happiest of birthdays to you, you have genuinely made my life so much better by being in it (idc if that sounds corny af itâs TRUE) and thank you for always talking to me, making me laugh, talking about music and anime with me, UGH YOUâRE THE BESTTTTT!!!!! đ¤
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synopsis: physical intimacy with choso.Â
choso loves you with the kind of carefulness usually reserved for fragile things.Â
the first time you hold his hand, he goes quiet. his fingers twitch once against yours before slowly intertwining with them, almost hesitant, like heâs waiting for you to change your mind halfway through.Â
you donât. you only squeeze his hand tighter.Â
and choso looks at your joined hands longer than necessary, eyes soft and unreadable. thereâs something unbearably sad about it, like heâs mourning every moment in his life where no one held him simply because they wanted to.Â
he becomes addicted to touching you after that. your knee against his while sitting together. your hand on his chest. your arms wrapping around his waist from behind while he stands in the kitchen.Â
every time, he still reacts like he isnât used to it. like affection catches him off guard no matter how often you give it.Â
especially hugs. especially from you.Â
because when you pull him into your arms, choso holds you back like heâs terrified of letting go too soon. his face presses into your shoulder, his breathing evening out slowly, tension leaving him piece by piece beneath your hands.Â
you realize then that no one has ever held him gently before. not really.Â
one rainy evening, he lays with his head in your lap while thunder murmurs outside the windows. your fingers comb through his hair carefully, untangling dark strands and scratching lightly against his scalp.Â
choso makes the softest sound youâve ever heard from him. not quite a sigh. not quite your name. more like⌠relief.Â
his eyes are already closed, exhaustion pulling at him from somewhere deep, ancient, bone-deep. you continue carding your fingers through his hair anyway, watching his expression soften more and more with every touch.Â
âdoes that feel nice?â you whisper.Â
he nods against your thigh.Â
then after a long pause, voice quiet enough to break your heartâÂ
âi think i could fall asleep like this forever.âÂ
so you lean down and kiss his forehead.Â
and choso, half asleep already, reaches for your hand immediately, holding it against his chest like it belongs there.Â
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dryhumping. fingers in mouth. crying during sex. playful bites. lovemarks on your stomach. eye contact. headpats. aftercare. vulnerability. not getting annoyed when you ask for the hundredth time if they love you. kissing for hours that doesnât lead to sex, solely because you want to kiss each other so much. intimacy.
Reputations | Fives x Reader
Friends to lovers ⢠taken but yearning ⢠slow burn tension ⢠soft regrets
You're spoken for. At least, that's what everyone thinks.
But it's hard to keep pretending when he's always thereâ
and the way he looks at you like youâre the only one in the galaxy.
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Clone Wars era | reader-insert | angst, banter, and emotional confusion | featuring just a little too much Fives - eventual smut but it's a slow burn so.
Chapter 1: Gorgeous
âStill nothing?â
The bluish glow of the holo-call reflects off Kyleiâs face, her features drawn tight with concern. It only makes the pit in your stomach worse.
âNothing,â you say, voice flat, trying not to let it shake. âIâm sure heâs just⌠busy.â
Kylei scoffs, loud and ungraceful. âItâs been a month. No comms. No holos. Nothing but radio silence. Babe, I think itâs time to call it.â
You shift on your couch, curling your feet under you and hugging a throw pillow to your chest like it might keep your insides from crumbling. âHe wouldnât just ghost me. Something must be going on.â
Rylan, your boyfriend of nearly a year, was stationed on Alderaan three months ago. At first, the distance hadnât seemed so bad. You kept in touchâdaily comms, sappy holos, little messages between his briefings. Then the calls slowed⌠and stopped altogether. Two weeks ago, youâd even commed his base commander in a moment of desperation.
âCurrently in a meeting,â the officer had told you curtly. âBut Iâll let him know you reached out.â
Still nothing.
Now Kyleiâs looking at you like youâre breaking in real time. Maybe you are.
âDo you think I did something wrong?â you whisper, more to yourself than her.
âIâm coming over.â
âNo!â You sit up straight, stopping her with a raised hand. âI have work in an hour. Iâll be fine. I need to get ready anyway.â
Kylei doesnât look convinced, but she backs off. âWeâre going out tonight. Thatâs an order.â
You salute with a sad smile. âYes, General.â
She returns the gesture with a mock scowl and flicks off the holo. The light disappears, and so does the illusion of comfort. You stare at your comm unit one more time out of habit, even though you already knowâhe hasnât reached out.
A sigh escapes your lips as you stand and get ready. Pressed uniform greys, hair up, expression neutral. You're good at that. Holding it together. Pretending. You take one last look in the mirror before stepping out the door and heading to GAR Headquarters.
â
The mood inside is differentâfamiliar and comforting in a way your apartment no longer is. Itâs not cold or sterile like some parts of Coruscant. Here, the headquarters buzzes with organized chaos. Voices carry, boots echo, datapads hum with quiet life. This is where you feel useful. This is where you belong.
You cradle a stack of datapads against your chest as you make your way to the main briefing room. Another long day of mission simulations and risk assessments. As a strategist for the Grand Army of the Republic, itâs your job to think aheadâto see threats before they happen and make sure others donât have to feel the kind of helplessness youâre feeling now.
You work with various units, but lately you've been split between the 212th and the 501st. The difference is stark. The 212th is precise, professionalâquiet, even. The 501st? Theyâre chaos and camaraderie and charm wrapped up in scuffed armor. And in the case of one ARC trooper in particularâdangerously charming.
You settle in at the round table just as the doors hiss open.
âMorning,â Captain Rex says with a curt nod.
âMorning,â Echo adds with a warmer smile.
You return it. âGood to see you both. Arenât we missingââ
The door whooshes open again. âSorry, sorry! Iâm here!â
Fives.
He moves like heâs got a sunbeam trapped behind his ribsâfast and bright and impossible not to look at. He grins at you, all teeth and dimples, and your stomach does that awful fluttering thing it always does when heâs around.
You give him a quick nod, hoping your face doesnât betray you. He slides into the seat beside you like itâs his second home.
It kind of is. Youâve noticed that. No matter how early he arrives or how late heâs running, he always ends up in that chair. Next to you.
Six months ago, Fives and Echo joined these briefings after being promoted to ARC troopers. In that time, theyâve become more than colleagues. Youâd like to think theyâre your friends. Fives especially. Youâve shared late-night caf during long campaign planning sessions, exchanged glances that lingered just a moment too long, laughed over inside jokes that neither of you bothered explaining to the others.
But heâs never crossed a line.
He flirtsâbut only in the way that Fives flirts with everyone. Teasing. Playful. Safe.
Sometimes you catch him watching you when he thinks youâre not looking. And sometimesâwhen you're feeling especially foolishâyou let yourself wish he would cross that line. If things were different⌠if you werenât technically takenâŚ
You shift in your seat and force your attention back to the mission reports. Focus. Breathe. Be professional.
But beside you, Fives leans back in his chair with that signature smirk, nudges your boot lightly under the table, and says, âHey, Gorgeous. You ready to tear these numbers apart?â
Your heart does a little lurch.
âBorn ready,â you say, and try not to sound breathless.
Because the truth isâno matter how badly things are falling apart with Rylan, no matter how long the silence stretches, you arenât ready.
Not for what it might mean to let go.
And not for what it might mean if you donât.
The briefing flies by in a blur of tactical reports and holomaps, the minutes slipping through your fingers faster than you realize. When you finally glance up from the datapad in front of you, the session is wrapping and the three troopers are already on their feet.
Rex thanks you with a nod, already deep in conversation with Echo about flank positioning. Echo offers you another quick smile before trailing after him, his voice disappearing down the hall.
But Fives lingers.
He doesnât rush. He never does with you.
âHey,â he says, stepping closer, voice low and easy. âI know Iâve asked before, but Iâm not giving up on getting you out of this office at least once. Come out with me and the boys tonight.â
There it isâthat grin again. The one that makes your pulse skip like a scratched holo-track. You nearly blush, caught off guard by the invitation and the casual way he leans on the edge of the table like he belongs there.
âI⌠actually have plans tonight,â you manage.
He groans dramatically, throwing his head back with a grin. âYeahâwith me. Or us, rather.â His hand gestures vaguely, as if the whole battalion is included in this mythical night out. âCome on, please. One night. If not tonight, then just say youâll come out with us sometime. Weâre well-behaved, I promise. Mostly.â
You chuckle despite yourself. âOkay, Fives. I promise. Just⌠not tonight.â
He studies you for a beat, like heâs trying to decide whether you mean it. Whether youâre really busy⌠or dodging him.
âRylan in town?â he asks, and the question comes too casual to be innocent.
You hesitate just long enough for it to show.
âI still havenât had the pleasure of meeting him,â he adds with a smirk, crossing his arms over his chest.
You look down at the datapad youâve already shut off. âNo, not tonight. Just going out with a friendâKylei. I think youâve met her?â
The smirk fades just a little. Fives nods, slower this time. âYeah. Gotcha.â
Something unreadable flickers behind his eyes before he schools his expression back into something breezy. âWell⌠guess weâll try again some other time.â
You offer a soft smile. âIâm holding you to that âwell-behavedâ part.â
Fives lets out a laugh, light and low, and gives you a mock salute as he backs toward the door.
âWith me? Always.â
Then heâs gone, striding out of the room with the kind of effortless confidence that makes your heart ache and your stomach twist in ways you wish it wouldnât.
Youâre left standing there, the room quieter than before, like the air shifted the moment he walked out.
And maybe it did.
â
Kylei is a bombshell. Always has been, always will be. She struts through your hallway in a sparkling silver dress that barely reaches mid-thigh, catching the light with every step like a walking disco ball.
Meanwhile, youâre holding up a navy wrap dress in front of your body, already feeling overdressedâand underconfident.
Kylei takes one look and groans. âUgh, no. Absolutely not.â
Before you can protest, sheâs barging into your room and yanking open your closet doors like she owns the place.
âKyleiââ
She ignores you, flipping through hangers with ruthless efficiency. âYou have good taste, you just donât use it.â Her fingers pause on a slinky black number tucked way in the back.
She pulls it out with a victorious gasp. âThis. This is the one.â
âNo way,â you say instantly, shaking your head. âThatâs not a bar dress, thatâs a... regret dress.â
âThatâs a show him what he lost dress,â Kylei says, tossing it onto the bed. âYouâre wearing it.â
You hesitate. Youâd never even worn it around Rylan. It had felt too bold, too loud. Too much.
But maybe thatâs what tonight calls for. Something louder than the ache in your chest. Something bolder than the silence he left behind.
Lips pressed in a tight line, you slide into the dress. The fabric clings in all the right places. Itâs daring. Itâs sleek. Itâs a version of you youâve only ever imagined being.
Heels come nextâwobbly, but they matchâand Kylei gets to work on your hair. She fluffs and pins and smooths until she steps back with a proud grin.
âThere she is,â she whispers like unveiling a masterpiece. âNow letâs go.â
You hesitate again. âWhere are we even going?â
âJust a bar-club hybrid I heard about from a friend. Youâll like it,â she says, already halfway to the door. âTrust me.â
You arrive outside of the club a short speeder ride later. The building pulses with sound, neon lights flickering across the dark street. A glowing teal sign hums above the door:
79âs
Something about the name tugs at your memory.
You frown. âWait⌠79âs. That soundsââ
âCâmon!â Kylei grabs your wrist and yanks you toward the entrance. âI need a drink, and so do you.â
You barely have time to protest before the doors slide open and the music swallows you whole.
The inside is a sensory overload. Lights flash in rhythmic waves across the room. A DJ spins a mix of upbeat tracks over heavy bass, and the scent of spicewine and fried food clings to the air. The place is packedâand not with the usual Coruscanti nightlife crowd.
Clones. Everywhere.
Some in civvies, others half-dressed in off-duty armor pieces. Helmets on the bar, boots kicked off, drinks in hand. Theyâre laughing, flirting, dancingâso many of them, blending seamlessly with civilians who clearly know this is the spot to meet a trooper or two.
Your stomach twists.
Of course. 79âs. Youâd heard the name in passing from GAR personnelâitâs the off-duty bar where clones unwind between missions. Youâd just never connected the dots.
And now youâre here with the ghost of a relationship haunting your every move.
Kylei doesnât notice your hesitation. She grabs your hand again and weaves you both through the crowd toward the bar. The music is too loud to talk over, but she orders you both drinks with a wink to the bartender.
You take yours without question and sip, hoping the burn will dull your nerves.
It doesnât take longâthree minutes, maybeâfor Kylei to strike up a conversation with a cute Twiâlek in a leather vest. They're laughing, already halfway through their drinks, her body language open and easy. Sheâs in her element.
You⌠are not.
At least the music is good.
You let the beat pulse through your chest, sinking into it as best you can. Eyes closed, you down the rest of your drink in one long pull, willing the warmth to burn away your nerves. The buzz in your limbs makes you feel loose, maybe even confident.
Or maybe thatâs just the alcohol lying to you.
You donât hear him approachâbut you feel it.
A warm presence at your side. Close. Confident. Familiar.
âWell, look what we have here.â
Your eyes fly open.
âFives?â
He grins, and Maker, that grin should be illegal. âLooks like you decided to come out with me after all.â
You canât help but laugh, surprised and flustered all at once. âPure coincidence.â
âMmhmm.â He lifts a hand and flags the bartender with practiced ease. âWhat are you drinking?â
You glance down at your empty glass. âNo idea. I didnât order it.â
For a second, something flickers in his eyesâsurprise, maybe even something bordering on protectiveness.
âPeople buying you drinks already?â he says, voice low. âThen I definitely owe you one.â
You smile as he hands you something darker than your last. Stronger too, by the smell of it.
âWhereâs your friend?â he asks, eyes scanning the crowd.
You turn to look, only to spot Kylei halfway into her new Twiâlek friendâs lap, laughing as she twirls the straw in her drink.
You smirk. âOccupied.â
Fives chuckles. âThen come join usâEchoâs just over here.â
His hand lands gently on the small of your back as he guides you through the crowd, and the heat that blooms in your chest has nothing to do with the drink. His touch is easy, but groundingâlike he does it without thinking.
You slide into a booth tucked into a corner of the bar. Echo greets you with a bright grin and a quick side hug. Two other troopers sit beside him, deep in some rowdy story, gesturing wildly with their hands.
Fives settles in next to you, and the booth suddenly feels much smaller. He throws one arm across the back of the seatâcasual, but close. The press of his thigh against yours is warm, steady.
You try not to smile.
Itâs friendly. You think.
Conversation starts to swirlâjokes, war stories, teasing remarks that make you feel like you belong. The drinks keep coming, and little by little, time slips away. You're lighter now, floatier. Giggly. The edges of everything feel a little softer.
At some point, you realize youâre leaning into Fives more than you meant to. His arm is still behind you, and he hasnât pulled away. If anything, heâs leaning closer too.
You could stay in this moment forever.
Until someone else tries to crash it.
A large Togruta man leans over the booth, crowding into your space. âNeed another drink, beautiful?â he asks, eyebrows waggling as his grin stretches too wide.
Before you can react, Fives straightens beside you.
âSheâs taken, bud,â he says firmly.
And thenâhe barks.
A sharp, playful bark, followed by a low growl like a protective Loth-wolf. Itâs ridiculous. Completely absurd. And it sends the entire table into chaos.
The clones burst out laughing. Even you canât help itâyou double over with giggles, the tension gone in an instant.
âYouâre such an idiot,â you manage between laughs, swatting Fives lightly on the arm.
He just grins, pleased with himself. âWhat can I say? Gotta keep the strays away.â
The moment is goldenâbubbly and warm. Until Echoâs voice cuts through.
âGotta protect your honor,â he says with a smile. âIâm sure Rylan would appreciate it.â
The name lands like a weight in your lap.
You go still. The smile slips from your face, and you feel the shift in Fives tooâhis arm drops from your shoulders, the space between you stretching.
âYeah,â you say softly.
Neither of you looks at each other.
Before the silence can settle too thickly, Kylei stumbles up to the table, her glittering dress catching the light.
âWhatâs with all the barking?â she slurs, bracing herself on the edge of the booth.
The table erupts into laughter again, the tension dissolving beneath the noise. You manage a shy smile, your voice barely above the music.
âReady to go?â you ask.
She nods dramatically, already digging for her comm.
Fives stands and slides out of the booth, offering you his hand to help you up. Youâre a little too quick on your feetâand nearly tumble into him.
He catches you, hands firm on your waist, steadying you with ease.
âLet me grab you lovely ladies a speeder,â he says, glancing at Kylei with a wink.
But his eyes find yours again before he steps away.
And thereâs something there.
Something unsaid.
Something youâre too afraidâand maybe too buzzedâto name.
In the hush of early morning, the streets are quieter, the music from 79âs now a distant thrum. Speeder lights glow soft against the pavement, casting fleeting shadows as one slows to a stop in front of you.
Fives hails it with a raised hand and a soft whistle, and Kylei stumbles in without hesitation, already kicking off her heels as she sinks into the seat. You move to follow her, still riding the last waves of the nightâlight, tipsy, a little overwhelmed.
Just as your hand brushes the doorframe, fingers wrap gently around your wrist.
You stop, breath catching.
Fives is looking at you. Not grinning. Not smirking.
Looking.
âLet me know when you get home safe, yeah?â His voice is softâlow, almost intimate.
You nod, unable to form words. He holds your gaze for one more second before he lets go, and gently closes the speeder door behind you.
As the vehicle pulls away, you sit back in your seat and realize your whole body is buzzing. Your heartâs pounding like youâve just come off a battlefield, not a night out.
Kylei is already halfway asleep, head leaning against the window with a small, contented sigh.
You stare straight ahead, the city lights blurring past outside, and wonder: Why does he have to be like that?
Why does he have to be so gorgeous?
Why does he have to look at you like youâre something worth waiting for?
Why does he make you feel more seen in a moment than Rylan has in months?
By the time you get home, the buzz has dulled but the thoughts havenât. You and Kylei collapse into your apartment, deciding without discussion to call it a sleepover. She tosses a blanket onto the couch and is out within minutes.
You lie in bed, staring at the ceiling.
You lift your wrist and open your comm, fingers hesitating just a second before you type.
Thanks for the fun night. See you tomorrow.
You send it before you can overthink it.
Your heart flutters as the message goes through.
And this time, you donât check to see if Rylan bothered to check in.
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A few days have passed since that night at 79âs, and things ha
Dreaming today of not just sex but intimacy. The smell of your good, clean sweat when I hug you after a long shift or a hard lift, and your low laugh in my ear because you know Iâm embarrassed by how wet itâs already made me. Making dinner together and warming your feet under my thick thighs on the couch while we eat. Running my nails so carefully over your temples, around your ears and the nape of your neck. Rubbing the soreness from your overworked hands, straddling your lower back to massage your shoulders and down the columns of muscle supporting your spine. You might like me to slip a hand down front or grind my hips into you while I do it, might not; what I need you to know, to feel, is how I treasure the opportunity to offer you care. To find what pleases us both, always and in all ways.
Maybe I canât handle anything in my mouth today, maybe you donât want your chest touched. I want to know everything you want to tell me. Could be we both need to come even though weâre exhausted so all weâre up for is pressing a vibe between us with your whole weight rutting me slow and deep into the mattress. Or maybe your energy and desire are boundless but you need to be in control of the touch, so I should just cling to the headboard and trust you to drive. Iâll cherish whatever you give me and thank you for it, honey, we take care of each other so well. I want to learn how it works with you.
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I'm working on a new idea that is going to be eventual romance between Draco and Harry (with some side pairings thrown in. I love those!) I'm attempting something different from what I've written before, exploring trauma Draco might have from being in Azkaban, which causes mental health problems, such as age regression. Would any of this grab you? Some of my favorite parts so far.
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Summary:
The Ministryâs attempt to fake Harryâs death had exploded spectacularly, and public fury was nothing compared to the heartbreak inflicted on those who loved him. At least Harry had managed to persuade them to trust Ron and Hermione with the truth. Desperate to save face after their repeated failures to keep Harry safe, the Ministry seemed eager to sacrifice the Malfoys, hoping to distract the public from their mistake. To help Harry, Hermione enlisted the unlikely help of Dudley and Oliver to expose the Ministry.
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Harry collapsed into their arms, his knees striking the floor with a jarring thud, though he was numb to the pain. âI-I⌠no! I canât let that happen,â he growled, jaw clenched. âThey claim itâs for my safety being here, but itâs killing me⌠slower than any Death Eaterâs curse, yes, but Iâm...ugh! I might as well be dead already.â He shot a furious look at the wall and began to pace. âI wonât let them execute the Malfoys. Not even Lucius.â
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She lifted her mug and sipped carefully. Though not made with magic, the teaâs aroma and warmth were more magical than anything Narcissa had faced in weeks. âItâs about Draco. I know you want to wait until he wakes to share your story, and I respect that. But you must understand... My Dragon...â Narcissa paused, swallowing hard, fighting her tears like her upbringing urged her to do. âHeâs... not himself, you see. Not fully, at least, not all the time."
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Harry and Narcissa entered the living room quietly, each instinctively careful not to startle Draco further. Their wariness proved unnecessary. Draco, lost in tears, grasped Kreacher, who cradled him with an awkward tenderness and didnât notice Harry and Narcissa at all.
âKreacher is being drowned by tears. Kreacher is not minding.â He patted Dracoâs head. âKreacher is going soft.â
Narcissa knelt next to them, her voice gentle. âDragon, do you remember? We escaped that dreadful place for a sunnier home. It is clean and safe, with beautiful blue walls.â
Draco blinked, rubbing his eyes as memories from the day came back to him. âOh⌠I-Iâm sorry.â He shivered, moving closer to Kreacher without thinking. âAm I really being cuddled by a house elf?â
âYes, by the great and powerful Kreacher. Donât tell the other elves. Kreacher will never live it down,â Kreacher said, his smile wide and goofy.
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Kreacher carefully set Harryâs glasses back on his nose, his gaze moving between Draco and Narcissa. âKreacher must shop for clothing that suits his new Master and Mistress.â With a disapproving click of his tongue, he snapped his fingers and disappeared.
âA house elf is going to shop for me?â Draco muttered, his voice filled with disbelief and a hint of gratitude. âThank you for helping us, Potter.â
âYes, thank you, Harry,â Narcissa echoed warmly. âI am curious what styles Kreacher will choose for us.â She found herself surprisingly unconcerned if the clothes ended up garish.
âMother, youâre calling himâŚâ Dracoâs cheeks flushed as he stared at his lap. It did make sense. They kept rescuing each other, after all. âAlright, Harry.â