New blog specifically for writing my own posts so I can reblog more on this account without worrying I won't be able to find my own posts @crystal-cryptic-writes
I think polyamory would come naturally to them, but I also think Tamaki needs to fix his issues (namely his jealousy and internalized homophobia) before getting into a relationship with them, and I say this in the most affectionate way possible.
kiss kiss fall in debt
Please... I need more. This is delicious
My response to @sweethoneyrose83's writing prompt about yandere poly pirates. Took me forever but I just had to get it out my system! đ¤đ¤đ¤đ¤đ¤đ¤
âThis meetinâs officially called to order.â First Mate Ran is glaring at the scallywags of his Captainâs crew, without an ounce of sympathy for the guilty-looking few, âSeems like yâall have been costinâ us a month's worth of travel delaying our biggest job yet.â
The six pairs of eyes looked anywhere but Ran or the glaring Captain Lu at the head of the table. Some of them didnât have the decency to look away with guilt but at the wooden ceiling whistling familiar tunes, rocking on the chairs they were leaning in. Ran didnât know if that indifference bothered him more.
âSince yâall think itâs not worth cominâ straight ta me or the Captain weâll be goinâ over each of yer failâres.â
Black eyes scanned the long table, a relic earned on a heist of a Queenâs museum. The history within its worn wooden finish and stone markings was of the infamous pirate bandâDeadmanâs Collectâa band of pirates that would meet at the table to plan their grandest loots. For a crew descended from the captainâs owned it, collectively they decided it was better off in their hands than in the museum of a royal, who fought for their executions. As it belonged, it was serving pirates once again on a mission to defy the oppressive oligarchy they were forced to live in.Â
âLooks like youâll be firstâHeine brothers.âÂ
All heads turned to look at the mischievous pair of twins, their silent smiles graduated to smirks Their unbrushed and untamed heads of burgundy hair, fashioned like the manes of the lion statues standing guard in front of the Western Kingâs palace. Almost indistinguishable from one another thereâs Klaus and Kurtâthe strong hands of the ship and the muscle in every fight. Despite not always being the first to come up with a plan or scheme, neither needed to be goaded to do whatever it took to keep the crew safe. Usually, that was what they preferred to do rather than be patient and not kill everyone in their path. Their dynamic with the crew was silently loved; always up for a joke, and their overprotectness of everyone, especially the crewâs weaker members. So it was the most shocking for Ran to discover the brothers no longer poking at the prisoner but playing with them.Â
âIn our defense,â Kurt spoke playing with a strand of his unruly hair,â we found the little Pearl incredibly entertaining.â
Klaus giggled diabolically as he thought back to their interactions with the prisoner. Of course, it wasnât unusual that when there was fresh meat the twins enjoyed torturing them but never would they take it farther than that. But of course, there was something different about the Kingâs Pearl.Â
âGetting seasick?â Klaus had taken advantage of Ranâs divided attention to sneak off to the brig, where the most expensive item theyâd ever had on their boat was.
âNope. As the eldest of the North Creston Name, Iâve been on plenty of ships before!âÂ
Klaus chuckled watching them stick their nose up and then stumble as the boat rocked. Checking the narrow stairway down, the redhead tested his luck, looking around for the key to let himself in. Finding it in a barrel out of the cellâs field of vision he quickly unlocked the cell, making its only occupant jump.
âYou lyinâ to me arenât you?â
âW-what? Iâm not! Itâs the truth!â
His smile dropped, green eyes giving a death glare hundreds had seen before their deaths. Without breaking eye contact he pulled out his favorite dagger, twirling the jagged blade expertly in his hand.Â
âYâknow what we do to liars, meat?â
âNo.â
âWe mark âem. Make sure the truth is carved into their skin forever,â he held the dagger under their chin making them lift their head so that Klaus could enjoy the fearful expression on their face,â like a tattoo except ours is going to be..muchâŚdeeper.â
Suddenly the expression was gone and a look of curiosity remained instead.Â
âWait whatâs a tattoo?â
What a setup! He could stab them and theyâd have their answer, but the tilt of their head despite the dagger less than a hair away let him humor them.Â
âItâs easier if I just show ya.â
They lit up, moving forward so fast he almost didnât have time to pull his dagger away. Sheathing it he knelt to their level, pulling back his opened collar more to reveal the marking underneath his collarbone. A gnarly twist of snakes and daggers on a rotting corpse. It was his go-to for torture; the well-known marking striking just as much fear if not more than they were already experiencing.Â
âWow,â their eyes were wide and their mouth open,â does it hurt at all?â
âHa not really I donâtââ he was going to continue to rave about how pain doesnât scare him in the slightest instead he felt the warm and soft hands trailing the design.Â
âCool!âÂ
They looked up at him with an unfamiliar expression. One of wonder. Something Klaus wasnât exactly known for inducing. It made something in his heart tug, a feeling exclusive to his adored pirates. Usually looking up at him in admiration of his strength or with a challenge but thisâŚ.was nothing heâd ever felt before.
âIâll be back, gotta go!â
âOh uhm bye then.â
Ignoring the way that same tug reappeared as he, hearing them sadly play with their fingers. He left as soon as possible, barely remembering to close the gate before heading up the stairs to safety.Â
It just couldnât be!
He needed his other half to be sure.
âOh, itâs you again!â
The joyful greeting was not what Kurt was expecting. Just returning the key his brother was carelessly carrying around. If the Captain figured out it was misplaced theyâd never hear the end of it.
The prisoner couldnât go far thanks to the chain and cuff attaching them to the bed, but they were standing looking starry-eyed and smiling as they mistook him for his brother. Alas, Kurt wasnât devoid of mischievousness, even though some may consider him the more behaved brother, when an opportunity presented itself he just couldnât refuse!
âDo you by any chance have more of those tattoos to show me?â
Kurt held back a laugh before agreeing to unlock the cell once again to do what he knew his brother would have done, choosing another one. Lifting the sleeves of shirt up to his shoulder he showed off his bicep, trying not to react when he was so willingly touched.
âWow! So many! Super duper cool!â
Kurt scoffed to himself. So a little gushing was what got him all worked up, how cute! Heâd be sure to tease him with this laterâ
âAnd youâre so strong! I reckonâsorry Iâm real sure you could just carry me! Wait letâs try it!â
The absolute invasion of the prisoner hanging on his curled bicep is startling but not as much as the end of it when they clumsily dismount falling into his chest. For a moment, maybe itâs instinct that his arm wraps around to steady them. Leaving him unguarded for the unbelievably carefree face staring up at him.
âThanks! Sorry for stumbling over you like this, if you donât mind we can try again!â
Kurt liked being looked up to and praised, but this was making his heart thump the same way it did when he cornered their bratty cabin boy. Even still this was a whole new feeling and he wouldnât be a Heine if he didnât explore this further!
âBut of course!â
From that moment forward the twins decided theyâd extend their efforts from lightly teasing with their crew to outright delaying them. They couldnât deny it hurt their heart to hear them complain about the waning supplies and the money they needed to repair the oldest parts of the ship. But they figured the extra time was worth it to know of the intense feelings they had for their dear prisoner.
âJust cause ya caught feelinâs, that excuses youâre behavior?â
Klaus hummed looking carelessly at the steps that led to the upper deck of the ship as if he could see their Pearl through the wooden door. It bothered Ran that Kurt wasnât even paying attention in his brotherâs stead, like he usually did, only slowly blinking up at the ceiling with a lovestruck smile on his face.Â
âItâs without a doubt Klaus and I have fallen deeply for our little Pearl. Iâd definitely give you trouble if you tried to turn them in now.â
Ran was openly glaring as twin pairs of emerald eyes glared back with an intensity typically reserved for the bedroom the pirates on this ship. As much as heâd like to dismiss it as an over-exaggeration from them heâd seen the kind of devotion they had.Â
âHello (Y/n) youâre getting better at using that mop.â
Klaus and Kurt had managed to slip away after breakfast to visit their favorite prisoner, who had graduated from daydreaming in their cell. After the first two weeks of being delayed, the Captain approved of them having a few chores of course while always being monitored. Though it was very quickly learned they didnât have to worry about them escaping too much at all.
âReally?!â
They werenât, but Kurt thought the way they struggled with waving the mop nonsensically on the deck was incredibly cute. His brother, of the same mindset, cooed before pinching and squishing their cheeks.
âSo cute! Maybe I should show you my technique with the mop?â
âOh, you will? Iâd love that Klaus!â
Kurt rolled his eyes. He knew what his brother was doing and he wished he thought of it before him. He frowned at his brother as he slotted himself behind (Y/n) and clasped his hands around their awkward grip on the mop. Kurt settled to stand aside already concocting a way to intervene, in the meantime hoping they wouldnât catch onto his brother closing the distance.
â--So if you want you should bend back into me andââ
âI didnât know you had others on the crew!â
âYes, Iâd love it if you bent intoâwait what?!
Kurt followed your gaze toward a man attempting to hide behind some barrels, and looking further past them he could tell others were coming up the side of the boat. It was supposed to be a silent ambush, from some amateur pirates. They mustâve counted their crew and thought itâd be an easy job. Theyâd be dead wrong.Â
The brothers already had their hands on their trusted knuckle knives and jeweled punch knuckles. They spared a second to look at one anotherâthe silent orchestrating of a plan to quickly dispatch the intruders only for their Pearl to speak out before them.
âHey! What are you doing sneaking around for?â
The first head that had been hiding figured their cover was blown or would be if he didnât dispatch one of the waving witnesses, charging with a long knife. Kurt and Klaus sprung into action, the former twin breaking the arm of the lunging intruder, holding his other hand on their face casually snapping their neck. By then Klaus had spun (Y/n) around excusing the intruders' attendance on the ship; it was refreshing having someone so unfamiliar with their gritty style of life around. But it came with its own challenges. Challenges Klaus and Kurt would love to have. Kurt quickly threw the corpse where it was hiding before, joining Klaus in encouraging (Y/n) to go to the kitchen.Â
âWe have to dismiss our unwanted guests, so if you would please go help Marie in the kitchen.â
âOh okay but if Angel comes back youâll have to tell him why the deck isnât swabbed.â
âSure sure little Pearl. Bye-bye now!â
The brothers turned to the intruders who they purposely lightly incapacitated quietly groaning as they attempted to get up. They wanted them to be lucid for the âfunâ the twins planned to have. Ran recalled finding the aftermath of said intruders and not clearly being able to tell how many originally invaded. The twins infamously spend a quarter of their day reducing their enemies into a bloody, burnt mess. With great pride, they confided in him, how they wished they could show (Y/n) but the First Mate convinced them not to. Part of the agreement was that no permanent damage was inflicted and Ran was sure looking at the amalgamation of human corpses would scar them for life. Ran was certain such a reaction was only reserved for the crew.
âAre you openly admitting to betraying this crew on behalf of a prisoner?â
The twins shrugged and Ran had half a thought to throw them in the brig just for their nonchalance. He was going to do just that before their Angel spoke up. Always the odd one out of a crew of pirates, his hair was the brightest blond almost white. Combed and maintained just a little past his ears, his skin lightly sunkissed an active choice many on a pirate crew wouldnât care to do. Despite technically being the cabin boy Angelâs almond-shaped red eyes with long lashes to boot were a soft spot for the whole crew.Â
Blushing oh so cutely, he faked a cough to bring attention to himself,â Ahem, I alsoâŚlike them and would like them not to be delivered.â
His statement made all but the twins and Captain Lu gasp in shock. The Captain smiled, her dagger-like silver teeth glinting from the sparse lanterns around. She was leaning forward, her talon-covered index fingers tapping excitedly on the table, leaning even closer to the petite cabin boy on her left. His blush intensified as she twirled a talon around one of his blonde strands. The surrounding crew getting just as hot as him.
âI thought you wanted them âgone as soon as possibleâ?â
He closed his eyes as though that would stop everyoneâs curious gazes, with his nose slightly in the air he made his case.
âWell Iâve changed my mindâŚlast time I checked that wasnât a crime.â
The Captain chuckled her metal claw softly grazing from his hair to his naked neck,â It isnât, but what made you change your mind?â
The question saddled Angel with too many different memories. In the short time, his Pearl arrived on the ship he couldnât deny the fluffy feeling in his chest when there was any inkling of their prisoner involved. But it wasnât always this way. Firstly he didnât mind all that much, the crew had held hostages before. It was the change that was taking over the crew that made him reevaluate. Two weeks into their imprisonment already half the crew were sneaking off and arguing about sneaking off to âplayâ with the prisoner. Ignoring Angelâs usually coveted advances was an easy way to earn his hatred. Which resulted in his usual routine with the Captainâcuddled up to her after a particularly passionate romp to ask for the one thing that would cure his sadness.
âYou want me to get rid of our big-ticket prisoner?â
âYes! I mean arenât you worried about all the stalling the royals have been doing? Donât you think theyâre stringing you along? And heck we donât even need to keep all of them alive and just keep a finger that we can send forâŚmotivation!â
For a second, Angel thought heâd won. The Captain cooed, running her dark hands through his tussled hair and lovingly kissing his forehead. Barely able to hide his victory his pink lips curved into a smile, that dropped with the Captainâs knowing smirk.
âYouâre jealous of them?â
âWhat jealous!?â Instinctively Angel perked up sitting up in the bed, completely ignoring his worried damsel routine.Â
âI have nothing to be jealous of! That barnacle is getting everyone worked up for no good reason!â
âHow do you know?â
âWhat?â
âHow do you know they arenât worth the fuss if youâve never played with them yourself?â
Angel crossed his arms to pout, managing his dramatic fall into the captain's bed (minding his sore behind). Glaring at the wooden grooves of the decorated wall as if they were the ones denying him.Â
âI donât need to know.â
âWell maybe you shouldâŚ.then you could leverage it for some much-needed time with everyone.â
Angel hated knowing that he was taking the Captainâs advice in the first place. Fully accepting the task of making the pampered prisoner useful by sharing his chores with them. The collective groans from the disappointed crew only spurred him on. Harshly shoving a pale and scrub into their hands and screaming for them to scrub the deck. Leaning back on a barrel as he styled his hair looking in the reflection of a compact mirror that Kurt stole just for him, he was sure itâd be easy. âSpending time to learnâ while the prisoner he hated did his chores sounded like a wonderful dream. Except this prisoner was like nothing heâd dealt with before.
âAlright so make sure to scrub the floor. Donât be too heavy with the watââ
SPLASH
â...OkayâŚthatâs a bit much butââ
SPLISH! SPLISH!
âSTOP STOP! What are you doing?! Serves me right to believe some rich kid would know how to scrub a floor!â
âWell Iâm sorry but I wasnât exactly allowed to learn at home.â
âBut Iâm sure someone was scrubbing the floors, wouldnât hurt to watch them right?â
âI was strictly forbidden from spending time with othersâŚ.including the maids.â
â...Well youâre going to learn. Grab the scrub.â
He hated to admit, that he enjoyed watching them flounder with the new tasks. Turning to him with that wide-eyed curious stare admitting they had no idea what a âsea shantyâ was. It was weirdly endearing, to be the one looked up to despite being the shortest. To be asked for his opinion on things other than costumes for a disguise. Being the one to do the pinning against the wall when heâs being particularly mean.
Angel hated to admit it but when he was confided in about an arranged marriage, he actually intervened.Â
âSo weâre docking at Restwood Kingdom. Small town. Youâre not going to get to see it though.â
âThatâs okay Iâve already been.â
â...You have?â
âYeah, myâŚ.betrothed lives there.â
â.....Your betrothed?â
â...Yeah my family wasnât thrilled but they said he would have been the best for me.â âDo you feel the same way?â
He studied their face so intensely then, studying the quirk in their lips and their wandering eyes. He prided himself on knowing when his Pearl was happy. When they were reminiscing. This was not one of those timesâŚthere was something off.
âIt doesnât really matter,â the sad smile made him sick, â when I go back theyâre going to start the wedding plans.â
â...Hm thatâs a shame.âÂ
Angel felt no remorse, casually reminding Ran of a juicy bit of information the prisoner let slip. Handing over the drawn map he convinced them to draw to âsee the gardenâ they talked so much about. Pretending to be just as distraught that a headline of the prince being massacred is published during their stay. Hiding the smile that threatened to come while cuddling a crying (Y/n) into the bed he was sharing with Marie.Â
âSo yes. I changed my mind because as much as I hate to admit I doâŚlike them.â
âWhoa so they were gonna marry that prick,â Kurt piped up, smiling wide as he looked at the pinned headline in the brig. Klaus and a few others at the table snickered an air of pride exuding from everyone in the room, making Ran roll his eyes. They were getting distracted again.Â
âThat explains your sudden necessity for aâŚnobleâs headâŚmovinâ on. Willow? What about yer navigation blunders? Youâve purposely been leading us astray fer over a month now. I thought yer vow of loyalty trumped that.âÂ
The islander navigator sighed, âIâm loyal to my heart. That is why I came on this ship, in the first place.â
A series of cheers and whoops erupted from the table, Marie and Reese high-fiving her from both sides, much to Ranâs displeasure. Willow simply shrugs, her hooped earrings jingling against her necklaces as she shakes her head. Even without her cultureâs morals influencing her, she was always inclined to follow her heart. Why else would she leave the stifling paradise of the islands and its familiar grottos and underwater caves and the singing with sirens if not for love? Watching the Captain, then the twins, then the others all falling for the poor prisoner. She recalled when she first laid eyes on the little Pearl, freshly plucked from the protective mouth of the royal clam. The Captain and the First Mate had headed the mission, relying on Reese and her to keep their passage out clear. It was but a moment when they needed to get past a crowd of marching guards. Reese had been the one to ask what everyone was thinking.
âUh, are we going to gag them or something? What if they screamed right now?â
They didnât respond instead the prisoner that was tied up and currently sitting on the sewer floor was attempting to raise their hands as if they were in school. The Captain snickered and Ran rolled his eyes, as Reese watched their eager attempt to ask for permission. Willow was the one who finally let them speak, with a finger to her lips. The prisonerâs expression lit upâŚlike a teacherâs pet who could finally speak.
âOooh I promised I wouldnât make a sound for the whole trip! As long as I get a street beignet in the end!âÂ
Willow quietly laughed along with Reese before they were on the move again. Watching as their untouched ankle was shackled in their cell and the expression on their face not even changing did something to her. Something she found not many of her current partners had. Not that they werenât sympathetic or understanding, just that they couldnât possibly know how easy it was to be swept away by the pirates when she met them. And she knew that her Pearl felt the same way.
âDid you really promise not to speak for some pastries?â
âYes!âÂ
âBut werenât you afraid? Didnât you want to be helped?â
âIâŚkindof have always wanted to sneak away I just could never do it. If that makes sense.â
âIt does. More than youâll ever know.â
She recalled their conversations between the bars of the cell. Animated and intrigued with every word that came from her typically untalkative self. Even her dreams were filled with their endless chatter and entrancing smiles. Being a follower of her heart meant listening to her dreams and more than anything telling her destiny demanded she have them. Have you. And sheâd do anything to keep you.
 âMmmh Willow.â
âSorry little Pearl, Iâm almost done.â
âS-s-so this is kind of like a tattoo? Except with your mouth?â
âYes,â she licked lovingly at the puncture marks along their neck. Pride filled her heart as she watched the blood underneath their skin coagulate, âsomething like that.â
Thatâs probably why she could only stare in response to Ranâs question.
âYouâre asking if Iâd join the twins? If they were to ever rebel for them?â
Ran nodded.
âOf course, I would.â
Kurt and Klaus cheered roping a reluctant Angel into it too, making Ran send a scathing look for them to stop. It didnât and without his prompting Marie, the brunette chef spoke her peace.Â
âIâd also reckon they deserve a place with us, forever. Donât think I could bear it if they left me now!â
The freckled chef had their own share of tantalizing conversations over the meals sheâd deliver. The kind she often never could have with the other pirates being as close as they were, it was lovely having a new taster.
âHmmm so goodâŚthough.â
âWhat? What is it?â
âI think this could useâŚsome more spice.â
âReally?! But I tried using that oregano they got for me.â
âNo no, another spice maybe try,,,, coriander.â
âIâll have to give that a try.â
Marie would love to say that she too had waited for a long while before she was enraptured but that just wasnât the case. From the second they scarfed down and happily ate her food she was hooked. She just loved a good eater! Dreaming about what else she could feed their lovely little captive, who was just so responsive. So responsive they rarely ever refused her dishes even when they were well beyond the point of full. Not exactly free to roam around the ship, sheâd fill them up with her concoctions and recipes until they couldnât move. Her favorite instance was during their first day out of the cell, finally allowed to be out but only with a chaperone. Marie had volunteered, shoving her stuffed Pearl into her bed, taking advantage of their feast and the sleepiness that followed. With a few exhausted groans, they were asleep giving her free range to poke and squish the fat of their stomach. Squealing to herself at its light firmness, she delighted in the freedom to do so. Her other lovers on the ship were freaky open but not enough for her to do all she pleased. But her Pearl was different so oblivious asleep they wouldnât protest her hands wandering to explore and touch and taste.
âYouâre so easy, (Y/n)...so mine.â
Sheâd only felt inclined to stop when Reese had walked in on her, a silent warning to go no further as she nibbled on an ear and placed a grape into her Pearlâs lips. There was no one she could do this to without being scolded or with anyone so unaware of their own limits that they would stop her. Not to mention she adored the compliments given to her without caring where the meat sheâd gotten came from. At this point, she could never go back.
âThat would leave you ReeseâŚdo you too feel this way about our hostage.â
All eyes were on Reese. The impish, pick-pocketer with a big smile, an aloof personality, and hair dark as the sea. Suspicious as he was a good fighter, rarely was he on the receiving end of such big questions. Often preferring to go with the flow of his fellow pirates and backing his Captain in any way possible. When the plan was in motion to abduct the greatest payoff that theyâd ever attempted he was all for it. Dismissing their weird behavior and the Captainâs quiet opinion of them. Not once had he tried to risk it, until heâd seen it. Everyone on the ship had dopey faces and distracted behaviorâit was so out of character for everyone. It didnât take long before heâd found the culprit and was tempted to do what he did to all his problems.
Chuck it off the plank.
âAre you sure this is a fun game? It just seems a little scary to me!â
âThatâs part of the fun! That little adrenaline rush is how you know youâre playing it right!â
âOh okay!âÂ
It was just too easy. The simple proposal of a âpirate game; had them following like an obedient dog, completely unaware their owner was going to shoot them in the back of the head. Reese didnât think heâd feel bad about it. Chalking it up to another kill of some enemy to his crew, heâd done it before so many times. Using his tricks and wit to outsmart them; it really was too easy to instruct them to balance themself on the plank above the sea.
âOkay Iâm at the end Reese I did it!â
âGoodâŚreal good.â
âWow the water isââ
It was second hand to slam his foot on the end of the plank, sending their hostage slightly in the air and tumbling into the depths below. From his safety on the ship's railing, he watched them resurface once, reaching out to him and struggling to call his name.Â
âReeââ
Seeing their face disappear under the waves Reese thought he should feel free, yet his feet refused to turn away. Staring at the unmoving water trying to decipher why there was a piece of him hoping theyâd resurface. But he recalls a conversation heâd had with them. It was a one-off something he probably didnât even initiate.
âOh yeah, I donât know how to swim. My family told me Iâd never need to!â
He remembered thinking the same thing he was now.
How helpless.
They need me.
He was only reassured when he finally dove in, a floating device tied to him as he held them up. Wet coughing and puking of saltwater against his chest and their hands hanging tightly around his neck. It was the tears that had him hugging back.
âReeseâŚâ
âYes?â
âI-I really donât like this game.âÂ
âI know me neither.â
âC-can we g-gâgo home?âÂ
Home. Thatâs where they needed to be because they were so darn helpless. He had to make sure they did just that, forever.
âYup they gotta be here, I donât know how theyâll survive otherwise.â
Once again the pirates around the table began to cheer, a collective air of acceptance of the same truth it all stopped though as everyone was reminded of had the real say. Captain Lu sat at the head of the table with her talon-covered hands folded underneath her face. Her luscious lips are straight, her expression far too apathetic for the cheering pirates before her. They held their breaths in anticipationâa silence encompassing the mess hall as they waited on her command.Â
Her First Mate turned to her, his words suddenly so much heavier,â Capân Lu, do you want to keep the prisoner or dâya prefer to return âem and get our reward?âÂ
The Captain leaned back into her chairâher throne observing the faces of her pirates whom she adored, all waiting for her word as they ought to. She, like many here, felt as though someone was missing from their ranksâŚ.and she couldnât agree more. Having been the one to receive a message in the bottle written by the Kingâs beloved child. On the parchment was a plea to see the world, to see the ocean for themselves, and to find love. Â
Well, now they had eight.Â
There was an apparent thrill for Luâwith every successful treasure hunt, there was a small part of her that felt satisfied. There truly was nothing that beat pure ale down her throat, a lover at her knees, and a view of the treasures sheâd acquired burying her other lovers. It beat a hard day's work. It beats an âhonest job.â She could think of nothing as fulfilling until she met (Y/n) in the flesh.Â
She and Ran lead the heist, letting only themselves into the innards of the intensely guarded wing of the castle. It felt disgustingly perfect to be trampling the lightly pink rug of the castle bedroom, leaving the faint dirt print within its wool. Passing a tray of ornate gifts, ranging from perfumes to portraits and priceless works of art. The handles and doors grand and golden would be fine prizes any other day but Rand and Lu walked right past them. All to stop in front of the completely bored Pearl at the center of it all.Â
âI got your message.â
She handed the bottle over. The original writer tracing their sloppy handwriting from so long ago. A smile spread across their face.
âSo have you come to take me? Like a hero?â
âJust like one.â
âWill IâŚâ they trailed off eying the calendar plastered on the opposite wall. Large and in an overly fancy font mapping out a schedule that didnât change much at all,â get everything I asked for before I come back?â
Without hesitation, she responded, âOf course and so much more.â
With a smile on both of their faces, the Pearl allowed themselves to be tied up. Stopping to negotiate a gag, and then leaving into the sewer systems of the castles. In the comfort of the ship, Lu felt no better place for her Pearl was by her side. In her bed. In her First Mateâs bed. In any of her pirateâs beds.Â
No greater gift than seeing them thereâŚ.among her pile of treasures.
âWhat do you think Ran? What will your Captain say?â
The question made the pirate fluster, shifting their boots along the floor. Dutifully looking into his Captainâs single purple eye. The silent question hanging between themââ What do you want me to say?â. It was easier than breathing, the split-second answer that punctuates every scenario his heart likes to play out.Â
Thinking back to all the new memories heâd made with their Pearl. It was the evening of a minor heist that ended with a fight. Not against the corrupt merchant but with Reese. The pick-pocket had been particularly reckless attacking the knight-in-training whoâd followed their band bag to the ship. Despite shakily holding a sword up, Reese attacked with extreme prejudice. Holding the boy by the neck as he repeatedly stabbed a dull knife into his sternum, dragging through the skin to his intestines. Ran was the first to witness this, surprised by the aggression to someone theyâd usually let live.Â
âHe saw them! Sleeping in the brig! He was going to tell! I canâtâ! I wouldnâtâ! We canât let that happen!â
Ran listened to Reese flounder, the manic look in his blue eyes anxiously darting about. Heâd rarely seen him in such a state. The detached sneak had a habit of masking his pain, a survival instinct he couldnât quite part with. A paranoid obsessiveness that requires unspoken requirements to be fulfilled puts him on edge. People, not tied up, are the usual onesâtoo many opportunities for danger. And apparently, anyone threatening to remove their little Pearl would do the same.Â
Ran did what he usually did when he got in this state. Pulling Reese into his chest, blocking his view of the dying intruder. Letting his rough hands curl within the locks of his shaking partner, holding him tightly as he hummed.Â
âNo oneâs taking our Pearl. They wonât be going anywhere.â
â....Promise?â
Ran didnât hesitate when he promised. He also didnât hesitate when Marie and Willow asked to make a special pitstop. The chef wouldnât stop talking about how their Pearl in passing spoke of a specific spice so fondly, that theyâd die if they never got to see their expression when they finally tasted it again. Stealing anything from the spice merchants meant going out of their way; possibly mingling with other pirates who specialized in the trade. Yet he still said they could. Purposefully stalling their pearl until Marie was in the position to watch excitedly as they gleefully ate her cooking. Sending Willow to âwaitâ with their Pearl for their scheduled bathroom break. Keeping quiet Willow promises to visit later.
âAre you alright with this, Ran?â
âYesâŚyou were very helpfulâŚfor our requests with the prisoner.â
âItâs not a problem. We havenât broken the routine or protocol.â
He did lie just that once about not breaking protocol. He didnât bother saying anything the next time Angel and the twins, confiscated a line of rope. Typically Ran demanded strict ledgers and labeling when it came to any supplies on the ship. It was the best way to make sure everything was in order. So typically heâd have quite a lot to say about the unspecified use of an extra ropeâbut this case was special. It was in front of the twinsâ room, Klaus and Kurt usually kept the door open as an invitation but not this time. Knocking brought out Klaus and Kurt, pink on their cheeks and large smiles on their faces.
âWeâre using it for a game.â
âYes, a very fun game.â
Ran was so annoyed he hadnât figured out why yet,âWell am I getting the rope back?â
The twins shared a look as they usually did before speaking up. Their door opening to reveal a flushed Angel has them stopping and eagerly turning to him.Â
â---Weâre ready for you~ Oh Ran, howâve you been?â
The twins no longer interested in the faux conversation, went into their room leaving Angel to placate their First Mate.Â
âSorry, no guarantees about that rope. It might not survive what we have planned for it.â
Ran wasnât an idiot he recognized the specific shirt he was wearing. The one that was flowy and hung off his shouldersâdeliciously inviting. Though it begs the question who was being strung up if it wasnât him?
âOh, and Iâm chaperoning our Pearl by the way! Bye!â
He quickly disappeared into the room behind him, leaving Ran to burn with the broken rules of any prisoner. Granted special permissions were given, he wondered just how far he was slipping or just how bad it had gotten.
âThank you Ran for helping me! If you can believe it I usually am not allowed to do this completely by myself.â
Beneath him was (Y/n) colloquially dubbed their Pearl bare and resting within the tin washbasin. In his hands was the washcloth lathered in the sudsy remains of a dwindling soap bar. Fighting the burning in his cheeks and begging twitchy hands running over unmarred skin, with the reverence it usually did. It was the quiet splash of the water with the slightest movements, their breathy moans of satisfaction that brought Ran to his knees. In his heart, nay! His very soul was for them.
For them, no amount of gore and death was unnecessary.
For them, no amount of stalling, lying, or breaking of rules was unneeded.
For them, no amount of rope, jewels, or spices could compare.
For them, their Pearl was worth more than all of itâand trading them in for any pile of gold or riches would be a loss. For nothing can compare to the value of their Pearl.Â
âMy Capân, you must say yes. As you already have the greatest of treasures.â
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The nervousness you felt was growing exponentially. A little while ago youâd been left in the crowâs nest; Lu assuring youâd be helpful while they had their meeting. For all the stories and headlines youâve read about pirates, itâs crazy to know they demanded to have meetings with one another.Â
Staring at the endless sea and sky full of blue, you let your mind wander. Thinking back to the endless cycle you originally lived through. Waking and being pampered day in and day out, in the same room youâd been in since your youth. Looking at the definition it constituted it being called insanity, but this insanity eased all in court. All in the castle. All in the Kingdom. To know their future was locked away, upkept, and healthy.Â
But that was gone now.Â
You were free.
For now.Â
You wondered how long itâd take for your parents to chase, for the pirates to lose interest, for others to learn that the jewel of the crown was easy pickings. It felt so dreamy. To spend your days learning something new, trying what youâve heard adventurous heroes get to do. Daring heists, escaping stormsâŚ.being loved.Â
It was foreign but good.
So good, you dreaded seeing the Royal Messenger ship appearing on the horizon. The white sails instead of red or black proving this was the one to pay whatever it took to bring you home.Â
Quickly you stood, peering into the eye-glass once again. Turning to the ladder you made your way down, running to knock on the closed door of the mess hall. Instead, the door swung open revealing the dressed in purple Captain Lu smiling her infamous smile. Reminding you of the first day you finally met⌠a shame itâd be your last.
âCaptain the Royal ship is here on the North horizon.â
She hums stepping to the side to reveal the others who had heard such major news. The first to step out was Marie, her bottom lip jutted out and quivering with an onset of tears. Throwing herself at you, you caught her to the best of your ability. The chef was petite but her grip around you was tight, making her dead weight a problem for you.Â
âDonât tell me yer gunna leave me (Y/n)! How will I go on?!â
You had nothing to say, just patting her flowing brown hair. Saving you from outright admitting youâve never comforted anyone ever, Angel piped up.
âYouâll be fine,â he lightly kicked her, looping an arm around yours, âget up weâve got work to do.â
âSo what do we have to do to get ready? How do ransoms work exactly?â
The pirates around you stopped for a moment, something unfamiliar jading their expressions. But as quick as it came it was gone, them smiling and laughing like youâd told a funny story. You didnât hide your curious faceâŚwas that the wrong thing to say? You felt a nibble against your earlobe, the familiar smell of lemons invading your senses as Angel pulled you close.
âYou're absolutely hilarious, (Y/n).â
Klaus sauntered towards you coming on your opposite side, to hold your chin up. A light peck was all he got in before Kurt butted in. Holding the gesture for much longer before his brother pulled at his matching messy hair. The tug of war continued for a while until you heard a large a two smacks occurring simultaneously. Klaus and Kurt snapping upright clutching their behinds with a smirk and a flustered smile directed at Willow, who took advantage of their surprise to squeeze in pressing a kiss to your neck.Â
âWeâve come to an agrâment, Pearl. You wonât be going.â
âWhat?!â
âIsnât this just the best,â Marie piped up. Tears gone and her grip now fondling the fat of your waist,â You get to try to fill up on all the new ideas Iâve got cookinâ up!â
Reese stepped forward minding Marie still kneeling on the ground, he looked you deep into your eyes a warm smile spreading on his face.Â
âYouâre stayinâ I doubt that ships going to get within boardinâ distance of us before theyâre blown to smithereens.â
You donât choose to focus on the dark look on his face or the way they all seemed to smile along with him. With Angel still clinging onto you, you turn to Lu whoâs tucking her own spyglass into her coat pocket.Â
âWhat dâya say, Pearl? Gettinâ a little bit more than you asked for.â
Your first meeting ran through your head, and you nodded. Looking past her to see Ran who has a rare smile on his face. You pull Angel and Marie into a hug, leaning backward when Kurt, Klaus, and Willow join. Reese comes forward slipping past the arms going for him before he runs for the crow's nest.Â
A look is shared with Ran as he runs off, making the First Mate fake cough to get your attention.Â
âNow (Y/n), your traininâ as a pirate begins now, and for yer first lesson: weâll be discussinâ battle at sea!â
You beamed, wiggling free to follow Ran who was cleaning his handgun. Watching in awe as he practiced his aim at the incoming ship.Â
âAre we really going to hurt them?â
He hummed, âOnly if they choose not to leave us be. As a pirate, we protect our own first and foremost. You think you can handle that (Y/n)?â
It wouldnât hurt to enjoy this adventure a little while longer!
The Star Guardianâs had enough of your shit âď¸. Pretty Pretty Please I Donât Want to be a Magical Girl has been the inspiration I needed!
puki drought
The sickness clings to me. Like a clinging thing.
This is based on a vn I saw forever ago and can't find but it lives in my brain constantly, help. Also, First actual post, I'm so cool đ
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You wake up in your bed, like normal and flutter your eyes open. Surprisingly there is a man in your bed.
"Gahhh?????"
"Ah? What's wrong, cuddle bug?"
"Who the fuck are you!"
"What do you mean? I'm Orange, your lovely little stuffed panda bear!"
You stare at the man. He does look like the stuffed panda you named after your favorite food as a kid. But... That was impossible. Orange was an inanimate object and that was a real man... Well, he looked like a mix between a man and a panda. He had darker patches of skin around his eyes and little ears on top of head.
"Are those real...?"
Before you could let the panda man speak, you reached up and started to tug on his ears. They didn't budge, but they were quite soft...
"Tehe, that tickles cuddle bug! Of course my ears are real! I told you, I'm your prized stuffie to life!"
"... But how...? And how did I know you're not lying...?"
Orange seemed to think for a moment.
"Hmm... Well, cuddle bug, I know that you are named [Name] and that you named me Orange! Because as a kid you loved oranges and you still do. Plus, I know that you give each and every one of your other stuffed animals a kiss goodnight, and you give me two! I know that you would never tell anyone else that because you're embarrassed, so does that prove it?"
You were quiet. That was in fact something no one, not even your bestest friend, knew.
"Well than, how are you human? Er, humanish..."
"Well, I made a wish on a star, like they do in those movies you watch! I wanted to be able to talk to you to be your bestest friend because I just love you so much!"
Yan! Mindreader x reader
Imagine how annoying it would be if your obsessed stalker had the ability to read your mind.
He was a part of your life before you even knew of his existence. Every day, he would follow you around and listen to your thoughts; the good, the bad, the angry and the sad ones.
He wished to know all there is to know about you and what better way was there than to intrude on your most inner, private feelings?
Yan! Mindreader always thought his power was a curse heâd gotten the misfortune of being born with. All day and night heâd been forced to hear everything peaople were thinking. Thatâs how he got to know his parents hated living together and his friends only saw him as a piggy bank. No one truly cared for him. Anyone who believe theyâd want this power is wrong. All it has done is bring him misery. If he had the option to be normal he wouldnât hesitate.
Then came you. You barged into his life without warning and set his whole body on fire- but in a good sorta way. You made him feel all tingly and light, like he could fly. You were one of a kind; nothing like the others who were selfish, vain and completely fake.
He knew. After all, he could read your mind.
Slowly he introduced himself into your life. It was subtle and natural, just like heâd prepared. He didnât want to scare you. It was quite easy to fabricate running into each other and after it happened on plenty occasions you joked about it being fate. You saw him at the grocery store, in your apartment building-apparently heâs moved in just next door- and he even visits the same coffee shop as you do! He wanted to scream âyes!â, in agreement, it was indeed fated for you to be together.
It wasnât after too many charming, well-practiced smiles and flirtatious hints that he received the greatest gift of all; you, on your back in his bed with him thrusting vigorously into your warm heat. Oh it was simply heaven. Hearing your moans whilst simultaneously listening in on your thoughts- they were far from disappointing. That was one of the only times heâs blessed his mind reading ability. Thanks to it he knows all your kinks, desires and needs, which he doesnât hesitate to use to his advantage.
Heâd be the perfect boyfriend. You will never want anyone other than him ever. Only he truly knows you and that includes parts if yourself youâve hidden away or have never acknowledge.
Isnât he your perfect fit?
âââ-
Sunlight pours into the room and wakes you up. You donât want to. Waking up means dealing with reality and its shitty way of treating you. You resolve to just ignore the warm presence behind you and pretend to still be asleep. You hoped he wouldnât notice.
âI know youâre awake, sweetheart.â
Damn it.
âYou canât hide it, I can tell when youâre dreaming and when youâre conscious. Although I like it when your brain imagines me naked and on top of you subconsciously, I prefer you being awake and in control of those scenarios. It makes me feel good knowing Iâm wanted and Iâm not sure your dirty dreams actually count.â He teased whilst placing a gentle kiss on your bare shoulder.
Fuck this guy. It was just your stupid brain working against you and he had the nerve to make it seem like you have any affection for him.
âYou hurt me wit your words. Where were these feelings yesterday when I took you deeply agai-â
You hit him in the face with your pillow in order to shut him up. You wouldnât let him bring up anymore of your shame. You knew it was bad but since you were stuck with this man-forever presumably- you didnât know what else to do. There was no escaping since he would just pick up any plan you had immediately. Hell, you doubted youâd even get past having the thought âescapeâ in your head before he goes ballistic.
Besides, you couldnât help but to admit no one had made you feel as good as he had. It killed your soul to think it but it was true.
âHmm, I like the thought of that. Thank you. Iâll also let you know that you feel just as good and pleasure me endlessly~â
Seriously, fuck this guy.
Orange's name is really Furli. He's lying to you lol. Also, chubby man with body hair... Cutie patootie!