I keep requesting, but ur writing is so amazing, and I need more Ellie and Reader, mother and daughter moments😭
Kinda going based on the game, but imagine if Ellie hasn't told Reader about her liking girls (just pretend Ellie and Dina got together when they were teens💀) and Reader walks in on them kissing and is shook and leaves awkwardly and Dina and Ellie were like "Shit-" and Joel's just like 🤨 "Why you acting weird" but Reader doesn't tell him and he thinks Ellie has a boy in her room and goes all dad mode
Oh keep them coming. I live writing these tiny ideas out it's so much fun. 🤭✨ This low key made me giggle. 🥺🤍
You return home earlier. Ready to tackle all the laundry before both Joel and Ellie come back home. You suspect nothing at first because you know when Ellie usually gets back so when you walk through the main door you don't even call out for her. You're doing your thing humming to yourself as you fold the already dry pieces before hanging up the freshly washed ones to air dry in the sun.
With a basket propped on your hip, you make your way up. Thinking that this might be the best time to sort out Ellie's clothes. Change up the winter outfits for something a bit lighter for spring. And you're so lost in your thoughts that you don't even hear the light music playing in the room. Opening it without a second guess. Your eyes fall onto the two girls who barely have a chance to jump apart as they clearly were in a quiet steamy make-out session. Not to mention the fact that Ellie's hands are still gripping the girl's hips.
No one says anything. You just stare at them. They both are staring at you. Until the situation finally hits you and you quickly close your mouth, eyes falling all over the room but just not look at them. "I'm just... I will just put this here", you awkwardly lower the basket to the ground. Before stepping out and closing the door behind you. You hear Ellie mumbling a quick, "Mom...", but you're out, already walking down the stairs.
Ellie is full-on panicking because a) she has never talked about dating and b) well you just walked in on her making out with a girl that she likes and fucking c) she hasn't even told anyone besides Dina that she's into girls. So she is ready to storm after you so she could explain but Dina catches Ellie's hand, mumbling a quiet, "Your shirt is undone", and that only makes her even more panicked. "This is a disaster", Ellie exhales falling back to her bed. She knows that you would be fine with it all deep down but it's just not how she imagined this would have gone. "Should I leave?", Dina asks and of course, the answer is no. Even more so Ellie has no clue how to walk her out without anyone noticing.
You on the other hand nearly crash into Joel as you storm off the stairs. Too lost in your mind to notice that he had returned home earlier as well. "Wow, easy there, you nearly took my head off", Joel's quick to steady you and make sure you don't fall. Your eyes quickly dart up the stairs. You know straight away that Joel can't see this. Regardless of who is in Ellie's room, Joel is one protective male. And you even more so know that Ellie would die of embarrassment if he was to walk in on her like that.
"Did something happen?", Joel asks already frowning and you instantly grab onto him, "No! Why would there be something wrong?", the fakes of laughter follow suit. Joel tilts his head to the side not believing you because you have always been shit at keeping secrets from him. "You got that dog didn't ya?", he asks and in a way it makes some weight lift off your shoulders as you nod quickly, "Ain't that fun...", you trail off just as the sound of something falling upstairs rings out through the house.
Joel's eyes dart up the stairs instantly and you try to hold onto him. Digging your feet into the ground as you try to keep him from going up there but let's face it how can you keep that hulk down? The fact that two sets of voices can be heard as well doesn't help. Joel shoots you a killer look, "So a dog huh", as he crosses the space between the stairs and Ellie's room in a couple of steps.
He is ready to throw that poor guy through the window. And the fact that both of you said nothing? Joel could understand Ellie in a way... that she might have wanted to reach out for you first but you. How could you not tell him? It was not like he would ban Ellie from dating. He would just make sure the lad knows that he was going to be watched and probably get a broken nose if he hurt his baby girl.
Swinging the door open Joel steps in. Face sour, arms already ready to drag the guy down the stairs. But freezing just like you did when you first walked in. You practically run into Joel's back. "Oh my god dad get out!", Ellie cries out. Stepping in front of Dina who is still pulling her shirt over her head. And Joel has never turned around quicker in his life. You push your head into the room quickly, "I promise I tried to stop him", you shoot Ellie an apologetic look. "Maybe get decent and come down for some tea huh? You don't have to obviously but like...", you say yet Ellie quickly shakes her head at your suggestion. Motioning for you with her eyes to get out and so you do just that.
Joel's sat by the kitchen island as you walk back down, "You know you have warned me", he says, "Well, sorry, it wasn't me who was about to make pancakes out of the poor creature". You sit right beside him. It's a kind of weird feeling. Because of course, you expected her to explore eventually. And you can't help but think about how you were in her shoes once. A chuckle escapes your lips as you rest your palms over your face, "That was so bad", Joel to your surprise joins in. Fingers running through his beard, "I don't know what was worse this or when she walked in on us...", you hit his chest hating that he was making you relive that horror again. "Oh, she's going to be petrified...", you mutter, leaning against your lover as you two still laugh. "You reckon we should mess with her? Pretend that we are like really mad?", "Joel...", you shake your head in disbelief, "What? Start fake crying now it needs to be believable".
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parmawiolets · 9 months
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Fruit Salad
Eddie Munson x fem!reader
Summary: Eddie Munson's ex-not-quite-girlfriend Hannah Newby is pregnant. But it's not his. And she won't say whose it is. Very slow burn. Exes to friends to (eventual) lovers.
A/N: This is my first ever fic! Thank you so so so much to @shybunnie20 for being absolutely wonderful and helping me so much. Definitely go check out her work, she's amazing.
Contents: No upside down. Pregnancy. Reader is called Hannah because I didn't want to use Y/N but no physical description of reader (so maybe an OC? I don't know). Bob is her dad, because I love him. The Byers are still in Hawkins because I love them too.
Word count: 6.3K
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Chapter 1: Apple
Eddie finds out Hannah is pregnant and decides he wants to help.
September 1st, 1985 - 15 weeks pregnant
"She's WHAT!?"
Eddie smacks the cafeteria table as his front chair legs hit the floor from where he's been rocking back on it, not paying any attention to his friends until he heard that.
"Pregnant," Gareth repeats. "Hannah Newby's pregnant."
"Hey, didn't you two-" Jeff is cut off by the screech of chair legs across the floor as Eddie scrambles away and out the door.
The boys left behind look at each other; wide eyed and grimacing.
Five minutes later, Eddie is sweet talking Mrs Jennings in the school office. He can be really charming if he wants to be. Sometimes.
His uncle Wayne has always told him that office administrators are the ones with the real power. They can be your best friend, or they can make your life incredibly difficult. Keep them on side.
It's the first day of the new school year - Eddie's third attempt at graduating. Eddie still knew Hannah's schedule from last year, but that didn't help him now. He didn’t even know where her locker would be.
"Now, you let me know if you want me to take another look at your car sometime. Can't have my favourite person at this school breaking down on the way here! This place would fall apart without you." Eddie leans on the desk with a winning, dimple-filled smile.
"Oh, you are still such a nice boy, Eddie Munson." Mrs Jennings reaches out and pinches his cheek.
"Psh," Eddie waves her off bashfully. "Only to you, Mrs Jennings."
She tuts playfully at him and slides some papers across the desk. "Here you go, but remember, don't go telling anyone where you got that."
Eddie grabs it and clutches it to his chest. "Our little secret." He whispers and gives her a wink before he saunters away.
As soon as he’s out of sight, Eddie frantically scans the paper, and rushes off down the hallway. He rounds a corner and bounces off Connor Cunningham amongst a gaggle of jocks, all dressed in their green-sleeved jackets.
“Woah there.” Connor catches Eddie before he topples backwards. He is by far the nicest of the basketball team; meaning he doesn’t contribute to any of the bullying, just watches it happen.
Jason steps up and grips Eddie by the collar, shoving him away. “Watch it, freak!”
Eddie stumbles around them and carries on running down the corridor.
"No way! I didn't think it was really true!"
"She doesn't look pregnant. Are you sure she didn't just put on weight?"
"Does anyone know whose it is yet?"
Jules stands like a guard dog next to Hannah digging through her locker. She glares at everyone walking past who is whispering and gawking. Jules isn’t naturally intimidating, but maybe it’s someone usually so relaxed seeming so hostile that sends people scurrying along. 
She takes a moment to survey her best friend. Jules wants to know how Hannah is feeling, but knows her well enough to know she won’t say if asked. Ten years of friendship means that Jules is generally pretty attuned to Hannah’s emotions even when she tries to mask them. But right now, she’s shoved them so far down, Jules can’t tell what’s going on in her head.
Just as Jules is about to ask, she sees Eddie Munson hurrying towards them over Hannah’s shoulder. She coughs, “Incoming.” Nodding towards him. “You gonna be ok?”
Hannah nods and flashes her a tight smile. 
Jules hesitates; she wants to comfort Hannah in some way, but knows that anything she tries right now will just overwhelm her. Instead, she attempts a smile in return and walks away in the opposite direction to Eddie. 
Hannah takes a steadying breath and closes her locker door just as Eddie comes up beside her, shoulders tense and eyes wide with panic.
"It's not yours, Eddie." She glances up at him. "You can unclench."
"Oh," he sags and leans back against the wall of lockers, then perks straight back up again. "Are you sure? How far along are you?"
"Nearly 4 months. Fifteen weeks. Doctor says it's the size of an apple.” Hannah shakes her head. “I was already pregnant when we started hooking up." She ducks her head and focuses on her fingers fidgeting with a battered book spine. "I didn't know. I'm sorry." 
Still refusing to look at him, Hannah walks around Eddie. He stares at the spot she was standing for a moment before moving in front of her again.
"Wait, is this why you dumped me?"
Hannah stares at him incredulously; "I didn't- We weren't-" She sighs. "Yes, Eddie. This is why I stopped hanging out with you."
Eddie looks at her, studying her face for a moment. Her figure and her face are maybe a little fuller, the only visual indication he can see of her pregnancy. He thinks she looks as beautiful as ever, but stressed and tired. The usual crinkle between her brows seems almost fixed in place.
"You've got history now, right?" Eddie swoops in and snatches the books from her arms, grinning at her. "Come on." He cocks his head down the hall and starts walking backwards away from her.
"Wha- what are you- Eddie, give me those!"
"Nuh-uh! You can't be carrying things when you're pregnant!" 
"HEAVY things Eddie! I'm sure I'm fine carrying two books!" 
"Best not to risk it. Come on!"
"How long do you think until she doesn’t even fit in the seat?"
"It's Munson's, right? It's got to be. They were all over each other at the end of last year."
"My mom warned me not to be friends with her."
Hannah sits through her history class staring straight ahead, determinedly ignoring her classmates and counting down the minutes to the end. The only saving grace is Mr Wilson. He has always been Hannah’s favourite teacher: stern, but kind, with a wicked sense of humour he'll share with you if he likes you. Mr Wilson seems to realise that Hannah isn’t entirely present, but thankfully decides to leave her be for now.
The lesson finally comes to a close, and the students start gathering their belongings and making their way to the door. Hannah takes her time as she has no desire to be engaged in conversation by any of her fellow classmates. And it’s not like she can outrun them.
“Miss Newby?” Mr Wilson peers over his glasses. “Can I keep you for a moment?”
Mr Wilson is a lanky man in his late 40s and has been teaching his whole adult life. He has seen everything. Not surprised anymore by anything students do. Just sometimes which student did it.
“So,” Mr Wilson starts once they are alone. “Are you ok?”
Hannah’s head shoots up from where she had been eyeballing the floor. “What?”
“I’m guessing this wasn’t what you had planned for your senior year and I know this can’t be easy. People can be shit.” Hannah’s eyebrows raise at her teacher’s profanity. “I just want you to know that you can come to me if you need anything. I mean it. Academic or otherwise. I will help you.”
Hannah blinks. "Thank you." 
"Go on." He nods towards the door with a friendly smile. "Get."
As Hannah leaves the classroom frowning at the floor, she sees a pair of familiar Reeboks approach. Her gaze follows as her books are lifted from her arms again and she's met with the dimples of a smiling Eddie Munson.
"Hi there sweetheart. How was history?"
"Are you seriously not going to let me carry any books the whole time I'm pregnant?" Hannah's frown deepens. Eddie's smile only grows.
"Nope." Popping the p. "Art next, yeah?" 
Hannah squints at him, but follows down the hallway with a huff. "What, have you been buttering up Mrs Jennings again?"
"Sorry, can't reveal my sources."
"Well that means yes."
"I am sworn to secrecy! You will never get it out of me!" 
Eddie looks over at Hannah with a dazzling grin. She's still frowning, but there's a little sparkle in her eyes. Eddie thinks he would do just about anything to see that sparkle. 
That's how it goes for the rest of the day. Hannah stoically ignores her fellow students during class, then Eddie meets her outside her classroom and carries her few books as he escorts her to the next one. 
When Hannah exits her penultimate lesson of the day and she is greeted yet again by Eddie Munson's doe eyes, she finally asks what's been bugging her all day: "How are you even doing this? How do you get to my classrooms so quickly from yours?"
Eddie leans in conspiratorially. "That's for me to know, and you to figure out, sweetheart."
She narrows her eyes and points a finger in his face, making him recoil slightly; bemused. "Give me time."
Eddie lets out a booming laugh at that, and follows Hannah to her locker.
Eddie leans against the locker next to Hannah's. "How do you know it's an apple?"
"Hm?” Hannah is struggling with a giant sketchbook.
"This morning you said the baby is the size of an apple. How do you know?" Eddie guides Hannah out of the way and pulls the sketchbook free.
"The doctor gave me this chart that tells you the size of the baby each week and it has comparative fruits on it. This week it's an apple." Hannah shrugs. "Next week it's an avocado."
"Is that a fruit?" Eddie scrunches his face, puzzled.
Hannah shrugs again and starts towards her classroom. Eddie bounds after her.
"Hey,” Eddie nudges her shoulder with his. “You'll never guess what Jeff did." 
"What?" Hannah is watching him out of the corner of her eye, careful to keep her expression blank at his antics.
"Don't ask why. Maybe he had an itch, maybe he was just curious, who knows. But he stuck the end of his pencil up his nose, and when he took it out, the eraser got left behind!"
"Ew." Hannah wrinkles her nose.
"I know! But it gets worse."
"How?!" Hannah finally turns to him as they come to a stop outside their destination.
"He sneezed and it shot out.” Eddie cackles. “Hit Carver in the back of the head!"
Hannah snorts, then smacks her hand over her mouth, mortified. She grabs her book out of Eddie's arms then flees through the classroom door, waving over her shoulder without looking back.
Eddie is thrilled. 
"See you after class!" he calls out to her retreating figure, chuckling fondly to himself.
But when Hannah exits her last lesson of the day, Eddie is nowhere to be seen.
Hannah looks up and down the corridor, but still no Eddie. She knows she shouldn’t be disappointed; she shouldn't expect this of him when he doesn’t owe her anything. So she makes her way to her locker and takes out her backpack. 
Just as she is closing the door, Eddie slams up against the lockers next to her, panting.
"Sorry." Deep breath. "Mrs O'Donnell." Wheeze. "She hates me."
"Still? You'd have thought she'd've gotten used to you by now." 
Eddie squints up at her from where he's hunched over. "Rude." 
He heaves himself upright with a groan and grabs the belongings from her hands. Eddie looks her over, and shakes his head. “You know this stuff is supposed to go on the paper, right?” He rubs at some charcoal on Hannah’s cheek with his thumb.
Hannah’s face flushes. “Shut up.” She swats his hand away and buffs her cheek with the heel of her hand.
Eddie grins. He’s delighted at affecting her, but takes pity on her and changes the subject. "Is your dad picking you up or is Jules giving you a ride home?"
"Jules is doing an art thing."
"Already? It's the first day of school, can't the girl take a break?"
Hannah shrugs and starts walking.
"So where are you meeting your dad?" Eddie follows.
"He's working."
"Joyce?"
"They broke up."
"Oh, that’s too bad - wait, I don't understand. How are you planning on getting home?"
"The bus."
Eddie stops. Holding his arm out in front of Hannah to halt her too. She scowls down at his arm in front of her then lifts her gaze to his.
Eddie splutters. "Are you kidding me?! Do you know how disgusting those things are? You're pregnant! Absolutely not. No. Not happening."
"Eddie-"
"No." He turns her to face him and holds her by the shoulders. "There is no way in hell I am letting you get on that germ infested tin can."
She squirms out of his grasp. "As opposed to your germ infested tin can."
"I'm giving you a ride, ok?"
"Eddie-"
"Ok?"
"Ed-"
"Please, Han?"
She looks at him for a moment. Then huffs, rolling her eyes. "Fine."
"Thank you."
They're at a stoplight and Eddie is rifling through the glovebox, leaning across the centre console and Hannah's knees with his tongue poking out in concentration. Hannah's gaze travels over his face, chewing her bottom lip as she studies him.
"Aha!" Eddie holds up a cassette tape in triumph, startling Hannah. "Sorry." Eddie immediately looks sheepish.
Hannah tries to get a look at the tape, but Eddie is waving it around too much before he puts it on to play. 
Twangy guitar and a slow, steady drum beat fill the van as Eddie drives away. Hannah's head whips around to stare at Eddie, eyebrows shooting up her forehead before furrowing.
"The Chain?"
"It's your favourite song." Eddie shrugs, stealing a glance at her. Hannah sharply turns back to the windshield, but not before Eddie sees her bite down on the twitching corners of her mouth. Eddie's cheeks hurt, he’s smiling so wide.
Listen to the wind blow, watch the sun rise
Running in the shadows, damn your love, damn your lies
Eddie is slamming his palms on the wheel to the beat. He glances over and sees that Hannah's knee is bobbing along too. She doesn't even seem to be conscious of it. Eddie joins in with the next part of the song.
And if you don't love me now
You will never love me again
I can still hear you saying
You would never break the chain
"Come on sweetheart, you know you want to!" 
But Hannah turns further away, leaning her elbow on the passenger side window and covering the lower part of her face with her hand. This only encourages Eddie. He belts it out even louder.
And if you don't love me now
You will never love me again
I can still hear you saying
You would never break the chain
"You're a terrible singer, Eddie."
He cackles. "You're a terrible liar, Hannah."
"I think you're confused. It's humility that's a virtue; not wild unapologetic arrogance." She still hasn't turned away from the window.
"Good thing I have no interest in virtuosity." He keeps glancing at her.
"I don't think that's a word." 
"It's definitely a word, sweetheart." 
Eddie thinks Hannah is smiling behind her hand. He can hear it in her voice, even if she won't let him see it.
The chorus is coming up again.
"Come on," Eddie bumps Hannah's bicep gently with a closed fist. "Sing with me."
“Fuck off.”
Eddie runs his hand down her arm until he circles her wrist and tugs gently. He sings along softly this time, even as the music ramps up.
Hannah doesn't turn to face him, but peeks over out of the corner of her eye. She realises her mistake immediately when she sees his face. Those big brown eyes looking at her. Pleading with her.
She lets out a long, drawn out groan. The chorus is going round again. Hannah sings along too this time; much quieter than Eddie.
Eddie pulls up outside Hannah's house and throws the van into park, turning in his seat and pulling her to face him too. They're both shouting out the words this time, Eddie grinning wildly and Hannah's face scrunched.
And if you don't love me now
You will never love me again
I can still hear you saying
You would never break the chain
They're both breathing heavily; faces close, looking at each other as the bass line stretches out and the music starts to build again.
Eddie glances down to her lips. Just for a split second. But Hannah sees, and snaps back; away from him, out of the moment. 
"Thanks for the ride."
"Yeah, of- of course."
"Bye, Eddie." She's already out of the van and closing the door, giving him a small wave.
"Bye." But the door is already shut. And Hannah is already halfway up the path. 
"Shit. Wait!" Eddie kills the ignition, cutting off the music. He fumbles with his door and practically falls out of his van, scrambling to get to her.
"Nice landing."
Eddie's head shoots up. Hannah is standing by her open front door, but she is waiting.
"It's all about the recovery, sweetheart." 
"And when does that happen?" 
"Oof! Hit me where it hurts, Han!" He clutches at his heart. She rolls her eyes. There's that sparkle again.
But it's gone in an instant. As if she's remembered a reason not to.
"You wanted something?"
"Yes. Yeah," he swipes his hands on his jeans. When did they get so sweaty?
"How are you getting to school tomorrow?"
"Jules said she'd pick me up."
"Ok. Good. Great. Just… Please promise me you won't get the bus? I will give you a ride any time. Really. No bus."
An eye roll. "Sure."
"Promise?"
A sigh. "Yes, Eddie. I promise. No bus."
"Thank you."
A pause. "Do you think you could drive me home again tomorrow? Jules said her art thing might be a few days this week."
"Yes! I can do that." Eddie grins at her, and turns back to the van.
"Eddie?" Quieter this time.
"Yeah?"
Hannah furrows her brow and fixates on her feet. "People are going to… think it's yours." She glances up at him. "Don't you mind?"
"Sweetheart, I couldn't give less of a shit what this town thinks of me. Especially if it means I get to spend time with you."
She wrinkles her nose at him. "Gross."
Eddie cackles. "See you tomorrow, sweetheart."
Eddie is early to school the next day. He can't remember when he was last on time, let alone early. He sits on top of one of the picnic tables between the parking lot and the front entrance; smoking, legs bouncing. Waiting for Hannah.
Eddie finishes his cigarette and is debating lighting up another one when he sees Jules' car pull into the lot.
"Jules, please just drop it." Hannah slams the car door after her and walks off, only to stop when she locks eyes with Eddie. He gives her a smile and a small wave as he jumps off the table.
"Han, come on. I'm not trying to upset you." Jules catches up to Hannah and grabs her arm to turn her around. "You know I'm just worried."
"Yeah, I get it. You just," Hannah looks around and lowers her voice. "You know you can't say anything."
Jules sighs. "I know." She pulls Hannah into a hug. "I don't like it, but I know."
Hannah melts into the hug for a moment, before wriggling out of it. "Get off me, you loser."
Jules snorts. "Right, sorry. I forgot. Can't have people thinking you're actually a giant teddy bear."
"Fuck off."
Jules laughs and they make their way towards the school. She spots Eddie and nudges Hannah with her shoulder. "Your boy's waiting." 
"Fuck. Off." Hannah scrunches her face and pushes Jules towards the main entrance, walking over to Eddie.
"Love you too, see you later!"
"Yeah, whatever."
Eddie is rocking on his heels with his hands in his pockets, looking bashful. "Hi."
"Hi." Hannah looks at him with a soft, curious expression. "You gonna be my errand boy again today?" 
"Yes. Definitely. Absolutely. Here, let me…" Eddie slides Hannah's bag off her shoulder and hoists it over his own.
"Thanks." 
Hannah seems softer today, like she used to be with him. He loved that about her. Around most people, she was spiky and hard to reach. She often didn't like too much affection; would feel like she was choking on it and push you away. But she appreciated the little things. He could build up to it, make her gooey and pliable. She would melt into him and he would be allowed to shower her with affection, and she would give it right back. 
Hannah is looking at his right hand holding her backpack strap. She reaches up and touches the lone ring there, a small smile flickering on her face.
He's probably pushing his luck, but he wants to try. With the arm hanging by his side, Eddie brushes his hand against hers, watching her face carefully. She doesn't recoil; her small smile solidifies. So Eddie momentarily links his pinky finger with hers and squeezes. 
Hannah squeezes back. 
Eddie is waiting opposite Hannah's 4th period biology class. The class is letting out, but he hasn't seen her yet.
"She's not here." 
Eddie startles at Connor Cunningham coming up and talking to him, from a glance he thought it was Jason Carver. It always unnerves Eddie how similar the two jocks look; only Connor’s hazel eyes and strawberry blond distinguishing him from Jason. Both of them the cookie-cutter American teen dream.
"What?"
"Hannah. She's not here. She left like halfway through class. I think she was trying to hide it but it looked like she was crying."
"Shit, really?" Eddie looks around frantically.
"Her stuff is still in there. She spoke to Ms Petrelli before she left, maybe she knows?"
"Yeah, thanks." Eddie calls out, already walking into the classroom. Ms Petrelli, an older woman, is tidying up around her desk when she sees Eddie.
"Mr Munson, can I help you?"
"Hannah. Do you know where she went? I can take her stuff to her." Already making his way to the only desk still with belongings.
"She rushed out of here earlier. Said she needed to go to the nurse. Usually, of course, I don't allow-"
Eddie stops listening. He gathers Hannah's things and races back out into the crowded hallway. Shouting a loud "thanks" back to the teacher.
"Hey, watch it!"
"Ugh, probably running to his baby mama."
"Freak."
"Didn't you hear? Apparently…"
Eddie isn't paying attention to who he bumps into, or what abuse they're hurling at him for doing so. He just needs to know Hannah is ok.
Finally, he stumbles into the nurse's office, chest heaving from his run.
Hannah looks up as the door slams open with wide, teary eyes. "Eddie?"
"Sweetheart," he puts Hannah's books down on a table and crouches down in front of her. "What happened?"
"Nothing, it's stupid." Hannah swipes at her cheeks.
"Hey, if it made you cry, it's not stupid." Eddie wraps a hand around her ankle and strokes his thumb along the bone.
"No, it's definitely stupid. And now I'm crying more because I cried over something stupid."
Eddie's eyes flit back and forth, trying to follow. He shakes his head. "Huh?"
"She's hormonal." The school nurse drones, walking in from an adjoining office, perusing some papers.
"I really hate that word." Hannah scowls at her.
"You're pregnant, and you cried over bunnies. What would you call that, dear?"
"You cried over bunnies?" Eddie's eyebrows are up in his bangs. 
Hannah's scowl turns to him. He holds his hands up in surrender.
“Let me know when you’re ready to go back to class.” The nurse doesn’t look up from her paperwork as she walks back into her office.
Hannah groans and buries her face in her palms. "We were learning about the food chain and Ms Petrelli was using foxes and rabbits as an example. There was a picture in the textbook. It upset me, ok? I'm hormonal, I get it!" Her words are muffled.
“Hey, come on.” Eddie coos, trying to suppress a giggle, he gently pulls at her wrists to claim her hands in his. “What can I do to make this better? What do you need?”
Hannah’s looks at Eddie with glassy eyes, her eyebrows pulled up in the middle as she stutters. “I don’t know.” Tears start to spill over her cheeks.
“Ok, sorry, how about some options?”
Hannah sniffs.
“Food? Sleep? Water? A hug?”
Hannah shifts in her seat, not looking Eddie in the eye. 
Eddie runs his thumbs over her knuckles. “Please tell me, Han.”
“Can you- Please don’t make a big deal of this.”
“Cross my heart.”
“Can you give me a hug?”
Eddie tries not to show how thrilled he is as he stands up, knees clicking. He pulls Hannah into his chest and wraps his arms tight around her.
The pair sway a little on the spot, Eddie laying his cheek on the top of Hannah's head. He smiles as he feels her slowly start to relax.
"Better?"
Hannah hums in response.
"You want to get some food? That's a pregnancy thing, right? Cravings?"
Hannah hums again, her face still buried in Eddie's chest.
"Ok, options… burger, fries, bacon, milkshake-" He feels Hannah perk up in his arms. "Alright then, milkshakes." He smiles down at her warmly.
Eddie reluctantly peels himself away from Hannah, his hands on her shoulders, ducks his head down to hers and grins eagerly. "Let's get out of here." 
Hannah takes a deep breath and smiles shyly in response. "Does Benny still do those Oreo milkshakes?" 
"I don't think they're on the menu anymore, but he likes you. More than he likes me anyway. So he might if you asked." They start walking.
Hannah rolls her eyes. "He likes me more than you because I don't have ketchup fights in his diner." 
"I think you'll find I was on team mustard." Eddie raises his chin haughtily. "And really, he should blame you for leaving us unsupervised."
Hannah gapes at him; indignant. "I was in the bathroom for five minutes! You are not pinning that on me." She gives his shoulder a shove and marches away.
Eddie stops for a moment in the middle of the hallway, watching after her with a dopey expression.
Hannah calls back over her shoulder, “Are you coming or what? You promised milkshakes.”
The ride to Benny’s is quiet, Fleetwood Mac playing softly through the speakers again. When they pull up to the diner, Eddie jumps out and rushes around the front of the van to open the passenger side door before Hannah has even gotten her seatbelt off. He holds out a hand for her to take and helps her jump down.
Hannah thanks him. “You know you can listen to your music, right? It’s your van.”
Eddie shrugs. “Babies can hear stuff from out here, can’t they? I figured you’d want to indoctrinate them to Stevie Nicks ASAP.”
Hannah touches her belly and looks down at it, frowning. “I think they might still be too young. I don’t know if they even have ears yet.” Hannah ponders. “But you’re right about starting their musical education early.” She tugs lightly at Eddie’s jacket sleeve. Eddie smiles to himself, he recognises one of her small affections.
They reach the door, and Eddie holds it open for Hannah, bowing deeply as she passes through. Hannah scoffs as she passes but thanks him.
“Hi Benny.”
The diner owner looks up from where he’s standing at the cash register. “Haven’t seen you two in a while. Figured you’d broken up.”
Hannah skids her shoes against the floor; Eddie scratches the back of his neck. The awkward silence stretches out painfully.
“Right…” Benny draws out the word and grins wickedly. He is basking in their discomfort. “What’ll it be?”
Eddie looks at Hannah pointedly. She narrows her eyes at him, but steps forward. “Any chance of two Oreo milkshakes?” She smiles in faux sweetness. 
“Those aren’t on the menu anymore.”
“I know, but they were just so good. The best milkshakes ever. Better than any milkshake anyone has ever-”
“Alright, alright. If that’s what it takes to shut you up.” Benny frowns at Hannah, but there’s warmth behind it. “Anything else?”
Hannah thinks for a moment, swaying her head from side to side. “Onion rings, please. Oh, and cheese fries. And some bacon. Please.” Hannah looks embarrassed as she looks to Eddie, but he winks at her; pleased that she’s letting go a little.
“Cheeseburger and fries please, Benny.”
Benny shoos them away to a booth where they sit opposite each other. Eddie splays his hands on the table between them and looks up at Hannah. “So I was doing some math earlier.”
Hannah is looking at Eddie’s ringed fingers, trying (and failing) to be discreet about it. One of her hands starts creeping across the table top. “In math class?”
Eddie is trying not to smile; trying not to show that he has noticed her movements. He doesn’t want to spook her. “Uh, no actually. In geography.”
“Oh?” Her hand reaches his and she starts pulling at his rings and twisting them around his fingers.
“You said 4 months, right?”
Hannah stops her fiddling and looks up at Eddie. He winces.
“Um, yeah. Nearly. Fifteen weeks.” She pulls back to her side of the table and tucks her hands under her thighs. 
Eddie curses himself and reaches after her. He didn’t mean to make her retreat again. “Han, I’m sorry, I don’t want to talk about anything you’re not comfortable with. We can talk about something else.”
“No,” Hannah shakes her head. “I’m not uncomfortable. It’s just…” she exhales and grimaces. “I’m not exactly happy about this whole thing, you know.”
Eddie makes a sympathetic noise, then leans back in his seat as Benny arrives with a tray full of food and milkshakes. Hannah brightens up immediately; her eyes shining.
Benny distributes the food on the table with a grunt and walks back to his position in the kitchen.
Hannah springs forward the second he leaves and grabs her milkshake. Her eyes roll back as she slurps through the straw.
Eddie beams and grabs his own. Giving Benny a thumbs up as he drinks.
Hannah hums happily as she digs into her various plates; wiggling in her seat slightly. Eddie watches her fondly. He knows she doesn’t always like showing how she feels; being vulnerable. But he wants her to feel safe with him and open up, like she did before.
Hannah pauses her munching, her eyes flitting from fries to milkshake. She picks up a fry, dunks it in her milkshake, and quickly shoves it in her mouth. Eddie chokes on his own food as Hannah lets out a loud moan. 
“Oh my god, you have to try this.” She dunks another fry and holds it out for Eddie, waving it in his face when he doesn’t move.
“Uhh, I’m alright sweetheart. You have it.”
Hannah shrugs and pops it in her own mouth. “Your loss.”
“So have you had much of that? Weird food cravings?”
“I don’t think I’ve really had any.” Hannah picks up an onion ring this time, and gleefully dunks and eats it. “Mmpf. You sure you don’t want to try this?” 
“I’m sure, thanks though.” Eddie hides his smirk behind his burger.
Eddie takes a large bite, and talks through his chewing, “What about nausea? Morning sickness. That’s a thing, right?”
“Don’t talk with your mouth full, you pig.” Hannah throws a cheesy fry at him. Eddie jumps to try and catch it in his mouth, but misses. Hannah stifles a snort. "Yeah I had some morning sickness, but that stopped a few weeks ago thankfully. I had a lot of heartburn too, that's-"
"You're going to have a hairy baby." Eddie mumbles through his mouthful again.
Hannah stops. A milkshake coated onion ring halfway to her mouth. "Excuse me?"
Eddie swallows thickly. He doesn't know if the lump in his throat is from the burger or the way Hannah is looking at him like he's lost his mind. He rushes through his explanation: "You remember Nanny Pat? The nice old lady a few trailers down from me. Well, her daughter is pregnant too. Every time now, when I take over her weekly shop, she'll tell me all about how excited she is to be a real grandmother and tell me how the pregnancy is going. She said that her daughter had loads of heartburn, so that means her baby is going to have loads of hair!"
Hannah hasn't moved. Melted milkshake is running down her thumb. "You do her shopping every week?" 
Eddie flushes, bright pink. "No." He scoffs.
A blinding smile spreads across Hannah's face and a short laugh bursts free. Eddie is awestruck. 
Hannah scoops up the milkshake on her hand with her other index finger. She leans over the table and boops his nose, smearing it on the tip. "You big softie!" She stage-whispers, sitting back with a giggle. Eddie splutters and swipes at his nose with the back of his hand.
"Anyway," she guzzles her milkshake, trying to fight back her smile. "I don't think that's true. How would that work?" She mulls it over, finally putting the onion ring in her mouth. "I don't think those two bits of you are even connected." 
"I dunno. You're talking to Hawkins' resident super super senior, so…." He shrugs.
Hannah throws another fry at Eddie and it hits him in the face. He looks at her, affronted. She glares back. "You're not stupid, Eddie."
"Mrs O'Donnell would disagree with you, sweetheart."
"Yeah, well she's an asshole."
He snorts. "You're not wrong." 
Eddie stirs his milkshake with the straw; staring. Wondering how to ask his real questions. Whose baby is it? Why aren't they here looking after her? Will she let Eddie look after her? Or at least try?
He looks up at Hannah. She seems to be just as stuck in her own head, her gaze burning a hole in her cheese fries. She seems so totally lost in thought that Eddie is startled when she speaks softly.
"You don't have to do this, you know." Hannah sighs and fiddles with her plate, but still doesn't look up. "You don't… It's not yours. You don't owe me anything." 
"I'm here because I want to be."
"But, why?" She finally looks up at him. "Doesn't it bother you that I got knocked up by someone else? That I was pregnant the whole time we were together?"
Eddie considers his words and speaks carefully. "Han, the only thing that bothers me about all of this, is that whoever it was has left you to deal with it on your own."
Hannah is visibly upset and squirms in her seat. "That's not… That’s not true." She shakes her head. "I have my dad, and Jules."
Eddie's voice is still soft, "That's not what I mean, and you know it." 
"I can't-" Hannah takes a shuddering breath. "Fuck these hormones!" She hisses and presses the heels of her hands to her eyes. "I don't know what you want from me, Eddie."
"Just the pleasure of your company, sweetheart."
"This isn't a fucking joke!" Hannah slaps the table as her voice rings out in the diner, the other patrons give her disapproving looks. She looks sheepish, and continues in a whisper. "I'm scared, Eddie. I have no control over any of this and I don't know what I'm doing." Her eyes are glassy. "I can't- we can't…" 
"Hey, hey, I'm sorry." Eddie reaches out and places his hand on her side of the table. "It was a bad joke, but it's true, Han, I promise." He ducks his head to catch Hannah's eye. "I'm not here to try anything. I'm here because I like spending time with you, regardless of what we are to each other." Eddie smiles at her encouragingly. "I am more than happy to be your friend. And your errand boy." 
Hannah lets out a wet laugh and wipes her eyes. 
A mischievous look comes over Eddie’s face. He shuffles out of the booth and drops to his knees on the floor next to Hannah, holding his hands in a plea in front of him. “Please Han,” Eddie declares, loudly. “Please will you let me be your servant for the next 5 to 6 months?!”
“Oh my god you need to stop!” Hannah jerks away, clambering to the other end of the seat. Eddie crawls up onto the seat after her. “No! No no no! Get away!” She pushes him away with a hand to the face.
“Please? PLEASE, Hannah!” 
“Get the fuck away from me, asshole!”
Eddie throws his head back and cackles, still advancing.
“WHAT do you idiots think you’re doing?!”
Hannah and Eddie freeze at Benny’s booming voice. They scramble to sit on the bench properly; backs straight and eyes wide as they peer over at him as they both mumble, “Sorry Benny.”
Benny curses and slams back into the kitchen, grumbling about “stupid teenagers”.
Hannah stifles a snort and slides down in her seat. Eddie giggles and looks down at her with pure adoration. Hannah shifts slightly and nudges her head against his bicep. His heart leaps at the small show of intimacy. He decides right then: He can wait for her.
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psychwxrdd · 3 months
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Chapter IV - My bloody valentine (final)
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Summary: Everything goes downhill once Kate hurts Rafe Cameron. Well, should've known better than to break the Kook's king heart. Now she'll have to pay with her loved ones life.
Warnings: 18+, dni if you're a minor, death mentions, murderer, horror, stalker themes, possessive behaviour, ghostface! rafe, slasher, smut, obsession, yandere, knife play, dark themes, kidnap, implied murder
Kate couldn't recall the last time she cried this hard.
"Wait Rafe, please, i'll answer the questions just fine" She begged, as the disturbing sounds of her mother cries echoed on the call. She wanted to ask about her dad, if he was fine, alive at least.
"Wanna act like a good girl now?"
"Please, i'll do anything, anything you ask me to, just leave them alone"
The few seconds the call went in silence made her heart almost jump out of her mouth. She heard what it seemed to be her dad whimpering.
"Ok...I won't kill them. You're gonna behave?"
"I will, i promise" she pleaded.
"Good." He almost whispered. "Go wait for me in your room. Run."
Kate eyes grew wide, as if she wasn't about to die with anxiety already. She ran to her room, knowing her life really depended on that. Not hers only, her parents life. And maybe anyone else's life too, if Rafe was capable of doing something like that to her family, he wouldn't care about doing this to her friends. To her boyfriend.
The thought of JJ made her heart ache, she wanted nothing more than hug him now. To be comforted, and to protect him. To be with him.
At this point, she was no longer crying. It was so bad she felt numb.
She heard heavy footsteps on the stairs, making her body cold. She was sure her heart stopped beating for a second. Her hands were sweating, she was covered by the same blankets she should have never taken off. She should have stayed in bed. Rafe would eventually get tired and leave her parents, he wouldn't have the patience to wait the whole night. Right?
She wanted to believe that. She would believe anything that was told her right now.
She was staring at the wall, when the footsteps came closer and closer to her room. The door opened, slowly, and she felt chills on her back. She was sure she would die right now. But it was better this way, she thought. It was better if she was murdered instead of someone she loved.
Her bed sank, and she could smell a familiar scent. It was Rafe's fragrance. There was a shadow behind her, a heavy weight. A strong figure.
"You missed me?" He said, with the voice changer in front of the mask. She slowly turned her head to face him. He had his head tilted to the side, and she notices the knife on his hands. There was blood all over it. She gasped, but he was quick to cover her mouth.
"Shhh. It's ok. I'm here now, i'm all you need" As he took the mask off. His bangs were all over his face, and he had red eyes. Did he cried? Couldn't tell.
"Listen...This is all i wanted since the beggining, Kate." he caressed her cheeks. "I wouldn't have done any of this if you just behaved. You choosed this."
He took his gloves off, and placed the knife on her hair, softly caressing and putting behind her ears.
"You don't know how much i love you. Look at what i have done for you." His own eyes teared up, he had a crazy look on them Kate was quite used, but it never scared her before. Not like now. "I killed for you, who else can say that?"
"You killed my parents, Rafe" she said in a painful tone. He stared at her with pity.
"I know...i know, but - but i just wanted to show you what i'm capable of for you. And i'm sorry it just happened to be your parents, i would have killed anyone in their place, honey. And i would kill anyone else if thats what i need to do, to show you my love." He kissed the tip of her nose.
She didn't said anything. Too unreal and crazy for her to deal with it. Whatever he said, that would be. She had no guts to fight anymore.
His lips smashed against hers, his hands helding her chin.
"It's past midnight, so it is already valentine's day, you remember?" He whispered. She nods, no expression at all. " And we're gonna have a lot of fun, sweetheart, just you and me."
He smiled brightly, as if nothing happened.
"Cause you're my girlfriend, aren't you?" He kissed her neck, going down to her breasts, and aggressively taking her shirt off. "Always wanted to see these beautiful tits. Fuck"
He sucked, kissed, bited her nipples. Her body was reacting well to his touch, even tho she didn't respond emotionally to any of that. He kissed her belly, licking it.
"Always wanted to kiss your whole body, always wanted to taste you."
He grabbed his knife, and before she could react, he cutted her panties off.
"Fuck. Look at this beautiful pussy" He touched softly, biting his lips. "Can't believe JJ got to see the pussy thats mine before me."
He pointed the knife handle to her clit, and she whimpered. She moved her hips a bit, enjoying the friction.
Rafe stared amazed at the scene, feeling his cock almost tearing his pants a part.
"Fuck yourself on my knife."
She moved her hips, grinding and putting a bit inside.
"Rafe, that thing about JJ...We didn't actually had sex"
He furrowed his eyebrows, confused.
"Don't be harsh, please"
"Why did you lied?" He asked, sternly.
"Because i wanted you to hate me and move on... I thought you would just call me a bitch and forget about it" Kate confessed. She had a blank expression, but her eyes said it all. Her eyes looked dead, lost. She wasn't entirely here.
"So you're a virgin?"
"Yes" she simply said.
"Oh, baby..." Rafe caressed her face. "So in the end, i'll really be your first and last?"
She nodded. He smiled.
"See it... I'm the only one you need"
And at Rafe's point of view, they made sweet love all night. Now not only he would be her first and last, but she would be his forever, as he made sure to put a baby inside her. They would have a family, they would never be apart from each other, just as he dreamed from the very first moment he saw her that night.
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andysorbit · 1 year
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Chubby Crybaby
Shownu x Black, plus sized,fem!reader
Minors DNI
Okay so I posted this on my AO3 but I'm putting it here too so yeah
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Hyunwoo gives a stiff smile at the cashier and I cringe the whole time. Being an adult had its fun moments but paying for three Plan B packs was two types of embarrassment. I know I'm so much more but right now, I feel like nothing more than the fat girlfriend. How else can I feel knowing it takes three Plan B pills to get the job done? Hyunwoo, of course, doesn't care- about what we're purchasing or how many I need to make sure I don't make him a dad. He swipes his card and wishes the cashier well. I wish that I had his confidence.
Outside in the cold New York City air, I huddle close to him, "How are you so comfortable with that? Maybe I should just get an IUD." I say quietly. "You said you were scared to." Hyunwoo replies. He pulls me closer to him and quickens his pace. The night air is brisk and the wind blows steadily. We round a corner and quickly make our way back to his apartment building. I'm also the broke girlfriend. I'm the girlfriend who graduated a few years ago and still lives with her parents. Hyunwoo has been trying to convince me to move into his oh so luxurious penthouse. I don't like the idea of being a mooch so I say no even though I really wanna give in.
He takes my coat from me and hangs it up. After kicking off my boots and pushing them to the side, I look over at Hyunwoo and smile, "Should I meet you in the bedroom?" I ask him. "No... I need to talk to you for a minute. Come on. I'll make some tea." Hyunwoo says. His brow is furrowed and I know I've done something to upset him. I follow him into the kitchen and we wash the outside germs off of our hands then I sit at the island counter. He puts the kettle to boil and leans on the island counter and looks across at me. "What's this issue with the Plan B? You keep going back and forth and I need to know where your head is at." Hyunwoo is three years my senior and sometimes it feels like the age gap is much larger. "Buying three pills is expensive and embarrassing." I say timidly. My family was never the type of family to talk things out. I'm the child, my parents are the all knowing sages, and when my feelings were too much; I had to just get over it and move on. Even now at my big age of twenty-six, they reduce me down to a child. Hyunwoo likes talking things out. He's communicative and is not afraid to express his discomfort or call people out for the sake of his own sanity. "You shouldn't worry about the expenses, y/n. I've told you this. Two hundred dollars is nothing for me. I get that it's a lot for you but I told you that when you're with me, it's my job to take care of you. Please don't take this the wrong way but I make more in a week than you do in a month so I'm not gonna ask you to foot half the bill for anything. That's just ridiculous." He's very calm and I have to keep reminding myself that Hyunwoo isn't argumentative or manipulative and this is a totally regular conversation for him that won't turn into an argument. He's peacefully confrontational because he likes solutions. He's my safe space.
"But two hundred bucks is a lot of money for me considering one pill isn't enough to prevent a pregnancy... I don't like it sometimes." I gently scratch my nails against the counter and sigh. He comes around the counter and looks down at me, "Look... you're not comfortable with getting an IUD yet so this is how it is. If you wanna go back to condoms, we can. I need you to be happy with whatever choice you make." Hyunwoo says. He smiles devilishly and kisses me, "I could survive without cuming inside you for a while. You know I'm a patient man." I kiss him hard and he rubs my back soothingly, "I don't love you despite your size and if you lost as much weight as you need to feel content with yourself, I wouldn't love you any more than I do now. I just like you... I don't ever want you to feel like your weight is a downside in our relationship."
I nod and Hyunwoo hugs me. "Would you like green tea or black tea?" He asks and presses his lips to my forehead. "I don't want tea anymore... I want wine please." He moves over to the stove to turn off the kettle then moves to the counter and bends down to open the fancy wine cooler he had built into the lower cabinet, "Red or white?" He asks. "Mmmmm white." I say softly. He nods and takes out a bottle of white wine, "The works?" He says and motions to the refrigerator. "If you don't mind." I reply. I watch Hyunwoo take strawberries, raspberries, and a Capri Sun juice pouch out the fridge. He gets to work cutting a few strawberries and raspberries then opens the wine and the juice pouch. He drops the sliced berries into the glass then fills the glass a quarter of the way with juice then fills it the rest of the way with wine.
"One Princess special for my chubby crybaby." He says with possibly the sweetest smile. Only he has ever been able to call me chubby without making me feel insulted. He's also the only person who can poke my belly without getting cursed out. He pushes the glass over to me and waits eagerly for me to take a drink. I do and sigh, "I wanna know all of your drink recipes. You're the best." I say and down half the glass. "Hey, hey, hey. Slow down." He chuckles. I smile as the warm embrace of wine envelopes my body. It doesn't take much to get me drunk so I quickly finish the glass and stand up. "I need you sober tonight, okay? You know I'm not fucking you if you're drunk." Hyunwoon kisses me slowly and hikes my dress up. I can feel how hard he is and I slowly fall to my knees and look up him. He touches my hair, "I don't wanna ruin the mood but... is your wig on right? I don't wanna pull it off like I did last time." He says and fights a smirk. I giggle, "Yes. I'm good this time just don't pull so hard." I say and undo his jeans. He nods and pushes my hands aside to free himself from his jeans a little bit faster. He strokes himself while he looks down at me, "Do you want it?" He asks almost breathlessly. I nod and he grabs me by my arms and pulls me to my feet, "I want you right here against this counter. You can suck it later. I need to be inside you now." He turns me around and pushes me down against the counter. He raises my dress up, "God, I love it when you don't wear panties. It's so much easier to take what's mine. Is this pussy mine? Huh? Tell me it's mine and I'll fuck you like a dirty girl right now." He says as he presses kisses to the side of my face and rubs his dick against me agonizingly slow. "It's yours." I squeak and push back against him desperately. I need to feel him. "What's mine?" He sighs. "This pussy. It's yours, daddy." I moan. He slowly slides into me and I gasp as he fills me. "Fuck." I cry out. "Watch your mouth." He groans and fucks into me harder. My mind melts into TV static and all I can think about is how deep he is inside of me. "God, you feel so good. My good little princess. You love taking my dick like a good little slut, huh? You're my little slut, right y/n?" He traps my arms behind my back and slaps my ass while he pounds me harder. I cry out and move my hips as best as I can in an attenpt to gyrate against him. "Don't be rude. Be a good girl and answer your daddy, okay, princess?" He whispers and snakes a hand around to rub my clit achingly slow. "I'm your slut, daddy. Oh God- I- I love you." I choke out. He rubs me faster, "I love you too, princess. Are you close?" I nod and squeeze my eyes shut. "Cum. It's okay. Cum for daddy " He whispers thickly into my ear. My thighs buckle and he holds me up as he continues fucking me. I feel my stomach tighten and I squeeze my thighs shut as I cum.
Hyunwoo doesn't stop. I cry out and try to push his hand away. He laughs, "I didn't cum yet. You know how this works. If you want me to stop, use the safe word." He pants. I wiggle my hips and try once more to pull his hand away. I don't really want him to but it's almost too much and my legs nearly give out. "Daddy." I whimper over and over again. "Just a bit more, sweetheart. Come on. You can take it. I'm- fuck! I'm so close, baby. You can take it. You can take a little bit more for me, right?" Hyunwoo moans and his hips stutter and suddenly, he's cuming inside of me. I whimper helplesy and he releases my arms from behind my back then pulls me close as he stills himself. My legs finally give out and we both slink down to the floor. The cool tiles chill our bodies and Hyunwoo pulls his jeans back up then looks at me, "You okay?" He asks. His breathing is almost back to normal. I nod. I'm still trembling and he snuggles up next to me. "I'll get the pills... just.. gimme a second." He says. "You don't have to... I mean? If you're ready... we could not take the pills." I say quietly. He smiles, "Well, I never take the pills. You do." He chuckles. "You know what I mean, Hyunwoo... it's a we thing." I say. We stare at each other for a minute. "So... should we give those pills to a friend?" He asks.
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Terrapin Soup Part 15 (END of book 1)
Leo felt a weight across his chest, but not in a bad way. It was warm, comforting, and with the cold air around him this warmth was like a life line. There was a slight commotion from somewhere in the room but he didn't want to focus on it, he didn't want to open his eyes. He just wanted to hold onto this warm feeling and drift back into the void of sleep.. But like all good things, they never stayed long for him. The warmth started to shift and move, Leo reached out but his arm wouldn't grab a hold, it was weightless in fact.. Oh. That's right. Leo slowly opened his eyes with a low sigh, his eyes drifting from the missing limb over to the yokai heater who'd been napping beside him in the medical bed. He smiled a little when his eyes focused in on him and he was able to see Usagi better. "Sorry, was I too heavy? I didn't mean to wake you-" Leo pulled Usagi back with his good arm, too tired to care who else saw him being this affectionate to his boyfriend. "Mn.. No, no I was waking up cause my body is stupid. You're warm, it's nice.. You could stay a little longer.. If you wanted..." Usagi chuckled a little laying back down and getting comfortable, "If you're sure. It's sometime in the night, or early morning I guess? So you should go back to bed."
Leo nodded a little, half listening as he closed his eyes again. "What about you?" He said quietly. "You keepin' watch or somethin? Bet Donnie put you up to it didn't he-?" 
"Maybe, but I would've anyway. How's your uh.. nub?" Leo let out a tired laugh, gently resting his head against Usagi's. "Greeeaat babe, just fine.. It's okay, really... Much better now actually. Did anything interesting happen while I was knocked out?" Usagi thought about it for a moment, about what exactly he should tell Leo cause he didn't want to make him upset or worried. "Well.. I went out and got some more medical supplies while your brothers and dad patched you up so I wasn't there for all of that. But I might've had a bit of an argument with Donnie after getting back.. I-It's fine now though we sorted it out I think. I got to meet that sister of yours again, that was nice.. I helped Mikey make dinner, we talked a bit about.. Food things.. He seemed open to trying new things but I didn't push it. I told him I'd talked about it with you before a few times and that you were also open to the idea. Not that it was a lie but I was right to assume mentioning you being okay with it helped the conversation." Leo nodded a little as he listened, he was back to being half awake at this point. "Mhmm.. That's.. That's good" Usagi chuckled a little, hearing the tiredness in Leos voice was cute to him. "Would you like me to keep talking to help put you to sleep? Or should I stop if it's distracting?" Leo was quiet for a moment, thinking about it apparently. "Mm... You can keep talking, I like the sound of your voice." 
"You make it very hard to resist kissing you, you know that right? When you say things like that." He smiled a little lifting his head to kiss Leos cheek, "I'll keep talking, for a little. But if it's keeping you awake let me know and I'll stop." Leo nodded, smiling at the kiss, god he was lucky to have Usagi think such nice things about him.. And to stick with him after all this, after everything he's seen... "Let's see," He started, trying to think of what he could ramble about. "Oh I know. I'll talk about what I did while you guys were getting the other parts for the pins, we weren't able to see each other for a little while so you don't know. Hyo is recovering really welly thanks to you, he wont say it but he appreciates you doing that for us. And after everything, he probably approves of you more than he lets on." He took Leos good hand in his, gently tracing some of the lines and scars up his arm. "While we couldn't hang out I took on a few missions, I apprehended a few bandits, took out a few murderers.. Oh and I got to meet that Draxum guy you mentioned before, I guess he's like you're other dad? That's what Mikey says at least.. He's... Interesting, I wasn't sure what to make of him at first but he has a lot of good ideas. He seemed a little against the yokai hunters like me at first.. But I can understand that, he had this grudge against humans for such a long time, and his sole mission was to the yokai.. So I guess hunting them, even the bad ones, was something he didn't take kindly to. But- It's not like we wont get along just because of that, if you guys can change his mind about humans I'm sure he'll come around to this sort of this too eventually, at least a little bit." Leo gave a quiet hum in response, still listening for the most part but it wouldn't be long till he fell back asleep. 
Usagi kept talking about what he did on his missions and on his days off for maybe an hour or so, when he paused to check Leo was fast asleep again. He smiled and closed his eyes too, relaxing a bit and letting himself fall back asleep too. Everyone else in the lair was probably asleep or at least in their rooms by now so there was no point in trying to keep himself awake as long as Leo was okay. And maybe by the time they woke up Leo would have the strength to get out of bed or eat something, that was a nice thought. 
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"Hey- Leo, hey." More noise.. And bright lights. Leo rubbed his eyes and yawned as he woke up again. It was probably morning now. He opened his eyes and saw his brothers, he was a little surprised to see them all, he didn't know why but he had this idea in his head that they all had better things to do then look after him right now. "Mm I'm up- I'm up." He looked over and didn't see Usagi. "Keep your shirt on he's just getting coffee don't worry" Donnie said, watching Leo's confused expression at the lack of rabbit in his bed. Leo looked back at him and nodded a bit, "I uh.. Sorry, about making you guys worry.." 
"Don't sweat it lil bro, Usagi filled us in on what happened for a most part. But uh.. He didn't know much about the arm thing, we were kind hoping you could explain that. If you're okay to talk about it now-" Leo glanced the other way to the lack of right arm and figured he should give at least some form of explanation. "Oh.. Yeah... That. No I can- I'll tell you what happened.." He moved his arm helping himself sit up a bit more, it was still so weird to suddenly not have his arm there for support even with something that felt as simple as sitting up. "I was on my way out actually, I opened a portal to the room I broke into first, there was a hole in the roof big enough for me to fit into, that's how I got in unnoticed first. And I took out the lights and cameras too, I was trying to be smart about it. But there were sensors around the battery that I didn't notice I guess. That's what tipped them off, and as I was going through my portal someone shot some kinda tranquillizer at me, and got my leg." He paused for a moment reaching over the the cup of water on his bedside table and took a few sips before picking back up. "So when I woke up I was in this room strapped down to a metal table, and this scientist lady kept trying to interrogate me, didn't go well, for her haha.." 
Everyone looked a bit worried hearing Leo talk so casually about being drugged, captured, and interrogated like that.. To bad they didn't know the story was about to get much worse. "Yeah so I couldn't give her any good information so she decided torture was the next best thing and started using weird medical knives and stuff to try and see how strong my body was- She even had this cool looking hammer which if she hadn't broken my arm with it I would've liked to get one of my own.."
"She what?!" Raph stepped closer, eyes wide in a mix of confusion and worry for his little brother. "Yeah I didn't count cause, ouch, but she kept wackin' my right arm and breaking the bones in it to see how long it'd take to break em or get me to talk? I'm not really sure, I wasn't really able to focus that much when it was happening-"
"How are you so casual about that-? Are you okay??" Leo tilted his head a little, unsure why they'd even ask that, he was home wasn't he? "Yeah? I mean, I'm here..? And hey Usagi came and got me before.. Before I..." He looked back at his shoulder, seeing the stitches from where he was stabbed earlier, thinking about how he snapped again, after all these years.. He killed her, and the guy before her. He tore her apart, soaked in blood and letting his teeth rip into her flesh and tear pieces of her limbs.. Was it just because he felt threatened? Hungry? Both? He really wasn't sure at this point, he didn't want to admit it... But he really had fun tearing her apart. 
"..Leo? You okay?" He perked up and shook the thoughts from his head, looking back to his brothers, "Y-Yeah, sorry.. Just thinking... I'm just, really glad Usagi came when he did. That's all.." Raph nodded a little and stepped closer gently patting the shoulder on his good arm. "Us to.." He wasn't sure what exactly to say, he wanted to know more but he wasn't about to press the matter if it was something Leo didn't want to talk about right now. "Well.. It'll defiantly be an adjustment, but I think with a little training you'll be right back to going on missions with us and stuff-!"
"Wait you mean I'm suspended from missions?"
"W-Well, I mean.. Just for now- You're injured after all! C'mon you know you need time to recover I can't just expect you to get right back to that stuff after all this and- Donnie help me out here-"
"Mhmm, yeah Raph's right this time. No hardcore fighting till those stitches come out cause I'm not going to be as nice and give you anesthetic next time. You have about a month left to make sure it all heals then two weeks after the stitches are out to make sure the wounds are properly closed and healed. That and you'll be having a bit of pain and whatever so you probably shouldn't push your body too hard while all that's going on.. Don't be a dum-dum, just focus on getting better so you don't end up with an order for bedrest or something worse got it?" Leo huffed and laid back, "Fiiiine, this is so stupid.. At least tell me how long it'll take to get all the pins made, that way I'll have something to look forward to."
"Well.. If I push my other projects aside for this, which I already planned to do, maybe two weeks? Once I get that first pin down the others should be easier. It just depends on how long that first one takes me. But hey with you on house arrest for the next month and a half you'll be the first to hear of any updates on it, sound good?" Leo huffed again at him calling it house arrest. "Ugh, yeah fine. Not like I have much of a say on the matter anyway.. If I can't leave can I at least have Usagi over more often?" 
"Uhhhhh- That's a question for dad, but probably. I don't really care, as long as you're mushy shenanigans don't interrupt my work I don't really care what you do. And he knows where we live, you could portal him in here at any time, or sneak him in, it's not like we could really stop you-"
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It's been three weeks since Leo lost his arm, he'd been having a really good recovery so far. And having Usagi there to help him and make his dumb ass take it easy was a big plus. Seriously when he came over it was like putting a cat on someone's lap to keep them seated, he just didn't have it in him to move an inch with Usagi acting as his weighted blanket..
"Hey Leo, come to my lab when you have a sec."
"Oh? Is it the pins?"
"Uh.. No. No I'm still working on that- It's taking a bit longer then I thought cause the wiring is so damn tiny.. But I have something just as cool I've been working on! And I think you'll really like it."
"Lemme guess, and if I don't you'll just be crushed?"
"Yup!"
Leo sighed and nodded, setting his mug down and pushing his chair back in before following Donnie back to his lab, it was pretty early in the morning which mean he'd pulled another all nighter. Donnie was kind of known for that while Leo was the opposite, since his sleep schedule was all messed up and he started having trouble sleep at certain times he started going to bed early, and waking up early too. Still not was early as Raph who was often up at six in the fucking morning- But he was usually up before nine or so. Along with Mikey who'd started getting himself into the same schedule as most students since he planned to go to school as soon as he had a pin of his own. Fair enough..
Leo trailed behind Donatello as he walked into his lab, a bit curious what Donnie was so excited about.. "Okay, so you know how you no longer have a right hand?"
"No. I've actually never  noticed."
"Oh ha ha. But seriously, I started thinking about it.. And I mean you've gotten really good at being left handed, n-not that you had much of a choice."
"Sooo..?"
"Right-!" He pressed a button on his wrist tech and a panel of the wall opened up, exposing a secret compartment with something inside that was covered with what was probably a blanket. He took the object out, keeping its cover on and handed it to Leo. "Introducing~" He pulled the cover back when Leo had a grip on the piece underneath it, revealing a prosthetic that was mirrored off Leos left arm. "Woah.. Donnie this is-"
"I was going to paint it and try to match your skin tone or something but I figured we could let Mikey do that as the resident artist-"
"Donnie-"/
"Oh and get this I added some sensors inside, so when something touches the arm you'll be able to feel it, it's not really fully functional since I'd have to connect it to your nerves witch would be painful, and invasive.."
"Don-"
"But we can talk about that later! The sensors also function so that the fingers work, they uh- They also aren't at 100% yet.. I had a bit of trouble finding a work around that didn't involve having to open your arm back open so I wasn't sure if-"
Leo rolled his eyes and pulled Donnie into a hug, "Oh my god you never shut up do you brother-" He said with a laugh. "I love it. Really, it's.. It's really cool. And hey, I'm sure you'll end up making upgrades eventually, don't sweat the small stuff. As long as it can hold a sword I'll be good. It.. Can hold things like a sword right?"
"It can!" He waited for Leo to pull back and held his bow out placing it into the palm of the hand to show Leo that the finger gripped around the staff, then with a little pull was able to get the fingers to let go. "I spent a few days having April trouble shoot some things with her classmates to get it to work like that y'know.." Leo patted Donnie's shoulder with a smile, "I bet you owe her big time huh? Well guess there's no time like the present, how do I put it on?"  Donnie's eyes lit up seeing Leo excited to try the arm on, he helped him put the arm on and adjust it, "Okay the sleeve inside comes out so if it sticks to your arm when you take it off don't worry you didn't break it. And its water proof for the most part just don't soak it in water- Not that you would but, y'know.. It isn't a shield either okay? It can take a beating sure but it's not bullet proof or anything."
"Yeah yeah, don't be stupid, I got it." Donnie gently slapped the back of Leo's head as he finished adjusting the arm, "I'm telling you to be safe dum-dum. Can't have any more parts of yours going missing.." Leo looked down at the arm, gently lifting it and watching it bend. "This is.. Really cool... Does anyone else know about it?"
"Nah.. I figured after everything we could have a secret of our own for a while. I won't mention it till you want me to." Leo nodded and thought about it for a moment, his signature shit eating grin spreading across his face when he got an idea. "I have the perfect plan then. If you're up for a prank~?"
"Im listening..?"
"It involves stealth, timing, mischief, and a little bit of fake blood if we have it- Perhaps even some dramatic acting?"
"Brother, I couldn't think of a better way to reveal my genius- I'm in, just tell me what to do"
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gunnerkriggcritical · 9 months
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Feel free to not answer this if you don’t want to or are uncomfortable but what would be a way for Tony to become sympathetic in your eyes? If you wrote Gunnerkrigg court what would you do with Tony?
I'm gonna try and put this into words as best I can, but it's difficult. I hope this makes sense.
Honestly, nobody crucify me for this, but... I think Tony is inherently sympathetic the way he is now? Like, all the basic ingredients to Tony's story make up someone I could very easily feel sorry for. I would not have an inherent problem with being asked to see him in shades of grey. I freely admit that he's been through a lot of pain in his life. It's just the execution that leaves me unhappy.
What I have a problem with is chapters like "Annie and the Fire," and especially "The Mind Cage." They're about as subtle as a brick in asking Annie, and especially the reader, to forgive Tony because he's been through a lot. No matter how many times we're told Tony's actions aren't excused by his pain, it doesn't disguise the transparent fact that the comic is asking us to excuse his actions and feel really, really bad for him. It reads like the author getting mad at us for interpreting his story "incorrectly," which really raises the reader's hackles, and for good reason.
I find it difficult to think of how I'd fix this - I'm sure people smarter than me have articulated it way better in the past. Let's begin with "Annie and the Fire." I don't have a problem with the reader being shown why Tony did everything that he did - and that he deeply regrets it - but I would probably remove the framing device where Donnie is purposefully showing Annie the conversation. I would rather have Annie somehow slipping her blinker stone into her dad's clothes or something and eavesdropping on him that way. Having Donnie specifically choose to show Annie "the other side" of Tony feels too much like apologism, no matter how much Donnie (and the author) try to convince us otherwise. And the idea of Donnie specifically trying to show this abused child that her dad isn't so bad after all leaves a really bad taste in my mouth, too, especially since Donnie was previously like, one of the sole reasonable adults in the entire comic, lol.
I would just erase "The Mind Cage." Like, entirely. No more "Mind Cage" period. That chapter is such a cringeworthy blunder in the comic's history. It is so obviously calculated to address reader backlash against Tony and the comic simply doesn't need it. On top of that, I would remove like, almost every reference to Tony's mind cage situation, I think. The concept that he can't talk to more than one person at once is so goddamn silly and poorly thought-out, and I say this as an autistic person with severe social anxiety myself. I will say that I do understand where Tom was coming from and what he was trying to do, I just think it was very poorly executed and comes across as so weird and borderline offensive to neurodivergent experiences. It's a no from me. Take it out.
At most, imply Tony's social difficulties through his actions. Rewrite the arc where Kat forgives him - don't just have it happening instantly and offscreen, which is so jarring and almost sickening after years of her being Annie's staunchest defender. And for god's sake don't have Annie expressing that she doesn't care what her dad does and will love him no matter what, frame this as an unambiguously good and cool thing, and have Jones, the impartial observer character, judge that this situation is fine actually.
Related note: "Get Lost" needs rewrites, too. Tony is simply not charming enough in that chapter to make us believe that Surma, and Kat, and everyone else, would be bamboozled by how cool and funny he is. He's just some dude. He's so bland, and so is his and Surma's romance. It's simply not believable. That chapter needs to be a slam dunk - it's pulling a lot of weight to convince the readers of a lot of things at once, and it's simply not working.
I think there is a fundamental problem that needs to be addressed before we deal with any of this: the comic is being written by an author that dislikes its main character and sees her as a spoiled child who deserves harsh punishment for her actions. This is in direct conflict with his readers, who have interpreted the story thus far as being about an abused and neglected kid who doesn't deserve any of the stuff that's happened to her, even if she's been cheating on her schoolwork and acting out a little. I believe Tom sees Tony's actions as at least a little justified because of this. If this wasn't the case, I think he would be more capable of writing the story in a way that readers would be more able to connect with and understand, rather than reacting with revulsion and confusion because, to us, he's depicting an abused child getting constantly knocked back down by her cruel father. Tom's biases are showing very clearly through his work, and he is not treating his story with the nuance it deserves, not anymore. I don't think there's any way to "fix" this, other than Tom having a come-to-Jesus moment, which is just not likely at this point, sad to say.
This obviously doesn't cover it all, not even close. It's just some rambling thoughts from me, and I hope they made at least a little sense. Thanks for this ask.
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Diaz Family Dynamics
This comes with the standard warnings of 'hey if you think I'm bashing this character, I'm not' and 'if you don't like my content, you don't have to interact with it because I ain't fighting with people over opinions'. With a single exception. I am absolutely bashing Helena and Ramon Diaz. They're terrible parents and even worse people. my asks are open for questions or conversations!
I also have other thoughts about Eddie, including things involving him and Shannon, and more things about him and his sisters, his traumas, etc. However, I think this post is a little too heavy to share all of those. If you're interested in any of them, let me know. I'll do a separate post for them later regardless, but I'd love to see what people are interested in hearing about.
Trigger warnings: PTSD, talk of child neglect & abuse. It's Eddie Diaz and his family, that's it's own warning.
Let's get the hard stuff out of the way first, shall we? As someone who's been in shoes similar to Eddie and Maddie as oldest sibling who's had to step up and be a parent to their younger siblings, there is no situation where a child is raising another child and it's not because the actual parents are neglectful at best and abusive at worst. The Diaz parents are both. And it's exactly the way you'd think. Helena is shown to be verbally and emotionally abusive to Eddie in the flashbacks we're given during Eddie Begins. She sits back and watches her son, who's a newly single father and still healing from injuries he gained in a war that he ran to in part because of his parents struggle with multiple jobs at once, doctors appointments for himself AND his son, and did nothing to help. Instead, she used the fact that he was struggling as an excuse to ask for custody of Christopher. And considering Eddie grew up with that same style of abuse, that he shielded his sisters from receiving it, too? Yeah, I hope she burns in Hell for it.
And Ramon. Oh, Ramon. He's equally shitty to Eddie when it comes to verbal abuse. He abandoned the family (for work, yes, but what decent father looks at their 10 year old son and tells them it's time to 'man up'?). And no one has a fight style scrappy enough for genuine street fighting, the way Eddie's got, unless it was learned originally in self defense and then refined later on with actual lessons. I'd put money on Ramon having laid hands on Eddie a time or two before he got big enough to fight back. I've seen it, I grew up with kids who have that exact fighting style and that's what it was from. And the way he never turns his back on his father when they do interact? It's a survivor's skill that you learn the hard way.
Also? All of Eddie's doubts about him being a good dad? His worries that he's fucking Christopher up when he's given everything he's got for his son? Those come from his parents, too. He's always tried to make sure he wasn't like either of his parents, but those doubts don't leave very easily when you've spent your whole life not knowing anything else. Helena definitely drilled it in the entire time after Eddie came home from overseas that what he was doing for Christopher's sake wasn't enough. That he wasn't a good enough parent.
I'm also entirely sure that Eddie's lack of skill in cooking stems in part from his childhood. He was the oldest sibling of three, and he was helping raise his sisters. He probably tried to learn to cook by the time he was 12 for their sake but was told no by his mother. They're a Southern family, do you know how much time some boys are allowed to spend in the kitchen when there's daughters around to learn to cook instead? Sure isn't enough to learn anything. And I 100% believe Helena just refused to teach him. He learned how to cook eggs when he was 12, but no one ever taught him anything else until after he moved to LA, where Pepa and Isabel stepped in and tried to teach him. But it's harder to learn to cook in your late 20s when you've got the weight of the world on your shoulders already than it would be when you're a kid. It's just an unfortunate fact that some aspects of toxic masculinity like that are furthered by the mothers here in the American South. Sometimes.
Additionally, Eddie's never considered that he could be anything other than straight (I think he's bisexual but demiromantic, but that's just a headcanon). Again. Welcome to the South. He grew up Catholic. No way in Hell that Ramon didn't threaten to 'beat the gay out of him' the first time he was overheard jokingly flirting with a friend in high school. More families are like that down here than I want to admit. My own included. Just look how quickly Eddie's communication style changes when he realizes something sounds flirty. All those times he's jokingly said something to Buck and then went too serious directly after for no discernible reason? Bet you anything it's that.
He didn't leave despite hating staying with his parents after Shannon left not because he couldn't (Pepa or Isabel would've let them stay until he got a place, I'm sure that's what happened anyway because he packed them up and left on a dime anyway) because he had to make sure his sisters were out of his parents' home first. He'd rather suffer than leave them unprotected from it all.
All three Diaz siblings went no contact eventually. Then Eddie switched to limited contact because he thought Christopher deserved to know his living grandparents after Shannon's death. The only time they all show up is when it's required (like at Ramon's retirement party).
And final comment involving the Diaz parents: Eddie never wanted to marry Shannon. Another unfortunate tradition here in the South that still happens (less frequently, but happens): sometimes the parents force a marriage in the case of an unplanned pregnancy. We've had several in my family. Eddie loved Shannon, yes. But he never would have married her on his own. His parents forced it as soon as they found out Shannon was pregnant. It's part of why their marriage was so toxic, I think.
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can you please tell us the reaction sav had when lio told her about the pregnancy scare 🥺
Savannah and Lio met in a small cafe, drinking cappuccinos and talking about the weather in Europe being so similar to the U.S. The surface level conversation eats away at Lio's chest until he sighs heavily, then looks at Savannah across the table.
"I really need to tell you something." Lio licks his lips. He isn't sure he wanted to do this, but something was yearning for him to tell her. He wants her to know everything, even the things that make him look bad. He wants a fresh start with her; he knows that is his only hope.
"Okay." Savannah scratches an itch on her nose.
"This summer, I..." He inhales awkwardly. "Have kinda lost everyone but Liv." Savannah tilts her head to the side in confusion. "Like, I am not talking to my parents. Or Lucie and Con."
"Really?" She murmurs in shock.
"I fucked up this summer. I'm sure that isn't surprising to you, but I had a one night stand with this girl and she.. thought she was pregnant." Savannah flinches. Lio frowns deeply. Fuck, this hurts. "She wasn't. But I hadn't wanted to deal with it, or have a kid with someone I didn't love, and I gave her money to take care of it." Savannah purses her lips. "I was really upset and got into it with my parents. I said things to them I shouldn't have about their choice to have me. I really took it to them and then went and kinda compared Lucie and Connor's situation to my parents. It didn't go over well."
"I can imagine not." Savannah crosses her arms over her chest.
"I really fucked up." Lio closes his eyes, then takes his hat off to run a hand through his hair. "I've tried apologizing and neither of them will listen to me. I didn't mean it. I love Stell." Lio clears his throat. "I was just suffocating under this weight of becoming a father to a kid I didn't want. And it brought up all these feelings about my story."
"What is your story?" She shrugs, not knowing much about his backstory because he never opens up.
"My parents lied to me my whole life... about being loved and wanted. My mom got pregnant with me on accident and my dad stepped up to be a family man out of obligation." Savannah looks away, confused.
"Lio, your parents love you. I can't get your dad to stop talking about you in interviews. And your mom? Come on. I don't think there is anything your mom wouldn't do for you. I have a hard time believing that is truthfully your story." Lio looks away. This is all he hears, but no one knows what it feels like inside of him. It aches. It rips him apart at the seems until he can't breathe. "But, sometimes we find out are parents aren't perfect. And it changes our perception of childhood." Sav reaches across the table to squeeze his fingers. Lio looks down at her skin on his. He can feel every centimeter of her against him.
"Do you want kids?" He suddenly hears himself blurts out. Savannah's lips part, eyes wide at the rapid change in subject. She starts to speak then stops. Before she does, she pulls her fingers away from his.
"It's not so simple for me. Want? Yes. Can have...? No."
Fuck.
"I'm so sorry. I'm sure I look like such an asshole, talking about wanting someone to get an abortion." He puts his head in his hands.
"No, I think you just want control over that part of your life. That I can understand." He takes his hands away, looking over at the beautiful woman across the table that he will never actually deserve.
"You're too good. For me. For anyone." She looks down at her cup, nibbling the inside of her cheek.
"And here I thought my damaged parts made me bad." She gives him a sad smile. This time, Lio laces their fingers together. They say nothing, just rub their thumbs across each other's warm skin until the moment passes and they move on to the next mundane topic for two old lovers catching up.
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Dear Dad,
Do you ever think of me? Do you miss me? I often find myself wondering what our relationship could have been, had you been a better man. Kinder. Softer. If you had loved me.
Do you ever regret the things you did to me? The ways you hurt me. The way you let him hurt me. Were you just young and stupid and grew up to realize how wrong you were? Or are you still the cold, bitter person I remember.
I wonder what you would think about your granddaughter. Not that I would ever let you near her. Her soul is too sweet and pure to be poisoned by your darkeness. I would protect her from you in the ways my mom failed to protect me. But would you love her? It is just me that you are incapable of loving?
Why did you hate me so much? I was so little. Helpless. What could I have possibly done to make you treat me like that? You were suppose to protect me dad, so why didn't you? What was so wrong with me that even the biological instinct to love your child wasn't enough for you to care aboit me? Was I that much of a poison to you?
I'm sorry I gave up on you. I'm sorry I left. I know you hate me for it. You didn't think I was strong enough to break free, to shed the weight of you in my life. The truth is I didn't do it out of strength. I did it out of fear. After our last visit I really thought you were going to kill me. You pointed it at me and pulled the trigger. But you missed and I made sure you never got another shot.
I wish I could say that I put you behind me, but I'd be lying. You still flood my mind often. It's not just my brain that remembers you, my body does too. I have lifelong trauma from my time with you that even grueling work in therapy isn't healing. That is blood on your hands, not that you give a shit. I hate that you still take up space in my life but it's hard to let go when I really loved you. I tried so hard to make you love me back. I stayed longer that I should of fighting for a man who didn't want me. I want you to know that is my biggest regret in life. You don't deserve me. You don't deserve my love. You don't deserve to be a part of the beautiful life I cultivated for myself despite your best efforts to make me feel inferior.
You told me I would never amount to anything. You said no one could love me. You said I was stupid and weak and would never make anything for myself.
Well, fuck you. You were wrong.
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