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hansama · 8 months
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Day 4 - Free Space
he's soooooo romantic & considerate... he saved the best seat for me....
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zhongrin · 11 months
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Rin ofmg I was omw to continue our conversation about our selfships when I saw you have +7k followers?? Congratulations on them aaaaaa <33 you deserve them really!! 💞💞 (Zhongli and Alhaitham told me they wanna celebrate the milestone later in private hehe 🤭)
AND YOU PLAY(ED) MYSTIC MESSENGER TOO?? FODBSJKS QUICK. DROP. WHO IS YOUR FAV CHARACTER? (I would guess Jumin Han ngl hehkdbsjak)
Anyways so the reason why my bestie wanted to make me simp for Thoma was cuz he is as caring as me in her eyes. 😭 That's it.
(and I already told him hehe 🤭)
Yes!! Agreed <33 hehe 💞💞 so btw Rin, thanks to Mika - Baizhu and me are engaged now. Ya wanna attend the wedding with your hubby's? 🤭❤️
hfodbejsksn YES. Kaveh and me are gossip besties hehe 🍵 sharing gossip over tea while we are slandering our favorite couple affectionately<33 (hoping Baizhu doesn't get jealous oopsie)
It really does huh? <33 but I stick with "my sunshine" ❤️
HATCHLING AND PUPPY FIDHSHSIWWJWO so adorable sisbifkdbensjks and you calling Zhongli "my dragon" and Alhaitham "my owner" "my babe"? :P /lh (it's a joke plssss(?))
Fodhsjkwjeben maybe I can fight my fears with your little doggo heh 🥹 and pls I tell Alhaitham to do so. Rn. Omw.
Sure sure Rin hehe sure sure 🤭💞
LMao whAT WHY DOES IT FIT SM like yes Zhongli totally gentleman like and gentle and like "☺️😊💞❤️" and Alhaitham like ok ya ain't saying anything we do it rn aight like "😐😒🙄😮‍💨" (but his heart aching for you in secret <33)
Yes. We love big dominant men with a little wifey who tries to take the lead but initiating it (when her big dragon hubby isn't in rut heiehsjskksbdn) so adorable ahhh - but they are surely gentle while at it nonetheless, right? Or are they going full wild? 🫣❤️
For Baizhu and me the nsfw version, we both don't have a high drive - rather a real low one. But if we want to do it, Baizhu is often the one who initiates it cuz I am - as I said - kinda shy. And in that point I have troubles communicating my feelings heh. And also while at it he is quite dominant but also serving. (There are some exceptions when for example he is needy but feeling weak atm, then I will take the lead or something like that heh <33)
(you're so adorable I can't dosbjsisns <33)
IDK HOW IT GOT TO THAT NUMBER i think the genshin otome i posted is the thing that brought people in hslfdkjsd not sure if i truly deserve them all but i'm just gonna be here posting silly contents and talking with my friends about selfships and silly things hehehe (wait what- o-oh my <3)
I DID AND OMG HOW THE HECK- yes i loved jumin he's so hsldjfklsdksdf ok so maybe i have a type huh IT WAS SO LONG AGO THO hahah i had an android acc and had the unlimited call thingy but then i switched phones and i couldn't retrieve my acc so.... ;w;
it is true tho!!! he would make a good lover in general! wholesome + wholesome can only result in super wholesome <3 omg a love triangle between you and thoma and ayato 👀
(WHAT DO YOU M- OH ZHONGLI. HI. HELLO. HI BELOVED WHAT'S- HUH- WDYM WE HAVE TO TALK- UH- UHHH-)
I SAW THAT THREAD HAHAHAH and yes ofc!!! we'll bring you angbaos and osmanthus wine ;)) please do save us a seat <3 the ex-archon of liyue would be honored to oversee the union of such two lovely individuals <3
if baizhu gets jealous you can sit him on the table and sit on his lap while gossipping, i'm sure kaveh wouldn't mind ;)
ofc ofc whichever nickname you like best hehehe
zhongli is definitely "my dragon" yessss and al haitham??? ......... i'm gonna try calling him "my master" and see what his reactions are 😈
awww you don't have to push yourself but i promise we'll train the doggo to not jump on ppl on sight!!
random ramble but i feel like usually, the bigger doggos are way gentler from my experience. mayhaps i should buy a samoyed or a golden retriever puppy instead hehe
zhongli is so sweet it's almost overbearing sometimes but it's how he shows he cares so i'm hsldfjksldjf "dearest, are you sure you want to go out today?" "my love, i think we should eat something lighter this evening, what do you think?".... and meanwhile al haitham just goes "i don't feel like going out today." "no, given the amount of food we've feasted this afternoon it would be better for our digestive systems if we consume something lighter." lmao (altho he would still listen to my opinion and adjust things to fit both of our needs 😌 and tbh i'm super indecisive soooo yeah)
....... let's just say it depends on the mood ;))) i'm so sorry vi i'm a degenerate helphsldfjksld
a service dom! awww very cute dynamic yes yes i can totally see that!! and you taking the reigns when he's a lil unwell or out of energy that's so 🥺🥺🥺
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10ireland13 · 1 year
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Happy 33rd birthday Taylor!! 🎂🫶🏻🥂
We have never met. 🤞🏻I will get to meet you this era 💝. I met your mom, she is the SWEETEST person I have ever met!! 💝❤️🥰 Your mom & I are close in age.
I have been a Swiftie since 2009. My hubby & I first saw you at The Speak Now Tour 💜 To actually see you live was breathtaking & astonishing!! 🌟. You were so grateful to all of the fans & you still are. You love us as much as we love you!! There is this element that bonds us all together 🥰. Taylor you are the glue!! Watching you grow you always remained grounded & humble. You definitely had your share of hardships but you took them & created many masterpieces 🌟❤️🌟 You persevered & you grew strong!! I seemed to lack that element most of my life. I came from a very abusive environment. I was basically my stepfather’s punching bag. I was bullied in school because I lived in fear. I wanted to die…. I did grow up & married my HS sweetheart. He truly saved me. I constantly carried this issue of low self esteem. I am a mom & now empty nester. My baby left a week after she graduated HS to go to school in London. I dived into a state of depression. Taylor it was YOU that pulled me out of this darkness. Your art of music & your beautiful soul saved me. Honestly when I heard Reputation for the first time I discovered this sass within myself I never knew existed!! I cannot thank you enough for saving me in so many ways. Everyone that knows me does know exactly how much you mean to me!! They understand the grief I carried & know it was you that gave me this happiness 💝❤️🥰 I can say NO & not feel guilty. My life & feelings matter!! TAYLOR YOU DID THIS!!! 🥰 During the REP Tour in Minneapolis I met your mom. We made eye contact. The back of our seats were against Club Meredith. She walked right over & gave me the longest hug I have ever had. A good long hug!! I became emotional 😭!! How did she know?? Later she asked if we wanted to see you closer, YESSSSS!!! She took us with security around us. We were dancing 💃 💃& singing like 2 old friends!! I kept thinking is this real?? Why me?? My brother was at the show & scooted in when your mom brought us up to the stage. You were singing Dress & then Blank Space. I wish I would have talked more but I was Star stuck & I didn’t want to cross any boundaries. Damn I wish I would have!! I don’t have many friends & I had my chance. I feel your mom & I are similar. Meaning we are good loving people 🥰 I will forever cherish that night!! Taylor you did that also!!! You are like a Holiday!! The excitement you give us your Swifties ❤️We are all so lucky to be alive in the era of Taylor Swift!!! I am older but soooooooooo grateful to you!!! Thank you !!! 💝❤️🥰🫶🏻 I hope you are having the best birthday because you so deserve it!!! 🎂🥂🥳🥳🥳🥳❤️ @taylorswift thank you & I just love you!!! 💝❤️🥰
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Drowning | JJ Maybank x reader
Summary: JJ saves your life. 
A/N: I had this idea this morning and just thought it would turn out into a great fic. I hope you guys enjoy! xx 
!!!! Warning: curse words, drugs, drowning and resuscitation 
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Your parents were throwing a party to celebrate your dad’s growing company and the guest list included most of the kooks on the island. You were okay with going to the party because you thought Sarah would be the one to accompany Ward and Rose, but instead it was Rafe who showed up in her place. Sarah was hanging out with John B. 
That’s where you would like to be right now, except you wanted to be hanging out with JJ instead of John B of course. You and JJ had grown into close friends the last few months. Your car had broke down on the side of the road and out of everyone who passed by, JJ was the one to stop and help. He offered to look at your car and see if he could figure out what was wrong and since then your friendship grew. 
Your family didn’t mind you hanging out with JJ or the rest of the pogues for that matter. Your family didn’t follow the other kooks in hating the pogues because most of your dad’s employees were from the Cut. He actually knew them as a person and didn’t judge them for what side of the island they lived on. 
It was only 30 minutes into the party, Rafe had come out of your guest bathroom with bloodshot eyes and the remnants of white powder on his nose. You knew he’d just done a line, which meant he was drunk and high. He’d already downed three drinks. 
“Seriously, Rafe? My bathroom?” 
“What? Scared your parents might think it’s you doing coke?” He jokes, wiping his nose. 
You roll your eyes, “They know me better than that. Why did you come tonight anyways?” You made your way outside, Rafe following. 
“My dad asked me. Said there could be a potential job opportunity.” 
“So you decide to snort a line of coke? What a great first impression.” 
“Who are you to judge me? You’re the one who slums it around with those nasty pogues on the cut.” 
“Hanging out with the pogues is better than doing drugs, Rafe. That’s not even a good comparison. Plus, they’re better people than you kooks.” 
“Last time I checked, princess, you’re one of us too.” He continues to follow you down to the edge of your dock. 
“Last time I checked, I don’t snort cocaine and disappoint my parents.” You fire back, turning to face him. Okay, maybe that was a little too far on your part, but sometimes Rafe needs it instead of being babied.  
 He narrows his eyes at you, “You fucking bitch.” And with that he slams his hands into your chest, sending you into the water. 
When Sarah had arrived at John B’s, JJ questioned her where you were. She’d explained that you were at your family’s party. JJ then suggested going over there to pick you up on the boat and then do a little evening fishing. He knew you loved being out on the water so you could watch the sunset. The rest of the  pogues agreed and headed out to the boat. 
It wasn’t a long drive out to your house. John B had slowed the boat when they entered the wake zone and JJ spotted you heading down the dock, Rafe following behind. 
“Well that makes it easier for us to pick her up.” Sarah says with a laugh when she saw you at the end of the dock. 
“They look like they are arguing.” Kie shields the sun from her eyes, “Someone yell out for her.” 
Before anyone could yell, they watched as Rafe pushed you into the water and then turned around and headed back to the house.  
“Oh my god!” Sarah was up from her seat in seconds, worry in her voice, “She can’t swim!” 
“hang on!” John B gassed the boat and got as close as he could without getting too close to the area you could be in. 
JJ had already pulled his shirt and shoes off and was diving into the water. Your body came floating to the surface, face down. JJ surfaced nearby and flipped your body over, but you weren’t responsive. 
“Y/n?! Shit shit..” JJ swam your body to the dock as John be got close enough to the dock. Pope jumped off the boat and onto the dock, pulling your body up on the dock. 
JJ exited the water and began tapping on your shoulders and shaking you, “Y/N?! Y/n can you hear me?!” He leaned down and put his ear against your chest but you weren’t breathing. There wasn’t a pulse felt either. “She’s not fucking breathing!” JJ immediately began CPR, panic setting in. 
“Someone call 911!” 
“Help! Someone help!” 
The ruckus down at the dock caught the attention of the party goers. Soon you could see your parents running down to the dock. 
“Come on, y/n! Breath!” JJ alternated between mouth to mouth and chest compressions. About the third alternation, you finally coughed and JJ could breath again. He cradled your head to the side as you coughed up the water, “Good good..” 
Your eyes met JJ’s, “What..” 
“Shh..” His hand went to your cheek, “It’s okay. You’re okay.” He held you in his lap until your parents got to you asking what happened. Your mom had took JJ’s place, giving you a look over, checking for any other injuries. 
You could see Rafe’s sober face at the front of the crowd, “I.. I tripped and fell in.” 
“Oh honey.” Your mom holds you tightly in her arms, “I’ve told you to never wear those heels on the dock.” 
JJ had to hold back the urge to jump at Rafe and beat the shit out of him. He knew Rafe had pushed you in. If JJ hadn’t suggested to pick you up, you’d be dead right now because of Rafe.
“You saved her life.” Your dad placed a hand on JJ’s shoulder, pulling JJ from his thoughts. 
JJ ran a hand over his wet hair to get it out of his face, “We’d seen her fall in.” He motioned to the rest of the pogues, “Sarah said she couldn’t swim.” 
Your dad holds a hand out to JJ, “We’re forever grateful.” 
JJ shook your fathers hand, with a nod, “I’m just glad we were here.” He took the towel from John B to dry off. 
Sarah had took a moment with you next, hugging on you. She’d given you a towel to wrap around yourself. It was after Sarah was done, you went to JJ, immediately wrapping your arms around him. 
He returned the hug, “You scared the shit out of me.” He gave you a tighter squeeze. 
“Thank you.” You felt him kiss the top of your head. 
“You weren’t breathing.” He pulled away enough to look down at you, caressing your cheek with his knuckles, “I’ve never been so terrified.” 
You were well aware of the crowd watching. However, your parents attention was on the police who’d just arrived. They’d explained what had happened. “This is the second time you’ve saved me.” 
“The first was your car. Not your life.” He fixes the towel back around your shoulders. 
You let out a soft laugh, “Well, either way you’re always saving me. How can I return the favor?” 
“Well, I know how to swim.” He teases, “So you don’t have to save me from drowning.” 
You roll your eyes at his teasing, “How about...” You bite your lip in thought and finally the idea comes to you, “A date? I mean I don’t really know how to pay you back that would live up to you literally saving my life.”  
“A date?” He hums, “I think that would work as a great payment. Only if it’s maybe a weekly date kind of thing.” 
You laugh and nod, “I can make that work.” 
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since-it-must-be-so · 3 years
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Choujin X: Chapter 1
So I'm really excited to read more of Sui Ishida's newest manga, and I'm arriving just in time for the front seats! I don't want to let this pass without writing down my thoughts on the first chapter and possibly look at it in the future as the story progresses. You can read it here:
Having said that, please note there will be spoilers ahead!
Tomato Girl
The chapter starts with this cute little girl with that native(?) farmer-like hat, who supposedly grows big fruits (it's huge in Japan, look it up!). I think she will also be a main character since she's the first person we see. From this point I'll call her Tomato Girl. She is obviously from a rural area and is a farmer. We see her motivation is money (and that big dog... which, I think we will see in the future lol). She also wants to marry a "handsome goldilocks hubbie", lol. Wonder if this means she's going to be a love interest of the other cast? She also wants to have 9 kids. Naki and Miza, is that you?! Lol. So here, we have a girl with lofty aspirations! We shall see if any of this will happen or if it will change or if she's lying!
Also an observation - Tomato Girl is also close with her granddad, since she said she's going to the contest in lieu of her granddad (whose back was hurt). She obviously has this strong personality, standing up to the creepy bad guy, who was going to hit the old lady.
Bad Guy
The Bad Guy (since this guy doesn't have a name yet) is obviously a terrorist-for-hire. Also seems to be obsessed with beauty and elegance. I would guess his power lies in blowing things up?
I think, though, that Tomato Girl is a choujin herself, considering she didn't immediately get blown away. Plus, Bad Guy was on fire, and so was she. So, it doesn't necessarily mean Tomato Girl is already dead. She also seems to be reaching out to the Bad Guy as that scene ends.
It's later revealed that despite the plane crash, there were 200 survivors. Hmmmmmmm. Maybe they were turned into choujins?Only the hull was burned but the frame wasn't.
Tokio Kurohara and Azuma Higashi
Yes, the MC! He's notices the plane catching fire. Then, for some reason, Tokio's teacher (Ms. Bazonkas) has a weird voluptuous design. BUT, I think there's something afoot there. She might actually also be a choujin. Possibly a mentor role for Tokio? She seems to be very knowledgeable.
Anyway, going back to Tokio. He's introduced as a sixteen-year-old high school sophomore from Tsuru High. Like any high school kid, he finds studying math to be useless. We're also shown that lives in a district which has destroyed buildings. Possibly dystopian future?
We next find a girl getting harassed by a Mohawk guy and his 2 honchos. Tokio calls for someone, turns out to be Azuma. I just thought it's funny how he called for Azuma, he sounds like a police officer. Haha. But right after, Azuma is introduced, flying from a building.. a very dramatic, heroic entrance. He kinda looks like a hybrid of Haise and Armin from AOT for me. Haha. He's so cute and tiny but he's strong and is apparently the town hero. He breaks the arm of the thug, which Tokio thinks is going too far.
The girl seems to be a pretty girl, and I think she will play a role later on. She's a lot older than them, since she said she's going to an interview. She will possibly a love interest or a villain, but I think more of the latter. I just read CSM so I'm wary of pretty girls lol. Anyway, I think there's something there to link her with Azuma, considering, Azuma introduces both Azuma and Tokio but she only seems to thank or acknowledge Azuma. Tokio even says "don't mention it" even if the girl didn't even thank him, lol.
Azuma and Tokio talk about the plane crash, and it's revealed that choujins seem to abuse their power, and that the attack is kinda normal. We look at their hometown which is really wrecked. Buildings are dilapitated in an abnormal manner -- one building looks like it was done in with a circular force... They live in Yamato Prefecture which is described as an ordinary, self-governed prefecture with some areas partially destroyed. Wonder what self-governed means, but my guess is that it's kinda like a state and the national government is different altogether.
Roly-Poly
Well I never really thought of pill bugs or rolly pollies until I read this. Azuma talks about how roly polies roll around in dry areas and when they find a damp rock, they hide under it. He questions if the roly polies like damp places. And Azuma wonders if choujins are anything like roly-polies. Tokio is confused, so am I. I'm not going to make solid convictions what he means by it, but I think... what Azuma is driving at is that, roly polies and choujins DON'T like damp places. I don't know, I have no reason for this, it's just a guess. We'll see what Azuma means eventually. Haha.
It also appears that choujins are generally bad guys, since Azuma wonders why they don't use their power for good. Maybe something about being a choujin corrupts? Just a guess based on the succeeding events.
They end their conversation with Azuma thinking if he can help with the plane crash. Tokio comments, "seems noble of you" and Azuma says, "it's just a habit". Wonder if Tokio finds Azuma pretentious or if he's genuinely impressed. Azuma's answer is also quite concerning, "just a habit", a question arises if he's sincere in helping in the first place.
The Mohawk Guy
So this guy is supposed to be a funny, evil villain, now bent on exacting revenge from Azuma. Then, a guy (possibly gay guy because he is wearing a lipstick?) with a briefcase offers him an injection.
Tokio's Family
So Tokio has a bigger sister and a dad who seems to be very quiet. Not sure if that's their dad though, it wasn't clear. It's possible they don't have parents anymore and that guy is just an associate. Anyway, it appears that the sister pays Tokio's tuition and she's the breadwinner.
Tokio and his sister talk about Azuma. Azuma is apparently very smart, very athletic (proficient in judo and karate), girls love him, and that his dad is a big shot in the police. The sister questions why Tokio is so proud, and Tokio funnily admits that it's because he feels popular because Azuma is popular. A leech!
Vulture
I just finished re-reading Tokyo Ghoul and :re, and I was blown away by Ishida's art and story. To say I love Kaneki is an understatement. I think I'm going to love Tokio too! I also want to discuss the cover.
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So it appears that the cover is the Tokio with an image of a vulture. Tokio is naked and it feels like the vulture is seducing him. From here, I get the vibe that Tokio might be corrupted by the power. "It's something of an affliction" is a dead giveaway. It feels like becoming a choujin or superhuman also corrupts, in a way?
Also since, there seems to be a commentary on the negative view on vultures being scavengers or "steals prey". (Though TBH I always thought vultures wait around for the predator to finish eating and then it eats the scraps??)
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On the other hand, Azuma, Tokio's best friend who's mighty strong and brave (almost to a fault), is viewed as a lion by his peers. Also, an uncanny observation is the when Tokio cries about while sitting on the floor, above him is a hyena. Hyenas are known to prey on the carcasses of lions' prey.
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It's almost uncanny when Tokio himself says, "I can be a lion too". But Azuma makes Tokio feel better by telling him that buzzards can fly higher than any bird -- telling Tokio to focus on the strength
But even if Tokio admires Azuma, Tokio thinks of telling Azuma when he's going too far. I think this comes from a place of concern. But maybe secretly he's also jealous?
Tokio also even tells Azuma that maybe they should hold hands so Tokio can be more like Azuma, implying that Tokio wants to be like Azuma.
Praying Mantis
Just before Flexi Choujin attacks, Tokio mentions that he bought an insect guidebook and was about to say a factoid about praying mantis near water. I wonder what Tokio was about to say? A search on the internet about praying mantis and water shows this disgusting video of a parasite exiting the praying mantis leaving the mantis to die. Ew. Let's see if this is the factoid Tokio was thinking of. If so, who's the mantis and who's the parasite? Is it Azuma and Tokio, respectively? Hmm. Also, love the insect symbolism. Throwback to Kaneki's centipede!
Flexi Choujin Attack (Johnny Kiyoshi Takeyama)
Mohawk Guy, now a choujin, is a flexi monster who's now more resistant to hits. He attacks Azuma indiscriminately with his new powers. He also kinda goes crazy... His subordinates fear his super violent side, begging him to go back to his "kinda naughty mama boy self", but he ends up snapping their heads off.
For some reason 2 injections fly up into the air?! Maybe someone tossed it. Because as Tokio brought Azuma to the water and brought him back out, he sees the 2 injections. Azuma wants to use it on himself.
Tokio hesitates to have Azuma use it but Azuma insists. Tokio remembers how Azuma saved him from bullies as a kid, and they agreed that Tokio will help Azuma beat the bad guys... Tokio gets the other injection and points to himself. Azuma says Tokio can't but Tokio insists because he feels that it's the only way to stay friends with Azuma. They also promise each other that they will have no regrets over this. This is kinda alarming for me!! Let's see what it will mean in the future.
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But instead of both of them transforming into a powerful choujin, only Tokio transforms into one. He looks like a vulture, very beast-like. Looks even like Kaneki's Centipede! I think the other injection might have resulted in a bad/weak power, or maybe it's empty, or maybe Tokio didn't inject Azuma? But I doubt the last one. Anyway, Tokio's choujin look is amazing!
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Can't help but feel this scene is related to the praying mantis thing... Maybe my hunch is correct? The parasite exits the mantis when near water, which is why Tokio manages to muster up some courage on his own?
We'll see!! I'm really excited to see this develop. It will be the first manga I will be able to see from the start to finish!
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juminsmysticmc · 3 years
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MC...teaching Jumin meme culture
That's all imma say and you can add the rest
You want cuddles? Check
Lots of kisses? Check?
Jumin trying and failing to send a meme to MC and the RFA? Check?
More cuddles and kisses? Double check
A failed attempt where Jumin tries to quote a vien but inatead mixes two up and ends up being something else entirely? Check
Just make it so sweet that we all get diabetes ;D
Mc teaching Jumin the Meme Culture 
Okay, so I had some other requests before this but I knew that it would take me some time to get this one finished so I started with this one first because I also didn’t know what memes were ( and the requester had to explain what vien is so RIP ) This is inspired by my beta reader ( thanks baby ) and no, I didn’t get paid for using the card name ,,what do you meme?’’
Tell me if you enjoyed this One Shot! It was a nice challenge LOL
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You were sitting on your couch, going through an Instagram meme page when Jumin heard you chuckle to yourself. Your husband decided to check on you. He wanted to know what could possibly make his wife laugh and chuckle to herself. The black haired man looked over your shoulders, his eyes on your phone display as you were scrolling down. He could see a girl that was probably six years old. The girl was smiling and in the background a house was on fire. Jumin slowly began to read what the picture said, ,,When they say that anime is for children’’ Jumin didn’t quite understand what a house on fire had to do with Japanese animation, but he didn’t say anything until you somehow noticed that there was warmth on your back. You turned your head around just to see your husband behind you. ,,Jumin, you made me panic for a second. Is everything okay?’’ you asked him and looked him deep into his eyes. The look of concern made him go soft as he brushed your cheek.
,,Yes, my love. Everything is fine. I was just wondering why you were reading these odd picture captions,’’ he told you and kept staring at your phone. Once again, you chuckled and rubbed with your hand on his arm. ,,Jumin, these aren’t some captions. It’s a meme. You don’t know what memes are?’’ you asked him and couldn’t stop smiling. Your husband shook his head. Once again, he wasn’t up to date… but before he could even feel bad, you pulled him over. He walked around the couch to sit next to you, your hand on his leg as you moved closer to him. Your soft lips touched his cheek as you mumbled in his ear that it was okay ,,For once, I can teach you something,’’ you giggled. ,,My love,’’ Jumin began and stroked your hair with his big manly hand. You looked at him and waited for him to talk to you. ,,You already taught me so many things. You taught me love, happiness, how to relax... I hope you’re not serious,’’ he smiled and then looked back to your phone’s display.
,,So, basically memes are pictures like these and… wait,’’ you sighed and opened google, asking ,,What’s a meme?’’ You quickly hit the button for research and then read out loud what the first page said. ,,An image, video, piece of text, etc., typically humorous in nature, that is copied and spread rapidly by internet users, often with slight variations,’’ you said and looked at him, who seemed to understand. Then you opened Instagram again and scrolled through your phone. This time, a blonde young toddler was seen in a car seat looking disgusted. Jumin read the caption and somehow had to chuckle, but it was odd that people really had time for this.
,,You know! We should invite Zen, Yoosung, Seven and Jaehee. I have a game that’s called ,,’What do you MEME?’ and I think that it could help you to understand memes better!’’ you called out. Well, without waiting for an answer you quickly wrote the RFA what you were planning and… Well, they all had different reactions…
New Chat opened - Help Jumin Han to understand Memes
Mc: Guys, come here and play ,,What would you meme?’’ with us. I just found out that my hubby doesn’t know what memes are
707: on my way
this is gong to be funny
going
Yoosung: I should study but…
I NEED TO RELAX TOO
I’ll come
707: I’ll come and pick you up yoosung boyyy
I will be able to play with elly
Mc: we will keep her save in our room and go downstairs so that Zen doesn’t get an allergic reaction ;)
Zen: You care about me… you should leave him. He doesn’t even know what memes are
Jaehee: Zen, you should care about your career…
besides it’s not nice to try to manipulate a married woman
I will come. I need to analyze this game too
Mc: come here quickly you all :)
MC left the chat
And so it was that you quickly prepared some snacks, took out your old game, and waited for your friends to arrive. When everyone arrived, you finally took your game and mixed the two different samples of cards. ,,I will begin!’’ you giggled happily, making Jumin look more at you than paying attention to the game ,,When u realize that the song u always keep skipping is actually fire,’’ you said and then pulled another card, pulling that one with the house on fire. The RFA and you began to laugh and managed to make Jumin have fun too, as well as possibly understand the game and memes a bit better.
,,When ur parents say that you spend too much time on the phone,’’ Zen said and pulled a card ,,This one fits perfectly,’’ he said, turning over the card, making Yoosung clap in agreement. It was indeed a nice evening and everyone enjoyed playing with you and Jumin. Jumin himself noticed that he would like to play that game once again… The evening passed and you were on Jumin’s lap, your arms around his neck as you nuzzled your head on his soft skin, inhaling his manly scent. ,,I want some kisses, some ,,you did well kisses,’’ he mumbled. And whatever he wanted, you gave it to him, kissing him with all your love, hugging him even tighter as if you would fall off any second…
The next morning you woke up, Jumin already left, but a chat was opened by him. The next chat already explained what happened.
Zen: I think our hard work was in vain. The trust fund kid still doesn’t know how to make a meme.
Yoosung: Mc, you’re beautiful while you sleep, lolol
707: That’s against privacy. Should I call the police for you?
Zen: They will put him in prison for failing at making meme, not taking a pic of his wife.
Mc: *inserts a picture of a puppy with an angry face saying ,,when dumb people make fun of your husband*  
And then you left the chat.
It didn’t take long until Jumin came home that night and hugged you for a long time, embarrassed by what he did, but you could make him feel better by hugging him, rubbing his back and giving him a lot of kisses on his nose, cheek, lips and eyes.
,,Maybe we should use vines,’’ you smiled and showed him the app with the funny videos.
The next failure was soon to come.
Jumin: ,,Welcome to Radio T T T T T T T T T T ARGET,’’
Yoosung: I think…
Vines are still too difficult for you, Mr Han XD
Zen: This… Mc, please, do something
707: I should give you a lesson
Mc: I think that my husband is perfect the way he is. I think it’s funny
With that you once again climbed on top of your husband and kissed him deeply on his lips because it was okay. ,,You’re special. This makes it funnier,’’ you laughed and hugged him, putting your head on his chest.
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Picture Perfect and Otherwise ; Kang Yeosang
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»»—pairing: kang yeosang x ateez members
summary: 『The image in a photograph is a mere illusion
But I suppose it is humanity's vain dream to preserve it because you fear that one day it will be forgotten』
Yeosang captures every moment he shares with his friends, wanting to relive them again and again.
genre: angst, obsession, slight crack, high school au
warning(s): d e p r e s s i o n, off-screen character deaths
✧ word count: 2909
a/n: thank you to my beautiful hubby sebastian from black butler for the amazing quote seen in the summary that inspired this entire brain dump
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『The image in a photograph is a mere illusion,』
The sound of a camera shutter was faint when drowned out by the sound of life around him. Yeosang twisted his torso every which way, staring through the lens for anything he found worth capturing. His sight landed on his friends gathered together, laughing as they enjoyed their time off. They were in a Mcdonald's, the group of eight far too large for any set tables inside meaning they had to take it into their own hands and push some tables together.
He watched them from afar, his finger gently pressing down the shutter button halfway, trying to bring the camera into focus. Every so often he’d press fully to save the memory, a fond smile etched onto his face just watching them have fun.
“Hey, Yeosang!”
“H-huh..?” he stuttered out when a face suddenly appeared in front of the lens, his eyes wide as he lowered the camera and looked up at his peach-haired friend.
“Forget the camera for a second; San’s about to down twenty milkshakes!” Yunho exclaimed with his usual wide smile as he took Yeosang’s hand into his own, dragging him over to the group.
“Why the hell is he drinking twenty milkshakes??”
“For twenty bucks of course,” he stated as if it were just the most normal thing.. Well, except- it was for them. “Jongho bet twenty dollars that he wouldn’t be able to get through it.”
“Hey, San… I don’t know if this is really a good idea..” Seonghwa’s apprehensive words glided into Yeosang’s ears as soon as he reached the table. San was already lining up the milkshakes in front of him, barely listening to Seonghwa’s concerns.
“Hyung don’t worry! Anything can be a good idea if it’s for money,” he reassured, flashing a smile as sweet as those vanilla milkshakes that were sure to fuck up anyone’s stomach with the quantity he was going to attempt to practically inhale at once.
“‘Anything’ you say? So if I were to shoot that guy,” Jongho points to a random, middle-aged businessman sitting lone in a corner, “for a hundred dollars, that’s a good idea?”
“Or, or, if I were to take that gun and rob this very McDonalds, it would be a good idea?” Yunho joined in, a stupid grin on his face as he raised his eyebrows suggestively.
Mingi stood from his seat, hand on San’s shoulder as he stared him dead in the eyes, “If I were to run butt-ass-naked in front of a camera that was live recording to the local news for fifty dollars, that would be a good idea to you?”
San stared back at him, jaw slack as he judged the boy that looked at him, scarily serious about the question before harshly pushing him to the side with a playful scowl. “Dude, get the hell away from me-”
“It deeply concerns me that all of your money-making thoughts are highly illegal..” Hongjoong spoke tiredly as he rubbed his temples to null the headache he was getting from their antics.
“Anyways,” Jongho quickly spoke, turning to San who was reaching for one of the milkshakes, “let’s get on with this, it’s almost 8 pm.”
Yeosang laughed along quietly as he observed them all, camera back to his face to photograph San’s eventual downfall. He loved being here with them all, even if he wouldn’t admit it out loud. He felt alive when they met up. He felt cared for, he felt seen. He felt like he finally belonged somewhere and he wouldn’t give that feeling up for the world. He’d do whatever he could to be with his friends forever, whatever it takes.
『But I suppose it is humanity's vain dream to preserve it,』
“Yeosang! Be helpful for once and help me carry these damn chairs.”
The boy was scrolling through the pictures taken on his camera, a faint smile on his face before he was called over to the storage room by Hongjoong. They were all on cleaning duty of the school’s auditorium for detention one faithful afternoon just before winter break a few days later. Never again was Yeosang going to subscribe to any stupid idea concerning the boys’ bathrooms that came from San and Mingi.
He looked from the storage room and back down to the device in his hands, eyes slightly frantic as he didn’t know what to do. He definitely couldn’t move those chairs while still holding the camera but placing it down somewhere… It wasn’t something he would ever do. But there is a first time for everything right? So his hands were slow and hesitant as he left it on the table he was leaning against before jogging over to help his struggling friend.
“Finally you’re here.” Hongjoong sighed, letting out a couple of huffs as he attempted to lift more chairs than his entire body mass.
“Hyung.. You uh- You don’t have to carry so many at once.” Yeosang reminded as he worried about the strain the others’ arms were being put through.
“It’s fine-’ voice as strained as his arms, “I can handle it..”
“I could simply huff and puff and blow your whole shit down.” a new voice said from the entryway. Yeosang turned to look behind him, finding Mingi leaning against the door nonchalantly.
“I don’t want to hear a single thing from you Mr. ‘I-Eat-Ass-Call-Me’.” Hongjoong deadpanned with the roll of his eyes.
“I’m still not over that.” Wooyoung shows up now, too, “What sort of dumbass number one, pulls such a lame ‘prank’ and number two, uses their own phone number for it?”
“The dumbass named Song Mingi it would seem.” Jongho appears with an answer.
“Hey, let’s not forget, this is the only consistently straight-A student in our group we’re talking about here.”
Hongjoong stares at them incredulously, “Seonghwa- What are all of you doing here? You have work to get to.”
“We’ve finished so we came to bother you.”
“..the lord must be smiling upon me today with the amount of patience I have right now.”
Seonghwa spoke up to interrupt their bickering, “Anyways, let’s finish up in here too so we can rest in the auditorium or something. Yunho and San went out to get snacks.”
It didn’t take long for the five of them to finish up even with Jongho who more worked to distract them than worked to help them. They were now sitting on the auditorium floor in a circle, a pile of snacks in the middle of them for everyone to reach and grab whatever they’d like.
Yeosang loved being here with them; seeing them all happy and smiling while joking around with each other like normal high school boys did. He had missed this for a while.. His time without them was excruciating, unbearable, and completely miserable. But he was able to see his friends again, all with the help of his-
“Yunho.. Did you buy expired food or something?” Wooyoung spoke up amongst the already lively conversation.
“You know what, now that you mention it, I feel a bit funny.” Jongho was sat with a frown, hand rubbing his stomach as he looked between Yunho and San.
“They all seem to be up to date,” Seonghwa sifts through all of the packages as he checks the dates, “but I feel sick too.”
One by one the others agreed, all feeling ill but without any reason. All except.. Yeosang. Yeosang who took to observing the group with furrowed eyebrows. Why was everyone else affected but himself? Why was he the only one sitting pretty without a problem?
“OH MY GOD!” the sound of Wooyoung screeching pulls the blond out of his thoughts, “Why is San’s hand.. GLITCHING?”
Glitching? Like.. in games? In movies?
Their attention is undivided on San who stared terrified at his disembodied hand. They were frozen in what could only be described as terror. Their friend was glitching in ‘real-life’.
Yeosang’s stomach started to churn. Not in pain like everyone else but with unease. His fingers fiddled with themselves, not knowing what to do when they were so alone. Alone without
“My camera!” he shot up to his feet, eyes frantically searching the empty table where he had last set it. The camera. The fucking camera.
“Who gives a fuck about your stupid camera?! San is- San is doing whatever he’s fucking doing!” Mingi started to pace back and forth, a habit he had whenever he was panicking. They were all panicking, reasonably so. The unknown was terrifying. What was happening to them now? Some glitched like San, some seemed to be fading in and out of sight, and others were completely see-through in certain places. Almost as if they were all erasing from existence itself.
Yeosang ignored Mingi though, looking high and low for the camera.
At some point, he came to the conclusion that someone must have stolen it while they were all huddled in the cramp storage room. It was nowhere near cheap — a family heirloom amongst, what became, only the men of said family as the women were uninterested and wary of their family’s old practices.
He darted through the halls in search of any student still in the school after such long hours since the school day officially concluded. His legs burned as he went through the large school but he couldn’t stop, not now. Not when his friends were hurting again. He was desperate.
It was on the third floor where he slid open a class door, finding a lone male student perched on one of the desks.
“What the actual fuck do you think you’re doing?!”
The students’ head shot up at the sudden yelling directed toward him. In his hands was that faithful camera and from the angle it was titled in his hands, Yeosang could tell he was cycling through the photos, editing and otherwise just playing around with the pictures as if they meant nothing. As if it affected no one.
The blond was fuming, to say the least. He stormed over to the student, snatching back his belongings into his hands. “Why the hell do you have this?” It was taking everything out of him not to grab that thing by the collar. He wasn’t usually a confrontational person, not a single person in school having ever seen him angry before but when his friends were brought into question… he could feel all emotions at once if the situation called for it.
“Look man,” the thing held its hands up in nonchalant surrender, “you left it lying around. I thought it was free game.”
His fists started to tighten at his sides from the sheer stupidity that was stabbing into his ears and wasting brain capacity he could be using to store literally anything else. “Get. Out.” he seethed with the nastiest glare he has probably ever conjured up. The thing simply rolled its eyes, strolling out of the classroom like this was all a normal occurrence to it.
Yeosang let out the breath he was holding in, sinking to his knees as he pulled the camera to his chest, holding onto it for dear life. He whispered countless ‘sorry’s to his friends, gently stroking his precious device as if to soothe it. “Now let’s get you guys all fixed okay? You can finally stop panicking..”
『because you fear that one day』
“Mom?” Yeosang called out as he stepped from behind the wall and into the living room where his mother was lounging on the couch.
She looks over at him with a smile, but Yeosang could tell there was something hidden behind it. There was always something with her and her smiles were never genuine in his eyes. “Yes, dear?”
He steps closer to her, fingers tapping against his thighs to keep himself calm. “..where’s my camera?”
Her smile faltered for a second before she faked another one. Just like always. “It wasn’t in your room like usual?”
Her voice was sweet; sweet to the point it made him feel sick. His stomach churned as he slowly shook his head, fingers picking up speed as he began to grow anxious. “It’s- It’s not in my room at all.. I looked everywhere and I can't find it..” his stare bored into her eyes as if trying to read her. She was already starting to see him slipping. “You know how much that camera means to me right? Yo- you know.. that I need it... right?”
She slowly stood to her feet, cautiously stepping close to her son and resting her hands on his shoulders. Her hands moved along the length of his arms in an attempt to comfort him, “Yeosang, sweetie, you don’t ‘need’ that old camera. Maybe it’s for the best that you’ve lost it?”
His breathing started to pick up at her abhorrent suggestion, his hands started to ball up at his side, “‘For the best’..? ‘For the best’?!” He threw her arms away from his body — everywhere it touched leaving his skin burning and feeling diseased. He stepped back to create distance between himself and this thing “Where is it.. Where.. is it? Where is it?!”
“I told you, I don’t ha-”
‘NO! No! No. no no no no no..’
His breathing was labored as he dropped to the floor, hands over his ears as he shook his head wildly, the word ‘no’ slewing from his lips into a mess of incoherent letters. His eyes were starting to fill with tears as he continued to yell and his hands started to hit the side of his head, not caring if he got seriously hurt or bruised. His heart had never moved this fast, not even last time.. He couldn't hear a thing over the sound of his hectic breathing, not that he even wanted to hear anything else.
He had lost it all in the span of a single night's sleep.
It was gone.
They were gone.
“Yeosang! Yeosang, please! It’s- It’s in my room..” She hated when he was like this. She hated his episodes. She hated the way her son had become. And she especially hated that camera that he was so dependent on.
He wasted no time running towards the stairs, desperate to have his camera right where it belonged in his nimble hands that were shaking from the fear of losing everyone he loved. He stumbles up the stairs, tripping over his own feet but he couldn’t care less if his knees yelled in pain, if his ankle throbbed for him to slow down and stop. He wasn’t important to himself at all.
His tears finally started to spill over as his eyes locked onto what he considered to be the center of his entire world because without it, what was his point in living?
“God.. I missed you guys.” he sighed as he scrolled through the pictures, stopping on one of his favorites. The eight of them at a beach in Busan during the summer a few years ago, all looking into the camera with the biggest smiles on their faces. Some were wrapped in towels while others were wrapped in arms, all with dripping wet hair. “You guys can never leave me again okay? We should do this again sometime; we all had so much fun then.”
He smiled fondly as he looked over each and every one of their faces before sliding his finger over it. The image started to warp where he touched as if he were a raindrop falling into a pond. He closed his eyes, still shaken from before when he thought he had lost all of his friends, his body felt light — like when he’d be seated on a swing with Wooyoung behind, pushing him to soar as high as possible without falling.
His eyes slid open, met with a setting sun into the horizon, painting the sky all sorts of oranges and reds, water crashing against the sand under his bare toes. The ocean glistened beautifully and he wasted no time capturing it forever.
“Hey, dude, what's up with you? You seem like you shit your pants or something.” he heard right against his ear, looking to the side to see Wooyoung who had slipped his arm around the formers’ shoulders.
“Really? I feel just fine.”
“You sure.. ‘Cause you're shaking right now.”
Yeosang thought back to just moments before when he was brought to his knees in his living room. It was best to lie; his friends wouldn’t understand otherwise. “It’s nothing, promise.”
Wooyoung studied him with narrow eyes for a few silent seconds as if interrogating him right on this very beach before shrugging it off and turning back to head further up shore.
“Kay, well come on, Hwa and Yunho are about to start grilling soon,” he called out to Yeosang from over his shoulder, “or you could stay here… and have San eat everything like last time~”
The familiar click of the camera shutter as he gazed through the lens at the fleeting back of his longest friend, his first one and the one who had introduced him to everyone else. He smiled that fond smile of his as he looked over the photo.
“Goddammit- wait for me!” he hurriedly yelled out once Wooyoung’s last statement sunk in, jogging over to the centers of his life, the most important people, the only reason for his still-beating heart captured like a picture-perfect, long-lasting memory.
『it will be forgotten.』
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“Yeosang?” a small knock on his door caught his attention. He was sitting huddled at his study desk — though it was less of a study desk and more of a workbench where he’d modify his oh-so-precious camera. “Why don’t we go on a bit of a trip?”
He stared at his mother incredulously, “I would rather stay here..”
She held back the sigh that threatened to slip past her chapped lips and put on the best smile she could muster up, “You can even bring that camera of yours… I’m sure Seonghwa would like to see whatever landscapes you can take a photo of.”
“Seonghwa..” the name dripped from his tongue, voice hushed as if it were something he shouldn’t be saying. It’s been a while since he’s actually said their names but it was unbeknownst to his heart, unlike his subconscious and body. To his heart, they were all talking just a few minutes ago.
He couldn’t bring himself to decline now — he knew how much his hyung loved to see all of his pictures. He would love nothing more than to show off all the pretty places they drove past.
It wasn’t long till they were nearing their destination. Yeosang didn’t know where he was being taken — at least he didn’t think he knew — but his stomach was twisted with unease and his eyes were in unrest as they peer wildly at his surroundings. He tried not to think about it too much, not to think about why he felt so nervous. Cars had always made him feel unsafe for as long as he could remember and it was something jongho would tease him about… but it was something else bothering him, he could just tell.
The car slowed once they were at a large gate, his mother not parking too far from it. He hesitated to open his door, shoes landing on the concrete ground underneath them as his mom beckoned him over while moving to enter the gate.
“What are we doing here..?” he stared at her back, eyes narrow as he scrutinized her.
They stood in front of seven gravestones, ending date October 24, 2018; one of the most important dates in his life.. So what was it doing here?
His mother turned to him, taking his hands into her own to keep him from tapping against his thigh. “It’s been a while since you visited them, why don’t you go pay your respects?”
“You aren’t answering any of my questions… Who are these people?”
“Sweetie,” her thumbs rub against the backs of his hands as she feels his fingers twitching in her palms, “these are your friends. Just read the names, see?”
Yeosang stared at them, reading their names over and over. He felt sick. “Those stones- Those things are not my friends.”
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Submitted by @fudgemuffinanon
Ok I think I’m up to date….
1. HOLY SHIT WOMAN! You had Covid and just learned about it? How did you find out? Was it with a test? And you handled the asshat at the grocery store way better than I would have. I’m not patient, nor diplomatic, and I have major RBF syndrome… The temper goes with the face more ofter than I care to admit…
2. Your grandmother’s story was incredible. I know you don’t need another project but this could be a beautiful book. No fandom incorporated, just her story.
3. As @mollage said, the Universe is after you! But you may be one of the strongest woman I know, going through all your adventures with that attitude. Thank you Elizabeth for passing down your fiery spirit!
4. With everything that happened to you in the last few weeks, I can’t expect you to write anything. I’ll just wait and take what you give us. Fuck, I just have to deal with Baby Girl’s online school - Big Boy is responsible enough to deal with his class mostly alone - and I have to tell her to go back to the computer every 5 minutes and I’m going NUTS! And we have one more month to go…
Ontario has been in stay-at-home order since April 8th, and non-essential stores MAY reopen mid-June at 15% capacity and outdoor activities in small groups MAY resume IF we have 60% of population vaccinated with their first dose. We’re about 58% now according to Health Minister but they stopped giving Aztra as first dose, so all the pharmacies that could give it now can’t. There’s a lot less Pfizer and Moderna doses available so I don’t know how fast it will happen. But it means I will most likely get my second dose quicker than August. Yay me! Second phase won’t happen until we get 70% 1st dose vaccination. So we’re stuck for a while. We’re going out in the woods for walks once in a while so we don’t get too close to people but I want to go to a fabric store sooooo bad!! I’m done picking ticks off hubby everytime we get out.  And I’m running out of crafts to learn on youtube. 
Ok, enough ranting…  gotta go finish knitting Baby girl’s bday gift. A 6" turtle. With clothes. And a shawl. And boots. Yeah… Love ya!
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Fudgey!!
Yup. All four of us had covid back in November of 2019, before it broke wide and before anyone really knew it was in the US. Husband was able to track it back to a coworker who’d returned from a family visit to China (he works with a large community of Asian Americans who travel back and forth a lot). The coworker came home sick, and shortly after that our household got the worst “flu” any of us have ever had (that was what we thought it was, a weirdly violent flu that hit each of us differently). I’ve never been sicker in my life, my husband thought I was going to die and he claims I told him to just let me go if it looked like I wasn’t going to make it. I’m pretty sure I meant it…it was that bad. I may have actually requested an assist to the other side at one point.
So anyway, a little while later it broke wide and when the symptom lists started coming out we started wondering if that wasn’t what we’d had. Husband finally a few weeks ago went and talked to the guy that had come back sick from overseas and the guy said “Oh yeah, I had the covid, did you get it too?”
By that time there had been approximately 150 known cases at husband’s workplace and six confirmed deaths from it. Grrrr.
At this point it was too late for us to get confirmed, but husband contacted a friend in Colorado who is a covid specialty ER nurse and described our symptoms and the timeframe of our illness to her. She said we absolutely had it - she’d had it too during that same timeframe, before it broke wide and before anyone knew what it was.
So now all my lingering weird-ass symptoms make sense. Big and Little are fine, they don’t seem to have any long-term problems, though I’m keeping an eye on them (especially Big). Husband is fine as well. Me? I took it in the seat of the pants, but like I was telling someone the other day, as soon as one of the longhaul clinics sets up here I’m gonna be there.
The putz in the grocery store was nothing unusual for here. What really gets me is the way people glare at us for continuing to wear masks - it’s almost scary. WTF is wrong with people.
Glad you liked my grandma’s story. Honestly I don’t know enough to write a book about her without having to speculate on a lot of in-between stuff because she was a very secretive person (probably for a good reason tbh) but what a tale it would be. She was a mess :D My mother has always been mad at me for taking after her - she never liked my grandmother much, there was some bad blood between them from decades back, and yeah that’s kind of a good story too lol
Ah, speaking of writing, I’m going to toss out a short chap of that silly self indulgent side-thing for The Department tonight (probably as soon as I send this reply off) and then I’m shooting for a chapter of the actual fic tomorrow at some point. Taking advantage of the husbandary absence (yes I know that’s not a word but it works)
I feel ya on the homeschooling - the boys finished their semester two weeks ago and the stress of that final week for Big (9th grade) was insane.
I wish we were under a stay-at-home order, but where I live hardly anyone obeyed it when we WERE. I love living here but I swear sometimes the people make me want to move off-planet just to find a higher intelligence demographic.
Anyway, I gotta see this turtle when you’re finished with it. You mentioned it so now you gotta show it. I’m going to bug you every day until you provide pictures because even though I can crochet a blanket like nobody’s business I cannot crochet a doll to save my own ass. Gonna have to rely on you for that ;P
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hi it’s me - Duck “bad at due dates” With a Chainsaw. Have some more Taakitz y’all (and I apologize for errors, this was written over the span of a week between school and procrastination sessions)
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Day 7 - Fairytale
“Hey, d’you think this prince is cute?” Taako asked, casually strutting at Lup’s side.
“Dude, you picked up the quest. Whether or not you want to stick around once you off the dragon and take him home is up to you.”
“Well, yeah. When I get paid, I’ll make a choice. But like- is he hot?”
Lup rolled her eyes with a scoff. “I’ll see you when you get back to town. I gotta go help Barry with a wizard’s tower. Apparently some crusty ole fuck’s making trouble and we got the commission to deal with it.”
Taako rolled his eyes right back and shoved her a bit. “Have fun with your hubby. Try not to embarass them to death with your PDA. Seeya,” he took the left fork while she went right. Soon enough, he was walking alone on a dimly-lit dirt trail, his favorite environment.
“What if he is hot? What if he’s hot and single,” the elf continued aloud. “Maybe we’d go out for a drink and chat and everything would be just so,” he gestured daintily like a lighthearted conductor leading a symphony of fairies (who are assholes, he’d learned). Soon, he spotted a spire rising from the tree line in the distance. Bingo.
Taako picked up the pace a little, somewhere between speed-walking and jogging as the excitement built up in his chest. He was going to save this prince, date him, and retire from adventuring to start his own little tavern. This job...it was his big break! He couldn’t screw it up.
The drawbridge was down when he got there and mild panic set in. Had someone already gotten here and swept this gorgeous, rich asshole off his feet? Drawing his Umbra staff, a magical item he’d found along his journeys, he crept inside, seeking the dragon he was supposed to off.
“Go fish,” someone - a woman - laughed.
“Damn! Care, how are you so lucky?” Another woman had a smile in her voice.
“Wouldn’t you like to know, Killi.”
Confused, Taako pushed past the threshold and peeked into the courtyard. Sitting at a fancy-looking table was a pair. One was a well-armored orc and the other a small humanoid dragon, and they were playing a card game.
“Excuse me?” He began. They jumped and faced him. “I’m here to save some prince and maybe slay a dragon if I have to. Am I at the wrong castle or..?”
“Oh!” The shorter one stood up. “Sorry! We were playing cards and I kinda forgot my job for a bit-“
“Please,” Taako held back a laugh. “Don’t let me stop you. I’m just here to find a dude.”
“You’re one of the adventurers, yeah?” The other woman asked, bringing her cards to her lap. “Good luck. The prince hasn’t been having a great few days. Carey, you gunna let this one go?”
The “dragon” circled Taako, studying him up and down. “Why should you be the one to take his hand? What makes you so special?” She (Carey, he gathered) stopped in front of him. She was short but intimidating.
“I mean- I can cook some pretty kickass things and I’ve got a bit of magic? Should I have like, brought an offering or something?” He glanced around nervously.
The lady at the table burst out laughing. “This one! He stays. I like him.”
“Killian!” Carey huffed. “That’s my call!”
“C’mon, he’s gotta be the one.”
“You said that last week about the musician.”
“How was I supposed to know he hated jazz?!”
Taako watched the back-and-forth like a cat transfixed by a moving light until the dragon finally sighed and looked up at him, saying simply “good luck.”
He was in too deep to turn back now. Lup and Barry wouldn’t let him hear the end of it if he did. Mumbling a quiet “thanks, seeya,” he proceeded into the mansion. It was gorgeous. Everything was marble and black silk, and whatever wasn’t, was a rich, deep red. He wasn’t one for interior design most of the time, but this was the rare exception.
Following no particular path, the wizard began to wander, running his fingers along the cool polished wall as he went. What was he going to say to this guy when they met? What could appropriately dazzle a prince who’s already had a bunch of other guys try this too? Soon, he was at a door. Not knowing what else to do, he knocked.
“Hey, um- I’m trying to find someone? I dunno his name, but the dragon lady sent me up here.” Taako fidgeted with his staff’s handle. Inside, he heard shuffling and faint swearing. Slowly, the door creaked open. Inside, Taako saw a man around his age seated at a fancy table by the window. His heart jumped in his chest.
holy shit he’s beautiful
The guy turned to face him. His hair was braided back in a thousand crazy strands, his expression was neutral on the outside but his red eyes showed mild surprise. Or intrigue. Or homicide, Taako had lost the ability to discern expressions after getting stabbed a few times over the years. Adventuring really should pay better, but that’s beside the point-
“Greetings,” he said evenly, not letting the indifferent mask slip.
“Hi,” Taako traced his knuckles as his entire body heated up. “D’you uh, come here often?”
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My Everything - Part Fourteen
A Take it Slow Sequel
What happens with Harry and Y/N after he proposes? How will the two navigate the engaged life while also continuing to juggle their jobs, friends, and families? Let’s find out.
Warnings: Fluff, a wee bit of angst, and smut! 4.6K
a/n: this is the last part before the story takes a small break, but do not fear! There’s going to be 20 parts total, and I have parts 15-17 already fully written and ready to go. I just wanna give this a breather so I can put some other works out there. I hope you’re enjoying seeing them as parents! Will they make a second baby? We shall soon find out! (also, I don’t know how much a 2 year old can actually articulate, so if his dialogue is wonky, please excuse me lmao)
Masterpost
Jack was two years old, and you were loving having a toddler. He was rather rambunctious. You loved having summers off so you could spend time at home with him. You loved watching him play and learn. He was getting rather heavy to pick up, and his mop of curls reminded you a lot of Harry’s. He was certainly a good mix of the two of you.
Even though there were times you wanted to scream and cry when he’d get fussy, you knew it would only be another couple of years before he started school, and you wouldn’t have this time with him. You were sort of starting to miss having an actual baby around. As you watched him play in the backyard with Buster, you thought more and more about how nice it would be for him to have a little sibling to play with. He had friends from daycare, but still, a younger brother or sister would be nice.
When Harry gets home from work later, he had adjusted his schedule to be able to be home by 3PM in the summers, he sits outside with you.
“Maybe it’s time we look into a pool.” He says to you.
“What?”
“It gets good sun out here.”
“Sarah and Niall have a pool, we can just use theirs.”
“I know, but wouldn’t it be nice to have one of our own? Nothing crazy, an above ground pool. We’ve got the room.”
“It’s expensive.”
“We can afford it.” He shrugs.
“What if there’s other things we’ll need that money for?”
“Like what?” He turns to look at you. Before you can answer him you both hear Jack whaling. He had tripped and fallen. “That’s what happens when you run after Daddy tells you not to, Jack.” Harry shakes his head and gets up to check on his little boy. He scoops him up and brings him over to sit. “Ah, just a scrape, no harm done, but you can cry if yeh want to, no one’s tellin’ yeh not to cry, son.” He rocks Jack back and forth in his arms and you swear you can feel your ovaries exploding. “What?”
“What?”
“You’re givin’ me a weird look.” He chuckles.
“Want mumma.” Jack sniffles.
“Okay, come see me.” You take him from Harry. “You know just because mumma’s a doctor now, doesn’t mean she’s like Dr. Morris.” You tell Jack. Yes, you had gotten your PhD, it was grueling, but it allowed you to go on a tenure track at the university.
“Kisses mumma.”
“Ohhh, I see.” You give him kisses all over and it makes him giggle. “All better now?”
“Can I have juice, pwease.”
“Yes, honey.”
“I’ll go get it, you sit.” Harry gets up and goes inside to grab Jack his juice box. “Here yeh go, son.” Jack grabs it from Harry.
“Thank you, Daddy.”
“So polite.” Harry rustles the hair on the top of Jack’s head.
“Don’t drink it too fast or you’ll get the hiccups.” Buster trots over and laps up the water in the bowl you brought outside for him. He lays down in the cool of the shade.
“M’gonna have to mow in a couple days.” Harry sighs. You squeeze your legs together at the thought.
Watching Harry mow the lawn was like watching a cliché porno. He’d be shirtless, and incredibly sweaty. He’d have his bandana to keep his hair up off his forehead, and he’d come inside to grab a glass of water. You’d often sit up on the counter and watch him drink the cold beverage. That would lead to him giving you a quick fuck in the downstairs bathroom when he could, if Jack was napping.
“Harry?” You look at him and he looks at you.
“Aw, look, his little eyes are closin’.” He looks down at Jack who was falling asleep in your arms. “So cozy with his mumma.”
“Shit, if he sleeps now he won’t sleep tonight. Jack, wake up honey.” He jolts awake and looks at you. “Do you wanna go inside? Think you’ve earned some TV time, hm?”
“TV!” He repeats and smiles at you.
You take Jack inside, first to use the potty as you were still training him. Then you get him settled on the couch with his favorite cartoon playing on the TV. Harry grabs some carrot sticks to munch on before sitting down with the two of you.
“What do you feel like for dinner tonight? I could make some hot dogs for him on the grill, and some veggie burgers for us.” He snaps into a carrot.
“Sure, that sounds good.” You look down at Jack and see he’s mesmerized by the TV. “Can we speak in the kitchen?”
“Um…sure.” You both get up and walk over to kitchen. You had a large open concept area so you could still keep your eyes on Jack. “Am I in trouble?” He was thoroughly confused.
“What?! No! Why would you be?” You laugh and he shrugs his shoulders. “No, I just didn’t want him to overhear. We didn’t exactly finish our conversation from before.”
“Oh.” He says, relieved. “What were we even talkin’ about?”
“Well, you had mentioned a pool, and I was thinking we’d need to save that money.”
“Oh, right. Yeah, why can’t we get a pool? I think we’ve done a good job of savin’, hell, we even started Jack’s college fund already. We’re in really good shape. I don’t think it would set us back much, and it’d pay for itself with how much we’d all use it.”
“We can just buy a little blow up kiddie pool for now.”
“But…I would like to swim also.” He tries to read your face. You seemed nervous. “Is everything alright? What’s goin’ on up there?” He taps on your forehead.
“Harry…I…” You bite your bottom lip.
“Honey, whatever it is, you can tell me. You’re scarin’ me a little.” He rubs the back of his neck.
“Sorry, I just don’t exactly know how to phrase it.” You take a deep breath and look back over at Jack who was still content with his cartoons. “I wanna have another baby.” You whisper. Harry’s cheeks flush and his eyebrows raise. “I think we’re ready, don’t you? And I miss…I miss having a little baby. I’m still able to snuggle with Jack, but he’s getting big and he’s gonna start preschool in a couple of years, and I-“
Harry cups your cheeks and brings you in for a kiss. It gives you the good kind of butterflies in your stomach.
“So…um…that’s why I think we should hold off on the pool.”
“We can afford both.” He chuckles. “Babe, you really wanna have another?”
“I do.” You nod. “Do you?”
“Of course! I would’ve gotten yeh pregnant again a while ago if you had let me.” He smirks. “I was waitin’ for you to say somethin’. I told yeh a long time ago, I’ll have as many kids as you let us.” He strokes your cheek.
“I really want another one.” You wrap your arms around his neck. “Someone for Jack to grow up with and play with, you know?”
“Mhm.” He presses his forehead to yours. “You’ll have to go to the doctor to have your IUD taken out.”
“I know.” You step back from him. “I can make an appointment this week if I really wanted to.”
“Wow, so you wanna start trying, like, right away?”
“Yeah, why not?”
“Are you sure you’re not just, like, horny?” He chuckles.
“Harry.” You swat an arm at him. “Well, I am, but I really wanna have another baby. We made such a beautiful little boy, let’s make another.” You pout at him and he kisses you. “No way we can still afford a pool.”
“I bet we can, but I suppose we could wait until next summer. I just hate imposing on Niall and Sarah…”
“Are you kidding? She loves when I bring Jack over to swim. We were there this morning. She has summers off too, remember? Sometimes Rach joins us, it’s great. She really doesn’t mind.”
“Okay. Make an appointment then, and then we’ll make another baby.” He gives your belly a pat. “You realize though we’ll probably have to fuck in your office, that’s how we got Jack after all.”
“Oh stop it. We also had sex that weekend for my birthday.”
“I think it was the spontaneity that did it. Gotta remember to not put too much pressure on it.”
“Okay, so catch me off guard when you wanna fuck me.” You shrug. He grips your hips as you start to walk away, and you swat at him. “Not now, you idiot.”
“Come on, let’s practice.”
“Harry…why don’t you go start the grill up, hm? I’m gonna take Jack with me to walk Buster.”
“Okay, fine.” He sighs and rolls his eyes extra heavy. “But don’t say I never offer.”
//
You go to the doctor and get your IUD removed. Dr. Johnson doesn’t think you’ll have too much trouble conceiving, but she gives you a list of vitamins you might want to try to help yourself out. You get Jack in the car seat after your appointment.
“Jack, you were so good for mummy while she saw the doctor, thank you so much.”
“Treat, mumma?”
“Sure, I think we could go get a treat.”
You drive over to Harry’s studio and walk down the street to the ice cream shop. Buster was with Harry today, so you get a dog-friendly vanilla ice cream. You get everyone ice cream and walk with Jack back to the studio.
“Okay, you know what to say when you walk in right?” You wink at him as you open the door.
“Supwise!” He yells and Isaac beams.
“Look who it is!” He gets up to help you with the ice cream. “This really is a surprise. Hi Jack.”
“Hi.” He hugs your leg shyly, and hides his face. Buster gets up from around the desk and trots over. Jack perks up when he sees his buddy.
“Where’s my hubby?”
“Upstairs in his office. Him and Mariah are having an editing day. She’s in her office in the back.”
“Ah. Come on Jack, think you can climb the stairs? That vanilla one is for Buster.” You say to Isaac.
“Sure thing, and thanks for the treats. I’ll go give this to Mariah.”
You and Jack go up the stairs and knock on Harry’s door.
“Isaac, this better fuckin’-“ Harry’s eyes widen when he opens the door to see his wife and child standing there. “Oh! Hi!” He smiles. He gives you a kiss, and picks up Jack.
“Got you treat, Daddy.” He points to the ice cream in your hands.
“I see that, well come on in.” He sets Jack on the floor with his ice cream and a napkin.
“We were in the neighborhood, I saw Dr. Johnson today.”
“Oh yeah, I forgot that was today. What flavor did yeh get me?”
“Your favorite, purple cow.”
“Thank you.” He kisses you again as he takes the ice cream from you. “None for mummy?”
“I took a few bites of yours. I figured I’d just eat whatever he doesn’t finish.” You shrug.
“So it was a good appointment then?”
“Mhm, IUD is gone, and I picked up some vitamins she said could help. I’m in no condition to do anything tonight so don’t even think about it.”
“Hey, I’m completely innocent.” He takes a bite of ice cream. “So…when can we start trying then?”
“Whenever the mood feels right, honey.” You sit down on the little love seat and wipe Jack’s mouth.
“No!” He screams. He hates having his face wiped.
“Jack.” Harry says sternly. “Let mummy clean you up, you’re a mess.”
“No!” He screams again. Harry looks at you and then at Jack.
“Alright, I guess you don’t want ice cream then.” He sighs.
“Harry, no, it’s his treat for being good for me earlier.”
“He’s not bein’ good now.”
“And taking it away is just gonna make it worse. He doesn’t like the dry napkin, I’ll take him down to the bathroom in a minute.”
“Y/N.”
“Harry.”
“M’done, mumma.”
“Okay.” You take his cup and throw it in the trash. “Can we go clean up now?”
“Mhm.”
“Oh good, I was worried you’d say no.” You poke his tummy and he giggles. “See, we totally avoided a meltdown.”
“Guess I just don’t know him as well as you do then.” He grumbles.
“Harry, that’s not what I meant at all.”
“No, it’s fine. You get the best of both worlds with him. You’re a stay at home parent in the summer and then during the school year he still sees you more since he goes to daycare at work with you.” Harry follows you out and down to the bathroom. He holds Jack up so you can wash his hands.
“It’s not like you can close this place down or just not work in the summer time. You come home early, and that’s really great.”
“But you know him better, and then I…end up being the bad guy more. I swear he likes you better sometimes.”
“First of all, I’m the bad guy a lot, you’re just not there to see it. Second of all, he misses you all day long. He couldn’t wait to come surprise you. You’re an amazing father, Harry, please.” Harry sets Jack down once he’s all clean. “Come on, Jack we need go home and let Daddy get back to work.
“No!”
“Must be his favorite word today.” You mumble to Harry. “You can’t stay with Daddy, he has a lot to do. He’ll be home in a couple of hours.”
“No!” He starts crying and attaches himself to Harry’s legs.
“He can stay here, I have coloring books for him upstairs.”
“You won’t get anything done if he does. Jack, enough, we’re going home.”
“No!” He whales.
“Y/N, it’s fine. I’ll get plenty done. M’sure you could use the alone time, right?”
“He’s cranky because it’s almost nap time. He’ll fall asleep in the car and it’ll be fine. Help me get him in the car, please?”
Harry nods and picks a crying Jack up. These were the days you couldn’t wait for Jack to start preschool. Harry gets Jack strapped into his car seat, he was still crying.
“Jack, I need you to be good for mummy, okay? I’ll be home soon.”
“No, Daddy.”
“Yes.”
“No.”
“Yes.”
“Harry. Let it go.” Jack continues to cry after Harry closes the car door. “He’ll fall asleep the second I start driving.”
“I know, it just breaks my heart. I feel so guilty.”
“Don’t.” You cup his cheeks. “You have nothing to be guilty over. He’s just being cranky. It’s how he is sometimes. He does the same thing to me if I take him to run errands at an odd time. He needs his nap, that’s all.” You kiss Harry quick. “I’ll see you in a little while.”
“Alright, love you.”
“Love you too.”
Harry watches as you drive away. He sighs heavily and goes back into the studio. Mariah was standing at Isaac’s desk with him.
“Is everything okay? I swear I heard crying.” She says.
“Jack didn’t feel like leavin’. He’s goin’ through the no phase right now. I don’t what’s worse, when he was teething or this.”
“Probably this, since he can talk back to you.” She smirks. “We all know how much you love that.”
“Hey, Mariah? Get back to work.” He grins, and goes back upstairs.
//
Harry comes home with a cauliflower crust pizza for dinner. He figured if you could surprise him, he could surprise you.
“We can keep it in the oven for now if it’s too early to eat.”
“Sounds good, yeah, it’s only 3:30, you know? But thank you this’ll be great. Hi Buster, how’s mumma’s boy?” You pet the top of his head.
“How’s Jack?”
“He’s fine.” You scoff. “Passed out in the car like I thought, and then I put him to bed for the rest of his nap. He’s coloring now at his table in the living room.”
“Daddy!” Jack exclaims when he sees Harry. He runs over to him and Harry picks him up. Harry gives him a nice kiss on the cheek.
“How was your nap?”
“Good.” He shrugs.
“Can I see what you’ve colored?” Jack nods and Harry carries him into the living room. Harry sits on the floor next to Jack so he can properly see the pages his drawn on. “Oh wow! That’s a good one, I like how you used green for everything, and then just put that one dot of blue there.” You giggle as you listen to him. Harry really was a good dad.
Around 7PM you get Jack down for bed and nearly collapse on the couch with Harry.
“Long day, babe?”
“Mhm, he was up early with me today. Crawled right in with me.”
“Aw, I love when he does that.”
“Me too, just not when I wanna sleep in a little.” You laugh. “I have no privacy to shower sometimes.”
Harry throws his arm around you as he turns the TV.
“Yeah? What do you need privacy for? Shavin’ your legs?” He smirks.
“You know exactly what I need privacy for.”
“So we really can’t have sex tonight?”
“I’m a little sore from the doctor, sweetie. Tomorrow.”
“I could eat you out, oh! Let’s sixty-nine.” He wiggles his eyebrows. You scrunch your face at him. “It’s been ages since we did that.”
“Harry, no.” You cross your arms and settle into his chest while you watch the screen.
“Why not?”
“Because I’m not in the mood right now. I’m full from dinner and I’m tired.” You look up at him. “I shouldn’t even need to give you a reason, no should be enough.” You turn back to the TV and you hear him sigh.
“Sorry.”
“It’s fine.”
“I’m just excited.”
“I know.” You look at him again. “It’s hard not jumping you when I see you with him. You have way more patience than I do sometimes.”
“Oh I see, so you only get turned on when you see me hangin’ out with him. I get it.”
“No!” You laugh. “That’s not what I’m saying at all.”
“It just makes you wanna have another.”
“Mhm.” You kiss his cheek. “You’re just so good.”
“You’re good with him too, you know that right?” You nod yes. “Good.”
//
A couple of days later, on Saturday, Harry woke you up early and you wanted to kill him.
“You’re worse than him, I swear.” You groan.
“Come shower with me.” He whispers.
“What?”
“He should be asleep a little longer and so should Buster. Come shower with me.” He tugs you out of bed and to your feet.
“Why?” You rub the sleep away from your eyes.
“So we can fuck, obviously.”
“We need to be in the shower to fuck?” You yawn.
“No…but…he can’t exactly walk in on us like this, can he?”
“Good point.”
Harry turns the water on, and once it’s warm you’re being yanked into the shower and pressed up against the tile.
“Oh god.” You moan as his mouth works over your neck and his fingers slip inside you.
He slots his mouth over yours to swallow your moans. Your fingers rake through his hair and he presses his hard dick against your thigh.
“Fuck, put it in, fuck me, Harry.” You whine.
He lines himself up with you and just gets the tip in when you both hear a tap on the door and a little boy’s voice calling for the two of you.
“You’ve got to be fuckin’ kidding me.” He grunts. You step away from Harry and turn the water off. “Y/N!” He whines. “I’m gonna have blue balls.”
“So jerk off.” You snap. “I’m just as annoyed, deal with it.” You wrap a towel around yourself and open the door to see Jack sitting with his thumb in his mouth. “Good morning, my love.”
“Hungry.” He whines.
“Okay, mummy make you breakfast.” You secure your towel before picking him up and taking him downstairs.
Harry finally joins you in the kitchen and takes Buster out immediately. You watch as Jack picks at his cheerios. You make yourself and Harry some coffee so it’s ready for when he gets back.
“He needs to learn to stay in his bloody bed.” Harry grumbles when he gets back. “Can’t we put a gate up?”
“We did that, but he’s potty training now so he needs to be able to get into the bathroom in the morning and use the little potty if he needs it.”
“Think it’s time for a sleepover at Mimi’s.” That was what your mother wanted to be called instead of grandma.
“Harry.” You sigh. “We’re headed to London in like two weeks, where we will be staying for like three weeks. I’m sure your mum would love to have him to herself for a few days then. We can run off to the flat and have some alone time.”
“You wanna wait two fuckin’ weeks?!”
“Harry! You know how I feel about you dropping the f bomb in front of him.” You scold him. “Come on, Jack, let’s get you ready for the day. Auntie Sarah said you could come over and swim since it’s gonna be so hot out.”
“Yay!”
“Get your swimsuit on.” You say to Harry.
“You didn’t answer my question.” He says as he watches you rub sunscreen all over Jack.
“No, I don’t wanna wait two weeks, but my mom has a life too. She can’t just take him whenever we want.”
“What about your dad?”
“What about my dad?” You scoff. “He’s not sleeping over there.”
“Why not?”
“Because.” You stand up to look at him. “You know he’s traveling right now. He always goes for road trips in the summer.”
“Okay, what about-“
“Harry.” You snap and grit your teeth. “I love you, but go put your swim suit on, so I can go put mine on.”
Harry gets Jack’s things packed up while you get ready. You come down in a cute one piece and a pair of shorts.
“Got everything?” You ask.
“Yup.”
The three of you, plus Buster, walk down the street to Niall and Sarah’s. You walk around back to where the two of them are already sitting outside.
“Hey! Look who it is.” Niall says, and gets up to help with all the things you brought. “Y/N, are you alright? You look a little flushed.”
“I’m fine.” You set Jack down, and he toddles over to say hi to Sarah, who scoops him right up. “We got interrupted this morning.” You roll your eyes.
“Oh.” He looks at the two of you. “So go home for a little bit then.”
“No, it’s fine, we came to swim.”
“You can come back. We can watch him for a little while.”
“Thanks, mate.” Harry smiles, and you suck your teeth.
“Niall, we didn’t come over for you to babysit, it’s fine.”
“Oi, go home and make love to your husband would yeh?”
“Yeah, Y/N.” Sarah says. “I’ll play with him in the pool, he won’t even know you’re gone.”
“We-“ Harry lifts you up over his shoulder.
“We’ll be back in a little while, thanks guys.”
“Harry!” You squeal. “Put me down!”
He gets you back halfway to the house before putting you down. He shakes his head at you as he keys into your house.
“What’s wrong?”
“I’m embarrassed.” You say shyly.
“Y/N, we’ve literally had sex with them in the same house as us before. S’not a big deal they know what we’re doin’.” He tilts your chin up to look at him. “Don’t you wanna love on each other?” He pouts.
“Of course I do…” You pout back.
“Alright, so let’s go upstairs to our nice air conditioned room, and get busy.”
You nod and follow him upstairs. You both get undressed and get on the bed. He takes some time to just caress your body, his fingers dancing up and down your soft skin. You take some initiative and grip his hardening cock and stroke it. His fingers slide between your legs and you moan out. He groans as your thumb rubs over his tip.
He stops his motions and gets you fully on your back, parting your legs. He licks his lips and attaches them swiftly to your clit.
“Christ!” Your hips buck up and he uses his forearm to pin you in place.
He licks all around your folds and then licks into you, using his free hand to rub circles on your clit.
“H, Harry.” You groan. Your hands reach for his hair and you get tight grip on him how he likes. He groans into you and it makes your eyes roll into the back of your head.
“You’re soaked, all this f’me.” He grunts as he continues to work his tongue.
“Wanted you all morning, I was so frustrated.” You start panting when you feel yourself get closer to the edge. “Oh my god, please don’t stop!”
Harry’s tongue moves back to your clit to flick at it while he gets a couple of fingers inside you to rub against that spongey spot. Your legs start shaking, you can’t take it anymore.
“Fuck!” You gasp as you come hard on his fingers. He gives your clit one last harsh suck before he brings his head up.
He licks his lips again and wipes everything else off with the back of his hand. He grins at you as he hovers over you. You grip his cock and pump it a few times before lining it up with your center. He slowly pushes inside you.
“Babe?”
“Yeah?” You look up at him with innocent eyes.
“Brace yourself.”
“Why?”
“M’gonna fuck you into this mattress.” Your eyes darken as your eyebrows raise. You nod and grip his shoulders.
//
Two hours later you return to Sarah and Niall’s. Both of you freshly fucked and happy. Niall was outside getting the grill started.
“He’s inside with Sarah, she said it was his nap time.”
“It is, she’s the best.” You say and go inside. Niall gives Harry a cheeky smile.
“Thanks.” He says. “Much needed time alone.”
“And you two wanna have another because…?” He jokes.
“I know it seems crazy to add more crazy to our lives, but we both really want it.” He steps a little closer to Niall. “She told me every time she sees me with Jack she practically wants to jump me to make another one.”
“Damn.”
You and Sarah come back out with a groggy Jack.
“Look who just woke up.” You coo.
“Hey, buddy.” Harry takes him from you and snuggles him close. “Wanna swim with Daddy after you wake up a bit?”
“Mhm.” Jack nuzzles in closer to Harry.
“Is that not the cutest thing you’ve ever seen?” You say to the group. “So sweet.” You kiss the top of Jack’s head.
“His curls are just like yours, Harry.” Sarah says.
Once Jack wakes up a little more, Harry brings him into the pool for a swim. You sit on the edge with Sarah, dipping your feet and calves in while Niall grills up lunch. Hearing Jack giggle while Harry would dip him in the water warmed your heart.
“He’s a really good, dad.” Sarah whispers to you.
“Yeah, he is.” You whisper back.
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BREADWINNERS - nct.
chapter one - A beggar is not a chooser
words | 2.6k
genre | drama
rating | 13+
desc | don’t worry, it’s just the beginning! Nothing big will happen...right?
note | I’m so sorry for the long wait! I wanted this to start off as perfect as can be. All Characters that are not part of NCT are original. Also, some members are aged up in this!
warning | minor character death. social anxiety.
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8 months later.
Sungchan never thought it’d last this long. After being use to moving from place-to-place, it seemed like that was all life had to give to him. He was use to it by then. Abandoned buildings, bus stops, train stations, life was minimized to that.
Now, he’d finally have a place to sit down and eat breakfast, without wondering if he would have to leave anytime soon.
Sungchan liked to believe that Johnny was his guardian angel. Someone who came at the right time to save him for when all was lost. They both like to say its fate that they met that night, even though the younger still has no idea why Johnny even stopped by the diner in the first place.
They sat at a table together, like a real family even though none of them were biologically related. It felt good. People still cared. It’s crazy to Sungchan still, even after the 8 month time period they all spent together. A dream, he was living it.
A nice, modern, big estate. Furnished from head to toe because the woman of the house didn’t know what minimalism meant. About 6 rooms, lots of bathrooms, game room, and the bookshelf.
Maybe it was too much, but that’s okay. The young boy bathed himself in what he liked to called ‘rich ecstacy’. Even if sometimes he didn’t feel like he deserved any of it, he took everything that was given to him with open arms.
“Earth to Sungchan”
The boy blinked out of his thoughts when he heard his name being called upon. “Are you okay? You looked pretty out of it there.”
It was Jungwoo, Sungchan’s older roommate. “Yeah, just got a little caught up in my head.” You always worry for me He looked back down at his eggs before taking a fork and stuffing a piece in his mouth.
The three other people at the table just stared at him, a mix of confusion and a tad bit worry, but shrugged it off.
Sungchan’s wonderful, wonderful housemates. Johnny Seo, Seo Eunbi, and Kim Jungwoo. He met Eunbi and Jungwoo the morning after Johnny took him in. The wife and the friend both welcomed Sungchan with open arms. Though Eunbi didn’t do much (at all), Jungwoo was always on his side. His best friend, kind of.
“So Sungchan,” the woman at the table started her sentence “will you be attending the gala with us later tonight?” Sungchan looked at her, confused, but continued to chow his meal. “What gala?”
The woman let out a small chuckle. “The company is holding one later. It’s for the employees and to find new clients.” Eunbi sipped on her mimosa. 
Seo Publishing. Johnny started his company 8 years ago. He’s signed with so many famous authors around the world, and at the age of 30, he became one of the richest and most respected publishers in the world. 6 years later he’s still doing great, but something always feels missing.
“It’d mean a lot to Johnny is you came along” the said man side-eyed his wife and continued to focus on his food. She laughed and continued talking “come on. It’ll be a lot of fun. You’re not the one who has to work.” She loves to poke and prod at her husband, Sungchan learned throughout 8 months. He never looked bothered by it, it’s kind of a habit.
Jungwoo rolls his eyes towards Eunbi. “You seem a lot more excited for tonight than your hubby.” She returned the eyes and slapped his hand playfully. Sungchan looked at her and nodded. “I’ll go. I just don’t have anything to wear.” As if the couple won’t have tailors put him in a Gucci tuxedo in 30 minutes.
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And that’s exactly what they did.
Sungchan stepped put of the tailoring room, coming out in a beige Gucci blazer, along with the matching pant and loafers. He opened the door to find a done-up Jungwoo, pressing himself against the wall.
He eyed the older. He couldn’t figure out the brand that he was wearing, though he knew it was expensive (did he expect it not to be?). Jungwoo looked expensive, just because he might have a soft face does not mean he can’t pull of mature looks, especially that suit. Sungchan wasn’t attracted to men, but be couldn’t lie and say his senior didn’t look amazing.
“Are you ready to go?”
The brunette snapped out of it and gave the Kim a small nod. Jungwoo smiled, and started making his way towards the grand staircase. He didn’t bring up that he knew he long the younger was staring, it was just a little info for him for the long run.
“Grab that bottle of Dom Perignon for me, Johnny left it behind on accident.” Sungchan glanced to the side to view the big bottle Jungwoo named. He skipped over to the small stand it was placed on and picked it up. When he got to the staircase, Jungwoo was already leaning against the front door.
They caught each other’s eyes when the younger said “you look unamused by all of this” Jungwoo chuckled. “What can I say? I’m used to all of this” Jungwoo and Johnny have lived together since college, even before Johnny got rich. They’ve traveled the world together to go to events like these. Today is just a regular day for him.
Sungchan made it down the stairs and attempted to hand the bottle to Jungwoo, but the older denied it. “You can hold it, Bambi. Haven’t you learned to help your elders?” The younger rolled his eyes as he opened the front door. “You’re not that old” Jungwoo snickered, he followed Sungchan out of the house and locked the door behind him.
In front of them was their limousine, a small one since it was only them. Their chauffeur stepped out of the car and went around to the backseats to open the doors for the two boys. When they were, the two sat in their seats, and watched as the man closed the doors gently.
The driver re-entered the car and start making his way out of their horseshoe driveway. Sungchan looked through the rear window, watching as the gate closed and their home strayed farther and farther.
“You don’t seem too excited either.” Jungwoo eyed the younger’s fidgeting fingers on the champagne. “I think I’m showing more anxiousness than excitement.” Sungchan chuckled nervously. “I don’t know what to do at these kind of events.”
“Oh bambi, it’s easy” the black-haired male started to list “You don’t have to mingle with every guest, that’s Johnny and Eunbi’s job. Just try to mingle with the people your age. You need friends, you’re so lonely.” Jungwoo received a not-so-amused look from the younger, and he giggled. “You’re of age, so have a drink or two. Don’t get drunk though, a drunk teen slobbering all over the dance floor is not good for business.”
Jungwoo looked like he was done, but he continued. “And the rest of it, just have fun. Dance your ass off like you do in your room when you think no one’s watching, and have fun with the chocolate fountain, I heard it’s the size of the real one we have out in the front.” You could see Sungchan’s face light up when he heard about the chocolate. He peeked a smile at his older, showing the spark of excitement that has now been implanted into him.
Jungwoo flashed a smile back. “You’re such a kid Chan.”
The ride was filled with comfortable silence. Sungchan looked out his window the whole time, watching all the scenery change the farther they went. From the suburbs to the city, and a blue sky to the sky starting to fill in with darkness. His anxiety calmed down, and he only started to focus on the scenery and the big bottle he was clutching. They started to near the banquet hall, and with that came busier streets, and lots of paparazzi.
“There’s so many flashing lights woo” Sungchan looked out from the tinted window of the limo. Even with the darkness, the flashes of cameras still shine through the glass, hurting the brunette’s vision.
The older patted Sungchan’s shoulder and smiled “That’s why the two of us go through the back” and with that, the driver turns the corner, heading the same way Jungwoo said they would be entering. They both didn’t care for the spotlight, both didn’t want a part of it. They let the CEO and his wife handle that. Both guys just came for the good time.
After a few more turns, the limo stopped in front of one of the service entrances. The chauffeur, once again, exited the car and opened the back doors. Jungwoo and Sungchan stepped out of the car and walked into the hall.
They walked up some stairs and turned a few hallways. Sungchan handed the champagne to one of the staff to chill while they walked. Jungwoo was a little farther ahead so when he stopped walking to view something , Sungchan caught up to him to see what was the stop about.
They both peered over the balcony down to the gala floor. “Isn’t it beautiful bambi?” The colourful dance floor, loud music, the smell of good food, and then Sungchan looked at his prize. The gold-sprayed chocolate fountain.
“You’re gonna drool on your suit kid.” The brunette turned his head to see who owned the voice. He found a tall, slender man. Jet black hair styled to be out of his face. The guy was a complete stranger to him, never seeing him in the house or the parts of the company that Sungchan has visited.
Jungwoo looked at the guy and rolled his eyes. “Leave him alone, Doyoung.” The other guy who obviously carried that name showed a smile to the older. “He’s my excited child.”
“I never took you for the one who wanted kids, but what I can take is that you look stunning in that Brunello Cucinelli.” He takes a few steps toward Jungwoo. Facing the name who’s trying his hardest not to show any sort of affection towards Doyoung.
“Thank you, you don’t look too shabby yourself.” Jungwoo said with a poker face. Sungchan could cringe watching this whole thing play out. Doyoung’s flirtatious ways with Jungwoo playing hard-to-get. It’s like watching step-parents flirt with each other.
Jungwoo really didn’t feel something towards Doyoung, but he loved the attention he gave him everytime they saw each other. The eldest was a natural flirt, but came off more the other Kim.
“And who is this? You have a date for tonight?” A jealous tone emerged from Doyoung’s throat. Sungchan and Jungwoo shared a look before laughing at the man who looked like he wanted to slit the youngest’s throat. “This is the kid Johnny has been talking about. Jung Sungchan, meet Kim Doyoung. He’s head of illustration at the company.”
The man chuckled. “I’ve also written and illustrated many children’s books, but Jungwoo will never say too much about me. It’s nice to meet you.” He stuck his hand out towards Sungchan. He took it and shook it “Likewise” he said with a grin.
“Just like Seo, I have to go mingle with guests. Enjoy yourselves you two.” And with that, Doyoung walked away from the two. “Come on Bambi, let me introduce you to some people.”
They made their way to the floor, where Jungwoo introduced him to numerous amounts of employees and guests. With the amount of people he’d seen and talked to, he could recognize names from all the books he’s read. Publishers, illustrators, authors, everyone in the literature community was here. He started to think back to the conversation they had earlier. Sungchan felt like he had met everyone on the floor.
He took a liking to Johnny’s employees. They usually stayed in their groups, like the Dream team and Vision team. Sungchan really enjoyed Dream. They were humorous and easy going. He found comfort in the brattiness of an intern named Donghyuck and the son of an investor’s dolphin-like laugh. Sungchan found his way with them as they drank and joked through the night. Jungwoo left his side a while ago, he doesn’t know where he is, but knowing Woo he’s safe and having fun as well.
“Come on guys! Let’s go dance!” One of the guys, Jeno, who had a few more drinks than he should have, wailed at the group. “Shouldn’t we wait until Chenle comes back though? He’s taking so long in the bathroom.” The youngest, Jisung said with a tiny bit of worry flushing his face. “He’ll find us, let’s just go!”
Sungchan followed the group to the dance floor, where there was already people getting it on the the loud beats that engulfed the gala hall. He could see Dream starting to bust out their moves, from the good dancing to the ones showing how intoxicated they were.
Renjun did some kind of disco dance, Jaemin started doing dances he saw on tiktok, and Jisung was actually going with the beat. Sungchan just watched, as the group in front of him bursted into giggles watching each other eat up the dance floor.
He tried to enjoy himself, tried to collide with the music as he swayed his body, but the amount of people pushing into him, rubbing on him, he felt surrounded, no way out, trapped.
Sungchan started to push through people, finding his way off the floors, and taking a deep breath and he tried to lower his anxiety levels. I need fresh air, he thought to himself. He made his way through crowds of people to the upstairs part of the hall, where Woo and him were once talking to Doyoung. He walked through guards and staff, and exited the premises through the service door.
He took a very deep breath, and let his back hit the brick wall behind him. Sungchan didn’t hate people, he just didn’t find massive crowds very exciting. It bothered him and sometimes tipped him over the edge.
He looked towards the parking lot in front of him, and it gave him a small idea. I should walk off this anxiousness, he thought. He started to walk over to the other side of the lot, when a car parked suddenly turned on. It was like the driver was on a mission. They raced out of the parking space like their life depended on it, almost hitting Sungchan in the middle of it. As the car raced away, he yelled a quick “fuck you!” to the driver. He continued walking to the now empty space, so it’d than squeezing through cars to reach the sidewalk.
Sungchan noticed the dumpster, and how there was a large tarp was right next to it. Of course he thought it was a bit suspicious, but it could just be a dead cat that people didn’t want to smell. But a huge tarp over it? Seems a little weird to him.
“Am i gonna really be nosy?” It could just be nothing, but what it was something really bad? The curiousness was eating Sungchan up, so without hesitation, he lifted the tarp, uncovering the sight hidden beneath it.
A body. One of an average male. A bullet lodged into his forehead and another in his chest. The more Sungchan looked. The more he came to terms on who this was.
“O-oh my g-g-god. Chenle?!”
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Jonathan with a girlfriend who is absolutely spoiled, stuck up, always completely dressed up, and a daddies girl? She tries to spoil him all the time with expensive items and throws a fit and starts bawling because she doesn’t know how else to show her affection?
MY BABY 😭🥺 I needed to write something hopeful and sweet for my hubby ❤️❤️ GIVE JONATHAN LOVE.
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“What say you to this color?”
Jonathan blanched, seeing that familiar dark scowl cross your face as you approached from the other side of the room. Your father was sitting placidly across the way from where you had been playing inspector, draped on a couch and smoking his pipe away from where the tailor displayed the many suits of clothing you’d commissioned for your future husband. No less than twenty full ensembles, including his wedding attire with more on the way to be delivered tomorrow. As if Jonathan didn’t already feel like a burden accepting your father’s kindness to stay at your home until the wedding, now he felt as though you were trying to dress him up like a show poodle.
“Now love…” Jonathan murmured meekly, but you didn’t hear him.
You slowly looked towards the tailor, the fabric of Jonathan’s wedding clothes between your fingers. It looked sharp and attentive on the mannequin, and from the greedy eyes of the man you hired he was already calculating in his mind how much he could swindle out of your purse.
“This is a joke to you, tailor?” You said, so lowly it was almost a whisper.
“Madam?!”
“Pray tell me sir, if you think this…” with one quick motion you ripped the sleeve of the new suit clean off and held it out, “… is a joke? A spectacle, a farce. I told you it was of the upmost importance that you use the fabrics and the stitches I recommended. Are you perhaps under the assumption that we are performing a production of ‘Twelfth Night’?! You were told this was a wedding, were you not?! SO I AM VERY PERPLEXED AS TO WHY YOU INSIST ON DRESSING MY FUTURE HUSBAND IN THIS INSULT OF A MONKEY SUIT-…!”
Oh great… There you went… When you got like this, not even Jonathan in his most commanding tone could get you to calm down.
“THE NERVE… NO, THE AUDACITY OF INSULTING HIM AFTER HE HAS GONE THROUGH SUCH A PAINFUL ORDEAL!”
He felt as though you would be so busy going over your individual trousseaus that you’d miss both the wedding and the honeymoon abroad you and your father had planned right from under him.
You hadn’t even waited for his wounds to heal or for the embers to be extinguished in what remained of the Joestar estate, no sooner had you invaded his sick room that you began to take over every aspect of Jonathan’s life. It was you that decided what he ate, what clothes he wore, what time he went to bed, he’d never felt as weak and helpless as he sank into his chair while you continued to run off at the mouth. You’d be married in a week (thanks to a bit of your prodding and encouraging he finally worked up plenty of nerve to ask you to be Mrs. Jonathan Joestar), and despite the general excitement of your household and the exorbitant costs, Jonathan was starting to feel the tiniest tinge of regret in his heart.
“Well, all I can offer you is luck for your wedding old boy.” Speedwagon had clapped him on the back, “Seems your lady wants it her way, and I hope she means well taking control.”
For some reason Robert Speedwagon’s usual talent for judging character had gone muddled. He didn’t quite know what to make of you. You tended to Jonathan like he was a child by spoiling him with gifts and trinkets, and tempting him with sweet things, all the while scolding your servants and your father with a sharp tongue, despite the fact that they all seemed eager to bend to your will. You’d been rather abrupt with Robert, turning your back to him and catering to your beloved Jojo as though the other man didn’t exist.
How many times had Jonathan scolded you about your selfishness over the course of your short courtship? Too many to count. He insisted gently at first that he didn’t need anything, your love was more than enough... Only to be blatantly ignored as you chided him for foolishness and delved for hours into the places you’d both go, and the clothes and toiletries you’d need for honeymoon in France and Italy. As of late he’d been rather curt with his tender feelings, trying to quell the resentment that had been building up.
What had he gotten himself into with you? The love you shared was hurried, as though fleeting, like a thief in the night you charmed Jonathan and easily stole your way into his heart because it was where you wanted to be. He knew it. Everyone knew your intentions for the charming specimen, and it was only a matter of time before he found himself inexplicably tied to you with a red string of fate, a chord binding the two of you for better or for worse. Call it the desire of the young to sow his wild oats, call it boys will be boys, call it the beguiling seductions of a temptress, call it whatever you please, all he knew was that this was to be his future if he cared one iota about reputation.
“For the price your crooked practice has tried to extract from me, I expect you to get it right the first time.” You growled to the tailor. “Make sure you do not make the same mistake twice.”
“Yes madam! Anything...! My apologies to your fiancé as well, I beg a thousand pardons sir.” The shriveled old man bowed out, and as you smoothed your skirts and pretended nothing had happened Jonathan stood to make his exit.
“Oh dearest! Please stay seated, if you need something presently I shall send Benson to fetch it!” Your voice rose a few octaves, and you darted towards him like a sparrow when you saw he was preparing to take his leave.
“I am quite alright, thank you.” Jonathan replied, his voice tight and low as he played off dodging your grasp as him trying to grip the arm of the chair to center himself.
He had to insist that he was fine. It would be alright. He just had to take care of some personal things before he could come back. But he instead hid away in the one place in the entire manor you wouldn’t think to look for him.
Surrounded in your own miniature museum, Jonathan sequestered himself in a bay window behind heavy drapes, and dropped his face into his hands as he began to cry his frustrated tears. This helplessness was consuming him. He could do nothing except submit to your will, and in his delusion of masculinity it hurt him and made him feel helpless and lonely. Despite his resolve to never let anyone push him around again, it only applied when his tormentor was a man apparently. What could he do? He couldn’t do anything to you except bow to your whims, already in debt in over his head and trembling at the trap laid out for him; it was a deadly combination of convention and Christian morals that dictated of a man to rise up and be counted responsible for his actions. Where could he go now? His choices of shelter were nonexistent. There was no Joestar estate to return to, at least not until you both returned from your bridal tour abroad when the workers your father hired projected its completion. Heaven help him, he even found himself pining for his lost love, feeling a heaping dose of Christian guilt whenever those thoughts crossed his mind. But there was no comfort even in emotional infidelity. Erina Pendleton refused to hurt you. During the nights she nursed him she rebuffed his reaches towards her, and only told him to treat you tenderly, to make an honest woman of you considering the nature of your close relationship, and to accept the kindness you had extended to him in the form of a place to recover. And there was no way, no chance in hell that a gentleman would betray the expectations of a lady. Even if you drove Jonathan crazy and made him wish that he had never agreed so rashly to marry you, he couldn’t go back on his word. Hadn’t he made a big to do about your engagement? Something he promised his late father pertained to you, a promise just before he went to school he assured his father the same thing he did for you: He would not force you to suffer shame or subject you to the horror of your father’s desire to marry you off to one of his rich friends to save face. If he made the choice to know you, he would take the responsibility of taking care of you as his wife.
They that dance must pay the fiddler after all. His father informed him that his late mother quoted this often. And what a shame it would be to her, if she were alive today and knew that her own son didn’t maintain the morals she wanted for him.
Surrounded by your “curios” and decorations from the Orient, Jonathan tried for many hours to steel his nerves. It took him until it was time to eat with you and your father, the hunger and promise of a feast coaxing him from his corner and to the dining hall where he sat distantly at the overly large table. He supped quietly, refusing to answer your questions as to why he was so late, and simply pretending as though nothing was happening in his mind. Sometimes he made polite conversations with your father, but any time you or the wedding were brought up he avoided the subject like the plague. Hard to do when all your father talked about was you, with the slight possibility he might throw in a morsel or two about his horses. Once in a lull where your father was prying lobster meat from the shell, Jonathan looked up from his plate that he had cleaned nearly five times to see that you barely touched anything, your shoulders withdrawn and your lips pressed tightly together. For a minute his heart twinged with anger, only to soften when he wondered if you’d even eaten anything at all. You looked so pale, and did you always have that green tint to your cheeks? Jonathan watched quietly as you told one of the many servants at your side that you just didn’t want anything right now, but in his heart he knew you weren’t starving yourself for the sake of fashion, nor was it because you were upset.
Jonathan couldn’t let the facade of his anger alienate you… It wasn’t right. Especially not in this condition where the slightest misstep could only make the situation worse. Even if you were with fault and not at all the perfect image of a lady, hadn’t he learned to see passed that to see the beautiful qualities you possessed? Hadn’t he been able to see passed the glitz and glamours you hid your true self behind? As was expected, you were favored by men for your wealth and quick wit, among the women you were hated for the ease with which you could capture a beaux with a simple beckon of your fingers.
It was odd really, among the other ladies of your pedigree you stood out, a bluejay among robins with the temperament to match; none of the ladies were safe from your sharp beak. A beautiful blonde daughter of a marquis would pale in comparison to you, even though you possessed no traditional qualities of beauty that they did. Your face was far too severe, brow perpetually pulled into a look far too sly, and your smile seemed to come at a price as well. Anyone who spent more than a few hours couldn’t fail to notice your short temperament and disdain for the delicate flowers of England. And yet when asked there was never any shortage of complements: your jewelry always sparkled the brightest against your clean skin, your hand was never empty, always clasped by a dancing partner or in fervent confessions of love, and your clothes were always of the finest French silks, fitted in ways to emphasize the assets you did have. Yet the compliments were more superficial, whereas most romantics like Jonathan wanted a Jane Eyre, you were more Blanche Ingram, all French lace and jewelry and coveting any little trinket you could get your hands on.
Yet there were hidden qualities you possessed that you only allowed Jonathan to catch a glimpse of. As much as you threw money towards your curios and your dresses and jewels, you were just as obliged to give it all away to charitable causes. He never forgot the blue coat school you showed him one day when he was itching to go outside for a bit of fresh air. The building bearing your family name was only a few hours ride away from your home, the halls as spotlessly clean and well equipped as your manor, and all the chubby cheeked little orphan girls knew you by name and ran up to kiss you and put bluebells in your hair when you told them you wouldn’t be visiting for some time. They cried at first, thinking you were abandoning them, only to squeal in delight when you told them you were getting married to the handsome man that had accompanied you. He remembered the parties he attended where he’d started to show interest. Your quick with and sharp intellect endeared you to the men, each one pushing Jonathan in your direction when they noticed your demeanor changed for the better whenever he was around. He would always remember the times you purposefully snubbed the advances of one Dio Brando, much to Jonathan’s secret delight, merely because you “did not like the look of his eyes” and that you would not forget the injustices committed against your sweet Jojo.
There were many other things… The times you’d prattle on and on about your fossil collection and all the things you learned whilst collecting them, bonding over a mutual love of history and listening to his own prattling about the stone mask, asking about his hopes and dreams, mourning his father with him on nights where his injuries were too painful to ignore… Even appreciating the friendship and love of Erina Pendleton, because she made him happy during a time where you did not know him. That had to be when he’d truly fallen in love with you. Your heart was wholly good, you only wanted his happiness, whereas any other woman would have flown into a rage because he had never stopped loving another.
Jonathan was so lost in thought about you, he rose from the table without speaking once the meal was concluded, and went automatically towards his sanctuary of your own miniature museum, he didn’t hear your footsteps following eagerly after him.
“Jojo??”
Your voice sounded so innocent, so tiny and sad, that Jonathan paused his journey and allowed you to catch up to him, your jewelry and the knickknacks lining the halls in curio cabinets rattling with your steps as you ran towards him. For every one step he took, you needed to run very far, and it took a while for you to catch up. Yet you did eventually catch up to him winded and looking more pale than before. Gently, like a little girl beseeching her father, you tugged his waistcoat in the hopes that he’d turn to look at you.
“Jojo...” your voice was the tiniest whimper. “Jojo... Are you going to leave me?”
“What?!”
Hours ago before he ate he might have considered breaking the engagement out of anger, but now that he had remembered his love for you (and been fed) he couldn’t dare think of destroying you like that.
“Why would you ever think-…”
“You have that look about you Jojo. I’ve seen it so many times, the first night I saw it, you were making our engagement known to Erina. Now... I... Jojo, please... Forgive me.”
Your hands were shaking. He could see you tottering in your heels and knew immediately when he grabbed your waist to balance you that your mood had only been dictated to anger because you were poorly. Dressed like a doll and smothering in your clothes because your father demanded it of you, and here Jonathan was only making it worse.
“Why... no, I should not pretend as if I do not know the cause of your pain.” He murmured as he pulled you close into his chest. “While I will not deny your tempers vex me, I must beg your forgiveness too... my love, I’ve told you over and over so many times: I have no need for earthly possessions. Your love is all I need. I don’t want to leave you, I only beg of you to let me take care of myself. I wish you wouldn’t spoil me so.”
“B-but Jojo...”
“Shhh... my love, you’re ashen.” He murmured softly into your neck. “You need to have something my love. I can send for a meal to be brought to your room.”
He tried to lead you to your room, but you refused to budge and only tugged on his clothes again, begging him to look at you.
“But Jojo... I... my only wish is that you should want for nothing.”
“I don’t need gifts and trinkets my love.” Jonathan murmured gently. “I just need your love and understanding, and for you to always be happy with me.”
You couldn’t help but melt into tears by his words, explaining through your hiccoughing that you never wanted him to feel unloved or unwanted, citing the many wrongs done to him and the burden it left on your heart to know that while you were blissfully unaware of your future husband’s suffering, you had merely been collecting and hoarding your obsessions and waiting for a man to come and take you away. It frustrated you, you went on, because Jonathan had lost everything, and for once in your life you had the means to give him back what he lost.
“I... I know I cannot turn back the hands of time and return those you have lost...” you whimpered, your tears wetting his cravat and making his own burst forth onto your hair. “However the least I can do is give you clothes, a home, a good meal...-“
“Oh my love... I only. Need. Your. Affections. Nothing else.”
Each word he spoke was punctuated with fervent kisses to your lips, his good arm pressing you tightly against his chest as you lost yourselves to passion. He very nearly lost control there in the hall, not caring that anyone including your father might walk in and scold you both for acting in perversion. But eventually he pulled away from your enticing lips, his heart swelling and beating out the things he thought in anger, your sweetest kisses reminding him of why he asked you to be Mrs. Jonathan Joestar in the first place.
“I had wanted to show you after we took care of your clothes,” you gasped, breathless from his canoodling, “Plenty of other things came today as well, come, before you take me to my room.”
You took him gently by the good arm, directing him into a room he knew to be your nursery in childhood. It wasn’t far from the area you assured him would be your own shared chambers (your father insisted you’d remain with him for the time it took to completely restore Jonathan’s home), and when you opened the door you assured him the setup within was only for a little while.
“Just until the little creature is strong enough to make the journey back home with us Jojo.” You told him with a smile as you lead him into the room.
Seeing the bright pretty colors, as well as the miniature items and clothes, Jonathan couldn’t hold back his happiness. He glanced at you, his lips open in a smile and tears dribbling down his cheeks, and gasped in pure delight to see the items you were squirreling away inside.
“You... you did all this?” He grinned widely.
You nodded eagerly, smiling as he picked up soft swaddling clothes, ran his fingers along the supple wood of a cradle, and looked around with wide, lovesick eyes.
It was as though finally he could see the promise of happier times in these possessions, and realized that you were only trying to give him happiness in the one way that you could. In truth, he still preferred you, and the gift you would give him in a few months time.
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Every Little Part Of Me | Ch. 1
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⇒ Pairing: (Taehyung/Reader/Namjoon)
⇒  Genre: Angst, Romance, Smut
⇒ Words: 5,316
⇒ Tags: Noona Reader, University AU, Stalker AU, SMUT, Husband! Namjoon, Student! Taehyung, passionate sex, oral (receiving), lots of confusing shit.
Chapter One 
You hug your coat closer to your body, as your feet hurriedly make their way down the dark and empty halls of the arts department. The echo of your heels reminding you of just how badly your feet were hurting, as the effects of a full day of work hits you like a truck.
As always, you were the last one of the professors to leave the building— and while you didn't mind helping your students out at the last minute, because that is one of the things you love about your job, the extra hours you were putting in were starting to catch up to you. The dark circles under your eyes, that not even makeup could cover, were a true testament of that.
Your body shudders as soon as you open the large wooden doors, the feel of the almost-winter air crawling right under your coat and over your skin making you wish you hadn't lend your car to your sister this morning — maybe you could’ve gotten home and under the covers a whole lot sooner, snuggling up on the couch with some hot chocolate and a good book.
You smile softly towards the security guard as you pass through the school gates, waving goodbye as you walk past. Walking home in this weather would be torturous and somewhat idiotic, but it seemed now you had no choice — a cab is a must right now. So, you stick your gloved hand out in the air and waved down a taxi cab, telling the driver your address as you step into the vehicle. Leaning back against the seat, you watch with tired eyes as buildings pass and street lights blur as your shivering body takes in the warm air blowing through the vents.
The weight of the day comes crashing down, and the rocking of the car slowly lulls your mind into falling asleep with each second that goes by —that is, until the cab stops at the bottom of the hill and you realize you need to walk the rest of the way.
A whole twenty minutes of walking in the darkness.
You pay the driver as you step out of the car only to watch him peel off down the road as you turn and make your way up the small hill. The streets were almost empty save for the occasional restaurant owner closing the shop for the day.
You quickly make your way across the street, knowing that your best friend, Ramona, would still be at her bakery, preparing all kinds of treats for the next work day.
“Hey babe!” Ramona sends a smile your way as she slides one of the half-filled trays of leftover goodies out of the glass displays in front of you. “Just give me a moment, I have a few pies in the oven. Just come around back” She smiles before she hurries off into the kitchen. 
“You got anything leftover goodies from today?” You yell out, dropping your purse on one of the chairs in front of you before sliding off your coat and bag bringing it on the back of the same chair. You quickly make your way into the kitchen, instantly getting hit with the smell of cinnamon and apple. “Shouldn’t you be getting home by now?” You ask her, picking up one of the chocolate chips sitting on the counter in front of you.
“I was, but one of the guys cancelled on me last minute And with the holidays right around the corner, I can’t leave things enough for the very last minute.” She babbles frantically as she moves from stirring something to check on the oven and plating treats on their respective trays. “So, now I’m stuck preparing for tomorrow. He didn’t even have a good excuse.” Ramona grumbles. 
She stops suddenly, finally slowing down long enough to look at you. “Long day?” She finally asks, grabbing onto the bowl in front of her, “You look like shit”
“Gee, thanks.” You pose cutely for her, “Where are my leftovers, woman?” You jokingly say getting straight to the point as you look around for that little white box with the light pink bow on it that holds every delicious thing known to man.
“I knew it! You only like me for my desserts” Ramona gasps jokingly, “and here I thought it was because of my good looks and charming personality.” Ramona continues sarcastically as she pulls out the box filled with little slices of heaven from under the counter. “Here.” She hands it over before asking, “Where’s Namjoon? I thought he would’ve been there to pick you up after class.” She frowns slightly, “Isn’t your anniversary coming up?”
“Uh…” You clear your throat at the sudden question, “He had to work overtime, the office needed him for something or other. I can’t remember what exactly.” You ramble off as you open the box of what seems to be chocolate chip cookies and stuff half a cookie in your mouth. 
You and Namjoon were sort of a sore topic these days, as in you never like when people brought him into the conversation. It wasn’t that you hated him, he was your loving husband after all, you just didn’t hear from him much because he was always working – it was rare for the two of you to even be home at the same time, let alone have dinner together. You know he worked to provide a good life for the two of you, you just wish he was actually there to live it with you at least once in a while. 
“Really? I haven’t seen him around in a week.” Ramona frowns, “Everything okay with you guys?”
You love Ramona, you do - but sometimes your best friend puts her nose in your business way too often than it should be necessary. You couldn’t complain though, considering she always gave you the best advice you could ever receive. Though this time, you had already decided to keep what was happening between you and Namjoon all on your own. 
“Everything’s fine with us. I need to get going, I need to get home.” You reply, closing the box in front of you, checking your watch in passing. “Thanks for the cavities. I’ll see you.” You tell her before you make your way out of the kitchen, leaving your very confused best friend standing staring at the back of your head — wishing you would come back and finish the goddamn conversation for once. 
The weather didn’t seem to lighten up at all in the thirty minutes that you spent inside the bakery, if anything the darker it got colder it did as well. So you hurriedly made the short trip up the rest of the hill. There was something about your neighbourhood that you just loved about. Maybe it was the fact that it was so colourful and full of life during the day, while at night it became quiet and serene, the drawings that adorned the walls still gave it its own personality. 
Not to mention the years of history along the walls - being only thirty minutes away from the university meant a lot of artists left their marks on them. And the deeper into the neighbourhood you went, the older the paintings were.
Growing up here, you had also left your mark when you were younger and although you never actually told anyone, you were proud of what you had created. You don't know why you decided to keep it a secret, maybe it was the fact that it wasn't really a cop friendly activity that might've done the trick. But you wanted people to know your art, not the person behind it. 
Your husband on the other hand wasn't from around here. And when you refused to move away, you received plenty of complaints on his part - until he noticed how close the university was and the lack of traffic to his job, lack of neighbors. He didn’t have to be friendly in the sense that when he was at home – if he ever was home, he could kick back and relax. 
Your thoughts stopped suddenly as you walked past your favourite mural, it was old with its paint already fading and it wasn’t all there anymore, but for you, every time you looked at it, it felt like the first time you had given the idea life. Every stroke showed emotion, a story waiting to be told. There was no other like it, not by the same person at least — what you wish to go back to that time, to be young and naive once more. 
The minutes, unknowingly, slowly slip away from you as you stood in front of the graffiti-covered wall. Your phone’s sudden ringing from inside your purse snapping you out of it. Your eyes flicker for a second in the darkness as you take out your phone, your husband’s name lighting up the screen. Taking a deep breath, you slide your thumb across the screen and check your messages.
New Message
[6:36pm] Hubby: Something came up at work, I’ll be a bit late home tonight.
You read the message repeatedly; it was the same message he had sent two nights ago, and a week before that. It had become customary now to receive the same text, with the same wording every single time. And every single time he ended up staying in a hotel they had a meeting at or flying out to some other country leaving you to wake up to an I promise to bring you something nice or The boss gave me no choice text from him. 
You could say that you were used to it by now, you didn't question it as you didn't really think anything of it. You were in your own little world and you would stay there if needed to. 
You continue making your way up the stairs, looking out at your house in the distance; the exhaustion from being on your feet most of the day becoming more and more prominent with each and every step.
Hoisting your bag over your shoulder as you reach the front gate, your fingers trembling as they punch in the security code. “Oh, come on!” You mumble to yourself, the cold air making you run towards the front door, desperate to escape into the warmth of your house.  
You let out a deep breath, rubbing your hands together as you try to get your cold fingers to warm up. You throw everything on the couch, feeling too lazy to put everything in its place as you take off your soaked black coat and toeing off your muddy shoes before leaving them by the entrance.
“Home sweet home” You mumble under your breath as you switch the lights on in your completely empty house. You had given the maid the weekend off, knowing you wanted to stay completely alone. The reason being so you could work on your art without any distractions, not to mention all the classwork you had to catch up on.
You make your way into the kitchen, picking up the sticky note stuck on the microwave from your maid – you read it over, learning that she had left you something for dinner tonight and thanking you for giving her the rest of the weekend off. You happily warm up the food as you take a seat on the very large glass dining room table. 
Growing up, you had thought you would’ve made something of yourself by now. You had ambitions of traveling the world and viewing famous pieces of art and taking pictures of anything and everything. You wanted to meet with artists and be surrounded by different cultures. But that exciting part of your life was no more than a distant memory. This was your life now. You just had to find a way to come to terms with the idea. 
You don’t blame Namjoon, even if you had given all of that up when you decided to stay and marry him. You didn’t have to do any of this, and he didn’t ask this of you. You made this decision all on your own – there was no one to blame, but yourself in this situation. 
As the week passed by, you couldn’t help but settle into the same routine. You woke up early in the mornings, sometimes before the sun was even up, and went for a run around the neighbourhood. You ate breakfast, spent most of your day at school, then returned home late to grade papers. You did this repeatedly, day after day, until the weekend came along.
After a while, you had gotten used to being alone in the large house. You had already decided to spend the beginning of your weekend by relaxing and watching some TV before you had to really wrap yourself around your work. These papers weren’t going to be grading themselves and the more you push it off to the side the more work you would have later on. 
You took another sip of your tea, feeling content with how the now fully coloured canvas, you hum to yourself in content as you place down the brush on the table beside you.
You live for moments like this. Moments where you could just sit back and relax, not having to worry about anything or anyone. You love your job, there’s no regrets in what you were doing, but that nagging feeling in the back of your mind telling you could be doing more with your life was hard to ignore.
Art was the only way you could really express yourself without having to say anything, the pictures you took and the paintings you created spoke for you. They forever encase your emotions and your thoughts and are often your escape from the real world - giving you a place to create one of your own.
The moment is interrupted when the doorbell rang throughout the house. You pick up one of the rags next to you, frowning at the sudden intrusion. You weren’t really expecting anyone, especially not this close to dinner time.
“Hello, can I help you?” You question as the woman in front of you smiles brightly. You scratch the back of your neck when you remember you were wearing one of Namjoon’s old shirts, and it was covered in fresh and old paint.
The woman in front of you bursts out laughing, “(Y/N)! It’s so good to see you after all these years!” She squeals before throwing her arms around you, enveloping you in the tightest hug ever. You remained stiff in her arms when she began to jump up and down in, what you assumed to be, excitement.
Holding you at arm’s length, she moves your confusion from side to side, “You look so much older and prettier! Oh my, how we’ve both grown!”
“Do I know you?” You let out in a soft whisper, finally able to speak when the woman in front of you lets you get a word in.
“Oh! Right, I’m Namjoon’s sister. Well...estranged sister, we don’t really talk that much.” The woman continues to ramble on and on about how her family and Namjoon split when he decided to go in a different direction than the farm — even though you had already heard this story before from the man himself.
You haven’t heard much of anything about the missing sister, considering they just never mentioned her again. And frankly, the only reason you knew her name was because of your incessant ability of not letting things go.
“I’m sorry, I ramble when I’m nervous…” You watch as Hyuna glances back out towards the street with a troubled look on her face, which makes you become worried in return.
“Everything okay?” You ask her, finally opening the rest of the door and gesturing for her to come in. “Come on in, it’s warmer inside.” You offer her as the cold air hits you straight in the face.
“Oh, no. I’m sure Namjoon already told you, he told us to come whenever we were ready and... well, we’re ready!”
“What do you mean?” You ask.
“Well...Didn’t he tell you? Namjoon told me he was going to take care of his nephew, Taehyung, from now on, or at least until final exams. Taehyung has been in some trouble, so after contacting my brother, we agreed on my son coming here to live with you.” She continues, leaving you to take everything she just said in. Your husband hadn’t spoken to you in days, so of course he never mentioned any of this.
“We’d like for Taehyung to actually graduate this year. But ever since he found out he was adopted...it’s like he has decided to rebel, go against everything we ask and expect of him.” Hyuna sighs, “The divorce isn’t really helping things out either.” She mumbled under her breath before flashing you another megawatt smile, the bags under her eyes further accentuating how tired she was. “Namjoon agreed, and suggested Taehyung should have a change in scenery and repeat the year under his watchful eye.”
Watchful eye, my ass! He’s barely here as it is. — you think to yourself.
“Oh, did he now?” Your smile widening, while internally you were thinking about how you were going to kill him and get away with it.
“Well, I’m sure Namjoon already went through everything with the both of us so why don’t we get Taehyung settled in?” Hyuna asks you, her questioning smile erasing your thoughts of murdering your husband the instant you realize the boy was here.
“Wait, he’s here?” You frown in her direction, eyes following the taller woman as she gets up from where she’s seated and heads back out the door.
You stand in your doorway, watching with curious eyes as she stands by the passenger door – knocking lightly on the glass.
The boy inside glared at her, grumbling to himself as she continued knocking on the glass. It took a few minutes before he finally got fed up with her insistence, and reluctantly climbed out of the car.
He was clearly taller than Hyuna, with somewhat long, black hair that hung in front of his eyes. He was still in his school uniform, which made you guess this entire move was a surprise on his mother’s part.
Taehyung glanced around at the big houses surrounding him, a stark contrast to the ones back home. He never understood why rich people always wanted more space, he saw it as something completely unnecessary. Letting out a long sigh, he begrudgingly follows along when his mother grabs onto his arm and pulls him towards his uncle’s house.
Taehyung never met the man in question, he only knew what he looked like from the pictures in old family albums his mother kept hidden away in the basement.  
“Hello! You must be Taehyung!” You greet him with the biggest welcoming smile you could muster. You extend your hand out, watching the taller boy approach with a straight face and bored demeanour.
Taehyung only keeps walking, past you and through the open door – never letting out a word in either direction. “Don’t take it to heart, he’s not really that much of a people person.” Hyuna says as you awkwardly put your hand back down, nodding to yourself as you look back at the nineteen-year-old moody teenager looking around the spacious house with a look of indifference.
“It’s okay, I get it” You smile at Hyuna, “I’m sure he’ll fit in right away. Probably” You sigh out, feeling unsure of yourself as all the stress of the semester crashing down on you. You knew you still had a few more papers to grade your little break you took was not enough to make you feel even a little bit relaxed. “Would you like to stay for dinner?”  You ask her, closing the door behind her as the two of you follow Taehyung into the house. He still had on his coat and his backpack strapped to his back - as if looking for a hole to escape through. 
“That would be lovely!” Hyuna immediately agrees as she runs to him, wrapping her arms around the tall boy’s arm and dragging him into the kitchen.
You have no idea what you had just gotten yourself into, or what Namjoon was even thinking when he agreed to any of this – why would he do that in the first place without even mentioning it to you was beyond your understanding, the man was barely here in the first place.
You take another big breath before you slap on that big welcoming smile before you follow them into the kitchen. You were seriously going to kill Namjoon next time you saw him. 
//
You collect the dirty plates, a big smile on your face as you look at Hyuna’s face as she finishes shoving the last bite of food into her mouth. Groaning as the flavour hits her taste buds, “That was an amazing, best meal I’ve had in awhile.” Hyuna continues, praising your cooking as she puts her stomach. You move back towards the kitchen, quickly glancing at the boy sitting at the other side of the table – he hadn’t uttered a word the entire night, pushing his food around his plate as his music continues blasting through his headphones.
“I’m glad you enjoyed it, I haven’t cooked for so many people in such a long time.” You smile at the compliments, walking back to the table until you were standing right next to Taehyung. He looks up at you,his naturally puppy dog eyes looking at every inch of your face. “Are you finished with your dinner, honey?” You don’t miss the eyebrow raised at the mention of the pet name, before he pushes the plate towards you in a silent ‘yes’. 
Taehyung’s eyes stare at you the moment you walk away, going completely unnoticed by Hyuna and you as you set down the plates in the sink and turn on the tap.
“I should probably get going...” Hyuna hints, glancing at the clock on the wall before she’s grabbing onto her purse on one of the kitchen stools. You dry your hands on your apron, moving to stand beside her. You watch as she gives her son a hug, and leaves a lipstick stain on his right cheek, getting no reaction from the boy before she sighed sadly. “I’ll miss you, Tae. We’ll see you soon I promise.” You walk beside her as you accompany her to the front door, watching as she waves goodbye to her son one last time before she’s pulling you into an unexpected hug before quickly walking down the long driveway.
As you close the door, you take in a deep breath, wishing this was not all happening so quickly in such little time. You walk back into the kitchen only  to find Taehyung no longer sitting in the same position. But rather sitting on the couch in the living room, hugging his dark blue backpack to his chest and his luggage sitting on the floor next to him.
“So…” You start, moving to stand in front of him. His head instantly turns to stare at you, his eyes meeting yours with faint disinterest. “I should probably show you to your room.” You clear your throat, “I’m sure you’re tired after that long a drive” you say as you motion for him to follow you as you move towards the stairs.
You don’t look back, hearing his heavy footsteps following right behind you letting you know that he hadn’t ignored you. 
You take Taehyung to the other side of the house, to the only guest room with its own private bathroom. “The maid comes in every morning on weekdays  to tidy things up, I’ll let her know to make up your room after you’ve left for school in the morning.” You let him know, opening the door to the room – looking around at the soft blue sheets that decorated the bed.
“Bathroom is in there, the closet on the other side.” You point around at the different doors around the room. Taehyung drops his bags, sitting on the bed as he bites on his bottom lip. “You can go into the kitchen at any time, the fridge is fully stocked with late night snacks and I’m right down the hall if you need anything… Uh…” You stood there, scratching the back of your neck, feeling a blush running up your neck and settling in your cheeks – moving to walk out the door in the most awkward manner your body could muster.
“Actually” Taehyung’s surprisingly deep voice echoes across the room. Well, you were not expecting that.  “Can I have some more pillows?” He asks, looking at the two measly-looking pillows lying on the bed, he could already feel his neck hurt at the thought of sleeping like that. 
You quickly nod, finally glad to hear him talk at least. “Yeah, sure… I’ll go get them for you right now!” You smile widely before moving out of the room, thinking of where to get his pillows. In your mind, you were finally making progress with the Taehyung — even if it was something as little as this.
It took you awhile to locate a few extra clean ones, before you were walking back into Taehyung’s room only to hear the shower running and he was nowhere to be found.
You decide to clear the bed for him, mounting up the pillows in the most comfortable way you could. Your mind up in the air and distracted, that you never heard the shower being turned off, nor the boy now walking out of the bathroom, with a towel around his waist and small droplets of water now dripping down his naked chest.
Taehyung watches silently as you fluff the pillows, biting his bottom lip as he heads towards his suitcase. Maybe this won’t be as bad after all – he smugly thinks to himself as he moves to stand right behind you, a towel on his wet hair as you crawl off the bed, jumping when you hear him clear his throat from behind you before letting out a scream of surprise, blushing as you try to recover from the small heart attack that he almost caused you. 
“Taehyung! I’m sorry, I thought you were still in the shower.” You chuckle nervously, noticing just how close he was standing to you. So close that you could still see the small droplets of water dropping off his chin and down his chest one by one. Oh, it has been way too long since you were this close to a man, because this was no boy. You gulp, looking anywhere but at the man in front of you.
“I should probably go get ready for bed, it’s getting pretty late already... Have a good night then!” You squeal out before you dash out of the room in a hurry and head straight for the comfort of yours. You felt awkward and uncomfortable with what had just happened, whatever it is that JUST happened. 
Taehyung looked at the door after you left, thinking about how adorable you look when your cheeks went red and you looked completely flustered. He liked it when girls acted that way around him, he was used to it. Yet, there was something about you that he just seemed to like a bit more.   
You sit on bed with your class’s works laying in front of you, a collection of random black and white sketches for the first part of the assignment you had made them slave over this weekend. Your glasses were sitting at the tip of your nose as you try to keep your eyes from closing as you continue to type in comments of approvals and things they needed to work on for the rest of the semester.  It was already nearing two in the morning when you heard the garage door open, not moving from your position as you knew for certain it was no one other than Namjoon coming in at such a late hour. 
Your short suspicions were confirmed a few minutes later, when the very man was entering through your bedroom door with his coat jacket in his hands. “There’s my little workaholic!” You greet him, smiling up at him as he walks closer to you. Namjoon sends you a tired smile before leaning down to plant a quick kiss on your lips.
Namjoon chuckles tiredly as he throws his coat onto the end of your bed before he pulls on his tie as he heads towards the bathroom he yells back “Speak for yourself! You’re the one who brought work into the bedroom!”  You hear the shower running as you continue with your work, deciding to finish it tomorrow when you had enough sleep to be able to think straight.
You push your work from your lap before moving them to the floor, you look up at Namjoon with a small angry glare hoping he would get the hint a little bit quicker. You were mad. But, you weren’t going to tell him that, you were going to let him figure that out on his own. 
“What did I do?” Namjoon stops, slowly taking off his remaining sock, “Who says anything wrong?” You answer back. This prompts Namjoon to chuckle dryly as he rolls his eyes jokingly, “Maybe because when you get mad, you get this insanely cute pout on your lips?” 
You blush at the compliment, brushing it aside as you clear your throat, “When were you going to tell me you offer Taehyung a place to stay with us?” Your ‘stern’ voice resurfacing as you remember how angry you still felt. Or at least you did. 
 “I knew I forgot something important…” Namjoon quips, biting at his bottom lip as his forehead wrinkles in frustration. The same way he always did when he knew he was guilty of something – after so many years of being together, you liked how you knew him like the back of your hand. “I hope it wasn’t too much trouble. I figured I would sit you down for dinner before breaking the news to you, but I guess Hyuna had other plans.”
You keep silent as you watch him begin to undress, stretching his neck as he shrugs off the white button up. You bite at your bottom lip, putting the papers back down on the bed as you lean back and take a good luck at him. Namjoon turns around, leaning on his knee on the bed as he looks at you up and down as he takes off his watch. “What?” He smirked, his hands now reaching down to his belt, tilting his head to the side as he watches you rub your thighs together. 
“Nothing…”
Namjoon lets out a loud sigh, unbuttoning the top of his dress pants before crawling like a lion to his prey. His fingers gliding over the top of your naked legs, lustful eyes staring you down as he grabs onto your ankles and pulls you down swiftly until you're laying down on the soft bed underneath him.
He doesn't say anything as all traces of playfulness are gone as he moves your hair out of your face before leaning down to place a gentle kiss on your lips. Namjoon, lays his body over yours, a hand sliding down your t-shirt until it's sitting on the side of your stomach - slowly inching towards your chest, until his hand is gripping onto your bare breast and his lips leave a trace of kisses down your jaw and to your neck.
You could feel him grinding his hips against yours, grunting as he feels chills running all over his body. Namjoon could feel the pressure building up in the bottom of his stomach and the blood rushing down to his member. He grunts out, his lips meeting yours once again before his pulling away. Namjoon slides down your body, never looking away from you as he lays down in front of you. His gentle kisses on the inside of your thigh so very close to the place that has been neglected for far too long.
His hands grab onto your thighs, spreading your legs apart even wider as he settles in between them. You shut your eyes moving you feel him move your underwear to the side, his soft lips meeting your wet center. You sigh out in ecstasy as you feel him flatten his tongue against you. It has been way too long since the last time your husband had touched you in such a way.
Your hands wrap around his dirty golden looks as his tongue continues to flick against your clit in a quick manner, leaving your entire body a trembling mess. Namjoon smirks as your body arches, pushing further against his tongue before pushing his index finger into you slowly. He curls his finger against the inside of your walls, leaving you a moaning mess as you continue to tug on his hair. Your hands let go of his hair, running up your own stomach as you grab both of your breasts in your hands.  
You feel his lips sucking hard on your clit before pulling away with a ‘pop’ and you feel your orgasm being pushed closer and closer to the edge. All you needed was that little push.
Namjoon pulls away from you, hooded eyes staring down at you as he pushes his dress pants down his muscled thighs until his penis is standing fully erect in front of you. He roughly grabbed onto your hips, pulling you towards his body before the tip of his member was sliding up and down your clit.
Namjoon grunts as he pushes into you up to the hilt, feeling your warm, wet and pulsating walls surrounding him entirely. “God, I’ve forgotten how good you feel around me” He moans out as he begins to buck his hips into yours. His thrusts were short, but hard enough that you could feel pleasure shoot through your entire body. The little whimpers that let your body sound like music to his ears as he gathers up both your legs into his arms and throws them over both of his shoulders. With the new position you could feel him sinking in deeper within you as he begins to move faster and harder.
“Joonie…” You whine, your hands fisting the cotton sheets beneath you as the urge to cum intensifies even more. “I’m about to oh fuck…” the words never leaving your lips as your orgasm washes over you. Toe- curling, back arching pleasure washing over you.
Namjoon’s eyes shut as his hips move quicker, his own orgasm making his balls tighten as the snap against your ass before pumping you full of his cum.
Your heavy breathing could be heard echoing all over your bedroom, his groans joining. “Fuck” 
Namjoon whispers under his breath, pulling out of you before watching his seed spill slowly out of you.
You feel him slide the tip of his member up and down your lips before sliding it back in once more
You whine a little at the over sensitive feeling that shoots up your spine before your pushing at his abdomen.
Namjoon chuckles, pulling his now softening member out of you and laying down next to you on the bed, feeling completely exhausted. “I guess that means that I’m forgiven?” He jokes, looking at you with tired eyes as he bites his lip trying to contain his smile – you laugh out loud as you hit him in the chest in a joking manner.
“Stop it.” You mumble, your voice heavy with sleep as you lay your head on his chest. You feel Namjoon’s hands wrap around your waist, pulling you closer to his warm body as he props his chin on the top of your head.
Neither you nor Namjoon ever caught the pair of brown eyes that were looking at the two of you so intently from the half-opened door.
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kodzuken-pie · 4 years
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Asahi fluff with 1, 7, 13 please? 🥺 congrats on 300 I love your writing!!!!
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[ A/N : AHHH A Asahi request Omg 🥺 it’s my baby <33 Thank you 🥺 ]
Pairing : husband!Asahi x Wife!reader
Prompt : Outside the window, Up in the treehouse and Easy-peasy
Warnings : none
Word count : 2017
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Treehouse shenanigans ♡︎
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You looked outside the kitchen window as you washed the dishes. Asahi comes out of nowhere and hugs you from behind, kissing the top of your head. You sigh happily as you watched your two kids play underneath the big oak tree. He moves to help you with the dishes, rinsing them after you soap them.
“The kids were telling me they want a treehouse, Hubby.” You nudge your husband a little and giggle.
“A treehouse?” He then looks outside, smiling as he looks at the tree. “That sure brings back memories, doesn’t it?” His smile only gets brighter as he turns his head to look at you.
“You mean how we always got yelled at for almost destroying the treehouse in my family’s backyard at least twice?” You giggle again and place suds on the tip of his nose.
“I was trying to stop you the whole time though!” He retorts, snorting a little. “I’m surprised that even after ramming the wall with a mallet twice it was still fine!”
“We were kids though! Bet if i do it now I’ll break it!” You flash him a mischievous smile.
“But why?!” He freaks out a little, wiping the suds off his nose.
You start to laugh, shaking your head a little. “I wouldn’t really do it hubby!” You exclaimed and snorted as you saw him relax. “Besides, that treehouse really does hold a lot of precious memories for us!”
You wash your hands and the sink as you finish washing the dishes, drying your hands right after. He finishes as well, putting each plate on the dish rack to dry then you hand him the towel to dry his hands. Both of you still look outside as you keep reminiscing about all the things you did in the treehouse in your old home.
“We also had our first kiss in that treehouse.” He said quietly, a small blush dusting his cheeks.
“And it was where I confessed to you.” You bumped your hips against his and snickered.
“Oh, yeah? Well it’s where I proposed, remember~” He bumped you back lightly, a proud look in his face.
“Oh shush!” You stick your tongue out at him and kiss his shoulder blade.
He turns around and snakes an arm around your waist, resting his hand on the small of your back. He starts humming a familiar tune and sways you around the kitchen. Your mind drifts to when you two were in high school, young and in love.
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The week finally ended and you found yourself up in the treehouse with your boyfriend. The sound of laughter spilled out the windows.
“Asahi!” You exclaimed as you put a hand on your stomach, wiping a tear from your eyes from laughing uncontrollably.
“What? I’m not wrong, am I?” He chuckles softly, his heart melting at the sight of you.
“No you’re not but that doesn’t mean-“ you snort and take a breath, fanning your face. “That doesn’t mean Nishinoya would actually do it!”
“Are you sure about that?” He raises an eyebrow, challenging you. “You sure he won’t rolling thunder down a hill and call it ‘infinite rolling thunder’?”
You laugh out loudly again, lips curled to a grin. He gets up from his seat and walks towards you, ducking a bit to avoid a branch. You take a breather as you stop laughing, looking up at him as he wraps an arm around your waist. He took your other hand in his and raised it, pulling you closer to him and having your body flush against his.
“Dance with me?” He asks, softly humming your favorite song.
“I would love to.” You give him the softest smile and you feel your heart swell, filling with your love for him.
He sways you slowly, around the trunk of the tree. He moves his hands so that both are now resting on your back, your hands pressed gently against his chest. He leans down to rest his forehead against yours, staring at you lovingly.
“I love you so much, more than I could ever express.” He says softly before planting a feather light kiss on your lips.
You close your eyes and find your arms looping around his neck, fingers wading through his soft locks as you push him down to deepen the kiss. Tears prick the corner of your eyes, slowly falling down the side of your face. He pulls away and immediately holds your face, wiping the tears away.
“Did I make you cry? I’m sorry.” He said as his big calloused hands glide over your cheeks. “I mean it though. I really do love you.” He eyes flick from lips to meet your eyes, his eyes burn with the intensity of his love.
“I love you too, Asahi.” You finally say it back, a smile tugging at your lips as you sniffle.
Your eyes match the same intensity and he could see it, his heart pounding out of his chest. His lips collide with yours again, this time more fervent and passionate. Your lips move in sync with his, dancing together in perfect harmony. He presses your body closer to him and gives you a deep kiss before pulling away, catching his breath as his forehead rests against yours again.
“I can’t believe you said it first.” You smile playfully, teasing him as you undo his bun.
“I can’t have you have the satisfaction of doing everything first you know.” He gave you an Eskimo kiss before he let you go. “Why don’t we go somewhere, right now?” He says excitedly.
“Let’s go then!” You rushed towards the little hatch and opened it, already climbing down.
You two spent that day out and about, exploring the unknown.
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You giggle suddenly, making him stop humming. He looks at you curiously, a smirk tugged on the corner of his lips.
“A penny for your thoughts?” He asked, kissing the tip of your nose.
You scrunch your nose up and look up at him. “I was just thinking about when you said it first.” Your head tilts to the side unknowingly.
“Said What first?” His lips form a cat-like smile, a smug look on his face.
You roll your eyes and lightly smack his chest. “I love you, you big teddy bear.” You pinch his cheek and stick your tongue out at him.
“I love you too my sweet munchkin.” He rubs his nose against yours before giving your lips a quick peck making you giggle. “Why don’t we go get that treehouse started?” He smiles excitedly at you, eyes sparkling.
You nod in agreement and return the same excitement. “Wait, we can start today?” You ask as you get ecstatic with the thought.
“Yes, wifey. We can start today.” He says and goes to grab his keys. “I’ll go get the materials that we need ok? I’ll be back in a bit!” He sends you a flying kiss as he swiftly moves towards the garage and out of the driveway.
You stand by the window and look outside, waving at him as he drives away. Although you know he won’t really see it, you smile warmly at him as he pulls away.
— Two weeks later —
He stands up proudly at the base of the tree, wiping his sweat off of his forehead. You stood next to him and handed him his water bottle. Looking up and walking around the tree, you grin and throw your hands up.
“It looks so good!!” You cheered loudly and ran back towards your husband, tackling him to the ground. “Hubby the kids are going to love it!” You say as you straddle him.
He lets out a hearty laugh and rests his hands on your hips, sitting up carefully. “You think so? You seem to be excited the most here!” He pokes the tip of your nose and snickers.
“Well I mean, they haven’t really seen it yet so you know…” you shrug a little and look away. “Can I go up and check it out?” You whisper as if trying to contain your excitement.
“I knew it!” He fell back onto the grass again as he laughed.
You hit his chest lightly before crossing your arms and pouting at him. He looks up at you with that irresistible smile of his. You close your eyes and knit your brows together as his hands squeeze you lightly.
“Go ahead~ I’m not stopping you.” He pats your thighs then relaxes on the grass, sighing happily as he watched you get up the ladder.
Once you had gotten in the tree house, you looked around. Impressed with the handy work that you and your husband did. You open the little window and poke your head out, looking around then looking at your husband laying on the grass.
“Hey baby bear!!” You wave at him, a big bright grin plastered on your face.
He looks up, blinking rapidly as he sees you. He then waves back and sits up, turning his head towards the little gate as he hears the familiar laughter of your kids.
“WOAH!! Yukiko look!!” Your son, Kigai beams as he sees the treehouse.
“The treehouse is done!! The treehouse is done!!” Your daughter chanted, dancing happily.
“Come on kids, it’s fun up here!!” You wave them over, leaning out of the window.
“Give me your bags. Be careful climbing up ok?” Asahi advised the kids as he took their bags, setting them down on the table on your porch.
You get back in the treehouse and hold the hatch open for your kids. They hugged you in turn as they climbed in. Running around the spacious treehouse, playing tag and laughing with complete and utter joy.
“Hey you two! Come help me get your dad up here!” You grab their attention and they look at each other, nodding before they run up to the window and poke their heads out.
“Dad!! The queen is in danger!! She needs your help!” Kigai exclaimed, trying to look in need of help.
“The queen needs her king!!” Yukiko giggled as she said this, making you giggle as well.
“Well if it’s the king she needs then the king she’ll get!” Asahi stands confidently before rushing towards the ladder, climbing up swiftly.
“Oh! My king! Save me, please~” You lay on the floor and put a hand to your forehead. “The prince and princess did their best but alas!” You feign hurt and clench your chest, faking to have fainted.
“Oh no! What shall we do now?” Kigai asks with worry.
“I think the queen needs a kiss from her king!” Yukiko suggested.
“Ah, a true love’s kiss is the only way to cure the queen isn’t it?” He says as he stands up, letting the kids drag him towards you.
He rushes to your side following the kids and he picks you up, holding your head close to his. Yukiko and Kigai giggle with excitement.
“Save the Queen!” They say in sync and you hear Yukiko squeal as Asahi kisses you.
Your eyes flutter open, your cheeks tinted pink. “My king! Oh my king! You’ve saved me once again!” You wrap your arms around him and fake cry.
“The queen is safe! The kingdom is at peace again!” Kigai cheers, sending a fist up in the air.
You two pull away from each other and laugh. The sight of your two kids enjoying themselves adding as another delightful treehouse memory. The both of you sit on your butts and lean against the wall, hands intertwined.
“Building this treehouse was easy peasy!” He huffs, puffing his chest out. “Thank you for helping me~”
“Well, you’re welcome~” You kiss the back of his hand and giggle.
“Does this count as an anniversary gift?” He asks jokingly, laughing as you hit him playfully on the arm.
The rest of the day, you tell your kids about the beautiful memories that you and their father made in your old treehouse. Reminiscing precious moments and hoping to relive them, making more memories up in the treehouse.
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Best friend—
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Part four
Erik said that he would text Israel and he kept his word, he had been texting her and They were really building a good friendship from talking on the phone late at night while her parents were asleep to texting through out the day. Erik was a escape for her from her family and he was fine with that.
He knew she needed a break from her family from time to time so if he could give her that for a couple hours a day he was going to do it. And she was the friend that he was missing in his life. He liked to hang out with her. She brought a little excitement to his life.
He knew they stressed her out, especially her father. She had opened up to him a bit about her life and the way she grow up, but not a lot since they were still getting to know each other. She didn't want to just dump that on him like that.
it was now 3:20 and she was on her way to her favorite cafe because she could literally feel her tummy eating itself. Her cousin jasmine was supposed to come with her but she had plans already, so she texted Erik to see if he could come sit with her. He wasn't busy like she thought he would be but she was happy that she was going to spend some time with him, to get to know him a little better.
Israel drove her own car so her parents wouldn't question her and she slightly regretted that- no that was a understatement, it was a huge mistake. Normally when she came to this cafe her cousin was with her and she was like her security guards from random, trusty niggas that she had no interest in. but since she was by herself men were flocking to her.
Specifically this one that she hated the most, Troy.
She was to shy to tell him to leave her alone and she knew it would be rude to just walk away so she just stood there listening to the man flirt with her and make inappropriate jokes that pretended she didn't get. She knew for a fact that jasmine would save her from this situation, it was a known fact that jasmine would cut a nigga dick off if they tried it with her best friend. Even though she would joke about her needing to let one of these random guys that came up to her take her virginity, it was all fun and games.
she would beat her ass if she let one of these guys Touch her without at least taking her to dinner- even that wasn't enough.
She didn't think these little boys were good enough for her little cousin.
"So why you always avoiding me babygirl? You know I been trying to break ya spine for months now So wassup?" He smirked looking her up and down with lustful eyes that made her uncomfortable, this whole conversation made her uncomfortable. Her mouth dropped slightly but she quickly picked it back up and ignored him by pretending to be getting a text knowing damn well her phone was dry as hell. "Oh so you can't hear me now?" She sigh and put her phone back into her pocket.
"Listen I like you- well I mean you- you seem like a nice guy but I'm not really looking for anyone to date at the moment but-" he snorted and stopped her with a finger pointing up. "I'm not looking for anyone to date ether I'm just trying to bust your pussy open then I'll bounce. You acting like you to good for a nigga or something."
"We- well I am T-to be honest, you're making me feel uncomfortable." Israel stammered to get her words out sounding like a child who was talking back to a parent, that was still low key scared as hell of them. The man open his mouth again but it seemed like his mouth was stuck open and his eyes were glued to whatever or whoever was behind her. She whipped her head around and thanked the loud up above to see Erik standing behind her.
"Sorry I'm late Princess." She was suddenly comfortable knowing Erik was there with her. Erik's eyes finally laid on the boy and troy jumped up from his seat. "Who's this nigga?" Erik asked rudely, almost offered that he was sitting in his seat. "I was just talking To her until you got here-
"Um no, Actually he was harassing me this whole time, he wouldn't leave me alone." Erik stepped closer to the boy and looked down at him, since he was much taller then him.
"Oh so you one of them creep ass niggas huh?"
the boy was practically shaking at this point. Erik grabbed the front of his shirt and shoved him out of the booth, almost making him fall. "You want me to beat yo ass don't you," the boy shook his head frantically. "N-nah didn't mean to make her uncomfortable I was just talking to her, It wasn't even like that-" Erik snorted out a laugh. "Cut the bullshit and Get yo bitchass outta here, Before I beat yo ass." Erik hissed.
The boy jumped up from the ground and almost ran to the door, tripping over his own feet. Israel snorted out a laugh and quickly covered her mouth, watching until the boy was out of the cafe and down the street. Erik smiled at her and sat across from her in the booth. "Wow...I wasn't....expecting my afternoon to go in this decision but thank you for getting him out of my face."
"Nah it's coo' I like intimidating weak ass niggas, plus I could tell you really was uncomfortable from the moment I saw the look of your face." He chuckled but was dead serious. She smiled shyly slightly tapping her nails on the table as it got quiet between the two. Israel cleared her throat catching his attention. "So what you been here before" She asked picking up her menu to scan over it, her eyes laid on the blueberry bliss smoothie and a plan Turkey sandwich. "Yeah. This was my favorite place to come when I was about 15...they smoothies hit different." She giggled and agreed before ordering one, he ordered the same.
The waiter finally came back with their food and Israel wasted no time to take the biggest bite of her Turkey sandwich, stuff her mouth without even realizing it. Erik chuckled at her with his fist to his mouth. "Damn girl, you that hungry?" She swallowed before taking a another bite. Her head tilted to the right, "hmm?" She hummed questionably, with chubby cheeks. "You cute as hell," he mumbled to her grinning ear to ear. She was very Quick to get bashful and shy away from him once he said that. "Thank you..." she whispered now looking out of the window shyly. Erik brought his hand to her chin and turned her face towards him. His bottom lip was in between his teeth and his hand held a form grip. "Why you so bashful babygirl?" He whispered back mocking her, his voice deep and raspy. She shrugged.
"Why do you....do that?"
"Do what?" He asked Dropping His Hand from her chin to her hand, his thick fingers caressing her soft hand. She shivered slightly from the contact and almost died right then and there from the embarrassment that wash over her. He smirked and titled his head almost mockingly.
"You do that thing when you speak really softly and frown your eyebrows while titling your head, it's like you're trying to make me blush." Israel Gushed, feeling her cheeks get hot. Erik chuckled softly still holding her hand. Israel looked down at where their fingers connected and felt butterflies in her belly. She wanted to pull her hand away and eat her sandwich to distract her from the feeling in her stomach because she didn't like it, she didn't want to catch a crush on a man that probably had no interest in her- but her kept her dainty hand in his, tightening the grip on his hand.
"I don't know how to feel about it..." she laughed it off awkwardly, she said out loud not really meaning to but it was out in the open now. His eyebrows raised and his hand slowly began to let hers go. "My bad ma, I ain't mean to make you uncomfortable," he said and let her hand go completely without a second thought, trying to make her feel bad and sure enough Israel heart dropped a little and guilt began to creep in, he saw it in the way her face dropped to disappoint. He almost laughed, playing with this girl's emotions were fun to him for some reason. One moment he was making her blush the next he was embarrassing her, it was like a little game he liked to play when he was around her just for the sake of it.
"I...I wasn't uncomfortable I was just saying-....nevermind." She mumbled and ate her sandwiche some more trying to not make a awkward situation more awkward...well for her it was awkward, Erik was loving it. Not awkward for him at all.
He sipped on his smoothie and kept his eyes glued to her movements, sandwich. Smoothie, Then Repeat. After she was done eating she just sat and stared at the table tapping her nails on it.
He stared at her waiting for her to look him in the eyes but that never came and honestly he didn't really expected it to, being how shy he knew she could get.
"You act different when you on the phone and when you talking to me in person, why is that?" He asked. She shrugged and bite her lip. When Erik didn't move his eyes from her, she sighed.
"I don't know, I guess because I feel like I'm not really there with you when I'm on the phone and if it gets awkward I can hang up but in person I just have to deal with it... I hate being so awkward, I feel like I annoy people when I'm like this." She mumbled the last part, like she was embarrassed. Erik hummed taking a another sip of his smoothie. He leaned back in his seat his eyes starring intensely into her. She let a shaky breath, flicking her eyes at him because avoiding them once again.
"Your shyness isn't annoying to me, it's kind of refreshing to be around someone so innocent." He assured her. Tapping her on the nose with his finger. She smiled brightly, feeling her anxiety slightly fade a bit.
Erik could see that she clearly had anxiety that she didn't know about and dealt with overthinking little things, hue the reason why she felt like she was a burden to people. Probably from childhood trauma, Erik would know since he had also dealt with issues that was deep rooted from childhood trauma.
"Well...tell me about you...what are some of your hubby's?" Erik snorted jokily at the random question...but now that he thought about it he didn't think he had any. Everything he did revolved around his future, and plans to get where he wanted to be. He didn't have any extra time to have 'hobby's' so he simply replied-
I don't have any."
"You don't have Any? None at all?" He shook his head smiling at her. "Does fucking count?" He asked in a hushed voice so the people behind him in the other booth didn't hear. Israel choked on her smoothie a bit from whipping her mouth with a napkin.
"No, it doesn't count as a hobby- She hissed trying not to laugh. Erik cracked a smile. -nasty ass." She added smirking slightly. He chuckled silently, shoulders bouncing.
"Well...Nah I don't, I don't got the time anymore." He said picking up his phone to check the time. Israel hummed, with a teasingly smirk on her face.
"Doing what? Fucking?" She asked sarcastically, throwing her strew paper at him as he choked out a loud laugh.
"Actually I do more then just fuck, Israel. I have PhD in Engineering and an MBA from MIT, and teach the youth." He said in a matter-of-fact tone. Leaving out the navy...
Israel was more then impressed by Erik, and it showed on her face. Her face lit up when she heard him mention the youth. It was a passion and a dream job of hers to work with children, especially the youth of the black community. She didn't know what exactly she wanted to do in the near future but she knew it was definitely going to revolve around children.
"Wow...I'm very impressed, I already took you as a smart guy but graduating from M.I.T with PhD and an MBA? you a damn genius! Not to mention you work with children also..." she smiled brightly. Erik was literally a dream man for her. If he would asked her to marry her she would've said yes in a heart beat.
"Thanks princess, you must love kids. I saw the way your eyes lit up even more when I brought them up." Erik said studying her closely. Which wasn't that hard, as she began to open up bit by bit.
"I do! I wanna work with kids but I'm just sure what exactly I would want to do yet, but I know I want to help the youth of the black community- she gushed. Her eyes full of light as she spoke about children. - black children are just the sweetest most innocent being In the world, I just feel the need to protect them from any harm ya know? I know what it's like to feel alone and unwanted as a little black girl growing up with nothing but light skin cousins with so called 'good hair' and not getting any attention. and that's the last thing I want for other little black girls or even little black boys that think they're not good enough." She gave erik a sadden smile, as she picked at the left over Turkey sandwich.
"It's sad these black motherfuckers still programmed and brainwashed as fuck and it's 2017...niggas will bash a dark-skin girl but be the same skin complexion, talk badly about a light skin niggas then turn around and praise a white women and end up making a light skin nigga." Erik rolled his eyes shaking his head. Almost ashamed of his people.
Erik found all of his people beautiful. Dark skin, brown skin, light skin. It was all black, it was all the same history. All the same ancestors. All the same experiences.
Israel grinned. It was almost surprising that he agreed with her from the count less arguments she has had with her brothers and male cousins about the topic.
After two hours of laughter and sharing funny story about random shit, Israel and Erik actually say they were friends. It wasn't hard for them to get along or talk once Erik broke the ice with Israel.
She had finally fully broke out of her shell and Erik soon realized that this girl was full of brightness and energy. The good energy that he needed in his dark life.
For the first time in a long time he actually took time out to be himself, the old him his friends missed. The Erik before he let the darkness of the world take over his mind, spirit and soul.
"I can't believe you haven't been to the beach in five years! We're in California that all we do here!" She said with a playful look of disbelief on her face.
"Girl didn't I tell you I don't have time to do shit most of the time? I got more important shit to do then go lay out in sun." He chuckled shaking his head.
"Erik you keep saying you don't have time to do anything But you have time to hang out with me?" She asked softly cracking her head to the right. Smirking cockily. Erik snorted before putting his phone back in his pocket.
"Actually I don't, I gotta go now ma." He stood leaning on his Palms towards her face. His eyes gazing up and down her smooth face. Her breath hitched in her throat as she saw him began to lean in.
"Ion get a goodbye kiss from you princess?" He asked, his lips faintly brushing over hers. She almost broke out into a fit of laughter.
"Damn you really don't remember what a friendship is huh??" She whispered, looking him in the eyes with a daring look. She leaned away from his face and pushed his face away. With a high smooth, "bye bye Erik." While waving him off, as he gave her a look of annoyance, only making her giggling.
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Two weeks later Erik found himself trying to convince her to sneak out for him but she was a bit hesitant since all her brothers plus her dad was home. "Iz, look you'll be back before the sun comes back up, I promise." He stressed.
"Yeah that's what you said last time and I almost got caught-"
"Well that won't happen again, you have to come because I'm outside." He chuckled. Israel hopped up from her bed and went over to her window, and sure enough there his hard headed ass was. Parked in her drove away in one of his expensive sports cars. Israel rolled her eyes and hang up on him without warning. Just giving up on trying to stay in bed and go back to sleep.
Israel tipped toed to the door in nothing but her oversized soft pink t-shirt and her white bunny slippers. She opened the door as slow as she could and it still creeped. She cringed at the loud sound and stopped her Motion, then huff out a breath once she realized nobody was gonna come and see what the noise was. She slipped through the door and skipped to the all black car with the tinted windows. She opened the door and grinned at the giant ass man that sat right in front of her smirking.
"You so ugly why you recording me?" She giggled grabbing his phone out of his hand to take pictures. "Cuz you pretty as hell why else? Smart ass." She posed for the picture with a big white smile on her face and gave him back the phone.
"Aww thank you, now make that your wallpaper." She said batting her eyelashes sweetly at him. "Your already my wallpaper..." Erik smile picking up the phone to show her the picture of her with the nerdy Snapchat flitter and a pout placed on her lips. It was a picture that she had sent to him the other week when she got bored. She could've swear Her heart swilled ten sizes bigger. She placed her hand over her chest, poking her lip out. "That's really sweet...." she cooed pinching his Dempled cheek. He smacked her hand away playfully turning his head towards the window trying to hide his blush, But he knew she still saw.
"Bro I'm about to leave yo' ass here if you keep treating me like a little boy." She rolled her eyes and put her seatbelt on, slumping into the cool White leather seat comfortably. "You wouldn't do that to me plus I wanted to stay home remember?" He raised his eyebrow before smirking. "Mm. I guess you right, you fun to hang out with or whatever." She dusted off her shoulder cockily and licked her lips dramatically like a nigga that know they was the shit. "I know." She said in a fake deep voice that made Erik laugh.
"You a fucking goof ball, but anyway what you want to do?" She thought for a second before a idea popped up in her head. "Let's go to the movies." She squealed excitedly.
"Can I drive too?" He shrugged his shoulders, switching seats with her. "You better not scratch my shit ether." He hissed pointing his finger in her face, but nonetheless let her drive to the 30 minutes it took to get where she wanted to go to.
They pulled up to the movie theater and they both hoped out. "Do you even know what you want to go see?" Erik asked as he watched Israel scratch her head while looking at the movie posters. "Yeah that!" She said pointing to a random poster.
"50 shades of gray?" He said with a scrunched up face. "Ohh Yeah let's see, he fine." Israel said wigging her eyebrows at mr. gray.
"Ion wanna see no skinny thin haired white bitch get slapped on the ass with a horse whip for a two hours straight, Nah." Israel rolled her eyes and pulled him towards the Candy and popcorn stand in the front. Erik dragged his feet, not wanting to watch this movie at all. The whole plot just seems like it was for horny 15-year-old girls. a cheesy teeny flick.
Israel got their popcorn and candy and headed to the Theater.
"Two tickets for 50 shade of gray please." Her soft voice rang out to the young boy, that seemed about her age. His eyes flicked to her, and immediately his bottom lip was sucked into his mouth. He grinned at her and winked as he handed the tickets to her. "Enjoy the movie." Israel blushed and smiled back at him, keeping eye contact while reaching for the tickets. Erik Leaned towards Israel, wrapping his left arm around her shoulders, pulling her back into his chest. Not liking the way he was looking at her. He couldn't help it, he was a jealous man. even if she wasn't his girl, Even if he had only known her for three weeks.
He didn't like that shit.
He snatch the tickets out of the boy's hand, and his deep voice nearly scared the boy. "we will." Erik said pulling Israel into the dark hallway. Israel glanced at him suspiciously, with a smirk on her lips. Before snorting out a laugh.
Erik's face snapped towards her, eyebrows raised. "What?" He said acting as if he didn't know what was she talking about.
She tapped his arm that was still around her shoulders and neck. "you can let go now, I think he got the point." She said cockily. With a grin on her face. Erik slightly pulled away from her, but was still standing close enough that she could feel his hot minty breath on her neck.
"My bad ma, he gave off a weird vibe." Erik mumbled, even though he didn't really get a weird vibe from him. He just didn't want Israel know he was a bit too over protective when it came to his Women. He knew that was one of his toxic traits, but he couldn't help it. It just made his blood boil seeing a another man having his eyes on the woman he was with. He found it disrespectful. If you see him right behind her why flirt with her? Even if you don't know for sure, 9 times outta 10 if you see a man out with a girl at the movie Theater and it's only the two of them, they're on a date.
But niggas didn't give a fuck, and Erik couldn't be to mad because he knew that he had stolen some niggas bitches in the past.
"Really? Cuz I kinda got big dick Energy, he was fine and charming too." Israel said trying to hold in a laugh, whiles watching his face. Erik didn't know if he wanted to get mad or be confused. Because one: Israel did talk like this and two: why the fuck was she telling him this.
Erik pulled away from her with a Quickness. "Big dick energy? All the nigga said was enjoy the movie....- he said now walking ahead of her to find their seats. Israel bit her tongue before she blow her cover from laughing. She was going to try and mess with him all night.
-Talking bout' big dick energy the fuck she ain't even had dick before so how she know about..." he stopped once he realized he was talking out loud and she was now on the side of him, eyebrows raised with amused look on her face. "Oh? I don't know about big dick energy cuz I ain't never had dick, how you know that? Cuz if I remember correctly I was just getting dicked down yesterday by my friend trey...he not only have big dick energy but also a big dick, nice long and thick. I could feel it all the way in my guts." She whispers to him, her soft lips just faintly brushing over the shell of his ear.
Erik grunted, plopping down on his seat next to her. He didn't know if he wanted to be mad that she just told him someone else was in her guts or turned on by the softness of her voice.
Israel laughed loudly, making the people in front of them turn their heads towards her, annoyed. Only making her laugh harder, tears were filling her eyes.
She tried to hide her face in Erik's arm but he Shrugged her off, making her snap her head back. "Are you mad?" She whispered when the movie started.
"Nah," was all he said, eyes still on the screen. Israel smacked her lips and side-eyed him. "Baby..." she mumbled, stuffing a handful of popcorn in her mouth. The vibe was ruined.
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The whole movie Erik didn't speak or even look at Israel. And nether did Israel. Two could play at this game. This very childish stupid game. As they were walking out Israel was stopped by the ticket boy. He was brown skin and skinny. White teeth, and slam but built nicely, fit arms. About 5'10. And His red work shirt and thin gold chin went great against his bronzy skin.
"aye wait," he yelled at her, jogging over to her. With a corny ass smile on his face. Israel eyes flickering to Erik then back to the boys, a cocky smile planted on her face.
Erik huffed and stuffed his hands in his front pocket, while he watched the corny ass little boy spit game. "I'm Tyler, and I was wondering if I could have your number? You just fine as hell ma why haven't I seen you around here?" Israel and Erik both cringed at the weak pick up but Israel acted like she was flattered just to get under Erik's skin.
"I'm Israel and I don't really...watch movies that much? but yeah you can have my number." She said taking his phone trying to hurry and type her number in so she could get herself out of this awkward Situation. She handed him his phone and he stuffed it in his pocket. "Text me, for real don't leave me hanging."
"Ok I will, maybe we could hang out some time to? Maybe your place? I live with my parents." She suggested eyes never leaving the boy's. He lick his lips nodding his head softly. "Alright bet, I'll send you my address just hit me when you ready." She nodded and they just stood there staring at each other. And Erik just stood behind Israel, starring at them, starring at each other.
"Come on princess." Erik hiss, after getting tired of looking at their dumbasses. Erik was shocked with Israel behavior, she was never this confident or comfortable with him. So why was she with this random nigga she just met?
He pulled her by her waist to the door, and to the car. He opened the car door for her and waited for her to get in. "Whatcha going girl, Get the fuck in." He said harshly trying to push her a little. But all she did was cross her Arms and pout like a Toddler when you tell them they can't have something.
"Israel, get in the damn car I ain't got time for this childish shit- she laughed sarcastically. "Oh so I'm the one acting childish? You were just in there huffing and puffing like a teenaged girl- "so like you?" He cut her off. She shut the car door, and leaned against it. She was acting stubborn as fuck, and Erik was being impatient.
"You're acting like child -"
"Ok and? your acting like a bitch so," she mumbled out before she could stop herself. She knew she fucked up when Erik just stood there blinking like he couldn't believe what she was saying. "I'm acting like a what?" He asked coming closer to her. She bit her lip and look out into the distance, trying to ignore him. But he was so big that he covered her view of the other cars in the parking lot.
Erik gripped her Jew and snapped her face to his, Shocking her bit. It wasn't a joke anymore. He was actually mad and it scared her. This was the first he has even touched her so aggressively.
His eyes were hard and his whole demeanor was Intimidating. His shoulders were squared like he was ready to fight.
"What you just called me? Say it, say it again." He dared her.
Maybe she went to far with the joke. She thought to herself.
She gulped and crossed her arms trying to look unbothered. She opened her mouth and once again she was speaking without realizing what she was saying- I call you a bitc-" she try to spit out but Erik was quick with his Motions, and Israel found herself slammed against the car door with Erik thick hands around her neck. "You most really think I won't fuck your tiny ass up," his hissed trying to control himself a little bit. She gasped softly trying to breath with his hands tightened around her throat. "E-Erik i-"
"Don't you ever fix your lips to call me a bitch again, I don't disrespect you so don't disrespect me, now get your ass in the car. NOW." He raised his voice a tiny bit, but he didn't have to. All he did was put a little bass in his voice and she was shaking in her boots.
He let her go and she was in the car and buckled up in the matter of seconds.
He stormed over to his side of the car and got in. He looked over to Israel and her head was down and sniffles were coming from her, and Erik heart dropped a bit. He tried to ignore her but he saw the tears running down her face and onto her shirt and he finally cracked and thought that Maybe he was to aggressive with her.
"Izzy?" He called softly making her look up. Her eyes were red and puffy and her nose was runny. Her infamous pout was planted on her lips and as bad as Erik felt he thought she looked adorable.
"Princess I didn't mean to make you cry and I'm sorry but you can't just be saying shit like that to people-" she crossed her arms and turn her head to the window.
"I wanna go home." Was all she said.
"So you mad at me now ma?" She nodded her head, keeping her head on the window. Erik rolled his eyes and started the car.
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The whole car ride Israel didn't speak or even look at Erik once. He even when he tried to get her to speak she didn't budge.
They were now on the side of her house and before she could get the door open, Erik grabbed her by the shirt and pulled her to his chest in a tight embrace. Her face settling the crack of his neck. It was warm and smelled like Cologne, it was so soothing that Israel almost forgot why she was mad.
"Stop being a brat Izzy, fore' I spank ya little ass, I said I was sorry..." he mumbled against her cheek before pulling her away from his neck.
"You forgive me?" He asked, his face so close that to hers that she could feel his breath on her lips. Her breathing quicken and Her bottom lip trembled from waning him to connect their lips.  The feel of them still fresh in her memory, soft, warm and moist.
Her thighs clenched as he finally pulled her closer and smashed his lips against hers.
The moan she had been holding in since out side of the Theater was finally released.
She hated to say that she was extremely turn on from him telling her want to do but she reacted in the only way she knew how and that was catching a attitude. She would've have thought in a million years being demanded would be a turn on for her.
His lips controlled and guided her. His slick tongue fighting with her. The taste of each other mixing in their mouths.
It all had a puddle building up in Israel's Lace pink panties.
Her body was getting hot and Erik could feel the heat from her pussy on his knee. He wanted to touch her so bad, he wanted to finger fuck her badly but he held himself back once again.
He pulled back before it could go any further. He knew he wasn't going to be able to hold out any longer if he didn't. He leaned her back into her seat keeping his face close to her acting as if he was gonna kiss her again but instead he opened her door.
She huffed and went to leave out the door only to be yanked back in.
"Cut that brat shit out Izzy, imma see you again in a little bit princess. Promise." He spoke softly. pecking her on the lips a few more time with a bite of her bottom lip, before sending her on her way.
Once he made sure she made it inside the house safely, it tugged at his heart. She was his perfect distraction, not having to think about his destiny or his traumatic past for a couple of hours was pure bliss.
She was his bliss.
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A Life On The Road - Part 1 (A Luke Hemmings FanFic)
Overview: Elizabeth and Calum have been best friends since they were 15/14 respectively. Elizabeth is from and lives in the UK, but her family lived in Sydney for a brief 2 year period which is how the two met. 
With Calum’s band, 5SOS, embarking on their biggest and most ambitious world tour to date, he has invited Elizabeth along to work as a photographer/content creator for their social media. This is in the hopes that travelling with them and getting to explore so many new cities will help Elizabeth achieve her dream of becoming a full-time travel writer.
Elizabeth is acquainted with the rest of 5SOS but doesn’t know them tremendously well. Obviously that changes as they are all forced to be in one another’s company for the duration of the tour. As the tour progresses and new friendships blossom, Elizabeth feels the connection between her and Luke grow more and more.
A/N: This chapter is a lot of story set-up and introduces you to the protagonist.
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I lent my upper back against one of the work kitchen walls and peered out of the window beside me. Any other day, the grey curtain of drizzle would have perfectly matched my work mood. But today was not a normal work day for me. Today was my last day in this hell hole. I was finally getting out of here to pursue my dream of becoming a travel writer. I hugged my mug of coffee closer, content in the knowledge that nothing was going to step on my good mood today.
“I cannot believe you are leaving me with these people.” Drew complained as he walked over and lent some of his weight onto my shoulder while cradling his own steaming mug.
“I am sorry that I’ll be leaving you here. I truly am.” I told him, and I meant it, “But you know as well as I do how much this place can drag a person’s mental health down. So when a best friend offers to let you piggyback off their career to help launch you own, you take it and make the sacrifice of abandoning your work husband.”
“I hate that you have a famous best friend.”
“Don’t be a bitter bitch,” I laughed nudging him in the side with my elbow.
Drew and I chatted for a minute or two more before making our way back to our desks at opposite ends of the office. When I got to mine I noticed that someone (probably my manager or Josie, the company busy body) had taken my second coffee break of the morning as an opportunity to place an envelope and small gift bag by my keyboard. As I placed my coffee down I noticed that the people on my bank of desks had swivelled their chairs, and thus their attention, in my direction. I also heard the tell-tale sound of high heels on cheap carpet tiles that indicated Josie was making her way over.
“Elizabeth,” Josie cooed in her usual fake friendliness, “I can’t believe it’s your last day here already! We did a small collection for you in order to say goodbye and give you something to remember us by. It’s been such a great three years and eight months working with you. We’re all sad to see you go.”
“Thanks, Josie. I certainly will miss how precise you are with details.” I said trying not to make my sarcasm too obvious.
I rummaged in the tissue paper hoping to bring this moment in the spotlight to an end as soon as possible. First I pulled out a small, sleek rectangle. Through the plastic window of the box I spied a matte black fountain pen -it was a genuinely lovely pen which surprised me. Next I pulled out a small bottle of Kraken rum -my go to with Coke on work nights out- which was followed by a second, identical bottle. The fourth and final leaving gift was a new 10 shot pack of film for my Instax Mini camera.
“Thanks guys...” I awkwardly addressed the room, “These are all really thoughtful and nice. I love the pen. Uhh, yeah, thanks again. Stay cool and all that cliche stuff.”
I promptly sat down and unlocked my PC to indicate that the show was over and I should now be left the fuck alone.
The company’s internal IM program was flashing at me in orange, indicating I had an unread message.
[Drew Clarke - 10:47 am]  I am so sorry they are putting you through this. You look so awkward. I can see you blushing from here.  It is hilarious though :’D I made such a big deal about the stupid pen they wanted to get you having to be matte black Also my leaving gift to you is that I have done everything in my power to ensure Josie knows nothing about your leaving drinks tonight
I responded with a simple gif of some character I didn’t know mouthing ‘thank you’ to acknowledge his last message and then went back to work trying to complete as much of my remaining work as possible.
The rest of the day dragged on as it would any other day of the week. The only difference was that I had the occasional desk visit from a colleague to wish me luck or let me know they’d be at the leaving drinks Drew had arranged for me that evening. 
And then Drew was at my desk before the clock had even hit 5 pm,
“Start packing your shit up then. We’ve got a bar to get to.”
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My leaving drinks were actually surprisingly fun. Which was as much of a good thing as it was a bad thing. 
It was good because who doesn’t love people buying them either shots or rum and cokes? Plus Drew and I had had a beautiful drunken moment where we gushed over how much we treasured each other’s friendship and would definitely, definitely stay in touch always, and who doesn’t love those moments? 
It was bad because I got in at 3:30 am, set an alarm for 6 am and left my house for the train station at 7 am with a hangover headache already brewing.
My morning then got worse when I remembered I had to change trains at Sheffield. Non-direct train journeys are enough of a pain without a hangover, rucksack, camera bag and 2-wheeled large carry-on suitcase to slow you down.
When I finally, and ungracefully, settled myself on the platform at Sheffield I glanced around to locate where I could get myself a coffee and some form of breakfast. I had a 50 minute wait until my next train so there was plenty of time to try and nurse my hangover with coffee and carbs before getting crammed into another train and eventually reuniting with Cal in Edinburgh.
I spotted a place on the next platform over with indoor seating and made my way to it. Once inside the warmth of the glass rectangle I grabbed a twin pack of almond biscuits from the counter display and ordered a large cappuccino as well as a breakfast bagel. I then went and dumped all my luggage (promptly followed by myself) down at the nearest table and waited for my name to be called over the mellow jazz music.
Once I had returned to my table with my breakfast order, I opened my phone to check my messages and view the photographic damage from the night before. As I sipped my coffee I opened my photos app and was pleased when nothing embarrassing immediately jumped out at me from the 50+ square icons of photos and boomerangs that I had very little memory of taking. Most of the photos were blurry and every single boomerang was a fail, so I deleted them to save storage space on my phone. There was a super cute selfie of Drew and I, with his fiance, Adam, photo-bombing us in the background. It made me smile so much that I set it as the lock screen on my phone.
Next I moved on to my messages. There we unread messages awaiting me from Drew, Cal, my mum and weirdly my now ex-manager.
Manager Si: Didd u mange t geet home ok?/?. Gd luk w everythin
Work Hubby: I miss you already. Hope you got home safe! Text me by midday so I know you’re still alive x
Mum: Good luck on this big new adventure of yours! Do not forget to call us when time zones allow. Your Dad and I will always b here to support you and cannot wait to see you succeed. Say hi to Calum for us. Mum & Dad Xx
Cal: Hey, hey! So stoked to see you later and have you come oN FREAKING TOUR WITH ME!!! See ya in Edinburgh! X
I responded first to my mum, because I was raised right. I flat out ignored my old manager’s drunk text. I assured Drew that I was still alive because if I was dead it wouldn’t feel like there was a gremlin hammering away inside my skull. I followed that up with a screenshot of my new lock screen. Finally, I replied to Calum:
Morning :) Feeling rough after my leaving drinks last night. Have I already begun my new rock n’ roll lifestyle?! So fucking excited to see you again!! You are not prepared for the hug you’re gonna get! X
With everyone replied to (or ignored in Si’s case) I put my phone face down on the table and tucked into my breakfast bagel. Then as I still had 20 minutes to kill I thought what better place to slap some make-up on than the middle of a train station coffee shop?
Looking and feeling more human, I made my way from the coffee shop to platform 4 as they announced my train was about to arrive. 
I hopped on carriage L, placed my luggage in the overhead rack and settled into my seat for the next 3+ hours. I quickly shot a text to my parents and Cal, letting them know I was on my last train. Then I pulled my noise cancelling headphones on, opened up a relaxing Spotify playlist and promptly fell asleep.
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