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[vader-anakin]

"Not just Ken" - Ken x Reader

I read some cute stuff yesterday with Ken x Reader and I thought about writing something because my head was all over the place. I like to write but I'm not sure this sucks. Let me know if you like the story and I can manage to write about their story 🥹🥰

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You're a lawyer and you've met Ken about two months ago, but the guy - the doll - decided he would live better in Barbieland. But what if he wanted to actually live in real world and give a chance to be normal?

You were in your office finishing another appointment with a client after a rough long day of work, not enough coffee cups could make you feel less stressed and you were still going to see two more of them. As you sat in your chair you take the few free minutes you have to check your social media and texts, letting a loud sigh fill the ambiance. A knock on your door gets your attention off the mobile and you look your assistant's head getting in the office, she was a little confused and kinda annoyed, which sometimes wasn't new for you considering the amount of work you were doing during the week. Shelby cleared her throat, looked behind her and looked at you again.

- There's a weird blond man who wants to see you, he says it's important and doesn't wanna wait for another 2 hours. - She emphasized the "2 hours". Holy shit, two hours? What kind of person waits that long to talk to you and doesn't have anything else to do? You realize the weird blond man is nobody but Ken himself. Jesus, Ken, you never learn.

- Let him in, thank you Shelby. - You let a small grin as she gives space for the man-doll to enter and he looks at you like he depends on whatever he wanted to say to you, even though it makes you worried because he's always smiling and spreading joy around him.

- Hey, Ken. What is it you want? - He looked concerned, a bit stressful to say the least. He tried not to keep making eye contact for too long, and he also tries really hard to find the right words.

- I, uh.. I think I'm going back to Barbieland. - His words sounded way too long in your ears and you actually froze for a few seconds, trying to digest the news. You've spent the last two months trying to make him feel comfortable around real people, taught him how to do real people things and made him feel like he could actually give a chance living like a man, not a doll. Boy, did that hurt. And you thought after all this time together he would've enjoyed everything. He sat down on the chair and looked straight at you, a different spark in his blue eyes.

- I'm not sure I'm ready to live in this world, most of the time I like being around and doing different stuff I never did there, but it's too hard to have feelings, you know? I really cherish you, a lot to be honest, but I don't think I can be someone who has real feelings, I try too hard and I fail and it's just not good.

You sat on another chair next to him, slowly holding his cheeks with both hands, bringing him closer to you.

- You look sad, Ken. And that's a feeling, when you feel that way it means you care about other people. - You smiled and saw his lips raising a little.

- That's a feeling? But how can I tell when I have a feeling? Does it just happen? - His genuine question made your heart explode, you know how he's managed to learn all the things you wanted to teach him.

- Most of the time it does, but if it helps you can say whenever you get that. Right now, when you look at me, what is it you think?

It took 15 long seconds for him to say anything, but the way he held your hands that were still in his face you felt a different vibration in your body you couldn't explain. Ken looked down and up straight at you, blue eyes sparkling and transmitting something unusual. A few streak of hair falling in his forehead made him look like he came straight out of a magazine, the same feeling you had the very first time you met him

- I think.... I wanna kiss you, but.. - You acted out of yourself for that moment and stick your lips together as if it was the right thing to do. Obviously, he didn't react like you expected and of course he wouldn't know what a kiss was. That's why you just left your lips pressed for a while, until he realized it was something good he was feeling.

You didn't want to end it, but as soon as you opened your eyes you saw he still had his closed. You held his perfect big hand with your right hand, and with the other one you fixed his bang, leaving a trace with your thumb through his perfect jawline.

- So? - You asked, feeling a little numb, expecting him to finally open his eyes and look at you. Took him way too long to do that, but when he did he opened the biggest smile, showing all of his perfect teeth.

- That was amazing, can we do it again? - He asked, still looking like he had a shot of serotonin in his body. Ken held your hand and your face and gave you another kiss, this time he tried to open his mouth and you gave him permission, trying to find his tongue. The man let out a groan you weren't expecting and it made you tremble between your legs, but forced to stay sane because he was still someone different.

When you parted ways he kissed the back of your hand and smiled at you.

- I've never done that before, but I've watched some movies and saw people kissing all the time. How did I do?

You laughed softly and cherished his face with one of your hands, still feeling numb from the kiss.

- It was really good, Ken. But you still wanna leave, and we can't keep doing that if you're not staying. - You sighed between the words and the realization of him not being there anymore opened a hole in your heart. Never in a million years would you think feeling something for a man-doll would hurt like hell, but he made his presence more than just comfortable and wonderful.

- I don't know what to say now. I guess I wanna go back, I'm afraid I won't be a good person here. - He looked down and rubbed his face like he was starting to have all the emotions at the same time. It must be pain. He was sad when he came in, felt happy when he kissed you and now he was distressed. - Do you think I can try? I really like you, I know that. But what if I don't act like you all?

- Look, you don't have to fight against it, just take your time. What you're getting now is a mix of emotions and it means you have feelings. You know I'm always gonna be by your side if you decide to stay, but I can't choose for you.

- If you could, would you like me to stay? - He asked, looking at you like a lost puppy. Of course he would do that, even if it wasn't intentional. "In a fucking heartbeat, yes".

- I would love if you stayed. I told you before, I would always help you get through all this. - You smiled at him, giving him the comfort he needed. You were always there for him, you made him make friends with people you trusted and know would never hurt him. You made him realize real world isn't so bad, even though you prepared him to the madness and evilness that could happen along the way.

- I just don't know if I would be good enough for you. I wasn't good enough for Barbie, she didn't care about me like I cared about her. And now I understand what a feeling is, because when she turned me down I felt sad. I wrote her a song, talked about how she only saw me as a friend.

His words sounded really hurt, and you weren't sure it was a good option to make him stay and he clearly wasn't over her. It was all fucked up for you at that moment, but you just wanted to live the present, the future can wait.

- Hey, I'm not sure I told you before, but you're enough okay? You're something any woman, or even a doll, would love to have as company. If she didn't see you as a boyfriend that's too bad for her, she's losing one of the best things in that world. - You gave him a genuine hug and he tightened his grip around you. Ken let out a sigh and you realized he was definitely having his feelings all over the place and it wasn't something new, he just couldn't see through it.

- If I stay, can we make this thing work? I wanna become better. - The blond man asked in a muffled way as his face was still resting on your shoulder. - I wanna be Kenough for you.

You couldn't resist but to smile and laugh a little at the sweet pun he made. After a few seconds hugging him, you bit your lip and agreed with him. He gave you another hug, this time he made sure he wouldn't let go of you so soon and you could hear Ken say "thank you". You have no idea what's the next step as you were still lost in everything that happened in such short time. He would never hurt you, and you knew you would never hurt him either. He was willing to give a new life a chance, and you made sure you'd be there with him. Maybe you could make this work, maybe you could live in your own "Barbieland".

#ken x reader #ryan gosling #ken #barbie #jcusack #useraurore #usercy

[talldecafcappuccino]

top 5 hannah waddingham Looks

I thought this would be harder than it was 😂 I scrolled through my phone and was just like, yup, yup, yup.

+ a bonus for an old favorite that doesn’t get enough love imo

#jcusack #ask #loooove an excuse to pick some fave hannah looks #she looks so good in black! #hannah waddingham

[gilligould]

trick or treat! 🫶🎃

🤲 fernando bcs + this pic of martin scorsese that i’ve been giggling at for a week + jumbo bag of reese’s pieces + pumpkin i carved 🤲

#happy halloween! #jcusack #asks

[naughtydogg]

🐰 barely intimidating

the correct answer 🥺 i am just vibing 🫶🏻

#me? scary??? #i’m scarED lmao #it’s the anxiety 🫡 #jcusack

[splendiferous-bitch]

gotta be ... splendiferous 👀❤️

ayooo 🤭😘💖

#hello mutuals! #jcusack #kk

[altarwaiting]

happy birthday!!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

thank you <3

#answered #bday #jcusack

[hotgirlcoded]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! 🥳

thank you!! 😘🥰🫶🏽

#jcusack #<3 #answered #bday tings

[andyridgeley]

i have the opportunity to be soooooo funny

#ya girls tempted but jcusack my beloved<3 #personal thingys

[lucy-sky]

Tagged by my bestie @jcusack 😘🤗

You have to marry the last fictional character in your camera roll: how screwed are you?

Boy oh boy... I'm so screwed you have no idea... 🤪🙈

No pressure tags: @munsonownsmyass @a-supernova-girl @itwasthereaminuteago @slavic-empress @anna-hawk @lunamoon-87 (and everyone who wants to, because it's fun 🤭)

#tag game

[katharinehepbrun]

shadowsofadoubt > parker-posey

seriously shocked that this was available so you know i gotta honor my indie queen 👑

tagging some film pals under the cut (signal boost is appreciated but of course not obligatory):

@alexcabotgf @charlottenewtons @isabelladjanis @deforest @francoistruffauts @taliashires @jcusack @bruceewayne @margarethcarter @davisbette @lacebird @craintheodora @sonnet77 @valenshawke @crushcrushcrushs @jacquesdemys @bellamysgriffin @genes-tierney @gregg-araki @audreytotter @manderley

#url change

[vader-anakin]

blush!!

Kk!!! 🥹🤧🥹

I love seeing you on my dash as well!! You're wonderful 💕💕

#jcusack #ask #you're beautiful

[yelena-bellova]

yelena-bellova’s 5k celebration

Followers aren’t that big a deal, but I love getting to chat with y’all on a daily basis and that’s worth celebrating 💙

🌊 WIP sneak peek - tell me which series and I’ll post a snippet of the next chapter!

🌌 Moodboard - under my name in my bio is my ‘about me’ page, scan the fandom page and let me know what character, pairing and theme you’d like!

🎵Playlist - give me a movie/show character, pairing or mood!

🌻 Character Hot Takes - I love doing character analysis, so send me all your questions and opinions and we’ll chat!

🌈 Headcanons - send me a character from any of these fandoms…

• Marvel

• Star Wars

• The Last of Us

• Ted Lasso

• Stranger Things

🎉 Make Me Choose, Kiss Marry Kill, top 5 - let’s play a game!

Tagging some of my lovely mutuals that I’m horrible at keeping in contact with but love with all my Tumblr heart: @babygirl-jonathanbyers @roamwithahungryheart @lalla-04p @dilf-din @kirsteng42 @dunster @jcusack @darkroastjoel @roughroadcash @usergrantaire @lunar-years @hopelessfandomfreak @camilepreaker

#i’ll probably run this for a week? #idk we’ll see how busy things get #amelia’s 5k celebration

[andrew3garfield]

tagged by @jcusack thank uuuuu 💞 to share 9 of my favorite books. this was soooooo hard ngl mainly because i have so many favourite books. i chose the ones on top of my head that marked and changed me!!

tagging - no pressure only if you want :)))<3 - @ashstfu @harlecann @mandy-lane @kenobion @amazingpetey @migurin

#tagged <3 #books #dracula #bram stoker #conversation with friends #sally rooney #the hobbit #j r r tolkien #imaginary friend #stephen chbosky #sharp objects #gone girl #gillian flynn #american psycho #brett easton ellis #carrie #stephen king #my year of rest and relaxation #ottessa moshfegh #// #tagged them a bc idk maybe someone needs it:))

[naughtydogg]

a halloween picrew? you know i’m here for it.

I was tagged by the lovely @stripesysheaven 😚 (also the link for the thing is here

this was cute 🥺 the fact it gave me the option to add tattoos and rings

no pressure tagging: @eyeldritch @moggyhog @daethsticks @jcusack @jettlawrence @adreamingofguns (anyone else who wants to feel free!)

#i love stuff like this so much ahhhh #tag game

[lasshoe]

9 favorite first watches of 2023 ✨

(limited to films released this year solely because there were too many in both categories—what a blessing)

poor things

renaissance: a film by beyonce

killers of the flower moon

passages

past lives

anatomy of a fall

the zone of interest

a thousand and one

return to seoul

thank for tagging me @thesumdancekid 💖

tagging @waywardted @endlessblasphemy @ohtendril @mrgaretcarter @topsee-turvee @beyoncegiselleknowles @coachlasso @jcusack @talldecafcappuccino and anyone else who wants please tag me i love to see what everyone is watching!

#this is one of the best years for film in so long…… #an embarrassment of riches! #movies

[hotgirlcoded]

got tagged by @justtken to list five songs that have been on repeat 💗 thank you for tagging me 🥰🫶🏽

hey mickey - baby tate

passionfruit - mabel 

take my breath away - berlin (🫣)

wasabi - little mix 

smoke - victoria money & lucky daye

tagging: @jcusack @emmatmackeys @thompsonstessa @moonspiritgf @loumands @morgana-pendragon @up-thereinthesky anyone else who wants to do it!! (just say i tagged you 😁)

#put that on shuffle and here we are #an interesting combo #this is so late too omg 😭 #lisa.txt