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#the night circus is making me lose my mind
thatfantasynerd10 · 2 years
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“You could have been a ballerina,” Mme. Padva remarks to Celia. “You are quite good on your feet.”
“I am good off my feet as well,” Celia says.
DID SHE JUST?????🤨🤨🤨MISS MA'AM
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undiscovered-horizon · 5 months
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"Ultimatum" - Zoro x Reader
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When you were a child, your parents took you to a circus. Among clowns, lions and contortionists, the one thing that stuck in your mind was a tightrope artist. She danced and tumbled 40 feet above the ground, a smile on her face. When she flew in the air, you kept wondering whether this time she would fall but your fear never came true - she didn't lose her footing, didn't lose her balance even once.
You find yourself thinking about the circus artist more often lately as you keep questioning your relationship with Zoro. On one hand, there are the lingering touches, stolen kisses and words filled with undeniable desire. But there's also his coldness and distance, the unwillingness to speak about his feelings. Whenever you're about to give up and cut your losses, accept that your little maybe-romance is purely opportunistic, Zoro pulls you right back in with seemingly no effort. He has you wrapped around his finger, no sense in denying that.
And just like that girl 40 feet in the air, you're also walking the tightrope. But contrary to the performer, you're not sure you can do it as skillfully as she did. As days turned into weeks and your relationship with the swordsman only became more confusing, you felt yourself losing balance. It feels like soon enough you'll be falling off the tightrope. And a 40-foot drop is enough to break, whether it's a bone or a heart.
The night fits your mood: cold, rain hanging in the air, wind tugging and nipping at exposed skin. The ocean and sky are in turmoil, giving you a sense of comfort - tonight, it's not only you who's fighting against themself. Does the sea also question her relationship with the shore? Does she also wonder if their fleeting, chaste kisses as waves wash the sandy beach are something more than opportunistic tenderness?
Your heart is beating out of your chest as you knock on the door to Zoro's bedroom. Shortly after, a welcoming grunt resounds on the other side.
The swordsman is lying in a hammock, staring at the ceiling above. With one hand underneath his head, he looks really comfortable. He bends his neck slightly to look at you but doesn't get up for now.
"I'm done, Zoro," you spit out a little faster than you planned. There's no point in pretending that you're not about to choke on your emotions.
The tightrope artist tumbles on the highwire.
He furrows his eyebrows. "With what?"
"With whatever it is we've got going on." It feels like a dam has broken and you find yourself unable to control the flood of words coming out of your mouth. Tears sting your eyes. "You clearly don't want anything serious and I've grown into accepting that I can't change your mind. I also can't just wait around to see if you maybe decide to settle for a relationship. I love you, Zoro, but I have too much self-respect to let myself remain just a convenience to you."
Only when you finish your monologue do you realize you're crying. Weeks of pent-up emotions, anxiety and pure, unrequited adoration you hold for that man have burst inside your chest. The sense of relief you're suddenly feeling is something of a silver lining.
She loses her balance. The audience falls silent.
But Zoro doesn't share your emotional turmoil. He returns to staring at the fascinatingly bland ceiling. "Fine, I'll do it. I'll be your boyfriend," he says in a disinterested voice.
Only static fills your mind. "What?" A question escapes you as you try to make sense of his words. "Zoro, you-"
"That's what you want, isn't it?" he cuts you off. Suddenly he sits up, legs hanging over the side of the hammock. The movement makes the cot swing slightly.
You stare at his face in search of the truth that hides behind his words. Does he really think superficially succumbing to you will fix everything? Or maybe there's something else on his mind - maybe he just doesn't care what you call him.
"What I want is something authentic, not just a fling to pass the time because we're both lonely," you continue. "I have feelings for you and I can't keep pretending that I'm casual about this," you point between him and you, "thing."
The performer waves her hands around, desperately trying to find her footing.
Zoro gets up from the hammock. In a few strides, he finds himself in front of you, closer than within an arm's reach. "You're not a fling," he says decisively. You almost believe him.
A bitter laugh escapes your lips. "I'm not a relationship either, it seems."
He lets out an exasperated sigh. This conversation is tiring him. Maybe you're tiring him.
Zoro's dark eyes are drilling into yours. You can't help but think that he's holding back from something.
"I don't care what you name it." His voice is stern. Suddenly, the air is too thick to breathe comfortably. "All I want is you. I'll do whatever it takes. If that means being a 'boyfriend'," the mocking tone is obvious, "then so be it. I'll gladly be your boyfriend."
Truthfully, you didn't know what you were expecting when you decided to confess your feelings to Zoro but it definitely wasn't this. Then, your previous anxiety blossoms into something unbearably sweet and tender. He doesn't care what you have as long as it's with you.
"Are you serious?" you whisper. This reality seems almost too good to be true.
"Dead," he murmurs back.
Zoro presses his lips against yours. The kiss is slow and heartfelt, unlike the kisses you're used to sharing with him. Strong, desperate hands grab at your waist and hips, forcing you to follow him as Zoro walks backwards. With a creak and a thud, the two of you fall on the hammock.
The crowd cheers loudly. The dancer has regained her balance and continues the routine with even more grace and glamour in her movements.
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willyoubemycherryy · 1 month
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❥𝔹𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕋𝕙𝕠𝕞𝕒𝕤 𝕎𝕖𝕓𝕓 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕙𝕚𝕤 🎀𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕪 𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕝𝕖 𝕤𝕙𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕟𝕖𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕓𝕠𝕣🎀𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕥_𝟛 ! @eymie @eleanorbaybars @missusnora
! THIS IS LONG ! (also it is an x reader but I use my name because y/n annoys me)
𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐱𝐎𝐱𝐎: 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚, 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐬*𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡, 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤, 𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝, 𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐭, 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧 !! 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧🤭 !! ⚠︎︎MDNI⚠︎︎
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“𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑦 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒... 𝑠ℎ𝑒’𝑠 𝑔𝑜𝑡 𝒈𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑛, 𝑚𝑦 𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕.✩🜚•.”
.. *.•’’.*.•. . *.•’’.*.•.
After you and Thomas's hangout on the roof a few nights ago, you can’t wait for him to knock on your door. When he does though, it’s not for the reason you expect but it is just as fun.
“Hiya, I know this is last minute but my father is throwing this big top circus party and I wanted to know if you would be my plus one,” he pushes the words out with a charming smile at the end, a hopeful gleam in his eyes.
As if you’d ever say no to him.
“Are you asking me on a date, Thomas?“
Pushing off the doorway, you pull him in closer by his belt loop. Looking up at him through your lashes.
He swallows hard. If he looks down, its over for him. The sight of your pretty hands that close to his dick, all your softness pressed against him is making him lose focus. And why did you always smell so damn good??? Heart-rate speeding up, Thomas feels his neck heat up because please don't say his name like that but at the same time, he's elated by your immediate interest.
“Y-yeah. But it won't be a ’just us’ date because of all the people there“, You smile at him adoringly while he talks. It makes him nervous but he continues. “Still, I'd love for you to come…and with me.”
Your heart skips a beat at the shift in his tone, eyes flitting down to his lips. Seeing the want in your eyes does it as Thomas pulls you closer, one hand on your back and the other on your waist before lowering his head and kissing you sweetly.
Sighing into his mouth, you kiss him back. It doesn’t last long though before Thomas pulls away.
“Sorry, I need to stay focused.”
Wow.
Laughing, you didn’t expect that but it’s cute. He’s cute. More than cute actually.
“I distract you?” You purr running your hands up his chest, lacing them behind his neck. Thomas groans and physically has to shake himself out of it.
“Stop. I just need you to be ready when I come back to pick you up.”
Ohhh say less.
You already have a dress in mind.
“Alright sexy, I’ll be ready for you”, voice suggestive as you tease him. You know you shouldn’t but you honestly can’t help it.
Rolling his eyes, Thomas swiftly nips you under your jaw. Feeling his cock swell up at your breathy gasp.
“Behave.” He growls in your ear and you’re immediately wet, trying not to whine as the throbbing in your core starts with a vengeance.
“Okay, okay. I’m sorry~”. You give in faster than you ever have because whatever he says and you two don’t have time for you to push his buttons.
Both your pupils are blown as Thomas reluctantly steps back, tension electrifying the air around you. Shaking his head, Thomas takes a deep breath because if he stays that close to you any longer with you looking, smelling, and sounding the way you did…you’d end up on hands and knees, tongue lolling out of your mouth scream crying while he wore you out.
With your body tingling, you struggle to get back on track.
“So when is the thing?”
“8.”
What?
“ITS ALREADY 6:57!” Shrieking at the time, you start pushing him in the direction of the stairs. That leaves you with only an hour to get ready.
Apparently it’s funny too, Thomas laughing while letting you push him.
“I’m going, m’going, but I’ll be back”, he yells from the end of the hall. You smack your ass and shoot him the peace sign, running back into your apartment.
Heading to your room, you resist the urge to laugh evilly because tonight? Oh you plan to show out like a Cartier watch on Thomas’s wrist.
You honestly don’t know how there aren’t girls pounding down his door but you’ll take the invitation.
And one, tight glittery indigo dress that pushes your titties up to the ceiling, prettily curled updo, peep-toe heels, full beat with plumping lip gloss, perfume and clutch later; you are ready to go.
Passing the mirror to get your phone stops you in your tracks.
You look so good you would fuck yourself.
But that pleasure of that will be all Thomas’s.
There’s a knock on your door and fighting a grin, you rush to open it.
Thomas doesn’t say anything as he takes you in. There are no words. You were already stunning but this? It was giving ‘love of his life’. The dress made it seem like you were born from heavens glow, the first and only of your kind; the true angel of night. Your hair was simply wonderful, your makeup dark and soft at the same time made you look even more hypnotizing then you normally were.
Yeah. He’s in love.
He loses the plot more the longer he stares at you. Noticing the contrast of your pink painted toes with your heels, how delicious your tits look pressed together in your glimmering dress.
He’s so gone he doesn’t even catch the look you’re giving him.
That goddamn suit needed to go. It was a wonder how all men suddenly ceased to ever exist when Thomas showed up to your door in that suit.
The dark, neat pressed inseam of the entire fit made him look taller than he already was, the white collar seemed to be daring you to smear your lipgloss all over it and him. His cologne almost had you reconsidering what kind of date this was going to be; it smelled that good. Warm, rich spiced and creamy.
He was just so fine.
You liked him bad to the point where you could stare at him for lifetimes and never tire of his face.
“Ready to go gorgeous?” Speaking up, you break the silence with your voice.
Thomas’s breath hitches at your tone. God, when you talked to him like that.
“That’s actually supposed to be my line. It’s just…you look absolutely delightful.” Suddenly it’s 10 times hotter, his eyes burning you as they slowly rake down your body.
He extends his hand and you take it, stepping out into his space as he breathes you in. “Yeah, we won’t be staying long. C’mon.” Leading you to the stairs with a hand on your naked back, ignoring your gasp.
The only time people leave a good party with free drinks and catering is to shake some sheets.
Thomas opens the door of the taxi waiting outside for you and gets in after. You don’t remember if the ride was short or long since you two were too busy eye-fucking each other the whole time.
The car eventually stops in front of a grand white building with people as dressed to the nines as you come in and out.
Getting out, you loop your arm through his while you walk in. Classical music hits your ears as you smile up at him. Already feeling dangerous.
“Let’s have some fun before we blow this popsicle stand.”
He smiles back just as deviously, to your delight. “I thought I told you to behave?” Teasing, he does fully plan to have fun..
Leaning up to his ear, “maybe I’ll need some convincing”, you whisper. Feeling him tense as you suck his earlobe before pulling away.
Taking a deep breath so he doesn’t bend you over the nearest table, he leads you through the ball, nodding at all his parents established friends.
“That’s good. I’m told I can be very persuasive.” Flicking his eyebrow up, looking down at you. Biting your lip, excitement buzzes through you, looking away from him to scan the room.
It’s dazzling. Everything sparkles from the chandeliers on the high ceilings to the light fixtures and paintings on the wall. Shiny marble floors, people serving drinks, exclusive tables and more. There’s so much to process that you can see how it would quickly become overwhelming. You feel only slightly out of place here since you’re just a bartender but it’s fine. You’re here to be Thomas’s plus one and then some and help him look even yummier while you’re at it.
“Thomas, dear! Lovely you came! Ooh, and with such a darling girl!” An older woman with short hair approaches you two with a large smile, talking excitedly.
You feel Thomas loop your arm through his tighter as he introduces you.
“Yes, I told you I’d make it. This is D.W, Doll, this is my mother, Judith Webb.” Mom. You see the resemblance.
She nods at you approvingly, pulling you down into a quick one armed hug.
“Wonderful! If you don’t mind, what does D.W stand for?” Thomas knows and tries not to grin because you told him that it was your secret villain origin story.
“Oh, I don’t mind. It’s abbreviation for my full name. Dollette Watson. My mother was born in the 60’s and my name is proof.” She laughs at that and you smile back, she seems nice enough. But then again she’d probably had a flute of champagne or two.
“It’s darling! Very pretty name indeed! It was lovely meeting you, you are much better than the other one. Thomas dear, don’t be a stranger; we are a family,” she trails off while your eyebrows shoot up and Thomas tenses beside you. The other one? Hell.
“But go, go! Enjoy the night! I hope to know you better soon, my darling girl.” And then she’s gone, mingling with the other richies. Wow. Turning to Thomas, amused as hell as you wonder aloud.
“The other one?” Thomas whines as he answers you.
“She’s talking about Mimi. She never really liked her. Said something about her felt cheap.” Well damn.
Nodding your head as he continues, “you made her laugh which is good, she already likes you since you’re beautiful, but she’s eccentric, but I’d be fine even if she didn’t like you. Because I like you.” Your heart feels warm at that as you meet him in a light kiss. Pulling away, you stare softy into each other’s eyes. Grinning and like-sick.
Through the night, you drink and mingle with the people that come up to you two but never leave his side. Noticing various eyes on you but not paying them any mind as you sparkle next to him. You seem to get along with everyone, he notices. Charming and amusing, everyone that talks to you is enamored. He’s never felt better at this kind of thing. Having you with him felt so naturally comforting, and even happier that you were having as good a time as he was. He saw the staring, heard the whispers centered around you and tried not to let the ego get into his head but it felt too good.
Yeah. You were with him.
The only hitch so far had been a very short interaction with his father. Where you had been so clipped and sharp that it made him wince. It was obvious that you didn’t like him, pulling Thomas away first to an empty table.
“What a prick. Anyways, I’m gonna go get some of the tiramisu. Want some?” Thomas smiled but shook his head.
“You’re the only sweet I’m interested in eating tonight.” Your eyebrows shoot up in surprise as you try to fight the blushing smile. The alcohol loosening his tongue was dangerous.
Leaning across the table, you kiss him firmly, biting his lip as you pull away.
“You; are gonna get yourself in trouble, Mr. Thomas Webb.” He just licks his lips and replies lazily, “I sure hope so.” Leveling his heated gaze with yours for a second before you walk off to the desserts.
You’re deciding if you want more than tiramisu when you hear someone behind you.
“So you’re the mystery girl everyone is talking about. The one that came with Thomas, yes?”
When you turn around, you have to actively fight the lip curl of disgust.
Johanna.
You had heard a lot about the bitch tainting your air that stood before you. She was pretty, but Thomas was right. She was no you. Raising one of your perfectly done brows, you nod at her.
“Yes, I am. Funny you should think me a mystery when I for one, have never heard of you…?” You see the bitter trickle into her expression as she smiles tightly.
“Right. I’m Johanna.”
Thomas is wondering what’s taking you as he scans the room. Heart stopping as he sees you and her talking. He can’t get up fast enough, rushing to your side before there’s blood.
“Thomas, nice of you to join us. I was just conversing with your guest. Very charming, I can see how she’s caused such a stir.” He nods, beginning to sweat once he sees the look on your face.
“Naturally, though guest isn’t quite the word I’d use. Thomas and I are way past that.”
Oh boy.
“Oh? I work with his father and I don’t recall him bringing up Thomas here seeing anyone new.”
“I’m sure you do ‘work’ for the old bastard. But why would he? There’s a difference between what’s your job and what’s your business, Jocelyn.”
Oh boy.
“It’s Johanna.”
“Right. I’m usually better at names, it might be because you’re so familiar”.
Ouch.
The air is all electric as you fire off every backhanded statement that comes to mind. It’s honestly kinda hot.
“Where did you two meet?” She’s irritated, almost green as she tries to hide her disdain of you.
“We live in the same building.” You say as a matter of factly.
“Ah, so you must be very close then?”
“Of course. Exclusiveness with each other really helps with that too, Jackelope.”
Her mouth drops open at your jab and just what you’re insinuating, eyes snapping up at Thomas who is pointedly looking everywhere but there.
“Well, I wouldn’t want to keep you two any longer then. Nice seeing you Thomas and Doll.”
Ha. Of course she already knew your name.
“We wouldn’t want that either”. Agreeing snidely as you pull Thomas along with you.
“It was the dogs bollocks meeting you John Cena!” You shout back, mocking her English accent with a cheeky smile, enjoying the angry red embarrassment on her face.
Thomas couldn’t keep it together if he tried. Incredulous laughter joining yours while you take him to the floor with the other couples to slow dance.
You loop your arms behind his head as his hands find themselves on your lower back. Skin warm as he holds you close, swaying you gently.
“I let you out of my sight for 2 minutes…” he trails off like he’s annoyed but the grin on his lips says otherwise as you giggle and shake your head.
“She started it. That’s a sneaky bitch if I ever met one. Even talks like she’s looking to start some problem.”
He hums in understanding because that’s the exact same thing he felt when he first spoke to her.
“Mhmm, but you handled it.” Leaning down to nose at your neck, giving you goosebumps, voice a low purr.
Shuddering in a breath, you let that feeling wash over you.
“Yeah?”
His touch is searing as his hands trail further down, grabbing the fat of your ass. Mouth dropping open in a needy whine.
“Yes. Looked so sexy with that attitude”. Growling against your mouth, blue eyes staring intensely into yours.
Fuck.
Looking up at him through you lashes, you pull him down to kiss wetly at his jaw up to his ear. Eyes slipping closed, biting his lip as heat slots through him with each move of your glossy mouth.
“I’m so soaked for you…kinda makes me wish I wore panties.” It takes a minute for him to realize what you said, eyes snapping open when he does.
In that same instant, he’s dragging your impishly grinning self off the dance floor. Passing everything and everyone to the most secluded area there, slamming you against the wall as he tongue kisses you so deeply that you struggle to keep up. Panting as he pulls away, dropping to his knees pushing your dress up and shit. You really weren’t wearing any panties. Kissing hotly all over your lower stomach, he loses himself.
You were so wet that slick absolutely coated your pussy lips, swollen clit peeking out of its hood, all while you dripped down your thighs. Licking it up, Thomas groaned at the taste of you.
“Jesus, doll…”
His face buried itself deep between your thighs, the pressure of his nose against you makes heat rise in your chest.
Moaning as he licks a fat stripe through your engorged pussy lips, lifting your leg over his shoulder while devours you.
One hand shoots to his hair and the other to your mouth to stop the scream from the back of your throat as he sucks your pulsing clit into his hot mouth. Humming into you, the concentrated vibrations make you choke on your gasps. Feeling so hot you can hardly stand it.
“T-Thomas, h-haah-!” Your whiny moans break off to a screech when you feel his fingers join and caress your walls; massaging upwards as he swirls his mouth in hard delicious circles. Grinding down on his face, the wet sucking sounds pushing you that much closer.
You couldn’t seem to shut up, sweating and shaking through Thomas eating you like you were the finest thing to ever grace his tastebuds. He meant it when he said the only sweet he wanted to eat tonight was you. He’d been wanting to since he first met you.
And you were better than he could’ve imagined.
Falling apart so beautifully into his mouth, his lower face smeared with your sweet slick as you humped his face. Heady cries making him so hard, it hurt. Cock pulsing with each swipe of his tongue and tug of his hair.
Your mouth drops open when he takes his fingers out only to switch with his mouth, sucking harshly at your hole. Eyes watering in pleasure, your head drops down as you moan for him.
His glasses were starting to fog up in the corners but it doesn’t matter. You’re so close, and surprisingly; so is he. Covering your cunny with his mouth again, he lightly bites your clit making you wail as he continues flicking it with his tongue before sucking the nub into his mouth again.
And that’s the final nail in the coffin.
Biting your lip, you tense. Squirting when Thomas suddenly thrusts his tongue inside you, smacking away lewdly. The feel of your cum spraying his face triggers his own orgasm, spilling into his pants, blown blue eyes rolling back while he tongue-fucks you through yours.
Gasping, you shakily pull his head back, pussydrunk cum drenched expression looking back at you has you moaning desperately at him. With one last lick, he gets up; practically falling into your mouth as you kiss his cunt soaked swollen lips. He was so fucking sexy.
“Okay we gotta go. We gotta go so I can make you cum.” Kissing all over his neck, smearing your lip color on him and not giving a damn. Thomas hisses while you suck bruise after bruise onto him, tugging his shirt out of his pants but stopping your quick working hands from dropping his pants.
“I already did. You really don’t know what you do to me, do you?” Oh. He blew one just from having your cunt in your mouth?
Suddenly he’s even hotter to you.
“Well, I want you to cum again. And I want to be the one to make you, okay sexy?” Licking up his Adam’s apple, you whisper against his lips.
“Mmmfh- yeah, let’s go.” He doesn’t bother to fix himself as he takes your hand and leads you out. Glancing at the clock as you rush through the sea of bodies, you were only there for 2 hours. Oh well, smirking to yourself.
A certain gaze catches you two and her mouth drops open in shock as she takes in your sheen and smeared lip color along with the marks and colors on Thomas, his hair messed up and clothes wrinkled.
Winking at her and smiling at everyone else who notices the state of you two, until you’re outside. The chill doing nothing to cool you as Thomas urges you in, all over you the entire ride.
You get out first and pull him inside through his undone belt. Heart pounding, he’s gonna fuck you up so good, nipping the tops of your breasts when he pulls you closer.
“Finally gonna talk you through it, so try not to cry too loud yeah? I want you to hear me when I’m fucking you stupid.”
(should I do another part of just them fucking?? bc I’m down🤷🏽‍♀️)
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theredofoctober · 9 months
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SPITE— The Boys fic, Billy Butcher x reader, crossposted from AO3, reader uses she/her pronouns
TW: Violence, noncon
The super villain known as SPITE (reader) has been stalking Billy Butcher. He captures her, and chaos ensues...
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"You little cunt."
The words lose their meaning quickly in the lurching dark through frequent repetition.
Their first utterance is a hiss against your ear as you're dredged from the street to some rank basement, roiling in your captor's grip like a sturgeon all the way down.
The second usage of the phrase errupts in a catankerous grunt as their speaker attempts to bind you to a chair, a gyre of your tulle and satin costume half-smothering him as you thrash, and kick, and bite.
"You little cunt," snarls Billy Butcher, for the third time, as you clip his jaw with your forehead.
Then, with a vicious grin, he spits a gout of his own blood into your face.
"Like that, do you, you fucking supe slag? Don't worry, there's plenty more where that came from."
His shackles your throat with his fist, smirking as you flinch from the red razors of his teeth. He wears a mask of revulsion, the whites of his eyes within it shocking, horrible.
You can't seem to look away.
"Not so brave, now, are you, flower?" asks Butcher. "See, I've been following you, and just picture my fucking surprise to find out that you've been trying to do the same to me. And just me, that is; you've kept well out the way of my Boys. You've been very clever about it, I'll give you that. I doubt they even have a clue who you are."
He releases your throat and wipes his hand on the garish fabric of his shirt with a laborious theatricality.
"So," he continues, "either you were trying to kill me off—which you are absolutely shit at, by the way—or there's something else you're after. Wonder what that could be?"
Butcher kicks a chair leg, and you rock upon it like a bowling pin.
"Look at ya," he sneers. "Running around here, dressed like some clown's tart— sorry to tell you, love, but the circus ain't in fucking town."
Swallowing dryly, you attempt to scrape the chair backwards, inch by inch, across the floor, putting space between yourself and the man with the coarse velvet of murder in his voice.
Butcher watches your retreat, shaking his head.
"Where are you gonna go, sweetheart? You can't use your fucking fairy magic powers when you're all tied up like that, so don't get any ideas. You're cosied up with me for a bit. So let's have a chat, shall we?"
With your voice obstructed by a makeshift gag you merely widen your eyes in response.
"Well, love, I'm glad you asked," says Butcher, with an acid sarcasm. "There's only two ways you're leaving here tonight: either as strawberry slushie at the bottom of a fucking rubbish bag, or all in one piece, except for your dignity, that is. Better make up your mind. I don't have all night."
He pauses, pretends to consider.
"Well, I do, but I wanna spend it cracking open a couple of beers with the lads, not down here chin-wagging with a bleedin' Supe."
Butcher's gaze is thick with the dregs of an old and bitter madness: you feel more than undressed by it, skinned, rather, your muscles flayed from the bone.
"Look at you," says Butcher, coldly. "Sitting there in all that pink bollocks looking like something Piglet shat out after a mad one in The Hundred Acre Wood. What's it all about, eh?"
He kicks suddenly at your calf, his boot rending layers of candyfloss fishnet thread with a blow that will surely bruise.
"Nobody's making you wear this shit; Vought won't touch you with a bargepole after all the stunts you’ve been pulling on the sly. Your own kind don't want anything to do with you. You're a loner. So what were you doing prancing about in this silly fucking get-up? Waiting for me to notice?"
Butcher shunts your chair back against the wall, tipping it at an angle that, at his high vantage, likely allows a view that is particularly obscene.
"Don't be shy," he leers. "Every time you threw a kick at me I could see right up at your knickers. And they're fragile little things, ain't they?"
You strain against your bonds, bucking with such an indignant gusto that the ropes start to fray against your muscles.
"Oh no you fucking don't," says Butcher, and slaps you so hard across the cheek that you're still again in an instant, your ears sirening from the blow.
"You don't wanna piss me off, darling," says your captor, grimly. "See, I could really fucking hurt you, but I don't wanna manhandle you more than I have to, savvy? Then again, I think you're gagging to be roughed up. Didn't put up much of a fight, did you, and now I've got you right where I want you—"
You mumble your objections into the wad of lace against your teeth, but Butcher ignores you, caught up in the rhythm of his spiel.
"—Seems like you're desperate for me to give you a good seeing to. Well, don't worry, love. Daddy's here."
He's being ironic, you think, but as a strange combination of want and loathing twists his countenance you begin to change your mind. 
"I can't stand your sort," Butcher mutters. "Filthy mutants, the lot of you. But seeing you in this mess I might have it in me for a pity fuck."
He shoves a thumb into your mouth and pulls free the gag, wincing as his fingers come away wet with drool.
"Well," he says. "Speak up, love. Do you wanna shag, or die?"
"Neither," you rasp. "I don't know what you're talking about."
Butcher's smile is blood and ice.
"See, I thought you'd say that. So I took the liberty of popping all the security footage I've got of you onto a nice little pen drive so I could play it back to you, remind you how many times you’ve tiptoed around me about in your glorified stripper wear without finishing the bloody job. Let's have a gander, shall we?"
He fumbles for a remote, and a vast television screen illuminates in the centre of the room, revealing picture after picture of you tracking Butcher across the city by night. You recall taunting him with your proximity, enjoying the game; it's how you always hunt your targets, hounding them until they go mad with paranoia, an end hastened by hallucinations cast like spellwork from your fingertips, each more awful than the last.
Butcher, however...
He had been difficult. He'd barely seemed to respond to your assaults, no matter your pressure upon his mind. 
"In case you're wondering, I saw your poxy visions," he announces perceptively, rapping the television screen with his fist. "But you underestimate the level of fucked up I've witnessed in my life. I've seen scarier shit in my morning routine."
The screen flickers, and you're faced with a shot of yourself standing in Butcher's shadow, so close to him that your breath is almost on the back of his neck. How smug you'd been in the thought that he hadn't known you were there, that you were so extraordinarily clever, and daring.
Humiliating to think that Butcher had followed you with equal stealth, despite his limitations.
"Tell me why you picked me to wind up," he demands, "and not Frenchie, or M.M., or any of my mates. Why am I so special? You've heard my theories. Now it's your turn."
You don't immediately answer, keeping a mutinous silence.
Butcher approaches you with a slow, heavy tread, a killer's prowl, and leans into you, smelling of beer and cologne, and his own congealing blood. You wonder what he makes of your own scent: sweat and sugar, the remnants of perfume, petty irritants for his rudimentary human senses.
Smirking, you say, "You despise us all so much, Billy. I wanted to see what your face would look like when you realised that a Supe had killed you."
"Nah," says Butcher, shaking his head. "I'm not convinced. I reckon you wanted to know how hard a 'normal' like me could hate-fuck you when you got caught in the act."
He shunts a knee between your thighs—each lashed to either side of the chair, conveniently apart—and grinds an apex of bone against you, forcing a reluctant shiver through your core.
You're afraid to move, lest you provoke him; you can't be silent lest Butcher thinks he's won.
At last you settle to hiss between your teeth, "Why don't you just do it? Like you said, I can't use my powers with my hands tied like this. So what's stopping you? Why don't you just do what you want, Mr King Shit of Fuck Mountain?"
"That's not my style," says Butcher, with a sneer. "I want you to ask for it. Beg like the pathetic cunt you are. I'm giving you a choice."
"I'm tied to a chair, genius. I don't have many choices."
"You were trying to murder me, sweetheart. You're lucky you're getting any options."
"You could just let me go."
"And put up with you tormenting me for another bloody month? Not likely."
You burst into sudden laughter and Butcher freezes, his face clouded by sheer loathing. 
"Shut up," he snarls. "Shut up right fucking now."
Butcher makes a fist, and you wonder what he means to do: violet an eye, shatter a tooth, break bone like a glass in some grimy pub. As your laugh continues he aims a punch and misses as you weave your head aside, splitting his knuckles on the back of the chair.
"Shit!"
"You're a hypocrite," you say, as he wipes off the blood. "I know all about you. Your hard-on for killing Supes. You act like you think you're better than us, but really? I think you're a jealous little fanboy."
"Who's the fucking fan here?" snarls Butcher. "Admit it. That little stalking act— you've been flirting with me."
You wrinkle your nose.
"You wish."
"Don't have to wish. I reckon if I was to feel that snatch of yours right now you'd be wet through."
The laughter dies in your throat, and you edge about in your seat, attempting to shimmy your skirt further down over your hips.
"Wouldn't mean anything," you mutter, at last, and Butcher gives you a cunning look.
"Only that getting smacked about by a man who wants to kill you is your cup of tea. And I'm starting to think it is."
He shrugs off his vast coat, throwing it aside. Veins stand out on the backs of his hands and arms, and you realise, suddenly, that he is serious in what he means to do, entirely so. You could die tonight, and the worst of it is that no one would care.
"Make your mind up, Spite," says Butcher. "You know what's on the table. You pick, or I will. I don't think you'd like that. My crowbar wants to make friends with every one of your stupid fucking Supe bones."
The peril of your situation is unavoidable. You move your lips, the sounds escaping at such mite softness that Butcher cranes his ear towards your mouth.
"What did you say? Speak up, darlin'."
With a sudden lunge you snap at Butcher's earlobe and latch on with grinning teeth. Blood crests your tongue in a grisly baptism, and as the man wrenches from your grip you see how badly he wants to hurt you.
"Oh, you sneaky little fucker!" he barks. "That's it; I've had enough of that mouth."
In a punishing scuffle Butcher stuffs another wad of torn fabric between your jaws, thrusting it so far down your throat that you almost choke. Then he drags your hips forward on the chair and scrambles for his zipper, his face murky with rage. 
"You wanna play, Supe? Then let's have some fucking fun."
His fingers pierce your core, twisting deep, and you writhe like a halved worm around them.
Butcher drives his face so close to yours that your foreheads knock together, his eyes the very black of death.
"So I was right. You're making a proper mess, poor little thing."
You attempt to remain defiant, scornful, but you can barely maintain the artifice when Butcher's hand is so deep within you, each rough twitch of his fingers inducing a further slickness. Desperate, you wrench your arms against the ropes that hold them fast, hoping to wear through your bonds.
"Pack it in," snaps Butcher. "Or I will really bloody hurt you."
You believe it, but don't cease your struggling; you never relinquish a fight, whatever the cost.
Cursing, Butcher wraps a fist around your throat, squeezing until you gargle in pain.
"Now you be a good little trollop," he says, "and take my fucking cock, alright?"
He's so hard as he enters you that you see, in his expression, a dark, aching relief, as though soothing a terrible burn.
How long as he thought about this, tortured by your figure twisting and dancing around him through the rain-lashed streets in a miasma of summoned dreams? How close did he come to splaying you across a wall in some filthy alleyway, crushing you like a butterfly under his boot?
Now he has you jailed from your powers he makes you feel weak. How exhilarating that he is capable of this, a man born entirely without super abilities.
With each violent thrust the chair bangs against the wall, swinging a blade of pain up through your middle. Butcher's hands rip at your costume, tearing it between your breasts with an animal malice.
"You're tight," he says. "So fucking tight..."
He kisses your stuffed mouth with a clash of teeth, and the assault sparks the flint of lust in the secret part of you that has yearned to be dismantled by his stark hatred.
Even as you'd schemed to kill him you'd thought this man handsome, admired, coldly, his brutal methods, imagined standing over his corpse, admiring the loss of homocidal life as you might a sun beam in broken glass.
Now you are such fragments in his handling Butcher has no mercy for you. The man is out of control, taking, by instinct, in a berserker state, knowing nothing but the satisfaction of violence.
His cock jars you like a slaughterer's bolt, knifing your warmth with his ever greater heat. There is no talking, for a time, only the fever of his vengeful need. The room resounds with exerted grunts and the squeak of the chair beneath your struggling bodies; the angle of fucking is awkward, and you notice Butcher glancing at your bonds, evidently considering whether or not cutting you loose is worth the risk of you killing him.
At last he barks, "I'm gonna move you. Try anything stupid and you can kiss your kneecaps goodbye."
You nod limply, and Butcher pulls a blade from somewhere and hacks at the ropes with a careless malice, unflinching as he nicks the skin beneath. Keeping only a knot around your wrists he wrangles you over a couch and ruts you, face down, upon it, his fist in your hair, straining its roots.
"This what you thought it'd be like, you fucking brat?"
You try to brace a leg upon the floor, but your foot skids, and Butcher presses you harder against the couch cushions, smothering your ragged breaths.
"Supposed to be superior," he grunts. "Can't even put up a proper fight."
You twist under him, throwing him off onto the floor in a landslide of churning limbs, and as he staggers up after you again he's grinning widely.
"That's more like it."
As he comes for you again you vault yourself over the back of the sofa and roll into a dark corner, loosening the rope across your hands. When Butcher seizes you by the ankles and hauls you towards him you steeple two fingers at the man's forehead and flex.
What you put into his mind is the vilest image your thoughts can conjure, so corrupt that he drops you swiftly and flinches back, his face paling. 
"Fuck me."
For a moment you think that Butcher might vomit, and scrape yourself further across the ground, towards the door, waiting for the inevitable heaving to give you time to run. But he only turns his head and spits a clot of plegm into the dust, his countenance wrenched by a savage glee. 
"I knew you Supes weren't right in the head, but you're really somethin,'" he breathes. "Can see why all your quarry end up bashing their own brains in against the nearest wall. Not me, though, love. You've picked the wrong bastard."
A rare fear eats through you as you dump the last of the rope and scamper up the stairwell towards the street. As you barrel your shoulder into the door at the top it resists you, barely splintering despite your harshest efforts. 
"Supe proofed," says Butcher, smugly, as he comes up the stairs behind you. "At least against half-baked cunts like you that don't even have decent powers."
He slams you against the door, dizzying you in the blow. The next thing you're aware of is being dragged back down to the basement, and although you rail him with blows and waves of toxic thought Butcher manages to lumber back over the threshold again.
"I'm not finished with you," he says, and lets out a yelp as you sweep a foot under one leg, bringing him down onto the concrete floor with a resounding boom.
Spitting out the gag, you snap, "Go on, kill me, fuckface. I'm waiting. Make it good for me!"
"I'll make something bloody good, that's for sure," Butcher retorts, and he pins you on your back, arms trapped beneath you. "I never leave a job half-done."
He kisses you again, his tongue gilding your throat, and you feel his hardness between your legs again, undetered by the fight, likely strengthened by it. This is a man who feeds on brutality: why should his fucking be any different?
This time when his cock enters you his right hand follows, finding your clitoris with a nimble ease. You loathe the way he makes your body jump to his touch, the stupid, whimpering moans that pass your bleeding lips with the ruthless beat of his thrusting.
You detest how easy it is for him to mould your obstinance into something needy and mewling, as though he knew this potential was there from the beginning.
"How's that feel?" asks Butcher, thickly, a devilish blaze in his eyes. "Tell me. Is that good, you little cunt?"
"Yes!" you blurt out, and hate him for making you say it, for the fact that it is true. "God, don't—"
You attempt to bring your knees together, to dislodge his hand, but you can't shift Butcher's weight, only trigger him to fuck you deeper, rolling his fingers between your heaving bodies until you're slick as an eel with perspiration.
"Go on, make some noise," croons Butcher, "'cause you're gonna come so hard you'll forget how much you hate me."
Your mouth opens to protest, but to Butcher's grinning satisfaction you can do nothing but let out hoarse, quavering cries, all rational thought simmered to steam on the pinnacle of your ecstasy.
You've never known pleasure so sharp, so clean. You're still in the throes of it when Butcher bucks against you one last time, flattening you beneath him as he fills you with his groaning release.
He rolls off and lies beside you for a minute, seeming to gaze at the ceiling, with something between disgust and a quiet smugness. 
Then he says, into the lull, "You want a drink?"
You sit up slowly, disliking the precarious wobble in your arms as your brace yourself.
"Why," you say, slowly, "the fuck would I want to drink with you, Butcher?"
Getting to his feet he shrugs, and fumbles about on a table for a bottle of something murky and likely possessing the qualities of turpentine.
"'Cause you're still sat on your arse rather than trying to kill me again, so I reckon you need a bevvy. And I know you ain't got anywhere else to go."
Butcher pours you a shot of the dark liquid and eyes you with a cagey interest when you don't immediately take it.
"I'm the only one of your marks that isn't a Supe," he says. "I haven't figured out your M.O. yet. Be easier to pick your brains when you're pissed. Might loosen you up a bit."
"Not a good idea," you mutter. "Might realise we've got more in common that you think."
You outstretch a hand and pluck the glass from him, sniffing the contents suspiciously.
"Ain't poisoned, Spite," says Butcher. "Be fucking rude, after what we just did."
"It'd be bang on character, then," you reply, coolly, and drain the glass in a wincing swig. "Christ. How do you drink this shit?"
"I've got a strong stomach. Or kidneys. Take your pick. So, now you're watered, speak up. Why did you come after me?"
You wind your arms around your knees and look at Butcher sideways, thinking, with some annoyance, how much your answer will stroke his ego.
"A lot of Supes out there are afraid of you. I just wanted to know why."
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ofallthingsnasty · 1 year
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henlooo!! i read ur post abt manipulator kaiser and oliver. (i’m already 20 btw) what would be their reaction if their foreign!s/o tries to escape from them and go home to their country? would they hunt them down or would they just let them go?
hello hello haha 🤗 tbh I've only thought about Kaiser with a foreign darling so far because that really tickles me - but Oliver as well? Interesting thought 👀
word count: 1k goes with this thirst post here
tags: yandere, emotional manipulation
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I think neither one is the 'hunting down' type (Shidou or even Barou, however...) - but Kaiser, in my opinion, will not hesitate to utilize his fame. Soccer is really popular here in Germany and I know a fair share of players and their partners even though I am absolutely not invested in the Bundesliga and the likes. You leaving and in such an abrupt way? Basically overnight? That's going to be all over the yellow press, no doubt. He is one of Germany's best players and he won't have to lift a finger to get all eyes on your 'break-up' (Of course they don't know that you basically fled, don’t know what he’s really like behind the scenes-). The media circus will be a lot for you. You'll definitely have to go private or even delete all your socials because of the sheer amount of hate you will get (if he let you run your own, of course. He might just be the type to insist on him curating those for you, never mind the fact that you could be located through those). Your face is all you see the moment you open any European news site, aside from the more serious ones. The media will most likely smear you - and maybe even turn on you fully once Kaiser drops a few calculated words. Everyone will speculate why you left like you did, will try to analyze yours and Kaiser’s relationship until they’ve found a plausible reason. You’re better off ditching the internet or the media all together for a little while. As for Kaiser, would he ask you for forgiveness, knock on your door one night or just straight up snatch you up? Oh, no. He's too proud for that, even though he is positively seething. He's angry, first and foremost, angry that you could be so ungrateful, that you would just leave him, a goddamn superstar. You were supposed to worship him like the rest of them, not run for the hills the moment he got a little too comfortable. But I can actually see Ness sniffing your location out and paying you a tearful visit, harping on your feelings, telling you how much of a mess Kaiser is without you, how he can be so difficult but, really, he only acted the way he did because he loves you- He’ll put on his sweetest face, the biggest teary eyes. When you don't fall for it, he will turn downright nasty and berate you for it, threaten you. Don't you know what level of influence Kaiser has, how much money he has to waste? You think some measly borders will stop that? He can turn your life into hell even from a continent away, you'll see. Ness will play the errand boy for Kaiser happily - and he'll mean every word he'll say. Disloyalty towards Kaiser is just something he won’t stand. I think he'd leave you to mull over it - waiting to see if you can be scared into crawling back. But if you still don’t come back, Kaiser will make Ness’ threats come true until you do, paranoid and destitute. He can absolutely pull some strings - and he will.
Oliver doesn't have the same tools available to him - not that he isn't famous, just not as much as Kaiser - your break-up will probably be picked up by some tabloids and fans online but it won't make the waves it does with Kaiser. But forcing you back with his influence is not his style, anyways. No, Oliver will make you take him back. Willingly. I think he'd grin and bear the ‘break-up’, on the outside. He won't lose his cool over this, even though it's bothering him a lot. He'll throw himself into his work, his team, keeps that laissez-fair attitude as if his life depends on it. I don't see him as the type to come up with an intricate plan to get you back but he'll let you cool off a little and bets on your poor, little brain smoothing things over for him in retrospect. He won't pick up anyone during this time to get back at you or to make you jealous - he'll be on his best behavior, won't be mentioning the 'break-up' anywhere, won't utter a word of contempt into your direction, won't even go out to party that much. For his standards, he's turning into somewhat of a golden boy - but it really is just a ploy. To make you see how much you've changed him. To make you see how heart-broken he is. Due to his charade, you’ll probably think yourself safe - until he turns up at your door one day, with the biggest apologetic smile on his face. It’s so jarring, it actually stuns you into silence. He’ll show you just how much of a talker he can be - for hours and hours he’ll lay it on thick, won’t spare a single, oh-so-sad detail. And it’s so easy to let yourself fall for his charms again - it wasn’t all that bad, right? You’ve loved him, still kind of do - the old wounds have scarred over, the pain long gone. And with the way he eyes you, still tired from his travels, like some kicked puppy, his attention solely focused on you... You can feel a familiar tug at your heart again and before you know it, you find yourself doubting your past self. Maybe you just overreacted at times? Maybe you could have poured yourself more into the relationship, could have given him more - shown him just how much you loved him. It’s an ugly feeling of doubt, of uncertainty, of longing. Before you know it, you’ll see the relationship through a different lense and him in a much softer light - how lucky you are, then, that he is here to stay for a little while, just until you can sort your feelings out. And this time, he’s serious - and willing to show you with a shiny ring on your finger.
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fandomgirlz01 · 5 months
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My Place In This World Pt. 2
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Dick Grayson X Reader
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Edited: Yes
Word count: 8,463 
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Post Date: December 14th, 2023
Post Time: 10:41 pm
Summary: Growing up in Haly's circus and losing their parents in the same night makes the reader and Dick closer than anyone else. Together they go through life having one another's backs though every life change, even eventually becoming Robin and Blue Jay together. What happens when feelings have changed and slowly start to be revealed? 
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“Time runs short. You must awaken,” a weird ominous voice speaks. 
“You must awaken now!” The voice shouts and my head shoots up as I open my eyes. 
We all awake with a gasp as we find ourselves locked up in pods. I try pulling at my arms only to find that they’re restrained above my head. I try wiggling my feet only to find that they too are restrained. 
Looking back up, I see the clone standing in front of us just staring at us with a very stoic look on his face. I look over to my left to see Dick next to me and he looks at me. He silently asks me if I’m okay and I nod before silently asking him the same thing, feeling pleased when he nods. 
“What? What— what do you want?!” Wally yells out, making me turn to my right to see him before looking back at the clone. 
“Quit staring. You’re creeping me out,” Wally continues to yell at the clone standing in front of us and I shake my head. 
“Uh, KF, how about we not tick off the guy who can fry us with a look?” Dick calmly asks in a soft tone and I hum in agreement. 
“Listen, we only sought to help you,” Kaldur states in a calm and soft voice. 
“Yeah. We free you, and you turn on us. How’s that for grat—” Wally berates the clone and I roll my eyes. 
“Kid, please, be quiet now,” Kaldur interrupts as he turns to look at him. 
“Yeah. KF, quiet. Even I know now’s not the time to get angry, and I’m the most angry person here,” I add onto Kaldur’s words and Dick scoffs. 
“Blue Jay. Stop. You are not,” he pointedly says with a roll of his eyes. 
“Enough. I believe our new friend was not in control of his actions like we are,” Kaldur cuts in and I look over at Dick with a light smirk when I see him pop out his lock pick from his glove. 
He nods at me and I nod back before pressing the small button in my glove. My lock pick pops out as his had done and we both start quietly working on our shackles. 
“Wha— what if I… what if I wasn’t?” The clone asks in a hesitant tone and Wally’s eyes widen. 
“He can talk!” he shouts in shock and I roll my eyes. 
“Of course he can, KF. He may be a clone, but—” I go to defend it in an annoyed tone, but the clone cuts me off. 
“Yes, he can,” he comments in anger as his fists clench at his side. 
“And I thought I had anger issues…” I mumble with another roll of my eyes. 
“Jay…” Dick warns and I stifle a giggle as I shrug when Dick gives me his disapproval look. 
“Not like I said it,” Wally defends himself and I chuckle, shaking my head. 
“You might as well have, KF,” I exasperate with a roll of my eyes and he huffs. 
“The genomorphs taught you telepathically,” Kaldur asks, changing the subject as he turns his head to look at the clone. 
“They taught me much. I can read, write. I— I know the names of things,” the clone tries to convey what he knows. 
“But have you seen them? Have they ever let you actually see the sky?” Dick asks but pauses for a moment. 
“Or the sun?” I finish Dick’s thoughts, making him look at me before looking back at the clone. 
“Images are implanted in my mind, but no. I have not seen them,” the clone answers in a melancholy tone and I frown. 
“Well, you deserve to see them and feel the heat from the sun,” I tell him in a sympathetic tone, still frowning. 
“Do you know what you are, who you are?” Kaldur asks and the clone seems to stand a little straighter. 
“I am the Superboy, a genomorph, a clone made from the DNA of the Superman created to replace him should he perish…” the clone starts to explain, but pauses. 
“To destroy him should he turn from the light,” the clone finishes explaining and Dick turns to look at me. I frown at him and he shakes his head before looking back at the clone. 
“To be like superman is a worthy aspiration, but like superman you deserve a life of your own, beyond that solar suit, beyond your pod, beyond Cadmus,” Kaldur tries to get our point further across to the clone. 
“I live because of Cadmus! It is my home!” The clone angrily shouts out as he argues back. 
“Your home is a test tube. We can show you the sun,” Dick starts to try explaining what else he can have and I smile. 
“Uh, pretty sure it’s after midnight, but we can show you the moon,” Wally adds on and I roll my eyes in annoyance at the boy for the millionth time. 
“Robin’s point is that we can show you how to have a real life outside these walls,” I add on and Dick smiles softly at me as Wally rolls his eyes. 
“We can show you, introduce you to superman,” Kaldur tells him and for a moment it looks like the clone is thinking about it. 
“No, they can’t,” another voice speaks up, making the clone turn around as we all look up. 
“They’ll be otherwise occupied,” the scientist creepily tells us as he, Guardian and another scientist walk in through the door. 
“Activate the cloning process,” he demands the other female scientist as he and Guardian come to a stop. 
“Pass. Batcav’s crowded enough—” Dick comments and I have to hold back a giggle. 
“Tell me about it, Rob. With you, me, Bats and now Batgirl, I can’t take on any more added to the team,” I agree with him, playfully rolling my eyes and he smirks as I hold back my laughter. 
“And get the weapon back in its pod!” The male scientist demands again as he looks at Guardian, who then starts towards the clone. 
“Hey, how come he gets to call Supey an it?” Wally whines out and I sigh, shaking my head. 
Guardian walks up behind the clone and puts a hand on his shoulder. The clone watches him walk up from the corner of his eye until he touches his shoulder and turns to look at Kaldur. 
“Help us,” Kaldur tells the clone one last time. 
The clone then shoves Guardian's hand off of his shoulder and turns to look at him. He gives him a glare before the scientist walks up behind him. 
“Don’t start thinking now,” the scientist exasperates as he walks past the clone and the genomorph on his shoulder jumps off onto the clone’s shoulder. 
The genomorph’s horns glow and the clone's eyes widen before becoming void of emotion. The scientist moves to stand in front of the clone and comes to a stop. 
“See, you’re not a real boy. You’re a weapon and you belong to me! Well, to Cadmus. Same thing. Now get back to your pod!” The scientist tells him as the horns continue to glow. 
The clone then turns and starts to leave. The door closes behind him and the scientist turns to the woman at the computer station. She types on the keys for a minute before a metal arm with prongs on the end pops up in each of our pods. 
They launch forward towards each of us and before we know it, there’s a shock flowing through our bodies. We each scream out as it seems to last forever. The scientist starts to speak, but it’s hard to make out what he’s saying as we all continue to scream out in pain. 
The scientist talks to the head genomorph that we fought earlier on, but again it’s hard to hear anything as we scream in pain. The pain continues on and on for a while. I look over at Dick and frown harder, wishing I could stop his pain. 
Then I look at Wally and tears well up in my eyes. Last I look at Kaldur, who seems to be whispering something and I wonder what he’s saying. Slowly black starts to take over my vision and closes in slower and slower as I start to feel utterly drained. 
“Sir, this one can’t handle the cloning process. She’s lost far too much blood,” the lady scientist calls out as my eyes droop more and more. 
“Then don’t worry about cloning her. Just get rid of her now then,” the emotionless male scientist barks out and the lady nods solemnly. 
“Don’t you dare touch her. You lay a hand on her and I’ll never let you have a moment of peace again,” Dick growls out in anger and I try to formulate some words to try to comfort him, telling him I won’t go down without a fight, but the words won’t leave my mouth. 
My tongue turns and turns in my mouth, but the more effort I make, the more tired I feel. I look over at Dick one last time before there’s a loud banging noise, making us all look over to see the door being ripped open by the clone. It sparks as he holds it over his head before throwing it aside and suddenly the pain that was flowing through my body stops. I feel a little bit of life flow through me as Kaldur lets out a sigh of relief when he sees the clone and he walks in ominously. 
“I told you to get back to your…” the main scientist starts as he turns and looks at the clone. 
The clone only ignores him and continues towards us, pushing Guardian to the left and the scientist to the right, making them all go flying back into the walls. He stands straight over the scientist, all big and tall. 
“Don’t give me orders!” The clone seethes out before turning and walking closer to us. 
“You here to help us or fry us?” Wally asks and the clone glares at him. 
“Huh, I don’t seem to have heat vision. So I suppose helping is my only option,” the clone smugly tells Wally. 
It’s quiet for a literal second before there’s a loud hiss to my left, making me turn weakly to see Dick finally release himself from his shackles. As soon as his arms and legs are free, his pod opens. He quickly jumps down and starts to rub at his wrists. 
“Aha. Finally, lucky Batman isn’t here. He’d have our heads for taking so long. Right, Jay?” Dick jokes but stops when I don’t reply. 
He slowly turns and looks around before looking up at me. His face falls when he sees me looking down at him tiredly. I give him a soft smile and his eyes widen as he shakes his head. 
“Seriously, that’s what you’re worried about?” Wally deadpans, making Dick look at him. 
“The whole league will have our heads after tonight!” Wally finishes as Dick doesn’t even really listen to him, he just rushes over to the panel with all the buttons and pushes one. 
After he pushes it, there’s a faint buzz before the pods open. Dick then turns to the clone, who looks at him. 
“Free Aqualad. I’ll get Blue Jay then kid mouth,” Dick orders and my vision slowly starts to swim some more. 
“Don’t you give me orders either,” the clone angrily seethes at him before taking a leap over to Aqualad. 
The clone breaks Aqualad’s arm shackles and he falls forward into the clone's arms. Kaldur lets out a small ‘thank you’ before smiling at the clone. As he helps Kaldur the rest of the way, Dick climbs up to the top of my pod and again pops his lock pick out from his glove. 
He quickly picks up where I left off on picking the lock and soon my hands come free along with my feet. I stay in the pod and lean tiredly against the wall of it. Dick quickly climbs down before looking back up at me and I shake my head before sluggishly motioning to Wally. 
Dick gives me a worried glance before nodding at my persistent look. He then goes and climbs up Wally’s and helps him get out. Once Wally is out they all jump down to the floor and the others start to run. 
“Guys, hold on. Blue Jay’s hurt!” Dick yells out, making the others come to a stop. 
They all slowly turn around and Dick now has his back turned to me. They all stay quiet for a moment as I lean against the wall. 
“What do we do? I can’t hack and carry her,” Dick quickly explains through a fearful tone and Kaldur smiles softly at him before he walks over to him, putting a hand on his shoulder. 
“I will carry her. You just worry about hacking. I promise Blue Jay will be safe with me,” Kaldur assures Dick, who nods before looking at the floor for a moment as Wally puts a hand on his shoulder in comfort. 
Kaldur jumps up into my pod and slowly picks me up. He holds me tight before getting ready to jump down, but I stop him. 
“Please make sure he’s alright, Kal…” I whisper out and he chuckles lightly. 
“You are the one hurt and you are making sure he’s ok. You two really are two birds of a kind…” he tells me and I smile weakly at him as I shrug. 
“I love him, what can I say?” I whisper out super quietly as my vision starts to really fade now. 
“You have my word, Blue Jay. You both will make it out okay,” he tells me softly before everything becomes completely dark. 
Dick’s Pov:
Kaldur jumps down with y/n in his arms, but her eyes are closed. I scramble in my utility belt for a moment before finding what I need. Wally gives me a confused look when I pull it out, but I quickly walk over to Kaldur and y/n. 
“What’s that?” Wally asks as I quickly put the tab on y/n’s neck. 
“Heart monitor. Batman made it after the last time she was injured on a mission. He made it so we can make sure she’s still doing ok as we make our way outta here,” I explain as I open my holo computer up on my arm. 
“Woah. That little patch is a heart monitor?” he asks in astonishment and I nod. 
“Yup. Sends the stats right to my computer here so I can hack and monitor it at the same time,” I tell him as I make my holo computer pop up and his eyes widen. 
“That’s so cool! Me and Flash have ours in our suits,” he tells me and I nod in agreement. 
“We have them in ours too, but for some reason hers hasn’t been working, hence why Bats made this… backup,” I explain as I start typing stuff in to bring up the monitor on my computer. 
“So she’s been hurt before?” Wally asks and I swallow back my emotions. 
“Yes. Four missions ago she was hurt badly. Had to be hospitalized for a few days. We’ve been trying to fix hers, but we just can’t figure out why it won’t work after that one mission,” I explain as I continue to type before finally pulling it up. 
“She’ll be ok. She’s a fighter. If you want, me and the Flash gang can take a look to see if we can figure it out for you guys,” Wally tells me and I look up at him in thanks. 
“We should be good to go, but we gotta be fast. She needs medical attention soon,” I tell Kaldur and he nods. 
“Ok. Let’s go then,” he agrees with a nod and before I know it, we’re all running past the scientist who unfortunately seems to wake up. 
“You— you’ll never get out of here! Your friend’s gonna die!” he shouts to us as we run past him. 
“I’ll have you back in pods before morning!” he finishes off as we just make it out of the door. 
“That guy is not whelmed. Not whelmed at all,” I tell Wally as we both come to a stop. 
“What is it with you and this whelmed thing?” he asks as I throw four explosive batarangs. 
“Inside joke with Blue Jay…” I tell him as I begin running again. 
The wing dings perfectly hit the pods before exploding as we continue running away. We quickly catch up to Kaldur and the clone only to keep running. 
“We are still 42 levels below ground, but if we can make the elevator…” Kaldur starts to explain the plan as he runs with y/n in his arms. 
We make it down many halls before we hear a gowling, making us come to a stop when we see the big genomorphs coming our way. We turn around and look behind us to see the bumps on the walls start glowing a bright red. Soon more of the genomorphs start popping out of them and coming towards us. 
The one behind us bangs on the ground quickly, making us all turn and jump back. The clone quickly jumps up and hits one in the face as we run to get around them. The clone quickly stands, ready to fight some more before one punches him down into the floor. 
Kaldur, Wally and I jump over the one and land on the other side before turning to watch the clone start fighting. I look down at my computer and watch y/n’s heartbeat, letting out a sigh of relief when I see it’s still semi-steady, even if she’s passed out. 
“Superboy, the goal is escape, not to bury ourselves here,” Kaldur shouts out to the clone and he continues to fight. 
“You want escape?” Superboy yells out as he turns back to look at us. 
“Aha, yeah, that’s the whole point. Not to mention we have an injured party who needs medical attention soon,” I shout after Kaldur as I point to y/n. 
“Aha!” Superboy yells out as he turns and continues to fight the huge genomorphs. 
“Let’s just keep going,” Wally states and Kaldur hums, nodding in agreement. 
“Kid, take Blue Jay. I need to pry the doors open,” Kaldur tells Wally, who nods before taking y/n from his arms. 
Kaldur walks up to the doors and I turn to Wally. He gives me a look as I hold my arms out. 
“You sure?” he asks and I nod. 
“Yeah. Can’t hack anything right now anyway. I can get us up the shaft so you can climb,” I tell him and he nods before hesitatingly putting y/n into my arms. 
I nod in thanks to him before he takes a leap, landing on the side of the shaft and I shoot my grappling gun. I hold onto y/n with a single arm as tightly as I can while we shoot up the elevator shaft. Superboy grabs onto Kaldur and takes a big leap. 
Once at the end of my grappling gun, I swing lightly before landing on the side and keeping y/n with me. Once on the side, I plop down for a moment and just hold y/n a little closer as I watch Superboy and Kaldur get to about halfway up the shaft before they both start to fall. 
“I— I’m falling,”  Superboy says in shock before they start to fall quicker. 
My eyes widen in shock before I reach into my utility belt and grab a batarang. I quickly toss it at the wall they’re about to fall past and Kaldur reaches out to grab it as he grabs onto Superboy as well. 
“Superman can fly,” Superboy comments in sadness as he and Kaldur hang from the wall. 
“Why can’t I fly?” he solemnly asks as he looks up at Kaldur. 
“Don’t know, but it looks like you can leap tall buildings in a single bound. Still cool,” Wally tells him from beside me now and it’s quiet for a moment. 
My mind quickly wanders to what y/n would have said. She’d probably agree with Wally before making some joke about how it’s cooler then what Wally can do. I hold back a laugh at the thought as Wally helps Superboy down so he’s on the ledge with us. 
“Thank you,” Superboy calmly tells him with shame in his eyes as Kaldur hops onto the ledge right behind him. 
“How’s Blue Jay doing?” Kaldur asks, looking at me and I sigh. 
“Not good. I’ll have to add a bandage around her wound, but I can’t do it here. I need solid ground first,” I inform him and he gives a curt nod. 
“Ok. How much farther until we are out?” he asks me and I go to answer before there’s a loud sound coming from above us. 
“This will have to be our exit!” I quickly shout out and Kaldur nods. 
“Superboy. Help me with these doors!” Kaldur tells him and he nods. 
Together they each kick at one door and they both cave in. I grab onto y/n before we all rush though the new opening in the wall just before the express elevator quickly passes us going down. We all turn back for a moment watching as it passes. 
We then turn back to hall only to see more genomorphs start rushing towards us while growling.  Kaldur takes y/n from me before we all quickly turn to the right and start running again. 
“Go left! Left!” Superboy yells out and we do as he says, turning left before continuing to run. 
“Right!” he yells out again as we again do as he says before coming to a dead end. 
“Great directions, Supey. You trying to get us re-podded?” Wally angrily asks as he turns to Superboy. 
“No. I- I don’t understand…” Superboy replies with confusion laced in his tone. 
“Don’t apologize! This is perfect!” I shout and they all look at me in confusion. 
“How can this be perfect?” Wally asks and I smirk. 
“Take the vent off and we start crawling…” I inform them as I rip the vent off the wall. 
“Ok. You do that, but how exactly do you plan on getting Blue Jay through the vents?” Kaldur asks and I pause a moment. 
“Uhh… here. Tie her to my waist,” I quickly tell him as I pull out a small bit of rope from my utility belt. 
“How exactly is tying her to your waist gonna get her though?” Wally asks in clear confusion and I shrug as I finally close my holo computer. 
“Best thought is that I pull her along as we crawl,” I reply with a shrug. 
“That doesn’t really sound like it’d work to me,” he comments and I shrug. 
“Got any better ideas on how to get her out?” I ask as anger flares up inside me and he throws his hands up in surrender. 
“You're right. Only plan we got, so let’s do it,” he agrees and I sigh. 
“Sorry KF, but it’s that or leave her behind and I’m not too fond of leaving her behind,” I tell him and he nods, putting a hand on my shoulder. 
“I know, Rob. I know. We got this. Let’s get going,” he tells me and I nod as Kaldur now hands me the rope. 
I take it and pause a moment before hesitantly tying the rope around myself. I look at Kaldur and he gives me a nod of confirmation. 
“I’ll be right behind you. I’ll make sure she sticks with you. Do not worry,” he tells me and I nod, taking a deep breath before climbing up into the small air shaft. 
Once inside, I turn around and Kaldur quickly passes y/n up to me. I slowly pull her though before turning back to start crawling as best as I can. Kaldur climbs in right after us and quickly props y/n up against me so she’s not full on laying on the bottom of the air shaft. 
I continue to slowly crawl, trying to keep her from moving too much. Soon both Superboy and KF are following us in and we all slowly keep crawling. 
“Ah, at this rate we’ll never get out,” Wally comments after a while of crawling. 
“Kid, not now,” Kaldur sternly tells him. 
“Shh. Listen,” Superboy tells us and we all pause to listen. 
Suddenly there’s a sound coming and we all quickly figure out that it’s genomorphs crawling after us. I look at Kaldur and he nods. 
“They can’t find us, don't worry, just follow me. I have a plan,” I tell them and we continue crawling for a few more minutes. 
Soon we find another way out and I pop the grate off before sliding out. Kaldur then slowly slides y/n down to me and I pull her down the rest of the way. I set her down against the wall for a second before pulling my holo computer out and connecting it to the panel on the wall. 
The others all climb out and I continue to type on my computer for a second. I take a quick look at y/n’s monitor before pausing to fish my kit out. Once I have it, I hand it to Wally. 
“Here. Wrap her wound for me while I do this. You do remember how to do it don’t you?” I ask him as I hand him the first aid kit and he nods, taking it from me. 
He walks over and starts wrapping her wound as I turn back to my computer. I work for a minute before he tells me he’s done and he hands me the kit. 
“Thanks. That should keep her from getting worse then she already is,” I comment as I put the kit away and he nods. 
“So what are you hacking now?” Wally asks just as I’m finishing up. 
“I hacked the motion sensors,” I proudly tell him as I smirk. 
“Sweet!” he says as he throws his arms up. 
“Still plenty of them between us and out,” I explain as I start hacking to find a faster way out. 
“But I’ve finally got room to move,” he states as he puts his goggles over his eyes before rushing off. 
“Ok… I guess we’re moving now,” Kaldur comments and I nod as I stand up. 
“Robin, I’ll carry Blue Jay. You pay attention to those sensors,” Kaldur tells me as he picks y/n up and I nod. 
Wally runs in front of us and we all run up the stairs after him. He takes out some genomorphs that are coming down at us and I keep my eyes on my holo computer. 
“More behind us!” I shout out behind myself and Superboy stops. 
He turns so he’s facing the genomorphs that are coming before stomping and making the set of stairs so it breaks off. He then turns and catches up with us as we continue to run up the rest of the flights of stairs. Wally continues to run and just as we all round the corner of one of the many halls, the room starts flashing red. 
An alarm of some sort starts going off and we watch as Wally tries to skid to a stop before banging into the door that just closed off. He flies back and lands on the floor as we come to a stop next to him. 
“We’re cut off from the street,” Kaldur tells us as Wally rubs at his head. 
“Thanks. My head hadn’t noticed,” Wally comments from the floor, still rubbing his head. 
Superboy just walks around Wally and to the door. He then pulls his hand back and punches at the door. Nothing really happens, so Kaldur hands y/n to me before going over to help him. 
They both pull at the door from either side and nothing happens, so I set y/n lightly on the ground, leaning her against the wall. I pull my holo computer up and stick the plug in the USB before quickly starting to try to hack into the door. 
“Can’t hack this fast enough. If Blue Jay were here, maybe I could, but I can’t,” I exclaim before I turn my holo computer off just as a growl comes from my right, making me look up. 
I quickly take a look around and find a door. I pick y/n up and walk over to it. 
“This way!” I yell out to the others as I kick the door open before running through. 
We all run through and come to a stop when we see a whole army of genomorphs in front of us with Guardian standing in the front. We all turn around when we hear more walk up behind us and we all take a fighting stance. Suddenly all the genomorphs' horns start to glow and I’m slowly sinking down to the ground as does Kaldur and Wally. 
As I sink down, I keep as tight of a hold on y/n as I can and lay her on the floor before falling onto my back. Just as my back hits the floor, everything seems to go dark. 
~Small Time Skip~
After what feels like forever, my eyes slowly open and I blink. I sit up and quickly look over y/n, who’s still unconscious. I quickly pull up my holo computer and check her vitals before letting out a breath of relief when she’s still semi stable. 
Once I know she’s still doing okay, I start to stand with the others and feel a little dizzy. I hold a hand to my head for a moment as the dizzy feeling goes away. 
“Feels like fog lifting,” Guardian says as he holds his head. 
“Guardian?” Kaldur asks as he looks at him and Guardian stands straight. 
“Go. Get her out of here. I’ll deal with Desmond,” he tells us as he nods at y/n. 
“I think not,” comes Desmond’s voice from behind Guardian, making the Genomorphs all part as Guardian turns to look at him. 
“Project blockbuster will give me the power to restore order to Cadmus,” he sinisterly says as he holds up a vial with blue liquid in it. 
He takes a step back before pouring the liquid into his mouth. He starts to groan and his bones start to make loud cracking sounds as Guardian slowly moves back to us. Desmond tosses the vial to his left and it smashes against the ground. 
He then starts writhing around in pain all while still groaning and soon he’s throwing himself down on the ground. He hunches over in a ball before his body seems to grow, ripping his lab coat the more he grows. His skin starts to rip and his teeth become like fangs. 
I look at Wally, who looks at me in fear before looking at Blue Jay. Like I read his mind, I quickly bend down to gently pick her up once again. Once I’m standing straight, there’s a loud roar that Desmond lets out as he too fully stands, but now he’s a giant, tall blue monster. 
He stands there in his monster form, breathing heavily as we watch him carefully. He stands straight and Guardian stares at him for a moment. 
“Everyone back!” Guardian shouts as he uses his hands to hold us back. 
He then runs off towards Desmond, who just backhands him and he goes flying to the side before he hits the wall face first. 
Superboy is the first to react and he launches forward at Desmond with a primal yell before punching the new monster in the face. Desmond just punches back, but Superboy again throws another punch of his own and quickly gets the upper hand. He lands a few punches, but again Desmond gets one in, making Superboy fly back. 
Superboy quickly recovers after flying back on his back and spinning. He lands and quickly moves into a crouched position before jumping back up. He starts like he’s going to slam him into the ground, but Desmond jumps at the same time and they both crash though the ceiling. 
“Okay. That’s one way to bust through the ceiling,” I comment before grabbing my grappling gun. 
“You think lab coat planned that?” Wally asks and I shrug as before me and y/n shoot up though the hole. 
“I doubt he is planning anything anymore,” Kaldur comments as we land at the top. 
Kaldur grabs Wally and leaps through, landing right behind me. Once we land back in the lobby, we watch as Desmond grabs Superboy. He throws him and he comes flying at us. 
Wally and I quickly move out of the way as Superboy flies past us. He collides with Kaldur and they both go flying back. We quickly run over to them and Wally helps Kaldur up as I reach a hand out for Superboy. 
“Robin. Get y/n somewhere safe,” Kaldur tells me and I quickly nod before turning and looking around the room. 
I run over and set her down behind one of the pillars before checking her stats one last time. I frown when I see the small influx of a change making her less stable. I sigh and shake my head before turning my holo computer off. 
“Stay with me for a little longer, Jay. We’re almost out of here,” I tell her as I lean my head against hers for a moment before sighing and standing. 
“I’ll be right back. I promise,” I speak out to her even though I know she won’t say anything back. 
With one last sigh I walk back over and we all stand in a fight position, waiting for Desmond to make a move. When he does, we all move forward; Wally runs in first and goes under his legs, making Desmond turn to look at him. He looks back at Wally for a moment before turning just as Kaldur and Superboy jump together to punch him in the face. 
Wally goes down on all fours, making Desmond fall back and trip over Wally. He lands with a loud thud on the ground and Wally stands straight. 
“Learned that one in kindergarten,” Wally comments as I jump over him and throw a couple wing dings at him. 
Desmond turns and blocks them with his arms before coming face to face with Superboy again. He growls, jumping up and slamming Superboy into the pillar behind him. Superboy fights back but Desmond quickly stops him and throws his own punch. 
Kaldur takes his water bearers out and quickly uses the water to try pulling Desmond’s arm back from Superboy. However, it doesn’t work when Desmond just pulls Kaldur to him. Kaldur quickly switches his water bearers from rope form to a mace form while in the air and tries to slam it down onto Desmond. 
Desmond reaches up and wraps his hand around the mace before pulling Kaldur to the floor. He slams down onto the floor and Desmond throws Superboy into another pillar. Superboy falls to the ground and a piece of the pillar falls on top of him. 
Wally runs around and past Superboy over to where Desmond starts to fight with Aqualad. Desmond picks Wally up mid-run and flings him around. Kaldur tries to hit Desmond from behind, but he swings Wally around and throws him into Kaldur. 
Both Wally and Kaldur fly back and slam into a pillar behind them. I watch as they both fall to the floor before Aqualad is standing back up. He quickly starts to try fighting again, but once again gets slammed into a pillar. 
I watch the top of the pillar start to break away from its support system and my eyes widen as I get an idea. 
“Of course!” I speak out in wonderment as I pull up my holo computer and a holographic map of the pillars pop up. 
“KF, get over here!” I yell out to Wally, making him look up at me. 
He quickly comes over and I start to go over the plan with him as the others continue to fight off Desmond. The holograph blinks red, pointing out to him the breaking points of each pillar. 
“Got it?” I ask him as I pull my arm down with the holograph disappearing as I do. 
“Got it,” he confirms with a nod. 
“Go,” I firmly command him just as he takes off. 
Superboy now is getting lifted by Desmond as Wally races over and grabs his face. I quickly rush over to y/n and check her signs one last time before turning back around. 
“Got your nose!” Wally playfully sings out as he holds up a piece of skin he ripped off of Desmond. 
Desmond growls as he throws Superboy aside and heads for Wally. He starts to chase Wally around and I quickly start to pull up the hologram again. 
“Superboy! Aqualad!” I yell out to the two across from me and show them the hologram. 
“Come and get me, incredible bulk!” Wally yells out before running again and leading Desmond where he needs to. 
Wally keeps Desmond distracted for a moment as Superboy and Aqualad come over to me. I quickly show them the hologram again before explaining. 
“This one and that one,” I point out the pillars that need to be taken out. 
Both Superboy and Aqualad give me a firm nod before rushing off to the pillars. As they run off, I quickly pull out some chalk and run to the center of the building. Superboy takes his pillar out first, then Aqualad takes his pillar out and Wally gets Desmond to take out the one behind him.
“Sorry! Try again!” Wally taunts Desmond before running off. 
I quickly go to the middle and draw an ‘X’ in chalk and Aqualad makes a puddle over the top of it with his water bearers. As I stand, I quickly throw some explosive wing dings at my pillar. Wally then runs over and skids to a stop before turning back to look at Desmond. 
He goes after Wally, but Superboy comes in from behind and lands a punch, making Desmond fall on his back into the puddle with a loud thud. I rush over and pick y/n up before going to stand next to Kaldur.
Aqualad then leans down and electrocutes the puddle, which in turn electrocutes Desmond. Together we stand watching him growl and wither in pain for a moment. 
“Move!” I yell out as I press the button to activate the wing dings in the pillar. 
They beep as we all run for cover before doing what they’re made to do and exploding. The whole ceiling starts to give way and Desmond lets out a roar as he looks up at the piece of ceiling that’s falling. The whole building starts to crash around us after Desmond gets crushed and we continue to run for cover. 
I quickly drop down and cover y/n as Superboy grabs Wally and drops down over him. Aqualad drops down over me and we all wait until the rubble settles before Superboy punches his way through. Once he has a hand through, he grabs onto the piece that’s still above us and shoves it off. 
Slowly we all stand and look around at all the rubble. We all breathe heavily as we slowly calm down from the moment. 
“We… did it,” Kaldur says in shock as he looks over at me as I quickly sit y/n up against the side of some rubble. 
“Was there ever any doubt?” I ask him as I look back at him and rub my neck. 
Wally looks at me and we smile at one another before swinging our hands up in a high-five. We both quickly cringe though as we feel pain flow through our ribs. Superboy walks over to Desmond still under the rubble and we follow him. 
“See…” Wally speaks up, making Superboy turn to look at us. 
“The moon,” Wally finishes as he motions up at it and we all turn to look at it. 
We all stare up at the moon for a moment, but I look away before I go and sit down next to y/n. I pull her into my lap and hold her close as the others continue to watch the moon. 
“Oh. And Superman. Do we keep our promises or what?” Wally asks and I look up when he says it to see the whole league fly in behind him. 
I sigh in relief and stand with y/n in my arms when I see Bruce being lowered in by Green lantern. Bruce steps off and stops next to Superman as all the other members stand around us. There’s a moment of silence and the heroes look over us all before Superboy is stepping forward. 
He walks up to Superman, who has a cold, parental glare on all of us. Superboy stops and takes a moment before lifting his ripped shirt to show the S symbol on his chest. Superman falters ever so slightly in shock before straining up. 
“Is that what I think it is?” Bruce asks Superman, who stays quiet. 
“He doesn’t like being called an it,” Wally informs them through the side of his mouth as he walks up beside Superboy and uses his hand to hide his mouth from Superboy. 
“I’m Superman’s clone,” Superboy interjects in a matter of fact tone. 
Everyone seems to have different reactions, but all stay quiet nonetheless. The eyes of Batman’s mask narrow and I hold y/n a bit closer. 
“Start talking,” he tells us and the whole league starts to move around. 
“Bats. Can we get y/n medical first, please?” I ask him as I walk up to him and he frowns. 
“What happened? How’d Blue get hurt?” he immediately asks and it’s then I’m thankful for my domino mask as it hides my eyes welling up with tears. 
“We don’t have time to talk about it. Can I just tell you later? Her pulse is very faint,” I tell him and as if he reads my mind, he nods and turns around for a moment. 
“Arrow!” Bruce shouts, making the archer in question turn around to look at him. 
“Do you think you can take Blue Jay to medical?” he asks him and Green Arrow walks over to us. 
“Of course I can, Bats,” he tells him with a nod before coming over to me. 
He holds his arms out to me and I back away a little, not wanting to leave her. He sighs and turns to Batman, who sighs and walks over. 
“Robin… she will be ok,” Bruce tells me as he places his hands on my shoulders. 
“I promise, Robin, I’ll make sure she’s taken care of. You have my word,” Green Arrow tells me and I take a gulp before handing her over to him. 
He smiles gently at me before turning and starting to walk away with her. I quickly try to follow, but Batman holds me back. 
“Hold up, Robin. I promise we will both go be with her after, but first, you boys have some explaining to do,” Bruce tells me as he holds onto my shoulder with a firm hand. 
“Ok…” I whisper out, bowing my head down. 
Kaldur, Wally and I stand with our retrospective mentors. We quickly all start to explain ourselves and when we finish, they nod before telling us to wait aside. I huff as we walk off while our mentors have a quiet conversation. 
“This is insane. I should be with Jay right now. I wish we could leave already,” I groan out and Kaldur nods solemnly at me. 
“I know, my friend, and I wish you could be there with her, but Arrow will take good care of her and you’ll be with her when all this is over,” he tells me in a soft tone as he grips my shoulder and I sigh. 
We all stay quiet for a moment as we all try to hear what’s being said, but our mentors know us well and keep quiet. Superboy just keeps looking at Superman, who seems like he doesn’t know what to do. Soon, though, Superman comes walking over to us and stops in front of Superboy with a sigh. 
“We’ll, uh, we’ll figure something out for you,” Superman starts. “The League will, I mean,” he quickly adds on. 
“For now, I’d better make sure they get that Blockbuster creature squared away,” he tells him in a cold tone before turning and flying away. 
“Cadmus will be investigated, all 52 levels, but let’s make one thing clear—” Batman starts as he walks up behind us, making us all turn to look at him. 
“You should have called!” Flash cuts him off and Batman very clearly squints his eyes in annoyance, making me hold back a laugh at the thought of what y/n would have said. 
“End result aside, we are not happy. You hacked Justice League systems, disobeyed direct orders, endangered lives and over everything, Blue Jay got injured,” Batman informs us. 
“You will not be doing this again,” he tells us in a very straightforward tone. 
“I am sorry, but we will,” Kaldur states in a very clear tone and I take a step forward. 
“Aqualad, stand down,” Aquaman demands in a very stern and angry tone. 
“Apologies my king, but no,” Kaldur starts and Aquaman almost looks shocked for a moment. 
“We did good work here tonight. The work you trained us to do. Together on our own we forged something powerful, important,” Kaldur explains as he takes a step forward as he stands his ground and we follow his lead, standing straight. 
“If this is about your treatment at the hall, the four of you—” Flash starts to defend the mentors. 
“The five of us, and it’s not!” Wally angrily cuts his mentor off before his tone softens. 
“Batman, we’re ready to use what you taught us. Or why teach us at all?” I speak softly as I step forward and hold my hands out in confusion. 
“Why let them tell us what to do?!” Superboy angrily asks with his arms crossed. “It’s simple,” he continues as he uncrosses his arms. “Get on board or get out of the way.”
“Batman, you know Blue Jay would be on our side,” I add in as we all stand talking in front of our mentors, but they all stay quiet and Batman gives his famous glare that I know all too well. 
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Dick’s Pov: 
“This cave was the original secret sanctuary of the Justice League. We’re calling it into service again. Since you four—” Batman starts to explain to the four of us standing in a line in front of him, but I hold up a finger. 
“Five, Bats. You know Jay will want in when she’s better,” I add and he sighs, nodding. 
“—you five are determined to stay together and fight the good fight, you'll do it on League terms,” he continues to explain. 
“Red Tornado volunteered to live here and be your supervisor. Black Canary’s in charge of training. I… will deploy you on missions,” Batman explains and I roll my eyes behind my glasses. 
“Real missions?” I ask him and he takes a step closer to us. 
“Yes, but covert,” Batman curtly answers me. 
“The League will still handle the obvious stuff. There’s a reason we have these big targets on our chests,” Flash speaks up from behind us, making us turn to look at him as he points to the symbol on his chest. 
“But Cadmus proves the bad guys are getting smarter. Batman needs a team that can operate on the sly,” Aquaman takes over explaining with crossed arms, making us turn to him and Batman again. 
“The six of you will be that team,” Batman tells us and I smile. 
“Cool! Wait. Six?” I ask in confusion and Batman looks behind us, making us turn around once more. 
“This is the Martian Manhunter’s niece, Miss Martian,” Batman introduces as Martian Manhunter and a girl version of him walks up to us. 
“Hi,” she nervously says as she uncrosses her arms and gives a small wave. 
“Liking this gig more every minute,” Wally comments in a sly, charismatic tone and I raise an eyebrow at him. 
“Ow! What was that for?” Wally asks after I slap him on the head. 
“You know Blue Jay would have done it for that comment, so until she’s fully rested and back, I’m doing it for her,” I tell him with a shrug and he gives me an angry look. 
“Rude!” he groans and I chuckle as he just straightens up. 
“Uh, anyway. Welcome aboard. I’m Kid Flash,” he immediately changes his mood, making me roll my eyes. 
“That’s Robin,” he adds on as he introduces me and I give her a peace sign as I walk out from behind Wally. 
“Aqualad, it’s cool if you forget their names,” Wally continues to introduce each of us. 
“But I thought there were five others?” Miss Martian asks in confusion and I nod. 
“Oh, there is. You’ll meet Blue Jay later. She was injured so she can’t be here, but don’t worry you’ll definitely get to meet her,” I inform her and she smiles softly. 
“Well, I’m honored to be included,” she adds on, clasping her hands in front of herself like prayer hands. We all walk closer to her to talk a little more except Superboy and I turn around. 
“Hey, Superboy!” I call out and he looks at me. 
“Come meet Miss M!” I tell him as I wave him over and he turns before walking over to us. 
He comes to a stop and closes off the little circle we’ve made. Miss Martian’s outfit starts to change so the colors match Superboy’s shirt and she looks at him shyly. 
“I like your t-shirt,” she tells him and he just gives a small smile in response. 
I reach up and elbow him in the side as Wally zooms around so he’s on his left. Wally wraps an arm around his shoulder as we all smile softly at her. 
“Today is the day,” Kaldur says, making us look at him. 
To Be Continued…
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lockettelullaby · 1 year
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Ur amber freeman post was so good😭 can we get another? Maybe reader is also a Ghostface and they are just fluffy and chaotic together??? Plzzzz
A Little Bit Theatrical
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Pairing: Amber Freeman x Ghostface Fem!Reader
Word Count: 615
Summary: You spend the night over at your girlfriend’s house to help her prepare for her big performance.
A/N: This request was so much fun to write! I’m also fully convinced that Amber gives off theatre kid energy.
“You know, it’s really hard to give my speech when you keep making faces like that.”
The voice sliced through the air as you lifted your head from your copy of Murder on The Orient Express. Standing across from the bed was none other than your girlfriend, Amber, who had a frown plastered to her expression. Realizing she was talking to you, you rolled onto your back, the upper half of your body dangling off the edge of a bed as if you were a circus performer.
”Huh? I wasn’t making a face!” you protested, bringing your book up to your face like a mask.
Rolling her eyes, Amber stepped forward to yank the book from your hands. Though she was upside down in your line of vision, you couldn’t help but feel your chest lift at the sight of her. Her raven hair fell over her red oversized flannel like a cascade of onyx. One sleeve had slid down to her elbow, allowing her black tank top to be visible as she raised a brow at you.
”Really? Then a mystery novel must be pretty hilarious.” she huffed, holding the book in the air as you pouted.
“It actually kinda—“
Your words fell short at the sight of Amber’s deadpanned expression.
“—okay fine. It’s just you’re…”
“I’m what?”
”…a little bit theatrical. Don’t get me wrong! You’re totally giving the whole scary-I’m-going-to-kill-you-all type vibe, it‘s just kinda like if the drama club was putting on a production of Stab.“
Amber paused, lowering the book in her hand. ”Babe, I’m in drama club.”
You blinked back at her before losing your balance, sending you tumbling onto the floor. Groaning, your gaze flickers back to Amber. She chuckles at the sight, gently helping you back to your feet. Your arms wrap around her neck instinctively, as if it were second nature to you. Giggling at her smile, you scrunched your nose playfully.
”I forgot you were a theatre kid.”
“Shut up. How would you deliver the lines then?”
You tilted your head, pretending to think as Amber‘s arm held you in a tight embrace around your waist.
“Make it slow. Saying things in a lower voice rather than yelling them makes the effect that much more scarier because it shows you’re in control of your emotions.” you explained, loosely playing with Amber’s hair.
Leaning in, Amber gently placed her lips against yours, the scent of her cinnamon perfume surrounding you like a storm.
“Did you learn that one from your book, baby?” she asked after pulling away, holding the book above your head once more. “Maybe you should do the speaking instead of me.”
It didn’t help that Amber was a few inches taller than you. Crossing your arms, you reached up for the book desperately.
“I thought the plan was you do the talking and I start the fun? Now give it back.” you protested.
Laughing at the sight, Amber smirked before holding the book behind her back.
”So you were paying attention. Kiss me first and then we’ll talk about getting your book back.”
Before a second thought could enter either of your minds, your lips crashed against Amber, leaving the two of you stumbling to the bed. Hooking your leg around her hip, you felt her arms draw you in closer as raven hair fell over you. Quite frankly, you didn’t care too much if you got your book back in that moment. Your attention was captivated by the theatrical girl above you.
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tinyinvadr · 6 months
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So the tadc brain rot is so strong right now, and naturally, I had to bring g/t into it! Not sure how many parts there will be to this, but yeah!
Hide & Shrink
Chapter 1
I couldn’t sleep the first night. It wasn’t like I needed to. All that was once essential for living is now pointless. Trying to retain any sense of normalcy is a waste of time that could be spent trying to find a way out.
The exit door turned out to be a bust, but surely there’s another way to leave. I just have to keep trying, even if it drives me insane, even if I end up in the void again. There’s no way I can stay in a place like this.
But… if I keep this up, and I DO end up driving myself insane, I’ll just end up like Kaufmo and however many others before him who’ve been “abstracted”. Yeah, that’s what they called it. I’m not exactly sure what it means or if there’s a way to undo it, but since Caine has a whole cellar full of abstracted people, I can only assume that it’s irreversible. That, or this is all just a part of his games.
The others seem to trust him to some extent, but I can’t bring myself to. He has to be the one who’s keeping us trapped here, right? He’s insistent that there’s no way out because he doesn’t want us to leave, so that must mean an exit DOES exist, right?
The worst part is that no one else seems as eager to leave as I am. Clearly no one wants to be here, but they still managed to adapt to this world. They accept it, they play along with whatever Caine has to throw at them. It’s… normal to them.
No, I can’t reach that point. None of this is real, and I refuse to let myself believe that it is. I had a life before this. A real life that was taken from me. A face, an identity, a name. I can’t remember the details, but it’s enough to know that I don’t belong in this twisted program and I have to get back to the real world.
The entire night, my mind was racing in this vicious cycle. Do I keep trying? Do I give up? Do I have to just accept this as my new life from here on out?
I was finally snapped out of my spiraling when I heard a knock on the door the next morning.
“Hey, uh, Pomni? You okay in there? I just wanted to check in, make sure you’re still… here.”
Just hearing Ragatha’s voice hit me with an overwhelming sense of guilt. Why was she still bothering to help me? I abandoned her twice when she was hurt, how could she forgive me so easily?
I opened the door for her, and she just stood there, nervously scratching the back of her head. I guess it wasn’t entirely water under the bridge, but she still made the effort to reach out to me.
“Um… Hi, Ragatha. Thanks for checking in on me.”
“Oh, yeah, of course! I’m glad you’re okay. Yesterday was… a lot to deal with all at once for a new person. But I promise, it’s usually not like that here.”
We just stood in awkward silence for a minute. There were so many things I wanted to ask her, but I was worried I would make things worse. I didn’t want her getting hurt again.
“Anyway, the rest of us are having breakfast, so feel free to join us if you want. Don’t feel pressured if you don’t want to, just thought I’d offer, since it can be nice to spend time with other people.”
In all honesty, I really wasn’t up for it, but I knew I couldn’t lie in bed stuck in my own thoughts forever. Maybe leaving my room would help me focus. Or it would make things worse, subjecting myself to all of the chaos of the Digital Circus again.
No, I had to. Attempting to do something was better than not doing anything.
“Yeah… I think I will.”
I followed Ragatha down the long hallway, filled with unease as I remembered our encounter with Kaufmo only a day prior. It was terrifying to think that the huge, glitching monster that attacked us was a person deep down. I didn’t know him, but the others did. I couldn’t imagine how it must have felt for them to lose him in such a horrible way.
And any one of us could be next.
We arrived at the main area of the circus tent where everyone was already seated at the table, feasting on digital, artificial pancakes.
Jax was the first to notice us.
“Oh hey, Pomni. You’re not dead.”
Ragatha sighed as we made our way over to the table, sitting at the two empty seats.
It seemed like everyone had a preferred seat at the table, so I ended up sitting between Gangle and Jax again. This was all part of their routine that they’ve been keeping up for god knows how long.
“Good morning, Pomni! I hope you’re feeling better today.”
I was caught off guard by Gangle’s smiling mask and cheery attitude. She was crying the entire first day.
“I don’t know… but you seem to be in a better mood.”
She chuckled, touching her mask with her ribbon hands. “That’s ‘cause my comedy mask regenerated. It resets every morning.”
I was about to ask her how often her mask breaks, but my question was answered when Bubble suddenly popped up behind Kinger, startling him to the point where he fell back onto Gangle, pushing her over and knocking her mask off.
“Aw… it broke again.” She said with a sniffle as she collected the remains of her mask.
On the other side of me, Jax smirked, crossing his arms behind his head. “Never gets old.”
Man, what a jerk.
Breakfast carried on pretty much the same as dinner the previous night. I was trying not to let my thoughts wander to darker places and focus on trying to connect with the others. It was difficult, though, since everyone already knew each other pretty well and adjusted to the insanity of this world in their own ways, so I was just kind of there. But I knew I needed them. As long as we were all on the same page, maybe I could stop myself from going insane.
Of course, it wasn’t long before HE showed up.
Just as we were finishing breakfast, Caine appeared beside Bubble.
“Rise and shine, my wonderful performers! A new day of exciting adventure awaits!”
Everyone got up and followed Caine to the stage area. I reluctantly joined them, unsure of what would happen if I didn’t.
“The star of today’s adventure will be selected with…”
Suddenly, a huge carnival wheel fell from the ceiling and crashed on the floor next to him.
“The Wheel of Whimsy!”
Each section of the wheel had a picture of one of our faces on it. Mine was already added to it, even though I only just got there.
Zooble rolled their eyes at the sight of the wheel.
“It better not land on me again.”
Caine gave the wheel a strong spin, and I watched in nervous anticipation as it slowed down. I had no idea what kind of adventure he had planned, but I knew for sure that I definitely didn’t want to “star” in it, whatever that meant.
I let out a sigh of relief as it seemed like the wheel would stop just before it landed on me. But, with the last bit of force, the pin crossed over onto my section.
“Well, would you look at that! Our star today is our newest member, Pomni!”
Jax casually strolled up beside Caine, that smug grin never leaving his face.
“Still picking on the newbie, huh Caine? I like it.”
Caine chuckled in response.
“Now, now, you know I don’t pick favorites! The Wheel of Whimsy is completely random, and all of you have an equal chance of being selected! That being said, considering yesterdays events and the fact that Pomni is still fairly new here, I’m going to give her a say in today’s adventure! So, what’ll it be, Pomni?”
I looked around at the others, each with differing expressions. Ragatha looked optimistic, Gangle worried, Zooble annoyed, Jax amused, and Kinger… Kinger. Whatever I decided to do probably wouldn’t please everyone, but I had to accept that and just go with whatever I felt was the best option.
“I dunno, maybe… hide and seek?”
Caine froze in place for a few seconds, as if he was buffering, and then sprang back to life.
“Excellent choice!”
With a snap of his fingers, I was teleported to somewhere I didn’t recognize. I was floating in place in a void of some sort, but not the same void I got stuck in the day before. It was pitch black, and almost felt suffocating. It felt like the space itself was small, but I couldn’t move far enough in any direction to prove it.
Then, even stranger, I could hear Caine’s voice, though it sounded like it was coming from underneath me somehow.
“Alright, everyone! Today’s adventure is… Find Pomni! Your new friend is hidden somewhere in this Amazing Digital Circus, and you’ll have to work together to find her! But it won’t be easy! Make sure you check everywhere, she might be someplace you wouldn’t expect! Now, get to it, superstars!”
After he finished speaking, I was hit with a sudden sensation that felt like I was moving really fast, even though I wasn’t going anywhere. The kind of feeling I got when Caine was giving me a tour. But that didn’t make sense, there was no sign of him anywhere.
“Uh… Caine? What’s going on? Where am I?”
I didn’t get a response. Instead, I felt something grab me and drag me down. The endless darkness was replaced with the bright and cheery colors of the circus all at once, but my eyes immediately went straight to Caine, who was now massive and holding me in his hand.
“Would you look at that! I pulled Pomni out of my hat!”
My first instinct was to panic. Squirming, kicking, screaming, it was all useless, but I was desperate.
There was a combination of confusion and concern in Caine’s eyes as I struggled in his grasp. How did he not expect me to hate this?
“Whoa there, no need to panic! It’s just me, your old pal Caine!”
“I’ve known you for less than 24 hours.”
“Haha, right! But there’s nothing to be afraid of, Pomni. This is all just part of the adventure! You see, the others have played hide and seek before numerous times, and they know all the typical hiding places, so I thought it would make things more challenging if you were smaller and harder to find!”
I kept helplessly struggling, but he made no moves to release me. He just kept watching.
“C-Can you put me down now?”
It finally hit him that I didn’t like being held, and he complied, setting me down on the floor with a pat on the head.
“There ya go! Now, I’ll leave you to go find a place to hide! Good luck!”
He disappeared before I could say anything else, and I was once again alone in this nightmarish circus. Only this time, it was much, much worse.
I could feel my heart racing as I looked at my surroundings. The circus was already huge to begin with, but everything at this perspective looked 10x more threatening. Part of me wanted to be found as soon as possible so I could return to my normal size, but I also didn’t want to think about encountering the others like this.
All I could do was hide.
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thatfantasynerd10 · 2 years
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“Did your wish come true?” // “I am not entirely certain yet.” // “You shall have to let me know,” Celia says. “I hope it does. I suppose in a way, I made the Wishing Tree for you.”
“I made a wish on this tree years ago,” Marco says // “What did you wish for?” Bailey asks, hoping it is not too forward a question // “I wished for her,” he says.
WILL I EVER RECOVER FROM THIS *SCREAMS*
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the-s1lly-corner · 6 months
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Hi! I got a Pomni x reader prompt:
Imagine if the reader and Pomni both have crushes on each other (something that everyone else in the  circus is aware of and doesn’t stop teasing Pomni cause of it) and at some point, the reader gives Pomni a quick kiss on the cheek spontaneously leaving Pomni in an incredibly stunned silence and the reader instantly embarrassed. The two avoiding each other out of fear of possible rejection and losing their friendship with it only taking everyone forcing them together for Pomni to actually saying the words to ask the reader out but they get there
Pomni x reader where theyre both losers!!! in love!!!
no clue what i wanted to name this one so uh uh uh uh !!! last request of this batch, gonna stretch my legs real quick then get right back to writing!! making pretty steady work of the remaining requests, me thinks
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the gif above is more or less the face pomni makes when you kiss her on the cheek before running off... except her face is all pink, from blushing... and its not exactly a face of dread or anxiety, rather one of pure shock
i mean she had been crushing on you for how long exactly? it was hard to tell time in the digital world but it had been quite some time... oh jeez was she that obvious about it..? the though that you returned her feelings doesnt even cross her mind for a while, until later that night when ragatha found her still standing in the hallway with that look
ragatha, god bless her heart, manages to snap pomni back to reality and gets her to speak... she has this... look on her face when pomni says that you kissed her cheek
a "about time" look
"so are you two finally together?" or something in that vein, i dont think ragatha would word it like that but! you know?
meanwhile youre in your room cursing yourself for your actions
words gets out about what happened; mostly because jax entered the conversation between ragatha and pomni
and of course, jax told everyone about what happened
that everyone included caine
oh, you two were really in for it now, because caine decides to play match maker!
you guys ever seen the owl house, that one episode in season 2 where hooty makes a tunnel of love to try to get luz to confess her feelings to amity? thats basically what caine does; makes something thats really really lovey dovey and cute under the guise of it being for an in house adventure
except caine is not subtle about it, probably congratulates you for finally spilling your heart out to pomni
except... you didnt...
but hey at least the IHA forces you two to pair up
alone
in a tunnel, while cheesy romance music plays... so.. maybe in another heat of the moment thing, you both spill your guts to each other at the same time
pause
wait
huh
wow you guys have a crush on each other? who would have guessed!
^jax, probably
bonus if the tunnel of love thing has a camera and it takes a few pictures but instead of you two kissing n stuff its just both of you beat red, hands lightly raised as you guys take turn talking lightning fast to try to salvage the friendship out of that whole... fear of rejection thing... only for the shock on both of yalls faces to be captured as you confirm to one another that the feelings are mutual
caine feels... particularly proud of himself after this
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peachymilkandcream · 3 months
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My Husband, My Monster|Part 11|William Afton x Wife!Reader (Finale)
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(A/N: So this is the last chapter of the series! Like I said before it was going to be shorter since I have a specific mind in how I want to end it. However, the epilogue is actually Scrapped (Part 2 As well) which can be read on my blog. Also I know this chapter is short but that's just how I wanted to end it. Thank you for all the support and I really appreciate everything you guys have done! Who knows I might make some oneshots or headcanons as the next movie comes out but still feel free to request some if you'd like.)
WARNINGS: noncon, dubcon, manipulation, domestic abuse, yandere themes, forced marriage, forced pregnancy, stockholm syndrome, violence, mind breaking, misogyny, etc.
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William had been studying tirelessly, trying to determine why it was that these creatures seemed so haunted. His wife didn't even see him for days at a time since he spent all of his time in that shut up place. He had to know the truth. This thing seemed so much like his daughter it was scaring him. Her body had passed in it, true but that didn't explain this feeling that his child was still with him. Maybe it was grief or the fact he couldn't have a proper funeral since an explanation had to be given and everything he worked for would be over. He didn't know.
Out of desperation he tore open the chest cavity and found nothing, of course there would be nothing. But it was still there. It spoke and moved as if it were fully conscious of its actions, more alive than he was at this point. It made no sense, it couldn't be made to make sense.
As he turned, he caught sight of a newspaper article he had pinned up a while ago, back when Freddy's was at its peak. He had pinned it because it made him laugh at the time, some employee fired for tampering with the animatronics telling the media that the machines were haunted and came after him in the night. Back then, William had laughed it off as a disgruntled employee trying to get back at the company because he had been fired. Now reading it the uneasy feeling grew, wondering if he hadn't just been a disgruntled employee.
Whatever was going on here, the answers weren't in this place.
They were at Freddy's.
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The place had been abandoned all this time. Leaks and stink of rot filled his nostrils, like it had been walked out of and no one looked back. It was disgusting to see his life's work reduced to something like this so quickly. Henry was a vile pig for not taking care of everything he entrusted to him.
The suits were just as they had been, rotting and full of holes. But they were still his. His designs, his everything. He had to know, he had to know what he created.
Each one was ripped apart individually. Searching for the answers as to why his Circus Baby was haunted and if some remnant of the children he had slaughtered still remained. He was losing sleep over this series of what ifs in his brain. If he knew now he would be at peace, finally at peace.
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Like before there was nothing. Although this time he didn't bother putting them back together. Let them rot in pieces for all he cared. Just some stupid night guard probably high out of his mind trying to make a few bucks in a lawsuit. That's all it was, he was just paranoid. He'd go home now and see his wife, his child, and forget about all of this. Just a bad dream to go away.
That's when he saw them.
The haunting figures of all those he cut down. Each of their little faces, sobbing and coming towards him. He was hallucinating, he had to be! This couldn't be real, it wasn't!
"Get back- get back!" He retreats slowly in fear, picking up a broken chair and waving it at the children to attempt to keep them at bay. However this proved unsuccessful as they refused to relent and pushed him into the corner.
"What do you want from me!?"
They refused to answer, continuing to approach their attacker.
"You vicious little beasts I said to stay back!" As he stepped closer to the wall his foot hit something hard.
Behind his back was his rotting suit, the same one used to kill these miserable children. He would be protected in there, safe inside and with metal protecting him he could escape, bring his beloved suit with him and be free of this nightmare. Hell, he'd even come back to burn it to the ground.
Quickly and without hesitation he climbs into the suit, its smelled of blood and mold but it was home. It was familiar, safe. Somewhere where he could be himself and do what he loved. Such a silly thing to be scared of, a bunch of ghosts. He was invincible in this, invincible!
"Now what will you do!? Look at how small you are, how worthless you are! I made you!" He breaks into laughter, almost embarrassed for being so afraid.
Until he feels the first lock drive itself into his flesh.
"Fuck-!" He tries to relax his breathing to avoid further malfunctions but it's fruitless.
More and more of the locks pierce his flesh, digging through flesh and bone until they're all into their original position. Trying to remove the suit just causes excruciating pain that would do more damage than good. He was going to die here. All of this, all of his dreams and ambitions. Gone. Because of his own stupidity. He had been such a fool. More measures should have been taken, and now he's stuck with the consequences. It was all over. All of it.
The edges of his vision were going black, he was going to die. He knew he was going to die. The last sight on this earth not his precious family but the faces of those he took from this world.
Rage burned inside him, it was their fault. They did this to him.
"I'll see you in hell, you hear me? I always come back, always!"
He collapsed in a pool of his own blood, thoughts of revenge burning in his mind.
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digital-matchmake · 5 months
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Are ya doing requests? Maybe s/o (crush) that looves to dance? Like, any type of dance (for Jax, Gangle and Kinger) it's help them to stay sane and makes them happy
For example Eastern dance, waltz, hip hop and slow dance? like, sometimes at night they go out into the common corridor and dance a waltz with a mop, or a slow dance, or a belly dance, and then when they see a character, they smilingly offer to join?
(Man I post so much of My au that I forgot that I also do writing to oneshots and stuff) (yes requests are openish but please wait for the rules that I'll do later or soon, depending on my schedule)
Dance the abstraction away
Ever since you've been trapped in this digital circus, you have to do things to keep your mind sane enough to avoid abstraction as the last thing you ever want to lose your sense of self in this seemingly never ending digital life.
So you dance.
It doesn't matter what type of dance, it could be a calm waltz, an upbeat hip hop or even just random movements. It was something that kept your mind busy and it is also something you enjoy, sometimes you even hum alongside your dancing as you imagine yourself in different scenarios with each dance.
The others seem to enjoy to watch you dance, hell Caine even had one adventure dedicated to the gang having to dance alongside you with increasing difficulty that you had to help them dance.
But whenever you have your free time, you find yourself always drawn to dancing in the empty halls, sometimes you see one of your friends and invite them into your dance with an extended hand.
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Jax
"Gee sweetcheeks you acting crazy dancing alone in this hall, if I haven't known better I would have thought you were on the verge of abstracting"
He stood there with his arms crossed as you pause in the middle of your waltz with a mop, Jax has always been someone who would comment on your dances with a tease, whether that be like what he said earlier or joke about you scaring the crap out of Kinger whenever he spots you dancing.
You merely respond with a chuckle as you held your hand out to him, since he is already there, why not have a little dance now huh?
Your invitation seem to catch him off guard as his pupils turn into small squares before he regains his composure
"And you expect me to just join you dancing creepily with no music?"
It doesn't have to be with no music, you can hum while you dance!
You spot his cheeks tinge with a bit of dark purple as he looks around before sighing and taking your hand
"Fine but you better not tell anyone bout this or I'll place centipedes in your room"
You guide him through this waltz as the two of you slowly spin as you two held each other's hands, his faint dark purple blush eventually disappearing as he becomes more bold, taking the lead as the waltz, spinning and twirling you around before eventually ending it with dipping you with his face leaning close to yours....
Before he casually drops you on the ground.
"Yer lucky that I like you enough to not drop you while we were spinning"
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Gangle
"Wow.. you're so good with dancing..."
Your belly dance came to a sudden stop as you hear the familiar soft voice of Gangle, who stood there whilst fiddling with her ribbon hands, she always seems mesmerized by your dances, you are sure that she often watches you for a while now and you have caught her multiple times watching you but often times she gets scared and ran off before you can approach her.
This time however seems to be your chance as you offer your hand to her, which received a gasp from her as she fiddles with her hands.
"M-me?! U-umm, I don't know... I don't know how to dance.."
Its ok, she can just follow your movements! there's no need to know how to dance like a professional after all, you dance to have fun and entertain yourself.
She stood there as she looks around the hall to make sure that no one is watching before she slowly approach you and wrap her hand around yours gently
"O-ok, I'll try to dance with you"
That's the spirit
You take her into your dance as you sway your hips slowly and fluid like to an make up music as you hum a soft tune, being made out a ribbons, Gangle have a hard time trying to follow your movements exactly as you move, before long her entire body seem to wrap around you like a snake without restricting your movements as you continue your dance with her mask on the side of your head.
It seemed like you were dancing alone but you can feel her still trying to follow along but hey, it seems like she is enjoying it.
Hmm perhaps she can learn ribbon dance with you?
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Kinger
"AH! Oh it's just you... what are you doing?"
You jump a bit from your slow dance as Kinger let's out his oh so iconic scream that you are sure he does everyday. Calming down a bit you turn to the king chess piece as he seems to slowly realize
"Oh right! You dance a lot yeah? You sure know how to dance even when alone"
Well at least he still remembers that you dance a lot, knowing how long he has been in this digital world, you see it as a miracle he can still think somewhat alright for someone who is stuck here for who knows how long.
Seeing an opportunity you extend your hand to him to invite him in
"Hmm? You want me to join you dance? Why sure! I can't remember the last time I danced!"
Well he seems happy so that's good!
He takes your hand before he bows, well isn't he just a gentleman? Soon the two of you were dancing in silence in the halls, with your hands on his shoulder and his on your hips as he surprisingly dance quite well! swaying alongside side you.
His movement suggest that he seems to know how to dance!
"..it was like with her"
Huh?
"Huh? Ah!"
He was brought out of his trance state as he jumps back a bit
"Oh it was just you... Sorry what were we doing again?" You sigh, well at least the two of you were able dance for a bit
But you still wondered about what he meant by her?
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demelzathemer · 2 months
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Tuggofelees The Greatest Showman AU
I'm just gonna dump my thoughts because I'm currently having a spout of insanity about these cats. And YOU KNOW A Million Dreams is a kitten Misto song. He's had this deep inner world since he was tiny, discovering his magical powers and all that he can do. He didn't have anyone who could understand what he was going through so he'd spent his nights alone in the world of his own, wondering and dreaming about the day he could help everyone with his abilities.
Other cats notice he's different so he's becoming ostracized after growing up. There are magical cats beside him and they have formed a circus of their own, still Jellicle cats but different. Misto joins them to hone his skills but can't find anyone to relate to even amongst them.
Then there's Mr. Popular "I do what I want" Rum Tum Tugger who has a high social standing to maintain but does so more out of vanity than necessity. (Maybe they were friends as kittens, A Million Dreams is a duet after all. Maybe he wonders where's that little tuxedo had disappeared into and goes to look for him.) He discovers Misto's powers by accident after sneaking in while he was practising and is instantly captivated by the sight. Misto is so fine after all!! Beautiful from the top of his ears to the tip of his tail!!
Misto doesn't like that the arrogant celebrity is stalking him, he's used to his own space by now but there's no stopping the curious cat once he's gotten something in his head. They circle around each other for a while, where we end up in Rewrite the Stars. It sounds romantic but the lyrics are actually pretty brazen which is so much like Tugger!! "I know you want me" damn that's direct.
"So who can stop me if I decide you're my destiny?"
No one, that is. Tugger goes into a monologue in his Rum Tum Tugger manner about hell, I like you and you like me so what's the problem?? ("Say you were made to be mine"..)
"You're the one I was meant to find," because Rum Tum Tugger only likes what he finds for himself.
But Misto is reluctant and scared about dragging Tugger down with him. He admits it works when they're alone but it's different in front of the others. What if Tugger becomes ostracized as well because of him? Misto doesn't want that.
He's also understandably worried about the loyalty of the known womanizer. His heart would break if Tugger changed his mind again like he does, and loses interest in him.
"How can you say you'll be mine?"
In the end Misto rejects him and goes back to his solitary life.
Then Old Deuteronomy is gone and Tugger goes back to find Mistoffelees. He's the one who believes in Misto more than anyone. He convinces him to try one of his most ambitious conjurings to save Old Deuteronomy and earn the approval of the other cats.
Rum Tum Tugger has no doubt that Mistoffelees can do it. He will even support him through it and make sure that everyone knows just how amazing and phenomenal Mistoffelees is!! So there goes the song and of course Misto is breathtaking in the spotlight and loving every second of it. The plan is perfect because when Misto believes in himself, his magic can't fail. With the power of Tugger's unshaking love backing him up he can easily conjure the beloved leader back to them.
After the spectacle Mistoffelees is a celebrated member of the Jellicle cats and there's no one who doesn't adore him. Rum Tum Tugger sweeps him off his feet to show off his love and there's nothing stopping them from being togerher anymore.
I might add more thoughts later but that's all for now I just made myself happy thinking about them
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illiana-mystery · 2 months
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Hey guys! Sorry I haven't been as active on this blog or writing as frequently like I have in the past. Life has been a bit rough for me this year. But I'll leave it at that.
I am working on some stuff in the background, but for now, here's the first chapter of a fic I had on hiatus for a while.
Hope you enjoy! Happy reading! Oh and I will post this and a chapter 2 to my AO3 later. 😉
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Eye of the Beholder
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Plot: After a rough performance filled with jeering and insults, you (Beatriz) are hesitant to get back on stage. However, you know the show must go on lest the circus you work for lose money. Luckily, the Ringleader of the circus (and your secret crush), Clem Hoatley, comes to your trailer to talk it out with you. And he also brings you roses and compliments you. Does that mean that he likes you too? Guess you'll see soon.
SFW, Plus Size Reader, Friends to Lovers, Crushes, Hurt and Comfort, Body Positivity, Mild Bullying, Budding Love, Protective Lover
Taglist: @ghnaim24 ​, @imwithyoutiltheendofthelinebucky ​, @iobsessoverfictionalmen ​, @emily-ella-nightshade89 ​, @goodoldcharley ​, @writingkitten ​​, @dreamlikedesires ​
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The joyous sound of innocent child-like laughter and orchestral music invaded the trailer you now sat in.
It was quite the contrast to your melancholy and sense of dread, but still quite nice to hear. Although the tears still ran down your face.
You knew it shouldn't have effected you like it did, but yet it had a stranglehold on your psyche.
Yesterday was just a shitshow of a performance for you and it lingered in your mind as you prepared for your performance today.
The crowd was just nasty and rude, making fun of your ailment instead of just enjoying your uniqueness and talent like before. You never had that type of response, so it hurt even more.
But you couldn't help that you were overweight and had a full beard.
You had a condition.
A condition that was incurable.
And since joining the circus, you were more accepted and felt better about your condition.
You thought you escaped ridicule when you ran away from home at the dawn of your adulthood, but alas, it was back.
Back with a vengeance.
Your tears fell even more as you looked at yourself in the mirror.
For once in your adult life, you felt ugly in your own skin.
You couldn't help but notice how discolored your skin was, how plump your stomach was, and all of the cellulite that was exposed from the leotard and leggings you wore to perform.
You felt nautious just from glancing at your unflattering body, but tried to ignore it while brushing your hair with the antique brush that once belonged to your deceased mother.
Your beautiful, healthy, skinny mother.
Your mother that never struggled with her weight and looks. You envied her, even beyond the grave. And that just made you even more sad.
That was until you heard a knock on your door. You jumped, afraid of who was on the other side of the door.
You only had two friends at the circus, after all.
Those friends being Electra, the Electrified Lady, and Clem, the Ringleader.
And unbeknownst to you, at the time, it was Clem that was at the door.
The older man, that you had a massive crush on, was more than concerned about you. He saw how hurt you were after last night's performance. And he finally had the courage to tell you that you didn't have to perform tonight if you weren't comfortable.
The last thing he wanted was for you to get more hurt.
Sure, he would be losing money, but your feelings were more important to him than that. And if he had to host more geek shows to make up the lost revenue, he happily would.
"Beatriz, it's me, Clem," he softly said. "Can I come in?"
You blushed, and quickly replied,
"Yes, please come in. The door's unlocked."
The Ringleader came in immediately after he was granted entry, with a dozen roses clutched in his wrinkled hand. He was more than excited to give them to you, hinting that he really liked you.
But you were more than oblivious, despite how sweet Clem always was towards you. He always complimented you and gave you little gifts. You just thought he was being nice, but were still more than appreciative of his kindness.
And you didn't even notice him staring at you while you were still brushing your hair to put it up into a ponytail.
He had to stop himself from licking his lips as he gazed at your voluptuous body.
Every flaw you hated about you, he loved.
He really loved.
You were absolutely gorgeous to him.
He always liked his women bigger and your beard was quite charming to him. If anything, it highlighted your cheekbones and eyes.
But he didn't want to come on too strong, afraid that you would reject him for being an old geezer. So he approached you as a friend, even with his romantic gift of roses.
"Sorry," you apologized after you realized you were basically ignoring him while fixing your hair.
Slowly, you turned around and noticed him sitting on the chair nearby while the roses were on his lap. He only smiled at you before you sat down on the chair next to him.
"Are those for me?" you curiously asked.
"Yes," he said before he handed them to you. "You deserve them. You are my best performer after all."
"Thank you for the roses. I appreciate it. But you don't mean what you said," you scoffed. "I mean Electra is much better and actually attractive unlike me."
Clem made a face when you said that. He really didn't like you putting yourself down.
"Why? Because she's skinny?" he asked. "There's nothing wrong with you, Beatriz. There's nothing wrong with having more meat on your bones."
"I beg to differ," you moaned, turning away from him.
"That's actually why I came to check on you," he suddenly said. "I was afraid that you let those horrible people make you feel bad about your condition."
"No, they didn't make me feel bad. They just made me realize that I'm ugly and always will be."
"That's not true," he declared, as he took her hand. "That's not true at all, Beatriz. And you know that. There's nothing wrong with you."
"Clem, you don't have to lie to me," you insisted. "I appreciate your kindness, but you don't have to be untruthful to spare my feelings."
You started to cry again after that, breaking Clem's heart even more. He really did hate seeing you like this, but he knew a good way to comfort you.
That being all the love and affection he could muster in his cold, old heart.
So after swallowing his pride, he hugged you tight as your head fell against the cotton of his shirt and the flax thread of his left suspender.
His body felt warm and comforting too, which made you feel a little better. He had never hugged you before, so you did enjoy this little moment of weakness in his case.
"Clem, why are you doing this?"
"Because I care about you, kid," he said in his more assertive tone. "And because I care about you, I wanted to let you know that you don't have to perform tonight if you don't want to."
You shook a bit in shock, before looking up at him with wild, bewildered eyes.
"What? No, Clem. I have to."
"No, no you don't. You don't have to perform if you're not feeling up to it."
"I'll be fine, Clem. I can't just not perform. We'll lose money."
"I can host more geek shows if I need to," he insisted. "My chicken guy can supply me more chickens for that freak of nature if need be."
"I'm fine," you insisted while wiping your tears. "I just needed to let it out."
"Beatriz, you are in no shape to perform tonight. What if the crowd this time is just as bad or worse? I can't bear seeing you worse than this."
"I'll manage. I don't want to inconvenience you, Clem. I owe you for letting me live and work here anyway. You didn't have to do that for me."
"You're right. I didn't," he agreed after moving a loose strand of hair from your face. "But I'm glad I did. I'm very proud of you. You aren't that shy young woman any more and your performances have only gotten better."
"Thanks, Clem," you said with a noticeable blush on your cheeks. "You're much too kind to me."
"I'm not kind enough, honestly," he said with a visible blush on his cheeks too. "But if you insist on going out tonight, then I suggest you ignore any ignoramus that wants to insult you. Half of those chumps don't even know about real beauty. After all, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Never forget that."
"Wow, that's very profound, Clem."
"Thanks," he said with a snicker. "Now, would you give me the honor of escorting you to the big top? The show's starting soon."
"Sure. I would love that."
He smiled, before he took a rose out of the bouquet and put it on your hair.
"I think that accentuates you cute outfit more," he cooed, making you giggle.
"Oh, thank you."
"Ready now," he asked, extending his hand out.
"Yep, I'm ready."
"Ladies and Gentleman, boys and girls, feast your eyes on the greatest wonder in this world," Clem dramatically said as the spotlight hit you where you sat in the middle of the big top.
"Here before you today is a woman like no other. A woman with the strength of 60 men, the aerodynamics of a hawk, and the grace of a swan. Please put your hands together for the voluptuous vixen herself, Beatrix the Bearded Lady!"
On que, you got up and smiled at Clem before you began your performance. Like normal, you began with an intensive interpretive dance, purposely exerting your body to both stretch and impress.
After the warm up, you began to do the "aerodynamic stunts" you were known for. Stunts that involved jumping from high heights, basic acrobatics, and lifting heavy objects.
You did it all flawlessly, and luckily tonight the crowd was much nicer and very entertained. You even got a standing ovation.
You bowed reverently at the audience, before peeking over at Clem.
His face was deep red as a big smile appeared. He was so happy to see you content and treated right by the audience.
It absolutely tickled him pink.
So you smiled and waved at him, before going behind the curtain to cool off. Gently, you sat down before a voice rang in your ears.
“Beatriz!” the voice called out. You turned around to find the voice, only to see your other friend making her way over to you.
“Electra!” you chirped before the brunette woman hugged you as tight as she could.
Immediately, you noticed she was in her usual tight electricity-proof rubber suit while her long hair was tied up in a bun. Her makeup was also on point like usual.
“Bea, you were amazing out there! I'm so glad you decided to perform today. I hoped you didn't let those fools get you down.”
“Thanks, Elle,” you started. "But I did let the fools get to me. Clem made me feel better when he checked on me earlier, though.”
“I should have known Clem helped you out,” she said with a smirk before looking over at the Ringleader.
He had just announced their fire eater, Ian aka Fuego, to the stage so he was off to the side.
Curiously, his eyes moved to the open part of the curtain just so he could see you again. But instead, his eyes caught Electra’s.
He embarrassingly blushed and then went back to watching Ian.
“What do you mean?” you asked her.
“Oh, Bea, is it not obvious?” she softly asked.
“Is what obvious?”
“That Clem has feelings for you.”
“No, he doesn't like me. I like him,” you admitted. “Why would he like me? I'm not pretty like you.”
“Bea!” Electra scolded you. “Don't say that. You're gorgeous. Beard and all. Just because you're different, it doesn't mean you're ugly. Besides, Clem admires your uniqueness. I know this to be true. He only dates circus performers. I've known him a little longer than you have. Even with other performers he's liked, he's never been as charming and sweet to them as he has been to you. You really melted his cold heart.”
You blushed.
“You think so?”
“I know so. You'll see soon enough. I'm rooting for you two though. You would be cute.”
“That was Fuego the Fire-Eater,” Clem announced to the roaring crowd. His assistants came out soon after to set up Electra’s set as he began to introduce her, “Now feast your eyes on this…”
“That's my que. I'll see you after I'm done, Bea,” she said to you before hugging you again.
“Break a leg!” you yelled to her.
“Thanks, I will,” she replied back, smiling at you before she met Clem in the middle of the big top.
“Welcome Electra, the Electrified Lady!” Clem cheered. You watched as your friend bowed before the applauding crowd and then took her seat on her set.
She was surrounded by coils and lightning rods like usual, and had her confident smile on as Clem’s assistants helped her with her performance.
And Clem excitedly narrated everything, getting the crowd even more hyped as her performance went on.
However, you did notice him subtly looking over at you as you were watching your friend. He would smile and wink at you when he was in between narrations.
It made you blush, but you just acted like it didn't mean anything.
Sure you trusted Electra, but you didn't want to get your hopes up.
Her performance lasted another five minutes before she met you backstage again.
You hugged her as soon as you could reach her before congratulating her on another stellar performance.
“Aww, thanks Bea. It was nothing,” she insisted. “It's the same routine. I wish I could switch it up some more.”
“Maybe I can help?” you suggested.
“Sure. I wouldn't mind the help. But let's worry about that tomorrow. I'm tired and hungry,” she replied before asking, “Want to go back to my trailer? I can get Roger to go into town to get us some food.”
“That sounds amazing,” you responded. “Let's go.”
The two of you walked out of the big top performer entrance with your arms linked together. You both were gossiping about your coworkers and giggling in between as you made your way to the trailer.
The moon was high, the wind was calm, and you had not a care in the world.
You finally felt at peace with yourself again.
That was until you heard hurried footsteps behind you.
Both you and Electra were alarmed by it but before you could look behind you, you felt a sharp pain in your back above your leotard.
Your shaky hands moved over to the pain and your fingers picked at the mush of a tomato.
A tomato that now stained the back of your leotard.
“Eat your vegetables, fatty!” one of the assailants jeered at you.
It wasn't even a clever remark, but it still enraged you. Swiftly you turned around to face him, only to be hit with another tomato.
Electra was frozen in confusion at the attack, so she could do nothing before the three teens started to pelt you with more tomatoes.
You screamed and tried to grab Electra and run away but they were faster.
“You really think you're wanted?” one of them asked.
“Why does that weird old man even keep you around? You're more of a freak than that geek,” another insulted.
Clem heard the commotion when it first started, but had to wait for the next performers to come out.
Once the acrobats started, he told one of his assistants to take over for a minute before he went to see what was going on.
He followed your and Electra's screams for help until he found the teenagers trapping you two in the corner of an alley.
Slowly he approached behind them, grabbing the wrist of the main antagonist before he could throw again.
He paused in fear of the sensation of the wrinkled hand tightening around his wrist. And the other two gulped as they looked Clem dead in the eyes.
The older man knew these hooligans all too well and was quite feared by the three.
He had hoped that they weren't behind the attack, but he also wasn't surprised.
They were the ones that started the crowds jeering and snarling at you the night before.
“Oh, hi Mr. Hoately,” the main boy said, fear deep in his voice.
Clem hissed at him before asking,
“You didn't torment my friend enough yesterday?!”
“Well, no sir…we were just playing a game…”
“Don't look like any game I've ever seen. And it doesn't seem like my performers are having fun playing this game either.”
“Oh that's just…”
“Save it, Matthias,” he snarled before he snatched the tomato from him and tightened his grip around his wrist.
“Oww, Mr. Hoatley, you're hurting me.”
“Oh, it's just a little bruising you'll get. Nothing too serious,” he teased. “Now beat it before I call the Sheriff and your parents. And I better not catch any of you on the premises of my circus again.”
He let go of his wrist after before they all fearfully ran away from the scene.
You were crying again by the time Clem reached you to comfort you. Electra was trying to calm you down first, but then relented once Clem put his arms around you.
“You alright, Beatriz?” he softly asked.
“I am now. Thank you for saving us.”
“Of course,” he happily said. “I care about you girls.”
Electra warmly smiled at the Ringleader, before saying,
“I'm sorry I didn't do more, Clem. It's just you told us not to fight the patrons and I panicked and…”
“It's okay, Electra. Those boys won't be bothering you two again. Also you were allowed to fight them if you had to. The Sheriff would have taken our side. Our circus brings a lot of revenue to this town.”
“I'll remember that,” she softly said.
“There, there, Beatriz. I won't let go until you want me to,” he assured as you kept crying into his shirt.
“Clem, they were insulting her again,” Electra told him.
“Right. Well it doesn't matter what three snot-nosed kids think. They wouldn't know true beauty if it hit them in the nose.”
“I couldn't agree more,” she responded.
“Beatriz, there's something I've been meaning to ask you,” Clem suddenly said after.
“Yes?” you asked, raising your head to meet his eyes.
“Would you like to accompany me to dinner tomorrow night…say around 9?”
Your heart started beating fast when he asked that.
Did he just ask you out on a date?
You couldn't believe it. Was this a dream? It had to be a dream, right?
“Clem, are you asking me on a date?”
“Yes, that's exactly what I'm doing. I like you a lot, Bea. I just had to find the courage to ask. And I think right now is the best time.”
The biggest smile appeared on your face before you looked over at Electra who was also excited for you.
“Well, what do you say? It would make this old man very happy if you said yes.”
“Oh, Clem. Yes, I'll go out with you tomorrow night,” you happily said before you hugged him again and kissed his cheek.
He blushed after you kissed his cheek, before he kissed yours.
“I'm so glad you said yes,” he chirped. “You're the most beautiful woman I've seen in a long time.”
You blushed.
“Thanks, Clem. I'll see you then.”
“See you then,” he said after he let you go. “I have to go back to the big top, but Roger will be around if you need anything. You girls have a good rest of your evening.”
“Thanks, Clem. We will,” you chirped before he left you two alone.
You both screamed in delight after, just giddy that it finally happened.
Electra was right.
He did like you.
He always liked you.
“I told you he liked you,” Electra teased as you began your walk to the trailer again.
“I know. I should have listened.”
“It's okay,” she gently said. “Trust me. I know what it's like to doubt my self worth and esteem too. But Clem's right. You're a beautiful woman who deserves happiness and love. And I think Clem is willing to provide that for you.”
“I think so too. But I don't know what I'm gonna wear.”
“How about this…you help me with my routine changes and I'll help doll you up for your date. Deal?”
“Deal.”
“Good. Now let's stop at your trailer first so you can change. And I'll take your leotard and clean it. I have a trick to get these tomato stains out that my mother taught me.”
“Okay. And thanks. You're a life saver.”
“Of course. What are friends for? Also we need to flag down Roger. I'm getting hungry.”
“Same,” you replied before you both started giggling.
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Stay tuned for Chapter 2 where Beatriz and Clem go on their first date to Clem's favorite diner. It's gonna be a lot of fluff and some smut. 😉😊
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marauders x maneskin songs
Regulus & James
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(specific parts for each one of them):
Regulus:
È una bambina però sente come un peso
E prima o poi si spezzerà
La gente dirà, "Non vale niente"
Non riesce neanche a uscire da una misera porta
translation:
( She's just a kid, but she feels something weighing on her
And sooner or later she'll break
And people will say "she's worth nothing
She can't even walk out of a miserable door")
Ma Coraline non vuole mangiare, no
Sì, Coraline vorrebbe sparire
E Coraline piange
Coraline ha l'ansia
Coraline vuole il mare ma ha paura dell'acqua
E forse il mare è dentro di lei
translation
(But Coraline doesn't want to eat, no
Yes, Coraline would rather disappear
And Coraline cries
Coraline has anxiety
Coraline is longing for the sea, but is afraid of the water
And maybe the sea is inside her)
James:
Coraline bella come il sole
Guerriera dal cuore zelante
Capelli come rose rosse
Preziosi quei fili di rame, amore, portali da me
Se senti campane cantare
Vedrai Coraline che piange
Che prende il dolore degli altri
E poi lo porta dentro lei
translation:
(Coraline, as beautiful as the sun
Warrior with a zealous heart
Hair like red roses
Those precious copper strings, my love, bring them to me
If you hear bells singing
You'll see Coraline crying
Taking in other people's pain
And then carry it within her)
jegulus:
Sarò il fuoco ed il freddo
Riparo d'inverno
Sarò ciò che respiri
Capirò cos'hai dentro
E sarò l'acqua da bere
Il significato del bene
Sarò anche un soldato
O la luce di sera
E in cambio non chiedo niente
Soltanto un sorriso
Ogni tua piccola lacrima è oceano sopra al mio viso
E in cambio non chiedo niente
Solo un po' di tempo
Sarò vessillo, scudo
O la tua spada d'argento
translation:
(I'll be the fire and the cold
A winter shelter
I'll be what you breathe
I'll understand what you hold inside
And I'll be the water you drink
The meaning of good
I'll even be a soldier
Or a light in the evening
I ask for nothing in return
Just a smile
Every little tear of yours is an ocean on my face
And I ask for nothing in return
Just a little time
I'll be a battle banner, a shield
Or your silver sword)
Sirius
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specific parts translation:
I hear a thousand voices speaking, but I don't hear what they're saying
I look in the mirror and I imagine to be in a circus
On a merry-go-round of happiness and I don't want to get off of it
Even if I'm not having fun anymore
Sometimes I feel like a miracle and sometimes ridiculous
Then I lose my mind in a second, but don't go tell it around
I'm out of myself
............
I've been preparing my waltz with the devil
Since I was a child
You can call me crazy, bastard, insane
I'll toast over it with wine
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I’m only 20 Therefore don’t be surprised if I make drama from nothing I’m afraid of leaving only money to the world For my name to disappear between those of all the others But I’m only 20 And I already ask forgiveness for the mistakes that I committed But the road is tougher when you’re aiming for the sky So choose the things that are really important Choose love or diamonds Demons or saints
Marlene:
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Marlena, win over this evening Take everything that you might need and be sincere Open the sail, come on, travel lightly Show beauty to this people
Marlena, win over this night Strip black Take everything that you might need and be sincere Open the sail Come on, travel lightly Show beauty to this people and I
Remus
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They don't know what I'm talking about Clothes are dirty, bro, of mud Cig's yellow in between the fingers I'm walking with a cig Pardon me, but I really do believe That I can make this jump And even if the street is uphill I'm training for this now
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seven sentence sunday
thanks to @bonheur-cafe, @lemonlyman-dotcom, @alrightbuckaroo, @inflarescent, @chaotictarlos, @theghostofashton and @detective-giggles!
the day that one of these is actually seven sentences is the day that i learn self-control (which is never <3)
i actually did not know this existed because i wrote this wasted last night and had no recollection until neha reminded me of it 😭😭
“Politics hasn’t been my dream for almost twelve years, sweetheart,” Alex says softly, not really making eye contact with Henry.
“Alex, I know what happened with Richards and the emails was brutal, but we have nothing holding us back like that anymore and –”
“It’s not Richards, Hen, it’s you.”
That stops Henry cold, and he looks at Alex, mouth open in shock. “What do you mean?” Alex stays quiet, and Henry pushes further. “Alex, what do you mean?”
Alex continues to avoid eye contact with Henry as he starts talking again. “That night I came to Kensington Palace, you told me you wouldn’t trade one prison for another. You’re barely free from the Crown, Henry, and I don’t want to drag you into the circus of American politics, not when you hated being in the public eye so much, to the point that it almost cost me you. I refuse to let anything cost me you again, so I put all my dreams in a little box and locked it away, because I would rather live a quiet life with you and immigration law than a loud one alone in Congress. I was wine drunk at one of Mom’s fundraisers when I was talking to Erica about wanting to flip Texas again, and I didn’t think it would ever really come up again.”
Henry doesn’t answer, grabbing Alex’s face between his hands and pressing a featherlight kiss to his lips before resting their foreheads together. “Love, I didn’t realize you had that in the back of your mind, and that this was what is stopping you from entering politics. Listen to me,” he says, moving them so he’s looking at Alex eye to eye, “nothing is going to stop me from spending the rest of my goddamn life with you. You could lose your job, become a house husband, or go on to become the president of the United States, and I would not care.” Henry takes a deep breath, and lets it out slowly. “Do you want this, Alex? Like without the influence of anything else, deep down, do you want this? Do you want to run?”
it's late, but i'm gonna tag @welcometololaland, @rmd-writes, @rosedavid, @mikibwrites and @hoko-onchi-writes!
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