Uh– stalker!soap who makes a habit of breaking into civilian!readers apartment during his leave...
He likes the idea of having a pretty, pliant thing at home. Loves nothing more than to quietly stalk through your house and observe all the minute, personal details of your life. There's a certain thrill over violating your privacy of mundane stuff.
Looking through your laundry, taking a bite of whatever leftovers you had. Soap likes to look at all the pieces and try to build it into a puzzle. Gaz or simon might prefer cameras, but soap needs a challenge.
His absolute favourite thing, though? Slipping some pills into your drink before you go to bed. It's shockingly easy to go undetected in your apartment while you get ready for bed.
Watching you sleeping peacefully with his cock hanging above your face is the hottest thing soaps ever seen. His precum dripping onto your parted lips, slipping down your tongue.
"Fuck– so obedient, aren't you, dove?" Soap grunts, stroking over your unconscious form.
He leaves your face covered in mutliple orgasms, drenched in the white glistening under the dim lights. He'll clean it off before you wake.
In the meantime, soap opens your laptop, and promptly finds a folder in the centre of the desktop, labeled "PLEASE READ".
His heart nearly stops when he opens it.
Hours upon hours of footage from around your apartment, all of them from his various trips. There's at least three different angles of him using you, and when soap looks around the room he spots the carefully disguised cameras.
At the bottom of the file, a recording of you.
Sat at your desk, clearly using your Webcam. You smile at it, hand between your thighs, and say "I know who you are, mactavish. Why don't you fuck me properly this time?"
Soap slams the laptop closed.
His eyes drift to your still sleeping form. Well...if you asked...
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“could be torn between two roads and I just can’t decide which one is leading me to hell or paradise.. baby, I can(t) hurt you, sure, but I’m the jealous type..” 🍒
In which you stake your claim on two of the most popular boys on campus 🍒
warnings: 18+ material (MNI), dark! reader, obsession, infatuation, d*ath, mentions of blood, smuttt — MFM threesome, fingering in a public place, choking, spitting, possessiveness, double penetration, jealousy, use of a knife, biting, cussing/swearing, creampie, just filth and a really dirty, fucked up two man 😭
a.n: heed these warnings and strap in boo, that’s all I gotta say 😭 those mf a lil long so have fun. I’ll talk to y’all later 😚
on the jukebox: ‘Jealous Type’ by Doja Cat 🎀
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“I wonder how many girls they sleep with on a daily basis”
Kaylie, your friend muttered under her breath as you both sat in the collegiate cafeteria courtyard outside.
They were friends, best friends actually. Best friends and roommates.
Class clowns and yet managed good grades, jokers and yet acquired the respect of not just students but faculty.
Everybody loved them. Boys hated them because they weren’t them, girls adored them with hopes of being up in the rotation next to sleep in their beds.
You? You didn’t know if you loved or hated them. Them— Rafe Cameron and Cameron Cade. Both over six feet, long and lanky, they actually had a lot to bond over.
Maybe it was because they came from different yet similar walks of life but sat on their high horses. They bypassed a lot of ridicule and obscurity simply because of who they were.
You didn’t know how they did it. It was stupidly impressive and it pissed you off.
It wasn’t hard to spot Rafe and Cameron from where you sat, they were two of the tallest motherfuckers in your undergrad grade.
Cameron cradled a football, occasionally throwing it from one hand to the other. Rafe sported a notebook and wore his backpack that had his lacrosse sticks connected to it.
They conversed, one made a joke and the other laughed loudly, tossing his head back.
“Don’t you ever think about that?” Kaylie asked.
You didn’t have to think, you already knew it.
Both boys weirdly had the same body count of 15, almost like they fucked together. Rafe was a bit more modest about his but he still kept pussy on his arm. Cameron was far more loud and clear about it.
“I bet you I could fuck them. Not just Rafe or Cameron but both of them, y’know?” Kaylie continued to rave as you both stared at the two men.
You ignored the confidence Kaylie shouldn’t have had.
“How when they don’t know who we are? They get around and have groupie campus bitches, I’m sure they fuck on them every night. No use for regular girls like us”
You didn’t mean to sound so jealous or pessimistic. It was a natural thing whenever you saw the boys.
“Chill out, (Y/N), I doubt Rafe and Cameron even do relationships.. but some good dick will go a long way”
“You think so?”
“I’m willing to bet my life, girl”
It was true that the boys weren’t dating the girls but your jealous streak came out every time you saw them, let alone heard their names.
What was it about Rafe Cameron and Cameron Cade?
Maybe it was their charm. Maybe it was their smiles, their laughter, their ways with words that often had you blushing and laughing along with them with that twinkle in your eye.
Probably the fact that they always knew to come to you for questions about the Hiroshima and Nagasaki incidents, the Gettysburg battle, or even something as basic as fucking where Angel Island was on the map compared to Ellis Island.
It was having them so close to you when they looked at you expectantly for answers. It was how excited they got when you helped them paired with a squeeze of your arm or even a full on hug and kiss to your cheek.
You fucking hated it. Hated it because you knew they had that effect on everybody else and were making other people laugh and blush like you— other women.
Your eyes caught the movements of the exact reason your skin crawled. As if on cue, as if in sync.
Sofia and Jasmine approached the men and greeted them with hugs, both of their lanky arms wrapping around their necks. Their bodies swaying to the sides… both Rafe and Cameron’s arms hugged the girls’ waist so low…
Women like them.
“What the fuck do they have that I don’t?”
You just briefly met the girls’ eye contact before turning away, before sighing out of frustration and packing up your things, before standing up and slinging your tote bag over your shoulder.
“Girl, where’re you going? We still have two more chapters to study for” Kaylie’s frown was soft on her gorgeous, nerdy facial features.
“I need to go”
You stomped on your MaryJanes until you exited the courtyard and found the pathway to the library.
You didn’t know it yet but you caught more attention than just the women you’d steadily grown jealous of.
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“For your final project of the semester, I’m putting you fours on a collaborative project and I expect you all to work equally to succeed on a passing grade”
The next day found you sitting in the same library next to Kaylie.
Arms crossed and frozen, your heart racing in your ears.
“I hope you know who want to pair up with because I’m picking your other partners”
You and Kaylie met each other’s eyes, telepathically telling each other this project was a cake walk no matter who you got paired with.
But it was your professor’s next set of words that you couldn’t have predicted even if you put money on it.
“(Y/N) and Kaylie, Rafe and Cameron”
This couldn’t be real. Kaylie looked at you like it wasn’t. Eyes wide, a small gape in her mouth that slowly turned up into a smile. She grinned and quietly cheered, she eyed you hoping you to do the same but all you could do was sit there frozen.
You stared at the tan marble table before you and before you knew it, your peripheral vision saw the boys approaching. They sat their backpacks down and pulled out the chairs, getting situated.
When you looked up, you wanted to vomit.
Two sets of the prettiest eyes you’d ever fucking seen stared between you and Kaylie, their smiles pulled and poking at their dimples.
“Hi girls” Rafe smirked, crossing his arms. You tried to ignore the way his biceps peeked through his cream colored Henley shirt. Or the way the small diamonds in his ears dazzled and complimented his buzz cut.
“H-Hey” you murmured.
“Looks like it’s us four together, huh?” Cameron Cade leaned back in the library chair, mirroring Rafe and also crossing his arms with a smirk.
You finally spared the boys a bold glance only to find Cameron Cade staring you down, a certain fire in his eyes. He was unabashed with his gaze on you, you didn’t miss the way his irises checked you up and down.
It was something about his greenish hazels that made it hard for you to pull away from him. It felt trance like.
“Looks that way” you replied back to him. You opened your mouth to speak but the voice beside you was faster.
“So where are we starting first? Better yet, where should we study outside of class? Not to sound thirsty but my spot is pretty spacious—“
You grimaced at your friend, looking to your left. “Kaylie—“
“What? The library isn’t open on the weekends and who knows how much time we’ll get during the week”
She looked at you and shrugged before turning her attention back to the boys.
The same boys who were suddenly so interested in her suggestion, their bodies leaned in and listening to Kaylie ramble about her off campus apartment.
You put a hand on her shoulder, stopping her, leaning in to whisper in her ear.
“I know you don’t mean to sound thirsty but you sound and look it. These boys just sat down, can you chill out?”
Kaylie pushed out another sigh, looking both boys square in the eyes and giving them the biggest, fakest smiles you’d ever seen.
“Can y’all give us a minute? We just gotta straighten something out real fast”
They only nodded, those same smirks still pulled at their lips. Next thing you knew, Kaylie was hauling you up by the arm and dragging you over to a section within the library.
“(Y/N), you must not know what God just blessed us with. You’re not dreaming, okay? I need you to wake up and get on that right with me. Why’re you acting like such a prude?”
You blinked at the woman before you, “Kaylie.. for your sake and mine, I’m going to ignore that word choice—“
“But I’m saying, (Y/N)—“
“But I’m saying too, Kay” you put your hands on her shoulders, looking in her eyes, “men like that can see when we’re coming on too strong. I want that just as bad as you do but we have to ease into it. We can’t look desperate to fuck them”
With the way Kaylie’s nose turned up and the way she shrugged your hands off of her, you’d think you called her all kinds of names and told her to go fuck herself.
“So you’re calling me desperate?”
You frowned, confused. “What— Kaylie, no—“
“You act like you ain’t been wanting to fuck them since we started college, that beating around the bush shit is for little girls, (Y/N), you’re too grown to not know what you want.. I know I do”
Kaylie shrugged again. You watched her become bolder, not to mention physically fixing herself— she fluffed out her boho braids and unbuttoned another button of her shirt, subtly exposing her cleavage.
“I mean, you can wait around all you want to but you said it yourself, they’re not fucking on regular girls like us so why not change that when we have the opportunity? You know what I’m on”
All you could do was stare at Kaylie, who the fuck was this girl? And who was she talking to?
“Say the word, (Y/N), I can have both of them to myself if you don’t want them. I’on see you tryna make plays, what are you willing to do?”
She sauntered off, leaving you standing there and stunned.
When you returned to the table, Kaylie had helped herself to sitting closer to Rafe and Cameron. Your professor had already given out the assignment and provided books.
The boys smiled upon your return, Kaylie only smirked at you. Except it didn’t feel welcoming, it felt like she was rubbing it in your face. You swallowed hard, trying to control your emotions.
She sat in the middle of the boys, you noticed an empty seat next to her. That’s when Rafe stood up, easily towering over you.
“Come sit” he smiled that stupid smile that had his dimples exposed, “we didn’t wanna get started without you, sweetheart”
His hand ghosted over the small of your back, guiding you past him and to your seat directly next to his.
Before you could even sit down, you felt the sneaky hand of Rafe Cameron press at your back fully. You glanced up at him with a soft shock in your eyes.
Slyly, he leaned down, his lips through your hair.. his warm, minty breath so suddenly in your ear and down the side of your face.
“You can always sit in my lap if you want” he murmured “I don’t mind”
When you shivered, Rafe chuckled. His heated gaze met Cameron’s over Kaylie’s, she was too busy going over the project for them to notice.. but you noticed.
It felt like the boys were telepathically communicating, a certain language that’d go over many heads.
At first you didn’t understand it but when you did.. Kaylie’s words rang in your head.
‘What are you willing to do?’
Your decision wasn’t hard.
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“(Y/N), it’s almost quarter after eight, where’s Kaylie?” Your professor quizzically asked as she approached your empty library table.
It was just you sitting there a few days afterwards.
Your phone stayed open with Kaylie’s text chain on the screen, you’d been texting her since yesterday. Nothing, not even a delivered message. You showed your professor.
“She slept at Danielle’s dorm last night and didn’t come back to our apartment so I’m not sure. We’ve been studying like crazy so I’m sure she overslept, didn’t hear her alarm”
Solid. Your professor nodded and walked away, approaching another student table. Behind her walked up the two boys who immediately upped your blood pressure. They even smiled in sync when they saw you.
“Pretty girl” Cameron mumbled as he approached the table, “how are you this morning?”
You prayed the fluster wasn’t obvious.
“Flirting with my girl this early in the morning, Cade? Is bro code not a thing anymore, or what?”
Rafe dropped his backpack beside his chair and sat down with folded arms, a playful look of competitiveness in his blues as he looked at Cameron Cade.
“Jesus” you breathed out a giggle, covering your face, “enough, we have to focus today, guys, okay? Please chill out”
“Yes ma’am” they both said in unison, you rolled your eyes.
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Call it being the scholar you were but you immersed yourself perfectly in your work despite the fact that you had two of your crushes working so closely to you.
But that was soon short lived.
“Hey, (Y/N)” Cameron whispered across from you, “you mind helping me find a book about this project? I’on really know where to look in here”
You didn’t think anything of it. How could you? You nodded.
“Of course, c’mon”
Cameron Cade followed you eagerly, his tallness towered over you as you walked. The expansive library had so many twists and turns to it, so many corners and hooks to get lost. Easy to hide out.
The history section just so happened to be tucked off.
You were so oblivious. Not just to the lewd thoughts of Cameron Cade but the way he looked at you.. but the way he stalked towards you as you bent over to grab at the book he purposefully placed so low to the ground yesterday.
“Mhphm— it’s so stuck back there— got it! Here you go, Cam”
You turned around to find the man just at your back, all he did was smile and pluck the book out of your grasp. He was close to you, if you wanted to kiss him, you could.
“Y’know I never got to ask you but where’s your lil friend at today? Class damn near over and she ain’t show up yet”
Shrugging, leaning against the bookshelf, “I’ve been calling and texting all period, nothing”
Cameron nodded, saying nothing. All he did was look at you.. more like look through you.
It was starting to make your skin crawl and not in the bad way. He suddenly reached above your head and grabbed another book.
“Yeah I hope she’s alright but uh, it doesn’t matter much to us.. that right, Rafe?”
From around the corner, his best friend emerged. He shook his head, eyes drinking you in. “Nah, not much to me.. if anything, we’ve kinda been hoping to get you alone, (Y/N)”
This couldn’t be real life. You had to be dreaming, right?
You finally found your words but your throat was dry. “W-what are you guys talking about?”
Cameron chuckled, “c’mon, pretty girl.. use that head..”
He slick leaned into you to put the book back but caged you into him, both hands on the sides of your head. Cameron Cade had no shame as his lips found your neck.
Heated, wet, splotches to your skin.. your eyes shut pathetically, a low mewl just barely creeping out of you.
“Can’t tell me you haven’t seen the way we look at you.. ‘s been that way since the beginning, princess.. we’ve been wanting you”
Your lips softly gaped open, you stared at Rafe who stood ahead. His blues going darker by the second.
“We? As in you both? Not just one of you?”
That had Cameron pulling back and Rafe stepping forward, nobody said anything. They both surged in and kissed your lips, blood raced in your ears.
Somehow you moved in a slow, sensual tandem kissing Cameron and Rafe at the same time. Soft smacks and heavy breaths.
Both boys occasionally took turns kissing you individually— Rafe taking you by the chin, Cameron a bit rough and grabbing by the neck as he stuck his tongue down your throat.
It was easily the hottest thing you’d ever done in your life.
If that wasn’t the cherry on top, it was—
“Can we touch you, baby?” Rafe mumbled against your lips. He smirked at your soft panic.
“R-Right now? In here? Our class is just out there, someone could walk in on us any moment” you whispered.
Neither of them responded right away, instead one found your neck and the other began kissing you again.
Cameron held your kiss in place with his hand over your throat, the other hand boldly going under your pleated skirt and pushing your panties to the side. Upon finally feeling the promised land, Cameron groaned.
“Fuck… wet as fuck for me, sweetheart..”
The pads of his thumb circled your clit and all over your pussy before pressing at your entrance, surging forward. Not to start moving but to stay there, Cameron’s fingers were thick.
And if that wasn’t worse—
“What about me, huh? This pretty pussy got room for another?” Rafe muttered in your ear, also going up your skirt.
Similarly to Cameron, he sought out your sopping clit, making your back arch. Two equally thick digits encased themselves inside of you.
You felt a deep moan immediately creep up in your throat, ready to tear itself out but your brain recognized your surroundings. You’d be expelled in no time if someone caught this and reported it.
Just as your hand flew to cover your mouth, Cameron Cade was faster. He grabbed it and put it back to your side, he condescendingly shook his head.
“I’on care about all’a that” at the same time, his fingers began pumping, thumb hitting your clit, “i wanna see this face when you cum.. you better be quiet though.. can you do that for us, baby?”
Rafe’s fingers also began thrusting, you could barely fucking think.
All you could do was bite your lip and swallow hard, that hot, white feeling of pleasure creeping up your spine and spreading throughout your body.
“P-please I c-can’t—“
Cameron frowned down at you and instead of slowing down, his fingers fucked you harder.
“No? Fuck you mean no? You must wanna get caught, huh? You hear that, Rafe? She wants somebody to walk in on us stretching her out”
Rafe mirrored Cameron’s frown and much like him, his fingers also sped up. Your eyes rolled back to your head, your buttoned chest heaved.
Disappointment swarmed throughout your chest as you looked in between your crushes.
“Just f-feels so good.. please, I w-won’t be able to shut up. I-I have to—“
An involuntary yelp of a moan almost sounded from the deepest depths of your body but Rafe quickly swallowed it with a kiss. You melted into him easily, kissing him back and submitting to his dominance. It quieted you down for sure.
The only noises present should anybody walk by being that of labored, heavy breathing, and your squelching pussy wrapped around four fingers.
Still kissing you, Rafe looked over at his best friend— the culprit that rubbed your clit a certain way to emit such a noise. Cameron Cade merely smirked and shrugged.
“Stop bein’ so fuckin’ nice to her” Cameron muttered.
But Rafe was too much of a softie, especially with the more he kissed you and after he pulled back to look at you. Swollen pouty lips, lust blown eyes, you just wanted to be good for them.
“‘m gonna cum” you just barely whispered out, “please don’t make me hold it, I’ll be so good, I promise”
His dark blues peered deeply into yours, he nodded, taking in the desperate and pleading look in your eyes that had his cock rock solid.
“I know baby, I know.. it’s okay..”
You turned your head to look at Cameron for what felt like an eternity. It lit a fire within you. You took him by the shirt and kissed him deeply, it felt like he was the hardest to convince.
“I’ll be so good for you, I fuckin’ promise”
Cameron looked at you with a challenge in his greenish hazels, “yeah?” His fingers sped up, “I’ll hear you scream for me later but for now, I just wanna see you cum.. you’re so fuckin’ pretty, baby, I just wanna see you come apart for me that’s all..”
From the side, Rafe was at your neck, placing the lightest, teasing kisses that was doing everything it needed for you in this moment.
“Yeah c’mon, baby, cum for us.. get my fingers real messy so I can taste you… bet she taste real good, don’t you think, Cam?”
Cameron smirked, “I’m already knowing”
You were surprised you didn’t scream or didn’t black out. Your orgasm slammed into you without notice.
Your legs quivered, hands digging into both Cameron and Rafe’s shirts for some kind of purchase for your release. If anything, your vision was spotty and probably bit on your lip so hard you drew blood.
All you could recall was the snapping and release of your walls, the thrumming feeling that left your body vibrating.
But the looks of the boys said you were in the clear. You watched them slowly, carefully remove their fingers and stick them in their mouths. Their groans soft.
You opened your own mouth to say something but the bell sounded, cutting you off. Whatever message you had in your head was already a thing that the boys picked up on.
They approached you closely and kissed you again, Rafe first, Cameron last.
“Text us your address, let’s finish this tonight, yeah?”
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If the boys knew what was good for them, they’d have pulled out the very driveway they eagerly parked into.
Turning off the car, they exited and approached your off campus apartment. Nightfall was in full effect, the clock struck 8 PM the last time they checked.
They rang your doorbell and waited only a moment before you opened the door. You dressed in a floor long black silk robe, your kinky hair pressed out in big, fluffy curls.
“H-Hi! Hi, come in! Sorry, i was cleaning up a little bit before y’all came but it’s okay, c’mon”
Both men gave each other a look before stepping inside. You were just a little out of breath, a little flustered but nothing out of the ordinary.
When they stepped inside fully, Cameron’s sight caught notice of an extra set of everything. Shoes, a jacket on the chair, a put up purse.
It seemed like the boys had the same thought but you were on them faster. You wrapped your arms around Rafe’s neck, kissing him deeply. You moved over to Cameron and did the same, leaning into him, your acrylic nails brushing over his buzzed head.
“Mhm..” Cameron groaned as his own hands settled on your hips, “sweetheart, hold on—“
“What’s the matter?” You mumbled. You reached out and gently took Rafe by the back of his neck, bringing him in for another hungry kiss, your tongues mingling.
“Where’s your roommate at?” Cameron asked.
“Where’s she been at?” Rafe mumbled.
You waved them off, “oh she’s fine, Kaylie’s out running some errands for the apartment and doing her thing. She’ll be gone for a couple of hours, it’s okay”
Your sentiment didn’t really convince the men fully but it convinced them some. They should’ve listened to their gut.
“So she’s—“
You silenced Cameron’s concerns with a peck and a nibble to his earlobe.
“If you’re worried about her walking in on the both of you stretching my pussy out, then you have nothing to worry about”
You turned to Rafe and began kissing the column of his neck.
“I promise everything’s okay.. just.. please take care’a me..”
Still on Rafe, you single-handedly worked Cameron’s belt loose and opened his pants, surging your hand past his briefs and seeking out his warm, thick cock. Cameron hissed as you began jerking at him, twisting at his base.
“Been thinkin’ of the both of you since this morning.. I came back home afterwards and tried to make myself cum just as hard as y’all did but I couldn’t do it”
You giggled to yourself as you continued with Cameron and kissing on Rafe. With your other hand, you paid Rafe the same attention.
His dick was a bit longer from what you could feel but just as thick and heavy as Cameron’s, it had your heart racing in anticipation.
It took nothing to get both men hard and ready.. if they weren’t already. They moaned and groaned out into the air with no shame. They weren’t afraid to touch you either.
One of them had reached out to untie your robe, grunting at the sight of you naked underneath. Cameron slid a hand behind and grabbed your ass, Rafe slid up and grabbed at your breast.
“You’re so fucking sexy, baby” Rafe mumbled hoarsely, squeezing your tit, his thumb brushing over your nipple. He leaned in heatedly and captured your lips.
Cameron Cade was growing jealous right beside you. He gripped your ass hard, one of his fingers dipping in between your folds and finally seeking out your pussy. You whimpered pathetically.
“Enough’a that, c’mere, baby”
Cameron Cade led his kiss tongue first. Wet, messy, sloppy, filthy, and you loved everything about it.
“Ooh somebody’s jealous, huh?” Rafe said with a smirk, “I think I can fuck her better than you, Cade.. probably make her cum harder than this morning in the library”
Cameron pulled away, staring down at you. He covered your hand with his that was still stroking his cock, stroking faster.
“Tell him that’s not possible baby. Tell him the only reason you felt so good this morning was because of me”
The attention was becoming overwhelming in the best way possible, it was what you saw in your dreams. You laughed.
“Come on, boys” you pecked their lips individually, “isn’t it better to be about it instead of talking about it?”
That seemed to activate both men. From the middle of the living room to your bedroom, you were finally stripped naked.
Stripped naked and lying on the bare chest of Cameron Cade who fondled at your breasts without a care in the world, not a teasing bone in his body.
All the while his best friend was between your legs, eating your pussy like his fucking like depended on it.
One hand on Rafe’s head as you rode his face, one hand behind Cameron’s head as he tongued you down.
You opened your eyes and suddenly you were on your knees, mouth full of Cameron Cade. Rafe Cameron was behind you, one hand further mold you into a deep arch and in one swift motion, letting the head of him breach your entrance.
“Oh.. fuck..” Rafe groaned under his breath, “fuck, sweetheart” his hand slapped at your ass.
You had two hands at Cameron’s thick base, you dropped his tip from your mouth, your head falling forward.
“So big..” you muttered, tossing your head over your shoulder to look at Rafe.
“Oh yeah?” Rafe probed, beginning to thrust, his hands at your hips. “Just like that, princess? You ever had someone stretch you out this good?”
You didn’t mean to look Cameron Cade in the eyes but when you did, you were glad you did. Mischief swirled in your irises, your hands still stroking him.
“Never had anybody stretch my pussy this good, baby.. and I don’t think I ever will except you”
You knew what you were doing and it pissed Cameron Cade the fuck off. He growled and took you off of him completely.
“Get her up” Cameron ordered, he stood before Rafe, “gettin’ real sick of her mouth”
Rafe only chuckled and hauled you up in his arms, he guided you back until yours met Cameron’s chest. Your legs dangled in Rafe’s arms, your arms around his neck.
You still had a certain playful expression in your eyes but it was nothing like seeing it disappear as both men had you stationed on their lengths, easing you down and stuffing you full of both of them.
“Oh— oh my fucking— shit!” You cried out, tossing your head back onto Cameron’s shoulder. The man took that opportunity to sling an arm around your front to keep you close.
“Nghh fuck, Rafe, she’s so tight. Could cum like this alone” Cameron grumbled.
It wasn’t long before both men began fucking you. They weren’t nice about it either. Ragged, hard, and fast.
At some point, you began bouncing. Your body jutted, hair all over the place, titties jumping up your chest.
There was a slight burn with accomdating two monstrous lengths inside of you at the same time but you were so wet with slick, it became easier.
“You feel so good, sweetheart..” Rafe murmured in your neck, “bein’ such a good girl for us, ain’t she, Cam? Ain’t that many girls on this campus that can take two of us at the same time”
Cameron chuckled, “nah not many at all… but she’s special.. our girl, our sweet girl— this pussy is special.. made just for us to fuck”
The boys so blown in lust and close to their own orgasms weren’t expecting your next response.
“And you better know it too”
You had Rafe on his back, Cameron behind you, still inside of you. You began riding Rafe Cameron like the world was ending tonight. There was a look of possessiveness in your eyes that was scaring him yet driving him wild.
But it wasn’t just him that needed to know. You reached back to caress Cameron’s head.
“Both of you are mine and mine only.. and it’s not just because I can fit the both of you inside of me, it’s because I said so. We make each other feel so good.. why give that to anyone else, huh?”
You rode Rafe harder, inadvertently riding Cameron harder. The boys groaned loudly.
“I have no plans to give this pussy away which means you can’t give this dick away, do y’all understand me?”
Call it being pussy whipped and close to an orgasm that had the boys nodding their heads vigorously but they nodded.
“Such good boys..” you leaned back and hungrily kissed Cameron before leaning down and kissing Rafe.
You bounced on him, grinding against his pelvis. “Open” you ordered him and grabbing his jaw. The slack opening saw you dribbling a line of spit onto his tongue.
“Where’s mine?” Cameron gruffly asked from behind. You simply smirked, leaned back, and opened your mouth, sticking your tongue out.
Cameron hesitated none with drawing out a line on your tongue, watching in pure pleasure as you swallowed every bit of it.
Maybe that’s what sent him over the edge.
“Fuck, I’m cumming”
Rafe grabbed at your breasts, “‘m right there too, oh shit—“
Their orgasm triggered your own and when you fell apart, it was much more intense than the first time. The difference being, you got to scream about it.
Your walls squeezed every drop out of poor Rafe and Cameron into your greedy canal, filling you up like you’ve never known. So much that you’d already began leaking.
You didn’t collapse right away, you stayed straddling Rafe, still with him inside of you. Cameron pulled out and laid beside him instead. A post orgasm euphoria coated your body as you looked in between them.
“Better than I’ve ever imagined”
One peck to Rafe, one peck to Cameron.
“After this, we have to promise we’ll be on our best behavior with this project and get it finished” you giggled.
Cameron chuckled, “we can once your load gets lighter, pretty girl. Can’t have you doing all the work. Where is your roommate?”
You laughed again and shook your head, “she’s dead in my bathroom. I killed her before you guys got here”
The boys blinked at you.
“Figured I couldn’t fuck you guys with the smell of her body in here if she died a few days ago, that kind of smell tends to linger”
Call it a coping mechanism but they finally began laughing. A nervous filter behind it, they prayed to every God that you were joking.
You giggled with them, finally getting off of Rafe and grabbing at your robe to dress yourself.
“Don’t laugh, I’m serious! C’mere, I can show you!”
Standing before the audience in your bathroom was very obviously, something heavy wrapped in a blanket. Decorated in a bloody splotches all over, signs of struggle. Placed cramped up in the bathtub.
“Things got a little messy despite me trying to keep it clean but Kaylie she just— she’s been pissing me off lately.. for a long time actually. I should’ve left the bitch a long time ago”
You slithered in between them and also stared. You hugged on Cameron’s arm and played with Rafe’s fingers as you spoke.
“She, um, she got a little too close and showed too much interest in what was mine. Because truthfully, I’ve had dibs on the both of you since I saw you. That was all I needed to do. It was just a matter of getting all of us on the same page. No Jasmine, no Sofia, no Kaylie. Just us.. she asked me what I was willing to do to get you both…”
You snickered, “here we are..”
Horrified was an understatement for Rafe Cameron and Cameron Cade. They stood frozen in fear, fucked, truly fucked.
“It’s something I’ve been trying to work on I swear but I guess sometimes I get jealous”
ꜱᴜᴍᴍᴀʀʏ: You run the farm alone now. The crops still grow. The animals still listen. And Josephine still drags the bodies down where no one will ever find them. Folks in town say the farm is cursed. But you’ve always wanted more—an audience, maybe. Someone to look at you like you were something worth loving. And tonight, a man’s car breaks down on the edge of your property, and you know it’s what you’ve been waiting for.
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ᴀ/ɴ: this fic is heavily inspired by pearl, which everyone should watch at least once in their life. it's unironically such an amazing movie and i love it sm. anyways, this was a SHAMEFUL one but as usual i adored writing it. had to pull back hard on my linebreaking due to block limits so if my formatting seems way diff that's why. i've been working on this for MONTHS so please love it or i'll sob. all i can say is strap in for the read ride of your life, both figuratively and literally.
ᴡᴀʀɴɪɴɢꜱ: 18+ MDNI (!!!!!), unapologetically dark fic, reader is fully the villain, reader is also very unstable, exposition dump, cleverly done timeskip, very short mention of an attempted assault (the reader kills the fucker), religious mentions, obsession, emotional manipulation, verbal abuse, toxic relationship, stockholm syndrome, threats of violence, graphic violence, murder, body disposal, accomplices, non-sexual drugging, sadism, masochism, begging, silverplay, dubcon, the power dynamic is fucked (literally), dom!reader, sub!remmick, pathetic!remmick, pet!remmick, feral!remmick, COLLARED LEASHED AND MUZZLED BABY, unintentional brat taming, praise/degradation kink, blood, bloodplay, vampirism, drool, spit kink, dacryphilia, cunnilingus, overstimulation, monsterfucking, p in v, pussydrunk, rutting, breeding kink, they're not afraid to switch, extremely unreliable narrator, excessive use of dividers, format butchering to bypass tumblr's block limit
The sun rose gold this morning, spilling across the fields like honey. You were already up, already working, already smiling.
You always smiled.
The hens clucked softly in the coop as you lifted the latch and greeted them with your usual chirp. They clucked back, feathers rustling as they hopped down from their roosts, and you gathered the eggs with practiced ease, cradling each one in your palm like it was made of spun glass. The pigs oinked next. You scratched the largest behind the ears, whispered that she was beautiful, and she leaned into you with a low sigh, as if she understood.
The mule got a kiss between the eyes. The cows got songs while you milked them, soft and sweet. Even the barn cats wound around your ankles, purring like little motors as you moved through your morning.
You were kind to everything that deserved it.
You wiped the sweat from your brow and squinted toward the horizon. The sky was starting to bake. Late summer meant everything stank a little more than usual, especially out by the edge of the swamp. Still, you didn’t mind the heat. You never had. You liked how it clung to you. How it made the hem of your dress stick to your thighs and curl damply around your calves. Made you feel alive.
You didn’t wear shoes. Hadn’t in years.
Your parents used to fuss over that.
They used to fuss over a lot of things.
You don’t miss them.
They left you the farm when they died, and that was the only generous thing they ever did. Even then, it wasn’t intentional. You could still hear your mama’s voice echoing through the walls sometimes—don’t embarrass us, girl, keep that mouth shut—but it always faded after a while. You only heard it when you were bored, mostly.
And you weren’t bored now.
Not with so much work to be done.
Not with Josephine waiting.
By mid-afternoon, the sun was a white eye hanging over your head, blinking slow and mean. The trees near the swamp shimmered in the haze as you made your way down the winding path, your fingers brushing the wildflowers like old friends. Crickets buzzed. Cicadas whined. Something distant cracked, like old wood splitting in two.
Josephine was there before you called her.
She rose from the muck like a shadow come to life—thirty feet from snout to tail, with jaws wide enough to snap a door clean off its hinges. Her scales caught the light like polished stone, and her yellow eyes blinked lazily as she drifted closer.
“Hi, pretty girl,” you called, crouching at the edge of the water.
She huffed through her nostrils. That was her way of saying hello.
You loved her. More than most people. Josephine had never asked you to be quiet. Had never told you to sit with your legs closed. Had never tried to put a hand up your dress or call you a whore behind your back like the boys in town used to.
Josephine only asked to be fed.
And you were good at feeding her.
You spotted it before you stepped into the shallows—a pale, water-bloated arm, half-covered in mud and dragging a trail of flies behind it. The hand was curled like it had something left to say. You grinned.
“Oh,” you said brightly. “You left your snack out.”
You stooped, grabbed the wrist, and flung the whole thing like a softball. Josephine moved with a speed that always startled you, even after all these years. Her jaws snapped around the arm midair—CRUNCH—and you clapped, delighted.
“Good girl!” you squealed.
Josephine sank back beneath the surface, tail dragging behind like a thick rope, and you sat at the bank a moment longer, kicking your feet in the mud. The hem of your dress was soaked and stained brown, but you didn’t mind. You liked the feeling.
You leaned back on your elbows and closed your eyes, letting the sun roast your face.
That one had been a banker, you thought. Loud, red-faced, soft around the middle. Called you girl in that disrespectful tone. Tried to push you into the corn with his belt already undone. Didn’t make it more than four steps before the axe caught him in the neck.
White men were always your favorite.
So easy.
So sure you’d let them do whatever they wanted.
They never saw it coming.
You hummed to yourself, a little tune your mama used to hum when she thought no one could hear her, and traced patterns into the mud beside you with one lazy finger. You imagined Josephine still chewing beneath the surface, teeth rending bone, her heart content for now.
You were content, too.
The farm was quiet. The animals were fed. The sun was high. The bones were buried deep. You had more meat hung in the cellar than you’d need for the month. Maybe longer. And Josephine never went hungry. Not anymore.
But still.
Still.
It felt like something was missing.
Not anything practical—no, you’d taken care of that. You had grain. You had milk. You had a pretty new dress for church, even if you hadn’t stepped inside that building since your mama’s funeral.
You just wanted—
You didn’t know.
It could get lonely on the farm, sometimes.
Not all the time. Not really. You had plenty of company, after all—the hens always had something to say, the cows were sweet as could be, and Josephine had the best listening ears in the whole world, even if her answers came in huffs and gurgles.
And you were great conversation, too.
Sharp. Funny. Endlessly clever.
You smiled at the thought. “Thank you,” you murmured, nodding to no one and to yourself all at once. “That’s very kind.”
The compliment warmed your chest like a fresh cup of coffee. You deserved it.
You lay back a little farther on the bank, mud squishing under your shoulder blades, and stared up through the trees. A dragonfly buzzed past your ear, wings catching light in flashes of green and copper. Somewhere far off, a bird cried, high and sweet.
You sighed.
Not unhappy. Just… tired, maybe.
The sun had made everything drowsy. The world felt soft around the edges, like a photograph that had been left too long in the window.
Your stomach growled. Loudly.
You blinked.
“Oh,” you said, rubbing your belly. “I forgot to eat.”
It happened more than you liked to admit. You’d get caught up in chores, in talking, in thinking, and suddenly the day would be half-gone without a crumb in your mouth. But that was alright. You had plenty in the kitchen. You always made sure of that.
You pushed yourself upright, brushing bits of grass and dirt from your arms. The bank was still damp, and the hem of your dress clung to your calves, streaked with muck. You’d track it into the house. You always did.
Didn’t matter. You’d mop later.
You headed back up the path, slower now, your bare feet slapping softly against the packed earth. The breeze tugged at your dress, gentle and forgiving. Something skittered through the underbrush just ahead—a rabbit, maybe. Or a squirrel. You didn’t flinch.
You were thinking about dinner.
About buttery mashed potatoes and gravy. A pork chop seared crisp on the outside, soft in the middle. Maybe greens, too. With just the right splash of vinegar to make them perfect.
Your mouth watered.
You liked to cook.
To take pieces of things and make something whole again. Something warm. Something that filled the air with smell and made your chest feel steady and full.
It felt better than destruction.
Sometimes.
The house creaked as you stepped inside, cool and dim after the weight of the sun. You swept through the living room, humming to yourself, dragging your fingers along the wood-paneled walls like you were greeting old friends.
The kitchen welcomed you like it always did.
And you smiled as you got to work.
Night had fallen. Deep, still, and wide.
You lay in bed with your arms folded over your chest, lips pursed in an unflattering frown as you stared at the ceiling fan lazily pushing warm air in circles. The damn thing squeaked. Always had. You’d meant to fix it back in spring, but then came the planting, then the harvest, then the killing—and well, you couldn’t be expected to remember everything.
You huffed.
“Insomnia,” the doctor said. Like that helped. Like some pretty little word could make it less annoying.
You’d taken his pills exactly twice. Didn’t like the way they made your thoughts run together like yolk on the floor. Didn’t like the stillness, either. If something bad came—and it always did—you needed your full mind. Your full self.
Still, it didn’t make it any easier when the nights dragged long and wide, every tick of the wall clock another tooth in your skin. You curled your knees toward your chest. Shifted. Unfolded. Shifted again.
Then came the sound. Low and sputtering. Faint at first, like a wounded thing crawling toward your porch.
Your brows lifted.
You threw the covers back with theatrical flair, pushed yourself to your feet, and crossed the room in three easy steps.
You kept the lamp on. You always kept the lamp on. It made it easier.
You peeked through the lace curtain, careful not to press your face too close. There, at the edge of the property, a car had rolled to a half-dead stop. Engine hissing. Lights dimming. And out of the driver’s side, a man stepped into the humid dark.
You tilted your head.
Even from a distance, even through the heavy blur of night, you could see he was white. Dressed too nice for a road like yours—like he belonged in one of those new department store ads in town with slicked-back hair and tailored trousers. His shoes were shiny. His coat too clean.
And furious.
He kicked the wheel once, shouted something you couldn’t quite make out, then turned—and saw the light in your bedroom window.
You smiled. And just as always, you slipped away from the glass.
Light drew them in. Like moths to a flame.
You padded quietly down the stairs, steps careful and practiced. You didn’t rush. No, you never rushed.
By the time you reached the mirror in the hall, you could hear the footsteps. Soft crunching of gravel, the porch creaking under weight that wasn’t yours.
Then, the knock. Gentle. Too gentle for a man so freshly angry.
You licked your lips and tucked a loose curl behind your ear. Your dress was thin cotton, not exactly flattering, but it framed your waist well enough. A dab of rose balm to your lips. You leaned in toward the mirror, tapping your cheek lightly with two fingers.
“Lovely,” you murmured. “Just lovely.”
The doorknob was cool in your hand. You turned it slowly. Opened it wide.
And there he was.
Light-skinned, but not pallid—warm-toned, even in the dark. Brown hair slicked back neat, not a strand out of place. His suit was a shade of blue just a whisper off from navy—expensive looking, though it didn’t quite fit his frame right. The jacket sagged a little at the shoulders, a size too big maybe, but his posture made up for it. He stood like a soldier. Or a preacher. Like a man used to being listened to.
Except tonight, he looked nervous.
"Evenin’, miss," he said, voice warm and rolling. Soft-spoken, too. "I sure do hate to bother ya, and I’m awful sorry for knockin’ so late, but my car went and gave up on me just a little ways back. I was wonderin’—would it be alright if I parked here for the night? Just sleep in it till I can get someone out come mornin’?"
His voice was honey. Not cloying. Just sweet enough to make you lean in.
You blinked slowly, drinking him in.
The faintest stubble dusted his chin. A gold chain sat modestly around his neck, almost hidden by the collar of his dress shirt. His canines were sharp. Not like a monster’s. Just sharp enough to notice. His eyes were dark blue, but there was something red behind them—something faint. Barely there. Like fire hidden under the coals.
And handsome. God, he was handsome. The kind of handsome you could’ve written sonnets about, if you’d ever been one for poetry.
You wondered how long it would take to carve the terror into his pretty face. If he’d cry when the knife found its mark, or if he’d try to hide it—swallow his sobs like a man with something worth dying for. If he’d still speak to you sweetly while he bled out, voice warm and shaking, trying to charm you even as the color drained from his cheeks.
You wondered what his breath would sound like, ragged and shallow, when it started to fail him. If it would hitch in that soft chest of his, little by little, until there was nothing left but wet rattling.
You thought about how his pupils might bloom wide as the pain caught up to him. How that slicked-back hair would cling damp to his temples when he sweated through his fear.
You wondered if he’d beg.
“Miss?”
You blinked again, caught staring.
His smile had softened with confusion, eyes squinting as he tilted his head politely.
You smiled right back.
“Out in that heat?” you asked with a lilt. “What kind of host would I be if I let you sleep in your car?”
He raised his hands, sheepish. "Now, I ain’t tryin’ to impose—"
“But you already knocked,” you said sweetly. “So I’d say the imposition’s already happened, wouldn’t you?”
That flustered him.
You liked that.
He glanced down at his shoes, sheepish, brushing a hand over his wrist. “I… suppose that’s fair. Still. Wouldn’t feel right acceptin’ too much kindness. Not from a good woman like yerself.”
Your smile widened.
“Kindness is for guests, sir,” you said. “And I only ever show it to people who come through my door.”
He hesitated.
But you didn’t.
You stepped aside.
“Come in,” you said, low and warm. “I’ve got an extra room made up. You’ll be comfortable.”
And he stepped in. So easily.
And you made sure to lock the door behind him.
The sound of the latch sliding into place was a familiar one. A good one.
You turned around with your hands clasped sweetly behind your back. "Are you hungry?"
He blinked. Took a second longer than he probably meant to. His eyes flicked toward the kitchen, then back to you. “Oh, no, ma’am. I wouldn’t want t’—”
“I made too much supper,” you interrupted, stepping around him lightly, your bare feet pattering on the wooden floor like you’d forgotten all about him already. “Three-course mistake. I do that sometimes. Don’t know what gets into me. But it’s lucky you stopped by! Really, you’ll be saving me from leftovers.”
“I don’t wanna put ya out, now,” he said as he followed a few hesitant steps behind. “Y’already been too kind.”
Your head cocked just a little. The smile didn’t leave your face.
And right on cue—his stomach growled.
It was soft, but loud enough to make him grimace and drop his gaze, almost sheepish. You didn’t laugh. You just turned on your heel, delighted.
“Go on and sit,” you said, already reaching for the stovetop. “I don’t let anyone go hungry in my home.”
The table was small—meant for two, even though it had rarely been set for more than one. The seats were padded with worn floral cushions, the kind your mama once swore made a guest stay longer. You liked that idea.
He stood awkwardly near it, still not quite sitting.
“Y’live out here alone?” he asked, trying to sound casual. “Big place like this?”
You hummed as you pulled out a plate and filled it generously, trying your best to give the warmest servings. “Sure do. My mama and daddy left it to me.”
He finally sat, stiff-backed. “They don’t help ya run it?”
“They passed,” you said cheerfully, spooning an extra heap of beans onto the plate. “Not too long ago.”
His brow creased just slightly. “I’m sorry t’hear that.”
“I’m not!” You said it like it was nothing. And to you, it was. You smiled a little to yourself. “They weren’t the kind of people who liked to share. Especially not space. Or dreams.”
He didn’t answer that.
You turned toward him—plate in hand—setting it in front of him like a prize. “I love having people over,” you said, clasping your hands together. “It gets awfully quiet on this farm with just me and the chickens and the cows and the sky. I talk to myself so much I start giving myself compliments.”
You laughed a little and leaned in, voice low and gleeful. “And I always say thank you.”
He offered a weak chuckle of his own. “Yer… real spirited, miss.”
“Isn’t that just the nicest thing to say,” you beamed, walking back to the drawer for silverware.
He rubbed at the back of his neck. “What do ya grow out here?”
“Oh, the usual,” you called. “Corn, sweet potatoes, berries, peppers, whatever wants to grow.”
“Ya take care of all that yourself?”
“Mhm.” You pulled the drawer open and clattered around until you found a clean set of polished silver.
The moment you walked back and set them down beside his plate, he jerked slightly.
His fingers curled away. His jaw tightened.
“Ah—” he winced, shifting in his seat. “I don’t s’pose ya have… steel? Or… aluminum, maybe?”
You paused. Looked down at the utensils. Then back up at him. The smile didn’t slip, but your eyes narrowed just a touch.
You turned away again without asking any questions.
“Picky eater?” you teased as you rifled through the odds-and-ends drawer under the flour bins. “You allergic to silver?”
“Somethin’ like that,” he muttered.
You found an old aluminum set and wiped it clean with a hand towel before setting it gently beside his plate.
“There,” you said. “Don’t say I never did nothin’ for you.”
He smiled again, but you noticed he didn’t meet your eyes this time. Still, he picked up the fork.
And ate.
He was careful about it. Polite, but with little hesitation. He chewed thoughtfully. Deliberately. Like he wanted to make sure he got every taste before swallowing. You watched his jaw shift, the little twitch of his throat as he swallowed. The slight tremble in his hand where he held the fork.
You leaned your elbows on the table, chin in your palms, watching.
He noticed. He tried not to. But you saw the glance. The way his spine straightened, the way he looked everywhere but at you.
“So,” you said brightly, “what’s your name, stranger?”
He chewed slower. Took his time before answering.
“Remmick,” he said finally.
You mouthed it to yourself. Softly. Like a little treat.
“What kind of name is that?”
“Family name,” he added, like he was used to the question. “And yers?”
You leaned in just a little closer. “I’ll tell you mine if you tell me where you’re headed.”
He hesitated. Fork paused halfway to his mouth.
“North Carolina,” he said, slow. “Got people up there. Was hopin’ to visit a few.”
“You married?”
He looked up sharply. “No, ma’am.”
“Ever been?”
“No, ma’am.”
You grinned. “That’s a shame. You seem real sweet.”
He shifted again.
You could practically smell the nerves now.
You liked that. Liked the way he was trying to be so composed, so gentlemanly, so proper. You could see the effort in every movement. And you could see it fraying at the edges already.
So easy to pick apart. So easy to slip a knife into.
You clapped your hands together once. “I knew tonight was gonna be special,” you said brightly, watching him squirm under your gaze. “Josephine said so.”
Remmick blinked. “Who?”
You pointed out the window toward the woods and the swamp beyond.
“My gator,” you said, smiling wide. “She don’t say much. But she’s always right.”
You laughed at his face.
And Remmick—Remmick managed a tense chuckle, lips twitching. But his eyes never quite left yours. Like he was waiting for something. Like he was trying to decide if he should be afraid.
And maybe he was.
You saw it. Just a flicker in his eyes when you rose from your chair and reached toward his plate. A blink-long flinch, quick and tight, gone as fast as it came—but not fast enough.
You took the plate gently, like you hadn’t noticed.
He cleared his throat and forced a smile, sheepish. “Thank ya kindly,” he said, nodding toward the cleaned-off plate in your hands. “That was… real good. Better than good, actually.”
“Why, thank you,” you said, your own smile rising soft and sweet. “Means a lot, comin’ from a stranger.”
You turned to the sink, rinsed the plate with the same care you did everything, and set it in the basin with a little hum. The house creaked around you, like it always did when the wind moved through. But the windows were still. The world outside had fallen quiet.
When you turned back to face him, Remmick was standing awkwardly now, thumb hooked on the strap of his suspenders, other hand tucked into the pocket of those neat blue slacks that didn’t quite match the dusty world around him.
“Let me show you to your room,” you said brightly, already moving toward the hallway.
He followed, slower this time, his steps measured.
You opened the door near the end of the corridor and flipped on the light.
It was perfect.
The linens were fresh, crisp and white with just a hint of lavender from the sachets you kept in the wardrobe. The floor was swept clean, the dresser dusted. The mattress was new. Or, at least, new enough. You’d turned it twice and flipped it once. Couldn’t have the stains showing through.
The air inside smelled faintly of bleach and pine. Clean. Comforting.
Nothing of the man who’d bled out there just a few weeks ago.
Remmick stood in the doorway for a beat too long, eyes taking in every edge. Not suspicious, exactly. Just… cautious. Like he couldn’t tell if it was too polished.
Then he stepped inside.
His eyes landed on the doorknob.
“Where’s the lock?” he asked, brow furrowed as he pointed toward the little brass handle and the empty round hole where the latch should’ve been.
You tilted your head and smiled. “Broke,” you said, voice light. “Years ago.”
A pause. Just long enough.
But he nodded, like he believed it. Or like he wanted to.
“Well,” he said, sitting gently down on the edge of the bed. “This is more’n generous, miss. I… I appreciate it, truly.”
His hands rested on his knees. The posture of a man not used to being taken care of.
You stood just inside the doorway, one hand on the frame, watching him settle in like you’d already begun carving out the memory. Or carving him open. What was the difference, really?
“Anything else you need?” you asked.
He looked up a little too quick. “No, ma’am. I’m— I’m alright. Ya’ve already done too much for me.”
You nodded slowly, lingering.
Then you let your voice soften again. “Well… if anything comes up, I’ll be right down the hall.”
He didn’t answer right away, just nodded and offered you another one of those hesitant, grateful smiles. The kind that looked like it didn’t get worn often.
“Goodnight, Remmick,” you said, voice curling sweet around the name.
“Goodnight, miss.”
You slipped from the room and pulled the door gently shut behind you.
You woke to the sound of metal grinding metal. And not gently.
It was still dark out—barely a stitch of light crawling past the horizon—but some dumb son of a bitch was out there raising hell like it was noon. You sat up in bed, heart hammering in your chest not from fear, but from irritation. The kind that sank deep behind your ribs and lit up like a match.
You knew who it was before you even pulled the curtain back.
There he was. Remmick. Fiddling under the hood of his car, brow pinched, jaw tight, making more noise than a dying horse.
Your lip twitched. He had the gall to sneak out? To wrench around in your yard like you hadn’t just fed him, sheltered him, welcomed him into your home like the good woman you were?
You were on your feet before the thought could settle.
Downstairs, bare feet quick and light against the old pine boards, you reached under the loose floorboard behind the coat rack. The click of the latch released with a familiar little song in your bones. Out came a wrench. Heavy, clean. Well-oiled. Meant for more than fixing. You held it for a moment, just feeling the weight.
Then, with a breath, you checked yourself in the mirror near the door. Smoothed your hair. Tugged your nightgown tighter at the collar. Pressed your lips together and pulled them into something pleasant. Not too wide. Not too stiff.
“You are lookin’ lovely,” you murmured. And then you thanked yourself for the compliment.
You always were polite.
The wrench was tucked behind your back by the time you opened the front door with a little too much force. Let it swing wide and hit the side of the house with a crack.
“Mornin’!” you called, raising one hand in a wave. “Aren’t you just the busiest bee this side of the county.”
He jumped. Actually jumped. That did something warm and golden to your insides.
“Oh! Mornin’, miss,” he called back, voice rising nervously. “Ain’t mean to wake ya. Just figured I’d get a jump on the car ‘fore it got too hot out.”
For just a second. Just long enough. You saw it—panic. That tight jolt behind the eyes. The flash of guilt, of being caught. But it vanished quick, replaced with that practiced easygoing smile you were beginning to suspect he wore like armor.
You stepped down the porch stairs one by one, each heel clicking like a metronome. The wrench stayed tucked behind you, swinging with the rhythm of your walk.
“Oh, that’s so considerate,” you said sweetly. “But you really shoulda let me know. I’d’ve made you some coffee. Or somethin’ to eat.”
He smiled again—too tight—and shrugged. “Didn’t wanna be a bother. Figured I’d get it goin’ and be outta yer hair ‘fore ya even noticed.”
You stopped a few feet from him. Tilted your head.
“Were you plannin’ to leave without sayin’ goodbye?” you asked lightly, voice still honeyed but with an unintentional tilt to it.
His smile faltered. “No, ma’am.”
Too quick.
You tilted your head. “Hmm.”
For a second—just a second—you pictured it. The arc of the wrench. The sick sound it’d make when it met bone. The way his body would slump forward against the car, eyes wide and confused, blood warm on the bumper.
You’d done it before. A dozen times.
Men like him always thought they could come and go. Thought kindness was something they were owed. And when they didn’t get what they wanted—when they got scared—they ran.
You didn’t like runners.
But not this time.
You blinked, and the vision passed. Instead, you smiled wider and stepped close enough to catch a whiff of whatever he’d used to wash—something woody, a little metallic. Something just shy of real clean.
“No need to rush,” you said sweetly. “Ain’t every day I get such fine company out here.”
Then you reached out and looped your arm through his. Smooth as butter.
He stiffened. You felt it. But he didn’t pull away. Didn’t dare.
“Come on,” you chirped. “I’ll give you the grand tour. Least I can do after all your troubles.”
“I really don’t wanna trouble ya more’n I already have—”
“Oh, hush,” you said with a light squeeze to his arm. “I insist.”
He looked down at where your hand sat so neat against his wrist. His mouth opened, then closed. Then opened again. But he said nothing.
You started walking, guiding him gently past the house, through the tall grass that had gone gold at the tips from the summer sun. The breeze was picking up now. The sky was glowing pink.
Remmick kept pace, though you could feel the tension radiating off him. The animals watched you from their pens as you passed. The cows shifted in their stalls. The chickens rustled on their roosts. You weren’t stopping for them. They knew better than to make noise when you were working. They knew who fed them.
But that didn't make for much of a tour, did it?
He kept stealing glances at you. You could feel it. That unsure curiosity. The way he watched the side of your face like he was afraid to look full on.
You didn’t mind.
His shoes scuffed along the dry path as you pulled him past the crop fields and beyond the thickets that edged the far back of your property. You could already smell the swamp—mossy, ripe, alive. Like it breathed.
He slowed as the trees thinned, eyes narrowing toward the glint of green water ahead. The dock stretched out in old, uneven planks, all grayed with time and slick with morning dew.
You tugged him to the edge.
“I wanna show you somethin’,” you said, voice bright.
He hesitated, boots stalling just before the first board. “What’s out there?”
You turned back and smiled. “My girl.”
He blinked. “What?”
You stepped up first, the dock creaking beneath your feet. Remmick followed, slower than before. Eyes darting. Shoulders stiff.
When you reached the end, you cupped your hands to your mouth and whistled. Loud. Sharp. Like you’d done since you were a child.
The swamp rippled. The trees hushed. And then—movement.
Water churning. Reeds splitting.
Remmick stumbled back a step, already starting to speak—“What the hell—” when Josephine rose from the shallows like something summoned. Massive, dark, ancient. Her long jaw split open in a low hiss of greeting, amber eyes blinking in that lazy, knowing way.
“God almighty!” He yelped, stumbling so hard he nearly toppled off the dock.
You caught his arm just in time.
“Careful now,” you said sweetly. “Don’t wanna lose you just yet.”
His heart thudded like a drum under your palm. You kept your grip tight as he teetered, then yanked him back with a cheerful laugh.
He stared at you, pale and breathless.
“She don’t bite,” you lied with a grin.
He glanced toward Josephine, who’d half-submerged again, only her eyes and snout visible above the waterline. She let out a low rumble, almost like a purr.
“I—I’m sorry,” he stammered, still breathless. “What is that?”
“That’s Josephine,” you said proudly, kneeling at the dock’s edge to run your fingers through the water. “Been mine since I was little. Raised her myself. I know I mentioned her.”
“Ya—ya raised a gator?”
“She’s family,” you said. “Ain’t that right, girl?”
Josephine blinked once. Slowly.
Remmick still looked like he was trying to decide whether to bolt or vomit.
You stood again and turned toward him, offering your hand as if the two of them were being properly introduced.
“Josephine, this is Remmick.”
Then, with a wicked little twist to your wrist, you gave his hand a shake. A purposeful one. A mean one.
He lost his footing again—just a bit—but it was enough to send him swaying, toes curling for balance as the drop behind him yawned wide and dark.
Your grip steadied him at the last second.
The way his eyes went wide, lips parting in a breathless, helpless little gasp—it made a heat bloom low in your belly.
You couldn’t help yourself.
You giggled.
He blinked at you, dazed. Shaken.
You held his pretty little face between your palms. Warm, smooth skin. Clean-shaven. A sharpness to the jaw you admired. His mouth, parted in something like confusion. Or maybe pleading. You couldn’t quite tell.
His eyes—those dark, stormy blue ones—had that red gleam again. Subtle. Fleeting.
He didn’t say a word. Couldn’t, maybe.
And you knew, with a strange and perfect certainty, that you were going to keep him.
He was it.
The audience. The company. The man who’d sit across the table from you, day after day, and pretend not to be afraid even when you knew better. Even when you saw it in his eyes.
You wanted that. You wanted him.
“I think you’re gonna stay a while,” you whispered, thumbs brushing his cheekbones. “Don’t you?”
He didn’t answer. Didn’t move. Not even a nod.
His breath came quick, nostrils flaring, hands clenched at his sides.
Oh, it made you dizzy.
You pulled back slightly, just enough to tilt your head and admire the view. Still close enough to feel his heartbeat through his shirt.
So much had happened already.
You thought about the night before. How he’d stood there on your porch, looking like a lamb lost in the woods. How you’d almost slammed the door on his neck and fed him to Josephine right then and there.
You thought about the kitchen, the way his eyes darted to the utensils, how he winced at the silver. How easy it would’ve been to follow that flinch with a knife under the ribs. Slice clean. Deep.
You thought about the way he’d slept—so still. So silent. You’d stood at the edge of his room for a long time. Watching. Breathing with him. Just one pillow pressed over his face and he wouldn’t have made a sound.
And this morning? The car? You could’ve crushed his throat while he was bent under the hood. Let him gurgle into the oil pan.
And now. Now he was here.
Your fingers itched.
But instead of hurting him—
You smiled. Because he was still trembling, and he didn’t even know why.
Yet.
“You’ve got the prettiest eyes...” you murmured, running your fingers through one side of his hair.
He swallowed.
You didn’t give him time to answer.
“Let’s get you somethin’ sweet,” you said suddenly, spinning away with a skip in your step. “I bake too, you know. You want peach or apple?”
His breath caught. “Uh—whichever’s fine, I—I’m not picky.”
You turned back to look at him over your shoulder, bathed in morning haze, and winked.
“Oh, Remmick.”
You almost felt sorry for him.
Almost.
You were going to ruin him.
You took his car apart that same night.
He’d begged you not to. Hands trembling, voice low but desperate. He didn’t scream—Remmick didn’t do much screaming, not even then. But you still remembered the sound his voice made when it cracked. The way he said your name like it meant something.
You’d just smiled. Crouched down in your dress and pinned-up hair and unbuttoned collar, fingers slick with engine grease, wrench clutched tight in your fist.
And piece by piece, you’d taken apart his only way out.
He stood there the whole time, fists clenched, jaw set. At one point he tried to stop you—reached out, just barely, like he might grab your wrist—but the glare you gave him made his hand drop. And then it was done. A gutted carcass of a car left to rot at the edge of your fields, tires rolled into the barn, battery sunk at the bottom of the swamp.
The next morning, he asked if you’d help him call a tow.
And you told him he wasn’t leaving.
He stopped asking after that.
The first body he saw you drag was two nights later. A man with too many rings on his fingers and not enough brains in his head, who’d thought he could “have a taste” before paying for eggs. You stabbed him in the neck with the edge of a broken shovel.
Remmick had walked in as you were sawing off the feet. You looked up, breathless and smiling, drenched in red, and asked him to bring you the tarp.
He didn’t move at first. Just stared.
And then turned and walked out.
You found him on the porch ten minutes later, staring out at the cornfields like they might lift up and take him away.
But they didn’t.
So the next time, when the meat truck driver with the twitchy mustache came looking for more than pork, you let him watch from the doorway. You made sure he saw the man’s eyes roll back. The way his body twitched. The way you licked your fingers clean.
You asked if he wanted a bite.
He said nothing.
But a few hours later, when you left the heart on the barn table, you returned to find they’d been eaten.
He never mentioned it. Neither did you.
Eventually, you replaced the brass knobs with silver ones. Polished until they shone like moonlight. You didn’t bother pretending it was decorative. You wanted him to feel it. To remember. If he ever got the bright idea to leave again, you wanted the first thing he touched to bite back.
He tried sneaking out twice more after that. Once through a window on the top floor, and once during a storm when he thought you were asleep.
Both times you caught him.
The second time, he flinched like he thought you might actually hurt him.
You didn’t.
You just stood in the doorway, hair soaked, nightgown clinging to your skin, and whispered, “Aren’t you tired yet?”
And that time, for once, he answered honestly.
“Yeah.”
After that, things changed.
Not all at once. Not overnight.
But slowly.
At first, he refused to touch you. Wouldn’t meet your eyes. Would sleep curled up on the far edge of the bed with his back turned and his arms tight around himself, like maybe if he stayed small enough, he’d disappear.
You didn’t push.
You just waited.
He folded eventually. They always did.
The first time he kissed you back, it was barely more than a flicker. A slow lean in, a tilt of his chin, a clumsy meeting of lips.
You’d felt him tremble.
You’d loved it.
He told you once, maybe a month in, that he still hated you.
You smiled and kissed his jaw.
“Don’t matter,” you said. “You’re here.”
And that was the truth of it.
He was here.
He fed now. Always after you were done dismembering, always with a grimace like he was swallowing bile instead of blood. But he fed. And he held you after. Hands warm and calloused on your back, mouth soft against your neck. Like he couldn’t bear to be alone in those moments. Like the only thing worse than touching you was not.
You cooked every night. He sat at the table, sometimes talking, sometimes just listening. You’d watch his hands curl around the chipped ceramic mugs like he was still trying to remember what they were for.
And in bed—well.
He stopped sleeping with his back to you. Started pulling you in instead. Kisses before sleep, lazy and familiar. Limbs tangled in the sheets. Sometimes he’d trace your scars in the dark. Sometimes he’d ask about them. You’d always tell the truth. That you gave as good as you got. That the world didn’t give kindness easy to girls who looked like you.
He understood that. Maybe more than he wanted to admit.
There were fights. Of course there were.
He’d snap. You’d scream. He’d accuse. You’d threaten. Sometimes it ended with him storming off to the barn, fangs out, chest heaving. Other times it ended with you crying on the kitchen floor while he wiped whispered your name like an apology.
But he always came back.
And you never asked for more than that.
Now it was fall.
The corn had gone brittle and gold. The apples were heavy on the trees. The air snapped cold at night, and Remmick wore one of your father’s old coats, sleeves too big buttons half-missing.
You still killed.
And he still fed.
And sometimes, when the silence between you got too thick, you’d rest your head on his chest and he’d murmur things you didn’t understand in some tongue you couldn’t name.
You never asked what it meant.
Didn’t need to.
He was yours now.
And you were so good at keeping things.
You made pancakes that morning. Thick and golden, stacked high with butter sliding slow down the sides, pooling where syrup had already soaked through. Eggs sizzling in bacon grease. Coffee dark enough to chew. The kitchen smelled like warmth, like spice, like something that should’ve belonged to a family and not just the two of you.
You hummed while you cooked, flitting from stove to counter in your house slippers and a nightgown far too thin for autumn, not that you cared. You liked the way Remmick’s eyes always tried not to follow you, like he was doing you a favor by pretending not to want.
“The chickens are still laying good,” you said cheerfully, plating everything up. “Might be the best season they’ve had in years. That big red one—you know the one—she’s been peckin’ at the fence again. I swear she’s gonna fight a fox one day and win.” You giggled to yourself, setting his plate in front of him. He didn’t meet your eyes.
“And Josephine’s doin’ so good. Belly full and happy, just like she oughta be. Did you see the way she rolled over yesterday? Like a puppy dog.” You laughed again, loud and delighted, sipping your own coffee while Remmick finally cut into the stack of pancakes like they might bleed if he took the knife to them too hard.
“She’s got that look about her, you know,” you said. “Satisfied. Like she knows she’s loved.”
Remmick winced.
You saw it, even if he tried to hide it behind a mug. You leaned in across the table, smiling slow. “She is loved, of course. I always take care of what’s mine.”
He didn’t respond. Just nodded, jaw working behind a thin smile. Took another sip of coffee. Said, “We oughta check those fences ‘round the southern field, too. Some of them posts were leanin’ last week.”
You blinked. That wasn’t the answer you wanted.
You tilted your head, syrupy sweetness still dripping from your voice. “Did you hear me, sugar?”
He nodded again, a little tighter this time. “I did.”
“Then why’re you talkin’ about fences?”
“I just—figured we had work to do is all. Y’been sayin’ the corn needed turnin’ and the pigs—”
“Why are you changin’ the subject?” you asked, flatly this time. No sing-song. No hum.
His mouth opened. Then closed. You stared.
“Was just… wasn’t meanin’ nothin’ by it,” he said finally. “Ain’t think ya wanted me commentin’ on Josephine like that.”
“Well I do want you commentin’,” you said. “I like to know what you’re thinkin’. It ain’t fair to shut me up in my own kitchen, Remmick.”
“I wasn’t—” he tried, but you cut him off with a smile sharp enough to bleed on.
“I tell you everythin’, don’t I? My thoughts, my dreams, the way I see the world. You know all about me. So it only seems fair you give a little too.”
He looked back down at his plate.
You stood, slow, and circled the table. “Or maybe,” you said, quieter now, closer, “you just don’t like the way I talk. That it?”
“That’s not it,” he said quickly, looking up—finally.
You put a hand on his shoulder. “You think I talk too much?”
“No, I—”
“Think I’m too much?”
“No, darlin’, I don’t—please—”
Your fingers tightened. “You think I’m crazy?”
His silence said enough.
You tsked, sweet again. “You wouldn’t still be here if I was.”
He didn’t say anything.
You leaned in. Nose to his temple. Lips just behind his ear. “Would you?”
He exhaled shakily, fork clinking against the plate.
You knew that sound. You loved that sound. Because no matter what he said, no matter what words left that pretty mouth of his, his body always told the truth. He hadn’t run. Not really. Not in weeks. Not since the night you caught him watching you strip down to wash the blood from your skin and he hadn’t looked away even once.
You pulled back, patted his shoulder like it was all a game, and moved back to your seat.
“I just don’t like feelin’ like a bore,” you said lightly, sipping your coffee again. “Or worse. Like an embarrassment.”
“Yer not,” he murmured.
You smiled, but didn’t thank him. You didn’t need his pity.
You watched him eat in silence for a while. He never looked up. Never wiped the syrup off his chin. Never once reached across the table for your hand like he sometimes did in the quiet hours of night.
You hated that.
You cleared your throat. “Josephine is happy, you know,” you said again, voice brighter now. “I know she is. She’s a good girl.”
Remmick just nodded, mouthing an agreeance.
You narrowed your eyes. “You really don’t think so?”
“I said she’s a good girl.”
“You didn’t mean it.”
He looked at you again, and something mean flickered behind his expression. Something annoyed. But still, he gave you a thin smile, syrup-slicked and hollow. “She’s real lucky,” he said.
“Yeah,” you replied, voice steely. “She is.”
And you let the tension hang there. Let the air get tight. Let the silence cling.
And then—abruptly—you stood. Chair scraping against the floorboards, his plate in hand, walking toward the sink like your body was pulling you away before your mouth could say something stupid. Something dangerous.
You rinsed the syrup off the ceramic in one motion, hands steady, water hot, steam climbing. The sound of the faucet filled the space behind you where Remmick sat, stiff and unmoving.
You stared down into the drain like it could quiet your mind.
He was trying to upset you on purpose. That much was clear now. He wanted a fight. Wanted the cold shoulder. The punishment. Maybe he thought if he pushed hard enough, made himself unbearable enough, you'd let him go. That you'd get bored. Give him an out.
You smiled, tight and sour.
Cute of him to think he could manipulate you.
You braced the plate against the edge of the sink. Just a little pressure. Just a test. Wouldn’t take much. A tap, really. Crack the porcelain, snap a piece off, drag it clean across that throat of his. Watch the life pour out of him in ribbons. Let Josephine have her fill and then some.
Your hands began to tremble. With excitement. With want.
You drew a breath. Let it settle.
Then you turned, eyes wide and sunny. “Since you’re so concerned about chores,” you chirped, drying your hands on a towel, “I think you can handle ‘em yourself today.”
His head lifted. “What?”
“You heard me,” you said, breezy and bright. “You wanna keep fussin’ about the south field and the leanin’ posts and all the other nonsense? Be my guest.” You walked back to the table, hands on your hips, gaze flickering down his body just for the fun of it. “I think you’ll look real nice swingin’ that axe.”
He started to argue. You could see it—the beginning of a protest rising in his throat. But something stopped him. Maybe it was the way your fingers tapped the table edge. Maybe it was the way you didn’t blink. Maybe it was the thought that you weren’t asking.
He sighed. Long. Heavy. “Fine.”
You beamed. Then followed him out the front door.
The clouds hung low like an omen. Gray and slick, heavy with promise, just shy of rain. Wind pushed through the fields in slow rolls, rustling the corn, sending the trees creaking and moaning. The animals were restless.
And you were gleaming.
You watched from the porch as Remmick hoisted the feed sacks into the wheelbarrow, his muscles shifting beneath the sleeves of his shirt. It had once been his Sunday best—sky blue, pressed and tailored—but now it hung looser across his frame, stained at the collar and fraying at the wrists.
You’d done that to him.
You’d made him work.
You’d made him stay.
“You look so handsome when you lift heavy things,” you called out, voice sing-song, arms crossed as you leaned on the porch rail.
He ignored you.
You grinned wider. “You know I’d climb you like a tree if you’d just say the word.”
He stopped at the gate, stiffened, then kept walking.
You giggled.
The wheelbarrow wobbled down the gravel path toward the pig pens. You trailed behind him like a shadow, arms swinging, breath light.
“You could at least thank me,” you said sweetly.
“For what?” he asked, without turning.
“For lettin’ you earn your keep.”
He muttered something under his breath, probably a curse.
You leaned your head to the side. “Say that louder, sugar.”
He set the feed down hard, enough to make the pigs squeal.
“I said—” he began, turning to you.
But whatever heat he meant to throw fizzled quick under your stare. Because you weren’t angry. You weren’t pouting.
You looked delighted.
You looked hungry.
And something about that scared him more than your rage ever had.
“Keep talkin’ to me like that,” you said, stepping closer, “and I might not let you come to bed tonight.”
“I didn’t—” he ran a hand through his hair. “I ain’t tryin’ to be disrespectful, alright?”
You reached out, brushed dirt from his shoulder. “I know.”
He flinched.
You laughed.
The rest of the day passed like a fever.
You didn’t lift a finger. Didn’t offer to help with the crops or the troughs or the compost. You just watched. Sat with your legs swinging from the porch or tucked beneath you on the fence rails, humming and calling out compliments like a proud wife.
“Look at you,” you purred when he rolled up his sleeves to clean the chicken coop. “Sweatin’ for me.”
He scowled.
You leaned in. “Don’t act like you don’t like it.”
His ears turned pink.
You nearly moaned with satisfaction. “Oh,” you sighed, hand to your chest. “You blush so pretty. I could eat you alive.”
He stood up too quickly, knocking his head on the coop’s frame. You howled with laughter.
He groaned, rubbing his scalp. “Christ, woman—”
You sauntered closer. Still laughing. Still beaming. Still thinking about the way his neck had flexed earlier while he hauled that feed. Still thinking about how tightly that belt clung to his hips.
“You alright, sugar?” you asked, voice dipped in faux-concern.
He grumbled something about being fine.
You just laughed again and kissed his cheek, ignoring the way he stiffened when you got too close. “Atta boy,” you whispered.
You turned your face to the clouds, the wind rushing through your nightgown, lifting it just enough for him to see the curve of your thigh.
And you saw it. The way his eyes flinched and darted away. The way his chest rose sharper. The way he hated this. Hated what you were doing to him. Hated that he couldn’t stop it.
You grinned to yourself, already fantasizing about that blush of his creeping lower, lower, until it spilled down his stomach and between his legs.
You could definitely get used to this.
“Don’t stop now,” you called sweetly, slipping back up to the porch and stretching across the swing like a satisfied cat. “Still plenty of daylight left.”
Remmick wiped his brow, biting down whatever curse sat on his tongue.
And went back to work.
That night, the house was quiet.
You lay in bed, arms tucked under your head, staring up at the ceiling as the soft splashes of water drifted from the bathroom down the hall. Remmick was in there, washing the day from his skin, muscles you’d watched flex all afternoon gliding beneath soapy hands.
You’d considered joining him.
More than a few times.
Considered waltzing in without a word, without permission, maybe still wearing your dusty day-dress—or nothing at all—and pressing yourself up behind him, palms flat against that broad back. Sliding your hands down his slick sides, hearing his breath catch in that way it always did when you got too close too fast.
You’d imagined biting his shoulder just to watch him flinch. Imagined how the soap would go sliding down the drain pink-tinged from his skin.
But you’d let him have his little win tonight. You’d taken the bath first. Given him the illusion of privacy he clung to so desperately.
You weren’t cruel, after all.
Well. Not always.
The nightgown you’d chosen was white, soft as river mist, and sheer enough to make an honest man sin. The thin fabric clung to your breasts, your stomach, the dip of your hips—and went nearly transparent where it fell between your thighs.
Remmick hated it.
Or, rather, he tried to pretend he did.
He always pretended not to look. Always tried to keep his eyes polite and his hands to himself. But somehow those hands always ended up wandering. A palm skating over your ribs. Fingers brushing your throat. A thumb pressing softly to your lips as though he could tug the words right out of you.
Tonight, you intended to make him work for it.
You sprawled across the bed, legs crossed, the nightgown bunched high on your hips. Waiting.
When he finally came out of the bathroom, steam rolling past him into the hallway, he froze.
He stood there in nothing but a towel, hair still wet, water dripping down the hard line of his chest. He looked half a wild thing—eyes wide and uncertain, mouth parted as if he’d forgotten how to speak.
Your lips curled into a slow, wicked smile.
“Somethin’ wrong, sugar?” you asked, voice like honey.
He blinked hard, as though trying to reset his brain. “N-no. Just… just gettin’ dressed.”
“Mm-hm.” You trailed your fingertips down your own stomach, slow and deliberate. “Don’t let me stop ya.”
He forced himself to move, crossing to the dresser, trying so hard to keep his eyes on the drawer pulls instead of the stretch of your thighs. You watched his throat work as he swallowed, watched the muscles in his arms twitch when you shifted on the mattress, making the gown slip another inch higher.
He pulled on a pair of loose cotton pants. No shirt. Not yet.
He tried to climb into bed.
You stopped him with your foot.
Pressed it lightly against his bare chest, right over his heart, so he couldn’t swing his legs onto the mattress.
He stilled, glancing down at your foot, then back up at your face. “Darlin’…”
“You grumbled all day,” you started, cocking your head to the side. “Got on my nerves somethin’ fierce.”
He flushed. “I… I ain’t mean nothin’ by it—”
You smiled, far too sharply.
“So you can sleep on the floor tonight.”
“I ain’t sleepin’ on no damn—”
You dug your heel in deep, enough to make him wince. “Come again?”
He kept his mouth shut.
“You wanna sleep beside me, sugar, you’re gonna have to earn it back.”
“Darlin’…” he breathed. “Please…”
“Earn it.”
He lowered himself to his knees, hands sliding up your calf, pressing reverent kisses to your ankle.
“Start there,” you murmured, voice gone breathy. “Make it up to me.”
He did.
He kissed his way up your shin, warm lips brushing your skin so softly you wanted to scream. He paused at your knee, pressing his forehead to it, breath shaking. Then he moved higher, mouth finding the sensitive skin of your inner thigh, sucking gently enough to leave a shiver behind.
He skipped over the slick heat between your legs entirely.
Coward.
You decided not to scold him. Not yet. Let him think he could get away with it.
He climbed higher, pressing soft kisses to your stomach, your ribs. His mouth lingered at the curve of your breast, hovering for a long moment before he finally took a nipple between his lips, sucking slow and careful. His fangs scraped lightly against the peak, just enough to make your breath catch.
You let out a low sound, fingers sinking into his hair.
He flicked his tongue over the sensitive bud, then drew back to kiss your other breast, open-mouthed and damp, leaving little trails of saliva cooling on your skin.
“Remmick…” you breathed, tugging him higher.
He obeyed, rising over you, chest brushing yours as he caught your lips.
You let him kiss you first. Let him keep it sweet. Chaste.
But then you seized it.
You tilted your head, lips parting wide, tongue diving past his as your teeth scraped his lower lip. The kiss turned messy and consuming, your moans vibrating into his mouth as you devoured him, letting the drool he’d been fighting so hard to swallow spill out, slicking your chin, your chest, his mouth shiny and wet.
You pulled back with a soft pop of suction, lightly tapping his cheek with your fingertips.
“Forgot somethin’, sugar.”
He blinked at you, panting, lips slick and parted. “Wh-what…?”
Like he didn’t know.
You raised your brows expectantly.
A flush crept up his throat as he ducked his head, shuffling back down your body.
Then his tongue pressed flat against your folds in one long, devastating stroke, licking from your entrance all the way to your clit, your thighs falling wider.
You let your head lull back, smiling knowingly.
Now he was earning it.
Remmick’s tongue pressed in again, this time slower, deliberate. He licked you in long, languid strokes, as though savoring each new slick taste, letting your wetness coat his tongue before pulling back just enough to breathe.
You felt his breath stutter against your cunt, hot and shaky, a tiny tremor in the wet heat of his mouth.
“Mmm… s-sweet… s’so… sweet…” he mumbled, half to himself, eyes fluttering closed as he flicked his tongue over your clit in soft, teasing circles.
A laugh bubbled out of you, high and breathless.
“Listen to you,” you gasped, voice shivering as he laved another stroke through your folds. “God, look at you. All that big man act, and here you are… drooling for my pussy.”
He let out a muffled, broken sound, as if your words cracked him deeper open. His lips sealed around your clit and sucked gently, sending lightning shooting up your spine.
“Oh fuck— Remmick—”
He groaned into you, the vibration rippling through your cunt. And something shifted then—some thin line of control snapping tight and then giving way.
Suddenly he wasn’t slow anymore.
He dove in with reckless hunger, tongue plunging into your entrance, twisting and writhing as if he were trying to bury himself inside you. His big hands gripped your thighs, squeezing bruises into the soft flesh as he pulled you open wider, forcing you to take every filthy lick.
Wet, wet sounds filled the room—obscene slurps and slick, messy laps. Your own moans rang out sharp, trembling, each one higher than the last as your hips bucked against his face.
“Fuck—fuck, Remmick—don’t stop—”
But he wasn’t listening anymore.
His fangs grazed you, just shy of biting, scraping along your swollen lips and making your breath catch in a ragged cry. He growled low in his throat, and you felt his tongue working frantically, plunging deep and withdrawing to flick over your clit with quick, feverish laps.
Drool spilled from his mouth, mingling with your slick until it coated his chin, dripping down the insides of your thighs.
“God damn,” you choked out, half laughing, half moaning as you fisted your hands in his hair. “You hear yourself? The noises you’re makin’? You sound pathetic.”
He lifted his head barely an inch, eyes wild, pupils blown crimson. His lips were glistening, shiny with your wetness, and a thread of drool hung from his lower lip as he panted.
“C-can’t help it… y’smell… s’sweet… s-so fuckin’ good—wanna live here—” His voice broke as he stuttered forward, burying his face between your legs again.
He moaned shamelessly, loud and aching, as his tongue fucked into you faster, deeper, almost frantic. Each thrust of it sent jolts of pleasure rocketing through your belly, your thighs quivering around his head.
Your own laughter turned ragged, punctuated by sharp, gasping cries.
“Ohhh, Remmick—shit—y’gonna come just from eatin’ me out, huh? That how easy you fall apart?”
He whimpered into your cunt, hips rolling uselessly against the bed as if he were trying to rut the air. The needy, broken sounds poured out of him, half-words and trembling moans, all muffled into the heat of your cunt.
“Please… need… m-make ya come—lemme—need t’—fuck, fuck—”
You threw your head back, eyes rolling, your laughter dissolving into a long, helpless moan as he sucked your clit between his lips, flicking it rapidly with the tip of his tongue until your whole body seized.
Your hands twisted in his hair, pulling him closer, grinding yourself against his mouth with reckless abandon.
“Shit—shit—Remmick—oh God—”
His fangs grazed you again, and that tiny brush of sharpness tipped you over the edge.
Pleasure crashed through you in a blinding wave, your hips jerking wildly as you cried out, your voice echoing around the room.
Remmick just held you there, moaning into you, tongue still lapping as if he’d never get enough, chasing every last drop you gave him.
And as you came down, trembling, breathless, a grin split your lips.
Remmick was still kneeling there, shoulders heaving, his face a disaster.
His mouth, chin, and neck glistened, dripping with slick and spit, globs of it slowly sliding down his throat. His lips were parted around shallow, panting breaths, eyes shimmering wet in the lamplight.
“D-darlin’…” His voice broke, hoarse and shaking as he licked at the mess still streaking his lips. “C-can I… please… get in bed now? My… my knees’re hurtin’ somethin’ awful…”
You tilted your head slowly to one side, pressing a finger to your chin in a big, exaggerated gesture of contemplation.
“Hmmm…” you said, dragging it out as you fluttered your lashes at him. “No.”
He blinked, stunned, a pitiful whimper catching in his throat. “Wh… why not…?”
“Took you long enough, ain’t it?” You swept your nightgown down over your thighs, smoothing the fabric, then shot him a look as sharp as broken glass. “I’m exhausted now. I could’ve run the entire farm twice while you were trying to figure out how to use your tongue.”
His face crumpled, an embarrassed flush crawling up his neck. “I—I was tryin’ so hard—”
“Try harder next time,” you said sweetly.
And with a sudden snap of your leg, you kicked him in the chest. Not viciously—but just enough force to knock him back so he landed flat on the floor with a little oof, arms splayed out like a ragdoll.
“Goodnight, sugar,” you chirped, already turning your back on him.
You were up before the sun, apron tied snug around your waist, hair pinned back in curls, humming to yourself as you cracked the eggs and watched the whites sizzle in the pan. “Sun ain’t even had her coffee yet,” you whispered to the stove, eyes bright. “Lazy thing.”
You swayed from side to side as you moved, bare feet brushing the floorboards, the hem of your dress dancing over your ankles. The smell of butter filled the air, thick and golden, pooling around fried potatoes and fresh sausage, two links for you and four for Remmick.
You liked watching him eat. Liked how quiet he got when his mouth was full. Liked how he always chewed so neatly, so polite. You glanced over at the second plate and sighed dreamily.
“What a night,” you said aloud, to no one in particular. “What a night.”
You weren’t sore—not exactly. But you could still feel the ghost of his mouth between your legs, the way he’d whimpered like a dog, like a man starved. “Poor thing,” you cooed to the skillet. “Workin’ so hard just to sleep beside me.”
You flipped the eggs. Behind you, the house creaked. You didn’t flinch. Just smiled, humming a little louder as you reached for the biscuits you’d baked an hour earlier. They were still warm in the basket, soft and flaky, slathered in melted butter and clover honey. You licked your finger clean as you set them out, plate after plate until the table looked like it belonged in a painting—except better, because it was yours.
Remmick was still upstairs. Still sleeping, probably. You wondered if he was dreaming.
And then, just as you laid the final fork down—a scream.
Loud. Wet. Ragged.
You beamed. Clapped your hands once, delighted. “Oh! There he is!” You wiped your palms on your apron and flounced toward the table, adjusting a napkin, fixing the syrup pitcher so the handle faced just right. Another scream—this one more guttural, panicked, echoing down the staircase. You could hear him stumbling against the walls.
He made it to the first landing with a thud. Then again at the bottom of the stairs, thumping into the hallway like he’d tripped over his own feet—or maybe just from the pure shock of it.
You leaned over the plates and breathed in deep. “Smells like love,” you sighed, and then turned just as—
“Darlin’—!”
Remmick burst through the kitchen doorway, rattling the frame so intensely you thought it’d crack. His chest was heaving, shirtless, still damp with sleep, pants barely pulled up right. His hands were shaking. His eyes were glassy and rimmed with red. And wrapped tight around his throat—smoking faintly with every frantic tug—was the collar. Thick. Tight. Silver.
His fingers trembled as he tried to yank at the buckle again, hissing when his skin touched the metal. You watched it burn him. Watched him keep going anyway.
He caught himself before he spoke, swallowing his curses, his breath, all of it down deep. Then he plastered on the sweetest expression he could muster and stepped forward, voice cracking with the effort to stay gentle. “D-darlin’,” he said, “what… what’s on m’neck?”
You tilted your head, blinking at him with wide-eyed fondness. Then giggled. “Oh, Remmick,” you whispered, sweeping forward and throwing your arms around him before he could back away. “Good mornin’, sugar!” You kissed his cheek, lips brushing sweat. He flinched. Hard. But you didn’t let go. You nuzzled into his neck, ignoring the acrid scent of silver against skin. “Ain’t you just the handsomest thing?”
He opened his mouth again, but you beat him to it. “I found it last night,” you explained, not even looking up. “Rummagin’ through the cellar after you fell asleep. Belonged to one of the old hounds my daddy used to keep. Can’t for the life of me remember his name. Wasn’t a very nice dog anyhow. Died real sudden. Think he got into the swamp.” You giggled at that. “But it was good silver. Can’t just let good silver go to waste.”
Remmick’s throat bobbed as he swallowed. “Did you…” he started, voice barely there, “…did you put it on me while I was sleepin’?”
You turned, eyes bright as dew. “I sure did,” you said, like it was the most romantic thing in the world.
He went quiet. You returned to your chair and sat, folding your napkin in your lap. “You wouldn’t’ve let me if you were awake,” you added with a little shrug. “So I gave you the berries. Just a few. The ones that make your head all foggy and slow. Little bit of that’ll knock out a bull!”
His face paled. Remmick stayed where he was, breathing hard, the faintest whimper leaking from between his teeth as he tried and failed again to pry at the collar. You could see the skin starting to welt, to bubble faintly at the edges, little angry red patches spiderwebbing across his throat. But he was too scared to yell. Too scared to scare you. He knew better.
You placed a hand on your hip and gestured to the table. “Now,” you said sweetly, “I made you breakfast. Sit.”
He didn’t move. So you stepped toward him again, slowly, and took his hand. “It’s alright,” you whispered, leading him gently. “Ain’t nothin’ to cry about, sugar. I think it suits you.”
He let you seat him. You slid his plate in front of him and kissed the top of his head. The collar hissed. You smiled. Then rested your elbows on the table, cupping your cheeks as you stared across at Remmick like he was the center of the whole world.
He hadn’t touched the food yet. Still trying to remember how to move with a burning collar around his throat. Still calculating how much pain each twitch of his head would cost him. But finally—finally—he lifted the aluminum fork with a trembling hand and sliced off the edge of a runny egg. He didn’t look up. Not once.
You leaned in closer, breath quickening as he tilted his head the tiniest bit, wincing when the silver sizzled against his neck. Oh, it sang for you. Right before he could slip the bite between his lips—
“STOP!”
He froze. His whole body jerked with it—shoulders stiff, fork halfway to his mouth, eyes going wide like a deer in headlights.
You gasped and slapped your palms on the table with a dramatic squeal, chair skidding back as you stood. “Don’t move a muscle,” you warned, grinning ear to ear. “Almost forgot your surprise!”
His mouth opened, but nothing came out. Frankly, you didn’t care what he would’ve said. You were already turning toward the cabinet. The tall one in the corner, one that neither of you really checked, which made it perfect. You opened it slow, savoring the creak of the hinges, fingers trailing along the bottom shelf like you were picking out fine china.
And then, from behind a bundle of dried herbs and spices—you pulled it out. Thick. Black. Shiny with oil. The leash.
Remmick didn’t make a sound, but when you turned around with it held high, his jaw dropped. Fully. Wide open, like he’d just seen a ghost. You cackled. “Oh, sugar,” you chirped, skipping back over to the table. “You should see your face!”
He blinked at you, stiff as a corpse. You laid the leash down on the table between the plates, smoothing the leather flat with one hand. It looked so good there. You couldn’t stop grinning. “I been meanin’ to fish this thing out for ages,” you said brightly, dangling it just a tad before putting it back down. “Didn’t even know if I still had it! My mama used to use it on that ugly dog. He hated it, poor thing. Choked himself half to death the first time she snapped it on.”
You beamed, as though recalling a fond memory. Remmick swallowed hard. Maybe it was spit. Maybe it was bile. Either way, it looked like it hurt.
“You excited?” you asked sweetly, batting your lashes at him.
His lips trembled. “Y… yeah,” he croaked, voice thin as paper.
You clapped, delighted. “Oh good! I was hopin’ you’d say that! We can take it for a lil’ test run after breakfast. Maybe do a walk ‘round the coop! Or down to the swamp, say hi to Josephine.” You leaned closer and dropped your voice to a conspiratorial whisper. “She’s gonna lose her mind.”
You dug into your food with a happy hum, cutting into your sausage and letting the juices soak the edge of your biscuit. Every bite melted on your tongue. You moaned, licking the honey from your fingers.
Remmick hadn’t moved. He just stared at his plate like it might bite him. You noticed. You didn’t mind. You gave him a look, head cocked, still chewing. “You’re eatin’ slow today.”
He blinked, startled. “I—I’m just tryin’ to savor it,” he offered, voice small. “It’s real good.”
You narrowed your eyes, fork mid-air. Then shrugged and giggled. “You’re so sweet to me, sugar. Always got such nice things to say when I cook.”
He smiled. Or something like it.
You jabbed a sausage link and made it dance on your fork, humming to yourself as you watched him cut another bite of egg. He moved like his limbs didn’t belong to him. Like every inch of him was fighting something inside. You loved it. It made your heart sing.
“Y’know…” you said thoughtfully, propping your chin on your hand. “I was thinkin’ last night. Right before I went to bed.”
He didn’t answer. Just kept chewing, slow and silent.
“I was thinkin’,” you went on, “that we oughta build a little shed out by the swamp. A real one. With a roof and a table and some hooks. Somethin’ sturdy.”
He looked up at that. Not all the way. Just a flicker of his gaze toward your face. You smiled back. “We could butcher ‘em out there. Hang ‘em up by the heels and drain ‘em before Josephine gets to ‘em.” You tapped your fork twice against your chin. “Bet you’d like that. Give you somethin’ to do with all that muscle. Show me how strong you are...”
Remmick’s mouth was a grim line. His fork had stopped moving. But he didn’t say no. Didn’t say anything at all.
You decided to let him be quiet today. Let him have this last calm before the leash clicked into place. Before the whole day rolled out yellow and warm at your feet. So you just hummed. And you watched him eat. Each bite slower than the last. Slower than anyone had any business chewing.
You kept your smile. Kept your tone light and your hands folded in your lap. You even hummed a little tune to distract yourself. But inside? Your nerves buzzed like hornets in a jar. He was dragging it. Just to spite you. Just to stretch out the moments before the inevitable. Bite after agonizing bite, chewing each mouthful like it might be his last—like the eggs might dissolve into a final miracle if he just waited long enough.
You tapped your fingers against the table once. Twice. Took a sip of coffee you didn’t want. Licked your lips and told yourself it was fine. That you were being patient. Kind, even. You hadn’t lost your temper yet. Proud of yourself for that, really.
But when he reached those last few bites—those very last crumbs of sausage and flecks of yolk smeared against his fork—you stood. Calm. Still smiling. And held out your hand.
Remmick paused mid-bite. His whole body tensed. But he didn’t argue. Didn’t whine or flinch or try to buy himself another minute. He just dropped his gaze, brought the fork to his mouth, and swallowed the last bit of sausage.
You snatched the plate from his hands the second he did. Light, sure. But quick. Sharp enough to make his shoulders jolt. You didn’t even rinse it. Didn’t pretend to care. Just tossed it into the sink with a clatter and turned back to him, your grin returning in full force.
Then you dropped. Right onto his lap. The chair creaked beneath the weight of you both, but you didn’t give it a second thought. You wiggled happily, thighs spread wide, grinding slow over the hard line of him through his pants. You felt the way he stiffened. Heard the way he sucked in a breath through clenched teeth.
And oh, how it delighted you.
Your fingers found the leash next—where it still lay coiled neat on the table. And you clipped it on. The snap of the clasp echoed like a gunshot. A soft hiss came from the collar, that same old burn—but not nearly as loud this time. Like the silver was running out of fresh skin to char.
Remmick whimpered low in his throat, flinching under you, and you took your sweet time drinking him in. Blisters had risen now, red and mean, dotting the edges of the band like broken pearls. But what interested you more were the strange deep marks traveling out in tendrils—like veins. Darker than blood, winding up his throat and slipping just beneath the skin of his collarbone. Like the silver was trying to root in him.
You pressed your thumb just beneath the burn, watching the skin give way, soft and hot to the touch. He twitched. And your stomach fluttered.
He looked... God, he looked beautiful. Absolutely wrecked. Exhausted. Skin flushed, lips parted, eyes glassy with pain. Like something you’d starved for.
You wrapped the leash twice around your wrist, tugging it just tight enough to make him blink. And then you kissed him. Open-mouthed. Wet. Devouring.
He made a wounded sound when your tongue slipped past his lips—like he didn’t mean to let it happen, but couldn’t stop himself. Like the leash did more than just keep him close. It made him obedient.
Your free hand cupped his jaw, thumb dragging along the sticky corner of his mouth, smearing spit from your kiss across his cheek as you leaned in harder, grinding again. You felt him twitch beneath you—felt the conflict thrashing in his hips. Part of him wanted to run. Part of him didn’t.
The leather between your wrist and his neck tugged softly as you shifted, and you giggled when his tongue jolted in your mouth—like a shock had gone through him.
You pulled back just enough to see his face. “Didn’t think I’d see you so flustered again,” you whispered, brushing your nose against his. “Thought you’d left all that self-respect between my thighs, sugar.”
His eyes darted over your face, sweat trickling down his temple. “I—I ain’t…” he started, but the words tangled and died before they found their way free.
You ran a hand through his damp hair. Then tugged the leash again. A sharp snap of silver tension, and he gasped, hips bucking up involuntarily beneath you.
You grinned. Leaned close again. “Y’know what I think?” you murmured, dragging your lips along the side of his face. “I think you like bein’ kept.”
“N-no…”
You pressed a kiss to the curve of his jaw. “Sure you don’t.”
You rocked again in his lap, slow and deliberate, dragging yourself over the bulge in his pants, feeling it throb beneath the weight of you. His hands gripped the sides of the chair like he was begging himself not to touch you.
You giggled and pulled his face to yours, nipping lightly at his lower lip. “Such a good boy,” you cooed. “Such a pretty, pretty thing.”
His breath hitched again, and you felt his thighs tremble beneath you.
And then—there it was. You saw it in the slow, uncertain twitch of his fingers. The way they unfurled one by one from the wooden frame of the chair, creeping up, hesitant, toward the soft give of your thighs.
You waited—let them rise just enough to ghost along the edge of your hips. Then you stood. Abrupt. Purposeful. Yanked the leash as you went and forced him to stumble up with you, nearly toppling the chair backward in his scramble to keep his footing.
You giggled, all teeth and joy when you caught the way his hips jerked forward with the movement—when you saw the thick, unforgiving bulge at the front of his pants.
“Well, look at that,” you cooed, head tilting sweetly as your fingers moved down to brush against it. He hissed softly through his teeth, already trembling again.
“There’ll be plenty of time for that later,” you promised with a wink. “But right now? I wanna test this little thing out.”
You gave it another playful tug, not hard enough to hurt, but just enough to make the collar snap taut against his skin again—just enough to watch the muscle jump in his throat as the silver hissed and sizzled fresh against his blisters.
He whimpered, eyes fluttering. But he didn’t speak. You wondered if it hurt for him to.
You turned on your heel and started toward the back door, your steps bouncing with glee, purposefully walking faster than usual—just to see if he could keep up. The leash stayed tight between you. His bare feet padded across the kitchen floor behind you in uneven, scrambling little bursts.
You didn’t look back. Not when the screen door groaned open. Not when you stepped out onto the porch.
The sun was already high, baking the roof tiles, bleached white and brutal overhead. But the trees lining the path to the barn were generous with their shade today, long-limbed and swaying, dappled light painting the dirt trail below.
You turned just enough to flash Remmick a grin over your shoulder. “You better keep up,” you chirped. “Wouldn’t want your pretty skin boilin’ off, would we?”
He didn’t answer. Just gave a tight little nod and braced himself as you set off—speedwalking now, steps quick and light, kicking up little clouds of dust as you went.
The leash tugged and bounced between you with every footfall, and more than once, you felt the tension snap sharp—followed by the soft, unsteady scuffle of Remmick nearly tripping behind you.
He never fell.
But oh, how close he came.
Each stumble sounded like a prayer, a bite-back whimper, a half-muttered “fuck” caught on the wind. And still, he followed. Always followed.
You beamed as you reached the wide barn doors and pushed them open with a loud creak, the hinges singing like they hadn’t been oiled in years. You stepped into the cool dark and let the leash slacken in your hand, uncoiling it from your wrist so it dangled freely now, just barely held in your grip.
Remmick panted behind you, cheeks flushed, sweat glistening at his hairline, and you turned to him like a proud hostess. “Well,” you said brightly, “get to work, sugar.”
His brow furrowed. “Work…?”
You gestured at the far wall, where rusted tools lined the hooks—shovels, axes, hammers, nails in glass jars, coils of wire and thick rolls of canvas tarp. All coated in a thin shimmer of grime. A few had darker stains. One of them still had a little chunk of something clinging to the handle.
“You sayin’ work like we didn’t already talk about this?” you asked, voice rising into a high, mock-wounded whine.
His brows pinched together, eyes flicking uncertainly toward the tools again.
You frowned, winding the leash tight—far tighter than you had earlier that morning—around your forearm, tugging him forward with little jerks as you took slow, deliberate steps deeper into the barn. He stumbled after you, hands lifted like he meant to soothe you.
“Wait—darlin’, I—I didn’t mean—please, I wasn’t forgettin’ on purpose, I just—I got distracted is all—”
“You forgot about our project, Remmick,” you said with a pout so heavy it almost cracked your face in half. “The shed, remember? Down by the swamp? We talked about it just this morning. You said it was a fine idea.”
You knew he hadn’t said a word in agreement, but he certainly wasn’t going to try and fight you on it.
“I—I know, I know,” he said quickly, nodding. “I swear I did—I just—my mind’s not been right since I woke up with this—this—thing—’round my neck—”
You yanked the leash hard, and he choked on the last word, the collar going taut again.
The sound it made was less of a sizzle now and more of a whimper, like the silver had grown tired of burning and instead burrowed itself down deep, content to throb inside his skin.
You gave him a sharp look—one that shut him right up.
“Start gathering,” you said, so flatly you surprised yourself. “Lumber’s in the corner. Nails’re on the shelf. You’ll need the hammer, the shovel, and probably one of those little saws too. Unless you wanna build it with your teeth, sugar.”
He didn’t argue. Just nodded once. And moved toward the tools.
You flounced back against the nearest hay bale and perched yourself there, crossing your legs with a lazy hum. And watched.
Hefting the heavier tools made his arms strain, muscles twitching in his bare chest—and only then did you remember he still hadn’t put a shirt on. The sun slipped through the slats in the walls in thin, golden stripes, but Remmick kept shifting to avoid them, ducking just slightly out of reach each time they threatened to graze his skin.
Every time he bent down to pick something up, you caught yourself biting your lip.
He really was pretty.
Especially with that chain trailing from his neck.
And oh, those marks.
Crawling further now. Right below his jaw, down toward his chest, some even skimming his chin in those vein-like streaks. Blooming like angry vines.
You tugged the leash.
He flinched.
Another tug. He stumbled.
You laughed.
He looked back, eyes wide with something soft and wounded—but didn’t say a word. Just nodded once more, gripped one of the thick wooden planks in both hands, and hoisted it up onto his shoulder.
“Mm-mm… grab two more while you’re at it, sugar,” you called sweetly. “And don’t forget the hammer! Crooked walls would make me so upset…”
He obeyed.
And you tugged again—just to watch the way his hands trembled, the way he jerked forward, like he was yours to puppet.
Which, of course, he was.
And you couldn’t wait to make him prove it.
You waited hours for the sun to get its selfish little behind out the sky. Too bright, too bold, too hot. She always liked to steal attention. You told her so—out loud, a few times, while watching from the kitchen window, arms crossed over your chest and leash wound in your hand like a ribbon of patience. But she finally tucked herself away. Which meant it was time to get to work.
Remmick had been building like a man possessed. Quiet, focused, bare chest and back damp with sweat, mouth going slack with every heavy breath. And oh, hadn’t he been good. All those planks cut to size, the posts dug straight, the frame already nailed tight. The walls were nearly done now, with only one side open to the swamp for your little friend to come and go as she pleased.
You sat in the grass nearby, knees hugged to your chest, cheek resting lazily on one arm as you watched the leash swing and tug with every movement of his neck. He was sweating. He was filthy. He looked beautiful.
“Take a break,” you chirped suddenly.
He hesitated—just for a moment—then set the hammer down, brushing his palms against his pants. “Don’t gotta tell me twice,” he said, and that smile—oh, that smile—blossomed out slow and real, his first honest one all day. No twitch behind the eyes. No edge of panic in his voice.
You beamed. He took a seat beside you, still too far, but you let it slide. For now.
You reached into the basket you’d brought and started pouring lemonade into a glass. Then paused. Thought better of it. With a bright hum, you pushed the whole pitcher into his lap.
“There you go, sugar. You earned it.”
He didn’t even hesitate—just lifted the pitcher and drank straight from it, throat bobbing with every deep swallow, jaw flexing as he gulped it down like water in the desert. You watched. You stared. Your own mouth went dry.
“I love watchin’ you drink,” you said dreamily, scooting closer until your bare shoulder touched his. “Like watchin’ a big ol’ dog at a water bowl.”
He choked on the last gulp, coughing softly. You patted his back, grinning, then plucked a sandwich from the basket—turkey, thick and cold with a generous smear of butter and two slices of tomato—and unwrapped it slowly.
Remmick turned his head, brows lifting.
“Oh, no,” you said, wiggling your fingers. “This one’s on me.”
And with that, you plucked off a corner of the sandwich and held it up to his mouth.
He hesitated. But not long. He opened, lips parting slow—and you didn’t just feed him.
You slipped your fingers into his mouth, slow and deliberate, feeling the soft heat of his tongue as he closed around them. Then deeper. Just a bit. Letting your fingertips slide past his tongue and press lightly against the back of his throat.
He didn’t gag.
Didn’t flinch.
Just held your gaze.
Steady. Obedient. Unblinking.
Slowly, you began to pull back, your fingers grazing the sharp points of his fangs on the way out—light, teasing, just enough to feel them graze your tips. A long string of spit followed, stretching wet and shimmering from his lips to your knuckles.
You lifted your hand, tongue darting out to catch the drool with a pleased little hum.
“There’s my good boy,” you murmured, feeding him another piece. “Makin’ up for bein’ so sour yesterday, aren’t you? Bein’ sweet now. Bein’ real sweet.”
He chewed and swallowed, his eyes flicking sideways, all that confidence sapped in an instance.
“Yer takin’ care of me,” he said softly. “It’s… real kind of ya.”
“Kind,” you echoed, like the word was candy on your tongue. “You think I’m kind.”
Another piece. Another bite. His lips brushed your fingertips this time.
You smiled. Wider. Licked your teeth.
When the sandwich was nearly gone, you dropped the last piece into his palm and watched as he finished it, your eyes locked on his mouth, your hands twitching in your lap. You didn’t say anything. You just stared. Until he looked up. And then you pounced.
You pushed him backward, fingers splayed over his chest, and climbed on top of him in one fluid motion, your knees pressing into the grass on either side of his hips.
He made a soft, startled sound—but didn’t fight. Didn’t move. Just blinked up at you, pink creeping up his throat.
You folded your arms on his chest and rested your chin atop them, gazing down at him, rocking just slightly where you sat.
“Have I been mean to you?” you asked, voice pitched soft. “’Cause I’ve been thinkin’ about it… and I worry I’ve been mean.”
He went tense beneath you. A full-body kind of still.
“No,” he said too fast. Too sharp. Then softened it. “No, darlin’. Y— y’ain’t been mean.”
“Really?”
“Mmhmm.”
“Are you sure?”
His bottom lip trembled. He bit it. But he nodded.
You grinned. Bright as the evening stars.
Then leaned down and peppered his face in kisses. Soft ones. Wet ones. One on the nose, one on the cheek, one at the corner of his mouth. His lashes fluttered with each press.
“My sweet boy,” you whispered. “My sunshine. My angel pie. My beautiful lil’ farmhand. Lettin’ me feed you, lettin’ me sit on you like this. Letting me love you.”
He made a sound—barely audible—but it buzzed against your lips as you kissed his jaw.
You sat up, straddling him, hands resting lightly on his ribs. Then he stiffened, suddenly.
Huff.
You blinked. Turned your head.
A slow grin split your face.
There she was, Josephine!
Her big eyes and broad snout breaking the swamp’s glassy surface, nostrils flaring.
“Well, well, well,” you cooed, tilting your head. “You want in on our picnic, baby girl?”
Josephine huffed again.
Remmick—still pinned beneath you—stared at her with wide, horrified eyes.
You turned back to him and leaned down close, nose brushing his.
“She likes watchin’,” you whispered. “Likes seein’ you be good for me.”
He swallowed, hard.
You gasped like he’d confessed to a crime and slammed both palms flat against his chest. “You ain’t even pet her yet!”
The thud from your hands knocked the wind out of him—he let out a stunned little grunt, halfway between a hiccup and a groan, like someone’d punched him in the ribs. His eyes blinked wide.
“I—I didn’t—didn’t know I was supposed to…” he stammered, breath catching as your hands stayed firm on his sternum.
“Remmick,” you said, voice low and grave as you leaned in close. “That girl has loved you from the moment she laid eyes on you. She welcomed you into her home—my home—and you haven’t even given her a single pat on the head?”
He opened his mouth. Closed it. Tried again. “I—I don’t… I mean, she’s a gator, darlin’—”
“Oh, hush.” You were already on your feet, brushing dirt off your thighs, your smile bright as ever. The leash gave a soft tug as you wrapped it tighter around your fist. Remmick’s body stiffened.
“C’mon,” you said, sing-song. “On your feet, sugar.”
He sat up slowly, like his bones ached. “Darlin’, I dunno if that’s such a good—”
You gave the leash another gentle yank. Not mean, not yet. But the message was clear. “Now, Remmick.”
He stood without another word.
You led him by the collar all the way to the edge of the dock, your pace just a little too fast to be casual. When you got there you flopped belly-first against the old, sun-warmed wood, your feet kicked up behind you. The water lapped quietly beneath the boards.
You patted the dock beside you. “Get down here.”
He hesitated—but not for long. Soon he was lying stomach-down beside you, arms tense at his sides, chest rising and falling with slow, measured breaths. Like he was trying very hard to keep calm.
You reached out toward the water like you’d done it a thousand times before, fingers splayed wide, wrist loose. And from the murk below, Josephine rose. Just her snout and those big sleepy eyes, surfacing slow and steady, her nostrils flaring once in greeting. Her wide head pressed against your palm, and you scratched under her chin, down her neck, nails dragging over the thick hide. She made that low, slow, rolling sound again—somewhere between a growl and a purr.
“There she is,” you cooed, rubbing her head with both hands now. “There’s my good girl. My beautiful, scaly angel. God, you missed me, didn’t you, baby? You missed mama. You missed your treats.”
Remmick lay frozen beside you, not breathing. Not blinking. You could feel the tension in him, like a little live wire strung tight at the edge of the dock.
You pulled your hands back slowly and smiled at him. “Your turn.”
He looked at you like you’d asked him to saw off a finger. “I—I don’t think I should—”
You rolled your eyes, and your tone took on that extra sugary sweet edge it always did right before something snapped. “Remmick. She knows if you’re scared. She feels it. She’s an empath, remember?”
His mouth opened. “I—since when is—gators ain’t empath—”
“She’ll bite your damn hand clean off if you hesitate,” you added with a nod. “But no pressure.”
He gulped. And, with a hand that shook like a leaf, he reached out.
Josephine let him touch her—but just barely. He managed to graze a few fingers along her head, and for a moment she stayed put. Then she huffed through her nose and sank back down into the water, gone in a blink.
You sighed, fond. “She don’t like nervous men.”
“I—I wasn’t tryin’ to be—” he tried.
“Shhh,” you sounded, digging through the basket behind you. “She still loves you.”
You pulled out a turkey sandwich and leaned forward, tossing it into the water. “There you go, sweet pea,” you called, watching it land with a plop. “Just a snack, alright? I’ll get you a full meal soon. Promise.”
Josephine’s head rose again briefly. Then disappeared, sandwich and all.
You turned back to Remmick, your face practically glowing. “Ain’t she just the sweetest?”
He gave the water a long, slow look. His voice, when it came, was high and hoarse: “Y-yeah. Real sweet.”
Remmick’s breath had evened out, but yours hadn’t. You were too wrapped up in how soft his hair felt against your fingers, how his body melted so easily into yours tonight—like he was made to lay right here, head on your chest, arms circled around your waist, every inch of him lax and humming from the day’s work.
You’d let him clean you earlier. Run that sweet, reverent mouth of his between your legs while the bathwater turned lukewarm. He’d made dinner after, too, so gentle when he set the plate down in your lap and fed you the bits he noticed you liked most. He’d been perfect. So good you’d even considered taking the collar off.
The thought had risen up, a quiet little whisper in your brain, as you looked down at him just now—curled up against you like a dog freshly dried and warmed by the fire. For a moment, you’d imagined slipping your fingers under the clasp, lifting the chain from his neck, kissing the spot beneath. You’d even smiled at the idea.
But then you laughed. Out loud.
The sound made him twitch a little, like he’d heard it from underwater. You stroked his hair to soothe him, the warmth of his breath on your skin making it so hard to believe he’d ever been anything but soft. Silly thought. You weren’t taking the collar off. Not tonight. Not tomorrow. Maybe never.
Your eyes had just begun to flutter shut when it came—a sharp pop from beyond the trees. Like a firecracker. Then the low hiss of rubber gasping its last breath. You blinked, cocked your head. Another few seconds passed. And then, right there through the window: the silhouette of a young man coming up the drive. White. Frazzled. Bag slung over one shoulder and both arms waving as he called out toward the house.
“Oh!” you squealed, lips already curving with glee. “Remmick!”
You cradled his cheeks and kissed his mouth, giddy as you shoved his face further into your chest.
“Remmick, wake up—we’re gonna do this one together, you and me!”
He grunted softly, blinking up at you, mind still foggy from almost-sleep. You didn’t wait for him to catch up. You practically threw the blankets back and hopped out of bed, breathless with excitement as your feet hit the floor. He sat up slowly, still dazed, brows furrowed like he couldn’t believe what he’d just heard.
“Someone’s here?” he mumbled.
“Mhm! On foot. Tire popped, I bet. Looks all helpless.” You giggled, digging into the back of your wardrobe. “I was wonderin’ how long it’d be before another one of ‘em showed up uninvited.”
He stood stiffly, the creak of bed springs behind you betraying his hesitation. You fished around the top shelf until your fingers brushed cool leather.
“Here it is!” you said, spinning around with the muzzle in your hands like a prize you’d won at the fair.
The blood drained from Remmick’s face. You practically skipped back to him, grinning from ear to ear.
“No, no—wait, wait,” he said quickly, stepping back. “I can behave. I—”
But you didn’t give him a chance to finish. You mounted him right there, legs wrapping tight around his waist as he stumbled back onto the edge of the bed, catching himself with both arms behind him. You clutched the muzzle between your teeth just long enough to use both hands to grab his face.
“You’re not in trouble, silly,” you whispered sweetly. “I’m proud of you.”
He didn’t move. You reached behind his head and clipped the muzzle into place, firm but not too tight. His jaw flexed slightly under the leather straps, but he didn’t fight it. He just closed his eyes for a moment like he always did when he wanted to pretend he wasn’t here.
“You’re my best helper, you know that?” you chirped, patting his cheek once it was secured. “But I don’t want you gettin’ any ideas before I’ve had my fun. Or gettin’ too hungry. You remember what happened last time.”
He blinked. You beamed, smoothed your hands down his chest, then slid off his lap and stood tall.
“I’ll be quick,” you promised, brushing down your nightgown and walking to the mirror, tilting your head back and forth. “They always say you should look your best for company.”
He didn’t answer, of course. Not with the muzzle on.
You could feel his eyes on your back as you grabbed a light shawl and wrapped it around your shoulders, humming quietly while you fixed your hair with your fingers. You heard him shift on the bed, a quiet creak of wood beneath his feet, the sway of the leash still hanging from his collar. You turned and offered him your hand.
He took it.
You led him downstairs with a big smile, reaching the door just as the knock came—a hesitant, almost embarrassed little tap. You looked back at Remmick once more, just to drink him in.
There he stood, framed by the moonlight pouring through the window. Eyes dark and still and tired, lips hidden behind the black leather muzzle. Leashed. Collared. Silent. Perfect.
You turned the knob.
And opened the door with a smile.
The moment your eyes landed on his, you felt your blood start to sing. Long blonde hair, pale and tangled in front of his forehead like he’d been running his hands through it. Blue eyes, too soft and mellow for someone his age. No older than twenty, if that. His cheeks were flushed with exertion, and he’d clearly been moving fast, his white button-down stuck to his chest with sweat, sleeves rolled up to his elbows, shoes caked in dry mud.
He started speaking before he’d even fully reached the porch. “I’m real sorry to bother y’all—tire blew out back on the main road, and I ain’t got a spare or no way to patch it, so I figured—”
Then he looked up.
You watched his mouth falter mid-sentence, eyebrows pulling together in a way that made your jaw twitch.
His gaze fell on you first. Your nightgown. Your bare feet. The smile that hadn’t dimmed even once. He squinted. Tilted his head just slightly. Looking you up and down like you didn’t make sense, like you didn’t belong here. You could see the words forming behind his teeth. Wondering whose house this was. Wondering if you were the maid or the mistress. You knew that look. You’d spent your whole life learning it.
But you smiled wider. Steadier. Tilted your head right back.
And then his eyes shifted. To Remmick. And oh, how they stuck.
The young man blinked. Once. Twice. His shoulders went taut, and his jaw clenched hard enough to crack. He didn’t even try to hide it—the long stare, the bewildered skim of his gaze over the leather muzzle stretched tight over Remmick’s face, the silver collar buckled low on his neck, the black leash clutched loose in your hand. Remmick didn’t say a word. Just stood behind you, silent and stone still.
The man's face rippled with something—confusion, disgust, maybe even fear—but he buried it fast. Took one full step back and cleared his throat, looking anywhere but at either of you.
“Y’all wouldn’t happen to have a spare tire layin’ around, would ya?” he asked quickly, voice breaking just slightly at the edges. “Don’t mean to impose. I’ll be on my way soon as I can.”
Your smile didn’t budge. “Sure we do,” you said sweetly. “It’s a little ways out back, but we’ll show you where it is.”
He nodded fast, grateful. “Thank ya. I really appreciate it.”
But you didn’t move. Not yet.
Because your mind was still ticking, loud and red and quick, on the ways you could end him. You pictured him bent over and gagging on the floor, his hands flying to his neck, eyes wide and wet as blood slipped through his fingers and soaked his shirt. You saw his head cracked open on a tree stump, the edge of your axe buried deep between those golden locks. You imagined peeling him apart slow, piece by piece, just to see how long it would take before his throat gave out.
He’d scream pretty. You knew it.
And if you let Remmick off the leash? If you took off that muzzle and gave him just ten minutes?
There wouldn’t even be blood left to mop up.
You stood there and stared, jaw slack with quiet delight, until the silence stretched too long.
A hand brushed yours gently. Large. Cold.
You blinked.
Remmick, still behind you, tilted his head down, muzzle twitching slightly as he nudged your arm. His palm hovered near, careful not to touch too much. Just a reminder. You’d been still too long.
“Oh,” you said suddenly, breath hitching with a laugh.
The man blinked. Nervous now.
You squeezed Remmick’s hand once as a little thank-you, then turned your grin back on the stranger like nothing had happened at all.
“Well, come on then, sugar,” you said brightly. “Let’s get you fixed up.”
And without another glance back, you stepped off the porch into the night, leash taut in your hand.
You took your sweet time with the walk to the shed. The man walked a few paces ahead, wiping sweat from his brow with the back of his hand. Remmick trailed close behind—head down, footsteps silent, muzzle already dark with spit.
It felt like walking a pig to slaughter. The thought made you smile.
“You from around here?” you asked casually, raising your voice just enough for the man to hear.
He glanced over his shoulder and shook his head. “Nah. I’m from up near Tunica. Just passin’ through.”
“Tunica,” you echoed, lips puckering in mock thought. “Ain’t that where the river bends all funny?”
He nodded, smiling faintly. “That’s the one.”
You hummed like you cared, hand swaying gently at your side. “And what brings you out this way?”
The man rubbed the back of his neck, shoulders slumping a bit. “I was comin’ back from a work trip. Construction job got cut short. Figured I’d surprise my boy by gettin’ home early.”
You cocked your head, grin sharp behind your teeth. “Oh, that’s sweet. Little one?”
He smiled a little wider. “Yeah. Just turned seven.”
“Even more reason for you to get back on the road quick,” you said, voice light as air. “Can’t have him thinkin’ Daddy disappeared.”
He chuckled politely, missing your tone entirely.
“You got a wife?” you asked, sing-songing it this time.
He looked back again and nodded. “Sure do.”
“Good,” you said brightly. “Means your son’ll still have someone to watch over him.”
Remmick inhaled sharply behind you.
It wasn’t loud. Not to anyone else. But you heard it. Felt it, even—the tight recoil of breath through that muzzle, the slight yank of the leash in your hand from where he’d jerked forward. You didn’t slow down. Didn’t look back.
The man turned to you fully now, brow furrowing. “…What’s that supposed to mean?”
You barked out a laugh so loud it echoed off the trees.
“Oh honey, nothin’!” you said, voice too high. “Meant it’s good someone’s there watchin’ him while you’re gone, that’s all! My brain just runnin’ ahead a bit, that’s all. Don’t mind me!”
The man forced an uneasy grin.
You rounded the final bend and reached the shed, looking even sturdier than how Remmick and you had left it earlier that day.
You gestured with a lazy wave. “Tires’re in the back. Light’s back there too.”
He blinked. “You don’t got a switch up front?”
“Nope,” you lied. “It’s one of them pull-chains. Back right corner.”
He hesitated, just a beat too long. Then stepped inside, head low, hands outstretched to feel along the wall.
You waited until his back was turned. Then reached out and undid the first strap of Remmick’s muzzle.
Click.
The second strap came undone slower. Your fingers lingered.
Click.
The muzzle dropped loose, hanging heavy from the bottom strap until you slid it off entirely. And there he was.
Mouth slick and twitching. Fangs fully bared. Saliva dripped down his chin in thick globs, smacking softly against his chest. His breathing was ragged now—barely controlled. Eyes blown wide, flashing red at the pupils, neck pulsing like a wild animal held too long by the throat.
You lowered your voice to a murmur. “Wait.”
His claws were already showing—both hands curled and trembling, fingers warped to talons, nails long and glinting in the moonlight. His arms flexed like they were begging to be loosed.
“I said wait,” you whispered again. “Let him find the light first.”
Remmick swallowed hard. He nodded once.
Inside the shed, you heard the young man shuffling farther in. “Can’t see a damn thing in here,” he muttered. “Y’all sure it’s in the back?”
You didn’t answer. You just watched the muscles twitch in Remmick’s jaw, the way his tongue darted out to wet his fangs. His hands clenched, unclenched. That breathy whine he let out—barely audible, like pain. He was holding himself back, just for you. Only for you.
A soft click. Then a low buzz. The lightbulb flickered once, then caught—glowing dim yellow in the far corner. The man turned toward it.
And Remmick moved.
It was a blur, really. A shadow that passed before it could be registered in the mind. He was on the man before you could blink—one claw buried in his shoulder, the other raking down his chest with a wet, splitting sound that sent a shock through the air. The man staggered, howling, shoes skidding on the wood floor slick with the evening’s humidity and his own blood. But the scream barely made it past his lips before Remmick’s teeth found his throat. Not deep enough to end it. Just a warning. Just enough to make him scream again.
Remmick didn’t kill him outright. Not this time. He made sure to stretch it out.
You stepped further into the shed, the door groaning shut behind you as your shadow fell over the two bodies. Your arms were crossed loose beneath your chest, the smile on your face softening into something dreamy and mean. Tender, even. Like you were watching a man recite poetry rather than slowly dismembering a living thing.
You crouched next to them. “Good boy,” you whispered. “So good for me.”
He didn’t look up, but you could see the satisfied tremor run down his back, his jaw twitching against the metal cage of his own control. You knew you wouldn’t need the muzzle. Not anymore. Not when he knew how much you liked to watch.
You’d taught him so well.
The man was still alive, writhing now—his pale lashes fluttering, chest heaving in broken spasms as he tried to speak around the ruined meat of his throat. It came out a gurgle.
Remmick had his claws hooked through his ribs, peeling back his shirt and skin like a page. The cartilage popped wetly. Something deep inside gave a muffled snap.
You cocked your head, breath catching, and let out a delighted little sound.
“Oh, that was a good one,” you said. “Do it again.”
His lips peeled back in a snarl—blood dripping from his chin, his fangs a mess of crimson and sinew. His glassy eyes snapped to yours, searching your face for every little flicker of praise. You didn’t even have to ask again.
He slid his claws deeper, dragging them downward with a slow, deliberate tug that sent shudders through what was left of the man. He jerked once. Twice. His legs kicked and went still.
Another rib snapped. Another noise from you—soft, breathless, touched with something like laughter.
You moved closer. The floor was red beneath your feet. The metallic smell filled your head, and you couldn’t help but to stick your tongue out, just to see if the air tasted how it smelled. It didn’t, to your disappointment.
You leaned into the man’s face this time, watching his eyes struggle to focus on you through the blur of blood and salt and panic.
“I was right, you know,” you cooed, brushing his hair back from his face, careful not to get blood on your dress. “About your wife. Your son. They’ll be just fine.”
His lips moved, but nothing came out.
Behind you, Remmick let out a moan—feral and needy, full of blood and longing. He’d sunk his teeth into the man’s stomach now, peeling muscle away from bone, his tongue lapping over the exposed cavity like a man possessed.
You turned slightly to watch him, resting your chin on your palm.
He made a sound that might’ve been a laugh, muffled by a mouthful of lung. You could see the shake of his hands—those gorgeous claws twitching, begging for more. His chest rose and fell with frantic rhythm. Still hungry. Always hungry.
You could always tell when he hit that point—when the blood wasn’t enough, when the meat beneath his tongue stopped satisfying and the ache between his legs outgrew the one in his belly. He was panting now, eyes locked on yours like he was starved for something you hadn’t fed him yet. His mouth twitched around the torn-open cavity of the man’s stomach, strings of gore catching on his fangs. His chest heaved. His claws flexed like they didn’t know what else to grab. And then he whimpered. That soft little sound he always made when the hunger shifted south.
You smiled back. Slow, loose-limbed and syrup-sweet. “Aw, sugar,” you cooed, stepping over what was left of the man on the floor. “Poor thing got all worked up, didn’t he? All full on blood and nowhere to put it?” His lips parted under the mess, his tongue flicking out slow and clumsy. He tried to nod, but his head lolled a bit to the side, too overwhelmed already to keep still. You reached out and cupped his chin, tilting his mouth up toward you. His cheeks were glazed in spit and gore, his breath hot against your palm. His eyes had gone wet and wide—unblinking. Pitiful.
“Look at you,” you whispered. “Such a filthy little thing.” He whined again, louder this time, and the sound vibrated all the way up your arm. “Down.” He dropped like a sack of bones. Not even a second’s hesitation. Muzzle gone, collar tight, blood still drying in patches across his jaw—and he went down like it was the only thing he knew how to do.
“Good boy,” you crooned, pushing your nightgown up past your hips as you stepped over to straddle his lap. “You want me to make it better?” His hands gripped the backs of your thighs, claws twitching, trembling with restraint. You laughed softly and cupped his face again—gentler now. You leaned in close, close enough to feel the heat of him thrumming like a furnace between your legs. He was already hard, already leaking, rutting helplessly up into the air like he couldn’t stand not being inside something.
“Aw, sugar,” you breathed against his lips, voice full of mock-pity. “You didn’t think I was gonna let you fuck me after all that mess, did you?” He blinked fast. Swallowed hard. His claws curled tighter into your skin. “Look at yourself,” you said, dragging your thumb across his bottom lip. “You’re drippin’. You’re disgustin’. You killed him like a pig and now you think you get a reward?” He nodded, frantic. “Mm. Maybe. But you’re gonna work for it.” You leaned in and drooled into his open mouth.
He moaned like you’d fed him salvation. Your saliva dripped down his throat, thick and warm. He swallowed it like he meant it—like it was communion, like it was blood. His eyes rolled back a little, lashes fluttering. One of his hands slid from your thigh to your hip, clinging like a lifeline.
“There we go,” you purred. “There’s my good boy.”
You sank down to your knees in front of him, dragging your mouth over the curve of his throat, lapping at the gore still caked beneath his jaw. He whimpered. Bucked once. The leash in your hand tugged taut when he tried to move too fast.
“Ah-ah,” you warned, mouth brushing his ear. “Be patient.” He was already crying. Tears welled in the corners of his eyes, thick and trembling. He sniffled once, just the barest hint of it, but it made your cunt clench anyway. You reached between your legs and wrapped your fingers around the base of his cock, already leaking through the fabric of his pants, dark and wet where the cloth clung tight.
“I’ll let you have it,” you whispered. “But you gotta make me come first. Think you can do that, Remmick?” He nodded violently. “You sure?” You dragged your thumb up the length of him, just light enough to tease. “You’re not gonna get greedy like last time, are you?” He whimpered again, eyes red and glistening.
You smiled. Leaned in. Bit his neck hard enough to draw fresh blood. Then you shoved him down onto his back and mounted his face. The sounds he made weren’t human. You don’t think they ever had been. He tongued you like a starving thing, like your cunt was the last source of freshwater in the whole Delta. His nose bumped your clit again and again, sloppy and desperate, until your thighs were shaking and your fingers were wound in his hair hard enough to hurt.
And all the while he moaned, shamelessly so. You ground down harder, slick soaking his face, his cheeks, his collar. You swore you saw his eyes cross when you spat again, let it drip right down into the mess between his lips. He sucked it in like breath as his hips bucked uselessly into the air, trembling beneath you.
His mouth was a mess—slick and starving, tongue working like it was trying to dig something out of you, like he thought if he licked deep enough he’d find god. But it wasn’t his tongue that made your breath catch like that, wasn’t his moaning or the obscene noises spilling up from between your legs. It was the fangs. You’d felt them graze you before—barely, just teasing little pricks of pressure when he got sloppy or hungry or careless. But now he was deliberate. Letting them drag sharp and slow along the tender seam of you, edged enough to sting, not enough to break skin. Not yet. They slipped over your folds, parted you with reverent care. Cool against the heat of your cunt. Maddening.
And then—goddamn him—he grabbed your hips. Both hands. Clawed fingers curling tight around your waist, holding you there, anchoring you like he thought he was in charge. Like you needed help to fuck his face. You felt the dig of his claws, not breaking skin, but close. Too close.
Any other time, that’d earn him a slap hard enough to ring in his ears. You’d drag him by the leash and make him beg for forgiveness, make him cry while you jerked him off just enough to feel it, then left him dripping and untouched on the floor. But not now. Not when your whole body was locking up, thighs trembling, belly tight and aching, the pleasure pulsing low and vicious between your hips like something with teeth. Not when his mouth was this good.
Your orgasm hit like a thunderclap—sharp and brutal and fucking filthy. It tore through you like lightning, blooming behind your eyes, down your spine, in your belly, all molten and obscene. Your vision went white. Your thighs clenched tight around his head, grinding down hard enough to bruise, smearing slick across his face and into his mouth as you rode out every last trembling second.
You moaned loud and mean, head tossed back, throat bare and aching with the sound of it. His fangs pressed firmer, dragged once more across your clit—deliberate, slow, cruel—and your whole body seized, another gush of come soaking his chin. It was too much. Too good. Too fast. He didn’t stop. Wouldn’t stop. Not even when your hips bucked to the side or your breath hitched high and painful like your lungs forgot how to work. He licked you through it, mouth open and greedy, drool and spit and slick all smeared together in a wet, glistening mess.
You seized the leash and yanked it with every ounce of strength you had, jerking his head back so fast it made his whole body flinch.
“I knew you’d get selfish,” you snapped, voice low, hot, vibrating with fury and lust. “I knew it. Couldn’t just behave. Had to grab me like you fuckin’ own me. Like you ain’t mine.”
His eyes rolled back for half a second like the leash alone could make him come.
You had already started to lift your hips when he finally came to. “No—no, no, no,” Remmick choked out, voice hoarse and shredded.
You stared down at him with disdain curling in your gut and heat pooling thick between your legs. But you didn’t stop him. Not when he pushed you back to the floor with a desperation so raw it made your cunt ache. Not when he climbed on top of you like a man possessed, already fumbling with the buckle of his belt like he thought he’d die if he didn’t fuck you right this second.
“I’m sorry—I’m so sorry—I didn’t mean it, please—please—I’ll be good, I swear—” His belt clattered to the floor. Buttons popped. He shoved his pants down far enough to free himself, cock flushed and slick and trembling with need. He was panting now, a sob catching in his throat as he lined himself up and pushed in.
You didn’t stop him. You watched him. Watched his face crumple with pleasure and relief the moment his cock sank into you, the moment he was back where he belonged. His mouth fell open in a silent moan, shoulders shuddering as he bottomed out, your cunt sucking him in like it had been waiting just for this.
“I’m sorry,” he choked, burying his face into your neck, into your mouth, anywhere you’d let him go. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry—please don’t take it away—I need it, I need ya—” His tongue pushed through your lips like he was trying to crawl inside you completely, hot and sloppy, tasting of blood and tears and spit. He rutted into you hard, fast, helpless, sobbing into your lips as his hips snapped against yours with a punishing rhythm.
You groaned into his mouth, not from the force of it—but from how ruined he was. He was crying—no, sobbing—again, tears falling with every thrust.
“Look at you,” you said between kisses, teeth grazing his lip as he thrust deeper. “On top but never in charge. You’ll always be mine.”
“I know, I know—I know—I’m yours—I belong to ya—don’t send me away—don’t take it back—” You dragged your fingernails down his chest hard enough to make him hiss, then gripped his hips and dug your heels into the backs of his thighs, pulling him in deeper, harder.
“You want forgiveness?” you whispered against his ear.
He nodded, trembling.
“Then fuck me like you mean it, sugar.”
And oh, how he tried. Tried to rut into you like he could dig his way into your womb, tried to kiss you like his soul depended on it. He sobbed your name like prayer, like apology, like the only thing left inside him worth saying.
And when he came—God, when he came—it was like something broke loose inside him. Like all that hunger, all that grief, all that cracked and clattering need had finally found the smallest hole to spill through. His whole body went taut, muscles locking like he’d been struck by lightning, and then he howled. Loud and guttural and torn straight from the pit of his belly, as his cock twitched hard inside you and spilled deep. Thick. Endless. You felt it flood your cunt with a heat that made your back arch, made your thighs quake, made you clutch at his hair just to feel something hold you steady.
Remmick sobbed as he kept grinding into you, every pulse of his cock another desperate little claim, another pathetic apology that soaked the inside of you with seed. You wrapped your legs tighter around him, locking him in place.
“You stay right here.”
He whimpered again, collapsing fully into you, face buried against your throat, arms trembling as he tried to stay up on all fours but couldn’t. Couldn’t even hold himself up after the way he came. His hips twitched every time you clenched around him, milking the last thick spurts of come from him.
He moaned into your neck. Tried to thrust again. Failed. His cock twitched, spent and going soft, and his breath hitched like he might cry again.
“I didn’t mean to be bad,” he whispered, barely audible. “I was scared y’wouldn’t let me… I just wanted—just wanted to stay inside, I’m sorry, I’m so sorry—”
You turned his face to look at you. “You did bad,” you said, smiling. “But you made up for it.”
You kissed him—deep, wet, slow.
He melted. Boneless in your arms, body trembling, chest still hitching with the weight of what he’d given you. You kissed him again, sweet and slow, and tasted the remnants of his fear and relief on your tongue. And when you pulled back—just far enough to see the shape of his face, flushed and glistening—he said it. Soft. Raw. Almost ashamed of how much he meant it.
“I love ya,” he paused, then raised his voice. “I love ya so much it hurts. I—God, I’d die for ya, I’d kill for ya, I’d crawl in the dirt and stay there if ya asked. I can’t—” He shook, breath catching again. “—can’t be without ya. Don’t want t’ be.”
You just smiled.
“I know, sugar,” you said sweetly.
And without ceremony—without breaking that smile—you reached down and slipped the muzzle back over his face.
Click.
You gave his cheek a little pat, then rolled your hips just once—for the sole purpose of hearing him moan again, deep and pathetic behind the muzzle. His cock gave a feeble twitch inside you, and you laughed, light as dew.
He helped you get up. Still trembling, still leaking, still raw—you stood. His hands obeyed yours when you pointed to the corpse, and together you dragged what was left of the man across the yard. His body left streaks in the dirt. Pinkish-red. Bits of viscera caught on rocks and roots. You didn’t bother covering it up.
The moonlight was sharp tonight, painting the trees silver and casting your shadows long behind you. He followed without complaint, his leash slack between you, muzzle in place. Silent and obedient.
Beneath the water, still as stone, was Josephine. Her long body rippled once beneath the surface.
You gave her a low whistle.
She came.
All muscle and patience, her jaw parting with the faintest creak as you laid the man at the edge of the swamp. His head lolled sideways, hair matted with blood, one eye still open.
You sighed, almost wistfully. Then crouched down beside him, lips puckered in a kiss that never touched flesh. “Bon appétit, baby girl.”
Josephine surged forward with a pleased sound—more purr than growl—and you watched, grinning, as her jaws snapped wide and slammed shut over the man’s torso. The crunch echoed deep, wet and final.
Remmick sat beside you, still panting through his muzzle. You didn’t speak. Just leaned your head against his shoulder and watched your girl feed—limbs torn clean, guts strung out like ribbons, skull crushed between rows of ancient teeth. It took less than a minute for her to finish, and when she slipped back beneath the dark water with a satisfied grunt, the surface stilled as if nothing had happened at all.
You stayed there a while longer. Let the stillness settle over you like silk. Let your fingers toy with the leather strap of his leash. Let your pulse slow and even, heartbeat thumping with a rhythm made only for you.
Because you’d won. He was yours now. All yours. And the world, stupid little thing that it was, would keep spinning, none the wiser to what you were building out here. What you'd tamed. What you'd fed.
You rose at last, and he followed, crawling dutifully at your side.
Jamed with a breeding Kink that reader lk exploits to get a baby, idk if that counts as dark but I can’t stop thinking about it🤭
omg i've never written for dark!reader before because i'm ngl i'm a sucker for like shy/nervous!reader, but i got this request and i absolutely had to do it. i have two fics of james baby-trapping reader, but none of reader baby-trapping him!! i hope you enjoy <3
boyfriend!james potter x dark!fem!reader who baby-traps him ✿ 712 words
summary: reader has been worried about losing james, and comes up with a permanent solution to her problem
cw: NSFW 18+, dark!fem!reader, reader flushes her birth control and doesn't tell james, i guess dubcon since james doesn't know reader isn't on the pill?, baby-trapping, manipulation, unprotected piv, mention of oral sex (m receiving)
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You hold the tiny, pale pink pill between your fingers, your lips pursed as you read the number etched into the top. It’s scored, though it’s small enough that you’d have to use a knife or something to break it in half. Not that you’d want to; it would be pointless, anyway.
It’s strange how something so small can have such a big impact on your life. You’ve been taking them everyday for years, overly careful if nothing else. You’d been so adamant before, so strict about taking it. You hadn’t wanted kids. Or, maybe, you just hadn’t wanted kids with any of the boys (because you’re sure they aren’t men) that you’d been with before.
But James?
James Potter is different. You’d go to the ends of the Earth for him, burn everything down if it meant you’d be able to keep him by your side forever. His eyes, his laugh, the way he looks at you, his voice, his random jokes, the way he pushes his curls behind his ears, everything about him has you tripping over yourself. You’re afraid to lose him, terrified of it. James leaving is your worst fear, the most horrible thing you could ever imagine for yourself.
And James is at fault for your thoughts in his own way, too. The two of you have never sat down and had a real conversation about having kids, but that doesn’t stop the way his words, whispered against your skin while he’s deep inside you, curl their way into the pits of your brain, unavoidable.
‘Gonna fill you up so good, baby. Make you take every last drop.’ ‘You’d look so fucking good all swollen with my baby. D’you want that, huh, pretty girl?’ ‘Tell me you want me to come inside you, darling, beg for it.’
So, really, can you be alone be blamed for your actions as you drop the little pill into the toilet and flush it? You don’t think so. The rest of the pack follows, little plops echoing around the bathroom as each one falls in the water. You don’t feel remorse or guilt as you flush them, only… anticipation.
You’re only being a good girlfriend, you tell yourself, as you cook him his favorite meal for dinner, making sure to have everything ready at the table for when he gets home from practice. You’re just taking care of him, you think, as you slip on his favorite little dress of yours, no bra or panties underneath. You just love him, you say, as you slide onto your knees as he’s finishing up his plate.
The two of you don’t even make it back to your bedroom.
He pins you underneath him, your cheek flush with the couch cushion. You’re flat on your belly, his face buried in your neck, teeth brushing your skin with each thrust of his hips. You can only grip the fabric below you, body bouncing with his fast, fierce movements, the tip of his cock kissing your cervix every time.
“Fuck, baby, you take me so well,” The low vibrato of his voice makes you moan, and he presses a long kiss to your neck. “Gonna let me fill you up, huh?”
“Please,” You find yourself begging, arching your back just enough to allow him to somehow hit even deeper inside you and you cry out. “Jamie, please, I need it! Need all of it!”
He pushes his hips flush with yours as he comes, shooting white ropes of his pleasure inside you. He grinds against you with a low groan, staying inside you to keep you plugged up, full of his seed.
“You’d look so fucking good pregnant…” He trembles as he finally pulls out, fingers immediately replacing his cock to push his come back inside your hole as it begins to drip out. “All round and glowing and gorgeous…”
You relish in the words, whining at his attention. You don’t tell him that you’ll be swollen with his seed soon, that the thoughts and words you two share while tumbling together in the sheets will become real sooner than he thinks.
But you don’t. You’re gonna keep that to yourself for a little while. At least until you have a positive test to show him.
Can we get obsessed!older!reader x lando? Please make it dark, and lando lowk loves it cuz he thinks it’s normal but it’s not which makes the reader even more crazy for him..?
Thank you!!
WRITTEN
Dark (obsession, emotional dependency, control)
hi! Idk if my writing met your satisfaction cause I feel like I want to write more and this feels short and something's missing but my fingers can't type properly💔
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Nothing About It Is Wrong
Lando Norris x gf!reader
Everyone else notices the control. Lando only notices how calm he feels when you’re near and how much he loves you. He calls it normal and maybe that's why it works.
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Loving someone who lives their life in public is easy.
That’s what people think, anyway. They see access and mistake it for intimacy. They see photos, interviews, schedules released months in advance and assume that knowing about someone is the same as knowing them.
You learned the difference a long time ago.
Public lives are predictable. Patterns emerge quickly when someone is observed long enough. Habits sharpen into routines. Stress leaks through the cracks in rehearsed smiles. Weaknesses show themselves in the quiet between appearances, between performances, between breaths.
You didn’t fall in love with Lando Norris loudly.
You fell in love with him correctly.
You’re older than him. Established. Settled in ways he isn’t yet. You learned patience early, learned that wanting something too openly scares it away. You learned that if you want something to last, you watch first.
And you watched him for years.
Not as a fan. Never that. Fans are emotional. Sloppy. They want to be noticed. You wanted to understand.
By the time you became his girlfriend. Quietly, easily, slipping into place so naturally no one questioned it, you already knew him better than most people ever would. You knew his tells before he knew he had them. The way he eats less when expectations rise. The way his humour sharpens when he’s overwhelmed. The way he goes quiet when he’s about to spiral, not because he wants space, but because he doesn’t know how to ask for help.
You knew how much he needed someone steady.
Someone older.
Someone who could hold the weight of him without flinching.
You don’t remember a dramatic beginning. There was no sharp line between before and after, just comfort accumulating over time. Conversations that felt familiar too quickly. Touch that grounded him without startling. A presence that didn’t demand anything from him.
That’s why he trusted you so easily.
Sometimes, you know too much. You finish his sentences without thinking. Mention travel details he doesn’t remember telling you. Adjust your plans around his schedule before he’s even checked it.
He notices, occasionally. “You’re really good at remembering stuff” he says once, laughing.
You smile. “I pay attention.”
It doesn’t alarm him.
He’s used to people knowing too much. Used to attention bleeding into his life whether he wants it or not. Compared to that, you feel safe. Warm. Familiar. Like something solid he can lean on.
Normal.
You fit into his routine seamlessly. You remind him to eat. You tell him when he’s pushing himself too hard. You know when to distract him, when to let him talk, when to let him sleep.
He never asks how you know, he doesn’t need to. From Lando’s perspective, it feels like relief. He’s never had to explain himself to you. Never had to justify why something drains him or why something matters. You just know. And in a life where everyone wants something from him, that feels rare.
Comforting.
He tells people you’re grounding. “she keeps me sane” he jokes.
They laugh. You don’t.
At night, when he sleeps beside you unguarded, loose-limbed, trusting, you let yourself think freely. You watch the rise and fall of his chest, the way he reaches for you even in his sleep, fingers curling instinctively into your side.
He’s safest when he’s unaware.
You’ve always known that and you don’t feel guilty for how closely you watch him. Love, real love, requires vigilance. Someone has to notice when he’s slipping. Someone has to decide what’s best for him when he can’t.
That someone is you.
He murmurs your name in his sleep, soft and unthinking. You smile in the dark.
Lando thinks this is just what it feels like to be loved by someone older. Someone attentive. Someone who cares enough to notice everything.
He’s bad at noticing his limits, always has been. Pushes until his body forces him to stop, laughs it off like exhaustion is just another badge to wear. You watch it happen enough times that stepping in feels less like interference and more like responsibility.
So you start small. You tell him when to sleep.
Not directly, you phrase it as concern, as advice, as something he’ll thank you for later. You dim lights without asking. You steer conversations toward quiet. You say “Just lie down for a minute” and he does, because it’s easier than arguing and because you sound like you know better.
You do.
You adjust his eating next. You don’t ask what he wants, you simply bring what he needs. Protein when he’s irritable. Sugar when he’s flat, water always within reach. He jokes that you’re treating him like a child.
You smile and say nothing.
Soon, he stops making choices about those things altogether, he waits, lets you decide and lets you handle it.
It calms him.
That’s what he tells himself when he realises he hasn’t eaten unless you put something in front of him all day. When he notices he sleeps better when you tell him to. When the tightness in his chest eases the moment you say, “It’s okay. I’ve got it.”
The paddock hums the way it always does—alive, charged, restless.
You’re standing with Lando near the hospitality unit, one hand lightly hooked into his arm as he talks. He’s animated, smiling, words tumbling over each other the way they do when he’s relaxed. You watch his face instead of the people around him, catching the way his energy spikes, the way he forgets to breathe when he’s excited.
You step closer without thinking. Your fingers press into his forearm.
“Slow down” you murmur. “You’ll tire yourself out.”
“Oh...yeah,” he laughs, immediately lowering his voice. “Sorry.”
Behind you, a few drivers linger near the coffee station.
George tilts his head slightly, eyes following the movement of your hand. “She’s… very attentive” he says under his breath.
Oscar snorts quietly. “That’s one way to put it.”
“She always with him like that?” someone else asks.
“Every time I’ve seen him.” George replies. “Doesn’t really leave his side.”
Oscar watches Lando for a moment. “He doesn’t seem to mind.”
“No” George says. “That’s the part that’s weird.”
They fall quiet when you glance their way.
Not because you glare. You don’t.
A little later, you step away, bathroom, you tell Lando softly, thumb brushing his wrist as reassurance.
“I’ll be right here” he says, like it’s automatic.
The moment you’re gone, the space around him shifts.
Max takes the opening first, drifting over like it’s casual. “You good?” he asks.
Lando nods. “Yeah. Why?”
Max gestures vaguely. “People were talking.”
Lando blinks. “About what?”
Max hesitates, then commits. “About her.”
Lando’s expression tightens, not angry, just confused. “What about her?”
Max lowers his voice. “She manages a lot for you. Your schedule. Who you talk to. Seems… intense.”
Lando laughs softly. Not defensive. Almost fond. “She just cares” he says. “I don’t see the problem. I love it”
Max studies him. “You don’t ever feel…controlled?”
Lando thinks about it genuinely then shakes his head, smiling
“No, mate” he says. “It actually makes things easier. I don’t have to think as much.”
A beat. “That’s normal in a relationship, isn’t it?” Lando adds, smiling like he’s solved something.
Max doesn’t smile back.
“Ha..” he says instead.
You return then, slipping back into place beside Lando like you never left, he brightens instantly.
“There you are” he says. “I was telling Max you keep me sane.”
You smile politely. “Someone has to.”
Max’s eyes flick between you and Lando. He steps back. “Right. Good luck today.”
As he walks away, you feel Lando relax again.
By the garage, Andrea watches from a distance.
You hand Lando his helmet before he asks. Adjust the strap. Check it twice.
“You ready?” you ask.
“Yeah” he says, calm now. Focused. “Thanks.”
Zak clears his throat. “Everything alright, Lando?”
“Perfect” Lando replies easily.
You meet Zak's gaze. There’s nothing sharp in your expression, nothing aggressive, just certainty.
Zak nods slowly. “Okay then.”
Later, when the session’s over and the paddock begins to thin, Lando leans into you as you walk.
“People are weird” he says suddenly.
You hum. “How so?”
“I think some of them don’t get us” he says with a shrug. “But that’s fine. They don’t have to.”
He squeezes your hand. “I like how things are.”
You squeeze back.
From behind, someone murmurs, “He doesn’t even see it.”
Another voice replies, quieter, “That’s what is scary.”
Lando doesn’t hear them, he just walks beside you, smiling, trusting, letting you guide him through the noise.
Completely certain that this is what love is supposed to feel like.
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Sitting in the jail cell, Jake can't remember the last time he was in so much trouble. Probably because he's finally hit a new low. Yes, he was protecting his niece, but he still punched an official. A female official. Given Her Majesty's laws for men, he's surprised he's not already dead.
Would his sister bail him out of prison? Could she even afford to? The fines have to be incredibly high for such a crime. Sure his sister had a decent job but it's not like she was royalty or old money. She was barely above men in terms of social status.
And even that might be in jeopardy now.
In the moment, all he could think about was protecting his niece from her disciplinarian of a principal. Would they let that count for an insanity plea?
"Jensen!" one of the guards calls out. Jake stands at attention. "Your bail's been paid," she adds as she unlocks the cell door.
"Thank you, Ma'am," he breathes with a small bow.
He's escorted to the main area of the Police Department and the guard escorting Jake calls out your name.
You turn and smile at Jake's confusion.
"Are you sure you want him uncuffed?" the guard asks.
"Of course I am," you scoff. "I didn't pay his bail to keep him in chains."
The guard raises her eyebrows and shakes her head, probably thinking you're crazy. But you're rich enough to afford a bit of craziness. Especially when it comes to men.
"Th-thank you, Ma'am," Jake almost whimpers in your direction, making you coo.
"Follow me, cutie, and I'll explain," you promise, turning on your heel towards the exit.
Your driver, Conrad, opens the back door of your vehicle for you. You give him a small thanks before hopping in, Jake hesitating a moment before following.
As the door closes, Jake jumps a little. He's out of his element and each development gives him more questions than answers.
The car pulls away from the curb and caress his arm, enjoying the feel of his muscles tightening at the touch.
"You, cutie, are just what I've been looking for," you smile at him. He gives you a confused look. "For the sake of business and society, I need to start having children. I'm in my thirties, after all. I need a daughter to inherit everything. But I've always been reluctant because I can't trust a man to not put his own needs and wants ahead of hers. Then I see a little news about how a 'crazed man beat a principal to a pulp' and I'm intrigued."
Jake blushes at the headline and looks down, scared and ashamed.
"Now, of course I know it was just one punch," you continue. "And it was well deserved. Goodness knows some of these women just can't handle power without feeling the need to destroy those beneath them. So, despite knowing you would be thrown in prison, likely left to rot, you still stood up for your niece and protected her. I like that."
Jake nods, not daring to speak.
"So I do a little research on you and, lo and behold, you're not just loyal and protective, you're sexy and intelligent. Your required military service gave you a lot experience in tech and communications and your scores for military intelligence were among the best in your class! If you'd had a sponsor, you might have been made an officer."
Jake's cheeks burn as he tries to keep himself calm, thinking about the possibilities that were denied him because of his gender and financial status.
"Put all of it together and I think you'd be a delightful Husband."
His breath hitches at the word. Being a kept man was one thing, you were just expected to be available at all times for sex and be fertile. But a Husband? That was about the highest status a man could have in this world. You took care of your woman's every want and need. Managed her household. Took care of her children. He would even be in charge of any and all men in your harem, if you had one.
"I take it you like the idea?" you ask, raising an eyebrow at him.
"M-m-my sister? My niece?" he stammers, unsure of how to ask.
"They will be compensated, of course," you promise. "And I will not object if you decide to send them some of your allowance. It's yours to spend how you wish and I do so love that loyalty."
"Would I...will I ever see them again?"
"I'm sure we can schedule some play dates," you shrug. "Especially if your niece starts climbing the social circles her mother struggled with."
Jake hides his wince. It takes money to make the climb, it's why his sister never made it. But with this offer...maybe he could do better for them.
Warnings: This has nonconsent and somnophilia. Please do not read if these elements or any dark elements make you uncomfortable.
Character: Ransom Drysdale
Summary: you continue to terrorize Ransom.
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You don’t bother closing your laptop as your mother pushes open your door. You sit against the headboard of your bed, ankles crossed, computer open as you scroll through a page of lingerie. You don’t know if it’s your thing but they have some stuff for men that makes you cackle.
“What do you want?” You say without looking up. Your vibrator rolls against your thigh, hidden by the rumpled blankets. It’s her own fault for not knocking.
“Hmph. Hi honey, so lovely to see you too,” she says dryly.
“Aren’t you going to Palm Springs or something?” You ask without looking up.
“Can’t I just come to check in on my daughter?” She challenges.
“No, because you don’t do that,” you shake your head.
“Family business,” she says.
“Oh, are we having a conference? Dad’s still down south. In more ways than one, I’m sure.”
“You are so fucking–” She stops herself then claps her hands together. She enters and stops at the foot of your bed. “It’s more of a… girls’ thing.” She puts her hands on her hips. “You know that Linda stopped in the other day…”
“She was oddly chipper,” you drone as you type into the search bar.
“Mm, she’s… fun.” She preens. “I was just wondering… you’re a bit younger than her son but, you know him, right?”
You stop and look up from the pages of cock extenders. Not that Ransom needs it but you love a challenge. You tend to aim high.
“Why?” You ask.
“Just… curious. I don’t really know what you get up to, you know?”
“I’m an adult.”
“Yes, but you live in my house–”
“I offered to find a condo. In fact, I had a lease lined up–”
“That’s tacky. A condo? Alone?” She chides.
You roll your eyes. “What do you want to know about Hugh Drysdale?”
“So you do know him?” She grins.
“I guess. He’s around. But he’s old as shit. Like forty or something.”
“Thirty-eight. Not that old, honey.”
Honey? What the fuck? You close the laptop.
“What the hell do you want?” You hiss.
“Nothing!” She throws her hands up. “I’m trying to… connect with you.”
“No, you want something. Something about the Thrombey idiots.”
“They’re not– they have esteem behind them.”
“Linda’s daddy got lucky with a book,” you sneer.
“And? He made an empire.” Your mother rebuffs.
“They’re fucking broke,” you snort. “You know that, right? Grandpappy cut them off the teat–”
“Do you need to be so crass?” She gasps.
“Please, don’t lecture me about etiquette.” You put the computer aside. “Why don’t you go and see Paulo or whatever? Or is it Neil? Not sure why you’d be messing with that pencil dick but–”
“Enough!” She shrieks. “Oh you are a nasty little thing.”
“Apple barely fell.”
She growls. “Oh, oh, oh!” She fists her hands. “You are vile.”
“Whatever you and Linda talked about, it’s a no. I don’t wanna marry anyone, especially not some overgrown brat like Hugh fucking Drysdale.” You stand up and stretch your arms above you. “Once daddy has his heart attack, I’m packing my bags.”
She makes several noises as she wades through the stages of grief. She snarls and spins on her heels, storming out in a huff. She slams the door as you strut into your walk-in closet. There’s no way you’re helping those idiots get back on the will. You just want to play with him a little longer.
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“Hugh,” you flip your sunglasses up as you lean your arm through the window of your car. He stops short as he barely keeps from sloshing his coffee through the lid of the cup. His nostrils flare.
“You’re starting to come off desperate,” he snickers.
“Maybe,” you shrug and tap your fingers on the metal. His cheeks are rosy from the nip of autumn in the air. “You cold, Drysdale?”
“I’m fucking toasty. I’m sure you’re just dying to lick the sweat of my sack, specs.”
“I’m cutting back on the sodium,” you arch a brow. “You like Havana or Turks and Caicos?”
He narrows his eyes and takes a swig of coffee. He curls his lip. It’s not good coffee.
“I like those shoes,” you look down at the velvet loafers with the gold buckle. “New?”
“Fuck off,” he sniffs.
“All yours. Too big for me.” You taunt. “Hugh, I’m not too proud to beg.”
He shakes his head. “No, you deluded.”
“I fucking am. You know, I’ve been listening to our little… soundtrack. It’s spicy. But you know, the rabbit isn’t doing it justice.”
“Jesus fuck,” he grumbles and shifts in his loafer. You smirk.
“Pants getting tight?” You ask.
“Not for you.”
“Uh huh?” You reach to move his jacket. Oh yeah, he fucking hard. He jerks away.
“Don’t fucking touch me.” He smacks your hand.
“I’ll buy you a real latte. Hell, I’ll blow you while you drink it.”
“Shit, holy–” He grimaces. “You really have no shame, do you?”
“You mentioned licking first.”
He stares at you, his blue eyes tinting with his thoughts. His cheeks get redder and you don’t think it’s the temperature. He looks down at the coffee and sniffs it. He wrinkles his nose.
He twists on his heel and tosses the cup. The coffee spills over the pavement and splashes a passerby. He ignores their agitated snarls. He struts around to the passenger side as you flip the locks. He drops into the low seat and his teeth chatter.
“Turks and Caicos,” he says as he sinks down into the leather, feeling the wooden paneling of the dash with his fingers. “I didn’t think this thing was legit.”
“Vintage. All original,” you assure him as you crank the shifter. “Get that dick out and start stroking,” you command. “I haven’t had breakfast.”
