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Silk and Beskar

by cherrycokeispunk - W.C: 11,143

Din Djarin takes a job from a Hutt-linked merchant on Nal Hutta, thinking it’s just another bounty. But the “payment” isn’t credits: it’s a human girl, held in a palace cruiser full of the kind of moral compromises he usually avoids. When the girl proves she’s smarter, braver, and far more capable than she appears, Din realizes there's things far more valuable than credits at risk.

Or: the story of how Din Djarin lost his virginity.

Pairing: Din Djarin x Princess!Reader

Content warning: no use of y/n, she/her pronouns for reader, unprotected P in V sex, grogu isn't here this is like a prequel of sorts, idk what else to mention

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Mando should’ve known better.

He’d been tracking bounties across the Outer Rim long enough to know which clients were trouble, and which were outright suicidal. And a Hutt-linked merchant on Nal Hutta? That was the latter. 

But the credits were too tempting, and the Razor Crest was barely holding together (the hyperdrive couplings had been sparking like fireworks, and every core circuit threatened to go dark whenever he took off). So, reluctantly, Din Djarin agreed.

And now, standing in the merchant’s private meeting rooms aboard a hovering palace cruiser, he remembered why he didn’t accept anything from Hutt associates. 

“This is only half the credits.” Mando said, his voice steady, trying his best to now show any kind of frustration.

“I know, I know, Mandalorian” the merchant, a Zeltron with deep cerulean skin, replied. “Money’s tight, but I am a creature of my word.”

And with that, he stood up, walking towards the end of the room, where he pushed aside a heavy curtain embroidered with stars. Immediately, a wave of strong perfume —spiced with the scent of Corellian hibiscus and Coruscant night markets— hit Mando even through his helmet. 

Din didn’t move. He didn’t have to; he knew exactly what the “payment” would be, and it was not something he wanted.

But, then, he saw it: across the veil of smoke, a faint sparkle caught his eye, and a laugh drifted— light, almost musical, melting into the room like the last note of a flute. 

He stepped forward before caution could stop him.

The merchant guided Din across the wide room, dimly lit by flickering fire candles, the smoke from exotic incense swirling in intricate patterns above Persian-style rugs. The cushions strewn across the floor were deep and embroidered with Naboo silks; they seemed to float above the darkness, inviting yet alien. The air smelled of sin, and the dim lights of the candles drew glowing pale orange shadows on the naked torsos of the ladies. 

Zeltron, Kiffar, Theelin and other human-hybrid females, dressed in silk and linen, laid across the room, spread over the cushions like dehydrated flowers waiting for the dew. Their garments left nothing to the imagination, and yet they covered them enough to leave a man, regardless of his species, intrigued.

“This could easily cover the debt.” the merchant murmured, gesturing toward the figures lounging on the cushions. One of the girls stood up, and without breaking eye contact with Mando, moved to the merchant’s side, giving him a side hug. “More than enough, in fact.” the merchant continued, wrapping an arm across the girl’s slender waist. “My girls ain’t cheap. I am giving you more than what I had offered in the first place.”

Din’s hand hovered near his blaster. Despite being in a room full of women, a few men (some human, most of them Zeltrons and Kiffars) were there… receiving the pleasures they had paid for. 

Everyone’s eyes, one way or another, landed in Din’s figure. He was used to it, at that point, and he knew the lingering eyes of the girls were curious and not threatening, yet Din’s instincts screamed caution. He checked every man in the room for their blasters and weapons, he took note of the guards standing in the darkest corners, and their rifles. He counted the windows (none) and the exits (just one). 

Din cleared his throat, ready to demand the credits outright, when that soft, honeyed laugh sounded again. He must’ve reacted in some way, because the merchant raised an eyebrow, and scoffed a dry laugh. 

“Oh, I see.” the merchant said, waving the figures back into the shadows. “You have… particular tastes, Mandalorian.”

The Zeltron, still holding the girl by her waist, guided Din toward a far corner, where the candlelight barely reached. Shadows twisted in shapes that hinted at hidden treasures —or hidden dangers. Din followed, every step measured, his hand outstretched and ready to blast off anyone if needed. 

Together, the three of them walked towards another room, more secluded. The chamber smelled of spice, smoke, and something faintly metallic —the trace scent of a blaster discharge long past… or perhaps blood. They smelled the same to Din. 

He didn’t know exactly what awaited him, but in his line of work, curiosity and caution walked hand in hand. One wrong step in a Hutt-controlled palace, and it wouldn’t just be credits lost —it would be his head, no helmet, mounted as a warning at the entrance of the brothel.

The merchant stopped before a narrow archway draped in sheer fabric the color of twilight. Unlike the main chamber, this room was quiet. No music. Just the soft crackle of a single oil lamp and that honeycomb laughter he had walked to, like a spell.

The merchant hesitated for a moment, unsure if to say anything or not, but instead he just opened the door and pushed the fabric aside. Inside, there were no cushions scattered across the floor. No perfumed haze thick enough to choke. Just a small table, a low bed against the wall, and a viewport showing the skies of Nal Hutta covered in greenish clouds.

And sitting cross-legged on the edge of the windowsill, was a human girl.

She couldn’t have been more than twenty standard years. Maybe twenty-four. Her long hair fell in uneven waves past her shoulders, clearly cut with a knife instead of proper shears. Her clothes were simple, compared to her co-workers —a loose linen tunic, trousers too big for her frame, sleeves rolled to reveal wrists ringed with faint bruises. Restraint marks.

She wasn’t painted in oils or draped in jewels. She wasn’t smiling seductively. She had something in her hand (the cause of her giggles) but she quickly put it away when they walked in. She looked ahead, and then turned to meet Mando’s gaze, hidden behind the helmet. Somehow, she managed to stare directly at him.

“This” the merchant said smoothly as he took a few steps towards the girl “is special stock. Rare. Fully human. No augmentations. No pheromone glands. No tricks.” He crouched beside her, fingers brushing her jaw as if inspecting merchandise. She didn’t flinch, but her jaw tightened almost imperceptibly. “Fresh acquisition from a man who owed me a lot of money. Claims she’s from some backwater agri-world. No papers. No family.”

The girl’s gaze never left Din’s visor.

“She’s not trained yet.” the merchant added. “Her species makes her expensive, but her condition alone makes her worth far more than the credits I owe you. One hour with her and we would be more than settled.”

Din’s hand slowly curled into a fist.

“How old?” he asked, his voice lower than before.

The merchant shrugged. “Youngest you’ll find of her kind in Nal Hutta.”

Din tilted his helmet slightly. “What’s your name?” he asked her.

The girl's eyes widened. It seemed like Din was the first person to ever speak to her directly, or let alone ask her something so personal, now that she wasn’t a person anymore. But, before she could even stutter, the merchant interrupted sharply, squeezing her arm. “Property designation L-17.”

Din’s visor turned slowly toward him. “She has a name.” he said, matter of fact.

The Zeltron forced a smile, shaking his head, as he put his hands together. “Names are sentimental. And you see, I manage many girls, it’s useless for the stock to remember names and surnames.”

And with that, the merchant took a step closer to Din, and spoke to the girl in the entrance of the chamber, the one who had followed them in. “Give notice at the front desk, L-17 is booked for an hour.”

Din took one deliberate step closer, shaking his hesd. The sound of beskar boots against the metal floor rang heavy in the small room.

“I didn’t agree to this.” he said. “I want the credits.”

“And I am offering you something far more valuable.” the merchant replied, slowly and calm, with a tone as sharp as the blade hidden in his garments. 

Din’s hand hovered near his blaster again— but not out of discomfort this time. He was calculating.

He could demand the money once again, and leave most likely empty handed, best case scenario. He could shoot the merchant and fight his way out of a Hutt cruiser swarming with guards. He could walk away entirely without making a scene.

Or—

“An hour?” he asked, moving his fingers to relax his grip, forcing himself to not grab the blaster. 

“More would be too much. An hour… I understand it is enough time for humans.” the merchant smiled, clearly satisfied. “Assuming, of course, you are human underneath that helmet. I heard most Mandalorians are.”

Din didn’t reply. The Zeltron bowed shortly, and walked to the door. “We’ll see you in an hour” he announced as his girl closed the door, leaving Din and the human completely alone in the chamber.

The door sealed with a heavy hiss. The silence that followed was loud, but it finally made Din relax his shoulders. 

He didn’t move toward her. Instead, he crossed the small chamber, removed his gloves one at a time, and set them carefully on the table. Then, he sat on the edge of the low bed, taking his boots off. After a moment, he leaned back against the wall, helmet still on, arms resting at his sides, trying to get as comfortable as possible. 

He did not look at her. But he knew she was staring, expecting an order. “I won’t touch you” he said at last.

The words sat between them, heavy. To Mando’s surprise, the girl didn’t relax. But she didn’t shrink, either. “You paid for the hour” she said.

“I didn’t pay. The merchant owed me.” Din replied, closing his eyes, though of course she couldn’t see it. 

He could feel her gaze on him, studying him. “You’re Mandalorian,” she said carefully. “That means you have a code.”

He didn’t answer. Instead, he opened his eyes, and watched her more closely as she shifted slightly on the windowsill. 

The way she held herself still, the way her breathing evened out on purpose. The lack of fear, or rather her temple-like control of her emotions, made Din raise an eyebrow. Something metallic flashed briefly in her hand before she curled her fingers around it again. Din noticed, of course. 

“Where’d you get that?” he asked, sitting a bit more straight. 

Her chin lifted a fraction. “Get what?” She played fool. 

He tilted his helmet toward her closed fist. After a stretch of measured, skin tight silence, where she realised she couldn’t lie to him, the girl opened her hand. 

It was nothing but a small magnetic restraint clip, bent at the edge and with rough edges— hacked. 

“You’ve been working on that” he observed.

“For three weeks.”

Din nodded, impressed. He imagined most girls, if not all, were held against their will— he had assumed the merchant would’ve had smarter ways to avoid these kinds of situations. And yet, here there was a human girl, with a hijacked clip, waiting for an opportunity to run. 

“That won’t open this door” he informed her, expecting to break her illusion, but her reply surprised him. 

“I know.” She met his visor without flinching. “It opens the service corridor two decks down.”

Now he turned his head fully toward her, standing from the bed. “That corridor leads to—”

“Hangar access.” She finished the sentence. “Or so I’m told.”

Told.

The way she said that, and the slip of an accent —fine and clear like ceramic— made him realize she wasn’t a farm girl. He could hear it in her cadence now, and see it in the straighten of her spine, and the elegant arch of her naked feet. But it was more obvious when you spoke to her, and the way she chose words. 

She was educated, and raised with a purpose much higher than most humans— and definitely not the one the merchant intended of her. 

“You don’t sound like you’re from a backwater agri-world” Din murmured, not sure if he was doing the right thing or not.

She gave the smallest smile. “No, I’m not. And this isn’t my place either— but it’s also no place for a Mandalorian.”

Fair enough. 

Din sat down on the edge of the bed, now closer to the windowsill. “You’re waiting for someone” he said.

“Yes.”

“Who?”

She hesitated, for the first time. But that was just a pause to decide her words. “My people.” She replied at last, something twinkling in her eyes. 

Not family.

Not father.

Not husband. 

People.

That was more than enough to know that she— oh, she was a princess. Or at least nobility. And whatever her heritage was, she was hiding it very well.

“You’re not scared” he said.

She looked at him for a long moment, until she sighed. “I am.” she replied. “I just refuse to perform it.”

Din felt something shift in his chest. It took him a minute to understand it was respect. He hadn’t felt that for someone in a while— truth is, he hadn’t bumped into many people who deserved it. She did, though. At least in plain sight. A noble girl, trapped in a brothel, refusing to break and planning an escape instead of just waiting like a damsel in distress? That deserved respect. 

“Are you going to take me out of here?” she asked, but it wasn’t a plea to be rescued, it was a calculated question, to measure her own plan. 

“No”. Mando replied, and that clearly surprised her. She raised her eyebrows, not a single wrinkle on her forehead as she did.  “I’m not in the business of stealing what isn’t mine.” he found himself explaining— odd for him. 

Her fingers tightened around the clip. “Well, I’m not his property, even if he thinks so.”

Mando swallowed saliva, and nodded. “I know.” He said. She had a point. “I agreed to this” he said finally, voice lower “so I wouldn’t have to kill everyone between here and my ship.” Again, more explanations he wasn’t entirely sure why he was giving— maybe because he hoped she didn’t hate him for not helping her out. “I’ll figure out the credits later. But it was this or bloodshed.”

She studied him, holding herself with her arms. “Then why are you still here?”

“Because if I walk out too soon, they’ll know something’s wrong.”

That earned him the faintest nod. Now she was the one gaining his respect. The Mandalorian was strategic, not hot headed, and didn’t murder for sport.  She liked that. 

Din shifted slightly on the bed, going back to his relaxed pose, resting his back against the bedframe. “You have how long before your people come?”

“It is unknown.”

That made him huff a small laugh. “Then you don’t have a plan.”

“I do” she said, straightening up, holding the chip tight on her fist. “It’s just… delayed.”

Din looked at the bruises, at her clothes, at the bones poking from the hemline of the neck. Three weeks she had lasted, untouched and unbroken, but it was clear her limit was getting closer. If he had been a lesser man, he would’ve been the one in charge to bend that willpower holding her together. 

“You want to get to that service corridor?” Din found himself asking. 

She went very still, her breathing caught on her chest before she spoke. “Yes.”

He sat up. “Then when the hour’s up, you follow me. Don’t run unless I tell you.”

Her eyes sharpened, an eyebrow raised once again. “You’re helping me.”

“I’m helping myself.” he corrected, or rather lied. “I don’t want the merchant to think of me as a partner for business.” A beat of silence followed, and then, once again, Din found himself over explaining. “And I don’t like what this place is.”

That was as close to an admission as she’d get out of him, but it was enough. She slid off the windowsill, stepping closer toward him, but still keeping distance.

“For what it’s worth” she said quietly, “I knew you wouldn’t hurt me— you’re Mandalorian, after all.”

He didn’t respond at that, but his shoulders loosened slightly, almost against his will. Across the hall, distant laughter echoed again. Din glanced toward the door. “We wait.”

The hour did not pass quickly. If anything, they did the opposite. And it got longer with every distant footstep in the corridor that felt closer than it was; with every burst of laughter beyond the walls; with every distant and echoey moan and whimper that reminded them what performance the merchant expected them to be engaging at.

Din checked the time twice in the corner of his visor display. Fifty-three minutes.

She was pacing around the small chamber, not nervously, but thinking. Her linen clothes made a carpet-like sound as they rubbed against each other. “They’ll expect…” She hesitated, then forced herself to continue. “They’ll expect signs.”

“I know.” Din replied, although he hadn’t really thought of it. Their gazes landed on the bed, where the sheets laid pristine. Din stood slowly. The mattress dipped as he pressed a gloved hand into it, then released. The fabric smoothed itself almost perfectly.

“Wrinkle them” he said.

She blinked. 

“The sheets.” He clarified. 

She moved without embarrassment now, pulling at the blanket, twisting the fabric, creasing it sharply near the pillows. She tugged one corner loose so it hung unevenly. While she worked on the bed, Din stepped toward the small oil lamp and dimmed it further. The room fell into deeper shadow, making the green clouds on the window glow like emeralds through the window. 

“Your hair” he added, looking at the pale green glow bouncing off of her curls. 

She hesitated only a second before dragging her fingers through it, loosening the waves until they fell more chaotically around her shoulders. But then, she paused, her face contouring into realisation. “I…” She swallowed, with her fingers still tangled on her locks.

“What?” Din asked, turning around to see her composure flickering for the first time.

“They think I’m untouched.”

He said nothing, but he knew her stomach turned just as much as his. 

“If he checks” she continued quietly, more controlled and collected once again, but thinner at the edges, “there won’t be… evidence.”

Silence filled the room again. On his visor, the clock moved a number. Fifty-six. 

Din looked at the sheets. Then at her. Then at his gauntlet. The idea came to mind before he could even process it. 

He stepped past her toward the table, removing one glove. His hands were calloused, scarred with old cuts and burns, many from work, even more from childhood. It took her by surprise to see they were, as least in sight, pure human. 

“I believe this will be enough” he said.

Before she could ask what he meant, he drew the small vibroblade from his boot. He didn’t hesitate, not even a second, when he rested the blade on his skin and made a quick slide across the pad of his finger, shallow enough to heal… shallow enough to bleed. 

She inhaled sharply, despite herself, as she watched how Din pressed his hand briefly against the rumpled sheets, leaving a small, unmistakable stain. It wasn’t dramatic or excessive. It was… believable enough, hopefully. 

He wiped the blade clean against his glove and sealed the minor wound with a small med-seal from his belt. “All right?” he asked.

She stared at the mark on the sheets for a long moment. “You didn’t have to do that.”

Once again, footsteps echoed in the corridor. But this time, they didn’t pass by. 

Din put his glove on and resumed his place on the bed, leaning back against the wall exactly as before —except now the sheets bore their story.

She moved instinctively toward the windowsill again. “No.” Din commanded. When she turned, he nodded to the bed. 

Quickly, she lowered herself onto the edge of the bed, back partially turned to him, hair falling forward over one shoulder. She sat close enough to suggest proximity, but still keeping distance. She clenched the edge of the mattress tightly. Din couldn’t tell if that was part of the acting or not. But before he could ask, the door lock disengaged with a metallic click, and the Zeltron merchant entered with the same perfumed air and calculated smile he had an hour before. 

His gaze flicked immediately to the bed and a smile of satisfaction struck his face. The sheets, the light, her hair, and the stain, all seemed to be doing the trick. 

“I trust the hour was… sufficient?”

Din didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he rose slowly from the bed. “It was.” he said.

The merchant’s smile widened. “Excellent. Then our debt—”

“I’m interested in purchasing her.”

Din’s words cut through the room like a blade. Through the corner of his visor, he saw the girl stiffening a bit, still on her spot. 

The merchant blinked for a moment, and then laughed— a short, loud laughter that clearly was the only sound he managed to get out as he processed the request. “I’m afraid she’s not for permanent sale.” The merchant informed. 

“I’m offering triple what you owe me.” Din lied. 

The Zeltron’s expression didn’t change, but his eyes sharpened. “You misunderstand. She is an investment.”

Din stepped closer, voice calm, measured. “Everything has a price.”

Now that wasn’t a lie. And yet, the merchant’s pleasant demeanor cooled by a fraction. “Not this one.”

Din could feel guards shifting just outside the doorway now. The shift was subtle but he picked on it right away, and he hoped the girl was smart enough to pick on it too.  The plan had just tilted.

“She’s—“ Din stuttered, not entirely sure of how to continue, but the merchant interrupted his words. 

“She is leverage.” He informed the Mandalorian. 

Not merchandise, or cargo. Not a gift, or a tool, or a working machine. She wasn’t kept in another room from the other girls because of her price, she was separated… because she wasn’t a girl from the brothel. Hence why the merchant offered her to pay his debt— her abuse didn’t have the goal of a profit for him, but clearly served a function for him. 

Leverage.

Din’s helmet angled slightly. “Against who?”

The merchant’s smile returned to his face, but thin this time. “Now that would be telling.” He said as he gestured politely toward the door. “Our arrangement is complete, Mandalorian. I suggest you depart before additional fees are incurred.”

Din didn’t move. The corridor beyond the doorway felt narrower now as guards grew closer, blasters ready. 

A part of him, a more cowardly side of him, knew he could just walk away with half of a payment and a lot of information. 

Lucky for her, though, he wasn’t a coward. 

Din moved before the guards did.

The merchant’s smile hadn’t fully faded when Din’s gauntlet shot forward and seized him by the collar, dragging him hard into the doorway. The Zeltron gasped as Din twisted him sideways. When the blasters erupted, the first bolt hit the merchant instead of beskar.

Female screams followed.

Din fired with clean, efficient shots. One guard dropped. Another stumbled back, clutching his shoulder, before falling as well. The corridor exploded into chaos. It was clear the guards hadn’t been expecting this, and their hesitation cost them their lives. 

“Move!” Din said, hoping the girl wasn’t waiting for this moment to become foolish. She stepped past the fallen merchant without looking down, and ran to the left. 

Din advanced, firing with measured precision, as he followed her.  They reached the first junction before more boots thundered from the far hall. “Left.” she said. “Service access.”

They slipped into a narrower corridor that was dimmer, colder, and scentless. The decorative walls gave way to exposed piping and maintenance panels. The air smelled metallic— both from blasters and blood. 

As they ran, a bolt scorched the wall inches from her head, making her scream. Din caught her arm and pulled her behind him in the same motion, returning fire without breaking stride. 

“Stay behind me.” He shouted. 

“I am!” She shouted back. 

Finally, they reached the ladder shaft, where two clueless guards awaited. Din didn’t slow, and he blasted before the guards could even draw their weapons. 

The girl took her chip, the hijacked one, and placed it on the door. Her fingers trembled, but it was the only part of her body doing so. And when the door opened, she gasped in relief. “Hangar is forward.” she said, breathing slightly faster now. “But they’ll lock it.”

“Not before we get there.” Mando shook his head. 

They turned the final corner, and ran straight into resistance. Four guards this time. Unlike their previous workmates, these ones were prepared and ready to blast. In a quick move, Din shoved the girl sideways, behind a stack of supply crates, just in time the blasterfire erupted.

The corridor filled with light, his beskar armour making fireworks with each hit of a bolt. One guard went down to a clean headshot. Another to a blast that ricocheted off the wall and caught him in the throat. The third lunged forward, and Din drove him into the bulkhead with a brutal shoulder slam before firing point-blank.

The fourth fled the scene. Din would’ve killed him if it wasn’t for the girl. 

He turned his head to locate her, but lucky for him, she was already moving past the bodies and into the hangar. That made the corners of his mouth lift up as he ran behind her.

They burst into the hangar as the massive bay doors were already beginning to close. And there, waiting, sat the Razor Crest. But blasterfire began to rain down from a catwalk above as they reached the ship. A bolt clipped the edge of the ramp controls as Din slammed his fist against them. 

The boarding ramp began to lower, and she climbed up, but halfway up, a bolt grazed her shoulder.

Din turned and fired upward, forcing the catwalk guards back just long enough for the girl and him to climb up and close the ramp. 

Inside, the Crest felt tighter than ever as he rushed to the cockpit. She followed behind, one hand pressed to her shoulder, though she refused to slow or cry. 

Din dropped into the pilot’s seat and ignited the engines. The hyperdrive couplings screamed in protest, and he silently prayed they cooperated one last time.

“Hangar doors are sealing,” she exclaimed, peering through the viewport.

Din didn’t hesitate as The Crest lurched violently upward, scraping hard along the closing doors. Metal shrieked. Sparks exploded across the viewport in blinding flashes. For a moment —one suspended, endless second, longer than the hour they had endured— it felt like the ship wouldn’t make it. 

And then, they were flying across Nal Hutta’s murky sky. Din steadied the controls, guiding them into thick green cloud cover, and as far away from the brothel as possible. 

That’s when she collapsed. 

By the time you awoke, the sounds of screams and blasters were long gone, and the smell of perfume and incense had faded away. 

The ship was quiet. Not silent —ships were never silent— but quiet in the way the world sounds after a thunderstorm, before birds sing again. Quiet, just like when something stubborn settles after surviving. You noticed the faint clicking of cooling metal, and a low vibration under the floor.

You did not open your eyes immediately, as they were still heavy. That was the first thing you felt. The second was pain. Not sharp and blinding like the moment you were shot-- instead, it was a dull, tight pull on your shoulder. You reached your hand to your shoulder, and recognised the gauze to the touch. As your fingers traveled, you touched something else. A blanket, definitely not soft, or washed, but doing its job.

Your memory returned in fragments, then. The corridor. The catwalk. The bolt. The Mandalorian.

Your eyes opened slowly, at last. Around you, the cockpit lights were dimmed. That surprised you-- the fact that you were still in the cockpit, sitting on the passenger seat, instead of laying on a bed. Outside, the viewport stretched not across the green murk of Nal Hutta, but a velvet, deep darkness, speckled with distant stars.

You turned your head slightly, and there he was. 

The Mandalorian. 

Your saviour.

He was seated on the pilot chair beside you, helmet still on, of course, with an upright but not rigid posture . One gloved hand rested loosely against his thigh, while the other hung near the controls.

You sat upright, straightening on the chair. You shifted your weight, the gauze cold but comforting across your shoulder. Every movement reminded you of the fight, of the corridor, the catwalk, the feel of cold metal under your palms, and the smell of scorched walls. Yet, even with pain lingering, even with the adrenaline fading, there was a sliver of relief that wrapped around you like the coarse blanket still draped across your lap.

The Mandalorian didn’t turn, nor moved. He just spoke.

“You’re nobility.”

His voice was calm, and he didn’t say it like an accusation, just like a fact he had assumed back in the brothel and confirmed a moment ago. 

You let out a slow breath, as a deep weight sunk onto your chest. “Yes” was all you said.

When he didn’t reply, nor ask more questions, you moved, folding the coarse blanket back and swinging your legs slowly off the cot, ignoring the slight pull in your shoulder. The cockpit smelled faintly of fuel, ozone, and oil.

“What gave it away?” you asked, resting your head fully against the chair as you watched the stars. 

“Your accent, and certain words you use--” the Mandalorian explained, his voice deep and rich. Now that you were out of danger and enclosured into the cockpit of the ship, it projected more clearly. “No farmer girl has your vocabulary, and the leverage part… men like the merchant love money more than anything, it didn't make sense he wouldn’t sell you to me. So, I searched databases.”

Your stomach tightened, but not from fear. From inevitability.

“I found inconsistencies.” he continued. “No missing persons report matching your description from any agri-world in the sector. No ransom demand listed through known Hutt channels.” His head tilted slightly. “No public bounty.”

You held his gaze through the visor.

“Yet…” he continued calmly, “three encrypted bulletins were issued through private syndicate networks three weeks ago. Diplomatic bulletins.”

The silence that lingered was deep and rich, and it added more weight to the stone that was oppressing your chest.

“Your father...” the Mandalorian spoke, matter-of-fact. “is the King of Corfai”

“Former King.” you corrected softly, and cleared your throat as you looked away. “He abdicated three years ago, my brother sits on the throne now. But the Hutts don’t care about titles.”

The engines hummed steadily. “The merchant said they took you for leverage” the mandalorian repeated.

“For humiliation.” You corrected, again. Gathering strength, and ignoring the pull on your shoulder, you stood carefully, bracing one hand on the bulkhead. The ship swayed subtly with hyperspace corrections. “They wanted a smuggling corridor across Corfai’s southern hemisphere. A permanent passage with unchecked inspections and protected airspace.”

“For the merchant network.” he said.

“For the Hutt merchant network” you clarified, giving him a look that implied a lot. He is a bounty hunter, you thought to yourself, so he must be aware what kinds of merchandise flows in a Hutt merchant network. Spice, weapons, drugs, and more than just women to feed the brothels. 

“Corfai’s economy is delicate, especially now with these turbulent political times.” you continued. “They believed my father would bend and convince my brother, but he didn’t.” A faint exhale left your chest, although it didn’t lessen the heavy sensation you felt. 

“So they made you disappear” Mando said, but you shook your head. Unconsciously, you found yourself clasping your hands together, behind your pack— an old posture from state briefings. 

“I wasn’t meant to be killed or disappeared. Quite the opposite, in fact. I was meant to be seen, and rumoured about my whereabouts. About my dignity.”

“And then returned damaged” he finished.

Your jaw tightened. “I don’t believe they would’ve returned me, but yes. Hand me back damaged, stained, violated. No longer a princess, but instead a living proof of the Hutt’s power, of what happens when you say no.” 

He paused, and for a moment, you dared to let the heaviness settle without moving. The soft vibration of the hyperdrive hummed through the floor and into your bones. The dim cockpit lights cast long, angular shadows across the panels, glinting off the metallic edges of buttons and switches. Outside, the stars blurred into thin, pale streaks, streaks that seemed to echo the chaos you’d just escaped.

Then he broke the silence. “Are you hurt?”

“Just the shoulder.” You shruggle, holding the injured arm with your hand. “Thanks, for patching me up. And saving me.”

Your manners were not the best, you knew, but it made you feel flustered just to imagine the Mandalorian picking you up, ripping your shirt off, cleaning your wound and then carefully setting you beside him. 

“You’re welcome” he scoffed. “But I meant…” His voice softened, almost low enough to be swallowed by the hum of the ship. “The merchant said you were unclaimed.”

His voice was low, and if he hadn't been wearing that helmet, you would’ve sworn he was blushing as he spoke. “You said you were unclaimed. Is… that true?”

The words lingered in the air, heavier than any blaster bolt had been. You knew what he meant, and for some reason --perhaps owing him your life, or perhaps his religion-- you decided to speak the truth.

“No.”

You looked out the window, into the stars, as you continued. “I was claimed long ago, by a knight who no longer works at the palace. I’ve had many lovers since then.” You didn’t meet his gaze, but through the corner of your eye you saw the helmet move. “The merchant thinks he can tell when a human is virgin or not, when he barely even knows our anatomy.”

There was a pause, filled only by the quiet clicks of the ship’s machinery. You hoped he didn’t ask more specific details. 

“Did the lie help?”

“Yes…” you spoke with the truth again. “But it wasn’t going to last long. You came in time.”

You shifted, taking a steadying breath as the hyperdrive thrummed beneath you. The vibration traveled through your chest, soft but persistent, lessening a bit of that heaviness you felt in your chest.

And when you thought the conversation was over, the bounty hunter spoke once again. “Why did you choose the service corridor instead of the main hall to escape?”

“The main hall cameras record to external Hutt archives. The service corridors are internal.” You explained. The smooth, unyielding tilt of his helmet caught the low light, reflecting stars in tiny, fractured patterns.

“You weren’t planning to be rescued” he said quietly, as though verifying a truth he already suspected.

“No.” you admitted, looking back at him. “I tried to keep a low profile, and flee on my own before things could escalate.”

“And now?”

You looked out the viewport at the velvet expanse of hyperspace, letting the stars draw your focus. “Now I need a ship that can move without attracting attention.”

A slight tilt of the helmet, deliberate, made you turn once more. “You’re in one.” he said.

Your shoulders eased slightly. “You realize that if you return me to Corfai, you will not leave quietly, right?”

“I don’t plan to land publicly.”

“And if my father insists on thanking you?”

“I’ll leave before he can.”

For the first time, a small smile flickered across your face, fragile but real. “You could drop me at a neutral system, and erase yourself from this.”

“I don’t abandon assets mid-transport.”

You almost replied back with something silly, like ‘I'm not an asset’, but you knew it'd be pointless. And a lie. You were an asset, a piece of a game, an object for men’s politics. So you just sat down again.

The ship’s hyperspace hummed deeper, steadying the ship’s path, as if sensing the fragile truce forming between you.

“What happens when we reach Corfai?” the Mandalorian asked.

You inhaled, slow, measured, the faint scent of ozone and oil sharp in your nose. “Officially? I was never gone.”

“And unofficially?”

You bit your cheek. “We’ll determine how much of this becomes public. If the Hutts are exposed, it becomes galactic. If it stays quiet… then perhaps we might let it slide.”

For a long moment, the two of you sat in the cockpit, suspended in the silent hum of the Razor Crest. The dim lights glimmered on the smooth curves of metal, on the worn edges of control panels, on the gloved hands resting lightly at your side. Outside, hyperspace stretched, carrying you away from the brothel.

Time moved slowly as the bounty hunter and you traveled through space towards your planet, and the Hyperspace had gone quiet in the way only deep night can feel quiet.

The Razor Crest vibrated softly around you. The lights were dimmed to a low amber glow, shadows settling into corners, the cockpit illuminated only by the wash of blue streaming past the viewport.

You couldn’t sleep.

The Mandalorian had shown you a bed where you could rest more comfortably, the only one in the small ship— his bed. 

You turned in the sheets, trying to pick up the smell left there. The scent, not of his armour, but of his skin. Every time you closed your eyes, echoes of the brothel invaded your thoughts. Long nights where all you could hear were moans and pleasure. Now, those memories mixed in with the scent of what hid beneath the beskar.

You couldn’t sleep. 

You stepped from the bed slowly, your bare feet quiet against cold decking. You took a few steps —it wasn’t a large ship by any means— and found the Mandalorian right where you had expected him, still on his pilot seat, even though the ship was in autopilot. 

“You don’t trust autopilot” you said softly, hoping to not startle him, but he wasn’t asleep. 

“It’s old.” He replied, gloved hands resting on his thighs. 

“So are you.” You joked, taking another step closer. And, to your surprise, he joked back. 

“I’m older.”

You smiled, and stepped into the cockpit.

The air was unperfumed. Nothing like the brothel’s cloying air. And yet, the echoes of the moans continued to run on your ears. You lowered yourself into the co-pilot seat. “Couldn’t sleep” you explained.

“Nightmares?” The Mandalorian asked, making you chuckle. 

“Eh, you could say so” you said with a shrug.

The silence stretched, deep like the black stretching across the galaxy. Not a ship in sight, not a planet nearby. They were so far away even the stars seemed to be out of reach. 

But you couldn't let that distract you. You were on your way to Corfai, to your father and brother, to your duties and responsibilities. To your silk dresses and long hours of work. You had to shift your mind once again, dart it away from the echoes of the brothel, from the scent still trapped on your nostrils. 

“Can I be honest now?” you found yourself saying. The Mandalorian nodded, shortly. “You asked if I was… still a maiden. And I said no. I’d rather we keep that between you and me.”

It took the bounty hunter a long moment to reply, long enough to make you hesitate if the request had been a right call. But he surprised you, at last, when he cleared his throat, and said: “Not my business to tell.”

“Right. But, for nobility, these kinds of things are important.” You replied, perhaps too quickly. You didn’t like the anxiety that was growing on you the closer the ship got to Corfai.

“Why?” 

“Huh?”

When you turned your head, you found the beskar helmet staring right at you, your own face reflected on the visor. You didn’t look happy for a princess that was just rescued. 

“Why is your maidenhood important for nobility?” The Mandalorian asked.  

You had to look away, even if he didn’t. “Well, heritage, I suppose.” You found yourself doubting, even though you knew the reasons. You were taught from birth your body was more important than others, because it had the ability to birth heirs to the throne, to continue the bloodline. That, above all, was your duty and purpose. 

“And… there’s this thing about being… pure. The whole reason I was kept in a brothel and not locked in a cell is because they wanted to take that away too.” 

“But you aren’t pure.” The Mandalorian said, matter-of-fact. 

“No, I’m not” you confirmed.

Your gazes met again. But now, instead of watching your reflection, you forced your eyes to look beyond, to try and spot the human eyes you knew laid beneath the armor. 

You didn’t mean to do it, but your eyes dropped down to admire the rest of the fit-- a big armor, for a big man. Older, he had said. Determined, not hot headed. Respectful. And yet, incredibly dangerous. After all, this wasn’t one of the castle’s knights, this was a bounty hunter who just so happened to bump into you. A man who could’ve abused you if he had wanted to. A man still with the opportunity to do so.

His hand --the one he had taken the glove off to cut his finger for you-- was resting on the control board, but it drifted down slowly, like a snail, to lay on your knee. It was big, heavy, and warm, and his thumb ran soft circles on your exposed skin. 

And when you looked up --to do what? You weren’t sure-- he moved it away, as if he’d gotten a whiplash. 

“Sorry. I don’t want to get it wrong.” he apologized, looking ahead, and straightening his stance --closing his legs, tightening his shoulders, and clearing his throat, his voice more correct now, less warm. It didn’t sound arrogant, nor controlling. 

He was nervous. 

You turned fully in your seat to face him, your legs crossed daintily by your ankles. 

“Get what wrong?” you asked quietly.

The Mandalorian didn’t look at you at first. His helmet remained fixed forward, staring out at the endless streak of hyperspace as if it were the most fascinating thing in the galaxy.

“You” he said after a moment. “I’m a bounty hunter.” he continued, voice careful now, measured in a way that felt more deliberate than before. “You’re a princess.”

The way he said it made the title feel heavier than it had when it came from courtiers and diplomats. From them, it was expectation. From him, it sounded like distance.

“You were taken by Hutt men” he went on. “You were kept somewhere you didn’t choose to be. I’m bringing you home.” His fingers curled once against his thigh. “Wouldn’t be right to...”

“To what?” you pressed, hoping, begging on your mind he’d ask what you wanted him to. That he also couldn't escape the moans echoing on his head, that he was also drunk on your scent --not the incense of the brothel, but your own scent, the smell of your skin.

The helmet turned toward you again. And, once again, your reflection stared back at you from the visor, eyes darker now in the dim amber light.

“Mistake your kindness” he said.

That surprised you. “Kindness?” you repeated, a bit disappointed.

“You’re grateful I got you out” he said simply. “That can feel like something else, to other bounty hunters.”

You bit your cheek, a bit frustrated, and leaned back slightly in the seat, folding your arms loosely across your middle. For a moment you watched the faint reflection of his helmet in the cockpit glass, the broad shape of him filling the small space.

“That’s a very cautious way to live.”

“It’s a necessary one.”

You tilted your head. You knew it was necessary-- it was the way you were raised to. But needs were needs. 

“For bounty hunters?”

“For men who wear armor.” he simply said, and something about the way he said it made your stomach tighten. The odor of his human skin, the one trapped beneath the beskar, still hung on your nose.

You let the silence stretch again, long enough that the hum of the ship filled the space between breaths.

Then you spoke, almost in a whisper. “You’re assuming my kindness comes from being rescued, or because of my manners.” The cockpit felt smaller, if that was even possible, when he turned again. “I spent weeks in a brothel…” you continued, your voice steady but low, your gaze fixed on the visor. “...listening to men think they were irresistible because someone was paid to moan for them.” You leaned forward slightly, resting your elbow on the armrest of your chair. “Trust me, Mandalorian. I know what false interest sounds like. This isn’t it.”

You could almost feel the way he was listening now and how his body relaxed involuntarily-- shoulders loosening, legs opening up again.

“So, if I were grateful…” you said, standing up, “…it would look like this.”

The pilot seat didn’t move when you slowly lowered yourself to sit on his legs, straddling him. 

You didn’t move until you got a sign, of any kind, that he wanted this. Lucky for you, it came rather quickly— his hands, gloves on, moved to hold your waist, and fixed your posture on his lap to a more comfortable angle, exactly where your hips and his met. 

But when he spoke, his words shocked you. 

“I’ve never…” He began stuttering. “I’ve never been with anyone.”

There was no embarrassment in his tone. He just said it, stating a fact. It made your chest tighten unexpectedly.

“You don’t owe me that confession” you said gently.

“I wanted you to know.”

“Why?”

“So you don’t expect something I don’t know how to give.”

That made your smile soften, and relax your shoulders, even if you hadn’t been aware you were so tense. He was a virgin, probably by Mandalorian code, or perhaps due to his own personal experience. A man so correct, so right, so strict, of course had trouble enjoying himself. It didn’t turn your heat off— if anything, it made you feel calmer. And hornier. 

“Sex isn’t about giving or taking— that’s prostitution. That’s what happened in the brothel. We aren’t there anymore.” You explained, running your fingers lazily up and down his arms, moving them up to trace a slow line along the edge of his collar. “You’re very brave in battle” you murmured.

“Battle makes sense.”

“And this?”

The Mandalorian took a pause, exhaling. 

“This doesn’t.”

It made you smile again. “It will. If you want to” you whispered. 

And, to surprise you again, the Mandalorian’s hands tightened around your waist at your words, almost as if he’d been afraid you would’ve stepped away from his lap. 

“I do.”

You smirked. 

The heat pouring off of your core was already too noticeable to ignore it anymore, so you rested your hands on his broad shoulders, holding on to his frame, as you began to rock your hips back and forth. The fabric of his pants made a sharp contrast between the rough linen of your brothel clothing, rubbing you harsh but determined. And the naked parts of your body —yours hands, your arms, and part of your thighs— felt hot against the cool beskar armour. 

But before you could moan, he did. 

His hands grasped your waist stronger, pushing you deeper into his crotch, making the friction more intense. A moan, mixed in with a small gasp of surprise, left your lips. 

You would’ve devoured his mouth now, but he kept his helmet on, your own eyes reflected on them. “Does it break any Mandalorian code—?”

“Leave that to me” he interrupted before you could even finish. His voice sounded worked up, and breath taken. “You… you keep moving.”

That made you bite your lip to hold on a smile. You kept moving, slowly, in a circular pattern. You felt yourself get wet, dampening the linen of your clothes. 

“You feel anything under your suit?”

“I do.” He growled. That made you speed up just a bit, and rub yourself a bit tighter. The Mandalorian didn’t moan again, but you could tell he was swallowing all the noises down his throat.

“And your gloves?” You continued, pushing the edge a bit. You were eager to be touched by real skin, and to get closer to the scent you’d smelled in his bed— his scent, not the scent of the beskar. “You can touch me”

You didn’t expect much, so you smiled when he actually moved his arms from your waist to remove both of his gloves. The cut finger was the first one to land on your waist again, and you felt the small bump of the healing wound against your skin. 

His hands were big, soft, pale white. And they guided you deeper into his crotch. Your linen garments were ruined by your wetness by now, and through his pants, you felt his manhood grow and harden, rubbing you exactly where you wanted him the most. 

“You’re not bad at this” you whispered.

“I’m armored” he replied, making you laugh softly, and the sound broke the last of the tension between you two.

Your hands slid from his helmet to rest lightly at his collar. “If we go further” you said, gently “we go slowly. And we stop if you want to.”

“Yes.”

He looked steadier now. Not overwhelmed. Just focused.

“I don’t want to rush you” he said.

“You’re not.” You replied, a bit surprised. You were clearly the one rushing him, not the other way around. But this man, this Mandalorian, you’ve come to learn, was too well mannered. 

You brushed your thumb lightly along the edge of his helmet, and he pressed his fingers tighter against your skin, pressing on to your ribs. 

“You’re choosing this?” he asked quietly.

“Yes.”

“Why?”

You chuckled a bit, although it was more of a moan than a giggle. “Do I have to explain why I want to sleep with you?” 

“Yes.” He replied immediately. “I don’t want you to do it because you feel indebted.”

“I know i'm not”

“Or because you think you should.”

“I know I shouldn’t”

“Then why?”

You stopped your hips, feeling his cock hard and pressing against you. You felt like you were drowning in your clothes, and seeing him all dressed, helmet on, made the sensation worse. 

“Because I need to get off.” You confessed, and looked down at the spot where your hips met his, where the fabrics had faint stains of wetness. “And so do you.”

That seemed to settle it.

He nodded once, sharp, firm, like the knights of the palace when you gave them orders. “Then I’m yours” he said quietly.

It made you bite your lip. You would’ve devoured his mouth right there, but there was one thing standing in between. 

“The helmet—?”

“Stays on” he cut you off, immediately. 

You sighed, a bit frustrated. “So I can’t kiss you?”

It took the Mandalorian a moment to reply, as if he was measuring his options. But in the end, he shook his head, sharp, but less firm, like this wasn’t an order he was happy to follow. 

You swallowed saliva, the pool of heat on your thighs now unbearable. “Well, lucky for you I can do other things with my lips” you said, and moved. 

He was about to protest when your hips moved away from his crotch when you kneeled in front of him, and worked your way around his belt. 

The Mandalorian didn’t move— he seemed too shocked for it. But when you huffed in annoyance he flicked your fingers off of the belt, and swiftly removed it. You leaned back for a bit to admire it; watching a man take his belt off was a sight you loved to see. 

When he was done loosening the belt, you continued your job. Gracefully, as to not startle him, you moved your hand, cupping his cock before sliding it in to pull it out. 

It was pale, veiny, and you saw a lot of hair at the base. Pretty good length— not too much, not too little. The tip was a soft shade of pink, and you couldn’t help but imagine that was the same color of his lips, hidden beneath the beskar helmet. 

The bizarreness of it all made you chuckle a bit. Here you were, holding a man’s length in all its glory, and yet you were not allowed to see his face as you lowered your lips, and gently sucked off. 

Drowning the moans was too much for the bounty hunter at this point, and his hiss felt like a victory chant. After all, it was the only way to know he was enjoying it. 

You took your time blowing him. He was a virgin, but you weren’t sure if he had ever been given pleasure like this before, so you made the experience worth remembering. 

Your tongue wrapped on his tip all the way through, and sucked hard, making pressure on his nerves. You removed your lips quite often to spat on his shaft, so your hand could slide up and down smoothly. You felt every vein on his cock pump with each stroke of your hand, and by the time your mouth was reaching the base, the Mandalorian was holding your hair, helmet tilted back, and growling like a beast. 

“I—“ he moaned, clearly out of his control. You moved your lips away, holding to his cock but not stroking it. It pulsed, like a bomb, on your grip. You knew exactly what was happening— he was about to come, all the cum gathered right on the tip, waiting for release. 

“Bed?” You asked as you slowly rose. He nodded, and you almost swore you saw him tremble. 

Smiling, licking his taste off of your lips, you took his hand and guided him to his bed, as if this wasn’t his ship and not yours. 

You would’ve loved to ask about the helmet once again, but you knew you couldn’t push it. So, once you reached his bedsheets, you only slipped off of the linen garments, and rested on all fours, chest pressed on the mattress, ass up in the air. 

You didn’t have to explain to him what to do, although it took him a moment to follow. You felt the tip right on your folds, trying to push in— and even though you were wet, the friction made you flinch a bit. 

“Spit on it, and go slow” you told him. You couldn’t help but moan when, after a pause, a wet and cold spat landed right on your ass, sliding down to your core. “That’s it.” 

The Mandalorian moved the tip up and down, parting your lips, before he put a knee up on the bed, and slowly pushed in. The sensation— the first time a cock slides into your womanhood— was as good as ever. But for him? Oh.

The Mandalorian let out a loud huff, something along the lines of incredible pleasure and frustration to not come right away. He stood still inside of you, before he gathered himself and began to rock his hips in and out. You weren’t sure if you needed to give him any more guidance than this, but he seemed like he didn’t need it. 

For a moment, all the sounds on the ship were his and your moans, growing louder, covering the hum of the ship, the sounds of the windpipes on the walls, the drip of the oil or the purr of the engine. That’s why he took you by surprise when he spoke, voice a bit trembling, but holding together. 

“You said let it slide”  

“Huh?”

“Your kidnapping.” He huffed, hips in and out. “Why wouldn't you want to--?

“Take revenge?” You finished the sentence as he drowned in a moan. 

He swallowed. “Claim justice”

You adjusted your hips, raising them up a little. Your chest rose off of the mattress, letting you breathe a bit more, and talk more smoothly. You swallowed another moan. “Some battles are not worth the fight. My planet isn't in the right position, politically and economically, to face the Hutt cartel” you explained as your hand reached down to rub yourself, immediately tightening around the bounty hunter’s cock. It made him hiss. 

“Aren’t you mad?” He asked. 

“I’m—“ you tried to reply, but the Mandalorian moved his own hand off of your hips to replace your own fingers in your cunt. You held them in place, teaching him exactly how to move them, and where. He was a quick learner. “I’m close”

The political conversation ended right the same way it had started— drowned in moans. You moved your hand away, and the Mandalorian kept his movements perfectly paced, synchronizing his thrusts with the circular movements around your clitoris. 

You turned your head, your lips partially open, holding in the tune of the moans, and saw him naked— all except the helmet, of course. 

His torso was lean, strong, covered in hair. Some spots didn’t have hair, though, and instead had scars. He was pale, very much so, but sweat covered every inch of his skin, and you knew underneath that helmet he was blushed and dripping. 

You knew he was making eye contact through the beskar, because he thrusted harder when you turned to face him. “Would you let me do this back in the brothel if I had wanted to?” He asked. 

“No, definitely" you said, although you didn’t sound that convincing as he pounded you in all fours. 

“Then why you let me now?” 

You rolled your eyes. You knew this was important to him— to know that this wasn’t a mistake, that he wasn’t breaking codes, nor your trust. You knew that he, bless his heart, had never done this, and wasn’t totally aware of the subtle, gentle, swift dance around sex. “Consent, reward“ you moaned, feeling your cunt get tighter. 

“Shit” the Mandalorian cursed, loud, as he suddenly pulled his cock out. You hissed at the sudden loss of contact. “Stop that”  he said.

You shook your head— asshole didn’t let you come. Of course, he had no clue what was happening, he only did so because he was probably about to finish as well, just with the grip of your core. 

“Sorry, didn’t mean to make you uncomfortable.” You apologized, but raised an eyebrow as you saw him kneel right on your core. “What you what are you--?”

“Close your eyes.” He commanded, and you smiled. He was about to eat you out. Biting your lip, you faced the wall again. Then, the sound of beskar hitting the floor, and a deep breath, told you all you needed to know— he’d removed his helmet.  

“I’ve never done this before” he said, voice raggedy but more clear now that he didn’t cover his head anymore. 

“Remove your helmet or go down on a girl?” 

He huffed. “The latter”

You moved a little in place, and used both hands to spread your cheeks wide, but his own hands covered yours in a second. You removed them, and held tight to the sheets. “Give it a long lick, all across the folds first.” You explained. 

It took a second but then you felt it— the soft, cold, slimy tongue right across your burning cunt. It felt refreshing, like sipping a glass of the coldest and sweetest juice you could find in the galaxy when you are thirsty. Your moans made you vibrate, and you felt him smirk on your sex. 

“Now part them apart, and work your way in with your tongue.” You continued explaining, and he obeyed to perfection. His lips sucked on you, drinking in your fluids. “Once you reach the clit you suck— fuck!”

He’d found it, and he had sucked. 

“You alright?” He asked, parting his lips from your cunt as your knees shook.  

“Don’t stop.” 

The Mandalorian obeyed, and went back to eating you out. His tongue explored every crevice, and moved in and out of your entrance just like his cock had done it before lowering to your clit. It moved up and down, sometimes close to reaching your ass. You would’ve loved to ask him to lick it too, but you didn’t want to push him too much— besides, your cunt was tilting by this point. 

“I need a finger” you murmured, nose buried on his pillow as you inhaled his scent. 

“Huh?” 

“In me.” You clarified. “Do it slow, lick it first.”

You couldn’t help but giggle a bit when, suddenly, his hand was right next to your face. He wanted you to lick his fingers. 

You moved your head a bit to do so, and through the corner of your eye, you saw a glance of him— small ears, and brunette short hair with curls stuck by his sweat onto his skull. But that was about it. 

In your tongue, you felt the small dent of the cut on his finger, the small wound he had taken to himself to free you from the brothel, all because you’ve lied about your virginity. And now here you were, sucking on it, helping him claim his own. 

The Mandalorian removed his hand, now sloppy with your saliva, and you smirked. “You’re naughty, Mandalorian” 

“Din. call me Din.” He corrected, but he didn’t pause to let you process the information. “Now what?”

“Insert them, slow, and when you reach the top, hook them up and move them towards you, like you're calling me” you explained. 

You felt the index and middle fingers slowly get in, sliding with no problem. They were thick, and they easily got all the way in, and hooked like you asked him. It made you shiver as he moved them, calling for another orgasm. 

“Now?”

“Keep eating me too.” You sighed, and moaned louder when his fingers moved faster and his tongue went back to your clit. “Oh my—“

It didn’t take you that long to cum this time, now properly riding your orgasm through his fingers. You felt yourself tighten around them, and you knew he felt it too, and tasted the sweet liquid softly pouring out. 

When he removed his lips, you thought he was just taking a break to breathe through, but he moved his fingers away, and held you by the hips. “Keep your eyes closed” he commanded as he flipped you to lay on your back. 

He barely gave you a second to obey, but he was ahead of it— his hand reached your eyes before your back had hit the mattress. You opened your legs wider, setting them on his shoulders. This time, you didn’t have to give him any indications. 

You moaned hard when he slipped in. You were over-stimulated by this point, and the angle on your hips made his cock thrust even deeper, rubbing against your cervix, making you hiss. His hand, big, rough and sweaty, pressed hard against your eyes. 

“Don’t stop” you begged.

“Wasn’t gonna” he replied, and to your surprise, his voice was just centimeters away from your ear. His breath mixed in with yours when you moved your head a bit. And, still with your eyes covered, you leaned into his mouth. 

His lips were chapped, but the moistness of your cunt had softened them. He tasted like you, but they also had a metallic touch to them, probably from the beskar. You were surprised to also feel hair from a trimmed beard and moustache as well. 

Your hands moved to hold him, to run your fingers on the damp curls, to caress his jawline and feel his beard, to hold on to his thick, strong neck. You were lost, lost in his smell, his touch, his tongue, his cock— so lost, in fact, that you didn’t even realize he’d removed his hand from your eyes at one point to hold your waist, and cup your breasts, and run his fingers through your curls too. 

But his hand returned to cover your vision at the same time he broke the kiss apart in raggedy breaths. “I need to—“ 

“Come? Pull out, then” 

You felt it all, but didn’t see it— his cock moving out of your pulsing cunt, and the hot pool of cum dripping into the skin of your belly. It was hot against your skin, and it came out in small intervals, until it was finally over. 

“Keep your eyes closed” he murmured as he softly stood up, removing his hand from your face, and walking away. 

Of course, you didn’t obey. 

You opened them up immediately to see the mess. His cum, white and thick, was creamy and shiny on your skin. You saw the bedsheets were damp as well. And in between your thighs, just before your leg ended and your genitals started, there was a love bite. 

You couldn’t explore it much before you heard footsteps, and closed your eyes shut again. 

“You can open them” you heard Din speak, his voice a bit drowned now— he’d put the helmet on. He was still naked, but now more freshened up, sweat no longer clinging to his skin. He carried a damp towel, which he immediately used to clean his seed off of your skin. 

He did it slowly, and you knew he was admiring it under the helmet, taking in the scene in front of him.

“How you feeling?” You asked. 

He sighed, and dropped the towel aside as he put his hands on his hips. “Tired” was all he said, and then moved to pull his pants up. 

You smiled, and moved to the side, to leave him room. “Sleep with me.” You said, and chuckled when his helmet suddenly snapped up. “We already fucked, we might as well” 

He didn’t move, not speak, but his shoulders relaxed. He crawled to your side, and laid on his back, stiff like a board. 

Rolling your eyes and smiling, you moved to cuddle him. “This is part of the sex too, Din” you explained, and that made him loosen up, loosely draping an arm around your waist as you drifted off. 

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All my fanfics (unless stated otherwise) are NSFW as they generally contain smut and graphic mentions of violence

Most works are x reader but don't use y/n

All my work (unless stated otherwise) uses she/her pronouns for the reader

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PS 1: English isn't my first language and I don't have a beta reader, we're raw dogging these fics

PS for TLOU content: I mostly write with HBO Joel in mind, but you're free to picture whatever man suits you the best (we love pixel!joel in this house)

Sarah's dad Status: completed on AO3, WIP on Tumblr ⋆⭒˚.⋆ TWC: 59,219 Check out the chapter masterlist here ⋆˚𖥔 ݁ ˖𓂃.☘︎ ݁˖ AO3 Link

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i miss u :(

omg hi :( i never saw this

sorry i'm kinda on a hiatus over here BUT i'm posting stuff on my AO3

ngl my life has been absolutely crazy since january but i'm finally writing stuff i don't hate so that's why i'm active there

i don't think i'm gonna "come back" per say because i don't want to be on my phone more than i already am lol but i want to post my fics here too!

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miss u 💗💗☹️

I miss y’all too 🫶 I’m cooking some fics so I’ll be back

I got a lot of messages the other day asking what’s up hahaha so this is the public statement of what the hell is going on with me

I broke up with my boyfriend 2 months ago and it’s been rough, even though it was the right decision and I was the one who broke up with him

But I spent these two months in sort of a situationship with an older guy and that distracted me a lot from all my feelings, but he broke up with me too so now it’s like I’m heartbroken x2 and I don’t have amazing sex to distract me from the void in my head

So, of course, writing smut fics or fluff or angst or whatever it’s complicated, even though writing is a very good way for me to cope. But my feelings are too raw right now, I cry too much too often about everything, and I’m physically exhausted (I even got sick this weekend, and it’s summer here! This isn’t a winter flu, this is a “you need to calm down” flu)

And to top it all off, I’ve got a shit load of work hahaha because I’m a fucking adult !!! Don’t get me wrong I love my job but we’re starting the year strong. Honestly, my week routine (work and then working out x3 a week) is really helping me, even though I cry every day or so

So yeah, I’m fine, I just need to sort my shit! I got back into writing and made this blog the months prior to my breakup because it was a way to channel my emotions and focus on something creative for myself, but right now it’s all too much for me

But I know me, I’ve been through rough shit before and I’ll make it out of this like I always do— but damn I’m tired

Thank you for sending this ask, and thanks to all the mutuals who sent me messages 🫶 I really appreciate it

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tumblr I’m so sorry I’ve abandoned y’all I’m really going through it rn

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WIP Whenever ✨

First off, HAPPY NEW YEAR! Thank god 2025 is over.

Thanks for tagging me loves @cozymochaa @shadowqueen2024 @maroonpascal sorry I’m not super active these past month or so, but I’ve got two WIPs I wanna share so thank you for the tags!

One is something I got the idea a few days ago, loosely inspired by my first time in a motel with a 40-year-old man. We’re not dating, just fucking, and he’s blowing my mind tbh, the real life Joel I ached for.

The second WIP is for a short fanfic I’m working on for Andrew Garfield’s spidey called Cast No Shadow! This is slowly brewing, I need to wrap the chapters up but the foundation is there! This is the beginning of chapter 2

Tagging @mytearsricochetm @mcthsman @kokoluwie @bemyluvr @amourflores @trulyourslola @barnesdreamcatcher @rosharanfiction @vcnillafairy @isabellaboo2025

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Christmas morning

By cherrycokeispunk ~ WC: 2.3k

It’s Franklin’s first Christmas! And Santa Claus shows up late, has a bad attitude, and looks suspiciously like his uncle Johnny.

Or: it’s your first Christmas with your boyfriend’s family

Pairing: Johnny storm x reader

Content warning: none? This is all fluff y’all

A/N: I wrote this for marvel week day six and then I never posted it lmao but here you go! Merry Christmas!

Check out my masterlist - read this on AO3

“Why can’t Ben dress up?” Johnny huffed.

“Because Santa isn’t supposed to be orange.” Sue replied.

“Or Jewish” you added.

Johnny’s room looked like Christmas had exploded inside it: there were wrapping paper scraps on the floor, a half-open box of ornaments on his bed, and a Santa suit draped dramatically over his desk chair as if it had fainted from exhaustion. Johnny himself stood in front of the mirror, shirtless, wearing a pair of red pants that matched the angry expression on his face as he pouted at the padded red jacket in his hands, like it had personally offended him.

You sat cross-legged on his bed, watching him fight with the Santa Claus costume. Sue hovered near the door with her camera ready, because mothers never miss an opportunity for photos and sisters never miss an opportunity to humiliate their younger siblings.

“Yeah, well, he’s supposed to be old and fat and have grey hair and I am exactly the opposite, so it’s the same logic.” Johnny said, huffing, as he turned around to face his sister. “Reed should be the one dressing up, not me.”

Sue shook her head softly, smirking. “Franklin’s gonna recognise him right away”

“And he won’t recognise me, then?” Johnny asked, offended, slapping the jacket against his thigh in indignation.

Sue gave him the sweetest, fakest smile in the world. “Just put on the suit! I want to take a cute picture.”

“I’m melting in this thing, Sue” Johnny complained, sticking his arm into the jacket and immediately trying to pull it back out.

“Johnny, this is your nephew’s first Christmas, please.”

Johnny groaned dramatically, head rolling back. “Yeah— I guess saving the world and almost dying in the process isn’t enough for the little punk, we also have to pretend Santa is real.”

You rolled your eyes, and Sue did the same, but her smile didn’t fade away. If anything, it became more Grinch-est. “You thought Santa was real until—”

“Shut up, Sue.” Johnny cut off her sentence, immediately, as he turned around and took a few steps close to her. But too late.

You perked up, opening your eyes wide. “Wait, wait, let her finish.” you said.

Johnny shot you an offended look. “No!” he almost shouted, and then turned his head back to his sister, pleading. “Sue—”

“Please” you plead too, grinning. “How old was he when he found out?”

Sue crossed her arms, with a victorious smirk that got wider, if that was even possible. “Old.” she said, not looking at Johnny, as she crossed her arms and leaned her body against the doorframe.

“How much? Two digits?” you asked, standing from the bed.

But Johnny had enough-- he threw the jacket onto the floor. “That’s it. No Santa.” he said before storming off, bumping his shoulder with his sisters as he walked out of his own room.

“Come on, Johnny, do it for Franklin!” Sue said loudly, her voice echoing down the hall. Shaking your head, you stood besides Sue, matching her stance, and looking down at the hallway where Johnny Storm stormed off.

Your boyfriend was always easy going and had a knack for jokes and teasing. But, over the last couple months when you officially started dating, you came to learn his looks and reputation were just there to mask a very fragile self esteem. And, well, one of Sue’s favorite activities was to make said self esteem strengthened purely out of embarrassment. First, with the Santa Claus suit, and now with stories about his childhood.

The moment you two finally walked into the room again, looking around the mess of gifts and wrapping paper, you asked “How old?”

Sue chuckled. “Almost fifteen.”

Your mouth opened up wide, but before you could laugh, you heard footsteps. When you turned around, you saw Johnny walk back into his room, cheeks flushed with genuine effort and rage as he picked up the jacket and put it on.

“You’re back!” you said, biting your lip to keep from laughing.

Johnny tugged the belt tight. “I put this on, we take one picture, I give him the presents, and then I burn this suit.”

“You can’t burn it.” Sue said. “I rented it.”

The living room glowed gold and green in the early hours of December 25st, as the huge Christmas tree twinkled in the corner and the fireplace twitched. Next to the tree, sitting on one of the tables, a beautiful Hanukkah menorah glowed as well, casting a soft light from the candles.

Ben sat on the couch, holding baby Franklin on his leg, making it bounce to make the one-year-old giggle frantically. Reed stood nearby, stretching one arm across the mantle to adjust a stocking without moving his feet. You were already kneeling next to Ben and Franklin when, suddenly, the tinker of a bell made you smile as Franklin looked up, with his blue eyes wide open.

“Franklin, look, look! Over there!” you said, pointing towards the hallway. “Who’s that?”

Ben smirked. “Definitely not your uncle.”

“Ho-ho-ho!” Johnny bellowed —almost convincingly— as he walked down the hall, being followed by Sue. He looked like Santa… if Santa had an attitude, a jawline, and visible contempt for the holiday-industrial complex. He didn’t do any of the patting (“No, Susan, this year Santa took Pilates classes.”) but he had the white beard on, covering much of his pretty face, including the involuntary smile that slapped him right across the face when he saw his nephew gasp and clap.

Now more comfortable in his role, he ‘ho-ho-ho’ed again, this time louder, making the bell ring louder in his hand.

“Merry chris—Reed!” Johnny huffed, dropping his shoulders when he saw his brother in law holding his own ribs with one hand and covering his mouth with the other.

“Sorry. I’m sorry. I’m so sorry—” Reed managed to say in between snorts of laughter.

You, in order to get Johnny back in the good mood, clapped your hands, and looked back at the baby in Ben’s lap. “Look, Franklin! It’s Santa! He got you a bunch of presents!”

Johnny Claus, ignoring Sue and Reed’s giggles, knelt in front of Ben and Franklin, dropping the bag with presents on the floor perhaps a bit too strongly.

“Does Santa give stuff to Jews too?” Ben asked, smirking, as Johnny looked around the bag and Franklin’s eyes went wilder and wilder.

Santa shot him a look. “You’re gonna get charcoal.”

Standing a few feet away, Sue snapped a few photos as Johnny took out the first gift of the bag.

“Look, Franklin! For you! What is it?” You said, taking the gift from Johnny’s hand, his fingers softly touching yours in the act. You ignored the sensations and pushed the dirty jokes aside as you helped Franklin unwrap the box, tearing at the paper with baby ferocity.

“Car!” He gasped, when he finally saw his present: a scale replica of his father’s own car.

“It’s a car!” You and Johnny repeated together, star-eyed and smiling.

“Give him another one” you said.

Johnny dug into the gift bag once again as the little kid smiled widely, not sure if to look at his parents, the man in the red suit in front of him, or to his brand new car. “How many things are in here?” Johnny complained.

“Just give him the presents” Sue ordered.

Finally, he fetched a small cardboard bag. “This one— hey, this one is for Ben!” He smiled as he read the name, and handed the present to his friend.

Ben opened it with Franklin’s help, and smiled just like the baby when he pulled out a brand new Yankees hat. “Oh, I love it! Fits just right.” He said as he placed the baseball cap on his rocky head, even though it was clearly way too small but somehow fitting.

“And this one…” Johnny said, lifting another box “…is for Uncle Johnny.”

“Oh!” you gasped. “Where is he, Franklin?”

Johnny didn’t miss a beat as he shook his head and settled the box aside. “He’s at Hooters. Let’s move on.”

One by one, the bag began to grow smaller as each one of them got a gift— although, truth be told, most gifts were Franklin’s. Problem was, you didn’t get any gifts. They most likely were at the bottom of the bag, hence why Johnny hadn’t called your name yet.

“This one’s for Mommy! And this one’s for Mr. Fantastic. And here… is one for you.” Johnny said, at last, handing you a small present, wrapped neatly in candy cane paper wrap.

You took it, surprised but relieved to have something at last. “Thank you, Santa Claus.”

Once the bag of gifts was empty, Johnny stood up and pointed dramatically toward the hallway. “Can I go now?”

Sue shook her head, and held her camera upwards. “Photos” she demanded.

“Sue, I’m melting.”

“Say Merry Christmas!”

Without room for complaints, Johnny posed next to Ben and Franklin. You knelt beside him, your gift half wrapped on your lap, as Reed sat besides you. Sue gave the camera to HERBIE and sat next to you, and everyone squeezed together as the robot counted down, and the camera flashed.

“Ho-ho-ho! Goodbye, Franklin!” Johnny, finally, announced at last, before retreating out of the living room like a man escaping war.

But before following him, you looked down at the present on your lap. It was a book on astrophysics you had been looking for for a while, and it was gifted by Reed and Sue.

After such a chaotic year, and considering there was now a little boy in the family, Christmas wasn’t much about gifts anymore— you knew that all people’s money and attention to details were now all for Franklin, which was natural. But you really couldn’t help but feel a bit sad when your name was called only once, and especially when you saw the card in the gift didn’t have your boyfriend’s name on it.

Biting your cheek, you stood up, and helped clean the living room, throwing all the wrapping paper away. But, as Ben and Sue got the Christmas/Hanukkah breakfast table ready and Reed helped Franklin set up one of his presents (a toy microscope), you slowly sneaked away, walking down the hall, holding the book tight up in your chest as you made your way to Johnny’s room.

You knocked lightly before entering, although there was really no need to. Johnny walked out of his bathroom as you made your way in, toweling off his hair, and no longer wearing the red Santa suit, but his own pair of pajamas.

His skin was cold now from the freezing shower, but his cheeks were still pink from the suit and the overheating. “Had to take a shower, sorry. I think the suit fused to me a little.” He said, smiling, making your heart melt and forget what you were upset about for a moment.

You crossed the room, resting the book on the bed, and took his face in your hands, kissing him softly and tenderly. It wasn’t a kiss that tried to initiate anything, but that didn’t stop him from joking anyway.

“Didn’t know the Santa suit turned you on so much”

You rolled your eyes, smirking. “No, but seeing you smile and hype Franklin did.”

Johnny chuckled, shaking his head, his hands caressing you softly as he rested them on your waist. “Little man loved all his presents— oh! And that reminds me!”

He moved, then, to kneel on the floor and dig around the forgotten gift bag sitting on the floor. You didn’t realise your heartbeat stopped when he finally stood up, and handed you a small, blue velvet box.

“Johnny, what is this?” You asked, holding the box, feeling the soft fabric on your palm, but too shocked to open it yet.

“Santa did a horrible job handing in the presents, he didn’t see there was one left down there.” Johnny tried to play cool, and failed miserably.

Taking a big breath, you opened the box, and found a necklace— purely out of gold, due to the way the sunshine of the early morning cast a small spark on it. It was small and dantly chain, with a charm with your initials on it.

Biting your lip to avoid smiling so much, you looked up at your boyfriend, and threw yourself into his arms again. This time, the kiss was much more passionate, deeper and longer— no longer sad and doubtful. And, judging by Johnny’s eyes as he parted away to look at your face, it struck him by surprise.

“What was that for?” He asked, almost sighing a little.

“For my present.”

Johnny smirked, shaking his head, and holding you closer. “Tsk— that wasn’t me. That was Santa Claus.”

“Oh?” you challenged, leaning closer into his body as his arms surrounded you. “So I have to kiss Santa on the lips, then?”

Johnny shook his head again, and pulled you deeper. “No, no. I’ll take all the Santa kisses for him.” He sighed, before smashing your lips against his.

You laughed into his lip, but then you pulled back slightly. “Come on, we’re gonna miss Ben’s breakfast if we don’t show up.”

“Yeah, but first…” Johnny took the necklace from the box, and stood behind you, moving your hair to put the jewellery on.

The moment was slow, intimate— and the way the light came through the curtains, Johnny’s hands softly touched your skin, the smell of cookies and cinnamon came down the hall, the quiet that reigned, and the kisses that followed before and after… made you realise why Johnny hadn’t given you the present in front of his family, amongst the chaos of Franklin’s screams of joy, Ben’s jokes, Reed’s laughter and Sue’s camera.

This wasn’t Santa's present, it was Johnny’s, and it deserved its own moment.

Tag list: @shadowqueen2024 @cozymochaa @kokoluwie - pics from Pinterest - dividers by @toastray and @saradika-graphics

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Me writing fanfics about a winter wonderland when it’s in fact

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I got a shirt with horses today and it reminds me so much of Joel 🥺 my new fav shirt

[cherrycokeispunk]

Christmas morning

By cherrycokeispunk ~ WC: 2.3k

It’s Franklin’s first Christmas! And Santa Claus shows up late, has a bad attitude, and looks suspiciously like his uncle Johnny.

Or: it’s your first Christmas with your boyfriend’s family

Pairing: Johnny storm x reader

Content warning: none? This is all fluff y’all

A/N: I wrote this for marvel week day six and then I never posted it lmao but here you go! Merry Christmas!

Check out my masterlist - read this on AO3

“Why can’t Ben dress up?” Johnny huffed.

“Because Santa isn’t supposed to be orange.” Sue replied.

“Or Jewish” you added.

Johnny’s room looked like Christmas had exploded inside it: there were wrapping paper scraps on the floor, a half-open box of ornaments on his bed, and a Santa suit draped dramatically over his desk chair as if it had fainted from exhaustion. Johnny himself stood in front of the mirror, shirtless, wearing a pair of red pants that matched the angry expression on his face as he pouted at the padded red jacket in his hands, like it had personally offended him.

You sat cross-legged on his bed, watching him fight with the Santa Claus costume. Sue hovered near the door with her camera ready, because mothers never miss an opportunity for photos and sisters never miss an opportunity to humiliate their younger siblings.

“Yeah, well, he’s supposed to be old and fat and have grey hair and I am exactly the opposite, so it’s the same logic.” Johnny said, huffing, as he turned around to face his sister. “Reed should be the one dressing up, not me.”

Sue shook her head softly, smirking. “Franklin’s gonna recognise him right away”

“And he won’t recognise me, then?” Johnny asked, offended, slapping the jacket against his thigh in indignation.

Sue gave him the sweetest, fakest smile in the world. “Just put on the suit! I want to take a cute picture.”

“I’m melting in this thing, Sue” Johnny complained, sticking his arm into the jacket and immediately trying to pull it back out.

“Johnny, this is your nephew’s first Christmas, please.”

Johnny groaned dramatically, head rolling back. “Yeah— I guess saving the world and almost dying in the process isn’t enough for the little punk, we also have to pretend Santa is real.”

You rolled your eyes, and Sue did the same, but her smile didn’t fade away. If anything, it became more Grinch-est. “You thought Santa was real until—”

“Shut up, Sue.” Johnny cut off her sentence, immediately, as he turned around and took a few steps close to her. But too late.

You perked up, opening your eyes wide. “Wait, wait, let her finish.” you said.

Johnny shot you an offended look. “No!” he almost shouted, and then turned his head back to his sister, pleading. “Sue—”

“Please” you plead too, grinning. “How old was he when he found out?”

Sue crossed her arms, with a victorious smirk that got wider, if that was even possible. “Old.” she said, not looking at Johnny, as she crossed her arms and leaned her body against the doorframe.

“How much? Two digits?” you asked, standing from the bed.

But Johnny had enough-- he threw the jacket onto the floor. “That’s it. No Santa.” he said before storming off, bumping his shoulder with his sisters as he walked out of his own room.

“Come on, Johnny, do it for Franklin!” Sue said loudly, her voice echoing down the hall. Shaking your head, you stood besides Sue, matching her stance, and looking down at the hallway where Johnny Storm stormed off.

Your boyfriend was always easy going and had a knack for jokes and teasing. But, over the last couple months when you officially started dating, you came to learn his looks and reputation were just there to mask a very fragile self esteem. And, well, one of Sue’s favorite activities was to make said self esteem strengthened purely out of embarrassment. First, with the Santa Claus suit, and now with stories about his childhood.

The moment you two finally walked into the room again, looking around the mess of gifts and wrapping paper, you asked “How old?”

Sue chuckled. “Almost fifteen.”

Your mouth opened up wide, but before you could laugh, you heard footsteps. When you turned around, you saw Johnny walk back into his room, cheeks flushed with genuine effort and rage as he picked up the jacket and put it on.

“You’re back!” you said, biting your lip to keep from laughing.

Johnny tugged the belt tight. “I put this on, we take one picture, I give him the presents, and then I burn this suit.”

“You can’t burn it.” Sue said. “I rented it.”

The living room glowed gold and green in the early hours of December 25st, as the huge Christmas tree twinkled in the corner and the fireplace twitched. Next to the tree, sitting on one of the tables, a beautiful Hanukkah menorah glowed as well, casting a soft light from the candles.

Ben sat on the couch, holding baby Franklin on his leg, making it bounce to make the one-year-old giggle frantically. Reed stood nearby, stretching one arm across the mantle to adjust a stocking without moving his feet. You were already kneeling next to Ben and Franklin when, suddenly, the tinker of a bell made you smile as Franklin looked up, with his blue eyes wide open.

“Franklin, look, look! Over there!” you said, pointing towards the hallway. “Who’s that?”

Ben smirked. “Definitely not your uncle.”

“Ho-ho-ho!” Johnny bellowed —almost convincingly— as he walked down the hall, being followed by Sue. He looked like Santa… if Santa had an attitude, a jawline, and visible contempt for the holiday-industrial complex. He didn’t do any of the patting (“No, Susan, this year Santa took Pilates classes.”) but he had the white beard on, covering much of his pretty face, including the involuntary smile that slapped him right across the face when he saw his nephew gasp and clap.

Now more comfortable in his role, he ‘ho-ho-ho’ed again, this time louder, making the bell ring louder in his hand.

“Merry chris—Reed!” Johnny huffed, dropping his shoulders when he saw his brother in law holding his own ribs with one hand and covering his mouth with the other.

“Sorry. I’m sorry. I’m so sorry—” Reed managed to say in between snorts of laughter.

You, in order to get Johnny back in the good mood, clapped your hands, and looked back at the baby in Ben’s lap. “Look, Franklin! It’s Santa! He got you a bunch of presents!”

Johnny Claus, ignoring Sue and Reed’s giggles, knelt in front of Ben and Franklin, dropping the bag with presents on the floor perhaps a bit too strongly.

“Does Santa give stuff to Jews too?” Ben asked, smirking, as Johnny looked around the bag and Franklin’s eyes went wilder and wilder.

Santa shot him a look. “You’re gonna get charcoal.”

Standing a few feet away, Sue snapped a few photos as Johnny took out the first gift of the bag.

“Look, Franklin! For you! What is it?” You said, taking the gift from Johnny’s hand, his fingers softly touching yours in the act. You ignored the sensations and pushed the dirty jokes aside as you helped Franklin unwrap the box, tearing at the paper with baby ferocity.

“Car!” He gasped, when he finally saw his present: a scale replica of his father’s own car.

“It’s a car!” You and Johnny repeated together, star-eyed and smiling.

“Give him another one” you said.

Johnny dug into the gift bag once again as the little kid smiled widely, not sure if to look at his parents, the man in the red suit in front of him, or to his brand new car. “How many things are in here?” Johnny complained.

“Just give him the presents” Sue ordered.

Finally, he fetched a small cardboard bag. “This one— hey, this one is for Ben!” He smiled as he read the name, and handed the present to his friend.

Ben opened it with Franklin’s help, and smiled just like the baby when he pulled out a brand new Yankees hat. “Oh, I love it! Fits just right.” He said as he placed the baseball cap on his rocky head, even though it was clearly way too small but somehow fitting.

“And this one…” Johnny said, lifting another box “…is for Uncle Johnny.”

“Oh!” you gasped. “Where is he, Franklin?”

Johnny didn’t miss a beat as he shook his head and settled the box aside. “He’s at Hooters. Let’s move on.”

One by one, the bag began to grow smaller as each one of them got a gift— although, truth be told, most gifts were Franklin’s. Problem was, you didn’t get any gifts. They most likely were at the bottom of the bag, hence why Johnny hadn’t called your name yet.

“This one’s for Mommy! And this one’s for Mr. Fantastic. And here… is one for you.” Johnny said, at last, handing you a small present, wrapped neatly in candy cane paper wrap.

You took it, surprised but relieved to have something at last. “Thank you, Santa Claus.”

Once the bag of gifts was empty, Johnny stood up and pointed dramatically toward the hallway. “Can I go now?”

Sue shook her head, and held her camera upwards. “Photos” she demanded.

“Sue, I’m melting.”

“Say Merry Christmas!”

Without room for complaints, Johnny posed next to Ben and Franklin. You knelt beside him, your gift half wrapped on your lap, as Reed sat besides you. Sue gave the camera to HERBIE and sat next to you, and everyone squeezed together as the robot counted down, and the camera flashed.

“Ho-ho-ho! Goodbye, Franklin!” Johnny, finally, announced at last, before retreating out of the living room like a man escaping war.

But before following him, you looked down at the present on your lap. It was a book on astrophysics you had been looking for for a while, and it was gifted by Reed and Sue.

After such a chaotic year, and considering there was now a little boy in the family, Christmas wasn’t much about gifts anymore— you knew that all people’s money and attention to details were now all for Franklin, which was natural. But you really couldn’t help but feel a bit sad when your name was called only once, and especially when you saw the card in the gift didn’t have your boyfriend’s name on it.

Biting your cheek, you stood up, and helped clean the living room, throwing all the wrapping paper away. But, as Ben and Sue got the Christmas/Hanukkah breakfast table ready and Reed helped Franklin set up one of his presents (a toy microscope), you slowly sneaked away, walking down the hall, holding the book tight up in your chest as you made your way to Johnny’s room.

You knocked lightly before entering, although there was really no need to. Johnny walked out of his bathroom as you made your way in, toweling off his hair, and no longer wearing the red Santa suit, but his own pair of pajamas.

His skin was cold now from the freezing shower, but his cheeks were still pink from the suit and the overheating. “Had to take a shower, sorry. I think the suit fused to me a little.” He said, smiling, making your heart melt and forget what you were upset about for a moment.

You crossed the room, resting the book on the bed, and took his face in your hands, kissing him softly and tenderly. It wasn’t a kiss that tried to initiate anything, but that didn’t stop him from joking anyway.

“Didn’t know the Santa suit turned you on so much”

You rolled your eyes, smirking. “No, but seeing you smile and hype Franklin did.”

Johnny chuckled, shaking his head, his hands caressing you softly as he rested them on your waist. “Little man loved all his presents— oh! And that reminds me!”

He moved, then, to kneel on the floor and dig around the forgotten gift bag sitting on the floor. You didn’t realise your heartbeat stopped when he finally stood up, and handed you a small, blue velvet box.

“Johnny, what is this?” You asked, holding the box, feeling the soft fabric on your palm, but too shocked to open it yet.

“Santa did a horrible job handing in the presents, he didn’t see there was one left down there.” Johnny tried to play cool, and failed miserably.

Taking a big breath, you opened the box, and found a necklace— purely out of gold, due to the way the sunshine of the early morning cast a small spark on it. It was small and dantly chain, with a charm with your initials on it.

Biting your lip to avoid smiling so much, you looked up at your boyfriend, and threw yourself into his arms again. This time, the kiss was much more passionate, deeper and longer— no longer sad and doubtful. And, judging by Johnny’s eyes as he parted away to look at your face, it struck him by surprise.

“What was that for?” He asked, almost sighing a little.

“For my present.”

Johnny smirked, shaking his head, and holding you closer. “Tsk— that wasn’t me. That was Santa Claus.”

“Oh?” you challenged, leaning closer into his body as his arms surrounded you. “So I have to kiss Santa on the lips, then?”

Johnny shook his head again, and pulled you deeper. “No, no. I’ll take all the Santa kisses for him.” He sighed, before smashing your lips against his.

You laughed into his lip, but then you pulled back slightly. “Come on, we’re gonna miss Ben’s breakfast if we don’t show up.”

“Yeah, but first…” Johnny took the necklace from the box, and stood behind you, moving your hair to put the jewellery on.

The moment was slow, intimate— and the way the light came through the curtains, Johnny’s hands softly touched your skin, the smell of cookies and cinnamon came down the hall, the quiet that reigned, and the kisses that followed before and after… made you realise why Johnny hadn’t given you the present in front of his family, amongst the chaos of Franklin’s screams of joy, Ben’s jokes, Reed’s laughter and Sue’s camera.

This wasn’t Santa's present, it was Johnny’s, and it deserved its own moment.

Tag list: @shadowqueen2024 @cozymochaa @kokoluwie - pics from Pinterest - dividers by @toastray and @saradika-graphics

[cherrycokeispunk]

si no me lo hacía hoy tenía que esperar hasta febrero y me dolía bastante. Igual por ahí me chupo todo igual y que sea lo que dios quiera, el alcohol va a desinfectar la herida(?

yo me estoy muriendo de calor en el roca porque hoy cuando estábamos yendo al hospital mi viejo se quedó sin frenos en el auto y casi chocamos así que tocó dejarlo

lovely day in argentina ❤️

Amiga es tan diciembre q duele, lovely day in argentina indeed

​es mi meme favorito el lovely day in Argentina gracias Liam por todo te merecías algo mejor

[cherrycokeispunk]

me sacaron la muela del juicio y mañana no voy a poder tomarme hasta el agua de la zanja 😔

vos cómo andas mi hermana

AMIGA HOLA que garrón no había otro día para hacerlo? :( igual para el 31 ya estás bien y te chupas todo

Yo bien, laburando 🥴 anoche me vi con el viejo y estaba medio cansada y adolorida asi q no di mi mejor performance pero me dejó un chupon de película

Vos cómo estás? También te estás derritiendo como yo?

[shadowqueen2024]

Which ao3 tag are you?

Thank you for the tags @aurorawritestoescape, @milla-frenchy, & @cozymochaa 💖

...The quiz really did expose me first thing in the morning🤣

Npt: @cherrycokeispunk, @picketniffler, @iamsherlocked-1998, @millerispvnk, @death-in-a-tar0t-card, @kokoluwie, @ess-evo, @the-sophverse, @rosharanfiction, @thought-you-knew, @hauntedbymiller, @ashleyfilm, @christinamadsen, @mcthsman, & anyone else!

[cherrycokeispunk]

Genuinely struggled here for a sec because I am all of them

[shadowqueen2024]

Which ao3 tag are you?

Thank you for the tags @aurorawritestoescape, @milla-frenchy, & @cozymochaa 💖

...The quiz really did expose me first thing in the morning🤣

Npt: @cherrycokeispunk, @picketniffler, @iamsherlocked-1998, @millerispvnk, @death-in-a-tar0t-card, @kokoluwie, @ess-evo, @the-sophverse, @rosharanfiction, @thought-you-knew, @hauntedbymiller, @ashleyfilm, @christinamadsen, @mcthsman, & anyone else!

[cherrycokeispunk]

SHUT UP SJDJJDDK

[cozymochaa]

nights like this

pairing: Joel Miller x Sarah Miller

summary: Joel's favorite song comes on the radio and he makes Sarah dance with him.

content/warnings: none - drabble with some language, joel being an old man, sarah hating every second of it, dancing in the kitchen

wc: 335 (short and sweet ik)

song: tennessee whiskey by chris stapleton

a/n: i was listening to this song with my sister and this idea popped up into my head. she suggested that i write it so here we are 🌝

It was a late summer evening in Austin. The light breeze drifting in through the open windows and rustling the sheer curtains. The occasional car driving by could be heard as Joel washed the dishes used during dinner. He hums along to whatever is playing on the radio, his soft voice filling the kitchen.

Sarah dropping something in the restroom could be heard, followed by a muttered shit.

“Language,” Joel yells from his place in front of the sink, not taking his eyes off of the suds going down the drain as he takes out the stopper. “Don’t let me hear that come out of your mouth again,” he states as Sarah reamerges from the restroom. 

“Jeez, sorry, daddy,” she says as she hops up to sit on the counter.

“Yeah, you better be,” he chuckles quietly, turning up the radio when Tennessee Whiskey starts to play. “What do you know ‘bout this right here, babygirl?” he snaps his fingers, starting to sing along.

Sarah groans, throwing her head back to glance at the ceiling. “Please, I can’t stand this song.”

Joel scoffs, “You gon’ stand it today.” He states as he grabs her wrist to pull her off the counter.

His daughter protests, groaning and complaining as he spins her around. “Daddy-”

“Shh,” Joel shushes her, wrapping an arm around her waist and holding her hand. His voice is gruff as he sings along to the song while dancing with Sarah.

“You’re as warm as a glass of brandy.”

“And honey, I stay stoned on your love all the time.” 

“I’ve looked for love in all the same old places.”

Sarah groans, rolling her eyes. “Dad,” she draws out, wanting to be let go and not suffer listening to this song any longer.

Joel chuckles, kissing her cheek before he lets her go. “Go on,” he says, ruffling her hair, and shooing her away. “Guess I’m too old and lame for you, huh?”

She chuckles, shaking her head, “Yeah, that’s exactly it, old man.”

masterlist

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dividers by @/saradika-graphics and @/cafekitsune

[cherrycokeispunk]

Joel and his girls