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#i had extra Thoughts around some of these but didn't want to clog with extra text. Though they'd be summarised as 'handholding as a motif'
shortstrawberry · 4 months
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Was having midnight craving of Donna Beneviento so here's some possessive professor Donna.
Professor Donna sees you being too chatty with a fellow classmate in her class. She's not happy.
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Today is a really bad day to have a cold.
You let out another loud sneeze in the class, whispering sorry to your poor seatmates. You just had to have a cold when you had a important test to give in your Botany paper. You look down at your answer sheet. The bubbles you had filled seemed almost blurry, your eyes were just that watery. But you're pretty sure you have done enough to at least pass this exam. Not that you need to worry about that, as you can feel your Botany Professor's worried gaze on you.
Dr. Donna Beneviento. Chef extraordinaire, maker of best hot chocolate, giver of best cuddles. Also your Botany professor. And your girlfriend. Although Donna and you prefer the term "partners" much more. The relationship is that serious afterall.
It's in fact so serious on Donna's part that you know if you decide to quit education and decide to just pursue your lifelong dream of being a potato couch, Donna will happily support it. But no, you also have the lifelong dream to open a florist shop, and so here you are: suffering in a botany test.
"Hey, I have a heatpack. You'll feel good if I put it on your forehead."
You do feel so deathly chill right now, the cough clogging up your lungs for a extra measure. So you nodded at your kind seatmate, letting them take care of you.
You thought your seatmate would just place the heatpack on your forehead and be done with it. But no, they started to pet your head as well, coaxing you to fall asleep.
"Hey, you've done enough. Take a nap. I'll keep watch if Professor Beneviento comes around."
Hearing your partner's name, you immediately realised you've done fucked up. Thing is, Donna can be... Uh...a little possessive.
You heard the sound of pencil snapping from the direction of your girlfriend.
Okay, maybe very possessive.
You looked up at your seatmate, hoping that they'd get the hint to maybe keep their hand away. But no, they made the situation worse, by starting to play around with your hair, and then giving a small forehead massage. Instead of it making you feel good, you just felt more worried.
You could hear the boots of your girlfriend approaching you two.
"I think you should focus on the exam."
Yep, that's Professor Donna's seethingly pissed voice. It's quiet like the icy tundras, but you can feel the anger simmering in it.
The hand that was on her head was immediately off, and soon replaced by the gloved one of your girlfriend.
She petted you quietly, then bent down to whisper directly in your ears.
"Do you need me to take you to the infirmary, cara mia?"
My darling. Donna uses that Italian phrase on you when she wants to stake her claim. Otherwise it's usually dolcezza on most days.
You're now on a precarious situation. If you say yes, surely other students would find it strange that their Professor is showing such favouritism towards you. On other hand, if you say no, Donna would probably get more upset. Donna does not like it when she is denied a chance to take care of you.
And you can just sense just how badly Donna wants to bring you in her arms and feed you her hot chocolate.
Still, you care about your girlfriend's professor reputation more then Donna does. So you shook your head no, quietly croaking out your excuse.
"No... Too tired."
You heard Donna exhale in even more concern. But thankfully she didn't force the issue. Instead, she went ahead and took off her black trenchcoat and draped it on top of you. She petted your head one last time, but you can sense that Donna really wanted to kiss you instead.
She did however whisper certain words in your ear.
"We'll get you home soon, cara mia. And then I'll take care of you."
As you dozed off, you decided that you're really looking forward to Donna's possessive caretaking.
Wanna see the possessive caretaking? Lemme know!
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olderthannetfic · 3 months
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Hi OTNF!! Sometimes I like to read this fandom problem blog that receives submissions from people all over Tumblr, recently this was posted and I wanted to know what you thought of it: The tag types of "Tags update as story is written" or "additional tags to be added" or "Rating may change." Fuck those. I don't care if you add some extra benign tags as the story goes along, and you realise you wanna add more content that's just there, or you realise your fic maybe went a bit harder than you expected. Some stories get their own life. But at the same time, if you knew you'd want to add certain content, or that the rating was gonna go way up from what you tagged in the beginning, why did you not tag it from the start? Especially when the tagged content becomes a big part of the story, or influences the story strongly. And then you find out that the Author already had been planning adding this type of content for a long time, they just FOR SOME STUPID-ASS REASON didn't wanna add the tag until it actually happens. You're supposed to tag so the people can make an informed decision if they wanna commit to your fic, so for the love of the tagging-system, actually TAG ALL YOUR SHIT FROM THE START. Same shit for changing ratings. I hate it when someone plans from the start to make the story explicit, but doesn't change the rating until they've reached the NSFW sections. There's a reason there's a tagging system. So do you just not understand how that works? Or are you just being kind of as ass on purpose? This does not help when avoiding stories with specific content you try to exclude from your results. It's even dumber if the reason is to "avoid spoiling the fic readers", because anyone coming later to the fic is going to be "spoiled" by the tags regardless. And if you know you wanna add porn, or gore, then rate the story appropriately. Rather categorise it too high, than fuck around with people who don't wanna read explicit content. As a writer who uses the Archive, I want to put my 2 cents in. When I'm writing a fic, a long fic for example, I want to tag the stuff that actually DOES appear at that time so that I'm not clogging other tags/people don't think I'm spamming to inflate my readership (And I DEFINITELY do not want something I worked hard on to get reported for spam). I do get the frustration at reading a fic and then something changes like the rating, but as a writer, sometimes things go off script and one thing that's rated T or M might eventually become E just based off the writing juices doing it's thing(tm). To me, the "Additional tags to be added" is kind of like CNTW, it's something the reader has to make a decision if they want to risk getting invested/read that particular fic. It feels very much like a "damned if you do/damned if you don't" situation. What are some of your thoughts on something like this?
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Writers are always going to vary in their favorite approach, and readers who act like there's one right answer are idiots.
For me personally, even if I'm posting as I write, I do have a solid idea of where the fic is going, and I strongly prefer—both as a reader and writer—to have all of the tags in place at the beginning.
I also don't like over-tagging for warnings and only want to see/use tags for the basic main content of the fic, which does make it easier to know ahead of time than if I tagged every tiny thing.
I think spoilers are a dumb reason not to tag things.
So I agree with the complainer's tastes...
...but at the same time, they're acting like these ought to be rules, and AO3 is designed to accommodate a lot of different people with different styles, so I think their attitude leaves something to be desired.
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Roman Socks and Shoes
So, I like to knit socks while reading, and this got me curious about what ancient Roman socks looked like. Because we don't have evidence for knitted socks in the Mediterranean before ~1000 CE (or 300 CE if you include naalbinding).
It appears that before form-fitting socks were a thing, Romans (and most of the ancient world) used rectangular footwraps. You can make these from any kind of woven fabric, not just knitting. Heck, you can even make them from animal skins, which is likely how they originated.
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Footwraps have some advantages over modern socks: They last longer, since you can alternate how you wrap the cloth to reduce the risk of getting holes; they also dry quicker. Plus, they're cheaper to make and can fit any size of foot. (Very convenient in a pre-industrial world where all cloth is expensive!) The downside is that if you don't wrap them correctly, the wraps can be uncomfortable or even cause blisters. Knitted socks are stretchier and more forgiving.
If you needed extra warmth, protection, or leg support, you might also use a leg wrap, or puttee. These can also be made from a long rectangle of cloth, wrapped in a spiral, and fit anyone. It's likely that these are what Augustus wore in the winter, because the Romans thought pants were Barbarian Savagery.
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Nowadays, socks have replaced footwraps and leg wraps nearly everywhere...except in the Russian army, which started reissuing footwraps in 2022. Because they attacked Ukraine without making sure they had enough socks. Yeah...
What would a Roman wear over their wraps? The most common shoe was probably the sandal, which came in tons of styles depending on your region, wealth, fashion trends, and personal tastes. Sandals were worn both indoors and outdoors, with and without socks.
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If you lived in the country, though, you'd probably wear carbatinae, strips of leather tied around your foot. They wore out quickly, but were easy and cheap to replace. You might also wear clogs for muddy roads and fieldwork.
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If you wanted something more durable, you might buy a pair of caligae, or army sandals. These snazzy boys had hobnail-reinforced soles for better traction, and open leather straps to keep your feet cool on long marches.
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Incidentally, "Caligula" means "little boot" in Latin, and was a childhood nickname given to him by his father's soldiers. Caligae were standard for legionaries, although in colder climates they later switched to closed-toe boots.
Closed-toe boots also formed the Rich Man's Shoe, the calceus. Like the caliga, it was tied above the ankle and bound with hobnails and thick leather. A calceus might be dyed or decorated depending on your social status, with patricians and senators getting fancier ones.
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Calcei could get hot and uncomfortable, and you didn't want those nails messing up your pretty mosaics, so most wearers would switch to sandals indoors. Augustus was a bit of a weirdo for wearing calcei indoors anyway. On the other hand, Scipio Africanus, Mark Antony and Caligula were criticized for wearing sandals outdoors, since other rich dudes saw it as low-class and effeminate. They finally pulled the sticks out of their asses sometime around Hadrian's reign.
Also around that time: the soccus! A slip-on shoe cozier than the calceus but sturdier than the carbatina! Initially there was a lot of mocking and hand-wringing from macho guys about how effeminate comfortable footwear was, but the power of cozy was overwhelming and socci became so popular they gave us the word "sock."
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What about going barefoot? Only the poorest of the poor, very unlucky slaves, and Cato the Younger did that. It wasn't a smart idea in a crowded city that still used chamber pots. But Cato looked at barefoot statues of heroes and concluded that shoes must've been invented by wimpy modern people who weren't as tough and manly as their Real Roman ancestors. (He was wrong, by the way. Bronze-age peoples quite rationally wore shoes, too.)
So there you have it. Personally, I am happy to be a wimpy modern with my decadent barbarian socks. But I gotta admit those socci sound pretty snazzy.
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plentyoffandoms · 1 year
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lee moriarty x female reader? the reader is a newish wrestler at aew and lee is crushing HARDDDD on her and he tries to do something for her bday but it doesn’t go over well and makes her cry and then the next day he just ends up telling her about his feelings for her and they get together
I Messed Up
Lee Moriarty x f/Reader
Main Masterlist ♡ Miscellaneous Wrestlers Masterlist
Warnings: Some swearing.
Just like all my other stories, this has not been proofread, but please enjoy
Gifs & photos do not belong to me. 1st gif @nickgirl-archive
I hope you like it
WC 954
Summary: it is f/Readers birthday & Lee Moriarty has planned a special day for her, as he has a massive crush on her, but nothing has gone to plan.
Julian - Ethan Page ☆ Tyler - Hook
Lee Moriarty's POV:
Oh, I fucked up.
I fucked up bad.
I tried to make this day as perfect as I could for YN since it was her birthday and all, but all I could see was the woman who I have liked since the moment she walked through the doors at work for the very first time, and she was crying and it was all my fault.
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"YN, I, I," I tried to apologise but I just kept stuttering and since I had nothing coherent to say, I watched as the woman, who I was going to ask out tonight, turn and walk away from me.
I felt a hand clasp my shoulder and I knew it was Julian just by his sigh. "Well, this didn't turn out as you hoped."
"No shit Julian," I shrugged his hand off of me. "Are you gonna go after her?"
"What is the point? You saw the way how she looked at me," I felt defeated.
"Can you think back on what happened? Where did it all go wrong?" I started to tell Julian how this morning started.
First I surprised YN with some flowers. I had flowers delivered to her hotel room and it was a massive bouquet of Daisies that had Baby's breath mixed in with it.
I wanted to send Roses, but that was for when I wanted to ask her out on a proper date. I didn't realise that YN had allergies and when I saw her this morning, her eyes were red and watery, and her nose was running due to the sneezing because of all that, she had that nasal drip and she kept clearing her throat.
That wasn't so bad as she took some medication and after a bit, everything started to clear up, just in time for lunch, except her nose was still clogged up.
I took her to an all-you-can-eat seafood place but it was a surprise. I had placed a blindfold over her eyes and she kept giggling and asking where I was taking her. "It is a surprise YN."
When we finally got there, we were ushered in and in the backroom for some privacy as I didn't want anyone to bother us and our friends that I invited.
I took the blindfold off, and I watched the emotions spread over her face. First surprise, then shock at our friends sitting at the massive table and then she looked around and noticed where we were.
"Lee, I hate to do this, but I have to go."
"Why, what is wrong?" I was confused and concerned.
"I am allergic to shellfish."
My eyes got wide when I looked around at the restaurant that I picked out. "Oh fuck, okay, yeah let us go and grab something else."
I quickly explained to everyone what I was just told and they understood. I paid the bill for drinks and extra cause they reserved the room for us and they would be missing out on money.
Our small group went to the Rainforest Cafè as many reviews were saying it was safe to eat there with a shellfish allergy.
Everything was back on track and YN was laughing and having a good time, we even went to a club after we had dinner at the hotel and changed.
I was just about to order YN a drink when a woman came up to me and started to flirt with me. I politely declined her offer of a dance and a drink, but she didn't get the hint.
I walked back to YN and spent the night with her, but then I was left alone as YN and Skye went off to dance together.
The woman found me as I was talking with Tyler. I felt a tap on my shoulder, and I thought it was YN. I turned around and before I could even take in it wasn't YN, the woman kissed me. I was too stunned to move and that is when I saw YN and the tears started to fall.
"And that is what happened."
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"Well you gotta fix this or you will never have a chance with her."
The next morning, I found myself knocking on her hotel door. "One second," I heard and I smiled at the sound of her voice.
"Oh, Lee, good morning," YN said once she saw that it was me at the door.
"Can we talk?"
"I thought you be too busy with whats-her-name," YN said but she stepped aside, allowing me to come in.
"Let me explain what happened."
"You have 1 minute Moriarty," I didn't waste a single second as I quickly explained what happened. The more detail I gave of what happened, the closer I got to her until she was in my arms.
"YN, I didn't even catch her name and I don't care to know her name. I wanted to dance with you and only you."
"Cause it was my birthday?"
"Yes, but I also, fuck, I like you...a lot."
"Like a friend?"
I felt my heart sinking into my stomach at that question, but I shook my head no.
"No, I have been wanting to ask you our since I first met you."
Silence.
I felt like melting into the floor the longer it took for her to say something, but then she gripped my chin in her hands and brought her lips to mine and kissed me.
I wrapped my arms around her waist as she deepened the kiss. We only broke apart because we needed air.
"Best birthday present to me Lee."
"Happy birthday Gorgeous. Let's go out and give you a proper celebration."
"Just you and I this time?"
"Of course darling."
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pbandjesse · 11 months
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Thankfully the airport pickups today went much smoother than yesterday. No one's flight was horrendously late. It was a little hard to coordinate getting three people and fitting their luggage in the car but besides that it went great. I had a pretty nice day overall. There were moments. But still a good day.
After I posted last night I went and got the boys and I had to coordinate them finding each other first. Which was fine. Aiden is younger and it's his first time in America. Dylan was here last year and kind of understood what was up. But the airport lost his luggage. So that was very stressful. And they were both tired and hungry. So I would take them to McDonald's and we would make it back to camp around 11:00. And then I was back on the road to go home and I was in a great mood and I got back around midnight and I took a shower and wash my hair and that made me feel a lot better and I was able to sleep pretty easily. James was mostly asleep already but woke up enough to help me fix up the bed and then they were back out.
Waking up was a little hard. I just didn't want to be awake. I stayed in bed longer than I planned but once I did get up James was making a scrapes and the other room and that was really exciting because I love their crepes. And they used the cheesecake pudding that I made for the party as the filling which was perfect.
I got dressed while they were finishing that. And my outfit wasn't super exciting today but I did get compliment on it by someone who was very fashionable looking so that feels pretty nice. And we had breakfast and then we just kind of hung out for a while. I didn't need to leave until noon to go to work so we were just kind of lazing about. I did work on some knitting and kind of just enjoyed not having much to do. But then all of a sudden I had to start coordinating with our internationals because they obviously don't have service and there were going to be three of them. I was able to get one of them and then I found the Instagrams of the other two and eventually I was able to get everyone on board and it was fine. But the poor two girls had three planes that they had to go on and thank God nobody lost their luggage this time.
I left the house at noon like I said. And I drove over to art with a heart to get my materials. I was not happy to find out that it was four bags. And they were not light bags. Three of them had canvases in them and the fourth one had all the paints and blues and brushes and everything that we could need. I asked the interns if I can have an extra bag and I used that one to string the bags of canvases together so that I can hold them with one arm. But it was a very heavy and I ended up bruising both my inner arms and broke some blood vessels in the one. I was not happy and by the time I got back to my car which was parked up the hill because of too many people being in the parking lot, I was literally seeing spots. I pushed myself way over my limit and I'm going to make a note of that in the report for the week that if it's going to be that many bags in the future to please tell me ahead of time so I can bring a cart.
And then I had a really hard time figuring out where I was supposed to go at the hospital. It wasn't in the place that we normally were and I didn't really understand the directions that they gave us because the address that they put put me on the back of the hospital which I knew was wrong because they said to park in the visitor lot which is on the other side. I did eventually figure it out and got to the children's hospital where I was supposed to be and headed downstairs. But my arms hurt really bad from carrying all the bags. It was just a lot. Though it was interesting the elevator was a Sabbath friendly elevator which I have never seen in my life. I thought that was very cool.
The class went fine. Not as many people as we needed canvases for. But the project was fun and we did acrylic washes and then clogged on top of them and while I enjoy the people in this class. I think the projects that they choose for them are kind of hokey. They're all about growth and stuff and like I get it but also these are adults and it feels cheesy. And it'd be different if it was my project that I came up with but it's really hard for me to talk about something when I think it's dumb. So I tried to jazz it up a little bit and make it more open-ended which is something I think they deserve to have. But they all enjoy doing the project and it was a good time.there was even a kid in the class and she was very sweet.
I was a little frustrated with the assistant I had. She was the one that I had the one other time I subbed and she's perfectly nice but she was late which is not a huge deal she and Mr Boss. But she was not super helpful. She just really wants to do the project which like I said in the past I don't mind if you do the project. But I had to like very much direct her to be helpful. Not everybody's good and understanding how to just jump in and help which is fine. My more annoyance was that at the end she offered to help carry the bags with me so that I didn't hurt myself again and then when I said yes she acted surprised that I said yes and was like well I have to carry my stuff. Just like whatever it's fine I'll carry them myself. That ann uity. I'm not going to make you feel better because that was rude what you just did. I hate when people offer things when they don't mean it.
I was starving after this class though. I got everything cleaned up and brought it back to art with a heart. There wasn't an accessible sink at the hospital so I brought all of the brushes and cups back to clean at the sinks at Art of the heart. And then once I was done that I headed back.
I texted James and asked if they would make me dumplings and mac and cheese. And they were working on that when I got back. They were very good. And James hung out with me until I got a message from Leon, one of the people I was picking up, that his flight was coming in almost an expected. Strange. But I don't care. One of the girls was landing in a few minutes anyway and had already known she was going to have to wait until the last person came at 7:00 so it didn't really matter. I told him I would still get there early and he kept saying no no it's okay. And I was just like I'll get there when I get there.
So I left the house and headed to the airport. There wasn't any traffic and I got there only a little bit later. And when I say there wasn't any traffic there wasn't any like grid traffic. There was still some back ups. And when I got there Katerina was just landing so I texted her and she said she was going to get something to eat and look around for a while. I said that's totally fine and I would hang out in the parking lot until she was ready. And then I just chilled and played on my phone and continue to coordinate because getting three people from three different countries on three different planes was definitely going to be a challenge.
Katerina eventually told me that she was bored and she asked if she could come and sit in my car. So we figured out where she was and I gave her the same instructions I gave the boys last night because that worked so well. And then I went and got her and it was so nice to see her. She gave me a big hug and we got her bag in the car and we drove back to the cell phone lot. We chatted for a while and then only a few minutes later Leon was coming out so we went to a find him.
He was a little bit more confused. He is newly 18. Literally his birthday was yesterday. And he's very sweet but he was a little confused. We got him in the car though and then we tried to figure out where Eva was. Her flight was coming in last and had just landed and so thankfully in the time that Leon was in customs she was coming through and was out and only a few minutes. We did have to send Katarina to go find her because she was confused about the number directions. But it was totally fine and then we got everybody in the car. We had to put one person's suitcase perpendicular in the middle seat in the back but it all worked out in the end.
driving back was a little bit more quiet than last night. I tried to engage them in conversation but I could tell they were all pretty tired. And so after a few minutes I let them go and they all just kind of rested their eyes. Katerina said the same thing that Aiden had said last night. Americans are so funny that will drive 40 minutes and not think it's very long. Aiden said that he's only driven 40 minutes one time and then he had to take the day off the next day. Which I thought was hilarious.
Katerina said that the longest she's ever been in the car was 5 hours and it was one of the hardest times on her body that she can remember. Wild.
But they were all so excited to be at camp. Eva and Katarina were your last year. And they were so excited to see everything and I drove everyone up to stockade and Annabelle was coming out to greet everyone. And then I helped them bring their bags upstairs and said goodbye. Until tomorrow.
I stopped at the office to talk to Alexi. Who was obviously stressed. I had offered to pick up a couple people tomorrow in the city to bring down that didn't have transportation. Totally fine. And then chatted with her for a few minutes before I headed out. And then I went to go get myself some dinner.
I went to Chipotle. And it was very quick. I feel like they under-filled my bowl a little bit but it's whatever. I am almost home now where I'm going to kiss on James and eat Chipotle and probably take a shower and oil my hair because it is very dry before we go to bed. Tomorrow is the first day of camp! I'm so excited. I'm not going to be slowly starting next week I will. Probably Monday. I'm really looking forward to it and all the weird terrible disgusting excellent things that happen at camp. I definitely have rose colored glasses for it but I'm going to keep him as long as I can.
I hope you all had an excellent day. I hope you sleep well tonight and that you're taking care of yourselves. Until next time.
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shizuuu · 2 years
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💤 - A few extra hours of sleep (Cornelius edition)
AN: This is soft, sick Cornelius and pretty much no plot at all. @mimikusu thank you again for the request! Also this was completely on the go so if it isn't up to my normal standards... I apologise. Also not proofread or anything. Around 700 words, I really hope that the grammar issues aren't too bad.
A storm swept through the forest and the rain poured against the windows of the little cottage. Cornelius laid in bed, breathing heavily and finding himself unable to sleep. A glance on his pocket watch. 2 am. Cornelius heaved out a sigh. His sinuses were clogged and his head was pounding. Must be a cold... He curled in on his left side, closing his eyes and hoping to fall asleep. A sudden itch in the back of his nose prevented that. The physician felt his breath started to hitch. Not now... Not now, when he finally got John to sleep! After a sudden burst of inspiration a week ago, the poet had spent hours on his desk. He wouldn't eat much, if any and wouldn't sleep, claiming he would lose the inspiration and the words from it. It got to the point where Cornelius really started to worry about his friend. But now there were more pressing matters at hand. "Hhh...hhaKtch!" That was close. Cornelius released a breath he didn't know he was holding and blinked away some tears. He realised something in his head and sinuses had shifted and that he could breathe a little better. Thank goodness! Cornelius shifted uneasily in his bed a couple of minutes and then managed to fall asleep at last.
John felt throughly rested, when he awoke to birds chirping in the forest. It was a quiet morning, the storm from last night was gone. He found the kitchen empty when he entered. Well, that was odd. Usually, due to his nightmares, Cornelius wasn't blessed with many nights of sleep. It pained John now that he thought of it. I hope he's okay... John walked over to the sink, filling the kettle with water. When he was done with the tea, Cornelius still hadn't showed up. Quietly, he left and approached his friend's room.
Behind the door was silence. That wasn't new to the poet. But still, something did not feel right to him. Slowly, John opened the door. Heat washed over him the second he entered. This wasn't good. He immediately glanced over to Cornelius. The physician laid there, a thin sheen of sweat on his brow, his face pale with reddened cheeks. John sighed and opened a window, letting the stale air out of the room at last. Then he knelt beside his friend, slightly nudging his shoulders. "Cornelius, wake up." The other man fulfilled the request shortly after, sitting up and squinting his tired eyes at John. "John...did something happen? Are youhhHTCH’CHUH!" The sneeze tore right out of him without any time to cover himself. And he wasn't done. "HhhHaah-KtCHUH! HhhK'IH'CHUHH!" Cornelius pleadingly looked at John. "John, please, I need a ti-IHZchew!” John got it and produced a handkerchief from the breast pocket of his shirt. Cornelius could only nod his thanks, as he was again overcome by two harsh, unapologetic sneezes. After a quick but productive blow, the older man flopped back on the bed with a groan. John nervously bit his lip. "It seems like you've caught a cold.", he piped up. Cornelius only groaned again. "Figured as much.", he grumbled. "Couldn't sleep very well." He sniffed. John placed a hand on his friend's forehead. A slight temperature, he should keep an eye on that. "Are you hungry yet?", he asked, to which Cornelius only murmured something that sounded like a half-asleep "not yet." John smiled. "How about I write something down and prepare breakfast afterwards? You could get a little more sleep, maybe an hour and a half.", he offered. Thinking about John's cooking skills made Cornelius shiver - or was that the slight fever? Must be. Anything else wasn't intended. "Nothing canned, please.", he murmured. He didn’t want to upset his stomach as well. The cold alone was enough. John grinned. "I thought about eggs on toast? If that sounds doable?" Cornelius could feel the mockery in his voice and smiled. Fully intended. "Call me if the kitchen's on fire, would you?" With a quiet laugh, John made his way out of the room. When he looked back, Cornelius was fast asleep again, slightly breathing through his mouth. John smiled.
A few more hours of sleep couldn't hurt.
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demonslayedher · 2 years
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Trying to keep this short for Buri-senpai~! I wonder what ever happened to Kanao's biological siblings? We know that Obanai learned about what happened to his surviving cousin. I wonder what would happen if Kanao ever bumped into them after becoming a demon slayer, or if they would even recognize her. There's a chance that you made mention of them in your I&H fanfic (congrats on finishing!), but I haven't had the chance to read it yet (though I enjoyed the art you posted on your blog for it!).
Thank you so much, I&H was such an endeavor! I was always concerned about clogging people's dashboards with it, so I'm glad people could still enjoy the ideas through the art even if they didn't want to commit to fic. ^0^ And no worries, I love reading Asks, it's totally my own fault when the answers get long.
To be honest, I have never thought about Kanao's siblings!! I think in this whole blog I only made passing mention of them in this post about the theme of children carrying other children piggy-back in Meiji period art and photography, so I'll copy and paste that part here:
Kanao… who knows if any of her surviving older siblings ever even tried to take care of her. They probably reached a point of giving up or paid their own abuse forward; she didn’t have examples to look to and couldn’t afford to give any extra care to her younger siblings. Seeing other children care for each other like this must had made her stare too.
Fanbook #2 tells us that she was the 8th of 11 children. We don't know how many of them survived to adulthood, or even past infancy, especially giving how in her recollections in Chapter 163, she thinks about how she had to watch carefully when she was being beat lest she get hit in a "bad spot" (thereby implying she developed her evasion skills her whole life up until the point she was rescued), and then says, "many of my siblings had gone cold by the following morning." The implication here is that when those siblings got hit in bad spots, they were dead by the following day. I'm going to assume most of the children around her age were brothers, as that's what we can gather from the flashbacks. Kanao's days were sad, empty, lonely and full of hunger and suffering, until one day she snapped and no longer felt bothered by anything. This implies that she was bothered by all these things until then, and perhaps the reason for the word "lonely" is because she truly loved and missed her dead brothers. But, as the other siblings lied languid around her, maybe they all found themselves closed up inside themselves at some point.
With that number of siblings (again, with some unknown number of them growing up, and unknown age gaps from Kanao) they probably had different dynamics between each other and how much worse their parents might had gotten over the years. As stated above, the older siblings might have either tried to protect the younger ones or took out their own suffering on them. Even if their parents didn't give them names, perhaps the siblings would have had names they used for each other and Kanao forgot hers, or they were all terrified of speaking to each other lest it draw their twisted parents' ire. So with any of those possibilities as background, it opens a lot of possibility for how future meetings could potentially go.
For instance, if they recognize Kanao or not would probably depend on how well they knew Kanao, both in terms of time spent together and how it was spent. As for Kanao recognizing them, either she wouldn't care much until later in her demon slaying days, or in her post-demon slaying days, her vision is so impaired that she could probably pass right by them and have no idea.
As for how they'd react or interact, that also depends on what their relationship was like in the first place. Maybe she had a sibling who was furious she got sold and who later ran away, always hoping to find her? Maybe she had a sibling who heaped abuse on her too, maybe hated her especially for some reason, who later is stunned to recognize her? Since her parents generally get the blame for all the abuse, what might happen if they ran into her later too?
Here's some interesting thought fodder: Kanao's demon slaying career (likely) takes place about 7~8 years before the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1932, and I've heard that Kanao's hometown was especially hard-hit. Kanao, a doctor, might had volunteered her services there. Who knows what sort of reunion that might had led to?
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ashisstrange · 3 years
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ᵖᵃⁱʳⁱⁿᵍ: ᶜʰⁱˡᵈᵉ ˣ ʳᵉᵃᵈᵉʳ
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Its late in the night, far too late for your liking. The moon is glistening in the sky with it's stars, providing a small sheen of light in your dark room, passing through the curtains. It's not unusual for Tartaglia to get home late considering his occupation, but you never got used to the worry pooling in ur gut each hour that passes without him by your side.
What if he's gotten incredibly hurt and you're not there to help? What if one day he doesn't return home? Nontheless you always prepare extra dinner and make the bed, even on nights he doesn't return. You never had the idea of coming home to loving arms and warm dinner as a kid, so it felt as if it's your duty to make sure Tartaglia never suffers that feeling.
The feeling of a stab in the chest as you enter the dark house, eerily silent. You'd always pad your way to the kitchen silently and snag a sandwich before going to bed in your room. Your living situation had never been inherently bad, but the people you lived with, the people any other person would've called their parents, seemed to make everything unbearable.
That is why when you turned 18 you moved out to Liyue harbor, and your close friend Zhongli was there every step of the way. You had run into him once during a trip at the age of 16, and you had kept contact through letters ever since.
The man, at the time, told you he was 23, but he never really seemed to age. You brushed it off, probably overthinking it. That is the same person that introduced you to Childe, it was quite a sudden occurence, but you'll be forever grateful.
You needed a place to stay and your friend told you that his friend wouldnt mind a roommate, and that he was rarely found home anyways. You took up the offer, not knowing that your roommate would be one of the fatui harbingers.
You were off to a rocky start, the man refusing to talk to you the very few times he was at the appartment. Later though, he seemed to warm up to you, ever so slowly.
You don't remember how your relationship ever came to be, it's not like you've ever explicitly put a label to it. There was just a moment where you felt as if everything changed. What you had wasn't just merely a romantic relationship, it was more than that. To provide each other comfort and love like no one else had ever done before. Unconditional love that didnt seem to falter, even during the moments where you parted ways.
You smile to yourself, remeniscing the days you barely talked, and the days you spent helping him when he was wounded. There was one particular night he just crashed into your bed in the middle of the night, even though he usually only used the couch.
He had clung to you as if you were his only lifeline, sleeping soundlessly as you laid in shock. The shock died down after a few seconds though, wrapping your arms around his shoulders. Not long after you fell asleep too, and since that night Tartaglia had never slept on the couch ever again.
You check th clock. 4:37 Am, way too late to be up, but it's not like you'd sleep regardless. You'd probably get an ear full from Zhongli during your scheduled lunch the next day, but that, folks, is something for future you to deal with.
Suddenly you heard the turning of keys in a lock, and a door opening and slamming shut. That can only be one person. Then you heard a crash coming from the living room, making you shoot up. You slipped on your slippers as you quickly shuffled your way across the room and out into the living room.
You flicked on the light and were met by Tartaglia, slumped against the back of the couch. His bow was discarded to the side and he was breathing heavily. Sluggishly, his eyes opened to meet yours, his gaze seemed distant, almost empty.
You snapped out of your trance, rushing to pull his arm over your shoulder. You managed to drag him across the living room, over to the bathroom, settling him down on the closed lid of the toilet. You held up your hands, as if to say 'wait here'. You didn't dare break the silence that hung over you, scared that you'd set him off or something.
He didn't seem to protest, so you left to go get the med kit from the kitchen, and a clean rag to clean off the blood splattered across his skin. Was it his? That was a question that, regardless if you could guess the answer, would be left unanswered. As always.
He met your eyes when you returned, seeking for some contact. He knew how much you hated blood. The stickyness, the sickening smell and the thought of what must have happened that involved getting covered in blood. You always helped him regardless, and he thanked you dearly for that. After a long day he simply could not do it himself.
It makes him feel helpless, but you're always right by his side to make him feel better. You wet the rag, cleaning off his calloused hands. His face too had some traces of blood, but those were easily wiped away as well.
After some emergency stitches and a bandage around his bicep you motioned for him to stand up, letting him know that the treatment was done. He was still quite weak, but not as much as before.
"Thanks," he croaked, the first words you shared in 2 days. His voice sounded devoid of any confidence. He seemed very fragile, but you didn't comment it.
"No worries," You send him a reassuring smile, helping him get up and over to the bedroom. You see him visibly relax once he's in bed, snuggling into the sheets. He immediately rolls over towards you when he feels the matress dip, wrapping his arms around your waist.
His face is buried in between your shoulder blades, and it's nearly impossible for you to turn over and look at him. He only does that when he's in a bad mood, and you stop putting in effort to try and face him.
"Bad day?" He hums, the vibrations thrumming against your back. He seems tense, but you're careful not to trigger him too much. The last thing you want is to stress him out even more, knowing he has a lot on his plate already.
After a while, when you've started nodding away assuming he fell asleep you suddenly feel movement behind you. You open your eyes as you hear a small sniffle. It's almost as if you could hear your hart shatter from beneath your ribs. He probably thought you were asleep too.
His arms had relaxed, allowing you to turn around easily. His ocean blue eyes met yours, big with surprise, even though they seemed almost grey-ish in the faint moonlight. All you could do is smile at him as you opened his arms, for him to rely on you.
And that's exactly what he did. qHe fell into your chest, sniffling and crying freely as you drew patterns on his back, your other hand running through his hair. You could almost feel his clogged nose by the way he was having trouble breathing. After a bit his sobbing eased down to mere sniffles as you handed him a handkerchief to blow out his nose.
He used to have a lot of trouble with that, relying on people. Upon meeting him he imediately sparked you as the type of person that didnt bother anyone with his personal feelings, bottling them up for only him to experience. You could see how it physically and mentally ate away at him
That's why one day you faced him, and opened your arms. He had quirked up a brow, confused at what you were insinuating. "Rely on me." You said, and he chuckled, assuming it was a joke.
When you didn't move he realised you weren't kidding. Eventually you wrapped your arms around him, the man tense in your grip. "You don't seem to want to bug anyone else with your problems, so you can rely on me instead,"
You had no idea ho much those words had meant to him, they stuck by him like gum under a shoe. It felt good, he admitted, to have someone to rely on.
"I'm so sorry," He croaks, and he sounds nearly as small as he did in the bathroom half an hour ago, his eyes red with tears. Seeing him like that made your chest clench in pain, knowing the pain the world has caused him.
"There's nothing for you to apologise for," he seems to be taken aback by your comment, maybe even... offended?
"N-no way, i'm clearly a burden to you and a waste of yo-" you shut him up by pressing a kiss to his lips, making his eyes widen.
"You have nothing to apologize for because i am here for you, willingly. I promised to help you with whatever you're going through didn't i," He nods in defeat, leaning back into you. The way he cuddles up to you almost seems domestic, forgetting the fact that he kills people for a living.
"You need to take a break sweetie, otherwise you'll just keep eating yourself up," You stroke a lock of hair out of his face that nearly seemed glued by the stickyness of his tears. He furrows his brows, creating deep creases in between them.
"You know i can't, there's way too much for me to do," He looks up at you, as if he's offended you brought it up in the first place. You press your thumb in between his brows, easing up the crease and stopping him from furrowing.
"We both know it isn't a crime to take a week off, considering you've never used your days off," He tries to butt in, but you shush him before he can start. "And before you start about 'your duties', there's enough harbingers at the fatui, it's not like they can't send Scaramouche to deal with your business for a bit,"
He frowns again, but you resume in stroking his hair. "Besides, if they don't allow you to take off, which i highly doubt, they'll have me to deal with," You smirk. His eyes crinkle up as he musters a small smile. You're not the most intimidating person on the planet, but it's the sentiment that matters.
"What would i even do in that week though," he huffs, fiddling with the back of your shirt as he seems deep in thought.
"Well i had just the idea," you chuckle as he looks at you in disbelief. His eyes are still a bleary red, but you can tell he's a lot less tense than earlier. "And that is..." He continues, his tone ever so curious.
"Say, how long has it been since you've been back home," he visibly tenses up, not meeting your eyes. You know its a sensetive topic, but it'd really do him good to go back home to see his family.
"I dont know, nearly two years," his voice is merely above a whisper, bless the fact that the room is so silent you'd be able to hear a pin drop. You adjust your position so that he's laying against you more comfortably, going back to stroking through his hair.
"Well i thought we could book it to shnezhynaiya for a week or two, spend some time with your family," He lays still against you, as if he'd break if he moved. "After all, they've only heard about me through letters," you chuckle.
You hold him a little tighter, leaning into the warmth. "Wouldn't you like that?" You say in his ear, just above a whisper. That seems to break him, the realisation dawning on him that he'd get to see his family again.  Tears run down his face once again, only this time they're not caused by distress. He nods as he buries his face back into your shoulder.
You stroke his back as you continue talking about your trip, soothing him. Later, when he's stopped crying, he talks along. He tells you about his parents, about how his mother used to be there for him through everything. About how he used to go ice fishing with his father in the winters, and proudly mention he caught a very big fish once.
He also tells you about his siblings, about how he cares for every single one of them very dearly. He also tells you about the spots he wants to visit with you he used to hang out at.
He tells you all about it, and for the first time in a while you see him smile. Really, genuinely smile. The kind of smile where his eyes crinkle up and he bares his teeth. It's an incredibly endearing sight, and u make a mental note to never forget it.
Suddenly he yawns. "You must be exhausted," you chuckle as you both adjust your positions, ready to fall asleep. He only hums as he keeps his eyes shut, pulling up his blanket. His breathing evens out as he falls asleep.
You smile as you look at his resting face, snuggling closer to him as you think; god, how did i get this lucky
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muffindaddystyles · 4 years
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𝐒𝐔𝐍 𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒.
A blurb of Harry working out and how you can't keep your hands to yourself. Basically, I'm talking about THAT video of Harry. Sure it turned all of us tingly and last night we all meditated, a teasing smut for ya'll right here.
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Your brows knighting together in your heavy slumber as the cool sheets swallowed your body whole, you moan in a kitten hum when the air-conditioned chillness gave a relaxing soothing feeling and you rub your one calf over another snuggling close to Harry's pillow.
When your body didn't molded into his's your eyes snapped open. A groan escaping your lips accompanied by a sigh when you heard the instinctive noises of him and others outside. Combing back your feral hair back and putting on some pyjamas, to look presentable since you're wearing nothing but his shirt from last night.
You trudged your way through lobby finding where they all are. A glass of water in your hand, it would've fell from your hold thanks to your grip that it didn't. The sight infront of you flipping your tummy into unbelievable somersaults, on instinct you leaned against the frame of large window pane squinting your eyes from bright sunlight moreso from the admiration.
He's working out with Jeff's sister. Pulling dumbbells effortlessly, his biceps stretching deliciously, his pecs wide spreading with his each pull and he's shining golden under the sun. Jeff's sister says something to him and his tiny cackle bellows into humid air. His sight only making arousal pool into your pyjamas sticking to the inside of your thighs.
Your heart said "fuckin' awe." when he scooches further to join his feetsies with his companion.
Your giggle chokes onto the water you're sipping when Jeff's sister announces with a hint of misheve in her voice, "We've got an intruder, here." Harry's head perks up at this. His honey gaze finding yours in an instant and the dumbbells hit the grass with a smooshing thump, when he quickly stood up reaching to you with two strides of his daddy long legs.
He pats his bum to shrug of the tickling grass, when you regained your breath back his palm pressed against your midriff from over his shirt as he smauched a loud kiss to your lips ignoring your morning breath.
"Enjoyed what ye' saw, lovie'?" He grins pinching your hip bone and you swatted his chest glaring up at him, he wrapped your both wrists into his one large hand tugging you close and your dainty squeal fused into his mouth when he couldn't resist but to give you another kiss.
He intervines your fingers dragging you outside and lays down on the ground, arms under his neck and knees bent; "Help me work out, meh sleepy girl." You chuckle rolling your eyes and folding your arms infront of your chest.
"As if you need help from me, a person who never exercised." It's true. Because due to university work you never got a chance and now your tiring job don't leaves you alone. But, that doesn't mean you aren't in love with your body. You love the way you're.
"Yeh know wha' kinda help, I want darlin'." He drawls out with a shit eating grin and you huffed dramatically giving him a playful side eye flopping onto ground where his feet are. Jeff's sister long gone knowing you people could be very handsy in eachother's presence.
You ground his ankles tightly with your small hands, butting your chin atop his bent knees with a puppy sleepy look and he brushed your hair behind your ear only coming back to his usual goofy antics by pinching your nose hard.
"Harry!!" You fussed shutting your eyes close and he giggles doing his first scrunch, stealing a kiss from your parted whining lips. He cups your cheeks there for a moment holding you still, "sorry. don't be a squirmy worm." When he goes back smoothly you throws dagger at him but your beam says otherwise.
"I'll eat you whole." Your statement honest. Because this curly head green eyed bambi's the cause of wetness between your legs and the flutterness of your heart.
He again scrunches over collecting his core tight and again pecked your lips murmuring against your mouth, "baby yeh can suck me only." Your nails digging to his calloused skin and sweat dripping down your spine.
Fifty scrunches in total like it's nothing but it was tiring you and you grabbed him by his neck when he came to meet you for his another promised kiss, "'s hot." You hiss when his long arm slided to grope your ass even after knowing the balcony's open for everyone's view.
He breaths raggingly gliding his palm up and down your heated core, "where? here, in between ye' legs?" You nod eagerly humming eroticaly. Your voice extra sexy from morning's hoarseness.
"We've only two days left. Love me, please." You pout like a baby ignoring the lump of tears in your throat at the thought of departure from him in two days back home. You traveled with him to L.A to just be his rock, to support him emotionally and physically for his debut film. He was erratic to introduce you to everyone around his new cast mates, his mouth wide into a proud ecastatic beam with his palm spread in protective manner at your back as he couldn't resist but to kiss your head when anyone would compliment you. His girl, his lovie' makin him so proud.
"'ey baby. c'mere lovie gonna take care of ye'." He pushes you up with your both hands and with a giggle you launch onto your feet smacking three pecks at the corners of his lips.
He waddled behind you whispering something in your ear that made you cackle hard and as you both passed through the kitchen, Jeff and Gelyne acted like you two don't even exist giving eachother smirks at the two doves mesireably in love with eachother.
"Done working this early?" Gelyne teased Hary and he swiped the sweat over his forehand dramatically puffing his chest out, "gonna work fo' somethin' else now." You blew a hit to him at his pervert talking.
You snorted clamping your mouth shut when he roared like a lion pretending to eat the apples of your tinted cheeks, his hips bucking to meet yours in feverish heat as the back of your knees collided with the cool tiles of ensuite bathroom.
"Gonna miss yeh s' bad." He whispered kissing the soft bone of your ear and you gulped thickly coiling your arms around his neck. "Me too, bubs. Promise me you'd fly twice a month back London. Back, home." You moaned into his mouth when he grabbed your jaw to slot his lips to yours in a messy, drooling and sweaty kiss sealing his promise into affection.
His hands sneaking under his shirt to fondle with your tits, pinching it mildly causing you to arch your spine and grind your pyjama clad pussy against his bulge.
Soon the fabric was pooling at your shins. He whimpered at the glistening moisture of yours, "drippin' fo' me lovie?" You bob your head vigorously making grabby hands at him.
"This needs t' go." You tugged the hum of his white shorts sticking to his plump ass sexily and he chuckled squishing your cheeks and showering you in kisses at your cuteness, "'s fuckin' thirsty fo' me' cock."
"Ah! bloody darn." He grunted letting his head fall to the crook of your neck when you yanked his shorts down finding him in nothing. You tsked maneuvering your fingers through his damp curls pulling at them demandingly and roughly, "such a whore. had your balls shoved onto people's faces." The next thing he said made your laughs billow into mauve washroom.
"Whore fo' you." With a grin and bottom lip sucked inside your mouth you wrapped your palm around his hard girth spreading his pre-come from his rosy tip down his shaft sloppyily.
The pads of his fingers brushed your fluttering pussylips and you gasped attaching your mouth to his when he nursed your cunt with your own arousal, teasing two fingers at your clenching hole.
There's something in touching eachother at the same time, it's just too intimate it makes you combust right at that moment.
"Want you. Please, inside." You gave him sweet eyes stroking him slowly and lewdly, while he slipped his one finger deep inside your soapy cunt knuckles pressed to your pussylips and he curled it to nuzzle your g-spot.
His lips remained rested on your forehead as you lined him at your entrance. Your chests flushing with erotic breaths when he was completely buried inside your walls. His veiny, thick and warm skin seathing through your delicacy making both of you moan.
"Don't." He whimpered lowly when you creampied around his thick cock in rapid patterns. He scratched his blunt nails down your back to grope your ass and shoved his fingers between your asscheeks to give you double stimulation.
He swallowed groggily, "will cum at the spot if ye' keep squeezin' 'round me' cock like this, pet." You nodded and he finds you so innocent he could cry from the love that's oozing out for you from straight his heart.
He pinned you roughly against the tiles. Palms full with your pulpy tits as he slowly started to to thrust into you. Your cheek smashed atop his shoulder and you rocked your pelvis to his movements. The view in the mirror infront of you making you more slick than you already are and it tricked down your legs.
His back's flexing, curls droopy, his arse on full display and juicy. When you gave it a smack he groaned into your ear giving a pleasuring rough thrust in return.
His pre-come weeping into your cunt when you digged your nails into his ass and he pushed his thumb hard against your asshole, rubbing it with stroking electrifying patterns.
"Ha-harry..." You clinged around his sweaty body when he kept on fucking inside you with mind clogging pace. The trim patch of his pubic hair tickling against your pelvis bone and he pressed his hand against your lower abdomen looking you in eyes, "could feel me in yeh' tummy?" His words causing you to lull your head on your shoulders giving him access to the exposed skin of your throat.
He wrapped his hand around your throat giving it a squeeze and leaving lovebites from your jaw down to your collarbones, "asked ye' somethin' pretty girl." He growled biting menacingly the soft skin of your sternum and you cried out filthyly clamping your pussy tight around him.
"Yes. Wanna cum." He retorted at this sucking your lower lip into his mouth and circling your clit with languid harshness.
"Cum fo' me, lovie'. come all over daddy's cock like a good girl yeh' are." He cradled your face. Kissing your eyelids, your bunny nose and your sweet little dirty mouth.
Your pupils blowing out wide and lips parting. With knighted brows you looked at Harry making grabby hands at him when you felt your orgasm building in your belly.
Knowing you always need Harry to embrace you in his arms when you come, he immediately scooped you up in his arms running soothing patterns at the nape of your neck still rocking inside you lazily. He himself bout to cum hard.
"Hmm. You're there baby, c'mon give it to meh'" With a strangled moan you came all over him. Your wetness cinching around him tipple him to edge too and he doubled over slapping his palm over your head and hugging you close to his chest.
"Fuck me' favourite kinda work-out." He grinned pecking your lips and pulling out of you to step back. You squealed when the cold shower poured over your heads like a furious rain.
"Pervert." You laughed poking his skin near his belly button but he whacked it away feeling ticklish.
The coming few months would be excruciating without him and you'll have to live through facetimes and voice-calls, but it's okay. His happiness's yours.
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selinakidreams · 3 years
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year six at hogsmeade
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ho ho ho! Merry Christmas! This fic is for the @haikyuucreationsadm​ secret santa event! dedicated to @ichorizaki ! sol, I hope this gives you the warm fuzzies! 
genre: fluff
warnings: none!
tags: harry potter au!, gn! reader, friends to lovers, yams is a lil over protective, fake dating (if you squint really really hard), yamaguchi’s pov !
a/n: no i do not hate the character i put as the slytherin (i’m not gonna spoil anything <3 teehee) i did it almost as an easter egg ...? like if you remember how yams reacted when he heard a certian thing come from his mouth,,,,,,, you’ll understand why- the clip was playing in my head on repeat while writing it lmao (super vauge ik but ah ha haa)
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Both of your school capes sashae across the cold stoned floor as you two head to the one class you had together. The air was nippy; delicate flakes of snow danced around the sky until they landed on the ground.  Yamaguchi hugged his books closer to his chest in hopes to ease the lack of warmth. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw you nuzzle into your silver and green scarf that was already bundled up to your nose. 
‘Cute,’ he thought to himself- and when it comes to you, that word comes up in his head quite a lot.
 Far from being his favorite class, Yamaguchi Tadashi had to get used to the defense against the dark arts course. It was very… out there for him in the beginning. By pushing his limits, it created a wave of self-consciousness that would wash over him, resulting in the feeling of incompetence. Thankfully you were there to encourage and support him, just as you had been since the day you guys met. It was something about your strength and determination- he learned that through the years when you had an idea, a goal, or a project in mind, you would see it through. It was so inspiring to young Yamaguchi, the little boy constantly cowering away from anything that seemed too much. He would constantly be picked on and could never speak the words that clogged his throat but then you came along with a single snarky remark to end all of theirs. There was no time between the moment he words left your lips and when your hand slipped into his- pulling him away from any sense of loneliness he would ever feel again. You were there for all the big moments, from when he first got his letter to him getting sorted into Gryffindor to him trying out for their quidditch team. You two had been absolutely inseparable and neither of you would change a thing.
Yamaguchi cherished walking to class with you- the way you fit so well in the environment… he just couldn't take his eyes off of you. His favorite version of you was in the winter because you just looked so much cozier. The dark colors of your house heavily contrasted against the bright sparkling snow that reflected natural light into the corridor. The pink that tinted the tips of your ears made his heart skip a beat. If it hadn't been for you stopping by the opened door way, he would have completely missed the entrance to the classroom because of his… observations. He motioned you go in first, your eyes crinkled in thanks as you stepped inside and he swears that you caused a heart palpitation. 
It was your guy’s sixth year at Hogwarts and by far Tadashi's favorite Defense Against the Dark Arts course yet. The teacher, Remus Lupin, had such a way of teaching that it was not only fun and interactive, but also incredibly informative- the prime way for him to learn. He was so happy that Lupin’s tactics were sticking, this meant he didn't have to cling to you for help as he had previously; He was able to show you that he was capable of being strong on his own. Whenever you showed your delight at Tadashi’s progress, he only wanted to work harder.
“Hey so… after class, did you want to go to Hogsmeade and get something to drink from Honeyduke’s? It’s all snowy out and it’s the perfect weather for something warm and comforting.” You grinned as the both of you took your seats, conveniently across from each other, the only thing that separated you two was a slim isle way. Yamaguchi turned to you with a small smile curving his lips, “Yea, sounds good but just remember I have practice later so I can't be out too la-“ his last word was cut off by an obnoxious scoff from the keeper from the Slytherin quidditch team. 
“That was supposed to be our practice, you know. Daichi snatched up our usual practice time.” Koganegawa Kanji said snottily, judgmentally eyeing Tadashi up and down before turning his gaze to you. Suddenly there was a different type of look in his eyes, a bright one that showed that he believed he could secure all sorts of things… including you. “Those Gryffindors think they can take whatever they want, but I know what we're going to be taking. The win at our next game… which just so happens to be against Gryffindor. You’re going to be there, right y/n?” He practically beamed to you as he kept side-eyeing Yamaguchi. 
Before you could even answer- before he could even realize what was coming out of his mouth- your shy, kind hearted, wouldn’t-hurt-a-fly Tadashi rolled his eyes and said, “Yea they’re going, they’re going to be screaming out my name when I catch that snitch.” 
Your eyes widened as you turned to him with your jaw slack, the sexual innuendo in the forefront of your mind but when facing your freckled best friend, it looked like he couldn't believe he was able to even speak up. Yamaguchi is not one for confrontation or someone who initiates fights… but when things come down to you, he acts in ways he doesn’t recognize- for painfully obvious reasons.
“You better watch that mouth of yours, Yamaguchi, or else i might just have to zip it up.” The Slytherin hissed, getting ready to reach for his want but stopped in his tracks when his gaze caught sight of a scruffy man in his mid 30’s standing behind the frozen Gryffindor, hands in his pockets and a brow raised. 
“Now… I know you were not about to hex mister Yamaguchi inside of my class, right Mister Koganegawa?” Professor Lupin tempted, a small smirk danced on his lips with the unmissable glint of entertainment that twinkled in his warm eyes. 
The professor didn’t give the boy a chance to answer, instead turned around and headed to the front of the classroom while saying, “Return to your seat Koganegawa, I expect whatever hex you were going to cast was going to be a naughty one. Well ironically, today’s lesson is focused on learning to reflect those nasty curses…” The whole class settled in for the lecture as Tadashi sneaked a peak at the reaction that had been plastered on your face- boy, was it a cute one. Both of your lips curled in with saucer eyes, cheeks tinted a faint red, as if you were holding back a laugh that was forcing its way out. 
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After Lupin bid the class adue for the day, everyone went their separate ways; Tadashi held you close as you both headed to Hogsmeade, his arm draped over your shoulder as you leaned into him for warmth. The walk had been a comfortable silence until you spoke out your curiosity to break the ice, hitting him with the million dollar question.
“Hey, what happened back in Lupin’s class? That was.. odd.. of you to say.” You inquired. Normally when you catch Tadashi off guard or in a vulnerable state, a cute blush dusts along the apple of his cheeks and the tips of his ears. You knew you were robbed of the sight, the cold had beat you to it, a violent scarlet already bared his skin. 
He let out a sigh, the breath showing itself in the cold, before he muttered, “I’m just tired of him openly ogling at you like you’re some toy. It’s not cool.” 
You responded with a slight hum, the real reply bouncing off the walls of your brain: I can't believe we’re not together by now.
“Oh yams,” you chuckle as you huddle closer into his side.
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Passing under the grand Hogsmeade archway, he was grateful that there were barely any students about- this meant you guys could get your drinks faster and walk around the shops easier. With the antique green and pink building in sight, the beeline to the shop’s entrance was determined.
“Okay okay, let me guess…” you started as Yamaguchi held open the door for you to walk in, already eyeing the colorful treats that decorated the room, “you want a hot chocolate.” 
“And you want a hot strawberry tea.” Tadashi retorted with a smile.
“It’s almost like… we’ve known each other for years.” You say, your tone dripping in sarcasm as he watches your finger trace over the newest candy they sold. 
Sol, a sweet that’ll brighten your day! The container said, with a picture of what looked to be an edible ball of light. Supposedly, once it hits your tongue, it melts into the flavor you're craving most.
After inspecting the shelves around the store for any new and exciting treats, you both headed to the register where Tadashi placed the drinks order and fished out two golden galeons and five silver sickles. He snuck a glance at you admiring the brightly colored walls to make sure you weren't looking as he slipped the cashier the two packets of sol he stealthily grabbed and handed them three extra sickles. A sweet surprise for later.
Leaving the store, Yamaguchi watched the way your hands slipped around the warm cup, the tips of your fingers slightly intertwined. He wanted nothing more than to take your cup out of your hands and intermingle his fingers with yours…but he couldn’t, it would be crossing a line, wouldn’t it? Nevertheless, the image of holding your- probably- freezing hand was on his mind the whole time you two were walking around the village you knew all too well.
Deciding that it was pretty late you guys began to head back to the castle. The snow crunched underneath your boots with almost empty cups in your hands, you knew it wasn't going to take long before you’d be greeted by the back entrance of the castle. “‘Dashi… do you have to go to practice? I… i need help with Lupin’s coursework.” you stutter out, causing Yamaguchi to pause and turn toward you.
This took him by surprise, normally you were really good with your coursework, so for the roles to switch… something had to be off.  
“ y/n... You know I can't. The team said they really need me there.  Daichi would have my head if I missed practice. The game against Slytherin is so close and I really need to-” he cut himself off before he could reveal too much or get too annoyed, the flash of Koganegawa smirking flashed in the back of his mind. 
“you need to… what? I saw your last game and the way you soared through the air was incredible, it didn't seem like you needed to work on anything!” you pouted with damn wide eyes.
Tadashi tried to ignore the slight increase in his heart's beating pace, “aha well..” he said as he lifted his arm to scratch the back of his head, “we’re a team and they need me as much as i need them!” you stopped walking so he turned to face you.
He watched the small sad smile creep onto your face before hearing you mutter, “Jeez, when did my Tadashi become so popular?”
For Yamaguchi to not lean in and plant a kiss on your lips, something had to be holding him back... but there was nothing- if anything, you seemed to slightly lean in. 
He figured that you'd assume that the first move was going to be on your part, as it normally was when something serious would happen between the two of you but he wanted to prove to you that he's changed. He's not scared anymore. He has no reason to be. He’s learned so much about himself  throughout the years because of you. You're the reason he was the social person he was today. And he was the one that finally connects your lips with his. 
Due to the cold and dry winter, both lips are not as smooth as wanted but it doesn't stop him from deepening the long awaited kiss. He placed his open palms on your waist and his fingers gave you a small squeeze when he heard you sigh into the kiss.
When Yamaguchi felt your arms around his neck, he swore the world stopped turning for a second. The warmth that he was feeling was unmatched- this was warmer than any other winter coat had made him. 
When he pulled away, your arms stayed around his neck and he refused to let his hands leave your waist. 
“I uh-“ at this point Yamaguchi’s face was bright pink, yours being no different, “um I’ve wanted to do that for so long.” You said, cutting him off. 
Tadashi had to blink a few times, as if he was clearing his vision because what he just heard wasn’t possible. 
“N-no way…” he mumbled, looking at the ground next to you. Tadashi almost felt overwhelmed but one thing's for certain, the weight of needing to properly confess was only getting heavier so he gulped down his anxiety- as you had taught him so many times before- and brought his eyes to meet yours. 
“Y/n… I’m so in love with you. I have been for so long-”
Something red wizzed before your guys’ eyes, cutting off his huge confession. His eyes became wide at the hovering letter facing him. 
A howler. 
Before you could even raise an eyebrow, the letter opened itself in the shape of an origami mouth. 
“Yamaguchi, YOU ARE LATE FOR PRACTICE! WHY? WHAT COULD BE SO IMPORTANT THAT IT’S CAUSING YOU TO MISS PRACTICE?” the letter with daichi’s deep voice boomed around the empty of the woods. It began to look around, as if it could see the surrounding area- which was weird because typically howlers were only used to relay a (very loud and disappointed) message. When the envelope eventually faced you, the bottom of the mouth dropped and seemed to gulp.
“Ah.. i see.. Hi y/n… um,” the letter turned to face Yamaguchi before reminding him to go to practice and ripping itself apart. 
It was silent for a second, neither of you knew what to say. 
“I dunno but it almost sounded like Daichi wanted me to go to practice.” was the first thing he said. He watched your face contort from a small smile to a full out grin joined with a hearty laugh. 
“Let's get you to class ‘Dashi.” you said as you wound down from your laughing fit. Holding out your hand, the expression you gave him was one that he never saw from you before. The corner of his eyes crinkled with how genuine he was smiling as he took your hand, finally getting to entwine your fingers together as you guys headed to the quidditch field.
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Ps. yes you did scream out his name when he caught the snitch- it didn't go unnoticed...
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Fairytale Lies Along
Well, my fan-story is not complete yet and not translated as well. That kinda sucks, but I’m working on it, even if I know that probably it would be next winter when I finish it, because I’m a slowpoke. 21 chapters already written and no sign of happy (or unhappy) ending. *sigh* Well, I’m posting the second part here, just for luck or something like that. The hero, I remind you, is a shitty person with shitty motivation, because he’s lost, so just you wait and you won’t get bored. If you’re interested that is. 
2. Family Matters
Emma and I had fun in the company of a cake, sparkling wine and a pleasant, non-binding girl, in short - Becky. This type of girl could be picked up only in bars, clubs or by lucky chance somewhere in the art gallery, but in our case it was obviously not an accident, because my dear mistress could not bear to calmly walk around museums and other similar "dullness" as she aptly expressed each time I dragged her there. Certainly, the only thing to blame was my insatiable enthusiasm in exploring this world, so my girl visited that kind of places enough for a lifetime. And while we had fun, I still couldn’t suspect anything about the approaching bearer, so to speak, of all my hopes and dreams for this boring, almost non-magical world. Therefore, we enjoyed the company of a half-naked beauty, I must admit quite successfully enjoyed, and she was already ready to spend the night with us. “With us” meant - I felt and saw everything, despite the fact that I’m removed from direct control of what’s happening.
Well, I don’t know how Emma felt deep inside, but some time ago I was nauseated by the greedy glances that idiot debtor was throwing at us. He tried to escape us so ridiculously, that Emma, who, due to my significant presence in her head and the equally significant presence of my rather gloating humor, learned how to manage her face at a decent level, still couldn’t handle the situation without sincere laughter. And she laughed on the way back to our apartment, when the face grimace and the convulsive actions of the jerk resurfaced in our dialogue. And in order to dispel this filthy feeling after unpleasant words, though they came from a complete stranger, I offered to call a friend who showed interest in Emma and they already have enough dates to have hours of sexual activity, as I call it, trying not to look and make myself jealous.
Swan was not too amorous, and it always seemed to me that I didn't play a very important role in that quality of her character. I was the only adult who had been with her throughout her life, even though I told myself not to give her any extra advice or help just because it’s a good thing to do. After the death of Cleo Fox, a woman who was chasing my careless Swan, I stopped giving advice at all and stopped saying anything other than "Decide for yourself, Emma Swan." "Why didn't you talk me out?" - It was the first thing she constantly told me when she didn’t listen to my advice, especially when it was about that woman’ death. Although it didn’t come to a quarrel, because Emma knew very well from my tales, which I rashly told her as a child, that I could not heal the dead. For this you need the Death Water and The Living Water, both. But in this world there were absolutely no such thing, and she didn’t want to give me control over the body to create the ritual. Cold blood, indeed. Throughout my entire stay in her body, I was like: “I’m the only one who understand you!” or “Oh, these modern dishonourable people,” or “You deserve more!” and, that one is the most used: “Try not to trust my ass-based feeling again when I say this person is sketchy!" Yes, yes, I am an evil freak, a manipulative pig, and, in general, I’m extremely aggressively defend my property from the encroachments of all kinds of other freaks, yes!
Well, I still feel everything that Emma feels, and her ignorance of my words about this Neal, who left her soul with disturbing wound, was based on the fact that I constantly grumbled about any guy looking obliquely at my beautiful girl, Emma. It seems, that I already considered this body my own to some extent, and that’s why I had such an attitude - Emma had to shut me up every now and then until she grew out of her teenage surges and began to listen to me more often.
The question arises - why I never moved into her body, taking advantage of childhood and the deplorable situation? It's just because I never do that! Children are inviolable, and the child can not, should not be absorbed by me. I didn’t think about the original reason for that decision, but I never had many problems with little Emma. I soothed her, sang songs when she asked, told her about my life in the guise of rhymed legends or tales, forced her to read, and that last one was for avoiding the horrible death from boredom in these many years. I would even associate myself with her parent, I had to educate her so much and so much to invest in her, but I would never trade my own undivided and indivisible, of course if you don’t take into account the possible dismemberment, body for her friendship. I could tell myself that only thing for sure even when Emma was an incredibly touching lost being, close to me in spirit and literally brought up by me from her very self-awareness of herself as a person.
Emma Swan, by the way, could be not only touching. She often pleased me with flashes of anger, which gave me a microscopic opportunity to pick up the drops of magic that emanated from her during that display of emotions, and it sparkled with such a bright flash when the doorbell interrupted the removal of the panties of our excited girlfriend.
“Oh, fuck this late guest!” - I growled and moaned with doom. - “Emma, your birthday and it’s eve are too full with surprises.”
Emma irritably pushed the beautiful girl away and went to open the door.
First, my ass-based feeling howled even more than when I met Neil or that strange girl, Lily.
Second, the boy said that Emma is his mother. The boy looked like someone else, but not Emma - I thought so at first glance at him. At his age Emma was much less self-confident, she never had this deceit and manipulation, which he showed later when we tried to expel him, and I personally suggested just throwing him out the door by the scruff. At the same time, I sent to the devil my non-quite-immutable rule-on-advice, again. And in spite of my old age extremes like paranoia and grumbling, I can't help but remember Emma when she was ten years old - this is exactly about the time when I finally and fully showed up, making a course of action with this active kid without a tsar in her head, really, and that means she was “flaky” and “rudderless”. The boy was dark-haired and quite puny. He definitely was not from a poor or especially unhappy family. Emma and I have always noticed these - their eyes were different, they were too incredulous for the age of the child, but this boy's eyes were alive. He smiled quite sincerely, didn’t try to hide and shrink under the stern look that Emma gave him for the interrupted party. And these are the signs from which I drew a conclusion - parents rarely shout at the boy, spoil him well and love him with high quality, I’d say.
“He seems to be lucky with his family,” I said to Emma as she walked off to the door with Becky, who was looking at the child with undisguised interest. - “Well dressed, taught independence, not intimidated, not clogged. For example, my father sold me before I was born to the Queen of the Sea because he couldn’t drink from the Living Creek asking for permission first, as everyone does. The King, for fuck’s sake, unable to just ask for the cure. At least, that’s why I met my future wife, yes... And since I was the firstborn, and very foolish as my father thought, it…”
“Listen, old man, stop nostalgia! I have already heard this story about the Queen of the Sea five times!”
In fact, I felt Emma’s panic and focused my attention on what was happening.
“A child came to me, I have no right to even see him, after what I did to him!”
“Then your foolishness is enough! Let's get the boy back!” - I snapped back and looked at the situation closer, trying to understand what Emma feels right now. - “I understand everything, you do not want to remember your oh not the best choice in life, but the result of this choice now stands before you, my darling!”
“Enough with this "my darling"! I constantly ask you to stop because it is contagious, and I repeat after you this mocking "my darling" without any need for it!”
“Emma, if there was no need, then throw at me ... Well, take what you can throw at me, then throw it!”
I laughed, forcing Swan to roll her eyes, and the boy, her son, took the grimace at his expense and put an extremely discouraging remark at the end of his speech.
“And if you won’t agree, I will tell the police that you kidnapped me!”
Emma couldn’t stand it and laughed, as if echoing me, and I literally just finished laughing in our inner world.
“Kid, you are very clever for your age and independent, yes!” - she trustingly patted him on the back - he sat on a bar stool and drank orange juice from the bottle throat. - “But you should know that the testimony of two adults that you yourself found this apartment and that address would beat your babble on this. Study the laws, kid! And please, if you come to stranger’s house, could you still ask permission or at least drink from a cup?”
Emma sighed, took the juice out of his hands and twisted the lid.
“And now, kid, we take my cake and... now completely your juice - after all, you drooled into it - and we go to your family. Would you like a sandwich? I’ve got with tuna and egg. Ok?”
He looked incredulously into our eyes, as if surprised at such an easy agreement on his request, but Emma — I knew — understood that she had no special choice, because she had a criminal record even if it was appealed and kind of amnestied, and that stopped her from any calls to the police. Emma didn’t wait for an immediate response from the child and asked.
- So, where to go?
- Storybrooke, Maine.
***
"Fairy tales?" - Emma repeated my thoughts, looking mistrustfully at the book that the boy was holding in his hands. - “Is this a fairytale book?”
“This is not just a fairy tale!” - the boy answered without any hesitation and I was somehow immediately alerted, after all, he was ten years old, not five. At this age, not everyone believes in Santa. - “It's true! Every story in this book actually happened!”
“Of course it did…”
I am quite sure that Emma did not argue with the kid, not because she was sorry to debunk the boy’s illusions. She was screaming at me now, panicking again, although in the real world she was simply frowning.
“Are you kidding me?! Is it contagious? Is it transmitted genetically? Is this some mutation? He thinks that fairy tales are real, and a relic of one of these fairy tales lives in my head!”
“Not these!” - I would have shook my head if I could. - “These are yours,” - I emphasized this word especially, - “fairy tales. Not ours, Emma. Not the ones I come from. We don’t tell tales of the Queen and the Snow White. We have other heroes, you know.”
“And how do you know that the book says about the Queen and Snow White?” - she was surprised, but didn���t forget to follow the road - we turned onto the highway.
“I read briefly just now”, - I answered and gave a laugh. “If you don’t see something, it doesn’t mean that I don’t see it, Emma. I need one glance to remember.”
“And why haven't I graduated the University with this ability yet?” - Emma sighed, but her sarcastic question didn’t require an answer, and I knew how much I would infuriate her if I answer it.
“Of course, because you're a stupid lazy bird,” - I drawled with pleasure. - “And not a swan, but a penguin. If you don’t kick it, it won’t fly!”
“Did you believe me?” - Henry decided to ask after a long silence and reached for a bag of juice and sandwiches. - “May I...”
“It’s much better when you remember to ask,” - Emma nodded but stopped short that parenting attempt. - “So what were you saying about fairy tales? What’s that about?”
“They are about you. You are there.”
The child shrugged and, putting the book aside, dug into a sandwich with indescribable pleasure written on his face, despite the fact that just couple of seconds ago the car was slightly inclined aside because Emma was a bit dumbfounded.
“It seems you have problems, kid…”
Emma sighed, straightening the steering wheel, and was hardly surprised when she heard the boy’s answer.
“Yeah. And you fix them.”
***
“Thus, the Sandwich Eater, I have a task for you!” - said Emma, when we moved into this Storybrooke of his and drove up to the clock tower. - “You must make your parents finish my cake with me on board. Judging by your ability of whining and persuasion, you are quite capable of it. It is going to melt to hell, and the holiday is already ruined enough. Though we will talk over a cup of tea about your behavior…"
We discussed Emma's further behavior strategy, and in the end she decided to ask kid’s parents why the boy ran away from home - Emma herself had similar runaways, and the reason of those wasn’t the great love of the adoptive family, for sure. But there was something obviously wrong in all that, and how he could find Emma was an unsolved mystery yet. I felt something strange somewhere on the border of Yavi, the Reality, but it could be just an ancient burial ground of some Indians, or a nasty cemetery, so for now I decided not to tell my mistress that I was slightly shaken by the thin Border in this terrain.
“I have no parents, I only have a mother,” - our little jerk replied. - “And she is evil!”
“Evil?” - Emma slowed down in the middle of the main square of the town and got out of the car. - “Get out!”
He obeyed, and I murmured to Emma, not to dare to hurt that little asshole, but she waved it off and sat down in front of the child so as to see his lowered eyes, shyly in search of a way out of the situation.
“Do you even think what you say? She is not evil! She is the person who became your family, when I - hear me - I was the very first evil in your life! And, you know, boy, life is not a damn collection of fairy tales - you are very lucky at least with the fact that you do not have to climb out of your skin just to eat enough.”
“My name is Henry!” - he exclaimed and looked us straight in the eyes. - “She doesn't love me. She only pretends to love. And you can help break the curse!”
“What other curse?” - Emma lowered the tone, during the interrogation of the little boy, asking me an extremely urgent question. Urgent for me, mostly.
“Old man, do you think he is talking about you? You yourself told me that this is your curse and you don’t know how to remove it ... Maybe it’s not by chance that everything's happening now? The kid fell into the hands of this book or… oh, backwards, and you always said that there are legends about you in our world, which definitely correspond to reality you lived in.”
I want to take your body, and you want to help me. Ironic, really. I would grin if I could. There’s too much inaccessible things to me that I would like to feel, that’s why I’ve long been thinking about how to finally seize that receptacle. And I'll pretend to be who you want as long as it is needed. I won’t repay good with good, no, that would be a mistake. Although, I wonder what Vasilisa would say on how exactly and how much I changed during this time? And does she know that I am alive, if finally I got lucky and came across the reality that’s parallel to mine?
“Emma, my darling, do you even know how to experience brain activity? I told you there was something about Snow White and the Queen in the book. Read it - and you would never find either Ivan, the son of tsar Vseslav, nor the daughters of Koschei, nor himself with his Sea Queen wifey. Although, on the other hand, no one knows what’s on the other side of the Infinity Forest…”
My mocking words were not particularly important to Emma, in any case, that was clearly unnoticeable. She didn't respond, continuing dialogue with the boy. He explained her exactly what kind of curse we are talking about. And it was clearly not mine.
“Look at the clock,” - the boy pointed to the tower, where the clock should've been hitting something around midnight long ago. - “Time is frozen here. The Evil Queen did it with her curse. She sent all of the Enchanted Forest here.”
“So, now I understand” - Emma put her hands on her hips and paraphrased. “The Evil Queen sent all the heroes of fairy tales that you told me about to this place?”
“Yeah, and now they are trapped.”
“Stuck in time and locked up in Storybrooke of Maine? Urban fantasy looks cool only in big cities, you know.”
Sarcasm obvious feel I in the Force... but she is right - I haven’t heard of such spells. My wife could, knew and practiced to transform the dead into a living, to unwind time, or with the help of mavka-navka, little magical fairy creatures, to collect magic and use it for whatever she wished to built. She also was quite good with fire and learned from her grandmother how to pick up soul-skulls and use them for magical purposes. But to clear the memory of all that people, not even for forever, when the cure is possible…
This is either hopeless stupidity, or such conditions were written into the curse, that wasn’t written by the Queen. So, the point is - it was the writing of someone else but that Evil Queen. Approximately and apparently she’s called like that as I was called the Terrible once upon a time, yet never Dark, this is a slightly different level. There was no other choice, and if there was, then the achievement of the goal was more important. Although I can’t even imagine how much you must not want to kill your enemies, the Queen... Instead of simply turning the whole reality into Stone or something like that, as the Stone Princess once wanted to do, and she was the blood of Yagg’s blood, who have protect the Reality because of that blood... That Queen bothered herself too much for petty avenge. Although, I think, the same thing guided the one who planted my soul into this semblance of the Underworld.
That Queen had not only the desire to make her enemies suffer, but had the desire to rule and entertain her Ego. After all, I cannot be compared to a large number of people to fit in the kingdom.
“It’s true!”
“So why don't they all just leave?” - Emma tried to appeal to reason, while I was silent, thinking about what is happening.
“They can not! If they try, bad things happen!”
Henry also seemed to appeal to reason, but for Emma it was clearly not an argument, and the boy was not allowed to explain more. We were interrupted.
“Henry!’ - slightly bald ginger man with a dalmatian on a leash approached. - “What are you doing here?” - he looked at us with a worried look and asked Emma. - “Everything is good?”
“I'm fine, Archie,” - the boy immediately started to stroke the dog, that showed his close acquaintance with a man who smiled uncertainly in the direction between Emma and Henry.
“And who are you?”
“I’m just bringing him home.”
Obviously Emma didn’t want to make new acquaintances here, as well as I really wouldn’t want to, if it’s not so suspicious and not connected to fairy tales. Once I asked Emma to look for something from the history of the Russian lands. The search ended in folklore, and most of the adventures from fairy tales named folk or based on them were true, but incredibly distorted, and that probably happened with…
Do I even believe it?!
“She is my mother, Archie” - said the kid, solding out my darling Emma for nothing.
“Not really,” - Emma clarified and asked Archie. - “Do you know about adoption?”
“Ah, yes,” - he let the dog off the leash and it came up to us, sniffed Emma's knee, and Swan immediately began patting it on withers. - “He goes to therapy. I had to find out.”
“Therapy? Kid, it gets harder for you to convince me, honestly!”
“Convince you?” - Archie looked at Emma inquisitively.
“No worries, we both know what I mean!”
Emma smiled awkwardly, winked at Henry, who wanted to answer, but realized that his mother had finally behaved like an adult who had learned a bitter experience and understood that the voice in her head was almost as serious as believing in a fairytale world, and very few of the “caring adults” will like it to such an extent that they decide not to do anything about it.
“Oh, he told you too!” - Archie's face lit up. - “So, what are you doing here?”
“I am searching for his mother's house,” - she shrugged and added. - “I think you could tell me the address, or maybe you want to take him there yourself…”
“Oh, no, no,” - Archie’s smile became tense, as if he definitely didn’t want to meet that woman. - It’s on Mifflin Street, the mayor’s house is the largest. You’ll recognize.”
“No matter who Henry’s mother is”, - I told Emma in a casual tone, - “she’s clearly no less annoying than her son.”
“Mayor! His mom is a fucking mayor! She will put me in jail!” - Emma panicked. She loves to panic in her own brain, especially when there is such a wonderful me, ready to listen, understand and forgive. For the time being, of course, but ... Sometimes I even like it.
“That’s why we come bearing the cake!”
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Can we also talk about how Bakugou went from "weird haired guy" to "Kirishima. Change of plans". Oh man I didn't realize how much I missed the anime *cries*
BOI CAN’T WE I just spent the whole morning crying over seeing the moment Bakugou recognizes Kirishima as an equal animated nbd at all r i p me - I think this might be the first time Bakugou calls anyone by their name, actually, and I just!!! that’s because Bakugou heard Kirishima’s words and recognized him as a good partner and a worthy hero and someone whom he could respect and I’m gonna be grateful for chapter 133 for the insight on this for the rest of my always I !!!!!! have feelings g a h
Anon said:ok ok ok ok but but listen what about BAKGOU AND OCHAKO they are the most popular couple and the most cutest , i think you should try to draw them once i would love love to see this !!! of course just if you want hehe thanx
Ahhh sorry anon but I really don’t ship that - I mean, it’s true that I ship Bakugou with a bunch of people aside from my main two, but if they’re part of Deku’s group you can fairly assume they’re not between my Bakugou ships? And I only romantically ship Uraraka with Deku, Tsuyu and Iida anyway so! You’re probably not gonna see any romantic baku/ocha from me, sorry o
Anon said:Since we know what Bakugou’s parents are like, what do you think Kirishima’s parents are like?
I have a similar ask somewhere asking about Kaminari’s parents as well, so I guess I’ll answer both here?? As a general rule I don’t really like making headcanons over stuff I’m sure the manga will give me in the future, so I can’t say I’ve thought about this too much - there are a few things I work under the assumption of while drawing, like for example I’m taking for granted they both have at least functional families, considering Aizawa personally visited their homes to ask their guardians about allowing them back to school, and if anything had been weird he would have noticed
I like to think Kaminari got his quirk straight from one of his two parents with no mixing happening, and got the Kaminari surname from them as well, but that’s all I ever allowed myself to settle on as far as Kami’s family goes, everything else changes based on what I need for the current scenario I’m thinking about… I do often end back on him being an only child, though - in the same way depending on how angst or lighthearted I want it to be my ideas for Kirishima’s family change a lot, but generally I think I mostly fall back on the idea of him having a big family? In a scenario like that his parents are kind and love him a lot, but having many children and needing to split their attention on all of them might cause them to overlook him a little (it would explain his obsession with being flashy, for me) then again, who knows? I don’t know how canon you can consider the infos SMASH gives, but in one of the strips Kiri mentions working part-time, and the fact that he doesn’t seem to have problems with money kinda makes me believe he might be independent from his family like that (unless he’s a rich kid, also very entertaining as a possiblity)
I’ve seen a lot of headcanons floating around about both of these guys’ families and possibly being related to villains, that would be cool too, though I’m not sure how much I believe it
I’m sorry this ended up being little to no useful at all lol as I said, I just shift between scenarios a lot - imagine settling on one and growing attached and then having to let it go once Hori proves it wrong, that’d be terrible for me
Anon said:Oh my god…we had a black cat called nitro !! He was super affectionate and high strung. Thanks for reminding me of him. great art as always !!!
You’re!!! the second person telling me they have/had a cat called that!!!! °O° is it a popular name for cats? I just called her that for Baku’s quirk tbh hahaha
Anon said:I would L.O.V.E to do a BNHA art collab with you my lord!
BOI THAT’S FLATTERING!!!!!! I’ve never done collabs before though, so I dunno if I’m comfortable with this? I’ll !!! have to think about it!
Anon said:Not only is your art adorable but how much you babble on in the tags is absolutely precious, you’re like a sunshine who always brightens up the day just by being yourself!
Way to make me blush anon oh my g o d!!!!!! I’m??? glad I can make you smile with my incoherent blabbering??? It’s super nice to know because tbh I just have way too much to say about everything hahaha (read: I dunno how to shut up. ever. rip)
Anon said:I just wanted to say your asks posts and doodles and literally just your whole blog in general brightens up my day so much no matter how sucky it’s been. I had a rough day today but the first thing I saw when I got on tumblr was one of your bakugou drawings and it made me smile when nothing else that day did and I just wanted you to know that. Also you seem like one of the most honest and heartwarming people ever. I hope you have a good weekend. ❤️
gODS what’s up with you guys trying so hard to make me a smiling and blushing mess here aaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! thank?? you???? I’m really, really, really happy I could make you smile!!! That’s the reason why I post my stuff to begin with, knowing I could help you even just a little bit means a lot!!!
Anon said:I’m really sorry if I reposted anything!!!!! Its truly out of habit….😌 But really, I’m sorry. (By the way, your art is amazing!!)
Thank you!! And as long as you took down whatever you reposted, your apology is more than accepted! Thank you for being understanding! But that kind of habit is something you should really grow out of, anon - for most artists, if they wanted their art on other websites they would post it themselves, and as long as it’s about sharing it here on tumblr a reblog is more than good enough! It’s nice of you to want to share my things, and I’m happy you like my stuff enough to want more people to see it, but since I don’t have accounts anywhere else on the internet I don’t really want my stuff there either - a link back to the original post would suffice if all you want is share, wouldn’t it? 
About this, thank you so much to all the super nice people telling me they’re sorry about my stuff being reposted! There’s a lot of you and posting all the asks here would make this post insanely long, but know that I read all of them and I appreciate every word! To those mentioning they do tell people to take my stuff down when they notice it being reposted, thank you so so so so much, and to those worrying I might stop posting, for now that’s still not going to happen - I might reduce the amount of stuff I post for specific fandoms or ships, but I love it all too much and I love sharing my love for them too much to just stop. And thank you for all the nice words and compliments too, you’re all so kind to me !!!!
Anon said:I don’t know if you’re familiar with Dave and Buster’s (it’s a big arcade/restaurant for mainly adults) but I went the other day and all I could think about was “holy shit, Kuroo, Bokuto, and Terushima would have the time of their lives here” anyway, just thought I’d share that with you since I know you ship them as well cx
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we don’t have those in Italy so I can’t say I am, but this sounds interesting and if it’s bo kuro and teru I’m always up for hearing more! What kind of place is it? How does it work?? *O*
Anon said:Not a question or anything but I just found your blog and it is so nice??? Like all your art is amazing and you’ve made bakushimanari my ot3 and you bakusquad doodles are just perfect too. Just thank you for existing and your art and ideas just give me life. That’s all
THANK YOU OH MY GODS!!!!!!!!!! I’m so so so happy you like my squad stuff?? Lately they’re the most entertaining thing to draw tbh, I’m glad there’s actually people who like all the silliness hahaha I wish you the best weekend, anon, I know this ask just made mine, tbh!!
Anon said:LMAO when did Allen strip I don’t remember that
It’s in an extra! God I can’t remember what they were talking about so I can’t find it, I’ve been trying to since I got this ask (if??? anyone knows??? that’d be much appreciated???) but anyway they were hosting something? It might have been a character poll or something similar but I’m not sure, and Allen was The Host™ and at some point he started stripping and talking about added prices for it and if I remember right Reever and/or Johnny might have started crying for his forever lost and now non-existent innocence (was that a pun? possibly)
Anon said:OMG!!! I get so excited every time I see you posted something and now you just !!! uploaded !!!! all !!!! these !!!! BAKUGOU !!!! BIRTHDAY !!!!! COMICS !!!! AND !!!! I !!!!! AM !!!!! SO !!!! HAPPY !!!!!! (and they are all so adorable!!)
I’M GLAD YOU LIKED THEM HOLY SMOKES!!!!!!! Every time I post so much all together I always worry it’s too much haha I’m sorry for clogging all your dashboards now and again rip
Anon said:I was so excited this chapter of bnha because I thought we’d finally learn Kirishima, my babies, backstory but then we didn’t and now I’m sad (im still holding out for him having met/seen Bakugou in middle school for some reason and being inspired or something).
That’s tbh a good headcanon I’ve seen around now and again, and until Horikoshi will finally stop holding back all the Kiri infos you!!! keep on doing your thing!!!! he for sure already knew of him because everyone did thanks to the sludge incident, so why the heck not 
(I can’t say I share the hc though, since until they fought together during the USJ attack Kirishima did think of Bakugou’s quirk as Everything He Ever Wanted™, but he didn’t seem to be much into Bakugou himself? I dunno I dunno Kiri’s very gay and got around to sticking to Bakugou like glue in something like fifteen chapters I can’t say we saw much of how he used to think of him before deciding he wanted to marry him lmao)
Anon said:I love Kirishima so much it’s genuinely confusing, like this boy is literally sunshine and I want him to be happy with his explody bf. The latest chapters gave me life because he is shining and I want the world to love him like I love him. Your art of him is beautiful and the best thing ever.
BOY THANK YOU!!!! I’m glad I can do him justice in your opinion? He’s SO MUCH and SO BRIGHT !!!!!!!!!! It’s kind of hard, making him just as good as he is in canon, but that’s cause he’s perfect how is he that perfect how does he even do that I 100% share all of your confusion anon when did I even fall this hard for that child
Anon said:I’m most into the voltron fandom tonight so if I followed every blog that was suggested I would be burried in more discourse than I can handle lmao so I will just try to dig through tags to find weeks
……that’s really one messy fandom you decided to stick with, anon, I admire your strength - but!!! as far as ship weeks go, since the voltron fandom is pretty huge maybe there might be a blog dedicated specifically to letting you know when fandom events are supposed to happen! You should try digging around for that!!! 
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