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Derek’s eyes narrow and Stiles knows he’s fucked up royally, because between one heartbeat and the next, Derek’s pinning him down with one hairy, strong arm.
He practically crawls his way up Stiles’ body, as Stiles scrambles back on the couch to get further away from him, still raising the bowl of candy above his head.
Derek, with a huff of victory finally gets level with Stiles’ face. He reaches up for the bowl again but where Derek’s strong, Stiles is gangly, and it’s still just out of Derek’s reach.
Stiles shoves Derek’s elbow out from under him and he collapses down on top of Stiles with a surprised oomph.
“Can’t get me Derek, I’m the whacky, inflatable arm waving-man,” Stiles laughs delightedly, right in Derek’s face.
Derek’s really close face. His incredibly handsome, stubbly face, a face that is inches away from his own face.
Fuck balls.
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Stiles sweeps back the generous swath of multicoloured fabrics that are serving as some sort of curtain, hung over the doorway of what appears to be a fortune teller’s wagon, complete with a bright green roof.
“Waste of money. They’re all con artists,” Derek warns him cynically, putting his heavy booted foot on the lowest ladder rung, despite his words. The background noise of overly jubilant fairground music makes him have to raise his voice a little for Stiles to hear him. The step groans precariously. “You said we could go straight home after the haunted house.”
“Dude! Don’t you want to know what your future holds?” Stiles asks Derek seriously.
Derek gives him a hard look, eyebrows raised.
“Ok. Well yeah, fair point. I mean, it’s you, so your future probably holds lots of blood, death and gore, if your present and past are anything to go by. But hey ho, you never know! Things might be looking up for you,” Stiles grins brightly at him.
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There’s a tall figure standing just inside the doorway, covered head to toe in melting snow.
They are layered up so heavily that Derek wants to laugh for a second. Just for a second though, he wouldn’t want to encourage too much frivolity, save anyone not take him seriously enough.
He’s a pillar of the community, he has a reputation to uphold. He settles for one faintly amused raised eyebrow.
Deep, intelligent, golden brown eyes peek out from a tiny gap remaining in the person’s general facial area, from where a bright red scarf is wrapped up so high it’s covering their nose, and a garish yellow Pikachu bobble hat is pulled down right over their eyebrows.
They look completely and utterly ridiculous.
Also, deep, intelligent, golden brown eyes is an absolutely unnecessarily detailed way to describe a stranger’s features. Derek checks himself. He shakes his head. The exhaustion is making him delirious, clearly.
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Clean up on aisle twelve. by DropsOfAddiction
Fandoms: Lockwood & Co. - Jonathan Stroud, Lockwood & Co. (TV)
04 Aug 2024
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“Lucy. I’ll make you ravioli. It’s not about the money. I’ll make it fresh. Please, just put it back,” George despaired.
“Really? Proper stuff?” I was suddenly listening.
“Yes, the good stuff,” George nodded. “I’ll even make the sauce too.”
“Ok. Deal. Shall we grab the ingredients?” I was as happy as a clam.
George trotted off toward the fresh pasta. As talented a cook as he was, I don’t think his culinary prowess stretched to making actual pasta from scratch.
“I could make pasta for you,” Lockwood offered out of nowhere, taking up trolley pushing duties and we went up another aisle.
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We could be reckless together. by DropsOfAddiction
Fandoms: Lockwood & Co. - Jonathan Stroud, Lockwood & Co. (TV)
03 Aug 2024
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“I know. I bloody know. It doesn’t mean I have to like it. Lockwood’s going to kill us both when we get out of this,” George mumbled, and bless him for the faith he had in us actually escaping.
“You can blame me if you like. Technically, I’m the one who broke you out for a midnight stroll,” I shrugged, trying not to let my nerves show.
“Yes, well, of course I’ll have to blame you Lucy. I think we both know he’s not going to yell at you,” George raised his eyebrows at me knowingly. “You’re the favourite.”
I blushed, despite the cold. How I wished that were true.
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Towel possession is nine tenths of the law. by DropsOfAddiction
Fandoms: Lockwood & Co. - Jonathan Stroud, Lockwood & Co. (TV)
29 Jul 2024
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He poked his head back out of his doorway after long moments, frown on his face.
“Luce, you coming in? I can do it myself if it’s a problem. Honestly, I’ll manage,” Lockwood looked at me like I was being silly and to be truthful, I kind of felt it. I didn’t know what my line was here.
“You want me in your bedroom?” I answered him intelligently.
He promptly went beet red. I could feel my face flaming in response. Lovely. A matching pair.
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- Part 4 of Naked chicken
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How competency causes indirect indigestion. by DropsOfAddiction
Fandoms: Lockwood & Co. - Jonathan Stroud, Lockwood & Co. (TV)
27 Jul 2024
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Lockwood finally turned around to find George and I staring at him, our mouths hanging open.
I didn’t know what I was witnessing, but it felt similar to that time we bumped into Barnes in Asda and he was wearing Adidas popper joggers, orange Crocs and an Avril Lavigne t-shirt.
It was weird, out of the norm and made me question everything that I knew. But I kind of liked it.
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Scott’s missed their pre agreed checking in point.
“Fuck,” Stiles mutters and he snatches up his phone, double checking it’s not on silent.
It’s not and he’s got a full signal.
He places it back down, screen facing up this time and he contemplates what to do.
He’s got this awful feeling running through him, it feels like poison in his veins, it’s taking something from him.
It’s been building all week, since he first spoke to Scott and his best friend had told him he was going back to Beacon Hills, because the Nogitsune was back. It’s getting worse as the night is going on.
For the first time in his FBI career, he feels out of place in his office, lost, like he should be somewhere else. He knows exactly why.
He should have gone back with the others. Back to Beacon Hills with his friends. But when Scott called, he just couldn’t. He fucking couldn’t.
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Keep all the lights on by DropsOfAddiction
Fandoms: Lockwood & Co. - Jonathan Stroud, Lockwood & Co. (TV)
25 Feb 2024
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“Well. You can have a small lie in tomorrow, it’s Saturday after all. Come on then. Off to bed with you,” Lockwood waved a long arm at me.
“Only if you’re coming too?” I asked him as I got up, stretching and yawning.
He raised an eyebrow at me and I felt myself flush crimson, grateful for the dark of the room.
“Shut up. You know what I meant,” I elbowed him in the side as I moved past him and he let out a grunt of pain that was unequal to my force used.
“You’re hurt?” I was suddenly wide awake.
“Tis but a scratch. I’ve had worse,” He tried to grin but it didn’t reach his eyes.
“Where?” I demanded, crowding him into the doorframe.
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Obliviously obvious. by DropsOfAddiction
Fandoms: Lockwood & Co. - Jonathan Stroud, Lockwood & Co. (TV)
04 Jan 2024
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“Well I haven’t met him,” Lockwood kept on, still frowning. He looked like he had an afterthought. “Nor has George, for that matter. Have you George?”
“What’s that got to do with the price of turnips mate? I don’t want to bloody meet him. I haven’t got time to see the people that I actually like, let alone meet new people,” George grumped.
“Alright. You’re not Lucy’s keeper, Lockwood,” Holly was getting annoyed now and I winced. I wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end of an annoyed Holly. “She’s stuck here with you two, working herself to the bone, night in, night out. Her best friend is a skull in a jar for heavens sake. There is more to life than The Problem and being an agent. Maybe you two should take a leaf out of our book! We’re going out to have a little fun. Lucy will let her hair down, maybe she’ll snog a boy or two, who knows.”
“Two?!” Lockwood choked on air.
“Is that so hard to believe?” I finally joined in. I rolled my eyes at him and took another biscuit, ignoring the heat of Lockwood’s gaze burning holes into the back of my head. “Also, Hol, your defence of me is appreciated but you’re making me sound awfully pathetic.”
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How do you like them apples? by DropsOfAddiction
Fandoms: Lockwood & Co. - Jonathan Stroud, Lockwood & Co. (TV)
28 Aug 2023
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“Excuse me, Ms. Carlyle… I’ll have you know I tried really hard with that bird abomination,” Lockwood flicked some dish suds at me.
“Oi!” I picked up the nearest object to hand, which was a tea towel and I flung it at his head.
Lockwood ducked, reflexes on point as always, and it went into the sink.
“Tut tut, Luce, look what you’ve done now,” Lockwood scolded me and he proceeded to fish the soggy tea towel out of the sink.
“You started it,” I rolled my eyes and I looked back down at the thinking cloth.
“And I’ll finish it,” he smirked and too late, I realised my mistake.
Another handful of suds landed on my leg and I scrambled out of my chair and ran for him.
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I don’t know anything, but I know I miss you. by DropsOfAddiction
Fandoms: Lockwood & Co. - Jonathan Stroud, Lockwood & Co. (TV)
27 Aug 2023
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“Lucy,” Lockwood said dreamily and I turned to face him.
“What?” I frowned.
“That’s your name, is it? What a lovely name. It feels right,” Lockwood smiled softly at me and he reached out and took my hand.
I could feel my face flaming, as George and Flo looked on in bewilderment.
“Right. Well. Thank you,” I offered back, a little awkwardly.
Lockwood leaned in toward me, to do god knows what. He tucked a lock of hair behind my ear.
My heart was hammering in my chest, my mouth was as dry as the Sahara, as his face came even closer to mine.
What the hell was he doing?
George and Flo’s eyes were on stalks. I felt like we were all holding a collective breath.
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Hold back the night, wait until it’s right by DropsOfAddiction
Fandoms: Lockwood & Co. - Jonathan Stroud, Lockwood & Co. (TV)
06 Jun 2023
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“Oh yeah, you really looked like you were managing fine Lockwood, laying on your back, staring into that ghost’s eyes like you wanted to take it out to dinner,” I laughed wryly. “It was quite romantic actually.”
“Lucy! This isn’t a joke. We agreed, only when necessary and safe would you try and communicate with ghosts by talking to them, in controlled situations only. That was not the circumstance tonight. What you did tonight was so dangerous, that ghost was strong,” he seethed.
“I know it was strong. It worked out ok, didn’t it? I distracted it enough that it came for me and you had time to jab it in the back. Lockwood I’m not a bloody child. Stop telling me off and stop babying me. I’m never going to apologise for protecting you,” I threw at him. “So, if that’s what you’re waiting for, you may as well go to bloody bed.”
He grit his teeth and advanced, backing me up until my back hit the wall. I frowned up at him. Who the hell does he think he is?
“You are absolutely infuriating Lucy,” He glared down at me.
“Yeah? Well… So are you, Anthony,” I replied with as much sass as I could muster, and not willing to be cowed, I tugged roughly on his tie.
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You keep me safe and sound. by DropsOfAddiction
Fandoms: Lockwood & Co. - Jonathan Stroud, Lockwood & Co. (TV)
04 May 2023
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He does something particularly impressive with his blade, where he slashes floating Joe at the neck. It sends him flying sideways, and Lockwood spins, lands on one knee and stabs backwards, spearing Lady Esmeralda in her dummy tummy.
Lockwood finishes his move, head facing down, breathing hard.
“Whoah,” I gasp out and I instantly clap my hand over my mouth.
My voice sounds super impressed and a little hoarse and Lockwood does not need me to boost his ego any further.
His head snaps up at the sound of my voice and when he meets my eyes his face splits into that stupid, crooked grin and I feel like he can see right through me.
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Where there’s a will, there’s a wave. by DropsOfAddiction
Fandoms: Lockwood & Co. - Jonathan Stroud, Lockwood & Co. (TV)
23 Apr 2023
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I brought my eyes back to Lockwood’s face, only when I realised he was speaking to me.
“Earth to Lucy,” His voice had an amused, low quality to it and he was grinning his charming, crooked grin.
I could feel my face flame at being caught out when looking at him. My skin somehow now felt so much hotter under his gaze, warmer even than the mid August sun had been able to achieve.
“Sorry,” I muttered, flipping my sunglasses back down, hoping they’d provide me with some cover maybe. “What did you say?”
“I said that you need more suncream on your back, you’re going to suffer this evening if you don’t re-apply it,” Lockwood smiled easily at me and my tummy fluttered.
“You’re such a mother goose,” I huffed, but I craned my neck to look over my shoulder. I couldn’t see my back but my shoulders themselves were definitely looking a little red.
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- Part 3 of Naked chicken
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Fish and chips, with a cold Fanta twist. by DropsOfAddiction
Fandoms: Lockwood & Co. - Jonathan Stroud, Lockwood & Co. (TV)
20 Apr 2023
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I was bored to tears, sat there like a loner, clutching my glass of champagne and I was hellishly uncomfortable too.
I’d had to buy a new dress for this. Thankfully, this time Lockwood offered to pay for it, as a thank you for coming with him. The new bra that I’d been forced to get to go with it was digging mercilessly into my ribs.
The dress itself was a floaty, short little number, a wrap dress, the sales assistant had called it.
The bits all tied together into a bow at one side. It was a soft baby blue colour, satiny feeling and it wasn’t me at all.
I suppose objectively it was very pretty. Lockwood certainly had kept staring at me in it, so I didn’t hate it as much as I wanted to. But it wasn’t a skirt and my comfy leggings, that’s for sure.
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- Part 2 of Naked chicken
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Nice towel Luce… by DropsOfAddiction
Fandoms: Lockwood & Co. - Jonathan Stroud, Lockwood & Co. (TV)
19 Apr 2023
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Lockwood was right in front of me now, so close I could count the water droplets hanging off his floppy dark hair. I huffed, frustrated.
He was ridiculous and he had no idea how he affected me. I decided to give him my best glare, just because it was safer than getting caught up in a little staring match with him, save me from combusting.
He honest to god laughed then, the cheek of him, so comfortable standing there, clad in just a towel in the middle of my bedroom.
I punched him lightly in the chest and regretted it instantly, because he was firm and his skin felt nice, plus I was just noticing he smelled like my lavender body wash.
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- Part 1 of Naked chicken
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I love you toast. by DropsOfAddiction
Fandoms: Lockwood & Co. - Jonathan Stroud, Lockwood & Co. (TV)
11 Apr 2023
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I made the mistake of looking up at Lockwood.
He was gazing down at me, puzzled look on his face, as if I somehow held the answers to the universe.
“What?” I said, fighting the urge to squirm under his intense scrutiny.
“Nothing,” he shrugged, eyebrows raised.
“You said you were done lying to me,” I whispered.
“I did,” he nodded and leaned down, speaking quietly. Those guys were still probably really close by and he clearly wasn’t taking any chances. “That was before you started lying to me.”
“I haven’t lied to you,” I lied to him.
“Clearly,” he didn’t look impressed.
“Ok… I haven’t lied to you where it wasn’t for your own good,” I offered.
He went quiet again as he processed that, his breath tickling my cheek.
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You lost the battle, we both won the war. by DropsOfAddiction
Fandoms: Lockwood & Co. - Jonathan Stroud, Lockwood & Co. (TV)
10 Apr 2023
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“Who is it then? Spit it out George,” I was getting annoyed and trying to decide whether or not I could hide in here and not even go to the damned door.
“It’s a gentleman caller,” George waggled his eyebrows. “If you can call him that.”
Out of the corner of my eye, Lockwood opened his other eye, sat up and pulled his throw off.
“I haven’t got all night you know,” A familiar voice yelled down the hall.
Apparently, now our visitor was in the foyer of our house.
“Bloody hell,” I stood up and smoothed my hair down as best I could. “What does he want with me?”
“Now that is the million pound question, hmm Luce…” Lockwood’s voice was soft and sleepy, with a tinge of something sharper that I couldn’t quite put my finger on.
I shrugged at him, squeezed past George and headed down the corridor to see Quill Kipps standing just inside our front door, toying with a marble statue on our hallway table. He had his back to me.
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Your problem, it’s my problem too. by DropsOfAddiction
Fandoms: Lockwood & Co. - Jonathan Stroud, Lockwood & Co. (TV)
02 Apr 2023
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“I’m not mad at you Luce,” Lockwood frowned, thumb stroking the side of my forehead, where I was sure a terrific bruise would be forming.
“Oh. Good. That’s good,” I nodded.
My heart was threatening to pound out of my chest. Lockwood’s thumb was burning a line of heat where it stroked gently over my tender skin.
I knew I shouldn’t have scarfed that slice of pepperoni pizza on my way home, what a weird time to get indigestion, my chest felt all a flutter.