I had a bit of a hard time thinking of something for this. Thankfully @paper-lilypie came in clutch like the absolute queen she is and this scenario was born:
“You owe me a kiss.” You said with a wink and a lighthearted chuckle, though inside your heart was beating a mile a minute at the brazen flirtation you'd let slip past your lips. It wasn't really like you to be so forward but something about the way he looked up at you in that moment had your guard down and your thoughts racing.
Maybe you'd hit your head harder than you realized when you'd oh so gracefully tripped while chasing a particularly fast three year old. At least the floor was padded.
Sun blinked up at you from where he knelt, head tilted to the side and brow crinkled in seeming confusion. “What was that, Sunbeam?”
Oh great, had he not heard you? Probably for the best... lord knows you didn't have the gumption to repeat yourself, not with him staring at you looking so perplexed.
“I... i-it was just a joke. Ignore me, I'm just rambling.”
“Hmm...” He blinked at you a few more times, mouth thinning to a line before he shrugged and returned his attention to your scraped knee. Just your luck, all the padded flooring in the daycare and you'd managed to land your knee on a particularly rough toy when you fell. It was fine, really, but Sun had scooped you up and rushed to give you first aid as though you'd had a gaping, life threatening wound. Just the way he'd held you close to him, those arms of his wrapped protectively around you... it was enough to keep that pulse of yours thumping.
Okay, enough of that.
“So, am I all patched up, doc? Free to go?”
“Not quite.” Sun replied as he pulled his hands back from you to observe your bandaged knee. “Your heartbeat is elevated. I'm worried you're in more pain than you let on. Did you get hurt anywhere else?”
Well, not really. But you were enjoying his attention and the other daycare assistants seemed to have the kids under control. A little bit more one-on-one time with your favorite animatronic couldn't hurt...
“I did bump my head on the floor.” You answered, indicating the spot with a vague gesture. “But it's probably fine.”
Sun's brow furrowed further and he stood, hand the size of your head moving to carefully brush over the tender spot on your brow. A small tsk came from him and his thumb graced the spot again and again. “My poor Sunbeam. That's definitely going to bruise by tomorrow...” Then he let his fingers slide down the side of your face and settled them on your chin. He tilted your face up to meet his, eyes burrowing into yours for a long, silent stretch.
Your mouth went dry as he held you in his piercing gaze. If your heart rate was already concerning to him, it must've become even more-so with the way it picked up pace at his nearness. You could hear it throbbing in your ears, drowning out any other sound in the vicinity and giving the impression that in that moment you were the only two in all of existence.
What a lovely notion.
“No reason to worry about a concussion.” He said in a relieved tone, fingers slowly leaving your chin to trail back up to your forehead. “I can get you some ice if you think it would help, but this doesn't seem to be the cause of your racing pulse. Is there anywhere else you're feeling pain?”
Only in your pride.
“Nope. I'm pretty much good everywhere else. Just my head and my knee.” You breathed out, suddenly very deflated at the idea that you couldn't milk this little mishap any further. “Thanks for patching me up, Sunny. I'd better get back to work.”
You made a motion to stand and tried not to let the disappointment you felt show on your face. Before you could place both feet on the ground, however, Sun moved to block you with his body.
“Oh Sunbeam, did you forget the most important part of your treatment?” He smiled sweetly at you as he reclaimed his position on the floor in front of you. “No patient of mine is fully healed without a magic kiss.”
Heat slammed to your face as he blinked up at you, those captivating eyes of his betraying a hint of knowing.
“S-Sunny-”
“The little ones are watching.” He spoke in a soft, playful tone. He lowered his face down, mouth brushing against your knee with the lightest touch, eyes never leaving yours. “They really do think I can magically heal their little boo boos with just a kiss, you know. I'm afraid they might stop believing that if they don't see me do the same for you.”
You swallowed hard as you watched him stand once again. He was already so tall but you felt even smaller in his presence as he loomed over you in your seated position. Both hands moved toward you to take hold of your face and he drew nearer, eyes still locked on yours to convey an unspoken understanding that he had in fact heard you earlier.
Thumbs brushed delicately against your temples and you closed your eyes, exhaling the breath you hadn't realized you'd been holding in your chest. He brushed a sweet peck against the sore spot on your forehead and if you weren't mistaken, you felt him linger there just a touch longer than he should have.
When you felt him pull back you let your eyes flutter open to find his cheeks colored in just the faintest rosy tint. His hands left your face then and you found yourself leaning forward to follow their departure. He stood fully upright and turned one hand palm up in your direction, an offering to assist you in standing.
Good. You'd need it with the way your legs were quaking.
You put your hand in his and let him ease you slowly up. All the while you kept yourself locked in that burning gaze of his. The way he was looking at you... god you never wanted him to stop looking at you like that.
“We do have to get back to work, you know.” He reminded in a quiet voice that you had to strain to hear over the sound of your heart still throbbing in your ears. “But if you're still feeling any pain or discomfort later, after daycare hours, I'm more than happy to help you with that.”
“O-oh...” You dribbled out dumbly, the feeling of your brain trying to reboot itself as you stood flabbergasted in his stare. “R-really?”
“Did you just tell the person I was gonna go out with we’re dating?” It suits the story so well-
You're right! It does fit with TNS well but since it kinda-sorta already happened in Ch. 19 with Moon and Jack I thought it would be fun to rework it a bit. Still Jack and Y/N only the setting is different and Sun gets to be the one delivering the crushing blow to poor Jackie-boy!
Sorry this took so long, this is way more than a drabble! I was having fun!
You had one rule you'd always abided by at every single place of employment you'd had over the years.
It was a fairly simple one; never date a coworker.
The rule had served you well in every job you'd held and it spared you plenty of drama that you'd witnessed others go through time and time again. Your newest job was no different. You'd been there for well over a year and it hadn't been a problem at all to rigidly stick to that rule of yours. Of course, it didn't hurt that the only consistent coworkers you seemed to have were a two-in-one animatronic in charge of the daycare where you spent most of your days.
Every other human employed at Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizza Plex seemed to come and go faster than the changing seasons. Nobody ever stuck around long enough to even tempt you into breaking that rule. Sure, there had been the occasional attempt at getting your phone number and even one guy who'd had the gall to actually pin you against the wall and tell you that he was taking you out and what he expected you to wear.
But all those people seemed to just... vanish shortly thereafter.
You never thought much of it. After all, you'd always politely declined any advances, no matter how harmless. It made sense to think that you wouldn't see those people anymore after turning them down.
But there was one new face that had been giving you second thoughts about that rule of yours as of late. The new company electrician, real cute guy. Not conventionally attractive but he was witty and funny and every time you'd bumped into him he'd always had a way of making you smile. Jack, you'd learned his name to be. It was already further than you'd allowed yourself to get with any coworker but you'd let your guard down just a bit. You rarely ever saw him around and he was just a bit too sweet to be standoffish toward.
The fact that he'd occasionally pop by the daycare near closing time to “check on the lights” and conveniently happened to have some sort of sweet treat to offer you didn't hurt his chances. You were a sucker for free snacks, after all, and you were genuinely starting to reconsider your position on that rule.
Maybe it wouldn't hurt to just see where things might go with him.
Of course, there was one person who's opinion you valued greatly and you weren't going to make any decisions without at least gauging what he thought. You'd grown particularly close to the Daycare Attendant in your time as their assistant; especially close to the solar counterpart with whom you spent most afternoons and evenings. The two of you had become best friends, bosom buddies as he liked to call it, and his opinion mattered to you above all others.
Thankfully you'd have plenty of time to discuss things with him during your evening shift after all the children had departed for the day.
“So, I'm... thinking about breaking my rule.” You muttered aloud as you went about lining up all the tables and chairs to one side of the daycare so that you could give the floor a thorough sweeping. You glanced to the sunny animatronic at your side as he carried an armload of chairs along with you, his ever-present smile seeming somehow very tense in that moment, though his face was always hard for you to read. “Do you think it's a bad idea?”
A long, drawn out hum of consideration came from your robotic coworker before he erupted in one of his booming, cheerful laughs. “Oh, ho, ho! I'm so sorry, Starlight! I don't think I quite remember what your rule is. Refresh my memory?”
You turned your head toward him, brow crinkling skeptically. “My rule... my only rule that you continuously remind me of every time the electrician stops by... you know?”
“Oh! Yes, that rule!” He replied in a chipper tone, though you thought you detected a hint of strain in his voice.
“So... what do you think?” You prodded expectantly. “Is it a bad idea?”
“Is what a bad idea, Starlight?”
A frustrated huff forced its way from your chest and you turned to fully face your solar themed best friend with a hand on your hip. Was he not even listening to you? Usually he was so eager to chat with you, hanging on your every word at times. Now it seemed you couldn't keep his attention. You waited for him to place the armload of chairs on the floor, then there would be nothing to distract him from the conversation at hand.
“I'm talking about breaking my rule, Sunny. Do you think it's a bad idea for me to break my rule about not dating coworkers?”
Another long, thoughtful hum passed from him, this one much louder than the last. His hand had moved to his chin to emphasize thought and he drummed his fingers against his face plate rapidly. “Oh, gee! I don't really know, Starlight. I suppose it all depends.”
“Depends?” You echoed, head cocking to the side in interest. “Depends on what?”
“Well, if you're considering breaking your rule for the right coworker, I think it could be a wonderful idea.” He answered with a bright timbre, though his voice darkened as he continued. “But I'm sure it can be hard to know for certain if you're choosing the right one.”
Well now he had you even more interested. “Yeah, I'm gonna need you to elaborate on that. What do you mean by the right one? How would I even know?”
“Oh, one would think it'd be obvious, Starlight.” Sun replied rather wryly for your liking. “It should be someone you've known for a while... someone you've spent a lot of time with. Someone you feel comfortable around, who you can confide in and rely on. Someone you trust completely.”
“You're basically describing a friendship, Sunny.”
“Yes, well they do say friends make the best lovers.” He chimed, grin seeming to widen.
You let out a snort and rolled your eyes, returning your attention to stacking the chairs neatly out of your way. “Where the hell did you hear a thing like that? You're not watching those crappy reality tv shows again, are you? You know management will start restricting your internet access if you keep filling your processors with that tripe.”
You heard a small noise from him, something akin to a disappointed sigh that you assumed was his best effort at conveying that he was annoyed with your judgments on his entertainment choices. When you returned your eyes to him you saw that he'd once again taken to clearing the tables and chairs out of your way. With that aspect of the task nearly completed, you decided to leave him to it while you went to claim the broom and dustpan.
You hated that you had to actually leave the daycare and trek upstairs to the theater concession stand to retrieve the items you used nightly. You'd put in a request months ago for a designated utility closet closer to the daycare but it'd been turned down... some bullshit about budget constraints. But the little venture upstairs would give you time to think about further discussion with Sun. He wasn't really giving you a clear cut answer to your question and you had an inkling that you knew exactly why.
Sun knew you liked Jack, made several remarks about it in fact. And for whatever reason, despite all of the electrician's best efforts to get on Sun's good side, the animatronic didn't seem to like him. Loathed was a more accurate term, really. Sun was not a fan in the slightest and it truly showed any time you even mentioned the man's name.
Perhaps that was why you were so eager for his approval. It simply wouldn't work out well if your best friend disliked your potential future boyfriend.
Whoa there, dial it back. You weren't even certain about breaking your rule yet.
You reached the back storage area of the concession stand and grabbed the broom and dustpan along with the mop and bucket because you were determined to not have to make two trips. Then you started the awkward, clumsy trip back with your hands full. When you reached the top of the first set of stairs you paused momentarily to stare begrudgingly down at the steps in front of you. One of these days you were going to trip and break your neck on the way down, you just knew it.
But as you eyed the steps with malice, a familiar form caught your attention in your peripheral vision. Through the daycare's large viewing windows you could see Jack, his back to you as he stood talking to Sun.
Well, that wasn't something you expected to see. With Sun's unreadable features and the electrician turned away from you it was hard to determine just what they were discussing but a knot in your stomach told you it couldn't be anything good. Sun had the tendency to be a bit passive aggressive and although Jack was a smart guy, the animatronic's vitriol seemed to fly straight over his head which only ever served to further annoy the solar robot.
You shuffled as quickly as you could down the stairs with your armload of cleaning supplies and deposited them just outside the daycare doors before making your way nervously inside.
“Jack, hey!” You heaved, a bit out of breath from your rush. “What brings you here?”
Jack whipped around to face you, a smile on his face although it looked less genuine than you knew of him. Oh god, had Sun's distaste for him finally pushed its way through that thick skull of his?
“Oh hey, there you are! I'm just on my bi-monthly rounds around the Plex to check on the lights and such. Everything still good around here?”
“I told you that it is.” Sun interjected, his voice pleasant but oozing with that underlying hostility only you seemed to detect.
You glanced to Sun and quickly nodded in agreement before turning a nervous smile back to Jack. “Yeah, everything still seems in good order since your last visit. I appreciate you always coming all the way here to check on our little corner of the Plex.”
“Just doing my job.” He said with a shrug. Then he lifted his hand in your direction and his gaze fell to the small plastic container he was offering you as though he was desperate to avoid your stare. “Oh, here. Before I forget, I picked you up a little something at the bakery. I know you like the butter buns.”
An involuntary smile worked its way to your lips as you accepted the takeout box. “Ah Jack... you know, you don't have to keep bringing me all these yummy treats.”
“Y-yeah, I should probably stop.” He mumbled in a dejected tone before returning his eyes to your face and offering the most fractured smile you'd ever seen. “I guess consider this one a celebratory gift, though? I hear congratulations are in order.”
Your brow collapsed in instant confusion and you tilted your head to the side. “Congratulations?”
“Yeah, for your anniversary.” He answered meekly and that only served to perplex you more. Did he mean your anniversary of working at the Pizza Plex? That had passed by months ago and you were pretty sure you'd mentioned it to him back then. But before you could ask him for clarification, he gave it unprompted. “A year is a big milestone for a relationship. Congrats to both of you. It's... great news.”
Okay, what the fuck?
You were even more baffled then and you opened your mouth to question him about what exactly it was that he meant but you were cut off by Sun ushering him toward the door. “Oh, would you look at the time! Boy-oh-boy is it getting late! Welp, you'd best be on your way! This is a big building after all and you're only one very small, frail human. I'm sure you've got lots of work ahead of you! We wouldn't want you falling behind in your workload, that's how accidents happen, you know.”
You watched in flabbergasted awe as Sun quickly shoved the electrician out of the daycare and slammed the heavy wooden doors shut. You watched Jack's retreating form for a moment before turning a disbelieving stare to your animatronic companion.
“Sunny, what the hell just happened?”
“Wh-whatever do you mean, Starlight?” He asked with a nervous laugh, eyes directed anywhere but on you.
“What I mean is whatever the hell that exchange was!” You countered, a twinge of anger you'd never felt toward him before working its way into your words. “Why is Jack congratulating us on our anniversary? What anniversary, Sunny? Did you... did you tell him that we're dating?”
Sun turned his back to you and his rays shrank back in a tell-tale sign of guilt. “I... may have strongly suggested that the two of us share a certain closeness... a strong, serious and committed relationship. A-and it is technically the one year anniversary of us becoming best friends so-”
An annoyed scoff fell from your lips and you crossed your arms over your chest. “Sun, that is so messed up! Why would you do that? You know I like him! I was... I was considering breaking my rule for him and everything! We were just talking about it not even ten minutes ago!”
“But why him?” Sun asked and you noticed his fists clenching at his sides before he turned to face you. “What makes him so fazzing special!?”
You recoiled in surprise, not just at his use of the kid-friendly expletive but at the unfamiliar tone in his words. His voice sounded dark, much more akin to his lunar counterpart despite the lights shining brightly overhead.
“Sunny, what's gotten into you?”
He stepped toward you, fists relaxing and clenching again and it did not go unnoticed by you. Your body tensed in a way you hadn't experienced in a long time and even back then it hadn't been him who'd made you feel that way but his other half. You took a step backward but you bumped into the security desk before you could make it very far. The plastic takeout box in your hand fell open onto the floor with a splat.
“I've been right here this whole time, Starlight! I've been your closest confidant, your shoulder to cry on! I've been everything for you day in and day out! I make you laugh, I make you smile... I make you happy, don't I? Don't I!? I have been patiently waiting for you to see that! I've been obedient and loyal to you all this time! I've removed every barrier that's threatened to get in our way and yet you still don't see it!?” He reached up to take your face in his hands and the action caused you to jolt in fear. His eyes gave a flash and a dark rumble escaped his voice box. “What more do I have to do, Starlight? Should I remove this new barrier too? Would you prefer that? Would that make you see?”
Your mouth went dry as a chilling realization poured over you. You were quickly beginning to understand why the employees at the Pizza Plex, at least the ones unfortunate enough to interact with you, seemed to come and go like the wind. Your whole form began to tremble under Sun's burrowing gaze and you managed to shake your head.
“N-no, Sunny. You don't have to do anything else... please.” You swallowed hard and lifted your quivering hands to delicately clasp his wrists. “Y-you were right! You're always right... I-I should've never considered breaking my rule for someone like Jack. He's... he's nothing. He's nobody to me. Forget him.”
It was silent between you then, save for the deafening throb of your terrified heartbeat in your ears. After a moment Sun's posture shifted, his hands fell away from your cheeks and he dotted the tip of your nose with a gentle tap.
A pleased hum passed from his voice box to your ears and that honey-sweetness of his voice returned.
“If you're gonna break that rule for anyone, Starlight, it better be me.”
"Whatever you do, do not close your eyes." For the prompt thing! 👀💕
This is suggestive as all hell, I ain't even gonna pretend.
I was gonna add more on the end to clarify just exactly what's going on but you know what? Nope.
“Whatever you do, do not close your eyes.” His voice rumbled low against your ear, sultry and intoxicating in a way you'd only recently come to associate with him. The command carried just a hint of sweetness but the underlying tone was still firm and domineering; something you would have found abhorrent from anyone else.
It only brought shivers to your spine when he spoke such demands.
Your breath hitched as you felt the arms around your middle tighten and your feet left the floor. Your body tensed on instinct and try as you might to fight it, your eyes clenched tightly shut. This earned you a growl of displeasure and the mouth against your ear trailed to your throat with a long, threatening hiss.
“What did I just say?”
Your eyes snapped open and you filled your starving lungs with a sharp, painful gulp of air. You held it in your chest for as long as you could and then let it pass through your lips in a slow exhale. A dark chuckle rippled out against the tender flesh of your throat and for the briefest of moments you forgot where you were, what you were about to do, until he pulled back and caught you in that crimson stare of his.
“Please just be careful with me, Moon...” You pleaded softly. “I'm scared. I've never done anything like this before and I-”
“You said you trust me.” He interrupted with a purr, eyes flashing brightly and grin thinning to a sliver. “So trust me.”
You nodded before you could even fully process his words and lifted your arms to grab hold of him, clinging to him as tightly as your trembling form would allow. “I trust you. I-I'm ready.”
For the writing prompts, Character A can tell Character B is getting nervous in a big crowd, so A slips their hand into theirs to help them calm down?
Also, I'm sending the best of vibes and hope u feel better soon! *Hands u a tiny turtle wearing a tiny hat*
I was stumped by this one for a bit but I finally decided on something. Be aware this is somewhat spoilerish for the end of The Night Shift... (although I'm sure most of you know by now it's meant to have a happy ending)
It had taken a long time to get to this point; nearly two years.
Nearly two long years filled with a lot of turmoil, several episodes of self-loathing and countless incidents of backsliding... but it was all worth it just to be standing there with him.
The sun was high in the sky and a gentle, salty breeze floated off the water to mingle with the midsummer heat. In the distance you could hear the shrill squeals of delight coming from children as they ran from the waves crashing against the sandy shore. There were kites aloft on the horizon and the sweet smell of kettle corn drifted through the air from a nearby street vendor.
Finally, you'd made it.
“S-so this is the ocean.” Sun muttered almost inaudibly as his eyes scanned over the vast expanse before him. “It's... it's so big.”
You laughed softly and smiled up at him, giving him a gentle nudge with your elbow. “I told you it would be, ya goof.”
“Oh, I know.” He nodded stiffly. “And in my head I was imagining all those pictures you showed me but... this is so much bigger than I could have ever imagined. It just keeps going on and on.”
“Well, you said you wanted to see the world's largest ocean. Welcome to the Pacific coast!”
Sun smiled, eyes never leaving the sight before him as you watched his gaze dart from one thing to the next. But after a while longer you noticed his smile begin to falter and that familiar expression of doubt and fear began to settle onto his features. “There sure are a lot of people here.”
“Well yeah.” You shrugged and turned your eyes over the droves of beach-goers, all perched in their own respective spots and not paying much mind to anything outside themselves. “But don't worry. Nobody is paying any attention to us. They're all in their own little worlds.”
“M-maybe it was a bad idea to come here.” He crackled, hands coming together in front of him in that old nervous way of his. “What if I'm not ready? What if something bad happens? What if I hurt someone or-”
You reached out, slipping your hand between his to lace your fingers together before he could start wringing the appendages together. You gave his hand a gentle squeeze to draw his attention to you and gifted him with a warm, supportive smile. “You'll do great, Sunny. I know you will. But... we can always leave if that's what you prefer. You don't have to be here if you really don't want to be. It's entirely up to you.”
Sun stared at you in consideration, his face slowly softening as his smile reclaimed his lips. A small hum floated into the air between you and he gave your hand a tight squeeze. “I think I'd like to stay here with you... just a bit longer.”
hii Dom!! hope you're doing well!! id read anything you write but if you took suggestions for drabbles I'd definitely say angst/hurt comfort!! just rip my heart out and (hopefully) put it back together!! idk why but i also find those genres of writing inspiring? like they tug at your heart strings and it makes me want to write too and you do it so well every time 😫
Hi Anon!
I'm doing much better -minus the cold I now have from almost choking on a corn nut 😅.
Rip your heart out in under 500 words (cause 100 is practically impossible for myself).
I believe I can do hurt/comfort with a few things I have ideas for.
It still amazes me that y'all like when I hurt you with my writing. But then again there is the Emotional Torment Club for a reason. 🤣😅
hey my dude idk if you take requests or anything but is there anyway i could get reader being comforted by Loki after being called a disappointment and her parents telling her that they are disgusted with her. I cannot ever seem to do anything right inthe eyes of my family and they refuse to even think about my perpective and i just feel horrible and alone and it was a two hour argument (more of a lecture by them really) and im just exhausted and cannot wait to move far away and not talk to them
Hey there! I am rather bad at comforting people over the internet, but I’m really sorry to hear they don’t respect you and love you like you deserve. I will definitely write that drabble for you. I hope that you will find the opportunity to take your distance from the people in your life who are toxic and that you find happiness, because you deserve it. Please be sure to take good care of yourself until then, okay? As hard as it might be. I will have the oneshot done by tomorrow and I hope it will make you feel a little better! Until then maybe my other fics can offer some escapism/solace? Take care, sweet anon; stay strong ♡
