|| pairing: hawks x gn!reader / keigo takami x gn!reader
|| warning: hurt/comfort, good ending chat trust
|| word count: 1.1k
|| happy new years guys đŠľ
You and Keigo had been married for a year. You knew exactly what you signed up for the moment you started dating, he was very clear about how his job was.. Well, busy. And how it kept HIM busy. You understood this and welcomed it, honestly you liked the alone time you got. There had been times you two have fought about this, but only once or twice. Despite fighting less, your worry grew the more attached you got with Keigo. The more you fell for Keigo.
Today was.. Harsh. You woke up alone in bed, per usual, the place you go to for your coffee was closed because of a villain attack on it, and you were late to work. Because of, guess what! A villain. Your boss was on your ass about, you forget half of what he yelled at you about, it was fine, all of that was small cracks in a glass cup that was overflowing with water. What thr final blow was?
Youe beloved husband, Keigo.
You had planned a date together. You'd been planning this date for a week or so. The SECOND you clocked out of work you rushed home and put on your best clothes! Matching it with a bag Keigo had bought you and of course, your wedding band.
By this time it had been 7:00 PM. Your date was for 8:00 PM! Alright, Keigo had an hour to get ready if he got here.. Soon.
But, as you watched the minutes go by, constantly checking for a call, a text!.. Keigo was no where to be seen. Once it turned 8:20 PM, it had been to late, your reservation was too late and you couldn't go. And honestly? You didn't wanna go out anymore. You just sat on the couch, scrolling on your phone, still in your date night outfit as you heard familiar flapping on the balcony.
Keigo! 20 minutes late, to arriving TO the resturaunt.
"Babe, I'm so sorry-"
You put a hand up as you stood up and crossed your arms in front of your chest. Your brows furrowed as you looked him up and down. You looked over him, he seemed a bit disheveled, some scratches but nothing too bad.
"You're late, Kei"
He stood there, his lips pressed in a thin line as he looked at you. He didn't have anything to say. His wings ruffled behind him as the blone man let out a tired sigh.
"I'm sorry, love. I promise I tried to leave patrol early, but the commission called me in for a meeting right after patrol ended. It was a whole debrief and-"
Keigo was rambling again. He often did this when you were upset with him, or if he was upset at himself. Your gaze softened as you listened to him. He had a harsh day too. Did it excuse his actions? No, not at all, you're his beloved spouse. He should've been there. He knows it.
Which is why it shocked him when you walked up to him and wrapped your arms around him.
".. You'll have to make it up to me."
You said softly. This could've been the BEST time to make a teerible innuendo, but instead Keigo let out a shakey breath and hid his face into the crook of your neck. Giving a small nod to your comment.
"I'll make dinner, I'll- I'll make whatever you want, or order in whatever you want,"
You shook your head with a small laugh. You pulled away from him and took out your phone. He watched in confusion as you tapped your fingers against the screen... What the hell were you doing? He got even more confused as when you started playing a song.. THE song. The song that played at your wedding.
You slowly placed your phone on the coffee table as you slowly walked back to him.
"You stood me up. I'm upset at you,"
That stung his heart, but he understood. He stood there, listening to you talk.
"You'll need to make it up to me," Keigo nodded. ".. So. To make it up to me by a little,"
You extended your hand out. The moonlight coming out from the glass and hitting your skin just right. Keigo looked you up and down, in awe of how.. Gorgeous his spouse was.
"Dance with me?"
Keigo's breath hitched as those words left your mouth.. He took a few steps close to you and placed his hand into yours, moving around to get into dancing position. Just like your wedding.
The two of you danced to the music, nothing but the music and your steps filling in the silence. As if none of you dared to even breathe. But it was okay.. If you closed your eyes it could be like your wedding day all over again. The most stressful, the most tear filled, and the best day of both of your lives. It was exactly like you had imagined.
Once the song ended Keigo leaned into you, hiding his face on your shoulder. His wingd drooping down as he held you close.
"I'm so sorry, my love."
"I know."
You stroked his hair softly as he just held you close. He knew you had every right to be upset. He knew he could've done better, this had happened before. Keigo felt terrible. You had been so patient with him, so good to him. He didn't feel like he deserved it, but you always assured he did.
"I'm so sorry,"
He repeated himself as you held him close. God, you hated hearing him this.. Sad.
"I've been terrible.. I'm sorry.. I've been a bad husband to you."
You pulled his face away from your shoulder and stroked his cheek with your thumb. A small smile on your face as you looked over his features.
"At least you're self-aware"
You had a small smirk on your face as you said that. Ah, teasing.
"I try to be."
He let out a small chuckle as he gently pushed his lips against yours. That night, you assured him he wasn't a bad husband, that he wasn't a bad anything. He needed your reassurance a lot, and no matter how upset you were with him, you'd lend it. Afterall, he was always there for you, it was the least you could do.
Of course, Keigo still made it up to you, taking you on an extravagant date and pampering you at anytime. Hell, he didn't even let you brush your teeth by yourself. He was such a dork, but you loved him.
And god, does he love you.
|| God, this is lowkey rlly badly written but yk
literally has js been a few hours since i last posted, but it's 1:30 AM and it's December 28... SO THAT MEANS:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAWKS <3!!
Sketchbook doodles (mostly last life minus gem)
MERRY CHRISTMAS GUYS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY... THE ITHACA SAGAS OUT. OHHHHH IM SHAKING.
ITS A GOOD DAY CHAT NEW DISTORTED REFLECTIONS DROPPED
So... did Hawks get pulled into Takami's universe or did Takami get pulled into Hawks' universe? Or are they in some weird third dimension?
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you: it looked yummy, bitch
"whats the point of transitioning if you aren't dysphoricâ whatâs the point of eating a burger if youâre not starving to death. it looks yummy bitch
|| pairing : james "bucky" barnes x florist!reader
|| warning : nothing !
|| wc : 3.6k
Ever since youâd found out about James - Bucky - being an Avenger, the two of youâd grown closer. He was more open about who he was, what heâd like. You learned he rather listens to old 40s music than the newer Taylor Swift, which was completely understandable. He wanted to learn how to bake the things his Ma made, muffins and cakes and all that jazz before the war. And when heâs alone in the Tower, he likes to put on soft music and dance to it, pretending he was back in the 40s.
You loved learning more about him, he went from an old customer to a friend, and now, youâd dare say he was one of your closest friends! Despite it barely being 2 months- ah, he was really growing on you. However, with your growing friendship, that also accidentally made it so you were neglecting your other friendships. Especially May, you were both very busy with work, and her being busy with her nephew as well. It was understandable that you both werenât hanging out much, but you wanted to change that!
You invited May to go out to a cafe with you, one down the street from your flower shop, you knew the person who ran it, Finn.
âThanks for this, May, gods, I feel like I havenât seen you in ages!â The both of you hugged, you giving a small squeeze before letting her go and sitting down across from her. âHowâve you been? Howâs Peter doing?â
âOh, weâve been doing just great! Peterâs been interning at that Stark place and heâs so excited about it, constantly working on stuff thatâs supposedly on-â She raised her hands and did air quotes. â- the down low, yâknow?â
A small chuckle left your lips as you sipped on the hot beverage in the paper cup youâd ordered, god Finn made the good stuff here. âHow about you? Youâve been MIA so much! I was planning on bringing over some pot pie a few days ago, but Peter saw you coming home and said you looked like you were on the verge of collapsing!â May leaned on the table, her brows furrowed, etched with worry as she asked.
âI promise, Iâm okay, really, workâs just been busy.â You gave a lazy shrug. It was true, that day youâd gotten 5 calls for special orders for weddings or funerals and such. Even then, you still had to deal with your other, in person customers. âItâs a lot, but Iâm enjoying it.â
âIf you say so..â She sighed and twiddled with the pastry in her hands before taking a bite. âYâknow, you need to take a break soon.â
âMay-â
âIâm serious!â She huffed and chowed down on the pastry, a sigh of relief leaving her lips. âOh, this is so good,â May muttered before shaking her head. âI can call Happy, get him to send you off somewhere nice, have a chill vacationâ
âI thought you knew me better, May, Iâm more of a home-bodyâ You shook your head and laughed before processing.. Happy? Whoâs Happy? âWait, whoâs-â
âHappy's uh.. Someone Iâve taken interest in.â Her lips were pulled into a sly smile as you gaped. Were you that absent you didnât know your friend was seeing someone??
âTell me everything!â
âWell, he works at Stark Industries and I met him through Peter,â She took another bite of her pastry. âHeâs a really sweet guy, thereâs some weird stuff, but ah, itâs casualâ
âIâm really happy for you, Mayâ
âAwh, shucksâ She playfully swatted her hand in the air, feigning to be flustered. âHow about you? Any guy friends? Maybe lady ones?â
Your face flushed and you shook your head, your eyes glancing outside. âNo, no, been waaay too busy for that!â
âOh, thatâs so boring! How about this, I hook you up with someone.â
âMay!â
âIâm just saying! You need to get out there, especially after..â May trailed off as your shoulders tensed. Your last relationship hadnât ended well, cheating and whatnot. It broke you, even though it was a short relationship, cheating never felt nice. After a beat of silence, May cleared her throat. âCâmon! Itâd be fun! Plus, Happy knows the Avengers, maybe you could go on a blind date with one of them!â
Your eyes widened at that.. James was an Avenger, well, sort of. Imagine going on a blind date with him, thatâd.. Be a disaster. He knew you, you were just friends. No way youâd get hooked up with him.
âI-Iâm way too busy for that, May, itâs a nice sentiment, but not for now.â
She just sighed and shrugged, allowing this topic of discussion to be dropped. The two of you started to talk about some random crap, how your other neighbors were loud.. In more ways than one, it was so annoying. How New York felt like it was the new warzone for aliens and Avenger level threats. God, it was a lot. But, it was nice to talk to May about this stuff. You loved her, she was a great friend.
â
After around 1 and a half hours of gossiping with May, the two of you went your separate ways, promising to do this again soon. Which you intended to keep! May had to go out and get some groceries, meet up with some of her co-workers and pick Peter back up from Stark Industries. Unless he gets a ride. You on the other hand? You decided to just head home, have a lazy day.
It was a Saturday, youâd already done your grocery shopping yesterday and the flowers back in the shop should be good until tomorrow evening. You needed to water them and make sure they werenât wilted. In the meantime you walked back home and immediately bolted to your room to change into something comfy.
Once you put your comfy pjs on, you flopped on your couch and planted your ass on your couch as you watched mindless television. There was a rom-com sit-com playing on the screen, it was something you liked to put in the background as you crocheted, a hobby you recently picked up.
While you watched TV, the time passed as if hours were seconds and soon enough, the bright rays of light that seeped into your windows grew dimmer and dimmer. Soon enough, the evening had come and you were hungry as hell. With a small groan you pushed yourself off the couch and walked over to the kitchen. You didnât feel like making anything complicated, so you opted for some instant ramen. With a clean motion, you grabbed a pot and put it under the faucet, turning the knob.. Nothing happened. No water, just a weird sounding sputter.
âWhat the hell?â Again, you tried turning it, nothing. Shit, was it broken? You put the pot down and squatted in front of the sink, opening the cabinet and looking at the pipes.. Yeah, you were out of your specialty with this. Usually, you asked May for help with this stuff, but as stated before.. She was busy. Shoot.
You sat on the cold ground of your kitchen apartment, looking to find any help from a plumber? You didnât know who you needed for this. The prices were outrageous. Yeah no, you werenât calling some professional.. You couldnât exactly call up any family members.. Your only option left was James. Awh, man, you did NOT want to bother him, but.. Youâre friends! He wouldnât mind. With worried hands you dialed his number and put your phone close to your ear. Bucky was an Avenger! Heâs probably busy with Avenger shit, here you are asking for sink help.
â
âHa! You think you can beat me, little man?â
â.. I am a whole foot taller than you, Belova.â
Bucky and Yelena were currently playing cards together, something that Yelena had offered. She knew how out of depth this man was with the modern era. So, to help ease him into it, she offered to play cards with him every Saturday.. Plus, half the Avengers were busy doing something and she wanted to annoy someone new.
âStill, I am undefeated in the game of Gin Rummy. You know, Natasha taught me how to play when I was a kid!â She puffed her chest out in a proud manner.
âI was alive when Gin Rummy was made world wide.â He raised an eyebrow as Yelena made a âpshâ noise and waved her hand in the air dismissively.
Before the two could continue the round, Buckyâs phone vibrated in his pocket, Yelena raised her eyebrow as he gave an apologetic look before standing up and walking out of hearing distance. When he saw it was your name, his heart started to beat just the smallest bit faster.
â[Name], whatâs up?â
âJames?â Your voice was quiet on the other line, nervous. âHeeeyyâ
âYou sound nervous, whatâs wrong?â
âWell.. Oh, god,â He heard as you took a deep breath in and let it out. âI, uh, was trying to make dinner and I needed water to boil, and uh- my sink is.. Broken- and I didnât know who else to call, my neighbors out, and I canât pay for an electrician to help, can you..?â
You trailed off with your question, most likely out of embarrassment, Bucky suspected. Though, he didnât know why you were embarrassed. âYou need me to help?â
âYes, pleaseâ
âSend me your address, Iâll be there quickly.â
âThank you so much, James! I promise, Iâll cook you something when you fix it!â This made the corners of his lips quirk up. With quick goodbyes, he hung up and waited for your text. Once he saw your address, he recognized it. It was only a small ways away, with his motorcycle heâd be there in less than 10 minutes.
Bucky pushed his phone into his pocket and walked back over to the table where he and Yelena were playing. âI gotta deal with something, sorry to cut the game short.â
âWha- oh, thatâs ĐľŃŃнда, where are you going?â She pushed herself up and gave a small glare to Barnes as she watched him grab his jacket and keys.
âNone of your business.â
âOh, come on, Barnes, I wonât tell anyone.â
He just let out a huff, as a laugh type thing and turned around and walked to the elevator, giving a lazy wave to Yelena as he entered. âIâll be back in a few hours, donât trash the place.â
âNo promises!â
With a ding, the elevator doors closed and he was going down to the parking garage. This was the first time heâd ever gone to your house, and his mind was RACING. I mean, it was just for friends. You guys are friends. Nothing more, nothing less. I mean, itâd be nice to be more, but no. To Bucky, you were someone who was soft, delicate, like a flower. He was some bulldozer whoâd hurt you if he got too close. Not like he wanted to hurt you! No, he was just.. Worried.
As he got on the sleek, black motorcycle that Tony had given him as a peace offering, his mind started to calm as he drove. It was dark enough, just past sunset, so the streets were calm. No usual hustle of New York, no. It was peaceful, for once. The only thing he wished was that all the lights that were on during the night were off. There were bright billboards, bright neon signs that pointed to the nearest club. God, he loved clubs back then. They were nothing like what they were now. They were jazzy, sleek, elegant in its own rustic way, yâknow? He missed that. The little things of the past.
Once he got to your apartment complex, he double checked the address before pressing the doorbell, or buzzer for you.
âUh, [Name]?â He asked into the intercom.
âHey, James! Iâll buzz you in! Again, thank you so muc-â Your voice got cut off as you unlocked the door for him.
Bucky walked through the empty halls of the apartment, his eyes darting for your apartment number. It was a nice place, better than the apartments back then. Even if Bucky was technically on the more rich side of things when he was younger, everyone had their struggles.
Once he got to the door that had your number on a bronze plate, he knocked on the door, and in a few moments there you stood.. Wow, man, maybe this was too domestic for him. You were in your cozy pajamas, a black, white and red flannel patterned pants and a black oversized shirt, cute mismatched socks that adorned your feet.
âJames! Oh, thank god youâre here, câmin câmin!â You ushered him in and closed the door once he was fully in.
Bucky turned his head as his eyes darted around your home. It was.. Cozy, really cozy. There were thrifted paintings on the wall, and crocheted items on your couch. It was warm, but not overwhelming, just right. He stepped more into your living room as his eyes glazed over the photos. One was of your high school graduation, one of your family, one of some (he assumes) high school friends, as well as a photo of your university graduation, upon further inspection, your degree was business. There was one more photo, it was you, a brown haired lady and..
âPeter?â He muttered to himself as he looked closer to the photo, his brows furrowed in confusion. In the photo, you and May were on both sides of Peter as he stood in the middle, holding a first place trophy in his hand. A science thing, Bucky didnât know. What he DID know was that you were friends with the spider boy's aunt and the spider boy.
âJames?â You called out from the kitchen and that seemed to break him from his trance. He grunted and walked over to where you were. âUhh, hereâs.. The sinkâ
âWhatâs the problem with it?â
âIt makes a sort of- fart noise when I turn it onâ
The comparison made Bucky crinkle his nose and snort in amusement. He turned the knob, and yup, just like you said, out came the fart noise. Without the stink.
âThis is an easy fix, I think itâs just cloggedâ
âOh, so Iâm just stupid,â You groaned and tugged at your hair. âIâm sorry for bothering you for such a simple issue of it being clogged.â
âYouâre not stupid.â He huffed as he started to work on it. The perks of having a metal arm? He didnât need any tools. Sure, it came with the trauma of falling out of a train, getting experimented on and being a weapon for 70 years, but ah, yâknow how it is. âSteve used tâneed my help with everything when we were youngerâ
âYeah?â You sat on top of the counter as you watched him work.. Now you were not a pervert, but god, he had nice looking arms. The way it flexed under his jacket when he pulled or pushed on something. GOD, your friend was good looking. NOT THAT YOU WERE LOOKING! Aha.. totally not.
âYeah, one time he broke one of the lights in his room as a kid, he was trying out some random item he got from the thrift shop and it backfired on him, needed it to get changed and clean up the shattered glass,â He spoke with a certain fondness in his voice as he worked on your sink. âI tried to help, he cleaned up the glass, I tried finding some extra light bulbs, but his old man found out and he told our maâs. His mom and my Ma got pissed at us when they found outâ He chuckled and pulled away from the sink.
âThat should be good.â He had a small smile as he looked over to you. His heart beating quick as he looked over your face, you had the brightest smile on your face as you listened to his small story intently. You loved whenever he opened up about his past, even something as small or insignificant as that, it just.. Made you feel closer to him.
âThank you, James.â You hopped off the counter and tried to turn the sink off, and miraculously it turned on! âOh, thanks so much James!â With a wide grin on your face, you threw your arms around his neck and hugged him tightly. He stiffened at this but, with much hesitance, he hugged you back. After a beat of silence, you pulled away and filled up the pot from before. âIâm gonna make instant ramen, if thatâs okay?â
âMore than okay.â
You hummed in acknowledgement as you put the pot on the stove and started to boil it. âYou wanna watch a movie? I have Netflix!â
âUh, whatâd you wanna watch?â
âOh, I, uh, I was hoping youâd choose?â
He huffed and walked back into the living room. Despite being free for over three years and a half, he still wasnât used to picking out things for himself, having options. Granted, two of those years were spent with the Wakandans rehabilitating him, but thatâs just details.
Bucky scrolled through your Netflix, a small smile on his face as he saw in your recently watched documentary of âCaptain America : The Original Avenger.â He watched that documentary, it wasnât super accurate, but it was better than the others.
âWhaddya think about a World War 2 movie?â
âSo you can point out the inaccuracies?â
Bucky snorted and confirmed your assumption. You just rolled your eyes and laughed. The two of you grew into a nice silence as the documentary played. Bucky didnât sit down on the couch though, he walked around the living room. Looking over the photos, still shellshocked at the fact you knew the spider kid.
â
After a little while, you and Bucky finally had the bowls of instant ramen in front of you as you both sat in front of the TV. Still, heâs pointing out the inaccuracies of the documentary. It was really amusing. Everytime he pointed something out, his nose would scrunch up and his brows would be furrowed just the smallest bit.
Especially if the documentary brought up the Howling Commandos, heâd get pissed at every inconsistency.
âWe did not take down 50 men that day, it was 36, god theyâre dramatic.â
âYou remember?â You asked, your cheeks puffed out with ramen as you slurped it down.
âI remember every mission of mine before- uh, everything.â He took a sip of the soup and took a bite of the noodles. âThat mission, Stevie was pissed âcause Pinkerton accidentally threw out one of the plans of attack. He got Sawyer to draw it up all over again.â Again, as he reminisced, there was a certain sadness in his voice. Despite it being a literal war, he remembered all the good with the Howling Commandos. They were like a family of his. âObviously, Steve didnât stay mad the whole time, just long enough for Pinkerton to grovelâ
You snorted at that and finished up your food. Listening to every word of what he said. Usually, Bucky was more closed off, quiet, but when talking about his past. The good parts of his past, he seemed like a never ending sentence. Heâd talk fondly of the Howling Commandos, his Ma, his sister Rebecca, and all the trouble he and Steve got into as teens.
Soon enough, the documentary ended and you and Bucky finished your food. He, in a quiet tone, offered to wash the dishes which you complied with. The dishes were one of your least favourite chores. As he washed, you both still talked.
âSo how was your day?â As dry as that was, you had no idea how Buckyâs day was, especially being an Avenger. In turn, he gave a lazy shrug, his arms deep into the sink.
âWorked out from 8 to 12, uh..â He had therapy today but he was not going to tell you about that. âHad lunch with Steve and Natasha, no Sam âcause heâs out in Wisconsin.â
âWhy?â
âMission, heard some enhanced was causing trouble. He, Wanda, Clint and Banner went.â You hummed in acknowledgement then asked if he did anything else. âI.. Cleaned, I dunno. I donât really do much around the Tower. Though, Yelena and I were supposed to play-â
He cut himself off and checked the time after he put away the last dish in the drying rack. Shit, it was already 11 PM, how did he not realize 4 hours had passed?? How did he not realize that the documentary was so damn long? Shit, Steveâs gonna ask questions when he gets back home.
âYou needa go home?â You had a small smirk on your face, your eyebrow raised at his sudden cut off. With a twinge of embarrassment, he nodded.
âSorry, just.. Being, uh, me-â He pointed to his metal arm. âPeople in the Tower donât really trust me all too much just yet, so I hafta get home.â
âNah, I get it, no worries, James.â You walked him out and at the door way he put his shoes back on and reached for the handle. Before stepping outside he turned to you one last time, sparing you a small smile.
âI had fun today.â
âSame, we should do this more oftenâ
âDefinitely.â He had a soft smile on his face as he stepped out and you closed the door. For a few moments, he stared at your door all longingly, as if he was some teenager whoâd just snuck back out of his secret paramour's house.
With a small sigh he turned away from your door. His eyes locked with wide eyed brown ones. Ones that heâd seen way too often back at the Tower.
âMr. Barnes?â
Of course it was the Spider kid.
|| WOOOOWEEEEE!!! i looove making everyone have connections guys !!! ALSOOO if you wanna be added to the taglist, i'd be more than welcome to add you :3
|| also, small thing, if the russian that yelena said was wrong, blame google translate, i know nothing abt russian
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EPIC THE MUSICAL CONCEPT IDEA ART!! (sorta based on what the acc singers/actors look like!!)
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They are so proud of their boy (Iâm crying from joy/eating the pillow the baby has his own Sunset Rod)
Shadowpeach Bio Parent AU (PREV / FIRST / NEXT )
if it wasnât clear only the cuff remains when the weapon isn not summoned. Kind of a in-between from completely summon it like macaque and keeping it hidden like wukong does. Also as his shadow powers grows, he will able to extend/stretch/widen the staff more like the normal ruyi bang.
Extra concepts and sketches under the cut
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