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milkyspine · 7 months
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—the fourth son of simon
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on-my-vigilante-sht · 5 months
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The Way I Loved You
Luke Castellan x demeter!Reader
Summary: "But I miss screaming and fighting and kissing in the rain / And it's 2 a.m. and I'm cursing your name / So in love that you act insane"
Warnings: angst, possessiveness, jealousy, toxic relationship, fluff ending
Wordcount: 3.3K
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A/N A. Yes, it's another Taylor Swift songfic and B. Four fics in five days, I've been cooking
And you were wild and crazy / Just so frustrating, intoxicating, complicated
Ever since Y/N met Luke Castellan, he drove her insane. When they were kids, 13 and 14 respectively, they hated each other. She hated the way he came in and immediately started bossing the campers around. Despite being so young she was the counselor for the Demeter cabin. Her big sister—her only sibling at the time—had tragically died on her way to camp that summer. But instead of mourning the always kind and radiant daughter of Demeter, they mourned the daughter of Zeus no one had ever met. And seeing the way the new boy seemed to soak up the attention made her hate him.
By the time she was 15 they still hated each other but he was all she had. They had both been at camp so long, and lost so many of their siblings and friends, both could hardly remember life without the other. But they still argued like children. So whenever they had bickered so much that Chiron or Mr. D got tired of it, they’d send them to do a chore together. They spent long hours cleaning the showers, stables, infirmary, doing practically every undesirable chore together that they finally started to talk.
Luke got to know her and understand why she hated him. And she had learned about his life and gained sympathy for him.
Soon enough those talks became makeout sessions. They stopped talking but at least they couldn’t fight if their lips were occupied. It was like they were addicted to each other.
Eventually they slid into dating. When they weren’t talking it was great. But someone would inevitably say or do something that made the other mad.
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“Why were you flirting with him?” Luke demanded, slamming the door of the Demeter cabin.
“What are you talking about? I was training him. You know? Doing my job!”
“It wasn’t just training and you know it.”
“Gods you’re so insecure and possessive.”
“You’re the one who begged me to commit to you. Of course I’m gonna worry about my fucking girlfriend.”
“I did not beg you.”
“Yes you did. You’re the insecure one. You just needed to put a label on it and screw everything up.”
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“You were supposed to meet me by the lake an hour ago!” Y/N stormed into the room.
“Oh crap. I’m so sorry babe,” he apologized. Trying to kiss her and make it go away.
“You do this all the time. I’m never a priority to you!”
“You’re literally my girlfriend. I don’t know what else you want.”
“I’m only your girlfriend because you didn’t want me to date anyone else!”
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“Why are you packing?” Luke asked.
“You know my cousin who goes to Syracuse? She invited me up for the weekend.”
“So what? You can go party with frat guys?”
“No, so I can party with girls,” she tried to lighten the mood.
But Luke wasn’t consoled.“I don’t want you going to some college and getting drunk.”
“Why?”
“Because so many things can happen. You could get drugged and taken advantage of. You could get attacked. What are you gonna do if a cyclops sniffs you out but you’re too drunk to realize?”
“You’re not actually worried about that you just don’t trust me.”
“Of course I trust you. It’s them I don’t trust.”
“It takes two to tango.”
“Again, you could get roofied.”
“Urgh Luke you’re not listening to me!”
~
They had plenty of arguments. So much so that the Hermes and Demeter campers had a silent agreement to go to each other’s cabins whenever their counselors started arguing.
But toxic relationships can’t go on forever.
It was Y/N’s birthday. She was turning 18. Collectively Camp Half-Blood made a big deal about birthdays considering that each one literally signified a triumph over death. But Luke couldn’t even be bothered to spend the day with her. When she woke up in his bed, he was already up and putting on his training gear. “‘Morning,” she greeted softly. She tried not to seem too excited about her birthday but all she wanted in that moment was for him to say “happy birthday.”
“Hey,” he smiled. “I'm gonna go train with some of the other campers. The new kids have been excited to watch me fight so…” he said smugly, already halfway out the door. “Just uh make the bed when you leave? Thanks.”
She was left disappointed. Like she always was except for when they were together but not talking.
But almost as soon as she stepped outside she was greeted with several wishes for a good birthday. She nearly cried when she got back to her cabin and found her bunk decorated, small gifts left on her bed from her friends and siblings.
By lunch practically the whole camp had wished her a happy birthday and she was feeling a bit better. She was reading a book she got as a gift, sitting alone at the Demeter table while she ate. Laughter invaded the dining pavilion and she watched as Luke entered along with the campers he had been training. He spotted her, coming over to her table but she didn’t even look up at him.
“Are you mad at me?” he asked. No response. “Why are you mad?” Still no response. After a few beats of silence he tried to change the subject. “So what are you reading?” She just held the book up so he could read the title. “Ah. Where’d you get that?”
By now the other campers had grabbed their food and were walking past the Demeter table. “Happy birthday, Y/N,” they each wished as they passed by. She smiled up at each of them as they passed. She only spared a glance at Luke to witness the expression on his face.
“Are-are you mad because you think I forgot your birthday? Of course I didn’t forget your birthday, babe. I’m just uh… saving my surprise for after dinner.”
“Sure,” was all she said, flipping the page.
“No, no,” Luke insisted, coming around to the other side of the table. He straddled the bench, wrapping his arms around her waist to pull her close. As he did so he pressed a kiss against her cheek because she was still focused on her book. “You’re gonna love your gift. I swear.”
Luke spent the rest of the afternoon running around trying to put together a surprise. He got Mr. D to summon a small cake. Fortunately Mr. D was the one person in camp that didn’t know or care that it was Y/N’s birthday so he didn’t ask questions. As for the gift, Luke was lost. Anything in the camp store she’d immediately be able to tell wasn’t something he had thought about and anything he already owned she’d recognize as his.
So he went out to the meadow, picking flowers. She was the daughter of Demeter, of course she liked flowers.
So by the time dinner finished, Luke was pretty proud of what he had pieced together despite his limited resources. After everyone had left the dining pavilion, he brought Y/N to the docks where he proudly displayed his hard work. Except when he handed her the flowers, she looked disappointed. “Hey, what’s wrong?”
She shook her head. “I know you forgot my birthday. That’s fine. Whatever,” she sniffed passive aggressively. “But you gave me probably the most cop out gift you could think of.”
“What do you mean? You love flowers.”
By now the tears were freely flowing from her eyes. “You know I hate cut flowers because they just die. You could have dug a few up, preserved their roots and repotted them.”
“Okay fine, I’ll plant them.”
But she shook her head. “No, it’s too late.”
“Then I’ll get new flowers.”
“No, not about flowers. It’s too late for us.”
His heart sunk. “What?”
“Luke, I think we should break up.”
“Over a damn gift? Y/N, I’m sorry. I know I dropped the ball but the wrong gift isn’t something you break up over.”
“It’s not about the gift!” she cried. “Luke, we don’t know each other. We’re strangers who are together because it’s convenient. The gift just proves you only know the basics. We’ve been together for two years. Known each other for five. You should know I don’t like cut flowers.”
“So we need to reconnect? We can work through this. Please Y/N, don’t do anything rash.”
She just shook her head again. “You’re not getting it. It’s not even just that we don’t know each other. We can’t talk for more than five minutes before fighting. We’re toxic, Luke.”
“But we’re…”
“Just because we’re all each other has doesn’t mean we’re good together.”
“Y/N, don’t do this. Please.” By now even Luke had a few tears in his eyes.
“I’m sorry, Luke. But this is better for both of us.” With that, she walked away from him for the last time.
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He can't see the smile I'm faking / And my heart's not breaking / 'Cause I'm not feeling anything at all
Getting over Luke was the hardest thing she ever had to do. She spent several days crying to her younger sister, Katie. She tried to help her sister but the younger girl couldn’t relate, making Y/N just feel more alone. But then a new Athena camper joined and things got better.
Chiron had basically assigned Y/N to show Ben the ropes around camp. He felt bad for the poor girl. No one liked watching her or Luke sulk around camp.
“Ben, I’d like you to meet Y/N. She’s one of our most senior campers and counselor of the Demeter cabin.”
She smiled at the new boy. “Hi. Do you know what cabin you’ll be in yet?”
“Yeah, uh Athena. She claimed me when the satyrs found me,” he answered, already finding himself interested. Chiron tried to hide his smirk realizing the boy’s quickly growing feelings.
“Well you’re one of the lucky ones.”
“I’ve heard.”
“Y/N,” Chiron interrupted, “why don’t you show Ben around? Let him know how we do things around here.”
“Uh, sure. C’mon I’ll give you a tour.” As they went around camp, Ben asked her all sorts of things about herself. Favorite color, favorite flower, who her friends were, what they were like, what she liked to eat and more. All the things Luke should have known.
As they kept going through camp, Ben knew he was already falling for her. And not just because Chiron had talked her up so much as they had approached the daughter of Demeter. He thought she was pretty and smart. And she was so kind to him. Plus, everyone around camp seemed to love her.
Ben’s very apparent interest was much to the chagrin of Luke. He had spent the first couple days of his breakup pretending like everything was alright. An act that proved very unpopular with the rest of camp. But the lonely nights got to him and his siblings could hear quiet sobs and sniffles in the night. But almost as soon as he started showing remorse, this new guy showed up and all of a sudden there was a buzz around camp about the new guy who would replace him.
The excited gossip about his ex and the new boy had literally started from day one. He saw them going through the camp tour a few times that day. After all, Camp Half-Blood is big. And Luke just happens to have to go to the same areas his ex does at the same time. But every time he spotted them he couldn’t help but glare at the new Athena cabin member. Every time he sent her a smile or made her laugh, Luke curled his fist impossibly tighter. His fists became almost perpetually white as the blossoming romance grew over time.
As for Y/N, she was finally healing. Not happy, but healing and Ben was helping with that as time went on and they got closer. He was perfect. Sweet, smart, a gentleman. But he wasn’t Luke.
They spent many nights getting to know each other. He knew her birthday, all her favorites, and made an effort with all her friends. Hell he even made an effort with Luke—an effort the Hermes boy did not appreciate—because he knew Luke was still important to Y/N. When he asked her out he did so with a pot of her favorite flowers which he had Argus help him get.
He knocked on the door of the Demeter cabin which was opened by Katie. “Hey Katie,” Ben greeted Y/N’s favorite younger sister. “Is Y/N home?”
“Yeah, she is.” The young girl called for her and soon enough the object of Ben’s affection was at the door.
“Hey Ben. What’s up?” she asked.
“I just wanted to give you this,” he smiled, handing her the beautifully potted flower. “I know I’m no demigod child of the plant goddess but…”
“No it’s great,” she smiled at him. But her heart was sinking. It wasn’t because of the gift, the gift was perfect actually. But if Luke had been the one to give it to her, her heart would be soaring. “Thank you.”
“And I just wanted to ask you if you uh- wanted to have dinner with me tonight?” he nervously asked.
“Oh well I’d love to,” she smiled. “But uh we can’t table hop at dinner. It’s against the rules,” she laughed nervously, hoping that would be enough to dissuade him.
“That’s not a problem. I got permission from Chiron to let us have dinner together. We just have to be out of the dining pavilion before everyone else gets there at 7.”
Dread kept filling her. She was in too deep now. And he had asked Chiron, she couldn’t just shoot him down. “Well then I’ll see you at 6 then?”
The biggest smile broke over his face. “See you then.”
The entire time at dinner, Y/N wanted to cry. This is not what she wanted. Ben was not what she wanted. But she kept forcing a happy face, hoping that if she could convince Ben she liked him too, she could convince herself.
When he brought her out to the meadow and kissed her, she wanted to dig herself into the ground and die. It was a sweet kiss but it just felt wrong… like there was no chemistry or passion between them.
She was so frustrated with herself. As she looked into Ben’s eyes she wondered why she couldn’t just love him back. Here was this incredibly caring guy who was more than willing to give her everything she was asking for but she just didn’t feel anything.
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But I miss screaming and fighting and kissing in the rain
For Luke, seeing Y/N with Ben made a weird dread fill his chest. To him it wasn’t fair that she just got to move on when she was the one that broke up with him. She should be begging for him back right now. And he hated to admit it but he’d take her back in a heartbeat right now.
So when he found her crying on the beach late one night, he didn’t know what to think. But she was still all he had so he approached. “Hey,” he tried to catch her attention gently.
She looked up at him, quickly wiping the tears from her eyes. “Oh, hey Luke,” she tried to play off her tears. “What are you doing here?”
“Came here to think and then I saw you. Are you okay?”
“Yeah, I'm fine.” She gave a strained smile that did nothing to hide the puffiness of her eyes or blotchy skin.
It pained Luke to see her like this. Even more so when he knew he was the cause of her tears at one point. “Are you sure?” he asked, sitting next to her but maintaining her space. “We can talk. I promise it’ll just be a friendly conversation.”
She let out the weakest laugh he had ever heard. “I’m fine. You wouldn’t wanna hear about it anyway,” she dismissed even though Luke was the only person she wanted to talk to. He was the only person who could maybe possibly understand. Her siblings were too young and the only other camper their age was Ben.
“Try me,” Luke challenged, scooting the slightest bit closer.
She looked at him for a while before reluctantly speaking. “It’s Ben. I just… he’s such a great guy. He’s nice, and sweet, and such a gentleman but he’s just not…”
“Just not what?” Luke asked a little eagerly. From a distance she had looked blissfully happy and everyone spoke about how well Ben treated her. But hearing that his ex-girlfriend had a problem with the guy she was dating? Luke was a little too eager to hear about that.
“He’s not you!” She finally admitted. She didn’t miss the way Luke seemed to brighten. “He does nice things for me and he’s so sweet and into me but I’m just feeling nothing at all. It’s like there’s no passion between us.”
“Well you were right. We were toxic but we also had a lot of passion,” Luke tried to lighten the mood. “Look, I don’t mean to sweep in on your most vulnerable moment but I’ve been thinking since the breakup and this is the first time you’ve even looked at me so. I know I treated you like shit and was so possessive. I’m ready to actually commit to you and be your boyfriend instead of just slipping into it because we were already making out when we were younger. I want to give you everything the old me couldn’t or wouldn’t because watching you slip through my fingers was the most painful thing I've ever done. Besides, with more effort I think we could make this work because you don’t fight like we did unless you’re in love. People who don’t love each other just let it fade. They don’t fight.”
She looked like she was in severe pain. “Gods, why couldn’t you have said this three months ago?” Her lips were immediately on his. Luke was a little taken aback but kissed her back, glad to have her in his arms once again.
A few moments later they were promising each other eternity with all the passion in the world. “Forever?” he asked through labored breaths, his fingers intertwined with her hair.
“Forever,” she agreed.
The next day Luke was waiting anxiously in the Hermes cabin. Y/N was ending things with Ben but he was still nervous. What if she decided she wanted to stick with the safer option? He didn’t think he’d be able to handle it if she went back to him after last night.
His thoughts were only quieted when the door opened and he found her standing there. He stood up anxiously but hesitated, still slightly wary that she’d tell him she changed her mind. But she walked towards him, immediately falling into his arms. “Forever?” he asked.
“Forever,” she agreed.
Relieved, Luke pressed a kiss to the top of her head. “Forever,” he confirmed for himself.
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rreids · 13 days
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hi! i'm not sure if ur taking fic request atm, but if ever u r, can i ask for a fic where f!reader also works for the bau, she is hotch's daughter, and she is dating spencer reid? 🥹 thank uuuuu
TELL ME • S. REID X READER
fem reader; reader is jack's older sister (age gap unspecified but assumed around spencer's age, hotch had her young or adopted); hotch is reader's father; established relationship; mentions of child abduction (unspecific, part of a case); bau reader; spencer is clingy; ~800 words
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Working for your dad could be complicated. 
Your emotions couldn’t ever fully be separated from the work, and he was known to get over protective and lose subjectiveness when you were in danger, or when he felt you were being mistreated. He’d always been protective of you and Jack — though, and, to be fair, you were protective of Jack, too. Like most were of their younger brother.
And you also got frustrated or worried about him easily. It was only natural, the way you both acted, despite your professionalism.
But most difficult was your current situation — you were dating a coworker (on your own team, no less), and were trying to figure out how to fill out the fraternization papers without your dad tearing Spencer apart limb by limb for dating his little girl.
“I don’t see why we can’t turn it in today,” Spencer speaks from where his chin rests on your shoulder, arms wrapped loosely around your waist as he hugs you. You hum and continue rolling his omelet. “He’ll find out one way or another,”
“Baby,” you start, interrupted by the toast popping up with a ding. “I think he’s going to kill you if he finds out through official channels and not a ‘meet my dad’ dinner.”
“But I’ve met him,” Spencer's voice is whiny and you’re so endeared by him you can’t help but to smile. “He’s my boss. And my friend.”
“Yeah, and he’s my dad before that. Trust me. We need to tell him as my father before he finds out as Supervisory Special Agent and Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner,”
Spencer sighs. You know he wants it turned in so there’s no potential push back from Quantico if he’s caught stealing a kiss (as has almost happened many times now, like the time he’d kissed you by the coffee in LAPD’s station and had to pretend he stumbled into you while grabbing something and that his face was only red from embarrassment — which it was, but not for the reason he told the chief), and so he can cuddle you on the plane, or have casual intimacy in down time, or a kiss for good luck before raids and arrests.
He’s fond of having his hands on you, soaking in your presence like a plant in the sun. This is proven to you even more as he refuses to let go of you while you plate breakfast, nuzzling closer to you as you struggle with the plates.
“A little help, Spence, please,” you jerk your head towards the coffee mugs. He heaves a long and suffering sigh before releasing you and grabbing them, placing them on the table. “Thank you, my love,”
He stares at you quietly. “Kiss?”
You beam at him and kiss him sweetly before sitting down. He kisses the top of your head before settling in his chair. 
“Thank you for cooking,”
“You know I love doing it, Spence,”
“And I will always thank you! I don’t want to ever stop being grateful for all you do.”
You smile fondly and take a sip of your coffee. The two of you fall into comfortable silence until a phone rings — the tone set for a call from work. You sigh and pick it up, since Spencer was in the middle of a bite of his omelet.
“Hello?” 
There’s a pause on the other end. “__? Why are you answering Spencer’s phone?”
Your dad. “Um,” you swallow. “We went to this event together yesterday and the weather was too bad for him to go home so he stayed at mine?” Your voice pitches up, and you know it’s a terrible lie. The weather was great. And you’re not a very good liar, especially not when it was to him. “What’s going on?”
He sighs, long and suffering. “We’ve got a case, a child abduction. We’re in the first two hours. Get over here as soon as possible with a go bag.” A beat. “And don’t lie to me. When were you planning on telling me?”
“Soon. Over dinner.” Your face falls and Spencer looks at you, wide-eyed. “Spencer wanted to just fill out the paperwork but I thought you’d want to be told like any dad…”
He hums. “You’re right. You still owe me that dinner, but, right now, a little boy needs our help. Get here. Quickly.”
The call ends.
“Honey?” Spencer asks softly, holding your hand.
You shake your head, clearing it. “We have a child abduction. Go get our stuff ready while I clean?” He nods, and as he’s getting to the bedroom you call and say “we’re still doing dinner with my dad! But he does know.”
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i am always taking requests unless my pinned says otherwise <3 just for future reference, i will update that so don't worry that you're sending when i'm not accepting! if i don't update the request section, that's on me also i dont know how i feel abt this but it's written 👍🤠
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starkwlkr · 1 year
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can you please do a part 4 where ruby’s finds about pregnancy and become jealous, but charles and yn only notices when one night charles is kiss and talking with yn’s belly and without them notice she’s going to her room and do a suitcase, when she returns with them she having tears in her eyes and tell them she going to live with her grand mere since them don’t need and want her anymore now they have another baby, and them become all fluffy with charle’s and yn talking to her and ruby’s being the biggest daddy’s girl
sorry abou my english, i hope you understand
jealousy, jealousy | charles leclerc
ruby is so real for this because i almost did this when i was younger (tbh i still get jealous when my mom praises my other cousins because her and i have a complicated relationship ENOUGH TRAUMA DUMPING SORRY)
When Ruby was told she was going to be a big sister, it didn’t go as planned. She was pretty straight forward about it too.
“Why do you need another baby?” She asked her parents one night during dinner. Charles and Y/n were confused. Ruby always talked about all the kids in her class having siblings. “You have me.”
“Ruby, we love you very much, the new baby isn’t going to change that.” Charles spoke to his daughter.
“Okay,” she wasn’t quite convinced yet. She looked at her mom and noticed her stomach was bigger. “Why is your belly big? Did you eat a lot?”
“Ruby Jules, that’s not a nice thing to say.” Charles sighed. He always wondered how his mom managed to raise three boys, he was having trouble with just Ruby. He made a mental note to thank his mom for everything she had done. “Mama’s belly is big because that’s where your baby brother or sister is. You were in mama’s belly too.”
“No, I wasn’t. Uncle Arthur told me I came from the hospital. I saw pictures of mama and me.” Ruby said, grabbing her juice box from the table and drinking from it.
“Yes, we were in the hospital but before that you were in my belly.” Y/n added.
“When does the baby get here?” Ruby wondered. “Do I have to share my room? I don’t like sharing my toys with a baby.”
“The baby isn’t going to stay in your room. They’re going to stay with mama and daddy. They’re going to be too small so we have to take care of them.” That’s when Charles made a mistake.
It took almost three whole years for Ruby to actually stay in her own room. When Charles would put her to sleep, Ruby’s little legs would take her right back to her parent’s room. Ruby wasn’t afraid of the dark or the ‘monsters’ in her closet, she just wanted to hug her daddy while she slept.
“Why does the baby get to sleep in your room? Why can’t I?” Ruby asked.
“Ruby-”
“I’m leaving.” Ruby mumbled and got down from the chair. She angrily stomped away then a few seconds later, she reappeared just to grab her unfinished juice from the table, then she finally left.
“I knew we should’ve waited until tomorrow. We could’ve gotten her a cake or taken her to the park. She hates us, Charles.” Y/n frowned. She picked up Ruby’s plate and walked over to the sink. She started washing the dishes when Charles came up from behind her, wrapping his arms around her small, but visible bump.
“She doesn’t hate us, mon amour. She just doesn’t understand. A couple years from now, her and the baby are going to be best friends.” Charles kissed Y/n’s cheek.
“I hope you’re right.” Y/n put down the washed plate and turned around to face Charles.
“I am right and I’m also right about this one being a boy. He’s going to be a strong, smart boy like his dad.” Charles bent down to place a kiss on Y/n’s belly.
“Really? Because I remember you calling yourself stupid.” Y/n teased. Her hands started playing with Charles’ hair. “And what makes you so sure that baby leclerc is going to be a boy?”
“I just know. We already have a daughter, having a boy would complete our family.” Charles smiled at his wife. “I love you already, baby leclerc.” He looked back at the bump.
Ruby watched from a distance as her dad kissed her mom’s belly multiple times. It broke her heart hearing them call the new baby ‘baby leclerc’. Why couldn’t they name it differently? That’s was her nickname. The baby wasn’t even here and they were already stealing from her. That’s the moment when Ruby decided she wasn’t wanted anymore, not when there was a new baby coming soon.
The four year old walked to her room and started going through her closet, looking for her small princess backpack. When she finally found it, she unzipped it and began to pack her some clothes along with a stuffed animal, her doll, two euros and a book with bedtime stories.
If her parents weren’t going to love her then she was going to the one person she knew would love her no matter what. Pascale lived right across the street from them so Ruby knew exactly where to go. She put on her backpack, grabbed her stuffed animal and walked back to the living room where she found her parents cleaning up before going to bed.
“And where are you going, little one?” Charles quickly noticed the girl with the backpack.
“I’m going to grand-merè house because you don’t love me anymore. She loves me, she gives me ice cream.” Ruby said in a low voice. She didn’t think she was going to cry when she told her mom and dad she was leaving, but here she was, tears coming out her eyes as she stood before them explaining why she was leaving.
“Baby, we will always love you. The new baby isn’t going to replace you. Come here,” Y/n grabbed her daughter’s hand and led her to the sofa so they could have a proper talk. “We love you and the new baby isn’t going to change that. What made you think we didn’t love you anymore?”
Ruby wiped away her tears. “I heard papa call the baby my name. And they’re going to sleep in your room.”
Y/n brought the crying girl into her arms for a hug. “I’m sorry if you felt like we didn’t love you. We love you so much, my pretty girl.”
“I’m sorry for calling your brother or sister baby leclerc. If you want, you can name them. What do want to call the baby?” Charles poked Ruby’s cheek, making the girl laugh.
“I want the baby to be called Steve!” Ruby said confidently.
“Steve? Like the guy from Blues Clues?” Y/n asked.
Ruby nodded. “He’s funny and we sing old macdonald had a farm together!”
“Okay, baby steve it is.” Charles chuckled as he took the girl from his wife’s arms. “I love you, Ruby Jules. You’re my special girl, but don’t tell mama or else she’s going to get jealous.” He whispered to her.
“Okay, daddy.” Ruby nodded, giggling as she did so. “I love you too.” She hugged Charles, her giggles getting louder as Charles tickled her sides.
“Say goodnight to mama … and baby steve. It’s bedtime, baby leclerc.” Charles said.
“Goodnight mama, I love you. Goodnight baby Steve, you’re okay.” Ruby kissed her mom then copied Charles’ actions from earlier and kissed her mom’s belly.
“Goodnight, my pretty girl. I love you too.” Y/n kissed Ruby’s cheek and watched as Charles took a laughing Ruby to her room.
Y/n sighed and looked down at her belly. “Baby Steve.” She chuckled at the name. “Come on Steve, it’s bedtime.”
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heartilywrites · 1 month
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korra x air bender!reader pleasee, maybe as tenzin’s eldest daughter??
this one was definitely a challenge, but i got it figured. i got SO immersed in this story that i think it's best to do two parts to cover everything. let's go part one!!!
♡ — To be loved and to be in love ; Korra (p. 1)
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to part 2 >
resume: where a love story goes all the way back to the playground.
content warning: fluff ; angst ; mentions of Mako and Korra's relationship ; airbender and fem!reader being Tenzin's older daughter ; Korra and reader being the most oblivious people ; childhood friends to lovers ; no use of y/n ;
wc: 2.7k
a/n: I know it's not specified how long Lin and Tenzin took to break up but since I made the reader a year younger than Korra let's say it was reaaaally long before she was born, yeah?
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“ To be just friends, you're too beautiful. To just stay as friends, I know I'll regret this.
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A breathe in to feel how the light fill your body entirely from your crown chakra to your earth one and a breathe out to let all the bad energies out of your body, feeling how the relaxation started to reign on every inch of your being, how you started to drif—
‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “MEELO, STOP! MOOOOM!” ah, yes, of course, you forgot about that.
You sighed exhausted, in front of you, Korra laughed a little bit opening one eye to see you. “Very relaxing, huh?”
‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “Tell me about it.” instead of trying again to meditate, you stretched your arms upwards. “Any luck this time?”
Korra shook her head, disappointed. “I lost the connection forever.” you grimaced a bit before taking her hand and leave caresses.
‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “You'll be okay, you still have your friends to guide you. You have me.” a peaceful smile painted your face, she blushed a little bit while reciprocating the gesture.
‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “And I have two airbending masters.” she poked your side making you laugh a little bit.
‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “One, I don’t have my tattoos yet.” you said, standing up from the floor. “Let's go, I think they're waiting for you.”
You helped the southerner to stand up, the hand she took felt warm making your heart skipped a beat.
Korra and you knew each other since almost diapers; one year after her, you were born. Tenzin couldn’t be more happy when he found out how close on age you two were, he made his mission for you two to be close almost as family, the airbender trusted you would help Korra with the air part of her training. He would take you with him to the Southern Water Tribe to visit her, there were weekends were he would let you stay with your grandmother to have more play time with Korra. And it worked, Korra was your first friend and you were hers, she would tell you everything just as you to her. You got a secret handshake, a secret place to hide when you two wanted to be alone, always being one beside the other in everything you could, you showed Korra some tricks with air as she did with water, earth and fire.
But just as families drift apart, once you got older and learned about more deep and complicated feelings, you realize how you saw Korra as something more than a friend. You found yourself wondering how would it feel to walk with her by the hand like the couples you've seen in the city, what would it be like to introduce her as your girlfriend, how her lips would taste like... And so you decided to step away from her a little bit. You only went to the south with your father or at important occasions or send her a couple of letter every other week. It wasn't that you didn't want to be with her anymore, it was just that she felt unreachable to you and you were so sure if at some point you said how you felt to her she would turn you down by saying how she sees you as a younger sister, because that was how she referred to you all those years. Her younger sister.
‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “How come Jinora can go with you but we don't!?” you heard Ikki claim to her dad and a big smile showed on your face.
Your eyes wandered to your friend, feeling a punch in your gut when you saw her with Mako.
You knew something was going on between them after she arrived to the air temple island and escaped to see probending. She would come to your room to talk about a gorgeous boy who was in a probending group as the firebender, three nights after she would talk to you about how he was in a relationship with another girl who she didn't liked and the day after how Pema gave her the idea to confess. That was pretty much enough for you to start your journey to another temples, you brought up the idea to Tenzin masking it up as your opportunity to visit those places by yourself as part of your spiritual journey and even though at first try he stood by his negative answer, when he saw how desperate you were to get out of the island he let you go. It was safe to say you didn't know if Mako and her were still together or not since when you came back she never mentioned a thing, everyone was so busy about the new emergence of airbenders and you were trying to help Korra see if she could reconnect with her past lives, clearly without any success.
‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “You coming?” Korra asked your way, making you change your face to a more neutral expression.
‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “I'm not, sorry.” you answered, hugging yourself. “I'll be at the northern temple waiting for you, there are thing to take care of there before the other benders arrived. Jinora will go, though, so you have two airbender masters in the ship.”
Your sister smiled big at her recognition. Korra, on the other hand, had a indescribable grimace. She wanted you around, she already was away from you for months and now that you came back to her, she didn't want to lose you from her sight again.
‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “Are... you sure? We could go met Ba Sing Se, remember how we said we should go together?” she stepped closer, you were so close to give up and go, but the sight of Mako stepping in the ship made your heart drop, you smiled through the discomfort, you didn't want to see them go all lovey-dovey in your face.
‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “I'm sure, we'll explore Ba Sing Se together when all this is over.” you assured stepping to give her a hug. “Take care, I'll see you in some days.”
After they left you stood one more moment in your place, Ikki walked to you and stood by your side. “You should've kiss her for good luck.”
‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “Okay, that's all.” you said while turning around over your heels to walk back inside.
A couple hours after they left, you took your own journey to the north. A goodbye was said to your mother, siblings and aunt while loading some food to your flying bison and your thoughts were your only companion all that time.
At the beginning it was all good, thinking the activities you needed to do, hoping on all sacred there were enough acolytes to help you and time spare, but once the sun started to set you found yourself thinking about Korra. About those times were you two stopped playing to see the sunset on the water tribe, talking about what you two would do once she was able to live the compound to the city. You would tell her about festivals with so many games and lights that you loved and you were sure she would love too or maybe about how the city lights look so beautiful at night, specially the bridge, how it looked warmer than the water tribe's lights.
How stupid, you thought, you needed to start to move on from her, there was no use in staying stuck in that infatuation if it wasn’t reciprocated.
Once you landed at the temple, it was time for you to get your head in the plans for the newcomers.
The next days felt as if you were in autopilot, helping your dad at everything you could, training the new benders by groups and seeing some other things for the future. The day that Zaheer went to the temple, Meelo and you were instructed to stay by the radio for news as Tenzin was told there could be a new airbender coming and he wanted to be informed once they were near.
‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “Did you know we found a whole herd full of baby bison?” you heard your brother said, at the distance while you were walking slowly to the radio room with a big bowl of fruit for the two of you, but obviously you were taking pieces of fruit for yourself.
‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “No, a whole herd!? really– agh!” you laugh listening how they took Bolin out of the radio. “Meelo, this is your commander officer, go get your dad now!” the avatar's tone made you shiver a bit and stopping on your steps.
‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “Yes, sir!” his feet sounded on the ground, you tried to stopped him to ask, but he was fast to continue. “Not now, woman! I am a man on a mission!”
A frown settled into your face, you were quick to run to the radio leaving the bowl down. “Korra, what's going on!?”
She said your name with such a relief, like she waited for decades to hear you voice. “Listen to me! Zaheer is on his way to the temple, he's going for all the airbenders, you have to get everyone out of there immediately! Drop everything and leave!”
The sound of an airship made you turn around, Tenzin just got by your side, your face fell when you saw the green ship. Korra demanded to hear what was happening when the airbender complained. “It's too late, Korra... He's here.” your voice said trembling.
The avatar couldn't admit it in a loud voice, but at the vague thought of losing you over the Red Lotus would definitely be her last straw. Even though you didn't thought she would, Korra noticed how you where slipping away from her and she grieved that deeply. She was so convinced you were going to be in her life all the time, she had pictured you two growing old in the city or in the air temple island, there was no way she could live without you.
It was at some point when she arrived from the south and was almost every hour of the day by your side that she stopped to think about the way she felt about you, it was... It definitely couldn't be friendship if she felt for you the same way she did with Mako, right? But even before she could figure out and tell you about it you were gone to the temples leaving her confuse and convincing herself that maybe it was a sign to try things with the firebender.
The fights for freedom on the temple pass for you as if it was on fast foward, you tried to help as much as you could, but mainly you tried to keep Rohan and your mother safe as she carried the younger of all. And to everyone's bad luck, the Lotus got every airbender and the last avatar's children.
Sitting beside you there was your sister spiritually projecting to look for a way out, at her words she saw how it was up to everyone there to leave when Ikki mentioned Korra.
‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “What did you really saw?” you whispered to her, she turned to look at you with worry shining in her eyes.
‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “Korra, they're trying to end the avatar cycle.” she answered after some silence, you felt her hands look for yours when your gaze looked away.
When the youngers came with a plan to escape and executed it, the rest of Korra's team, her dad and the Beifongs appeared through, literally, a wall. You were so relieved to see them, once they got you untied you went to Tonraq. He calmed a little bit to see you well, the chief knew how important you were for his daughter, and he had come to appreciate you like part of his family too.
‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “Let me help you get Korra out of there.” you asked him, the man shook his head without any doubt.
‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “We got this, you should go help your dad, we'll get Korra out of here.” he assured, patting you on your shoulder before leaving with the brothers.
You helped your aunt to walk out of the prision they set the nomads, minutes after the waterbender ran outside saying how his daughter needed help.
Looking up you catch Korra impulsing herself with fire, attacking however she could and you felt your heart in your throat. Jinora had come with a plan to help her and you could just only wish it worked; seeing her fall without any support made you jump a little bit, not worrying about how Zaheer hit the floor in his stomach.
Your feet ran to her after Tonraq arrived and kneeled not so far to see her. Breaking in cold sweat, she was fighting for her life and the avatar cycle, you teary-eyed to the point you could only deference the girl by her silhouette and when she closed her eyes you couldn’t hold back the tears anymore.
‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “You can help her,” you heard Jinora at your back. “The venom is metallic.” your head turned to look to your sister and then Su who rushed to the southerner.
You stood up to leave the metalbender work, walking to Jinora. She hugged you by the waist and you could only rest an arm in her shoulders while watching how it went down.
The sound of Korra taking a deep breath in and seeing the grey liquid come out of her mouth made you let go the breathe you didn’t know you were holding, Jinora's arms tighten in her hug so you hugged her back the same way, now letting happy tears go.
The next days, you promised to stay at the air temple island. After almost losing Korra forever, you attached to her however you could. She was grateful for that, she felt as if she could breath again with you by her side, but she was so tired and weak that couldn’t say it to you.
With help, a second bed was moved to the room the avatar was staying at. You could help her eat by bringing each meal to her, brushed her hair every night, tried to lift her up by reminding the shared memories back when she was still at the south. She didn't sleep much and you stayed awake by her side the times needed, when she wanted to have someone by her side but wouldn't say it to you out loud, you knew her enough to understand what she needed most of the times and the hours she could catch of sleep weren't much as she woke up after screaming as a nightmare took her peace time.
‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “It's okay, you're safe, you're okay.” you usually said waking up with her, quickly going to her side and hugging her. She snuggled to you, looking for shelter. “I'm here, you're okay.”
After two weeks from the events, Jinora had her ceremony naming her airbender master finally and you couldn't be more proud of your little sister, she deserved it.
You helped Korra get ready for the ceremony while humming a melody in low voice.
‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “A look an avatar deserve, you look gorgeous as always.” you said showing her reflection, Korra smiled however she could. You kneeled to her side, making her follow you with her eyes. “No one expects you to be recovered right now, it's more than fine to take your time healing.”
The blue orbs were teary-eyed at your words, her hand looked for yours.
‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “You can count that I'll be here by your side to celebrate when you're back on your feet to kick asses like before.” your hand gave hers a light squeeze before leaving a short kiss in her knuckles.
‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “I appreciate you.” she said hoarsely out of nowhere, you gave her a fondly smile. “So much, I don't know what I would do without you.”
‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ “I appreciate you too, Korra.” your hand left hers to cup a side of her face. “You'll always have me, you can't free yourself so easily.” your smile just got bigger. “We'll talk more later, let's go, they're waiting for us.”
Later, Korra thought, she knew that later her family and her would be on a boat to the Southern Water Tribe and you'll have to stay there with your family since you had a duty to fulfill, you weren't going to see her as much as you did so far. And with what the future hold for you both was just prove how strong your love could go.
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Apollo & Dionysus [Part 1]
MAN. not sure if i know what i'm doing, they're very complicated and this won't be my only essay about them. But I've been delaying this essay for way too long, to a point in which I was close to crying about it.
Hope you enjoy, in any case, how i give you all the connections, both good and bad, of my favourite god figures from the Greek Folklore.
1. Karneia [Καρνεῖα].
One of Dionysus' main characteristics is how he's depicted with horns. It's part of his identity as a god, it's horns what (according to the Orphic hymns) made him look like Persephone's son. you can't take away his horns and pretend he's still Dionysus. Euripides knew that well.
Apollo, on the other hand, not many are aware that he sometimes was represented with horns, as well ! This festival, held mainly in Sparta, was to honor Apollo (and a couple of other gods but, he was the star of the show).
The reasons for why this festival was held vary; like Pausanias saying it was to calm him down so he wouldn't send a plague.
But, you see, the main reason this festival is mentioned here: the Spartans would stop any military activity to honor a horned Apollo, he resembled Dionysus during that time. And not only that, but he also was related with vines during it, and that's Dionysus sacred plant. Just like the laurel (or bay, i think it's called in English) is the sacred tree of Apollo.
Seeing Apollo with that plant, and harvesting grapes while having horns, has a strong conection to what Dionysus is.
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2. Delphi's Oracle.
It's still Apollo's Oracle, wether Dionysus kept it while he was gone at Hyperborea or not. He killed Python, Gaia's big-ass snake, in order to get it.
But.
While Apollo had to leave during the winter time to go to Hyperborea, it was Dionysus OF ALL GODS the one who kept Delphi, and thus, his festivals were celebrated there.
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On one side of the main temple, you could see Apollo with his twin sister, Artemis, and his mother, Leto.
And on the other side, it was Dionysus.
Dionysus wasn't related to prophecies, at all. Maenads did shenanigans during the time Apollo wasn't there.
But it's, you know... Interesting, that Apollo's most important oracle was kept by Dionysus during the time that he wasn't there.
With this, you should think "then, they're in good terms, right?" Yeah, well, they're supposed to be, there's nothing stating that they have a bad relationship, it's the other way around, actually !
But the next point... Is gonna leave us all confused.
3. Orpheus.
Or, as i like to call it:
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And my favourite part of this essay, gotta say !
Orpheus brought many cults to the Greeks, according to Pausanias. Like the Eleusinian Demeter one, for example. And not to forget, Orphism gets his name from him, as well as the Orphic Hymns, obviously.
But, apparently, besides doing all that, at the end of his life, he claimed to not care about any gods, not even Dionysus, the main figure of Orphism, that weren't Apollo.
And his death was explained in a lost play of Aeschylus, one that two different writers describe; Eratosthenes and Pausanias, so pick your favourite:
P: 1. the maeneads saw Orpheus refusing to worship Dionysus, and killed him.
E: 2. Or, the interesting one: Dionysus saw that Orpheus devoted himself to Apollo and Apollo only, and got... Jealous. Jealous of his devotion to Apollo.
He was the one who started Orphism, the one who wrote many hymns for him. Seeing him being devoted to someone else than him apparently wasn't a good move. In this version he sent the maeneads to kill him, they didn't go for their own will, which makes it more peculiar.
I'm not writting down Ovid's version because it doesn't fucking count.
Plato also says some odd thingy, that "the gods imposed on Orpheus the punishment of dying at the hands of women for not having had the courage to die for love like Alcestis, daughter of Pelias, who had died in the place of her husband Admetus." ... Which, yeah, sure, I guess, whatever you say, buddy. We have to keep in mind Plato's texts are more related to philosophy than anything.
People always say it's Apollo the one who was envious of Dionysus' talents and parties, (for... some reason i guess) specially knowing how he had two of his muses related to him (tragedy and comedy) due to Dionysus being, after all, the god of theatre.
But, surprise ! It was the other way around. Dionysus was jealous of Orpheus' devotion to Apollo. "If you won't devote yourself to me, you won't devote yourself to anyone".
And, well, either because the sources didn't survive or because he wasn't considered his son in these versions, Apollo didn't do anything. In fact, we never see him doing anything towards Dionysus.
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So, what now, Nysus? What was their relationship exactly, after all of this?
It's... Complicated !! Okay !!! This needs more research from my part, plus we all should keep in mind that, while all the authors mentioned here were Greek, they were different guys. You always need to keep in mind the place, person, era... All of that, before starting to judge how a dynamic between two gods work.
( If you enjoy my badly-written posts, please consider buying me a kofi ! You're not forced to, though, but please, reblog this post at least if you are gonna leave a like ! 💕 That's what will motivate me to keep working on my essays )
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Have you noted that no one from Azula's family was shown to express love and affection towards her?
That is mostly true. Ozai's affection is clearly conditional (and full on manipulation at worse, like we see in the finale), Ursa canonically favors Zuko to the point that we never see her spending any alone time with Azula like she did with Zuko, and while Iroh gave her a toy like he did to Zuko the toy in question was so OBVIOUSLY wrong for a kid like Azula that it's comical AND show's he did not really know his niece at all.
But there is a constant exception.
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Zuko's relationship with Azula is complicated. He clearly admires her strength and power, but he hates how she uses it. She lied to him many times, was seen apparently cheering Ozai on during the Agni Kai, tried to have him imprisoned and even said she'd celebrate being an only child - and then allows him to come home as a hero after Ba Sing Se, even though SHE had the control of the Dai Li and was not yet aware Aang could have survived, meaning she had nothing to gain from it.
And when she lets him know that if he's caught talking to Iroh people might think he is a traitor too, and explicitly says "Believe it or not, I'm actually looking out for you" Zuko drops his innitial suspicion that she wanted something and that's why she was helping him.
On The Beach, he just follows her when she say their old family home is depressing and they shouldn't waste their time there. When she's asking him who she is angry at, she mentions herself and Zuko explicitly says that is not the case.
He doesn't trust her and know she has a tendency to mock or full on lie to him... yet when he wants to know about Fire Lord Sozin he asks her about it, and lets it slide when she mocks him by saying he should make sure the royal painter got his good side - for a character as quick to anger as Zuko, that is a big deal. In Nightmares and Daydreams he also goes to her to find out if he'll be allowed at the war meeting.
More importantly:
1 - Iroh's infamous "She's crazy and needs to go down" line was only said because ZUKO, without anyone putting that idea in his head before, suddenly went "I know what you're going to say. She's my sister and I should be trying to get along with her"
2 - Zuko only jumped into the fight in Ba Sing Se when Azula was being cornered by Aang and Katara.
3 - Zuko looked genuinely shocked and even distressed when she was falling off that cliff. He just sounded so shaken saying "She's... not gonna make it..."
4 - In the writer's own words, Zuko felt no hate but only pity when seeing her breakdown. Katara tried to comfort him because, canonically, even though Zuko and Azula are enemies, this was never what he wanted because he still sees her as family. That's why the Last Agni Kai's music is not the epic you'd expect from a battle, but a tragic one.
5 - Aaron Ehasz, the lead writter for the show, probably the person with the most influence after Bryke, has REPEATEDLY said that he always felt Azula should have gotten a redemption arc, Zuko being an Iroh figure to give her advice and be the only one still by her side when all else was seemingly lost to her forever.
Even the comics (most of which I HATE, mainly because Azula's storyline checks nearly every box for "the mentally ill are inherently evil/less human, so it's fine if literally every other person on the planet mistreats them") didn't fully abandon their complex dynamic.
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Zuko is not a perfect sibling, and for a long chunk of the story he seemed too focused on his own issues for Azula to ever be a factor in his mind (aside from the moments in which she was a potential/explict threat), but he DOES still feel a sense of obligation towards her, to the point that it made him do something no one else in their family had done before or since - actually look at Azula. Not the prodigious daughter/perfect weapon, or the problem child that is difficult to handle, or the pontentially deadly enemy that was in the way, but Azula.
His 14-year-old sister that got on his nerves a lot, was far from the kindest person alive, and that he had a ton of issues with, but that he could never fully hate or even be indifferent to. Because she's family. Because he remembers a happier time in which the gap between them didn't seem so big. Because if things had been slightly different he could have been her. Because he went from wanting to be her to seeing just how miserable her life ended up being - especially compared to the one he now had - and feeling deeply sorry for her.
Now if you guys excuse me, I'm gonna go cry in the corner. Have some wholesome/bittersweet fanart if you wanna cry too.
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To desire, to love, to care (Oneshot)
The Impossible Choice Series Special Chapter
[ Aemond • Targaryen x Baratheon! • female ]
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[ description: After years spent in Borros Baratheon's fortress, Aemond chooses his youngest daughter as his future wife. The closer to their wedding date, the more he begins to understand where his real home is. Devastated by this discovery, he consoles himself with the thought that he will finally be reunited with the one he has chosen and create his own family with her, but to do this he has to wait until his wedding night. Or not? ]
[ warnings: sex content, oral sex, fingering, kissing, smut, angst, sexual tension, domination, violence, swearing, kind of incest but not actually ]
This oneshot is an alternate reality from The Impossible Choice Series where, according to Aemond’s words in Chapter 49, he is sent to Storm’s End by his father when he is still just a child. It shows what would happen and how it would affect Aemond and Lady Baratheon, what his relationship with Borros, Royce and her other sisters would be like. This oneshot is part two of Brother, Lover, Son story, it's stands apart from the main story and is a big, long “what if”. 
Other oneshot form the same AU: Daugther, Lover, Sister
Moodboards before you start reading and want feel the mood:
Aemond and Lady Baratheon • Storm’s End Stronghold • Baratheon Family • Lady Baratheon Gowns • Aemond • Lady Baratheon Mother
* English is not my first language. Please, do not repost. Enjoy! *
Main story and my other fics: Masterlist
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He had never been so happy in his life as he was after their betrothal was officially announced. Cassandra and Ellyn had quickly come to terms with his decision, and he didn't care about Floris or Maris' opinions. Borros and Royce seeing his engagement, the glances and quiet words he exchanged at the table with his future wife finally calmed down, reassuring themselves that his decision really did stem from his affection.
His wife-to-be, after what they did practically every night, appeared to him as even more beautiful and even more desirable, and although they allowed themselves to become intimate, letting him slide deep into her body, he promised himself that he would not undress her or cum inside her until their wedding night.
He knew he shouldn't touch her until the day of their nuptials, but he couldn't help himself.
If she had been a complete stranger to him it would have been easier, but they had shared a lifetime together, his years filled with a whole range of feelings towards her that he had not been able to reveal, which now appeared to him like a stream from which she could drink by the handful.
She knew that he loved her.
She knew it even though he had never said it to her.
She could see it in the way he looked at her when, as usual, the three of them practised in the courtyard in the morning. When, hot from the duel with Royce, he glanced at her from the corner of his eye, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
When he stared down at her, panting along with her in a sweet effort of pleasure, with the movement of his hips again and again sinking deep between her thighs, experiencing the greatest intimacy that could unite a man and a woman.
She could hear it in his voice when, at her request, he would read to her as he had when she was a small child. This time, however, he let her lie between his thighs and snuggle against his chest, the great book of the complicated history of House Targaryen before them.
She felt that as his future wife she must thoroughly understand and know his lineage.
She could not hide her surprise when she saw their family tree on one of the pages. Although she knew it, the number of marriages between sisters and brothers shocked her.
"If you had a second sister, would you marry her?" She asked quietly, her voice quivering with uncertainty, as if she felt that by her not being a Targaryen she was his second, inferior choice that he had been forced into by fate.
He hummed under his breath, leaning in, pushing back her hair with the tip of his nose, placing a soft, warm kiss on her neck.
"As far as I can remember, the Seven have bestowed upon me the grace of having as many as six sisters, though not all of them are as wise as I might wish." He murmured lowly, trailing his nose upwards to her jaw, which he brushed against with his lips feeling the heat at the words he himself had spoken.
He felt her shiver all over, a red flush on her cheek, she glanced up at him in disbelief, her lips parted slightly, her eyes shining.
"− to me you will always be my brother − that's what you told me − isn't it? − have you changed your mind? −" He asked, feeling his manhood pulsate strongly at this realisation, at the fact that he was in fact taking as his wife the girl he had seen as his family for years, that his decision was no different from what his ancestors had done, and he felt a kind of pride.
For the first time in those many years when Viserys had sent him to Storm's End he felt that his presence here really did make sense.
That Borros was more of a father to him than the King himself had ever been.
Borros knew him and his withdrawn nature, and yet he was still able to reach out to him, to instil in him the values and principles that he himself upheld.
Royce was the big brother to him that Aegon was unable to be, and although he could sometimes be irresponsible, he could always count on him, Royce always stood by his side.
And so was she.
He realised that he hadn't even noticed how they had become inseparable over the years, that they spent virtually all their days together.
He had tried to pretend, to divide himself into 'himself' and 'them', but he realised that this had never been true, because he had never been excluded by them or repelled by them himself, they moved around each other's orbits like planets, drawing each other close.
"− of course not −" She mumbled quietly pulling him out of his reverie, ashamed of her own words and their context, of how inappropriate and shameless they were. She lifted her hand and her soft, warm fingers ran over his scarred cheek.
He swallowed loudly, pressing his forehead against her temple, his hand put his book on the cold stone floor and returned back to her body, only to grasp her soft, firm breast with a greedy, thirsty gesture, separated from her hot skin by nothing but just the thin fabric of her nightgown.
She drew in a loud breath, her swollen lips parted slightly, he could see in her gaze what he wanted - hot affection and a boundless, deep desire that only he could quench.
Instinctively, they sank into each other's mouths, wet and thirsty for closeness, sucking and licking with a loud, sticky click, silent moans rippling out of her throat each time his fingers pulled gently at her nipple, playing with it.
"− please −" She whimpered as she grasped his other hand in hers, sliding it lower between her thighs in a slow, tentative motion. He murmured low into her mouth, delighted at how direct she had become, how he had completely opened her up to all physical sensations in recent weeks.
His fingers nimbly pulled the material of her chemise upwards and sank into her hot, wet womanhood, her moisture slick against his skin as he traced his fingers gently over her folds.
She squirmed before him, thirsting for more intense caresses, but he wanted to teach her patience, taking the greatest satisfaction from the sight of her twitching with pleasure.
"− Aemond −" She mumbled furrowing her eyebrows, rushing him, knowing he was playing with her, and he only smirked, feeling that he was completely hard, his length hidden in his trousers pushing against her buttocks, pulsing intensely.
"− not like that − that's not what you called me −" He murmured amused, his fingers merely teasing her clit, driving her to desperation, she quivered silently in his arms, searching for any source of more intense rubbing.
"− please, my prince −" She mewled, and he shook his head, letting out a loud expression of disappointment and tsked.
She swallowed loudly as if she suddenly understood what he meant and turned her face towards him, running her hand over his jaw in an affectionate gesture, her nose pressed against his cheek.
"− please, brother −" She mewled and moaned loudly when she felt his fingers dig into her sensitive, fleshy structure, with sure, intense circular motions massaging her pearl, making a powerful shiver of pleasure pass through her.
"− just like that − tell your big brother what his little sister needs −" He cooed as he leaned down, placing loud, sticky kisses on her neck, rubbing involuntarily against her buttocks, unable to bear the sheer tension he felt between his thighs.
He heard her cry loudly, simultaneously ashamed and aroused, her juices running straight down onto his fingers, her entrance pulsing hard, all hot, ready to welcome him inside her.
"− inside me − please, put him inside me −" She sobbed, and he lost the remnants of his strong will, letting her go, reaching quickly for the clasp of his belt.
Taking advantage of her freedom, she quickly turned to face him, sitting down on top of him with her arms around him and hovering a tad, lowering herself onto his length with such confidence and lightness that he groaned, surprised.
"− fuck −" He exhaled, tilting his head back and leaning it against the cold stone wall, clenching his eyes, placing his hands on her hips as she began to rise and fall against him, panting loudly along with him.
"− brother −" She moaned out, and he growled like an animal, slamming his cock into her with sure, deep thrusts of his hips, stretching her wet, hot muscles trying fruitlessly to resist him, looking up at her from below.
She kissed him, leaning over him, her hands entwined in his hair, her tongue sliding deep into his throat, giving him the feeling that he felt her all over him, that they were one.
He had to slide out of her embarrassingly fast, the speed with which his fulfilment came surprised him and her, but afterwards he took pity on her nonetheless and brought her to fulfilment with his two long fingers, sucking and licking her nipples through her chemise.
She was his.
The faster the moment of his journey to King's Landing approached, the more Storm's End seemed like home to him. For some reason he had thought he would stay there forever, and now that he realised he hadn't, he looked around the great halls of the Baratheon stronghold with melancholy.
He had wished that he would feel joy and satisfaction at the thought of returning to Red Keep, but this was not what happened.
Instead, he felt a kind of tightness in his throat, the unfairness of it, even if part of him felt as Borros's son and Royce's brother, he could not take part in their inheritance.
He knew every nook and cranny in Storm's End, sneaking off with Royce on expeditions through dungeons and cellars. His youngest sister would sometimes sneak out with them whenever she heard them, threatening to cry loudly if they didn't let her come with them.
So they usually ended up walking as a threesome, he and Royce holding torches and illuminating the dark, disturbing views around them, their footsteps echoing down long corridors seemingly endless.
"It is said that the ghost of a servant girl lives here. She was murdered in her sleep, but the perpetrator was never caught." Royce began, glancing over his shoulder at his younger sister, her eyebrows arched in worry, her tightened lips expressing discomfort.
"You're lying." She muttered, but without certainty. Aemond glanced at Royce, who looked at him expectantly walking beside him arm in arm.
"Haven't you heard about this story? She was found in a pool of blood with her throat slit. Everyone knows about it." He said indifferently, stretching his lie, hoping that if they scare her right she'll let them go on their trips alone.
He grinned when he heard her whimper in fear, she looked at them trying to see any sign that they had tricked her, but they both tried to keep stony faces, taking an unspoken satisfaction from it.
And suddenly they heard a loud rumble in front of them, they flinched and screamed, terrified, running away immediately like the most ordinary cowards.
As they ran up the great stone stairs to the floor on which their chambers were located he thought it was pitiful, but he was shaking all over, he could hear Royce trying to silence his sister, who was crying out in terror, holding her brother by his sleeve.
"− I don't want to sleep alone − I'm scared of this ghost − what will I do if it comes to me −" She mumbled between sobs, all wet with tears, her face red, she was barely able to get the words out between loud, ragged breaths.
The three of them ended up sleeping in Royce's bed.
At first he didn't want to stay, figuring it would show that he was scared too, which of course wasn't true, but after that he remembered the awful rumble they heard and thought that lying alone in his chamber he wouldn't sleep a wink, just looking to see if any terrifying ghost was standing over his bed.
So they all huddled under his great quilt, his youngest sister between them, snuggled into her brother, their warmth radiating in all directions making him feel safe.
He knew that if Aegon, Jace or Luke saw him now they would laugh at him, but they weren't here and he knew they would never know, so he fell asleep at last.
He woke up in the middle of the night feeling someone's small arms wrapped around him, someone's head snuggled into his chest. He knew it was her and thought she had probably mistaken him for Royce, so he didn't push her away.
He embraced her.
She was warm.
He fell asleep again.
The next day he escaped to his chamber in the morning as soon as it began to dawn, she and Royce were sleeping soundly holding hands. He felt something then looking at them, some kind of affection that made him feel ashamed and he left not wanting anyone to know what had happened.
They never talked about it afterwards but he knew that it was a turning point for them, a moment when they subconsciously understood that they were companions.
Precisely because they were so close they had concerns about what their life would be like in King's Landing after their marriage.
"Will I still be able to train with you? After our marriage?" She asked quietly one day as they stood at a table lined with all sorts of weapons. He glanced at her, completely surprised.
He didn't know what to answer.
It wouldn't bother him, what's more, he felt that her place was by his side in every aspect of his life, but what worried him was that people would gossip about her.
Say she wasn't behaving like a lady from a great house, that she wasn't a woman worthy of a prince.
He knew she would still feel like a stranger in the Red Keep and he didn't want to add to her pain.
"I don't know." He answered honestly. "Perhaps archery. However, I don't want to promise anything."
She lowered her gaze and he felt her whole body fill with sadness and disappointment. He thought with pain that she would experience more of these feelings when she became his wife, when she saw what they had to face.
His family was not like them.
Aegon was not like Royce.
And while he firmly believed that she might find a friend in Helaena, the most significant thing was that his father was not Borros.
The rainy, at first sight ugly and cold stronghold in Storm's End became, years later, his asylum that he did not want to leave.
His mother, however, had made it clear that his marriage meant his return home.
The day before he was to leave Storm's End to personally oversee the preparation of her chamber for her arrival they met again in the library, horrified that they would be separated for as much as a week.
It also seemed to him that it was becoming increasingly clear to her that she was leaving her home, and although she loved him, she was suffering because of it.
"− will − will we sometimes be able to fly here together on Vhagar? − to visit my father and Royce? −" She asked uncertainly, looking at him pleadingly, needing to hear that she would be able to visit her family, that he would not lock her in a golden cage like an animal.
He lifted his hand and stroked her firm, warm cheek.
"− of course − no one will forbid us from travelling here whenever we want − if my future duties on the council allow, we will travel here as often as possible −" He said softly and she hugged him, clearly comforted by his words, sighing with relief. He kissed her hair thinking only of the fact that she would soon be his wife, that she would bear him his children.
In the Red Keep he was joyfully greeted by his mother and his sister, her children were no longer small newborns and babbled loudly in her arms. He thought with a squeeze of his heart of his betrothed, who might be holding his child in her arms like this in the future, and felt heat in his lower abdomen, wishing only that she would join him.
As usual, the biggest disappointment for him was his father and brother. The king looked as if he was in agony, pleased to see him and asked how he was, expressing his pleasure that he was back and that he would soon meet his future wife, but beyond that he heard nothing more from him.
Looking at Aegon, seeing at night as he walked down the corridor how he sank between the thighs of the common servants when at the time Helaena was surely lulling their children to sleep in her chamber, he felt discomfort and disgust. He thought then of Royce, of how he would never find such a friend here.
Although Criston had tried to bond with him and Aemond respected him as a person, it wasn't the same. He and Royce understood each other without words.
However, he found with regret that, apart from his future wife, it was Borros that he missed most.
It was only when he was far away from their stronghold that he realised what a charismatic person he was, how much he influenced him with his very behaviour, the way he spoke and gestured.
He still had the daggers he had given him for his Name Day, just as he held in his heart the values he wanted to pass on to him then.
'You are not my son by blood, but I made you a man.'
His real father remained in Storm's End.
He was only relieved that he would become his father-in-law and his second father by marriage, allowing him at last to openly think of him that way without shame.
He oversaw the preparations for the ceremony and the furnishing of his betrothed's chamber personally. He supervised everything, from the colours of the paintings on her walls, to the choice of flowers, to the books with which her bookshelves were to be filled.
He had everything set up so that her chamber would resemble her rooms in Storm's End.
He wanted her to feel at home.
He also had his belongings moved to the chamber next to hers which were connected to each other by large double doors and could be one large room - which was his purpose.
He had no intention of living separately with her, as his father and mother did, having their rooms on two different sides of the keep.
When the day came on which she and her family were to arrive in King's Landing from the morning onwards he felt excitement and contentment, a kind of pride, as if it was his real family who were to visit him at last, as if it was just what he had been waiting for.
He, Ser Criston and his mother greeted them in person. Borros and Royce got out of the first carriage, bowing to the Queen with honour, kissing her hand in turn. They nodded at Criston, not paying much attention to him.
Royce surprised him by extending his hand to him, which he shook. His foster brother drew him in and gave him a quick hug, patting him manfully on the back, and he reciprocated the gesture, pulling away from him and grunting loudly.
Borros stared at him for a moment with such a look that he felt his heart squeeze. He swallowed loudly as he finally approached him, placing a hand on his shoulder, patting him like a proud father, his eyes red.
For some reason, he felt like crying as he looked at his face full of the affection he so longed to see in his king's eyes.
And then he saw her, she was standing at the back waiting her turn, her beautiful gown sewn in the Baratheon colours in the cut she always wore, with buff, slit sleeves and a low waist, with her breasts covered only by a white chemise.
She looked beaming, her face flushed, her eyes shining at the sight of him, big, hot and filled with affection, her hands folded in front of her on her abdomen in a gesture of humility.
He felt like throwing himself at her.
Gods, his sister, his lover, his future wife was beautiful.
His mother welcomed her with open arms, speaking quietly of how she hoped her journey had not been tiring and that everything was ready for their arrival.
For the first time at the feast in the Red Keep he felt that there was any life at all, Borros's low, hoarse laughter, the voice of Royce, Ellyn and his future wife filled the hall along with the voices of his mother and his grandfather.
He had feared that Borros would seem too coarse and straightforward to the Queen, but Lord Baratheon had clearly decided to tame his character in front of her and was at least behaving decently.
It was the first time in a long time that he had seen anyone bring his mother and grandfather to laughter, and he managed it with ease.
He felt relieved.
His fingers were entwined under the table on the armrest of his chair with hers, his thumb stroking steadily over her warm, soft skin.
He had only dreamed of touching her, but they had promised each other that upon her arrival at the Red Keep they would not risk anyone catching them, that they would wait with any kind of physical intimacy other than a kiss or the touch of a hand until their wedding night.
Now, having her close to him, he had a feeling that he would die faster than he could last those three days.
He was not mistaken.
The next day, being in the library with her, showing her the rich collections of the Red Keep, he pressed her against one of the bookcases, lifted her up, forcing her to wrap her legs around his waist and slid himself inside her, babbling that he couldn't stand it when she was this close, fucking her with fast, deep thrusts, panting hard, her face pressed into his neck to muffle the loud moans of pleasure that ripped from her throat.
He had never felt so happy in his life.
He didn't let their wedding day be spoiled by his grandfather once again suggesting that the maester should make sure his wife was a virgin, meeting his categorical objection, or be ruined by his brother shouting during the wedding feast about the bedding ceremony even though he had agreed with his mother that such a humiliating tradition would not take place.
He remembered very little of the Great Sept, standing in front of hundreds of people focused only on him, feeling small and surrounded, ringing in his ears.
He only felt relieved when he saw her, her hand on her father's palm extended in front of her, her gown was pearly and shiny, almost white like the colour of his hair, daisies tucked into her curls.
She looked so innocent.
He could not take his eyes off her.
He thought of nothing but her when they said their vows, when they revealed in front of everyone that from now on they belonged together in the face of the gods.
He could hear cheers and applause echoing off the walls, but all he could think about was her shy, warm smile and the tears of emotion that hid in the corners of her eyes.
They left the wedding feast embarrassingly quickly, once they had eaten and drunk, without even waiting for the fifth dance to end. He only growled to his brother that he would cut off his cock if he didn't shut his mouth after he mentioned undressing his wife again and then nodded to her to follow him.
He watched, standing in his chamber, as her servants helped her pull off her elaborate rich gown, untying her sleeves and bodice. One of them reached up to touch the flowers in her hair, but he intervened.
"No. The flowers are to stay." He said dryly and coldly with a pounding heart imagining her naked, clad only in tiny daisies entwined in her curls.
He saw her throw him a look full of warm affection and embarrassment, she blushed at his words and lowered her head, looking down at her hands.
"That's enough." He said impatiently as they applied the oils to her skin. She was already standing in nothing but her beautiful nightgown, richly embroidered with white threads, and he felt that he had to touch her already.
Her maids immediately left her and one by one walked out, closing the door behind them with a quiet click of wood.
He stared at her standing a few paces away, simply admiring her, the one he had chosen, the one who had been destined for him all along.
She lifted her gaze to him and smiled in her own distinctive way, warm, caring and comforting, making him feel seen, wanted, loved.
He approached her slowly feeling that they didn't need to hurry, they had already made love, and though he had never experienced fulfilment inside her it made them both know what to expect, not afraid of what the next few minutes were to bring.
He took her cheeks in his hands with gentleness and tenderness, pressing his forehead against hers, feeling strangely light, his heart hot, beating fast and hard.
"− my wife − " He whispered, and she made big eyes hearing those words for the first time, as if she only now realised it had happened, that she was his wife, that there was no turning back.
She lifted her hand and stroked his cheek, looking at him with her lips slightly parted, in her eyes some kind of awe from which squeezed his throat.
"− my husband −" She said softly. He felt her words throughout his body, a wave of heat went through him, and in a sudden, involuntary reflex he kissed her, clasping his hands in her hair, slipping his tongue between her lips, drawing a sweet, innocent moan from her.
They kissed for a while, purring and panting, stroking each other's faces, necks and hair, sure that this time they didn't have to be afraid that someone would catch them, that they didn't have to be quiet, didn't have to hide.
He grabbed her hips and lifted her up, walking with her to his bed, laying her on her back.
She looked up at him with trusting eyes as he untied the ties of her nightgown, spreading the material to the sides, revealing her naked, firm breasts to him at last. He felt his cock pulsate hard at this sight, raw, final, shameless, of her pure, beautiful flesh.
She moaned loudly, surprised, as he pressed his lips to her breast, licking her nipple with his tongue, teasing it with the very tip, her hands clenched in his hair, pressing him closer, her thighs spread wide before him in some natural, subconscious impulse.
"− please − please, husband −" She mumbled helplessly and that was the end of it, he lifted himself up on his hands and clung to her lips, with firm, sure jerks ripping her chemise open, she whined loudly into his throat, her fingers reaching for the buckles of his robe, unbuckling them one by one.
He couldn't consider that undressing went easily for them, but he didn't think anything of it, helping her to pull off his robe, chemise and trousers until finally they were both left wonderfully naked, panting loudly, moving away from each other, giving themselves a moment to admire what they were seeing.
He parted his lips slightly in an accelerated breath when he felt her fingers run over his naked chest, her fingers small, soft and warm, a pleasant shiver went through him.
He leaned in, nuzzling his face between her breasts, kissing her beautiful, firm, sweet-smelling skin, going lower and lower.
"− your husband is going to taste you tonight −" He murmured and felt her move restlessly beneath him, unsure of exactly what he meant.
He didn't stop when she squealed suddenly, seeing his face between her thighs, trying fruitlessly to push him away, startled, his breath surrounded her warm womanhood leaking with her juices, the tip of his tongue trailing over her sensitive skin, wanting to taste her.
"− Aemond − what are you - oh gods −" She mewled with difficulty as she heard him hum with satisfaction, discovering that her wetness was smelling of her and her arousal, his tongue forced its way inside her without warning as his nose teased her pearl, drawing sounds from her that he had not heard before.
He gripped her hips with his hands and spread her thighs wider, sinking his face completely into her soft flesh, her fingers tightened on his hair holding him close, she was sobbing each time the tip of his tongue teased and massaged a point hidden deep inside her.
"− come on, little sister − give it to me −" He purred in between the loud, slurping clicks of her juices caused by the flicks of his tongue, and she fell apart in his arms. He moaned low as he felt how much juices flowed out of her through her fulfilment, licking it all away with devotion.
"− you taste so good −" He cooed, wiping his face with his hand, lifting himself up, resting his weight on his knees, pushing her hips closer to him with one hand, the other jerking his manhood a few times, already dripping with his precum. "− now it's time for your big bother, don't you think? −"
He asked, watching with amusement as she failed to recover from what had just happened to her, her breathing loud, her gaze clouded, her mouth parted wide, her hands lying loosely on either side of her head.
"− I − oh −" She mumbled out as she felt him guide the tip of his manhood to her entrance and slide into her with one, sure thrust, her oversensitive muscles clenched against him in panic, his wife moaned loudly, clasping her hands at his sides, both of them were all sweaty.
He leaned over her and kissed her, moaning and purring as he slid in and out of her with slow, deep, purposeful movements with the loud slap of flesh against flesh, their tongues meeting and licking each time he sank deep into her body again.
"− yes −" She whispered with pleasure in a trembling voice, her hands shamelessly slid down to his back and buttocks, exploring his body with as much curiosity as he did, he felt a powerful shiver run down his spine and he sped up feeling that he would not last long.
"− for you to give me an heir as soon as possible − I should fill you with my seed every day − don't you think? −" He exhaled between their sticky wet kisses and felt her walls clench against him greedily at his words with pleasure, his hands on either side of her head, her thighs spread wide before him allowing him to penetrate her as deeply as he wished.
"− yes −" She uttered with difficulty between his one thrust and another, he felt his fulfillment approaching, she was too soft, too beautiful, her naked flesh pressed against him too hot.
"− beg − beg your brother-husband to fill you −" He hissed, looking down at her with satisfaction, feeling from the way her walls throbbed that she was on the verge of a second elation too.
He heard her swallow loudly and gasp, breathing hard, his bed beneath them creaking loudly with each of his brutal thrusts, her breasts bouncing up and down, mesmerising him completely, her face expressing absolute submission.
"− please − please, brother, fill me − gods, I need it −" She mewled helplessly clenching her fingers on his buttocks, as if she wanted him to thrust even deeper into her.
"− just like that − oh, fuck − yes −" He growled out with difficulty, cumming inside her so hard that for a moment he went dark before his eyes, the wave of his pleasure completely stupefying him. All he could hear was her moans of pleasure, her walls clenching against him greedily in fulfilment as his warm semen finally filled her core.
"− Aemond −" She mumbled softly, panting loudly along with him, their bodies moving for a moment longer, trying to prolong their pleasure.
He collapsed on top of her, breathing unevenly, and felt her hands immediately embrace him. They laid like that for a long moment, trying to calm themselves. He thought for sure that what they had done was heard by the entire Red Keep and involuntarily smirked under his breath.
He knew that although many men mocked him because of the fact that he was a cripple, they would be envious of his marriage, of who his wife was to him.
Everything.
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novembermorgon · 1 month
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ok now I need to know about your lannister oc and her targaryen sons uwu
yes siree!!!!
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get used to her because despite my boltonposting shes the only one ive been putting in any sort of work writing for . <3
her name is myrielle lannister :-) she's around during the dunk and egg era born aboutttt 192 ac ..? daughter of damon lannister and cerissa brax (one year younger than tybolt and one year older than gerold) - she's honestly just kind of awful sorry . spoiled and vain and selfish like a high school mean girl who goes to nursing school but if you put her in the place of the only daughter of an unbelievably wealthy medieval lord that's given her anything she could ever ask for . while tybolt is heir and the golden boy myrielle ends up being the favourite exclusively off the idea of being a good daughter who smiles politely and sits and looks pretty when they're meeting with this lord or the other . she has a pretty strained relationship with tybolt when they're younger but when they get past being 10 and insulting your sibling over every little thing they end up being really close .
her relationship with gerold on the other hand iiiis . weird . i think they're a little bit too similar in that they like to plot and scheme a little bit and she never really knows what to make of him . they're kind of at odds and while she always has some sense of loyalty to him by virtue of them being family she's never very fond of him, especially after tybolt and his daughter die (which she'd probably believe he's got some hand in).
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when you really get into it grrm is notably not very good at telling us exactly what year things happen in this part of the timeline nor is he very in depth with a lot of these targs so a lot of this is going to be headcanon + assumptions etc don't get mad if you're the number one dunk and egg lorehead...
when she's 11 years old she goes to king's landing with tybolt and their father and she ends up engaged to aerion targaryen - which neither of them are suuuper enthused by . aerion because he's a little bit of a child emperor esque horrorshow of a son that holds fast to the idea of the targ legacy and traditions and from what we know about him he'd prefer to marry a sister. myrielle on the other hand finds herself at court and very quickly realizes that She wants to be important and She wants to be special and She wants to be queen so she has a bit of a period where she resents aerion for being a second son of a fourth son (!) and kind of goes well i shouldve married valarr or matarys or even daeron more out of a childish belief that she's owed something that stems from being raised the way she was. her and aerion end up bickering a lot but eventually settle into some kind of acceptance and eventually a fondness for each other in the way only two freaks of nature can . <3
at court she meets odessa dayne (oc + art by chloe), who's betrothed to valarr - they become bestiesss and form a very weird very complicated vaguely homosexual relationship that i don't know how to summarize but i think in some way myrielle ends up wishing she could be odessa's husband . doesn't know how to put words to her feelings that are so different from what she should feel (attraction to a woman) that she ends up kind of taking on a role of makeshift caretaker in the way a husband would - especially when valarr dies later on and odessa is kind of left in the dust at court in favor of her son. myrielle in my mind of much much more fond of her than odessa is of her by virtue of being the kind of person who makes up a complex made up version of their relationship in her mind .
she marries aerion around 208 and instead of being sent off to lys in 209 after the tourney of ashford meadow he's kind of put on house arrest a bit - aerion, myrielle and odessa end up in dorne when the great spring sickness hits (odessa has family business and myrielle + aerion end up tagging along because they have nothing better to do) . valarr dies in 209 and myrielle's dad dies in 210 right before myrielle gives birth to twins anddd well i'll cut the timeline off there for now . sorry anon i could go on for way too long .
she has twin sons with aerion in 210, one of which like in canon aerion insists they name maegor (kid on the left in the first img) and to match she names the other aenys (kid on the right) . funny . by this time given that odessa had a surviving son with valarr she ends up becoming a bit jealous . my son/s should rule etc even if they're like number 234923 in line . raises them to be resentful and ambitious which works for aenys who becomes exactly like she wants but not maegor who ends up being very gentle and kind and trusting . get it.. its funny because theyre like their namesakes but reversed
when she gets a little older myrielle more actively pursues the idea of being queen because these targs just will not stop dying. by the time maekar becomes king she begins to make more and more attempts at convincing aerion to get rid of daeron in advance and really really pushes hard for him to consider himself heir and because he's kind of batshit it works . a strong sense of entitlement between the both of them and a belief that he'd do a better job than daeron when the time comes (very doubtful).
errr.. well in an ideal world in her mind they kill daeron and maekar dies and aerion is crowned after which she also ends up killing him when she gets sick of him or he gets a little older and less nice to look at and one of their sons gets the throne. errr . of course it doesn't end that well . but that's about what i have so far we'll get more in depth one day . <3
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Hi I was wondering if you could write an evan buckley x female reader where the female reader is a firefighter that got stuck at the top of a tall building when on a call out and the reader has a bad fear of heights so she has a panic attack but buck is there to help her and comfort her (if you could include a smidge of hen being mother hen I would be so greatful🥰)
I would love it if you could do this☺️
I’LL BE BRAVE | EVAN BUCKLEY
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Pairing: Evan Buckley x fem!reader
Warning: panic attack, fear of hights.
Word count: 1.5k
a/n: this is my first request everrr! I am super excited! I apologize if there are any mistakes, english is not my first language. I hope you enjoy it!
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Today was being a good day. A few months had passed since you had been transferred to 118 and you were officially part of this crazy family. You loved them. You had a special bond with Hen. Your sister worked with Karen and since the two of you started living alone after your parents death, Karen and Hen practically adopted you. You had dinner at their house almost every night and as soon as they heard that you had become a paramedic, Hen made sure to take you to 118.
And it was the best thing that ever happened in your life. You were now part of a family that you hadn’t had for a long time. Bobby and Athena loved you and your sister as if you were their own daughters. Chim and Maddie adored you, and Eddie made you babysit when he needed to solve some things or even go to dates, not that you’re complaining, you absolutely loved being with Christopher.
And there was Buck.
Your relationship was complicated. Nobody could ever contain their surprise when they realized how similar you and Buck were, your (bad) jokes, your charm, your humor. You were practically the same person. And the sexual tension that swirled between you was frighteningly visible. The jokes about you getting a room were constant. Until you got one. And you had simply the best night of your lives together.
The problem was the after. You didn’t know how to react around each other, everything was so uncomfortable. Until one day you realized that you were developing feelings for the blue-eyed fireman. This scared you so much, that you decided to distance yourself. You were giving him the cold shoulder for a few weeks now, and it was making buck feel really uncomfortable. He didn’t like not hearing your contagious laughter, your ridiculous jokes or not being able to have some of your warm hugs. The two of you were so confused.
“you should talk to him, I can’t stand you two idiots acting all weird anymore” Hen had been trying to make you talk to him for days and today as you were on the way to a call was no different.
“oh sure- Buck, after an amazing night together I found myself completely in love with you. How does this even make sense” you mocked as you prepared to get out of the ambulance and you heard Hen’s laughter.
“first of all, too much details. Second, you could just have a mature conversation together and it would all work out.” You rolled your eyes and Hen held your arm. “if you could only see the way he looks at you.”
Hen released the grip on your arm and you ran towards Bobby who was shouting orders to the team. Today was a tough call. A residential building on fire. You prepared triage for the arriving victims while the firefighters rushed with their equipment into the burning building.
“Cap, I need some help over here. A victim on the second floor with a piece of wood stuck in his chest. I won’t be able to transport him that way.”
You could hear Eddie calling the captain over the radio and your gaze crossed with Hen’s. When she made mention of moving, you were faster.
“Cap let me help. The wood needs to be stabilized and if that doesn’t work, they'll need someone with enough medical knowledge, or that person won’t make it out of that building alive.” Your heart was beating wildly in your chest. The adrenaline was extremely high and you could feel your hands sweating.
You noticed the look Bobby gave Hen and saw when she nodded slightly. The minute you finished gearing up, you saw Buck leaving the building with another victim and when his gaze met you, the desperation was clear on his face.
“Cap no, she can’t go inside. It’s too dangerous.” He tried to persuade the captain, but it wasn’t Buck who was going to undo his decision.
“Buck, you don’t give the orders here, she’s already prepared to go in. Either you will go inside with her, or I will'
He didn’t have to say it twice and in a few seconds you were inside a burning building. Buck was directing you where it was safe to step, when to duck or sneak. Your heart was pounding, your breathing was heavy. It was so hot. As soon as you found Eddie, he gave you the same surprised look, but let you do your job. When the patient was stable, he could finally be transported without danger.
Eddie and Ravi went ahead and you stayed behind for a few seconds. Long enough so that when you went to cross the same hallway you came in, a burning beam fell in front of you. Buck pulled you to his feet just as the beam passed within millimeters of your face. You were in shock for a few seconds.
“We have to go up, it’s the safest option.”
Before you could think, Buck pulled you in and you ran up the stairs to the top floor. As you went through the door that led to the terrace you could hardly breathe because of how many floors you ran up. All you could hear was Bobby’s orders to evacuate the building. It could collapse at any second. Buck radio him your location and the captain said that they were going to position the ladder for you to get out of there. Buck ran to the edge of the building and when he made mention of pulling you in, you could see how high up you were and you got desperate.
“cmon, we have to be prepared to jump on the ladder” He tried to pull you again but you were faster and took a few steps back.
“i can’t- Buck i can’t”
“What are you talking about, we have to-“
“Buck i CAN’T” you shouted the last word and he could see the desperation in your voice. You started to hyperventilate, your head was spinning, and you fell to your knees on the floor before Buck could hold you.
“w-what is going on? are you o-okay?” He asked holding you in his arms but could see you had difficulty in drawing in air. Buck quickly took off your oxygen mask and saw the tears streaming down your face. He started to panic.
“i-i can’t, it’s too h-high” You stuttered and he finally understood. You were afraid of heights.
“hey, hey look at me” He held your face firmly and tears were streaming down your face. “We need to get out of here, the building is going to collapse any second. I need you to trust me because I don’t want to lose you today, okay? I don’t want to lose you without having a chance to tell you how I feel about you, us”
Your eyes widened and he continued talking. “I need you to take a deep breath for me okay? Do it for me please"
You nodded desperately and drew deep breaths. You could hear Bobby yelling at you to get out of there soon, the building was about to collapse. Buck stood up and held out his hand to you. “Do you trust me?”
You nodded again and Buck guided you to the ladders.
"i need you to be brave"
He never let go of your hand, and when you were halfway down, the building collapsed. Buck held you as tight as he could as everything came crashing down behind you.
As soon as the smoke cleared enough for you to finish coming down, everyone rushed to meet you.
“What happened, are you okay? Are you hurt?” Hen ran up to you checking you out and you hugged her tight, assuring her that you were fine. Either way she put you in the ambulance to check your vitals and give you oxygen for inhaling smoke.
“Don’t ever scare me like that again, and don’t ever try to be a smart-ass again. Next time you stay and I go” she complained as you parked at the station and you smiled.
“Okay okay, sorry for the scare mama Hen.”
You scoffed as you opened the ambulance to organize the supplies and noticed when a pair of blue eyes walked past you. You quickly pulled him aside and he had his eyebrows raised. “I believe you commented something that if I didn’t die today, you would have a confession to make” you noticed his cheeks turning pink and you laughed.
“thank you for helping me there. I didn’t imagine I would have a panic attack in the middle of a burning building, but my fear of heights took me to a very dark place and if you hadn’t been with me, I probably wouldn’t be-“ You had tears in your eyes and buck’s arms surrounded you.
“you don’t need to thank me, I will always have your back” You broke away from the embrace and you saw that damn smirk on his face. “I hope we can continue this conversation at my place after the shift?”
“asshole” You laughed and went back to the ambulance.
You were so screwed.
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All Of My Love ( IV. )
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(Series Masterlist)
Neteyam x Avatar!reader
IN WHICH Neteyam’s mother and clan disapproves of your relationship, because you’re a dreamwalker. When you both advance in your relationship, the clan cannot help but attempt to ruin things for the both of you.
WC: 7.2k
Warnings: unrequited love, heartache, breakups, ANGST, this will not end up as a human!reader x Neteyam dw 😟
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“Let go of me, you scum!” the said man yelled, thrashing in the Olo’eyktan’s eldest son’s grip. Neteyam was holding the boy tightly by the back of his neck, applying painful pressure with the side of his fingers. The boy’s disrespectful words didn’t go unnoticed by Neteyam, but he would be dealt with soon. 
“Tell them what she told me,” Neteyam urged the man as he released him from his deathly grip. They now stood before Jake and Neytiri as they looked at both men with peculiar looks. Neteyam pushed the boy forward once he realised that he wasn’t about to talk, and the boy stumbled on his feet. 
“Tell them what you did to my sister!” Neteyam growled. He sounded so much like his mother when he was furious that it was terrifying. “Tell them where you brought her.” 
Neytiri’s gaze darkened at the mention of her youngest daughter, and by the sound of it, it was not about to be happy news. The boy cowards under the fierceful Sully gazes, almost making him weak in the knees. 
When you had broken the news of what had really happened to Tuk on that day, he was quick to race off. He would pardon himself later on for his sudden resignation, but he knew that you’d understand. Maybe. 
The man was taken by such fear that his sound box had seemed to fail on him, rendering him as an idiot to the sully’s gaze. He opened his mouth as no words came out of it, like a fish out of water. Neteyam had gotten sick of the waiting after a while, grabbing the boy by the back of his necklace as he pulled him back closer to him. 
“He was the one that had brought Tuk outside of the village, and he abandoned her there!” At the revelation, Neytiri couldn’t help the gasp that escaped her throat. Oh she was sure that she was going to murder the boy if it wasn’t for her children being here. 
She lunged forward, grabbing the boy by the shoulders as she had done with you. Her slim fingers dug into his collarbone as she stared deep into his shaky yellow eyes. It hurt so much but the boy refused to flinch upon her aggression, trying to seem tough under the eyes of the Olo'eyktan and his mate. 
Neytiri wanted to do so many bad things to this boy. Pull his hair until he feels every single strand leave his fragile scalp. Maybe she’d cut his braids out one by one, so close to his head that it'll bleed upon contact with her dagger. Maybe she’d even take it upon herself to gouge his eyes out, cutting his fingers for her to collect.
Though she just couldn’t and it took her every single nerve in her body to retain herself from killing the na’vi man. Even if this boy had endangered her youngest daughter, then abandoning her amongst the trees of the forest. 
From inside of the tent, Lo’ak and Kiri were in the front seat to the argument that was happening outside. Kiri brought it upon herself to grab her little sister, bringing her scared form outside in her arms. Tuk squirmed in her sister’s arms upon the sight of the accused man, and it was more obvious than anything else that he was guilty. 
Jake rubbed a hand up and down his face at the complications. Neytiri looked back at her daughter, trying not to let her own anger scare away her youngest child. She reached a hand towards Tuk, softly caressing her cheek as she smiled warmly at her. 
“Why have you never said anything Tuk?” Neytiri tried to get her to answer, as the man before them would deny any accusations. Tuk faltered before her, feeling her heart stop at her mothers words. How did they know? What was going to happen to her now?
“He threatened my brother, said he’ll do something about his five fingers if I said anything!” Tuk cried and the whole sully family’s heart softened upon the sight of the innocent youngest sibling. Lo’ak wasn’t as fond of Tuk as Kiri and Neteyam were, but he still loved his sister anyways. The thought that she had done all of this just to protect him made him feel the need to protect his sister even more than he already did.
Lo’ak raised his eyebrows comically as he heard what Tuk was saying. That boy was really threatening him, through his youngest sister. What a weakling. Though he knew better than to say anything in front of his already angry parents, he just stayed quiet as he watched the scene unfold.
“I’m sorry mom, I didn’t mean to lie to you!” she sobbed, trying to leave the embrace of her eldest sister. Neytiri frowned at her crying daughter, taking her into her own arms and reassuring her that everything was okay, and that she was not the one that was about to be in trouble.
Coming back to their senses after their little Tuk frenzy, Lo’ak glared daggers into the na’vi’s head and Jake was mentally preparing himself to have to physically remove his own son from the victim of his glare. He approached the boy, standing all tall and intimidating before him.
“What’s your name son?” he questioned, half-lidded eyes staring straight into his. The boy cowards once more before the olo’eyktan as he introduces himself.
“Murife,” he murmured, already knowing that he was doomed as he had gotten exposed by the 8 year old child. He should’ve been disappointed in himself for threatening a child for the sake of his own entertainment, and now he was about to face the repercussions of his very own actions.
Jake raised an eyebrow at the sudden behaviour of the boy, and he was sure to inflict the toughest punishment upon the boy that had dared to threaten his family. 
-
You felt so refreshed as you stepped out of the shower, now that your avatar was back in her pod again. Your hair had been freshly washed and the sweet aroma of your apple shampoo felt like heaven. The towel that was draped over your shoulder prevented your back from getting soaked as your hair air dried. Your stomach rumbled as it begged you to feed it, since you had not yet eaten after waking back up in your human body. 
You snatched a packet of chips from Norm's secret stash, fumbling with the plastic packaging as loud as you could only to mess with the older man. You wanted him to know that his hiding spot was utterly shit and that it took you no time to find it. You wondered how he still had them, because it had been so many years since they’d move to Pandora from Earth. In all scenarios, the chips would’ve gone bad, since the trip from Earth to Pandora was no 6-hour trip to New York. Maybe they were made in some secret factory that they had here? 
The moist towel was starting to feel uncomfortable on your naked shoulders, clad in a tight white tank top that you had found in your tiny closet. To say that Norm was pleased with your sudden re-arrival in your avatar was a lie. He knew that Neteyam had hurt you the first time that you had come back, all teary and snappy. 
He knew because it had been more than obvious. Your visible affiliation with the boy could be seen with the naked eye, for you had never been that secretive. Having you in the lab 24/7 had already been hard because of your sulking, and the fact that you kept on eating his snacks. 
Now that you were back, he feared that it was definitive. 
The packet of chips crinkled in your hand as you moved towards your monitor. You rolled your desk chair back and the chair heaved upon your weight. 
“Stealing my snacks again?” your ears picked up from behind you, though you failed to respond to the man as you were too busy typing in your computer’s password. Your tongue stuck out the side of your mouth as you tried to remember the pass, racking through your brain thought by thought as you searched for it. 
Your hand reached for the plastic bag again, but when you thrashed your hand down to meet the chips, your fingers made harsh contact with the hard material of the table. You screeched dramatically at the pain, feeling like you had just smashed your fingers against concrete.
You quickly turned around on the wheels of your chair, glaring at the cause of your pain. Norm could only shrug at your fierce look, dragging on his pettiness by eating the chips before you. 
“Woodland,” Norm said as you gave him the most incredulous look. Had the man really lost his head? 
“Woodland,” he said again, this time with more affirmation. “That’s your password, Woodland.” Norm said, approaching you from behind with the piece of plastic still in his hand. He stood besides you now, looking down at your monitor as you typed in what he said hesitantly. 
“Who would be stupid enough to put their password as Woodland?” you mumbled to yourself but it failed to escape the keen hearing of the man beside you. He snickered at you as your computer unlocked before your very own eyes, confirming that he was indeed right. 
“You.” he teased as you threw him another look.
“I wasn’t talking to you. Plus give me that,” you told him before abruptly ripping the chips from his grip. Norm furrowed his eyebrows as he attempted to retake the packet from you, but you were just as childish as the man, so you refused to give in. 
“It’s not good for you, you must keep healthy!” Norm rolled his eyes at your comment, abandoning his mission of reconquering his snack as he knew it was going to be fruitless. 
“You talk as though it will not affect you either!” Norm tried to reason, but you simply ignored him as you scrolled through your files. He stopped trying to argue with you as he took notice of all of your recent research and discoveries. To say that you were really entranced with the na’vi lifestyle would be an understatement. 
A sudden file had caught onto your attention, despite scrolling at the speed that you were, you had managed to catch it between thousands of others. For it didn’t look like any other file that you had. You looked back at Norm for some kind of assurance, despite stupidly knowing that there was no way that he’d know what it was either. 
You dragged your pointer towards the file, reluctantly clicking on the file as a video popped up. By visual, it seemed to be a screen recording from your ipad. You told yourself that it must’ve been an accidental recording, that your fingers must’ve accidently clicked on the button and that it ended up here because it had been shared through Icloud. 
Though you had a deep feeling that told you it was more than that, so you proceeded to press play. Both you and Norm leaned closer to the monitor as you heard voices coming from the recording. deep, male voices. For sure they did not belong to you, added to the fact that there were many voices. 
You were so confused at first as you watched the screen switch from apps to apps, even opening your notes for a split second. Norm had caught on to some of the words on your note as he quickly skimmed through it, and he nudged you playfully. You would have normally been dying of embarrassment if it wasn’t for your brain being so muddled at the moment. 
The voices were distinct at first, due to your computer’s volume being on low. Though the next screen was not what you would’ve expected at all. Your eyes were crowded with realization as you stared at the screen incredulously. And there had it all clicked. 
You watched as the iPad switched to the camera app for a quick second, flashing the faces of a few young na’vi men. Na’vis that you could recognize because they had been with you on the day of the hunt. The day of the accident. You didn’t need to raise your volume to know what they were doing, and it didn’t take a genius to understand that you had been framed for the unfortunate accident that they had caused.
You got up from your chair so fast that it startled Norm, nearly knocking him off his feet. You were quick to grab an exopack, given that you were not in your avatar any more. Norm simply watched as you left in a hurry, too stressed off by you to even ask what was wrong. He could’ve sworn that you were making his hair whiten faster than it should be with your antics.
“Here catch this!” You yelled at him before leaving, tossing him the crushed up packaging that you had pressed into a ball. Norm rolled his eyes at you, first you stole his chips, and now he was in disposal duty for your own garbage?
He rubbed a hand down his face as he watched you exit the lab doors. He knew that asking you not to go wherever you were headed was useless, so he could only wish for your safety. “Eywa, how fun it is to take care of a teenager,” 
-
To say that Zuko felt surprised when you had shown up to your spot in your human form was an understatement. She eyed the weird device that invaded your face, preventing you from the death that awaited you if you even dared to inhale the air on Pandora. She was silent as ever, though her emotions were on blast upon her face. 
She felt stupid when the thought of you looking so much like your avatar had crossed her mind, because of course you did. It was your avatar after all, made with your DNA. After her mental embarrassment died down, she couldn’t help but now admire that same fact. Your nose was slightly different than the ones of the na’vi, your skin colour of a totally different palette than theirs. She would not even dare to talk about the size difference, because you nearly had to crane your neck all the way just to meet her eyes - so she opted to kneel down for your comfort. 
You still brought that feeling of warmth deep inside of her, in your avatar form or not. Her heart still raced at the view of you approaching the spot you both had in a secluded part of the forest, and the same exact smile still made its way onto her face at the sound of your voice. Avatar or not, you still managed to scramble those unfamiliar feelings into Zuko’s stomach. 
She loved the way you made her ears hike up whenever you would whisper something stupid in her ears. She loved the way that she would race out of her family’s tent everyday at the same time, ignoring the yells of complaint from her mother that watched her scurry off. She was silent, but loud with her love. 
You were the one that made her feel what love was like for the first time, and you were the one she would carry a torch for. 
“You look weird.” she teased, smiling as you shot her a dirty look. 
“In my scenario, you’re the one that looks weird,” you shot back at her, signing your insult to the tall, dark blue na’vi. You knew that Zuko was simply mute and not deaf, that signing back to her when you had the privilege of speaking was useless when she could hear you. Though you liked to do it because you felt as though she felt less desolated. “You just bash me because you know I'm beautiful!” you joked, now affirming your sentence in full voice. 
Zuko turned her head towards the river flow, pretending like she’d rather observe the neon fish than answer your retaliation. You could not see her face from your position, and even less from your height. She was glad of your current barrier, because she would’ve hated knowing that you had caught onto the indigo colour that adorned her face at the moment. She felt pathetic for being so flustered at your stupid comment, one that was definitely not supposed to affect her as it had done. 
“Are the fish really that interesting?” you broke the silence, shaking Zuko out of her trance. Her ears twitched at the sound of your voice suddenly booming, and soon she turned around to meet you once more. The size difference was truly something that had irked you when you had decided to ditch your na’vi body for the second time. The first time that you had chosen to never enter your avatar ever again, a failed promise to yourself, the size difference had not really bothered you. You hadn’t lived in your avatar for long enough amongst the omatikaya for it to truly bother you, but now was a whole different story. 
You had gotten used to reaching for the sweet fruits in the tall palm trees, ones that you could easily reach as of before. You hated that you had to rely mostly on norm or the other avatars now that you could not find food for yourself. Hunting was way off the chart for you because if the creatures were fierce enough when you were 7 feet tall, then imagine yourself now at your human height. Your muscles were as well weaker than the ones that your avatar harboured. 
Zuko had known of your troubles, of what was bothering you. She could not eat with you in the forest anymore, because of that stupid mask on your face and it made her sad that she now had to eat dinner at home. Boring old home. 
“Very much,” she rolled her eyes, answering your previous question. 
You moved to sit on the floor as she still refused to look at you, even though she was facing you now. The soft grass tickled your skin but you would take this over sitting on some concrete floor anyday. You pat the hard soil beneath the grass in a call for the na’vi woman. “Come sit next to me,” 
 She complied this time, her unsettlement having left. You smiled a toothy grin as she sat in front of you, legs crossed before her. You hesitated before telling her what you had to say, staring into her eyes for a moment because you feared her reaction. 
“I must meet with Neteyam again tonight.” you shrunk under her unresponsive form, unable to tell what her reaction was to be. Would she be angry at you? Would she believe that you were returning to him just to give him another chance?
She tilted her head to the side at your visible distress. She noticed how you were fiddling with your fingers, intertwining your fingers and unlatching them.
“Why must you go back to him? after he has hurt you so many times?” she signed, a frown snaking up onto her once joyful face.
“I'm not going back because I love him. I have something important to show him, something that concerns the day of the accident…” you said mumbling the last part, feeling your humiliation rising back up at the thought of the day where you had been literally manhandled in front of the whole village. 
Zuko’s ears flattened at your attempt in convincing her, still feeling like she was missing something.
“So you still do love him then?” 
You found yourself hesitating at her questing, despite knowing what your heart was urging you to say. Your hesitance sent hope into Zuko’s own heart, but her brain told her to wait for confirmation before she got over herself. 
“It’s hard to rid yourself of those feelings, no matter how I am at him or how much of a skxawng he is,” the both of you laughed. “It doesn’t mean that I forgive him for lying to me, and for….well everything else.” you breathed out, feeling your throat tighten out at the thought of your lover’s betrayal. 
“You may know what it feels like, have you ever loved anybody before?” you asked, and she looked at you solemnly. 
‘Yes, I have loved you.’ she wishes to say, but not words could leave her throat. They made their way from her heart, racing through the vessels of her veins before getting stuck in her throat. She hated her disability at the moment for her lack of expression. She wished she could sign it to him, before you decide to leave to meet with the boy that had stolen your heart. 
Her hands shook with nerves as she failed to bring them between the both of them. As much as she tried, the fear of your rejection blocked her from telling you those few words, and oh how much she wished for you to know. 
At the end of the day, Zuko knew that it was worthless anyways. Your heart soared for Neteyam only. It would always be him, never her. She can't blame you for loving the Sully boy, for he is everything that she was not. Loving someone means letting them be happy, and if you were happy loving Neteyam, then she had no right to try and ruin things for you. 
She shook her head from side to side, signing a quiet no with her head. She looked so crestfallen that it sent a pang to your heart, she was your best friend after all and seeing her so sad affected your mood as well. You tried to smile warmly at her, being her pillar of comfort . 
“You will find the one for you, I am sure of it,” you said, and soon Zuko was forced to watch you walk away. She couldn’t refuse when you had asked so sweetly if she could bring you to the village. The words that she failed to tell you would always be stuck at the back of her throat as though a punishment for her cowardice. 
-
You had almost wanted to punch yourself as you found yourself standing before the Sully’s tent door. 
With much hesitation, you stepped foot into the tent and to your bad luck, Neytiri had been the first to spot your frame. She abruptly stood up from where she was previously sitting, disturbing Tuk from her peace. Every single eye from the tent turnt towards the scene, especially unwanted one’s. Neteyam was quick to stand up after his mother, desperation obvious on his face.
She felt a little bit more hostile given that you had shown yourself here in your human body, but she couldn’t help and wondered how you had made it here. You had no Kuru as a human, so how did you make the bond with your Ikran to reach the High camp? 
Neytiri felt the urge to say something to you, but what? She didn’t know if she should’ve scolded you for being here after she explicitly told you to stay out of the village, or to thank you for exposing that scum earlier this morning. The man that had endangered her daughter. 
She was lost in her own confusion and feelings towards you. In a way, she wanted to apologise for being the way she was to you, but she feared the act of forgiving your people. She feared that if she accepted you like she had with Jake, it would turn out to be a whole undercover story like it had been with the ex-marine. 
She feared that you would hurt her son like Jake had once hurt her, though they were far from that now. He had proven himself amongst the clan and he had redeemed himself, so why couldn’t you? Though she didn’t like and trust you enough to forgive you for now, she would simply stay quiet until you showed your potential real colours. 
Neteyam grazed a hand on his mothers shoulders, gently pushing her out of the way as he went to walk towards you. She couldn’t say anything this time, she just wouldn’t allow herself to. It wasn’t for you, it was for her son. If he was happy with you then so be it, she just wishes that he doesn’t come crying to her afterwards.
Oh and how much of the story had she missed…
“You must take a look at this,” you said, tone cold and urgent as you showed him the iPad. Eywa, how many of these did you sky people have. You pushed the iPad towards him, the device making straight contact with his toned stomach due to your height difference. He was slim and fit, lacking fat in his stomach area, so it was useless to say that it hurt like a bitch when the device made contact with his body.
Neteyam thought about it, before passing the iPad to his mother. He outstretched his arm towards her, holding the small device between careful fingers. Neytiri hesitated before the demon device, eventually accepting to keep it for now at her son’s furrowed eyebrow bones. 
“What are you doing? I told you to look at it.” you rolled your eyes as he delayed your leave. The exopack on your face was really starting to bother you and you wished for nothing more than to go back home and unto the comfort of your warm bed.
“Come on, come with me. There are things we must talk about.” you gave him an uninterested look, before he tried again. 
“And I will walk you home after, I promise. Just join me in this walk.” he says, asif reading your mind. 
“Make sure to actually walk her home, brother!” Lo’ak yelled from inside of the tent, causing Neytiri and Jake to throw him a deterrent glare. Kiri hit him upside the head, a clear sibling habit that she had adopted. “OW, OH YOU'RE GONNA GET IT!” 
Lo’ak turned around to face her, forehead creased as he hissed at his sister.
Jake sighed as he knew that tonight was going to be a long night for him. 
-
Eclipse had already settled upon the lands of Pandora, and the exhaustion was really starting to take a toll on you. You were walking beside Neteyam in the forest as you awaited for him to make the first move. 
The fan lizards seemed to have been staring into your soul, anticipating your chaos as they rested comfortably camouflaged on the branches. Though you had no interest in the lizards, or the Yerik that played near your feet, or the bioluminescent beauty that surrounded the both of you. You simply wanted to get this over with, listen to what Neteyam had to urgently tell you and dip back home. 
Noting that you were walking as a human in the humongous forest now, you were getting tired two times faster than before and Neteyam was taking you rather far away from the prying ears of the omatikaya. 
“So….?” you started, looking forward at the trail before you instead of at Neteyam. He breathed in audibly as you broke the silence, stopping in front of you as he looked at his feet. Neither of you were staring at each other, and you both were glad at that. 
“I wanted to say I'm sorry, for…..for everything really.” He apologised with a genuine tone. You scoffed a little too loudly at him, and he turned to look at you oddly. You still weren’t concentrating on him, and he shrunk under your lack of attention.
“What’s so funny?” he asked, worried at your scornful laugh. 
“You thinking that apologising is enough,” you mumbled loud enough for him to hear. The forest went silent at your argument, as though the nature besides you was listening to your lovers quarrel. You felt as though the leaves were people that watched you, and you soon grew yourself a whole audience of trees and wild beasts. 
Neteyam’s eyebrow bones furrowed at your scornful comment once more, and he was starting to get irritated by your lack of understanding.
“Because clearly it isn’t?” he sassed, rolling his eyes as he averted them from you.
“Eywa, Neteyam you lied to me!’ You yelled at him, feeling your throat tightening on you as you fought the urge to cry. Not in front of him, not again. It was your time to stare at your unresponsive partner now. 
“And I’m sorry! I didnt know how to tell y-“
“You’re sorry? You were bethrothed to my best friend the entire time and all you can find to say is that you’re sorry?” You sniffled, betrayal written all over your face. You wanted to stop the deep feeling of hurt that you felt at the fact, but there was nothing that could ease it. Neteyam groaned as you spoke back, nevertheless softening at your soft sniffles. He lifted a hand up to brush against the back of his neck that hid behind his long braids. His beads clinked together as he moved them. 
“I didn't know how to tell you, one minute you were just somebody that I was forced to teach and the next you became so much more than that!” He yelled back. Frustration was running thick in his veins as he couldn’t find a way to properly express himself to you. “I do not love Zepii and I never did, it was always you,” his strong voice faltered as he spoke softly to you. 
“When were you supposed to be mated to her”
you asked, and Neteyam’s face contorted to confusion. He had just told you that he held nothing more than amiability for the girl, what more was there to say? 
You repeated your question once more, this time more sternly as Neteyam got lost in his own thoughts. 
“In two months or so…” he trailed off.
“And then what, you were just going to wake up on that day and decide to throw me to the side and go tend to your new mate.” You hollered. You sounded like a hysterical woman asking her husband where he had been all night. But as selfish as you sounded for asking the future Olo’eyktan if he would choose between you and a woman that he was bound to be mated to for his duties, you just needed to know. 
“Listen, I…” he trailed off again, unable to find the right words to tell you in your moment of distress. The mask that was on your face stopped him from reading the emotions that were displayed on your face properly, but he knew that it was nothing joyful.
“I can't go any further than this, Neteyam” 
The na’vi man looked at you through desperate half-lidded eyes, partly understanding what you had said although wishing for you to not mean what he thought you did.
“I'm trying to say that we should just end this here, Neteyam.” you were finally able to say. You eyed the na’vi boy nervously as he stayed silent. Eywa, there was so much tension in the air that you could probably slice through it with a dagger and it was starting to feel more and more awkward as the seconds passed by.  Neteyam felt as though his whole universe had just fallen, as though Pandora had just stopped rotating and had deprived him of any air. 
You, the love of his life, was breaking up with him because you claimed that he loved you no more. You were wrong, he wanted to scream and beg for you to take him back even though you had just left him. Because he loved you more than he could say.
His yearning for you was stronger than his need for water, and he’d sworn that you crossed his mind every second that you were not next to him. You invaded his mind when he didn't want you to, and you stayed there until he had to force himself to think of something else. 
Now he watched as the one person he has ever loved so much walks away from his life because of his mistakes. Oh how much he wishes that you were born as one of them, so that he could love you without the burden of being downcasted upon his clan, his friends, his mother. He wishes that Neytiri would understand you, would see you as he saw you. Then maybe things would been easier for the both of you. 
“What?” Neteyam asked in a hushed tone, as though he would break if he spoke any louder. He questioned you as asif he had not heard you the first time, as though you had not just broken his heart.
“I’m sorry neteyam, I fear that you do not love me like you had once done. And i fear that you never will.” You spoke, voice equally as hushed as his. He moved towards you in fast paced steps, grabbing both of your hands in his tight grip when he reached you. It was slightly an awkward position due to your height difference, but he was really starting to get desperate here. He was desperate to not let you go, because he knew that if he let go of your hands right now, you’d disappear from his life forever. 
“I can change for you Y/N, i see you,” he said, but nothing was enough to convince you anymore. “I love you more than I can express, I beg of you to let me prove that to you. I will force my mother to see you if I have to, she will have no other choice,”
“We can run away together, once we become mates they will have no choice but to accept us!” He begged, so close to falling to his knees just for you to understand his pleas. A deep frown settled on your face as you watched him express his despair and your heart soared as a single tear made its way down his delicate cheeks.
He didn't bother to wipe it, and soon many more were to follow through. You felt your throat tighten up even more at the pitiful sight of the person you once called your lover. You turned your head to look at anything but Neteyam. You could not stand to look him in the face anymore, afraid that if you continued, you would break just like him and accept his promises.
His empty promises. 
You knew that there was no way that you could be with Neteyam without some sort of repercussion. If you ran away today with him, were you sure that another clan would take you in? If you mated with him on this fateful night, you were sure that the both of you would never live down the shame that was to be casted upon the both of you from the clan’s judgmental voices. You cannot do this to someone that you love, and you would not.
No matter how much neteyam’s words and actions have affected you, or how much his absence pained you, you knew that a part of you would always yearn for him. That’s why you had to let him go, lie to him about his own lack of love. Perhaps you could manipulate him into believing that he actually did not feel for you anymore, then it would hurt less for him. 
You’d tell him lies in the eyes of love. 
Because you never wished for adversity upon Neteyam just because of your selfish love, but if that was all that you could bring upon him, then the best solution was to let him go.
You cupped his face into one of your hands, four fingers laying across his jawline as your thumb ran comfortingly on his cheek. You used the backside of your index on your free hand to wipe his tears away, and he melted in your touch. He was relishing in what could be your last touch, and he forced himself to accept that. 
'I'm sorry,’ you whispered to him, as though that would soothe the both of your breaking hearts. You could not shake off the frown that was imposed on your face and you wished that the Tashik had some kind of herbal medicine for the throb that you felt deep inside your chest. 
Breakups are not always all one sided evilness and derisive threats. Sometimes, breakups are for the better, and you hopped that this is what you could bring in Neteyam’s life even if it meant leaving him. 
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When neteyam got home that night, he was inconsolable. Oh what love does to you. He was still in denial, refusing to believe that you had left him for good, that you had abandoned your na’vi body once more. His brother wanted to make fun of him so bad for crying, like a brother does to another. Though he saw through Neteyam’s pain, he understood that what he was going through was real.
Neteyam’s heart hurt so bad he could physically feel it, the spot in his chest that churned with remorse and twists in regret. Kiri wishes she could take her brother suffering away, but in other light, she felt more for you. She knew what it felt like to be an outcast just like you and her brother Lo’ak. Being teased endlessly because of her five fingers and weird eyebrows.
Though she was spared because she had been adopted by the olo’eyktan and the Tsahik of the omatikaya. She could not even start to imagine what this whole thing felt like from your side. If neteyam felt twisting in his chest than you felt your whole heart being worn out. 
He knew that he had to be strong, not to appear like a heavy-hearted person before his family. Though he just couldn’t anymore, he couldn’t keep the act up. He couldn’t go back home pretending like everything was okay, because it was not. 
Neytiri was so worried for her son. Her son that was usually the family’s sunshine, behind Tuk of course. He was so uncharacteristically quiet that it troubled her mind. His tears brought some of her own to her eyes, but she brushed them away because it was not her moment to cry. 
Her son was clearly going through something and she had to be there for him. So she did so, she sat beside Neteyam, bringing her knees to her chest just as he had done. She had tried everything to get Neteyam to talk to her ever since he had stepped foot back in the tent, but to no avail. 
He was giving her the silent treatment, and Neytiri hated the fact that she knew she probably deserved it. If she hadn’t been so harsh on you, maybe the both of you would still be happy right now. She knew that deep down you were just as much of a kid as her son, human or not. You had feelings like her son, and your feelings could get hurt just like his.
Even with the knowledge, she still treated you as though you were undeserving of everything. You were someone else’s daughter just as much as Kiri and Tuk were her daughters, and she would hate for someone else to treat them like she had treated you. She hated when those young boys would make fun of Kiri and Lo’ak for their 5 fingers, so why must she have been so rude towards you?
Neytiri had tried everything. She had tried sitting and talking to him during dinner time. She tried to encourage him to come hunting with her when the sun would show again. She had tried to comfort him, but he wanted none of it coming from her. Eventually Jake got her to lay off his back until he was ready to talk about it to them, so they both left and drowned into a deep pool of slumber. 
His younger brother snored loudly in his spot, informing Neteyam that he was well asleep. He checked on his other sisters too, who seemed to be sleeping as well. He couldn’t sleep because he couldn’t get you off his mind, he couldn’t get anything that had happened off of his mind.
He thought back at the iPad that you had given him so urgently earlier, telling him how much he had to look at its content. Though he felt a pang in his heart at the thought that it was your device. You had given it to him. 
With a huff, he pushed all of those feelings away. He turned on the weird gadget with much difficulty due to his large fingers. The ipad that you had chosen to pass him was generally large, though still no match for the na’vi build. He was afraid to mess with it too much, scared of what it could and would do if he pressed the wrong thing.
Thankfully for him, upon unlocking the device the video had already been there. Ready for him to play. Perhaps you had known of his lack of knowledge towards those types of things and that’s why you had prepared it for him beforehand? Neteyam shook his head, of course you did. 
You knew him like the back of your hand. You knew of his dislike towards the other sky people and their traditions and basically their whole existence. You knew what kind of flowers he loved, the type that smells so strong that he creases his nose after inhaling its sweet aroma for too long. You knew so much about him. 
His fingers moved to press on the obvious play button in the middle on the screen and he jumped as a loud audio began playing from the video. His ears flared up at the familiar voices of those boys, and he watched the rest of the video with genuine curiosity.
The soft light of the iPad enveloped his sharp features in the sheer darkness of the night. It hurt his eyes slightly, but he just couldn’t care much about that. He couldn’t help the way his ears then tensed upon recognition of what was happening, and he just knew at the moment that he had to do everything in his ability to make things right with you once more.
The night was pressing on, and his exhaustion after everything that had happened today was really starting to act on him. His eyelids were beginning to close upon themselves and the ipad nearly slipped out of his once tight grip as he felt himself lose consciousness. 
He gave up for today, deciding to enjoy the solace of his warm bed for the night. Tomorrow, he’d promise himself that he’d start working harder for you, that he’d soon confront his mother and end things with Zepii publicly. He promised himself that this time, he would not serve you anymore empty promises. 
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Till the End of Time. (d.t)
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Pairing: Daemon Targaryen x Fem!Targaryen!Reader
Summary: as times change you are closer to being wed off to another, and rising concerns between you and your beloved appear. will you end up together in the end?
Warnings: 18+. includes incestual relationship, oral f!receiving, unprotected sex, mentions of death, small mentions of child neglect, fluff (UNEDITED)
a/n: back with my new obsession with the house of the dragon!! hope you enjoy :) also idk if the ages go ten and six or six and ten but yk what i mean
word count: 4.54k
all translations of high valyrian come from google! english translations are in parentheses!!
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Longing for Daemon Targaryen was something you were pretty used to, sadly, With the Rouge Prince’s habits of getting himself into trouble always made it hard for you to see him. Though you never had a say as it was your father’s choice on how to handle him. Being the King's eldest daughter is more complicated than most people think. Especially when he crowned you his heir years prior when you were just of the age ten and six. 
You always doted on your uncle even from a young age though now ten and nine. He was the one to pick your dragon’s egg for your cradle. He let you ride on Caraxes with him when your dragon was too small to ride. Gave you lessons about your family’s history and the way they ruled. With your father always wishing for a boy, your mother always with a child or grieving over one, and your sister preferring Alicent Hightower’s company before yours. Daemon was the only one to ever treat you as a priority.  
You heard rumors about him returning from Dragonstone though you wanted to know for yourself. Daemon never held it against you when your father named you heir and Princess of Dragonstone. As you made it down to the dragon’s pit with your guard Ser Harwin Strong, you heard the notorious roar of Caraxes with a widening smile on your face. 
“Ser Harwin, you know how Caraxes feels about others. You may take your leave, I will be okay here,” you turned to your guard who knew better than to argue with you when it came to dragons. 
“Of course, Princess. I will be back here before the sun goes down,” he told you before making his way back.
You knew Caraxes could tell you were nearby because of the soft growls that came from him. You never once had a thought that Caraxes would ever harm you which is the same reason why you approached him and were able to place a hand on the dragon’s cheek. 
“I missed you too,” you whispered softly as he purred and leaned more into your hand. 
“He always did adore you more than he ever has me,” a voice you know all too well from behind you. 
“It is good to see you back, Uncle,” maintaining your focus on the dragon in front of you.
“It is good to be back, Gevie. Even more so with you here to greet me,” he smirked making his way closer to you before wrapping his arms around your waist from behind burying his face into your neck. (Beautiful)
“I take it you have missed me during your stay at Dragonstone?” you giggled placing your hands upon his arms and leaning back into him. Caraxes kept his eyes on you two for a second before getting bored and turning his head away. You laughed at the dragon’s attitude which seemed to resemble the same pettiness as his rider. 
“Nyke va moriot miss ao,” he muttered into your neck pressing light feather kisses from your ear down to your shoulder. (I always miss you.)
Though you were fairly certain some already knew about you and Daemon or at least had their suspicions, you two did a decent job in keeping what you two have to yourselves. More importantly keeping it from your father, the King himself. Even as the worries stayed at the back of your mind about when and how your father would react when he finds out, you paid no mind to them considering your father paid no mind to you. 
“Se nyke've missed ao,” you responded turning to face him and looking into his mesmerizing eyes. (And, I’ve missed you.)
“You grow to be more beautiful each time with every meeting,” he told you as he tucked a piece of your hair back into your tiara. 
“As dashing as ever, My Prince,” you felt heat rush to your cheeks. 
“I hear rumors about Lords trying to court you as of now. Is it true?” he growled under his breath finding solace in kissing your neck.
Ever since you came of age your father has wanted to marry you off to some wealthy lord with a decent standing. The idea of marrying another who isn’t Daemon Targaryen repulsed you to a different extent. 
“You know I would never submit to those disgusting pigs,” you muttered while trying to stile moans threatening to leave your mouth.
“How about me, Issa dōna niece?” raising back to meet your eyes and gazing down upon your lips. (my sweet niece)
“To you? Everyday,” you murmur before lightly pressing your lips against his just to pull back a second later.
You found yourself feeling content with the thought of being with Daemon. You knew no one could ever treat you better or understand your position as well as he could. You could also see him by your side when/if you were to actually rule. No one else could fill his position in your life. 
“No one will take you from me,” you knew he spoke the truth. If there’s anything your uncle is good at, it’s taking what he wants. 
“And I have no doubt,” you said as he pushed your chin up to get a good view of you. 
He smashed his lips against yours and pulled you even closer to close the gap between you two. You move your hands to go around his neck to try and pull yourself up to him. His hands moved down from your waist to your hips tightening his grip. Making you gasp slightly and allowing him to slip his tongue into your mouth. You kissed until all the breath left your lungs and even then you never wanted to let him go. Scared to see him disappear and you married off to anyone but him.
You knew it was wrong, but that has never stopped you before from pursuing this relationship with your uncle. Not a piece of you has ever regretted giving yourself to him. He treated you better than anybody else. He has never given you a reason to not put your trust in him.
“It got annulled,” he whispers against your lips.
“What?” you had an idea but didn’t want to get your hopes up.
“My bronze bitch and I.” he spat as he said the infamous name he had given to his late wife.
You heard the rumors about what happened to Rhea Royce. Though it was stated that her cause of death was caused by a mishap with her horse during hunting, others found it odd that with the high skills of Rhea Royce on horseback is what would be her doom. Others suspected that the Rouge Prince had something to do with her death as it was always a known fact Daemon hated her.
Even with the length of their marriage, not a single child was born between the two of them. Some say that he didn’t even bed her throughout their marriage which leads to Runestone without an heir. He always would compare her to sheep and then proceed to call the sheep prettier.
“Does this mean I could call you to mine as well?” you questioned looking into his eyes shimmering in lust. 
“I have always been yours as you have always been mine,” he confessed while leaning down to rest his forehead against yours smiling softly.
“Avy jorrāelan.” (I love you.) 
“Se avy jorrāelan,” he replied pressing a light kiss on your lips making you blush easily. (And I love you.)
“The sun is almost down,” you said somberly knowing your lovely reunion with Daemon would come to a close when you see the sun start being replaced with the moon.
You dreaded the thought of going back to Red Keep and having to act as if nothing ever happened. You were sick of being pushed aside by your family and the council. You had to act as if everything was fine even when you heard about the rising dangers on the Stepstones. Your mother looked even frailer than she usually was during a prolonged pregnancy. 
“I brought something back for you,” he said as he reached his hand in his pocket pulling out a necklace.
“It’s beautiful,” going to reach for it before Daemon pulled it back in his hand closing his fist around it. 
“Do you know what it is, Princess?” he questioned you dangling it in front of your eyes.
“It is valerian steel, Uncle. Like Dark Sister” you answered keeping your eyes on the object in his grasp.
“Turn around,” he commanded.
You slowly turn your heel to turn your back to him. You reach up to your neck and remove the small diamond chain necklace that he gifted you the last time you saw him. As you pulled the necklace down from your neck, Daemon gently placed the new one upon you and kept his hands on your shoulders as he placed more kisses where the necklace lays.
“Now, You and I both own a small piece of our ancestry,” he whispered into your ear.
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The tournament being held for your mother’s birth of a possible heir to replace you had every waiting for the announcement of the babe. Though Lords and Heads vowed their allegiance with you, that didn’t stop them from wanting a male on the Iron Throne instead of you. Seated next to your father just behind Rhaenyra and Alicent you anxiously waited for Daemon’s turn. 
As it came time for him to choose his opponent, you had no doubt in your mind that his choice of Gwayne Hightower was to piss out the King’s hand, Otto Hightower. Your shared hatred of the hand was because of the pure manipulation he used against your father to further benefit himself. He was a sneak and a traitor that wanted you gone as heir.
Knowing this would be an easy win for Daemon you had no worry that he would get hurt during it. Though you could say the same for Alicent who was nervously picking at the skin of her nails as she watched her brother get ready to go against Daemon. Out of the corner of your eye, you saw Rhaenyra placing a hand over Alicent’s as a sense of trying to calm her. It hurt knowing your younger sister didn’t have much interest in you, you held no major feelings of hatred against knowing the people she put herself around. 
Just like you presumed the match between Daemon and the Hightower son ended as quickly as it started. You stood cheering for him as you connected eyes with him. He gave you a smile that most people would normally never see from the Prince. When he made his way toward the stand, you hoped he would ask for your favor.
“Issa dōna niece, would you give me the honor of winning this tournament with your favor?” he spoke loudly keeping eye contact with you. (My sweet niece)
“Of course, Uncle,” you hear from beside you which made you snap your neck at the person who spoke.
“Actually I was talking about the other Princess,” which made you blush at the confirmation that he wanted your favor. 
You looked to your father as if to ask for his permission not that it matter to you anyways. He gave you a nod with a curious look on his face as he noticed the interaction between you and his brother. 
“Nyke jaelagon jeme issa biarves, uncle,” you wished him as you threw down the ring of flowers. (i wish you all my luck, uncle)
“Thank you, Princess,” and with that, he was off.
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The King was gone a long time when he left in a rush which you assumed was to go see your mother during her labors. There were whispers amongst all of you as everyone wondered if the King finally got his wish of a son. You understood his obsession with a son but that did not mean you weren’t scared about being replaced. 
You knew something was wrong like there was a dark cloud looming over King’s Landing. You stood from your seat to rush back to the Red Keep and find out what was going on with your mother. The feeling of dread was ultimately crushing the closer you made it to her chambers. It was a mess. Blood everywhere. You tried to make your way into the room but the guards wouldn’t let you.
You felt the tears stream down your face for the woman who gave birth to you. She might not have acted as a mother to you but you knew her thoughts about fulfilling her duties which she felt like a failure for not doing so. 
When you finally broke free from the guards and made it into the room where your mother lays on a stained bed with a cloth now over her. All the air felt like it was knocked out of your lungs as you tried to gasp air in whilst having a hand over your mouth in disbelief and another over your stomach as if trying to hold yourself up. You looked around the room to find your father carrying a babe in his arms. He got his wish. He just had to kill her to get it. 
“What is his name, Father?” you asked as you made it closer to him and the child he was carrying. You felt growing resentment towards your father and the child as they were the reasons your mother was now gone. 
“Baelon.”
“Fitting for a prince,” you told him.
“Would you mind to hold him, Daughter?” as he turned towards you motioning for you to take Baelon.
“Of course not,” you gently took the child in your arms. He looked so frail and delicate. You knew this was your father’s dream child. You just never knew the extent he was going to in order to achieve it.
Tears still streamed down your face as you studied the child in your arms. You knew how Rhaenyra would take this news considering she was closer with mother than you ever were. She would be devastated, and your heart broke, even more, knowing she has no clue while still being at the tournament.
You could not take it anymore and gave Baelon back to your father as you sank down to your knees crying for the loss of your mother. She might have not been a good mother because she was always tied down to child’s birth, but she had her moments with you that you truly cherished. Like the time when Rhaenyra was 5 and your father was always more interested in spending time with her than you, your mother called you to her chambers and spent the time telling you stories to make you feel better. She told you that as the eldest you deserved to be the heir over anyone else, and she wished for you to become queen one day.  
You screamed in angst calling for her, but no response. The handmaidens tried to care for you though with no luck as you pushed their hand off you. Your father tried to calm you with words that fell silent to your ears. 
“Someone call for Prince Daemon,” your father ordered one of the guards which you didn’t hear. The universe felt like it was crashing upon you and that the weight was unbearing with every second. 
“Where is she?!” the Prince came rushing into the room having just ended the tournament. He paused as he saw you on the floor crying.
He made no waste of time and made his way towards you and lifted you into his lap. One arm wrapped around your waist and another covering your head as he spoke sweet nothings into your ear to calm you. 
You clutched onto him as he was the only thing keeping you grounded. He held onto you as if he was trying to protect you from the dangers of this world. The King never thought he would see the day when his brother would care so deeply for another. He saw the interaction between you two during this moment, and something deep down in him was glad you had someone to look after you when he didn’t.
“Brother, I will take her to her chambers to rest,” Daemon spoke out to his brother as he carried you against his chest. 
“Yes, of course, do what you must.”
“Tell the guards to leave tonight, no one needs to hear her cries anymore than they already have, I will stay with her tonight, Brother,” he told him.
“Understood, thank you for taking care of her, Brother,” Viserys thanked his brother.
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“He killed her,” you whispered as Daemon laid you on your bed.
“What?” he asked in confusion while he took his place in bed right next to you take you back into his arms. 
“He chose that babe over her,” you spat out. “Daemon, what if someone did that to me?”
“No one ever will, my love. I will make sure of it,” he stated.
“They want to marry me away soon,” you told him.
“They will not take you from me,” pressing you against him tighter.
“You must be willing to let me go unless you choose to do something about it,” you admit to him lifting your head from his chest to look him in the eyes. 
He gives you an uncertain look of not knowing what to say. You took it upon yourself to give him a distraction from your situation and placed a kiss at the corner of his mouth before he captured your lips against his. 
You raised one of your arms to place your hand on his cheek to pull his face closer to yours. The kiss was filled with passion and commitment to one another. Daemon said what he need with the kiss and you knew that. The longer the kiss last, tense heighten, causing Daemon to sit up and pull you on his lap. You straddled him throughout the kiss, slowly rocking yourself back and forth against his hips. Increasing the friction and pleasure for both of you. You could feel him getting hard from underneath you which only caused you to smile into the kiss.
He broke away from you to move on to your neck and his hands moved from your waist to work on getting your dress off.  He untied the back strings to loosen it and slipped the straps off your shoulders leaving your chest bare. He went from your neck to your breasts quickly kissing, nipping, and sucking on the supple skin leaving love marks on them. He lifted you off his lap to stand and remove his tunic and pants. While you stood to let the dress drop and pool around your feet before stepping over it and laying back down on the bed. 
You both were bear to each other with Daemon moving and taking place between your legs. He leaned down to kiss you and traveled his hand down to your bundle of nerves slowly rubbing small circles with his thumb. You gasped at the sensation allowing Daemon to explore around your mouth. Daemon paused from kissing you and started moving down your body leaving kisses on the valley of your breast down to your stomach before going even lower.
He started his attack with his mouth against you devouring you like a starved man. Licking up and down between your lower lips, circling his tongue around your clit before closing in to suck on it. Your moans sounded like heaven to his ears. He slowly pushes a finger to ease in you, sliding it in and out with an occasional curl of his finger. The heat and pleasure were building in you waiting to snap. He added another finger in while stretching you out to get ready for him.
“Ao issi sīr ȳrda,” he groaned against you only adding more pleasure. (You are so tight)
“Mērī syt ao,” you moaned gripping the sheets in your hands. (Only for you)
He sped up his actions as you chased for your release and just like that it felt like something snapped in you. Your body tensed as your legs started to shake leading you to clench around his fingers trying to close your legs together only for him to move his other arm to spread them apart. He kept going through your climate making you press a hand against his head trying to push him off because of the overstimulation, but that didn’t stop him. He worked you through your high as you finally stopped shaking and started relaxing your body.
He got up from his position and went back between your legs, a hand on his hard cock lining himself up against your hole. He slowly pushed in letting out a hiss at how tightly your walls hugged against him. He pushed in all the way before stilling for a moment inside you allowing you to adjust to his size as you were never able to get used to it. You continued to moan as you felt him brush against your cervix. He was so deep inside you making you feel complete. 
After a minute, he started rocking back and forth before pulling out slightly to push back in. The size of his cock was godly and felt like it was splitting you into two. He bottomed out to quickly push himself even deeper into you. He groaned as he felt you squeeze your walls around him. You had tears falling from your eyes from the pure ecstasy that you were feeling. He leaned down to kiss the tears from your face before kissing you passionately against the lips. 
 The sound of skin slapping against each other, your moans, and his groans filled your chambers. Your moans caused him to speed up his pace and have a bruising grip on your hips. He repeatedly brushed against that spot in you causing you to tightly wrap your legs around his waist in order to push him deeper into you. 
“Daemon, I’m close,” you said softly through your moans. 
“I know, my love. Let go,” he encouraged you, feeling your walls close in on him. 
You released yourself around his cock as he searched for his own high within you. Before pushing one last time pulling you against his hips as you felt him spill his seed into you, thickly coating your walls. He lowered his head to your neck trying to stabilize his breath. You hissed at the sense of losing the feeling of being full as he pulled out and laid next to you. 
“You are the reason why I keep living,” you muttered as you turned to look at him.
“And you are the reason for my existence,” he replied back pulling you closer to him.  
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You walked around the room looking at all the lords' cups to see who needed their wine-filled. This was your job during the meetings of the small council though you didn’t mind it as much since it abled you to hear news and what happens through the Seven Kingdoms. This meeting was just a bit better considering your beloved was in the room as well. 
“Your Grace, I do think it is time to start looking at arrangements and proposals for our Princess here,” Otto mentioned to your father as he stared at you filling Lord Corlys’ cup.
“Excuse me?” you questioned not knowing how the attention transferred to you so quickly.
“You are of age, daughter. There has to be someone that has been able to catch your eye as of late,” your father responded to you.
“She is our heir and you want to give her to some unworthy lord, brother?” Daemon asked looking at your father and his hand with bewilderment which covered his true feelings of anger at the thought of you marrying another. 
“Daemon, she will be well taken care of with whomever she ends up with, but I do appreciate your concern for her,” your father said as he turned to his brother. 
“We shall organize a tour for the Princess soon,” Otto recommended to your father while the other members nodded in agreement.
“Your Grace, why don’t you marry her to Prince Daemon under Targaryen traditions? He is now widowed with the death of Lady Rhea Royce,” Lord Corlys suggested to your father which the King went silent at.
Your breath hitched in your throat at the anticipated response of your father. You moved your gaze to Daemon who was already staring back at you with a smirk on his lips. The idea of being able to marry Daemon filled you with hope about your future.
“Lord Corlys, don’t be ridiculous,” Otto glared at him. 
“No, I understand what you mean. You all may leave except you my brother stay,” The King directed everyone in the room. 
You waited for everyone to leave before making your way out but in reality, while your father was distracted by his own thoughts you hid behind a column near the door. 
“Brother, what do you think of this?” your father questioned Daemon with uncertainty.
“I think of no better option. Wed her to me,” Daemon admitted to your father, only furthering your hope. “When I offered up my place as heir, you said I could have anything. I want her. I'll take her as she is, and wed her in the tradition of our house.”
“Daemon, do not do this to her only because you want a chance for the throne. This is my daughter we are talking about,” your father warned him.
“I would not dare to do such things to her.”
“And if she were to be better off marrying another?” Viserys proposed to Daemon. 
“What better off rising the status of a measly lord?” Daemon retorted back starting to raise his voice.
“Daemon, I am not sure of this union,” Viserys voiced out his concern taking a sip from his cup of wine.
“I will take care of her. You know this.”
“But can I trust you to do what is best for her and our kingdom?” your father challenged him. 
“She deserves nothing but the absolute best,” Daemon stated. 
“Then very well, we shall start the preparation for this new engagement,” Viserys came to conclusion. Your father suspected the love you two had for each other but never got to confirmation of how deep it truly is. Now he sees Daemon is the perfect match for you, and after the years of neglecting your father as laid on you, it felt like it was the least he could do for you.
Your father exited the room leaving Daemon in his thoughts about Viserys actually coming to an agreement with him. The second the door shut you left your hiding place and ran to Daemon throwing yourself upon him. Arms around his neck as he wrapped his around your waist securely.
“You are mine,” Daemon whispered to your ear.
“Till the end of time."
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My birthday was a couple days ago, and I got to see my bio dad for the first time in a while. He surprised me with the fact that I have a little half-sister, whom I've never met and who was adopted about two years back. So, I wondered if any situations in BB mimic this or have a theme of "secret siblings" or "secret family"? Sorry if this is a weird ask; this blog is honestly just such a cool little place and I love the way you approach the subject matter and take the flawed misogynistic foundation of the WC books and make them so much better (JUSTICE FOR BUMBLE!!!). I've also learned a lot about healthy and unhealthy relationships here and am really glad for your deep dives on Squilf and Bramble. Thanks, Bones!
Not weird at all! I really like exploring all the little nooks and crannies of complicated familial dynamics. I think one of the untapped strengths of WC (that the writers seem to be unaware of) is how their MASSIVE cast allows them to present all sorts of unique dynamics. So I like to pick up on it, since they don't.
For secret siblings...
I'm pretty heavily leaning towards Ambermoon being adopted by Wildfur, as a surrogacy. Something feels correct about it. Especially since Icecloud is getting retooled into a post-Battle of the True Eclipse birth, and a major supporting character in AVoS-era stories as a friend of Alderheart.
Thinking about it, I should zoom in and expand this. Maybe have Icecloud, somehow, acquire forbidden knowledge that would invalidate the Queen’s Rights and he (transman) struggles with if he's going to use it to expose his parents as an excuse to help Ambermoon.
(Especially since Ambermoon and Icecloud are basically nothing alike. Amber is independent, bold, and vain. Ice is jessie pinkman big-hearted, disorganized, and deceptively meek if you look past his "chill" demeanor)
But that's wip-- there's also Breezepelt and the Three, who are going to have an actual friendship. In particular I can't unsee Breeze and Lion having a deep one. I know I commit the Cardinal Sin of borderline himbo-ifying Lionblaze in BB, but I can't help it.
Hollyleaf ended up nabbing a bunch of his most violent roles to make her villainous descent smoother narratively, so BB!Lionblaze's story ends up being more focused on Ashfur's abuse, comic relief with cats in other Clans (something that the very serious Jay and Holly have a hard time providing), and the emotional fallout of the big reveal and Bramblestar's turn on them. Breezepelt slots neatly into that.
They were friends. Lionblaze's whole life came down around the reveal, everyone looking at him and his siblings differently, like they're suddenly something terrible. Why can't we find a silver lining, Breezepelt? Why can't we call ourselves brothers if the whole world is going to do it anyway? So much is changing, but THIS doesn't have to, we will take their weapon and turn it to armor, my ally, my friend, my brother.
(and when Breezepelt is lashing out at the three because of the Dark Forest's influence, Lionblaze is there, taking the blows and trying not to give in to the impulse to send him flying with a single paw)
There's also Harespring and Kestrelflight of WindClan and Owlclaw of ShadowClan. All of them are from a single litter between Whitewater and Mudclaw. She was going to raise the three of them alone as ShadowClan cats, but when the sire was smote, Whitewater felt they were cursed.
She was able to give the oldest two to their bio-uncle, Torear, but the weather was so bad that day and the runt was so sickly and small that it surely would have killed him. I don't think Owlclaw ever finds out why his mother always treated him with suspicion, but it did mess him up horribly.
Over in BB!DOTC, Thunder Storm is getting more half-siblings earlier. Clear Sky and Falling Feather had two daughters-- Pale Sky and Tiger Sky.
I want to explore the way that the various stages of Clear Sky's life acted on his kids. How any little curiosity Thunder Storm had about the life he might have had if he wasn't abandoned is crushed by seeing kittens who weren't. How Clear's favoritism of his oldest child set the trio against each other from the start. How this idea of "love" is toxic yet intoxicating.
It feels good to be the golden child. The power it gives you over his sycophants is satisfying. To know you, and you alone, have what someone else craves. Problem is, that's conditional, and it's cruel.
What Thunder Storm learns from his time with his biodad is that Clear Sky is not his father at all. He's taught him exactly what he DOESN'T want to be. There may be similarities-- in temperament, in physical prowess (though BB!Thunder is three-legged, he's still ripped), in taste and senses. But Thunder Storm's father is Shaded Flower.
(BB!Gray Wing died in the first book, rescuing Shaded Flower from being trampled by a horse. Xey're a patron of wisdom, Shaded Moss is taking the role of fatherhood to Thunder)
His sister is Rainswept Flower. His mom is Bright Storm. If there was a bond he could have had with Tiger Sky and Pale Sky, it dies simply and cruelly on the knife they used to cut each other out.
Pale might have wanted to mend it, she was the gentler one. But she dies in the First Battle along with her mother. Tiger Sky is too stubborn to accept any help, should Thunderstar offer it, and Thunderstar isn't in the business of begging for others to like him.
Naturally I'm lowkey obsessed with them lmao. I need to make a BB!DOTC overviewww
#I have a perspective on half siblings colored by a dynamic in my family#The generation above me has two siblings who had an awful biodad and an amazing stepdad (who did officially adopt them)#And there was nothing ''natural'' or good about how one of them was obsessed with their biodad.#It was influenced by his surroundings and did nothing but drag an incredibly toxic man back into his sister's life#Over and over#But anyway the son used to tell me ''theres no half in siblings''#The daughter adored her halfbrother through the mother who raised them-- but was adamant that her biodad's newer kids were nothing to her#I guess I agree with the son. But not in the way he believes it#There's no half in siblings because you either Are. Or you are Not.#You have a shared experience with having that person as a parent or you don't. And that's what's unchanging.#It's not the blood; it's the sweat and tears. But anyhoo#Personal details of my life aside#Tiger Sky and Pale Sky are Clear's Dead Angel Fetus Children in-canon. I think that was Weird.#So instead I made them. Not. Dead angel fetus children....#They're characters now lmaoo#Better bones au#I think Tiger Sky (i call her Tigs in my head a lot) is one of my favorite kit saves ever though#She's not going to be from the last litter either. I haven't picked who the mom is yet but he does have even more#At least one of those is going to make a grab at power but um. Sparrow Heart will not react Well.#BASICALLY lads I'm cooking. My revamps of the DOTC characters basically write themselves because I am very fond of them.#Clear's youngest: ''OH I JUST CANT WAIT TO BE KI-"#Sparrowstar: ''-lled.''
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can you do a blurb of sidney meeting bee for the first time
ooh i'd love to! i hope you guys like this :)
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sidney couldn't feel his hand.
his baby momma was in labour and in the process of turning his hand into mush. he didn't even know it was possible to grip something that tight, but of course, pain made people much stronger than they were sometimes.
and giving birth was not an easy process.
he'd been in the delivery room for a few hours, driving the child of his mother here the second she called to let him know her water broke. her parents weren't in contact with her, but sidney's parents were waiting at home. waiting for sidney to call and tell them their grandchild was here.
"i can't do this, i - i don't want to do this," she cried, shaking her head.
"you're so close, just one more push, come on," the doctor encouraged her. "you got this, one big push."
sidney smoothed her hair back, "hey, you're so close. it's almost over, i promise. just one more, and then the baby's going to be here."
sidney and his baby mom weren't in a relationship, they hadn't been in one for months now. their relationship itself was pretty short-lived, but sidney knew she was in pain and she didn't to be alone right now.
considering it was kind because of him she was here, he knew the least he could do was be there for in whatever way she needed. and right now, she needed someone there for her emotionally.
so that's what he was going to do.
"it's almost over," she repeated, nodding her head slightly.
at the doctor's cue, she took a deep breath, pushing once again. sidney wrapped his other hand around the one that was crushing one of his, encouraging her.
at the sound of a small cry, he gasped, turning his head to see the doctors and nurses holding a small baby. before he even understood what was happening, the nurses wiped the infant, rubbing quickly.
the baby's cries grew louder, a part of sidney breaking at that sound. but then the umbilical cord was cut, and the baby was placed on mom, a blanket over them both.
"congratulations," one of the doctors said to sidney. "it's a girl. let's give mom and baby a few minutes, i need you to fill out a few forms first."
sidney nodded numbly, his brain moving a little slower than he was used to. he just saw his daughter being born, she was right there. he was a dad, he was her dad.
somehow, sidney found himself in an office, a few forms in front of him.
"what's this?" he asked.
"well, mom told us you were giving up parental rights and were simply going to pay child support," doctor started. "since that was decided before birth, we need you to fill these out immediately after birth. that way, you can avoid complications later on."
sidney stared at the papers, realizing how close he was to just... giving up the right to having his daughter. a simple signature, he'd signed lots of things before, and he'd never have to worry about her. nothing beyond the money he'd be giving away monthly.
but for some reason, the pen felt incredibly heavy.
sidney looked up at the doctor, "is there any way we can put this off for now? i just - i mean, i just had my kid. i want, i want some time to think this over."
the doctor nodded, "you can choose to do this at any time. doing it right now would simply be the most effective and simple way. you can do it later, but be ready for a longer legal process."
"thanks doctor."
sidney made his way back to the room where mom and the baby were, finding mom half asleep and the baby in the crib.
he made his way over, peering inside and finding a small bundle, wrapped in a pink blanket and a matching little hat. her eyes were closed, long lashes leaning against her cheeks as she slept soundly.
she was perfect.
"you can hold her, you know?" the nurse spoke to sidney. "do you need help?"
"thanks, i'm - i can hold her," he assured her. he had a little sister, he had younger cousins.
he didn't remember being this nervous to hold them.
were they this small as well?
reaching into the crib, sidney took the little girl into his arms, her head fitting perfectly in the crook of his elbow. she scrunched up in the blanket, causing sidney's eyes to widen.
"shh, it's okay my princess," he whispered softly, rocking her in his arms. "i've got you. daddy's got you. you're okay, my love."
slowly, she relaxed in his arms, comforted by the sound of his voice. sidney smiled a little, continuing to talk, letting his baby know that she was safe, and that she'd always have someone to love her.
slowly, she cracked an eye open, and then another, looking up at her dad for the first time.
sidney froze in his tracks, feeling like he'd just been sucker punched. her big hazel eyes matched his perfectly, her hand wriggling under the blanket to try and get free.
sidney took that hand out, tearing up a little as she wrapped her tiny hands around his finger, squeezing tightly as if asking him to stay. sidney pressed a kiss to her hand, tucking it back in the blanket and rocking her.
she yawned, blinking a few times, before turning her head towards sidney and closing her eyes once again.
he took a seat on the couch, overwhelmed by everything that had just happened. he pressed a soft kiss to his little girl's forehead, knowing one thing for sure.
he wasn't going to leave her.
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All I Feel is You
Percy Jackson x Reader summary: Being a daughter of Hecate means having a lot of strengths, however you are not invincible and people often seem to forget that, with the exception of a certain sea-green-eyed boy
a/n: was this requested? no. did is still decide to make this? obviously. i've been meaning to write for percy for a while, so here it is. i hope you enjoy. also, i have this hc that hecate only has daughters. let me know what you think! &lt;3
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Being a daughter of Hecate had its perks. For instance, you were doted in the ways of medicine, much like the Apollo kids, you complimented each other in that way. Their powers diminished at night, while yours grew stronger and viceversa. Your magic covered various areas, those including earth, heavens and oceans as well as your specialty: shape shifting. Having such a wide range of domain, Hecate kids were often asked for favors and help around camp. It was needless to say that Hecate kids were a beloved asset around camp.
Sometimes, you took privilege in these favors, and asked Chiron for certain liberties, like skipping a lesson or activity. Or even being able to stay out past curfew, (without any of the other campers knowing, of course).
As of right now, you were using one of your ‘favor passes’ as you liked to call them, as you sat out in the Delphi’s Strawberry Fields, allowing the cool summer breeze blow through your hair. Your shoes had been discarded so that you could dig your toes in the soil.
The Battle of Manhattan had taken place a few days ago, and people were still mourning the loss of their loved ones. You were no indifferent to loss, you had lost some of your sisters, and while you would love to be mourning with the ones that remained, it was better for you to do it alone.
Being a daughter of Hecate had its perks, however, being a daughter of Hecate brought complicated feelings in times like this. Being a daughter of Hecate meant you could see and feel other people’s ‘magic’, something that mortals knew as ‘aura’. And during the aftermath of the Battle, there wasn’t a surplus of beautiful magic. A somber atmosphere covered the camp, and while it never completely left, it seemed to dissipate at night. Maybe it was the cruelness of hope that manifested itself in dreams, giving people a brief moment of contentment, as they fantasized that their loved ones hadn’t been lost, and that when they woke up, everything would still be like it was a few days prior.
Amidst your contemplation, the sound of rustling leaves could be heard. You knew who it was, he was the only person that ever came out here at night. Mostly because he didn’t care for the curfew.
He didn’t say anything, he just sat next to you and stared up at the stars.
“How are you doing?” you asked after a few minutes of silence.
“I am,” Percy replied.
“I think that’s what we all are,” you said.
Silence once again.
“You’re not looking at the stars tonight,” he said.
“It’s hard right now. Especially tonight, or any other night since it happened.”
You both didn’t dare to say exactly what happened. It was in the past as of right now, and maybe in the future it would become a part of the present, so that it didn’t repeat itself. But as of right now, it was too hard to bear.
“Would you like to talk about it?”
You sighed and brought your knees up to your chest, “I guess it just feels wrong. I think they are my stars tonight, I have to look at them just in case they crash and burn. It’s been rough for all of us.”
Percy nodded. He might not understand you completely, but that was what your relationship with him was like. He was there for you no matter what, and most of the time you comprehended each other without even talking, and when you didn’t being with each other was enough.
For the first time since he joined you, you looked at him. His aura contained a little blue, however it faded into grey as it progressed towards the edges. You stared at him, analyzing the change in color that his magic had had these past days.
“You can stop lookin at my jello, or whatever you call it.”
“Jello is a new one. You’re getting creative with the names. Care to explain it?”
“It’s because I’m in it, and it’s kind of like I’m suspended inside. Or that’s what I imagine it looks like to you at least.”
“That would make you jello too.”
“I think being jello would be fun.”
His magic flickered for an instance, tinting itself in a light shade of orange and yellow. You smiled before looking back at the camp.
“I wish I could see your magic,” Percy said.
“Trust me, you don’t.”
“I just wish I could do the same for you that you do for me.”
You chuckled, the sound came out more bitter than you had intended, “That’s a burden me and my sisters bare. Mom had to find a way to balance out all the perks.”
Percy stared at you, “I may not be able to see magic Y/N. But some other things are clear to see, you can let go, just for a while if you’d like to, we can even stay here forever if that’s what you need.”
You tried. You really tried to remain silent, but as you listened to him a choked sob escaped your throat. Someone with your ability was usually in charge of comforting everyone, you were supposed to even take in those negative emotions, however, you never realized the toll it was taking on you until it was too late.
Percy scooted closer to you and wrapped his arms around you as he cradled your body. He led your head up to his chest and comfortingly ran his calloused hands along your back. He didn’t say anything, he just allowed you to let out everything you had been holding on to up until now.
“I’m- I’m so- sorry,” you said in between sobs.
Percy shushed you and kept on rubbing your back, “You don’t have to apologize. You’re safe here.”
And you truly believed him, you allowed yourself to completely let go while in his arms. Amidst a world full of chaos you could always count on the sea-green-eyed boy to bring you comfort. Even when the world had collapsed, your home was still standing as long as he was.
Percy watches as you relaxed in his arms, you let loose, and something wonderful happened. He saw as a soft colorful light emanated from you. It started with a bright pink and faded into indigo. He smiled and whispered a soft ‘thank you’. He knew you wouldn’t be able to hear it, but you would feel it, just as he felt you.
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Alcina’s long lost child au part 2
Alright, part 2! Read the first part here! Let’s get into it!
The fireplace in the bedroom warmed your weary body. Alcina had done an excellent job wrapping your injured leg and then had a maid bring some hot tea for you to drink.
You stared at this fascinating creature. She was easily over 9 feet tall, and yet your very stare had her shifting uncomfortably in her seat. The confident woman from just before was long gone.
Alcina cleared her throat before speaking (Probably to break the unbearable silence). “Are you happy, Y/N? Do you have… any family? I always dreamed of you coming here to find me, but… I… Only wanted the best for you. I hope you know that.” She began.
You looked down at the mug in your hands. You didn’t want to blame her, but your life had been far from easy. Never adopted. Never had a real family… Aging out of the foster system sucked. “Well,” You began carefully. “Um… I’m not gonna sugar coat anything. I grew up as a bit of a loner. I never had a family.” You said, unable to meet Alcina’s gaze.
Alcina felt her heart break. Tears silently streamed down her face. This wasn’t what she wanted for you.
“To be honest, I liked to think that my birth parents just didn’t have the means to care for me. It was… Easier that way. It made the idea of them seem pretty selfless, but-” You gestured to the gilded fixtures and luxurious room. “I can see money and resources are not a problem here.” You ground out. You tried not to sound so bitter, but Alcina had 3 daughters who lived with her. She clearly had the time and love to devote to them. Why not you?
Your words cut Alcina to the core. You really must hate her.
Alcina’s silence kind of agitated you. “So… You seem to love your new children a ton. I’m happy for you all. I should leave.” You said.
You were feeling very angry and didn’t want to say something you’d really regret. You knew coming here was a bad idea from the beginning… What a waste.
You wince as you painfully rise to your feet and prepare to leave.
“NO!” Alcina all but shrieked and stood to her full height.
The amplitude of the sound hurt your ears and you flinch from Alcina’s sudden movements.
Alcina put her face in her hands and sighed in frustration at her reaction. Why was it so hard to talk to you?! She had been waiting for this moment ever since she gave you up.
“It’s not like that at all… I know I did the right thing!” Alcina says, talking more to herself than you.
You lash out.
“WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?!” You suddenly scream. “You can’t just say you had good intentions for me, send me off to live in fucking shitty situations my entire life, and then want me to immediately forgive you for it!” You vent. You feel tears stinging your eyes. You didn’t realize just how much you had repressed your anger and hurt all these years.
You cover your face with your hands, desperately trying to not cry in front of her.
Alcina can’t stand to see you so upset. She’s got to do something. She takes a deep breath to calm her nerves. “Okay, Y/N. If you hear what I have to say and it doesn’t change the way you feel, I will understand. But, if you find that you’d like to know more… I’ll tell you everything. No matter how painful.” Alcina offers gently.
You huff. Damn it. Now you NEEDED to know what she would say next. “Alright, I’m listening.” You say and sit back down in the chair.
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A few moments later, Alcina is able to articulate what she needs to say to you. “You were… Most assuredly planned, and wanted, my darling.” Alcina begins.
Wait, she planned on having you?
“I hadn’t adopted your sisters yet at that time… But… They come from unsavory backgrounds as well.” She said tightly, thinking of the pain all of her children have gone through.
You feel a twinge of guilt from being so jealous of the sisters earlier.
Alcina’s face becomes pained. “I had a very… Complicated relationship with your other parent. I constantly craved her approval but I rarely got it.” She said, laughing sadly.
Your ears perk up at this. Another parent??
“What was her name?” You ask, enraptured by Alcina’s story.
“Miranda.” Alcina says. You catch the sadness and… Anger as she says her name.
“Did… Did she do something bad?” You ask in confusion.
Alcina once again nodded, but this time she could not help the growl that escaped her. Why did everything have to hurt so much? It simply wasn’t fair.
“She’s the reason you had to send me away…” You concluded.
“Yes,” Alcina said softly. “For your protection, my love.”
You clenched your jaw. You were starting to hate this ‘Miranda’.
Alcina could sense you were getting upset, so she pivoted and continued on quickly. “Well, one night, your mother proposed that we have a child together-”
You were about to go apeshit. “Did she-?!”
Alcina held up a hand, knowing where you were going. “It was consensual, Y/N.” She said.
This eased your fears, but only a bit.
“Miranda was a brilliant scientist and devised a way for her DNA to fertilize one of my eggs.” Alcina explained.
Your eyes went wide in astonishment, but you didn’t want to interrupt.
“I immediately accepted. I always wanted to feel what it was like to carry a baby within me.” She said, giving you a fond smile.
You felt your heart warm at Alcina’s words. It seems she really did want to have you after all.
“Our relationship got better while we were trying to conceive you. It seemed that she had finally begun to care for me like I did for her… And, well, I became pregnant with you very quickly.” Alcina says with a laugh and a faint blush. “Your mother was absolutely shocked. She couldn’t believe it worked so fast.” She says.
“So… What happened? I mean, how did things go wrong so quickly?” You ask.
Alcina sighed, moving onto more unpleasant memories. “Once Miranda found out I was pregnant… Things changed between us. She insisted on doing all sorts of testing on me. She was completely consumed with her experiments and by the time you were ready to be born, I knew she was going to use you for something awful.” Alcina looked sick as she told you this.
“What?” You asked in confusion.
“Your mother… Had walked this earth for a very long time, Y/N. She had a daughter a long time ago who passed away due to a dreadful illness.” Alcina tried to explain as best she could. “Miranda was under the delusion that she could somehow bring her back through science and… She began experimenting on people.” Alcina revealed.
Your jaw dropped. Good Lord, human experimentation?? She sounded like a war criminal. It made your skin crawl to know that she used Alcina like this and planned on using you as well.
“Thankfully, by the end of my pregnancy, Miranda was busy in her lab and went for days without coming to check up on you and me. I went into labor, by myself, and soon after, you were born.” Alcina couldn’t help but smile adoringly at you. “Y/N, you were the most beautiful and precious person in my life… I couldn’t let Miranda take you. I had to get you out of here.” She whispered. As she looked at you she began to sob. She wondered how different both of your lives would have been if you had been able to stay with her.
You felt your heart shatter. Alcina had been through so much. She really did give you up to protect you… You felt hatred toward your other “Parent”. She ruined both of your lives, and countless others.
You decided that this was enough sharing for the day. You were both emotionally exhausted. You climbed off your chair and timidly hobbled over to her before you hugged one of her legs.
Alcina looked to you and gasped at your affection. She softly rubbed her fingers through your hair. She needed to show you how much she loved you. It had been too long. “May I… Hold you, Y/N?” She asked through her heartbreaking cries.
You nodded quickly. This is what you wanted all along…
Alcina reached down and picked you up gently, so as not to hurt your leg, and brought you to her chest.
You sighed in contentment as she held you. This felt right. Her warmth, her smell, her voice… She really was your mom.
“Everything will be alright now that we’re together.” Alcina told you, kissing the side of your face and idly rubbing circles on your back.
Soon, the gentle thumping of Alcina’s heartbeat and the quiet reassurances she whispered in your ear put you right to sleep.
The horror of past transgressions seemingly couldn’t touch you while Alcina held you…
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