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Why can’t I just disappear? Everything sucks but mostly my body
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maiteo · 1 year
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“arsenal’s summer transfer plans…”
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anadorablekiwi · 1 year
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boo
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ithacanradio · 1 year
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nothing quite like your parents threatening to leave you in poverty if you don't stop doing political work and just annihilate yourself into your studies
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faerie-tail-blog · 1 year
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I feel attacked haha: these lyrics, I know they're talking about a guy, but if you relate it to yourself whilst you're down in the dumps like me, ya feel it!
This looks and feel like the depressi that's always slumped over me.
"You change your mind Like a girl changes clothes Yeah you, PMS Like a bitch I would know And you over think Always speak Cryptically
I should know That you're no good for me
'Cause you're hot then you're cold You're yes then you're no You're in then you're out You're up then you're down You're wrong when it's right It's black and it's white We fight, we break up We kiss, we make up (You) You don't really want to stay, no (You) But you don't really want to go You're hot then you're cold You're yes then you're no You're in then you're out You're up then you're down
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Stuck on a roller coaster Can't get off this ride
You change your mind Like a girl changes clothes ~~
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twafordizzy · 1 year
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Fotograaf Walker Evans; 'Zo moet een portret zijn'
Fotograaf Walker Evans; ‘Zo moet een portret zijn’
De Amerikaanse fotograaf en fotojournalist Walker Evans (1903 – 1975) ken ik vooral van zijn werk voor de Farm Security Administration (FSA). Hij documenteerde voor deze organisatie de effecten van de Grote Depressie, de tijd na het ineenstorten van de Amerikaanse economie aan het begin van de 20-ste eeuw. Zijn foto’s moesten literair zijn, autoriteit uitstralen en transparant zijn. Veel van zijn…
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iminthisstanshit · 2 years
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anemonelovesfiction · 10 months
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Petal
Ronal x Human! Reader x Tonowari
Warnings⚠️ : smut, bc who would I be if it wasn’t there… Threesome ish. Face riding, thrusts, holding thighs down, AFAB reader bc I have no originality. Not proofread bc again, depressy.
A little shorter than my long ass stories for my peeps on the run or have a busy day and need their smut sensors topped off :)
I don’t think I used Y/n in here as their nickname for you is “Petal”
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Getting on the island was officially a job. I had no reason to even think about studying the differences between the reef people and the forest people I was used to back home. I didn’t come here to dilly-dally and oogle any of the muscular men I had caught staring- due to my intrusion in their daily lives- but to check in on Kiri and make sure we could wake her up.
I’d told Norm to shove my airway tubes up his ass since Kiri was somehow protecting her airway. He got pissed at me and I walked out, knowing the tsahik was bound to make her way over, almost bumping into her as she walked close. I bowed my head in respect as she walked in and miraculously healed Kiri.
But I was there for the conversation that followed. I could tell how torn Jake was upon hearing that his daughter could never connect to the spirit tree with the reef clan and could feel my heart break at the news. He’d asked me to stay behind, that he’d get permission from the Olo’eyktan and the Tsahik somehow, he just wanted his daughter safe. I barely knew the language but I knew how to do my job.
But being bent over, knee’s spread on the floor to fit this massive Metkayina man behind me, and having my arms splayed out doing nothing as he continuously pumped his thick cock in me wasn’t what I had pictured when I was allowed to stay.
“How can a little demon like you take so much?” I couldn’t bring it in me to answer that question, I kept biting my lip to prevent any sounds from slipping, I had to keep quiet. But the squelching sound being made by the constant thrusts of his cock in my slick cunt was speaking volumes.
“Speak.” He demanded and I whimpered, unable to trust my voice as I knew I’d babble some nonsense or sound desperate. His giant hands were on my hips, moving my body toward whatever tempo he’d set.
“Do-don’t know.” I managed to slip out and I could hear the smirk in his voice as a dark laugh rummage past his lips.
“You’re taking me so well, petal.” He slides out completely, leaving my pussy to close around nothing, the cool breeze blowing past making me shiver. He surprises me by turning my entire body around, laying me on my back, my knee’s were already covered in sand and I knew the slick that slid from my pussy down toward my ass was attracting even more sand, but I could only focus on the pleasure to come as he teases the head in.
“Please-“ I whine just after he’d pushed the head in and stopped to look at me.
“I’m sorry, petal, I just have to see you beg for it.” He says it in a playful tone, as if he couldn’t help himself, rubbing his thumbs lovingly on my hips, I’d forgotten he’d reached down to grab me again.
“Ca-can’t,” I gasp as he shoves his length in roughly, the friction felt delicious, and he only did this when I’d come beforehand, he was always a thoughtful lover.
“Yes you can.” He grunts.
“Need it, ‘Wari-“ I moan as he slides out and goes back in, but he smirks after stopping.
“Doesn’t sound like you do.”
His ears perk up at the voice coming from behind him but maintains his composure, never letting his hands leave my waist, but I whined loudly. Ronal was the first to initiate anything, allowing her husband to find me many moons ago, telling him to have his way with me if I was agreeable. She had a hard time moving around with the baby she carried but still wanted her husband to feel the pleasure she didn’t feel like providing, said something about her kid draining her energy.
“Do that thing she likes, ‘Wari,” She places a hand on his shoulder gently and he turns his head, eyes looking right up at her, and leaning his head down to kiss the hand she had on him.
“N-no,” I could feel the shock coursing through my body as she said that, her eyes were shining as if she had hit the jackpot, I hated when they tag-teamed me. I could feel Tonowari’s determination as he started thrusting me at the pace he’d set earlier, Ronal kneeling down beside her husband, bringing her own hand toward my glistening cunt and collecting my slick and begins rubbing it on my puffy clit, sending multiple shock waves through me.
“Too rough-“ I try to back away from the overstimulation as Tonowari holds my hips still effectively stopping me from pushing away.
“This is how you like it, Petal.” Ronal states as if she was reasoning with me but also in a mocking tone. “Did you need a kiss to make it better?” She coo’s and I felt like I was getting closer.
“Ple-please,” I moan and close my eyes just to have them both stop all movements, Ronal took her hands off my clit, and it wasn’t until that very moment that I had realized she wasn’t being rough at all as my body felt like I was about to come, but it slowly dwindled away and I let out a frustrated grumble.
“Why don’t you have a little taste, my love.” Tonowari says as he gently pulls out of me, making sure to settle my legs down slowly, scooting to the side to allow her to sit between my legs.
“I want her on my face.” She looks up at him through her lashes and a quick flash of worry runs through his eyes. “I will be fine,” She reassures him and lays on the sand herself. He lifts me up pretty easily and settles me down on her mouth, her warm tongue slipping out almost immediately. She finds my clit without trouble and groans at the taste, she’s never really in the mood for sex, but when she was, it hit her tenfold, and usually right after a nap.
“Ro-nal, fuck-“ I whine as I grasp her braids gently, moving my hips along her tongues ministrations, feeling my lips getting caught in her fangs, but not caring about it as I was getting lost in the pleasure. I’d typically have Tonowari in my mouth at this point but could feel his kisses on my neck.
“No English in bed.” He warns after hearing me cuss and I nod. They usually took longer to let me come the more english I used, it was their plan to get me to learn their language faster- but it was working.
“So-rry s-s-sir,”
Ronal manages to hook her arms around my thighs and keeps me captive as she moans and licks my pussy like a starved woman eating her first meal in months, I turn to catch a glimpse of Tonowari lining himself up at her entrance and shoving himself in, I moaned along with Ronal as he thrusted into her cunt. I could hear the sounds coming from behind me and it managed to turn me on even more.
“Can you hear the sounds you are making with your pussy?” I asked Ronal while stuttering and moaning in between most words. But she looks up to make eye contact with me while continuing to eat me out and nods.
“You sound so fi-filthy-“ I stutter as she’d taken the liberty to circle the tip of her long tongue around my sensitive puffy bud. I could practically feel her lips forming a smile across mine.
“Dirty girl,” Tonowari grunts while thrusting in his wife, her moans muffled by my pussy.
“I’m close-“ I close my eyes and my nails dig into Ronal’s forearms, still wrapped around my thighs.
“Look whose filthy now, Petal,” Tonowari speaks evenly, but based on Ronals movements, and my inability to turn at the moment, I could tell he was still thrusting. I had let a couple of moans slip past my lips, gasping, releasing one of my hands from Ronal’s forearm as I bring it toward my mouth to muffle my moans but failing. My hips were grinding over her mouth.
“Come on her mouth, Petal, cover her face,” Tonowari urges on and I could feel Ronal bite my clit lightly and my body seizes on top of hers. Tonowari grunts and curses at the tightness of his wife, she’d probably just came as well, and his steady thrusts were loudly revealed by his come squelching in her pussy.
“Oh,” Tonowari says as I wobble terribly while trying to get off his wifes face, I’ve never done that before.
“She squirted.” Ronal stated excitedly, her eyes wisened with newfound lust, licking her lips and gathering the juices from her face.
“Let me taste-“ He immediately brings her face forward to lick her forehead, but seeing them desperately consume my come was turning me on again, overstimulation be damned, I had to come again.
“Fuck-“ I sigh breathily as I swipe my own fingers inside myself, still feeling sensitive from when Tonowari was inside me.
“Looks like she’s able to go another round tonight. How many was that so far?” I hear Ronal asking her husband.
“Thats her third orgasm.” He responds and I can feel his arm swat my own away.
“Come on, Petal, I want to sit on your face next.” Ronal crawls over to me with a hungry look in her eyes. Her belly hanging low and something about it was driving me wild.
“Then we can let our ‘Wari breed you again, hmm?”
“Yes, yes, please-“ I nodded.
“Looks like she’s tongue drunk, doesn’t realize she’s switched languages on us.” Tonowari chuckles but I’m too far lost with the possibilities of pleasure and the many positions Tonowari would put me in, how Ronal would probably amazonian trib the fuck out of me, and the come that’ll stick on my skin- we might not sleep tonight.
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If they knew I’m going down, they wouldn’t act like that
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nishipostitz · 8 months
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how theyd react to you having someone else as your wallpaper hc?
atsumu, kageyama, tsukki, oikawa, kenma, and bokuto x gn!reader
tw! nothing really. its just fluff. mentions of phone jacking and hacking
atsumu is offended, thank you very much. hes like “gasp!! how come your wallpaper is anyone BUT me?? this is ridiculous!” and youre here smacking your own forehead. damn hes pretty dramatic you think. so you give him some kisses and then take a secret photo of him while hes distracted and set it as your new wallpaper. he whines bc it isnt the best pic(every pic is tsum’s best pic) of him. but you tell ‘im, “its either this or i change it back to what it was before” so he just goes along with it
kageyama/tsukki are baffled bc why have someone else as your wallpaper. they will beat him em up. like both of them will hunt down whoever is on your screen. yall in japan rn? your wallpaper is jaemin from nct? you know he’ll fly to korea and be like “yo jaemin! y/n is mine buddy, back off!” and youd be so embarrassed. but hey, you were in jaemin’s proximity 😍😍
oikawa does not like it. bc hes your one and only, how dare anyone else be your wallpaper besides his amazing self. so he jacks your phone and changes it to a quick selfie he just took to place as your wallpaper.
kenma hacks your phone and changed it to himself(oik is jacking, kenma is full on hacking from a computer ). bro infiltrated your phone… bc kenma is just that good. but not just any picture. its a cute picture you cant even deny or have the heart to change it.
bokuto gets gloomy and depressy. and then he goes around following you “babyyy why not me? pick me. choose me” and youre so confused. until he claws at your phone and starts pointing at the screen do you realize hes salty about someone else as your wallpaper. and so you sooth him by letting him sleep on your lap, then you take a pic of him and make it your new wallpaper. bokuto wakes up as a happy man once again
notes - what i whipped up at 1 am. excuse any mistakes
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maiteo · 1 year
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bom dia babes!!
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ceapa-mica · 4 months
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Bad Day - a Thrawn headcanon
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a/n: Whether you're sick, on your period or are suffering from the good ol' stressy depressy, this headcanon is for you. ❤️
This will get slightly NSFW later so 🔞
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Thrawn takes your wellbeing very seriously. He picks up on any cues you're not feeling your best right away.
Better get ready to be spoiled, because during your relationship Thrawn took mental notes of what you like (and dislike).
First of all he makes sure you take time off work. Using your datapad to work in bed? Nope, he makes sure you focus solely on getting better.
He orders your favorite food from the mess hall. A hot soup if you're sick, and chocolate when you're on your period.
I headcanon that Chiss are immune to most human viruses and bacterial infections.
So it's not surprising he lies down next to you and works from his datapad.
You're the little spoon, no questions about it. His tall, strong body is enveloping you, his body heat keeping you warm better than any heating pad could. There is no place you feel safer than in his arms.
If you're sick, he orders a medical droid to check on you. He always has painkillers in his quarters for that time of the month. If your mental health is the problem, he will listen to you and makes sure you feel loved and appreciated at all times.
Although he doesn't share your love for your comfort holo movies/series, he doesn't mind you watching them while he works on his datapad.
He makes sure to have a supply of your favorite hot beverage in his quarters.
He tells you stories of his people to distract you from your ailments. Little do you know you're the only person he tells these stories to.
Should you get into the mood™, he takes his time to make you feel really good. Whether you prefer it slow and sensual or fast and rough, whatever makes you feel better. He draws the line at physical pain and degrading you though.
Should you be on your period, Thrawn is a warrior. He doesn't mind a little blood. Just put a towel under you and you're good to go.
And last but not least, should you be the type who needs some space, and time for yourself to feel better, Thrawn would acknowledge and respect your decision, making sure all your needs are met. He respects your boundaries after all. Just comm him in case you need anything.
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To him you are his most precious piece of art and the light in his dull Imperial life. He wants you to be comfortable and that you take your time to recover. He loves you and wants you to know, no matter how bad you feel, you will feel better again. Not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon. He knows your body and mind are strong and can deal with anything.
Feel free to add to this headcanon! ❤️
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A Simple Wish
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Pairing: Comander Cody x Rowan Atwater OC (written as a reader insert)
Rating: Everybody! (for this chapter at least)
(regular world AU/ zapped into reality AU/ fix-it AU?)
Warnings: holiday depressie, loneliness, language, Hurt/comfort/fluff/comedy...
Honestly though this may get a little more interesting and reflective later so... we'll see.
A/N: So I noticed that some of the peeps (actually a lot of us) are in the bleak midwinter rut and one in particular inspired this little story. @spicyclones79s I hope this is a good start
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Another year and another Christmas spent on your own. With everything being so expensive you couldn't afford to fly home. Not that your Command would give you more than a few days leave anyway, such was military life. Well only a few months left till you hit your ETS and then you'd be outta here. If they wouldn't let you fly combat anymore and the Doc could give you a medical discharge without it interfering with a Civilian flying job then all the better.
To top all of it off this week you'd been trying to kick a cold but damned if it wasn't turning into a sinus infection. Still it was Christmas Eve, tradition demanded that you make some cookies and prepare for Santa to drop off presents. Silly as it was you still wanted to have a Christmas like when you were a kid. So you made a hot toddy (extra strong), set out the cookies and lay down on the couch.
Glancing out the window you caught sight of a shooting star. Maybe there was still something of the bright eyed kid you had once been underneath all the cynicism and pain. Perhaps it was simply that every human looked to the stars in wonder and hope. Closing your eyes and snuggled under the thick fleece blanket you made a wish, "Hey Santa, if you're out there, don't suppose you could send me a friend? Maybe someone brave and smart and patient..."
Glancing at your entertainment center, eye catching on your DVD set of the Clone Wars you smirked. Chuckling at the thought you went for broke, why not. "If Marshal Commander Cody isn't busy for the next oh... forty years that'd be awesome!"
With a little drunken giggle you lay back and drifted off to sleep.
It was just past one in the morning when a solid thud and some creative cursing summoned your mind back to semi consciousness. You thought it might be some of the dude bros from across the hall coming home after too much holiday cheer at the bar. So you rolled over and went back to sleep.
"Can anyone hear me? Hello? Rex..."
Oh this was Kriffing great. Cody couldn't believe this. One minute he's about to be shot while escaping the Empire, the next he's standing in some strange domicile. Glancing around Cody noted the lower use of technology and the darkness outside the windows. He was definitely not where he had been just a few moments ago.
It was a small apartment of some form, second floor above a small town street. Cody also noticed the woman who was asleep on the couch. It was far too dark to take in all her features, but pretty none the less. Easing his way through the space (was that a tree of some form?) and closer to the window he further confirmed that he was not where he should be. Vehicles rolling on wheels, no discernable space port, "Where in Sith hells am I?"
Hearing a distinctly deep, male voice you peeked your eyes open again. Holy shit there was someone in your apartment! Fueled by liquid courage and pure pissed off rage you took the throw pillow and began to bash the stranger. "TAKE THAT YOU CREEP!"
"What the-," Cody wasn't sure if he was being beaten by the small hellion or if this was their way of saying hello. Grabbing the soft cushion out of their hands he took his helmet off with the other. "Whoa.. Hold on... I can explain!"
"Alexa lights on!" The room illuminated immediately. You're not sure what hit the floor first the pillow from his hand or your jaw. "You're... You're..."
Cody had to move quickly to catch the poor little thing as her eyes rolled to the back of her head. Great, just great. Placing her back on the padded lounger he elevated her feet and checked her pulse, "Poor girl, must have scared her... hey you still with me?"
Blinking open your eyes you looked up into kind brown ones full of concern. Oh yeah you had had way too much to drink or you were dreaming... except the pounding headache only confirmed that neither of those could be true. The man pulled his gloves off and brushed the hair back from your face, hallucinations weren't solid and they couldn't manipulate your body. Nor do they chuckle when you reach up and touch their face. That scar is so distinctive that there was no question. Squinting at the man you took a deep breath, "Commander Cody?"
"Yes! Do I know you?" Cody lit up at the fact that this Nat born seemed to recognize him.
Watching the man closely you placed the flat of your hand on his cheek, shaking as it was. You couldn't believe it, he was actually here. How? How could he be here?!
"I need to get back, but I don't know where I am?" Cody could see that you were still coming around. He could only hope that you could help him. "Ma'am I need to get back to my brothers they're in trouble."
"You're in North Dakota... Earth." You saw the confusion on his face, you sat up biting your lip. This was the kind of thing that happened in books and TV, not real life. Yet here stood none other than one of the hero's of the grand army of the republic. Giving yourself a good pinch just to confirm that this was real you saw as the man smirked.
"I promise I mean you no harm," Cody wasn't quite sure why he found your reaction so funny but it felt good to laugh. Holding your gaze he tried again, "Is there a spaceport nearby?"
Blowing out a breath you looked at the façade of calm the Commander held to. You'd had that same look many a time in the past and as then you settled on being blunt with the situation. "I'm afraid you're a long way from home Commander."
Cody felt his gut drop, though he tried to remember what General Kenobi would say about the Force working in mysterious ways. The question remained though, "And how do you know me?"
"It's complicated... and I don't think you're going to believe me." Grimacing you sigh, "I don't even think I believe it."
Carefully taking the woman's hand in his own Cody gave it a reassuring squeeze, "Try me."
The next few hours were spent talking, arguing, and confirming the few known facts as the two were able to put together. Cody was not in his own galaxy or time. That after viewing a small clip of a holo film series showing him and his brothers, you explained that he was considered a fictional character. You had been kind enough to take him to the roof to confirm there was not a single recognizable constellation in the sky even. This was a far more primitive world than his own as well, the mechanical devices looked like they were put together by a group of cadets. No, Cody was not where he was supposed to be, nor could either of you explain how he came to be here. He seriously doubted it was because of a wish on a star.
You had been terrified as Cody revealed to you what had been happening right before landing in your living room. That one revelation made you grateful to whatever power had sent him, glad beyond measure that it saved him. Then you were heartbroken seeing the hopeless, lonely look on his face as it started to set in that there was no way to send him home. As you came back to the couch you handed him a cup of tea, "I'm really sorry Commander, truly."
"It's not your fault Rowan, I just wish I knew how they are? If they're safe?" He couldn't yet sip the tea, if he drank it then that meant accepting that this was real, that he was really and truly stuck in this place.
Sitting opposite him you took a deep breath, "I can tell you what I know, at least how the story has been told here. Rex and Wolffe survive and fight against the Empire, Gregor too. Boba is the Daimyo of Tattoine."
"And the others? Wooley, Boil, Fox?"
"I can't say for certain, I'm sorry. But I will tell you that Rex saw the fall of the Empire for sure. He even fought on Endor with the rebel forces there in the beginning of the end. You can be really proud of him," reaching across to pat his hand you felt horrible. This was all your fault!
Cody took hold of your comforting touch, it wasn't often clones were treated kindly by natborns. He felt the momentary stiffness but then the relaxation as he just held on to you. Cautious little thing, but you hadn't crumpled under the impossible situation and instead were being an anchor for him. Cody smiled at your compliment to his brothers, "I'm always proud of my Vod'e."
"I'm sorry... for everything." For all he endured, all that he faced now it wasn't fair. The clones had done nothing wrong and still they had been used. A great many of your fellows felt the same.
Cody chuffed and smirked, "I sincerely doubt that you're at fault."
The two of you sat for a minute not sure what the next step should be. Being of a practical mind and also a tired body you took a deep breath and tried to make the next right choice. "Well in the mean time you're staying here. Why don't you get comfortable and I'll get some blankets. We can work on it more in the morning."
Cody chuffed out a breath, "Is that an order?"
"You got a better offer?" You sassed back.
That did get a laugh out of Cody, "Aye Ma'am."
After he had gotten settled on your, sofa he thought you called it, Cody watched again as you paused in the doorway glancing back at him. There was something serene about you, a kindness that was like a balm to the ills of the world. It was unique and beautiful to him.
"Good night Commander."
"You can call me by my name Rowan." Cody did chuckle at the flush rising in your cheeks, "Only my troopers call me by my rank."
"Oh, of course... I mean duh..." Oh well done, such an intelligent response Ro. Squinting and blinking your eyes open in embarrassment you turned, "Goodnight Cody, sleep well."
Cody rather liked seeing you all flustered, it was karking adorable. Mischief taking his better judgement he rolled pulling the blankets up, "Goodnight mesh'la."
"Oh my...night!" You quickly closed the door. Oh Ro what have you gotten yourself into now? settling under your own blankets you closed your eyes. and somewhere between the waking and the dreams you thanked the stars. One soldier safe for another night.
As he rolled and started to drift the commander was set to the side leaving simply the man. Cody may not know where he was or how to get home, but he felt safe here with you. Strange situation aside, for the first time in a very long time Cody relaxed enough to fall into an exhausted, deep sleep. No nightmares of battle droids, no screams, just the quiet of the night.
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A Lifetime | Mission
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feat: nanami kento x f!reader, gojo satoru x f!reader
summary: you’re about to embark on a new mission with satoru, taking you to a remote village to exorcise a cursed spirit that has little to no information about it
cw: cussing, mentions of blood & wounds
a/n: i am so so SO sorry for the delay! i had huge writer’s block and was busy fighting household chores and depressy, so i tried hard to write this new chapter!
↜ previous chapter ⋆。゚☁︎。⋆ next chapter ↝ | masterlist
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Time went by in the blink of an eye and it had been a month later. Satoru still came around every day, some days followed by Yuji, some days followed by all three of his students. Megumi and Yu had developed some sort of kinship through their love of books while Hana felt like the protective older sister. It made you so happy to see the teens react this way to your son.
One night, you were called by the Kyoto principal. Ever since Yaga had been wrongfully executed years ago, you received all of your missions from Kyoto since the higher ups were killed.
It seemed like you were meant to go to a 2 night, 3 day mission in a rural area of Japan to fight a grade 1 curse.
Not much was known about the curse itself. Everyone who attempted to exorcize or study the curse never came back, so Satoru was assisting you in this mission as back up if you needed it.
As Ijichi drove you and Satoru to the village, which was a long drive. Thankfully the two of you never ran out of a conversation topic. Even when you saw each other every day, he somehow had something to talk about whether it was questions about your day, how Yu was doing in school, his students, and everything that just comes to his head, even games.
“By the way.” Satoru said, looking at you. His blindfold covered his eyes, but he was facing you. He was the type who always made eye contact with you, but it was because of the feelings he held.
You looked at Satoru with a smile on your face, waiting patiently for him to finish.
“What’s your cursed technique? I don’t think I’ve ever heard about it or seen it.” He asks. Usually he does his own investigation, but he didn’t want to do that with you. He wanted to learn about you naturally.
You blinked and let out a soft laugh.
“How are you just now asking me this?”
Satoru stuck out his bottom lip in a pout. You could see his expression now even though it was covered. The sight of it always made you giggle — which you did, causing his pout to grow.
“You’re familiar with the Inumaki clan, right? I remember you telling me you had a student of the clan last year.” You said.
Satoru nodded. He was familiar with the Inumaki clan and their cursed speech technique.
“But you can talk normally. Although I did notice a light colored marking on your tongue.” He said, sticking his tongue out to point at it.
“I’m a distant cousin of the Inumaki clan but sometime down my family’s branch, we married off to another clan that died off long ago who whistled different frequencies.”
Satoru nodded as he listened intently. He was familiar with the Nakidori clan, who used whistles to control and exercise cursed spirits. It was a fascinating technique and he wished he had the chance to learn more about it.
“When our clans joined together, it combined both cursed techniques so instead of using cursed speech and whistling, we sing. Yu has this same technique.”
Satoru expressed interest in this, his mind working as he processed this information.
“So combining the frequencies that you can use with whistling and cursed speech, it comes together as singing. In a way it’s not either or, but the perfect combination of the two. Sort of like a siren to curses. That’s fascinating.” He muttered to himself.
“Exactly.” You responded, nodding.
“Yu discovered this when he was 5 while, embarrassingly enough, singing along to a tv show he was watching. I was cooking breakfast before taking him to preschool and all of a sudden I heard a crash. I ran out to where Yu was only to find him standing in front of the tv, about ready to cry because he accidentally broke it. He thought he was going to be in trouble.” You giggled at the memory of it.
“After some investigating, I asked him to open his mouth and sure enough, I saw the light mark on his tongue. So ever since then, I’ve been training him on how to use his technique properly.”
Satoru watched as you spoke fondly about the memory, leaning his head into the palm of his hand, a smile on his face. It sounded like it would have been adorable to see. He wished he hadn’t been trapped in the prison realm as long as he was. Maybe he would have been able to witness this turn of events.
“Are you trained in hand-to-hand combat to protect yourself physically?” Satoru asked.
You nodded.
“Yes. Because our technique so focused on permitting a sound with our voices, we were only taught self defense combat and not attacking itself. Like I were to be attacked while singing, my focus has to be on singing because that is my attack, so I was trained to focus my body on blocking and dodging attacks.”
Satoru hummed as he thought of it. It made a bit of sense to him but at the same time, when cursed techniques couldn’t be released, using hand-to-hand combat would be beneficial.
“So you’re focused on using your technique non-stop until the curse is exorcized.” He said as he looked down, placing his thumb under his chin and his index finger on it.
You nodded and let out a soft, self-deprecating laugh.
“Yeah, that’s about it. That’s all that mattered was the results. I don’t want Yu to be taught the same thing, but I’m not trained in offense.”
“What if I helped train Yu? I could also train you at the same time.” Satoru asked, looking back at you.
Your face lit up at the idea that Yu would be the first in your family to be taught offense and defense, and the thought of it excited you.
“Thank you Satoru! That would be amazing!” You exclaimed, grabbing his free hand and holding it as you were overjoyed.
Satoru’s cheeks turned pink and he let out a laugh as he looked away.
“Well it’s all in a day’s work! I am the strongest and a teacher you know!”
Ijichi watched the interaction in the rear view mirror and felt very unsure about what he was seeing. He had never seen Satoru act in this manner and it was…nerve-wracking to say the least. But he was thankful you kept his attention so Ijichi wouldn’t be forced to be harassed by Satoru.
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The drive itself took 10 hours. Ijichi dropped the two of you off at the entrance to the area, which consisted of an abandoned village and an entire forest area.
Waving goodbye at Ijichi, he left. You looked at the forest and took a deep breath; something you always did when you went on a mission.
“Shall we go?” You suggested, smiling up at Satoru, who smiled back at you.
“Yep!” He responded as he walked forward with you.
You pulled out the folder that had information on the curse and the situation at hand.
“It looks like this curse is active at night, which with the forest, can be hard to see, especially considering the density of the forest itself. So we might want to stay within the village for our best chance.” You spoke.
It was what Satoru thought as well when he first read the file. Since the size and appearance of the curse was unknown, the best way to catch it would be in the village, which had an opening in the forest to show the moon.
“The best option once we get to the village is to wait until nightfall before we cast a curtain so that we can have a higher chance to catch the curse. Or what we can do is cast the curtain once we get to the village with the rule that only the curse can come in but it can’t leave.”
Satoru snapped his fingers and pointed at you, the smile growing on his face.
“Both of those are perfect! The better chance we have at trapping the cursed spirits with us, the less chance it has of escaping the village itself to hide in the forest.”
“That’s what I was thinking.” You said, nodding.
Satoru knew that you were smart as all hell, but the idea that you came up with to trap the curse was genius. Nanami really did choose a wonderful woman. And Satoru felt happy that he got the chance to meet and get to know you, even more to fall in love with you.
He felt his cheeks turn pink as he stared at you, a soft smile plastered on his face. You didn’t notice this expression however, as you were looking at the map still, trying to determine different areas the curse could hide at nightfall.
“Maybe we can set up multiple barriers, one smaller than the other in order to get the curse to be in one area that makes it easier to exorcize made with set rules that it can enter but can’t escape while the two of us can enter and exit as we pleased.” You muttered to yourself as you thought.
“That would work!” Satoru said. “It would be a pain if we had to constantly guess which area it could be hiding in so the use of different barriers would be ideal.”
You looked up at Satoru with a smile.
“I can be the bait. Since I have to use concentration for my technique and can use defense. That way you can focus on offense.”
Satoru smirked and let out a chuckle.
“I always do.”
You roll your eyes and let out a laugh. It took everything in Satoru to not freeze at the sound of your melodic laughter. He loved the sound of it.
As soon as you reach the village, you look around. Torn down buildings, overgrown grass growing out of the houses, and not one sight of an animal or insect. Most likely due to the curse. There were definitely many places the curse could hide, but since it was active at night, there was no choice but to wait until right before sundown to set up the barrier, which thankfully was soon to come since you and Satoru planned it so that you would arrive around this time. This way you could check out your surroundings.
The two of you had split up to check your surroundings so that you could get the layout of the land. Well, more like Satoru used his infinity to get an aerial point of view using his six eyes while you stayed on the ground.
The forest was close to the village due to trees over growing over the years. Because of how dense the forest was, there would be a lot of hiding places for the curse even during the day, so you stayed at the outskirts.
After taking in the land, you and Satoru met in the middle of the village and shared your thoughts and ideas based on what the two of you got from scouting.
Shortly after, the colors of the sunset appeared so it was time to get to work. Satoru set the bigger barrier, which covered the entire village and you set the medium barrier. Using a tool that the two of you hid in different areas, the smaller barrier was set with the rules that you both agreed on.
Putting your hands on your hips, you looked up at the sky to see that the sun was almost completely down. While putting up barriers wasn’t difficult or taxing, it was deciding on how big the medium and smaller barriers would be since there would need to be room to dodge.
Soon, it was nightfall and that’s when you both sensed it. Just as you thought, it hid in the dense forest during the day and it let out a hungry screech. You looked at Satoru, who had looked at you at the same time, and gave him a smile.
“I’ll be fine.” You reassure him.
He seemed hesitant, but you were a Grade 1 sorcerer for a reason. But at the same time…so was Kento and many other sorcerers. And that’s what made Satoru so hesitant to leave. But he trusted you so he smiled and waved before teleporting outside the barriers and right outside the forest.
Once Satoru disappeared, you took a deep breath to prepare yourself.
And that’s when you began to sing, instructing the curse to come to you, to come find you in a melodic voice. Outside the barrier, Satoru could hear your singing and if he wasn’t on his guard, he would melt. Your voice was beautiful and it held that power the Inumaki clan held. He wondered if you suffered the same repercussions they did, which is why he made sure to buy throat lozenges and had you hold onto them.
Satoru turned his head at the sound of movement and he followed the curse as it made its way to you. Because it was a curse that had killed many sorcerers and had little to no information on it, he had to stay close enough to ensure your safety.
Hearing the roar, you followed it with your eyes, only seeing a blur despite the darkness. Soon enough, Satoru had chased it into the first barrier. And then it had its eyes set on you as you continued to sing.
Despite Satoru’s speed, that’s when it disappeared from in front of Satoru, causing your eyes to try and follow it. Unbeknownst to you, it reappeared behind you, its hands held together and raised in the air as it began to swing down onto you.
As soon as it reappeared, you turned and avoided the attack. You changed your tune, no words were spoken as you sang at different frequencies. It was safe for humans to hear, but not curses.
Satoru appeared beside you shortly after you had dodged.
“You ok?” He asked.
You held out a thumbs up to indicate that you were fine, no wounds to report. You continued to fluctuate between pitches, trying to find the perfect one.
But the curse wasn’t reacting to you.
Shit. You thought to yourself.
This curse is more than a Grade 1 curse — it’s a Special Grade.
Satoru must have had the same thought because he sped forward to attack the curse, summoning Blue to attack.
Right as he shot Blue, the curse disappeared again. Cursing to himself, he took off his blindfold to get a better vision of where the curse disappeared to.
And that’s when he heard it. Or rather, didn’t hear it.
You had stopped singing.
Satoru turned around with widened eyes and saw the curse above you, its claws were bloody as it made its way out of you.
“(Y/N)!” Satoru yelled, quickly reappearing in front of the curse and quickly using his infinity by expanding it, keeping it away from you.
He saw red when he saw the curse above you and he was going to make sure this curse would die.
Not exercise.
Die.
The curse screeched as it felt his infinity push it towards the barrier. Satoru kept getting closer and closer to the curse, pressing his infinity into it more. His eyes were wide with rage as he stepped right in front of the curse.
He remembered doing this to Hanami 3 years ago. He saw the effect it had against him before he exploded against the train station wall.
The curse screeched and tried to wiggle away, but due to his infinity squeezing it against the barrier, it was stuck. The screeching became more frantic as it felt itself dying before all that remained was dark blood and bits of its flesh.
As soon as the curse had been killed, Satoru let down his infinity and turned to you, dropping down onto his knees.
Placing his fingers against your throat and wrist, he sighed with relief knowing that you were still alive. But your wounds were serious; you had deep marks in your torso and you were losing blood. Fast.
Gently picking you up, Satoru teleported away from this area, taking you back to Tokyo and to Shoko.
As Shoko took care of you, he paced back and forth. His mind was full of chaos. He thought of you, he thought of Yu, he thought of Kento, he thought of what life would be like if he lost you, if Yu became an orphan.
God. Yu could not become an orphan!
“-ru! Satoru!” Shoko yelled.
Hearing her yell caused him to immediately stop and look at her, his heart pounding.
Please don’t be dead. Please don’t be dead. He kept repeating in his mind over and over.
“What?” He asked.
“You’re annoying me and I can’t concentrate. Go outside.” Shoko instructed.
Fair point. His pacing could be distracting for someone who’s attempting to focus so without any quips, he left.
Shoko was one of his most trusted companions, having worked with her since their first year at Jujutsu Tech.
Minutes pass by. Hours. It felt like an eternity to Satoru. His mind and heart refused to calm down the longer he waited. He kept thinking of your death. He’d lost so many people he was close to over the years. He can’t lose you too.
He shut his eyes tightly to fight the tears that threatened to fall before he raised his blindfold back on.
Lowering his head, he rubbed the bridge of his nose as he tried to calm himself.
If needed, he would raise Yu just as he did with Megumi. But only you were able to fully help him with his cursed technique. Satoru would do his best, but due to his limited knowledge on your cursed technique, he wouldn’t be able to do much.
What is he going to do?
What is he going to do without you?
He’s had a crush on you since high school and fully fell in love with you after he failed his mission in his second year. He just…he couldn’t lose you.
Satoru looked up as soon as Shoko stepped out of the infirmary. She looked exhausted, rightfully so since her reversed technique was used to heal such big wounds on your body.
He patiently waited for Shoko to walk up to him before he decided to ask any question. The only question that he could think of was:
“How is she?”
Shoko stopped in front of Satoru and let out a sigh before shaking her head.
Satoru felt his heart drop and his blood run cold. He couldn’t help but run into the infirmary and to you.
This couldn’t be happening.
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But What Happens To You? Natan Fluff
Legit wrote this almost a decade ago and decided to clean it up just a lil to repost because I got locked out the old account it was on lmao.
Characters are from Satan and Me by @thisiskindagross and honestly I'm cackling at the fact my obsessed ass basically got their characters pretty dead on for how the story has since progressed.
Don't ask me to read over this fic again tho even if there are mistakes. it's honestly cringe as fuck and disgustingly adorable like i felt like I was intruding LMAO.
Also made me realize I'm gayer than I thought cus the times I use to write wayyyy more slash fiction I NEVER went into this much detail describing the men involved but there are PARAGRAPHS just describing how cute Natalie is here... anyway. Fluffy, cuddly makeout sesh while Satan and Natalie wait for the end of the world to come.
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Word Count: 6502
Rating: T? (Some swearing, lil depressy Satan thoughts?)
Fluff n Kisses, Hurt Comfort? Idk man typical grumpy sunshine bullshit n they smooch xx
Nutshell: Natalie comes home acting stranger than usual, and when Satan pushes her to just spit it the fuck out already, things don't quite go as he expected, so he attempts to comfort her but he’s REALLY bad at it...
Natalie shoved open the front door with a harsh slam as it connected with the wall, tossing her school bag down at her feet. Satan could hear her frustrated huffing as she struggled to pull off her knee height brown boots, and her sigh of relief when she finally freed herself. Natalie headed further into the living room and draped her jacket over the back of the navy blue armchair opposite to the love seat that ‘Stanley’ was currently sprawled out on.
Satan spared a glance at her out of the corner of his eye, before turning his attention back to the television to the generic soap opera that had been playing in a marathon for the majority of the day. He hated to admit he was almost invested, waiting to see if the main protagonist's secret and of course evil twin, was going to walk in on their fathers brother that was having an affair with their mother. The mother who had kept her locked up all her life, hidden away from the rest of the family, or if the two lovers would manage to part just before the girl barged in with the revolver she had hidden under her dress, slipped into the band of her thigh high stockings.
           Eventually, she moved towards the couch, plopping down on the floor in front of it without a word. For the better part of the next two episodes she stayed silent, but it wasn't until the third was almost finished that he really began to take notice of how strange she was acting. Her silence was unsettling, and the way she had begun to nervously rake her fingers through the ends of her hair, was sending small twinges of pain in his own head. All the signs that she had something big on her mind, and that meant he had to care now too, because there was no escape from her aggravating twitching. If the issue wasn’t addressed it wouldn’t be long before the girl's head exploded from thinking too much.
“Girl just spit it the fuck out already, before you make both of us fucking bald” He spat, letting out an agitated huff. He snapped his head in her direction, already annoyed by the anticipation of whatever bullshit explanation was going to come out of her mouth. He noticed his sudden break in the silence had made her jump and she quickly dropped her hands to her lap, balling them into tight fists atop her knees. She spared a nervous glance towards him before snapping her head back down, staring into her lap as she spoke
“Oh, um, no, ha ha, nothing wrong! Just, ya know, schools a draaaggg, heh…” She punctuated her words with a dismissive wave of a hand, before returning it to her lap. He waited still, not convinced there wasn't more to this. But his hard gaze to the side of her head was not enough to intimidate the truth out of her, she sat in silence, wringing her fingers so hard he could feel the pressure in his own hands. Finally, with a loud groan he flipped upright fully, roughly grabbing her wrists to make her stop. 
“Can you fucking stop already?!” He shouted, causing Natalie’s head to jerk up to look at him with a start, the fear and panic in her expression stunned him momentarily causing his face scrunched up in frustration. What in the hell was her problem? He was sure they were well past her thinking he was going to cause her physical harm, so why was she so damn jumpy? Natalie tried but failed to force a smile that came out of a grimace, as she weakly attempted to pull her wrist out of his grasp. In reality any attempts to get away were pointless if he wanted to keep her somewhere even in his smaller form as Stanly, and she knew it too so why the hell was she still trying to wiggle out of his grasp? 
After a few more attempts at getting him to release her she gave up with a defeated sigh, her hand hanging limply between them, the silence felt suffocating. Satan really didn’t understand her, not in the least, one minute she was all happy go lucky smiling in the face of death while running straight into the impending doom cloud of the apocalypse. Probably riding a fucking rainbow unicorn with cotton candy sunshine powers, and now she was sat in front of him, acting like any NORMAL human should at the dawn of the end of the world… Which ironically was very much out of the ordinary for her.
“Seriously kid, you aren’t yourself right now, so what’s your problem?” Natalie took in a shaky breath, and Satan could feel her chewing on the inside of her cheek as she tried to find the proper words before she spoke.
“I just, I’m worried, is all… about… all this junk that’s going on, with Michael… all these crazy monsters that want me dead and to steal your powers… what dad is gonna think when he finds out the truth…” Her voice lowered in volume as she spoke, and he had to lean in slightly to make out the words. But he understood her worry for her father, the poor old man already thought he was losing it, especially after seeing a glimpse of his long dead wife, during the possible deal with Michael over Natalie’s soul. It was just a matter of time before the guy finally put it together and figured out he was the Devil who now owned his daughter's soul. 
He figured Natalie had known from the start that things wouldn’t be easy to keep their contract a secret for long, and although he was still confused as to why she chose now to begin collapsing under the pressure, he gave her credit for lasting as long as she did.
“Really kid, that's your problem? You didn’t honestly think you could hide the apocalypse of all things, from your father forever, did you?” He couldn’t help the bark of laughter that escaped him, it was honestly hilarious to think the girl planned on hiding the end of the world from her old man, he may be a little dense at times but he wasn't a complete idiot. Satan was genuinely curious how she planned on pulling this off, because no amount of sweet talk and lies could cover up this mess, regardless of their contract, the apocalypse was coming; for everyone, ‘for her’. 
His last thought was a sobering one, and his amused grin faltered slightly at the reminder, especially now that he knew Natalie, actually knew her, and had realized how strong she was both when they met and even now, ‘but not strong enough…’. Natalie had stayed silent, and he tilted his head to catch a glimpse of her face but she turned away ever so slightly, staring blankly across the room to avoid his gaze. Her breathing was shakey and he could now see that her entire body was almost vibrating in an attempt to keep herself together.
“Natalie?” His voice had come out quieter than he intended, Satan never said her name, it was a conscious choice to not use it In the beginning, he had mainly done it simply because it had annoyed her, just so she would feel the need to remind him that she had a name. For once there was no thought behind it, his genuine concern had seeped out in a barely audible whisper, and he could feel her unease after he spoke, a twisting of something awful in his stomach that made him want to be sick. His throat tightened and a heavy pressure built up in his head… and that was the moment he heard it, a small, muffled sound, the tiny sob that came along with the next words she spoke.
“…I’m worried about what will happen to you… if Michael wins… if the demons get locked away in hell… where do you go when you die?” Her voice cracked as she spoke, and the silence after was suffocating. It filled the room around them both, but he didn't have an answer for her. Everything was becoming too much, he was both too warm and too cold, disconnected, empty, smothered by the words and the implication of them bouncing around in his head… She was just too soft, too sweet, too close. 
He couldn’t handle it, couldn’t stand the thought of someone caring so much about him because it was always a lie ‘she’s safe’, he corrupted anything he touched with his filth ‘you can’t taint her’. There was no way this small human girl could honestly care, or should care rather, about what happens to the literal devil after the apocalypse ’but she does care let her be there for you’, this time he physically shook his head to get rid of the thoughts dropping her wrist like it burned him. From past experience he knew not to be so trusting and before he truly had the chance to think about his words, they came out far harsher than intended.
           "Where the fuck did that come from? And why do you even care? It’s not like it’s going to matter anyway because you’re too stubborn to break this contract. You’re going to die right along with me so there's no reason to be worrying about my ass when were both fucking screwed” The bark of laughter that followed his words was loud and bitter, he got up and angrily stomped towards the hall and heading upstairs by himself to calm down. Seeing her cry over his inescapable fate just made him feel more guilty, and that pissed him off, why the fuck did he feel guilty? But the only quiet escape he has was her room, because there was no way she would let him leave the house alone and he needed to get the fuck away from her before he resorted to smashing whatever he could grab to blow off steam. That of course would probably just end in another trip to church as punishment… And honestly, with how he felt right now, he probably deserved the pain and discomfort that would bring him.
As he rounded the corner he paused, just out of her sight, as her muffled sniffling had now turned to open sobs in the quiet house. He felt stuck, staring intently at the worn out red rug under him as he flexed his toes and felt the fibres shift under his feet, attempting to swallow around the newly forming lump in his throat with little success. He mentally kicked himself for yelling at her, especially at a time like this. Although he enjoyed other people’s pain and despair he didn’t enjoy hers, and seriously that really pissed him off. Gripping the door frame with a clawed hand, he dug deep gouges into the soft wood, and with a low snarl he turned around and stomped back out into the Living Room.
           Natalie had looked up just as Satan stopped in front of her. Seeing her red and puffy eyes with likes of makeup tear tracks streaking down her flushed face made him feel nauseous. She began to open her mouth again, likely to question what he wanted and why he was back, but before she could say anything that might make him second guess things, Satan grabbed onto her arm and pulled her up. He dragged her towards the stairs, and in her current distraught state she weakly protested, sniffing in an attempt to stop more tears from falling as she weakly tried to pull her arm from his grasp, despite him barely holding on she stood no chance of escaping. 
He dragged her all the way up the stairs, down the hallway and pushed her into her room, only letting go long enough to slam the door behind him, which caused all random papers and photos the girl had stuck to her door to fly off, scattering all over the floor. Satan shifted into what Natalie had referred to as his ‘drug dealer’ form, turning around to face her once again. She stood there with her arms wrapped tightly around herself, her typical annoyingly extroverted, bubbly self, had been replaced with something he had only momentarily seen a few times before.
The times when she had brought him to visit her mother’s grave were the main ones, or the small handful of times some of his insults had gotten under her skin. The time Michael had brought her mothers soul to her in an attempt to forcefully break her contract with him was another one Satan could never forgive him for. It was that small flinch, the momentary silence before she would laugh and brush him off, the momentary anger she felt only seemed to make her feel guilty, and he would get this odd look in her eyes. It just wasn’t her… He shook away his thoughts, needing to focus on his current fuck up that was in need of fixing.
“Sit down” He gestured to the bed as he spoke, attempting to keep his voice as monotone as he could, it was a simple request she would hopefully be able to follow, even in her current state. She barely lifted her head, only glancing up at him through her lashes before quickly looking away. Satan could see her face was less red but her cheeks still looked damp, his hands twitched reflexively at the sight, and he had to resist the urge to wipe them away, a dull itch spreading across his palms. His whole body tensed, hands balled into tight fists at his sides to keep himself from doing something embarrassing.
Satan glanced around her room, at all the pictures, art and collectables she had lined along the walls and piled onto her bookshelf. Looking for some sort of distraction, anything that would help to shove the thoughts back down into wherever the fuck they came from with little luck. Natalie also didn't move immediately, but just as Satan thought he might lose his last bit of restraint, she slowly turned to walk towards the bed, gingerly sitting herself down on the very edge. She finally looked directly at him for the first time since she arrived home, waiting for further directions. 
He inhaled sharply, blowing the air back out through his nose as he moved towards her, stopping near the top of her bed. Leaning over he pulled down the pile of old blankets until there was enough room for her to climb into, before standing up once again, choosing to stare across the room again rather than look at her. He settled on her dresser mirror, which was surrounded by pictures and postcards both new and old, following along the line of photos, his eyes on a picture of the two of them, wedged into the upper corner. It was one that she had made him take on her birthday, a rare occurrence where he wasn’t sporting his signature frown, which appeared in almost all the other pictures she had of him. 
It was almost surreal to see his own face looking so normal and happy… he quickly looked away again, choosing instead to stare at the floor, yet another failed attempt to clear his mind of the thoughts that had been bombarding him recently. Thankfully the kid understood the silent request a little quicker this time, and she carefully climbed over the mound of blankets and pulled the layers up over her legs. Once she had gotten settled fully he sat himself down on the edge of the bed with his back to her, neither of them saying a word for a long moment. It wasn’t until he heard her quiet sniffing resume, as if she was going to cry again. 
At that his head whipped around to face her, once again Natalie avoided looking at him, with her head bent down and chin pressed against her chest. Satan didn’t know why the sight bothered him so much, it shouldn’t be getting to him at all he had seen plenty of humans cry. The literal devil shouldn’t care this much especially not about a human girl being upset ‘but you do care’. That stupid fucking voice in the back of his head was whispering to him again, it wasn’t the same as those voices, not even close, those would scream and bombard him with a constant flow of disgustingly twisted words, words he use to think was the honest truth. Which was sometimes more painful than the things the souls trapped in eternal damnation use to say about him. 
No, this calm little voice seemed to speak up at all the wrong times for a completely different reason, an ever optimistic back seat driver, this girl must really be working her way under his skin and he hated it! ‘That’s a lie’. Cursing under his breath, once again being called out by his own budding conscience, he tilted his head down, to get a better look at her face and she glanced up ever so slightly, a quiet humourless laugh escaping her lips.
“Yeah I know I’m a baby” She muttered, toying with the fraying edge of her quilt.
“I didn’t say anything.'' He really hadn’t, although he didn't really think about how out of character his actions would look to her. Satan shouldn't be surprise she thought he was basically just torturing himself by pretending to give a fuck about her emotional well being, because in the beginning that's what he did. But the longer he was forced to interact with her due to their contract, the urge to constantly insult her had dwindled and he had actually grown quite fond of her. He was finding it increasingly more difficult to deny the things that quiet, happy little voice kept saying to him.
“You don’t have to say it…” She spoke in a muffled whisper as she sniffed again and rubbed a hand across her face in frustration as the tears that continued to fall down her face. With how pathetic her voice had sounded, Satan honestly had to fight back a snort, she really did know him so well, that even when he was making the conscious effort to not be a prick she knew what his initial reaction would be (and to be fair she was being a bit of a baby but he wasn’t gonna tell her that… not yet anyway).
Shuffling further up the bed, he turned himself until he was seated next to her, leaning against the headboard, which caused her to eye him wearily. But he couldn't or rather, wouldn't look directly at her, if he did he probably wouldn't be able to go through with this, and the struggle to resist not running away and hiding was already quite the fight. Pulling up one of her pillows he propped it upright against the wall next to his torso, the only other movement he made was to stretch his arm out, still not looking directly at her.
Satan could barely see her reaction out of the corner of his eye, she had stopped crying at least but now appeared utterly confused, her nose scrunched up, mouth downturned in a small pout. Swallowing thickly, he once again appeared to be very interested in something on the other side of the room, there was no way he could let himself back out now or she would never let him live it down. Natalie pushed herself back against the oversized pillow ever so slowly, until her back finally came in contact with his arm. He couldn’t help but notice how soft her hair was, the sweet fruit and floral smell of her shampoo and perfume made his head feel fuzzy. 
Satan was pressed tightly into the wall behind him and he could feel his shoulder blades grinding against it as he shifted, finding it difficult to relax enough to find a comfortable position without disturbing Natalie. When he noticed her wearily mirroring his anxious posture next to him he shuffled slightly down the bed so he was slouching into the pillows behind him more comfortably, forcibly lowering shoulders so arm laid more naturally against the back of the pillow despite still feeling so tense, his hand loosely hung down over her shoulder gently grazing her arm. 
She continued to wiggle and shift around awkwardly, seemingly trying to avoid touching anything except the arm he had draped behind her. Eventually he had enough of her endless squirming and with an annoyed scoff he gripped her shoulder and pulled her into his side. She let out a shrill startled squeak as she was suddenly pulled into his side, he could feel her turn her head to look up at him, her hair tickling his arm where it was wrapped tightly around her. Satan felt his face grow hot as he avoided her gaze. It took everything in him to resist turning towards her, to continue ignoring how soft she felt pressed against him, her breath against his neck while she stared up at him patiently. He couldn't think about how trusting she was, or the calming smell of her perfume.NO he had to fight against those thoughts… for the sake of his own sanity. 
Thankfully it didn’t take long for the kid to realise she probably wasn’t getting any explanation and rather than trying to make him talk like she normally would, she shuffled slightly, adjusting herself until she was more comfortably pressed against his side, pulling her knees up to rest against his legs. Natalie laid her head down on his chest, lifting the arm that wasn’t trapped between them and hesitantly resting it against his ribs, tucked under her chin. Satan had to consciously remind himself to take slow steadying breaths to calm himself. As much as the girl got on his nerves at times, she had been through quite a bit since they’d met. He hadn’t really been helping lessen her stress levels, so despite his usual no touching rule he owed this to her.
Using his free hand, he carefully pulled the quilt up over them until it reached her neck, draping it over her shoulders and his arm that was wrapped around her. Satan had not been paying attention to how long it had been, but they stayed there long enough he began to notice the light from her bedroom window fading. By now she had seemingly calmed down the tension having left her shoulders, he finally took the chance to glance down at her to find she was fast asleep. Snoring lightly, Satan noticed a few pieces of her hair had slipped down over her face, and he paused for a moment before lifting his hand to gently brush them behind her ear, fingers lingering on the skin of her cheek for a short moment. He gently brushed his thumb over her tear stained face, before pulling back and resting his arm across his stomach. 
“You’re something else kid…” She really was the biggest mystery to him, because who in their right mind would feel content to fall asleep curled up next to the literal personification of hell itself?. Right from the beginning her initial fear of meeting him had faded rather quickly, and she fell into the role of his contractor. In the beginning Satan felt she took her job just a little too seriously, but the longer he was with her the more he saw she was a great help for himself. If only because she gave him no other options, she saw right through him and all his bullshit, honestly she was the only person that even bothered to find out more about him, to truly know him as something other than the king of hell. 
As much as he hated to admit it, her scrutiny was both comforting and horrifying. The more she pushed his buttons or she forced herself into his personal space out of genuine concern, the more she broke down the barricades that he had built up over the centuries… The less he minded what she saw, which had shocked him to his core initially to realize that maybe he wanted her to see more of him. Darkness, hatred, and self loathing was all he saw when forced to look within, but somehow Natalie had found good, somehow she saw a light in him that he couldn't yet, and she was determined to make him see it too someday. He honestly began to wonder if the light she saw was her own, if she had given him a small piece of herself, buried it in his chest to scare away the shadows, sacrificing some of her happiness to help his stubborn ass heal. With a weary sigh, he couldn’t help but voice his thoughts out loud.
“You may be a major pain in my ass Natalie, but ya know, I’m glad it was you I got stuck with” It was thee truth, he couldn’t help it. This girl made him feel things he thought he had long since forgotten, was a natural thing with her, and there was no way around it. 
“Not that I haven’t considered smothering you in your sleep, because I have, but I never did… I couldn’t bring myself to actually hurt you… Even hurting your feelings makes me feel bad sometimes. How’d that happen?” He trailed off, not really sure how to explain what she had done to him. Glancing down he watched her face as she slept, she looked so calm, all the stress from the looming apocalypse had disappeared from her features. Her cheek was pressed against his chest pushing her lips out into a little pout, Satan found himself focusing on her lips just a little too long, before quickly turning his eyes away, kicking himself for being a creep while she slept next to him.
He instead focused on the hand she had resting on his chest. She really was tiny compared to him, her hands were small and delicate, but he also knew she could throw a good punch when she needed too. She was strong for a human, not so much in the physical sense, but her will, and it was something he admired about her; even if her sassy nature pissed him off every so often, it pissed Michael off more. He couldn’t help the small smirk that came to his face at the thought, Michael was extremely annoyed with the fact that from the beginning, Natalie preferred Satan, and anybody else for that matter, over him.
“I know I’m an asshole, it’s in my nature, but I hope you know I don’t really hate you, not completely anyway. But you are kind of a bitch at times, and being tied to a teenager still isn’t at the top of my list of favourite things… but you’re not, completely horrible”
He felt Natalie shift slightly, and tensed at the movement, and before he could really react, Natalie sat up and faced him. He was frozen in place, as they watched each other, and then the kid did something that really threw him off. Using the hand between them as leverage, she leaned over and placed a soft kiss on his cheek, lingering there for a few seconds before pulling away and laying her head back on his chest, pressing against his side more firmly.
“I love you too ya big marshmallow” He coughed and sputtered for a moment before falling silent, his entire body felt heavy, and the tightness in his chest made it hard to breath. Looking down at her again, all he could see was the top of her head. He couldn’t help how his voice shook as he attempted to speak
“Natalie?” She lifted her head up towards him, a faint look of confusion on her face, her hair flopped over in her face once again. And that was it. As much as he would tease her about it, she really was quite pretty. Not in the supermodel sense, she was no Cleopatra that’s for sure. But her soul, she was so bright, even from his view; and he couldn’t help but wish he could see what Raphael could. But he wouldn’t ever have a true complaint about the parts he could see… with that, he couldn’t take it any longer
“I…” His words wouldn’t come out, and as Natalie looked more and more worried, there was only one way he could tell her what he was trying to say; he hesitantly lifted the hand that had been resting on his stomach to move her hair out of her face, brushing his knuckles against her cheek, before gently lifting her chin up towards him. Quickly leaned down he pressed his lips to hers, no thought or plan to it, his resolve had finally caved and he was acting on pure impulse by this point.
Her reaction was to be expected as she went completely still sucking in a sharp breath at the contact, though to his surprise she didn’t pull away immediately. He manoeuvred his hand to rest at the nape of her neck, gently supporting her head as he softly pressed into her more firmly. He squeezed his eyes shut tightly, afraid to face the rejection that was inevitably coming once he retreated, only staying in place a few moments longer, savouring the soft warmth of her lips, the taste of her peach flavoured gloss, of what would likely be their first, and last kiss. Pulling away ever so slightly, he rested his forehead against hers, feeling her light panting breath flutter against his lips which sent a shiver down his spine and he inhaled shakily.
Neither one dared move, the silence once again felt smothering, Natalies soft breathing was almost drowned out by the sound of his heartbeat pounding in his head and he wished for an easy escape, to run away like he always had before. But there was no escaping this time, what he had done wasn’t something that could be easily forgiven and would be even harder to forget. He waited for her anger, for her to slap him and demand an explanation, for her to send him to spend the night on the roof outside, all of which he would deserve. He wasn’t expecting the light touch of Natalie’s free hand lightly cupping the side of his face, or the gentle stroking of  her thumb across his cheekbone. He didn't expect her shuddering breath against his lips or the small trembling in her hand that spread through her body, it was hard to focus on anything else with just how god damn warm she was pressed against him. But the one thing he really wasn’t expecting, was the tentative brush of her lips on his own.
He froze, body tensing at the contact as his thoughts began to race, scrambling to process the fact she had kissed him back, ‘she is kissing you back’. Satan felt the soft quirk of her smile against his lips and it was just enough to snap him out of his daze. His arm around her shoulder had moved to her waist pulling her further up his torso and holding her tightly. The hand at the nape of her neck tightened as he returned her shy kiss a little more firmly, barely pulling away with a short gasp before pressing back into her with more urgency.
The hand that was softly stroking his face had since moved to the back of his neck, as she raked her fingers through his hair. Satan couldn’t help the shiver accompanied by a low growl let out against the girl’s lips as her nails scraped against his skin, and this reaction seemed to give her a little more confidence. She pried her other arm from between them, wrapping it around his neck gripping onto his opposite shoulder for support. He could feel her heartbeat racing where she was pressed against his chest, hard and fast, her breath a heavy panting into his mouth each time their lips parted ever so slightly; and he was no better. He was losing his composure, he could feel as his teeth began to sharpen of their own accord, as his horns just barely sprouted out his forehead, taking every ounce of willpower to not lose control. 
He finally managed to tear himself away from her lips with a deep groan, opening his eyes to look at the girl that both ripped him apart and held him together. Natalies was studying his face carefully, the green of her eyes was almost completely swallowed up by her pupils. Neither one dared move for father knows how long, until Satan finally took the initiative, sitting up he loosened his grip on her slightly leaning into her, and Natalie followed his lead, allowing him to lay her down across the head of the bed. Hovered over her, propped up on his elbows either side of her face, he couldn't help but to admire her below him. The soft red of her hair framed her flushed face perfectly, her big doe eyes staring up at him so eager and trusting, made his whole body feel hot. 
Her mouth parted slightly, her chest heaving with every panting breath she took, and her lips were still red and swollen from his relentless assault. He was enjoying his perfect view, taking in her flustered state, what he had done to her. But apparently he was taking just a little too long for Natalie's liking, as she snapped him away from his thoughts when she gripped the collar of his dress shirt pulling him down to meet her lips once again, wrapping her arms tightly around his neck. He really didn’t deserve her, in no way, shape or form, she was so fragile compared to him, as most humans were. Her soft tender frame and calm demeanour, her open affection, her mortality… A stark contrast to his tall ridgid muscle, fabricated to make him more intimidating, full of anger and hatred for these humans who cursed him to eternal damnation. He didn't deserve her and she certainly didn’t deserve him, she didn't deserve his anger, the danger of the apocalypse, none of it. Everything about them screamed that the two didn’t fit together, but right now, by some crazy miracle they seemed to slot together perfectly.
She must have sensed his wandering thoughts, as he felt a gentle scrape of her teeth against his bottom lip. He instinctually returned the gesture by biting down on her own lip with more pressure, digging his fangs into the soft flesh, greedily swallowing up her surprised squeak as he held back the urge to dig his claws into her bed spread. Everything still felt too warm, but he couldn’t bare the thought of being separated from her even for a moment. Cradling her head in his hands, he pried himself away from her lips to pepper kisses all over her face as she; the corners of her mouth and along her cheeks, her forehead down her nose. Before slowly and softly, pressing small, deliberate kisses down the side of her face, until he met with her jawline, panting heavily against her neck, waiting. Watching her face for a sign, anything to tell him this was alright, as much as he was desperate to touch the rest of her, the last thing he wanted was for her to feel pressured. He wouldn’t dare do any more than what she would allow him.
She squirmed under his weight, anticipating his next move, but when he didn’t advance she finally opened her eyes to look back at him. The sun having long set Satan couldn't be sure how long they had been there, hell even if the sun came up he’s not sure he would have even noticed right now. Eventually Natalie was the one to break the silence, her voice came out with a slight tremble. 
“So um… What now? Y-you know a lot more… about this stuff than I do…” She chewed the skin on the inside of her cheek as she spoke, and he could feel the sensation in his own. Despite the electric feel in the air and the position he had her in, it wasn’t as much a sensual thing as it was an adorable one. The grin that spread across his face as he dropped his head down letting out a deep rough laugh against her neck, seemed to confuse her for a second, but he could see the small twitch in the corner of her mouth. A smile eventually spread to her own face, and with a soft giggle she leaned in to press a quick kiss on the corner of his mouth before dropping her head back down. Satan ran his fingers through her hair, watching the strands fall lightly to the bed as he played with the softly curled locks. Her eyes drooped closed slightly at his actions, a small hum of approval escaping her lips.
“You should probably get some sleep, kid. You look like you need it” With that, he gently wedged an arm underneath her, lifting her back up to a sitting position. With the motion, her grip on his neck tightened again, and in her half asleep state she refused to let go of him as he tried to tuck her into bed properly.
“Noooo, stay. with me…please?” came her mumbled reply against his neck.
“I’m not going anywhere kid… now come on you need to go to sleep” He struggled to manoeuvre himself so he could lay down, which proved more difficult when she still wouldn’t let go of him. After a few failed attempts, he huffed and gently pried her arms from around her neck. He would not admit that the small groans of disapproval she made were adorable, even though they were... Eventually Satan managed to get them both better situated, laying down he pulled her against him and she buried her face in his chest while he rested his chin on the top of her head. It wasn’t long at all before she seemed as if she had fallen asleep, breathing softly against him, as he gently stroked up and down her back.
“Goodnight Natalie.” a whisper against her hairline, not really meant for her to hear. He didn't use her name often but realised after tonight, he really might have to start. Honestly he was starting to get used to the idea. 
“Goodnight Satan” Her small tired reply came as a barely audible whisper, and he gave her one final squeeze as he placed a final kiss to her forehead before closing his own eyes. Even if he couldn’t sleep, he could still enjoy the peace her presence brought him.
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edgepunk · 10 months
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not to be depressi on main but we (me n my parents) inherited a garden area w a cottage after my grandparents, and my grandma planted a lot of roses and they've been blooming so much this year, especially the rosa damascena that looks like it's from a fantasy movie + the smell is wonderful. I wish she could see it.
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