Field of Dandelions || Maverick
✧ part 2 of My Protector. this fic is heavily inspired by Dandelions by Ruth B, so if you want the full effect, listen while you read 💗
✧ summary: Maverick intended to keep his promise to Goose about protecting you. After not seeing one another for 3 weeks, Pete stops by to check in on you, and take you for a joyride. One that leads you to a familiar place, where a newfound desire is expressed, based on the premise of making a wish on a dandelion.
✧ pairing: Peter 'Maverick' Mitchell x Bradshaw!Female!Reader
✧ Maverick masterlist
"'Cause I'm in a field of dandelions Wishing on every one that you'll be mine, mine And I see forever in your eyes I feel okay when I see you smile, smile Wishing on dandelions all of the time Praying to God that one day you'll be mine Wishing on dandelions all of the time, all of the time,"
“I’m going to protect you. Goose made me promise.”
It was those two statements that constantly flowed throughout your mind. They echoed with the loudest bravado, and they oftentimes consoled you at night when the tears blurred your vision while you gripped polaroid pictures of you and Nick in your hands.
Maverick had kept his promise. Any chance he got, he’d give you a call, to check on you, and see how you were. It had been a few months since Goose’s passing and every day it slowly got better.
While you never knew that Nick told of your embarrassing story of doodling hearts around Pete’s name, the Naval Aviator was slowly beginning to see you in a new light. He didn’t want to just protect you, he wanted to take care of you. Maverick never felt a sense of protectiveness before, not this strong, until you happened.
And as he sat on his motorcycle, veering closer to your small house nestled by the water. The lake was peaceful to you, and it brought about memories of when you used to make your brother go out into the water with you.
“You want to be a pilot, Nick? Survive in this boat first!” You remembered telling him.
“I’m meant to fly with the birds, not sail with the fish, Sis!” He would respond to you.
You were tucked away in the kitchen finishing up a few tasks when you heard the low rev of him. Your heart leaped into your throat. You hadn’t seen Pete in a few weeks and you weren’t sure why you felt so giddy to see him. Maybe it was because of the task that Goose assigned him to do if something ever happened to him – to protect you, Bradley, and Carole, but especially you.
Walking over to the door, you pulled it open to see him smiling already.
“Pete,” You whispered.
“There’s my favorite girl,” He winked, pulling off his aviators. “You busy?”
You shook your head. “No, what’s up?” You smiled, leaning against the door.
Pete looked behind him, the seat rather empty. “Wanna take a joyride?” He asked.
It didn’t take much to convince you. You closed the door and raced over to him. He wrapped his arms around you for a sweet embrace. “Get on, and hang on tight,” He smiled.
You got on the back and wrapped your hands around his waist. With your cheek pressed into his back, you smiled and felt as he started to take off. The wind whipped through your hair and Pete started to take you two into the city, finding the perfect spot to grab speed and have you laughing behind him.
That laugh melted his heart. He hadn’t heard you laugh like that since before Nick died. It warmed his heart and when he approached a traffic light, he couldn’t help but rest his hand over yours that clung to his abdomen.
Taking off again, you watched the city pass you by, the sun setting dramatically low in the sky to create a beautiful horizon of orange and pink. It took your breath away and the feel of Maverick in front of you, it only solidified the moment to become one that would be engraved in your mind forever.
When Maverick pulled the motorcycle into a nearby parking space, you saw the field before you.
“A field, Pete?” You giggled. You saw the array of wildflowers and it brought a smile.
“Not just any field,” He said. “It’s the Bayfield – the one where we rolled Goose down one day for the fun of it,”
The steepness of the top made your eyes widen. Laughter erupted and it made Pete smile even wider. He hurriedly stepped off, pulling you with him before you two were racing into the field together. Maverick had shimmied out of his jacket and tossed it over your shoulders before you were climbing onto his back while he carried the two of you up the hill.
Soon, you two were falling together on the soft grass, giving you the biggest panoramic view of the sky. Laying flat on your backs, you couldn’t wipe the smile off your face even if you tried.
“Mav,” You whispered, staring up at the puffy white clouds that were painted in the midst of pink and orange. “Thank you,”
Maverick smiled and felt the sudden twitch of your fingers brushing over his wrist. He turned his head to the side, coming to find you staring back at him.
“I’m going to protect you. With that, it means I’m going to show you fun, and excitement,” He whispered. “Just like Goose wanted for you.”
You giggled, covering your mouth to hide them, but Pete was taking your hand away.
“Don’t cover your smile… It’s the prettiest thing about you,” His words laced your ears like dripping honey. Your eyes fluttered at the compliment.
“Pete,” You trailed his name in a hushed tone.
Out of the corner of your eye, you picked up a dandelion. Maverick smirked, watching as you pulled it to your lips. You rolled over onto your side, kicking your feet in the air.
“What are you thinking about?” He smiled. You pulled the dandelion close to your lips. Closing your eyes, you blew on it, watching as it separated from its bud. Flutters of white fell onto Maverick’s white cotton t-shirt, making him laugh.
“Making a wish,” You trailed with a whisper.
Maverick plucked some of the strays off his chest. “Really? What were you wishing about?”
Oh, if only he knew.
“I can’t tell you! That defeats the purpose!” You exclaimed. He saw how you adorably kicked your feet back and forth. He saw a clear depiction of his best friend on your face, how you were so young and so free. Just like him. Just like Nick.
“So, if you tell me, it won’t come true? Is that it?” He pondered cheekily, his tongue jutting forward to wet his lips. He looked so attractive when he did that. The way he moved his jaw, sent shivers racing down your spine.
You wished on that particular dandelion that he’d make a move. Oftentimes, you found yourself growing tired of waiting. You wanted Maverick in ways that you never expressed to anyone. It was one that for Goose to figure out your massive crush, but it was another when you would lie awake at night, praying that the pilot would see you for what you were.
Not just his best friend’s little sister, but a woman who was so in love with him that could barely hold a simple thought in her brain.
“That’s the rule of thumb, isn’t it, pilot?” You snickered.
“Give me a hint,” Maverick teased you. He knew he could get you to tell him anything.
You stared into his green orbs, watching the way they flickered while gazing at your eyes.
“You,” You whispered.
You grabbed another dandelion and blew into it, your eyes closed as you envisioned the way his lips would feel pressed to yours. You inhaled the erotic scent of his cologne and it sent you to another world.
“Me?” Maverick pressed.
Please, kiss me. Please. You thought.
Smiling gently, you stared back down at another dandelion. “That’s all you get, Maverick,” You whispered.
He glanced between you and the dandelion in your hand.
“Then let’s see if your wish comes true,” He stated. Your eyebrows furrowed when he raised up. Reaching out to you, your breath caught when Maverick wrapped his hand around your cheek and brushed his thumb underneath your eye.
Everything felt as though it were falling into place. The gentle feel of his hands on you had you quivering to the core, but when he leaned his head forward and his warm breath fanned across your bottom lip, you lost that train of thought.
“M-Maverick,” You squeaked.
He shook his head.
“Don’t think… Just do,” His words laced your ears.
You did exactly what he asked. You stopped thinking, and just did what you wanted to do. Leaning forward and closing the remaining gap, he brushed his lips across yours. Your eyes closed and you swore that fireworks went off in your head.
His lips were velvety soft against yours. You couldn’t stop the sweet, delicate moan that left your mouth, one that Pete swallowed with proudness. You kissed him in such a way, that he felt that if he didn’t keep kissing you – he wouldn’t be able to breathe.
Stroking his fingers through your hair, you kissed him deeper until you were pulling away to gasp for air. Maverick stared at you, green eyes ablaze as he tried to decipher what was happening – that swirling look in your eye worried him.
Had he just ruined everything?
“Y/N? Sweetheart, talk to me,” He caressed your cheekbone.
You offered him a warm smile.
“My wish came true, Maverick,” You announced, smiling sweetly.
Maverick grinned, pulling you in for another kiss.
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Archival Evidence | Relative Dating Bonus Scenes Masterlist
Pairing: Indiana Jones x Reader
Rating: 18+ Only. Minors interacting with this work will be blocked.
Notes: Welcome back to the latest garbage fire! A companion chapter to this week’s Relative Dating; can be read without, though it does allude to the story’s characters and some events.
Warnings: Cursing; period-typical expectations of women; explicit sexual content—fingering, finger sucking, vaginal sex
Summary: These sensations are everything you’ve been raised to fear—unabashed pleasure at the hands of a man that anyone could claim has corrupted you.
Beyond your tender sighs, moans, and the heady, sharply drawn-in breaths that each of you take, you can vaguely hear sand and wind beginning to rasp against your window. Indiana’s hands slide over the coolness of your nightgown. He bunches up the fabric at your hips, pushing you more sharply against the wall. You hiss in a breath at the way the light switch digs into your back.
“Is there any chance of us making it somewhere more comfortable?” You grumble. Indiana chuckles, drawing you away from the wall.
“You’re telling me you don’t like being taken exclusively standing up?”
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“probably a highlight of my career.”
Pairings: collegehockeycoach! Andy Barber x female college sweetheart reader
Warnings: college sweethearts, the one that got away, soulmates, angst, sad Andy, explicit sexual content- unprotected sex- a lot of it, explicit language (must be 18+)
Word Count: ~2.5K
A/N: for some reason, this one’s got me nervous. Please be gentle.
Not beta read. All mistakes are my own ❤️
"And he didn't realize he was printing the entire textbook..." you smiled as Andy returned to the back booth at your old watering hole, handing you a beer before he slid in next to you.
You had politely accepted when his captain's offered to buy you a drink, and Andy? Well he begrudgingly accompanied you.
"Alright" Andy smiled affectionately at you, "that's enough story telling" he said, playfully, but the low timbre of his voice made you shiver slightly, stomach fluttering with butterflies when he wrapped an arm around you, tugging you a little closer to him.
"Come on, Coach B" Steve smiled from ear-to-ear, watching as a few drinks helped you and Andy fall so comfortably back into old habits, "sounds like you were quite the Casanova."
"Takes one to know one” Ari laughed.
"You're one to talk, Levs" Steve smirked, "you could get more tail than me if ya weren't hung up on your best friend" he jabbed innocently before turning his attention back to you.
"So come on, Coach B's college sweetheart..." Steve continued, as Andy let out a heavy exhale accompanied by his signature frown.
You smiled at the young man sitting across from you, nodding for Steve to continue while you discretely ran your knuckles down the length of Andy's thigh- something you used to do to soothe him. Andy's gaze dipped to your face, smiling affectionately to himself as he leaned into that familiar reassuring touch.
"Did Coach B get a lot of ladies?" Steve asked as Ari rolled his eyes at his fellow captain's intrusive question.
"He did" you bit back your smile as Andy grumbled something under his breath, rolling his eyes while taking a long swig of his beer.
"I knew it" Steve laughed, "I told you he was a ladie's man... didn't I, Levs?" Steve goaded, clapping Ari on the back as he signaled the bartender for another round.
"Until I met y/n" Andy clarified, reluctantly joining the conversation. Never one to share much of his personal life with his athletes.
"And the 400 page textbook?" Ari asked, smiling softly at you from across the booth as you felt a heat wash over your face.
"You really just told them our whole story?" Andy teased you, his arm dipping behind your back to find purchase at the soft curve of your hip, "how long was I at the bar?" he murmured against your ear.
"Not our whole story..." you smiled, leaning into him with a carefree laugh while Andy tucked you into his side, "just our meet-cute."
Andy shook his head letting out an exaggerated exhale as he listened to you tell the story of how you met. Andy's chest bloomed, warming his tender heart, watching you with a sadness in his eyes. A sadness for everything he had missed. Everything he had wanted so badly but was too stupid or too young to know how to hold on to…
"That was fun" you smiled up at him, shivering before he reached around you, tucking you into his wool coat with him as you left the bar a little over an hour later.
"Come on, sweetheart" Andy smiled, "let me drive you home."
"I'll just call a rideshare" you said, pressing your hand to his chest to steady yourself as you stopped.
There was a quiet beat where you just stared at each other before you both broke with fond giggles.
"You... wanna get some coffee?" Andy asked, hopeful that he could stretch the night out a little longer.
"Um... it's kinda getting late" you smiled, looking at your phone, "you sure you don't need to get home for the alumni event tomorrow?"
"I'm OK" Andy said and you smiled, agreeing to coffee as he helped you to his car.
Instead of going to a cafe or coffee shop you both decided Andy's place would be a better fit if you didn't want to be surrounded by college kids.
As Andy pulled into his garage you smiled at the hockey gear and skates hanging neatly on hooks along the garage wall.
Andy cut the engine, getting out of his car and quickly making it to your side to help you out. When you got inside he shrugged off his coat and hung his keys on a set of hooks just below a large mirror.
Andy's place was nice. After toeing off your shoes you walked around in your stocking feet admiring his living room while Andy busied himself with the coffee maker in the kitchen.
Andy's place felt like a home. It was warm and inviting, yet neat and orderly- just how you remembered him.
"I really like your place" you called to him.
"Thanks... it's too big for just me" Andy called back from the kitchen, "you want some cookies or something?"
"Sure" you smiled, remembering Andy's sweet tooth, fondly.
Your fingers danced along his bookshelves, reading jacket covers and smiling at a few framed photos of Andy's hockey team after college. Playing professional hockey across seas. Andy had played in several other countries, hoping his time would come to play for the NHL. He made it as far as a taxi squad but didn't make it on the official roster. Ending his hockey playing career about 9 years after college.
You heard Andy behind you before he said anything, quietly taking his place at your side as he watched you look at all the old photos. He had discarded his suit coat and his tie, his shirt unbuttoned and sleeves rolled up casually.
"You really did it" you said, smiling softly at a moment frozen in time that had shattered your entire heart all those years ago.
"I did" Andy said, but he wasn't even looking at the photo you were talking about, too busy studying your face for a reaction.
Truth be told- that moment in your life had crushed your soul. Andy's too. He loved the game too much to say goodbye. So instead, he said goodbye to you. And it was the biggest mistake of his life.
Andy didn't even realize he was holding his breath until you shot him a soft nervous smile. All of this a little heavy for the first time seeing each other in some five years.
"I'm happy for you, Andy" you broke the silence, glancing back at the photos, "you really got everything you wanted."
"No, I didn't" he scoffed, eyes watery as he frowned at the photo frames with contempt, "I lost everything that actually mattered to me... I lost you" he blinked back his tears, looking down at you quickly before turning away and clearing his throat with a cough.
You didn't know what to say. There was a part of your heart that would belong to Andy forever. But could it really be that easy? Move back to town and just pick up where you had left off?
Andy had his hands on his hips- a stance you were familiar with whenever he was upset or gathering his thoughts.
"Andy?" you tried, but he didn't say anything. You saw his shoulders rise and fall with a deep exhale. The weight of both your broken hearts his burden to bear.
You took a steadying breath before taking a step towards him, your heart hammering in your chest as you reached out, tugging his hand from his hip and lacing your fingers together. Andy looked down letting you pull him gently until he was facing you and your palms were touching.
"Andy?" you tried again, looking up at the one that got away. His eyelids fluttered shut, unable to meet your gaze as tears spilled silently down his cheeks. You reached up to swipe a tear with the pad of your thumb, "I'm here" you whispered, fighting back your own tears.
Andy's lips were on yours before you knew what was happening. A surprised squeak escaped you as he groaned into the kiss, his brows furrowed, pressing his forehead to yours and breaking the kiss just as quickly as it started.
"Hey..." you whispered breathlessly, head swimming with the touch of Andy Barber’s lips on yours, unable to contain the smile that broke so wide across your face, it was painful.
Andy's hands were at your waist, eyes screwed shut as if he couldn't bring himself to look at you. The pain of losing all those years hurt too damn much.
"Andy... look at me" you said, reaching up and framing his face gently as you angled his gaze to yours.
You let your fingers rake through his beard, tiptoeing up and pressing your soft lips to the deep crease set between his eyebrows.
A chocked sob escaped Andy's throat before he crashed his lips to your again, lifting you clear off the floor and helping you wrap your legs around his waist.
You were both crying, gasping softly when Andy licked into your mouth, tasting you with a deep groan. The air punched from your lungs when your back hit the nearest wall and Andy murmured a watery apology against your lips.
You could feel the steely length of him pressed against where you needed him most as you rocked your hips into him, arms wrapped around his neck as you pressed into his chest.
"Sweetheart... you sure about this?" Andy's question came as a grunt against your lips.
"Yes... fuck, yes" you moaned, "please, Andy... fuck... I need to feel you" you moaned, mindlessly and Andy dropped you to your feet without another word. He worked quickly, stripping you out of your leggings and panties and throwing them aside. You made quick work of Andy's belt, letting his pants slide over his narrow waist and to the floor as he finished the buttons of his shirt, adding it to the pile of clothes at your feet.
Andy kicked his pants off, kneeling before you could pull him in for another kiss. He lifted his jersey, pressing his warm lips to your belly before kissing down to your mound. You were trembling as you opened up for him, fingers combing through his hair when he nuzzled into you, a firm kiss to your clit, breathing in the familiar scent of you.
"Fuck" he rasped, pressing another kiss to your clit as you gasped, tugging at the roots of his hair when he licked up the cut of you.
"Fuck" he groaned again, "I missed your taste, sweetheart" his tongue fucking into your quivering hole and pulling a keen from the back of your throat.
It didn't take long until your first orgasm was smeared across Andy's beard, trembling as he pulled his jersey and your bra up over your head so he could kiss his way back up your body. When he got to your lips, he pressed you into the wall with a possessive, toe curling kiss, only breaking it to chain kisses down the column of your neck.
"Please, Andy" you whimpered, fingers tangling in his dark chest hair before running down his chiseled lean body, tracing the trail of hair that disappeared below his waistband. When you dipped your hand into his boxers, fisting his thick weeping cock, Andy hissed.
He pulled his boxers down, freeing his cock as you stroked him with one hand, taking a handful of his firm ass in the other.
Catching the back of your thighs and lifting you up his body, your back bowed into him when you felt his swollen head catch at your fluttering entrance. Andy held the base of his cock, pulling away enough to watch you as he slowly pushed every throbbing inch into your wanting hole.
"Oh, god" you moaned, bottoming out as your cunt hugged him impossibly tight. The familiar stretch felt like home as he let you adjust.
"You keep making those pretty sounds and I'm not gonna last very long, sweetheart" Andy grunted hot against your ear as he pulled out, slamming back into you with a heady groan.
His pace was relentless, making up for lost time as he took back every lost orgasm. Fucking you through 2 more orgasms against the wall until you both ended up on the floor, pliant and panting against his glistening chest.
"Fuck... y/n..." he chuckled, your bodies still connected as you listened to his heartbeat, straddling him, "haven't fucked like that since… college..."
"I really hope you're referring to me" you smirked, sitting up and pushing up on your knees to press a kiss to his lips.
"Of course I'm referring to you" his laugh was warm as you sat back on his cock, his words dying in a grunt when your pussy choked the long length of him.
"You trying to kill me, sweetheart?" he smirked up at you, "not as young as I used to be..."
"You look like you're in pretty good shape to me" you goaded, your knees pressed into the rug, palms on his chest as you began rocking your hips over him faster.
"Oh, god... I could get used to this" you moaned, one hand running up your body to pinch at your nipple while bringing your other hand to your clit, fingers rubbing tight circles as the knot in your belly began to fray.
"You better" Andy groaned, shifting on the rug until his feet were flat on the floor, you whimpered when he gripped bruises into your hips and slammed up into you.
"Please..." you whined, holding on to Andy's waist, the knot fraying with each snap of his hips until his thrusts started to falter.
"Christ... oh fuck... fuck" Andy grunted, flipping you onto your back as he thrust impossibly deep and stilled, balls drawing into him as he painted your insides with his hot release while you trembled around him. His release bringing on yours as you moaned his name, Andy working you blissfully through your orgasm before he collapsed, fully sated, on your chest.
Your eyelids fluttered, heavy as you fought to open them, body feeling deliciously sore when your mind finally registered that Andy was carrying you, cradled to his chest, up the stairs to his bedroom. You felt the bed dip as he lowered you onto the soft mattress.
"Andy?" you whimpered when he left, going to his en-suite and returning with a washcloth to clean you up before pressing a kiss to your forehead.
"What time is it?" you whispered into the dark.
"It's late, sweetheart" he said, climbing into bed next to you, "sleep" he urged, softly.
"You don't mind if I stay?" you asked, no real intent of leaving the warmth of his chest ever again.
"Fuck... I never want you to leave" he sighed, happy for the first time in a really long time as he drifted into a peaceful sleep. Finding his home again after all these years.
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Sebastian Stan at the Vanity Fair
Pairings: Collegehockeyplayer!Steve rogers x female reader (Cappy x bug)
Warnings: Cappy being a doofus, frustration, explicit language, talk of violence/threats of violence (female towards male) but no violence actually occurs, banter- lots of banter, idiots in like, slight manipulative behavior (must be 18+)
Work Count: ~2.2K
A/N: not beta read. All mistakes are my own.
The intercom at your campus apartment buzzed, signally Sam was here- right on time. You walked over to your front door, buzzing him in before returning to your bathroom, toothbrush still in your mouth.
After getting a late start to your day, thanks to a restless night's sleep, you had just finished brushing your teeth- putting your toothbrush away and turning off the water. Walking back down the hall, you heard Sam knock at the front door before a loud thud and string of curses followed.
When you unlocked the door, pulling it open, you couldn’t help but laugh. There Sam was stuffing shirts back into an oversized box in a hurry.
"Hey, Sam" you greeted, forcing a smile even though your nerves were a little fried.
"Hey, y/n... I'm uh... sorry" he flashed you a nervous smile from where he knelt on the floor.
"About this or about Captain Meatball?" you teased, bending down to grab the last few tshirts before tossing then into the box.
"Thanks" he looked up at you, "so where do you want these? I still got a couple more boxes in my car… do you need them all now?”
"Oh... come on in" you said, standing and stepping out of his way while holding the door open, "the table is fine" you said, ushering him into your small two bedroom apartment, “and I can ask my roommate to help when you leave- we’ll come out and each grab a box…”
"OK” Sam nodded and then his face fell serious, “so....um... about the shirts..." he started, placing the box on the table and avoiding eye contact.
"Sam... I swear to god... I'm going to strangle him..." you grumbled, grabbing a tshirt from the pile and holding it up for inspection.
It didn't look any different, the pretty impressive Pucks for Paws design Cappy had sketched with several dogs and cats was on the front- just as you submitted. You turned the shirt over finding a crisp number 17 with Storm scrawled across the top. The bottom of the shirt had the information for the adoption drive- same design you had submitted to the printing shop.
"I don't get it?" you asked, looking up at Sam, "it's the same..." you narrowed your eyes at him.
"Not all of them" Sam grimaced. You could tell he was uncomfortable- waiting for the other shoe to drop.
"Sam... I don't have time for this..." you huffed, grabbing a handful of shirts and turning them over, "will you just tell me what that asshat did?"
"He changed the quantity of shirts ordered per jersey number... got rid of all the number 7's" Sam blew out a heavy exhale, shaking his head as he shrugged his backpack off and unzipped it.
"What?" you squeaked, "why would he do that?" your voice had gone all shrill, "he knows his jersey is a best seller, right?" you were starting to panic as you riffled through the shirts, "he has to know..."
Sure enough, out of the hundreds of shirts ordered, not one was a number 7. All his other teammates were accounted for- including the underclassman.
“Well… they’ve gotta be in the other boxes” you rationalized.
Sam just shook his head apologetically without saying a word.
"He did have one number 7 made..." Sam offered, pulling the shirt from the bag and handing it to you.
"How is one shirt going to help?" you were fuming as you took it from Sam, "are we auctioning it off to the highest bidder? He's such a narcissist..." you rolled your eyes with a snarl.
"Well... it's not for sale" Sam said, "it's... uh... for you..."
"For me?" you scowled in confusion, trying to make sense of all of this until your phone vibrated to life in your back pocket. You continued grumbling under-your-breath as you fished it out of your pants, scoffing before you answered it.
"You better have a good explanation for this, Steven" you growled, holding the video call up so he could see the box of shirts, "why would you pull all your shirts from printing when you know everyone's gonna want your number?"
Cappy smirked at the use of his full name- he had never heard you call him Steven before now.
Sam busied himself by digging around in his backpack again.
"Bug... did Wilson give you the other shirt?" Cappy asked.
"What other shirt?" you huffed, looking up at Sam as he presented you with another folded shirt.
You took a deep breath before snatching it from Sam's outstretched hand, scowling at him as he backed away slowly with his hands in the air. You knew it wasn't Sam's doing, but you really felt like shooting the messenger right about now.
"What is this, Cap?" your tone was a little more whiny then you were going for, but you were frustrated and tired, just wanting this to go off without a hitch.
"Read it" Cappy instructed, smirking.
"What?" you snapped, not understanding how any of this was even remotely funny.
"Have any plans tonight, bug?" he asked so nonchalantly it made another wave of fury course through your veins.
You didn't even answer him, just shot him a glare that should have melted your phone screen.
"There's a thing at the barn, my house... tonight before the game tomorrow..." Cappy continued as you ignored him, propping your phone against the box and holding up the shirt.
You let out a dry huff that almost resembled a laugh. OK... this wasn't half bad- but how exactly was this shirt going to help the adoption drive?
"Team Cappy" you read, the screen printed words were crossed out and underneath it in bold text read "Team literally anyone else" holding the shirt up as you smirked.
It was silent for a moment before you spoke again. Steve looked nervous on the other end of the call.
"I don't hate it... but I'm still not following your game plan, Cap" you scowled down at his pretty face on your phone screen.
"Turn it over..." Cappy said, flashing you his boyish grin that made you want to slug him.
"Resistant to Meatball Charms" you snorted a laugh, reading off the text on the back of the shirt. The bottom of the shirt was, thankfully, the same as the others with the info for the adoption drive. You blew out a frustrated exhale, annoyed that this was working- yet again.
"Why don't you try it on... I'll watch... I mean wait" he winked.
"Steve..." you whined, "this isn't a game... those animals are depending on this... on me... I can't let them down."
"Bug... you won't" he insisted as a hiccuped escaped your lips, eyes prickling with tears.
"Shit..." Steve's voice cracked, "are you crying?"
"No" you frowned, but a few more angry tears fell as you tried to sniffle them back.
"Bug… baby... I'm sorry!" Steve sounded genuinely concerned, "shit... I swear I was just trying to be sweet..."
"By messing with the order?" your voice was watery as you scoffed.
"No!" his voice was determined, but you were so frustrated and didn't want him to see you cry- opting to end the call instead.
"Stupid, stupid, pretty... stupid... dumb boy" you huffed, marching into the kitchen to get yourself a glass of water. But you nearly ran into Sam who had escaped to the kitchen to give your heated conversation some privacy.
"Sorry, Sam" you sniffled, walking to the cabinet to take a glass and fill it from the faucet.
Sam stood motionless, not really sure what he should do or say. He had a feeling Cappy's bonehead plan would backfire.
"He's just so stupid... ya know?" you sighed, after taking a sip of your water. You wiped away a stray tear with the back of your hand, eye lashes wet with your emotion.
"Tell me about it" Sam agreed with a chuckle, “there’s still time to figure this t-shirt thing out… I can…”
"Hey, y/n" your roommate called, from down the hall, "you OK?" she squeaked when she saw Sam standing next to you, her eyes going wide as she looked down at her bright pink pjs with cupcakes all over them and matching fluffy slippers.
"Yeah... I'm fine... just stupid Captain Meatball" you huffed as your roommate's gaze flicked back to Sam.
"Not Captain Meatball" Sam thumbed his chest in clarification, "I'm Sam" he gave your roommate a soft smile, "hi, there, cupcake" Sam's timbre was molasses on a hot summer day as he offered his outstretched hand to your roommate.
Your roommate froze, looking down at his hand without saying a word before turning in her fluffy slippers and practically scampering back to her room.
"What the hell was that?" you eyed him up.
"That..." Sam smirked, "was cute lunch lady" he said, craning his neck to look down the hall towards your roommate's bedroom.
"Her name's your roommate's name" you corrected, "and she's single, ya know..." taking another sip of water as you leaned against the counter.
"That so?" Sam smirked, "she works in the caf…and she doesn't charge me extra for my breakfast burritos... I always ask for double the filling after morning practice and she never charges me..."
"How romantic" you teased, pushing off the counter and walking back out to the table where the box of shirts sat.
"An' she always gives me more sweet potato breakfast tots then the other guys..." Sam continued, smiling from ear-to-ear.
"Definitely a story for the grandkids..." you continued teasing when a knock sounded at your apartment door.
"Can I get her number?" Sam asked, his gaze following you to the door.
"No way!" you snorted with a laugh, "you want her number you gotta ask her... and don't call her cute lunch lady when you do it..." you said opening the front door- you smile immediately turning to a frown.
You turned around without saying a word, leaving the door open when you walked back into your apartment.
"Bug... lemme explain..." Steve said, rushing in and closing the door behind him.
"And that's my cue..." Sam said, nodding at Cappy and grabbing his bag to leave. He gave you a quick wave before exiting your apartment in a hurry.
"Bug..." Cappy started again when Sam had left, walking over to stand across from you at the table, “I…”
“Screwed up my order… who knows why… and sent Sam to do your dirty work?” you huffed.
“No!” Cappy started again.
“Then why?” you raised your voice, nearly yelling, “why would you do this to me?”
“Bug… I got rid of all the number 7 jerseys because I want you to be the only one to wear my number from now on...” Cappy blurted as his cheeks flushed pink, “I thought I was bein’ sweet... a grand gesture or something... but I think I just fucked it all up” he harrumphed, squirming on the spot.
It was the first time you've ever seen him anything but cool, collected and cocky- noting the sweat beading at his forehead.
Your chest tightened and your stomach did a flip. He did this for you?
You closed your eyes, taking a deep breath and forced your face to remain stoic. In your stubbornness, you refused to give away any emotion as you pursed your lips together.
"I had my number made on one shirt..." he continued, "just for you... if you want... or if you're still unsure... you can wear the other one... they both have all the Pucks for Paws information on the back" he exhaled, sinking into a chair before he grabbed his water bottle from his backpack and chugged it.
"Did you run here?" you asked, pulling out a chair and sitting opposite him.
"Yes" he grunted, finishing off his water. Cappy sat silent, watching you and waiting for any indication as to how you were feeling- if you were planning on strangling him or if the next step in his plan was working.
You sat quietly glaring at him, arms crossed as you chewed your bottom lip in contemplation.
"Well, actually... I lied..." he added, unzipping his bag and pulling out a small bundle of fabric, "I did have this one made for Mary" he held up a tiny shirt with the Pucks for Paws design and you couldn't help but swoon when he flipped it over to reveal his name and number 7 on the back of the baby sized shirt.
"Damnit" you frowned at him, your arms still tightly crossed at your chest, "you're such an ass."
"So you're going for option 2 then?" he smirked, "you know you won't match Mary if you do..." he goaded, leaning back in his chair with a soft smile.
"I'm going to kill you if this doesn't work" you huffed, fighting the tug at the corner of your mouth as you pictured you and Mary wearing matching Rogers jerseys.
"I figured" Steve smiled, laughing when you balled your shirt up, throwing it in his stupid pretty face.
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"Yenzy?" a surprised smile spread across your face when you pulled open your front door to find the goalie standing there.
Jake's cheeks were already flushed from the alcohol but the hue crept up his face to the tips of his ears as he drank in the sight of you.
"Shit..." he swore, "you look fuckin' hot in my shirt" his hands were just itching to pull you in for a good grope and a filthy kiss.
"You wanna come in?" you tried biting back the smile that was quickly spreading across your face as you twirled the bottom of his pink petunia’s shirt around your finger, "my roommates gone... I was watching a movie in my room..."
"Hell yeah" Yenzy’s enthusiasm made you giggle, his goofy boyish grin making your belly swoop as you took his hand, trying to tug him inside, but Yenzy yanked you back to him and you crashing into his chest almost losing your footing.
"Been thinking about you all night, pretty” his lips brushed over yours, his facial hair tickling your face and making you gasp as his tongue licked into your mouth.
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