Hi I've been thinking about this and still, I haven't think of any for the last couple of weeks and I'm really sorry. I've been busy with life but hey I never forget about this huhu soooo I was thinking if you could write a story about a female reader which is like to call Maria Santos (since I want her to be Filipino hehe) x Barney Ross..
So, I'm just gonna give you things I remember and like you do your magic huhu, I trust youuu. Sooo.. I was thinking, it would be like Maria is an og member of the expendables, but then decided to split up with them at the end of the first movie to have a "normal life" and since Barney and her have a complicated relationship, like y'know the age gap and stuff, but she's old enough! Maybe in her early 30's is fine, right? Like 31? They always have a thing for each other but no one said a thing, it's always just secret glances, subtle touch, like y'know those things... And ofc the others can feel it, and sometimes tease then about it but they don't get into both of their thing personally, ofc they know their boundaries.... Maria is very close to Tool, while we know Barney is very close to Lee, I mean, they're both close to each one of them but they most likely to open up with the two... Like father and daughter, and brother to brother thing...
So fast forward, in movie 2, Maria is already friends with Billy the kid, they're like this brother and sister by heart (not by blood) they care for each other, just like siblings do, Maria is like a big sis to him.. so, when Barney was recruiting new members, young members, the universe make them meet again... Billy the kid was surprised when they know each other they're like
Billy: you two know each other?
Barney: Yes
Maria: No, maybe.