bruh I hate to be that one birdwatching bitch but everyone making Flapjack Hunterâs wingman when cardinals are some seriously territorial birds has me like ð. Theyâre known to square up with their own reflections for hours on end because theyâre also all a lil stupid. The aggression lasts throughout breeding season, but has been documented to last even longer.
Based on this, below I wrote a few barebone snippets of varying length to distract myself from doom scrolling :) im not having a good time rn bruh i will not lieÂ
UNEDITED. I couldnât be bothered. This weekend sucked.Â
c/w: kissing (in last scene)
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âFlapjack! Flapjack, no!â Hunter scolded, scooping him out of Willowâs hair.
âAh, ow,â Willow cringed as Flapjack tugged hard on the strand of her hair that he was refusing to let go of, âheâs still got my hair.â
âSorry, sorry,â Hunter quickly removed the hair from his Palismanâs beak, âhe isnât usually like this!â
âItâs okay,â Willow smiled, rubbing the spot where Flapjack had pecked her much to Hunterâs mortification, âIâm sorry if I made him mad.â
He scowled at the tiny bird in his hands, who was squirming to escape and attack again, âYou did nothing wrong, Flapjackââ he gave the bird a little shake, ââis being bad.â
âAw, heâs not being bad,â Willow wiggled a finger in front of Flapjackâs beak and pulled it back quickly when he made a snap at her, âheâs just being protective, is all! I must have spooked him.â She squatted down, and with a coo, apologized, âIâm sorry, Flapjack.â
Flapjack squawked back, and Willow looked up at Hunter for a translation. The way she looked at him made him hot, and he got lost in her smile.
âHe said, he forgives you,â Hunter lied.
If anything, Flapjack had doubled down in his efforts to escape and attack, squawking up a storm as he spat threat after threat at the pretty girl in front of them. Out of the corner of his eye, he watched Clover bristle, buzzing her way over to sit protectively on Willowâs shoulder.
His grip tightened around the bird, and he pulled the Palisman closer to him. âBut, I think I should go throw him outside for a bit.â
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Willow gasped, pointing at the top of Gusâs head, âHow in the world are you doing that!?â
âDoing what??â Gus looked up at her.
âHeâs not attacking you!â
âFlapjack?â Gus snorted, reaching up to give the bird a few scritches, âNah, weâre bros.â
âHe must be finally coming around to us!â Willow cooed, reaching out a cautious finger to scratch him.
âFinally? What do youââ
âOw!â She snatched her hand back, cradling it. The bite had broke skin, and a bead of blood bubbled to the surface. âOh, snapdragons, that one hurt,â she hissed, bringing the finger to her mouth and sucking the wound.
âWillow,â Gus reached out, âare you okay!?â
âIâll be fine, donât worrââ She ducked, the blurry red dive bomb missing her by a hair, âAh! No, Flapjack! No! Not my head!â
âUhhh, HuntâHunter!â Gus cried, âGet in here!âÂ
The older boy slid in a second later, eyes wide, searching for the danger. When he saw what was happening to Willow, he lunged for the cardinal, snatching him out of the air.Â
âFlapjack! No!â
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âIâm so so sorry,â Hunter groveled as he bandaged Willowâs finger, âheâs justââÂ
âItâs fine! Itâs fine,â Willow waved off the apology with her free hand, âhonest, Hunter, Iâm not mad at you or Flapjack.â Â
âBesides,â She declared, sitting up a little straighter, âIâm completely confident Iâll win him over. Iâve got a habit of winning over the bad guys,â She winked at him, and blood rushed to his face.Â
âHa, yeah, of course you will,â He smiled at her, fixing his gaze on their entwined hands, âheâs justââÂ
There was an offended squawk outside the window of the bedroom they sat in, and the two of them turned to look as Flapjack began rapid fire pecking at the glass. Hunter glared at Flapjack for a moment before Clover thankfully appeared from behind, chasing him off.Â
Willow giggled, âaww, itâs so cute how they play with each other!âÂ
Hunter threw a dumbfounded look at her, marveling at how oblivious she could be for someone usually so astute. What was going on outside was most certainly not playing. It seemed more âto the deathâ to him.
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âOkay, everyone, dinner time!â Willow announced, walking into the kitchen. It was her turn on Palisman duty.Â
Ghost weaved between her legs, purring, as she got everyoneâs meals together.Â
âAw, arenât you sweet,â Willow cooed, reaching down to scratch under her chin, âfor you today, maâam, only the finest of Gravesfieldâs wet cat food. Donât tell Amity,â Willow winked, placing the bowl down, âshe thinks I spoil you.âÂ
âI can hear you,â Amity called from the living room where the others sat.Â
âIgnore her,â Willow told Ghost, bopping her on the nose before turning to the next dish.
âAnd for you, my cutest little Clover,â Willow removed her Palisman from her head, placing her on the ground next to Ghost, âhere is your nectar and apple slices. Apple skin peeled off, just how you like it.â
Clover gave her a cheerful buzz.
âEmmiline Bailey Marcostimo,â She nuzzled then removed Gusâs Palisman from her shoulder, âI hope you enjoy your hand-selected grubs from the Noceda garden. Still fresh and squirming, so eat up!âÂ
âFinally,â She announced, turning to the bird that still lingered in the living room, glowering at her from Hunterâs shoulders. She picked up the fanciest plate Ms. Camila would allow her to put pet food on and approached him slowly.Â
âFlapjack, today, I have prepared something I think youâre really going to enjoy.â She presented the plate to the little bird, who hardly gave her the time of day, âA flapjack for Flapjack! I had Ms. Camila teach me how to make them! And youâll find that I have topped it with only the best seeds, including cracked corn, striped sunflower, and sunflower hearts and chips, white milo, peanuts, and apple chunks because a little birdââ she giggled at her own joke, winking at Hunter, ââtold me they were your favorite. Then to top it all off, I drizzled it in a light sunflower oil. I think youâll think it adds a little something.âÂ
Flapjack stared at her, and she swallowed nervously. She knew he had to be hungry. He was a very active bird.Â
âDoâdo you want to try it?â She asked, holding the plate out to him, âLook see, the pancakeâs shaped like you and everything!âÂ
Much to her surprise and delight, he jumped on the edge of the plate and pecked at an apple. She held her breath, standing completely still, and resisted the urge to call out to the others. It seemed that Flapjack was finally warmingâ
A cold slice of apple chunk hit her on the cheek and Flapjack went back to Hunter. Taking the loose strand of Hunterâs hair into his beak, he pulled the boy backwards away from Willow.
âFlapjack!â Hunter hissed, shooing the bird away from his hair.Â
Luz swooped in to help, pulling Flapjack out of the air, âAw, whatâs the matter Lil Rascal, not hungry?âÂ
Willowâs heart broke in two as she watched Flapjack nuzzle Luzâs cheek with a happy chirp.Â
âIt is not poison,â Hunter scowled, responding to his Palisman, âeat your dinner.âÂ
With a whine, Willow sunk to the floor and laid face down on the carpet. âWhy doesnât he like me! He likes everyone else!â
âWillow,â Amity tried comforting her, âheâhe, uh. Well, Flapjackââ
ââhe hasnât tried pecking your eyes out yet!â Gus pointed out, ignoring the way Hunter vigorously shook his head, signaling him to shut up, âThatâs something!â
She let out another long whine, âThatâs because my glasses stopped him!âÂ
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âHunter!â Gus cheered through a mouthful of popcorn, patting the spot next to him on the couch, âSaved ya a spot, come on!âÂ
Hunter shrugged off his jacket with a smile, and handed the milk and coffee creamer over to Ms. Camila before entering the living room. He fist bumped Vee as he passed her on the armchair, and carefully stepped around Luz and Amity snuggled up on a blanket palette on the ground.Â
âWhat we watching?â He asked plopping down next to Gus, commandeering the bowl of popcorn despite Gusâs protest. He shoved a handful into his mouth, resting his free arm across the back of the couch.Â
âOnly the greatest movie ever,â Luz declared from the ground, âAzura: The Realm of Treachery. Itâs not canon to the books, but itâs the only live action weâve ever gotten from the series, so we forgive the inconsistencies!âÂ
âAhh,â Amity squealed next to her, doing a happy little dance in her blanket pile, âI canât wait! I canât believe this is actually real!âÂ
âOh, great, Azura.â Hunter drawled, handing the bowl of popcorn back to Gus, âSo, this is going to suck? NoââÂ
âHere! I got you your favorite,â Willow chirped, handing him a bag of hard candies and plopping down into the crook of his arm, âLuz says you canât have a movie without the junk food!âÂ
ââthanks.â He finished lamely, settling back into his seat.Â
âWillow,â Luz said confidently, âyouâre gonna love this, I promise.âÂ
âTotally will,â She agreed before giving Gus and Hunter a small shake of her head. Gus snickered, leaning back into the couch, and Hunter froze as Willow leaned over him to grab a handful of popcorn.Â
âDo you not like those,â Willow frowned, gesturing to the candy as the movie started.
âHuh? Oh, yeah, sorry,â He removed his arm off the couch and ripped open the bag.Â
Willow smiled, pleased she had remembered the right candy, and opened her mouth wide. He got the hint that she wanted him to give her a piece and he placed a candy on her tongue before flicking her nose and bravely throwing his arm back across the back of the couch. In a way, it was like his arm was around her shoulders, and the idea of it was enough to thoroughly distract him through the shit ass movie Luz was making them watch.
The three of themâand occasionally Veeâwould send each other looks and hide their laughter while Luz and Amity cooed along to the movie in their own little world.Â
Somewhere in the middle(?) of the movie, Willow leaned closer into him, her mouth hot on his ear, âIf they start making out, weâre spilling the popcorn on them.âÂ
A smile spread across his face, and he leaned into her, âCaptain, that was always the plan.âÂ
She shivered against him as his breath tickled her ears, and he gave himself a mental pat on the back. One shy smile later, she was resting her head against his shoulder, and Hunter was sure that this definitely counted as cuddling. He steeled his nerves and let his arm drop from the couch to her shoulders, and to his greatest relief, Willow snuggled closer into him.Â
He was plotting his next move, when a flash of red caught his eye. Quickly, he shot his hand out and snatched Flapjack up mid-air before he could dive bomb Willowâs head.Â
âHa! Gotcha,â He mocked, âtoo slow ya little shit!â Â
Willow still instinctively ducked as the rest of the room laughed.
âYouâre getting faster, Hunter!â Luz cheered.
Amity gave them smug look, âguess thatâs what you get for being so cozy.âÂ
âYeah,â Gus smirked, âleave a little room for the Titan guys.âÂ
Willow covered her face with her hands, red in the ears, and over Flapjackâs indignant squawking said, âOkay, okay, I know, I hear ya. Too close. Got it.âÂ
When they were able to start the movie again, Willow sat a whole couch cushion away from Hunter. Every few seconds, Hunter watched as she shot a cautionary glance at Flapjack, who stood guard on his shoulder. Clover, rustled out of a post-nectar snooze, now sat in Willowâs lap, glaring Flapjack down and buzzing for a fight.Â
To say the least, tensions were high for one-third of the room.Â
Hunter rolled his eyes, tossing a piece of popcorn to his Palisman. The lilâ shit didnât deserve any, but he was still cute enough that Hunter quickly forgave him for being a complete cockblock.Â
Slowly, not to ruse Flapjackâs attention away from the screen, Hunter put his arm back over the couch, and stretched it enough that his fingers grazed against Willowâs back. She jumped a little, but when she determined it was him and not a ferocious pile of feathers, she sent him a tiny smile and leaned into the touch.Â
No one asked Hunter what his opinion of the movie was after it finally came to an end, which was perfectly fine by him. He had been too busy tracing soft patterns up and down Willowâs neck and back, watching as she shivered and chewed on her bottom lip to care about the movie. It was funny, though, getting to watch Luz quiz Willow on the movie because he was the only who knew why she couldnât answer a single plot-related question.Â
Flapjack thought it was funny too, but for completely different (and mean) reasons.Â
(Willow was dumb. Flapjack was not. He was the superior birdy.)Â
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âPhew, okay,â Willow sat with a huff, âchores done, Luz and Amity are on their data, Vee and Gus are with the other humans, Ms. Camila said sheâd be home lateââÂ
ââand the Palisman are all down for their naps,â Hunter finished, sighing in relief as he looked over at Flapjack nestling into Ghost away from Clover.Â
âJeez, it hasnât been this quiet here, well, I donât think ever.â Willow mused, tapping her fingers on her knees.Â
âYeah,â Hunter agreed, âjust the two of us for what, an hour?â
Willow chuckled, âItâs almost too quiet. Titan, what are we going to do with ourselves for anââ
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Hunter moaned as his back hit the closed door to his and Gusâs bedroom. He grasped around for the doorknob, but Willowâs tongue was too distracting against his own. It took him a total of three tries to get the dumb door open, and when they were in, he toed it shut once more. Lip-locked, they stumbled across the room until the back of Hunterâs legs hit the bed.Â
He sat down, pulling Willow on top of him so she straddled his lap, and continued scooching up the bed until he was against the headboard. Her hands tangled in his hair as his roved around her body like he was depraved. She broke the kiss first with a wet pop and sat back for a moment to gulp in a breath of fresh air.Â
Hunter, on the other hand, was fine losing the brain cells, and wasted no time pressing his mouth against the nape of her neck. Breathing hard and without thinking, he rocked his hips into hers and pulled a sound out of her that he prayed to the Titan would haunt his dreams later on. He pushed Willow onto her back and she allowed him to slip a hand up under her shirt.Â
As fuzzy as his mind was in that moment, he still had the cognitive capabilities to realize that his hand up Willow Parkâs shirt was probably the closest heâd ever get to any kind of âparadise.â He was mulling over the revelation when a blood chilling peck knocked on the door.Â
Together they stilled, panting against each other, and Hunter almost convinced himself it had just been a regular house noise when, again, there was peck on the door. Then, another. And the pecks continued until it seemed like Flapjack was trying to drill his way through the wood.Â
âFlapjack,â Hunter groaned, letting his head fall into the crook of Willowâs neck, âgo away, Hunterâs having alone time.âÂ
The pecking stopped for one glorious minute, but the laugher Willow was trying to hold in escaped her, and the drilling started back up tenfold.Â
âWillow,â Hunter whined, âyou blew it.âÂ
She giggled, âI know, I know, but he doesnât share well, does he?âÂ
âIâm sorry,â He groaned, cursing the world to doom as he sunk further into the crook of her neck, âheâs just possessive.âÂ
She pulled out from underneath him, laying back on her elbows. âIâm not mad,â She blushed and kissed his cheek, âunlike him, Iâm excellent at sharing, and I respect dibs.âÂ
âDibs,â He snorted, rolling off her and onto his back, âis that what itâs called?âÂ
She fixed her shirt back into place and smoothed down her hair before leaning over and giving him a final kiss. It broke too soon, so he pulled her back in for another one.Â
âWe should probably let him in before he breaks the door,â She whispered against his mouth. He pouted, but let her go.Â
Willow stood up from the bed and smiled, âaw, come on, donât pout, youâll hurt his feelings!â
âHe hurt mine first,â He moaned, tossing a pillow over his lap, and Willow laughed, opening up the door. She ducked as Flapjack swooped in, diving at her, and ushering her out the door.Â
âSorry, Flapjack, I know. Iâm going,â She giggled before turning to blow one final kiss at him, âsee you later, Hunter.âÂ
This didnât please Flapjack in the slightest, but Hunter was smitten by it. A goofy smile spread across his face as he waved goodbye, and it didnât go away until Flapjack gave him a good peck to the face.Â
âOw!â Hunter hissed, rubbing his nose, âFlapjack! No!âÂ
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