Flufftober 2023

Flufftober 2023

Day 22: Dancing in the rain/ snow/ falling leaves [x Raju]

Wandering in the woods was quite relaxing, Raju floating by your side. Neither of you were doing anything specific, though Raju did have a few pouches for various mushrooms and wild herbs. He just couldn't pass up the chance to gather extra.

The way the fall leaves fell around you had Raju distracted. Just how pretty the reds, yellows, oranges, and even crunchy brown leaves looked swilling around you in the light breeze had him mesmerized.

This wasn't a normal feeling for him.

Tilting your head, unaware of how many leaves were falling down your hair. Unaware of how cute you looked.

"Is something wrong Raju?"

He jolted a little, "No, no. You just have leaves in your hair."

"Hm?" You started combing your fingers through your hair, "Where?"

Raju tried stopping you, not realizing that you were expecting him to remove them. He just wanted you to keep the leaves in your hair.

"Did I get them all out?" You asked, "How many--"

"Uh, no. You just look..." Raju didn't want to admit it but... "You look really adorable with them settled in there."

The silence as you and Raju blushed at each other was a little tense, especially with Raju not looking at you. He already admitted the nice, sweet, romantic thing... why was going on with the walk so difficult?

You glanced around the area, spotting a slightly open area, "Wanna dance?"

Raju's head popped up, still confused but now over the offer to dance. He wasn't sure how or why you'd dance in the forest but... His bony hand slid into yours, for once letting you lead him around. Though he was pleasantly surprised that you weren't doing any kind of formal huma dances.

But he couldn't stop himself...

Using his Windweaver to scoop leaves up and swill them around the two of you; Raju felt his heart speeding up. You just looked stunning to him, leaves falling all around, catching in your hair as you smiled. He couldn't help himself, gently spinning you around and letting go for a moment.

Just to enjoy the sight of you, as if you were trapped in a fall-themed snow globe. Either his heart had stopped beating, or he was far too lovestruck to notice how deep he was falling for you... every time he spent time with you...

Flufftober 2023

Day 19: Tender, slow kiss [x Steven]

Gently jostling the bag of small chocolates behind your back, you approached Steven in his study. While he usually could spend nights on end in there, he had long since finished his paperwork. This was just such a familiar place he'd begun reading. The thought to go to the bedroom to read never even crossed his mind.

But you weren't so forgetful of the rest of the house...

"Steven? You busy?" You peeked in, barely getting a response, "Whatever is left, I'm sure you could get done in the morning."

Lowering his book, "I finished an hour ago, mi amor. Is something wrong?"

It was very tempting to throw the bag of candy at him right now...

"Nothing's wrong, I just thought you'd want to relax somewhere that isn't your home office." You perched on his desk, "Since there's more comfortable places to sit and read."

"I..." Steven placed a bookmark between the pages, scratching the back of his head, "I honestly wasn't thinking. I usually spend my waking hours behind a desk..."

"Well, not anymore." You smiled a little, "You have a whole apartment that's arguably the size of a house. You should use it."

Steven's eyes wandered, partially out of embarrassment and partially out of curiosity. Until he realized you were hiding something behind your back... or so he thought.

"Are you trying to hide something from me?" He stood, defaulting to a suave approach to get what he wanted, "If so, you're telegraphing far too much."

With his mouth right next to your ear, he could just peek at what was in your hand. But...

"Why don't you show me?" He breathed.

The absolutely violent way you shivered nearly made Steven back off. Though it wouldn't just be the forward actions... He was certain it had something to do with how little he...

"Wanna kiss?" You might have been blushing, but tilting your head like that... acting like you were innocent...

Before you could show off your prank, Steven was practically on top of you. Hands cupping your shoulders, easing himself closer, positioning himself between your legs, and all the while his lips never left yours.

That soft yet intense kiss, it would leave you numb when 'if' Steven let up. The soft clatter of the bag hitting the desk was lost as you were pulled closer, nearly off the desk entirely. Wandering hands across your back, one slowly trailing up your neck and into your hair. The other sneaking downward, toying with the waistline of your outfit.

Not that you weren't paying the dark-haired man back in kind. No, your hands had been tugging his jacket down to no avail. Steven wasn't letting go anytime soon. You just had to deal with it.

Though that didn't stop you from undoing all the buttons on his shirt, tugging his tie off and tossing it over the laptop. Slowly caressing his chest until your arms settled around his shoulders, one hand tangled in the black, fluffy mass of hair while the other traced circles at the base of his neck.

All the while, your kisses got messier, greedier. Neither of you could get enough of the other and it showed.

Until Steven pulled away, panting. The look in his eye sent shivers down your spine in all the best ways.

"I do believe this is only furthering my bad habits." He whispered, "I'm certain this would be much more comfortable... in the bedroom."

All you could manage was quick, jerky nodding in agreement. The way he always left you breathless was unfair. Especially as he scooped you up, carrying you off like it were nothing. And here you thought he was out of breath...

Whumptober 2023

Day 20: Ugly sobbing/ Bad breakdown [x Femt]

You were shaking, sobbing. The way Femt was yelling... destroying his lab after his plans were foiled was something you hadn't experienced before. He had always been so sweet, caring. This level of anger wasn't something you knew about.

Rocking a little, you muttered how Femt wasn't mad at you. How he wasn't your ex. This wasn't his normal behavior... this wasn't him.

But it wasn't helping much. Especially when the yelling calmed down. Already tucked into a back corner of the closet, you tried scooting back further. The footsteps getting closer had you completely on edge.

"Dearie?" Femt sounded calm, normal... even a little concerned, "Where have you gone? Are you alright? Dearie?"

Femt stood just beyond the closet, scratching his head and wondering where you could have gone. Until he heard the soft hiccupping from the closet. You had been trying to stay silent, anything to avoid being on the receiving end of any form of anger.

Scooting further into your corner as the door opened, "Dearie? I know you're in here. What's wrong?"

Finally spotting you, Femt was next to you on his knees in seconds. Trying to hold you close, anything to help dry your tears. Nearly ignoring how you were weakly fighting him off.

"Easy Dearie, easy." He rubbed your back, "It's just me. You know me. I would never hurt you, no matter how angry I might get. Okay? It's got nothing to do with you. I promise."

Sniffling as you forced yourself to relax against Femt's chest, you tried to control your shaking. But he wasn't going anywhere, thinking about... less destructive ways to express his anger. The last thing he wanted was for you to fear him.

Whumptober 2023

Day 21: "I love you so much, more than you know." [x Raju]

Why did he have to be right?

Why couldn't he have helped you keep it under control? What was the problem? It wasn't like you had ever been vicious or violent or cruel or anything of the sort before you'd become a blood breed.

And yet here you were, fangs bared unable to contain your blood lust. Going after anything and everything with a pulse. The other fanghunters had to be called in, and they were hardly a match for you.

The tormenting phrases of Zapp fell on deaf ears, Raju knew he had been wrong, he knew you had fully succumb to the curse, to the evil within your heart.

He just didn't want it to be true...

As you tossed grown men, each nearly double or triple your height, as if they were made of fabric; Raju fought himself. He couldn't bring himself to hurt you, he'd become far too attached. But at the same time...

Was this even you anymore?

You still looked like yourself, same voice, same eyes, same everything he'd fallen in love with. But still... it wasn't you on the inside.

"How the f*&k are they an elder class?" Zapp yelled, "What the hell did y'all do to get this result?"

"Zapp!" Klaus roared, "Now isn't the time for that! Leonardo! Their Name!"

The poor boy was trying, you moved way too much, way too fast for him to keep up with. Even with the All-Seeing eyes. Each time he thought he had a glimpse of your true name, it shifted. This wasn't normal, but then again...

You weren't making this easy for anyone.

Raju had to act. He knew what he could do... that he may very well be the only one capable of stopping you at this point. Or maybe you'd only calm down for him... though that was wistful thinking.

"[Name]," Raju barely spoke loud enough for anyone but you to hear as he floated closer, "Please, listen to me."

He was more than capable of keeping you from tearing out his throat, without fully attacking you... yet.

"I love you, so much." His voice was growing thick with all the emotion that had numbed him moments before, "More than you, or anyone else will ever know. I love you... and that's why I have to do this. I'm so sorry."

The echoes of your screams still haunt him no matter where he goes...

Flufftober 2023

Day 20: Being a little jealous of a pet/ stray animal [x Daniel]

"Oh!" You gasped, tugging Daniel's arm, "Puppy!"

"That's a full grown dog." He sighed, "No puppy."

"Puppy." You asserted, "And there's no collar--"

"No Pie, you don't know where that thing has been."

Daniel was left following you as you coaxed the dog to you. Sighing deeply as you patted the pitiful creature while wanting to tug you away, to remind you that its a stray animal that might have rabies or fleas or something you definitely don't want.

"C'mon Pie." He insisted, "We got things to do yet. We can't take the dog."

"Puppy." You repeated, "And why not? It doesn't have an owner."

"That you know of."

"No collar."

"Neighborhood that doesn't have collars."

"But look how thin he is."

"He got out and someone is looking for him."

"But friendly."

"All the more reason he belongs to someone else."

"But puppy."

Daniel sighed, holding the bridge of his nose, "That's not an argument Pie."

As much as he didn't want to admit it, Daniel was getting a little jealous about how much affection you were giving it. That level of baby talk wasn't something he was into, but the level of attention would be nice.

Whumptober 2023

Day 17: "You don't get it!--" [x Leo]

Stakeouts were never fun, but this was ridiculous. Leo had to try and keep you from storming into the headquarters until Klaus and Steven could arrive. It wasn't like he didn't want to let you tear through everything top to bottom and make this whole job easier...

But Libra needed the notes you wanted to burn.

"Let go Leo." You struggled against him, "You have to let me do this... before it's too late."

"[Name], you know why I can't. C'mon, just a little while longer and Steven will take care of this."

"You don't get it!" You backed up, trying to find a way around the smaller man, "You don't know what they did to me!"

Leo sighed, "Yes, I do know what they did to you. I've seen it through your eyes [Name]. But we have to let Steven handle this."

"Why?" Brute forcing your way through was about the only option Leo was giving you and you didn't want to hurt him, "No one else had to deal with this pain, no one else knows what I went through! I should be the one taking these f&^kers down! Not Steven!"

"Please, calm down." Leo caught your arms again, "It won't help you at all. Please, don't become the monster they tried to make you. That isn't you [Name]. It never will be. Please, just relax."

You turned your head away, hot and bitter tears falling onto Leo's shoulder, "I just want them to feel the same terror and pain I felt. I need them to know the agony they put me through."

"They will." Leo tilted your chin back to him, "But you don't need to get your hands dirty to do it. Please, let Steven take care of this and let me help you forget when we get home... okay?"

All you could muster was a little nodding. You felt like a child being scolded for nothing. But deep down, you knew Leo was right. That it would take a lot of effort for you to handle things. Steven would be much more capable of making them fear their very existence... assuming Klaus didn't just look at them the right way. Even you had to shiver when he seemed slightly disappointed and angry.