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[clancykisser]

"STAY WITH ME MY BLOOD"

AXEL | 29 | He/They/Seals | Selfshipper strawpage | tag navigation | art tag | ao3

Sanctuous Attraction - coined by @/sugaryvexillogy

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[clancykisser]

Someone You're Safe With

ship: Days Lie Dormant (nova [transfem!Clancy] x axel) wc: 1, 589 rating: g summary: axel has a rough day, and nova decides to come visit him with some dinner to make his day a little better (pure fluff)

 need to know That when I fail you'll still be here 'Cause if you stick around, I'll sing you pretty sounds And we'll make money selling your hair

It was getting late. The skyline had foregone its sunset hues of oranges and reds and now, in the center of the city where his apartment building was located, the sky glowed with the lights. Rather than the stars resting atop the blackness of the smoggy evening, they clung like an ocean to the streets and the buildings.

Axel watched the clock on his phone change from 10:59 to 11:00 pm and his heart ached.

Each time he had tried to lay down and relax the same thing happened. His mind would remind him of a danger. A problem he had yet to solve at work or online. A reminder that he should not be resting because, well, there was simply far too much to do at the moment. Each though brought with it a stab to his limbs, transforming them into things that tingled with anxiety. They made their way to his throat, where the nerves formed a tight and unpleasant ball and it made seal want to scream at the top of their lungs.

Instead they stood from his couch and meandered past the curtain dividing the living room from the kitchen, where he flipped the light on and began to rummage for some sort of food to eat, hoping it might drown out his thoughts to focus on something like a task. Still, the second his mind wandered, the thoughts hit him again, and he felt his entire body shrivel up in a physical flinch.

The sensation of concern was interrupted by the sound of Axel's discord pinging with a notification. Pausing his momentary restless searching, he picked up his phone to swipe it open and check. Nova, her name decorated with a star emoji and a heart, had messaged him. She must have still been up in her home across the hall. He felt his heart leap in excitement as he read her words:

🌟❤ SUPERNOVA ❤🌟 hey u awake? i saw your lights were still on i was coming home from picking up fried chicken i wasn't just standing outside of ur window lol unless you want me to i'll get a boom box or something pick a song and i'll blast it ;D

Axel laughed to himself, admiring the excitement in her texts in comparison to his own, heavy and exhausted energy. He tried his best to keep his own tone upbeat as he replied to her:

Axel hey starshine <3 yeah i'm up not doing too well tonight is all :c thinking too much help me /silly

Her name appeared and the signal of her typing appeared, making Axel blush. Had she been waiting to text him back? Well, they were dating. As new and nervous as they both were in the situation, the sensation of crushing, puppy dog love never left him. If anything, he appreciated star for the effort.

🌟❤ SUPERNOVA ❤🌟 im sorry to hear that :c </3 do you want company? i havent' started eating yet i'll let you have a wing if you let me pick a movie we can watch ;p

Axel Yeah, sure! That sounds nice, if it's not bothering you c:

🌟❤ SUPERNOVA ❤🌟 lol if it was a bother i wouldn't ask! silly boy <3 i'll be right over i need to change

Axel took the time to put the items he had pulled from the kitchen away, favoring going back into his living room and fiddling with the stretch of his outpulled futon. He liked sleeping in the apartment bedroom, but, sometimes on cold nights it was simply too chilly. Sleeping on the couch next to his working fireplace was a lot easier. He took the time to get a fire going, knowing how cold Nova got when she came over.

After a while there was a knock on the door. Axel stood from his final stoking of his fireplace, now alight with the warm embers of a fresh flame, and opened his apartment door. Sure enough, Nova stood before him with a loose plastic bag in one hand, her other leaning on his doorframe as she looked down and smiled shyly at him. Her cheeks were rosy and warm, probably from walking to get her dinner still, but she had dawned a comfortable looking woolen sweater with a high turtleneck that wrapped around her throat. She had her favorite long, flowy black skirt. The one with the overlaid fabric of the same black shade decorated with subtle flower patterns.

"Hey," She greeted. Axel leaned up, and soon their lips met in a tender kiss in the doorway.

"Hey," He responded, "Come on in, I have the living room set up for us."

"Always the gentleman." Nova giggled as she swayed into his home.

It didn't take both of them long before they settled comfortably into spots they had come to associate with one another on the couch. Axel lay down first, stretching himself out and making sure his phone and remove control for his television was nearby. Once done, Nova took her spot at his side. She was leaning against him, head pressed to his chest as he wrapped an arm around her and let her snuggle against him. She reached for one of her chickens, a drumstick, and handed it to Axel with a napkin.

"Woah a drumstick?" He gasped, "I'm being spoiled."

"It's because you've had a rough day," Nova kissed his cheek, "And I love you."

"Oh." Axel blushed red as she grabbed her own food, taking the remote from him and turning on his television as if she had owned it. She might as well have. Axel only ever used it when she was over, preferring to watch things with his headphones on a laptop while coloring or idly scrolling through his socials. The noise he made caused Nova to chuckle as she turned on what looked to be some sort of Real Housewives reality show.

"Do you want to talk about anything?" Nova wondered, adjusting herself so she could take a quick look up at her lover with a curious expression, "We can just eat and laugh at trashy housewives if you want."

Axel shrugged lightly, exhaling as he picked off a piece of fried chicken skin and ate it tentativley.

"I don't know. I just feel like....I'm falling behind somehow. That life's coming for me, and, I don't really have a chance in it. Every time I think of doing something I just....freeze and can't. It feels like my limbs are made of bees and moving them disturbs the hive. Its exhausting."

Nova hummed, shifting herself to look at him fully.

"My poor boy," She mused as she kissed the corner of his chin with a sigh, letting her lips linger on the rough patches that were still growing uneven patchy spots of hair. Testosterone had made him much fuzzier, certainly, but he was still bad at growing hair consistently. Star continued:

"You work really hard, Axy. I almost never see you take a break. I think you're giving yourself too much flack, when all you're really needing to do is rest and relax yourself."

"I can relax when I'm dead." Axel laughed with an effort to push away the guilt of knowing she was right.

"Well, I think you're allowed to relax while you're alive. You enjoy it more that way."

A pause. He adjusted himself so that star was wrapped more in his arms. He held her close, reaching out to take a piece of fry from the side dishes on the table, and smiling down at her as she followed him for one of her own.

"Well," Axel admitted softly, "I feel relaxed when you're with me. You always make me feel safe."

Nova's eyes widened. Her face was blossoming with a red blush, even in the light of the fireplace and television as the scenes changed. Something about his words honored her, even if he couldn't understand why they would. After all, he was just Axel wasn't he?

As if sensing his doubt, her hand went to his cheek and held him, caressing his face with her thumb as she smiled up. Something about Nova's gaze was dreamy and awestruck, like she had witnessed the most beautiful shooting star cross her vision. She always looked at him like he was something so unique and beautiful in the world. He reached up, holding her hand in his own and smiling bashfully back.

"I'm glad," She whispered softly, "I want to be someone you're safe with, Axy. When I'm around, when you don't have work the next day, when we do this...I hope you know that I do it because I love being with you. Truly, I....I love you. After all."

Axel thought about the lingering vulnerability in her words, and soon could not stop himself from leaning forward and capturing Nova's lips into a tender kiss. She eagerly returned his motions, bringing him to her so that she might suck out the rest of his negativity and push it into the air as they separated.

"I love you, Nov." Axel smiled.

"I love you too, handsome," She kissed his neck, "Now come on, the skin gets all soggy when you leave it for too long. Do you want any sauce? I want sauce."

"I want your sauce." Axel joked, but reached for a pack of ketchup while Nova grabbed the signature buffalo sauce of the restaurant. Star laughed at his sentence, nudging his feet with her own.

"Maybe after dinner, big guy."

In the end, they both fell asleep on the couch in one another's arms.

[clancykisser]

Can I call you mine? So, can I call you mine now, Darling, for a whole lifetime?

JUST A LITTLE NOVA PIECE....we have keychains of one another that we make kiss :')!!

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[clancykisser]

CHIBI ME AND NOVA BECAUSE I LOVE HER!!! I LOVE HER!!! GROSS SOBBING <3

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[clancykisser]

You're the judge, oh no Set me free I know my soul's freezing Hell's hot for good reason

Quick Nova thing before I tuck in for the night...ohh....This is literally all I want in the world. This is my dream. Manifest for me...She's perfect.

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[clancykisser]

Just a bunch of quotes and stuff I saved that reminded me of Nova ❤️❤️❤️

Picrew

[clancykisser]

♟️ also no pressure i literally do the same thing wrt never actually DOING the prompts 😆

FINALLY GETTING TO ONE OF THESE HECK YES thank-you for this prompt of course I have chosen Nova because NOVA <3 It's small but I just wanted to write about us holding hands playing Battleship

♟️: (S/I) and (F/O) playing a board game on a cozy day at home. ship: Days Lie Dormant (nova [transfem!Clancy] x axel) wc: 611 rating: g

The storm rumbled hard and loud outside of the apartment building. Rain lashed against the window, droplets racing down the glass in a battle that had no ending. Nova's eyes followed the motions as she leaned on the sill. Her lashes felt heavy and the wind blew, howling like a dog in chase.

Inside, though, was warm. Axel's home was warm, his fireplace burning hot with fresh newspaper and logs. She was wrapped in one of his sweaters, the large size draping across her thin frame. Her legs were tucked up in a knitted skirt, fuzzy woolen socks trapped the heat in her soles.

"Hey," Axel hummed as he offered her a warm cup, "I made hot chocolate. I found Battleship if you want to play "

"Battleship?" Nova mused as she raised an eyebrow at her partner, accepting the beverage, "You want to play a game of wits against ME?"

"I can take you in Battleship." Axel guffawed as he offered his empty hand to her. Nova accepted it with a curtsy, standing and following her boyfriend to the dining room table they shared. Nova put her cup down on the surface, reaching out for the old, faded cardboard box holding the game suggested.

"Who goes first?"

"Hmmm....rock paper scissors for it?"

Their hands balled into fists, both threw their signs into the center of the table. Axel's hands were flat in a paper, but Nova's had stuck out two of her fingers in the motion of a scissor. Axel groaned, but his girlfriend clapped and cheered for her victory before hurriedly focusing on her board.

Axel admired her face as she did. The scrunch of her nose as she focused. The little way her tongue stuck out, licking at her lips as she tapped a hand on the table.

He loved the fire in her eyes. Her beautiful face, the way it was rounded into her buzzed hair. He loved helping her buzz her hair when she let him.

"Axel?"

He blinked, focusing back into the present, face red. "What?" He managed out. Nova laughed, her mouth pulling into a wide toothed smile. Revealing her crooked bottom teeth and letting them sparkle.

"I said B7. Hit or miss?" She repeated, "You're the one who said you wanted to play this game."

"Sorry I just...You're so pretty, Nov..."

It was her turn to turn red, her cheeks hot as he spoke. As his face softened into something tender and beautiful towards her. A hand found her own, squeezing gently. She gripped him back, holding him like her life depended on it. The wind hit the windows, mixing with the crackling of the fireplace as Axel cleared his throat and reached for one of his pegs.

"Miss." He teased with a smile. Nova groaned, throwing her head back as she laughed.

"No fair, you were buttering me up! I thought I got something on my first try."

"Maybe your next one." Axel teased, searching the board of his own numbers, "Uhhh, D-1."

"Miss!" Nova giggled, "Gotta try harder than that. Where's your motivation?"

"What? Loser gets to buy us dinner?"

"Hmmm, deal! I'm going to win though."

She was concentrated now. Eager and happy as she began to scan her board again. Axel squeezed her hand, making her look up in surprise. He opened his mouth, intending to say everything he though. How beautiful she was. How perfect she was. How amazing it was that he could spend time with her.

"...I love you, Nova. I really do."

She leaned over her board to kiss him, smiling against his lips as she returned the sentiment:

"I love you, too, Axy."

[clancykisser]

Nova with cuddling prompt 11 perhaps? -terzveig

sniffles this was nice to write thank you! @terzveig

"Come on, bring it in." ship: Days Lie Dormant (nova [transfem!Clancy] x axel) wc: 702 rating: g (some sadness/mentions of overthinking)

It was an awful day.

A terrible, miserable, and awful day.

He had been denied a job he was wanting. His favorite pen ran out of ink when he was trying to pick up traditional sketching again. Even as he walked home with Nova from their short date at the park, where a sprinkler had gone off and wet his shoes messily, there was little to no grasp in his usually firm hold of her hand. He could only focus on the ground before them as his mind worked with equal parts upset and frustration at himself, the sensation of anxiety building into a turbulent feeling in his heart. It ached and pattered relentlessly. He hated it so much.

Nova could see the way Axel was beating himself up. The way his eyes had lost their shine and were now a duller shade of brown against his green hair. His lips were pursed, thin and annoyed as she slowed her trot to keep herself neatly at his side. She hadn't had a bad day out by any means! However, she knew how much her lover could get into their own head. It was easier to get them inside than out. Seal loved to think too much, and luckily for him she was good at stopping that.

"We're home." Nova declared with a gentle squeeze of her lover's hand, "I'm going to unlock the door, kay?"

Axel sighed and nodded numbly, tucking his hands into his pockets instead of fully replying as she fished her key to the door out and opened it up. A cool breeze kissed their faces, easing the redness of Axel's embarrassed cheeks as he flushed and entered the home quietly behind the other.

Suddenly Nova stopped and turned on her heels to face him. Star looked over at her lover discerningly, squinting as she tried to judge his mood for a moment longer. Axel only looked on at her, deflated and tired as he tried to hold her gaze but averted his eyes swiftly to the floor. Nerves overran him as he tried not to cry.

Then she spread open her arms and grinned at him.

"Alright, big guy. Come on, bring it in."

And Axel did. He surged forward with his arms wrapped tight around Nova, burying his face into her shoulder and whimpering as he clung to her. Nova allowed him to grab her as hard as he needed, keeping her like a lifeline to his chest as he pressed them both together. Their heartbeats were practically against one another, timing themselves to their rhythms as Axel sniffled and whined soft, pathetic little noises that only made Nova's heart ache and hold him tighter.

"I'm sorry today was bad." Axel sniffled into her shoulder, "I wanted it to be nice for you. I'm sorry it wasn't."

"What are you talking about, goober?" Nova whispered into his ear with a smile, "I had an amazing day. I think you're the one who had a no good, very awful day, Axy."

"Yeah," Axel laughed meekly, "Sorry if it's too much."

"Axel."

Star pulled away from Axel, lifting his chin with one of her hands before moving it up to caress his cheek with her palm. Seal leaned into it, letting her rub her thumb over his lip for a moment with a soft, gentle smile before she hugged him again. They stood like that, simply clinging to one another. Enjoying their company as Axel calmed down being held in his girlfriend's arms.

She supported him the whole time, hands never freeing him from her hold. She wouldn't let him go until he said so. She loved him just that much.

"How about we order something and watch Rosemary's Baby?" Nova offered in a whisper, "You have some edibles too, I think."

Axel sniffled, nodding into her shoulder, "That sounds nice, yeah."

"Do you want to go now?"

"One more minute?"

"Of course."

So she held him there some more, humming a gentle song while burying her face into his hair, inhaling his unique scent and smiling to herself as she memorized it.

"Even if your day starts bad, you have me. I'll always make sure it ends great."

[clancykisser]

ooooooo tfw you draw nothing but Nova for 4 days straight so you just always have art of her...anyways spinning my beautiful gf in the grass <3

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[clancykisser]

Remembering that me and Nova and Torch can all date and hold hands and go on cute outings together and grow a garden and be happy

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me studying anything in history

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[clancykisser]

Grabbing Torch's face and bringing him down to press my lips so softly to theirs .....I love the idea that she gets all flustered and hesitant and shocked every time I choose to kiss her 🥺❤️ but is so happy to kiss back

[classicdavinci]

Insomnia, Casey Childs

[vampyyprincess]

”spam like = block” yeah ok buddy. when i wake up to tumblr notifs of someone spam liking my stuff i start giggling and kicking my feet

[clancykisser]

Thinking about Nova calling me Axy and I'm blushes hides my face giggles squeals

[clancykisser]

8, 9, 18 and 24 withhh torchbearer maybe? -terzveig

Self-ship Ask Game

@terzveig EEEE TORCHIE IM SOOO IN LOVE WITH HIM AHEEHEEHEE SURE!

8. What are the tropes/tags for you and f/o? (Think AO3 tags)

We're defs like. Friends to lovers is the main one! Friends with Benefits to be specific. We had sex a lot before we dated! Also Protective Couple is a big one. He defends me so much sniffles....Knight in Shining Armor is another good one.

9. Who was the first to confess? You or f/o?

Torch was the first one to confess! Fun fact, we went on a date and I didn't know it was a date! He confessed to me in a gorgeous picnic in the middle of Trench under a tree and I got so mortified that I hadn't realized he was taking me like on a DATE DATE....

18. It's movie night! What are you and f/o watching?

Torch and I are scifi and sometimes documentary guys! I think we'd end up watching some sort of really cool animal documentary or old culture study honestly! We would love to yap about the intricacies of human civilization and the power of people together :3

24. Pick a Pokeon to represent you and your f/o :3

I said I was Deino and I STAND BY THIS though a second Pokemon I often like to imagine myself as is Spheal heehee -w-

Torchbearer would be a fire type obvi... I think she'd be a Ninetails! Powerful and guiding and mystical sighs dreamily <3

[yanfunicorn]

i didnt choose my f/os my f/os chose me