Scar Face Marston

Bucky x Gender Neutral Ace Reader hc’s

Sam introduced the two of you, and you struck up a slow friendship. He wasn’t the easiest man to get to know, but you knew there was more to him than he let on. Soon, that trust and friendship turned into something more, and now, you were quite pleased to say that James Buchannan Barnes was your partner.

Read Reader coming out as non binary and Ace to Bucky here.

Bucky constantly loses his clothing and has no idea why—until he finds you wearing his shirts or hoodies. They were comfortable, and it was comforting that they smelled like him—but you also liked how they made you look gender-neutral. 

Bucky would sometimes tell stories of the 1940s underground LGBT scene. He wasn't seriously active, but he did visit some gay bars, and he did have some male lovers. He spoke about how dangerous it was, but how brave he found all LGBT+ back then, which encouraged him to love more how he wanted.

You took Bucky to his first pride event, where he watched the parades and wore shirts and pins. You have an ace and gender-neutral badge and a pansexual one for Bucky. While he enjoyed the parade, he found the whole thing overwhelming. However, he was incredibly pleased to see all the joy and celebration that people like the two of you could have.  

You help Bucky acclimate to the modern day by exploring what New York offers, including cute outings like eating at a cat cafe or reliving some of his good memories by taking you to Coney Island.

You and Bucky shared a bed. It was nice to be able to enjoy each other's company without worrying if your partner wanted sex like past ones. However, the nightmares bothered Bucky, but they lessened around you. Showering together was also a relaxing and carefree affair. 

Bucky was never a huge cook but knew how to care for himself. It turned out that he discovered an interest in cooking while hiding in Romania. He managed to rope you into cooking as well, and soon, you were making things from comfort food to a few Romanian foods and, occasionally, a recipe or two he knew from the 40s that his ma made him.

Eventually, you were introduced to Yelena Belova, one of his teammates from the Thunderbolts. The idea of meeting her filled you with anxiety, but Bucky assured you that she was a dork, friendly, and ace to boot. Thanks to Bucky, the two of you also became friends and did everything from attending Pride events and talking about ace discourse to playing tourist together. 

Lots of cuddling. Bucky was a tactile child and young adult. Physical touch is his love language, both giving and receiving. However, after his time as the winter soldier, he was afraid to touch anyone and strongly disliked anyone touching him. However, in time, you helped Bucky slowly acclimate to positive touches again. From then on, he was always holding hands with you or wanting to cuddle.

Bucky loves documentaries. He loves seeing everything that has happened since the 40s, whether it's advances in science and tech—his favorite—nature documentaries or war documentaries. However, he sometimes got frustrated with war documentaries loudly critiquing or correcting mistakes in WWII or Cold War-era documentaries. 

You also enjoyed introducing him to your favorite music. Bucky was initially unsure about sharing music from his era with you as he was worried you'd make fun of it, but instead, you enjoyed listening to Peggy Lee or Judy Garland or, on other days, more vibrant swing pieces or love ballads. Bucky was both relieved and overjoyed that he could share something so comforting with you.

Random Modern AU Abigail / Reader hc’s Recovering from surgery and just feeling all up in my Abigail world. Maladaptive daydreaming for the win! lol Send me requests for her, if you all want. Modern Au is a bonus!

Background: Abigail is a divorced mom who has an amicable relationship with John and shares custody of Jack. She is an organic farmer and rancher who runs Beecher’s Hope with John helping part-time. She spends her week working on the property, selling at farmer’s markets, and parenting Jack, who comes first in her life. Now, she’s dating you!

She sometimes feels guilty when you offer to help on the farm and try to push you away from chores, but she appreciates any help you give her. She would never expect you to help, but she feels like a power couple when you help out, especially at the farmer’s markets.

Trips to Lush or Bath and Body Works. She always rolls her eyes when you go because she makes candles on the side, but she admits it’s fun to smell the new scents. If there is something they don’t have, she tries to make a candle just for you.

Mornings are sometimes chaotic even though Abigail readies Jack’s lunch and clothes are laid out the day before. However, once Jack has left for school, you and Abigail always try to sit down with a cup of coffee together, eating something small before you leave for work. If you don’t have the time, Abigail will often give you a cup of coffee, a small breakfast like a bagel or yogurt, and a kiss on the cheek.

Days without Jack feel strange for Abigail. She always feels like she’s being irresponsible when not caring for him. However, she uses the day to work much harder so she doesn’t feel lazy. Sometimes, she meal preps for you and Jack. Sometimes, she drives to nearby towns to play secret shopper or grab supplies. Mundane things, but sometimes you’ll go with her and have fun talking about whatever, blasting music or enjoying the scenery as she drives.

She loves a glass of wine in the evening along with a murder mystery, but sometimes, she’ll watch the Cooking Channel or the Food Network for new ideas. Two of you are usually curled up with the fireplace going and Rufus at your feet.

She’d love to go on vacation with just two of you, but she’d feel too guilty to leave Jack behind. She would only go on a romantic getaway if you surprised her and convinced her she needed this. She’d love something where you could get a private cabin with a hot tub and a view, but she’d love a cute town to explore nearby with cozy cafes, little shops, and local culture.

Excellent person to care for you when sick. She has everything down pat, from warm blankets, homemade soup, a bubble bath, and more - but beware of ignoring her orders, or she’ll use “The mom voice”

She’s not the type to play video games, but you introduce her and Jack to a few games. She’ll sometimes play Animal Crossing, but she’s becoming interested in visual novels with a mystery theme. She eventually gets into artsy games like Okami or games like Ace Attorney.

She’s high-key stressed all the time. She is an overachiever to the nth degree, but she positively melts if you give her a massage. You have massage oil and candles just for the occasion. She tries to brush it off as “too much” every time, but you know she loves it.

Lots of trips to the library for Jack, but also for her! She’s an avid reader, and she can’t imagine a life without books.

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“I had been at work about two months when Christmas came on – and here I must relate a little anecdote. The principal [the tailor] and his lady were invited to a party among their friends…while it devolved on me to stay at home and keep house. There was nothing left me in charge to do, only to take care of the house. There was a large cat that generally lay about the fire. In order to try my mechanical powers, I concluded to make a suit of clothing for puss, and for my purpose gathered some scraps of cloth that lay about the shop-board, and went to work as hard as I could. Late in the evening I got my suit of clothes finished; I caught the cat, put on the whole suit – coat, vest, and small-clothes [breeches] – buttoned all on tight, and set down my cat to inspect the fit. 

I may or may not have written too much, but I love Cullen as a father so much! I used partner instead of Inquistor because it's just easier that way. Please feel free to request more Cullen!

*A lot of people imagine that he’d be an extremely strict father, but I read a meta that argued he’d be quite soft. Not a pushover, but softer than we’d expect, especially if he has a daughter. I think he’d have rules, and of course, is in agreement with his partner over said rules. But he’s not about punishment unless it’s needed, and even then, it would be something like time out. He and his partner want to talk things out and figure out why their child is acting as they are, and help their child communicate. They basically want to help foster emotional intelligence. 

*He would love his child the same way if they were born a mage. He wouldn’t entirely know what to do, relying on his partner’s guidance, but he would want to educate himself. Regardless, that child WILL be loved and cherished. **He would love his child immensely regardless of gender, but a baby girl steals his heart immediately. He sometimes has trouble saying no to her, but that’s only for the little things. He is absolutely the spitting image of a girl dad. 

* He feels incredibly blessed to have Mia and Branson in his life as they have been through or witnessed pregnancy, birth, and other milestones. He doesn’t know if he could do it without them.

*His child(ren) understands that he sometimes has sick days with a migraine with extreme nausea. He also has days where his chronic pain flares up(This is a key symptom canonically speaking of lyrium withdrawal). They sweetly ask if today is a pain day/sick day and are extra gentle with giving hugs, not trying to climb him/rough house, and speaking quietly. (It’s still not quiet enough for Cullen, but he is deeply appreciative and truly touched that his child(ren) try anyway. 

*He receives a *lot* of gifts from members of the inquisition, especially Josephine, but the sweetest gift to him was Varric writing a children’s book just for his child. Even some of the members of the inquisition that he doesn’t know as well have given him well wishes or even gifts.

* Modern Au Cullen is NOT going to allow his child(ren) to play with an iPad. This is a hard set rule for him. Instead, he and his partner focus upon “traditional” activities such as coloring books, reading, playing outside, playing a sport if they want, helping him and his partner cook,  riding bikes or making blanket forts. They aren’t against their children having tech at all, like a computer, but he very closely monitors it, and they are only allowed thirty minutes on the weekends once they reach a certain age. BUT they are allowed to watch shows like Mr. Rogers Neighborhood or Sesame Street. 

*His favorite thing is to take them to the park, where his child adores playing on the swingset and could swing for hours. Cullen eventually builds them a swing set, which is “the best gift ever!”. He and his partner try to indulge them by swinging them whenever they want to. I’m imagining around five or six years old for them. * He’s a very involved dad in preschool and their later years. He’s not involved with Parent-Teacher Organizations, but he does volunteer for some activities like field trips. (In actuality, he just wants to take a lot of pictures of his child(ren) enjoying new activities and make new memories with them.)  However, some of the single parents do flirt with him, which annoys him immensely. Don’t worry, he’s quick to defend himself, and his partner is even quicker. * At his retreat for templars (canon), they understand his child comes first, but sometimes, he’ll carry them around when he’s doing some of his daily duties. However, he doesn’t ever take them around his patients as he thinks there needs to be a separation between the two. 

* He is saddened that his child(ren) will never meet their grandparents. He wishes he had more stories to tell about them, but he simply didn’t. He left them at thirteen years old. (Feel free to correct me if this is the wrong age for Cullen.) However, he does try to share the memories he does have. * When his child is born or adopted,  he tries to take over the baby duties as much as he can so his partner can sleep. He doesn’t mind it. He has insomnia, and it’s good bonding time with the baby, even if they are a bit grumpy sometimes. But rocking his baby to sleep and seeing them snuggle him makes him melt every time. He feels like he’s the luckiest man in the world.

*He adores his dog(s), but it takes him time before he introduces them to the baby. He works on training them to be gentle, and while they already behave incredibly well, he works with a trainer to improve it even more. However, once the child is introduced, the dogs are as gentle as he hoped they would be. He wished they didn’t keep licking his child, but he was happy overall. Over time, with Cullen or his partner’s supervision, they sit next to the child or let the child snuggle against them. Later on, in toddlerhood,  becomes “in charge” with them throwing toys for the dogs or chasing them around. Cullen spends a lot of time teaching the child to be just as gentle. The dogs are incredibly patient with the child, though. 

Note: Veilguard makes it sound like Cullen has more than one dog. While I don’t consider all the information or events in Veilguard canon, this is a fact that I do.

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https://www.startribune.com/salmonella-outbreak-minnesota-jalapeno-chipotle-mexican-food/601875105

Hey! So, it's late, but here it is. I tried really hard with this one and ended up rewriting it a few times, but I'm still not thrilled with it. I tried my best and I hope you can enjoy it!

Cullen Rutherford realized immediately that the Inquisitor was an eccentric character. 

Eccentric did not mean bad or wrong, no, but curious in a certain way. Of course, “eccentric” was something he was familiar with if his encounters with Hawke were anything to consider, but this was far more pleasant as far as Cullen was concerned

He didn’t know much about the Inquisitor except that he was now considered the Herald of Andraste, a bogus title, really. He didn’t believe the rumors. Did the Inquisitor have a magic-powered hand capable of closing horrific rifts in the Fade? Yes, but did that mean he was the Herald? No, and frankly, Cullen didn’t care. He wanted Corypheus defeated by any means necessary, so if that required Cullen to work alongside the Herald, then so be it. His first meeting with the Inquisitor, then a prisoner, was so brief that it could hardly be considered a meeting. He hardly paid it any mind; he was focused on rescuing his men. His first true experience with the Inquisitor came after yet another of Roderick’s mad rants, during which he doled out heresy charges to everyone, with the Inquisition established immediately after. . The man seemed pleasant enough. Cullen was surprised that the inquisitor himself came to survey the troops and question him about his plans. He tried to ignore the spark that ignited in his stomach as the Inquisitor flirted with him - that is what it was, right? Why else would he ask why Cullen was single? He was no stranger to people flirting with him, but he could tell from then on that spark might grow. He remembered groaning. Things were about to become very complicated, weren’t they? From then on, he mostly saw the Inquisitor in the War Room, taking in the intel from his advisors. Cullen wished the Inquisitor would take his advice more often, but it wasn’t his place to do more than raise a concern. However, that same warmth filled his body whenever he and the Inquisitor made eye contact, sometimes for longer than was necessary. Cullen would be lying if he said he didn’t feel a sense of pride whenever his advice was followed.

Through time, Cullen had to admit he was impressed with the Inquisitor’s skills. With the help of trainers and people like Cassandra, Varric, or Solas, he was shaping up to become quite the fighter and a leader as well. It was not what Cullen was expecting. In fact, while he never viewed the Inquisitor as useless, he did wonder how much the rest of them would carry him through. Cullen was thankful to be proven wrong, both logistically and personally. He found himself enjoying the Inquisitor's company more than he’d care to admit and was surprised to feel a sense of loss whenever the Inquisitor left Skyhold, subconsciously waiting for his return. 

But now things have changed. The Inquisitor, along with the numerous soldiers and mages, had defended the Stronghold with Solas leading them to Skyhold.  Now he had a proper office in Skyhold with proper equipment and properly trained soldiers. The Inquisitor's status had risen exponentially, and recruits as well as refugees were settling in Skyhold by the day. 

Cullen didn’t expect to see the Inquisitor as often, which filled him with a sense of disappointment that again, he did not expect. Yet the Inquisitor always made time for him. Unexpectedly, the Inquisitor always had a trinket for him. Sometimes, Cullen would even receive little trinkets in the post. Sometimes it was coins he admitted were his favorite -  upon commenting on this, he received plenty more from far-off places - something that truly touched him, as people rarely acknowledged him outside of his military presence.

The idea that someone not only listened but bothered to remember something about him as a person? Unheard of, it was something he didn’t remember having since he was a newly minted templar at Kinloch Hoard, befriending other templars for the first time. Other times, the Inquisitor gave him little figurines, like a bear figurine from the Avvar region or a nug, but most recently, it was a crow figurine. The paranoid part of Cullen worried this could have been a sign from the Antivan Crows. Was the Inquisitor once part of the Antivan Crows? Did he have contacts with them? Or was this simply the result of a trade or something the Inquisitor simply found? He didn’t know, but Leliana had caught him staring at the figurine one time and teased him for his paranoia.  

But Cullen couldn’t help but feel guilty. He had nothing to offer in return but his company and even he had to admit to himself that he wasn’t the best of company at the best of times, especially with the lyrium withdrawal yet the inquisitor never judged him but that somehow, that pureness, that cleansing balm came with the gnawing feeling of not being good enough, not working hard enough, feeling too damaged. But those trinkets, those little pieces that had started to decorate the shelves in his loft, had been a reminder that someone cared for him. But what could he do in return? Cullen agonized about it for weeks, especially after that fateful kiss on the battlements.  It had to be from the heart, something valuable. He had no money of his own; all of his funds went to improving the inquisition or for the very basics. Yes, he could save his funds, but when did he leave Skyhold to travel? Rarely, and his military excursions were hardly the time to shop - yet he did keep his eyes peeled.

Ah. It finally dawned on him after receiving another coin from the Inquisitor, this time from the Anderfels. Why not give the man a coin of his own? But what if the Inquisitor was tired of coins after discovering so many of his own? Cullen knew, though, that he didn’t have this coin.

Cullen reached into his inner pocket and brought out a coin of his own, smiling at the familiar face and savoring the weight. Oh yes, he knew exactly what trinket he would give his Inquisitor, and he knew the perfect time. Cullen traced the coin one last time before placing it back in his pocket. Yes, he had used it for luck for years, ever since his brother Branson gave it to him, but for this? He didn’t need luck for this, not for his Inquisitor.