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#still gotta tell y’all all about the show at some point!
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you guys i’m so excited for rehearsal today :D
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jeansplaytoy · 3 months
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Complaining - Ony. 5
<<part four part six>>
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arguing, sexual themes(?), language, drinking, smoking, etc.
sorry for the wait yalllll . proof reading later , short bcus a lot happens in the next chapter 🤲🏾
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that same night, ony led you into a party. probably the last one you planned on going to for the week if somebody pissed you off tonight.
you smacked your lips. “ian even feel like coming to this dumbass party, ony. you always gotta make me do some shit.”
“stop complaining befo’ i make you stop.” he muttered in your ear. you rolled your eyes and looked away with a small smile.
as he went to the main living room, he dapped a few people up, spoke to a few people, before finally sitting down, sitting you down beside him.
“so yo ass finally got his mind straight about what he shoulda chose?” connie tilted his head, taking a drag of his blunt. ony scoffed. “man, you acting like i was actually finna be wit that girl for that long. we already done.” he smiled to himself.
“yeah, he knew better.” you shrugged, making ony roll his eyes at you. “ony go get me a drink.” you mumbled. ony smacked his lips playfully and stood up. “ight, hol up.” he mumbled, walking towards the kitchen
“so y’all back together?” sasha tilted her head with a grin.
“no.” was the first thing you said. and quick. “we just sorted things out now he think he got me.” you shrugged.
“y’all toxic as helllll. so y’all finally talked shit out and ain’t argue over every little thing?” mikasa raised an eyebrow. “surprising.”
you sighed loudly. “oh my-, y’all never enjoy things how they is y’all always gotta push it.” you rolled your eyes.
“it ain’t our fault we expected less outta you-“
before connie could finish egging the shit on, someone else appeared.
“y’all know where ony at?” onys ex girlfriend appeared out of nowhere. you raised an eyebrow and glanced back at the kitchen. “why?”
“because he was just texting me telling me he wasn’t bouda come to this party and ion believe it.”
all eyes went directly to you. big and bold.
“the fuck?” you squinted.
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the quietness in the car on the way home was unbearable.
not to you, but to ony. you were being weird ever since you first showed up to the party, now you didn’t wanna say anything to him, and for what?
“if you ain’t wanna go to the damn party then you shoulda said that. ion know why you acting weird all of a sudden because i went to get a drink.” he said, unlocking the door to his house, since you sadly agreed to stay the night. what a coincidence.
“you a weird ass nigga, you know that? to sit here and lie in my damn face about a bitch you said you ain’t want but was texting her the whole ride to the party, ony you a damn joke.” you said, kicking your heels off and stomping upstairs.
“y/n… what is you talkin bout bruh?” ony frowned at you went in his room where you were. you took your dress off as ony leaned on the doorway. “everyday it’s something new witcho stupid ass.” you pointed at him.
he smacked his lips and groaned. “sum new wit’ me? you sittin here complaining and ion even know what the fuck i did.”
“and you still wanna sit here and lie in my face?” you squinted and tilted your head. rummaging through the personalized drawer he had for you and your clothes to find something to sleep in, you frowned, huffing.
“how would i lie in yo face and i ain’t even said nothin?”
before you should even get your shirt all the way on, you froze. “you told me you was done wit’ that bitch. you know what she told me? she told me you told her to go to that fuckin party. how the fuck you invited two different bitches to one party?”
ony stared at you for a second before opening him his mouth to say something, but you cut him off.
“ion wanna hear it. when i see that bitch, we talkin to her. together.”
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So allow me to bullshit some more about the RWARB movie, specifically this scene:
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Look at this scene. We can see the King, Phillip, and Bea all present, right? And then Alex and Henry seated beside each other on that couch thingy in the middle. So obviously if this is anything like the book, this scene is right after they’ve been outed by the emails, and they’re telling the king that they want to tell the world the truth here. But this shot and then the shots that follow:
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Have me fixated on them because LOOK AT ALEX AND HENRY. In that first scene, you can see them seated beside each other, not touching or even really looking at each other, because they’ve just been through a very traumatic event and now they’re being forced to do something they weren’t ready for. Yeah it turns out okay but they’ve still gotta be feeling terrible here, right?
Ok, now remember in the book that in this scene, Catherine stands up for them and convinces the Queen that they deserve the chance to be themselves and be in love, right? But before that, we got the Queen berating Henry and Henry deciding to stand up for himself first. But from what we can see here, Catherine is nowhere in sight, unless that woman in the background is her and not Bea like I think. So here’s my thought process:
That first shot is the king and Philip berating Alex and Henry for what they’ve done. Being awful and all around homophobic for falling in love and then getting caught. And Henry, Henry is used to it. He doesn’t like it but he’s used to it. But Alex? He’s not!! So he’s sitting there feeling the worst he’s ever felt, being scolded by Henry’s family simply for falling in love, and THATS why we then see Henry reach over and take his hand in that last scene. That’s why we finally see Henry looking over at Alex, because he’s used to it and he’s used to taking all that bullshit from his family, but he KNOWS Alex isn’t and that’s why he’s finally like Yknkw what fuck y’all imma hold my boyfriends hand cuz he looks like he’s about to cry. Without Catherine there, the only one in the room really capable of standing up for him and Alex is Henry himself. Bea might, if she’s able, but I think the movie might give Henry this moment to really show he’s done being pushed around, and he’s sure as hell not gonna let his family push ALEX around.
There was no real point to this rant I’ve just been like hyper fixated on this specific scene for like three days so 😭
TLDR: I think the RWARB movie is gonna give Henry a badass moment where he decided to tell the king to fuck off and let him and Alex be in love because he’s not gonna let his family make him hide the love of his life❤️
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ethereal-engene · 5 months
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hey tayo? but that's appa!
pairing: enhypen!husband maknae line x fem!reader
genre: slice-of-life, husband/father AU, fluff, and attempted humor // warnings: none
summary: how I think the maknae line would react to you showing your kid’s (like the kid is yours and his) hey tayo/billy poco
word count: ~1.5k
note: THANK YOU THANK YOU so much to anon who requested this! I’m sorry for the long wait 😭 I hope you enjoy this <3 your message made my day so much when I got it!! // hyung line ver
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Sunoo
You’re in the living room with your child as they watch tayo the little bus on the tv
It’s been a long day with them running around and playing pretend with them. Oh and of course, they spent a lot of time running away from you while trying to put on their clothes
They bring you lots of joy but it can still be tiring
So you settle for some tv time before nap time and you’re on the brink of falling asleep until you hear a familiar tune start to play that instantly wakes you up
It’s the one and only billy poco music video
You hold in your laughter and watch your child’s reaction to it and they have stars in their eyes
They 100% recognize their dad and is having the time of their lives right now
Sunoo is in the other room and when he hears it, he smiles and walks over to y’all
Seeing his child dance to this song makes him really happy and his heart full
So he starts showing his kid how to do the dance and sing his lines
Even goes as far to pick them up and spin them around while singing
“Appa! Appa! You met tayo and his friends?? What were they like? Please tell me so I can tell all of my friends how cool my dad is!!” They excitedly take a seat when sunoo sets them down
Sunoo gently shhhs them and making a motion to calm down
“To answer your question love bug, I did meet them and they were all so friendly and kind. If you promise me to be kinder to mommy and help her out by listening to her, I’ll make sure you get a special gift from tayo! Can you do that for me, love bug?” Sunoo asks while staring at them
They nod so much that you worry their head is gonna roll off. Not long after, they go over to you and apologize for running away earlier
You tell them it’s okay and that you accept their apology
“Now, can we please play the song again?? I really like appa’s voice, it’s so pretty!”
Handing him the remote, he replays it and sits next to you. Sunoo gently lifts your head up so he can move his arm through you & then places your head onto his arm
So your neck is more comfy and you smile at each other
Watching your little bundle of joy enjoy this song is a great memory and one that you both won’t forget
It fills his heart with pride and happiness that he was able to have made something for his kid to appreciate growing up
Bonus, the kid got a happy birthday message AND a message from tayo & his friends telling them that they love them and they should be listen to their parents
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Jungwon
As far as I can tell jungwon seems to be pretty chill about singing hey tayo or billy poco
So much that he’s actually the one showing your kid(s) the music video
(gotta switch up the scenario for wonnie🥺)
He’s teaching them the lyrics and how to sing it
Not even gonna lie, you thought you were just hearing things as you were in another room doing another chore for the house
But then as you listen, you recognize that he’s really playing the song that you’re hearing
Curiosity gets the best of you and take a peek out of the door to see them
Your heart melts as you watch them play with jungwon
Trying to dance and sing like their dad 🤧
Jungwon has no shame in his career, even if he had to sing some kid songs
He lets them sing it to him, despite it being off-key
Sooner or later, you join them and ask them if they recognize their “appa”
Not even taking a moment to think, they point to jungwon
“Appa looks like an agi here. He was so cute, but I love appa now too! Appa, how come you met Tayo before I was born?? You could have taken me.” They pout and sulk a little when they remember this fact about their dad
Jungwon looks at you for help but you gesture it’s your probelm not mine
“Oh sweetheart, if I had known you wanted to come I would have brought you. Don’t worry, next time I get to meet Tayo, I’ll bring you with me, is it okay?” He asks them while holding them up in air
“okay okay!! YAY!! Appa you’re the best! Now let me down please!” And of course, jungwon obliged to the request
Not long after, they get tired and you put them down for nap time
Heading over to where Jungwon is, you tell him “Honey, that was a good save there. Sorry I couldn’t help you out, but I honestly wanted to see what’d you say.”
You plant a small kiss on cheek after finishing your sentence and drag him to the couch to nap
“I can’t believe you let fend for myself back there but I gotta say having quick wits and thinking is just a skill I learned from being a leader.”
He places your head on his chest and gives you a forehead kiss before napping with you
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Ni-ki
It’s not that Ni-ki hates billy poco or hey tayo, it’s just notttt what he really expected to be doing when he became an idol
Anyways let’s get to the story
You, the kid, and Ni-ki were out and about
Probably shopping at the mall and stopped by a kids shop
The kids shop has a tv on and it’s playing hey tayo
Before Riki even registers it, his child is watching the TV screen with a dazed look on their face
They look at the TV screen and then back to their dad (and repeat the process for a few times)
Riki still hasn’t registered it until his kid runs up to him asking him about it
He is confused as ever like where and how did they learn about this
Riki wanted to pretend it didn’t exist 😭
Before he gets any questions out, you point to the screen and his eyes just pop
He feels like his world is falling apart (he’s so dramatic)
Legit drops down to his knees and hands on his head
Your child thinks they did something wrong and starts to get worried
Runs over to their dad and hugs him
“I’m sorry if I made you sad otōsan . I just wanted to know if you were the same guy on the screen. I didn’t mean to make you cry, please don’t be sad!”
You lovingly smack Riki on the back of the head. MAKING YOUR KID CRY LIKE THAT??
“Riki, if you don’t get your butt up, I’m going to give you something to actually cry about. And bubba, don’t worry. Otōsan isn’t sad, he’s just not happy but don’t worry, we’ll make it all better!”
Slightly scolding him, you gesture him to explain to their child about this
He wipes their tears away and hugs them tightly back.
“Oh bubba, no no. You didn’t make me sad. I was just shocked that this song was still playing. Please don’t cry, I’m sorry for making you feel that way earlier. Yes, I’m in the video, a long time ago I filmed a video and song for tayo and his friends. I’ll tell you more about at home, is that okay?”
They hug him back and nod. “It’s okay otōsan, I still love you and I think you look the coolest! Especially when you had your moment with dancing. Can you teach me how to do it?”
Riki nods and kisses them on the head
“Now let’s get back to shopping!” He says before dragging them around the store and playing with them
Before y’all leave the store after checking out, the employee shyly asks for his signature in which he accepts but cringes when he realizes it’s on a tayo product 😭
You are for sure never letting him forget about these songs for tayo and baby shark. You laugh a bit hard when you see what he has to sign
On the bright side, Riki still feels like he’s on top of the world with his kid reassuring him he looks the coolest (even if it’s a kids song)
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thank you so much again to the anon who requested this <3 happy holidays and I hope everyone has a safe new years!!
as always if you liked it, please leave feedback through the notes, send me a dm or an ask, or reblog it with your thoughts in the tag !! they really mean the world to me 💗
signing off with love,
- ash
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roronoaswifey · 1 year
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𝐂𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐇𝐂𝐒, monster trio
summary. inviting the monster trio to your annual family cookout
pairing. monkey d. luffy, roronoa zoro, vinsmoke sanji x black!reader
warnings/tags. slight foul language, alcohol consumption, implied weed consumption, wholesome meeting the family content, reader is black but fic can be applied to all races
wc. 2.9k
kazu’s note. tee helped inspire me… even if the idea was all mine xo 💋 @sanjisblackasswife
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𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐊𝐄𝐘 𝐃. 𝐋𝐔𝐅𝐅𝐘
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“let’s fucking go!”
→ he’s oddly excited to go, mainly because of all the fun stories you’d told him in the past and food
→ wherever there’s a fun time and food, you know luffy’s down
→ the second you stepped in, you lost your boyfriend. in the overwhelming swarm of greetings and hugs and kisses, luffy was nowhere to be found
→ you were asked by all family members where was this boyfriend of yours and your left brow twitched in suspicion, cause where else would the bastard be at this ripe hour?
→ ding ding ding, the kitchen of course.
→ he leaned over the counter, eyes shimmering in want as he drooled over whatever seemed to be cooking in the crockpot
→ your mother eyed him suspiciously, lost and completely confused as to who this clearly non family member was doing in her kitchen
→ you found him and easily, smacking the back of his head while scolding him on proper etiquette, to which he pouted and argued that,
→ “but i’m hungry!”
→ “dumbass, where are your manners?”
→ your mom didn’t take it to heart, however. she appreciated how he could distinctively spot a good dish from away
→ after poutingly introducing himself, luffy beamed at the premade plate in front of him, thanking your mom endlessly with hugs before diving into his meal
→ though stunned by the way he inhaled his meal down, your mom was also impressed by his go-lucky nature, going as far as ruffling his hair affectionately
→ luffy’s definitely best friends with the younger cousins. he keeps up with their games, laughs along at anything and agrees when they ask him to bring them to a nearby park
→ they ask for story times of adventures when he’s at sea, and listen with heart eyes as he tells them about the amount of sea kings he’s slaughtered and bad men he’s defeated, going as far as re-enacting the situations
→ he’s also at the center of the mosh when adults ask the kids to dance for money. he isn’t even doing it for the money, he’s just so full of energy and everyone loves his vibe so much
→ he definitely makes money off it though
→ dinnertime is horrendous. he’s got a big appetite, and you warned your family beforehand, but naturally they’re still in shock at the way he basically SWALLOWS the table.
→ your mom is a huge fan, prepping beforehand containers of food so he doesn’t go hungry
→ even if he’s basically gobbling down his and other people’s share of food, luffy is known for his outgoing and warm personality, so of course he’s the center of entertainment
→ he’s cracking jokes, singing off key, dancing ridiculously and your family seems to be eating it up. they laugh like he’s the funniest man, sing along as if he was making sense, even hype him up when he dances foolishly
→ at some point in the day he’s so stuffed he ends up knocked out with some random kid in one of the rooms upstairs, snoring with the child snuggling into his torso, damn near rolling over him
→ nighttime falls before luffy wants, and eventually it’s time for y’all to go back, but lemme tell you this man is so bummed out
→ not only does your family bash you for “gatekeeping” him from them for so long, but luffy’s pressed because not everybody seems to have left but now you’re forcing him to go too??
→ “lu, we gotta set sail tonight or else nami’ll have both our heads on a platter!”
→ “i don’t care! i’m captain, and i decide we stay!”
→ you’re so ready to shove your fist down his throat when your mom shows up, containers full of food in her hold as she offers a simple solution that has luffy obeying uncharacteristically easily
→ you rolled your eyes, grabbing the packed food as your mom smothered luffy in kisses, thanking him for having shown up and expects to see him more often
→ she also gives him the sentimental “look after my daughter” speech as if he’s not the one that needs to be looked over
→ luffy replies with his infamous laugh, hugging your mom back as his answer makes your chest bloom with warmth,
→ “of course! y/n’s the love of my life.”
𝐑𝐎𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐎𝐀 𝐙𝐎𝐑𝐎
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→ “uh…”
→ that’s the face he made the second y’all entered the house, greeted by your skeptical dad who gave him an offish look
→ “so you the thug my baby’s dating?”
→ “dad.” you gave your dad a pointed look, and he rolled his eyes, waving off as he claimed he was joking, but the way zoro was frozen is fear (?) suggested otherwise
→ so, rough start, but zoro decides he’s gonna try his best to make your family approve of him. i guess it helps he brought a bottle of wine (selected by sanji ofc) to woo the fam
→ he follows as you make your way towards the backyard, greeted with love and hollers as everyone chants how it’s been so long since they last saw you
→ you get hugs and kisses from uncles, aunties, grandparents, family friends and cousins, whole time zoro stands behind you like 🧍waiting for you to finish
→ “gonna introduce us to your hunk of a man?” some thirsty auntie practically ogles zoro and he’s frozen to pieces again at the attention on him
→ you roll your eyes and nudge zoro forward to introduce himself, and he inwardly curses you for setting him up like that
→ “roronoa zoro… ma’am.” you nearly decked him up the head for the unneeded formal greeting, but your family laughed it off, amused by his sternness
→ “your name roronoa?”
→ “no sir. i’m japanese.”
→ “well that’s new.” you glared at the same thirsty auntie, hoping she wasn’t somewhat shading you for your taste in men
→ regardless, zoro went through the crowd and attempted to present himself, though it was unnecessarily stiff, you rubbed your hand on his back for his efforts
→ zoro finds it really hard to find peace and quiet at events like these, though he doesn’t hate it but isn’t exactly used to so much familial love in one place especially with the lack of family growing up
→ he does find peace in the normality of everything, no piracy or wild government issues involved
→ your dad manages to find him and challenges him alongside the other uncles to a drinking contest, but because you know you have an advantage, you decide to place bets on winners
→ bets are predictable enough; everyone besides your mom and you bet on the undefeated champion that was your dad. joke’s on them cause naturally zoro won
→ he swipes his hand over his mouth, smirking at your dad across the table as you stand next to him, arms crossed over your chest and smirking tauntingly back you guys looked so badass
→ your dad eyes you both saltily, and zoro fears he fucked up yet again by taking the challenge too seriously, but when your dad breaks out in laughter and gives his hand to shake, a sweat dropped from his hairline in relief
→ you made about 350$
→ your (single) aunties cannot get over how good looking he is. they swarm around him, praising him for his out-of-this-world visuals and smother all over him, pulling at his cheeks and tugging at his biceps
→ and in returns he’s just like “uh, thank you.” while giving you a look to save him, but you’re evil and let him suffer alone
→ now when the kids get ahold of this man, just wish him goodnight at this point cause you’re not seeing this man for the rest of the night
→ they love this man ☠️ is it the fact that he seems so unappeased and stoic, or the fact that he’s a new piece of meat to bother, he really couldn’t tell
→ they tug on his arms, sit on his lap, play with his hair, and ask for stories of what it’s like to be at sea while being such a strong pirate
→ “you got three swords?!” “i do.” “can i use them?! please?!” “i’m pretty sure y/n would kill me.” “no she wouldn’t! she lets me play with swords all the time!” “uh…”
→ when you caught him giving piggyback and airplane rides to your very happy younger sister, you leaned against the doorframe and teased him about how well they got along to which he bluntly denied
→ you saw the fond smile on his face tho
→ still you drag him downstairs to meet up with your older cousins and family friends, slipping on some slides as your dad corners y’all at the entrance
→ “we’re gonna go take a walk.” you smile sheepishly, kissing his cheek and your father gives you a look, seeing easily past your lame excuse but does nothing to stop y’all
→ “we are?” your confused boyfriend mumbled, tugging your sundress and your cousins and friends laughed at his naivety, saying something along the lines that they’d get along just well
→ the walk taught him a few things; weed is definitely not for him nor his throat, you get overly affectionate when you’re high and your one short friend is hilarious when he’s hungry
→ he gets along well with other significant others of family members, all in the same “freshly arrived” boat. he and your sister’s boyfriend actually bonded over the kendo matches airing on the sports channel
→ when night comes, he’s almost drained by how much social interaction he was put through. you wish everybody a goodnight and they threaten you to bring him back to the next function “or else”.
→ you’re at the door with leftovers and drinks, and when you leave the door, zoro realizes he probably should privately share his goodbyes to your dad, and so he goes back when you don’t notice
→ you noticed you were talking to yourself for a while, so you frown and wonder if your man got lost while you were busy ranting about how happy you were
→ you head back to the house, ready to search for a lost moss but you halt your step when you hear familiar voices talking
→ “you take good care of my baby, roronoa. she better be in one piece next time y’all come ‘round. got it?”
→ you roll your eyes at your dad’s usual protectiveness, ready to counter on his behalf but you’re cut to the chase by your boyfriend,
→ “i love her, sir. nothing bad’s ever gonna happen as long as i’m around, i swear.”
𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐌𝐎𝐊𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐉𝐈
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→ “sounds like a good idea, my love!”
→ sanji blends in with your family alarmingly well. it’s barely been a few minutes since y’all got in, and he presents himself with bouquets of flowers and wine, and the whole house has fallen head over heels for him
→ sanji used to be a waiter alongside a sous chef, so his conversational skills are flawless. he knows exactly what to say to make your members feel listened, nods when they speak and engage in their stories
→ your mom is in love with this man. when he presented himself, he reached out his hand and when she laid hers in his, he kissed her knuckles all gentlemanly and gave a wink, and she was weak in the knees
→ you had no worries about sanji meeting your family, you knew they’d fall for his charms just as you did
→ unsurprisingly, most of his time is spent in the kitchen with the ladies, even though they tell him he can go relax elsewhere with the men. he presses that he’s fine and he’s willing to help with the preparation, as he is the chef’s cook
→ you find him minutes later wearing an apron cutting up vegetables, laughing brightly at whatever story your mother had to share
→ while he spends his time in there, the tipsy aunties spill and rant all the family’s tea, from unplanned pregnancies to cheating scandals, and sanji’s nosy ass is all in for the business, going as far as asking questions and throwing in his own opinions
→ like imagine “you’re joking! is that not her sister’s ex man?! what a low blow!” “i know right? she’s been shady as fuck.” he gasps dramatically, hand on his hip as he pauses from mincing the garlic
→ dramatic bastard
→ he offers to help set up the table as he’s used to doing it on the ship, and your mom almost feels bad for making her guest help her with everything, but he expertly holds plates in his hands as he winks, “anything for my mother-in-law, mademoiselle.”
→ he’s so used to eating last, making sure everyone’s gotten a good taste before he can sit back, so he’s taken aback when your mom slides him a plate on the counter
→ you’re rolling your eyes playfully as sanji tries to push the plate back respectfully and offers that your mom eats before he does, since she did make everything
→ “give it a rest, she’s as stubborn as you are.” you nudge your shoulder against his, and he straight up pouts, before nodding and thanking her for the meal
→ he was stunned at the outburst of flavours, not having ever tasted anything as unique as soul food in his life. he has literal hearts out of his eyes and his mother mentions warmheartedly how cartoon-like it was little does she know
→ though you underestimated sanji’s stubbornness when you caught him doing the dishes, claiming he was unloading the amount of work your mom would have to do
→ she was baffled by his kindness, wrapping her arms around him and planting a kiss at his temple, chanting how he was her new favorite and you teasingly scoffed at the bashful blush that crept at sanji’s face
→ your younger sister is in love with him. like, actual love. she wants to marry him and keep him in her room for the rest of her life, so she says.
→ when nobody wanted to play dollhouse with her, he felt his chest ache at the way she seemed defeated, instantly reminded by his own childhood, so he offered to play with her and she was immediately crushing
→ “sanji, i love you! be my husband!”
→ he chuckles sheepishly, “but what about your sister, darling? it wouldn’t be room nice if i left her alone.”
→ your sister pouts and has tears swelling in her eyes, and sanji is such a sucker he gets swept in by her manipulative tactics, that he leans forward on a knee and holds her hand reassuringly.
→ “how about you get older first, then we’ll talk, okay? you’re still my favorite after all.” he ruffled her hair and revelled in the way she looked away so shyly, nodding before running away
→ “i’m wounded, sanji.” you flatly spoke, a smirk on your lips as he rose to his feet, scratching the back of his neck in embarrassment
→ while you laid in the living room and digested dessert, you suddenly missed the presence of your boyfriend as he was hogged by your mom all day
→ you got up and made your way to the kitchen, to which you saw sanji sat across the counter, notepad and pen in his hands as he scribbled on the paper while your mother rambled
→ “what’s going on here?” you eyed the two suspiciously, who both froze mid-action, before turning to you like a deer caught in headlights
→ they both denied that anything was happening, that they were just catching up on their lives as if that wasn’t what they’d been doing all night. you sighed, letting it slide as you beckoned him over, complaining you missed him
→ eventually the night came to an end, and everyone was bummed that he was leaving. it almost made you feel like they could care less about you ☠️
→ everyone sent sanji kisses and hugs, forcing him to come by and visit, and to bring something he made next time so they can ogle at yet another skill of his. he promised he’d blow their minds away, with a kiss at their knuckles ofc
→ your little sister was so bummed, tearing up at the door as she watched you guys get ready to leave, and sanji desperately didn’t want her to be mad with him, so he told her to turn around, and he unclasped her necklace and slipped one of his rings on her chain, before putting it back on her neck.
→ her eyes mimicked his similar heart eyes expression, dropping her teddy on the floor as sanji kissed her knuckles. you thumped him up the head and told him to hurry up so y’all could leave
→ deep down you were happy that he was getting along with your bitter baby sister you were just tired
→ your mom was the last guest to watch you off, and after hugging you goodbye, she moved onto her new favorite and hugged him too, before pulling away and holding his hands affectionately
→ “i’m so glad y/n found you. keep her happy sanji, you’re a great boy.” she had tears swelling in her eyes, and when sanji tightened the hold on her hands, you watched him with hidden admiration,
→ “i’m the lucky one, mademoiselle. i’ll do my damn hardest to give her the happy life she deserves.”
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i gave up halfway leave me alone 💀
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lovingseventeen · 2 years
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is seventeen good at taking your picture? *ੈ✩‧₊˚
a/n: this is kinda random but wholesome lol 
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seungcheol:
✿ “ah, you’re pretty”
✿ it just sort of comes out, really. he was taking a couple pictures but he puts your phone down for a second just to look at you
✿ he giggles when you start blushing (the pictures end up being the kind thats a little blurry bc you moved when he got you blushy, but its still aesthetically pleasing)
jeonghan: 
✿ he tries to prank you by showing you that he actually took a (very cute and giggly) selfie while you were posing (this selfie becomes your lock screen eventually)
✿ when he sees you scoff he does his specific “hahaha” laugh (y’all know what i mean) 
✿ but just as you’re about to smack his arm he swipes left and he actually took a couple good pictures 
joshua: 
✿ i feel like he’s the kind to be pretty diligent with taking your picture 
✿ will direct how you pose (if you want him to help) to get the best possible picture 
✿ “mm maybe turn your chin this way just a little bit” he goes, even so far as to demonstrate with his own face
jun: 
✿ he really tries his best and they’re not totally bad 
✿ occasionally just crops your foot out weirdly or it’s not lined up the best 
✿ it may take another one or two tries but you’ll get there 
✿ will comment when you post that 1) you look pretty and 2) he took the picture (he’s proud)
hoshi: 
✿ takes a million pictures of you in rapid fashion and each of them are about 2% different from each other 
✿ may be a little bit hit or miss 
✿ will encourage a horanghae hand at some point 
✿ but even though he’s taking pictures kinda fast he will be patient and take more if you want him to 
wonwoo: 
✿ i feel like he’d take pictures of you from two angles at most and ngl, they ain’t bad 
✿ like somehow, he didn’t put that much thought into them but they’re pretty good???
woozi: 
✿ he may not take too many pictures but he puts a lot of care into the 7 he does take
✿ says little words under his breath, maybe quirks his head as he’s figuring out how to hold your phone
✿ “hmm maybe this isn’t right” *head tilt* “is it?”
dk: 
✿ may be a little bit overdramatic with the lunging to “make you look taller” 
✿ but best boy energy and he’s enthusiastic to help you !!
✿ will probably get a cute candid picture of you laughing over his antics
mingyu: 
✿ he’s probably taller than you but he will squat and/or break his back to get that good angle 
✿ also has a pretty artistic eye so i could assume that he’d get an interesting picture 
✿ he also did mention bringing his camera with him everywhere (in that one interview) so he’d probably be the kind of boyfriend that would take your picture without you knowing 
✿ honestly use his height and some funky lens to your advantage to get something editorial 
minghao: 
✿ another artsy boy hehe 
✿ very flexible will most definitely get pictures of you from so many angles 
✿ moves around you enough so you barey have to adjust 
✿ i feel like he’d help you filter your pictures too 
seungkwan: 
✿ who am i kidding, seungkwan will go to every extreme to get the perfect picture 
✿ ofc he knows all of your best angles 
✿ you may want to stop taking pictures but he will inSiSt he can do better 
✿ you think the pictures are fine already (he really did do so good) but he’s pointing to tell you to go back to pose 
vernon:
✿ the energy may not be through the roof but he’s still putting an effort trust
✿ if he doesn’t get what you want at first all you gotta do is demonstrate what you want
✿ really, just make him stand in your place and take a quick example
✿ “so i want you to take it like this, so you see this in the background too”
✿ “ah okay i see” he nods
✿ funniest part is the practice photo and he’s just standing in it like 🧍
dino: 
✿ also tries pretty hard
✿ he’s about to show you what he has so far before he grabs your phone back before you even see he screen
✿ “wait let me try again!”
✿ he gets excited when he feels like the pictures turned out well
✿ sneakily sends a couple photos to his own phone 🫶🏽
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sil3ntfr34k · 29 days
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Birthday Bakugou Headcanons
Yea I missed his birfday and he might be mad at me but it’s bbabygirl we still gonna write something
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• Probably says some shit like “Oo I don’t like surprises” but then will act disappointed when you tell him your plans for him
• I.E.; Don’t tell him about his birthday plans
• You and the entirety of Class 3-A are going all out to make this the most outlandish and ridiculous birthday party of his life purely because y’all wanna annoy him
• Cut scene to you basically dragging him all around the city after school to stall time so everyone can set up the decorations
• As SOON as you get that “We’re ready” text you gotta drag him back kicking and screaming because he’s overstimulated. Bakugou is DREADING stepping a single foot into the dorms because he just KNOWS something is up
• As expected, as soon as Bakugou opens the door; everyone screams and pops those streamers directly in his face, which is quickly followed with a couple of deadly explosions
• Thankfully most of the decorations survived 💪
• You better believe that cake is big asf, big thanks to Sato who whipped it up in the kitchen for Bakugou 🙏
• All the girls had to cook the dinner bc NONE of the boys can cook expect Bakugou, and it would be rude to make Bakugou cook his own birthday dinner. The girls made him some spicy mapu tofu with some bottle labeled as ‘Devils Tears’. The color is a bright red to show how spicy it is, but ofc Bakugou is still going to complain it’s not spicy enough
• Bakugou resents having to open presents, way too nervous of how he’s supposed to react. At least when he’s with his parents they don’t expect much of a reaction since they know he’s pretty stoic.
• Calls every present he gets shit, but still gets defensive if anyone tells him to regift it. He appreciates the gifts, he just has a hard time giving reactions most people want.
• Still doesn’t stay up late for the party. WILL just stand up and go to his room to get ready for bed.
• Cue everyone following him to his room because they don’t want him to sleep yet, it’s Friday man just stay up a little longer!
• Has to blast everyone out and lock his door.
• What no one knows is that he actually does stay up longer, he just wanted some alone time to recover and actually enjoy his presents and kind letters. He probably just skimmed over the words at first, but now that he’s alone and can think straight he takes time to read each one carefully
• Might be a little OOC but he probably cries JUST A LIL BIT bc he’s never had so many care enough about him to throw him such a big party AND want him to stay up with them
• If he got games or something, he’ll stay up and play them for a bit. Same with manga and other trinkets, like exercise equipment and small figurines (of all might)
•Bonus points if someone gives him a personalized gift like a drawing or hand crafted sculptures. Is low key a WEAK SUCKER for personalized items
Okay that’s all I can think of
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kairolee2004 · 6 months
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Can you please do the tmnt bayverse boys with a female goth friend (bonus points if she’s a lesbian) and she’s trying to ask out her crush so the boys and April try to help reader on asking her crush out? If not that’s totally fine 😚🫶
Yes!!! Finally a TMNT ask <333
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Bayverse TMNT and April O’neil + Female Gothic Lesbian reader!
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Relationship: Reader x Female crush
Pronouns: She/Her
Type of Writing: Fluff
Warnings: Cussing
.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。. .・。
🐢 How could the boys NOT help you? You’ve been talking about this girl for MONTHS!
🐢 But of course ya’ll have to understand that they don’t really know how to ask people out or even talk to strangers. Before you and April, they were always in the sewers.
🐢 Mikey thinks he’s some sort of “love guru” and gives you tips on asking this girl out.
🐢 Leo is definitely trying to help you relax when you overthink about “if she likes you back or not.”
🐢 He also is the main man you talk about this girl with like- he loves you but, chill the hell out!
🐢 Raph is constantly teasing you about this crush you got. But is also asking what she looks likes.
🐢 “Damn Goblin, she’s pretty cute. I might try an save her one day and be her knight in shining… armor?”
🐢 I feel like Donnie would stalk her for you… NOT IN A WEIRD WAY! If thats even possible?
🐢 He tells you about all her socials and lets you know when she posts on platforms.
🐢 Definitely protects her from any hate comments or content made about her. Thinks she kinda cute but definitely doesn’t try anything.
🐢 April has mixed feelings… She’s really happy that you like her and wanna try and get to know her more but then- SHE GETS REALLY SAD WHEN THINKING THAT YOUR NOT GONNA BE HER ROOMMATE ANYMORE!
(For the sake of well- everything, lets name your crush Marianna and her code name is ‘Taki’ because she loves spicy food)
🐢When you first met Marianna she was… different. Always wanting to be by your side, always hugging or holding your hands. Marianna constantly “flirted” with you and says how much “ultimate rizz” she had.
🐢 Of course you felt off about it for a few months. Up to this point you were always made fun of because of your style in everything. But when this short girly ran into your life. Everything changed. Opposites attract right?
🐢 At some point in time, y’all started calling up to half an hour or even 2. Then it became FaceTime calls that were 6 to 7 hours long and ended with one or both of you falling asleep. It just felt right.
🐢 The day finally happened when you asked Marianna out- well actually… she did. You and her were out at the mall getting stuff and just walking around. This was a normal activity for you guys weekly. As you guys were walking done a hall with certain shops, Marianna dragged you into a family owned shop and said, “Wait here love bug, I gotta pick up a order if mine!”
You didn’t think much of it so you waited. When Marianna got back she basically pushed you out the shop and into the middle of the ‘hall of the mall.’
“(Reader)… I have a question I wanna ask.” Marianna said holding both of her hands behind her back. This kinda felt familiar… but how?
“Ummm sure, what’s going on?” You asked getting a little closer. Marianna at this time was blushing a little. Hard to see with her light chocolate skin color but still noticeable. She took a deep breath and took her hands from behind her back. You gasped!
She was holding a large bouquet of glitter (Favorite Color) flowers and a teddy bear that looked like a character from your favorite (Tv show, movie, series, anime). The bear was actually holding a stuffed heart that read “Do you wanna be my girlfriend?”
It felt kinda hard to breathe… you were smiling like a damned idiot but you didn’t care. You walked over to Marianna and held her waist with one hand and her chin with the other. “Why in the hell would I ever want to pass up a opportunity of a lifetime?” Both of you smiled.
Marianna then leaned forward and kissed you. You then followed her lead and kissed back. <3
The End
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Thx for reading!!!! Hope whoever requested this likes it and btw- please don’t try and send multiple requests as if I didn’t see the first one <3 ;^;
Requests are: Open
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mintylovesjeongyeon · 10 months
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The Girl Glowing With Confidence
Quackity x Reader
Hey guys, I got another request :D! I’m really happy that I’m getting requests and I hope y’all are enjoying my short stories! Once again my inbox is still open if you guys wanna request and like I said it can be a different characters from a show/game or it can be a streamer etc! Thank you once again my lovely moonstones🩵🤍
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It was a Saturday afternoon, you got all your chores done while quackity is sleeping in after a long night of streaming with other creators. So you decided you wanted to dress up and put makeup on since you are feeling confident in yourself today, you started pulling out your eyeshadow pallet, lip glosses, eyeliner, and blush since you wanted to put on light makeup and you don’t have any plans to go out. Before putting on the makeup, you started pulling out some dresses to see what you’re going to wear and decided you were going to wear a beautiful golden yellow sundress which is a perfect to wear now that it is summer.
You started the process by putting on the eyeshadow then going into routine with the other products while doing that you started singing along with the song that was playing on the speaker and decided to lower the music a bit knowing that quackity will whine about the noise coming out of the speaker. You started to hype yourself in the small mirror you are holding onto and started talking to yourself like every normal individual.
“Okay now it’s time put on the blush then the lipgloss. Wow putting just a bit of makeup on sure takes time to do but it’s worth it, I want to feel more confident in myself and make myself comfortable that I can start dressing very nice! Gotta love yourself first (Y/n)! Yes that’s the confidence I like! Yikes I’m actually a bit crazy talking to myself like this, oh my god how will my lovely boyfriend do if he finds I talk to myself like this? Ugh so embarrassing….” You started rambling on and didn’t even notice the presence behind you.
“Mi amor, why the hell would you think I will leave for talking to yourself? Everyone does it, hell even I do it as well amor, it’s normal human behavior at this point. Also are we going out somewhere or did I miss an important date?!? Oh god if I did I’m so sorry amor, I didn’t know please tell what the date is and I’ll make it up to you!” Quackity said while being worried he messed up on a important date.
“No amor there’s no special occasion, I just decided to dress up a bit cause my confidence is going through the roof right now!” You said with very much confidence as you started to look at the small mirror.
“Oh thank god, I was very scared that I missed an important date. I promise to start writing important things on my calendar from now on.” He said while trying to get a good look of you but you avoided looking at him.
“Amor how do I look? I look and feel very beautiful! Here I’ll give you a twirl real quick!” She said while twirling very fast to the point you got a bit dizzy, he got a good look of you and felt all the blood rush to his cheeks. Quackity just kept looking at you with very loving eyes taking in the sight in front of him, knowing that he keeps falling deeper in love with you, he would always tell you how beautiful you look with or without makeup.
Quackity loves you for who you are.
You love Quackity for who he is.
“Wow you look very beautiful amor, I mean you left me speechless…just wow even you’re glowing with confidence amor! I just want to tell you that I love you for who you are and no matter what happens I will always love you and support you with anything, I will stay with you during your happiest days and during your saddest days. I love you so much sweetheart.” He whispered, kissing you in the process while holding you close to his chest. You pulled away and now it was your turn to tell him how you feel about him.
“Thank you amorcito, I really appreciate what you said really makes me feel like I have butterflies in my stomach. I’m really grateful to have met you and thank you letting me spend the rest of my life with you, I remember being in love with you since that moment we snuck out to go eat some street food that was nearby. I love you so much Quackity and I will always be there for you during your happiest days and your saddest days my love, I will always support you no matter what I’ll always be by your side and that’s a promise that I won’t break.” You said while you both started leaning in to kiss again.
It’s now been decided that Quackity wants to spend the rest his life with you. After that day he looked up rings seeing which style you would like, took a few months to get everything planned out, found the perfect date to propose and it was now or never. He finally asked the big question, you didn’t even hesitate and you said yes immediately, now he can tell everyone that you guys are engaged which will be a huge shock to his friends and fans but nonetheless are very happy for the couple!
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Thank you my lovely moonstones for waiting for me! Sorry for being gone my mom got very sick and i had to take time off from work so I can take care of her which is why it took long to post this! However, my mom is feeling better which means I’ll be able to write more again! Also my inbox is still open if you guys wanna request like I said it doesn’t always have to be quackity, it can be other streamers/characters from shows/game characters as well! Please don’t hesitate to request! Thank you for your patience my lovely moonstones🤍🩵 I’ll see you all soon!
-HelloMoonlightLuna🌙🤍🩵
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ninja-knox-ur-sox-off · 11 months
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ALRIGHT ALRIGHT FOLKS, SINCE I’M INSANE MY REACTION WILL BE SPLIT INTO FOUR PARTS FOR READING CONVENIENCE FOR Y’ALL BUT I AM GONNA WATCH IT IN ONE SITTING I AM FULL OF FEAR BUT LETS GET STARTED
PT 1 OF THIS NONENSE “THE EMPERORS WRATH”  THAT IS INSTANTLY CONCERNING
OH WAIT THAT’S THE NAME OF THE FULL SPECIAL THIS IS “A LIFETIME OF MISTAKES” I’M BEING KILLED
OKAY LETS SEE WHAT THESE LUNATICS ARE UP TO
MONKIE KID THEME SONG MY BELOVED
OH I’M EXCITED
FEAR 
OMINOUS MUSIC AND REALITY ITSELF SEEMING TO BE TEARING APART AS AZURE TRIES TO STITCH IT BACK TOGETHER? HORRIFYING
HE LOOKS LIKE HE’S HAVING SOME TROUBLE THERE
YELLOW-TUSK LOOKING TIRED AND CONCERNED
WHAT ARE YOU DOING OLD MAN
I confess I did watch the first like ten seconds yesterday which was funny cause Yellow-tusk showed up and my brain completely ignored Azure to go “ A GRANDPA :D” 
SCREAMS
ITS THE CREW
MY BELOVEDS
I WANNA KNOW WHAT YELLOW-TUSK THINKS OF ALL THIS
AND IF AZURE’S REMAINING BROS ARE GONNA TRUN ON HIM
“AT LEAST ITS PRETY” MEI ILY
“yeah if ya ignore the strong end of the world vibes” Pigsy,  you ave my entire soul, i love you I LOVE TIHS MAN
THE PIG MAN IS RIGHT
I love how like, killing the Jade emperor apparently means you get to take his place, like dang alright, the Santa Clause movies vibes, all you gotta do is push Azure off a roof-
and exactly no one will understand that reference but i swear i’m funny guys i promise-
Azure @ the Jade Emperor: ALL YOU DO IS SIT AROUND ALL DAY AND MOOCH OFF OTHER PEOPLES SUFFERING Azure, after sitting in the Jade Emperors seat: oh shoot hol up this is so much harder than i thought I’d be breathing is hard-
That’s hilariousGH;LASF
NEZHAAAAA BLESS FOR BANDAGING THIS DUDE UP HE NEEDED THAT HE’S NOT DOING SO HOT BUT GODSPEED YOU REALLY FOUGHT FOR THIS STUFF YOUNG MAN
MONK
I LOVE HOW EVERYONE IS CALLING TANG MONK THIS SEASON DESPITE THE FACT HE’S NOT REALLY ACTUALLY A MONK RN HGL;F;JAOWIEFJSDF (or is he...?)
wait  wait
before they turn around he’s asking about the scroll
are they like, putting bandaids and bandages on the scroll pls it’d be so funny-
YUP
YUP AWFUL TAPE JOB
WELL DONE
ILY TANG
THERE AINT’ NOTHING A BIT OF TAPE CAN’T FIX (they can’t say duct tape for legal reasons- /j /j /j)
NEZA UDNERSTANDABLY OUTRAGEDHGL;SDKFJ
NEZHA FEELS LIKE HE’S THE ONE GUY WITH A BRAINCELL HERE AND HE’S RIGHT
MK
I MISSED YOU SM
LOOK HOW FLOOFY HIS HAIR IS
BLESS YOU MONKIE KID ARTISTS
MEI
WHEEZINGNS;DLFMSDF
MK PAYING V CLOSE ATTENTION TO WHAT SHE’S SAYING BUT NO IDEA WHAT SHE’S TALKING ABOUT
SHE CAN’T EVEN FINISH THE SENTENCE PLS HGLSDJFD
HER FACE
WHOEVER DREW THAT EXPRESSION I’M SHAKING YOUR HAND
I
I’M
I’M WORRIED NOW
HECK I’M WORRIED NOW
ITS MONKEY KING HE’S FINE THAT GUY IS INDESTRUCTABLE
IS HE THO??????
I SURE HOPE HE IS BUT THE MUSIC THAT WAS PLAYING ALONGSIDE WHEN HE SAID THAT MAKES ME SO SO VERY CONCERNED
WOW I’M WATCHING THE SPECIAL THAT JUST HIT ME
HOLY CRAP THE SPECIAL IS OUT
HOLY CRAP I HAVE IT
OH MY GODS I’M INSANE
this season is my fave for how they draw these guys they are just so shaped and so wonderful
MAGICAL TAPE
HELPGLSKMFSD
NEXHA LOOKS READY TO FIGHTOHHMYGODS MACAQUE
RIGHT
HE’S HERE
OH HE’S STILL HERE LETS FREAKING GO
I DONT’ KNOW WHY I WASN’T EXPECTING HIM TO BE THERE MY YOUNGER BROTHER IS GONNA BE SO EXCITED HE LOVES MACAQUE I CAN’T WAIT TO TELL HIM HE’S MAKING AN APPERANCE THIS SPECIAL  LETS GOOOOO
MACAQUE’S FACE
IS SO PUNCHABLE
WHATCHA THINKING ABOUT THERE MONKEY
ABANDONMENT?
its nice he doesn’t come out and tell Mk he’s wrong tho y’know? THAT’S WHAT WE CALL   G R O W T H !
NEZHA IN
SCREAMS
MACAQUES COMING??? FR??
OH MY BROS GONNA LOSE HIS MIND WE GET MACAQUE
.
I can’t believe Macaque is actually making sense, who are you and what have you done with the monkey- /j /j /j JOKING
HE MAKES A GOOD POINT! I LOVE HOW HE BELIEVES HE’S ENOUGH TO POSSIBLY TRIGGER WUKONG’S MEMORY LOVE THAT
Ngl it’d be super funny if like, macaque being there didn’t help at all it’d be so funny, but i’m rooting for it does help but also if Wukong has to like, relive a bunch of stuff in order to remember OH BOY LETS SEE HOW THIS GOES
HELPGN;LKMSD
MOOD
I’M MK
THO MAC BOI I DON’T KNOW IF YOU’RE MUCH BETTER BUT WE’LL SEE
BIASED PERSPECTIVE CAN WARP EVENTS THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED QUITE A BIT AS TIME PASSES SO GL WITH THAT I’M VERY INTERESTED TO SEE IF HE REMEMBERS THINGS RIGHT OR IF WUKONG REMEMBERS THEM RIGHT OR IF WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED IS LOST TO TIME  WE’LL SEE HOW THIS GOES
“Your criticism is harsh but fair, ALRIGHT-“ MACAQUE’S FACE IN THAT SHOT PLEASE WHO DREW HIM THERE I’M CRYINGL;SDMKFDS
LEGOOO THEY’RE USING THAT SO MUCH THIS SEASON I NEED TO MAKE A COMPILATION MY GODS
Tang’s got some confidence with his powers now that’s great!!
So…
Wait is it just Mk and Macaque?
HOL UP IS IT JUST THEM GOING??
OH MAN
OPH MAN WAIT
OH MAN WAIT THIS IS FIRE ITS MK AND MACAQUE
WHAT A CHOICE
OKAY
OKAY YEAH
HERE WE GO
CANT’ TAKE TANG HE’S GOTTA BE THERE TO GET THEM OUT OF IT
OHHH I’M SO NORMAL
OHJ MY GODS THEY’RE GONNA RESCUE WUKONG I’M GONNA CRY
hello transitions for AMV’s <3
SNORTS
“wuuukoong, what have you done-“ WDYM HE’S TRAPPED IN A SCROLL CHILLAX BRO
o
oh ;-;
t
tearing his way through-
HOL UP IS THAT GONNA HAVE DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS ON HIS MEMORY???
IS HE TEARING THROUGH HIS OWN MIND TO TTRY AND GET BACK TO MK??
SCREAMS??
OH THIS SPECIAL IS GONNA WRECK ME I’M NOT READY
Also, one again, Macaque voice actor, nothing but respect, he’s doing really well
You have got to be kidding me i’m only two minutes in I feel like this has been a whole episode already I am not mentally well HG.,SDJFSKLDF
HELPGNSDFNA;OWEMF
THE DRAMATIC
ATTEMPT AT TAKING OFF AND JUST
OOP THERE HE IS! :D
RIP MACAQUE WHEEZINGSKLMF
Actually Macaque hanging with Mk and the team and being subject to the slapstick that hits the heroes is so freaking funny, welcome to being a hero-warrior macaque, you are now the butt of the joke- HGL;KSADJF;JWEF
I will cry right hecking now
IS A MONKEYYYYY
MK’S BIG SMILE PLS
SOBS LOUDLY
HELPGJSJKF
THAT’S JUST A MEMORY
HE’S JUST A SILLY LI’LL MONKEY
IM WILL CRY RIGHT NOW
RIGHT NOW YOU’LL SEE ME SOB
HELPGN;DFM
I REALLY WISHED THEY’D USED MAGIC TAPE THAT’S SO SILLY
CHOKES
“I’ll know the real wukong when we find him” OH YEAH MACAQUE? WILL YOU? KNOW HIM THAT WELL DO YOU?? Again what an interesting choice to make them so close
very funny Macaque, you look like you smell worse I’M JOKING I’M JOKING- HGKL;SADJF;AWHEFM
i GASPED
I ACTUALLY GASPED
FIRST PROCESSING HOW EXICTED WUKONG WAS TO SEE HIS MONKEYS AND THEN
BAM
MONKEY SO EXCITED TO SEE WUKONG ONL FOR HIM TO DISSAPEAR
ITS
HECK ITS ONE OF THE MONKEYS I’M GONNA CRY
CHOKES
HELPGNSLFMSD
MACAQUE’S FACE
I’M GONNA CRY AGAIN HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A MONKEY SO EXCITED TO SEE SOMEBODY
MONKEY KNOWS AND LIKES MACAQUE THAT’S SO SILLY
MAN
YUP
WELCOME TO SLAPSTICK MACAQUE
I’M SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS
MK’S ARM SUDDENLY TEN FEET LONG I’M DYINGNSDL;KMSD
YEAAAHHH RIGHT INTO THE SMASH
HELPNMSLDKMSDF
MACAQUE TRYING TO BE FUNNY
ABSOLUTELY DEADPAN THIS WHOLE TIME
I’M SO INTERESTED IN HOW THIS’LL TURN OUT HECK
Wow thanks for catching him Macaque- HGL;KZSJFL;ASF
…looks at who drew the jump through the cracked yellow light
ily
aNOTHER MONKEY
PROBABLY EXCTIED TO SEE MACAQUE TOO
BARRELS WORTH
HELPGKLMSD;OFEWF
.heck
that
that hurts for some reason heck
“dont you like it :D?”
OH BOY
HE’S SO CUTE
YEAH
REALLY GOTTA READ THE BOOK
I LOVE HOW MUCH THEY’RE SAYING THIS HELP
(Crew’s not so subtle wink wink nudge nudge at the fandom READ THE BOOK (joking joking)) (but no seriously read the book its a banger)
ITS MACAQUE
MAN THE ALMOST SHRILL SOUNDING MONKEY KING
MACAAAQUE! DOIN OKAY BUD? :D
MK MAKING FUN OF HIM HELPGMLSDFLKM
THE MONKEYS HELPGNSDF;AFE
MONKEY KING PLEASEJGLDF
THIS IS KILLLING ME Y’ALL
HE’S SO
HYPER
I LOVE HIM
NOOHOHOOOO maybe a little
THE CREW REALLY HAD A  BLAST ANIMATING THE SILLY LITTLE GUY
heck dude “thats not the point! its so we can never worry about anything or anyone every again!!”
THEY’RE SO SILLY
THEY WERE SO SILLY
.
yeah that’s fair
Okayyyy
OKAYYYYYY
NOT BAD
STILL MACAQUE’S OPINION THO WHICH I DON’T FULLY TRUST STILL
ITS SO HAAARDDDD
CAUSE MACAQUE LIKES TO SAY EXACTLY WHAT WUKONG WAS THINKING IN FEELING BUT HE DOESNT’ ACTUALLY KNOW SO HE MAKES HIM OUT TO BE THIS HYPER AWARE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT HE WANTS LEAVES HIS FRIENDS BEHIND GUY, WHILE AZURE MAKES HIM OUT TO BE THIS LITTLE GUY WHO’S COOL AND WOULD MAKE A GREAT LEADER BUT DOESN’T KNOW WHAT HE WNATS OR WHAT HE’S DOING AND NEEDS GUIDENCE SO WHICH IS THE REAL MONKEY KING HUH? MY BET IS NEITHER OF THEM REALLY KNOW
Rn tho I’m definitely leaning towards what Macaque’s describing because ITS NOT INFANTILIZING HIM SO I’LL TAKE IT
HOLYU CRAP IS THAT HTE MOUNTAIN
HOLY CRAP IS THAT THE MOUNTAIN
THEY SHOWED THE MOUNTAIN?/???
THEY’RE SHOWING THE MOUNTAIN???
HOLY CRAP??
MACAQUE CAME  TO VISIT HIM IN THE MOUNTAIN???
HOLY CRAP???
Small beef here, but the whole point of Wukong’s punishment was so that he could see the world move on without him like, the worst case of FOMO (fear of missing out) you ever done experienced, watching stars die and new ones be born and landscapes change and people pass and not being able to be a part of that. Being totally underground kinda defeats the purpose of that bUT THAT’S SUCH A NITPICK FOR ME TO MAKE BUT I ALWAYS DO WHENEVER THERE’S A VERSION WHERE HE CAN’T SEE THE SKY OR TIME PASSING- DANG WHATS WITH THE CHAINS I’MGBSDLFKMD
man its how angry
HOLY
WOW
HE’S SO BITTER
THIS IS AMAZING
THIS
YES
OKAY
YES, WUKONG BEING THIS BITTER? YES ABSOLUTELY, HE’S IN TIME OUT AND HE’S ANGRY  ABOUT IT
AND OFC YOU TAKE IT OUT ON THE ONE PERSON WHO ACTUALLY COMES AND CHECKS ON YOU BECAUSE THEY’RE THE ONLY PERSON NEAR YOU THAT YOU CAN BLAME [BANGS FISTS ON TABLE] M A N
OKAY NOT BAD
WE VIBIN
HOLY
THAT WAS SUCH A SATISFYING EXCHANGE TO SEE ACTUALLY
OKAY FINALLY WE’RE GETTING UNBIASED NARRATION I’M GONNA CRY
OH MY GODS THIS IS SUCH A RELIEF I’M SCREAMIGNFL;KMSF
THIS SHOW IS REALLY DRAGGING ME AROUND LIKE A CHEW TOY I SWEAR
ONLY THING I WOULD HAVE ADDED WAS JUST
WUKONG DOING LIKE, A SCREAM AFTER HE LEFT Y’KNOW?
JUST REALLY LETTING OUT THAT ANGER AND BITTERNESS AND DESPERATION YEAH WOULD HAVE LOVED THAT
HECK
MAN WHAT’S WITH YOU MACAQUE
ITS SO FUNNY
BELIEVED AS IN PAST TENSE
OH FINALLY
FINALLY
OKAY MK FINALLY HAS SOMEONE WHO’S NOT TRYING TO PUSH THEIR VIEW OF WUKONG ON HIM SURE ITS SOMEONE WHO’S DONE IT LOTS IN THE PAST BUT HECK I’M ACTUALLY OKAY WITH THE FACT ITS MACAQUE Y’KNOW??
ALRIGHT FOR NOT VILLIANIZING WUKONG SO MUCH LETS GOOOOOO
I am so basic my gosh hGLK;SAJDF
Macaque’s suddenly got such quiet open narration here its heck
WOW THAT
THAT’S QUITE THE POWER THEY GAVE THE TANG MONK IN THIS
OH
OH THEY JUST HAD HIM SLAP IT RIGHT ON BEFORE HE’D EVEN GOTTEN A CHANCE TO ZOOM AROUND
.
Tbf it did look like he was lunging for the monk- HGKLSDJFJ
OH WWO THERE’S A SCREAM
YEAH OKA Y
HOLY CRAP DUDE
WELMCOME TO MONKEY KING LETS GO
MAKING THOSE GOOD LIFE CHOICES
A
ARE WE
FINALLY
GETTING
THE FOR REALSIES BACKSTORY LETS GO MK IS ALL OF US FOR FOUR SEASONS SCREAAAMS
Okay heck i gotta process some of that, path of self destruction we all were that’s great, the monkeys all there jsut as curious as mk, the shots of the jttw crew vibin, Wukong looking more and more carefree as they go AO LIE IS STILL JUST LOOKING AT WUKONG Y’ALL I THINK THAT DRAGON BRO IS ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT HIM AND I STILL DESPERATELY WANT TO WRITE SOMETHING FOR THEM THEY’RE SO GOOD
“Every choice has consequences kid, for someone” MANS IS JUST ANGSTING OVER EVERYTHING HE CAN WE LOVE TO SEE IT
its so funny cause its like YAY GOOD STUFF!! o-orrr noooott noooooo WHEEZINGLSDFMS
THIS IS GREAT I’M ACTUALLY ENJOYUING THIS SO MUCH
HELPGMLSFMSD
MK IS US FR
MACQQUE JUST WALKING OFF
HM
CAMEL RIDGE
WE BACK
NICE
NOW WE GOT THE
OHHHH
OKAY
WE’RE USING MACAQUE AS THE
GUY FROM THE SIDELINES SEEING THE CONSEQUENCES OF EVERYONE’S ACTIONS WHILE ALL THEY SEE IS THE GOOD HE SEES THE EFFECT AROUND IT NICE NICE INTERESTING APPROACH OKAY COOL YES NICE
NICE
OH WE SAW
WE SAW HIM FOR A SEC
HANG ON GOING BACK
HECK
WHAT IS THAT THE JADE EMPEROR OVER HIM??
HECKING
HOLDING HIS HEADL IKE THAT SCREAMS THE MONKEY THE MONEKYT HE MONKEYGDFMSJ;BHGA;OIWEFB;EF
THE SNIFF
HELPGNSDLKMFSD
JUST MAKIGN SURE HE’S REAL
I WAS GONNA PROCESS MORE AZURE AND CHAT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW HE’S EVEN CONVINCED HIMSELF LINE BUT HECK IT ITS’ MONKEY TIME SHUSH
AAA ITS HIM ITS HIM WHAT IS HE DOIN GIS HE JUST SITTING THERE IS HE OKAY I’MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
LOOKS LIKE HE’S RELIVING MEMORIES IN FLASHES
OH HE LOOKS SO TIRED
I’M GONNA CRY RIGHT NOW
HELPGMNSDLMF
SORRY THE FLASH BETWEEN HIM AND MK IS JUST SOME GUYS RIPPED PECS I’M WHEEZINGNSDLKF;MWOEF
.
actually that hair- I think that might be azure’s ripped pecs- \DOESN’T MATTTER MOVING ON
HE SOUNDS SO TIRED
MACAQUE STANDING THERE WITH THE MONKEYS, WUKONGS MONKEYS, MACAQUE WITH WUKONGS MONKEYS IN THAT AREA ALL STANDING THERE WATCHING
HECK HE SOUNDS SO TIRED AND BROKEN?? VOICE ACTING?? HELLO???
HOLY CRAP DUDE
THE LITTLE GUY APPEARING IN FRONT OF MACAQUE
AND MACAQUE REACHING FOR
HECK DUDE
HE MISSES HIS FRIEND SO MUCH HUH
HE REALLY
SEEMS TO ACHE FOR THOSE TIMES WOW
NO LONGER EXIST THO
THAT SIGH
WUKONG
WHAT IS THIS
WHO DREW THESE SQUISHY GUYS
Wukong, having a moment where he’s so so tired of messing up
Mk, absolute ball of nothing but sunshine and good vibes: GOOD THING YOUR’E IMMORTAN THEN HUH :D LESSGOOOO
I DON’T THINK HE REALIZED MACAQUE WAS ACTUALLY THERE TILL HE CAME AND STOOD BEHIND MK
HECKING
WE JUST NEED TO LEAVE THINGS A LITTLE BETTER THAN WE FOUND THEM YEAH
WORDS I LIVE BY GENUINELY
MK’S FACE
WHEN HE SAYS HE’S NOT READY TO NOT HAVE A MENTOR
SOBS LOUDLY
STAFF BACK
SOBS THE
I’M SORRY I SCREAMED
THE LOOK AT MK
AND THEN THE LOOK AT MACAQUE
BECAUSE HERE’S SOMEONE WHO HAS FAITH IN HIM FOR THE FUTURE AND SOMEONE FROM HIS PRESENT WHO BELIEVES IN HIM AND WANTS HIM THERE, AND THEN THERE’S SOMEONE FROM HIS PAST AND HECK DUDE IF ANYONE REALLY KNOWS HE CAN DO BETTER IT’D BE SOMEONE FROM THEN RIGHT? SOMEONE WHO’S SEEN EVERY MESS UP HE’S EVER DONE BUT STILL CAME?? EVEN AFTER TRYING TO KILL HIM?? KILL EACH OTHER?? SURE?? AND THE
HECK THE SMILE???
THE
HECK IT WAS LIKE HE WAS JUST LOOKING FOR SOEM KIND OF REASSURANCE AND DESPITE RELIVING A LOT OF HIS OWN TRUAMA AND HURT MACAQUE STILL PUSHES THAT ASIDE JUST A BIT SO HE CAN GIVE HIM A SMILE CAUSE HEY, THEY ARENT’ PERFECT OR EVEN IN A GOOD SPOT, BUT ITS BETTER THAN BEFORE AND HE KNOWS HE NEEDS THAT LITTLE EXTRA SUPPOT AND REASSURENCE I DON’T KNOW MAN I’M JUST YELLING WORDS RN I’M HAVING A MOMENT
THE SMILE BACK
HE’S BACK BABBYYYYYYYYYYY
THE BREATH
OKAY
WE FINE WE FINE WE FINE I’M FINE I’M GONNA CRY OH MY GODS WHAT AN EPISODE THAT WAS EVERYHTING I WANTED OKAY I’M SO GLAD HECKINGSDFL;AWOF STILL NITPICKING TINY THINGS BUT ALL TOGETHER THAT WAS GORGEOUS
I’M STILL LIKE, HAVING MACAQUE AS BEING SO CLOSE TO MONKEY KING IS STILL KINDA NEW FOR ME EVEN THO ITS BEEN YEARS BTU THIS IS STILL THE ONLY VERSION IV’E SEEN WHERE MAC PLAYS SUCH A BIG ROLE, BTU THEY HANDLED IT PRETTY WELL THE HIM SHOWING UP UNDER THE MOUNTAIN TO BRING HIM FRUIT AND WUKONG JUST ABSOLUTELY HECK DUDE THAT WAS
THAT WAS AWESOME
NICELY DONE
MAN
I just spent like half an hour talking about this ep to two different sibs and hecking i’m insane MY ENTIRE SOUL IS DEVESTATED, THE VOICE ACTING IN THIS EPISODE IS INSANE
MAN OKAY INTERESTING THAT THEY LIKE
PUT AZURE IN THERE KAY CAUSE
ITS BASICALLY BIG OLDER DUDE SAW YOUNGER DUDE THAT PEOPLE LIKED AND WHO’S FAMILY WAS DEDICATED TO THEM BECASUE THEY WERE STRONG AND A PROTECTOR AND WANTED MORE THAN ANYTHING TO PROTECT THEIR FAMILY AND AZURE SAW THAT AND WENT “i can use this” AND PUSHED HIM INTO SOME STUFF WHICH IS INTERESTING BUT WORKS SO WELL WITH THE DIRECTION THEY CHOSE TO TAKE THIS I’M INSANE
OKAYOKAY I GOTTA GET WATCHING THE OTHER EPS IF I WANNA FINISH THIS ALL TODAY WISH ME LUCK THIS EPISODE WILL BRAINROT ME FOREVER
KNOX OUT
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Steady Heart
Chapter 14: Hollow Crown
* Pairing: Slow-burn Kayce Dutton x OFC Stella Daniels
* Rating: M? (Still figuring out the rating system) (might eventually be M anyhow)
* Warnings: language, brief violence between John and Jamie, brief wound tending
* Word count: 4,038ish
I would love to give credits to @dameronscopilot and @deanscroissant for being sounding boards for me during this whole process, giving outsider insight, being cheerleaders, and allowing me to screech at them about things that have happened during the writing process. I seriously couldn't have gotten this far without y'all
Author's note: Oof this chapter was a piece of work. I hope everyone is enjoying so far! I hope you love this chapter as well!
The pair trotted for another 10 minutes and on the horizon there was a rifle bang that cut through the air. Stella sagged in her saddle at the sight of her brother, Jimmy, and Walker riding out to meet her. She waved her hand at the bunch.
They met each other. In unison Ryan slipped off of BJ and Stella off of Abigail. Her brother called out to her and cleared the last few feet of space between them. “Stella! Are you okay?!” He jogged up to her wrapping her in a hug so tight, air rushed out of her lungs at the impact, a soft oof escaping.
She hugged Ryan back. “I’m fine. The officer got hurt, not me.”
Ryan started to check her over. Looking for any sign of injury. “What happened to your hands?”
“I got cut on barbed wire trying to untangle Snoopy. Is he okay?”
“Yeah he’s fine.” Jimmy said.
“Nothing some docterin’ and silver spray won’t fix.” Walker offered.
“Oh good.” Stella caught her breath. “The noises stopped not long ago. I don’t think she’s following anymore.”
Ryan stood back from inspecting his sister. “Where was the den?”
“Somewhere by pasture 11, I think? On the outside of the fence.”
“We’ll probably have to get them relocated.”
“If she doesn’t do it first with all the hoof traffic coming through there over the last few days.”
Ryan nodded at his sister's assumption. “Yeah that’s a fair point. Or maybe she was in the process of moving them already.”
“Yeah,” she looked down. “Thank you for coming to me.” She glanced at Jimmy and Walker. “All of you.” Walker tipped his hat and turned around to go back to the barn.
“What were you doin’ by yourself? Why didn’t you go with them?”
“There wasn’t enough room. And someone had to come back and tell John. It’s okay, I’ll be fine.” She brushed loose hair away from her face.
Jimmy smiled and came up to her and wrapped his arms around her. A startled noise left Stella. “I’m glad you’re okay. When we heard the call come through and then your horse didn’t show up we thought you were dead.”
Stella thought, ‘ah what the hell,’ and returned the hug. “Thank you, Jimmy. Really.” Ryan cleared his throat next to them. Stella pulled back and scowled at her brother for a split second. “I’ve gotta go talk to John. I was supposed to be back like an hour ago at least. I’ll meet y’all down at the bunkhouse in a bit.”
Ryan hugged her as Jimmy rode away. “Don’t get into any more trouble on the way to the house please?” He tapped her nose. “Matter of fact, I’ll come with you until you’re at the house.”
Stella wanted to argue, but thought better of it. Ryan was still coming back to earth. She would humor him today.
Stella and Ryan came loping into view of the ranch from the far side archway closest to the house. She came to a stop and Ryan waved at her as he headed to the barn. She turned her horse to slope up the big hill to the house. Abigail’s long legs made short work of the hill. Coming up on the big house, Stella could just barely make out someone on the porch in the dim twilight. Getting closer she could see it was John.
She slowed her mare to a stop at the trough by the driveway. She swung her leg over and dropped gracefully out of her saddle. She stroked Abigail’s neck and tied her to one of the few hitches at the house. “Catch your breath girl. We’re safe now. Get some water.” The mare was already halfway there by the time she finished her sentence. Stella could feel eyes on her and knew John was patiently waiting for her to come report to her.
Making her way to the bottom, she smiled sheepishly up at the man lounging at the top. “Just the man I hoped to find,” she joked breathlessly. John waved at her to come join him. She climbed the stairs. “Have you heard anything from Rip?” She went to take a seat next to her best friend’s father.
John shook his head. “No, should I have?” He was testing her. That was the thought that first came to Stella’s mind. He was seeing if she would lie at all. The tone he used gave him away. He knew already.
She bobbed her head. “Well he was supposed to call you, but he might have gotten held up. Taking that officer up the mountain turned into a shit show to say the least, sir. She was uncomfortable on Snoopy from the get go, which I thought was weird considering she most likely has to ride a horse quite often, but what do I know.”
Stella settled back into the chair with a quiet groan. “She fell off the horse after it got bit by a horsefly and got, forgive my lack of tact here, skewered on a fence post. Rip called Viggo and got her out to the hospital. I was to come back here and tell you. So here I am.” She raised her hand from the arm rest. “A little later than I planned, and more cuts than intended, but I’m here.”
“You forget who my daughter is. I would be shocked if you’ve been around this long and didn’t have something like that in your arsenal.” They smirked at each other. “Rip will be home soon. I think I hear the chopper now. He did call me a little while ago.”
“Oh good,” Stella listened intently and sure enough she heard the blades as they sliced through the air. In the distance a very distinct Rip shaped silhouette walked out of the darkness.
“She gonna make it?” John asked, getting up from his seat on the porch.
“Yeah. She's tough as a mule, that one.” He gazed at Stella when he said that. Stella stood and caught up to the patriarch, meeting the foreman at the bottom of the steps. He switched his stare to John. “They're sending another ranger out tomorrow.” Rip put his hands on his hips as they came to meet him.
“See if you can keep this one on a horse.” Rip chuckled. John pointed to her. “And Stella, I don’t think you should go this time. We’ll decide tomorrow.”
“Yes, sir.” Both she and Rip answered in unison.
Rip took in Stella’s appearance. “You okay, Stella-belle?” John watched the interaction quietly.
Stella sighed and took her glasses off. She outstretched her hand and Rip grabbed them with a frown. The men shared a glance. They let Stella take her time. Taking out her hair, she ran her hands through it shaking it out. It went back up into a less fuzzy bun. She held out her hand for her glasses and Rip placed them gently on her palm. Placing them back on her face, she finally answered.
“Well I doctored my hands up after you left. Ran into a mountain lion den about halfway home. On the outside of the fence. I’m pretty sure mom stalked us most of the way home.” Rip opened his mouth, but she held up a hand to stop him. “Yes I called my brother in on the walkie. They came out and met me. He made sure I made it most of the way here. I told John about what happened. Just later than planned.”
“Sounds like you had a busy night.”
“That’s one way to put it.”
John interjected. “We’ll revisit the mountain lion near one of my pastures later. You forgot that little detail, kid.”
“Sorry sir. Ryan was already talking about relocation or something. If she wasn’t already in the process when I stumbled across her.”
A car pulled up and caught their attention. “Wow, I can't wait to see which disappointment this is.” The three of them watched Jamie get out of the car. John roared, “where you been? I needed you!” Stella and Rip stepped back.
“I was campaigning.” He stated like it was obvious.
John growled. “You been gone two fuckin' days, Jamie. You can't make one phone call? God knows I've been calling you.”
“I'm sorry.”
“Sorry? Hell, you don't even know what you're sorry for.”
“I'm sorry. Christina has my phone.” Stella raised her eyebrows at his admission.
“Christina has your phone. God damn it, Jamie.” John wiped his mouth. “When Rip takes Fish and Wildlife out tomorrow, I need you with them.”
“Okay. Why is Fish and Wildlife coming tomorrow?”
“Shit.” John muttered. The evidence was clear that Jamie hadn’t even bothered to check his phone before he got to the ranch.
“I have campaign stops in Helena and Great Falls…”
“No, you don't, because the first thing you're doing tomorrow is withdrawing from the race.” John made his word final.
“What? I'm doing this for you.” Jamie sounded hurt and confused.
“No, you're doing it for you, and now you're not doing it anymore.”
Rip and Stella looked at each other. They didn’t think they should be here for this conversation. Stella wanted to slowly slink away to her horse and go find her brother.
Jamie tried to stand his ground. “Hey. I won't quit. My entire career is based around this. I've earned it.”
“It's not your place to decide what you've earned.”
“Don't take this away from me. I've earned this! After everything I've done for you, after everything I said…,” Jamie begged.
John wheeled around and advanced on Jamie.“What have you done for me, Jamie?” John shoved him. “What have you done for me besides help me build the empire that you stand to inherit? Sorry, son, I just don't see the sacrifice.”
“Don't you take this away from me.” Jamie grabbed his dad’s coat and started shoving him.
“You took it from yourself.” John dismissed.
“After everything I have done for you? I have earned this!”
John launched his fist squarely against Jamie’s jaw. He fell to the ground and groaned. Embarrassment and pain all wrapped up into one. “All you earned today is that.”
As much as it pleased Stella that someone else shared the same thought about Jamie needing to be hit, she didn’t think now was the time. “Mr. Dutton!” John took his son to the ground, trading blows the whole way.
Rip jumped in. “Hey.” He pulled John off of Jamie.
“I swear to God, I never met a man more in need of a beating.” John paced as Rip got Jamie up off the ground and started marching him away from John. Stella put herself in between John and the other two men. She hoped that her presence in the middle would keep him from bowling her over if his anger rose again.
“Jamie, you touch me again, and I'll give you one.” He stood up straight and stared down his son. “By this time tomorrow, Attorney General Stewart's gonna announce that he's not stepping down. So if you want to run against the candidate I'm supporting, you be my guest.” He caught his breath just long enough to weave around Stella and up to Jamie and Rip. “Until you're ready to put this family first, you don't step foot on this ranch, you understand? You're not welcome here.”
Rip caught Jamie as he went to go back at his father for more blows. “Hey, hey, hey. Listen to me... Whoa. Easy now.”
“This is between family.” Jamie said hotly. Stella made a face at him not recognizing the foreman as family at this point.
“You're gonna fight yourself right out of it.” He patted Jamie’s chest. “Now, go get a hotel, okay? And then calm down.”
Stella herded John to the porch. He bent down and picked up the papers that had blown off the table with the breeze that had settled in. “You okay?” She heard Jamie’s car peel off and felt Rip come up behind her.
“No, Stella, I don't know that I am.” He sniffed. “Hundred and thirty-two years this ranch has been in my family, and I'm the one to lose it.” He stood from picking up the papers. “To be honest, I don't even know who I'm trying to save it for, anymore.” He looked at his employees. “You both go. I have a lot to think about.”
She gave him a bittersweet smile in response and watched him go inside. Rip went to go stand at the top step and Stella asked softly as she joined him, “penny for your thoughts?”
Rip shook his head. “Not much going on except, what a fuckin’ day.”
She hummed in response.
“You go to your brother. Have Lloyd look at your hands.”
“Yessir.” She jogged over to Abigail. The bay roan nickered at her. She smiled lovingly at Abigail, gave her a pat and climbed into her saddle. “Come on sweets. Let’s go put you to bed.”
After she got Abigail settled in, she chose to go find her brother and see what shenanigans everyone was up to. Coming up on the bunkhouse the sounds of a good time echoed into the night. She smiled feeling at home and swung the door open.
The men were in the middle of a poker game. Her brother goaded everyone. “Oh this is dangerous for you boys. I would stay away if I were you.”
The smile remained on her face and she walked up behind her brother and gave his shoulders a hug. “Oh hey Stellee. Kinda busy right now.” He squeezed her forearm that was around his neck quickly.
“Yeah yeah. Just wanted to say hi.” She chuckled standing back up. She noticed Jimmy was searching for something all over the back of the house.
Lloyd caught Jimmy pacing and gently directed him. “Jimmy, sit down. You're making us all fucking sea sick.”
“All right, where is it?”
“Where's what?” Stella and Ryan asked. They looked at each other in amusement.
“You guys know what.”
Stella scrunched her face. “I don’t know what you’re talking about. I just got here.”
“We don't know how to help you find what we don't know you're looking for, Jimmy.” Colby said.
“Where's my fucking hat?”
Ryan looked directly at Jimmy. “Oh, that.” Ryan tapped on his cards. “Yeah, we got rid of that.” He explained simply.
Stella’s eyes widened. “Y’all did what!”
“Stupid scarecrow ain't a good look, Jimmy.” Colby smiled.
Stella swore she could hear a mouse fart out in the barn from how quiet it got in the house. All the men started smiling before Lloyd reached underneath the table and pulled out a brand new black hat. He tossed it at Jimmy who juggled it and caught it.
Ryan laid out the rules. He sounded like he was talking to 15 year old Stella the way he explained it. “Cost us each a weeks' pay. You lose it, pay us back.”
Lloyd smiled, delighted. “It ain't a damn soup bucket, try it on.” He tried to convince Jimmy.
Jimmy looked at it, almost as if he was making sure there wasn’t a catch. He flipped it up over his head and carefully slipped it on.
“Yay!” Stella yelled and everyone started clapping and congratulating him.
“You were in on this, too?” He asked Stella and then Walker, who had just walked in on the celebration.
Stella laid her arms on her brother and Colby’s shoulders. “Oh, look at him, honeys. Our little Jimmy's all growed up.” She playfully sniffled and wiped a fake tear away. Colby and Ryan played along and consoled her. “Also somebody call the academy. I deserve an award for the performance.”
“Thanks.” Jimmy smiled at the guys trying to forget his annoyance. The wranglers went back to their poker game, pleased with the turnout of getting Jimmy a hat.
Jimmy stepped up to Stella. “Thank you.”
“Of course Jaybird.” He smiled at the nickname. “We’ll get you fitted up right if it kills us.” She leaned closer to him and whispered, “I told you they’d come around.” She smiled and squeezed his shoulder.
Jimmy walked over to his bunk and everyone including Stella screamed. “No, no, don't put it on the bed!”
“Jesus fuck.” Ryan exclaimed.
“That's bad luck, Jimmy.” Lloyd explained.
“You can't give him anything.”
“Is there any way to undo that, or…,” Jimmy sounded worried he asked Walker.
Walker sighed and laid down. He seemed bummed. “Hell, Jimmy, if you cowboy into this outfit, you're already cursed.”
Stella glanced at him. “You good?”
“I guess.” He replied curtly.
Stella frowned but figured it would be best to walk away. “Hey Lloyd? Can you look at my hands? Rip wasn’t sure my docterin’ was good enough.”
“Of course lil’ bit. Here and take my seat. I’ll get the first aid kit.” He traded spots with her. He left to go to the bathroom and grab the kit.
Ryan watched as Colby leaned over and started gently taking off the medical tape Stella had put around her hands and fingers. She hissed as the tape caught some skin from her right middle and ring finger. They were the gnarliest.
“Damn girl, what did you do?”
“I was panicking trying to get Snoopy loose from barbed wire.” She laughed through the pain that emanated from her hand. “Didn’t know Rip had cutters.”
Colby whistled. “You sure know how to have a good time don’t you?”
“If that’s what you wanna call it, sure.” She chuckled stiffly. Lloyd came out of the bathroom hallway and came back to the table.
“My god, Stella.” Her eyes widened because it was rare that Lloyd used her actual name.
“I know it looks bad, but once I get it washed off it’ll be better.” She stood and made her way to the bathroom sink.
“Why’re you going there?”
“I’m not gonna have my blood in the sink we all use for food and dishes. That’s gross.” There were certain lines she wouldn’t cross. That was one of them.
Looking in the mirror, she could tell the day had been rough. The past few days had been rough. Hell, the whole last week had been. She turned on the water and examined her face while she waited for it to get warm. The dark circles on her face carved a wide path underneath her eyes. It looked like she’d been punched.
Stella flicked a finger in the water to test the temperature. It was warm enough so she grabbed the soap and gently scrubbed her hands. It started stinging and she grit her teeth. She washed the last of the soap and blood off and looked around for a towel. She found a wash rag and figured it would do.
She walked back out to the leader of the pack and held out her hands. “Okay so it’s still not great, but I don’t need stitches. So that’s a plus.”
“Sit.” Lloyd pointed to the chair. “Colby get up.” Everyone but her brother quickly skirted to their respective spaces.
“Ryan, you get her other hand.”
Stella laid her left arm out for her brother. The cut across her left palm wasn’t as bad as the ones on her fingers on the other hand. Both men got to work. Neither of them talked to her in their concentration. Looking around the room she looked at Jimmy. As they locked eyes she winced at a particularly tender part of her fingers.
Jimmy meandered over and took a seat across from her. “Need a distraction?”
“Probably. You got anything good to talk about?”
“So,” Jimmy tapped the table trying to come up with something. “Snoopy is doing good. He was still a little spooky when I checked on him.”
“He’ll settle out over the next day or so.” She smirked. “Also look at you using me and Kayce’s lingo!”
“You might have rubbed off on me.”
She looked at her brother. “I told you I could get through to him.”
Ryan looked up at her under his eyebrows with a scowl.
“What?” She made a face at her brother.
He looked at her hands and back at her. Stella instantly knew he was pissed she tore her them up. More so that she got hurt in general. Her shoulders dropped when she realized. She felt Lloyd wrapping the last one of her fingers and Ryan let go of her hand as he finished. Jimmy watched the whole silent conversation in awe.
“None of it was intentional, Ry.”
“I told you to be careful, and you said never before you left.”
Stella grabbed his hand. “I was joking when I said that. Out of everyone here, well except maybe Jimmy, I’m probably the most cautious. I panicked because Rip was considering shooting Snoopy so when he caught his breath he didn’t drag the officer all to hell.” She let go of his hand and put hers on her chest. “A horse I helped train with Lee and Kayce. I couldn’t let him do it. I didn’t know he had cutters, otherwise I would have used them first instead of trying to untangle him with my bare hands.”
The vibe in the room shifted. The mention of Lee sobered everyone up really quick.
“Snoopy is one of the things I have to keep him alive. He’s proof that I learned something and made a friend while I was at it.”
Ryan sat back in his chair with a sigh. “We’ve gotta work on your self preservation, but I understand why you did it.”
“We’ll get somewhere one day. I gotta go find Rip. See what he wants me to do.” Stella stood and walked over to Jimmy. She squeezed his shoulder. “Thank you for taking care of Snoopy for me.”
She came up to the lodge pleased to see that the lights were still on. Her hand raised and she thumped the door a couple times and stood back. A couple coyotes could be heard way off in the distance. They were far enough away that Stella didn’t worry. And if they suddenly came up on her she would just barge into Rip’s house and apologize later. She was sure that he didn’t lock the door. Knocking was just out of respect and common courtesy.
The door opened, Rip looking irritated as ever. “Woah there grumpy Gus. It’s just me.” Stella snorted. When he realized who was at his door, his face softened.
“Everything alright?” He asked, looking like he was preparing for more headache.
“Oh yeah, everything’s fine. I just wanted to see what you wanted me to do.”
Rip’s eyebrows dropped. “Meaning?”
Her face scrunched up in question. “Meaning should I stay at the ranch tonight to go in the morning, or?”
“Oh yeah you probably should stay. I know John said you weren’t going, but I’m sure he’ll want you there.” He stood back and waved her into the house. “You left your stuff here during your great escape this morning. I put it on the table.”
Stella stepped into the lodge and spotted her orange book bag and key lanyard sitting where Rip said it would be. She gripped it up and swung the strap over her shoulder.
“You can stay here again if you want?” Rip offered.
Stella laughed, turning around to head back out the door. “I’ll let you have some peace before tomorrow morning. Plus I have a couple extra things at the bunkhouse.” Remembering she had been banned she stopped and spun back to him. His eyebrows were raised. She scratched her head and looked down. “I mean if that’s okay.”
Rip was quiet. The silence made Stella rock back and forth on her feet. Monica called it the “mom rock”. He sighed and shook his head. “Okay I’ll let it slide tonight. Once this situation is taken care of, no bunkhouse still, but you can hang around.”
“Eeee,” Stella squealed and ran over to him. She jumped just high enough to be able to grab his shoulders and hug him tight. He hugged her back holding most of her weight, allowing her feet to swing back and forth. She dropped down and backed up. “Thank you. I’ll try to be on my best behavior.”
“You better be,” he swatted at her shoulder as she turned around to leave. He called out to her as she left. “I’ll come get you in the mornin’!”
A faint, “okay,” floated back through the door. He smirked to himself and shook his head at the soft spot he had for her.
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mymoonagedaydream · 1 year
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Part 2
Pairing: Biker!Bucky x y/n
Word Count: 2.5k
Warnings: Anti-religious sentiment throughout, language
Author’s Note: Thank y’all for reading part one, I appreciate it v much. Feel free to go read the old one if you want cheeky spoilers, the plot might even change as I rewrite who knows.
Part 1
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Three loud, sharp knocks at your bedroom door abruptly yanked you out of sleep.
'Are you going to sleep all day? The mantelpiece isn't going to dust itself.'
You wiped a hand across your face and rolled over to grab your phone, the light from the screen making you wince as it flashed on. It was 6:30. More knocks sounded until you shouted to confirm that yes, you were up and yes, dusting was the first item on your agenda for the day. You just had to make sure she didn't find out that the rest of your agenda had been fully booked up by the town delinquent.
You banged out all your morning chores and inhaled some breakfast before racing upstairs to get ready, but not before spinning a yarn to your mother about wanting to spend the whole day at the local library to get ahead with some assigned reading. As far as lies went, it was one of your more tragic ones, but you figured showing up to a date with your mom's library card was slightly less shameful than showing up to a house party with her Yahtzee.
You managed to escape the house just in time, hurrying down side street after side street to get to the meeting point you'd agreed with James the night before. Speed walking was helping you to expend some of your built-up nervous energy but you were still a wreck, half-convinced he wouldn't show up, half-convinced he'd show up just to tell you he'd changed his mind about the date. Not a single iota of your brain could bring itself to believe that a guy like that was genuinely interested in you.
Turning the corner into the town square, you saw him. He was dressed in exactly the same outfit as your last two encounters, black jeans with a white tee and black leather jacket, but this time you really noticed how incredibly hard he was rocking it.  Just watching him lean against the statue in the centre of the square and smoke was kinda driving you crazy. As soon as he spotted you his expression softened and he began strolling in your direction, throwing the stub into a trash as he passed it.
'Glad you came, Church Mouse.'
'Did you think I wouldn't show?'
He shrugged. 'I figured it was a toss up between me and Jesus, and he always looks pretty buff in the church windows.'
'Oh yeah?' Your words stuttered slightly through suppressed laughter, 'I'm impressed you studied them so thoroughly.'
'Gotta scope out the competition.'
He flashed you a quick wink before presenting an elbow, prompting you to snake your arm through his. The smell of his cologne mixed with the firmness of whatever your hand was resting on helped calm you down a little. You were quite impressed that you'd managed to get through the first conversation without word vomiting, you just had to keep a lid on things and appear as normal as possible for however long he decided he wanted to put up with you.
Much to your surprise, he started guiding you towards the exit at the opposite end of the square, away from all the town's bars and restaurants. From what you remembered there was nothing in this part of town but a kids park and some empty fields dotted with dog turd landmines. As the two of you strolled through the suburbs, you started to notice a surprising amount of people also heading in the same direction. Faint crowd noise and upbeat music rose from behind the trees ahead and the sickly sweet smell of deep fried dough wafted towards you, causing child-like excitement to begin bubbling in your stomach. Bucky shot you a knowing smile as he led you through the tree line and up to the entrance of the carnival.
In all honestly, you'd been expecting a neat whiskey and a couple games of pool in a local dive bar, so the prospect of a carnival date was thrilling you to an almost embarrassing degree. He enclosed your hand in his, dragging you from game to game with a brief break for hot dogs after an hour or so. One of the booths you ended up stuck at for a good thirty minutes because, once you'd told Bucky how cute the stuffed giraffe hanging in the corner was, he refused to leave without winning it. After his fifth failed attempt at knocking over all the cans you couldn't hold back your laughter anymore.
He rapidly swung round and lunged towards you, catching you off guard a little. Before you knew it your feet were off the ground and he was spinning you round in circles, shouting that he was going to sell you to the carnival for a couple free hot dogs. You tried your best to threaten him into dropping you but your words were garbled by laughter. When you were eventually released, you took a second to straighten out your clothes before turning round to confront your tormentor- but he was gone. You snapped your head round frantically, eventually spotting him back over by the can knockdown game, acting incredibly suspiciously. You looked on in disbelief as he waited for someone to distract the attendant before vaulting the front of the booth, frantically grabbing the stuffed giraffe and making a break for it. He was spotted almost immediately. With an exhilarated grin he sprinted towards you and grabbed hold of your hand, dragging you back towards the carnival entrance and out through the trees. The shouts of angry employees eventually faded into the distance along with the jolly music and the voices of hundreds of revellers.
Your heart was thumping rapidly as the two of you paused to catch your breaths, a heady mixture of anxiety and adrenaline churning in your stomach. It was a very unfamiliar feeling for you, but not one you disliked.
Bucky held the stuffed toy out, 'I said I'd get it for ya.'
'You said you'd win it for me.'
'I did?' You nodded, smothering a smile. 'Damn, must'a misspoke, I've always sucked at carnival games.'
'No shit.'
Reaching out with a smirk, you took the giraffe, clutching it with both hands before turning to stroll back in the direction of the town square. You didn't make it more than three steps before a heavy arm draped itself over your shoulders.
'So, you wanna grab a drink?'
'I'd really love to Buck, but it's getting late. I should get back.' You saw his face drop slightly so you stopped walking, turning to face him, a little embarrassed at what you were about to admit. 'I mean it, I want to spend more time with you but, y'know, uh- my mom kinda thinks I'm at the library.'
'Oh, for real? Damn. So what's the curfew on library time?'
'Well it closes at five...'
He pulled his phone out of his pocket and checked the time, a grin spreading over his face. 'Great, I got you for another half hour.'
His hand closed over yours once more, his stride quickening as you approached the town square. He eventually stopped beside a bench, flopping himself down and manoeuvring you next to him, his arm wrapping tight around your waist. Then the two of you just sat in comfortable silence for a few minutes. It was nice, after all the noise and chaos of the fair, to relax and enjoy each others company. It'd been a long time since you'd felt this at ease around someone, even though he had just committed grand theft stuffie.
It was you who eventually broke the silence.
‘Thanks, Bucky.’
His head turned in your direction. ‘For what?’
‘I didn’t think I’d be having much fun this summer, but I really enjoyed today.’
You felt a rush of warm air hit the side of your face as he let out a breathy chuckle and scooched even closer to you, his firm thigh pressed against yours and his thumb gently stroking your hip. There were another few seconds of silence before you heard him mutter to himself.
‘It ain’t right.’
‘Hmm?’
He sighed, removing his hand from your hip and bringing it up to stroke his fingers through your hair. ‘Your parents, keeping you locked away like that. Fuckin' Catholics.’
‘It’s not all bad,' you whispered, relaxing your head against his shoulder and angling your face up towards his, 'you get free wine on Sundays.'
With a slight laugh he began adjusting himself, turning his body towards yours and gently placing his free hand under your chin. ‘That's true, but you know as well as I do that stained-glass never really lets in the sun.’
He pressed his lips against yours. Your stomach knotted. His hand moved from your chin to cradle the side of your neck, his thumb brushing softly across your cheek. He pressed towards you more firmly, sliding his tongue along your lips, his breath tasting like cigarettes and candy floss. Your knees tensed and your thighs started shaking. He must’ve noticed, because you felt a deep chuckle vibrating into your mouth, but that only made you worse. You melted into him, just about steadying yourself by gripping the lapels of his jacket.
He pulled away, letting your head fall into the crook of his neck, keeping a tight grip on your waist.
‘Not bad for a church girl.’
After Bucky had walked you most of the way home- you weren't about to risk either of your parents spotting him through a window- the rest of that evening had been a rose-tinted blur. The adrenaline still coursing through your veins prevented you from getting any kind of decent sleep but you didn't mind, you just lay awake replaying the day in your head, smiling and giggling to yourself like a giddy teenager.
Your good mood was somewhat dampened, however, by your mother bursting through your door at 6am without so much as a courtesy knock.
‘What is this?!’
You'd never seen her look so horrified, you were half-expecting her to tell you some scientist somewhere had finally, decisively disproved the existence of god. Wiping your hair out of your face and painstakingly sitting up, you humoured her, squinting at the phone she was holding a few inches from your face.
It was a photo of you and Bucky holding hands at the fair. Shit.
‘Where did you get that?’ You muttered.
‘Angela sent it to me. She saw you there, with him.’
You buried your face in your hands, already exasperated by the argument you hadn't even had yet, your voice muffled against your palms. ‘He's a nice guy, mom. He's just-’
‘He is a criminal. And if you think you’re seeing him again, you’re wrong.’
She turned on her heels and began to storm away. You felt a bubbling anger like nothing you’d ever felt before, everything Bucky had said racing through your mind. He was right. You’d thought about it before, of course you had, but all you’d ever felt was a kind of defeated acceptance. Now, you were pissed.  
‘I am not a fucking child.’ You screamed.
She jerked to a stop. As she slowly twisted round, you saw a face filled with venom. ‘We’ll speak again when you’re ready to apologise.’
The door slammed and you heard the lock click. Your head was spinning but you were grinning to yourself, still half in disbelief; you’d never stood up to her like that before and you were starting to regret not doing it sooner. It felt really fucking good. The only downside was that it now seemed like you'd be locked in your bedroom for the rest of the summer, the idea of which sent you spiralling into a pit of depression for the rest of the day. You got out of bed a few times to use your bathroom but, other than that, all you did was lie there letting train of thought after train of thought lose control, jump the track and derail. You could always just leave, but how would you make ends meet without money coming in from your parents? You could try to somehow convince them that Bucky had repented and become born again, but surely presenting him with that psycho idea would put him off you forever? You'd only been on one freaking date with the guy, how had it become so complicated so fast?
It was starting to get dark when a quiet clinking noise snapped you out of your spiral. You lifted your head, screwing up your eyebrows in confusion, waiting to see if it happened again. It did. It sounded like it was coming from the window. You clambered off the bed and stumbled across the room, pulling open the curtains and scanning the skyline. Another, louder clink made you jump and pulled your eyes downwards, where you saw Bucky standing on your parents' lawn. He was shaking his phone at you, a wave of aggravated realisation hitting when you looked over at your bedside table and remembered you'd put yours on silent the night before. The screen lit up as you grabbed it, revealing twenty texts and eleven missed calls from Bucky. You returned to the window and hit the call back button.
'Hey! Sorry for throwing shit, figured I probably shouldn't try the front door.'
'So you break into the garden?'
He shrugged. 'It's romantic.'
'Sure is.'
'Knew it.' His eyes were fixed on yours, they began to soften as concern washed over his face. 'Y'alright? I didn't piss you off or anything did I?'
'No Buck, don't worry. I'm sorry I didn't answer I just- I've had a really bad day.'
'Sorry to hear that, Church Mouse. Would coming out with me for a while cheer you up?'
'More than you can imagine,' just the thought of it prompted your first smile of the day, 'but I can't. One of my mom's crazy church friends saw us together yesterday, I'm locked in.'
‘Man, you’re living with psychopaths.’
You nodded and let out a disheartened sigh. 'Tell me about it.'
‘Look,' he stepped closer to the window, 'I know it's not my place to say, and I know they’re your parents, but you realise you don’t owe them anything, right? Especially after everything they’ve done.’
His words echoed around in your head, becoming more convincing the more you considered them. You were about to respond but, before you had a chance, the light from the room below you turned on and Bucky was suddenly illuminated in bright yellow light. Without missing a beat, he sprinted towards the fence and vaulted into next door’s garden. You heard a breathy I’ll see you soon babe through the phone before he hung up.  
Your father ran out of the back door, but pretty quickly decided not to give chase. Just the distance from the top of the patio stairs from the bottom had caused his entire face to turn bright red. He looked up at you, seething anger in his eyes, but you didn’t waver. You were already locked in your room for the foreseeable future, what else could he possibly do?
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Part 3
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lurkingshan · 11 months
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La Pluie Breaks the Soulmate Bond
I gotta start this post with a little light self-congratulation. Because y’all, I have been saying for weeks that La Pluie has been inviting us to interrogate the soulmate lore from the start, that the show is intentionally subverting the soulmate trope, and that the show has been meticulously layering in big and small challenges to the soulmate myth to continually reinforce that the choices character make and the work they put into their relationships is what matters most.
As always, I gotta also credit @bengiyo @ginnymoonbeam @wen-kexing-apologist @kyr-kun-chan who have been my La Pluie squad from the start and teasing out these ideas with me along the way. We have been clowning correctly on this one from the beginning, friends.
Despite all the above that the show has set up from the very start, heading into episode 10 there was still a bit of uncertainty hanging around the show’s perspective on soulmates, because Patts and Tai were still deciding to be together, and they have other connections between them that could be read as fate. My take on that has been that the show is ultimately agnostic about whether destiny and fate are real, and the intent of the narrative has been to guide us over and over again to choice being the crucial factor in relationships. We saw Lomfon suddenly develop a hearing loss connection to Patts and Tai at a moment when he was desperate to find his role with Tai and in the midst of their relationship. And then in episode 10, Tai definitively rejected the soulmate bond, and the universe answered his call.
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And with that, the hearing loss connection between all three of them is gone, because Tai willed it so. He earnestly doesn’t want this soulmate bond with Patts and Lomfon anymore, and so he is able to free himself from it. The entire arc with Lomfon suddenly developing hearing loss has been underscoring once again that the people in this universe don’t really understand this phenomenon at all and any meaning they have ascribed to it is based in their own biases (@shortpplfedup). Tai initially wanted to reject the soulmate bond because his faith was shaken by his parents’ divorce. Lomfon suddenly wants to believe in it because he is invested in having a special connection to Tai to justify his fixation on him. And Patts is the character who has always embodied the show’s own perspective on the bond: some kind of fate or destiny might be at work to give them opportunities to connect, but ultimately they have to choose each other. 
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At this point in the story, it makes sense for Tai to choose to be done with the hearing loss connection entirely. It has caused him nothing but anxiety and confusion and turmoil. Before he even met Patts, just the fact that he had a hearing loss connection reactivated his trauma around his parents and caused him to retreat into his avoidant coping mechanisms. After he met Patts, their relationship only progressed when they got away from the hearing loss connection. And now that he had finally made his peace with a kind of agnosticism toward the connection and committed to Patts regardless of its meaning, the hearing loss connection is back to fuck with him again by bringing Lomfon into his orbit and forcing him to deal with another person who thinks they have a fate. Is it any wonder that Tai is sick of this shit?
There are so many implications of Tai inadvertently breaking the soulmate bond through his force of will. It tells us that choice has always been at the heart of the conception of fate in this universe. That the hearing loss connection provides an opportunity to open up a line of communication, but that communication line can be severed. That a hearing loss sufferer can choose to be with someone other than the person they hear when it rains. That a couple like Tai’s parents can choose to split up and live separate lives and not be constrained by the fate that has been placed upon them. That in the case of someone like Lomfon, a hearing loss connection can be forged in the first place by a sincere desire to connect with someone you already believe you have a fate with, but that the other person does not have to accept the connection you crave. 
And now that the soulmate bond between these characters is gone, we come to the final arc, where the show gets to make its ultimate point. The crutch of a fated destiny is gone. Tai can no longer count on the hearing loss connection to lead Patts back to him when he runs. He has isolated himself completely and dealt serious damage to their relationship. He cannot wait passively for the universe to deliver him the love he wants - if he is going to get his life in order he will need to take action. He will need to finally deal with his hang ups about his parents. He will need to take the initiative to make amends and reconnect with Patts. He will have to stop withholding parts of himself and learn to communicate honestly with his partner. And he will have to choose to do all of that on his own.
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ankhmutes · 10 months
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A Charming Journey Home (Part 5)
Okay, I just had to put this up just because. the rest of the story is below, but just because. Nothing that anyone would find untoward in this chapter I believe but better to be safe than sorry?
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“T & M Automotive.”
“Can y’all look at my Jeep? It ain’t running right again.” you said with an annoyed huff, leaning on the bar, making sure your boobs were on display appropriately. You needed all the tips you could get. This crowd opened wallets the more you showed boob.
“Uh- sure. Cherokee, right?” the voice at the other end asked..
“Yep, that’s the one. I’ll go pop the hood for y’all.” you say with a nod as you make some noises of affirmation, watching some men in the back party room that you were pretty sure had been the ones talking from earlier. They were wearing leathers, but no sign of any cut, or anything. You knew the boys would know who they were the minute they popped up. You went out to the parking lot and put on the best show you had in you of having a broken down jeep and knowing shit what to do with cars, when in reality you were a mechanic’s daughter and knew how to rebuild the son of a bitch.
“Can we help ya, sweetheart?” one of the men that had been eyeing you asked. You smiled and shook your head, playing stupid. You knew he was with that crowd that you had heard talking about the Sons, and you didn’t want to get mixed up with them. Sure, you could milk him, but you didn’t want him recognizing you or anything at all associated with the Sons.
“I just called the first thing I saw on the board. Someone put up a business card. I got lucky.” you said as you poured on your best southern accent, talking as close to Dolly Parton as you could without sounding tacky. “Some guy said they would send someone over.”
“Well little lady, if you want some help, we’re always happy to help you.”
“Thanks, you’re a real gentleman, I’m sure.” You said as your phone rang, and you waved a cute goodbye wave, not wanting to piss him off. “Gotta take this, sorry.”
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“Gemma said your jeep ain’t working?” Chibs asked, getting right to the point and not bothering with a hello. 
“Nothing I can’t handle, but… I think it’s something you and Tiggy need to listen to.” you said with a sharp huff. “I heard some funny things coming from its downstairs, and … something ain’t right so figured I’d find someone who could take a look at it, ya know… “ you hoped Chibs could pick up on what you meant, since you could feel your anxiety bearing down on you, making everything heavier, faster, just MORE. You ignored the fact that you didn’t know how Chibs got your number.
“I’m on my way darlin’.”
“Just come on in the back, ya know where the back patio is?” you asked, explaining to the boys where the alley entryway was, you didn’t want anyone to see them. Your heart in your throat, you waited for the T & M truck to arrive with some men you didn’t recognize, and you had them “repair” your car right in the parking lot and then leave with the car, telling you that there were a lot of issues with the car and it had to be taken back to the shop, stranding you without a car. 
“It was just a spark plug, silly me.” you said to the men at the bar, their eyes watching you with mild interest, as you refilled their drinks and took orders. You had hoped they hadn’t seen them take away your jeep as you made sure you were still quite lovely and approachable, walking back to the kitchen, dropping off their orders and then sliding back into the storeroom and opening the door that led to the patio where Tig and Chibs stood. 
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“Boys, I’d love to do this another time, but let’s just focus on business.” you said as the Irish slid into your words. “I gotta play Daisy Duke, but figured you’d want to listen in. c’mere down here- you can hear everything. I can’t stay, but figured y’all would want to hear it.”  you whispered as quietly as you could, leading Tig and Chibs down into the storeroom and showed them the corner where you could hear everything in the party room, arranging some boxes and handing them some pint glasses. They appeared vaguely surprised, not quite expecting this turn of events.  “Believe me, I wasn’t expecting this either.” 
You moved back up outside, chatting up the cook and other workers, making sure to act as normal as you did. You didn’t want to set anything off. You took the orders around, filled drinks, and then the big back room’s order was ready. You took the trays and took your time, walking in carefully. 
“I got your drinks, boys…” you made sure to ask for names, getting as much information as you could from them, about who they were, playing it dumb and innocent, putting on your best Daisy Duke persona. “Oh that’s really wonderful, I know this place up near Sacramento…” you said after someone commented about taking you somewhere. “It ain’t too far from here is it?” you feigned newness, not knowing the area at all. 
The group eventually left, and you got a hefty tip, probably because you had worn the right T-shirt today, and your Daisy Dukes. Putting the money in your shorts, you went back down to fetch the boys once you were sure the last associate of anyone in that bar room had left. 
“Here’s the room they were in, complete with everything. So y’all can kinda see…whatever I can’t see.” you said as you ushered Tig and Chibs in, making sure no one could see their vests, walking right up behind them. You watched them whisper quietly and make phone calls, pointing out various things. You were glad you had chosen to stay out of the politics of it all, just knowing when to blow the whistle.  “Fuck, sweetheart,and you’re okay?” Tig asked, his blue eyes soft as he wrapped you in a hug. You exhaled a long sigh, shaking your head as you let the anxiety take you over, your body trembling and shivering.
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xtrafluffyteddy · 2 years
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Well I did
Pairing: Eddie munson x reader
Mentions: angst, pining, unspoken feelings, hurt w/ comfort,
You and Steve followed corroded coffin on your wanting to be Eddie’s biggest supports until something happens
I’ll make a part 2 if y’all are interested sorry if it’s a bit long
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It had been Eddie’s biggest show yet with corroded coffin they had finally made it big after high school and they’ve been on the rise since
You had stood by Eddie’s side the whole time always trying to help in anyway you could wether it be for gas money or helping get a hotel for them so they werent dead tired when they got to the new venue and you were sure Eddie was grateful for it though he gave you no indication other wise.
“How was that!” Eddie shouted coming into the back room with the rest of the band hair sweaty and a mess from the huge encore he did where he shredded the master of puppets solo as always. Which all of his friends and band mates followed up with it was sick it was so fucking metal and shit along the likes. “It was great Ed’s as always” you told him sipping your Diet Coke.
“Hey hey hey casanova.” Steve had said shaking Eddie a bit “nice big finish real nice smooch lover boy” Eddie quickly snapped his head to Steve “shut up dude that shit was private- private” you slashed his hand over his throat to emphasize before turning back to you.
“Private? Private? Really Eddie the entire venue saw you do it!” You raised your voice pointing a finger into his chest pushing him a bit “woah woah someone’s in a bad mood” Eddie snarked pushing your hand away “cmon let me see that smile cmon please show me” he pleaded in a dumb voice reaching out to tug at the corner of your lip.
You slapped his hand away shooting him a glare “knock it off!” You shouted becoming increasingly annoyed and hurt at the teasing “what’s gotten into you” Eddie scoffs crossing his arms over his chest.
“Me?!? Jesus fucking Christ Eddie sometimes I just wanna take your dumb ass face and just-“ you mimicking punching someone in a headlock.
“Hey hey hey what’s your problem?” He raised his voice wondering why the hell you were so angry over a little kiss it’s not like you two were dating or anything and besides he should be able to kiss who ever he wants
“Problem?, I don’t have a problem Eddie, there is no problem, that little bimbo groupie you were smooching on is the fucking problem” you stated crossing your arms over your chest as well mimicking his stance. The band couldn’t stand the thickness in the air so they had slipped out a while ago.
“What do you have against her! You don’t even know her!” he stated glaring down at you in annoyance thinking to himself that all he wanted to do was have a nice after show with friends now he’s gotta deal with you bitching at him.
“Not my lips that’s for fucking sure” you snarled taking a seat trying to calm yourself down before you really started yelling at him and ripping him a new one.
“Look why would you even care about her anyway? It’s not like you and I are dating or some shit” he sat across from you toying with his rings his leg bouncing.
“I don’t!” “You don’t?” “No!” “No what?!” “I don’t know!” You both shouted back and forth getting in each other faces before Steve pushes you two apart having stayed to make sure you two didn’t kill each other.
“Just tell me Eddie because I’ve been curious for a while” you said in a sickeningly calm voice glaring at him “why do you think she’s interested huh?” You questioned him taking another sip of your drink.
“Do you think for one second, for one god damn second! That she would even be with you if you weren’t a rockstar hm? Do you Eddie?” Your words were like venom and he could feel them seeping into his chest and thoughts.
“Are you that blinded by all the money and the fame that you lost your common fucking sense I mean know you’ve done shit impulsively but this shit, this shit is crazy” you said still staying calm but you can already feel the anger bubbling up again followed by the hurt.
“At least she treats me like I’m somebody!” He shouts getting in your face again jabbing a finger into your chest the situation getting out of hand.
“yeah but would she love you if you were nobody!” You shouted fighting back the urge to cry already feeling your vision become blurry behind the wall of tears.
“Nobody loved me when I was nobody when I was just a freak!” He shouted turning away from you planning to leave before he said something he would regret.
“WELL I DID!” you shouted your voice cracking as the tears finally fell down your cheeks hands squeezed tightly into fists at your side.
“Before the money, before the fame, before the lies” you looked down at your feet as you sniffled and choked out “to me, you were somebody, Eddie you were my best friend the coolest guy I knew who wore the name freak with honor, but now your nothing but a fake, a joke.”
You quickly start gathering your stuff trying to get the tears to stop or slow down having to take a seat to try to calm yourself still refusing to look at him “hey wa-“ he started only to be cut off by you “no forget it, just go” your voice cracked as your lip wobbled again and you looked up at him with nothing but hurt in your eyes causing him to take a step back at the sight “because I’m tired Eddie, I’m tired of hearing how everything you had in your life was never good enough. Including me” you turn away again toying with the guitar pick from his first ever concert sitting in your bag
He reaches for you but pulls away at the last second deciding to just leave in fear he’d make it worse. His chest hurt and he couldn’t figure out why even when the little groupie came and wrapped her arms around his neck.
“Hey” Steve said quietly kneeling beside the couch “it’ll be okay” he rubbed your back in small circles as you cried. “It’ll be okay”.
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A/N: If you’ve been following me for a while you’ll know that this shit has been sitting in my drafts since the season 2 premiere and this bitch is STILL not done but it has some good scenes in it that I really want to share and this is one of them...so....enjoy :)
I feel like I should also mention that this about halfway through the fic so a bit of info for more context: the reader is Rue’s older sister (by a year). Because I can never tell when my writer’s block is going to strike just know im going to be posting the whole fic but just in blurbs!
Anyways
Warnings: drug use, alcohol use, crude language 
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“I—damn, I’m so…” She hiccuped, “Embarrassed.”
Fez immediately interjected, hands waving her off and everything, “Nah nah nah, none of that.”
Through the blur of her vision she watched as he moved from her flank to the sink across the floor, his hand grabbing at the drying towel on the hook before he turned the faucet on.
“Did you drink?”
In her mind the answer came to her instantly: hell yeah she drank, she had to have been up 4 shots by the time Fezco even showed up, and then the extra 5 that followed to build confidence. But when she tried to say it, to will the simple fucking word off her tongue it just wouldn’t come out. Instead what did follow was a deep gulp because now she was sitting thinking about what an idiot she was to mix brown and clear liquor and it wasn’t the best reminder to her stomach.
“Imma take that as a yeah.” He called back but it seemed to be more of a mumble to himself, still busying about with the sink.
Y/N nodded slowly, so as to not make her even more dizzy, before resting her head against the wall beside the toilet. She was fucked, she was so fucking fucked up.
The sound of the same pair of feet coming back towards her brought a sliver of comfort, even with her eyes closed, she was happy to know (or at least the part of her that was sober) that despite her current predicament it wasn’t scaring Fez off.
Bending down slowly the red head raised the now cold and damp towel to her forehead, pressing it against her clammy skin as gently as possible. She smiled
“Feels.. nice.”
“I know B.” He whispered, lowering the cloth down the side of her face to the crook of her neck, creating rhythmic movements of patting and rubbing. “Aye, but you gotta tell me all the shit you did tonight.”
Y/N groaned, pressing her head even further into the cold tile. Sober Y/N knew this information was important and that she needed to communicate it because she had never been in this scenario before but Fez clearly had and he wanted to help. On the other hand, fucked up Y/N was this close to vomiting again and it was definitely preventing her from wanting to open her mouth.
But Fezco was insistent.
“C’mon Ma, you not gon get no better if I can’t help you.” He mumbled back, pulling the towel off her neck and setting it at his side which only earned another whine from Y/N.
With a shaky hand placed over her eyes so as to think (and block out the bright ass light), the other one pushed her from the wall to sit up straight against the tub behind her. Doing her best to ignore the way her body rocked back and forth she sucked in a deep breath and contemplated.
“I…yeah, I smoked. C-Couple blunts with, friends.” It was a slow paced pack of words but Fez seemed to follow fine, his whole attention still wrapped up in her and only her.
“What else?”
“……Coke, did lines with…, Chrissy and M-Maria.” She breathed, the folds in her forehead rooted up high in her state of deep thinking.
Fezco nodded, “How many lines y’all do?”
It was at this point that she could feel all the energy in her body hitting the 5%-0% range, all of the talking and the thinking running her down almost instantaneously. So with what little strength she had left she slowly raised her hand to reveal two digits, praying that that would be enough.
“Okay okay, well you gon be fine but yo ass is definitely crossed right now.” Raising his hand he nonchalantly moved the loose strand of hair in front of her face and tucked it behind her ear, the heat of his fingertips lingering around the edge of her jawline as he seemed to..hover in that place for just a moment. Until he pulled back.
Sober Y/N made a note to remember that to the very best of her ability.
“You got the spins too and that shits not gon go away until you either finish yo business here in the bathroom and knock or if we sober you up.” He explained, finally sitting down on the floor across from her. “But imma be real with you, you not gon like either option. ‘Specially if this yo first time.”
“Wanna go home.” She whispered, head lulling over to rest on the cold porcelain of the bathtub, the only thing keeping her from slipping straight on her back to the floor. Though at this point that sounded a bit better, probably would feel even better against her damn clammy skin. 
Though eyes nearly shut Y/N could see the way the amber hair angel watched her. There was pity in his eyes-- but not the kind that could tie a person’s guts into a knot from embarrassment, no, this was the kind of pity that showed concern, worry, care. 
Fezco seemed to be contemplating as well, eyes going slightly blank as thoughts quite obviously ran behind them, even taking a moment to rub at the stubble of his beard. 
“You want me to take you?” 
“Yes.”
Probably the most coherent statement she had made in the past hour or so but there was nothing in her that needed any time to ponder over any other sort of options. She didn’t give a fuck about this party anymore, her insides felt like they were burning, the room was beginning to vibrate, and now she had the only person she wanted to show up to this shitshow tending to her. 
Silence seemed to evade the bathroom in its entirety, and it was warm--comfy, a golden hue tinging the sound in a way that wasn’t describable but so familiar, as if they had sat and stared at each other a million times before..whether in this lifetime or maybe a previous one. 
And as Y/N peered at him, holding the eye contact for just one moment more--like she wasn’t fucked up, like she wasn’t clutching every physical thing in her reach to stabilize her, like she wasn’t sweating not because of the alcohol but because the man before her might just be the most goddamn gorgeous person she’s ever seen, she swore, he smiled. 
“Alright I gotchu.” Fez nodded slowly before tossing the wet rag into the sink above them and tucking his phone into his back pocket.  
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A/N: hope you enjoyed! 
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