Don't Simp your Heroes

[Darius 2.0]

Within the halls of LAW walked the stout form of Ember Sykes, only the usual look of confidence that adorned her beautiful features was conspicuously absent. Instead, the thicc middleweight looked to be quite nervous as she made her way to her destination. "We're actually doing this. I mean, we're ACTUALLY doing this," she whispered to herself as she walked.

The reason for this attitude change had much to do with the events of the last couple of days. Lately, the short stack had been enjoying a surge in popularity thanks to her recent exploits. Spectators apparently enjoyed watching the much smaller Ember confidently and decisively take down her larger competition, especially when she did so by making use of her plump butt! Dominating and humiliating wrestlers nearly twice her size had earned Ember a sizeable LAW fanbase, which was further swelled by her followers on social media! On Instagram, Ember was often posting pics and videos of her in the process of teaching some would-be bully a lesson in humility, often under the weight of her luscious behind!

An impressive win/loss record in combination with her very active social media presence had led to quite the following around Ember, and with popularity came opportunities. Now that it was all but a given that her fights would draw in large crowds, Ember now found herself in the enviable position of being able to choose her own matches! Whomever Ember wanted to challenge; the officials would set up a match for her and that person, and as it turned out the timing couldn't be better! LAW's latest PPV event was just around the corner, meaning Ember had her pick of super star opponents to choose from!

This is what brought her to where she was today, standing in front of the dressing room door to one of LAW's biggest names. Ember had been standing there for over five minutes fidgeting nervously in place, slowly working up the courage to actually knock on the door! "Okay Ember, you can do this," she muttered to herself. "She's just a wrestler. No different from you. She just has a lot more fans.....and is way more exprienced.....and is so totally awesome...."

Shaking her head to banish such thoughts, Ember took a breath to calm herself down. Finally, having worked up the courage, she raised her hand to wrap her knuckles against the door, knocking on it firmly to alert the person on the other side that they had a visitor!

[ADarlingDucky]

It wasn't very often at all that LAW was graced with the presence of an actually happy Lillian Byrne, but the current middleweight champion, in quite the contrast to her perpetually angry demeanor, was having what could only be considered a great day, great enough to be reflected in her mood! While normally the champion had a habit of being a whirlwind of swearing and violence wherever she went, even backstage workers who steered clear of her wrath had noted that she was far more relaxed than usual, some brave souls even whispering about seeing a smile on her face as she had been maneuvering through the venue! Such a sight was surely on the same level as unicorns and bigfoot!

But while backstage workers gossiped about the possibility of a happy Lillian, the champion had since retired to her dressing room, taking the opportunity to relax and enjoy some time alone, a nice long shower combined with a nap afterwards had left her feeling relaxed and refreshed! And now, relaxing in the comfy space that was afforded to her as the champion, Lillian couldn't help but feel that she had certainly not fully enjoyed the perks of being champion so far, but now was as good a time to start as any!

Still, what the brunette wrestler wasn't aware of, was the woman who was headed towards her dressing room as she relaxed and stretched out, and soon enough, that very woman would be right outside her door, knocking at it!

With a relaxed, and yet somewhat surprised movement, Lillian would raise her head and simply stare at the door for a moment, as if shocked that anyone would be bold enough to come and knock on it! The champion was rarely disturbed, save for the women who tried to assert themselves as her challengers, and everyone knew that she likely had violence in store for them! Still, with a slight grunt, Lillian would lift herself up, and for good measure, grab her championship belt on her way over to the door, swinging it open and revealing herself to the woman outside!

Spoiler

With the door swung open, Lillian would look out... and then down, at the woman who stood before her. Short, very curvy, purple hair, and a nervous look on her face, Lillian would lock eyes with the admittedly beautiful woman standing in front of her! With a clear height difference between the two, the champion was left to wonder why this woman, no larger than your average lightweight, though likely twice as curvy, would be trying to get her attention! And so for a long moment, she simply stared at Ember, and Ember stared back at her, before she would open her mouth!

"...Can I help you... whoever you are?" Lillian finally broke the silence, posing her question with an even tone, her steely gaze never leaving Ember's eyes as she questioned the shorty standing in front of her!

[Darius 2.0]

Before coming to knock on that door, Ember had rehearsed what she was going to say to Lillian Bryne pretty extensively, knowing she only had one chance to make a good first impression! To start with, Ember would greet Lillian with a courteous 'Hello' while at the same time introducing herself with a friendly (yet professional) handshake! Once that was out of the way, Ember would break the ice with some light humor by telling few jokes she found when Googling 'How to break the ice'. Then, once Lillian was completely charmed by her, Ember would inform the champ that she was to be her next challenger in the upcoming PPV event, and hope that they both have a good, clean match where only the best between them would win. Ember had spent days practicing this very interaction, and despite her nervousness was sure that it would go off without a hitch.

All her planning went out the window as soon as the door opened up!

The LAW middleweight champion stood there in the doorframe in all her glory, exactly as Ember had seen her on TV! A tall brunette, Lillian was wearing the signature pink and black outfit she used in the ring, with black fishnets covering her strong looking limbs. Her green eyes shone as she looked down at Ember, looking to the shorty like twin emeralds that were transfixed on her.

Ember's blue eyes widened, and her mouth fell agape as all her carefully prepared words died in her throat! Seeing the middleweight champ of LAW standing before her left the smaller woman speechless, leading to quite a few excruciating seconds of awkward silence between the two ladies! Fortunately for Ember, it would be Lillian who broke the silence with a question of her intentions, snapping the shorty out of her star-struck stupor! "I-I.....U-Uhhh..." Ember stammered before swallowing hard, trying to resist the urge to squeal that was welling up inside her.

She failed.

Letting loose the girliest of girly squeals, Ember bounced in place before Lillian, looking like an excited child rather than the professional she had attempted to present herself as! "Omigod, you're Lillian Bryne!!!" Ember squealed, her blue eyes shining with admiration! "I can't believe it's actually you! I mean, obviously it's you! It's your dressing room! You knew that! I just can't believe I'm actually meeting you!!" Bouncing up and down in place as she was, it took a moment for Ember to realize just what Lillian was carrying with her, but when she did her bouncing stopped almost immediately. "OMG.....is that the championship belt?! I just...I can't even..." Ember's words were again replaced by a great big squeal of delight, as the shorty's plans for a dignified meeting quickly fell to the wayside!

[ADarlingDucky]

Swinging open the door to her dressing room, Lillian was met with the sight of a short, curvy, and quite pretty woman standing there and staring up at her, with Lillian staring back, the two of them seeming to have a mini-face off of sorts as they both simply looked at once another! Given that the short woman had been the one to knock at her door, Lillian expected some kind of greeting, any sort of idea as to who this was and why she was here, and instead, they both were motionless until Lillian finally broke the silence, prompting some kind of greeting from Ember. And instead of a greeting that she ended up prompting, it was a high pitched squeal that suddenly came from her foe, making Lillian nearly jump as Ember suddenly began shrieking!

"What the hell...?!" Lillian mumbled to herself as Ember suddenly began shouting excitedly, bouncing up and down as her full inner fangirl came out for all to see, with Lillian nearly even taking a step backwards! She hadn't expected to be cornered in her dressing room by a fan, as most people knew of her quick temper and stayed far away from her, and yet it seemed that this woman had sought her out! And now Lillian was left standing there as Ember simply squealed and gushed in equal measure!

Of course, with the combination of Lillian's good mood, and the unusual visit from a fan, the brunette was caught on what might have been the best day to catch her, as any malice was nowhere to be found as she actually cracked a smile!

"Hey, relax there short stack, you're gonna blow out my eardrums. But, you caught me in a good mood. Like, a REAL good mood, and you have great taste when it comes to champions." Lillian said, patting her belt proudly before continuing! "So what's up? You just come here to stare and admire? You lookin for a picture? Go ahead and spit it out, I've got nothin else going on, so go ahead." Lillian proudly declared, a real moment of hubris welling up within her as she allowed the short and stacked woman to marvel at her presence!

[Darius 2.0]

Ever since she had watched Lillian Bryne win the Middleweight Championship in her match with Tina Armstrong, Ember had been a big fan of hers! She had still been in training to be a full fledged pro wrestler at the time, and watching that match only further inspired the shorty towards her chosen career path. Though many would dismiss Lillian as a thug and a bitch (and the champ would probably agree with them), Ember was able to look past that and see the just how capable the woman truly was! Watching her fight was like watching poetry in motion, and Ember had no doubt that the brunette had put in the work in order to get this good! She had seen it when she made Karen Meadows tap out to a brutal lion tamer in her first title defense! She had seen it when she defeated Jessica Wright in hard fought Last Woman Standing match!

So despite all her plans of a cordial meeting, when Ember came to stand face-to-face with Lillian, it was only natural the first thing she did was freak the F out! She had dreamt of the day she could meet the woman who had managed to hold the Middleweight title; to be able to stand before her on equal footing to challenge her for the belt! Unfortunately, her inner fangirl was too much to ignore! Her squeals of joy echoed through the building's halls as she bounced up and down, making a complete fool of herself before her idol!

Fortunately, Lillian seemed to be a good sport about the whole thing. Despite her reputation as a rather nasty personality, she appeared to be quite friendly to Ember! Yet another reason Ember knew that there was more to the champ than meets the eye! "O-Oh, right! Omigosh, I'm so sorry!" Ember frantically apologized. "Nice to meet you, Ember! I'm Lillian!" Immediately recognizing her mistake, Ember's face went red as a tomato! "I-I mean, you're Lillian and I'm Ember! Obviously you know who you are! Who doesn't, right? I mean, you're Lillian Bryne! B-But like I said, you knew that already and-"

Having already dug her grave this deep, Ember decided it was time to take a deep breath! "I'm sorry," Ember sighed. "It's just.....it's so cool meeting you! I have been such a fan for SO long! Ever since you first beat Tracy Canon by making her tap out! Man, what a fight that was!" Though she was still simping hard for the middleweight champ, Ember was at least speaking in comprehensible sentences now, which the shorty would take as a win! "U-Uh, hey. I-If it's not too much trouble...." Looking very bashful all of the sudden, Ember would pull out her cell phone with a sheepish grin. "....could we take a selfie together?"

Ember had apparently forgotten the reason she had come here in the first place.

[ADarlingDucky]

The champion had been somewhat surprised by the arrival of someone at her dressing room, but her surprise had been perhaps even heightened as Ember Sykes greeted her at the door, unable to hold her excitement as she literally bounced up and down on her feet, squealing all the while! The times that fans had been so bold as to approach Lillian, let alone approach her while she was relaxing in her dressing room, were already few and far between, as they often encountered the champion in what was her usual mood, angry and volatile! However, Ember seemed to have no such apprehension, fully willing to fangirl in front of her, with Lillian's good mood today leaving her far more amused by the sight than she might normally be!

Eventually, Ember's squealing would subside and give way to an actual introduction, thanks in part to Lillian directing her towards actual words instead of squealing, and so Ember would calm down, at least enough to stammer out a frantic apology before she would continue! After botching the names of the two as well, with Lillian raising an eyebrow as the short stack introduced herself as Lillian, Ember would correct herself and quickly continue onwards, her words fluffing Lillian's ego a bit as she continued on!

"Well, I would hope you know who I am when you're squealing over me like that. But you're off to a good start, I AM a big deal after all." Lillian said with a sly smile creeping over her face as she brushed her hair aside! As Ember continued to gush over her, bringing up Lillian's victory over Tracy Canon, the middleweight champ's chest began to subtly puff out as she preened a bit for the woman in front of her, admittedly getting more enjoyment than expected over Ember's simping for her!

"Well, aren't you a smart gal. Not too many of you guys around here, but you seem to know your stuff." Lillian spoke, eyes closed as she proudly basked in Ember's admiration! She could get used to being worshipped like this!

"You want a picture? ...Ya know, normally I'd tell someone who knocked on my dressing room to fuck off, but since you're apparently my number one fan, and you've been following me for so long, I'll give you the honor. You're the only one I'd let do this, so you better enjoy it!" Lillian said with a smug grin, allowing Ember the rare opportunity to capture a photo with her! The middleweight champion would once more puff up her chest, making sure her belt was plainly visible as she let Ember slide in next to her to capture a selfie of the both of them!

[Darius 2.0]

As soon as Ember had asked Lillian to take a selfie together, she almost immediately regretted it! What was she thinking making such a request?! Someone as famous as Lillian probably got asked for selfies all the time by her other fans, to the point where she must have been sick of it by now! Gah! She had one once to make a good impression on the Middleweight champ and she had already blown it! Poor Ember just wanted to crawl up into a ball and die! Now she'd have to retire from LAW in disgrace and-

Wait. Did Lillian just say yes?

Blinking in surprise, Ember looked up to Lillian in silent awe. "R-Really?" she asked in disbelief, clutching her phone to her chest. "W-Wow! That's so nice! Thank you!"

Not wanting to look a gift-horse in the mouth, Ember would immediately sidle herself up to Lillian! She would get in close enough to the champ so that they both might fit in the camera frame, bumping hips with Lillian as she did so! Though Ember was obviously shorter than Lillian, that didn't stop her from squeezing in as tight as the champ would allow! "Okay, ready?" Ember would beam as she held her phone up high so frame both her grinning face and that of Lillian's! As soon as the brunette confirmed she was ready, Ember would snap a few pics in quick succession, continuing to do so until she was satisfied she had gotten some good ones!

"Oh my gosh! Thank you so much!" Ember would squeal as she st4epped away from Lillian to begin scrolling through her captured pics! She could already see that they had come out near perfect! "This is amazing! You're amazing! I mean, you know you're amazing; you're you! It's just, I can't believe you were nice enough to take a picture with me when I'm you're next opponent!"

It was in that moment that Ember seemed to snap out of the simping state she had found herself in! She looked up from her phone and her mouth fell open agape! The shorty had completely forgotten the reason she had come here! "O-Oh, that's right," she stammered, pocketing her phone again before turning to Lillian! "I completely forgot to tell you! I'm your opponent for the next PPV! I'll be fighting you for the Middleweight Title!" Grinning, Ember would extend her hand to Lillian in a good show of sportsmanship; something the totally awesome woman would no doubt reciprocate!

[ADarlingDucky]

Lillian had scarce few interactions with fans of hers, as being a heel hadn't exactly made her someone whom fans flocked to see and cheer on, her antics in the ring, such as beating on opponents far after it was clear that they were done, had made sure that she hadn't garnered that many die hard supporters! Even those who did support her and call herself fans usually steered clear of her given her abrasive and frankly scary persona, but it seemed that today, Ember had introduced herself as the fan brave enough to approach Lillian directly, just to bask in her presence! It was surprising enough for Lillian, but the purple haired cutie had showered her with so many compliments that Lillian couldn't help but feel disarmed!

And so Ember would snuggle up next to her, working her way in nice and close to the champion, and Lillian wouldn't punch her in the back of the head like she might have with anyone else, and would instead flash a wry, cocky smile at Ember's phone as she took her picture! Ember snapped a series of shots, with Lillian playin along for the whole thing, likely surprising every single person who would see the picture when it was posted! But as Lillian was actually starting to form something of a chuckle for Ember's antics, that was when it happened. When Ember said it.

"I'm your next opponent."

"...What? You're... what?" Lillian's entire body suddenly froze as she turned and fixed Ember with a stare, looking down at the smaller woman who was standing in front of her, now with her hand outstretched! This small woman... her opponent? For the middleweight championship? Lillian looked down at her, eyes wide and unblinking. She reached out slowly, hand closing in on Ember, and...

"Hah! Hahahah! Oh man, alright, I'll admit it. You actually got me with that one!" Lillian suddenly bust out into laughter, snagging Ember's hand with a quick handshake before going a step further and bringing it down on Ember's shoulder, shaking her lightly!

"There was like half of a second where I fell for it. Good one short stuff, I didn't actually think you'd have the balls to do that! Hey but for real, lemme know if you do get a title shot sometime! I'll be rooting for you, lord knows that we need someone with some actual taste to get rid of that little bitch Rose Stupid!" Lillian chuckled to herself, clearly showing that she believed this entire thing to be nothing more than a humorous joke told by Ember! It seemed that the champion didn't realize that what the shorty said... might actually be true!

[Darius 2.0]

Perhaps Ember could be forgiven in going completely off the rails when she first met Lillian; it was after all her first time meeting a real life celebrity face-to-face! She still felt pretty embarrassed though! Here she was, supposed to be telling Lillian she'd be her next opponent for the PPV, and instead she was here taking selfies with the woman! Granted, they were selfies that she would cherish forever, but still! So it was better late than never when Ember finally revealed that she was to be Lillian's next challenger! At least she got all that fangirling out of her system! Now she could shake Lillian's hand in a mutual show of good sportsmanship and start preparing for the match of her life!

However, Ember's declaration of being Lillian's next opponent seemed to have stopped the brunette in her tracks! Ember stood there with an eager smile on her face, her hand still extended as she waited for Lillian to shake it, when suddenly the champ broke into laughter! She shook Ember's hand and placed the other on her shoulder as she guffawed, an act that caused Ember to laugh as well, until both women were laughing in the doorway to Lillian's dressing room! Of course, Ember didn't know why they were both laughing; she just wanted to do so alongside Lillian!

Then, once the champ had calmed down some, she revealed that she was in somewhat disbelief that Ember was her actual opponent for the match! "Oh no, it's true!" Ember chirped, not at all put off by Lillian's scepticalness! After all, she probably got challenges from other wrestlers every week! Fortunately, Ember had a way to prove it! Reaching into her pocket for her phone again, Ember would scroll through it until she found what she was looking for! "See? This is the email they sent me confirming it!" Holding it up to Lillian's face, Ember would show the champ the email, confirming without a doubt that she was Lillian's opponent for the title!

Also, the fact that Ember hadn't blown her stack at being called a lightweight or a short stack only further proved how enamored she was with Lillian Bryne!

[ADarlingDucky]

In what might have turned a pleasant meeting into a much different affair, Ember would suddenly and surprisingly drop the fact that she was Lillian's next foe, the next woman stepping up to try and take her belt, and the revelation would cause Lillian to grow quiet... very quiet. But it would be proven to be nothing more than Lillian processing the fact that she was sure that Ember had just told her a joke, causing the brunette to laugh out loud as she relaxed once more, her concerns eased by themselves as she wished Ember luck with whatever other pursuits she had!

However, what was not seemingly part of the joke was when Ember would persist in telling Lillian that it was true, before pulling up her phone, and showing the screen off to Lillian! And on that screen was an email from LAW management, confirming to Ember that she would be Lillian's opponent at the next PPV. Lillian paused. She re-read. And then, of course, she reacted.

"...WHAT?!" Came the sudden howl as it all hit her at once, that she was standing with the woman who was going to be trying to take her championship from her! Hell, she had just taken a picture with her as well! Lillian turned with shocking speed, grabbing Ember underneath her arms and outright yanking her off the floor, pulling her into her dressing room and shoving her up against the closest wall, dangling the short woman's feet above the ground as Lillian pinned her there, leaning in close as she addressed Ember!

"What do you MEAN you're my opponent?! You're... you're... who are you?! ANSWER ME!" Lillian raged on, unable to believe that this woman, whom she had taken for a lightweight, was going to be going against her! She hadn't prepared for this today, not at all!