pairing: tangerine x reader
tw: blood, injury, mention of toxic ex, subtle mention of sex, cussing, pain, not proof-read :(
message: to the ones who wish to be loved even when you have no strength to express it.
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At the late hour of two, the only sounds were the jingle of keys and rain pounding against the concrete. You'd be thinking,ย why is someone coming home at 2 in the morning?
But that was the norm for Tangerine. He had just come back from a 2 day trip, and instead of going back this own house, he ended up at your doorstep. You peeped your head through the door of your bedroom and watched the front door twist open.
Once the door opened and Tangerine walked in, his hair all over the place and damp, his suit untidy and bloodied with wet patches on his shoulder and back, his face exhausted, he dropped his bag onto the floor and shut the door softly.ย
Your shoulders relaxed at the sight of him, knowing you were safe and not about to be killed. You let out a breath you didn't know you were holding and walked out the room in your pyjamas. Which consisted of a silk lacy tank top and pants that were of the same material.ย
Tangerine walked up to the cabinet, grabbed a glass and filled it up with cold water from the fridge. He downed the water and set the glass on the counter. He leaned against the counter, exhausted, not noticing you yet.ย
"Tan?" You whispered as you watched his movements. He jumped slightly and his head snapped to you.ย
"Oh did I wake you doll? 'm so sorry" Tangerine apologised as he looked at his girlfriend. You shook your head and walked up to him, wrapping your arms around his waist.ย
"Darlin' I'm covered in sweat and blood" He sighed as he resisted his urges to engulf you in a hug and never let go.ย
"Don't care, missed you" You said simply and hugged him tighter. His urges were too strong for his superego, he wrapped his arms around you and squeezed you tight.ย
"Missed you more" He mumbled against your hair as he kissed the top of your head. You pulled away from the hug and he looked at you, his hands on your arms, the skin so soft compared to his.ย
"You must be tired?" You asked more than said as you held his hands, playing with his rings. He let out a sigh.ย
"You have no idea" He mumbled as he watched your gaze go from his face to his hand when you felt something mushy. You looked at his hands and your eyes widened. You fingers had just gone over a huge cut on his hand, a cut where blood was still spurring out.ย
"Oh God" You whispered as you looked at both of his hands. Both bruised up, purple, blue and red with blood either dried or wet. He looked at at his hands with you, he hadn't even noticed.ย
"Come here" You said, letting one hand go softly and guiding him to the elevated seats on the kitchen counter. You patted the seat, telling him to sit down. He did as told. You put both his hands on the counter to analyse.ย
"'s nothin', I barely felt it" Tangerine shrugged trying to calm you, the look of worry on your face worried him, but it also made him feel some type of way. Felt like he was cared for, felt like he was needed. Gave him a sense of belonging.ย
"Shh" You said sharply and went over the cuts with your finger, as if your touch would take them away. You winced slightly as you went over a splinter.ย
"How the fuck?" You whispered softly and looked up at him, he was looking at you, he shrugged.ย
"Don't know, sometimes just happens" He said. You squint your eyes at him slightly and got off you chair.ย
"Wait here, I'll be back" You said and disappeared into the guest restroom that was connected to the living room. Tangerine watched you leave. Usually he'd just wash the wounds with water and call it a day, but seeing the look on your face when you saw his wounds made him upset. Made him regret being so careless on the mission.ย
He wanted to go back and tell himself to be more careful. Just to make sure he never had to see the look on your face. You came out of the restroom with a first aid kit and sat next to him. You opened the kit on the counter and took out tweezers, cotton buds, alcohol, and a cream.ย
"Is g'na hurt a bit yea?" You said and grabbed his hand softly. Cleaning the tweezers before putting it against his skin to take the piece of wood or metal โwhatever it was, you couldn't quite guess what it wasโ out.ย
He winced slightly as the sharp part poked his other wound.ย
"Sorry" You gasped softly and tried to be careful with him. Touching his hand, treating him as if he was a piece of glass. He had never been treated that way.ย
Lemon was his brother and he had obviously seen Tangerine cry but they never talked about it after, and vice versa. A pat on the back was the softest thing that they got from each other, and that alone meant the world to Tangerine.ย
But this, the way your soft hand carressed his wounds, the way you winced everytime your finger went over a cut as if you could feel his pain โ it made Tangerine's heart warm. It made him feel gooey and mushy on the inside.ย
You dabbed a cotton bud in the alcohol and before you dabbed it on his skin, you turned to look at him. Where his gaze that was once on you, quickly shifted to look at his hand.ย
"This ones gunna sting a bit" You whispered, his gaze went to your face (again).
"Nothin' I can't handle" He shrugged. You went back his hand and dabbed the cotton bud on his wounds. The wound stung but all he could think about was you.ย
How beautiful you looked. You hair that was once probably in a proper firm plait, now a loose one with strays all over. Some strays falling in front of your face. You mouth slightly open, breathing through it because of how much you were concentrating.ย
You looked ethereal.ย
You are ethereal.ย
He admired the way you cared, the way your empathy ran through you like it was the main component of your blood. The way you smiled at him, the way you'd laugh at his jokes, the way you'd kiss him, the way your hair would feel when he ran his hand through his hair.ย
He was obsessed and he was not afraid to admit it.ย
He says he isn't afraid but is he really?ย
All his past lovers were nothing but simple fucks. Nothing but a hook up. He had never stayed long enough to feel the way he feels with you. Initially he thought about leaving, but the thought of leaving you,ย you, of all people.ย
Made him want to hang himself for ever thinking of such a thing.ย
"Okay now, I just need to put the cream on" You said, more to yourself, but it broke him out of his thoughts. He felt a wave of confidence, a wave of invincibility crashing against his feeling of doubt.ย
Now, Tangerine was a brave man, he could wrestle a bear and win if he wanted to. But to admit that he cared for someone as deeply as he cares about you? Now that could make him piss his pants.ย
"Y/n" He said softly. It was now, or never. You stopped your actions โopening the tube of creamโ and looked at him.ย
"Hmm?" You hummed, telling him to continue, a strand of hair coming on front of your face.ย
"I... uh" He started but coughed awkwardly. You furrowed your brows but smile nonetheless, urging him to continue. He saw the smile on his face and felt as if it gave him strenghth.ย
"I love you" He said, he meant for it to be a bold declaration, but for some reason, it came out as a whisper. Your breath was caught in your throat. You felt as if you could jump in joy and do laps around the house. But you said nothing, letting out the breath that was stuck in your throat.ย
You gave him a soft smile, your eyes saying all that needed to be said, and you turned back to his hand to continue. No one had ever said that they loved you. At least not while you were fully clothed. He knew that.ย
That's what made your reaction so much better. He thought that you would push him away and never speak to him again, but it was quite the opposite. He didn't feel defeated when the answer he was faced with was silence.ย
No, he felt like he was on cloud 9.
He knew about your past. About how your ex boyfriend had used you for your body and would emotionally abuse you for being the way that you are. Kind, caring, loving.ย
He would only tell you that he loved you when you were naked and giving him your body โ whether you wanted to or not. He only cared about himself. Not only did he use you for his own ego, he also used multiple other people, while dating you, hence, cheating on you.ย
Tangerine knew how much it meant to you, to be fully clothed, and feel loved. He also knew that you needed time. So he would give you as long as you needed. He would wait until the world ended if that's how long you needed.ย
What's great about it was that you knew. You knew he didn't want to rush you, he didn't mean it in any other way other than pure pragmaย โlove not of lust, but of understanding
"Oh look at what I got the other day" You said excitedly after closing the tube and putting it back into the first aid kit, and picking something out of it.ย
"Thomas the Tank Engine band-aids!" You gleamed and showed him the box of band-aids with pride. He let out a soft laugh; it seemed as if he could never escape Thomas.ย
"They're very cute, love" He smiled at you and used one of his hands to push the strand of hair behind your ear.
Love. Love. Love.
Your heart warmed at the nickname. He had never called you love before. Doll, darling, beautiful, sweetheart โ but never love. It felt right. Felt natural.ย
"Thank you" You smiled as you took three band-aids out and peeled the sticker off them and placed them softly atop his wounds.ย
"All done" You smiled, softly running your fingers over the band aids. You brought his hands up to your lips and kissed the bain-aids and the scratches one by one. He watched you, eyes full of nothing but adoration, and love.ย
You may not have said it, but he knew for a fact:ย he had never felt so loved.ย
fin.
a/n: can you guys tell i'm a med student? no? THAT'S BECAUSE I'M NOT. FUCK MODERN MEDICINE!! (i say this as i grab another paracetamol pill)
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marauders as things my friends and i have said
James [showing the ring he bought lily]: They said it's a 24 carat
Remus [Gasps]: God really?
Sirius [In awe]: How did you fit 24 carrots in that thing?
[An awkward silence]
James: Wait you're so right, how did it fit?
[Both Sirius and James examine the ring]
Remus [Tired of this bullshit]: For fucks sake.
marauders as things my friends and i have said:
some words have been changed to fit the theme. pureblood = brown
Sirius: So then I was like, 'Yeah mum, I would marry someone for their money!' and then she was like, 'Okay at least marry someone who's pureblood' like ew, shut up you inbred cousin fucker.
Remus: ... I really, deeply, truly, believe you would benefit from therapy.
i love how wormtails the only one that got it mostly right
try guessing each other's boggarts
for james, maybe him losing a quidditch match. or diggory and lily dating. sirius, perhaps being locked inside somewhere. peter... maybe a cat- moony
james' would be sirius, lily, and his parent's corpses. sirius' would be becoming like the rest of his family. remus' would be the full moon- wormtail
james' is totally lily going off and snogging snivellus or whoever, remus' is probably failing his newts or something, pete's would be james telling him to bugger off- padfoot
I mean it'll sound totally arrogant, which I know lily says I am, but I just know myself and I know my mates. I think all of theirs would be losing me. I mean if I died, they'd never be caught up on the quidditch leagues! okay fine, maybe remus' might also be yknow. murdering someone. sirius' maybe becoming a death eater, and peter's probably a giant cat or something. But those are all stupid, it should be me being gone! much more likely, and much more terrifying- prongs
pairing: dave lizewski x reader
warning: not proof-read, or complete (sorry (not really))
โDavie babyโ You said happily as you jumped onto the sofa next to him while he was playing a video game with two of his best friends on the TV with his gaming console. Daveโs head turned before his eyes got to you.ย
โYes, my loveโ He answered, his attention on you instead of the game now. You smiled,
โI was thinking we watch a movie tonight, tomorrowโs a holiday and we can have a little movie date nightโ You smiled at him as you suggested the idea. He smiled at the enthusiasm in your voice and was about to reply but someone had said something in his headset, making him turn to the TV.ย
He bit his lip softly, and turned back to you with a guilty expression on his face. Your smile faltered slightly and you purse your lips and tilt your head to the side, you knew either Todd or Marty had asked to play a few more rounds.ย
And Dave was a people pleaser, he gave you a guilty look, and opened his mouth to say something but you beat him to it.ย
โIโll heat the popcorn and get the chips ready while you play a few more rounds?โ You asked and shrugged. His eyes held the guilt and his lips turned into a sorry smile.ย
โYou are the bestโ He said simply, pecking your forehead quickly before turning to the TV, you rolled your eyes with a sad smile on your face, got up and walked to the kitchen to get the snacks ready.ย
You understood why he wanted to play a few more rounds with his friends, he had been busy these past few weeks, his engineering internship and with his college classes, he had been booked, but now with thanksgiving break, he had gotten the chance to take a break.ย
He had wasted the first Saturday and Sunday finishing up remaining work and packing his bags, then he spent the next five days at his parents house, visiting them for thanksgiving. You would have gone with him to visit your family too, but your boss didnโt let you.
Especially since restaurants were very busy during Thanksgiving time, and he needed you to work double the shifts โ he did pay you extra and give you free turkey to take home. He was a nice boss, he even let you take home a small bottle of the finest wine in the restaurant for Thanksgiving day.ย
You had spent the holiday alone in your apartment, Dave had called you late at night when he was in bed, ready to go to sleep just to catch up with you, but the call only lasted 5 or 10 minutes before he started snoring through the phone. His snores cut you off, and you ended the call, calling it a night yourself.ย
You had woken up to 5 texts from him apologising for falling asleep and promising to spend all his time with you when he was back. Now that he was back, he wasnโt really doing that. You take the popcorn out of the microwave and pour it into a big bowl for the both of you to share.
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marauders as things my friends and i have said
Sirius: I'm nonchalant as fuck
Remus: I'm going to push you down the stairs and you're going to let out the biggest scream
Sirius: No? I'm nonchalant, so I'm barely going to reac-
Remus: pushes him lightly
Sirius [letting a girly scream]: REMUS DON'T YOU DARE!
Remus [laughing]: Nonchalant my ass.
"If you use em dash in your works, it makes them look AI generated. No real human uses em dash."
Imaging thinking actual human writers are Not Real because they use... professional writing in their works.
Imagine thinking millions of people who have been using em dash way before AI becomes a thing are all robots.
โ๐ข ๐๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฒ, ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ญ๐๐, ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐, ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง, ๐๐ง๐- โฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ข ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ.โ
this movie made me want to die. and i'm not even joking. he was so fucking beautiful. the whole time in my head i was telling myself 'it should be me' everytime anna and alexei had a scene together.
pairings: alexei vronsky x fem!reader
REQUESTS: Open / Closed
TW for this section:ย
cussing
smut
fluff
angst
abuse
violence
discrimination
bullying
talking shit (?)
body dysmorphia
mention of adultery
pregnancy (?)
social norms of the time (sexism)
that should be it but if i miss any do let me know! as alwayssssssss, i'll have a little a/n to warn you guys on what TW's are present in the fic.
since i'm really bad at describing clothing, i'll add in a picture of the dress i'm imagining at the end of the fic. i mean i'll try my best to describe it but no guarantees.
for this section since it's back in the day and they didn't have phones... i won't do a little camera roll thing, sadly.
now, without a further ado...
PRESENTING...
smut:๏น
fluff: โก
angst: โฆ
miscellanies: ๐ฆน
โ๐ข๐ ๐ข ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐, ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ, ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐ข ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง.โ
one shots:
A Rose for your Thoughts ๐ฆน
mini series:
n/a for now
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it was moony, WORMTAIL, padfoot and prongs, and i'm sick of people pretending it wasn't.
They wouldn't have put peter's name second in the list if he wasn't as much a part of the group as the other three. peter wasn't an afterthought, the marauders weren't a trio. yes, he betrayed them, but not until years later. years after the map had been made and years after they'd shared a dorm. they were just four best friends against the world - moony, WORMTAIL, padfoot and prongs.
Teasers !
WHAT ARE TEASERS?
teasers are little posts about a certain fic that is in the making. a small scene from the fic, if you will. to keep you, the reader, hooked!
WHY?
i honestly don't know. i guess i just feel bad when it takes me a while to write a fic, and keep you guys waiting, so i said why not?
alexei vronsky:
เฟ*:๏ฝฅ A Rose for your Thoughts
dave lizewski:
เฟ*:๏ฝฅ Missed Movie
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pairing: tangerine x reader
tw: nothing, fluff, cussing
message: to the ones who seek to be comforted whilst the outermost layer of your uterine wall sheds.
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The rain outside softly hit the window, making sounds that could make even a colic baby sleep peacefully. Bonus is that it's cold and dark outside. Your stomach felt like the battle field when they were fighting for Helen of Troy; the Trojan War. You were in your soft bed in fetal position with a warm quilt over you, watching the raindrops fall onto the window sliding door that lead to the balcony of your apartment. Your phone was on silent, half because you couldn't muster the energy to converse with people, and also because you didn't want to.
Suddenly you heard the front door of your apartment slam open.
"Y/N!!?" A fimilliar voice yelled out, he sounded concerned. You furrow your brows and use all the core strength to sit up in bed. "Love are you here?!" He yelled out in concern. You rubbed hands against your face and laughed into your hands. The door to your room slammed open with a very distressed and worried Tangerine at your door.
"Hi" You smiled at him sheepishly. He let out a breath he was very obviously holding in. He was wearing grey sweatpants and a shirt with your face on it (initially it was a joke, you had given him the shirt on his birthday - not the only gift you got him - but maybe it isn't a joke anymore).
"Baby, you're not answering my texts or calls, I was worried" He said softly as he closed the door and made his way to the bed, he sat down beside you and put a hand on your cheek. You sighed and leaned on his hand.
"I know, I'm sorry. I was on do not disturb, didn't feel like replying to people" You sighed and closed your eyes slightly. He furrowed his brows, concerned.
"What's wrong?" He asked as he pushed a strand of hair behind your ear.
"I got my period" You whispered and looked at him with tired eyes. He relaxes his brows and nods.
"Do you want me to get you anything?" He asked generously, you shook your head and lied down into your pillow softly. You grabbed his hand and tugged it towards the other pillow on the bed.
"Cuddle me" You said and opened your arms and made grabby hands towards him. He ran his hand through your hair and kissed your forehead then stood up.
"I'll be back in a bit" He said then left the room. You turned around and covered yourself with the blanket and got comfortable. After a bit he came back, your back was turned to him. You felt the bed dip and him lifting the blanket slightly and you felt his cold feet against yours. You took in a sharp breath.
"Tan you're feet are cold" You said hiding a small smile. He wrapped his arm around your waist and pulled you closer to his body. You turned around and wrapped your leg around his hips and burried your head into his chest, taking in his scent.ย
"Why'd you leave the room?" You asked.
"Locked the front door and turned the lights off" He explained, getting comfortable. You hummed and nuzzled your face into his chest. You pull away slightly and look at his shirt and look back at his face.
"What?" He asked innocently.
"Take the shirt off" You squinted your eyes at him. He let out a small laugh.
"You sure you want to?" He asked, hiding his smirk as he sat up and took his shirt off and threw it on the floor before going back to laying in bed. You softly slapped his chest and buried your face into his chest.
"No I just don't want to stare at my face when I cuddle you" You laughed into his chest. He chuckled and pulled you closer.
"You know I wear it when I'm away for work" He said as if it was a fun fact.
"Good to know you miss me while you're away" You joked.
"I'm always missing you" He added and put his hand up your shirt -well his shirt- and traced circles on your back.
"Really? I always thought you flirted with other women while you're away" You smirked and lifted your head slightly to see his face. He tusked and glared down at you. You smiled at him and he kissed the top of your head. Then there was a silence. A comforting silence. The sound of the rain hitting the window, the sound of the wind blowing outside. It was the perfect weather, and laying beside a perfect man. Life couldn't get any better.
"You know how you have the keys to my place, and I have the keys to your place?" Tangerine started, still tracing shapes on your bare back. You nodded, too tired and in pain to respond properly.
"Well I've been thinking for a while, and we've been dating for a long time" Tangerine started.
"Where are you going with this?" You asked lifting your head.
"Move in with me" He said simply looking into your eyes. You opened your mouth to say something but nothing came out. Moving in with each other was a big deal, but what was the point of dating if it's not going anywhere?
"What do you say?" He asked still looking at you with hope in his eyes.
"Don't you live with Lemon?" You asked.
"He lives next door. He's just over a lot when you're over there because he loves you" Tangerine rolled his eyes, but you know that it's fake annoyance. He loved that the only other person he's ever cared about approves and loves you.
"Only if Lemon approves" You teased.
"Please he'd be the first person to help you move your things over there" He scoffed. You laughed and laid your head on his chest again.
"Well I'll have to pay off the rent for this month for this place" You explained and started worrying.
"I'll pay it off" Tangerine shrugged as if it was nothing.
"Fuck no" You lifted your head and glared at him.
"My love please" He sighed.
"No I am an independant woman, in a modern world and you, a man, are not going t- mmmph" You started your little speech about feminism but he cut you off with a kiss. Once he pulled away you slowly opened your eyes to see him with a cheeky smile.
"Some feminist, letting a man shut you up by kissing you" He teased. You glared at him and opened your mouth to say something but he beat you to it.
"Baby, you know I support women, I respect women, but please let me do this for you. I'd do anything for you, whether you'd like for me to or not" He said and kissed your slightly pouting lips.
"Okay" You whispered and laid back down on his chest.
"But only this one time, once I get my name on the lease at your place, I pay for half the rent" You explained.
"Lemon put your name on the lease already" Tangerine whispered, hoping you wouldn't hear.
"WHAT?" You sit up and stare at him.
"I told him to, it's been there for three days now, I just needed to find the courage to ask you" He gave your a sheepish smile. You laughed, but it turned into a wince when a new cramp hit.
"Woah take it easy" He sighed and made you lay back down on him.
"Tangerine, the man who kills for a living, the man who came home from a bullet train job with a bullet hole in his neck, the man who has countless of times slept with me, was nervous to ask me to move in with him?" You giggled into his chest.
"Alright" He mumbled and rolled his eyes with a smile on his face. "You're just asking for it now" He warned.
"You wouldn't, not when I'm literally bleeding out" You giggled.
"Oh yeah?" He threatened. You nodded. He started tickling your stomach making you fall into fits of giggles.
"S-stop Tan" You laughed as he continued to tickle you.
"I warned you" He laughed.
"S-stop I'm gonna piss my pants" You laughed, making him laugh even harder.
fin.
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