Din is quite gentle on the aftercare, he will definitelly be spent if you guys went through a night of pleasure, and he will mostly just let you lay on his chest and cuddle you to sleep, but if it was a quickie, he must probably help you clean up carefully, give you a tiny kiss before putting his helmet back on...
B = Body part
Din loves your ass, no excuses, he enjoys to grab it, to slap it, to caress it or to pinch it to tease you during some harmless bickering, but he does love your eyes too, because he feels more seem by you than by anyone else.
As for himself, he does like his hands very much, and his scars, because he knows you adore to trace them, and it makes him feel more beautiful somehow.
C = Cum
Din is not some virgin boy, so he doesn't mind pulling out before finishing and doing it somewere else, like his hand, your thighs, your stomach, as long as you don't get pregnant during a harsh moment, better.
Not that he doesn't have a breeding kink, excuse me, this man is the king of babyfever, just Grogu isn't enough for him, but until you both settle somewere safe enough, Grogu and you safe and healthy is all he needs.
D = Dirty secret
Din loves when you randomly decides he deserve a headjob, and he go wild when you do, how your lips wrap around his cock in that way only you do, he gets pretty vocal.
E = Experience
Despite his stoic exterior, Djarin is quite experienced in the bedroom and knows how to please his partner thoroughly, he travelled many galaxies, so he has all kind of experiences, even being a bit hard to get.
F = Favorite position
Definitely missionary, because after he broke his creed to let you see his face, all he mostly enjoy doing is watching you without his helmet on, to see you look in his eyes when you look at his, to kiss your neck and jaw over and over while his hips piston into your tight heat.
G = Goofy
Din is not quite goofy during sex, but the goofyness come when he is asking if "You're okay?" for the 10th time and you complain about it and he gets all whiny about you don't cherishing when he is attentive with you.
H = Hair
He trims, but it will never be a clean shave, and you get used to it, because travelling galaxies constantly, you both never have much time for this type of self-higyene, neither disposable razors to use without causing some sort of rash.
I = Intimacy
Din values the intimate connection he has with you during sex and often expresses his love and affection verbally, asking if you're okay all the time, wanting you to guide him through it, and his favorite way to show his affection verbally is to use Mando'a native nicknames, like Cyare, Mesh'la, Cyar'ika and others...
J = Jack off
Since he is constantly away from home and automatically from you because you don't leave the planet with him, he misses you constantly, so when things get too heavy for him, he does it as much as to relieve tension only, because you treat him very good.
K = Kink
He likes kneading you a lot, ass, thighs, hips, he likes to grab you, to feel your soft skin on his hands, to hear your soft reactions from when he does it.
He loves when you claw his back though, his shoulders and biceps, he adores to get marked like this by you.
L = Location
Din prefers to have sex in private, intimate spaces such as his own quarters or a secluded area on a ship.
But it things get too much, it can happen inside a cave, against a tree, hidden beneath a bush...
M = Motivation
Din gets going by your moans alone, to your soft touches as much as your hands on his hair, to your lips on his throat...
He goes wild with the back clawing thing, and he gets REALLY going when you clench around him.
N = No
Would never choke you too tight or slap too hard, with the intention of making you feel pain or excitement through fear, that's too sadistic to him, and he wants you to feel pleasure, not pained fear.
O = Oral
This man loves to make you squirm when he is munching at your pussy, because yeah, he is a muncher, and once, when you decided to try 69 with him, it nearly became his favorite position, because he could do his three favorite things in sex with you:
- grab your ass
- taste you
- and get you to suck his cock
P = Pace
Din likes to start slow and sensual, building up to a more intense and passionate pace if it's a slow night.
But if it's a quickie, he'll build up faster, and focusing on finishing mainly.
Q = Quickie
Not when the mission is too dangerous and require attentiveness.
R = Risk
Absolutely hates, the though of being caught with you by some enemy is the worst possible, because he always is prepared, and during sex, he gets extremelly vulnerable, so no, he don't take risks when it's about you.
S = Stamina
2 rounds and a cunnilingus if you're still up for it.
T = Toys
Prefer to use his cock, and is sure you do too.
U = Unfair
Din teasing is with bickering, going back and forth on filthy talking to see who folds first.
V = Volume
He is pretty vocal, but more on groans and whimpers than actual loud moans, and he talks you through it.
W = Wild card
Once he stayed so long without sex with you, that when you actually did it, he came so hard that he managed to make a whole mess around your stomach, your thighs and your tits, he managed to hit everything by just jerking his climax off.
X = X-ray
He walk like it's heavy, girls, it's definitelly big, 7 inches to more and definitelly girthy.
Y = Yearning
His sex drive is so deep that turns into actual yearning, in a genuine way, he enjoys being close to you and sex deepens this bond between you both, of him being vulnerable and helmetless around you, and you caring for him as much as he does for you.
Z = Zzz
Never sleeps before you do, and when he does, it's kinda creepy even, he doesn't even snore, just sleeps like an angel, quietly, motionless, and holding you tight against him.
warnings: intimate, possible spoilers from The Mandalorian and Grogu, way too cute, din being smitten asf, kinda smutty
The hyperspace tunnel finally dissolved into streaks of blue and black, and the old gunship groaned like it, too, was exhausted.
Din Djarin sat heavily in the pilot seat, one gloved hand still on the controls while the other rubbed slowly down the front of his helmet.
Behind him came a tiny, sleepy chirp.
âI know,â Din muttered. âIâm tired too.â
Grogu blinked at him from his seat, ears drooping dramatically in betrayal.
The mission had gone wrong approximately seventeen times.
First, the Hutt they were hired to escort had attempted to betray them. Then pirates got involved. Then the Empire. Then, somehow, an exploding fuel station. Din still wasnât entirely sure how Grogu had gotten hold of detonators.
The child made an innocent face.
âDonât look at me like that.â
Grogu cooed louder.
Din sighed. âYouâre lucky she likes you more than me.â
At that, Grogu perked up immediately, tiny claws tapping excitedly against the seat.
Home.
The ship descended through the atmosphere toward the hidden repair dock tucked deep into the canyon settlement. Warm lights glowed through the dusk, and Din felt that familiar pull in his chest the second he saw the open hangar doors.
Her.
He could already picture her standing there with grease on her hands and that unimpressed expression she always wore when he came back half-dead.
The ship landed rougher than usual.
âEasy,â Din grunted.
Grogu squealed as the ship bounced once.
The ramp lowered with a hiss.
And there she was.
Y/N stood beneath the workshop lights with a hydrospanner hanging from her belt, dark streaks of grease smeared across one cheek. One side of the docked ship behind her was still open from repairs, sparks occasionally flashing inside its exposed paneling.
Dinâs heartbeat slowed instantly at the sight of her.
Stars.
Every single time.
She crossed her arms immediately. âYouâre late.â
Grogu launched himself down the ramp with a happy shriek.
âHey, my little green loveââ
You barely had time to crouch before Grogu collided with your chest, climbing up you like a tiny monkey. You laughed breathlessly, kissing the top of his head while he made clingy little noises into your neck.
âOh, I missed you too.â
Din watched silently from the ramp.
He always did that.
Watched the two of you like you were something sacred.
Your eyes finally lifted to him. âWhat happened this time?â
âMission complications.â
âThat means something exploded.â
âA few things exploded.â
You narrowed your eyes instantly.
Din knew that look.
âI had it under control.â
âYou always say that right before you almost die.â
âIt wasnât that bad.â
Grogu made a very dramatic sad noise.
You looked down sharply. âWhat happened?â
The little traitor pointed at Din and babbled furiously.
Din actually stiffened.
âYou snitch.â
Grogu barked happily.
Your expression darkened more and more the longer Din explained.
âYou WHAT?â
âThe Hutt wasnât the targetââ
âYou took on three Imperial cruisers for a HUTT?â
âThere were not three cruisers.â
âHow many?â
Din paused.
ââŠTwo.â
Your jaw dropped.
Grogu slowly hid his face against your shoulder.
âYou are unbelievable.â
âIt worked.â
âYou got shot!â
âIt barely hit me.â
âYou crashed the ship!â
âWe landed.â
âYou are impossible toââ
Grogu suddenly grabbed your face with both tiny hands.
You stopped instantly.
The little green child pressed his forehead against yours and gave the saddest little whine imaginable.
Your anger melted so fast Din almost laughed.
âOh, no,â you whispered, rubbing his ears gently. âYou thought I was mad at you?â
Grogu nodded pitifully.
âI could never be mad at you.â
The child chirped triumphantly and immediately cuddled closer.
Din shook his head.
Manipulator.
You pointed at Din over Groguâs shoulder. âWe are continuing this argument later.â
âYes, maâam.â
âDonât âyes maâamâ me.â
Din almost smiled beneath the helmet.
Home.
This was home.
Later that night, the ship was quiet.
For once.
Grogu had finally fallen asleep in his little bunk after demanding approximately forty-seven minutes of cuddles from both of you.
Din had taken the first real shower heâd had in days, steam still curling through the tiny fresher as he stood shirtless beside the sink.
Water rolled down scarred skin.
Old knife wounds. Burn marks. Bruises spreading dark along his ribs.
New ones.
He stared at them silently in the mirror.
The door slid open behind him.
Din looked up immediately.
You leaned against the doorway, arms folded loosely across your chest.
Your eyes traveled slowly over him.
Not teasing.
Not joking.
Just⊠looking.
Din suddenly became very aware of every scar on his body.
âYou got hurt,â you said quietly.
âIâm fine.â
âYou always say that too.â
He watched your reflection approach him.
Closer.
Your fingers brushed carefully over the fresh bruising on his side, and Din inhaled sharply despite himself.
Your gaze lifted instantly to his.
There it was.
That shift.
The air changed all at once.
Dinâs hand closed around your wrist before he could stop himself.
You didnât pull away.
Neither of you spoke.
Then you kissed him.
Hard.
Like youâd been waiting for it.
Din backed you against the wall so fast the metal clanged beneath you both, his hands instantly at your waist while your fingers tangled into his damp curls.
The sound he made against your mouth was low and rough.
Hungry.
Stars, heâd missed you.
The kiss turned messy almost immediately, all breath and restrained frustration and months of near-misses between missions.
âYou drive me insane,â you mumbled against his lips.
Din laughed once under his breath before kissing you again, harder this time.
âYou like me insane.â
âI like you alive.â
His forehead pressed briefly against yours before his mouth found your jaw, then your neck.
You gasped softly as his hands tightened on your hips.
Without the armor, without the helmet, without all the layers between you, Din always felt overwhelming.
Large hands. Warm skin. Quiet little sounds he only made around you.
âYou worried about me?â he murmured against your throat.
âYou almost got yourself killed over a Hutt.â
âMhm.â
âI should hit you.â
âMhm.. Try me..â
Instead, your hands slid into his hair, tugging gently.
Din groaned softly against your neck, kissing lower, pressing his hips on yours while you laughed breathlessly at the sound.
âCareful,â you whispered.
âYou started this.â
âYou pinned me to a wall!â
âYou kissed me first.â
You opened your mouth to argueâ
Tiny footsteps.
Rapid little pitter-patters approaching the fresher.
Both of you froze.
Din lifted his head slowly.
The door slid open.
Grogu stood there holding his blanket.
Silence.
The child looked at Din.
Then at you pinned between him and the wall.
Then at Dinâs mouth on your neck.
Groguâs face scrunched instantly.
A tiny offended growl left him.
Like: yuck.
You burst into laughter immediately, covering your face.
Din closed his eyes in defeat.
âKidâŠâ
Grogu made another judgmental noise and waddled over, demanding uppies with both hands.
Just like that, the moment shattered.
Din stared down at him for a long second before reluctantly picking him up.
Grogu immediately wedged himself between the two of you possessively.
You laughed harder. âI think heâs jealous.â
âI noticed.â
Grogu glared at Din.
Din stared back.
ââŠI fought pirates for you.â
Grogu blinked once.
Then deliberately snuggled into your chest instead.
Little traitor.
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Unexpected honesty Harry Castillo
warnings: slow burn romance, emotional and sexual tension, flirting, and implied sexual content (no explicit smut), wealth imbalance and class-based assumptions (briefly, in the luxury store scene), discussions of sex therapy and emotional vulnerability, power dynamics are present but portrayed gently and consensually.
You're not supposed to linger.
Thatâs the rule you give yourself the moment you step into places like thisâsoft lighting, glass cases, sales associates dressed better than most people at weddings. Youâre only here for one thing: earrings. Classic. Timeless. The kind your best friend will wear for decades and think of you every time someone compliments them.
A bridesmaidâs gift. A marriage gift. Something that says I see you without screaming money.
You lean over the display, hands clasped behind your back, studying a pair of delicate diamond studs set in gold. Understated. Elegant. Perfect.
âThose are⊠quite expensive,â the sales associate says, hovering too close. His smile is tight, professional in a way that isnât warm. Assessing. âWe do have similar options that are more accessible.â
You blink once. Then twice.
âI didnât ask for similar,â you say calmly.
He chuckles, like youâve made a joke. âOf course. I just meantâwell, sometimes people are surprised at the price point.â
Sometimes people like you, he means. Flare jeans, fitted dress-shirt (with the sleeves rolled up), hair in a messy bun, your heels were usual pumps, toeless and ankle strap, not something like Jimmy Choo or D'Orsay. No visible labels. No performance.
You meet his eyes. âIâm not surprised.â
He tilts his head, unconvinced. âIf youâd like, I can show you something a bit moreââ he gestures vaguely ââreasonable.â
Before you can respondâbefore you can decide whether today is the day you let yourself be sharpâ
âSorry,â a voice cuts in smoothly. Male. Warm. Unhurried. âSheâs with me.â
The associate straightens immediately, apology already loading. âOhâsir, I didnât realizeââ
You turn.
And there he is.
Tall. Broad-shouldered without being imposing. Dressed immaculately in that effortless way men only manage when they donât try to impress anyoneâdark trousers, crisp shirt, sleeves rolled just enough to show forearms dusted with dark hair. A watch glints at his wrist, clearly expensive, clearly chosen with intention.
His hair is short to mediumâsoft curls at the crown that look like they resist control. His nose is big in a way that gives his face character, not arrogance. Thereâs trimmed stubble along his jaw, a mustache that should look pretentious but somehow doesnât. His mouth curves easily, like smiling is a habit, not a tactic.
And his eyesâfocused. On you.
Not scanning. Not claiming. Just⊠present.
The associate turns to you now with a different tone entirely. âOf course. My apologies. Shall I wrap the earrings?â
You nod, slowly. âYes. Thank you.â
The man beside you steps back as if heâs done his job and has no intention of taking up space he didnât earn. He doesnât touch you. Doesnât linger. Just waits.
When the associate disappears with the box, you finally look at him fully.
âYou didnât need to do that,â you say.
He smiles, softer now. âI know, miss.â
Thereâs no defensiveness in it. No savior complex. Just honesty.
âI just wanted to do it... Sounded like it was about to be something stressing.â
That should irritate you.
Instead, it disarms you.
You exhale. âI had it handled.â
âI figured,â he says. âYou looked like someone who does... I would have given up the earrings already.â
The associate returns, deferential now, explaining warranties and care instructions like you arenât suddenly invisible. You pay without comment.
Outside the store, the air feels differentâless curated, more real.
âYou didnât have to pretend you knew me,â you say, adjusting the bag in your hand, you still felt a bit stressed, not at him, but at the fact the associate only respected you after the man stood up for you, pretending he was with you.
You arch a brow. âYouâre assuming Iâd say yes.â
âI am,â he admits. âBut Iâd survive being wrong, maybe not, because you seem like you're very endearing.â
You study him for a moment. The confidence isnât loud. Itâs settled. Like he knows who he is and doesnât need confirmation.
âFine,â you say. âBut Iâm not thanking you again.â
âDeal.â
Over coffee, you learn his name is Harry. That heâs recently single, delivered casually but with the careful neutrality of someone whoâs done processing and doesnât want to relive it. He listens when you mention youâre a therapistâreally listensâand raises his eyebrows when you clarify.
âCouples,â you say. Then, with a small smile, âAnd sex therapy.â
That earns a genuine laugh. âThat's... Unusual, to say at least.â
âWhatâs that supposed to mean?â
âIt means,â he says, stirring his coffee, âI would have never even consider you were a sex therapist.â
You notice the watch thenâthe one heâd been buying for himself. Ridiculous. Beautiful. Unnecessary.
He doesnât ask you out.
Not then.
Not even when you stand to leave.
He just says, âIt was nice meeting you,â like he means it in a way that doesnât expire after today.
Three days later, your phone lights up with an unfamiliar number.
This is Harryâfrom the store. I was wondering if youâd like to get dinner. No pressure. Thought Iâd ask properly.
You stare at the screen longer than you should.
And somewhere, quietly, something begins.
The date night
Harry is already there when you arrive.
You notice him before he notices youânot because heâs flashy, but because he looks settled. Like he belongs in the low amber light of Nobu Downtown, like the clean lines and quiet luxury were designed to orbit him rather than impress him.
Black sweater. Soft, fitted, deceptively simple. Dark trousers. No jacket. No tie. Nothing trying too hard. He looks⊠comfortable. Confident in a way that doesnât need proof.
And then he looks up.
The smile that spreads across his face isnât restrained. Itâs not calculated. Itâs open, immediate, almost relieved.
âHey,â he says, standing.
You step closer, awareâuncomfortably awareâof the way his eyes track you, not greedily, not crudely, but with the unmistakable focus of a man registering something beautiful and trying not to make it obvious.
He leans in, a casual hug that lasts exactly the right amount of time, his cheek brushing yours as he kisses the air beside it. His hand rests briefly at your upper backâwarm, groundingâbefore he pulls away.
âYou lookâŠâ He stops, then chuckles quietly. âYou look really nice.â
Not stunning. Not wow. Just really nice.
It somehow lands harder.
You smile, composed. âYou clean up well yourself.â
âI didnât even try,â he says, mock-serious. âThatâs my whole brand.â
He pulls your chair out for you, smooth and unhurried, and waits until youâre settled before sitting across from you. You clock it all automaticallyâthe manners, the attention, the ease.
Careful, you remind yourself.
Youâve seen this movie before. Eighty percent of the couples you work with start with a man like this. Polished. Attentive. Performative kindness that later curdles into control.
Still⊠something about Harry feels different. Not softer. Just⊠quieter. Like heâs not acting for an audience.
The menu conversation is easy. Playful. He explains why he likes Nobuânot because itâs exclusive, but because no one bothers you, because the food speaks for itself, because he doesnât have to be âonâ here.
âI like places that let you disappear a little,â he says.
You nod. âThatâs rare for you, I imagine.â
He shrugs. âIâm not as interesting as people think.â
That earns a skeptical look.
Dinner unfolds in that rare, delicious way where conversation doesnât feel like a series of questions. You talk about booksâdiscover you both love the same obscure author, the kind people either adore or abandon halfway through.
âMuseums?â he says. âYes. Absolutely.â
You raise an eyebrow. âYou donât strike me as a museum guy.â
âI didnât strike myself as one either,â he admits. âTurns out I just hated history class. Worst grades I ever got.â
You laugh. âBecause it was taught badly, or because you were bored?â
âBecause they tried to make it about memorizing dates instead of people,â he says. âI care about why things happened.â
That⊠interests you more than it should.
Wine loosens the edges of the night. The light catches the embroidery of your dress, gold and shadow shifting as you move. You feel him noticing, not staringâtracking the line of your waist, the structured confidence of the silhouette.
At some point, inevitably, he circles back.
âSo,â he says, resting his forearms on the table. âSex therapist.â
You smile, already bracing. âHere it comes.â
âIâm trying to be respectful,â he says, clearly amused. âBut Iâm also human.â
âDangerous combination.â
He grins. âOccupational hazard.â
He hesitatesâjust a beat too long for the question to be purely academic. âDoes knowing everyoneâs problems make you better in bed? Or does it just ruin sex forever?â
You choke on a laugh. âWow.â
âToo much?â
âBold,â you correct. âBut not too much.â
His ears pink slightly, betraying the confidence. âIâm genuinely curious.â
You tilt your head, considering him. âIt makes you⊠aware. Of patterns. Of communication. Of what people think they want versus what they actually respond to.â
He hums. âThat sounds⊠dangerous.â
âFor whom?â
âFor anyone who underestimates you, and for myself... I mean- Itâs not every day you find out your date knows more about orgasms than you do.â
You feel the heat thenânot between your legs, not yet, but higher. In your chest. In the space between restraint and curiosity.
âAh yeah?â you ask. âWhy the interest for my job?â
He shrugs, casual again, but his eyes stay locked on yours. âI like knowing how things work.â
âEven sex?â
âEspecially sex,â he says. Then, softer, âEspecially with someone who knows what theyâre doing.â
There it is. The flirt. Clean. Controlled. Intimate.
You should shut it down.
Instead, you smile slowly. âYouâre very comfortable talking about this for someone who claims to be shy.â
He laughs. âIâm only shy when I care about the answer.â
That lands.
Hard.
The rest of the night hums with that tensionâlegs brushing under the table, shared glances, the awareness of how close his knee is to yours. He doesnât touch you again. Not really. And somehow that makes it worse.
When he walks you out, the city feels louder by contrast.
âI had a really good time,â he says simply.
âSo did I.â
He doesnât ask to come up. Doesnât kiss you. Just another light hug, another kiss to your cheek that feels far too intimate for how innocent it is.
âIâll text you,â he says.
âI know,â you reply.
You watch him walk away, heart annoyingly unsettled.
Careful, you remind yourself again.
But even as you unlock your door, you already knowâ
warnings: Bob Reynolds x Reader, M4F, Slow burn / hurtâcomfort, PTSD & panic attack depiction, Mental health themes (rehab, trauma, meds), Emotional vulnerability & angst, Power-imbalance discussion (addressed in-fic), Physical affection & non-graphic sensuality, Fluff after angst
10 Months after the battle with Void
Everyone thought Bob Reynolds needed supervision because he was dangerous.
You knew better.
Danger was the symptom. The real problem was that Bob didnât trust the ground under his own feet.
For ten months, your job had been to make sure the ground stayed where it was.
Youâd been assigned to the New Avengers through Valentinaâassistant, on paperâbut everyone in the tower knew what that really meant. You were Bobâs anchor. His schedule. His reminders. His quiet check-ins. His âare you here with me?â person.
Valentina had been blunt.
âHeâs emotionally traumatized,â sheâd said, heels clicking against the floor as she circled you like a general inspecting a soldier. âBe very careful how you address him. He doesnât trust easily. He always keeps one foot back.â
She wasnât wrong.
Bob smiled easily, laughed softly, said thank you too oftenâbut he flinched at raised voices, froze when corridors echoed too long, and dissociated so badly during early training sessions that the Void bled through the cracks.
So you stayed close.
Their routine
Mornings were meds and oatmeal.
Afternoons were physical rehabâgrounding exercises disguised as strength training.
Evenings were therapy worksheets Bob pretended not to hate and movies he pretended not to care about.
You learned the signs.
The way his hands trembled before a panic attack.
How he stopped blinking when the Void whispered.
How he forgot to eat when his thoughts spiraled.
Sometimes, when it got badâreally badâyouâd sit beside him on the couch, let him curl in slightly, your shoulder solid against his chest.
Human contact grounded him.
Heâd confessed that once, quietly, like it was shameful.
âWhen someoneâs there,â heâd said, eyes unfocused, voice thin, âI can feel⊠Real. Like Iâm not disappearing.â
So you stayed.
And Bob noticed everything.
He noticed the way you always wore soft fabrics when you knew youâd be near him all day.
How you never stood behind him without announcing yourself.
How you laughed with him, not at him, when he tripped over his own feet or spilled tea down his sweater.
He liked his sweaters because you liked them.
You called them âcozy.â
You called him cozy once, half-asleep on the couch, his head tipped dangerously close to your shoulder.
He didnât sleep that night.
His conversation with Bucky
The conversation happened after a rough training day.
Bob had lost controlâjust a flicker, barely visibleâbut enough to send alarms humming through the facility. Heâd shut down immediately afterward, sitting on the gym floor with his knees pulled in, breathing like he was afraid air might hurt him.
Bucky had stayed with him.
Not hovering. Just⊠present.
Later, they sat in the empty common room, the city lights smeared across the windows like distant stars.
Bob picked at the sleeve of his sweater.
âI think thereâs something wrong with me,â he said quietly.
Bucky didnât answer right away. He leaned back, metal arm resting against the couch like it weighed nothing.
âYeah,â he said eventually. âWelcome to the club.â
Bob let out a small, shaky laugh.
âItâs notâ itâs not like that. I mean. It is, but⊠I feel this thing. Around her.â
Bucky turned his head then.
âYour assistant.â
Bob nodded, cheeks pink.
âSheâshe makes things lighter. Like someone opened a window in my head. I like how she listens. She doesnât interrupt. She doesnât rush me. And sheâsââ
He swallowed.
âSheâs really beautiful. Like⊠unfairly. Sheâs way out of my league.â
Bucky watched him carefully.
Bob kept going, words tumbling now.
âBut itâs not just that. Itâs the way she notices when Iâm fading. Or how she remembers my triggers without making it obvious. Or how she smells like clean laundry and coffee and vanillaââ
He stopped, mortified.
âSorry. That was weird.â
Bucky snorted.
âKid, if thatâs the weirdest thought youâve had, youâre doing great.â
Bob hesitated.
âThis feeling. Itâs⊠warm. Fuzzy. It makes me scared but alsoâhappy. And I thought maybe it was like⊠Yelena. But itâs not. Sheâs like my sister. This isââ
His voice dropped.
âThis is different.â
Bucky looked away for a moment, jaw tight.
For just a second, something old and heavy passed through his eyesâwar memories, unspoken longing, a ghost named Steve Rogers that still lived in the quiet spaces.
He didnât say it.
He just said:
âYou should tell her, before is too late.â
Bob blinked.
âYou think so? IâI donât want her to think Iâm a weirdo. I meanâlook at me.â
Bucky turned back fully now.
âYou may look a bit weird,â he said flatly, âbut youâre not a weirdo, dude.â
He reached out, vibranium hand warm despite everything, and patted Bobâs shoulder.
Bob exhaled, long and shaky.
In the tower, quiet morning
The day it happened, the building felt hollow.
No team. No noise. Just the low hum of systems and the soft tap of your keyboard.
You were at your desk near the main office, reviewing reports, when you sensed him before you saw him.
Bob had a way of driftingâpresent but hesitant, like he wasnât sure he was allowed to exist in a space unless invited.
âHey, Bob,â you said gently.
He smiled, small and nervous.
âHiâŠâ
He hovered.
You swiveled your chair.
âYou need anything?â
He almost said no.
Almost turned away.
Buckyâs voice echoed in his head.
If you take too long, you might lose them.
Bob swallowed.
âActually, yes. Iâ I want to tell you something important.â
You nodded, patient, open.
And Bob told you.
About the warmth.
About the way you made the Void quieter.
About how being near you made him feel lighter, like gravity loosened its grip.
About how he thought you were beautiful, inside first, always inside first.
You smiled the entire time.
Soft. Fond.
âOh, Bob,â you said gently. âYouâre so sweet.â
His heart stuttered.
âYouâ you wonât⊠wonât say you feel the same?â
You hesitated.
âI mean⊠youâre cute and kind. But I donât think it would be okay. Iâm your assistant. And youâre still emotionally vulnerable.â
The silence that followed was sharp.
Bobâs smile faded.
âIâm not cute,â he said quietly.
You frowned.
âI didnât mean to upset you.â
âYou really donât feel the same?â His voice wobbled. âOrâ or are you saying no because Iâm⊠wrong?â His hands were shaking already.
You stood, careful.
âI never said thatââ
âIâm tired,â he interrupted, suddenly raw, words spilling like blood from a reopened wound.
âIâm tired of being reduced to cute. Or sweet. Iâm not a child who needs to be handled carefully. Iâm not delicate.â
His eyes burned.
âIâm an adult. I can drink. Iâve done drugs. I feel horny and depressed and angryâ Iâm not even a virgin, so whyâwhy do you look at me like that?â
You froze.
âIâm not cute, sweet, and kind, Y/N.â He said, at last.
You opened your mouth.
Closed it.
In ten months, youâd known Bob as gentle. Shy. Soft. A bit awkward.
But this Bobâhonest, hurting, standing tall at six feet with trauma carved into his spineâthis was a man who deserved to be seen.
And before you could say anythingâ
He was gone.
The door whispered shut behind him.
You exhaled shakily, Valentinaâs words ringing loud in your head.
He always has one foot back.
And for the first time since you met himâ
You realized youâd been the one holding him at armâs length
Bobâs Room
Bob didnât make it far.
He shut himself inside his room, the door locking with a soft, traitorous click that sounded too loud in his head. The walls felt closer immediately. The ceiling too low. The air too thin.
He slid down the door until he was sitting on the floor, knees pulled tight to his chest, fingers digging into his sweater like it was the only thing tethering him to the present.
Breathe, he told himself.
Just breathe. Count. In. Out.
It didnât work.
His heart slammed against his ribs like it was trying to escape him. His hands shook so badly he had to clutch them together, nails biting into skin.
The Void didnât rush in.
It never did.
It waited.
You ruined it.
Bob squeezed his eyes shut.
âNo,â he whispered, voice barely there. âPleaseâ not now.â
She saw you. And she didnât want you.
His breathing fractured, sharp little gasps scraping his throat raw.
You were embarrassing. Desperate. Gross.
âI just wantedââ His voice cracked completely. âI just wanted her to see me.â
She does see you. Weak. Broken. Too much.
Bob rocked slightly, forehead pressing into his knees.
âShe doesnât hate me,â he said, desperately, like saying it enough times might make it true.
The Void laughedâlow, intimate, inside his skull.
She thinks youâre a child. Something fragile. Something she has to manage.
His chest burned.
Youâll never be enough for her.
The room blurred.
Bob crawled away from the door, as far as he could get, ending up wedged into the corner beside his wardrobe. He hugged his knees tighter, arms locking around himself like he could physically hold himself together.
âIâm trying,â he sobbed. âIâm trying so hard not toâ not to do anything bad. Please. Please stop.â
Why would she stay?
Why would anyone?
He pressed his hands over his ears, shaking his head.
âStopâ stopâ pleaseââ
His breaths came too fast now. Dizzy. His vision tunneling.
âI donât want to disappear,â he cried, voice wrecked. âI donât want to lose her. Sheâs all Iââ
The words fell apart into broken, helpless sounds.
You and Valentina
You didnât chase him.
That mightâve been the hardest thing youâd done in ten months.
Instead, with your heart pounding and guilt clawing at your throat, you went straight to Valentinaâs office.
She didnât look surprised when you told her.
She looked angry.
âI warned you,â Valentina said coldly, fingers steepled on her desk. âYou were careless.â
âHe confessed his feelings,â you shot back. âThatâs not a threat.â
âHeâs unstable,â Valentina snapped. âYou handle unstable people carefully.â
You clenched your fists.
âNo. He doesnât want that. He doesnât want to be handled like glass.â
Valentina scoffed.
âHe has no control over the Void.â
âAnd heâs still a man,â you said, voice shaking but firm. âHeâs in his late twenties. Heâs not a teenager. He doesnât want to be reduced to âcuteâ or âsafeâ or âmanageable.â He wants autonomy. He wants to be seen.â
Valentina leaned forward, eyes sharp.
âAnd when he loses control and engulfs this building?â she said softly. âWhen you get hurt because you wanted to play emotional honesty?â
Your stomach dropped.
âJust remember,â she continued, voice almost pleasant, âif you die because he gets too âmisunderstood sad puppy,â as you put itâ thatâs on you.â
She stood.
âFix it. Or stay out of the way.â
She left you alone with the echo of her heels and the awful realization that youâd let her fear shape how you treated the man you cared about.
And you were done letting that happen.
Back in the building quarters, you wen't to find him.
You didnât knock.
You opened the door slowly, heart in your throat.
âBob?â
No answer.
The room was dim, curtains half-drawn. The bed untouched.
Panic spiked.
Then you heard it.
A broken, hoarse whisper from the corner.
âY/N⊠Help me, pleaseâŠâ
Your chest shattered.
You crossed the room immediately, dropping to your knees in front of him.
Bob was folded into himself, shaking, eyes red and unfocused, tears soaking into his sleeves.
âHe wonât stop,â he sobbed. âPleaseâ He wonât stopââ
You cupped his face gently, thumbs brushing his cheeks, forcing him to look at you.
âBob,â you said softly, urgently. âLook at me. Heâs not here.â
His eyes flickered.
âHeâs not you,â you continued. âHe doesnât get to tell your story.â
Bob grabbed your wrists, clinging like he was afraid you might vanish.
âI donât want to push you away,â he cried. âI really like you, Y/n. I really do. I donât want to lose youâ Please donât leave me alone.â
You didnât answer with words.
You pulled him into your arms.
Held him tight.
Let him sob into your shoulder, his grip almost painful, fingers digging into your back like you were the last solid thing in the world.
âItâs okay,â you whispered over and over. âIâve got you. Iâm here. Iâm not going anywhere, i'm right here.â
Slowlyâso slowlyâhis breathing began to calm.
When he could sit up again, you guided him to the bed, handed him water, stayed right beside him.
He stared down at his hands.
âIâm sorry,â he said quietly. âFor⊠mistaking what we are.â
You took a breath.
âBob,â you said gently. âI like you too.â
He looked up, startled.
âAnd when I say youâre cute,â you continued, voice steady, âI mean youâre handsome. And gentle. When I say youâre sweet, I mean youâre attentive and polite. And when I say youâre kindâ I mean you care deeply about people.â
His eyes filled again.
âI donât think youâre a child,â you said softly. âAnd Iâm sorry if I ever made you feel like one. And Iâm sorry you feel depressed and angry and horny.â A small, shaky smile tugged at your lips. âThatâs human.â
He swallowed.
âSo⊠it meansâŠ?â
You nodded.
âYeah,â you said. âI like you too, Bob.â
He looked away, wiping his face, overwhelmed.
Then, barely above a whisperâ
âCan I⊠can I kiss you?â
You smiled.
And nodded.
He didnât rush it.
Bob leaned in like he was approaching something fragileânot because you were, but because the moment was. His hand hovered near your waist, uncertain, fingers twitching like he was asking permission without words.
You felt his breath first.
Warm. Shaky. Real.
When his lips finally brushed yours, it was barely a kiss at allâjust a soft, testing press, like he was checking whether youâd pull away.
You didnât.
So he tried again.
This time slower. A little firmer. His mouth moved against yours with careful intent, not clumsy, not desperateâjust⊠attentive. Like everything he did with you.
You sighed before you could stop yourself.
That did it.
Bobâs hand found your waist, fingers spreading like heâd known exactly where they belonged. He pulled you closerânot hard, not possessiveâjust enough to erase the space between you.
Oh.
You hadnât expected that.
His thumb brushed your side, absentminded, grounding himself as much as touching you. The kiss deepened, still slow, still gentle, but warmer nowâcharged with the realization that this was real. That you werenât going anywhere.
Your hand slid into his hair without thinking.
It was softer than you expected.
You felt him shiver.
He let out the smallest soundâbarely thereâbut it went straight through you.
Bob leaned back instinctively, and you followed, the kiss never breaking, until he was lying against the mattress. You climbed onto him without ceremony, knees bracketing his hips, palms resting on his chest like you needed to feel his heartbeat to believe this was happening.
He froze for half a second.
Then his hands settled on your waist againâconfident now, grounding, thumbs pressing lightly as if memorizing you.
You kissed him again.
And again.
Bobâs breath hitched, his hands tightening just a little as the kiss grew messier, less careful. Not wildâjust honest. Like heâd finally stopped overthinking and let himself feel.
Then, somehowâsomehowâhe rolled you both.
Suddenly you were on your back, Bob hovering over you, eyes blown wide like he couldnât believe what heâd just done.
âBobââ you started, half-laughing, half-breathless.
But he leaned down, lips brushing your jaw, then your neck, soft warm kisses pressed there like he was discovering something sacred. His hands stayed respectful, steady at your sides, but the intent was unmistakable.
You gasped despite yourself and brought your hands up, cupping his face, forcing him to stop.
âHeyâ wait,â you said, breathless, a little stunned. âGodâyouâre⊠fast.â
Bob froze instantly.
âOhâ Iâ Iâm sorry,â he blurted, cheeks burning red as he pulled back an inch. âYouâre justâ youâre soââ
He stopped, embarrassed.
âSoâŠ?â you prompted gently, thumb brushing his cheek.
He swallowed.
âSweet,â he said softly.
You laughed, warm and breathless, pulling him back down by the collar of his sweater.
âYeah,â you murmured. âYou too.â
And when you kissed him again, slower this time, Bob melted into itâno Void, no fear, no glass-child carefulness.
Just two people, finally meeting in the middle.
He stayed frozen for a full five seconds after the kiss ended.
Like his brain had short-circuited somewhere between that just happened and oh god I did that.
Bob cleared his throat, face still very pink, and carefullyâcarefullyâlowered himself until he was lying beside you. Then, after another second of deliberation, he shifted again and rested his head on your chest like it was the most natural place in the world.
Which it was.
You smiled, fingers immediately threading through his hair, slow and absentminded. He let out a soft soundâhalf sigh, half embarrassed noiseâand buried his face just a little more, as if hoping you couldnât see how flustered he was.
âIâuh,â he started, then stopped. Tried again. âThat⊠escalated.â
You laughed quietly, warm and fond, fingertips scratching lightly at his scalp. âDid it?â
He nodded into you, mortified. âI meanâ I thought I was gonna pass out and then suddenly I wasââ He gestured vaguely with one hand. ââon top. Which I did not plan. At all.â
You hummed, amused. âSeemed pretty natural to me.â
He groaned softly, hiding his face. âPlease donât say that.â
You laughed again, playing with his hair, twisting a lock around your finger. âRelax. It was cute.â
Bob tilted his head just enough to look up at you, eyes glinting with something playful now, voice dropping to a whisper.
âI can be worse.â
You blinked.
Then giggled, genuinely, unable to help it. âNo, pleaseâ my image of you is so adorable.â
He chuckled too, the sound low and warm against your chest, then leaned in and pressed a soft, lingering kiss to your neck. Not rushed. Not intense. Just⊠there.
Your breath hitched anyway.
He pulled back just enough to speak.
âSo,â he said quietly, tentative again, that familiar carefulness slipping back in. âNow we are⊠what? Still⊠possible danger and assistant?â
You winced a little at the wording, then softened, thumb brushing his cheek.
âWe can be casual,â you said slowly. âFor now. Just⊠get to know each other in the relationship part. See how it feels. How does that sound?â
Bob nodded, thoughtful, eyes never leaving yours.
âIf thatâs what youâre comfortable doing,â he said. Then, after a beat, softer: âButâ hey. I⊠I wanna date you someday. When youâre okay with that.â
Your chest warmed.
âOf course,â you said gently. âSo⊠we can be⊠soon-to-be lovers?â
He smiled, small but real.
âSounds better than casual,â he said, a quiet chuckle escaping him.
You laughed. âYeah. Wrong word choice.â
He relaxed fully then, head settling back on your chest, fingers lacing loosely with yours like he was afraid the moment might slip away if he didnât hold onto it.
And for onceâ
Nothing was slipping.
would you people like a possible first time smut of bob and y/n?
(edit: i've done it, its on my blog, go read it)
warnings: slow burn, M4F, mutual pining, unspoken feelings, emotional vulnerability, fear of commitment, romantic tension, implied sexual content (non-graphic), intimacy without explicit smut, period mention, body image / insecurity (height, surgery mention), wealthy love interest, acts of service as affection, reader insert, female!reader, hookup!harrycastillo
You never meant for it to last five months.
That was the lie you told yourself when Harry Castillo first slid a Belgian chocolate bar across the small marble table between you, like it was nothing, like it wasnât wrapped in that imported paper youâd once mentioned loving in passing. You told yourself it was just a hookup. Elevated, maybe. Premium, definitely. But still casual.
Harry was very good at casual.
He was also very good at everything else.
Five months in, his apartment felt familiar in a way you pretended not to notice. Your shampoo had a permanent place in his shower. There was a drawer that was yours, even if neither of you had ever labeled it that. Movie nights on his couch werenât negotiations anymore; they were routines. Sundays meant takeout and his arm draped over you, loose and warm, like it belonged there.
He never rushed you.
That was the thing.
Harry Castilloâimmaculately dressed, absurdly attentive, dangerously charmingânever once made you feel like you were something he was trying to win quickly. He opened doors. Pulled out chairs. Paid for dinners that came with linen napkins and waiters who knew his name. Gave you bouquets bigger than your head. He remembered how you took your coffee. He booked your nail appointments without asking, just texted you the address and time. He walked through high-end stores with a focus that surprised even the sales associates, holding up dresses he himself though you would find pretty and even like that, still asking, âWould you wear this?â like it mattered.
Lingerie shopping was his quiet indulgence. Yours too, if you were honest.
He never made it vulgar. He stood there, thoughtful, choosing textures and colors like it was art. When he paid, his hand always rested at the small of your back, grounding, possessive in a way that never crossed a line.
And you let him. Because it felt good. Because he felt safe.
Stillâcasual.
You kept reminding yourself of that when he showed up at your place fifteen minutes after you called at two in the morning, because you were sleepless, his hair still damp from a shower, jacket half-buttoned, concern written all over his face.
âIâm fine,â youâd said, even as you curled into him on your couch.
âI know,â heâd replied, already reaching for the blanket. âI just wanted to be here.â
You remembered the night you got your period at his place, mortified â because all indicated that you would be having sex that very same night â bracing yourself for awkwardness. Instead, when you told him, he went to the pharmacy, and came back with: painkillers, snacks, and the right tampons.
âYou didnât have toââ
âI googled,â heâd said simply. âAnd asked a very judgmental pharmacist.â
You laughed so hard it almost hurt.
Then there was the surgery.
He told you about it one night over wine, voice careful but honest. About having done it by wanting to be taller. About confidence. About how people saw himâand how he saw himself.
Youâd listened. Really listened.
âI think I wouldâve fallen in love with the short you,â youâd said softly.
Harry hadnât spoken for a long moment after that. Just stared at you like youâd rearranged something inside his chest.
Stillâcasual.
That was the word you clung to, because naming anything else felt dangerous. Men like Harry didnât want commitment, you told yourself. Not really. Not when they could have anything.
So you never asked.
And he never said.
The night it finally happened was painfully ordinary.
No candles. No grand gesture. Just your bedroom, soft lamplight, and the two of you tangled in sheets that smelled like him. Sex with Harry was never rushed, never careless, always warm kisses, angled thrusts, right touches and soft moansâbut afterward was your favorite part. When the world quieted and he turned gentle in a way that felt unguarded.
You lay on your stomach, cheek pressed into your pillow. Harry traced idle patterns along your back, fingertips slow, thoughtful.
âYou hungry?â he asked.
âAlways,â you murmured.
âI was thinking pasta. That place nearby.â
You smiled. âThe one with the terrible chairs?â
âThe very same.â
Silence stretched. Comfortable. Heavy.
Then, quietly, like it slipped out without permission, he said, âI donât want to do casual anymore.â
You froze.
Not dramatically. Just⊠stopped breathing for half a second.
Harry noticed immediately. He always did. His hand stilled.
âIâm notââ he started, then stopped himself, swallowing. âIâm not trying to corner you, really, it's justâ I can't pretend that I don't feel more, because i do feel more, way more than i should.â
You rolled onto your side, heart pounding. âHarryâŠâ
He exhaled, a humorless huff. âIâve been trying to convince you for months without saying it out loud.â
âConvince me of what?â
âThat Iâm not just⊠passing time.â His voice dropped. Honest. Bare. âThat I want you. Not in a temporary way.â
Your chest tightened.
He sat up slightly, bracing his weight on one arm, eyes fixed on you like he was afraid youâd disappear if he looked away.
âI didnât say anything because I thought it would scare you off,â he admitted. âYouâre so careful. And I didnât want to be the guy who ruined a good thing by asking for more.â
You laughed softly, breathless. âThatâs⊠ironic.â
âYeah,â he said, a little smile breaking through. âIâm realizing that.â
He reached for your hand, tentative for the first time since youâd met him. âI love you,â he said. No theatrics. No performance. Just truth, laid gently between you. âAnd Iâm really bad at pretending I donât.â
Your throat burned.
âI love you too.â You whispered softly, touching his fingers.
Harryâs thumb brushed over your knuckles. âIâve been trying to date you without saying the word âdateâ for five months.â
You laughed through the emotion. âSuch a gentleman.â
He smiled, soft and relieved and devastating. âOnly with you.â
He leaned down, forehead resting against yours, breath warm. âWe donât have to rush anything,â he said. âI just needed you to know. I needed to stop pretending.â
You kissed him thenâslow, certain, full of all the unspoken moments that finally had a name.
warnings: TW night terrors/nightmares/insomnia, fluff, comfort oneshot, M4F, female!reader, boyfriend!steven
Of all the things that came with dating Steven Grantâsoft smiles, awkward jokes, museum facts whispered at the worst possible times, the way he held your hand like it was something precious he might dropâthere was only one thing that ever truly scared you.
His insomnia.
Being with Steven was easy in the way breathing was easy. He was kind without trying, gentle without expecting praise for it. He remembered how you liked your tea, always warmed his hands before touching your face, apologized when he bumped into furniture that very clearly attacked him first. Almost perfect, really.
Almost.
Because when the lights went out and the city quieted, Stevenâs mind didnât follow. It stayed awake, pacing, gnawing at itself. Some nights it felt less like sleeplessness and more like something cruel he did to himselfâeyes rimmed red, fingers twitching, body exhausted but refusing rest. As if sleep were a door he no longer trusted enough to open.
Tonight was one of those nights.
You woke to a soft, repetitive click-clack sound, faint but persistent. Not loud enough to be alarmingâjust irritating enough to pull you out of a half-dream.
Click. Twist. Click.
Your eyes blinked open slowly, adjusting to the dim glow of the bedside lamp. Steven sat on the edge of the bed, hunched slightly, elbows resting on his knees. A Rubikâs cube turned in his hands, movements quick but unfocused, like he wasnât actually trying to solve itâjust keep his hands busy.
âStevieâŠâ your voice was thick with sleep, a quiet mumble against the pillow. âDâyou know what time it is?â
He flinched like heâd been caught doing something wrong, shoulders jumping a little. The cube paused mid-turn.
âOhâ! Iâm sorry, love, I didnât mean to wake you.â He twisted around to look at you, eyes wide and apologetic. âIâll stop, I swear.â
You sighed, rubbing your eyes as you pushed yourself up on one elbow. âYou already woke me,â you said, not unkindly. âWhatâs the matter?â
Steven hesitated. That was always the tell. He pressed his lips together, gaze dropping to the cube in his hands. When he looked back up, he wore itâthat expression that made your chest ache every time.
The abandoned puppy face.
âI⊠couldnât sleep,â he admitted softly. âHavenât been able to for a while now. Thought I might, you know, distract myself a bit. Didnât think it was that loud.â
You felt your annoyance melt instantly, replaced by something warmer and sadder. You reached out, fingers brushing his arm. âSteven,â you murmured. âYou look exhausted.â
He gave a small, self-deprecating huff of a laugh. âYeah, well. Thatâs sort of the theme lately.â
You sat up fully now, sheets pooling around your waist. âI can make you some hot chocolate,â you offered gently. âHelp you relax a bit.â
He shook his head immediately. âNo, no, thatâs alright. Donât want to put you through all that trouble.â
âItâs hot chocolate, Steven.â
âI know, but still.â
âWhat if I add marshmallows?â you tried, arching a brow.
He cracked the tiniest smile, then shook his head again. âTempting. Very tempting. But no.â
You studied him for a moment, really looked. The tightness around his eyes, the way his leg bounced restlessly. âDid you take your pills?â you asked quietly.
His smile vanished.
âNo,â he said, just as quietly. âDidnât want to.â
You didnât push. You never didânot right away. Instead, you shifted closer and gently took the Rubikâs cube from his hands, setting it aside on the nightstand. Then you opened your arms.
Steven hesitated only a second before leaning into you, allowing you to pull him back against your chest. You wrapped yourself around him, chin resting against his hair, arms snug and warm. He let out a shaky breath, tension melting as he sank into your hold.
âThey make it worse,â he confessed, voice muffled against you. âThe nightmares. The night terrors. I wake up feeling like Iâve been running for hours. I just⊠didnât want that tonight.â
You pressed a kiss to his temple, thumb rubbing slow circles over his arm. âI know,â you whispered. âItâs okay.â
He relaxed a little more, fingers curling into your sleeve like he was afraid you might disappear. You held him tighter.
âTell me, then,â you murmured softly, voice heavy with care. âWhat do you need, StevieâŠ?â
There was a pause. You felt him think about itâreally consider it. Then, almost sheepishly:
ââŠI think,â he said, clearing his throat, âI want the hot chocolate. With marshmallows.â
You smiled into his hair, heart swelling. âGood choice.â
You shifted carefully, keeping one arm around him even as you reached for the blanket. âStay right here. Iâll be back in two minutes.â
He nodded, finally letting himself sink back against the pillows, eyes already a little heavier as you moved away.
And when you returnedâmug warm, marshmallows floating happily on topâyou found Steven waiting for you, Rubikâs cube untouched, gaze soft and grateful.
Some nights, love wasnât fixing the problem.
Some nights, it was hot chocolate, marshmallows, and holding him until sleep felt safe again.
So Steven accepted the mug with both hands like it was something fragile, something important. The warmth seeped into his palms immediately, shoulders dropping a fraction as he lifted it to his lips. He took a careful sip.
ââŠThatâs really good,â he murmured, surprised every time, like you hadnât made it for him a hundred times before. âPerfect temperature.â
You smiled softly and shifted back against the headboard. After a second, you patted your lap.
Steven didnât need to be told twice. He moved closer, curling into you sideways, his shoulder pressing into your stomach, one knee tucked up as he settled. You waited until heâd taken another sip before lifting your hand to his hair.
His curls were a little tangledâsleep-ruffled, fingers having worried at them earlier without him noticing. You slid your fingers in gently, slowly untangling them, smoothing and separating each curl with careful patience.
Steven melted.
His breath stuttered softly, tension leaving him all at once as his head tipped back just enough to give you better access. âOh,â he breathed. âThatâs⊠thatâs really nice.â
You continued, unhurried, nails grazing lightly over his scalp. âYou okay?â
âMmhmm,â he hummed, voice already slower. Lifting his head a bit to not spill, he took another sip of the hot chocolate, marshmallow brushing his lip. You laughed quietly and wiped it away with your thumb, and he smiledâsleepy and fond.
For a moment, there was only the quiet of the room and the steady rhythm of your fingers in his hair. Then Steven spoke again, voice drifting.
âDid you know,â he started softly, âthe ancient Egyptians believed dreams were messages from the gods? Proper messages. Like⊠you were meant to listen to them.â
You made a small, encouraging sound, fingers continuing their slow, grounding path through his curls.
âThey even had dream temples,â he went on, words stretching out lazily now. âPeople would sleep there on purpose. Try to invite certain dreams. Always thought that was brave. Letting yourself be that open.â
His grip on the mug loosened, so you gently took it from him and set it aside. He didnât protestâjust shifted closer, cheek resting against your chest, breath warm through your shirt.
âThereâs this god,â he continued, barely above a whisper, âBes. Little guy. Protector of homes. Children. Scared nightmares away.â A faint smile curved his lips. âPeople kept him near their beds. Thought heâd guard them while they slept.â
Your fingers slowed, cradling his head more than combing now.
âI like that,â you whispered.
âMe too,â Steven murmured, already halfway gone. âFeels⊠comforting. Like someoneâs watching over you.â
His breathing evened out gradually, words dissolving into silence. You kept playing with his curls, smoothing them back, grounding him the way you always somehow managed to do.
ââŠYouâre better than the pills,â he mumbled sleepily. âYou donât give me bad dreams.â
Your chest ached at that.
You kissed the crown of his head, arms tightening around him just enough to remind him you were still there. âSleep, Stevie,â you whispered. âIâve got you.â
And this time, he let himself rest.
Steven fell asleep curled against you, curls loose beneath your fingers, mind quieted by warmth, soft touches, and stories of gods who chased nightmares away. The night stayed calm. The Rubikâs cube remained forgotten on the nightstand.
And for once, sleep felt safe.
look at this lil hands bro đ i cant write a smut of this man, he way too cute
warnings: explicit smut, temperature play (warmth/heat), dirty talk, teasing, soft dominance, fiery climax (literally), slight humor, and domestic fluff/smut fusion.
INSIDE AN NICE APARTMENT IN MANHATTAM
The cold had no mercy today. Even buried under a pile of heavy blankets in your flannel pajamas, you still felt like your bones were made of icicles. You were curled up in bed, trembling under the covers, nose pink, toes frozen despite fuzzy socks.
Beside you, Johnny Storm looked like summer itself. Bare chest on display, tousled hair, cheek pressed to the pillow like he hadnât a care in the world.
And not even a goosebump on that annoyingly perfect skin.
âJohnny,â you groaned, your voice muffled by layers of blanket and frustration. âIâm freezing...â
He cracked one eye open lazily, a smug smile already curling on his lips. âYou really saying that to me right now?â His voice was thick with sleep and that damned cocky charm.
You shot him a look. âYou know what I mean.â
He stretched like a cat, flexing just enough for you to see every line of muscle under warm golden skin. âCome here,â he murmured, lifting the blanket with one hand, exposing a long arm and his bare torso, heat rolling off him like a furnace.
You scooted over, and the second your skin met his, your body sighed. He was warm, comforting. Delicious.
âMmm,â you murmured, letting your face rest against his chest. âGod, youâre better than a heater.â
âTold you.â His palm slid along your back, fingertips barely skimming the edge of your pajama shirt. âDeluxe edition. Hot skin, hotter moves.â
You laughed, but it was softâlaced with the kind of warmth only he could give you.
Then he spoke, lower, closer to your ear.
âWant me to warm you up properly, baby?â
You tilted your head up slightly. âHow properly are we talking?â
His smile turned wicked.
âTake the pajamas off,â he whispered, his voice all silk and sin. âIâll heat you from the inside out.â
Your breath hitched. âJohnnyâŠâ
His hand dipped under the hem of your shirt, palm warm against your stomach. âLet me melt you,â he whispered, eyes half-lidded now, pupils dilating. âLet me fuck the cold out of you, sweetheart.â
You shivered, and it wasnât from the weather.
âI can make it slowâŠâ His hand slid up, cupping one breast, his thumb grazing over your nippleâalready pebbled under the fabric. âOr fast. Hard. Deep.â His voice dropped, dark and smooth. âYou tell me how you want it. Either way, youâre getting all of me.â
You whimpered, body aching, his heat soaking into your core.
âI want you,â you whispered back. âJust donât burn my sheets.â
âIâll behave,â he murmured, âunless you beg me not to.â
You let him peel the layers off you, one by one. Pajama top, socks, pantsâevery inch of skin exposed to the air made you gasp, but then he was there, mouth on you, hand guiding you closer to the center of the bed, and his body heat was like liquid gold against your naked skin.
His lips trailed fire down your neck, collarbone, breasts. He took his time, worshipping with soft, open-mouthed kisses and delicious heat between each one. âLook at you,â he muttered against your chest. âAll goosebumps and soft sighs. You're so fuckinâ sexy like this. Cold and needy.â
His handsâhot, skillfulâgripped your thighs and parted them slowly, reverently. You felt him settle between them, heat focused and heavy.
You moaned as he pressed against your core, the tip of his cock teasing, teasingâŠ
âJohnny,â you panted, âI'll start freezing again if you keep teasingââ
His smirk was sinful. âDonât worry, loveâŠâ he growled, pushing in slowly, âI can Flame On right between your legs.â
You gasped, nails raking down his arms. âAsshole,â you whispered, smiling through the moan.
âYou love it.â
He began to thrustâdeep, slow strokes at first, heat blooming with every movement. Not just his cock, but his body was warming you inside out. You were melting, unraveling under every kiss and every teasing word.
You were barely keeping yourself tethered to reality.
Johnnyâs cock dragged against your walls like he owned themâ his skin was searing against yours, but not in a painful way. It was comforting. Electrifying. Like dipping into a volcano made just for you.
His mouth was at your ear again, the rasp in his voice turning deliciously dangerous.
âGod, baby⊠youâre gripping me so tight,â he growled, rolling his hips into yours with practiced ease. âYou that needy? That cold? Or do I just make your pussy ache like that?â
You whined, too breathless to answer. Your nails dug into his shoulders, and he grinned, loving every desperate little twitch of your body beneath him.
âI think you like being fucked by fire, donât you?â he purred. âYou need this heat. My heat.â
He pulled out just far enough to make you whimper and snapped back inside with a powerful thrust that had your thighs shaking.
âI can feel you,â he murmured against your neck. âEvery squeeze. Every flutter. Youâre so wet for me now, sweetheart... didnât take much.â He grinned wider, nipping your earlobe. âGuess that theory about the cold not getting you wet was a fuckinâ lie.â
You moaned loudly at that, back arching, legs spreading wider in invitation.
Johnnyâs hand slid up your body, fingers curling around your throatânot squeezing, just holding, reminding you who was in control. His warmth there pulsed into your skin, making your nipples tighten and your breath catch in your throat.
âYouâre shaking, baby. You gonna come for me already?â His thumb stroked your jaw, gentle despite the filth in his voice. âSo sensitive. Bet youâd come again if I just talked to you the right way.â
His hips ground in slow, agonizing circles, the head of his cock dragging perfectly over that spot inside you that made your vision blur.
âYou love the way I fill you,â he whispered, lips brushing your cheek. âHow deep I get⊠how hot it is inside you.â Another thrust, this one harder. âYou take it like such a good girl. Youâre mine when Iâm like this, huh?â
Your response was a breathless gasp, your voice wrecked. âYesâfuck, yes, Johnnyââ
âSay it again.â
âIâm yours,â you moaned. âAll yours, Johnny.â
âDamn right,â he growled, thrusting again. âThis pussyâs fuckinâ perfectâswallows me whole every time like you need me to survive.â
You were already teetering on the edge, but his mouth moved to your breast again, tongue swirling around your nipple, heat radiating from him like a furnaceâdelicate, controlled, but intense. You could feel it building in your belly, in your spine, in the tremble in your legs.
He kissed his way up to your mouth again, lips hot and slow, then murmured against your kiss:
âCome for me, baby. I wanna feel it. I want you to melt around me.â
You obeyed, your orgasm hitting you hard, your body arching, vision whiting out as pleasure rushed through you like a tidal wave of molten bliss. You cried his nameâragged and raw.
And just as he came, deep inside you, pulsing and groaning into your skinâyou noticed it again.
Smoke.
Tendrils curling from his messy hair, glowing embers blooming softly at the edges like tiny suns.
You giggled breathlessly, drunk on pleasure. âJohnny, my love⊠Youâll activate the smoke alarm againâŠâ
He gave a wrecked, cocky laugh, still buried deep in you, hips slowing but refusing to leave your body.
âCanât help it,â he panted, voice hoarse, breathless. âFlame on, baby.â
You both collapsed into the mattress, bodies tangled, sheets damp with sweat and heatâbut not a trace of cold left anywhere.
His palm stayed flat on your belly, heat sinking into your core like he was trying to keep the warmth there forever.
A chunk of alien rock hovered midair, rotating slowly inside a suspension field while Reed Richards used a telescoping tool to gently extract glowing fragments from it. He wore protective goggles, ten fingers now twenty, all elongated and multitasking with impossible precision.
Behind him, Johnny Storm sat on a stool spinning in slow circles, chewing gum like a bored teenager.
âReed,â Johnny started, âcan I ask you for a favor?â
Reed didnât look up. âIf it involves you blowing up another drone with your âspecial effectâ videos again, the answer is no.â
âNo no. Itâs not that. Itâs serious.â Johnny stood, arms crossed. âI need you to make me a pair of fireproof sheets.â
Reed paused mid-extraction. ââŠCome again?â
âYou know, like my suit! Something that wonât ignite when I get a little too into things with my girl.â
Reed sighed. âJohnny, the suit is made of unstable molecules. It's designed for combat, not carnal acts.â
âIâm just sayingâthere's collateral damage,â Johnny continued, dragging a hand down his face. âLike last week? We were just kissingâclothes on, Reedâand boom. Her panties? Gone. I melted them clean off. Twice.â
Reed turned around slowly. âYouâre telling me... you burned through her underwear during foreplay?â
âI didnât mean to! But the girl rides me like a freakinâ Valkyrie, and when sheâs all tight and wet and her thighs are locked around me and Iâm trying not to go full solar flareââ
âJOHNNY.â Reedâs hand snapped up, palm out. âMy boy. I love sex, okay?â
Johnny blinked. âYou do?â
Reed nodded solemnly. âMe and Sue broke a bed once. Hydraulic frame. Titanium legs. Gone. Iâve done things with Sue that would make your hair curlââ
âToo late. Already curly.â
ââbut I donât need your play-by-play on how you rail your girlfriend like a heated jackhammer, thank you very much.â
Johnny snorted. âYou said rail.â
Reed pinched the bridge of his nose. âHave you even considered the biological ramifications of what youâre doing? You get hotter when you're aroused. You know your body can reach supernova temperatures.â
Johnny tilted his head. âI keep it under control! Mostly.â
Reed deadpanned. âMostly?! Johnny, the human body regulates at 37 degrees Celsius. A fever is already dangerous. You? You're packing literal internal combustion. And even if it feels fine to you, sheâs not flame-resistant. Are you monitoring her skin for redness, sensitivity, any signs of burns?â
Johnnyâs eyes widened. âNo. Should I be?! She said she liked how warm it is!â
âShe also wears sunscreen, doesnât she?â
âYeah, but for outdoor stuff!â
Reed sighed and gestured toward a whiteboard. âYou need flame-reduction strategies. Iâll draft a prescription list. Flame-dampening serum. Microfiber weave sheets. Possibly a thermal-displacing lubricant. And no flaming-on during sex, even if itâs controlled.â
Johnny held up his hands. âFine, fine. No more sex flare-ups. Geez.â
A long pause followed.
Then Johnny asked, slowly:
âSo⊠about you and Sue.â
Reed frowned. âWhat about me and Sue?â
âYou stretch.â
âI do.â
âYou use it⊠in the bedroom?â
Reed blinked. âJohnny.â
âCome on,â Johnny said, leaning in like a kid at summer camp asking about boobs. âIâm 7 inches and Iâm not ashamedâbut I feel like you could literally become a slip 'n slide of dreams.â
Reed stammered, affronted. âFirst of all, seven inches isââ
âAverage. Yeah, yeah, you said that last week and Iâm still hurt. But please, donât dodge me. Iâm begging you. Do you stretch your cââ
âJohnny.â
Sue Stormâs voice sliced through the air like a goddess descending in slow motion.
They both whipped around.
She stood in the doorway of the lab, arms crossed, eyebrow raised, like sheâd walked in just in time for the last five syllables.
She walked over to Reed slowly and placed a soft, possessive hand on his chest.
âJohnny,â she said coolly, âhe doesnât need to stretch.â
Johnnyâs soul left his body.
Reed turned redder than Johnnyâs flames. âSusanâŠâ