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moxleys-darlin · 1 year

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6: The Moment Our Eyes Met

Summary: Grace meets someone special unexpectedly and they come to an understanding.

TW: discussions of child abuse, drug abuse, triggers, and parental loss.

Disclaimer: This story has Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, and Nancy Benoit. If this bothers you bow out now because they're here to stay. Nancy and Chris have never been together in this story, Chris is with Eddie and Nancy is with Taz and the mother of Tyler (HOOK).

Also! I absolutely changed Mox's backstory so read carefully ❤️

I only claim Grace and her family; everyone else I'm borrowing.

(Pictures aren't mine)

Grace rushes up the stairs and into her room to pack her duffle bag. She made sure to do any homework Friday night, including the work she would miss Monday, and put the folder on top of her desk so she could check it Monday night when they got back home. She hears a chuckle at her door and turns to see Eddie.

“You don’t have to rush, mija, we have plenty of time.” He looks into her bag as he walks over. “Don’t forget a jacket cariña, your dad may say it’s not cold but it’s January and he’s Canadian, so I don’t trust him.” She snorts and snatches her hoodie from her desk chair and zipping her bag up.

“All ready! I can’t wait to get to South Carolina and see the show!”

They load the bags in the car and say goodbye to the girls, Joanie, and Billy Gunn, who was home for the weekend. She waves as they drive away and smiles at Sheri’s enthusiastic wave. The hours pass by between talking, reading, and finally sleeping the last couple of hours. She groans as Eddie shakes her gently.

“Wake up cariña; we’re at the hotel. Look there’s Chris.” She blinks sleepily and waves at Chris through the window.

They get unloaded and up to the hotel room before she gives Chris a hug. “Hey Dad, missed you.” She lays her head on his shoulder sleepily and smiles when his laugh reverberates.

“Bonjour mon calme. Why don’t we all get some sleep and when we wake up, we’ll go get lunch and go to the arena.” She nods sleepily and walks to the made-up bed before dropping onto it, ignoring their laughter.

“There you are my dove.” She smiles as she hears the Englishman’s voice and excuses herself from Eddie and Chris for a moment.

“Mr. Regal! How are you?” She wraps her arms around the man’s waist tightly.

“I’m well, darling, and you? I also have something for you.”She smiles brightly. “You shouldn’t have, Mr. Regal. I’m here with Papa to watch someone wrestle and visit Dad and Uncle Taz. I didn’t know you’d be here so now I’m more excited.”

He pats her lovingly on the shoulder as he smiles at her. “I wanted to give you your birthday present in person, my dear. I’m here to watch a young man named Jon Moxley; Bryan and I have heard wonderful things about him, and I want to see for myself.” He pulls a package from the bag at his feet and hands it to her.

“Thank you!” She opens it carefully and gasps at the book series in her hand. “The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings series! Oh, thank you Mr. Regal! I love them!” She hugs the man tightly again.

“Bryan helped me find them for you so I’m very glad you like them; it took us quite a while to find a set that matched properly.” He chuckles lowly and squeezes her once more before stepping back.

“Oh! I have a phone now! I’ll give you the number before I leave, or you can get it from Dad. I can finally call Bryan on my own phone! How is he lately? Still winning like crazy? Shawn talks about him every time I see him.”

“He is doing well, my dove, but I believe your Papa is signaling for you.” He points behind her and she turns to see Eddie waving for her.

She chuckles. “Glad to hear, but I guess I gotta go. Thank you again for the books; I love them! I’ll see you before we leave tomorrow! Tell me what you think of Jon Moxley, and I’ll watch him tonight too; we can compare notes.” He ruffles her hair and sends her a smirk before she meets back up with her dads and Uncle.

“Grace! I’m glad you made it! It’s all Chris and Taz have been talking about.” Her shoulders stiffen slightly at the voice, and she edges closer to Taz who puts an arm across her back.

“Lawler, didn’t think you were supposed to be here tonight.”

“Ah, you know how Vince and Stephanie are Chris.”

Her dad hums at the man disinterested and turns to her. “Why don’t you and Eddie go sit down in your seats. We got you right up front so you can see everything. I’ll join you when I can okay?”

She doesn’t acknowledge the commentator as her and Eddie pass, but she hears a rumble from Taz that makes her think he tried to speak with her. She wraps her arm around Eddie’s and squeezes to let him know she’s okay and he kisses her on the temple. Grace never really understood what made her so uncomfortable around the man, but he always made her antsy and jittery, so she stayed away.

“Here we are cariña; are you okay?” She smiles brightly at him.

“I’m fine.” She shrugs. “Lawler’s always rubbed me the wrong way since he grabbed my shoulder that one time and called me Stephanie. He’s weird and creepy but not in a ‘you and Dad should step in’ creepy.”

They’re interrupted as the show starts and the dark match starts. She feels a slight shiver when the second match starts, and the first team comes down. She looks up to see the two young men in blue trunks jumping around and she blushes when the guy with the ponytail throws her a cocky wink.

Grace watches the match in amazement. She doesn’t know what it is about this particular match, but she can’t take her eyes off the man with the reddish-blonde ponytail. She can hear Eddie chuckling beside her, and she breaks her concentration to look at him.

“What?”

He laughs again and shakes his head at her. “Dios mija, if you stare at that boy any longer, he may catch fire.” She shoves him lightly and barely turns her head in enough time to see the man being thrown her way.

It looks like he’s thrown into the barricade harder than they had planned because half of his body is over the barrier. She reaches out instinctively to help him and though Eddie tries to stop her, her hands make contact with his shoulders, and they jolt at the feeling that goes through them. She helps push him back upright and he stares at her for a moment before he is yanked away by Mercury and thrown back in the ring. She stares down at the mark on her arm as half the shield and a sword turns a pretty scarlet red.

“Cariña…” She hears Eddie speaking to her, but she can’t take her eyes off the dazed man in the ring as he’s double teamed then pinned. “… to the back with Dad.” There’s a tug on her arm and she willingly follows. “… privacy for y’all.”

She’s sat in a chair, and she finally shakes herself out of it as Eddie goes to touch her arm. “I met him, Papa.” She pets down the mark with her finger. “At least one of them anyway. It’s a perfect half so that means two, right?” She looks up at her dads and Uncle.

“Yeah, that’s right, mija. Joanie’s was a perfect half too.”

She looks around and finally notices she’s backstage. “Wait, when did we get back here? I gotta go meet him, right?” She tries to stand up, but Eddie puts a hand on her shoulder. “I brought you back here so you could meet after his match, okay? Get you two some food and you can sit and talk. It’s less crowded back here and in catering.” She smiles weakly at him and bounces her leg as she waits.

It’s a herculean effort to convince her dads to go back to the crowd and let Taz watch over her from a small distance away, but she manages somehow. He doesn’t make her wait long as he and his tag team partner come to the back, but he looks upset. She worries it’s because of their marking until she hears part of their conversation.

“… back here somewhere.”

“It’s just my luck, man; I finish my mark with a cute chick that doesn’t want it.”

“No way man, she was staring a hole into you the whole match.”

“Then where the hell-?” She steps close to him to make him stop walking and smiles softly at him.

“H-hi, I’m Grace, it’s nice to meet you.” She holds her hand out to the, once again, surprised man.

His friend nudges him and he throws her a confident smirk. “Jon Moxley but people call me Mox.” Grace blushes as he looks her up and down. “Well, aren’t you fuckin’ gorgeous?” He grabs her hand and gently shakes it.

“I’ll see you later Mox; good match tonight.” His friend doesn’t wait for an answer as he jogs off and she notices he still has her hand.

“Would you like to go to catering with me? I’m starving and you just went through a match so you gotta be as well.”

“Mind if I take a quick shower first and meet you?” She nods and smiles while he sends her a devious smirk and kisses her hand before heading off.

Grace heads to catering on her own where she makes eye contact with William, and she heads to him gleefully.

“I believe I can tell Bryan that Jon Moxley was quite the wrestler, yes?”

She blushes and chuckles. “Shut up, Mr. Regal. I-I found one of them and I thought I would get these butterflies in my stomach but after the shock passed everything was calm.” She holds out her arm and shows him the mark.

“Ah, young love; it’s the most beautiful thing. Bryan said the same thing when he met me the first time.” He cups her cheek and tilts her head up to look at him. “Enjoy this, my dove, you have met one of your loves and it’s a wonderful occasion.” He releases her face, and she grabs some random food to share with Jon. “Let me pay for this- I don’t want to hear anything about it, my dear, it’s my treat. Enjoy your time with your young man.” He pays for the food and kisses the top of her head before he walks away with his phone to his ear.

She reaches into her bag for a book and reads as she waits for him to join her and she’s surprised that there isn’t any anxiety or fear. She’s calm, but excited to know about him. A weight leans against her chair and she flinches at the sudden presence.

“Ah shit, I’m sorry Darlin’, should have made a noise to alert you.” He comes around the table scratching the back of his neck sheepishly. “You got us food? What do I owe you?” He sits down and she giggles at the growl from his stomach.

“You don’t owe me anything-.”

“I’m not gonna let you spend all your money on me; I don’t let Claudio do it either.” He says harshly and she can’t help but flinch.

“My- I guess he’s like an uncle- paid for it so neither of us would have to. He’s generous with money like that.” She rubs her leg. “So, you really don’t owe me, and he won’t accept money.” She says quietly.

“Shit,” She hears him mutter and scrub his face. “I’m sorry, Grace. I got… issues sometimes when people try to take care of me, but that’s my shit and I shouldn’t put that on you. It drives Claudio crazy too because he’s generous as fuck and so damn nice.” He sighs sadly and puts his hand on the table palm up. “I’m sorry for snapping at you, I won’t say it won’t happen again, but that was wrong of me. Can we start again?”

She looks at him for a moment before answering. “Before we do, you need to know that I have shit too. Aggression scares me to death most times because of my stepdad and I know people can’t always control outbursts but I’m asking you to try.” His eyes roam her face for a moment like they can see the past bruises and trauma before softening and he sends her a genuine smile.

“Yeah Darlin’, I can try.”

She puts her hand in his open one and smiles. “Hi, I’m Grace Parker, but people call me Gracie, it’s really nice to meet you.”

“I’m Jon Moxley, but friends call me Mox, it’s a damn pleasure to meet you too.” His voice is gravelly, and she swears he’s damn near growling.

They focus on eating for a moment after his stomach growls again before she asks him a few important questions. “So, Claudio?”

He looks up at her and gives her a dopey smile as he thinks of him. “Yeah, Claudio Castagnoli. He’s a huge Swiss dude and strong as hell but he’s a gentle giant; you’ll love him.”

“How did y’all meet?” She sees him eye the other half of her sandwich and she nudges the plate toward him. “And can I see your soul mark?” She blushes at the dirty grin he sends her and looks at the complete mark on his inner wrist, same place as hers.

“Oh babe, you can see anything you want on me.” She rolls her eyes at the cocky wink. “It was actually completely random, like us. He came to visit a friend that was wrestling the same day and we accidently bumped into each other. That was last year, and we’ve been making it work since; the long-distance sucks but it’s worth it.” He shrugs and she extends her foot to nudge his calf to make him look at her.

“I agree, long distance sucks but it’s worth it. My family are all wrestlers or retired from the business, so I know how the distance thing works.” He stares at her for a moment and looks confused. “This the stepdad?” She shakes her head as she looks down at her fries a moment. “You don’t gotta tell me right now if you don’t want. We can save the heavy shit for when you’ve met both of us.”

He hooks his ankle onto hers and she smiles. “I ran away when my stepdad attacked me and threatened to ‘finish what he started’. The man I worked for- well he’s family too- sent me on a bus to El Paso to a family friend who took me into his family despite knowing he could get arrested. Told me if I wanted to stay, they’d help me, so I got emancipated and I’ve lived with them ever since.”

“That’s amaz-.” He looks over her shoulder and his eyes widen.

“What is it?” She turns her head to see her dads and Uncle coming up to them and she looks back at Mox and smiles. “Oh, yeah, um that’s my family.” She giggles nervously.

“Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, and Taz are your family babe?”

“Y-yeah, is that okay?” She tries to pull her foot away, but he doesn’t let her and sends her a smirk.

“All good, Grace. I just- they’re legends and you just- they’re just your family to you.” She laughs loudly and covers her mouth.

“I swear I’m laughing at the situation because I had the same reaction when I met them.” She giggles again. “But they’ve been family since like day one, so I’m used to it now.” She waves them over then grabs Jon’s hand on the table. “It’ll be great, you’ll see.”

He squeezes gently and she feels hands squeeze her shoulders lovingly. “Hola cariña, wanna introduce us?” Jon sends her a wink and she smiles.

“Guys this is Jon Moxley; Jon this is Eddie, Chris, and Taz.” She points to each of them this time. “My Papa, my dad, and my uncle.”

Jon stands up momentarily and shakes each man’s hands. “Ya can call me Mox, everybody does. It’s nice ta meet y’all.”

She gets up and they clean up before starting the walk to the car. She holds Jon’s hand as he talks to the guys, and she catches a glimpse of William again, so she squeezes his hand. He turns to face her, and she’s mesmerized by his smile for a moment before Taz clears his throat and chuckles.

“Just like when I met Nancy.” He mutters to her dads, who laugh.

She rolls her eyes. “I have to go say bye to Mr. Regal; I promised to give him my number for his husband Bryan. I’ll be right back.” She turns to the three older men and glares playfully. “Please don’t run him off. Y’all hear?”

As she walks off, she can hear Jon muttering to himself. “Does she know all the legends? Holy shit.”

“Mr. Regal! Hey, I’m glad I caught you. Here’s my number for you and Bryan and thank you again for my books.”

“There you are my dove, you are most welcome, and thank you. Bryan will be calling you soon I’m sure, especially after he learns about tonight.” He places a hand on her shoulder. “I am so proud of you, my girl.”

She beams up at him. “There’s another one too; his name is Claudio. I can’t wait to meet him.” They talk another moment before he hugs her and kisses the top of her head.

She returns back to the group to see Taz gone and her dads talking to Jon. “There she is! Come on Chris, let’s head to the hotel. You can drive her there, right?”

“Uh, yes sir, I can. I’m not staying there but I’m close by so I can drop her off.” She remembers at that moment that her and Eddie have to go home tomorrow, and Jon catches her mood change. “Hey, it’ll be alright, let’s just hang out a bit longer.”

She watches her dads leave and settles into the old car with Jon who grabs her hand again before heading to her hotel behind Chris and Eddie and parking in a parking spot. She shivers slightly at the cold and grins lovingly when he takes his jacket off and helps her into it. They talk about little things, and he tells her about his wrestling career. The deathmatches scare the hell out of her but the passion in his voice quiets the fear a little. He looks at her during the conversation like he’s waiting for her to disagree with him.

“Hey, as long as you come home to me and Claudio, I’ll support you. Is it scary as hell? Yeah of course it is. Will we fight about it one day? Probably, but as of right now, I’m not gonna tell you to stop what you love.” He looks surprised at her answer, and she smiles as he plays with her fingers.

She watches curiously as he clears his throat and looks out the window away from her. “My dad died when I was like five and my sister was four. My mom didn’t do too hot after that. I mean, two kids under six and no husband? She tried her best, but- yeah.” He clears his throat again and she squeezes his hand in silent support. “She didn’t marry again but she had plenty of boyfriends, some good and some that were horrible. I did everything I could to protect my sister and take care of her, so she’d have a good life. I left when I was sixteen and found Heartland Wrestling; my sister left not long after me and lives with her friend now. We talk a lot on the phone, and I see her when I’m in her town. I developed a drug problem because of things, but Claudio helped me get clean.” He stays silent for a bit before opening and closing his mouth as if trying to continue.

“Hey, I am so proud of you; thank you for telling me that. You don’t have to continue right now.” She strokes the back of his hand with her thumb. “We got plenty of time to learn about each other so don’t push yourself.” He sighs before turning to look at her.

“I don’t like taking from people because I learned that everything has a price. If you want something, you have to give something.” He looks down at their conjoined hands. “Before you and Claudio, I wouldn’t do this. I learned early that people can fake love to get what they want, and I closed myself off to only my sister until this mark showed up. Mom lost hers when Dad died and she hated that I had one, but I knew that this mark meant someone would love me one day.” She reaches over and traces his mark with her finger, loving the shiver that runs through him. “How did I get so lucky to get two people?” He whispers.

“That’s why you snapped when I told you not to pay me back?” He nods slowly. “We’re a team now, yeah? You, me, and Claudio are a team. I understand what it means to work through something you had no choice to learn in order to survive, but we can work through things together now.” She touches his mark again and smiles. “You’re not alone in this anymore. You said it yourself; you have two people to love you now.”

She’s surprised when he kisses her gently on the cheek. She writes her cell phone number on a piece of scrap paper and gives him a quick kiss on the cheek back before sliding out of the car and up the elevator. Opening the door as quietly as she can, she slips inside the room.

“Hey cariña, there you are. Are you okay?” She tearfully smiles when she sees them waiting for her and goes to their bed to sit between them, laying her head on Eddie’s shoulder.

“I don’t want to leave tomorrow. How can I have only known him for a few hours and now I can’t imagine going home while he goes somewhere else? It makes no sense.” She raises her head and looks between them and it’s Chris that answers her.

“Because mon calme, he is literally a part of your soul; perfect for you. You’ve just met him and now you’re being separated; it’s not a fair thing for you to go through. We will make sure that he and your other soulmate can come visit you.”

“Claudio; the other soulmate’s name is Claudio.” She feels a kiss to her temple and Eddie sighs.

“I’m sorry we have to go home tomorrow cariña, so soon after you meet him.”

She gets up from between them and grabs clothes from her bag for a shower. “I think I’ll be okay. If he didn’t have a match coming up in another town, I’d probably be more upset, but he’ll probably be gone before us tomorrow morning.” She runs her hand down the jacket. “Thank y’all for waiting up for me; I’m gonna get a shower so get some sleep and I’ll be out in a minute.”

She blows them both a kiss and returns their goodnights before taking her dirty clothes off and jumping in the shower. She takes a quick shower and hops out, drying off quickly as exhaustion suddenly hits her. She looks at Jon’s jacket for a moment when she gets to her bed before slipping it on and zipping it up. Grace smiles as she looks down at the jacket deciding it’s the next best thing to having him there with her.

She wakes up to a chirping from her phone and blearily flips it open to a text from an unknown number and looks up when her dads stir but ultimately settle back down.

Unknown: outside. 5 min. -Mox

She shoots up and looks at the phone again to make sure she ready it right before jumping up and getting her shoes on. She brushes her hair out with her fingers and calls it good before nudging her Papa.

“Papa, I’m running downstairs for a few minutes; Jon’s coming to say bye.”

Eddie sighs sleepily and rubs his face. “You be careful. If you’re gone longer than ten minutes, I’m sending Dad after you and you know he’s not a morning person.” She giggles at his grumbling and kisses his cheek.

“Yes Papa, I promise.” With that she slips her shoes on, grabs the hotel key, and heads downstairs.

She gets to the front and sees the car from last night and Jon leaning against it with two drinks. “Mornin’, darlin’.” His voice is deep and gravelly, and her heart skips a bit.

“Good morning, Jon! What are you doing here?” She blushes as he looks her up and down and smirks before handing her one of the cups.

“Hot chocolate for a cold morning and I wanted to see you before I left.” He reaches out and snags the string of the jacket. “Looks better on you than me and seeing you with it on is worth bein’ cold.” He sends her a wink and chuckles.

“I didn’t even realize I still had it on last night.” She sips her cocoa and lets out a small groan at the warmth.

“Cold there, Gracie? I can think of a few ways to get you warm.” Her cheeks turn as red as their marks, and she looks to the side. “Aw, I’m jus’ fuckin’ with you darlin’, c’mere.”

Careful of both of their drinks she goes for a hug and laughs in his chest. “I bet you say that to all the girls you meet when they help you back over a barricade, huh?” She looks up at him and see his eyes soften.

“Nah, only the ones that have a shield and swords mark on their wrist.” He presses his hand tighter on her lower back for a moment before she steps away and leans on the car beside him.

“Maybe if we had more than five minutes before the ‘Rabid Wolverine’ comes for me, you could tell me more about those other ways.” She sends her own wink to him, and he bursts out laughing.

“I knew you were hiding that somewhere in you.” They drink their drinks for a moment in silence before he breaks it. “I hate that we have to go. That’s why I made sure to see you before I left, and you went back to El Paso.” He stays looking ahead at the wall.

She bumps into his side and he looks and smiles down at her. “I appreciate it, I was worried I wasn’t gonna see you and we’d only get to talk on the phone.” She giggles at the grimace he makes. “What’s that face for?”

“I hate technology if I’m being honest; not very ‘tech savvy’. Claudio makes fun of me, but yeah I hate it.” She leans her head on him and laughs again.

“So you hate it, that’s not the most terrible problem you could have.” She shrugs. “Would make it hard to stay in touch while you’re traveling and I’m in school, but maybe we could get a messenger pigeon!” He snorts then burst out laughing.

“I’ll call you, you little brat.” He rolls his eyes and mutters under his breath. “A fuckin’ pigeon.”

“Good to know I’m special then. Don’t worry about it though; we’ll make it work out somehow.” He looks at his watch and sighs. “You gotta head out?”

He sighs again and nods his head. “Yeah I do, fuckin’ sucks.” She sets the drink on the trunk and stands in front of him, taking his drink and putting it with hers.

“M-maybe you could find time to come to El Paso? You and Claudio? I could show you around town, show you the wrestling school, show you-.” She’s cut off with a soft kiss to the forehead.

“You’re cute when you’re nervous; sure, we’ll come to El Paso.” He plays with the strings on the jacket. “I think I’m good for a few days after my match Friday and I’ll check with Claudio, but I’m sure we can figure something out.” He grins at her and reaches down to grab at her hand. “I really do have to go though. I’ll see you soon, okay?”

She squeezes his hand and smiles at him. “Go, get on the road before I try to keep you longer.” She starts to unzip the jacket, but his other hand stops her.

“Nah, you keep it for now and I’ll steal it back the next time I see you.” He smirks at her cockily. “That way you can tell all your friends about the stud you snagged from a wrestling match. I get to be the damsel in the story.”

She leans up slightly and gives him a kiss on the cheek. “Call me when you get where you’re supposed to or shoot a text and I’ll do the same, though messages get expensive so maybe the phone call is best.” Grabbing her drink, she gives him a smirk of her own. “And you can bet this weekend is all my friends and sisters will hear about for a while; I’m sure Mama will interrogate me too once she hears from Uncle Taz.” She shakes her head. “Go, get on the road before I kidnap you!” She jokes.

He leans in and whispers in her ear. “Don’t tempt me, gorgeous.” He pulls back and kisses her temple. “I’ll see you soon.”

She watches him grab his drink and get in the car before driving off. She waves at him until the car disappears and then goes back into the hotel where she’s not surprised to see Chris waiting for her.

“I’m sorry, I know that was longer than ten minutes.” She smiles when he waves it off.

“You had plenty of time so don’t worry about it, mon calme. Come on, let’s go get your stuff packed.” He throws his arm around and leads her to the elevator.

Spanish: cariña: honey Dios: God mija: daughter/girl

French: bonjour: hello mon calme: my quiet one

Chapter 6! Mox is finally here! So now we begin the journey! Thank you so much for reading and I hope you enjoyed! I hope to have Chapter 7 up tomorrow! Much love! 🥰😘❤️

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tatsueigo · 1 year

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Will you marry us?

Fandom: All Elite Wrestling

Pairing: Jon Moxley/Grace/Claudio Castagnoli

Rating: G

Warnings: none

Prompt: @wrestleprompts Week 3: Proposal at the beach

Wordcount: 606 words

AN: This fic is dedicated to @moxleys-darlin, who created Grace and gave me permission to use her. Love ya ♥

AO3 link: Will you marry us?

Grace could hear Claudio and Jon jiggling, while they were guiding her somewhere. She had come back from the book store to find them waiting for her after they were done with their training with the other members of BCC.

She had noticed a smirk on Jon's face, as she got showered with love from both of them, kisses and nips everywhere.

"Piccolina, you have ten minutes to prepare yourself to go to the beach. We have the rest of the day off, we can spend it entirely together."

Claudio kissed her on the forehead before she ran to their bedroom, preparing a whole bag for the day. A book which she hopefully wouldn't really need, suncream, beach towel, sandals. He wore the swimming suit directly under her clothes, excited to be able to spend some quality time at the beach with her two mates.

"Okay, I am ready Supes and Moxie!"

She was excited and looked lovingly at both of them, having them bend enough to be able to kiss them both on the lips.

The day at the beach went by really smooth, huge amount on sun tanning, swimming, building sandcastles. A whole day spent the three of them together, no interruptions, just them and their never ending love. Sunset came quickly and Claudio and Jon started a little bonfire, sitting around it with marshmallows, which surely weren't that healthy for athletes like them, but it was okay, once in a while.

Looking at both of them, Grace noticed a little nod from Claudio, she raised her eyebrow, while Jon searched for something in his bag.

"Gracie, would you mind letting me blindfold you for a moment? It's a surprise."

The grin on his face made Grace giggle and nod: she trusted him. Jon's touch on her face and then nape was gentle, as he fixed the blindfold behind her. Taking her by a hand, he helped her up to her feet, taking her two steps away from the bonfire.

"Now stay here and take the blindfold off when we tell you, okay?" He whispered at her ear, nipping it.

"Okay Moxie, but why so much mystery?" She giggled and growled at the nipping at her ear.

"You'll discover it soon enough, Gracie. It's for a happy reason." He left her, kneeled down near Claudio, taking a little satin box from the pocket of his leather jacket.

"Piccolina, take the blindfold off." Claudio was kneeling too, a similar small box in his big hands too.

As Grace lowered the piece of fabric, she looked down at her two mates, gasping loudly. They both smiled, opening the satin box at the same time, revealing two different rings. Grace could feel her eyes swell with tears, bringing her hands to her mouth, hiding her astonished gasp.

"Gracelynn Rose, would you do us the honour of marrying us?" They omitted her last name on purpose, knowing how much she hated it.

"Guapo... Moxie..." Tears - happy tears - started falling down her cheeks, as she nodded fiercely. "Yes, I will!" She was finally able to say, feeling overwhelmed by emotions. She could see her hands shaking lightly as Claudio and Jon stood up, Claudio putting her his ring first: one heart closing together other two, full of diamonds.

"The heart in the middle represents you, piccolina. The other two are me and our feral alpha here." Claudio kissed her gently, drying off her tears.

Jon took her hand gently and added his barbwire ring, grinning. "Not so fancy like Swiss one's here, but as important as his."

"They are wonderful, boys. Thank you! I love you both so much!"

#aew #aew fanfiction #jon moxley #claudio castagnoli #Claudio/Mox/Grace #original character #soulmates

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summertimefun1982 · 1 year

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Well guys I planned to post this Brandy Mox 2000+ words today but I’m not sure if I will cause I’m feeling sick

#all elite wrestling #personal thoughts #original work #original character #Brandy Mox

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campbell-rose · 9 months

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Helluva Rewrite: Moxxie

A big thing with Moxxie was just me wanting him to not look like a butler. I don’t know what it is with Viv and men in suits, but I'm not a fan. To keep his vest from blending into his pants, I untucked a bit of his undershirt. I want each member of IMP to stand out visually from one another (because all imps literally look related to some degree lol) so I gave Moxxie green in his color palette to contrast the orangish red tone I gave his skin. I also think green eyes will help him stand out very nicely from the group. Instead of striped I put gold rings on his tail and gave him a couple rings on his fingers because greed and gold. Since Viv loves bowties, I let Mox keep his but made it droopy because I think it’s cuter. Originally, I was going to keep his coattails, but I feel like with the shape of his legs it just muddies his silhouette.

With Moxxie there isn’t much about his character I have to gripe about or want to change. He’s a skilled gunman with knowledge of the subject and history of guns. Cool, now for that, I’m working in his greed traits and decided that he outright hoards guns (since viv wants to claim imps hoard things). Moxxie has a vast collection and is always keeping them nice and spiffy.

Now one thing I don’t like about Moxxie is his insecurity. Moreso the fact that it’s constantly being played up, like in Unhappy Campers where he’s like a crotchety old woman going through menopause because his wife is more popular than him. At that point it’s just stupid for the sake of drama. Since I made Millie the insecure one, I’m going to play up Moxxie’s straight man status.

Moxxie is going to be the level headed cool sniper type I suppose. He’s not going to be as expression as Millie, the blue oni to her red in a sense. I think the comedy of that could be when something does make him lose his composure (I think I'll draw up a redone scene as an example) like Millie’s parents outright disliking him or Striker singing about how he sucks and should go fuck himself. I like the idea that because of his childhood as the son of an abusive mob boss father he’s learned to shove bad feelings down rather than express them outright. This doesn’t mean I want him to be a stone faced rock. No, I mostly just want him to express surface level exasperation and frustration with Blitzø’s antics (like his big “WHAT?” when Blitz mentions he hired Strikker)

So an example of this could be Striker’s song. After he tells Moxxie to go fuck himself, a close shot of Moxxie’s face shows it twitching. He adjusts his glasses, stands up, and excuses himself. (Millie recognizes that this is bad because she knows him and follows) But she loses him in Striker’s fangirl crowd. Moxxie will be visibly upset as he climbs the stairs before hearing Millie calling for him and regaining his composure – until he notices the glow coming from Striker’s room that catches his attention.

So I don’t want this Moxxie to be a straight-faced ass, just a more composed character.

Back to his insecurity real quick! Mozzie is a trained assassin but his is not physically strong enough to fight hand to hand. This is a weak spot for him because his father constantly shat all over him growing up and would literally smack him around and Moxxie was (in his own mind) too physically weak to stop it from happening.

As to how he met Blitzo... well in this I don’t want the bs jail in hell bit because there has been no justifiable ass pulls by Viv or the team. Idk I'm having trouble. Maybe they met through Millie? Like Moxxie meets Millie doing something and is like ‘holy shit I love this chick fuck you dad I'm out.’

Idk that’s what I'm going with I'll fix it later this took way too long to do and i'll still gotta do Blitzo and Stolas and maybe the other characters and then maybe rework season one idk i'll focus on just doing Blitzo and reworking my Loona again

#anti helluva boss #anti vivziepop #helluva boss critical #helluva boss redesign #helluva boss rewrite #helluva rewrite

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chaifootsteps · 23 days

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Viv is so lazy. Can we talk about how Angels abusive father/mob story got reused for Mox? Some of the leaked stuff shows that episodes like Exs and Os were originally Hazbin episodes that were scrapped. Do you think one of the reasons HB is so disjointed and terrible is because she got so preoccupied with HH that she used scraps to form episodes instead of writing a good and new script for HB? Which is sad. Seems like she got bored of the actual characters and show in general.

I wonder about this a lot. Not that Viv's writing isn't disjointed and terrible (or that she's not a terrible person) but you've got to wonder if something didn't happen that prevented her from using those original episode storylines where Adam was a fluffy dragon and Pentious was in love with Rosie.

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bandersnch · 3 days

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So since people can't keep to themselves and are STILL playing the victim card, I have to say something. And honestly? I really don't care at this point. So it has come to my attention that Abi and Mox ( of all people, idk what surprises me more at this point and that is a whole other can of worms ) were talking shit about me again. Which, honestly does not surprise me but here it goes.

now, before i continue i do have receipts for everything i'm going to be saying but because the point of this is NOT a callout, if you want to see them i am more than happy to send them to you privately.

there's a reason i severed the friendship between us. on multiple occasions, she had broken my trust and tried to start shit amongst our shared friend group. she has actively tried to turn people against me ( and still is apparently ??? ). she's also lied about what i've said and did on numerous occasions.

she claimed i casted her aside and replaced her when none of that ever happened. you know why she got upset with me? because i wouldn't ship bandit with her muses.

that's what started this all. SHIPPING.

but back to it. i have never cast her aside, but when she repeatedly broke my trust it became harder and harder to remain as close to her as i had.

i had approached her to try and talk about the situation like adults, but i was met with a block and then a post saying how horrible of a person i was when i just wanted to talk about what had happened. She also had pulled all of this when i was visiting my best friend who had attempted and needed support and not able to be present to defend myself.

long story short, she plays the victim card. acts like she's the victim and tries to pull pity by gaslighting and will slander my name to anyone who will listen to her and she'll also pull anyone else in on it that will be on her side. she's notorious for this. and also for not owning up to her own mistakes. SHE IS NOT THE VICTIM HERE.

She talks about me replacing a character she made with me ( the blog in question she mentioned was made on discord a year ago ), but aside from that she also had someone literally rip off my blog for julie and have someone else play her. with my aesthetic. so i don't think she has a leg to stand on, but that's just me.

There's so much more but this is already getting long and i'm just tired. I didn't want to have to do this AGAIN. I thought this would be over and done with but apparently not.

Here is a link to the OG post I made about this back in june 2023.

Thank you for anyone who got this far in reading this. I appreciate it. I also appreciate anyone who stuck with me after this all happened originally. I appreciate you more than you know. I love all your beautiful faces and if you want to unfollow and block me after this, i totally understand. i just wanted to speak my peace before she starts spouting off again like she has in the past.

I just want to exist in peace and idk how to at this point lol i love you all.

xoxo

#i put it under a cut bc its long #and i know people dont wanna read drama but #it is what it is #and if you wanna know who abi and/or mox is DM me #but most people know who she is #╰ ⸻ ✟ 𝖇𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖎𝖙 : ooc ❨ out of character ❩˙#drama tw

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moxtoons · 10 months

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I rewatched Steven Universe recently and this scene was too perfect for the FancyBow/Stickler family-

Reblogs are appreciated please don't Repost

#my art #mox's art #the cuphead show #sticklerfancy #Mox's ocs #My ocs #Original characters #fankids #Fancystickler fankids #Audri and Atom are some of my fav fankids and i just HAD to do this scene with this nerd family

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xxcloudyskiezxx · 8 months

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That feeling when youre turned into a robot against your will and now have urges to punch the local dumbass - follow for more relatable content (/j)

#art #artist #oc art #original character #oc #sonic the hedgehog #sonic #oc artwork #sonic au #sonic oc #sonic the hedgehog oc #sth #sth oc #sonic the hedgehog au #pip taspire #moxe regalia #cloudyskiez

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celestial-specter · 2 months

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So I finally got around to watching the first three episodes of the final season, and I’ve got to say, I’m very intrigued by the addition of the three clone cadets! Most of my interest comes from their names- and since I haven’t seen anyone else discuss them yet, I thought I’d throw my own thoughts out there.

As we have seen in many star wars projects over the years, character names seem to be overwhelming literal, either revealing elements of their background, or foreshadowing their future (think how in Rebels, Kanan means ‘little wolf’, while his true name, Caleb, means ‘dog’, foreshadowing his link to the Loth wolves.)

Of course, we know that the clones either name themselves or have the name bestowed on them by their brothers (think of Echo getting his name). The trio of clones that we meet in Paths Unknown are named Deke, Stak, and Mox. There hasn’t been much information released regarding at what age clones typically receive their names, however in the Clone Wars episode Clone Cadets, we see Cutup take his name from a trainer who criticizes him for his attitude. As that episode focuses on Domino squad’s final training simulation before graduation, and that they all appear to be fully grown adult clones, it can be assumed that they are all around ten years old, the same age of most clones sent to war. Given that we see Cutup choose his name during this episode, and that Echo is struggling with his nickname and remembering Fives’ name, it suggests that Domino squad had only recently begun thinking about what name they would choose for themselves.

While we haven’t been given a definitive age for Deke, Stak and Mox they are all still clearly children. I wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t even have names by the time they were taken off Kamino, and had to create names for each other while trying to survive on the planet they were stranded on.

To begin with Mox, his is the name I could find the least amount of reference for. There seems to be three possible interpretations:

Mox is a type of fuel designed for use in nuclear reactors.

Mox is a shortened version of moxie, meaning ‘energy, courage, and determination.’

Mox is the Latin word for ‘soon.’

I’m not overly drawn to the first idea, but I can understand the second - as Mox is clearly the eldest and protective over his younger brothers, I can see him taking a name which shows that side of his personality. I also see Mox as a direct parallel of Hunter; both are the eldest brothers of their respective groups, and are both incredibly wary of outsiders due to their need to keep their brothers safe.

However, I much prefer the third choice. The idea that Mox’s name means ‘soon’ can have both good and bad implications. For starters, Mox is clearly the most emotionally conflicted throughout the episode, unsure of his place on the mission, and of his place once they leave the planet. Hunter assures him that he has time to consider being something other than a soldier, and Mox offers his hand to Hunter. This action could be foreshadowing that soon, Hunter himself will be able to retire from this lifestyle, by finding Omega and Crosshair. Alternatively, Mox’s name meaning soon could be a very bad omen for the batch, as it could foreshadow the clone cadets being used as leverage against them (I’m thinking this could come into play when the empire attacks Pabu if the cadets are there).

Moving on, the word Deke was originally coined by Hemingway as a shortened form of the word decoy. We do not see him act as a decoy in any way during this episode, so I believe it is solely to foreshadow future events. Considering the many parallels drawn between Deke and Tech during this episode (e.g. Stak dubbing Deke ‘the smart one’ and Deke almost falling to his death in the base) his name meaning decoy only makes me more convinced that Tech is still around in some capacity (even if that capacity is just his body being used for cloning experiments).

Finally, Stak is most commonly considered to be an old version of the word stick, which makes sense when you consider the basic stick-based weapons that the cadets carry, and Wrecker’s first words to Stak and Deke when he meets them: ‘Blaster beats stick, kid!’ Knowing that the Star Wars writers love foreshadowing, this comment has me thinking things might not end so well for Stak. Interestingly, another link I found while researching this is that Stak is a common phrase in the Rogue Trooper series, in which a war is fought between facist Norts and democratic Southers (you can already see the obvious parallels to Star Wars here). In the series, in an attempt to win the war, the Southers create genetically engineered soldiers, but only one, known as Rogue, survives. Even more links involve one of the main stories of this series being titled ‘The Marauders’, and each one of the genetically engineered soldiers having a bio-chip in their body. While not a direct link, these coincidences do make me think there is a direct link between the two medias, it is possible that there is a fan of the Rogue Trooper series within the team behind The Bad Batch.

Either way, I’m very happy to finally be getting some explanation into what happened to the young clones who never saw the battlefield during the clone wars - though I am a little concerned that their worth being tied to their unexplored identity as soldiers could lead to them taking risks in further episodes in the hopes of proving themselves.

#star wars tbb #star wars analysis #star wars spoilers #star wars the bad batch #star wars #sw tbb #sw:tbb #sw #the bad batch season 3 #the bad batch theories #the bad batch spoilers #the bad batch #tbb mox #tbb deke #tbb stak

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m-u-n-c-h-y · 1 year

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Got to give my dnd group some Tragic Backstory(tm) crumbs during yesterday’s session >:3

#dnd #Dungeons and Dragons #dnd character #Mox #satyr #my character #OC #Original Character #we love that Tragic Backstory tm #especially when presented in webcomic format #my art #got the munchy's

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moxleys-darlin · 1 year

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7: The Start Of A Brew-tiful Relationship

Summary: Sibling bonding, Mox has a surprise, and there's coffee and bookstores.

TW: mild panic attack, swearing, discussion/mention of past abuse.

Disclaimer: I absolutely changed Mox's backstory so read carefully ❤️ I also have no idea about Claudio's past but this is fiction lol ❤️ Italics are flashbacks

Bold is text messages

I only claim Grace and her family; everyone else I'm borrowing.

(Pictures aren't mine)

The week trudges on for Grace after meeting Jon. True to her word, when she got home Shaul, Nancy, and Joanie had wanted to hear all about it.

As suspected, there’s a knock on the door as she unpacks and lovingly puts her new books from William and Bryan on her shelf.

“Knock, knock baby.” Nancy pops her head into the open door and beams at Grace. “Can I come in?”

“Sure Mama, I missed you!” She accepts the big hug that Nancy gives her and gives an extra squeeze before sitting on the bed.

“I missed you too, sweet girl.” She beams at Grace. “So, show me the mark! I wanna see it!” Grace grins happily and places her arm into Nancy’s waiting hand. “Oh, look at my baby, growing up and finding her soulmate and looks like there will be another one too!”

She runs her finger over the mark and smiles. “His name is Jon Moxley. He seems a little rough around the edges when you first meet him, but he’s sweet. He brought me hot chocolate before he had to leave so he could see me.” Her heart flutters at the moment. “The other’s name is Claudio; Jon says he’s a Swiss sweetheart.”

Nancy chuckles. “That look on your face reminds me of when I met Peter. Your Uncle Taz was -what was it you said- rough around the edges to everyone, but when we met and I saw his mark I went right up and put my hand over the mark.” She places the hand not holding Grace’s arm over the orange sun on her bicep. “People thought I was crazy because he liked to stay in character around others, but he was nothing but sweet to me. When I was in WCW, he would use any time he had to come visit me and when I left, I traveled on the road with him, until Tyler.”

“Was it hard? When both of you were in different companies and you had to travel to see each other? I know Eddie misses Chris all the time when they’re both busy and you miss Taz when you’re here with us. Claudio and Jon both fight in multiple companies and I’m in my senior year plus college is around the corner.” She sighs before laying back on her bed and laughs when Nancy lays down beside her.

“It’s hard to let him go when I can’t go with him and I know Eddie will say the same, but then I remember that this is what they love to do. It’ll be difficult for you three, but I think you’ll make it work.” She grabs Grace’s hand and Grace never tires of feeling the safety and warmth that comes from Nancy.

“I never thought I’d feel so safe and comfortable with him already; it makes me excited to meet Claudio too.”

“They better be good to you, or they’ll have to deal with me.”

“I think Jon already heard those threats when I left him to talk to William Regal before we all left.” They both laugh loudly.

“Everyone knows that I am the most dangerous in this family and you’re my baby girl.”

“Gracie?” Grace snaps out of her thoughts as Shaul waves a hand in front of her face and giggles. “Back with us? Or are you thinking about your new boyfriend?” She throws a pen at her as Shaul sings out the word.

“Shut up, Shauly! I’m just thinking that’s all.” She blushes and goes back to the homework she’s working on.

Shaul flops next to her on the couch and Ty grumbles on the other side of her as he’s bounced and his reading is disrupted. “Sorry Tyler. Are you okay, Grace?” She lays a hand over Grace’s pencil.

Grace runs a hand through Ty’s hair to calm him. “Hey, you wanna go get some chips from the office? I got some new flavors for you.”

He looks at her with bored eyes. “Are you gonna talk about girl stuff?”

She laughs softly. “Yeah Ty, we’re gonna talk about girl stuff.”

He makes a face and jumps off the couch. “Gross. You want some?” At her and Shaul’s nods, she waits until he walks away to sigh and turn to Shaul.

“I’m okay, I guess I just kinda miss Jon.” She groans. “How can I miss someone I met once and talked on the phone with twice, Shauly? I feel like a wife waiting for her husband to come back from the war!” She covers her eyes and lays her head back against the back of the couch.

Shaul’s laugh makes her move her hands and glare at her. “I’m not laughing because you miss him, Gracie. He’s your soulmate, of course you miss him! Even if you met him five minutes ago, you’d probably miss him; according to Tia Joanie anyway.”

Grace checks her watch and groans. “I gotta get back to work.” She packs her backpack back up. “He’s just been busy and so have I with school this week, that’s all. I’ll get over it, Shauly.” She stands up and throws her bag on her shoulder before giving the girl a kiss on the forehead.

“I got you Hot Cheetos ‘cause they’re your favorite.” Ty mutters before handing Shaul hers and sitting back down with his book.

“Thanks Ty! I really appreciate it.” She puts her fist out when she notices he doesn’t want to talk anymore, and he taps it back without looking up. “We’ll talk more later when I’m done with work. I’m hoping I can figure out what Papa’s been so sneaky about since yesterday while I’m here. You wanna help?” She asks mischievously.

“Uh, duh I’ll help! I know Dad’s not coming home so I wanna know what it is too! Bet we can convince Sheri to ask him.” Shaul wiggles her eyebrows and laughs.

“Let me know!” Grace giggles and eats her Cheetos as she puts her book bag in the office and throws the trash away behind the desk.

She gets lost in her work for the next couple of hours. Her back is turned to the filing cabinet as she gathers some files for Joanie when a throat clears behind her.

“Hey! Sorry about that! How can I-?” She turns around and is shocked. “J-Jon? What are you doing here?” She sets the files on the desk and rushes around to hug him.

He stiffens slightly at the sudden impact, and she almost pulls back before his arms wrap around her. “Figured since you couldn’t kidnap me, I should come steal you away for the day.”

She pulls back and her smile falters for a moment. “Oh, Jon, I have work until five.” She sighs and lays her head on his shoulder for a moment before stepping back.

“Thank goodness you’re in good with the boss then, huh cariña?” Eddie’s voice sounds behind her and she turns to see an amused look on her Papa’s face. “You’re free to go for the day, we can handle one Sunday without you.” He walks up and shakes Jon’s hand before kissing her on the temple.

“This is what you were planning yesterday, wasn’t it?” She looks between the two men.

“Surprise, mija.”

“I wanted to surprise you and take you out for coffee. That okay with you?” He smirks at her.

“Completely okay, I just hate that you used all that gas when you were already where your next match was at.”

He shakes his head at her worry and guffaws affectionately. “Don’t worry, okay? I got you a gift anyway, so come on.” She laughs and hugs Eddie quickly before grabbing Jon’s hand.

“Home by nine?” She asks before she leaves.

“Just… remember you have school and use your best judgment. I want you to have fun and spend as much time as you can, okay? Be careful and be safe.” She beams and breaks away to hug him again.

“Thank you! I’ll call you when I’m heading home.” She grabs Jon’s hand and waves at Shaul and Ty before leaving.

“So, curfew?” Jon asks as they drive.

“More like, I always ask because Sheri goes to bed by eight or nine and I don’t want to wake her up usually. They give me a lot of freedom but it’s my last year in school and I want to do well. I’m planning on enrolling in University of Texas for the fall semester.” They pull into the coffee shop parking lot. “So, what’s my surprise?” She asks when he puts the car in park, and she runs her fingers over his mark.

“Claudio actually; he doesn’t have match until the twenty-seventh so he’s coming with me to my next one. He and I get pretty busy with matches, and he’s been like a damn eager puppy about you.” Her fingers freeze on his wrist. “Hey, we don’t have to yet if you’re not ready. We can leave right now.”

“No!” She clears her throat. “I-It’s all I’ve been thinking about, really.”

He gets out of the car and so does she but hesitates by the car door until Jon comes around and holds his hand out.

“Are you nervous? He’s gonna love you ya know?”

“I just… It’s stupid I know but what if he doesn’t?”

He gives her a small smirk before grabbing her hand and pulling her to him. “Only one way to find out Gracie.” He says before placing a kiss on her cheek. She rubs the half-colored mark on her wrist before smiling at Jon and letting him lead her into the coffee shop. She looks around the small shop and her eyes are drawn to a tall, built man in the corner. His eyes light up as he notices them, and she looks over to Jon to see a small smirk on his face.

He leans down to whisper in her ear. “There he is, Gracie.” She smiles softly and walks over to the new face with Jon.

“Ciao bellissima, my name is Claudio.” He holds out his hand to her and with another look to Jon, she gives him her hand.

She gasps softly as the small shock runs through her body and he lifts her hand to gently kiss the back of it. “Hola guapo, I’m Grace.” He smiles widely when she speaks Spanish back to him.

“Ah, beautiful, and now our marks are complete, yes bellissima?” She looks down as he turns her arm over to show the filled scarlet mark and she gasps.

“It’s so beautiful.” She whispers in awe and Jon chuckles fondly behind her before she hears his voice right next to her ear.

“Just like you, darlin’. Right Claudio?” His voice is gruff, and she shivers slightly.

“Our Grace is very beautiful, Jon.” He reaches a hand up and places it slowly on her cheek as she blushes. “Why don’t we get some coffee and sit so we can get to know each other, yes?”

She nods excitedly while Claudio’s hand is still on her cheek. “I’d like that.”

They order their coffee and Claudio laughs happily as Jon and Grace complain about him paying. They sit down after collecting their drinks and talk about any and everything. Claudio holds her hand as she explains her situation to him as she did to Jon and she loves that there is no pity in his eyes, only acceptance and understanding. He opens up about his family and growing up in Switzerland and she’s mesmerized. Leaning her chin on one hand and letting Jon play with her other when he gets spacey, she listens to him describe everything so vividly she can picture it.

“I was very lucky to receive my permanent residency in my first try at the green card lottery in 2004 and I moved to the United States. I moved in with Chris Hero, but I am on the road so much that when I met Jon, he let me put my stuff in his apartment.” Jon raises his coffee cup in a toast and Grace giggles.

“Ah yes, because it was such a hard decision to let my hot as fuck soulmate store his stuff in a place that I don’t visit much either.” They all laugh as Jon rolls his eyes.

She’s quiet for a moment before she looks at Jon. “Jon says you’ve helped him with his past… issues.” She squeezes his hand when he fidgets in his seat. “I just wanted to say thank you and I’m glad you were there to help; I don’t know what I would have done if I woke up one day with half a mark.” She looks between the two men and smile softly before sipping at her drink.

Jon lets her hand go and before she can react, he drapes his arm behind her back, and she leans back against it. Claudio reaches across the table to grab her hand and run his thumb across the back of it.

“I shall always do what I can to protect you both, piccolina, I swear to you.” He looks so sincere that she swears she’s already in love.

“We’ll protect each other; that’s what soulmates do, right?” Claudio nods happily and Jon wraps his big hand around her bicep and squeezes in agreement.

They change the conversation to lighter subjects until she notices Jon tensing up when the shop starts to fill up with more people. She looks at Claudio who is watching Jon and finishes her drink.

“Hey, do either of you like to read? There’s this really great secondhand bookstore that I’m in love with and I was going to go after work before I was kidnapped by this one. It’s right down the street.”

Jon sighs gratefully and she knows she made the right choice. “I mean I used to do coke and go read at the library, so yeah, bookstore sounds great.”

“To think, this crazy man just came into your father’s school and kidnapped you.” Claudio chuckles. “Let us go to the bookstore and find something. Jon and I will make sure no one else kidnaps you.”

They gather their things and throw the trash away. Claudio leads Jon outside while she takes advantage of the empty line and orders some of the shop’s cookies. She thanks the girl who gets them for her quickly and walks outside to see Jon leaning his head against the wall while Claudio speaks to him in what she thinks may be German. She walks gently up to them and clears her throat so she doesn’t startle them. She pulls a cookie out of the bag and hands it to Jon, who takes it while looking at her confused.

“Sometimes I get overwhelmed and I found out that sometimes sugar helps. Mama found it out when I had a bad anxiety attack a week after I had to confront my birth mom and stepdad at court. She was baking cookies with Ty, and he sat with me while I ate one.” She smiles at the memory of the little boy sitting beside her while she was trying to get her breathing under control. “It was the first time he ever hugged me, so that helped too, but I promise the sugar helped.”

Jon had been eating the cookie as she talked, and she can see he’s calmer. “Thanks darlin’, sometimes big groups of people surrounding me are overwhelming. In the ring I can ignore it because I’m amped and focused, but like that? Nah, fuck that shit.” She laughs softly and hands one of the other cookies to Claudio.

“Grazie, piccolina. Are you okay now, mein Herz?” He asks Jon as he runs a hand down his arm until he gets to their mark and rubs this thumb across it.

Jon nods his head and grabs Claudio’s hand from his arm, squeezing it affectionately. “Let’s go find our girl some books.” He keeps a hold of Claudio’s hand and throws his other arm around Grace’s shoulder.

Grace and Claudio keep Jon between them as they take the quick walk to the bookstore. She happy that it’s Sunday and that that usually means little to no people. The ding of the doorbell has the owner looking up and smiling at Grace.

“Grace! There you are! I was about to call the gym and let you know I got a few of those books you wanted. Oh, and who are these two gorgeous men with you?”

“Hey Ms. Mason! Papa let me out of work today so I could hang out with these two. This is Jon and Claudio, my soulmates. Guys, this the owner Ms. Mason; I come here so often she knows my name.” She laughs joyfully.

They talk for a moment and then the older woman lets them be. The guys seem happy to follow her for a moment before something catches Claudio’s attention and then she and Jon are alone. She looks through the books on the shelf before she feels him crowd around her. She smiles as she feels hands on her waist, and he turns her gently.

“Well, hi there, Jon. How can I help you, sir?” She giggles.

“Wanted to thank you for earlier; your voice helped a lot when it paired with Claudio’s. Never had anybody do that for me before you two.” He clears his throat and looks away from her, but she puts her hand on his cheek and turns him back to her.

“I’m glad it worked so well and I’m happy that you have us now, Jon.”

He still looks a little sad, so she tilts his head down more and slowly leans up so he can stop her if he wants to. The kiss is soft, gentle, and absolutely perfect to Grace. As they pull back Jon nips at her bottom lip and it seems to Grace that he’s breathing a little easier.

“That okay, darlin’?” Jon whispers and she nods happily.

“It was perfect, Jon.” He smiles gently at her and puts a little space between them so they can go back to shopping for books.

Jon’s sweet and carries the small stack of books she’s collected to buy, and she looks at him as he starts to laugh out of nowhere. “Sorry, I just… you always call me Jon, even when I said Mox; Claudio did the same thing.”

She looks at him with a smirk. “I mean, I can always change that, Moxie.” She says with a wink and laughs when he groans.

“I take it back, ya brat.” He grumbles.

“Oh, no way!” She laughs. “Don’t you worry Moxie.” She leans up and gives him a kiss on the cheek.

“Piccolina, mein Herz, there you are! Did you find anything?”

“Oh sweetie, I don’t think Grace ever leaves without something.” The guys laugh loudly and Grace blushes. “That’s the way to that girl’s heart, just build her a library.”

“Ms. Mason! Don’t give my secrets away like that!” She laughs and Claudio puts a hand on her lower back that makes her feel warm.

“A library, yes? I think that can be arranged one day, what do you think Jon?” Claudio beams and throws her a wink before looking at Jon.

“Yeah, we can build our cute fuckin’ nerd a library.”

She shakes her head and grabs Claudio’s books to add to her stack and she cuts him off when he tries to protest. “Nope, you paid for coffee and Moxie paid for the gas and stuff to come see me so I can buy your books.” She turns to Jon. “You want anything? They have comics and I remember you saying you like Batman.” Jon’s eyes light up so she points them out and watches him walk off.

“That is very kind of you, piccolina.” She blushes and gives him a small smile and they decide to stay to the side of the counter while they wait for Jon in case someone comes in.

“What does that mean?” She asks curiously.

“Piccolina?” Claudio’s full attention on her is… a lot.

“Y-yeah that one.” She pushes the dark lock of hair behind her ear not noticing the man get closer to her.

He puts a finger under her chin and tilts her face up with a bright smile. “It means ‘little one’ in Italian as bellissima means ‘gorgeous’ or ‘beautiful’. Mien Herz means ‘my heart’ in German; not that you are not also in my heart of course.” She’s speechless for a moment as his eyes roam her face and his thumb strokes her cheek.

“S-so, Italian for me and German for Jon?” She asks trying to sound flirtatious.

He chuckles deeply. “You may not have noticed much but Jon needs an anchor sometimes and the harshness on the German tongue seems to help. You, my sweet heart, have had enough harshness in your life from what I have heard, so I want to speak only the language of love to you.” A tear slips down her face and he swipes it away with his thumb before smiling lovingly down at her and kissing her forehead. “No crying piccolina I only speak the truth to you. You and Jon have had a hard life and, while you have found safety and protection, I only wish to protect and love you both.”

“You promise, Claudio?” She hates it as soon as it comes out of her mouth, but she needed to hear it.

“I swear it Grace, on my life I swear it.” She nods and he kisses her forehead again before stepping back.

“All good here you two?” Jon striding over to them with a stack of comics.

“All good Moxie.” She laughs as he groans. “Lemme have ‘em and don’t argue.”

“Not gonna let it go are you, darlin’?”

“Nope!” He snorts at her answer and all three of them head back to the counter. “Ready Ms. Mason!” She calls out, knowing the shop owner will hear her.

“Damn Claudio, I lucked out with y’all and accents.” He exhales harshly. “And she speaks Spanish; now I have two of y’all I can’t understand part of the time.” He snorts and they all burst into laughter.

“Here are your other books, darling girl. Is this everything?”

“Yes ma’am!” Claudio and Ms. Mason talk small talk while Grace notices Jon tapping at his collar bone and looking around the store. “Hey Moxie, you okay?” She grabs the hand not tapping when he nods at her and turns back to the register.

“Alright! Got everything totaled up and you had some credits from last time so it’s fifty-four fifty today.” Grace hands over her debit card happily.

“Will you put those in one bag and mine in another?”

“Sure thing sweetie.” Ms. Mason tries to hand her the bags, but Claudio beats her to it.

“I will take those ma’am, grazie.”

“Well, aren’t you a gentleman? You bring these boys back, ya hear?” At Grace’s agreement, the trio leaves the store and walks back to the car.

Grace checks the time and is surprised to see it was already almost eight. “Wow, time flies when you’re having fun I guess.” She hesitates by the car door and plays with the hem of her shirt before Jon nudges her gently.

“Hey, Gracie. We don’t wanna leave either ya know.” He says softly.

“I know Jon, doesn’t make it easy I guess, but I know I have to let y’all go because this is your dream and I want to finish school and go to college. I know how this works, sort of, through my dads and Mama.”

“It’s gonna fuckin’ suck, Gracie, but we’ll get through it right? And you’ll call us if you start gettin’ pissed about the absence. We’ll make this work as best we can while we’re in the indies and you’re in school, okay?”

“Worry not piccolina, we will come visit when we can and maybe this summer before college you can come to shows with us and stay in Cincinnati with us.” She beams at the thought and nods enthusiastically.

“I’d love that actually!”

Jon takes the keys and Claudio opens the door to the back seat for her. “Sorry, bellissima, long legs can be a curse.” She laughs at them and nods understandingly before climbing in the back and grabbing the bags from Claudio.

The ride is too short for Grace’s liking, and they are in front of her house where Jon turns the car off and helps her out of the car. They walk her to the door and Jon looks at the door for a moment before muttering to himself and grabbing her face gently to kiss her. It’s a bit rougher than the one she gave him in the bookstore but it’s perfect and just like Mox: sweet and biting. She groans softly when he pulls away and he smiles leeringly at her.

“I want you to remember that if you get upset at the distance.” He winks and steps back for Claudio to come to her.

He puts a big hand on her cheek and leans closer to her. “May I Grace?” He whispers and at her nod he kisses her too.

Strong, gentle, and loving are all that run through her head as they kiss. Where Jon is rough, but kind Claudio is soft, but sturdy and they are everything she needs. She sighs happily when he pulls back and runs a thumb down her cheek tenderly.

“Wow.” It’s the only thing that she can think to say, and they laugh affectionately.

“Yeah, that’s what I said when he kissed me too, darlin’.” She hugs Claudio tightly.

“Please be careful and call me when you get to where your match is.” She looks between the two men. “We will figure this out because I’m gonna support your dreams like you’ll support mine. Now go before I find a way to make you both stay.” She hugs Jon and makes him promise to be careful and call her when they get back home before whispering in his ear. “Thank you for this today.”

She kisses his cheek then kisses Claudio when she makes him lean down to her. Waving at the car until it disappears, Grace quietly goes into house making sure to lock up and heads up to her room. She changes her clothes and unpacks the books from the bag to put them up when she sees one of Jon’s comics in the bag. She smiles and flips through it when a paper falls out and flutters to the floor. She looks down at it confused before picking it up and seeing writing on it.

-shop owner gave me some paper for this that’s why it’s taking so long. this is my favorite one so maybe you can keep it safe for me yeah? feel like a fuckin’ sap doin’ this. -Mox

Grace reads it over and over before pinning the note to the board by her desk. She plugs her phone in and gets her backpack ready for school before heading to bed. She’s stopped by the ding of her phone and sees that she has a new message from an unknown number that she assumes is Claudio.

Unknown: this is the start of a brew-tiful relationship, our little bookworm. -Claudio

She smiles before sending a quick goodnight message for the both of them and laying down. She falls asleep easily that night thinking about her day with them; they were finally complete.

Spanish: Tía: Aunt cariña: honey mija: daughter/girl Hola guapo: Hi handsome

Italian: grazie: thank you piccolina: little one ciao: hello bellissima: beautiful/gorgeous

German: mein Hertz: my heart

Chapter 7! And Claudio makes three to complete the triad! Thank you so much for reading and I hope you enjoyed! Much love!! 😘

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