series rating: E (minors DNI, 18+ only, single dad!joel, smut to come)
summary: You’re Sarah’s fifth grade teacher, and after meeting her father at a parent/teacher conference, you find yourself developing a strong interest and affection for the two struggling Millers.
chapters marked with * indicate explicit content. minors DNI.
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Will 'Ironhead' Miller x female reader
Series Summary: After the Publix incident and breakup with his fiancé, Will begins to find peace and healing when he least expected it, but navigating falling in love again while living with PTSD doesn't come without its hurdles. Can building trust and a healthy relationship prove to outweigh all the demons he faces and finally allow Will to live the life he never thought he deserved?
Series Warnings: Rated E, 18+ only. Swearing. Various sexual activities. Traumas associated with PTSD (violence, nightmares). Please see each individual chapter for detailed warnings.
Part 1 - You've seen Will at the gym many times before, and he you, and today you finally share a moment, discovering your assumptions about him are right.
Part 2 - Will's dreaded grocery run turns out better than expected, and things dial up a notch when he invites you to watch Benny's fight later that night.
Part 3 - You're back at the gym attempting to distract yourself from thinking of Will, your conversation from the night before weighing on your mind, but it turns out Captain Miller has even less restraint when it comes to you than he thought he did.
Part 4 - You stay for an eventful night with Will, helping him through an anxiety attack brought on by a nightmare, all while learning more about each other and taking advantage of his amplified energy and restlessness.
Part 5 - More days of bliss continue for you and Will, including a proper date where lustful feelings are balanced with hesitations, and another nightmare brings things crashing down.
Part 6 - Will starts to distance himself from you to the point of being unable to mend things and tension rises between the Miller brothers over his actions.
Part 7 - Unanswered questions amp up every emotion that time does nothing to lessen, and so much uncertainty raises the concern if everything will turn out okay or if moving on is the only answer.
Part 8 - You and Will finally discuss how to navigate your relationship, and after establishing a comfortable rhythm again, something causes a disruption to test you once more.
Part 9 - Will's feelings come to light in the aftermath of your run-in with Cam, and after more rifts between the two Miller brothers, your relationship progresses to the next step.
Part 10 - Comfortable domestication sets into your routines after Will officially moves in with you, and a quick stop at the grocery store on the way home from the gym earns Will another reputation at Publix.
Part 11 - Will does something he never thought he would again, and after someone from his recent past seeks him out, things fall into place and call for celebration.
Part 12 - You and Will elope to a northern getaway for an intimate wedding, where “wedded bliss” doesn’t even begin to describe your time together. Surrounded by the quiet promise of your new beginning, Will reconsiders his career path and imagines a future rooted in you.
Dale is my one cat that won’t attack me for rubbing his belly when he exposes it. There’s just something in his eyes to say draws me in every time; he loves his mama.
Had to take Chip to vet because he was vomiting every two days. Come to find that I was feeding him too much in a day & now it’s back to normal. He hasn’t vomited in almost a week & his blood work came back positive!
Have you ever seen “The Hand that rocks the cradle” ?
How would Tommy or Joel react if pregnant wife or girlfriend was touched inappropriately while being examined? How many months she is ; I’ll leave up to you but definitely has a visible bump. Unable to can’t catch her breath as she walks as fast as her pregnant body can handle clings to him crying hysterically before telling him what happened.
Blood for blood
Pairings: Joel miller x pregnant!reader
Content warnings: sexual assault, pregnancy, violence/graphic psychical assault, emotional distress/panic, themes of revenge, medical misconduct, post assault comfort & recovery, soft!Joel, protective!Joel, trauma, blood and injury, male rage.
Word count: 800
The cold air bit at Joel's knuckles as he stood just outside the community clinic, leaning against the porch post, arms folded right across his chest. He hated this place, sterile, too many people, too many strangers who called themselves doctors even though none of them had real training.
But you were seven months along now, and your back had been killing you. He'd all but forced you to get looked at. Just routine, he told himself. Just making sure everything's alright.
He checked his watch. Again.
And then he heard it, footsteps pounding down the wooden hallway, frantic. Panicked. His head jerked up just as the front doors burst open. You stumbled out, one hand clutched around your belly, the other reaching forward. Your face was wet, red and blotchy, like you'd been crying for hours, but your mouth was open in a silent scream. Tears spilled down your cheeks as you choked on your own breath, legs wobbling under you.
Joel was already moving.
"Baby?" He called, rushing towards you. "Hey- hey, whoa. What's wrong? What happened?"
You crashed into his chest like a wave breaking over rocks. He caught you with both arms, his hands instinctively going to your back and belly. Your body was trembling, heaving with sobs. He titled your face up, heart hammering against his ribs. "Darlin', talk to me. What is it? Is it the baby? Is somethin' wrong?"
But it wasn't the baby.
You buried your face in his neck, gripping the back of his coat with shaking hands. "I told him to stop," You whispered. "Joel- he... He touched me..."
Everything in him went still.
"....what?"
You were crying harder now, your words coming out fractured. "He was doing the exam and then- his hand, it was too low, I told him to stop but he kept talking over me. I pushed his hand away and he- he smirked, Joel."
For a long second, Joel didn't move. Didn't breathe.
Then he slowly pushed you back, gentle, like you were made of glass. His hands were steady, voice terrifyingly calm.
"Who."
You shook your head, scared now, not of him, but of what you saw in his eyes. A stillness. Like something had shut off.
"Joel, please, I just wanna go home-"
"Who."
You whispered the name.
Joel didn't say a word. He walked past you, straight through the clinic doors.
Inside the clinic
Dr. Caswell didn't even have time to stand. Jo was on him in three strides. The man opened his mouth to speak, but Joel grabbed him but the collar and slammed him against the wall so hard shelf of bottles toppled onto the floor. He didn't wait for answers. Joel's fist drove straight into his mouth, bone meeting bone with a sickening crack. The doctor shouted, blood spurting from his lips as Joel grabbed him again and dragged him down onto the tile. Bjs boot connected with the man's ribs, once, twice, again. Each blow punctuated by his growled words.
"You put your hands on her?"
CRACK.
"You touched her when she said no?"
THUD.
"you fuckin' smiled?"
Caswell curled, coughing blood, but Joel didn't care. His fists were covered in it now, his own knuckles split, the skin raw but he didn't stop. He dropped to his knees and punched the man in the eye socket so hard the sound echoed off the tiled walls. People were shouted behind him. Running. Someone tried to pull him off.
"Joel, STOP!"
he didn't hear them.
He grabbed the man by the hair and slammed his head back into the wall. Again. Again. Caswell's nose was a ruin. His face bruised and swollen beyond recognition.
Joel leaned in close, voice low and seething. "You don't touch her. You don't look at her. If I ever see you within a hundred fuckin' feet of her again, I will kill you. You understand me?" The man couldn't answer, he just whimpered.
Joel stood, chest heaving, his hands dripping blood, some of it his, most of it not. The room was silent now, expect for the gurgling breath of the man on the floor. People were staring at Joel as he walked past them, didnt look at them, pushing the door open.
Back outside, you were sitting on a bench now doubled over, your belly cradled in your arms, tears running down your face. You looked up when he came out. His hands were torn up, knuckles bleeding. His face still clenched, but his eyes softened the second they found yours.
"Is he..." You whispered.
"Still breathing," Joel muttered. "Barely."
You reached for him and he dropped to his knees Infront of you uncaring of the cold stone or the people watching. He placed both hands gently on your belly, then leaned his forehead against it, his body shaking. "I'm sorry I wasn't there," He rasped. "I should've been with you. I should've fuckin' known better than to let anyone else touch you." You cupped the back of his neck. "You didn't know..Joel, you didn't know" Joel looked up at you then, his voice thick. "I'll never let that happen again, you hear me? Never."
Met this legend back in 2018; he was promoting his Mark Twain Project to San Jose & I jumped at the chance to meet him afterwards.
Super friendly, funny & despite his raspy voice due to throat cancer; he wasn’t going to let that stop him from doing what he loves. Even though it was a brief meeting; it’s something I will NEVER forget.
did you watch more mk? or did you decide to watch tf again instead? 🤣
I'm overdue for a rewatch of both, frankly.
I didn’t see this till now! I haven’t finished watching Moon Knight yet. The only time I’ll be able to watch it is at home. They’ve cracked down on the cell phone usage while working (as a surveillance operator). Sucks but it’s understandable as my full attention is needed! I’ll let you know when I do (duh 🤭).
Add on; as for Triple Frontier ; I re watched it again a few weeks back. Santi’s ass in those jeans …….
