Of Witches & Wolves âŻÂ Matthias Helvar Masterlist
Pairings: Matthias Helvar x Named Grisha!OC
Fandom: Grishaverse
MASTERLIST
Word Count: TBT
Warnings: Cursing, in depth descriptions of Grishas v Fjerdans, Angst, and likely some others I am missing.
SUMMARY: Rowan Yulianova is sent to Fjerda for a DrĂŒskelle that is pure of heart and finds Matthias Helvar. Rowan befriends the very person they're supposed to take prisoner.
Table of Contents:
Burning Blizzard
Could Be In Love
Their Throat
The Cabin
Let Me Help
Just a Boy
Sit With Me
Lost Time
The Inn
Shut Up
The DrĂŒskelle Guard
Sorry
Good Different
A Summoner
Matthias Helvar
Take Me Instead
To Protect Him
Tradition is Tradition
Author's Note: This is a chapter fic based off of the one-shots I wrote in 2022/23. Yes the OC is named Rowan, listen y'all... I like my own name LMFAO. There are around 18 chapters already finished, I am messing up the Grishaverse for my own sick enjoyment.
I hope you all enjoy my take on the Grishaverse. I cannot go without mentioning my mutual Olive, thank you for curating our Grishaverse fanon with me<3333 @retvenkos I am so excited for this new year >:)
The first three chapters are very similar to the x Reader fics I previously published, but there are some changes made to make it fit into an OC x Matthias fic! Thank you all :)
Pairings: Joel Miller x AFAB!Reader
Fandom: The Last of Us
MASTERLIST
Word Count: 3.4k
Warnings: NSFW! 18+ ONLY, cursing, alcohol, cunnilingus, fingering, porn w/a LOT of plot
SUMMARY: Y/N's a weaponsmith and Joel needs a new scope--they go scope out Eugene's place and unsaid tensions bring the pair closer than ever.
A/NÂ Joel & reader fuck on the same couch Dina & Ellie eventually fuck on & honestly I find that kinda poetic. The exposition (aka pre-smut) is kinda long bc I cannot help but make the build-up kinda realistic, part two will be out whenever I post it lmfao.
There weren't many people who knew you all too well. You had turned 20 right before outbreak day and basically grew up in the apocalypse. FEDRA scooped up every single able-bodied young adult they could find in the early days.
Youâd seen a lot of shit as a soldierâa lot of infected, but even more dead people. Losing a lot of friends along the way has a way of making someoneâs nervous system⊠shut down. You outright refused to make friends with anyone in Jackson. It was hard enough working near the makeshift school the town put up.
Only a few of the kids had the balls to even talk to youâyou wouldnât admit it⊠but you could be a dick sometimes.
Weaponsmithing was something you learned as a soldier, with limited resources people had to get creative. Bullets were among the first thing you learned how to recycle but soon enough you were creating guns from spare parts. That was your role in Jackson, if someone had an issue with their firearm or any blades, youâd be sure to fix it up.
The small talk is where your dickheadedness really shined through, youâd always been shitty at it. Some townsfolks would come by frequentlyâmostly the ones who worked patrols and Joel Miller happened to be one of those people. He was similar to you in the way that he couldnât bullshit a conversation if he had a script.
The first few weeks of him coming by to get ammo or his guns cleaned were quiet. Heâd explain what he was looking for and then youâd provide him with your service. Simple.
But his guns were different than everyone elseâs. He customizes them. One time Joel gave you his handgun because it kept jamming and there was an extended clip, it intrigued youâbut you didnât say anything back then.
The special touches he put on his weapons became a topic of conversation, sometimes heâd stop in just to see if you had anything new of interest. His daughter, Ellie, liked to come in as well (one of the few kids who liked you which was probably because she was just like Joel who was just like you).
Strangely enough, you liked Ellie, she could be a bit annoying at times but you were once a little dickweed teenager. You understood her and why she was such a spitfire. To survive in this world, you have to be strong.
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âIâm looking for a new scope for this rifleâitâs for Ellieâs birthday.â Joel didnât even bother with a âhiâ or a âhelloâ as he pushed open the shop door.
Youâd been working on reattaching a strap to someoneâs crossbow as he entered, âIâm afraid that I havenât gotten anything new in weeks.â You sat the screwdriver down, âHavenât had the time to go looting.â Most of what you stocked was either from you looting yourself or the rare occasion when youâd give out a list to some of the people on patrols.
âCan I enlist you in finding something for this?â He sat the gun on your counter, it was beautiful.
âWow, whereâd you find this?â Joel mumbled something about his brother, Tommy. You knew Tommy Miller well enough and knew Maria even more so. She had been the reason you found out about the settlement. Before Maria decided to cut ties with the world, she allowed a few radio broadcasts to be sent out and it saved your life. You would have died as a FEDRA soldier if you hadnât heard her call.
You lifted the gun and looked through the scope it had already, the glass was cracked and the metal was a bit dented. âIâd bet I could talk old Eugene into letting me sneak a peek through his shit.â Eugene was another one of the few people who seemed to tolerate you. You werenât necessarily meanâjust off-putting (and for good reason).
âIs that so?â Joel asked quizzically, raising his eyebrows as he did so. His expressions entertained you quite a bitâit was an excuse to stare without seeming strange. You liked looking at him. It felt stupid to think that he sounded jealous that youâd go to Eugene for help.
You ignored that thought, nodded, and sat the rifle down, âTell you what, let me know your patrol schedule and Iâll talk to Eugene. I know that fucker has some kinda stash hidden somewhere.â
Joelâs momentary distaste was gone as he nodded, âSounds good to me, darling.â Him and his fucking pet names.
You chopped it up to his âsouthern hospitalityâ but couldnât help but wonder why he continually called you cute things. Darling, sweetheart, and honey were among his most commonly used pet names. It only made things increasingly complicated in your brain. To engage or not to engageâit was a tightrope you balanced on every single time you interacted with Joel Miller.
Hopefully, he didnât see how your eyes would widen at the use of a simple adjective or how you have a little pep in your step after seeing him. Thatâd kinda ruin the whole mysterious ex-FEDRA soldier thing you have going on.
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You could have gone to Eugeneâs with Eugene but he claimed to be busyâyou also could go alone⊠but why do that when Joel was the one interested in finding something for his kid? That was certainly the only reason youâd knocked on his door that evening proposing a plan to make the journey to Eugeneâs secret hideout.
âWe could leave tomorrow morning, nice and early, and be back before itâs dark out.â You said with a shrug.
Joel looked a bit strung out, âHowâs 8 am sound?â
You began to argue that was early for you but you didnât for the sake of his (probably fragile) sanity. âSounds good to me, Joel.â Part of you wished youâd called him âhandsomeâ or âcowboyâ just for shits and giggles.
As you turned away from him, his voice caught your attention, âDo you wanna come in? Maybe have a few drinks?â
In the last four years of living in Jackson, nobody ever invited you over for⊠literally anything outside of work. It caught you completely off guard. Your brain didnât know how to respondâfor one, you didnât like drinking and the more obvious reason was that you didnât have any friends.
Maybe Joel counted as a friend, you two talked pretty consistently, but you knew that if you didnât run the weaponsmithing shop⊠the chances of seeing him frequently would plummet.Â
âUm⊠I donât actually drink.â You didnât want to say no to his offer, âYou could drink and I can live vicariously through you?â
To your surprise, he smiled at that and nodded. You entered the house slowly, taking it in with your eyes much quicker than your body moved. There were paintings on the wall and the curtains were yellowed. The rug was gorgeous despite its age, you wanted to be an interior designer prior to the outbreak.
âWhy donât you drink?â Joel sounded genuinely curiousânot in a judgy way which you appreciated.
âThe taste is far from ideal and donât even get me started on the smell.â Your face contorted in disgust. âLet's just say those two years I spent in university before all this shit ruined alcohol for me.â You werenât a party animalâmore of an alcoholic to be honest.
Joel hummed in response and left you in the living room, you looked at the bookshelf curiously.
âIâve got some lemonade Ellie made if youâd be interested?â
Something cool and refreshing sounded like a dream, âIâd love some, thank you.â
â
You were fucking beat the next morning. Your night ended sometime between 12 and 2 amâyou always struggled with falling asleep. The night was spent talking and learning more about one another. Joel was an interesting person, he was touchy with some topics but overall, you two got along really nicely.
He had a few drinks and seemed much more at ease with himself. Less uptight and stoic, it was nice seeing him in his natural state.
âI always look forward to seeing you, sweetheart.â
Joel said that as you left and you went home with hot cheeks. He could have worded it a hundred different ways, âI like coming by your shop.â, âYouâre helpful.â etc. But he didnât and you couldnât stop thinking about what he really meant.
It was 7 am and you felt like you were deadâbut you got out of bed anyway. And by 8:30 you two were on your way to Eugeneâs hideout.
âHe said he didnât know what was in there but we had free reign, Iâll help look for the scope but then Iâm going to search for something a little more specific.â
Joel tilted his head at you, âSpecific like what?â
You were wide awake with the help of the crisp morning air, âI like to indulge in marijuana from time to time. Eugene said if I could find it⊠I can have some.â
âYou prefer smoking over drinking?â You nodded, âHuh.â
âWhatâs that mean?â You asked.
Joel shrugged, âJust interestinâ, Iâm the opposite.â
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It was early afternoon by the time you made it to the library, you guys took it easy. You could rush home after hopefully finding a scope. Thankfully, Eugene has his things in an organized chaos.
You two stand side by side, checking in every tub, box, and drawer for something of use. âOh, whatâs that?â Joelâs holding a comic book.
âEllie likes these, thinking if we canât find a scopeâI might be able to trade Eugene something for âem.â
âThatâs a good idea, but we will find a scope because thereâs no way in hell that man doesnât have a stash of gun-related goodies.â You were quite excited to find it, to be honest, the lack of supply runs has been making things a bit boring. âIâm hoping to find something for my bow and arrow,â
Joel readjusts his gun on his shoulder, âWhatâre you thinking?â
âYou know that handmade bow Iâve got? I want to put a scope on it and replace the string, maybe even a new grip if there are any.â Itâd be nice to have something of good quality again.
âCould you take a look at my rifle as well?â You nod without even thinking, âThanks, sugar.â Thatâs a new one.
The pet name makes you pause as you confront yourself with the possibility of asking him about the night before. âWhen you said you always look forward to seeing me was that in a platonic way orââ
He cut you off, âWhichever way youâd prefer it to be.â
That wasnât what you expected him to say but it sparked some confidence in you, âMy likeness to a hermit doesnât bother you?â
âI understand it.â You raised an eyebrow in a silent question, âItâs scary to let people in.â It was obvious that it took Joel a lot of effort to admit that and you admired him greatly. You couldnât even admit how difficult it was to let people in most days.
âItâs horrifying. Especially after everything Iâve lost.â
Joel nodded slowly, âI lost my entire world.â He took a deep breath, âBut⊠I want to be able to enjoy what time I do have left. Being alone drags down on the heart.â
âYou say that like youâre gonna die so soon,â He shrugged. âYea, I guess youâre right to not assume you have a long life ahead of you⊠I wonât say Iâm sorry for what happened to youâbut I am proud that youâre able to admit that you wanna live your life without guilt.â
There wasnât much space between the two of you. The mutual understanding of what it meant, not to move on but to continue living without guilt that you werenât grieving enough pushed you closer to him.
Joelâs eyes were flitting between yours and (presumably) your lips, âOnly took me three decades.â
âI still havenât admitted it, donât beat yourself up, cowboy.â You worried it was insensitive to drop in a flirty pet name but it seemed Joel didnât mind.
His jaw flexed and you found yourself keenly aware of every movement he made. The air felt thick with everything that hadnât been said. His eyes captured your attention the most, they were such a rich shade of brownâwarm.
âI gotta askâIâm not wrong in assuming thereâs something here, am I?â
You shook your head embarrassingly fast, âNo, there definitely is. Itâs kind of overwhelming but I trust you, Joel.â
That seemed to be what he needed to hear as he leaned forward to capture your lips. He was careful with his movements, you were unsure. Not because you were uncomfortable but because you didnât have much experience in general.
You set down the VHS tape youâd been looking at and reached a hand up to Joelâs cheek. His facial hair was softer than you expected and your brain immediately went to the gutter as you whipped through a hundred fantasies in one second. Joel pulls away to lay his rifle on the pile of boxes and separates himself from his coat.
âWhenâd it get so hot in here?â Itâs a rhetorical question but the chuckle that escapes from his chest makes you weak in the knees. Your coat soon follows as you two meet againâonly this time youâre much closer and itâs harder to ignore the growing heat pooling between your legs.
He lowers his head to your neck and begins dropping kisses and bites here and there, each time his teeth grasp your skin you gasp in surprise. Youâre surprised by how much you like the pain. Joelâs hands explore your back and behind, he pulls you as close as he can and itâs so much in such a good way.
One arm slings over his shoulder and your other hand is pushing through the hair at the nape of his neck, âOh myââ He bites at the bend between your neck and shoulder and itâs euphoric.
âIs thereâsome kinda sofa or somethinâ here?â Joelâs voice is deliciously airy and somehow sounds deeper than usual.
You nod and grab his hand, leading him to the basement. Once you make it down, the smell of weed hits you like a freight trainâEugene prides himself on his plants.
Joelâs eyes grow wide with surprise and it makes you giggle, âItâs something, ainât it?â He nods in agreement as you push him onto the sofa lightly. Joel raises his eyebrows and watches as you straddle his lap, you guide his hands onto your hips. Thatâs about all you know about being sexy and it seems to do the trick because you can feel him beneath you.
His lips are on your neck again and youâre gripping his blue flannel trying to keep your composure, how can someoneâs tongue alone feel so good? Instantly to the gutter. Joel uses his hold on your hips to rock you back and forth over his lap, his hard-on presses into you beautifully and it makes your eyes roll back.
âYouâre so sensitiveâŠâ Embarrassment covers your face as you stare at him, âItâs sexy,â Joel adds and you feel a little better. âI mean it,â He lifts his hips to push into you and the moan you let out is completely accidental.
âJesus Christ I might actually fucking explode.â Rambling is probably the worst thing you do in intimate moments. âThat feels⊠god⊠I canât explain it,â You dip your head to latch onto his neck, sucking and lickingâlistening to his breathing to see what he likes.
When you bite in that same spot he did earlier, you feel him twitch. You draw back and look at where your bodies meet, your mouth waters at the thought of giving him head. âI want you in my mouth.â You finally admit, eyes wide as you try to gauge his response.
Joel tilts his head and his eyes narrow which confuses you for only a second. âIâm not gonna lie to you and say I have the best endurance in the worldâlet me treat you first?â
You nod slowly, âOkay, J.â
âJ?â You smile shyly and he sets a hand on your cheek, âYouâre just full of surprises,â
You slide off of his lap and onto the sofa, your back on the armrest as Joel kicks off his shoesâyou do the same. He hovers over you, kissing you deeply once more. You raise your head to chase after him and his chuckle kills you a little.
âIâll be back up there soon enough, baby.â Your hips rut up into his frontside subconsciously which causes Joelâs ego to grow even larger, âYou love it when I call you all kinds of pretty names, donât ya?â
âYou know I do, Joel.â He smirks deviously and kisses above your collar. He nudges your shoulder with his nose and you take that as a hint to remove your shirt. You pull it over your head and heâs watching you with those chocolate eyes again. The way he stares at you makes you feel so⊠naked.
Itâs like he can hear your thoughts. âYour turn,â You joke but he takes it seriouslyâleaning back on his heels to unbutton the uppermost buttons and slide the shirt off. Joelâs build is wide and thick. His shoulders span wide and his thighs are muscular.
âHow about you let me make you feel real good?â You bite your lip in anticipation as he unbuttons your jeans, and you aid him in pulling them down your legs. Itâs wash day so youâre wearing a pair of skimpy lace underwear. His adamâs apple bobs up and down as he makes eye contact with the wet patch on your crotch.
Joel reaches a hand forward and brushes two fingers up the length of your crotch, your eyes flutter shut and you sigh. âCan I take theseââ
âPlease.â You beg before he can even finish his sentence.
Heâs gentler with removing your underwear, you feel hot and heavy when he stares into your eyes as he sniffs the lace number (and moans after). Somehow thatâs the hottest thing youâd ever seen. You sigh loudly and watch as he settles between your legs.
First he admires you for a good 15 seconds, you canât help but run a hand through his hair as he gazes upon your sex. Then heâs sliding a finger through your wetness, quickly finding your clit and focusing his attention there. You can feel Joel watching for your reaction. The way you scrunch your nose up and bite your lip, or when your breath catches from the way he bites into your thigh.
âDo that again.â Joel licks your other thigh and bites, âMore,â The pain builds in a beautiful way which makes you squirm.
âI havenât even touched you properly, darling.â
Something makes you answer confidently, âThen stop teasing.â You demand and the way his eyes bore into yours makes you backtrack, ââŠplease stop teasingâŠâ
âGood.â Joel takes your request in stride and uses his fingers to part your lips in order to access your most sensitive parts.
The instant his mouth is on you, you feel something building inside. Joel uses his thumb and pointer finger to circle your clit and literally makes out with your sex. Itâs loud and you know itâs messy but it feels so fucking good. The few times youâd been eaten out were shitty in comparisonâany other intimacy you had with other people is shitty in comparison to Joel.
Joel grabs a hold of the tops of your thighsâdragging you closer to his mouth as he groans into you. The vibrations make you gasp and unintentionally pull on his hair. You feel an orgasm coming and coming up on you quickly.
âFuckâIâm close. Iâm so closeâoh my godââ
Joel focuses his mouth on your clit and slides a finger inside you. He curls it upward and youâre cumming all over his face and hand. Joel helps you ride through your orgasm by pumping his finger slowly in and out of you, heâs not licking anymoreâjust smelling and the thought that he enjoys your scent so much makes you even hotter.
Youâre breathing heavily and trying to ground yourself as Joel sucks your cum off of his finger. âWhat the fuck?â You chuckle and wipe a hand down your face.
He watches you carefully, âYou okay?â
âYes, I am. Iâm very okay, Iâm justâWOW.â Joel smirks at himself and you finally catch your breath, âThatâs the best orgasm Iâve ever fucking hadââ You reach for the back of his neck and pull him in for a kiss. The taste of yourself makes you groan against Joelâs mouth.
Pairings: Joel Miller x Nonbinary!Reader
Fandom: The Last of Us
MASTERLIST
Word Count: 1.4k
Warnings: Cursing, gore, panic attack, description of a bloater (yuck), y/n & joel being a weirdly good team ;)
SUMMARY: Patrols have been kicking your ass but luckily you're paired with Joel Miller instead of Jesse. Unlucky for you: You're on patrol period.
A/NÂ This has been in the works for like a year now LMFAO but I finished it instead of doing my work <3 Pedro Pascal IS the only Joel Miller I know <3 This is going to be a multi-part series so I'm not rushing relationship development
Patrols were kicking your ass. A recent resurgence of infected made for more work for everyone. It was exhausting but primarily annoying. You werenât bad at patrols, you just didnât like going on them. You were paired with Joel some of the time and Jesse others. It wasnât too bad with Joel, he did the job and did it well.
Jesse on the other hand liked to make small talk and you werenât known for your friendliness. Thankfully you were paired with Joel today, you would have collapsed from exhaustion had Maria put you with Jesse for the third day in a row.
âMorninâ,â Joel nodded toward you.
âHey,â You yawned loudly from atop your horse, âReady?â
He chuckled, âSeems youâre less ready than I am.â You shot him a dirty look, âWoah, I didnât mean it like that, now.â Joel held his hands up.
Your horse, Ochre, was mild-mannered and usually sassy but it seemed she sensed you were exhausted. âWhere are we patrolling today?â
âWest side of the pines, someone said they heard somethinâ funny yesterday.â
âI bet you what we find isnât going to make either of us laugh.â
Joel shook his headâa smile ghosting on his face. You were never too interested in getting closely related with anyone in Jackson. Sure, the town felt like home and you would protect the others with your lifeâbut you didnât have any family. Not like Joel did. He had his brother and a daughter.
You didnât even have many close friends. Dina was the only person you could really tolerate, and by extension, you tolerated EllieâJoelâs daughter. The two girls were the funniest people youâd ever met, they were the only people who could get you to crack a smile anymore. It was weird because ever since the outbreak, youâd been completely empty.
Only 17 when things went to complete shitâyou were supposed to start college before the outbreak. That never happened. Nobody in your family made it out alive. Youâd been in New York when it happened on your senior trip, everyone was at home, and before you could even think to go home⊠you were quarantined in NYC. You were probably lucky to be alive considering how quickly things spread in big cities.
Some days you wished youâd been unlucky. With how tired you were, today was looking like one of those days.
âDonât fall asleep atop that horse now,â You yawned once more, struggling to find the energy to glare at Joel, âHey, donât give me that look. You should go on back.â
âWeâre almost there, Iâm fine.â You gathered the reins tighter and brought Ochre into a steady gallop. Joel sighed loudly but followed you.
The pine trees in this area were massive, they loomed over you two ominously. You hated this area of the woods the most. You two stopped and tied your horses to a tree, beginning to walk deeper into the woods.
âI honestly really hate these woods.â Your shotgun was heavy in your hands as you looked around quickly. âThe trees look like infected sometimes.â You mumbled, keeping your focus on watching around you two.
Joel slides his rifle onto his back and carries his pistol in hand, âEllie used to get frightened in this area, she said stalkers like to hide under the branches.â
You scoff at his attempt to make conversation, âThat doesnât help me at all, Miller. Letâs get this over with.â
â
Half an hour of wandering aimlessly, listening for the sound of infected. The only sound came from the pine needles under your feet. You were beginning to lose your patience, wanting to scream and hope for the best.
âI swear to god if they were making this up about there being infected out herââ Joel shushes you loudly and that sets you on high alertâraising your shotgun to look down the sight.
He jerks his head to the side and you slowly turn, two clickers were facing your direction. The infected chattered to one another and you leaned down to grab a hefty pine cone. You arched the cone over the pair of clickers. The clatter of the cone smacking a tree made one of them screech and rush for it.
Joel snuck behind the one that stayed behind and you followed his lead, slinging your shotgun over your shoulder and squeezing your shiv tightly. While he took out that clicker you moved as quietly as possible.
Your attention was pulled away when you spotted a runner a few yards away. Luckily it wasnât paying you any mind and so you stood up behind the clicker and stabbed it through the fungal growthâeffectively killing it. You didnât know how but Joel got behind the runner and choked it out.
There being a runner meant that somebody was out here recently. Runners were quite rare all the way out here.
âCheck that body, Miller, itâs a new one.â
Joel kneeled down, âAlready on it,â You did the same with the clicker just to be sure that there wasnât anything useful on it.
It wasnât unusual to be rifling through the pockets of a dead body⊠you were desensitized to nearly every gory part of the new world. You just couldnât get over the smell of blood. Copper and metallic would upset your stomach so bad that sometimes youâd have to wear a mask just wandering around.
âThey were a Firefly.â Joel tossed their pendant to you.
Another commonality⊠while runners were rare, whenever they were found⊠it seemed more and more of them were Fireflies who had bad luck.
âArenât they all Fireflies these days?â
âYup. Come on letâs make sure we got âem all.â
â
There were three more infected wandering in the pines. But the cabin ahead seemed to have been recently vacated.
âI really donât want to go in there.â You admitted, cringing at the thought of what could be inside.
Joel shrugged, âThen stay here.â He was the only person who didnât force you to follow him inside buildings. Typically you would but the cabin was small, what could go wrong?
You sat on the ground and leaned against a tree, now that there wasnât anything to keep your focus onâyou were getting sleepy. Just as your eyes began dropping a loud bang startled you into an upright position. âJoel!?â
The door to the cabin slammed outward and Joel stumbled out, âMight wanna run,â His eyes were wide with surprise. âMove!â Joel pushes you in front of him and you bolt.
You sneak a glance behind you and see it. A huge bloater with three legs and four arms, âWhat the fuck is that!?â The infected disgusted you and it made your stomach churn. âThatâs so fucking nasty!â
âWe just gotta get some distance between us and it.â The bloater was slow-moving and seemed very unstable. âWeâre gonna kill the son of a bitch.â That didnât sound like a question to you.
âI know. Just havenât killed too many bloaters.â You began lighting a molotov cocktail, âGuess we should get to work?â Joel gave you a single nod and you both launched a molotov cocktail toward the bloater.
It roared in pain as the fire spread across its skin. Joel brandished his rifle and began taking calculated shots. You stepped a few feet closer in order to make best use of your shotgun ammo. The bloater took any chances it could to throw poisonous sacs of spores at you too. It made firing harder but after about ten minutes it finally went down.
You dropped your gun on the ground and sighed loudly, âI think Iâm gonna pass out.â
âWoah, woah, woah, whatâs happening?â You shrugged, Joel watched you carefully as your head spun. âY/N, you need to breathe.â
When he said that you noticed a lack of air in your lungs and tried to force your body to do its job. But it was no use. Exhaustion paired with disgust pushed your brain into panic mode. You just wanted to lay down and die, honestly. You could tell Joel was a bit freaked out because if your actions (or lack thereof).
âIâmââ You gasped through a breath, forcing air into your nose. âIâm okay. Just really tired.â
Joel nodded, âHow about you wait here and Iâll bring the horses to you?â
That sounded really nice, âOh god, thatâd be great. Thank you.â He gave you one long look before jogging off in the opposite direction.
Pairings: Steve Harrington x Reader
Fandom: Modern!Stranger Things
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Word Count: 2.5k
Warnings: Fluff, cursing, itâs a party (alcohol consumption, drug mention), reader is 18, overuse of the word piss bc Iâm fucked in the head, reader is normally âconfidentâ but is kinda shy around Steve, Robin is a Steve x Reader shipper <3 THIS IS NOT PROOFREAD
SUMMARY: You go to a pink-themed party and see Steve Harrington... in a stupid pink vest.Â
A/N This fic is 100% self indulgent and I DONT CARE if itâs cringy. I love this silly ass vest. Itâs so <3 And yes, this is very cheesy. I might make a part 2 bc I considered adding more to the end after he gets out.... but idk. weâll see LMAO. this is for myself & @plainemmanemâ :P
You werenât usually the kind of person to come to these kinds of partiesâand definitely not covered in such a light color. Darker clothes were what you preferred, but you refused to be the only person dressed in black in a sea of blush pink. Out of all the pastel colors, pink definitely was your favorite.
The only non-pink thing in your outfit was your jeansâthey were black for the sake of not looking too crazy. You had a lot of pink things in your room but nobody would suspect that from you. The most color you wear in public is probably when thereâs a band performance and you have to wear those silly ass uniforms.
Robin was the reason you were at the party in the first place. She refused to go by herself and she was SO sick of you pining after her best friend. âItâs like so goddamn annoying and so weird! Just talk to him! Heâll swoon!â
Thereâs a certain line youâre not willing to cross and trying to get with Steve Harrington certainly was one. But it was hard not to imagine it with how pretty he looked. His hair would always be styled perfectlyâa stray hair always falling onto his forehead⊠somehow it still looked purposeful. Then his stupid jeans⊠youâd never known someone who filled out their jeans so nicely.
Even if he dressed like every other white guy, Steve Harrington pulled it off. And then thereâs his face, itâs littered with beauty marks and heâs got this slight tan that makes him look like heâs glowing. Heâs stupid pretty. And you feel so stupid for thinking that.
In your defenseâitâs goddamn Steve Harrington. Before he graduated anybody with a brain knew he was pretty. And that was Robinâs main argument, âItâs Steve! Heâs so lame.â
âCome on please, stop moping!â Robin was weirdly at ease. She was usually bouncing off the walls trying to find somewhere to hide from the loud music and sweaty teenagers.
You sighed loud enough for her to hear, âI am not moping. I am simply enjoying⊠this amazing music.â My House by Flo Rida was on, it wasnât a bad songâjust a bit cheesy considering this was a house party.
The sound that Robin let out was kind of freaky. It was some kind of snort and laugh in one and you stared at her for a second, âOh come on! Youâre enjoying standing in the corner as⊠Tina twerks on Tommy H?â
Your eyes snapped toward where Robin was pointing and you gaped at the sight before you, âI think Iâd rather listen to my parents get it on, oh my god. Iâm going outside.â
âIâm coming with!â Robin looped your arms together and you two made a quick escape for the back door. âHey!â
You should have been looking in front of you and not down at your cup curiously, wondering where your punch went. As soon as Robin shouted you collided with someone. It was such a clicheâliterally crashing into Steve Harrington as he entered the party.
His outfit was⊠definitely on theme. Too well on theme in your opinion. He was too pretty to be around all these people. There was a glare on your face as you groaned, you fell on your ass pretty hard.
âOh shit, you okay?â Steveâs grabbing your arms⊠heâs touching your bare skin, heâs helping you up. And youâre just staring with a dirty look painted on your face. Youâre not exactly computing anything. Just⊠looking at him. â...Are they okay?â Heâs asking Robin and that pushes past the fog in your brain.
âYes! Iâm okay! Sorry!â You drag Robin outside with you, your head glued on the space in front of you.
Robin is instantly protesting as you yank her along, âHey! Steve just got here, I gotta catch up!â
âYou literally saw him two hours ago at work, Rob. And I just made an entire fool out of myself.â
She pouted at you, âAwe, no, you could make two fools out of you, dude.â
âYouâre a dick.â You said with a groan, your face was hot from the complete embarrassment you felt. âI feel so dumb. I didnât even say anything for like a solid minute.â
âHe definitely doesnât think youâre dumb so donât even say it!â Robin shoves her hand over your mouth, âListenâdo not say a word Iâm going to break it down okay?â Her words slur slightly and you notice she doesnât have regular punch in her cup. âSteve is like⊠smitten with you, dude. No fucking jokes, I am being 100% serious. If you even look at him all lovey dovey I bet you heâd cream his pants.â She cringes at her own description and so do you.
You shake your head and push her hand away, âThatâs gross and what the fuck? Why am I just hearing about this?â
âWhat do you mean!? I tell you all the time to justâjust fucking talk to him! I wouldnât tell you that without knowing heâs in love with you or something!â
âRobin⊠why didnât you just say it like that!? I thought you were lowkey setting me up!â
She gasped loudly, âI would never! You think that lowly of me?â Robinâs face contorted and you stifled a groan.
âOkay, give me that. Youâre drunk. Letâs go find Nancy or⊠literally anyone.â
â
Once you set Robin up with a babysitter (aka Nancy Wheeler and Johnathan who were both sober), you found a comfy corner to (as Robin put it) mope in. Your earbuds were blocking out most of the shitty music and the blue light from your phone kept you entranced.
You always knew it was going to be a long night when you began binging TikTok before 10pm⊠but you couldnât help it, what the hell else is there to do at a party? Getting drunk sucked and there was no way youâd be smoking anything. It was Saturday tomorrow but you didnât like the idea of having a hangover all weekend.
Something lightly touched your shoulder and you shrugged it off, it was probably someone stumbling around drunkenly. When the weight on your shoulder grew heavier, you yanked an earbud out and turned to chew the person out. Shit. âHey, Steve.â You sounded so meek. That made you kinda wanna die.
âYou seen Robin anywhere? I thought sheâd be with you⊠but nope,â He sounds drunk.
âI left her with Nancy, if you can find Nance, Iâm sure sheâd be nearby.â
Steve smiled at you and you stared at him for a few seconds too long, âThanksâŠâ He turned around to go look for her but didnât move at all, âActually⊠could you help me find her? I donât think Iâll be very⊠efficent on my own.â
Part of you wanted to turn tail and run but⊠this was kind of your only chance to talk to Steve alone. Robin was always there to try and push you two together like a child does with their dolls. But all that did was make you all awkward and shy, Steve seemed oblivious⊠until now. Now all you could think about it what Robin said.
Smitten. Thatâs such a cute word to use to describe how you feel about someone. And Robin wasnât one to bullshit (that much). She definitely meant thatâmaybe. Sheâs drunk so who knows.
âLast I remember, Nancy was in the backyard by the pool.â
Steve nodded from beside you, casually taking a swig from the bottle in his hand. Youâof courseâcouldnât help but watch as he did so. Beer was so disgusting to you but he made it look good. That is until he grimaced. âI hate this shit.â
âThen why drink it?â You wondered, pressing to his side to avoid a couple making out.
âWhy does anybody drink it? It tastes like piss.â
You laughed, âFinally someone admits it.â
âItâs easier once youâre drunk but I donât do it often.â
âI havenât seen you at a party since my freshmen year.â You admitted and Steve shrugged.
He pushed the door open for you two, âI kind of fell out of it my senior year. Some shit happened. Wasnât fun no more.
The conversation seemed to be taking a turn for the worseâyou were way too sober to discuss deep personal anything. âGlad to see youâre back, King Steve.â
The way Steveâs cheeks blossomed with red made your heart skip a beat, âNobody calls me that anymore,â He looks away, tossing his bottle onto a pool chair. âActually⊠I donât think anybody called me that but me.â
âReally? You made that nickname up?â
Steve scratched at the back of his neck, âKind of? I dunno, it started out as a joke but then some people started saying it and it just⊠stuck. Not no more though.â
You looked around for Robin or Nancy but didnât see either of them, Johnathan was nowhere to be found either, âYou graduatedââ You began but stopped when you see Steve kick his shoes off, âWhat are you doing?â
âIâm putting my feet in the pool.â
âItâs probably disgusting.â
Steve points at the cups floating in the water, âCourse it is, thatâs why Iâm only dipping my toes in.â He said and you couldnât argue with his logic.
You sat beside him, folding your legs under one another. âItâs still hot as fuck.â
âOh yea, I think I got third degree burns on my shoulders at work.â
âHow did you get sunburn at⊠McDonaldâsâŠ?â
Steve laughed a bit too hard at your questionâhe really was buzzed. âI only work there part time, Iâm planning on leaving soon. I do construction. Itâs a bitch.â
That made a lot of sense, âI was so confused for a secondâawe what about Robin?â
âSheâs why I havenât left that terrible job yet. I hate working food service. The construction hurts physically but I donât smell like grease when I leave.â
âYou stink worse, donât you?â You joke and he gapes at you, âIâm kidding.â
Then he shakes his head, âI definitely do. Itâs better than the fry smell though.â
âHow the water?â You asked, watching as he lightly kicked his feet back and forth.
Steve held up his hand in an âokayâ motion, âItâs still warm.â
You cringed, âThatâs probably just some piss in there.â The face he made was hilarious, he pushed your arm and asked why youâd mention it, âHey! I canât help but be fearful of whatâs in there,â Steve bumped his shoulder into yours, drawing your attention to his face.
âDid Robin drag you here?â You nodded and he did too, âMe too. Said I had to follow the theme or else sheâd K.O. me.â
âSheâs so mean to you, itâs hilarious.â
Steve splashed the water, âEh, sheâs nicer most of the time. Sheâs fucking quick with her insults though.â
You groaned loudly, âOh my god, I hate that so much. I can never ever winâshe talks SO fast!â
âItâs insane! I dunno how she does it!â
A silence fell over you two. He was still kicking his feet in the water and the music could be heard from where you were. âYou followed theme way better than I did.â You said quietly, trying to casually compliment him without sounding lovesick.
âWhat? No, Robin followed the theme. She picked this out.â
âShe has good tasteâsometimes.â
He chuckled and leaned back on his hands, your eyes following the movement carefully. âI donât see the point of a themed party but I guess itâs fun.â
You looked up toward the sky, there were stars everywhere. The moon lit the backyard up nicelyâthere were string lights along the wooden fence as well.Â
âYou look nice⊠by the way.â
To say you stiffened up upon hearing the compliment would be an understatementâyou turned into a statue. Your head was locked in itâs position of looking up at the night sky. If you looked at him now you might cry because he can see how flustered you are. You face is incredibly hot and your lips are swollen from chewing on them.
Itâs stupid. You could easily get Steve Harrington anyday. If only you had the whole confidence shtick to go with your beauty. Maybe it was the fact that you genuinely liked him that made it so hard to take charge. You never really struggled with it beforeâit was easy with other people to just⊠ask them on a date or ask them to hang out. But it was harder with Steve.
His whole reputation as a player made you shy away as well. You preferred to enjoy from a distance, but Robin swore heâs changed. And you kind of seen glimpses of it now and then.
âThanks, you too.â
âYou wanna know something?â Your head turns without you thinkingâyou drop your lip from between your teeth, eyebrows raised in question. âThis vestâŠâ He began and your brows furrowed, âItâs made of boyfriend material.â
Heâs still drunk. Despite how cheesy and stupid the joke is, you still find yourself laughing at him. Everything is funny, his proud smile and how heâs laughing with you, then his hand is on yours on the ground and you pause.
You feel hot all over, but especially where his hand touches yours. You look down at his hand and then up at him. Steveâs face is way closer than you realized, you two are practically leaning on one another.
âThat was a really stupid joke.â You whisper, eyes jumping between his lips and his brown eyes. âLike so so stupidââ
Steveâs kissing you gently, not leaning over into you or anything, just pressing his lips on yours. You turn your head and deepen the kiss, praying itâs not some weird dream. He brings a hand up to rest on your neck and your eyes flutter beneath your eyelids.Â
You donât even think about where Robin is or how cold the concrete is beneath youâyouâre just focused on how warm Steve is. And how good of a fucking kisser he is?! When he leans even furtherâsomething happens and heâs literally gone. Then a splash of water hits you and you realize that heâs fallen into the pool.
âOh my god! Are you okay!?â
Steve breaches the surfaceâand heâs laughing with the biggest smile youâve ever seen on his face. âI was captain of the swim team, Iâm okay!â You canât help but shake your head at him, âThat was a shitty time to be clumsy.â He swims back to the edge, âItâs nice in hereâŠâ
You shake your head, âIâm good.â Steve tilts his head to the side, âI donât wanna swim in that nasty pool.â
Pairings: Benedict Bridgerton x Reader
Fandom: Bridgerton
MASTERLIST
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Warnings: N/A
SUMMARY: Youâre his muse and therefore his favorite thing to paint.
Request from anon: Hey! May I request something with Benedict Bridgerton and the humor prompts #3 and #5? â€ïž Love your work
Humor #3: âOH, youâre jealous!â
Humor #5: âWould you just hold still?â
A/N Thank you for this request! I love the options given!!! <3
âYou know, I wish youâd tell me next time you would be having suitors at your house before I barge in looking a fool.â Benedict mumbled from behind the canvas.
There was something in his tone that made you smirk, you sat across from him, sitting on the ottoman, now wearing a smile. âYou sound a bit jealous, Benedict.â
His head popped up above the canvas, he glared at you. âNot jealous, annoyed, in fact.â
âAnnoyed that you looked a fool or that my mama has forced me to see suitors?â
Benedict didnât answer then which prompted you to laugh, âWould you just--sit still!?â He begged, sounding genuinely desperate.
You stifled your laughter as best as you could, âItâs okay to be jealous.â
The sigh he let out was more hilarious than the redness covering his ears. You covered your mouth as a giggle escaped. Benedictâs anger came far and few between but it was entertaining nonetheless.
âI am not--â He set the brush down and moved where he could see you, hands on his hips all... angry-like. Your laughter only grew. âItâs not funny,â He said.
âOh! Oh but it is! Benedict Bridgerton, jealous that I have suitors lining the street!â
His face fell, âWhat?â
A squeak fell from your lips, âOH! So youâre jealous!?â Benedict glared at you threateningly as you continued to laugh (in his face, might I add).
Pairings: Benedict Bridgerton x Reader
Fandom: Bridgerton
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Word Count: ~675
Warnings: Cursing?Â
SUMMARY: Sometimes Benedict just gets talking and canât stop
Request from anon:Â Hii Rowan. đ Ik this may be a little weird for Benedict, but can you do prompts .33 and .48 of the random list for your spring break event with him? Been loving it so far
Random #33:Â âAre you jealous?â
Random #48:Â âYouâre mine, do you understand? You belong to me.â
A/N OOO!!! This is definitely a different vibe but I love embarrassing Benedict <3 Itâs among my favourite pastimes!
Benedict wasnât the best with his words and that would frequently shine through in his moments of weakness. (which came quite often but he would never admit that) It wasnât something he could control but his mouth would just get moving and soon enough--he couldnât stop the words from tumbling out of it. Despite his name of Bridgerton;Â he was quite daft at times.
You never missed the opportunity to point such things out. How heâd say things out of hand or mumble under his breath like a child. It was infuriating for him being called out so often especially by the object of his desires. But best friends were always meant to be just friends... that is until he says something entirely opposite such a sentiment.
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He was a bit drunk but tried passing it off as nothing besides the norm. God, he was so so obvious. The way he sulked in the corner as you spoke to one of your associates was so very entertaining that you couldnât help but act (as he would call it) so scandalous.Â
Benedictâs eyebrows shot up when he noticed how close you stood to them, he was never the jealous type but the drink in his hand seemed to rouse something within him. You were aware of how he set the drink down with a peculiar expression and walked off with an obvious face of annoyance.
It made you snicker, seeing how worked up he was over something as simple as you setting your hand on your friendâs arm. âI ought to see whatever is the matter with dear Benedict--make sure he doesnât walk into the wall again.â Oh, that was a funny story.
âBenny?â You called, turning the corner and nearly running into the very man you were calling out to. âWow, you practically appeared out of thin air!â
He glared at you--still drunk, you decided. âWhatâs the cause of such a sour expression, Benny?â The innocent act fell flat on him as he narrowed his eyes. You fought the impulse to roll your eyes in response. âBenedict...â You reached for him, âAre you... jealous?â
âWhat! Jealous? PfFT-- Please! You think too highly of yourself!â You gaped at him. âI donât mean to say you are not worth such appreciation but in regards to your affect on me? Plea--â
âYouâre jealous.â This wasnât a question.
Benedict coughed into the back of his hand and looked at anything but you. âNo.â He lied. âNot jealous, a bit irritated but thatâs nothing to do with you.â
âYouâre lying.â
The bright red blush spreading all over his face and neck gave him away so easily. âIs it hot in here? Iâm suddenly in need of some fresh air!â
âIâll go with you.â
He chuckled awkwardly and leaned onto the wall only to misjudge how close he stood and knock his forehead into it. âChrist--â He cursed and noticed how you kept staring at him so intensely. âWhatâs wrong?â Benedict scratched at his cheek with a look of confusion.
You lost and laughed in his face, âYouâre jealous because I touched their arm?Thatâs the--the most hilarious thing ever!â You held your stomach as the laughter ricocheted through your body. âOh my goodness!â
âAlright thatâs--â Benedict hauls you into a standing position, â--thatâs quite enough.â You suddenly saw the sobriety in his eyes and felt at ease knowing he was returning to normal. Maybe then heâd grow a brain-cell or two. âYouâre mine, do you understand? You belong to me.â
Despite how serious he seemed to be, the deep laugh that escaped you was so painfully embarrassing for Benedict that he all but pushed you away. âIâm sorry? I belong to you, Bridgerton? Thatâs a laugh alright!â
âI donât know why I said that!â He exclaimed.
âOkay, Anthony!â You shouted back, still recovering from the hilarity of it all.
Benedict was as red as the roses painted onto the wall, he blended in quite well and that realization only made you fall into another fit of laughter.