Disclaimer: I can’t write Oda* and also can’t be bothered to find out if this scenario fits into the canon timeline but I had a vision.
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• On Ranpo’s 20th** birthday, Fukuzawa decides to celebrate by taking Ranpo to a bar he had once visited with the company of Mori Ougai in the past***
• Ranpo sits down on the stool next to Fukuzawa, he won’t admit it but he’s just a bit nervous about the new scene and experience, but he smiles it off. Still, it’s enough of a distraction for him to not notice the group a seat away from him and his companion. Next to him is two men, around Ranpo’s age, siting on either side of a teenaged boy with a constant lost look on his face. This group isn’t very weary of Ranpo’s presence either.
• Fukuzawa asks Ranpo about his current knowledge of alcohol, to which Ranpo waves his hand in the direction of the bartender and asks for whatever’s sweetest.
• One of the men in the seat near Ranpo’s suddenly turns to study him slowly, his eyes grow surprised just slightly as he hears Fukuzawa speak. Ranpo looks over at the mysterious redhead to meet his gaze just as his glass taps the table.
• “Heyy, I know you!” Ranpo starts but hushes as Fukuzawa slowly shakes his head. Still, Oda stands to move to the stool next to Ranpo, making the other man and the bandaged teenager he’s with watch him disapprovingly.
• Oda begins to bring up the moment in the office they met at, easing into the conversation and avoiding all of the less savory details from that moment. Ranpo chuckles as Fukuzawa gently listens to the others’ conversation.
• Eventually Ranpo’s glass is empty and he and Oda are happily chatting about completely unrelated topics, not related to being a detective or mafioso or assassin, just casual talk about the things they like. A lot of their conversation revolves around their clash in flavor preferences.
• As the night comes to a close, the bandaged teen Oda was with grabs Oda’s attention and causes him to hurry a goodbye to Ranpo and Fukuzawa before leaving with his friends.
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I’m almost certain that this doesn’t line up with the timeline but it’s just for fun. Also, if you for some reason want to fully write this or want to write something based on it please do, but also let me know because I’d love to read it.
Notes
*My only perception of Oda is from BEAST (manga), Untold Origins and how I’ve seen people talk about him and write him, so not anything from Dark Era. In fact, I know almost nothing about BSD Dark Era…
**Legal drinking age in Japan
***Again, I don’t know if this is supported by the canon timeline (I don’t know the exact moment of the Mori-Fukuzawa fallout)
Summary: When Rose has to start a new job next day, she does what everyone would do, go to a pub for a last nights party. A slight issue comes up when her one night stand appears to have a major role in the production she will lead.
Pairing: Ben Hardy x Female OC
Wordcount: 3.35 K
Warnings: Mentions of sex, language, one night stand, alcohol, probably lots of cursing. 18+ please
So I wanted to try something new regarding to my writing style, so here is a small one-shot with an OC.
“Come on Rose, we have to go if we want to have our first drink in peace! The pub will be overcrowded in one and a half hours.” Lily her voice rang through the house. Rose ran down the stairs, checking her purse for her phone, while trying not to drop said purse and the pair of heels in her hands. “Calm down hun, we have plenty of time.”
Lily insisted in going out for a drink tonight, because she was absolutely sure Rose would have no time for her anymore after starting her new job tomorrow. Rose applied a fresh layer of lipstick, tucked her blouse into her black jeans and grabbed her keys. “Right Lils, I am ready to go.”
They walked out of the door, into the early London night. At nine pm London was still buzzing with energy, and the streets were filled with people. Rose and Lily were lightly chatting while they were on their way to their favourite pub.
“I can’t believe you start tomorrow. Tomorrow for god's sake. You only got the call a week ago.” Lily linked their arms together, smiling up at Rose.
“I know, the man who had the job had to quit due to personal reasons.” Rose told her.
“What kind of personal reasons?” Lily asked curiously.
“I don’t know, it’s not professional to ask, and honestly I don’t care. I don’t even know the man. But anyway, they asked around where they could find a new person, and apparently somebody mentioned my name.” Rose continued her story.
She got a call five days ago, from a man named Graham King. He told her he needed a productors assistant for a movie production that would start in six days. She would get a fat bonus for being called in this late, on top of a very decent salary, and he said it would be an amazing chance for her, as a starting production leader. Rose just told him to email her the details, and she would see him in six days. “You got yourself an assistant sir.”
When he emailed the details she did have to sit down for a bit. There was the usual stuff, which wasn’t a problem, but then there was a huge presentation for the entire cast and crew that she would have to do. In seven days. Rose didn’t have any stagefright, but starting this late on a presentation was a bit scary, even for her. But she put her mind to it, and she finished everything this afternoon.
Tomorrow she would do the last things, like googling the most important cast and crew members and testing her powerpoint on the screen. And she would meet Graham. Then the day after was the day of the presentation, which was about the schedule they would follow, the most important dates and some other important information. Needless to say, tonight was the last night she could go out in a while, and she intended to have a good bit of fun.
Lily’s laugh brought her back to reality. “Yeah, I wonder who recommended you. Do you think it would be someone you worked with on that musical? But this is so much bigger. Bohemian Rhapsody. You are going to meet Queen! And so many talented actors. Oh lord how do you handle it all so well?”
Rose smiled and replied smiling. “Well I just don’t think about it. I have to be professional or they might throw me out Lils. It’s part of the job.” She then changed the subject by asking for Lily’s boyfriend, as they continued walking to the pub. When they arrived at the pub Rose ordered two pints, and they sat down and chatted on. A few rounds of drinks later the pub had changed a bit to a club, lots of people dancing on the floor, and people on the sides sat in the booths, or at a table. Lily glanced over Rose her shoulder.
“Don’t look, but there is this very handsome boy staring at you, he moves to the bar now, you should be able to see him in a second. Go talk to him.” Rose picked up their glasses. “Lils, I am not interested. Another beer? My treat. One last one, then we should go home.” Lily laughs in response. “Sure thing honey. It’s the blonde guy, not the extremely tall one, but the handsome one who is about your height.” Rose just rolled her eyes and walked towards the bar.
“Two beers please.” She made a small conversation about how crowded the bar was that night with the bartender while he poured her drinks. Rose pays, and picks them up with a light thanks, starts moving back to her table.
“Hey miss, girl with the beers!” A deep voice with a strong accent calls at her. Rose turned around and saw a hand with her wallet in it. “You forgot your wallet on the counter ma'am.” She looked up and her breath hitched in her throat. He had to be the guy Lily was talking about. He was blonde, not too tall, and incredibly handsome.
“Thanks…?” She said, silently asking for his name.
“Ben. Name’s Ben.” Rose smiled. “Thanks Ben.” She took another look at him. He really was handsome, with his plump lips and strong jawline. “I should be going back to my friend.” He quickly nods.
“Of course. It was nice meeting you.” Rose turned around to look at Lily, finding her at another table, talking with some students who went to her uni.
“You know what, it seems like my friend found some people to talk to. Would you like a beer?” Before he could answer she handed him the beer.
“Well yeah. My friend just went home so why not. Tell me something about yourself. You could start with your name.” He took the beer from her hands.
“It’s Rose. I am twenty-four years old,” Rose sent him a wink and took a sip of her beer.
Ben liked how easy she talked to him. Rose was pretty and she had a very open look. Not to mention that she could drink. He was stunned by how quick she downed her beer, with casual gulps she drank and the glass was empty within minutes.
“Well I am twenty-six now.” Rose smiled, and leaned towards him, her lips close to his ears. “And i start my new job tomorrow, so I don’t really feel like wasting a lot of time talking” The alcohol in her blood definitely made her bolder, which was always tricky combined with her flirty nature.
“As you wish Rose. Would you like to dance?” Ben replied, encouraged by her easy behaviour.
“I’d love to dance with you.” Rose dragged him to the dancefloor, leaving her glass on a table, and started dancing. Ben was mostly watching, while slightly swaying his body to the beat. They were both tipsy, not drunk enough to make stupid decisions, but tipsy enough to make bold ones. Rose was dancing gracefully, and motioned for him to come to her. Rose danced with him, doing some spins and a casual dip. She was a good dancer for in a club, with little to no shame thanks to the booze, but she never missed a beat.
A slower, sexier song started, and Rose pulled Ben closer so they could slow dance. She laid her hands around his neck, and he slowly placed his hands on her hips, hoping she wouldn’t swat his hands away. She didn’t, and he was surprised with how natural this felt. After all, they only met about half an hour ago, and twenty minutes usually wasn’t enough to make him feel this way, not even when there was much more booze involved. He moved in closer, and the sweet scent of shampoo hit his nose. Hell, she even smelled good.
The next song came on, and Rose surprisingly didn’t let go. She kept him close, and started moving her hips to the beat in the best way possible. Ben had danced with many girls before, but this was too much, and he decided to get drinks before it went too fast, too soon.
“Another drink love?” Rose looked up at him and smiled. “Yes please. Dancing always gets me thirsty.” His face flushed red. He certainly understood the meaning of her words. He didn’t know how to respond, so he decided to just walk to the bar for drinks.
Two drinks later they sat in a booth at the side of the dancefloor, talking about everything and nothing, and Rose felt herself getting tipsier and tipsier with each sip of her tequila sunrise. Lily had already gone home, and she considered going home as well. But then she looked into Ben’s eyes again, and she felt herself getting lost. To hell with going home on time. He told her some sweet story about his dog, when all of a sudden he stopped talking. A new song had come on, and the harmony of fat bottomed girls hit your ears. You chuckled. A queen song, so right before she would start with the movie, it was quite ironic. Ben continued talking after his sudden halt, and Rose tried to listen but her eyes kept diverting to his lips. He saw her looking, and he stopped talking mid-sentence to press his lips on hers.
Rose kissed back, but kept the pace sensually slow, knowing it would drive him crazy. She climbed into his lap and his hands grabbed her hips. She slipped her tongue into his mouth, deepening the kiss, but keeping it slow. He was overflowing with lust, wanting more, but she was very dominant in the kiss, and it turned him on. He couldn’t wait to see what more she had in store for him.
“Fuck Rose, don’t be a tease.” She just smiled, and kept kissing him but quicking the kiss just a little. She was absolutely surprised with his kissing skills. His plump lips felt better against hers than she had thought, and she wondered how they would feel elsewhere on her body. Ben let his hands roam over her side, grinning when she giggled into the kiss.
“That tickles!” His lips moved down to press kisses along her jawline, and in her neck. When he reached a certain point just underneath her jawline she let out a quiet moan, and he sucked on the spot, wanting to hear more of those beautiful sounds. He was quickly praised by another moan, and she slowly started grinding her hips against his crotch. He was shocked by her bold move, even if they were in a very dark corner of the club, it still felt publical. But he was even more shocked about how good it felt. Rose reconnected their lips shortly before she whispered into his ear. “Show me the way to your home Ben.”
The morning after was not a problem. Rose woke up around eight pm, no clothes on, and with a mild headache. She knew it would get worse, so after getting dressed she scanned through Ben’s cupboards for some Advil. She quietly tried to make herself look presentable and went to his living room. Leaving a glass of water, two advil pills and a short note,on his table, she opened the bedroom door once more. Ben laid sprawled out on his stomach on the bed, and she memorised his naked form. He was definitely the most handsome one night stand she had ever had. His neck was covered in love bites, his back had scratches all over it, the sight made her smile proudly.
Rose vividly remembered making them. She remembered digged her nails into his shoulders when he first entered her, and how that made him moan loudly in pleasure. And for the love bites scattered across his neck and chest, her memory again didn’t fail her. She was on top of him, and he came up to sit up straight and hit a deeper angle. She tried to be quiet, and bit his neck to stop herself from letting the screams of pleasure past her lips.
One last look at him. God, he looked like a hot mess. She softly closed the bedroom door and left his flat.
When she was outside of the house it took her less than a second to find out where she was, so she stopped a cab and told him where to take her. Back home, she showered, and got dressed for her first day at work. If she had hopes Lily would still be asleep when she left, she was sadly wrong. When Rose left the bathroom Lily sat at the breakfast table, smiling widely.
“Well Rosie. Where have you been all night? You might want to cover up that hickey before leaving hun.” A hickey? Rose was unpleasantly surprised. She was certain she had checked her neck and shoulders this morning. She ran towards the mirror, and a curse slipped of her lips when she saw the purple mark just below her ear. Grabbing her concealer she covered it up quick enough, while Lily took the opportunity to interrogate her about last night.
“And? How was it? What did you do?” Rose laughed, while putting the concealer on the mark in her neck. “We had sex of course. And it was great.” Lily squealed in excitement.
“I knew it! Oh that’s just great. How drunk were you? Do you remember everything?”
Rose nodded, blending in the concealer. “Yeah, I still remember everything. I was very tipsy, or slightly drunk, and he was tipsy as well.”
“Oh that’s fun. So you just left or do you have his phone number?” Lily asked. Shaking her head, Rose replied.
“No, I don’t have his number, and I just left without waking him up. That is what a one night stand is about Lils. I have to get to work now, see you later!”
“Fuck!” Rose quickly looked around to see if anyone heard her curse. It was him. Ben. When she saw the name Ben Hardy behind Roger Taylor, she just thought it was a funny coincidence. But then she clicked the link in her email. The headshot on her laptop, with all his information underneath it.
Shit. This was bad. Tomorrow was presentation day, and Rose wasn’t sure what to do. Stepping out wasn’t possible, so she figured she would make the most out of it. Ben seemed like a very nice person last night. He might be a nice colleague, and maybe they could laugh about it. But she knew deep down, that wasn’t gonna be the case. In the bar your mutual attraction was very clear, and Rose was very afraid how that would turn out at work. She would see next day how he reacted, and she decided adjust her reaction to his.
The morning of the presentation and first table read Rose looked her very best. From her lipstick to her suit, she had thought about everything. Walking into the meeting room, she felt a bit tensed. Even though she started working yesterday, she hadn’t met Graham yet, as he called in sick. But today he was here, and Rose immediately recognised his face when she looked through the crowd. Straightening her back, she walked up to him and introduced herself.
“Well Rose, are you ready for the presentation? I am very glad you could do it, I am a disaster in these kind of things.” Rose politely smiled and told him it was no trouble.
“Excuse me, I have to grab the last few things from my purse.” She said to him, sending one last smile before walking into the seemingly empty corridor that lead to her temporarily office.
“But Joe!” She recognised the voice in an instant, and hid around the corner. Ben was in the corridor, apparently with Joe. Just her luck. His voice send shivers down her spine, and she felt herself wondering over what he would wear. Would he have covered the love bites?
“She left a note? Why would she leave a note? It makes no sense.” Ben sounded confused, and when Joe replied she could hear the grin in his voice. “Because of the effect it has. Look at you, you are still thinking about it, and it’s two days ago. What did it say anyways?” Ben sighed. “It said ‘Didn’t want to wake you up, you probably need your sleep after last night. Kiss Rose.’ And she didn’t need that note. The sex was mind blowing, I won’t forget that for a while.”
Around the corner Rose smiled widely. She promised herself to wait and see what he would do, but this was the perfect opportunity. She rounded the corner with a sweet smile on her face.
“Well ain’t that lovely to hear. I have to admit the feeling is mutual mister Hardy.” The look of shock on his face made the risk worth it, let alone the look on Joe his face. Rose had to suppress a smile, she wanted to keep the cool facade.
“T’was quite a shock to see your photo pop up on my laptop screen yesterday I have to admit, but it’s not an unpleasant surprise. I have to go now. Will I see you guys later?” She ended her sentence casually, as if she didn’t just scare the living daylight out of Ben with her appearing out of nowhere. Joe chuckled at seeing his friend stand there, speechless. “Yeah I think we will see you around. Bye!” Rose send him an award winning smile, and walked out of the corridor, knowing the boys watched her walk away, and probably wondering what the hell just happened.
The presentation went smooth, and before Rose knew, she had finished. After thanking everyone for listening, she told the actors what time they were needed the next morning for the first table read. She collected her things as everyone started leaving. Graham came to congratulate her on the success of her presentation, as suggested she would also be at the table read the next day. She packed her bag, she was free to head home, and she couldn’t wait to tell Lily everything that had happened today. When she walked out of the door, a voice rang in the hall.
“That was a great presentation.” Ben his accent filled her ears. “And a great shock to see you stand there.” Rose turned around. “Imagine my shock when I saw your face pop up yesterday. I am almost sorry for what happened before the presentation, but the opportunity you gave me was too good to ignore. I may have come across as very unprofessional, but I do actually take my job very seriously Ben. Even if our conversation didn’t make it seem that way.”
Rose sounded serious, but Ben noticed her checking him out. She was obviously torn in two about it. Just like he was. Because indeed, they would be slightly unprofessional, and very unprofessional if they would just fuck around. But on the other side, they were both adults, not much illegal about that.
“I understand. Would it be unprofessional to ask you on a date?” He asked with a hint of humour in his eyes. “Rose nodded. “Oh yes it would.”
“And exactly how unprofessional would it be to ask you to come home with me after said date?” He asked, his eyes filled with amusement and his lips formed a sexy smile.
“Extremely unprofessional. But we all make mistakes, don’t we?” She replied with her signature flirty smile. Ben also wore a full on smile now.
“Well Rose, would you like to go on a date with me, say... Tomorrow night?” Rose her eyes lit up, and she replied quickly, not covering up her excitement about it. “Oh god yes.”
Whizzer’s first impression when Marvin starts going out and returning with strange things is that this is probably another way in which Marvin has changed in the last two years, and he’s not going to complain about it if he gets to keep splitting chores with him. So Marvin hoards candles (mumbling about wick numbers as he shoves them into free cupboards) and weird cups now. Okay. Whizzer can put up with that...
Marvin, Whizzer, and Jason attempt an old Jewish tradition with fairly little success. At least the results are funny. I've been waiting to do this since I connected the dots about Shabbat and Marvin having Jason "on the weekends; just on the weekends". Good ol’ family bonding with some side Marvin/Whizzer.
Fukuzawa, Ranpo’s father, and the ADA throw a surprise party for Ranpo. Poe stepped up to assist but to no avail because, of course, the greatest detective in the world could crack the case of a simple surprise party before it had even started.
Still, the agency enjoy themselves until the party’s over and Ranpo and Poe slip into the detective’s room the second they’re left alone.
— Snippet (very beginning)
“Ranpo wasn’t an easy person to fool, obviously, but Fukuzawa still wanted to make an attempt. Ranpo came out of his room and down the hall wearing a pair of sweatpants and a shirt much too large for him, his hair was messy and his fingers were running through it in the back, halting occasionally when they ran into knots.
He caught sight of a black hardcover book just laying in the center of the living room. He sighed to himself, wondering if this was really the best his friends could pull off. Still, there was a bit of endearment for them on his breath.”
“Did you even bother to taste 'em?” Xander asks. Aspen rolls their eyes dramatically enough that they almost miss a step. “Nooo! Well, I did, and I'm here to tell you those mini pizzas have changed my life! Ted is the master chef!”
“Fine! So he's a good cook,” Buffy concedes. “Well, what does that really tell you about a person?”
“That he’s probably not a vegan,” Aspen says, just as Xander says, “Everything!”
Fandom: Saga (Comics)
Relationships: Prince Robot IV/Petrichor, Sir Robot/Petrichor
Characters: Petrichor, Prince Robot IV, Sir Robot
Additional Tags: Self Confidence Issues, Commitment Issues, Trust Issues, ...Issues, Also at some point they swim, [spoilers if you haven't read up to around issue 49]
Summary:
Petrichor knows about the Princess. Not directly-- at least, not what anyone could really call directly; IV hasn’t told her anything, and she’s obviously never met the woman-- but quite enough to be jealous.
Petrichor muses somewhat over the Princess she never knew and the... well, whoever-he-is she knows now. Also, shenanigans.
