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duke has officially been moved! you can find him here, at the same url 💗
duke has officially been moved! you can find him here, at the same url 💗
undred:
most days she go to her own appartment after nightshift . on the off chance that he might be sleeping & not wanting to disturbe him . but sometimes the temptation of going here , crawl under the sheets and curl up to him is simply too much . nearly more comfortable once she gets settled here ( and especially if he is here with her . ) than in her own place . hint of a smile once he grasp her wrist & there’s a soft sigh . content . doesn’t say anything after , just happy to be close with him , not caring if he might wake up fully or go back to sleep . nose nuzzle against back of his neck , soft kiss press to his shoulder before fully settling down .
❛ 𝚢𝚘𝚞'𝚛𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚖. ❜ is the first thing he says once he can muster the energy to speak. & it’s true. he had been half-expecting cold toes against the backs of his legs , but he instead was greeted by warmth. it makes him smile into his pillow , his eyes finally fluttering open. he doesn’t want to turn over to face her , though , too content in this position , too content being held like this. feels nice. feels very nice. ❛ how was work ? was it a good shift ? ❜ it’s a light conversation starter , in case she’s too tired for anything deeper & heavier. he enjoys asking her about her day , or her night --- & he knows she does the same thing with him.
teen duke also always had a first aid kit in his truck , so if you got hurt , he’d bitch at you as he gives you a band-aid.
Well, we take all this… and you and I buy a cottage in the non-extradition country of our choice. ―― endless edits of Special Agent Moa Zhao, mutuals may reblog.
@winifrd asked: “it’s an old scar.” from: a prompt i cannot find.
❛ 𝚑𝚖𝚖 . . . ❜ he muses softly , examining her scar in a curious gaze. it is old , almost completely faded if the light pink skin is anything to go by. barely noticeable , unless she were to point it out herself . . . which is what she did. he’s not entirely sure how they began on the topic of old scars , & the memories they bring , yet here they are. & duke can’t even use the excuse of one too many beers --- he hadn’t been drinking a drop of alcohol. ❛ how’d y’get it ? if , of course , you don’t mind me asking. ❜ perhaps it’s an ask that crosses a boundary , but he’s never too sure where every single person’s boundaries lay. maybe he supplements that asks with a story of his own , with the baring of his own scar.
so , he reaches to roll of the right-arm sleeve of his flannel , lifting his arm to show her the jagged scar along his forearm. ❛ got this when i was seventeen . . . & admittedly , breaking through an old house’s window & getting myself cut. what ? i needed to open the door , & i didn’t have my lock-picking equipment. it seemed like a good idea at the time , sue me. ❜ he had needed a place to crash , & that house had seemed like the perfect opportunity. abandoned. empty. near the water. he just needed to sleep.
undred:
tries to somber down a bit . key word truly is tries tho , because even is lower lip is sucked in between teeth to try and stop the grin upon features : amusement still cleam warm in the dark of her eyes . ❝ nope , there is no take backs now , duke crocker . ❞ a warmth that comes over her , seeing him smile like this . . . be happy . doesn’t look like the weight of the world is upon his shoulders . leans more into him , more into his touch beneath the fabric of shirt & nose lightly bud against his , light nuzzle while eyes shift across him slowly . takes him in , takes in the moment because it only feels good . steals a kiss from his lips , shake of her head . ❝ thrilled . . . delighted . . . ❞ crinkle upon nose and another kiss of his lips . ❝ maybe i don’t have a word for how it makes me feel just yet . ❞
❛ 𝚢𝚘𝚞'𝚛𝚎 𝚜𝚘 𝚕𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚢 that you’re cute , y’know that ? ❜ it feels good to be able to tease somebody like this , to be able to love somebody like this. for him to love , & for it to be returned. he wishes that it wasn’t as uncommon as it was , requited love. then again , duke’s luck always seems to run out in the romance department. well. it used to. because now he’s got her , & she looks at him the way that he looks at her. maybe for once it’s gotten what he’s wanted. he won’t jinx it , won’t speak things aloud under the threat of him waking up , & this all being just a dream. that wouldn’t surprise him , given the town he’s resided in. ❛ . . . i make you happy ? ❜ yes , she’s given him the other synonyms. thrilled. delighted. glad. but . . . this ? this he needs to know. he needs to hear it like that. happy. because really , isn’t that all that matters ?
@seekme asked: “it’s an old scar.” from: a prompt i cannot find.
❛ 𝚒𝚝 𝚐𝚘𝚝 𝚊 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢 ? ❜ duke’s found that a litany of old scars carry the best stories , knows he can look at his own skin & tell tales for ages. well. not every scar he’s gotten is interesting , nor is its story that fascinating. sometimes it was something simple , like burning his hand cooking or cutting his arm on a sharp edge of his boat. but there are those that do have stories. most of them with illegal connotations , but stories nonetheless. ❛ everybody knows that the best scars are the ones that have a good story behind it. just more fun that way. ❜
Okay what would you say was the most ridiculous Trouble in the show?
oh god there are a lot . . . a lot i've blocked out of my mind tbh.
there was one where a woman made a guy in a bear costume disappear n reappear .
there was a woman who whenever she taxidermied things , they'd come back to life.
duke's best friend, bill, had a trouble that if he were upset when he was eating, then the original ingredients of that food would go bad n give everybody food poisoning.
the entire "roots" episode
et cetera
@dukecrocker said sara & duke rights & i fucking agree.
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❛ 𝚊𝚠 , 𝚗𝚘𝚠 , --- that’s not how friends talk to one another. & i feel like at this point , we’re . . . we’re friends. ❜ open to mutuals.
I have a draft rn where I’m tying to think of arguments for why Duke Crocker is a hufflepuff and so far the only one I feel strongly about is:
Way of expression affection for those around him is offering to cook for them (like c’mon)
FOOD, yes, off to a great start. duke “lemme just make you some coconut shrimp to express my feelings” crocker, duke “slim jims are not food” crocker, duke “here i brought you this coffee special it’s just the right temperature for you no big it doesn’t mean anything haha” crocker, duke “i love you let me make you waffles” crocker. definitely a mark in the hufflepuff column. also in the hufflepuff column:
duke is stupid loyal. dog waiting at a grave forever loyal. came back to the town he hates because of a promise he made when he was eight years old loyal. jumped into a collapsing interdimensional portal because nathan asked him to loyal. share his deepest darkest secrets with fucking mara because audrey asked him to loyal. and like it’s not even just audrey and nathan, even though it’s mostly audrey and nathan, but a shocking number of episodes revolve around some random old buddy of duke’s crawling out of the woodwork to be like HELP ME DUKE CROCKER YOU’RE MY ONLY HOPE and duke’s immediate response to just be “yup better drop everything at once and help you strange friend.” and loyal like immediately running off in the direction of danger even though he.. doesn’t… really… need to…??? it’s not his job???? why are you always fighting crime duke??? oh wait i know why. duke’s favourite hobby is not dying, and his second favourite is doing massively stupid shit like fist-fighting everyone who looks at nathan wuornos wrong and running halfway across the country because audrey parker said hey lets go and constantly flinging his body head-first towards danger and near-certain death over and over again because hahaha, duke’s loyalty trumps his not-wanting-to-die every time, right up until the last time. this is duke “i will follow you into the depths of hell even though i will complain the whole time” crocker, here.
duke has a very carefully cultivated lazy and undisciplined and devil may care and carefree look going on that is very clearly a filthy lie. this boy was somehow owning and operating a successful restaurant full-time, lowkey running a blackmarket smuggling gig on the side, maintaining an enormous fucking boat, and somehow also fighting crime like, all the time???? successfully????? like the gull was clearly doing really well there, even though duke was playing deputy dawg, like, constantly, which only makes sense because DUKE CROCKER IS A MASSIVE NERD. and also HARD-WORKING, CHECK.
duke crocker is a misfit loser enough said
duke has like, bucketloads of friends??? for some reason????
who has complicated thoughts about duke and his feelings about JUSTICE let me have them
duke’s whole yoga and zen thing seem to indicate at least an attempt at patience
kindness
dedication
listen friends i mean i still think he’s probably a slytherin but hit me up with your hufflepuff feelings
undred:
maybe this is their golden hour . after work for her , before work for him . an hour to or from they can spend together , where they can just be in the moment . a shower , some food & the most important is just being close to him . arms wrap around him and chin rest against his chest : and she is very sure she could have fallen asleep standing here . ❝ sounds like a dream . ❞ squint up at him through the shower before pushing up to the ball of her feet : nose first brush against his , before a soft kiss is pressed to his lips . ❝ . . . orange juice i think . ❞ hands go to the sides of his neck & thumb follow jawline . ❝ i have this weekend off . think you can talk to your boss . . . ❞ oh , there might be something teasing about the way teeth nips at his lower lip : smile grow upon features . ❝ hear if you can sneek away for some days ? ❞
❛ 𝚖𝚢 𝚋𝚘𝚜𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚊 𝚍𝚒𝚌𝚔. ❜ his voice is low , dropping down to a whisper that sounds like he’s sharing gossip with her. the edge of his lips upturn into a teasing grin , palms gentle as they trace up the length of her ribs. ❛ but i think i can steal some time off . . . what’s gonna happen , i get fired ? ❜ he knows it’s a stupid joke , knows that he kids a lot about his occupation , or his “imaginary boss”. but it makes her smile , every single time. & duke’s sure that’s an excuse enough to keep making it over & over again , until she tells him it’s too repetitive. he’d hate to see that smile of hers go away in any circumstance , especially if it’s his fault. ❛ what do y’wanna do on your weekend off ? we could go out of town . . . or take the rouge out ---- ? ❜
will you big spoon duke in the bathtub. yes or yes.
Duke scoffs, a forced smile on his lips. “She told me what every man secretly wants to know,” He leans forward, his tone unreadable. “How he’s going to die. Fantastic, right? She just couldn’t help with the when. The ‘how’, yes, but the ‘when’…not so much.”
“How do you die?”
Duke shoots Nathan a glance and laughs softly, “Well, apparently some guy with a tattoo of a maze with four little people at each of the compass points grabs my face with his hand.”