i’m sorry i haven’t posted anything in a while, ik y’all miss me. but life has been uber crazy lately, but i’m planning on starting to write new stuff soon.
send me any ideas y’all have! any fandom, any prompt!
Synopsis: Sometimes the best cure for having a rude attending is going to his house and having sex with him.
CW: SMUT, 18+, sub! Jack Abbot, devilpeqch's clear lack of knowledge of how sex works, my first time writing smut, small mention of Jack having a mommy kink at the very end. This is very self indulgent. Jack is a sad, old man.
Masterlist
The drive to Jack’s home was quiet. Not awkward, just expectant.
Over the course of the truck ride, your hand slid onto his knee. His hands gripped the steering wheel, his knuckles turning white– he kept forgetting to turn on his turning signal, you had to remind him.
When you arrived at his townhouse, you realized how real this was. You were about to have sex with an attending– the same attending who made your shared shifts hell, the one who apparently did it to hide his crush on you.
Jack jumped down from his side of the truck, and quickly ran to your side, opening the door and offering his hand to help you climb down. He led you in the house, and let you gawk at the massive home. He offered you a drink, and you asked for water. He walked to the kitchen and handed you a glass.
“So, how are we gonna play this?” he asked.
“What?” you didn’t hear him, your head swimming with thoughts, fantasies and insecurities.
He cocks his head to the side, a small smile pulling on his lips.
“You are the one calling the shots, aren’t you?” he reminds you.
Right, you’re here for sex.
You look deep into his eyes, as if trying to read his mind. Maybe trying to find a shred of doubt, or maybe that this was all an elaborate prank and your fellow doctors and doctors-to-be will pop out at any second and laugh.
But no, all you see is hope– a tiny ball of hope in his eyes. Hope that you’ll kiss him again, or even get close to him again.
“Show me your room,” you finally command.
Jack springs into action, grabbing your hand and guiding you to his room. There were pictures all over the walls of the hallway leading to his room– pictures of him and Robby, him and his fellow combat medics, him and his family.
You never took Jack for the sentimental type.
His room was clean, not freshly clean, but homely. You could tell he took pride in his space, and you took pride in being in it.
Jack’s bed was in the middle of the room, with sheets and a navy comforter, there was a small cream-colored, fluffy pillow perched up on the bed.
“Decorative pillows, Jack? Seriously?” you joked.
“A man in his 50’s knows how to decorate a room,” he quipped back.
You both stood at the foot of the bed for what felt like ages.
You pushed Jack onto the bed, half expecting it to creak due to all the force it took you to push him. He lets out a breath and chews on his lip, not to seduce you but from nervousness.
“Take off your shirt,” you tell him.
In a flash his black t-shirt is on the floor. You study the light sparse hair adorning his chest, down his stomach. Your eyes move back up to his neck, and you can see his jugular pulsing heavily.
Jack is just as excited as you are.
“Now your pants.”
This time Jack hesitates for a second, but still proceeds to take off his pants. Leaving him in black boxer briefs, which finally convinced you that Jack wanted this just as much, if not more, than you.
You walk up to him, dropping down to your knees and put your hands on his thighs. You caressed up and down, stopping at his prosthetic. Jack’s eyebrows shoot up, unsure of what to say.
“Is this okay?” you ask as you slowly begin to take off Jack’s prosthetic. “It must hurt, you’ve been on it all day.”
Jack nods, his eyes closing as he begins to drift into a certain mindspace.
“I need words, Jack,” you stop your ministrations when Jack doesn’t answer. “You’re a big boy, you can do it.”
Jack shudders, the slight emasculation travelling up his spine.
“Y-yes, it’s ok,” Jack pants. “You can do anything.”
You coo at him. It was cute how eager he was. His eyes were wide, like a puppy.
You fully take off his prosthetic and you could see the relief in his face. You then stood up and threw yourself at him, kissing him and pushing him down on the bed. Successfully on top of him, you seated yourself on his lap.
You could feel him underneath you, hard and leaking. Your hands travelled to your own jeans and started unbuttoning them, you had to unstick yourself from Jack to pull them down, making him whine in protest.
With nothing between you except for the sad excuse of your panties and his wet boxers, you began to grind yourself on his dick. Both of you letting out sighs of satisfaction.
“I’ve wanted to do this for a while,” you admit, while removing your shirt. Officially in just your underwear now.
Jack can’t even begin to comprehend your words, his brain short-circuiting from your movements, and the fact that he can finally see your bare skin.
You continue your ministrations before you get the idea to slide your hand up Jack’s throat, playfully squeezing and saying, “you have to answer when I speak to you, baby.”
“Yes, ma’am,” Jack gives a delirious smirk, savouring your hand on him.
Growing bored of just grinding on him, and frankly, too close to your orgasm, you decide to give Jack what he truly wants. You move to take off your bra, a simple black bra that you’ve had for years– Jack’s breath catches.
“Holy shit,” he whispers, his eyes wide and darting between your breasts.
“Go ahead, Jack,” you nod, giving him permission to get close to them.
Jack reaches one hand up and brushes his thumb over your nipple, making you let out a small moan.
You push Jack’s boxers down, tired of fantasizing about how he would look and feel, and move your panties to the side. You look down and gasp.
Jack’s cock is red with want, standing and drenched with precum. It twitches the second you grab a hold of it, you can feel it pulsing and growing impossibly harder.
“It’s like he has a mind of his own…” Jack tries to joke, but you shoot him a glare that shuts him up.
You fully wrap your hands around it, giving it a few strokes while you instruct Jack, “I am going to make myself cum, and you are going to sit there and take whatever I give you until I tell you to cum.”
Jack nods and you finally sit yourself onto his cock. You exhale through your mouth as you slowly make your way to the base, wanting to feel the coarse hairs of his happy trail on your clit. Once fully sat, you don’t move, you lean over and grab Jack’s face and kiss him. You softly bite his lip and shove your tongue into his mouth.
Jack;s hands settle on your hips, moving you to grind yourself on his lap once again but you slap at his hands.
“Bad Jack!,” you reprimand, half serious, but also taking notice of Jack’s visceral reaction. His mouth parts and his eyebrows furrow, a high-pitched moan escapes him and you laugh.
“You must really like this, huh? What would you do if I start telling people at work?” you mock, continuing to grind your clit of Jack’s pelvis. You feel him twitch harshly inside of you, making you let out another breathy laugh.
What a perv!
“Maybe I’ll start with telling Robby, who’ll tell Dennis, who’ll tell Trinity and soon the whole hospital will know what a depraved old man you are.”
“Please, you can do whatever you want… just please cum,” Jack begs, panting, enjoying the slight drag of your warm cunt around him. He was on the edge already.
“Oh, I thought you could hold out longer, maybe age is getting to you,” you sit up and put your hands on his shoulders, using the leverage to start moving up and down on his length. “I’m feeling nice today, next time I’ll have to teach you a lesson about not rushing me.”
You grab Jack’s hand that hadn’t left your breast and move it to your clit, letting him take the tiniest bit of control as you grow closer to your orgasm. You wanted this to last longer, but between Jack’s hand, the feeling of his dick inside of you and the mere thought of having sex again was too much and you came, surprising you both. The force of it made you collapse on top of Jack, his hand still on your clit, helping you ride out the waves.
Jack wrapped his arms around you, moving your body against his own, hoping that you will let him cum soon. You look up and study his face, scrunched up in pain and pleasure. The poor man trying his hardest to hold everything in.
“You can cum now,” you said into his ear, purposefully clenching around him and kissing him.
Jack moaned into your mouth and spilled inside of you. Hands digging into your sides, pulling you even closer to him. His hips jerked upward, pushing his cum deeper into you. You make sure to give him an open-mouthed kiss before separating.
You roll off of him, and lay your head on a pillow. Your body sweaty and spent, you could almost hear your heartbeat. As you lay next to each other, Jack reaches foe your hand, making you look at him.
“I’m sorry I couldn’t last longer,” he gives you a dejected look.
You grab his face and say, “Jack, don’t ever apologize for that stuff,” your thumb caressing his cheek. “We can practice all you want.”
“You want to do it again?”
“I want to do it all the time,” you reassure. “Maybe next time we can start with you going down on me? It would give us more time.”
Your earnest face makes Jack smile and give you a peck on the nose, he then pulls you into him, letting your head fall on his chest, your sweaty bodies clinging together.
Jack looks down at you, already planning on how to ask you to be his girlfriend, as well as how you feel about being called mommy.
Author's note: guys i literally struggled so hard with writing this, idk how y'all do it. But I hope y'all enjoy it x.
Special thanks to @lindsey-lana for helping me with the title.
Synopsis: Sometimes the best cure for having a rude attending is going to his house and having sex with him.
CW: SMUT, 18+, sub! Jack Abbot, devilpeqch's clear lack of knowledge of how sex works, my first time writing smut, small mention of Jack having a mommy kink at the very end. This is very self indulgent. Jack is a sad, old man.
Based on this ask
Masterlist part 1
The drive to Jack’s home was quiet. Not awkward, just expectant.
Over the course of the truck ride, your hand slid onto his knee. His hands gripped the steering wheel, his knuckles turning white– he kept forgetting to turn on his turning signal, you had to remind him.
When you arrived at his townhouse, you realized how real this was. You were about to have sex with an attending– the same attending who made your shared shifts hell, the one who apparently did it to hide his crush on you.
Jack jumped down from his side of the truck, and quickly ran to your side, opening the door and offering his hand to help you climb down. He led you in the house, and let you gawk at the massive home. He offered you a drink, and you asked for water. He walked to the kitchen and handed you a glass.
“So, how are we gonna play this?” he asked.
“What?” you didn’t hear him, your head swimming with thoughts, fantasies and insecurities.
He cocks his head to the side, a small smile pulling on his lips.
“You are the one calling the shots, aren’t you?” he reminds you.
Right, you’re here for sex.
You look deep into his eyes, as if trying to read his mind. Maybe trying to find a shred of doubt, or maybe that this was all an elaborate prank and your fellow doctors and doctors-to-be will pop out at any second and laugh.
But no, all you see is hope– a tiny ball of hope in his eyes. Hope that you’ll kiss him again, or even get close to him again.
“Show me your room,” you finally command.
Jack springs into action, grabbing your hand and guiding you to his room. There were pictures all over the walls of the hallway leading to his room– pictures of him and Robby, him and his fellow combat medics, him and his family.
You never took Jack for the sentimental type.
His room was clean, not freshly clean, but homely. You could tell he took pride in his space, and you took pride in being in it.
Jack’s bed was in the middle of the room, with sheets and a navy comforter, there was a small cream-colored, fluffy pillow perched up on the bed.
“Decorative pillows, Jack? Seriously?” you joked.
“A man in his 50’s knows how to decorate a room,” he quipped back.
You both stood at the foot of the bed for what felt like ages.
You pushed Jack onto the bed, half expecting it to creak due to all the force it took you to push him. He lets out a breath and chews on his lip, not to seduce you but from nervousness.
“Take off your shirt,” you tell him.
In a flash his black t-shirt is on the floor. You study the light sparse hair adorning his chest, down his stomach. Your eyes move back up to his neck, and you can see his jugular pulsing heavily.
Jack is just as excited as you are.
“Now your pants.”
This time Jack hesitates for a second, but still proceeds to take off his pants. Leaving him in black boxer briefs, which finally convinced you that Jack wanted this just as much, if not more, than you.
You walk up to him, dropping down to your knees and put your hands on his thighs. You caressed up and down, stopping at his prosthetic. Jack’s eyebrows shoot up, unsure of what to say.
“Is this okay?” you ask as you slowly begin to take off Jack’s prosthetic. “It must hurt, you’ve been on it all day.”
Jack nods, his eyes closing as he begins to drift into a certain mindspace.
“I need words, Jack,” you stop your ministrations when Jack doesn’t answer. “You’re a big boy, you can do it.”
Jack shudders, the slight emasculation travelling up his spine.
“Y-yes, it’s ok,” Jack pants. “You can do anything.”
You coo at him. It was cute how eager he was. His eyes were wide, like a puppy.
You fully take off his prosthetic and you could see the relief in his face. You then stood up and threw yourself at him, kissing him and pushing him down on the bed. Successfully on top of him, you seated yourself on his lap.
You could feel him underneath you, hard and leaking. Your hands travelled to your own jeans and started unbuttoning them, you had to unstick yourself from Jack to pull them down, making him whine in protest.
With nothing between you except for the sad excuse of your panties and his wet boxers, you began to grind yourself on his dick. Both of you letting out sighs of satisfaction.
“I’ve wanted to do this for a while,” you admit, while removing your shirt. Officially in just your underwear now.
Jack can’t even begin to comprehend your words, his brain short-circuiting from your movements, and the fact that he can finally see your bare skin.
You continue your ministrations before you get the idea to slide your hand up Jack’s throat, playfully squeezing and saying, “you have to answer when I speak to you, baby.”
“Yes, ma’am,” Jack gives a delirious smirk, savouring your hand on him.
Growing bored of just grinding on him, and frankly, too close to your orgasm, you decide to give Jack what he truly wants. You move to take off your bra, a simple black bra that you’ve had for years– Jack’s breath catches.
“Holy shit,” he whispers, his eyes wide and darting between your breasts.
“Go ahead, Jack,” you nod, giving him permission to get close to them.
Jack reaches one hand up and brushes his thumb over your nipple, making you let out a small moan.
You push Jack’s boxers down, tired of fantasizing about how he would look and feel, and move your panties to the side. You look down and gasp.
Jack’s cock is red with want, standing and drenched with precum. It twitches the second you grab a hold of it, you can feel it pulsing and growing impossibly harder.
“It’s like he has a mind of his own…” Jack tries to joke, but you shoot him a glare that shuts him up.
You fully wrap your hands around it, giving it a few strokes while you instruct Jack, “I am going to make myself cum, and you are going to sit there and take whatever I give you until I tell you to cum.”
Jack nods and you finally sit yourself onto his cock. You exhale through your mouth as you slowly make your way to the base, wanting to feel the coarse hairs of his happy trail on your clit. Once fully sat, you don’t move, you lean over and grab Jack’s face and kiss him. You softly bite his lip and shove your tongue into his mouth.
Jack;s hands settle on your hips, moving you to grind yourself on his lap once again but you slap at his hands.
“Bad Jack!,” you reprimand, half serious, but also taking notice of Jack’s visceral reaction. His mouth parts and his eyebrows furrow, a high-pitched moan escapes him and you laugh.
“You must really like this, huh? What would you do if I start telling people at work?” you mock, continuing to grind your clit of Jack’s pelvis. You feel him twitch harshly inside of you, making you let out another breathy laugh.
What a perv!
“Maybe I’ll start with telling Robby, who’ll tell Dennis, who’ll tell Trinity and soon the whole hospital will know what a depraved old man you are.”
“Please, you can do whatever you want… just please cum,” Jack begs, panting, enjoying the slight drag of your warm cunt around him. He was on the edge already.
“Oh, I thought you could hold out longer, maybe age is getting to you,” you sit up and put your hands on his shoulders, using the leverage to start moving up and down on his length. “I’m feeling nice today, next time I’ll have to teach you a lesson about not rushing me.”
You grab Jack’s hand that hadn’t left your breast and move it to your clit, letting him take the tiniest bit of control as you grow closer to your orgasm. You wanted this to last longer, but between Jack’s hand, the feeling of his dick inside of you and the mere thought of having sex again was too much and you came, surprising you both. The force of it made you collapse on top of Jack, his hand still on your clit, helping you ride out the waves.
Jack wrapped his arms around you, moving your body against his own, hoping that you will let him cum soon. You look up and study his face, scrunched up in pain and pleasure. The poor man trying his hardest to hold everything in.
“You can cum now,” you said into his ear, purposefully clenching around him and kissing him.
Jack moaned into your mouth and spilled inside of you. Hands digging into your sides, pulling you even closer to him. His hips jerked upward, pushing his cum deeper into you. You make sure to give him an open-mouthed kiss before separating.
You roll off of him, and lay your head on a pillow. Your body sweaty and spent, you could almost hear your heartbeat. As you lay next to each other, Jack reaches foe your hand, making you look at him.
“I’m sorry I couldn’t last longer,” he gives you a dejected look.
You grab his face and say, “Jack, don’t ever apologize for that stuff,” your thumb caressing his cheek. “We can practice all you want.”
“You want to do it again?”
“I want to do it all the time,” you reassure. “Maybe next time we can start with you going down on me? It would give us more time.”
Your earnest face makes Jack smile and give you a peck on the nose, he then pulls you into him, letting your head fall on his chest, your sweaty bodies clinging together.
Jack looks down at you, already planning on how to ask you to be his girlfriend, as well as how you feel about being called mommy.
Author's note: guys i literally struggled so hard with writing this, idk how y'all do it. But I hope y'all enjoy it x.
Special thanks to @lindsey-lana for helping me with the title.
Thinking about in S4 when they’re at family dinner eating ribs and Deran is like ‘Pope, slow down.’ Imagine reader lovesss to cook and on his days he fights in the ring, you always make sure Pope comes home to a big homemade meal. You’re skipping around butt ass naked in a lil’ frilly white apron with strawberries all over it - and pretty red pumps to match. Each time you walk over to top off his water or replace his beer, he grabs a handful of your ass. He massages it while you dote on him, and gives it a smack as you saunter back to the kitchen - leaving fingerprints of whatever sauce he’s been sucking off his fingers on your ass cheek. 🥵
In the morning you’d make him an omelette with bacon and eggs, coffee and fresh squeezed orange juice. You’d set it down in front of him with a couple advil and a sweet kiss to his cheek. When he’s done, you take his empty plate and start the dishes. He comes up behind you and spins you around to face him. His beefy, veiny arms lift you on top of the counter.
“What are you-? Andrew!” You squeal, squeezing his shoulders tight while he picks you up like it’s nothing.
“Not finished eating, baby. Need something sweet.” He crouches down til he’s eye level with your pussy. He looks up at you with intense, hazel eyes surrounded by swollen cuts and purple bruises. His eyes are glassy as he holds your gaze for a moment, before diving into your glistening cunt. Your hands reach for his curls, tugging them as your back arches against the kitchen cabinets.
He eats your pussy like he didn’t just have breakfast seconds, just absolutely fucking devours it. He’s swirling his tongue around your folds while sucking on your puffy clit. And while he looks all dark and brooding with his injuries, he gets insecure and keeps looking up at you every so often to ensure he’s making you feel good.
“Oh Andy, yes! Right there,” you moan, giving him the reassurance he needs. He pulls away to put one finger - then two - into your sopping cunt. His chest vibrates with a low groan watching you clench around his thick digits, the squelching sound music to his ears. He puts his mouth back on your clit, resuming his previous movements while pumping his fingers in and out of you. It’s slow at first to get you used to them, and then he picks up the pace and curls his fingers, eliciting a particularly high pitched whine from you. You push his head down a little out of excitement, shoving his face deeper into your weepy pussy.
Pretty soon you’re coming undone on his mouth and fingers, legs squirming over his shoulders. He eats you through your orgasm, lapping and slurping up every last drop. When he’s finished he licks his fingers, savoring the taste of you. He was right, you were sweet. He presses soft kisses against the insides of your shaky thighs, nuzzling his nose into the plushy skin. He stands and helps you climb off the counter.
“Wrap your legs ‘round me, sweet girl.” You do as you’re told and wrap your legs around his waist. “Come on baby, let’s get you cleaned up.” Safe to say you had round two in the shower - back pressed against the ceramic tile while he’s holding you up off the ground in the position you’re in now - fucking up into you and tearing up when he cums inside because he just can’t believe he has the love of a woman like you.
pairing: Jack Abbot x surgical resident!reader
summary: your work’s been leaving you exhausted, but you’re struggling to fall asleep, you barely can relax. Javadi recommends you an audio erotica app. and it does help you unwind. until you realize that the orgasmic raspy voice in your headphones belongs to one of your attendings — none other than Jack Abbot.
warnings: implied age gap (that you can ignore); mutual pining, Jack isn’t that good at flirting when he catches feelings. he compensates for it with his other talents 😏 smut {dirty talk, masturbation, praise kink, teasing, fingering (with two hands, idk if that’s a thing?), piv, aftercare}; Park is an unintentional wingman, Javadi is the bestest of friends / words: 13K / author’s note: this was suuuper unplanned, I wrote the whole thing in a couple of days. is the smut too detailed? maybe. idc ♡ READ ON AO3 / MASTERLIST
Late in the evening, the cafeteria makes for a perfect place for naps.
With day and night shifts overlapping, everyone’s busy with the paperwork and greetings, and that’s when you prefer to slip away. You aren’t alone at this uncommon hiding spot — Santos already dozed off at a table further off, earbuds in, hood up. She can sleep anywhere and anytime. But you aren’t that lucky.
You spent ten minutes genuinely trying — deep breaths, and meditation, and counting sheep. Now you’re just sulking, helpless against your permanent exhaustion. You catch the footsteps first — quick, quiet, a woman on a mission. The door creaks just a little when it opens.
Closes.
You know the quiet won’t last long.
“I can feel you staring. You’d suck as a spy,” you say, grudgingly opening one eye to see Javadi leaning on the fridge door.
She shakes her head — half disapproval, half concern. “You know, each time I see you here, I’m not sure if you’re asleep or dead.”
“And they let you talk to suicidal people like that? Maybe I plan on walking out of the nearest window.”
“You won’t make it that far,” she chuckles and hands it to you — her peace offering: a frozen Butter Pecan Swirl, topped with whipped cream and sprinkled with crushed nuts. It’s like an orgasm in a cup (a huge one), which you are happy to accept.
Javadi sits right next to you, concern still very present in her deer-like dark eyes. “I think even the patients on a psych hold look better than you do.”
“Wow, that comparison really cheered me up. You should be thankful, by the way,” you’re savouring the icy, jarringly sweet drink. “If I didn’t look like death, you’d still be dreaming about getting into surgical residency. My eyebags changed the course of your life. You’re welcome.”
“I am forever in your debt. I’ll pay it off with coffee,” she smiles and leans back on the wall, stretching her legs out — black scrubs pants, grey sneakers, a sigh of relief.
And you think — suddenly and stupidly, because that’s how your brain’s now wired — of that one time Jack brought you the same drink. Sat with you on this same spot. Looked at you with his eyes crinkled at the corners, his usual smirk turned into a softer smile. You don’t even remember what he talked about, but the feeling stayed: of just how calm his presence made you. How comforting it was.
For a good minute, your coffee loses taste.
You blink. Take another sip. Look up — and see him walking through the door. And then it feels like you’re losing it in general. You pinch yourself. He doesn’t disappear.
“Long time no see,” Jack says, very much real. Casual. He goes to look for something in the fridge, a crumb of time for you to get yourself together. Then he looks back at you. “Tough shift?”
Tough week. Or month. Actually, life’s been pretty tough since you stopped working by his side. But you remind yourself that it was your decision.
“Bearable,” you say, pretending to take interest in the thick swirls of syrup on the inside of your cup. Hoping he’d take a hint. And yet, despite him being good at many things, Jack is perpetually bad at leaving you alone.
You left him first. You thought he’d hate you.
Instead, you hear his voice tinged with warmth:
“Didn’t you just patch up the guy with a ruptured aorta? That was badass.”
His compliment feels like a glass of water, and you’ve been parched with thirst.
“Yeah,” you meet his gaze, because you’ve missed him terribly. He’s looking at you like he hoped you would. And you can’t help the smile. “I guess it was.”
He doesn’t stop there. He comes a step closer, crossing his arms over his chest — unreasonably, sinfully buff arms — and stares straight at you:
“Remind me where’d you learned that clamping trick?”
He’s being smug now, and you have missed this too. Slowly, the room is narrowing to the small space he takes. A smirk tugs at the corner of his mouth. “I might have more tricks up my sleeve. Can teach you somethin' else.”
He holds your gaze. Pins you to the spot with his. And just as always, he makes you feel like no one in the world exists except you two —
But you aren’t really alone.
You catch movement out of the corner of your eye. No doubt, it’s Javadi wishing she could blend in with the wall. And when you snap back to reality, Jack follows.
He clears his throat, taking a step back. “Teach you in the ER, I mean. If you want to or—or if you ever decide to come back, you know. But no pressure or anything.”
“I’ll keep that in mind, Dr. Abbot,” you tell him, in the politest tone that you can master. Already grieving that small moment you knew could never last.
Javadi can barely wait for him to leave — before her face breaks into a smile. “Aw, he has a crush on you.”
“Which you have told me a dozen times, and I’ll continue to reply that no, he doesn’t,” although your own face treacherously heats up.
“He flirted with you just now.”
“He flirts with everyone. He’s like an energy vampire, that’s why he doesn’t look his age.”
Trinity groans somewhere behind you. She takes her earbuds out and sits up, stretching her shoulders. “To be fair, his flirting isn’t that impressive.”
“I think half of the ER would disagree,” Javadi eagerly retorts. If there’s one thing these two don’t ever get tired of, it’s bickering.
“Oh no, he is charming. With everyone but her,” Trinity turns to you with a shit-eating grin. “With you, he’s awkward. Which, don’t get me wrong, is hilarious to witness. But Crash does have a point — he’s totally into you.”
“Did you two just agree on something? I must be hallucinating.”
Javadi rolls her eyes. Santos just huffs a laugh. She grabs her backpack, smartphone and an already opened silvery-blue can.
“He’s also been very moody since you moved to the upper floor. Just saying,” she winks at you and walks out, loudly gulping her Red Bull.
Your mood hasn’t been good either. It gets a little worse once you realise you reached the bottom of your frothy drink. And somehow, your second wind didn’t kick in.
“Can you develop a high tolerance to coffee? I feel like I should be way more awake. This cup is literally the size of a newborn.”
“Babe, you know there’s barely any coffee in it,” Javadi says, no judgment, just a little bit of pity. “You just crave sugar because your body needs some fuel to continue functioning.”
“But what if coffee isn’t working anymore... What’s the next best option? Cocaine?”
“You can’t afford cocaine.”
“I’ll sell a kidney.”
“Can’t do that either, you need them both.”
“I didn’t say I would sell mine.”
The laugh she gives you sounds half-hearted. Her face looks serious when she notes. “I know that humour is your defensive mechanism, but sometimes it’s okay to actually talk about what’s bothering you.”
“I’m very bothered by the amount of unsolicited therapy you keep bringing into our friendship,” you quip. And your regret is instant. “Sorry, I genuinely don’t remember the last time I slept for more than five hours.”
“Has Park been riding you too much? You know you are allowed to take breaks, even if he doesn’t think so.”
“No, it’s not that I don’t have free time, I just— I can’t fall asleep. I drag my feet and doze off ten times a day, but the second my head hits the pillow — nothing. My body is not... bodying or whatever the fuck it’s called.”
And then you watch her worry bleed into a different expression. She looks at you, a little coy, a little bit excited.
“I might have an idea. But I need you not to laugh at me.”
“Vic, I am physically closer to a zombie than to a human being. If there’s any way to help me fall asleep faster, I’ll try it.”
“Okay, there’s this app... With a collection of audios. Recorded by men and women, you can pick. They sort of play out different imaginary scenarios, like meeting you for the first time and getting to know each other. And maybe, like, kissing or —”
“Just to clarify, you recommend that I listen to some porn?” you’re trying to drag out some of the whipped cream with a straw.
“It’s not porn!” she hisses, adorably ashamed. “I mean, not always. They aren’t all explicit. The ones I’ve listened to, they were... Really immersive. And it just feels nice. Helps to take your mind off things. I don’t know, I kinda thought you’d be into it.”
“Masturbation? I feel like I should be offended.”
“No, the whole... Talking thing.”
With your mouth full, you raise a brow at her, somewhat confused.
“I mean, isn’t that why you liked working with Abbot? He was explaining everything to you, always talked you through the procedures and stuff. And now you are super annoyed because Park barely speaks. Just glares at people.”
“I assure you, I’m not at all annoyed that my attending does not turn me on.”
Javadi giggles, leaning toward you. “So what you’re saying is that... Abbot turned you on?”
“You know what, now I actually want to kill myself.”
“No, you still have an hour of your shift left. And then,” she rubs your arm with small, comforting circles, back to her serious self. “You will come home, take a scalding shower, just as you like it, pop in a couple of melatonin gummies, and get some sleep.”
“Those gummies don’t do shit. I ate four last time and then stared at the ceiling for two hours.”
She playfully nudges your shoulder with hers. “Well, there’s always another option,” Javadi laughs at your grimace and gets up. “I need to go back to other unstable people. Text me when you get home. I’m serious.”
“Will do, mom.”
She flips you off on her way out.
Whatever little caffeine’s been in your drink, it helps you look less dead and more like a person who can be trusted with a scalpel. The OR floor is quiet and cool, and from afar, Park can be mistaken for a statue: a tall body made of sharp lines and muscles, staying completely still as he looks through a patient’s file.
He waits for you to reach the nursing station. Gives you one quick look, his eyes deep blue, cold like ice.
“Got enough coffee to keep you standing? Don’t want to scrape you off the floor.”
You give him a dry chuckle. “When have you ever scraped me off the floor?”
One corner of his mouth moves up, merely an inch. “Fair,” he says, his gaze back to the tablet. “I’d like for it to stay that way.”
“So who’s the last one for today? Anything exciting?”
“Male, 63, a proximal humerus fracture. It’s all in his file. I’ll see you in ten.”
Big fucking thanks for the detailed reply.
“They say that brevity is the soul of wit, but no one tells you it’s also such a mood killer,” you mutter, not bothering to keep your voice down.
Park makes a sound that’s more of a long hum than a real laugh. He throws the words over his shoulder: “I’ll let you do the CRPP.”
“Thanks, I’m smiling on the inside.”
He never really smiles. Or says more than he needs to. And sometimes you’re thankful that he doesn’t: it unironically makes him almost the perfect mentor for you.
Unlike the previous one.
You may never admit it out loud, but you’ve come to enjoy working with Park. He’s harsh at times, yes, but he is also quick and talented and not that bad at teaching. The problem isn’t that he doesn’t talk much. You don’t mind doing your own research, and you’re actually okay with him being closed off.
The real problem is Jack Abbot. Who has been driving you insane.
At first, there were no signs of trouble.
You picked the night shift for your rotation because you’ve always been more of a night owl, and you enjoyed the challenge that comes with the variety of traumas. You two clicked from day one — Jack carried just the right amount of confidence to seem trustworthy, but his male ego didn’t get offended by someone else’s talent. He smiled at you and made small talk and always offered answers to your questions. He also smiled and talked to literally everybody else, so you didn’t think much of it. At least, you tried not to. You told yourself that you came to the ER to learn, that you wouldn’t allow your feelings to interrupt your job.
Even when said feelings turned into a crush. That felt like an addiction.
It started with you waiting. Wanting. More of his words, his gaze, his flattering attention. Jack always knew exactly how to land a compliment — his words were short, sure. Accompanied by that hint of a smile. He’d stand close, just on the edge of inappropriately close, his steady voice providing guidance. He’d push you when he knew that you could handle it. He’d tell you all the necessary steps and walk you through them and somehow make you feel like you succeeded on your own. “Yes, that’s the move.” “Look at you taking risks, kid.” “Good” —
— “girl”, you wanted Jack to add.
So good for him, you wanted him to think.
You wanted him. God knows, you wanted him so badly.
It didn’t help that Shen soon started calling you “Jack’s favorite”. Sometimes in front of Abbot, who hasn’t denied it once. Ellis discreetly (so she thought) tried leaving you alone with him more often. And even Crus once told you that you were the only resident Jack paid so much attention to.
It could’ve been a picture-perfect start of a love story, if only not for one crucial piece missing: Jack never crossed the line.
Even after you’ve caught his gaze lingering, his hands reaching for you, his warmth grazing your shoulder or your spine. On more than one occasion. And still, it led nowhere. There were no accidental touches, no flirting outside of the ER, he didn’t even try to get your number.
Inevitably, it made you feel self-conscious. Stupid. Pathetic even. What’s worse, his presence was distracting, and losing focus was the one thing you absolutely couldn’t do.
So you looked for a way out that’d let you save your dignity and your career. Switching to surgery helped you with both. Despite the fact that you had to restart your year. Despite seeing the very obviously hurt expression on Jack’s face when you informed him. He didn’t try to stop you, though. You didn’t tell him why exactly you were leaving. Instead, you dived right into work: from dealing with small fractures and arthritis to sports injuries, torn muscles, spinal disorders and crushed bones. It was in no way easy, but it felt empowering — knowing that you could fix something so strong and weighty, the living tissues made of minerals and collagen, the bony structure that allows people to move.
And on the rare occasions your paths crossed, Abbot kept being friendly. But you kept your distance.
Even if deep down, you still missed him.
His gaze, his guidance. Most of all, his voice.
It takes you two more days to finally give up and ask Javadi about the app.
Hey, so that app that’s totally not audio porn... Can you please give me the name. And then forget I asked.
Actually, forgetting might not be enough. Next time you come over, I’ll need you to swear on the Bible.
There’s no way you have a Bible at home.
Well, another option is a blood oath.
I’m this 🤏 close to admitting you into our psych ward.
Just say you miss me and want to see me more often. There’s no shame in it!
Please, get fucked (literally 😛).
You click the App Store link she sent, then press on the newly downloaded icon on the screen.
The layout is pretty simple — pale colors, normal-sized fonts, a short video guide. You don’t waste time and tap on the male voices' section to look through their audio titles. They aren’t at all exhilarating. A Trip to the G-spot (thanks, been there), Hold on to my nuts! (yikes), Your Daddy’s Home (double yikes), The Song of Praise and Cum (this calls for a lobotomy). You spend another minute on it, already battling frustration — and you’re about to log off, when finally a title catches your attention:
A Helping Hand.
“Okay, a little on the nose,” you mumble to yourself.
It is a series of recordings, about half an hour each. It seems that he is relatively new, but he’s got great reviews. His nickname is Nightcrawler. He has no profile photo. His bio says: “I guess, this is my new hobby.”
You’re positive that it won’t work on you.
You take a shower, put on your pajamas and your noise-cancelling headphones. You sit in bed, your back against the pillows. With zero expectations (except maybe to find it all ridiculous and cringe).
You press play.
At first, there’s just silence.
And then he starts, his voice unhurried like a rustle of the wind:
“Hi, baby. You look so tired,” he murmurs. “You’ve had a hard day, I can tell.”
You pause immediately. But not because you hate it. It startles you — how much you like him from the get-go, how just a sentence of this stranger’s voice made heat flash in your stomach.
You try to sit a little straighter. Then press play again.
“All that tension in your body, that slight soreness of your muscles... We really need to do something about it, honey. I can’t have you going to sleep so tense.”
Yeah, you don’t want that either.
His every quiet word strikes home: your limbs are heavy with exhaustion, your mind is clouded with it. You let out a breath you didn’t realize that you were holding. And you don’t think that him saying all that is a hell of a coincidence. Instead, it actually feels nice: for someone else to talk about your struggles. For it to sound like understanding.
“Don’t worry, I can fix that. You just lie down and listen to my voice.”
So you slide lower in your bed, the pillows now behind your head and shoulders. And when he asks to close your eyes, you do.
You follow every single one of his instructions. His raspy, gently voiced commands: he’s telling you to take deep breaths, to slowly stretch out your arms and legs, to draw small circles over your temples, to put your hands lower and massage your neck. He’s telling you he wishes he was there to help you. That he would know exactly where to rub and press. And that his fingers would’ve felt much better.
Then he’s instructing you to put hands on your chest, to run them up and down your body to get your blood flowing. You do just that. And soon you feel your skin prickle with warmth.
“Need you to relax, to shut off that beautiful brain of yours,” he says, with a controlled and hushed insistence. “Don’t think about anything. It’s just you and me, sweetheart.”
Your thoughts are light; there’s nothing on your mind but him. Your muscles pliantly unravel as he continues speaking. About how warm your skin must feel, how pretty you are looking — laid out for him on your bedcovers. And there’s another feeling that feeds off his voice: a spark of fire that grows and spreads and makes you ache for more.
You hear him telling you to move your hands down to your stomach. He says he wishes he could touch you there, to slowly drag his fingers down to your navel —
“Wish I could feel how wet you are right now.”
Your eyelids flutter open.
You probably should’ve predicted this turn of events. And truthfully, you aren’t as opposed to it as you thought you would be. You’re just not sure it will work. But when you slide your hand beneath the waistband of your panties —
you find the fabric in between your legs already soaked.
All that from someone talking to you nicely?
There must be something in his voice.
That same voice whispers:
“Touch yourself.”
Barely a second passes before you do.
This isn’t your first time, but somehow, it feels very different. More satisfying. Way more intimate. Pads of your fingers move against your clit, exactly how he tells you:
“want you to go slow for me, baby. rub it in circles, ju-ust like that,”
“apply more pressure with your index finger — feels good, yeah? c’mon, don’t stop,”
“now move a little lower, feel what a mess you’re making. I know you must be dripping”.
He’s right, you are. And then your eyes fall shut again, a whimper tumbling from your lips.
“I bet you’d feel so tight around my fingers,” he says hoarsely, making you clench around nothing.
If he was here, in your room, you’d shamelessly beg for more. A long-forgotten pleasure starts coiling in your stomach.
“Want you to put a finger in,” he orders. “Imagine that it’s mine.”
You start with one. Just one, and yet, it’s getting difficult to focus on his words. And fleetingly, with your chest heaving, you wonder what his fingers would feel like. As if he reads — or guesses — where your thoughts are wandering, he tells you, a smirk heard in his voice:
“But mine would be a lot thicker, so I need you to add another one,” — you slip the second finger in, and he lets out a hum, like he can see you, — “There you go. Don’t rush it, we’ve got time. I’d never rush it with you, honey.”
Despite you trying to move slowly, you’re getting dangerously close to cumming. You want to drag it out, you do, but he is making it too hard. When he is whispering to spread your legs wider. To set a rhythm, to start moving your hips a little. When he is telling you that you’re doing so good.
When he wants you to use your free hand to touch your nipples. When he says, teasingly, how much he wishes he could put his lips on you.
When you can hear him sigh, like all this also turns him on.
“Want you to go faster,” his words come out in low grunts. “Yes, keep going, don’t stop. Keep fucking yourself. Need to get you loosened up and ready for me. Fuck, your cunt would feel so perfect wrapped around my cock —”
Your orgasm crashes over you, sudden and shuddering.
You’re gasping, too loudly to hear what he is saying, your body floating in the waves of bliss. It takes a moment for you to catch your breath.
The audio ends abruptly on his own heavy breathing.
You are left stupefied and sweaty. And satisfied beyond description. Your headphones end up thrown across the bed, but you’re too tired to move an inch. It is a very pleasant kind of tired.
Before you know it, you are fast asleep.
What’s meant to be just a one-off soon turns into a habit. And you don’t really feel ashamed about it.
There is a certain thrill to it — having a secret you don’t want to share, the one thing you can’t wait to get home to. It does help you to take the edge off, yes: with just his words, he makes your tension melt away, makes all the worries disappear. Leaving you dazed and gasping at the thought of how good he’d fuck you.
But sometimes, as you come down from your high, your thighs wet and hands trembling, and he is soothing you back into consciousness — the stranger’s voice reminds you of Jack’s.
It can’t be him, of course.
You wish it was.
You also wish you could move on. Unstitch him from your memories that he’s been woven into, his face and arms and words seemingly always on your mind. They shouldn’t be, not when your feelings are so obviously one-sided.
So, since you’re able to wake up well-rested, you start to pile on more work.
You take your time to learn about non-invasive treatments: you get to know the PTMC’s physician and psychiatrist, you print out studies about injections and post-operative care, you spend your breaks leafing through the countless pages. You learn fast. You grab at every chance to practice. You ask to scrub in on some of Garcia’s cases, you’re lucky to assist Javadi’s mother a few times. And even though you feel that Park’s a little bit suspicious of your ardor, he asks no questions.
You don’t see Jack. He’s still on nights, and you are mostly up in the OR, and even when you do come down, you do your best to stay away. You hope that a tight schedule and your daily orgasms will be enough of a distraction. That at some point, your crush will quietly die down.
It’s no surprise that you’re working on the 4th.
And it’s predictably a shitshow: the waiting room is packed with patients, swamped with the summer heat, every new injury is worse — and way more gruesome — than the other. You deal with fractured, broken bones, you get to help with torn-off fingers, bashed-in skulls and penetrating wounds. You rush from one OR into the other. You barely get time to take a breath. And once you finally do, you get called down to the ER.
“Look who it is. Since when does surgery send its best residents to us poor mortals?” Robby puts on a smile to greet you.
“Garcia is still operating on Howard, Park’s dealing with your water slide case. I’m just happy to treat someone with intact bones for a change.”
“Can’t promise it will be a pretty sight.”
“Didn’t count on it.”
He cackles, his gloved hand pointing toward the sliding doors the gurneys come through. “Here’s the reason we called for a consult. Yours is the one with Old Glory jammed in his chest.”
And in the next second, your own chest tightens, anxiety bruising your ribcage like a seatbelt in a crash. Because the aforementioned patient is rolled in by Jack.
He doesn’t see you yet. You can’t help but notice — the tension roped around his back, the sheen of sweat around his forehead, faint sleepless shadows spilled under his eyes. Reflexively, you step out of the way so he can move down the hall without bumping into you. So you can stay unnoticed.
The injured man is in the middle of a screaming match with some guy whose cheek is slashed in half.
“I’m gonna take that thing out of my chest and shove it down your ass!”
“You hit me with a fucking Rolling Rock, man!”
“Because you are a cheater! And now my chest fucking hurts!”
“You’re the one who broke the rules! You know every detail must be —”
“Take yours into trauma 2 before I go deaf on one ear,” Abbot mumbles to Ellis, then tries to shush his patient. It isn’t working.
And you can tell that Jack is low on patience.
He grips the gurney with both hands and pushes it into the room, his voice coming out low and clipped:
“Sir, we are gonna get you more pain meds, but you need to shut your fucking mouth.”
It is a quick remark, maybe a little out of his character — too blunt, too rude; although acceptable under the current circumstances. And in the never-ending noise and busyness of the ER no one would ever waste their time on lecturing him. You aren’t even sure they heard.
But you freeze. As if a bomb just went off. The world around you is momentarily devoid of all the other sounds.
It isn’t the specific words, but the emotions you could hear behind them — intensity Jack usually reigns in, the punctuated heat of anger that slipped through his “shut” and “fucking”. You aren’t surprised he said those words. Or used that tone. Or lost his self-restraint for a few seconds.
You’re struck by the realization that you have heard him talk like that before.
“If his heart was damaged, he surely wouldn’t be yelling,” Robby comes up to you, eyeing the rowdy patient. “But the stabbing’s definitely within the cardiac box. What do you think?”
“Cardiac box it is. I’d bet on a pneumothorax,” you say, on some miraculous autopilot. But you aren’t looking at the patient.
Jack grabs the scissors to remove the man’s clothes, his hands working around the wooden stick he is impaled on; his gaze grazes you. On accident or maybe out of habit Jack hasn’t managed to unlearn. He turns to throw away the ruined, blood-stained fabric — then stops. And then his eyes come back to you, this time with purpose. He meets your gaze, his own confused a little, one of his brows crawling up. Because you’re staring at him, and he has no idea why.
It’s almost funny to imagine how you’d explain to him your stupor. Hey, Jack, is there a chance you like recording steamy audios? 'Cause I believe that I’ve been getting off to the sound of your voice.
But at the moment, you aren’t laughing.
You make an effort to drag your gaze away, your heartbeat loud in your ears. This can’t be happening. It cannot actually be him.
“Do an ultrasound to get a confirmation, I’ll go up to prep the OR,” you say to Robby flatly, eager to leave the room, to have a minute to yourself.
You take the stairwell, thoughts rushing as your feet are. And very quickly, your shock gives way to irritation. Surely, Jack is allowed to do whatever in his free time. But now that you suspect it’s him — his low voice that is so masterful at saying all those dirty things — you don’t think you’ll be able to relax. It would also be kinda inappropriate to continue listening to that.
But then you spend another seven hours on your feet. Three surgeries, two breaks (about ten minutes in total), a lot of blood and bones, a few of Park’s dry words. You miss the fireworks, the get-together with your former colleagues, the friendly chatter that maybe could’ve helped you to unwind. And by the time you cross the hall of your apartment, you find it hard to care about propriety.
You put the headphones on, fully aware that you’re about to hear Jack.
It doesn’t ruin things for you. It only turns you on instead.
Because it’s not some random guy — it’s Jack who puts you on all fours. Jack who tells you to put your fingers in your mouth. To suck them, to then take them deeper, to gag on them, just like he could’ve made you gag around his cock.
“Ass up for me, baby,” he instructs, his every word now carrying more weight — you cannot stop imagining him being here, whispering it all into your ear. “Bet your pussy is wet enough to take two fingers right away. C’mon, be a good girl. Show me.”
You never even think about reaching for your toys. You don’t need to: not when his voice alone makes waves of heat roll through your body, makes you pulsate with want, moan with longing.
“Want you to think of my cock slowly stretching you,” Jack rasps, “Because it’s all I think about,” and you’re imagining his chest pressed to your back, the sounds he would make while thrusting deep, deeper, relentless movement of his hips, his lips grazing your neck, “I know you’ll take my cock so well. Like it was made for fucking you.”
His big hands roaming over your body. His hot breath on your skin. Him, him, it has always been him.
“I’d make you feel so good. Until you drip all over my cock. Until you’re sobbing for me to fill you up,” he whispers heatedly. “I will. Just so I can fuck my cum back into you when we go for round two. I know my girl is always greedy for more.”
And he is right, you would be.
“Like you were made for it. For me.”
You cum as hard as always, breathless and shaking. And this time, with his name helplessly gasped against your pillow. A few long seconds after that, in your sweet postorgasmic haze, you get a very clear thought: you still want Jack, now more than ever.
And you two really need to talk.
You press Call before you can come up with yet another argument for why this is a bad idea. She picks up in four seconds, but you don’t let her say a word.
“Hey, so do remember when you guys went out last time, and I couldn’t go because of that leg amputation thing, and you told me you ended up in some new bar, with those big plants or whatever, and Abbot was there too?”
“Wow, are you already on cocaine?” Javadi laughs.
“No, I just had a good night of sleep, so please keep up. You’re coming to the same bar this Friday, right?”
“Yep, that’s the plan. You decided to join us?”
“I’m thinking about it. But I’m gonna be at least an hour late, cause I’d have to get home to change and then —”
“Or you can just come right after work. The place isn’t that fancy. You can do casual.”
“I don’t want casual. I wear jeans 360 days a year, it’d be nice to actually feel pretty for once.”
“Oh, cut the crap, I know you’d look great in anything!”
“That’s very kind of you to say, but I’m not calling to discuss my wardrobe. I was wondering if you can... If by any chance Jack shows up again —”
“O-ooh.”
“No, don’t oh at me. You don’t even know what I’m about to ask.”
“If Abbot shows up, I’m gonna tell him that you are coming too, so he’ll stay and wait for you.”
“Okay, you can add mind-reading to your resume, you witch.”
“You’re both kinda predictable,” Javadi notes with a chuckle. “When he came last time, he left immediately after he found out you weren’t there.”
“Or he just remembered he left the stove on and didn’t want his flat to burn down. It’s not like he explicitly told you why he was leaving.”
“He didn’t need to,” she argues. “He came in, went straight to the bar where we were hanging out, ordered a beer and managed the small talk for barely a minute before he flat-out asked if you were there. Looked like a kicked puppy when I told him you didn’t come. Wished us a good night and took off, didn’t even take his beer.”
That does sound like he came to see you. You find it cute. But only for a moment — until you get a stinging thought: if he wanted to see you outside of work, why has he never asked you out?
“I’ll text you when I’m done,” you say, trying to sound unconcerned, unruffled by the possibility of your months-long feelings being reciprocated. “The spinal fusion should take about three hours.”
“Ugh, it sounds so cool when you say it, but then I remember what that process actually is like.”
“It is pretty cool.”
“And I am very glad you think that,” she’s quick to reassure. “Go fuse some vertebrae, so we’ll have something to drink to!”
The surgery takes four hours.
It is a slow, meticulous procedure accompanied by Park’s curt advice and your own strategic guesses — and usually, something like that would leave you drained. Hardly in the mood for socializing. But this evening, you step out of the OR with a wide grin.
“Good call about rotating the metal plates,” Park says, his voice emotionless. Like he’s not sure himself that it’s a compliment.
Still, you take it.
“Thank you, I did some reading beforehand,” you tell him, throwing away your dirty gloves and gown. “Should help with healing, too. But knock on wood, we’ll see what his post-op scans show.”
And you’re already doing some non-work-related calculations in your head. 10 minutes on filling out the patient’s file, 10 more for ordering a cab and waiting for it, then if you’re lucky, you’ll be home in 20 —
“Abbot was right about you.”
That makes you stop. Makes an uncomfortable feeling settle in your stomach. You haven’t seen Brendon and Jack talk once. And you cannot imagine them talking about you.
You turn to Park, not smiling anymore:
“Care to explain?”
“He wrote you a recommendation letter. Didn’t he tell you?” he casually clarifies. “Not that I asked for it. But he delivered it himself, four pages in Times New Roman,” the straight line of his mouth curves a little. Almost a smirk, but not unkind. And he does seem sincere when he adds, “Abbot was right, you are great. Glad to have you on our team.”
“Hold on. I just want to get a few facts straight,” and your tone is astonishingly calm, despite it feeling like your blood is simmering. “So he came to you. With a printed-out letter. And then what, you guys talked?”
“Yes. About the letter.”
“About me, you mean.”
“The letter was about your competence and skills. What else was there to discuss,” he deadpans. “Is this interrogation over?”
“Oh, come on, that was only two questions. Don’t act like I am waterboarding you,” you huff, hands on your hips.
Park breathes out through his nose, then shakes his head. You’re half expecting him to grouse about it some more. But he does what you expect the least.
“He talks about you, you talk about him,” Park muses coolly. “You guys just need to fuck it out.”
He shoves his own gown in the trash, turns on his heels and leaves.
And under other circumstances, you would’ve been so glad to hear it. Jack talked about you! Jack seems to care!
Except, he had a perfect chance to actually show you that. But on your final day in the ER, he barely said a word. It stayed stuck in your memory, the last nail in the coffin where your hopes were buried: Jack’s weird avoidance, no jokes, no flirting, none of his usual penchant for eye contact. He spent the whole shift painfully indifferent to your departure. Only once you started saying your goodbyes, he came by to wish you luck. To say that he was sure you’d do great. Two sentences was all he managed.
And yet, he had no trouble talking about you with Park?!
You’d really like to get a fucking explanation.
You don’t go home to change. You come straight to the noisy bar, in your plain jeans and baggy shirt. And wrapped up in anger. You scan the crowd for familiar faces and spot Victoria from afar: some tipsy guy is cornering her, wildly gesticulating with his hands. She doesn’t really seem scared, mostly annoyed. But you are in no mood for being civil.
You unceremoniously walk up to them and grab the stranger by the shoulder to pull him back.
“Her face clearly suggests she’s not interested. Get lost.”
“Hello to you too,” he whistles, leering at you. “You wanna be our third, babygirl? I’m always down for... some new experiences.”
“I can help you with that. You ever heard about a comminuted fracture? It’s when a bone is broken in two or more places. Which you are about to experience if you don’t leave in 10 seconds.”
“You’re into human anatomy? That’s hot,” the man grins drunkenly, but his flirting sounds less sure.
“I’m an orthopedic surgeon. There are 3 long bones in your arm, 27 in your hand. Which one would hurt more when broken, how do you think? You’ve got seven seconds. Six —”
“Geez, fucking chill, girl,” he mutters and steps back to hastily retreat.
Javadi snorts a laugh. “Thank you, he was so annoying, I just didn’t want to make a scene. You’d think the "Let’s go, lesbians!" t-shirt would help him get a hint but —” and then she takes you in — your searching gaze and furrowed brows and pursed lips. “What’s wrong?”
“Where’s Abbot?”
“It depends. Am I gonna be an accomplice to murder if I tell you?”
“You may be a witness.”
“I don’t think that’s any better,” but luckily, she knows you well enough to figure out that there’s no point in questions. Javadi holds both hands up in surrender. “Okay-okay, last time I saw him, he was at the bar.”
You go for it, barrelling through the crowd like an icebreaker through the frozen water. You notice Trinity, Dennis, Mel, Frank and Jesse nearby. You only have eyes for one man in particular. But at the long table where the drinks are being poured and paid for, there is no sign of Jack. You stop and wait; one minute, two, three pass by. And just as quickly, your determination crumbles.
You wanted him to tell you that he needed you to stay, all these days back, in person. You wanted him to wait for you today. Both times, he didn’t.
It makes you feel self-conscious again. Stupid. Even more pathetic.
You turn around, suddenly too overwhelmed by your own feelings.
The music is too loud now, the smell of alcohol mixing with sweat and perfume, and making your head hurt. You faintly hear someone call out your name, but you don’t stop, too desperate to get back to the exit. Too tired of waiting for the one thing that clearly isn’t meant to be.
The street is quiet, and the air is cold; it doesn’t help to cool you down. You’re walking a thin line between infuriated and upset. It gnaws away at you — that you spent so much time delusionally sure that Jack felt something for you. Cared for you. You think about his watchful gaze on you, the tension hung between you two, his hands he kept a little bit too close, his words that guided you through surgeries and orgasms, his goddamn voice —
You are so deep in your frustrations, you miss the sound of the door opening, the footsteps rushing toward you.
“Hey,” he says it carefully, and yet, you flinch. You turn around to find Jack standing at arm’s length already. Black jeans, grey t-shirt and black denim jacket; he looks unfairly handsome. He also looks concerned. “Is everything alright? The way you left got me worried.”
“Yeah, everything’s just peachy.”
But Jack ignores your sarcasm — or rather looks right past it, reading the very clear displeasure on your face. “Is it Park? Did something happen?”
And his concern doesn’t sound feigned.
It all comes to your mind at once — the unsaid words, unresolved tension, the longing gazes thrown at each other, the shamefully short distance your bodies never crossed. It roars your emotions to a boil.
“Why does everyone assume— You know what? Park is actually perfect,” you snap at him. “He barely speaks to me in the OR, he hates small talk, he is allergic to long sentences and, I suspect, to any sign of real human emotion. So I just clock in every shift to spend 15 hours trying to help people with very little to no guidance. And turns out, I still rock! Even when my mentor is as emotionally evolved as a toothpick!”
“Ok-kay,” Jack draws, “I’m not sure if that’s a good or a bad thing?”
“It’s freaking amazing. Especially compared to the alternative,” and then you step to him, your palms angrily pushing against his chest. “Because you made me feel like I couldn’t breathe!”
Your hands don’t hurt him. But your words do. His eyes go wide, he’s speechless for a moment. Then slowly, very quietly, Jack says:
“Wait, what?”
“You wrote me a recommendation letter, but you couldn’t say a word when I was leaving? After the months we worked together, all you could manage was good luck? The hell is wrong with you?!” and his shell-shocked expression only spurs you on. “You act all nicely, you’re glued to me in the ER, with your advice and your attention and your— your smirking! And what’s with the intense eye contact? How was I supposed to work with you looking at me like that? You know how hard it was for me to focus?! It’s not like I was holding scalpels half of the time!” you huff angrily.
Still, he isn’t moving.
“Sure, it didn’t mean anything to you, you don’t like me like that. And I love surgery, I’m glad I transferred, I wouldn’t want to waste my time on someone who is emotionally mute. But then I find out — oh, you’re actually very talkative! And it’s not like I wanted to find out, I just needed something to help me unwind, anything, because it’s been so damn exhausting — not just the job, but also you and your mood swings and your stupid voice and—” you cross your arms over your chest and add, with an unbridled boldness, “And honestly? After everything, I should be the one you lend a helping hand to.”
The dim streetlights can offer some discreteness — but not enough to cover the flush of color that spreads over Jack’s cheeks. You don’t back off — instead, you take your phone out and click the app’s icon to show it to him on the screen. His gaze flicks down to it. Then back to your face.
You stare at each other.
And then you think: he is about to tell you you’re an idiot. A sleep-deprived one, because it wasn’t really his voice. He has no clue what you just talked about, he obviously isn’t on any apps nor is he —
Jack breathes out a laugh.
He clasps his hands behind his back, the muscles of his chest pulling his t-shirt tight. His gaze is locked on yours. Then it falls lower — to your lips, then your neck, your chest and stomach, leaving a hot trail down your body.
“It got that bad, huh?” a corner of his mouth twitches up. Not condescending but amused. And then his voice drops — to that exact honeyed murmur that dragged so many orgasms out of you. “F’course, I can help you out. Should’ve asked me sooner, sweetheart.”
The sound knocks the anger out of you. The air, too.
You knew he sounded good on audio, when his words reached you through the headphones, when he so charitably helped you reach your high.
But in reality, he’s lethal.
When this same voice is paired with his gaze, with the intensity and confidence that you’re disarmed by. Entranced by. When Jack comes closer, you stay frozen.
“Mine or yours?” he asks calmly.
“W-what?”
“My place or yours?”
You catch small specks of golden light lost in his hazel eyes. You blink twice to stop staring. “Mine is about 40 minutes away.”
Emotion flashes across his face — surprise that’s borderline on worry. He lets it slide. He takes your hand in his, firmly, putting his fingers between yours.
“I live much closer. My car is parked around the corner,” Jack notes and leads the way, carefully pulling you along.
You let him.
You know it’s impolite to gawk, but you can’t help it — you’re pretty sure his hallway alone can fit half of your flat. It is a spacious, very minimalistic place: tall walls, a lot of lights and very little furniture. You guess that he hand-picked each piece — from wooden shelves and cupboards to small colourful pouffes. You also don’t think he spends too much time in here.
“So how many roommates do you have?” you ask cautiously as you get out of your shoes.
“None,” Jack chuckles. “It’s my apartment.”
“You live here by yourself? This place could fit a football team,” your own chuckle is nervous. As is your involuntary blabbing. “I’m serious, 11 full-grown men could stay here, and half of them won’t even see each other. Is there a bowling alley somewhere? A golf course? Ten jacuzzis? —”
He wraps his arm around your waist, pressing your back into his chest. Solid and warm, and rendering you silent.
“How about I do the talking,” his breath scatters against the side of your neck. Both of his hands find your hips, and very slowly, he turns you to face him. His eyes look a shade darker when he says, “I’ll walk you to the bedroom.”
And then his mouth is on yours.
There is no build-up and no hesitation — he kisses you so hungrily and deeply, like he’s been starving this whole time. Just like you were. Your shuddering breath turns into a moan. His lips move seamlessly, matching his insatiability to yours, in a deliberately slow pace that leaves you dizzy, heated, panting. Your memory is wiped clean of every other man you’ve kissed before him.
You can only crave more.
Jack starts walking without breaking the kiss. He gently pushes you forward, his hands maneuvering your body around the furniture and into doorways — you’re blindly following his lead. Until he stops you.
He tsks against your lips. “Careful, you almost ran into a wall.”
“Well, it’s not like I can really see —”
Jack silences your protests with another kiss, one of his palms laid flat over your spine to steady you. Not once do you take a peek at your surroundings, entirely too focused on the movement of his mouth, and with his every touch, your heart grows louder.
All of a sudden, your legs bump into something — and in a second, your back hits layers of bedcovers, the fabric silky to the touch. You exhale shakily, taking a couple of seconds to collect yourself. The task proved to be impossible under his heavy stare.
The room is dim, drowned in the colors of the sunset that sinks in through the big uncovered windows. He took the jacket off somewhere along the way, and you watch as the coppery light sneaks into his curls, contours the lines of veins and muscles of his arms, his body standing right next to the bed, legs almost touching yours.
You guess that he is stalling in case you want to stop.
“Aren’t you gonna tell me what to do?” you want your words to sound like a challenge — instead, they come out as a plea.
You don’t mind. There’s nothing on your mind but him.
Jack gives you just a ghost of a smile, a low hum coming from deep in his chest.
“Ask me nicely,” he says, in that gravelly voice that makes desire spark up in your bloodstream.
And he already knows that he won’t meet resistance — Jack leans over the bed, palms firmly gliding up your thighs until he finds the zipper of your jeans. He takes the slider between two fingers but doesn’t pull it down. And you’re glad that you aren’t standing, because the way he’s staring at you makes your whole body weak, your bones and muscles turning liquid.
“Please, I’ll do anything,” you whisper.
You do not need to ask him twice.
Jack yanks the slider down and pulls your jeans — down to your knees, then fully off. He parts your thighs with his leg, his gaze drawn to your panties, to where the fabric is already dampened with your arousal. You watch him slowly wet his lips, your body shivering in anticipation of his touch. And then he’s climbing on the bed, his body propped up on his arms, his weight between your thighs. He doesn’t hover over you — because he’s equally impatient: instead, he leans down to eagerly capture your mouth with his.
His lips trap you in place — while his hands undress you: his fingers are unbuttoning your shirt to take it off, then sliding beneath your cotton tanktop, dragging it up over your ribcage —
then Jack sucks in a breath.
His words are muffled, his lips brushing yours:
“No bra?”
“I don’t— don’t like the feeling of it,” you explain bashfully.
That earns you a pleased smirk. He actually pulls back to take a look, to hastily pull your last piece of clothing off. Then Jack ducks his head.
“And how’d you like this?” he asks before catching your nipple into his mouth.
You cry out at the sensation, and Jack uses one hand to pin you to the bed. He pulls more sounds out of you, swirling his tongue around your nipples, biting and sucking at them, his hunger mixed with admiration. Your heartbeat’s pounding in your ears, the pleasure surging through you like a heat wave —
But unexpectedly, Jack pulls away.
He reaches out to click the lamp on the nightstand. The light is faint, warm, draping your shadows over the silk. Jack lies down on his side, keeping his face close to yours.
“Show me how you do it.”
“You— Um. You want me to show you how—”
“Touch yourself for me,” he orders.
Blood rushes to your cheeks. But you comply, too eager for his praise. For all of his recorded promises to finally come true.
Jack watches raptly as your hand moves lower, slowly, just like he taught you the first time — until your fingers dip under the fabric of your underwear. You bite your lower lip, stifling a whimper, feeling the arousal leaking out of you. You spread your legs wider, the thin cotton not leaving much to the imagination as you start toying with your clit.
Jack swallows noisily, his breath uneven. But his voice stays measured. “I want these off. Need to see you, baby.”
You hook your thumbs under your panties and tug them off, a bit too hastily, but Jack makes no attempts to slow you down. Although unvoiced, his own desire is so palpable, it sets your nerves on fire. And when the cool air grazes your wetness, you can’t help but moan.
You do not wait for his command — you spread your legs further apart, your fingers drawn to rub your aching clit. You feel Jack’s cheek pressed to your shoulder, his gaze glued to your hand.
“So what’s the preference? Do you like circling it or just the up-and-down motion?” he muses with a grin. “I see, I have some room for improvisation,” and then his breath skates up your throat, the words mouthed against your pulse point, “You’re doing so good for me. You can pick up the pace.”
You do immediately, your movements quick and frantic, and Jack’s not keeping his hands to himself. He cups your breast, pinching your nipple into a peak, rolling it expertly between his fingers, his lips wrapped tightly around the other one. Your back is arching into his touch, heat pooling in your lower belly, your fingers gliding faster up and down your slit — and then one slips inside.
Jack pulls his mouth off with a pop. “Would you look at that,” his voice is low, teasing, “Your pussy’s drooling all over the bed.” And then he smiles, hungrily baring his teeth, grazing your collarbone with them as his palm lies flat on the inside of your thigh. “Go ahead, make yourself cum.”
He is still clothed, and the material of his t-shirt rubs constantly against your naked skin as he continues his arousing, agonizing torture. You feel him everywhere — Jack’s warm breath on your neck, your cheek, his mouth placing kisses along your jaw. His hands are steadying your body as your two fingers plunge into your cunt, as you’re so diligently coaxing yourself into an orgasm. But something’s missing.
“What’s wrong? Your fingers aren’t enough?” Jack taunts. “Does my girl want me to help her?”
You nod desperately, rocking your hips into your hand, trying to get some extra friction, trying and failing to reach that sweet high on your own. He easily catches your wrist, forcing you to halt all movement, your moans reduced to needy cries.
“Tell me what you want,” Jack whispers, lips to your ear.
“I w-want your fingers. Need your fingers inside me, please —”
But just as you’re about to pull your hand away, he covers it with his.
His wide palm firmly cups your mound, pushing your fingers back into your clenching hole. Jack drags his index and middle fingers through your folds, collecting your creamy arousal. And then he eases his slicked digits into you.
He watches as your lips part in a silent moan, your thighs twitching involuntarily as you’re adjusting to the fullness. With two of your fingers already in, it is a very tight fit.
“Relax for me. I know you can take all four,” Jack coos, although his voice gets a bit strained as he feels your walls clamp down around him.
Your hand stays limp, so he pulls his thick fingers out — then ramms them back in, knuckles-deep. A choked cry leaves your mouth; but you don’t try to crawl away from the intrusion. He puts your fingers between his and starts moving them all together, unhurriedly, carefully stretching your wet cunt, the heel of his palm grinding against your clit, your juices trickling down on the bedcovers.
Before you even realize you’re doing it, you push your hips back against his palm.
“Yes, just like that,” Jack murmurs. “Feels good, doesn’t it? About to get even better.”
This time, only his hand is moving while he’s staying still, drinking you up — your body quivering, skin bathed in a sheen of perspiration, your pussy slurping around the unrelenting fingers. The sounds you’re making are downright obscene, loud moans mixed with incoherent pleas as you’re getting lost in the pleasure he gives you so freely.
Jack’s other hand comes up to turn your face to him:
“Eyes on me.”
And as you look at him through lidded eyes, he curls your own fingers inside you, pushing them up against your G-spot. The sudden pressure drags you into a climax, so powerful, you’re blinded for a second, your lungs emptied with a long-drawn exhale as you keep soundlessly mouthing his name.
Jack pulls out his fingers first, then yours. Your hand is drenched and numb, and you barely register as Abbot brings it to his mouth. He licks your fingers clean, one by one, and you are coming to your senses at the sight: his mouth sucking in your digits, your wetness smeared across his lips, his gaze piercing as he keeps eye contact. And just like that, it threads through your veins and bones: your craving for him you’re yet to satisfy.
Before you can even ask him for a kiss, he leans in to give it to you.
It’s hot, it’s messy, his tongue darting between your lips, your hands tugging at his t-shirt, then sneaking under it to feel him tense under your touch. One of his hands grips your hip, the other moving back between your legs, where you’re still sensitive, making you whimper into his mouth.
“Wanna get a proper taste,” he mumbles, his lips already trailing lower.
But you have something else in mind. You close your legs and clutch his t-shirt, your fingers roughly crumpling the fabric, making him meet your gaze again.
“Jack, I’m very grateful for the offer, but I need you to fuck me,” you don’t bother hiding your impatience. “And please, take your damn clothes off.”
He grins, and this is a command he is willing to follow. Jack brings a hand behind his neck to grab the collar of his t-shirt and pulls it up over his head in one swift motion. Your eyes rake over the broad planes of his chest, his toned arms, his freckled skin flushed pink. Before he can think of his next move, you straddle him, leaning to nibble at his neck, your fingers tracing his flexing muscles.
“Someone’s very eager,” he notes with a chuckle.
And yet, the gravel in his voice is thinned out by his own keenness. When your gaze drops down, you see his cock straining against the coarse fabric of his jeans.
“Makes two of us,” you note cheekily and palm him through the denim.
His chuckle turns into a low, long groan. Like he is breaking character, like it is not as easy for him to keep his feelings under control.
You hide your smile, taking his jeans off to throw them on the floor, barely half a minute before you’re climbing back onto his lap. The bulge is now even more prominent beneath his boxer briefs: he’s thick and big, way bigger than you thought, than you imagined, than you’ve ever had. Your mouth parts on the inhale; you are dazed just from the look of it. You feel yourself already getting wet again.
Your words are stumbling out, while your brain is still somewhat functioning:
“I have an IUD, I’m clean. Haven’t been with anyone for a while.”
“Me neither. For way longer than you probably,” Abbot admits in a half-whisper, watching you attentively. Getting as drunk on the anticipation as you are.
Your fingers go for the waistband at his hips when you catch faint light glinting off the metal. Your palm briefly lies under his scarred knee.
“This okay?”
Him leaving the prosthesis on, you mean. But it is getting harder to put words into coherent sentences.
Jack gets it. “Yeah, m’fine. You want me to...?”
Remove it, is what he wants to say.
For just a moment, it comes up to the surface: his lack of confidence, not necessarily in himself but maybe in how he can be perceived, in what he looks like in your eyes. Being so close, so open, naked.
But this has always been exactly what you wanted.
“I couldn’t care less,” you whisper and tug down his briefs to free his cock.
Then you look down, and your breath hitches.
He is thick, fully hard, the tip red and already weeping. And instantly, you wonder how he tastes. How warm, how heavy he’d feel in your hand. When you reach it impulsively to wrap around him, Jack stops you, his voice a low warning:
“We both know I don’t need that.”
You almost want to whine. But you smother your discontent and move your hands up to his shoulders, holding your hips up, hovering just above his girthy length. A sigh spills from your mouth when his cock brushes your slick entrance —
And right then, Jack’s hands clamp around your thighs. His grip not bruising, but it is firm enough that you can’t move. Can’t lower yourself on him.
“Now, where are your manners, sweetheart?” he asks, playfully cruel.
He knows you’re trapped. You know it too. To prove his point, he rubs his tip against your clit, more slickness gushing out of you at the mere contact. You do let out a miserable whine, your thighs are shaking. But he stays unmoving.
And so you beg. Just like you thought you would.
“I want you, please, I want you so fucking much,” your words pour out rushed and heated, all in one breath, “Want you to fuck me, Jack, please, been thinking about it for months. Before the app, when we were still working together, each time you— you stood next to me or leaned closer during surgeries or talked me through them or— fuck, it was anything, everything, I could barely focus, only kept thinking how much I wanted you to touch me, please-please-please—”
Jack hums. His hands relent. He repositions them so he can guide you instead of stopping you.
“Months, huh? I know the feeling,” he murmurs, with unexpectedly raw honesty.
It lingers. It almost sounds like a confession. But you do not get time to catch the meaning of his words before he starts pushing his cock into your throbbing warmth.
You gasp. He’s easing you down slowly. As your nails dig into his shoulders, his grip tightens; but he keeps composure. Jack’s watching you — your eyes screwed shut and brows pinched together, your body shifting, mouth gulping air as you’re allowing him to stretch you open. He moves one of his hands to draw light circles on your clit, to help you take him, all of him, until you’ve bottomed out.
Your body stills. He feels you clench around him, your pussy gripping him so tightly, he chokes back a groan. Your forehead dips forward, helplessly.
“You are— s’big, so-o —”
“Breathe for me,” Jack instructs, both palms secured at your hips, sounding a little out of breath himself. He watches as your chest rises and falls, the uneven cadence of inhales and exhales. He mercifully gives you a minute to adjust. “Need you to start moving, baby. Yeah?”
You scramble for an answer, all your words slurring out into whines, your body barely used to the stretch. But you want to be good for him. And so you lift your hips. Just a few inches. Then sink onto his cock again, trembling at the overwhelming ache of being stuffed so full.
The pause lasts for barely three seconds.
Then your hips start moving up and down on their own, because it feels too good to stop, because the ache is quickly dissipating into pleasure.
“There she is.”
He lets you find and set the rhythm, at first more grinding and slow, your pussy swallowing him whole each time. As you let the sensation build, as it spreads and turns searing. Euphoric. And your head tips back with a moan.
“Look how well you’re taking me,” Jack praises, his voice husky with lust. “Just like I knew you would.”
His hands grip harder at your hips, and without warning, he starts bouncing you on him. His pace is quicker, harsher, the fat head of his cock rubbing against the spot that makes your vision blur. Jack leans closer to rasp the words into your ear:
“Who do you think I thought about—” his fingers move down to open your legs wider, “While making all these audios—” and he plunges deeper, “For my favorite girl—” and your moans pitch louder, “After her tiresome shifts?”
You’re too cockdrunk to even think of a reply. You’re only capable of moving your hips in time with his, nails scraping at his sweat-covered skin, your slick oozing down to his balls.
“I’m— I’m close,” you mewl. “M’gonna cum, Ja-ack.”
“Think I should let you?” he says through gritted teeth, his own control already slipping.
“P-please,” you stutter out weakly as his hips snap up, “Wanna cum, wanna— want you— t-to make me cum, please.”
A grunt escapes him, and Jack adjusts his hold, his chest heaving against yours, skin rubbing against skin. His mouth latches onto your throat, each word punctuated with a trust:
“That’s a good — fucking — girl.”
His hands drop lower to cup your ass, giving it a squeeze — and then the world around you spins as he effortlessly flips you on your back.
Your legs fall open for him, and he manages to keep his cock nestled so perfectly in your fluttering hole. He doesn’t slow down for a second: Jack shifts his weight on his left leg, angling his hips a little to hit that spot inside you over and over, making your eyes roll back in your head. The room fills with your breathy moans, your cunt squelching around his thick length, your body caged under his weight. In stark contrast, his lips are weightless — against your chest, your collarbones, your arm, mouthing pet names or more praises — or just the letters of your name, you honestly can’t tell. The meaning of his words escapes you.
“Yeah, that’s right. Need your head empty,” Jack groans, breath ragged, his pace relentless. “Need you to only think about how good I’m fucking you.”
He surely is.
Your whole body tenses.
You are so close.
And then you feel his forehead against yours, a pressure of his fingers on your clit, a command given with the utmost softness:
“Let go, baby. I got you.”
The second orgasm tears through you, white-hot and all-consuming. You cum with a sob falling from your lips, your fingers scrabbling at his shoulders as your pussy spasms wildly around his cock. He fucks you through it, he does try to last a little longer, but the combination of all this — the way you look, feel, finally his — pushes him over, his own pleasure so intense, he’s powerless against it. Jack’s hips jerk as he cums, filling you up, his broken groans pressed into your neck.
The room is still.
You wait for your breath and heart to calm. His hand brushes a loose strand of hair out of your face, and he whispers, still a little breathless:
“You good?”
You nod first. Then open your mouth:
“That was—” you have to swallow the slight hoarseness of your voice, “Literally the best sex I’ve ever had.” Three heartbeats later, you add with a tired laugh. “Don’t let it get to your head.”
“Too late.”
You feel him smile against your cheek before he places a kiss there.
Jack pulls out carefully, leaving you empty — you have to stop yourself from reaching for him, from chasing his familiar warmth. You quietly watch him clamber off the bed and pull his briefs up, then close your eyes so he won’t catch you staring. You listen to him walk out of the room, and suddenly, a realization kicks in: his footsteps sound uneven.
Like he is limping.
Jack comes back with a wet towel and gently cleans you up, then helps you put your panties on and brings you a glass of water. And every time you look at him, your gaze catches on how he is obviously leaning on his healthy leg.
You slowly stretch your neck and shoulders, then tap on the spot next to you. “Come here.”
Jack sits down, a little bit unsure where this is going. And very much tense in the exact place you thought he would be. You move your hands to his right knee and feel his hamstrings flex involuntarily.
“You spend too much time on your feet,” you say, working your fingers over his muscles. “And you put too much pressure on it. Your leg feels like it’s made out of concrete.”
Without even looking, you can tell that now he’s tense all over.
You have seen Jack take the prosthesis off, short moments of reprieve that he allows himself too rarely for your liking, only after particularly long shifts. He isn’t shy about his disability, but he doesn’t like bringing attention to it, you’ve noticed. Like living with it isn’t hard, like it’s not that big of a deal. You also know that he’s got no one to take care of him.
You take your time massaging the scarred tissue, mostly applying pressure with your thumbs as they move from the socket up, then back down. And you know that it’s working when you hear him exhale, his breath a little ragged. Relieved.
“I try to take breaks, but you know how it is. We’re always busy,” Jack counters, with that same boyish stubbornness you can’t possibly be angry at.
“Shen’s an attending now, which is supposed to make your job easier. Don’t act like the ER’s gonna blow up if you sit down for 10 minutes,” you turn your head to look at him.
Jack doesn’t meet you with defiance — he’s sitting with his shoulders slumped and gaze mellow, way too relaxed to hide it. The sight is so endearing, your heart lurches behind your ribs. You fight the urge to kiss him. Instead, your fingers glide down to the edges of the prosthesis’s socket. You do not push it; you let him decide if he wants to be this vulnerable with you. Jack just gives you a nod. A small, barely noticeable movement. Also an immeasurable sign of trust. You carefully remove the artificial limb, then take the sock off to let his skin breathe. Your touch lingers: you lightly trace the white uneven scars, faded reminders of something horrible he managed to survive.
He lets you.
Silence fills up the space between you two, and you don’t know what to do next. Technically, you only needed sex, and Jack didn’t say that it would happen more than once. This would be the perfect moment for you to thank him and head out.
So you remove your hands —
Jack puts his arm around you, firmly. His lack of hesitation helping yours to fade away. He scoops you back, until you’re pressed to him, your back met with his bare chest. His chin is placed on your shoulder, his words warm:
“You really like it in surgery, don’t you?”
“I do,” you answer honestly. “Way more than I thought I would. I was afraid it’d be too challenging, too much pressure, too many new things to learn... But it’s not that hard. And I love learning.”
He laughs, a soft low sound you love just as much. “Even with an attending who’s as emotionally evolved as a toothpick?”
“I think us working together is mutually beneficial, actually. Park’s teaching me how to mend bones, I’m giving him lessons on how to hold a conversation for longer than a minute.”
Jack’s smile is tickling your neck as he pulls you back into bed, so effortlessly, like he has done it many times. You readily curl up against him, resting your palm over his chest. He tugs the blanket up to cover you, his fingers gently moving from your shoulder to your collarbone.
But then your eyes meet his, and it is a discovery you never thought you’d make: he looks self-conscious. He is the one searching for words to put his feelings into.
“You said I made you feel like you couldn’t breathe,” Jack recalls.
“I didn’t mean literally... I guess I was a little bit dramatic,” you avert your gaze. Okay, maybe you should’ve found a better way to tell him how you felt. Preferably without it looking like a crash-out.
“No, it’s not that. It’s just—” his hand cradles the side of your face, gentle and reassuring. “From the first day you came to the ER, with your humor and your curiosity and your quick thinking... To me, you were like a breath of fresh air,” he skims his thumb over your lower lip, his touch light, his words heavy with the emotions he’s been holding back for months. “I’m sorry I didn’t tell you sooner. I was working up the courage.”
His heartbeat is hushed under your palm. Steady with certainty. It radiates from him like light, your insecurities melting away under his gaze like snow under the sun.
After a moment, you speak up: your voice is teasing. “Funny how you had just enough courage to record raunchy audios.”
“My therapist said I needed a hobby. Unfortunately, I suck at golf,” Jack leaves a kiss on your forehead. “But you were the one who gave me the idea.”
“Um, for all the great ideas I am famous for, that one definitely wasn’t mine.”
His chest vibrates with laughter. “You don’t remember it? Your third week in the ER, the nightcrawles on a night out. I walked you out to wait for your cab, and you said — and I quote — that I’ve got a very soothing voice. That I should narrate audiobooks or something.”
You cover your face with your palm, groaning. “Oh my god, I can’t believe I said that out loud. I had five shots of tequila. I hoped you would forget.”
“I didn’t,” Jack says and pulls your hand away. “Everything you do and say is very memorable to me,” he presses his lips to your wrist. Then puts your hand back on his chest and holds it there, his thumb brushing yours. And out of nowhere, very nonchalantly, he asks. “So, does it actually take you 40 minutes to get to work?”
“Yeah. Give or take,” you tell him vaguely.
He doesn’t buy it. “And if we’re being more specific?”
“Closer to an hour,” you admit reluctantly. “But the rent is pretty low, and most of my neighbours are nice, and I finally got my shower fixed last week so —”
“You can move in here.”
Your words die down in an instant as you stare at him, trying to discern a hint of humor, of pity, of anything to suggest he doesn’t mean it.
“You aren’t serious,” you mumble, but his unblinking gaze confirms that he is. “No, I really— I can’t.”
Jack props his head up on one hand. “Why not?”
“Because it’s your apartment. You’re living on your own, and I wouldn’t want to bother you or— or take up too much space.”
“Didn’t you say this place can fit a football team? So unless you’re gonna bring another 10 people with you...”
“No, it’s just me,” you say timidly and hesitate for a few seconds. But since you’re out of arguments, the only thing you’re left with is the truth. “I don’t want you to regret it later on.”
“I won’t regret it.”
“You barely know me.”
“I know you plenty. We worked together for half a year.”
“Yeah, but that was us in the hospital. Which isn’t exactly informative, because I can be a total mess in my everyday life. What if you come home to find my clothes lying around everywhere? What if I’ve got questionable coffee preferences or weird food habits?” you absentmindedly draw circles on his skin, stumbling over the excuses you are nervously coming up with. “And then we’ll start getting into fights because I was too tired to iron the bedsheets or I accidentally took your favorite t-shirt or ate your favorite ice cream because I got my period and acted bitchy or —”
Jack tilts your chin up, the small movement making you close your mouth. A smile pulls at his lips, soft just the rest of him — now, in this moment, with you: soft touch of his strong hands, soft grey curls, a little ruffled (totally your fault), soft gaze that is a vortex of green, amber and gold. His voice carries the same softness when he says:
“You usually take your coffee black with just a splash of soy milk. But when you’re tired, you go for these obnoxiously sugary drinks that barely have any caffeine in them,” his smile grows wider. “You do not throw things around, not when the inside of your locker is strategically organized by shelves. Your only weird food habit is thinking a protein bar can be considered a full meal. I don’t iron my bedsheets, you can wear any of my t-shirts, and I’ll make sure to stock up on ice cream. I’ve never seen you being bitchy, but you can get a little uncooperative when you’re upset or nervous. Which I can handle,” but there is no pressure behind his reasoning — instead, he adds with hope, his eyes not leaving yours, “I know enough, and I’d love to learn the rest. If you let me.”
The feeling rolls all over you, familiar and very long-awaited one: of calmness that his presence always brings you. Of just how comforting it is to be with him. Jack makes it sound too easy for you to harbour any doubts.
“Okay,” you manage quietly.
And when your hands cradle his face, he leans in first to close the distance.
You kiss him slowly, like you are trying to spell out your gratitude, your ever-growing fondness, your feelings you are still afraid to name. He holds you close like he can understand exactly what your lips are saying. You want to drag this moment out for longer; but then a yawn bubbles in your throat.
“You’re not leaving this bed until you get at least eight hours of sleep,” Jack notes, more caring than stern, his nose bumping into yours. And you can tell his eyelids are already drooping. “What time do you need to wake up?”
“M’not working tomorrow. Turned off my alarm already,” you mumble.
“Good,” he nods with his eyes closed, wrapping both arms around you — and then adds in a tender whisper, “Good girl.”
You smile into his chest, happily and drowsily, and you know you’re about to fall asleep. And just before you do, you think:
no, this definitely isn’t a one-time thing.
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✧ I usually don’t like diving a fic into shorter “parts”, but it felt right in the moment, and I hope it didn’t ruin the pacing of the story? ngl I was super horny when I wrote the smut part(s), so maybe I went a liiittle overboard... also, yes, this fic was supposed to be shorter, but then I added a shit ton of softness at the end, I COULDN’T HELP MYSELF!
✧ English isn’t my first language, so feel free to message me if you spot any mistakes. reblogs and comments are very appreciated!
Jacks kids flinching when he come near them. Everyone in the Pitt witnesses this happen more then once so it can’t be a coincidence. Finally robby consults him like. “Dude. Why do your kids flinch when you get to close.” And obviously Jack is like “WHAT?!?!” And so he goes over to his oldest daughter, stands right I front of her and she flinches. Bringing up her hands close to her body as if ready for impact. Jack is SHOCKED, and sad. And confused. So with a heavy heart he asked “why did you do that 🥺” and his daughter simply states. “I thought you were going to tickle me.”
Hey! For the 2-3 part series on other Joe characters I would absolutely love one for Gator!
Maybe when he’s blinded and how his life was after? As in he meets reader and she cares for him. I know he gets arrested in the actual series but maybe we could just miss that part out 😭 Love love your writing! <3
u + me = <3
part one 𐙚
summary ; you move into your new apartment and meet your new neighbor, he's pretty cute.
tags ; blind!gator tillman x fem!reader, grumpy x sunshine, fluff, kinda mean!gator.
word count ; 1,727
author's note ; thank you so much for your request angel! ♡ this will be a three part series!
Gator had narrowly escaped going to prison after he agreed to testify against his father. He sat at the witness stand, newly blind, still in pain, and vulnerable, but he did it.
A condition for his plea deal was that once the trial was over, he had to move away from Fargo, and was never allowed to work in law enforcement again. That was fine with him, he didn't plan on working anywhere.
He had lived in Bowman, North Dakota for around two years now, just getting on with life and attempting to adapt to his new disability, but that proven difficult through his stubbornness, although he managed.
Bowman was on the complete opposite side of the state, far enough away that nobody here knew about his history, and nobody feared the Tillman name. He was just another guy, and he'd be lying if he said he didn't prefer it that way. Power was no good when he had nothing left.
Gator was walking back to his apartment one afternoon, when he noticed his usual path was blocked. Thirteen steps up, turn clockwise, three steps forward. He accidentally knocked into something that had obstructed his path, and it felt like cardboard under his hands. Great, he had a new neighbor. He hoped whoever it was would stay out of his business.
Gator navigated his way through the several boxes, and stood at his door, attempting to find the keyhole with his key, the only thing he continued to struggle with after all this time. He thought it was stupid, how could he not remember where the fucking key went-
"Oh, hi!" His thoughts were interrupted by a sweet voice behind him. Gator turned in the direction of the noise, your perfume filling his nose immediately. You noticed he was looking over your shoulder. "I- I'm your new neighbor, I just got here this morning, I wanted to introduce myself-" You held out your hand, but he didn't shake it. How could he? He didn't know it was there.
Your hand stayed in front of you for a moment, before you awkwardly lowered it. Gator stayed quiet for a beat longer before finally speaking, "Nice ta meet ya." He mumbled, not sounding as enthralled as you did.
You quickly connected the dots that maybe he was blind or something, based on the way you had watched him fumble with the key, look over your shoulder, and ignore your attempt at a handshake. Also, the way his eyes were covered by a pair on sunglasses, even though he was indoors.
"Well, I'm um-" You started, unsure of what else to say. He wasn't exactly keeping up the conversation either, in fact, he looked bored. "If I make too much noise trying to move in, i'm sorry." You chuckled, but it fell flat when he didn't budge.
"That all?" He asked, his tone flat and almost cold sounding.
"Yeah, I-" You hesitated, "I just wanted... to introduce myself, I guess. I'm Y/N."
"Gator." He replied.
"Like alligator?" You asked, slightly amused.
"Yeah, like alligator." He responded, not cracking a smile, nor sounding the slightest bit entertained by your attempt at a joke, although you were sure he had heard it a hundred times.
After another awkward silence, you spoke again, "Okay, well... I'll see you around."
Gator turned back to his door instantly, continuing to mess with the key until he got it in, turning the lock and going inside without another word, all the while you watched him curiously.
Rude as hell, but he was kind of hot.
Meanwhile, Gator mumbled something incoherent in annoyance. He liked his old neighbor, it was an old man who he had never spoken to, and they didn't acknowledge eachother when Gator went to get mail. That was how he liked it.
However, old Gator would have been enthralled at the fact he was living next door to a potentially beautiful girl, one he could no doubt be hooking up with in a matter of days, but now, Gator just wanted peace and quiet, and for nobody to be sticking their nose in his business.
Unfortunately, you were determined to befriend him, much to Gator's dismay.
A couple weeks passed of you seeing Gator in the hallway and being too nervous to say anything. All the while he didn't even know you were there. At this point in time, you genuinely couldn't tell if his lack of acknowledgement for you was due to his coldness and rudeness, or he was actually blind. You had your theories, but it felt rude to think about too often.
One day, you were walking up the stairs, typing on your phone, when you collided with Gator who was coming down the stairs. "Sorry!" You exclaimed, taking a step backwards and putting your phone away.
Gator just stared over the top of your head, "Didn't see ya there." He mumbled, a poor attempt at a joke that only made sense to himself right now.
"Me... me either. How are you? I haven't seen you—" You started, your voice bubbly and sweet.
"I ain't got time for the chit-chat." Gator interrupted, and you shut up instantly. Rude.
He continued walking, and you hurriedly stepped out of the way before he walked straight into you. You stared at him for a moment as he descended the stairs, wondering what the hell his deal was.
You surprisingly saw him again that day, when he was returning from wherever he had gone earlier. You had just gone to get your mail when you heard the scratching of a key behind you, Gator fumbling with the lock.
"Goddamnit, damn thing—" He mumbled to himself, unable to find the keyhole. You watched him for a moment, he hadn't seemed to notice you were there.
"There we go." He muttered when he finally got the door open. When you saw the inside of his apartment, your heart panged with a sense of melancholy. It was pretty barren, just the basic furniture that was there when you moved in. From what you could see, he didn't seem to own any personal possessions except from a blanket on the couch and an old looking coat rack which he shrugged his leather jacket onto, blindly reaching out until he felt the hook.
The whole thing was shrouded in darkness, too, and you could see from where you were standing that he didn't even have a lightbulb screwed in. Did he live in darkness?
You slowly retreated back into your apartment, spending the rest of the evening with a pit in your gut. Why did he live in such a depressing home? You had just moved in and had way more stuff than him. Gator had really piqued your interests, and turned you into a very nosey person. You wanted to know why he lived like that, why he always wore those sunglasses, why he looked so hardened.
Where had he come from? What had he come from?
You absolutely shouldn't feel bad for him. He was a rude, grumpy man who just so happened to have the most beautiful face you'd ever seen. He had been nothing but unkind to you, and you just... shouldn't. But you did.
Your mother always used to tell you the best way to a man's heart was through his stomach, and you considered yourself a pretty good baker. A batch of your homemade cookies ought to do the trick, surely. Gooey in the middle, crunchy on the edges, extra chocolate chips... If it didn't get him to at least crack a smile, then you agreed with yourself that you'd give up and leave him alone.
The cookies only took around thirty minutes to make, before you plated them up and knocked on his door. Again, you heard a sort of scratching sound and some muffled curse words, before the door swung open.
Gator didn't speak, just stared. "Hi..." You started, your voice slightly apprehensive, "I made cookies... I was wondering if you... um- wanted one?"
"Thought it smelled like a damn bakery in here." Gator replied, his voice sharp but missing the coldness it usually carried. You held the plate out, but he didn't move.
"Is that a yes?" You asked after a moment of silence. Gator didn't move for another second, before he spoke again.
"Well... if yer offerin' to feed me. I don't see why not."
You were still holding the plate out, but he hadn't taken one. "Here you go..." You said, your voice slightly awkward.
He reached up, feeling around in the air for a second before his hands found a cookie. You watched, slightly confused, you hadn't really expected to be right about the whole blind thing. Nonetheless, Gator took a bite, his face lighting up ever so slightly, which made you smile.
"Good?" You asked, smiling. He nodded, taking another bite.
"You make these?" He asked after swallowing. You nodded, but quickly realised your mistake and clarified.
"I did! My... my mom taught me how to bake all kinds of stuff."
Gator just nodded along, finishing the cookie before he spoke again, "Cool... Well, yer a damn good baker, i'll give ya that." He cracked the smallest smile you had ever seen, but it counted. The way to a man's heart really was through his stomach.
"Thanks, i'll have to make you something else, if you'd like."
"That an invitation?"
"Maybe... What's your favourite?" You asked, genuinely curious.
"Don't have a favourite." Gator replied quickly. You didn't reply for a second, stunned but not willing to fight him when he had just began to warm up to you.
"Well, okay... Why don't you come knocking when you're hungry, and i'll see what I can bake for you? How does that sound?" You offered, maybe a bit too open but you thought he was beautiful and definitely had a little crush on him. You shouldn't, he was rude.
Gator considered the offer for a moment, wanting to take you up on it. You seemed nice, whatever, but he didn't want to mix you up in his past, or with any of his baggage. If anybody in this town found out the things that he had done, he knew that he'd be shunned, and a part of him didn't want you to face that, especially over him.
"I'll, uh- have to take ya up on that." He replied finally, an open answer. He knew when to recognize a good woman. He was just unsure, and confused, and slightly breathless from your kindness.
"Great, well, i'll see you!" You smiled, going back to your apartment.
notes: i kinda want this to be a little mini series bc i really enjoyed writing this and i hope you guys like this as much as i do 🥹 if you think this is based off of olivia rodrigo you'd be correct lol.
includes: diary entries, henderson! reader, best friend! steve, flirting, no use of y/n but reader' in the diary endings. i think that's it? Imk if i missed anything! this is semi-proofread i kinda gave up so there will probably be some spelling errors. sorry 😭
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3rd/1984/ june
"dear diary, i'm so in love.
i think that he's killer, with his floppy hair. he was at the house for dinner, well dustin and i’s for dinner. he's so sweet, he complimented my hair and i'm pretty sure he was staring at my lips! i'm hoping that him and i hang out soon without dustin this time.
— reader xoxo"
ᥫ᭡.ִֶָ𓂃—
it was an easy summers night. everyone had plans to do something to do for indianas hottest day of summer. the wheelers were having a family barbecue dinner, the byers obviously in california and max spending her evening at the sanclair house.
you and dustin however did nothing that night. dustin was complaining about how eddie was too busy with chrissy and how he had nobody to play dnd with. you tried to comfort him but you couldn’t bring yourself to play that nerdy ass game.
it’s around 6pm now, the background noise of the tv filled the room and steve harrington is sitting across dustin on the kitchen table. dustin was talking about some dumb event he did with eddie during some dnd game but in all honesty you weren’t listening to half of it—because he was there.
steve was sat at the table, nodding mindlessly at his words but his mind was clearly somewhere else—someone else.
the three of you ended up eating leftovers and told dustin stories about each others high school days.
“i mean—no, i told robin she sings terribly! there’s no way you’re falling for it too” steve laughs wholeheartedly, shaking his head slightly. “tammy thompson, what? didn’t she sing in the basketball court once or something?” dustin replied, grinning stupidly at the stories that you and steve told. “yeah and didn’t she sing like a total muppet?” steve continued.
“—she’s not a muppet steve! let tammy live her dreams to become a singer or whatever” you scoffed. “ahh but that’s what robin said before she heard her sing again and she finally agreed, you’ll come around soon enough” steve said with a wink and you could feel your stomach twist stupidly at it. dustin thankfully didn’t notice but still, you felt your cheeks turn into a tinted pink
10th/1984/june
“dear diary,
steve asked me to go out today! we didn’t do much but he picked me up around at 3pm and we drove around in his car. his car smelt like his cologne and pine air freshener, but steve? he always smells good. he also bought me food even though i insisted that i could pay for myself which i thought was really cute of him
his jacket is currently hung over my chair. i can’t wait to go out with him again soon.
other than that, i’ll write soon!
— reader”
ᥫ᭡.ִֶָ𓂃—
the warm sun flooded your sitting room through the windows with a bright yellow tint as you read through your magazine aimlessly. dustin was still in school and your mom went out for grocery shopping since the fridge was low on snacks.
the shrill ring of the telephone startled you from your thoughts.
you frowned, tossing the magazine onto the coffee table before reaching for the receiver. "hello?"
"hey."
you immediately recognised the voice, your stomach flipped. "steve?"
"last time i checked."
you rolled your eyes despite the smile creeping onto your face. "what do you want, harrington?"
"wow. no 'hi steve, how are you steve, thanks for calling steve'?"
"you called me."
"fair point."
you could practically hear his grin through the phone.
there was a brief pause.
"you busy?"
you glanced around the empty house. "eh not really."
"good."
"good?"
"be ready in twenty minutes." your eyebrows shot up. "what?"
"twenty minutes."
"steve—"
but the line had already gone dead.
you stared at the receiver.
"...idiot."
still, you found yourself rushing upstairs.
twenty-three minutes later, a familiar BMW pulled into your driveway. you were waiting by the front door before he'd even knocked.
steve stepped out of the driver's seat wearing a faded navy polo and a pair of sunglasses perched on top of his head.
he looked unfairly good.
"you're late."
he glanced at his watch. "by three minutes."
"that's late."
"you're impossible."
"and yet you keep showing up." that earned a laugh from him.
god, you love that laugh.
steve opened the passenger door for you with an exaggerated bow. you climbed in with a roll of your eyes before he could make another stupid comment.
the car smelled exactly like him.
cologne.
pine air freshener.
and something distinctly steve that you couldn't quite explain.
you secretly loved it.
"so where are we going?" you asked once he'd pulled away from the house and steve shrugged. "nowhere."
"nowhere?"
"yeah."
"you dragged me out here for…nowhere?" you asked with a slight tilt of your head.
"pretty much."
you laughed despite yourself.
the roads of hawkins stretched endlessly ahead as the radio played softly through the speakers.
surprisingly, the silence wasn't awkward.
it never really was with steve.
you spent most of the drive talking about random things. work, robin, dustin.
the awful films playing at the cinema.
why pineapple absolutely did not belong on pizza.
steve argued the opposite purely to annoy you.
"you're actually insane." you laughed, wiping a tear from your eye.
"i'm a visionary."
"you're a menace."
"same thing."
he grinned when you laughed.
the first stop was a small gas station just outside town. before you could even reach for your purse, steve was already handing over money.
"steve."
"what?"
"i can pay." you insisted.
"nope." he shook his head stubbornly.
"i literally have money."
"and i literally got here first."
you narrowed your eyes. he only smiled wider.
a few minutes later you walked out carrying a cold fizzy drink and a packet of sweets while steve carried absolutely nothing.
"you bought me all this and got yourself nothing?"
"i wasn't hungry."
"you’re such a liar." you teased.
"okay, maybe i stole a few chips from robin before i left." he admits.
"that explains everything."
the afternoon melted away after that.
more driving, more pointless conversations, another stop for snacks, another argument about music.
at one point steve started singing along dramatically to a song on the radio just to make you laugh.
and it worked.
every single time.
the further you drove from town, the quieter everything seemed to become. the roads were almost empty, stretching out beneath the evening sun whilst fields of green rolled endlessly beyond the windows. the radio hummed softly in the background, some song you'd heard a hundred times before but couldn't quite focus on.
not when steve was sitting less than two feet away from you.
one of his hands rested loosely against the steering wheel whilst the other hung out of the open window. warm summer air drifted through the car, pushing strands of hair across his forehead every now and then. he didn't seem to notice.
you did.
unfortunately.
you noticed far too much when it came to steve harrington.
the way he smiled at his own jokes before he'd even finished telling them. the way he drummed his fingers against the steering wheel whenever a song he liked came on. the way he always looked over at you when he said something funny, as though your reaction mattered more than the joke itself.
you were so distracted by the thought that you didn't realise you'd been staring until steve glanced away from the road.
his eyes met yours for half a second.
then one.
then two.
his mouth twitched.
"what?"
heat immediately rushed to your face. "nothing."
"right."
you looked away first.
steve's grin only widened.
he didn't say anything else about it, but you could practically feel his amusement from the driver's seat.
which somehow made it worse.
somewhere beneath all the teasing and laughter, something softer settled between you.
neither of you mentioned it.
neither of you called this a date.
but when steve dropped you home later that evening, neither of you seemed particularly eager for the day to end.
"thanks for today," you said softly with a small warning smile. he leaned against the driver's door. "yeah?"
"yeah."
steve smiled, the genuine kind. not the cocky one.
the one that always made your chest ache. "always, anytime."
and with that, you parted ways, opening the front door while feeling steve’s eyes stare at the back of your head, waiting until you actually got inside your house before driving off.
Synopsis: Everyone loves Dr. Jack Abbot. Even certified hater Trinity Santos. So why does he grind your gears so much? It’s almost as if he does it on purpose.
CW: NO SMUT, 18+, sub! Jack Abbot, emotionally constipated Jack Abbot, Jack is a sad, old man.
Word count: 1527
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You were confused.
Utterly confused.
Why did the night-shift attending physician, Jack Abbot, go out of his way to piss you off?
I mean, you didn’t even work night-shift. You only saw him during hand-offs or on the odd chance that he shows up during your shift– and in those small moments he managed to ruin your entire day.
The first incident was during a normal shift. It was September, the weather was pleasant. You only had one patient, and it was just a little kid with a curiously runny nose. It was the perfect day.
Your fellow residents were chatting amongst themselves. Santos was talking about some new show she started watching, telling Whitaker every detail as if he couldn’t hear her TV through the thin walls of their apartment. You laughed as Dennis rolled his eyes, muttering a sarcastic “oh my god” as Trinity explained the play twist of the show for the third time that day.
Victoria was secretly scrolling on her phone, but her somehow loud contained laugh gave her away. But it was such a good day, so even a grump like Robby didn’t care. That was until a gruff yet whiny voice broke the calm.
“Why is no one working?” said the voice.
Everyone flinched, even Robby, pretending to work. You looked over just to see a silver-haired man. You recognized him as a night-shift attending, whom Robby talked so highly of. Being a fairly new addition to the team, you decided to introduce yourself.
You walked over to him, hand already extending, when he looked at you. Up and down, then up and down again.
“Hello, my name is-“ you cut yourself off when he walked past you.
Just like that, he ignored you like you weren’t there, like you were a particle of dust. You scoff, rude. You brush it off, literally. You take your hand and wipe it on your scrubs.
You write down a mental note– the short, old doctor is a dick. DO NOT ENGAGE!
Of course your plans are foiled as the weeks pass. You almost forgot about it, even tried to compartmentalize your non-interaction with him. Your disdain for him started to grow as he made little, snide comments under his breath whenever he saw you work.
“That’s wrong.”
“Why would she do it like that? It’s so much easier this way.”
“Hah! Is that the new way they teach that at medical school?”
God, what’s his problem?, you think every single time he makes a comment.
Now that you think about it, you don’t remember a single time he’s been nice to you. Cordial? sure, polite? only around other people.
But there was something about him that made you want to kiss him punch him. Maybe it was his pathetic puppy dog face, or the way he sort of waddles when he walks… and this is something you would only confess to Victoria while several-beers-in-drunk– he was kind of cute.
But that didn’t negate the fact that you loathed his attitude. He was so nice to everyone else– he would clap Dennis’ back when he completed a simple procedure, call Trinity a badass when she did something against the rules, he would even like Victoria’s “Dr. J” posts (they would also send each other tiktoks, and they were kind of funny.)
Why did he have to be so… bratty! around you. His behavior around other residents, attendings, patients— hell, even the asshole patients, made you jealous. It made you want to scream in his face. Like totally get up in his face, yell at him. And you knew that he could tell how mad he made you.
So you decided to do just that. By some miracle, you and Abbot ended up working during the same day-shift. Why was he working day-shift? You didn’t know nor care. The shift went without a hitch, well– outside of Abbot’s sarcastic comments.
At exactly 9:00 pm, you start looking around for Abbot. Mind set on unleashing your grievances. You find him by the ambulance bay, just standing… looking for something, or maybe avoiding something. You beeline to him, already gearing up to tear him a new one.
“Abbot!” your voice carries. No one looks over, they don’t even bat an eye. Fights between you and Abbot are common.
He turns around slowly, face neutral– but there is something in his eyes that looks different. Something vulnerable. He waits for you to reach him, his arms going from stagnant at his side to crossed over his chest.
“What is it?” he inquired, his brows furrowing.
You don't reply, you grab his arm and steer him– he resists for a second, then follows you into an empty on-call room. The whole way there Abbot is sputtering, looking around to see if someone was looking or if someone would save him. You use all your might to drag him past the door threshold. Once inside and with the door closed, you just stare at each other, heavy breaths mixing.
“What is your problem?!” you both say at the same time. That makes you send each other incredulous looks.
“My problem?” you say in sync, again. It would’ve been funny if you weren’t so fed up.
“You’ve been impossible with me since day one,” you start, quieter now.
He continued to just look at you– his hands fidgeting, like he doesn’t know what to do with them. You raise your eyebrows, an expecting look flooding your features. Was he really not going to explain himself?
“I have not– okay, I have not been that bad,” he defends, his hands settling in his pockets.
Abbot looks at your blank expression.
Then at the floor.
“Okay, fine… maybe I have,” he concedes.
You give a dry laugh.
“Why? What did I do to you?” you ask, your tone unnaturally desperate.
“Nothing,” he says too quickly.
“Then why do you act like I’ve done something wrong?”
Abbot’s face falls.
His expression softens in a way that doesn’t match the way he’s treated you.
“Goddamn Robby…” he mutters.
Robby?
“I’m going to be uncharacteristically honest right now,” Abbot warns. “When you started working here, Robby told me about you.”
He stepped closer to you.
“He told me to stay away from you,” he says.
You don’t respond.
He exhales, frustrated.
“Because I wouldn’t be able to,” he adds, quieter.
Abbot stands there, close to you. So close you can feel his warmth, his gaze vulnerable.
Your mind trying to wrap itself around what he just said. He said it in the worst way possible, but you understood.
Jack Abbot has a crush on you.
You laugh, a full belly laugh. You watch as his brows furrow and as he tries to take a step back.
“So that’s it?” you say. “You’ve been acting like this because you like me? You’re literally pulling pigtails like a kid with a crush.”
He lets out a sheepish laugh.
“Now that you put it like that…”
You step into his personal space.
“Is that why you’ve been such a brat?” you say. “Did you want me to make the first move?”
He hesitates. Then, barely nods.
That’s all the permission you need.
You step closer, close enough that he doesn’t move away this time. Your thumbs brush just beneath his cheekbones, and he goes still.
“You could’ve just avoided me,” you say.
“I tried.”
“Clearly,” you roll your eyes.
He exhales, shaking his head. “You don’t make it easy to ignore you.”
“Then stop trying to,” you say.
He looks at you like that’s the worst possible idea.
“That’s exactly what I shouldn’t do.”
“And yet,” you step impossibly closer, “you’re still here.”
Abbot’s breath catches.
“If we do this,” he says quietly, “it won’t be simple.”
“It was never simple,” you reply.
He looks at the floor, you follow his gaze.
“Stop fighting it.”
He looks back up at you and it’s as if all of his resolve fades.
“Can I kiss you? Please?” he asks.
You pretend to think it over, the slight power going to your head.
“Beg–” you start.
“Please, please can I kiss you? Please?” he whines. As if on instinct, Abbot goes to kneel on the floor.
“Wait, Abbot. Your prosthetic–”
Frozen mid way down, he says, “Call me Jack, please.”
You stall for a moment, calling him Jack felt… intimate.
“... Jack, I don’t want you to hurt yourself. Do not get on the floor.”
Jack springs up, his eyes wide and bright, awaiting your next command.
“You like this, don’t you?” you smirk, hand coming back up to his face, over his cheek. “Do you want me to tell you what to do?”
He nods wordlessly, his resolve completely broken.
You think for a second, all of the possible outcomes swarming through your head. Do you make him suffer? Leave him here and go home? Maybe you should tell him to leave you alone during work?
The way he is looking at you gives you no other choice than to–
“You are going to drive us to your house. Once we are there, I’ll decide what to do with you.”
Author’s note: i’ve come to realize i CANNOT write smut, but i could try if you guys like this. this literally came to me in a dream.
hiii i love your work so much you're amazing and dunk is so pookie i lob himm 😭😭😭
what if his gf is a highborn and absolutely head over heels for him like always complimenting him and making him flustered never caring what the people say about them and stuff then one day she says fuck it and decides to propose to him?? hehe that's it feel free to ignore this if it's not your cup of tea hope you're doing great byeee 👋😚
Head Over Heels
synopsis; you love dunk without restraint, and he fears what will become of you both.
genre; fluff/minimal angst
pairing; ser duncan the tall/highborn!reader
warnings; vomiting.
a/n; dunk is pookie-butt i agree i agree. i hope this scratches ur brain anon! thank yooooou please enjoy <3
work count; 1.3k(? to be determined)
“Leaving so soon?”
Dunk reeled around, your voice a silk touch against his ears even if you stood a distance away. He was saddling Thunder, his mind unable to quiet itself for even a moment. A ride outside the city walls would surely calm him and his racing heart, but with you standing so near, he knew there was no remedy for his restless body.
“I’m—I’m taking Thunder out for a ride,” he stammered, eyes darting between you and the ground. He felt the heat on his chest, and it crept fast up. “He gets restless being stowed away in the stables, m’lady.”
“He,” you took a step forward with your hands behind your back, watching Dunk stiffen before he realized it himself. “Is restless?”
“Aye.”
“And he said this himself?” Another step.
Dunk caught himself before he repeated the same response. Now the heat had taken his ears, and he settled his sweaty palm on the hilt of his sword.
You were more than halfway to him.
“Thunder…Thunder cannot speak, m’lady—"
“Oh?”
He lifted his head, his gaze settling onto you once you stood close enough to touch. Dunk wouldn’t even have to straighten his elbow to feel the skin on your cheek against his rough fingertips or take your delicate palm into his massive paw of his hand.
“Certainly he told you to run from me,” your voice grew softer. “Otherwise, you would’ve stayed where I asked you to.”
“M’lady,” he began, his grip tightening on his weapon. “The guards were switching around for the evening. If…if any of them saw…”
“What does it matter?” You questioned, brows creasing as if he had spoken harshly. As if he wanted nothing to do with you. And that was a nasty thought, a wicked thing to assume, for all he wanted was to be by your side.
“You are my love. I don’t care for what the court says. I don’t care for what anyone says—“
“You should,” he said before he could catch himself. Dunk bowed his head, the shame of speaking over you overtaking. “I…I only wish to protect you.”
“Well, I’d rather not worry so much over appearances. It gets tiring.”
“It’s necessary. If anyone saw us—if anyone had a passing thought,” the words soon died at the tip of his tongue the moment your hands caressed his skin. His cheeks were burning to the touch, and the sweat that shone upon his brow made him look as polished as a ruby.
You smiled at him, finding his flustered and concerned state very endearing. “I find it to be a necessary risk.”
Dunk swallowed, his tongue feeling too heavy. “I refuse to jeopardize you."
"I refuse to let you hide," you were bold and twice as quick. "That is your solution, isn't it? Hide in the hedges until you become one yourself."
You're mocking me, he wanted to say. Yet it was true, and he didn't have the heart to admit to it. He would rather keep himself at a distance just to preserve your honor.
"Now you're staring." You sighed, making him finally blink out of his head. "Would it ease your mind if we went to the hayloft? I would cover your head with my hands, if that meant shielding you from the ceiling."
But before he could sputter half a sentence, you pulled him down. He submitted far too easily to your kiss, his hands catching your hips before he toppled over you. Dunk was solid like stone, yet under your grasp, he was as clumsy as a foal.
Briefly, the world crumbled to just the two of you. Dunk hummed against you, his arms slipping around you to pull you closer. Your body pressed into his and for a moment, he was without worry.
Then the sound of hooves ripped him from your warmth, and he reeled back. He moved to Thunder, leaving you in his absence.
"Duncan," you pleaded as another came into the stables. The man never looked your way, more focused on getting the palfrey in an empty pen.
"I'll be back before sundown." Dunk vowed, yet he refused to look your way. Thunder had the bravery to spare a glance before he was steered. Dunk's cloak brushed past you as the pair left, and although you kept your head down, he only then turned to look back.
A day had gone by without word from you.
Dunk knew he’d done wrong when he left you behind. In the moment, it felt like the right thing to do, or else he would’ve gotten reckless. He acted the fool in the attempt to save his dignity, and he was now finding himself restless again.
“M’lady?” He spoke into the dark oak of your door. It was late, and he worried you had already retreated to bed. His gut wouldn't allow him to leave, not unless he spoke to you.
Hesitant, he lifted his knuckles to knock. "Do I disturb you, m'lady? I don't wish to, I know it's far too late to ask for your presence...but I cannot leave here without seeing you. It was ill-mannered to leave you in the stables. You were right, as you are, about me running. I'm—“
Dunk found himself with a jaw made of steel. He fought with himself to utter the word, to confess his fright. It was one thing to act upon it and another to say aloud.
Declaration has never been his strong suit.
"I'm afraid," he breathed, "I'm afraid of what will happen if others discover us. I'm...I'm afraid of you, because you love without fear for your status and mine. An accusation would tarnish your name, but you don’t care for it, do you? You…you’d rather present yourself at my side than leave me to the shadows.”
Dunk waited. He waited for the rustle of fabric, for footsteps that drew closer from the other side.
Your bedchambers were a void.
"I'd rather we both hide in the shadows." Your voice made him jump; his heart nearly gave out as he spun to see you standing there with your head servant at your side. She held a plate of honeyed treats, most likely taken from the lower kitchens.
She, too, looked embarrassed.
"Go on and set this at the window, please?" You asked of her, and she nodded in firm obedience. Dunk stepped to the side to let her through, his eyes wide as the servant shuffled into your bedchambers and closed the door quickly.
Dunk was at a loss. He'd poured his heart rather foolishly to your door, unknowing how long you'd stood some feet away at his back. And the servant girl—good Gods, he'd be lucky if any staff looked at him and didn't laugh.
"I, ah...I know it's late, m'lady—"
"I heard you," you rushed over, hands coming to take his before he tried to string together every proclamation he spewed at your door. The thought was sweet, though, and it made you smile. "I heard you, Duncan."
"All of it?"
"I believe so."
Dunk swallowed, "that's...that's good."
"Yes," you laughed, uncaring for how clammy his palms became in yours. "It is good."
You reached higher, your trembling fingers tucking the loose hair back behind his ears. Least make him presentable for this, or else you'd lose all composure and drag him to your bed. If you didn't touch him or fix something, it would take the entire realm to pull him from your grasp.
"Let's," you shuddered, a pulsating nerve threatening to silence you. Your voice lowered to a whisper, "let's go together."
Dunk blinked, the notion not yet forming fully in his head. "What...what, m'lady?"
"I wish to be husband and wife."
A sudden wave of nausea washed over Dunk.
"You are right," you continued as he paled. "I don't care what happens to my name. It means nothing if I cannot have you."
Your fingertips grazed over his cheek, and you finally saw the sweat upon his brow. But that was normal, just as the heat of his reddened skin and the dampness of his hands.
The look on his face is what made your head tilt.
"Duncan?"
Dunk flew from your hold, rushing into the door opposite of yours. You followed him as he frantically stumbled to an empty bucket in the bathing chambers and retched. It was an unkindly sight, an even more unkindly smell, but you fell to your knees and kept yourself rooted to his side. He felt your hand upon his back, rubbing between his shoulders while his gut cramped.
"Oh, Duncan," you sighed, "does the thought truly repulse you?"
No! He wanted to shout, yet he couldn't get a hold of himself. Only a groan passed from his lips, and by the grace of the Seven, he was able to find control again. He pulled away from the bucket, the back of his hand dragging across his lips to poorly clean the mess. You reached out to the stone tub, taking a folded towel to aid him in his time of need.
"I'm sorry," you whispered, guiding his head to face you. "I won't bring it up again."
"No," he rasped. " No, m'lady, I—I didn't know...I'm not one to respond properly, I suppose..."
Dunk took the towel from your grasp, finishing off under your gaze.
"...I'm sorry," he managed, still in discomfort of his stomach's twists and turns.
"I've been too bold."
"No," Dunk swore. He dropped the towel to take your hands, and despite the risk that a servant might enter or a guard could check the room for your safety, he held on tight.
"You are just as you ought to be. It's me, m'lady...what sort of man vomits after a proposal—?"
"A sort of man I want."
"That is—not the point," he sputtered.
"It's mine." You shifted closer. "I want you to be mine. If I must reside in the hedges for the rest of my life, I will gladly do so. Don't you see?"
Dunk's eyes couldn't be any wider. He felt lightheaded, and he had half a mind to quiet you.
“It’s a lot to take in,” he admitted. “How would we…? What you ask is not easy to answer…”
Against the odds, you simply smiled.
“It’s the first thing we’ll figure out, my love. Together.”
“Together.” Dunk vowed, testing it for himself. As you stood, he followed. No matter the dangers; wherever you might go, he would always be right at your side.
Synopsis: Everyone loves Dr. Jack Abbot. Even certified hater Trinity Santos. So why does he grind your gears so much? It’s almost as if he does it on purpose.
CW: NO SMUT, 18+, sub! Jack Abbot, emotionally constipated Jack Abbot, Jack is a sad, old man.
Word count: 1527
Masterlist part 2
You were confused.
Utterly confused.
Why did the night-shift attending physician, Jack Abbot, go out of his way to piss you off?
I mean, you didn’t even work night-shift. You only saw him during hand-offs or on the odd chance that he shows up during your shift– and in those small moments he managed to ruin your entire day.
The first incident was during a normal shift. It was September, the weather was pleasant. You only had one patient, and it was just a little kid with a curiously runny nose. It was the perfect day.
Your fellow residents were chatting amongst themselves. Santos was talking about some new show she started watching, telling Whitaker every detail as if he couldn’t hear her TV through the thin walls of their apartment. You laughed as Dennis rolled his eyes, muttering a sarcastic “oh my god” as Trinity explained the play twist of the show for the third time that day.
Victoria was secretly scrolling on her phone, but her somehow loud contained laugh gave her away. But it was such a good day, so even a grump like Robby didn’t care. That was until a gruff yet whiny voice broke the calm.
“Why is no one working?” said the voice.
Everyone flinched, even Robby, pretending to work. You looked over just to see a silver-haired man. You recognized him as a night-shift attending, whom Robby talked so highly of. Being a fairly new addition to the team, you decided to introduce yourself.
You walked over to him, hand already extending, when he looked at you. Up and down, then up and down again.
“Hello, my name is-“ you cut yourself off when he walked past you.
Just like that, he ignored you like you weren’t there, like you were a particle of dust. You scoff, rude. You brush it off, literally. You take your hand and wipe it on your scrubs.
You write down a mental note– the short, old doctor is a dick. DO NOT ENGAGE!
Of course your plans are foiled as the weeks pass. You almost forgot about it, even tried to compartmentalize your non-interaction with him. Your disdain for him started to grow as he made little, snide comments under his breath whenever he saw you work.
“That’s wrong.”
“Why would she do it like that? It’s so much easier this way.”
“Hah! Is that the new way they teach that at medical school?”
God, what’s his problem?, you think every single time he makes a comment.
Now that you think about it, you don’t remember a single time he’s been nice to you. Cordial? sure, polite? only around other people.
But there was something about him that made you want to kiss him punch him. Maybe it was his pathetic puppy dog face, or the way he sort of waddles when he walks… and this is something you would only confess to Victoria while several-beers-in-drunk– he was kind of cute.
But that didn’t negate the fact that you loathed his attitude. He was so nice to everyone else– he would clap Dennis’ back when he completed a simple procedure, call Trinity a badass when she did something against the rules, he would even like Victoria’s “Dr. J” posts (they would also send each other tiktoks, and they were kind of funny.)
Why did he have to be so… bratty! around you. His behavior around other residents, attendings, patients— hell, even the asshole patients, made you jealous. It made you want to scream in his face. Like totally get up in his face, yell at him. And you knew that he could tell how mad he made you.
So you decided to do just that. By some miracle, you and Abbot ended up working during the same day-shift. Why was he working day-shift? You didn’t know nor care. The shift went without a hitch, well– outside of Abbot’s sarcastic comments.
At exactly 9:00 pm, you start looking around for Abbot. Mind set on unleashing your grievances. You find him by the ambulance bay, just standing… looking for something, or maybe avoiding something. You beeline to him, already gearing up to tear him a new one.
“Abbot!” your voice carries. No one looks over, they don’t even bat an eye. Fights between you and Abbot are common.
He turns around slowly, face neutral– but there is something in his eyes that looks different. Something vulnerable. He waits for you to reach him, his arms going from stagnant at his side to crossed over his chest.
“What is it?” he inquired, his brows furrowing.
You don't reply, you grab his arm and steer him– he resists for a second, then follows you into an empty on-call room. The whole way there Abbot is sputtering, looking around to see if someone was looking or if someone would save him. You use all your might to drag him past the door threshold. Once inside and with the door closed, you just stare at each other, heavy breaths mixing.
“What is your problem?!” you both say at the same time. That makes you send each other incredulous looks.
“My problem?” you say in sync, again. It would’ve been funny if you weren’t so fed up.
“You’ve been impossible with me since day one,” you start, quieter now.
He continued to just look at you– his hands fidgeting, like he doesn’t know what to do with them. You raise your eyebrows, an expecting look flooding your features. Was he really not going to explain himself?
“I have not– okay, I have not been that bad,” he defends, his hands settling in his pockets.
Abbot looks at your blank expression.
Then at the floor.
“Okay, fine… maybe I have,” he concedes.
You give a dry laugh.
“Why? What did I do to you?” you ask, your tone unnaturally desperate.
“Nothing,” he says too quickly.
“Then why do you act like I’ve done something wrong?”
Abbot’s face falls.
His expression softens in a way that doesn’t match the way he’s treated you.
“Goddamn Robby…” he mutters.
Robby?
“I’m going to be uncharacteristically honest right now,” Abbot warns. “When you started working here, Robby told me about you.”
He stepped closer to you.
“He told me to stay away from you,” he says.
You don’t respond.
He exhales, frustrated.
“Because I wouldn’t be able to,” he adds, quieter.
Abbot stands there, close to you. So close you can feel his warmth, his gaze vulnerable.
Your mind trying to wrap itself around what he just said. He said it in the worst way possible, but you understood.
Jack Abbot has a crush on you.
You laugh, a full belly laugh. You watch as his brows furrow and as he tries to take a step back.
“So that’s it?” you say. “You’ve been acting like this because you like me? You’re literally pulling pigtails like a kid with a crush.”
He lets out a sheepish laugh.
“Now that you put it like that…”
You step into his personal space.
“Is that why you’ve been such a brat?” you say. “Did you want me to make the first move?”
He hesitates. Then, barely nods.
That’s all the permission you need.
You step closer, close enough that he doesn’t move away this time. Your thumbs brush just beneath his cheekbones, and he goes still.
“You could’ve just avoided me,” you say.
“I tried.”
“Clearly,” you roll your eyes.
He exhales, shaking his head. “You don’t make it easy to ignore you.”
“Then stop trying to,” you say.
He looks at you like that’s the worst possible idea.
“That’s exactly what I shouldn’t do.”
“And yet,” you step impossibly closer, “you’re still here.”
Abbot’s breath catches.
“If we do this,” he says quietly, “it won’t be simple.”
“It was never simple,” you reply.
He looks at the floor, you follow his gaze.
“Stop fighting it.”
He looks back up at you and it’s as if all of his resolve fades.
“Can I kiss you? Please?” he asks.
You pretend to think it over, the slight power going to your head.
“Beg–” you start.
“Please, please can I kiss you? Please?” he whines. As if on instinct, Abbot goes to kneel on the floor.
“Wait, Abbot. Your prosthetic–”
Frozen mid way down, he says, “Call me Jack, please.”
You stall for a moment, calling him Jack felt… intimate.
“... Jack, I don’t want you to hurt yourself. Do not get on the floor.”
Jack springs up, his eyes wide and bright, awaiting your next command.
“You like this, don’t you?” you smirk, hand coming back up to his face, over his cheek. “Do you want me to tell you what to do?”
He nods wordlessly, his resolve completely broken.
You think for a second, all of the possible outcomes swarming through your head. Do you make him suffer? Leave him here and go home? Maybe you should tell him to leave you alone during work?
The way he is looking at you gives you no other choice than to–
“You are going to drive us to your house. Once we are there, I’ll decide what to do with you.”
Author’s note: i’ve come to realize i CANNOT write smut, but i could try if you guys like this. this literally came to me in a dream.
summary: Connor transforming into a clown for Halloween!
warnings: MDNI! dry humping. tickling. but fluff for the most part except the end. reader(afab) and Connor are in an established relationship.
word count: 2.5k
a/n: does Connor Murphy still have an audience... idk why but he would look so good in clown face paint that's for sure! ref photo for his look is the one in the center! I aged him up so he's 18! (and alive)
You begged and begged and begggggeddd your boyfriend to let you do his makeup for Halloween. You'd been scrolling on TikTok when a video of a guy in like clown face paint showed up on your screen, and immediately you forwarded it to Connor telling him how good he'd look in it. Of course, Connor thinks otherwise - that it's just going to get him ridiculed further, but you reassured him, no one would even know it's him - but really, how many people in your school are that tall, have long hair, and black nails? And really, who else would be willing to let their girlfriend paint their face as a clown? Ok, maybe there is like, a handful, but point is! it's a very small handful.
Either way, Connor relented. Not like he had a choice, you'd probably do it while he was asleep - like, climb in through his window in the middle of the night, and he'd wake up the next day wondering why when he rubbed his eyes his fingers were black.
So now, you're sitting in his lap while he sits on your chair in front of your vanity table, having tied his hair back into a bun - you always thought he looked best this way. He's looking over your shoulder watching in the mirror as his face becomes painted white and slowly, black. But he can't even really look at you either, cause the only times you guys have ever been this close is during the few times you guys had sex, with his forehead pressed to yours when things got too intense, and even then he couldn't keep his eyes open and he never lasted long enough for it to count. He'd always get a little shy when you looked at him for too long, he was worried you'd be able to see everything that he hated about himself.
His hands are becoming sweaty where they're holding your hips, because he's too nervous to move them, and he keeps chewing on his lip, eyes darting away as you paint his face. So he's really grateful when you start to work on his eyes, closing his eyes to let you paint them black.
As he opens his eyes again, he finds the mirror to see that they're blackened, with little slits going through the center. You move onto his lips, and he has to resist the urge to lick them with every stroke of your brush, little shivers going through him as he finally musters the courage to just steal a glance at your concentrated face. He thinks you look gorgeous like this, when you're so focused on something, your brows furrowing and your mouth slightly parted like it helps. He can feel the weight of you on his lap, and your heat radiating through the fabric, and that's part of the reason why he's nervous, cause he doesn't want to throw you off, cause he's getting hard from you barely even doing anything. You're so focused, you barely even notice.
“Ok… and… done,” you say as you lean back to admire your masterpiece, and you can't help but smile a little - fuck, he looks good. Even hotter with the expression he's wearing, like he's trying to decide if your reaction means you like it or if you think it's ugly. “Do you like it…?”
You huff out a laugh, “Do I like it? Connor, I love it, wow, you really should let me do your makeup more,”
He laughs under his breath, relieved that you like it, he thinks he looks ok, not as good as the guy in the picture you took inspiration from (and not because of your skills). He has to resist the urge to chew on his lip again, “Do I have to wear the costume too?” he asks.
“Duh, of course! it's part of the look, you're supposed to be a clown dummy,” you laugh, as you turn around to put the brushes and face paint down on your table. His grip tightens momentarily on your hips like he's jolted by the sudden movement against his, uh… yeah.
You get off his lap, going to retrieve the parcel of the costume you ordered online. He's relieved but also kind of disappointed. He takes that moment when your back is turned to him to quickly grab one of your fluffy pillows off your bed, placing it in his lap, totally smooth.
When you come back, you notice it, but you don't mention anything, you can't wait to see him in the full get-up! He goes to the bathroom to change, holding the costume close to him as he gets up, using it as a replacement for the pillow as he shuffles to the bathroom.
He has to take a moment to calm himself down but… after that, he's kind of lost. How is he supposed to change into the costume without damaging your hard work? He slowly cracks open the door, “Uh… I don’t- how am I supposed to do this?”
“What do you mean? you don't know how to change your clothes?” you look at him like he's grown another head.
He rolls his eyes at that - you were always a little smartass. “No, I know how to do that… but usually I'm not wearing… face paint,”
You sigh, rolling your eyes but it's all playful. you walk over to him, and he backs away from the door as you join him in the bathroom, you get sure for him to put his arms up. He does as you say, and you help him to remove his shirt, tugging on the front collar a bit so it's removed away from his face. Setting it on the counter after you're done, and you cock an eyebrow at him, “you need help removing your pants too? or do you know how to do that?”
He mutters under his breath, “I know how to do that…” he goes to remove his belt buckle, darting his eyes to you as he sees you still standing there watching him do it, “what?” it comes out a little quiet, he's wondering why you're staring at him so intently.
You shrug your shoulders, “What?”
He stares at you, even as his cheeks flush from the attention, he slides his belt out of his loop, “why are you staring at me?” He's very aware of the bulge of his jeans but he prays to god that maybe you have poor eyesight?
Yeah no, you definitely notice the bulge, so you indulge a little, “What, I can't look at my boyfriend?”
He looks at you flatly, and you chuckle - it's too much fun to annoy him, “alright, alright! I guess not then, I'll give you your space,”
He comes out of the bathroom later in his costume, shuffling out, if it weren't for the face paint, you'd probably be able to tell the way his cheeks have flushed red. He's holding the cap in his hand, “Do I really have to wear this stupid cap?”
“Yes! of course,” you place the cap on top of his head, and you're squealing, radiating off pure excitement. You take a step back to admire your work, turning him around, and he lets you, albeit reluctantly. “Wow… Connor, you look so good.” you say, almost in awe. “Shut up… you're just saying that,” he mutters, feeling shy as he looks at himself in the mirror, “I look like an idiot.” “Uh… no you don't, you look like the world's most handsomest clown!” You sling an arm around his neck, bending him down so that he can look at himself closer in the mirror. “See? look at yourself…” Honestly, you'd be lying if you said this wasn't turning you on a little. he just looks *so* good.
He pulls the cap off his head and turns his head to look at you, “are you serious? everybody's going to be laughing at me, they're going to think I'm more of a freak than I already am!” he huffs, taking his hair out of that stupid bun, and throwing the cap down on your bed, flopping down onto it. “I'm not going to the party looking like this. I'm just signing myself up for a public humiliation ritual.”
“Come on… no, you're not, nobody's even going to realize it's you!” you reassure him, sitting down beside him on the edge of the bed, facing him.
“And how do you know? Maybe I'm the only one freaky enough to do something like this. Not like I wanted to anyway, it was your idea.”
“Yeah yeah, it's my idea. but you could've said no if you didn't want to! (not really) come on… I know you secretly think you look so good like this, don't you?” you tease him, and as you see a crack in his frown, lips threatening to curl up, you double down on it. Your fingers attack his sensitive sides, and he lets out a yelp, hugging his own waist to protect himself.
You laugh as you tickle his sides still, his defenses proving useless. Soon, he's laughing, grabbing his belly as he squirms on the bed, little 'stop, stop, stop's' coming out of his mouth between giggles. He's smacking at your hands weakly, and tears are leaking out of his eyes, smudging his face paint as they drip down. That's when you finally stop, both of you breathless, but only one of you really grateful for the relieve.
"Fuck you..." he breathes out, despite the crude word he's still grinning.
"See... told you you like it, you're such a fake..." you tease him, as you inch your face closer to his, pressing a kiss to his black lips. And he chuckles seeing the imprint of black on your lips, wiping at your bottom lip with his thumb. "I don't think I can go to the party like this... my makeups all ruined... because of you," he says, smearing his black thumb across your chin.
"Well... we don't have to go... I don't really want to go anymore anyways," you say, a grin working it's way onto your lips, as your eyes flick down to his blackened lips, and they work their way around his face, all dolled up in his face paint.
"Really? I thought you were looking forward to it?" he asks, biting his lip as a chuckle escapes.
"No... not anymore. I'd rather be here right now," you whisper against his lips, before you ruin it, the black paint smearing all over your own as he kisses you back, hands running up and down your back slowly, and the white paint gets all over your palms and fingers as you cup his face.
You move to straddle his hips, and he kisses you deeper as he feels the perfect press of you against his aching cock. Hands gripping your hips like he wants you to stay here forever, you on top of him like this - your weight on top of him, enveloping him.
When you pull away breathless, he takes one look at your face and he can't help but chuckle, taking his discarded cap from earlier and using it to wipe the paint that's smeared all over your lips and cheeks, and chin. You giggle, trying to stop him, "Hey no! leave it! I like it,"
He rolls his eyes, "No you don't, you look like you just did your makeup in the dark,”
“Well, maybe I like that,” you giggle against his lips.
“Trust me, you don't. and if you do, you should get your eyes checked.”
You giggle softly, pressing another wet kiss to his lips. You grind gently against his bulge, and he lets out a soft groan, closing his eyes, a much needed relief after holding it in for so long.
“You look so good, Connor…” you whisper into his ear as you move your hips back and forth. “You really think so?” he asks, already out of breath, “Mhm… I know so. Even better than I imagined.”
“Fuck… I need you.” His hands travel up to cup your face, wanting to see it and feel it. “I love you,” he whispers, as his hands travel down, eyes searching yours as he goes to pull down your shorts, slowly and hesitant still despite having done it a few times before.
“I love you, too,” you whisper back, lifting your hips to let him slide your shorts off. He goes to zip off his own costume (it's sort of like a jumpsuit zipup? idk how clown costumes work but that's what I'm envisioning) but fumbles with it. So he waits patiently as you help him to unzip, sliding it off his shoulders, letting it fall down to his torso, and then down his thighs.
“i- I don't have a condom,” he says hesitantly, hoping that you have one in your room even though he’s the one who bought the box of condoms - you felt a little embarrassed to do it so he bit the bullet.
“Oh. I don't have one either, Connor,” you whisper.
His eyes search your face - this is an awkward situation, “We don't have to do that… we can just do this…” his hands hesitantly cup your hips, and he moves you back and forth, lifting his hips to grind into your wet heat, grunting as he does, “Does that feel good?”
You nod your head, grinding against his hips, breath catching on every stroke that rubs your clit, your underwear soaked and clinging to your cunt.
The two of you exchange breathy grunts and gasps and this continues until you grow tired, it feels the same as doing it by yourself, and looking at his face doesn't help much either, you need more. You grind down harder, abusing the perfect grind of his hardness against your button. Gasping as you do, and his hands hold you down as he grinds up into that spot, he's close, but he wants you to come before he does. Your forehead is pressed to his as he guides your hips desperately, watching your face as he pushes you closer to that edge.
“Fuck, I want you in me, Connor,” you gasp out as your hips relentlessly rut into his, and then you're coming with a gasp, eyes fluttering shut as the waves roll over you, one after the other, knocking the air out of your lungs as your hips chase every tide. Connor comes too, as he feels your pussy spasming through his boxers, groaning as he bucks his hips like he's actually coming in you, a warm wet spot spreading through his boxers.
The both of you are spent and you're definitely not going to the party anytime soon. The face paint has melted off his face, onto your sheets, your face, your hands. The soapy taste of face paint in both your mouths as you kiss again.