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shaunamilfman · 6 months

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Witch!Lottie Drabble

Summary: "Witch!Lottie keeps stopping by your bookstore to buy shitty occult books as an excuse to talk to you."

Lottie Matthews was, hands down, your favorite customer. Not just because she was liable to spend a couple hundred any time she set foot in there, but you felt a strange connection to her that you'd never felt before.

Your employee Jeff hated her with a passion, however. He claimed she was "Fucking weird." and that she often walked in, saw he was working, and left. It didn't sound much like the Lottie you knew, so you didn't pay much attention to him. You didn't care much for Jeff anyway, but he unfortunately was a model employee.

Sure, Lottie was a little strange. A little unusual. You think she might be a part of a cult, but that's not a crime. Hopefully. You had checked to make sure there weren't any unexplained missing persons in the area, just in case. So definitely not a crime.

If that wasn't enough, all she buys are books on the occult. Honestly, you only order them for her. You heard her murmur about "Getting rid of revisionist history," more than once when she bought books on the Salem witch trials.

You honestly didn't care what she did with them once she left the shop. You wondered if she realized she was creating her own problem by buying up the books she disliked so much. You wouldn't have stocked them otherwise; They really didn’t sell that well.

Still, the highlight of her visits came when she'd stand by the register afterwards and talk with you for hours and hours about everything and nothing. She'd always seemed disappointed in herself when you'd gently remind her that the store was closing soon, like there was something she wanted to say but didn't. You had hopes that she'd ask you out, but you were admittedly too nervous to ask her instead. Lottie Matthews had always made an intimidating figure, even in school.

She brings you gifts sometimes, little trinkets. She brought you a flower from her garden a few weeks ago. You look at it in awe every time you see it. Not necessarily because it's the most beautiful flower you've ever seen, which it is, but because it still hasn't started to wilt in the slightest. It's like magic.

…

She came in on Halloween one day and actually stops in her tracks to look at your witch's hat. She gives you an immeasurably fond look as she shakes her head slightly in amusement. "That's cultural appropriation," She said. You laugh quietly at her as you lean across the counter to look at her.

"To who, witches?" You ask teasingly. She hums in acknowledgement with a smile just smug enough that you wonder if she knows something you don’t. “Well,” You say slowly, “If a witch would like to come and complain she could file it in the complaint box.” Her face lights up as she looks around and says excitedly, “There’s a complaint box?”

You grin softly as her and glance towards the trash can. “Oh,” She says, deflating noticeably. You fake an offended gasp as you give her an affronted look.

“You were going to file a complaint about me?” You ask. Her eyes widen and she looks slightly panicked, like she just realized she put her foot in it.

“No, no.” She insists. “I was going to file a complaint about Jeff.” You can’t help the way you snort with laughter, head falling down on your arms as you muffle your laughter into the counter. You look up to see Lottie looking a mixture of surprised and pleased as she looks down at you.

“Sorry,” You say, “It’s just that Jeff doesn’t like you either.” She smirks.

“Good.” She says. You shake your head fondly.

…

You remember the day you found out extremely well. You were standing on a ladder stocking books on the top overflow shelf when she stormed in the shop, obviously trying to get out of the heavy rain outside. You understandably were not expecting customers when it was raining that hard and startled so hard you fell back off the ladder.

You had your eyes closed waiting for the inevitable landing when you realized it had been an oddly long fall. You peaked one eye open to realize that you were floating in mid air. You looked around to find Lottie staring wide eyed at you with one hand out, soaked with rain and so cold she was shaking.

You remember it so well mostly because she forgot to put you back on the ground as she confesses. You look fearfully at her before she suddenly realizes she hasn't set you down. "Oh!" She says, failing to hide her blush as she helped you down.

You weren't all that surprised honestly once you got over your initial shock. It seemed ironically on brand for what you knew about her. Once she sets you on the ground you give her a concerned look. You walk behind the counter as you search for the blanket you keep for when it gets cold. She’s watching you curiously as you walk back over to her and wrap the blanket around her, holding tightly around her shoulders.

“You’re going to get sick being so wet and cold.” You chide. She smiles so wide it practically splits her face in two. “You need to go home and change into dry clothes.” You say.

“I will,” She promises. “If…”

“If what?” You ask.

“If you say you’ll go on a date with me.” She says, touched with a tinge of anxiety.

You sigh dramatically, as if it was a really hard ask. “If I must,” You say, but can’t help the way you smile widely back at her.

As she left the store you shouted at her to ask “Should I be looking for your car or your broom?” She turns back so that you can see the way she rolls her eyes. She says something about “Reductionist stereotypes,” but you were laughing too hard at your own joke to be sure.

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She never seems to be very showy with her magic. It's the small things really: you notice that her plants never die, her dishes are always clean, and her food never burns. You teased her for weeks after you realized that her popcorn always perfectly popped as well.

She uses her magic most often as a sign of affection. Just a way to make your day easier and to remind you how much she loves you. She'll pick up lunch or bring you coffee sometimes and it makes you think of her fondly all day as it stays perfectly at the right temperature. As if you could ever forget about Lottie, witch or not.

Eventually you happily fired Jeff as Lottie spent so much time hanging out in the bookstore now that you just put her to work instead. She was overjoyed for weeks about it. She'd never worked a day in her life, you could tell, but she cheated so much with magic that it didn't matter all that much. You couldn't help but watch fondly as the books she 'unpacked' flew across the room into their proper spots. She grins ear to ear as she walks over and asks if she did a good job. You know she’s just fishing for a reward, but you give it to her anyway.

As you watch her fret over recipes as she brewed potions you couldn't help but to think that she really wasn't all that different from anyone else: She just had magic. Your life together was surprisingly more domestic than you had thought it would be, but you wouldn't change it for the world.

#lottie matthews x reader #yellowjackets x reader #yellowjackets x you

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derelictheretic · 1 year

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2, 16, 41, & 30 for Piper/Faith and 9, 12, 39, & 44 for Colvyr/Heisenberg?

Thank you sm for sending some in for Colvyr and Heisenberg I really need to flesh them out more <333

2. What is something that they gave one another that has a lot of meaning?

(Their hearts—) When they were about two years into their friendship/unlabelled relationship Pip gave Faith a bracelet she got from her mother when she was younger, it was one of the only things she had left of her and she saw it as her way of promising they were always going to be together.

Faith gave Pip a stick n poke tattoo of an angel trumpet with her initials under it on her ankle after one of their rough patches so it was kind of meant as an apology and promise she'd always come back to her. (It also becomes a painful reminder later on but it still brings Pip comfort and a small sliver of hope).

16. What do they say to one another before they go to sleep?

They are the type that will talk for hours about everything and anything before passing out cuddled up face to face. Pip will usually mumble out a final "Goodnight angel," while Faith just hums and purses her lips because she's too tired to actually move and kiss her. (And Pip without fail will always lean in to get that goodnight kiss).

30. Who likes to press their nose against their partner’s neck while smiling?

Both of them would love this as they're both super affectionate together but Faith would do it way more often. Faith loves touching Pip as much as possible in any way and she already buries her face away in Pip's neck constantly so she'd do this a lot, especially when they're just standing around or cuddling.

41. Who is the hopeless romantic?

Piper is the 'secret' hopeless romantic, she loves all the cliché stuff and tries to get away with doing a lot of it subtly but gets embarrassed when Faith points it out or teases her about it. She consistently picks flowers for Faith and brings her home her favourite snacks and when an anniversary comes around she'll go the extra mile with a mix tape or personalised gift relating to one of their inside jokes.

Faith writes her small love letters on post it notes through the week to match her energy and it always leaves her a giddy mess and she does in fact show them all to Cas to brag.

9. What is something small that they would randomly pick up for one another?

While at the village Colvyr will bring Heisenberg anything mildly mechanical looking or anything he thinks will help with the building of his army, meanwhile Heisenberg will bring Colvyr books and anything shiny that they can put into their treasure box.

In my happy end au for them Heisenberg lives and he and Colvyr manage to escape to a cozy cottage in Venice, so Heisenberg starts bringing Colvyr a lot of trinkets from the nearby town (seeing as they can't go themself due to the whole... mutant appearance) and Colvyr starts bringing him shells and coins they find.

12. Who picks the other person up when hugging their partner?

Heisenberg always picks Colvyr up when they hug, mostly because Colvyr will fling themself into his arms and wrap around him like an overgrown koala. A lot of the time he'll end up carrying Colvyr around because they refuse to let him go afterwards. On rare occasions when Colvyr is in a bad mood Heisenberg will lift them up into a hug and it'll usually cheer them up enough for them to start hitting him with their tail.

39. What is their song?

I honestly have not picked an official song for them yet, in universe wise and just ship wise but I have been considering (They Long To Be) Close To You by the Carpenters as their in universe song. I can picture Heisenberg hearing it over the radio while Colvyr just happens to be messing around in his line of sight, pretending to tinker when really he just wants to spend time with him, and from then on he associates it with Colvyr. Then eventually he dances with them to it, maybe sings along quietly if he's feeling sappy, and makes it their song.

44. What do they love about each other the most?

Colvyr loves Heisenberg's determination, his drive to work towards his goal inspires them and seeing the fire in his eyes is like watching a Phoenix spreading it's wings. They also love his humour, even when his witty comments are aimed to get under their skin, his quips make the hell they live in easier to deal with.

Heisenberg loves Colvyr's kindness, even after everything they've been put through they somehow manage to care deeply for those around them and are always willing to offer a helping hand before a lethal blow. While it's one thing that he really admires and wants to protect it also worries him to no end, kindness is never rewarded in their world and he knows if he wasn't there their kindness would get them into deep trouble eventually.

#pre canon Pip and Faith still make me sob they could have had it all bro #and Colvyr and Heisenberg are just a sweet cozy ship despite their circumstances lmao lots of love surrounded by lots of pain #dean answers #aceghosts #ship: It Was Me and You Until It Wasn't #ship: One Mans Trash is Another Mans Treasure

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