đâď¸ bf!rafe dealing with you squirming during sex . . .
summary: perhaps it was the fact that he was thrusting in a terribly fast and harsh pace, but you just couldnt seem to be able to stay still.
content: smut, dom!rafe with a lot of manhandling + talking you thru it, piv, positions change; missionary to doggystyle.
Both of your weeks ended like every sweet couples' usually do; using the last bits of your staminas just to get a satisfying release that'll clear out your heads from the long, tiring day. The word release, in this case, meaning sex till you're damn near breaking the bedframe.
That night, Rafe was being particularly rough, choosing the missionary position like he always does whenever he felt the desire to be the one 'in charge', placing wet, open-mouthed kisses around your neck while the sound of your moans fills his ear, his favorite melody.
Perhaps it was the fact that he had not only a tiring day but also a somewhat bad one, needing and chasing this satisfaction more than ever with his hips thrusting at a terrifyingly fast pace, practically slamming again and again into you while his fingers were grabbing onto your hips so tight it might even bruise your skin. His hands were a guide to your hips so you too were moving against him.
"Oh fuck... just like that..." he grunted, panting into your ear as he fasten his pace even more, your hips shoved together.
The problem isn't that you didn't like it, oh you fucking enjoyed it. Instead, the problem is the fact that you were a squirmy person, barely able to keep your limbs still as he drives his cock in and out of your pussy rapidly.
Your hands flew to his shoulders, nails digging into his burning skin, only to let go and grip onto the sheets instead, not even knowing what to hold onto anymore. Your back arched, hips stuttering frantically in his hold, making his control on your hips movement a tad difficult, meanwhile your toes curled with your legs restless and your head thrown back over the pillow.
A moan escapes your throat, loud and desperate, "Fu- mm.. fuck!" You gasped, "S-so fast! I... I can't- please!" You pleaded with him, your shaky hands reaching for his wrists to try and pull them off your hips.
"You can, baby... I know you can..." Rafe assured you with ragged breath, his voice incredibly calm for someone who's raging cock is pounding into you, "Shit... stop moving, can you?"
He let out a grunt, patience growing thinner with each movement you made, which then led him to grabbing your wrists with one hand and pinning them up above your head on the pillow.
With your hands stuck on that position, you could only arch your back and move your legs as the tip of his cock kept on hitting all the right spots to make your toes curl even more. It might just be your favorite feeling in the whole wide world.
"Stop moving around, baby..." Rafe groaned, feeling your tits pressed against his chest due to how much you were arching your back, his ears filled with your desperate, mumbled, and frantic pleas. "I know, I know... You can take it, okay? Just... ah fuck..." He whispered, ragged breath and moans of his own filled your ears.
Yet now with only one hand on your hip, it was harder to guide them to move against his when your just kept on squirming and wriggling, so much that his dick managed to slip out once. Which to Rafe, once was plenty.
Rafe let out another groan, "Goddamnit!" He took his hands off your wristsâ only to flip you over onto your stomach, hands guiding your hips to be lift up to provide him with your ass in the air, "Fuck... hold on, baby..." He cooed, as if as a silent apology.
As he thrusted back into you hard and deep, his hands held your wrists behind your back tightly, the slight grin on his face showed how he was assured that now you weren't gonna move as much. Not even gonna be loud, not with your flushed face pressed against the pillow, surely.
"Ra... Rafe..." You managed to moan against the pillow, eyes rolled to the back of your head and drool pooling onto the white pillow case. The position you were in had the least possibility to squirm around, only able to wiggle your fingers.
Rafe just kept on pounding into you, longing to feel those walls squeeze around him and hear the loudest and dirtiest moan leave your swollen lips, to know you were satisfied with the night just as much as he was. And while he's at it, he was still busy holding your wrists together, keeping your roaming hands still from clawing onto him.
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hmmm thinking of ur biting threat which has inspired me⌠what if reader leaves bite marks and scratches on rafe. how would he react to comments like âdid you get into a fight with a shark/bearâ when he takes his shirt off at the gym
RAFE LOVES IT WHEN YOU MARK HIM !
rafe was obsessed with you leaving your scratches and bites all over his body, he loved being reminded of the things that the two of you did together.
"jesus christ, what the fuck happened to your back? did you get into a fight with a bear?" topped asked, hand on his chin and a stunned expression on his face.
rafe's eyebrows scrunched in confusion, not knowing what this idiot was talking about, as per usual.
he managed to turn his neck and look in the mirror that was behind him, and sure enough there were deep scratches that started at his shoulder blades and ended at the bottom of his back.
he huffed out a laugh and shook his head in disbelief, "that's my fuckin' girl" he murmued under his breath.
an weird sense of pride filled his body, seeing your marks on him would always bring this reaction.
knowing you as well as he did, rafe assumed that you were a little rougher, knowing that he was going to the gym in the morning and would therefore be taking his top off.
pulling himself out of the trance he was currently swept up in, he looked up to topper who was still staring at him.
rafe casually shrugged his shoulders, "don't know how that happened"
someone else laughed and chimed in, "bet it was his girl, she always did look wild"
the weight that rafe had just picked up fell back to the floor, causing everyone to fall quiet, hushed "oooh's" going around the group.
topper hesitantly put his hand on rafe's shoulder, "just ignore him, man"
rafe nodded and tilted his head towards the exit, "fuck off before i break your neck" he grunted, sighing as he moved back to the weights.
JJâs legs were thrown over yours on the couch, chin on your shoulder as you scroll on your phone. Heâd been like this for the past hour, touching you like youâll disappear if he lets go. âI missed you,â he mumbles, even though heâs been with you since the sun rose this morning. His fingers lazily draw circles on your thigh, rings clinking together when he shifts.
You smile, glancing at him from the corner of your eye. âIâm right here, clingwrap.â
JJ ignores that. Then he adds, dead serious, âYouâre not allowed to leave me. Ever.â
You scoff. âWhat about work, Jackson?â
He melts at the sound of it. Jackson. No one else calls him that. Not even his friends. To them, heâs JJ, always has beenâloud, reckless, a little unhinged. But to you? Heâs Jackson. Soft and warm and real.
He nuzzles into your neck with a small smile. âSay it again.â
âJackson?â you repeat with a giggle.
A pleased hum leaves his lips. âMmm. Just like that. Sounds so pretty coming from you.â
âYouâre such a weirdo,â you laugh, leaning your head against his.
âI donât care. No one else gets to say it. Just you. If anyone else calls me Jackson, Iâm fighting them.â
You roll your eyes. âYouâre so dramatic.â
JJ pulls back, eyes serious nowâlike he means it. âIâm not kidding. Thatâs your name for me. You gave it meaning, you know?â His voice softens, âJackson didnât mean anything until you said it.â
You freeze, heart doing flips. âThatâs⌠weirdly poetic for you.â
He grins, a little proud. âI can be deep.â
Then he tugs you until youâre laying on his chest, legs tangled. His hand slides under the back of your hoodie, warm and possessive. âI like when you say it when Iâm sleepy,â he murmurs against your temple. âOr mad. Or when youâre all cute and bossy.â
âJackson, get your hands outta my shirt.â
He gasps. âHot.â
You swat his chest, and he catches your hand easily, lacing your fingers with his. âDonât test me, Maybank.â
He makes a face. âEw. Everyone else calling me Maybank? Normal. You calling me Maybank? Hate it. Feels illegal.â
You laugh so hard your stomach hurts, and Jackson is right there, eyes on you like you hung the damn stars. He presses a kiss to your cheek, then your jaw, then the corner of your mouth. âSeriously though. Itâs yours. That name. Jackson. You made it soft.â
You go quiet, your fingers playing with the hem of his sleeve. âI like that,â you admit. âThat itâs mine.â
âItâs all yours, babe. Iâm all yours.â He kisses you againâslower this time, and you believe heâs yours.
c/w á°.á fluff!! + pet names (baby, pretty + no y/n) á˘đŠâ´ď¸Ë
ââŚDid she say why?â
You glance up from the dresser drawer youâd been emptying, folding another sweatshirt before setting it carefully into the box between stacks of jeans.
âNo.â
The answer hangs there longer than either of you expects. Half the shelves sit empty already, picture frames stacked neatly on the floor beside labeled storage bins.
The pale pink curtains sheâd picked out when she was seven still sway softly in the ocean breeze drifting through the cracked balcony door, and one wall is covered in faded rectangles where photos and posters had hung for years before sheâd peeled every last one down this morning.
It feels strange looking at it nowâlike somebody had packed away pieces of her without asking either of you first.
Rafe stands in the middle of the room with one of her hoodies draped over his shoulder, staring after the last box sheâd carried down the hall.
âI meanâŚâ he scratches the back of his neck, still looking toward the open bedroom door. âDid she say why she wanted that room so bad?â
You shake your head, climbing up her bookshelf ladder. âNo, baby.â
His jaw works once before he nods to himself, looking down at the hoodie in his hands.
âI think sheâs just ready.â
He lets out a quiet huff through his nose. âReady for what?â
âTo be thirteen.â
His shoulders sink almost immediately.
âYou knowâŚâ you continue softly, sliding another pile of books into the next box. âMax moved down the hall when he was thirteen.â
âI know.â
âShe probably just wants her own space.â
âI know,â he mumbles, every answer gets quieter than the last. ââŚStill hurts.â
Rafe kneels down on the floor, arm stretching under the bed, pulling out a box. He wipes a light covering of dust with his palm, Winnieâs Treasures etched across the top in Rafeâs scratchy writing, making his lips draw to the side and his eyes go wide like he already knows heâs close to tears. He doesnât need another reason to let them slip.
He pulls back one flap, peering inside, then the other. His heart swells and his nose scrunches, his lashes fluttering fast as the memories come flooding backâand some stirring up nothing at allâno recollection of why heâs seeing what heâs seeing. A forgotten memory. And, he canât decide what hurts the most.
The first thing he reaches for is the little stuffed bunny tucked against one side of the box, once white but softened into a warm cream after years of being dragged through the house by one floppy ear.
Rafe turns it over in his hands, his thumb finding the corner where the fur has been rubbed almost completely raw, worn flat from Winnie brushing it back and forth across the tip of her nose whenever she was tired.
His expression crumples as he stares down at it, remembering how that same ear would disappear beneath her tiny fist while she fought sleep against his chest.
âShe wouldnât go anywhere without this thing,â he murmurs, running his thumb over the bare patch again before carefully setting the bunny beside his knee instead of burying it beneath everything else.
He lifts out a tiny yellow sleeper no bigger than both of his hands, unfolding it carefully, the little feet dangling. The cotton has gone softer after years tucked away in storage, but one tiny milk stain still clings stubbornly near the collar.
His thumb rubs over it without thinking, just like it had in the middle of the night thirteen years earlier when heâd stood over the washer with a toothbrush and some stain remover, convinced if she looked perfectly clean that would somehow convince everyone around him that he had it togetherâthat you werenât two twenty-year-olds with two babies and not a single clue what you were doing.
A quiet laugh slips through his nose.
You watch him smoothing the fabric flat again, fingertips tracing little wrinkles that had settled over the years, and your chest tightens because he still handles every piece of your childrenâs lives like theyâre made of glass.
âWe really had no clue what we were doing,â you whisper, seemingly reading his mind.
âNo⌠We were pretty convincing though,â he chuckles softly.
âWe were,â you whisper. âRemember when she had her first cold?â
Rafe hangs his head between his shoulders, chuckling softly. ââCourse I do⌠Why was that so scary?â
âI remember we finally got her to sleep and we snuck into her room, just to make sure she was breathing.â
âAnd every twenty minutes after that,â he whispers. âI still check. Canât help it.â
âI know.â
Rafe folds the sleeper, laying it back into the box again. ââŚNo way.â He slides an old vinyl record free, laughing under his breath before the cover is even visible. âYouâve gotta be kidding me.â
Dust clings to the cardboard sleeve until he wipes it away with the side of his hand, turning it over slowly like he hasnât seen it in years.
âI couldnât sing a damn song off this album,â he mumbles, replaying those moments heâd walk circles around the nursery with Winnie tucked against his shoulder, humming softly until she fell asleep.
He pulls the record out of the sleeve, studying the back, each scuff telling a story. His eyes lift to yours for a second, the smile on his lips turning quieter before he slips the record carefully back inside its sleeve.
He reaches into the bottom of the box again and pulls free an old paper envelope. A handful of photographs slide into his palm when he tips it over, the first one stopping him before he can look through the rest.
Max is balanced in Rafeâs arms beside Winnieâs hospital bassinet, dressed in tiny boat shoes and a little polo with his baseball cap turned backward over hair long enough to curl around his ears.
âLook at him,â Rafe whispers. âHe was still a baby too.â
âHe was,â you say softly, when he turns the picture toward you. âYou wouldnât let anybody cut his hair because you said he wasnât ready.â
âI wasnât ready,â he corrects, laughing gently as his eyes move across the picture again.
The laughter slowly fades, leaving him staring at two children who had once fit together inside his arms and now needed bedrooms on opposite ends of a house too big to ever feel full without them.
His features tighten, holding back tears. He flips the next photo and that emotion heâd been fighting finally breaks free, his thumb brushing beneath one eye before the tear can fall any farther.
His girl.
Youâre sitting upright in a hospital bed with Winnie tucked against your chest, your hair tangled around your face and your eyes heavy from exhaustion, but youâre smiling down at her.
Rafeâs sitting beside you, one arm curled around your shoulders and his other hand resting over Winnieâs tiny body, but the fear in his younger face is unmistakable now that he knows what heâs looking for.
âI donât remember this,â he admits, his voice fraying at the edges. âI know I was there. I remember beinâ scared, but I donât remember this.â
Rafe looks down at the photograph again, his throat working around whatever he canât quite say.
âWish I remembered,â he whispers, his words so soft you donât even catch it.
Rafe sets the last photograph back inside the envelope before sliding everything carefully into the box again. His palm lingers against the lid for another second before a soft creak overhead finally pulls him back into the present.
Youâre balanced near the top of the rolling library ladder tucked against Winnieâs built-in bookshelf, one foot planted carefully on the step beneath you while you reach toward the highest shelf.
Rafe is already crossing the room before he really thinks about itâthe ladder giving another tiny groan beneath your weight.
His hand settles instinctively against the rail, the other comes to rest against the back of your thigh, brushing once against your leg as though making sure youâre steady.
You look down at him and smile. Your stomach sinks, your heart breaking for him because his blue eyes are shimmering with unfallen tears, reddened slightly from trying to keep it together. Your bottom lip juts out slightly. You canât help it. A chuckle breaks past his lips.
âPlease,â he stops you. âJustâIâm fine, baby.â
You know heâs not, but you also know that heâs exhausted his emotions for the moment, and heâs hoping youâll give him a chance to catch his breath.
âCoâmere,â he nods for you to come down and you step carefully onto the next rung, his hand never leaving your leg until both feet find the hardwood again.
Before you can move away, he reaches for the books in your hands and sets them beside the others waiting to be carried to her new space.
His hands settle at your hips while the curtains billow softly in the midsummer breeze. Rafe draws a deep, needed breath as your arms wrap around his neck, his big arms lacing a little tighter around your waist, needing you close.
âKeep thinkinâ about our little house.â
A smile tugs at your mouth immediately. âThe air conditioner barely worked?â
âMhmm.â
âThe kitchen sink that leaked every other week.â
ââŚI fixed that thing six times.â He sighs. âFigured it out eventually.â
âYou did,â you whisper, nails scratching into the hair curling beneath his hat. âIt was perfect.â
âIt was⌠We figured it out.â
âWe did.â
His thumbs drift slowly across your hips before his eyes wander around the room again.
âI was sittinâ over there lookinâ through all her baby stuffâŚâ he says quietly, nodding back toward the box still resting beside the bed. âAnd all I could think about was how fast we did it.â
You tilt your head slightly, waiting for him to gather the words heâs trying to say.
âWe were runninâ the whole time,â he whispers. âBut I keep thinkinââŚâ He pauses, searching your face before the words finally find him. âWeâre not those kids anymore. Weâve got time now.â
A smile tilts on the corners of his lips, forehead tilting forward, resting against you.
âIâd like to do it again, baby,â he murmurs. He steps just a little closer until hardly any space remains between the two of you. ââŚI think weâd actually get to slow down and remember it all.â
You close your eyes for a second, feeling his breath against your lips.
âWhat do you say, prettyâŚâ he whispers. âOne more?â
Űśŕ§ pranking husband military!rafe cameron that you want to break up
you set your phone against the salt shaker on the kitchen counter, trying to angle it so it could see both you and rafe sitting at the table behind you.
he barely noticed, too focused on cleaning one of his guns, sleeves shoved up his forearms and jaw tight in concentration. unfairly attractive for no reason. you bit the inside of your cheek to stop yourself from smiling as the tiktok audio started quietly from your phone.
âbabe,â you said casually.
âhm?â
âiâve been thinkingâŚâ
âthat usually means iâm about to get yelled at.â
you rolled your eyes, fighting a laugh. then, trying to sound serious, you said,
âi think we should break up.â
everything stopped. the small clicking sounds from his gun immediately went silent. slowly, rafe looked up at you. âwhat?â
you almost folded right there. instead, you shrugged lightly. âi just think maybe we shouldââ
âquit playing.â his voice dropped low enough to send heat straight to your stomach.
you looked away before he could see you smiling. âiâm seriousââ
the chair scraped harshly against the floor. your breath caught a little as he stood and walked toward you, staring at you like he was trying to figure out if this was real.
âbaby.â oh, that tone was dangerous. his hands settled on your hips automatically, warm and firm. âlook at me.â
the second you did, you broke. a laugh escaped you and his expression immediately flattened. ââŚyouâre annoying.â
you covered your mouth, giggling. âitâs a tiktok trend ââ
before you could finish, he pulled you flush against his chest, arms wrapping tightly around your waist as he buried his face in your neck. ânot funny.â
the way he said it made your heart ache a little because heâd actually believed you for a second and your laughter faded instantly. âhey,â you mumbled softly, sliding your arms around him. âiâm sorry.â
he just held you tighter. âthought you meant it.â
you tilted your head enough to kiss the corner of his jaw. ânever.â
he pulled back just enough to look at you, still frowning slightly before leaning down and kissing you hard enough to steal the rest of your breath.
when he finally let you breathe again, he rested his forehead against yours. âpost that video and iâm deleting your tiktok account.â
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summary: you've heard the rumors about Rafe. aggressive on the ice and a sweettalker to any girl he lays eyes on. what happens when his next target is you?
wc: 2.5k
warnings: 18+ eventual smut/fwb, but this will be a series
a/n: inspired by my college experience since it's been almost a year since graduation! but Rafe is so much more fun and interesting ~
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Where you sit in class at college usually determined where you would sit for most of the year, so it was a very important decision. Usually, you would pick a seat next to a girl who looked friendly. Rarely, you would sit next to a guy if he was incredibly hot. But unfortunately today, you were early.
The classroom had three tables arranged like a U. Chairs sat outside of the table, 15 total. Small class, but that was expected. It was only an hour, and supposed to be an easy A. It was basically a class on study skills. Time management, focus, motivation. A good way to boost your GPA.
But you were early enough that only one person was in the room. He was seated right in front of you, at the first table, his short hair dyed blue like he was fully committed to supporting the Duke Blue Devils. It felt wrong to sit far away from the only other person in the room, so you took a seat next to him, relieved when he smiled warmly at you.
The rest of the class filed in slowly, an almost even mix of girls and guys. One of the last to arrive sauntered in, taking a seat beside the guy next to you. They fist bumped, clearly recognizing each other. And you couldnât help but notice he looked familiar. Youâd definitely seen those piercing blue eyes before. But where?
The professor introduced herself as Ms. Smith. A boring name for an easy class, but she seemed very sweet. Her voice was soft as she called out attendance. You almost missed it when she called out your name. She moved through the short list quickly.
âAh, Rafe Cameron?â She widened her warm brown eyes, searching the room.
âPresent.â The boy with the blue eyes muttered. Rafe. Thatâs right. He was the hockey player the girls in your dorm talked about. Well, they talked about a lot of the hockey players, but you had been to a few games last year and remembered him well. He was a forward. Aggressive, mouthy, fast, and very, very, good. And apparently very good in bed. You quickly looked away from him, like he'd catch you staring.
âAlright, I want you to introduce yourself to the people to your left and right. Take a minute to get to know each other.â Ms. Smith announced, taking a seat at her desk on the other side of the room.
âHi, Iâm Evan.â The blue haired boy next to you spoke before it could get awkward. You introduced yourself, mentioning your major in finance. He tells you he hasnât picked a major yet, but heâs a freshman playing soccer at Duke.
Next up was the girl to your left, her dark curly hair piled into a messy bun. Her green eyes were striking against her tan skin. She tells you her name is Meghan, a sophomore in communications.
Ms. Smith starts her lecture on time management, her voice the perfect cadence to lull you to sleep. You would have, if it werenât for the athlete boys next to you chattering under their breath and chuckling at every little thing. Evan seemed nice enough, but youâd heard enough about male athletes to want nothing to do with them. Egotistical assholes who only cared about themselves. No thanks.
Ms. Smith had other plans, though. She divided the class up into their first group assignment, pointing out every other person. That paired you up with none other than Rafe Cameron. And knowing that he was the only hockey player you remembered by name, he probably had an ego the size of North Carolina.
Rafe introduces himself to you with a casual confidence that you envy, like he doesnât expect you to know who he is but he wouldnât be surprised if you did. He takes a moment to learn your name, and then oddly enough, he gets started on the assignment. You expected some goofing off with his buddies, or a complete disinterest altogether. But he takes charge, asking for your input now and then.
At the end of class, it feels like it will be easy enough to get an A and that you made the right decision signing up. The rest of the week, you focus on your new routine for the semester. When to get coffee between classes. The cafĂŠ you like to eat at that still takes your student card and is cheaper than the dining hall, even if itâs a bit further away.
You had no intention of including Rafe Cameron in your routine, but he seemed to have other ideas. Any time Ms. Smith suggested pairing up for class, he would corral you and Evan before either of you could speak. His excuse was that there had to be one group of three with the 15 students, so it might as well be you three. Nevermind the fact that you had wanted to get to know Meghan a little.
Two weeks later, you tried to be quick when Ms. Smith asks you to pair up. You turned to Meghan, hoping she would turn to face you, when someone to your right cleared their throat. You turn to Evan, who looked at you sheepishly. Rafe, on the other hand, was faking a pout.
âNot gonna join us, partner?â He accused.
âI-â You looked over at Meghan, who was already pairing up to the blonde girl who always sat next to her. âDonât you have a hockey friend youâd rather have in the group?â You nod at the ginger guy next to Rafe.
âHoliday? Heâs my roommate. I see enough of him.â Rafe shrugs. Holiday. So, the guy with orange hair came from a hockey family. His dad definitely played: Roger Holiday. Maybe his grandpa, too, if you remembered right. You could bet his ego was worse than Rafeâs.
âFine.â You say, crossing your arms. You give Evan a gentle smile, not wanting him to think your irritation was at him. The assignment was simple enough, and as soon as class was dismissed, you nearly sprinted to Meghan to chat with her. You hadnât been out yet, and were craving a night out with some girls.
Lucky for you, Meghan agrees, and the two of you hit the bars on Friday night. Your roommate and few other girls from class are supposed to meet up with you at the only club on campus later, but you take Meghan to your favorite bar. It has a ton of retro arcade games, and you used to come here whenever you visited your older brothers before they graduated.
âWanna play against me?â You ask Meghan, sticking some tokens in for the Mortal Kombat game.
âUm, sure,â She smiles hesitantly. âItâs like boxing, right?â
âYeah. Those buttons say what they do when you press âem. But no pressure.â You tell her, sifting through the characters.
âOh! The hockey team is here!â She practically squeals, turning her head to the entrance.
âNice.â You comment, picking Kitana as your player.
âYouâve been talking to Rafe, right? Heâs so cute.â She gushes, and you finally glance away from the screen. Meghanâs actually blushing, her cheeks matching the lip gloss she had put on.
âUh,â You stammer, her enthusiasm catching you off guard. âNot really.â
âOh, come on! He always picks you as his partner in class.â
âHe picks me and Evan.â You remind her, shrugging.
âWell, I saw him make a big stink when you tried to match up with someone else.â She wags her eyebrows suggestively, making you laugh. âIf you wonât talk to them, I will. Iâve got a bit of crush. Is it okay if I go say hi?â Her green eyes widen, glancing back at the screen for a second. You could tell she didnât seem super interested in playing video games, and didnât want to keep her from talking to any boys she liked.
âYeah, go for it! Good luck!â You try to match her enthusiasm, and she grins before sauntering off. You turn back to your game, choosing to go against the computer this round. You were rusty anyway. You get into a rhythm, starting another match when a voice interrupts you.
âNow, what kind of guy would leave a pretty girl like you all by yourself at this game?â
You freeze. You knew that voice.
Sure enough, when you turn your head, Rafe Cameron is standing behind you. For a moment, he seems taken aback, like he didnât fully recognize you in a full face of makeup. But then his smirk returns. His eyes quickly skim your outfit, and you try to stand a little taller and more confidently.
âHey, partner. Mind if I join you?â He asks, nodding at the game.
âSure.â You take a moment to let the computer win before adding some tokens for another match.
You can feel adrenaline starting to simmer under your skin. Growing up with two brothers had made you competitive, or you were born that way and never grew out of it with them around. You could feel your fingers tense in anticipation as Rafe chose his character. After an excruciatingly long time deliberating, he chose Sub Zero. You picked Kitana again, going with your most comfortable.
At the start of the first round, you landed a couple hits off the bat, getting your confidence up. Rafe cursed under his breath, noticing that you were all in. He cleared his throat, and landed a few kicks. You blocked one, and started to attack again.
âJesus, do you just button mash?â Rafe commented, voice low.
âWhat?â You scoff. âI know what buttons Iâm pressing.â
âDoesnât mean youâre not button mashing.â He replies, and your focus is so thrown off that he wins the round.
âYou bitch.â You mutter, glaring at him.
âWatch your language.â He smirks, getting ready for the next round.
This time, you force yourself not to be distracted by him. He tries to make a few more comments, but you ignore him and win that round, and then the next. With the match won, you look up at him in satisfaction. You expect him to look angry or annoyed, but his bright blue eyes are glinting like you just stepped up to the challenge.
âMy turf next.â He nods his head over to the air hockey table.
âShouldnât that be an easy win for you?â You raise a brow.
âWhy donât you find out? Unless youâre too much of a pussy.â
âPlease, donât say that.â You roll your eyes.
âChicken.â He counters.
âYouâre on, but I need to buy some more tokens.â
âI can-â He starts before you cut him off.
âNope. I do not want to owe you in any way.â With that, you walk over to the token machine, eyes scanning for Meghan. Sheâs talking to another hockey player, a super tall one with tanned skin. When she catches your eye, she gives you a thumbs up, and you canât help but smile. Once you scan your card and grab the tokens, you start to make your way back until shrill laughter stops you in your tracks.
A group of girls have surrounded Rafe at the air hockey table, all trying to talk to him and fiddling with the pieces of the game. Theyâre all fairly tipsy, but clearly happy to have run into a hockey player that they know. You find yourself standing there, tokens in hand as you hear some of them ask if they can play the game with him. And honestly, theyâre stunning. Beautiful, confident girls that Rafe would probably be more than happy to drop you for. You start to head back to Mortal Kombat when you hear Rafe speak up.
âActually, I was playing with her.â
You turn to Rafe, meeting his eyes as the gaggle of fangirls stares at you. He tilts his chin up, as if urging you to ignore them and come back. And for some reason, you do. The girls get flustered, saying goodbye to both of you and wishing him a good night as they scurry away. And then itâs just you two, facing off over the air hockey table.
Unsurprisingly, Rafe wins all three rounds. Heâs too quick, his reflexes too fast. Itâs not even close, and if he werenât an athlete youâd be a little embarrassed. You roll your eyes when he celebrates like he just won the rival game in overtime.
âOkay, ready to get back to your teammates?â You try to bring him back to reality.
âWhat? No. They donât give a shit. Theyâre down to leave without me.â He says dismissively.
âWatch your language.â You retort, and that gleam in his eyes is back.
âBesides, partner, weâre now 1 to 1 at these games. We gotta play at least one more to see the real winner.â
âFine. Pick a game thatâs not basically what you do for a living.â You tease, secretly loving the challenge. He pretends to be annoyed at you, shaking his head. Walking around the arcade, he slows in front of the basketball hoops. What he doesnât know is that you played for a few years. Not good enough to be a college athlete, but good enough for high school. You try to play it off and act nervous.
âHow about this one?â Rafeâs smile grows.
âI donât knowâŚâ You trail off, pretending to scan the arcade.
âWeâre doing this one. Give me the tokens or Iâm buying.â He insists, and you do everything you can to hold back a smirk. Hook, line, and sinker.
You make the most shots each round easily, giggling at Rafeâs grunts of frustration. You shrug as if it was an accident, as if you got lucky. But heâs not buying it, his mouth set in a thin line.
âThat how you wanna play, partner?â He growls in a way that makes your cheeks flush, and you work to keep your composure.
âItâs only fair. You made me play air hockey.â You bat your lashes, playing innocent. âLooks like I win.â
âNah,â He shakes his head, marching up to a racing car game thatâs nearly enclosed. âOne more. Letâs go.â
âRafe,â You hesitate, looking back at Meghan. She seemed fine talking to the other boys, and some of the girls from class had shown up. But you werenât planning on ignoring them all night.
âWhat, afraid youâll lose?â He already knows thatâll get under your skin. Of course it does. You sigh, taking a seat at the racecar next to him. Dropping in the tokens, you wait for him to pick a race course, but heâs just looking at you.
His blue eyes are still confident, amused, determined. But he doesnât say anything. Itâs like heâs finally taking you in now that youâve both paused. Suddenly, youâre aware of how close together you two are in this stupid arcade game. And suddenly, it feels too hot, his gaze too intense, yet you canât look away.
A loud smack on the back of the racecar seats startles you both. You turn to see some of the hockey boys peering in, and you try to look as unassuming and normal as possible.
âCameron!â One of them calls. âLetâs go. Reyes is looking for you.â âAh, shit. Sorry.â Rafe says to you, chuckling as he slides out of the racecar seat. âThis isnât over, okay? Find me tonight.â He leaves you with a wink.
puppy headbutting rafe whenever she wants attention...
you donât mean to do it.
thatâs the funniest part â you genuinely donât.
youâre just sitting on the couch beside rafe, whoâs been ignoring you for seven entire minutes, which in your mind is roughly equal to three eternities and a war.
heâs typing on his laptop. his work laptop. the one that has absolutely never been more important than you, except apparently right now.
and something inside your brain just⌠switches.
the instinct.
the bonk.
you lean in to nudge him with your head â a tiny, gentle little bump â just enough for him to notice you.
except⌠you miscalculate the distance.
and the speed.
and the fact that youâre basically a golden retriever in a girlâs body.
so you full-on headbutt him in the upper arm with a loud: âmmph!â
rafe freezes.
slowly looks over.
blinks once.
ââŚdid you just assault me with your skull?â
you pout up at him, rubbing your forehead with a tiny whimper. âwanted âttentionâŚâ
âso you rammed into me?â
you nod. so earnestly it breaks his brain.
he drags a hand down his face. âjesus christ.â
but he already knows this routine, the little needy headbumps you give when you want his attention or when youâre bored or when you want to crawl in his lap and cling to him like a baby koala.
youâre already leaning again, about to bonk him one more time for good measure, but his hand comes up fast, catching your forehead mid-nudge.
âdonât even think about it,â he warns.
you look up at him with your big, hopeful puppy eyes.
he cracks instantly. ââŚfuck.â
and then he pulls you across the couch, onto his lap, muttering into your hair:
âyouâre gonna give me a concussion one of these days.â
âSummary: Rafeâs therapist suggests a simple coping mechanism: a stress ball. Wanting to support him, you buy him one. Unfortunately, Rafe has a habit of squeezing things a little too hard.
âWarnings: little cursing, fluff
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Rafe had been going to therapy for almost a month now. Which considering how stubborn he was, felt like a miracle. Everytime he came home you always asked how it went. Bearing in my mind, that it was hard for him to go in the first place. You always made sure he was okay.
It was late in the afternoon when the front door opened and you heard his keys drop at the table.
"How was therapy, love?" You said your head popping up from the couch. He came and sat down next to you.
"Fine"
"Well, that definitely sounds like it was not fine" He sighed
"She gave me homework"
"Homework?"
"Yeah" He rubbed the back of his neck. "Said i should get a stress ball. I don't know if that will work. Honestly, how squeezing a ball is supposed to help you? I asked and she said that when i get pissed off I'm supposed to squeeze that instead of doing... other stuff. Like yeah no shit Sherlock but squeezing a ball isn't gonna make me feel better."
"It probably will help if she says so, she's the professional and by other stuff meaning punching people and the wall?" He shot you a look.
"I didn't say that"
"Sure but that's what she meant. Definitely"
"Shut up"
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The next day you went to a small store nearby the house and bought two stress balls. One blue and one yellow. When you got home you tossed the blue one to him.
"Here. For you" He caught it and squeezed it
"This sucks i don't get how this tiny ball is gonna help me, this is bullshit a waste of damn moneyâ wait, you got two?" He said as he spotted the yellow one in your hand.
"Yeah, one for you and one for me"
"You get stressed too?"
"I mean, I date you so" He smiled
"Ah yeah so funny" You chuckled
"Now play with your new toy and I'm gonna go make dinner"
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A few days later, you were in the room searching for your yellow stress ball. It was nowhere to be found. You had left it on your beside desk.
"Rafe! Have you seen my yellow stress ball?" No answer.
You went in the living room. Rafe was casually in the couch squeezing the yellow one.
"Rafe?"
"Yeah?"
"Which stress ball are you holding?" He glanced down.
"Mine" You stared at him.
"No it's not"
"Yes it is"
"Rafe I gave you the blue one"
"No you didn't" You slightly chuckled.
"Ah no? Then where is the blue one?"
"I threw it out"
"You what? Why?" You said more serious now.
"It sucked"
"So you threw it out? You could have given it to me instead!"
"It broke like it exploded" You started at him for a second before walking to the trash can.
"Donâtâ" he started. Too late. You opened it and saw the blue stress ball. Except it didnât look like a stress ball anymore. It was split open with foam sticking out everywhere. You slowly walked back to him.
"What the fuck happened?" Rafe lifted his hands defensively.
"See? I told you"
"Thatâs not broken, Rafe."
"Cheap store."
"You squeezed it to death" You sighed. "Just keep the yellow one because if you donât have one youâll punch a wall"
"Wait really? You're giving me yours?"
"Yeah but don't break it"
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A few days later you were sitting at the table doing an assignment while Rafe was sitting on the floor leaning against the bed squeezing the ball. You turned around.
"Rafe"
"Yeah?"
"I think you're squeezing it too much. It's not going to survive" He didnât stop.
"It's just a stress ball"
"Maybe you should take a break cause you've been doing that for like 10 minutes"
"I'm committed" You sighed and turned around to continuing the assignment. Suddenly, a pop sounds through the whole room cause of the silence.
Foam burst out of the inside of the ball getting on his clothes and the floor. For a moment neither of you moved. You tried to control your anger more than anything. You turned around when he finally spoke.
"Well... okay that one might be my fault" You thew your pen at him.
"RAFE" He looked up at you trying not to burst out laughing.
"You bought these from the worst store in the world." He said holding his hands up defensively.
"So this is my fault?! You had it for like what? 3 days? Come on!" You said, anger raising at the mess he made.
"Okay okay, I'm sorry baby. I didn't mean to. I will help you clean up okay?"
"It's fine Rafe, go change. I will clean it up." You said more calm now.
"I will but I will come back to help you okay? I love you" You smiled at the sudden softness
"Yeah, I love you too sweetheart"
"A kiss?"
"No Rafe you're a mess, go change before I get mad again." I sigh "something is telling me that I Will have to get you one, once a week."