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Zapp + 1 Kissing with plastic fangs

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Finally getting a second alone with you was like pulling teeth, and Zapp was a little too eager for his own good. But when he did corner you, a make out session was inevitable.

"Damn you make a f&^king sexy vampire." He smirked down at you, "Promise you won't bite?"

"Not hard."

Zapp broke at your little wink. Mashing his lips against yours, forgetting that you were wearing little plastic fangs. One thing he didn't care about or account for was just how weird it would be, trying to worm his tongue between the unyielding plastic.

Zapp giving advice

Writing Prompt: Dialogue

"The cat beat up the dog?"

"Don't piss off a woman with claws."

"I'll try to remember that."

Renfro Head Cannon Family! (Or AU family whatever you wanna call it)

Another simple style to make in the avatar creator

Anyways, here's Zapp

And Adam

And Lisa

And Duncan

Day 4 [Zapp/ Lucky/ Femt]

Prompt: "I did love you..." "Did? What changed?"

Zapp

This really shouldn't be a surprise to Zapp, he had spent years coming home to a wrecked apartment. But there was something wrong about how his apartment looked right now, especially after how long you'd been with him.

Zapp had gotten used to a clean apartment after all this time.

Though it was hell, it still didn't take too long for Zapp to comb the city and find you. At a friend's house of all things, he knew this would be messy as hell. And it would hurt a hell of a lot worse than any other time something like this happened.

But the yelling never came, your friend had just... let Zapp in without fuss. The loudest the two of your voices got was only slightly above regular talking until...

"I did love you Zapp-"

"Did? DID!? What the hell changed?"

Zapp couldn't take the way your eyes welled up like that, he hated what you showed him even more. A text from someone he had been with before you two got together. He had gotten a woman pregnant in his carelessness.

Your ragged breath brought Zapp back to reality, "I just... I can't. I knew the kind of person you were, but... I can't deal with this, not like this."

"Yeah," Zapp rubbed the back of his neck shyly, "I get it."

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Lucky

"I did love you-"

"Did?" You stood in the kitchen with your lover, "What changed Blitz?"

The older man sighed, not wanting to admit what was going on. He still did love you, but he needed to protect you. And being associated with him was the worst thing for you to be at the moment. Especially with a coven of blood breeds on the hunt through the city.

"Listen [Name], I can't explain it." A hand rested on your shoulder, "But know that this hurts me too. I loved you, and I want this to work. It simply won't. I'm sorry."

"You can never explain things to me!" Your emotions were boiling over, "I always have to blindly trust you! But you don't trust me! Why can't you just explain this one thing!?"

Lucky was about to break down, he knew most of this was hurt feelings. But he also knew you were right. He asked you to trust him all the time. Though this had nothing to do with how much he trusted you, it was all about protecting the one person he cared about more than life itself. He just didn't know how to do that without putting as much distance between the two of you as he could.

"I want you to be happy [Name]." He lowered his head, but kept eye contact, "And I know that I'm not the person you deserve. Please, understand that I never wanted this. I never wanted to let go, but I know this, our relationship, it isn't healthy. I'm sorry."

Lucky just stood there, watching you storm off. After you slammed the door, he finally shed a few tears.

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Femt

It was hard to tell when your lover was joking or when he was serious. At first, you found it endearing, but even you had your limits.

"Where are you going dearie?" Femt tried moving your suitcases away from the door, "Don't tell me you have to hurry off to a meeting?"

His giggling was cut short by just how hard it was to move your luggage. Quickly turning to frustration as you moved them easily, right outside the door.

"I'm leaving." You let out a hard sigh, "I just can't... I..."

"Now don't give me that dearie." Femt tried to take the suitcases from your hands as you moved them, "Where are you going? You look like you packed everything but the kitchen sink."

Though Femt giggled, your annoyed grunt didn't escape him. He turned his attention to pulling you back into the house instead.

"What's wrong dearie? You aren't like this."

"Its over, us I mean." You broke his grip and kept moving your things to your car, "I can't stand being here much longer."

"But you love me." He tried to punctuate with a large grin but...

"I did love you Femt, but..."

"Did? What changed?"

"The joke is wearing thin." You turned, "The one where you can't take anything seriously. Everything has to be a joke, and it stopped being funny a long time ago."

Femt stopped, and while you couldn't tell what he was thinking he was frowning. Even in your rearview mirror, he just stood there frowning after you.

Day 6 [Leo/ Zapp/ Dog]

Prompt: "You're lucky you didn't get someone killed!"

Leo

This could have gone so much better. Leo should have tried talking you out of that Hail Mary attack. This was just painful to see. The scene replayed in his mind as you lay there, unresponsive in your hospital bed. Who knew how long you'd be passed out like that.

"Run Leo!"

"Huh? Not without you [Name]!"

"Just trust me Leo!" That look in your eye spurred Leo on, "Go! Now!"

He should have argued a little longer. Setting off all that magic at once had drained you completely, and the spells mixed in the worst ways possible. And worst than that was how Steven could just so casually dismiss it.

"Honestly, they just got lucky Klaus." The older dark-haired man sighed, "I mean, [Name] could have gotten someone killed."

Leo could see Klaus nodding from the corner of his eye. Either you or himself could have died, but you didn't. That's all that mattered.

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Zapp

You could only wish you had Zapp's energy in battle. Sure, you could keep up but he just had some kind of zeal about himself. Maybe it was the literal hot blood he used to fight with.

"Heads up!"

Zapp's voice rang out from maybe twenty yards away, but you could tell that he barely dented the large metal obstruction. Meaning it was just your turn to tear something up.

You smacked it with all your might, blood hammer style was no joke after all. The debris raining down was proof enough of that, though some of it was still too large to not continue to repair itself.

Both you and Zapp kept batting the metal problem around until the core was exposed. Though the damage done across the city was far from ideal. Leading to both of you being scolded like kids.

"You need to be more careful!" Steven was just shy of gritting his teeth, "You could have gotten someone killed! Honestly, we expect Zapp to be like this but [Name]. You're supposed to be the voice of reason for him. Reign him in from time to time, not just blindly go along with the destruction."

Klaus had to lead Steven away before he popped a vein. You really couldn't argue much, for all intents and purposes, Steven was right. Didn't mean you had to like it, or neglect hastily made plans to go get a drink afterwards.

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Dog

"Exo-Crimson."

You didn't get any kind of warning when Dog landed next to you. A large crater formed under him, causing you to lose your footing and struggle to do anything except flail. But you heard a woman screaming, her baby's carriage had slipped from her grip.

Acting as fast as you could, and losing a shoe in the process, you managed to save the infant, just not the stroller. Though the basket could be replaced, and the mother thanked you as you handed the small swaddled baby back to her, you still couldn't shake the anger rising in the back of your throat.

"Whew. That was close [Name]." Dog picked up your dropped shoe, "Another second and you would've been swarmed."

You couldn't help it, you snapped out of pure stress, "YOU'RE LUCKY YOU DIDN'T GET SOMEONE KILLED!"

Dog held his hands up in surrender, your shoe dangling from his thumb.

"Sugar Pie, c'mon. It wasn't that bad." He stopped just shy of where you stood, "I know I messed up your fighting but that thing was almost on top of you."

"Not me, there was a mother and her baby close by." You gestured to the wreck of a stroller, "I barely saved the kid. Just, please, be more careful. Our job is literally to protect civilians."

Dog's face fell when he noticed the mangled stroller. He really hadn't meant to do that. Boy was he lucky you were right there this time.

Day 8 [Zapp/ Raju/ Femt]

Prompt: "I can't believe I trust you"

Zapp

*Plink*

Zapp looked down at the empty shot glass, absently reaching for the bottle of hard liquor on the counter. Today couldn't have gone worse. Everything he did was leading to this inevitable moment. It was his fault his life went up in flames...

And he knew it.

Throwing his head back, the memories played over as if on some torturous nightmare loop. Seeing you caught in the crosshairs of his sham of a love life was bad enough. It was hell, but he deserved it when you slapped him in the face. He had promised to stop.

It had been an empty promise.

And that had been the final straw. You left without looking back. If only you hadn't run out into the street like that. You would at least be able to... You'd still be...

*CLANK*

Your last words hung over Zapp's head like a guillotine blade. Dropping at the very end of each loop, starting the cycle over again.

"I can't believe I trusted you!"

Pouring another shot that Zapp raised in a dark toast, "Yeah, I can't believe it either sexy..."

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Raju

The whole room was spinning wildly, Raju thought he could see cartoon birds floating around his head. But you were just sitting there and laughing. Whatever it was you found "fun" about that little teacup thing was lost on Raju.

He had to hold onto your shoulder for support. But even that wasn't easing the feeling in his gut. You barely managed to guide him to a trash can and a bench in time for him to lose the lunch you warned would be too big to enjoy the rest of the fair.

You had little choice but to go find a vendor with water and maybe a jumbo pretzel. Leaving Raju to not-so-silently curse at the ride in his native tongue.

Seeing you return with something for his stomach brought up more bitter feelings than relief. Even though the pretzel did look tasty.

"I can't believe I trusted you!" He whined, "That was not fun at all!"

"Well then," You played into his anger, "I guess you don't need this pretzel. Throwing shade like that."

"No wait, please." Raju changed his tone, "At least let me have one bite."

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Femt

"I CAN'T BELIEVE I TRUSTED YOU! FEMT!!!"

It was rather early for this level of yelling, Femt had to lean out from the kitchen to see what had upset you this time. His grand scheme wasn't supposed to start until at least lunch.

"You broke my hairbrush!"

"Not to split hairs here, Dearie." Femt looked at the ruined object in your hands, "But I don't have teeth that can chew things like that. It was clearly Snuffles."

You crossed your arms, looking up at Femt while you tapped your foot.

"And just who made Snuffles in the first place?"

"Well, I don't see how that's much of an argument point, Dearie. Once a creature has sentient life..."

"You still made him and refused to train him." You huffed, "My broken hairbrush is your fault."

"Be mad at all you want, Dearie." Femt slipped an arm around your shoulders, "You still love me."

"Love is a strong word."

"But it's truuuue~!"

You sighed, turning your head to avoid looking at him, "You still owe me a hairbrush. You know how unruly my hair gets."

"Oh, fine Dearie." Femt pressed his face against yours, "But you know I still won."

You flailed a single hand at him. Not trying to slap, just wave him away.

Day 10 [Leo/ Zapp/ Chain]

Prompt: Worst way to find out a man has cancer

Leo

The look the cashier gave the two of you was interesting, to say the least. Two young men buying a pair of pregnancy tests was understandably questionable. But considering both you and Leo were slightly drunk, it went completely unnoticed once a second glance was given. Taking pregnancy tests just seemed funny to both of you.

Yet, by the time the two of you woke up with a slight hangover, Leo checked the tests himself. Concerned when neither one matched the other.

"Uh, [Name]."

You poked your head into the bathroom, glancing up and down to try and see what the problem was from a distance.

"Do you remember which one was which?"

"Uh, no." You scratched your head, "I barely even remember taking those. Why?"

"One of them shows up pregnant."

You stopped mid-step, blinking in disbelief, "We should probably go to a doctor and see if that means anything."

Leo sat next to you while Dr. Estevez explained what it even meant, she agreed to see both of you at the same time since they couldn't tell her whose was whose. After taking a second test, Leo felt a strange sense of disbelief.

How has he not figured this out sooner? He spent so much time with you after all.

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Zapp

Being far less drunk than you, Zapp managed to talk you into taking a pair of pregnancy tests. Though when you found them on the bathroom counter, you freaked out a bit. One of the tests had shown two lines.

This was bad. So very bad.

"Zapp!"

A loud groan from the bed as springs creaked, "Wha..??"

"Which is who's?"

Zapp scratched at his hair, rubbing his eyes to see better. Blinking a couple times in the bright lights.

"Uuuh, this one was yours I think."

"Think or know?"

Zapp half glared as your panic was taking a minute to sink into his slightly hungover brain. He closed his eyes to think clearer.

"The one on the left was yours, stud." Zapp sighed, "What does it even matter?"

"I gotta go to a doctor."

"Huh?" Zapp broke from his stupor in an instant, "What for?"

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"I read it somewhere that this is a sign of cancer. Something about the hormones or something in pee. I can't even remember where I saw it nor any of the details."

As badly as Zapp wanted to scoff and dismiss this, you were a bit too panicked for it to be easily brushed off. And he'd be lying to say he wasn't worried himself.

Chain

Normally Chain found your drunk antics cute, especially since she could handle her liquor just a little better. But when your dare was to take a pregnancy test, and then it showed up positive...

Chain freaked out.

That was enough to sober you up some, though you didn't know why she was freaking out like this. It was just a weird thing these tests did, wasn't it? After all, you were a guy no way you could get pregnant.

Actually in this city...

But you never did anything to have even a remote chance of that. Right?

Regardless, you submitted Chain's insistence on going straight to Dr. Estevez to explain what happened.

And that's when the bomb dropped. You had testicular cancer and somehow this stupid little piece of plastic had picked up on it.

At least Chain's reaction made sense now...

Day 14 [Leo/ Zapp/ Chain]

Prompt: "This is killing you!"

Leo

The frown Leo had was becoming a bit too pronounced for your liking. Sure, he knew you were a more reckless kind of person, that your skills are basically why Libra kept sending you off to do dangerous stuff. But he could see the curse you were keeping under wraps. He promised to keep it secret but...

"This is going to kill you [Name]!"

You really wished he wouldn't have started this in front of everyone, "I'll be fine Leo. I've survived worse."

Leo almost growled, making Klaus worry and intervene.

"[Name], is everything alright?" You were getting trapped into revealing this, "Is there a deeper injury you haven't told us about?"

"No, I'm perfectly fine Klaus." Though you weren't so sure of that yourself in all honesty, "Its just this last time was a bit much and I've been limping a little on sore heels after relaxing for so long. Its nothing I haven't dealt with before and Leo's just over exaggerating."

Leo frowned harder, if that was even possible, and started tapping his foot, "So sue me for being worried. I can't help it."

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Zapp

You didn't like sitting in the hospital listening to Zapp flirt with the nurses like this. But you also didn't have the courage to say anything about liking him as more than a friend. So self-torment it is.

Though the way you were crossing your arms and scowling wasn't lost on Zapp. While the two of you weren't involved, you were roommates and had been friends for what felt like an eternity. He knew when you were pissed over something.

"What's eating you this time Nacho?"

You clicked your tongue, "This is the fifteenth time this month you landed yourself in the hospital Peño."

"So what? No one said you gotta show up every time ya know."

The glare you gave him made Zapp recoil a little. But he wasn't going to back down from this. Yeah, he liked the company, but he didn't need you to stick around like this all the time.

"Well spit it out already."

"This is gonna kill ypu one of these days."

"So? Why do you care?"

"Because I love you Dip Stick."

Zapp sat there blinking, but the steadily deepening red across your cheeks was no mistake. He hadn't stopped long enough to think about you like that, given you were so stubborn about genuine relationships and all that. Friends sure, but Zapp knew what you wanted from a relationship didn't match his life style at all.

"Not like it'll ever matter." You stood up to leave, unable to take the silence, "Still hurts to see you like this all the time. Knowing your job will kill you if some random chic doesn't get to you first."

Zapp was too dumbfounded to stop you or keep flirting with the nurses checking on him.

Chain

Chain finally answered her phone after what her boss explained to you. Having to find out through third degree like this was bad enough. But for her to up and almost wipe out her existence to the point where you wouldn't even remember her at all was too far.

"Chain here."

"What the hell?" Your voice was absolutely cracked from emotional strain, "I called like a dozen times and had to ask your boss where you were!"

"Okay, first off, I'm sorry. I should've told you about the emergency mission I was needed for." Chain waved her hand down as if she were talking to you in person, "Second, I wasn't going to go that far. It was close, but I pulled out at the last second--"

"THAT DOESN'T MATTER!" You were beside yourself with how calmly she was talking, "THIS JOB IS GONNA KILL YOU IN THE WORST WAY POSSIBLE!"

"[Name]!" Chain tried breaking through your rant, "Its fine! I had the situation under control. Please, calm down."

"CALM DOWN? CALM DOWN!" You screeched, "YOU EXPECT ME TO CALM DOWN? I ALMOST LOST YOU AND WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE MEMORIES OF YOU! DON'T TELL ME TO CALM DOWN!"

Chain sighed quietly. The best thing she could do was wait for your anger to ride out on its own. And hope that you'd let her make this up to you with a night in. Some Ghibli movies and no phones type of thing.

Day 18 [Zapp/ Zed/ Raju]

Prompt: Broken bone

Zapp

"Holy f&^k!" Zapp skid to a stop next to you, unsure what he was even looking at, "What the sh^t happened to you?!"

"You tell me smarta$$!" You bit back, looking at your own armbone like this was harrowing, "I mean honestly, it isn't rocket science!"

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Zapp couldn't help but panic. Not only were you down for the count but you were losing blood fast. Even in the semi-paralysis, he felt his instincts took over. Wrapping your arm, trying to straighten the bone and hope that it would be sealed enough for someone to completely fix later on.

That did not stop him from pacing and thumping his foot whenever told to sit down. He needed to know you'd be okay, even if that meant you were stuck in a cast for a few months.

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Zed

Zed checked his phone over and over. This wasn't like you at all, even if it was a simple emoji, you'd have answered his texts by now.

It wasn't until his phone buzzed loudly, nearly causing him to drop it, that Zed finally got his answer. You had been rushed straight to a hospital for several serious injuries.

Once he was in the room with you, Zed finally asked what all had been going on. Why would you need to be rushed in like this?

"I have several hairline fractures and one massive chip in my lower leg." You had to take deep breaths, "Everything else is just minor by comparison."

Zed shakily moved a chair over, "Elaborate. Please, for my sake."

"A couple of bruises along my spine and my shoulder joint popped out of place." You tried to move your arm as a demonstration, but Zed stopped you, "Literally everything else is minor cuts and scrapes. I promise."

"As long as you also promise not to over do it."

"I'll make no such promises..."

Zed frowned at your attempt at humor. But at least you tried to make light of the situation.

Raju Comes back after a long while and is stunned to see a cast and crutches

Another long time spent away from you meant Raju had no clue what to expect when he landed. Even so, seeing you all but boxed in on the couch was not something he thought he'd see... ever.

"And what happened?" Raju's voice made you jump, you hadn't heard him land, "Why is your foot up on the table? Why is it wrapped like that? Who did this to you?"

Your head dropped, it was an embarrassing story for you to repeat.

"First of all, I did this to myself... sorta." You turned toward Raju only to follow him as he hopped in front of you, "Second, its just a broken bone in my foot so I have to be extra careful with it."

"So what happened that you broke bones in your foot?"

Raju didn't know how to interpret the grimace across your face. But he wasn't going anywhere until you answered him... And you knew this.

"Well..." You really didn't want to tell this to anyone but... "I was helping Mrs. Orif bring her large dog in because it was about to rain. And the dog was tugging on the lead a bit too hard, half dragging me. So when my foot hit the concrete stairs... all my weight on the bone... it kinda went... snap"

Raju let out a grumpy sigh. Of course, you'd just have to go help someone else and get injured in the process. Though he had to concede if Mrs. Orif had tried to do so herself then the dog would have likely broken something more than a foot. But that was beside the point! Raju was still deeply upset that you got hurt at all. And refusing to let you get up without him hovering at your side. He would make sure you were safe until your foot healed.

Day 22 [Steven/ Zapp/ Femt]

Prompt: "I'll be fine"

Steven

"[Name], Amor, please. Enough!"

Steven's pleas were falling on deaf ears, you knew he was sick. You didn't know how he caught a cold this severe in the middle of summer but then again you didn't know what his job was either. So it was highly likely that the two were related.

Well, that, his intelligence, and the suit all made you think he had some kind of job in a research facility. Possibly one that dealt with dangerous chemicals or new-found illnesses. But you would never know. Probably. Maybe. He might crack if you managed to get him drunk without you.

"[Name]! I'll be fine!" Steven whined.

"And I'm gonna take a leaf out of your book by simply not listening to you and stubbornly take care of you no matter how much you protest."

Steven huffed, but accepted your help. He just didn't want to bother you with his problems. Even if it was just a head cold.

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Zapp

Seeing Zapp laying in a hospital bed just didn't sit right with you. He had thrown you out of the way, taking the brunt of the damage. You didn't even know why he did it. Just a day prior he told you how much he didn't want you around anymore.

And you hesitated to enter the room where he was in. Uncertain if he wanted to see you after what happened. Though you couldn't say no to Klaus trying to assure you that Zapp would want to see you after that. But you still had your doubts.

It felt like you were being trapped in the room alone with Zapp. Though he was still his normal bull-headed and aggressive self, at least with everyone else. It felt like you were getting ignored the whole time. Yet you felt rooted to the tile floor. That was until you were the only person left with Zapp.

"You're being quiet, what gives?" Zapp grumbled, "Shouldn't you be yelling at me to be more careful or something? Or pissed that I stole your glory?"

"I don't know how I feel." You shuffled back into the corner, "I thought you weren't going to... since we fought..."

Zapp sighed, "One little fight isn't gonna stop me from wantin' you around. Honestly, you don't gotta stay all the way over there."

It wasn't easy to move closer to Zapp's bed. But you managed to sit next to him.

"Look, I'll be fine. I rushed in there because I didn't want you gettin' hurt." Zapp broke the silence, "But that doesn't mean you can just shut the hell down until I'm outta here. Don't make me flirt with the nurses in front of you."

You rolled your eyes, "As if I could stop you."

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Femt

You stood there tapping your foot and staring at Femt, a large tentacle protruding from his back. It wasn't helping that Femt was giggling as if this was what he wanted to happen. He was just being his usual nonsensical self.

"Femt, just... why?"

"Oh don't worry about me, dearie. I'll be fine." He sighed dramatically, "Besides, this will wear off soon enough."

"That doesn't answer my question."

"Why not?"

You sighed, shaking your head. This man was always doing crazy things like this. But he rarely hurt himself with these experiments. You just had to endure his new appendage being just as weird and clingy as Femt was.

Day 25 [Zapp/ Chain/ Daniel]

Prompt: "I'll be right behind you"

Zapp

"Ah, cr&p. Cr&p cr&p cr&p!"

"Do you know any other words besides swearing?" You joked, "Calm down, I'm coming up right behind you."

Zapp didn't like being backed into a corner by so many zombies, but this game didn't have clear spawn points. And he just had to try camping in one of the worst areas.

At the very least, you knew what you were doing. Though it still bugged Zapp that you got the final shots of the round. And had a better k/d score, C'mon!

"You're just lucky you're hot, sexy." Zapp grumbled, "Or I'd be pissed that you beat me at this."

"We're on the same team though?"

"Tell that to the spawn score!"

You just shook your head. This man could be such a baby sometimes.

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Chain

How could one person become so much trouble? It wasn't like they were on Libra's hit list or anything. The police needed him to be brought in alive for questioning.

But no, you and Chain were being set upon by all manner of thugs and goons by a man who barely ran a street organization. At this rate, your target would have a better time sending his working girls after you if he really wanted to stop you.

"Chain, go!" You nudged your partner, "I can take care of these guys but our target is just stalling. I'll be right behind you so go!"

Chain was reluctant to go, but she knew you were right. Every moment the two of you stood here fighting these clowns was another second that the "boss" was peeling out of the city.

"You be careful though. Don't do anything reckless."

"What, like dissolve my existence to non-being?"

"That was one time!"

"And it was the most reckless thing ever." You smirked a little, "Besides, you won't be around to see it. So I don't have a good reason to show off like that."

"Stubborn."

"But you still love me."

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Daniel

Oh what Daniel wouldn't give to have a normal life. One where you weren't a secret, undercover monster fighting agent, and this city was just regular old New York. That would be nice.

But no. Both of those things just had to be his reality, didn't they?

At least with the secret agent thing, Daniel could just... ignore it. Sure, he hated the bosses of Libra, but you weren't like them. And you came home in one piece most of the time. But for now, you were trying to help him directly as part of your job.

And this random drug dealer was in far too deep than he had any right to be. Making him a target for both of you. Chasing him down through back alleys so you specifically could interrogate him off record and so Daniel could haul him into the station for real questioning.

"Daniel!"

"Huh?"

"Keep tailing him like this. I know a short cut." You counted the alley breaks to know when to peel off, "I'll head him off from another direction."

"10-4."

"Just don't freak out."

"What?"

"I'll be right behind you... then above you for a bit."

"Ah. Got it."

Day 29 [Klaus/ Leo/ Zapp]

Prompt: "Please, don't look at me..."

Klaus

Klaus stood up, a slight growl escaping past his lips. This job would never get easier, he knew that all too well. It was merely a fact at this point. Though his thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a loud noise.

"This is where we let go! Hands up--"

Turning toward the familiar sound, Klaus's heart plummeted as his eyes fell on you. Standing just outside the alley where he had just proven how utterly brutal he could truly be. The look of abject terror on your face cut Klaus like a knife.

"Liebling." Klaus's voice and mannerisms had softened to an extreme degree as he took a few tentative steps forward, "I can explain. This is merely part of my work..."

"This is part of your work?!"

You were torn between wanting to run and knowing Klaus wouldn't hurt you, or would he?

"But... but you... You wouldn't hurt... I mean, sure you're... But! I... I guess I just..."

Klaus gingerly placed a hand on your shoulder. Hearing your confusion and doubt, seeing that look on your face, it was too much. You looked like you were trying to convince yourself that Klaus was harmless... and you were failing.

"Please Liebling," Klaus whispered as he raised a hand to cover your eyes, "Please don't look at me like that."

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Leo

This feeling was too much for Leo, sure he worried a lot. But this time you had been actively pushing him away without any reason. You were ghosting him and he wasn't going to take this lying down.

Standing outside your door, Leo couldn't help but wonder what kind of excuse you would give him. He wasn't the cynical type, but a certain someone had gotten into his ear with social horror stories. The number of times this kind of behavior led to abrupt change in relationship status was unreal.

"[Name]! C'mon! Open up!" Leo couldn't help but click his tongue impatiently, "It's me! You know, the guy you've been dating? The one you're currently avoiding for no reason? Can't you at least give me an explanation?"

For as slowly as the door opened, Leo's jaw dropped long before your eye peered out. A crimson tendril had eased out the door as it opened, and there was no mistaking that kind of aura. Not when Leo's very job was to seek out aura like this.

"You're... you're a..."

"Vampire" "Blood Breed."

You stopped, blinking at what Leo just called you. Whatever it meant, it couldn't be good, not when it sounded so... professional. The look on his face, somewhere between worry and fear, it made you feel guilty and ashamed. And you couldn't be sure why, it had just been instinct to avoid and look away.

"Please," You muttered, trying o close the door, "Please don't look at me."

"[Name]." Leo wedged his foot in the door, "I can explain some of this. I can help you, I'll try everything I can to do so. But please, please. Don't push me away again. I want to help."

.

Zapp

A loud groaning startled you awake, despite the restless movement of your partner. The tanned, silvery white-haired man beside you twisted this way and that as if he were a cat, all the while moaning like a ghost. All his shifting and noise was quite the ruckus first thing in the morning, though it wasn't the first time you'd dealt with him like this.

"The f&^k time is it?" Zapp had wiggled his way over you, attempting to bury his face in your chest, "Why the ever-loving-f&^k is the light so god damned bright?"

"C'mon, the sun is shining and its a beautiful day." You teased, "Time to wake up and smell the coffee."

"Hardee har har." Zapp's voice was muffled, refusing to lift his head, "Next time, I pick the joint. That place had sh*t booze."

"Oh? Big bad Zapp can't handle a little party?"

"Like hell I can't!"

You snickered in his face before he could settle back down.

"What?" He shot, "Lookin' so smug over there."

"Nothing." You smirked, "Just thinking about how cute you are with your hair all messed up like that."

"I am NOT cute!" he huffed, "And don't look at me like that."

Despite being the reason you were chuckling, Zapp still thought the sound was highly attractive. Spurred on more since he was currently face down against your chest, and he wasn't wasting time having a little fun with his postion.

Day 31-2 [Zapp/ Zed/ Chain]

Prompt: "You know what you have to do..."

Zapp

This was just great, fan- f&^king -tastic. Of course. OF F&^KING COURSE, he forgot to plan something. This wasn't the first time, and it wouldn't be the last. But it would certainly be one of the worst ear-chewing sessions he'd have to sit through.

And he wasn't exactly private about how he was feeling either.

"Is something bothering you Zapp?" Klaus was naturally the first to reach out, no matter how many times Zapp attacked him.

"Yeah, no." He moped across the couch, taking up the whole thing, "[Name]'s just gonna kill me later, that's all."

Klaus was the only one to feel bad about this. Before he could ask for further details from Zapp however...

"Only because you forgot their birthday, Monkey Brain." Chain chastised, "Maybe if you could see past your own ego, you wouldn't be in this mess."

While Chain was right, Zapp wouldn't let her say anything like that. The two bickered while Klaus attempted to smooth things over, avoiding conflict as his sole motivator.

"Just die." Chain said coldly.

"Dude," Leo piped up, "You know what you have to do, right? Like it's a really easy fix since you actually showed up for work today."

"Hey! No one asked your opinion Pube Face!" Zapp snapped, "Don't make me come over there!"

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Zed

"Okay, okay. Run that by me once more?" You wanted to help Zed confess to his crush but he wasn't giving you enough details, "This person. Do you know them pretty well already?"

"Yes. I talk to them frequently."

This made for a delicate situation. Zed didn't want to go to you for dating advice, given that it was you he had a crush on. But in his pursuit of knowledge, he had asked both Chain and K.K. before you. Which meant one of them either told you directly or you overheard them brainstorming with someone else. Regardless, you had sought Zed out, wanting to help him with it.

"But you don't know how to tell them how you feel?" You pressed, "What kinds of things do you two even talk about?"

"Ah well." Zed scratched at the side of his face, "We talk about a little of everything. Especially topical things happening in the news."

You sighed, leaning back, "You know what you have to do, don't you?"

"No, not really." Zed tried looking you in the eye, but it was so difficult, "That's why I've been seeking advice."

"Just be direct and honest with the other person. If you talk to them a bunch, then they should know you say what you mean and all that." You stretched in your chair, Zed blushing slightly as he noticed your shirt pulling up a bit, "Worst-case scenario is they turn you down. But at least you'll have told them how you feel. Maybe write it down if you can't think what to say."

Zed sat there for a second. It was indeed solid advice. And a far better idea than what K.K. had suggested earlier. But...

"Oh, and if you don't think your message will be clear enough," Zed's focus snapped back to you, "You could always ask Klaus about flowers. Some have specific meanings. Wouldn't hurt your chances to have something to start a conversation and kinda hint what you wanna say."

"What?"

"Like roses typically have meanings of love and relationship depending on color. Or something like that." You tilted your head down, "It might be tulips now that I think about it. Or was it carnations? Maybe I should go ask Klaus about this stuff..."

Zed couldn't stop the soft smile across his face. The sooner he told you, the better he'd feel, but being like this wasn't all that bad either.

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Chain

A recent attack on a medical lab had you clutching your side. Chain tried her best to help, but she was woefully unprepared for something like this. She was a spy, not a doctor. She knew how much it would hurt for her to phase through your skin, despite it being possibly the best solution for the problem.

And you were in enough pain as is.

Instead, she hastily rifled through various cabinets and drawers, ones she knew would contain the supplies needed to stem the bleeding. Chain didn't register her own train of thought streaming out of her mouth as she searched. Consistent ramblings of what was where and what all she needed to grab swirled through the air like smoke around Chain's head.

It was far from ideal, but you could walk Chain through the process of stitching up a wound. At the very least it would be passable until you could receive professional medical attention. Despite knowing it would hurt like hell, you knew Chain's ability to phase through solid objects was precisely what you needed at the moment.

It was just a matter of convincing her...

"Chain," You grabbed onto her wrist, "You know what you have to do sweetie. It won't work unless you attempt surgery. And there isn't enough supplies here for that."

The soft, strained groan that escaped her lips was all too telling, "But I don't want to hurt you [Name]. There... there has to be another-"

"There isn't." You reassured her, "I'll be fine. Just do what you have to. I trust you."

Interrogation [Everyone x Reader]

Requested by Anonymous 💬

The effort of knocking the target out left you feeling a little more bitter than normal. Though making sure everything was taken care of afterward would be a bit of a problem. You just weren't sure if it would be needed... yet.

"Let's just grab him and go." You didn't bother offering to pick up the man, "If I stand next to this gluten-free salad any longer, then I'm gonna start losing brain cells."

Klaus didn't hesitate, carefully lifting the enemy. Though Steven and K.K. were arguing about where to take them. As much as Klaus wanted to stop the fighting, it was you who had a plan.

"I know a place." You spoke up from where Leo and Zapp were arguing again, "It isn't that far either."

Chain landed on Zapp's shoulder, forcing him to fall over, "Good to know. But where specifically?"

"Couple blocks." You shrugged, "Not too far."

You had never shown anyone this apartment. It was for emergencies only. At least the cover stories were airtight. Not a single person in the nearby area could get hurt by this. And not a single one would question the number of people entering the apartment. Even if one looked like they just came from fight club.

~~~~~

Everyone looked around the simple apartment. Scented candles, soft tones, and not a single hidden compartment for weapons. No one expected this to be your apartment. Not even your lover knew about this place. And they were deeply concerned about just... why you had this and never told them at all.

Though, you didn't have the time to explain before your information target woke up. His wrists tied down to a chair, not allowing any kind of movement despite how much he tried.

"Oi!" He yelled, "Do whatever you want to me! You sprung a wild trap! My boss will find me and then this place will--!"

You couldn't take all these cliche statements. Slapping the man against the protests of Klaus and forcing him, almost forcing them all, to face what was going on.

"I rented this place on a shell corporation. My mail goes to another apartment building." You sneered down, "My neighbors think my name is Karume. My coworkers think my name is [Full Name]."

"[Name]," Klaus didn't know how to feel about this. Yes, everyone had their secrets, but a whole double life? "What of your neighbors? They could become accidental victims of this..."

No one knew what to say or think, not really. But the look on your face seemed to suggest you knew what you were doing. And it was true, here you typically acted like a meek, shy person. And in a building of tough strongmen, that meant you were perfectly safe.

Though you knew if you didn't explain something to Klaus and Steven at the very least then things could come crashing down. And so Steven and K.K. took over interrogation while Zapp dug around for some kind of booze.

Joke was on him though, you didn't even keep wine coolers here.

Once out of earshot, you turned to Klaus. He was clearly worried about you. Learning you had this place at all was quite a shock. It wasn't quite a betrayal, but it was something he didn't like to think about.

"[Name], What is this place for?" His hands were wringing themselves, "Your neighbors could be in serious trouble with all of us being here. Not to mention the tracking chip Leonardo confirmed to be in his neck."

"Easy big guy." You patted his arm, "This place is so far removed from Libra that it might as well be wrapped in a conspiracy, deep fried in a cover-up, and smothered in one of those tacky barbeque sauces that no one likes."

Klaus blinked a few times, visibly confused.

"It means that, at most, they'll find us." You sighed, "But they'll think we took pity on him and just wanted to help a poor man off his feet."

Klaus turned, that made sense on some level. He wanted to believe you, but something in the back of his mind just wouldn't rest. Though, the situation currently playing out was mostly to blame as Klaus could see the benefits of having something like this as a back up plan.

It wasn't long before Zapp caught ahold of your shoulders, "Alright Steven 2.0, I'll bite. Where do you keep the good drinks?"

"I don't keep alcohol here."

"Hanh!?" Zapp pushed off you, "What do you mean you don't keep alcohol here? What kind of hideout doesn't have booze?"

"The kind meant to keep a low profile, sparky."

Zapp rolled his eyes, "So why on Earth even have it?"

"Just in case." You sighed, "Ya know, when sh^t hits the fan."

"Bah!"

Zapp walked off as quickly as he showed up, waving you off like your place should meet his requirements. Not that anyone else was making any fuss over what was and wasn't around.

Though a loud smack from the living room caught your attention. Just barely having missed running right into Klaus on your way back into the room, you saw K.K. being physically held back by Steven and Zed, one arm raised over her head and both feet kicking wildly.

"K.K.! Relax! He's out cold." Steven gasped, "Why is this harder than the fight with the guy!"

You and Chain couldn't help but snicker at them. Though it would be far more difficult to get information when he wasn't awake. Unless Leo did a little snooping with his eyes.

Not that he could really pinpoint the information needed. Meaning the best you could do was prep a pot of coffee and hope for him to re-awaken soon. Though Steven cornered you quickly.

"[Name], I'm no stranger to keeping secrets." He leaned against the counter, "But none of us even knew you had a place like this."

"It's all legal if that's what you're asking." You folded your arms, "I wouldn't bring any of you here if it wasn't."

Steven nodded, setting his cup on the counter, "Why would you bother keeping this place like this? Other than situations like this."

"Sometimes I just need a place to exist, ya know? No expectations or anything." You sighed, "Sometimes that's here, sometimes that's my place. Just depends on me."

Steven nodded, "Yeah. I understand what you mean. Just a little worried about why."

You nodded. After having spent most of the day placating everyone, assuring them this was perfectly okay. Sadly Leo and Zed weren't convinced as easily as Klaus or Steven. But at least Chain wasn't trying to ask a million questions.

K.K. however, was not going to let that slide.

"Explain this now!" She had you trapped in a corner, "And none of that running around you normally do [Name]."

You sighed, "It's just a little backup plan for stuff like this. Nothing more."

It felt like K.K. was trying to stare into your soul. One eye against two as she kept backing you into the corner.

"I swear," You couldn't do more than raise your hands in surrender, "It's just a hideaway home. Only meant to wait in the wings for things like this."

The soft moan from K.K. as she tried getting more out of you was tense. You weren't sure why she was directing this toward you and not the target, because this kind of interrogation would probably make the guy crack in three seconds.

Interrogation 2 [Everyone x Reader]

Requested by @fandomjumper28 😬

Things were just going so very slowly, this guy was still not talking after nearly a day of hard interrogation. From trying to play good cop, bad cop, to just everyone taking turns. By the time it finally got around to your turn, you were tired of waiting around.

Pulling your emergency supplies out of the secret hatch in the closet, you were stopped by Klaus.

"Why... why is that bag clanking?" He wasn't sure he wanted to know, "What do you have hidden in this apartment?"

"It's fine." You waved him down, "This will just speed up the process."

"Not so fast [Name]." Steven tugged the bag, just enough that you dropped it, spilling a wide range of torture devices, "Yeah, no. Not going to let any of these touch this guy."

You let out an agitated sigh. For all of three minutes, the target was horrified by the scattering of metal objects. All the movement from across the room had been short-lived due to how quickly your ideas had been shot down.

"Alright then, plan B."

Leo and Zed picked up your "tools" so you couldn't sneak one or two into your pocket. K.K. was still busy with her turn of interrogation, so she couldn't scold you too. Though Zapp had to be held back by Chain using her phasing through his liver.

Klaus was almost beside himself when you came back with a large greatsword. At least it was in a scabbard, for now. And Klaus was going to make sure it stayed that way.

"[Name], this isn't proper interrogation protocol." He cut you off again, "Would you please put that away."

"Wait, where did you even get a sword?!" Zapp blurted out, "I thought you didn't keep any of this sh^t here!?"

"I don't travel anywhere unprepared." You crossed your arms, "And c'mon Klaus. He won't crack if we don't use a little force."

Steven sighed, "No, hand it over [Name]."

Groaning loudly, you handed Steven the heavy weapon. It was still your shot at the target. There was still one trick up your sleeve, literally.

They couldn't disarm you as you tilted the chair back, pulling a straight razor and pressing it against the man's cheek. Even with Klaus and Leo in the background trying not to shout at you for having something sharp so close to someone's neck... again.

Steven just had to hold both of them back, reminding them that one wrong move could end in you accidentally killing the only source of information Libra could even get close to. Zed was very busy holding K.K. back, needing to cling to the doorframe, several using his blood threads.

Polar opposites [Zapp x Reader]

This wasn't normal, it wasn't natural! He knew he could do better than that stuck-up, pristine, everything-in-its-place a$$hole!

Zapp was stuck, laying in bed and wondering why the ever-loving f&%k he was thinking about them when he should be out drinking and partying. The new intel core operative was just a little b*tch!

And no amount of tight pants was going to change his mind.

~~~~~

Unfortunately, you didn't have a beef with Zapp, not yet anyways. You were doing your best to get along with everyone you could considering you would be a temp in the office. Being reliable and tidy was just second nature for you. Honestly, you were hoping to become a more permanent member of the team. Though you didn't have much fighting experience.

A full-time record keeper position would suit you just fine.

But, for whatever reason, Zapp was skirting you today. Whenever you got even remotely close to where he was, he would jump up and act like he needed to be somewhere else. It was getting on everyone's nerves, and hurt you a little just thinking about it.

"Trust me," Chain said, "This is a blessing in disguise. The last thing you want is that Monkey Brained idiot flirting with you."

"It isn't about flirting." You sighed, "It seems like all I have to do is look in his general direction and he's bolting to the next room. And I know it isn't my body spray, no one else is bothered by it. They've even commented on how Zapp tends to wear it himself so..."

"You are still lucky that he's like this." Leo piped up from the other end of the couch, "Given his pension for bullying the living daylights out of anything that moves."

The little Sonic Speed Monkey on the table in front of you made a noise as if he were agreeing, as well as nodding. You couldn't help but feel like it was impossible to explain why this hurt so much. Popular opinion around the office said Zapp was public enemy number one.

But you thought he was kinda cute.

There was no getting out of it this time sadly. Zapp was assigned to be your bodyguard during a mission, and he wasn't able to weasel his way out of this one. This was the seedy part of town, and you needed someone who both knew the place, and could fight properly in tight corners.

God Zapp was gonna regret this.

"Just stay outta my way when sh^t hits the fan, alright Noodle?"

Zapp was being more pushy and rude than normal, in all honesty, you didn't know what to think. You just shrugged and decided not to let it bother you. Certainly made Zapp less cute.

Sneaking around in the alley with someone this close should have been more thrilling, but with Zapp constantly bickering at something or other... You just had to hold out until you could hear what was going on inside this building. It wasn't long before you realized you had circled the entire outside of the building and still not found a decent entry spot. And with Zapp grumbling in your ear, it wasn't going to be a fun day.

"Will you shut up?" You hissed, "I can't f*&king concentrate with the endless hopeless commentary from the peanut gallery."

Zapp blinked, straightening up and holding both hands up in surrender on instinct. But he shut up. You stared up the side of the building, unaware of how Zapp was looking at you.

Had he been wrong this whole time? Or was this just stress-talking? He was known to be grating to most people, and he had been wrong about things before. It was all too likely he just didn't-

"In!"

Being suddenly shoved into an even tighter corner by you only strengthened his suspicions about just being wrong. Then the footsteps hit his ears. About as hard as your heartbeat actually. That level of rapid thumping was pumping Zapp's ego. If you were that scared, then if he did something to protect you...

Things could go very differently then he even thought was possible.

"Don't-"

Zapp was yanked even further into the dark corner before he could even take half a step.

"Are you insane?" You whispered, "They have guns! You'll be down before you can even draw a drop of blood for your own sword. Just lay low for a sec."

"Just gimme a sec to prep and..."

"Look, just because you don't like me doesn't mean you get to walk all over me dumb*ss." You half glared at him, "Just hold on 'cause they'll round the corner in a few seconds. And then we can sneak into that low window right there."

Zapp blinked down at you, "What gave the idea that I don't like you?"

"You avoid me, you keep calling me Noodle, you have been grumbling ever since we left today, and you refuse to give me the time of day to just listen to the simplest of requests like stay put for a minute so we can do our f&^king job."

Looking away and rubbing the back of his neck proved more difficult than he expected, but of course you'd be right.

"Okay, okay. So I haven't been the nicest." He admitted, "But to be fair, I thought you were just another stick in the mud."

"Because I want to do a good job and maybe not be stuck as a temp?"

Your voice was starting to raise, but Zapp covered your mouth. He knew you were right, but the footsteps had stopped at an odd time. While the grumbling was inaudible, there was a chance that those apes could hear you.

"Okay, so I made a bad judgment call." Zapp breathed in your ear, "It happens, I just. I'm kinda used to being the office punching bag, so another suit-wearing snob was the last thing I wanted to see. Once this is over with, why don't I make sh^t up to you with drinks? Deal?"

You pulled away, almost hitting your head against the wall, "Alright, deal. Now help me up into that window so I can plant a bug in the empty room."

"And remind me," Zapp was easily able to lift you by the leg, "What good does leaving it in an empty room do?"

"It'll seek the target like a living bug." You just needed to drop a small bug and crawl out the window, "And stick to him like a bad fart."

"Nice."

Spilled Tea [Blurb Cannon]

Requested by Anonymous 🔥

No one was expecting the lights to go out. Even more worrisome when a sniper laser began tracking through the living room. Klaus had been quick to put himself between danger and everyone within arms reach, following your instructions to duck into a narrow passage. Trusting you when you said it lead to a secret bunker. Given everything they thought they knew had long since gone up in smoke over the past 24 hours, it wasn't difficult to think you still had tricks up your sleeve.

What they didn't know, what you had to explain after the fact, was how you had planned the chaos. Using the cover of dark to wreck your own apartment with a slingshot while Detective Law pointed a high-power laser pointer to mimic a sniper. You had packed everything of value while others were fruitlessly interrogating the man you'd managed to capture. Explaining you planned to throw the place away with the end of the lease agreement happening the day after. Needless to say, it left everyone shocked for a couple days, with you stashing the "second-life kit" in your actual apartment.

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Klaus

"L-Liebling," Klaus didn't like prying, nor did he want to tell you what to do... and yet, "Are you certain all that secrecy was necessary?"

Your raised eyebrow had Klaus doubting himself, "It's just that... You do know you can tell me when something feels off. I'd hate to hear second-hand that you were hurt or targetted or-"

"Klaus, it was never an issue of trust or feeling secure." You sighed, setting the teacup down on its saucer, "I just wanted to make sure I had a fail-safe for those... extra dangerous targets."

Scratching the back of his head, Klaus stopped mid-breath as you went on, "I mean, what are we supposed to do with targets like that? Risk taking them to HQ? Bring them here? Or to Steven's place? Or anyone else's for that matter? Having a place like that apartment in my back pocket just... it just..."

Klaus reached across the small garden table, gently squeezing your hand. He could tell you were at a breaking point, that explaining yourself and your feelings was still quite a difficult undertaking. But he also knew that simply reminding you it was okay to vent fully was the right thing to do. Klaus would always be there to listen, and to remind you it was all going to be okay.

"It just," You exhaled deeply, "It makes things just a bit easier for me to deal with knowing that I am prepared for every situation. Cause frankly, sometimes just carrying a f&^king tomahawk on my hip isn't enough."

You didn't want to admit to the bright pink rising on your cheeks as Klaus chuckled at your... non-joke. But for now, the matter was dropped. For now at least.

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Steven

Finger's idly tapping on his mouse, Steven sighed. He had been mulling over that incident for the past two weeks. And none of it made much sense.

Sure, he could understand a few secrets here or there. A weapon stash, an arcane lock system. Even your preference for older 'junk' cars was perfectly normal to Steven. But a whole separate apartment? That felt like a little too much.

Unable to handle the weight of all these questions without answers, Steven picked up his phone. You mentioned needing to look for a new backup place, and he wasn't entirely sure about waiting for a face-to-face talk.

"Hello?"

"[Name], are you busy?"

"Not particularly, just signing paperwork. Why?"

"Can you talk?" Steven's eyes lowered from the monitor to the keyboard, "About the last place I mean."

"Not right now." That uneven tone meant you were trying to make this sound normal, civil. More secrets to blank-faced strangers who would never guess that the new neighbor was really a... "Could I call you back? Maybe an hour from now? Or I could just pop over for a visit if that's easier."

"An hour?" Steven's fingers drummed the desk impatiently, "Meet me at Broskette in an hour. We can get coffee before we get to my apartment."

"Oh, so you're still at work then?"

"Yeah. But there's not much left to do. Schedule's pretty clear and all."

"Alright, yeah. I'll see you then."

The talk over coffee hadn't gone nearly as smoothly as Steven had hoped. Resulting in quite the spat between the two of you, arguing over keeping secrets. Deep down, Steven knew he was just as bad, if not worse about keeping secrets. He couldn't truly have an open communication relationship, not when his secrets would get people hurt.

But you weren't backing down. It shouldn't matter how many secrets either of you kept, you would die on that hill. You couldn't help but feel like Steven was ignoring what you were saying. That you just wanted to be ready for situations like that, how it felt like he couldn't trust you to know what's good.

Storming out of his apartment with bitter tears clinging to your lashes was the worst feeling in the world. And as much as Steven instantly regretted letting you leave, he wasn't quite fast enough to catch you before you sped off. Tonight would need something a little stronger than wine to cope with himself. And tomorrow would come with a lot of explaining...

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Leo

This whole thing was a little too much for Leo. He knew you were prepared for basically every situation, but for whatever reason, this felt like a step too far. But Leo couldn't put his finger on why.

Why did this bother him so much?

"Leo?" You nudged his arm from across the table, "Everything okay?"

"Huh?"

You tilted your head, "You're stuck in your own head again, aren't you?"

"It's just..." He scratched the side of his face, "The whole thing with the second apartment. The second life stuff."

"What does that matter? It's just a thing to fall back on."

That rubbed Leo just slightly the wrong way. He couldn't pin down why, but hearing you be so nonchalant was just a little too much.

"I mean, it's f&^ked sure. No one should really need a backup apartment. But then you get a job like this and..." You sipped your drink to avoid coughing, "Well, with a past of not being able to trust a whole lot of people. You can see why I didn't think to tell anyone. Even you."

That made things a little better, but Leo still didn't like how you could so easily dismiss it. This isn't exactly something he could forget about any time soon. Maybe this time it won't bug him so much, he already knows that you will have a second apartment. Maybe...

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Zapp

"So, you and that other apartment... uh..." Zapp didn't know how to start this conversation, he wasn't the kind to talk. Especially not about this but, "Any other uh... things you wanna fess up to or...?"

"I don't have any other romantic partners if that's what you're asking." You were a little preoccupied with your game to really dive into this right now, "But I did find a decent little chuckle-f^ck neighborhood. Just gotta fill out the lease tomorrow and--"

"C*CK-S#^KING A$$ HOLE! MOVE OUT MY G*D D^MNED WAY SO HELP ME!"

Zapp leaned over your shoulder. For such a chill-looking game, it was full of fuzzy animals for f^cks sake, you always seemed to cuss at it like you were dying to a boss or something. Then again, if the same little f^cker was in Zapp's way and constantly talking... he could understand it at least.

"B^tch." You muttered under your breath, "Anyways, yeah. Everything'll be settled and sorted by tomorrow."

"M'kay, not exactly what I was getting at Steven 2.0."

"Then what?"

"What do you mean 'then what?'!" Zapp frowned, "You're basically domestic Rambo... or is it Metro Rambo?"

"I think the term you're looking for is prepared."

"It most certainly is NOT the word I'm looking for you walking armory! You're a mini Chief with Steven's disposition!"

You looked at Zapp, "If I didn't have that apartment, we wouldn't have gotten the answers we needed, right?"

"Well... I mean, I guess."

"So I'm not Rambo, I'm just prepared."

"Yeah right." Zapp scoffed, "You carry at least three blades on you at all times, even in the shower!"

"I do not!"

"You so do! I've seen them! You were pulling them out of your hair!"

"Those were bobby pins you demented orangutang."

Zapp was not about to back down from this. He knew you always had weapons on your person. This was going to be a long night...

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Zed

It felt like Zed had brought this same topic up at least once a day, but he never was able to get a straight answer. As much as he didn't want to constantly pry, he did need some form of closure over this matter. In one day he went from believing he knew his partner to thinking they were a complete stranger again. It was the kind of mental whiplash that made his head hurt.

But he really didn't feel like he had much of a choice.

"[Name], I know you probably don't want to talk about this, but..." Zed sat up a little on his side of the couch, "You never have given me a decent answer about that apartment. Why you had it in the first place and why you feel you need another."

Letting out a deep sigh, "It isn't strictly to keep secrets or anything. I just... I feel better if I have something like in my back pocket, ya know?"

"No, I really don't. That's why I'm asking you." He shifted to face you a little better, "I don't understand what would drive a person to having a second apartment, even if does help with one's job."

You stopped. Normally Zed did get things like this, without the need for you to explain in detail. It wasn't exactly the kind of thing you liked fessing up to, since it would make it seem like you just didn't trust him. And that couldn't be further from the truth, you just never knew when the right time was to bring up a literal safe house to your partners.

But you couldn't very well keep stalling, Zed did deserve an answer at least... even if it was a difficult one.

"So, I've always struggled with being able to trust other people." YOu started, "And not knowing when to bring things up until it's absolutely necessary. That said..."

Zed's jaw hung limp. He wasn't expecting you to have that kind of a past. It had him feeling a little guilty about pushing so hard for answers. Then again, if he'd gone through the same kind of situation, he would likely want to be as prepared as you were at all times.

Suddenly your "obsession" with weapons made a whole lot more sense.

Bewitched [Zapp x Reader]

The silver-haired man groaning in your ear woke was annoying, but he was waking up with a hangover after you expressly told him to calm down on the drinks. But no, this had to be your punishment for sticking with this dumba$$.

"Ugh, what time is it sexy?" Drinking hadn't done a thing for his voice, "Why the f*^k am I so warm?"

"Because I have to sleep on my stomach, remember?"

"My brain doesn't work so well first thing in the morning." Zapp pushed your wing off him carefully-ish, "Especially after drinking."

"You're brain works?" You snickered, "That's news to me."

Zapp frowned at you, "Aren't angels supposed to be kind and not make snide comments?"

"I've already told you what I am." You rolled your eyes, "So explaining it again won't do any good."

"Not like you'll magically remember this time." You added under your breath.

"Hey!" Zapp put his hands on his hips, half dressed, "All you're missing is the halo and white dress!"

"Robe."

"Whatever! You get my point."

Stretching your arms and wings, "You never have a point though."

"I do so have a point!" Zapp leaned forward, "You just don't wanna admit I'm right!"

You leaned on your hand, Zapp was impossible. At least he was attractive. Really helped when he was being stubborn like this. Made you want to punch him in the face less.

Zapp Head Cannons

He dropped out of high school... and never went for a GED (still smart when he wants to be though)

He was a little troublemaker to the point he almost went to juvie twice, but his Mom managed to bail him out

^ The second time he was sent to one of those "Halfway Homes" where the boys were supposed to learn how to be responsible

^ Zapp bonded with the groundskeeper there, looking up to him like a father figure and tried emulating his (the groundskeeper's) personality (this kinda backfired because... Zapp)

He doesn't care about politics or social constructs, if he cares about someone he will fight anyone over a perceived slight (whether to him or to his partner)

Even he doesn't really see the good in himself, but he will talk a big game anyways

He would spend most of his time laying on the couch eating chips off his chest/ stomach if he could

He loves the little joke characters in movies, especially when they can get away with muttering under their breath (he tries to do this too but never gets away with it)

Children of Libra AU: He was terrified of becoming a father to the degree that he considered taking parenting courses (he did, but no one knew about it)

Children of Libra AU: He only sings for his kids, maybe his partner if they ask nicely but really only his kids

Children of Libra AU: Movie night is always full of Disney (And Dreamworks and whatever else is kid friendly) with Zapp dancing around with his kids in his arms (or on his toes, sometimes pulling you into the fun just to make it seem like he's a functional family man)

Kekkai Sensen characters as Jello Apocalypse's So This Is Basically Legend of Zelda video quotes (cause my brain is stuck on meme mode...)

Klaus: Sometimes he's young, sometimes he's hot, sometimes he's toon, sometimes he's not. But he's always HYEH!

Steven: I mean, you don't need that last Heart Piece Container. You'll just have nineteen of them up there on your screen, daunting you.

Leo: HYEH missed orientation and has to prove himself every game to the finicky goddesses.

Sonic: Where... Where'd you get that heart Picori? Where'd you get that?

Zapp: Uh... I'm feeling like a... pshshshbt... a pizza. A Hero's pizza, but its gonna need the sacred toppings.

Zed: Ever wanna kiss a fish on its fishy fish lips? Look at all these attractive fish! You can kiss this fish, or this fish, or this fish! The fish-abilities are end-fish.

Chain: Zelda chills out in a dungeon somewhere and makes HYEH pick up her dry cleaning.

Dog: Why did I get this thing again?

Gilbert: Good luck hitting me with that 19 year old control scheme! Ugh, they got the 3DS remake... doesn't count.

K.K.: Zelda doesn't have a personality, except in Windwaker where she's a cool pirate. Oops, boring Princess mode activate...

Daniel: Sometimes he shows up at the end of the game and uses the darkest magic of all... plagerism.

Raju: Ganondorf is a wizard, who doesn't know what wizards are...

Femt: Ganondorf wants to take over Hyrule for... reasons...

Aligula: In Breath of the Wild you can unlock her personality, yep... that's. That's what I'm focused on it these cutscenes...