i genuinely don't understand how people are able to just watch romulus and move on i'm literally still devastated and sat like this every time i think of it even after 3 months
Summary: You've been pining over your best friend's ex for months. Of course, she'd never like you back. Probably.
Author's note: first post on tumblr in years, and also my first fanfic ever lol. English is not my first language so I'm sorry about any grammar mistakes, also wrote this when sick so it might be confusing LMAO. Anyways i need rain so bad it isnt funny anymore
wc: ~4,7k
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âRain.â The name rolled off your tongue smoothly, as if you had repeated it a lot - which you had. To yourself, mostly. Tyler stood in front of you, his curious expression shifting to one of slight bewilderment.Â
âRain? You like her?â He spoke, eyebrows furrowing in confusion. Tyler was your best friend. Knew you better than anyone. What he didnât know was that you liked girls. More specifically his ex.
 Didnât know. Until now.
You nodded, gaze drifting to your feet, almost shamefully. You knew he would never be mad at you for something like this, but it was still a difficult admission to make.
âTyler, Iâm sorry. I just-â You started, reaching out to place a hand on his arm, trying to ease him.Â
âY/n, Itâs⊠Okay.â He muttered, giving you an unreadable look, his thick eyebrows slightly twitching, unsure. Tylerâs relationship with Rain hadnât ended well, him still clearly having feelings for her. âAt least she could actually like you.â He adds, chuckling dryly. Rain had realized she wasnât into guys, that being the main reason for their break-up a few months ago. You gave him a reprimanding frown. That wasnât something he should joke about.
You needed to glance away for a moment to gather your thoughts. You knew him. The way he was acting, he wasnât telling you everything. Tightening your grip on his arm, you spoke, voice laced with guilt: âIt doesnât seem to be âokayââŠâÂ
Tyler, ever the people-pleaser - at least when it came to you - gave you a weak smile. âItâs okay, promise.â He shook your hand off your arm to place his large hand on your shoulder. âGo for it, I say.â He spoke, pausing to swallow thickly. âWhat Rain and I had - itâs in the past. We donât have any hard feelings, never had.â
You took a heavy breath, looking up at him. âStill⊠Would you really be okay with your best friend dating your ex?â You spoke quietly, grateful for the warmth of his hand on your shoulder seeping through your shirt and grounding you to reality. âWould it not hurt you?â
Tyler shrugged. âNah. Like I said, whatâs done is done.â He spoke, reassuringly looking down at you. âAnd whoâs to say you wonât get rejected?â He added with a grin, clearly trying to lighten the mood.
âFunny.â You remarked sarcastically. But he was right. Did Rain even like you? Itâs not like Jacksonâs Star had lots of women (or people in general) she couldâve trusted.
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As you walked home through the dingy and filthy streets of the colony, clenching and unclenching your hands beside you, Rain was the only thing in your mind. As usual. Did she like you? Could she ever? Who even was she? Rain Carradine certainly was a woman of many questions. Ones you wished, prayed, you would get the answers to.
The next day, you were making your daily commute to the mines. Only a few more 9-hour shifts and youâd have filled the quota for getting out of here. Of course, nobody ever really got away.
You learned that when you were still young. The memory of seeing your parents so crushed over another increase in their required quota would always stay with you. They had died almost 10 years ago. It seemed that everyoneâs parents were slowly dropping dead, being overworked since the age of 16. You were sort of lucky, having lost them before your age even reached double digits. You didnât remember that much about the time you had with them.Â
Your thoughts drifted to Rain again, as you walked through the crowded main street of the colony. You wondered if she ever missed her parents, how well she knew them. She was enigmatic. Every time you thought you were getting to know her, it seemed as if yet another layer of the walls she had built around herself materialized to replace the one you had just broken down. You felt like you didnât know her at all, despite her having been a part of your group for 3 years at this point.Â
You worked through your numbing mining shift, clocking out when it was 3pm. What to do now? It was Friday, so it was typical of your friend group - more like family at this point - to gather up in your favorite bar to get drunk and forget about all your problems.Â
You headed home, utterly exhausted. You were glad it was only 3pm. You had time to rest. You took a hot shower, the warm water easing the aching in your body, before taking a short but effective nap. You made yourself some food and cleaned your small flat a bit to distract yourself.
Still, she found her way into every thought in your head. Especially her eyes - God, her eyes. The prettiest color you had ever seen. The first time Tyler brought Rain to meet the group back when they had just gotten together, you were all but enchanted. Her eyes were perfectly shaped, like the almonds your parents used to buy for meals on special occasions. The color reminded you of your favorite flowers - irises. You had only seen photos of them in books, but they were still your favorite. Her eyes sparkled like light-blue sapphires when hit by the artificial lights on the streets. Whenever you two would have a conversation, however short, you would have to force yourself to look somewhere other than her eyes for even a moment.Â
Strange. Eye-contact was usually really not your thing.
Neither were blue eyes, really. Before meeting Rain, of course. For example, Tylerâs cousinâs icy blue eyes were kinda creepy. Pretty, yeah. But creepy. Like he could look right into your soul with those things. Full offense. Bjorn was an asshole. Though you had a soft spot for him.
How you wished you would get a closer look at her eyes. Much closer. You had spent more nights fantasizing about her than you wouldâve liked to admit. Her mouth on yours, those strong arms wrapped around you, small but deft fingers fucking in and out of you. Fuck. You really have to get it together.Â
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Time passed when you stayed busy doing menial chores. Soon, it was time to get ready to meet the others. You felt an almost nauseating excitement pool in the pits of your stomach, knowing you would get to see her. The excitement mixed with a debilitating uneasiness, having a hunch that you would make a fool of yourself in front of her, some way or the other. Still, you decided to put on your hottest dress. The short, black one that accentuated all your curves in just the right ways.Â
You walked to the bar, luckily only a mile or so away from your apartment. You flashed the bouncer your ID, slowly walking inside. You looked around for the others, spotting Tyler, Bjorn, Navarro and Kay sitting around a table in the corner. You greeted them, settling next to Tyler. It was kind of awkward, since the last conversation you two had had was about your crush on his ex.Â
You intently listened to the others talk, expecting Rain and her brother to appear any second, like they always do. Still, an hour passed. Then another. At this point, you were pretty wasted. Your filter tended to disappear when you got alcohol into your system, so you finally built up the courage to ask the others about Rainâs whereabouts.Â
âHey⊠Whereâs Rain..?â You spoke, voice slurring slightly as you held a half-empty beer can in your hand.
âShe should already be here...â Kay said, furrowing her brows and looking at the others, in case they knew.Â
When no one had an answer, you started to feel the worry in your stomach build, making your stomach churn. It sobered you up. Rain was never late. You had learned that in your many months of observing her.
âShould we go check on her?â Tyler asked, the unease evident in his voice as well.
âIâll go.â You slid out of your seat, not leaving any room for arguments. It was strange enough that she was late. Even stranger that Andy hadnât shown up to tell you guys about it.
You ditched the group despite their protests about going outside, drunk and alone, dressed in that tiny dress. You knew where Rain lived. She had gotten her own apartment near the othersâ trailer after her and Tyler broke up - she didnât want to be around him much. Things got back to normal, but she decided to keep living there with Andy. Said it suited her more.
You slightly stumbled while walking up the stairs, past the other apartments. It was honestly a miracle that you managed to find the right door in such a state of panic and intoxication. You knocked on the door frantically. âRain! Andy!â You yelled, pressing your ear against the door to listen for any movements.
Sure enough, you heard shuffling from behind the door. You leaned back just before the door swung open, revealing a tired-looking Rain.
âHey.â She spoke quietly, her eyes taking in your disheveled appearance. âYou been through a hurricane?â
You let out an audible sigh of relief.
âYou didnât come. T-to the bar, I mean.â You explained, breathless. God. You had never been so glad to see her.
 Even now, you couldnât help your eyes trailing from her eyes to the clothes she was wearing. Or the lack of them. Rain was clad in only short shorts and a tank top. Your breath hitched in your throat as you took in the sight.
âDidnât feel like it.â She spoke nonchalantly and shrugged. She gave you a look. Mustâve noticed you ogling at her. Shit.
âCome in. You look like hell.â She said, voice warming up a bit.
You felt your stomach flutter with the force of at least a thousand butterflies. Still, you complied - of course you did.
You shook your shoes off, following her into her small flat. She sat down on the couch, looking up at you with an unreadable expression. You swallowed, following her and gingerly sitting down next to her.Â
A tense silence fell between the two of you. You two rarely hung out alone.
âSo⊠Any reason you wanted me here?â You spoke carefully, trying your best to pronounce your words clearly despite being drunk and still reeling from the panic you were feeling the whole way there.Â
Sitting there, just you and her, made your insides twist in nervousness. You studied her profile, her beautifully sloped nose, the way her brown hair was messily tied up, but still somehow managed to look put together.
After a moment, Rain responded.
âNot really. Jusâ felt lonely. Andyâs been installing some kinda software update for an hour now.â She spoke, taking a sip off the almost full aspen beer bottle on the coffee table.
âSo youâre drinking alone âcause you feel lonely? Even though you couldâve come to the bar with us?â You felt the earlier panic and worry subside now that you had found her, giving way to your usual drunken demeanor.
She gave you a small chuckle. Her smile was so pretty. Pure.
âGuess so.â She muttered, taking a larger swig, finishing the bottle in one go.
Fuck, that was hot. You couldnât take your eyes off the way she let her head fall back, how her throat moved when she swallowed. You felt a warm thrum low in your stomach, instinctively bringing your thighs closer together when you felt your core ache for her, getting wetter by the second. Why did beer always have to make you so damn horny? You cleared your throat nervously, trying not to stare at her too hard.
âGot any more beer for me? Since youâre evidently not letting me back to the bar.â You tried sounding casual, shifting to a bit more comfortable position on the couch.
She scoffed, but got up and walked to the fridge. âIf you want to leave, I canât stop you.â She spoke, walking back to the couch with a couple of bottles for the both of you. She sat down and passed you a bottle. âI just⊠Hope you donât.â She added more quietly.
Her words made your heart skip a beat, and you tried your best to hide any signs of the turbulence happening through your entire body.
âI⊠I wonât leave.â You choked out, gripping the beer bottle tighter as your gaze involuntarily wandered to her almost bare legs. The legs you had often pictured on your shoulders, your face buried in her pussy. FuckâŠ
âYou okay?â She shifted closer, leaning closer to your face. âYou look a bit flushedâŠâ
Oh fuck sheâs right there. You gave her a smile that was a bit too wide, nodding. âOh, i-itâs probably just⊠Just the alcohol.â You stammered, your grip on the beer bottle tightening.
âIf you say soâŠâ She muttered. You almost exhaled in relief, but she didnât move away completely, just leaning back slightly. She stayed there, close, looking at you intently. You tore your gaze away from hers to take a sip of the crappy beer you all had gotten used to drinking.
âAre you and Tyler together?â You suddenly heard Rain nonchalantly speak from beside you, making you almost spit out your drink.Â
âOh- fuck no.â You chuckled dryly. âJust friends. Heâs more like a brother to me than anything.â You add, wanting to make your relationship with him abundantly clear.
She hummed thoughtfully at that, taking a small sip of beer, before meeting your gaze again.
âHave you ever been together with anyone?â She questioned, slightly tilting her head to the side. God, how was she always so calm? You felt like you were about to combust.
âNo⊠Just some random hookups in bars.â You mused, absentmindedly rotating the beer bottle in your hand. âWhy do you ask?â
âJust wonderingâŠâ She drawled, giving you a strange look. She was smirking at you, her expression almost smug.Â
You finished your beer bottle, setting it onto the wooden coffee table with a clink. As you settled back onto the couch, you noticed the way she was slightly leaning towards you while facing forward, nearly laying her head on your shoulder. You felt the butterflies make their return, the almost nauseating flutter making you swallow and slightly tense up.
âYou sure youâre okay..?â She spoke quietly and turned to face you, placing a hand on your thigh like it was nothing. You immediately looked at her hand, eyes widening. You forced yourself to meet her gaze, opening your mouth to speak. But no words came out.
âWhatâs the matter, y/n?â She rolled her tongue across her lower lip, making direct eye contact with you. Your breath hitched as you saw her gaze flicker down to your lips for a fraction of a moment, before returning to your panicked eyes.
Her eyes were dark. The pretty blue irises were almost completely eclipsed by her pupils. Had she done drugs? You cluelessly thought to yourself, so oblivious to what Rain was thinking about. Her hand tightened on your thigh, and she leaned closer and closer, until you could see every little pore on her skin, even in the dim light. Is she oka-
And then, her lips were on yours.
It took a moment for you to register what was happening, only coming back to reality once you felt her small hand on your almost hot cheek, the other still on your thigh.
You immediately felt all reason fly out the window, your hand snaking up her back to her neck to grab onto something - anything. All you could think about was how much you needed to touch her.Â
You tilted your head to deepen the kiss, your grip on her neck slightly tightening as you felt her tongue enter your mouth. She was really good at this, her tongue swirling around yours, tasting you. She took her hand off your cheek, placing it on your waist, her other hand running up your thigh to your hip. Without breaking the kiss, she pulled you to her lap, making you straddle her.
One of her hands inched onto your back, her fingers teasingly running over the zipper of your dress. She pulled away, looking up at you with an intensity you had never seen on her face. She looked otherworldly, her eyes half-lidded with arousal, lips glistening with saliva.
âYou have no idea how much I want you.â She whispered breathlessly. âYou knew exactly what you were doing,â She paused to nip at your neck, eliciting a sharp gasp from you. âComing to my place in that dress.â She continues placing wet, open-mouthed kisses down your neck, slowly opening the zipper on your back.
You damn near moaned at just her words, her every touch making your blood run hotter and hotter. She lazily rolled the short hem of your dress above your ass, pulling the item over your head. She let it fall to the floor, taking in the sight in front of her. She looked up at you with a cocky smirk. âYouâre not even wearing a braâŠâ She drawled, sounding almost condescending.
You didnât have much time to dwell on her tone of voice, her hands moving to palm at your tits greedily. âSo perfectâŠâ She sighed shakily, leaning down slightly in order to give your nipple a tentative lick. You whined at the sensation, hearing her chuckle against your skin.Â
Rain started licking, sucking, and nibbling at your breast while her other hand pinched and flicked at the other, making your head fall back. You shivered and gasped at the sensations she was making you feel, certainly far better at this than the random drunk girls you had hooked up with before.
Still, it wasnât enough. The shivers of pleasure coursed straight to your aching core, your panties already soaked, uncomfortably so. Your hands grasped at her muscular arms desperately as you looked down at her. âPlease, Rain⊠More.â You breathed, voice trembling with arousal.Â
âFine, fineâŠâ She shook her head in resignation. âLie down for me.â She purred, letting you get off her lap and lie on the surprisingly comfortable couch. She was on you instantly, forearms planted on either side of your head as her lips crashed onto yours. Her knee nestled between your legs, grinding against your arousal. You moaned into her mouth, the slight relief making you rub against her leg desperately.
âYouâre so needyâŠâ She muttered, looking at you underneath her. Her face was flushed, and eyes practically glazed over with lust. âNeedâa taste you.â She whispered huskily, even just her voice making you gush. âPleaseâŠâ You whined as she planted kisses down your neck, nibbling at your collarbone, definitely leaving a mark. She slowly moved down your body, showering it with little bites and kisses, before reaching the waistband of your panties.
âFuck, youâre wet.â She mused under her breath, placing her hands onto your inner thighs, pushing them apart and pressing a finger against your damp panties. You inhaled sharply, quietly whining as she began to lightly circle your clit. âSo prettyâŠâ She murmured, increasing the pressure. You instinctively snapped your hips towards her, needing more. She let out a low chuckle, enjoying the reactions she was able to draw out of you. âWant me to take these off?â
You nodded frantically, lifting your hips slightly to allow her to carefully slide the last article of clothing off you. She lowered herself down to her stomach, inhaling the scent of your arousal.Â
âPlease, Rain-â You whined, hands clenching around the couchâs soft cushion.
âPlease what?â She grinned up at you, tilting her head slightly. âUse your words, sweetie.â
âPlease, eat me out!â You whimpered, your hand subconsciously moving to grab the hair on the back of her head.
ââAtta girl.â She purred, plunging her face into your dripping pussy. She licked a stripe across the length of your core, tasting you. You let out a soft moan, trying to keep your body as still as possible. Her hands grabbed at your thighs, keeping the spread apart with ease as she worked, lapping up your juices, using the tip of her tongue precisely, making your legs shake. She dipped her tongue inside you, essentially fucking you with it. God, no one had ever eaten you out this well. You let out needy whines and moans, probably a bit too loud for Rainâs neighbors. But neither of you cared, so lost in the moment.
Your head fell back as Rain slid two fingers inside you, pumping them in and out in tandem with her mouthâs movements. Her fingers curled up, just enough to hit that spot that makes you lose it. You were so close. âRai-in..!â You whined, tightening your grip in her hair. â...âM so- close!â Your words were pathetically desperate and slurred, the movements of her fingers and mouth making the pleasure coil in your stomach.
Then, she pulled away. You whined at the loss, looking down at her with a downright devastated expression. âNot yet.â She tutted, making eye contact with you as she licked her fingers clean. âWanna enjoy thisâŠâÂ
After a moment of kissing and sucking at the soft flesh of your inner thighs, she leaned back down again, her breath hitting your oversensitive core. You groaned, your hand in her hair tightening but not pushing her down. âNow, what do we say, sweetie?â She spoke, rubbing up and down your thigh.
âPlease.â You choked out, earning a smirk from her.
âGood girl.â She continued what she was doing earlier, her tongue drawing shapes and letters onto your folds and clit. Her fingers returned to your entrance, teasing it a bit before slipping inside again. It didnât take long for her to have you a moaning, panting mess again. You started to feel the tension in your stomach build, until you were teetering right on the edge.
âCome on my face, baby.â Rain chuckled against you, giving you one last languid lick and sending you right over the edge. Your walls clenched around her fingers as you did exactly what she told you to. Your head fell back with a loud moan of her name, your whole body tensing momentarily as all you saw were stars. She coaxed you through your orgasm, slowly moving her tongue against you. She got up from her position between your legs, hovering over you with a smirk on her face.
Your eyes fluttered open to see her on top of your breathless body. She looked ethereal. Her hair was ruffled, cheeks flushed a light shade of pink, lips and chin glistening with saliva and your juices. Jesus ChristâŠ
âYouâre so beautifulâŠâ You muttered, running your thumb over her lower lip and bringing it to your own lips to taste yourself, keeping eye contact. You noticed how she slightly twitched at the sight, clearly struggling with her own neediness.
âI wanna make you feel good, tooâŠâ You looked up at her almost pleadingly, meeting her large, oh so pretty eyes.
Rain grinned. âHow could I say no to that?â
She pulled you on top of her, her hands on your waist. Panting, lips slightly parted, you looked at her splayed out underneath you.
You leaned in to capture her lips in a kiss trailing your hand lower down her body, playing with the hem of her shirt. One of her hands tangled in your hair while the other stayed on your waist.
You broke the kiss for a moment, pulling her tank top over her head. Seeing her bare chest and stomach made your stomach do a flip. âYouâre so⊠so hot.â You muttered in awe, hands lightly running down her sides. She gave you a coy smile in response.
You began trailing kisses down her neck, making her gasp and shiver underneath you. Slowly your hands made their way to her shorts, and you hooked your thumbs under the waistband, tugging them off almost frantically.
You pressed your fingers against her damp panties, applying just enough pressure to make her desperate for more. It took all you had not to tear her panties off and eat her out until she came on your face. You needed to be patient. The sounds of Rainâs soft whines, the ruffling of fabric, and your heavy breathing filled the air of the otherwise quiet apartment.
âTake them off alreadyâŠâ She frustratedly huffed, which you chuckled at, complying. You carefully pulled her panties off her legs, discarding them to the floor next to you.Â
Seeing Rain completely bare in front of you almost made you come again. You had been waiting for this moment for months. You took a shaky breath, leaning in to place a surprisingly soft kiss onto her lips, palming at her breasts. They felt just right, the warm and soft flesh fitting perfectly into your slightly cupped hands. She moaned into your mouth, making you shiver with anticipation.
You trailed your hands lower, one settling on her hip bone, the other running between her slick folds, eliciting a sharp inhale from her. Your index and middle fingers lightly circled her clit, making her whine louder, arching her back and squirming. You pulled away from the kiss for a moment to look at her reactions, the way her brows knitted together, how her eyes fluttered shut when applying pressure to just the right spots.Â
You teased her entrance with your fingers, slowly inserting one, then two fingers. It took a few tentative pumps to find the right angle to curl your fingers at. Her head fell back with a high-pitched cry, a sound you thought you would never hear her utter. You smirked at her reaction, picking up the pace, grinding your palm onto her clit as obscene squelching sounds resonated from your fingers moving inside her.
âPlease⊠Your mouth..!â Rain mewled, sending a jolt of excitement coursing through your entire body. âOf course.â You murmured, settling yourself between her legs. You inhaled her intoxicating scent, making your head spin more than any beer you had drunk.
You dove into her folds fearlessly, your other hand gripping her thigh while the other kept moving inside her. You gave her core an earnest lick across the whole length like she had done to you, feeling her hand fly to your hair and grab onto it desperately.
âF-fuck...â She groaned as you began to lap at her, tasting every spot your tongue could reach, flicking and running across all the places that made her moan. Your fingers worked steadily as your tongue flickered over her clit, using your flat tongue to make her whole body arch against you. As you edged her closer and closer to release, her hand tightened in your hair, the slight pain turning to pleasure - it was Rain doing this to you after all.
âY/nâ Iâm close.â She gasped, her legs trembling slightly. You hummed against her, ever so slightly increasing the fervor of your movements. After a beat, her hand clenched around your hair, the other grasping at the edge of the couch. âAh- y/n!â She cried out, her walls fluttering around your fingers as the waves of pleasure crashed over her. You did what she had done to you, lightly licking at her as she came down from her high.
You timidly get up from between her legs, returning to hover on top of her. You reach out to caress her cheek, affectionately rubbing circles on her skin with your thumb.
âYou did so good.â She praised, voice husky from the exertion. You smiled wide. Looking at her, flushed and breathing heavily, you felt your heart swell, knowing you were the one who made her feel like this, made her feel good.Â
You carefully lowered yourself into a lying position on top of her, utterly exhausted. A comfortable silence fell between the two of you as your breathing evened out.
âWill you stay the night?â She quietly, almost shyly, spoke, playing with your hair.
You nodded. âOf course.â
For a moment, you wondered if the others would worry about the two of you disappearing. But it didnât really matter to either of you at that moment.Â