Grateful for you

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• Grateful for you by David Scott Slutstaine (slutstaine_ficnsmut)

  Fandoms: Megadeth  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • F/M
  • Complete Work

  23 Nov 2025

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Dave Mustaine/Reader
  • Dave Mustaine/You
  • Dave Mustaine
  • Reader
  • Mom
  • Dad
  • Recovered Addict Spectacled '92 Dave (with or without the goatee depending on your preference)
  • History of Addiction & Poor Childhood Mentioned
  • Sketchism against dave from reader's dad (who held certain preconceptions towards him)
  • Reader's parents being mildly rich and very 1950s coded but she's not exactly close to them & has a younger bro
  • Marriage Mentioned (they do want it)
  • no actual angst but reader's a little moody & stressed
  • Consumption of Turkey
  • lots of dialogues again
  • story took place in upstate new york

  Summary

  An evening spent with your parents on the day of Thanksgiving, along with your boyfriend Dave, a probable future family member - if, he can leave a good first impression and gain your parents' initial approval at the dinner tonight...

  Series

  • Part 1 of Grateful for you

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  7,260

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Collections:

  2

  Kudos:

  6

  Hits:

  69

• A merry little Christmas by David Scott Slutstaine (slutstaine_ficnsmut)

  Fandoms: Megadeth  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • F/M
  • Complete Work

  26 Dec 2025

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Dave Mustaine/Reader
  • Dave Mustaine/You
  • Dave Mustaine
  • Reader
  • Sandra
  • Recovered Addict Spectacled '92 Dave (with or without the goatee depending on your preference)
  • reader is asked to sing at the party while dave plays the guitar
  • reader's again a little moody (but it's a lot sweeter this time)
  • Sandra's husband is a politician & they're rich
  • marriage & procreation mentioned (by dave & reader)
  • unexplained side-character motivation
  • socializing
  • idk if it's weird to have cocoa with dinner but hey I'd do it and that's what works for the plot
  • f-word used
  • consumption of alcohol
  • (btw yes dave doesn't drink a single drop of it in this AU)
  • stage fright
  • sry I keep yapping in the a/n and notes lmao
  • story took place in new york
  • Implied/Referenced Sex
  • Drinking to Cope

  Summary

  So you've decided to attend your aunt's party to celebrate Christmas this year, with the benefits of Dave meeting more people from your family - after his first meeting with your parents on Thanksgiving, before it was a phone call from your father and his notice that caught you off guard...

  Series

  • Part 2 of Grateful for you

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  6,729

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Collections:

  2

  Kudos:

  2

  Hits:

  37

• Countdown to a new start by David Scott Slutstaine (slutstaine_ficnsmut)

  Fandoms: Megadeth  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • F/M
  • Complete Work

  31 Dec 2025

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Dave Mustaine/Reader
  • Dave Mustaine/You
  • Dave Mustaine
  • Reader
  • 1992 → 1993
  • you're at the times square new year's eve ball drop
  • story took place in new york city

  Series

  • Part 3 of Grateful for you

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  390

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Collections:

  2

  Kudos:

  2

  Hits:

  30