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jake-kiszkas-smirk · 2 years ago

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Here Comes the Sun (Part 4)

Danny Wagner X Fem OC X Josh Kiszka

18+ only, minors DNI

Warnings: Fingering, oral (fem rec), talk of cheating. I think thats it!

It had been a couple days since I woke up in Dannys apartment. I couldn't stop thinking about how sweet he had been. As much as I loved finally getting to know someone besides Lucas, I was also embarrassed about getting so drunk and making a fool of myself so I hadn't really reached out to Danny since I had left his apartment Saturday. I grabbed my backpack off the floor of my first class and walked out of the door. I hopped on my board and started to head back to my apartment. I looked down at my phone to see if my book had come in at the bookstore yet, then I was abruptly crashing into someone. I heard them grunt when I hit them and closed my eyes, bracing to be shoved to the ground, which was usually what happened when I accidentally hit people. To my surprise all I heard was a laugh and I quickly realized I was wrapped in someone's arms to keep me from falling. I knew that laugh

"If you wanted to see me again all you had to do was ask," he said as I looked up to him. I grinned when I saw the smirk on his beautiful face,

"Danny, I'm so sorry" I said as he let go and I grabbed my and his phone off the ground,

"Don't worry about it, where are you headed off to?" He asked as he inspected his phones screen which luckily hadn't cracked.

"I was going home, I don't really feel like going to the rest of my classes today." I said as I rearranged my backpack on my shoulders.

"Want to go grab something to eat?" He put his hands in his pockets, but motioned with his head to the parking lot.

"I mean...sure I guess? You don't have class?" I asked, noticing his backpack

"I do...but I didn't feel like going anyways" He shrugged, "I know this great mom and pop type place down the street?"

"Alright, lets go" I hopped back on my board, going slow so Danny didn't have to walk too fast to keep up. After going a few blocks Danny opened the door for me to walk into this cute diner.

"Daniel! Your usual?" I heard a man yell from behind the counter. He was and older man, heavy set and had stubbled on his face, but he looked very friendly as he smiled and waved at Danny to sit at the bar.

"Yes please!" He shouted back to the man, "Do you like burgers?" He asked me, I nodded. "Make it two please Randall"

"You got it kiddo." the man said before turning back to the grill.

"You must come here a lot huh?" I asked as I looked around at the vintage style decorations. Old signs and posters covering the walls.

"Me and Sam do yeah, especially after a night of drinking. Once you have one of Randall's burgers you will realize why, this food is amazing when you're drunk" he laughed. I loved his laugh, that crooked smile. "Speaking of being drunk, how are your hands?" he reached over and grabbed my hand, flipping it over and gently running his fingertips over the now healing scratches. I looked at his eyes as his eyes scanned my hand, he was genuinely seeing if they were ok. His eyes were very dark but somehow had a softness about them that was comforting. I felt a chill go down my spine as he softly ran his thumb over my hand. I quickly realized how intimate this felt and pulled my hands away, I saw his face drop slightly.

"They are fine." I paused as I took a sip of my drink, "Thanks again for taking care of me,"

"Of course, I'm used to it with Sam." He rolled his eyes, "At least you are cute" He winked. I rolled my eyes and tried to hide my blushing cheeks by turning away.

"Who is this Daniel," The man asked as he set our plates down and then leaned on the counter,

"Randall, this is my friend Rose." Danny said smiling over me. If I didn't know any better I'd have thought he was blushing now.

"Friends huh? Nice to meet you Rose." He said with a look to Danny who just shook his head with a grin. "When is your next show? I'd like to come to another one soon" he asked

"Next week at that bar down the street." Danny said as he swallowed the bite he had taken,

"Really?" I asked as I looked to him, he nodded

"I will try and get someone to cover for me so I can come" Randall said before heading back to the kitchen

"So are you going to come?" Danny asked turning to me, of course he asked right after I took a bite.

"I actually would love too, I'll have to bring Lucas with me." I replied, using my hand to cover my mouth

"Thats your roommate right?" he asked

"Yeah, my best friend since high school," I said as I ate a fry, he nodded. We talked about random things until we had both finished lunch. We said our goodbyes, a brief hug and then Danny headed back to campus and I went back to my apartment.

"What are you smiling for?" Lucas asked as I walked in the door. I slipped my shoes off and settled on the couch. I started to explain everything, starting with the party where I had met both Josh and Danny. We sat there for hours and talked, which we hadn't done in a long time seeing as we were both almost always busy with school or Lucas and his social life. He took in all my details and smiled and teased relentlessly as I finished telling him my story. I started to not feel great as it got later, so I told Lucas goodnight and went to bed.

The next morning I woke up feeling like I was dying. Well not exactly, but I had a cough, sore throat, and fever. I rolled over in bed as I heard my phone buzz,

Danny- Do you want to hang out again later?

-I can't I'm actually sick, guess you were right about me being out in the rain and cold :(

Danny- I can come by later and keep you company?

-Sure, we can watch a movie or something, you remember where my apartment is?

Danny-yeah I think so,

-just come in when you get here, i'll be in my room

Danny- alright, I have a few classes then I can head over by tonight

-see you then.

I spent the next hour reading before I started to doze off, but I felt my phone buzz again,

Pretty Josh- Are you busy today?

-I'm home sick, so no.

Pretty Josh- I'm sorry to hear that, I can come make you feel better ;)

- No thanks, Josh.

I rolled my eyes, but caught myself smiling.

Pretty Josh- in all seriousness, whats your address so I can uber eats you some soup. I know this place in town that makes the best,

-you don't have to do that,

Pretty Josh- I know, but I want to.

I sent him my address and thought about how sweet it was he was sending me soup. After about a half hour I heard a knock on the door and peeled myself out of bed. I glanced in the mirror, I looked awful. My hair was up in a messy bun and I was in cotton pajama shorts and a tshirt. The dark circles under my eyes weren't very appealing in my opinion either. I was just answering the door, so it didn't matter. I shuffled to the door slowly and opened it,

"Afternoon Rosie," He smiled at me as he walked past me and into my apartment. I blinked to myself, trying to process the man who was now in my apartment.

"Josh? What are you doing here?" I asked as I shut the front door. He walked into the kitchen like he had lived here his whole life and started taking the soup he had brought out of the bag.

"Well, you said you were sick, so I thought I'd just deliver the soup myself and check on you." He said opening the utensils from their plastic wrapping.

"You barely know me, why do you care?" I said as I walked to my room, unamused at him invading my apartment when I look like shit, but too tired to argue about it

"I've said it before, but I'd like to get to know you better. You've been making that hard to do since you've been ignoring me" He said as he followed behind me to my room with soup in his hands.

"What are you talking about?" I asked as I sat on my bed, he carefully handed me the bowl of hot soup.

"You never responded to my text after the bar, honestly I was shocked when you replied today, in a good way of course." He smiled as he sat at my desk chair, those playful eyes taking in my confused expression.

"You didn't text me after the bar?" I said as I pulled out my phone, looking to make sure I didn't miss it

"Yes I did, look" He pulled it up on his own phone, he had texted me. I just looked at it confused, "But don't worry about that sweetheart, I'm here now so its fine" He winked. "Do you mind if I join you up there, this chair is so uncomfortable"

Forward, confident, cocky, things that usually made me nervous.

"Sure," I said scooting over as he got in the bed and leaned against the headboard next to me. "Josh I'm not sure if I told you this cause frankly I don't remember, but I don't want a relationship or anything remotely close right now."

"And why is that?" he asked as he peeked over at me, his curls landing right above his eyebrows. His hair looked so soft and I fought the urge to reach out touch it. He smiled as he caught me studying his face. I shook my head as if actually shaking the thought out, looking back to my soup.

"I need to focus on my studies." I replied

"Thats a bullshit reason, whats the real reason?" He asked bluntly, causing my eyes to shoot to him.

"Are you calling me a liar?" I asked, almost actually offended.

"I'm saying that sounds like an excuse so you don't have to reveal a real reason. I'm calling bullshit." he looked at me as he waited for an answer, he must have seen my expression when he said that because he added, "It's alright, you don't have to tell me,"

"I just got out of a shitty relationship" I said, almost interrupting him as I stirred my soup, "We dated for like 3 years and I found out he was cheating."

"I bet he feels like an idiot letting you go" He scoffed, I just grinned at his instinctual answer. "But respectfully, I'm going to keep flirting with you and hanging around until I win you over."

"Good luck with that." I said as I huffed a laugh

"I don't need luck, I'm very charming." He said confidently, I just rolled my eyes and tried to stifle my smile.

"Do you want to watch a movie?" I asked, trying to change the subject.

"Sure, you choose." He said as he took our bowls to the kitchen to throw them away,

I scanned through the channels and picked a movie, moving under the covers and laying down on my side so I could see the tv. Josh walked back in and I pulled the covers back so he could lay next to me. He left a little space and laid on his back with one hand behind his head and the other at his side, his feet crossed at the ankles. I kept my eyes on the screen and so did Josh.

After a while I saw his hand moving under the covers towards me, I waited to see what he was going to do. He gently brushed his fingers over my forearm, keeping his eyes on the tv the whole time. He then slowly put his arm over my shoulders, pulling me slightly closer to him. I wasn't sure why I was letting this happen, but I was. I had my head against his shoulder as he started to play with my hair. I heard him take in a deep breath and let it out slowly as he peeked down at me.

His eyes traveled to my lips as he slowly leaned in, kissing me softly. He pulled away and I just stared at him through my lashes, my mouth slightly open, I needed more, against my better judgement I needed more.

"Mmm my friends don't look at me like that Rosie." He hummed, his lips brushing against mine with every word. I pulled him into another kiss, shifting so he was on top of me. I felt him smiling before swiping his tongue over my bottom lip.

"Wait," I said pulling away, "You're going to get sick"

"Worth it," He said seriously as he tried to kiss me again,

"You have a show next weekend" I said, turning my head away with a laugh

"I'll just stay away from your mouth then" He grinned as he started kissing down my neck. I let out a shaky breath as I tangled my hands in his curls, "You mind if I help you feel better?" His dark eyes fixed on mine, that mischievous grin waiting on my response.

"I just don't know if I have the energy to return the favor" I said honestly,

"I'm not worried about that, just enjoy this." he said. I nodded my head as he lifted my shirt and planted kisses down my abdomen. No one had ever put me first like this, not expecting anything in return.

I squirmed under his kisses as his hands ran down my sides, the cold air was especially shocking seeing as I still probably had a fever. He glanced at me as he hooked his fingers in the band of my shorts. It occurred to me that he had always asked permission at every step. I nodded, words already distant with the lust fogging my brain. He slid them down and I quickly remembered I wasn't wearing any underwear when I felt his breath on my bare skin. A wave of nervousness washed over me as I quickly looked down to him,

I was met with him admiring me, a soft hum coming from him as he spread my legs with his hands. He took his sweet time letting his eyes rake over every inch of me. If he had looked to my face he would have seen my bright red cheeks. I took a sharp breath in as his mouth connected with my clit. It wasn't long until I was writhing under his touch. His fingertips dug into the fleshy part of my thighs as he held me still. Thank god I was home alone because I was moaning loud as Josh worked at my clit with his tongue.

"Do you need more?" He pulled away only a moment to ask, his face glistening with my slick.

"Yes, please yes" I mumbled back to him, rutting my hips into his face when he replaced his mouth on me.

I was already close when he inserted two fingers slowly and started curling them inside me in unison with his tongue movements.

"Please don't stop" I whined out as I grabbed his hair into my fist, trying not to pull it too hard. He moaned at the feeling but kept his pace, sending me over the edge as my legs started to shake.

"Let go Rosie, give it to me sweetheart" he mumbled with a quick kiss to the inside of my thigh.

That was enough to throw me over the edge you had been teetering on. I came around his fingers, savoring the movement of them as he coaxed me through my orgasm.

As I came down, he emerged from under the covers with a glistening grin on his face as he licked his fingers clean.

"So, how do you feel?" He said smugly as he settled back next to me, wiping his face with the back of his arm

"Amazing" I breathed out with a smile, he grinned at my answer "But exhausted"

"Why don't you get some rest?" He said as he kissed my cheek pulling me close to him again. I must have dozed off immediately because that was the last thing I remembered.

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27emailsicantsend · 3 years ago

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That wasn’t no Disney kiss!! stg I jumped back like ouuuuu they’re really getting in there!!!!! wthwtfahhhh we wON. TIM IS INSANE (still annoyed that ricky wasn’t the one who made the speech and for me the finale was mid as hell until the last scene so I am placated)

(Ok literally was going to respond to this about two hours ago and then my entire internet decided to collapse so I’ve been on the phone with tech support 🙃 mercury might not have been in Gatorade for Ashlyn but it sure as hell has been for me 😭)

NO IT WAS NOT ANON! That was ✨passionate. I know I’ve been talking about GMW for a hot minute along with this show, but I think there has been SO many similarities with the shows. This kiss being one. I remember it was speculated (and I think confirmed??) that Lucaya was supposed to have a kiss at the campfire scene, but it was way too passionate so they cut it out for Lucas just making heart eyes as maya. I think Rina’s kiss is probably what that would have looked like 😳 But I think that just says a lot not only about the build up of the story to these really intense, passionate moments, but about the actors too. That they made us believe these characters were so in love and had so much chemistry that they literally fell into the heat of the moment. Literally bravo to Sofia and josh. That kiss actually made me tear up it was so well executed.

I don’t have all of the space to write my thoughts here (I am going to do an episode reaction most likely tomorrow, so you’ll see my thoughts there… it was supposed to come today but then my internet backfired 🙃). However, I will keep it brief and say I actually really enjoyed the season finale. I think there were character arcs, answers, and more questions that arrived in the span of the show. For the most part, it felt really complete. I still want a chocolates confession and flashback but alas, we might be too late for that. And Ricky not making the speech was upsetting to me at first as well, because I think we all expected that to happen. He made so much build up around confessing to gina that we all thought that was the way it was going to go. Heck, even Tim said himself that he originally wrote the scene with a ricky confession (and I would really appreciate it if he would let it out of his hands so we could watch it lmao), but it was scrapped and we got Gina.

I’ve reblogged what several people have said about the confession and I will probably add a couple more things here and there (probably in my reaction post), but when all was said and done, it did make sense that gina was the one to confess. To keep it brief: she said what was on her mind and needed to know exactly where people stood (growth!), we needed the parallel to her flashback to show that this time there wasn’t an extra barrier- the only barrier was whether ricky was going to hold true to showing up and staying. But by him telling gina to wait, grabbing her arm, and stopping her, he was literally and figuratively telling gina to STAY because he would. We got more emphasis VERBALLY on when Gina’s feelings developed and that they were still there the whole time. Ricky told the audience (and gina) his feelings through ACTIONS and she said it through WORDS in the confession. We knew Ricky’s feelings through the music cue and we knew Gina’s from a more blunt approach, but either way, the feelings were reciprocated. Either way, they finally found each other. ❤️

#hsmtmts #rina #high school musical the musical the series #gina porter #ricky bowen #ricky x gina #asks #send me asks #anon

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huckleberrysclutterbucket · 5 years ago

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LOSING CONTROL

Lucas tries to keep his temper under control, but sometimes is just imposible.

Lucas POV

Control, is a small word with a big meaning. My dad used to say after I got in a fight, “If you could control your temper, you wouldn´t be in this situation”. I got sent to the principal´s office several times, I got suspended twice. My dad had business in New York and saw an opportunity to help me start over. And I did. I had everything under control, or so I thought.

First day, I haven´t even reached school, I meet this girl, she walks up to me like she owns the freaking subway and makes a number for her friend. They are both cute. The fisty one is named Maya and the other one Riley. I get to school and enter my new classroom, I was held back a year since I spent most of it in detention or suspended, and to my surprise, both girls are in my class. And to top it all, my history teacher is Riley’s father.

As soon as Maya recognize my accent, I was doomed. She wouldn’t waste a chance to call me names and make fun of me. Little did she knew, instead of irking me, I loved those names she gave me, Huckleberry, Sundance Kid, Ranger Rick. All western. The girl did her homework, she knew what I liked. It was time for me to find out what she liked and get to her.

As time passed, we became friends, even Farkle accepted me in his group. Riley was the one who kept us all together, even in the most difficult times, she always had faith in our friendship. I did noticed the moon eyes, she likes me, really likes me, in a romantic way, but I’m not into romantic stuff, so I never really asked her out. I was more intrigued about Maya, she’s more about act first think later, kinda reminds me of myself. Tuff exterior and soft in the inside, like a lobster. I wonder what made her put up all those walls around her. It seems like the only person she lets in is Riley. I really wanted to get to know her.

Everything seemed to be under control, untill Maya asked me to beat up a kid that was bulling Farkle. I worked so hard to keep my temper under control, change my old ways. I told her we shouldn’t use violence, it never ends well. We were in gym class when Billy, my team mate, started bulling Farkle, I lost my temper and pushed Billy, I had him pinned to the wall and was about to trow the first punch when Maya jumped on my back and stopped me. “Lucas, don’t!” “Isn’t this what you wanted Maya?” “No. Thats what he wants, he wants you to be like him” Hearing her anxious words in my ear and feeling her heart beating so fast on my back made me realize that she was scared. I imediately returned to my calmed self and talked some sense into Billy. That was the first time I almost lost control. If it wasn’t for Maya, I would have ended up in a fight again.

Valentines day came, and this girl asked me out, Missy Bradford. She was the most popular girl in our grade. Then something funny happened, Riley got jelous. She looked so cute all mad about it. I had a talk with Farkle about the girls, he knew them better anyways. That’s how I learned that Farkle was inlove with both Riley and Maya, and he wanted to know if I would ask one of them out, so he could ask the other. That was weird, so I asked “And what if I pick the other one?” and he just said “Then I get the first one! how long do you wanna play this game?” Was this a game for him? Ok then. I can play along.

Maya, had other plans in mind, she asked me out instead, the girl has nerve and wasn’t going to sit around waiting for us to make a choice, and I’m not afraid to admit I kinda like that about her. She told me to pick her up at Riley’s and I was so thrilled to do so, but I was ambushed. Maya set me up to date Riley, luckly Mr Matthews wouldn’t let her go unless Maya and Farkle came too, as long as she was there I didn’t care. The four of us took the subway, I kept stealing glances at Maya and noticed she kept looking at some older guy a few seats ahead. Suddenly she walked straight to that dude and started talking to him, was she flirting? Riley noticed me staring at Maya and explained to me. Josh Matthews, he was her uncle. And apparently Maya had the biggest crush on him.

Maya sat beside Josh, and after a few words were crossed I could tell he said something that hurt her feelings. He got off the train on the next stop, leaving Maya with sad eyes. I wanted to punch that guy so much. I almost did, but then I remembered I was supposed to be dating Riley. I told her to go sit with Maya and see if she was ok, but Maya pushed Riley back to me. That’s when Riley fell on my lap and kissed me. It lasted just a second, but I stood frozen, it seemed like time had stopped. I just sat there, wondering if anybody else saw that, more like, wondering it Maya saw Riley kissing me. I didn’t tell anyone about it.

No one knew about my conflicted past, untill Zay came along with his big mouth. That month his family moved to New York, and my old childhood friend transfered to this school too. He’s only been here a week and I’ve already got in a fight. All the work I put on having my temper under control goes to hell. His big mouth got him in troube with a senior and I had to get in troube to save his ass, again. I got detention for friday after school. Thanks a lot Zay. To my surprise Maya was there too. She got in trouble but wouldn’t tell me why. I walked her home after detention, I find out her mom works until late and her dad is not around since she was 5, we were in detention together a few times after that. Apparently she doesn’t like to do homework. I must confess I got into a few fights just to get in detention so I could walk her home.

I always sat behind Maya, that way was easier to catch on the details. I still wanted to get to know her. That’s how I noticed all the little drawings on the edge of her notes. She hated science and chemestry, I was her lab partner, it was basically like having no partner at all, she would fall asleep in my hand, literally. But I didn’t mind. I even liked to do all our projects together, more like me doing the project while I watched her sleep or doodle. Sometimes I took her to my house so that she would fall asleep in my bed. How I loved to smell my pillow. The scent of her shampoo lingered for a while after she was gone.

We had a school dance, the semi formal. I was supposed to ask Riley to go to the dance with me, but I never did. I asumed we were all going together as a group. However, Charlie Gardner had other plans, he asked Riley to be his date to the semi formal when I failed to do so, and she said yes just to try to get me jelous. I was kinda not okay with her childish behavior, so I got irritated but then again, Maya didn’t had a date, and I finnaly had a chance to dance with her. And I did.

At school things were not going great. Not only I had a bunch of homework and projects, but the Art class was about to be canceled. Is the only class Maya actually enjoys. Even when Maya said she was ok with it, and that it was just a class, or just a hobby, I knew her better by then. That class was very important to her, it was her escape from all the stress in her life, I could see that sadness in her eyes and I couldn’t stand it. We did all we could think of to convince the board to keep the arts program at school. And we succeded.

Riley’s and Maya’s friendship used to be the strongest, but now it seemed so fragile, to the point of crazyness. Me and Maya were voted as “best couple” on the yearbook, and when Riley and Farkle noticed, it was like if all hell broke loose. Riley was sinking into depressed Riley wich she called Morotia M Black. Maya tried to bring her back by pretending to be Riley. Farkle was angry too because he wanted to be “taken seriously”. I didn’t understand what was happening back then because I’ve always taken him seriously, but he changed his style and now he wanted to be called Donny Barnes. It seemed to me there was someone else he wanted to impress. Someone in particular that he wanted to notice him or to take him more seriously.

Zay told the girls about my accident riding a sheep when I was four. On vacation we went to Texas, more like Riley and Maya signed me up to ride a sheep to “overcome my fear of falling from Judy”. I would have appreciated their effort if it wasn’t for the fact that grown men don’t ride sheep, they ride bulls. So accidentally they signed me up to ride a freaking bull named Tumbstone, like if the name didn’t freak me out enough. What the hell were they thinking? Riley was trying to cheer me up, “You can do it Lucas, You’ll do great” but Maya, she knew how scared I was, and she knew why. I could die or get seriously injured. “If you do this, I’ll never speak to you again” she told me. But Pappy Joe was proud of me for doing this, and had already told all the town I was doing it, leaving me no room to back off from it without looking like a coward. Even though I didn’t got hurt and I could only ride the bull for four lousy seconds, it was enough to hurt Maya’s feelings.

That night we made a bonefire, we sat around it and talked, Riley broke up with me finally. She told me that Maya teases me because she’s attracted to me. Zay left with Riley and Farkle to “get ice cream” wile I talked to Maya alone. I asked her myself about it and she denied it. Against my better judgement, I lost control of myself again, I wanted to hear her say it so bad, I push and cornered her, “If you don’t like me, then why do you make fun of me? And why didn’t you wanted me to ride the bull?” “Because I didn't wanted you to win and get all coincided”. Yeah right... Lamest answer. I knew I was getting close to a confession, so I kept pushing her “Why do you make fun of me?” “Because you’re easy to make fun of” “That’s not it” I walked so close to her, I could almost hear her heartbeat “Because you are a Huckleberry” she was becoming more agitated and kept yelling all this western nicknames at me. I couldn’t take it anymore, so the moment she hahurred in my face, I reached with both hands for her face and I kissed her. It was a soft kiss and it ended too soon but it worked, she stopped. And most importantly, she let her walls down. “Why did you do that?” She asked me. I was dumbstruck... I had kissed her. I didn’t knew what to do next. What should I say? “I’m sorry. I… I didn’t know how to make you stop” Now I was too nervous. I blew it… from all the things I could have said... I apologized? “Don’t have to be sorry. Of course I like you Huckleberry, if you got hurt I don’t know what I woud have done”. I made her say it, and I didn’t felt any better about it.

Back home we were all a wreck. Riley was still upset about me liking Maya, and she started going out with Charlie Gardner. How I hate that guy. Farkle started dating Smackle, and I asked Maya out. We had a smoothie, well my head had a smoothie, my “I delivered a baby horse” line didn’t work on her. I should have known that it wouldn’t. She’s not like other girls, she isn’t looking for a prince or a hero to save the day. I was in real trouble, Riley was so easy to impress, she was happy to hear my cowboy adventures. But Maya made fun of me, I had to work hard if I wanted to impress Maya.

New year came, Riley made a party in her house. Oddly enough, it was Charlie the one who invited me, so irritating, but everything about him was irritating. At the party, Maya and I couldn’t catch a break. We sat alone by the baywindow only to be third wheeled by Riley. Then we were having this moment, at the balcony, it felt so romantic and I was about to lean in for a kiss, when Farkle came running and ruined the moment by announcing “Riley still loves Lucas”. Wait what? Seriously? Then Riley broke up with Charlie. I wasn’t going to break up with Maya. Not a chance.

That’s how we started this weird triangle thing. Maya wouldn’t go out with me anymore since Riley was back in the picture. Their friendship was healing and they didn’t want to hurt each other. We tried to be just friends for a while, but the truth is, we couldn’t. I like Maya way too much.

We started High school and it was full of changes and new challenges. Both girls introduced me as their boyfriend, I could hardly keep up with them both, and to top it all, Riley demanded too much attention. She was naive and gullable, we had to keep an eye on her all the time, I snaped a few times at Riley, Maya tried to stay out, but everytime Riley would ask Maya to scream at me too. It was getting ridiculous. So Maya decided to drop out, she broke up with me and asked me to “go tell Riley that you love her”. I could never say no to her, so I stayed with Riley. When she asked about Maya, I was honest and told her the truth “She’s the one who sent me to you”. She didn’t seemed to mind, she was happy I stay even if that meant loosing Maya. I wasn’t too happy.

I went out with Riley for a while, untill she moved to London, we never officially broke up, the relationship just froze. Her mom got a very good job offer and her whole family moved. We tried the long distance thing but it was harder than I thought. Specially after I found out that the only reason Maya broke up with me was because Riley’s uncle told her to. Josh and Maya started dating after that. Not that you could call that dating. He was in college and hardly got any time to see her, she spent most of her time alone in Toppanga’s coffee shop reading some novels. I know because, after Riley moved to London, I started going there too to keep her company. We had good times there.

It was like going back in time, back to when we used to date. But this time she had a boyfriend and I had a girlfriend, only they weren’t here. I spent almost all afternoons with Maya, we became very close friends. Except when Josh was “available”. I really hated that guy, and I could tell he felt threaten by me. One time we had an argument, after that He tried to stop Maya from hanging out with me, as if someone could force Maya to do something. She broke up with him after that. Farkle and Izzy broke up too, and before we knew what was happening we all went our separate ways. Zay and Izzy started a relationship, hanging out on their own. Farkle stopped hanging out with us too. Somehow now that he was single he seemed to be very busy, on his computer or his phone, but always talking to someone. I spent almost all my free time with my football friends, at parties or with Maya. Mostly with Maya. We would have movie nights. It started as a group thing in the livingroom, but since Zay, Farkle and Izzy ditched us most of the times, we stopped inviting them. Now it was just the two of us, laying on my bed, talking and watching movies while we ate junk food untill we fell asleep.

We were watching one of those teen movies, when the typical sex scene began. Maya started a conversation. A sex talk to be exact. “Huckleberry, do you think we should have sex right now? I mean not you and me, but you and Riley, and me and someone else?” “Why now?” “Because, you’ll be 18 very soon, and Riley is only 16, it would be ilegal, and right now is not” “But I’m not in a hurry to have sex. Besides, even if I wanted to, Riley is in London” “But, she’ll be back for the summer, after prom” “Like I said, I’m not in a hurry to have sex,” “But, doesn’t it bothers you to be the only guy in the football team with a V card?” “Does it bothers you?” “No. but is different with guys. I’m sure they must have teased you about it” “Well, they don’t know I’m a virgin. They think I have too much sex actually” “Really? With whom?” How can I explain to her that every guy in the team thinks she’s my girlfriend and they know we hang out in my bedroom, almost daily.

Here it goes... “Remember when we were freshmen and you told everybody you were my girlfriend?” “Yeah, so?” “Well... They also know that you and I hang out in my room most afternoons” “How would they know that?” I reach for my phone in my jeans and give it to her. She looks at me because she knows which picture I have as background, she took it herself. Is her in my bed, wearing just my jersey and I’m shirtless next to her. “This doesn’t prove anything” she says but I tell her to unlock it, she knows my passcode. And I see her questioning face. “What am I supposed to do with this?” “Read” I’ve been ditching my friends to hang out with her and it has been buzzing with stupid ass coments about my sex life all day. Is a group chat with the football team. I already know what it says but I wait for her to read it. “Friar? you in for later?” “We are at Ross house.” “WHERE RU?” “You coming?” “He’s coming all right. In the gf” “He’s Banging the GF?” “They allways banging” “I’m so jelous” “You dog” “Too much sex has to be bad for your game” “Dude, he killed last game!” “Then keep it up” “Is up allright” “hahaha” “LOL” ...

She stops reading the texts and looks at me with horror in her eyes once the realization of what’s going on hits her. “So they think we are having sex? Like right now?” “Yes. Basically.” “oh my god, they think I’m a whore!” “No no no. They think you’re my girlfriend” “Why didn’t you tell them I’m not?!” “Would you rather let them think we have casual sex?” “No! No wonder no one ever asks me out. I’m sigle and a virgin because of you!” “Would you rather loose your virginity to some idiot who would dump you next week?” “Yes! Damn it. I don’t wanna be a virgin anymore. I’ll even give it up to the next guy that asks me out!”

And right there I lost my temper again. The single thought of someone else touching her drove me mad, “I would never allow that! Everyone knows you’re off limits!” “Why would you do that to me?!” “I didn’t do it by myself you know! You are the one taking intimate pictures, cheering at my games, waiting for me after practice, I drive you everywhere, you wear my letter jacket like a girlfriend would.... You even sit on my lap for christ sake! What do you think it looks like when you spend the night in my bed?! Even my mom gives me freaking condoms because she thinks we’re fucking!” I knew I shouldn’t have said that the moment it came out of my mouth. Me and my goddamn temper.

I was livid, and Maya was furious at me. “Even your mom thinks I’m a whore! I’m a virgin whore. What are the odds?...” “You’re not a whore… They think you are my-“ “Don’t you dare say girlfriend, because you know is not real!” “WAKE UP MAYA! Is as real as if we were already fucking!” “SHUT UP! You’re Riley’s boyfriend!” “Pff please… we both know that relationship died way before she even left” “I can’t believe this... How could I be so stupid?” “Why don’t you admit that you like to pretend to be my girlfriend” “No, I don’t!” I had to make her say it “Then why are you here Maya?” “Because you invited me to watch a stupid movie!” “No. Why are you here, with me, in my bedroom?” With every word, I would take a step closer to her, until I cornered her to the wall. “Why spending the night in my bed when you know very well spooning you gives me a raging boner?” “I didn’t know.” “Stop... just stop lying already!” I was angry and I reached the wall, “What do you want me to say? That I want to lure you into having sex with me?” I had her trapped between me and the wall, I slammed my palms to the wall, on each side of her head “No! That you still love me! Because you know damn well that I still do!” I crashed my lips and claimed hers.

For the second time in my life I kissed Maya Hart, only this time I wasn’t gentle, I wasn’t a nervous kid and she wasn’t a scared little girl anymore. We had all this sexual tension and frustration we were eager to let out. She kissed me back with the same lust as me. Having her in my bedroom was just asking for trouble. She wanted sex and I was dying to give her just that. I slid my hands from her back to her waist, then down her hips, to her ass and held her up, she wrapped her legs on my waist grinding her hips to me, and I was gone. I lost control to my hormones. Next thing I know, I had her on my bed, me on top of her. My hands touching all her curves, Maya’s legs arround me and pulling me down, between her legs, I’m grinding myself to her, enjoing the feeling of that friction and her soft moans. I was about to make the rumors true, already yanking the elastic band of her underwear, but then my mom walked in. She slammed the door and as she walked down the hall I heard her mutter “Just friends my ass”.

I got off of Maya as fast as I could “Fuck! Fucking freaking fuck!”, she was panting. I turned to watch the tv, the movie was over, the music and credits were on. We calmed down a bit, she sat on the bed, and some tears ran down her cheeks as she fixed her clothes. I made her cry. I sat on the bed with her. “I’m sorry, I swear I didn’t planned this” “How could I let this happen? I’m so stupid. What’s gonna happen when Riley comes back and someone tells her that you and I.” “I’ll tell her the truth, and then I’ll break it up, officialy” “She’s gonna hate me” “She knows our thing is over Maya. We haven’t even talked for weeks” “This can’t happen again. Never!” She put her sneakers on and ran away from me, out of my room, and out of the house. My mom was in the kitchen. “Isn’t your girlfriend staying for dinner?” “Not my girfriend mother. And No, we weren’t having sex, we were just making out. If we ever decide to have sex, I’ll wear those damn condoms.” I told her very irritated and ran after Maya.

She was walking down the corner when I caught up with her, and conviced her to get on the car so I could drive her home. I could tell by her red cheeks that she was very embarassed about what was about to happen in my room. “Maya, don’t worry. If it makes you feel better, tomorrow morning I will tell everybody we are both virgins” “I don’t care about that.” “Then what is it?” “We were about to... This is going to kill our friendship” “I’ll deal with Riley when she gets back. But right now, we need to talk about what just happened” “I can’t do this... we have to stop” “Believe me, I tried to stop, but I can’t. I’ve tried for so long, and I’m done holding back” “I can’t” “I’m loosing my mind here Maya, I have these intense feelings for you that you were reciprocating just a few minutes ago” “We can’t be friends anymore Lucas” “We were never just friends Maya, the scene in my room just proved it. You’re just too stuborn to accept that” We stopped movie nights until we could figure our relationship out. Maya was avoiding me at school, with all the finals, and prom everybody was too busy to even notice, and the ones who did, just pinned it for a couple’s argument.

End of term came sooner than expected. And so did a certain brunette. It was the week before prom and I had just asked Maya to be my date. Flowers, ballons, chocolates, the whole thing. I wanted her back in my life. She said yes. I came back home and Riley was at my door. “Riles, hi” “hey! I’m back” “Yes, I can see that... Come in. So what brings you here?” “I came to be your prom date, I meant to surprise you in school but you were gone and I had an interesting chat with some of your friends” “Yeah, we need to talk” “About you screwing my best friend behind my back?” “Oh... so, you heard” “All the fucking school knows. It’s humiliating!” “Yeah... But it isn’t true” “what about all these pictures in your locker?” I had forgoten about all the photos I had in my locker, nothing bad, just some pictures of me and Maya, movie night, parties, after a game, and my favorite where she had my letter jacket on because it was cold that night.. “You went trough my stuff?” “Was it a secret? I kinda had the impression it was public knowledge”

It wasn’t the fact that Riley didn’t believe me, or trusted me, I didn’t cared about that. It was the fact that the lie would ruin Maya’s and Riley’s frindship that made me confess all of it to Riley. “It was all fake Riley, you should know by now, Maya wouldn’t do anything to hurt you. She didn’t even knew about that stupid rumor until recently, and honestly I didn’t care enough to tell people it wasn’t true”. “But why?” “Because I like spending time with her, we have fun together, and it was easy to let the guys think whatever to get them off my back and hers” “Do you love her again?” “I never stopped loving her Riley, but you already knew that.”

“You look happy together in all those pictures” “Yeah... that’s probably because we are.” “So, how does it work? She pretends to be your girlfirend?” “No Riley, we are not pretending, we just hang out together, like we always have, without labels. At least that was untill last week” “What happened last week?” “I told her about said lie. We had a fight and then I kissed her. But before you jump into conclussions, you should know that she freaked out and ran away from me” “She still loves you” “I know she does” “But she’ll never admit it” “Because she thinks you still love me. She cares more about you than herself” “Was she happy?” “The happiest I’ve ever seen her”. Somehow, even when she was the same Riley, she seemed different, more mature. She wasn’t really mad at me. She just seemed lost in thought. “I go away for a few months and you all wonder like scathered sheep” she joked. Riley excussed herself and left to go find Maya. Baywindow duty, and I’m guessing trying to fix all this mess we were in. I just hope that I didn’t ruined their friendship. Maya would never forgive me otherwise.

Maya called me that same afternoon, saying she couldn’t be my date to prom. She was still going, just not with me. I guessed it had something to do with Riley, but I wasn’t going to go with Riley so, I refused to go. I was tired of falling into that game. I decided to stop playing it. Prom day came, it was a clouded sky that day, and so was my brain. I decided to show up last minute, I had to see her on her dress. I changed to my formal clothes, my cowboy hat, my rose, and I drove to prom. As soon as I got out of my car, it was pouring rain, I walk down to the door and stoped, right there trough the glass I could see her. She looked beautiful, dancing and spining on the dancefloor, her bouncing golden curls, sorrounded by all her friends, Izzy, Zay, Riley and Farkle, all together again, it seemed so surreal.

As they were dancing, Riley caught my eyes, she was staring at me, watching me with a devilish smile, while Maya was dancing oblivious to us. Then I remember why I liked Riley, she just had to fix everything. From where I was standing outside in the rain, I couldn’t hear a word, but I saw Riley lean into Maya and whisper something to her ear. Maya nodded, and closed her eyes happily. I didn’t loose her from my sight, as Riley took Maya’s hands and led her right in front of me. I was breathless, watching her laugh with her eyes still closed. Riley made eye contact with me and opened the glass door, then whisper something in her ear and left. Maya counted to three outloud and opened her eyes to see me.

“One, two, three.” “Hi” “Hey. You’re here” “Yeah, I wouldn’t miss seeing you in that dress for the world” “You should come in... the storm.” “I don’t mind” “Don’t you wanna come in and dance with us?” “There’s only one person I’m interested in” I gave her the red rose and then I took her hand and pulled her outside. The rain was still falling and she was getting wet. She came near me and hugged me, I put my arms around her as I swayed to the rithm of the music. It was a slow dance. I told her softly to her ear “I missed you so much” and she stopped dancing. I looked at her face as she looked deeply into my eyes and when she was about to speak, I kissed her. Only, this time, after she kissed me back, she didn’t pushed me away. It was so weird, how things turned around. Maya used to be the one who pushed Riley and me together, ever since we met. And now it was Riley the one who finally was pushing Maya towards me. She wouldn’t have me any other way. I told her “I love you, even with that stubborn head of yours”. She laughed and said “I love you, even with that bad temper of yours”.

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Haven DVD Commentary, episode 5.19 - Perditus

Commentary with Lucas Bryant and Adam Higgs (co-writer for the episode) - and also occasionally featuring Josh even though he is theoretically not part of the commentary.

AH: I haven’t seen this since writing it a few months ago so this is going to be interesting LB: I haven’t seen this either AH: So this was a bit of a battle to find out what we were going to do with Gloria as the ME in terms of how is she able to keep bodies cold in this new post-apocalyptic Haven? And we came up with the idea of an ice cream truck and we just fell in love with it. And we brought back this Benji’s brand that had been in previous episodes. LB: Right. I wish that some of that would have been explained to a guy like me. Because I remember rolling up that day. And I was like; What the … what? What is happening here? And then I got it. Now I get it. But for a moment there I was a little distressed.

LB: It was pretty sad, but then hilarious at the same time, because Charlotte is lying there on the counter of the ice cream truck. AH: Yeah we’ve started this commentary pretty comedic, but this is fairly heavy subject matter here. Poor Dwight. And I remember writing this, one of the things we always had to keep in mind was just the idea of having to deal with grief. And to make sure that what’s happened in terms of Charlotte dying is reflected in the emotions of the characters in the script, and keeping an eye on that in the dialogue throughout, in terms of how they’re dealing with things. LB: Yeah. It’s sad everytimes, because it’s inevitable, on Haven, that almost everyone dies at some point. So you meet these new people, in this case Laura Mennell joined the cast this year and got on very well with everyone. But we knew that inevitably at some point she was probably going to meet some kind of gruesome end. AH: It is sad, because we love the characters, we love the actors. What’s interesting those is that we loved Laura so much - she was originally scheduled for her last episode to be the previous one, 18 - we wanted to give her one more farewell and have another episode to have that time to say goodbye to her. And so that’s where this episode came in and we were able to re-negotiate and get Laura for one more episode. But it’s like you say, it is sad to always have to say goodbye to these characters and actors that we grow to love. LB: Well we should tell her that - does she know that she eeked another episode out of her existence? AH: I don’t know. I remember it was sad, we were doing the tone calls with the actors - as the writers it’s a tool we use to communicate what we were trying to do. Which is where we should have talked to Lucas about that ice cream truck. And it was a sad tone call at the end with Laura, just like … OK bye! LB: Right, I know! And you don’t know what to say because you read the script - we get the scripts a couple days before we start shooting - so you know it’s coming but you read it and then it’s like; Oh there it is. And then the next day you see the actor and what do you say? Like, Hi so that sucks that you’re dead, now?

[Duke on screen] LB: Oh Balfour.

[Nathan looking through Charlotte’s journals] AH: Someone’s really nice handwriting there. LB: Yeah. Whose really nice handwriting? That really nice hand writing is not what I was reading then. AH: I love when you and Vince are in a scene together. You have great chemistry. It was always fun to write these scenes especially where they’re a little quieter. One of the things we tried to do in this second half of the season was pair up some of the actors and characters who hadn’t been together as much in the first half of the season, and we’d missed that report they have.

[Miss Fortuna’s Occult Shop] AH: Oh this is Gabrielle Miller, Canadian treasure. LB: Yes. And she was totally awesome, and game. She came in, and we had this one day where we were in this occult shop, and so we had all these scenes and she had so much to spit out. I think she’d just come the night before, she’d slept like 3 minutes and then been sent to wardrobe and brought to set, and she was totally pro and game and cool. AH: That’s awesome. We drop a lot of actors in and they have to just hit the ground running. There’s not a lot of time to get caught up on what’s going on, especially when you get dropped in the middle of a serialised show like this. So big credit to those actors and to the directors, as well as the existing cast who make them feel at home. LB: But totally to her too. I remember for some of those scenes thinking; this is some of the weirdest, hardest stuff, I have ever had to do. Because the danger and the intensity that’s happening with the Tarot cards that we’re dealing with. AH: And the mythology that she’s putting in there too, and this is the first time she’s heard of any of this, she hasn’t been living with it for five seasons like the viewers have.

[Dave on screen] LB: I love John and Richard AH: They’re awesome. LB: They are just awesome. Any time that any of us got to work with them, I know we all loved it.

[Ona on screen with the failed/faked seance] LB: And this was hard, as a guest actor, this was really hard to do. I remember thinking; What the …? And it’s so stationary, so still - and you know the music is going to build the tension, but all of that music is not happening at the time.

Josh: Hey Adam, do you want to talk about where you came up with the episode name, Perditus? AH: Yes, oh my goodness. We could not - Gab and I - for the life of us could not figure out a name for this episode. And we went around in circles on it. And finally, we both have great love for the West Wing and Aaron Sorkin and his titles are often in Latin. So we wondered could we do the same thing and just put something cool in Latin. And I think we had Josh look it up … what does Perditus mean Josh. Josh; I think it’s Time. No, Lost. AH: Yes, because the theme of the episode is lost; trying to regain what you’ve lost. LB: I like that.

[Dave on screen] LB: Some of you may know John Dunsworth’s work from Trailer Park Boys, where he spent a lot of time being very freaking drunk. AH: It’s a kids show, right? LB: It’s a kids show *laughs*, So I mean the guy can do it unbelievably well, but I thought it was very cool to see Dave drunk. Because Dave drunk was not like Lahey drunk. AH: It was not.

[Duke’s vision] LB: Look at that, that looks very cool. AH: It does, and this was fun. The post-apocalyptic portion of this episode is something that we had wanted to do the whole season on Haven. We had been sliding this epsiode from the very first day I started working on this show, we were talking about a whole episode to be set in the future, and we put it all over the place, we were thinking mid-season finale, finale, all sorts of options. We wanted to see these post-apocalyptic scenes to give stakes to what’s coming, this Croatoan mystery. But we couldn’t find the perfect spot for a full episode and then we figured well what if it’s just a portion of an episode? And that’s how it was finally able to see some life here in 5.19. And I think, the Trouble we were going to use to send everyone to the future, we ended up using to send everyone to the past. And I’m sure that will part of that commentary there in that episode. Josh: That’s the next one. AH: Yeah so stay tuned! I don’t know why I keep trying to sell these, since anyone listening has already bought the DVD. LB: Yeah, if you haven’t - go out and purchase the DVD that’s currently in your DVD player. AH: You should have two, just in case. Accidents happen. LB: That’s right.

[Audrey and Nathan on screen] LB: My aether ball. AH: Did you get to keep the aether ball? LB No. AH: Did you take anything from the set? Any souvenirs? LB: I took all sorts of things, inside. Like, emotions. AH: And you left some things behind as well, in other people’s hearts. LB: Um .. I have the slate from the episode that I directed. AH: Fantastic episode by the way. LB: Thank you. Everyone signed it and they gave it to me at the end after the last shot, and it was very special. So that is my cherished memento. AH: Did you find that you changed any way in which - I should not be talking over Adam Copeland’s incredible scene here [picking up Charlotte’s body] LB: They will watch it without the commentary AH: This is some powerful stuff here. But yeah, after directing did you find that your approach to acting had changed at all? [Dwight and Audrey taking each other’s hands just before Charlotte comes back to life] LB: That’s beautiful. I really like that shot. AH: Great shot. LB: Um, yes, definitely I have changed. I think I used to be much more of an ass hole. AH: I wouldn’t agree with that. LB: But now I am just much more open to … anything, I guess. I realised how helpful it is for people to … be helpful, when you’re trying to get stuff done. So just getting on board with what ever was going on, just quicker and more easily, I think was something that changed in me. But then also I realised too, I was talking in the last commentary about how different it was being a director and seeing how actors work and having such a different feeling about being an actor. But then when I went back to just being an actor, again it was hard to do anything besides just be in that actor headspace.

[Charlotte remembering] LB: This is very cool AH: I like these flashbacks. I don’t know who the editor was on this episode but - fantastic job.

Josh; Do you remember, there was such an ordeal, we weren’t allowed to use the word ‘zombie’ anywhere in the script? AH: Ah yes. Josh; We changed it to ghouls. LB: Why weren’t we allowed to use zombie? Josh: There’s so much zombie stuff out there; Walking Dead, Z-Nation, LB: But if there were dead things that were walking around, wouldn’t we call them zombies? Josh: But they don’t on the Walking Dead either, interestingly. They never use the term zombie

[Vickie drawing on the paving stones in Duke’s vision] AH: Oh this is a cool scene. This is one of the first things that came to mind when Gab and I were putting these future flash-forwards together. LB: This is great. AH: Did they have a wind machine? Josh: I think it honestly was just that windy. I could be making that up - I wasn’t there. LB: It could very well have been. AH: It all looks great. I think Shawn Pillar might have shot some of these scenes. Great job Shawn. Josh; I believe that’s true. And by this stage, I think it was starting to get very cold up in Canada, because this is longer than the show was usually in production. People start to wear overcoats towards the end of the season, which never happened before. LB: Right, because they were back in Chester [for those flash-foward/vision scenes]. This is when we’d moved now to shoot in Halifax [Dwight punches a hole in the police station wall] AH: Wow, love that LB: Yep. That’s Adam’s old life as a computer programmer coming in handy, smashing shit up - get that code right. But yes so we were in Halifax at this point and they were sending out another unit to Chester to go back and shoot that apocalyptic stuff. AH: This was also a fun part of the episode, putting Emily and Adam together, it’s good to see them play off each other. And you and Emily have great chemistry together, even though you’re not actually talking to each other for this phone call here - little know fact they are not actually on the phone with each other and we are not actually shooting these two scenes at the exact same time. LB: Right. I have Joanne *attempts impersonation and gives up* reading out lines.

[Dave getting his stuff together] AH: So here we have the ather detecting device, and this is an intersting story as well. We had written this episode or were breaking it, and I was down at comic con visiting the Haven booth were fellow writer Nick Parker was doing a signing and I looked in the booth and there was a box of props from the set that was going to go on tour with the booth through a bunch of other cities. And we kind of needed it, in a week’s time, back in Halifax to shoot this episode. LB: *laughing* What? AH: So I saw it and I was like - Isn’t that …? I just wrote that, I need that. We need to get that back. There was a slight level of panic for about ten seconds.

[Audrey finds Herb eating Lainey in the occult shot] LB: There were a lot of big laughs here. It was yucky and gross; he was eating her. But we were like; this is, mental. And they had all sorts of tests of Herb coming up with different sized and shaped things in his mouth. There were certain skin flaps that looked like giant tongues. AH: I just want to give props to Emily for that whole chair routine [backing Herb into the cupboard]. That was a topic of conversation for many weeks of how exactly to do that. That was the original idea but we also went through so many others just because there was some concern as to whether that would look good. I think it looked fantastic and Emily did a great job. LB: She did. Emily kicks ass. AH: She’s a bad ass LB: She’s awesome. I’ve been talking all these great things about all these other people, but Emily is perpetually fantastic. She is the whole glue that makes this whole thing work. AH: Yes, we are very lucky with the cast on this show. It’s a pleasure to write for.

[Audrey talking to Ona] LB: I think this is one of my favourite lines, where Audrey is like; Herb was eating Lainey. AH: Yeah that was one of my favourites. And here’s the [Crocker] journal again, very happy to keep using this prop. We have some great props. And like the aether detecting device, we love the look of them .And when we can go back and use them again we love it.

[Dwight finds Charlotte out at ‘their spot’] AH: Ah and here’s Adam Copeland. This was a heart wrenching scene to write, I’m very curious to see how it came out. LB: I am too. AH: I like the contrast of this with the darkness of the scenes with the ghouls. It is so sad that this is Charlotte’s last episode. But we were really happy because we wanted to give Dwight some more depth this season, and have Adam stretch his acting abilities too, and that’s why we were really happy to bring in a love interest for him. And to see him get to play that kind of thing, and I think this was a great success, this relationship that’s built through these last few episodes. LB: Yep, I agree completely. And I said it in the last commentary but, Laura is fantastic and brought some excellent new colour to the show as Dr Cross. AH: Who we named like nine times. LB: She was Olivia for a while. Carly before that. But I was so … maybe everyone’s going to know I have a big crush on the computer programmer but … Adam was really - you threw him all sorts of new stuff this year and he did an exceptional job.

[Vince to Dave: Together until the end of all things] AH: I love that line, I had to put that in there. LB: It’s beautiful

AH: Oh here we are again in freaky future Haven, I’m excited to see what this looks like LB: This is very cool AH: Hey the cricket bat! Anyone see that cricket bat? A little nod there to one of my favourite … *gets distracted by watching* [Vince with his white eyes] LB: I think Balfour is really good when he doesn’t know what the hell is going on AH: He’s playing it very well LB: One of my favourite episodes of all time was the time travel back to 1955 AH: He does a great job with that stuff, where he’s in a situation where he’s just like; What the hell is going on? And this was fun to send him, because we were planning this future apocalyptic episode for a while and working out who would go - at one point it was going to be Nathan. And one point Nathan was going to be this kind of despot in the future, actually, we had played with that for a while. [Duke picks up the cricket bat] Cricket bat! Shaun of the Dead! Yey!

[Dwight and Nathan on screen, getting in each other’s faces as they argue] LB: This fucking guy … AH: You can see that they just want to go computer programme right now LB: Let’s get through this, and lets go sit at our two-man work station and get through some code AH: That’s the spin off. If you’re wondering what happens after

[Ghouls trying to get into the station] AH: Oh that looks great! Look at all those hands. So were you method in this scene? Just going all out smashing arms? LB: No, I wasn’t, sadly. The cricket bat that I had there was not - well there was a real one and a not-real one. A foam one. So you can swing that hard, but the problem is that you can’t hit things too hard because it will just bend and look ridiculous. But the background performers that were playing the ghouls did really go for it, and were having to reach through these scratchy doors in this not-comfortable space for … hours at a time. They really went for it.

[Duke coming out of his vision] AH: What a pleasure to have Seth here. Kris Lemche is amazing LB: Yep AH: And this is the fun of doing a genre show like Haven, where you just get to really dial in on the characters and using metaphor and stuff and you can really visualise it using flashbacks and all these things. It’s a joy where you can carry these character arcs to fruition but you get to do it in a more exciting way than a scene where just two people are talking.

LB: She - Ona (Meredith) - was fantastic. Hilarious, and ridiculous. One of those examples of someone who has to come in and go for it out of nowhere. We had a really good time. She’s a great actress and she was stupid funny. AH: She’s a comedic actress I think. LB: Yeah.

[Charlotte; I hate the fact that I'll never see her again after this, but that hate, it doesn't outweigh the love I gained in getting to know her.] AH: And I think that’s how we feel about Laura Mennell Josh; Who wanted to be here by the way. She wanted to come and do commentary, but she’s stuck in Vancouver. As is Adam Copeland.

[Zombies start falling over dead] AH: Ooof. There’s no matts there, either. That’s impressive stuff. LB: It was. They really went for it. AH: Props to the extras, and casting. And the directors too LB: Props to everybody. But I remember, that was a long day and that was one of the things they shot at the end. And they did a couple takes where they just crumpled out of frame, but they needed to get a shot of the zombies actually hitting the ground. And I remember cringing as I watched, and not being sure if they would get up again, But they did. AH: They’re all alive. No zombies were hurt in the making of this film.

[Audrey talking to Nathan after she’s said goodbye to Charlotte] AH: And this was something we worked on with you and Emily in crafting these scenes between Audrey and Nathan, because they’re in a point in the relationship where you can understand one another but at the same time give her the space she needs. And I thought you pulled this off really well LB: Oh goood, thank you. I remember this was where I had to say void, shroud, thinny in the same sentence. Josh: And controller crystal LB: Right. AH: That’s a bingo LB: 17 points for me

[Dwight and Charlotte saying goodbye] LB: Aw that’s nice. Really nice AH: That’s a nice scene. It’s not easy having to do so many things in an episode. One moment it’s a love scene, then you’re killing somebody, you’re in pain. We really throw you guys through the wringer LB: Well but it’s not easy for you either, to tell these stories, all of those stories in one. AH: And there she goes. Poor Dwight Josh: He’s been through so much AH: Yeah we just … can Dwight catch a break? And look at that - turning on a dime there from rage to anger. LB: So good, Adam Copeland!

[Duke stealing a car to part ways with Seth] AH: And here’s another goodbye. A lot of relationships breaking here. I tried to get Eric a muscle car in an earlier episode and it got changed. But we had to give him one at some point LB: Damn these guys are good. Really nice. AH: I’m just watching, they’re so good. Josh: And what I also love about this is that there’s no need to explain that Duke hot wired the car. You just know that’s something Duke can do. AH: That was fantastic. Well done guys. Lemche great to have.

[Vince and Dave walking through a rubbish strewn Haven and into the Herald] AH: Look what’s happened to Haven here Josh: It’s so nice to see all the trash here, because there are so many shows and movies where somewhere is abandoned for months and yet the town looks perfect and pristine. AH: I think this is one of the last days we were in Chester LB: Ah they’re so good. If I can be half … half of them

AH: So there we go, episode 19. A pleasure to have worked on LB: A pleasure to have worked on too. Very well done, congratulations AH: Well done to you, and to Josh.

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Again, Trank came to Slater with a skeleton idea: His Fantastic Four would be the opposite of every other franchise kickoff. “The end of the Fantastic Four was going to very organically set up the adventure and the weirdness and the fun. That would be the wish fulfillment of the sequel. Because obviously, the sequel would be, ‘OK, now we are [superpowered] forever and it’s weird and funny and there’s adventure lurking around every corner.’ But the first movie was going to basically be the filmic version of how I saw myself all the time: the metaphor of these characters crawling out of hell.”

Developing the script was a similar clamber. Slater was a badge-carrying nerd ready to convert comic book lore into bombastic, CG-ready set-pieces. Trank was the opposite, having seen a few episodes of the Fantastic Four cartoon from the mid-’90s and having a general distaste for comic book movies. “The first Avengers movie had recently come out, and I kept saying, ‘That should be our template, that’s what audiences want to see!” Slater said. “And Josh just fucking hated every second of it.”

“The trials of developing Fantastic Four had everything to do with tone,” Trank said. “You could take the most ‘comic booky’ things, as far as just names and faces and identities and backstories, and synthesize it into a tone. And the tone that [Slater] was interested in was not a tone that I felt I had anything in common with.”

In an effort to creatively engage his director by any means necessary, Slater loaded Trank up with comics from his personal collection — the greatest Doctor Doom stories, his favorite Ben Grimm moments — but nothing sparked. Trank was more interested in the early moments, digging into Reed Richards’ character development and traumatic arc. The screenwriting pair would try to find common ground, watching movies for inspiration. What was the Inception version of Fantastic Four? The Saving Private Ryan version? The Cronenberg body horror version? Once the team got its powers, that’s where it started losing Trank. Galactus, Annihilus, Herbie the Robot, time travel, multiple dimensions, old teams fighting young teams — everything was on the table, and any sequence or character could get tossed out at a moment’s notice. “It didn’t matter if they were fighting robots in Latveria or aliens in the Negative Zone or Mole Monsters in downtown Manhattan; Josh just did not give a shit.”

“I feel like I get Mole Man,” Trank said in his defense. “He’s angry and undermined by the system.”

[...] Trank faced immense pressure as he worked on the script, storyboards, previsualized set-pieces, and casting, and much of it was born from his own anxieties. The director came from behind with Chronicle, and was suddenly in charge of something that everyone expected to be a huge success. “That requires a degree of experience that we often underestimate,” one source close to the production said. Trank took bold swings where he could. Early on, he insisted to Fox that Chronicle star Michael B. Jordan was the guy to play Johnny Storm, a character traditionally depicted as white. “For the world I grew up in, a racially intense Los Angeles where we were used to seeing white superheroes, some of my friends who were black should have seen a black superhero [...] so I felt that while being in a position of power, I could change the system a little bit.” Miles Teller (Whiplash), Jamie Bell (Jumper), and Kate Mara (Shooter), as Johnny’s adopted sister, rounded out the cast.

So you want to make a movie about a black superhero and you hate Fantastic Four comics--naturally, that makes you the best choice to do a Fantastic Four movie.

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It didn’t help that throughout the making of Fantastic Four, Trank had a second job. A few months before production, Kinberg, who, on top of producing superhero movies for Fox, was a consultant at Lucasfilm, asked Trank if he wanted to make a Star Wars movie. Kinberg knew that Trank had met with Kiri Hart of the Lucasfilm story group after Chronicle, and now the company was interested in hearing his pitch for a spinoff movie.

At the time, Trank rented a house in Benedict Canyon just a few blocks from where George Lucas lived with his editor and wife Marcia Lucas when he wrote the first draft of Star Wars. With a few days to mull over Kinberg’s offer, Trank walked up to the Lucas house and basked in its glow. He called it one of the most surreal moments of his life. “The visions that I had in that moment were just out of this world,” he said. He walked back to his home with a three-act pitch for a Boba Fett movie.

Trank presented the idea to Hart, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, and Disney chairman Alan Horn. Up until that point, only J.J. Abrams had been approved to play in the Star Wars sandbox, and granting permission for a filmmaker to forever impact the moneymaking mythos was a monthslong process. But the guy who made his name with a lightsaber-themed viral video came out the other end with a Star Wars movie deal.

The next June, in the middle of production on Fantastic Four, Lucasfilm announced the director as part of the family. “He is such an incredible talent and has a great imagination and sense of innovation,” Kennedy said. “That makes him perfectly suited to Star Wars.” Nearly a year later, Trank would bow out of the movie. “I quit because I knew I was going to be fired if I didn’t quit.”

Hearing how this guy is kinda a pretentious idiot with no friends, it makes a lot more sense that he’d get hired to make a Star Wars movie.

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Unfortunately, @sophie-e-b met with a bike accident and was rushed to A&E. Here’s what she had to say on her social media:

I ended up in a&e last night after I took a tumble from the tow path down to the side of the Thames on my bike during an evening cycle. I’ve put the photo in black and white so it’s not too gory. 🩸I am ok, just a bit bruised and sore. I want to thank the ambulance crew and the staff at west mid hospital (where I was born, as it happens) for gluing me back together. I also want to thank Lucas, Colin, Josh and Willow who were 4 runners who stopped and helped Richard and I when I hurt myself. You were so calm, thoughtful and reassuring. Thank you very much. I hope you see this message as I didn’t get your details. You’re all lovely people. Xxxx

And after many worried messages from friends and fans, Sophie went on to edit her post with saying:

hello all. Thank you for all the lovely messages. I should have said that the main reason I posted was to thank the incredible folk who stopped and helped (although the sympathy is very cheering) so don’t worry I’m ok and being well looked after. Richard has been amazing and the kids are being very sweet ❤️ Lots of love.

Richard uploaded a picture that he took moments before the unfortunate accident. He posted this on his social media.

Well that was quite the week.. just a few days after our final kitchen disco Sophie Ellis-Bextor and I had our first date in 11 weeks. A cycle ride and picnic by the river. It was lovely and romantic.. Moments after taking this photo we were on our way home and someone stepped in the way of Sophie’s path. It was an accident but rather than ride into him she went over the edge. It was quite a drop, very dramatic, a lot of blood. I’m amazed she didn’t get more hurt. We’re so grateful to Lucas, Colin, Josh and Willow who stopped to help and stayed with us until the ambulance came. West mid hospital were incredible and looked after Sophie so brilliantly. She’s now safe at home and resting and being spoilt by us all. We’re feeling very grateful as it could of been so much worse. Thank you all for your lovely messages, they’ve been really helpful. Enjoy every day because things really can change in an instant 🙏♥️#nhs #nhsheroes

We wish her a speedy recovery! Sending lots of love and positive vibes.

#Sophie Ellis-Bextor #accident #singer-songwriter #British #social media #NHS

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kyemeruthie · 6 years ago

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Not much work to do inside the office, so after sweeping PJO in a week, Umbrella Academy the next, we did 3 movies this time. Wow. Bad employee. Tsk. Still reviewing them here. Hahaha

Booksmart (2019) : 5/5 stars

Olivia Wilde’s coming-of-age film would definitely be a classic with cult following. News says that Booksmart did not hit much attention from moviegoers, partly because it was released during weekends near John Wick 3, Aladdin, and all the other storied movie franchises. Sad. Anyway, I love this film. I was just laughing the whole time. It’s a beautiful story of friendship and getting to know yourself and the people around you, of asserting your independence, and of the best memories to remember later on. Molly and Amy are best friends, straight-A students, ready to graduate and proceed to Ivy League universities. But when they learned that their seemingly lazy, jock classmates would go to the best schools too, one of them employed by Google, they start to question their life choices. Molly mostly, Amy’s quite cool but still anxious about a lot of things. Anyway, they decide to spend the night partying with Nick and his gang before they graduate the next day-- ready to prove everyone that they also have cool social lives. The rest is funny and revelatory ride towards their graduation day.

We can all relate to Booksmart’s plot one way or another. I personally see myself as a mix of Molly and Amy -- less obnoxious but tries to be as outgoing as Molly, more introverted and willing to explore the world like Amy. And then some of my friends from the mix of students featured in the film. But what’s more beautiful and intelligent about the film is that the stereotypical HS kids we know cannot be placed in neat boxes as we want them to be. People can be both skaters and scholars too; girls with more provocative personalities and more assertive of their sexuality are also intelligent; jocks read books too; the quiet ones can be loud too. Theater kids would always be theater kids, but with a different kind of drama every now and then. Haha. Breakfast Club, the epitome of HS drama in the 90s gave us five general classification of HS people-- and this movie breaks that. Actually, I remembered High School Musical trilogy also spoke the same message-- people can be whoever they want. They can both play basketball and bake, dance and sing, etc. Booksmart brings the same message across, but also with greater emphasis on what women can do and become: that they shouldn’t be pitted against each other, shouldn’t be labelled sluts when they’re more progressive about the way they dress and approach their sexuality, and that they can helm a movie as awesome as this one.

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Dumplin (2018) 4/5 stars

Another film topbilled by women. This time it tackles body and fat shaming, confidence building, and the role of pageants in “empowering” women. Dumplin is based on a book of the same title written by Julie Murphy. I’ve always wanted to read this but Fullybooked may have ran out of paperback copies. I still have to find one. Haha.

Dumplin tells the story of WIllowdean “Will” Dickson, a self-proclaimed fat girl. Her mom calls her “Dumplin,” which she naturally detests because it reminds her of her physical differences from her mom, who was a former beauty queen. The story then revolves around Will’s quest to prove that fat girls have what it takes to join beauty pageants often reserved for the skinny, tall, and feminine: basically, the conventional definition of beautiful. Other girls join Will’s quest, and soon she finds herself leading an unlikely revolution.

What I like about the movie: the premise of the story, strong acting from the lead and supporting cast, the whole message of the film, and I never thought I’d appreciate Dolly Parton songs. I read reviews and it seems Netflix commissioned all-original DP songs specifically for this film. Wow. Oh, and Bo Larson and his cleft chin. He’s too beautiful. I’m crushing on him because of this movie. Areas where it can improve on? Script basically. It’s full of motherhood statements and quotes from DP songs, but I think we can do more about that. The concept of body shaming needs to be fleshed out further to help audiences understand its consequences. WIll is ok with her body, but there wasn’t much discussion on her issues with her mother relative to her being fat, or how this has changed pageantry. The way I see it, having 2 fat girls and a rocker join the pageant became more of a novelty than an outright rejection of the whole conventional beauty imposed by pageants. Or maybe I’m expecting too much. I just feel that if we take on a serious subject and try to use humor as a means to comfortably discuss it; then we should fully use the platform to flesh out important issues that need to be addressed or understood by a larger audience. That way, we took every means possible to get our advocacy across; instead of half-heartedly putting them forward.

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To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before (2018) : 5/5 stars

Our last film for review. Helmed by a female lead and based on a YA romance novel written by Jenny Han. I purposefully did not read the book; maybe because that time I felt it would be too cheesy for my taste. The film wasn’t, so maybe I’d give the book a chance. Hahaha.

In the film, Lara Jean writes secret love letters to guys who made an impact on her lovelife, places them on addressed envelopes, then tucks them in a box hidden in her closet. She’s introverted, having trouble fitting in with most groups, but enjoys the company of her sisters and is generally happy with her student life. It takes a sudden turn when the letters suddenly were delivered to their owners-- Josh, her sister’s boyfriend and her bestfriend; Peter, the guy she kissed during middle school; another from model UN; Lucas, whom she danced with during freshman year and admits to being gay; and another former crush. This puts LJ in a twist, particularly on Josh. The story moves along Lara Jean’s decisions to get over the mess she’s in and return to being invisible.

It’s a classic romcom, lines are witty, the whole story is funny and good. It doesn’t end up contrived and too cheesy; just the right amount of cute. Recommended if you’d want to watch something that’ll not push you to think too much. I like that it balanced the story between Lara Jean’s guy problems, and her overall relationship with her family. It also put into perspective that no matter how embarassing things would turn out to be, the best way out would always be confronting them head on. Family are good sidekicks; but also trustworthy friends; and a healthy dose of courage and self-confidence. Lastly, Asia represent!

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If you’re looking for something to watch over the weekend, you can watch these. Great also for Independence Day, because you know, they celebrate women’s independence and empowerment in different ways. Haha. Enjoy!

#movies #film review #booksmart #dumplin #to all the boys i've loved before #women

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Valentine’s Day- Joshaya Fanfic Chapter 1

Josh woke up suddenly with the familiar ringing of his alarm reverberating in his subconscious. It took him a couple of seconds however to notice that the song that usually woke him up- "It's a beautiful day," by U2 was NOT what was ringing in his ears. It was an obnoxiously loud and terribly sung birthday song. The tone was off-key and the voice sounded like one of those munchkin videos. Who the hell was singing like that?

He sat up on his bed and spun around towards the direction of the singing to notice none other than his college best friend, Andrew Watkins. Andrew was excitedly jumping up and down in the middle of Josh's dorm room as he bellowed out the birthday song at the top of his lungs and threw a bunch of confetti in the air, thereby littering Josh's impeccably clean dorm room. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAREST JOSHIEEEE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUUUU! YAYYYY!"

"HOLY CRAP! ENOUGH DREW!" Josh yelled as he felt his ear drums close to bursting from his friend's terrible voice. "I got it. It's my birthday. Please, if you care about me, just stop!"

"HOW OLD ARE YOU NOW?! HOW OLD ARE YOU NOW?!" Andrew continued singing even more loudly.

"OH MY GOD, DREW! IM GOING TO KILL YOU NOW!" Josh leapt off his bed and charged towards Andrew, ready to pummel him.

"OK! OK! I'M DONE!" Andrew held up his hands in surrender, and backed off from a clearly annoyed (and still sleepy) Josh. "Dude, chill. It's your birthday. Why would you want to start off with the murder of your adorable friend?" Andrew gave him a wide, toothy grin.

Josh just shook his head in disbelief at his friend's antics and took a look at his room which was now all covered in pink confetti. "Holy crap. Dude, you cleaning this up right?" Josh felt he was going to have a heart attack. He wasn't necessarily a neat freak but he had just spent a good part of his Saturday a few days ago cleaning up his room. And now, all of his hard work had been completely destroyed.

"Dude, nah, I can't, I got an exam in like two minutes. I shouldn't have even come here." Andrew responded as he checked the time on his phone and dropped something that looked like a cake box on Josh's desk. "This is from Jas." He said, pointing to the cake. "She said it's your favorite. Although, I didn't know you had a favorite cake? You like never eat cake. You eat veggies like all the time. When did you and Jas talk about this?"

"Dude, so you're seriously not cleaning this up?" Josh glared at Andrew in disbelief.

"Noo-ppe. Love you though man. Happy birthday! Jas and I will see you for lunch? We're treating you. Sounds good?"

Josh didn't respond. He kept staring at Andrew with a sour look on his face, and already thinking of ways to get revenge on his friend for trashing his room on his birthday of all days and just running off.

"O...kay. Silence means consent. Lunch it is! See you later, bud. Bye!" Andrew quickly ran off, sensing from the look on Josh's face that he had sufficiently angered the birthday boy.

Josh ran his hand through his hair and sighed loudly in frustration. "I'm going to kill him." He muttered to himself as he glanced around at his room once more. His attention finally settled on the cake on his desk. With a slight smile on his face, he walked towards it and opened the box, curious to see if Jasmine, Andrew's current girlfriend and Josh's friend as well, had really remembered his favorite cake flavor. He couldn't even remember having that conversation with her. He opened it up to see a scrumptious red velvet cake and his smile grew even wider. He would make sure to say a big thank you to Jasmine, after he killed her boyfriend.

He picked up the cake and was about to put it in his little dorm fridge when he heard his phone ringing. Quickly setting the cake down, he rushed to his bed and fumbled through his bed covers until he found his phone buried underneath. Glancing at the caller ID, he felt his smile grow a thousand times wider and his heart skip a beat as he quickly answered the phone. "Maya?" He whispered her name softly.

"BOING!" Maya responded enthusiastically. Josh grinned from ear to ear at the sound of her voice. He could almost picture the look of pure happiness on her face as she yelled out her favorite nickname for him, and he couldn't help but feel his heart expanding with euphoria.

"Boy, aren't you cheery this morning. To what do I owe this awfully excited and sugary cheery Maya?" He teased lightly.

"To your BIRTHDAY, you old man you!" Maya exclaimed and immediately commenced to sing the birthday song. Josh almost dropped the phone in shock as he listened to her angelic rendition of the song which his best friend had butchered just a few minutes before. He had heard of Maya being a good singer but he had never actually heard her sing by herself. The rare occasions in the past that he had witnessed her singing was during Matthews Christmas family gatherings. But even then, they were all singing traditional carols together as a group so he hadn't noticed anything particularly special about the beautiful blonde's voice...until now. My God, I could listen to this all day, he thought dreamily to himself as he felt himself completely entranced the more Maya sang.

"Happy birthday Josh! Wishing you lots of happiness today!" Maya exclaimed joyfully after she finished singing. Josh was literally tingling with euphoria as Maya's voice still echoed in his ears. He laid down on his bed, pressed the phone gently to his ear, and took a few seconds to consider his next words before he spoke.

"First of, my God, Maya, you have an amazing voice. I mean, I'm speechless right now. I'm pretty sure that was the best birthday song that I've ever heard in my 18 years of life. Please don't tell my parents or Cory that. Especially, Cory. He might be devastated." Maya burst out laughing at this comment, the sound of which filled him with a soothing warmth. That's another sound that I could listen to all day, he thought to himself. "Secondly, thanks for calling. You've definitely made my day after it was almost ruined by my soon to be ex-best-friend."

"Oh no! What did Andrew do?"

"Oh you know- woke me up with a birthday song that wanted me to kill him and then also kill myself and scattered my entire room with pink confetti- which by the way- he's not cleaning up. So yeah, I was pretty pissed before your call."

"Shoot! Why didn't I think of that?" Maya exclaimed amidst laughter.

"Uh no. You would have been on my naughty list if you had done that. You're on my good list now. Don't ruin it kiddo."

"Yes sir! Anywho what are your plans today birthday boy?"

"Hmmm," Josh thought as he took a quick look at the time- 9:30am. He had to go to class in an hour. Maya had called him at the perfect time. And then it hit him. Why was she calling at that time? Didn't she have school? It was a Wednesday morning.

"Hold on. As much as I'm enjoying this convo, don't you have school right now? How are you able to talk on the phone?"

There was a short pause where Josh could almost hear the wheels in her head turning trying to come up with a credible excuse for why she wasn't sitting in a classroom in that moment.

"Um, well I AM in school." She finally spoke. "Just not in a classroom..."

Josh burst out laughing, already anticipating where this was going.

"So you're cutting class- to call me." He responded, shaking his head slightly. It was classic Maya.

"Well, not exactly," Maya responded. "I might have asked your brother if I could go to the bathroom and I kinda haven't returned yet. It's been ten minutes now I think? I should probably get going before Riles organizes a search party to come looking for me." This comment made Josh burst again into laughter as he imagined his niece recruiting a search party which would probably comprise of Lucas, Zay, Farkle and Smackle- their friend group- roaming through the halls of Abigail Adams high school looking for Maya who was probably hiding in a bathroom stall. He laughed so hard he started to feel tears at the corner of his eyes.

"This is hilarious." He responded as he wiped the tears off. "Yeah you should probably get going because my adorable- but slightly overprotective niece- will definitely do that. She kinda takes after her father don't you think?"

"Oh my God, they're practically twins!" Maya quickly agreed as Josh smiled warmly. He absolutely adored his family and was even more grateful that Maya was practically a part of it. One of his favorite conversation topics with her whenever they ran into each other at family gatherings was poking fun at his family's crazy antics.

"Alright, Maya, I'm going to let you go before you get caught. Thanks again for calling."

"Wait, not so fast!" She yelled. "You still haven't told me your plans! It is Valentine's Day after all, and your birthday. I assume you are busy?"

Josh grinned- not exactly sure where she was going with this. Was she trying to ask him out? He decided to entertain her for now by giving her the details of his day as he currently had planned.

"Well no. I'm actually not too busy today. I have class, a lunch with Andrew and Jasmine- though that might probably turn into a funeral so stay tuned-" he heard Maya giggling at this, which made him feel warm inside- "and then more class, and that's about it. I got lots of homework to catch up on though. But in terms of birthday stuff- I'm coming over to Cor's on Saturday for dinner. I assume you will be there?"

"Um yeah duh. I practically live there." Josh laughed.

"Good point."

"So what I'm hearing is that Boing Matthews doesn't have a romantic dinner date planned on this beautiful day of luvvv?"

Josh chuckled- sensing exactly where the conversation was going. "Um no, I do not actually. Shocking, I know. Not sure what it is about NYU girls- I seem to be invisible to them apparently." That last part was a lie. Since starting his Freshman year of college, he had probably been asked out like 3 times which made him quickly realize that girls were a lot bolder in college than they were in high school where the norm was to wait for the guy to make the first move. One girl- Emily- he had actually gone on a date with. She was in his Spanish class, the first semester, a pretty blonde from Canada. They had shared a love of Spanish language and culture. One of Josh's dreams was to study abroad in Spain at some point in his college career. One date with Emily though was enough for him to realize that they would be better off as friends, so he quickly made sure things didn't progress any further.

And then came the weekend he would never forget, just over a month ago, when he accompanied Cory's class as a chaperone to their annual ski trip and ended up finally admitting (and accepting) his growing feelings for his niece's best friend. His affection for Maya had slowly developed over the years with every encounter he had shared with her. He wasn't sure when that affection evolved into something more but it probably started after she barged into NYU last Spring and started spilling her feelings out to Josh, Andrew, Jasmine and Charlotte during their small hangout party.

After that moment, Josh never forgot the intensity of Maya's gaze, the conviction with which she declared her feelings for him and the reasons she felt that way. His heart was racing as he listened in shock to every observation that Maya made about him. He couldn't believe that she had been paying that much attention to him- that she found him so worthy of her attention despite everything that was going on in her life.

When Maya was done speaking, it immediately occurred to him that he had never met a girl like her before- fearless, persistent, and extremely protective of those she cared about. In that moment, he was no longer able to dismiss Maya's feelings as an adolescent crush. They were genuine- he could feel them. Maya was a lot more mature than he had given her credit for and he couldn't help but be speechless as he gazed at her in silent awe. He had promised Maya at the end of that encounter that he would start seeing her differently. And he had kept that promise, especially in the quiet moments when her gaze, her mischievous smile and her words would invade his daydreams. I like you Josh. I'm in it for the long game. For a whole summer last year, she was all he could think about. And even though he was still bothered by her age, he could feel his walls getting weaker until they completely crumbled near the warm fireplace at the ski lodge when she gazed at him with utter adoration and declared yet again with utmost confidence- "I like you, Josh. It's you I like." He couldn't deny the effect she had on him anymore- his rapidly beating heart, the butterflies in his stomach, the elation on his face when he realized that she still liked him, and definitely not the cowboy.

Long story short, they were now playing the long game. Friends, until they could be something more at the appropriate time. And so far, he was satisfied with the way their relationship was progressing in their one month of playing the long game- frequent texts, occasional calls and of course the goofing off and flirtation whenever he would stop by the Matthews to do his laundry. There was a small part of him however that worried that Maya would be so focused on the long game and on someday that she would miss out on her high school experience. Zay raised this concern when he had first visited the Matthews after the ski lodge trip, and it had bothered him ever since.

As far as he knew, Maya was quite innocent when it came to relationships. She had never dated before and Josh was her first serious love interest. As much as Josh hated to think about it, he didn't want Maya shutting herself off from the possibility of other relationships or interests because of him. After all, who knew if he was the right person for her? Anything could happen in the future. He didn't want Maya putting her life on hold for a future that was far from certain. But he also couldn't imagine a future without her in it, and if she did seriously pursue other love interests, then perhaps someday might never be...

Needless to say, he felt conflicted about whether he had been selfish in promising her a someday and a long game which sounded nice in theory but in practice was probably extremely confusing and complicated for a 15 year old girl in high school. Was he ultimately hurting Maya, especially if they continued to grow closer and things didn't work out the way they both desired? It was a question that lurked in the back of his mind and haunted him in the moments when he felt their bond growing stronger- like now, on the phone, laughing and flirting with each other, neither one particularly ready to let the other go although they were both running out of time.

#joshaya #girl meets world #gmw fandom #gmw #mayahart #joshuamatthews #joshmatthews #sabrina carpenter #uriah shelton #riley #boy meets world #bmw #josh and maya #maya and josh #disney channel #girl meets world fanfiction

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jake-kiszkas-smirk · 2 years ago

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Here Comes the Sun (part 15)

Danny Wagner X fem OC X Josh Kiszka

18+ only, minors DNI

warnings: oral (m rec), gagging, angst, bruises, alcohol consumption, semi-public sexual content. I think thats it, as always please let me know if I missed anything

Rose's POV

The last week I had been so busy with school that I really hadn't gotten to spend any time with either of the guys, so as I finished packing my bag for the trip my stomach was filled with butterflies. I couldn't wait to spend the whole weekend with them. I was a little nervous about things going smoothly, so I had decided I'd try my best to divide my time between them equally. Josh had been a little more distant than normal but I attributed that to just getting things lined up for this bigger show.

Danny<3- I'm almost there, it's just me, Sam wanted to ride with his girlfriend or whatever she is to him lol

-Alright, I'm almost done packing, just come in when you get here

I made sure to pack warm clothes, they had told me we were staying in a cabin and it sometimes get chilly at night. I heard the front door open and close, then Danny telling Lucas hi as he passed him on the way to my room.

"Hey you," He said sweetly, pulling me into a kiss, "I've missed you"

"It's only been like 4 days" I giggled as I pulled away,

"4 days too many" He replied as he kissed me again, harder this time.

"Well, we have a long drive ahead of us to catch up, I just need to change really quick" I pulled my shirt over my head and he rubbed his thumb over my shoulder, I looked in the mirror and saw he was touching the mark from where he had bit me the last time he'd seen me.

"I can't believe you still have a bruise from this," He said sheepishly, "Hows your ass?" He laughed softly, rubbing the back of his neck

"For your information, it hurt to sit for days." I said playfully as I poked his chest, causing him to grin, "And before you say it, I know I asked for it, and I'm not complaining" I said putting my hands on his hips and kissing him, his lips curling into a smile. There were definitely still bruises on my ass too, but they were a lighter shade of yellow and almost healed.

I changed into a pair of loose jeans and an oversized sweater. I picked up my bag and Danny quickly took it from my hand to carry it for me. I shook my head and rolled my eyes, but I knew better than to argue. I told Lucas bye and we went out to Dannys car. He opened my door, putting my bag in the backseat before getting in the drivers seat.

"So tell me about this cabin?" I said as he put the car in drive, a big grin formed on his face

"Well, me and the guys usually go every summer, its close to a lake, and lots of amazing hiking trails. This is only the second time we have gone during winter, so we can't swim, but we can find other stuff to do" he wiggled his eyebrows at me.

"I doubt we will have any alone time with all 3 Kiszkas there." I laughed, "Oh, I just wanted to let you know Josh asked me to go on a hike with him when we get there" I saw his face fall a little, "But when I get back I'm all yours" I added, reaching over and putting my hand on his knee. He grabbed my hand and brought it up to his mouth, kissing it.

"So..you and Josh are still seeing each other too?" he asked softly, keeping his eyes on the road,

"Yes..why wouldn't we be?" I asked, feeling my face get hot,

"I just thought after you said, what you said..what we said" he said, squeezing my hand a little tighter, I smiled softly at how he worked around saying it because he was nervous,

"You mean that I love you?" I asked plainly, staring over at him.

"Yes, that" he blushed, trying to suppress his beaming grin, "I just thought, I don't know...that it meant that it was just you and me now."

"I do love you Danny, but I love him too...it's just in different ways. And as much as I love you, I'm sorry I'm just still not ready to make-" my voice had started to crack as I felt myself getting nervous,

"Hey, its ok, I'm not trying to force you into anything or rush you, I was just asking." He reached over and caressed my face, "It's alright, I'll wait however long I need too." I nodded and looked over to see him give me a reassuring smile, "Now, lets pick a playlist for the rest of the drive" He said, mercifully changing the subject. "Oh, and I love you too." He added as he rested his hand on my thigh.

Josh's POV

I sat in the seat by the window as I waited for Rose to show up to the cabin. I hadn't seen her since that night at the bar, and I missed her. Things had felt a little strained before that with her brother, and then after the fight she had left with Danny. I was sure some alone time with her would make me feel better, I just missed her. I looked around the cabin, Sam and his girl where cuddled up on the couch being disgustingly cute. Jake had immediately disappeared into his room with his girlfriend. I quickly turned back to the window when I heard the sound of a car door. I saw Danny walking around to the passenger side, opening the door. I jumped up ready to go out and greet Rose, but I froze when I saw her get out and wrap her arms around Danny's neck. He pressed her against the car and they kissed, I felt my stomach drop. I knew they obviously did things...but seeing it was painful. I turned away and decided to wait in my room for her, I knew she'd eventually ask where I was, and that way we'd have a little privacy. I knew it would take her a while to get her stuff to her room, so I started unpacking some of my stuff. I heard footsteps going past my room, and I got closer to the door. I could her and Danny talking,

"Yeah, you can have my room, I will sleep on the couch." He said

"Are you sure?" She asked sweetly. I had even missed her voice.

"I'm sure Angel" I wanted to gag at the pet name he had for her, "Me and the rest of the group are going to run into town for groceries, I'll see you later."

"Ok, I love you," She said softly, but I still heard it. My chest got tight as I backed away from the door. She loved him, she had never even come close to saying that to me. I quickly tried to shake my emotions away as I heard a soft knock at the door.

"Come in" I said quietly as I kept my back facing the door, I heard the door open and shut. Then I braced myself as she jumped onto my back. I felt some of my worries melt away for a moment as she playfully peppered the side of my face with kisses. I giggled as she hopped down, turning me to face her as she wrapped her arms around my neck and pulled me into a passionate kiss.

"I missed you" She said when she finally pulled away. I wrapped her in a hug and held her tight, like she'd slip away if I let go.

"I missed you more" I said as I reluctantly let go, "I just want to apologize again for the bar, I didn't know about all the history,"

"Thats not your fault, really, don't apologize," She said as she caressed my face, "Are you ready for our hike? I know I am!" She said excitedly as she took my hands,

"I am," I laughed at how cute she was, "Lets go," I grabbed my backpack with some supplies and we headed out the door. It was about midday, so it wasn't quite as cold it would be later. I led her towards our favorite trail and I couldn't stop thinking about how beautiful she looked all the time, but especially out in nature, the way her eyes sparkled when she pointed to a small flower or found a rock and tucked it away in her pocket. We were far into the woods when my mind started to wonder back to hearing her at the cabin, and I started to feel very insecure about her and I. Her brother hated me, Danny knew more about her past than me, and she was telling him she loved him.

"Josh," I snapped out of it,

"Yes baby?" I replied, clearing my throat

"I've said your name like three times now, whats up with you?" She asked, taking both of my hands, looking up at me with concerned eyes,

"I just-I'm a little stressed about the show tomorrow" I lied, not willing to admit how jealous and insecure I was feeling.

"Theres no reason for you to be nervous, you're amazing." She replied, I suddenly wished I had told her the truth and that would have been her same response,

"Thank you sweetheart, its just a bigger venue than normal" I sighed,

"Well," She slowly backed me into a tree, pressing her body against mine, kissing me deeply, her tongue surprising me when it slid into my mouth. I accepted it of course and felt myself starting to melt into her, "I can provide you with a little stress relief," She said with a mischievous look in her eye, dropping to her knees.

"Whoa," I breathed out as she started palming me through my jeans, "Right now? Out here?"

"Mhm" She said, unbuttoning my pants, "Or, I can stop if you don't want me to?"

"No, please don't stop" I groaned as I felt myself growing hard under her touch, she grinned as she continued to unbutton my pants, sliding them and my boxers down to my mid thigh. I glanced around, I doubted anyone else would be out here, but the thought of getting caught was a different kind of rush. I took in a sharp breath as she took my length in her hand, pumping it a few times, looking up at me with doe eyes through her lashes. I reached down and cradled the side of her face, then sliding my hand back to pull her hair into a makeshift ponytail.

She wet her lips with her tongue before placing a kiss on my tip. She then trailed kisses down the rest of my length, her eyes never leaving mine as she built up the anticipation,

"Come on beautiful, please put me in your sweet mouth" I whispered.

she grinned up at me before abruptly licking a stripe from base to tip, I gripped her hair tighter and bit my bottom lip as she then took me into her mouth, bobbing her head slowly, swirling her tongue expertly. My breaths were getting ragged as I felt myself getting close,

"fuck, your mouth feels so good," I rasped, trying my hardest to hold back from fucking into her throat. Like she could read my mind she sunk down to the hilt, gagging but not stopping, she raked her nails down my thighs and continued moving in a way that I was hitting the back of her throat every time,

"Yes baby, just like that, I'm going to cum" I groaned out. She sped up and groaned as I gripped her hair even tighter, the vibrations causing me to spill down the back of her throat as I cursed and whispered her name.

She pulled off of me, wiping her chin with the back of her arm as she stood up. She pulled up my boxers and pants, buttoning them back as I stared at her in a daze. I finally moved my hands, wiping the mascara that had run down her face.

"So, how do you feel now?" She asked me with a proud smile on her face,

"Better," I paused as I pulled her hips against me, "And like I'm going to thoroughly enjoy paying you back for that later." she grinned as I kissed her forehead, "We should probably start heading back before it gets dark"

"You're just in a hurry to get me back to the cabin" She teased as she walked off in front of me,

"You're not wrong," I said as I jogged to catch up with her, wrapping my arms around her and lifting her, spinning her around.

We walked back to the cabin and everyone else was still gone, I was slightly relieved we still had some time to ourselves. As we got closer to the cabin I noticed Rose starting to shiver a little,

"You cold sweetheart?" I asked, pulling her closer to me,

"I am, my pants are wet and its making me really cold." She answered, I glanced down to her knees to see them soaked from when she had knelt on the ground earlier

"Well, I have a solution for that," I said as we entered the cabin. We walked into the bathroom and I turned on the shower, "There is nothing better after a hike than a hot shower.....and shower sex." I added with a wink

"I definitely think that would warm me up" She said as she shut the door, locking it. "But we have to hurry before the others get back," I nodded and we both quickly started to strip.

"Shit, I'll be right back, I gotta go get towels from the laundry room" I still had my pants on as I ran to get us towels. When I got back Rose was already in the shower and I could hardly wait to join her. I slid the curtain open and was welcomed with her facing me, her wet hair draped over her shoulders,

"Did you lock the door?" She asked, I quickly reached back and locked it. I stepped into the shower and she immediately was against me, her arms wrapped around my neck. I pulled her close, kissing at her jaw as she moaned softly into my ear. My hands traveled from her back down to her ass, giving it a squeeze. She jolted back and gasped, and I looked at her confused.

"Whats wrong?" I asked

"Nothing sorry," She said as she pulled herself closer, kissing me. I didn't believe her so I pulled away, putting my hands on her hips and turning her around. My eyes got wide as I saw her ass covered in yellowish brown bruises.

"Rosie, what the fuck happened?" I asked, gently running my hand over them,

"Well Danny-" She started softly,

"I'll kill him" I said, my voice dropping lower than normal out of anger, my hands forming fists

"No, Josh." She turned and grabbed my face with both hands, "I-I asked him to."

"What?" I asked, genuinely shocked cause she had never asked me for anything like that.

"I like it," She said, crossing her hands over her chest like she was suddenly embarrassed to be in front of me. Another thing he had going for him. Something she had never even asked me for, even if she did I couldn't do it, I couldn't bear hurting her even if she liked it. I felt my heart beating faster as I thought about all these things building up against me, and I just had to get out of there.

"I- I think I heard the front door. I can just shower later" I said as I started to get out,

"Josh please stay, I'm sure its fine" She said grabbing my hand,

"I'm supposed to help with dinner, so I should go" I lied again, her face fell. "I will see you when you get out" I gave her a quick kiss on the cheek before wrapping in a towel and heading to my room.

I felt that awful tightness in my chest again as I collapsed onto the bed. I was never a jealous person, but right now I was full of jealousy. She was slipping away from me and I could feel it. Maybe I was overreacting, I wasn't sure anymore. My brain was foggy with so many insecurities and emotions. I decided I should probably get dressed and go help with dinner before she caught me in a lie and got suspicious. I walked into the kitchen and found Danny and Sam setting things up to start cooking chili. Jake, his girl, and Sam's girl were setting up games on the coffee table in the living area.

"Did you go to the liquor store?" I asked, not to anyone in particular.

"Yeah, those bags over there." Danny answered. "Where's Rose?"

"She's showering," I replied flatly as I poured a shot of tequila. Danny walked off towards his room.

"Whats with you?" Sam asked,

"None of your business." I said back, taking the shot before pouring another one.

"Well Mr.grumpy guy, we need to brown that meat so that the chili can simmer while we start game night." Sam said as he placed a frying pan in front of me. I took it and started doing as he asked. Minutes later I felt a hand on my shoulder, I turned my head slightly to see Rose,

"Hey, are you ok?" She asked quietly,

"Yeah, I'm fine," I said forcing a smile,

"Alright," She gave me a quick hug from behind before walking over to the couch and sitting next to Danny. Jake said something about starting the game and called me over.

"Be there in a second." I took another quick shot and then made myself a margarita. I was already feeling tipsy before that third shot, and I probably shouldn't have taken it but I felt like I needed it to get through the night. Other people had started sipping on beers or mixed drinks but no one was close to the same level as me. We started the game of uno and I couldn't keep my eyes off of Danny and Rose's legs touching. It wasn't anything crazy but I could feel it getting to me. I was shaken from my thoughts when I heard Sam's timer go off on his phone.

"Foods ready!" He shouted before jumping up and running to the kitchen. His girl, whos name I wasn't sure of rolled her eyes, laughing as she followed him. Danny stood up, speaking to Rose

"I'll get you a bowl, cheese or no cheese?" He asked,

"No cheese please," She said giving him that sweet smile, "Thank you" He was staring back at her like he was in a trance and like no one else was in the room, he leaned down and kissed her,

"You're welcome" He whispered, smiling as he pulled away

"Hey!" I yelled, "That is against the deal!" I shouted,

"Josh," Danny said, his eyes wide, putting his hands up in defense.

"No, you know the rules!" I slurred, standing up and almost stumbling over.

"Deal?" Rose said, Danny's eyes instantly went to hers,

"Rose.." He said reaching for her hand, she pulled it away

"What fucking deal" She asked, looking between the two of us.

#josh kiszka #gvf #greta van fleet #greta van smut #greta van fleet smut #josh gvf #danny wagner #greta van fleet fan fiction #Danny wagner smut #Josh kiszka smut #Danny gvf

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ravenwithaknife-blog · 6 years ago

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Embellished: Ep. 7

“Alright Sertia, what’s the plan?”

“Main I don’t know! I’d tell you too be yourself, but you’re definitely thinking about this too much for that advice to be useful. Look, just wing it, play it by ear. I’m sure you’ll be fine as long as you keep your cool and don’t say anything stupid.”

“Gotcha, thanks.”

• • •

Salvador had been sitting in bio for the past hour in the dark, listening to the teacher’s boring lecture. All she ever did was sit there and go through powerpoint presentations and have her students take notes.

Salvador sat in the back at one of the lab tables, primarily because it was in the back near the window and it had a little fish tank on it. The fish tank contained a few guppies and some crabs, who all had names given to them by Salvador and his friends.

He found it hard to pay attention to the class sometimes, because his friends, Felix, Lucas, and Damian. Felix was a very close friend of Salvador’s, an Irish boy almost a year older than him. He was pudgy, and had always reminded Salvador of Samwise Gamgee. He had a hairy face and legs, which was known by his friends because he always wore basketball shorts. Lucas was a sporty boy, who played in futból clubs outside of the school. He was very cold, yet always funny. He simply had little to no regards for others, and even if he did, he never showed it. He had a quality about him that made everything he did inexplicably hilarious to Salvador. Damian had been present in Salvador’s groups of friends for years, but they had never become that close. He was more someone that Salvador could kinda idly laugh at, but not usually talk to. He was a known troublemaker, and Salvador would never, but he could see that deep down, Damian was a good kid who only wanted to feel the validation of his peers.

With all of his things packed and ready for home, Salvador put on his backpack, and looked at Soorja from his table in the back. She sat pretty much dead center of the three rows of tables in the front, only a bit to the right. As she made her way to the door, Salvador realized that this was his opportunity to walk out with her and get closer to her.

He quickened his pace a bit, and caught up with her right as she got out of the doorway.

“hey,” he said, coming up behind her.

She turned her head to him, as if surprised to see him.

“Oh hey, what’s up?”

“Oh nothing, I was just behind you and decided to say hi.”

“oh, well then hi,” she said, with a smile that melted his heart and shattered all the emotional armor he had forged over the years.

“So uh, where are you off to then?”

“Well, Salvador, I’m off to the Metro, where are you off to?”

“The bus, but I’m sure I could spare a moment to walk with you. How far is it?”

“Too far, trust me, you’d miss the bus. I can get home safely myself, thank you very much. I may be a princess, but I don’t need a knight in shining armor.”

Yeah, you certainly are a princess, and I’d give anything to be your knight. Though he.

“Well alright then, you get safely then, I’ll see you tomorrow.”

“Until then, ‘Prince Charming’”

She smiled at him again, with the same power that she had just moments before. Salvador just stood there looking at her, completely dumbfounded. Had she meant it? No, the undertones of sarcasm were too strong. She was just joshing me. Salvador realized that he was just standing there bug-eyed, so he shook his head to snap out of it, smiled at her, and waved. She was standing a bit in front of him, half turned and looking at him smiling. Proud of her work, she smiled at him and turned, leaving the boy lovestruck for the first time in his life.

• • •

That night, as Salvador slowly worked his way through his math homework, his phone lit up with a message. It was from Soorja. Salvador’s heart skipped a beat. All day her had been thinking about her, but he was too afraid to message her.

The message was nothing special, she had just slid into his DMs with a meme about a dog. It was a cute dog, a good dog, so that’s what Salvador said about it.

“You know normally I despise being interrupted in my work, but this dog is worth it.”

“Oh so you like animals then?”

“Like them? I love them! Hell, I have a dog myself. HIs name’s Fenrir.”

“Fenrir... what a cool name.”

Salvador was pleased that she was showing interest, so he decided to ride the wave as far as he could.

“Yeah, he’s a 9-year-old Chihuahua/Daschund mix.”

“Oh that sounds adorable! Can I see him?”

Salvado called his dog over to him, and sent a picture of the lad to Soorja. He retook the photo at least eighteen times, because of something in the background that he was overthinking. As expected, she reacted with lots of praise for Fenrir’s adorability. Salvador realized that there was nowhere left to go with Fenrir, so he inquired as to whether Soorja had any pets.

“No, but I’ve always wanted one. It’s just that my parents won’t let me.”

“Not even a fish or something?”

“No. But besides, a fish isn’t the same as a dog.”

“Oh well that sucks.”

“I’ve noticed.”

Most people, when texting their crush, expect an answer immediately, and believe that they also have to answer within seconds of receiving a text. Although he would have done this normally, Salvador was too busy trying to do his math homework to be able to think too hard about his dying conversation with Soorja.

After about a minute and a half had passed, Salvador had the sudden realization that the conversation had died. He wasn’t sure if he had to say goodbye or something, so he came up with a plan that would either revive the conversation or give him the opportunity to say goodnight.

“So whatcha doin’,” was his genius solution.

“ah yes, a brilliant one-liner to rekindle the flame,”

“y’know Soorja, you see right through me.”

“Of course I do. Nonetheless, I’m working on that Spanish project from before”

“Oh the earthquake one?”

“that’s right.”

“Well I speak Spanish, maybe I can help you out. What’s this project of yours about?”

“Mostly vocabulary and stuff. Do you have any idea how to say ‘mall’?”

“oh for sure, that’s ‘centro comercial’”

“oh duh, thanks”

“yeah for sure”

There was a short pause as Salvador closed his books and prepared his backpack for the next day of school. Once he was finished. he messaged her once more.

“Hey man, it’s already ten o’clock, you should go to bed”

“ok DAD”

“um... what?”

“well cause that’s just such a dad thing to say.”

“fair enough, but I am honestly quite tired, and you should be too. If you need anymore help with Spanish, feel free to hit me up anytime, goodnight.”

“thanks, and I will. goodnight!”

Salvador sat there at his desk for a good fifteen seconds, considering how her face must’ve looked during their conversation. He noticed she was very sarcastic, but not in a bad way; in a cheerful, joking, light-hearted kind of way. The kind of sarcasm that requires finger guns, playful winks, stuck-out tongues, and happiness. He thought about that as he prepared for bed, and the more he thought about it, the more he liked it. She was already in the process of stealing his heart, and he didn’t even know that much about her. What a wild thought. He thought to himself as he got under the sheets. But I still hope it works out.

#embellished #Salvador #soorja #love story #writing #episode 7 #texting #late night #sarcasm

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licenselesswriter · 6 years ago

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From November to June CH2

December 24, 2017

- You sounded worried on the phone, what happened? - Maya asks her best friend.

Riley looks at her, trying to find something different, but fails after a few minutes.

- Honey? You're being weirder than other days - Maya says and Riley just move her knee to the side poses her arms on her leg.

- Are you dating Lucas? - Riley asks out of nowhere.

- This again? - Maya asks back, tired of the same question.

- Well, it's my right to ask about my best friend private life - Riley defends herself.

- No - Maya corrects her - That's your way to tell me that you saw Lucas being friendly with me, and since you're both not dating, you immediately assume that I'm dating him - Maya explains.

- Which is? - Riley asks.

- False - Maya says and blocks any thought that her best friend mind was playing in her mind.

- Then why? - Riley asks this time.

- I don't have time for this - Maya says and runs from Riley to her kitchen.

- Why not?! - Riley asks, raising her voice from her room while she follows Maya to the kitchen.

- Because we are 17, we have something called, I don't know, college to worry about - Maya lies, avoiding the real reason why she didn't have the time to deal with her best friend drama.

- What are you talking about, we are in the age of living and being worried about this kind of drama - Riley tries to argue.

- Yeah, you might be right, but we've been discussing the same guy since we were 13 - Maya argues back - Don't you think it's exhausting? I think it's exhausting - Maya finally says, trying to get Riley off her back with all the "Lucas thing".

- Ok, one question and I will stop - Riley says.

Maya finally gives her proper attention and put down her spoon and the pint of ice cream - Ok, what's your question? - she asks.

- If I didn't go to the UK, why Lucas doesn't want to continue our relationship? - Riley asks nervous, like the 13-year-old Riley that she assure she left behind.

- My poor sad deer - Maya says and hugs her best friend - The answer for that is probably time and timing - she answers.

- Explain - Riley says laying her head on her best friend shoulder.

- You had two break-ups, and for almost a year you both decide to be only friends, maybe what you both had stopped making sense, if not for you, at least for him - Maya explains and Riley look at her surprised.

- When did you turn into Gandalf? - Riley asks.

- You said one question - Maya remembers her with a soft smile - Also, it was when Galadriel sends Gwaihir looking for me when I became The White - Maya says, surprising Riley - And you can't ever tell Farkle that I read the stupid books he recommended to me or people will never find your body - she adds.

- You are the best Christmas present I can ever ask for - Riley says and hugs her tightly.

- Stick with me kiddo, I'm the best you could ever get - Maya replies opening the chocolate pint and starting to eat.

After a few minutes of eating ice cream, they moved back to Riley's room and Riley put Clueless on Netflix.

After 50 minutes of the movie, Riley was snoring hard. Maya looks at her and giggle. She pulls her phone from her back pocket and records Riley snore - This is gonna be money someday - she softly says to herself. She grabs the remote and turns off the TV. She looks at her friend sleep and covers her with the quilt she gave her last Christmas - Merry Christmas Honey - Maya softly says and put a kiss on her best friend hair.

She closes the door of Riley's room from the outside and walks down, where she finds Topanga cooking.

- Should I expect you tonight? - Topanga asks Maya.

The blonde beauty just hugs her - Even when I'm in Love with your food, Shawn is already cooking for us tonight - she says, surprising the matriarch of the Matthews.

- Shawn Hunter? Cooking? - she asks. and Maya only nods - Wow, he really Loves you and your mother - she jokes and Maya laughs at it - But I know him, so just in case, I will make a bit more for you three - she says and Maya hugs her again.

- Have I ever told you how much I appreciate having you in my life? - Maya asks her and Topanga kiss her forehead in the most maternal ways she had.

- A lot of times sweetie, but I will never get bored to hear it - she answers with a smile on her face before softly and playfully slaps Maya ass - Now go, by now, Shawn must already burn your kitchen - she adds making herself and Maya laugh.

Maya walks to the coat hanger and grabs her coat, she waves goodbye to Topanga and walks out the Matthews residence.

She takes her time with her way home, enjoying the city, still free from any responsibility, still being able to hide her pregnancy, and sadly, the pressure takes the best of her, forcing her to stop for a second to cry in silence. For 7 exact minutes, she cried in silence and alone while the snow keeps covering New York until she felt how someone sits next to her.

- To be honest, I totally suggest to cry under better weather - Cory says and puts his hand on Maya's back, making her cry harder and hide her face on his chest. After several minutes, they both were silent, until Cory finally breaks it - Care to tell me what happened? If you don’t, I'm gonna worry, like way too much for Christmas - she says and Maya get away from him, cleaning the tears on her cheeks.

- Nothing really important Matthews, just a really bad case of a broken heart - she partially lies to him.

- Josh, right? - he says and Maya vaguely nods - Trust me, I would love to have you as my sister in law, but he made his choice - Cory says keep caressing Maya's back.

- Didn't say he can't choose, I'm just mad that I wasn't the one he chooses - she replies.

Cory smiled, recognizing the growth in his student - Correct answer Miss Hunter - he says and Maya just let a blurt of laughter escape her mouth.

- Yeah? What did I win? - she asks.

Cory just put his hand on her head and mess with her hair - Well, if I'm not soon with this at home, you're probably not gonna have me as a teacher when the break ends, so I can treat you a cup of tea in the coffee shop around the corner - he says getting up.

- The one you and your wife own? That's cheap, even for you Matthews - Maya says with a smirk on her face.

- That's the Maya I usually see - Cory replies with a smile on his face. They walk for a bit and get inside Topanga's - Let me guess, Cappuccino with lots of whipped cream? - Cory asks, Maya softly nods, and unconsciously put her hand on her belly - Nah, today I'm in the mood for some chamomile tea - Maya answers and Cory take the whipped cream and attempt to put it back in the fridge - Leave the cream Matthews - she says without even look at him.

Cory just obeys her.

15 minutes later, they both leave Topanga's, they didn't say anything to each other while they enjoy the hot beverages they had, and for some reason, Maya found it comforting.

Maya walks back to her place, and unlike popular belief, his house didn't smell like a burnt dinner.

She opens the front door and takes off her coat.

- Hey Kiddo - Shawn greets her while she cleans his hands with an oven towel.

- Hey Shawn - Maya greets back and put a kiss on his cheek - Mom? -she asks him.

- Went for the dessert - Shawn answers walking back into the kitchen - What did Riley want? - he asks, starting to smash the potatoes he had in a pot.

- Another Lucas Crisis - Maya replies walking into the kitchen - Anything I can do to help? - she asks.

Shawn smile - Yeah, can you pass me the butter, cream cheese and the half and half please - he says while he keeps mashing the potatoes.

Maya pick the ingredients from the fridge and surprised by his cooking skills can't avoid the obvious question - Remember the day I met you? - she asks.

Shawn nods and giggles a bit - Yeah, yeah, Christmas 2014, right? - he says and Maya smile for him remembering that day.

- That day you said you didn't get a lot of home cook meals - she says feeling how her mouth starts to water from the smell of the turkey.

- Yeah, what's with that? - Shawn asks and takes the cream cheese and the butter and start to mix them on low heat with the mashed potatoes.

- Seriously? - Maya says - How can you cook like this and not getting home cook meals every day? - she asks.

- You mistake my cooking skills with my laziness - Shawn explained - Why take all this time to cook for one person when you can survive on Quesadillas and Pepsi? - he asks back.

Maya looked at him a bit in shock - Sometimes it scares me how much alike we are - she answers.

They both stop for a second when they hear a set of keys unlock the door. Maya went to help her mother with the dessert when she was stopped by her voice.

- Thank you, Lucas - she says to the Texan boy.

- It's nothing, Mrs. Hunter - Lucas replies walking into the kitchen.

- “Back to you”? - Maya greets him surprised to see him there.

- “Back to you”? – Shawn asks her.

- It’s our thing now – Maya fastly answers, before putting her attention back on her Mother and Lucas.

- Hey Maya, Mr. Hunter - Lucas greets her and Shawn, putting the bags on the counter.

- What you're doing here “Back to you”? - Maya asks while her mother gives Lucas something wrapped and walks next to Shawn.

- Hey baby girl - Katy says and put a kiss on her daughter's hair and then walks to Shawn and put a kiss on his lips - That smells delicious Mr. Hunter - she says and Shawn smile.

- Anything fo' ma' wife - Shawn replies while Maya takes Lucas to the living room.

- So, what you're doing here? - she asks him again.

- Relax, just came to deliver something before my flight to Texas - he defends himself and gives Maya the gift that Katy previously give back to him.

- You don't need to do this - Maya says and pulls him from his shirt collar to get him really close - I get it, you care about me and what's inside me, but you don't need to do charity work with me - she adds.

Lucas let a long sigh, he was really tired of Maya being unable to trust anyone besides Riley - This is not charity, this is Patrick - he jokes. Maya just punch his shoulder with half of her strength, surprising him - Ok, bad moment to make a joke - he says putting a few feet between them - Anyways, not charity Maya, just friendship, if you don't believe me, ask Farkle, Riley, and Smackle - he listed their friends - They get presents too - he says and get close to her again - Also, this has nothing to be with that situation - he adds and takes a quick look at her belly.

- You need to go - Maya says and starts to push Lucas to the door.

- Ok, ok - he says and stops her - Mr. Hunter Mrs. Hunter, have a merry Christmas - he says leaving the Hunter family apartment.

More than 9 hours later, when all the food was over and presents starts to show, Maya, take a short trip to her room.

She's been grateful for having Shawn on her life, and she was more than open to put her talent to show it - Hey Shawn - Maya calls her adoptive Father from her room - Care to help me a bit? - she asks when she was carrying a wrapped paint.

- Yes, sorry - Shawn apologizes for not noticing the size of what she was carrying.

Shawn finally takes it to the living room and Maya stood in front of her gift.

- Well, this is one of my happiest memories, and I hope it's one of your happiest too - she says and steps away from the gift.

- Thanks, kiddo - Shawn says and fastly unwrapped the painting - My God - he says and covers his mouth with his hand, then he moves to the side and show the painting to his wife, who had the same reaction.

- Baby girl - Katy says looking at the painting that was a vivid painting of the first dance Katy and Shawn had as Husband and Wife.

Shawn gets up and hugs Maya, visibly moved - Thank you, this is the second-best gift you ever gave me - he says and Maya looks at him a bit confused.

- Really? What did I get you last Christmas that this can't top's it? - she asks.

Shawn laughs and Katy stood next to him, fastly being hugged by him - You let me go on a date with your Mother - he answers, making both women cry.

Around 30 minutes later, Maya went to bed, happy, knowing that no matter what happened, she can always count with Shawn. She fastly changes clothes and put on her nightgown and then she notices that Lucas gift was on her bed.

- Ok “Back to you”, let's see what you get me - she says and softly sits on her bed. She takes her time and delicately unwraps the paper on Lucas gift, only to see the very professional, and very expensive, painting palette she wanted for her birthday, also with a complete set of 24 oil paints. She smiles with pure joy and opens the box of oil paints and a note fall into the floor. She picked it up and recognize his handwriting "Keep painting, will help you with the stress" she reads in silence - Sap - she says before putting the sets on her desk.

#GMW #Lucaya #Lucaya Fanfic #From November to June #Shawn Hunter Cooking Skills are off the charts #I honestly think they see each other as father and daughter #regardless the adoption papers of the last episode

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Haven DVD Commentaries; 5.11 - Reflections

Commentary with Shernold Edwards (writer for the episode) and Shireen Razack (writer for the next episode), and also a bit with Josh the assistant. I love this commentary, Shernold and Shireen are both really fun; they probably laugh as much as they talk throughout this.

SR: It was really freaking fun [joining Haven this season] because I’d been a big fan of Haven beforehand, so being able to join on the writing staff and be part of the mythology for the last season - oh, can we say that? SE: Yep. SR: That was pretty awesome, seeing it to the end. SE: Oh! Yeah.

SE: So, maybe we could talk about where we came up with the ideas for the story, I think - oh poor thing! [photo of a dead Peter Palak on screen]. Shireen and I wrote this as a block together, and many of the blocks up to this point in this season have been continuations; parts one and two of things. SR: Yeah, which isn’t as true with these two. Because originally we had a couple of the characters cross over, but 5.12 ended up being almost a complete stand alone. SE: Yeah, so I guess - oh that’s a cute jacket [on Audrey]. SR: This is probably my favourite part of this episode [as Nathan is talking to Audrey in the station about her being ill]. I’ve always been a Naudrey, and Shernold is more of a Daudrey, so between the two of us we… SE: Hey. I am not a Daudrey. SR: Well you have to admit that we would get into some heated discussions about the Duke and Nathan of it all. SE: Yeah the Duke and Nathan of it all, but. You know; Audrey belongs with who she belongs with... (SR: Which is Nathan) SE: ... And for those who feel like this was fan fiction, trying to get Duke with his own version of Audrey; that’s not true. SR: It is a little true. SE: It’s not true! [both laughing] SE: You’re unravelling all the good work coming up in the commentary with Lucas Bryant. SR: OK, I’ll take it back.

SE: Anyway, I did have a lot of fun writing this because I had an opportunity to see Emily, who is really fantastic at both roles, to see how she as the actress, or rather as the two characters, interacts with the two men, in the … love triangle? The two men of Haven. SR: And when we were discussing whether or not Mara and Duke should do the deed, there was just … a lot of arguments about it. SE: There was a lot of arguments. It was on the board and then it was off the board, and then it was on the board. SR: And then when it finally made it on the board and it was … SE: Did we pitch that? I don’t think it was on the timeline. SR: That’s possible. Because when we got to the end of the episode we were like; it just naturally should just happen. And at that point I was like; I’m so jealous that you get to write that. SE: Yeah, we were like; do you think, we could, possibly … have some sex? Yeah. You might here a lot of giggling here because Shireen and I were known as, what was it Team Trinny? [Trinnie?] SR: Yeah, Team Trinny. Both of us come from Canada and Trinidadian parents, so yeah. SE: But you are the one with the dirty mind. SR: Just me? SE: Yes! SR: um, I think there would be some on the staff who would disagree with you on that. SE: I think the sex actually was your idea initially. And I was like; Oh my precious heart - are you serious? Can’t they just love-kiss? SE: Wait, I think the sex for Dwight was my idea. SR: Oh yeah; you do like your Dwight SR: Dwight has just been celibate for too long. SE: That’s right. And a man who looks like that should be in charge of his body and get to do whatever he wants, whatever makes him comfortable and if that includes taking his shirt off and having a love scene, then hey SR: But we’re on the wrong episode for that one SE: Are we? [much laughing] SE: We should have … talked more before this. I’m sorry Josh.

SE: I’m still trying to remember our initial thing - Oh, I wanted to do something that meant something. So initially the whole thing started off having two young women at the centre. I think. Was it the lesbian thing that came first? Or the … oh we wanted to do a body image Trouble, that’s what it was. SR: Yeah, it started out as a body image Trouble, and then it morphed into, or it all came back to dealing with some form of bigotry. SE: Yeah - [the first signs of the Trouble kick in on screen] omg what? Her hand just fell off! I haven’t see this … Oh my goodness. That was scary. That was the first time I’ve seen that effect. That’s a really gruesome image. Normally that’s one of the last things I think about when pitching a story is how it’s going to open. Because you’ve got to start strong. But anyway yes, we wanted to do something along the lines of body image and just say something about it. And so it was about bigotry, and then it also ended up being about how people see each other. SR: Yeah, that too. SE: And then we tried to tack on also some weight issues as well. And the young woman who plays Grace; lovely, talented, and just looks like a girl. And that we had to cast her as the young woman with weight issues, just says something else entirely.

SE: I like these two together [Dwight and Vince] SR: I do too. Because when I started out as the Haven fan, I was all about Nathan. But then once Dwight joined the cast, I was just like; Wait, hang on a second. But I’m much happier that Dwight’s becoming involved with Charlotte. Rather than us having a Dwight/Audrey thing; a new component to the triangle. That would have been just too much. SE: Well there’s that thing that Speed wrote. I think it was Speed. In 5.04, where Dwight says something about; there’s already too many people there. That was great.

SR: Oh Gloria. SE: She really sold this. [much laughing at Gloria’s line about Charlotte being so skinny]

SR: I love the casting of the mom. SE: Yeah she was really good. Alisen Down; Canadian treasure. We should point out all the things Canadian. Oh there are the girls outside. You know, you always write these scene where you’re like; through the window we can see… whatever. And I don’t want to say that’s a lazy tactic exactly, but it can be very handy. SR: Yeah. But was it originally in the script as through the window, or were they off in another part of the cafe? SE: Oh yeah they were off in another part of the cafe. This is better. SR: This must have changed on set. It looks really good. SE: It does look good. Well Chester always looks good on screen.

SE: You say you were tickled when Adam Copeland joined the cast but I think you’re a die hard Nathan woman, to the end. SR: Well, that’s true. Oh there’s the line [from Audrey, about the cafe owner being a bigot]. And she sold it too. SE: She did. I like her in this one a lot, I mean I like her in everything, but she’s fun in this one. SR: And this episode in particular I think I liked her more as Mara. The way that Mara’s playing with Duke, is really great. SE: I imagine doing this episode was really difficult for Emily because she’s in two of the major story lines.

[laughing at the washing up liquid by the empty hand cuffs] SE: You know, Matt pitched that and I was like, um, really? Dishsoap? But he was just like; if I see one more person pick a pair of handcuffs with a hair pin, I’m going to want to kill somebody SR: And so there was a funny day in the room where we were pitching what kind of lubricant could be used to get the handcuffs off [much laughing] SE: You see, that’s what I said about the dirty mind, but you make it sound so innocent. And since the word actually fits you could make the case for your mind being not-dirty. When we were on twitter for this episode I remember people loving Mara’s outfit here [as she’s outside with her shopping]; this cute little dress. But this was one of the hardest parts I think, or probably the most challenging part of the script was crafting, and writing and re-writing and getting feedback from everyone in the room and building this Duke/Mara arc, so that what they do at the end feels earned (even though some of you may not think that) and so that it makes sense. Josh, our assistant (who is moving on and is now a staff writer on a show and no longer an assistant) keeps looking at me whenever I make a slight comment that may be perceived as having to do with twitter, and the fact that you guys blame me for Nathan being on screen, and it is not my fault. SR: It’s true, because this episode was - SE: Wait - tell them what is true. SR: OK, what is very true about this episode is that we were trying to get Duke and Mara to a point where Duke was trusting her. And so in order for my episode (the next one) to work, he had to trust her completely. SE: Completely. SR: And one way to demonstrate that, that he trusts someone completely, is that he trusts them enough to open himself up, be vulnerable and go to bed with them. So, yeah Shernold had the very difficult task of writing that … SE: And it was. SR: And I was very jealous that you got to to write it - well I’m always jealous of anyone who gets to write the sex scenes. SE: And then the other thing that we had to do with this episode is bring Audrey and Charlotte together. This is, I think, the first time they meet on screen. And you will know by now, based on the relationship they have, the subtext of this scene is cool and tense and really interesting. SR: Because if you go back to the beginning of this scene, you’ll see the look on Charlotte’s face when she first sees Audrey and it’s just like; woah, I haven’t seen you in … centuries? At this point? SE: Yeah, I guess so. And sometimes, show runners and directors make these decisions, but sometimes they tell the actor and sometimes they don’t. And Laura Mennell [who plays Charlotte] is one of those actors where I think the showrunners, Matt and Gab, told her ultimately who her character would be. But I don’t think they told Emily, and I don’t think they told Lucas or anybody else. Am I right Josh? Josh: I think that’s right. SE: So that’s really cool, because she had this huge secret that she knew that this character would end up being her character’s daughter. But in the same way that the character has no idea that’s her mother, the actor didn’t know either. And the performances are terrific, with one having the information and one not. SR: It play really well on screen. SE: Yeah. And then of course when you know as an audience when you go back, you just see all these little things in there

[As we see the sign with the name of the bakery] SE: The Tart Half. How many times did we have to change that name? SR: What did it start as? Josh; Oh, I came up with something, and we couldn’t use it. I can’t think of it. SE: It was good though SR: Was it Half Baked at one point, or something like that? SE: No, it was another Stephen King reference Josh: Oh, Kneadful Things SE: And there was a Kneadful Things in Maine. Josh: Yeah there was, so we couldn’t use it. SR: That’s so sad. SE: And then some people didn’t get the Tart Half, because I remember some complaints. And I was like; come on - somebody google something.

[As the ambulance pulls up to Terrance’s house] SE: Remember how many different ways this scene changed? It was supposed to be the kids working out on the lawn, and we were going to see the weight drop on him. [As Nathan takes the phone call from Duke] SR: See, the bromance is just so lovely. SE: The bromance is one of the greatest things in the show. I’m sure this made fans of all three in a love triangle freak out, but this I think is the first moment where Duke does not do what Nathan wants in regards to Audrey. When we write these phone scenes I’m always a little bit nervous they’re going to be boring. But this isn’t. SR: Not between these two. (I love that pot-kettle line.) SE: No, not with those eyes. You know his [Nathan’s] eyes are really that colour in real life? SR: Really? SE: Yeah, because he was sitting about this close to me, as you are SR: Oh yeah just rub it in. SE: We did a commentary for 5.17 which was so fun. Do you have any idea how fun Lucas Bryant is to hang out with? But we were talking and I looked over like; Oh my god your eyes are really that colour. That was fun. SR: Yeah, this whole season I’ve been trying really hard to meet Lucas Bryant. Nothing. Shernold comes in this morning telling me how she did a commentary with Lucas and I … well I won’t say what I called her. SE: It’s crazy, it was like snuffleupagus. Do you have that here? Josh; I know what snuffleupagus is. SE: Well you’re practically Canadian. But it’s a Sesame Street thing right? Americans know what that is. OK so Lucas was like snuffleupagus to you, because you would come in and we’d all be like; Oh my god you just missed Lucas. SR: Yep, and then there was the day that Adam came in and I wasn’t here either. SE: Weren’t you at least on the phone then though? SR: No, I found out about it the next time I came in to the office. I was like Seriously? SE: Well that was a complete surprise, we didn’t know he was coming in or we would have told you. Josh; Shireen I don’t know if this is a good time to tell you but I’ve also done a commentary with Lucas Bryant. SR: *disappointed noises* Josh; I was here with him and Adam Higgs and they invited me to join them. That happened. SE; That’s so great. SR: Lucas is going to listen to this commentary and think - SE: Lucas is not going to listen to this commentary. Don’t you worry about it. SR: He’d be like; Oh I’ve got a stalker in LA, great. SE: First of all, get in line. There are many stalkers I’m sure, of Lucas Bryant and his face. Second of all; Lucas is not going to listen to this commentary. So we can say whatever we want.

SR: I remember one of the changes to this was that we originally had it that the mom was going to have an issue with the fact that - SE: Oh yeah! Scripts go through a lot of rewriting and initially I went a bit overboard with the bigotry I think. Just one spoonful too much bigotry, where initially the mom, the owner of the bakery, was supposed to be homophobic as well. And it was our SyFy exec, Erik Storey, who pointed out that things have changed and not only is that becoming less of an issue (with same-sex marriage and everything) but we’ve seen that story before. And I was like; you are absolutely right. And it did make the story much stronger and much more interesting I think. SR: Because it was nice to see that the mom was totally accepting of one thing but completely opposed to the other SE: Yeah. That was good to get to be able to do that.

[As Nathan comes to see Charlotte in the lab] SR: OK how awesome does he look just leaning up against the door frame there? OK I’ll stop now. SE: Well this was fun too because we don’t often get to see Nathan doing a bit of subtefuge SR: That’s true. I love this with the gloves [where Nathan tries to shake Charlotte’s hand] SE: That actually worked out really well, I wasn’t sure - on the page some people thought it would be way too obvious in the look back that Charlotte was avoiding shaking Nathan’s hand because he would be able to feel her, being the mother of Audrey/Mara, and being one of those other ... beings SR: … people, things. Has anybody else mentioned in any of the commentaries how we’ve gone out of our way to not name where … or what …? SE: I think they probably haven’t, and I think there might have been a reason for that. SR: OK. Then I won’t talk about it.

[Charlotte: Yes bleach is an antiseptic but no your brother should not use it to clean his wound] SE: I didn’t think that was going to fly. That line about the bleach. SR: I thought it was hilarious. SE: I though it was going to get cut for sure. I thought that was going to get a big DB aka Do Better on that line. SR: It totally sounds like something Vince and Dave would do.

SE: You know what I think Haven missed? A good carnival episode. SR: Well we did do the fair. SE: No I mean like a *switches accent* carnival SR: Oh! You have to say it in Trinny speak or we won’t know what you’re talking about. SE: But could you imagine Dwight pulling one of those big … SR: We’re talking about Trinidad carnival SE: Yeah. Google that too. It’s amazing. And there are massive costumes that people pull along the parade route and make them dance, because they’re built to have flexibility and movement. And then she’d be in one of those … SR: Skimpy skimpy things SE: Not Emily. But one of those beautiful feathered head dresses, with lots of sparkles.

[As Charlotte is telling Audrey about her cells degenerating] SE: This is something we back and forth on a lot too; the nature of Audrey’s illness. And now to make it seem real but also have it fit within the idea that it could be something to do with her separation from Mara. SR: I think I was talking to my brother at one point, my brother’s a doctor, and asking him what could make a cell just break apart. And he’s like; there’s this thing called apoptosis. So I wrote that down, and it was always open on my ipad to the apoptosis wikipedia page. So we sort of went off of that in a way. SE: Well it’s always good to have real science.

[As Grace is talking about getting bullied via potato chips] SE: Oh hey Josh where did that line come from? Oh no it wasn’t you, it was Adam Higgs! Josh; I had a line … I didn’t really say anything the first couple of weeks on the job and then I thought, I think I might have something here. Which didn’t end up making it in, but it was there for a little while where they were talking to Dwight about; Even when you’re really bulked up can you still feel like it’s not enough? And he says; All the time. SE: Oh yeah, that was a really beautiful moment. I liked this part of Grace’s character too, which was also atypical in that she wasn’t broken down by the bullies, which was neat. But yeah we wanted to do this whole sequence with Terrance who was bulking up because he was being bullied at school, and he was really buff. And it was going to be this nice moment between … back then it was going to be Dwight and Audrey investigating it. So there was going to be this really nice moment between Dwight and Audrey, as Josh said, where she was like; Well you’re a pretty buff guy do you sometimes feel like you could still be hurt? That’s kind of a whole other story though.

SR: You know it’s funny when I was reading the script and the guy in the hospital bed was talking about ‘she looked at me, it looked like she was looking through me’ and I always envisioned that when we saw her looking at her mom there were going to be these weird soulless eyes, or that we were going to do visual effects or something. SE: Oh that never occurred to me. That’s kind of cool. SR: But I think this works better, because it’s not weird and creepy. It’s just; this is who I am mom, and you don’t love me.

[As we see Duke letting out a Trouble] SR: Remember the debates that we would have in the writers room about how his Trouble was going to work here? SE: Yeah we had, what, three different versions? And that’s why I got quiet for a moment there because I haven’t seen how this manifested. It’s really neat; look at that. Originally this Trouble was supposed to be a World War II under fire kind of thing, you know the room would be shaking and you’d hear shelling outside and the ceiling would be caving in. And then someone pointed out; well then when they went outside wouldn’t everything just be destroyed. SR: But this was the big crucial scene to bring them together. And it was the hardest scene. SE: It was the hardest scene. A lot of re-writes on this one. SR: But you nailed it. I think this works really, really well, because at the end, he has to admit. The Trouble forces him to admit that he trusts her. SE: Oh that’s neat, look at that! [being impressed at the effects]

SR: I think one of things I liked about Charlotte’s character is that we moulded her to be a scientists and to figure out that there is a scientific component to the Troubles. SE: Yeah! I was sorry that we couldn’t take that further. SR: I like it when the supernatural is grounded in some kind of science. SE: It’s neat. But then we don’t want to take it too far into the scientific because... SR: Then you lose the fantasy of it SE: But then also, you know, 200 years ago what we do with modern medicine would have seemed like magic. SR: Yeah completely.

[At Mara and Duke’s first kiss] SE: Oh look at that! Literally steamy! They did well there. SR: See how quiet we got. That scene was just … SE: Yeah but we’re supposed to be not quiet. I think when we leave here Josh will be forced to tell everybody that this is the silliest commentary he has ever had to sit through. Josh; And you should know everybody, that we are here on a Sunday, because this is how much we love all of you [A moment of quiet] SE: Oh gosh Shireen we have to stop just watching. Josh; Well I remember, if I can butt in here SE and SR in unison: Please do Josh; I remember it was a really great thing when we figured out that Audrey would get worse by solving this Trouble. But she didn’t care because that’s the kind of character she was SR: Yes, selfless Josh: And also the idea that because it’s based on how you feel about yourself, she felt that she was strong and therefore she became strong SE: Oh Josh that’s a great thing to remember. There’s a lot of girl power I think in this episode. SR: And then the nice thing too you see that Charlotte isn’t just being concerned as a doctor, she’s also like; I don’t want my daughter to get sick again. I don’t want my, potentially my daughter, to die. SE: And also I think between these two characters it’s the first time that Charlotte sees that, this isn’t Mara. SR: Oh yeah that’s true! I’d forgotten that.

[As the cafe owner on screen is returned to her correct age and then tells them all to get out] SE: And she’s still mean. SR: I think this is the best part of the script the fact that you made sure that she maintained her bigotry all the way to the end SE: Definitely more realistic SR: It’s not just a switch SE: You know when you write these things too, you’re always aware that, like here Charlotte doesn’t have a lot to say in this scene, but her emotional reactions are really important. But when you’re writing it it’s hard to see that in your head, or to convince other people of that, when they’re reading it. So I’m glad she stayed in the scene.

SR: I like these two together [Nathan and Dwight]. We don’t get to see them solve a lot of stuff. SE: I always like when this surveillance footage stuff works out. It’s a trope but it’s very handy. SR: I like this, that even in surveillance footage Nathan is like, I know that face, that Duke Crocker face SE: That particular kind of grumpy; that’s an angry grumpy

[a shot of the sunset] SE: That’s stunning! I don’t think I’ve ever seen that shot before SR: That is one thing about the show that is so captivating, is the fact that we shoot in Nova Scotia and the scenery is just so gorgeous.

[As we see Duke and Mara together] SE: Oh my goodness. Oh my gosh. I don’t think he’s wearing any underwear. SR: Yeah you’re not a Daudrey at all SE: woah.

[As we see Dwight and Charlotte talking at the end] SR: I love these two. They’re adorbs. SE: They’re great. I think this is one of the first emotional moments we came up with, of her being overwhelmed by the Troubles and the amount of damage they have done. And of her knowing the role that she’s played in that, even if inadvertently SR: Laura played it very well. SE: Gosh I think this moment got shunted into this point, we had this on the board forever, where we realise that charlotte does seem to have an ulterior motive, another agenda involving Audrey SR: Yeah it was a great set up for the next episode

SE: Well thank you everyone, for suffering through that commentary. Well, Shireen was fantastic. SR: And Shernold wrote an incredible script SE: You’re very sweet. On to the next one!

#haven syfy #haven dvd commentaries #haven 5 #5.11 - reflections

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franeridart · 8 years ago

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I absolutely adore every single KiriBaku thing you draw. They’re so pure and I love them.

;O; !!!!! thank you holy heck!!!!!

Anon said:Fran i missed your hq fanart, it was so good seeing some more from you! <3 love your usual bnha as always, your art is so good holy crap!! <333

I’m happy you liked them!!!! I missed drawing them too, really !!!!

Anon said:Imagine this - BNHA kids like It kids. Also love your art!

But I haven’t watched It :O and thank you!!!

Anon said: Is it ok if fictionkin people reblog your art and tag it as kin or anything of the sort?

Sure! People are gonna do so anyway whatever I say after all, and this seems like a really silly thing to get bothered over since it’s not like it hurts me in any way haha

Anon said:Who dabs more, Denki or Mina?

If I gotta pick one I’d say Kaminari, but I sure as heck hope dabbing isn’t still a thing in whatever future bnha is set in, anon hahaha

Anon said:yo i love it when you color your sketches, so pretty!!

OH BOY thank you so so much!!!!! :O

Anon said:I love you and your art so much?? like??? you’re so perfect?? just keep doing what you’re doing because you’re doing fucking amazing

I’m the furthest thing from perfect you’re gonna find, anon haha but thank you so much for the compliment!!

Anon said:thank you for always making me smile.

And thank you cause this ask made me smile, anon!!

Anon said:your coloring skills are improving!!! gosh your art is visibly getting better lately (not that it’s even been “bad”, there’s no such thing!! i’ve always loved it). i don’t know if it’s a good idea to tell you this but i mean it as a genuine compliment!

Are they really??? °O° I wouldn’t have said so, honestly haha but I’m super happy to hear that, thank you!!

Anon said:Are any of your OCs romantically involved? Or are they all just good friends?

Yes and no, depending on at which point in their respective story we’re talking about haha Josh and Chris are in love with each other, and so are Max and Leo (well, their situation is a bit… uncommon, but if I were ever to write their story they’d be together in the end) - I once posted about Gabe and Hector, and by the end of their story they’re in a poly relationship with a girl named Erica I’ve never posted about. Luca has a love (?) interest of sort but he’s not been posted about yet hohoho maybe sometime in the near future. Still deciding about Isa and Ana’s relationship, but maybe. Who knows? That’s about it as far as the ones I’ve posted about go :D

Anon said:your ocs are adorable!! esp ana, I want to know EVERYTHING ABOUT HER (and, yeah, having new ocs is super exciting, like you said! just– being able to figure all that stuff out, actually mould a character of your own– it’s a lot of fun!!!)

Anon said: What are Ana and Isa like? From that drawing, I already think I would want to be friends with Isa! She looks like lots of fun!

She is!! She’s sort of a jock, a bit of a dummy and really loud, she’s easy to make laugh and got the type of laughter that makes you wanna laugh with her so when she’s around the mood is always a good one! She’s not exactly a social butterfly, but she’s got no problems with socializing, knows by instinct how to bend her behaviour to fit with all types of people and has the incredible ability to have every and all awkward situations fly right over her head, she just doesn’t notice them, and that makes it hard to be anything but relaxed when she’s around. She’s actually how she and Ana got in the group, since she’s gym buddies with Leo! She also really really likes ball sports :D

Ana’s an introvert all the way through, on the other hand - she’s really witty and sassy when she feels comfortable enough, and sarcasm is her preferred way of communicating, but if she doesn’t know you/ too many people she isn’t 100% comfortable with are around she comes off as timid and closed off, smiles politely and barely utters a word - people assume she’s the subdued and shy type at first so once she starts opening up it’s always sort of a shock haha she’s got a scientific mind and while she isn’t a “gifted kid” like Chris she likes to learn and study a lot, which is why she ended up having a real great relationship with Chris specifically out of everyone in the group (they like to nerd out together) (Josh isn’t particularly happy about it, the jelly idiot)

Anon said: I love seeing you drawing and getting asks about your OCs. They have so much personality and it makes me super happy. I hope you’ll feel like sharing them with us more often!

Thank you so much!!!! I’m really really happy people seem to like them too!!!! :O

Anon said:you draw the children so long i love it :0

!!!!! :D thank you!!!

Anon said:Did you now that the voice actor of Tenya is also the one of Kageyama ? (I start Haikyuu because of you by the way, thanks for this and for all your great art !)

I did know!!! There’s a lot of hq va’s in bnha, that’s always made me happy haha

Anon said:Love the new Haikyuu art! Although it’s sad that someone made you lose motivation to draw BNHA :/ Daishou is one of my faves, too. He’s such a doof, love it.

OH BOY I love Daishou so much, I’m glad you like him too! Aside from how much fun he is to draw (and color! he’s a green haired boy and that matters lots to me haha) he’s got so much personality and he’s such an interesting character! I honest to god disliked him with a passion during the nekohebi game, actually haha but that’s how it is with most of my hq faves, after all hahaha glad you liked the doodles, by the way!!!

Anon said:DOGS? SHOUTS? LUCA IS MY KINDA GUY

THANK YOU FOR LIKING MY ANGRY SON !!!!!! :D

Anon said:I love Luca! Where did he get his scar?

A fight with some punks back when he was a teen that ended up escalating when knives became a thing that was being used :O he comes off as the dangerous sorta type which makes good people steer clear and bad ones come looking for trouble/ pick fights with him cause they assume he was picking a fight cause of his resting bitch face. Well, he’s an ass so let’s say that at least half the times he had been picking fights, and it’s not like he runs when someone tries to fight him anyway… that’s not the only scar he has, it’s just the most visible one haha

Anon said:I’m kinda freaking out about Luca and the others being italians! It makes me love your OCs even more ahah Btw, don’t know if you’ve already answered this or if it’s too personal but… are you Italian? (Or what nationality?)

Yah I am! :D and I’m super happy to hear you like my kids!!!!!

Anon said:Hello! I just wanted to let you know that you inspire me a lot! Your blog is honestly such a happy, fun place to be. You draw so much stuff, so much cute and sweet stuff regularly and I aspire to be like that! I’m extremely slow at drawing, and I lose motivation or get distracted from drawing easily, but I’m hoping for a day when I can make a blog just like yours; a place where I can regularly draw things that make me happy. I hope you have a wonderful day!

I’m!!!! so happy to hear that!!!!! And yeah I 100% understand the being slow and getting discouraged easily, I used to be (and sort of still am) like that too :O my need to be faster is what had me end up with the style I have now, actually haha I hope you’ll find a comfortable style that’ll let you be as fast as you wish soon too, anon!!!

Anon said:I don’t think you understand how much it means to me that you drew an asahi! He’s my fave and he looks precious and pretty in your style! Thank you for this gift :’)

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m glad you liked him, then!!!!!!! *O* thank you!!!!!

Anon said:Thank you for drawing Noya! Im sorry it was sort of cause of a shitty anon, I also really enjoy your bnha drawings so im not trying to be all “waaaah go back to hq”, but im happy to see my lightning son and also find out hes in your favs? Yay!

YAH HE’S THE BEST ISN’T HE he’s been one of my top 5s since he first appeared, he’s such a good I’m glad you liked him!!!!!!!! <3<3

Anon said:FRAN YOUR NEW HQ ART IM IN LOVE!!!!!! YOU DRAW DAISHOU LIKE A LITERAL SNAKE HES SO SMUG ITS SO GOOD!! AND YOUR OCS!! I WOULD HONESTLY READ A BOOK ABOUT THEM. OR A WEB COMIC. BOTH ARE GOOD. SORRY ABOUT THE CAPS IM JUST EXCITED BC HQ!!!! AND AWESOME OCS!!!! (can you tell that i have a weakness for other people’s ocs, esp when done well) (which you certainly have)

THANK YOU FOR THE COMPLIMENTS OH GODS !!!!!!!!!!!! Especially about my ocs, that makes me so happy oh boy ;O; !!! And and and I’m super happy you liked Dai! He’s honestly so much fun to draw, for me hahaha

Anon said:I’m sorry that people are being assholes, sending good vibes! I love all your art, I hope you have a good day

This to you and everyone else who’s sent the same type of ask, thank you SO much! You guys are all so incredibly nice and supportive, bless all of you ;O;

Anon said:Dave!!! :D

Dave indeed!!!!!! :D :D

Anon said:your art is Good

Thank You !!!!!!!!

Anon said:omg i love your ocs so much

SOB thank you?????

Anon said:I love how the collar on Kiri’s coat in the ‘Them boys’ post is reminiscent of his pauldrons

……………………………………………….. that was totally on purpose. Yep. Definitely. Hmhm.

Anon said:Anon from before showed me your stuff today and just wanted to say wow I love your stuff what even your art is so good I fuckin love kiribaku and oh my god I swear I must have gone through your whole kiribaku tag and I’m gone your art just made my day

GOSH I’m glad you liked them???? thank you for such a nice message aaahhhh !!!!!! <3<3

Anon said:Im cry omg i just realized ur url is franeridart fjhfhf this whole time i thought it was friend art bddnjx

You’re the second person that tells me that in the span of just a couple of days omfg hahahaha it’s cool tho, I wish that was actually the url, it’d have been such a soft one haha

Anon said:hi Kaminari can skateboard he has a skateboard in his room

Kaminari in his room also has a dart board, a basketball and a dj console, and that’s only the stuff whe can see so actually, considering in his likes there’s “cool things” I think he’s the type of boy that tries to pursue any hobbie he might think would make him look cool, so either he has no clue how to use any of the cool things in his room above a vaguely amatorial level or he’s still pursuing all of those interests! Which would actually be super cool! Incidentally this is my preferred headcanon too so, yeah, as far as I’m concerned he knows how to skate. And play basketball. And darts. And also how to dj. He’s a cool kid haha

Anon said:Bless you and your super cute kiribaku ^_^

Bless you for the super sweet message, anon!!!! ;O;

Anon said:THAT JIROU IS SO TINY AND ADORABLE I’M DYING LOOK AT HER SIDE BY SIDE WITH KAMINARI AND BAKUGOU OH MY GOD

Hahahaha I might have actually accentuated that a bit, but she’s about 20cm shorter than the both of them and in a chibi style that’s hard to keep accurate hahahaha but yeah I love my pocket sized girl she’s the best <3

Anon said:Im so fucking happy because youve been posting (almost?) daily for a few days now

That was my own poor attempt at something similar to inktober, actually! I’ve had a few days through the month I wasn’t at home at all so I couldn’t draw all 31 days, but I think I got close? Maybe? I’m glad you enjoyed it, tho!!

Anon said:you deserve all the love in the world

I’m f sobbing so do you, friend ;u;

Anon said:do you like as*noya?? or, which are your main pairings for asahi and noya :)

I do ship as*noya, but I prefer Asahi with Daichi and Suga (ot3) or with Kiyoko, actually :O while my fav Noya ship is with Tanaka~

Anon said:I have recently fallen totally in love with kiribaku as a ship, and your art is always my favorite to see in the tags. Thanks for drawing those two nerds, and I hope you have a good rest of your day!

Thank you!!!!! This fandom is super full of incredibly talented people, I hope you’ll enjoy it here hahaha

Anon said: I first found your blog searching the Bokuroo tag.I was very happy because it was one of my all time OTPs,but they didnt have much content.Then there you came,with amazing art.Time passed and you watched BNHA.I was absolutely captivated by BakuShima and then I checked your blog and it had BakuShima!!I told myself “this person cant get any cooler”.But today i found out about TetsuKami and I checked their tag and yoU ALREADY MADE FANART OF THEM!!Officially ,you are the coolest person on Tumblr tbh

We seem to have really really similar tastes in ships, anon!!!! that’s so great omfg !!!!!!! :O and I’m super happy you like my stuff still afer all this time hahaha

Anon said:Could I draw some fan art of your ocs?

Oh my god yeah!!!!! please do link me to it if you do!!!!! <3<3<3<3 thank you so much for even just considering doing so, oh god!!! ;O;

Anon said:BLESS YOUR BEAUTIFUL SOUL FOR MAKING SUCH AMAZING ART

BLESS YOU FOR BEING SO KIND, ANON!!!!!!

#fran answers #fuck me and my procrastinating ass #also #original art #but just blabber about it?#oc asks #okay that's better #anonymous

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shebe67 · 8 years ago

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Acceptance

This is the first thing I have written and posted in a while. It’s been years since I applied to a college and I will admit I know nothing about the acceptance process or even if a college will offer a scholarship on acceptance like this, but we’re just going to pretend they do...enjoy and please let me know what you think.

She held the envelopes in her hand, five of them in all. One from each of the colleges she had applied to. They had come in the mail over the last week and she had rushed home every day after school so she could be the first person to check the mailbox. The only person that knew was Lucas and this was part of their plan.

Her relationship with Lucas had only gotten stronger over the years of high school and they had decided that they didn’t want to go to different schools in different cities, they wanted to be together for college. Of course, this was bound to upset their parents, but this was something they wanted and since they were both over 18, they felt they could make their own decisions. She and Lucas were both excellent students, two of the top students in their class and hadn’t given their parents any problems. They both worked summer jobs all thru high school, saving whatever money they could and Lucas had always abided by any ridiculous rule her father could come up with. They only real problem Riley could see that they faced was Maya. It was always assumed that she and Maya would attend college together, but in the last few years, Maya had been looking at different art schools around the country and Riley wholeheartedly supported her. It was something they hadn’t discussed since the beginning of senior year, but they needed to have a long talk. Riley had been researching different schools and thinks she found one that was perfect for her.

After she got the last letter that afternoon, she texted Lucas to see if he had gotten his last one and sure enough he had. The set a time to meet on the roof of her apartment building later that evening after they had both had dinner with their families. Riley only hoped she could contain her excitement until she saw him and that her parents didn’t suspect anything. There were still six weeks until graduation, but her dad had heard all the students talking about college acceptance letters and he had asked Riley a few times if she had heard anything yet. She told him that she hadn’t and that she should get something soon, she hated lying to him, but she wanted to open the letters with Lucas as they had promised each other.

She had come back to the kitchen to get a bottle of water and an apple when she heard the front door open, it was her Dad.

“Hi, Riley. I see you beat me home again, that’s the third or fourth time this week. Why is that?” Cory asked his daughter.

“Hey, Dad. I’ve been coming home early because Lucas and Zay have baseball practice, Maya has her art club and Farkle and Smackle have their young genius’ thing so, I’ve been coming home to get a head start on my homework. Is that a problem?” she asked.

“No, honey, it’s not a problem. Have you checked the mail yet?” he asked her.

“Dad, the mail is in your hand, so obviously I didn’t check it. Are you okay?” she walked over to him and felt of his forehead checking for a temperature.

Cory grabbed her hand and held it for a moment, “I know, Riley, but some of it was on the ground. I figured maybe you were checking for college acceptance letters.”

“No, wasn’t me. We need to have a talk with the mailman. He needs to be more careful with the mail.” She said trying to cover her tracks. Her dad lets go of her hand and sits down on the couch to go through the mail.

“Yea, maybe I should call the post office and lodge a complaint against him. This just isn’t like Ted. He’s been delivering mail here for years and has never been so careless.” Cory said while trying to watch his daughter’s reaction.

“No Dad! Don’t go to the post office. I was thinking we could just leave a nice note for him in the box and maybe a couple of muffins from the bakery. Maybe he was just having a bad day. I wouldn’t want him to get in trouble for dropping a couple of pieces of junk mail.” She said. She didn’t want Ted to get into trouble for something she did.

Cory couldn’t help but smile. It was just like Riley to think about the good in people and to think someone was just having a bad day. Cory suspected she was trying to check for those college acceptance letters and he felt bad that she hadn’t gotten any yet.

“Why don’t we do that then, Riley. Maybe old Ted was just having a bad day. A couple of those muffins from the bakery will make his day for sure.” Cory told her.

Riley just took a big bite of her apple and smiled at her father. She turned to leave the room and headed back up the stairs to her bedroom. She’s afraid her dad is on to her, she’s a terrible liar.

Two hours had passed when Riley was startled by a knock on her door. She was reading Pride and Prejudice for her English class and didn’t realize how much time had passed.

“Come in,” she said from the bay window.

“Hi, Riley. I just wanted to come let you know dinner will be ready in 10 minutes.” Topanga told her daughter.

“Thanks, Mom. How was your day?” Riley asked. This was the first time she had seen her mother since this morning before she left for school.

Her mother walked over to the bay window to sit, “My day was okay. That big case I’ve been working on was settled out of court. How was your day, sweetie?”

“Oh, you know, teachers are trying to pile on the work with graduation only six weeks away. I think some of my teacher’s think that their class is the only one I have,” Riley explained.

“I can’t believe you’ll be graduating in just six weeks, it seems like only yesterday you were in kindergarten,” Topanga said, trying not to shed any tears.

Riley saw the way her mother was looking at her and the way her eyes glistened, “Mom, please don’t be sad. I’ll always be your little girl.”

Topanga took the hand Riley offered her and put on her best happy face, “I’m really glad you won’t be so far away for college. If you get into NYU or Columbia you’ll be able to live at home. Pennbrook will have you in Philly, so that’s not too far away. I can live with that.”

Riley squeezed her mother’s hand, “That’s good, mom. It won’t be bad, you won’t even have to miss me.”

Riley looked away from her mother to the drawer on her desk that held the college letters. She loves her family and didn’t like the deception, but it was her life. She just hoped that they would be proud of her for making the best decision for her future, a future that included Lucas.

Her mother stood and pulled Riley to her feet, “We better get to the kitchen before your dad and Auggie start without us. No Lucas or Maya tonight?”

“No, they promised their parents that they would eat at home at least one night this week,” she said.

They walked downstairs and were surprised to see an extra place set at the table and her uncle Josh, sitting on the couch with Cory and Auggie.

“Josh, it’s good to see you. I take it you're joining us for dinner?” Topanga asked.

Josh hugged his sister in law and said, “I don’t think I have much choice, Cory and Auggie decided I needed to stay. I hope that’s ok.

“Of course, it is, family is always welcome at this table,” Topanga said as she set glasses of water on the table.

Josh eyed Riley setting the dishes of food on the table, “Hey niece, let me help you with those.”

Riley smiled at her uncle, “Nope, your company and company doesn’t have to do any work.” She set the last bowl on the table and walked over to her uncle and hugged him.

“Nah, I haven’t been company for four years now. This is my second home,” Josh said.

Riley realized he was right. He’d spent more time in this apartment than he had in his dorm room on the NYU campus.

“So, how does it feel to be near the end of your high school years, Riley?” Josh asked her.

Riley smiled, “No, how does it feel to know that in six weeks you will be a college graduate? Have you found a job or a place to live yet?”

“Good job, Riles. Taking the focus off you and putting it on me. I see what you did there, niece,” Josh said with a wink.

“Okay you two, that will be enough! Sit and eat!” Cory told them.

Riley didn’t realize how hungry she was and inhaled her dinner. She had to sit and wait for everyone else to finish eating before she could start cleaning up, thankfully Josh offered to help her.

Josh had never seen Riley be so eager to clean up after dinner. They knocked out the dishes in record time.

“Riley, why are you in such a hurry tonight, do you have homework to finish? Or, is it a hot date with Lucas?” he asked.

“No hot date, just in a hurry to finish my book for my English class,” she said as she was wiping off the table. “What are you doing after you leave here, headed to Maya’s?” Josh’s face turned several shades redder than Riley had ever seen it before, but she just kept right on doing what she was doing.

Once Riley was done wiping the table off she told her parents she would be in her room if they needed her and headed that direction, with Josh following closely behind.

“Maya is my best friend, we have no secrets,” Riley said, with a smile. Maya hadn’t told her anything, she just knew that Maya had been smiling a lot more lately and anytime someone said Josh’s name she blushed a little.

“Oh,” he couldn’t believe Maya had told Riley, they had agreed to keep it just between them.

“I’m just kidding, Maya didn’t tell me anything. I figured now that she’s 18, the two of you had started to spend some time together. Besides, the way she smiles anytime someone says your name is a dead giveaway.” Riley said, trying to reassure her Uncle.

“So, Riles, when are you going to tell everyone about your college plans? I think your parents and Maya would find it interesting to know that you haven’t exactly been truthful with them,” he could see she was surprised that he knew.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Riley said as convincingly as she could.

“Give it up niece, I was here in your room trying to get some studying done for a test while you were working at the bakery last night. My roommate has been a bit loud and I was having trouble concentrating.” Josh started explaining.

“My pen quit working so I looked in your desk drawer and instead of a pen, I found four letters from four different colleges, none of which are the colleges you told your parents you had applied to. What about NYU and Pennbrook?” Josh asked, dying to know how she was going to explain this away.

Riley had been caught and there was no way to explain it other than to tell Josh the truth and hope he would keep her secret.

“If I tell, you can’t say anything to anyone, especially my parents. Promise?” She asked holding out her hand for Josh to shake.

He looked from her hand to her face and back to her hand and finally shook it. “Fine, I won’t tell anyone, but you better tell them soon, got it?”

“Got it. So, Lucas and I have decided to attend college together. I don’t want to stay in New York and I don’t think I can handle being away from him, Josh. Lucas and I have applied to four of the same schools and we are going to decide where to go, together.”

“Riley, your parents think your schools of choice are NYU, Columbia, and Pennbrook. Did you even apply to one of them?” Josh asked, not sure how Cory and Topanga would take this news.

“I applied to NYU but not the other two,” Riley answered.

“I only saw two of the envelopes, Riley. UT Austin and UC Davis, what are the other two?” Josh had a feeling they were all out of state.

“We applied to UT Austin, UC Davis, Colorado State University, Texas A&M together and separately we applied to NYU and Cornell. Lucas applied to Cornell.” Riley felt a weight lift off her chest.

“Your parents are going to flip, Cory may not have to fake this heart attack,” Josh said.

“Don’t joke about that, Josh!” she didn’t want to even think about her dad having a real heart attack.

“Riley your parents expect you to stay close by and Maya still believes the two of you will end up at NYU together. How can you disappoint any of them?” Josh was laying on the guilt a little thick.

“I don’t want to disappoint anyone. I love my parents and I love Maya, not one word has been said about us being at NYU together since the beginning of the year. When do I stop living my life for them and doing what is expected of me? When does my life become my own? Lucas is a part of my life too, a very important part. My future is with him, I’m sure of that. Besides, I don’t even know if I’ve been accepted to any of them yet, I’m meeting Lucas in about 15 minutes on the roof and we’re opening our letters together,” Riley said through tears.

Josh could see how much all of this upset her. She always wanted to make everyone happy, she deserved to put herself first for once. He took his niece in his arms and just held her.

“Riley, you’re right it’s your life and all any of us should want is for you to be happy,” Josh told her. “I’ll support whatever decision you make. I love you, niece.”

“Thanks, Uncle. That means a lot to me, Josh,” she told him, happy that someone was on her side.

He let go of her and handed her a tissue. She wiped her tears and picked up a hoodie he very much recognized as being Lucas’ and she pulled the college letters out of the drawer and slid them in the pocket of the hoodie.

Just before she opened the door she turned to Josh, “You never answered my question, are you going to see Maya?”

“Not that I need to tell you what my plans are, but no, I’m not going to Maya’s tonight. I promised Auggie I’d stay and watch the game with him and your dad.” Josh answered.

“Good, just be good to her, you may be family, but she’s my best friend and I’d kill if someone hurt her,” the look on her face told Josh that she was serious.

They headed back out to where her parents were. Josh plopped down on the sofa next to Auggie. Topanga had gone down to the bakery to help Katy close.

“Hey, just in time! Riley, you want to join us guys?” Cory asked, not noticing the hoodie she was wearing.

“Not tonight, Daddy. I’m going up to the roof to meet Lucas,” with that she said her goodbyes, promising her dad she would be in by 11 p.m.

Lucas knew he was early, he sat on the bench to wait for Riley. He glanced around the roof thinking back to all the memories this place held for him and his friends. Most were good, but there was one that stuck out as being bad. It was the New Year’s Eve party when Farkle outed Riley. Lucas had been shocked to hear that Riley still had feelings for him, it was one of the happiest moments of his life, but also one of the worst. It was the beginning of the dreaded triangle that Lucas thought would never end. He can smile thinking back on it now. Here he was four years later waiting for Riley to walk through that door, this is where they would decide where to spend the next four years together.

He pulled the letters the letters from his back pocket and thumbed through them. He was so nervous his hands were shaking. They were taking a big risk keeping the letters a secret from their parents. He knew they would all be disappointed in them, along with all their friends. He figured Farkle and Isadora would understand, they were going to be together at Princeton and would certainly understand why the two of them would want to be together. It was Zay and Maya that worried him the most. They had certain expectations about all them going to school to NYU together and Lucas didn’t think that would be where he and Riley ended up.

He was brought out of his thoughts by a slamming door. He looked up to see that Riley had arrived and judging by the look on her face, she needed to be over with and soon.

“Riley are you ready to do this?” he asked her. “If you aren’t, we can wait a few more days.”

She pulled her own letters from the pocket of Lucas’ hoodie and walked over to the edge of the roof, “No, I’m ready. I’m just nervous is all.”

Lucas pulled his letters from his back-jean pocket and held them up for her to see. “Let’s do this then,” he said, trying to sound enthusiastic.

She gave him a half smile and asked, “Which one first? New York, Texas, California or Colorado?”

“I think New York, Lucas answered. They sat down at the table in the center of the roof. Riley opened her letter from NYU as Lucas opened the one from Cornell.

Riley’s hands were shaking as she unfolded the letter. This was more nerve-racking than she ever thought it would be. She started reading the letter out loud, “Dear Miss Matthews, I am delighted to inform you that the Admissions Committee has admitted you to the Class of 2024. Please accept my personal congratulations on this achievement.”

“NYU, good job, Babe. You made it!” Lucas said, smiling at his girlfriend.

“Thanks, Lucas. Your turn,” she said as she handed him the letter with the Cornell University logo on it.

He took the letter from her; his hands were shaking too. He ripped the corner and slid his finger under the sealed flap. He pulled out the letter and read it silently at first.

“Well?” Riley asked,

“Mr. Friar, as Dean of Admissions I’m pleased to inform you that you have been accepted into the Cornell University Class of 2024…” he read aloud.

“Lucas that’s amazing, Baby! I’m so proud of you!” she said smiling.

“Well, these letters will make our parents happy. We could be staying in New York.” Lucas was excited at the prospect but knew which school he wanted to attend, he only hoped Riley would agree and that they both got accepted.

Riley was happy about NYU and knew that her parents and Maya would be excited, but there was one school she preferred over all the others.

Neither one of them had voiced which school was their favorite but Riley expected Lucas was excited for either A&M or UT Austin. They had always been his dream schools and the more Riley checked into UT Austin, the more it had become her idea school. It seemed a perfect fit for her. Of course, she hadn’t said a word to anyone else either.

“Which one next?” she asked.

“How about we do this alphabetically,” Lucas suggested.

“That’s fine with me,” Riley said picking up the UC Davis envelope. She’s not sure why they decided to apply to a school in California, but at the time it seemed like a good idea. They opened their letters at the same time. Lucas was accepted and Riley wasn’t.

“I’m sorry, Riley. They don’t know what they are missing, by not accepting you.” Lucas said as he rubbed her back.

“It’s ok, I didn’t figure I’d get accepted to all of the schools we applied to. I’m glad they accepted you though. Let’s look at the Colorado letters now,“ she said.

They each picked up their respective letters and opened them. Lucas scanned his letter and Riley could immediately see he was upset. She read her letter and couldn’t help but smile. l

“You got accepted, didn’t you?” he asked.

“Yes, and I’m judging by the look on your face, you didn’t.” She said.

“Nope, I was wait-listed, though. Who needs all that fresh mountain air, anyway?” Lucas asked.

“Lucas, can I be honest with you?” she asked

“That’s all I’ve ever wanted from you, Riley. We agreed, remember?” he told her.

“Yea, I remember…” she said.

“Riley, what’s going on? Have you changed your mind about going to college together?” he asked, wanting to know what was on her mind.

“No, that’s the one thing I’m sure of, but there is one school that appeals to me more than any of the others,” she explained.

“NYU?” he asked.

“Nope,” she said, popping the p. “I think the school I want to attend is in Texas.”

Lucas, being overjoyed to hear that, hugged her and picked her up and twirled her around in a circle.

She put her arms around his neck and held on for dear life. By the time he put her down she was laughing and couldn’t help the smile on her face for his excitement.

Lucas stopped spinning and held her for a bit before he set her back on her feet. “You’re not just saying that because you think it’s what I want are you? I mean I’m more than happy to stay in New York if that’s what you want.” He would do anything she wanted because he couldn’t imagine being apart from her.

“I knew you’d do that. I’m not just saying it because that’s what you want to do. I’ve done my homework. Remember when you and Zay went for that college visit in Texas last year?” she asked him.

“Yea, why?”

“That’s when I realized that it was a very real possibility that you would probably leave New York for college. So, I started doing a little research on UT Austin and A&M. I loved everything I read about UT Austin and I think that school is a perfect fit for me. You know I love Austin and the vibe of the city, if you get into A&M they are only 104 miles apart.” She explained.

“Can we talk about this after we open the Texas letters, please? He didn’t want them to get ahead of themselves.

“Which one do we open first?” she asked holding up the last two envelopes.

“A&M first.” He picked his letter up off the table. “Let’s open them at the same time, OK?”

“Okay, I’m a little nervous about this one.” She said as she held the letter.

“No need to be worried. On the count of three, ready? 1…2…3…” he opened the letter with little effort and unfolded the piece of paper.

Riley did the same, neither one of them looked at their letters, they just stared at each other.

“Babe, we have to look at the letters,” she said, smiling at him.

“I know, ready?” he asked, all he could hear though was his heart beating in his ears. A&M was his parent’s alma mater.

“Yea, ready.” She said.

They each looked at their letters and both had smiles on their faces.

“You got in, didn’t you?” Riley asked Lucas, she knew what this one meant to him.

“Yes, I did. Me being able to show this to my parents is going to be awesome and I’m guessing from the look on your face that you got in too?” He told her.

“They’ll be really proud of you. Do you think my parents will be proud of me for getting in?” she asked.

“Riley, they’ll be proud of you no matter what. They love you.” He knew they would be upset about her not applying to their alma mater, but they would be proud she had been accepted.

“I hope you’re right. I still think they’ll be mad about Pennbrook though. My mom had her heart set on me applying there and so did dad. Oh, Lucas what have I done,” her eyes filled with tears as she spoke.

“Riley, remember what you told me when you decided not to apply. You didn’t feel like the school was right for you and that they would have to understand,” he was trying to make her feel better.

“I know, but does it make me an awful daughter?” she asked as a few of those tears escaped.

“Riley this is your choice to make. You can’t let anyone make it for you, we can’t let anyone make it for either one of us,” he knew their plan wasn’t perfect, but they were doing things on their own terms.

She wiped the tears away with the back of her hand and took a deep breath, “final letter,” she said as she held up the letter from UT Austin.

This was the letter Riley was most excited to open and her hands were shaking badly as she tried to open the envelope. Lucas saw her struggling and took the envelope out of her hand, “Here let me,”

He handed her the opened letter and proceeded to open his. He was nervous as well, this was the school that could very well bring him back to his hometown and close to the one place on this earth that meant the world to him, Pappy Joe’s ranch.

Riley unfolded the letter and held it away from her, waiting for Lucas to do the same. Once he had removed the letter from the envelope, she spoke, “Ready?”

Lucas swallowed the lump that had formed in his throat, “Yes, are you?”

“Yea,” she managed to answer.

Lucas looked at his letter and began reading. He couldn’t help but smile, he had been accepted to UT Austin, and they were so impressed with his high school resume and the fact that he used to be a citizen of Austin that they offered him a scholarship for half of his tuition and housing costs. He couldn’t believe it. He looked at Riley and saw that she was just watching him. She hadn’t even read her letter yet.

“Riley, are you going to read your letter?” he asked.

“I’m too nervous to do it. It looks like you got good news though, what’d they say?” she asked.

“I got in, Riles and they even offered me a scholarship, just based on the resume and letter I sent,” he didn’t want to sound too happy, it was hard.

She reached for him and gave him a hug, “That’s awesome Lucas! I’m so proud of you!” She didn’t sound as enthusiastic as she usually did.

“Riley, do you want me to read the letter?” he asked.

“Would you, please,” she said as she handed him the letter.

He unfolded it and started reading aloud, “Dear Ms. Matthews, Congratulations! Based on a review of your current academic credentials and personal achievements, I am pleased to inform you that you have been accepted for admission to the University of Texas at Austin Class of 2024. I also want to inform you that you have been chosen to receive a scholarship to help with your tuition and housing costs. The amount you will receive will be one half the cost of tuition and housing and that the scholarship is renewable as long as you maintain a grade point average of 2.5 or higher…”

“I got in? I really got in and they’ve offered me the same scholarship as you?” she asked, trying to reign in her excitement.

“Yes, and I’m so proud of you!” he couldn’t help but envelope her in a big hug.

“Lucas, I can’t believe we both got in! Are you as excited as I am?” she was jumping up and down with excitement.

“I am excited, can’t believe we both got offered scholarships,” he answered, now came the hard part, they had to decide. He just hoped she wanted the same thing as him. “It’s time for us to make our decision, though.

“I think I’ve already made my decision, what about you?” she asked him, offering up a silent prayer that they were on the same page.

“I know exactly where I want to go, Riley,” he told her, offering a smile. “I think we’re going to be Texas bound next fall.”

Riley looked up at him and saw the smile, “Please tell me you chose UT?”

“I choose UT, there never really was any other choice for me,” he watched as the smile lit up her face.

She was so excited, she could barely contain herself. She launched herself at Lucas and as usual, he caught her. They spent the next two hours deciding how to tell their friends and families.

They decided to call everyone together at the coffee house the next night, figuring they should break the news to Maya and Zay first. Riley was a bit more nervous about things than Lucas was. His family always thought he’d head back to Texas for college. Hers, on the other hand, had always expected her to stay in or near the city.

“Lucas what if my parents freak? What if my dad doesn’t have to fake a heart attack? What if Maya and Zay never speak to us again?”

“Riley, calm down! You’re getting ahead of yourself, don’t you think? Yes, your parents will freak and will need some time to get used to the idea, but once they have all the facts and find out about the scholarship, they’ll learn to accept it. As for your dad having a heart attack, that’s not going to happen. He’ll be upset at first and think this is my idea, but he’s going to have to listen to us this time. You’re not a child anymore and he’ll have to accept your decision. As for Zay and Maya, they haven’t talked about our college plans all year. We aren’t even sure what they want to do. It’s all going to be okay, Riley.” Lucas had his own worries but did the best he could to calm her fears.

“I hope your right. I’m going to text Maya and ask her to come over in the morning so we can talk,” she said, pulling her phone from her pocket.

“It’s also time for me to go back downstairs. Don’t want to get in trouble before we tell them our plans.” with that she stood on her tiptoes and placed a chaste kiss on his lips and gave him a hug.

“I love you, Riley,” Lucas said as he wrapped his arms around her.

“And I love you, Lucas.” She turned and headed for the door that would take her back down the stairs to her apartment. She gave him one last look before she opened the door and disappeared.

Lucas went back to the edge of the roof and took the ladder back down to the fire escapes that would take him to the street below. As soon as he hit the pavement he pulled his phone out and sent a message to Zay, asking him to come over in the morning, he got a reply before he could even put his phone back in his pocket. Zay said he would be there and asked what was going on, Lucas decided not to answer. He pocketed his phone and turned in the direction of his own apartment building a few blocks away.

Riley woke the next morning, her nerves were going to get the better of her today, she just knew it. She decided that she and Maya would go to the park to have their talk. Afterwards, she would send out a text asking her parents, and friends to meet her at Topanga’s.

Riley had just stepped out of the shower and gotten back to her room when she heard a knock at the bay window. She had forgotten to open the shades and unlock the window. When she raised the shade, there standing on the other side of the window was Maya. Riley waved at her friend and unlocked the window so she could come in.

“Good morning, Peaches!” Riley said with a big smile.

“What’s good about it, Riles, why did you need me here so early on a Saturday morning?” Maya asked because she wasn’t a morning person at all. She was making the effort today because Riley had asked her to.

“Maya it’s 10 a.m. Besides, I told you there was something we really needed to talk about,” Riley said with a hint of nervousness in her voice.

Maya had come in and fallen across Riley’s bed, she was curious about this little chat that Riley wanted to have. She had too had something she wanted to talk to Riley about.

“Okay, but after you have your say, there’s something I need to tell you,” Maya said while sitting up. “Is this a bay window conversation?”

“Yep, bay window, bay window right now,” Riley was already seated in her usual spot and pointed to the seat next to her for Maya to sit in.

Maya got up and took her spot in the bay window and looked at Riley with anticipation, “so what is it, Riles?”

Riley was wringing her hands and couldn’t look Maya in the eye, she really didn’t want to do this but knew she had to.

“This is pretty important news; Peaches and I don’t know how you will take it,” Riley said as she grabbed for Maya’s hand.

“Just say it, Riley,” Maya said, suddenly seeing the worried expression on her friend’s face.

“Well, something happened with Lucas last night and I’m not quite sure how you’ll react,” Riley told her.

Maya’s eyes got wide and a grin crossed her face. “Riley, something like this was bound to happen sooner or later, I mean you and Huckleberry have been together since freshman year and you are in love with him…”

Riley was blushing at what Maya was saying and had to stop the direction she was heading, “No! Not that Maya, no way! Lucas and I made a decision, about our future and it affects you and me.”

“Riles, nothing that happens between you and Lucas will affect us, remember we promised each other, thunder and lightning,” she said.

“Maya, it’s about college,” Riley was trying to look for a reaction from Maya but there wasn’t one.

“About that Riles, I have news of my own about college,” here we go Maya thought.

“Oh, what news?” Riley was worried.

“You first Riley, you’re the one that called me here this morning. You should go first.” Maya said.

“Well, I got accepted to the University of Texas at Austin and they’ve me offered me a scholarship for half off my tuition and all and I’ve decided to accept it. Lucas and I are going together, they’ve offered him the same deal,” Riley was looking for some sort of reaction from Maya, but the blonde was surprisingly calm.

“Wow, Riles, that’s just great, amazing even. It also makes what I’m about to say even easier, I’ve been accepted at Pennbrook in Philadelphia and I’ve decided to go,” Maya looked at her friend and thought for sure there would be tears shed, but all she was a happy smile.

“Maya, that’s wonderful, I’m so happy for you!” Riley was truly happy for Maya.

“Riley why were you so worried about telling me?” Maya asked.

“Because it was just always assumed that the two of us would end up at NYU together, or at least that was what I thought you assumed.” Riley could feel more of the weight she had been carrying around with her fall away.

“Riley that was when we were freshmen, one or both of us was bound to get different opportunities for college. I’m choosing Pennbrook because Josh is planning on going back to Philly after he graduates and I want to be close to him,” Maya said. They had never discussed her blossoming relationship with Josh, but she had a feeling Riley knew.

“I’m really happy about you and Josh too, even though neither one of you ever told me about going to Philly.” She looked up at Maya and saw the tears in her eyes.

“Riles, we won’t be together, I don’t know if I can handle it. I thought for sure you’d stay in New York and we wouldn’t be that far apart. But I’m happy that you’ll have Lucas,” Maya said as the tears started falling.

Riley took her friend in her arms, “I know, Maya. It will be hard, but remember me and you are forever!”

“Yes, we are! Hey, how did your parents take the news? I’m sure Lucas’ parents already expected him to go to Texas, did Matthews freak?” Maya asked as she wiped away the tears

“I haven’t told them yet, they don’t even know I applied to schools other than NYU and Pennbrook. I never applied to Pennbrook,” Riley said hanging her head.

“Riles, Matthews is going to freak! Can I please be there when you tell him?” Maya was going to enjoy this.

“Yea, you can be there, Lucas and I have asked everyone to meet us at Topanga’s tonight.” She answered.

Riley picked up her phone to see if she had a message from Lucas, there was nothing.

“Waiting on a message from Huckleberry?” Maya asked.

“Yea, he’s at his place having this same conversation with Zay, I hope it’s going as well as this one did.” Riley gave Maya one last hug. “I think my parents said something about pancakes for breakfast, want to join us?”

Lucas’ parents were out running errands by the time Zay arrived so they had the place to themselves, Zay had helped himself to a bowl of cereal and was just finishing up when he felt Lucas’ eyes on him. They were both sitting at the island in the kitchen.

“Thanks for the cereal, man. The bacon and eggs my mama fixed weren't nearly enough for me this morning.” Zay said, making small talk.

“You’re welcome. You know my mama only keeps that kind of cereal here for you, no one else will eat it,” Lucas answered.

“So, what is it you needed to talk to me about? It’s not anything about Riley, is it?” Zay asked.

“It has a bit to do with Riley, but nothing bad. I want to show you something.” Lucas said as he took out the letter he received from UT Austin.

“I have something I want to show you too,” Zay said as he too pulled something from his pocket.

“What’s that Zay?” Lucas asked him when he saw the letter.

“This came in the mail yesterday. What’s that in your hand?” Zay asked laying his own envelope on the counter.

Lucas did the same as Zay, only he pushed his letter toward Zay, “read it for yourself and see.”

Zay handed his letter over to Lucas, “you do the same then.”

Lucas turned the envelope over in his hands and he couldn’t help but smile as he saw where the letter was from. He removed the letter from the envelope as he watched Zay do the same. The two boys looked at each other and just smiled as they read each other’s letters.

Zay had been accepted to UT Austin. Just like him and Riley, “Zay, I thought you were only applying to NYU?” Lucas asked.

“That was the plan, but I only applied to UT Austin to see if I had a shot, the offer of a scholarship just sealed the deal. Can’t turn that down. Are you going to accept and go back to Texas to college or are you staying here?” Zay knew Lucas what Lucas wanted to do but thought he might stay in New York for Riley.

“I’m going to Texas. Riley will be there with us, man, she got in too.” Lucas told him.

Zay couldn’t believe what he was hearing, there was no way, Mr. Matthews was going to let Riley leave the state with Lucas.

“Mr. and Mrs. Matthews are okay with this? Is Maya okay with this?” Zay asked, thinking a huge meltdown would be coming from the blonde.

At that moment, Lucas felt his phone vibrate in the pocket of his hoodie, he took it out and saw that he had a message from Riley.

Just found out Maya is going to Pennbrook for college. She’s happy for me and I’m happy for her. Sad that we’ll be apart, but it’s all going to work out fine. How is Zay taking the news?

Lucas read the message to Zay, “Hey, is it okay if I take a picture of your letter and send it to Riley? She’ll be so happy!”

“Yea, go ahead. Tell her I’ll be at the café tonight for moral support and of course to see her dad freak out.” Zay was smiling at the thought.

Lucas took a picture of Zay’s letter and sent it to Riley with the message:

Look what he got in the mail yesterday, looks like it’ll be the 3 of us together in Texas! Tell Maya that we said congrats about Pennbrook and Zay is looking forward to seeing a Cory Matthews freak out! See you at the café tonight, Love you!

Riley was a nervous wreck the whole afternoon. She couldn’t figure out why her parents weren’t curious as to why she asked them to meet her at the café later. They probably just think she wants to spend some time with them because she’s been so busy lately. They had been out with Auggie since breakfast and she had to stay behind to finish up some homework. They were going to drop her brother off at his friend Doy’s for a sleepover then go to dinner then meet her at the café.

She was just finishing her book for English class when she heard a knock at the window. She put the book down on the bed and went to open the window. It was Lucas and he held up a bag from their favorite deli, with the offering of food, she had to let him in.

“Hi!” He said with a smile, he bent to give her a quick kiss. “Did you finish the book?”

“Yes, I always enjoy a good book. Please tell me you have a huge turkey sandwich in that bag for me?” she had missed lunch and was starving.

“You don’t think I’d let my best girl starve, do you? Of course, I brought you your favorite and come cheesecake,” he held the bag open so she could smell the contents.

“Have I told you lately what an amazing boyfriend you are and how much I love you?” she said before she kissed his cheek.

“You have, but it’s always nice to hear,” he gave her a quick hug and took her hand to pull her along with him to the kitchen.

They sat at their usual places on the bench and laid out all the food. Riley got a couple of bottles of water from the fridge. While they were eating they made small talk about their classes and preparing for graduation. It didn’t bother Riley to talk about it now that she knew where she would be attending.

“So, how did Zay take the news about me getting into UT Austin? I bet he was surprised,” she asked.

“He’s happy for you and happy that the three of us are going to get to experience it together,” he answered between bites of his sandwich.

“Me too, I know I’m going to miss Maya, Farkle, and Isadora but, I’m ready for this,” she said.

“How are you feeling about telling your parents our plans?” He figured she was a wreck.

“I’m not sure. I’ve been a bit of a wreck this afternoon, but now with you here I’m feeling much more confident. Your parents are coming, right?” she was hoping maybe with his parents there, her dad wouldn’t freak, but he probably would.

“Yep, they’ll be there. They asked me why I wanted them there and all I said was that we wanted to spend some time with them. My dad is all about the chocolate cake though.” Lucas said with a smile.

“How about we watch a movie after we eat? It’ll be time to go to the café when it’s over. I just need to relax for a bit.” Riley suggested.

“Whatever you want to do I’m in,” Lucas agreed.

Riley had enjoyed the movie with Lucas, it was so rare that they got to have a few hours alone. It always felt like her dad had someone watching them.

Once the movie was over, they got ready to head to Topanga’s. Riley could feel her nerves returning as she went to her room to get the college letters from her desk drawers. Before she rejoined Lucas, she sent up a silent prayer that her parents would understand. This was her future and she was going to do what she wanted with it.

She put the letters in her purse and grabbed her sweater. She rejoined Lucas in the living room and took the hand he offered, he gave her a reassuring smile.

“You got this, Riley. I know you're nervous, but they will understand,” Lucas said in a calming voice.

“Well whatever happens, please don’t leave my side. I need you for all the moral support I can get,” she said trying to reign in her nerves.

Maya, Zay, Farkle, and Smackle were already at the café, waiting to see what was going to happen. Of course, Maya and Zay knew. They hadn’t said anything to the genius’ yet.

Maya smiled when she saw Josh walk through the door with Shawn. Yea she had her parents come so she could tell them her plans for college. She watched as Josh headed her way and Shawn made his way to the counter to talk to her mom.

Riley and Lucas made the short walk to the café and claimed their usual seats on the orange chairs. They looked around for their parents but they weren’t there yet. Riley spotted the gang sitting in a booth so they headed over to them.

Once they got to the counter Riley was stopped by her Uncle Shawn, “Hey kiddo, how are you?” he said as he hugged her.

“Hi, Uncle Shawn, what are you doing here?” Riley asked.

“I honestly don’t know. Maya asked me here, I was hoping you would know,” he said.

“I know why Lucas and I are here, we’re meeting our parents, I’m not sure why Maya would have asked you here,” she told him.

“Okay, I guess we’ll find out soon enough,” Shawn was really puzzled.

Riley left Shawn and headed over to join Lucas and her friends. “Maya, did you invite your dad here so he could watch my dad have a freakout?” Riley asked.

“No, yea, well sort of. I had asked him here so I could tell him and mom my college news and thought maybe we might need him for after you tell your parents, your plans,” Maya said with a smirk.

“That may be the best idea you’ve ever had Peaches if anyone can get through to my dad it would be Uncle Shawn,” Riley told her.

“Looks like we’ll find out soon enough, Riles, they’re here,” she said pointing in the direction of Cory and Topanga. They walked in the café with Lucas’s parents, James and Kelly.

Topanga scanned the crowd and saw Shawn before she saw the kids. She and Cory went to say hello to their friends and James and Kelly found seats on the bench next to the orange couches.

“Looks like it’s time, Riley. You ready for this?” Lucas asked as he took her hand.

“Now or never, I guess,” she answered.

“Riley, do you mind if Maya and I tag along? Maybe it’ll help,” Josh asked his niece.

Riley gave him a smile before answering, “Yea, thanks, Uncle Josh.”

Farkle and Smackle realizing they were not in on whatever was happening looked at each other. Smackle was the first to speak.

“Riley, what’s going on? Is everything okay?” she asked.

“What Isadora said, Riley what’s up?” Farkle asked, as well.

“Sorry I haven’t said anything to the two of you, I made a decision about college and I’m getting ready to tell my parents,” she explained.

Lucas leaned over and whispered something to Farkle and he then whispered to Smackle. Both geniuses couldn’t help but smile.

“Riley, you have our full support,” Smackle said.

Zay was not about to be left out, “I’m just here for Mr. Matthews reaction…and moral support!”

Riley stood up straight and put a big smile on her face, “Well, Lucas, let’s do this.”

They walked past her parents and reclaimed their seats on the orange chairs with Maya, Josh, Zay Farkle and Smackle standing behind them.

Cory and Topanga noticed the group of kids and decided they better take their seats. They were surprised to see all the kids there. They were only expecting Riley and Lucas as they had walked in with his parents.

Topanga took a seat next to Cory on the bench farthest from the door. Cory curious about what was going on decided that someone needed to speak.

“Hi honey, is everything okay? What is everyone doing here? I thought it would just be us here with you and Lucas. We met James and Kelly outside and they said they had been asked to meet Lucas here, we thought we were here for dessert,” Cory said.

“Everyone can get dessert if they want. The café is empty and it’s closing time,” Riley suggested nervously.

James Friar could see that they weren’t just here for Topanga’s chocolate cake and looked at his son and asked, “Luke, what’s going on, why did you ask me and your mama here?”

“Dad, everything is fine, just get a piece of cake and relax, Mom do you want some cake?” Lucas asked.

“Sure, thanks, Luke,” Kelly Friar answered.

Topanga watched as Katy and Maya got everyone some cake. She wasn’t sure what was going on, but she was sure whatever it was would be something that she wasn’t going to like.

Once everyone had their cake and had found a seat or place to stand, Riley, started to speak, “I want to thank you all for coming tonight, I have something I want to share with all of you and even though some of you may not be happy about it, I am and my mind is set.”

“Riley, honey, what is this about?” Topanga asked her daughter.

“Mom, please just listen to what I have to say before you say anything, please,” Riley said.

“Okay, I won’t interrupt, go ahead,” Topanga had a bad feeling.

Riley thanked her mother and grabbed Lucas’ hand, she needed to know he was there with her.

“As most high school seniors do, my friends and I have applied to colleges and right now we are just waiting for those letters that will tell us if we’ve been accepted or not. My dad has been asking me for a couple of weeks now if I’ve heard anything and I’ve been telling him no and that’s not the truth.” Riley looked at her father and could see a disappointed look on his face.

“I wanted to get all of my letters before I said anything to anybody, Lucas was the only one that knew and he was doing the same thing,” she looked at Lucas who smiled at her and then looked at his own parents.

“Luke, is this true? I’ve been asking you about those letters for weeks now,” his mother said very clearly disappointed.

“I know Mama and I’m sorry, but this was something Riley and I wanted to do together,” Lucas couldn’t look his mother in the eye.

“So, you have gotten the letters?” James Friar asked.

“Yes, Dad. They’re right here,” he said as he pulled the letters out of his jacket pocket.

“Riley, where are your letters?” Cory asked.

She pulled the five letters from her purse and held them up for her father to see. Before she knew what was happening her mother reached over and took the letters from her hand.

“Mom, what are you doing?” Riley asked, surprised her mother did that.

“I want to know if you got into all three of your top schools,” Topanga told her as she looked through the envelopes, quickly noticing there wasn’t’ a letter from Pennbrook or Columbia.

“Mom, can I please have those?” Riley was on the verge of tears.

“Calm down Riley, I just want to…Riley why is there no letter from Pennbrook or Columbia? I see ones from schools we’ve never talked about before,” Topanga was clearly upset.

“Mom, this isn’t how I wanted to tell you about this,” Riley got up from her and seat and sat between her parents on the bench.

“Riley, what did you do? Her father asked.

“Can I please finish what I was going to say?” she asked, ignoring her father’s question.

“Of course, Riley, go ahead.” her father was surprisingly calm.

Riley was just about to speak, but Lucas beat her to it, “Look, Riley and I made some plans for our futures. We are the ones that will be attending whatever schools are chosen, for the next four years. This is our decision and we can’t let our parents make it for us. But for the record, Riley and I have decided to attend college together. We don’t want to be apart for even a little while.”

“Riley is this true?” Cory asked Riley.

Still unable to look her father in the eye, she nodded her head yes.

The atmosphere in the cafe had changed and everything was too quiet.

“Lucas, your mother and I would like to have a word with you, Topanga is it alright if we use the kitchen?” James asked her

Topanga heard the question, but the only answer she gave was a nod of her head.

Lucas followed his parents to the kitchen, but not before giving Riley a smile of encouragement.

Topanga waited until Lucas and his parents were out of the room and looked at Riley, “I think we need to have a more private conversation as well, Cory?”

“Of course, Topanga. Riley, you heard your mother,” Cory said.

Like the well-behaved child that she is, Riley followed her mother out of the room and back to the office with her father following behind her. She suddenly felt like she was 8 instead of 18.

Once inside the office Topanga sat in her chair behind the desk and pointed to a chair for Riley to sit in, leaving Cory to sit on some milk crates stacked up against the office wall.

Riley sat and waited patiently for her mother to say something. That’s usually how things went when she was in trouble, her mother always spoke first. But as she sat there the only thing she could hear were papers rustling. Riley looked up and saw that her mother had taken all the letters out of their envelopes.

Reading each one and then passing them to Cory. After they finished, her dad just held her mother’s gaze for what felt like hours, when it was only a couple of minutes. Topanga cleared her throat signaling that she was ready to speak.

Riley raised her head and wasn’t expecting the look on her mother’s face. It was a look of pride and her mother had tears in her eyes.

“Mom?” Riley said, barely above a whisper. Her mother just looked at her and smiled.

“Riley, I’m sorry I grabbed these letters out of your hand, I was just so excited to see them. Why didn’t you apply to Columbia and Pennbrook like we originally discussed? They’ve always been on your list of schools,” Topanga was trying to hold it together.

Riley didn’t want to be mean, but what she said was true, “Mom those are the schools you’ve always thought I wanted to go to. I applied to NYU and was accepted, but I found some schools that I think are a better fit for me. I don’t want to stay in the city for college.”

Topanga picked up the letters and said, “So what, UC Davis, Colorado State, A&M and UT Austin are a better fit for you?”

“Not all of them, no. One more so than the others and they even offered me a scholarship,” Riley answered.

“Was this Lucas’ idea, Riley?” Cory asked.

“No, it was a decision we made together. He got the same offer from UT Austin as me, so did Zay. This is something I want to do, Dad.” Riley answered.

“This isn’t like you, not to talk to us about these things. We expected you to go to school here and you let me go on and on last night about how glad I was that you weren’t going away for school. I don’t know what to think right now,” Topanga was crying.

Riley walked over to where her mother stood and hugged her, “I’m sorry mom, I shouldn’t have done that, I just want you guys to be proud of me, I’ve always done what everyone else has wanted me to do, I put everyone ahead of myself, for once, I’m putting me first, is that so wrong.”

Cory watched the mother and daughter embrace and got a little misty-eyed himself, when did Riley grow up? He was unbelievably proud of her but wasn’t ready to let go.

“You have to put yourself first sometimes and I’m proud of you for doing that, Riley. You should live your life on your own terms and it’s up to the rest of us to accept it. I’m very proud of you for getting accepted to four out of the five schools. UC Davis is a terrible school for not accepting you,” Topanga said through the tears.

“Thanks, Mom. You know if you want me to, I will go to NYU, Lucas will be alright without me,” Riley couldn’t believe the words coming out of her mouth.

Topanga looked at her daughter, “Riley don’t stay here just because you think that’s what your father and I want. You know, when I was trying to decide whether to go to Yale or not, I went to Mr. Feeny for advice and he told me that unless I have a very good reason for not going to Yale, I should go. I had a very good reason for not going.”

“Dad?” Riley asked.

“Yes, that and I wanted to be with all of my friends. So, Riley, unless you have a very good reason not to go you should go to Texas,” Topanga told her daughter.

“Dad?” she looked to Cory.

“Riley, I won’t lie, we’ll miss you like crazy, but you need to follow your heart,” Cory answered.

“I think my mind is made up, there are a lot of really great reasons to stay, and a lot of new and exciting reasons to go. I’ll miss the two of you and Auggie like crazy, but I want to do this,” Riley said hugging them both.

“Then, it’s settled, you will be going to Texas with Lucas and Zay in the fall,” her father said.

“I think we better get back out there and check on things, hopefully, everyone is still here,” Riley was ready to share the news.

Lucas was relieved that all his parents wanted was to read over his letters. They were extremely proud of him for being accepted to A&M but also understood that the scholarship to UT Austin was hard to pass up. Lucas and his parents had walked out of the kitchen and he noticed that Riley and her parents were still talking. He walked over to Maya to see if she knew anything.

“Maya, is Riley still in the office with her parents?” he asked the blonde.

“Yes, Lucas and it’s all your fault! You just had to go put all of these ideas of Texas into her head,” Maya knew she was being ridiculous, but she had to give Lucas some sort of trouble.

“Maya, that’s not it at all. This is something we talked over and thought long and hard about, we didn’t make the decision lightly,” he didn’t know why he was trying to reason with her.

Maya was about to say something else but was saw Riley before she could.

Riley walked over to Lucas and asked, “Is everything okay with you and your parents?”

Lucas nodded his head, “Yes, what about you and your’s?”

“Everything is fine. Let’s make this announcement.” Riley told him.

“I’m pretty sure everyone has a probably figured out what’s going on, Riley,” he said as he took her hand.

Riley made her announcement and got a round of applause from everyone present. Surprisingly there was no Cory Matthews freak out or fake heart attacks.

Maya told her parents about being accepted to Pennbrook, her mother cried and Shawn beamed with pride at the fact his daughter was going to attend his alma mater. Of course, once Josh told them about his plans to return to Philly after his graduation, Shawn did his own freakout, that Riley would love to see again someday.

Riley and Lucas decided to head up to the roof before he had to head home for the night. They stood close to the edge of the roof, Riley leaning against Lucas as he stood behind her with his arms wrapped around her waist. The starts were a little brighter tonight than they usually were.

“Are you happy Riley?” Lucas whispered against her ear.

“I am, what about you?” she asked.

“I’m happy knowing that we’ll be together for the next four years,” Lucas answered.

“I’m glad my parents didn’t fight me on it, they were really understanding. My mom told me that unless I had a really good reason to stay, that I should go. I have lots of reasons to stay, buy being with you was the best reason of all to go,” She turned in his arms and put her arms around his neck.

“I’m glad that our parents have accepted that this is what we want. It feels like the next chapter of our lives is about to start and I know that facing it with you is the right thing,” he told her.

“Good, cause you’re stuck with me. This is just the start and the only thing I know for sure is that with you by my side it’s going to be an amazing ride.” Riley stood on her tiptoes and closed the distance between them with a kiss.

She slept good that night knowing that her parents accepted her plans and that her and her friends were all on the right paths for the future.

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