#And this has nothing to do with being competitive with other women
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Can everyone just put their thinking caps on for a moment and open their minds a little?This isn't an attack AT ALL, this is a plea to everyone to start THINKING CRITICALLY and genuinely ASKING QUESTIONS about why society is collapsing. So many straight white cis dudes (and dudes in general) just actually HATE women and minorities and REFUSE to let them have any control because they think it means less control and power for them and frankly, they've just been RAISED to think competitively of literally everyone around them, including other men. Why would they want to give up the status quo when it still benefits them greatly in certain aspects? And before people start crying WOKE or SNOWFLAKE, etc. just STOP and LISTEN for a sec. NO, I'm not talking about all men, I'm talking about hateful and sexist men. If it doesn't apply to you and you are genuinely feminist and concerned for minorities, this obviously isn't about you. But if you think the shoe fits, please wear it, and seriously start thinking critically and ask yourself why so many women and people of color are upset right now. Maybe put yourself in THEIR shoes for a moment. We're TIRED of being controlled 24/7, TIRED of having our own bodies up for vote, not being allowed the same rights and privileges as straight white cis men, TIRED of still having to fight for 'rights' we supposedly gained in the Feminist and Civil Rights movements. Literally NOTHING has changed in the US in terms of attitudes towards women and minorities since this government's founding, because it was always based in white male-dominated Christian nationalism and capitalist control of the poor, besides straight up genocide and slavery. It literally is ALL ABOUT CONTROL, control of women's bodies, control of minorities, control of poor people's labor, etc. and who wants to give up control when they're the ones still in power? The right-wing ideology provides them comfort and a promise of continued power while still exploiting their labor (because let's face it, that's all capitalist governments want - warm bodies to exploit for profit). They don't realize even they are suffering because of the hateful ideology they themselves buy into, which oppresses literally EVERYONE, even men. We've dumbed down and white-washed education so much in this country that people have ZERO critical thinking skills whatsoever and ZERO ability to even think for themselves because they've been told since birth how and what to think. Patriarchy continues to reinforce these ideas, putting down men who aren't masculine enough, etc. People continue to vote against their own self-interests time and time again because they're constantly sold lies they blindly believe, and they can't even comprehend the consequences of their own actions because they were never taught basic anthropology, economics, or civics. We've unfortunately already lost our collective memory of how bad things were before the Feminist movement and the Civil Rights movement, and I don't think people, especially young people, can even comprehend just how bad things will continue to get. People need to WAKE UP from this capitalist, patriarchal nightmare dystopia and actually start cultivating COMPASSION for others, work towards solutions, and stop being so comfortable supporting the status quo. Because as long as y'all keep doing that, NOTHING gets better, for ANYONE. We won't be free until EVERYONE is free, and literally NOTHING changes if people are still BLINDLY supporting white-male capitalist (and fascist) ideologies without questioning anything critically. Again, not an attack on anyone AT ALL. You can't necessarily blame people that have been unfortunately RAISED that way for generations now. But when you know better, you should DO BETTER. And now is sure as fuck a good time to start.
I couldn't have said it better myself.
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Why do guys who date nurses/are dating nurses always gotta have some kind of attitude about it? đ¤ˇđťââď¸
#ABSOLUTELY no shade to nurses#Iâm just saying the guys who date them are constantly like⌠bragging about them or something?#I canât quite put my finger on it but something always bothers me about thisâŚ#Idk#Does anyone else know what Iâm talking about?#And this has nothing to do with being competitive with other women#Itâs like some weird form of mysogny when guys insinuate that a woman is somehow more valuable bc of being a nurse vs being a bartender#For example#Aaand guys never act this way toward women with âhigh poweredâ jobs like lawyer or executive or politician đ¤ˇđťââď¸
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I donât have any words right now for whatâs happened. Where in the fuck do we go from here?
I don't know. I really, truly don't know. We can't sugarcoat how bad things are going to get, and we can't pre-emptively give into it anyway. This is going to be an unprecedented time in American history (if, sadly, not world history) and the forces conspiring to make you obey will gain much of their power from you doing so in advance, without a struggle. It seems fair to say that America as it has always been historically constituted is over, and may not return in our lifetimes, but we also do not know that for a fact. If nothing else, the fascists will find it very hard to cancel competitive elections, and we cannot sit back, throw up our hands, conclude that voting is clearly meaningless, and let them do that. There are a lot of other things that we need to do, but that's one.
There are various postmortems to be written and nits to pick, but Harris was thrown into an impossible situation and did the best she could in 100 days. Even her critics agree she ran a pretty much flawless campaign. But this country simply decided that a well-qualified black woman could not be preferred over the most manifestly and flagrantly unfit degenerate to ever occupy the office. They decided this for many reasons, not least because large swathes of the country now live in curated misinformation bubbles that, under Government Czar Musk, will only get much, much worse. They were helped by the cowardice and complicity of the "mainstream media" that could have ended Trump's career exactly like they did to Biden after the first debate, but chose to preserve the profits of their billionaire oligarch owners and did not do so, giving Trump the benefit of the doubt and normalization at every turn. They also hounded Biden relentlessly over the four years of his presidency, never reported on the good things he did, and drove him to the historically bad approval ratings lows for a president who was by any metric, quite successful (and will quite possibly be our last ordinary American president for a very long time). Along with the searingly ingrained racism and misogyny and misinformation, Harris could not overcome that.
Democrats clearly had a messaging problem, but it's also true that the country, quite simply, does not care about "democracy" when the economy is perceived to be at stake. Not to over-egg the Hitler parallels, but yeah. This is how Hitler returned to power in 1933 -- on the backs of widespread economic collapse of the Weimar Republic; voters decided they just didn't care about the overtly fascist stuff, which he then proceeded to you know, do with genocidal vigor. Except the American economy in this case was actually doing well, which makes it even more baffling and indefensible. Enough people simply memory-holed Trump's crimes (aided at every turn by SCOTUS, Mitch McConnell not convicting him after January 6, Merrick Garland being far too slow and timid, the corporate media), liked the racist fascist behavior or felt that it wasn't a dealbreaker, and decided that in this election, he was the "change" candidate. It's insane by any metric, but that's what happened.
The country is deeply sick. We do not know what will happen. It's going to get bad. Barring a miracle, we will not have federalized abortion rights again in my lifetime, and there will be widespread attacks on public health, women's rights, immigrants, transgender people, and other vulnerable people. Even and especially the ones who voted for Trump. Never Thought Leopard Would Eat My Face, etc. Alito and Thomas will swiftly step down and allow their seats to be replaced by 40-year old wingnuts hand-selected from the worst the Federalist Society has to offer. SCOTUS is gone for the next generation at least. There is very little prospect of it being ever fixed in the foreseeable future.
Trump will never face a scintilla of consequences for his previous crimes; all the open federal cases will be closed as soon as he takes office and fires Jack Smith. The best we can hope for is that he dies in office, but then we get Vance and the cadre of alt-right techno billionaires ruled directly from the Kremlin. Putin is celebrating this morning and with good reason; he's gotten everything he wants. Trump will egg on Netanyahu in Gaza and abandon Ukraine. Democracy across the world will remain even more fragile and badly under threat. Authoritarians will be empowered and American withdrawal from international systems will percolate in very dangerous ways that cannot and will not be fixed in the short run. I really hope all the leftists who celebrate this as the "defeat of the genocide candidate" will enjoy all the genocide and suffering that's about to come. And yes, I do think the Israel-Palestine war fucked us in a large way. Jewish voters perceived the Democrats as insufficiently pro-Israel due to the presence of far-left antisemitism, even as the far left attacked the Democrats relentlessly and never targeted the Republicans. Arab voters abandoned them, possibly deservedly. What would have happened without the war? We don't know. You get the historical period that you get. Netanyahu and Trump can now do anything they want. Hope it was worth it.
As I said, I can't sugarcoat it. We are going to be paying for this in some form for the next decade, and probably longer. I'm not as absolutely shattered as I was in 2016, but I am much, much angrier. We all thought, we all hoped, America was better than this. It isn't. That, however, is something that has also happened before. What we decide to do next will shape how the next chapter unfolds.
This would be a great time to stock up on needed medicines, renew your passport online, and anything else you need to do in preparation for next year. Many of us simply do not have the wherewithal, whether financial or otherwise, to leave the country. I don't know what will happen with me. I don't know what will happen to any of us. This was utterly avoidable and yet, America didn't want to avoid it. At some point, there's nothing else you can do. You can point to media cronyism, Russian influence, etc etc., but the fact that two of the most qualified presidential candidates who happened to be women have now lost to Trump twice makes it unavoidable. The virulent rightward shift of young men (of all races) in particular paints a grim picture as to how the reactionary misogyny of the 21st century is going to essentially undo most of the progress for social and gender equality in the 20th. The patriarchy has been a problem for most of human history. Doesn't really seem like it's going to change.
The end result of this, however grim: we're still here. We are still living within our communities. If (and this is a big if) Democrats can retake the House, they can put some checks on the process for the next two years. At this point, we are in full-out buying-time, trying-to-prevent-the worst mode. We could have continued fixing things, but we won't be doing that. We will only be trying to preserve ourselves and our friends and our smaller spheres of influence. It sounds very trite to say that we have to have courage, but we do. There's not much else.
It's going to be an awful winter. We have two and a half months to see this coming and know how bad it's going to be, and... yeah. I don't know how soon the buyer's remorse will inevitably set in, but it will. Tough luck, people. You voted for him. You get the country that you decide to have. But the rest of us are also here, and what Gandalf says is still true. We wish the Ring had never come to us, we wish none of this had happened, but we still have to decide what to do with the time that is given to us.
I don't have a lot more. I'll probably be logging off for a while. I don't need to look at the internet for.... yeah, a long time. (Will I do it anyway? Probably.) I don't know what else to leave you with, aside from again:
Do not obey in advance. Do not act as if everything is foreordained and set in stone. Fascist regimes end. They always do. We are going to have to figure out how, and it will suck shit, but the alternative is worse.
Take care of yourselves. I love you.
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I'm so proud of how Sulemio fans have come togther to support these girls, but also defend them from the flood of misinformation and bullshit. We're pouring post after post of love explaining who they are, why they're important and why we love them.
I'm familiar with Destiel because of the memes and it being one of the most infamous cases of Queerbait/Bury Your Gays around, but never interacted with the fandom (why would I?). And man like... the arrogance? They're so dismissive of Sulemio as "generic anime girls I've never heard of" and act like we should vote for them and hand them the win on a silver platter because of something like tumblr history or a the number of A03 fics. Those "generic anime girls" you've never heard from are currently kicking your ass, and it just show how much you underestimate the competition. Competition that beat Hannigram, Avatrice, Bubbline and Ineffable Husbands. The way they're so dismissive of anime and don't even know what Mobile Suit Gundam is is very telling that they look down on any form of media outside a very western/live-action sphere.
The majority of them can't give a reason why you should vote for Destiel beyond Tumblr History, like any of us should give a damn about that? I care about media with queer couples being important FROM THE START, and getting happy endings married to each other. Destiel's history has nothing to do with my fandom experience, especially as a sapphic women who loves yuri.
#sulemio#it's wild#like they can't conceive of losing#if they lose their hubris will be their downfall#i can see why the other fandoms want them to lose
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affection, ln4 â chapter ii. the need to know
masterlist || chapter i || chapter iii
summary: [4.5k words] drunken nights spent in landoâs townhouse are an ode to your friendship, and maybe just a little bit more.
pairing: lando norris x fem!reader
contains: lando and reader are in denial, self friendzoning, lots of reminiscing and fluff, lando taking care of reader, very lazy smut, one night stands, oblivious flirting, talks of sex, intoxication, unprotected sex, pull and pray.
note: not proofread, this can be read as a stand-alone or as part of my affection series, however this is not a required read for said series. (sorry for such a long wait! exams were rough and this was difficult to write for some reason)
â silverstone â
The overarching sounds of EDM and conversation ring through Landoâs ears in a destructive harmony thatâs sure to hit him tomorrow morning in the form of a stupid migraine. Still, he pushes through the sea of bodies crowding around, trying to huddle in close enough to him to hopefully snag a photo of âSilverstoneâs P2 driverâ. It has a nice ring to it, since you said that with Max in this competition, P2 is the new P1, so he should be nothing more proud of his performance.Â
Prideful he was, enough to confidently down shots with todayâs true winner, forgetting how the Dutchman always lets as loose as he can during these after parties. And while they didnât seem to hit whilst manning the dj turn-tables for the last hour or so, the newfound alcohol in his system was certainly making itself known now. Â
His hands run through brown tufts of hair as he scans the club entrance for you, âY/n?â
âOver here.â
Youâve sat yourself in an armchair close to the womenâs washroom, where you nurse a half-full lukewarm bottle of water in your hands before taking yet another prolonged sip.Â
âYou look like shit.â He chuckles, leaning down to fix the strands of your hair that stray from the rest.Â
âTell me about it,â you roll your eyes playfully, a laugh escapes you both, âyouâre not one to talk, either.â
Fair point, he shrugs. With tousled hair that manages to go in every direction except for what it was originally in, sunglasses threatening to fall off the bridge of his nose, and the faint red lipstick marks stained on his unbuttoned white collar, Lando looks far from put together. Heâs impossible, how can he have the nerve to talk to how you look on a night out while he was so quick to leave you with Oscar (who you had no problems being withâhe just didnât seem to be the party type) after receiving a shameless once over from a leggy blonde passing your group by upon arrival.
âSo, whereâs tonightâs girl?â He stares when you passively fold your arms into each other and question, completely unaware of how the movement pushes your chest together. He clicks his tongue, stop looking, Lando.Â
âHell if I know.â He sighs in fake disappointment, in hopes of cutting that conversation off as quickly as it was introduced, âyouâre staying at mine tonight.â
Okay, you nod. You donât question itâyou never do. Instead you sit quietly and watch him swipe around on his phone, no doubt shooting Max (Fewtrell) a quick text to let him know you were both leaving before calling up an Uber Black. Was this normal? To go home with Lando after a long night out? To you, the answer was always yesâhell, if you need him, say the word and heâs on the way, isnât that what friends were for?
But other people canât fathom the idea, they look at the two of you with doubtful eyes after explaining that although you canât seem to go anywhere without one another, Landoâs just a friend. You sigh in exasperation at the thought, Lando Norris isnât dateable; at least, not to you. He texts you about the girls heâs on dates with and nitpicks about how their breath smells, or how they had food in their teeth, or the potent perfume they drench themselves in to the point of inducing headaches in people they pass by. Heâs whiney, and picky, and���
Landoâs fingers snap in your face and bring you out of your stupor, âWhatâs got you thinking so hard?âÂ
âNothing.â Your little jump earns you a perplexed look from Lando, who can only stare you down, ânothing, just want to get some rest.â
âThe car is here, but itâs a little walk across the street.â He notices the heels toppled over each other next to the chairâyou truly are a mess. âDo you have your purse?â You nod, flimsily holding the bag up for him to see.
Lando is no Superman, he knows that well after an ambitious jump off a bunk bed and straight into an ER visit and a three month cast at the age of ten; but now he feels like heâs got the power to do it all, looping the straps of your heels on a finger and hoisting you into his arms bridal style. Itâs far from a pretty sight, but it still manages to grab the attention of partygoers nearby, who point and whisper and gush at the scene in front of them. âPeople will see, Lando.â You look up at him through dark lashes in an unfamiliar way that gets his gears turningâmore than anything, he just wants to get you to this car.Â
âYeah, but thatâs okay.â He smiles nervously, letting you burrow your head into the crook of his neck to hide from the nipping British breezes outside. It's probably anything but okay; pictures might make their way around, and make both his life and your own a pain in the ass, but he canât rain it on you like that.Â
The subtle aroma of your perfume invades his senses, and all of a sudden heâs become so hyper aware of his touch on your skin, the rhythmic rise and fall of your chestâhe shakes his head.
In Landoâs mind, youâre but one thing to him; a friendâone he intends to keep like that.
â
Silent car rides in the backseat have never been Landoâs thing, not when heâs drunk, not when he canât use his phone because he has to watch you. Heâs not complaining, reallyâbut thereâs a fleeting moment of relief when forty minutes later, the two of you find way to the steps of his townhome, and he's fumbling around in his pockets for the keys while you stay huddled close to him to keep warm despite already sporting his jacket.Â
Heâs profane as he fiddles with the door handle. Youâre lucky heâs sweet enough to give you his clothing, because even though he practically threw it at you after listening to your nonstop whines about the cold, and how he âwasnât even fazed by itâ, he is actually freezing now. Â
âTonight wasâŚâ
Rough, Fun, you both say in tandem; Landoâs enthusiasm is unsurprising, he finds himself at home in these situations. Work hard, play harder, he would sayâit makes sense, his job is high stakes, stressful, the media is a pain in the ass; you would look forward to the fun bit too.
However, youâre not Lando, you donât vacation in Ibiza or party with Max Verstappen on weekendsâyou travel to Thailand and read on rafts, but your best friend making podium during a home race is more than enough reason to show face for the night, so you make your peace with it and thank whoever that youâre home now. Â
âI need to change out of this,â you refer to the dress youâve spent the entire after party readjusting and pulling down only to tug back up. âLend me a shirt?â
âDid you really need to ask?â He speaks from a hunched over position while clumsily taking off his shoes. âYou know where my room is.â
Itâs a painfully familiar place; Landoâs never around enough to change it up anyway. When was the last time you were here? Maybe two years ago, during summer break, your memory is too foggy, but not to the point where you can forget your first time visiting. You and Lando were nineteen and twenty, and he wanted to use his well earned âY/nâs daddyâ funded bonus on something practical. A house was not what you had in mind, but twenty five year old Carlos had a bottle of wine and a pipe dream of a three person housewarming party (one your father wasnât too stoked to hear about, no doubt). It ended just as expected, wine drunk and full on that no bake cookie dough, albeit against the wishes of the driversâ nutritionists, and you somehow bundled up in Landoâs brand new King bed while the other two found their comforts in plastic wrapped couches tucked away in the living room.Â
The only thing different in Landoâs bedroom are the bedsheets (thankfully), and frames full of podiums that showcase just how far he's come.Â
The smile you fight while reminiscing falters when you reach to tug at your zipper and fail. For what you spent on it, the list of inconveniences following your dress just seems to grow.
âLan!â An exasperated huff escapes you, âcould you come in for a moment?â
âMy zipper, itâs stuck and I can't get it.â You want to cringe at your words, itâs a clicheâone of the many the universe seems to put you two in. Turning away from him, you move your hair out the way to expose your back, âdo you mind?â
His fingers feel warm on your back, itâs a foreign feeling that creeps over the expanse of your nerves and has your breath hitched uncomfortably in the back of your throat. Something is justâŚdifferentâmaybe the alcohol, but youâve been drunk around Lando one too many times and never has it ended like this, with his fingers nervously fiddling with the metal zipper, tugging at your dress material while gently trying to yank it down.Â
âLando, that hurts.â you breathe for the first time in what feels like ages.Â
He kisses his teeth in frustration, placing a firm hand on your waist to keep you from squirming around, âYou need to stay still.â The thickness of his accent becomes more apparent with each word.Â
You feel so weak, letting just a simple touch bully you into submission, silently you nod. The zipper's journey down is agonizing and slow, for both of you; at this moment, Lando wants nothing more than to leave the room, yet his feet seem glued to the ground he stands on. Itâs dimly lit, but you can still feel eyes burning holes into your bare skin, up from the nape of your neck and down to the top of your hips that the lace material underneath clings to.Â
He watches the thin straps of your dress struggle to stay atop your shoulders and fall down your arms, further exposing the skin of your backâhe sees a tattoo, one that he convinced you to get in Vegas last year, it looks good, better than he thought it would.Â
ââdid you hear me? Are you done?â
He should leave.
âYeah, yup. I just got it down,â and as quick as he came, it feels like Landoâs miles away, âIâm gonna go now, justâŚgrab whatever shirt you would like.â
â
âHey.â You say quietly, padding your way to the kitchen island.
Okay. Things seem a lot more normal between you two. Maybe all that was needed to fix whatever tension between you both was a fresh change of clothes and some bright lighting.
âYou hungry?â He prompts, leaning against quartz counters with the world famous boyish smile signature to Lando himself. âI can make us a little snack before bed, just to lighten the hangover youâll probably get tomorrow.â
You hum sweetly, the time reads 1:53 amâitâs earlier than you thought, time always blurs together when youâre drunk. âCould you get me a glass of water please?âÂ
âHere you are, missy.â
You scrunch your nose up at his tone, âany name but that.â He laughs obnoxiously, proud of how he manages to get under your skin in a way only he can.
The sizzling sounds of grilled cheese on the pan accompanied by the dull hum of a faulty ceiling light are the only ones in the kitchen (youâre constantly telling him to get it fixed, but Lando never seems to follow up on your suggestions, opting for the answer of âI donât even live here like that anymoreâ). Sipping from your glass, the lipstick stain on his collar catches your eye againâyouâre curious, why didnât he just go home with her?
âSo what happened with the girl?â
âWhat?â He turns to look at you, brows furrowed into a knot. Itâs not until you make a little gesture to the base of your neck that he looks down at his own to see what you mean. âOh, her, what was her name againâŚAbby, Ariaâno, Amy. She was tooâŚonto me, only talked about racing and the other drivers. Donât get me wrong I like, love, racing, but I want to have a natural conversation.â he searches for the right comparison, âlike how you and me flow.â
You and me.Â
Empathetic, you sigh into your hands, Lando is simple, adjacently, he likes things that are simple; routine and normal, like you two. âLando, if you keep comparing girls to me youâre going to chase them away.â You think his attitude will be his undoing, but he says if it hasnât happened now thereâs no chance of it happening ever. âEven worse, theyâll think I'm your girlfriend.â
He shrugs calmly, so normal about the entire idea, âMax says they already think that.â
âYeah well,â you huff out in mild annoyance, stuttering over your words at the thought of Lando discussing your relationship status with someone. âMax doesnât know everything.âÂ
âYeah, I wouldnât date you in a million years,â mouthing off, he turns to look at you with a sour face, âtoo snobby.â
âYou talk like youâre not daddyâs money too.â The reaction of your middle finger poking out is almost reflexive. âYouâre not my type anyway.â
âThatâs a lie. You thought I was cute when I first met you.â It is a lie, a painfully bad one at thatâLando has always been a cutie; though, his constant need to annoy you in some way seemed to drown that aspect of himself out.Â
âAnd then your personality came to light.â
The witted banter between you always comes naturallyâhe would poke and prod at your last fiber of patience with him until you finally find yourself giving your attention to his words and firing something back that would be surefire dig deep had it not been aimed at somebody like Lando.Â
âDoesnât mean you donât think Iâm hot.â Sniggering, he shoots you a teasing wink, âdonât worry, I think youâre hot too.â
âI know that, everyone thinks Iâm hot.â
He scoffs to himself, he says youâre a narcissist, you say itâs not narcissistic if itâs true.Â
The spurt of banter is short lived, and soon enough youâre back to hearing the hum of the kitchen lights. Itâs peaceful enough, better than the crescendo of club music from an hour ago.
But youâre inebriatedâand needing to talk to keep yourself from falling asleep while waiting on Lando, you start, âHave you ever thought about it?â
âAbout what?â
âYou and me,â you repeat his words from earlier, but theyâre not laced with the cool and calm confidence Lando hadâinstead, theyâre shaky. Youâre unsure if you want to know the answer to your own question.Â
âLikeâŚdating?â The pitch of his accent goes higher in confusion.
âUhm, not dating per sayâŚâ you down your saliva to slow yourself before continuing, with the liquid courage flowing through your veins, the mental filter that once barricaded stupid nonsense from revealing itself is nowhere to be seen; which sucks because you could really use it right now.
âDo you mean hooking up?â Lando takes the meek stare you give as a yes, and your sudden shyness has him wanting to press you for more, âHave you?â
Have you thought about it? Screwing Lando Norris? Embarrassingly so, youâve always wanted to sleep with an F1 driver (to know what makes these girls so insane for them, thatâs what you tell yourself), but you prefer to keep those fantasies in your head, locked away in an untouchable space where nobody can reach. Still, it would be a lie to say it hadnât crossed your mindâeven if you harbor no romantic feelings towards him, people donât usually mind sleeping with someone they find physically attractive.Â
âAnd what if I have?â You probe, arms folding into each other as you watch Lando watch you out of the corner of his eyes.Â
Youâll put him into a lot of trouble soon enough, and he dreads the day you do. âYouâre funny.â
âSo it never crossed your mind?â
Of course it has, look at youâunbelievably pretty even while piss-drunk and dressed in an old wrinkled t-shirt riding up your thighs. Though, he would never tell you that to your face; it would do him more worse than good. Lando might not love you in that sense, but he is a single man with an appreciative eye; he thinks many of the other drivers on the grid can attest to the fact that youâre stunning, some even going as far as using him as a means of snagging your number. He does you the favor of turning them down in your stead, though, because you would never get with any of themâheâs sure of it.
At least, thatâs what he hopes.Â
âEvery guy has thought about hooking up with his best female friend, at least once.â He shrugs, not seeming to care about the way your mouth hangs open at his nonchalant vulgarity. Lando doesnât actually know if itâs the truth, but he sure as hell feels that way about you, wrong or not. You donât notice, but heâs already turned the stove burner off before facing you with a jerkish smirk, âwhat, did you want to try tonight?âÂ
âJesus, goodnight.â You shove at his left shoulder and try to make a b-line back to his bedroom, only to be held back by Lando's outstretched arm that wraps itself around your shoulder.Â
âOkay, okay,â heâs quick to plead, and heâs equally as quick to overlook the plans of goosebumps that settle across your body at his touch. âWhat I said was a dick move, I admit it.â Through a fanned breath, he heaves out, âbut seriously, hm? Whatâs got you thinking about all that?â
What has got you thinking about all of this? The shots of Patron making its home in the pits of your stomach mixed with rumors that never seem to die down, maybe. There should be a warning sign, Patron & gossip: can lead to shamelessly flirting and innocently talking about topics like hookups and sexâwith Lando Norris no less.Â
And LandoâŚ
Heâs better than this, he knows heâs better than this, letting your suggestions lurch him into a debauched daydream of the two of you coming to a head in the bedroom of his home, skin hot from fleeting touches instead of warm alcohol, hands grabbing underneath the shirt hung over your body and finally being able to do what no other man couldâ
âItâs not going to happen.âÂ
âdo for you.
You bring him out of his thoughts when you quickly dismiss the entire idea (disappointingly so), âI brought it up because IâmâŚbored, and drunk.â the tone of your voice goes high enough to pan your mumbled words out as a question, even you sound unconvinced of yourself.Â
Lando recognizes your doubts just as you do. âYou suuuure about that?â He says in a way that has you giggling schoolgirlishly into his arms and makes this a little more not-so-awkward. âYou know you donât need to lie to me.âÂ
While there's probably some truth to his reassuring words, heâs being bad, he wants thisâmaybe even more than you do, you can tell. It makes you a bit more still, knowing that heâs also, to some extent, got a hard on for you in a one-off sense. Meanwhile, Landoâs mind is going a mile a minute (itâs characteristic of someone who actually goes a mile a minute for a living), carefully observing your expressions to see what it is youâre thinkingâto some degree he is a gentleman, if you say the words, heâll forget anything was ever mentioned.
But boy does he want it.
Glassy eyes seem to pierce yours for what seems like an eternity, âLandoâŚâ You hope your voice is calmer than how you feel, but itâs not promising; the world around you feels standstillâlike you canât even breathe for air.Â
âDonât say my name like that.â He mumbles, eyes softening at how your body relaxes into his own. The two of you dance around the point of no return, still, magnetically you gravitate towards it. You want to embrace it tonight, and worry about the mess brewing tomorrow.
âFucking hell.â He curses in the endearing way only a Brit can, arm circling the small of your back and lips ghosting against your own, âitâs just a one time thing.âÂ
âJust this onceâŚâ
Just this once is what you tell yourselves when his lips catch your own, tongue languidly breaching your mouth whilst pulling you closer into him as you fall into his touch and wrap your arms around his neck. Itâs just this once that heâll push away plates and keys to pick you up and sit you on the kitchen counters for you to entangle your fingers within his curls, moaning for more as he kisses his way around your neck.
Itâs just this once youâll sleep with him.
â
Lando, like with everything else, is a massive tease. You should complain, but the feeling of warm hands hiking up your t-shirt short circuits your nerves and limits whatever capability you have to bite back, so you take it all; the ghostly touches, trailing kisses along your jaw, and hands wandering from the crux of your neck down to your entrance.
It aches so unfamiliarly, cotton panties are tugged haphazardly to the side and your pussy is wet and overstimulated.Â
Yes, thatâs the word youâve been looking for. Itâs all so overstimulating, the fading pulsations of your last orgasm brought on from having two thick fingers scissoring out of you, the puffiness of your nipples still sensitive from Landoâs ongoing oral fixation, and the feeling of his dick messily slotting itself between folds and up against your clit, itâs all just so much.Â
âLandoâŚâ You whine, âcâmon.â
He mocks you with a haughty smile, repeating his name shamelessly in a pitch much higher than your own. Thereâs little to be embarrassed about, yet you feel so exposed, in both a literal and figurative sense. Heâs drawn two orgasms out of you with such ease, like your body is as simple to navigate as a track, all without even fucking you properly. Somewhere deep down youâre grateful heâs so observant; itâs a wildly different experience than what youâre used to in every way possible.
âDid you want me to do something? You need to use your words.â He feigns ignorance, like he doesnât feel the clinging drag of your naked hips against his crotch. Right now, there is nothing nice about Landoâheâs brought you to the edge and left you to plead for him to dig his hands into the meat of your thighs and finally fuck you as promised.Â
And with eyes barred shut, you do ask for it, muttering a quaint just put it in with a hushed whimper that shoots straight through him, fueling some kind of excessive desire to give it to you straight.Â
âLan!â Your instincts to twitch take hold of you when you feel the tip inch into you, stretching you out more than anything else.Â
âRelax.â He soothes not only you, lazily thumbing your clit to distract your body from the unnerving stretch of him bottoming out, but also himself; thereâs a prayer heâs mumbling at the back of his mind, asking for strength to keep him from succumbing to the biting grip your walls welcome him with, he could cum on entry alone. âThat feel good?â
It feels great, but you canât find the words to talk, so you opt for the drawn out whine that amplifies to a full moan when he finds his rhythm. You guess Lando fucks like he races, wild but calculated, hard and fast. His thrusts push you up closer to the headboard, and you think you see stars with each one. Landoâs dilated eyes are focused on the way your boobs move in tandem with his hips, which roll into your own unforgivingly.Â
If this is what he gets when he does well, he needs to get those wins and that championship, as soon as possible.Â
âJust like that, Lan.â You exhale out, fingers darting to grapple at his wild brown tufts, âI want more of you. Need it.â
To hear you say you need him, it makes him somewhat insane. His body is eager to close in on your own, lips ghosting over your jaw and inching closer to your ear as a hand gently finds its way to your neck.
âYou feel so perfect.â Heâs so breathless, practically whining into your ears about just how good you feel, It doesnât reach you, youâre too focused on feeling every inch of dick buried into you. It feels like heâs mushing up your insides, hitting spongy walls that desperately cling to him. Every thrust is harder than his last, and the way the trimmed hair resting above his base brushes against your clit provides all the extra stimulation that has your head lazily rolling to the side.
Youâre not sure when you cum, but you do. Itâs wet and his name is hot on your tongue, as if youâre cheering him on to fuck you through your orgasm, and who is he to deny you? Landoâs undoubtedly happy to see the pleasure heâs giving you, his eyes blowing wide at the feeling of his lower abdomen growing soaked by your arousal.Â
âLook at you,â he marvels, prideful and horny, âever done that before?â
You havenâtâit freaks you out, yet despite all of your hurried apologies and groans of embarrassment, Lando finds himself dipping his head into the crux of your neck to suppress a groan. Youâre so pretty it hurts him, his hips bore deeper into yours, hoping to get closer than humanly possible.Â
When he kisses you, your legs slither around his waist as if to cage him. Youâll be the death of himâthe two of you are playing a dangerous game, and you both know it.Â
âYou shouldnât do that,â he smiles against your lips, and your body melts like putty, malleable enough for him to pry your legs from its digging into his back and push them closer towards you by your thighs.Â
His pace noticeably falters when you flutter around him. Youâre muttering something about coming inside, pleading for itâbut he pays you no mind; youâre intoxicated by the feeling of dopamine, and as much as he would love it, the feeling of stuffing you full, heâs a smarter man than that.
He cums with a guttural fuck, barely managing to rip himself away from your clutches and spill himself onto your stomachâand you just watch, doe eyed and jolted by the warm feeling on your skin. You both pant heavily against one another, until all you can hear is the noise of the London night leaking in from an ajar window.
âHey.â He lazes out, rubbing circles on your thigh.
âHi.â
âThis canâtââ happen again, get out to anyoneâthereâs so much he could say, but you would rather not hear it. Not tonight.
âYeah.â
ââ
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The Top âMEAN GIRLâ Placements In Astrology đđđąââď¸
Considering the most popular films & tv shows, with the quintessential âmean girlâ character. I gathered the birth chart info of the actresses who played these characters.
Hereâs the TOP 5 key placements that were seen in multiple charts of the actresses that played these roles.
*Using Vedic Sidereal Astrology*
Considering: Sun, Moon, Ascendant and Atmakaraka placements
#1 MRIGASHIRA NAKSHATRA
Mrigashira seemed to dominate in the archetypal âmean girlâ roles. With this being a Mars ruled nakshatra these natives are naturally assertive and provocative. They simply arenât afraid to say really blunt things, and speak harsh truths. Theyâre extremely intelligent and have sharp mental dexterity. They identify the intellectual weakness in others and exploit it cleverly. Theyâre great at being âmeanâ yet seeming to get away with it most of the time. Theyâd insult someone right to their face without them even knowing it. They always have witty clapbacks and comebacks, making them comical when delivering insults.
Perhaps most famous âmean girlâ character of all time: Regina George played by Mrigashira moon native: Rachel Mcadams is a good case study on Mrigashiraâs brand of âmeanâ. In the movie she is admired and fawned over by many despite being a mean girl. People just accepted it and even were eager to be treated badly by her. This is due to the natural charm and magnetism these natives have that make their not-so-nice behavior seem forgivable.
#2 VISHAKA & SWATI NAKSHATRA
Almost every other actress had Sidereal Libra in their big 3 or as their Atmakaraka. Libras as mean girls?!! (Shocking đłđ) Mainly in Vishaka & a few in Swati. We canât forget Libras have Aries in the 7th house, so the way they interact with people can be blunt, direct and sharp. These natives often have a controlling nature they keep well concealed. They especially seek to control the social networks theyâre apart of. They have a way of obtaining control and influence, through their charming demeanor. They lower peopleâs defenses and often have ulterior motives toward moving upward socially. They had a two faced nature to them.
If these mean girls felt wronged in anyway, theyâd stop at nothing to achieve revenge while simultaneously arising of the âfan favoriteâ of any feud their apart of. These natives often had fierce feuds with other women, arising jealousy and rage from them. Or being the girl other girls just hated for some reason. Except theyâd own it and still be popular bc of it.
#3 MARS DOMINANCE
This seemed to be the most common planetary type to be a mean girl. Almost every actress considered either had Mars in their 1st, Mars conjunct a luminary, mars ruled nakshatras , or a mars ruled sign (Aries or Scorpio) as their big 3.
Mars dominance being common isnât surprising considering the nature of mars is blunt, direct, ruthless. Mars represents violence, many mean girl characters usually partaking in âverbal violenceâ against theyâre victims. Mars natives are competitive and feel comfortable in positions of power, control and influence.
#4 SIDEREAL CAPRICORN
Mostly Dhanishta and Shravana nakshatra was a common placement. Saturn is innately controlling, restrictive and judgmental. These mean girls were mean and took pleasure in it. We canât forget thereâs a sadistic nature to Saturnian energy. They were cold and intentional with their meaness and oftentimes didnât feel remorse of whether or not they hurt someone.
These were mean girls who were extremely beautiful, so even if people didnât like them, they were still lauded for their beauty. A lot of the characters played were the quintessential rich girl, or girl who has a rich dad etc. So they had socioeconomic power as well.
#5 PURVABHADRAPADA ATMAKARAKA
This one was unique because it was most common as the Atmakaraka placement instead of big 3. Mainly being in the Aquarius rashi. This nakshatra has a lot to do with the act of âpunishmentâ and committing austerities. Natives having this as their AK kept a check and balance book of who wronged them, then exacted revenge on people they felt deserved it.
These were mean girls whoâd go blind with rage, blind with power. Growing increasingly more ruthless as time went on. They start off being portrayed as a nice girl, but eventually be revealed as a nice girl but with diabolical motives. Since it is a Jupiter nakshatra, the uncontrolled growth theme so relevant in this nak particularly, was displayed in these natives who had it as their AK. Being mean with no filter, being mean to any and everyone, knowing they couldnât be stopped.
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+ ARDRA was another key nakshatra, many of the actresses were on the cusp of Mrigashira/Ardra. Sidereal Gemini overall seemed to be prominent. Ardra was often the ostracized mean girl, the girl who was feared more than anything. Didnât mind playing the villain and getting revenge on people who were once mean to her in the past.
+ REVATI repeated a lot as well. Given the Mercury rulership of this nak, these mean girls were humorous and funny with their insults. Their motive for their meanness was revenge, or insulting who they thought deserved it most. Theyâre one of the more fearless mean girls , giving the aura of âwho gone check me ?â đââď¸ . A lot of their characters were considered âb!tchyâ for no good reason. They also a lot of the time acted on their own without a mean girl âposseâ.
+ SIDEREAL SAGITTARIUS mainly Uttaraashda and Mula were common placements of mean girls. These were girls who were arrogant and haughty, often depicted as being not too bright. They were bratty and sassy, usually displaying a straightforward attitude of sharpness. These characters were unapologetically mean, not two faced like other mean girl types.
+KETU GIRLS this one makes sense since Ketu is very similar to mars. Blunt, mindless, aggressive anger is seen here. Usually depicted as a âair headedâ mean girl.
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Melting Point | P.SH | CH.8
brother's rival!sunghoon x fem!reader warnings: angst, smut (mdni), unprotected sex, fingering, rose toy, multiple orgasms, confrontation, ynhee's mum (she's a warning all in herself), anything else lmk! ch. 8 synopsis: the weekend of nationals is finally here and there's a buzz in the air but of course, nothing can run as smoothly as you plan. sunghoon lets you in on minhee and his private conversation, leaving you stuck between a rock and a hard place. wc: 13.6k previous | masterlist | next a/n: hi! i cannot believe melting point ends NEXT WEEK like wdym :( this chapter really explains everything you need to know about the story and everything w the mum so this is an important one <3 thank you all so much for the love. as always i really value your feedback/comments/likes/reblogs. nothing makes me happier than reading your theories and comments, thank you so much! pls enjoy.
Heaving your case, you start to wonder if you packed too much for the weekend. Itâs not like you meant to cram in 6 different outfits, 3 pairs of shoes, and every piece of makeup you own - you just wanted to be extra prepared; that and youâre indecisive.
Itâs finally Nationals weekend which means everything the boys have been working so hard for is here, only 2 days away. Technically, they should have been in Seoul already but you had a prelim exam today so they both waited for you to be finished before heading out.
The decision wasnât your favourite, considering theyâre missing parts of the press conferences and extra training but they assured you it was the easiest scapegoat out of travelling with the coaches and answering the usual âideal typeâ and âboyfriendâ questions that get thrown at them.
Considering they were top athletes, you would think the reporters would have more intelligent questions. Sunghoon had told you the last press event he did, the reporters just decided to try and ask him questions he knew would make him look arrogant and cocky with both women and on the ice.
It irks you how everyone has this preconceived perception about the man you love who would bend over backwards to make people happy. He says it doesnât bother him and therefore it shouldnât burden you but that's your man and heâs being slandered over news websites, itâs only right you get a little annoyed.
You can hear Sunghoon now as you think about it, telling you âat least I can back up my massive ego with a first placeâ, and heâs right, but it still doesnât make you any more okay with it.
Presently, youâre walking down your campus path to the main road, on the way to meet both Minhee and Sunghoon. Somehow, youâve managed to convince them to drive to the competition together. It took Minhee more convincing than Sunghoon, his biggest objection being you and your boyfriend all over one another.
Thereâs a mastermind plan to your reasoning; you want them to get along and forcing them in a close proximity for more than 3 hours seems like the best way to do it. Well, youâve convinced yourself itâs the best way. Plus, you can try and pry out of them what they were talking about the other day in the coachâs office.
Looking ahead, you see Sunghoon and Minhee talking, or rather bickering about something.Â
This might be harder than you thought.
âYou are NOT driving my baby, she doesnât need your hands all over her,â you hear Sunghoon say, arms crossed in defence.
âCome on, man! Itâs a 3-hour drive and you look tired. Iâll take the wheel and you go for a sleep in the back,â Minhee retorts, pleased with himself for his reasoning; yet, Sunghoon doesnât budge, adamant that your brother will never get the driverâs seat.Â
Itâs oddly refreshing to see them argue about something so trivial and not try to tear each otherâs character down. Theyâre nipping at one another like friends do. You and Rina have had your fair share of minisode arguments about throwaway things like this so seeing them do the same makes you smile.
However, you will stop it, just in case Sunghoon gets too riled up - you know how he can get when it comes to his car. You spilled the tiniest bit of your blueberry juice on the seat and he nearly crashed into the traffic light. Heâs very dramatic and overly protective.
âMini, if you drive, Iâll just make out with Hoon in the back the whole drive there,â you laugh.
Your boys turn around at the sudden sound of your voice, both wearing different expressions. Sunghoonâs face upturns into brightness as he sees you, his arms come undone, and his body visibly relaxes. He looks as handsome as ever with his hair styled and smart-casual outfit; grey-collared sweater with black pressed trousers.
Minhee on the other hand is disgusted at the thought of you climbing all over your boyfriend for hours on end. Heâs wearing some jeans, a plain white t-shirt, and a brown leather jacket, itâs his typical choice but he suits it.
Taking your luggage, Sunghoon whispers a âheyâ into your lips as he kisses you tenderly. The display of affection only makes Minhee fake gag, âSuddenly, I donât want to drive anymore,â your brother scoffs, yielding his earlier argument in trade for some peace from the love parade.
You let out a light laugh, moving from Sunghoon to hug Minhee, âYouâve made the right choice,â the airiness in your voice matches the contentment you feel as he hugs you, ruffling your hair in the process.Â
While Sunghoon puts your case in the boot, grunting about how heavy it is, you take the opportunity to warn Minhee, âPlease be nice to him, okay? I want you both to get along.â Itâs a simple request but the seriousness in your eyes conveys everything Minhee has to know.
"I'll tolerate him," he pinches your cheek and offers you an understanding smile when he notices your harsh expression, "Okay, I promise I'll be on my best behaviour." He enters the car with hands raised in faux defence.
You knew he'd behave even before you warned him, but you had to do it since the temptation to fall back into habit might be too strong for both of them. That is why Minhee isn't the only one whom you are warning.
As you walk up to Sunghoon, he closes the trunk with a soft thud, "Can you try getting along with Mini today? It'd mean a lot to me if you guys could at least give friendship a shot," you gently suggest.
"I'll do my best to make us leave here best buddies," Sunghoon replies with fake enthusiasm, "But baby, I gotta tell you, the drive here wasn't great. Did you know he sticks his foot up on the seat? Made things pretty uncomfortable for my girl," he says, giving the car's rear a pat, still bothered by Minhee's lack of respect for the second most important girl in his life.
Your brother wasnât always the best at reading a situation and considering itâs the first time he was in Sunghoonâs car, he should have been a little more gracious. But heâs Minhee, thatâs just how he is.
âDid you tell him not to do it?â you ask, looking through the back window to see the back of your brotherâs head.
âObviously, he just ignored me,â Sunghoon feigns a pain in his heart, âIt was tragic.â
His dramatic act earns him an eye roll and no reaction, âI will tell him if he does it.â
With the promises sealed up with one more kiss, you both clamber into your respective seats, ready for the long journey ahead.
The roads are busier than normal, a traffic jam on the motorway is going to add an extra 25 minutes to your time. You donât mind it, given you're not the one driving, but Sunghoon is getting impatient, the fingers on his left hand tapping on the wheel while his right hand subconsciously grips your thigh, using you like his personal stress ball.
Minhee couldnât be more relaxed, his body has somehow managed to lounge himself over the back seat, phone in his hand as he plays house flipper.Â
âWe should put on the radio or something, might make this go in faster,â you suggest, already reaching for the screen. None of them complain, too busy in their own worlds to notice. This car drive was supposed to bond them and so far the only conversation they have had was to text the coaches and let them know they would be late; hardly riveting.
The speakers quietly play the sound of Szaâs Kill Bill which has both of them bobbing their heads. Even just the addition of music has made the car feel less awkward.Â
You donât want to force them to be friends but you also want to say you tried to meld them together in some capacity. These two men are the most precious people in your life and if they donât get along, your plan to hang out together will be foiled. Even worse, your secret scheme to have Sunghoon over for Christmas dinner would also be ruined. Christmas is already tense enough never mind adding in two people who canât even speak to one another.
The next song that plays makes Minhee sit up sharply and you whip your head around to look at him.
Maybe it's the way she walked
Singing the song at each other, you and your brother showcase your sibling brain cells by belting out your joined karaoke song. It was unintentional and you donât remember specifically how it happened, but one day One Directionâs Best Song Ever became the song you would sing together at every function, both of you staying up late to learn the dance and all the dialogue lines. Minhee swore blindly that he would make a better Liam/Leroy than you but you proved him wrong pretty quickly.Â
The abrupt change in atmosphere jolts Sunghoon to look at you both wildly while you both sing loudly. He does note how Minhee can actually sing and you, well, youâve got spirit. The smile on his face gradually gets bigger, the happiness between the siblings infecting him.Â
And we danced all night to the best song ever
We knew every line, now I can't remember
He hasnât seen you get this excited in a while, the pressure of keeping too many secrets from too many people had a weighted effect on you, yet, now thatâs gone, you look as light as a feather, enjoying your life free of guilt and shame, a life where you have Minhee by your side and him on the other.
If itâs the last thing he does, he will make sure to become friends with Minhee by the end of the weekend.Â
The makeshift choreo you and Minhee created for the verses comes back easily, both your arms flapping around the place, hairography and all the rest of it. The laughter filtering through Minheeâs singing makes you feel like youâre finally home.
Minhee extends a metaphorical microphone to Sunghoon, attempting to draw him into your shared joy. It's not a conscious effort, but rather a natural inclination to include him in this moment, making him feel like a part of the Kang family, even if just for a song. There was also a tiny bit of him hoping Sunghoon had the worst voice out of the three of you, giving him something to slag him about.
âNope, sorry, I donât sing,â Sunghoon protests, moving his focus to the ever-so-slowly moving traffic.
âCome on, Hoonie, you know the words! You already told me you were a Louis girl,â you chuckle, also holding out your pretend microphone to join Minhee.
With the Kang siblings eagerly awaiting his participation, Sunghoon relents, quietly joining in the singing. His voice isnât loud, heâs cautiously singing the song with you and Minhee, letting you both take the lead on it. He appreciates the effort Minhee made to involve him but this is also clearly you and Minheeâs joint thing, he doesnât want to intervene too much.
However, thatâs not sitting with any of you, âSunghoon put some chutzpah into it!â Minhee encourages.
Minhee is trying his best, the once subconscious act is now intended, he wants you to know heâs trying to get along with your boyfriend despite their past. You deserve that much.
Thereâs a glimmer of amusement in Sunghoonâs eyes as he gets sucked into the infectious energy of the moment and becomes more vocal. What neither you nor Minhee expects is for Sunghoonâs voice to be as good as it was. You had heard him sing maybe once in the shower but you werenât paying attention, not like now. Now he has your full attention, leaving him and your brother to harmonise together.
As Niall's part comes on, Minhee playfully nudges your arm, signalling your turn to sing, a cue you eagerly follow. At that moment, the confines of the car seem to expand, enveloping you all in a bubble of pure bliss and laughter. It's something you want to etch into your memory, a snapshot of unfiltered happiness that you'll treasure forever.
The final lines of the song resonate through the air, and a sense of contentment settles over you all, transforming the cold winter morning outside into something warm and inviting, much like a spring day.
Minhee reaches over and pats Sunghoon on the shoulder, offering him a genuine compliment. "You've got a set of pipes on you, mate," he remarks, devoid of any tension, prompting a surprised look from you.
âThanks, youâre not that bad of a singer either,â your boyfriend relays.
âNah, itâs just singing next to her I sound like Adele or something,â Minhee pokes fun at you like always, clearly amusing Sunghoon because he just laughs and nods along. Honestly, if making some lighthearted jokes about your singing is the thing that makes them friends, youâll allow it.
The rest of the car journey is now filled with chatter, mostly you and Minhee reminiscing about your upbringing, telling Sunghoon all the stories that embarrass one another while he drives you closer to the city.Â
Sunghoon enjoys the way you two interact, it shows him why you were so determined not to hurt Minhee for all those months, putting aside your own happiness for him. Whenever competitions happened, he got to see you and Minheeâs relationship from the sidelines and that made him a little envious.
Ice skating has always been so lonely for him with no time to make friends with fellow skaters because his mum would be pulling him away to go home or keep him on the ice while everyone else went to get a sweet treat after training. His mum made him so lonely that she was the only one he could rely on.
That was until now. Jay and Jake were always there for him but itâs harder for them to understand since they arenât in the sport directly, whereas you and Minhee both have grown up in the same gruelling surroundings as him.Â
Sunghoonâs jealousy grew the more he saw Minhee, the loving sister, the nice coach, even a little less toxic of a mother, granted his opinions of her have wildly changed now that he knows everything. But even with that, Minhee seemed to have it all - he had everything Sunghoon wanted.
He would trade in every trophy for a little stability, for his dad to still be alive, to have someone devoted to him no matter what. Thatâs why when he saw you all those years ago, he knew you had to be in his life.Â
The hatred he had towards your brother stemmed from his motherâs toxic whispers planting little nuggets of rumours and lies to make him hate Minhee, yet, as he looks at both of you now, he knows it wasnât hatred, it was envy. And when Minhee said he couldnât ask you out when he was a teenager, it fuelled anger in him for hogging you.
Your love and kindness shouldnât be confined to your brother.
But like you said the other day, Minhee was scared to lose you and Sunghoon understood that feeling all too well now.
Enclosing your hand in his, Sunghoon threads his fingers with yours, longing for contact after his brain even thought about you not being with him, even for a second.Â
You twist your neck to look at Sunghoon, fondly smiling at him. Watching his eyes shake, you know heâs thinking about something that requires your touch; he always did this, no matter the issue big or small, like having you there was enough for him to brush through the knots in his brain and sort it out.Â
It felt so amazing to be so needed and loved like this.
Minhee interrupts the silent show of love and points out the windshield, âLooks like they know weâre coming,â he sighs as reporters hover outside the hotel entrance, cameras hanging at their sides while they chat about nothing.Â
Sunghoon and Minhee are used to this but today is the day theyâll make a spectacle over them. For the first time in history, the two rivals are arriving together and not just that, theyâre both a day late. Itâs the perfect opportunity for them to sniff around and fabricate some sort of story, youâre just scared of what.
Pulling up to the front of the hotel, the reports poise their camera to get the money shot, they donât know theyâre in for a goldmine,
âRemember, head down, no comments, and just get in there,â Sunghoon instructs, earning a scoff from your brother.
âNah, you can do that, Iâm the pleasant prince, I pander to my audience,â Minhee smiles proudly.
This is where they differ in so many ways, how their brands set them apart. You have to say, youâre surprised Minhee is keeping the Princess Diana brand your mum created considering he hates it so much. Then again, it has created more opportunities for him regarding public events and ads.
Your mum was a witch but she knew what she was doing.
It does pose the big question: where is Mum? Is she already here? There has been zero communication between both of you since the phone audio incident, it was sickening to look at her for too long, not that she was home a lot of the time anyway.Â
However, right now isnât about her.
âI think Sunghoon might be right, Mini. Theyâll hound you about why you and Hoonie are together,â you put forward, hoping he sees your point. But Minhee is Minhee, he loves being in the spotlight.
âItâs all good, Bubs. I got this,â Minhee pats your head, trying to bounce some reassurance into your brain.
Sunghoon is quick to jump in, âNo. Minhee, you keep Y/N safe. Thereâs no way they wonât push and shove for a picture and if one of them touches her I swear to god, Minhee, itâll be your head on the hotel pole,â his voice is strong and shoulders are wide and sturdy as he speaks.
You suppress the urge to bite your lip as Sunghoon talks, trying not to give away how much his protectiveness turns you on, although, as much as youâre trying to focus your face on staying neutral, your pussy is meowing out for him, the pants you're wearing sticking to you a little.
âDonât tell me how to protect my sister, okay, Iâve been with her my whole life, youâve only got a couple of months under your belt,â Minhee retorts, tone annoyed at the accusation that he would do anything other than put your safety first.
If there was one thing that would make them argue, itâs over you.Â
âGuys, let's just focus on getting into the lobby, okay? No pandering, and no punching,â you point to them for their retrospective warnings. You seem to be intimidating enough because they fall back from their tense gazes and start to unbuckle their seatbelts.
When you step out, the cameras click rapidly, a few flashes getting in your eyes which Minheeâs hand reaches over to protect you from, one hand wrapped around your shoulder and the other covering your eyes. The shutters are more intense once they see Sunghoon coming around from the other side of the car.
A few gasps and âwhoasâ can be heard as your boyfriend catches up to you both. As soon as that happens, all hell breaks loose.
Sunghoon! Are you finally changing your ways?
Minhee, did you steer Sunghoon away from his reckless life?
Iâd watch out, Minhee, Sunghoon might be after your little sister next.
The last one creates tension between the boys on either side of you, as soon as youâre mentioned they both want to physically leap over and slap the journalist silly. You donât like the inclination either, the idea that Sunghoon would just use you for his own gratification.Â
Did the reporter say it outright like that? No, but all three of you knew thatâs what he meant.
Minhee gracefully bows and smiles as he leads you through the reporters, thanking the ones who respected your need for space.
Sunghoon, on the other hand, remains cold, his look as frosty as usual, displaying little tolerance for the paparazzi's intrusive behaviour. Despite his apparent displeasure, he followed his own advice: keep a low profile and push ahead.
Once the chaos subsides, Minhee gently withdraws from your side, placing a comforting hand between your shoulder blades as he guides you further into the foyer. The interior wasnât anything fancy; adorned with beige walls, plush couches occupied by guests, and a reception desk manned by two staff.
âAre you alright?â Minheeâs concern was palpable as he peered into your eyes, searching for any sign of discomfort or vision loss. The flashes were extra bright today.
You shake your head, offering reassurance, âIâm fine, it wasnât too bad, certainly could have been worse.â
The hotel staff promptly retrieves your luggage from the car, each of your party expressing gratitude. Minhee also hands them a tip, slipping in a signature wink as he did so.Â
Sunghoon huffs beside you, stroking the back of your head, âFucking ridiculous. Theyâre acting like they havenât seen us before,â he states, the patting of your head getting rougher the more he thinks about it, âHeard one of them call us Blades of Glory.â
Minhee lets out a loud laugh, clapping his hands in amusement. The other boy didnât find anything funny about the situation.
The receptionist checks you all in, a room for you and Minhee, and a room for Sunghoon. He had a double room to himself since his mum wasnât coming.
One thing Sunghoon refuses to speak about is his relationship with his mum, as far as youâre concerned, they havenât spoken since the argument a couple of weeks ago. Sometimes when you look at your boyfriend when he is training, you wish he had her there. He assures you itâs for the best but you do mourn it a little, hoping they could patch up their relationship and start anew with him as her son, and her as his mother; no manager roles and athlete, just family love.
Sunghoon isnât so sympathetic to the situation. Sure, he misses having her around but thatâs just because itâs a habit, plus, she was his manager and having to navigate everything on his own was becoming overwhelming, but heâll manage.
Sadly, he doesnât even miss her as a mother figure.
Luckily, youâre all on the same floor just 4 doors apart. Once you reach your respective rooms, you kiss Sunghoon, wrapping your arms around his neck and pulling him down to you. His hands run up your back, accidentally picking up your jacket and t-shirt in the process, the feeling of his fingertips leaving a warm trail in their absence.
Sunghoon smiles into the kiss, dipping his tongue into your mouth to taste you. He could do this all day, and some days he has, but this time you have your brother impatiently waiting for you both to untangle yourselves.
âEnough, thatâs disgusting,â he retches, fake poking a finger down his throat, âAre you guys always like this or is it your attempt at torturing me?âÂ
Pecking Sunghoonâs lips one more time, you plant your feet back on the ground and face Minhee, âYouâre so dramatic. I can kiss my boyfriend whenever I want to,â you sarkily reply.
âNot in front of me you canât,â he mumbles, face holding an expression of disdain for you and your boyfriend's PDA. He doesnât protest further, instead unlocking your room and waiting for you to get inside.
Hugging you from the back, Sunghoon leans down, âCome to my room tonight? And the night after, and the night after,â between each request, he kisses your neck, each one lingering a little longer than the last.
The butterflies in your tummy never settle when heâs around and the love in your heart only gets stronger, âIâll pop in tonight but I promised Minhee I would spend the night before Nationals with him, itâs kind of a thing we have.â
Before every big competition, you and your brother pick a TV show, grab a few face masks and play smash or pass with the cast. You came up with it randomly one night and it stuck ever since, helping him to relax and you to eye up whatever Song Kang drama you manage to persuade him to watch with you.Â
Nodding, Sunghoon smiles, spinning you to face him, âSure, makes sense you guys would have a ritual or whatever,â thereâs a tiny hint of sadness in his voice which throws you a little.
âI can ask Minhee to swap it to tonight?â you propose but Sunghoon shakes his head quickly.
âNo, no. Do your sibling stuff-â
âYouâre welcome to come,â Minheeâs voice interjects behind you. Itâs strange how quickly Minhee is accepting Sunghoon into your routines and quirks; first it was the song in the car and now this, âYou donât have to but it would suck for you to be on your own the night before a competition.â
You want to ask what happened to your brother and why a clone has taken over his body, but this is exactly what you wanted, so why fight it?
âI donât know, seems like your thing, I donât want to just jump into it,â Sunghoon scratches the back of his hand, a habit he has when heâs nervous. In this instance, itâs cute.
âIf Iâm inviting you, itâs not you âjumping inâ is it? Plus, you get to see your precious girl drool over other men right in front of you,â you nudge your brother's stomach with your elbow before explaining to Sunghoon your plans and that you absolutely do NOT fawn over other men.
Everyone knows itâs a lie.
âThen yeah, that sounds good. Thanks, Minhee,â Sunghoon is genuinely appreciative of the offer. Heâs never had anyone to do things like this with, usually opting to just rest up and force himself to sleep early.
Minhee nods, âGreat, just donât be all kissy and touchy, itâs gross.â
A ping hits Minheeâs phone and as he reads the message, his once relaxed face turns tense, âItâs mum. Wants to take us out for dinner after the press conference,â he doesnât bother replying, locking his mobile and stuffing it back in his jean pocket.
You donât want to go to dinner with her, or even see her. Truthfully, you hoped she just wouldnât turn up, âDo we have to go?âÂ
The pout on your face is exaggerated, your eyes pleading with Minhee to say fuck it and not go, however, he doesnât give in to you, âI suppose.â
Looking at Sunghoon, they do that stare again, the same one when they came out from their secret conversation at Belmore. They nod to one another, making you even more confused.
Before you can pipe up and ask, Sunghoon gives you one more kiss, âIâll see you later, baby,â and with that, he retreats to his hotel room. Your boyfriend was probably your best chance at getting information, Minhee is too strong and wouldnât slip up as easily, so you leave it to rest, hoping that itâs nothing too serious.
One thing is for certain, you know itâs about your mum.
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âCan we steal the soap?â Minhee pops his head around the bathroom door, eyes gleaming with mischief.
You and Minhee are resting up after the press conference. All in all, the reporters asked straightforward enough questions, intrigued by Minhee's secret routine and the promised 'surprise' he hinted at. Of course, you've witnessed the routine firsthand and are eagerly anticipating everyone else to experience it with the same amount of awe as you did.
To your surprise, there were just two questions concerning Sunghoon: one asked whether Minhee and Sunghoon were now friends, and the other asked if Minhee was afraid of his rival. Minhee's reaction to both was a solid 'no', however you think the first answer might change.
You sit up on your bed, rolling your eyes in dismissal of your brotherâs question, âNo, Mini, we canât steal the soap.â The one thing about Minhee was that he loved a freebee, and you too honestly but you draw the line on bath soaps that you know no one will use and just collect dust in your toilet back home.
âBut if I put it in my case and hide these ones, the staff will need to give us replacements,â he says, showing you the tiny bottle of liquid soap as a way to entice you to agree with him.
"Let me guess, then you'll swipe those too?" you retort, crossing your arms.
Minhee nods eagerly. "Of course!" he says it with such conviction, as if you're missing out on a golden opportunity for more soap.
As you get up, you snatch the bottle from his hand and head to return it to its rightful spot. "I'll just buy you some soap, alright? Let's leave these here. If there's any left, we'll take it home." Sometimes, you feel like you take over the role of your mother when you have these talks with Minhee.
"Fine," he grumbles, flopping onto the mattress. "I'll just ask Sunghoon to swipe me some then."
You whip around at the mention of your boyfriend's name, watching as Minhee starts tapping away on his phone. It's like entering the twilight zone.
"You guys text now?" you ask incredulously, eyebrows raised
âOnly for important things,â he mumbles, too busy planning a scheme to get Sunghoon on board with his ideas.Â
You try to imagine in what world hotel soap is important.
If you could go back in time and tell your younger self that your brother and boyfriend were actually getting along, and not just that, that most of the initiation was from Minhee, you would have cackled in your face. There was no chance in hell of that happening, yet, there is it. All those months of worrying about both of them, the arguments, the fighting, the hatred, all washed away so quickly.Â
Sunghoon and Minhee arenât best friends, they tolerate one another; thatâs what they are telling themselves at least. Your brother asked for Sunghoonâs number after the conference to âkeep an eye on himâ but you knew better than that.
Minhee wanted to be his friend because he knew if he did, you would be happy. Everything in his life, he does for you.
A ping sounds from his phone, and a wicked smile spreads across his face, âHa! See, your boy is on board!â he shows you the text message from Sunghoon which reads âIf you get the soap, Iâll grab the shampoo and conditioner. We go halfsies?â
âYouâre both ridiculous,â you quip, pushing Minheeâs phone away from you.Â
You canât deny the warm feeling in your chest as you watch Minhee laugh at his phone, the friendship between them both blossoming in front of your very eyes.
A loud knock on the door startles you both, your hand reaching for your chest at the fright. Was it really necessary for someone to bang the door so ferociously at 5pm, especially when the hotel rooms are already small, echoing the vibrations around the walls?
Minhee stands up, making his way to answer rudely to the person on the other side for almost giving him a heart attack; however, when he opens the door, the last person on earth you want to see barges through your door.
âUgh, can you believe theyâve put me in a room on the other side of the hotel away from you? Took me 10 minutes just to get here,â your mum huffs, blowing her fringe out of her flushed face. She looks like sheâs just run the London Marathon, not walked across a lobby and rode the lift.
Itâs amazing how one woman can change the atmosphere of the room. The once happy and carefree vibe you and Minhee were basking in has now been sucked out, replaced with a heavy cloud of anguish.
Thereâs an anxiety creeping up into your chest as you face your mum for the first time since that day. You were unequipped to handle the situation because of her sudden presence, thinking you would at least have a few hours before she requested you for dinner.Â
But sheâs here, right now, and you have to face this head-on.Â
She clasps her hands together and spins to face Minhee and yourself, âI have news,â she exclaims, delighted with whatever information she is about to share.
A quick glance at Minhee and you both share the same sceptical expression. He steps closer to you, hoping that you can find some comfort in his presence, which you do but this is also your conniving mother youâre both faced with, anything can fall past her lips, and that makes this ten times more nerve wracking.
âAfter Sunghoon pulled that god-awful scheme - so sorry, Y/N,â her words speak of condolences yet her tone is anything but sympathetic, âI have found something else.â The delight on her face makes you feel sick. You know Mrs. Park is the biggest cause for this rivalry, so why is she so intent on bringing Sunghoon down to the lowest pits of hell and back?Â
You nor Minhee have told your mum that you know the audio of Sunghoon was AI-generated, or that you and Sunghoon are back to being as in love with each other as ever, in fact, she might have brought you closer together. Her little plan actually got you and Sunghoon to promise to be one hundred percent honest with each other, especially about your feelings for one another.Â
Sunghoon meant it when he said he wanted to start fresh, a clean slate, but for him that just meant professing his love to you all over again, determined to make sure you never doubted his true intentions for you ever again. Of course, you did the same, telling him how you would trust him and your relationship before anything else because why on earth do you have any reason not to?
âWhat are you talking about?â Minhee is the first to speak between you, taking the lead as your bigger brother. He didnât know what she had up her sleeve but he wouldnât believe a spoken syllable that came from her mouth; not anymore.
Happily, your mother picks out her phone from her handbag and searches for something. There is a sickening feeling rising in your stomach again, the deja vu washing over you. Minhee senses your unease and rubs your back softly, and as you turn your attention to him, he shakes his head, assuring you that whatever you are going to see will be fabricated.
However, as she passes your brother the phone, you see a video waiting to load and see a familiar-looking lawn.
Oh no.
As Minhee hits play, you see Sunghoonâs fist connect with that boy's face, the same boy that touched you, the night you called him to come get you. The sickness that had stilled before has now reached the tip of your throat, your heart pounding outside your chest only making it boil more.
This is real, this isnât fake.
The scene in the video is so strange because as you hear your cries for him to stop, you donât remember it that well. You knew he punched fuck out of the guy but you hadnât really visually recalled it in your memory, yet, it was like living the feeling all over again.Â
Your brother watches the video with the same shock and horror as you do, except, he is more concerned by your shrieks in the background. When was this? He ponders to himself, confused as he continues to see Sunghoon beat the boy down. If he didnât know any better, he would have thought Sunghoon killed him. Fuck, he genuinely might have as far as Minhee is concerned.
He recognises the boy in the video, having had a few altercations with Yeonjun and his team himself over the years, so he knows that whatever caused this ruthless beating, it was probably something bad.
âW-where did you get this?â you ask tentatively. If your mother has seen it, anyone could have.
With a glint of victory, she answers, âFacebook of all places! I was just scrolling and someone shared it,â she shrugs, leaving you to battle with the information that your boyfriend's attempt to protect you might be the very cause of his downfall. You recall something he said not too long ago,
âEverything wrong in my life seems to be because of your family.â
Sunghoon spoke those words and you knew they were true, yet, you hoped it excluded you, but this just proves youâre just as bad as your mother.
Minhee feels your distress beside him, your body shaking slightly as you continue to watch the video. He doesnât know what happened or why but he knows youâre traumatised by it. He stops the video, locking the phone abruptly, âMum, what does this have to do with anything? This is just a video of him punching that guy from the hockey team,â Minhee tries to downplay it, hoping and praying your mum hasnât already done something drastic with the video.
âIâm taking it to the board, obviously. He canât get away with causing violence,â your mum speaks. You take the time in the silence that surrounds the room to wonder if she would be so eager to share the video if she knew why Sunghoon was on his knees, beating the guy to a pulp.
Minhee shakes his head definitely, âNo, mum, youâre not,â his voice wavers; this is the first time he has stood up to your mum in such a long time. Her claws were usually so deep into your brother that he stood back and took it, but not any more.
âHuh?â your mum asks perplexed, head tilted to the side in curiosity, âDonât you see, Minhee, this is how we guarantee you the win, they might let him skate but nullify his points. Remember what we have on the line,â she tries to be secretive but you already know what sheâs talking about.
âStop! Just stop trying to interfere with this, with my skating, with the Parks. Just fucking stop.â The sudden rise in Minheeâs voice makes you jump but he is quick to rub your back again, trying to prove his determination to make this right, for all the times he let her puppeteer him into doing her dirt work.
He breathes out, âI told Y/N everything, and I told Sunghoon. We also know that the phone call was fake and that youâre nothing but a pathetic excuse for a mother,â his voice is venomous, the words harshly leaving his mouth.Â
Your mum is silent, not even her breath can be heard amidst Minheeâs speech, âYouâve done nothing but hurt us since dad left, constantly blaming me for putting you in debt, never acknowledging your daughter or any of her achievements. I wonât stand here and let you do this anymore.â
âBut Minhee-â
âNo, you listen to me. I will win on Saturday and when I do, take all the money you get from this shitty bet and fuck off out of our lives, understood?â You stare at the ground with wide eyes, scared to look up and see the anger in Minheeâs face, his voice being scary enough.Â
Itâs unlike your brother to get this angry, you thought the extent of his rage peaked when he confronted you about your relationship with Sunghoon. But this is much worse, more dangerous.Â
Then again, this is also years of being told you owe your career and livelihood to someone who only uses it against you would also take its toll on you.
Sucking in a breath, your mum moves forward, âWhat are you talking about, baby boy. Iâm your mother,â she tries to soften him up but it wonât work. Heâs too far gone in his rage.
âNo, youâre not. From this point on, youâre no oneâs mum. When you get your winnings, take them and never speak to me or Y/N again. I am sick to the back teeth of you putting unnecessary pressure on me, getting me involved in all this mess with Sunghoon. Not to mention how youâve been treating Y/N the past few months.â
âYou canât kick me out of my own family!â she protests, all acts of sorrow gone in a flash, replaced with fury.Â
âI just have. Iâm moving out, Iâm taking Y/N with me, and this is the last you will see us,â Minheeâs chest is closing in on itself as he finally loses all cool, ready to give your mum everything thatâs been waiting for her.
Exhaling, your mum yields, nodding disapprovingly, âYou make sure I get my money. You brats deserve nothing considering the life I provided for you both.â
That last sentence confirmed everything you two already knew, it was always about the money. Part of you wonders if it was always about the money, or if that was just something at came along the way. For your peace of mind, you hope itâs the latter.Â
Despite her ways, you like to believe she did love you guys at some point, and deep down still does.
The tension in the room is so thick, itâs choking you, causing you to clam up and stay silent. You want to say so much; how she never gave you both anything, that it was your dad who set you both up with your lives, how she took away your happiness and put the relationship with the love of your life in jeopardy. You wanted to shout and scream at her, but it was useless. She wonât listen, her face beat red.
Without uttering another word, she goes to leave the room, snatching her phone back, but Minhee isnât done, âOh, and donât think for a second of showing that video to any of the skating board, or else Iâll turn myself in about Sunghoonâs skate and tell the police exactly what youâve been up to.â
Both you and your mother exchange fearful glances â you, worried for Minhee's cherished career, and your mother, concerned about her potential loss of status and wealth.
Clicking her tongue in irritation, your mother scoffs, shaking her head. "You wouldnât dare," she argues, trying to convince herself as much as her son.
"Try me. I have nothing left to lose," he retorts.
"You wouldnât sacrifice your Olympic dreams," she counters smugly, believing she's won the argument.
"I would sacrifice anything for my sister's happiness, a concept you clearly can't grasp."
Your eyes fill with emotion as Minhee's words sink in. Could he really be prepared to give up his dream just to protect you from your mother? To safeguard you from any potential harm. As you lock eyes with your brother, a deep realisation sweeps over you: absolutely, he would.
Your mother walks out of the room in a disappointed huff, leaving behind a heavy atmosphere packed with unresolved tension. Left alone with Minhee, you both silently battle with the weight of the dramatic event that just took place, processing it all in your own way.
As the echoes of your mother's departure fade, a solemn stillness settles over the room, punctuated only by the sound of your shared breaths. You and Minhee exchange a wordless glance, each grappling with the weight of the confrontation that has unfolded.
âThe videoâŚyou were there. What the fuck was that about?â Minhee questions, his voice not quite accusatory, but still webbed in anger. Honestly, you should have expected it, the bloody scene would be a cause of concern to anyone and after he just said he vowed to protect you, he wanted to know how this situation arose.
"It was a party, about three or four months ago, I think," you begin, weighing your words carefully as you try to gauge how much to reveal to Minhee. Your brother is already teetering on the edge of adrenaline-fueled rage, and recounting the details of Heosun's unwelcome advances towards you doesn't seem like the best idea in the current tense atmosphere.
Minhee listens attentively, his expression a mix of curiosity and concern. "Go on," he prompts gently, sensing the weight of your hesitation.
Taking a deep breath, you continue, "There was this guy who wouldn't leave me alone, and Sunghoon came to pick me up, and well, you saw what happened." You lower your gaze, feeling a pang of shame at the memory of the chaos that ensued that night.
Now, with your mother's hands all over the incriminating video, you feel the weight of the burden resting heavily on your shoulders. If she were to show anyone that footage, it could spell the end of Sunghoon's career â all because of the consequences of your past decisions.
Despite Sunghoon's reassurances that none of it was your fault, the guilt gnaws at you relentlessly. It's one thing to hear those words, but it's another to truly believe them, especially in the face of such dire consequences.
Minhee can feel your body tremble and it softens his mood, his brotherly instincts taking charge over his anger. He pulls you in for a hug, scratching the back of your head to soothe your thoughts.
âI would say Iâd kill that hockey player if I wasnât convinced Sunghoonâs already taken care of it,â he chuckles at his attempt to lighten the mood, but your overthinking is taking hold of you, scared for what will happen.Â
Knowing you your whole life, Minhee knows what your brain is doing right now, âHey, you arenât to blame for any of this. Heosun is the one to blame for trying to take advantage of you,â his fingers dig into your scalp as he says the crime out loud. He canât stand that he wasnât there for you during your time of need.
However, he is thankful Sunghoon was there.
He leans back to look at you, your eyes glazed over with thoughts. Patting your head, he tries to reason with your mind, âYou canât let mumâs manipulation make you feel responsible for all of this. Sunghoon is a grown man and he made his choices,â he sees his words infiltrating your doubt, like a soldier breaking down the gate to the castle, âHe did what anyone would have done.â
You manage a weak smile, grateful for his support even as the guilt continues to run through you, "I know, but... what if I could have handled things differently?" you mumble, the weight of self-blame heavy in your voice.
Minhee shakes his head, his eyes filled with conviction, âDonât do that, Bubs. You did everything you could, I believe that.â
His words provide a glimmer of consolation amidst the disarray of your thoughts. For a minute, you allow yourself to lean into his calming presence, drawing strength from your brother's support.
You both sit in silence for a while, needing to calm down from your emotions. The whole ordeal has led you away from a pivotal point in his conversation with your mum, something that you wanted to question.
âWhat if you donât win?â you pull your head from his chest, looking up at him concerned. If he doesnât win, thereâs no knowing what your mum might do. She would lose far too much money just to let it slide, not to mention the vendetta she probably has against Minhee after his harsh words.
Calmly, he smiles, âIâve got it covered, donât worry.â With a kiss on the top of your head, he releases you from his grip. Itâs a clear indication that he doesnât want to push this conversation any further.
But you canât help but be concerned.
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Pressing your key card to the door, you walk in and instantly hear laughter coming from Minhee and Sunghoon. The sound fills you with a sense of relief, worried that your absence from the hotel room to grab some snacks from the shop down the street was enough time for them to start arguing and throwing punches.
You really should have had more faith in them, particularly after the car journey, yet, you still have a horrible feeling that settles inside your chest because itâs all going too perfectly.
Minhee is doubled over, face red from laughter while Sunghoonâs eyes are wide, an incredulous smile smacked across his features. Itâs amazing how well they shine together when they donât have their mothers putting the weight on their shoulders, forcing them into unhealthy competition.
âShe padded it so much to impress you, it was hilarious!â you hear Minhee cackle as he speaks as you shut the door behind you. They havenât noticed your presence, too caught up in the hilarity of their conversation.
Sunghoon lets out a âhuhâ in realisation, âThatâs what that was? I was so confused, I thought she had a reaction to something,â he chuckles, still processing whatever information Minhee was divulging.Â
The atmosphere is light, making you smile widely as you walk further into the hotel room, âWhat are you guys talking about?âÂ
Turning to face you, both boys burst into another fit of laughter as soon as they see you. It makes you self-conscious, suddenly making you wish you checked yourself in the lift mirror before coming back.
Minhee wipes a tear from his eye before letting you in on their little secret, âI told him how you stuffed your bra with tissue paper trying to impress him,â he points his head to Sunghoon who is currently rolling on the bed in stitches.
The memory flashes in your mind as your face falls. You were young, foolish, and watched 13 going on 30 a little too much; it was a stupid idea. In your defence, a rumour was circulating that Sunghoonâs ideal type was someone like Irene from Red Velvet and she was so perfect you tried to look like her, stuffed bra and all.
You stand traumatised for a minute as you start to vividly recall the way your tissue boobs must have looked to everyone else, âOh myâŚgod! Can you guys shut up, I was like 12,â you groan hiding your face behind the bags of starburst and skittles.
âYou didnât even need a bra,â Minhee argues back, clearly enjoying the torment his story is providing you, âItâs my brotherly duty to tell your boyfriend all the embarrassing stories I have about you,â heâs smug, lips upturned in a grin.
Forcefully, you toss his sweets at his head, aiming for pain. But Minhee has fast reflexes and dodges it easily. Out of all the stories to tell, why did it have to be that one? Couldnât it have been the one where you accidentally vomited all over him after he punched you too hard in the chest or that time you wrote a marriage proposal to Niall Horan and even set a date. Anything but the padded bra.Â
Sunghoon is still laughing, also reminiscing about that day, however, he isnât so embarrassed. To be honest, he didnât pay much attention, and he certainly didnât know it was to impress him. Knowing it now only gives him more reason to be completely in love with you because even at 12, you wanted to be with him so much you were willing to change for him.
But he never wants you to change. Not ever.
âI honestly canât believe you thought that would impress me,â he starts to calm down, beaming up at you; however, he is just as guilty for laughing, so you throw the last packet of sweets at his head. He isnât so used to avoiding flying objects and you hit him straight on his nose, âOkay, ow!â he winces dramatically.
Sometimes you forget Sunghoon is an only child and didnât have the sibling reflex, âShit, Iâm sorry, Hoon,â you apologise, leaning down to assess the damage but before you get too close, Sunghoon bursts into laughter once again. Slapping his chest you sit next to him, disgruntled.Â
Once he has composed himself, he sits up and pulls you into his side, kissing the top of your head, âHonestly, I think itâs kind of cute,â he whispers into your hair, trying to ease your brass neck. You canât help but smile at his words, glad that he didnât see you as some pathetic little girl.
You fail to understand that Sunghoon could never perceive you as anything other than perfect. Sure, no one actually is flawless, but youâre pretty close in his eyes; youâre perfect for him.
âOkay, I will stop telling stories if you guys stop acting so mushy,â Minhee relents, opening his packet of Skittles.Â
Tilting your head up, you place a soft kiss on Sunghoonâs lips, just to add a little torment to your brother which works because heâs fake gagging on his bed. Heâs so dramatic but youâll take the teasing over him holding a grudge about your relationship.
âI love you,â Sunghoon whispers tenderly, his hand squeezing your soft side, âpadded bra and all.â
âShut up, oh my god,â you push him away playfully, trying to act annoyed but it doesnât really work, you canât stay angry at him for longer than a day - your entire relationship journey has proven that; even when you fight, big or small, you always find your way back to one another quickly.Â
You donât mean to think so seriously in such a lighthearted moment, but you canât help but be thankful for everything that has transpired. There are times you want to start over completely, not lie to your brother, stick up to your mum, skip the whole âfriends with benefitsâ deal and just be with one another completely. But in truth, itâs just made your relationship stronger, both of you releasing that there isnât a day you both donât want to be together.
âWhatâs going on in that head of yours, Sweets?â he asks in a whisper, petting you with love.Â
You shake your head, âNothing, just happy. Thatâs all.â And it was the truth, youâve never been more content with anything in your life.
Minhee clears his throat, âGuys, seriously. Glad youâre all in love but can we pick a show now?â
Sunghoon and you shuffle to sit on your bed, getting comfy as Minhee flicks through the TV section on Netflix and when you and your brother both see My Demon in recently added, you both turn to one another, smiling brightly.
Your boyfriend isnât completely aware of your obsession with Song Kang, but he is about to find out.
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As the hours go by, face masks have been done and subsequently making the whole room smell of paella and vanilla, you begin to hear Minhee snoring on the other bed; youâre 5 episodes into My Demon and clearly, he has had enough. Fair enough, it is reaching midnight and he is up extremely early tomorrow, but so is Sunghoon and he is wide awake, not caring about his beauty sleep one bit.
In fact, he has started caressing your thigh a bit too close to a certain area. All night heâs found some way to touch you, either a hug, spooning you, or grazing his fingers over any skin that isnât covered. Luckily for him, your shorts have ridden up just enough to leave the tops and inners of your thighs exposed.
You push his hand away, âMini is right there,â you speak lowly, trying to caution him off but Sunghoon couldnât care less, only tracing up further to your core.
âHeâs sleeping,â he argues back as he spares a quick glance to a passed-out Minhee.
Honestly, he was so sick of you melting when Song Kang popped up on the TV, heâs not afraid to admit that heâs jealous. Every time you held in a squeal as the actor smiled or had his top off, he knew he had to get you back to reality, back to the time when all you saw was him. It was childish but he doesnât bother to worry about that, knowing you like it when heâs a bit possessive and clingy.
You sit up straight to face him, eyes flashing in warning, âHe could wake up,â youâre trying to reason with him but his face doesnât show any sense of understanding of how badly this scenario could end. Youâll do a lot with Sunghoon but fucking him while your brother is in the room is a hard pass. He was insatiable, you always knew it, you just thought he had some decorum when it came to having sex in front of family.
Smirking, Sunghoon rolls his eyes, âWith how loud you are, he probably would wake up.â Teasing you isnât the best approach for getting what he wants, he sees that in your peeved expression, âFine, how about we go to my hotel room?â he offers as a solution.
With his fingers now dancing along the top of your pussy, you quickly agree, already standing up and pulling him out of the room, making sure the door doesnât slam shut.Â
Once you both enter his room, he wastes no time, kissing you roughly like he has been wanting to do since you changed into your little pyjamas. The heat from his body is a telltale sign that heâs ready to just ravish you as soon as he gets you naked.
And that he does, stripping you of any material you have on and pushing you onto the bed. Youâre a vision in front of him, some hickeys and bruises scattered over your body from the last time you had sex, which in Sunghoonâs mind, was far too long ago.Â
With hungry eyes, you watch as he sheds his own clothing, revealing his arousal as he strokes himself slowly. Your breath catches in anticipation, craving the feel of him inside you, the throbbing intensity of his desire mirrored in you.
âIâve got a surprise,â he says suddenly, licking his lips mischievously.
You lean on your elbows, confused by his words, âWhat kind of surprise?â
Holding a finger up, he bends down to his suitcase, rummaging through it to find something, only making you more curious, âItâs in here somewhere,â he states more to himself than you, his smile widening as he comes across something, âThere you are.â
As he stands back up, you look into his hand and your jaw hits the floor, âWhere did you get that?â
Sunghoon stands proud as punch as he twirls the pink rose toy in his right hand, smiling at it happily, âI know a thing or two, Sweets.â
You had your own rose toy at home, literally more prized than the award you won a few months ago. Itâs your saviour when youâre too stressed or just craving some release when Sunghoon isnât readily available. You hadnât told him about it, so youâre a little shocked he had one.
It also looked much better than yours so youâre going to have to sneak it into your bag before you all leave on Sunday.
Snaking his way to you, he shows you it up close, âYâknow, I used to think these toys were the enemy, taking away something from me,â he pauses, spitting on the top of it, rubbing his saliva into the creases of the rose petals, âBut then I thought, it could really be an asset.â
Pressing the power button on, the machine starts to vibrate and suck in air, making you swallow dryly in anticipation. You knew how good it felt when you used it on your own so you can only imagine the power it holds in Sunghoonâs hands.Â
Sleeking it to your folds, he wastes no time in pressing it directly on your clit, wiggling it around to make sure he has it on your sweet point. As you gasp and fall flat on the bed, he knows heâs found it.
Sunghoon knows how it works but this is admittedly his first time seeing it in action and by God was he glad he stumbled across it on Twitter. The way youâre already wriggling under its suck is causing his cock to jump straight up in arousal. This is such a nice change for him, to see how your tits move from side to side as your body responds to the sensation on your clit, your mouth falling open so beautifully as whimpers escape. Normally, heâs got a different view, his head buried where the rose toy is right now; heâll need to find more ways to witness you from this angle.
âHoon! Itâs-â You donât get to finish your sentence as he loosens the toy which only makes it suck your clit up harder. What you were going to say is that itâs already got you close, the mix of the vibration and everything else proving a bit too much.Â
Typically, when you use the toy back home, itâs a 5-minute job, the flower living up to its hype, and now is no exception. But thereâs something even more arousing about your boyfriend being in control of it all. If it got a little intense, you could normally pull it away of your own accord, but with Sunghoon in control, you donât have that luxury; you need to power through the fire that is burning within your nub.
Seeing you close, he licks and bites his bottom lip, thinking of how he can take credit for some of this climax, rather than congratulations only being on the vibrating machine in his hand. He suddenly shoves three of his fingers into his mouth, gathering his spit onto them before brushing them along your hole.Â
The rose already has you super wet so itâs easy for him to slide his digits right in, getting to work on finding your spongy spot, the very spot that he always curls into and gets you cumming.Â
With the addition of Sunghoonâs fingers, your eyes roll to the back of your head, only the whites of your eyes visible. Itâs intense and youâre going to cum so hard over his fingers you might genuinely be spent after this one orgasm.
Like a crash, you cry out his name, chanting a few swear words for punctuation as you cum. Your clit throbs and puffs out as you orgasm, only making the toy have more to suck and pulse onto. Itâs like heaven and hell all came at once, not sure if the pleasure outdoes the pain or vice versa. To be fair, the pain isnât excruciating, you just feel yourself being overstimulated by the rosebud and Sunghoonâs fingers which isnât a bad thing, just takes some time to adjust.
Sunghoonâs fingers thrust into you fast, each time he drags it out, more of your essence is left on the hotel covers, painting them a darker shade of ivory. He thinks itâs a waste, how the bedsheets get to soak up your juices when it should be his tongue, but he canât change up the pace now, your body speaking the words you canât. Youâre enjoying this far too much.
âSunghoon, please!â you whine while your body instinctively tries to retreat from his touch to find relief.Â
âYou want something, baby?â he asks so innocently, his fingers still thrusting into you with velocity, âUse that pretty mouth of yours.â
He sits on his knees, looking down at you to wait for your response, one he knows will take all your strength to muster. Youâre a sight to behold; eyes screwed shut as you try to work through the overstimulation yet your mouth breathing out loud moans.Â
âCock,â is the only word you can say, so drunk on the pleasure that youâre practically dumb in lust, not a thought in your brain other than getting fucked by Sunghoonâs thick cock.
He laughs lightly, shaking his head, âYou want my cock?â your boyfriendâs ego is already big but when he gets you into bed, it increases tenfold. He adores that you want him and his body just as much as he wants yours.
âFuck, yes, Hoonie, please,â you beg, trying to remove both his hands so heâll just slip into you.Â
âYouâre so fucking irresistible,â he says huskily, his heart swelling in his chest with pride.Â
However, what you want him to do is remove the toy with his fingers, which is clearly a pipe dream since the next thing that happens makes you scream.Â
His fingers are replaced with his long cock, but he doesnât remove the toy from your aching nub, rather, moving it even more directly over you, dancing it along with your body as you try to get away. Heâs being so cruel to you, causing this torment of excessive stimulation.
Sunghoon doesnât see it that way though, he knows when you finally relax and ride through the burning, youâll be begging him to keep going. Also, with every thrust of his cock into your tight pussy, he gets a jolt of vibration hitting the end of his shaft, giving him a new sense of pleasure.
He hasnât ever used toys on himself, his hand and you being all he needs, but he might just have to find a few new ways to incorporate some toys into the mix. Perhaps he can convince you to let him use a massager in the future.
Jackhammering into you, he throws his head back, getting lost in the feeling of your walls slamming down on him. Your body is busily thrashing beneath him, only giving the tip of his member new areas to get in amongst.Â
âYou feel so fucking good, Sweets,â he groans out, only going faster and deeper into you. The toy is an excellent companion, however, itâs limiting his horsepower, wishing he could just bend you in half and drive into you with no mercy.Â
Finally, he takes the flower from your clit, and your body instantly relaxes. The cold air whisking over your hot pussy is like breathing in fresh air after being in a stuffy room for too long; itâs heaven.Â
It doesnât take Sunghoon long to find a new purpose for it though, placing it over one of your hardened nipples, âHold that there for me, baby,â he asks, making sure that your nipple is full inside the hole of the toy. You feel the vibrating all the way up to your jaw, but you oblige, anything for him to fuck you like he always does.
Getting into a new position, he finds a new harsher rhythm, his pointed thrusts snapping into you with the purpose of getting you both off. Sunghoonâs entire body is rocking, the bed squeaking lousy under you both, only drowned out by the clusters of your moans.
Before you know it, youâre cumming again, this time, you think youâre going to squirt all over him, the feeling of release far too intense to be a normal few sprits that will coat his cock. Instead, you roar loudly, like no noise youâve ever made before, one of those groans that comes straight from your toes and through your chest. You lose grip of the toy and focus on finding anything to anchor onto, scared you might float away with your second climax.
Hearing you cry out erupts a drive in him, his hips moving into you just as you like it. Flinging your legs over his shoulders, he grabs both of your hands in his and piledrives into you, his lips finding yours in a fevered kiss.Â
You can tell heâs close too, the heavy rise and fall in his chest a dead giveaway. His cock is leaking cum into you in short bursts, causing his hips to jerk quickly into you, almost like heâs trying to make sure his dick is stuck inside you as deep as it can possibly go.Â
âFuck, fuck,â he chants, a little bit of drool falling from his lips which you gladly lick up before slipping your tongue into his mouth. Sunghoon canât stop cumming inside you, each time he thinks heâs finished, a few more ropes escape him.Â
You can feel both of your cum running down your ass cheeks, the escaping liquid running hot as Sunghoon musters up any energy he has left to hold himself above you, âI think I might have set a new record for how much cum can spill from a man,â he laughs, giving you eskimo kisses.
Reaching over, you turn the rose toy off, leaving the room filled with only your intertwined heavy breaths and laughter. You feel so happy in this moment that you could honestly die happily right now.
Sunghoon climbs off you, pulling you up with him, leaving a gentle his on your forehead before disappearing into the bathroom to find something to clean you both with. You lean over the bed, finding one of his t-shirts sitting in his suitcase and putting it on your spent body. The best part of spending any form of time with Sunghoon is stealing his clothes.
Walking back in with a face cloth, he wipes your pussy and thighs down, his fingers fishing out any cum remnants left. The sudden curling of his finger makes you clench again, âSorry, Sweets. That was just a lot of cum, need to make sure itâs all out,â he whispers.
âIâll go pee, thatâll help,â you say back, pushing him away to give you a pathway off the bed to excuse yourself to the toilet.
While youâre in there, he tidies up and puts on some fresh boxers, his cock still softening from the intensity of the fucking it just had. As he picks up the rose toy he smiles, chucking it into his case with a promise to use it at least once more before you leave.Â
âTomorrow is a big day, huh?â your voice travels from the bathroom as you wash your hands.Â
âI suppose so,â Sunghoon responds, a little too nonchalant.Â
He should be nervous, itâs a massive competition that is broadcast to thousands. Sure, he has done this a few times but surely with the ankle injury, he should be a bit apprehensive about going out there.Â
You climb onto the bed and sit on his lap, arms circling his neck, âWhy donât you seem worried about this?â you ask, playing with the ends of his dampened hair.
In response, he shrugs, âIâm the number one skater, why should I be?â This isnât his normal cocky attitude, this is something else. He knows something that heâs not telling you.
And youâll be damned if youâre kept in the dark about another thing.
âTell me the truth, Sunghoon. We promised not to lie to one another anymore.â
âItâs not lying if I just withhold information,â he replies, his lips trying to distract you as they pepper kisses up your neck and behind your ear.
But you push him away before you do get too into it, âThat wasnât the case when I âwithheld informationâ about Minhee breaking your skate,â you retort, hating to bring up the past but when push comes to shove, youâll do it.
Closing his eyes, he nods in understanding. Sunghoon knows youâre right, you donât deserve to be in the dark, âIâm throwing the competition tomorrow.â
The room goes quiet as you process his words. At this moment, you feel a sense of burden creeping back onto your body, âWhat do you mean throwing it? You havenât lost a competition like this since you turned 16.â He isnât the Nationâs best skater for nothing, heâs proved time and time again that heâs not to be underestimated.
Suddenly, the conversation with his mum pops back into your head for some reason. Her lack of acknowledgement of Sunghoonâs talents must have been with him for so long - fuck, they might still be with him. Maybe heâs throwing it in defiance?
He sees you think it over and over before he finally interjects, âIâll still place top 3, Sweets. Iâm just making sure he comes first, thatâs all.â
âWhy would you do that? You know if he finds out, heâll be livid.â You canât imagine Minhee ever wishing Sunghoon to yield it so easily, your brother worked too hard to perfect his routine to win by some giveaway.
âOkay,â he breathes out, knowing this conversation is about to get a little difficult, âWe both decided it, actually. That day we went into the coach's office? Yeah, thatâs what he wanted to talk to me about.â
âYou want me to what?â Sunghoon asks, accompanied by a scoff.Â
Minhee bites his tongue from making any rash comment, needing the other skater on his side for his plan to work, âI want you to throw Nationals.âÂ
Letting a venomous laugh out, Sunghoon shakes his head in disbelief, âYouâre seriously asking me to purposefully lose at Nationals after everything youâve done to me? To Y/N? You can forget it.â
Storming off, Sunghoon can barely reach the door before Minhee swings him back around to face him, a fire in his eyes that Sunghoon has never seen before, âLook, this isnât for me. Itâs for Y/N.âÂ
âYeah of cours-â
âLet me fucking finish, Park,â Minhee snaps, his voice raised and arm gripping Sunghoon a little rougher, âY/N told you about our mum, how she has stakes on me winning?â he waits to make sure you did actually have such a conversation with your boyfriend, to which Sunghoon nods, waiting for your brother to continue, âIf I win, she gets a boat load of money, itâs all illegal and there are rules and stakes that I donât even know the full detail of but either way, sheâs playing it dirty with some big bosses. She took money from some guys to put the bets on, yâknow?â
Minheeâs explanation isnât convincing his counterpart, wondering where you come into this, âI donât hear Y/Nâs name in this. If your mum has a gambling addiction, thatâs between her and the guys sheâs fucking over, not my girl.âÂ
âThe bets are in Y/Nâs name.â
âWhat?â Sunghoon yanks his arm from his grasp, stepping back a little, âYou mean sheâs tied up in all of this?â
Nodding, Minhee feels the familiar boil of rage within him. He still canât fully comprehend how his mother could do this to you, she is meant to look after you, not cause you harm, âI know, itâs fucked. If mum loses these bets, guess who everyone is going to be gunning for?â
Sunghoonâs heart quickens, the thought of you being in danger is making him feel sick and the words hang heavily in the air between the two people who love you the most. Your entanglement within this mess of a web was the last thing Sunghoon thought Minhee would say.
âSo if you win, and she gets the moneyâŚâ
âThen they get their cut. Happy days, my sister is no longer in danger,â Minhee rubs his temples, trying to give his brain a moment to gather itself before he divulges the rest, âIâm telling you this because I know you love her and as I said, youâd be doing this for her.âÂ
There is so much to think about that Sunghoonâs brain is sparking out a little, but one thing is for certain, he is going to do everything in his power to protect you, âFine. Iâll lose. But how do we know your mum wonât do something else?â
âI donât,â Minhee confesses truthfully. He has no idea if sheâll even give the men their cut once he wins, âIâm gonna tell her that I know about her gambling and the illegality of it all, hope that scares her enough to not try and fuck any of us over, yâknow?â
âThatâs all youâre going to do? The love of my life is out there with a target on her back and youâre just going with a presumption that sheâll back off by a threat?â There is steam coming from Sunghoonâs head and his fists are balled up in rage. This isnât something to be taken lightly.
Minhee holds in his frustration, knowing Sunghoon is only looking out for you, but the lack of faith in him is making it increasingly difficult to keep his cool, âShe might be your girlfriend, but sheâs my sister, alright. I have been doing everything in my willpower to keep her safe since we were littleâŚListen, I know my mum, sheâs scared and I can see it. Sheâs way deeper into this than she knows how to deal with, she wants that money and to get away from those gambling sharks, yeah? My mum wonât do anything like this again, I feel it.â
Itâs a hunch, a loose, untrusted huch, but itâs all heâs got. He just wants to protect you right here and now. If your mum stoops low enough to bring you back into a mess like this, heâll sort it when the time comes.
Seeing Minheeâs resolve, the raven-haired boy retracts, calming down. He knows Minhee is trying his best, and if he can keep you out of immediate danger by coming in second at a competition, he will gladly do it.
You sit still, processing the bomb that has just been dropped on you. The gambles being in your name is something you had no idea about, hence why they probably didnât tell you about this grand plan.Â
What does someone even do in this situation?Â
Sunghoon rubs your arm reassuringly, trying to get you to speak or even make a noise of acknowledgement. He canât imagine how difficult it must be to hear this for the first time but he knew that he couldnât tell you; if he let you in on Minhee and his secret, you would have tried to solve the problem yourself, to help everyone else in the situation as best you can, and he couldnât watch you do that, not when none of this was your fault.
âDonât throw it,â you say firmly.Â
Sunghoon freezes, his hand stilling on your arm as he looks at you, surprise evident in his eyes. He hadn't expected those to be the first words to break the heavy silence that enveloped the room, âWhat the fuck are you talking about? Are you crazy?âÂ
Perhaps you are, but you canât watch anyone sacrifice their livelihood, especially a chance of gold at Nationals, just for you. Itâs selfish, on both your part and your mother's. No, you didnât ask to be put in this situation, but there was something you could do now.
Unfortunately, this is what Sunghoon was afraid of.
âYou saw Minheeâs skate, heâs phenomenal. I want him to win this properly,â you confess quietly, still struggling with the information relayed to you only minutes ago.
âWhat about your mum? Sweets, this is a full-proof plan to get you both away from your mum, to let you both live without her mess,â his left hand cradles your cheek as he moves closer to you, as if hearing the solution from a closer distance would suddenly help change your mind.
It wonât, youâre determined to have this conversation end your way the only option forward is, âPlease, Hoonie. If he loses, we will deal with itâŚbut I believe in Mini so much, especially after seeing the rehearsal a few weeks ago. I want him to know he can win this on his own merit.â Your eyes search for any ounce of understanding.
Sunghoon's brow furrows in frustration, his mind racing with the weight of the decision before you both. He wants nothing more than to protect you, to shield you from harm, but he also knows that he doesnât want to upset you and go against your wishes.
Taking a deep breath, he presses a tender kiss to your forehead, his embrace offering silent reassurance and support. "Okay," he says finally, his voice tinged with resignation. "We'll do it your way. I wonât throw the competition but ONLY if he does well. Heâs on before me on the card so Iâll make the call then,â he can barely believe heâs agreeing to this.
A mixture of relief and fear wash over you. You understand the gravity of his concession, knowing that it's not an easy decision for him to make. It fills you with gratitude that he actually listened to you.
"Thank you, Hoonie," you whisper, your voice barely above a breath as you lean into his embrace, seeking solace in his comforting presence. "I promise, we'll figure this out together. And Minhee... he'll do amazing, I just know it.â
The belief you have in your brother is something Sunghoon only wished for growing up, seeing how determined you are to make sure Minhee knows heâs talented enough to win and solve this mess by just being good at what he does makes your boyfriend a little envious. He knows why Minhee is so protective of you, but now seeing how you protect and only do the right thing for one another, putting your sibling before anything else, itâs admirable.
âWhat time is he on?â you ask, twiddling with the hem of your shirt.
â2:35pm. Iâm on at 3:45pm so Iâll see the scores and whatever in plenty of time to determine what to do.â There is a new sense of life in Sunghoon, certain that no matter what happens tomorrow, heâs going to make sure you and Minhee walk out happily, with no worries perched on your shoulders.
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Haruka Sakura
A girl who is patient.
Sakura is known for his shy outbursts for anything that is closely related to anything in the romance. To add on, his lack of communication skills when he was younger came back to put a strain on his social life in his teenage years, so when it comes to finding a love life, he genuinely needs someone who is patient and willingly listen to his needs and requests.
When it comes to looks, he prefers more of a girl around his height, purely because he hates feeling inferior about his height. If you so happen to be taller than him, he has to suck it up.
Hajime Umemiya
A girl who respects everyone.
Something big on his preferences for women has to be someone that withstands practically everyone, even if they come across someone that disrespects them. The reasoning behind his outrageous input for girls he tends to put interest in is because he finds it important for a woman to balance her emotions. If he finds someone that continues to victimize themselves while being progressively perpetrating others, he can not stand that type of behaviour.
A second reason is because he wants them to be just as independent as himself while at the same time, treat him with more affection than others.
Looks don't exactly play a big role in his interests, even so, he still prefers women that are kept clean and pretty.
Toma Hiragi
Shy girls.
As much as he'd hate to admit, he finds timid, scared girls to be quite attractive. This hard core punk generally falls into the category of egotistical ballsacks that feed off of seeing a girl get embarrassed or shy around them, but in a respectful way. Usually, whenever he's come across the shyer type of women, he finds them to be more toned down, quiet, and deeply misunderstood just because they keep to themselves. He's the type of person to want to break those types of girls out of their shells, because deep down, he has a decent understanding that shy girls tend to be the nicest person anyone could meet in their entire lives.
He has a thing for girls with glasses which even adds on to his accusations of liking shy girls.
Ren Kaji
Strong-minded girls.
This boy loves the tangents and arguments whenever he's arguing with a hot-headed girl that's equally as heated as him. He thrives off of the fights and competitions with the other woman that still manages to somehow keep hot on his tail. As much as he hates the feeling, it's one of the very few things that gets him going to continue to become even better.
Girls with long hair fall into his types of preferences.
Taiga Tsugeura
Cheeky, cute girls.
He loves nothing more than a girl who loves doing girly things, because for him, he's a real man and would also be accompanying with you doing those girly things. If you're shopping he helps you pick out a dress. He'll even pay for your nails, buy you pink stuff, and even encourages you to wear different types of make-up sometimes. He's aware of how cheeky girls tend to act, and he really enjoys it too. He loves the way they blabber about utter nonsense that probably has no meaning to life or the way they get excited over small things like cats and sweet cakes.
Long eye lashes and plump lips are one of his top favourites in girls when it comes to features.
Mitsuki Kiryu
Academically smart girls.
He doesn't know the exact reason behind why he finds it attractive, but seeing a woman care a lot about her future and her next whereabouts makes him very intrigued. One of his deepest fears is being with someone that ties him down in life, especially how at any given moment, it could be ruined in a second. Thus, he primarily goes for girls that like to study and get into controversies that lead her to go into a spiral. He finds it amusing.
He likes wispy bangs and long noses. What an odd boy!
Hayato Suo
Energetic girls.
Nothing makes him more happier than seeing others happy. Knowing how monotone he could be, it makes him feel special whenever energetic people approach him and grow a bond. Hence why, when it comes to a girl showing her true personality knowing he's a quiet person, it makes him feel warm inside that someone like that would even give him a chance. He likes it when they drag him everywhere, try new things with him, and even make him go out of his own comfort zone.
He doesn't focus on looks, if you have short or long hair, glasses or none, taller or shorter, as long as you're fairly pretty, he's okay with anything.
Jo Togame
A girl who smiles a lot.
When it comes to personality, he actually does not mind whether or not if it's extraordinary or toned down, the only requirement is you can't be an asshole. He doesn't mix well with people who think too highly of themselves. Because he's not very picky and gives everyone a shot, something that really gets him going, is if a girl tends to smile a lot. It makes him want to punch holes if he sees your pearly whites.
Surprisingly, he likes tall girls. Can't be taller than him though, sorry.
Tomiyama Choji
Funny girls.
When meeting people that are interested in him, he usually finds boredom and loses lack of interest rather quickly because of his short attention span. So if a girl manages to catch his attention, 9 times out 10, it's because he heard something than made him caught off guard with a sudden burst of laughter. He loves spending his time chatting about random shananigans, so when meeting someone similar to him that can withstand his yapping and keep interested in the conversation, he can go on for hours just talking to you alone.
He finds petite girls to be cute, he doesn't really care for any of the curves or stretch marks of any sort. Bonus points if you have acne or freckles.
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The Golden War
pairings: alexia putellas x lyonnais!reader
warnings: swearing. for culers the â22 uwcl final ig. jona is kinda mean in this.
authorâs note: this is the same reader from my âone for the money, two for the showâ fic of the lionesses!captain. reader is basically ada hegerberg lolsies :) will be turned into a series.
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Turin, Italy - May, 2022
''The final has been dubbed as a duel between you and Alexia Putellas, do you experience it as that?''
The Lyon captain fought the urge to roll her eyes at the question, despite having expected it. ''It is a final between Barcelona and Lyon, nothing more than that.'' She answered, diplomatically- the way they had rehearsed it.
''Lyon is the underdog coming into this final- FC Barcelona has been unbeatable so far. What do you need to do in order to beat them tomorrow?'' Another reporter asked, a pen ready in his hand to take notes.
There was a slight change in her expression as the question left his lips, the man succeeding in poking through her stoic expression. ''Well, we have never lost to Barcelona- I don't know if you remember 3 years ago or even last year,''
Lyon had comfortably beaten the Spanish club in 2019. In that Champions League Final, Y/N had become the first player to score a hattrick in a UWCL final. Their last meeting had been in 2021, in the pre-season, where Lyon had won 3-2, the Lyon captain again putting one in the net.
''We have won this competition many times. There was football before Barcelona, and it was being played by us.''
Her last sentence of the quote had struck a nerve with the Barça captain.
''She acts like she has already won the whole thing.'' Alexia remarked as she read a transcript of the press conference.
Patri and Mapi glanced at one another, a knowing look in their eyes. ''Technically, there is nothing wrong about what she said, Ale. How many times has she won this competition now? 6? 7?'' The defender said, not having a problem with the opposition's words.
''She's just pissed that everyone is talking about us now.'' She ignored Mapi, continuing berating her opponent.
The rivalry between the captains of the two top teams had been something made up by the media, seeking a female counterpart to the famed Ronaldo-Messi rivalry. Both Alexia and Y/N led Europe's premier clubs, won the Champions League, captained their national teams, and earned the Ballon d'Or. This fueled incessant comparisons.
Alexia and Y/N hadn't given it much thought at first. There were also many differences between them; Alexia is a midfielder, while Y/N is a striker. Despite their similar ages, their careers took diverse paths. Alexia remained in the Spanish league, while Y/N gained experience across various countries.
Over time, an unexpected shift occurred. They began caring about each other's achievements. Yet, they knew the comparison wasn't fair.
Despite being younger, Y/N dominated women's football for longer, winning the Champions League seven times â twice with Wolfsburg and five times with Lyon. In contrast, Alexia secured one with Barcelona. Neither had won anything major with their national teams, though she had come close with England a few times. Furthermore, on the accolades side of things, Y/N led with a repertoire that most players could only dream of.
For a long time, it hadn't bothered Alexia. She had watched in admiration as the younger player became the first recipient of the Ballon d'Or, a huge step in women's football. Y/N's advocacy for the sport also didn't escape the Spanish player.
However, her admiration had turned into envy.
The turning point came in the 2019 final against Lyon. She had observed the way the English striker had celebrated with her entire team- how the Lyon squad immediately ran to her once the whistle blew and how Y/N bathed in all the (rightly deserved) glory. Alexia wanted that for herself. For years, Y/N had been the nail in Barcelona's coffin, scoring the goals that made sure they couldn't continue in the competition- in the captain's opinion, the striker had made a joke of her team for years, even if she didn't meant to do that.
Their interactions over the years were limited to polite handshakes before or after matches. Occasional encounters outside the pitch were rare and brief, seldom extending beyond a few sentences.
Alexia's surprise peaked when Y/N congratulated her on winning the Ballon d'Or through both private and public Instagram messages. Despite her reservations about comparisons and rivalry, receiving praise from someone she admired as one of the best in the game left Alexia with a positive feeling.
''No, I think she's just not a fan of being referred to as an underdog.'' Patri defended the Lyon striker.
This explanation didn't sit well with Alexia, evident from the displeasure on her face. ''Whatever,'' she retorted, looking forward to settling matters on the field that Saturday.
Saturday, May 21, 2022
Excitement, adrenaline, nerves, and tension permeated the tunnel of Juventus Stadium as Alexia, tightly gripping her pennant, stood at the front of her lined-up team, awaiting the opposing captain.
The sudden hush among the Barcelona team signaled the arrival of their counterpart. Turning around, Alexia frowned at her teammates' fascination with the approaching striker.
This is not the time to be fangirling, she thought to herself, as she saw most of her players' eyes following the striker's figure.
As the two top players faced each other, uncertainty lingered about whether they should exchange greetings. Y/N broke the silence, deciding to offer some acknowledgment. ''Hey, you alright?'' Her charming English accent filled the air.
''Yeah, and you?'' Alexia almost cringed at her own quick response, not giving her brain time to think.
''Iâll see in about 90 minutes.'' The younger one grinned.
I'll wipe that smirk off your fucking face, Alexia said in her mind, not a fan of the confidence the striker was oozing.
Ten minutes later, the referee blew the whistle, signaling the start of the highly-anticipated final.
Lyon applied intense pressure right from the start, managing to create two goal-scoring opportunities within the first three minutes of the match.
However, the audience were offered their first initial glimpse of the rivalry in the 6th minute of the game.
Y/N positioned herself strategically, eyes fixed on her teammate readying a precise pass to her. The ball zipped across the pitch, and in a heartbeat, both Y/N and Alexia were locked onto winning it for themselves.
The striker, a master of timing, surged forward. Simultaneously, the midfielder closed in on the target. The collision was inevitable.
Both players fell with a thud, groaning at the contact with the ground. Despite the force of the clash, they both showed resilience as they wanted to use the momentum to their advantage.
They were momentarily entangled, fighting for control of the ball. It was a brief display of the rivalry that had brewed between them.
Y/N rose swiftly from the turf, eyes filled with determination. The collision had only fueled her competitive fire. With the ball firmly at her feet, she accelerated away from the mess, leaving Alexia behind.
The crowd erupted in gasps and cheers as Y/N, now in open space, scanned the field. Seizing the opportunity, she unleashed a powerful strike from well outside the box.
Time seemed to slow as the ball sailed towards the goal. Panos's desperate dive was in vain as the ball found the back of the net. The roar of the crowd echoed through the stadium, a symphony of cheers and applause for a goal that showcased the skills and spirit of the Lyon captain.
A fleeting scowl crossed Alexia's face, frustrated at the missed opportunity.
Y/N turned on her heels as the net rippled, ready to embrace her teammates who were rushing to her.
''Vamos!'' She roared, the Spanish word escaping her lips like a battle cry.
Yet, she found herself face-to-face not with the familiar sight of Lyon jerseys but with the intensity of Alexia's determined gaze.
Her expression froze for a quick second, confusion adorning her features. Y/N's eyes widened in realization, and for a brief instant, the two captains locked eyes in an unspoken exchange.
The celebration continued around them, teammates engulfing Y/N as they screamed with delight at their captain's prolific opener. The air was filled with jubilation, but within the chaos, the tension lingered between the two captains, adding an intriguing layer to the unfolding drama on the pitch.
The match unfolded further, Barcelona grabbing a few opportunities of their own, but not being clinical enough to score an equalizer. The Spanish squad remained calm, showing no signs of panic in their play, despite being behind.
Selma and Melvine played a great one-two with each other, and the young defender shot a beautiful cross towards the box. Anticipating the trajectory of the ball, Y/N skillfully pulled away from Leon, who undoubtedly had the impossible task of marking the striker.
The ball connected with Y/N's forehead, falling perfectly into the mesh. The scoreboard illuminated with Lyon 2, Barcelona 0. The narrative had shifted as the favorites stomped the ground in frustration, while the ''underdogs'' celebrated another goal from their captain.
The first half flew by. Y/N managed to assist Catarina to make it 3-0, but Alexia found the back of the net to get one back.
3-1.
The second half saw more scoring opportunities for Barcelona, but no one managed to finish the job.
After contact with Martens, Griedge cited experiencing a cramp and asked for treatment- a request that the Barcelona side was not having. Y/N, understanding the frustration of time-wasting, especially when behind in a match, stood aside.
However, the Lyon captain didn't appreciate the scolding she received from the opposition's coach. ''Tell your player to stop the comedy, what a shit job!'' Jonatan exclaimed to the English captain, who observed the scene from the sideline.
Y/N didn't budge, paying him no attention, knowing it was all tactics. She gave an unimpressed look toward the referee, who had been observing the one-sided interaction.
The official ran up to them, pulling a yellow card from her pocket and holding it in front of the manager. ''Step back, please. Don't talk to the opposition.'' she instructed him.
The match eventually resumed. In extra time, Paredes almost managed to pull off a header, but it went flying over the post.
In the last minute of the game, Y/N teamed up with EugĂŠnie to score a last-minute beauty, but the volley slammed against the post.
The piercing sound of the referee's whistle resonated through the stadium, marking the conclusion of the final. Lyon emerged triumphant for a record-extending 8th time.
Overwhelmed by her own emotions, Y/N fell to the ground as the whistle echoed in her ears. It didn't take too long for her teammates to rush up to her, colliding in a chaos of hugs, kisses, and jubilant shouts.
They had done it again, proving once more why all the records were tied to their name.
''Y/N, you're a fucking legend!'' Lindsey yelled in her ear, kissing her cheek multiple times.
As her teammates slowly got up from their celebratory cuddle with the ground, they formed a protective circle around their captain. Hands reached out to help her rise from the grass, and she found herself enveloped in a symphony of gratitude.
Eventually, she shook off her glorious daze, a wide grin etched on her face.
Y/N turned her attention to the defeated Barcelona players, spread out across the field with tears and disappointment staining their cheeks. She approached them, offering a helping hand to those still on the ground and sharing comforting words. Acknowledging the effort they had brought, she assured them that they gave her team a greater fight than the scoreline implied.
Before the Lyon squad embarked on their victory lap to greet the traveling supporters, Y/N's gaze fell on a heartbreaking scene. Across the field, the Spanish captain, Alexia, was cradled in a comforting embrace by a Barcelona staff member as tears streamed down her face.
Y/N hesitated, caught in a ''should I or shouldn't I'' moment with herself.
She chose to make an attempt to resolve whatever tension had built up between them.
Tears glistened on Alexia's cheeks, a testament to the intensity of the match and the dreams left unfulfilled. The Barcelona staff member, offering solace in the face of defeat, glanced up as Y/N approached, and let go of her.
''Alexia,'' Y/N greeted her softly, putting her arm around the Spaniard, ''thank you for the great battle.'' She hadn't prepared what to say, because what do you say against someone you feel like you are supposed to hate? What do you say against someone you've been constantly compared to for over a year?
To the striker's surprise, Alexia reciprocated, feeling an arm on her lower-back. ''Congratulations, you deserved the win. You played phenomenal.'' The midfielder told her, a forced yet genuine small smile making a way onto her face.
''Don't let this hurt you. You are literally one of the best players I have played against- your team is amazing. Use this, like in 2019.'' Y/N advised her, not particularly caring if the opposing player would take it or not.
''We will. I hope we can play many more finals. You make me- you make us grow.'' Alexia stuttered.
Y/N nodded. ''I hope so too. It's been fascinating to see the growth you guys have made these last years.''
The stadium now bore witness to a quieter exchange between the two captains. Almost every camera lens and watchful eye fixated on them.
As Y/N and Alexia exchanged words of mutual respect, their moment of shared understanding was abruptly disrupted by the Barcelona coach.
''Congratulations on the win, Y/N.'' He acknowledged briskly, his gaze quickly turning toward Alexia. His extended hand to her seemed more like a formality, but Y/N accepted it.
Almost forcibly, he placed a hand on Alexia's shoulder, a non-verbal cue that spoke volumes. ''Come on.'' He declared, his tone leaving little room for negotiation and they were off to wherever he needed her to be.
Alexia casted an immediate glance back at Y/N, a mix of emotions played across her face- gratitude for the moment, and frustration at its abrupt end. She hadn't responded to her words yet.
As the Spaniard was led away, Y/N's eyes lingered on the departing figure, a tinge of melancholy in her gaze.
The brief encounter had sparked a momentary connection- a bridge attempting to break through the perceived rivalry and show praise for a strong opponent. However, Jonatan's swift intervention acted like a pair of scissors, cutting through the threads that held that connection.
In Y/N's mind, Alexia had seemed appreciative of the opportunity to have a genuine conversation. She figured there must have been a good reason for her to have been pulled away like that, especially by the head coach.
The Barcelona captain had reacted with a hint of irritation when her coach suggested to the Lyon player to remove her arm from Alexia's shoulder. She tried asking Jonatan why he had coaxed her away, but she didn't receive a proper answer.
The whole thing had left a bitter taste in her mouth. The potential for a more extended, sincere exchange was cut short, leaving Alexia with lingering frustration. There was a desire to understand Y/N beyond the competition, but it was cut short.
She hoped her last glance had worked as a silent acknowledgment of what could have been.
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JEALOUSY, JEALOUSY
Synopsis: San canât already stand your best friend, especially when all she does is fill your head with negativity about him. But his breaking point may just be when she suggests you to start using a toy over him.
Warning: Smut / Fluff / Slight Angst . Swear word usage, jealousy, Best friend is an instigator, tension and use of sex toys. Sadism, creampie, pregnancy kink, + more.
Pairing: San x fem reader
San is a very caring person. Heâs sweet, patient, a literal definition of a sweetheart. An art created by women, but he does have one little tick. And thatâs not being able to stand your best friend. In most relationships itâs an either or situation.
Either the boyfriend and partnerâs best friend get along great. Siblings from different parents even, jokes are made, slight bickers erupt. But for the most part, their main concern is trying to prove to the other they love their partner/best friend more.
Then there are those who absolutely canât stand each other. The smiles sucked out of them as soon as one of them enters the room. The scowls and the irritated huffs. The possessiveness and the slight competition to try and prove their care for their partner/best friend. A constant fight to see who gets to one up the other. The literal thought of them sends goosebumps and thatâs exactly where San finds himself to be. He tries, really he does. Especially when your pouty face begs him to get along with your best friend. He tries to bury the hatchet but itâs the little remarks, the constant instigating, always pinning him to look bad. âHuh.â She begins as once again sheâs crashing into yours and his place. âWhat?â âIâm just wondering, for your anniversary. Didnât you buy him a Rolex?â âYeah? Why was that too much?â San hears your voice lower. The door to your bedroom open and just across from his gaming room. The small insecurity rises in your tone which only has him wanting to get off his chair and defend your present. He loves it, heâs never taken it off and never wasted a second to show it off to his best friends.
âNo but Iâd expected he at least try to do something as sophisticated as well. I mean what did he do again? Buy you a purse not even half the prize of the Rolex?â
Youâve got to be kidding me. San thinks.
Your friend is a hater. Simple as that, nothing he does is ever good enough for her. Either the jewels on the 5k necklace he bought you are too small. The dinner wasnât all that, the chores he did arenât too impressive. He knows he shouldnât care what she thinks. Overall, itâs not like heâs seeking for her validation. No, he seeks yours which is why she bugs the hell out of him. Never not does she whisper crap into your ears. Plaguing you of the little things San could do better at.
The bubbly smile on his face immediately curls into a scowl the second he walks into your shared suite. Finding her with a glass of wine in hand for the umpteenth time. âBaby! Youâre home!â He hears your angelic voice chirp. âAbout time.â He ignores the murmuring from her. Walking over to you, he glares daggers at your best friend before changing his expression. A soft loving gaze evident on his face the second he meets your. His white sleeves rolled up which made his muscles on his arms more prominent. Resting his hand on the table, a clear view to your best friend of the wedding band that rests on his finger. Using his other hand to curl a finger under your chin and pull you into a deep loving kiss. Suck on that. He feels smug, a slight smirk on his face as he continues to kiss your soft cherry flavored lips. Your giggling is what unfortunately has the two of you separating. A clear distaste on your best friends face but covers it before you notice.
âHow was your day my love?â San asks, lifting your hand that bares the bright shiny Diamond ring that symbolizes his love for you. A soft kiss placed on top of it, Making sure the ring falls under the light in the kitchen, the sparkle reflecting itself in the eyes of your friend. Wincing as she has to blink back a clear view. âGreat! We were just having a girls chat.â âAgain?â Tilting her head, she settles the wine glass down. âProblem Choi?â âI donât know, just seems youâve been coming a lot more often than usual. Boyfriend dumped you again?â
âSan!â He feels you smack his bicep but he doesnât break eye contact from her. Biting the inside of her cheek, she scoffs. âDonât you got an office to lock yourself in to get to?â âDonât you got a bar to get drunk off your ass to get to?â âAlright enough! Both of you behave. Sannie go shower, the sweat makes you hot but the stink doesnât. Weâre about ready to finish up anyway.â Nodding , he presses a kiss on your forehead before walking off.
âSeriously y/n, I donât know how you deal with it.â Snorting, you pick up the wine glasses and proceed to set them into the sink. âHim hun, not it.â âYeah Iâm not too sure. I mean heâs soâŚrobotic.â Scrunching your brows you give her a puzzled look as you clean up the table. âRobotic? How so?â âWell I mean San is just always doing the same thing. Like heâs programmed to do and say the exact thing over and over again. Like when was the last time you two went out on a proper adventure together?â âWell he does have a job and I have my internship.â You shrug. âExactly, what kind of a husband spends most of their time writing their lives off on work and not their social life? You know, marriage, wife, relationship? That is what comes with having said social life?â Shaking your head you chuckle. âHeâs doing the best that he can. Just two nights ago he risked being late to a meeting just so he can bring me lunch.â
âAll Iâm saying is, once he gets into a habit of living the same routine over and over, he may get bored and start feeling rash.â âRash?â âAll men do that, first itâs âoh I love you, please marry me, be with meâ then as soon as they begin to feel just a little bit of stress and boredom, boom ten years of a relationship down the drain.â Widening your eyes, you freeze in your spot. âYouâre not saying San is cheating?â âOf course not dear, because if he was. I would have killed him by now.â The worry begins to form on your face as she continues to ramble on. âTell me, when was the last time you two had sex?â Taken aback by the question you feel your cheeks begin to grow hot. âI-uhâŚum-wow okay, I donâtâŚI donât know.â âMy point exactly.â
âSo what exactly is wrong? Is San getting bored of me? Is he seeing someone? Oh my god, thereâs someone else right?!-â âShh! Relax, from what I know nothing. All Iâm saying is San is getting a bit, blah.â âBlah?â âYeah, and given heâs not being so caring like a caring husband should be. I think you should start caring for yourself.â âBut, I am. I mean I do get manicures when I can and go to a spa every once and a while. I just got a facial just last week-â Interrupted by her laugh, you watch her stand up and begin to reach for her purse. âOh my poor y/n, thatâs not what I was referring to.â âNo?â You raise a brow at her. âIf San isnât doing a fine job satisfying you, then you should be finding yourself a distraction. A toy per say.â
Completely taken by surprise, you donât get to ask any further questions as she had already made her way out the door. You never expected to have such a conversation, in fact you donât really understand why you had. San isnât blah? At least not to you. Yeah it sucks that with his job, you only see him in the mornings briefly as he gets ready, a kiss to your lips as he leaves for work. A text here and there and then by night, heâs home for a shower, a dinner and then bed. Youâd be lying if you said you didnât miss the random late night talks, the 3 am errands to the grocery store and the trips across towns. Even more, the sex. You two havenât slept with each other in a while and when you did, it was brief and lazy. Both too tired for anything rowdy. âBabe?â You hear San call out for you. âComing!â Your best friend didnât know what she was talking about. San isnât blah, your marriage is perfect and no way do you need a toy to satisfy you.
If San didnât like your best friend then, now he despises her.
âWhat the hell is this?â San glares at the device in its package. A smirk on the damn womanâs face as she sits on your couch. A shy smile on your face, cheeks a rosy tint of red as you look at him. âJust thought to change things up?â âWhat do you mean baby?â Setting his suit case down, he cups your face. He knows you didnât come up with this idea. No way you woke up one day and decided to buy yourself a dildo on a random Tuesday night. âWhat did she say now?âHe adds a harsh tone to she, not a single glance over to her as he keeps his focus on you. âShe did your wife a favor.â She spoke up, standing she walks over and picks up the box. âMade sure she got it extra large, you know just to make sure itâll do a better job.â Smirking she grabs her jacket and gives you a goodbye hug. âWhat the hell is that suppose to mean?â His question going unanswered as you begin to walk your friend out.
As soon as the door closed, heâs about ready to bombard you with questions but is stopped when you wrap your arms around him. âI know works been a pain, itâs why I got it. Donât want to bother you, now Iâm situated.â Sending him a smile, you grab the box and head on over to your bedroom. At loss for words, San stands their bewildered. What the hell happened?
âI canât fucking stand her.â San slams the shot glass on the table. An amused look on Yeosang and Wooyoung as they watch their favorite continuously chug down shot after shot. âSan, this woman has been driving you nuts. Why canât you just tell y/n how much she bothers you.â Wooyoung takes the bottle away from his grip. Shaking his head, he runs a frustrated hand through his hair. âTheyâve been best friends since first grade, I could never tell her how much I despise her. Itâll crush her.â âWell itâs not like youâve been keeping your hatred for her a secret.â Yeosang shrugs. âAnd worst of all, she had her buy a sex toy.â
âSex toy huh? Getting kinky is she?â Wooyoung grins. âShe got it so I wouldnât have to have sex with her.â âWhat?â âShe didnât want to bother me, so instead of focusing on fucking me, sheâll be using that damn vibrator.â Snorting, Wooyoung canât help but chuckle. âNever thought to live the day in which Choi San would have to be competing with a vibrator over his wife.â âShut up Wooyoung.â He rolls his eyes, okay so maybe heâs jealous. Why wouldnât he be? He misses you, itâs no secret the man craves sex. But heâs been holding back because he thought you werenât up for it. Your internship has been so demanding of you. Every day he notices your nails getting shorter and shorter by how much you bite them. Legs bouncing much more rapid by how easily the stress builds in you. The eye bags only growing and all he wishes is to draw you a nice bath and fuck the stress out of you.
But he holds back, in case you werenât up for it. He respects your wishes, and he wouldnât dare to ever do anything you were uncomfortable with. But ever since the spawn of satan introduced you into the worlds of sex toys itâs like he no longer exists. Heâs not one to oppose sex toys if it means heâs getting in on the action but this, no this was a sex repellent on him. Worse when your best friend constantly smirks victoriously at him. âIt works wonders.â He hears you say one night over the phone. In the drawer, he opens and sees there it lies. Scoffing, he grabs it and tosses it on the bed. Walking over to where you sat, he picks you up abruptly. âSan!â Tossing you on the bed, he rips the phone out of your grasp.
âHang up or listen, either way Iâm about to fuck my wife.â He tells your best friend as he throws the phone on the pillow before pulling your legs closer to him. âSannie?â Jaw clenched, he rips your pajama shorts off you along with your panties. Spreading your legs as he settles in between them. âDonât need a fucking dildo to be satisfied.â A gasp rips out of you as he takes a long lick up your cunt. âCan that toy of yours do this to you?â Hands gripping your thighs back as he begins to eat you out. Spitting and licking figure eights on your clit. Bringing two fingers up to your mouth, you oblige and take them into your mouth. He feels rumbling as you moan on his fingers. Soft doe eyes vanished and instead replaced with lust and hunger. San seems almost animalistic as he sucks, your essence only building the longer he eats you. Removing his fingers, he watches as a strip of salive fall out of your mouth. Not wasting a second in shoving them in. âSan!â Throwing your head back, forcing yourself to keep wide for him. âThat dildo can never be as good as me. Look how caring I am? Always making sure my princess gets nothing but mind blowing orgasms. Can it lick your pretty pussy lips like I do huh? Can it play with your clit until you shake with ecstasy?â
Whining, your hands go down to grip on his hair. A loud slap is heard as he looks at you sternly. âAnswer me princess.â âNo Sannie! It canât! Fuck Iâm close!â Picking up in speed, he fucks you with his fingers. Loving the view of you squirming, chest rising as your stomach clenched each time his fingers hit a particular spot. Lowering his tongue back on your pussy, as if it was his last meal. He doesnât stop even after he brought you to a toe curling climax. âBaby!â You try to push his face but you donât budge. Instead he pins your legs down and continue to suck. Squelching noises are echoed throughout the room along with your moans. Getting louder and louder youâre glad no one else lives on the same floor as you two. The large view of the city shown out of your window. Anyone can see at any second and it only turned you on more. Youâd love for someone to see how well your man knows how to pleasure you. To see how lucky you are to have found such a gem. San wasnât bothered, if anything the only thing bothering him is that damn vibrator. Itâs lying there right by you. Almost mocking him given itâs had a few rounds with his wife. So as he detached himself from your cunt, he flips you over.
âLook at it,â Tilting your head to look at the device, he pushes your upper body down on the bed. Face right next to it. âIf you think for a fucking second this damn thing can bring you pleasure then youâre fucking wrong. Only I can.â He felt pathetic, just how bothered this object made him feel. But he had to make a statement, he needed for you to know you didnât need any object to bring your pleasure. You have him, heâs yours to love, to play with, to fuck. Heâs your personal fuck toy so why the fuck did you let your stupid fucking friend talk you into buying it? âFuck!â Your eyes roll back as he shoves his dick inside you. Hands gripping your waist as he begins to plunge into you. The creaking of the bed increases in volume the harder he fucks you on the bed. Not letting you move an inch from him. âSo sensitive!â You whine as you grip the sheets.
âTake it, be a good girl and take my cock.â He huffs, strands of hair beginning to fall on his face as he focuses on making you come as many times as possible. Looking down and seeing the connection between you two. How your essence glimmered his cock, itâs own personal lube. Never do you need much preparation, always ready to take him anytime and anywhere. âGod I missed this cunt.â He grunts as he thrusts harder into you. âMissed your cock!â You breathe out. Leaning down, he grips your face and smashes his lips on yours. Forcing his tongue in as he keeps thrusting without relenting.
Itâs crazy just how much stamina the man had. Maybe it was the lack of sex for the last few weeks. Maybe itâs the hatred for your best friend constantly meddling in your marriage or the jealousy over the toy. Hell, maybe itâs all three. Itâs why no matter how much his body begs to release, he refuses and holds it in. Orgasm after orgasm and he still doesnât detach himself from you. Tears running, hair disheveled, lips bruises and titties covered in hickies, sheets drenched as you lie on the bed pretty and fucked out for him. âSannie no more!â You hiccup, had just squirted all over him. Pulling away, he turns the both of you around. âOne more princess. Donât you wanna help your husband come? Mhm?â Wiping the tears off your face, you nod and climb on top of him. âGood, now sit.â The both of you moan at the intrusion again. Beginning to feel your head get fuzzy, San holds you up. âDonât fall asleep baby, so close.â
âYes Sannie.â Setting a pace before bouncing yourself up and down on him, the claps louder than ever. Swear on both of your foreheads as his biceps flex his muscles the tighter he holds you. Helping you bounce on him, slapping your ass to encourage you to go faster. âJust like that, fuuuck.â Throwing back his head when you begin to squeeze him. Warm walls engulfing all of him, âShit! Keep doing that and I might fuck a baby in you.â He grunts, noticing your movements suddenly got faster. You squeezed him again as a loud whine came from you. âOh? I see.â Wrapping his arms around you, he pulls you down to rest on top of his chest. âItâs what you want donât you?â Stopping momentarily and then a louder moan emits from your mouth when he proceeds to fuck deep and slow in you. âTell me, want me to get you pregnant huh?â
Mouth wide open but no words come out as the feeling his cock raw and throbbing in you is all your head can process. âWant me to make you a mama? Get your belly all round and big for me yeah?â Nodding vigorously, you cup his face. âPlease San! God I want it all!â You plead him. âMâgonna give you all my babies. Mâyours y/n, not that fucking device. Need someone to fuck you, come to me. Hell, come to my office and Iâll gladly fuck you stupid right in front of everyone.â Quickening his thrusts, you hold him tightly as you feel yourself begin to shake.
âFuck Iâm coming!â San grunts as he sucks on your neck. Hitting your g spot, the both of you come on the spot. Loud mewls from the both of you, heavy breathing and hearts racing. You were currently fighting to stay awake but Sanâs warm body made it impossible. Too fucked out to care about anything else. Caressing your hair, he lulls you to sleep. Grabbing your phone and noticing the call hadnât ended at all and that your very sad pathetic friend had heard it all.
Typical.
âSorry, y/n will no longer be having depressing wine drinking sessions anymore. Sheâll be too busy carrying my children.â
And like that, he hangs up on her.
Thatâll teach her to fuck with him.
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how do you fall in love with yourself
unlearn the idea that confidence is conceit. i see this belief imposed on women especially, that if theyâre very unapologetic about loving themselves it automatically means theyâre narcissistic / think theyâre better than everybody else. thatâs not true at all. you can love yourself while also acknowledging youâre not inherently better than anyone else. you can love yourself while also being kind & supportive to others. itâs okay to be both of these things at once.
let go of the scarcity mindset. women (everyone really, but especially women) get pitted/compared against each other all the time. you see it w female celebrities in the media, but itâs very prevalent in real life as well. this is very much years of societal conditioning & both women & men partake in this behavior. ignore it. rest easy knowing that there can be multiple beautiful women, multiple smart women, multiple funny women in any environment at any given time. there is enough clout to go around; you donât need to feel like if thereâs another pretty/smart girl it means you no longer have the space to also be a pretty/smart girl. instead operate from an abundance mindset: always (alwaysss) be happy for other girls when they succeed, when theyâre praised, when theyâre loved, whatever. see them not as competition but as inspiration. envy is such a colossal waste of time bc nobody elseâs accomplishments have any bearing on your own!!
get to know yourself more. i love the analogy of dating yourself bc itâs true. i went through a rough period of being around my ex 24/7 to the point i didnât even know myself, and then i spent the post-breakup year hanging around everyone else constantly to numb my thoughts. now iâm spending more time alone than ever & iâm getting to know myself so much. learning about my taste in fashion, music, everything. and iâve had so much more time to invest in hobbies & skills, which is very instrumental to building healthy self-esteem. ofc thereâs a more balanced way to do this, but make sure youâre not running away from yourself!
what do you like outside of everybodyâs opinion? donât interpret this the wrong wayâitâs completely fine to be inspired. every single person you know has copied someone else to an extent. but if you find yourself going too far, not trusting yourself to make the simplest decisions, just following trends blindly and nothing else, youâve left the inspiration territory and started crossing into plagiarism. move from a place of self-direction and really think about what is naturally appealing to you. it doesnât matter if itâs not popular or nobody else likes it. if you like it & if it makes you happy, thatâs all you need.
practice self-love! i had to do this lol but it works wonders. i started intentionally telling myself that i trust my own taste, that i trust my own choices, that if i think somethingâs cool itâs good enough, talking to myself kindly etc etc. eventually all this stuff will become natural to you & you wonât find yourself having to expend so much energy into simply loving you for you. donât give up even if itâs hard to believe at times.
donât give a fuck. seriously. just donât give a single flying fuck what someone else has to say. there will always be That One Person who tries to tear you down, belittles you, gaslights you etc etc and if you know in your heart youâre not doing anything wrong, just ignore and keep it pushing. you canât be everyoneâs favorite person (nor should you want to be). think of your favorite celebrity. anyone ever. they probably all got subjected to hate. now think of how theyâre successful still & how it didnât take anything away from them. there you go <3
if literally everyone on this planet starts hating you, loving yourself is still the antidote. to clarify, how others perceive us does hold weight. but if legit every single person i know started hating me, and i still loved myself, iâd probably still live a full life bc my perception is all that really matters in the end. i donât need anyone else to be my #1 fan���i can do that myself just fine. it technically is actually your world & everyone else is just living in it. so enjoy that! stop giving a hard time to the one person who will always be w you through thick and thin (yourself). eat good food & watch good shows & read good books & just have fun. i love u
#i have a lot to say ab this bc i went from being in a very low place to now being my own favorite girl in the world so#also i refer to women a couple of times here but really this is applicable to everyone!!#ask
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Hopes And Fears - Part Two. (Wally Clark x Reader.)
Summary: Y/Nâs death is traumatic. So traumatic in fact, she canât even look at Wally without reliving what happened to her.
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Warnings: Death
Part One.
A/N: Itâs finally here!! I canât even begin to express how sorry I am that has it has taken me over a year to get part two out. Iâm sure most of you are probably over waiting for it anyway but if you do fancy giving it a read, I really appreciate it and hope it was worth the excessively long wait. Iâve tagged everybody that asked for a part two!! Once again, I am so deeply sorry! Please forgive me!!
âI would like to begin by thanking everybody that is here today and for those who have reached out to our family in this incredibly difficult time. Your thoughts and prayers have been so comforting and a reminder of the impact that our beautiful daughter had on so many people.
How would I even begin to describe Y/N? She was truly the most special girl and I am so thankful that I was able to bring her into this world, even if she did have to leave it early. The years I got to spend with her, were the best of my life and nothing will ever compare to the bond that her and I shared. She was so kind, so generous and so loving. Never declining the opportunity to spend time with her family, even if it may have been the embarrassing thing to do. I know what itâs like to be a teenager and for her to put us first consistently was just one of her many great qualities.
Y/N was an honour roll student, a successful gymnast and dancer, as well as being captain of the Split River Cheerleaders. As a child, she had so much energy, to the point where we didnât know what to do with her. After enrolling her in dance classes for the first time, she fell in love with the sport, gymnastics and cheerleading followed and I remember being so nervous that she would injure herself. However, when she stared up at me with those gleaming eyes, I couldnât bring it in myself to say no. These were just a few of her passions and it was evident that this was where she felt at home anytime we watched her at competitions or rehearsals. No longer the shy little girl that used to hide behind my legs before her first day of school.
Our daughter was also a keen activist and did a lot of charity work, though most of you probably wouldnât know that. She volunteered at the animal shelter on our block every weekend, which led to her rescuing countless animals over the years. Leaving us with not only a dog but three cats, a ferret, five rabbits, countless chickens and four rats. She also ran at least one marathon a year in order to raise money for numerous charities, and often donated supplies and food to womenâs shelters around the state.
Our daughter was the most selfless person I know, always putting other before herself. She taught us a lot and made us better people. For which Iâll be eternally grateful.
We wish we couldâve stopped this, and that we couldâve had more time with her. We wish we couldâve watched her grow and sent her off to college. We wish we couldâve moved her into her first apartment and seen her get married, maybe even had grandchildren.
The pain we are experiencing right now is unlike any other. To lose a child is the most gut wrenching thing, I wouldnât wish this on my worst enemy. I would give anything to hold her in my arms one last time. To be able to tell her I love her one last time.
So please, if anybody has any information as to who did this to our precious girl, all I ask is that you share this with the police department. Please help us find the person responsible and allow us some closure and for Y/N to get justice. She didnât deserve this. Thank you.â
My mother cries as she steps away from the podium, collapsing into the arms of my father. Tears silently roll down my face as I take in the scene, the heartbreak across their faces as they hold each other. Unable to contain the grief theyâre feeling.
As the principal speaks, I watch the crowd. My friends trying their best to hide their sadness, teachers hold their heads down, struggling to understand how this couldâve happened, even some students I only knew in passing look as though they could burst into tears at any moment.
Itâs a difficult thing to watch, your own memorial. I suppose I never thought about how other would react to my death before, it never crosses your mind as you assume you wonât be able to witness it. God, what I would give to be that naive again.
âHi Split River, for those of you that donât know me, Iâm Abby. Y/N was, well is my best friend. We met when we were in kindergarten and from that day forward weâve been inseparable.
Y/N was a very shy person, Iâm sure most of you would describe her as an introvert. Fortunately, I was one of the few people she let into her life, breaking down the invisible barriers she built around herself and it was the greatest pleasure of my life.
We were total opposites and enjoyed different things but that didnât matter. For example, Y/N hated theatre, she called it glorified pantomime, but she still attended every show I was in, she still helped me practice my lines and she still encouraged me to do what I loved even if she couldnât stand it.
We had so many things we wanted to do together, we were going to share a dorm together at Parsons, she would major in fashion design and I would do photography. Weâd take over the world as a duo, running our own magazine that I could star in, of course. All those dreams of ours have been ripped to shreds now and I donât know what to do without her. My life was intertwined with herâs and there was never a future that she wasnât apart of. Iâm completely lost without her.
I hope whoever did this rots in hell. You deserve nothing but suffering for taking such a pure soul out of this world.â
Abbyâs words leave a small smile on my face despite the tears that continue to fall. In all honesty, Iâm surprised her entire speech wasnât a rage fuelled rant directed at the perpetrator.
Despite my eyes being fixed on the service taking place in the gym below, I still feel the bench dip slightly. Alerting me of someoneâs presence. My eyes reluctantly drag themselves away and I realise itâs the footballer, he sits towards the other end of the bench, keeping his distance. Iâm quick to notice the lack of football jersey, wearing nothing but a white tank top that defines his arms nicely and his blue school assigned gym shorts.
His hands are clutching a bouquet of flowers, an array of sunflowers, dusty orange irises, blood red snapdragons and soft peach chrysanthemums. Theyâre arranged beautifully, held together by a small piece of string.
âThey were beautiful speeches.â He comments, soft smile gracing his features.
I nod, offering a small smile in return. The lack of football attire puts me at ease and Iâm appreciative of the distance between us. Guilt consumes me slightly at my judgement towards him, but I canât control it. After what happened, I donât want to put myself in that situation again. Iâm not taking any chances.
âThis is the hard part. My mom couldnât even finish her eulogy she was crying that much.â He tells me, eyes fixed on the girls from my cheerleading squad who are now doing their own speech. âItâs good to know you have so many people who care about you though.â
He doesnât look over at me once heâs finished speaking and I take my time to look at him properly. Soft brown eyes compliment his dark, almost black hair. Full lips and a youthful glow, it dawns on me that heâs been stuck in this state for decades, never aging, never changing.
âI feel bad.â I state, voice barely louder than a whisper as I allow myself to make eye contact with him when he turns to face me. âThey shouldnât have to go through this.â
âHey, itâs not your fault.â He goes to move towards me before stopping himself, though never taking his eyes off mine. âYou canât blame yourself, trust me I spent years doing that and no good comes of it. Youâll just end up tormenting yourself.â
Nodding as I take in his words, I let out a long sigh. Gazing down at my parents once again, I canât help but feel the tears welling up in my eyes once again and Iâm quick to wipe them away. Not wanting Wally to see me cry. Theyâre still clinging on to each other, though theyâve moved to sit down now, neither of them look as though theyâre paying much attention to those speaking. Focused solely on comforting one another.
Itâs in that moment that I notice who the next speaker is and my entire body tenses. Why is Spencer getting up to speak? Heâs dressed to the nines in a black suit, hands gripping a piece of paper that has evidently been crumpled up. If my heart still worked Iâm almost positive it wouldâve stopped beating right this second.
Is this some sort of sick joke? Parading around in front of my grieving loved ones, knowing full well that heâs potentially evaded justice. I feel sick to my stomach and canât bare to watch. What could he even have to say?
âWalk with me.â
Before Wally can even figure out what is happening, Iâm practically sprinting out of the gym. Hurrying down the hallway in an effort to get as far away from Spencer as physically possible. Itâs completely irrational, I know he canât see me. He canât hurt me again. Yet, I canât even bring myself to stay in the same room as him.
âHow did you die?â I ask Wally once he has caught up to me, walking beside me while making sure to keep a few feet between us. Iâm in need of a distraction and as long as heâs talking, I can keep my mind off the situation that just unfolded before me.
âOh, I um was tackled during the homecoming game of my senior year in â83. Snapped my neck and died on the pitch.â He tells me, one hand scratching the back of his neck as he does so, eyes unable to meet mine. âIâd already been benched but my mom pushed me to get back in the game and I just wanted to make her proud.â
Stopping in my tracks, I turn to face him properly. His face is full of guilt, and perhaps a little bit of shame. Afraid that he didnât do his best, that he didnât make his mom proud.
âShe still comes to every game. I mean they named the stadium after me so itâs nice that I get to see her once a year. Iâm lucky in that sense.â
Heâs rambling, trying to fill the silence with anything he can. Itâs something I often found myself down when I was still alive. Wanting to aid the embarrassment and nervousness I often felt.
âWally. Your mom will always be proud of you. A momâs pride for her child is unconditional.â I speak confidently, allowing him to feel reassured, something I can sense he needs right now.
âYouâre right. I just wish things ended differently, like if Iâd won the game, all those years of training wouldnât have gone to waste you know?â
The sadness in his voice is prevalent and I can tell he struggles with it even after all these years. Heâs still not making eye contact with me and I feel that pang of guilt once again, for assuming he would be like all the other stupid footballers I know. He has a good heart, I see that now.
âYou heard my momâs speech right? If weâre gonna play that game then all those years of dance training were for nothing.â I joke, hoping itâll ease his sullen mood slightly. âI danced because it was fun, besides, if all of those years were for nothing, would I still be able to do this?â
For the first time since we left the gym, Wally actually looks at me. Raising my arms, I judge the distance behind me before throwing myself into a back handspring. The boy laughs quietly, causing me to smile as he brings his hands together in a round of applause, muffled slightly due to the flowers heâs still holding. Bowing obnoxiously, I canât help but allow myself to enjoy the moment. Itâs the first bit of happiness Iâve felt this entire time and I intend to savour it.
âWow. Yeah, you would not catch me doing that.â He comments, matching my pace as we continue to walk again. âThank you, by the way.â
My eyebrows furrow in confusion, not entirely sure where his thanks are coming from. Staying silent as we sit opposite one another in the communal gardens towards the back of the school. Itâs quiet, not many students know itâs here, and the ones that do have no interest in being back here. Theyâd much rather be on the quad where they actually get phone service.
âFor cheering me up, I mean. The others can sometimes get a bit annoyed when I bring up what happened. They think I shouldâve got over it by now with it being almost forty odd years ago.â He states, the sunlight reflecting on him at just the right angle, it makes him look angelic. Beautiful really.
âCan anybody get over their death?â
âRhonda seems to think so, but I reckon she just doesnât like talking about what happened to her.â He replies, a fondness in his eyes as he talks about her, almost as if heâs remembering a past conversation.
Leaning back to take in the sun, I close my eyes, absorbing the light that hits my face. Being dead is strange to say the least, I thought I wouldnât feel anything. No emotions, no sensations, nothing. That couldnât be further from the truth. Since death, Iâve mostly felt sadness and anger, but spending this short amount of time with Wally has made me aware of the happiness iâm able to feel as well. Not to mention the warmth of the sun on my skin, I can pretend Iâm alive. Even if it is just for a second.
âThese are for you by the way.â Wallyâs voice bring me back to reality and I realise heâs holding the bouquet of flowers out to me. Heâs sat a good distance away and so I have to lean forward to take them from his grasp. Fingers brushing as I do so and Iâm quick to pull away, despite the warmth that rushed through my hand upon the momentary interaction. âI was going to give them to you earlier, but then it didnât seem right because we were watching the eulogies and all. I didnât wanna make it weird or awkward for you or anything. I also didnât know what kind of flowers you liked so I just picked a bunch from the flower gardens, Charlie helped me arrange them, I hope theyâre okay because my first attempt wasnât the best. Apparently the colours didnât match or something-â
âWally theyâre gorgeous.â I interrupt, unable to hide the grin that is beginning to spread across my face as I bring them to my nose to inhale the scent. âSnapdragons are my favourite.â
âOh thank god. I was really worried you would hate them, or that maybe you werenât a flower person.â He blurts out, following a quick sigh of relief. âNot that itâs a big deal or anything. I just wanted to make sure you knew that I mean no harm, and sort of welcome you the afterlife I guess.â
I must admit the nervous rambling is cute, I can feel the redness flushing my cheeks as I hide myself behind the flowers. Taking my time to admire the bouquet as much as I can. Itâs a beautiful gesture, and Iâm in disbelief that he spent the time to do this for me. A peace offering despite him doing nothing wrong.
âYouâre sweet Wally.â I admit, delicately stroking the petals on a couple of the flowers. âIâm really sorry about before. You just remind me of someone.â
âA footballer ex perhaps?â He questions, unable to get Rhondaâs previous comment out of his head. Whether it be down to jealousy or curiosity heâs unsure.
âNo, no ex.â I shake my head adamantly, eyes glued to the flowers as I try to come up with the words to describe why I acted the way I did. Itâs still too soon for me to talk about, I know that. However, I also know that Wally does deserve some sort of explanation. âI donât think Iâm ready to talk about it just yet, but if I have another moment like before I promise itâs not your fault.â
Wally nods, understanding and accepting my boundaries. We stay sat in silence for a moment longer, he doesnât push me to talk, nor does he change the subject. Instead, we just embrace the peace weâve created in the garden. Itâs the most relaxed Iâve felt for a while and Iâm able to sit with my own thoughts without sending myself into a spiral or a panic. Itâs nice.
The minutes pass as we listen to the gentle sounds of birds chirping and the occasional rustle of the trees in the wind. It feels as though weâre stuck in time, but I feel content. I wouldnât mind being stuck right here, right now. At least, if it wasnât for Charlie.
âY/N, your memorialâs ending, just thought youâd want to see your parents again before they leave!â
Wally and I both look towards the boy who stands awkwardly in the doorway. He sounds out of breath and I imagine heâs been sprinting around the school in search of me.
My hands grip the flowers tighter, veins popping and knuckles flexed as I squeeze tightly. Wallyâs the first to stand and when I finally look up at him, he offers me an encouraging nod. A reminder that I am strong enough to do this. To say my goodbyes.
While I walk besides the tall jock, with Charlie taking lead in front, I do feel strong. Wallyâs supportive and comforting nature radiates through the hallway and I feel confident. Although, I know this is the last time I could potentially see my parents, thereâs no sadness, just a readiness to take on this new stage of my life and it fills me with a sense of acceptance. Accepting death was difficult but finally, I feel ready to take on whatever comes next.
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The full Bennet Family Finances endnote from Ch33
Iâve been doing some more maths (ch26 has the initial discussion) on the savings that our characters might do/shouldâve done since itâs fascinating to me and some of the comments Iâve been getting have been making me think more about it. One of the common themes is surprise at just how negligent the Bennets were at saving, instead of merely being stretched thin by expenses. I understand this completely, as it isnât something thatâs explicit in an easily recognisable way for modern audiences.
So, where could they have been more economical? They donât go to London, no one has a gambling addiction, all travelling (which was EXPENSIVE) is done cost effectively, and they certainly didnât spend all the money on tutors and the like for their daughters. Iâm sure thereâs actual academic papers by historians on this (I miss my uni access to those so much) but I can take some educated guesses.
We know Mrs Bennet is just bad with household management. Part of which might mean ordering too much food (itâs mentioned she keeps a good table, so this is as close to canon as we can get) and perhaps not being efficient with what she does order, ie wanting different meats from night to night, instead of having the leftovers served as stews or whatnot, not keeping an eye on the prices of sugar, salt, etc to buy when theyâre cheap, making special orders instead of purchasing whatâs readily available, etc. We know none of the Bennet women assist in the kitchen (as the Lucases do) so thatâs more work for servants and thus likely to contribute to the need of an extra servant or higher wages. Household management could also be more innocuous things like always buying the expensive bees-wax candles, instead of using tallow when guests arenât around or in out-of-the-way rooms. And being inefficient with candle usage (this is likely a Mr Bennet flaw too, if he enjoys reading in his library at night) in order to have a room better lit than strictly necessary. There was a reason families all tended to gather in one room after dark, and the Bennets notably donât. Also having fires in all the principal rooms instead of just the ones likely to be used that day. If thereâs ways to be inefficient with funds when it comes to cleaning, Iâm sure they found a way there, too. Basically, anything that requires forward planning to help with economy would be lacking.
 But thatâs all âessentialsâ just done inefficiently, what luxuries might they have had? They have the income to warrant their carriage, horses, and it seems Mr Bennet does hunt, but thatâs also a standard expense for his wealth, so letâs focus on what might be pushing them to their limits. Other than the over-provisioned dining table, which weâve mentioned, nothing about their socialising habits seems excessive. Mrs Bennetâs love of fashion could be pushing her wardrobe bill up, Mr Bennetâs love of books could be a VERY expensive hobby, and of course â five daughters out at once. Having five daughters out (especially unnecessarily as Lydia and even Kitty were quite young to be out) cost a LOT of money. Lady Catherine was rude as anything, but her surprise at the fact was warranted. Other than money, it also meant the daughters were in direct âcompetitionâ for the same limited amount of suitors, which theoretically might hurt the elder girlsâ chances. Five distinct wardrobes for young women which needed gowns for all occasions, going through dance shoes and gloves very quickly, bonnets, etc, all added up. At the start of the book multiple hundreds of pounds a year would be going to keeping their daughters looking the part while mixing in society.
But Janeâs only twenty-one or twenty-two at the start of the novel, and came out at fifteen at the earliest. Yet the Bennets still never saved money, and never overspent their income, so there were other expenses they were able to drop which had been preventing them from saving money for the first sixteen or so years of their marriage. I think itâs fair to assume thereâs random, one-time bigger expenses that were undertaken with any substantial spare money: perhaps the hermitage Mrs Bennet mentions is a newer addition, was the coach (which are normally ordered around the start of a marriage) refitted more recently, how often is the dĂŠcor of Longbourn updated (and on that note, are things like the sofa reupholstered or completely replaced), do they impulse buy vases and sculptures, make sure whatever alcohol they do buy (which appears to be a reasonable amount for their class) is the expensive stuff, etc. Whatever it is, itâs a both parent problem. Mrs Bennet is bad at money management and instead of changing her habits or preparing her daughters for financial hardship puts pressure on them to marry (preferably rich, but she doesnât seem to have a complaint about Wickham in that regard). Mr Bennet is smart enough to see that there is a problem and how to fix it, but after his first idea fails (have a son to break the entail and thus provide for his widow and other children â which doesnât even necessarily mean the girls would get a dowry, just that they would never live in poverty) does nothing to reassess the issue or find a solution. He essentially shrugs his shoulders and lets his daughters shift for themselves. One parent is too stressed about money and only addresses it negatively, and the other isnât stressed enough and doesnât address it seriously at all. Neither do anything productive, even though changing their habits would be enough to fix it. I love them, but MASSIVE parenting failure on their end; and hinted to occur because the parents were too used to comforts and different themselves to be able to work together and act on a solution.
Now for some actual MATHS! Which, yes, I realise I am strangely excited about.
The idea that most of the Bennetsâ money is spent by having so many daughters out at once seems to keep popping up in my time on the internet. So, I thought it would be interesting to see what their dowries could be if that five-daughters-out-at-once money wasnât spent on other things before any daughters were out. Costs of this could vary a bit between families, and though we know Lydiaâs expenses were almost ÂŁ100 per annum that includes board and food as well as little gifts from Mrs Bennet, so we canât simply multiply that by five and be done with it. But, given Mrs Bennetâs desire for fashion and the poor financial management we see from her and some of her daughters, itâs quite possible clothes were being bought new rather than pulled apart and remade more than they ought to be, so spending ÂŁ50 to ÂŁ60 a year on each daughter being âoutâ seems reasonable. For the purposes of this, letâs look at a total of ÂŁ250 and ÂŁ300 a year for all five, and in the 4%s because thatâs where the money settled on Mrs Bennet apparently is. After sixteen years of marriage (when we will assume Jane comes out) thatâs ÂŁ5,456 or ÂŁ6,547. Meaning that just doubled their dowry, even if they save nothing else after that. If the interest is left alone, thatâs more than ÂŁ1,000 thatâs added to it before the novel even begins. Suddenly Mr Bennet dying at the start of the novel would leave his widow and daughters with between ÂŁ11,500-ÂŁ13,000 instead of the meagre ÂŁ5,000 they actually have.
And the girls didnât all come out at once, so just to put some numbers to it for math purposes, letâs say Elizabeth came out one year after Jane, Mary two years after her, Kitty another two years later, and Lydia the following year. For simplicity, each girl coming out is going to remove the same amount of money (when realistically itâs likely Jane, who needs everything new, and Lydia, whoâs spoilt, would have cost the most). With the lower estimates of expenses, thatâs ÂŁ8,062 saved at the time of the novel, taking the total for Mrs Bennet and the girls to ÂŁ13,602 or ÂŁ2,612 each, assuming nothing else is saved. At the higher cost for the girls being out, thatâs ÂŁ9,676 saved and ÂŁ14,676 that theyâll eventually inherit a share of. Still below what they should have as dowries, but a vast improvement, and proof of why having five daughters out at once was an additional strain but not THE strain. It was just another element in a mountain of problems.
âBut what if it was in the 5%s?â asks no one but me. I think they would stick to the more stable bonds Mrs Bennetâs dowry is in, but if they didnât, the same situation as above would save ÂŁ9,243 (or ÂŁ14,243 total) or ÂŁ11,090 (ÂŁ16,090 to share or ÂŁ3,218 each).
For pure funsies, the numbers if Mr and Mrs Bennet had also saved the interest of the ÂŁ5,000 settled upon her (which by itself would grow to ÂŁ12,324 in the 4%s) in addition to these savings are:
ÂŁ20,387 (ÂŁ4,077 each at the start of the novel) with the ÂŁ250 expenses estimate. At ÂŁ300 for all five daughters out, we get to ÂŁ21,998. Both of these numbers suddenly mean the Miss Bennets would never have to fear poverty when Mr Bennet died and they would individually each be as rich as their mother was, and though they wouldnât be counted as rich themselves, would at least have something respectable. They might not cost their husbands money to marry.
AND THEN if everything is in the 5%s but that original ÂŁ5,000, and the interest it gains is also moved to the higher interest account, the grand total would be either ÂŁ22,528, again assuming the ÂŁ250 expenses, and ÂŁ24,376 at the ÂŁ300 estimate.
Iâve been doing some equations for Darcy, too. So, letâs talk about that next chapter, to give me time to really figure it out.
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Addressing The Tinhatters: A Statement in Solidarity With @dtmsrpfcringe And Others
I've been active in this fandom for a little over a year, and in my time here I've kept my slate pretty clean. I try not to involve myself in drama and discourse, and when I see something I don't agree with online, most of the time I keep it to myself. I've been aware of the blogs I refer to in this post basically from the onset, but I've stayed quiet, partially to not come across as disrespecting others' opinions and preferences and partially to protect my peace and my own life as a creator. But what started as mostly harmless, if a bit unhinged and delusional, behavior, has turned on some fronts into unimaginable cruelty the likes of which I never imagined this fandom to be capable of. As someone who it seems people in this fandom have come to respect, I think it would be unfair and selfish for me to stay neutral any longer.
Fanfiction has been a genuinely transformative force in my life. It has helped me discover so much about my own relationships to love and desire, and I would never want to tell anyone that it is wrong for any ship to be that source of inspiration for them, including RPF. Nor do I think, as I've said, that it's inherently wrong to have speculative thoughts about David and Michael's sexualities. As someone who has been lucky enough to interact with David several times now, and probably will again, I choose not to do so myself in a public forum out of respect, but curiosity doesn't have to be invasive, and David and Michael being in loving partnerships with women certainly doesn't mean they can't be attracted to other genders too. There's nothing wrong with liking the idea of a relationship between David Tennant and Michael Sheen, or even, really, with believing they might have feelings for each other. If that's all you're doing, this post isn't about you. What I absolutely cannot excuse is the proliferation of hypocritical, nonsensical, and nasty rumors about the women in their lives.
Nothing Georgia Tennant or Anna Lundberg seems to do is ever good enough. Every expression of positivity is curated and phony, anything that could be perceived as negative vile and mean. I see these women attacked on a daily basis as partners, as mothers, as actresses. Georgia is simultaneously presenting a false ideal of a perfect, happy family for her own gains, while somehow at the same time being too irresponsible and incompetent to be a proper parent. Anna, a still young and up and coming actress herself, is expected to perform the ideal of an affectionate partner on social media, is perceived as unsupportive of Michael when she doesn't, when in reality she may simply be trying to make a name for herself in the industry without people solely associating her with the man she loves. Both of these women share in David and Michael's advocacy for marginalized communities, sometimes in different, more or less obvious ways. David and Michael are always brave and sincere, while Anna and Georgia's actions are always self serving and performative, though no evidence is ever given to indicate that the things they post or charities they support are any sort of cover or deflection. Nor are there ever any reasons given for their perceived lack of onscreen talent, other than that they're "boring" or don't have as many jobs as their husbands- never mind that both of them are in an extremely competitive industry and get perfectly respectable amounts of work, especially for mothers of young children. Worst of all, I've seen them accused of things as awful as child abuse and rape, all for the crime of simply being married to the wrong men. It's all so horribly gendered too, David and Michael often referred to as the "men" while Georgia and Anna are reduced to negative stereotypes of nagging, shallow gold diggers. As a fandom populated with so many queer people, many of whom, myself included, have found freedom from gender roles with Michael and David's characters' help, I thought we knew better.
I've been lucky enough to meet both David and Georgia now, and have witnessed firsthand the easy, joyful affection they have for each other when no one of consequence is watching, the way they giddily hold hands on the street and make each other laugh while tenderly looking into each other's eyes even and especially after sixteen years together. Georgia when I met her was incredibly kind, down to earth, and approachable, and my partner, who's met her several times more than I have, gushes about her constantly- how funny, authentic, and intelligent she is, and of course, how much she and David love each other, how they look out for each other and adore each other's flaws and quirks. David of course still gushes about Georgia every chance he gets in speeches and interviews, her strength and brilliance as well as her beauty, and Georgia, while maybe not always as effusive, shows her love for David in plenty of ways, the beautiful candid photos she takes of him, for instance. There's such a soft, painterly tenderness and fondness in them, for the man, not just the dazzling star everyone else gets to see. Her David, gentle, devoted, goofy, aging, melancholy, imperfectly perfect David. Where would we be without Georgia giving us these little glimpses of him? I suspect the same people who deride Georgia's social media presence as try-hard, cringeworthy, artificial, would feel a bit differently if one day they stopped coming.
I can't speak as clearly on behalf of Anna and Michael, but the accounts I've gotten of her and Michael's relationship from eyewitnesses have presented it as no less loving than David and Georgia's, albeit in slightly different ways. Even then, why should I have to? She doesn't owe me anything. I doubt anyone who's made the posts accusing Anna and Georgia of being nasty baby trappers has ever had children. There's no such thing as a perfect mother, and even one child is a massive task. It's normal to not be a shining ray of affection all the time, and Georgia I know more than makes up for it with her fierce love and support for her children in all of their endeavors. Georgia is also a diagnosed neurodivergent woman, and so many of the remarks I see directed at her are clearly discriminatory and often directed at women with her diagnoses. Everyone coos over how charming David is when he shows signs of being AuDHD, but the second his wife does too, she's careless and cold. And don't even get me started on when photos of Michael and David looking anything less than beatifically happy get interpreted as them being miserable due to their wives treating them so poorly. THEY'RE HUMAN BEINGS!!! NEUTRAL FACIAL EXPRESSIONS EXIST!!! WOULD YOU BE A SPARKLING RAY OF SUNSHINE IF YOUR DISNEYLAND RIDE GOT STUCK!!!
I say all this now not even because I think I have any hope of stopping the people in question, but because one of the main fighters on the front of the opposition, @dtmsrpfcringe, has been both a wonderful online friend to me and dealt with even worse abuse than that which gets hurled at Anna and Georgia on the daily. When my blog was briefly overrun by TERFs in light of the Tennant/Badenoch/Sunak drama, Tori was the first person to stand up for me, and as she recieves more vitriol in one day than I've ever experienced in my entire life online, I think I've taken far too long to do the same for her. This woman has dealt with doxing threats, attacks on her character, and most horrific of all, wishes of death upon her and her baby. No one would blame her for stopping, but she has remained steadfast in her mission to call bs where she sees it, and she shouldn't have to do it alone. Tori, I think you are so brave, and I am proud to stand in solidarity with you against the misinformation, meanness, and misogyny that threaten to corrupt this fandom we call home.
Even after all we've been through over the past couple of months, I still believe the Good Omens fandom and David and Michael's individual fandoms to be places of kindness, empathy, and inclusivity. Which is why such cruel behavior (because there's no other word for it) is utterly disappointing and baffling to me. You should be utterly ashamed of yourselves. You're the exact kinds of people David and Michael speak out against on a weekly basis, and I guarantee that if you engage in the kinds of behavior I've highlighted here, they would be disgusted with you. Or maybe they'd simply pity you, because your lives are so empty that you've decided the only way to fill them is to sacrifice the reputations and peace of innocent women on the altar of a relationship that in all likelihood takes place solely in your own heads.
And if you read all this and find you still ship David and Michael, which even I do sometimes, well, there's always polyamory.
I'm sleepy! good night and kindly fuck off! - Lauren
#David tennant#Michael sheen#Georgia tennant#Anna lundberg#good omens#staged#rpf#anti rpf#tinhatters#sheenant#the sheenantbergs#the tennants
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Headcanons that are meaningless to everyone but me (or extremely niche inside jokes formed by my friend group)
Hawkeye finds pleasantries, mostly "hello"s and "goodbye"s, pointless and kind of annoying. She'll sometimes engage in them in person but never over the phone. She often hangs up while the other person is mid "bye".
Havoc's "tried and true" opener on dates is that he prefers rainy weather because he, quote, "loves to curl up by the window with a good book and some tea". This is not only a bold-faced lie, but it hasn't helped him get past the first date so it's not any more effective than his other lines.
Fuery pulls more women than Havoc does (not that there was any competition lmao) but he is somehow unaware of this.
Mustang's singular hobby that he does purely for fun is building model ships. His only social interaction is with his coworkers because he does not have any other friends.
Ed thinks Winry is cooped up in her shop all day and all night but that's literally only when he shows up because he DOES IT UNANNOUNCED!! Winry has a thriving social life both in Resembool and Rush Valley. She knows every single person in Resembool and keeps tabs on the neighbors. She's invited to dinners and group outings all the time. People mourned when she moved to RV. Within a month of working at Garfiel's, she'd already met most of the people on the street and she remembers most of their names.
Because of her interests, it's often assumed that Winry is a "not like other girls" type but she is the exact opposite. If you say a single misogynistic thing about other girls' interests (like astrology or pop music) on a first date she is getting up and leaving.
Ling is hypermobile and can bend his hands like thisď¸ âŹď¸ as well as do things like back bends and pulling his shoulders out of their sockets. When he was younger he would go up to literally anyone (family members, visiting officials, perfect strangers) and ask if they wanted to see him pull his shoulder out and then not wait for an answer.
Ling's favorite fruit is mango. When he was seven he refused to eat anything but that and had so many that he threw up at a family function. (Mangos were ruined for him for two years.)
Lan Fan does not get sick often but when she does It's Bad and she's taken out for a week or more. When she was younger and delirious with fever, she started distressedly mumbling that she was turning into a cookie. Nothing would convince her otherwise (Fu tried everything). In the end, they had to get Ling to help and he calmed her down in seconds by saying "there are no crumbs so I think you're probably okay".
This is a small one: Lan Fan is on the ace spectrum.
When Mei cooks for other people she makes it as cute as humanly possible. Everything that can have a smiley face or heart on it will. Side note, Al and Mei are 100% a couple that cooks together.
Mei is a little bit fujopilled. You understand.
While he seems shady as hell, Greed's rap sheet is actually pathetically small. The worst crime he's ever committed is, of course, the single instance of kidnapping that we saw on screen.
Greed doesn't understand electricity. He thinks it's powered by electric eels ("eelectricity") and has numerous drawings in his diaries theorizing on the mechanics of these machines. Ex: A generator that has an eel tank with a water wheel inside of it. The drawing is accented with large arrows and question marks and "HOW DOES IT WORK"s. That being said! He's not stupid in all academics. Give this guy some numbers and put it in a financial context and he can calculate anything.
Greed likes the "finer things" but he also has bad taste and sometimes these clash horribly. Is the furniture in his home expensive? Yes. Does any of it match in any conceivable way? Fuck no. Also that nice walnut hutch that cost 1.5K is used solely to display his novelty bong collection.
Heinkel and Darius only became close and discovered the other was gay because of the Camping Trip. So,
#âop where is edwirt elrackâ i dont ljke him#fullmetal alchemist#fma brotherhood#headcanons#team mustang#winry rockbell#ling yao#lan fan#mei chang#greed the avaricious#fmab darius#fmab heinkel
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the back-up plan | jjk ~ teaser
summary: one drunken night leads to an agreement that if you and jungkook are still single by 30, you'd marry each other. the only thing is jungkook has been doing everything he can to keep you single.
đ title: the backup plan | one-shot đ pairing: jungkook x f!reader | đ genre/au: romance, fluff / friends to lovers(?) đ rating: SFW | 18+ | đ teaser wc: 525 đ fic warnings: jungkook & reader are both 29, jungkook is bad at feelings and tells some terrible lies, hot and seggsy neighbor!namjoon (yes, pls), kissing, hand-holding (more to add) đ teaser warnings: language đ a/n: this fic is coming!! i just don't know when it'll be done, but here's a lil teaser for you. đ 09/13/23 ~ the fic is out hehe !!
You let out a cackle. âOh shitâI agreed to that?â
Jungkook pouts and nods. âSure did.â
But Jungkookâs messing around, right? He was being a good friend and comforting you in your time of need. Thereâs no way heâd actually want to spend the rest of his life with you. Plenty of suitable women were fawning over him, and now youâve come to notice, you've never seen him with a girlfriend.
âYouâreâyouâre not serious, are you?â You stumble over your words, going into panic mode.
Why would Jeon Jungkook choose you, of all people, to want to marry? He could have anyone at any time.
No, you shook off the thought. You couldnât lock him into a loveless marriage.
Jungkook licks his lips, his tongue flicking his lip ring back and forth.
You shifted in bed and cleared your throat. âArenât you seeing that one girl?â
It wasnât hard to notice when she practically hung onto him like a lovesick puppy.
Jungkook makes a face, shaking his head. âNah, itâs nothing serious.â
You give him a blank expression. âNothing serious? Kook, sheâs practically foaming at the mouth and shooting heart eyes when youâre around.â
Jungkook chuckles. âThat could be you, too.â
You narrow your eyes, glaring at him.
âJust saying,â he adds.
âYeah, but I donât want to get in the way if it is serious.â You surely didnât want to become a homewrecker.
He waves his hand. âOh, no, no, no. I donât back down from promises I make.â
Your lips turn into a pout, and you tilt your head, wondering why heâd ditch Clingy Chloe and commit to a drunken promise. âWhatâs in it for you?â
He seems offended by your question, so he scoffs. âI mean, Iâm just trying to save you from a future where youâre an old lady with 50 cats, collecting newspapers that pile up from the floor to the ceiling, then you show up on an episode of Hoarders.â
You chuckle. âYouâre serious about this, arenât you?â
âYouâre not?â he questions hesitantly.
âI mean, marriage is a pretty serious thing, and weâre friends getting married because we have no one else?â The sentiment seems ridiculous once you say it aloud.
âWhat? You donât think I'll be a good husband?âÂ
âNo, I didn't say that. I think youâd be a great one, actually.â
âThen, whatâs the problem? Donât think you can handle me?â Jungkook wiggles his eyebrows.
You roll your eyes at your cocky friend. âI donât know, Kook. What if I meet someone, or what if you meet someone?â
âYou donât think I can make you fall in love with me?â he asks, completely ignoring your question.
Your nose scrunches, and you laugh. âNo.â
âOh, well, that sounds like a challenge, and youâre lucky I love a little competition.â
Heâs not going to let this go, is he?
You settle into the plush of your pillows. âOkayâtell you what, if you can make me fall in love with you within the week, Iâll consider marrying you.â
What would you have to lose? Being wined and dined by a cute guy? What girl would pass up this opportunity?
âDeal.â
09/13/23 ~ check out the fic here !!
#jungkook fanfic#jungkook fic#jungkook x reader#jungkook x y/n#jungkook x you#jungkook romance#jungkook wip
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