Tobias Osborn Allan

Tobias Osborn-Allan Son of Harry Osborn & Liz Allan Goblin powers, but not a Goblin

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renegadvs‌:

“then you’ve been selling yourself too short, pretty boy.” the banter is familiar and much easier than the topic tobias keeps trying to bring up. relationships and feelings ⏤ all things not made for people like him. “if you say so, i’ll just take your word for it.” he had tried that before, naively thinking that it was the path to happiness; in the end, it had brought nothing but more pain. “i’m not saying it’s a bad thing,” he defends himself with a playful smirk. “it actually looks good on you.”

“It’s like you don’t even know me. I never sell myself short.” Tobias reminds him, laughing softly. That’s not necessarily true - but when it comes to their relationship and what brought them together, he definitely knew exactly what he was worth. Besides, he knows Liam’s just trying to distract him - and for now, he’ll go along with it. But he’s not dropping it forever. “You should, we both know I’m the smart one here.” He smiles and shrugs his shoulder, though he can’t deny he’s glad to hear he looks as happy as he feels. “Thanks, Liam. It’s - it’s pretty amazing. I didn’t expect to find this, so it’s really just. It’s great. Better than great.”

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This is embarrassing? Yeah, okay, you’ve done worse. 

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forgiivcn‌:

shrugging modestly, florian didn’t expect – or really want – any sort of special praise for this. sure, he was more than happy to dote on his boyfriend whenever he needed it, but the musician wasn’t sure that was deserving of any particular attention, the thanks was nice, but not needed. “well, i mean. you need it. you’d do it for me, so, it’s fine.”

laughing, florian placed toby’s hand against his cheek, holding it there softly. it was nice to have him, he reflected a little, surprising himself with the sentiment. he loved him. oh, he– he loved him. of course, the shorter of the two had known it for a while, but moments like this just struck him and he couldn’t help but sigh. “we can do whatever you want,” he replied, half listening, far too smitten with the man opposite. kissing toby’s forehead as their heads came together, florian hummed softly. “whenever you need me, and even when you don’t. i’m always going to worry.” he said simply, shrugging again. opening his mouth to find an answer, florian replied with, “uh, yeah. yeah, you can – i’m writing something for jason and roy’s wedding. it’s not too good yet but it’s something, so.”

“In a heartbeat.” Tobias assures him with a smile, not missing a beat. He knows Florian does things like this because he cares, because he wants to take care of Tobias even though this is all self-inflicted. Just like Tobias would do the same for him if he wasn’t feeling okay.

There’s something about Florian’s touch that makes Tobias pretty much melt, even the simplest of gestures like this, and he can’t help but tilt his head into Florian’s hand for a moment. He’s not sure he’s ever quite felt so comfortable, so at ease, so happy with anyone which is a big deal for him - for both of them he hopes. “That’s a pretty short list today.” Toby says with a soft chuckle, eyes fluttering closed for a moment at the feel of Florian’s lips against his forehead, letting out a soft, content sigh. “All I really wanna do is brush my teeth so I can kiss you, and then probably convince you to take a nap with me.” He chuckles softly and presses a kiss to Florian’s cheek gently before resting his head on his boyfriend’s shoulder. “Oh wow - that so sweet of you to do something like that, I bet they’re going to love it.”

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forgiivcn‌:

“anything to help you feel better,” florian said simply, shrugging a little with a little smile on his face. he wasn’t trying to impress toby in any way, nor was he fishing for some sort of praise. all he wanted was to make sure his boyfriend was looked after, and that was his job – and, for the record, he loved his job.

laughing, florian shook his head. sometimes he could never get over how sweet toby could be, but it was never rejected. capturing his boyfriend’s spare hand and kissing the back of it, the musician shrugged. the intensity in which he was delivering his speech did catch him off guard, admittedly, and it did make him blush but it wasn’t something he was going to knock back. it made him feel nice, really. “i also would kiss you whenever i could, but i don’t want you to be– i don’t know, self-conscious of it, or whatever. eat your breakfast.” he huffed a little shyly, though his smile didn’t leave from his face. “what can i say? i feel the need to worry. i know you’re safe, but i can’t help it. plus – if something happens, who am i going to buy breakfast for?” he asked. “you… yeah, you can. not now, not when you’re hungover, but yeah. whenever you like.”

“You’re actually the best.” Tobias says with a smile, and he means it. Not just because Florian’s come to take care of him and his dumb hungover ass, but it’s definitely sweet of him to have done so. There’s so many things about Florian he absolutely adores, though - the more he learns about Florian, the further he falls and he’s absolutely okay with that.

His smile only grows at the sight of the blush on Florian’s cheeks, his own cheeks turning a little pink at the kiss to his hand. It’s such a small, simple gesture but it’s sweet and more than welcome. “Oh I’m not self conscious about my kisses, just my breath is bound to be gross. Give me like - give minutes to inhale this amazing breakfast, brush my teeth, and then be ready for the kiss of your life.” He insists, finishing off his hash brown. “And then maybe we could take a nap. then I might feel like an actual human being again.” He smiles and leans his head against Florian’s. “I know, I know. I’m not complaining - it’s kind of nice, having my cute boyfriend worry about me.” He grins and kisses Florian’s cheek gently. “Maybe tomorrow some time? I’d love to hear it.”

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sting-likea-stinger‌:

“wait– that’s today?” All at once, Cassie remembers the day of the week and the date and groans, “crap, hang on,” they’re careful not to drop the hot iron, but stop working to look over at their friend, “I’m so sorry– I’m so swamped with TA work and getting Stinger to where I want to be– I got more help from a professor! new and improved cassie lang, comin’ up soon,” They’re wrapping up, but it certainly takes a few minutes, slow as they let the soldering iron cool, “man, I have so much to do, but it feels great,” they barely noticed how irritated Toby was with how enthusiastic about their work they were getting, “nah I just got mixed up on the day. Sometimes I’m in here until past midnight so the days run together,” they chuckle, not even thinking about ways that could be taken badly. in truth, when it came to life/work balance, cassie had a TON of work to do.

This isn’t the first time Cassie has lost track of time and forgotten they had plans. And Tobias gets the feeling it won’t be the last time, either. He’s beginning to get really tired of it, feeling a little cranky about being neglected by someone he considered a close friend. It’s always a rude awakening, to have someone confirm your fears that you’re an afterthought, and it’s one Tobias isn’t really fond of feeling anymore. “Right - that sounds like loads of fun.” He responds blankly, not at all excited to hear all about Stinger and how great it all is again. “Look - Cass, I’m real happy you’re finding your feet on your suit and all, so I think I’ll just go and leave you to it so you can keep on with - all this.” He tells her as he turns to leave, and he does his best not to sound hurt, he really does, but - he’s not sure it works.

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babycanary‌:

“you know, i wouldn’t have GUESSED. you seem just as well practiced as ever.” she’s only teasing. it comes naturally to her with anyone, not just tobias, but perhaps especially him - a kind of ease that she’s already settling into, because he’s someone warm and solid and familiar, but far from any sort of threat. the world, these days, was divided in TWO for nora - good & bad. tobias fell into the former solely because of past experience - and so far, so good, as he wasn’t doing anything to counter it. “well, i, for one, am glad that he did,” her eyes sparkled, “it was starting to feel a little LONELY ‘round these parts, and now you’re here, that’s bound to change. unless, that is…- you’ve maybe outgrown me?”

“I guess it’s just one of my many talents. I kind of use it more to keep in my boyfriend’s good graces these days, though.” Tobias laughs, a grin spreading across his face just at the mention of Florian. Sappy as hell, he knows - but he can’t help it, and he’s not even going to bother trying. Besides, Nora’s his friend, she has been for a long time even if they dropped out of touch for a while, even if they’ve both changed - he has no problem talking to her about his life now, including his love life. “Oh well you won’t have to worry about that anymore. No need to be lonely with me around, right?” He smiles and shakes his head. “I could never outgrow you, Nora.”

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forgiivcn‌:

looking after toby really wasn’t all that bad. considering how much he cared for the other male, it really wasn’t too much skin off his nose at all. feeling his heart melt a little as the tobias closed his eyes just to feel the forehead kiss. that was something he could never really get over – despite being a closet softie, he couldn’t believe just how soft he was for toby.

chuckling, florian shrugged. “i don’t know, i’m sure you were fine. but hey, you don’t have to anymore, and that’s what matters.” he said quietly, before reaching into the bag to pull out a hash brown for himself. admittedly, he’d waited until he thought it was a reasonable time for toby to wake up before coming over with breakfast. biting into the hash brown, he hummed softly. “i don’t mind. i’m only really holding back because you don’t want to kiss.” florian admitted, before shrugging. “worked on some music, really. nothing exciting. i got a bit worried at one point because i heard some big bangs but almost immediately after you messaged me being completely fine, so, i wasn’t too worried. i guess.”

“That is definitely what matters. I’ll never have to face another hangover miserable again, do you know how amazing that is?” Tobias says with a soft chuckle - as soft as he can, at least. Loud noises aren’t a great idea until he’s had some aspirin, food, and probably a nap.

He takes out his own hash brown and takes a bite, savouring the food and hoping it calms down the gross churning feeling in his stomach. “Uh, excuse me -” Tobias begins, pushing himself up so he can look Florian in the eye, very clearly confused. “I never said I didn’t want to kiss you, are you kidding me? If I had my way I’d kiss that face of yours pretty much all day. You really wanna deal with my gross breath?” The last thing he wants, even while hungover, is for Florian to think he doesn’t want to kiss him. Especially not when he’s sweet enough to come and take care of him like this. And extra especially because Tobias absolutely adores him. “Yeah? You think I could hear what you’re working on?” He smiles and leans over to kiss Florian’s cheek. “That’s sweet of you to worry, but I promise I was totally okay all night. Drunk, but totally okay.”

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Tobias getting called out by his boyfriend Tobias showing off on instagram

feat. @forgiivcn & @sting-likea-stinger

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renegadvs‌:

“i weep ‘bout it every single day,” he agrees sarcastically. not that his time ( or times ) with tobias hadn’t been memorable enough, but if there was one thing liam didn’t do was get stuck in the past. ( or that was what he liked to think anyway ). “but i get it, you’ve moved to bigger and better things.” he scoffs at the words, it’s not the first time tobias tries to say something along those lines ⏤ he really doesn’t deserve him as a friend ⏤ and it has the same effect that it had the other times. none. “sure, toby. ⏤ you sure sound like it.”

“Aw shucks Liam, I didn’t realise you missed me that much.” Tobias says with a grin, not at all serious. He and Liam had definitely made the most of the nights they spent together when they were younger, Tobias wouldn’t change their friendship for anything. “Well, you know. You can’t really mess around forever, right? Especially not when the right kinda person comes along.” As much as Liam might insist that’s not for him, Tobias still holds onto hope that the other will find something like that one day. That he’ll find someone he loves and cares for and wants to be with. He deserves that chance, after all. “Even if I am, what’s the big deal? I don’t think that’s a bad thing.”

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forgiivcn‌:

florian couldn’t help but think how cute toby was, even if he felt awful. looking entirely disheveled was kind of adorable. still, the young musician didn’t want his boyfriend to feel sick, and so slipping off his shoes, florian sat on the bed beside him with the bag of take away breakfast in his hands.

“it’s all the gross greasy stuff. so… the best for these types of mornings, really.” he said, handing it over to toby with an amused look on his face. leaning over to kiss his forehead gently, florian shifted so the older man could lean back against him as he ate, if he wanted. running a hand through his hair, florian hummed, “that’s okay, i can wait until you’ve brushed your teeth. or at least had a breakfast sandwich first to mask it all.”

No matter how awful he feels, how terrible his hangover is, Tobias can’t deny he feels better with Florian here with him. Horribly cliche, he knows, but he can’t help it. There’s just something about Florian that always beings a smile to his face, even when he feels like death warmed up.

“My hero. How did I ever get by without you, huh?” Toby asks with a smile, closing his eyes for a brief moment at the feel of Florian’s lips on his forehead - another incredibly soothing moment. “Good call. Hangover breath is gross. The only way it’s even kinda acceptable is if you’re also hungover, and even then I probably wouldn’t want to kiss you.” He pushes himself up just enough to be able to eat without getting food everywhere, leaning carefully against Florian as he peers into the bag. “What’d you get up to last night while I was making terrible decisions about drinking?”

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sting-likea-stinger‌:

“i’ll be just a couple more minutes,” they turned a moment to see toby enter the lab, shooting a quick smirk his way before turning right back to the tools in their hand, soldering iron in their sting pack. once again, cassie lang was buried nose deep in their work, “wasn’t expecting any company– to what do i owe this surprise?” [ @nctgcblin ]

“I’ve heard that before.” He murmurs under his breath as he leans against the doorframe, crossing his arms over his chest as he watches her. Okay, so - he’s a little frustrated. It’s not exactly easy when one of your closest friends basically prioritises everything over you and you never get to see them anymore. Especially for someone like Tobias who just doesn’t let people in without a good reason. “We had plans, Cass. Did you forget about them, or lose track of time again?”

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babycanary‌:

“ohh, snap,” she laughed, and it was maybe the first time in a while that it was honest and TRUE, “you got me there. strobe is definitely your color, and i’d be a special brand of FOOL to imply otherwise.” strobe would definitely be his color now, anyway. she couldn’t get over how DIFFERENT he looked - grown up in a way that kids who used to party together never thought they’d get to, she supposed. it’s half physical change, and half not having seen him in so long. she was probably remembering him shorter. “flattery, eh? you sure know how to get back into a gal’s good graces,” as if he’d ever really been out of them, “well- allow me amend to ‘best kept secret, from me’. what’s brought you to this neck of the woods?”

“You wouldn’t date, you don’t wanna be caught out for lying now do you?” He says with a slight smirk on his face, letting out a laugh. Does it make him sound conceited? Probably, yeah. But Tobias doesn’t see any point in denying reality when he knows his looks are one of his best qualities. Some things never change, it seems, no matter how much the two of them have grown up. And there’s really no denying Nora looks different to the girl he remembers, but that’s definitely not a bad thing. “Of course I do, it’s one of my many talents. I don’t use it so often these days, though.” He says with a sheepish smile, shrugging a shoulder absently. “Sounds more accurate. At least you finally found me, huh? I’m just - here for college, really. I dunno, I think my dad wanted to give me a chance to get out of the city for a little while.”

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forgiivcn‌:

florian genuinely didn’t have a problem with tobias going out with his friends and without him – he trusted his boyfriend and didn’t see why it might cause concern. where he was worried, however, was the morning after. considering that the last time they’d had a drink he’d had a massive headache, he expected his boyfriend to have a terrible hangover.

and, lo and behold, he was right. smiling as toby groaned at him, florian reached out to give him a gentle kiss on the cheek. “no, no plans. i brought over some take out breakfast, though, because i knew somebody might need some greasy food.” he teased. “was i right, or can i take these hashbrowns for myself?” 

“Mmph.” Tobias responds, relieved in the knowledge that he at least didn’t forget a date with Florian. It’s been a while since he had a night out like this, and while he knows he could be in worse shape he definitely could be in better shape too. At least Florian doesn’t seem to mind, and it’s good to see him. It always is.

The promise of time with Florian and food is enough to make him at least lift his head up off the pillow, pushing up onto his elbows and reaching for his hand. “You’re actually an angel, you know that? Don’t you dare go anywhere, I might die without some food.” He insists, grasping absently at the bag for some food. “I’d offer a kiss, but I’m not going to subject you to my awful hangover breath.”

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Apparently he’s just not made for partying anymore. And most of the time he’s not exactly upset about that - he’s definitely happy about the fact that he spends more evenings with Florian than out partying, but unfortunately it leaves him in the hellish position of having a terrible hangover.

He hears a knock on the door and answers it with an exhausted groan, the sound muffled from where his face is buried in his pillows, turning his head just enough to crack an eye against the sunlight to see Florian at the door. “Please tell me we didn’t have plans.” He mumbles weakly, squinting a little at Florian as he waves a hand absently for Florian to come in. [ @forgiivcn ]

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forgiivcn‌:

reaching up on his toes to press his forehead against tobias’ softly, florian hummed. he supposed it was fair for toby to be at least a little nervous about meeting bruce wayne – after all, he had been. but making a good impression was so important, and having toby’s parents at least like him was a necessity. chuckling gently as tobias replied, florian couldn’t help but hum a little. “well, that’s reassuring. at least if i can’t charm them, i can still charm you, right?” he teased. “okay. alright, i’ll get dressed, only try to back out once more, and we can go.”

Wrapping his arms around Florian’s waist gently, Tobias can’t help but smile - it’s always nice to have him close like this, even nicer to see him settling down a little. It’s not unreasonable for Florian to be so worried about tonight, about how all of this is going to go - but Tobias just wants him to be himself, to know that who he is is enough for him, and it’ll be enough for his parents too. “You’re always going to be able to charm me, no question about that.” Toby assures him with a soft chuckle. “You can try but I’m not going to let you. C’mon, get dressed - I wanna see my handsome boyfriend in that suit.”

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forgiivcn‌:

“you promise you’ll be–” florian couldn’t help but chuckle as he repeated tobias’ words, clicking his tongue a little. he didn’t mean it like that, but he was comforted by the idea that toby would be nervous to meet his dad. it meant there was something at risk, something to lose, something to get right – and of course, when the man was bruce wayne, it did make things significantly more high risk. “alright, alright. okay. i just… i really like you, you know? i don’t want to get this wrong and ruin the whole damn thing.”

“What? It’s going to be a big deal, I want to make a good impression.” Tobias insists, though he can’t help but laugh along with Florian. As much as he’d like to say he’s a pillar of confidence and he’d never be shaken by the idea of meeting Florian’s dad, that.. would be a lie. Because this is important, Florian is important so making a good impression is important too. So he can definitely understand why Florian’s nervous about this. “That’s a relief, because I really like you too.” He says softly, a gentle smile on his face. “Listen - no matter how tonight goes, there’s nothing you could do that would ruin us, okay?”

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renegadvs‌:

he doesn’t feel bad, he really doesn’t. if tobias had wanted anything more than what they had, he would have put an end to it rather quickly. besides, it was like tobias himself said, liam had never given him any false hopes. if he could walk around with a sign saying ‘not emotionally available’ he would. maybe he should; lately, he had met more and more people who just didn’t seem to get the idea. “well, m’always glad to serve,” he quips, loopsided smirk and all. “just do everything i wouldn’t do and you’ll be fine.” that was officially the best advice he had ever given anyone. “charming sounds whipped already anyway.”

Liam had come along at a time of Tobias life when he needed something - easy. Something that didn’t include any commitment, any possibility of being more than it was. They both knew what they wanted, and they both found that in each other - and neither of them needed more than that, not with each other. He just hoped one day someone comes along that makes Liam feel like he deserves more. “Hey, I know you miss me but those days are long gone buddy.” Tobias jokes easily, nudging Liam with his elbow gently. “You’re not that bad, Liam.” He grins sheepishly, shrugging his shoulders. “I dunno, I think I’m the one who’s whipped. And I’m totally okay with that.”