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martianluvr · 3 months
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sunny44 · 11 months
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Surprise
Pairing: Lewis Hamilton x mom!wife! Reader
Warnings: just fluff
Summary: Surprising Lewis with little Hamilton’s first time in the paddock.
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Lewis and I met in Spain when we were on vacation.
I was on vacation from my job and he was on summer break and by some kind of miracle we met in a bar.
I was alone drinking while my friends were dancing, I was excited that we were going to go out until minutes before my ex-boyfriend had the courage to send me an invitation to his wedding with the woman he cheated on me with.
My mother had sent me a message warning me because the address he knew was the address of my parents' house.
So this let me down completely.
Not that I was still in love with that idiot, far from it, but the fact that he had the courage to invite me made me realize that I have spent three years of my life with that person who didn't even deserve one month of my time.
And that's when Lewis showed up, I guess the fact that he found a sad woman in a bar, drinking alone on a Friday night caught his attention.
That's when we started talking and I as a person completely uninterested in any kind of sport didn’t knew who he was, in fact I only found out months later that we were already talking.
He didn't hide who he was, in fact he told me both his name and what he did, but he didn't specify that he was a formula 1 driver and that he was one of the best ones that existed.
We exchanged numbers and talked for months until he was in England for a race and invited me to go, this was when I fell in love with the sport but also where I realized how much damage it would do to my life just to be seen with him.
People found my social medias which at the time were bombarded with horrible comments about me and my appearance and that it was impossible for him to be with a person like me.
It was then where I became terrified and distanced myself a bit from him because of this. After much insistence he managed to convince me to go out to dinner with him.
That same night he was honest with me, that if we decided to try to have a relationship unfortunately it would be like that, people hating me without even knowing me and telling lies about me.
In other circumstances I would have walked away because this life of being known was not for me, I liked being unknown to the public eye and that the amount of people who would judge me would be less than being the girlfriend of the most famous Formula One driver.
But I knew that if I didn't take the risk I would miss out on one of the best things that would happen in my life, and now I'm sure I would have regretted it.
Lewis and I have been together for 5 years now, and every day I realize how much in love with him I am.
The first years of our relationship were very hectic, the weeks away for races and events, the thousands of messages exchanged during the day and FaceTime calls at night, and those were also the most complicated years of the relationship.
It was like a test, a test to know if the relationship would survive the thousands of lies about betrayal from both parts, the manipulated photos to look like things that weren’t true, the nights of crying and tears for not knowing what to believe even though we were absolutely sure that everything was just a big lie.
I'm sure these years were essential for both of us to learn to trust each other.
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It was the weekend of the Silverstone GP and I had lied to Lewis that I couldn't go because I had a lot of work to do, but in fact here was Luke and I in the car heading to the track.
Lucas Hamilton was our 3 year old son. This would be his father's first race that he would be watching straight from the garage.
When we found out that I was pregnant, we agreed that above all, Luke would be preserved from the toxicity of the internet. His fans knew that he existed and also knew his name because when he was born we thought it was only fair that the fans knew about him from us and not from the paparazzi, but they had never seen more than a small body in the pictures we posted.
Lewis had already shown interest in taking the little one to watch him race but I still didn't feel comfortable about showing him to the world, but I knew how much he wanted me to go this weekend and I also knew how upset he was that I couldn't go.
So nothing better than to surprise him with our presence plus Luke's first time.
Toto had helped me with the plan, sent me the paddock passes and let the security guards know that I would be here.
I got out of the car, I put the paddock passes on mine and Luke’s neck and carefully pulled him out of the car.
"Where's daddy?" He asks as soon as I lock the car and we start walking towards the paddock.
"We're going to go see him now okay?" He agrees and takes my hand again as soon as we enter the paddock
As soon as they recognized me the cameras all turned to me and with Lewis Hamilton's faceless son along it was as if the photographers multiplied.
As we were getting close to the garage, Lewis was coming out of it with Roscoe along with him and as soon as Luke saw him he let go of my hand and came out screaming.
"Daddy." Lewis recognized that little voice on and he opened the most beautiful smile as soon as he saw his son running up to him, even Roscoe started barking.
"Hey buddy." He bent down and picked him up on his hip. "What are you doing here?"
"Me and mommy came to see you." He says excitedly and soon he sees me. "I missed you daddy."
"I missed you too buddy." Just then the three of them come toward me. "You said you were going to work."
"I lied, I wanted to surprise you."
"You sure surprised me." He gives me a kiss.
"It's bad to lie mommy."
"It really is, isn’t." Lewis says in a teasing tone. "We're going to have to ground Mommy."
"That's right."
"Are you taking your father's side?" He agrees.
Luke was definitely a daddy's boy, besides being an exact copy of Lewis, even more now that he’s bigger, the only thing that’s the same as me is the eyes, Lewis has dark eyes and mine’s are green.
"Daddy can I sit in your car?"
"Of course you can, let’s ask uncle Toto to give you some gloves too, come on."
We pulled into the garage where Lewis put Luke into the car, after we were together for a while Lewis had to go because the race was going to start and when he won we ran to the front of the podium where as soon as he jump out of the car he came running over to where we were.
And I could have sworn that this race was the most special one for him.
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Y/nhamilton The best Weekend we had in a long time. Me and Luke had the best time here in Silverstone and there’s nothing better than an F1 race, specially when daddy win the race.
Thanks to everyone that came to support my husband, Lewis and our family really appreciate the love.
Tagged: @lewishamilton
LewisHamilton thanks for everything, you are the best mama and I’m so lucky to have you. Thanks for bringing our baby boy to the race.
Y/nhamilton we love you so much
Sebastianvettel so nice to see the two of you this weekend, beautiful family
Y/nhamilton thank you Seb, we have to plan a meeting with the kids
Yourmom miss you guys so much, the three of you have to come visit. He also looks a lot like Lewis.
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myperfectfatdads · 5 months
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Boat Trip
I wish my family had a boat, but my friend Joshes family has a boat. When he invited me onto it I was super excited this will be my first time on a boat well ever! Josh said to let early in the morning at the docks, I’m going with him and his dad. Josh just wanted it to be us two but his dad insisted for him to go as they never get to go out on the boat anymore and he misses it.
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Arriving at the dock I see Josh and his dad and me and him are sure ready to get on the boat and out into the ocean. We’re both really good swimmers Josh thinks we are because we did lesson when we were young but I think that it’s because of our fit bodies I mean come on why wouldn’t we be good at swimming. Joshes dad on the other hand if he falls into the water I think is big belly will take him under and drown him. He’s definitely not the fittest man out there I mean he is old though being 58 years old. Getting onto the boat it’s nice not to big but also not to small the perfect size. Joshes dad also wanted to drive the boat which im fun with because that’s just more time to talk to Josh. We don’t get to talk as much as we used to now that we are in college and don’t really have the time to hang out everyday like we used to. It’s takes about an hour or two to get out to what seems like the middle of the ocean not another piece of land in sight or boat. But what am I to know I mean this is my first time on a boat well ever. “Hey boys a brought a bunch of beer if you want some it’s in the cooler down stairs” says Bob, Bob is Joshes dad. Looking into the cooler he’s not wrong there is a ton of beer in there. “Well bro let’s this party started” Josh says while cracking open is first bottle of beer. We are old enough to drink beer now but I’ve never been a huge fan. I started drinking beer last year Thats when u fist tried it and have never had the urge to try it again. After a long day of drinking swimming in the water and eating food all three of us were exhausted. I had a few beers myself but Josh definitely had the most out of all three of us which is surprising because his dad loves beer. Looking at Josh he was definitely drunk.
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He also wasn’t looking to good as his belly was sticking out a little bit when normally he has a nice hard six pack his face is also rounding out a little bit. His dad didn’t seem to mind though he would also come up to him and slap his gut and say that’s my boy. I think that Josh just needs to get to sleep he’s not looking too good he’s also looking a lot older than when we got into the boat. I tell his dad that I think we are ready for bed as it is starting to get late, but his dad just looks at me and says come one I haven’t had this much fun since I was young let the old guy have some fun won’t yah here I’ll grad you two another beer its on the house. Josh does look like he could stay up a little longer I mean sure why not we’ll have another beer. “Okay I take you up on your offer I got I real good beer I want to have you guys taste for me” says Bob. What’s so special about this beer anyways? “Nothing it’s just a normal beer here it’s a new flavor though. I could tell he wasn’t telling us the full truth but it’s my best friend’s dad so it’s okay. Me and Josh both take our beers and take a sip. “This one teste different man I don’t know what I think about it burpppp” says Josh. “Haha that’s my son!” Says Bob. “Well I think I’m gonna hit the hay this man is tired we’ll cheers to another fun day tomorrow” says Josh. We all say goodnight but Bob seems older happy for some reason and I don’t know why maybe it just because he doesn’t really have any friends so he thinks it’s cool or fun to hang out with us. Waking up in the morning I’m being called up for breakfast by Bob, ugggg I feel super sluggish what was in that beer from last night. Your sleeping next to Josh as you wake him up he’s like a new man he grew a whole beard over night and it’s grey too! Hey bro you good your not looking the best. “Yeah man I’m fine I’m just really hung over I think” says Josh. Well your dad is calling us up for breakfast so let’s go, maybe just take it easy today dude. “Yea we both should your not looking awesome too bro” says Josh, yeah I definitely had to much beer last night. “No dude I mean your belly” says Josh, looking down at your belly there is a little bump, oh it’s all good my metabolism good dude it will go away soon. Going up to breakfast you see Bob with a full meal, woah you prepared all of this on a boat thats awesome. “Yep you boys better eat up well because I’m think of another day of drinking and swimming maybe I’ll even get in the water with you guys if I don’t sink haha” says Bob. After a very fun day of drinking, eating bobs delicious meals and swimming you feel exhausted. Man I’m tired dude I’m about to go to bed are you? “Yeah I’ll be there in a sec” says Josh. “Here dude let’s have one last beer before bed my dad saved us two special ones.” Says Josh. Oh okay sounds good one more before bed won’t hurt. Josh and I drink our beers and then get into bed. Waking up in the morning it’s our final day, Josh is already out of bed which isn’t normal he normally sleeps in and I’m the one who has to get him up. As you get out of bed you feel super heavy and sluggish, must have been from all the beer last night. Walking up the stairs you head to men laughing. Bob and a stranger?? Hey Bob who is this fella? “What do you mean who burppppp is this fella it me Josh” says Josh. Looking at his body this is not Josh it’s at man in his mid 50s.
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You and your dad could be twins you two look the exact same age. “Haha we get that burppppp a lot” says Josh. “I mean look at you bro we could almost be twins looking down at your body your met with an old man with one big beer belly.
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Woah you’re right I guess the beer really piled on me. “Its sure did man but we still got one more day left on the boat and this papa needs some beer in his belly so open that cooler Bob” says Josh “You got it, that’s my sun going on boat trips with his old man” says Bob. “Haha who you calling old man I bet I look older than you and I bet I have the louder burp, burppppppp.” Says Josh. “Well boys this had been the best boat trip ever can’t wait for the one next burpppp week” says Bob. For some reason this feels so wrong but also so wright at the same time, but you can’t wait tell next week to see you two best friends again and experience that weekend all over again.
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imabeautifulbutterfly · 7 months
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Once Upon a Time on the Razor Crest
Summary: Din tries to conduct an interview, while feeling her out.
A/N: Hello lovelies,
Hope everyone is having a splendid week. Mine wasn't too bad, had a few rude people at work, but I did my best not to have them get to me.
Anyways, I hope you guys enjoy the next chapter. Love oo
Due to the past history of the OC there will be discussions alluding to past domestic abuse, please note that as it could be a trigger for some.
Warnings: implication of past domestic trauma, mistrust, testing a person's integrity, starting over, I think that's it, if I miss anything please let me know.
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THE RAZOR CREST SEVEN
CHAPTER THREE
Din eyed Ann carefully, observing her character and physical traits, she was shorter than Camilla, not that that mattered, really. She seemed guarded and capable. However, he noticed how her hands were soft, too soft for someone who was about to do a lot of hard labour, and for someone who claimed to have some farm hand experience too. His eyes slowly focused on hers, he was always able to read a person’s true nature by the look in there eyes, she seemed like a kind person, albeit there was a hint of nervousness in her eyes, but more than anything there was a fire fuelling those eyes. Whether that fire had to due with something in her past or had to do with not trusting him, either way he needed to know what was behind that fire. He needed to try and push her buttons to see what kind of person he was allowing into his home. 
He readjusted himself in his chair, it was time to get this so-called interview started, “You want me to believe you have experience working on a farm, with hands as smooth as yours?” He motioned to her hands.
“You can believe anything you like, I’m here because you need help and I’m willing to help”
“You always this difficult?”
“You always this mistrusting?”
“Mistrusting? Really? That’s rich. I’m here talking to a stranger, who ‘claims’ to have worked on a farm when her hands look as though they’ve been manicured on a regular basis all her life. From your perspective this is a job, but from mine, this is my life, and I’m the one who’s inviting a stranger to live here with my son. So yes, I'm mistrusting.”
He had a point, but I also had a point too. Just because my hands looked manicured didn’t mean I didn’t know how to handle hard work or that I was shy about physical work. Yes, I would be invading his house, but I was also trusting him to treat me properly. However, it seemed no matter what I possibly could say, he appeared to have his opinion set. What was the point of trying to start over, he obviously didn’t want me here. 
“Listen, I understand where you're coming from. However, I’m here because Cobb thought you needed help. I’m willing to provide it, I’m a hard worker, and I’m stronger than I look. But, if you would rather question my integrity, before even giving me a chance to prove myself then that’s fine. I guess all you guys are the same, you’d rather have some burly …”
“Hold on, there Ann. Take a breath.” 
His hand clenched against the armrest at her biting comment, “First, let’s get one thing straight, this is my home. I don’t know what your deal is, if maybe your last employer was a jerk or something, but you don’t get to talk to me like that in my home.”
I let out a breath, closing my eyes, quelling the anger that was beginning to boil inside of me. I was here for an interview, there was no reason for Djarin to trust me. He had every right to question my integrity and who I was, especially if I was going to live in his house. He didn’t know me, and I didn’t know him, he wasn’t my ex who questioned every little thing about me. Making me feel unworthy of being in his presence. 
I shook my head, guilt slowly rising, “You’re right. I’m sorry. It’s …” I ran my hands through my hair, “Sorry, I apologize, Din. It’s just … the way you answered the door, like I wasn’t even there … then criticizing me about something as small as my hands, it … it reminded me of someone. I’m sorry, I’m more wound up then I realized.”
Din let out a deep sigh, he noticed how her fingers were wringing against Cobb’s jacket. He needed to test her, but he clearly went the wrong way about it, guilt began to settle in his chest, “No, I’m … listen I’m sorry. I was just on the phone with my brother, he's… let's just say he knows how to press my buttons and always puts me in a bad mood. I apologize for the way I greeted you. How about this, let’s start over again.” 
Din reached his hand out, determined to put his best foot forward, “It’s nice to meet you, my name is Din Djarin, and you are?”
My eyes looked from his hand to his face, there was a smirk on his face that made me feel at ease. Once again, he had made me feel comfortable, I reached out and shook his hand, “It’s nice to meet you, Din Djarin, my name is Ann Jones.”
“Pleasure. Now I understand you're looking for work, at least according to what Marshall Vanth told me.”
“Yes. I’m new to the area. Marshall Vanth raved about you, he told me a few things that you were looking for with regards to the person who would take this position. Here’s a few things that I can do, I’m a pretty good cook” thanks to working as a fry cook for three months, when I first left my situation. “I know how to get rid of the most stubborn stains,” working as a laundress for five months, when I left my bad situation for a second time. “I know how to tend a garden,” helps working at a community garden for six months, when I left for good. “I can also help with tending to the animals on your ranch” absolutely no experience for that, but how hard could it be? I mean okay I did assist a veterinarian for three months, when I had to hide after my identity was found out at the community garden, but still, “you know whatever needs to be taken care of around here, and anything I don’t know, I’m willing to learn. From what Marshall Vanth was saying it seemed you were looking for someone who could help in general.”
“Yeah, I need someone who could be available 24/7, hence the live-in situation. There are times when I get called out to help with corralling lost farm animals or whatever. Either way, I could be gone anywhere from a night to a day, sometimes a few days, on the rarity it could be up to a week or two.”
“Is that what you do, track lost animals?”
“Partially. I am a skilled tracker, one of the best out here so during the hunting season I get called on a lot. Usually, I’ll take a hunting party out, find some deer or elk for them to hunt, or track the injured animals the hunters couldn’t finish, before the wolves get them, just depends.” The idea of leaving Grogu alone with Ann didn’t fill him with the same sense of dread as it usually did, when he left him with Pelli. In fact, he felt comfortable in her presence, almost at peace; for a brief moment, he didn’t think about Camilla. 
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asyamill0222 · 7 months
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Oh, hi everyone! This is my blog where I will share with you my little fanfics about Keegan. At the moment, this is one of my works (don't judge too harshly)
My Soldier🫡❣️ (1 part)
An American military base located on the outskirts of the city, under heavy guard by the best of the best. In the center of the area there is a bright, two-story building, decorated with white and blue tiles. Large windows attracted the view, and numerous Military personnel were in a hurry in all directions. There was complete chaos going on in the area. The commanding voice of one Military man who, waving his arms, indicates what to do, another with the words “Yes, sir!” completes the task. He is clearly just a trainee, and he is far from the elite and he knows it. So he tries his best. A young girl, having just graduated from the University, somehow miraculously ended up at the invitation of her Uncle Admiral in the Military Unit. She couldn't refuse such an opportunity. And after passing the exam, she was undoubtedly accepted. The girl is tall, about 175 centimeters exactly, dark wavy hair just below her shoulders, and her eyes.. The eyes are something with something. Otherwise it would be called heterochromia. For one eye is sky blue, like the clearest ocean in the world. And the second is brown, like the freshest coffee, to which no milk has been added, gently pink lips, a straight nose and beautiful facial features. The Girl herself is no more than 25 but no less than 20, about 23 years old. On the one hand, she is thin and slender. On the other hand, strong and independent. It is with her strong, slightly inflated physique that the Girl catches the eyes of Men. However, the Lady does not seem to pay attention to this.
Going inside the building, where men in uniform were walking around everywhere. Jenna, finding a familiar silhouette in the crowd, smiled warmly and headed towards the outline. Coming closer, the young lady put her hand on the shoulder of a middle-aged man. By his appearance you can tell that it’s time for the Man to retire, but he’s still a lively guy. The man turned around and smiled joyfully......
------- Jenna! Glad to see you, dear!
The Man said enough and embraced the Girl in a light embrace.....
-------- And I'm glad to see you Uncle Walter!
The young lady hugged the man.....
-------- Glad that you will now become part of our Military team. I'm sure you'll like it here, especially since there are a lot of different guys here. Maybe you'll find someone for yourself.
The man playfully pushed Jenna on the shoulder, the Lady rolled her eyes a little and sighed heavily.......
-------- Uncle Walter, I will work here. I'm not looking for a betrothed.
-------- OK I understood. I won’t get too ahead of myself, but for good service I can send you somewhere else. Wherever you want!
--------- This is great news, Uncle!
--------- But I told you this in confidence. So let's forget. And let's go meet your colleagues.
--------- Are there any Girls there besides me?
--------- Of course not. Girls prefer to sit and wait near the fireplace in their house for Guys than to go serve. That's why you're one of the Girls in this squad.
The man patted Jenna on the shoulder and grinned. The girl clearly appreciated such humor. Later, coming outside, the Admiral pointed to a seemingly small boxing ring. Where training was carried out with 5 soldiers who were eager to kick each other's ass. The young lady examined the tactics of the maneuver with interest, clearly immersed in her thoughts. Five muscular, stunning men who just touched your soul......
------- Watch attentively.
The Man ordered and pointed to one of the soldiers.......
-------- This is Logan Walker. Son of Elias Walker and younger brother of David "Hash" Walker. When he passed all the tests on the battlefield, he became a member of the Ghost Squad after being rescued by Elias and the Ghost Squad itself. He is the right hand man of Keegan Russ. He is now 31 years old.
The man rubbed her chin and again pointed at one of the soldiers.....
--------- Keegan Russ, fighter of the "Ghosts" squad. He is the team's sniper. He is just as fluent in bilingualism as Logan. He is currently the captain of their team. He loves to be obeyed and does not tolerate obedience. Performed many successful operations. Moreover, despite his leadership, he is quite silent. And older than his operatives, he is 33 years old.
Jenna nodded understandingly, but in her head she was developing a plan on how to get Keegan to talk.......
--------David "Hash" Walker. Older brother of Logan Walker and son of Elias Walker. We have a whole dynasty of this family in our squad. Since he is older, he is 32 years old.
--------- Thomas Merrick. Or just Merrick. Another soldier of the Ghosts team.
--------- Why "Ghosts"?
The Young Lady asked.....
--------- Because they have stealth and incredible tactics. You will be with them.
-------- What?? Why??
Jenna said indignantly, crossing her arms over her chest.....
--------- You have been assigned here, remember, for your good service, I will send you somewhere else. Be patient a little and try to find a common language with the Guys. Especially with Keegan. He doesn't like it when there are girls in his room.
The young lady hissed in annoyance, because it would be difficult for her. Later the Admiral shouted and the Guys looked at the Man. He showed a gesture, and the Soldiers abandoned training and headed towards him. The girl froze in place, because she was not ready for this........
------- Meet the fighters, now this is your colleague. Jenna Anderson, recently graduated from the University and I hope you get along.
The man looked at Keegan, who was not particularly happy with Jenna. However, the Young Lady managed to discern feelings of Hatred and lack of trust in her light blue eyes through the mask. Which made the Lady feel uneasy. The man patted the Girl on the shoulder and smiled warmly. And then he soon disappeared from sight. Jenna sighed with relief, but a shiver ran through her body when one of the Guys approached her and bent over a little......
-------- So these are lenses? Or one of the regular operations to change eye color?
Merrick asked, looking into the Young Lady’s eyes.....
------- This is heterochromia.
The Girl answered in a calm voice. While inside her the world was falling away under her feet from the dark eyes of men.......
--------- OK. Listen, this is not a resort and the concept of “weekend” does not exist. Here we serve, and we don’t give any favors to anyone. The main thing is, try not to get in the way and not get into trouble. Today you are here, and tomorrow you are gone. It’s unlikely that anyone will come to help, so you don’t have to hope. Have you expressed yourself clearly enough?
------- Extremely.
Jenna said calmly, crossing her arms......
------- Great, then now we'll go to warm up. A short cross-country run around the stadium, then rope crawling, then push-ups. All clear?
---------- Yes sir.
---------- That's great, try to keep up.
The young lady nodded positively. The guy grinned, and then everyone followed Keegan. Having reached the stadium on the territory, the Blue-Eyed Guy commanded, and the group ran lightly after the Commander. They ran like this for about 2 hours, and Jenna was tired of running because she was already exhausted, but she didn’t want to give up. Having finally finished her run, the Girl was able to rest by collapsing straight onto the asphalt. A few guys chuckled a little. And then they helped Baryashna get up from the cold asphalt.......
------- This is not a recreation center or a resort. Here they test your strength. And they decide whether you can participate in the Battle. So get your act together. We have a lot to do.
Jenna just nodded at Logan’s words and, gathering her strength, continued her training. So the Girl spent the whole day with the Guys. And late in the evening, having said goodbye to everyone, the Young Lady headed to her room in the building. Going inside, Jenna sighed with relief. My legs and arms hurt terribly after training. The lady approached the bed and collapsed tiredly onto it. So an hour passed, two, three. But sleep never came to the Girl. Tossing and turning in bed, Jenna was completely lost in herself. And she knows what she is thinking about, or rather about whom. And those light blue eyes that never gave me peace. Amazing physique.
- But why?! – the Lady hissed indignantly, hitting her head on the pillow. - What’s wrong?! – the fidgeting on the bed was already starting to irritate you quite a bit. Getting out of bed, She went to the table and poured cool water from the jug. Having come to her senses a little and calmed down her irritation, she began to run circles around the room. It was 2:30 on the clock. Giving up on sleep, you changed clothes and headed to the gym. Jenna decided that training would be better than suffering due to insomnia. Too much time and effort was spent to become the best, but I understood that you could not become better than your current colleagues, and especially better than the captain and part-time your patron in the squad. Always look up to him, always take an example. Today's sparring showed that the Young Lady's efforts were not in vain, although if you had not been distracted by one man who was extremely interesting to you, everything would have turned out much better.
“Keegan fucking Russ..!”
All the captain’s instructions fell on deaf ears, all the teams drowned in the pool of blue eyes, as soon as you met his gaze. You were literally stuck. It's a pity that nothing can work out for them. The only thing that binds you is work. And with her, feelings are a loss.
“Fuck!”
Approaching closer to the entrance to the gym, the Lady realized that there was someone there. Having opened the doors slightly, you froze at what you saw - Keegan himself was pounding the punching bag as hard as he could.
The gaze slid over his tense body - in the dim light of the fluorescent lamps he was fucking Apollo.
≤ You fucking...! ≥
Walking behind the man, for some reason the Girl really didn’t want to make any sounds - he was pounding the pear too desperately. She went to the table and began wrapping special protective bandages around her hands, and from under half-lowered eyelashes she continued to watch this perfect man. It became increasingly difficult to maintain composure. There was silence in the hall - the sounds of blows stopped. The man turned around sharply and froze - your eyes met. And it seems you heard the gnashing of his teeth........
- How long have you been here? Russ was the first to break the silence.
His hoarse, low voice sent shivers down my spine and my body trembled.
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iron-roses · 2 years
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alright @inklier have neros origin
Looking For The Pyres Eye, By inkydu
TW: this does have mentions of human experimentation so be warned about that
AN: i havent touched this since like january and its been on the backburner of my brain so my apologies for this being horrible ok bye
 I exited the home of my organization's enemy, letting the door shut soundly behind me. As I was about to walk back to headquarters, I passed out. The last thing that I remembered was my head hitting the grass. I then awoke on a cold tile floor, head pounding and my red leather gloves torn up. I stood up. A mirror hung on the wall, the area around it illuminated by moonlight. I looked at myself in the mirror. My silver hair all a mess and spilling out of place, my suit crumpled and my mother’s pendant nowhere to be seen. I smoothed out my clothes. 
“I need to find out why I was brought here,” I said to myself.  My eyes began to take in my surroundings. Everything felt so familiar to me. It was as if I had grown up here. I began to search around, feeling along with my hands, looking for something to give me a clue as to what this place was or where I was. I searched for a light source, stumbling around the room until I found the lights and having them flicker to life. As my eyes adjusted, I walked over to the lab table and found a picture frame. 
“Was it the null that brought me here?” I murmured aloud. I picked up the picture frame. The picture of a man and woman with a young girl with short black hair in between them. The woman looked very late into pregnancy. “It… it's impossible… there's no way I've been trapped within… I've been trapped within my own childhood home... ” I took the image out of the frame, if only to confirm my suspicions and written on the back were 3 names, Lucy, Theodore and Elise. “It… The Null… it truly brought me to the house… The basement was my father’s laboratory...” It all came flooding back, the memories of the house and the blue glow I saw one day. Walking past the door to enter the greenhouse, when I was six years old, I had seen the blue glow of the null successfully turning someone into a catalyst. After that day the black ink began to spread around, blanketing the house until one day, we never went back. 
Placing the photo back into the frame, I gently set it down atop the dresser where I found it. Opening the cabinet under it, I discovered a journal in one of the drawers that was like a gold mine of information. 
Wednesday, November 24, 1906
Looking at this date made me realize something; Only 6 days later would my father go missing, making the next 20 years go by in almost the blink of an eye. 
The formula that Dr. Tohno and I have been working on for almost 8 months has finally been perfected. I believe that soon we will need to submit this to the institute. However, we must test it before submitting it. Dr. Tohno has found a willing volunteer to be the subject of our test. Her oldest son, Nero, has given us the exact exam results we want. According to my division's overseer, the reward of this project would shower us with riches, more than we could ever fathom. The wonders of our research make working for the institute worth all my sacrifices. I shall note the results of our experiment as time goes on.
Dr. Theodore Grayson 
Head Scientist of Project Orchid
The Royal Institute Of Great Britain 
Wednesday, November 24, 1906
Professor Grayson has invited me to work on a project he calls “the next evolution of science” Oh how it excites me to work on this with him. Our formula is finally complete. I have been endlessly searching for a subject for this project. My oldest son, Nero, has given us all the exam results we want. He has agreed to become our test subject. I haven't told him any details of the experiment. I wish him to fair well after the encounter.
Dr. Melodie Tohno
Second in command of Project Orchid
The Royal Institute of Great Britain 
I shut the Journal. Closing my eyes, I began to look around, searching endlessly for anything to help me wrap my mind around what I just read. Accidentally stumbling into a wall, I fell back onto the floor. A null tendrill cushioning my fall, I stood up looking at it curiously.
“Are you… by any chance… the Nero that the journals mention?” I asked to the tendril
The tendril flapped up and down, almost nodding.
“I'll take that as a yes… Do you mind me asking questions?” 
The tendrill moved side to side.
“Okay then, Nero, do you know if your body is alive?” I asked, hoping I would maybe not seem insane talking to a null tendril.
The tendril moved up and down. It pointed me to a door and opened it for me.
A young man's body, looking around my age lay asleep within what seemed to be a glass coffin. 
“Is this your body?” i asked the tendril
It did its nodding thing and tried to pry open the case but to no avail.
I walked over to the coffin, and opened it. The tendril eagerly fused into the body, the boy waking up with a jolt. 
“You.. You saved me.. Who even are you?” He asked, his body feeling unfamiliar to him from what I could note.
“Call me Elise. For now, the both of us are stuck here until we can escape.“
“I've been stuck here since I can remember… I remember my mum taking me to her friend's house to meet someone and then being trapped… Then you showed up and we’re having this conversation.” 
I lifted him from the coffin, “let's first get you used to your body again, then we will worry about escaping.”  I said, placing him on the ground.
After a while he figured everything out and we both began to search. We kept both journals open as we investigated the room. I found a chemical mixture, and went over to the lab table to recreate it. I recognized it instantly, and walked over to the door I noticed earlier, I poured the mixture over the door hinges, melting them away. The door fell to the ground with a thud. I turned on my flashlight and entered the room. Within the room lay claim to what looked like a bedroom. Nero walked in behind me, placing his hand on the wall, he illuminated the space. 
“Neat little trick. Would have been more helpful if I had known earlier” I mumbled under my breath.
“Maybe if one of us gets tired we can rest here?” he said with a hint of a tone I couldn't quite place. 
“Don’t expect me to get tired. My training allows me to stay awake even when I'm exhausted.” I snapped back at him. 
“It was only a suggestion…” 
“Apologies. Under such circumstances I am quite prone to saying things I do not mean.”
He nodded and walked off, I allowed myself a brief moment of rest… I need… I need… I collapsed onto the bed, exhausted.
(Nero pov)
I heard Elise fall onto the bed. I'll keep searching until she wakes up. I let one of the tendrils loose.
“Search and bring me anything of importance.”
It nodded and scurried off.
 I sat on the pull out bed next to Elise, watching her chest rise and fall as she slept. I passed out, the light in the room flickered out.
Elise pov
I awoke in a cold sweat. I looked to the side and saw the silhouette of Nero's body. He was completely asleep. He seemed to be out cold. I let myself roll onto the bed next to him and passed out again.
Nero pov
I awoke to the tendrill I had sent out prodding my arm. I stood up and walked over to where it was sliding to.
“Those are the journals I remember from when I was younger.. What kind of clues are hidden here?” I mumbled to myself, picking up the first one.
November 26, 1906
Nero works perfectly as our catalyst. Its been a hard choice if I wanted to hold off the experimenting but I’m glad I chose to begin now. The crystal seems to be bonding itself to his body. He truly was the perfect catalyst. Dr. Tohno has expressed some regrets but she knows it's for the greater good. All progress requires sacrifice.
Dr. Theodore Grayson
Head Scientist of Project Orchid
The Royal Institution of Great Britain
“Who… Who is that… Why does he seem… evil?” I mumbled, shutting the journal. One of the tendrils pointed me to a door that wasn't there before. I walked over to it, attempting to open it. The doorknob wouldn't budge no matter how hard I tried to push it. I headed back over to where elise was sleeping and tried to wake her up, causing her to sit up with a jolt. 
“N-Nero! Why- Why would you-” She said.
Elise Pov
I noticed how close nero was to me and felt heat creep into my cheeks. I stood up and removed my coat, allowing it to fall to the floor.
“Nero, you woke me up for a reason. What is it.” I said, slowly regaining my composure. 
I found another door.. I cant get it open… Could you help me open it? 
Fine, I’ll help. After that I want to rest. Understood? 
Mhm, lets just get this over with. We both walked out of the room and over to the door. I used what was left of the mixture i made earlier to let us both in. ill have to make more, i noted. Nero placed his hand on the wall, again illuminating the space.
“That little trick of yours really pisses me off.”
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leam1983 · 9 months
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Deliberate Weakness
The day's over, my vacation's begun. Walt eventually joins me on the couch, which has me put the latest Dresden Files aside for a moment.
He brings me close. "I wanted to thank you," he said, "for everything you've done this year. For us, for the company we've started - for yourself."
In the moment, I react like an adult; pretty much like you'd expect. I shrug, smile, mention it's nothing. Walt sustains my gaze, his smirk turns secret, and he taps his left thigh three times. A gentle invitation.
I've said before that Walt enjoys acting as our little group's bulwark. He'd never infantilize me, but he knows showing self-reliance and personal responsibility's always been just a little more taxing on me than others. The early days of the company's network being tested were hard and, as you already know, I lost sleep over it all. I gave a lot of energy to what we have, more than someone able-bodied would have needed to - and Walt knows I don't allow myself to show weakness.
But right now, and in a scant few occasions, he's seen an opening. As much as I prefer to think of Walt as a partner or an equal, I remember how his usual expansive self promised he'd assist me, once we became serious. He gave himself all the roles: friend, boss, lover, confidant - even father.
He knows that there's days where i don't need an equal. He knows there's nights where I want to surrender my burdens and give my own weight, all of my rickety self, to someone else entirely.
He knows I want to allow myself to feel weak.
You don't know how exhausting it is to have nothing but your brains to rely on, to have nothing but that to serve as a crutch. Things are probably so much easier for bullies, aren't they? Throw a few punches, mug at your victim, land cheap put-downs and you're done. Zero brainpower needed.
I find myself perpendicular to him, like a child being rocked in a parent's arms. To someone else, their lover whispering "Call me Daddy" probably conjures a deluge of kink. It doesn't, in my case. In that moment, Walt's underlined our age and physical differences and positioned himself as the Older Man, the Wise One. The man who, in entirely different circumstances, could have raised a son like myself. In that moment, we're related by an imaginary strand of blood that feels all-too-real.
At first, I mostly list workplace concerns he's already familiar with. Server outages, the one or two acrimonious sorts who didn't swallow the bitter pill of our departure, the sense of putting myself out in the open more than ever before - and as Walt expects, the dam soon breaks.
This is why I needed a vacation. The excessive care, the need to prove myself after having been dependent for so long, the fear of being an abortive adult, a puer aeternus stuck playing the part of someone more put-together than I am. The outside world leaving me anxious at forty, road crossings inevitably filling my mind with dark flashes of my dumb self reduced to gristle while going out for a can of soda.
I'm just tired of having to constantly, endlessly make an effort.
The dam breaks and I cry. Walt holds me close and says the ony things he can say, the only things he has to:
"I see you, sport. I know it's hard - I really do. It's okay, though: you can lean on Sarah and me as much as you need to."
He pauses and lands another tactical blow.
"We'll always be here for you."
Crying is hard for me. I don't like to show it, so it hurts. Letting go hurts even more. His last sentence undoes a latch, however - unlocks something inside - and the last few decades of frustrations unrelated to my currently near-perfect love life push through.
I can also feel how unintentionally cruel i'm being. Walt can't shoulder burdens related to the past, all he can help me with lies in the present and future. To someone else, his repeating "I'm so sorry," might've seemed like a platitude. I know that coming from him, there's a definitive wish to have been there, to have kicked this bully in the teeth or torn this unhelpful Special Needs math teacher a new one, to have been there on difficult nights when all I had were stories in my head and an inhaler on my face.
It feels good, though. I spit my resentment at the world as I stain his vest, and in retrospect, I can also identify those moments he resonated with - he the forever dumpy kid with a dream of being discharged from Phys. Ed, of being left alone with his unsuble bedroom literature in the seventies. He of the emotional eating who still fantasizes of implausibly large modern Roman orgies that see him fattened, spent and contented.
If I were more active on American soil, I'd count my orientation as another issue. I'd almost loathe being bi, honestly. Canada, and Quebec in particular, make me feel welcomed and safe on this particular front. It's only ever been the disability part that's been a serious obstacle. So, keeping that in mind, Walt is more cautious than usual as my rage shifts to bodily frustration and then goes to hunger and gratitude.
I'm not alone. That simple fact smashes into me, amply described by his gyrations. He's hungry - almost as hungry as I am - but is dead-set on being gentle. In the meantime, he's urging me to feel him, to feel what he's offering to me - which goes so much deeper than you'd think. Our kisses are deep, quiet by way of longing, and the sofa's springs are starting to object.
The last one rides on top of some great and terrible fury that's seized my boss the car salesman, my lover the serial haberdasher, my fantasized father the early senior with a fetish for suits. He smashes his lips into mine, demands that I all but taste his cologne along his neck, snorts with a mixture of hunger and dedication, and mixes his final orgasm with determination enough to probably make the national interest rate think twice before hiking again.
"If anyone ever touches you, I swear..."
He doesn't need to finish. What he'd do is well outside the realms of the Reasonable or Possible. I know it, he knows it, he knows that I know. There's so much love in there it hurts.
After hurt comes some kind of emotional soreness, or maybe a respoonse to the previous moments' physical violence, as desired as it might've been. Walt calls me the best names I know of. He calls me his son a good dozen times; even frames it like a rhetorical question, like something you'd actually ask your very young child, with love overflowing.
"You know you're my son, right? You do, don't you?"
I sigh. "Can we do this for two weeks straight, please?"
Walt's tone is genuinely aggrieved. He knows he can't, but he promises to turn to me every late afternoon. "Good fathers always come home, after all."
I'm silent for a while. All I've got in mind is ridiculously obvious demands better suited for syrupy telenovelas. I might as well bust out my Spanish, ask him to never leave me in an excessively dramatic tone and expect something emphatic in response. I thread my fingers with his, instead.
Call-and-response. Walt's gaze makes me feel like the reflections in his pupils could be galaxies hitherto unexplored.
Saying anything else would cheapen the moment.
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yokefellows · 2 years
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Grace in the Overwhelm
Today’s Saying
Jesus sympathises with our weaknesses. Jesus, too, is familiar with being broken down and tired.
Today’s Scripture
“So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.” Hebrews 4:16 (NLT)
Today’s Sermonette
When You read Psalm 142, You feel like David gets you. In this psalm, David was hiding in a cave from Saul and his army. He was overwhelmed, and he cried out to God:
Lord, I’m tired! I’ve got to look out for traps because people are plotting against me, and no one has my back. I look to the right hoping to see a friendly face and hear a word of encouragement, but I am alone. There is no one to care for me.
After feeling all of his feelings, he ultimately proclaims the Lord is his refuge and his portion.
In seasons of overwhelm, our sinful nature becomes evident. Everything is so cloudy that we can’t see Jesus. We get impatient and snappy with family.
We try to cut corners and slack on our responsibilities instead of doing what we said we would do because we feel justified by our excuses.
We often walk out of step with the Holy Spirit. We are not loving, kind, gentle, self-controlled, peaceful, joyful, patient or faithful.
In times when we are broken down and tired like David, we need grace. We need to experience God’s grace, be strengthened by God’s grace, and be motivated by God’s grace. But we have to go to the throne to get the grace!
“So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe. This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin.
So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most” (Hebrews 4:14-16, NLT).
It’s encouraging to know that Jesus can sympathize with our weaknesses. Jesus, too, is familiar with being broken down and tired.
He knows how it feels to be tempted to sin, but didn’t. As a result, we have a holy High Priest who beckons us near to the throne of grace despite the foolishness of our lives.
Because we’re forgiven in Jesus, there is grace for us!
We can go to God with full confidence that He will not condemn us for all the ways we feel like we failed in the midst of our overwhelm. There is grace upon grace waiting for us to receive it. And there is grace for any and everyone, too!
When we’re overwhelmed, we’ll choose to boast about our God as follows:
I feel overwhelmed and tired, but God is able!
I feel like I’m going to snap, but God rescues!
I feel like I’m out here in these streets all by myself, but God is my friend!
And suddenly, we will go from being weak to being strong in the grace. We can resist the temptation to let the overwhelm of our lives keep us from chasing after the heart of God.
Today’s Supplication
Father, when I am in the midst of my overwhelm, help me remember that You see me and invite me into Your throne room to receive Your mercy and find Your grace to help me. Give me the courage and confidence to draw near to You, even when my instincts tell me to run and hide. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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reposting pyres eye here
I exited the home of my organization's enemy, letting the door shut soundly behind me. As I was about to walk back to headquarters, I passed out. The last thing that I remembered was my head hitting the grass. I then awoke on a cold tile floor, head pounding and my red leather gloves torn up. I stood up. A mirror hung on the wall, the area around it illuminated by moonlight. I looked at myself in the mirror. My silver hair all a mess and spilling out of place, my suit crumpled and my mother’s pendant nowhere to be seen. I smoothed out my clothes. 
“I need to find out why I was brought here,” I said to myself.  My eyes began to take in my surroundings. Everything felt so familiar to me. It was as if I had grown up here. I began to search around, feeling along with my hands, looking for something to give me a clue as to what this place was or where I was. I searched for a light source, stumbling around the room until I found the lights and having them flicker to life. As my eyes adjusted, I walked over to the lab table and found a picture frame. 
“Was it the null that brought me here?” I murmured aloud. I picked up the picture frame. The picture of a man and woman with a young girl with short black hair in between them. The woman looked very late into pregnancy. “It… it's impossible… there's no way I've been trapped within… I've been trapped within my own childhood home... ” I took the image out of the frame, if only to confirm my suspicions and written on the back were 3 names, Lucy, Theodore and Elise. “It… The Null… it truly brought me to the house… The basement was my father’s laboratory...” It all came flooding back, the memories of the house and the blue glow I saw one day. Walking past the door to enter the greenhouse, when I was six years old, I had seen the blue glow of the null successfully turning someone into a catalyst. After that day the black ink began to spread around, blanketing the house until one day, we never went back. 
Placing the photo back into the frame, I gently set it down atop the dresser where I found it. Opening the cabinet under it, I discovered a journal in one of the drawers that was like a gold mine of information. 
Wednesday, November 24, 1906
Looking at this date made me realize something; Only 6 days later would my father go missing, making the next 20 years go by in almost the blink of an eye. 
The formula that Dr. Tohno and I have been working on for almost 8 months has finally been perfected. I believe that soon we will need to submit this to the institute. However, we must test it before submitting it. Dr. Tohno has found a willing volunteer to be the subject of our test. Her oldest son, Nero, has given us the exact exam results we want. According to my division's overseer, the reward of this project would shower us with riches, more than we could ever fathom. The wonders of our research make working for the institute worth all my sacrifices. I shall note the results of our experiment as time goes on.
Dr. Theodore Grayson 
Head Scientist of Project Orchid
The Royal Institute Of Great Britain 
Wednesday, November 24, 1906
Professor Grayson has invited me to work on a project he calls “the next evolution of science” Oh how it excites me to work on this with him. Our formula is finally complete. I have been endlessly searching for a subject for this project. My oldest son, Nero, has given us all the exam results we want. He has agreed to become our test subject. I haven't told him any details of the experiment. I wish him to fair well after the encounter.
Dr. Melodie Tohno
Second in command of Project Orchid
The Royal Institute of Great Britain 
I shut the Journal. Closing my eyes, I began to look around, searching endlessly for anything to help me wrap my mind around what I just read. Accidentally stumbling into a wall, I fell back onto the floor. A null tendrill cushioning my fall, I stood up looking at it curiously.
“Are you… by any chance… the Nero that the journals mention?” I asked to the tendril
The tendril flapped up and down, almost nodding.
“I'll take that as a yes… Do you mind me asking questions?” 
The tendrill moved side to side.
“Okay then, Nero, do you know if your body is alive?” I asked, hoping I would maybe not seem insane talking to a null tendril.
The tendril moved up and down. It pointed me to a door and opened it for me.
A young man's body, looking around my age lay asleep within what seemed to be a glass coffin. 
“Is this your body?” i asked the tendril
It did its nodding thing and tried to pry open the case but to no avail.
I walked over to the coffin, and opened it. The tendril eagerly fused into the body, the boy waking up with a jolt. 
“You.. You saved me.. Who even are you?” He asked, his body feeling unfamiliar to him from what I could note.
“Call me Elise. For now, the both of us are stuck here until we can escape.“
“I've been stuck here since I can remember… I remember my mum taking me to her friend's house to meet someone and then being trapped… Then you showed up and we’re having this conversation.” 
I lifted him from the coffin, “let's first get you used to your body again, then we will worry about escaping.”  I said, placing him on the ground.
After a while he figured everything out and we both began to search. We kept both journals open as we investigated the room. I found a chemical mixture, and went over to the lab table to recreate it. I recognized it instantly, and walked over to the door I noticed earlier, I poured the mixture over the door hinges, melting them away. The door fell to the ground with a thud. I turned on my flashlight and entered the room. Within the room lay claim to what looked like a bedroom. Nero walked in behind me, placing his hand on the wall, he illuminated the space. 
“Neat little trick. Would have been more helpful if I had known earlier” I mumbled under my breath.
“Maybe if one of us gets tired we can rest here?” he said with a hint of a tone I couldn't quite place. 
“Don’t expect me to get tired. My training allows me to stay awake even when I'm exhausted.” I snapped back at him. 
“It was only a suggestion…” 
“Apologies. Under such circumstances I am quite prone to saying things I do not mean.”
He nodded and walked off, I allowed myself a brief moment of rest… I need… I need… I collapsed onto the bed, exhausted.
(Nero pov)
I heard Elise fall onto the bed. I'll keep searching until she wakes up. I let one of the tendrils loose.
“Search and bring me anything of importance.”
It nodded and scurried off.
 I sat on the pull out bed next to Elise, watching her chest rise and fall as she slept. I passed out, the light in the room flickered out.
Elise pov
I awoke in a cold sweat. I looked to the side and saw the silhouette of Nero's body. He was completely asleep. He seemed to be out cold. I let myself roll onto the bed next to him and passed out again.
Nero pov
I awoke to the tendrill I had sent out prodding my arm. I stood up and walked over to where it was sliding to.
“Those are the journals I remember from when I was younger.. What kind of clues are hidden here?” I mumbled to myself, picking up the first one.
November 26, 1906
Nero works perfectly as our catalyst. Its been a hard choice if I wanted to hold off the experimenting but I’m glad I chose to begin now. The crystal seems to be bonding itself to his body. He truly was the perfect catalyst. Dr. Tohno has expressed some regrets but she knows it's for the greater good. All progress requires sacrifice.
Dr. Theodore Grayson
Head Scientist of Project Orchid
The Royal Institution of Great Britain
“Who… Who is that… Why does he seem… evil?” I mumbled, shutting the journal. One of the tendrils pointed me to a door that wasn't there before. I walked over to it, attempting to open it. The doorknob wouldn't budge no matter how hard I tried to push it. I headed back over to where elise was sleeping and tried to wake her up, causing her to sit up with a jolt. 
“N-Nero! Why- Why would you-” She said.
Elise Pov
I noticed how close nero was to me and felt heat creep into my cheeks. I stood up and removed my coat, allowing it to fall to the floor.
“Nero, you woke me up for a reason. What is it.” I said, slowly regaining my composure. 
I found another door.. I cant get it open… Could you help me open it? 
Fine, I’ll help. After that I want to rest. Understood? 
Mhm, lets just get this over with. We both walked out of the room and over to the door. I used what was left of the mixture i made earlier to let us both in. ill have to make more, i noted. Nero placed his hand on the wall, again illuminating the space.
“That little trick of yours really pisses me off.”
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I just want Severus being a protective dad to Harry. Like,
(or, some conversations i think should happen.)
Year One
Severus: It’s not me, Harry.
Harry: But Dad, you like magical shiny things -
Severus: Harry. Go bother Professor Quirrell.
One book later…
Severus, storming through the castle on a rampage: WHO THE FUCK HIRED THAT TURBAN BITCH WHO TRIED TO KILL MY SON?!
Year Two
Harry: They’re going after Muggleborns. Like Mom and Hermione.
Severus: *pen snaps in his hand under desk* Hm. I’ll take care of it, Harry.
In Mcgonogall’s office later with her and Dumbledore…
Severus: My son is coming home with me whether you like it or not. And I’m inviting every other student too.
Dumbledore: We have everything under control.
Mcgonogall: Severus, I hate to break this to you, but four thousand students are not just going to follow you home.
Severus: *laser eyes ignite* They will if I offer them free A’s and no homework. And I think you’re forgetting that my son is the Chosen One, Minerva.
Mcgonogall: Bitch if you think I won’t slap you -
Dumbledore: *snores loudly*
The rest of the book later…
Severus: You are never allowed to speak Parseltongue again.
Harry: Then how will we talk when you’re in your Animagus form?
Severus: *mocking Harry’s voice* Then how will we talk when you’re in your Animagus form? We won’t, you idiot! I only do that for incredibly dangerous missions or to get some goddamn alone time!
Harry:
Harry:
Harry:
Harry: *starts to tear up*
Severus: Oh no. Oh no no no. Harry, no, don’t cry, not the crying, I didn’t mean, fuck, love, no, I, Harry -
Year Three
Harry: Dad, um… Professor Lupin invited me for tea.
Severus, without looking up from drawing smiley faces all over graded tests: Yes, yes. Go see him. Don’t be late. And tell him a good strong “fuck you” from me.
Half a book later…
Severus: I can’t believe you laughed at that paper’s comment on my nose.
Harry: Dad -
Severus: I did not marry James Potter and Lily Evans so our son could make fun of me. I have not dragged myself through thirteen years of your incessant crying and misplaced sarcasm to have you laugh at my nose. I could have killed myself Harry. You could have grown up with Petunia.
Harry: Dad, I’m sorry -
Severus, huffing and dropping down in his chair and turning his back on Harry: My only son. A traitor!
Harry: *groans*
The other half of the book later…
Severus: SIRIUS. THIS IS WHY YOU LET ME COME UP WITH THE PLANS.
Sirius: Snape -
Severus: SHUT UP YOU FOUL-BREATHED HEATHEN. COULD YOU NOT HAVE HAD THE COMMON DECENCY TO AT LEAST CLUE REMUS IN ON YOUR LITTLE PLAN?
Remus, stepping in front of Sirius: Now, Severus -
Severus, angrily pointing at them: NO! NO. HE’S YOUR HUSBAND, THAT MAKES YOU COMPLICIT. WHAT THE FUCK WERE YOU THINKING?
Hermione: Uh, guys? Full moon?
Remus and Sirius: Shit.
Severus, already rolling up his sleeves and tugging his idiot son and said idiot son’s idiot friends out of the Shack: Come meet James, she said. It’ll be fun, she said. They’re not that bad, she said…
Year Four
Severus: No.
Harry: I didn’t put my name in there, believe me, but Dumbledore says -
Severus: Fuck Dumbledore. I’m your father and I said no.
Harry: Dumbledore says there’s wards -
Severus: No.
Harry: But -
Severus: No.
Harry: Dad -
Severus: No.
Most of a book later in Severus’ office…
Harry, curled against Severus’ robes: Dad, he just… and Cedric… he’s back… it’s all my fault - *bursts into tears*
Severus: *kisses the top of Harry’s head* Nonsense. I’ll protect you, love. You’re gonna be just fine. And Voldy dearest can just fuck right off if he thinks he can get to the son of James Potter and Severus Snape and Lily fucking Evans -
Harry: *laughs wetly and wipes his eyes and nose on Severus’ robes*
Severus: *withholds disownment*
Rest of the book later in Dumbledore’s office…
Dumbledore: *sighs* Severus -
Severus: *whirls around and points angrily* NO. I DON’T WANNA HEAR IT ALBUS. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY FUCKING TIMES MY SON HAS NARROWLY AVOIDED DEATH IN YOUR SCHOOL? I WANT MORE SECURITY PROTOCOLS AND I WANT THEM NOW.
Dumbledore: *face scrunches up like a lemon* You want me to… what, Harry-proof the school?
Severus: *crosses arms over chest* Yes.
Dumbledore: *sighs* Severus -
Year Five
Severus: She did what.
Harry: *swallows nervously* Um. Nothing, Dad, just a blood quill -
Severus: A FUCKING WHAT NOW?!
Five minutes later…
Hermione: Harry? Why is your father cussing out Professor Umbridge and hexing her luggage when she’s not looking in the courtyard?
Ron: Yeah, and why’d I see him pay Fred and George like five hundred galleons in the hallway back there?
Harry, watching his father literally throw Umbridge down the steps while still shouting curse words in languages Harry didn’t even know existed: *facepalms*
Most of a book later…
Harry, sobbing and limping towards Severus: Dad… Dad, she killed… Dad, Sirius… *sobs brittlely*
Severus: *kisses the top of Harry’s head and pushes him gently into Remus’ shaking arms* Nonsense, love. Now, where’s the stupid veil?
Remus: *points trembling finger*
Severus: *nods sharply*
Severus: *returns ten minutes later dragging a soaking wet and violently shaking but otherwise fine Sirius Potter Lupin behind him* Found him.
Remus: *immediately pulls Sirius into the filthiest kiss of his life*
Severus: *wrinkles his nose* You’re welcome.
Harry: *laughs wetly and buries his face in Severus’ robes* Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you -
Severus: *awkwardly pats head* Um. Sure.
Unseen epilogue we all wanted…
Severus: I now pronounce you Dumb and Dumber.
Harry: *nudges Severus* Dad.
Severus: *huffs* Husband and husband, whatever.
Sirius: *grins devilishly and dips Remus back in a kiss*
Harry: *claps enthusiastically*
Severus: *gags to hide his face as he wipes away a tear*
At the reception…
Harry: *puts a flowercrown of lilies on Severus’ head*
Severus: I’m disowning you. You’re no longer my son. Enjoy homelessness, bitch -
Harry: Mum and Dad would like it.
Severus, now bright red and squeaky: Ah. Well. Fuck you.
Harry: *leans his head on Severus’ shoulder* I love you, Dad.
Severus, grumbling: You suck, kid.
Year Six
Severus: Give me your wand.
Harry: Dad -
Severus: Give me your wand.
Harry: Dad, Draco deserved it -
Severus: *shoots up and leans over the desk* Harry James Potter Evans Snape. No one deserves what you just did. What you just did was moronic, stupid, and above all, cruel. I know you’ve heard the stories about your idiot father and you know better than that, Harry. You are better than that. And if you want to make your parents proud, and I know you do, this incident will never be repeated. Do you understand?
Harry, in tears: Yes, Dad.
Severus, through gritted teeth: Yes, what?
Harry: Yes, I understand and I won’t do it again.
Severus: *sits back in his chair* Good. Now give me your wand.
Harry: *hands over wand*
Harry: *sniffs*
Severus, sighing and standing up: Come here.
Harry: *shuffles into his arms*
Severus: *kisses his head* I love you, kid.
Harry, sniffling: Mmph.
Severus: *closes his eyes* And I’m proud of you. We all are.
Harry: *laughs wetly and shoves his face into Severus’ robes* We’re proud of you too, Dad.
A quarter of a book later…
Harry: Hey Dad, I found this awesome book and I don’t know who wrote it but -
Severus: Give that to me, Harry.
Harry: But Dad! This thing is literally the only reason I’m passing Potions at all -
Severus: I know. Because you told Minerva you want to be an Auror. Now that, Mr. Potter, is a fucking lie, and you shouldn’t be taking Potions anymore. So. What do you really want to do?
Harry:
Harry:
Harry:
Harry: I wanna be the Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor.
Severus: There you go. But bitch, if you get the position before me -
Harry: Dad -
Severus: And if you tell anyone who wrote this book I swear to Merlin I’ll make sure you meet your parents far earlier than expected -
Harry: The Half-Blood Prince? Why? Do you know him?
Severus:
Severus:
Severus:
Severus: I’m raising a dumbass.
Half a book later…
Harry: *bursts rudely into Severus’ office* Dad, Draco -
Severus: I know, Harry.
Harry: No, you don’t, this time I’m actually -
Severus: I know, Harry.
Harry: Dad, he’s -
Severus: *finally looks up from grading papers* Harry. I know. It’s okay.
Harry, sputtering: It’s not okay -
Severus: Harry, love. I don’t lie to you.
Harry:
Harry:
Harry:
Harry: I know. Okay.
Severus: *looks back down at his papers* Just don’t be dick.
Harry: I do not -
Severus: *raises his eyebrow*
Harry: Yes, Dad.
Three quarters of a book later…
Severus: So. Harry. I heard you’re dating Ginny Weasley.
Harry: No. Nope. I’m not.
Severus: I see. Well, either way -
Harry: Oh no.
Severus: Oh, yes. We need to have this conversation; you’re a growing sixteen year old boy. Of course, as your body grows there will be things -
Harry, bright red: No. No no no. Oh my god, Dad -
Severus, maintaining intense eye contact: When two or more people love each other very much, like your parents and I did -
Harry: *bolts right up* Dad, I will go to the Astronomy Tower and throw myself off right the fuck now if you don’t shut up, I swear to Merlin.
Severus: Good. Now, about protection -
Harry: I’ll do it.
Severus: So you’ve said. Madame Pomfrey has -
Harry: *throws his hands up in the air* I’m not even dating anyone!
Severus: *gives him a look* Of course people will be lining up eventually, you are the Chosen One after all.
Severus: *gives Harry a once-over and smirks*
Severus: Though I do wonder how you plan to defeat You-Know-Who when you can’t even sit through a discussion about the protection charms your mother cast when she sacrificed herself for you.
Harry:
Harry:
Harry:
Harry: OH MY GOD DAD THAT’S NOT FUNNY -
Severus: *giggling manically*
The rest of the book later…
Harry: Dad. No. Please, no.
Severus: I’m sorry, Harry.
Severus, externally: *looks at Dumbledore* Avada Kedavra.
Severus, internally: That’s what you get for hurting my son, you shitty old bitch.
Year Seven
Hermione: Harry, you need to talk about it.
Harry, setting up a tent “successfully”: Talk about what? I’m fine.
Hermione: *sighs* Your dad.
Harry: Okay. You wanna talk about your Obliviated parents?
Hermione:
Hermione:
Hermione:
Harry: Yeah, that’s what I thought.
Ron: *accidentally knocks the tent over*
Meanwhile, Severus…
Severus, staring blankly at the Carrows: What son.
Carrow #1: *sneers* Your son. Harry Potter.
Severus:
Severus:
Severus:
Severus: You think I raised that idiot?
Carrow #2: That’s… actually a fair point.
Severus: *huffs and crosses his arms over his chest*
Severus: *flips hair*
Severus, internally: Damn right it is, bitch.
Severus, externally: See? Obviously not my son.
Carrow #1, snickering: Plus no one would ever sleep with you.
Severus: *turns his head slowly so he can glare right into Carrow #1’s eyes*
Severus, in that dangerous, painfully slow drawl of his: Of course not. Carrot.
In Mcgonogall’s office at three a.m….
Severus: Where is he?
Mcgonogall: I don’t know, Severus.
Severus: But he’s alive, right?
Mcgonogall, sighing: If he wasn’t we’d have heard by now.
Severus, pacing: Right. Right. He’s fine. He’s fine. Har - he’s fine.
Half a book later…
Severus, poking his head into the Gryffindor common room at like two a.m.: Hello? Y’all coming?
Ginny, stepping forward while the rest of Gryffindor rallies behind her with small bags and pillows: Yeah.
Severus, creeping into the Hufflepuff dorms: Marshmallows? You guys ready?
Hufflepuffs, in perfect chorus as they gather with blankets and stuffies: Yes, Professor.
Severus, knocking on the Ravenclaws’ doors: Yo, smartasses, it’s time.
Luna, hugging a stuffed white rabbit with the rest of Ravenclaw behind her: Hi, Professor.
Severus: *heart melts a little bit* Hello, Luna.
Severus: *leads them all to the Room of Requirement under a mass invisibility spell*
Severus: *gets them all settled for a long-term sleepover*
Severus, straightening up: Okay. Anyone want goodnight hugs?
A few pages later…
Severus: You have a list for me?
Draco, handing over a piece of parchment: It’s alphabetized.
Severus: Hm. Thank you.
Severus: *reads list*
Severus: Get Zabini to put Zonko’s products in the bed of everyone on this list. Have Pansy get the rest of you prepped on the plan. If you’re all still on board, that is.
Draco: *shrugs* We may be Slytherins, sir, but we’re not cowards.
Severus: *eyes suddenly shiny* No. No, you’re not.
Most of a book later I think I haven’t read them in years…
Harry: You killed him.
Severus: *pleads with his eyes*
Harry: How dare you stand where he stood?
Severus, internally: FUCK why do I have to be the tortured one??? Kiss me, James said. Marry me, James said. Let’s have a kid, James said. This is all his fault. I swear Jamie when I die I am going to kill you. You fuckwad -
Severus, externally: *starts shooting harmless spells at Mcgonogall*
Quite a bit later…
Severus, internally: Fuck, I hate snakes. Why is that my Animagus? I already have this shitty tattoo and I’m in the snake House why do I need to die by a fucking snake too oh look my son’s here that’s humiliating
Harry, overwhelmed with tears: Dad -
Severus, internally: I’m fine go away jeez
Severus, externally: *gurgles*
Harry: *flurries his hands around Severus’ body uselessly*
Hermione, exasperated: Harry, move.
Harry, blubbering now: *whimpers* Mione -
Hermione, wand out and pointed at Severus’ wounds: Harry, move.
Two minutes later…
Severus, freshly healed and more than a little pissed off: Now let’s go tell that snake ass motherfucker to go fuck himself -
Harry, clinging to him desperately: Daddy you can’t -
Severus: Like fuck I can’t. That slimy ass shitwipe killed my spouses, tried to kill me, and has gone after you for your entire life as if you don’t have enough shit to deal with already so yeah I’m gonna go murder him.
Harry, burying his face in Severus’ robes: Dad, I have to go.
Severus: No, you don’t.
Harry: It’s the right thing to do.
Severus: Since when I have cared about the right thing?
Harry: Since always.
Severus:
Severus:
Severus:
Severus: You’re grounded for the rest of your life after you survive this.
Harry: *laughs wetly* Dad, I’m not gonna -
Severus: *kisses his forehead* I love you, Harry.
Harry: I love you, Dad.
*dead silence*
Hermione: Harry. We have to go.
Harry, whispering: Keep them safe, Dad.
Severus, also whispering: Of course, love.
Idontevenfuckingknow later…
Voldemort: Harry Potter is dead!
Everyone: *crying*
Severus, internally: The fuck no he’s not like you could kill my son.
Severus, externally: *stares at Voldemort*
Five minutes later…
Harry: Expelliarmus!
Severus: I KNEW IT
The end…
Harry: Hi, Dad.
Severus, tugging him into a hug: You’re grounded forever you fucking idiot.
Harry, grinning and hugging back: Yeah, I figured as much.
A little bit after the end…
Remus: You did a good job.
Sirius: You really did. I can’t say I’m not surprised.
Severus, internally: I can’t believe I saved your life you fucking dick.
Severus, externally: I know.
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chilly-me-softly · 3 years
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Are u going to do a part 3 to the chilly fic its so good <3
Part 1 - Part 2
"I did something stupid" you announce as soon as Mason opens the door to his house, walking in and heading for the living room as if you were at your house.
"You? When have you ever done that in your life" the boy rolls his eyes sarcastically as you glare at him. "This is no time for jokes Mason"
"Okay come here" he claps a hand on the couch after sitting down, inviting you to sit next to him so you don't go back and forth, "What happened"
"Do you promise not to judge?"
"Hmm no but I'm listening" he retorts immediately and a groan escapes your lips as you lower your head and start to doubt at that very moment that that is the right thing to do. But if you don't tell someone, if you don't open up to him, you're gonna go crazy. So you take a deep breath and do your best not to look at him.
"Do you remember how Ben helped me that day? Well I wanted to thank him so I brought him a cake"
"Okay" Mason states looking suddenly curious as to where this is going.
"I just- I used a big plate hoping he might bring it back. But he didn't! Ugh why am I so stupid" it takes him a few seconds to realize the meaning of your words, his body straightening up at the revelation while yours almost wants to get swallowed up by the couch in embarrassment.
"You like Ben? Since when?" but still, his tone isn't judgmental, if anything curious and shocked.
"Mase"
"What? You guys are always fighti- oh"
"What oh" you look at your friend lost as he seems to be lost somewhere in his memory before returning to look at you turning slightly towards you.
"Of course! How the fuck did I miss that" he murmurs, "you acted the same way with Tim Reese when we were sixteen"
"Okay first how do you still remember Tim and second what are you talking about?!" you ask somewhat shocked as he smiles mischievously ready to strike. Oh you knew it wasn't a good idea.
"You were always nervous when it came to him and then when he got close to you you became this impassable fortress of coldness and sarcasm. The poor guy had to sweat to even get a kiss"
"That's not true" you try to defend yourself in vain.
"I might be a little offended you know, you didn't even have a little crush on me"
"Please, you're like my brother ew" you wince as he laughs shaking his head.
"So that's how it is today, it all ends over a plate?"
"It was an excuse Mase" you roll your eyes, "if he wanted to see me again he'd know how to hook me up" in short you had even sent each other a few messages, just to test the waters not knowing how far you could go at the time. But your relationship had never been just about the two of you and there was always that fear of ruining that little step forward lurking.
"Maybe who knows, he needs some kind of push too. Ben isn't the cocky guy he wants to appear after all"
"You know something I don't Mase" you look at him inspectively, him raising an eyebrow. "I won't say anything about him if I can't do otherwise"
"No mh-mh forget it" you shake your head firmly, Mason could talk to you about Ben all he wanted no one would know and you still knew how to handle a rejection by acting like nothing happened. But Ben knowing about your feelings and not returning them... no thanks, you didn't need any more embarrassment in your life to deal with.
"Well then you'll never know what he thinks of you"
"What's he even supposed to think, that I'm a crazy person who always has a say in everything and out of pity helped when I was sick" you shrug as he smiles knowingly, he's never going to tell you how worried his friend seemed in the days following your illness or how he was trying to find out something under the radar. Not if he can't tell him that he might find the door open if he wants to join your world. But as sure as hell he would have done something.
-
You correct yourself. That's the moment you know it wasn't a good idea to tell Mase.
He had asked you a couple of times if you were going to watch the game that saturday, he always did that when there were tough games because he said you were his good luck charm even though it wasn't true and most of the time they won or lost regardless of your presence. However, you had already cleared your whole schedule for that day and so he had extended the invitation to a drink after the game.
Nobody had lost, nobody had won. There was regret for a few wasted chances, but nothing that couldn't spur them on to do better the next game. You'd driven to the stadium in your car, not wanting to wait for Mason after the last time he'd made you wait over an hour outside, having him tell you where he wanted to go after the game and waiting for him there.
The place isn't that crowded and you can occupy a table further away, ordering something while you wait and taking the book out of your bag while resuming your reading.
"Hi" a voice makes you shift your gaze from those pages and you're bewildered to see Ben take a seat in front of you.
"Hi Ben"
"Mase said he'd meet us in a bit, he had something to do" the boy shrugs, "but I'm certainly not going to wait for him to order"
"Go ahead, I've already helped myself" you place the bookmark on the page you are on then put it in your bag and before you can let your eyes rest on Ben again, your phone alerts you to the arrival of a new message.
As soon as you see that it's Mason you get a bad feeling, and as soon as you open your conversation you see that he has sent you a picture of a diner where he is with some of the other guys. And it's definitely not the one you and his teammate are in.
"Son of a bitch"
"What?" Ben's voice makes you raise your head in alarm, suddenly you feel nervous and you want to strangle your friend and you want to bury yourself because what are you gonna do now. All while he looks at you expectantly.
"Um eh I- that wasn't meant for you" you murmur pathetically sighing and handing him your phone, "Mason's not coming"
"I don't understand" Ben looks at that picture with furrowed brows, but you can't read his expression.
"Look I'm sorry he set you up for this really. Um we can go and pretend like nothing happened" you stammer trying to pick up your bag and jacket deliberately trying not to look him in the eye and you try to get up but he stops you.
"Woah hey wait, wait. I'm not letting you go anywhere so upset" he is quick to grab the chair and move closer to you, if he wanted to calm you down he certainly isn't succeeding like this.
"Easy now, just try to explain what's going on please"
"Ben really it's not- it's just Mason okay? I just need to beat him up and then I'll be better" a soft laugh escapes his lips and you find yourself huffing but giggling at the same time.
"Nothing wrong with that. Just answer one of my questions first?" you nod losing focus for a moment as one of his thumbs starts stroking the back of your hand.
"He tried to set us up"
"Is that a question?" you ask struggling to swallow, your voice coming out weak and shaky. What's going on?
He shakes his head slightly, "Do you like me? That's my question" and if before it was difficult to find air now it seems like everything has closed for good. There you go, is that how you're going to die? In front of Ben of all people, and still before you can get revenge on Mason for that low blow?
"Cause Mason probably knows I fancy you-"
"You what?" you croak.
"-but he wouldn't have done that if he didn't know something else" his cheeks are slightly red, so he's feeling all that sudden heat too then!
"Ben I..."
"It's okay, it's okay. Look we're in the same boat here, if anything I'm a lot more exposed than you are at the moment because I've revealed to you how I feel and you haven't really let me know that I haven't really fucked up"
"No!" instinctively you lean forward and you don't know why you actually did it, but the sound of your foreheads colliding together resonates loudly. "Ouch I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Oh my god are you okay?" geez you feel so stupid, embarrassed like a teenager struggling with her first crush and as clumsy as you've ever been... or don't like to remember.
"I've taken worse balls" he tries to lighten the situation but your now worried look doesn't seem to want to give way to anything else as you gently test his forehead.
"What do you say we get out of here? Maybe somewhere less crowded?"
"Yes please" you find yourself nodding and after paying quickly exit the building, Ben firmly takes your hand guiding you to the opposite side of your cars.
Neither of you speak on the way, you're lost in your head trying to calm yourself down to get your thoughts in order and not embarrass yourself further. He glances at you from time to time, what he is thinking you cannot know.
You arrive at the park and after a few more minutes of walking you sit down in a fairly secluded area except for a few people walking quietly on the stone path not far from you.
"You were pretty worked up in there" Ben breaks the silence.
"Being taken by surprise throws me off. Probably if I had known you were coming I would have been prepared, and imagined all the possible situations I might find myself in"
"Do you do this often? I mean do you never live in the moment?"
"Obviously I can't predict everything that's going to happen to me in a day, but the important things I like to know in advance so I can leave the anxiety at home and not risk headbutting people" a laugh breaks free in the air and when you look at him you feel lighter, nothing like the you of moments before.
"And to answer your question, yes I like you Ben. That day you helped me I think it helped me realise that"
"Funny, I realized it that day too"
"Sorry I must have looked like a weirdo" the awkwardness comes back overpowering again as he shakes his head moving closer to you some more.
"You were cute. Different from how you show yourself to others" you smile slightly dipping your teeth in your lower lip. "Now, do you still want to beat up Mase?"
"You betcha" you reply promptly causing him to laugh, "but not right now"
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1D Monthly Fic Roundup
Hi, and welcome to the 1D Monthly Fic Roundup for August 2021! Below you’ll find 23 One Direction fics that were all published this month in the order they were submitted to the blog. We hope you’ll check out these new fics! If you would like to submit your own fic, please check this post on how to submit or visit our blog @1dmonthlyficroundup​.
Happy reading!
He Carries The Key by @lululawrence
[Niall/Louis, OT5, 8k, Not Rated, tumblr post]
Niall was mostly home, ready for a shower and a chat with Louis, when suddenly Niall was flooded with emotions from the pack bond.Shock. Surprise. Confusion.But mostly fear.Something was wrong with Louis.
Plus One by mynameispiaivy / @missrefridgefreetorator
[Louis/Luke Malak, 3k, Mature, tumblr post]
Louis is invited to an event and he has to bring a "plus one".
Better Mistakes by lovelarry10 / @chloehl10
[Harry/Louis, 117k, Explicit, tumblr post]
“Look, this doesn’t have to be the end of the world-”
“Oh but it fucking is,” Louis said, shaking his head. “How the fuck am I going to tell Matt I’m pregnant with a baby when we’ve not had sex in months? He might be a bit thick sometimes, but he is gonna know there’s no chance this baby is his.”
“You don’t have to, uh, tell him it’s mine, right?”
Louis scoffed. “Why, are you scared he’s gonna come and kick the shit out of you?”
“He wishes,” Harry laughed, looking back down at the test. “Shit, I … I can’t believe this. Louis, I didn’t mean for this. Honestly. It was just sex for me. We have great sex, and I didn’t see why I should have to turn that down, not when you clearly wanted it as much as I did. I didn’t want this to end in a baby.”
Louis knows he shouldn’t be sleeping with his boyfriend’s enemy. He knows that. But there’s something that draws him back to Harry over and over again. Falling in love wasn’t part of the plan...
Thou, Sun, Art Half As Happy by @lululawrence
[Louis/Harry/Nick Grimshaw, 7k, Not Rated, tumblr post]
Hello, I’m sorry if this isn’t a post that is allowed on this channel, but I was hoping for the best since it is regarding a photography project I’m working on at the moment. I’m working on a set of sunrise kiss photos and therefore am needing a willing kissing partner. I’d hoped to be able to provide one for myself, but it hasn’t panned out, so here I am! I was hoping to find someone here, since I know most of you (at least peripherally) and can generally vouch for you not being creeps. Plus this way I know you will understand needing to continue to tweak the camera settings and reshoots etc that others might not.
Anyway, I’m looking for someone who identifies as male or male-ish (sorry, ladies) who is between the ages of 18 and 40. I’m a 29 year old male-ish myself, for those who would like to know before replying.
If you’re interested and are free the early morning of August 7th and would like to kiss in the sunrise with me for the sake of some (hopefully) interesting and fun photos, let me know via DM and I’ll give you the location.
OR the one where Louis needs a kissing partner, two show up, and it all might turn out for the best that way.
call my name and save me from the dark by @so-why-let-your-voice-be-tamed / we_are_the_same
[Louis/Harry, 4k, Teen & Up, tumblr post]
“I don’t know if it was a nightmare,” he confesses to the ceiling, the darkness making it easier to speak up even when he still has to close his eyes to stop himself from tearing up. “It feels more like a memory. But it can’t be.”
Harry shifts, and Louis can feel his chin perched on his chest, doesn’t need to look at him to know that Harry’s studying him. “Why?” He prompts, when Louis doesn’t immediately continue, and Louis swallows, tries to shrug off the apprehension, the fear that Harry will think that he’s gone mad.
“Because I heard them pronounce me dead.”
Feels like home by @neondiamond
[Louis/Harry, 2k, Explicit, tumblr post]
Louis comes home from work with an exciting surprise. Daydreaming and celebrations ensue.
this is my jam by @disgruntledkittenface
[Harry/Louis, 4k, Mature, tumblr post]
The guy’s eyes are so blue that Harry can’t tear his gaze away, even as he moves to the beat. The searing light shade is magnetic; he finds himself leaning in and yelling, “This is my jam!” only to earn a laugh from thin pink lips that Harry’s definitely going to be dreaming about tonight.
“Your jam?”
When the guy yells back over the music, his blue eyes sparkling and his lips twisted in a smirk, Harry’s chest literally puffs out with pride at earning his attention. His obvious approval. Tongue-tied, Harry nods and closes his eyes as he lets go, the music reverberating around them. All of the usual inhibitions that keep him in the corner at parties fall away and he bounces around the center of the dance floor, waving his arms above his head. Somehow his towel stays on, even as he starts to think he wouldn’t mind if it fell off. Fuck it. He finally made it here, he’s damn well going to enjoy it.
Harry goes to a gay bathhouse for the first time. 90s AU.
I Know My Arithmedick (2 + 2 = 4sum) by yeah_alright / @uhoh-but-yeah-alright
[Harry/Louis + Louis/multiple partners, 3k, Explicit, tumblr post]
Harry wants to watch Louis fuck someone else. Louis loves giving Harry what he wants. It’s simple math, really.
doG…and his friend by @uhoh-but-yeah-alright / yeah_alright
[Louis/Harry, 3k, Teen & Up, tumblr post]
When Joan has to move out of her small, nice home and in with a random roommate, she obviously brings her dog/boyfriend, Doug, with her.
Doug makes a friend. And maybe more.
I Heard You Talking by @lululawrence
[Louis/Harry, 10k, Not Rated, tumblr post]
It had been an hour of their noise that Louis had been dealing with, and for some reason the fact that these grown men were being this rowdy in the quiet carriage over a game of Uno was the breaking point for him. He stood up and turned around, making his way down to where the group of five were somehow gathered around a table.
Louis stopped at the table and cleared his throat, mouth open and ready to politely request they keep it down when the man who was sitting with his back to Louis turned.
He was stunningly gorgeous.
Blinking a ridiculous number of times in an attempt to pull himself together, Louis coughed and spit out, “This is the quiet carriage.”
God, he was nearly forty and that was the best he could do in front of a set of pretty, green eyes?
Or the one where Harry is famous and Louis doesn't have a clue. Good thing his son is able to help him out.
All That You Need by @haztobegood
[Louis/Harry, 2k, Explicit, tumblr post]
Pre-heat was always one of Harry’s favorite times to spend with Louis. It was a time to rest up and indulge in extra cuddles, like basking in a ray of sunshine before having to dive off the deep end. Louis lavishes him with tender touches and soft kisses. Harry wants to savor this time as long as possible. The unquenchable need will come later, but for now, his desires are simple. He just needed to be closer to his alpha. As close as possible.
sickly sweet fonding by amomentoflove / @daggerandrose
[Louis/Harry, 1k, General, tumblr post]
A few members of their crew start piling up the dirty dishes and taking them over to the sink. Harry walks around the cameras, and smiles brightly at Louis.
“What do you think, Lou? Do I have it in the bag?”
Louis eyes a bowl of bright pink lumpy batter being cleaned from Harry’s side. “Of course you do.” He wraps an arm around Harry’s waist and steers him away, all while ignoring the dramatic gagging Niall is doing. He doesn’t think it’s just the batter making Niall gag.
or the one where Louis fonds over Harry's horrible baking skills
Fractured Moonlight by amomentoflove / @daggerandrose
[Louis/Harry, 1k, Mature, tumblr post]
Louis huffs because he doesn’t want to deal with this. “Listen, I appreciate your concern.” He doesn’t. “But it’s not your duty to look after the sad man at the bar. Okay?”
'Ere comes the milk by stretchmybones / @onlyfor-thegays
[Harry/Louis, 1k, Explicit]
Louis is obsessed with Harry's mommy milkers.
everything comes back to you by stretchmybones / @onlyfor-thegays
[Louis/Harry, 8k, Explicit]
Harry and Louis are childhood best friends. What happens when Harry has to move towns just as they are starting their secondary gender presentations? What happens when fate brings them back together years later in the most unexpected of ways?
He Still Takes My Breath Away by @parmahamlarrie
[Harry/Louis, 32k, Teen & Up, tumblr post]
Camp Infinity is the perfect place for a lot of things; hiking, swimming, sports, eating, and falling in love. Harry Styles is a bit too familiar with the last one from his years of being a camper. This year things will be different. He’s 21, a grown man now, and ready to see Camp Infinity from a different point of view; working as a lifeguard. However, his whole summer turns upside down when a familiar British lad makes his return into Harry's life.Or the one where Harry is a lifeguard and Louis is the head of recreation. And, sometimes, you just need a little push to realize what was right in front of you the whole time.
Also known as – The Summer Camp Fic
tread lightly on my ground by fairytalelights / @lookslikefairytale
[Louis/Harry, 20k, Explicit, tumblr post]
No, that's the tragic part of this, the part that makes Harry feel like the universe is playing a cruel joke on him. The father of his baby is exactly right, exactly who he always imagined himself having kids with. He just imagined them married, bonded. Happy. He didn't imagine them barely talking, tip-toeing around each other because neither of them is brave enough to talk about what happened between them. He didn't imagine the father of his child not loving him back.
or, the one where Harry is having Louis' baby, but Louis doesn't know it's his.
Getting a Head for Heights by @ladyaj-13 / LadyAJ_13
[Louis/Greg James, 3k, Teen & Up, tumblr post]
The problem is, Louis thinks Greg would be quite good to date, so it would really help if everyone would stop reminding him of that fact so he could unthink it. He’d be a gentleman, at least until Louis talked him out of it, and he’s funny and nice and hot and they’re both into music and football and drama. He’s also a freakish giant of a human, and the problem with dating is that sooner or later you have to stand next to each other.
We Go Together (series) by @beelou / cherrylarry
[Louis/Harry, 3k, General, tumblr post]
A grease au
Hot Boy Summer (series) by @louisandtheaquarian / zita17
[Harry/Louis, 35k, Teen & Up, tumblr post]
Louis is an overworked bartender hoping to save up enough extra tips to buy a new air conditioner before he literally melts during a scorching NYC heat wave. Harry is the new neighbor that wakes him up by moving in his sole day off at 6am. An NYC enemies to neighbors to lovers AU featuring a rickety fire escape, the 2021 Euros, Lirry bickering like a divorced couple, and enough OT5 clichés to rot your teeth. (If Harry's pastries don't get them first.)
across the river is where my heart is by 4ureyesonly28 / @evilovesyou
[Louis/Harry, 8k, General, tumblr post]
The first time they see each other is when they are toddlers, playing out in the yard. Louis remembers sitting on the perfectly trimmed lawn and getting yelled at for picking at the soft blades of grass; she remembers looking over, across the narrow but deep and wild river, and watching another little girl, out in a different garden, picking flowers for her mother.
She remembers carefully raising her hand and waving—her little heart beating hard in her chest, as if she had done something dangerous, something forbidden, even though back then she could not understand the true divide the River made amongst them.
bright eyes, blue denim by 4ureyesonly28 / @evilovesyou
[Louis/Harry, 2k, General, tumblr post]
Louis' favourite jeans have suddenly disappeared from where he always got them. Harry is a store manager with an affinity for customer care, particularly when the customer has bright blue eyes and happens to be very flirty.
whatever you feel like doing in this moment by 4ureyesonly28 / @evilovesyou
[Harry/Louis, 2k, General, tumblr post]
Louis gets all that he's ever wanted during his favourite game at their group's weekly improv show.
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Running In Circles - Chapter 3
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Word Count: 1,854
Characters: Female Reader Rossi Character, Aaron Hotchner, David Rossi, Derek Morgan, Spencer Reid, Jennifer “JJ”Jareau, Emily Prentiss, Penelope Garcia
Story Description: (Y/N) Rossi is following in her father’s footsteps by joining the BAU team as a profiler. The girl genius knew almost everything but she could have never predicted falling for Aaron Hotchner, her boss and her father’s friend. in their world mutual feelings are not enough to push them together. Will all the adversities and obstacles they face pull them together or push them apart forever?
*DISCLAIMER* I do not own in any way Criminal Minds, all credits of the pre-established characters, script, and storyline belong to Jeff Davis and CBS Network. The only thing I own is Arden Rossi, any upcoming characters, and her storyline, as well as her effects in the others’ story line.
Chapter: 3/?
A/N: This is a short one. Just fully domestic fluff and it makes me very happy, but letting ya’ll know this happiness will be kinda short lived. If you enjoy my writing I’ll also be posting them in AO3 and Wattpad along with other stories (I also hope to start taking requests if ya’ll want) Hope you enjoy and all constructive criticism is encouraged.
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“Okay, buddy, let’s see.” I looked at the instructions in my hands from the fort kit I had purchased. It seemed simple enough and something Jack would enjoy inmmensly. “Let’s do this.”
“Yeah!” Jack exclaimed. Hotch laughed from the kitchen, insisting he had to at least cook some dinner. In the oven were the batch of brownies I had put in 10 minutes ago. It took about 30 minutes to finish the fort and the look on Jack’s face was priceless. Then he spent 10 minutes perusing my movie collection until he finally landed on Toy Story, once again. 
“Well, dinner’s ready,” Hotch announced, bringing a tray with three plates of spaghetti to the fort.
“Daddy, daddy! Look at the fort!” Jack jumped up and down. It was a simple square base, big enough for three people and a triangle top. We covered it with thin sheets and hung wire twinkle lights on the top. Jack had run to my linen closet and gotten a thick comforter to lay on the floor, as well as most of the pillow that laid on my couch. He also arranged a couple of his plush toys in there to keep us company, as he put it. 
“I see it, buddy. It looks great!” Hotch smiled brightly. “Now, what do we say?”
“Thank you, (Y/N)!”
“No problem, little man,” I smiled. “How about you invite your dad inside so we can eat some spaghetti?”
“Yes! Come on, dad!”
Hotch sat down next to me and passed a plate to Jack and me, putting a napkin on his son’s collar. The small kid smiled at his dad and dug into his plate without another thought, the sound of the movie filling in the background. 
“You know,” I mused. “It was pretty bold of you to cook spaghetti for an Italian.”
“Right,” he chuckled. “Well, I hope it’s good.”
I smiled and took a bite of the noodles. Hotch stared expectantly to see if he passed the Italian test. I chewed slowly, dragging the process along, until finally giving him a thumbs up. Hotch sighed and smiled before digging into his own plate.
After finishing the pasta, I took the three plates to the kitchen and served three plates of brownie with ice cream for me and the Hotchner duo. When those plates were empty, Jack laid his head on my lap and his feet on his dad’s and watched the movie. An hour and a half later, the blonde boy was softly snoring and peacefully sleeping.
“Looks like the little man ran out of juice,” I said as I ran my hand through his soft hair. “I think we should take him up to the guest room.”
Hotch softly placed his hand under Jack’s arms and carried him up the stairs to the first door on the right, careful not to wake the tired child. I pulled the sheets away and Hotch laid the kid on the bed. I left the room to let Hotch change Jack into his pajamas and went downstairs to clean up and pack away the fort for Jack to take home.
“Thank you, (Y/N),” I jumped at the sound of Hotch’s voice and he laughed. “Sorry, didn’t mean to startle you.”
“It’s okay, and don’t mention it.” I sat down next to him on the island. “Whatever you need, seriously, I’m here.”
He smiled and engulfed me in a hug; time slowed down. For a moment, just for a moment, it was only us. There was no hurting, no unspoken emotions, nothing. I breathed in his scent and took in the warmth coming from the closeness of his body to mine. He relaxed into me and let himself be human for a change. 
All good things come to an end.
“Well, it’s getting late,” I said breaking the hug and clearing my throat. “Um, there’s towels in the guest bedroom closet and extra blankets just in case it gets too cold during the night.”
“Great, I’ll see you in the morning, then. Good night, (y/n).”
“Good night, Hotch.” I smiled and waited for his figure to disappear in the stairs before opening the doors leading to my backyard. I breathed in deeply and tried to easy my heartbeat.
“What are you doing, (Y/N)?” I whispered to myself.
I spent the night tossing and turning, trying my best to not think that the man I liked was sleeping just a hallway away. Before I knew it, the sun was peeking in through my bedroom window, announcing that I had wasted a whole night of sleep inside my head. 
So, I got up and went downstairs to work on breakfast. Eggs, bacon, pancakes, toast, the works. I put a pot of coffee to brew and took out some toppings for the pancakes. As I was finishing with the bacon, I heard tiny feet running down the staircase.
“Morning, (Y/N)!” Jack exclaimed, hugging my waist since it was as high as he could reach. 
“Hey, little man,” I said ruffling his hair. “Wanna help me set the table?”
He nodded and grabbed the forks I was holding, placing them rapidly next to the three plates that were already on the round table.
“Jack, where’s dad?” I questioned.
“He’s still sleeping.” He shrugged.
“I have an idea, little man. How about we wake him up with some silly string?”
“What’s silly string?” My mouth dropped. I headed to the hallway closet and took out two cans of silly string.
“This, buddy, is silly string,” I presented the can. “You press the button here down and string comes out.”
“Like this?” Jack asked as a string of green plastic was expelled from the can. He shrieked gleefully and his excitement grew as he saw the grin on my face.
“Just like that, bud. Let’s go wake up dad.” 
He nodded excitedly and we walked up the stairs quietly. Once we reached the door, I turned the doorknob slowly and instructed Jack to go jump on the bed to surprise his dad. He smiled at me and when the door was completely open, he ran up to the bed and jumped.
When Hotch’s eyes shot open, Jack and I pressed the cans and shot silly string all over Hotch.
“Good morning, daddy!” Jack screamed as he flung the can around. Definitely a mess I’d have to clean later but very worth it at the moment.
“Morning, Jack!” The older man said as he brought his kid down tickling him slightly. “Is it safe to assume this was your idea, (Y/N)?”
“Yes, sir. It is,” I responded between laughs. “We have a very strict protocol in this household when it comes to wake up calls.” 
“That’s a very effective wake up call.” Hotch smiled.
“Well, now that we’re all up, we can eat some breakfast,” I said. “There’s some chocolate chip pancakes for you, little man.”
“Yes!” He excitedly left the room and ran downstairs.
“And there’s coffee, too.” I smiled and Hotch got up to join us downstairs.
“(Y/N), thank you.” Hotch said as he stood on the doorstep ready to go home. “This is exactly what Jack and I needed, and I have no idea how I’ll ever be able to make it up to you.”
“Hotch, there’s absolutely no need.” I laid a hand on his arm, giving it a squeeze for reassurance. “I meant it when I said I’d always be here for you both. Whatever it is you need.”
Hotch smiled and left with an ‘I’ll see you at work’, and a Jack frantically waving from the backseat.
And that’s how our sleepovers started. Most of the times we had days off Hotch would come over and we’d build a fort with Jack and watch movies or played games. On hot days, we’d play around in the pool. Sometimes with the squad, but more often than not, just the three of us. If ever he needed it, I would take care of Jack so he could have a day to himself. These nights were happening so often, I transformed one of the guest rooms into a room for Jack. Hotch started leaving some of Jack’s clothes and toys. My house started becoming a second home for the Hotchner boys.
Slowly we grew closer and closer as friends, even if I wanted more. His friendship was too important for me to lose what we already had.
Back at work, it was business as usual. The team was none the wiser, but they could see that our relationship had gotten closer. JJ would always give me a smirk when she saw us hugging in his office, Derek would wiggle his eyebrows at me, and Penelope would silently squeal and flail her arms whenever she saw us in proximity.
Today was no different. Reid, Emily, Derek, and I were in the briefing room each stirring their wanted sugars and creams into the coffees I had brought in the morning. Reid quickly examining the box of donuts I had also brought along to pick the best one.
“Come on, baby girl,” Derek chuckled. “What’s going on between you and the boss man?”
“Well, Derek, if you must know,” I played along. The trio closed in as I pretended to look around for any eavesdropping ears. “Absolutely nothing. We’re just friends.”
“Come on, (Y/N),” Emily responded annoyed. “There has to be something. Friends don’t look at each other the way you both do.”
“My dearest Emily, I’m serious. I’ve just tried to be there for him in these very difficult times.” I sipped my coffee. “And I very much enjoy Jack’s company.”
“You know,” Spencer chimed in. “Oxytocin and dopamine, which are often referred to as the love hormones, affect pupil size. The brain gets a surge of these chemicals when you’re sexually or romantically attracted to someone. This boost of hormones causes pupils to dilate. So, really, if we wanted to know if something was happening all we have to do is pay attention to their eyes.”
“Thank you, Spence.” I laughed. “Now I’m gonna have to use sunglasses everywhere.”
“So that means there is something to look out for!” Emily chirped.
“No,” I cleared my throat. “It means that I don’t want to be stared at all the time by profilers, thank you very much.”
“Whatever you say, (Y/N), whatever you say.” Emily laughed.
After that, playful side eyes and nudges were implemented to our daily routine. They’d smirk whenever Hotch praised me and stared whenever he was even remotely close to me. At first it was funny, but it made me extremely nervous to think that Hotch could catch on. Although, it had been a couple of months with this behavior and thankfully, the unit chief had yet to figure it out, as oblivious to our teammates’ behavior as he was to my feelings for him.
Our friendship continued to flourish and strengthen as I pushed my feelings down in an effort to forget about them. It did not do me any good but, if this was the only way to keep him close, I would endure it.
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@franboos @to-enter-polaris @gucciboner and myself worked on a massive fic recommendation list with all our favourite sobbe fics classed by word count.. enjoy!
one-shots:
< 10k
- hold me close @sincerelysobbe (2,5k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/23969836
Robbe is stressed because of a test and Sander comforts him.
- You make me feel like I am whole again @nbrook (2,7k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/26937070
Robbe is having an awful day. But it ends in the best way possible.
- A Beautiful Night @Lwritings (3,6k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/23428594
Sander has been friends with the Broerrrs for half a year and Robbe has been desperately crushing on him. A game of Never Have I Ever changes everything.
- Love potion no.9 @thekardemomme (3,8k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28923867
they’re best friends. and potions partners. or: it’s amortentia day.
- Croissants @bruisingknees (3,8k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/22186195
Robbe thinks that maybe the guy working at the bakery has been flirting with him.
- Paper rings @thekardemomme (4k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27953645
When Sander’s nose twitches, causing him to make this soft little whimpering sound, Robbe can’t help himself. He leans forward enough to kiss Sander’s forehead again, and then he dots one on each cheek, and then finally on his nose. “I can’t wait to marry you,” he whispers.
- You’re an angel in disguise (you’re an angel in my eyes) @thekardemomme (4,1k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27570142
Robbe is Sander’s guardian angel.
- The sun came up and I was looking at you @allforyoumylove (4,2k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/24647095
Robbe and Sander waking up on a quiet Sunday morning in June. Sander is a tease, Robbe is awestruck, and both are hopelessly in love.
- I’ve always wanted a (boy)friend @thekardemomme (4,2k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28496322
before sander, robbe never liked christmas. christmas is sander’s favorite holiday.
- Purple lips (underwater) @dottori (5,3k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/22371688
it’s a sunny, warm friday at the beginning of march, and sander wants them to go for a swim.
- Day Fifty @beejohnlocked (5,7k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27987252
Robbe makes a plan to confess his feelings to Sander on Christmas.
- The blind date bomb @thekardemomme (5,8k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/29073711
”He thinks of the gorgeous man in the picture, and he thinks of how Sander said his YouTube is cute, and how Britt—who hardly even knows Robbe—thinks that he and Sander would be a good match.And he decides… Fuck it. One date can’t hurt, right?” or: robbe and sander go on a blind date
- Let's dance @msleviss (6,2k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/22092550 
Robbe and his friends go to a club to check out Amber’s DJ cousin.
- 12 things I love about you @nbrook (6,3k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27636032
Sander can't spend the whole day with Robbe on their anniversary, but he still figures out a way to make him fall in love with him all over again.
- Love me while your wrists are bound @alsjeblieft (6,4k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27031636
the cabin trip but with a twist.
- Sun shining from pure desire @skamtrash (6,6k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27105727
Sander has been flirting with his student teacher, Robbe for months now who keeps reminding Sander that he's wasting his time but eventually the flirting and chasing wears Robbe down to where he cant deny his attraction to Sander. University TA/Student AU
-  At ease with you @Skamtrash ( 7,7,k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/26423596
robbe tells his mom he and his best friend, sander are dating to get her off his back.
He doesn't expect his mom to congratulate them by getting them tickets to join her on a cruise vacation.
Cue a week of pretending to be a couple.
fake relationship to lovers au
- Besotted with your love @Skamtrash (7,7k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/25288000
sander has a photography project and decides to shoot at the skatepark where robbe is his subject. when he approaches robbe and needs him to fill out the release form, he's absolutely smitten from the start.
sander falling in love with robbe who's deaf.
- Taking pictures of you as the light came through @allforyoumylove (7,9k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27533866
Robbe photographs Sander in bed. Things take a steamy turn.
- My midsummer darling @robbesdriesen (8,2k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/23702017
Robbe goes on a summer week-long retreat to his aunt's quaint, little villa in Genoa. He doesn't know he has a neighbor close by, one that would capture his entire soul.
OR
Robbe and Sander fall in love in a whirlwind summer romance. One that would change their lives forever.
- Afterglow @Skamtrash (9k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28032300
On vacation in a small winter village during the holidays, Robbe meets one of the hotel's employees, Sander.
All it takes is two weeks. 14 days for them to fall for each other.
- Christmas Dreams @sonderthroughthestreets (9,6k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28272282
Robbe is stuck with his typical 9-5 job as an HR analyst until a conversation with Sander from IT on their company rooftop makes him reconsider his dreams. In the midst of it all, Adam from Accounting has a massive crush on Robbe and wants to ask him to the Christmas Party, so Sander offers to be his "date" to help him. Christmas fluff and flirting ensues.
> 10k 
- Sander Driesen versus a mistletoe @dottori (10,1k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27976461
it’s not a fair match.
(or, sobbe go on a christmas date, and sander really wants a kiss under the mistletoe.)
- This isn't our first time around @noobishere (10,7k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/25472953
One moment they are in the kitchen of their shared apartment, the next, they're in this strange but familiar room.
(a.k.a the au in which they accidentally go hopping through multiple universes)
- Our love story is my favorite @robbesdriesen (13k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/25459867
a wedding fic for robbe and sander
- It’s an unrequited love @eggsntoast (14,1k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/22854661
Sander works part-time at a museum every Sunday. Robbe is a frequent visitor.
- Agents Sliding Down The Chimney @berrevy (14,2k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28428840
The smile that twitches at the corner of Sander's mouth is like the tiniest opening, and Robbe takes that as a challenge. He’s always been good at slipping through small spaces.
“You wanna see a trick?”
Sander sizes him up for a moment, then swivels on his heel to face him fully. “Ok then, magic boy. C’mon.”
(aka a late Christmas fic)
- Come lie with me @allforyoumylove (14,6k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/29089530 
“When Robbe lifts the blanket and gently tugs on the leg of Sander’s sweatpants, silently inviting him in, Sander doesn’t ask questions, doesn’t hesitate, he just drowsily slips into Robbe’s embrace.”
(or the one where they both have a terrible relationship with sleep but find out that it gets a little better when nestled up against each other)
- Man on a mission @littleliefe (17k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27820564
The agency is under attack but Sander is just thirsty for Robbe. On the other hand, the rest of the agency is more concerned about helping Sander ask Robbe out for dinner.
- life was a willow and it bent right to your wind @nbrook (18k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28349892
Sander and Robbe became best friends before Sander made a move and then Robbe went and got himself another boyfriend, leaving him pining. And it’s fine, really, it is. Sander promised himself that he wouldn’t do anything about it for as long as Robbe was happy. But when Robbe’s boyfriend ridicules his love for everything Christmas, he decides to step in to give him the Christmas traditions he deserves himself.
- You're my stars...and everything in between @aurorawinds (19,7k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27862950
A Star-Crossed Lovers, Romeo & Juliet inspired, AU where Robbe and Sander are the sons of Antwerp’s two most rivaling families of tech companies, head over heels in love with one another as they find it more and more difficult each day to hide their relationship from their families. To hide their love.
- Lovers never lose @dottori (24k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27532636
twelve-ish kisses robbe and sander share at the trip to ardennes (and afterwards).
multi-chaptered:
5k - 20k
- In the middle of the night @Lwritings (complete | 9,3k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/24133477/chapters/58105945
The Broerrrs go on holiday for a week to London. Robbe is very excited for it until there is something wrong in the hotel and he has to share a room with Sander. And not just Sander, no the guy he has been crushing on for 3 months ever since he joined their group. And not just a room, no there is only one bed as well. When it's just the two of them in the night, anything can happen..
- If a June night could talk it would probably boast it invented romance @allforyoumylove (complete | 14,7k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/25264918/chapters/61250002?view_adult=true
Robbe and Sander are childhood best friends. They’re also secretly in love with each other. Confessions are made under a beech tree on a warm summer evening at the end of June.
- Drie @skamtrash (complete | 15,4k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/22547221/chapters/53878474
Robbe stands up and finds the voice calling the name and fucking hell, the guy's well fit. He's only dressed in a black t shirt, black jeans and boots but the tattoos that layer his arms immediately entice him. And that platinum hair,  his actual face,  who looks that good. He gets himself together quickly, "I think Bowie's here."
The au in which Robbe finds a toddler hiding in a clothing rack at a store and ends up falling for his dad
- The way we feel @toskyandbeyond (in the works | currently 17,8k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/26364451/chapters/64213597
It’s always been like that. Robbe and Sander, through thick and thin. There was not a thing they didn’t go through together. Moreover, they couldn’t even imagine living without each other’s presence.
The day they met it was almost like two old souls encountered once again. Like they were meant to find each other.
- The finest of the meadow @allforyoumylove (complete | 18,8k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/26009740/chapters/63239776
The universe brings two lonely boys together in a flowering meadow. They fall for each other fast and hard among delicate daisies, warm summer breezes, and shooting stars.
20k - 40k
- Come closer I’ll give you all my love @sonderthroughthestreets (in the works | 22,6k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27249196/chapters/66568180
Robbe’s ex is a pain and Sander helps get rid of him. The problem? They’ve been friends for as long as they can remember and some point between the blurred lines, they fall in love.
-  Put your head on my shoulder @Aniloracat (in the works | currently 24,9k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/24079126/chapters/5795296
Because of some past mistakes and communication issues, Robbe and Sander can't stand each other anymore, until they are "forced" to stay in quarantine alone and face their feelings.
📌 Or the enemies to lovers, roommates, quarantine fanfic nobody asked for 😅
📌 Title based on Paul Anka's song 'Put your head in my shoulder'
- Waiting down at the station @ivy_seas (in the works | currently 25,5k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28995576/chapters/71160429
The world is winter, it’s the inconvenient snowfall on the walk to the six-thirty train, it’s falling for the stranger who happens to take the same train. When to take a risk becomes the same question of when to let go of something you’re not really sure you had in the first place. But maybe the world isn’t so cruel.
—strangers to lovers au
- Wings to Earn @to-enter-polaris (complete | 26,6k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28432749/chapters/69672963
After playing volleyball abroad for two years, Sander comes back home to fix his mistake of leaving in the first place, but Robbe isn't ready to forgive him.
- time may change me, but i can't trace time @abittersweetsong (in the works | currently 30,8k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27785878/chapters/68021533
“You’re my best friend and I love you.”
It’s a simple admission and it settles gently in Robbe’s soul.
Or Robbe and Sander find each other in every universe, but in this one they're best friends first.
- If You say Run, I'll Run with You @Aniloracat (complete | 32,8k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/25970479/chapters/63133504
Robbe is having a terrible day and a hot, but annoying white-haired photographer that won't stop appearing everywhere is not making it any better. That's it, until sparks fly, and Robbe decides he's found the perfect distraction from his terrible day.
 One-night stand AU that's not meant to be a one-night stand.
- Vrijdag 21:37 @wasteourdaysdreaming (complete | 34,8k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/22002403/chapters/52504453
The same party one Friday night in February, told from different perspectives.
- You know i'm always at your shoulder (take your heart out of its holster) @wafflesofdoom (in the works (but can be read separate from each other) | currently 35,2k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21979630/chapters/52448740
“I must have been really good, in another universe, to deserve you,” Sander whispered, thumb brushing the line of Robbe’s cheekbone, the pad of his thumb soft against Robbe’s skin.
Robbe simply kissed the inside of Sander’s wrist, shaking his head. “You are good in this universe, too,” he said. “You found me, when I needed you the most.”
learning how to be in a real, actual relationship isn't the easiest thing in the world, and robbe is very new to it all, and he's got a lot to figure out when it comes to being in actual, everyday love with sander. the first six months of a relationship are the best - and they're some of the hardest, too. these are the first six months of robbe and sander's relationship.
- this rough magic @aholynight (complete | 36,4k) 
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21760975/chapters/51919642
Though he’s a sixth-prefect and the newest member of the Hufflepuff Quidditch team, Muggleborn Robbe can still hardly believe that he’s made of magic.
Sander is the seventh-year Gryffindor beater whose wild behavior and delinquent reputation precedes him.
Though Robbe desperately wants to believe in the angel-faced boy he sees in front of him—and ignore the rumors of Sander’s devilish behavior—he’s not sure his heart can afford the risk.
But when Sander and Robbe are left in a nearly-empty Hogwarts over the Christmas holiday, avoiding Sander might no longer be an option.
40k - 60k
- The night we met @themoongirl (complete | 42,8k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/22189216/chapters/52975012
Robbe Ijzermans has a brain that won't let him sleep, a chest that feels far too heavy and thoughts that never stop.
During his first year of college he meets Sander Driesen. Robbe finds what he never went looking for.
AKA, a college AU.
- Visitations @lucidpantone (complete | 46,1k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/22537474/chapters/53855452
Does Robbe and Sander's relationship survive into adulthood.
This fic takes place in two simultaneously timelines: the past and the present.
The present occurs in one entire day. Both timelines are completely out of chronological order. Everything is in clips.You can be dropped in at anytime of the day in any timeline. So clip by clip you will need to piece together what happen to Sander & Robbe and why the present looks the way it does and what happened in the past that got them there.
This love story is a journey. So be prepared.
In the words of one of our Even's. It’s a complicated love story between complicated people.
- look into my eyes, ignore the rest @robbesdriesen (complete | 47,4k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/26230513/chapters/63842047
a story of how robbe and sander fall in love in front of the camera and behind it (which in their case, the camera isn't needed at all)
- rotten work @aholynight (complete | 50,5k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/22239544/chapters/53102809
Robbe is a college freshman whose reckless habits and excessive drinking are starting to look an awful lot like calculated self-destruction—though his loneliness might be the thing that kills him first.
Sander is a visual arts major a few years above Robbe, with a face nobody can forget and a fuck boy reputation he can't seem to shake.
Everybody warns Robbe to stay away from the Sander, unless he wants to get burned. But Robbe's the kind of boy who likes playing with fire.
- just friends @sincerelysobbe (complete | 51k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27861626/chapters/68215882
Months ago, after a one-night stand that couldn't stay that way, Robbe and Sander made an agreement—the two of them, no strings attached. But, Sander's feelings for Robbe were strong, to begin with, and they're growing stronger with each passing day—and he knows that he is more in love with Robbe than he should be.
- run and score @robbesdriesen (complete | 59,8k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/23372407/chapters/56000917
Robbe Ijzermans is the star goalie of Antwerp U’s football team, naturally blocking shots as if it were his sixth sense. Sander Driesen is their star striker, having an eagle eye for the goal at all times.
Robbe always had a distaste for his bleached-blonde teammate and the annoying way he carried himself, but Robbe can never mask how much he admires him from a distance.
When they finally begin to learn more about each other, there is no going back for either.
With the looming playoffs in jeopardy for their entire team, will Robbe & Sander be able to manage it together? All while falling in love with each other at the same time?
> 60k
- Eastwood liberty @fockinglevendcliche (in the works | currently 69,7k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/24250837/chapters/58438588
Eastwood Liberty students had only one mission: to always be on top, at everything, no matter the cost.
It took Robbe just a day to realize that people there only cared about two things: money and power. But that was no surprise to him. What he didn't expect was to be confronted by this group of rich and spoiled boys, who used to always get what they wanted, especially their leader, Sander Driesen.
Sander made the rules, but unfortunately for him, Robbe had never been really good at sticking to them.
- Do i know you? @SrtaPepa (in the works | currently 88k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/23340514/chapters/55913782
Robbe has lost his memory from the last three years. He doesn’t remember finishing school and start college with Yasmina; he doesn’t remember going to live to the flatshare, or move out to a new place, or being friends with Milan, neither coming out as gay. And the worst of all of this is that Robbe doesn’t remember meeting Sander or that he is, in fact, truly, madly, deeply in love with him.
Hopefully, sometimes feelings are stronger than memories.
- jij verliest @sincerelysobbe (complete | 104,1k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/24445087/chapters/58986433
For the past three months, Robbe’s life—and what it once was—had been stripped away and rearranged. Now, if anything, his life had become a bit repetitive: homework, stream, ignore Thomas’s Instagram, repeat. But one Friday evening, Robbe meets a hurricane in the form of a platinum-haired tattoo artist who just might show him everything that he’s been missing.
- Remember my name @ijzermans (complete | 106,3k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/24215371/chapters/58335259
The past few weeks, Robbe has noticed a new guy has attended his high school.
Nobody really seems to care about the strange bleached kid, yet Robbe on the other hand, can't help but feel intrigued by him.
The new guy happens to be Sander, and he's not that easy to connect with. He's quiet, distant, and has a past he'd rather not share.
Or will Robbe make a difference?
- Paint me in trust @themoongirl (complete | 116,2k)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/24235861/chapters/58395625
“What are you looking for, Robbe?” Sander tilted his head, moving closer.
“A rush.” Robbe whispered, his lips brushing Sander’s.
Robbe Ijzermans has spent the better part of two years chasing the need to feel real again. Though being an adrenaline junkie is hardly a healthy coping mechanism, it’s one of the only things he has left.
Sander Driesen is a vampire with an unspeakable, dreadful past that won't seem to leave him.
When Robbe gets roped into Sander’s life he finds the feeling he has been chasing all along. But Sander's world has a different kind of risk, and it forces them to come face to face with the greatest danger of all. Fear of a life without the other.
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Le 3e Gédéon
I was hesitating to talk about it but here we go. May I introduce you to the manga "Le 3e Gédéon".
Warning long post
What it's about ?
Manga in 8 volumes, it tells the story of Gédéon Aymé who dreams of becoming a deputy to the Estates General to save the people from misery. George, the Duke of Loire and his former comrade, also seeks to change the system, but instead use violence to achieve his goal. This is going to be a story where the two characters will fight each other, one wanting peace and peaceful change, the other a radical and violent change.
What did I think of it ?
I found the story good. It manages to mix fiction and French revolution. It's full of inconsistencies but somehow it works. However I wouldn’t advise this manga to everyone. There is psychological and physical torture, gore and nudity. The images can sometimes be very crude.
What about historians characters ?
Well, we have the most badass portrayal of Louis I've ever seen in my life, he’s able to detect the slightest lie. Marie Antoinette may seem shallow, but she knows perfectly well how to play her charms to turn the tables in her favor. Their couple is interesting because each of them can't really love the other completely. Madame Roland is an ambitious woman who we learn had a daughter with Gédéon. Saint-Just is the slightly confused teenager who will eventually grow up and assert himself. Charles Philippe, the sociopathic Count of Artois, wants his brother's place and Elisabeth, the king's sister, wants Marie-Antoinette's place.
But what about Robespierre ?
I said in an old conversation that Maxime had daddy issues. Let me explain. One of the main themes of this manga is family and father figures. We learn that Gideon's father is the duke and he has exchanged his son's place with George so that Gédéon can be closer to the people. George has a real grudge against the duke because when Gédéon will be older, he should have become a servant again. But by trapping Gideon he kept his place.
Maxime has a real grudge against his father and George will use this information to manipulate him.
The first time we hear about Robespierre is in the first chapter. George is looking for easily manipulated men who can help him destroy the old system. Saint-Just, recruited by George, tells him that Max would be a potential candidate. Maxime is invited to George's house and has to save a former peasant, now a bandit, from the death penalty because he attacked George. Of course Maxime succeeds but it was a test. Of course, George can’t deny Maxime's skills but I believe it’s hearing the conversation between Maxime and Gédéon about Gédéon’s daughter that made him decide :
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Robespierre : Shouldn’t you start trying to be a good family man ? You should leave the Assembly to single people like me !
We see Robespierre again later in a rather amusing scene with Gédéon. Gédéon, drunk, says Saint-Just's erotic writings told the boy is a virgin and is amused. And who is the virgin in the same bar as Gédéon? Boom Maxime !
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Their following conversation will confirm that Louis XVI is the father of the kingdom.
Yeah, but when does George act ? Well, Gédéon sees Maxime again when the Estates General stagnate and there is a talk about creating a new assembly. Since Gideon is now part of the King's police force, Maxime asks him if he can meet the King discreetly to solve the problem. But without clearly knowing it, George is already starting to manipulate Maxime.
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Keep in mind the puppet representation. It will be important for the next step. Because it’s present when Maxime's words contradict a part of his thoughs and when this thoughs takes controls.
After Gédeon refuses to join Saint-Just, Maxime explains to him, if Gédéon continues to hang out with the royal family, there will be repercussions. And if Gédéon tries to find his lost daughter and make politics at the same time, he will lose both. Because for Maxime, children are burden to their parents. Maxime explains his childhood, his dead mother and his father who left. He is resentful of himself because he believes it was his behavior as a child that made his father disappear, that he was a burden to him. This is why he doesn’t want children.
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But underneath this justification, even if he pretends the opposite, he has hatred towards this father who abandoned him.
Gédéon : You have the right to hate your father.
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Robespierre : In this case, I have the right to kill him, right ?
On the day of the meeting with the king, on the way to the palace, Maxime admits to Gédéon that his father sends him letters. In this letters, his father talks about his new family. Of course he knows that this is probably a trap, but we feel that it’s a sensitive subject for him.
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Robespierre : Over my shoulder, I saw myself when I was ten years old.
Then comes one of my favorite scenes, a scene of tension between Louis XVI and Robespierre. Louis explains there are three locks on the table, if he thinks Maxime is lying, he will break one of them.
Robespierre : Since that time, I have always respected you as a father.
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Louis XVI : One...You were warned, lies don't work. Either you don't respect us, or you don't respect the concept of a father.
After two, Maxime admits being one of the instigators of the problems at the Estates General and to make it stop, Necker must be dismissed because he makes promises that the nobility will never accept. Louis accept to think about it.
And here comes the chapter where I most wanted seeing George to lose and die painfully because his plan is totally twisted. Maxime receives a letter from his father who tells him that Henriette might not have died if he had been there, implying that it is Maxime's fault that he left. Then Maxime sees in front of his house a woman abused by a man. He threatens to take him to court but the guy explains that Maxime has nothing to say about the correction of a husband to his wife, named is Henriette...Oh boy !
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The next day, Maxime proposes her to leave her husband, that he can help her by offering her a place in the convent of Arras. There, she would be safe. But she refuses because her husband will find her and she is unworthy of his help. Maxime feels unable to do anything. He remembers his dying sister. In the evening, another intermission, but this time Maxime decides to act. He intervenes until the girl confesses her father married her.
At this words, Maxime becomes mad and releases all the hatred he has accumulated towards his father. George's plan to make him forget any peaceful method succeeded
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Robespierre now lets his hate guide him. If Louis is the father of the kingdom and the father of his subjects, then he must pay too. He goes to see Necker, tells him to accept his resignation to become a martyr and harangues the assembly to join the people and take up arms. He explains the first attack will be at the Invalides, then the people need to take care of the Bastille afterwards, because it is a royal symbol.
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Camille : Maxime notice me !
Gédéon doesn’t agree with Robespierre, he thinks it’s necessary to think of a more peaceful method because it risks having deaths. He no longer recognizes his friend
Robespierre : I assure you Gédéon, I haven’t changed. Gentlemen ! Listen up ! We've been trying to find a resolution through dialogue for a long time! Alas, all our efforts have been in vain...a pure waste of time...and why !?
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Robespierre : You too, Gédéon, I bet you've seen abused children love their fathers so much that they fall apart. Gédéon: Yes...
We see him again only after the march of the women on Versailles. Gédéon tells him that George is the one who sent him the letters and played on his dislike for his father to kill the king. He wants to find the wise and peaceful Robespierre.
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Gédéon : And this other one love his father.
But Maxime does not believe him. His hatred is still too strong. When another lawyer asks Maxime to save a man, Maxime takes time to think, because the man looks like his father. It’s the words of Saint-Just that convince him to give up this man because he had previously seen the damage caused by the Duke of Loire on his sons George and Gédéon.
Robespierre : He’s a complete stranger, there is no doubt about it !! Saint-Just : Wouldn't it be better if he were really your father? If he were condemned to death, you would be delivered from him.
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Saint-Just : Destroying everything to build a new order, that's what I think revolution is !
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Finally, Maxime is released when the king died. Gédéon has found the death certificate of his father, confirming Maxime has sent an innocent man to death. Maxime seems to be happy on the day of the king's death but when he saw George and reconised him as the girl he tried to save, everything gets destroyed. He cries because after all he has done, he cannot go back.
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Saint-Just embraces Maxime who he’s crying : I will always remain at your side, until death separates us.
The last time we see him is when marie-Antoinette curses him and other revolutionaries at her execution;
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I reconize Saint-Just, Robespierre, Desmoulins, Marat ? (right middle), Danton, Hébert, Mme Roland, Augustin ? (bottom right)
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“Alex…” Jo interrupts, her hand slowly curing round his, the one resting on her bump. He can feel his lips trembling as the tears he’d fought so hard to keep at bay begin to fall. 
"I put glow in the dark stars up.” He whispered. "So she can't be dead."
On one of the rare occasions, Alex and Jo’s days off don’t coincide, Alex finds himself wishing for a six-hour surgery, hell he’d rather be removing splinters than deciding between lemon sherbet and soft daffodil. To say he was excited about the impending arrival of their second child would be an understatement but completing the ridiculously long list Jo had left him to do this morning before rushing off with Robin felt more like torture.
He understood though, with only two months to go everything seemed to pile up on them, the quiet calm they had mistaken for panic when Robin was on the way paled in comparison when they were trying to juggle two full time demanding careers, a new puppy, a new baby and a toddler whose main goal in life seemed to be giving his parents a heart attack with the many hiding places he could find.
And this is how Alex found himself staring into the abyss of a million Amazon boxes that Jo had somehow managed to sneak by him, with various shades of yellow paint cans dotted around.
He understood Jo’s desire to make everything perfect, she’d been that way since she’d stepped out of the loft bathroom over two years ago, her hands shaking as she lifted the test towards him clearly displaying two lines. He swears they both had good intentions when Robin was born, he wouldn’t be spoiled, there wouldn't be gifts that make up for missing birthdays or missing bedtimes, they’d be honest about mommy and daddy having to work hard for everything they have and yet they couldn’t seem to stop themselves, because the luxury of giving their son and now their daughter everything they’d never had brought more happiness to Jo and Alex then maybe their children would ever understand. There could never be a single second their children doubted how loved and wanted they truly were, so it didn’t matter if their daughter would be in with them for the first few months, her room had to be finished before she arrived.
Their daughter...he smiles at the mere thought of her, their daughter, who likes to kick when their reading Robins bedtime stories, or plays the guitar on Jo’s rib cage until Alex sings along softly with her in the early hours of the morning, their daughter who’d refused to make herself seen for the first two scans.
It’s only when Alex finishes the last coat of soft daffodil that he hears the faint ringing of his phone above the radio. Shuffling down the ladder he wipes the back of his hand on his shirt as he hears the familiar ringtone sound again making Alex frown as he manages to navigate his way through the maze of boxes he's built around himself.
There’s a slight twitch in his chest as he begins down the stairs hearing his phone fall quiet only to start up again seconds later. He finds it still plugged in by the coffee machine where he’d left it, glancing at the screen to see he had twelve missed calls and three voicemails.
There's a definite twitch in his chest now as he clicks play on Jo's first voicemail, his lips twitching up at the sound of Robin's singing. They sounded like they were still in the car as Jo listed off a few more things she needed him to do.
"Hey, sorry I know you said not to go overboard but there are two more deliveries coming today so make sure to listen out for them and oh oh...if you get a chance to go grocery shopping we need...well we need pretty much everything but get me those cupcakes with the oranges on them and oh erm..." She paused after taking a slightly heavy breath. "I do not feel great today, maybe I can get someone to take over my surgeries. Oh and don’t forget to get the box of baby clothes down from the attic will you...okay... I love you, Alex, I’ll call you later."
He frowned quickly, bypassing the message Meredith had left, assuming it was whatever love triangle tragedy she had that day. He finds Jo's second message. There was no greeting to this one, only Jo's panicked voice.
"Why aren’t you answering the phone Alex? What’s the point of having one if you don’t ever answer it?”
His phone beeped again, signalling another message had been left, this time from Meredith again.
"Alex, where the hell are you? You need to be here now. I don't know if Jo is trying not to worry you but Carina is having her admitted so get over here before I leave work and drag you here myself.”
He felt his heart begin to drop in his chest as he hit replay, trying to piece together what was happening. Before he even knew it his feet were carrying him towards the front door, keys in hand as he rushed out. His entire mind had narrowed in on one simple need: to get to Jo.
He couldn't think of much else as he drove, he doesn’t even remember his route to the hospital he just remembers being at home and then bursting through the doors of Grey Sloan. He was severely out of breath by the time he caught sight of Meredith outside the maternity ward talking quietly with Bailey.
The best thing about Meredith, and what made her excel as a doctor, was that she was damn good in a crisis. So she knew the minute their eyes met that Alex just needed Jo. As soon as he’s within reach she wraps an arm around his shoulder—which felt way too much like condolences for Alex's liking and leads him through the doors where Carina was already waiting. This had to be a mistake. Jo was fine last night. Their daughter was fine last night. He’d felt her kicking as they’d talked. They’d talked about his mom's upcoming visit, and maybe going to see Amber and her family for Christmas or inviting them here.
"—I know. It's awful." Carina mutters her eyes on Jo's chart. The intern beside her nodded in agreement.
"I hope Dr Karev shows up before the ultrasound. She shouldn't have to deal with that alone." The intern responds.
“He’s here,” Carina whispers as she looks up, hearing Alex and Meredith footsteps as she tucks the chart under her arm. “If you can go set up the ultrasound while I talk to him.”
"Of course."
Alex gulps at the sorrow on Carina’s face as she steps closer, it's all too much for him as he averts his gaze down to the floor, his eyes catching on the silver band around his finger, splattered with yellow paint from earlier.
"What's going on?" Alex asks, hearing his voice crack as Meredith drops her hand from his back.
"Alex, you need to take a breath and pull yourself together because right now Jo needs you.”
He doesn't respond to Mer, doesn't even look at her as he raises his gaze back towards Carina, “What’s going on?” He repeats, his voice lower this time.
"Jo's in premature labour. She mentioned a couple of hours ago that she had some pretty bad Braxton Hicks, but then she timed them and they were too close together and too regular. So she paged me, and when I checked her cervix had already begun to open-”
Alex found himself nodding along but Carina’s words soon faded to quiet buzz in his ears. His fingers are already twitching to hold Jo. This couldn’t be happening, not to them. Not now.
"Okay." He whispers his voice dangerously low as he blinks back tears, desperately trying to pull himself together when everything in him was burning. Please don’t do this, please don’t take her from us, please don’t do this to her . He can feel his nails digging into the palm of his hand, the only way he's sure he’s still alive is the dull pain he feels as he takes a deep breath gathering himself slowly. Suddenly his doctor brain kicks in as he begins to ask what they are doing to fix this, listing everything he knew like he wasn’t surrounded by some of the best doctors he knew.
Carina nods, her words still buzzing in Alex’s head as she explains the past couple of hours, Jo’s contractions stopped an hour ago, her cervix hasn't opened any further.
“We’re just waiting to do an ultrasound...it really needs to be done right away.”
“Right...what's the problem then?”
“She’s refusing Alex, won't let anyone near her.”
Alex shakes his head, that's not true. Jo wouldn’t...she would never do anything that could harm their baby. She wouldn’t refuse medical care. He watches as Meredith shoots another look to Carina who sighs, tilting her head in a way that has Alex’s heart dropping into his stomach. “I tried earlier with the stethoscope to find the heartbeat...and was unsuccessful.”
"Alex, do you understand? We couldn't find a heartbeat. Dr DeLuca tried and I did too. Even Jo tried...now she’s refusing the ultrasound, she won’t let anyone touch her."
The childish reaction was quick and automatic. "Maybe you didn’t try hard enough, you didn’t do it right, okay? You know you should check properly.”
Carina took a deep breath. "Alex, I'm sorry. I’m going to do an ultrasound, of course, but…I don't know. It's usually easy to hear it with a stethoscope at twenty-eight weeks. Intrauterine deaths happen and there's not much—"
He felt like he couldn't breathe. His hand was clutching at his chest trying to feel the air filling his lungs but he couldn’t feel a thing as everything went fuzzy again. "Stop. Just shut up. You don’t know Jo. You don’t know our…"
"I'm so, so, s o sorry, Alex," Mer whispered. "I know how much you wanted her."
He felt his eyes burning. "I still want her. And you're wrong because I just felt her kick last night. She was kicking when I sang—she always does that. She does. So she can't be dead."
He chokes on his words. “She’s not...dead.”
There’s a quiet discussion mainly between Carina and Meredith who seems to be answering for Alex as they both guide him towards a door at the end of the corridor:
He has to stand outside the door for a full minute as he tries to get a hold of himself. He doesn’t want his face to show how truly scared he is at this moment.
When he does finally gather himself enough to step into the room he notices how the curtains were pulled, blocking almost all of the sunlight from the otherwise dark room. Jo was curled up onto her side, her entire body tucked protectively around Robin's sleeping frame. She hadn't even lifted her head or made a move to turn when the door shut behind Alex, and that terrified him so deeply that he couldn't even move. It had all suddenly gotten very real.
He walked slowly around the bed so he could see her face, he needed to meet her eyes or he’d never believe any of this was true. But as he rounded the bed he was met with her blank stare, blinking slowly as she took in his form.
"Robin needs to go home. I don't want him to have to see any more of this." She said quietly. She made no move to speak about what was going on. She was emotionless and it terrified him. Suddenly flashbacks of the first time he’d ever seen her look so shut down came to mind. When she’d first met her biological mother. When she’d shut down and left him out in the cold. He wasn’t sure he could survive it back then, he’d needed her so much but now he was certain he’d never survive without her.
Alex turned his focus to his son, who was asleep with his face scrunched up against Jo’s chest, his chubby hands resting on the swell of her stomach.
"I can get Mer to take him home with her." He told Jo quietly, he couldn't find any other words to say, it seemed neither could she.
Jo just nods in response but makes no effort to move. Alex could tell by her hand curling tighter around Robin's back that she wasn’t quite ready to let him go yet.
He’s not sure how much time passes next, as he takes a seat carefully on the edge of the bed. Reaching out gingerly to run his hands softly across Jo's cheek. And it’s in that moment when their eyes meet, his thumb tracing the already dried tear tracks down her face that they break. She lifts her right arm gathering a handful of his shirt tightly pulling him closer, pressing her cheek against his chest so she could hear his steady heartbeat. She doesn't say anything and for a second she’s silent before the sob she must’ve been holding back erupts from her and Alex can feel the tears begin to soak through his T-shirt. He feels powerless, all he can do is keep a steady arm wrapped around his wife holding her tightly to him. That was what hurt him the most about this. He couldn't do anything to take her pain away. He couldn’t fix this.
“Jo…Jo Carina is waiting to do an ultrasound…we need…we need to be sure.” Alex sighs trying to keep his tears at bay as she continues to shake in his arms. “Why won’t you let her help?”
"I didn't want anyone else." She finally admits, loosening her grip enough that he can see her face, her lips trembling as she speaks. The sight alone sends another sharp stab through Alex’s heart. "I didn't want anyone. I wanted you. I wanted—I wanted you to make it better."
Alex nods, wishing with everything in him that he could make any of this better. He lets out a shaky breath as Jo settles back down so her head was resting on his chest, her face pressing into his collarbone. He knows it is selfish, he knows it might kill them both but he can’t help reaching out over Robin's little body and pressing his hand to her stomach. He waits a moment…before pressing again, still waiting to feel the usual response. He hears Jo's breath hitch as she too waits for the little nudge of their daughter's feet, he knows she’s usually responded by now but he waits, he just keeps waiting. He thinks sort of him will always be waiting for that little kick…he thinks this moment might be frozen in time. Not us. This happens to people, but not us. Maybe it wasn’t fair to think like that, after all, every day he sees the worst card parents could ever be handed in life and yet he says the same lines about support groups and doing everything he could and not once did he think he’d ever need to hear those words.
He doesn’t know how long he keeps his hand there just waiting. "I just finished painting the nursery. I went with soft daffodils but if you prefer lemon sherbet we can change it…we can pick whatever colour you want, and I know I said we didn’t need a new crib but if you want that fancy one we’ll-“
“Alex…” Jo interrupts, her hand slowly curling around his own on her bump. He can feel his own lips trembling as the tears he’d fought so hard to keep at bay begin to fall.
"I put glow in the dark stars up.” He whispered. "So she can't be dead."
There’s no logic to what he said. There’s no truth to his reasoning but he believes it. Jo winces at his words or more likely one word in particular. He feels her drag his hand down to where Robin's tiny hands rest, a little reminder of what they still have.
Alex moves closer to them, pulling Robin gently onto his chest, sliding over and opening his arms for Jo. Letting her sink into him. She rests against him like she no longer has the strength to hold herself up.
“I'm sorry. I thought it was nothing more than Braxton Hicks. Can you believe that? I’m a freaking doctor and I couldn’t tell the difference between Braxton hicks and labour. I should have known better. I did this. This is my fault—"
Alex cuts her off, shushing her. "It's not your fault," he assures her. Life was unfair. He knew that. But this pain Jo didn’t deserve. Not his children. Not Robin. Not their new little girl with the stars on her ceiling. Not his family. They hadn't built this together for it to be broken.
"Please don't cry," she pleaded, her voice wavering. "Please don't, it terrifies me. I'm already so scared, Alex. I'm so scared."
Alex just nods, swallowing deeply as he pulls her tighter against his side. It was true that everything had changed once he'd had children. He no longer understood how he had lived without them. And he was realizing that everything he gained could be taken just as easily. He knew that, if this baby really were gone, there would be nothing he could do to ever fix the pain that would settle in Jo's heart or his own for that matter.
He feels Robin begin to stir against him and he forces a smile on his face and kisses his head, smiling genuinely when the little one lifts his arms, reaching out for his father in an instant.
"Daddy” He cheered, his little fists gripping Alex’s T-shirt as he shifted him higher up his chest. He settles his palm on the back of his head and kisses his head again.
"Robin, how would you feel about playing with Ellis, Bailey and Zola tonight?" He asks him carefully.
Robin is as stubborn as his mother. "Scout?" He suggests instead.
"Yeah okay, we can see if Uncle Link will take you. You can play with Scout and then mommy and daddy will see you when you wake up." He knows Robin has no real clue on what’s happening around him but he knew Jo had been right. He didn't need to be here.
Robin lifts his head and peers down at Jo. He seemed to be thinking hard about the proposition before shaking his head fiercely.
"No."
No was his new favourite word and Alex was already sick of hearing it. He strokes his hair back as he meets eyes with Jo. Her tears are still falling steadily. Her hands spread out over her stomach and he knew she was waiting to feel something still.
"No, I want mommy," Robin insists. His little face mustering up what Alex assumed was a scowl as he reached over to wrap his hand around one of Jo's curls hanging loose in front of her face. Alex didn’t have it in him to battle Robin today, it’s not like he wanted to let go of Jo either.
They were out of time to decide what to do about Robin because Carina was already wheeling in the ultrasound. Jo tensed beside him, her hand gripping his tightly as he rose from his place on the bed lifting Robin with him.
"I can't. Please." She whispers and if possible his heart cracked even more.
She was hanging on by a thin thread, but she was hanging onto him. They could survive this…they could survive it together. He lifts Robin higher up his chest, gently cradling Robin's head to his shoulder as the little one's legs wrapped around him.
Alex stared at the swell of Jo’s stomach, the same stomach he'd kissed just last night and singing old country songs much to Jo's amusement. There was no way…there was no way she was…he’d just finished her room…the paint was still wet. Her name is written in stars above her crib. She can’t be.
Alex didn't even realize he was crying until Carina flashes him a sympathetic smile. Robin lifts his head as he squirms in his fathers’ tight grip, peering up at him with a frown. Reaching out to touch his cheeks with his small hands.
"Daddy sad?” He whispers curiously. Alex was torn because there’s no way of explaining this to their toddler and he doesn't want to scare him. Instead, he settles for pressing him back against his chest, his little face squeezed against his neck because while he didn’t want him to watch he also couldn’t bear to let him go.
He watches as Carina helps Jo to sit up. It was too much to watch, the way her whole body shakes as her cries shook through her. He reached for her hand, laying limp by her side, his hand covering hers as he threaded their fingers together. She squeezes his hand back, gripping onto him like he was the only thing stopping her from coming undone. Her hand in his gave him a spark of hope that maybe no matter what happened next they’d make it together, as long they just kept holding on.
He almost dropped Robin in paralyzing relief when the familiar whooshing of the heartbeat filled the room. He lets out a cry of relief as he shakes his head. Alex presses his face back into Robin's hair and squeezes Jo's hand tightly, his heart still pounding away.
"Why wasn't she moving?" Jo asks, her voice hoarse. "I tried everything and she wouldn't move. And why couldn't you find it before?"
"Babies don't move much if at all during labour," Carina explained. "And I don't know. I listened for such a long time.” Once again Alex’s mind blocks out the surrounding noise until it’s a quiet buzz. Instead, he focuses on the image of their baby girl on the screen, the feel of Robin's hot breath against his neck and Jo's hand still clutching his tightly. His family. He’s had these images ever since they’d decided to try for a second…maybe even longer, before Robin, before he and Jo had even got married he’d had this whole dream…Jo, their kids and the house they’d live in and the life they’d live. “But you'll have to be on strict bed rest for the rest of this pregnancy, and even then there's no way to know how long you can prolong labour. If we can keep her from being born for at least a month she’ll be in a much better position."
He comes back down to reality when he feels Jo tug at his hand, she’s looking up at him expectantly. “There’s our girl,” He whispers, leaning closer, pressing a quiet kiss to her hair, not even glancing at Carina as she backs out of the room to give them a moment.
"What if I have to give birth soon?" She mumbled into his shirt. "What if we lose her anyway?"
He shook his head firmly. "We won't.”
He kisses her forehead and glances down at Robin before turning back to Jo. She was looking at him with that look. The one that communicated very clearly that she trusted him with everything in her.
Alex set his hands on her stomach and let out another relieved breath.
"God." He said quietly. She set her hand over his and caressed the back of his hand with her thumb.
Jo's expression twists with guilt. "I’m so sorry...this is all my fault. I've been overworking myself. I always think I can do so much more than I can and our girl is suffering because of it. Maybe I'm not fit to be a mother."
Alex shook his head. "If you're not fit to be a mother, Jo, no one is. Hell, you know what an unfit parent looks like and you are not one."
She opens her mouth to say something else, but abruptly she stops, her eyes widening slightly in surprise. Her expression goes from shock to joy in no time at all as she grabs his hands gently and moves them back to her stomach, pressing down lightly. Alex feels a familiar, returning nudge, gentle and soft, but definitely there. He laughs giddily and locks eyes with Jo, pleased when she laughs in return. He moves around the bed, leaning over Jo so he could press a kiss to the spot he'd last felt the nudge. He keeps his cheek pressed against her soft skin for a moment, whispering a quiet ‘I love you.’ before looking back at Jo’s teary gaze.
"Robin, come here. Come feel your sister." He tells the toddler. Alex tugs him up into his lap and helps guide his hand to the spot he'd just kissed. He applies slight pressure and laughs at the joyous giggle Robin gives when he feels the baby move underneath his hand.
"That's your little sister."
Robin looked up at her father and smiled but the tiny movements didn’t keep his attention for long as he began to climb out of Alex’s grip, into Jo's welcoming arms.
“It’s gonna be okay Jo. We’re gonna be okay.”
Jo looks up at him. Tears still trailing down her face but the sparkle missing from her gaze earlier was slowly making its way back.
He smiles gently, reaching out to cup her face in his hands, rubbing his thumbs softly over the wet trails her tears left. "Everything’s gonna be okay.” He promised. "You'll see."
And she did. A little over two months later their baby girl made her entrance into the world, a little less dramatic than her brother as she’d been monitored so closely, that it was no surprise when she decided to join everyone. With her brown eyes sparkling with the same warmth as her mother’s and a full head of hair she was every little bit perfect as Alex had imagined. A little taste of heaven.
“Hey, baby…welcome home.” Alex grinned as he pulled open the door to the nursery, ushering in Robin who proudly displayed the teddy he’d chosen for his baby sister as Jo slowly made her way inside. She’d been too afraid to step inside since the incident, she claimed it would jinx it.
“Oh wow…” She hummed happily looking down at the bundle in her arms, who as predicted was still asleep and had no understanding of the magnitude of the moment happening around her. “Aren’t you a lucky girl P?”
“Mommy… I see…you sit.” Robin yelps, pulling Jo from the bottom of her cardigan towards the new rocking chair set up in the corner. Jo is all too happy to take a seat, allowing Robin to catch sight of his baby sister.
“It’s perfect Alex…Thank you.” Jo mumbles after a minute, catching Alex’s eye who had taken the moment to settle against the door frame and just watch his family.
He smiles softly, before pushing up off the frame heading towards the window. “You haven’t seen the best bit.” He pulls the blinds down slowly, letting darkness take over the room leaving only the glowing stars for light.
Robin gasped as he looked around in wonder but Jo's eyes remained trained on Alex. “I love you.” She whispers.
“I love you.” Alex grins, kneeling down beside the chair as he runs his hand across their daughter's head. “I love you all…now look up.”
Tilting her head, Jo looked up at the ceiling and gasped. The stars trailed up the wall and right above the crib, they clustered together, spelling out their dear daughter's name.
Peyton.
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Yes. This is a day late. But it's also very on-brand for me so.
This one-shot is part of the What Could've Been universe so if you haven't read them I would thoroughly recommend reading them, you find them all under my master post on Tumblr.
Also, I made all the medical crap up, so don't come for me with corrections...I don't care.
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