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kitnightowl · 8 months ago
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Yesterday my commission of my oc Oliver from the artist bonfiat over on twitter I commissioned during kumoricon came in, hes so pretty
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crispylycoris · 4 years ago
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Above is a drawing I did for another, currently ongoing, prompt list! This is for week one of the childhood memories 2021 prompts! I’m actually posting this one as it’s going on because I reached the character limit for the post on Instagram 😭 So I’ll go into more detail in this post under the read more!
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The prompt for week one was toys/games. And when I think back on some toys and games I think about my GameBoy Advance SP which I think was my first gaming system. It’s like the one in the drawing. Adorned with Pokémon stickers! 😊 I actually used mine as reference and drew the game that was in it when I grabbed it and it was Pokémon pinball: ruby and sapphire edition! And I know there’s a black boarder around the screen but I remembered it as I was finishing coloring Pokémon pinball and it was too late 😭. And I had shared games with my brother, who had his own GBA SP, but his was silver.
For the content of the picture I’ll start from the top and go counterclockwise and I’ll share my memories with the games:
✨On the top we have a little Spongebob waving. 👋[I don’t recall ever playing a GBA Spongebob game, maybe? But he’s here because I had one of those white game cards that was just videos! I think one of the videos was the bubble stand one! Because of it’s a giraffe. And I think another one may have been the one where Squidward gets into an accident or something and Spongebob and Patrick take care of him because of firmly grasp it!]
✨Then of course we have Claire from Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town. [I know it’s like now Story of Seasons, but you know, not at the time kinda thing. Anyways, my grandpa, or 公公 (gung gung) (according to google that’s how you write and spell it), got me this game as a kid and I loved it 💖 It’s a wonderful game and I love the art and stuff and caring for the cute animals, the people, the aesthetic, and almost everything about it 🥰 It’s what pulled me into the series and into farming Sims like Stardew 💕 I think I’ve played this game into the 10s of years. And I chose Grey ❤️ I’ll always treasure this game 🥰].
✨Next is a pink lightning bolt symbol ⚡️ from the evergirls game. [I don’t remember what this game was about or even know why I picked this game out. I don’t even know if I completed the game. I think there was some character customization?]
✨Then we have the girl and a dog from the Dogz GBA game. 🐕 [I only vaguely remember this game but it had cute art and I loved it. Though I think it had short gameplay 🙁 I wanted to play with my pup forever... But I think it ends after a certain amount of time? I wanna play it again. And I remember carrying the dog for a bit! And also playing the reversi mini game].
✨At the bottom is Cream the Rabbit from Sonic [I barely remember anything about the Sonic game I played. I think that it was one of my brother’s games. Like I remember her and a light blue character I think was Chao? I remember running from Dr. Eggman as he was chasing me in a flying machine and the art was nice. 😊].
✨Then we have Leaf and a Bulbasaur! 🍃 [I think that Pokémon Fire Red was the first game I had! And bulbasaur was my first ever starter 🥰 But I also remember I was playing a new file in the car and I had over-written all of my progress 💔😭. My second starter is technically charmander... And I remember battling my brother and losing a lot. But I beat one of his Pokémon with a metronome toxic once and that’s memorable between the two of us 😊 I think I still lost though lol].
✨Then we have Michelangelo (or Mikey) from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. [I think this was one of my brother’s games because I don’t recall playing much of it. I picked to draw Mikey because I recall the sewer skateboarding mini game! And I also remember that one time I got some kinda score on it and bowed and like tripped or something and hurt my lip lol].
✨To the right of Mikey we have Mega Man. [This was another one of I borrowed my brother’s game. I honestly don’t know what Mega Man game this is. Maybe Battle Network? I only really remember Roll and a cactus enemy].
✨Then we have the girl character from Mario Golf Advanced Tour. [Again a game I borrowed from my brother. And I guess the girl’s name is Ella? I just looked it up. Anyways I don’t remember progressing the story all too much. I thought it was really cute. And I drew her crying because I only remember getting bogeys lol].
✨Next to her we have a cat as a representative for Catz. [Another game borrowed from my brother. I’m sad I don’t remember much of this game, but it’s probably like Dogz where it’s short but you take care of a cat].
✨Then we have Spyro. [Probably also a game from my brother. I don’t have like any recollection of playing Spyro games at all. Like I think I played as him as he was defending something on a wooden bridge as things were getting shot at him. I don’t know. I included him anyways].
✨To his right we have my game chest which holds some of my games! I painted it myself!
✨And in the center is my red GBA SP! It’s playing Pokémon pinball (I think the Ruby level). And on it you can see that I have Cyndaquil, Chikorita, and Eevee stickers. [I loved this game so much and played it a lot but I don’t think I ever actually got to catch Jirachi 🥲].
I had other GBA games I played but might not have remembered them. Some I do vaguely remember are finding Nemo, Winnie the Pooh, SMB 3, That so Raven, Pet resort, Pokémon games, other harvest moon games, hot potato, and some kinda game that had other games like a racing one and dig dug.
Other games I played in general were like Jack and Dexter, computer games, and maybe Raymon?
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And in terms of the drawing, I’m happy with how it turned out! And I think I’m gonna do lighting like how I did with Leaf’s hair from now on! Sneaking hearts in where I can. And I have just noticed that I messed up Cream by drawing on the wrong layer 😭. But I think that the colors remained pretty much consistent from what I had on my laptop at least.
If you read all that, thank you for enjoying my art and taking a trip down memory lane with me! 💕 Have a wonderful week! 😊
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whatthefuckisasweep · 4 years ago
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RvB: Zero Thoughts for Worried Fans
I’ve been seeing a lot of posts on RvB Zero and the worries/hype/problems/whatever that people have for it. And, since RvB is extremely dear to me (and has been for a number of years)... I have thought about it a lot too. 
I just want to preface this with the fact that it is extremely valid if you are scared or worried or sad about the absence of the Reds and Blues thus far. You are not against diversity or change, and your thoughts are valid. I am really kind of shocked about some of the wording that some people have used addressing concerns that people have put forth. I know those kinds of posts are really negative and can become overwhelming and annoying, but creating a division in the community is not a right way to fix that. We’re all fans of the same show. You can have an opinion without being too harsh on those who hold different aspects of the show dear than you.
Having said that, I agree with people’s worries. I am also sad about the Reds and Blues only “maybe” returning... at least in this season. I am not worried about the content of the show itself. From everything that is being shown, RvB: Zero will be AMAZING, and I am EXCITED FOR IT. This is the most hype RvB has gotten in years. New characters, great animation, spicy and fresh story... Yeah, it’s gonna be fucking COOL AS SHIT. But... I’m scared it will not be Red vs. Blue. I have no doubt it my mind I will enjoy it, because, well, it just sounds awesome. But... I’m scared it won’t be the same show. More of an animated spin-off in the same universe. 
In my opinion, there is still so much story left of the Reds and Blues to tell -- amazing points to jump off of. And, yes, I know the season has not come out yet, but I’ve seen a lot of people talking about how the characters are tired because it’s seventeen years and people are just afraid of change OR like how they have no ideas left. I will say change is scary. But the characters are the ones who drive the show. I know nothing about these new ones yet, but from the looks of it, they seem to be action-packed and very capable. And I don’t know about you, but I first came to RvB because everyone was very INcapable and I related to it. The reason why Red vs Blue is Red vs Blue is because the Reds and Blues. They are what the story is about. To me, it’s similar to how Spongebob is about ... Spongebob & Patrick. Even after all these years. And like, if this is their end because there is nowhere to go (even though I disagree with that), I’d honestly be FINE with ending their journey and accepting the new characters! But I’d just want them to get a proper ending / closure before this WHOLE new thing comes along and takes the plot on a crazy new wild ride. 
But, anyways...
It’s wrong of me to basically judge the whole thing before its even come out and we see who really is in it & whatnot. I know that. So on a more positive note for the people who are worried and need some reassurance: 
- It is in the same universe. The Reds and Blues are famous. There is no way that they are erased from the story forever. 
- Torrian and the other cast members seem to GREATLY respect the original series, and are EXCELLENT animators. There is no doubt about an amazing story and respect for the characters.
- The team seems to be VERY on the down-low about everything. Needing “authorization” and whatnot just to post armor. We don’t know anything yet.
- We still don’t know who the Carolina-armor/Locus-armor people are.
- The new characters look amazing! Agent: One as Fiona? God, that’s SO FREAKING COOL! I’m already kind of biased towards Raymond because he’s a tech guy. Also, the diversity! Already shipping One and East!
- From what we can see the season is around 8 episodes, meaning that it could be a bridge season
- Torrian watched S9 in preparation for making S18, meaning that he could do something similar season wise!
- Although I’m not sure how I feel about the Fast & the Furious comparison, the theme of family is EXCITING.
- We’re actually getting updates as opposed to what it was like beforehand with literally nothing.
- New characters draw in new fans to the series!!!!! 
Overall, I’m really excited to watch this season, but I am worried about when we are getting back to standing around and talking. I am worried about the end of the story and about the show. I think that if they need to keep introducing BIG huge plot things like time travel and step away from the Reds and Blues, it’s a pretty good sign to start coming up with an ending for the show - at least for the Reds and Blues, and maybe start something "bigger”. But then again... We still don’t know much, so this is really all just speculation. Honestly, in my opinion, RvB should have ended with 14, as much as I love 15 and 17. POOR RED TEAM.
...Man, this was a long-ass post. Sorry for rambling, but this means a lot to me, and the responses/thoughts I’ve seen from people are very mixed, so I’d just like to be more thorough with mine. 
Feel free to comment or DM, I really want to talk about it with fans & see how you guys feel!
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vminity21 · 5 years ago
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Hold Your Hand Again | jjk
Pairing: Student!Jungkook x Female!Reader, BestFriend!Jimin x Reader, ExBoyfriend!Namjoon x Reader, school!au
Genre: fluff/angst
Word Count: 2,369
Warning: none really, just angst revolving a past relationship, rating: pg
Summary: You are a busy bee, with a best friend, who gets your heart broken by an ex-boyfriend who happens to move on much quicker than you expected. Unbeknownst to you, someone who you happen to get partnered with, understands exactly what you’re going through, foreshadowing what will potentially be the most beautiful relationship you truly deserve.
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With squinted eyes you observe the batter, sucking in your lips, concentration reflecting off your expression while the audience watches in hushed murmurs. All eyes are on you- both teams in a tie- if this batter hits a home run, the team will leave with triumphant smiles, shouting in victory whilst you slump in defeat. Though the pressure of striking out the opposing team weighs heavy, you brush it off, shrugging your shoulders once before posing, swinging your arm rapidly before tossing the ball toward the umpire.
"Strike one!" is yelled, you roll your neck from side to side, a breath of relief escapes momentarily before you ready yourself for the next throw. Despite today's events, you can't escape the list of things you still need to do this evening. With a new choir song being introduced tomorrow as well as the dance competition next weekend, you have hardly caught a breath; yet, the busy life is all you can be grateful for. Especially with the way, things have been going with-
"Strike two!" The bat nearly blows the ball out of the park but by one split second, the opposite team member misses- your heart racing within you, you furrow your eyebrows, sweat beading along your forehead, the sun beaming down onto the field relentlessly making its presence known. This is it, you add mentally, This. Is. It.
With one fast swoop, the ball lands in the umpire's mitt, "STRIKE THREE!" When the audience rejoices with upraising 'hoots' and 'hollers', you, with a wide smile, bend forward, your hands resting on your knees, the adrenaline gradually leaving your frame. The team members crash into you, clinging onto you tightly- abruptly, you're raised into the air, rump landing on a strong shoulder, smiling down to reveal your ecstatic best friend, Park Jimin, pumping a free fist in the air. Eyes panning the audience, you search for the one person you hoped kept their word. When your smile falls, thankfully nobody notices, your heart shatters, eyelids brim with warm tears. Jimin sets you down, you trying to get lost in the elation encircling you without exposing one ounce of pain.
If Namjoon thinks he is redeeming himself, he really thought wrong.
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Black and white pictures align your bedroom walls; pictures that hold the memories of your friends and family, adventures you've been on, even random pictures of dance routines you've been a part of, or solos given to you in chorus class. Though Spongebob plays in the background to prevent complete silence, you wipe away at the tears threatening to spill onto your desk, refusing to make eye contact with yourself in the mirror. Namjoon's called twice since you've been home, and you have already reviewed through the musical notes, though your brain can hardly concentrate on anything but your now ex-boyfriend.
When the loud vibration of your phone sounds again, you sniffle, raising your head just enough to see who is calling. "Jimin," you murmur. Grabbing your phone in one swift movement, you answer trying to suppress the thickness in your voice from the crying,
"Alright," Jimin echoes through the phone line, "What's wrong?" Jimin is the Patrick to your Spongebob, the two of you have been best friends since elementary school- the brother you've never had, but always wanted.
"Excuse me, Mister Intuitive," you let out a breathy laugh, wincing at the loud sniffle that sounds in order to clear your nostrils. "Let's get straight to the point, huh?"
"[Y/N], if he hurt you, I'm going to-"
"Chim," you interrupt, slamming your eyes shut from the pain overriding your countenance, "I don't want to talk about it,"
"[Y/N], seriously, you can't keep things bottled up so much, it's unhealthy,"
"I get it, Chim, but right now's just-"
"Not the right time," silence floods the line, you hear Jimin's muffled sigh of frustration, "I just want you to be okay. He's hurt you way too much, and you just keep letting him." You pinch the bridge of your nose, shoulders trembling from fighting the sobs you manage to repress all too well.
"Chim," but that's when your voice breaks, Jimin's heart nearly falls to his feet.
"I'm coming over," is all he says. Showing up at your door within twenty minutes, Jimin envelops you in a tight hug, you burying your face into his shoulder, "I don't know about you, but I'm in the mood for some-"
"SpumBom?" Your muffled voice causes a wide smile to spread on Jimin's face.
"Yes, yes that's exactly it, SpumBom and Packwit," when he follows you to the living room, he settles beside you on the couch, "By the way have you practiced any of the choreography for next week?"
"Uh," you draw out, "Kinda,"
Jimin's eyes widen, "You know this is like, a mid-term grade right,"
"I know, I know," you swat your hand at him, "I just- I've been busy,"
"I'm aware," Jimin narrows his eyes, observing the way you avoid his gaze, "And tomorrow Mr. Kim is assigning us partners for the spring concert. Same with Mr. Jung. If I were you, I'd start stepping."
You, exasperated, bury your face in your hands, "Why can't you let me slack for five seconds,"
"Because that's not the [Y/N] I know and love," Jimin's teasing glare lifts your spirits, nudging his shoulder with yours.
"Love you, too you brute."
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The morning comes fast, you rushing to class close to breathless, hair swaying behind you until your steps come to a halt. Setting your bag at the back of the classroom, you swivel around, hearing Mr. Kim Seokjin announce that the partner assignments are listed on the whiteboard. The vibrant pink paper is taped high enough for everyone to see it, though you with crossed arms stand before it, eyes searching until you find your name.
"Jeon Jungkook," you whisper, tilting your head in surprise. Jungkook is the most well-known singer and dancer of the entire school, Jimin being right behind him hence why you and Jimin tend to practice together though with everything that's been going on with Namjoon has ceased that for the time being, you can't help but curiously scan the classroom your eyes finding the slim figure of Jungkook; his hands in the pockets of black slacks, dawning a light brown shirt that sits loosely along his torso, gold earrings decorate his ear lobes, green strands blend into his dark hair covering his forehead as he searches along the list of names. You're staring, not noticing how long you've remained standing there, letting the wonder of him captivate you in a way you don't understand. As if he feels your gaze, his eyes catch yours, timorously bowing in your direction, your cheeks flushing with the chagrin clouding your features.
"Alright, class! As soon as you find your partner, please take a seat so we can begin."
Gulping, you follow the teacher's directions, shoulders tensing when Jungkook relaxes into the seat beside you. Timidly, he peeks over at you, "Hello, I'm Jungkook," he offers his hand formally, you return it much quicker than you anticipate.
"And, I'm [Y/N]," you take note of the way his thin lips fall into a kind grin, small dimples forming on his cheeks, shy, brown eyes bore into yours, even the sharpness of his jawline...
You look away the moment a student slaps the new music sheet onto your lap. Realizing it's Jimin, you playfully glare at him- Jimin chuckling to himself until all the music sheets have been handed to the other pupils. When he settles in his seat, you notice Jimin has been partnered with your acquaintance LenLen- someone he's had a crush on since the beginning of time prompting you to sneak him a text with emojis indicating that you're aware of his current partnership. Of course, when Jimin sends you the 'eye roll', you stifle the giggles wanting to erupt.
The second class ends, you rush to your bag, slinging it behind your shoulder, immediately heading in the direction of your next class. What you see nearly knocks you off your feet, heart tearing in half as your pained gaze is fixated on Namjoon who is cornering a snickering girl, her hands wrapped around his wrists as he leans in for a sloppy kiss.
"What?" The figures in the distance blur, you blink, but a tear pangs your cheek, the world pausing around you to the point you hardly notice the soft fingers interlacing with yours. Swallowing, you break eye contact with the devastating scene ahead, looking toward your shoes to notice the hand holding yours. With furrowed eyebrows, your eyes trail to see the mesmerizing orbs of Jeon Jungkook, his parted lips remain, but his eyes read something along the lines of, 'Follow my lead.' You typically don't play along with scenarios like this, but at this moment, you don't care.
Squeezing his hand, he nods once after your approval, stepping ahead of you, you follow suit. Jungkook glances at you once both of you near the interlocked couple, you keep his stare refusing to look away. Jungkook's thumb runs along the back of your hand collecting stares from the hallway audience- two pairs of the eyes belonging to Namjoon and his new attraction. If tension really is a thing, you know it now, especially with the girl glaring daggers into the back of your skull; Namjoon's Adam's apple bobs at the clench of his jaw.
When you make it to your next class, Jungkook fully faces you, nerves jittering within his tummy mirroring your quivering arms. "Don't move," he whispers, leaning forward, planting a sweet kiss upon your cheek. The sensation of it lingers, you want to touch the delicate spot, but refrain. Your mouth ajar from the shock overwhelming your expression. "I'll see you in dance class." He nods, you robotically turning on a heel to find your desk, your conscious filling with swarming questions, the main one being: 'What. Just happened?'
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Stretching is always how dance class begins, you lean forward until your fingertips brush the tip of your shoe. Thankfully, dance is your last class of the day, and you make it early enough, finding some sense of peace before students start filing in. Mr. Jung Hoseok must have run to grab some lunch since he isn't sitting at his desk, and as you continue maneuvering your body around with different stretches, someone flops beside you.
At first, you think it's Jimin, "Well, well, well, if it isn't Pinhead Larry," you bellow, turning to face with utter horror that Jungkook is staring at you blankly. The blood drains from your face and you open your mouth and shut it multiple times with no words forming. That's when a sly smirk grows onto his lips,
"And if I'm not mistaken, you must be Dirty Dan."
"You-" You stutter, "You watch Spongebob?"
He chuckles finding your look of astonishment quite cute, "Every day," he beams. The two of you return to stretching, your mind racing, but there is one question you can't seem to shake off, especially with what happened earlier today; the feel of his lips on your skin still felt even after hours since it was placed. Slanting your head, you muster enough courage to ask,
"Why-" You stammer, "How- how did you know?"
A look of recognition shows within his eyes when he glimpses at you, swallowing at the lump in his throat, sadness seems evident just from the way his lips purse; but the moment ends way too soon, for people start making their way into the classroom, you moving to stand to your feet, Mr. Jung announcing class is about to begin.
When class ends, you're grateful, the exercise is nice, especially when it relieves the majority of the stress threatening to haunt you. With a quick swig from a water fountain in the hallway, you run a sweaty palm through your hair, briefly checking your phone to see Jimin texted you to remind you to practice the choreography which causes you to chortle at his persistence.
"So," a voice sounds, you whirling to see Jungkook making his way to you, "I believe you asked a question I may or may not have the answer to."
"Answer while you walk me to my car?" You're shocked with how quick-witted you became in that moment; especially with that being something you would typically only reiterate to Jimin. Jungkook doesn't hesitate- backpack hanging off his shoulders, tendrils in slight disarray from dancing, he walks you to your car, both of you facing each other once you reach it.
"So how did you know?" You repeat the question, folding your arms across your chest to bring some form of comfort. Jungkook's tongue pokes at his cheek, him avoiding eye contact at first, "She's, um," his hands cuddle into his pockets, his shoulders tensing, "She's my ex-girlfriend." The girl your ex was with.
Of course, you're shocked when you hear his words as sympathy gathers within you, relating to him on a spiritual level. The only thing you can't seem to get past is how you had no idea Jungkook was dating anyone before. Maybe it's because he's mostly quiet- keeps to himself a lot- hence why you never truly noticed him until today.
"I'm- I'm so sorry," you whisper, hugging yourself tighter. Jungkook shrugs, looking ahead, his eyes trailing the multitude of cars in the parking lot. "I had no idea."
"It's not your fault," he meets your eyes, the genuine shine of them reaching to the depths of your soul that have needed to be healed for some time. "Besides, they had it coming. And," his voice softens, "I wouldn't mind holding your hand again."
Your eyes widen, his words making the pace of your heart quicken before you can think to reply. Namjoon never said words so sweet, wishing you would have paid attention to the red flags before you discovered his infidelity. Regardless, new hope arises, one you don't voice, but instead, reaching your hand forward, Jungkook gently taking it, bringing the back of your hand to his lips, leaving yet another small peck to burn into your memory forever.
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kerenitychan · 5 years ago
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this is stupid lol but like , i've been drawing everybody wearing the friendship bracelets so i feel like i owe y'all an explanation as to why the *fuck* squid would be wearing/have made one in the first place. i'm still working of a picture of the gang actually making them but yeah. basically the friendship bracelets act as a "you see this squid? , this is a symbol of you're stuck with us and we have your own permission to kick your butt if you act like a jerk" they don't wear them a lot cus, ya know all them bracelets can be kinda uncomfortable and annoying but they do wear em every now and then especially when they've planned an outing cus friendshippp
" BECAUSE I LIKE YOU! " Squidward heaved , trying to catch the breath he lost in his tantrum as he defeatedly locked eyes with the man before him . Spongebob scoffed. He wasn't even sure anymore when the fight started or what it was about but it sounded like his teal haired opponent was reduced to his last trump card, again. The one he knew would usually defeat the sponge, but not this time. He was so tired of this. " Yeah yeah I know, *hmpf* 'you don't really hate me' even if you regularly remind me. And maybe somewhere deep down you can stand me. I get it Squid you have that revelation twice a year, it's getting old. " He sighed crossing his arms as he tore away his gaze to look at the floor in disappointment whilst the other blinked before reaching out, more in an attempt to materialize answers from thin air then anything else, as he started again, still panicked and frustrated. " H- no! It's not....Agh! Look I don't! UGH  why do you have to make this so DIFFICULT! " " I'M making this difficult!? This ...this-this SHERADE has been going on for 10 years squidward! " Cerulean eyes pierced trough carmine ones with a look of rage, confusion, and frustration as the man threw up his freckled arms in desperation before they slunk back to his sides with a huff of defeat. To which the guilty scowl on the cephalopods face deepened. " Look I-ugh. I was TRYING to say that I like you. Not just that I don't hate you, which I also don't... do? Too many negatives. ANYWAY...I...I uhm....I don't like admitting defeat I- I uh, I guess... ehm an-  and I have a  hard time accepting things sometimes ... and I guess- I guess I just bottle things up until I explode... " He grimaced and looked around, vaguely gesturing . " Which is why we're discussing this stuff at 3 AM in the pattyvault instead of at home like normal people, ...I guess. " Sponge blinked a bit snapping out of it...oh yeah, right, squid was sneaking out and eating patties behind everyone's backs instead of ordering one every now and then like a ding dang normal person because for SOME INSANE REASON  he seems to insist people will ... will... NEPTUNE KNOWS WHAT HE THINKS PEOPLE WILL DO WHEN THEY FIND OUT HE LIKES PATTIES! HE'S JUST BEING SO- SO ARGHHHG! That last grunt escaped it's mental confides and rolled out between the gap of his buckteeth. " I just. I don't get it Squidward you ALWAYS do this. With everything!!! With anything you KNOW is fun!!! With everyone you know you actually like!!!  with....     With me...  Forget it, I'm just gonna...  go count the sesame seeds, I suppose.  Just... Don't fill up on patties until you explode again. " He turned around shaking his head with a sigh to head to his destination, but was brought to a halt by a suction cupped hand wrapping around his wrist " Spongebob wait!" A sigh. A grimace. A deep breath. " I. Am. Sssorry.  There, I said it, I'm sorry! I don't want whatever this is to keep going either! I just.... I am.... I am afraid of change, I guess?  You always say things will be fine but what if they're not???  I'm not lucky like you Sponge!  Destiny always seems to want good things for you but my karma is ATROCIOUS.  KELP! I could land in a hospital just for thinking about my karma! "  " Well then that's even more reason to try!!! Your "karma" wont get better if you don't! " " Ugggghhh I, You- This-  GAH! Can we talk about this some other time!? All I'm gonna get out at this rate  is more nonsensical rambling I'm gonna regret saying because: It's LATE, I'm EXHAUSTED and I STILL haven't     had a darn krabby patty! " " Then just eat the darn thing and get on with it because I'm not letting you chicken out again! "  " Can you at least close the door for a minute and give me some privacy! "  " YOU ARE GOING TO EAT A 🐬ING BURGER,WHAT PRIVACY!? " Oh... wow... a... that was... that was a swear. ....Spongebob just swore. ......uh-oh. Squid's really gotten himself thrown in the deep end now. He gulped nervously before submissively nodding and taking a bite of his burger... oh sweet mother of pearl it was good!  Neptune! Why does he always deprive himself of things he wants so bad?  Oh, right. Because he always has to make a big show of telling everyone that he actually hates the things he likes and he would DIE of mortification if he ended up having to admit defeat like a.... like a loser. With a light shake of his head he brushes off the thoughts and focuses on savoring the taste of his burger... 1 because he really needed one and wants to enjoy it. And 2 because ...ehm... he's a tad scared for what awaits him when he's finished. Spongebob was rarely enraged to the point of screaming,.. to the point of swearing and when he was he was a force to be reckoned with, Squidward knew that much. He peeked over in between bites to see his colleague standing there, arms crossed and impatiently tapping his foot, he was scowling so hard his buckteeth were hidden behind a pout and his eyes were squinted to half their normal size.  " How is it? " It was near impossible to gauge what kind of reaction the blonde wanted by his intonation, he was curt, near emotionless, ... Sarcastic? Squidward gulped down what he was chewing and smiled sheepishly.  " Just as good as I remember...heh. " " Hmmhmm. I bet. " Oh boy. With another awkward chuckle squid finished his burger before taking a deep breath.  " Had your fill? " " Heh, eh y-yeah. I kinda want more but I don't want a repeat of the last time. " " 3 times. " " H-huh? " " you loaded up on patties until you had to be hospitalized THREE TIMES. " The freckled man's gaze got the octopus who normally towered over him shrinking in shame before him. Just a little short of going into a fetal position.
" Why do you do this Squidward? What on earth does karma have to do with you being a stubborn seamule about things until they go horribly wrong!?  You could just order a damn patty every now and then, EVERYBODY loves krabby patties, no one would blame you! But no mr. Tentacles is too good for a krabby patty, mr. Tentacles would rather be miserable until         the kettle boils over and he loses control! " That got a huff out of the other who gathered some courage to stand up straight and glare back. " That mocking mr. Tentacles talk is exactly why! Because I am trying to uphold an image here, and the moment I don't live up to it I know damn well that everybody here will jump on the opportunity to remind me that      I'm just a poser! That I'm not actually the hot shit I pretend I am! That I'm lucky they even tolerate me breathing the same water! That I should feel honored anyone is willing to admit they're acquainted with me! That   I don't actually have any talent! That I'm....that I'm just.... That I'm a nobody! A filthy peasant! A wannabe show-off! That I'm a-a ... a...  That I'm a LOSER.  " Squidward clenched his fists, sniffling trough heavy breaths, he's not sure when it happened but he started crying. Oh Neptune this is humiliating. He feels kinda dizzy, oh please don't ink! This is bad enough as it is! As he looked up defeatedly his eyes met blue ones, glittering from the moisture collecting in them as a scowl made way for a worried frown. Great, somehow sympathy felt worse then rage. " Squidward... " " No, please just...  don't. That's what I meant with 'I'm just going to ramble'. Pretend I didn't say anything. I gah- " He yelped as he suddenly found himself in a tight embrace. Of course. He grunted uncomfortably and squirmed a bit trying to break free from the surprisingly strong hold his normally rather weak companion had. " Sponge I'm serious let's just pretend tha- " " Nu-uh! We, we're done pretending anything! Squid please! Talk to me about these things! " Two watery blue eyes look up at him, accompanied by a deep frown and trembling lip that only deepen the pained feeling in the octopus's chest. " Please. I'm here for you Squidward. " Gahhhh why does he always! Why is this always so! And he just! And, oh blowfish. He's crying again. " That's the damn problem here ! You have Patrick and Sandy and your parents and whatever stupid friends you made in your clubs to fall back on if you mess up! I..... " He sighs and against his better judgements, feels himself lamely hugging back, tiredly resting his chin in fluffy bottle blonde hair as he looks up at nothing. " I can't go to mother, she's not getting any younger and she's worried about me enough as it is, I can't stress her out more....  Father would just tell me to stop being a baby and man up... he'd mean it well but that doesn't mean it's any help. And "friends" I have acquaintances I guess, people I know by name that are willing to say hello to me.... I used to think Eugene was my friend but he's chosen being a boss over being a companion time and time again  so... I only really have only one friend... and he's used to me not treating him as one. So what if.... what if I did make an effort? And he starts expecting things from me, but I start chickening out or relapsing or decide I can't do it after all and he finally gives up on me!? I wouldn't blame him... I would have given up on me years ago... but I'm not sure what I'd do when I end up being completely on my own in this ..." Oh jeez... now Sponge feels bad. Obviously Squid has been struggling with this for a long time, he could tell he'd been struggling with his own happiness ever since he met him really... he pouts and gives his tall friend a comforting squeeze. " Well... have you tried talking to him about it? " A lame chuckle was the response before  he was slightly pushed back so the teal haired man could look at him with an awkward lopsided smile and a shrug. " I'm trying to right now. Heh. " A blink. 'Trying to right now'? Another blink. 'Only one friend that's used to not being treated as one' ? The gears in his spongey head were turning. 'I would have given up on me years ago'? With one more blink the short man started looking around wide eyed before carefully pointing at himself with a trembling hand. " Muh... me? " " No I'm talking about the krabby patty. yes you! Ever since you moved in next door... well before that really, ever since your little weirdo butt started "growing his first house" next-door you've been pestering me day  and night! With your incessant laughter and unconstrained joy and endless creativity and unmatched imagination and- and... and I just... I just... I kinda wish I could have been a part of it...  without having to be the mature adult that's too good for your childish games I guess? " Squid shrugged sadly before his friend released his grip on the hug, to instead take hold of his hands and make determined eye-contact. " You still can be part of it squidward... it's not too late, I told you didn't I? You're one of my best friends, I'll always have your back. You don't have to act a certain way or do specific stuff to be a mature adult you know? I've seen you Happy and exited before.... not as often as I'd like. But that's when you feel most you  when you're in a good mood and forget about who you 'should be ' for a moment.... I want to help you feel like that more often. " A soft sad chuckle left the octopus who shook his head and rubbed his teary eyes with his free hand. " You have no idea what you're getting yourself into. " " I think I've got a pretty good idea. " He chuckled back with a playful look. " Wait hold up I have an idea! " " Huh? What are you doing? " Squid blinked watching his...friend. Yeah, his friend. As he fumbled with something on his wrist before tugging at squid's arm. " Now, I want this one back because Patrick made it for me but that's gonna be our first friendship exercise! " He beamed a shiny bucktooth grin revealing the colorful macrame bracelet he transferred to the other's wrist. " Tomorrow you me and Pat are gonna get together and we're making this friendship official with a 3 people set! Oh maybe we could finally convince sandy to join, she never wants to do crafts with us.  She always says it's boring and starts karate chopping everything." " Wait- hold up, what? Friendship exercise? Official? Crafts? Karate chopping? " " Well yeah! I told you mister! No more pretending anything, we're gonna go out there as friends and you can be tsundere about it all you want but that's final " " I can be what about it???? Wait no never-mind that! Look don't you think you're going a bit fast here???? Do we have to do this, like... now??? And so... publicly???? " " Yesss we dooooooo~ " The blonde singsonged as he playfully flicked the other's nose " No more snail-footing around squidward! You're miserable and as your friend it is my duty to help fix that! So starting tomorrow we're doing this friend thing and you're gonna try or so help me I WILL get the                   ticklebelt! Nyahahahaha! " A sigh turned into a chuckle as Squid shook his head before he erupted in laughter along with his freckled friend... oh boy. What has he gotten himself into now??? " Hawhawhaw! " " Nyahahahaha! " " Hawhawhaw! " " Nyahaha. But seriously, I will. I  know where they keep the spare key to the mermalair. " " Huh? "        
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superbatson · 5 years ago
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exchanging gifts
a/n: i tried scheduling this post for earlier but i don't think it posted for whatever reason so i apologize if you somehow see it twice
anywho, merry christmas, @notasimpleslater !!! i'm your secret santa!!! wrote a little patbob thing for ya and i hope you like it! 💖
(also, i tend to write my musical-verse fics as human au, so spongebob is bobby, the bikini bottom neighborhood is an apartment building, and gary is implied to be a cat rather than a snail. just letting ya know!)
@spongebobbroadway-secretsanta
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Patrick was nearly shaking with excitement as he stood, waiting for Bobby to respond to his incessant knocking and finally open his apartment door. He tightly clutched the present in his hands, but not tight enough to crush it.
"Oh, hiya, Patrick!" Bobby said with a smile when he opened the door. "What's up?" His gaze flickered to the gift box in Patrick's hands, but he didn't acknowledge it.
"Merry Christmas!" Patrick said, holding the gift out in front of him.
"For me?" Bobby said in disbelief. "But, Christmas isn't for a few days yet--"
"I know, but I just got so excited, I couldn't wait to give you your present," Patrick said with a grin. "And besides, your holiday already started last night, right?"
Bobby beamed. He couldn't believe Patrick remembered. He wondered if he even had it written down on his calendar. "Yeah, Gary and I had the menorah lit last night."
"Well, go on!" Patrick said. "Open it."
Bobby took a deep breath before taking the present from Patrick's hands. He didn't waste a second before tearing through the wrapping paper, pulling off the lid of the box, and taking out what was inside - a soft blue holiday sweater, with the words "Happy Challah Days" written in yellow, along with a drawing of a roll of challah bread.
"I love it!" Bobby squealed. He pulled it over his head, sliding his arms into the sleeves and pulling the hem down over his signature yellow t-shirt. "It's a perfect fit! Thanks, Patrick. It's so soft and warm, I think I'll wear it forever!"
"You're welcome, buddy," Patrick said with a smile. "I knew you'd like it."
Bobby nodded. As he lifted his head to look at Patrick again, suddenly his face fell. "Oh, darn it. I was so busy with work and getting gifts for my relatives and Gary, I forgot to get you something--"
"It's okay, you don't have to get me anything--"
"No, I do. I owe you. This was so thoughtful, I have to pay it forward…"
Suddenly, an idea popped into Bobby's head. He glanced up at Patrick and grinned. Next thing Patrick knew, Bobby was going up on his toes, his hands grabbing onto Patrick's collar so he could meet him halfway as he left a chaste kiss against his lips.
When he pulled back just a moment later, Patrick blinked a few times. His eyes darted around the doorway.
"I don't see any mistletoe," he observed, feeling confused.
"I know," Bobby said. "That was my gift to you. A Christmas kiss."
"Oh," Patrick said. "Well, can I have another one?"
Bobby smiled. "Sure. You can have all the kisses you want."
"Even after Christmas is over?"
"Even after Christmas is over."
Patrick smiled and ducked back down to kiss Bobby again. Bobby started walking backwards into his apartment and Patrick followed, eager to keep kissing him. Bobby lifted a leg and kicked the door shut behind them, all while never breaking the kiss.
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capricorn-0mnikorn · 5 years ago
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Aspec Representation in popular media: a Starter List & (my) Criteria
Thinking about this post, and how having examples of aro-ace (or either aro or ace) relationships would have helped me as a teenager, growing up, I’ve decided to draw up a list of characters that might count as representation.
These are just off the top of my head, right now, and based largely on discussions I’ve seen by fans (I haven’t owned a television in 10 years, and I haven’t gone to see a movie in theaters in over 5 years, so...).
If you know of others, please add them.
Anyway, here goes:
Jessica Rabbit [Who Framed Roger Rabbit]
Explicitly stated  (No; fan theory)
Adult (Yes)
Human (Maybe: A Toon in human form, married to a non-human Toon)
In a Relationship (Yes)
Nick Fury [Captain Marvel]
Explicitly stated (No; fan theory)
Adult (Yes)
Human (Yes)
In a Relationship (No)
Jughead Jones [Archie Comics]
Explicitly stated (Yes, post-2015; started as fan theory)
Adult (Young Adult)
Human (Yes)
In a Relationship (No)
Todd Chavez [Bojack Horseman]
Explicitly stated (Yes)
Adult (Yes)
Human (Yes)
In a Relationship (No)
SpongeBob SquarePants [eponymous]
Explicitly stated (Kind of. Confirmed as Ace by creator,*  but not stated onscreen)
Adult (Maybe: owns his own home, holds down a full-time job, but is also childlike/is treated like a child)
Human (No)
In a Relationship (Maybe; I’m not sure if Patrick Star counts, or would requite his feelings)
.........
And none of these characters existed when I was 16, and falling in love for the first time, only I didn’t know it. And those that are explicitly written as aspec are written as loners. So even if these characters had been around when I needed them, I’m not sure they would have helped me imagine myself in a healthy, adult relationship, and what that might have looked like.
*Note Well: Stephen Hillenburg said Ace =/= Straight
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vincent-frankenstein · 6 years ago
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(OTP list)41. "Wait, stay right there- I've got a song for you" with Remile please
me? projecting my insomnia on another helpless fictional character? it’s exactly as likely as you think. no i cannot be stopped.
im sorry this took so longgg but,,, i think it came out pretty good and i had fun writing it so !!! hope u enjoyyy
it was an absolute joy to write this prompt ;3c
It was nearly four A.M., and Emile hadn't slept a wink.
He'd tried, sure. But no amount of chamomile tea and handy breathing techniques could seem to break through the fog of buzzing restlessness that had seeped into his bones. It grated against the exhaustion woven through his mind and kept him up pacing for hours on end. If Remy were there, he'd joke about how he'd rubbed off on him.
He wished Remy was there. He knew insomnia better than the back of his own hand, and he always knew how to help Emile through it. Besides, nothing ever felt quite as bad when he was by Emile's side. He'd make some stupid joke or smile at Emile with those perfect, sparking eyes and everything keeping him awake would vanish. Maybe he should text him —
Something clattered out on the fire escape, and Emile paused, eyes widening. The fire escape creaked and groaned beneath something's weight and Emile whirled around, his sleep-deprived mind instantly conjuring dozens of ideas of what it could be, and as the curtains fluttered in the open breeze he couldn't help but wonder if, by leaving the window opened, he'd sealed his own fate.
Then a figure yanked the curtains back and peered inside, and all his worries disappeared. "Remy?" he whispered, wrapping his blanket tighter around his shoulders as he made his way to the window. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm here to check on ya, girl!" Remy declared, leaning over the windowsill with a cheerful wink. At Emile's questioning gaze, he rolled his eyes. "What, a guy can't check up on his bestie at four am? What kind of world are we living in?"
"How did you know I was awake?" Emile asked, drawing his knees to his chest and leaning back against the wall. Remy rolled his eyes, swinging his legs over the windowsill to sit beside him.
"I could hear you pacing, hun," he said. Emile winced, biting his lip. He'd hoped his pacing wouldn't wake the Somnuses downstairs.
"Sorry," Emile said.
"Nah, no biggie, girl. I was awake anyway, I have a sleepless reputation to uphold." He shifted on the windowsill to face Emile, concern sparking behind his sunglasses. "But you don't, hun. What's with the late hours?"
"I dunno," Emile said, thankful that the darkness of night hid the way his cheeks darkened under Remy's stare. "Can't stop thinkin', I guess."
"'Bout what?"
"Who knows?" Emile flopped onto his back on the couch, stretching his legs out. Remy snorted, shoving away one of his feet. "The inner machinations of my mind are an enigma, you know."
Remy laughed out loud; the sound nearly made Emile's heart burst with sunshine. "Mood, sponge-babe," Remy joked.
"Actually, that was Patrick."
"Uh, can I make a sassy joke out of 'Patrick?' No. Shut up." Remy stuck his tongue out and Emile kicked at him, already feeling the heavy feeling in his chest begin to lift. Remy yelped as he dodged Emile's kick, bracing himself against the sides of the window. "C'mon, girl, I'm trying to help you here!"
Emile giggled. "Sorry, Rem," he said with a playful shrug. "Insult my cartoon references and you will get kicked."
"Wow, harsh, babe," Remy said in mock offense. "Suffer with your insomnia, then, biatch."
"Nooooo," Emile groaned, reaching towards Remy overdramatically. He opened and closed his fingers a few times to emphasize his drama. "I'm sorry, don't go~! I love you!"
And that's when time stuttered to a stop, if only for a moment. It had slipped out in his exhaustion and it hung in the air between them for either a split second or an eternity. Remy blinked at him owlishly, his sunglasses sliding down the bridge of his nose.
But then he snapped back into normalcy. "Wasn't gonna leave anyway, but thanks for the delicious ego-boost, girl." He grinned and Emile rolled his eyes, letting out a silent breath of relief. It was platonic. They were platonic. It was fine.
"No prob, bob," Emile said with a fond smile. Remy laughed, shaking his head.
"Anygay," he drawled, lounging across the edge of the windowsill, "grab your pillows and jump out the window, babe, I'm boutta yeet your stress the fuck away."
"Wh — what?" Emile sat up, laughter bubbling to the surface.
"What, 'what?' That's pretty self-explanatory, hun. Grab some blankets, too. We're gettin' cozy in the club tonight!"
"Uh," Emile said eloquently. Remy laughed, and fireworks went off in Emile's lungs.
"Come on, Em, we don't have all night!" And with that, he slid off the windowsill and back onto the fire escape, and the curtains fell back into place. Emile sat there for a long, silent moment, before getting up to go grab some pillows.
Remy waited on the fire escape, leaning against the railing with a tiny picnic spread at his feet. He sipped from a cup of Starbucks — and Emile didn't even pause to wonder how he'd gotten Starbucks at four AM, because, come on, this was Remy — and offered Emile a shrug and a quirked brow, a smirk slipping into place. "Ta-da~" he drawled.
"Aw, Rem," Emile said softly. "This is... super —"
"I know, I know —"
"— califragilisticexpialidocious," he finished with a grin.
"That's it, no more time around Roman for you." Remy slid down until he was sitting cross-legged on the ground. "Hand me a blanket stat, girl, we're building a nest."
"Aye, aye, captain!" Emile saluted, and promptly threw a blanket in Remy's face.
"What is up with you 'n Spongebob tonight?" Remy caught the blanket and wrapped it around his shoulders with a dramatic flourish.
Emile laughed, spreading pillows around their tiny picnic to start the nest. "I guess nautical nonsense is just something I wish!" he said with a shrug.
"Wig, okay." Remy set down his Starbucks, and together the two got to work, wrapping piles of blankets around the tiny fire escape into a comfortably warm nest.
Emile settled into place in the center and picked up one of the pastries Remy had brought, wrapping a Winnie-the-pooh blanket around his shoulders. Remy hesitated just before getting comfortable, eyes widening. "Wait, wait, stay right there," he said, getting to his feet in a rush, as if something had occurred to him and he needed to act on it before his confidence failed. "I've got a song for you."
"A song?" Emile's face brightened and he smiled around a mouthful of donut. Remy blushed — actually blushed, Emile noted with a swooping feeling in his chest — and shrugged, only offering a wink before he disappeared back down the stairs.
Emile busied himself readjusting the blankets again and again, trying to keep the fluttering feeling in his chest from bursting out. A song? For him? It was exactly the kind of sweet, romantic gesture he'd daydreamed about, though he'd never admit it. He let out a breath, holding a blanket to his chest.
Remy only took a few moments to return, this time with a guitar in his arms, painted with swirls of color. He'd shoved his sunglasses up onto his head, a rare occurrence — and under his gaze, Emile felt himself melt.
"'Kay," Remy said, dropping down beside Emile. "Prepare yaself, girl, your insomnia's about to be yeeted directly outta here. Get comfy."
He gestured to his side, tilting his head invitingly, and Emile's face grew warm as he leaned into him. The rest of the weight on his chest evaporated instantly when Remy shifted to accommodate his weight, offering him a fond smile.
"Focus on my voice, girl," Remy said. He took a breath and strummed a couple of notes, letting them hang warmly in the chilly morning air. "If I could, begin to be, half of what you think of me..."
Emile recognized the song immediately — of course he did, it was his favorite, his absolute favorite, and Remy had learned it for him. Warmth bloomed in his chest and love blossomed in his smile. Remy's voice was as smooth and warm as the richest coffee and three times as delicious; Emile wanted to drink it all in, as much as he could, forever.
Darkness swirled at the edge of his vision. He yawned, shifting almost subconsciously until he was laying in Remy's lap. As Remy's song came to a close, his final notes hanging in the air, Emile finally drifted off to sleep.
But not before he heard Remy's quiet voice, softly honeyed and as beautiful as the sunrise-colors swirling through the sky.
"I love you, too."
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irwintry · 6 years ago
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How to Attract a Sea Bear
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Warnings: swearing, alcohol
Author’s Note: 1. Play the clarinet badly 2. Wave a flashlight back and forth really fast (flashlights are their natural prey) 3. Stomp on the ground (they take it as a challenge) 4. Eat cubed cheese – sliced is safe 5. Wear a sombrero in a goofy fashion 6. Wear clown shoes 7. Wear a hoop skirt 8. Screech like a chimpanzee 9. Run (makes them attack again) 10. Limp (worse than running) 11. Crawl (worse than limping)
Word Count: 6k
But now I am Six, I'm as clever as clever, So I think I'll be six now forever and ever.”
― A.A. Milne, Now We Are Six
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Up until Luke, there were two types of people in the world. Those who were family (the ones who had to love you unconditionally no matter how many walls you scribbled Patrick Star on) and those who were your classmates. Close friends weren’t in the picture yet. Though public school had been going on for nearly two years now, you were perfectly content with keeping to yourself in the back of the classroom. A sheet of paper and a crayon were enough to keep you happy.
And then, Luke Hemmings had to come and ruin it all.
It was his first day of school after moving to town, and he decided to waltz right up to you and compliment your drawing of the Krusty Krab. If you had kept your mouth shut, you weren’t sure what would have happened. Maybe he would have kept bothering you. But instead, you said “thank you”, and he sat down right at your table while you went on about his funny accent. The other kids stared, of course. You never talked to anyone! Not even the teacher.
When you asked your parents if you could have Luke over for a playdate, they nearly cried. You took the time to introduce him to all of your toys, and he listened. And he was willing to play with them! No one could believe it. Of all of the people on the earth to become your first best friend, they were thrilled to know that it was the nicest one possible.
Slumber parties were common, mostly so the two of you could watch cartoons together the next morning with Eggo waffles or Lucky Charms. Couches became forts while your parents tried their best not to think of the future potential the friendship could have. It was hard not to hope for their child to love someone as wonderful as Luke was to you.
First years became second years, then third to fourth, and nothing changed between the two of you. You couldn’t imagine it ever changing. Not at all.
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“He was thirteen that year, the age when children splinter off and abandon the old loves.” ― Mark Costello
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“If you don’t change the channel, I’ll sit on your face and suffocate you.”
“Thank god you said you’d kill me, otherwise that doesn’t sound like much of a threat.”
Luke had been in this situation with you a million times. Your place or his– he was used to constant back-and-forth banter. If there was no banter, then the two of you were most likely not together. The friendship of crude humor and gross farts had only just entered teendom, though Luke couldn’t imagine a thing would change. He knew you didn’t have cooties, and vice versa (he hoped). It didn’t matter. The seven-years-in-the-making friendship meant more than the jokes of scrawny preteens.
“I give you four seconds,” he said.
“Why four?”
“Three... two...”
“That’s a dumb– “
“One!” Luke pounced on you, his arms darting to taser your sides as you screamed and squirmed. Meanwhile, the two capri-suns had fallen to the hardwood with a small splat. “Stop screeching like a damn chimp,” he hissed, but he couldn’t hold in his laughter. “Sea bears don’t like that.”
“Don’t– “ You gasped for air, and finally, you were able to kick him off of you. The remote had dropped down to the floor beside the leaking drink pouches. “Don’t care. I’ll screech like a damn chimp if I wanna.”
“Your mum’s gonna hate that you swore.”
“Your mum is gonna hate that you swore.” You glanced down to the fallen heroes beside you. “You owe me a new Roarin’ Waters.”
“Only if you put on Spongebob.”
“Fine.”
Things were as simple as that. Luke never had to worry about upsetting you, nor you with him, and it all narrowed down to the similar personalities that had developed throughout the past three years. If Luke didn’t have you, he wouldn’t know who he would be.
He had a premonition– a hopeful tug at his heart when he thought what was to come between the two of you. Maybe it had been this way all along. Every side glance or puckered expression made sense in his mind. The humor the two of you shared was unlike any other, and he simply couldn’t fathom the possibility that someone else out there would one day share it with you as well. Luke had never considered himself a jealous person until the few times at your locker or during lunch when he wasn’t the only one in your world.
How could he have let himself get this attached to someone? It would take him years to know.
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“Did I think he was “the one?” I’ll never know. At sixteen, everyone is “the one.”
― K.A. Tucker, Ten Tiny Breaths
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It was a rare occurrence for you to keep a secret from Luke. You told him about your celebrity crushes and your desire to write fanfiction (there were minor judgments on his part). You told him about the darker sides to your parents’ divorce, and you always opened up to him about whatever insecurity was going through your mind. However, when your friend Hailey asked you who you though the hottest guy in school was, you knew you would never be able to let him know that you had said his name.
It was the age of formals and sappy first dates, though you still felt too young to understand the complexity of relationships. While everyone else was exploring new ways to make-out, you were too busy trying to get comfortable with yourself. Tight jeans, flannel shirts, and skater shoes were the keys to unlocking the ultimate prize when it came to high school. And Luke, well, the ultimate prize had won him.
You became the way to his heart. In order to get to him, everyone had to get through you. At first, being the gatekeeper didn’t seem all that bad. You controlled who was worthy. If they had done a few sketchy things within the past year, then Luke – through your words – just so happened to not have feelings for them.
As the year went on, more people were turned away, and things became, well, weird. Truth be told, every single person who went to you to seek out Luke was told he, unfortunately, was not interested in them, even if it wasn’t true. You were speaking through jealousy, not facts, and you never figured he would catch on.
So, when he did, naturally, it blew up in your face.
“Did you actually tell Marissa McKee that I didn’t like her?”
The walk home had been silent for quite some time. You could tell his outburst had been building ever since school let out.
“Like, what the actual fuck, Y/N?”
You huffed, stuffing your hands into the pockets of your fluffy sweatshirt. “H-how was I supposed t’know that you liked her?”
Luke chuckled dryly. “Jesus. I told you two weeks ago! You’re supposed to know because we’re best friends. Best friends know that shit. Best friends don’t tell the person their friend likes that they don’t like them back.”
“’m sorry.”
“How could you not know?” he continued. “Like– Jesus.”
You couldn’t figure out what else to say, and neither could Luke. The two of you parted ways a moment later once you turned on his block, and then it was only another neighborhood over in order to get to your place.
It wasn’t rocket science, but you couldn’t figure it out at the time. All you knew was that it possibly had something to do with calling him the hottest guy in school, but you left it at that.
-
“I wish," he said, "I had known at eighteen what I know now - that there are some things on which one does not compromise.”
― Mary Balogh, Simply Perfect
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“Don’t eat that,” Luke said, voice rushed as his hand jumped to grasp yours. He had a point about his itchy sweater; the red, wool material scratched your skin, albeit barely grazing it. “Do you want to attract a sea bear? ‘m not a big fan of having to clean up blood from my mum’s carpets.”
You tried to keep a straight face as you lifted the cubed cheese off of the tray despite Luke’s request. “The final touch,” you mumbled and set a bland cracker just under the Swiss cube.
His eyes widened. “You’re a dumbass. A real, lactose-intolerant dumbass.”
“Shut up,” you replied with a smirk. But the cubed cheese wasn’t as good as you were hoping it would be.
The Hemmings Christmas parties carved the path for your favorite time of year. Somehow, the snow knew when to fall as ugly sweaters gathered in the living room you used to watch Teen Titans in. Cocktails and hors-d'oeuvres were served on platters, and children danced around legs longer than their own height. And the decorations... sometimes, you had no words. Everything had a place, and everything had a purpose.
This year, your nerves were on high alert. In years past, you and Luke would spend the majority of the night by each other’s side, making snide comments or talking “grown up” with other adults. His girlfriend came into the picture months ago. Nevertheless, she was invited, and she was late. You didn’t know what to do once she got here.
Luke’s nerves were also on high alert. It was the first time Lara was meeting his family, and her lack of punctuality was already not making a great impression. The funny part of it all was the fact that cared more about your impression overall. He needed your approval, whether he wanted to believe it or not. You were the only person who knew him better than he did.
The air stiffened when Lara walked in. Luke didn’t know why he noticed it, but he had, and maybe it was because he knew you better than you knew yourself as well. He could sense every dropped composure or change in expression. He convinced himself it was the twelve years of friendship that caused him to read you so intently. But he couldn’t let all of this bother him.
He hardly saw you throughout the next few hours of the night. And then, it was charades time.
“Ready to have your ass kicked for the fifth year in a row, Lukey?” you said with a smile so sweet it could melt anyone with eyes into a sugary puddle.
Luke shrugged, and his shoulders itched with the movement of his sweater. “Can you even reach my ass?”
“I have my secrets.” You plopped down into the chair across from him and began scribbling down ideas onto tiny slips of paper.
“A secret to reaching my ass? That sounds– “
“Hey, shut it,” said Liz, but she had cracked a smile. “Let’s get on with the game.”
You prided yourself in being the ultimate charades actor. Luke, on the other hand, could hardly figure out how to act out Ghostbusters. But, like you had a secret to reaching his ass, he had a secret to stumping you and your team. It was a miracle it even worked.
“Shit,” you muttered, reading the slip of paper in between your small fingers. Your eyes met his and immediately hardened into a glare. “Die.”
Luke burst into a small fit of laughter, and he hardly felt Lara’s grip on his hand loosen as he focused all of his attention onto you. With a sigh, you held up six fingers.
“Six words,” said his uncle. “Shit, really?”
You rolled your eyes before bringing your hands in front of you to begin acting. You tried your best to look as though you were playing clarinet, though a few other instruments had been shouted out as you kept going. A moment later, you were stomping and holding up the tray of cubed cheese while pounding on your chest like a damn chimp. Luke made sure he took a mental picture of this. He could never forget this moment.
“Time’s up,” Liz yelled through the loud chatter. “What the actual hell was that?”
You narrowed your eyes at your blond best friend and spat, “how to attract a fucking sea bear,” before running over to his spot on the couch to tackle him. His chest hurt from the laughter booming from his lungs, and he could hardly feel his face aside from the occasional burning of his cheeks.
Someone mumbled “that’s seven words”, but neither of you could hear as he attempted to push you off of him. Luke’s senses were overwhelmed. The loud laughing and shouting of the small yet crowded room, plus you being practically on top of his lap at the same time, were sending his brain into some euphoric state.
And somehow, he knew it would all come crashing down.
Lara took him aside moments later. “If you want to keep me around– “
Luke didn’t like where this was going.
“–you will keep your hands off of Y/N.”
Luke didn’t know how to say no.
-
“Everyone, at nineteen, is dumb and beautiful in equal parts...”
― Raphael Kadushin
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need iced coffee rn
wanna come?
Luke had his comforter pushed up to his nose. Being home for the holidays meant feet dangling off of childhood beds, his mother’s infamous casseroles, and best of all, plenty of time to spend with you. He rubbed his tired eyes before slowly sitting up to answer your text.
You buying?
He replied and sighed, rubbing his neck and pushing his weight out of the twin-sized bed. The small murmur of chatter from the kitchen filled his ears, and if he was honest, he didn’t want to join the conversation. All Luke wanted was a long drive with you.
like hell
i’m drivin bitch
gimme gas $$
Luke chuckled at your response as he dug through his bottom drawer for a thin sweatshirt.
Fine I’m in
The next few minutes were filled with wandering around the small (and quite dirty) confines of his carpeted bedroom and humming along to whatever song popped into his sleepy brain. Your car was in the driveway before he realized, and soon, the familiar obnoxious honking bounced around the four walls.
“Luke, tell Y/N to shut the hell up!” shouted Liz from the kitchen, but it was all fun.
He let out another laugh before rushing into the living room and out of the house with a squeaky “g’bye”. You continued honking even when he clambered into the passenger seat, and a part of him wanted to let you keep going. You were smiling so damn big.
“Shut the fuck up,” he said, hitting your hand away from the steering wheel. “Liz was seconds away from beating you up.”
“Tell her I want that,” you replied before pressing resume on whatever song had been playing on your phone. “If Liz can take me in a fight, then I don’t need goals. Like, I’m set for life after that.”
“Oh, but fighting me is just second nature?”
You shrugged as you began backing out of the driveway. “Yeah, I mean, you’re weak, so...”
“Fuck you.”
“Bet ya wish ya could.”
“I– “ Luke didn’t have a comeback, so he cut himself off.
You gasped. “Does that mean you actually want to fuck me?”
“No!” he exclaimed, his voice jumping up to a much higher octave (which usually occurred whenever he had to defend himself... it was either that, or he was lying).
You giggled, like you usually did when pressing his buttons, and then turned the music up.
Luke hadn’t thought much about sex without anyone else since breaking things off with Lara many months ago. It was tragic but true. No one consumed his mind; he hardly had the time to focus on fancying anyone. He knew how to satisfy himself enough, though Luke couldn’t help but wonder if he was broken. The thought only overwhelmed his mind for a split moment– your poor dancing to the Jonas Brothers distracted him meanwhile.
And then, he was thinking about you.
No, he hadn’t thought about fucking you. For the majority of his life, you felt like family. Hell, you were treated exactly like family. Somehow, along those lines, he still recognized the fact that you were special to him and only him. Years ago, he would have thought it weird to think about you in bed. He still thought it weird, but the more it washed over him, the less acidic the idea tasted on his tongue.
Luke could force the feelings away if he truly wanted to. He could forget he ever spent a moment thinking about you in this way. But instead, he grabbed your dainty hand, wedging his own fingers in between yours before slipping back into the new future his brain was conjuring up for him.
Most of all, you would have no idea that his skin flushed at the thought of spending an evening with you.
-
“He was twenty. I remembered twenty. I'd known everything at twenty. It took me another year to realize I knew nothing.”
― Laurell K. Hamilton, Circus of the Damned
-
His hands held the desire to crush the two plastic cups in his drunken grip. If he focused hard enough, he would trample the toes of ditzy dancers, their hips knocking hard into his path. Instead, his eyes were trained on you. You, with the curve of your neck aimed towards a taller man, were too busy to notice your best friend.
The contents of the one red cup spilled over his angry knuckles. Luke hardly noticed the sharp sensation of plastic digging into his skin until the alcohol hit the feet of innocent bystanders. There were loud yelps and threats, but he didn’t hear a single one. He envisioned the smoke streaming from his ears the moment you leaned into the man whose hand traced circles onto your waist.
Luke locked himself in the bathroom. The white-tiled room proved itself to be more interesting than the crowded college party he originally invited you to. There were pictures of city skylines and prints of surrealist paintings, but he couldn’t stay concentrated on one thing long enough before he lost himself in the thought of that man’s hands on you. Luke could have stopped it if he had the mental strength. But truth be told, he preferred feeling pathetic over disappointing you.
He had managed to get comfortable on the small fuzzy rug in front of the sink. His black t-shirt was covered in some alcoholic drink, and he assumed it had been yours before his fingers did the deed of crushing the solo cup to death. This jealousy had sprung up out of nowhere. If he hadn’t invited you over in the first place, he would have never experienced someone captivating your attention like he was so used to doing himself.
An hour of “occupied” and “someone’s in here” passed by slowly, and Luke spent the entire time checking his phone for texts from you. The same wallpaper of your face photoshopped onto Squidward greeted him every time. It reminded him of when a friend or stranger would ask who you were, and he would spend close to ten minutes trying to convince them that, no, he was not dating you. By that point, he’d rather say yes. He had enough knowledge of you to convince them.
someone said some blond has b een pukig his guts out in trhe bathrom for lik an hour now????
is that u??
are u ok
canm i c ome pee
Luke sighed. At least you had texted him.
Yeah, but I’m not puking
Pls join me
He sighed, resting his head against the wooden cabinet behind him as the sounds of the party echoed in his aching head.
hm ok ;;)
“Knock, knock!” you shouted from outside of the door. “You better be naked.” A few giggles left your lips, and if Luke had been any drunker, his entire body would have burst into flames.
“Comin’,” he mumbled as he lifted himself up gradually. His knees cracked as they bent, and it took most of his energy to not keel over into the porcelain bathtub before him.
You were grinning as he opened the door, your body immediately falling into his chest before closing the door behind you. “Comin’, huh?” you questioned, gripping tightly onto his waist. “Thinkin’ ‘bout me as you came?”
Luke peeled you off of him. His eyes were wide as he asked, “how many drinks have ya had?”
You held up four fingers, or maybe it was five. Or maybe three. Luke couldn’t tell– he didn’t care. You dragged down your pants a moment later.
“W-wh– what are you doing?”
“Goin’ pee,” you replied before sitting yourself down onto the toilet.
Luke sighed again as he turned away from you. This whole night was a terrible decision.
“What are you doin’?” you asked him. Your voice was still light and slurred, but you sounded happy. It was hard for Luke to comprehend the emotions surrounding him at the moment.
“Givin’ you privacy.”
You snorted. “Okay. Fourteen years of like, no privacy at all, and now you decide to give me privacy?”
He tried to focus on the sounds of the party as you spoke. “Mhm.”
There was a loud flush. “So, what’s up your butt t’night baby boo? Why’d ya lock yourself in here?” The sound of rushing water filled the small space, so he turned to face you once more.
Luke shrugged. He had no way of telling you about the jealousy that coursed through his veins at the sight of you pressed against another man. He had no way of communicating the fact that this jealousy ran deeper than just friendship.
“Lukey, I can read ya like a book,” you said, plopping down onto the rug he had just spent a whole hour sitting on and waiting for you to text him.
He shook his head. “Jus’, no reason,” he replied, another shrug following.
You quirked an eyebrow up at him in suspicion. You weren’t going to let him off the hook that easily. “You locked yourself in the bathroom when you received your first college rejection letter.”
“I promise, I’m fine.”
“You say that, but– “
“Are you having a good time?”
“What?” you asked.
Luke leaned back against the door the moment someone knocked their knuckles against it. “Occupied. I said, are you having a good time?”
“Well, yes, but– “
“Then, that’s all that fucking matters.” Luke wanted nothing more to be in bed with you at the foot as you went off about some dramatic contestant on that evening’s episode of Jeopardy. He didn’t want to be in this position with you.
You stood up, your arms folded tightly across your chest. Your eyebrows were knotted, and your lips were pulled into a frown. “What’s your deal?”
“Nothing,” he mumbled out so low he could hardly hear.
“Lu, what is your deal?”
“That fucking guy!” he shouted. “That guy who had you wrapped around his fucking finger is my deal. Okay? Happy? I’m fuckin’ jealous for some fucking reason. I wanted to punch his fuckin’ smirk off of his fuckin’ face because his fuckin’ hands were– “
“You’re jealous of a guy touching me?” you whispered.
Luke wanted to pay a random buff guy to punch him in the face so he could forget this conversation ever happened. That wouldn’t cause you to forget it, but he could at least convince you that you were going crazy.
He let out a long, shaky exhale before bringing his hands up to his temples. “I fucking guess.”
Your lips were pulled into a deep frown. It was the kind of frown that you wore whenever someone disappointed you, no matter how small the issue. If they couldn’t pick up a candy bar from the store, cue the frown.
“Can– can we go?”
Luke nodded. Both of you had accepted defeat.
-
“When you are in your twenties, even if you're confused and uncertain about your aims and purposes, you have a strong sense of what life itself is, and of what you in life are, and might become.”
― Julian Barnes, The Sense of an Ending
-
Luke had, once again, pulled out the old red sweater for the annual Hemmings Christmas party. However, this year, no girlfriends were attending alongside him. It was relieving to know he could catch up with you whilst surrounded by the primitive atmosphere of his immediate family. Plus, he already down one beer before the afternoon began. Despite his (very) minor intoxication, he still convinced himself he was seeing things as the sight of hanging greens and white berries tied with a bright red bow caught his eye.
“Mum, what’s this?”
Liz ambled over and grinned. “Mistletoe! Figured we’d start a new tradition.”
“Wh-what?” He would definitely need another beer within the next hour, and the party hadn’t even started. “Why?”
His mother shrugged as she continued going through her decoration checklist. Wreaths were hung, platters were stacked with all sorts of foods, and champagne flutes were delicately placed beside the many bottles of alcohol. The Hemmings family took their Christmas parties seriously. The large fir in the living room had gifts below the lowest boughs for weeks.
“Jus’ need more excuses to kiss Andy,” she replied smugly.
Luke rolled his eyes, and he almost accepted that as her final answer before she continued.
“The whole family decided that it’s about time you and Y/N get together anyway,” she said, and nonchalantly at that. She was stacking the brownies without bothering to look back to see her son’s gaped expression.
“What?”
She hummed.
“Ya can’t be serious, mum!”
“Of course ‘m serious,” she chuckled. “We swore ya’d be together by now.”
Luke sighed. The past few years had changed your relationship, both distance and different feelings combined, but he tried to ignore it as best as he could. He assumed you were doing the same. By this point, there was no way he could deny the nerves that built in his stomach at the thought of being in the same room as you. Something tugged in his heart when it came to you, and it only ever pulled him closer.
The evening came, and it only took about thirty minutes for the aunts, uncles, and cousins to get absolutely smashed. Luke, on the other hand, cradled his second beer until the glass no longer held a touch of cold. You had willingly joined a few of his cousins for a conversation on the couch, while in the dining room, his uncles were yelling political statements that had no reason to be shouted. Luke was left in the kitchen to analyze the foods.
“Okay, I get that like, marriage is a thing, but I don’t wanna talk about that with your cousins,” you said on your way into the kitchen. You had done something new with your hair, and Luke couldn’t stop thinking about how soft it looked against your dark green sweater. “Don’t eat all of the little smokies!” you wailed, crossing your arms. “Ya fuckin’ animal.”
Luke chuckled and tossed his used toothpick into the trash under the sink. Meanwhile, his eyes caught a glimpse of– “your shoes. What are those? Fuckin’ clown shoes.”
Your mouth fell open. “Meanie. I bought these on sale. ‘m sorry they’re too ugly for your Christmas party.”
“Oh, no, I’m not worried about that,” he said with a grin. “’m worried about the... the sea bear.”
You rolled your eyes and started towards the living room. “Fuck you.”
“Bet ya wish you could,” he replied, following suit.
“Literally, I never– “
“Stop right there!” Liz shouted from across the living room. A little over a dozen heads snapped in the direction of you and Luke, and their smiles only widened. For a moment, Luke couldn’t figure it out.
But then, he looked up.
“Shit,” he mumbled, eyeing the mistletoe that hung above the two of you.
Your eyebrows furrowed as your eyes followed his gaze, and once again your mouth fell open slightly.
“If ya don’t kiss, I’ll beat you up,” threatened someone, and their statement was followed by a bunch of kiss chants that sent Luke’s blood boiling.
He wasn’t angry, nor was he upset. He was nervous. Your eyes were still locked on the dainty branches hanging just above his forehead, and Luke didn’t know what to do. Your lips, the lips that he had thought about kissing for years, were pulled into a small pout.
“We don’t have to,” he mumbled, trying his best to smile through the pain of the situation. But he knew it wasn’t a bad pain. The ache was crawling up his chest and into his throat, preventing his voice from tossing out words that didn’t need to be said.
You shrugged, neck twisting to face the family that had practically become your own after all of these years. If this had occurred years ago, would he feel your hesitance the same? “Let’s just please ‘em,” you sighed with a chuckle. “They won’t let us live it down otherwise.”
“Ya sure?”
You nodded, the small smiling growing ever so slightly as your shoulders rose and fell with grace. “No harm in it.”
Luke nodded, too. You were wrong, however, because if nothing changed after this, the harm would come to him.
“So, we just– “
He took a small step forward, touching the tip of his boots to the tip of your clown shoes. Sure, he had been this close to you hundreds of times before, if not closer, but the proximity meant nothing then. It meant nothing when he crawled on top of you to retrieve the remote. It meant nothing when you attacked him after a game of charades. It meant nothing until he finally realized it always meant something.
Luke inhaled sharply, resting his hands on your waist as you gave him another reassuring smile. He truly loved your smile. “S’okay?” he whispered while leaning in and resisting the urge to back away.
You hummed. Your hands had found their way up to his neck, and his skin burned from the touch. Even without the pads of your fingers dancing along the muscles along his throat, his skin would still burn.
He felt as though years had passed by the time you closed the distance, your bottom lip gently nestling in between his. You put an ample amount of pressure into the kiss, careful not to overstep your boundaries, but Luke’s mind took control after that. His fingers dug into your waist as he took the chance to press his lips a little harder against yours. The skin on his cheeks would melt off if either of you took this a bit further. Every nerve in his body had ignited.
And then you let go, and suddenly everything felt cool again. He didn’t like the sensation of your lips leaving his, but he did like the timid smile that stretched across your blushing cheeks. There were cheers from his parents, hoots and hollers from his uncles and aunts, but he could hardly hear a single thing. Luke needed you to know how that kiss made him feel.
“Um,” he mumbled, letting out a cough as he reached for his beer to take a quick swig. Luke glanced over at the clock on the stove before looking back to you. “Grab your coat and meet me outside.” He took off towards his bedroom a moment later.
The shaking in his hands hadn’t subsided by the time he met you outside. Your teeth were chattering, but you looked too damn adorable in your knit hat. He couldn’t believe that he had kissed you. He couldn’t believe that he had kissed you.
“W-what’s up buttercup?” you stuttered with a great big smile. Maybe you hadn’t minded the kiss at all. Nevertheless, it didn’t make the upcoming conversation any easier.
Luke kicked a chunk of snow onto the sidewalk. “Uh.” He winced, brushing his curls back before adjusting the beanie on his head. “Shit, I don’ really know where to start.” He let out a defeated laugh. His hands were already raw despite the fur-lined pockets of his coat. If only he had brought gloves.
You didn’t say anything as the two of you rounded the corner onto the next street over. The street lamps and porch lights lit the path well with the help of the snow as a reflector. Luke believed that, throughout his sixteen years of knowing you, he had shared secrets much deeper than his fondness towards you. None of them proved to be as nerve-wracking as this moment right here.
“Y’know when we were like, sixteen, and you told the girl I liked that I didn’t like her?” he asked, a hot puff of air hitting his cheeks as he exhaled rapidly. Luke gazed over at you and watched your confused expression tighten.
“I-I think so?”
“I wasn’t really that mad.” Luke wanted to reach out for your hand, similar to the times he would do it just to hold onto something.
“Oh, okay.”
“And the time Lara asked me to stop– “
You snorted. “Fucking hated that bitch.”
Luke smirked in response. “Yeah, that really pissed me off. It destroyed me. I dunno why I didn’t realize that I’d pick you over her any day. Fuck, I’d pick you over anyone.”
“Really?”
Despite the conflict arising in his brain, Luke reached out for your hand, and he was relieved when you gladly complied. “Mhm.” He blinked and breathed out a few times to hopefully steady his heart rate. “’nd when I got mad ‘bout that guy at the party a few years ago.”
“Oh, Lu, I told you I hardly remember– “
“But I do,” he said, frowning. “I was so jealous. Like, so fuckin’ jealous. Didn’t know why. Couldn’t even figure it out. And then, it clicked, and suddenly– “
“What clicked?” You stopped walking, your eyes widening, but just barely.
Luke swallowed thickly. “I jus’– I guess I– “ He sighed. “I don’t even know when I noticed but– “
“Luke,” you chuckled, tugging on his hand, “it’s just me.”
He stared at you, noticing how relaxed you seemed in his presence. You were right, it was just you. He nodded and took one more deep breath. “I’m in love with you.”
Your smile faltered, and in that moment, Luke could feel his heart fall to his feet, but the smile soon grew once again. “Y’are?” You bit your lip.
He could feel his lips twitch into a grin as well as he nodded again, his grip on your hand slackened gently. “Yeah,” he whispered.
In one swift movement, you had your arms wrapped around his neck as you pressed your cold lips to his. Noses bumped, and teeth clashed, but neither of you seemed to care as your embrace tightened. Luke could feel your smile against his chapped cheeks, and he didn’t mind one bit that your toes were on his. He hardly had enough strength to balance the two of you, but if you were to collapse into the snow bank beside the shoveled path, he wouldn’t care one bit.
“Is this– um,” Luke pulled away to look at you. “Does this mean– “
“If you don’t get too bummed over losing charades again for the ninth year in a row, I might just be in love with you, too.”
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All the evens
Wkbpwbjpe Maddy you’re trying to kill me I swear (but thank you this kept me busy lol and it was fun to do)
2 - do you like the feeling of cold air on your cheeks on a wintery day?
Yessss I love it. Cold air is a blessing.
4 - how do you take your coffee/tea?
For coffee, I put a ton of creamer in. Tea is just a no for me.
6- do you keep plants?
Yes! A bonsai, a couple cacti, and an aloe vera.
8 - what artistic medium do you use to express your feelings?
Does writing count??? I’m not very artistic 😅 but I consider myself a decent writer and poet. I feel like words are the easiest way to explain yourself so others can understand you better. It’s specific. Painting and drawing, etc. are also good too of course, I’m just not any good at them 😂 and I feel like they’re a bit more questionable. They have different meanings to people. But that’s what allows people to connect over them; seeing different viewpoints of the same thing. It kind of shows what type of person you are.
10 - do you sleep on your back, side, or stomach?
My side or my back. I can’t do stomach 😂 it’s just too uncomfortable for me.
12 - what’s your favorite planet?
Hm. I don’t really know. I guess Neptune or Uranus??? They’re pretty.
14 - if you were to live with your best friend in an old flat in a big city, what would it look like?
TBH I don’t even know who my best friend is anymore lately Well it would probably be a bit of a mess 😂 but messy in an organized way??? We’re pretty tidy people, at least when it comes to our rooms, but we (or I, at least) am still a little bit cluttery. I think it would look nice. Not necessarily modern, but just kind of homely.
16 - what’s your favorite pasta dish?
Spaghetti & meatballs OR chicken alfredo. Probably spaghetti and meatballs though.
18 - tell us about something dumb/funny you did that has since gone down in history between you and your friends and is always brought up.
God they just brought it up today. I swear I’m not as stupid as they make me seem though!!!!! So one time at lunch (like YEARS ago) they were talking about sports and I wasn’t really paying attention (because I’m not a sports person) and they asked me something and I think I said, “I’m not into baseball.” And of course with my luck they were talking about football. So :)))) There are always exaggerations about how I must think a homerun is in basketball, etc.
20 - what’s your favorite eye color?
I mean…it doesn’t really matter to me?? I don’t like thinking about eyes which you already know, so I’ve never really considered a favorite eye color. But I hateeeee the colored contacts people wear, especially when they wear two different colors (one of my friend’s ex-boyfriends used to wear one silver and one bright green one and it was hideous). Anyway, if I had to choose a color, I guess I’d say brown. It’s under-appreciated sometimes 🙂
22 - are you a morning person?
It fluctuates. Sometimes I am, sometimes I’m not. Especially if the reason I’m waking up is to go to something I don’t want to do, then I am NOT a morning person at all.
24 - is there someone out there you would trust with every single one of your secrets?
Honestly, probably not. I just really don’t trust people to keep their lips zipped or to not judge me.
26 - what are the shoes you’ve had for forever and wear with every single outfit?
My oldest pair of shoes rn are probably the ones I’m wearing (or at least they look the oldest since I wear them pretty much daily). They’re black and white cheetah print converse, with cheetah eyes on the side. They’re super comfortable.
28 - sunrise or sunset?
Both are nice, but I like sunsets better. It’s the end of the day, time to rest, and it just looks cooler imo. More fiery.
30 - think of it: have you ever been truly scared?
In all honesty, I don’t think so. I get scared easily, but I wouldn’t say I’ve been truly terrified.
32 - tell us a story of something that happened to you after 3AM when you were with friends.
Already done~
34 - tell us about the stuffed animal you kept as a kid. what is it called? what does it look like? do you still keep it?
Done~
36 - which band’s sound would fit your mood right now?
Oof I don’t know. American Authors maybe? I feel really happy and free rn.
38 - tell us about your pet peeves!
Oh boy. I could go on and on. One: the sound of people chewing. It’s awful but you can’t tell them it’s annoying because that’s rude but it makes me. Want. To. Hit. Someone. It is SO irritating. Another thing: my brother doesn’t flush the toilet :)))) and that drives me insane. Another one: people who spit on you when they talk. People in band who, rather than not playing on the parts they don’t know and working on them later, just play whatever they want and mess everyone up. People who don’t put things back where they found them. People who nitpick every little thing about something that someone else did. I could just keep going on.
40 - think of a piece of jewelry you own: what’s it’s story? does it have any meaning to you?
I’m just gonna choose the ring I wear all the time. I got it at the fair, it was only $12 😂 it doesn’t really hold much meaning, I just like having it so I can fidget with it when I’m nervous or something.
42 - do you have a favorite coffee shop? describe it!
I actually haven’t gotten to experience any coffee shops :/ just Starbucks lol. But once I’m on my own I think I’ll check more places out.
44 - when was the last time you remember feeling completely serene and at peace with everything?
I honestly don’t know. It’s been some time.
46 - tell us the worst pun you can think of.
I’m not good with punssss! I don’t know. I can’t think of anything.
48 - what was your biggest fear as a kid? is it the same today?
Hm I was afraid of a lot of things and I still am. I’d say pretty much the same things, more or less. Things that aren’t even closely real, things that my mind just comes up with. And now I’m actually scared of more things, I think. Realistic situations and whatnot.
50 - what’s an odd thing you collect?
I collect rocks, but I think that’s pretty normal, right?? I also collect piggy banks and hedgehog knick knacks.
52 - what are your favorite memes of the year so far?
God I don’t even know. I guess maybe the spongebob ones, the Patrick ones.
54 - who’s the last person you saw with a true look of sadness on their face?
Oh wow. Hm. I really don’t know. I really, truly, do not know.
56 - what are some things you find endearing in people?
Hmm…it differs from person to person I suppose. But I guess, like…the way people smile, the different ways people laugh when they’re truly laughing (even if they find it obnoxious it’s a part of them and it’s just kinda cute and funny), when a person who doesn’t usually dress up dresses up all fancy and gets all shy about it. I don’t know. Just little things I guess.
58 - who’s the wine mom and who’s the vodka aunt in your group of friends? why?
Oof I don’t really know. I think Morgan would be the vodka aunt. But wine mom…I don’t know.
60 - do you like poetry? what are some of your faves?
Yessss I do. Hm, favorites…it depends on the mood I’m in, I suppose. When I was little though I really liked Shel Silverstein’s poems.
62 - do you drink juice in the morning? which kind?
Nopeeee I don’t really like juice 😕
64 - what color is the sky where you are right now?
Kind of a soft baby blue? Idk but it’s quite nice.
66 - what would your ideal flower crown look like?
Baby blue eyes and daisies, I think. Just blue flowers in general would be good enough for me 👍
68 - what’s winter like where you live?
Not cold enough!!!!!!!! Although this year it snowed more than I expected it to. Still, it’s not very cold and we don’t get much rain 😕
70 - have you ever used a ouija board?
No, and despite my belief that it’s absolute bull crap, I would never use one because I’m a wuss.
72 - are you a person who needs to note everything down or else you’ll forget it?
It depends, some things I remember and some things I don’t.
74 - describe a good friend of yours without using their name or gendered pronouns.
Oof well I’ve pretty much mentioned all my IRL friends and they’re kinda predictable 😂 so I’ll choose an Internet friend. They’re extremely sweet, and do so, so much for other people, even when they’re already so busy with their own life. They’re always caring and genuine, and put others before themselves (even though I wish they wouldn’t sometimes). They’re super patient, which is good because sometimes I can be a bit slow 😂 and just so, so amazing and beautiful and talented and hardworking and they deserve to go far. I hope they’ll keep holding on strong and keep on fighting. And I hope they truly know how much I admire them. (Damn I kinda described all of my internet friends there?????? I had a specific one in mind though I swear)
76 - is there anything you should be doing right now but aren’t?
Yes 😂 homework
78 - are you in the minion hateclub or fanclub?
I’m on the fence actually 😕 it’s not like I hate them with a burning passion or anything but I think they’re kinda milking it for all it’s worth at this point, which usually happens with movies.
80 - what color are your bedroom walls? did you choose that color? if so, why?
3 white walls and a light bluish tealish wall (with a border of music notes in silver paint on the teal wall). I got to redecorate my room a couple years ago for my birthday and I love the color blue but I didn’t want something that would darken the room (although I keep my curtains mostly closed lol). The music notes were from a piece I played that year in the school band, it was my favorite.
82 - are/were you good in school?
I’m a procrastinator but I do get good grades 😁 I’ve never had an -A or lower. And I’m kind of a teacher’s pet 😂
84 - are you planning on getting tattoos? which ones?
Definitely not. I don’t see the point in basically paying someone to stab you with a needle over and over again. If I did get one, I think it would be a clef heart or 아리엘.
86 - do you like concept albums? which ones?
I can’t really think of any specific ones (???? maybe I’m just being dumb ????) but I do like the idea of them.
88 - are there any artistic movements you particularly enjoy?
Ehhh, I’m not exactly an art buff, so idk what to say. I think that as long as it carries emotion and makes the viewer feel something or think of something, then it must be pretty good. The style doesn’t define what story it tells, it just helps set the mood.
90 - talk about your one of you favorite cities.
I haven’t really traveled so I’m gonna have to skip this 😶
92 - are you a person who drowns their pasta in cheese or a person who barely sprinkles a pinch?
Honestly I prefer just butter on my pasta but if I’m putting on cheese then I’m going all the way.
94 - who was the last person you know to have a birthday?
Well I mean idk if it counts since I know her online so I’ll go with the closest one that I know irl. My aunt just had her birthday, it was a couple days ago.
96 - do you install your computer updates really quickly or do you procrastinate on them a lot?
I usually procrastinate them 😅 because it always asks me when I’m in the middle of doing something and I don’t wanna stop what I’m doing.
98 - when’s the last time you went hiking? did you enjoy it?
I don’t remember…but probably not 😂
100 - if you were presented with two buttons, one that allows you to go 5 years into the past, the other 5 years into the future, which one would you press? why?
The past. I’d like to do some things differently. Be a better person. Make myself become a better person and have better habits. The future can still be changed but my past is set in stone. Although, if I go 5 years back, I might not end up on this site, so overall I’d rather just stay in the present 😂
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princessplantasaurus · 7 years ago
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On the pregnancy scare will it be alright by you to be both?
I already did it in the college AU [which you can read right here] but here’s one for the actual musical verse!Just a bit of actual musical verse background: Everything that happened in the musical happened except they’re human and not fishes/seacreatures/computers :)
As soon as Spongebob, Sandy, and Patrick were able to stop the volcano from erupting, Bikini Bottom quickly snapped back to how things had been before. Mr. Krabs still focused on money more than his daughter, Squidward was still trying to play music that no one wanted to hear, and Plankton was back to the same faulty plans to steal the Krabby Patty formula.
In fact, it was following one of Plankton’s walks of shame back to the Chum Bucket that things started to differ. Letting the door’s slam behind him, he walked past where he expected his wife to be, working away on the marketing and financial side of things, moaning “Well, Karen, it’s back to the drawing board. It seems Krabs is smarter than I anticipated…”
He paused, waiting for some kind of sarcastic comment to be made. It never was. “Karen?” he turned, to realize she wasn’t at the computer. “Karen?!?” he called again. He wasn’t worried. She had to be around here somewhere.
He continued to walk around the empty restaurant, calling his wife’s name in hope of response. Nothing - until he heard something coming from the bathroom.
Upon hearing him knock, she froze. Her tears stopped immediately. She couldn’t let him see her like this. She clawed at some paper towel, hastily trying to wipe where her makeup had been running. “Oh, Karen! There you are! I’ve been looking all over for you.”
“What tipped you off to my absence?” she tried for the usual banter, but her voice was giving her emotional distress away. She hoped Plankton would ignore it like any other hint of emotion she’d ever tried displaying. “Normally you don’t listen to my critiques on your failed plans.”
She was holding paper towel in her hand. Used paper towel. With colored smudges in the same color that she typically used for her eye makeup. And her voice was cracking. Something was going on. “Karen, is everything, you know, alright?”
“I’m fine.” she lied, hoping that would be the end of the conversation. “Don’t you have a formula to go steal?”
He ignored her question, continuing to pester “You don’t seem fine. You were obviously crying, and it’s not allergy season…”
She swallowed, hard. Well, it was now or never “Do you remember what happened last month?”
He paused, trying to think. What had happened in November? Wasn’t her birthday, wasn’t their anniversary…finally “The volcano?”
She nodded “And how things…between you and I…”
Oh. Ohhhh. “Is that what this is about?” he asked, raising the eyebrow above his good eye. “Karen, if you wanted to…spice things up again…I’d be more than happy-”
“Spicing things up was the problem, Sheldon!” she snapped, before thrusting the white piece of plastic in his face “I still haven’t looked at the results. I can’t….I almost don’t want to say either of them.”
“Well that’s silly.” Plankton’s voice was a quiet, as he slowly made his way over to where Karen was, gently resting a hand on her shoulder. “You’re either pregnant or you’re not. You can’t have it both ways.”
“I don’t want kids, obviously.” she deadpanned “But I’d almost forgotten.”
“Forgotten what?”
“Forgotten that those two days weren’t something I was imagining.” she confessed. “That for a split second, you hadn’t lost interest, that you weren’t hyperfocused that…”
“Don’t put this all on me!” he cried. “You’re the one who…” he paused. “Is there something that’s supposed to be on here? These are empty results.”
“So I’m not pregnant.” Karen stated. She thought saying it out loud would’ve made her happier. She thought knowing would’ve made her happier. But it didn’t and she knew why. “So everything can go back to normal. Good.”
“Good?!?” Plankton asked “How is this good?!? How is knowing…knowing we both want those two days together back but not making an effort….” and then, he finally used his giant brain for good, and not evil. He stopped talking. And he kissed the living daylights out of his wife. “We are not going back to ‘normal’. Not again.”
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disneydude94 · 7 years ago
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The Toon Four
It’s been a while since I made another journal entry like last year. So today I finally coming up with my ideas for crossover like for example when most people made “The Big Four” featuring Rapunzel, Merida, Hiccup, and Jack Frost while others make “The Modern Four” featuring Violet, Wilbur, Penny, and Hiro. So why not 2D animation or cartoon for short?
Two years ago when I come up with my own team that concludes four. I start off with Phineas and Ferb and Gravity Falls from Disney Channel and adding Vanellope and Rancis from “Wreck-It Ralph” and Timon and Pumbaa from “The Lion King”. But unfortunately that I had to hold off for a while until then when 2016 came when I watch a new television series on Nickelodeon that was called “The Loud House” and I was a like “that’s a lot of kids” but it turns out that this show was so popular like “Spongebob Squarepants” and I’ve began to grown fond of it.
And now that I have finally made my decision that I make crossover adventure that will featuring that I already know by adding four popular animation series between Disney Channel and Nickelodeon. I call it “The Toon Four”, a crossover that features Spongebob Squarepants, Phineas and Ferb, Gravity Falls, and The Loud House. It’s when a group of kids and a sponge join forces to go on an adventure and discover the mystery throughout the globe. When suddenly, four villains are plotting to get their revenge for those whose foiling their plans like last time and they will conquering the world. Our heroes will defend their home and together they will beat them once more.
So what if there are three characters from different series including their pets. Here is the list for all of characters that will featured in The Toon Four.
Heroside Squad - A group of kids and critters that are solving the mysteries and making a whacky inventions.
* Clyde McBride - Lincoln’s best friend and an adoptive boy of his two dads.
* Dipper Pines - Twin brother of Mabel and solves mysteries from Gravity Falls.
* Ferb Fletcher - A stepbrother to Phineas and Candace with man of actions.
* Isabella Garcia-Shapiro - Leader of the Fireside Girls and friends of Phineas and Ferb.
* Lincoln Loud - A middle age boy of the Louds and man with a plan.
* Mabel Pines - Twin sister of Dipper and makes lots of sweaters and album.
* Patrick Star - Spongebob’s best friend that eat ice cream and Krabby Patty.
* Phineas Flynn - Stepbrother to Ferb and brother of Candace with brilliants of ideas.
* Ronnie-Anne Santiago - A toughest girl and not-so-girlfriend to Lincoln.
* Sandy Cheeks - A squirrel from Texas and lives in her Tree Dome.
* Spongebob Squarepants - The happiest sponges and the greatest fry cooker of the Krusty Krab.
* Wendy Corduroy - The lumberjack girl and oldest of the Corduroys.
Top Secret Agents - While everyone was busy, a group of animals are undercover as secret agents.
* Charles the Dog- A pit bull dog and one of the Loud Family’s pet.
* Cliff the Cat - A black cat and one of the Loud Family’s pet.
* Gary the Snail - Spongebob’s pet snail.
* Geo the Hamster - A hamster in a ball and one of the Loud Family’s pet.
* Perry the Platypus - Flynn-Fletcher Family’s pet and an OWCA top agent.
* Waddles The Pig - Mabel’s pet pig that she won from Mystery Shack Fair.
* Walt the Canary - A yellow bird and one of the Loud Family’s pet.
Sinister Syndicate - A group of villains that wants to rule the world and enemies of our heroes.
* Bill Cipher - The most powerful triangle demon and enemies of the Pines.
* Chandler - Lincoln’s bully who wants revenge when he lost his reputation.
* Heinz Doofenshmirtz - An evil pharmacists and enemy of Perry the Platypus.
* Sheldon J. Plankton - Owner of the Chum Bucket who wants to steal the secret formula.
And there you have it folks. I’m pretty sure that you’ll enjoy the most ideas. I was wondering if you can join me that can draw or write anything. There’s more coming up next when I return.
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im-coming-to-you-live · 7 years ago
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SpongeBob- Truth, or Reality?
Truth, or Reality? Summary: SpongeBob invites his friends to play a game of ‘’Truth or Dare’’ at his house. Rated: T for Teen; 13+ Characters: Squidward, SpongeBob, Patrick, Sandy Pairing(s): None Genre: Friendship Word Count: 7, 280
‘’My mouth tastes like nuts’’ was based on this picture: https://superhotbeam.tumblr.com/post/162920602400/thank-you-ms-paint#notes
Fic belongs to me.
SpongeBob Musical belongs to Kyle Jarrow (who wrote the book).
SpongeBob © Nickelodeon.
[X-posted from deviantART]
‘’Have you ever noticed that when you’re swimming it seems like you’re standing still, but you’re really moving?’’ SpongeBob began. ‘’And when you’re on a plane, it seems like you’re going by so slow but actually you’re moving really fast?’’ Children made the strangest observations. ‘’What are you talking about?’’ ‘’Fish might not notice water, and we might not notice time. But those are our realities,’’ SpongeBob explained. ‘’If we move fast, then time will move slower. So for a runner, the time is moving slower than someone who is walking.’’ Squidward only rubbed his temples in annoyance. ‘’What does this have to do with anything?’’ ‘’Silly Squiddy, weren’t you listening?’’ He wasn’t. ‘’It’s all got to do with reality versus perception. That’s what Sandy calls it anyway. Cool idea, huh?’’ ‘’I don’t need a kid to tell me all this.’’ 
‘’That’s just it,’’ the boy said as he sat up, ‘’I was at Sandy’s today and I observed a beetle trapped in a spider’s web. The beetle kept struggling to survive, but it couldn’t get out. Sometimes it would seem like the beetle would give up, but when the small black spider would come down from its hiding spot and try to attack it, the beetle would try even harder to break free, shaking the web. This dance would continue for hours. Sandy told me not to interfere but I ended up setting the beetle free. It was all very interesting when it came to life, one struggling to live. The beetle was maybe three times the size of the spider, and even a big thing like that would end up in a mess, and how we can be controlled by our environment, or manipulated, as in this case the web, and the spider, the controller. But there could be many other metaphors from this as well, life and death, struggle—‘’ Squidward sighed and draped his bony arms over his eyes, in a sore attempt to drown out SpongeBob’s nonsense. He stopped listening after awhile, because he couldn’t make sense of how this all logically connected together. This was not unusual for Spongebob. He had the tendency to jump from one topic to another, thus confusing the helpless listener who tried to follow along. ‘’SpongeBob, please,’’ he begged. ‘’Shut up, I can’t take it anymore.’’ ‘’Sorry,’’ SpongeBob apologized. ‘’You’re having one of your migraines?’’ SpongeBob had witnessed Squidward’s deadly headaches on more than one account, so he recognized the signs almost immediately. Squidward felt tempted to plug his ears. He didn’t know why he found himself lying on his back on this idiot’s bed to begin with. He had a rough day at work, having to deal with those bloody, chatty customers. The last thing he needed was SpongeBob chewing his ear off about philosophical questions he didn’t give a shit about, so he didn’t know what possessed him to let himself be dragged along like this. ‘’Make yourself useful and go find Sandy and Patrick,’’ he ordered. ‘’The sooner we can get this over with, the better.’’ ‘’I think they went downstairs for refreshments.’’ ‘’Well, they’ve been down there an awful long time. What are they doing, painting the Sistine chapel?’’ With that, Squidward slid off the bed, which caused his already throbbing head to pound unforgivably so. ‘’Never mind, I’ll fetch them myself.’’   ‘’You look exhausted,’’ SpongeBob pointed out. No shit, Sherlock. ‘’Maybe you should lie down. I’ll go get them.’’ ‘’I’ve been lying down,’’ Squidward snapped. ‘’I’ve been lying down for years, don’t make much difference now, does it? I’m fucking tired, all the time. I gotta get up now, otherwise I’ll fall asleep.’’ SpongeBob remained very quiet for a moment, then said, ‘’You didn’t have to come if you didn’t feel like it. I would’ve understood. I just hate seeing you lonely all the time, but if you’re tired, that can’t be helped. You can go home and rest, if you want.’’ No, he wasn’t getting rid of him that easy. ‘’Oh, come off it, I’m alright,’’ said Squidward. ‘’Besides, I’m tired of being stuck in the house on a Saturday night, even if it is your bloody house.’’ And with that, Squidward trudged downstairs, feeling the fatigue hitting him like a shower of stray bullets. Damn, he felt more tired walking around than he did lying on SpongeBob’s bed. What was the matter with him? Is that why he so begrudgingly accepted SpongeBob’s invitation? Was he sick to death of going to bed early on a weeknight like some elderly man in a retirement home? He was only 45 for crying out loud. He should have the energy of a bull. Hell, Mr. Krabs seemed to have more energy at his age, and he was 70! To make matters worse, it was only 8:00 PM and he felt like crashing. No, he would will himself to stay awake, stay up late playing with these stupid kids till at least 12:00 AM. He could prove he was still young. He wasn’t old! And he certainly would not be beaten out by some 70-year-old man. If Mr. Krabs could do it, then so could he. He sauntered into the kitchen, expecting to find Patrick and Sandy, but it was empty. In fact, SpongeBob’s entire house seemed to be empty, and quiet. Too quiet. Maybe they had gone into the living room? But when Squidward checked, they weren’t there either. What the Hell? ‘Don’t tell me they went home and left me here all alone with that nuisance,’ Squidward thought, and truthfully he couldn’t blame them if they had, but sure enough, he heard a fit of laughter outside the front door. When he went to go look, Sandy and Patrick were chilling on the porch. Squidward just watched them for a moment, before stepping outside and making his presence known. ‘’Hate to interrupt you lovebirds, but SpongeBob and I been waiting for you upstairs for a hundred years,’’ he said, almost disinterested. He half hoped they had gone home, so he could have an excuse to retire for the evening. ‘’Oh, howdy, Squidward.’’ Sandy greeted him as she turned around. ‘’We’ll be up in a sec, I just needed some air is all.’’ He saw Patrick mouthing something to him over her shoulder but he couldn’t rightfully make out what it was. ‘’What?’’ he demanded. ‘’What?’’ Patrick echoed back. ‘’I didn’t say ‘hot flashes’.’’ Sandy turned to Patrick with a glare. ‘’I ain’t having none of that. Why is that when a girl needs some air, that automatically means she’s having PMS? I just needed some air. I’m a mammal, after all.’’ ‘’Yeah, whatever,’’ Squidward declared. ‘’I’ll just tell SpongeBob the two of you are too busy having a romantic night out.’’ He turned to go back inside, closing the door behind him, which muffled an exchange of bickering, before heading back upstairs. When he did, he found SpongeBob sprawled out on the floor over a Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy comic. Did he ever do that at that age? No, Squidward reasoned, he was done reading comic books by the age of twelve. ‘’Sandy and Patrick are snogging on your porch,’’ Squidward said sarcastically in that same monotone, bored voice, ‘’Thought you ought to know. So I guess I’ll go home now.’’ ‘’Shut up,’’ SpongeBob said as he looked up from his comic. Squidward looked taken aback for a moment, and was about to demand why the heck he told him to ‘shut up’, but then he remembered ‘shut up’ had a completely different meaning for today’s generation. ‘’See for yourself,’’ and Squidward pointed to the window. Of course, SpongeBob fell for it and rushed to see what Squidward was talking about. While he was distracted, Squidward saw the opportunity to escape. But as he exited SpongeBob’s bedroom, he was met with Sandy and Patrick coming up the stairs. ‘’Hey, Squidward,’’ he heard SpongeBob’s voice call from his room, ‘’I don’t see anything! They’re gone.’’ ‘’We’re here!’’ Sandy shouted back. ‘’You weren’t leaving, were you?’’ Patrick asked, but before Squidward could answer, he felt the other grip his shirt collar and drag him back into the room. ‘’Hey look, we found Squidward!’’ Patrick beamed. ‘’Great, so I guess we can get started,’’ SpongeBob said gleefully. Squidward had no idea what a bunch of young adults usually did on a Saturday night, but he didn’t want to stick around and find out. He thought about running for the bathroom, but Patrick still had a hold of him. He felt Patrick drag him down as he was forced to sit on the floor and form a circle with the rest of them, Sandy directly across from him, Patrick to his right, and SpongeBob next to Patrick. He wondered what game they would be playing until he saw Sandy take out an empty wine bottle she had been carrying in a satchel. Squidward just scowled at the bottle. He knew exactly where this was going. By God, why did it have to be this game? He hadn’t played this game since he was sixteen, and it was an awful experience from what he remembered. It was at some summer camp his mother forced him to attend in order to ‘’make friends’’. ‘Gee, mama, you were wrong about that one, too.’ He remembered being crowded into a cabin with young, semi-naked, drunk individuals, five boys and four girls. They had gone night swimming before the game, and no one bothered to dress themselves fully. He was the only one who refused to take off his clothes, instead preferring to hide behind a baggy sweater even though the night air wasn’t cold. He was painfully shy, and didn’t have very many friends. He was always the weird, quiet kid who sat by himself at lunch, drawing pictures, so he was surprised the ‘’cool kids’’ invited him to play their game at all. Of course, he didn’t suspect foul play. And they weren’t particularly mean to him. They just tended to ignore him during most of the summer, so he didn’t know why he suddenly became visible enough to be noticed for ‘’Truth or Dare’’. Surely, there were plenty of other kids at the camp who could have participated. But no, they asked him. He recalled that he had a huge crush on one of the girls playing, and suffice to say, it didn’t end well. ‘’Erm, can’t we play something else?’’ Squidward suggested. ‘’Y’know...maybe cards? Charades or something?’’ ‘’But we play ‘Truth or Dare’ every Saturday night,’’ SpongeBob clarified. ‘’It’s tradition.’’ ‘’Yeah, man, can’t break tradition,’’ Patrick added. ‘’But now that we got four players this time, it’s gonna be extreme fun.’’ ‘’Yay. I’m so excited, I can’t wait, I’m pissing myself with joy,’’ Squidward moaned. ‘’Oh, cheer up, Squiddy,’’ SpongeBob giggled as he reached across Patrick to pat Squidward on the knee. ‘’It’s not like anyone ever died played this game before.’’ ‘I did,’ Squidward thought to himself, but wouldn’t dare admit this out loud.   ‘’So ya’ll know how to play this game, right?’’ Sandy asked. ‘’But for those who don’t, or who haven’t played it in twenty-some years,’’ she gave a knowing look towards Squidward, ‘’Here’re the rules: we take turns spinning the bottle. Whoever it lands on, we ask ‘em a simple ‘Truth or Dare’ question, to which the victim’s gotta choose. Once they choose which one, we challenge ‘em. That’s pretty much it.’’ ‘’Aaaand the limitations,’’ SpongeBob prompted. ‘’We gotta have limitations.’’ ‘’Right. The players have limited amounts of truths per player. Five each. And as far as dares go, nothing too raunchy. I ain’t counting on SpongeBob’s supply of condoms here, if ya catch my drift. Let’s keep it PG, people. Any questions before we start? Speak now, or forever hold your—’’ ‘’Oooh ooh me me!’’ Patrick enthusiastically raised his hand. ‘’I have a question!’’ ‘’What is it, Patrick?’’ ‘’What’s PG stand for? Is that, like, ‘Party Game’, or something?’’ ‘’No, it stands for ‘Pretty Gay’,’’ Squidward remarked. ‘’Now are we gonna waste anymore time, or is someone gonna spin sometime tonight?’’ ‘’Alright, alright, don’t get your thong in a bunch, Mr. Tentacles,’’ Sandy puffed. ‘’So I’ll go first, Squidward second, then Patrick, then SpongeBob. Sound fair?’’ ‘’Whatever,’’ Squidward said as he crossed his arms over his chest. He prayed to Neptune above that he could get through this night without murdering someone. Without further delay, Sandy reached between the circle, and placed the bottle in the middle of the floor. They watched carefully as she spun the bottle. It went around and round until it slowed to a halt at none other than...Squidward. He frowned. Of course. ‘’Watch out, Squidward, she plays mean!’’ SpongeBob laughed. Thanks for the warning. ‘’Truth, or Dare?’’ she asked, not without a devilish smirk of her own. Now, this question presented a lose-lose situation, because anyone knows that to be cool you have to choose ‘’Dare.’’ And if you do choose ‘’Truth’’ then you are punished for not choosing ‘’Dare’’ by being forced to answer the most scandalous question possible. The question, he knew, was likely to be whether he had French-kissed a boy. In his experience, he had been asked this question. If ‘’Yes,’’ he would be peppered with follow-up questions about every detail, which would require serious on-the-fly lying and brutal concentration. But ‘’No’’ would be even worse: he would be branded as ‘’un-cool’’ and ‘’un-frenchable’’. The choice was clear: choose Truth and tell the Truth, choose Truth and lie, or choose Dare. ‘’Dare, I suppose,’’ Squidward sighed. Truth was waaaay too complicated. ‘’So,’’ Sandy said with a mischievous eyebrow raise, ‘’I dare you to choose, out of the three of us, who you would hitch,’’ and here she dramatically paused, ‘’Screw,’’ another pause, ‘’Or murder.’’ ‘’I think you mean ‘Marry, Fuck, or Kill’,’’ Patrick pointed out. Sandy shrugged. ‘’Eh, same difference.’’ Squidward sighed again. This was the worst Dare imaginable. Maybe he should have gone with Truth after all. Twenty-nine years ago, the girl he liked had been dared this very challenge when it came to her turn. She happened to name him as the guy to kill. Back then, he was super sensitive (kind of like SpongeBob, he supposed) so as soon as she said his name, he stormed out of the cabin in a fit of rage. Of course, someone went after him, but it was in a dark forest in the middle of nowhere, with nothing but the sounds of sea bears lurking about, and he almost got lost. It was one of the scariest things that ever happened to him. Eventually, one of the boys convinced him to come back, but when he did, he never looked at that girl again. Sure, it was just a game, and maybe he took it too seriously, but all hopes of any possibility of her liking him back, all prospect of a summer romance, were dashed. After all, he didn’t know what he did to that girl to make her say she would kill him off. She never even spoke to him. Squidward felt like getting up and storming out right now. This game was so mindless. He swore he was losing brain cells every moment, but at least he didn’t have to think too hard on this one, especially since it was all for shits and giggles anyway. Without batting an eye, he said, ‘’Marry Patrick. Fuck Sandy. Kill SpongeBob. Er, no offense.’’ He braced himself, hoping SpongeBob wouldn’t have the same reaction as his sixteen-year-old self. He knew how sensitive SpongeBob was. Bloody hell, maybe he should have thought this over a little more. Maybe he should have switched up the choices. Well, he certainly didn’t want to fuck Patrick, that was out of the question. Maybe he should have killed him instead. But he wanted to kill SpongeBob more, even if it meant having to marry Patrick. He didn’t want to marry SpongeBob either, he was too impossible to live with as it was. And he certainly didn’t want to fuck him. Maybe he should have married Sandy, fucked SpongeBob, and killed Patrick, but honestly, neither option sounded all too appealing. If he had a choice, he’d marry, fuck and kill Sandy straight across, as she was the least annoying of the three of them. Was he even allowed to do that? Much to his relief, Sandy and SpongeBob burst into laughter and fell on top of each other while doing so. Apparently, this happened before at some other party, and they expected this answer. Squidward failed to see the humour in all this. Patrick, on the other hand, remained very thoughtful, or at least he looked that way. With his dopey expression, it was hard to tell. ‘’Why would you marry me?’’ Patricked asked. ‘’If I answered that question, wouldn’t that technically be breaking the rules? I chose Dare, not Truth.’’ ‘’Yeah, but, I’m not asking you to tell me the Truth, I’m just...curious,’’ Patrick shrugged. ‘’I don’t know, Patrick,’’ Squidward threw up his hands, ‘’It’s just a stupid game, alright? I mean honestly, I’d kill both you and SpongeBob, but since I can only kill one, I’d kill him first, marry you, then probably file for divorce the very next day, or murder you on our wedding night. I’m not taking any of this seriously, and neither should you!’’ For some reason, this caused Sandy and SpongeBob to laugh even harder. ‘’I was just askin’, sheesh,’’ and Patrick indicated the bottle. ‘’Uh, who’s turn is it?’’ ‘’Think it’s Squidward’s,’’ SpongeBob said between chuckles, as he wiped away tears. Once Sandy and SpongeBob managed to compose themselves, Squidward spun the bottle. He hoped it wouldn’t land on Sandy. Not that he had any reason to exact revenge on her for her challenge, but he didn’t want to feel like his spin was biased. His prayers were answered, when it landed on SpongeBob instead. Great. Not exactly a blessing, but oh well. He’d bite. ‘’Oooooooh,’’ Sandy and Patrick chimed together. ‘’Oh, grow up, you two,’’ Squidward instructed, before turning to SpongeBob, who just smiled at him, waiting for the question. ‘’Well, SpongeBob, you know what to do.’’ ‘’Okay, um...’’ he chewed his lower lip, deciding on his fate for a moment before he said, ‘’Truth.’’ Squidward just blinked. No one chose ‘’Truth’’. And he was hoping he wouldn’t say that. He was a fool if he was trying to look ‘’brave’’. Choosing ‘’Truth’’ was just stupid. Again, he was brought back to that fateful night, when he, himself, had been challenged with ‘’Truth,’’ when he was too ignorant to know it was ‘’un-cool’’. And the question was, ‘’Where do you see yourself in twenty years?’’ Squidward bit on his tongue. Damn it all, he didn’t mean to think that out loud, but before he could take it back, it was too late. He watched SpongeBob purse his lips, that same look he always got when deep in contemplation. When Squidward answered the very same question twenty-nine years ago, he said he could see himself on Broadway, or at least a successful artist with his own gallery. Squidward had to laugh now. How stupid and naive he was. In reality, he ended up working at the Krusty Krab at 36, the dream slipping further and further away as the years wore on. He couldn’t begin to imagine what SpongeBob would say. ‘’In twenty years,’’ SpongeBob finally replied, ‘’I’ll be your age. I always kinda wanted to be like Squidward, so yeah. When I’m 45, I’m gonna be just that. I’m gonna be Squidward. I’m gonna work my ass off, take pleasure in the more sophisticated things life has to offer, like sitting at home on my day’s off with a good book, and I’ll be graceful and dignified, and wise beyond my years. And maybe there’ll be a nice twenty-something kid-next-door that’ll look up to me, the same way I look up to Squidward.’’ The room was quiet for a moment, before Patrick let out a slow clap. ‘’Nice one, buddy,’’ he complimented. Squidward just stared at SpongeBob, utterly dumbfounded. In truth, he fought the urge to punch that smile off his face. No, no, no,  he didn’t want to be like Squidward. He didn’t want to be so drained of energy that it was a struggle just to get out of bed every day. He didn’t want to face the never-ending disappointment in himself that he couldn’t be more than what he was. He didn’t want to be so lonely and empty that he cried himself to sleep each night with nothing but painful memories to keep him company. Most of all, he didn’t want to be tortured by someone so full of life, that it was a severe reminder of the youth and happiness he lost, a reminder that he was the dead among the living. Squidward couldn’t blame him, he supposed. When he was 16, he was stupidly optimistic of what the future held, too. He had to pity the misguided fool. ‘The poor bloke,’ he thought. ‘He hasn’t a clue.’ ‘’Well,’’ Squidward said, turning to Patrick. ‘’Your turn.’’ Patrick did as he was told and spun. The bottle landed on Sandy. Now it was SpongeBob and Squidward who let out an ‘’Ooooooh.’’ Squidward didn’t know why he joined in, but he had to admit, the whole situation was bleeding hilarious, especially with how he found them laughing together at Neptune-knows-what on the porch earlier. Who knows? Maybe this would be Patrick’s opportunity to ask her if she really was having hot flashes. Okay, that was lame, but seriously, Squidward was starting to sort of feel like a kid all over again. Maybe there was more to this game after all. ‘’Oh, grow up, you two,’’ Sandy echoed Squidward from earlier, then waved a hand at Patrick. ‘’Go on and ask me then.’’ ‘’Truth, or Dare?’’ Sandy just smiled. ‘’You know me. I always like a good dare.’’ Patrick smiled in return. ‘’Then I dare you, Sandra Jennifer Cheeks, to...um...’’ He looked around the room, searching for a naughty idea, when his eyes suddenly rested on SpongeBob. ‘’To kiss....um...’’ But at the last minute, he looked at Squidward and blurted out, ‘’Well, since he wanted to fuck you, I dare you to kiss Squidward Q. Tentacles! Sorry, I don’t know what the ‘Q’ stands for.’’ Squidward’s little bit of fun was suddenly crushed into dust. ‘’Oh, come on,’’ he pleaded. ‘’Why don’t you make her kiss SpongeBob? He’s asking for it!’’ ‘’Now, now, Squidward,’’ Sandy teased, ‘’It’s Patrick’s dare. He makes the rules.’’ As she came crawling towards him on her hands and knees, he instinctively backed away. Again, he was plagued by a bad memory of the time he was dared to kiss a girl who had previously been dared to lick a toilet seat. It was the least pleasant kiss he ever had. ‘’Stay back,’’ he said. ‘’I mean it...I, uh...’’ And he tried to come up with some lame excuse to get out of it. ‘’I didn’t want to bugger you for real, I just said that, you know. I think you’re repulsively ugly!’’ ‘’Uh huh,’’ she rolled her eyes. ‘’I-I had garlic for lunch!’’ ‘’And I had a rotten cantaloupe. I’m sure there’s no germs swimming in your mouth that can even come close,’’ she said as she continued to come nearer. ‘’Play nice, Sandy,’’ SpongeBob cautioned. ‘’I think you’re scaring him.’’ ‘’Oh, he’ll live,’’ she said, and finally grabbed him, pulling him into a kiss. He tried to close his mouth, but it was too late. He felt her slobbering all over his face, as though she were trying to eat him, and then he felt her try to expertly slip him the tongue. He pulled back and cried out, ‘’What the blazing Hell, woman?’’ while wiping her saliva from his face. Purple lipstick smears came off on his arm instead, causing SpongeBob and Patrick to howl like hyenas. Sandy only shrugged, not bothering to wipe away her smeared lipstick. ‘’Didn’t know you were such a stick in the mud. What are you, some kissless virgin?’’ ‘’And what are you?’’ Squidward shot back. ‘’Some rocky mountain savage? You kiss like a grizzly bear! And why does my mouth taste like nuts?’’ ‘’Oops,’’ Sandy snickered. ‘’I guess it wasn’t cantaloupe after all.’’ ‘’Whatever,’’ and he angrily turned to SpongeBob who was rolling on the floor with laughter. ‘’Well, spin, dammit!’’ ‘’Squidward, chill out, dude it’s just a game!’’ Patrick tried to reason. Oh, sure. To them it was just a game, but they had no idea what he had to go through. And the humiliation. Worse of all, he was so young and carefree back then. He wasn’t tired all the time. And he did have fun. He wanted so much to just let loose and have fun. Be a kid all over again with no worries in the world. Why couldn’t they see that? Why couldn’t they understand that someday they would be old and miserable, and this game would be a bad dream? But then suddenly, he remembered what SpongeBob had told him earlier, about reality versus perception. He didn’t think he had been listening, but he was suddenly reminded of those words. What did he say again? That when you’re swimming, it seems as though you’re standing still, even though you’re really moving? That time moves in the very same way, that it moves so slow, that you just don’t notice? And maybe that’s why he was so much happier twenty-nine years ago. He just didn’t notice. And how could he? Maybe that’s all it was. Life was like a plane ride. It didn’t seem to move at all. And before you know it, you reach your destination, and...what was that bit about the spider and the beetle? Something about life, and death, and struggle? Squidward shook his head. ‘Nonsense,’ he thought. ‘It’s all nonsense.’ He let out a sigh, feeling more calm now, and took his place in the circle. SpongeBob waited for everyone to settle down before he took his turn. He eagerly watched the bottle spiral around, until it stopped before Patrick. ‘’Okay, Patrick, Truth or Dare,’’ he chuckled. ‘’Dare,’’ Patrick responded, without a moment’s hesitation. SpongeBob raised an eyebrow. ‘’You sure?’’ ‘’Uhh...I don’t know...’’ Patrick furrowed his brow in confusion. ‘’Then I dare you to—‘’ ‘’Wait!’’ Patrick stopped him. ‘’I changed my mind. Truth!’’ ‘’Is that your final answer?’’ SpongeBob laughed. Patrick began to sweat a little as he struggled to make a decision. ‘’Wait...I dunno, this question’s too hard.’’ Squidward was growing increasingly irritated watching this exchange unfold like some ping-pong match that would never end. ‘’Oh, stop confusing him, and just let him choose what he wants,’’ Squidward cut in. He couldn’t stand the way SpongeBob played with Patrick’s stupidity, although he meant no harm. Still, it wasn’t right to take advantage of a simpleton. He didn’t know any better. ‘’Alright,’’ SpongeBob agreed. ‘’Patrick, it’s your call, buddy.’’ ‘’Uh, Dare...I guess.’’ That’s it, Patrick. Play it cool. SpongeBob grinned from ear to ear. ‘’I dare you to go into your kitchen and rearrange everything in the food pantry... in alphabetical order.’’ They waited for SpongeBob to deliver the catch, but apparently, he had nothing more to add. That was it? What a lame dare. On the contrary, Patrick reacted as though the world was ending. ‘’All of it?’’ he asked. ‘’All of it.’’ Patrick looked like he would melt into a puddle right there and then. It was at that point he probably realized that any kissing question was better than this. ‘’I can’t do it,’’ he said. ‘’Then do you choose Truth?’’ This is how the game always goes. You just can’t win. Patrick swallowed hard, then nodded. ‘’Yeah. Truth.’’ Squidward didn’t know why, but he felt a little sorry for Patrick. There was always going to be one in the group who got the short end of the stick. But maybe SpongeBob would go easy on him. They were best friends, after all, so SpongeBob couldn’t possibly ask him anything he knew would upset him.   SpongeBob considered for a moment, before asking, ‘’Do you think you’ll get married someday?’’ Patrick just blushed and stuttered, ‘’I-I guess...I mean...I don’t think I’d find anyone...special enough...but...sure...I guess...maybe it’d be nice...but...I don’t know...there’s not too many people that I...well...’’ Squidward found himself studying Patrick as his face grew redder by the second. He was visibly embarrassed by the question. Kids these days, even twenty-somethings, were always thinking of getting married and having kids of their own someday. Settling down, if you will. Becoming their parents. It was weird and scary. Squidward knew right off the bat that at Patrick’s age, he wasn’t going to get married. ‘’Oh, you’ll change your mind,’’ they said. Look at him now. Still a swinging bachelor. Sure, Squidward had to admit there were times he considered himself a hopeless romantic. But he was pretty set in his ways. He didn’t want to end up like his parents, not at all. SpongeBob could see that the ‘’Truth’’ was making Patrick feel a tad uncomfortable, and so he reached for his friend, squeezing his hand. ‘’It’s okay, Patrick,’’ SpongeBob reassured. ‘’You don’t have to say more than that.’’ Sandy decided that now was the opportunity to take her turn once more, and she spun the bottle. It landed on Patrick again, by all strange accounts. Patrick hadn’t fully recovered from his prior awkwardness and stood abruptly to excuse himself. ‘’Um, sorry, I gotta get...some air...uh, it’s not like, I’m having hot flashes, by the way,’’ and he left the three of them alone. ‘’Er, I can take his turn for him,’’ SpongeBob said. ‘’Fine by me,’’ Sandy nodded. ‘’Truth or Dare?’’ ‘’Dare.’’ Squidward stopped paying attention after that. He quickly realized that he was far too old and far too pessimistic for this sort of thing. He kept thinking about why Patrick acted so strangely to a simple question, but then he remembered how delicate he had been when he was young. Sure, SpongeBob didn’t mean to embarrass his friend, his intentions were purely innocent. He couldn’t have known how nervous Patrick would get. Hell, if he had been Patrick, he probably would have run out of the room, too. He had, actually, only on someone else’s turn. Maybe now it wasn’t just a game? Sure, the fun of the game was to ask each other silly questions, and no one would tell if you were being completely honest or not if you hid it well enough, so you could answer however you pleased, but some questions might run on a more personal level, triggering something that shouldn’t be triggered. Squidward had no idea that he was actually putting his own future on the line, and when he couldn’t live up to those expectations that he set for himself in a game twenty-nine years later, he began to despise the game, as though it was the game’s fault. Well, he had to blame something. Laughter interrupted his thoughts and he looked up to find SpongeBob standing on his head, and trying, but failing, to touch his nose with the tip of his tongue while singing the alphabet backwards. ‘’C’mon, you’re pathetic!’’ Sandy cried. ‘’Z, Y, X, W, V, uh...S...oh shit,’’ SpongeBob faltered, then started again. ‘’Z, Y, X, W, V...U...’’ he almost got his tongue to his chin, but not quite. ‘’Where was I? U, T, S, R...um...’’ ‘’Keep going,’’ Sandy encouraged. Alas, he got all the way up to ‘M’, before he had to start over again. Squidward just continued to observe them. He didn’t know why they invited him to begin with. He always felt a tad out of place hanging out with a bunch of kids. Was watching them supposed to remind him of his youth and make him feel younger? Because in truth, he felt more tired and old just watching them. He just couldn’t keep up. And though they often protested that he wasn’t old, that wasn’t the point. He felt his age, maybe older.   ‘’What’d I miss?’’ Patrick said as he returned, and took a seat beside Squidward. ‘’Not much,’’ Squidward admitted. After fifteen more seconds, SpongeBob could stand on his head no longer and gave up. But at least he finally managed to touch his nose with his tongue, even though he couldn’t sing the entire alphabet backwards. ‘’Don’t tell me I made that look easy,’’ SpongeBob laughed, and held his head between his hands, which was no doubt spinning. ‘’That was hard!’’ Squidward remembered it was his turn and reluctantly spun the bottle. Last round, then he would go home. He was sick of this game. The bottle, for a third time, favoured Patrick. He hoped Patrick would want to skip his turn again, but he looked eagerly at Squidward, and so Squidward had to ask the same old question, although he didn’t really ask, he groaned, ‘’Truth, or Dare?’’ ‘’Dare, this time.’’ Did Patrick learn nothing? Squidward pouted. ‘’I dare you to skip your turn.’’ Then he stood and announced, ‘’I’m going home. Thanks but no thanks. ‘Night.’’ ‘’Oh, c’mon, Squidward, you can’t quit now!’’ they whined. ‘’It’s only 10:00!’’ ‘’Yeah, exactly, normal people are in bed at this hour. I’m out,’’ and he made his way to the door. ‘’At least dare me before you leave,’’ Patrick pointed out. ‘’That’s not really fair, y’know.’’ Squidward rolled his eyes and turned back towards the group. ‘’Fine.’’ And he made direct eye contact with Patrick, hoping he would cower. ‘’I dare you, Patrick Star, to name your first child after the person to your right. There, happy now?’’ Patrick just blinked. ‘’That...wasn’t even a dare. That was just stupid.’’ ‘’You’re stupid, and I’m going home, now.’’ As he opened the door to step outside, he heard the bottle being spun on the floor, and Patrick’s voice saying, ‘’What do you know? You’re it, again, Squidward. Truth, or Dare?’’ ‘’How can that be?’’ Squidward demanded as he spun around again. ‘’I’m not even in the circle!’’ But sure enough, the neck of the bottle was pointing directly at him. ‘’Truth, or Dare?’’ Patrick asked again. ‘’I’m done!’’ ‘’I’ll let you go home if you answer.’’ ‘’Fine. Truth.’’ He didn't have time for silly dares. ‘’How many children would you have?’’ ‘’Oh for crying out loud,’’ Squidward said, slamming the bedroom door closed. ‘’Honestly, Patrick. Look at me. I’m fucking 45, do you think I’d be having kids at this age? I don’t need kids! I got the three of you dunderheads, and you’re a handful as it is!’’ The three of them just looked at him in stunned silence, not sure whether to laugh or cry. Finally, Sandy said, ‘’It’s just a game. Don’t have to get so pissy. But since you answered, you’re free to go.’’ The three remaining players turned back to each other and waited for SpongeBob to spin the bottle. Squidward was about to turn out for yet a third time when he heard Sandy go, ‘’Oh…well, I guess you can spin again since Squidward’s not playing anymore.’’ Squidward glanced over his shoulder and saw the bottle pointing at him again. Was the thing cursed? SpongeBob began to reach for the bottle again when Squidward stopped him. ‘’No,’’ he said. ‘’Just ask me again, and I’ll be on my way.’’ Why Squidward wanted to continue playing, even after all that, he had no idea. But something about the way the bottle kept stopping at him made him all the more curious. SpongeBob just looked at him for a moment before he said, ‘’Truth, or Dare?’’ ‘’Truth.’’ ‘’Do you hate this game?’’ ‘’Yes,’’ Squidward admitted. ‘’Yes, I loathe it. I despise it. It’s supposed to make me feel young? What a laugh. I just feel old playing it. I feel old, and behind the times, and…and I don’t know why I came. It just brings back bad memories.’’ He watched as SpongeBob spun the bottle again, and unsurprisingly, it pointed at Squidward. ‘’Truth, or Dare?’’ ‘’Truth.’’ ‘’Why did you come then?’’ ‘’I don’t know,’’ Squidward sighed. ‘’I just wanted to feel a part of something. Y’know, join the world of the living! Geez, I live my life dying. The three of you get to have fun. But where’s my fun? It’s just a game to you…but to me…it’s more than that. I answered things about myself…twenty-nine years ago…that didn’t turn out to be true. And I…well, it hurts, SpongeBob. It hurts. And to see you all laughing…and having fun…but I can’t do that anymore. Because I know what’s ahead. And you don’t. You have no idea.’’ Again, SpongeBob took another turn on the bottle, and again, it landed on Squidward. He didn’t even ask this time. Instead he just blurted out, ‘’Even if you didn’t know what was ahead, would you regret it? Would you regret playing this game when you were 16?’’ ‘’SpongeBob,’’ Sandy said, putting a hand on his shoulder. ‘’He only gets five ‘Truths’ and he’s answered three already. Just let him go home.’’ But SpongeBob wouldn’t stop staring Squidward down until he answered. Squidward just swallowed back a lump in his throat. ‘’I guess not. I guess I don’t regret it.’’ ‘’Why?’’ ‘’Because…because now I know things about myself then, I didn’t know before. Sometimes I wish…even then that I could see the future. Maybe I would have answered differently. Maybe I would have done things I wouldn’t have done now. But I guess no one can see the future, can they?’’ SpongeBob was about to spin the bottle yet again, but there was no use for it now. Instead, he just asked, ‘’Reality is truth. Reality, however, is not always known.’’ ‘’Or noticed,’’ Squidward pointed out. ‘’While it’s true that everyone perceives reality differently, reality could care less about our perceptions.’’ ‘’So when you’re asked ‘Truth’, is truth reality, or is reality truth?’’ ‘’I don’t know how to answer that,’’ Squidward whimpered. ‘’Because…it’s just a struggle. Like that…story you told me…about the spider and the beetle. I didn’t know what it meant…but now I guess it makes sense. The problem arises…when people…stubborn people like me…refuse to accept the reality…like that beetle. He wouldn’t accept his fate. He kept fighting. And you saved him…but like Sandy said, maybe you shouldn’t have. Because then how…how does life continue if we’re always interfering? It can’t be created or altered. It is what it is. We can’t always be delivered from it, because we have to discover it.’’ Squidward didn’t even know what he was talking about anymore. But something about the way SpongeBob looked at him with unwavering strength in his eyes caused him to burst into tears. ‘’Actions have consequences,’’ he cried, ‘’And I ignored it for so long. Because the truth is harsh, and I didn’t want to feel the pain anymore. I’d like to have fun like you guys…I’d like to play again like a child… I wish my little self-delusive world wouldn’t be upset by such a trivial matter as truth.  I don’t want to worry about the consequences I may have to deal with tomorrow; I just want to feel good today. Like all of you. It’s not fair...because I perceived my life so differently...and this is the reality...and it’s not what I imagined it to be.  Twenty-nine years ago, I assumed I’d be happy today. I didn’t know I was deceiving myself...I didn’t know...anything...’’ He could speak no more because his tears had choked him up. He didn’t care if they were watching him anymore. He felt like a 16-year-old all over again and buried his face in his hands, and wept and wept. It wasn’t long before he felt warm arms wrap around him. It took him a moment to realize there were six arms around him. Six, of all different shapes and sizes. When he finally opened his eyes, he found himself in the embrace of his friends, or at least the only people who considered themselves to be his friends. And they were all crying with him. They probably didn’t even know why. They probably didn’t even comprehend his nonsensical ramblings, but their hearts went out to him. They empathized. For some reason, they wanted to suffer with him. Why would a bunch of people with their whole lives ahead of them care about the existential crisis of a middle-aged man? But maybe it didn’t matter. Maybe that’s why they asked him to play with them. They just wanted him to be with them, in the same way they were with him now. And he was too preoccupied with wallowing in self pity of better days that he failed to realize that. Again, he just didn’t notice. So maybe his life didn’t turn out the way he planned. But at least now he had friends who cared enough. He couldn’t say that when was he was 16. Back then, he had no friends, so was he really happier after all? Maybe he got this whole reality versus perception mixed up. It wasn’t the principal of reality versus perception. It was reality versus the perception of reality. Twenty-nine years ago, he perceived his life to be happier, despite the reality that he was alone. Twenty-nine years later, he perceived his life to be awful, despite the reality that he had friends. Damn it all, he perceived wrong. He could have been happy this whole time. But much like swimming, he just didn’t notice, because much like time, it seemed to move too slow, when in reality, it was passing by all along. And he refused to accept it. He refused to get caught in that spider’s web. He was accepting it now. Because now he was trapped in the embrace of a six-armed monster, and he didn’t want it to let go. The beetle couldn’t accept death. That was fine. Who does? But the web was his reality. And this was Squidward’s reality. He had been deluding himself this whole time. Trying to make it through life without a solid grasp of reality is like stumbling around in a dark room laden with land mines. He didn’t want to be like that.  Maybe it was time to question everything and be willing to give up cherished notions, even if it meant suffering discomfort. But as long as he could still have friends, wouldn’t his life be a little more fulfilling if he could admit responsibility for his poor life choices? At least he would be satisfied, if not entirely happy. Slowly, he lifted his arms and willed himself to return the embrace of his friends. They all seemed to stop crying, and so did he. No words were needed. A silent understanding seemed to pass between them. They decided to stop playing the game, and they didn’t need to ask questions. Around 11:30 that same night, they all sat down in SpongeBob’s living room to watch a movie instead, and Squidward could safely say he finally felt content. He felt content to just be with them, and maybe that’s all he needed. Maybe they didn’t completely understand all that life threw at him, and maybe they’d find out someday. But as long as they could all keep an open mind of what was to come, they would have the courage to accept it. The one thing that will never be affected by our respective views of reality is reality itself. And the reality was that they were together, right now, at this very moment, and so nothing else mattered.                                                                                  Fin
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atomicshrimp · 8 years ago
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For pretty red flowers
Another Spandy Fanfic… Warning: Contains smut, don't worry that's not until the near end so you guys can read this and be safe, if you don't like the smut, just read until you see the strike through Italics.
Spongebob stood at Sandy's picnic table, his hands gripped into the sides as he watched his friend place folded clothes in a duffle bag; there were at least three other bags leaning against the table.
Tears fell from his eyes, "Oh, why can't I come with you?" he asked her, Sandy sighed, "I already explained it to ya a hundred times! I can't take ya with me, you'd cry too much." she shook her head, "I would not! I love camping just as much as the next guy, come on Sandy, you go camping every summer, please, why can't I go with you just once?" he asked.
"The wild is no place for kids like y'all." she said as she pushed down on her clothes to close the bag but the zipper wouldn't budge, having Spongebob come around and zip it for her, "I am not a kid, Sandy!" he protested, she rolls her eyes, picking up two of her bags to carry it to her bronco outside.
"Please, Spongebob, yer far from being any man." she said as she threw her bags in the back before going back inside to gather her other bags, Spongebob stopped her before she could reach her bags, "but, I am a man!" he cried out, "Outta my way." she ordered, Spongebob shook his head, "No, you have to take me, what if you get hurt and need help?" he asked her, "and what, like you'd be any help, besides, if I did let ya tag along you'd tell Pat, and then I'd have to take him too, and I am not-" "I won't tell him, it can just be me, and you, that's all I want!"
"Sandy, this is the only time of year where you don't work for two entire weeks, and you go to spend them off alone, camping, then you come back and there is no time for us, Sandy, I miss us, I just want to spend time with you!" he began to cry even more.
Sandy stood back, shocked at what he had said, he cried looking away, wiping his nose, "I'm sorry, I just-"
Sandy sighed, "Ok, ok, fine! Y'all can come!" she raised her voice, Spongebob turned around to walk away, his head dropped, but when her words filtered through his ears he stopped, gasping, he rushed back over to her, "Y, you mean I can go?" he asked her, Sandy rolled her eyes, "Yeah, go get packed for tomorrow, we're leaving as soon as tha sun comes up, and don't bring Patrick, and leave your childish self at home." she said before she picked up her bags.
"Oh, lemme get that!" Spongebob insisted as he picked up one of her bags, but of course, he failed, pulling his arms off, "Oh, wow, what do you got in that thing?" he asked her, "Stuff."
All she wanted to do was get away, get away from everything, and that included him, all she wanted was a nice, quiet drive, with no singing, no laughing, just, her, her bronco, and Kenny Chesney, but instead, she looks to her right and sees Spongebob, sitting in the passenger seat next to her, playing his ukulele, singing a cute song he'd made up about camping with her, it was a really cute song but it was a different when he had been singing the same song for hours.
They pulled up to a convenience store, "Do ya gotta use tha bathroom?" Sandy asked as she unbuckled her seatbelt, she turned to Spongebob who his legs crossed and his hands covering his bladder, without a word he sprang out of the truck and ran into the building.
Sandy stood at the gas pump, clearly annoyed, what was wrong with wanting to be alone? Spongebob walked up to her after exiting the store, he threw her a bag of peanuts, "Here, I thought you'd be hungry." he said as he stood by the door, leaning up against the side of the truck, "Thanks, but you didn't have to."
"Read the front." he pointed to the bag, Sandy picked it up to read it, a little heart made out of peanuts decorated the front, in big white letters read, "I'm nuts for you." Sandy smiled at the thought, even blushing a bit, "Awe, how sweet." she said before looking up at him, but he was already on his side of the vehicle.
It was a risky purchase, but, at least she liked it, she didn't think much of it, and he was almost glad for that, he glanced at her, she was putting the gas nozzle in the holder before turning around to twist the tap.
Sandy jumped into the driver's seat, closing the door, she started the truck up again, getting a loud gasp from her friend, she looks at him, "What?" she asked, "Sandy, put your seatbelt on! Do you know how dangerous it is to not have it on? We can get in wreck and-"
"Oh, don't get yer panties in a wad." she rolled her eyes as she reached for the belt, *click* "Are ya happy now?" she asked, Spongebob smiled, "yes." he stopped smiling, looking at her annoyed face, "I'm sorry, Sandy, I just don't want anything bad to happen to you, I'd hate it if you got hurt, I don't even think I'd even forgive myself if something happened."
Sandy looked at him, smiling, "I appreciate it." Spongebob smiled back before turning to look out the window, "Oh wow, look at that sun set." Spongebob pointed out at the orange sun, the sky was red with purple-pink clouds, he glances at Sandy who isn't paying attention, "Well, I'd have to admit, the sky had nothing on you." he spoke up, she looks at him and for a second the meet eyes until he looks away finally deciding to be quite.
Finally, they had reached their destination, the sun was still up, giving them enough time to set up camp, they were in a remote area, a river stream was in the distance, an old campfire was set in the middle of a dirt circle, "This is my special place, I like ta come here every year round this time." she said as she tossed a match on the burning pile.
Spongebob walked over to the single log after he had pitched his tent, the sun had finally went down, the moon was starting to appear, "Thanks for bringing me along." Spongebob spoke up, Sandy smiled, "Well, I can't say that this sucks, it's nice ta have company, though I don't understand why y'all had ta draw a huge circle 'round our camp." she said, "It's to keep the sea bears out, we don't want one of those to come in the middle of the night while we're sleeping do ya?" Spongebob asked.
"Sea Bear? What in the world, Spongebob, Sea Bears don't exist." Sandy shook her head, Spongebob shrugs, "That's what Squidward said before he was attacked by one, we tried to tell em, but he didn't listen, you can ask him about it, he might scream and slam the door in your face." Spongebob says. Spongebob looked toward the fire.
"Sorry." he spoke up, his voice was soft, "I, I know you probably wanted some alone time, and didn't want me to come, I didn't mean to make you upset at me." he said as he looked further away, he played with a stick.
Sandy put a hand on his shoulder, "Awe, don't worry bout it, y'all were right, be barely have any time for us anymore, I guess ya thought we were driftin apart, huh?" Spongebob looked at her, the truth was in his eyes, "Awe, Spongebob, I don't mean ta hold ya off, I really don't, it's just that work, and then y'all always work."
"Thank you, Sandy." he smiled before he stood up, he sighed, "I'm tired, I'm going to bed." he said before he walked off to his tent leaving her alone.
Sandy stirred in her sleeping bag, her eyes opened wide when her stomach made a loud growl, at first she had thought it was a huge sea bear, but when her stomach growled again she was relieved, her nose then picked up the sweet aroma of breakfast, that was one thing that made her glad that she had brought him along.
"Oh, morning, Sandy." Spongebob waved his spatula, "I hope you like pancakes, I found some berries off over there, would you like some, trust me, they're safe." Spongebob assure as he threw one in the air and caught it with his mouth.
Sandy sits down on the log, waiting for Spongebob to finish cooking, he hands her a paper plate with pancakes, "Would you like some milk, or juice?" Spongebob asked as he opened his cooler and pulled out two cartons.
"Mm, Spongebob, y'all sure know how ta cook a mean pancake, desh are shoo good." she moaned with each bite, Spongebob shrugged and blushed, "Awe, it's the least that I can do, I mean you let me come along, and drove all the way out here, I'm just glad you enjoy them." he smiled as he sat down next to her.
"Mm, So, what are we gonna do today?" Spongebob asked, "are we gonna go hiking? Climb trees? Swim? Play tag?" Spongebob asked, "I dunno, a hike sound pretty nice, we're gonna wanna walk this junk off after we're done." she shrugged, Spongebob nodded, "Great! I'm gonna go get ready!" he said jumping to his feet, already having finished his breakfast.
Sandy brought her glass of orange juice to her lips but not before looking at Spongebob, laughing, "Wh, what are ya wearing?" she asked him, he was wearing tight pants and a shirt, "Dontcha think ya should put on something, i dunno, lose? An' less showy?" she questioned, Spongebob glanced down at his wear, seeing a lump in his pants, he didn't think much of it, but if Sandy insisted.
"This better?" he asked her as he came out with a pair of sweatpants and a wind jacket, Sandy smiled, "Better than whatcha had on before." she answered, "well, hold on, lemme get dressed, sit down an relax." she said as she stood up and went to her tent.
The hike was a long, sweat filled journey, but on the bright side, it was pretty sweet, there were huge pine trees that provided them shade when they needed to take a break.
They sat under one of the trees, a snack break sounded pretty good right about now, Sandy handed him a bottle of water, "Mm, thanks." he gladly took the cool bottle from her hands, "Wanna snack?" he asked as he showed her a bag of chips causing her stomach to growl.
Spongebob laughed, "When we get back, I can fix us up some lunch," he said, Sandy smiles, "I like the sound of that." she said as she took the bag of chips and then sat down next to him. Spongebob looked at her, "Thanks again, for bringing me, so far, todays been a blast, thanks to you, so uh, what are we gonna do tomorrow?" Spongebob asked as he nudged her.
"Dunno, maybe we can go kayaking, it'll be fun." she answered, "Kayaking, sweet, we can go see how where the river goes, I can't wait." he cheered, Sandy laughed before she went to her bag of chips.
"Oh. My. Gosh!" Spongebob whispered before he elbowed Sandy almost making her drop her bag,"Spon-MMph!" Spongebob covered her mouth, "Shh, Sandy, you'll scare em away, look." Spongebob pointed to the bushes where a little scallop sat on one of the branches, singing a beautiful little song.
Sandy looked at it, it was a cute little thing, and it was looking at her, "Pst, I think it wants one of your cheeze puffs." Spongebob pointed to the bag, Sandy cocked her eyebrow, "Are you sure?" she asks, Spongebob nods, "Here, watch this, give me one." Spongebob ordered as he held out his hand, "Um-" "Come on Sandy, don't tell me you're afraid of a little scallop, just, give me one, you've got plenty of them." he said.
Spongebob holds out his hand to the scallop, a little cheese ball in his hand, "Come on lil guy, I won't hurtcha." he said as he wiggled the snack, the scallop turned to him, seeing the orange snack, it flew over, first investigating the piece of junk, and then smelling it, taking it and then flying off.
Spongebob looked at Sandy with a grin, "See, he likes it." he says, "Oh, look he wants some more Sandy, give him more." Spongebob nodded, and so she does just that, but instead of it flying away, it purs, rubbing up against her for a hug and kisses her cheek before flying away for good.
Spongebob holds his hand out to her, helping her up to her feet, "I think we should head back now, don't you?" he suggested, Sandy nodded, "I could go for that 'lunch' y'all mentioned." she winked, Spongebob giggles and blushes a bit, "You know I'll cook anything for you." he smiled that cute smile as he kicks a stone.
Sandy smiles at him, he was so sweet, and he wasn't even trying. There was something there, something about him that made her heart skip a beat, but she didn't know what, she looks away, kicking the stone that he had previously kicked.
Spongebob scratched the side of his head, always, did he always have to keep making things so damn awkward for them two? Spongebob glances off to the side, his eye then catches on something, a little red flower stood in the sun, soaking up the rays, it was just, beautiful! Spongebob looks up at Sandy, and he couldn't help but to think about how much Sandy needed that flower, she would love him for it!
Spongebob approached the little plant, it was up until this moment he realized that getting the flower was a lot easier said than done. It was dangerous, way too risky, sitting at the very edge of the raging river, Spongebob shook his head, he couldn't get it, surely Sandy would understand, right?
Spongebob turned his head to look at Sandy who was already ahead of him, she hadn't even noticed that he had stopped, he looked back down at the flower, this flower would make her really happy, oh, he would do anything for her, it was just one measly flower, and it was just right there waving at him, he could get it, he would get it, he just had to be extra.. Careful.
"Spongebob!" Sandy shouted over her lungs, "Get away from there!" Sandy ordered, "That river will swallow you whole! Get away!" she kept shouting, all her shouting startled the sponge, he looked at her, and not paying attention the ground beneath him, as you all saw this coming, the weak earth below him began to crumble, throwing him straight into the river.
"Sandy!" Spongebob cries for help as he claws at the patch of dirt, Sandy gasps running as soon as he can to get to him before he is taken. Sandy drops to her knees, "Quick, take my hand!" she says, Spongebob reaches for her, and just as they are about to touch the rest of the ground he was in breaks away and he is swept down the river.
The flow was so strong, it was almost impossible to keep his head up, Larry's swimming lessons didn't prepare him for this! He fought for his life, desperately trying to keep his head above the water, but with each gasp he would get a mouth full of water. Spongebob could barely see her with the water in his eyes, his vision was blurred but he could see her blurred figure running along the side, looking for a way to save him.
The wind was knocked out of him as he came crashing into a bolder, hitting his head with some force to knock him out. His eyes fell heavy and he went to sleep, sinking into the water. Sandy stopped at the side where he had disappeared, where could he be? Tears fell from her eyes, he was gone, she fell to her knees, "Spongebob!" she screamed out.
A few minutes passed, she looked down the river to see a little yellow dot. Spongebob was caught up against a fallen tree, he was on his back, Sandy was able to dive into the water, holding onto the tree for support she swam back to the shore, as soon as she got on the land the huge tree had broken off the side and went under the water and back up a few hundred feet down the stream.
His body was thrown onto the hard ground, Sandy rushed to him, "C, come on! Don't play this stupid trick with me." she shook her head as she shook him, he was a pale grey color, he wasn't faking it, Sandy leaned down, plugging his nose and began to perform CPR.
After a few long minutes the sponge began to cough, spitting up all the water that he had in his lungs/gills. Spongebob panted, holding his hand over his chest, he looked all around him, "Wh, where am I? What happened?" he asked before looking at Sandy who was crying with relief, he was ok!
"Sandy?" Spongebob called her name, she wipes away her tears before she jumps in a hug, "Sp, Spongebob, I'm so glad yer ok! Ya had me worried sick!" she cried into him, Spongebob rubbed her back, confused, what had just happened?
Spongebob pushes her back by her shoulders to look her in the face, "Sandy?" he looks into her eyes with a concerned face, "Sandy, why are you crying?" he asked her, Sandy shook her head, wiping away endless tears. Spongebob wiped away her tears, looking at the crystal clear tear drop on his finger, "Sandy." he brings her in a hug, rubbing her back, he wasn't sure why she was crying, but it must've been serious.
"A, Are you hurt?" he asked her, "Did you trip, or, step on a thorn, or-" Sandy looked up at him, he was so stupid, it was as if he'd already forgotten bout him almost drowning. The way he looked at her, he'd do anything for her including, he looked down at his hand, in his hand was wilted flower, he smiled, "I, I got this for you, sorry it got crushed." he shrugged, a little ashamed of himself.
Sandy looked at the little red daisy flower, she took it in her hand, a small smile crossed her lips, but this flower wasn't worth his life, the gift of him breathing was even better, "Spongebob." she cried again bringing him in for a close hug, he was so confused, one minute she was smiling and then the next, she was crying into him, soaking his shirt.
Sandy slid her face around to him, she cups his cheeks, "Sandy?" sandy shakes her head, putting her finger on his lips, she hesitates before she closes the distance.
"Mmph, hn, San-" Spongebob moaned as she kissed him, taking this by surprise, this was the last thing he was expecting. On and off he could feel himself being pulled into her, kissing her, but he would stop when he would realize what was happening before he would get caught in it again, his eyes rolled to the back of his head, this was, good, amazing actually, it was as if he had taken a bite of the sweetest fruit in the ocean, she tasted good.
To the heck with it, she wasn't going anywhere by the looks of it, he should enjoy this moment for while it was happening, and with that he gladly returned the kiss, Sandy pulled him in closer, her hands sliding around his neck, he pulled her hips into him as he slipped her his tongue.
"Ha, sponge!" She moaned as she gasped for air before returning to him. His hands roamed around her slim figure, she felt so full and warm, her fur was even softer than he'd remembered.
Sandy tilted her head to the side to give him more access to her neck, she held the back of his head as he began to kids down her neck, moaning and rolling her eyes with pleasure.
Spongebob pushed her back a little, becoming the dominant male that he never showed, oh, and he was good, he forced her back into a warm wet kiss, pulling her face in closer to his, he sucked on her tongue before attacking her again, "Hnn, San-dy." he moaned as he couldn't get enough of her.
"Gah, Sandy!" Spongebob yelped as she shoved him off of her, he rubbed his head, what just happened? Spongebob looked up at her, she had her back turned to him, she was covering her mouth, what were they doing?
Spongebob pushed himself back up, leaning over Sandy's shoulder to get a look of her face, "Sandy." but she just turned around and pushed him away, "Sandy, what, what happened?" he asked, Sandy looks at him, "N, nothing happened." she shook her head, Spongebob cocked his eyebrow, "Nothing? What do you mean, Nothing?" Spongebob asked as he placed his hand on her shoulder to have her slap him away, "Don't touch me!" she shouted, causing Spongebob just jump back.
"We should really head back." she said as she turned to leave, leaving him behind, Spongebob rubbed the back of his head, what just happened? Spongebob shook his head and began to follow her.
"Marshmallow?" Spongebob asked as he offered her the bag, the sun had gone to sleep, and the moon was out, Sandy waved the bag away, "Nah, I got a hotdog, an y'all shouldn't eat all that sugar before bed, did ya even eat anythin besides them marshmallows?" Sandy asked as she glared at the bag.
Spongebob nods, "I had a Krabby Patty." he answers, "I asked if you wanted one but you said you didn't want one." he shrugs, and she doesn't say anything else. Sandy looks at him, he's panicking, screaming at the flaming treat, he blows it out, "don't worry, the fire is out, a little crispy but, on the bright side, mm, er derishus." He said with a full mouth, she shakes her head in disgust.
Sandy looks back to the fire, the heat from the flames filled her with pleasurable warmth, and then while looking into the fire images of him drowning flood through her head, him calling her name, reaching out for her.
Sandy shook her head, tears filled her eyes as she remembered dragging him out and when he wouldn't open his eyes, at how much she wished it was all just a joke, but when she realized it wasn't, her tears began to fall down her cheeks, and it was all for a pretty red flower.
Spongebob turns his attention to her, hearing her sniffle, like someone usually did when they were crying, "Sandy." Spongebob softly says her name, she shakes her head, "Why did you have ta fall in that damn river." she asked before looking at him, "what are you talking about?" he questioned, "Y'all know what I'm talking bout! Y'all act like none of it ever happened, sittin here, laughin and eatin burnt marshmallows." she glanced at his marshmallow stick, Spongebob cocks his head, "You say that like you think I meant to fall in." Spongebob said.
"Well, what were ya doin so darn close?" she asked, raising her voice, Spongebob glances at the fire, "I, I was trying to get you that flower." he answered, "Did I ask ya to get me a flower?" she asked, Spongebob shook his head, "My bad, I thought you'd like it, so I wanted to get it for you." he glanced to her.
"And what good did that do ya?" she asked as she showed him the wilted flower, "at least I got it." he crossed his arms, he watched as she threw it in the fire, he still looked at the fire, at the flower as it turned to ash, unknown tears filled his eyes, he looked back at her.
"How could you!" he glared at her, "after all the trouble I went through getting it-"
"Trouble?" Sandy interrupted him, "Y'all think y'all went through trouble, I was the one that had ta jump in and save yer yeller behind!" she pointed his his face having him swat her, "Yeah, well, I didn't ask you to, now did I." he questioned, Sandy glared back, "Y'all would've been dead, if I didn't pull ya out when I did." she said as she pounded her fist on the log.
Spongebob looks away, "Don't you think it would've been better just to let me die? That way you would have had to kiss me, that way, we wouldn't even have this argument." he says before he stands up, "What are you talking about, Spongebob!" Sandy raised her voice, her angry tone was taken by concern. Spongebob sighs, shaking his head, "Nothing, I'm going to bed." he says under his breath before he leaves to his tent.
Sandy laid in her tent, her arms under her head, she stared at the top of her tent, she sighed turning on her side, pulling her blankets further up to her face, and finally closing her eyes. A few minutes passed, with the wind blowing, and the trees shaking, she couldn't get to sleep, it wasn't the weather that kept her awake, it was him.
She hadn't seen him all night since their argument, it wasn't like him to stay mad for more than an hour, he couldn't be sleeping, if she couldn't sleep, then surely he couldn't. Was she wrong to yell at him like that? To ignore him like he wasn't there? It wasn't his fault, sure he was the one that fell into the damn river in the first place, but he wasn't the one who asked her to kiss him.
Was that one kiss the main reason why they weren't talking? What was she thinking, that wasn't just a kiss, that was something else, they actually, made out, like wild animals, she was just so happy that he was ok, and he, he just enjoyed it.
Sandy sighed kicking her blankets off, she had to fix this somehow. It was pretty windy out, and a little chilly not to mention it; she rubbed her arms before she headed for the orange tent on the other side of the camp circle.
She zipped the zipper of the tent closed, it was much warmer in here then out there, and wow, he really was sleeping, half of his body was in and out of his thick fluffy comforter blankets, and he just snored away, he looked so warm, and comfortable. Sandy pulled the blankets up to get under them with him.
She threw her leg over him, and her hand on his chest, squeezing him awake. Spongebob groaned groggily, "Hmm?" he was still asleep, didn't know what was going on, "Hmm, Sandy?" he softly said her name, he squinted to get a better look at her.
"H, hey Spongebob." she whispered, Spongebob leaned over to his side to turn on the lantern next to him, "Wh, what are you?" He asked as she leaned in to kiss him.
Sandy pulled out of the kiss, Spongebob sat back shocked, he looked around him, was this some sort of sweet sick dream?
"S, Sandy." He looked at her he gripped onto her wrist, she took a minute to look away from his lips, looking back up at his face, "I, I don't wanna fight anymore." she shook her head, "I almost lost ya once, and, I don't want that ta happen again."
She looked away, feeling ashamed, "I hurt ya today, and I know I can't take it back, and I'm sorry, really, Spongebob, I am." she looked back, Spongebob glanced up and down her, "You had been very unfair lately." he pointed at her, she nodded, "I, I know."
"All I ever wanted, was to be with you, to be able to see you, and talk to you, make you laugh, and smile, but it was too much for you, you treated me like, like you never even wanted me around, that I was just a burden." he shook his head, and she listened, "You made me feel unwanted, but I didn't say anything because I was just glad you allowed me to come along, and, you know that I'd do anything for you, anything at all, and that included getting you that flower that you threw in the fire." he said as he swept his hand off to the side as if to imitate her throwing away the daisy.
Sandy wiped away another tear, "I, I'm sorry, I, I know what I did was wrong, and all I can do is say that I'm sorry." she began to wipe away more tears, Spongebob sighed, bringing her in a comforting hug, his arms wrapped around her.
"I'll do anything for you, and that includes forgiving you." he said, Sandy picked her head up, looking up at him, "Wh, what?" she asked, Spongebob put on a small loving smile, "I can't stay mad at you, I mean, if you had done the same thing, I would be angry too, you have every right to be mad at me, I worried you, scared you to death, sure, I didn't mean to, but, I did." he shrugged.
Sandy hugged him again, crying even more, "I thought I had lost ya." She shook her head, "I was so scared, I didn't know what ta do, y'all were goin so fast, I couldn't keep up, y'all out ta me, askin me ta save ya, gave me a heart attack is whatcha did." She shook her head, "an' when I pulled ya out, I thought it was too late but I couldn't give up on ya, Spongebob, I, I don't know what I'd do if something ever happened to ya." She now stared him in the eye.
Spongebob stared her back, tears filled his eyes, he felt so bad, he then smiled, "at least now I know you care." Sandy pushed him, causing him to laugh "i've always cared." She said as she went to push him again but he ended up catching her instead.
Sandy tried to pull her arm back, or at least she pretended to struggle. She stared him in the eye, maybe they could try again. Sandy brushed her nose against his, smiling, he tilted his head slightly to get a better access, his hand slowly ran up her arm before finally reaching her cheek.
Spongebob made eye contact, waiting for her to make the next move, he wouldn't touch her anymore then he was unless she wanted him to, she just had to make the next move. Sandy pulled him closer, her breath was hot on his lips, he looked down at her lips, they were wet and looked soft, they were puckered slightly, he bit his bottom lip, he just might have to make the next move after all.
A/N: Smut is beyond this point, if you don't mind it then forget about this A/N and go on and enjoy yourselves ~ NikoNet
Sandy moaned as he brought his lips on hers, soft and loving at first, he pushed the kiss in further to get her to kiss back. They quickly became needy of one another, tongues now lashed out at each other, hands roamed and gripped at the others body.
Spongebob looked down at Sandy's hands that unbuttoned the last button of his shirt, she ran her hands up his chest to slide the shirt off, her eyes stayed glued to his chest, he wasn't even bad, Sandy ran her eyes down his body, unbelievable, "ar, are these real?" she asked as she pointed to his body.
Spongebob looked down, "i'd like to think so." He said before he took her hand and placed it on his chest, she could come right now if she wanted to; her hand traveled down his chest to his little stomach, no abs, but that was ok.
Sandy stopped when she got closer to the band of his night shorts, a clearly visible bulge laid off to the side, was that his, she looked up at him, he was looking to the ground behind him, his face was red, "I, it happens when i'm you know.. Excited." He scratched the side of his head.
Sandy glanced back down, and he was excited, reached to for the bottom of her shirt and lifted it over her head and tossed it to the side. Spongebob stared at her, she had nothing supporting them, not like they needed it. They were firm and perky, perfectly round, her nipples that had been poking through her shirt like an erection were clearly visible.
"well, don't ya wanna touch em?" She asked as she lifted them up with her hands. Was it hot in here, or what? How could he refuse? Spongebob scooted even closer, he looked back at her, "a, are you sure you're ok with this? I don't want to hurt you, or touch you unless-" she kissed him while taking his hand to her breast.
Spongebob let's out a whimper as he began to rub her breasts, pinching her nipples between his fingers as he rubbed them together, Sandy moans as Spongebob presses his erection against her, "Hnn, Sponge-" she cries his name as he sucks her breasts, he stares up at her before he pushes her on her back, he stares her down as he lifts her bottom half up to pull of her pants.
Sandy squirms beneath him as he delivers sweet kisses all down her body as his fingers circle her clit. Spongebob jumps below, Sandy is panting, waiting for him to do something else, he inserts his thumb to open her, her juices flow out and it is a mess to be cleaned up, it was a good thing he was a sponge.
Spongebob sits up on his knees wiping the side of his lip clean before sucking on his fingers, he stares at her as he cleans himself of her fluids. Spongebob glances down to his erection before looking back at her, he maintained eye contact as he pulled his night shorts down, Sandy sits up and pushes his hands away from his briefs; she glances up at him, he nods and she turns to the band of his underwear, time for the big reveal.
He stares up at her as she climbs over his lap, he was laying back down, this was all going so fast,Spongebob wrapped his fingers around her hips, he closed his eyes as she started to grind on him, she was so wet and warm, it felt good, he could do this all night if he could, but this was only the beginning. He had dreamt of this moment for most of his adult life, but it was just a dream, he never thought that this would actually happen, and now that it was finally happening, this felt ten times better than any ol' dream he had with her in it, it had been so long since he'd actually touched a woman and he was afraid that he had forgotten how to please them, he really wanted to please her, to show her that he wasn't a mistake.
Spongebob held his member still as she leaned back on her legs to get him in, slowly leaning forward allowing an inch in at a time, she dropped her jaw, gasping as he stretched her, it was a little painful after not having any sexual relationships since she moved down here, and not to mention, he was a tad bigger, and growing.
Spongebob pushed in a little further to get her to move, after she got used to the pleasureable invader she began to move, Spongebob threw his head back as she slowly picked up the speed, she was so wet and warm, "Gah, Hnn, Y, you're so tight." he grunted as he thrusted his hips into her, Sandy yelled, her back aching, "Hnn, i, it's because hmm, you're so, hah big." she said as she gropped at her breasts.
Spongebob sat up, pulling her closer, thrusting in a little faster as he started sucking on her breasts, one of his hands rubbed her clit, she pulled at the back of his head, "Hnn, Sponge-" she cried. Spongebob shoved her off of him, now standing between her legs, he rubbed himself, biting, and licking his lips while Sandy watched and played with herself.
Sandy crawled on her hands and knees, she stared up at him as she took him in her hands, Spongebob bit his lips as she began to rub him, she lowered her head down to kiss the tip, he whimpered as she started to lick up his shaft while she squeezed his soft jewels, "Hmm, Sa, Sandy." he panted, wiping away sweat, he ran his hands through her fur, tugging at her ears, Spongebob yelped out, curling his toes and his fingers dug into her head as he released.
Sandy sat up, she took a minute before she swallowed his seed, Spongebob panted looking down at her, he smiled bringing her in a kiss, "Ha, I love you." he said before he laid her down, he pushed through her legs, pressing his member into her again before inserting himself. Sandy clawed at the sheets as he began to work his magic, her legs wrapped around his hips, and her hands raked down his back.
"Hnn, Sp, Spongebob." she moaned, Spongebob bit down on her neck, "Hnn, Sa, San- I, ha, I'm hnn." was all he could manage out, Sandy nodded, "Hmm, Huh, C, come, in, inside hah, Sponge." she cried as she thrusted her hips up to match his movements, she clenched her jaw tight as he thrusted his final thrust, after a few second he fell on top of her, his head rested between her neck and shoulder.
Sandy panted, she stared at him as he raised up off of her, he looked down at their connecting body parts before he pulled out, she reached out to pet his head, "Y, Ya did good." she said before they kissed again.
The two were blinded by a bright ray of light, they shielded their eyes, they quickly covered themselves as they realized that it was the park ranger, "What are you two crazy kids up to?" he asks, Spongebob and Sandy glance at each other before looking back at the thirty something year old man who wore a big goofy grin.
Hmm, well, um thanks for reading guys, I hope you liked it, eh, I sorta got lazy on the smut parts, sorry, but hell whatcha gonna do bout it?
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Reflections: A Squidward Tentacles Composition
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After some thought, I feel like the best character I can relate to is Squidward Tentacles, someone who slowly grew to relate to more and more as he deals with Spongebob and Patrick’s antics. Growing up, Squidward seemed like a stick in the mud, but overtime I have come to the realization that Squidward is the underappreciated and undiscovered artist who’s been suppressed by his society. He seems more aware of truths beyond the idiocy of Bikini Bottom.
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 I would like to say I relate well with Squirdward because like him, I work hard and practice to excel at activities I like, such as drawing and playing an instrument. I can also appreciate the frustration when someone can achieve perfection on their first try, while I have been struggling in the same field. For Squidward, this is Spongebob. An episode that illustrates this occurs when Spongebob wants to learn art from Squidword. Not too far into the episode do we see that Spongebob is an art protégée. Everything he draws is perfect, everything he touches turns into a masterpiece, and with no effort. 
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Spongebob’s talent befuddles Squidward, while he has spent years trying to achieve the same level of skill. While Squidward and I do have similarities, we also have our differences. I’m not opposed to being social or trying to affiliate myself with the wealthy art community. Squidward also seems like he needs to lighten up a bit. Sometimes I can get stuck in an uptight mindset, but I have enough self-awareness to know when I need to let myself relax a bit more. But sometimes, I really let my inner Squidward take hold me. For example, there were many times during this project that I just felt done. And like Squidward, I just felt like taking a nap. I was frustrated and done. 
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But I remembered, I had to take this assignment and
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And that’s the face I made when I finally got my resources and argument outline together. I feel like I have learned a lot from this class on what it really means to approach a topic in many different ways. While I feel like the work load was a lot, I feel like it definitely helped me approach the subject in many different angles. For example, the double note taking exercise we did in class was very beneficial. I felt a little mental drain from reading and taking notes then having to comment on those notes, however, they were very substantial in keeping track of why those notes were valuable or not to my argument. These new approaches to exploring the topic were hard at first; I thought they were a tedious tactic that felt mundane.  However, these tactics brought more thinking and insight. For example, these activities helped me narrow down what angle of sexual racism I wanted to research. Do I want to tackle medias influence on sexual racism? Do I want to see how dating sites are promoting or defending prejudice?  Overall, this class has helped me grow as a researcher and editor. I really appreciated how much peer evaluation and group work went into the making of my final project. It was encouraging receiving feed back from fellow classmates, as well as hearing and reading what they were working on as well. I’m proud of my work and hope that others enjoy it too! It was a fun project. 
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