Characters: c!Technoblade x gn!reader, mentions Foolish
Summary: Techno invites you to come with him to see Foolish in the desert, but you're hesitant. He discovers that you're insecure about stretch marks on your thighs, and is quick to compliment them and threaten whoever made you feel that way.
"helloo, could I please request something with techno when he finds out that the reader is insecure about their thighs because they have stretch marks? been an issue for a while and I personally think that he'd love them since he has a lot of scars himself:) it could be a small headcanon or whatever you want!"
~ASK~
Note: Absolutely! I have similar insecurities when it comes to the stretch marks on my back. (They’re from my Ehlers Danlos) he would love them! I’ll do a small one for you :) I always feel bad about doing headcanons because they aren’t super high-end, ya know?
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When Technoblade invited you to check up on Foolish in the desert, you were hesitant. He explained that you’d be going with him and the syndicate to check up on a possible government forming.
“There’s not going to be any fighting if that’s what you’re worried about,” He reassured you.
“No, that’s-“ You sighed and looked at him from across the table, “It’s going to be so hot, and-“
“You don’t have to go if you don’t want to,” He said, “You just said you wanted to come on one of our missions one day, and today’s as good a day as any…”
“I want to go,” He raised an eyebrow at you, “I do! It’s just…” You trailed off, leaving a dissatisfied look on Techno’s face.
“You’re worrying me,”
“I’m sorry, Tech,” You stood and sat next to him, resting your head on his shoulder.
“You can tell me why…” He whispered, worried, “I’ll still love you,”
You laughed, “I know you’ll still love me, it’s just…” You put your hands in your lap, “something I’m insecure about.”
He paused, letting his mind brainstorm different responses. He opened his mouth and closed it again, testing the words before he said them.
“I don’t understand,” He said, “What would that have to do with seeing Foolish?”
You decided to stop beating around the bush, “If I go to the desert with you to see Foolish, it’s gonna be hot, right?”
“Mhm,” He was following, but still puzzled.
“I have low heat tolerance, so I’m gonna have to wear some more revealing clothes. Like shorts and stuff,”
His eyebrow raised higher.
“Techno, I have stretch marks,” You stared at him, waiting for a response. You had no idea what he was going to say, whether he’s gonna make fun of you for it, or if he was gonna be supportive.
“You’re insecure about those?”
“Well, yeah,”
“Darlin’, they’re nothing to be ashamed of,” He cooed, holding you closer in comfort, “Like with me and my scars. They’re a part of you whether you like it or not, and I personally think they’re beautiful.”
You cracked a grin, his words sinking in.
-That night-
You undressed, sitting on his bed, waiting for him. You sat cross-legged on the sheets, reading his journal.
His hand reached over the book and snapped it shut as he leaned in to kiss you. He pushed you back into the pillows. His hands went to your waist as he kissed his way down your body. When he reached your thighs, he found each and every mark and kissed them all the while whispering about how good they looked on you.
With every kiss, he washed away the insecurities. You’d be proud to show them to people and tell them what he’d said about them, pointing out the ones he said were his favourite.
“I know it’s easy to let that stuff get you down,” he snuggled up to you, tucking you both under a quilt and crocheted blanket, “but if you ever feel like that with something again, point me in the direction of who made you feel that way.”
“Techno, I don’t think that’s a very good reason to kill people.”
“It’s the best reason. You can make a person suffer in one remark, but it takes so much love to put that confidence back. People who do that on purpose deserve to be taught a lesson. One they would never forget.”
“Jesus,” you whispered.
“Love you,” he said, kissing your cheek.
“I love you, too.”
End…
(I’m not super good at comforting people about this stuff but I just want to say that I honestly believe that people who make others insecure about things they can’t control can go fuck themselves. I’ve had issues with those kinds of people before. I hope this was good! I don’t know how you’ll feel about this, but I tried my best,,,)
The Self-Working Trick and Other Stories by John Gaspard
Follow Eli Marks - magician, problem solver and amateur detective - in this lively book of well plotted and written short murder stories
This has been my introduction to Eli Marks and by authorial association, John Gaspard, and I have to say that I have had a thoroughly great time in the company of Gaspard’s creation. The sphere of magic is always a little bit intriguing anyway, and add to this, a likeable narrator, witty and self-deprecating, and a variety of different situations in which we, as readers, see Marks navigate with…
helloo, could I please request something with techno when he finds out that the reader is insecure about their thighs because they have stretch marks? been an issue for a while and I personally think that he'd love them since he has a lot of scars himself:) it could be a small headcanon or whatever you want!
512: Greg Koren and John Gaspard - New Books for Young and Old
This week we chat with a couple fiction authors who have magicians as the central character in their stories. Greg Koren is up first who talks about his newest book, “The Memory Trap”. The book is directed towards young readers and also for parents to read to their children. The premise of the book is that the central character, Henry Dunne, is about to be suspended from his new middle school for something he didn't do, and the principal's old but beloved car is about to disappear for the last time. Henry and the principal agree to help each other, but these unlikely friends don't realize the deck has been stacked against them, and time is running out. Henry must confront his fears and figure out whom to trust before the sinister force making their lives miserable steps from the shadows to deal the final, crushing blow. In helping to solve this mystery, Henry uses his knowledge of Tamariz’s “Mnemonica” card stack for his “memory palace”.
Greg is a recipient of the Maryland State Teachers Association’s School Bell Award for excellence in education writing, the Associated Press’s Mark Twain award for his feature writing, and six awards from the MDDC Press Association. He is the author of the critically acclaimed one-act play An Arrangement of Convenience, a winner of the Maryland Playwrights Festival, which was produced by the Vagabond Theater in Baltimore in 1989.
Koren fell in love with the imaginative world of middle-grade fiction after becoming a homeschooler and stay-at-home dad for his two children. Currently, he lives with his wife in Baltimore and works as a professional magician and mentalist.
John Gaspard is the author of the Eli Marks mystery series as well as two other stand-alone novels, "The Greyhound of the Baskervilles" and "The Ripperologists." He just completed “The Zombie Ball” as the sixth in the Eli Marks mystery series, which he discusses in this week’s podcast. “The Zombie Ball” opens with Eli being asked to perform his magic act at a swanky charity gala, The Zombie Ball– a former zombie pub crawl which has grown into an annual high-class social event. What begins as a typical stage show for Eli turns deadly when two of the evening’s sponsors are found murdered under truly unusual circumstances. Compounding this drama is the presence of Eli’s ex-wife and her new husband, Homicide Detective Fred Hutton. Under pressure to solve the crime before the 800 guests depart, Eli and his detective nemesis go head-to-head to uncover the bizarre clues that will unravel this macabre mystery.
In real life, John Gaspard is not a magician, but he has directed six low-budget features that cost very little and made even less – that’s no small trick. He’s also written multiple books on the subject of low-budget film making. Ironically, they’ve made more than the films. John lives in Minnesota and shares his home with his lovely wife, several dogs, a few cats and a handful of pet allergies.
Time Stamps for this podcast:
00:03:35 - Greg Koren talks about his newest book, “The Memory Trap” about a young man who solves a mystery in his school by using his knowledge of “Mnemonica”, a stacked deck.
00:26:43 - John Gaspard tells us about “Sunday Night Magic”, a live, monthly magic show in Minneapolis. He also talks about his newest, sixth book in the Eli Marks magic detective novel series, “The Zombie Ball”.
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397: John Gaspard - The Linking Rings, an Eli Marks Mystery
John Gaspard's professional magician (and unassuming detective), Eli Marks, is at it again solving crimes while spinning his own web of mystery for his audiences during his visit to The Magic Circle in London, England. Here is a quick overview:
Eli's trip to London with his uncle Harry quickly turns homicidal when the older magician finds himself accused of murder.
A second slaying does little to take the spotlight off Harry. Instead it's clear someone is knocking off Harry's elderly peers in bizarrely effective ways. But who?
The odd gets odder when the prime suspect appears to be a bitter performer with a grudge...who committed suicide over thirty years before.
While Eli struggles to prove his uncle's innocence—and keep them both alive—he finds himself embroiled in a battle of his own: a favorite magic routine of his has been ripped off by another hugely popular magician.
What began as a whirlwind vacation to London with girlfriend Megan turns into a fatal and larcenous trip into the dark heart of magic within the city's oldest magic society, The Magic Circle.
This is the fourth in the Eli Marks series and though it does feature a magician as the central character, it is written for the mystery lover, and not for the magician. John Gaspard is featured in this podcast because although it is related to magic and of interest to magicians, it is not another "how to" book of tricks.
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