#but that’s. rlly where the similarities end.

[leilanihours]

# LIKE CLOCKWORK

pairing: paige bueckers x gf/teammate!reader

word count: 1532

warnings: arguing, offensive cursing?

summary: in a heated game, your girlfriend doesn't hesitate to step up and defend you.

from lani: i rlly hate this and its like corny imo but idk..oh also i have nothing against usc or any of their players i just needed someone to cause drama sorry guys!

THE WHOLE GAME was a mess, in all honesty. the aggression. the determination. the ref’s bullshit calls. there were too many factors that contributed to the general tensity of the game.

in the midst of the march madness tournament, uconn ended up going against usc, a school that was set up to have a “rivalry” with the huskies due to the similarity between their star freshman, juju watkins, and your own all-american girlfriend, paige bueckers.

however, the crowd was focused on a different pair tonight: you and kayla williams. you had heard of the girl prior to the game and acknowledged that she was a good player on both ends of the court, so you prepared yourself for her efforts.

before tonight, you had absolutely nothing against her. you respected her and her dedication to the sport, even complimenting her once in an interview. but for some reason, the trojan had been all up in your personal space the entire game. some may call it good defense but she was simply doing way too much in your eyes.

there had been multiple accounts where she illegally restricted your movement as you went to make a shot, yet the refs let it be. the entire ordeal pissed you and your own teammates off, but specifically your girlfriend.

you could tell paige was getting annoyed at the way kayla was acting, even when the ball wasn’t in play. her eyes were trained on the opponent every now and then to make sure that she wouldn’t try anything. but she practically death stared her.

it’s not that you couldn’t handle yourself, because everyone knew damn well that you could, it was the fact that the intensity of kayla’s physical pressure over you was honestly concerning. still, you continued to focus on the game.

it was currently two minutes left in the fourth quarter and uconn held the lead 82-76. with a six point deficit and a freshman sharp shooter for usc, the score was too close for your team's comfort.

your coach had advised the team to stay off of social media to avoid letting their opinions get to your heads, but you still knew what was happening. people were calling you out for being too emotional on court after an incident with a player on duke in the previous round.

———

it was almost the end of the third quarter and uconn was up by…a lot. the duke players were not happy at all.

you were running across the floor, crossing between the two duke players guarding you. for some reason they were set on the fact that you were their biggest threat, so as they double-teamed you, you had to push harder against their defense.

your teammate kk arnold passes you the ball over the pile of bodies trying to guard you as you catch it with your hands extended in the air. quickly, you adjust your stance as you shield the ball away from duke’s grasps.

you dribble the ball forward before stepping back out behind the three-point line and faking a pass to paige to get the guards off of you. with the small time frame and physical space you had, you quickly jump and shoot the ball into the net, resulting in a beautiful swish as another three points are added to the board.

you also draw a foul since one of the duke girls grabbed at your leg mid-jump shot. you throw up three fingers in the air and smile as your teammates pat your back and dap you up. 

before you were set to get two free throws, you huddled up with the rest of the girls to discuss your next plays. you were focused on what paige was explaining, but you couldn’t help overhearing the discussion in the huddle next to you.

“god, she’s not even that good. the only reason she’s here is because her dad is on the coaching staff.”

“exactly, she’s just a bitch with connections, all her shots are sloppy.”

you lift your head from your own huddle to make sure you’re hearing them correctly. “hey, what was that? what’d you say?” you ask them.

“nothin’ bitch, just mind your business,” one of the girls says with a pointed glare.

“sorry?” you’re now fully turned around to face her, but you try to maintain your composure so as to not get a tech.

“woah hey chill,” paige says as she swiftly places her hands on your waist to pull you away from the scene, “you gotta ignore them, y/n, we can’t have you getting a tech. don’t let them get to you.”

her eyes are locked on yours as her large hands are still grasping your jersey loosely. you nod wordlessly with your jaw clenched.

“like clockwork?” she asks you, fist extended. 

you smirk at her proposal and bump your hand against hers, “like clockwork.”

it was a phrase you two often used on the court, just the two of you. whenever either of you said it, it was an unspoken promise to have each other’s backs and power through the game no matter what.

it was a signal to show your opponents your unbeatable connection that left everyone speechless and scrambling for their words. so, like clockwork, you two were beasts on the court after initiating the promise.

you were angry to say the least. you were tired of the treatment not only from other players, but also from the media. everyone had instructed you to block it all out and take your emotions out on the ball and net. so that’s what you did. 

——— 

and that’s what you continued to do. you drove your shots, defended well, and refused to back down. you were pumped up by the adrenaline running through your veins, but after you managed to drain another three-pointer, one split-second interaction sent a different emotion to course through you.

“try-hard bitch,” you hear as you are shoved forward. turning around, you are faced with, of course, kayla williams.

before you could respond, you see paige stepping in front of you protectively and getting up in her face. you see her place a strong forearm against kayla’s chest to push her off of you.

“yo, you need to back the fuck off,” she demands as she lessens the space between her and the trojan to intimidate her. paige had about five inches of height on the girl, so she was glaring down at her with looks that could kill.

she was tired of all the bullshit you were getting, tired of them pushing you around. so, naturally, she had to do something about it.

but unfortunately, the refs caught the heated interaction, immediately blowing their whistles to give both paige and kayla technical fouls for unsportsman-like conduct.

paige freezes the second she hears the refs’ call before walking away from you and kayla frustratedly. you stalk after her, eyes wide and eyebrows furrowed at her sudden outburst.

“paige, what the hell was that? what happened to not letting them get to us?” you ask as she plops down into a chair on the sidelines, head in her hands. she shakes her head, not responding to you, “paige??”

“i’m sick of their shit, y/n,” she says after taking a deep breath and lifting her head to look at you, “they’ve been acting like this the whole game. i tried to hold back but this one is on them.”

“i know they’ve been acting up, but that doesn’t mean you step in and get a technical!” you practically yell at her. everyone’s emotions were complicated at the moment, and you were letting yours get the better of you, “you can’t do that paige!”

“but i’d do it again!” she yells back, standing up to be face-to-face with you, “for you, i’d do it again because guess what? you don’t deserve this shit. i’m perfectly fine with getting a tech because they were speaking on your name. i wasn’t gonna let that slide.”

there was less than a foot of distance between you two. both of your chests were heaving as you got into a bit of a screaming match. the refs were still replaying and discussing the recent altercation, trying to determine the intensity and consequences warranted.

“fuck, paige,” you sigh as you run a hand over your face, “you can’t put your career on the line like that for me. i won’t be the reason your future is ruined.”

“what are you not understanding, y/n? i don’t care about all that right now! all i care about is you! are you telling me that you wouldn’t do the same for me?” your expression is straight as you remain silent, knowing damn well that you would go to hell and back for this girl, “that’s what i thought. so please don’t give me anymore shit for this and go win this game.”

after a few seconds of intense eye contact and you processing her words, you mirror her priceless smirk.

“you’re impossible,” you breathe out and shake your head before making your way back to the court, but not before paige lands a quick slap to your ass.

“like clockwork, ma, like clockwork!” she yells at you with a smile.

#leilanihours #laniwrites #paige bueckers #paige buckets #paige bueckers fluff #paige buckers angst #paige bueckers smut #paige bueckers x reader #uconn #wcbb #wbb #huskies #uconn wbb #usc #southern california #juju watkins #kayla williams #x reader #bryson tiller #like clockwork #trapsoul #music #wlw #pride month #lgbtq

[merriclo]

guys omg look it’s my dnd character Robyn and his girlfriend Amalia who’re basically bootleg, older, sleazier versions of wind and tetra

i’m actually so proud of myself for getting 4 decent drawings out in an hour at like 11 at night. what the fuck. i have never drawn that well or that fast in my life.

#ignore any and all fuckups the pencil i used was barely able to erase??? #it said on the box it was erasable. the boxed lied. #also they’re not Entirely rip-offs. mostly just design wise i realized halfway through i was drawing my au’s wind. #their stories and personalities are pretty different tho i did commit to the bootleg wind bit and give him a younger sister and grandma #but that’s. rlly where the similarities end.

[sylphwing]

hm. i do not like chilshi 🤔

#sylph.txt #everyone likes to joke abt how much of an epic divorce man chilchuck is #but i dont think he ever even refers to her as his ex-wife. i could b wrong bc it's been a while since i read it tho #idk a lot of his arc is him learning to b more open w others (which is essentially what ended his relationship) #and u can see how much he's grown in the chapter where senshi goes into his past #to me it would b a lot sweeter for him to take on these lessons and go back to her and make things work #it's been 4 years but he's remained loyal to her depite their issues. idk to me it rlly does feel like he still loves her he's just a fool #it's made p clear that he's a coward and that he's quick to run away so actually committing to her would b a nice way to wrap things up #we don't get to see much of his wife so i get y ppl r quick to put him w the only other man in the party #but like senshi knows abt his wife too like i do not think he's gnna b making any moves here bc he has morals lmao #(*only other older man in the party. laios doesn't qualify for old man yaoi to most chilshi likers) #(even tho chilchuck isn't old either but shh they don't care abt that) #when it comes to senshi the changeling chapter def helped him w understanding how old the rest of the party is #but he clearly still views them as significantly younger than him #i don't think he views chil as a child anymore but for the majority of their time together he did #and so going from that to in a relationship is uhh rlly weird to me! #senshi has always taken a sort of parental role upon himself #w him romance is no where as interesting as the platonic bonds he has w the rest of the party #similar to how romance is entirely unimportant to izutsumi in the succubus chapter #idk i def don't hate the pairing and there r some takes on it that i find funny #but for me i just don't see anything between them i think ppl just want an m/m ship to play with #that ao3 gap is only gnna get bigger lmao

[z0nic]

They should’ve adapted 06 so Sally could meet Elise

archie canon accurate 06 adaptation would honestly be p.d.s. (pretty darn sick) instead of whatever bullshit cse explanation there was. stuff such as the ixis masterworks/silver's time travel/chaos emerald situation/soleanna's relation to the overlander lore/etc etc. i know the bare minimum oabout 06's plot but if you send me enough death threats i might try to write a proper adaptation of it thats fully archie based

#i abbreviated pds bc archie likes to say pdq (pretty dark quick) #also yeah sally meeting elise wouldve been pretty cool too #with sonic game adaptations in archie u always need to be asking urself: what do the freedom fighters get to do #and it might end up being similar to the unleashed reboot arc where they just tag along for comic original plots barely related to the game #or alternatively u could go the sa1 route where the ff uh. dont rlly do much

[nonbinaryaubrey]

i loveee playing forever au it makes me. so sad </3 im so sorry to all of them none of them get a happy ending

#liiike.. the closest thing to a 'happy ending' is like. a non canon alt concept me and a friend came up with #where after sunny dies (bc he does end up dying. he has 5 spirits attached to him which are all slowly absorbing his energy. it was fine- #when it was just mari bc he could recover energy at a similar rate to when she was taking it. but with 5 its just too much) they end up- #reviving. bc yknow . this is a spinoff of revived mari #but even then its not. a happy ending rlly. 1: sunnys dead. and 2: all of them.. would not be left in the best state upon reviving #none of them would have their memories of course. and probably wouldnt be the best health wise either. since the energy they absorbed from- #sunny to revive. is yknow. split up among five people. so like.. aside from mari they probably wouldnt be doing the best physically #just uh. if anything kind of hope sunny died while he was sleeping .so they'd be.atleast like their DW selves rather than.nothing #but still.not. rlly the best ending for them #<- idk does any of this make sense. i love rambling. #playing forever au #aubrey.txt

[twentyfivemiceinatrenchcoat]

oughhhh i’m thinking abt no place in nature!reader again……………

#i still love that fic soso much :’3 #i have a sequel and prequel planned n everything but. im thinking maybe i should save the enthusiam for curse user!reader & teacher!sugu.. #bc those fics overlap a bit #IT’S JUST. i’m just!! :((( i rlly love their dynamic #reader being sooo tired of being haunted/loved by geto…. lashing out and being snarky…… #they’re still one of my fav readers i think. drinking their cup ramen and sulking…… calling his robes ugly <33 #i wanna go back to that fic n add some stuff bc!!!! #i like the idea of reader leaving the jujutsu society w a bit of a bang… maybe injuring an elder or smth similar #before becoming a civilian #and geto would obv catch wind of it #and i think . he’d be . not Proud but very amused. and maybe worried bc it’s so unlike them . his defection made them soo cynical #as for the prequel i just . have Thoughts abt the two of them…. #reader being a bit like a meek kitten who follows after sugu LMAO… but they’re soso sweet and he loves them :((((( #AND THEN. the sequel would be the ending where reader chooses to join him after all!!! and gets to know him all over again :3 #equal parts angst and fluff …. mostly reader being pissed and sad and him being absolutely whipped for them #sniffleeeee i love them so dearly </3 #ari noises ✩

[zemnarihah]

ive obtained a guitar

#my mom had one that she said i could take. and for the longest time i was like no i should wait until ive been doing bass longer before #adding smth else. but then i was like. right now im rlly enjoying doing music and i have the time and the desire to do it. so like. #it seems silly to not. so i have it im gonna try and learn over the summer and see if i can keep up with both. and then when school starts #again if it comes down to splitting time between them ill have a few months in each of them almost like 7 on bass. and they're similar #enough to eachother that i think a lot of stuff will probably cross over right? idk i was looking into it and it seems like a lot of more #experienced players will play at least a little bit on the other as well. and i also saw an article that said learning the other will help #improve more on the first one as well #i mean the thing is. it is just for fun. but also i think it would be so cool if i could get to the point where i can make my own songs jus #to post on here or smth. i think that would be rlly fun but like if i never do. i still just like it and its fun so its fine if i suck #but ya im gonna do it if it ends up ruining everything i can just quit like whatever #the sad thing though is. its an acoustic waahhhh #if i keep going obviously i eventually am gonna get an electric bc i was trying to think of songs i could learn on acoustic and i literally #could not think of a single one i like. LMAO my parents had a copy of sheet music for stairway to heaven (i think my sister must've tried t #learn it at some point?) so i took that too. bc it was literally the only one they had besides a big book of mormon ones lol. so im gonna b #that guy that only plays stairway to heaven lolllllll

[noxtivagus]

i get distracted so easily but i promise i'll get more done ! eventually aaaa 🫶🏼

#🌙.rambles #i find it so amusing how wnvr i have a new interest i always get into it so deeply #a week ago i listened to sm architects songs n searched up sm lyrics n read articles too n now this week it's #switched to the 1975 n i'm listening to sm of their songs too n reading even more articles n watching stuff n YEAH N #oh dear. i shld be doing my assignments due like 24 hours from now n they're easy n i'm nearly done #that's the thing i'm srs nearly done but i keep on getting distracted 😭 n then other stuff too i wna do but forget hflkasdjfd #can't blame me though bcs isn't there just so much to life? n other than all these responsibilities n. survival i suppose. in this society #i just want to live n. learn everything. understand as much as i can and be understood. #be at peace w all the contradictions in life.. 'always' is never possible but i do know i'll endlessly keep on going on until my end #sorry. that doesn't really make sense i just contradicted myself 💀 theres rlly just sm n. it's weird bcs.. i've rlly known extremes so well #like w apollo i have a twin i know how it is to have. such a deep and close relationship with another person. we're like #familial soulmates fr so ik how to direct my energy so.. yk yeah so IDK HOW TO EXPLAIN BUT #maybe a better comparison is. yk when i love something i'm super passionate about it. obvious i have phases here n then but #i have. a wide range of interests but. arghhh no not quite that as well. so.. the range n that intensity? coexisting? #n it's overwhelming often bcs it's too much. n in the past trying to do more than i could rlly drained me like. sm at the same time #but then yk that time for me where i mostly just played ffxiv. uh. help i don't know how to say it n then i forgot what i was gna write #ah. it's just a lot. i really can't write it enough. such is one of the limits of being human #but.. the strong thought i have of how these stuff make more important things more meaningful is just #at the same time there's. another thought that battles it w a similar intensity. n i feel too deeply i think too much of it #but if you were to ask me how i was doing right now i'd say. perhaps stressed yes but i'm doing alright right now. actually maybe not #HELP NO I'M NOT DOING THIS ANYMORE I'M CONFUSING MYSELF W MY OWN WORDS 😭 dw tho i am fine just rather frustrated with time #i want to do so much but yk i have these priorities that i need to do.. i mean. not really 'need'. but. #ah i just love thinking of how life is in relation to society n its people n then w. i forgot how to say it.. but yk. just the universe #it's so heavy thinking about these heavy things so often. the intense desire to understand n be understood.. #to learn and to be learned. or maybe these songs r making me think of how. there's just so much. in life n death n everything #there's so much i don't know n again n again i keep on saying that while there's so much i don't know in every single aspect #there's.. people that r specifically one of my greatest weaknesses w just how unpredictable we are. i love it though but at the same time #it's uh. yeah. thinking of time n the past n present n future n how it's filled with so much is something that i want to #i want to take all of it in but it's also so overwhelming n i'm just at odds with my own self rn but i'm fine #words aren't enough honestly. but i want to convey it somehow. so i'll do what is right for me. in time.

[borgchip]

I think the doctor is interesting as a character bc you actively get to see what makes him the way that he is. Like you get to see every event from season 1 episode 1 to the very last episode that affects and changes him as a person, you WATCH it happen. I don't know if that happens with other artificial beings in Star Trek but I think its so cool cause idk how else you would do that without having a series start when the character was literally a baby and going through their entire life week by week. He is an entire test tube experiment.

#seven of nine arguably also has this but i think its different bc she did have a life before the borg and does remember things from it #stevn universe also has a similar thing #and it does it rlly well imo #i just love. going back to early seasons and seeing like #him say stuff like 'im a doctor not a performer' #and literally do a COMPLETE 180 by the end #and being able to TRACK WHERE ND HOW IT HAPPENED #its so fun its so cool also i love him #in all his grumpy forms #ch.txt #emh

[cosmicheartz]

DEERLING AND SAWSBUCK KFKFKFMF F. CNFKF

#omg im super hyped for the game #only thing that feels off to me is the regional wooper #idk smth abt it feels kinda wrong #but everything else seems fun! #we got three storylines this time #I rlly hope one of them involves pkmn contests or smth similar #ALSO FIDOUGH #I hope it gets a cute evo and it doesn’t end up like yamper where the evo kinda sucked

[aria0fgold]

Okay! I got a small cast going finally. I have Pandora and Gertrude on one side, then there's Annika and Mary on the other side with dear Leiano in the middle of two pairs of lesbians.

#aria rants #its kinda funny when i think about it like that. third wheeler zombie (unwillingly but hes trying his best) #ive also been deciding on his age. i think arouunnddd 16-17 works. 16 maybe. hes like a baby brother to pandora #wait lemme clarify that a bit more-- leiano is physically and mentally 16 but its been years since he died #physically 16 cuz zombie (died at that age) mentally 16 cuz he... was trapped in the coffin for years so-- #he never really get to ''age'' at all despite the years that had passed since he ''died'' #hes been travelling with pan and gertie for around a year now and ended up in the city where annika and mary is at #tbh i havent rlly thought that far with their story yet. the best i got is the fact that pan and mary are similar in a certain way #which made leiano not wanna leave her alone as she is rn and wanted to help as much as he can (also doesnt let the other #two nearby mary cuz of her uhh... Stuff) he wanna try to resolve at least Some of the problem peacefully without fighting #yea basically the only thing i got for the story rn is mary having absolutely Lost it and is looking for a cure or spell to break #the curse on annika with leiano figuring out ways to help someone that keeps killing him for any slight inconvenience #with pan and gertie helping in the sidelines (finding a way to break the curse) while also helping recover leiano's body #ariaoc #<- gotta remember to use that tag just in case i need this info again so i wouldnt have to struggle looking

[ageofaquarius130]

hey hayley how the fuck were you able to write flowers for vases like just listening to it makes me fucking hyperventilate

#i rlly feel such a similarity to our breakups and the feeling of going through it #but where she turned it into beautiful art i’m paralyzed in my bed for days on end so

[exopelagic]

dr who is a strange show

#so I finished 13’s run like two weeks ago? and I’m about to finish 9 #and it’s just kinda interesting how like simultaneously continuous and disjointed it is #10 was the doctor I’d seen most of before I started watching it myself so that was who I knew the doctor to Be #but now I’ve watched 13 and. she’s kinda It #and having watched 9 he definitely feels like an early incarnation which is interesting I think bc 13 is just so tired of everything. 9 isnt #like he isn’t NOT tired but he’s not hit 13 breaking point #also like. watching 9 has been fun bc it’s constantly like ohhhh so THATS where they were getting that from #stuff that like I’d seen in 13 that I didn’t remember from 10 but no she didn’t make it up that’s a callback #I don’t have particularly coherent thoughts if you were wondering just this like. swirling mess of how these people are the same person #it’s also just rlly strange to me that we’re not gonna get more 13 now like that’s It her run ended #and it might be because 9 is so clearly Done and he’s got one season that I didn’t have a chance to get as attached #and I didn’t ever sit down myself and watch 10 I just saw chunks so it doesn’t feel like he’s done yet #(but also I mean he did just come back. there is that. strange show) #yeah idk. I’m sure if I ever watch classic who it’ll be a similar case of seeing the echoes like. retroactively I guess #very appropriate to watch the time travel show incredibly out of order. debating whether to watch 10 or 12 next #unrelated but I wanna see the lupari again I can’t believe they gave us dog people and then took them away so quickly #karvanista my beloved I’m so sorry for what they did to you it was too big a thing to just leave hanging there in the narrative #but hey. time travel show. #I also rlly like what 9’s season has done with all the recurring plot threads like it Felt like it was building to something all the way #god yeah I just miss 13. it felt like they’d only just started getting into the stuff they could do with her and then it’s just Over #I feel like that might be the point of the doctor. unclear. will report back #luke.txt #doctor who #OH HEY THIS POST DELETED BUT ITS BACK NOW #just finished 9’s last episode and yeah it fucked

[beeapocalypse]

giving the blood-alcohol automaton the highest of honors (some sort of association with nacea)

#warms my heart to see that ppl like it :-) my funny dog beloved by so many #cannot for the life of me remember if ive talked abt this idea. in its hypothetical solo run it could go to the hut where nacea+belrath-- #--(in disguise) are hanging out and nacea immediately catches onto all their similarities but b4 they can launch into their whole 'we are-- #--siblings we share the same hurts we bleed the same blood i will kill and die for youuuuu' spiel belrath cuts in to offer his own company- #--to it. a bit of his ex-godly Insight giving him the ability to understand that the absolute last thing the baa needs in that moment-- #--is even more strong willed emotional family. then he would join the party and open up the path to some sort of baa exclusive ending #rlly like the idea of belrath seeing so much of his dearest friend in it but still recognizing the core differences and treating it as its- #--own person rather than how nacea wouldve eaten it whole to the point where the lines between the two blend and lose all distinction #^ though thinking of the ways that slow loss of identity could be portrayed thru writing+game mechanics IS very interesting. from the-- #--moment nacea joins the party it exclusively starts using it pronouns rather than they/it

[viniferas]

REMINDED ME OF COOKIE RUN. OF ALL THINGS.ABUSJQUW9WHW8Q WJW AND YET SOMEHOW IT STILL TIES BACK TO SIMILAR THEMED INTERESTS IM HAVIGN A CRISIS

#no matter how hard i try or change or have new interests it somehow still ends up being similar to how i was like before and its just #incredibly ridiculous. ive only been here for like 20 yrs imagine how much more deranged i can get at like 90 #id have known so many things and have so many intersecting interests that i would just wholeheartedly believe that my life has just always #been dictated by an intricate web of fate that keeps weaving in and out of itself #thats kinda beautiful to think abt ngl #bc then i'll know that even after so much time has passed there are still parts of me that has remained unchanged in its essence #i look forward to that #lmao imagine getting sentimental and philosophical in the tags of a post where u just went bananas thats jus rlly funny

[justalittleficsideblog]

Can I touch your wings..?

Asking to touch / see their wings with Mammon, Lucifer, and Diavolo! i feel like these would be kinda sensitive but not rlly?

Lucifer

you had both been working in his office, you were simply trying to work through your homework without the brothers interfering (as they usually did). Your most recent subject involved the anatomy and biology of demons.

reading through the various lists of wings and their differences, you realized Lucifer's wings were a bit odd compared to the others in the textbook. most were bat or insect-like. Glancing up, you spoke.

"Hey... Lucifer, could I see your wings a minute?"

eyes immediately lifting to meet yours he grunts

"and why.. pray tell?"

fumbling over yourself you flip your textbook over to show him what you were studying. "Yours don't look anything like these! I just wanted to get a better view of them. Pleaseee, it's for my assignment."

rolling his eyes, he stood from his chair and dropped his jacket onto his desk, back facing you. in a blink, they appeared, black feathers swooshing around you.

they were enormous, gorgeous even, the pure slate colored feather tips gently drifting across the floor. you had assumed he had gorgeous angel wings, and that they looked similar to what was in front of you. which made you wonder...

reaching a hand out, your fingertips brushed the spot the wings met his back. before you knew it, he whirled in front of you, grabbing your wrist that was touching his wings.

you staggered back at his reaction, trying to pull free from his grip.

"Don't" he released you as you fell back into the chair, gaping up at him.

"luci... they're incredible! I- I didn't know they were so sensitive, my bad."

he left you to your studies, but you were completely breathless... wanting to touch them in full again.

meanwhile, as lucifer struck out of his office, his heart was erratic in his chest. the feeling of your hands gently stroking his feathers caused him to bristle, no one had ever dare to touch his wings before you...

Mammon

 Somehow you and Mammon had ended up binge watching nature documentaries as he made an offhand comment about not knowing much about humans and their animals.

So, you had picked one about flying animals and now, the narrator was explaining the different types of wings and how each fits the species and their needs perfectly.

Eyeing the male next to you, you thought about his own wings.

“hey… Mammon?” you murmured, causing his head to turn towards you as he raised an eyebrow in question. “I mean… can you show me your wings? I kinda want to compare them to what I’ve seen in the human realm.”

He shuffles awkwardly between himself, turning his head away, “the hell would’ja wanna do that for? You’ve seen them plenty.” You huffed at his reply and grabbed his shoulders, turning his face towards you. Blinking up at him, you gave your best puppy dog eyes.

He squirmed away from you, “uGH, fine! Just… turn around!”

Happily scooching back, you felt a slight breeze as his wings popped out. Glancing at them, you stared in awe as you came closer, looking over the white, bony structure connected by a thin, black membrane that seemed almost translucent the more you looked at it.

You reached out a hand, fingertips brushing along the sharp edges. You felt Mammon shiver beneath your touch, his face becoming flushed as your gentle touch. Were they sensitive? You thought, bringing your hand to wrap around where it connected into his back.

He jolted, wings disappearing as he spun around to face you, sweat starting to slick his brow as he brought up his wrist to cover his mouth. “Alright! That’s enough, you can’t just poke and prod wherever ya please!”

You laughed, short and soft as he became more and more uncomfortable beneath your gaze. Settling back down to the couch, you continued on with the show.

Unbeknownst to you, Mammon was on fire, the spot where his wings met his back was on fire from your touch. He hadn’t realized how sensitive to your touch he was… but he couldn’t say he was complaining.

Diavolo

You had been playing some games with the lord of devildom, entertaining him with games, books, and more about different folklore and fantasy that humans were interested in. He was particularly interested in one of the mini board characters, a dragon to be specific.

“Indeed, it does look rather defiant, does it not?” he asked you. Nodding in reply, you grabbed the mini figurine from him and turned it around to study it. you took particular notice of it’s wings, the hook looking incredibly similar to the ones on someone’s wings…

“Hey, Diavolo? Could I see your wings for a minute?”

Eyes widening, he tilted his head at your request, looking at how you were contemplating the tiny statue in front of you. Did you mean to compare his wings to this…. Tiny clay thing? He smiled and the next thing you knew, Diavolo was in his demon form.

He turned around and rolled his shoulders back, stretching his wingspan to it’s full length. Your mouth dropped open. Fanned out in front of you, were the largest wings you had ever seen. The muscles and membrane that stretched between the structures of all four wings were nothing but impressive. You looked at the changing colors between the membrane, noticing tiny glistening cells that made up the brunt of it.

“Holy shit…” you murmured. To be honest, his wings very well could have been the inspiration of dragons. They looked incredibly strong… you reached out a hand instinctively to touch the …horn? On the top of his wing.

Diavolo laughed at your expression of awe and desire to touch his wings. No one had ever been bold enough to try and touch them, even Barbatos knew better than to brush past them. But you… were so delicate and curious about them. He assumed you thought they were the stuff of legends.

“Are they to your liking?” he flapped his wings, causing a gust of wind to overtake you. Blinking up at him you responded, “They are… something out of a fairytale, Dia. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything so…” you were at a loss for words, extending your hand towards the middle of his back, your fingertips brushing along his wingspan.

In a blink, he was towering over you, his wings cocooning you closer to him as you braced your hands against his chest.

“Oh! I- uh… I’m sorry,” you squirmed, backing into his wings. He laughed, transforming back to his casual clothes from before in a blink. He enjoyed teasing you, but you couldn’t ignore the glint in his eyes the way he turned towards you after you touched his skin.

“Well… shall we continue where we left off?” Diavolo gestured to the games laid out in front of him. You nodded, a bit spaced out by the whole ordeal.

“Dia, I have to admit, your wings are magnificent.” Glancing down back towards your book, you laughed as you plunged back onto the couch.

Unaware of his gaze, Diavolo felt an immense pride at the idea of you admiring him. He didn’t consider himself insecure by any means, but he felt his chest flutter at your words… and your touch, he felt his blood scream when you had touched them.

“Well you know… you can see my wings anytime you like.”

#obey me mammon #shall we date #obey me #mammon x reader #lucifer x reader #om! diavolo #diavolo x you #this has been fermenting in my drafts for like a week lmfao