#Noelle x Akarsha

[cirque-dhomosexual]

It's time I return to my roots...

[amarionetista]

Dawn was already reigning in the city at that point. Noelle wanted to sleep, she wanted to close her eyes and pretend that none of the things of her day had happened.

  She wanted to forget how her mother had called her worthless so many times when one of her grades was below an “A+.” She glanced at one of the walls in her room, where her mother had pasted another newspaper clipping of some Asian-American who had made millions in money. Her mother’s words echoed like the loudest scream she had ever heard in her life inside her head. “If he can do it, why can’t you?”

  Noelle just didn't want that kind of pressure, she just didn't want that kind of motivation. She didn't want even the time it took her to breathe to be criticized as a waste of time.

  A small ringing filled the room. At other times it seemed almost insignificant, but in the silence of his room the ringing of his computer announcing a new message seemed louder than anything.

  Noelle debated whether she should just ignore the message, but others started coming in and she knew there was only one person who could persist this much.

  She got out of bed and sat in the chair next to the computer, when she checked her messages her suspicions were confirmed when she read Akarsha's name in the chat.

“Hello Frenchwoman”

Noelle sighed as she saw the message. She had been dealing with Akarsha calling her 'Frenchwoman' because of her name for weeks now. She was already planning to leave the conversation without warning when another message from Akarsha arrived.

“Couldn’t sleep either?”

“Why are you awake? Did you spend the night watching memes again?”

“Calm down, Frenchwoman. Aren’t you the one who said that only an idiot answers a question with another question?”

"Oh what.."

"I never said that"

 Noelle didn't need to see Akarsha to know that she was grinning like an idiot when she saw that she almost fell for her dirty trick.

“Come on, Noelle. I didn’t sleep because I was thinking about you :p”

 Her face flushed bright red as she read the last message. Her first thought was that this was yet another prank from Akarsha, like the time she had pushed her into the pool and mocked her when she said she was soaking wet.

“I’m serious, Noelle.”

“I was worried about you. You were so bad in practice today. You played just as bad as you did when you started.”

"Thanks"

"You understood me"

“You were getting better. You were really doing well. What happened?”

"Nothing happened"

“You know you can trust me. I like you and I want you well all the time.”

  She knew Akarsha liked to joke, and out of every ten things she said, eleven were some kind of stupid joke with stupid connotations…but…she didn't feel like that was Akarsha's intention to do something like that. She would say that those words were sincere, well, as sincere as Akarsha could be.

  And maybe it was her sleep or lack thereof, but she found herself telling her friend everything she had to hear from her parents. She even had to endure them calling her spoiled just for asking for less pressure on her shoulders.

  To her surprise, Akarsha actually showed herself to be helpful, she wouldn't admit it, but she felt embraced by all the words her friend said.

“Go to sleep now, Frenchwoman”

“Tomorrow I have a surprise for you”

“What kind of surprise?”

“If I told you, there would be no reason to surprise you, right?”

 Leaving her with that thought, Akarsha stopped the chat. Noelle hoped to mull it over until dawn, but she fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

  In the morning, she made her way to the closet she shared with Diya. She didn’t find her there, but instead Akarsha was absentmindedly scrolling through her phone.

  When she saw her approaching, Akarsha smiled and searched for something in her backpack. When she reached out, she found herself staring at a small bouquet of white and red flowers.

— For you, Frenchwoman.

[randomreader5]

We need some more pee pee ketchup man content yall 🙏

[maruzumbi]

[weaponizedducks]

now that we've mentioned it why stop at ben dick. fuck it the little sister with the attitude is a lesbian. textbook lezzer and she's in love with the mean blonde one. rip lesboise bridgerton you would have loved the lesbian masterdoc

[alleywayaquarium]

AHHHHH MY GIRLS ARE HERE!!!!❤️❤️❤️ RAHHHHHHHHHH!!! PPKM FOREVER RAHHHHHHHHHH!!!

[dorky-zuko]

are you replaying butterfly soup :D

yes

[like-icarus-ifly]

My gfs friend drew yaoi ppkm for me (I did ask for permission before posting this) + buff noelle and akarsha drawn by my gfs brother.

[jus-let-me-read]

Ppkm headcanon

But I ramble way too much and add onto a scene because my braincells have depleted significantly

This is singlehandedly one of the most gayest scenes in Butterfly Soup 2 (not including their years later scene for many reasons *cough*). This is so gay because you have to think of not only the before process but also the after process of untying their hair.

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Before:

>Obviously Akarsha prompted this by telling them to tie their hair together whilst Noelle slept, but you cannot look me in the eye and tell me this girl did not ONCE freak out. Whether it's over the fact "omg she fell asleep how cute, she's been working so hard" or "holy shit we're so close, wow girls."

When first starting the game it's extremely obvious that Akarsha is crushing hard. Noelle deadass started hyper analyzing her (which can push some people off I think) but Akarsha is like "omg she pays that much attention to me. She knows so much about me, teehee." So I accept it as a given that this girl when laying down next to her crush, as her friends tie their hair together is absolutely losing it.

Like if this girl didn't already figure out her sexuality beforehand this would be what tips her over. She'd just be busy questioning why in the world a girl significantly closer to her, makes her heart rate question what the fuck is going on. Though I guess that can also be said for the earthquake part.

>Akarsha is just watching their hair slowly get tied together, possibly laying side by side. She doesn't pay attention to who's helping she's just busy thinking about god knows what. Then once they're finish tying she's like, holy shit we're even closer.

>Internally like: "oh my god we're stuck together"

>I can imagine an internal battle where Akarsha questions whether or not she wants Noelle to wake up sooner or later. Sooner being, okay she'll be awake and I can see her reaction. Whereas later is, you know what this is actually kinda nice.

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After:

>Before we get to the after let me just add that during this both of their heads were definitely hurting. Like, Noelle straight up got up, tugging Akarsha up as well, practically dragging her around as it felt like both of their scalps was about to rip off. (So you know shared pain I guess.)

>It's not just their hair getting untied alright. It's a process. They're sitting side by side, both close to each other, and words are bound to be exchanged.

>Noelle could be like "What possibly possessed you to do this?" and somehow they end up bickering.

>Whoever is helping them get their hair untied is definitely third wheeling.

>Depending on the person they probably see what's going on between the two and they're just so done.

>Close proximity is never good for Akarsha's heart, and based off more later in the game it's not good for Noelle's either.

>If Noelle liked Akarsha at this point then it's just *Angirly flirting with you in lesbian* all over again

[snombug216]

noelle

[just-tobreakmelikeapromise]

No but listen: Akarsha singing “Teenage Dirtbag” to Noelle.

[notahumanweirdo]

I need the Butterfly soup fandom to tell me their ideas on how Akarsha and Noelle eventually got together

My take? Noelle woke up in the middle of the night with the realisation what the conversation with 'Akarsha's brother' was about and couldn't sleep for the rest of the night because of the realisations that she 1. might be a lesbian, and 2. likes Akarsha of all people

The next day, Akarsha roasts her for being visible tired

Noelle sits with the realisations for a while, before (shyly!) asking Akarsha out. Akarsha is too flustered to answer normally, but accepts! When Akarsha feels like Akarsha again, she can't help but tease her.

Akarsha: 'I knew you liked me, frenchmen'

Noelle: 'Shut up.'

* Akarsha gasps *

Akarsha: 'No denial! You wanna be the flip to my flop!'

[mv-damn]

I think a lot about egg transfem akarsha and comphet noelle getting into a relationship sometime in mid-late high school and it just like, working. Not in some magical way, mind - they go through their honeymoon period and have their first argument and it's loud and ends in tears. And it threatens their grades and their friendships and their extracurriculars. And maybe it's Chryssa, maybe it's Ester, or maybe it's Diya who gives them a push. Maybe Noelle is determined not to be like her parents. Maybe Akarsha cries into her mother's arms and her mother says, "honey, you need to talk to her."

But they get through it.

And maybe they go off to college together. Maybe they do some kind of LDR. And it's hard! And college is hard! But they keep talking. Keep sending each other memes and links and voice recordings. Eating dinner together across timezones.

Maybe they get their degrees and keep studying. Maybe Akarsha gets a BS in CompSci and gets out. Maybe she gets an early WFH job, or else is able to swing a job near enough to where Noelle's doing her Master's. And maybe they don't move in together just yet. Maybe they're just in the same city again, or within an easy drive of each other again. And it's wonderful.

And all this time, their identities are simmering away in the background. Maybe they still don't know. Maybe they do, and don't know what to do about it. Maybe it's somewhere in between.

But their lives progress, and so does their relationship.

Maybe they become traveling academics. Maybe they get married. Maybe the settle down together somewhere, get jobs, agree not to have kids (because honestly, in this economy?) and become the double-income-no-kids cool aunt & uncle to the rest of Akarsha's family.

And one day, as they're lying in bed together, getting ready to go to sleep, or sitting on the couch watching TV, or sipping coffee together on some lazy saturday, Noelle turns to Akarsha and says, "I have something to tell you."

And Akarsha says, "so do I."

And Noelle says, "you first."

So Akarsha says, "well, I think I'm a woman."

And Noelle's eyes go wide. And she says, "oh." and she says, "how fortuitous. I'm gay."

[doyoulikehomestuck]

It Takes Years - Chapter 2

Hi!!

I’m back with chapter 2 of It Takes Years.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/45842683/chapters/116245930#workskin

Chapter is is awkward babies being unable to cope with their feelings. 

[misfittq]

there’s so many queers in this

[dorky-zuko]

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And so, with trembling hands, she gripped the berry between her fingertips. “Akarsha,” she said, feeling her heart being pulled in a thousand directions at once. At the sound of her name being spoken, Akarsha turned towards Noelle curiously, her mouth slightly open.

Noelle reached up, and gently lifted the little fruit between her lips.

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For my friend @ryuucaro, who's a real sucker for first kiss fics. What a sap :)