pairings : steven grant x (platonic)reader, marc spector x (platonic) reader, khonshu x (platonic)reader, jake lockley x (platonic)reader
TW : medicine (pills), spidey stuff, mentions of violence, language, angst, very rushed and hard to read. let me know if i missed anything.
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thanksgiving dinner brought to you by y/n, marc, steven, jake, layla, and khonshu.
featuring pedro and luna.
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ah, thanksgiving.
the one day a year you can stuff your face without people judging you.
not that your family ever would, it's just that basically almost everyone else did.
steven was busy doing his woman duties in the kitchen, cooking dinner while you and layla played uno at the table.
khonshu was playing too, so he was able to make himself so that layla could see him too.
you begged marc to let khonshu have a seat at the table, even though he can't even eat.
well, anything he doesn't want.
which is anything that isn't a marshmallow.
marc definitely argued back though, explaining how manipulative he was for all those years, but still, to you he was just grandpa khonshu.
he ended the discussion by saying yes, not being able to say no to you.
you were just about to put down a yellow six on top of laylas blue six when your phone starts ringing in your pocket.
you make eye contact with layla and she smirks.
you send her a quick glare and fish your phone out of your pocket to see that casper was calling you.
"you better take that" layla voices, and you do so, while sending her a dirty look.
"yeah? i'm kinda busy casper" you say right away and you hear a sigh.
"sure. i was going to wish my very considerate girlfriend a happy thanksgiving but she's being salty right now" casper tells you and you shake your head.
"and i was going to wish you a happy thanksgiving as well but you chose to talk about me in the third person" you retort, making both of you let out a light chuckle, and layla definitely was listening in.
"fine. i guess i won't save any bread for you" casper mumbles through the phone and you scoff.
"yes you will, i'm not stupid" you reply, and he chuckles.
"i know this was short, but i have to go now and i'm sure you do too" he tells you and you nod, even though you know he can't see you.
"alright i'll see you at school then" you say.
"yeah, see you then. love you, bitch"
you snort. "love you too, twink"
"HEY-" you hang up before he can complain, and you slide your phone back in your pocket.
layla hides a laugh behind an obnoxiously fake cough, so you nod to the stack of messy cards on the table so that she gets the message to leave it alone.
she just shakes her head and keeps playing with you until steven calls you both over.
"do both of you mind setting the table? we don't have anything fancy, just the usual" he asks, and you make a face.
"actually, i ordered some festive plates. and some orange candles" you say, making steven turn to you with a hand over his heart.
"that's the sweetest thing you could've done, thank you darling" steven gushes, and you just wave him off.
"it's no big deal, i love doing this for you guys" you defend, going to your room to get the unpacked amazon boxes of fancy plates and candles.
you got orange candles. six of them, three to a stand. the stands were glass and had leaves carved on them.
the plates were tan-ish off white, and had red and orange leaves around the border.
you brought them out, four plates with the candles and the holders on top.
layla helped set it all up at the dinner table while steven finished up with all the food.
he was against it at first, cooking a turkey, but when he agreed with marc that he wouldn't have to eat it he just decided to anyways.
it did creep him out though, having to cook that big of a bird.
but everything else was vegan friendly so he would have some nice leftovers.
well except for the turkey gravy.
you all sat down, and even khonshu decided to just sit in the empty chair across from marc, who was now fronting.
he just sat and stared, and layla made a face at him before turning back to marc.
layla made sure to bring champagne for the two adults, and some of your juice for you to pour in the fancy glasses.
the drinks were poured and marc took a breath before speaking.
"i guess it would be weird if i didn't give some cliche movie speech about being thankful for my family, so i'll just get it over with" he starts, and you snort trying to cover a short laugh.
marc either didn't hear it or ignored you completely.
"so layla, you are way too nice for sticking around, i was unfair to you. but now i feel like i can focus on my life" he says, pointing the last part at khonshu.
"yes, i'm still technically serving you, but i'd like time. i want us to try and be a normal family" he aims that at both you and layla.
"and y/n, i don't even need to say anything because i'm sure the pumpkin pie limited edition flavor pop tarts in the cupboard proves how much i love you" he jokes.
layla smacks him in the arm and sends him a glare. "just tell your daughter you love her, don't make it difficult" she scolds and he makes a face.
"yeah dad, don't you love me?" you ask, making your voice crack at the end of your sentence just to mess with marc.
and it works because he shoots his head to you, thinking that you were actually sad.
"y/n- hey! i'm making a joke! please don't cry" he mumbles the last part, which makes you laugh.
he sighs in annoyance and rolls his eyes.
"i do love you" he makes eye contact with you. "as annoying as you are" he adds on and you smile.
"okay i'm done with that-"
"wait but now i have to do a speech too. you know- like the movies" you refer back to what he originally said and he nods, urging you to go on.
so you clear your throat and take a breath. "marc. dad. father-"
"hurry up i'm hungry" jake complains and you roll your eyes.
"thank you again. all of you, both of you." you begin, referring to steven, marc, and jake when you say all, and layla added on when you say both.
"for adopting me. you're the best parents i could ask for" you end quietly, and you look up from your lap to see that marc and layla were holding hands atop of the table.
"okay now we're done. i'm hungry" you say, which makes both marc layla, and even khonshu let out a short chuckle.
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thanksgiving dinner was brought to you by marc feeding pedro and luna turkey from under the table, and then being caught, forcing him to tell everyone he hates cats just to lie.
khonshu just poked around at the food and eventually left to raid the marshmallows you got for him.
pumpkin spice flavored, and he loved them.
though it felt short, it felt right, since all your family was where you wanted them to be.
with you, right by your side.
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A/N : thanks for reading!!! i hope to see you all next week :)))