SPIDERMAN
TASM! Peter Parker:
Bitch Onions: Absolutely ridiculous scenario in which you throw Andrew Garfield's chili dog off the Empire State building.
(Crack)
Cloud 9: Memories, danger, and a jar of peanut butter. Only happens when you're with Peter Parker.
(Romance/Slight Angst/Fluff)
Peter's Motivational Speech: Just a little drabble where the reader lets go of some anxiety to which their boyfriend calms them down.
(Romance/Fluff)
Sunflowers and Sunsets: small little one-shot where you're entranced by Peter and the loveliness of the upcoming afternoon.
(Romance/Fluff)
HARRY POTTER
Draco Malfoy:
Nightcall: You and Draco enjoy bending and breaking the rules when it means you get to see each other. Sometimes, all you need is a night shared between the two of you to run through the halls of Hogwarts.
(Romance/Slight crack/Fluff)
THE WALKING DEAD
Carl Grimes:
Nightly Encounter: Depression comes after losing your favorite person. What's worse: the fear of dying or the fear of knowing everyone else around you will die first?
(Romance/Angst)
In-Between Days: Finding more ways to pass time becomes harder and harder as the apocalypse continues. Just a day in with Carl!
(Romance/Fluff/Very slight angst)
AMERICAN HORROR STORY
Tate Langdon:
Young Love: The sweetness of the rain allows for the feelings of love. Just some fluffy Tate :)
(Romance/Fluff)
Together Forever: Tate isn't letting you go now that he has you within his grasp. You're his and he'll do anything to remind you of that. Even if it means your death.
(Romance/Angst/Yandere)
NCT
Johnny Seo:
The Sun: You felt a certain connection when it came to Johnny Seo that you didn't feel with anyone else. After a night at Mark's place, he decides to take you hiking. What chaos will ensue on your "nature hike?"
(Romance/Fluff/Chaos)
Headcannon #1: Cute things you and Johnny do!!! Just a little drabble because I love me some Johnny Suh ( ˘ ³˘)♥
(Romance/Fluff)
Yuta Nakamoto:
Fight Club: (Part One) Based off the 1999 film Fight Club; Yuta is trying his hardest to fit in amongst the guys within the club and slowly starts to realize what type of person Johnny is. He'd always fought for fun, but Yuta is beginning to think he'll have to fight for you.
Fight Club: (Part Two)
(Romance/NSFW/Angst)
Hendery:
Coffee?: Just a short imagine featuring a very loveable Hendery and a very loveable reader! Coffee definitely does start conversation!
TXT
All Members:
Headcannon #1: Being Goth has always forced you to be seen as an outcast, but could that change with the right person?
(Romance/Fluff)
Headcannon #2: Things have always been rough for you with having to hide your identity. But what will your boyfriend say when he finds out you're trans?
(Romance/Slight Angst/Fluff)
Headcannon #3: Vampires aren't real and there's not a chance that the hot guy you met yesterday could be one. Or is there?
(Romance/Crack/Halloween)
Headcannon #4: Dates don't always have to be traditional....do they? Sometimes mishaps make more fun!
(Romance/Fluff/Crack)
Kang Taehyun:
"Can We Enjoy Our Nuggets Without the Threat of Death in the Background?": You and Taehyun fight to the death for dinosaur chicken nuggets.
(Romance/Fluff/Crack)
B T S
Jeon Jungkook:
Roses: Jungkook didn't mean to hurt you but now he finds out it's too late to get you back. Just a small oneshot!
(Romance/Angst)
Min Yoongi:
Wandering Eyes: Frat au with all of the guys but your heart seems to belong to one unsuspecting frat boy in particular.
(Romance/Very slight angst?/Fluffy)
Jung Hoseok:
Sunshine: A morning spent with your family.
All Members:
Headcannon #1: In which you must open up to your boyfriend about the hippity dippity and he's not very helpful
(Romance/ABSOLUTE CRACK)
Promise
PAUL ATREIDES X READER
You were to remain on Arrakis to aid in destroying the Atreides family: a Bene Gesserit trained assassin working for the Harkonnen House. It shouldn't have been hard to kill The Duke Leto's son with your Crysknife, however, love can be messier than blood.
The Bene Gesserit way had always been to look out for your loved ones, but stay behind the scenes. It has always been to fulfill the duty assigned to you since birth; to continue a lineage but never to create your own legacy. It was a way of life and it was collapsible. Not only did it bring down those that followed, but it also destroyed the lives of many. The closest to its creation would be that of religion, something that died years before the Great Houses were moved from the Earth and to the galaxy.
This was the life you were forced to conform to.
Day in and day out, you were taught the Bene Gesserit age since birth; your family hoping to continue their lineage and create a legacy that would rule the galaxy once the Padishah Emperor was removed from the Imperial House. Which, of course, was what your House had been planning on since the beginning of everything. The world was supposed to burn and everyone was to go with it. The downfall of humanity.
You belonged to the House Harkonnen.
Leaving your prized planet of Arrakis- home to you since the year 10174. Going into 10191, your Uncle, The Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, had planned to wipe out the cursed Atreides family by sending them to Arrakis with the false promise of the Spice Harvest. It was a trap to convince them of a growing economy, which would lead to their deaths as they figured a spy was among them. Dr. Yueh, their prized professor was working behind the scenes and helping your family to kill The Duke Leto Atreides.
And thus, your Bene Gesserit training had come to an end and a new one began. You were to stay on Arrakis and continue the ploy under the alias "Ataraxia." You were to kill Paul in his sleep the same night Dr. Yueh betrayed his best friend's trust. It shouldn't be an issue considering your training, and you were to use one of the fabled Crysknifes known to reside on your home planet. They were made with the tooth of the mighty sandworm and needed human flesh. It had to be close to the holder's side for the duration of its use or it would disintegrate into the very sands that swept the grounds. It was a highly valuable object; the holder could not leave the planet alive with one of these. One stab to the sternum would be all it took to deal a deathly blow and end the Atreides bloodline once and for all.
The Harkonnens were nasty and prided themselves on war. You would do anything to keep the pride your Uncle had in you and to keep your beloved planet, the only place you truly found solace.
And it would've been so easy.
But Paul Atreides was nothing short of beautiful.
Tall, slender, and an angular face that of which would make many look as though they're dying, but on him it made him look like the most beautiful chiseled statues. His long and soft dark hair that glistened in the morning sun of Arrakis that anyone would be jealous of and his beautiful blue grey eyes that struck fear into the hearts of many. Always a proper aura and his drive to study the laws of the land radiated that of Bene Gesserit training. You weren't sure if it was his intelligence, his looks, or the fact that he was the known enemy that captivated you first. But what you did know was that his softness was that unlike any other.
Your first meeting day had been when their household objects had moved into your familiar but drab home. They made it seem royal and warm at the same time, a contrast of the particularly cold and clean feel that the Harkonnens left on the place. You noticed the Duke Leto painted into an ornate frame above the mantel piece dressed as a matador. Across from it above the fireplace on the opposite wall was the head of the bull, frozen in time with the blood of the Duke's father upon its horns.
Your hand grazed the edges of the table that filled this room. The Harkonnens had used it for seating and the Atreides family used it as dining. The table was mahogany and must've been hand carved due to the intricate patters that looked like whittling. You pondered the thought of some servant who specialized in fine arts sitting at this seat and working the edges of the table into a flower.
Next, you noticed that the halls were empty. Your Uncle used as many servants as he needed and they all ran around the dark and dreary hallways looking for orders to take and messages to deliver. Before you had your heart set on helping your Uncle, you had continued your Bene Gesserit training under one of the servant women. But what was her name? You tried to recall, but noticed you had been joined by someone within the house.
"Ataraxia." He said.
Turning around, you came face to face with the most beautiful man you'd ever laid eyes upon. Actually, his eyes were what you saw first; boring into your soul with those piercing icy pupils of his. His entire demeanor was that of wealth, he stood tall and stoic and had an aura of elegance. You expected him to be of royal relation to the family Atreides, but what you weren't expecting was his kindness.
"Sorry for startling you." he said, softly smiling and moving his gaze to the wooden surface below your fingertips. Something about him seemed off, however, like there was something missing that he was refusing to show you. It was cold and dark but it was hidden away in the crevices of his mind.
"You're forgiven." You stated, raising your chin to meet his gaze once more, remembering your training.
"Ah, another Bene Gesserit." He stated, running his fingers through his hair. At first, you wanted to laugh. After such a royal introduction he decided to do something so boyish!
You suppressed your giggles as you fully grasped his assumption. He was intelligent.
His intellect drew you closer to where he was standing. "How'd you figure?"
He turned away from you and walked to the fireplace that was adorned with the gold flaking your Uncle had specially imported from Castle Caladan. The home planet of Atreides. The mystery man stopped with his hands behind his back (beautiful hands, you might add) and his hair falling at his shoulders.
"No one stands with such excruciatingly painful posture on their own accord."
Now you did laugh. The man was startled at first, but he then smiled with that same expression he had once he'd entered the room.
"Now it is my turn to apologize for startling you," you said, containing yourself once more. What power did he have over you that made you feel so easy. Did he posses The Voice?
"You're forgiven." He mimicked your response.
"I thought the Bene Gesserit were women?" You asked, motioning for him to continue, "At least that is what the Reverend Mother claims."
"The Reverend Mother is a bitchass." He said.
You froze. Did he...did he just insult her Majesty Gaius Helen Mohaim? With such vulgar language?
"I- forgive me... What defines a bitchass?" You asked.
He looked frightened after his last comment until you asked him a question pertaining to his language. Instantly calm once again now that he knows he needn't be so proper around you, he drops his guard. "It's a combination of curse words." He laughs and it's like music filled your eardrums. "I'm not entirely sure of the meaning, I read it in a book on old worlds."
After the both of you laugh, you decide to ask him.
"You know my name, of course. But might I know yours?"
He stops laughing and looks at you with a quizzical expression. "You don't recognize me?" He asks.
You instantly felt your cheeks get hot. He was pleasant and intelligent, and here you were standing like a blubbering idiot.
"I'm afraid I don't, sir."
He smiles at you once again. "I believe we are the same age, no need to keep the formalities. Please, refer to me as Paul."
He was kind and beautiful and smart.
And he was the boy you had to kill.
That was your first meeting with the young royal Paul Atreides and since then you couldn't get your mind off of his angelic features and determined gaze. There was something about him that was more captivating than the Spice itself; something that tempted you to get closer to him in ways you couldn't understand. But you wouldn't fail your Uncle, no. You had a mission as a Bene Gesserit and a Harkonnen. You were going to stab him with your Crysknife and end the bloodline. Once and for all.
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You awoke in your cold bedroom on the day that would mark your second month living with the Atreides family. Continuing under the alias, you were rising up quickly above the other servants, no doubt about that. However, you were careful with your movements. If Paul was able to gather information off you so easily it would ruin everything. And not to mention his conniving mother, Jessica. She was always giving you the side eye as though she knew there was something off about you.
Glancing around the room, you see the blank and dry walls of the server's quarters. Your previous bedroom was taken by Paul himself; you now learning how to reside in a place less familiar. Nevertheless, you made it work. Hoisting on your dark pants and plain top you made your way to the common area where the Atreides family was to be having breakfast.
"Ataraxia!" A gust of wind blew past as Paul made his way towards you in the hallway. Walking with fast strides, you slow down to allow him to catch up. Why was he taking such an interest in conversing with you? Instinctively, your hand goes to your side to feel for the comforting coolness of the Crysknife.
"Sir." You said, now giving him your full attention. He was wearing the same uniform dark pants and a dust grey colored long sleeve adorned with the Atreides crest; a red hawk emblem. Even with the dull colors he still managed to show his beauty.
"I thought I requested to drop the formalities?" He smiled and you felt your face go hot. Right, of course.
"My apologies Si- uh Paul." You managed to get out, removing your hand from your side.
He looked towards your hands and then back to your face with a quizzical expression. He was about to open his mouth and ask what it was you were hiding, but instead he smiled and took your caution as just being startled. He might've been going against his instinct, but there was something about you that put him at ease.
Little did he know you were his own personal femme fatale.
"Nothing to worry over." He said and the two of you continued your procession to the downstairs. The rest of the walk was silent except for the occasional passerby. Paul said nothing else so neither did you.
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The room was lit with the orange sky from the outside, the sun shining down on the window panes and creating a yellowish glow on the elegant dining room you had first met Paul in. The wooden arches gave the entirety of the room an elegant feel, they contrasted against the bare walls in a way that felt both comforting and regal. This had always been one of your favorite rooms in the house, as it had been the brightest.
Paul made his way over to one of the spots at the table, fixing the hem of his shirt and pushing his hair away from his eyes. You caught a glimpse of the ring on his left hand, an Atreides crest present there as well. Even though he was just wearing simple house clothes, he looked elegant as ever.
You made your way to the other end of the room, standing against the wall to take any orders Lady Jessica or Duke Leto had asked of you. It was a servant's duty, after all. It was odd to be on the other side of the spectrum since you were usually the one to be waited on.
"Ataraxia." You heard your alias coming from the mouth of Paul's mother, Lady Jessica. Your feet were taking you in her direction before your mind had time to wonder what it was she was about to ask of you. Stopping just a few feet from her chair, you waited for her to speak.
"I'm aware you have a knowledge of this place that surpasses the knowledge of the other servants?" She asked you with dark eyes. She knew you had been a servant in the Harkonnen House since before they moved, but to her knowledge that's where all your information of the place came from. There was no way she could've figured out that a servant isn't actually what you were?
You looked at her to see if there was any sign of knowing, but there was none. She seemed genuinely disinterested in your background.
"Yes, that is correct ma'am." You replied.
"I expect you to show Paul around the place, as we are still new and he has a break from his studies this afternoon." She said, going back to scooping up her breakfast with her fork. Elegant. Poised. Royal.
It made you sick.
"Of course."
Slinking away back to your original position against the wall, you smiled to yourself.
You and Paul would be alone, you could finally make your first strike.
Little did you realize, your smile didn't go unnoticed.
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( AN: Part Two coming soon!! Thank you to everyone who reads my fics! It means the world to me! 💛🦐)
TASM Peter Parker X Reader
This is just a short little drabble I decided to write in hopes of relieving some of my own stress 😭 we could all use some Peter in our lives, especially some of his hugs.
"There's just so much I have to do, Peter. I have to figure out my entire future right now. This is the time to be meticulous and carefully plan my life so that things go the way I want them to. I'm so sick of sitting on the sidelines and watching other people live my dream so I'm taking all the steps I can to break my cycle of bad habits and I'm sorry I-" your ranting was abruptly stopped by a hug, your nose suddenly being filled with the scent of fresh laundry and chocolate. Your boyfriend had both his arms wrapped around you, halting your movements entirely as you stopped pacing back and forth, his chin resting atop your head.
You could feel it now, the anxiety crashing over you like the waves on a beach; the negativity flooding your brain like a tsunami, unstoppable and unavoidable. Your chest hurt as you gasped for air, tears pricking in the corner of your eyes at the thought of this being all life had to offer. You wanted to be an actress but things were so difficult and you could feel everything slipping from your grasp. Why couldn't you have chosen to be a lawyer or a doctor or something with results that came with extra schooling and not just chance?
"Hey," your boyfriend moved you to look him in the eyes, one of his many tricks that he knew would calm you down, "You're right. Everything sucks."
Your eyes widen in confusion. What did he just say?
He smiles and continues. "Everything is bad and we haven't been given the best opportunities to do the things we want to do. We don't know a whole lot yet and there's so much we have left to learn. Things are really difficult right now. But we have each other. And that counts for something. I know it does. Because even if my world goes up in flames, I know that I have you and I wouldn't trade that for the years of experience that comes with the job I want to have later on. I'm willing for the bad to come in because I know that I can face it. You can face it too because I'll be right here for you every step of the way."
You stopped. You stopped thinking about all the what ifs and the why nots and you just felt this moment. You felt your heartbeat dwindling down from an anxiety attack as your body found its footing and settled itself. You stopped pulling at the ends of your hair and you wiped your sticky eyes with the back of your hands. He always knew what the right thing to say was.
"I- thank you Peter."
"You have absolutely nothing to thank me for."
He then turns from you to busy himself with something at the kitchen counter. The sunlight coming in from the window on the far right of the room gave everything a calming glow. He looked so perfect standing there and you allowed for your worries to dissipate.
"I have made quite the delicious sandwich, would you like a bite?" He asks, turning around with a grin as he held up a pickle.
Laughing, you give him a hug from behind as you watch him finish putting on the extra condiments.
"I love you."
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AN: I wanted to use the gif at the top just because I thought it was cute, I know he's portraying a different character but I couldn't resist that smile :)
Cloud 9
TASM X Reader
Danger happens to find you on a night out, how will you manage to save yourself? Or will an unexpected encounter save you?
⚠️ Warnings: swearing, mentions of sexual violence, violence⚠️
"Hey you wacko," you said, hopping up beside your best friend on the cold metal bleachers of the school. The coolness of your seat was a nice contrast against the sunny 75° weather of New York City. It has been nice all week, transitioning from spring to summer and the harsh snow finally ending. You were thankful you didn't have to wear that bulky jacket anymore, and instead you found yourself wearing a light sweater and black ripped jeans. To top it off, you had your favorite pair of converse.
"Hey," he said, scooting closer to where you were seated and turning his computer to your direction, "What do you think of this interface?"
Looking at what Peter had coded on his laptop, you responded, "Your interface is fine, but you forgot to turn the Option Explicit on at the top." You smiled, knowing that you were right since you both took the same programming class.
"Ahhhh thanks! That's probably why it popped up with so many errors," he said, ruffling his floppy brown hair and pushing up his glasses, "God, I hate working with Visual Basic."
"Same here." You sighed, turning your direction to the sky above you instead of looking at the ongoing football game. It was a pretty orange color since it was after school hours. You usually didn't leave your house this late, but Peter had insisted you meet up with him at this particular football game on a Friday nonetheless. Peter also hated sports. So what was the deal?
You turned to say something to him but your breath instantly caught in your throat. He was staring intently at his computer, his glasses falling off his face and his hair a mess. He was chewing on his tongue and he looked extremely nerdy but extremely cute.
It surprised you, thinking this way of your best friend all of a sudden.
I mean, it's not like you haven't before.
There was that time in gym class where he'd lifted his hoodie off and you caught a glimpse of his toned abdomen. And that time when you had both traveled to Chicago for the Academic Decathlon trip and he had shared a room with you. Or that time-
"Whatcha thinking about?" He asked, now focused solely on you and your response. He had a knowing smile on his face and it was one that you often found yourself fancying. His eyes got all squinty as he knew what you were probably thinking. He thought the same about you sometimes, he just didn't know how to initiate the right words. He thought you would've picked it up by now that you were being flirted with, but I guess school smarts aren't the equivalent of emotional intelligence, as you were still clueless to his intentions.
"Your doofus looking project." You said, hoping to deflect the conversation back to his homework.
"You're unnecessarily mean." He smiled
"Or I'm just right as always." You smiled back.
Just then, you heard a fast wooshing noise, the sound of something being projectile thrown at you. Before it had time to make contact with your jaw, Peter flung himself in front of you, catching the stray football with one hand.
"Holy shit," you said, "nice catch."
Except Peter didn't look ecstatic over his skills. He looked genuinely terrified. Of what, you didn't know.
"Are you okay?" He asked, his voice fluctuating from his timidness over catching the ball. He threw it towards the goal post, and you watched as the ball collided with the metal and dented it.
"Peter?! What the hell? How did you dent that?" You asked, absolutely astonished with what just happened before your eyes. Your mouth open and your hair flying away from your face, Peter knew he had to go before he messed something else up- and potentially risked exposing his identity.
"Sorry, I have to go." He said, hurriedly stuffing his computer with his unfinished project into his backpack and grabbing his other miscellaneous papers that had flown out of his folders. He nodded towards you and practically ran to get off the bleachers.
"Peter! Wait!" You said, trying to grab your stuff as well. "Why did you want to meet up?!"
Your question went unanswered as you looked over the side of the bleachers where your best friend had just been except now there was no one there. It was as if he had disappeared without a trace when you had directed your attention towards your bag.
"What the hell was that?" You wondered.
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Peter was scrambling. He had finally worked up the courage to tell you how he felt but of course, his stupid new power messed things up. He couldn't let you know he was Spiderman, that would ruin everything and potentially put you in danger. What if you didn't like what he was? What if an enemy knew you were his weak spot and went after you? What if-
He ran into his front door.
"Ow." He said, rubbing his forehead. He shouldn't have gotten so lost in his thoughts. He felt bad about having to swing out of the situation (literally) and leave you by yourself to watch the game. Today didn't go at all how he'd planned it in his head.
He threw his backpack down by his nightstand and flipped down on the bed, not even bothering to say hello to his Aunt May. Things have been different now that Uncle Ben was dead and he didn't think he could listen to any more of her grieving. Sighing, he took off his jacket and turned on the computers at his desk, looking at his wallpaper of you and him from when you had a food fight.
You had surprised him by visiting him late at night when you guys were sophomores, your cute little cardigan on and your hair all curled up just to tell him you wanted to stream Donnie Darko on his tv since he had the best picture quality.
Deciding not to argue, he smiled and led you to the living room, where he watched you excitedly fix the tv in preparation for the movie night. Feeling as though he wasn't helping enough, he asked if you wanted a snack.
You said yes and he decided he was going to make you some popcorn but you had insisted on peanut butter and jelly.
You popped open the peanut butter and started to spread it on your choice of bread, the sun finally setting and casting an illuminesent orange on your figure. Peter had just walked into the kitchen after finalizing the movie plans and stopped in the doorframe. Your hair looked like something out of a magazine, your skin looking as shiny as honey and your aura lighting up the entire room. He felt himself glued to the spot, feeling an ache in his chest as he watched you do the simple task of making a sandwich. It felt as though time had stopped and he wondered why he ever settled on seeing you in a friendly way. The image before him was nothing short of a revelation as he finally came to term with his senses:
He was irrevocably in love with you.
You smiled and stared at him from where you made your spot in the yellow kitchen. "Want some?" You asked.
"I- yeah." He said, walking towards you.
"Perfect." You said, and while he was still in his daze, you put your finger in the peanut butter jar and rubbed it on his face. Giggling, you ran away towards the other end of the counter as you watched him reach up to his face and rub it off.
"Oh you're in for it now." He said, getting some of the snack on his hands and running after you. You yelped in excitement and ran away from him, first towards the left of the counter and then the right as he finally caught up to you and grabbed you from behind your waist. Both of you laughing, he rubs the peanut butter on your face and sits you down on the ground.
"You're such a sore loser," you said, punching him on the shoulder between fits of laughter.
If there was any denial about his previous thoughts of love, there wasn't any now. It was clear and he knew you belonged there in his arms, laughing in the warmth of the sun.
Peter recalled the fond memory and felt himself smiling, reaching up to the spot on his face that had been touched by you. That entire moment had led him to making a shitty playlist of love songs that would keep the memory alive and him listening to it for the entire week after. Since then, his head has been filled with you and only you. And some math and quantum theory, but mainly you.
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You had decided to go out with your friends tonight. They wanted to visit this café not too far away from the school, and they wanted to dress up, since it was a nicer place. The agenda was casual nice and you found yourself struggling to look through your closet and find something suitable. You did dress fancy, but you wanted to find something new to wear; something they hadn't seen you in yet. Going towards the back of your wardrobe, you saw a beat up looking box. Perfect! It was one of your old cardigans. Last time you wore it was....
....when you rubbed peanut butter on Peter's face. You cringed slightly at the memory. That day you wanted to confess your feelings for him, but you decided to break the awkward silence when you saw him walk into the kitchen. Truth is, when you saw him standing there in the doorway with the soft angelic glow of the sun hitting his perfectly dorky face, you felt something in your chest. That feeling was the same reason you hadn't accepted any requests for dating, even when one of the most popular boys in your school had asked you on a date. You could only think of one person in that bittersweet romantic way.
And that person just happened to be your best friend.
Sliding on your boots, you walked over to the mirror and looked at your reflection. You looked alright and once you did your hair you would look better.
Walking to your bathroom, you grabbed your curling iron and reevaluated your makeup choice. It was a soft yellow with bold eyeliner. It was just something fun you were trying out, also going so far as to add a couple gems from your scrapbooking stickers. Cool.
You picked up your purse off the floor and stepped out of your apartment.
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Slipping on his suit, Peter readied himself for his journey out in the city. He usually paroled the streets at night when he wasn't swamped with homework in case there was someone who needed his help. It wasn't often that it was more that a quick dispute between friends, or an old lady needing help with groceries, but it still filled him with pride knowing that he could have an impact in some way.
He quickly went downstairs now that Aunt May was asleep and grabbed some fuel food. He scarfed down a banana and went back upstairs, opening his bedroom window and leaving the small confines of his bedroom as he went to go find trouble-or rather- for trouble to find him.
He shot his webs towards the sky. Nothing felt quite like this. The wind hitting his frame and the free falling feeling of flying. He was up higher than the oblivious people beneath him, the cars zooming past his feet and the clouds rolling past his head. Night had just fallen and the moon shone on the glass window panes of the buildings he latched onto. He would push from one end of the building to the other, relying on his webs and his strength to travel through the dark. He felt free.
Stopping atop one of the shorter buildings, he looked at the streets below. Any signs of irregular activity would signal his presence and he would be able to help. Tonight, less people seemed to be wandering the sidewalks and he noticed there was less activity in this particular area. He was about to leave when-
He saw a familiar person.
Was that- was that you? Why were you out so late and what on earth compelled you to walk out at night by yourself? Did you have a death wish? Peter knew you were smarter than that.
"Yeah I should be there in a couple minutes." He heard you say into your phone from below. You seemed rushed and he knew that you had snuck out to see someone, giving him context as to why you were out at this hour. Were you going out on a date? He saw the way you were dressed and the makeup you were wearing. He felt his heart drop a little bit, but he knew that his sole focus should be on making sure you got there safely.
So, watching you from the rooftops, he followed your movements towards one of the newer café establishments that all the kids at school were talking about. He waited for you to walk inside, but you stopped for a second to check through your purse. That was all it took for someone to come up from behind you and put their hand over your mouth.
Feeling adrenaline course through his veins, he had a rage he never knew existed before. You were in trouble, and in desperate need of his help.
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You had decided to check your purse to see if you had put your wallet in it since you didn't feel the familiar weight of it in the back pocket of your jeans. You rummaged through the contents before you were fiercely grabbed from behind, a male figure putting one of their hands over your mouth and the other around your waist. Frozen in shock, he led you to the alley behind the café and threw you to the ground, knocking the wind out of you.
"Hey, pretty lady. Lucky I found you tonight, I need your help."
Your hands fumbled around for the pepper spray that you kept in your purse, wondering where it had fallen on the wet street.
"Looking for this?" He asked, holding up said object as he stared down at you, a horrid smile on his face. He looked to be in his forties, an ugly inconsistent mustache on his upper lip and a dingy looking clothes. He reeked of alcohol and cigarettes and that was the moment you got a complete grasp on your situation: you were in immediate danger.
Jumping up and trying to run away from the man, two other men in rugged states appeared in front of you. You were cornered. There was no way of getting out of this one. Feeling more terrified than ever before, you started to feel tears springing at the corners of your eyes.
"I'm just gonna make this plain and simple." The man who had grabbed you said as he sauntered over to you. "Strip."
Fearing for your life, you froze again. What could you possibly do? You couldn't call your friends, your phone was still in your bag. You could fight, but you knew that you were no match for all three of them. You frantically looked for something- anything -to help you fight them off.
Finding an old wine bottle you grabbed it and hit it against the brick wall of the café. The end of it shattering into twenty pieces, you raised the bottle towards the men in front of you.
"Fucking try me."
Just then, there was a flash of red and the man in front of you was stuck to the café wall. It seemed as though he was pinned by spiderwebs?
The new figure in front of you was tall and slim. He was wearing what seemed to be an intricately designed spandex costume that was red and blue. A large black spider on the front and slanted eyes led you to the conclusion that this was the infamous Spiderman that every news station had been talking about for the past few months.
Just then, Spiderman flung out his arm and more of the web-like substance flowed from his wrist, capturing the men behind you. He then grabbed you and shot the substance upwards, latching onto the rooftop above you and swinging you both over the city.
You held tightly around his neck as you watched the image of the café and the men stuck to it fade in the distance, your eyes now looking at the entirety of New York beneath you. It was beautiful but terrifying as you were so high up.
"I should've killed them." You heard the mystery man mumble under his breath and he landed on the top of another building much farther and much higher than the last one. Your makeup had to be running at this point, you were sure you must've cried from the intensity of the situation.
"I- thank you for saving me back there." You whimpered out, now finally understanding what had just happened. You had gone into fight or flight mode and you weren't sure how well you would've fought down there if it wasn't for the help of the superhero.
Peter felt something in his chest as he watched you look at the sight below. Your makeup had started to run and your hair was out of place. You looked frazzled, but beautiful. Just then, the sun started to come up, signalling the end of the night and the end to this nightmare. The wind picked up slightly and your cardigan followed your hair in a dance against your skin. You held your arms close to your chest and finally met Peter's gaze.
"You-Your'e welcome." Was all he was able to reply with.
You looked away from him, and back to the street, looking down at the scenery below. "I know I just had a near-death experience and that's probably why I have the balls to ask but, why didn't you ask me out on the bleachers today?" You asked, turning to look at your savior once more with a slight smile.
"I was nervous." Peter said but then halted in his tracks. "Oh shit- I mean-"
"It's okay, I knew it was you." You said, walking to where your best friend stood. You wrapped your arms around his torso and pulled him in for a hug.
He melted into your touch, calm knowing that his secret was out and that you didn't think of him differently.
You then reached up to touch his face, grabbing the ends of his mask and staring at him with an 'Is this okay' expression before you lifted it off his head. Without his glasses and his usual dorky demeanor was Peter, whom you've known since the second grade. The same old clumsy looking Peter with that same old goofy grin and floppy hair. You instantly felt calm as you held each other staring into each other's eyes. This was where you belonged. You knew it that day at his house and you knew it now. It hadn't changed even though his identity did.
"Sorry. I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable." You said, stepping away.
Suddenly, a string of that sticky spider web stuff found it's way at your side, pulling you back to Peter.
"Let me make up for earlier." He smiled, kissing you.
It was like a million fireworks lit off in your chest at once. You were finally here. You made it. You weren't expecting your first kiss to be up this high with Spiderman, but you knew it was to be with Peter at some point. You hoped it would be.
The cars honking below and the sun coming up creating an orange and purple and yellow sky illuminated Peter and his face once the two of you pulled away from each other. He looked heavenly, soft angelic features staring down at you with an adoring smile. Your chest felt heavy and your cheeks felt hot and you had to clench your hand into a fist to make sure this was real. As if he heard your thoughts, he pulled you in for another kiss, letting go of your lips and resting his forehead against yours. You listened to the sound of each other's breathing and your heartbeat was going a mile a minute.
"This is real." He said, giving you that typical Peter Parker smile that you loved so much.
Bitch Onions
TASM Peter Parker X Reader
⚠️Warnings: swearing, absolute crack⚠️
Sitting on the rooftop, you look up at the vast sky ahead of you. Your eyes making out the shapes within the clouds and your heart beating slow and steady, as calm as you could be. Things were perfect this high up, the sunset making the entire world a luminescent orange and sparkling off the glass of the city buildings below. The cars honking and the various shouts of the people below.
You were on top of the Empire State building. And next to you, was the infamous Spiderman.
Said superhero was currently devouring a chili dog.
"Could you chew quieter? I'm trying to meditate," you said, pushing your loose strands of hair away from your face and fixing the sweater adorning your shoulders. You squinted at him through warning eyes and then laid down in a similar position as before. Before you could get too comfortable, Peter slides down next to you and continues to annoy you by chewing in your ear.
"Is this any better?" He asks with a knowing grin.
"You're such an asshole." You laugh, and swat the chili dog out of his hands. It was only supposed to fall but you forgot about the fact you were up so high, and, well. Physics.
"NO!" Peter yells as he watches his delicious meal fall off the roof and down to the city below. Before you could say 'what the fuck are you doing?' he jumps off the roof after it.
"Peter?"
His image is going, going, gone. Just as you thought that you had gotten left up there, he resurfaces with his web shooters and the food in his hand.
"You made the onions fall off."
Pairing: Draco Malfoy X Reader
Simple school life with Draco except you both live on the more dangerous side; willing to bend and break school rules for fun.
⚠️ Warnings: swearing, sexual talk, mentions of blood⚠️
Filch had caught you wandering the school corridors alone at night. Great. Although you weren't doing anything wrong and all you wanted to do was walk off a nightmare and stare out at the stars, he had been a stickler for the rules, and thus, you landed in detention.
The corridors were now full of bustling students; a contrast from the dead empty halls when the sun went down as you made your way to Professor Dumbledore's office, waiting to be given your detention assignment. Funny how being a Hufflepuff has only made you hate their usual standard of being a happy-go-lucky and lover of people. You despised basic social interaction, something that had started with anxiety in your youth and had stuck with you until now. You could always put on a brave smile and stick through a conversation, but once that was done they could count on you heading straight back to your dormitory.
You just liked to be alone.
But a particularly asshole-ish blonde boy with a daddy kink ruined that for you.
"Oi, (Y/N), why the fuck are you wearing a skirt?! It's freezing outside!" Draco stated as he ran up to where you were following Filch, most likely coming back from an intense test in potions; you inferred based off of the way he glared at Snape and how his usually gelled hair was now spiking up in odd places. Draco had a horrible habit of ripping out his hair when he was stressed; you wanted nothing more than to put one of those dog cones around his neck when his hair-ripping days got really bad.
"Because it's the fucking school uniform, Malfoy." You stated with a smile on your face. You guys always joke like this and it was very refreshing to poke fun when other students tend to be expectant of the fake nice all the time.
Draco mumbled something about how it was misogynistic to make women wear skirts in the winter for school uniforms (which he's right) as he removed his large green and silver Slytherin Quidditch sweater and forced it over your head.
Oh shit, that's hot as hell. Especially since you're a Hufflepuff.
You tousled his hair and gave him a peck on the cheek. "You'll always be my bitch."
"Mhm. I enjoy it, actually."
He laughed and offered to hold your schoolbooks to which you declined. You had to go to detention which was on the opposite side of the school to where Draco had Herbology next. You memorized his schedule. Mainly because it was the same as your own with the only exception being that he had Defense Against the Dark Arts second period and you had it last.
"Why can't I hold them, where are you going? Or is this another one of your speeches about how you're not reliant on me?" He asked with a puzzling expression on his face. Merlin, he was cute.
"I have detention!" You stated with false enthusiasm, mainly because you knew it was over something stupid. You even threw in some jazz hands in the direction of your boyfriend.
"Oh. Is it because you left my dormitory late last night?" He asked.
Filch, who was standing idly waiting for you to finish your conversation so you could continue your path to Dumbledore's office, overheard this.
"Malfoy, you had a girl in your dorm? That's against school policy and you're going to have to follow me for detention as well." Filch sneered and pet Mrs. Norris who was placed so delicately in his arms. You hated that stupid cat.
"Draco you're a fucking idiot."
"Yeah but I'm your idiot." He smiled and grabbed your hand. "Change of plans, I guess we get to hang out today after all."
***
The walk to Dumbledore's office had been fun, you'd hate to admit it, but wearing Draco's sweater with him holding onto your arm and the stares it got you filled you with an unreasonable amount of pride. Like 'fuck yeah, I'm dating Malfoy, the hot mysterious boy who hates all of you but me.'
As you turned the corner you saw the Golden Trio sitting by the foyer steps and arguing about something stupid, Hermione trying desperately to fix Harry's glasses and Ron fiddling with his robes. You were friends with Harry,much to Draco's dismay, because you had grown up in Little Winging together. You had also been unaware of the magical world so when you two both received your Hogwarts letters looking at each other like a 'what the hell is this?' you had grown a close bond.
"Hey (Y/N)! I need your help picking up a package from Zonko's later if you're not busy." He said, approaching your spot in the hall.
Uh oh.
"What do you want, Potter?" Draco sneered from next to you, looking in the direction of the tan boy with the scar glistening on his forehead.
"What's it to you, Malfoy?" Harry was immediately backed up by his friends as he stared the blonde boy down. You could tell he was a Gryffindor via the aura of unnecessary confidence radiating from him. Bright green eyes and broken glasses, you would've taken him to be the calm and composed type if you hadn't known him.
Draco flicked him in the nose, tightening his grip on your hand. "Absolutely nothing other than the fact that your ugly face disturbed my walk to detention," he gave his infamous sneer.
"Ha! Bleached blonde is going to detention! For what, being an arrogant prick?" Harry chortled with Ron laughing from behind. Hermione looked genuinely bored as she usually did and readied her wand in case this fight got serious. She knew Malfoy played dirty.
"Actually...." Draco began, "It's because I fucked your best friend." At this, he made a dramatic gesture by kissing your face roughly and flipping Harry off.
You, however, were not having it.
"And goodbye." You said as you left the boys to argue, following Filch the rest of the way towards the office.
***
Twenty minutes later, Draco sits next to you sporting a bruised cheek and a bloody lip. He looked really pissed, and now he had to spend his time sorting letters in the Headmaster's office.
"Babe, what happened?" You asked with a voice full of worry as your hand went to glide up to his lip as you assessed the damage. You were gonna yell at Harry for this later.
Draco (who was fine) saw that you were concerned and willing to baby him so he made everything sound worse than it actually was.
"You left and then Potter said something about how I didn't deserve to be with you so I got mad and then he hit me." He quivered his lip for a dramatic effect.
"Awh poor ferret." You smiled a bit and he scowled as he was used to getting called that stupid nickname.
"It was one time."
"Yeah, but that Transfiguration was funny as hell."
"Oh shut it." He said, pretending to be angry as he picked up the neglected letters on the mahogany table. He looked frazzled with his hair all messed up and a bloody lip, but it was a good look on him. Maybe it was hot, even.
***
"Potter you fuckass where are you?" You asked, stepping into the Gryffindor dormitory in response to the fight he had with your boyfriend. You were friends with Harry, sure, but you weren't about to let him mess with Draco's pretty face. Especially since you stared at it all the time.
The boy in question was sitting with his legs crossed by the fireplace, playing with the tassels on one of his House scarves. You sat down next to him and stared at him before laughing. Draco had definitely done more damage to Potter's face.
With a black eye and cut running alongside his nose, Harry looked towards you and smiled. "You're starting to sound a lot like Malfoy with your incessant swearing."
You laughed and moved his curly hair away from his face. "I would like it if you didn't destroy my stuff, Potter. I happen to like Draco's face and I would prefer for it to be intact when I see it."
Harry fake gagged at this as he rolled his eyes. "I'm more hurt than he is, and I've known you for longer." He said with a smile.
"You can handle it, you fought Voldemort once or twice, killed a Basilisk, got crushed by the Whomping Willow, Broke your godfather out of Azkaban, Won the Triwizard Tournament, Exiled Delores Umbridge......do I need to continue?" You situated your head comfortably in his lap looking at the ornate ceiling above you.
"As much as I appreciate you listing my accomplishments, I think I'd prefer a bandaid for my face."
"I'm surrounded by babies." You laughed as you went to grab your wand to conjure up a bandaid.
"Hey (Y/N)," Harry began, watching you get up, "What do you see in him anyways? He's my worst enemy."
"Over the Dark Lord?" You joked.
"Serious."
"Okay, okay," you started, sticking the small bandage onto his cheek. "I guess I like him for things you wouldn't be able to understand. You really don't know him all that well."
Harry looked at the fire tentatively in thought as he pondered over your response. What is it about the bitch that he didn't know already? Other than the fact that his blonde hair wasn't real or that he one time accidentally tripped on the way to Quidditch practice and landed in a mud puddle when he thought no one was watching? What is it about him?
"Eh sure, okay I guess I trust your judgement."
"Good." You said, going to lay back down on his lap. "When did you want to head out to Zonko's?"
***
Back at the Hufflepuff dorm, you found yourself making Chamomile tea and filling it up with coffee creamer; a delicious trick you learned from one of your best friends under the Ravenclaw house. You made one for Draco since you knew he would come visit you soon and ask for a cup before you situated yourself at the small table in the lounge area.
The Hufflepuff dorm was nothing short of beautiful. Whereas the other houses prided themselves in their luxurious architecture, the Hufflepuffs had built their home focused more on comfort and tranquility rather than perfection and style. It was a large round building with equally round windows that let in the sunlight, and was covered in plants that were sparadically placed on the ceiling. The big couches were mismatched and comfy and some of them had patches that were fixed up by the more artsy Hufflepuffs within the commons. To describe it as a smell would be to say that it is similar to petrichor- the earthy smell that follows after the rain; and sandalwood incense, courtesy of one of the Scamander children.
"(Y/N)?" You heard your name and mumbled a 'yeah' in response, holding out Draco's mug of tea and waited for him to situate himself beside you on the sofa as he always did.
He took the mug from your left hand and placed it on the side table, also placing yours beside it. Guess he wasn't thirsty.
Instead, he laid down on you in a way similar to how you were with Harry earlier except he had placed your hand on his face. "Do you want to sneak out again tonight?"
"You liked detention that much, huh?" You snarkily responded and kissed him softly on the head.
"Listen. I want to play music and run through the halls. I think it'd be fun, unless you're too much of a pussy to do it." He sneered.
"Why do people use pussy as a word to describe something that is weak and balls to describe strength? Women bleed every month with an excruciating pain equivalent to that of a heart attack, whereas you could flick a man in the penis and he would cry about how much it hurt." You said as you picked up the neglected tea from the table and took a sip.
"That's a good point." He said looking up at you.
"I know." You smiled back down at him, messing with his tie that he never knew how to wear properly so it always hung loose under his collar. He was really pretty. So you decided to vocalize your thoughts.
"You're really pretty." You said looking directly into his eyes.
"Wow, a compliment coming from your lips and not an insult. I'm not used to this side of you." He joked and booped your nose.
"Enjoy it while it lasts."
"And there it is."
And wow, were you in love. His sharp and angular face with piercing grey eyes and a soft smile to match. His hair that framed his face perfectly when it wasn't gelled back (or being pulled out) was shining under the soft glow of the sunset. He looked nothing short of ethereal, laying on your lap like this. If someone had told you in your first year that you'd end up in this position with the Slytherin prince himself, you would've laughed in their face. Now, you couldn't imagine a time where he didn't come to see you on the days you weren't swamped by homework.
"Draco."
"Yuh huh?"
"I think I'm in love with you."
He squinted against the bright light as he looked up at your face. "Well I would hope so."
"Just thought I would remind you."
***
Night fell and when everyone else was supposed to be wearing their pajamas, you were slipping on your jeans and Draco's sweater. You didn't really want to get into trouble again since you wanted to finish your episode of Euphoria after classes tomorrow instead of in a cold room sorting through letters, but you couldn't deny Draco of his idea. You were excited to spend more time with him and you realized that he was one of your favorite priorities.
"Ready to go?" He asked from the end of your bed, still wearing your sweater over his school uniform. "I feel like if we wear our robes it'll be fun since they'll flow when we run."
"How deeply did you think about this, Malfoy?" You asked tauntingly.
"Arguably too much." He stated back, rustling through his satchel.
"Relax, I'm excited too. After you, ferret." You opened up the door and motioned for him to be the first one out after you had put on your Hufflepuff robes.
Draco led you through the Hufflepuff common room being very careful not to wake anyone up. Hand in hand and adrenaline pumping through your veins, you made your way to the entrance of the hallway. Once you were in the clear, you slipped through and followed him into the brightly lit corridor.
"(Y/N)."
"What?" You ruffled up his hair and smiled.
"Tag, you're it." He grinned like a maniac and took off in the opposite direction.
"Oh Malfoy you little shit." You mumbled under your breath, making sure to stay quiet as you guys were still breaking the rules.
I'm giving you a Nightcall to tell you how I feel
He's running extremely fast, left , right, left and then right again as he makes it near impossible for you to catch up. You sprint past the open windows, the blue night sky littered with stars entering your peripherals as you make your way to Draco. The castle was such a wonder at night, it was a shame that most students would go their whole time at the school without seeing it. The candles that lit the gothic hallways were enchanted to never go out, always keeping away the dark; which could possibly be seen as a metaphor for the magic of Hogwarts itself.
One foot after the other, robes flowing around you, (Draco was right about the dramatic effect of the wardrobe change) and the red flush on your cheeks you round the corner before you're abruptly grabbed from behind and hidden behind one of the corners of the pillars by the windows. Confused, you look up to see your boyfriend very much out of breath and very flushed.
"Draco wha-"
"Shhhh. Snape."
You carefully peered out from where the two of you were situated as you caught a glimpse of the greasy-haired man rounding the corner at the end of the hall.
"Coast is clear." You said, withdrawing from Draco's grasp.
"That was a close one. I contemplated letting you get caught." He snickered.
You lightly hit him on the chest and smiled.
"You're it."
I wanna drive you through the night, and down the hills
You ran in the opposite direction of the professor and made your way to Draco's favorite spot in the whole castle: the Astronomy tower. From there, you would be able to watch the stars encircle the balcony which showed the view of the Quidditch Stadium and everything else beyond.
Draco knew where you were heading, of course. It was where you usually ended your nightly encounters and enjoyed the company of one another, laying on each other's stomachs as you pointed out constellations in huffs and puffs.
He can't remember a time where he felt this happy. He used to think his happiness came from letters from his father, or fancy gifts from his mother. He thought the definition of love was how much you were willing to spend on the other person. Now, he realizes that love is defined by the way your eyes looked at him when you shared teas at the Three Broomsticks or the way you held his head in your hands when you kissed him in his room. It was the way you got excited over the smallest things like wearing his clothes or holding his hand. It was things like the way you sneezed or how you tied up your hair when casting spells. It was you.
I'm gonna tell you something you don't want to hear
Heading up the Astronomy tower, you made your way to the top, Draco in tow.
"Got you." He said as he wrapped you in a hug from behind, giggling as you squirmed in his arms.
"Ah you fucker."
"Hey, watch your mouth, bitchass."
The two of you laid down on the cool linoleum and assumed your positions on top of each other, taking in the warm night air. You could hear Draco's heart beating at a very fast rate due to his chaotic running and the sound soothed you. Just knowing that you had him by your side was enough for this moment to be perfect.
I'm gonna show you where it's dark, but have no fear
Tracing your finger over his Dark Mark, you called him beautiful. It was a part of himself that he had concealed from you for a long time and he finally trusted you enough to be open about it.
"How is something so destructive beautiful in your eyes?" He asked with a sad smile.
"Because it's a part of you." You replied and wound your hands through his hair, kissing him and taking in his scent of cigarettes and peppermint.
***
"(Y/N). I thought you got detention for sneaking off to Malfoy's room last week?" Harry asked you in Charms as he fiddled with his quill and ink. "Or did you have doubts about being in Hufflepuff?"
"Huh? What are you talking about?" You asked, giving him a quizzical look.
Harry just laughed and you followed his eyes down to your tie that was placed delicately around your neck. With the bright green and silver stripes, there was no mistaking it for anything other than that of the Slytherin house. You must've mixed up your ties when you decided to end the night in Draco's room.
"Ah shit balls." You said as you fiddled with the knot, trying to take it off.
"(Y/N)." You heard a familiar voice from behind you and Harry slowly approaching where the two of you sat at the table.
Draco looked lovely. His hair was slicked back perfectly, trousers and shirt freshly ironed, and silver rings adorning his fingers. The only thing that seemed out of place was the bright yellow tie that was much too small for him knotted hastily around his neck.
"Draco, I'm so sorry I didn't mean-"
"Wanna switch sweaters again, too?"
His response caught you by surprise as he grinned from ear to ear. He was enjoying this attention from other people as they realized you two were wearing each other's clothes.
"You guys are gonna get detention." Piped Harry from your left which just led to Draco excessively rolling his eyes and placing his hands on his hips.
"Great, we'll just fuck there too."
"Draco!"
You felt your ears get hot but hey, everyone in the whole school had to have known by this point based on your wardrobe since this morning.
You looked towards Harry, expecting some form of shock or disgust to appear on his face, making itself known with the discovery of you and Draco's free time activities. Instead, he was laughing. Really hard.
"I'll hand it to you, Malfoy. I haven't seen her look that horrified since Ron told her in our second year that he had used her toothbrush to give Scabbers a bath."
"Annoying her is my favorite activity." Sighing, your boyfriend sat down next to you, tucking a strand of hair behind your ear.
Did... Did he and Harry just agree on something?
Fight Club
Johnny X Y/N X Yuta Nakamoto
Just a piece of advice!!! This fanfiction probably won't make any sense unless you've seen the 1999 movie Fight Club written by David Fincher. This revolves around the storyline for said movie and previous knowledge of it needs to be present for it to make sense! In that case, read on! :) 💜💜
⚠️ Warnings: swearing, mentions of gore, mentions of nsfw, talk of weapons and violence as well as drugs⚠️
"You're not your job. You're not how much money you have in the bank. You're not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet. You are not your fucking Khakis. You are the all-singing all-dancing crap of the world."
...
Flashback:
Going on business trips was Yuta's least favorite part about his shitty existence. Having to travel from flight to flight for his business sucked, as he would say, ass.
So another plane ticket for him would mean another night of no sleep, zoning out while someone talked about a car line they needed to recall because of safety hazards, and then back onto his flight with people he had no interest in. That's the thing about self-serving "friends." They're just people who you have the displeasure of meeting because you're both going to the same place. After you're done trying to pass the time, you never see each other again and that's that. Well, Yuta thought of it that way.
Trying to get some sleep, he rested against the very uncomfortable plane seat and closed his eyes.
He didn't know when he passed out, just that it wasn't for long. The flight attendant had already gone through with the snack tray, he figured from the pretzels other people had on their laps that it wasn't too long ago. Sighing, he shuffled around his seat so he was in view of the window. However, someone was now sitting there fiddling with the window cover. He had longer black hair and red tinted glasses taking up most of his face. A cigarette was dangling between his teeth- unlit -and he had on a pair of very tight and very leather jeans. He also had an old pair of dress shoes with a hole in the top and scuff marks along the side. This man must've gotten dressed in the dark, Yuta decided.
"If you feel that you would be unable or unwilling to perform the duties on the safety card, please ask a flight attendant to reseat you."
The Elton John impersonator finally spoke to Yuta, a cocky grin on his face and glasses slowly sliding down his nose. In his hand was the manual for a plane crash which he must've taken out of the seat pocket in front of him. Yuta didn't think that anyone actually read those.
"That's a lot of responsibility."
"Wanna switch seats?"
"No, no I don't think I'm the man for that particular job."
What was with this guy? Yuta's first thought was drugs, but then he mentally slapped himself for thinking that. 'This guy's probably just as sane as I am', he thought.
The man sighed and looked around at the rest of the passengers before staring back out the window. "An exit door procedure thirty thousand feet. Mhm. The illusion of safety." He smiled again, except this time Yuta could feel himself glued to his chair, as if his movements would lead to the plane crash Red Glasses was talking about.
"Yeah, I guess so." Yuta let out with a sigh.
Just then the man said, "You know why they put oxygen masks on planes?"
'Oh joy', "So you can breathe."
Red Glasses sighed and rolled his eyes. It's clear that he's making Yuta out to be an idiot. "Oxygen gets you high. In a catastrophic emergency, you're taking giant brain-panicked breaths. So you become euphoric, docile, you accept your fate. It's all right here." He grabs the pamphlet and opens to the page he was reading. Then, shoving it in Yuta's face, he continues his rant.
"Emergency water landing 600 mph. Blank faces, calm as Hindu cows."
The horribly computer generated pictures of people following safety protocol showed them all- as Red Glasses stated - unusually calm. At this, Yuta laughs. The man did have a point.
"That's uhm, that's an interesting theory."
After a pause in conversation, Yuta tries to talk to the man again as he realizes that this is the most interesting conversation he's had throughout his whole trip. He actually didn't expect someone with so much exuberance to be seated on his opposite side.
"What do you do?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, what do you do for a living?"
The man's face turned into another one of those cocky smiles as he pushed a couple strands of hair away from his eyes.
"Why? So you can pretend like you're interested?"
Yuta laughed again, not sure how to respond. His textbook conversations that he had thought up earlier while sitting on his prized IKEA couch wasn't working. The conversations he saved for when he didn't know what to say. They were usually foolproof, but not with this guy. For once in his life, Yuta felt dumb.
"You have a kinda sick desperation in your laugh," The man stated as he reached for something from below the seat in front of him. Realizing what it was, Yuta exclaimed that they had the same briefcase. Odd stranger and similar taste. Interesting.
"Soap."
"Sorry?"
"I make and I sell soap." He opened the briefcase and saw the bars of soap Red Glasses was talking about. For the neat way they were packaged, Yuta could tell this guy was serious. Indeed, he made soap. They were a little deformed, but Yuta guessed the sold well. Their appearance was high quality.
"The art sticks of civilization." Yuta took the business card held out in front of him.
'And this is how I met....' "Johnny Seo."
"Did you know if you mixed equal parts of gasoline and frozen orange juice concentrate you can make nepalm?" Johnny said, looking directly at Yuta now.
"No I did not know that, is that true?"
"That's right. One can make all kinds of explosives using simple household items."
"Really?"
"If one were so inclined." Johnny smirked again and shut the briefcase in his lap closed. The smell of the fruity soap washed over Yuta's nose as it did, and he started to understand why people bought them. There's a sense of familiarity to the smell, Yuta couldn't tell if it reminded him of old lady perfume or bacon.
"Johnny, you are by far the most interesting single-serving friend I have ever met. See, I have this thing that everyone on a plane is single-serving-"
"-Oh I get it. That's very clever." Johnny interrupted Yuta as he was about to explain his odd correlation with people and planes. Usually, the person Yuta talked to when he boarded was someone who was desperate to get him to shut up, so they let him talk about God knows what for however long he wanted. Not Johnny, though.
For lack of something better to say, Yuta replied with "Thank you."
"How's that working out for you?"
"What?"
"Being clever."
'Who is this guy?' "Great."
"Hmn. Keep it up then." Johnny patted Yuta's shoulder and smiled again. It was 100% a half smile and Yuta could tell that his small talk was boring Johnny to no end. His observations were proved true when Johnny readied to get up to leave his seat.
"Right-O. Now, a question of etiquette as I pass- do I give you the ass or the crotch?"
...
Yuta aggressively typed on his work computer while his thoughts mercilessly tugged at his brain. Y/N was mad again, Yuta could tell. It wasn't just about the dress thing, no it was also because of the sex. She'd been pestering him about it all week, trying to lure him upstairs. Yuta wasn't sure why she was trying to play with both him and Johnny but he knew that there was something wrong.
Fight Club was also very quickly taking over Yuta's life. He dressed sloppily to work every day, not even bothering to put on a tie or button up the rest of his shirt, with blood stains from a fight the night before. He was even smoking in the office, something he wasn't used to doing but now couldn't care less about.
Throughout all of the activities taking hold of him, Yuta couldn't sleep again. His insomnia was the worst he can remember it ever being. With that thought still on his mind, he grabbed his laptop bag and walked out of the office, on his way to Joon's once again.
...
"Alright boys. It's time for another fight. This week we have Yuta and one of the newcomers."
Johnny was getting used to his position as a spectator. He'd only fought a couple of times, but he seemed to get a pass from the other members because of the position of leader he'd taken over. His poise and demeanor had changed since Yuta's first encounter with him; that cocky, arrogant smirk still resided on his face but that was all that was left of the Johnny Yuta once knew. Or so he thought. He'd only known Johnny for a few months after all.
Yuta prepared himself for his next fight. He was angry. And his insomnia was getting worse by the second- he needed someone to take his aggression out on. Pain seemed to be the only cure to his sleep deprivation.
"Alright Yuta. You're up against Ten."
Yuta stared at the tall and muscular man at the other end of the "ring". He wasn't jacked but he definitely worked out. He was fit, covered in tattoos, and was littered with piercings along the sides of his ears. This man had so many pictures etched onto his skin that Yuta doubted he could even count them all. And, he was bleached blonde. Like- really bleached blonde. Draco Malfoy would've been jealous.
Yuta planted his feet firmly to the ground, watching the strange man named Ten do the same thing. This was his first night, so Yuta would be sure to make it memorable for him. At least, from the ground.
"How much do you bet?" Yuta heard from someone in the crowd. Since when was Fight Club about bets?
"I'll give you a twenty for tattoos."
That was all Yuta needed to hear before he was filled with rage. Johnny was in on this too? This was just supposed to be the two of them. Since when was it about an underground cult? Yuta felt sick to his stomach as he dealt the first blow.
And then another. And then another. And then another.
Why wasn't Ten fighting back? Well you see, Yuta had struck him completely by surprise, rendering him defeated from the minute his ass hit the cement ground of Joon's sacred basement. Ten couldn't even stand to try again before this kid was on top of him hitting him everywhere: the jaw, the nose, the eyes, even his motherfucking ear.
Yuta was ruthless.
For once, Fight Club was silent. The only thing that could be heard was Yuta's punches and the snapping of bones and moaning of Ten from beneath him as his body contorted into uncomfortable positions. He was bleeding from his nose and mouth and his beautiful face was now going to have an incredibly large scar across the side.
Amidst all of this commotion, Johnny lit a cigarette.
"Get him off."
Yuta was pulled away from Ten who was now knocked out cold.
"Why'd you beat up Ten that badly?" Johnny asked, looking directly at Yuta with an undecipherable look. He had a beer in one hand and hair frizzled everywhere. Over the past couple of months it had grown to an extraordinary length of an inch and a half. This meant flyaway strands everywhere. Yuta was mainly just looking for anything to focus on instead of his friend's face. The humiliation of what he had done to Ten's face was enough for him. Yuta held his wrist to his chest and assessed any leftover damage.
"I felt like destroying something beautiful."
...
The streetlights were dim as Johnny and Yuta ran through the dark. The sidewalk was uneven so they'd taken to the side of the road instead, making their way to the back of a large building with scuffed up shoes and bloodied noses. Yuta had no idea why he was here other than the fact that Johnny had dragged his ass out into the cold to "make soap" or whatever the fuck that meant. Yuta knew he'd figure it out though, Johnny always had a way with turning anything into a philosophical speech.
The chain-link fence was nearing Yuta's vision as he and Johnny ran on. The lights were brighter up there, and for a second Yuta wondered if they would get caught trying to break into the place. Johnny had said it was abandoned, but that obviously wasn't true seeing as he was shimmying his way over the fence after throwing his coat up over the barbed wire. He was making fast hurried movements and Yuta followed suit, grabbing the red leather jacket and hoisting it over his shoulder once he was on the other side. An alarm rang out and they both ducked for cover behind a large dumpster.
"I thought your dumbass said this place was abandoned?"
"It is at night. Usually."
"Who's out here?!?" They heard a policeman yell, the sound of a dog nearby made them stop in their tracks.
"Shit. Guess we'll have to wait him out." Johnny said between drawls of his cigarette.
"Wait him out?! It's 26 degrees outside are you crazy?!?"
At this, Johnny smiled. "Very."
The next twenty minutes were grueling as they waited for the guard to leave. Once security was taken care of, Johnny led Yuta to another dumpster on the other side of the building. Upon opening it, he climbed inside and started rumaging through it.
"Johnny, where are we?"
"Can't you fucking read?"
Yuta looked above Johnny's head to where he was pointing. There was a giant sign that proved they were in a medical facility. Liposuction.
At Yuta's realization, a bag of said material was thrown at him and he barely caught it in his arms before it fell to the ground. The red and flesh colored goop slid around in the bag reminding Yuta of throw up.
"Here, there's a few more."
Going back over the fence, Johnny threw Yuta more bags from the dumpster as he caught them from the other side. However, one of these were a failed attempt because the Yuta had found himself lost in thought. You, in particular.
He remembered how excited you were to show him the dress you'd bought. Your happy little giggles as you paraded around in it when you had found it made his heart swell.
Wait why does he remember that? Wasn't the first time he'd seen you wear it was in the kitchen?
"Hey shit face! The lard!"
Snapping back into reality, Yuta watched the bag catch on the barbed wire and split open, releasing a flood of human fat and blood all over his head.
"Aw fuck."
...
Yuta had taken a very thorough shower. He had been washing for hours it felt like, just to try and remove that god-awful smell from his hair and his clothes. Not that the water on Paper Street was very clean, but it was better than nothing.
Once he was finished he got dressed in a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. It was already past 3:00am and he doubted he would be getting much sleep anyways, so he just got ready for work. Walking down the rickety stairs from his bedroom and into the kitchen, he was met with that horrible smell once again.
"Ugh, what is that?" Yuta asked, looking for Johnny to answer. He held his nose and made his way to the fridge where he was stopped by Johnny who brought out some of his experiment stuff.
"Ay watch it this shit burns." He said, going back to stirring whatever pot he had been fussing over previously. Johnny was wearing nothing but his pants from earlier, his shirt was lying on the other side of the counter and his jacket had been abandoned to the bedroom upstairs. Because of this, Yuta was able to see Johnny's exposed muscles as well as the scars from previous fights and other miscellaneous events in his life. Yuta couldn't help but stare. Johnny really was pretty.
"Okay." He motioned for Yuta to stand at the table that was covered with experiments and the lard from their previous adventure. Once Yuta was situated at the table with a confused expression dawning his face, Johnny smiled. This was one of those malicious ones that he put on before he fucked something up for Yuta again. Last time he'd given him this look, it was when he threw Yuta's work computer out the window of their dingy old house blabbering on about corporate businesses and the corruption of everyday society.
Johnny then grabbed Yuta's hand and kissed it.
"What is this?"
Johnny picked up a lenticular container from his left hand side and started to pour the powdery contents onto Yuta's hand.
"This," he said, "is chemical burn."
Yuta was confused as to why his wrist was being held down to the spot but then the chemical kicked in. Yuta's first reaction was to scream.
The pain was unbearable. It was the worst pain Yuta had ever felt and he was starting to wish he could die just to get it to stop. Anything to put out the flames on his hand, eating his flesh and leaving a crater in its wake. His breathing quickened as his body went into fight or flight mode, his hand shaking around in Johnny's grasp and his legs wobbling.
"It'll hurt more than you've ever been burned and it'll leave a scar." Johnny stated in a nonchalant tone.
'If guided meditation could work for cancer it could work for this.' Yuta thought as he closed his eyes and tried to envision a nice forest somewhere. His daydreaming, however, was cut short by Johnny's voice.
"Stay with the pain. Don't shut this out."
"No!" Yuta drew back from Johnny's hand and his head hit the shelf containing their unused pots and pans. He held his burning hand to his side as he waited for the pain to stop or even just dwindle a little. Yuta felt his adrenaline levels skyrocket as tears formed in the corners of his eyes.
Johnny took hold of Yuta's wrist with his burning hand once again and slammed it down on the table. Due to his thrashing, Yuta knocked a lot of Johnny's materials onto the ground of the kitchen, not caring about destroying anything and only thinking of the excruciating pain before his eyes.
"Look. At. Your. Hand! The first soap was made from the ashes of heroes, like the first monkey shot into space! Without pain, without sacrifice, we would have nothing!" Johnny stared at his friend dead in the eyes and tried to illicit a sense of fear into him.
Yuta screamed again as he tried not to think of the words sear or flesh. Nothing was working to try and calm the pins and needles attacking his body. He tried to break away from Johnny but to no avail. The man was prepared for this, it seemed.
"STOP IT. This is your burning hand! It's right here!" With that statement, Johnny slammed Yuta's hand against the counter again to try and focus his friend on his philosophical assignment. He was getting pissed now.
"I'm going to my cave. I'm going to go to my cave and I'm going to find my power animal!" Yuta exclaimed, trying to remember his sessions from support group and their ways of coping with difficult tasks. He remembered in a Leukemia group that someone had mentioned a "safe space" where you could form whatever it is your heart desires to try and make yourself feel safe in an unsafe situation. Yuta found his to be a cave with a penguin, however, that penguin has changed into his daydream of you.
"No!" Johny rolled his eyes and slammed his fist on the table to accentuate his point. "Don't deal with it the way those dead people do! Come on!"
"I get the point you're making please! Please make it stop!" Yuta managed to get out in between heavy breaths and the knot in his throat.
Johnny pursed his lips. "No! What you're feeling is premature enlightenment!"
Yuta imagined his cave once again in an effort to escape his reality. Instead of your calming face, he was met with the image of you naked while he was atop you, both of you within the icy confines of his arctic imagination. He coughed as he went in and out of his vision.
Johnny must've sensed what his friend was up to, because not seconds later Yuta was getting slapped across the face. "It's the greatest moment of your life, man! And you're off somewhere missing it!"
"No I am not!" Yuta screamed through gritted teeth.
"Shut up! Our fathers were our models for God. If our fathers bailed, then what does that tell you about God?!"
"No, no I don't-" Another forceful slap from Johnny resonated throughout the room.
"Listen to me!" Johnny threw his goggles off his head and onto the floor with the other cups of mysterious substances that Yuta had dropped.
Johnny got closer to his face to the point where if he leaned any further over the table, he'd be nose to nose with Yuta.
"You have to consider the possibility that God does not like you. He never wanted you. In all probability, he hates you. But, that's not the worst thing that can happen."
"It's not?!"
"We don't need him!" Johnny spat, and Yuta could tell that his pleading was getting him nowhere. For now, all he could do would be to endure the pain until Johnny felt sorry enough to tell him how to stop the burning. He had to know, right? He was the one who was working with the fucking chemical.
"We don't! We don't need him, I agree!!"
Johnny smiled at him from the other side of the table. "Fuck damnation man, fuck redemption! We are God's unwanted children?! Then so be it!"
Yuta flung his hand to the side with Johnny still attached, knocking over more things in their kitchen and watching as his supposed to be single-serving friend laughed through his pain.
"Listen! You can run water over your hand to make it worse, or you can- look at me! -or you can use vinegar to neutralize the burn."
Bingo. That was Yuta's ticket out of this hell. His eyes met Johnny's and he could feel his hatred for him bubbling up from his chest and into his eyes where he put everything he felt into his look. He wanted Johnny to know how he was feeling.
"There you go."
"Please let me have it! Please!"
"First, you have to give up. First you have to know, know, not fear, that one day you're going to die."
"You don't know how this feels!" Yuta screamed again in agony, watching the bubbling of his flesh on what was left of the top of his hand. Of course Johnny could sit all high and mighty on his side of the table, he had no idea how much Yuta was suffering. Was this some sort of sick joke?
Johnny's malicious smile returned once again as he raised his other hand from under the table and into Yuta's line of vision. There, on the spot Yuta felt the most pain at the moment, was a scar similar to that of a chemical burn on Johnny's hand. Ugly, big, and worn with pride.
"It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything."
Yuta's eyes met his as he started to calm down and his body adjusted to the fire on his right hand. "Okay." He said as a tear rolled down his cheek.
Johnny slowly removed the boy's hand from his grasp and watched as Yuta held his same position with his hand over the table. He was shaking, but he was determined to see this through now, knowing that it was one of Johnny's more difficult lessons. If he could get through Fight Club on the daily, he could get through this, easy. Even though the burn hurt more than any missing tooth or broken nose.
Johnny grabbed the giant jug off the counter behind him and flipped the cap off, throwing it's contents onto Yuta's hand and drenching him in vinegar. The pain instantly stopped and Yuta clutched his hand to his chest and fell to the floor, calming himself down after all of this. He looked up towards the table and saw Johnny staring down at him with that shit-eating grin of his.
"Congratulations. You're one step closer to hitting the bottom."
Amongst the spinning of the ceiling and the labored breathing, Yuta found beauty in the events of that night on Paper Street. They might not have made soap, but they made a man. And Yuta found out he was more capable of anything than ever before.
...
(Part three coming soon!)
[AN:] Thank you for reading! Please interact with your thoughts! This is somewhat new writing material for me and I would love to know if you liked it or not! Thank you! :)
FIGHT CLUB
Johnny Seo X Y/N X Yuta Nakamoto
Just a piece of advice!! This fanfic probably won't make any sense unless you've seen the 1999 movie, Fight Club written by David Fincher. This revolves around the storyline for said movie and previous knowledge of it needs to be present for it to make sense! In that case, read on! :) 💜💜
⚠️ Warnings: swearing, mentions of gore, mentions of nsfw, talk of weapons and violence as well as drugs⚠️
People were always asking me, did I know Johnny Seo?
"We won't really die, we'll be immortal."
"You're thinking of vampires."
"oh-...ra..aH-...oo"
With a gun barrel between your teeth, you only speak in vowels.
With my tongue, I can feel the silencer holes drilled into the barrel of the gun. Most of the noise a gunshot makes is expanding gases. I totally forgot about Johnny's whole murder-suicide thing for a second and I wondered how clean the gun barrel was.
Johnny checked his watch. "Three minutes."
The building we're standing in won't be here in three minutes. You take a 98-percent concentration of fuming nitric acid and add three times as much sulfuric in a bathtub full of ice. Then, glycerin drop-by-drop. I know this because Johnny knows this.
The demolitions committee of Project Mayhem wrapped the foundation columns of this building with blasting gelatin. The primary charge will blow the base charge, and this spot Johnny and I are standing on will be a point in the sky.
"This is our world now. Two minutes."
Two minutes to go and I'm wondering how I got here.
...
"I want you to hit me." Johnny said, fixing his posture and squaring up to Yuta trying to get a better position for a fight. They were outside of Joon's on a cold night after Yuta lost his apartment and his job. Both of which exploded in his face. His apartment a bit too literally. He wondered if any of his Ikea furniture survived the blast.
"I- What?" Yuta was confused now. First, Johnny had stolen a bunch of ketchup packets from the inside of the restaurant, stuffed them in his pockets, and walked out with a cigarette dangling between his teeth. Now, he was asking Yuta to knee him in the gut or swat him on the nose.
"You heard me. I know you want to."
Truth is, Yuta did want to hit him. And to be fair, Johnny deserved it. I mean, the guy blew up his apartment with homemade dynamite for Christ's sake.
Yuta reeled his arm back and hit Johnny the best he could. Johnny looked taken aback as he stumbled to regain his footing. Through a bloody nose and determined eyes he replied, "My turn."
And thus, Fight Club commenced.
...
"The rules of Fight Club are as follows:
One, you do not talk about Fight Club.
Two, you DO NOT talk about Fight Club.
Three, someone yells stop, goes limp, taps out, the fight is over.
Four, only two guys to a fight.
Five, one fight at a time.
Six, no shirts, no shoes.
Seven, fights will go on for as long as they have to.
Eight, if this is your first night at Fight Club, you have to fight."
Johnny walked around the circle of men who had gathered before him as he explained the rules of the club; a club which was held in Joon's basement- a restaurant with very few customers. Originally, Fight Club had been something between Johnny and Yuta, something small that would pass the time when they wanted to relieve some stress. It was merely playtime for the two and now it had branched into what it was today.
Yuta continued wrapping his hands in gauze from his last fight. Taeil from one of his previous support groups beat him nasty; blood dripping from the top of the Japanese boy's head as well as a giant cut along the underside of his wrist. It wasn't anything unusual, he had won of course, sending Taeil straight for the floor and knocking out a couple of his teeth. It wasn't the wound that stung, no. It was the jealousy that bubbled in his chest and made way for his throat. Fight Club was never supposed to be this. It should've been just him and Johnny.
"Man. I see in Fight Club the strongest and smartest men who've ever lived. I see all this potential, and I see squandering. Goddamn it, an entire generation pumping gas, waiting tables; slaves with white collars. Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need. We're the middle children of history, man. No purpose, or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our Great War's a spiritual war...our great depression is our lives. We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires and movie gods and rockstars. But we won't. And we're slowly learning that fact. And we're very very pissed off."
Johnny looked at each man once and then swiveled around and looked at them again. He held eye contact with each and every person so that his words were reaching them on every level possible. He wanted them to feel. To feel the pain of the unforgiving world and the passion for Fight Club. He wanted everyone to praise his words like the Bible and for them to go home later that night with a sense of enlightenment. He wanted Fight Club to be burned into the brains and the skin of these men.
But I am Jack's inflamed sense of rejection.
Yuta barred his teeth from where he was sitting. Johnny had a way with words. Even if he was pissed from their earlier conversation with you in the house, he wasn't showing it. Johnny had stripped him of anger towards himself and provided him with anger towards the movement. Yuta was going to make the best of this club- watching humanity's downfall while he sat from his throne looking out towards everyone's anguish. That was where he belonged, Yuta thought. Not in some corporate office building fetching papers for his boss.
He thought back to his life before Johnny. How he would work his 5-9 job in some shitty little office building with shitty little people with shitty little egos. He remembered what a horrible insomniac he was, sleeping a total of one hour a night- if he was lucky. He remembered going to his support groups just to feel something. To cry on the shoulders of others who were going through unimaginable pain as he cried from his position of perfect health. It was all an effort to sleep at night until he realized that he was spending his days in pain and inflicting pain on others. And he was addicted to it.
You had walked into one of his regular support groups on a Saturday; one of the founders of said group griping about the fact he'd lost his balls to testicular cancer and sobbing up on the rickety podium. You had caught his eye that day- and not just because you were a woman walking into a support group for men with non-functional penises. It was because of the first words to come out of your mouth:
"This is cancer, right?"
You were his downfall. You ruined everything at first. Because you had shown up to his daily pain sessions, he was no longer the black sheep of the group- the only one who was healthy out of a room of dying people. Sure, you were dying, but that was because of the shitty drugs you put into your body and the cigarette that was always hanging out of your mouth. But Yuta realized that his feelings of hatred were actually ones of intense sexual desire.
He'd fucked you later that night anyways.
Or at least, he dreamt about it.
"Who's first?" Johnny asked to no one in particular, awaiting a response from one of the eager men around. This snapped Yuta out of his daze as he looked down at his hands. The gauze was wrapped too tight (probably a direct result of his previous thoughts) and the blood was seeping through the makeshift bandage. Oh well, at least he'd shown Taeil who's club it really was.
The first to agree on fighting was a scrawny looking boy with red and white hair. An odd color combination, but Yuta guessed it framed his face nicely. He had a bunch of piercings along his ear and a determined look on his face. A slight grin showed his confidence as the boy took his shirt off and loosened up his belt.
On the other side of the "ring," there was another boy that radiated an equal amount of confidence but looked a bit skeptical as his eyes landed on the others around the dank basement. He too, removed pieces of his clothing and slicked his blonde hair back from his face.
"Alright, first victims are Taeyong and Hendery. Knock yourselves out.....literally."
Johnny stepped away from them as they collided with one another, blood already dripping from the eyebrow piercing on Hendery's face and a crack coming from Taeyong's finger. Despite this, the boys looked more fiery than ever before as they tackled one another to the ground, ripping out each other's hair and punching each other wherever they could reach. A quick sharp kick to Hendery's groin left him falling to the ground where the other boy found his footing and beat him to a pulp. Not the first fight that ended up in two broken noses, but definitely the first fight to bring this many people together.
And with Taeyong's win, Yuta followed Johnny back home to the abandoned neighborhood they stayed in.
...
Again, it was another night of Yuta lying restless as he listened to your moans coming through the wall separating him and Johnny. Once you had met Johnny all it took was a promise of a new carton of cigarettes to go up to the bedroom with him. This wasn't anything new to Yuta (who did have a crush on you, he was just too afraid to admit it) who heard it every hour of every day; he wondered if you two ever grew bored of slamming the headboard against the wall.
Yuta figured the only thing he could really do in this situation was to go downstairs to the rotting kitchen and make himself a sandwich out of condiments stolen from Joon's and a couple leftover banana peppers from the night before. He pulled his robe over his shoulders and made his way down the decaying hardwood stairs of the mildewed house, making sure not to step on the soggiest part of the floor.
It was cold, but it felt nice after sweating in his blanket just a few minutes before. He opened the door to the fridge and found the pickles as well as the condiments, but his eyes stopped when he spotted some of Johnny's "lab equipment" which consisted of homemade explosives and torture mechanisms. Why they were in the fridge, Yuta didn't know, but he presumed Johnny had a reason. Just as long as he didn't find any Lye in his sandwich.
After making the shittiest thing Yuta had ever eaten in his life (which is saying a lot because he's accidentally eaten literal shit) he made his way upstairs, past the banister and the bathroom with the lonesome bathtub. He was just about to pass Johnny's room when he realized that it had been quiet. For a minute and a half.
Slowly, he opened the door and BANG Johnny walked straight into him wearing nothing but a robe.
"The fuck you doing man? Hey- is that the ketchup I stole from Joon's?"
"Ah shit! Uh I was just making a sandwich is all," he stammered out as he just about dropped the plate. He wasn't going to admit to Johnny that he was looking to see what had gone on with their sexcapade since he'd had a pleasant couple of seconds to himself for the first time since your and Johnny's introduction.
"Hey! I found the cigarettes."
You were high off your ass as you rolled around in Johnny's horribly stained bedsheets, waiting for whatever the holdup was at the door. "Y'all want some?"
"No thanks, Sylvia Plath."
...
Day two of Fight Club commenced in Joon's basement on a spectacularly cold Thursday, when Yuta was supposed to be at work. Instead, he was sitting on one of the empty barrels by the back of the room, watching everything happen before him. Fight Club wasn't just Fight Club anymore. This pain was all normal. It was expected. It wasn't anything different or new like the support groups Yuta had found solace in when he was an insomniac. He could feel the night of restlessness before him.
"Alright men, get your shit together. Today we have someone new joining our group. And, as the rules state, if it's your first night at Fight Club, you have to fight."
Johnny paced the circle of men, gripping onto the loops of his belt to make him look like more of the leader and less of a member. His shoulder length black hair was tied into a ponytail and his muscles were on full display; curtesy of his white slim-fit tee. Yuta would have to agree with you on one thing- Johnny was sexy as fuck. He was a confident bastard, but he understood why you liked someone like him. He was more than Yuta ever could be.
"On one side we have Jaehyun, an undefeated member of our group- not counting me of course."
This granted a couple of chuckles from the back as Yuta waited in anticipation for the newest member to be announced.
"Welcome, Xiaojun. Hope you find happiness getting your brains knocked out in a basement this small."
And standing before Yuta was Xiaojun, a former applicant of the testicular cancer support group, someone whom he had cried on as he wistfully remembered the days before meeting Johnny on a plane (That was a lot to cover into one fanfiction, but if you've seen the movie you'd know what I'm talking about). The days where pain wasn't measured by the amount of people feeling it, and instead was something to pass the time.
The blonde haired boy walked up to Jaehyun and smiled. It wasn't a 'Oh it's so nice to be here I can't wait to fight!' type smile. No, this smile was nothing more than pure malice.
Xiaojun was taking Jaehyun down. Yuta knew it for fact.
"Alright, have at it."
With Johnny's approval, Jaehyun launched for the boy, one arm balled into a fist and the other ready to strike a blow to the stomach. However, Xiaojun cut right across his ribcage and managed to dodge the blow, that shit-eating grin never once leaving his face.
"Ah fuck," Jaehyun clutched his chest as he doubled over in pain. Not allowing for the opponent to get too far though, he got back up on his feet and positioned himself so that he would be ready for another punch.
Jaehyun went in again, this time he was aiming lower to serve as an uppercut, payback for what the fast guy he went against did on his last move. He just about hit Xiaojun when Xiao ducked and rolled along the floor knocking Jaehyun from his position. Jaehyun was on the ground and was pinned there. Now all that was left was the final blow.
Yuta could hear one of the people in the circle mumble "fatality" in reference to Mortal Kombat as Xiaojun beat the shit out of this guy. Blood was going everywhere, nose was most definitely broken, his seemingly perfect face was now most definitely bruised. Hell, this guy would be lucky to even have a few teeth left from what Yuta could gather as he was positioned farther outside of the circle.
"Hey. HEY! RULE THREE BITCHASS!" Johnny's voice brought everyone back down to earth as they realized 'holy shit, Jaehyun is on his way out,' and they scrambled to help him off the floor. Knocked unconscious and bleeding from almost every orifice (except his ass), laid Jaehyun, once a fearless champion amongst the crowd now a bird with clipped wings.
I am Jack's complete lack of surprise.
Yuta caught a glimpse of Xiaojun, seemingly in perfect condition and a clam expression on his face. His eyes were the same though, the same as Johnny's. He was definitely a force to be reckoned with.
...
You couldn't say you were surprised in the least amount with Johnny's sudden outburst. All you had done was talk to him about his selfish ways; and he most definitely was being selfish- one minute he'd be sweet talking you and explaining how you mean the world to him, to changing every topic you brought up and acting like a cocky arrogant asshole. You figured it had something to do with his new "support group" and that Fight Club had left him bipolar. Even the nights you spent fucking him to no end had no resolve on his character and you were starting to grow annoyed with his sudden change of demeanor.
You rolled out of Johnny's bed and made way for the kitchen downstairs. At least most of the men were at Joon's, so you have the house to yourself and Johnny. That's how it usually was anyways. And that's when it hit you: the dress you'd bought a while ago was still upstairs! Maybe you could use it to sway Johnny into a better mood?
Running back to Johnny's room, you slipped on the semi-pink, alcohol stained wedding dress (or what was left of it) over your body frame and took a look in the mirror.
"Huh, not bad."
You had bought the dress because you liked it, of course, not because you originally had the intentions you do now. You didn't usually give a fuck when it came to the opinions of men, so why did his matter so much to you? You frizzled up your hair and rain your hands through the mess and popped an Adderall in your mouth. Hey, you needed something to get by for the day.
You found yourself downstairs, another cigarette in your mouth and a jacket around the exposed sections of your collarbone. Your feet still bare, you entered the dining room that was full of "Johnny's experiments" and you twirled a bit upon finding Johnny sitting in the chair by the table.
"Well," you said, "Do you like it?"
"What am I looking at?"
"The dress, idiot. Do you like the dress?"
He sat there in confusion for minute before he responded with a simple "It's okay."
Why does he always do this? You wondered. He would show you a sweet and loving side to him and then he'd act all coy and nonchalant as if nothing you said had any impact on him. Did he pretend to love you just to fuck you? Did he care about you just so he could have his way with you in bed?
"I got it for a dollar. Imagine- someone bought this dress with the intention that it would be worn on the most important day of their lives. And now, I'm wearing it as business casual."
He ignored you again, sipping on that blasted cup of coffee and looking through ads in the news. His hair was pushed back from his eyes and his brows were furrowed. He had no interest in anything you said.
"Goodbye," you said, and walked out.
"Don't let the door hit you on the way out."
Fuck him
...
(Part Two coming soon!!!!)
Together Forever
Paring: Tate Langdon X Reader
⚠️ Warnings: Swearing, mentions of a corpse, yandere behaviors on Tate's part, angst, threats made against people ⚠️
"You died crying. I held you. You were safe. You died loved."
Tate held you while your shoulders shook from sobbing. You had just caught a glimpse of the body that laid in the basement; limbs contorted and bent out of shape. It's mouth gaping open and eyes rolled into the back of it's head; maggots and worms crawling in and out of it's ears. The sight was entirely gruesome and you felt the sudden urge to vomit. That couldn't be you. There's no way that was you. You couldn't have overdosed on those pills you only took a couple!
Suddenly Tate's arms felt heavy and intrusive. They felt as though they were holding you down to the spot, forcing you to look at the sight below. Yes, that was it. It was Tate's fault since he was the one who dragged you down here!
You pushed Tate off of you and made a run for the stairs. He stayed for just a moment before he went after you shouting your name. You ignored him and turned the corner from the kitchen to the foyer without so much as giving him a second look. You tried to make it to your room but saw that Tate was blocking your way.
"(Y/N). Please, baby. Talk to me." He slowly tried to approach you, his hand out towards you like you were some wild animal.
"Stay the hell away from me! You're a psycho!"
Tate felt his heart jerk in his chest. He was used to people calling him crazy but the last person he expected it from was you. Sweet and innocent you that held his hand when you walked around the beach. Sweet and innocent you that played with his hair while he slept on your chest. Sweet and innocent you that just called him a psycho.
"(Y/N). I know you love me. Stop acting like you don't."
"You're crazy! I should've listened to them! You fucking killed me!" You took some steps back, tears running down your face and your hand twitching at your side in panic. This was the worst anxiety attack you've ever had and the person who you usually found comfort with in times like these was currently your reason for having one. God, you should've listened when everyone said he was bad news. But you were blinded with love at the time.
"(Y/N). I would never kill you. I held you as you died. I told you how much I loved you in your last moments and I was the last thing you saw. You overdosed on those pills to stay here with me. I know you did. Why else would you do it? You're not suicidal." Tate started to get angrier with every passing minute. You weren't used to being the source of his anger and after only seeing him as quiet and reserved, needless to say, you were terrified. Terrified of what he was capable of. Terrified of what you knew he was capable of.
You had to think of something to crush him. Something to get him to leave you alone forever. You hated what he did to you. You hated the person he brought out in you. Why did things have to end up this way?
"You don't love me. If you loved me you wouldn't let me die."
Tate's eyes went dark. "What the fuck did you just say?" He yelled and the lights flickered on and off; the lampshades shook and the furniture moved away from where you two were standing. You had never seen this side of your boyfriend before.
"Stop acting like you care! Go away Tate! Go away!"
"You're all I want! You're all I have!" His hands clenched at his sides and his hair stuck to his face. He wasn't going down without a fight. You didn't want him to leave you! Why would you want him to leave you? No one has ever loved you like he has. No one would die for you like him. No one would kill for you like him.
You tried to run for your room again but Tate caught you in his arms and held you there despite your struggling. After a couple minutes of squirming around you fell limp into his side. There was no way of getting out of this. You were damned to this house now. Your parents would never be able to leave. You were stuck.
"Just give up now!" Tate pulled you in closer so he could stop your movements entirely and hold you to his chest. "Baby, please just give up."
You stopped and you let him embrace you. What was the point anyways? He would just find you again. He wouldn't let you leave now that you were with him. You belonged to him in his eyes and that wouldn't change; dead or alive.
"You were the one who took the pills, (Y/N). That was all you. But now we'll be together forever."
Another tear rolled down your cheek.
"The way it was always supposed to be, love."
The two of you sat on the floor in the middle of the room; one of you excited for the future and the other wishing they could die again.
Y o u n g L o v e
Pairing: Tate Langdon X Reader
⚠️ Warnings: none ⚠️
Listen to this song while you read:
You slipped into the cold black sheets that adorned your mattress as you prepared yourself for sleep. It was an autumn night and you were ready to fall asleep listening to the rain patter against the glass of your bedroom window. The red panes cast an eerie glow over everything and made your room illuminated in the color. There was something soft and beautiful about it; something you couldn't put your finger on that made you feel as though you were safe and comfortable. Ironically, you were living in a house full of ghosts.
But they were not bad.
Your head hit the pillow and your eyes met the ceiling. It had only been a month since you've moved into the infamous Murder House, yet you were content. The house may have been old and the people may have been rude, but you found yourself here. And you were grateful.
"Hey."
You felt the bed dip next to you and you moved over to the left side to make room for Tate as you participated in your nightly routine. His hand met your back as your face met his chest, your hands reaching up to play with his hair. This is where you felt the safest. Surrounded by the smell of cigarettes and the cashmere of your boyfriend's sweater. The feeling of a now warm bed and the arms resting delicately over your frame. You wouldn't trade this for the world.
Tate kissed you softly on the head; the rain crashing against your window as the storm's intensity increased. Thunder rolled in and made the quiet house alive with the noise of the sky and the universe above. And amongst it all; you were holding your favorite part of the universe in your arms. His short breaths hitting the top of your head and the sound of his heartbeat resonating through his chest signifying that he was both comfortable and in love.
"Hey. Enjoying the rain?" You softly asked him.
He smiled and let out a short laugh. "Of course I am."
He moved your hair out of your face so that he could look you in the eyes. Tate has done a lot of bad in this world. He wasn't always the sweet and loving person you knew him as today. There was a time when his name brought people fear and pain instead of admiration and peace. You were lucky to know him now; you had gone most of your life thinking that people could never change but here he was. Living proof that people aren't always what they seem.
"I love you so much." He said as his gaze met yours. "And I wouldn't trade you for the world." He planted another kiss to your forehead before smiling down at you once more in his arms. In his mind, that's exactly where you belonged, even though there were times where he didn't believe he deserved to have you there. Times when he was alone and found his thoughts drifting to you as they usually did. Times when he saw you leave the house and remembered that you were very much alive. That you still had things to do and people to meet and experiences to have. He felt so selfish for keeping you to himself sometimes knowing that the house was all he could offer you besides from himself. And it crushed him.
As guilty as he felt, having you here tonight made all of his negative thoughts disperse. What had he been so nervous of? Why had he originally fought against the idea of loving you when he first saw you move in? Why had he tried to avoid every attempt of contact you made? Why did he try to convince you that your feelings for him were invalid because you didn't know the truth? It was only when you did find out and you agreed to continue loving him that he let his walls come crashing down.
You still loved him despite his past and the people he's hurt. You still offered to be here and to hold him on nights like these where the loneliness oftentimes took over. You still wore his sweaters and snuggled with him when he felt anxious. You still danced to Nirvana even though it wasn't your taste in music. You still wanted him. And that was more than he could ever ask for.
"Are you okay?" You asked, reaching up to touch his face.
"I'm absolutely perfect."
Lying there, you both fell asleep holding each other and letting the rain drown out the sound of your hearts beating for young love.
⚠️ Warnings: swearing, mentions of the Devil's Tango ™, and extreme crack. This whole Headcannon is absolutely ridiculous, so I apologize for how wacky it gets as you continue reading ⚠️
Kim Seokjin
You've been trying to tell him all week
But this boy is stubborn as hell and he's been so busy with everything so his time for you has been less and less
Which slightly stresses you out knowing that he would have to be a father soon and he couldn't be out all the time
So you decided on Seokjin's day off that you were going to tell him
You took him to his favorite café in the morning and you bought him a coffee in a pink cup
"Oh! Y/N, this cup is so cute and it's my favorite color, you're such a good little egg"
Seokjin patted your head
Meanwhile you're like wtf did my bf just call me
So that didn't work but then you took him shopping for clothes
And after he bought a sparkly jacket (of course he did, it's Seokjin) he saw you looking over towards a family that was in the same aisle
"Awww Jinnie aren't babies just the cutest?"
"Not really"
W H A T
Y'all go home
You're kinda about to give up
But then
BUT THEN
"Yeah now that I'm thinking about it, that little kid was super cute. I'll bet our baby will be even cuter since their dad will be Worldwide Handsome" ✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧
YOU ALMOST THROW UP
"JINNIE I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU I'M PREGNANT ALL DAY"
"oh."
Long moment of silence before he speaks again:
"Let's just hope the baby has my face."
"SEOKJIN YOU MOTHERFUC-"
Kim Namjoon
You're riding on the back of his bike because this boy does not know how to drive
And then you remember: oh yeah, I should probably tell him he's gonna be a dad soon
You've known for a week, you just haven't found the right time
So maybe once you get to the picnic spot, everything will work out that way!
You lay down the blanket and bring out the food (You packed a bottle of Champagne for the event)
And just as Namjoon finished taking a bite of his sandwich you said "Joonie, how would you like to be a dad?"
He choked
And choked some more
Like his face is turning purple
"OH MY GOD JOON ARE YOU DYING?"
You call an ambulance and someone performs CPR, successfully removing the pickle stuck in your boyfriend's throat
And they wrapped him in a blanket
Amongst all the craziness he finally musters out a "I'm gonna be a dad?"
"Yes Joonie"
"They gave me a shock blanket, I'm in shock"
"Yes Joonie"
"I'm gonna be a good dad"
You're gonna end up having to parent two children
Min Yoongi
You and Yoongi have always been open about everything
You both prided yourselves on never keeping any secrets because you both knew good relationships allowed for conversation
Well..... This was a bit different
You just found out you were pregnant
And now you had to tell him
But you just couldn't
Every time you saw him and said today is the day, it never ended up being the day
But you had just gone out for a date to a karaoke place and Yoongi was having a blast
Singing, dancing, you name it the kid was having a great time
So you decided now was the time
And you wanted to do a sappy duet and tell him as the song ended
But uh
Yoongi decided you were gonna sing Industry Baby by Lil Nas X
You were trying your hardest to keep up, but Yoongi was already on the floor twerking and there was nothing you could do
"Yoongles I'm having a baby!"
"Yeah I love this song!"
"No, not an Industry Baby I'm talking about your child!"
"Technically my child would be one of the industry since I'm a Kpop star!"
More twerking
"YOONGI YOU'RE GONNA BE A DAD"
Twerking pauses
"A what now?"
Jung Hoseok
So. Y'all were not planning on having a kid
It just uh happened due to y'alls bedroom interests (keeping it PG-13 here)
And so when you were getting out of the bath and you saw your stomach looking extra bloated than usual you decided to take a test because why not?
And you screamed because there was no way in hell you were gonna allow something like the Alien movies to happen to you
You didn't even waste any time telling your boyfriend, who was currently sipping a Piña Colada on the couch
"Wassup babe?"
"I'M GONNA DIE"
"Why this time?"
"YOUR STUPID [redacted] GOT ME PREGNANT AND NOW THEY'RE GONNA CUT IT OUT OF ME AND FEED ME MY INSIDES"
Hobi just about spilled his drink everywhere as he got up and ran to the restroom
You couldn't see what he was up to but you could hear him puking from the next room over
After twenty minutes he came out
"So uh, are why are you gonna eat our baby?"
"What are you talking about?"
"You said they would feed you your insides?"
"I was being overdramatic about my placenta you idiot"
He sits down next to you
"So you're not gonna eat the baby?"
Park Jimin
He already knew, he was just waiting for you to tell him
He saw the test in the trash, you really should know to hide things better
So when you finally sat him down for "the talk" he knew what you were going to say
"Jiminie, I'm pregnant"
"Oh really?"
He got up to congratulate you with a big hug and an excited smile but then-
"Do you think we could trade it for a dog?"
W H A T
A D O G ?
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN TRADE IT IN FOR A DOG?"
"Like- I want a dog more than a baby, do you think maybe I could trade for one?"
Jimin fainted
You already had three dogs
When he woke up he found himself lying in your shared bed and he was very confused
The only thing he remembered last was the kitchen
"Y/N, so uh, are you uh, pregnant?"
"Huh, what about oregano?"
"No, No are we having a baby?"
"I told you that last week Jiminie are you okay?"
Jimin went back to sleep
Kim Taehyung
You had just gone to the doctor after taking your pregnancy test and had confirmed that you were, indeed, pregnant
And so you decided to pick up some balloons and streamers while you were out to decorate your shared apartment with Tae in celebration
Once you had everything ready, all that was left for you to do was wait
And so you did
And you waited
And waited
And waited some more
When finally Taehyung opened up the door and walked inside around 11:00pm
But uh
He was wearing a fursuit
"GODDAMN IT TAE! WHERE WERE YOU? I TOLD YOU YOU HAD TO BE HOME EARLY BECAUSE I WANTED TO TELL YOU SOMETHING IMPORTANT"
"I was at furry con"
"FURRY CON?"
You watched as your boyfriend walked to the fridge and took off his wolf head
"You know, Y/N, you should always knock on the fridge before you open it"
"What the fuck are you talking about?"
"Because there might be a salad dressing inside"
In a fit of rage you threw his dumb mask into the fridge
"I'm pregnant."
You scowled at him but he smiled
"Me too"
Jeon Jeongguk
"Hey, Jeongguk? How come you're not at work?"
Your boyfriend was currently situated on the living room couch with his favorite Jacob Sartorius hoodie and a a singular tear rolling down his cheek
"I had used up all of my sick leave, so I called in dead"
"What's wrong, Kook?"
Your boyfriend slowly arose from the couch, his hand in a fist and and a scowl on his face
"You wouldn't understand, Y/N"
"Wouldn't understand what?"
Your boyfriend inched towards your apartment window and bonked his head against that glass due to his internal agony
"We're all out of apple juice"
"Okay..... So then I can go to the store and pick up some more for you-"
"NO!" JK throws himself against the door and starts sobbing
"IT WON'T BE THE SAME!"
"Why not?"
Your boyfriend goes silent and then he pulls out a clipboard from between his ass cheeks
"MY apple juice has to be hand-squeezed"
He shows you the statistics on his clipboard which is just a drawing of Snoop Dogg
So you end up going to get JK his 'Mystic Apple juice'
And he uh gets really uh excited uh and uh yeah so you know what happens when a mommy loves a daddy
BUT ANYWAYS
So y'all do some stuff whatever the point is bada bing bada boom you got yourself a fetus
And now you would have to tell Jungkook
But how?
So you came up with a really cute idea to write him a sweet little note telling him everything
And when he got home he excitedly tore open the little envelope and read the message
"So uh, is that it?"
HUH
"What do you mean, 'Is that it?'"
"I mean, are you just pregnant or whatever?"
You blinked your eyes in dumbfoundedness
"Uh yeah JK you're going to be a father"
JK fixed his hoodie. "Tsk tsk. You really shouldn't be so overdramatic about little stuff like this"
"JUNGKOOK I LITERALLY HAND SQUEEZED JUICE FOR YOU YESTERDAY"
"THAT WAS DIFFERENT"
Roses
⚠️ Warnings: slight swearing, angst ⚠️
"What the fuck do you want from me, Kook?"
"You still use my nickname."
"Must've been a slip of the tongue."
Jungkook held his bouquet of roses that he had picked up from the store for you down by his side; no longer enthusiastic to come see you today. He was beginning to think this whole thing was hopeless. He knew he messed up, and that his actions weren't fair to you, but he wanted you back. Needed you back. You're all he ever thought about and the nights spent alone in his apartment with your side of the bed cold wasn't sitting right with him. He missed the way you guys would snuggle, the way you would spend mornings together, and the nights after work when both of you seemingly collapsed into each other's arms due to fatigue. He missed it all.
But he screwed up. Big time.
And now he was dealing with the consequences.
He anxiously tapped his foot as he prepared himself for the words that were going to come out of your mouth. The words he knew he would have to stop avoiding and face head-on. The words he knew that would ruin everything he didn't already.
"It's over, Jeon."
And there it was.
How would one put into words the description of a broken heart? It's the worst feeling in the world. It's like finding out someone you loved just died, and in a way....they did. At least a part of Jungkook did. He could hear the metaphorical shatter of his heart ring through his ears as finally accepted that you were serious. Things weren't okay. They got worse and then it ended. That was it.
No more car rides, no more carousels at amusement parks. No more shared coffees and dances in the rain. No more late night talks and hugs. No more love. No more you.
And it was all his fault.
Jungkook dropped the roses and walked out the door.
And that was the last time he heard your voice.
This is just a little oneshot I wrote because I was listening to a sad BTS playlist 😭 If this does well, I can always write this into a longer fic, just let me know! Thanks for reading
Vampire TXT x Reader
⚠️ Warnings: slight language, talk of blood ⚠️
In which you find out you're having romantic relations with the undead.....
It's almost Halloween!!!!! 🎃
Yeonjun
Takes full advantage of the fact that he's a vampire and he dresses gothic
Black leather jackets, boots with buckles, flowy ruffled shirts
He's been around for a looooooong time
2,574 years to be exact
But not one of those years did he ever feel complete
Until he met you
He had seen you walking from a café and thought you were the prettiest human he had ever seen
Which is saying a lot because he's seen a ton of people over the years
And he'd asked you out on a date
You said yes because you kinda had a thing for goth boys and for Christ's sake he was standing outside on a sunny day with an umbrella
When you found out he was a vampire you weren't surprised to say the least
I mean, he talks in old tongues occasionally and he dresses the way he does
So one day you said "hey wouldn't it be stupidly cool if you happened to be a vampire?"
Over a couple Twilight movies and a box of chocolates, you found out that you were, in fact, dating a vampire
So naturally your first question was "Do you sparkle when your skin hits the sun?"
He rolled his eyes
"maybe"
Soobin
Soobin had always been lonesome
He felt as though he had to exile himself from society because of what he truly was
So most of his days were spent reading indoors and trying to suppress his underlying thirst for blood 🦇
His bedroom window has a perfect view of the alley below, so when you were in trouble with a couple of guys that had started to surround you, he was already on his way down to help.
These guys were surrounding you left and right saying things like "you're so pretty" or "wait till I have my way with you."
Soobin got SO FUCKIJG MAD
So he goes on a rampage and kills every last one
Until he realizes- you're still there
That's what stops him from his fury and his attention goes back to you; ready for your horrified reaction
But you seemed fine
Enthused, actually
"Holy shit, that was so cool, thanks!"
He couldn't believe his ears; did you just thank him for eating random people?
"Wanna go out for dinner sometime?'
"Sure, as long as I'm not on the menu!"
Beomgyu
He's been a vampire for what feels like 4 ever 🙄
But his luxurious hair keeps him company and his weird obsession with cheese platters
But anyways, he's always dressed to impress and keeps up to date with all the latest fashion trends
He misses the 1920's
He most definitely was a flapper
So on one day where the sun wasn't particularly too harsh, he left his dreary house in a black T-shirt and jeans
He went to go see that horror movie people were talking about
Like he'd get scared, he's seen worse over the years, right?
Wrong.
He's such a baby when it comes to that stuff, and he clung onto the nearest person who could find, as he closed his eyes and tried not to get more scared than he already was.
And that person happened to be you
"Uh hello?" You asked
And when he looked up it's like all the scary went away as he saw the most beautiful person he'd encountered
"Hey" he said, and he leaned up against the seat trying to look cool despite the popcorn in his hair and the butter slowly running down his face
"So uh are you scared of this stuff?"
"Absolutely not, I'll have you know I was in WWI"
"You look like you're twenty"
"I am"
You rubbed the butter off his face that was starting to drip into his eyes with the back of your sleeve.
"Well Mr. War veteran, wanna leave this place and get something to eat?" You offered
Gyu shot up after you
You look like a good snack
Taehyun
Tae is a new vampire, or a fledgeling as they call it
He hasn't really had his first ounce of blood yet, despite being turned last week
He knew he shouldn't have gone out with that bartender :(
But, luckily he survived
Except now he can't go into the sun
He'll burn
Which isn't the worst thing in the world, because in his eyes it's the fact that he can't TAKE CARE OF HIS OUTSIDE PLANTS
HE WAS SO EXCITED FOR HIS BALCONY TOMATOES
Even though he doesn't trust other people around his stuff, he reluctantly found someone with basic gardening skills
He just didn't expect them to be so HOT
You walked into his apartment and noticed all the windows were covered with long heavy drapes
You didn't judge though, you had posters of Harry Styles all around your room
"So where are the plants?"
"The b-balcony"
You weren't gonna lie, this kid was cute
Maybe even cuter than Harry
You got your stuff ready and started working on Tae's plants
He watched you from inside
FAR inside
He was not gonna risk you finding out about his newfound power
But he could still admire you without the possibility of him burning
But then he forgot
That's the thing about new vampires, they tend to forget easily (that's just what he told himself so he felt less bad about his short attention span)
So he offered you lemonade and walked outside
And
HELL HELL HELL HELL ETERNAL FLAME FIRE WOW HOT BAD HURT OUCH CRY SAD
Crying bleeding losing
You saw smoke literally rising off of Tae's poor little head
And your response was to throw the lemonade at him because he was quite actually on fire
He fell back inside
And he was fine, but now he smelled like lemons
"Oh my gosh I'm so sorry are you okay?"
Tae just mumbled a "yeah" from the floor
Giggling, you helped him up
"I guess you could say you're pretty hot"
TAE COULDN'T BELIEVE HIS EARS
"I feel my heart burning for you"
You giggled, "Oh really? For me, huh?"
"Yes, really I'm actually on fire still"
"OH"
Hueningkai
This boy hasn't been a vampire for much longer than a year
But he loves it's perks
Flying, looking hot, super speed and super strength
Except one tiny problem
He couldn't see himself in mirrors
He always knew he was outrageously handsome
BUT HE COULDN'T SEE IT
And that really pissed him off
So he avoided all cameras and reflective surfaces to avoid suspicion
But then he met you
And you were a social media star
HE WANTED TO POST WITH YOU SO BAD BUT HE HAD TO PRETEND HE WAS TOO CAMERA SHY TO GO PUBLIC ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP
Which made you kind curious but you didn't look into it too much
Until you noticed that Kai had a habit of avoiding ALL reflective surfaces
He wouldn't come into the bathroom when you were doing your makeup
He wouldn't ever be in the same room with you when you were filming videos
He wouldn't order drinks in glasses and would prefer to get the children's plastic cups with animals on them at restaurants
So you decided to conduct an experiment
You were gonna make him look in the bathroom mirror after your shower
You waited until it was a night you were both home when you took a cold shower (so that you couldn't get any steam on the mirrors)
And just when you knew it was time for Huening to be in the living room playing video games you called out to him
"KAI THERE'S A SPIDER IN THE BATHROOM"
You added in a fake sob
And sure enough your overly-protective undead boyfriend stood above you with a shoe in his hand
Right in front of the mirror
Except
He wasn't in it
"Kai? Uh babe?"
"Yeah?"
"Why are you invisible?"
"AH" he screamed and jumped into the shower curtain, knocking the whole thing down as well as all the shampoo bottles and soap
"LOOK AWAY LOOK AWAY" he cried from the tub
"Babe, what's going on?"
His feet rose up from the tub
"I'm a vampire"
"But you still eat pineapple pizza?"
"I CAN STILL EAT THINGS OTHER THAN HUMAN FLESH"
Cute things that you and Johnny do
Pairing: Johnny x Reader
Warnings: Overly affectionate Johnny 😩
This man loves you with all his heart
And he finds every way possible to show you
Buys you flowers when you've had a long day at work
Gives you back massages when you're tired
Offers you his clothes when you're lonely
And buys you strawberries when you get hungry
But y'all always do really cute things to tell each other how happy you are
You sleep snuggled into his side, your face buried in his chest and his arms wrapped around you
And if you don't, he had a hard time sleeping; if he sleeps at all
You have a habit of playing with his fingers when you snuggle
And holding his hand when you walk together
Kissing each other's foreheads
Snuggling ALL THE TIME
Johnny is a snuggler
So he always finds a way to hold you, whether you're out, if you're at home, if you're asleep, you name it
He's very comfortable with PDA
In fact, he gets confused when sometimes you're shy about your relationship around other people
You tell him it's just because you haven't been in a relationship for a while
He understands, and you eventually get used to Johnny's means of affection
Talking walks through forests under trees and watching the water
It's always like something out of a fairytale
And he manages to pack a lunch for the two of you; apple and ranch sandwiches
You wipe off the extra ranch that dripped on his chin
He gets slightly embarrassed, he's used to doting on you, not so much the other way around
When it's time for bed,he wraps you up in your shared giant duvet
And he carries you to the bedroom zoo wee mama
And he puts on your TXT sleep playlist to help you drift off peacefully
TXT Boyfriend Headcannons
Coming out to the boys as Transgender FTM
TXT X MALE READER
Warnings: Accidental misgendering, slight angst, a lot of fluff
Summary: You've finally come to terms with the fact that you were born in the wrong body. You've been wanting to tell your boyfriend that you want to transition, but you're scared of his reaction.
Yeonjun
He knew something had been bothering you for a while way before you had the balls to tell him
(literally)
You had sauntered into his bedroom later in the night, after you had gotten done practicing with work for the day and you had instantly went for cuddles
Usually this meant that something was wrong and that your mood was off, to which Yeonjun would "cuddle the sad out of you" and his comfort would be enough to wipe your worries away
But tonight, it seemed different and his cuddles deemed ineffective
"Baby, what's wrong? You've been avoiding me all day and now my cuddles aren't even enough to make you happy"
Yeonjun looks down at you and his heart breaks when he sees your eyes well up with tears
"Y-Yeonjunnie, you s-said that you'd love m-me no matter what right?"
Now he is VERY confused
"SHIT (Y/N), Are you pregnant??????"
This actually makes you laugh and you reply with "No obviously not."
Yeonjun's racing heart calms down a little
"Yeonjunnie. I think I was born in the wrong body."
Yeonjun was even more confused now, reaching out to grab your hand and saying a few words trying to comfort you, thinking it was your body dysmorphia flaring up again. Only to find out... It wasn't.
"Yeonjun. I'm a boy."
Why would you be so afraid to tell him that? He doesn't understand why you'd be so scared, did he make you feel as though you had to hide from him?
He hugs you with a tight and loving embrace
"And you're the best boyfriend I could ever ask for."
Soobin
You had been weird all week.
Avoiding swimming with the members after practice, watching the things you eat, hiding out in your room and wearing abnormally large hoodies
Soobin was nervous that these were the signs you were depressed
So he went to the store on his way home from vocal coaching and he picked you up some flowers and a Brisk half and half, your favorite
He dramatically walks into your room with a "Babe, Look what I have for youuuuuuu"
And to his surprise, he finds you standing in front of a mirror, your chest taped down and your hair up out of your face
"Soobs, what the hell?"
His smile falters as he takes in your tear-streaked face and he runs to hug you which makes you jump
"I'm sorry, I should've knocked. How long have you been keeping this from me?"
Soobin is really smart when it comes to these things. He's very intuitive with people's feelings and he's done lots of research regarding the LGBTQ since he recently discovered he identified in the bisexual area
Which was good for you, because Soobin took your arms and held them up to his face
"What are you doing?"
"Having my boyfriend caress my face, now it's time for our nightly movie and I want to kiss you while you drink your brisk tea I got you
You were so overwhelmed with love, that your next response was delayed
"Wait wait wait wait wait you got me brisk tea???!? The half and half?!?!?"
"That's the one"
Beomgyu
He had found out by snooping through your shared closet one day
'whats this?'
He pulls out one of your binders, hidden under a bunch of clothes on the floor
"(Y/N), what kind of bra is this?"
He asks you as a joke, but you just about had a heart attack then and there
"Give me that." You ripped it from his hands, leaving him drunk dazed and confused
"What's wrong?" He touches your shoulder and leans down to put his chin in the crevice if your collarbone as he usually does "I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable."
Beomgyu's words of kindness bring you back down from your cloud of anger and you reach out to pet his hair
"Gyu, you didn't do anything wrong, it's just- I've been keeping something from you for a while and I've been nervous for your reaction."
Beomgyu listens intently as you tell him about your gender dysphoria and how scared you've been to open up to him or any of the other members
He pulls you into a hug
"You'll always be my little squish, whether you're a girl or a guy I'd still love to make out over Applebee's"
You knew this was Beomgyu's way of showing affection so you went with it and hugged him so tight you thought your arms would fall off
"Thank you, Gyu."
Taehyun
"Darlingggggg when will you come swimming with us?"
Taehyun had asked you this same question for the past couple of weeks, but you keep putting him off, telling him that you're busy or you're not feeling well
In all actuality, it was the fact that you were inexperienced with wearing a binder in the water and you didn't want to force yourself into a bikini for the sake of your boyfriend being pleased
You have yet to come out to him about being trans, and Everytime you tried to have that conversation he had been busy or the timing wasn't right
But you were both in his car, Chase Atlantic playing softly on the stereo as Taehyun drove you to your favorite ramen shop. He promised you ramen if you were to go swimming, which you accepted with hopes you'd be able to have the conversation tonight
As you walked in, you were met with the delicious smell of egg rolls and ramune, and you found your way to a seat in the back
You had just ordered your food when you caught Taehyun staring right at you, seemingly looking through your eyes into your soul
"What're you doing?" You asked as he stared some more
"Looking at my darling, the most beautiful girl in the world."
And there it was, the source of your upcoming panic attack. Yeonjun knew about your situation so he used your correct pronouns without problem. In fact, all the boys were trying to use your new pronouns and you were surprised that Taehyun had yet to ask you what you preferred
"Excuse me, I have to use the restroom."
You got up from your chair and headed straight for the ladies room (you weren't comfortable with the men's restroom just yet) and you locked yourself in a stall to calm your panic attack
Twenty minutes go by and Taehyun gets nervous, so he goes to check on you
"(Y/N), is everything okay in there?"
Seeing no one, he walks into the bathroom to find you crying on the ground
"Darling? Darling what's wrong?"
"I-I'm not a girl..."
Sudden realization dawns on him as he realizes why the other members had acted so weird earlier when he brought you up and said how beautiful you were
"Darling, hey I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry I didn't know, I'm madly in love with you, even if I have the pleasure of calling you my boyfriend now instead of my girlfriend"
"Really? You still love me even though I'm not a girl anymore?"
"Of course." He gave you the biggest hug and ruffled your hair, feeling your heartbeat calm with his presence.
Taehyun held you as close to him as he could and whispered loud enough that you could hear; "You're the most handsome boy in the world and it's a pleasure to be with you."
Hueningkai
He knew
He saw it in the way you tried to wear all of his baggy clothes and with the way you started carrying yourself. You were always talking with Beomgyu about something, staying at his place late nights for your talks and Hyuka knew where this was headed
You were taking secret ninja classes and Beomgyu was your instructor
He was waiting for you to come up to him about it though, of course. He couldn't risk the idea of you knowing his awareness of your secret life, it wasn't the ninja way
So when you sat him down at the table to talk one night while you were eating rice, he could barely contain his excitement
"Hyuka, I have something to tell you. I understand if you won't have feelings for me anymore after this, but I have to tell you in order for me to truly open up about being myself"
At this point, he was practically bouncing
"I-I'm trans"
What did that mean? He stopped being all giddy as he lets it sink in what you told him. Trans? So you weren't a ninja?
Disappointment clearly crossed his face, and you were ready for him to tell you the bad news of 'Im sorry (Y/N)' or 'I'm straight.' Thousands of thoughts ran through your head and you were on the verge of a mental breakdown. Just then-
"So you're not a ninja?"
Uhm what?
"What are you talking about Hyuka?"
"All my hoodies you stole, it was because you were trying to hide your chest and not your identity?"
You laughed so hard and for so long that you couldn't breathe and eventually Hyuka joined in
"I knew you were my boyfriend, I just thought that Beomgyu was your secret ninja instructor or something." Kai held onto your waist as he gave you a hug from behind, kissing the side of your cheek and smiling into your neck.
At this, you laughed again at Kai's misunderstanding and you kissed him back
"The first rule of being a ninja is not telling anyone your secret identity. If I were a ninja, I would have failed by now." You said, playing with his hair
"This is why I love you. Wanna watch Surf Ninjas?"
"Hell yeah"
(sorry for the random ENHYPEN reference in Beomgyu's story)
TXT Boyfriend Headcannons
Goth Girlfriend edition
Summary: You're into witchcraft and all things odd, the boys each have their own ways of learning more about you and more about the things you love
Warnings: none
(Just some fluffy shit I wrote because I'm tired of every fanfiction being about how normal and Karen-like (Y/N) is and I wanted to make one for people who aren't so normal 🥰)
Yeonjun
When you told him you had been getting into witchcraft, he wasn't the most surprised, but he was extremely supportive
He knew you always had an interest in that stuff, especially with the way you dressed in black and decked out with chains
He carries around your crystals in his bag whenever you forget your own
You go to crystal shops together occasionally and on one of your dates there, you bought him some crystals of his own. He didn't think anything of it, but after a while he was wondering how he felt the energy inside him reciprocating what the crystal's use was for
"Babe, what is going on why do I feel like I need a hug every two minutes?"
"Because you picked up a bunch of Rose Quartz, Yeonjunnie"
"I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS"
He's drawn to some of your more gothic accessories and sometimes wears them himself
You trade off; you get to wear his favorite hoodie in exchange for him being able to wear your Ouija board earrings for the day
All in all, he's super supportive and likes to brag to the other members about you
"Be careful Hyuka, my girlfriend will hex you if you eat the last cupcake"
Soobin
He had found your spellbook lying on your bed, and out of curiosity he picked it up and flipped through it
Slightly freaked out
You found him sitting there reading the things you had written, and had a twenty minute conversation about how you were not a satanist
He believed you, but it took a couple tries to get him to fully accept the fact that you had picked up this new different hobby
Eventually after a couple of months go by, he starts to see why you're so interested
Loves taking you to oddities stores because of how much your eyes light up
He also loves going purely for the fact that the oddities remind him of you, and he finds comfort in the things that others consider weird
Watches scary movies with you and has to hold onto YOUR hand for comfort
Afterwards you ask him to grab you some water from downstairs and he runs to get through the dark
You laugh at him which makes him pout
"Awww baby, come here, I won't let anything hurt you"
You burn sage and teach him basic means of protection with witchcraft
He feels MUCH safer after as you hold him in your arms and give him the best snuggles
Beomgyu
Let's be honest, he doesn't care
He thinks the way you dress is hot and he's madly in love with you, so even if he's a skeptic he still shows his appreciation for his s/o
You show him your stuff and you're usually met with the response of "yeah" and "uh-huh"
That's okay with you though, he gives you space to do your practices and allows you to surround your shared space with candles and crystals
He had been gone the entire day working on new choreography when he finally comes home and smells something AMAZING
Seriously, he doesn't know what to do with himself he just kinda stands in the doorway taking in the scent
He finds you burning incense and is overwhelmed with how relaxing the scent is and how relaxed you are
"Woah what the fuck smells so good?"
"Patchouli"
"Burn more of it"
You guys go to a spiritual store the next day to pick up more and you allow Beomgyu to wander around and smell all the incense
He picks out Vanilla and Dragon Blood, which you buy for him as well as an incense holder
He takes it to practice with him, and soon all the boys are begging you to pick him up and take him home
But Beomgyu is happy and you're happy so that's what matters
Taehyun
This boy loves EVERYTHING YOU DO
So when he finds out about your new hobby, he shows more excitement about it than you do
"Oh my goodness my baby is gonna learn how to do weird voodoo magic and become a real-life witch like Harry Potter!!"
This makes you laugh and you explain to him that it's not the exact same thing
He gets a little sad at your response, but he's still so excited and supportive
He takes you out on picnics in areas where you'll be able to collect roots and leaves for spells and protection
He gets so excited
"Darling is this something that you use?"
"No, Tae Tae that's a rock"
"I knew that"
He eventually does find something that is useful to you and you hype him up
"Awwwww baby good job!!"
Tries to hide his growing smile
He loves the way you dress
Like- really loves it
He sees all the girls who work at the Hybe building and he doesn't understand how he could have ever found them interesting at one point
Loves it when you go places and you walk into the room decked out in chokers and corsets and eyeliner running down your face
He makes sure to let people know that this badass person belongs to him and him only
Your looks have led to the occasional trouble of someone trying to put you down or belittle you
Taehyun gets ready to defend you, only to find out that his goth girl is perfectly capable of handling herself
Watches you turn to said person and flip them off while that smile he loves so much is plastered across your face
Hueningkai
HE LOVES HAVING A GOTH GIRLFRIEND SO MUCH
He knew you were studying witchcraft before you had started going out, to be honest it only attracted him to you more
He was always into PDA, but refrained from doing so because of the members making fun of him, but when they tried you flipped off Yeonjun and he gave up
The members don't mess with their Hyuka about it anymore and Yeonjun became best friends with you- he loved your spite
KISSES YOU IN PUBLIC WITH EVERY CHANCE HE GETS NOW
He loves your black hair that has a way of going all over the place whenever you're frazzled
So much so that he convinces you to dye his hair black too and you decide to pick up some blue as well
Everyone was surprised to see their Hyuka in a black leather jacket sporting black and blue hair that matched yours
Hueningkai loves the way you do your makeup too and he asks you to teach him
You guys have eyeliner parties while you burn some of your candles and incense, both of you relaxed and happy covered in little black smudges all over your faces
Making out with Hyuka while listening to metal music and studying spells is one of your favorite activities
It always ends with you never getting far in your research and him with black lipstick all over his face which he doesn't wipe off when he's around his Hyungs
"(Y/N) really got stuff all over your face, huh? What would MOA think if they could see you now?"
"Shut up Beomgyu you're just jealous 🥺😖"
Beomgyu finds it really funny when Hyuka gets flustered since Hyuka was the one who usually teased the other members
When the boys visit your shared space with Huening, they're surprised to find talismans and crystals surrounding the apartment and pictures of the two of you in every corner
Hyuka sees you and Yeonjun hanging out on the couch while the other members play Mario kart and he wouldn't admit it to you, but he was a bit jealous
Loves taking you places with him, no one ever messes with the two of you and you have a habit of being overprotective of your 6'1 boyfriend
Y'all are a power couple and you share your love for witchcraft; he learns quickly and finds more time to spend with the person he loves most
The Sun
Pairing: Johnny Seo x reader
⚠️ Warnings: Extreme amounts of fluff, Johnny's horrible dad jokes ⚠️
(This is just a little drabble, nothing serious I saw the gif and I decided to create a little story to go along with it)
He had recommended a hiking trip. A hiking trip. You hate hiking and he knew it so why would he drag you out here at the ass-crack of dawn so you guys could spend hours suffering in the sun's heat; climbing a small mountain so that you could see the water from above. You were trying your best not to complain, but this was way out of your comfort zone. You don't do well with heat and you have a tendency to get angered easily when temperatures reach above 75°. Johnny knew this, of course, so why would he insist on taking you here?
You gathered your climbing gear and put your boots on, thank goodness you still had the ones your friend Haechan gave you tucked away in your closet. He knew Johnny was an avid hiker, someone who relished in the sun and loved long, strenuous walks to see the world from a different perspective. Johnny was everything that you weren't, but he still managed to accept you as one of his closest friends. You had met him through Mark, your co-worker at the jeweler's place downtown, over a couple milkshakes and Scott Pilgrim at his apartment. It was then that you saw everything Johnny Suh had to offer to the world and fell in love with him.
He had caught your gaze in that little apartment when he sat across from you on the couch. It was your favorite scene in the movie (when Todd comes out as a Level 7 vegan) and he had conveniently placed two straws up his nose and pretended he was a walrus. Usually, you would've thought he was being childish but he was just so gosh darn cute that you couldn't help the smile that broke out on your face. He considered his act a triumph, and continued to exclaim just how amazing he was for the rest of the night for getting you to smile over his walrus joke. That night for you was spent gawking over Johnny from your end of the couch, Mark in the middle with his gaze fixed on the television, seemingly unaware of your newfound infatuation. You wanted to observe him for as long as you could and try to understand how he was able to capture your gaze so easily. He had caught you a few times but you proceeded to shy away and catch glimpses of the movie every now and then in hopes he wouldn't notice just how long you had been staring at him. Little did you know, he was doing the same.
"Just a little further, (Y/N). I can see the peak of the hill from here!" Johnny called to you from above, holding onto the rope that connected the two of you and pulling you up to the next platform. By this point, you had been climbing for over a half hour, sweat was clinging to your shirt and your feet felt as though they had blisters permanently etched into your skin. You let out a sigh of relief as you gained your balance and climbed the last hurdle to get to where Johnny was. You managed not to complain (you didn't want Johnny to think you were lame) as you hoisted yourself up, looking at the view before you.
Immediately, you understood why he was so adamant about climbing. The view was beautiful, it felt as though you were on top of the world and you could reach out for the sky and touch it if you tried. The mountain sloped downward into a long, winding river that stretched out into the horizon of the sun, trees pointed towards the fixed point in the sky. You let out a breath of awe and turned to look at the man next to you.
And he was more beautiful than the view.
Everything about him was breathtaking, the way he smiled at you without a care in the world and the way his hair flopped around with the slight breeze. The way his shoulders relaxed and he let out his arms and tilted his head towards the sky, his mouth open catching invisible snowflakes. You laughed with him.
Just then he grabbed you from behind, pulling you into a tight hug. "Thank you for climbing with me, I know you really hate it." He booped you on the nose (His form of affection as you learned throughout the years of knowing him) and he smiled so hard that his lips almost reached his eyes.
You sat there for a moment, his hands holding yours and staring at each other. You were about to pull away until he leaned down and placed his lips on yours. Surprised, you leaned into the touch and kissed him back, the adrenaline coursing through your veins from being up so high and then from Johnny expressing his feelings for you.
Once you let go for a breath of air, he smiled again, something that you could get used to seeing for the rest of time.
He leaned in and whispered "You rock."
Pun intended
Carl Grimes x Reader
Characters mentioned: Carl, Daryl, Michonne, Rick, Judith, Eugene, Carol, and Rosita
⚠️SPOILERS FOR SEASON 8-9⚠️
Warnings: Extreme angst, mentions of suicide, depressed reader, eating disorder
"(Y/N), turn around."
You were fidgety. This was a new territory, a new level of trust that Carl was putting in you. You knew you couldn't say no the minute he'd asked. He felt comfortable enough to show you the thing he hated most about himself. All in hopes that you would love that part of him too.
And of course you would, it wasn't even a question. But what if you said the wrong thing? What if you stared for too long, what if you looked away too fast? All these 'what ifs' ran through your head, making it impossible to think clearly. 'Calm down,' you told yourself, 'you're turning this into a bigger deal than it is.'
You heard the sound of his bandages being removed and the bed shifting under his weight. You waited for him to give you the sign that he was ready. When he did, you turned around slowly to make sure not to scare him. His head was looking downwards, his hair was in his face. You couldn't see anything but by the slump of his shoulders you knew he was terrified. You could practically hear his heart beating a mile a minute from where you were standing on the opposite side of the room.
You went to sit down on the bed and you grasped Carl's hands, inviting him to look at you. Once he put his head level with yours, you slowly reached out for the long hair that framed his face and you moved it away from his face.
What lie under it was the scar that had hurt him more emotionally than physically. It was large and took up most of the right side of his face, but you couldn't help but feeling as though it was beautiful. It was beautiful because it was a part of him.
"I'm sorry."
Those words shattered your heart when he said them aloud. Sorry for what? He had nothing to be sorry for. He had lost his eye courageously. He had lost his eye but not his smile. He had lost his eye, but not himself.
"Carl. You have nothing to apologise for. I think you're beautiful."
He looked up in pure shock and furrowed his brow. "What are you talking about?! I have a hole in my head!" He angrily pushed his bangs back into his face and sprang up from the bed.
"Carl!" You called out after him, grabbing his wrist. He stopped and turned to look at you. He was fuming now, you could practically see the steam coming out of his ears. "Carl," you repeated, much kinder this time, "sit down. Please."
He sat down on the bed and folded his arms.
"Carl. Thank you so much for trusting me with this. I understand it's such a hard burden to carry but you don't have to carry it by yourself anymore. I think you're just as handsome as you were before. Maybe even more handsome. I love you and I wouldn't care if you shot out your other eye, I would love you just the same." You pushed the bangs back away from his gaping wound and you kissed his forehead, holding his head in your hands. "Please, never forget that."
He stopped being so tense and nuzzled into your touch. This was a lot of trauma to relive at once and you understood it was going to take more time for him to open up. But you were ready to be there for him when he did.
"I love you, (Y/N). Sorry for keeping my emotions from you for so long."
"Again, you have nothing to apologise for, Grimes. I love you and that won't change."
...
You played back the memory in your head. It seemed like a millennia ago that you were holding him in your arms like that. When the worst thing you guys had to worry about was a scar.
You tugged on the grass a little as you laid down on your chest. Your face was pressed against the grave of Carl, to your heart aching to hold him in the way you did before. To tell him that that stupid scar wasn't going to change anything because it didn't. It made you love him even more. Crazy how losing things like that makes your love stronger. Only this time, you'd lost him.
Your tear stained cheeks were starting to get itchy as you prepared yourself to stay another night with Carl. Everyone else was busy, even Rick who had somehow gotten over Carl's death so quickly. It felt shameful to you that he could lose someone so important and then continue as though there were more important matters.
You were ready. Ready to die. Carl was the last thing you'd had in this world and now that he was gone, you and wanted to have no part in it. This cruel world that was based on survival. This cruel world that killed the last beacon of hope. This cruel world that killed Carl Grimes.
Again, more tears came. It had to be almost a week now. You've refused to eat, drink, socialize, or even leave Carl alone. You couldn't. He was right there yet so far away. You could feel yourself slipping sometimes, fading in and out of sleep that was haunted with nightmares of your long-gone lover.
"Hey. I can't let ya stay out here any- jesus (Y/N)! When was the last time you've eaten?!" Daryl came up from behind, sitting down on the grass-Carl's grass- beside you.
...
The moon shone over the trees and cast a pale glow over the gazebo Carl led you to. His hand was in yours as he dragged you to his favorite spot in Alexandria. The place where he could see the stars the easiest.
"Just a little further..." Once you reached the small structure, he offered you his knee so you could climb up on the roof. It wasn't all that tricky, considering the gazebo was only a few feet up. You climbed up to the top and offered your hand to Carl but he denied it as he tried to climb up himself. 'Show-off' you thought as you smirked and laid on the patchy wooden roof.
You heard a grunt as Carl laid next to you, brushing the bangs out of his good eye. He grabbed your hand and looked at you before looking up above. You had to admit, the stars were beautiful and since light pollution was no longer a problem, there was more that you guys could see. But your focus wasn't on the stars, no. It was on Carl. The way that he looked at the world not knowing that your world was him. You could see the reflection of the stars in his eye, but they were there all the time. The boy really held the universe in him and he would change this cruel world one day. He had to.
When he noticed you staring, he scooted in closer.
"Whatcha thinking about?" He asked, a knowing look on his face. He knew that whenever you were lost in thought he'd be the one to bring you back down to earth.
"You. As usual," you smiled and pushed his hat over his eyes,
"All I ever think about is you."
...
"(Y/N)? Are ya listening?"
You forgot Daryl was sitting beside you and not Carl. You grunted as you tried to sit up but found that you didn't have the energy. It must've been days since you've gotten any food or sleep.
"Yeah. I'm listening." You replied but you knew you couldn't. No one could ever pierce your thoughts and knock the sense in you that you needed to hear. You were a thousand miles away.
"Look," Daryl sighed and played with the denim of his vest, "I know things are hard. But I also know this isn't what he woulda wanted. Carl was brave. He worked to keep this place safe....to keep you safe. He wouldn't want to see ya like this." Daryl leaned in and placed a hand on your shoulder. "I don' like seeing ya like this."
You could barely hear him over the rushing of your thoughts. Carl wouldn't have wanted you to live without him, right? You started this world together and you were supposed to end it that way. He got the chance to leave it first, but that shouldn't mean you should go about your days pretending that everything is fine. Nothing could be fine without him. He was your world and it didn't matter what Daryl would say, or Rick, or Michonne, or anyone else for that matter. Because your world had been taken from you twice. All because of those stupid flesh-eating bastards.
...
"(Y/N)!"
You woke up with a start. The grass you were laying on was covered in dew, meaning that it must've rained while you fell asleep after your talk with Daryl.
You reached for your knife, only to find that it wasn't there. Your eyes searched the area looking for it when you saw him.
His boots were all scuffed and muddy, his jeans were ripped and his gun holster was at his side, also empty. His long brown hair was bushy and his hat sat atop his head, exactly in the position you remembered it. Because right before you was Carl Grimes. The love of your life.
"(Y/N), can you hear me?"
Your whole body went into shock and before you knew it you started crying. Tears streamed down your face like never before as you watched him sit down next to you, reaching out to hold you. You sat in his arms for a few minutes as you let it all out, finally conveying the depression you had felt for days.
"Shhhh it's alright."
You suddenly stopped and got a grip on what was happening. Was this real? Carl had gotten bit by a walker. Surely there was no way he has suddenly come back to life to give your pathetic body a hug.
"What happened?? How are you here?" You uttered in disbelief.
He smiled. "(Y/N). I wanted you to find a home here. I don't want you to keep grieving my death. Alexandria is safe now and you're free to live again. Please don't give up because of me." He rubbed your back and pushed his hat up. "You would say the same if our positions were switched."
At this, you fell limp. Of course. What have you been doing all this time? You'd been so wrapped up in the death of your lover you forgot there were other people you had to care for. Rosita, Michonne, Eugene, Carol, Daryl, and even Judith. This was your home. This was a place where you didn't have to suffer from the harshness of the outside world. You could've been helping with the runs and cleaning but instead you were here and as much as you loved him, you knew Carl was right.
"I'm sorry, I- I just-" you held back your tears "living in this world without you- it's hard. I promised myself that there wouldn't be a day where I wouldn't wake up next to you. I love you so much. I- I'm sorry I couldn't save you." The last part came out in a rush. The words hurt you to say as much as they hurt Carl to hear.
"Hey. Listen to me." He titled your chin upwards so that you were looking at him. "What happened was not your fault, okay? It was mine and mine alone. I'm so sorry that I left you here. I should've been more careful. But I promise you're not alone. I'll be here with you everywhere you go. And I'll still be here when I'm just a memory. When you find someone else I'll be here cheering you on. When you have children I'll watch over them too. When you get old, I'll be waiting for you on the other side so that you have nothing to fear. I promise." He slid his hand into yours and wiped away your tears. You smiled- actually smiled as you caught a glimpse of his face for the last time.
"There's no way you'll ever be just a memory, Carl Grimes."
And then he faded away.
...
The lights in the infirmary stung your eyes as you opened them. You weren't lying outside anymore, and instead you found yourself in a bed wrapped in one of Carl's flannels.
You caught a glimpse of someone standing outside your doorway. "Hey- what happened?" You asked to no one in particular. You just wanted to know why you'd been moved.
The man standing in the doorway was none other than Daryl who had visited you that night. He was looking more healthy than usual, although he could use a good night's sleep. His bags were becoming more and more prominent.
He made his way over to your bed and sat down at the end of it, careful to leave you enough space. "Could've died last night. Your heart almost stopped."
This stopped you from asking anymore questions. So what happened last night wasn't a dream? Carl was really there? You had come face to face with death without even realizing it.
"(Y/N)-" Daryl began but you stopped him.
"I saw him."
Daryl's eyes grew wide. "Ya did?" He turned around so that he was looking directly into your eyes. "What'd he say?"
You smiled.
"I have a reason to keep living, Dixon."
Gifs aren't mine, thank you for reading <3
Carl Grimes x Reader
⚠️ Warnings: language ⚠️
The light was so bright it hurt your eyes.
The smell of the hospital room was one you'd never forget. It was your dad's last moments, after all, and the place reeked of death and old perfume. You tried your best to focus on something as silly as the smell to keep you distracted from the scene that was playing out before you. Your dad, lying helpless and stating up at the ceiling as a flurry of doctors rushed around the room and around his bed, yelling incoherent sentences to the others before beginning the procedure. You knew it wouldn't work. He was already gone.
The same light that seemed so bright to you left his eyes and a hoarse sigh escaped his lips. He died smiling and you knew it was purely because he saw your mother waiting for him on the other side.
...
Your father never had to live in this apocalyptic world, which was a good thing. He had died of a heart attack a few years back and you focused on keeping yourself alive throughout all the chaos surrounding you. You were a different person now then you were back then. You wondered if he'd be proud of the shitty decisions you've made leading up to this point; the way you had to teach yourself how to fight and kill, never letting anyone into your heart and break down your walls. That is until you met Carl.
You had been an orphan after your father's death, going in and out of orphanages and foster homes until the apocalypse hit. You found yourself all alone after that and did your best with what you could to survive with what you had. You had met Rick's group along the way, finding out later that they had just lost their last shelter which apparently was a prison not to far from where you were stationed. An old treehouse.
Why you were remembering your past at a time like this, you didn't know why. You just felt especially nostalgic today of all days and you were reminded of your father because Carl had found one of your favorite CD's while out on a run- The Cure.
Your father had also enjoyed The Cure and it felt even more painful to listen to it today, because of the nostalgia and the fact that you were finally starting to enjoy bits and pieces of what was left of the world without him. You felt guilty. Guilty for letting him die.
No. It wasn't your fault.
But it felt like it.
You pet Carl's hair as he laid in your lap, eye closed and lost in thought as you both listened to the song 'In Between Days' by The Cure. You weren't sure what he was thinking about, but part of you felt as though he was reliving his past and overthinking the his actions too. It was songs like these that made you feel your past creeping up on you again. You didn't mind thinking about your past. Your father had been sick for a very long time. You had killed people before but you would do it all over again to save those you cared about. You wondered if Carl felt the same.
He didn't let anyone into his head. He never had a problem showing emotion around you, he just preferred to lay in your lap as you both reminisce of the way things were before and you glide your fingers through his messy locks of hair. It calmed you as well, being able to hold him in that way, a way he wouldn't let anyone else.
The winter was colder, so often times Carl would make his way over to where you were sitting on the couch and lay his head down in your lap looking for the comfort that only you could give him. Sometimes he'd fall asleep on you but you didn't mind. You were an insomniac anyways, so having something as soothing as Carl's short and heavy breathing as you lied awake helped you relieve the tension of the day.
"Are you still awake?"
The blue eyed boy looked up at you, finally opening his eyes and letting a tear slip down his cheek. He looked beautiful that way. His eyes were stormy and the light shining in through the windows of your living room cast shadows across his face and made his freckles seem electrified.
"Yes." Was all you replied with. It was all you could reply with since you were still zoned out.
He moved so he was sitting next to you on the couch and eased you down onto his lap so he could return the loving gesture. You made yourself comfortable against the cold denim of his jeans and felt his hands run through your (H/L), (H/C) hair.
"(Y/N), I don't know if I've told you this before, but Robert Smith is a wonderful musician. I can see why you and your dad liked him so much." He said, as you started to fall asleep against him.
"Yeah. He really is. This song reminds me of you."
"How so?"
You sighed. "It's a beautiful irony. Isn't it? The song seems so happy and uplifting at first glance, but there's so much meaning behind the lyrics and the more you think about them the sadder the story gets. But it is also beautiful. It's beautiful in the way that it reminds you of all the times you felt infinite, the times your heart was broken, and the overwhelming sense of being forgotten but then remembering how meaningful love is."
He was silent for a moment before he spoke "I've never had someone understand me on a level that emotional before. It's kind of nice being around you. I don't have to say anything and you've already got me all figured out. It's why I love you."
You felt the importance of his words flow through your mind and travel down every part of your body. It was so nice to be told you're loved and not from your parents. You weren't sure if there was a greater feeling then that of being loved. And you were loved by Carl so it was extra special.
"I love you too Carl."
And with that, you drifted off to sleep, Robert Smith filling your ears with happiness and Carl underneath you, rubbing small circles in your hair and making you feel infinite. You only felt infinite with Carl. Next time you listened to this song, you knew you would be reminiscent of this moment.
(Gifs aren't mine, sorry the story was so short it's currently 4:00 am and I am on day #2 without sleep)