hi !! was wondering if u could help me find an old 8th year fic where their whole relationship was facilitated through a game of chess ?? Draco had his own room and so they would play chess and with every move they could ask the other a question or to do something. draco didn’t want to be with his father but had no choice to try and get harry to voldemort. draco was playing like. a double double agent to try and save Harry and ended up getting almost killed by lucius. pansy also tried to out them to lucius bc she had a crush on draco but that didn’t work. sorry if this is rambly and vague !!
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So. I'm a big animal lover, and uhh. Prehaps you could write a story of Lucien and Mick visiting the zoo? And spy is obsessed with the big cats- Anyway. Your writing is a treat to read and I hope you have a good day and or night!
Thank you so much for the kind words!! :D
Here it is, Mundy takes Lu’ to the zoo, I hope you’ll enjoy it!
"Where are you taking me, mon chaton?"
[My kitten]
"To see yourself."
Lucien raised a curious eyebrow. Both Mundy and him were in the van, racing through the desert. They were far from the base now and they could see the city.
"To see myself?" Lucien repeated.
"Yeah, to see you like I do."
"You spend too much time with me, Mundy."
Mundy's eyes went to Lucien for a second.
"What?"
"You start to sound as mysterious as me." Lucien answered with a smile.
"Well, I learnt from the best, eh?"
"Flatterer."
"Yeah, because you like it." Mundy put his hand on Lucien's thigh and brushed it. If he had been able to, Lucien would have purred. "We aren't too far from it. Should be next turn. Ah! There it is!"
Lucien squinted behind his sunglasses to see better.
"The zoo?! You are taking me to see myself in a zoo?!" He exclaimed.
"Why d'you make it sound so bad?" Mundy asked as he parked the van. "You'll see what I mean when we get in. Come along!"
Seatbelts clicked open and the van's doors slammed shut. A few moments later, they were in the zoo under the setting sun of the end of the afternoon.
"So, any animals you wanna see in particular?"
"Mundy, either I'm blind you literally didn't pay to get in here." Lucien answered.
"You're not blind, but that doesn't answer my question."
Lucien stopped walking.
"Why are we here?" Lucien asked.
"Because you and I like animals."
"That is not the point. Why did you bring me here? And look around you… There is no one but the people who work here."
Mundy took a deep breath.
"I wanted to surprise you, you mongrel. I know you like animals but you don't like it when it's crowded with people so I thought I'd take you after their closure time. I only had to make a few phonecalls and that was it."
Lucien's jaw dropped.
"How the hell did you manage that?"
Mundy took Lucien's hand and started walking.
"You have your secrets, I have mine, Spook."
"Please, Mundy, tell me."
"Well… I have a bit of a reputation, see?"
"Do you? As a zookeeper?"
"Nah, as a hunter. But not one that goes only after beasts. I also did put an end to a lot of poachin' back in Australia. I was so good I also got paid to do some work here in America. This zoo had a few of their species stolen a few months ago. I helped track the poachers down and one morning they found them and the stolen animals at the front gate… Ice cream?"
They were passing in front of a stand.
"Why not."
Mundy paid for them and a bag of popcorn and they continued their chat, walking through the alleys where they could see the animals that usually lived in the savannah.
"In the end," Mundy resumed his story, "I have free tickets here and I only had to ask to have them close a bit later, just to take you in and have a look."
Lucien leaned his head on Mundy's shoulder.
"That is quite the story, mon chaton."
[My kitten]
"Yeah well, you're not the only one who knows a few people around, eh?" Mundy winked and Lucien melted.
"I can see that, indeed."
They climbed some stairs and stopped in front of the giraffe's enclosure. They were at the giraffe's height.
"Wanna feed them?"
"We can?"
"Why d'you think I got the popcorn? Oi! Gorgeous! C'mere, you!"
The giraffes with their slow gaits took a minute to come and Mundy fed them the popcorn he had bought.
"They eat popcorn?!"
"They like it as much as you like your rotten grapes, love."
"For the thousandth time, it is wine, Mundy, not just rotten grapes!"
"Can't see a bloody difference." Mundy teased and Lucien rolled his eyes with a smile. "Remove your gloves and give me your hand."
Lucien did as he was told. Mundy positioned his hand flat, palm up, and put a few popcorn there. A giraffe turned its head and ate them out of the Lucien's very hand.
"Mon Dieu! What a strange sensation!"
[My God!]
"It's only like a tickle."
"Oui, indeed! I had no idea they could be that delicate, and look at their tongues, they're very long!"
"I won't comment on that…" Mundy said chuckling and Lucien blushed.
"Very clever, Bushman…"
"Oh come on… Right, you beauties, you've had enough, you can go back to sleep. Nah, nah, don't look at me with your big eyes like that, I won't change my mind…!" Mundy patted them gently. "G'night, pretty girl."
Lucien tilted his head and smiled as the giraffes turned and headed away.
"You seem to know your way with giraffes better than with human females."
"They're much easier to talk to."
"Because they don't speak back?" Lucien asked.
"Nah, because they know what they want and they make it very clear."
"Ah, you do have a point, mon chaton."
[My kitten]
They walked down the metallic stairs again and resumed their visit.
"Mundy?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you mind if we have a look at the felines?"
"You like big cats?"
"Oui. They are my favourite."
"Lucky day for you then." Mundy took his hand and headed to the feline corner.
"Why?"
"I'm told they recently got panther cubs."
"Really?" Lucien opened wide eyes.
"Yeah, unfortunately, their mum didn't make it. After she gave birth, she had a hard time healin' back up and they realised too late that she had some kind of problem that they couldn't solve."
"Oh…" Lucien's distress was visible.
"Yeah, they're waiting for a female panther to come any day now to replace her. Meanwhile, the zookeepers play mum."
"Ah, I see."
"Also, here we are, felines!"
"These are lions." Lucien let go of Mundy's hand and stuck himself to the window. "Look at them… They are gorgeous…"
"Yeah, impressive, eh?"
"Very much so." Lucien said, his eyes darting everywhere to every little detail. "They are majestic. There is something about their calm… It's both soothing and absolutely nerve-wrecking. I love that kind of tension."
Mundy came behind his lover and wrapped his arms around his waist, resting his jaw on Lucien's shoulder.
"I know you do, love. Look at him, surrounded by sheilas, like you."
"A couple of decades ago, oui."
Both smiled, Lucien in nostalgia, Mundy, simply because he had the reason his heart was beating for in his arms.
"Let us proceed."
"Right."
Lucien took Mundy's hand and walked further.
"Those are… What do you call them in English, mon chaton?"
[My kitten]
"Cheetahs."
"Ah, thank you, we call them 'guépards'. Cheetahs. They are beautiful. Look how slim they are… I like their spotted fur, it's quite remarkable. And long at the length of their tails!"
Lucien looked at Mundy who was quite silent and saw his eyebrows jump at the remark about the cheetah's long tails.
"Don't even think about it!" Lucien said.
"I didn't think about anything, darl'!"
"Yes, you did. I saw it in your eyes. What a dirty mind you have."
"As if you didn't like my dirty mind…" Mundy laced his arms around Lucien.
"Hmm… You are correct, I like it more than I should."
They exchanged a quick kiss.
"But yeah," Mundy continued. "They're slim and have a long tail to be able to run fast and make sudden turns. Their tails act as a counterweight that helps them turn."
"Oh, I see…"
"They're also extremely fragile psychologically. It's quite usual that when a zoo gets baby cheetahs, they raise them with puppies."
"Dogs?"
"Yeah, baby dogs."
"Why?" Lucien asked as he leaned on Mundy better.
"Because the cheetahs get scared for nothing, they're very anxious creatures. Having a puppy helps their nerves, like it does for us."
"I'd prefer a kitten." Lucien said.
"I know, the kind of kitten that's taller than you, eh?" Mundy said, meaning his own self.
"Oui." Lucien smiled. "The tall and sexy kind of kitten."
Mundy chuckled and kissed him on his clean-shaven cheek. He breathed in Lucien's expensive perfume and closed his eyes.
"M-Mundy, there are people around, they could see us." Lucien said as he felt his lover's lips weren't going away from his neck.
"Your fault… You shouldn't smell that good… And you shouldn't be that well shaved, you're so soft…"
Lucien giggled as Mundy's stubble was tickling him in his neck, he tried wiggling to free himself from Mundy's arms but to no avail.
"Mundy! Stop it…!"
"Nah…"
"Alright, fine, what if I kiss you, would you stop then?"
Mundy stopped with the nibbling and emerged from Lucien's neck.
"If you make it worth it…" He cheekily answered.
"If I make it - Mundy, tell me one time one of my kisses disappointed you!"
"Well, not yet, but it could be today. It'd be a shame, you'd fail yer kiss and I'd have no choice but to continue doing what I'm doing, eh?"
"Oh, shut up and come here…"
Lucien spun around to face Mundy and pushed himself to the tip of his toes before meeting his lips.
The cheetahs gathered on the other side of the window. They laid down and blinked in the dark, the only light coming to them was one from the near lamp posts.
"I love you." Lucien said when their lips parted.
"Yeah, well, I'm crazy about you, love."
Lucien smiled and took his lover's hand.
"Let's go to the next enclosure."
They walked for a minute or so and found themselves in front of a much wider enclosure.
"What animal is there?" Mundy asked.
"Sshh… Mon amour, look!"
[My love]
Lucien pointed to the right and Mundy saw a tiger walk, slowly, heavily, his paws dilating as they touched the ground with a thud that split the grass beneath it.
"He is… gorgeous."
"It's a she, mate."
"Oh, my apologies, Madame. She is beautiful!"
[Madam]
The tiger raised her eyes to both of them and Lucien took a step back, impressed by her sharp eyes. He bumped on Mundy's chest.
"Oh, you alright?"
"O-oui."
"You're scared of her?"
"N-non, I mean, I know there is this window between us but still. Look at her muscles as she lies down. She is truly remarkable."
Lucien crouched down to watch her better.
"Oh, she is cleaning herself now. You barely need to, Madame, you look ravishing. Your stripes are beautiful, you are absolutely stunning…"
Mundy found it touching. Lucien was speaking to the tiger as if she would hear and understand him.
"Oh, she's going back home? Goodbye Madame, and thank you for honouring us with your presence."
Lucien bowed and the tiger went away.
"Lu'?"
"Oui?"
"I want to show you something, you wanna follow me?"
Lucien took Mundy's hand again.
"Of course, you lead the way."
Lucien followed his lover who looked like he knew the place very well. They arrived in front of a small gate that read "Staff only". He pushed it and entered.
"Are we sure we can?"
"Yeah."
They soon entered a shed.
"Hey, Mundy!" Two zookeepers were inside. They seemed to have been waiting for him.
"Hey there! This is Lucien, my second half."
Lucien blushed beyond his ears.
"Hello, Lucien, welcome here!"
Hands were shaken.
"Th-thank you very much although… I'm not sure I know where I am?"
"Didn't you tell him?" One of the zookeepers asked Mundy.
"Nah, he doesn't know."
"Ah, ok. In any case, you know what to do, right?"
"Yeah." Mundy answered.
"Here's the walkie-talkie. Call us if you need. We won't be far."
"Cheers, mates."
The zookeepers exited the shed, leaving Lucien and Mundy alone.
"Look, love. Uhm, open that door."
"This one?"
"Yeah."
"Fine."
Lucien put his hand on the handle and opened.
"Get inside, I'm right behind you, and I need to shut the door."
Lucien did as he was told. The room was poorly lit. Mundy flipped a switch and-
"Mon Dieu!"
[My God!]
Two black panther cubs mewled and trotted to Lucien's feet. He dropped to his knees.
"Oh! Look at them! They are gorgeous! Pauvres bébés!"
[Poor babies!]
Mundy smiled and bent down to his knees too. He took one of the cubs in his hands.
"Can we touch them?"
"Of course!"
"This is better than Christmas!" Lucien removed his gloves and let his fingers run through their fur. "They are incredibly soft!"
"Yeah, they are… There's uh, two females and one male."
"They're all adorable, listen to their mewls…! I'm sorry their mother isn't here for them…"
"Uh, Lu'?"
Lucien heard the change of tone in Mundy's voice.
"Oui?"
"When the zoo paid me for bringin' their parrots back, yeah it was parrots that got stolen, uhm… I refused the money."
Lucien looked at his lover and frowned.
"Why?"
"I gave it back to take care of these cubs while they're waiting for a foster mum."
"Oh… That's adorable of you." Lucien smiled sweetly.
"Yeah, well. Imagine if you were a baby left alone…"
"You have a very kind heart, mon chaton."
[My kitten]
"Thanks, love. But that's not the whole story. D'you remember what I told you earlier?"
"About what?"
"When you asked me where I was taking you."
Lucien recalled…
"Hm… You said you were taking me to see myself." Lucien answered.
"Yeah. The zoo let me choose the name for the cubs and uh… Well… The male, the one you have in your hands, look at his eyes."
Lucien did as he was told.
"He has very fair blue eyes."
"Yeah, like who?" Mundy asked and Lucien's eyes snapped wide.
"Non, you didn't…! Did you?!"
"Did I what?" Mundy asked with a smirk.
"Did you name him… Lucien?" Lucien asked.
Mundy nodded.
"Well, he's a precious little panther with gorgeous eyes, like you. So I said to the zoo that he should be called Lu'. That's what I meant when I said I was takin' you to see yourself, or how I see you, at least."
"You see me like him?" Lucien asked.
"Yeah," Mundy wrapped his arms around his lover and hugged him. "You've got the most gorgeous eyes I've ever seen. You're deadly for your enemies but for me, you're just a ball of…"
"Of?"
"Repressed romance hidden behind a mask of…"
"Of?" Lucien asked.
"Of arrogance or something!"
Both chuckled.
"Thank you, mon chaton."
[My kitten]
They exchanged a quick kiss.
"Nah, now you're the kitten." Mundy tapped on the tip of Lucien's nose playfully.
The cubs were still mewling in their laps.
"So that's why you've been so insistent that we should go out sometime, hm?" Lucien asked.
"Yeah… I thought it'd be a nice surprise… You're the one who usually does that kind of stuff to me. I thought I could repay the favour."
"You have nothing to repay, mon amour."
[My love.]
Lucien slid a hand up Mundy's cheek as he pushed himself to meet his lips. He stayed there, feeling a strong hand on his lower back, pulling him up close.
They eventually broke the kiss.
"We should get back home…" Mundy said.
"Oui, I guess the zoo needs to close at some point."
"... Mon chaton."
[My kitten]
Lucien's eyes snapped wide as his pupils did when he heard Mundy's voice utter those words. The pronunciation wasn't too far off, it was the right amount of his accent, a delicious twist that made the Frenchman melt further.
thank you, I can submit them all in one ask if that is what you prefer and find easiest:)
i would like to request a set of nekoma head canons, please. manager-chan is very kind, extroverted, and gentle with everything and everyone. a mishap occurs, during which they notice recent scars that resulted of a relapse of self harm. when they ask about it, concerned that manager-chan needs help, manager-chan explains their chronic major depression and generalized anxiety. do you know that scene from the office? when Michael calls Dwight an ignorant slut? something like that, as lev is well... lev. overall, lev gets educated and everyone is kind, supportive, and is mindful so they can take care of their manager-chan. thank you:)
i've gone through the liveaction head canons and quite enjoyed the one in which ushijima's tutor is honed in on by the team. would be able and willing to expand on that and ultimately recruit the tutor as their manager please? thank you:)
as i've previously submitted, tendou's old friend coaches MSBY (i believe that is the team you chose. apologies if it was not). however, if you are okay with it, can you expand it to more teams? i had tadashi from karasuno and kyotani from aoba johsai in mind. if you are limiting requests to one team only, then please ignore the last part. oh on, almost forgot my manners, my apologies. please and thank you:)
i hope that your son feels well enough to go on his school outing. I quite enjoyed them when I was little and i look back on those experiences fondly. additionally, I look forward to reading all the requests. but please keep yourself and your well-being in mind. 50+ requests comes off to me as a substantial amount. I appreciate you and your content; i makes my day whenever I read it:)
Thank you for submitting these!!! Im so excited to write these!!
