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@extristitiavenit
i was growing less and less attached to life. if i kept going， i thought， i'd disappear completely， then reappear in some new form. this was my hope. this was the dream.
you collect scars because you want proof that you are paying for whatever sins you've committed. |...
Did I really come back to Tumblr just to simp over the Swedes...?
sometimes people say "ilysm" and it could mean "i love you skip muck" so you gotta be careful.
he is so fucking high right now.
the locals are getting on my damn nerves.
Too Sweet - @ohtheblissx
It was a day like any other for john, the rise and shine grind of stammering out of bed and into his kitchen to use the blender for his morning brew, bliss oil, jimson weed and coffee all ground together with just a pinch of hazelnut for task before he was soon his bouncing and charismatic self. Once the sun had come up, yes he woke before the sun, he had already been clad in a pair of tight skinny jeans, to avoid baggage during baptism and of course he wanted to make sure he looked his best so he had a relatively nice dress shirt, his vest to feel fancier and of course a shit ton of hair gel to keep that mess back in the water. He knew he had a long day ahead, so he grabbed several thermoses to fill his morning concoction for the go and he was out the door, barely beating the morning light.
Most days reserved for baptism had a lot of thought put into it, showmanship, scripts and it was a spectacle to be seen so he knew he had to be at his best. Unfortunately that meant being cracked out of his mind, tearing up the roads of hope county in his beloved car and making an entire ass of himself to the early rising farmers as he’d passed by. Once he was at his usual baptism spot he’d seen his devout workers already hard at work dumping the bliss into the shallow water and creating a natural barrier to attempt to keep it all maintained. He abhorred Faith for her littering, but this was a necessary evil. Eyeroll.
Black boots hit the morning dew-soaked grass beneath his car door, his eyes squinting at the sun beaming over the mountains even despite having his signature shades on, the bliss had made everything so more vibrant. “brothers, sisters.” He sighed out, he was exhausted much like any addict he didn’t sleep much and that attributed to his foul mood, not that he could take it out on any of his followers without joseph reprimanding him. “make sure after you bless the waters you get rid of those containers, and I mean get rid of. If I so much as see a single barrel on the side of the waters west of the henbane.. there will be hell to pay.” He wanted so badly to spit that out more aggressively than he did, but he knew that sometimes people got butthurt and ran back to run their mouths for brownie points, so he settled with clenching his jaw and gesturing for them to commence.
Him on the other hand, he had an entire roster of people who were willing to be baptized and usually they had a few not so willing participants but— today's schedule was cleared. The only thing that he was dreading was the fact that he was expected to be there upon pickup of every participant of the evenings event.
Which meant he had to sit either passenger inside of the van or spend all day driving himself to each location, so to save on gas and his own peace of mind he went with the van. One visit turned into two, minutes turned into hours and as many fake smiles as he had to muster was enough to drive a normal person insane, but john wasn’t normal and he’d spent the entire trip sipping on bliss and taking it easy. Half of the time he was on his phone scrolling aimlessly and trying not to get a boner, but eventually the time had come. They had picked up the final passenger in the van, and the show was about to begin.
Once they had been at the river and everyone had gotten themselves prepared, it was time for John to make his scene. It was only a few minutes before he was about to walk down to the edge of the water when one of his devout followers came up to him to whisper the news, there was a deputy on their way through town and a birdy had heard they were investigating the happenings at Eden’s Gate. There was almost a glint of excitement that washed over him, the dread of monotony was taking a toll on him and this was the spark that he needed to get his motivation back. What better way to have showmanship if you don’t have new fans? Of course part of him halfway expects it to be a yee yee local cop, but regardless of that he was ready to get the baptism on the go. If he could get the majority out of the way before the arrival of the newest victim deputy, it would be a lot less stressful.
John didn’t want to back down but when she turned to him, he felt his heart skip a few beats and instinctively he was smiling from ear to ear while he listened to her words, then her hand… coming down back to that predicament that she caused, always, and his smile was immediately wiped away since he knew damn well, she wasn’t lying about a damn thing she said. “oh honey, that’s so cute.” He would say with a soft laugh, his hand coming down to gently run a few fingers along the back of her hand.
“you’re acting like this is new news, Hope… I am hopelessly in love and devoted to you and you alone, of course anything you do to me is going to drive me insane. Look at you, you’re a perfect angel inside and out then you pull shit like this.” His hand now swatted at hers pretty hard, which he could feel against himself, but he kept a straight face through it.
John was bluffing of course; he was just as down bad for her as she was for him, and he knew it. but he was going to bluff too, if he acted calm and didn’t lose his cool or make any noises then she would probably realize but at the moment he was trying to be stoned face. “Go ahead and give it a squeeze, just see what happens.” His tone was low, but there was a hint of a threat behind it. was he bluffing? We’ll just have to find out.
While Hope wanted to prove her point by giving him a little squeeze, she felt that she could do it in another way. So, instead, she’d let go of him and bring her hand back to her side. “Hm… Nah… I don’t think I’ll be doing that. I’m thinking… I could turn on a movie downstairs or maybe I could even start up a bath.” As if nothing had happened, Hope would walk away from John and head down towards the basement. This was her own attempt to remain as cool as a cucumber.
“You can join me downstairs if you’d like!” Hope would call from the stairway. Once she made it to the bottom of the stairs, she’d turn her attention to where the tv was downstairs. Hope had no intentions of actually watching tv, no, far from it. Really, she was just curious to see what John’s reaction to her walking away would be.
“What to watch… what to watch…” she’d mumble while sorting through the collection. When she didn’t find anything interesting in one CD sleeve, Hope would start digging around to find the others. She was bent over, searching for the other CD sleeve until she found it. “Mmm… It should be in here.”
John was genuinely shocked when he felt her hand move away from him, a soft hum forming in his throat while he brought his eyes down to watch her walk away which only caused him to groan softly and push himself off of the counter so he could follow her at a steady pace, then he heard her say it was okay for him to join her downstairs which threw him off for a moment because he would’ve either way.
but he was right behind her, and his eyes found their way directly where she wanted them to, which only prompted him to walk directly behind her and placing his hands gently on her hips “we should watch an episode of the bang bus, mama.” He snorted out through a laugh “or.. we could record one ourselves.” With two gentle thrusts, he could mimic hitting it from the back before busting into a soft fit of laughter and back stepping until he reached the bed, sitting down on it so he could watch her actions.
“or we could watch a scary movie, dim the lights down low, turn the air conditioner up and try to spook ourselves. I’m great at comforting, my arms are just made to get rid of ghosts.” He would offer, mostly he was hoping she’d get scared and clutch onto him where he could slide in.. literally.
he would just now kick off his boots from earlier that way he could finally be comfortable, all that food had made him a little tired but ultimately, she made him want to stay awake. “did you want me to run you a bath? I know you’d probably like to relax after today.”
Hope’s search for a movie would be temporarily interrupted as she felt John gently thrusting. “There’s no need to record when you get to see my body all the time.” Hope would retort, playfully rolling her eyes before continuing her search. At John’s suggestion, Hope would look for a horror movie until she finally found one. “Mmm… This one should be good.” She’d pop in the dvd before making her way to the bed as well, kicking off her shoes along the way.
“Now why would I want to take a bath when there’s still the potential of me getting sticky, hm?” She’d say with a snort. If she knew John like she thought she did, he would try to make a move on her during the movie. It wouldn’t be the first time they turned on something and it ended up with one of them initiating something. Hope and John were horndogs for one another through and through, there could be no doubt about it.
Leaning down, she’d give John a lasting kiss, one she had no desire to breakaway from. In fact, she had half the mind to get on his lap right there and see where it lead to (she knew where it would lead). However, Hope would eventually find it in herself to pull away so that she could start the movie.
John was staring at her with a big dumb smile at his joke while she made her way over to the bed, her actually agreeing to it wasn’t something he had expected and her following words were all that more exciting since she insinuated, they would eventually go at it like a bunch of rabbits, like always. “well.. then that just means we can take a bubble bath together.” He said with a soft smile on his face, his eyes immediately shooting down to her lips when she leaned down and he brought a hand up to gently cup her cheek, his lips moving ever so gently against hers while he inhaled deeply through his nose. He was taking in every bit of this moment, her lips always felt amazing on his and he was hardly ready for her to pull away, but she did, which only prompted a short pout.
“I’ll get the lights.” He stated while pushing himself up off of the bed, bringing his hands down to pull his shirt off over his head and toss it aside on his way to the light switch, once he was there, he turned the lights dim enough to where it wasn’t entirely dark but barely light. “I’m going to change because if I fall asleep that’s on you, you and your mom did amazing with dinner.” He said as he’d walked over to the dresser in the corner, he always had clothes everywhere, he never threw anything away it would seem.
Unbuckling his pants, he pulled them down and replaced them with a pair of gray sweatpants then he grabbed another pair that had a drawstring, turning the air conditioning down until it was set at a cool temperature to add to the spooky vibe and finally he came back to the bed where he would crawl onto it and hold out the pair of sweatpants. “would you like to get comfortable, my dear?”
Hope’s eyes would be glued on him as she watched him strip off his shirt. She’d continue to watch as he removed his pants and replaced them with sweatpants. If that wasn’t the most amazing sight in the world, Hope wasn’t sure what else was. “Mmm… I don’t think I’ll need those.” She’d say with a snicker. Rather quickly, she’d remove her shirt and pants and tossed them off to the side. With them off, she’d crawl into the bed and beneath the sheets she would remove her bra. “Muuuuuch better.” She’d hum out and toss the bra to the side.
Picking up the remote, Hope would turn up the volume once the movie started. “I thought it’d be nice if both of us were shirtless… We can match.” Of course the only difference was that Hope had boobs and John had his pecs, pecs that Hope absolutely adored. Hell, his entire body (tattoos and scars included) was the finest piece of art she had ever laid eyes on.
“Oh and if you get scared, you can hold onto me too. I just thought I’d put that offer out there.” She’d say with a snicker.
John tucked his lips together while he watched her undress herself, he only did that to keep his mouth from dropping open from the sight alone. It didn’t matter what time of day it was; she would always get that same reaction as the first time that he saw her breasts, the cold air flooding in was only making that sight even that more fantastic but soon she was slipping underneath the blankets, and he would join her quickly. “I remember suggesting this at some point, and I have to say I think I was a genius.” He would snort out a soft laugh while he got himself comfortable by propping himself against the headboard with the pillows to cushion it, so he was leaning upright.
“if I get scared? Honey, I work for a church. I’m more than capable of getting rid of evil spirits, I think…” he would question himself there since he hadn’t come face to face with having to deal with demons, but if it came down to protecting her, he would face off with the devil himself. “but I want to hold onto you before the movie even starts, so why don’t you come here” he brought his arm around her then used his other hand to tug her so she was partially on him and he could reach her ass with the arm that was around her, resting it there. “that way we can keep each other warm, then if we get scared, we can just be here for each other anyway.” He whispered then pressed a kiss to the top of her head.
He was just wanting the closeness, plus he was planning on waiting until the movie started to rub her ass which was one of his favorite past times in bed in the first place. “I really hope this movie isn’t shit though, a lot of paranormal ones are questionable...”
Hope gladly allowed herself to be tugged onto his chest, enjoying the close proximity of their bodies while in bed. Although, she couldn’t help but snort a little when she felt his hand on her ass, it was something she expected to happen. It wasn’t as if she hated his hand being there, though, she actually quite liked the hand placement. “Mmm… All you had to do is ask if you wanted to get close to me.” She said with a snicker as she nestled into his body.
The beginning of the movie was slow, admittedly, but that was how most horror movies were. They’d start off with giving some introductions as if it was just some normal movie, but then the tensions would build and that’s when you knew the horror was starting. So far, nothing had popped out and given Hope a scare and she was pleased with that. “It’s not too bad.” She’d comment before placing a kiss on his chest. “Of course it does help that I’m in your arms.~”
While the movie played, one of Hope’s hands would absentmindedly run along his upper body. John’s favorite place to rest his hand was on her ass, but she loved running hers all along his chest. Even with all the scars and tattoos, Hope loved him for who he was and thought that every part of him was beautiful in her eyes. There was not a single scar left out of receiving her gentle touch.
John was at peace in that moment, he had the love of his life in his arms, and he was watching a horror movie in a cold room under blankets. This was the epitome of a good day for him, even if she didn’t touch his dick. He could consider the day a raging success, but that’s just because the simple things were things he wasn’t allowed to have throughout his life and experiencing the simple things was invigorating to him, it was easy to get lost in the moment until he heard her voice. “not too bad at all” he’d agree, a soft chuckle forming in his throat.
Her little traces on his chest were almost putting him to sleep, so in return he would begin mimicking the same gentle touches where his hand was rested on her ass, it was an innocent gesture though since that was one of his favorite places to keep his hands. “I don’t know, I think you’re a big girl that can handle a scary movie without me.” He snorted out, pressing a gentle kiss to her head while his eyes remained on the screen for the most part.
“I’m just stone faced because you’re here, I’m terrified.” His heartbeat would say otherwise, he was actually quite relaxed and at peace in that moment. She always had a way of comforting and relaxing him, it actually made him wonder if he was a little too harsh on the farmers but with once glance down at that beautiful face and a reminder that the man upset her, so in turn that was his fault.
Too Sweet - @ohtheblissx
It was a day like any other for john, the rise and shine grind of stammering out of bed and into his kitchen to use the blender for his morning brew, bliss oil, jimson weed and coffee all ground together with just a pinch of hazelnut for task before he was soon his bouncing and charismatic self. Once the sun had come up, yes he woke before the sun, he had already been clad in a pair of tight skinny jeans, to avoid baggage during baptism and of course he wanted to make sure he looked his best so he had a relatively nice dress shirt, his vest to feel fancier and of course a shit ton of hair gel to keep that mess back in the water. He knew he had a long day ahead, so he grabbed several thermoses to fill his morning concoction for the go and he was out the door, barely beating the morning light.
Most days reserved for baptism had a lot of thought put into it, showmanship, scripts and it was a spectacle to be seen so he knew he had to be at his best. Unfortunately that meant being cracked out of his mind, tearing up the roads of hope county in his beloved car and making an entire ass of himself to the early rising farmers as he’d passed by. Once he was at his usual baptism spot he’d seen his devout workers already hard at work dumping the bliss into the shallow water and creating a natural barrier to attempt to keep it all maintained. He abhorred Faith for her littering, but this was a necessary evil. Eyeroll.
Black boots hit the morning dew-soaked grass beneath his car door, his eyes squinting at the sun beaming over the mountains even despite having his signature shades on, the bliss had made everything so more vibrant. “brothers, sisters.” He sighed out, he was exhausted much like any addict he didn’t sleep much and that attributed to his foul mood, not that he could take it out on any of his followers without joseph reprimanding him. “make sure after you bless the waters you get rid of those containers, and I mean get rid of. If I so much as see a single barrel on the side of the waters west of the henbane.. there will be hell to pay.” He wanted so badly to spit that out more aggressively than he did, but he knew that sometimes people got butthurt and ran back to run their mouths for brownie points, so he settled with clenching his jaw and gesturing for them to commence.
Him on the other hand, he had an entire roster of people who were willing to be baptized and usually they had a few not so willing participants but— today's schedule was cleared. The only thing that he was dreading was the fact that he was expected to be there upon pickup of every participant of the evenings event.
Which meant he had to sit either passenger inside of the van or spend all day driving himself to each location, so to save on gas and his own peace of mind he went with the van. One visit turned into two, minutes turned into hours and as many fake smiles as he had to muster was enough to drive a normal person insane, but john wasn’t normal and he’d spent the entire trip sipping on bliss and taking it easy. Half of the time he was on his phone scrolling aimlessly and trying not to get a boner, but eventually the time had come. They had picked up the final passenger in the van, and the show was about to begin.
Once they had been at the river and everyone had gotten themselves prepared, it was time for John to make his scene. It was only a few minutes before he was about to walk down to the edge of the water when one of his devout followers came up to him to whisper the news, there was a deputy on their way through town and a birdy had heard they were investigating the happenings at Eden’s Gate. There was almost a glint of excitement that washed over him, the dread of monotony was taking a toll on him and this was the spark that he needed to get his motivation back. What better way to have showmanship if you don’t have new fans? Of course part of him halfway expects it to be a yee yee local cop, but regardless of that he was ready to get the baptism on the go. If he could get the majority out of the way before the arrival of the newest victim deputy, it would be a lot less stressful.
John didn’t want to back down but when she turned to him, he felt his heart skip a few beats and instinctively he was smiling from ear to ear while he listened to her words, then her hand… coming down back to that predicament that she caused, always, and his smile was immediately wiped away since he knew damn well, she wasn’t lying about a damn thing she said. “oh honey, that’s so cute.” He would say with a soft laugh, his hand coming down to gently run a few fingers along the back of her hand.
“you’re acting like this is new news, Hope… I am hopelessly in love and devoted to you and you alone, of course anything you do to me is going to drive me insane. Look at you, you’re a perfect angel inside and out then you pull shit like this.” His hand now swatted at hers pretty hard, which he could feel against himself, but he kept a straight face through it.
John was bluffing of course; he was just as down bad for her as she was for him, and he knew it. but he was going to bluff too, if he acted calm and didn’t lose his cool or make any noises then she would probably realize but at the moment he was trying to be stoned face. “Go ahead and give it a squeeze, just see what happens.” His tone was low, but there was a hint of a threat behind it. was he bluffing? We’ll just have to find out.
While Hope wanted to prove her point by giving him a little squeeze, she felt that she could do it in another way. So, instead, she’d let go of him and bring her hand back to her side. “Hm… Nah… I don’t think I’ll be doing that. I’m thinking… I could turn on a movie downstairs or maybe I could even start up a bath.” As if nothing had happened, Hope would walk away from John and head down towards the basement. This was her own attempt to remain as cool as a cucumber.
“You can join me downstairs if you’d like!” Hope would call from the stairway. Once she made it to the bottom of the stairs, she’d turn her attention to where the tv was downstairs. Hope had no intentions of actually watching tv, no, far from it. Really, she was just curious to see what John’s reaction to her walking away would be.
“What to watch… what to watch…” she’d mumble while sorting through the collection. When she didn’t find anything interesting in one CD sleeve, Hope would start digging around to find the others. She was bent over, searching for the other CD sleeve until she found it. “Mmm… It should be in here.”
John was genuinely shocked when he felt her hand move away from him, a soft hum forming in his throat while he brought his eyes down to watch her walk away which only caused him to groan softly and push himself off of the counter so he could follow her at a steady pace, then he heard her say it was okay for him to join her downstairs which threw him off for a moment because he would’ve either way.
but he was right behind her, and his eyes found their way directly where she wanted them to, which only prompted him to walk directly behind her and placing his hands gently on her hips “we should watch an episode of the bang bus, mama.” He snorted out through a laugh “or.. we could record one ourselves.” With two gentle thrusts, he could mimic hitting it from the back before busting into a soft fit of laughter and back stepping until he reached the bed, sitting down on it so he could watch her actions.
“or we could watch a scary movie, dim the lights down low, turn the air conditioner up and try to spook ourselves. I’m great at comforting, my arms are just made to get rid of ghosts.” He would offer, mostly he was hoping she’d get scared and clutch onto him where he could slide in.. literally.
he would just now kick off his boots from earlier that way he could finally be comfortable, all that food had made him a little tired but ultimately, she made him want to stay awake. “did you want me to run you a bath? I know you’d probably like to relax after today.”
Hope’s search for a movie would be temporarily interrupted as she felt John gently thrusting. “There’s no need to record when you get to see my body all the time.” Hope would retort, playfully rolling her eyes before continuing her search. At John’s suggestion, Hope would look for a horror movie until she finally found one. “Mmm… This one should be good.” She’d pop in the dvd before making her way to the bed as well, kicking off her shoes along the way.
“Now why would I want to take a bath when there’s still the potential of me getting sticky, hm?” She’d say with a snort. If she knew John like she thought she did, he would try to make a move on her during the movie. It wouldn’t be the first time they turned on something and it ended up with one of them initiating something. Hope and John were horndogs for one another through and through, there could be no doubt about it.
Leaning down, she’d give John a lasting kiss, one she had no desire to breakaway from. In fact, she had half the mind to get on his lap right there and see where it lead to (she knew where it would lead). However, Hope would eventually find it in herself to pull away so that she could start the movie.
John was staring at her with a big dumb smile at his joke while she made her way over to the bed, her actually agreeing to it wasn’t something he had expected and her following words were all that more exciting since she insinuated, they would eventually go at it like a bunch of rabbits, like always. “well.. then that just means we can take a bubble bath together.” He said with a soft smile on his face, his eyes immediately shooting down to her lips when she leaned down and he brought a hand up to gently cup her cheek, his lips moving ever so gently against hers while he inhaled deeply through his nose. He was taking in every bit of this moment, her lips always felt amazing on his and he was hardly ready for her to pull away, but she did, which only prompted a short pout.
“I’ll get the lights.” He stated while pushing himself up off of the bed, bringing his hands down to pull his shirt off over his head and toss it aside on his way to the light switch, once he was there, he turned the lights dim enough to where it wasn’t entirely dark but barely light. “I’m going to change because if I fall asleep that’s on you, you and your mom did amazing with dinner.” He said as he’d walked over to the dresser in the corner, he always had clothes everywhere, he never threw anything away it would seem.
Unbuckling his pants, he pulled them down and replaced them with a pair of gray sweatpants then he grabbed another pair that had a drawstring, turning the air conditioning down until it was set at a cool temperature to add to the spooky vibe and finally he came back to the bed where he would crawl onto it and hold out the pair of sweatpants. “would you like to get comfortable, my dear?”
Hope’s eyes would be glued on him as she watched him strip off his shirt. She’d continue to watch as he removed his pants and replaced them with sweatpants. If that wasn’t the most amazing sight in the world, Hope wasn’t sure what else was. “Mmm… I don’t think I’ll need those.” She’d say with a snicker. Rather quickly, she’d remove her shirt and pants and tossed them off to the side. With them off, she’d crawl into the bed and beneath the sheets she would remove her bra. “Muuuuuch better.” She’d hum out and toss the bra to the side.
Picking up the remote, Hope would turn up the volume once the movie started. “I thought it’d be nice if both of us were shirtless… We can match.” Of course the only difference was that Hope had boobs and John had his pecs, pecs that Hope absolutely adored. Hell, his entire body (tattoos and scars included) was the finest piece of art she had ever laid eyes on.
“Oh and if you get scared, you can hold onto me too. I just thought I’d put that offer out there.” She’d say with a snicker.
John tucked his lips together while he watched her undress herself, he only did that to keep his mouth from dropping open from the sight alone. It didn’t matter what time of day it was; she would always get that same reaction as the first time that he saw her breasts, the cold air flooding in was only making that sight even that more fantastic but soon she was slipping underneath the blankets, and he would join her quickly. “I remember suggesting this at some point, and I have to say I think I was a genius.” He would snort out a soft laugh while he got himself comfortable by propping himself against the headboard with the pillows to cushion it, so he was leaning upright.
“if I get scared? Honey, I work for a church. I’m more than capable of getting rid of evil spirits, I think…” he would question himself there since he hadn’t come face to face with having to deal with demons, but if it came down to protecting her, he would face off with the devil himself. “but I want to hold onto you before the movie even starts, so why don’t you come here” he brought his arm around her then used his other hand to tug her so she was partially on him and he could reach her ass with the arm that was around her, resting it there. “that way we can keep each other warm, then if we get scared, we can just be here for each other anyway.” He whispered then pressed a kiss to the top of her head.
He was just wanting the closeness, plus he was planning on waiting until the movie started to rub her ass which was one of his favorite past times in bed in the first place. “I really hope this movie isn’t shit though, a lot of paranormal ones are questionable...”
Too Sweet - @ohtheblissx
It was a day like any other for john, the rise and shine grind of stammering out of bed and into his kitchen to use the blender for his morning brew, bliss oil, jimson weed and coffee all ground together with just a pinch of hazelnut for task before he was soon his bouncing and charismatic self. Once the sun had come up, yes he woke before the sun, he had already been clad in a pair of tight skinny jeans, to avoid baggage during baptism and of course he wanted to make sure he looked his best so he had a relatively nice dress shirt, his vest to feel fancier and of course a shit ton of hair gel to keep that mess back in the water. He knew he had a long day ahead, so he grabbed several thermoses to fill his morning concoction for the go and he was out the door, barely beating the morning light.
Most days reserved for baptism had a lot of thought put into it, showmanship, scripts and it was a spectacle to be seen so he knew he had to be at his best. Unfortunately that meant being cracked out of his mind, tearing up the roads of hope county in his beloved car and making an entire ass of himself to the early rising farmers as he’d passed by. Once he was at his usual baptism spot he’d seen his devout workers already hard at work dumping the bliss into the shallow water and creating a natural barrier to attempt to keep it all maintained. He abhorred Faith for her littering, but this was a necessary evil. Eyeroll.
Black boots hit the morning dew-soaked grass beneath his car door, his eyes squinting at the sun beaming over the mountains even despite having his signature shades on, the bliss had made everything so more vibrant. “brothers, sisters.” He sighed out, he was exhausted much like any addict he didn’t sleep much and that attributed to his foul mood, not that he could take it out on any of his followers without joseph reprimanding him. “make sure after you bless the waters you get rid of those containers, and I mean get rid of. If I so much as see a single barrel on the side of the waters west of the henbane.. there will be hell to pay.” He wanted so badly to spit that out more aggressively than he did, but he knew that sometimes people got butthurt and ran back to run their mouths for brownie points, so he settled with clenching his jaw and gesturing for them to commence.
Him on the other hand, he had an entire roster of people who were willing to be baptized and usually they had a few not so willing participants but— today's schedule was cleared. The only thing that he was dreading was the fact that he was expected to be there upon pickup of every participant of the evenings event.
Which meant he had to sit either passenger inside of the van or spend all day driving himself to each location, so to save on gas and his own peace of mind he went with the van. One visit turned into two, minutes turned into hours and as many fake smiles as he had to muster was enough to drive a normal person insane, but john wasn’t normal and he’d spent the entire trip sipping on bliss and taking it easy. Half of the time he was on his phone scrolling aimlessly and trying not to get a boner, but eventually the time had come. They had picked up the final passenger in the van, and the show was about to begin.
Once they had been at the river and everyone had gotten themselves prepared, it was time for John to make his scene. It was only a few minutes before he was about to walk down to the edge of the water when one of his devout followers came up to him to whisper the news, there was a deputy on their way through town and a birdy had heard they were investigating the happenings at Eden’s Gate. There was almost a glint of excitement that washed over him, the dread of monotony was taking a toll on him and this was the spark that he needed to get his motivation back. What better way to have showmanship if you don’t have new fans? Of course part of him halfway expects it to be a yee yee local cop, but regardless of that he was ready to get the baptism on the go. If he could get the majority out of the way before the arrival of the newest victim deputy, it would be a lot less stressful.
John didn’t want to back down but when she turned to him, he felt his heart skip a few beats and instinctively he was smiling from ear to ear while he listened to her words, then her hand… coming down back to that predicament that she caused, always, and his smile was immediately wiped away since he knew damn well, she wasn’t lying about a damn thing she said. “oh honey, that’s so cute.” He would say with a soft laugh, his hand coming down to gently run a few fingers along the back of her hand.
“you’re acting like this is new news, Hope… I am hopelessly in love and devoted to you and you alone, of course anything you do to me is going to drive me insane. Look at you, you’re a perfect angel inside and out then you pull shit like this.” His hand now swatted at hers pretty hard, which he could feel against himself, but he kept a straight face through it.
John was bluffing of course; he was just as down bad for her as she was for him, and he knew it. but he was going to bluff too, if he acted calm and didn’t lose his cool or make any noises then she would probably realize but at the moment he was trying to be stoned face. “Go ahead and give it a squeeze, just see what happens.” His tone was low, but there was a hint of a threat behind it. was he bluffing? We’ll just have to find out.
While Hope wanted to prove her point by giving him a little squeeze, she felt that she could do it in another way. So, instead, she’d let go of him and bring her hand back to her side. “Hm… Nah… I don’t think I’ll be doing that. I’m thinking… I could turn on a movie downstairs or maybe I could even start up a bath.” As if nothing had happened, Hope would walk away from John and head down towards the basement. This was her own attempt to remain as cool as a cucumber.
“You can join me downstairs if you’d like!” Hope would call from the stairway. Once she made it to the bottom of the stairs, she’d turn her attention to where the tv was downstairs. Hope had no intentions of actually watching tv, no, far from it. Really, she was just curious to see what John’s reaction to her walking away would be.
“What to watch… what to watch…” she’d mumble while sorting through the collection. When she didn’t find anything interesting in one CD sleeve, Hope would start digging around to find the others. She was bent over, searching for the other CD sleeve until she found it. “Mmm… It should be in here.”
John was genuinely shocked when he felt her hand move away from him, a soft hum forming in his throat while he brought his eyes down to watch her walk away which only caused him to groan softly and push himself off of the counter so he could follow her at a steady pace, then he heard her say it was okay for him to join her downstairs which threw him off for a moment because he would’ve either way.
but he was right behind her, and his eyes found their way directly where she wanted them to, which only prompted him to walk directly behind her and placing his hands gently on her hips “we should watch an episode of the bang bus, mama.” He snorted out through a laugh “or.. we could record one ourselves.” With two gentle thrusts, he could mimic hitting it from the back before busting into a soft fit of laughter and back stepping until he reached the bed, sitting down on it so he could watch her actions.
“or we could watch a scary movie, dim the lights down low, turn the air conditioner up and try to spook ourselves. I’m great at comforting, my arms are just made to get rid of ghosts.” He would offer, mostly he was hoping she’d get scared and clutch onto him where he could slide in.. literally.
he would just now kick off his boots from earlier that way he could finally be comfortable, all that food had made him a little tired but ultimately, she made him want to stay awake. “did you want me to run you a bath? I know you’d probably like to relax after today.”
Hope’s search for a movie would be temporarily interrupted as she felt John gently thrusting. “There’s no need to record when you get to see my body all the time.” Hope would retort, playfully rolling her eyes before continuing her search. At John’s suggestion, Hope would look for a horror movie until she finally found one. “Mmm… This one should be good.” She’d pop in the dvd before making her way to the bed as well, kicking off her shoes along the way.
“Now why would I want to take a bath when there’s still the potential of me getting sticky, hm?” She’d say with a snort. If she knew John like she thought she did, he would try to make a move on her during the movie. It wouldn’t be the first time they turned on something and it ended up with one of them initiating something. Hope and John were horndogs for one another through and through, there could be no doubt about it.
Leaning down, she’d give John a lasting kiss, one she had no desire to breakaway from. In fact, she had half the mind to get on his lap right there and see where it lead to (she knew where it would lead). However, Hope would eventually find it in herself to pull away so that she could start the movie.
John was staring at her with a big dumb smile at his joke while she made her way over to the bed, her actually agreeing to it wasn’t something he had expected and her following words were all that more exciting since she insinuated, they would eventually go at it like a bunch of rabbits, like always. “well.. then that just means we can take a bubble bath together.” He said with a soft smile on his face, his eyes immediately shooting down to her lips when she leaned down and he brought a hand up to gently cup her cheek, his lips moving ever so gently against hers while he inhaled deeply through his nose. He was taking in every bit of this moment, her lips always felt amazing on his and he was hardly ready for her to pull away, but she did, which only prompted a short pout.
“I’ll get the lights.” He stated while pushing himself up off of the bed, bringing his hands down to pull his shirt off over his head and toss it aside on his way to the light switch, once he was there, he turned the lights dim enough to where it wasn’t entirely dark but barely light. “I’m going to change because if I fall asleep that’s on you, you and your mom did amazing with dinner.” He said as he’d walked over to the dresser in the corner, he always had clothes everywhere, he never threw anything away it would seem.
Unbuckling his pants, he pulled them down and replaced them with a pair of gray sweatpants then he grabbed another pair that had a drawstring, turning the air conditioning down until it was set at a cool temperature to add to the spooky vibe and finally he came back to the bed where he would crawl onto it and hold out the pair of sweatpants. “would you like to get comfortable, my dear?”
Too Sweet - @ohtheblissx
It was a day like any other for john, the rise and shine grind of stammering out of bed and into his kitchen to use the blender for his morning brew, bliss oil, jimson weed and coffee all ground together with just a pinch of hazelnut for task before he was soon his bouncing and charismatic self. Once the sun had come up, yes he woke before the sun, he had already been clad in a pair of tight skinny jeans, to avoid baggage during baptism and of course he wanted to make sure he looked his best so he had a relatively nice dress shirt, his vest to feel fancier and of course a shit ton of hair gel to keep that mess back in the water. He knew he had a long day ahead, so he grabbed several thermoses to fill his morning concoction for the go and he was out the door, barely beating the morning light.
Most days reserved for baptism had a lot of thought put into it, showmanship, scripts and it was a spectacle to be seen so he knew he had to be at his best. Unfortunately that meant being cracked out of his mind, tearing up the roads of hope county in his beloved car and making an entire ass of himself to the early rising farmers as he’d passed by. Once he was at his usual baptism spot he’d seen his devout workers already hard at work dumping the bliss into the shallow water and creating a natural barrier to attempt to keep it all maintained. He abhorred Faith for her littering, but this was a necessary evil. Eyeroll.
Black boots hit the morning dew-soaked grass beneath his car door, his eyes squinting at the sun beaming over the mountains even despite having his signature shades on, the bliss had made everything so more vibrant. “brothers, sisters.” He sighed out, he was exhausted much like any addict he didn’t sleep much and that attributed to his foul mood, not that he could take it out on any of his followers without joseph reprimanding him. “make sure after you bless the waters you get rid of those containers, and I mean get rid of. If I so much as see a single barrel on the side of the waters west of the henbane.. there will be hell to pay.” He wanted so badly to spit that out more aggressively than he did, but he knew that sometimes people got butthurt and ran back to run their mouths for brownie points, so he settled with clenching his jaw and gesturing for them to commence.
Him on the other hand, he had an entire roster of people who were willing to be baptized and usually they had a few not so willing participants but— today's schedule was cleared. The only thing that he was dreading was the fact that he was expected to be there upon pickup of every participant of the evenings event.
Which meant he had to sit either passenger inside of the van or spend all day driving himself to each location, so to save on gas and his own peace of mind he went with the van. One visit turned into two, minutes turned into hours and as many fake smiles as he had to muster was enough to drive a normal person insane, but john wasn’t normal and he’d spent the entire trip sipping on bliss and taking it easy. Half of the time he was on his phone scrolling aimlessly and trying not to get a boner, but eventually the time had come. They had picked up the final passenger in the van, and the show was about to begin.
Once they had been at the river and everyone had gotten themselves prepared, it was time for John to make his scene. It was only a few minutes before he was about to walk down to the edge of the water when one of his devout followers came up to him to whisper the news, there was a deputy on their way through town and a birdy had heard they were investigating the happenings at Eden’s Gate. There was almost a glint of excitement that washed over him, the dread of monotony was taking a toll on him and this was the spark that he needed to get his motivation back. What better way to have showmanship if you don’t have new fans? Of course part of him halfway expects it to be a yee yee local cop, but regardless of that he was ready to get the baptism on the go. If he could get the majority out of the way before the arrival of the newest victim deputy, it would be a lot less stressful.
John didn’t want to back down but when she turned to him, he felt his heart skip a few beats and instinctively he was smiling from ear to ear while he listened to her words, then her hand… coming down back to that predicament that she caused, always, and his smile was immediately wiped away since he knew damn well, she wasn’t lying about a damn thing she said. “oh honey, that’s so cute.” He would say with a soft laugh, his hand coming down to gently run a few fingers along the back of her hand.
“you’re acting like this is new news, Hope… I am hopelessly in love and devoted to you and you alone, of course anything you do to me is going to drive me insane. Look at you, you’re a perfect angel inside and out then you pull shit like this.” His hand now swatted at hers pretty hard, which he could feel against himself, but he kept a straight face through it.
John was bluffing of course; he was just as down bad for her as she was for him, and he knew it. but he was going to bluff too, if he acted calm and didn’t lose his cool or make any noises then she would probably realize but at the moment he was trying to be stoned face. “Go ahead and give it a squeeze, just see what happens.” His tone was low, but there was a hint of a threat behind it. was he bluffing? We’ll just have to find out.
While Hope wanted to prove her point by giving him a little squeeze, she felt that she could do it in another way. So, instead, she’d let go of him and bring her hand back to her side. “Hm… Nah… I don’t think I’ll be doing that. I’m thinking… I could turn on a movie downstairs or maybe I could even start up a bath.” As if nothing had happened, Hope would walk away from John and head down towards the basement. This was her own attempt to remain as cool as a cucumber.
“You can join me downstairs if you’d like!” Hope would call from the stairway. Once she made it to the bottom of the stairs, she’d turn her attention to where the tv was downstairs. Hope had no intentions of actually watching tv, no, far from it. Really, she was just curious to see what John’s reaction to her walking away would be.
“What to watch… what to watch…” she’d mumble while sorting through the collection. When she didn’t find anything interesting in one CD sleeve, Hope would start digging around to find the others. She was bent over, searching for the other CD sleeve until she found it. “Mmm… It should be in here.”
John was genuinely shocked when he felt her hand move away from him, a soft hum forming in his throat while he brought his eyes down to watch her walk away which only caused him to groan softly and push himself off of the counter so he could follow her at a steady pace, then he heard her say it was okay for him to join her downstairs which threw him off for a moment because he would’ve either way.
but he was right behind her, and his eyes found their way directly where she wanted them to, which only prompted him to walk directly behind her and placing his hands gently on her hips “we should watch an episode of the bang bus, mama.” He snorted out through a laugh “or.. we could record one ourselves.” With two gentle thrusts, he could mimic hitting it from the back before busting into a soft fit of laughter and back stepping until he reached the bed, sitting down on it so he could watch her actions.
“or we could watch a scary movie, dim the lights down low, turn the air conditioner up and try to spook ourselves. I’m great at comforting, my arms are just made to get rid of ghosts.” He would offer, mostly he was hoping she’d get scared and clutch onto him where he could slide in.. literally.
he would just now kick off his boots from earlier that way he could finally be comfortable, all that food had made him a little tired but ultimately, she made him want to stay awake. “did you want me to run you a bath? I know you’d probably like to relax after today.”
Too Sweet - @ohtheblissx
It was a day like any other for john, the rise and shine grind of stammering out of bed and into his kitchen to use the blender for his morning brew, bliss oil, jimson weed and coffee all ground together with just a pinch of hazelnut for task before he was soon his bouncing and charismatic self. Once the sun had come up, yes he woke before the sun, he had already been clad in a pair of tight skinny jeans, to avoid baggage during baptism and of course he wanted to make sure he looked his best so he had a relatively nice dress shirt, his vest to feel fancier and of course a shit ton of hair gel to keep that mess back in the water. He knew he had a long day ahead, so he grabbed several thermoses to fill his morning concoction for the go and he was out the door, barely beating the morning light.
Most days reserved for baptism had a lot of thought put into it, showmanship, scripts and it was a spectacle to be seen so he knew he had to be at his best. Unfortunately that meant being cracked out of his mind, tearing up the roads of hope county in his beloved car and making an entire ass of himself to the early rising farmers as he’d passed by. Once he was at his usual baptism spot he’d seen his devout workers already hard at work dumping the bliss into the shallow water and creating a natural barrier to attempt to keep it all maintained. He abhorred Faith for her littering, but this was a necessary evil. Eyeroll.
Black boots hit the morning dew-soaked grass beneath his car door, his eyes squinting at the sun beaming over the mountains even despite having his signature shades on, the bliss had made everything so more vibrant. “brothers, sisters.” He sighed out, he was exhausted much like any addict he didn’t sleep much and that attributed to his foul mood, not that he could take it out on any of his followers without joseph reprimanding him. “make sure after you bless the waters you get rid of those containers, and I mean get rid of. If I so much as see a single barrel on the side of the waters west of the henbane.. there will be hell to pay.” He wanted so badly to spit that out more aggressively than he did, but he knew that sometimes people got butthurt and ran back to run their mouths for brownie points, so he settled with clenching his jaw and gesturing for them to commence.
Him on the other hand, he had an entire roster of people who were willing to be baptized and usually they had a few not so willing participants but— today's schedule was cleared. The only thing that he was dreading was the fact that he was expected to be there upon pickup of every participant of the evenings event.
Which meant he had to sit either passenger inside of the van or spend all day driving himself to each location, so to save on gas and his own peace of mind he went with the van. One visit turned into two, minutes turned into hours and as many fake smiles as he had to muster was enough to drive a normal person insane, but john wasn’t normal and he’d spent the entire trip sipping on bliss and taking it easy. Half of the time he was on his phone scrolling aimlessly and trying not to get a boner, but eventually the time had come. They had picked up the final passenger in the van, and the show was about to begin.
Once they had been at the river and everyone had gotten themselves prepared, it was time for John to make his scene. It was only a few minutes before he was about to walk down to the edge of the water when one of his devout followers came up to him to whisper the news, there was a deputy on their way through town and a birdy had heard they were investigating the happenings at Eden’s Gate. There was almost a glint of excitement that washed over him, the dread of monotony was taking a toll on him and this was the spark that he needed to get his motivation back. What better way to have showmanship if you don’t have new fans? Of course part of him halfway expects it to be a yee yee local cop, but regardless of that he was ready to get the baptism on the go. If he could get the majority out of the way before the arrival of the newest victim deputy, it would be a lot less stressful.
John didn’t want to back down but when she turned to him, he felt his heart skip a few beats and instinctively he was smiling from ear to ear while he listened to her words, then her hand… coming down back to that predicament that she caused, always, and his smile was immediately wiped away since he knew damn well, she wasn’t lying about a damn thing she said. “oh honey, that’s so cute.” He would say with a soft laugh, his hand coming down to gently run a few fingers along the back of her hand.
“you’re acting like this is new news, Hope… I am hopelessly in love and devoted to you and you alone, of course anything you do to me is going to drive me insane. Look at you, you’re a perfect angel inside and out then you pull shit like this.” His hand now swatted at hers pretty hard, which he could feel against himself, but he kept a straight face through it.
John was bluffing of course; he was just as down bad for her as she was for him, and he knew it. but he was going to bluff too, if he acted calm and didn’t lose his cool or make any noises then she would probably realize but at the moment he was trying to be stoned face. “Go ahead and give it a squeeze, just see what happens.” His tone was low, but there was a hint of a threat behind it. was he bluffing? We’ll just have to find out.
Too Sweet - @ohtheblissx
It was a day like any other for john, the rise and shine grind of stammering out of bed and into his kitchen to use the blender for his morning brew, bliss oil, jimson weed and coffee all ground together with just a pinch of hazelnut for task before he was soon his bouncing and charismatic self. Once the sun had come up, yes he woke before the sun, he had already been clad in a pair of tight skinny jeans, to avoid baggage during baptism and of course he wanted to make sure he looked his best so he had a relatively nice dress shirt, his vest to feel fancier and of course a shit ton of hair gel to keep that mess back in the water. He knew he had a long day ahead, so he grabbed several thermoses to fill his morning concoction for the go and he was out the door, barely beating the morning light.
Most days reserved for baptism had a lot of thought put into it, showmanship, scripts and it was a spectacle to be seen so he knew he had to be at his best. Unfortunately that meant being cracked out of his mind, tearing up the roads of hope county in his beloved car and making an entire ass of himself to the early rising farmers as he’d passed by. Once he was at his usual baptism spot he’d seen his devout workers already hard at work dumping the bliss into the shallow water and creating a natural barrier to attempt to keep it all maintained. He abhorred Faith for her littering, but this was a necessary evil. Eyeroll.
Black boots hit the morning dew-soaked grass beneath his car door, his eyes squinting at the sun beaming over the mountains even despite having his signature shades on, the bliss had made everything so more vibrant. “brothers, sisters.” He sighed out, he was exhausted much like any addict he didn’t sleep much and that attributed to his foul mood, not that he could take it out on any of his followers without joseph reprimanding him. “make sure after you bless the waters you get rid of those containers, and I mean get rid of. If I so much as see a single barrel on the side of the waters west of the henbane.. there will be hell to pay.” He wanted so badly to spit that out more aggressively than he did, but he knew that sometimes people got butthurt and ran back to run their mouths for brownie points, so he settled with clenching his jaw and gesturing for them to commence.
Him on the other hand, he had an entire roster of people who were willing to be baptized and usually they had a few not so willing participants but— today's schedule was cleared. The only thing that he was dreading was the fact that he was expected to be there upon pickup of every participant of the evenings event.
Which meant he had to sit either passenger inside of the van or spend all day driving himself to each location, so to save on gas and his own peace of mind he went with the van. One visit turned into two, minutes turned into hours and as many fake smiles as he had to muster was enough to drive a normal person insane, but john wasn’t normal and he’d spent the entire trip sipping on bliss and taking it easy. Half of the time he was on his phone scrolling aimlessly and trying not to get a boner, but eventually the time had come. They had picked up the final passenger in the van, and the show was about to begin.
Once they had been at the river and everyone had gotten themselves prepared, it was time for John to make his scene. It was only a few minutes before he was about to walk down to the edge of the water when one of his devout followers came up to him to whisper the news, there was a deputy on their way through town and a birdy had heard they were investigating the happenings at Eden’s Gate. There was almost a glint of excitement that washed over him, the dread of monotony was taking a toll on him and this was the spark that he needed to get his motivation back. What better way to have showmanship if you don’t have new fans? Of course part of him halfway expects it to be a yee yee local cop, but regardless of that he was ready to get the baptism on the go. If he could get the majority out of the way before the arrival of the newest victim deputy, it would be a lot less stressful.
John knew he fucked up whenever David leaned in to mention that which to cope with that he just took a deep breath and nodded. He knew damn well he would pay the price, and the price was probably going to be in the bedroom. That thought only gained a slight smile when he got lost in thought, but then Hope’s voice yet again snapped him out of it and he immediately nodded again in response to her. “of course I will, love bug. I was playing, there’s only one person in this room I have eyes for and that’s you.” He said while walking over to the table, scooting the chair out for her beside the seat he was planning on sitting.
Jacob was placing the tray on the table while watching his little brother attempt to eat those words, the subtle ass kissing of pulling out the chair was a sign, and it was actually adorable. “I separated them on the grill so grab as many as you want, John what meat is this?” he asked, there were plenty of mountain bovine out there and he knew damn well it wasn’t pork since it cooked faster.
Once everyone had taken a seat, John finally sat down beside Hope and took her hand with a gentle grasp. “it’s bison, so be prepared for rich meat, if you have any stomach issues don’t bother with tums, I use herbs to settle any indigestion so I can mix up something.” He gave a fair warning, if they weren’t used to it there was a chance it’d be too rich. Now that everyone was settled in, he brought his undivided attention to his beloved girlfriend. “everything looks fantastic, you and your mother did amazing. thank you.” He said with a soft voice, bringing her hand up to press a kiss to the back of it. “and thank all of you for being here, this is something we have needed for a while. Jacob and I, with everything we do at Eden’s Gate it’s hard to make time for those important, and to have everyone here right now is a blessing. Now let’s dig in”
Hope would take her place at the table once John pulled her chair out. There, she’d sit with a pleasant smile on her face as she looked at all the food on the table. It all looked and smelled good, but truthfully, food was the last thing on her mind in the moment. Even with all the clear ass-kissing, Hope wasn’t going to forget all the jokes he had made at her expense throughout the day, especially the ones when he joined in on her mother. Hope couldn’t do anything about her mom, but John? Oh, he was that sweet victory in waiting.
“Well, thank you for letting Alice and I stay here while in the county. And thank you for taking such great care of our daughter, I couldn’t imagine another man better suited for our Hope.” David would say with a smile.
“Yeah, I don’t think Hope could’ve picked any better than you. She really hit the jackpot with you.” Alice would add on, sending a wink towards her daughter much to Hope’s disappointment.
“I really am lucky, aren’t I? So lucky to have you, John.~” She’d say sweetly. Of course, that was merely a front for what she was planning. After she brought down the hand that John kissed, Hope would slide that hand towards his lap and keep it there. She was dangerously close to his pelvis, but her movement had been subtle enough that her parents hadn’t noticed. Instead, Alice and David had started to work on their food.
As everyone got their food together, he listened to Alice with a warm smile plastered on his face “I appreciate those kind words, it is truly refreshing to have people like yourselves in this county.” He brought his hand up to clutch over his heart, a genuine smile forming on his lips at the sentiment. “but we can’t give up on these ones just yet, they deserve a chance too.” In reference to the locals, of course.
The moment he felt her hand rest on his legs, he turned his attention to Hope, a long sigh leaving his nose while he brought his hand up to the table to grab his fork. Stab her in the leg, just do it and say it fell. “Oh honey, I’m the lucky one.” He practically spoke through his teeth, he knew damn she was going to do that the moment she asked him to sit down beside her and he wanted to scream it from the rooftops, ‘I was right!’ but nobody would know what he was talking about, so all he could do was clench his wrist and turn his attention down to the food that was on the plate in front of him.
Jacob on the other side of the table was staring at the two with an almost amused look, he knew all too well when his brother was holding something back and the fact that he was doing it beside Hope was a giveaway that she was making him regret everything. “you know, when I was in basics I had a lot of time to study animals, interestingly enough… despite most animals natural instinct for the male to be dominant in a pack, hyenas are matriarchal.” A jab at his little brother? Or just a fun fact? “even when it comes to mating, the females have an elongated—”
“you know” John would interrupt, picking up a cup and pouring a bit of the sweet tea into it before setting it back down in the middle. “I think this is the best dinner I’ve had in a long time, and I am just so happy that Jacob could join us instead of staying up in the mountains by himself, eating a tv dinner in a lifeless cabin.”
Jacob would mimic John’s actions with a smile that was just as shit eating as his brothers while he filled a glass up for himself, taking a lengthy drink before setting it back down. “Hope, you did such a great job on this tea.”
When Jacob spoke about the hyenas, Hope would listen to him as if he was saying the most interesting thing in the world. “I actually find that rather interesting, such a shame that John doesn’t. He just doesn’t get it, I guess.” She’d say with a fake sigh of dismay. “However, I do agree that it is great that Jacob could join us. You know what, he should join us at dinner more often, don’t you think so John?” She’d ask with a smug expression, giving his thigh a squeeze as she did.
Meanwhile, Alice and David were oblivious to the little dick measuring contest happening between the three. Truly, they were just enjoying the meal that had been so nicely prepared. “This food is absolutely delicious! I’m so glad that we all had a chance to sit down and eat together.” Alice would say in between bites with David nodding in agreement.
“It really is great, and thank you for the compliment, Jacob. You know, John did say that it didn’t even need to be sweetened? Can you believe that?” Hope would say, throwing a side glance at John before returning her attention back to Jacob.
John was dying inside while he stared ahead at his brother who was trying to demean him by bringing up the hyenas, but when Hope had chimed in that it was interesting, he snapped his attention directly to her and gave her a nod. “oh? I just stopped him because he was going to talk about their elongated clitoris, which looks like a fake dick. something Jacob doesn’t know about hyenas is that they are the only other mammal that practice oral sex for pleasure. I just thought since we were eating, we could keep the genital talk to a minimum.” Little Mr. Know it all was going to shut that denial down really quick.
Jacob couldn’t help but snicker down at his plate, jutting the food around now that he had stoked the embers just a little. He would’ve thrown some gasoline on it, but he was thankfully derailed by Alice mentioning the food. “it really is delicious, thank you John for getting all of this.” The last part was like when you’d tell a child to thank someone for getting a pair of socks for Christmas.
John would lean back in his chair at that squeeze, his head turning back to her while another sigh left his nose “I wouldn’t have drank any if you didn’t sweeten it, I was just trying to flirt with you.” he murmured while bringing his arm back so he could pull Hope’s chair against his, a soft smile forming on his lips. “you know, there’s nothing I wouldn’t do for you.” His tone was as charming as ever, which only prompted him to lean in to give her cheek a kiss then linger for a moment. “or to you” he would whisper, leaning back in his chair and taking his glass to take a sip through a smile.
Hearing John talk about the hyena’s genitals, David choked on his food a little bit, but covered it with a cough and went about eating his food. Whatever the conversation those three were having, he had no interest in it so he’d just tune them out and focus on eating. Alice on the other hand, had already had them tuned out and continued to eat her food in peace. These two had absolutely no idea what was happening around them, and that was probably for the best.
Hope was enjoying the banter between the two men, feeling some sort of justice with Jacob on her side. That would come to an abrupt end, though, as what John whispered into her ear caused Hope to nearly choke on her drink. Luckily, she was as smooth with it as her father had been and just covered it up with a cough and a smile. “And there’s nothing I wouldn’t do for you either, John.” It seemed she was starting to get some pushback from him.
Clearing her throat, Hope would take a few more bites of her own food before planning her next move. Once she finished eating, she’d use her napkin to wipe her mouth but when she was going to put it back in her lap, the napkin conveniently fell to the ground. “I’ll get that.” She’d say as she leaned over towards John. When she was reaching for the napkin, she so happened to brush her hand right along his crotch. “Ah, my apologies.” She’d say sweetly before actually grabbing her napkin.
John noticed David almost choke, which made him let his head fall back and he almost wanted to scream because this was a disaster, Jacob had baited him into being the one to talk about it. but he just continued to eat his food, listening to her kind words that were probably a threat in a way, but he hadn’t worked out how yet. But he knew damn well he was in deep shit when he felt her napkin hit his leg when it ‘fell’
“no, no I’ll—” he was going to get it for her, but she immediately did exactly what he thought she would, his head falling back against his chair while he tried his best to not lose his shit or go insane in that moment. “I think I should go check on the goats, I-I think I heard.. something.” He was quick to toss his napkin down on the table and scoot his chair back to quickly get up and walk out the side door.
Jacob was just watching the entire thing go down, which he brought his attention back to David once John had successfully escaped outside for air which he figured he’d need. “So, David. These ribs are actually from a bison John got up in the mountains, I took him out hunting a few months ago. I went back in because I was tired, and he decided to stay up in that nest for hours until that son of a bitch came by.” Recanting the story that John wouldn’t have told because that was just average bliss activities with John, but he would make idle conversation. “they’re almost a menace in the mountains, he spent two days tracking that one down because it charged us and totaled the car, damn near killed us.”
Hope watched either satisfaction as John stood up from his chair and made an excuse to leave. Of course, Hope wouldn’t let John get away that easy… Not with how he acted earlier. No, no, there was no escaping Hope’s plan of revenge. So, she’d politely stand up and give everyone a smile. “I should check with John, if there’s something wrong with the goats then I want to be the first to know. I’ll be back with either good or bad news.” And with that, Hope put her napkin on her chair and made her way outside.
That smile on her face would turn into a smug look as Hope finally found John out front. “Mmm… Somebody was a little antsy to get out of that dinner, hm? I wonder what the reason could be?” She’d muse, playfully tapping her chin with her finger as if she were thinking. “Hmm… Maybe you should enlighten me, Johnny.”
Meanwhile back inside, David began to tune into the conversation when he heard his name being called. “Oh really? I didn’t peg John for a hunter, nothing wrong with that of course. But that’s mighty impressive that he killed a bison, they’re some of the toughest sons of bitches out there, I’ll say that.” David was genuinely impressed, it took a lot to take down a bison. Alice on the other hand was still consuming her food, completely oblivious to the world.
John was hardly amused by the shenanigans they decided to pull back there, but he was walking it off and possibly sneaking a smoke in the front of the house. When she had come out, he was leaned against the wall with the cigarette held to his lips and the moment he heard her voice he knew he was in for it. flicking it away from himself, he would push off the wall and walk his way over to her. Both hands met her upper neck where he pulled her closer for a hungry kiss, his lips moving against hers while he guided her back against the wall.
With his body, he pinned her against the wall and let his hands move down to grab onto both of hers, bringing them up to pin them against the wall and finally breaking his lips away from hers. “you still wondering or do you need another reminder?” he questioned, his hips pressing against her just so she would feel the issue she had caused him. “you know, I could have you moaning my name like a little slut right here, with your parents right behind that wall.” He whispered out, one hand coming down to her waistband. “what do you think would happen if I stuck my hand down there, hm?”
He slowly tucked his lip between his teeth, biting down gently while giving her a partial smile. “I think you need to remember exactly what got you interested in me in the first place, I wasn’t this.. nice little quiet guy letting you control me at the dinner table, actually… I think you liked when I made you feel powerless, it was those thoughts of what I was about to do to you at any given moment and… my god, that made you so wet.” He murmured, his fingers moving beneath the waistband while his head turned downward so that he could watch, fully trusting that she wouldn’t try to pull her wrists out of his other hand of course.
There was little time for Hope to react before John’s lips hungrily pressed against her own. Hope didn’t even realize what was happening in that moment until her back was pressed against the wall and her hands were poked above her head. By the time he had pulled away from her lips, Hope was breathless. “I…” The poor woman was too stunned to speak as she felt him press his bulge up against her. While that had been her intention to cause one, she just didn’t expect him to act on it. He was right about the fact that he’d been nice and quiet recently, it sort of took her off-guard to see him like this… Not that she was entirely opposed to it.
Hope’s breath would hitch as his hand moved beneath her waistband, she didn’t even think about moving her own hands from where they were. “I was… I was just having some fun.” Of course, that wasn’t entirely true. Hope had purposely tried to rile him up, but what she hadn’t expected was for him to retaliate.
To save face and dignity, Hope would look to the door before looking back to John. “Now wouldn’t it be suspicious if we were gone for a while, John? How do you plan on explaining that, hm?” Not exactly the best defense, but Hope didn’t want her little fun at the dinner table to end so soon.
John was in his element in that moment, he felt all that rush of excitement boiling up inside of him like it used to. The way she had lost her words was amusing him, his lips twisted into a large grin while she tried to think of something to say, he stared at her with an amused smile plastered all over his face, all the while his fingers moving along the skin where he had stopped them. “y-you were just having fun?” he would mock her, his head tilting to the side slightly while he brought his leg between hers so he could kick one foot gently and spread her legs a little further apart.
“the thing about that is.. my brother is great at being a distraction, so if they tried to come out here… well he’d just make up some story about how his baby brother is just taking his girlfriend on a nice little walk, it’s fine.” he said ever so casually while his fingers smoothed just between her pants and underwear. “but that wouldn’t be very nice of me on their first day.” Without hesitation, he pulled his hands out from her waistband and used it to tug her pants back until place since they’d slipped a little.
He didn’t let go of her hand though, he kept her right where she was. “but when we go back in there, I just want you to remember exactly what these fingers did for you that very first day. And if you be a bad girl, you won’t get to feel good tonight when everyone’s asleep, and I really, really wanted to make love to you tonight, tsk tsk.” He would release her from his grip, snapping his fingers for her to follow. “can’t keep them waiting, can we?”
The way he mocked her irritated Hope to no end. If she wasn’t horny in her own right in that moment, she probably would’ve grabbed him by the ear or backhanded him (lovingly). To see all her plans fall apart right in front of her eyes upset her Hope, but she truly was weak when it came to John… Especially in this moment. But just as soon as it was getting exciting, John removed his hand from her pants much to Hope’s dismay.
Hope didn’t like this game he was playing, not one bit. Although he had threatened her for being bad, she knew that he wanted her just as much as she wanted him. So, would he really follow through with his threat if Hope kept acting up? There was only one way to find out and Hope wasn’t sure whether or not she was going to. In the meantime, she’d adjust her clothing as if nothing had happened and pushed past John to get into the house.
“Ah, Hope. Those goats didn’t give you too much trouble, I hope?” David would ask upon seeing his daughter.
“They were a little wild, but nothing I couldn’t handle.” She’d say with a forced smile before making it back to her chair. Hope would purposely move her chair so that it was no longer touching John’s then she would sit down. Looking across the table, she saw that both of her parents had already finished their meal. “You two already finished?” Hope would ask.
“Yes, the food was absolutely delicious! But we wanted to say goodnight to both you and John before we headed to our room to settle for the night. We both brought books to read, so we’ll do that a little after our shower and then head to bed.” Alice would say. “It’s been a long day, and that short nap didn’t do much for either of us.”
John had gotten back to his chair before Hope had, which from his face Jacob had gauged that they weren’t dealing with the goats at all. “christ.. I think I should get.” He stated while standing up from the chair, his attention turning down to each Alice and David where he would shake both of their hands “it was a pleasure to meet you both, Hope don’t kill him, John…” he just gave John a glance, it wasn’t a reprimanding one or anything, but it was more of a shared conversation they didn’t need words for. “oh and I’ll detach the trailer for the goats to stay in at night, if you don’t want them inside.”
John would respond with a shrug, giving Hope a glance for her opinion on the matter. “I guess it wouldn’t hurt to have it in case we can’t handle them inside, but that’s just if it isn’t any trouble.” he was still trying to be polite, he wasn’t a complete asshole all the time.
However he was moving his hand down to rest on Hope’s leg, his eyes shifting over to her parents while they spoke about turning in for the night, and he did his very best not to let a slight smile crack, but it did. That just meant they’d have to be quiet, probably in the basement. “I didn’t mean to rush out there like that, I’m glad you enjoy the food. I think I’m going to make sure this little lady gets all filled up, can’t let her go hungry.”
Hearing that Jacob was leaving, Hope’s face lost a little color in it. They had been quite the duo against John and now that he was leaving, she was going to have to deal with him all by herself. Not only that, her parents were heading to be which meant that she truly was alone. However, she’d maintain appearances by giving Jacob an appreciative smile. “Ah yes… If you don’t mind getting the goats in there for the night that would be deeply appreciated. Thank you for everything, Jacob.”
Both Alice and David would stand up from the table and start collecting their dishes. “It’s alright, we know how fussy farm animals can be. And thank you for caring about our Hope, we’d prefer if she didn’t go to bed empty.” Alice would say before making her way over to the sink. As she and David were going to wash their dishes, Hope would abruptly stand up from the table. “Don’t worry about the dishes, I can do them.” She’d interrupt. “Are you sure?” David would ask, to which Hope would nod in return.
The couple would give each other a look before ultimately deciding to let their daughter wash the dishes. “Well then, I guess we’ll turn in for the night. Goodnight Hope, goodnight John. Sleep well.” And with that, both David and Alice would make their way to their room to get ready for bed. Hope on the other hand would grab her plate before making her way to the sink to wash the dishes.
John was grinning like a moron because he knew damn well her little teasing buddy was going to be gone, leaving her by herself without her protection behind her. “I’ll wash and rinse if you want to put away and dry, honey.” John offered while picking up his fork to begin to finish his food, his eyes attention turning up to her parents when they began to say their goodnights. “I hope you all have sweet dreams, goodnight to the both of you.” He said with an innocent smile, his intentions however were hardly innocent though, but he played innocent until they were out of sight or hearing range.
With a few more stabs at the food left on his plate, John quickly finished the rest of it and picked up his glass so he could finish the tea in it as well, a soft breath left his lips when he finished, and he placed the cup back down before turning his attention to Hope. “that’s all I wanted to do.” He gestured down at his empty plate, a brow arching slightly. “but you wanted to get handsy, now you’re all by yourself.” Clasping his hands together, he would lean his arms on the table while he watched her.
“but don’t worry, I won’t try anything until you finish your food, and this kitchen is clean.” He reassured her, he didn’t mind cleaning it all by himself if he had to, but he was planning on making her life a living hell for the rest of the night, or at very least remind her just how much of an impact they both had on each other.
Hope wanted to go and grab Jacob so that she wouldn’t be alone, but alas, that would make her a coward that couldn’t make a stand on her own. So, she decided to deal with John on her lonesome, though she wasn’t sure how long she’d be able to hold out. Although… Perhaps she could grab the handcuffs again to give herself this advantage. This was a game of cat and mouse, but who is who would be decided by the end of the night.
“Now John, don’t go putting all the blame on me.” Hope would say as she continued to rinse off the dishes. “Somebody wanted to tease me all day, it was only fair that I returned the favor.” Once Hope finished everyone else’s plate, she’d go back to the table to grab her own plate. Instead of eating next to him, though, she’d bring her plate over to the counter and eat there while keeping a wary eye on John.
It wouldn’t take Hope long to finish her food and once she was done, she’d walk back over to the table to grab John’s plate and utensils. With those in hand, she’d grab her things and walk to the sink to start cleaning. “I mean… I could always deny you… Give you another case of blue balls.” She’d say with a hum. Oddly enough, cleaning the dishes had given her time to gain some confidence.
John knew she thought she had the upper hand in this situation, and it was adorable in its own way but they had picked on him and he really felt his masculinity was in question. It was stupid, yes, but John wasn’t a normal person. “I made jokes all day; I didn’t put my hands between your legs under the table meeting your family the first time until after you did.” He would clarify while standing from the table and following her to the sink.
He would stand beside her to rinse since she had taken the initiative to start washing it, while also telling him that she could just give him blue balls again which he let a soft laugh fall from his lips while reaching for one of the dish towels in the cupboard. “I’m not sure, I have a lot of willpower today and the lack of a certain pill to give you that power over me. Think about it, when was the last time I really let you take control in the bedroom without popping one of those bad boys in so I can go for longer, hm?” he would ask, helping her with the dishes all the while.
“now… I can pretend like you don’t want to be bouncing up and down on my lap, my hands and mouth all over you but at the end of the day you’re going to be shaking and screaming and making a mess all around me because you are just like me.” He would state while turning his full attention to her, leaning his hip against the sink. “you love the way I make you feel, and I love making you feel that way.”
Too Sweet - @ohtheblissx
It was a day like any other for john, the rise and shine grind of stammering out of bed and into his kitchen to use the blender for his morning brew, bliss oil, jimson weed and coffee all ground together with just a pinch of hazelnut for task before he was soon his bouncing and charismatic self. Once the sun had come up, yes he woke before the sun, he had already been clad in a pair of tight skinny jeans, to avoid baggage during baptism and of course he wanted to make sure he looked his best so he had a relatively nice dress shirt, his vest to feel fancier and of course a shit ton of hair gel to keep that mess back in the water. He knew he had a long day ahead, so he grabbed several thermoses to fill his morning concoction for the go and he was out the door, barely beating the morning light.
Most days reserved for baptism had a lot of thought put into it, showmanship, scripts and it was a spectacle to be seen so he knew he had to be at his best. Unfortunately that meant being cracked out of his mind, tearing up the roads of hope county in his beloved car and making an entire ass of himself to the early rising farmers as he’d passed by. Once he was at his usual baptism spot he’d seen his devout workers already hard at work dumping the bliss into the shallow water and creating a natural barrier to attempt to keep it all maintained. He abhorred Faith for her littering, but this was a necessary evil. Eyeroll.
Black boots hit the morning dew-soaked grass beneath his car door, his eyes squinting at the sun beaming over the mountains even despite having his signature shades on, the bliss had made everything so more vibrant. “brothers, sisters.” He sighed out, he was exhausted much like any addict he didn’t sleep much and that attributed to his foul mood, not that he could take it out on any of his followers without joseph reprimanding him. “make sure after you bless the waters you get rid of those containers, and I mean get rid of. If I so much as see a single barrel on the side of the waters west of the henbane.. there will be hell to pay.” He wanted so badly to spit that out more aggressively than he did, but he knew that sometimes people got butthurt and ran back to run their mouths for brownie points, so he settled with clenching his jaw and gesturing for them to commence.
Him on the other hand, he had an entire roster of people who were willing to be baptized and usually they had a few not so willing participants but— today's schedule was cleared. The only thing that he was dreading was the fact that he was expected to be there upon pickup of every participant of the evenings event.
Which meant he had to sit either passenger inside of the van or spend all day driving himself to each location, so to save on gas and his own peace of mind he went with the van. One visit turned into two, minutes turned into hours and as many fake smiles as he had to muster was enough to drive a normal person insane, but john wasn’t normal and he’d spent the entire trip sipping on bliss and taking it easy. Half of the time he was on his phone scrolling aimlessly and trying not to get a boner, but eventually the time had come. They had picked up the final passenger in the van, and the show was about to begin.
Once they had been at the river and everyone had gotten themselves prepared, it was time for John to make his scene. It was only a few minutes before he was about to walk down to the edge of the water when one of his devout followers came up to him to whisper the news, there was a deputy on their way through town and a birdy had heard they were investigating the happenings at Eden’s Gate. There was almost a glint of excitement that washed over him, the dread of monotony was taking a toll on him and this was the spark that he needed to get his motivation back. What better way to have showmanship if you don’t have new fans? Of course part of him halfway expects it to be a yee yee local cop, but regardless of that he was ready to get the baptism on the go. If he could get the majority out of the way before the arrival of the newest victim deputy, it would be a lot less stressful.
John knew he fucked up whenever David leaned in to mention that which to cope with that he just took a deep breath and nodded. He knew damn well he would pay the price, and the price was probably going to be in the bedroom. That thought only gained a slight smile when he got lost in thought, but then Hope’s voice yet again snapped him out of it and he immediately nodded again in response to her. “of course I will, love bug. I was playing, there’s only one person in this room I have eyes for and that’s you.” He said while walking over to the table, scooting the chair out for her beside the seat he was planning on sitting.
Jacob was placing the tray on the table while watching his little brother attempt to eat those words, the subtle ass kissing of pulling out the chair was a sign, and it was actually adorable. “I separated them on the grill so grab as many as you want, John what meat is this?” he asked, there were plenty of mountain bovine out there and he knew damn well it wasn’t pork since it cooked faster.
Once everyone had taken a seat, John finally sat down beside Hope and took her hand with a gentle grasp. “it’s bison, so be prepared for rich meat, if you have any stomach issues don’t bother with tums, I use herbs to settle any indigestion so I can mix up something.” He gave a fair warning, if they weren’t used to it there was a chance it’d be too rich. Now that everyone was settled in, he brought his undivided attention to his beloved girlfriend. “everything looks fantastic, you and your mother did amazing. thank you.” He said with a soft voice, bringing her hand up to press a kiss to the back of it. “and thank all of you for being here, this is something we have needed for a while. Jacob and I, with everything we do at Eden’s Gate it’s hard to make time for those important, and to have everyone here right now is a blessing. Now let’s dig in”
Hope would take her place at the table once John pulled her chair out. There, she’d sit with a pleasant smile on her face as she looked at all the food on the table. It all looked and smelled good, but truthfully, food was the last thing on her mind in the moment. Even with all the clear ass-kissing, Hope wasn’t going to forget all the jokes he had made at her expense throughout the day, especially the ones when he joined in on her mother. Hope couldn’t do anything about her mom, but John? Oh, he was that sweet victory in waiting.
“Well, thank you for letting Alice and I stay here while in the county. And thank you for taking such great care of our daughter, I couldn’t imagine another man better suited for our Hope.” David would say with a smile.
“Yeah, I don’t think Hope could’ve picked any better than you. She really hit the jackpot with you.” Alice would add on, sending a wink towards her daughter much to Hope’s disappointment.
“I really am lucky, aren’t I? So lucky to have you, John.~” She’d say sweetly. Of course, that was merely a front for what she was planning. After she brought down the hand that John kissed, Hope would slide that hand towards his lap and keep it there. She was dangerously close to his pelvis, but her movement had been subtle enough that her parents hadn’t noticed. Instead, Alice and David had started to work on their food.
As everyone got their food together, he listened to Alice with a warm smile plastered on his face “I appreciate those kind words, it is truly refreshing to have people like yourselves in this county.” He brought his hand up to clutch over his heart, a genuine smile forming on his lips at the sentiment. “but we can’t give up on these ones just yet, they deserve a chance too.” In reference to the locals, of course.
The moment he felt her hand rest on his legs, he turned his attention to Hope, a long sigh leaving his nose while he brought his hand up to the table to grab his fork. Stab her in the leg, just do it and say it fell. “Oh honey, I’m the lucky one.” He practically spoke through his teeth, he knew damn she was going to do that the moment she asked him to sit down beside her and he wanted to scream it from the rooftops, ‘I was right!’ but nobody would know what he was talking about, so all he could do was clench his wrist and turn his attention down to the food that was on the plate in front of him.
Jacob on the other side of the table was staring at the two with an almost amused look, he knew all too well when his brother was holding something back and the fact that he was doing it beside Hope was a giveaway that she was making him regret everything. “you know, when I was in basics I had a lot of time to study animals, interestingly enough… despite most animals natural instinct for the male to be dominant in a pack, hyenas are matriarchal.” A jab at his little brother? Or just a fun fact? “even when it comes to mating, the females have an elongated—”
“you know” John would interrupt, picking up a cup and pouring a bit of the sweet tea into it before setting it back down in the middle. “I think this is the best dinner I’ve had in a long time, and I am just so happy that Jacob could join us instead of staying up in the mountains by himself, eating a tv dinner in a lifeless cabin.”
Jacob would mimic John’s actions with a smile that was just as shit eating as his brothers while he filled a glass up for himself, taking a lengthy drink before setting it back down. “Hope, you did such a great job on this tea.”
When Jacob spoke about the hyenas, Hope would listen to him as if he was saying the most interesting thing in the world. “I actually find that rather interesting, such a shame that John doesn’t. He just doesn’t get it, I guess.” She’d say with a fake sigh of dismay. “However, I do agree that it is great that Jacob could join us. You know what, he should join us at dinner more often, don’t you think so John?” She’d ask with a smug expression, giving his thigh a squeeze as she did.
Meanwhile, Alice and David were oblivious to the little dick measuring contest happening between the three. Truly, they were just enjoying the meal that had been so nicely prepared. “This food is absolutely delicious! I’m so glad that we all had a chance to sit down and eat together.” Alice would say in between bites with David nodding in agreement.
“It really is great, and thank you for the compliment, Jacob. You know, John did say that it didn’t even need to be sweetened? Can you believe that?” Hope would say, throwing a side glance at John before returning her attention back to Jacob.
John was dying inside while he stared ahead at his brother who was trying to demean him by bringing up the hyenas, but when Hope had chimed in that it was interesting, he snapped his attention directly to her and gave her a nod. “oh? I just stopped him because he was going to talk about their elongated clitoris, which looks like a fake dick. something Jacob doesn’t know about hyenas is that they are the only other mammal that practice oral sex for pleasure. I just thought since we were eating, we could keep the genital talk to a minimum.” Little Mr. Know it all was going to shut that denial down really quick.
Jacob couldn’t help but snicker down at his plate, jutting the food around now that he had stoked the embers just a little. He would’ve thrown some gasoline on it, but he was thankfully derailed by Alice mentioning the food. “it really is delicious, thank you John for getting all of this.” The last part was like when you’d tell a child to thank someone for getting a pair of socks for Christmas.
John would lean back in his chair at that squeeze, his head turning back to her while another sigh left his nose “I wouldn’t have drank any if you didn’t sweeten it, I was just trying to flirt with you.” he murmured while bringing his arm back so he could pull Hope’s chair against his, a soft smile forming on his lips. “you know, there’s nothing I wouldn’t do for you.” His tone was as charming as ever, which only prompted him to lean in to give her cheek a kiss then linger for a moment. “or to you” he would whisper, leaning back in his chair and taking his glass to take a sip through a smile.
Hearing John talk about the hyena’s genitals, David choked on his food a little bit, but covered it with a cough and went about eating his food. Whatever the conversation those three were having, he had no interest in it so he’d just tune them out and focus on eating. Alice on the other hand, had already had them tuned out and continued to eat her food in peace. These two had absolutely no idea what was happening around them, and that was probably for the best.
Hope was enjoying the banter between the two men, feeling some sort of justice with Jacob on her side. That would come to an abrupt end, though, as what John whispered into her ear caused Hope to nearly choke on her drink. Luckily, she was as smooth with it as her father had been and just covered it up with a cough and a smile. “And there’s nothing I wouldn’t do for you either, John.” It seemed she was starting to get some pushback from him.
Clearing her throat, Hope would take a few more bites of her own food before planning her next move. Once she finished eating, she’d use her napkin to wipe her mouth but when she was going to put it back in her lap, the napkin conveniently fell to the ground. “I’ll get that.” She’d say as she leaned over towards John. When she was reaching for the napkin, she so happened to brush her hand right along his crotch. “Ah, my apologies.” She’d say sweetly before actually grabbing her napkin.
John noticed David almost choke, which made him let his head fall back and he almost wanted to scream because this was a disaster, Jacob had baited him into being the one to talk about it. but he just continued to eat his food, listening to her kind words that were probably a threat in a way, but he hadn’t worked out how yet. But he knew damn well he was in deep shit when he felt her napkin hit his leg when it ‘fell’
“no, no I’ll—” he was going to get it for her, but she immediately did exactly what he thought she would, his head falling back against his chair while he tried his best to not lose his shit or go insane in that moment. “I think I should go check on the goats, I-I think I heard.. something.” He was quick to toss his napkin down on the table and scoot his chair back to quickly get up and walk out the side door.
Jacob was just watching the entire thing go down, which he brought his attention back to David once John had successfully escaped outside for air which he figured he’d need. “So, David. These ribs are actually from a bison John got up in the mountains, I took him out hunting a few months ago. I went back in because I was tired, and he decided to stay up in that nest for hours until that son of a bitch came by.” Recanting the story that John wouldn’t have told because that was just average bliss activities with John, but he would make idle conversation. “they’re almost a menace in the mountains, he spent two days tracking that one down because it charged us and totaled the car, damn near killed us.”
Hope watched either satisfaction as John stood up from his chair and made an excuse to leave. Of course, Hope wouldn’t let John get away that easy… Not with how he acted earlier. No, no, there was no escaping Hope’s plan of revenge. So, she’d politely stand up and give everyone a smile. “I should check with John, if there’s something wrong with the goats then I want to be the first to know. I’ll be back with either good or bad news.” And with that, Hope put her napkin on her chair and made her way outside.
That smile on her face would turn into a smug look as Hope finally found John out front. “Mmm… Somebody was a little antsy to get out of that dinner, hm? I wonder what the reason could be?” She’d muse, playfully tapping her chin with her finger as if she were thinking. “Hmm… Maybe you should enlighten me, Johnny.”
Meanwhile back inside, David began to tune into the conversation when he heard his name being called. “Oh really? I didn’t peg John for a hunter, nothing wrong with that of course. But that’s mighty impressive that he killed a bison, they’re some of the toughest sons of bitches out there, I’ll say that.” David was genuinely impressed, it took a lot to take down a bison. Alice on the other hand was still consuming her food, completely oblivious to the world.
John was hardly amused by the shenanigans they decided to pull back there, but he was walking it off and possibly sneaking a smoke in the front of the house. When she had come out, he was leaned against the wall with the cigarette held to his lips and the moment he heard her voice he knew he was in for it. flicking it away from himself, he would push off the wall and walk his way over to her. Both hands met her upper neck where he pulled her closer for a hungry kiss, his lips moving against hers while he guided her back against the wall.
With his body, he pinned her against the wall and let his hands move down to grab onto both of hers, bringing them up to pin them against the wall and finally breaking his lips away from hers. “you still wondering or do you need another reminder?” he questioned, his hips pressing against her just so she would feel the issue she had caused him. “you know, I could have you moaning my name like a little slut right here, with your parents right behind that wall.” He whispered out, one hand coming down to her waistband. “what do you think would happen if I stuck my hand down there, hm?”
He slowly tucked his lip between his teeth, biting down gently while giving her a partial smile. “I think you need to remember exactly what got you interested in me in the first place, I wasn’t this.. nice little quiet guy letting you control me at the dinner table, actually… I think you liked when I made you feel powerless, it was those thoughts of what I was about to do to you at any given moment and… my god, that made you so wet.” He murmured, his fingers moving beneath the waistband while his head turned downward so that he could watch, fully trusting that she wouldn’t try to pull her wrists out of his other hand of course.
There was little time for Hope to react before John’s lips hungrily pressed against her own. Hope didn’t even realize what was happening in that moment until her back was pressed against the wall and her hands were poked above her head. By the time he had pulled away from her lips, Hope was breathless. “I…” The poor woman was too stunned to speak as she felt him press his bulge up against her. While that had been her intention to cause one, she just didn’t expect him to act on it. He was right about the fact that he’d been nice and quiet recently, it sort of took her off-guard to see him like this… Not that she was entirely opposed to it.
Hope’s breath would hitch as his hand moved beneath her waistband, she didn’t even think about moving her own hands from where they were. “I was… I was just having some fun.” Of course, that wasn’t entirely true. Hope had purposely tried to rile him up, but what she hadn’t expected was for him to retaliate.
To save face and dignity, Hope would look to the door before looking back to John. “Now wouldn’t it be suspicious if we were gone for a while, John? How do you plan on explaining that, hm?” Not exactly the best defense, but Hope didn’t want her little fun at the dinner table to end so soon.
John was in his element in that moment, he felt all that rush of excitement boiling up inside of him like it used to. The way she had lost her words was amusing him, his lips twisted into a large grin while she tried to think of something to say, he stared at her with an amused smile plastered all over his face, all the while his fingers moving along the skin where he had stopped them. “y-you were just having fun?” he would mock her, his head tilting to the side slightly while he brought his leg between hers so he could kick one foot gently and spread her legs a little further apart.
“the thing about that is.. my brother is great at being a distraction, so if they tried to come out here… well he’d just make up some story about how his baby brother is just taking his girlfriend on a nice little walk, it’s fine.” he said ever so casually while his fingers smoothed just between her pants and underwear. “but that wouldn’t be very nice of me on their first day.” Without hesitation, he pulled his hands out from her waistband and used it to tug her pants back until place since they’d slipped a little.
He didn’t let go of her hand though, he kept her right where she was. “but when we go back in there, I just want you to remember exactly what these fingers did for you that very first day. And if you be a bad girl, you won’t get to feel good tonight when everyone’s asleep, and I really, really wanted to make love to you tonight, tsk tsk.” He would release her from his grip, snapping his fingers for her to follow. “can’t keep them waiting, can we?”
The way he mocked her irritated Hope to no end. If she wasn’t horny in her own right in that moment, she probably would’ve grabbed him by the ear or backhanded him (lovingly). To see all her plans fall apart right in front of her eyes upset her Hope, but she truly was weak when it came to John… Especially in this moment. But just as soon as it was getting exciting, John removed his hand from her pants much to Hope’s dismay.
Hope didn’t like this game he was playing, not one bit. Although he had threatened her for being bad, she knew that he wanted her just as much as she wanted him. So, would he really follow through with his threat if Hope kept acting up? There was only one way to find out and Hope wasn’t sure whether or not she was going to. In the meantime, she’d adjust her clothing as if nothing had happened and pushed past John to get into the house.
“Ah, Hope. Those goats didn’t give you too much trouble, I hope?” David would ask upon seeing his daughter.
“They were a little wild, but nothing I couldn’t handle.” She’d say with a forced smile before making it back to her chair. Hope would purposely move her chair so that it was no longer touching John’s then she would sit down. Looking across the table, she saw that both of her parents had already finished their meal. “You two already finished?” Hope would ask.
“Yes, the food was absolutely delicious! But we wanted to say goodnight to both you and John before we headed to our room to settle for the night. We both brought books to read, so we’ll do that a little after our shower and then head to bed.” Alice would say. “It’s been a long day, and that short nap didn’t do much for either of us.”
John had gotten back to his chair before Hope had, which from his face Jacob had gauged that they weren’t dealing with the goats at all. “christ.. I think I should get.” He stated while standing up from the chair, his attention turning down to each Alice and David where he would shake both of their hands “it was a pleasure to meet you both, Hope don’t kill him, John…” he just gave John a glance, it wasn’t a reprimanding one or anything, but it was more of a shared conversation they didn’t need words for. “oh and I’ll detach the trailer for the goats to stay in at night, if you don’t want them inside.”
John would respond with a shrug, giving Hope a glance for her opinion on the matter. “I guess it wouldn’t hurt to have it in case we can’t handle them inside, but that’s just if it isn’t any trouble.” he was still trying to be polite, he wasn’t a complete asshole all the time.
However he was moving his hand down to rest on Hope’s leg, his eyes shifting over to her parents while they spoke about turning in for the night, and he did his very best not to let a slight smile crack, but it did. That just meant they’d have to be quiet, probably in the basement. “I didn’t mean to rush out there like that, I’m glad you enjoy the food. I think I’m going to make sure this little lady gets all filled up, can’t let her go hungry.”
Hearing that Jacob was leaving, Hope’s face lost a little color in it. They had been quite the duo against John and now that he was leaving, she was going to have to deal with him all by herself. Not only that, her parents were heading to be which meant that she truly was alone. However, she’d maintain appearances by giving Jacob an appreciative smile. “Ah yes… If you don’t mind getting the goats in there for the night that would be deeply appreciated. Thank you for everything, Jacob.”
Both Alice and David would stand up from the table and start collecting their dishes. “It’s alright, we know how fussy farm animals can be. And thank you for caring about our Hope, we’d prefer if she didn’t go to bed empty.” Alice would say before making her way over to the sink. As she and David were going to wash their dishes, Hope would abruptly stand up from the table. “Don’t worry about the dishes, I can do them.” She’d interrupt. “Are you sure?” David would ask, to which Hope would nod in return.
The couple would give each other a look before ultimately deciding to let their daughter wash the dishes. “Well then, I guess we’ll turn in for the night. Goodnight Hope, goodnight John. Sleep well.” And with that, both David and Alice would make their way to their room to get ready for bed. Hope on the other hand would grab her plate before making her way to the sink to wash the dishes.
John was grinning like a moron because he knew damn well her little teasing buddy was going to be gone, leaving her by herself without her protection behind her. “I’ll wash and rinse if you want to put away and dry, honey.” John offered while picking up his fork to begin to finish his food, his eyes attention turning up to her parents when they began to say their goodnights. “I hope you all have sweet dreams, goodnight to the both of you.” He said with an innocent smile, his intentions however were hardly innocent though, but he played innocent until they were out of sight or hearing range.
With a few more stabs at the food left on his plate, John quickly finished the rest of it and picked up his glass so he could finish the tea in it as well, a soft breath left his lips when he finished, and he placed the cup back down before turning his attention to Hope. “that’s all I wanted to do.” He gestured down at his empty plate, a brow arching slightly. “but you wanted to get handsy, now you’re all by yourself.” Clasping his hands together, he would lean his arms on the table while he watched her.
“but don’t worry, I won’t try anything until you finish your food, and this kitchen is clean.” He reassured her, he didn’t mind cleaning it all by himself if he had to, but he was planning on making her life a living hell for the rest of the night, or at very least remind her just how much of an impact they both had on each other.
Too Sweet - @ohtheblissx
It was a day like any other for john, the rise and shine grind of stammering out of bed and into his kitchen to use the blender for his morning brew, bliss oil, jimson weed and coffee all ground together with just a pinch of hazelnut for task before he was soon his bouncing and charismatic self. Once the sun had come up, yes he woke before the sun, he had already been clad in a pair of tight skinny jeans, to avoid baggage during baptism and of course he wanted to make sure he looked his best so he had a relatively nice dress shirt, his vest to feel fancier and of course a shit ton of hair gel to keep that mess back in the water. He knew he had a long day ahead, so he grabbed several thermoses to fill his morning concoction for the go and he was out the door, barely beating the morning light.
Most days reserved for baptism had a lot of thought put into it, showmanship, scripts and it was a spectacle to be seen so he knew he had to be at his best. Unfortunately that meant being cracked out of his mind, tearing up the roads of hope county in his beloved car and making an entire ass of himself to the early rising farmers as he’d passed by. Once he was at his usual baptism spot he’d seen his devout workers already hard at work dumping the bliss into the shallow water and creating a natural barrier to attempt to keep it all maintained. He abhorred Faith for her littering, but this was a necessary evil. Eyeroll.
Black boots hit the morning dew-soaked grass beneath his car door, his eyes squinting at the sun beaming over the mountains even despite having his signature shades on, the bliss had made everything so more vibrant. “brothers, sisters.” He sighed out, he was exhausted much like any addict he didn’t sleep much and that attributed to his foul mood, not that he could take it out on any of his followers without joseph reprimanding him. “make sure after you bless the waters you get rid of those containers, and I mean get rid of. If I so much as see a single barrel on the side of the waters west of the henbane.. there will be hell to pay.” He wanted so badly to spit that out more aggressively than he did, but he knew that sometimes people got butthurt and ran back to run their mouths for brownie points, so he settled with clenching his jaw and gesturing for them to commence.
Him on the other hand, he had an entire roster of people who were willing to be baptized and usually they had a few not so willing participants but— today's schedule was cleared. The only thing that he was dreading was the fact that he was expected to be there upon pickup of every participant of the evenings event.
Which meant he had to sit either passenger inside of the van or spend all day driving himself to each location, so to save on gas and his own peace of mind he went with the van. One visit turned into two, minutes turned into hours and as many fake smiles as he had to muster was enough to drive a normal person insane, but john wasn’t normal and he’d spent the entire trip sipping on bliss and taking it easy. Half of the time he was on his phone scrolling aimlessly and trying not to get a boner, but eventually the time had come. They had picked up the final passenger in the van, and the show was about to begin.
Once they had been at the river and everyone had gotten themselves prepared, it was time for John to make his scene. It was only a few minutes before he was about to walk down to the edge of the water when one of his devout followers came up to him to whisper the news, there was a deputy on their way through town and a birdy had heard they were investigating the happenings at Eden’s Gate. There was almost a glint of excitement that washed over him, the dread of monotony was taking a toll on him and this was the spark that he needed to get his motivation back. What better way to have showmanship if you don’t have new fans? Of course part of him halfway expects it to be a yee yee local cop, but regardless of that he was ready to get the baptism on the go. If he could get the majority out of the way before the arrival of the newest victim deputy, it would be a lot less stressful.
John knew he fucked up whenever David leaned in to mention that which to cope with that he just took a deep breath and nodded. He knew damn well he would pay the price, and the price was probably going to be in the bedroom. That thought only gained a slight smile when he got lost in thought, but then Hope’s voice yet again snapped him out of it and he immediately nodded again in response to her. “of course I will, love bug. I was playing, there’s only one person in this room I have eyes for and that’s you.” He said while walking over to the table, scooting the chair out for her beside the seat he was planning on sitting.
Jacob was placing the tray on the table while watching his little brother attempt to eat those words, the subtle ass kissing of pulling out the chair was a sign, and it was actually adorable. “I separated them on the grill so grab as many as you want, John what meat is this?” he asked, there were plenty of mountain bovine out there and he knew damn well it wasn’t pork since it cooked faster.
Once everyone had taken a seat, John finally sat down beside Hope and took her hand with a gentle grasp. “it’s bison, so be prepared for rich meat, if you have any stomach issues don’t bother with tums, I use herbs to settle any indigestion so I can mix up something.” He gave a fair warning, if they weren’t used to it there was a chance it’d be too rich. Now that everyone was settled in, he brought his undivided attention to his beloved girlfriend. “everything looks fantastic, you and your mother did amazing. thank you.” He said with a soft voice, bringing her hand up to press a kiss to the back of it. “and thank all of you for being here, this is something we have needed for a while. Jacob and I, with everything we do at Eden’s Gate it’s hard to make time for those important, and to have everyone here right now is a blessing. Now let’s dig in”
Hope would take her place at the table once John pulled her chair out. There, she’d sit with a pleasant smile on her face as she looked at all the food on the table. It all looked and smelled good, but truthfully, food was the last thing on her mind in the moment. Even with all the clear ass-kissing, Hope wasn’t going to forget all the jokes he had made at her expense throughout the day, especially the ones when he joined in on her mother. Hope couldn’t do anything about her mom, but John? Oh, he was that sweet victory in waiting.
“Well, thank you for letting Alice and I stay here while in the county. And thank you for taking such great care of our daughter, I couldn’t imagine another man better suited for our Hope.” David would say with a smile.
“Yeah, I don’t think Hope could’ve picked any better than you. She really hit the jackpot with you.” Alice would add on, sending a wink towards her daughter much to Hope’s disappointment.
“I really am lucky, aren’t I? So lucky to have you, John.~” She’d say sweetly. Of course, that was merely a front for what she was planning. After she brought down the hand that John kissed, Hope would slide that hand towards his lap and keep it there. She was dangerously close to his pelvis, but her movement had been subtle enough that her parents hadn’t noticed. Instead, Alice and David had started to work on their food.
As everyone got their food together, he listened to Alice with a warm smile plastered on his face “I appreciate those kind words, it is truly refreshing to have people like yourselves in this county.” He brought his hand up to clutch over his heart, a genuine smile forming on his lips at the sentiment. “but we can’t give up on these ones just yet, they deserve a chance too.” In reference to the locals, of course.
The moment he felt her hand rest on his legs, he turned his attention to Hope, a long sigh leaving his nose while he brought his hand up to the table to grab his fork. Stab her in the leg, just do it and say it fell. “Oh honey, I’m the lucky one.” He practically spoke through his teeth, he knew damn she was going to do that the moment she asked him to sit down beside her and he wanted to scream it from the rooftops, ‘I was right!’ but nobody would know what he was talking about, so all he could do was clench his wrist and turn his attention down to the food that was on the plate in front of him.
Jacob on the other side of the table was staring at the two with an almost amused look, he knew all too well when his brother was holding something back and the fact that he was doing it beside Hope was a giveaway that she was making him regret everything. “you know, when I was in basics I had a lot of time to study animals, interestingly enough… despite most animals natural instinct for the male to be dominant in a pack, hyenas are matriarchal.” A jab at his little brother? Or just a fun fact? “even when it comes to mating, the females have an elongated—”
“you know” John would interrupt, picking up a cup and pouring a bit of the sweet tea into it before setting it back down in the middle. “I think this is the best dinner I’ve had in a long time, and I am just so happy that Jacob could join us instead of staying up in the mountains by himself, eating a tv dinner in a lifeless cabin.”
Jacob would mimic John’s actions with a smile that was just as shit eating as his brothers while he filled a glass up for himself, taking a lengthy drink before setting it back down. “Hope, you did such a great job on this tea.”
When Jacob spoke about the hyenas, Hope would listen to him as if he was saying the most interesting thing in the world. “I actually find that rather interesting, such a shame that John doesn’t. He just doesn’t get it, I guess.” She’d say with a fake sigh of dismay. “However, I do agree that it is great that Jacob could join us. You know what, he should join us at dinner more often, don’t you think so John?” She’d ask with a smug expression, giving his thigh a squeeze as she did.
Meanwhile, Alice and David were oblivious to the little dick measuring contest happening between the three. Truly, they were just enjoying the meal that had been so nicely prepared. “This food is absolutely delicious! I’m so glad that we all had a chance to sit down and eat together.” Alice would say in between bites with David nodding in agreement.
“It really is great, and thank you for the compliment, Jacob. You know, John did say that it didn’t even need to be sweetened? Can you believe that?” Hope would say, throwing a side glance at John before returning her attention back to Jacob.
John was dying inside while he stared ahead at his brother who was trying to demean him by bringing up the hyenas, but when Hope had chimed in that it was interesting, he snapped his attention directly to her and gave her a nod. “oh? I just stopped him because he was going to talk about their elongated clitoris, which looks like a fake dick. something Jacob doesn’t know about hyenas is that they are the only other mammal that practice oral sex for pleasure. I just thought since we were eating, we could keep the genital talk to a minimum.” Little Mr. Know it all was going to shut that denial down really quick.
Jacob couldn’t help but snicker down at his plate, jutting the food around now that he had stoked the embers just a little. He would’ve thrown some gasoline on it, but he was thankfully derailed by Alice mentioning the food. “it really is delicious, thank you John for getting all of this.” The last part was like when you’d tell a child to thank someone for getting a pair of socks for Christmas.
John would lean back in his chair at that squeeze, his head turning back to her while another sigh left his nose “I wouldn’t have drank any if you didn’t sweeten it, I was just trying to flirt with you.” he murmured while bringing his arm back so he could pull Hope’s chair against his, a soft smile forming on his lips. “you know, there’s nothing I wouldn’t do for you.” His tone was as charming as ever, which only prompted him to lean in to give her cheek a kiss then linger for a moment. “or to you” he would whisper, leaning back in his chair and taking his glass to take a sip through a smile.
Hearing John talk about the hyena’s genitals, David choked on his food a little bit, but covered it with a cough and went about eating his food. Whatever the conversation those three were having, he had no interest in it so he’d just tune them out and focus on eating. Alice on the other hand, had already had them tuned out and continued to eat her food in peace. These two had absolutely no idea what was happening around them, and that was probably for the best.
Hope was enjoying the banter between the two men, feeling some sort of justice with Jacob on her side. That would come to an abrupt end, though, as what John whispered into her ear caused Hope to nearly choke on her drink. Luckily, she was as smooth with it as her father had been and just covered it up with a cough and a smile. “And there’s nothing I wouldn’t do for you either, John.” It seemed she was starting to get some pushback from him.
Clearing her throat, Hope would take a few more bites of her own food before planning her next move. Once she finished eating, she’d use her napkin to wipe her mouth but when she was going to put it back in her lap, the napkin conveniently fell to the ground. “I’ll get that.” She’d say as she leaned over towards John. When she was reaching for the napkin, she so happened to brush her hand right along his crotch. “Ah, my apologies.” She’d say sweetly before actually grabbing her napkin.
John noticed David almost choke, which made him let his head fall back and he almost wanted to scream because this was a disaster, Jacob had baited him into being the one to talk about it. but he just continued to eat his food, listening to her kind words that were probably a threat in a way, but he hadn’t worked out how yet. But he knew damn well he was in deep shit when he felt her napkin hit his leg when it ‘fell’
“no, no I’ll—” he was going to get it for her, but she immediately did exactly what he thought she would, his head falling back against his chair while he tried his best to not lose his shit or go insane in that moment. “I think I should go check on the goats, I-I think I heard.. something.” He was quick to toss his napkin down on the table and scoot his chair back to quickly get up and walk out the side door.
Jacob was just watching the entire thing go down, which he brought his attention back to David once John had successfully escaped outside for air which he figured he’d need. “So, David. These ribs are actually from a bison John got up in the mountains, I took him out hunting a few months ago. I went back in because I was tired, and he decided to stay up in that nest for hours until that son of a bitch came by.” Recanting the story that John wouldn’t have told because that was just average bliss activities with John, but he would make idle conversation. “they’re almost a menace in the mountains, he spent two days tracking that one down because it charged us and totaled the car, damn near killed us.”
Hope watched either satisfaction as John stood up from his chair and made an excuse to leave. Of course, Hope wouldn’t let John get away that easy… Not with how he acted earlier. No, no, there was no escaping Hope’s plan of revenge. So, she’d politely stand up and give everyone a smile. “I should check with John, if there’s something wrong with the goats then I want to be the first to know. I’ll be back with either good or bad news.” And with that, Hope put her napkin on her chair and made her way outside.
That smile on her face would turn into a smug look as Hope finally found John out front. “Mmm… Somebody was a little antsy to get out of that dinner, hm? I wonder what the reason could be?” She’d muse, playfully tapping her chin with her finger as if she were thinking. “Hmm… Maybe you should enlighten me, Johnny.”
Meanwhile back inside, David began to tune into the conversation when he heard his name being called. “Oh really? I didn’t peg John for a hunter, nothing wrong with that of course. But that’s mighty impressive that he killed a bison, they’re some of the toughest sons of bitches out there, I’ll say that.” David was genuinely impressed, it took a lot to take down a bison. Alice on the other hand was still consuming her food, completely oblivious to the world.
John was hardly amused by the shenanigans they decided to pull back there, but he was walking it off and possibly sneaking a smoke in the front of the house. When she had come out, he was leaned against the wall with the cigarette held to his lips and the moment he heard her voice he knew he was in for it. flicking it away from himself, he would push off the wall and walk his way over to her. Both hands met her upper neck where he pulled her closer for a hungry kiss, his lips moving against hers while he guided her back against the wall.
With his body, he pinned her against the wall and let his hands move down to grab onto both of hers, bringing them up to pin them against the wall and finally breaking his lips away from hers. “you still wondering or do you need another reminder?” he questioned, his hips pressing against her just so she would feel the issue she had caused him. “you know, I could have you moaning my name like a little slut right here, with your parents right behind that wall.” He whispered out, one hand coming down to her waistband. “what do you think would happen if I stuck my hand down there, hm?”
He slowly tucked his lip between his teeth, biting down gently while giving her a partial smile. “I think you need to remember exactly what got you interested in me in the first place, I wasn’t this.. nice little quiet guy letting you control me at the dinner table, actually… I think you liked when I made you feel powerless, it was those thoughts of what I was about to do to you at any given moment and… my god, that made you so wet.” He murmured, his fingers moving beneath the waistband while his head turned downward so that he could watch, fully trusting that she wouldn’t try to pull her wrists out of his other hand of course.
There was little time for Hope to react before John’s lips hungrily pressed against her own. Hope didn’t even realize what was happening in that moment until her back was pressed against the wall and her hands were poked above her head. By the time he had pulled away from her lips, Hope was breathless. “I…” The poor woman was too stunned to speak as she felt him press his bulge up against her. While that had been her intention to cause one, she just didn’t expect him to act on it. He was right about the fact that he’d been nice and quiet recently, it sort of took her off-guard to see him like this… Not that she was entirely opposed to it.
Hope’s breath would hitch as his hand moved beneath her waistband, she didn’t even think about moving her own hands from where they were. “I was… I was just having some fun.” Of course, that wasn’t entirely true. Hope had purposely tried to rile him up, but what she hadn’t expected was for him to retaliate.
To save face and dignity, Hope would look to the door before looking back to John. “Now wouldn’t it be suspicious if we were gone for a while, John? How do you plan on explaining that, hm?” Not exactly the best defense, but Hope didn’t want her little fun at the dinner table to end so soon.
John was in his element in that moment, he felt all that rush of excitement boiling up inside of him like it used to. The way she had lost her words was amusing him, his lips twisted into a large grin while she tried to think of something to say, he stared at her with an amused smile plastered all over his face, all the while his fingers moving along the skin where he had stopped them. “y-you were just having fun?” he would mock her, his head tilting to the side slightly while he brought his leg between hers so he could kick one foot gently and spread her legs a little further apart.
“the thing about that is.. my brother is great at being a distraction, so if they tried to come out here… well he’d just make up some story about how his baby brother is just taking his girlfriend on a nice little walk, it’s fine.” he said ever so casually while his fingers smoothed just between her pants and underwear. “but that wouldn’t be very nice of me on their first day.” Without hesitation, he pulled his hands out from her waistband and used it to tug her pants back until place since they’d slipped a little.
He didn’t let go of her hand though, he kept her right where she was. “but when we go back in there, I just want you to remember exactly what these fingers did for you that very first day. And if you be a bad girl, you won’t get to feel good tonight when everyone’s asleep, and I really, really wanted to make love to you tonight, tsk tsk.” He would release her from his grip, snapping his fingers for her to follow. “can’t keep them waiting, can we?”
The way he mocked her irritated Hope to no end. If she wasn’t horny in her own right in that moment, she probably would’ve grabbed him by the ear or backhanded him (lovingly). To see all her plans fall apart right in front of her eyes upset her Hope, but she truly was weak when it came to John… Especially in this moment. But just as soon as it was getting exciting, John removed his hand from her pants much to Hope’s dismay.
Hope didn’t like this game he was playing, not one bit. Although he had threatened her for being bad, she knew that he wanted her just as much as she wanted him. So, would he really follow through with his threat if Hope kept acting up? There was only one way to find out and Hope wasn’t sure whether or not she was going to. In the meantime, she’d adjust her clothing as if nothing had happened and pushed past John to get into the house.
“Ah, Hope. Those goats didn’t give you too much trouble, I hope?” David would ask upon seeing his daughter.
“They were a little wild, but nothing I couldn’t handle.” She’d say with a forced smile before making it back to her chair. Hope would purposely move her chair so that it was no longer touching John’s then she would sit down. Looking across the table, she saw that both of her parents had already finished their meal. “You two already finished?” Hope would ask.
“Yes, the food was absolutely delicious! But we wanted to say goodnight to both you and John before we headed to our room to settle for the night. We both brought books to read, so we’ll do that a little after our shower and then head to bed.” Alice would say. “It’s been a long day, and that short nap didn’t do much for either of us.”
John had gotten back to his chair before Hope had, which from his face Jacob had gauged that they weren’t dealing with the goats at all. “christ.. I think I should get.” He stated while standing up from the chair, his attention turning down to each Alice and David where he would shake both of their hands “it was a pleasure to meet you both, Hope don’t kill him, John…” he just gave John a glance, it wasn’t a reprimanding one or anything, but it was more of a shared conversation they didn’t need words for. “oh and I’ll detach the trailer for the goats to stay in at night, if you don’t want them inside.”
John would respond with a shrug, giving Hope a glance for her opinion on the matter. “I guess it wouldn’t hurt to have it in case we can’t handle them inside, but that’s just if it isn’t any trouble.” he was still trying to be polite, he wasn’t a complete asshole all the time.
However he was moving his hand down to rest on Hope’s leg, his eyes shifting over to her parents while they spoke about turning in for the night, and he did his very best not to let a slight smile crack, but it did. That just meant they’d have to be quiet, probably in the basement. “I didn’t mean to rush out there like that, I’m glad you enjoy the food. I think I’m going to make sure this little lady gets all filled up, can’t let her go hungry.”
Too Sweet - @ohtheblissx
It was a day like any other for john, the rise and shine grind of stammering out of bed and into his kitchen to use the blender for his morning brew, bliss oil, jimson weed and coffee all ground together with just a pinch of hazelnut for task before he was soon his bouncing and charismatic self. Once the sun had come up, yes he woke before the sun, he had already been clad in a pair of tight skinny jeans, to avoid baggage during baptism and of course he wanted to make sure he looked his best so he had a relatively nice dress shirt, his vest to feel fancier and of course a shit ton of hair gel to keep that mess back in the water. He knew he had a long day ahead, so he grabbed several thermoses to fill his morning concoction for the go and he was out the door, barely beating the morning light.
Most days reserved for baptism had a lot of thought put into it, showmanship, scripts and it was a spectacle to be seen so he knew he had to be at his best. Unfortunately that meant being cracked out of his mind, tearing up the roads of hope county in his beloved car and making an entire ass of himself to the early rising farmers as he’d passed by. Once he was at his usual baptism spot he’d seen his devout workers already hard at work dumping the bliss into the shallow water and creating a natural barrier to attempt to keep it all maintained. He abhorred Faith for her littering, but this was a necessary evil. Eyeroll.
Black boots hit the morning dew-soaked grass beneath his car door, his eyes squinting at the sun beaming over the mountains even despite having his signature shades on, the bliss had made everything so more vibrant. “brothers, sisters.” He sighed out, he was exhausted much like any addict he didn’t sleep much and that attributed to his foul mood, not that he could take it out on any of his followers without joseph reprimanding him. “make sure after you bless the waters you get rid of those containers, and I mean get rid of. If I so much as see a single barrel on the side of the waters west of the henbane.. there will be hell to pay.” He wanted so badly to spit that out more aggressively than he did, but he knew that sometimes people got butthurt and ran back to run their mouths for brownie points, so he settled with clenching his jaw and gesturing for them to commence.
Him on the other hand, he had an entire roster of people who were willing to be baptized and usually they had a few not so willing participants but— today's schedule was cleared. The only thing that he was dreading was the fact that he was expected to be there upon pickup of every participant of the evenings event.
Which meant he had to sit either passenger inside of the van or spend all day driving himself to each location, so to save on gas and his own peace of mind he went with the van. One visit turned into two, minutes turned into hours and as many fake smiles as he had to muster was enough to drive a normal person insane, but john wasn’t normal and he’d spent the entire trip sipping on bliss and taking it easy. Half of the time he was on his phone scrolling aimlessly and trying not to get a boner, but eventually the time had come. They had picked up the final passenger in the van, and the show was about to begin.
Once they had been at the river and everyone had gotten themselves prepared, it was time for John to make his scene. It was only a few minutes before he was about to walk down to the edge of the water when one of his devout followers came up to him to whisper the news, there was a deputy on their way through town and a birdy had heard they were investigating the happenings at Eden’s Gate. There was almost a glint of excitement that washed over him, the dread of monotony was taking a toll on him and this was the spark that he needed to get his motivation back. What better way to have showmanship if you don’t have new fans? Of course part of him halfway expects it to be a yee yee local cop, but regardless of that he was ready to get the baptism on the go. If he could get the majority out of the way before the arrival of the newest victim deputy, it would be a lot less stressful.
John knew he fucked up whenever David leaned in to mention that which to cope with that he just took a deep breath and nodded. He knew damn well he would pay the price, and the price was probably going to be in the bedroom. That thought only gained a slight smile when he got lost in thought, but then Hope’s voice yet again snapped him out of it and he immediately nodded again in response to her. “of course I will, love bug. I was playing, there’s only one person in this room I have eyes for and that’s you.” He said while walking over to the table, scooting the chair out for her beside the seat he was planning on sitting.
Jacob was placing the tray on the table while watching his little brother attempt to eat those words, the subtle ass kissing of pulling out the chair was a sign, and it was actually adorable. “I separated them on the grill so grab as many as you want, John what meat is this?” he asked, there were plenty of mountain bovine out there and he knew damn well it wasn’t pork since it cooked faster.
Once everyone had taken a seat, John finally sat down beside Hope and took her hand with a gentle grasp. “it’s bison, so be prepared for rich meat, if you have any stomach issues don’t bother with tums, I use herbs to settle any indigestion so I can mix up something.” He gave a fair warning, if they weren’t used to it there was a chance it’d be too rich. Now that everyone was settled in, he brought his undivided attention to his beloved girlfriend. “everything looks fantastic, you and your mother did amazing. thank you.” He said with a soft voice, bringing her hand up to press a kiss to the back of it. “and thank all of you for being here, this is something we have needed for a while. Jacob and I, with everything we do at Eden’s Gate it’s hard to make time for those important, and to have everyone here right now is a blessing. Now let’s dig in”
Hope would take her place at the table once John pulled her chair out. There, she’d sit with a pleasant smile on her face as she looked at all the food on the table. It all looked and smelled good, but truthfully, food was the last thing on her mind in the moment. Even with all the clear ass-kissing, Hope wasn’t going to forget all the jokes he had made at her expense throughout the day, especially the ones when he joined in on her mother. Hope couldn’t do anything about her mom, but John? Oh, he was that sweet victory in waiting.
“Well, thank you for letting Alice and I stay here while in the county. And thank you for taking such great care of our daughter, I couldn’t imagine another man better suited for our Hope.” David would say with a smile.
“Yeah, I don’t think Hope could’ve picked any better than you. She really hit the jackpot with you.” Alice would add on, sending a wink towards her daughter much to Hope’s disappointment.
“I really am lucky, aren’t I? So lucky to have you, John.~” She’d say sweetly. Of course, that was merely a front for what she was planning. After she brought down the hand that John kissed, Hope would slide that hand towards his lap and keep it there. She was dangerously close to his pelvis, but her movement had been subtle enough that her parents hadn’t noticed. Instead, Alice and David had started to work on their food.
As everyone got their food together, he listened to Alice with a warm smile plastered on his face “I appreciate those kind words, it is truly refreshing to have people like yourselves in this county.” He brought his hand up to clutch over his heart, a genuine smile forming on his lips at the sentiment. “but we can’t give up on these ones just yet, they deserve a chance too.” In reference to the locals, of course.
The moment he felt her hand rest on his legs, he turned his attention to Hope, a long sigh leaving his nose while he brought his hand up to the table to grab his fork. Stab her in the leg, just do it and say it fell. “Oh honey, I’m the lucky one.” He practically spoke through his teeth, he knew damn she was going to do that the moment she asked him to sit down beside her and he wanted to scream it from the rooftops, ‘I was right!’ but nobody would know what he was talking about, so all he could do was clench his wrist and turn his attention down to the food that was on the plate in front of him.
Jacob on the other side of the table was staring at the two with an almost amused look, he knew all too well when his brother was holding something back and the fact that he was doing it beside Hope was a giveaway that she was making him regret everything. “you know, when I was in basics I had a lot of time to study animals, interestingly enough… despite most animals natural instinct for the male to be dominant in a pack, hyenas are matriarchal.” A jab at his little brother? Or just a fun fact? “even when it comes to mating, the females have an elongated—”
“you know” John would interrupt, picking up a cup and pouring a bit of the sweet tea into it before setting it back down in the middle. “I think this is the best dinner I’ve had in a long time, and I am just so happy that Jacob could join us instead of staying up in the mountains by himself, eating a tv dinner in a lifeless cabin.”
Jacob would mimic John’s actions with a smile that was just as shit eating as his brothers while he filled a glass up for himself, taking a lengthy drink before setting it back down. “Hope, you did such a great job on this tea.”
When Jacob spoke about the hyenas, Hope would listen to him as if he was saying the most interesting thing in the world. “I actually find that rather interesting, such a shame that John doesn’t. He just doesn’t get it, I guess.” She’d say with a fake sigh of dismay. “However, I do agree that it is great that Jacob could join us. You know what, he should join us at dinner more often, don’t you think so John?” She’d ask with a smug expression, giving his thigh a squeeze as she did.
Meanwhile, Alice and David were oblivious to the little dick measuring contest happening between the three. Truly, they were just enjoying the meal that had been so nicely prepared. “This food is absolutely delicious! I’m so glad that we all had a chance to sit down and eat together.” Alice would say in between bites with David nodding in agreement.
“It really is great, and thank you for the compliment, Jacob. You know, John did say that it didn’t even need to be sweetened? Can you believe that?” Hope would say, throwing a side glance at John before returning her attention back to Jacob.
John was dying inside while he stared ahead at his brother who was trying to demean him by bringing up the hyenas, but when Hope had chimed in that it was interesting, he snapped his attention directly to her and gave her a nod. “oh? I just stopped him because he was going to talk about their elongated clitoris, which looks like a fake dick. something Jacob doesn’t know about hyenas is that they are the only other mammal that practice oral sex for pleasure. I just thought since we were eating, we could keep the genital talk to a minimum.” Little Mr. Know it all was going to shut that denial down really quick.
Jacob couldn’t help but snicker down at his plate, jutting the food around now that he had stoked the embers just a little. He would’ve thrown some gasoline on it, but he was thankfully derailed by Alice mentioning the food. “it really is delicious, thank you John for getting all of this.” The last part was like when you’d tell a child to thank someone for getting a pair of socks for Christmas.
John would lean back in his chair at that squeeze, his head turning back to her while another sigh left his nose “I wouldn’t have drank any if you didn’t sweeten it, I was just trying to flirt with you.” he murmured while bringing his arm back so he could pull Hope’s chair against his, a soft smile forming on his lips. “you know, there’s nothing I wouldn’t do for you.” His tone was as charming as ever, which only prompted him to lean in to give her cheek a kiss then linger for a moment. “or to you” he would whisper, leaning back in his chair and taking his glass to take a sip through a smile.
Hearing John talk about the hyena’s genitals, David choked on his food a little bit, but covered it with a cough and went about eating his food. Whatever the conversation those three were having, he had no interest in it so he’d just tune them out and focus on eating. Alice on the other hand, had already had them tuned out and continued to eat her food in peace. These two had absolutely no idea what was happening around them, and that was probably for the best.
Hope was enjoying the banter between the two men, feeling some sort of justice with Jacob on her side. That would come to an abrupt end, though, as what John whispered into her ear caused Hope to nearly choke on her drink. Luckily, she was as smooth with it as her father had been and just covered it up with a cough and a smile. “And there’s nothing I wouldn’t do for you either, John.” It seemed she was starting to get some pushback from him.
Clearing her throat, Hope would take a few more bites of her own food before planning her next move. Once she finished eating, she’d use her napkin to wipe her mouth but when she was going to put it back in her lap, the napkin conveniently fell to the ground. “I’ll get that.” She’d say as she leaned over towards John. When she was reaching for the napkin, she so happened to brush her hand right along his crotch. “Ah, my apologies.” She’d say sweetly before actually grabbing her napkin.
John noticed David almost choke, which made him let his head fall back and he almost wanted to scream because this was a disaster, Jacob had baited him into being the one to talk about it. but he just continued to eat his food, listening to her kind words that were probably a threat in a way, but he hadn’t worked out how yet. But he knew damn well he was in deep shit when he felt her napkin hit his leg when it ‘fell’
“no, no I’ll—” he was going to get it for her, but she immediately did exactly what he thought she would, his head falling back against his chair while he tried his best to not lose his shit or go insane in that moment. “I think I should go check on the goats, I-I think I heard.. something.” He was quick to toss his napkin down on the table and scoot his chair back to quickly get up and walk out the side door.
Jacob was just watching the entire thing go down, which he brought his attention back to David once John had successfully escaped outside for air which he figured he’d need. “So, David. These ribs are actually from a bison John got up in the mountains, I took him out hunting a few months ago. I went back in because I was tired, and he decided to stay up in that nest for hours until that son of a bitch came by.” Recanting the story that John wouldn’t have told because that was just average bliss activities with John, but he would make idle conversation. “they’re almost a menace in the mountains, he spent two days tracking that one down because it charged us and totaled the car, damn near killed us.”
Hope watched either satisfaction as John stood up from his chair and made an excuse to leave. Of course, Hope wouldn’t let John get away that easy… Not with how he acted earlier. No, no, there was no escaping Hope’s plan of revenge. So, she’d politely stand up and give everyone a smile. “I should check with John, if there’s something wrong with the goats then I want to be the first to know. I’ll be back with either good or bad news.” And with that, Hope put her napkin on her chair and made her way outside.
That smile on her face would turn into a smug look as Hope finally found John out front. “Mmm… Somebody was a little antsy to get out of that dinner, hm? I wonder what the reason could be?” She’d muse, playfully tapping her chin with her finger as if she were thinking. “Hmm… Maybe you should enlighten me, Johnny.”
Meanwhile back inside, David began to tune into the conversation when he heard his name being called. “Oh really? I didn’t peg John for a hunter, nothing wrong with that of course. But that’s mighty impressive that he killed a bison, they’re some of the toughest sons of bitches out there, I’ll say that.” David was genuinely impressed, it took a lot to take down a bison. Alice on the other hand was still consuming her food, completely oblivious to the world.
John was hardly amused by the shenanigans they decided to pull back there, but he was walking it off and possibly sneaking a smoke in the front of the house. When she had come out, he was leaned against the wall with the cigarette held to his lips and the moment he heard her voice he knew he was in for it. flicking it away from himself, he would push off the wall and walk his way over to her. Both hands met her upper neck where he pulled her closer for a hungry kiss, his lips moving against hers while he guided her back against the wall.
With his body, he pinned her against the wall and let his hands move down to grab onto both of hers, bringing them up to pin them against the wall and finally breaking his lips away from hers. “you still wondering or do you need another reminder?” he questioned, his hips pressing against her just so she would feel the issue she had caused him. “you know, I could have you moaning my name like a little slut right here, with your parents right behind that wall.” He whispered out, one hand coming down to her waistband. “what do you think would happen if I stuck my hand down there, hm?”
He slowly tucked his lip between his teeth, biting down gently while giving her a partial smile. “I think you need to remember exactly what got you interested in me in the first place, I wasn’t this.. nice little quiet guy letting you control me at the dinner table, actually… I think you liked when I made you feel powerless, it was those thoughts of what I was about to do to you at any given moment and… my god, that made you so wet.” He murmured, his fingers moving beneath the waistband while his head turned downward so that he could watch, fully trusting that she wouldn’t try to pull her wrists out of his other hand of course.
There was little time for Hope to react before John’s lips hungrily pressed against her own. Hope didn’t even realize what was happening in that moment until her back was pressed against the wall and her hands were poked above her head. By the time he had pulled away from her lips, Hope was breathless. “I…” The poor woman was too stunned to speak as she felt him press his bulge up against her. While that had been her intention to cause one, she just didn’t expect him to act on it. He was right about the fact that he’d been nice and quiet recently, it sort of took her off-guard to see him like this… Not that she was entirely opposed to it.
Hope’s breath would hitch as his hand moved beneath her waistband, she didn’t even think about moving her own hands from where they were. “I was… I was just having some fun.” Of course, that wasn’t entirely true. Hope had purposely tried to rile him up, but what she hadn’t expected was for him to retaliate.
To save face and dignity, Hope would look to the door before looking back to John. “Now wouldn’t it be suspicious if we were gone for a while, John? How do you plan on explaining that, hm?” Not exactly the best defense, but Hope didn’t want her little fun at the dinner table to end so soon.
John was in his element in that moment, he felt all that rush of excitement boiling up inside of him like it used to. The way she had lost her words was amusing him, his lips twisted into a large grin while she tried to think of something to say, he stared at her with an amused smile plastered all over his face, all the while his fingers moving along the skin where he had stopped them. “y-you were just having fun?” he would mock her, his head tilting to the side slightly while he brought his leg between hers so he could kick one foot gently and spread her legs a little further apart.
“the thing about that is.. my brother is great at being a distraction, so if they tried to come out here… well he’d just make up some story about how his baby brother is just taking his girlfriend on a nice little walk, it’s fine.” he said ever so casually while his fingers smoothed just between her pants and underwear. “but that wouldn’t be very nice of me on their first day.” Without hesitation, he pulled his hands out from her waistband and used it to tug her pants back until place since they’d slipped a little.
He didn’t let go of her hand though, he kept her right where she was. “but when we go back in there, I just want you to remember exactly what these fingers did for you that very first day. And if you be a bad girl, you won’t get to feel good tonight when everyone’s asleep, and I really, really wanted to make love to you tonight, tsk tsk.” He would release her from his grip, snapping his fingers for her to follow. “can’t keep them waiting, can we?”
Too Sweet - @ohtheblissx
It was a day like any other for john, the rise and shine grind of stammering out of bed and into his kitchen to use the blender for his morning brew, bliss oil, jimson weed and coffee all ground together with just a pinch of hazelnut for task before he was soon his bouncing and charismatic self. Once the sun had come up, yes he woke before the sun, he had already been clad in a pair of tight skinny jeans, to avoid baggage during baptism and of course he wanted to make sure he looked his best so he had a relatively nice dress shirt, his vest to feel fancier and of course a shit ton of hair gel to keep that mess back in the water. He knew he had a long day ahead, so he grabbed several thermoses to fill his morning concoction for the go and he was out the door, barely beating the morning light.
Most days reserved for baptism had a lot of thought put into it, showmanship, scripts and it was a spectacle to be seen so he knew he had to be at his best. Unfortunately that meant being cracked out of his mind, tearing up the roads of hope county in his beloved car and making an entire ass of himself to the early rising farmers as he’d passed by. Once he was at his usual baptism spot he’d seen his devout workers already hard at work dumping the bliss into the shallow water and creating a natural barrier to attempt to keep it all maintained. He abhorred Faith for her littering, but this was a necessary evil. Eyeroll.
Black boots hit the morning dew-soaked grass beneath his car door, his eyes squinting at the sun beaming over the mountains even despite having his signature shades on, the bliss had made everything so more vibrant. “brothers, sisters.” He sighed out, he was exhausted much like any addict he didn’t sleep much and that attributed to his foul mood, not that he could take it out on any of his followers without joseph reprimanding him. “make sure after you bless the waters you get rid of those containers, and I mean get rid of. If I so much as see a single barrel on the side of the waters west of the henbane.. there will be hell to pay.” He wanted so badly to spit that out more aggressively than he did, but he knew that sometimes people got butthurt and ran back to run their mouths for brownie points, so he settled with clenching his jaw and gesturing for them to commence.
Him on the other hand, he had an entire roster of people who were willing to be baptized and usually they had a few not so willing participants but— today's schedule was cleared. The only thing that he was dreading was the fact that he was expected to be there upon pickup of every participant of the evenings event.
Which meant he had to sit either passenger inside of the van or spend all day driving himself to each location, so to save on gas and his own peace of mind he went with the van. One visit turned into two, minutes turned into hours and as many fake smiles as he had to muster was enough to drive a normal person insane, but john wasn’t normal and he’d spent the entire trip sipping on bliss and taking it easy. Half of the time he was on his phone scrolling aimlessly and trying not to get a boner, but eventually the time had come. They had picked up the final passenger in the van, and the show was about to begin.
Once they had been at the river and everyone had gotten themselves prepared, it was time for John to make his scene. It was only a few minutes before he was about to walk down to the edge of the water when one of his devout followers came up to him to whisper the news, there was a deputy on their way through town and a birdy had heard they were investigating the happenings at Eden’s Gate. There was almost a glint of excitement that washed over him, the dread of monotony was taking a toll on him and this was the spark that he needed to get his motivation back. What better way to have showmanship if you don’t have new fans? Of course part of him halfway expects it to be a yee yee local cop, but regardless of that he was ready to get the baptism on the go. If he could get the majority out of the way before the arrival of the newest victim deputy, it would be a lot less stressful.
John knew he fucked up whenever David leaned in to mention that which to cope with that he just took a deep breath and nodded. He knew damn well he would pay the price, and the price was probably going to be in the bedroom. That thought only gained a slight smile when he got lost in thought, but then Hope’s voice yet again snapped him out of it and he immediately nodded again in response to her. “of course I will, love bug. I was playing, there’s only one person in this room I have eyes for and that’s you.” He said while walking over to the table, scooting the chair out for her beside the seat he was planning on sitting.
Jacob was placing the tray on the table while watching his little brother attempt to eat those words, the subtle ass kissing of pulling out the chair was a sign, and it was actually adorable. “I separated them on the grill so grab as many as you want, John what meat is this?” he asked, there were plenty of mountain bovine out there and he knew damn well it wasn’t pork since it cooked faster.
Once everyone had taken a seat, John finally sat down beside Hope and took her hand with a gentle grasp. “it’s bison, so be prepared for rich meat, if you have any stomach issues don’t bother with tums, I use herbs to settle any indigestion so I can mix up something.” He gave a fair warning, if they weren’t used to it there was a chance it’d be too rich. Now that everyone was settled in, he brought his undivided attention to his beloved girlfriend. “everything looks fantastic, you and your mother did amazing. thank you.” He said with a soft voice, bringing her hand up to press a kiss to the back of it. “and thank all of you for being here, this is something we have needed for a while. Jacob and I, with everything we do at Eden’s Gate it’s hard to make time for those important, and to have everyone here right now is a blessing. Now let’s dig in”
Hope would take her place at the table once John pulled her chair out. There, she’d sit with a pleasant smile on her face as she looked at all the food on the table. It all looked and smelled good, but truthfully, food was the last thing on her mind in the moment. Even with all the clear ass-kissing, Hope wasn’t going to forget all the jokes he had made at her expense throughout the day, especially the ones when he joined in on her mother. Hope couldn’t do anything about her mom, but John? Oh, he was that sweet victory in waiting.
“Well, thank you for letting Alice and I stay here while in the county. And thank you for taking such great care of our daughter, I couldn’t imagine another man better suited for our Hope.” David would say with a smile.
“Yeah, I don’t think Hope could’ve picked any better than you. She really hit the jackpot with you.” Alice would add on, sending a wink towards her daughter much to Hope’s disappointment.
“I really am lucky, aren’t I? So lucky to have you, John.~” She’d say sweetly. Of course, that was merely a front for what she was planning. After she brought down the hand that John kissed, Hope would slide that hand towards his lap and keep it there. She was dangerously close to his pelvis, but her movement had been subtle enough that her parents hadn’t noticed. Instead, Alice and David had started to work on their food.
As everyone got their food together, he listened to Alice with a warm smile plastered on his face “I appreciate those kind words, it is truly refreshing to have people like yourselves in this county.” He brought his hand up to clutch over his heart, a genuine smile forming on his lips at the sentiment. “but we can’t give up on these ones just yet, they deserve a chance too.” In reference to the locals, of course.
The moment he felt her hand rest on his legs, he turned his attention to Hope, a long sigh leaving his nose while he brought his hand up to the table to grab his fork. Stab her in the leg, just do it and say it fell. “Oh honey, I’m the lucky one.” He practically spoke through his teeth, he knew damn she was going to do that the moment she asked him to sit down beside her and he wanted to scream it from the rooftops, ‘I was right!’ but nobody would know what he was talking about, so all he could do was clench his wrist and turn his attention down to the food that was on the plate in front of him.
Jacob on the other side of the table was staring at the two with an almost amused look, he knew all too well when his brother was holding something back and the fact that he was doing it beside Hope was a giveaway that she was making him regret everything. “you know, when I was in basics I had a lot of time to study animals, interestingly enough… despite most animals natural instinct for the male to be dominant in a pack, hyenas are matriarchal.” A jab at his little brother? Or just a fun fact? “even when it comes to mating, the females have an elongated—”
“you know” John would interrupt, picking up a cup and pouring a bit of the sweet tea into it before setting it back down in the middle. “I think this is the best dinner I’ve had in a long time, and I am just so happy that Jacob could join us instead of staying up in the mountains by himself, eating a tv dinner in a lifeless cabin.”
Jacob would mimic John’s actions with a smile that was just as shit eating as his brothers while he filled a glass up for himself, taking a lengthy drink before setting it back down. “Hope, you did such a great job on this tea.”
When Jacob spoke about the hyenas, Hope would listen to him as if he was saying the most interesting thing in the world. “I actually find that rather interesting, such a shame that John doesn’t. He just doesn’t get it, I guess.” She’d say with a fake sigh of dismay. “However, I do agree that it is great that Jacob could join us. You know what, he should join us at dinner more often, don’t you think so John?” She’d ask with a smug expression, giving his thigh a squeeze as she did.
Meanwhile, Alice and David were oblivious to the little dick measuring contest happening between the three. Truly, they were just enjoying the meal that had been so nicely prepared. “This food is absolutely delicious! I’m so glad that we all had a chance to sit down and eat together.” Alice would say in between bites with David nodding in agreement.
“It really is great, and thank you for the compliment, Jacob. You know, John did say that it didn’t even need to be sweetened? Can you believe that?” Hope would say, throwing a side glance at John before returning her attention back to Jacob.
John was dying inside while he stared ahead at his brother who was trying to demean him by bringing up the hyenas, but when Hope had chimed in that it was interesting, he snapped his attention directly to her and gave her a nod. “oh? I just stopped him because he was going to talk about their elongated clitoris, which looks like a fake dick. something Jacob doesn’t know about hyenas is that they are the only other mammal that practice oral sex for pleasure. I just thought since we were eating, we could keep the genital talk to a minimum.” Little Mr. Know it all was going to shut that denial down really quick.
Jacob couldn’t help but snicker down at his plate, jutting the food around now that he had stoked the embers just a little. He would’ve thrown some gasoline on it, but he was thankfully derailed by Alice mentioning the food. “it really is delicious, thank you John for getting all of this.” The last part was like when you’d tell a child to thank someone for getting a pair of socks for Christmas.
John would lean back in his chair at that squeeze, his head turning back to her while another sigh left his nose “I wouldn’t have drank any if you didn’t sweeten it, I was just trying to flirt with you.” he murmured while bringing his arm back so he could pull Hope’s chair against his, a soft smile forming on his lips. “you know, there’s nothing I wouldn’t do for you.” His tone was as charming as ever, which only prompted him to lean in to give her cheek a kiss then linger for a moment. “or to you” he would whisper, leaning back in his chair and taking his glass to take a sip through a smile.
Hearing John talk about the hyena’s genitals, David choked on his food a little bit, but covered it with a cough and went about eating his food. Whatever the conversation those three were having, he had no interest in it so he’d just tune them out and focus on eating. Alice on the other hand, had already had them tuned out and continued to eat her food in peace. These two had absolutely no idea what was happening around them, and that was probably for the best.
Hope was enjoying the banter between the two men, feeling some sort of justice with Jacob on her side. That would come to an abrupt end, though, as what John whispered into her ear caused Hope to nearly choke on her drink. Luckily, she was as smooth with it as her father had been and just covered it up with a cough and a smile. “And there’s nothing I wouldn’t do for you either, John.” It seemed she was starting to get some pushback from him.
Clearing her throat, Hope would take a few more bites of her own food before planning her next move. Once she finished eating, she’d use her napkin to wipe her mouth but when she was going to put it back in her lap, the napkin conveniently fell to the ground. “I’ll get that.” She’d say as she leaned over towards John. When she was reaching for the napkin, she so happened to brush her hand right along his crotch. “Ah, my apologies.” She’d say sweetly before actually grabbing her napkin.
John noticed David almost choke, which made him let his head fall back and he almost wanted to scream because this was a disaster, Jacob had baited him into being the one to talk about it. but he just continued to eat his food, listening to her kind words that were probably a threat in a way, but he hadn’t worked out how yet. But he knew damn well he was in deep shit when he felt her napkin hit his leg when it ‘fell’
“no, no I’ll—” he was going to get it for her, but she immediately did exactly what he thought she would, his head falling back against his chair while he tried his best to not lose his shit or go insane in that moment. “I think I should go check on the goats, I-I think I heard.. something.” He was quick to toss his napkin down on the table and scoot his chair back to quickly get up and walk out the side door.
Jacob was just watching the entire thing go down, which he brought his attention back to David once John had successfully escaped outside for air which he figured he’d need. “So, David. These ribs are actually from a bison John got up in the mountains, I took him out hunting a few months ago. I went back in because I was tired, and he decided to stay up in that nest for hours until that son of a bitch came by.” Recanting the story that John wouldn’t have told because that was just average bliss activities with John, but he would make idle conversation. “they’re almost a menace in the mountains, he spent two days tracking that one down because it charged us and totaled the car, damn near killed us.”
Hope watched either satisfaction as John stood up from his chair and made an excuse to leave. Of course, Hope wouldn’t let John get away that easy… Not with how he acted earlier. No, no, there was no escaping Hope’s plan of revenge. So, she’d politely stand up and give everyone a smile. “I should check with John, if there’s something wrong with the goats then I want to be the first to know. I’ll be back with either good or bad news.” And with that, Hope put her napkin on her chair and made her way outside.
That smile on her face would turn into a smug look as Hope finally found John out front. “Mmm… Somebody was a little antsy to get out of that dinner, hm? I wonder what the reason could be?” She’d muse, playfully tapping her chin with her finger as if she were thinking. “Hmm… Maybe you should enlighten me, Johnny.”
Meanwhile back inside, David began to tune into the conversation when he heard his name being called. “Oh really? I didn’t peg John for a hunter, nothing wrong with that of course. But that’s mighty impressive that he killed a bison, they’re some of the toughest sons of bitches out there, I’ll say that.” David was genuinely impressed, it took a lot to take down a bison. Alice on the other hand was still consuming her food, completely oblivious to the world.
John was hardly amused by the shenanigans they decided to pull back there, but he was walking it off and possibly sneaking a smoke in the front of the house. When she had come out, he was leaned against the wall with the cigarette held to his lips and the moment he heard her voice he knew he was in for it. flicking it away from himself, he would push off the wall and walk his way over to her. Both hands met her upper neck where he pulled her closer for a hungry kiss, his lips moving against hers while he guided her back against the wall.
With his body, he pinned her against the wall and let his hands move down to grab onto both of hers, bringing them up to pin them against the wall and finally breaking his lips away from hers. “you still wondering or do you need another reminder?” he questioned, his hips pressing against her just so she would feel the issue she had caused him. “you know, I could have you moaning my name like a little slut right here, with your parents right behind that wall.” He whispered out, one hand coming down to her waistband. “what do you think would happen if I stuck my hand down there, hm?”
He slowly tucked his lip between his teeth, biting down gently while giving her a partial smile. “I think you need to remember exactly what got you interested in me in the first place, I wasn’t this.. nice little quiet guy letting you control me at the dinner table, actually… I think you liked when I made you feel powerless, it was those thoughts of what I was about to do to you at any given moment and… my god, that made you so wet.” He murmured, his fingers moving beneath the waistband while his head turned downward so that he could watch, fully trusting that she wouldn’t try to pull her wrists out of his other hand of course.
Too Sweet - @ohtheblissx
It was a day like any other for john, the rise and shine grind of stammering out of bed and into his kitchen to use the blender for his morning brew, bliss oil, jimson weed and coffee all ground together with just a pinch of hazelnut for task before he was soon his bouncing and charismatic self. Once the sun had come up, yes he woke before the sun, he had already been clad in a pair of tight skinny jeans, to avoid baggage during baptism and of course he wanted to make sure he looked his best so he had a relatively nice dress shirt, his vest to feel fancier and of course a shit ton of hair gel to keep that mess back in the water. He knew he had a long day ahead, so he grabbed several thermoses to fill his morning concoction for the go and he was out the door, barely beating the morning light.
Most days reserved for baptism had a lot of thought put into it, showmanship, scripts and it was a spectacle to be seen so he knew he had to be at his best. Unfortunately that meant being cracked out of his mind, tearing up the roads of hope county in his beloved car and making an entire ass of himself to the early rising farmers as he’d passed by. Once he was at his usual baptism spot he’d seen his devout workers already hard at work dumping the bliss into the shallow water and creating a natural barrier to attempt to keep it all maintained. He abhorred Faith for her littering, but this was a necessary evil. Eyeroll.
Black boots hit the morning dew-soaked grass beneath his car door, his eyes squinting at the sun beaming over the mountains even despite having his signature shades on, the bliss had made everything so more vibrant. “brothers, sisters.” He sighed out, he was exhausted much like any addict he didn’t sleep much and that attributed to his foul mood, not that he could take it out on any of his followers without joseph reprimanding him. “make sure after you bless the waters you get rid of those containers, and I mean get rid of. If I so much as see a single barrel on the side of the waters west of the henbane.. there will be hell to pay.” He wanted so badly to spit that out more aggressively than he did, but he knew that sometimes people got butthurt and ran back to run their mouths for brownie points, so he settled with clenching his jaw and gesturing for them to commence.
Him on the other hand, he had an entire roster of people who were willing to be baptized and usually they had a few not so willing participants but— today's schedule was cleared. The only thing that he was dreading was the fact that he was expected to be there upon pickup of every participant of the evenings event.
Which meant he had to sit either passenger inside of the van or spend all day driving himself to each location, so to save on gas and his own peace of mind he went with the van. One visit turned into two, minutes turned into hours and as many fake smiles as he had to muster was enough to drive a normal person insane, but john wasn’t normal and he’d spent the entire trip sipping on bliss and taking it easy. Half of the time he was on his phone scrolling aimlessly and trying not to get a boner, but eventually the time had come. They had picked up the final passenger in the van, and the show was about to begin.
Once they had been at the river and everyone had gotten themselves prepared, it was time for John to make his scene. It was only a few minutes before he was about to walk down to the edge of the water when one of his devout followers came up to him to whisper the news, there was a deputy on their way through town and a birdy had heard they were investigating the happenings at Eden’s Gate. There was almost a glint of excitement that washed over him, the dread of monotony was taking a toll on him and this was the spark that he needed to get his motivation back. What better way to have showmanship if you don’t have new fans? Of course part of him halfway expects it to be a yee yee local cop, but regardless of that he was ready to get the baptism on the go. If he could get the majority out of the way before the arrival of the newest victim deputy, it would be a lot less stressful.
John knew he fucked up whenever David leaned in to mention that which to cope with that he just took a deep breath and nodded. He knew damn well he would pay the price, and the price was probably going to be in the bedroom. That thought only gained a slight smile when he got lost in thought, but then Hope’s voice yet again snapped him out of it and he immediately nodded again in response to her. “of course I will, love bug. I was playing, there’s only one person in this room I have eyes for and that’s you.” He said while walking over to the table, scooting the chair out for her beside the seat he was planning on sitting.
Jacob was placing the tray on the table while watching his little brother attempt to eat those words, the subtle ass kissing of pulling out the chair was a sign, and it was actually adorable. “I separated them on the grill so grab as many as you want, John what meat is this?” he asked, there were plenty of mountain bovine out there and he knew damn well it wasn’t pork since it cooked faster.
Once everyone had taken a seat, John finally sat down beside Hope and took her hand with a gentle grasp. “it’s bison, so be prepared for rich meat, if you have any stomach issues don’t bother with tums, I use herbs to settle any indigestion so I can mix up something.” He gave a fair warning, if they weren’t used to it there was a chance it’d be too rich. Now that everyone was settled in, he brought his undivided attention to his beloved girlfriend. “everything looks fantastic, you and your mother did amazing. thank you.” He said with a soft voice, bringing her hand up to press a kiss to the back of it. “and thank all of you for being here, this is something we have needed for a while. Jacob and I, with everything we do at Eden’s Gate it’s hard to make time for those important, and to have everyone here right now is a blessing. Now let’s dig in”
Hope would take her place at the table once John pulled her chair out. There, she’d sit with a pleasant smile on her face as she looked at all the food on the table. It all looked and smelled good, but truthfully, food was the last thing on her mind in the moment. Even with all the clear ass-kissing, Hope wasn’t going to forget all the jokes he had made at her expense throughout the day, especially the ones when he joined in on her mother. Hope couldn’t do anything about her mom, but John? Oh, he was that sweet victory in waiting.
“Well, thank you for letting Alice and I stay here while in the county. And thank you for taking such great care of our daughter, I couldn’t imagine another man better suited for our Hope.” David would say with a smile.
“Yeah, I don’t think Hope could’ve picked any better than you. She really hit the jackpot with you.” Alice would add on, sending a wink towards her daughter much to Hope’s disappointment.
“I really am lucky, aren’t I? So lucky to have you, John.~” She’d say sweetly. Of course, that was merely a front for what she was planning. After she brought down the hand that John kissed, Hope would slide that hand towards his lap and keep it there. She was dangerously close to his pelvis, but her movement had been subtle enough that her parents hadn’t noticed. Instead, Alice and David had started to work on their food.
As everyone got their food together, he listened to Alice with a warm smile plastered on his face “I appreciate those kind words, it is truly refreshing to have people like yourselves in this county.” He brought his hand up to clutch over his heart, a genuine smile forming on his lips at the sentiment. “but we can’t give up on these ones just yet, they deserve a chance too.” In reference to the locals, of course.
The moment he felt her hand rest on his legs, he turned his attention to Hope, a long sigh leaving his nose while he brought his hand up to the table to grab his fork. Stab her in the leg, just do it and say it fell. “Oh honey, I’m the lucky one.” He practically spoke through his teeth, he knew damn she was going to do that the moment she asked him to sit down beside her and he wanted to scream it from the rooftops, ‘I was right!’ but nobody would know what he was talking about, so all he could do was clench his wrist and turn his attention down to the food that was on the plate in front of him.
Jacob on the other side of the table was staring at the two with an almost amused look, he knew all too well when his brother was holding something back and the fact that he was doing it beside Hope was a giveaway that she was making him regret everything. “you know, when I was in basics I had a lot of time to study animals, interestingly enough… despite most animals natural instinct for the male to be dominant in a pack, hyenas are matriarchal.” A jab at his little brother? Or just a fun fact? “even when it comes to mating, the females have an elongated—”
“you know” John would interrupt, picking up a cup and pouring a bit of the sweet tea into it before setting it back down in the middle. “I think this is the best dinner I’ve had in a long time, and I am just so happy that Jacob could join us instead of staying up in the mountains by himself, eating a tv dinner in a lifeless cabin.”
Jacob would mimic John’s actions with a smile that was just as shit eating as his brothers while he filled a glass up for himself, taking a lengthy drink before setting it back down. “Hope, you did such a great job on this tea.”
When Jacob spoke about the hyenas, Hope would listen to him as if he was saying the most interesting thing in the world. “I actually find that rather interesting, such a shame that John doesn’t. He just doesn’t get it, I guess.” She’d say with a fake sigh of dismay. “However, I do agree that it is great that Jacob could join us. You know what, he should join us at dinner more often, don’t you think so John?” She’d ask with a smug expression, giving his thigh a squeeze as she did.
Meanwhile, Alice and David were oblivious to the little dick measuring contest happening between the three. Truly, they were just enjoying the meal that had been so nicely prepared. “This food is absolutely delicious! I’m so glad that we all had a chance to sit down and eat together.” Alice would say in between bites with David nodding in agreement.
“It really is great, and thank you for the compliment, Jacob. You know, John did say that it didn’t even need to be sweetened? Can you believe that?” Hope would say, throwing a side glance at John before returning her attention back to Jacob.
John was dying inside while he stared ahead at his brother who was trying to demean him by bringing up the hyenas, but when Hope had chimed in that it was interesting, he snapped his attention directly to her and gave her a nod. “oh? I just stopped him because he was going to talk about their elongated clitoris, which looks like a fake dick. something Jacob doesn’t know about hyenas is that they are the only other mammal that practice oral sex for pleasure. I just thought since we were eating, we could keep the genital talk to a minimum.” Little Mr. Know it all was going to shut that denial down really quick.
Jacob couldn’t help but snicker down at his plate, jutting the food around now that he had stoked the embers just a little. He would’ve thrown some gasoline on it, but he was thankfully derailed by Alice mentioning the food. “it really is delicious, thank you John for getting all of this.” The last part was like when you’d tell a child to thank someone for getting a pair of socks for Christmas.
John would lean back in his chair at that squeeze, his head turning back to her while another sigh left his nose “I wouldn’t have drank any if you didn’t sweeten it, I was just trying to flirt with you.” he murmured while bringing his arm back so he could pull Hope’s chair against his, a soft smile forming on his lips. “you know, there’s nothing I wouldn’t do for you.” His tone was as charming as ever, which only prompted him to lean in to give her cheek a kiss then linger for a moment. “or to you” he would whisper, leaning back in his chair and taking his glass to take a sip through a smile.
Hearing John talk about the hyena’s genitals, David choked on his food a little bit, but covered it with a cough and went about eating his food. Whatever the conversation those three were having, he had no interest in it so he’d just tune them out and focus on eating. Alice on the other hand, had already had them tuned out and continued to eat her food in peace. These two had absolutely no idea what was happening around them, and that was probably for the best.
Hope was enjoying the banter between the two men, feeling some sort of justice with Jacob on her side. That would come to an abrupt end, though, as what John whispered into her ear caused Hope to nearly choke on her drink. Luckily, she was as smooth with it as her father had been and just covered it up with a cough and a smile. “And there’s nothing I wouldn’t do for you either, John.” It seemed she was starting to get some pushback from him.
Clearing her throat, Hope would take a few more bites of her own food before planning her next move. Once she finished eating, she’d use her napkin to wipe her mouth but when she was going to put it back in her lap, the napkin conveniently fell to the ground. “I’ll get that.” She’d say as she leaned over towards John. When she was reaching for the napkin, she so happened to brush her hand right along his crotch. “Ah, my apologies.” She’d say sweetly before actually grabbing her napkin.
John noticed David almost choke, which made him let his head fall back and he almost wanted to scream because this was a disaster, Jacob had baited him into being the one to talk about it. but he just continued to eat his food, listening to her kind words that were probably a threat in a way, but he hadn’t worked out how yet. But he knew damn well he was in deep shit when he felt her napkin hit his leg when it ‘fell’
“no, no I’ll—” he was going to get it for her, but she immediately did exactly what he thought she would, his head falling back against his chair while he tried his best to not lose his shit or go insane in that moment. “I think I should go check on the goats, I-I think I heard.. something.” He was quick to toss his napkin down on the table and scoot his chair back to quickly get up and walk out the side door.
Jacob was just watching the entire thing go down, which he brought his attention back to David once John had successfully escaped outside for air which he figured he’d need. “So, David. These ribs are actually from a bison John got up in the mountains, I took him out hunting a few months ago. I went back in because I was tired, and he decided to stay up in that nest for hours until that son of a bitch came by.” Recanting the story that John wouldn’t have told because that was just average bliss activities with John, but he would make idle conversation. “they’re almost a menace in the mountains, he spent two days tracking that one down because it charged us and totaled the car, damn near killed us.”
Too Sweet - @ohtheblissx
It was a day like any other for john, the rise and shine grind of stammering out of bed and into his kitchen to use the blender for his morning brew, bliss oil, jimson weed and coffee all ground together with just a pinch of hazelnut for task before he was soon his bouncing and charismatic self. Once the sun had come up, yes he woke before the sun, he had already been clad in a pair of tight skinny jeans, to avoid baggage during baptism and of course he wanted to make sure he looked his best so he had a relatively nice dress shirt, his vest to feel fancier and of course a shit ton of hair gel to keep that mess back in the water. He knew he had a long day ahead, so he grabbed several thermoses to fill his morning concoction for the go and he was out the door, barely beating the morning light.
Most days reserved for baptism had a lot of thought put into it, showmanship, scripts and it was a spectacle to be seen so he knew he had to be at his best. Unfortunately that meant being cracked out of his mind, tearing up the roads of hope county in his beloved car and making an entire ass of himself to the early rising farmers as he’d passed by. Once he was at his usual baptism spot he’d seen his devout workers already hard at work dumping the bliss into the shallow water and creating a natural barrier to attempt to keep it all maintained. He abhorred Faith for her littering, but this was a necessary evil. Eyeroll.
Black boots hit the morning dew-soaked grass beneath his car door, his eyes squinting at the sun beaming over the mountains even despite having his signature shades on, the bliss had made everything so more vibrant. “brothers, sisters.” He sighed out, he was exhausted much like any addict he didn’t sleep much and that attributed to his foul mood, not that he could take it out on any of his followers without joseph reprimanding him. “make sure after you bless the waters you get rid of those containers, and I mean get rid of. If I so much as see a single barrel on the side of the waters west of the henbane.. there will be hell to pay.” He wanted so badly to spit that out more aggressively than he did, but he knew that sometimes people got butthurt and ran back to run their mouths for brownie points, so he settled with clenching his jaw and gesturing for them to commence.
Him on the other hand, he had an entire roster of people who were willing to be baptized and usually they had a few not so willing participants but— today's schedule was cleared. The only thing that he was dreading was the fact that he was expected to be there upon pickup of every participant of the evenings event.
Which meant he had to sit either passenger inside of the van or spend all day driving himself to each location, so to save on gas and his own peace of mind he went with the van. One visit turned into two, minutes turned into hours and as many fake smiles as he had to muster was enough to drive a normal person insane, but john wasn’t normal and he’d spent the entire trip sipping on bliss and taking it easy. Half of the time he was on his phone scrolling aimlessly and trying not to get a boner, but eventually the time had come. They had picked up the final passenger in the van, and the show was about to begin.
Once they had been at the river and everyone had gotten themselves prepared, it was time for John to make his scene. It was only a few minutes before he was about to walk down to the edge of the water when one of his devout followers came up to him to whisper the news, there was a deputy on their way through town and a birdy had heard they were investigating the happenings at Eden’s Gate. There was almost a glint of excitement that washed over him, the dread of monotony was taking a toll on him and this was the spark that he needed to get his motivation back. What better way to have showmanship if you don’t have new fans? Of course part of him halfway expects it to be a yee yee local cop, but regardless of that he was ready to get the baptism on the go. If he could get the majority out of the way before the arrival of the newest victim deputy, it would be a lot less stressful.
John knew he fucked up whenever David leaned in to mention that which to cope with that he just took a deep breath and nodded. He knew damn well he would pay the price, and the price was probably going to be in the bedroom. That thought only gained a slight smile when he got lost in thought, but then Hope’s voice yet again snapped him out of it and he immediately nodded again in response to her. “of course I will, love bug. I was playing, there’s only one person in this room I have eyes for and that’s you.” He said while walking over to the table, scooting the chair out for her beside the seat he was planning on sitting.
Jacob was placing the tray on the table while watching his little brother attempt to eat those words, the subtle ass kissing of pulling out the chair was a sign, and it was actually adorable. “I separated them on the grill so grab as many as you want, John what meat is this?” he asked, there were plenty of mountain bovine out there and he knew damn well it wasn’t pork since it cooked faster.
Once everyone had taken a seat, John finally sat down beside Hope and took her hand with a gentle grasp. “it’s bison, so be prepared for rich meat, if you have any stomach issues don’t bother with tums, I use herbs to settle any indigestion so I can mix up something.” He gave a fair warning, if they weren’t used to it there was a chance it’d be too rich. Now that everyone was settled in, he brought his undivided attention to his beloved girlfriend. “everything looks fantastic, you and your mother did amazing. thank you.” He said with a soft voice, bringing her hand up to press a kiss to the back of it. “and thank all of you for being here, this is something we have needed for a while. Jacob and I, with everything we do at Eden’s Gate it’s hard to make time for those important, and to have everyone here right now is a blessing. Now let’s dig in”
Hope would take her place at the table once John pulled her chair out. There, she’d sit with a pleasant smile on her face as she looked at all the food on the table. It all looked and smelled good, but truthfully, food was the last thing on her mind in the moment. Even with all the clear ass-kissing, Hope wasn’t going to forget all the jokes he had made at her expense throughout the day, especially the ones when he joined in on her mother. Hope couldn’t do anything about her mom, but John? Oh, he was that sweet victory in waiting.
“Well, thank you for letting Alice and I stay here while in the county. And thank you for taking such great care of our daughter, I couldn’t imagine another man better suited for our Hope.” David would say with a smile.
“Yeah, I don’t think Hope could’ve picked any better than you. She really hit the jackpot with you.” Alice would add on, sending a wink towards her daughter much to Hope’s disappointment.
“I really am lucky, aren’t I? So lucky to have you, John.~” She’d say sweetly. Of course, that was merely a front for what she was planning. After she brought down the hand that John kissed, Hope would slide that hand towards his lap and keep it there. She was dangerously close to his pelvis, but her movement had been subtle enough that her parents hadn’t noticed. Instead, Alice and David had started to work on their food.
As everyone got their food together, he listened to Alice with a warm smile plastered on his face “I appreciate those kind words, it is truly refreshing to have people like yourselves in this county.” He brought his hand up to clutch over his heart, a genuine smile forming on his lips at the sentiment. “but we can’t give up on these ones just yet, they deserve a chance too.” In reference to the locals, of course.
The moment he felt her hand rest on his legs, he turned his attention to Hope, a long sigh leaving his nose while he brought his hand up to the table to grab his fork. Stab her in the leg, just do it and say it fell. “Oh honey, I’m the lucky one.” He practically spoke through his teeth, he knew damn she was going to do that the moment she asked him to sit down beside her and he wanted to scream it from the rooftops, ‘I was right!’ but nobody would know what he was talking about, so all he could do was clench his wrist and turn his attention down to the food that was on the plate in front of him.
Jacob on the other side of the table was staring at the two with an almost amused look, he knew all too well when his brother was holding something back and the fact that he was doing it beside Hope was a giveaway that she was making him regret everything. “you know, when I was in basics I had a lot of time to study animals, interestingly enough… despite most animals natural instinct for the male to be dominant in a pack, hyenas are matriarchal.” A jab at his little brother? Or just a fun fact? “even when it comes to mating, the females have an elongated—”
“you know” John would interrupt, picking up a cup and pouring a bit of the sweet tea into it before setting it back down in the middle. “I think this is the best dinner I’ve had in a long time, and I am just so happy that Jacob could join us instead of staying up in the mountains by himself, eating a tv dinner in a lifeless cabin.”
Jacob would mimic John’s actions with a smile that was just as shit eating as his brothers while he filled a glass up for himself, taking a lengthy drink before setting it back down. “Hope, you did such a great job on this tea.”
When Jacob spoke about the hyenas, Hope would listen to him as if he was saying the most interesting thing in the world. “I actually find that rather interesting, such a shame that John doesn’t. He just doesn’t get it, I guess.” She’d say with a fake sigh of dismay. “However, I do agree that it is great that Jacob could join us. You know what, he should join us at dinner more often, don’t you think so John?” She’d ask with a smug expression, giving his thigh a squeeze as she did.
Meanwhile, Alice and David were oblivious to the little dick measuring contest happening between the three. Truly, they were just enjoying the meal that had been so nicely prepared. “This food is absolutely delicious! I’m so glad that we all had a chance to sit down and eat together.” Alice would say in between bites with David nodding in agreement.
“It really is great, and thank you for the compliment, Jacob. You know, John did say that it didn’t even need to be sweetened? Can you believe that?” Hope would say, throwing a side glance at John before returning her attention back to Jacob.
John was dying inside while he stared ahead at his brother who was trying to demean him by bringing up the hyenas, but when Hope had chimed in that it was interesting, he snapped his attention directly to her and gave her a nod. “oh? I just stopped him because he was going to talk about their elongated clitoris, which looks like a fake dick. something Jacob doesn’t know about hyenas is that they are the only other mammal that practice oral sex for pleasure. I just thought since we were eating, we could keep the genital talk to a minimum.” Little Mr. Know it all was going to shut that denial down really quick.
Jacob couldn’t help but snicker down at his plate, jutting the food around now that he had stoked the embers just a little. He would’ve thrown some gasoline on it, but he was thankfully derailed by Alice mentioning the food. “it really is delicious, thank you John for getting all of this.” The last part was like when you’d tell a child to thank someone for getting a pair of socks for Christmas.
John would lean back in his chair at that squeeze, his head turning back to her while another sigh left his nose “I wouldn’t have drank any if you didn’t sweeten it, I was just trying to flirt with you.” he murmured while bringing his arm back so he could pull Hope’s chair against his, a soft smile forming on his lips. “you know, there’s nothing I wouldn’t do for you.” His tone was as charming as ever, which only prompted him to lean in to give her cheek a kiss then linger for a moment. “or to you” he would whisper, leaning back in his chair and taking his glass to take a sip through a smile.
