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joonie-beanie · 10 months
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Side-Gig | [Peter B. Parker x Reader]
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Pairing: Peter B. Parker x Reader
Summary: Peter gets worried about your apparent “side-gig” and goes snooping, only to discover your side-gig is writing Spiderman smut on commission.
Contents: Fluff, Smut, Consensual Sex, Pussy Eating, Banter, Friends to Lovers???
Author’s Note: I swore off posting fics on tumblr, but since this is just a one-shot, I figured why not. I think Peter B is charming, had to write a lil smth smth for him. And by that, I mean a 7.1k wordcount fic.
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You and Peter Parker are friends. Not best friends, but pretty good friends. 
You like to say you’ve looked out for each other over the years. You don’t talk all the time, but it’s kind of an unspoken promise that when one of you needs someone to lean on, the other person will be there.
Which is why, when Peter and MJ separate, you make a point of inviting Peter over for meals. 
At first, he turns you down every time you ask, and you know it’s because he’s wallowing—depressed about his situation. And that’s understandable. You can’t exactly say you know what he’s feeling, but if you put yourself in his shoes, you’re sure you’d be a little bit fucked up about everything too.
Therefore, you give him a little space—wait for things to settle and for Peter to come around. 
Except, Peter takes it all way worse than you expect—going radio silent after your third invite in two months. Then, you really start to get worried (and also a little mad that he’s ghosting you).
So, you manage to scrounge up his new address using some internet-sleuthing skills, and show up at his door. When he opens it, he’s dressed in a greasy wife-beater, worn-out gray sweats, and white socks with a hole in the toe.
“Jesus Christ, Peter.”
You spend that evening scolding Peter and letting him cry it all out—handing him tissue after tissue as he blubbers about everything on his mind. When he’s finally done, he apologizes for ignoring your last call, and thanks you for looking out for him.
With a smile, you assure him you’ll always have his back, and that now he really has to come over for dinner, because he owes you.
Laughing, Peter agrees. And luckily, he sticks to his word.
Since then, you and Peter make a point of doing dinner twice a month—typically at your place, sometimes out at a restaurant, but never at Peter’s. Not until he deep cleans his messy apartment, and you know that won’t be happening anytime soon.
Tonight, you’re at a restaurant of your choice—a local Italian joint. Peter arrives late, per normal, and you wave him over when you see him walk in the front door. He immediately spots you and hurries over, his eyes darting to the plate of bruschetta you’d ordered for the table, that now only has two pieces left.
“Aw, that’s not fair,” he says, sliding into the booth across from you. He immediately reaches for one, shoving it into his mouth. You shrug, not sorry.
“That’s what you get for always being late. And if I waited for you, I’d be hangry by now. So really, you should be thanking me.”
“Uh-huh,” Peter says with a roll of his eyes, picking up the menu to see what it is he wants. 
“So, how have you been? I know we just saw each other two weeks ago, but—how’s work?”
You sigh at Peter’s question, resting your chin against your palm.
“Fine, I guess. Work is cutting hours since things are slow right now, so I’m gonna be pretty strapped for cash the next month or two.”
Peter blinks at your response, staring at you over the edge of the menu.
“Should we be here then? We could just get the check now and go down the street to the bodega—”
“No—no, it’s fine,” you reassure him, taking a sip from your glass. From the look of it, Peter can tell the glass is filled with rum and coke—your simple, yet timeless go-to. 
“This is kind of my last hurrah, y’know? Gotta get one last plate of carbonara in before I’m eating ramen and eggs for the next few months.”
“I dunno about that,” Peter responds. “Eggs are pretty expensive now—you might have to settle for canned tuna.”
You roll your eyes at him, yet can’t help the little giggle that escapes you.
“You’re the worst.”
“I know,” he says with a smile.
The waitress wanders back over, and you and Peter put in your orders. Peter also opts to get a drink (after all, if you’re drinking, why shouldn’t he), and a few minutes later, a cosmopolitan is placed onto the table in front of him.
You watch him with a wide smile as he picks up the girly drink and takes a long sip—his pinky sticking out and everything.
“You and your love of sweet drinks,” you say, swirling around the ice in your half-empty glass. Peter hums happily.
“Listen, this is way better than beer.”
Honestly, you can’t disagree.
“So,” he continues, picking up the previous topic. “Are you gonna be okay? Money-wise?”
It’s not like he has much help to offer. Being a masked vigilante doesn’t pay very well, after all, but still.
“Yeah,” you assure him. “I have a side-gig that brings in a little cash-flow, so that’ll help cushion the blow. But I think I should still be able to afford rent and some groceries. I’ll just have to budget better, y’know?”
Peter nods. “Oh, okay. Good—,” but then his brain repeats the phrase “side-gig”, and his words cut off.
“Wait, what kind of side-gig are we talking about here?”
Despite how long the two of you have known each other, Peter has never heard anything about any kind of “side-gig”. It’s a little concerning, honestly, since the two of you don’t really keep secrets from each other.
Although it’s not like you know he’s Spiderman.
“Yeah. It’s nothing illegal, I promise,” you tell him, your attitude remaining pleasant. Peter stares at you, waiting for you to say more, but your smile only grows wider.
“Not telling,” you say, laughing quietly to yourself when Peter huffs in annoyance and grabs his drink. “You’ll just have to trust me. I’d never do anything illegal—you know me.”
“I dunno,” he responds, a playful lilt in his tone. “In college I seem to remember you stealing soft drinks from the mess hall without paying—”
“Oh c’mon,” you shoot back, and Peter grins, knowing you hate when he brings that up. “We were already paying to go to classes! Why should I pay 3 dollars for a cup of watered down coke?!”
Peter laughs as you go on a mini tangent about how college is a ripoff—ordering both you and him two more drinks when your waitress stops in to check on your table.
After a short while, your food comes out, and the two of you catch up over the hot meal. Conversation flows like normal—touching on any other life updates, and also local news topics, and things of the like. 
At your insistence, Peter splits a tiramisu with you to close out the evening, and by the time the dessert is gone, Peter thinks he may explode.
“Ugh, why did I let you talk me into that?” Peter groans, curling over and holding his stomach as you fetch enough cash from his wallet to cover half the bill.
“Well, if you were smart like me, you would have kept half of your entree to take home with you for later, and then you would have had enough room left for dessert. Which, by the way, is too good to waste—so don’t puke it up.”
Your waitress swings by to grab the bill, and you assure her it’s all set—passing her the small stack of money taken from both your and Peter’s wallets. She thanks you with a smile, and then scurries away, leaving the two of you alone.
You reach over the table, patting Peter’s shoulder.
“You’ll be fine. Your stomachs gotten bigger, after all.”
“Hey—,” Peter frowns, lifting his head. You’re already grabbing your purse and takeout box—sliding out of the booth. He quickly follows after you.
“Are you calling me fat?”
“No,” you respond, holding the door open for him as the two of you step out into the cool New York air. “You’re actually still surprisingly in-shape for someone whose diet consists of pizza and frozen meals. But, that being said, you can’t deny you’ve put on a few pounds.”
Peter places a hand on his stomach.
“Remind me again why you’re so mean to me?”
You can’t help but laugh, the sound getting lost in the crowd around you.
“You just make it too easy,” you admit, grinning up at him. Despite himself, Peter smiles back.
Being the gentleman that he is, Peter fully intends to escort you back to the doorstep of your apartment building, but—
His spidey senses tingle, and he can tell something is off. 
“Hey, um,” Peter grabs your wrist, stopping you in your tracks. Before your brain can even catch up, he’s yanking you into a quick hug, and then backpedaling towards the alleyway the two of you had just passed.
“Sorry, I just remembered there’s something I have to do. It was nice seeing you! Let’s touch base soon!”
He’s gone before you can even get a word out, disappearing around the corner. You stare after him for a moment, befuddled, and then continue on your way with a sigh. 
Same ‘ol Peter.
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Exactly one hour later, Peter collapses in a pile of trash—his lungs heaving, and body aching. The fight itself hadn’t been that hard—just a few wannabe criminals with deadlier than normal weapons. 
No, the real challenge had been not barfing up his dinner while doing acrobatics across the city.
And maybe laying in a pile of trash to take a breather isn’t exactly helping his current predicament, but fuck—he doesn’t have the energy to move right now
Spreading out his limbs, Peter stares up at the smog-coated night sky, his mind wandering. He thinks about a lot of things—all the villains he’s fought in his time as Spiderman, the people who have come in and out of his life during it all, including you. You…who apparently has a “side-gig”.
…but like, what kind of side-gig?
Peter groans, knowing he won’t be able to let this go. 
You can’t just drop the knowledge that you have a secret side-gig on him and then not tell him what it is! 
And if you’re insistent on keeping it a secret, it must be something bad, right? RIGHT??
“Goddammit,” he grumbles, picking himself up. He swings off into the night, his mind reeling.
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Peter lasts all of 3-days before he decides he can’t be left alone with his thoughts anymore—that he just needs to confirm what exactly your side-gig is, before his theories can get any wilder.
Because so far, his top guesses are that you’re either 1. Unknowingly acting as a middle man for some illegal trafficking operation, or 2. Providing “services” to New York sleazebags to get in their wallets.
And Peter knows it’s likely neither option—you’re too smart to get roped into something stupid. Plus, you had assured him it was nothing illegal.
But if he doesn’t figure it out, he thinks he may explode. 
So…he goes snooping. 
It’s not his brightest moment—using the spare key you had given him “in case of emergency” to sneak into your apartment one evening. (But to be fair, to him…this might just be an emergency).
He’d used his spidey senses to scope out your apartment before coming in, so he knows you're not home. Which is good, but…he doesn’t know when you’re gonna be back either, so he has to move fast.
Softly closing the front door behind him, Peter tip-toes across your apartment, deciding to start in your bedroom. He stands in the doorway for a moment, guilt bubbling up inside of him, but he decides to push forward anyway.
He’s just making sure you’re okay, he tells himself. You’re one of his closest friends, and you won’t tell him your secret—so it’s understandable he’d be worried.
Like the true Sherlock that he is, Peter starts with you dressers. He quickly checks each drawer—gently lifting up the stacks of clothes to make sure nothing is hidden beneath them. (The only time doesn’t is when he encounters the drawer with your bras and panties. He simply stares at them with flushed cheeks, rocking awkwardly on his heels, before he quietly closes the drawer. Surely nothing would be in there anyway, right?)
The small stack of papers on your nightstand ends up being recent receipts, and a manual on how to use the white noise machine you've apparently just purchased, considering it's sitting on the floor beside your nightstand, still in the box.
Getting on his hands and knees, Peter does a quick check under your bed, and freezes when he spots a covered box. He pulls it out without thinking, tugging off the fabric lined lid—
—and immediately slams it back down.
…veiny, pink, silicon—
Peter haphazardly pushes the box back under the bed, hurrying to his feet. He bustles into the kitchen with cherry-colored ears.
All-in-all, it takes Peter about half an hour to search your apartment, and unfortunately…he comes up empty handed. It seems like you have nothing to hide (except a box of sex toys under your bed, but Peter thinks that’s pretty understandable. You don't want dumb assholes like him accidentally finding it, even though Peter had—)
Sighing, Peter takes one last glance around your apartment.
“Ugh, I shouldn’t have done this,” he sighs to himself, taking a step towards the door. But—not watching where he’s going, he stubs his toe into the leg of your coffee table.
A curse leaves his lips, and your opened laptop—which had previously been dark—jolts to life. Kicking the table must have moved your wireless mouse, Peter realizes.
Having already decided to leave, Peter fully intends to continue on his way. That is…before he takes a glance at your computer screen and sees that you have it open to a Google doc titled: “Spiderman x Reader Commission #6”.
…then, he’s scrambling onto your couch and yanking your laptop towards him.
“Number six??” he hisses dramatically, his eyes scanning over the document so fast that he doesn’t actually end up reading anything. 
He has to pause and go back to try again, but the second Peter reads the sentence “Spiderman’s cock strains painfully against the tight confines of his suit, his fingers twitching against your waist as he drags you in closer”, his brain effectively blue screens.
In a panic, he clicks into a different tab that’s open—landing on your email inbox, where a thread sits open. A transaction between you and an apparent “customer”. Someone who had contacted you in regards to your open “commissions”. 
Hi there! 
I saw you’re accepting commissions, and I really enjoyed reading the other Spiderman fics you wrote! Would you be open to writing one for me? Preferably a Reader x Spiderman, and a smut/fluff genre. Based on the rate sheet, I think I can afford it, but I’d appreciate it if we could talk more and discuss the final price based on the idea I have.
Thanks!
Holy shit, Peter realizes. Your side-gig is writing Spiderman porn on commission.
He sinks back into the couch, his mind whirling. 
How long has this been going on?? Do you…are you attracted to Spiderman?? As long as Peter has known you, you’ve never really fangirled over Spiderman. If Spiderman had popped up in the news, the two of you would talk about him, but…that was it.
And now you’re writing Spiderman smut for cash? Holy hell.
Peter supposes he should be relieved that what you’re doing truly isn’t illegal. That you’re just making money in a mostly innocent way, from the safety of your home. Meaning, Peter can call it quits, and leave.
…but instead, he leans forward, clicks back onto the Google doc tab, and starts reading more.
The document is still a work-in-progress, but Peter scrolls back up to the top, wanting to see how you’ve managed to set up this scenario.
As it turns out, a villain had injected Spiderman with some sort of aphrodisiac, and the reader is a bystander, bravely offering Spiderman her services to get him out of this pickle.
While embarrassing to admit, Peter gets sucked into the story—impressed by your ability to write, and your portrayal of him—err, Spiderman. In fact, he gets so distracted by the story and the multitude of thoughts running through his head that his spidey senses don’t kick in until danger is right on his doorstep.
Or, in reality, you are on your doorstep—your key shoving into the lock on the door. 
Peter’s heart nearly rockets out of his chest, his eyes darting to the window across the room. It’s closed, and even if he used his web shooter to rocket over to it, he wouldn’t be able to safely open the window and escape outside in the two seconds it’s going to take you to finish unlocking your do—
Before he can even finish the thought, your front door shoves open, and you flick on the lights—your gaze immediately finding Peter, who is still firmly planted on your couch, looking like a deer in headlights. 
You stare at him in shock.
“Peter? What…? Why are you here?”
“I was…worried about you,” Peter responds, forcing himself to smile. And it’s not like it’s a lie.
“You said you were strapped for cash, and I…I just wanted to make sure everything was okay.”
You kick the door shut behind you, your purse and keys discarded on the small table beside your entryway. 
“I thought I told you to just trust me?”
You face him with a hand posed sternly on your hip. You appreciate his concern for you, but it’s a little upsetting that he hadn’t just been able to trust your word. 
“I know,” Peter responds with a sigh. He runs a hand through his graying hair, and your gaze flits to his ears, noticing how red they are. Why is he so flushed?
“And I’m sorry. I’m dumb, I should have. Trusted you, I mean. I’ll just—,” he pushes himself up, planning to excuse himself and run, but freezes half way to his feet. 
He’s half hard. Fuck.
If he gets up now, it’ll be a lot harder to hide that—especially since he’s wearing sweatpants.
Making a lil noise, Peter eases himself back down onto your couch. You cock an eyebrow.
“...you okay?”
“Yeah, sorry…back spasm.”
“Well, you don’t have to rush out. You’re welcome to stay for a while if you don’t have anywhere to be.”
You flash him a smile and turn towards the kitchen. Peter watches you as you open your fridge and bend down—fetching two bottles of water from the bottom shelf. His eyes glue to your ass the second you lean over, and Peter punches himself in the knee—forcing his gaze up towards the ceiling.
He’s going fucking insane. He’s not used to being this…feral feeling. Arousal is usually one of the emotions that evades him nowadays, but here he is—done in by fucking Spiderman fanfiction. 
Who knew he’d get turned on reading about himself fucking some nameless woman? And who knew that arousal would make him thirst after you?
(Honestly, if he thinks about it, it’s not that surprising. The two of you have been friends for years, and he feels comfortable around you. Not to mention, you’ve always been attractive, even if you do like to push his buttons—)
“Here,” you say, snapping him out of his internal panic. You plop down onto the couch next to him, handing him one of the two bottles of water. 
Peter reaches out to take it, and you notice the sweat beading on his brow. Why the hell is he—?
At that moment, you spot your laptop on the coffee table—open, and still showing the commission document you’d left open earlier on. Your first instinct is to reach over and slam your laptop shut before Peter can see—
…wait.
Peter reaches forward to take the water bottle from your grasp, but when he grips it, you don’t budge.
Confused, he looks up—only to find you intensely staring at him.
“Did you read it…?”
Peter’s face heats up, his eyes darting to the side to avoid looking at you.
Busted…
You pulse races, embarrassment blooming in your chest.
HE DID, you realize. HE READ IT. Your fucking Spiderman smut!
“Ah, shit…,” you mumble, letting go of his water bottle and crumpling in on yourself. You curl onto your side, hiding your face in the couch cushion. 
Feeling horrible that he has embarrassed you—having discovered something you’d tried to keep private—Peter hurries to try and smooth over the situation.
“Okay, yes, I did read it,” he starts by saying. “But…it was…really good! You’re a good writer, and I can see why people are commissioning you! You’ll surely make some cash with the skill you have.”
If he was smart, he’d have stopped there, but no—Peter keeps going.
“A-And hey! I’d be willing to help too. Y’know, help give you some inspiration for your stories—”
His voice dies in his throat, realizing what it is he has just offered. And obviously, you realize it too—your head immediately lifting, staring at him with curious surprise.
“Did you just…offer…to fuck? To help me with my stories?”
The insinuation is so insane that you can’t help laughing. Peter coughs, straightening his shoulders out.
“I think I’d be very good inspiration for Spiderman.”
“Really?”
There’s disbelief in your voice. Peter narrows his eyes.
“You don’t think so?”
You hum, uncapping your water bottle and taking a swig. Peter mirrors you, his throat feeling dry.
“Spiderman is…suave and heroic, and you’re…dorky. Smart, but dorky.”
Peter frowns. “I can be…suave.”
You cock an eyebrow, a playful grin breaking out on your face. Your heart is racing a million miles an hour, because never did you think you’d be sitting here with Peter, the possibility of sex between the two of you suddenly laid out on the table. You’d never deny he’s an attractive male, and maybe because it’s him, and because you’ve missed the feel of another human being, you end up saying—
“Yeah? Show me then.”
You lean back, waiting to see if Peter will make a move. 
Unfortunately, the realization that you’re open to whatever is happening right now causes Peter’s brain to stall, and he takes a second too long to act—just long enough to allow doubt to worm its way into your head.
You’re putting him on the spot. And he’s still probably dealing with some complicated feelings from the split—you shouldn’t have poked him.
Without saying anything, you decide to try and create some space. You push off of the couch, padding towards your bedroom. You’ll make an excuse about needing to fold your clothes, or something stupid—and hopefully Peter will take what you’ve said as a joke, and will move on. Yeah, that sounds like a solid plan—
Pausing in the doorway of your room, you force yourself to smile, and turn to face Peter—only to find that he’d snuck up on you—your gaze meeting his chest the second you turn around.
“Pe—,” you’re only able to get the first syllable of his name out, your chin tilting back as you look up at him. The feeling of his palm cupping your cheek is what makes your voice die out, his chestnut eyes boring into you. 
You can see the hesitation on his face. A certain lack of confidence that you’re sure stems from his past relationship issues. But beneath that, you can see desire. A craving for intimacy he hasn’t shared in a long time.
You decide to be the one to close the gap—pressing onto your toes, your palm resting flat on his pec as you lean upward—connecting your lips with his. You can feel his heart racing beneath your fingertips, and you silently convince yourself that if Peter backs out, you’ll be fine with it. 
Luckily, he doesn’t. His brain finally kicks into gear, his arm wrapping tightly around your waist as he kisses you back. 
You make a pleasantly surprised little sound, your arms lifting to wrap around his neck—effectively deepening the kiss. A wrinkle appears between Peter’s eyebrows, his grip on your waist tightening. Your chest presses flat against his torso, and he rubs his thumb against your cheek, obsessed with the plushness of your lips and the feel of you against him.
It’s been way too long since he’s been intimate like this…that’s apparent by the blood absolutely rockets into his dick.
Although, to be fair, he’d already been half-hard before this.
“You think our local hero gets hard this quick?” you mumble against his lips with a grin, giggling when Peter makes a noise of annoyance and nips at you.
“You’d be surprised,” he responds. He slots his thigh between your knees, backing you into the doorframe. His clothed cock grinds against your stomach, trapped between your bodies, and his muscles tense.
“Adrenaline can go straight to the dick sometimes…”
(Peter has lost track of how many times, after an intense fight—especially earlier in his career—he’d swung home and immediately jerked off).
“That’s fair, I suppose.”
Your fingertips coast up the nape of his neck, tangling in the messy hair at the base of his skull. You yank him downward ever so slightly, your lips connecting with the skin of his neck. He immediately shivers, the first of many embarrassing sounds ripping from his chest as you lick and suck at his flesh.
“Think Spiderman whimpers?”
You’re teasing him. As to be expected, given the dynamic of your relationship. But Peter doesn’t intend on taking it quietly.
“Maybe,” he admits, “If you make him feel good enough. But if you wanna know what I think—”
Peter surprises you by ducking down—his arms looping around your thighs as he lifts you off the floor. Your squeal, arms and legs instinctively wrapping around him since you don’t want to fall, but Peter carries you easily enough—striding into your room and depositing you onto your bed.
He doesn’t waste any time—quickly caging you down. His knee reclaims its spot between your thighs, rubbing incessantly at the dampening fabric covering your privates, and his lips find your neck—a shiver raking up your spine as his stubble scratches against your skin.  
“Peter,” you gasp when his fingers slip beneath the hem of your shirt. His fingertips ghost over your heated skin, brushing past your waist, and finding the clasp of your bra. You have to arch to give him room to work, and Peter sucks a hickey of approval into your neck. He debates telling you “good girl”, but the thought leaves him the second your bra pops open.
He needs your tits in his mouth.
“—I think Spiderman has a thing for boobs,” Peter says, finally finishing his earlier statement. This exclamation is followed with the immediate removal of your shirt and bra—Peter forcibly tugging them over your head and discarding them on the floor beside your bed. 
The sight of Peter groping you and lowering his mouth to your chest is enough to have your heart skipping a beat, and you can’t help the mewl that leaves you when Peter sucks one of your nipples into his mouth.
Peter groans when your fingers fist in his hair, practically keeping his mouth trapped where it is, which he hardly minds considering he intends to lick and suck at your tits until you’re panting. 
And, that’s exactly what he does.
He lavishes your chest with his mouth—relishing in the way your hips jump at each little nip of his teeth or roll of your nipple between his fingers. It’s embarrassing, honestly, how wet it gets you—your panties feeling quite wet as you continue grinding your pussy against Peter’s thigh.
You try and think of some smart response in regard to Peter’s opinion that Spiderman is a tit man, not an ass man, but words seem to be avoiding you. You can’t think of anything coherently when Peter is touching you like this. Especially when his face finally leaves your chest, his lips peppering kisses down the length of your torso.
You lift your head to look at him, propping up on one of your arms. Peter reaches your navel, but doesn’t stop, heading towards—
“Peter,” you pant, your face flushing hotly as you realize the path he’s carving. 
Peter hums, his eyes flitting up and meeting your gaze just as he hooks his thumbs beneath the band of your pants. 
“Another thing about Spiderman…,” he begins, kissing the skin of your tummy as he inches your waistband down your hips. You watch him with blown-wide eyes, chest rising and falling rapidly—excitement and nervousness mingling inside of you.
You lift your ass off the mattress to help him shuck you of your bottoms, and Peter smiles, tossing your pants on the floor beside your other clothes.
Never in your life did you imagine the sight of Peter sinking to his knees, his hands gripping your hips and dragging you closer to him—his gaze falling between your legs. Your panties are soaked, and the sight causes more blood to rush into his dick. He’s so hard that it honestly hurts—just a little bit—but Peter still doesn’t touch himself, because—
“...Spiderman loves eating pussy.”
“He’s a people-pleaser,” you quip breathlessly, your thighs quivering in Peter’s hold when he presses a kiss to your skin, right beside your panty line. He quietly chuckles.
“Maybe.”
Peter thumbs at your clit through your panties, relishing in the whine he rips from your throat. You hips buck in his hold, craving more, and when Peter sees the desperate look on your face, he decides to not tease you.
Peeling your panties to the side, Peter finally connects his mouth with your pussy—his tongue licking a wet, broad strip between your folds.
Oh, shit, you think to yourself, the muscles in your abdomen convulsing as you watch one of your closest friends eat you out. The whole situation is making you feel light headed, so you can’t help it when you collapse back onto the mattress, your fingers fisting in the sheets as Peter groans into your cunt.
He eats you like a man starved, his face quickly becoming covered with your arousal. His nose bumps against your clit as his tongue sinks between your walls, and you full out whimper—your hips needily grinding against his mouth.
Peter’s palm presses down on your pelvis, forcing your hips to the mattress. He doesn’t want you squirming—just wants you desperate and pliant. To see you cumming on his tongue.
His name falls from your lips again, more debauched than he’s ever heard, and Peter curses.
“Shit.”
His tone is guttural, and sexy, and—
He presses a finger inside of you.
“Oh, fuck, Pete—,” his name deterorates into a moan, your brain function declining as Peter begins fucking his finger inside of you. At the same time, he focuses his mouth on your clit, his tongue urgently flicking against the bundle of nerves. 
You unconsciously wriggle at the assault of stimulation, but Peter’s hand on your stomach keeps you in place.
Why is he so strong? You think to yourself, moan ripping from your chest as Peter slips in a second finger. It doesn’t take him long to locate that spongy little sweet spot inside of you. The one that causes your thighs to shake as he practically abuses it—rubbing the pads of his fingers against it repeatedly until you’re nearly sobbing.
The coil in your belly winds tight, heat searing your veins. You can feel your clit throbbing against Peter’s tongue, and the walls of your pussy tightening up around him.
“Peter,” you cry, your entire body trembling. You’re so fucking close.
“Cum,” he rasps. He needs to see you orgasm—needs to feel you unraveling on his mouth and fingers. 
Hearing the gravel of his voice is the final nail in your coffin—the tension in your muscles releasing as your orgasm washes over you. Just as he wanted, you cum all over him, your cunt gushing arousal around his fingers as his tongue continues lapping at your clit, dragging out the waves of your pleasure until you’re panting and pawing at his head, trying to push him away.
After a moment, he relents—sitting back to look at you.
You’re covered in a sheen of sweat, your chest heaving, and an arm draped over your eyes. Your tits are peppered with an array of hickies, and Peter feels his chest (and cock) swell with pride. He’s clearly done a number on you. And yet…
You feel the mattress dip, and then the room is spinning around you. When things finally settle, you find yourself laying on top of Peter.
He has one arm wrapped around your waist, his palm resting on your ass. The other brushes a few stray strands of hair out of your face when you lean back to look at him.
“Spiderman also loves being ridden,” he says with a grin. You place your hands on his chest, feeling it rumble with laughter as he watches you struggle to sit up.
“You think I have the energy to ride you after you just did that? And why do you keep saying Spiderman enjoys these things like they’re facts—you don’t know.”
“Just a feeling,” he responds, licking his lips. His hands find your hips, and he grinds you downwards. Your sensitive pussy rubs against his aching length, still trapped behind his sweatpants, and it’s hard to miss the way Peter harshly swallows at the feeling.
You sigh, scooting backwards.
“Fine.”
You shove his sweats and boxers down his thighs, careful to not snag them on his dick. And damn, he really must be aching—a sticky string of precum dripping from the head of his cock, and pooling on his abdomen. 
He opens his mouth, but you don’t give him the chance to say anything. Your fingers wrap around his cock, smearing his arousal across his length, and whatever Peter had been planning to say crumbles into a needy garble of non-words.
You can’t help but smile at the sound.
“Surprised you didn’t cream your pants already,” you tell him, but your tone is hardly teasing. No, seeing him beneath you like this—the muscles in his torso clenching with every stroke of your hand—it’s actually quite endearing.
“I’ll cum in your hand if you keep doing that,” he pants, glancing into your eyes. You spot nothing but lust there, any previous reservations gone.
“Is that so bad?” you ask, thumbing at the head of his cock. Peter’s grip on your waist tightens, and you hear him take a shaky breath.
“Yes.”
He wants to be inside you, that much is clear. And while it’d be so easy to draw it out and make him beg…you don’t feel like being mean to him. Not tonight, after he’d just given you the best oral of your life.
“Fine,” you relinquish. You scoot forward, planting one hand on his chest, and gripping the base of his cock with the other. Peter’s breath catches when you rub the head of his cock between your folds, a heady groan following a beat later as you begin sinking down onto him.
By the time his cock is fully inside of you, your thighs are shaking. Whether from the lack of energy due to your previous orgasm, the remarkable size of Peter inside of you, or both—you’re not totally sure.
“There’s no rush,” Peter reassures you, but the needy warble of his voice betrays his words.
“My legs might give out at some point,” you respond with a breathless laugh, and Peter echos you, giving your waist a squeeze.
“That’s fine. I’ll help.”
With your palms planted firmly on his chest, you begin to ride him. 
And god, you feel so fucking good.
“Fuck,” Peter bites out, watching the space between your bodies, where his cock disappears inside of you with every roll of your hips. It’s been ages since a cunt has squeezed his dick like this, and honestly, he can see himself very easily getting addicted to the feel of you.
The bounce of your tits as you ride him, the cute little sounds you make when his cock rubs against the sensitive spots inside you—he feels like he’s going crazy.
“Peter,” you whine, your pace flattering. Having his cock inside of you is incomparable to the feeling of his fingers, and very quickly, you can feel another orgasm building, but…the closer you get, the more your strength falters.
“Don’t worry, sweetheart,” he responds, praises falling from his lips. “You’re doing so good. You feel so good.”
His words cause your walls to clench around him, and he groans—his hands sliding down to your hips as he helps rock you down onto his cock. The sloppy sound of sex fills your bedroom, and you watch Peter with half-lidded eyes, soaking up the desperation showing on his face. 
His hair is slicked back with sweat, brows pinched together in concentration as he forces you to continue riding him. At least, until he starts craving more.
With his orgasm quickly approaching—despite the immense pleasure he gains seeing you bouncing on top of him—Peter’s hunger gets the best of him.
He grabs your wrists, moves your arms so they’re wrapped around his shoulders, and then secures his arms around your back. Before you can even digest the slight change in position, Peter is fucking you.
An incoherent string of noise slips past your lips, your fingernails digging into his shoulders as his cock pistons inside of you. With his arms trapping you against his chest, you’re helpless but to take it—your orgasm rushing to the surface at the desperate yet brutal pace that Peter sets.
“Peter,” you sob into his neck.
“It’s okay,” he responds without missing a beat, his voice breathless. “I’m right there. Cum for me again, sweetheart.”
As if you could stop.
Holding onto him for dear life, you cum for the second time that night—your walls clamping down on his cock so tightly that Peter’s rhythm falters. A curse rips from his throat, and his hands find the plush of your ass—stuffing your body down onto his dick as he cums along with you—pumping you full of his seed.
The needy tension of the room melts away, and you and Peter can only lay there—a pile of sweaty yet sated flesh. It takes you both a minute to catch your breaths, and you make a quiet noise of disappointment when Peter’s cock slips out of you. 
You can feel his cum running out of your pussy.
“Your balls aren’t dried up yet?”
Peter’s chest rumbles beneath you.
“I’m in my 30’s, not my 60’s.”
You glance up at him when you feel Peter’s fingers clearing the hair away from your face, and he smiles at you. Your heart jumps.
He must know how handsome he is, right? Even with that crooked nose of his.
“Don’t you ever get tired of taking cracks at me?” he wonders, using his grip on your ass to slide you farther up his chest. You giggle, cupping his cheeks as you find yourself suddenly face to face with him. 
“Mmmm, no?”
He rolls his eyes, yet his smile widens. You lean down to kiss him, and he reciprocates easily enough.
“Feeling good?” you ask him, carding your fingers through his hair. He nods.
“Very. I…really missed that.”
“Same,” you agree, sitting back. You need to get to the bathroom before any cum gets on your nice sheets. You crawl off of Peter, swinging your legs over the side of your mattress. He rolls onto his side, watching you with furrowed brows as he tucks his dick back into his pants.
“Same? You haven’t—?”
“Not in a while,” you admit, pulling a fresh shirt and a pair of panties from your dresser drawers. You’re about to make a joke that the only action you’ve gotten recently is from the toys stashed under your bed, but when you turn to look at the spot where they’re hidden, you find that…the box has moved. It’s not where you had left it.
“Did you…find my sex toys? Before I came home?”
Peter’s face goes carefully blank, but the red flush of his ears betrays him. 
You shoot him a glare, leaving your room with a huff.
“Dude doesn’t trust me…how fucking rude…”
“Hey now—!” 
Peter’s feet pound against the floor as he chases after you, and he catches you around the waist just before you make it into your bathroom. His lips press against the crown of your head.
“Again, I’m sorry for snooping. I’m dumb.”
You sigh, wriggling around to face him.
“You are,” you agree, lightly patting his chest. “Dumb, and insistent that Spider man loves tits, eating pussy, and getting ridden. Still holding those beliefs?”
“Oh, absolutely,” Peter grins. “And I have other beliefs about his preferences as well.”
“Of course you do,” you laugh. You kiss his cheek, and then step out of his hold—heading into the bathroom. 
“I’m going to shower,” you tell him. “There’s some leftovers in the fridge if you want any.”
Peter nods, and the last thing you see is him heading for your fridge when you close the bathroom door.
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30 minutes later, you exit your steaming bathroom in your fresh oversized t-shirt and panties, fully expecting to find Peter lounging around your apartment, eating all your food. But…to your utter disappointment, you don’t spot him anywhere.
You sigh, shoulders sagging. Had it been too much to assume he would have wanted to stay the night?
Shuffling into your kitchen, you spot an empty plate on your table. One that you know had previously been piled high with leftover chicken and potatoes.
“He eats my food and runs off…of course,” you mumble, picking up the plate to put it in the sink. However, before your annoyance can truly get the better of you, a piece of paper that had been stuck to the bottom of the plate floats to the ground.
You bend over to pick it up.
Hey!
Sorry, I wasn’t expecting to stay so long, so I left my apartment earlier without locking the door. I’m running back home to lock it, but I should be back at your place by 9!
Don’t get mad at me. I’d never run off without a word :p
-PB
PS. I have a working theory that Spiderman also has more stamina than you’d expect, even for a guy who’s been doing hero work for 20+ years, so…round two when I get back?
You can’t help but laugh.
What an idiot. 
But…you like him.
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writer-kermit · 1 year
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“Thank you for the meal.”
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❥ PAIRING: BAROU SHOUEI x GN!READER
❥ GENRE: SMUT & FLUFF
❥ COMMISSIONED OR SELF-MADE: SELF MADE
❥ WORD COUNT: 1.04k
ঞ SUMMARY: After a small argument about food. You decide to give Barou the cold shoulder. That didn't work out well for you (or maybe it did?).
ᰔ KERMIT'S NOTE: Wow. Um 😀 - Sorry for being dead for like a few months now. Here's this fic to cheer y'all up. If you want commissions, DM me or visit my Ko-Fi. If you want, I'm also drawing commissions too! Thanks for the support!
ʚ WARNING: NSFW, Sensual biting, Teasing, Overstimulation, Orgasms, Slight Degradation MINORS!! PLEASE GO AWAY.
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“Oi,” Barou Shoei called out to you. “Mind telling me why there’s no good food in this house?” “What do you mean?” You asked, “There are leftovers and reheated meals I saved just for you.” “Those so–called leftovers have been in the fridge for three days,” Barou scoffed. “You think I'm gonna eat something like that?” “Well, if you weren’t so high maintenance and picky, then there wouldn’t be so many leftovers.” You explained.
“Whatever, I’ll just order takeout.” Barou took his phone from his pocket and secretly dialed your favorite burger place. “Shoei! What the hell do you-” Barou interrupted you by placing his hand in front of you. As he was busy on the phone, you threw a roll of paper towel at him. Unfortunately, he caught the roll with ease and placed it on the dining table. Defeated, you stormed to the master bedroom and slammed the door behind you.
A few minutes later, you heard the door click open. “Enjoyed your little tantrum?” Barou asked you. You responded with a faint grunt. He chuckled warmly at your little fit. “What? You still mad at me or something?” God, you couldn’t tell if he was joking or oblivious. Either way, you kept your ground and ignored him. Barou shrugged off your behavior and went to the bathroom. Good, that meant you have more time to yourself. You got out your phone and scrolled through your social media.
You heard the door open once again. Your eyes peered at Barou, drying out his hair with a towel and wearing nothing but sweatpants. Despite your craving for him, you continued to resist him. You felt the bed creak as Barou lay next to you. “What are you watching?” He whispered in your ear. That was your queue to get up and leave. But before you could get up, Barou pulled you into a close embrace. “Leaving so soon? Why is that?”
“What I'm watching is none of your concern.” You spoke. “Now, let go of me. I want to go to the living room.”
“And what if I don’t?”
You didn’t respond, but Barou still let you go. “Are you still upset with me?” He asked you. “What do you think?! Every time something doesn’t go your way, you act like a brat! You're just so spoiled!” Barou cocked an eyebrow at your frustration. “Really? Cause I wasn’t the one who threw a roll of paper towel at my boyfriend and threw a hissy fit.”
“Sho, that’s not the point!” You yelled at him. “You know, it couldn’t hurt for you to be more surface level.” Barou stayed quiet, but soon shrugged and embraced you lazily. “Fine, fine. I’m sorry. Happy now?” He murmured. “Augh! Absolutely not!” You puffed. “That was an awful apology!” “Huh? Then what’s the fucking point of apologizing if you’re still mad at me?” “That’s not my problem.”
Silence waved across the room once again. Barou then grabbed your chin, forcing you to look at him. “You know,” he started, “I'm getting sick of this attitude you’re giving me.” “Oh yeah? I wonder whose fault is that?” You said, still provoking your lover. “Hmm, I wonder.” Barou rested his chin against your shoulder. “Something tells me you’re acting like this on purpose.”
“Whatever do you mean, king?” You spat. “Still giving me attitude?” Barou growled. You kept quiet and smirked at him. “That’s fine, I'll get rid of it one way or another.” He then forced you into a rough kiss, leaving you surprised. You squeezed your eyes shut as you felt Barou’s growls and hum vibrate inside your mouth. Your breath hitched as Barou’s hands went under your shirt. His bristled fingers caressing your horribly sensitive skin. Barou watched you with amusement as you tried to find your breath.
“What a cute face you have sweetheart,” he cooed. “Want to give me more of that?” “Haah... Y-you wish...!” You hushed out. “Mm? We’ll see about that.” Barou plopped you onto the bed and lifted your shirt, revealing your chest. His tongue laved around your nipples, occasionally sucking and grazing them with his teeth. You bit your lip hard as you tried to resist Barou’s addictive lust. Barou quickly noticed and smiled impishly.
“The more you try to hide, the more I want to devour you...” He sang in your ear.
And he kept his word. He took his time making sure every patch of your skin was left untouched. His lips traveled down to your stomach, stopping briefly to lick your navel.
“Shou...” You whimpered, pressing your legs together. Barou chuckled darkly as he gazed at your state, he leaned forward and kissed your swollen lips.
“God you’re so fucking adorable.” He grunted. “Do you have any clue of how much I want to fuck you right now?” He kissed you again, only this time, the both of you became more sex–derived. You became more touch starved as your sex began to ache, waiting to be touched. You hate to admit it, but only Barou can tend to your ache. You guided his arm to your lower stomach, his fingers barely touching your clothed sex.
“Oh?” Barou hummed, “Want me to touch you here?” His fingers slowly teased around your sex, causing you to jolt and arch your back. “Sh-Sho! Sho p-please...” You whined, stretching your arms out to Barou’s. “Hm? What is it baby? You can use your words, right?” “Please Shou... Please don’t stop...” Barou only smirks as he slid his hands down your clothes, his calloused and devious fingers rubbing against your sex.
You threw your head back as you moaned out Barou’s name. “That’s it baby... Say my name. Say it...” Barou rasped. “Ahhn.. Oh my god.. Cumming... I’m cumming...!” You shrilled loudly as you came inside Barou’s fingers. You couldn’t help but sob silently from embarrassment. “There it is,” Barou cooed, hugging you tightly. “There’s my adorable baby...” He peppered tiny kisses across your face to soothe you.
“If it makes you feel better, I ordered food for you too.” Your eyes lit up at his response. “Actually?” You hiccupped. “You think I let you starve?” Barou laughed. You planned to respond, but instead, you sighed.
“Thank you for the meal, Shoei.” You smiled.
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takami-takami · 11 months
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I Think I Love You.
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includes— hawks x reader. minors dni. fluff.
warnings— gn!reader. keigo is in denial. tooth rotting fluff.
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It takes Keigo eons to realize that he loves you.
As intelligent as he is, for every intuitive observation that turns the tides of his hero missions, he isn't the best at analyzing his own feelings. He prefers to put his emotions in a box, to scribble a smile on the lid, lock it with the heaviest brass he can find, and call it a day.
He's handling everything perfectly, thank you very much.
But when he tries to put his friendship with you in that box, you keep opening the damn lid. You keep crawling out, perching yourself on top and blinking up at him. Frustrated, he attempts to shove you back down with frantic hands, using all his weight; but for the first time in his life, it just isn't working quite as it used to.
So after months of coughing and telling himself his chest aches around you because you're such good friends, of explaining he's obsessed with you like you're a goddamn love interest in a movie because you're just so platonically compatible, of practically scribbling your name in his notepad with little hearts around it during commission board meetings, he finally flops face first on his bed and groans.
He's got a crush.
Are crushes supposed to make you think about owning a cozy cabin somewhere quiet together, where he can listen to your breathing without any distractions? Do other men fantasize about what they'd write for their wedding vows at some flower-adorned, ivory altar when they think about their crushes? He hopes they do. Maybe then, he could write this stupid tightness in his chest away as some childish, grade-school crush. That's a lot easier to deal with than love.
Yeah, this is a crush. Everybody gets those, right? He can work with that.
It comes to a boiling point on a too-quiet Saturday evening. You're practically sitting in his lap as you watch some television show he's just a bit too distracted to follow. It's not weird that his arms wrap themselves around your front, and it's not weird that his chin finds its resting place on your right shoulder.
"Oh my god, I love this actor," you nestle back against him snugly. "He's so cute, it's not even fair."
Keigo's jaw clenches.
"Hmm. I don't see it."
Narrowing his eyes, he tries to soothe himself by analyzing the wretched actor's features. He already knows your type— he knows you so well, better than anyone could ever hope to, he seethes— but it helps to remind himself. He's blonde, lithe yet muscular, with a patch of stubble to boot.
Keigo does it better. His arms tighten around you as he places a platonic kiss on your shoulder to ground himself.
The next day, he decides to pick up an extra early patrol shift. He won't be sleeping, anyway.
If Saturday's the boiling point of the kettle that is his emotions, then Sunday's the fever pitch. The screeching whistle becomes impossible to ignore.
You slept over at his place that night— which is, again, not weird in the slightest— so he's greeted by the sight of you when he walks through the doors of his dimly lit bedroom after work.
But this time, it's not a comforting sight. His heart rate slams suddenly, nearly knocking him to his knees.
You're fussing over your appearance in the mirror, putting together the finishing touches on your look for the gala Keigo (should not have) invited you to tonight. Your jewelry clinks with your movements, echoing off the walls of his head and knocking each thought out somewhere he can't reach.
When you turn to meet his gaze, you don't mention the way his mouth is hanging open ever so slightly.
"Oh! You gonna get ready soon? We have to leave in—"
"Can I kiss you?"
The words spill from his lips before he even has a chance to cover them with his hands, to shove them back down his throat. The bubbles of regret start to well up in him, thrums of panic making him scramble to take it back. He shouldn't, he really shouldn't, this isn't, he's not meant for, you're too—
You throw your arms over his shoulders as you honest to god laugh.
His hitched "mmph" when you plant your lips against him melts your heart. Shaky palms find their place against your hips, finally having the permission they've begged for all this time.
"Fucking finally," you sigh.
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portraitofariel · 29 days
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I came across this brilliant post and it reminded me of a dream I had a while ago about the show’s future. In my dream, Carmy eventually got back together with Claire out of loneliness and a last ditch effort to make it work because he’s too broken to go after Sydney but the relationship falls apart again. The Grand Opening is a success but not enough to generate long term interest that covers overhead, and by the end of the year, The Bear runs out of money. Cicero reluctantly calls it quits, as he can’t keep loaning them money, and there’s also internal problems. The death of Marcus’ mother is so devastating that he steps down to be with his family, Nat has a difficult birth which leaves her out of commission and motherhood is exhausting.
Carmy and Sydney don’t resolve their issues but the flame within keeps going, yet they both run from their feelings even after The Bear closes. In desperate need of a life change, Carm applies to some art schools and actually gets accepted to one in Florence, Italy. Alone and more broken than ever before, he quickly starts a new life in a foreign county—mirroring his choice to leave home for Denmark. The one exception being he doesn’t tell anyone where he is; he occasionally checks in with Sugar but only tells her he’s “somewhere safe” and “not to worry about him”.
Sydney finds herself at a crossroads. She poured everything she had into The Bear and now that’s gone, she goes through a bout of depression. She still loves to cook but her drive wains, leaving her to question what’s next for her. She considers her other passions: writing, sewing, textiles, management—and after a few months of going through the motions, she thinks about maybe stepping away from cooking as well. Emmanuel supports this idea as well and encourages her to try something new, even if it’s just for a little while. He also reiterates that she didn’t fail at The Bear and that she created something truly special, even if only for a while.
Months go by and still not a word from Carmy. She talks to Nat often, even spends time with the baby, but she stopped asking about Carm months ago. She tries to pretend his disappearance doesn’t hurt but she misses him more each day. Why, she doesn’t care to know anymore. He made his choice and now she needs to make her own.
One night while having dinner with Nat and Pete, they talk about plans for the future. Nat tells Syd she remembers that navy sweater with the hand stitched embroidery at the collar and on the sleeve (2x02 ‘SYD’ sweater with green stitching). Syd mentions her love of patterns and fabrics, and she tells them she’s been hand-sewing since middle school. She always liked bespoke items and she wishes she would’ve done more with that particular skill. This segues into a conversation about how Carmy was the one who wasn’t afraid to follow his dreams when he went to Copenhagen and Nat wagers that’s probably where he is now, or back in New York.
Syd shrugs and changes the subject to travel, stating she thought about going back to New York but says it’s not far enough (Sug’s comment about Carmy possibly being there discourages her from going). Nat lightens the mood with a joke, “I don’t think a single Berzatto has been to Italy. Pete and I have always wanted to but with Benny (Benicio—their infant son), its not gonna happen any time soon”. Syd tells she went to Paris once with her dad for her 21st birthday, but always wishes they would’ve taken the train to Milan. The culture, food, fashion, and architecture resonate with her and she always wanted to experience it firsthand. Pete chimes in “You know, there’s a fashion school there: Polimoda. My brother and his girlfriend, Louisa—they live in Florence and she goes there. I can talk to Chris (his brother) and have him email you or something. He’s a nice guy.”
Syd rebuffs the idea at first, thanking him but telling him she’s not sure she’s the “fashionista type” (air-quoting with her fingers). Then Nat interjects “Oh please! Syd, you such a unique style and perspective. You might be surprised just how much you enioy stepping away from the kitchen for a while.”
“Let’s say I entertain the idea. Nat, how would I even pay for this? I mean, yeah I’ve saved up here and there but come on, Florence? I don’t see how I could afford classes and what about housing? It’s a fever dream if I’ve ever heard one.”
“Maybe you could stay with Chris and Louisa. They have a gorgeous house, they send us pictures all the time. Look-” Pete jumps up to get his laptop and shows her the photos.
Now Sydney knows she’s lost, or is drunk, if she’s considering living with strangers in a foreign country. As the night goes on, Pete reaches out to his brother and Syd finds herself dreaming of Italy after they take her home.
Two days later she gets an email from Chris and she can’t believe he contacted her. Over the next week they Skype and discuss how this would work and if she’s a good fit. Chris and Louisa say they heard amazing things about her and her work at The Bear, and they’d love to have her. She’s overwhelmed with emotion that she’s really thinking about going and after she talks to her dad, he’s cautious but amendable. He tells her she has to decide for herself what’s best and that he trusts her to make good choices, especially after her short success at The Bear. But he also tells her not to rush or pour everything into yet another venture.
But truthfully she wants to get away, and forget about how the restaurant for a while. And so after much deliberation, she decides to do it. She figures she’ll get a job cooking part-time to supplement her expenses but focus on being more than a chef. She wants to enjoy herself for once; to live for more than trying to make everything a thing.
A month later she lands in Florence and some time later while out to dinner with Louisa, she nearly passes out when she and Carmy spot each other that night.
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wintersoldiersoul · 7 months
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Twisted
Synopsis: You're a dancer and you get injured
Word count: 1,270
You watched yourself in the mirror in front of you, stretching your arm higher to make the perfect line. Carefully, you went up onto pointe, the pain immediately shooting through your ankle. You were no stranger to dancing with an injury. Being a professional ballerina, there was rarely a time that you weren’t injured. But it was different recovering from a broken ankle than a sprain. You had been out of commission for months. Technically, you shouldn’t even be attempting to go back on pointe yet but it was October and that meant Nutcracker season. 
Months of daily rehearsals and performances. You were determined to get at least a soloist role this year. It was your third year in the company and you were tired of being stuck in the corps-de-ballet. No. Not anymore. This year would be your year. Even with an injury. 
You pushed through the pain, drilling in the solo that you would be performing for your audition the next day. When you finally took a break and checked your phone, you realized it had been 2 hours. You had 5 missed texts and two missed calls from Bucky. He knew exactly where you were. And he knew it was a place you shouldn’t be without being fully recovered. 
Bucky: Baby you’re gonna make it worse.
Bucky: Come on, doll I don’t want to see you get hurt again.
Bucky: Please my love, just come home. 
Bucky: I know you can do whatever you want, but you know this isn’t smart. 
Bucky: I’m coming to get you. You’ve been there for too long already. 
The last text had been sent 20 minutes ago. You knew Bucky would arrive at the studio any minute. 
You didn’t let that stop you, though, as you clicked play on the music and ran through the solo two more times. You were about to start a third time when you heard the studio door open. Bucky walked towards you. 
“Buck, you can’t have shoes in the studio!” You exclaimed.
“And you can’t be dancing on a broken ankle.” He fired back. You pushed some stray hairs out of your face and behind your ears. You looked like a mess after dancing for so long. 
“I’m fine, okay? I feel fine.” You gritted your teeth and cursed as you took a step towards him.
“Yeah, babe. You seem really fine.” He wasn’t mad at you, just worried. He knew that you were smart and capable of making your own decisions but he had also been dating you long enough to know that ballet dancers don’t listen to logic. Or doctors. Especially during the most important time of the season. 
You looked into his eyes. They were pleading with you to stop, to just let him take you home. But you still hadn’t fully nailed the Fouette turns at the end of the variation. You just needed a little bit more time.
“One more run through. And then you can take me home, okay?”
Bucky wanted to fight you on it, but he knew there was no point. “Okay. One more time. That’s it. After that, I’m throwing you over my shoulder to take you out of here if I have to.” 
“You can sit in here but just don’t distract me, okay?”
He walked over to the corner and sat down. Bucky loved watching you dance. You were so light on your feet, making each step look so easy. He loved how happy and free you looked. But right now, he was terrified that something was going to go wrong. As much as he loved watching you dance, he hated seeing you injured which was pretty much always. 
You clicked play on the music and began the variation. The pain in your ankle was excruciating, causing each subtle movement to send a shooting pain that reverberated through your entire leg.
You made it through about half of the turns at the end when everything came crumbling down. Your bad ankle, the one you were turning on, gave out and rolled over itself. You let out a scream of agony as you fell to the ground, causing Bucky to run over to you.
“Oh my god, Y/N.”
You couldn’t say anything in response. The pain was so bad that you just screamed and cried as he scooped you up in his arms. 
“It’s gonna be okay, baby. Let’s get you home and get that ankle elevated with some ice, okay?” 
You nodded. “Sh-shoes. N-need to get out of the pointe shoes.” The tight boxes surrounding your feet weren’t helping the pain. 
“Okay baby, I’ll help you take them off.” He untied the one on your good ankle and reached for the other one. Even the slightest touch caused you to cry in agony. “I know baby, I’m sorry. But you’re right, you do need to get out of these shoes.” Without the constriction of the ribbons and elastic, you could see how truly swollen your ankle was. Bucky didn’t even bother trying to get you into your sneakers, knowing he was going to carry you to the car anyway. 
You cried the whole way home, half from the pain, and half from knowing that you would be completely out of dancing for months.
Bucky carried you into the house and carefully set you on the couch. He carefully helped you change out of your dancewear, audibly gasping when he took off your tights, revealing the true state of your ankle. It was twice the size of the other one, littered with black, blue, and purple. 
“Oh babe…” Bucky sighed. He too knew that you’d be out for a while. That you’d have to go months without doing the thing that made you the happiest.
He carried you back to the couch, settling your foot onto a pillow to keep it elevated. He got an ice pack from the freezer and set it around your ankle, trying to be as gentle as possible. Once it was settled, he snuck his body behind yours, letting your back fall against his chest. Your crying had subsided a bit, but you still were sniffling as smaller waves of tears rolled down your cheeks. 
“You were right. I should have just listened to you. Oh god, I’m so stupid!”
Bucky stroked your hair lovingly. “Hey, stop it. You’re not stupid. You’re determined. You’re passionate. You’re so incredibly strong and resilient. That’s why you were in that studio, okay? Because you have such an amazing work ethic and drive. Not because you’re stupid.”
You sniffled again. “I’m gonna be out for a while.”
“I know baby, I know,” he said, sadly. He felt just as awful about it as you did. “But it’s gonna be okay. You are so talented. You’re such a beautiful dancer and you have a natural gift. Take the time to let this heal now so that you can be even stronger next year.” 
You let your body fully relax against him and he wrapped his arms around you, holding you close.
“Get some rest, my love. It’s gonna be okay. I’m gonna make sure you get through this. And I’ll help you with physical therapy. And I’ll wait on you hand and foot, alright? Don’t worry about a thing.”
“I love you so much, Bucky.” You whispered, as you began to lose the fight against the exhaustion that was overtaking your body.
“I love you, too, Y/N. Just rest right now. It’s all gonna be okay.”
You felt him kiss your head softly before you let the sea of sleep overtake you.
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Since I made the font of Philip’s handwriting, I decided to practice doing it by hand too 😆 I’m gonna practice some more but I’m fairly happy with it now. I’be also been working hard on manually tinting, scenting (castle paper doesn’t smell like printer paper !) and damaging paper to make it look ancient so I can mail a custom notes in Belos’s handwriting with every single pin/sticker order when I open my Etsy store next month :) (I was also asked by people if I would be willing to write letters in Belos’s handwriting, and if people are really interested in that, I’d be more than happy to do that for commissions too !)
If you want to know how I aged up the paper : dip the paper in coffee, dry it off the best you can gently with a cloth, then dry it with a hair dryer. Did the edges, you can get this tool called a paper distresser, and just rub it on the edges like shown in the video :) then I go back with a brush and watered down coffee on the edges to give an old damaged border to the paper. I’m super excited to show all the merch I came up with next month !! :D
EDIT : I’ve also ordered Belos’s wax seal, so each note will be manually wax sealed with his stamp the old fashioned way as well :) I will provide pictures when it’s ready !
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Oh boy here we go!! To put it simply, I'd like to pay rent as well as help those I care about stay housed and have already been paying a lot to try and manage to do so since early 2022.  While relief could come in July of next year, that's a lot of months to try and survive in the mean time! So I'm ready to work hard to try and get by using my limited time after and during work to the max!!
While complex paintings are far too involved for the situation I am in-  I noticed I was still able to complete painted characters and sketches in a few weeks which is why I'm opening painted and sketched characters back up to the general public!  In addition I'll also take commission for a special PMD themed YCH. A few years ago, I made a motion media project themed on PMD2. I really enjoy the end results a lot still and thought maybe some folks would enjoy their PMD OCs in this context as well! I redid the music so that it's my own mix and plan on adding in folks characters in both the temporal tower and darkrai shot. This would be for a duo so two characters and any Pokémon for the PMD ocs is welcome. I would deliver every PNG featuring your character along side the video featuring them in movement.
You can see what the end video would look like here:https://youtu.be/r88_0JXv8FQ
(characters will be included in the Dialga and Darkrai shots - which is not shown in this example) 
For now there is unlimited slots for any of these selections, although if I happen to get a lot, that may change. If you're at all interest or have questions, please reach out via DMs or by emailing me at: [email protected].
Gonna call this que closed while I catch up! Thank you all for your support!
No NSFW- but body horror and mild gore is fine by me!
You can view my que here:https://trello.com/b/p8qTclkn/srarlight-commissions
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iheartmomochi · 6 months
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Dear Vocalist Momochi A•CHI•KO•CHI \No Limit!!!/ translation
Important: i DID NOT make this translation. I commissioned currytantou on twitter (an entire month ago LOL), so all credit goes to them! I 10000% recommend you also commission them if you want a jpn -> eng translation!! And please do not repost this translation anywhere or use it for re-translations into another language.
You can listen to the cd here
0:04
[closes door] Ahhh, just cramming the luggages and it tires me already. It doesn’t make sense how I have to drive now. Ugh. I should have hired a mover to carry all this stuff. In the first place, why do I have to keep costumes at the office? If there’s no space to store them, just add a new building or something. It’s not like they don’t have the money.
Anyway, the interior of this car really sucks! Wood paneling?! Seriously, why did he buy this of all cars? I’d definitely refuse it if he offered it to me even for free. Way too lame. Well, not that it matters. It’s not like I’m gonna get in this car anymore after this. Actually, how do I start the engine? Where’s the key?
1:10
Huh? Of course I have a license. I just didn’t tell you about it. Well, I’ve only driven twice since I got the license though...Besides, I can survive in the Tokyo metropolitan area without driving. Actually, it’s a bother to have a car. What is this button? Ah, it’s on. Geez, what’s the deal? Nobody needs cars to be so high tech. Why can’t it just be like those cars at driving school? Just use a key and we’re all set. We’ll go now- ..oh right. Gotta set the navigation. I have it but it’s a hassle so can you set it up? You remember my home address, don’t yo- Ah.
2:08
Ahem. If so, then what? It’s fine. Just a slight scrape on the mirror won’t affect the driving. It’s their fault for parking next to a pillar. Put that aside, hurry up with the gps! I told you to set it up, right? Figure it out by the time we come out of this basement parking.
2:45
[beeps] Tch, so noisy. I just gotta turn right next. I know that much. [beeps] Ugh!! That red car keeps tailgating us, right? Stop bullshitting me. Now I can’t enter the right lane! Whatever. I’m going straight. [beeps] Shut up. Why don’t you drive, then? It’s not like we’re in a rush anyway. Can you not complain just because we’re taking the longer way? Ughh. How irritating. Oh. We can just enter that family restaurant. We’re taking a break. A break. [horns from other cars] Huh???! Shut it!! You don’t have to horn that loud. I can hear it just fine!
3:46
Ughhh. Huh? I just need drinks. If you wanna eat, just go ahead. Anyway, will you bring me anything to drink? I’m tired from driving. No way I can move even one step from this seat. Whatever works. Ah, but not that lemon squash from earlier. The one at this place tastes so awful. Also not coffee or tea. I’m not in the mood now. Also, don’t add any ice. It’s so inconvenient anyway. (sighs) I still gotta drive after this. It’s unthinkable we’re not even halfway to home. I’m so fed up, seriously. Ahhh! I wanna go home soon!
4:55
Tch. How long do you think I waited? You’re too slow. Come on, let’s go. Huh? Where else? Obviously back home. We’ll grab a taxi somewhere. The car? Just leave it here. I’ll just make up some random excuse and have one of the members pick it up. I can just ask them to carry the luggages while they’re at it too. I see. Then stay here by yourself. If you’re that concerned about the car.
5:48
[car slows down] Hm, I’m gonna read out the address so can you insert it in the navigation? Yes, please do- Ugh! Hey, what are you doing? You’re gonna get those hands caught! Ehehe! Sorry about that. Seems like this girl is a little drunk...Hey, what are you crying for?! Stop it! Uhh, I’ll get off for now. I’m really sorry, after I made you stop the car! Alright. [car leaves]
6:32
(sighs) Hey. Stop your bullshit. The driver gave me a weird look! Seriously, what were you thinking? Not only you wrench opened the door I’m about to shut, you even cried out loud! Nobody knows who’s watching us on this high traffic road. You’re seriously unbelievable. Come over here!
Looks like nobody’s around here. Hey, will you get over it? I’m already irritated enough..! Huh? It hurts? You got those grass as a cushion, so isn’t that fine? Or maybe I should’ve pushed you against that wall? Huh? Roses? Ahh, the thorns hurt you. I see. Huhhh..! Haha! I know, and that’s why I did it. Nggh...! Feel more pain! There! There!
8:07
Hm? Are you gonna cry again? Even when everything is your fault? I really don’t get it. Hm? Your neck is bleeding. Did a thorn pierce you? [sucks] Hey, what are you doing? It’s teared up because you moved unnecessarily. I was being kind enough, because that cloth looks new. But I guess it’s too late. You fell down the grass and you already got yourself dirty earlier. I suppose it doesn’t matter anymore. This cloth..! (tears) Ahhh, it tore up more than I thought it would. Now you’re gonna be full of scars, no? Hehe! But what can I do? Because everything is your fault..!
9:20
Haha! Feel more pain! I’ll ruin you even more while we’re at it! You have such a pathetic look right now. But that makes me feel a little better. Depending on how you behave, I might feel like driving again. Actually, isn’t it going to be inconvenient for you if I don’t drive? How are you coming home when you’re like this? Your clothes are all torn. Your makeup, hair - all messed up. You probably can’t even catch a taxi so that means you have to rely on me, don’t you agree? So, there’s only one thing that you can do. Do your best and put me in a good mood. I told you before, remember? That I’m the only one who can love a miserable girl like you. Don’t ever forget that. Your answer? Don’t tell me you already forgot. If you get it then be desperate and behave in my favor. If you don’t want to be abandoned. Okay? (kisses)
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thenovelartist · 5 months
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Life After Destruction - Chapter 8 - Honkai: Star Rail
<Previous Chapter ~ Next Chapter>
Living on a star train, Stelle had gotten used to not having any direct form of sunlight to tell time with, so this “waking with the sun” thing was still taking some getting used to. But she certainly believed she could as long as she woke snuggled in Dan Heng’s arms.
She could do without her baby kicking her in the ribs, though.
“Baby,” she muttered, rolling over onto her back and rubbing her stomach as though that could settle her baby down. “You gotta knock it off. You’re not supposed to be stealing my sleep until after you’re born.”
The arm that was draped over her gently hugged her stomach. “Hey,” a sleepy voice muttered. “Be nice to your mom.”
She glanced over at Dan Heng. “Sorry, did I wake you?”
His eyes cracked open. “No, I was already on the verge of waking up when I felt the baby kicking.”
“Baby,” she scolded, patting her stomach. “You’re not supposed to steal Daddy’s sleep, either.”
As though in answer, Stelle watched a little hand press up and out of her stomach, right above where Dan Heng’s arm draped over her. “Don’t be rebellious,” she said, tapping her fingers on the little protrusion.
Of course, that only caused the baby to kick her in the ribs again.
With a heavy sigh, Stelle laid her head back against her pillow. It had been three long weeks since the Express had dropped her, Dan Heng, and Natasha off on the Luofu. She hadn’t realized how thankful she was for such a long vacation seeing as this last month had been the hardest on her physically. She was ready for this baby to be finished cooking and come out of the oven.
Beside her on the bed, Dan Heng propped himself up on his arm to look over her. “Do you need anything?”
She sighed. “I need this baby out of me.”
“Sorry. If I could make that happen, I would.”
“I have the feeling they’re gonna take their sweet time. They’re stubborn that way.”
“Like their mother.”
Stelle glowered at him.
The smirk he shot her in return was infuriating.
Unfortunately, she had to let it go. Even when cranky at him, she loved whenever his mischievousness made an appearance. She was a weak woman.
Dan Heng gently rubbed a hand over her stomach, their baby reaching out toward the touch. “Would you like to go swimming again today?”
Stelle cracked an eye open at him, mulling over the prospect. Their new habit was something Dan Heng had suggested soon after their arrival, swimming in the waters around Scalegorge Waterscape. Rather, it was less “swimming” and more Stelle floating on her back while Dan Heng stayed right by her side, supporting her in whatever way was most comfortable for her. It offered relief to her back, and the baby seemed to quiet down, too. It made her wonder if their child would be a fan of the water.
“Yeah,” she agreed. “That sounds really nice.”
Dan Heng laid back down, wrapping an arm around her to pull her close. “Then whenever you’re ready, we can go. But I would prefer if you managed to get some breakfast down first.”
“Rice bowl.”
“You’re up for that?”
Grinning, she nodded. “Yeah.”
“Would you like me to go make that for you now?”
She paused, pouting in thought as she looked over her husband’s bare chest. “No.” And then she reached out to throw an arm around his waist. “Stay. Just a little bit.”
He hummed happily. “Okay.”
Snuggled in her husband’s arms like this, Stelle became a very happy woman. She was also almost comfortable enough to fall back asleep.
Until her child decided to start kicking again.
Well, so much for sleep.
An hour and two breakfast bowls later, she and Dan Heng were heading to the beach. Before they left, Stelle had informed Natasha where they were heading. Natasha bid them a good time and informed them that she would be at the alchemy commission in case they needed anything. Stelle wished her a good time as well.
Honestly, Stelle had been worried that Natasha might feel neglected or out of place when they had first arrived on the Luofu, yet she had never shown any signs of distress. On the contrary, she seemed to enjoy her trip, diving headlong into any medical texts she could get her hands on as well as following Bailu whenever possible.
By now, Stelle would bet Natasha could make her way to the alchemy commission without any assistance from the young vidyadhara, but that theory would never be tested considering Natasha always had a cloud knight escort wherever she went. Jing Yuan had kindly arranged constant cloud knight protection for Natasha, Dan Heng, and Stelle. He’d also been the one to arrange for the house they were currently staying at for the time being. One thing was for certain: under his command, the very first vidyadhara baby and their family would be completely safe.
The starskiff they were riding on came to a stop, and Stelle took in the familiar sights of Scalegorge Waterscape’s beach. The knights that accompanied them were the first to disembark, then Dan Heng helped Stelle off the starskiff.
The two cloud knight escorts quickly scanned the area, deeming the coast clear for now yet never letting their guard down. As much as Stelle appreciated the protection, she wasn’t a fan of being followed around everywhere. However, it was a necessity for the safety of her and her child, so she wouldn’t complain.
Holding on to Dan Heng’s hand for support, Stelle made her way down the stairs to the beach. Once at the bottom, she kicked off her shoes, taking in the warmth of the sand under her feet. Pulling her hand away from Dan Heng’s, she made her way to the water’s edge, dipping her feet in the cool water and sighing in relief.
“Maybe I should have brought a chair,” Dan Heng commented.
Stelle shook her head. “Nah, the water will do just fine.”
“Then, shall we?” he asked, already slipping off his shirt. An action Stelle watched maybe a little too intently.
“Yes.” Reining her thoughts in, she turned back to face the water while slipping out of the wrap dress she wore to cover her two-piece swimsuit. If she were being honest, having her large belly exposed like this did make her feel a little awkward, but on the other hand, she didn’t want to have to buy a maternity swimsuit when one of her existing suits happened to fit her just fine. The bottoms had to stretch a little under her belly, and the top had become a bit tight thanks to all her body’s changes, but the point still stood.
After folding his shirt, Dan Heng dropped it beside the two towels he’d already set on a rock outcropping on the beach. He then took her dress as well as the sun hat she wore and laid both items on top of his shirt.
Taking her hand once again, Dan Heng led Stelle into the water. The higher the water got, the more pressure it took off her body until her stomach was fully submerged. At that point, she lay down in the sea, relishing the cool relief of the water.
Behind her, Dan Heng cradled her shoulders, supporting her as she floated. Beneath her, she felt the water move, gently pushing up on her as though she was sitting in a chair.
Stelle caught sight of the way Dan Heng’s horns glowed softly in the morning sun, a tell-tale sign he was using his powers to control the water around them. She couldn’t temper the smile that stretched across her lips. Playfully, she reached up to tap his horns. “You’re a good husband,” she spoke. “Ten outta ten would marry again.”
Chuckling, he snatched her hand, kissing the back of it. “It’s the least I can do.”
With a sigh, she let her eyes drift closed as she relaxed, allowing her ears to sink beneath the surface and hair to float around her as though to take away all other stimulation. That is, other than the muted vibrations of the water itself.
Until her baby kicking her in the lungs once again knocked the wind out of her.
“Baby, please,” she quietly pleaded.
At her plea, Dan Heng shifted her in his arms so he could lay a hand on the side of her stomach. Sadly, this shift took her head out of the water, but considering it now rested on his shoulder, she wasn’t complaining too much.
“They’ve been getting more active lately,” he commented.
“Maybe they’re getting ready to come out,” she said, mentally keeping her fingers crossed.
As though responding, the baby kicked out against her spine, sending every muscle in her stomach spasming. She bit back her whine, though failed to resist folding in on herself to compensate for the pain. Dan Heng's grip on her tightened, cradling her closer. 
After a moment, the pain subsided, and she loosened her grip on his hand. “I’m fine.”
He hummed flatly, a reaction she couldn’t quite judge.
That’s when the waves seemed to pick up in the sea. Not large by any account, but small enough to rock her body. Only after bobbing a few times did she realize Dan Heng was likely trying to calm the baby and keep her comfortable.
“Does that help?” he asked, confirming her suspicions.
“For now,” she answered. She tapped at her stomach with her free hand. “Can’t you just be happy?”
In protest, the baby shifted in her stomach, pressing out against her side and causing a little bulge in the process.
“That’s a no,” she muttered, reluctantly accepting her fate as she let her eyes drift closed.
For a while, they floated in the water together. Well, Stelle floated. She guessed Dan Heng was standing on the bottom of the sea the entire time they drifted around the coast, propping her up as she enjoyed floating. However, her enjoyment was inversely related to the amount her baby was moving around, and Baby was moving around a lot.
Finally, a glowing tail slipped out from the sea, draping over her stomach and giving it a light squeeze. Stelle couldn’t help but be captivated by the sight she rarely saw. Even when Dan Heng was in his vidyadhara form, he usually hid his tail for some odd reason she never felt comfortable poking into. He never volunteered that information, either.
Today, however, it was a most welcomed sight, especially since, oddly enough, that was what ultimately caused her baby to settle down just enough for her to finally enjoy the moment.
She gave Dan Heng’s hand a light squeeze. “Thanks, sweetheart.”
With a hum, he returned the gesture, a warmth flooding her heart at the action.
After some time, Stelle decided she’d had enough water for the day. A decision baby immediately protested with another kick to the ribs, one hard enough to send her core muscles spasming again.
“Maybe we should talk to Natasha,” Dan Heng said, already pulling Stelle back to shore.
“I don’t think anything is wrong,” Stelle grumbled, twisting so as to stand on the sea’s floor. “Baby is just being active in the wrong position today.”
Unconvinced, Dan Heng grunted. “Still, I would think it prudent.”
“Fine, fine. I’ll submit to a check-up.”
Hand in hand, they walked back up to dry land, Stelle feeling the weight of her belly as she did. Her back protested, having gotten too comfortable from floating. All she could do was heave a sigh. Hopefully, she would find permanent relief soon.  
Dan Heng grabbed one of the towels and draped it over her shoulders. “Would you like to sit for a moment?” he asked. “Or just go back as soon as possible?”
She shrugged. “Doesn’t matter.”
“Back it is. Be sure to dry off properly.”
"I will," she tiredly assured, snuggling into the towel for a moment before drying off. Even with her belly, she’d been able to manage many things by herself. Bending over had only been slightly inhibited by the bulge, but after some of those kicks today, she felt like her spine would protest that particular movement. “Hey, Dan Heng.”
“Yes?”
She took a deep breath. “I can’t reach my feet. I’m really sore right now.”
Without hesitation, Dan Heng knelt before her and dried off her legs. “There.”
"Thank you.”
Once they finished drying off, Dan Heng gave Stelle back her wrap dress. While she slipped into that, he pulled on his shirt again. She was only a twinge disappointed. Even with all the scars, Stelle did like looking over her husband. At times, she could even argue the scars made him more attractive.
And there’d been times during her pregnancy she’d almost admitted that, wanting to see what kind of reaction she’d get from him. Pregnancy hormones were a real thing, and they came in a shockingly wild range.
“Ready?” Dan Heng asked, dropping her sunhat back onto her head.
With a nod, she took his hand in hers.
He smiled at the action, pulling her close to his side as they walked back to the awaiting starskiff.
Only, she made it about five steps before warm water suddenly started running down her legs.
She froze, eyes shooting wide as her hand covered her stomach. Dan Heng looked back at her in concern. “You okay?”
Was she? She was trying to process what just happened. “Um,” she began, her mind whirling at light speed now. “A lot of warm water just poured down my legs. And I don’t think I peed myself.”
His eyes widened. “Your water broke?”
She took a breath, trying to get her rush of thoughts in order. The adrenaline wave that hit wasn't helping that process. “Pretty sure.”
“Okay,” Dan Heng said, his hand tightening its grip on hers. His eyes narrowed as he focused, but his breathing picked up. Or was that her imagination? She couldn’t tell; she was a ball of nerves at the moment. “Okay. Let’s go back. We’ll have one of the knights go find Natasha and Bailu.”
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Dan Heng hated watching Stelle go through labor. There wasn’t much he could do to help with her pain as the day dragged on. Sure, he could support her in whatever position she felt most comfortable, letting her lean on him as much as she needed, but that was all.
Then the sun fell below the horizon, night having fully come upon them, and that was like a switch for Stelle’s labor to worsen.
Finally, when the moon was high in the sky, twinkling stars scattered around it, a baby’s cry broke the calm of the night.
“It’s a boy.”
The world around him seemed to slow down and fade away as Natasha took the tiny infant and placed him in Stelle's arms
Despite her very evident exhaustion, Stelle’s entire expression brightened as she cradled the tiny newborn against her chest.
Dan Heng felt his heart swell, relief flooding his body knowing that Stelle and his son were both fine. But the smile he wore wouldn’t disappear any time soon. Instead, he took in the sight of his flawless newborn son resting peacefully against the stellaron scar on his wife’s chest, an ironically sharp contrast yet so perfect. It was a memory he hoped to carve into his mind and never forget.
“Good job,” he whispered, kissing Stelle’s forehead before reaching a shaky hand out to his son. He was almost hesitant to touch this tiny little baby but ultimately couldn’t resist.
It was fitting that this little boy was born at night, underneath the moon and stars, yet none of them were as bright and dazzling as the sight before him: his wife Stelle and little son Sirius, the two brightest stars in Dan Heng’s sky.
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Dan Heng: Baby Sirius arrived last night, healthy and safely.
Himeko: Wonderful news! Can we see a picture?
Welt: Congratulations. How is Stelle fairing?
Stelle: Stelle is tired. But happy.
Dan Heng: 
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“Hey.” Stelle looked up at Dan Heng. “When did you take that photo?”
“You weren’t paying attention?” Dan Heng asked, smile on his face.
“Obviously, I had better things on my mind.”
March: !!!
March: Awww! Yay! He’s here! So cute!!! <;3 
Caelus: My little nephew is adorable! Good job, sis!
March: He’s not just your nephew!
Caelus: Stelle is my sister. He’s my nephew!
March: >:( 
Stelle chuckled. “They aren’t even here, yet I swear I can literally hear March and Caelus arguing.”
Dan Heng hummed tiredly in agreement. “As can I.”
Himeko: You look wonderful for someone who just gave birth, Stelle.
Stelle: ??? I look exhausted. I don’t know why Dan Heng thought it was a good photo.
Himeko: But you’re glowing.
Stelle: You’re just flattering me, but I guess I’ll thank you. &lt;3
Himeko: ;) You can send a photo of him in retribution.
Stelle: Is that your way of asking for a photo of Dan Heng?
Stelle: Because I’m happy to give those.
Stelle: 
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“When did you take that photo?” Dan Heng asked.
It was Stelle’s turn to smirk. “Were you not paying attention?”
With a resigned grin, Dan Heng sighed. “I had better things on my mind.”
Welt: Out of curiosity, how did you come up with the name Sirius?
Stelle: It’s the name of the hottest star recorded in the galaxy. 
Stelle: I was leaning towards a more traditional Xianzhou name but switched when I found that one.
That was mostly true; she had been trying to find a name she liked that was from Dan Heng’s home world, but she could tell he didn’t really like any of her choices even if he said he did. It was clear to her that her well-meaning attempts to stay traditional for his sake were falling flat for reasons she felt fairly safe in assuming. In the end, she decided to change directions and look elsewhere for names. Henceforth, her happening to stumble across a book on the formation of the cosmos during a bored spell was probably the best thing to have happened.
Welt: I was curious because, on my home planet, Sirius is the brightest star in the sky. It’s a fitting name.
Dan Heng: I thought the same when she presented it to me. I liked it better than the names I’d found.
Himeko: Oh, I know where that star is. I’ve flown by it a few times. 
Caelus: It’s a cool name. For MY nephew.
March: OUR nephew >:(
“Now Caelus is doing that on purpose,” Stelle said, unable to stop from smiling.
Dan Heng sighed. “And March is taking the bait too easily.”
Caelus: … we just got yelled at by our guide.
March: He said to stop teasing your wife.
Caelus: And you AGREED with him!
March: I’ll agree with some respect around here!
“I’m tempted to let them continue going at it,” Stelle said, not bothering to bite back her grin. “This is the best entertainment I’ve seen all week.”
Dan Heng huffed a laugh. “At this very moment, I’ll just say I don’t miss them all that much.”
Stelle sniggered, watching the duo continue to send a barrage of emojis back and forth.
Stelle: Dan Heng just said if you two can’t calm down, you don’t get babysitting privileges.
“Why are you saying I said that?”
“Do you disagree?”
“… No, I’m simply asking why you’re using my name.”
March: Yeah, Caelus!
Caelus: … okay. Our nephew.
March: Better!
“Because it works,” Stelle answered.
Unable to retaliate, Dan Heng shook his head in amusement.
Himeko: I know it’s probably too early to ask this, but when would you like to come back home?
At the word “home,” Stelle’s heart warmed. It wasn’t the first time she felt homesick during their stay here, but this was certainly the strongest wave that had hit her.
Dan Heng: Even though we want to return as soon as possible, I believe we should stay a day or two here to give Stelle time to properly recover.
Stelle: I’m so tired that I’m not even going to argue with that. 
Welt: As I believe you can assume, we are in the middle of a mission at the moment. Although Caelus and March should be finishing that up very soon.
March: The guide says we’re really close. I can feel it.
Caelus: Yeah, we’re definitely close. This place is a disaster zone.
March: My guess is we’ll be done by the end of the day here.
Himeko: We’re a two-day journey from the Luofu. I’ll keep you informed as to when we leave, and we’ll pick you three up as soon as possible. 
Dan Heng: Take your time. Don’t rush on our account.
March: How can we not? We miss you!
Caelus: and want to meet OUR nephew.
March: :D Good job.
Caelus: :P
Stelle: We’ll be happy to be back home whenever you can make it. But we can wait for you to finish things up properly. I will happily nap until you come. ;)
~~~
That evening, after Stelle and Dan Heng had slept the day away, the first visitors arrived to see the newborn vidyadhara. Dan Heng knew he shouldn’t be as on edge as he was considering who the visitors were, but that knowledge still wasn’t enough to calm him down.
“We come bearing gifts for the young one,” Jing Yuan greeted when Dan Heng answered the door.
“Come in,” he said, allowing the duo to enter the small house that had been loaned to Dan Heng and Stelle for the time being.
“Thank you.” Fu Xuan entered first, a small gift held close to her chest.
Jing Yuan entered after, but instead of scurrying off to find Stelle like Fu Xuan did, he lingered behind with Dan Heng. “Has Madam Yukong been by yet?”
Dan Heng shook his head as he closed the door. “No, you two are the first visitors.”
Jing Yuan’s smile grew. “Well, that’s quite an honor.” He then presented a cloth-wrapped item, one bound by twine, to Dan Heng. “A gift fitting for the son of the former High Elder of the Vidyadhara.”
“Thank you.” Dan Heng took the gift with a bow of thanks, knowing what it was immediately without having to open it. This was not the first weapon to be presented to his child, but this was the only one that made sense. A spear bestowed upon the son of the former Vidyadhara High Elder by the General of the Cloud Knights was a gift worthy of both the giver and receiver. “I shall leave it wrapped until he turns of age,” Dan Heng said.
Jing Yuan nodded. “Now, if I may, I’d like to meet this boy.”
Dan Heng led Jing Yuan to the bedroom, where the others were. “Be warned: you might find Bailu is not willing to share.”
That garnered a chuckle from the General. “When Lady Bailu came to report the good news to us, she did seem like she was in a hurry to leave.”
“She is already very attached to Sirius. I figured she would be, as she is the current High Elder.”
“While that is true, I doubt that is the only reason she is so attached. After all, this is her nephew.”
Upon entering the bedroom, they were greeted with the sight of Stelle and Bailu sitting on the futon, Sirius held protectively in Bailu’s arms as Fu Xuan leaned in close to look at the child.
“Good evening, General,” Natasha greeted from the side, watching on.
“Good evening to you, Doctor,” Jing Yuan returned.
“It seems you will have to wait your turn before greeting the little one,” Natasha spoke with a smile. “He is quite popular.”
“For good reason,” Jing Yuan assured. “But I can wait. I best not get in between those two. Fu Xuan has been anxious to come all day, and I can see Bailu has no desire to let the child go.”
Natasha giggled. “Lady Bailu is already a very protective aunt. It’s very sweet to see.”
“He is a full-blood.”
At Fu Xuan’s voice, everyone turned to face her.
“Pardon?” Dan Heng asked.
Fu Xuan looked over her shoulder at him. “I can confirm this child is a full-blooded vidyadhara. He will reincarnate as any other member of your species.”
“I thought so!” Bailu cried excitedly. “When I saw his ears, I believed it to be so, but even I as High Elder had no way of being certain. It’s not like anything like this has ever happened before.”
Dan Heng looked to Stelle, who was looking back at him with the same shocked expression he was undoubtedly wearing.
“Congratulations to the happy couple,” Jing Yuan said, patting Dan Heng firmly on the shoulder. “This is a blessed day, indeed.”
“With this confirmed,” Bailu began, “I want to start medicinal trials to test the medicine I gave to Stelle and Dan Heng. If there is a chance to expand the vidyadhara population, then we should waste no time. Though, I’ll have to talk to the sky-faring commission about getting me in contact with the proper channels to acquire the medicines I need.”
“The vidyadhara suffered losses in the aeon war,” Fu Xuan solemnly spoke. “So this is a blessing, indeed. Should your research bear fruit, the vidyadharan race will not disappear to time.”
A knock then sounded at the door.
“Would you like me to answer that?” Natasha asked Dan Heng.
“I’ll bet that is Madam Yukong,” Jing Yuan said, heading towards the door instead.
Dan Heng allowed him to go, if only so he could continue watching over his wife and son as they were swarmed. In an attempt to calm himself, he studied Stelle’s expression, trying to judge if she was feeling overwhelmed by the guests or not. If she was, then he’d waste no time kicking everyone out, but she seemed calm enough, meaning he should really settle down, too.
“Isn’t this amazing, Dan Heng?” Bailu asked. “You’re the first vidyadhara to reproduce, proving we can save our race. With this, no one can hate you now!”
Dan Heng gave Bailu a sad smile. “Logically, it makes sense, but emotions are far more complicated.”
She made a show of frowning. “Well, as High Elder, I have the ability to exile the emotional ones.”
He couldn’t help but chuckle at the sass in her tone.
“I’m sorry I’m late,” Yukong spoke, approaching the commotion. “I was held up far longer than I wished to be.”
Stelle shot her a smile. “You’re right on time.”
“Hey,” Fu Xuan snipped. “Bailu, let me hold him.”
“As High Elder of the Vidyadhara,” Bailu began in a haughty tone, “it is my duty to protect all of my people, no matter what age.”
“What are you protecting him from?” Fu Xuan argued. “Come on.”
Stelle poked Bailu’s shoulder. “Bailu, share my son, please.”
With an exaggerated pout, Bailu carefully handed Sirius over to Fu Xuan.
“I thought you didn’t like small children,” Jing Yuan teased.
He was swiftly met with a death glare. “Only the obnoxious ones,” Fu Xuan muttered, staying extremely still as she cradled the bundle in her arms. “Besides, this is an honor.”
Yukong approached Stelle, who’d since stood from the futon. “Here,” Yukong said, presenting to her a box wrapped in decorative paper. “This is on behalf of the sky-faring commission. There are two items, one I will leave a surprise, but since you’ve been presented with gifts from these two already, I suspect you might know what the second gift is.”
Stelle nodded. “Is it a starskiff toy?”
Yukong’s soft smile widened. “Yes. So that when your son is old enough, he may reach for his future.”
“Isn’t it obvious?” Jing Yuan prompted, reaching over Fu Xuan’s shoulder to rub his finger over the little baby’s cheek. “He is the son of Dan Heng, undoubtedly a fighter at heart. He will reach for the spear.”
“How can you say he won’t reach for the jade abacus?” Fu Xuan questioned. “As the first vidyadhara to be born, he could come with a great destiny and sense of justice.”
“But he is the child of great adventurers," Yukong said. "Surely, he will reach for the starskiff.”
An overwhelming sense of unease once again weighed on Dan Heng’s shoulders. Even though the three visitors were all gentle and cautious, Dan Heng wished nothing more than to take his son into his own arms to shield him from the destinies that each one of the three wanted to impose upon him. And as Sirius’ father, he felt that was his job to do so.
Thankfully, Sirius gave him the opportunity to do just that without looking over-protective. The moment the little boy began to fuss from the attention, Dan Heng was quick to take his son from Fu Xuan, lightly bouncing him in an attempt to calm him back down. In his father's arms, it didn’t take long for Sirius to settle back to sleep.
Relieved, Dan Heng turned back to the guests. “I thank you for the gifts,” he said. “However, I believe that it would be unfair to make him choose one path.”
“You’re right.” Stelle sided up next to him. “Besides, he’s a Nameless. He’s bound to be all three.”
Finally, Dan Heng felt the unease weighing on his shoulders lift away. With his son protected in his arms and his wife by his side, everything was once again right in the world.
Yukong was the first to give them a nod of approval. “I suppose you’re right. A protector, an explorer, and a seeker of justice. May his future be his namesake: burning brightly among the stars.”
~~~
“Are you sure everything is packed?” Dan Heng asked.
“I already looked over the house twice,” Stelle answered. “I couldn’t find anything of ours. That is, unless Bailu stole something to make us come back.”
“I did no such thing!” Bailu protested before she cringed at her volume, guiltily looking down at the sleeping baby in her arms. “Although, I wish I would have thought of that sooner.”
Stelle couldn’t help but smile at the murmured admission. “We’ll do our best to visit frequently.”
“You have to promise!”
“I swear. Right, Dan Heng?”
“We promise,” Dan Heng reiterated.
Bailu’s panicked expression relaxed. “Good. And I’ll do my best to visit you on your travels, too. I miss you guys, but I’ll miss this little one the most,” she finished, beaming down at Sirius.
Stelle had to admit she’d enjoyed watching her baby be so spoiled for attention. Of course, Stelle much preferred holding her son herself, finding that simple action filled her with joy to the point she never wanted to let him go. Maybe that was because Sirius was not only her first child but also her unexpected miracle child. Becoming a mother hadn't really been on her radar, and it fully vanished after she'd married Dan Heng, but now she could say she might be the most excited to take this journey compared to any other before it.
… as long as nobody asked her about her thoughts when she inevitably became sleep-deprived from a crying baby.
“Then, if we have everything,” Dan Heng said, “we should head out. I’m sure the others are anxiously waiting for us to return.”
“Very likely.”
Natasha soon appeared in the doorway. “I did one last sweep of the house. I believe I have everything, and I didn’t see anything of yours.”
“We’re all set here,” Stelle returned. “Although, I do have one favor to ask of you.”
“Sure.”
Stelle then reached for the baby wrap she’d laid on top of her luggage. “I’ve watched that video ten times, and I still can’t quite figure out how to use this.”
Natasha chuckled. “That’s a little new to me, too, but I think I figured it out.”
Between the two of them, they managed to figure out how to wrap the long strip of fabric around Stelle properly. Once they felt confident in their work, Stelle took Sirius from Bailu—who gave him up only after whispering a goodbye and pressing a little kiss to his forehead—and slipped him into the newly formed baby sling.
“Hey, this actually feels pretty secure,” Stelle murmured, impressed. “Decently comfortable, too.”
Dan Heng held up the other baby carrier they’d brought with them. “Then would you like me to pack away this away?”
Stelle nodded. “Please.”
Bailu quirked a brow at the carrier before looking at Stelle. “Makes me wonder why you tried the harder one when you had an easier option.”
“I didn’t like the way it fit,” Stelle answered, reaching for the little knit baby hat with animal ears she’d received from Belobog. “It felt too bulky, but it was the backup if this didn’t work.”
“You sure had many options to choose from,” Natasha commented.
Stelle cringed as she slid the hat over Sirius’ head, covering his wispy gray hair. “Yeah, we got… a lot of baby shower gifts.”
Natasha giggled. “I’m not surprised. You two are quite beloved by the galaxy. It served to provide you with a lovely, well-stocked nursery. But don’t worry; I won’t tell Hook that you hid her teddy bear.”
“It’s not because I don’t love it,” Stelle quickly countered. “I just… want Sirius to be old enough to appreciate it.”
“And,” Dan Heng added, “not ruin it quickly by having to wash it frequently.”
Natasha hummed. “True. Then when Hook inevitably asks, that’s what I’ll tell her.”
Dan Heng zipped the last of their luggage shut, then stood from the ground. “With that done, we are ready.”
“Aww,” Bailu whined. “It feels so soon.”
“We were here for a month,” Stelle said.
“And I enjoyed every second of it,” Bailu said. “But I’ll miss you.”
Stelle held out her arm, allowing Bailu to side up to her in a hug.
“We’ll miss you, too,” Stelle returned, holding Bailu against her side.
Bailu then reached up to rub Sirius’ back one last time. “It was good to meet you,” she said. “I know I won’t be around all the time, but just remember Auntie Bailu loves you.”
Stelle pursed her lips, doing her best to hold back her urge to coo over the sweetness of it all. She’d discovered that giving birth didn’t instantly relieve her of the weird emotional swings. It probably just took some time to get out of her system.
After reluctantly leaving Sirius to Stelle, Bailu headed over to Dan Heng, fully throwing her arms around his torso.
With a gentle smile, Dan Heng wrapped his arms around her. “Thank you for everything Bailu.”
“I was happy to do it,” Bailu said. “I’m just sorry I can’t walk you back to the Express—”
“You have a backlog of work, don’t you?” Dan Heng teased.
Although she didn’t use words, her whiny grumble made it perfectly clear Dan Heng was spot on.
With one last pat on her back, Dan Heng let her go. Bailu then quickly wiped her eyes before turning to Natasha. “It was nice to meet you, Miss Natasha.”
“Likewise,” she returned.
“I’m glad you were here for Stelle and Dan Heng. You’re a pretty good doctor.”
“Well, that’s quite the compliment coming from you. You’re immensely talented yourself.”
Bailu’s grin widened with pride. “Thank you.”
“Also, I want thank you for allowing me access to so many books and leading me around the alchemy commission. I hope I didn’t intrude into your work too much.”
“Nah, not at all.”
Dan Heng cleared his throat. “It’s not her healer work she’s behind on.”
At that, Bailu guiltily ducked her head, her tail falling to the ground. “Uh, oops?”
“Once we leave, don’t even think about running from your responsibilities.”
“I won’t, I won’t. I promise.”
Dan Heng patted her head in approval.
Stelle reached for the baby's backpack, trying not to jostle around too much and wake her son as she slid the large pack on. Thankfully, he seemed to be sleeping pretty well for now, but Stelle wondered exactly how long that would last. Considering she’d recently changed his diaper and fed him, she hoped they could make it to the Express before he got fussy. She was still new to this newborn thing, so she didn’t have things like timing all worked out quite yet.
Dan Heng reached for the rest of their luggage, and as a group, they started making their way to the door, where a handful of cloud knights were positioned. However, what Stelle hadn’t expected was the presence of a young blond man.
“Heya!” Yanqing greeted, a sunny smile on his face as he waved in greeting. “The General asked me to escort you guys back to the Astral Express safely.”
“Thank you,” Dan Heng said. “Jing Yuan said you were elsewhere for training. I didn’t realize you were back on the Luofu.”
“Just got back last night. Otherwise, you would have seen me earlier. Congratulations, by the way.”
Dan Heng simply nodded while Stelle properly thanked him.
“Need help with your bags?” he offered.
“If you wouldn’t mind,” Stelle answered, looking at the large bag full of new gifts they’d received. “We’re leaving with more than we arrived with.”
“I’ve gotta go,” Bailu piped up. “Otherwise, I would have helped them. I was gonna ask one of the knights to carry that before I left.”
“I got it,” Yanqing assured, reaching for the new bag. He then pointed to the wrapped pole weapon Dan Heng was skillfully carrying along with everything else. “Is that from the General? I can get that, too.”
“I’d appreciate it.”
After jockeying the baggage around, they headed off, Bailu waving goodbye as they went. It took a minute for Stelle to get struck by the strangeness of the moment, though. This was the first time she’d left the house since giving birth, and this was Sirius’ first outing ever. Her desire to show him everything clashed with her new hyperawareness of things that could go wrong in this moment. Subconsciously, she wrapped her hands around her baby.
But then Dan Heng took her hand, giving it a squeeze. Just like that, Stelle felt herself settle. She shot him a smile as she returned the gesture, then allowed him to lead her back to the Astral Express.
No, not just to the Express. Back home.
The majority of their trip was made on starskiff back to the docks where the Express was. But upon arriving, Stelle spotted two very familiar faces. “March? And Caelus?”
“There they are!” March cried as the starskiff docked. She then poked Caelus in the side. “I told you it was this one.”
“Yeah, yeah,” Caelus muttered.
“Don’t forget our little bet.”
He just threw his hands up in the air in surrender. Then he reached a hand forward to help grab the luggage. “I can get that.”
“Oh, yeah,” March chimed in. “I’ll get whatever you can’t carry.”
After offloading the luggage, Yanqing disembarked the skiff before extending a helping hand for Natasha.
“Oh," she said, taking the offered help. "What a little gentleman.”
A light blush dusted his cheeks at the praise.
Dan Heng was the next one off the skiff, he then held a hand out to help Stelle out of the skiff.
Only, the moment she stepped foot on the docks, she was instantly swarmed.
“Aww!” March cooed first. “He’s so cute!”
“Hey, Little Buddy,” Caelus softly spoke, looking over Stelle's shoulder at Sirius.
“I didn’t expect you two to come meet us,” Dan Heng said.
“We couldn’t help it,” Caelus admitted.
“It was my idea to come meet you guys,” March confessed. “We only just docked the Express and were too anxious to sit still.”
“I think Welt and Himeko sent us to come fetch you because they were tired of watching us,” Caelus said.
“They’re anxious to see you, too,” March finished. “So let’s head out.”
Before Dan Heng could reach for any of the luggage, Caelus grabbed hold of it and started marching on. As for March, she threw the baby's backpack over her shoulders and was quick to follow.
“How’d you like your trip, Natasha?” March asked, turning to the forgotten member of their crew.
The woman beamed. “It was incredible.”
The conversation continued, coming back to Stelle and Dan Heng every once in a while. Stelle found herself eager to grab hold of the banter. She’d missed this, talking with her family. Sure, they’d chatted over the phone or through texts, but it wasn’t the same.
When the Astral Express finally came into view, Stelle felt an overwhelming feeling of happiness. She’d been homesick several times while on the Luofu, a sentiment she knew Dan Heng echoed. However, she hadn’t realized just how homesick she’d been until right now. For the first time, she felt like she and Dan Heng had truly made the correct decision to stay with the Express instead of settling down elsewhere. No matter how difficult this would be, they knew they would make it work. Ultimately, their home was among the stars with their family.
“There’s your home, Buddy,” Stelle whispered to the baby who was beginning to fuss a bit more. Although whether that meant diaper change or food, Stelle wasn’t sure. Maybe, if she was lucky, he just didn’t like the commotion going on around him and needed to go back to sleep. She could keep her fingers crossed, but she did her best to not hold her hopes too high.
After bidding goodbye to the cloud knights and Yanqing, they finally—finally—boarded the Express.
Oh, it was incredible being back home.
“Welcome back!” Himeko was the first to greet them, Welt echoing the statement a second behind her.
“We’re home,” Stelle returned, her smile threatening to split her face in two.
“Ahh!” Himeko squeaked, approaching with a little spring in her step. “Look at him! He's so precious."
Stelle looked down at Sirius, who now no longer fussed and instead looked calm as he stared at Himeko.
“Why don’t you take a seat?” Welt offered Stelle. “I have the feeling that we all wish to get a close look at him, if you wouldn’t mind.”
“Not at all.” Stelle was happy to take a seat on the couch. It had been nice to stretch her legs, but there was something about having arrived home after being away for so long that zapped any remaining energy she’d had.
“I can go put the suitcases away,” Dan Heng offered.
“Got it!” Caelus said, already heading off down the hallway towards the bedrooms. “You’re good; I’ll be right back.”
“Ditto!” March chimed in, scurrying after Caelus.
“I’d like to put mine away, as well,” Natasha spoke up. “But I’ll be right back.”
Which left just five in the parlor.
“He seems to have calmed down,” Dan Heng mentioned, taking a seat right next to Stelle.
“Yeah, but I’d like to sniff-test him, anyway,” Stelle spoke, already pulling him from the baby wrap. Thankfully, taking him out seemed a little easier than putting him in, and the process also happened to put his little baby bottom close to her nose, allowing her to discretely check for any issues.
Shockingly, none yet. Maybe he really had been just fussy to get home.
“He’s so small,” Pom-pom cooed in a whisper.
Humming in agreement, Himeko nodded. “Oh, he’s adorable."
“Welt,” Dan Heng spoke up. “Would… you like to be the first to hold him?”
Surprised flashed across Welt’s face, but after the words sank in, a soft smile replaced that expression. “I… I would be honored.”
Carefully, Stelle transferred Sirius over into Welt’s expecting arms. Having already surrendered the newborn to Bailu and Natasha—and of course Dan Heng, but that went without saying—many times already, Stelle wasn’t nervous as she watched Welt cradle Sirius with a level of care that surprised her. He seemed to be a natural.
“I got to admit,” Himeko teased as she leaned over Welt’s arms. “I’m a little jealous.”
“What’d we miss?” March cried, suddenly bursting into the room. Upon spying the scene, she instantly whined. “And here I wanted to hold him.”
Dan Heng spoke up, “As the elder, Welt earned the first privilege.”
March pursed her lips in slight disappointment but didn’t put up a fight. “Fair enough.”
“Sounds like I’ll be last,” Caelus said, making a show of sighing.
“Deal with it,” March good-naturedly teased, playfully elbowing him in the ribs.
He made a show of being in pain.
To which March rolled her eyes.
After a minute, Welt passed Sirius over to Himeko. The little baby fussed at the motion but soon settled in Himeko’s arms.
“Welcome, Little Trailblazer,” she whispered, looking down with a gentle grin.
Welt soon started up questions of how their trip was, to which Stelle was happy to tell them all about it, Dan Heng chiming in every once in a while. Stelle did her best to include Natasha in the conversation, too, but Natasha seemed more than content to bat the conversation back to Stelle and Dan Heng.
Soon enough, Sirius was passed to March. Stelle, who’d had an eagle-eye on her son despite trusting her family completely, made March sit down before taking him from Himeko. Pom-pom had passed on their chance, shaking nervously at the prospect, yet they seemed happy to waggle their ears at Sirius in an attempt to get a reaction from the little one.
Finally, it was Caelus’ turn. Dan Heng stood to help March transfer Sirius to Caelus. Only, Caelus got to enjoy the baby for three seconds before Sirius's little face scrunched. 
"Oops," March teased. "Seems you're not the favorite."
Caelus, who was looking distressed at the prospect, tried to bounce Sirius lightly in a desperate attempt to calm him. But he soon stopped, his nervous smile contorting into one of discomfort. “What’s that smell?”
With a resigned smile, Stelle tiredly sighed. “Um, exactly what I was waiting to happen.”
“You can stay,” Dan Heng told her, already taking the baby from Caelus. “I know you’re tired from the trip. I’ll go change him."
“I’d appreciate that, but there’s a chance he’ll be hungry, too.”
“Then I’ll come back out with him if he doesn’t seem like he’d going to fall back asleep easily.”
“Okay.”
With a smile, he gave her a nod before heading down the corridor.
“Bring the baby monitor when you come back out,” she called out after him.
“Don’t worry; I will.”
Natasha grinned at the scene. “You two are already incredible parents.”
Stelle’s grin turned nervous. “It’s still so…weird? If that makes sense.”
Natasha shook her head. “It will take some getting used to, especially since it’s your first. Honestly, the hardest part of a baby is dealing with everything while lacking sleep. That’s why a family who’s willing to help is the best gift you can possibly receive.”
“I’ll babysit!” March eagerly volunteered.
“Same!” Caelus chimed in.
“Of course!” Himeko agreed. “It’s not every day you get a little one around here.”
“He’s part of the Nameless now,” Welt finished. “We’ll be happy to lend a hand when you need one.”
Their words offered more relief than Stelle had expected. As happy as she was to be home on the Astral Express, she would say she was most thankful knowing she and Dan Heng weren’t alone. They had an amazing family at their side to depend on when the trials grew rough, and that meant the galaxy to her. “Thanks, everyone. It’s really good to be back home.”
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. his father’s smile .
. nobunaga x reader . 2k words . f!reader, pregnancy ment, mother!reader .
It had been three years since I was forced to part ways with the Sengoku period, and all the wonderful people I had come to think of not only as close friends, but as family. Those smiling, pouting, laughing, grumpy faces were a part of my life for three months before heaven itself tore me away. Not a day went by where I didn’t have to hold back tears and clutch my chest, trying to suppress the pain of being away from the one and only place I felt like home.
And the man I loved most.
Oda Nobunaga: The first of the three unifiers of Japan, and one of the most ruthless rulers in Japanese history. He was cruel and calculating to the outside world, but I’d come to know him as an ambitious, strong man shaped by circumstances outside of his control. The way he held me and looked at me couldn’t be done by a man who was legitimately as devilish and evil as he was made out to be. He filled my days with warmth, he protected me, and he loved me more than anyone else in the world. The stone he commissioned outside Azuchi with my name proved it beyond a shadow of a doubt. But there was one thing he didn’t know.
“Mama!”
I wasn’t the only one who left in the wormhole. When I returned to the 21st century, I found out I was pregnant with his child, and soon birthed his son. A little, mischievous, baby boy who smiled just like his father. His name was Nobuhiko, and he was the only thing I had left to remind myself of the man I loved more than life itself.
“What is it, sweetie?”
“Can I have a candy?”
He really was his father’s son. Sweet tooth and all. I couldn’t help but grin. “One, and that’s it. You’re going to spoil your appetite.”
Nobuhiko giggled and stumbled after me as I went to get his favorite candies from the jar. When I gave it to him, he took it and gobbled it up immediately.
“Hey, you need to savor those! Don’t just hork them down,” I laughed.
“Sorry Mama!”
“And what do we say?”
“Thank you Mama. I love you.”
“I love you too.” I sighed and picked my toddler up, making sure he was level with me. “Nobuhiko, I have something important to tell you. And you’re going to need to be a big boy for this.” He tilted his head, obviously not yet prepared to react to what I was going to say next. “We’re moving. Tonight. We’re going to pack up our most important things and say goodbye to our home forever.”
“Why?”
“Well… Do you remember when I said your daddy is somewhere very far away?”
“Yeah…”
“We’re going to see him. We’re going to be with daddy forever.”
Nobuhiko’s eyes lit up. His jaw practically hit the floor. He instantly began screaming, trying to get out of my arms. “I’m gonna meet Daddy? Are you being for real?!”
“Of course I am! I mean it, honey!”
“We have to get ready! Mama! What are you waiting for?!”
Laughing, I set him down and followed him to his bedroom, where I helped him pack only the most essential things. Favorite toys, blankets, and things the Sengoku couldn’t replace. I’d never seen my son so excited before. I felt horrible when I’d take him to playgroups and he’d be the only one without a father. I couldn’t tell him the truth: That he was born of two different eras altogether. That, realistically, he shouldn’t even exist. But he was only three, still very little. He didn’t grasp how tragic his circumstances were on the outside. Well, hopefully it wouldn’t be tragic for long.
I’d been talking with my friend Sasuke for months, and he said tonight was the night the wormhole was going to open, and we’d all be sent back to the Sengoku. Funny enough, I found myself thinking ‘We’re finally getting sent home.’ The world of 500 years ago had been more of a home to me than anything my own time offered me.
We waited until evening, and took a train to a part of Kyoto I’d become all too familiar with. The very same place the wormhole appeared the first time I’d fallen in. How wonderful it was I’d won fortune’s favor and was able to come here again, this time for good.
“Mama! Uncle Sasuke!” Nobuhiko let go of my hand and sprinted forward to Sasuke, who was waiting for us up ahead. The man smiled and picked Nobuhiko up.
“You’ve grown, young man. Are you ready to go on a trip?”
“I’m gonna go see Daddy! Are you coming too?”
“I absolutely am.” Sasuke waved as I caught up and handed me my son back. “Are you ready, Y/N? Unlike last time, I believe this is the last time the wormhole will be appearing. There truly is no going back once we cross the threshold. Are you sure this is what you want?”
I glanced at Nobuhiko, who still wore the biggest smile on his face. He had his little bag in his hands, with a sailboat on the front. My stomach began doing flips. This was really and truly happening. If we pushed ahead, we’d be back in the company of Nobunaga, and everyone Sasuke and I had come to know and love with the fullest capacity of our hearts. And my family could finally be complete. I kissed Nobuhiko’s cheek and nodded. “This is what I want more than anything in the world.”
“Good.” Sasuke smiled warmly.  “He truly has his father’s smile…”
Thunder roared in Kyoto, and the clouds began to kill the remaining light faster than the setting sun. I braced myself. We knew what was coming now. Nobuhiko began to whimper.
“Mama, I’m scared!”
“Don’t worry, baby. It’ll stop soon.”
Sasuke pulled us close to him, guarding us as the white lightning made its commanding strikes on earth. The wind felt more powerful this time than ever before, and the storm began to blend with Nobuhiko’s cries. I looked over at him as he buried his face in my chest, as if trying to hide himself from God himself. I couldn’t help but repeat myself. “It’ll stop soon! I promise! As long as I’m here, nothing is going to happen to you!”
“Y/N! Look!”
I tore my gaze away, and gasped when I saw the very familiar sight of the wormhole beginning to manifest.
“We need to act now! Just go! Go!” Sasuke cried, ushering all of us forward. I held onto Nobuhiko as tightly as I could, trying to keep my eyes open for his sake. My head spun faster and faster as the fog thickened. My son kept sobbing, completely and utterly helpless to the situation I’d dragged him into. Immediately before blacking out, I could hear him one last time.
“MAMA!”
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“She’s waking up.”
“How do you know?”
“I can see her moving.”
“That doesn’t mean– Oh! Her eyes are opening!”
…Ieyasu? Mitsunari? I forced my heavy eyelids open, and my surroundings began to make themselves more clear. It worked. I was back home.
“Y/N… Can you hear me?” asked the gentle voice of an angel. Mitsunari looked over at me and smiled. “I can’t believe you’re finally back…”
I nodded, and tried to sit up. “Mitsunari!”
He laughed and nodded. “Welcome home.” He glanced over at Ieyasu, who was trying his hardest to not look over at me. Eventually, he gave in.
“We were worried about you. It’s been three years. We didn’t even think we’d ever see you again.”
“I’d do everything I could to come back!”
“Well you should’ve come sooner.”
I laughed, and so did Ieyasu and Mitsunari. Immediately I was starting to feel better. But I froze. “Where’s–?”
“Your son? He’s being babysat.” Mitsunari smiled and looked at the door. “I can’t believe there’s two Nobunagas around here now.”
“Babysat?”
The door flung open, and in barreled Nobuhiko, dressed in a dashing little yukata. “Mama!!”
“Hey, you can’t–!” Hideyoshi darted in after him, and froze in his place when he saw me. “Y/N! You’re awake!”
I laughed and hugged my son, stroking his jet black hair. “Hideyoshi… I missed you so much!”
He joined the rest of us on the floor and pulled me and Nobuhiko in for a hug. “Thank God you’re safe… We were praying every day you’d make it back to us someday… And your son–! How did–?”
“I had him after I returned,” I explained, hugging Hideyoshi back. “Crazy, isn’t it?”
“I’ll say. When you got back he started running around the castle, asking all of us if we were his dad.”
His dad.
I pulled away and frowned. “Where’s Nobunaga? Does he know I’m home? Does he know about…?”
Hideyoshi smiled warmly. “Don’t worry. He knows.”
I looked at Nobuhiko, who was bouncing up and down. “Uncle Hideyoshi said Daddy’s coming back today!”
And as if on cue, the door opened for a final time. The man of the hour stepped in, and locked eyes with me. His gaze completely and utterly shifted. From “warlord mode” into the warm, passionate eyes that had seen me at my lowest and at my highest. The other warlords took their leave, and left me, Nobunaga, and Nobuhiko alone together.
We all just stared in silence, trying to take in the situation. There he stood, tall, proud, and handsome as ever. Nobunaga broke the stillness and moved towards us, crouching down to get on our level. He cupped my face, his big, calloused hand perfectly fitting the shape of my cheek. I leaned into it and closed my eyes. Whether I intended to or not, tears began to fall.
“Nobunaga…” I moved into a full embrace, breaking down in his arms, gripping his clothes like my life depended on it. “I missed you! Nobunaga!” I buried myself in him and couldn’t hold back. I was sobbing, I was shaking. I was back with him.
“No time has passed at all,” Nobunaga whispered, hugging me so tight I felt I wasn’t going to be able to breathe. “My one and only love… You’ve come back to me. You’ve come back at last…”
We sat this way for a few more minutes, allowing me to get all my tears, three years of grief and heartbreak out. I kissed his lips, his nose, his cheeks, everything I could in those few minutes. Finally, I could kiss him again. I could finally be with the man that would love me even after Hell froze over.
“Oh, Nobunaga. I don’t know if you knew, but…” I wiped my eyes and gestured to Nobuhiko, who was staring starstruck at the two of us. He played with his hands a bit, clearly unable to put together the proper words he wanted to communicate. He was only little, after all.
Nobunaga didn’t say anything. He just stared back at the child, narrowing his eyes a bit as he looked him over. Nobuhiko swallowed. “Daddy…?”
My lover stood up and left the room for a moment, returning with a little jar. He knelt down and held out one of its contents.
“Konpeito!!” Nobuhiko dashed forward and gobbled up the treat, squealing with joy when Nobunaga scooped him up for a hug.
“My boy!” Nobunaga pulled me in with the group, planting a kiss on my head as well as Nobuhiko’s. “He’s perfect. He looks just like his mother, Y/N.”
“Don’t lie,” I laughed, hugging Nobunaga again. “I can’t believe it. We’re home. We’re all together again!”
“And we will be forever. Nothing’s going to take you from me again, my lucky charm. Or you, my son.”
Nobuhiko looked up at us, bouncing and giggling like he always was. “I love you Mama! I love you Daddy!”
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pshattuck · 7 months
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Hello everyone so this is going to be a pretty big blog about the upcoming future of my life as a artist. So to try to shave off some time I will be copying and pasting the Twitter thread I made to here.
Startiiiing now:
“Hey everyone I got another update for you and it’s probably gonna sound like “she’s changing shit again” but I feel like a lot has been going on in my life and a lot of it is changing too and I think I discovered something about me and my artwork that I feel like is important.
The reason I started pumping out content before this new job I got was well after I lost my old caregiving job YouTube and commissions were my only source of income for the last 6 month and I honestly was making enough for bills at that point it was my family keeping me afloat.
So yeah, life was not kind to me and I got.. well extremely depressed. I kept applying and no one was accepted them the one job I wanted I did not get and I was lucky to just get by. My brain all the time for the past few months kept saying I was a failure Until I got lucky.
I just got done with shadowing and orientation and I’m now officially working at a job that yeah can be stressful but I fully enjoy. I’m feeling happy and I’m finally healing from this dark cloud that’s following me. And with this month coming to an end I realized something.
Growing up my art was the one thing that kept me happy it was my happiness from real life issues and it got me to meet the love of my life along with great people in online community’s. However, the more it became a stressor to live off my art… the less it made me happy.
Not to mention the reason I shared my art to begin with because even if it was cringe or my art was not the best in the past … I always loved to see people enjoy it. It killed me to ask people to give me money to draw for them. It’s just not me.
I allowed a online algorithm, and a few words from a small handful of people to make me second guess what I loved to do, I allowed money to make me decide what I should work on…I realized I secretly hated myself for it.
This new opportunity in my life is why I’m writing what I am today and it’s my own choices and it’s one I’m actually happy with.
Everything I draw will be free to view I’m going to build it up on Tapas and Tumblr just for the multiple image support plus they have better age restriction on there platforms because I’m a adult and do want to dabble in NSFW stuff.
The one animation I have on sale in my store I will be making it free to view. For the amazing person who did buy the pack I will be dming them so once my paycheck comes, they will be refunded.
And now for the big thing.
The next few months I will be saving my own money and working on Concept Art for the next few months along with working on comics because by next year I want to work and pay people to help me bring my comics to life as animated projects.
The first project will more then likely be Jackie’s Everyday Adventure because it has the least amount of characters and backgrounds and will dabble in the form of 3D animation. This will be a strictly animated series with some rewrites from the original comic version.
Homebrew… is honestly the biggest project since there is over 30 chapters and I’m not even halfway done writing scripts. I won’t Even considering working on animating that until at least chapter 10 is out.
Everything else will be explained over on Tumblr that will be where I blog about my projects since there’s not as tiny of a character limit on there. Thank you all for reading this and I will link the full update on Tumblr and I will share a link to it on here.”
And now here we are on Tumblr!
The only thing I will be keeping for any financial support will be Ko-fi but that’s only if people want to, I’m not going to have anything locked behind a pay wall.
Commissions will no longer be open because I will just be doing art trades or request. Since my new job is full time I don’t need to worry about the stress of not finishing something quickly.
Physical print books are still gonna be a thing however not for a long while. Since my old client liked my original books ill be printing a small handful of copies of them so I can give them to her to read at the nursing home. And leftover copies will be for contest prizes.
YouTube on the other hand… I’m going to be honest I’m not sure if I truly will bring back Pshattuckproductions. The most fun I have had with YouTube was building up lunar comics. I will honestly be focusing on that channel in terms of any uploads.
So far this is all for now. So see you soon everyone.
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achillean-knight · 1 month
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Mass updates post bc yes LOL
FEW THINGS >:33 FIRST! WIP of my Foxy mask KEKEK Ignore everything on the shelf, I have nowhere to let it sit and dry bc my desk is WAYYY too small LOL
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Basically, I'm at the stage of just smoothing it out and trying to make it all even. It's still a fair way away from being finished lol, cause I gotta redo the nose... a billionth time, attach the ears, do the brows, make the tufts even AND make the mouth/jaw actually look relatively good LOL But I'm happy with the base design anyways,
Second, LOOK AT MY SON OIUYY I BOUGHT HIM THINKING HE WAS GONNA BE THE FUGLIEST BOOTLEG EVER BUT HEHEHEHE
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I wanted a foxy plush for my Mike cosplay :D And despite never being the biggest fan of Foxy, my heart is now fully attached to this little goober BC JUST LOOK AT HIM!!!! LOOK AT MY SON!!!
KEKEKEK AND ONTO THE NEXT NEWS! Despite my page being mostly FNAF related now, I wanted to show off this style study like thing I did :> I've been obsessing over Final Fantasy 7 alot lately, aswell as my own oc's so I tried to reference the original Final Fantasy 7 art to practice the art style more that I want.
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AND LASTLY Feel like showing off WIPS. Also I kid you not, I'm one of those people who have a fuck ton of projects going on. I'm working on the mask bot comic (Here's a teaser for the first page and what it's gonna look like aswell)
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Aswell as working on the FNAF redraw from the poll I did a while back
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AND I'm working on an animation + painting for my oc's LMAO
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I am really, fucking, busy. And I gotta get my ass into gear bc I'm opening commissions next month KJHFSDVCDCG So yeah I think this is a good post to make, both to show what I'm doing right now aswell as a little teaser for future works to come :'> Also really wanted to show off my mask progress and give ya'll a teaser on the Mask Bot reboot JKHSGDFDSHJHKJ
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ekingston · 3 months
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oof! sorry to hear about your emergency root canal! those suckers are the fucking worst. not sure how long your commissions are gonna stay open but i used up my fun funds already for this month. will know more for next month depending on your timeline. anyway best of luck and hope you're recovering well!
thank you for the commiseration & thank you for your interest!! it all depends on how quickly they fill up; i work pretty slowly when wanting to get it right, so i don’t tend to take on a lot of work at once. but if you aren’t in too much of a rush you can always catch up with me later! i’m looking forward to hearing your ideas!
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candybowbeansies · 9 months
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Rule the World
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warnings/notes: reader is preggers, Angst to Fluff, ofc ya'll are married but due to who he is ya'll never had a ceremony but still filled the papers in, reader has a panic attack then a mental meltdown, and this starts around the raid, so spoilers ahoy! After much debate, I decided to go w Armless!Overhaul BECAUSE HE NEEDS COMFORT FROM LOSING HIS ARMS LIKE THAT DAMNIT 😭 Kai is a prison inmate, reader has to jump through hoops to gain approval for a conjugal visit in Tartarus(it's freaking Tartarus so I'm taking creative liberty, there's nothing realistic about the process in here you've been warned), but ya'll are stubborn so you keep at it until ya'll finally do 🥺 its ftb like the other fics, and conjugal doesn't necessarily mean purely sexual! let ya'll's imagination go wild 🥺👉👈
~Masterlist~
be his~ be his~
Snacks plated and radio jamming softly in the background, you pad over to your living room, talking to your friend over the phone. “Oooh, boy, are you seeing the news? There’s a story about some big raid on a villain's compound coming on.” they ask as you plop down on your couch, snacks set on the coffee table before you. “Really, now?” you hum taking the remote to turn on the tv, pushing in numbers for the news channel. “Let’s see what’s going on, then.” you speak to your friend. When you look back to the screen after settling in, you see a very familiar place in an aerial view.
‘We're here live at Hassaikai Compound, in the aftermath of a Police raid, search, and rescue. The Police had cooperated with the Hero Sir Nighteye's agency and other heroes brought into the job through the Hero Commission.’ 
There was a massive hole out front. Your hold on the phone grows lax, you’re heart dropping to your stomach. You knew he had his secrets, that was expected of a yakuza. Even so, you loved him. A year ago, you and him agreed that you were both too busy to have a ceremony, but still filled in to become officially married.
‘The villain Chisaki, Kai, known as Overhaul, and his dangerous goons have been subdued successfully, but at what price?’
You stare on in disbelief, on the edge of your seat.
‘Sir Nighteye has been gravely injured--impaled, I'm hearing by sources-and some students from the infamous 1-A have sustained injuries as well! They've packed these villains up and sent them off for protocol. Hopefully the likes of them end up in Tartarus! We'll be right back after--what?! I'm hearing the security escort on XX Ramp were attacked! We'll have helicopters on scene after the break!’
'I was wondering have you ever been, have you ever been anything other than, other than true, have you? Never been good but I've never been better'
Tears sting at the corners of your eyes as his and your song begins to play. You were looking forward to telling him the news the next time you would meet with him.
They fall when you see the attack happen on the vehicle he was put in from the news helicopter's view, high above.
You see the fire, you see the threatening figures looming over him.
'I was wondering have you ever been anything anything other than you, is that true? We're not gonna be here forever'
A pitiful sound escapes the back of your throat as you lift your hands, digging your fingers into your scalp, as your whole world comes all but crashing down. You open your mouth, a silent wail escaping you.
You were pregnant.
'I don't want to stay here on my own I don't want to let that body go'
Your sobs fill the room as you curl up against the couch, effectively muting the radio playing the other room. The phone and the person on the other side of the line are completely forgotten, the tv droning on and on as you break down.
The following months, you found yourself fighting for your visitation rights.
Even Tartarus allowed visitations, but there was a host of meticulous procedures that had to be done. Things had to be signed, imaging had to be done.
During your stay in the provided accommodation, you'd be treated like an inmate. Everything that happened in Tartarus, stays in Tartarus.
If that's what had to be done to see the man you loved, you were more than willing.
When the suits approved you for a conjugal visit, you were somewhere along in your second trimester. You were elated at the news.
So happy, that the majority of your processing went by in a blur. You were escorted by armed officers, shackles around your wrists and ankles, wearing a special pair of goggles that blocked out your vision.
Your toes curled as you're wheeled through what you assumed were checkpoints; loudspeakers beeping and heavy metallic doors clattering open, one after the other, until you feel a stop.
You knew better than to say anything, impatiently counting down the seconds until you could finally be with him.
Him; your hubby.
Once more, you hear metal clatter off to your side instead of in front of you.
Your man. Just a little bit longer...
You feel yourself being swiveled to the side, as they wheel you inside and stop. They prattle off about everything you already know, and you nod along.
The father of the life inside you. How would he react?
Your heart thuds against your ribcage anxiously as your shackles and goggles are removed and they exit the room. You stare at the armored door in front of you as you hear the one behind you close.
After a few moments, you hear the whirring, which prompts you to stand up and pad as close to the door as you dared. Slowly, it creaked open-and the figure beyond the threshold washes away the last of your patience. "Kai!" you gasp as you run straight towards him, inadvertently plowing into him, overwhelmed by the reunion to tears. He grunts at the contact, giving a soft huff as you keep calling his name, clinging to him.
His name; you'd call out to him, until your last breath.
His armless embrace is awkward at best, yet it does wonders to soothe you. "Kai." you call out once more, soaking up his warmth like a sponge as he deeply inhales your familiar scent.
"Angel." you hear his wavering voice and you look up to him, his sharp amber eyes wet, a small smile playing his lips. You caress his cheeks, thumbing away the tears on his lashes as they flutter closed.
"How's baby, my love?" he asks, and you giggle. Nothing gets past him, you swore. You feel them shift inside you, a soft gasp escaping you. But you can't help but smile wider. "Happy to finally hear Daddy." you say, relishing in his chuckle. You kiss his unkempt stubble, and he places a kiss on your temple.
'I love you's are gently exchanged, along with soft words that bring pleasantly fuzzy warmth and content; this was just the beginning.
You had every intention of enjoying every moment you could with him.
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crimsonredfeathers · 9 months
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Leaving
~*~ Chapter 4 ~*~
Hawks x slightly older!fem!Reader
Warnings: a hint of fluff
Word count: 1.2k
Notes: Still ongoing and probably going to be much longer than I had planned. I moved the fact that the reader is a bit older than our beloved hero over to the "Hawks x fem!Reader" part, so I finally stop repeating myself in the notes 🙈
Prologue * Chapter 1 * Chapter 2 * Chapter 3 * Chapter 4 * Chapter 5 * Chapter 6 * Chapter 7 * Chapter 8 * Chapter 9 * Chapter 10
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The hero reluctantly let go of your hand. "Well, I should probably be on my way by now. Thanks for the coffee," he winked as he got up from your sofa. "We should do that again sometime soon." You nodded in agreement. "I'd love to."
A gentle expression adorned your features as you accompanied him to the door of your apartment. "Thanks, y/n, for havin' me," he said, voice soft, as he slipped into his boots. "See you at work tomorrow." Instead of taking the stairs, Hawks leaped right from the railing of the outdoor hallway. Spreading his wings, he took off into the by now darkening sky. It was hard to take your eyes off of him, considering how stunningly beautiful he looked with those crimson feathers on his back that carried him so effortlessly through the air.
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Once Hawks was absolutely sure that he was out of your sight, he landed on top of a random skyscraper nearby. Standing there, he stared down at his gloved hand that had just held yours a few minutes ago, a rare smile crossing his face, one that made his eyes gleam with joy.
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You had just entered Hawks' office, papers regarding an arrest that had occurred during his recent patrol which he had finished about half an hour ago in your hands, when the ringing sound of the elevator made you turn around. Through the open door of his office, Hawks and you watched as the doors of the elevator slid open, and both of the breathless and sweaty sidekicks stepped into the common area of the agency. They mumbled something about Hawks being way too fast for them to ever keep up as they greeted you and walked over to the fridge to grab a bottle of water. You honestly felt a little bad for them, but, in the end, it's how the three of them stayed most effective. The blonde pro hero usually took care of whatever came their way, and his sidekicks would take care of the aftermath. But this also meant that they'd be the last to arrive back at the office, exhausted and worn out, every single time.
The phone on your desk rang, and you handed Hawks the papers in a hurry to rush over and pick up the phone. "Thank you for calling the agency of pro hero Hawks! This is secretary l/n y/n speaking. How may I help you today?" The person on the other end of the line identified herself as the woman from the Hero Public Safety Commission that you'd met for the first time during your interview months ago. "We'd like to inform you, that we are about to release the newly calculated rankings of Japan's Billboard Charts publicly," you pushed the speaker button, so that everyone could listen in, "and give you a heads up on Hawks entering the top 10!" Hawks' face appeared in the doorframe. He looked at you, stunned. "Those are fantastic news! Thanks for letting us know!" You bid the lady goodbye and ended the call. When you looked back up from the phone, ready to speak up and congratulate your boss, Hawks had already disconnected two feathers from his wings, shoving his sidekicks back over to the elevator. "What are you -" one began, but was startled into silence, when a third small feather shot past his head to push the button next to the doors. Hawks put his arm around your shoulder, urging you to walk alongside him to join the other guys at the elevator. Your questioning look made him grin. "I'm gonna treat ya'll for lunch. I mean, we did it! I couldn't do all of this without your support!"
His sidekicks groaned as they were shoved into the small cabin of the elevator by the feathers as soon as the doors had opened. Now they not only had to leave the agency again, but they also had to share the small space in the elevator with Hawks at the same time, his wings that had just claimed the few stray feathers back, taking up way too much space in there. There was a reason behind him usually using the windows to enter and leave the agency.
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Hawks brought you to Yoritomi Midori, a nice little restaurant on the more traditional side with fantastic food he'd recently discovered during one of his patrols, as he'd told you during the short walk over. A waitress greeted you enthusiastically and led you to a secluded area with a table next to a huge window. The four of you sat down and ordered different types of food so that you could share the individual dishes between each other.
While all of you were waiting for your food, Hawks and the guys talked about their patrol earlier. After a while, the noises blended in as you took a moment to enjoy the view you had over the buzzing city beneath. It was always nice to watch people go about their day while knowing they were safe, thanks to the heroes' hard work. You only registered that Hawks was talking to you when he'd leaned over the table to catch your attention. "I should take you on a flight sometime if you enjoy watching people from above," Hawks chuckled as he watched you staring out of the window in awe. "That'd be nice," you sighed, lost in thought. None of you saw the amused look the other two exchanged.
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Halfway through your meal, you could hear Hawks' mobile go off inside of his jacket. "Excuse me," he said, fishing the phone out of his pocket and answering the call. A moment of silence followed. "Alright, we'll be there in 5 minutes," he ended the call and sighed. "What's wrong?" You looked at him over the table, leaning your head sideways. "Several people are held hostage in a supermarket," he said, nodding at his sidekicks to signal them that they'd have to tag along. You could see why he had told you during your little encounter a few weeks prior that the workload was overwhelming sometimes. "Sorry, y/n, see you later at the agency."
"Stay safe, everyone," you sent them off just like you had done many times before. Looking out of the window again, you saw Hawks flying ahead at his trademark speed, his sidekicks hastily running behind him. You shook your head in disbelief as you, again, felt a tiny bit sorry for these two guys.
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You ended up asking the waitress to send an invoice to your agency and bring you a few plastic containers, so you could pack all the leftovers for the three heroes that had left to save the day once more, to which she happily obliged. You could definitely see why Hawks liked it here. The food indeed was fantastic and the waitresses were nothing but helpful and kind.
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Taglist: @claratakami @chrisrue15 @mysideeffectsofyou
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A huge thanks to everyone who's reading and supporting this story! See you next chapter ❤️👋
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