#TWDG x LIS

[cl3m0ntine]

New TWDG AU because i love making AU.

This time the AU is

TWDG x LIS

People with powers : Clem, Javier

Javier's power : Super Speed

Due to his trauma of not being there when his dad died

Those who know for Javier (order of finding out) : Kate, Gabe, Mari, Clem, David

Clem's power : Location (will evolve throught the season) due to her trauma of losing her parent at the start of the apo (+ all other deaths)

s1 : She can see/feel the location of everyone she meet in her mind map. Even as walker she can feel them but to a lesser degree than when they were alive. She can see/feel their whole body in what position they are (so when Lee cut his arm, she will feel it)

s2 : Her power evovle to include her being able to astral project herself anywhere someone she know is.

s3 : Her power evolve to also add teleportation to anywhere someone she know is.

(The draw back stays the same: the farther it is, the more it hurt.)

Those who know for Clem (order of find out ) : Lee, Kenny, Luke, David, Javier, AJ

[elysianpoet]

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[juno-box]

[*even colder sweat*] LIS 2 x TWDG with Ben Paul and Clementine-

[*frigid sweating*] Or with Clementine and AJ--

[clouisluvr]

are you still writing for sean diaz?

using this ask for my revival HEYYY! ive been inactive for like a thousand years my bad😭 my lis and twdg hyperfixations honestly just fizzled out so much i didnt have any motivation no matter how hard i tried.. not even a single headcanon came to mind LOL

lucky for yall the lis and twdg parts of my brain randomly lit up the other day so Here we are again … i definitely need a refresher so i might rewatch a playthrough or something BUT ive started a sean diaz x reader part 3 draft (winter themed bc its cold and being single in december SUCKS!)

if anyone still wants to read lmk and ill write it! if im talking to the void then ill cutely go back to just reblogging stuff i like LMAOOO

[athaza1082]

R-R-REMAKE!!

Hiya, I’m Athaza

18 / she & a writer! I’m in a lot of fandoms but right now I’m all about..

CRK, RDR, MLP, Wolves Among us, TWDG, LIS..

I don’t have any other DNI besides the usual stuff! Please don’t interact w/ me if you promote harmful material such as racism, transphobia, homophobia, pro-shipping, etc.

I do like some ships! I’m a multi-shipper and pretty open to anything as long as it’s not illegal! I like Charthur, Vandermathews, Johnagail, Kieran & Mary Beth, Sean & Karen, etc! From CRK, I like ElderLily, Cacaolily, CocoaMint, HollyCacao, PureCacao, Purelily, SeaMoon, WildChip and HollyTaya

I do dislike certain ships like Beasts x Ancients as I see them as related, but other than that I don’t care as long as it’s legal!

From TWDG, I love Louis x Clem & Violet x Clem simultaneously, though I prefer Louis & Clem as I just love their dynamic together.

& MLP — I HEART RARIJACK & SUNSETPARKLE!!!!!!

But yehah, I mostly reblog stuff I like!

[clemlet]

Okay here are fanfictions I plan to write or am currently working on:

- Ashe x (F)Byleth. Secret lovers. Light smut (easily skippable if you don't want to read those parts). Takes place mostly during the course of Azure Moon.

Summary: Ashe has had a crush on Byleth since she taught the Blue Lions. He's devastated when she disappears but is elated when she reunites with the class at Garreg Mach five years later. They start to become close and she develops feelings for him and they begin a relationship in secret. Things get complicated as the war progresses and people notice suspicious behavior from both of them and something unexpected happens before the war's end.

- Sylvain x Ingrid. Best friends to lovers. Modern AU where they're college students.

Summary: Sylvain and Ingrid have been best friends since childhood. At some point, Ingrid develops a crush on him but keeps it to herself out of fear of ruining their friendship. One night while at a party, she gets drunk and kisses him. Even though he kisses her back, he seems to not want to talk about it the next day and Ingrid believes it's because he got caught up in a moment and doesn't have feelings for her. After a misunderstanding, they don't speak for three months.

- Ferdinand von Aegir. Fugitive on the run. Action story.

Summary: Ever since Ferdinand von Aegir defected from the Empire, refusing to be Edelgard's political puppet, he's been on the run. Day in and out, he has to fight Imperial spies and wandering mercenaries just to stay alive, which is no easy feat for him. When he remembers the promise his class made, he begins to make his way to Garreg Mach in hopes that all of his old classmates are still alive.

- James (TWDG). Rekindling friendship. Probably a oneshot.

Summary: James, who has been wandering aimlessly since he stayed back in the cave to buy Clementine more time, finally makes his way back to his shed. He sees Clementine's severed leg in his shed and a bunch of dead walkers. Though he is still a bit angry with her and very confused on his worldview after she challenged it, he reluctantly makes his way to Erikson to make sure she's still alive and to find out what exactly happened.

- Life is Strange. Lots of angst. Still working out the details.

Summary: Max and Chloe are still in shock after the destruction of Arcadia Bay. Max feels immense guilt for everything that's transpired and wonders if Chloe would be happier if Rachel was still alive. She tries to go back through an old picture and create a timeline where the three of them can be together and take down Jefferson. But things don't go according to plan.

[punkrockmads]

~Masterlists~

Arcane Masterlist

The Last Of Us (Pt. 1/Pt. 2) Masterlist

Life Is Strange Masterlist

The Walking Dead Game Series Masterlist

Personal Writing Masterlist

Random BS

I Write For:

Arcane (League of Legends)

The Last of Us (both games)

The Walking Dead (games and show)

Life is Strange (all games)

How I Write x Readers:

I do my best not to specify anything about Reader's appearance so that everybody is able to read my fics and feel like they were written for them

Unless specified in the request, I write Fem! Reader with she/her pronouns (because this is what my demographic tends to be and pronouns are the only thing used to identify/refer to Reader)

I will not write a cis straight male Reader × any character, but I'll write y'all platonically if you behave

Rules:

I WILL NOT WRITE SMUT FOR ANY CHARACTER UNDER 18

I will not write anything that is a male!Reader x wlw character

Smut will not involve: r*pe, cnc, men, etc.

Smut is not written for anyone under 18, y'all get outta here go do your homework

I am allowed to refuse any request I want, you do not need an explanation

Do Not send me links to donation websites or ask me to reblog posts asking for donations. I will not respond. There is no way for me to confirm the safety and legitimacy of these links.

Status: Slowly Putting out Writing

[mommyeater2000]

hi can u do dating S4 Clementine hcs?

Yes I LOVE CLEMENTINE OMG

Twdg season 4 Headcanons

Clementine x reader

Description: what it’s like to date clementine.

. You met clementine at the ski lodge when she was reunited with Kenny. All though her and Kenny’s reunion didn’t last very long, you to managed to stick together. Even after the death of Kenny.

. You started to get feelings around 13, when you realized that the angry feeling in your stomach when Clementine talked to gabe, wasn’t a stomachache. It was just jealousy.

. You both started acknowledging each other’s feelings around 14. Never admitting anything, but you both knew. It started with small complements, to her tucking your hair behind your ear when you slept.

. But soon after you started dating, thanks to clementine.

. You are always Clementines top priority, and Aj of course. She always puts your needs first before her own.

. If you had a song to describe your relationship it would be Little bit, Lykke Li

. Clementine enjoys spending time with you. It doesn’t matter what your doing, you could be hunting for food, or just sitting in silence. Your presence makes her comfortable.

. LOTS of late night talks

. She hates seeing you hurt, so she try’s her best to prevent it.

Example:



“Look, I found a mushroom!”

“Yeah, don’t eat that.”

. not big on PDA most of the time. But she does love small physical touch, like hand holding.

. She always try’s to give you and Aj the last of her food.

. She loves your humour, she even started telling some of your jokes.

. She told you she loved apples once, now you try to give her one every time you see one.

. She was the one to teach you how to drive, since Kenny never got the chance.

. It’s one of her favourite moments.

. When you got to ericson, for the first few nights you both slept beside each other.

. You teach her how to make paper planes and origami, since she never knew how.

. Dance parties between the three of you

. She try’s to find little gifts to give you, like crystals or old books

One time she found you a music player, you and Aj never Been happier.

. Sky watching

. When you find old thrift stores you both style clothes for each other.

. She would literally jump in front of a walker for you.

. She has a very comforting voice.

. She ABSOLUTELY loves hugs from behind.

. Gives you her jacket if you get cold

. You both enjoy sharing old memories, especially the ones you had together.

. She doesn’t get jealous easily, but if someone looks at you a certain way she will keep her eyes on them like a Hawk.

. Enjoys embarrassing you anyway she can, she find it amusing.

. Her favourite place to kiss you is your forehead.

. She loves watching you sleep, not in a creepy way. But it makes her feel comforted.

Sorry this was short:(



[thealexchen]

Am I the only one who feels that a lis2 and TC comic continuation could get worst and terribly written ? I'm fearing that it'll get bad writings and the characters would go OOC like TWDG season 4 comic spin off (I'm never reading that).

Not saying that I don't want a comic book about those two games, but I'm hoping that it doesn't get an awful writing/storytelling by a bad author just like the one who did Skybound X (TWDG S4 comic spin off).

I stopped reading the LiS comics because I found them uninteresting. A lot of what makes LiS fun for me is that it's a game where you can explore, play at your own pace, and most importantly make choices. And I've heard the TWDG comic is pretty bad.

LiS2 is already very polarizing and I don't think there's enough fan demand to warrant a comic continuation. TC is more doable because the endings don't branch as much, but it wrapped up neatly enough that I'm not sure what a comic sequel could do (and doesn't Alex deserve a happy ending?). I'd still much rather have a playable Gabe prequel that explores his character and relationships.

[twdgkidsdeservebetter]

Season 3 - Eleanor rant.

TW - Lots of Swearing.

Now season 3 is not my favourite season of the TWDG, that title will always be taken by season one but it does have it’s good moments. The story line was pretty good, most characters had likeable personalities and charm - one of the reasons I love the franchise so much and the antogonists really made me feel hatred towards them. Alas, within a pen of sheep, there’s always that one fox dressed in wool you never expect.

Eleanor starts of as a decent character, being introduced as the ‘doctor’ for Prescott, showing sympathy for Javier when he mentions his family at the junkyard and even offers to sneak Javi and Clem out to save Kate and the kids. The player is given a choice to go with Tripp or Eleanor. In my gameplay, I chose Tripp, because I trusted Clem’s instincts.

Time skip, Prescott is overrun by the New Frontier, forcing survivors out onto the road where their last resort is to ask the New Frontier to help Kate who’s dying from her wound. Reunite with David, blah blah blah. Also, I know Eleanor left Kate in the car, dumb idea, but honestly, Eleanor and Kate have similar body types and probably weigh about the same, so Eleanor trying to carry an INJURED Kate all the way to the gate? Impossible. (Had to rethink here for a second if Eleanor carried Kate at some point but no, Gabe carries her if Javi stays to fight and Javi carries her if he goes).

Aaaanyway, Eleanor is given a free pass by Doctor Lingard, basically giving her citizenship because of her stitching on Kate’s wound and I get it, props to Eleanor for her medical skills. *clap clap*. This far, Eleanor hasn’t really given me any reason to dislike her for anything that she’s done. She believed she was doing what was best for Kate by leaving her in the car to get help, but that ‘help’ turned out to be bs cause they just lied to her and locked her up. During this time, she’ll obviously become close with some of the other leaders, mainly Joan.

BIG time skip up to when Gabe helps Javi escape and the group reunite in David’s house, I believe. Javi walks in on Eleanor and Tripp’s relationship housefire and then can explain how Joan is a terrible person who is planning on ‘removing’ David from his role as one of the leaders by blaming the murders of members on him. After retrieving weapons from the armory and returning, the tension is pretty thick between everyone.

Group discuss what to do, go after Joan in the centre. Eleanor agrees and asks how. I always was suspicious of Eleanor’s hesitant tone but I was like, “Pffft, that’d be stupid, Eleanor’s a good guy”.

*X factor buzzer*

WRONG! It’s all revealed that Eleanor told Joan the groups entire plan. This bitch ruined the entire plan because she wanted to play teachers pet to her new mummy. And karma, being the sob it is, drags Tripp and Ava onto the stage where they’ll be the toys of a claw machine, but SURPRISE, there all rigged! And Eleanor is forced to watch as Joan orders her men to off a woman she barely knew, or her bestfriend and past lover. And when the final show down happens, she forces the blame, onto us! Everything happened because of her. And when you tell her this, she stomps her foot and says she didn’t want to leave in the first place.

Okay. But did you ever consider the rest of the group? The group that doesn’t feel safe between these walls when Joan is the one ruling it with an iron fist? No, because Eleanor is selfish and wanted to climb the electric fence and land on a cactus on Joan’s side. The woman who instructed her men to attack Prescott, her home, take her friend as a hostage, invade the place with walkers, tear gas and begin to brutally murder the people who did nothing to provoke Joan OR her people. Did Eleanor know all of this? Probably not. Despite that, she chose the side of a woman she barely knew, over her bestfriend.

And when Javi asks her why she told Joan the plan? She has the nerve, the absolute nerve to say, “I wAS jUst TRyInG to deFUsE A baD SItuATioN”.

Bitch. YOU CREATED THE BAD SITUATION! And then, she can say, “Tripp was my best friend, Javi!”

And who put Tripp in that situation? Huh? Was it Gabe? Was it Joan? No, it was Eleanor.

And, and, AND, the stupidest thing about this entire scene; is that I can’t even chew her out for it! And the game wants me to automatically forgive her because she’s trying to help people after pulling a stunt like that? Fuck. That.

Eleanor is my least favourite character throughout the entire walking dead game franchise and I won’t see it any other way. 12 thumbs down, 0/5 star rating, undercooked, it’s a no from me, au revoir!

[timothylawrence]

Q, X and Z :D

Hi Wendy!!! Q:  A ship you’ve abandoned and why? omg, i dont think i’ve ever abandoned a ship entirely? I guess the closest thing would be vaughnxrhys i think LOL. I used to ship them hardcore back when i first played the game. Then i played it again and was like wait Rhys and Sasha is more my thing and now im here loving both!  X:  top 5-10 characters who are yoUR PRECIOUS BABIES AND YOU WILL DIE DEFENDING THEM! 1. Sasha from Borderlands 2. Ben Paul from TWDG 3. Rachel Amber from LIS 4. Fiona from Borderlands 5. Javier Garcia from TWDG 6. The Huntress from DBD Z:  Just ramble about something fan-related, go go go (prompts optional but encouraged)! Just thinking about how fucking cool Atlas!Sasha could’ve been busting in during the rhys & katagawa fight with a big ass gun. i imagine her title card every day and just being like “MRS. ATLAS” or something fucking cool. But no. Gearbox hates women to much >:(! 

[skuroddls]

Life is strange x the walking dead game au made by @/ali.exz on instagram! Loved this au so much that I just had to draw something for it 🥺💓

{ #lifeisstrangefanart #twdgfanart #thewalkingdeadisstrange #twdg #violentine #twdgviolet #twdgclementine #lischloe #lismax #lis }

{ #lifeisstrangefanart #twdgfanart #thewalkingdeadisstrange #twdg #violentine #twdgviolet #twdgclementine #lischloe #lismax #lis }

[yellowsugarwords]

You write life is strange? Do you write something like twdg x s/o but with life is strange?

I could definitely try! :) and yes I do write for LIS!

[spider--aye]

TWDG Rarepairs week, Day 3: Prom/Marriage

Ship: lujavi (Luke x Javi)

Words: 841

Javi was sitting in his room, trying to get himself to calm down. He was all alone, unlike usually. He couldn't really tell why was he so nervous, it sure was supposed to be a big day, but it shouldn't make him so anxious! He could easily recall the moment when he asked Luke if he would marry him. He was ready to turn it into a joke, but his boyfriend agreed without hesitation, so here he was now. Waiting for the time the marriage was supposed to take place. He had an hour or two left before he'd have to go, so he wasn't even wearing any special clothes yet. He was just sitting there, getting his nerves under control. He knew there was nothing to be worried about.

Javier closed his eyes and lied on his bed, trying this best to think about something else. He couldn't, so he decided to think about the more relaxing sides. He smiled slightly, imagining how Luke would look during the ceremony and he was glad to make his family officially bigger. He then turned his head a couple of times, still struggling to believe it was really happening. Not only he was getting married to a guy he loved, but it was taking place during the apocalypse! "Getting married" just sounded so surreal so far... Suddenly, there was a knock, so Javi sighed, brought back to reality.

"It's open!" he shouted, letting the person enter. But they didn't. The door stayed untouched. Instead, there was another knock, this time followed by a muffled voice.

"No, it's not!" came the answer.

Javi sat up, immediately recognizing Luke's voice. He leaned over to look at the door and couldn't see the door handle move. There was one final knock, this time sounding a lot like banging on the glass. Javi immediately turned his head to see Luke by his window. The most surprising thing about this was that his room was NOT on the ground floor. Javi got up and opened the window, helping Luke to get inside.

"Well thank you," Luke smiled as he entered the room. Javi chuckled and turned his head a couple of times.

"You okay, man?" he asked, eyeing Luke.

"Yeah. Keep your window open next time maybe?" Luke asked.

"Oh, I'm sorry. It'd be open, but visitors usually use the door," Javi said with a smirk, pointing to the entrance. Luke laughed for a moment.

"Anyway, you seem nervous," Luke pointed out and Javi sighed.

"It shows this much? I guess I'm just apprehensive about getting married," Javi admitted, scratching his neck.

"I can relate. That's actually why I'm here. I figured, hey, we still have time, why not go out for a moment to relax?" Luke offered. Javi smiled and felt relieved that Luke didn't think his mood was weird.

"Yeah, why not?" the man smiled.

The two men carefully snuck out, making sure they weren't spotted and slowly made their way towards the small side entrance to Richmond they were usually using to go out. On their way, Luke grabbed a bag and Javi took his bat "just in case". They made their way to the field, where Luke knelt down and opened his bag. He pulled out a baseball ball and showed it to Javi with a smirk.

"How's your swing?" he asked, giving the ball to Javi.

"Let's check out, shall we?" the man smiled, taking the ball. He then threw it up and smacked with the bat.

"Heh, whoa, that was good!" Luke cheered, watching the ball fly away.

"Thanks. You wanna try?" Javi offered.

"Yeah, sure," Luke agreed.

And so, the two were just there, playing. Javi was talking some stuff about baseball rules and showing Luke how to swing the bat to make the ball fly further, they were relaxing and the whole stress went away. During their play, only one walker approached and got hit in the face by a ball before being put down for good. Surprisingly, it was Luke who hit it, so Javi just felt proud of teaching him that.

After around an hour, both men decided to head back to Richmond and get ready for the ceremony. They bout found it amazing that the supply run group was able to find not only one but two suits that were not destroyed and fitted them perfectly. They got dressed and eventually both entered the room. Since there was no priest in their community they had to figure something out, so the plan was that someone was supposed to just read the changed-a-little vows.

The whole ceremony was long, but in the end, one thing was to be remembered by everyone, but mostly Javier and Luke... both men saying "I do" in front of everyone, holding hands. Ever since then Richmond was not only in care of Javier, but his husband was now officially tied to the community (not that he wasn't helping before). And so it was: Javier and Luke García, leaders of Richmond and happy marriage.

[spider--aye]

TWDG Rarepairs week, Day 2: Kids/Pets

Ship: lujavi (Luke x Javi)

Words: 1 013

Luke and Javi were walking next to a river. They were supposed to meet the group that was on a supply run now halfway through and make sure they were okay. They only ran into a couple of walkers so far and were hoping to keep it that way, yet they had their eyes open in case something tried to attack them. They decided to lighten the mood by making small talk.

"So, how much do you think they've found?" Luke asked, starting a conversation.

"I'd expect a lot. They've been out for over a week after all," Javi pointed out.

"Yeah. Anything you'd want them to find in particular?" Luke asked again.

"Man, I'd love some pudding..." Javi joked, causing the other man to smile.

"Out of all things? Well, I'd like them to get us some candies or something. Imagine breaking it down to kids," Luke smiled.

They were talking about some random stuff, yet eventually, their conversation was dying out. They spotted a couple of walkers in front of them and took care of them. Just a couple of swings and they were no threat to anyone anymore. Running into so many caused the men to keep their voices down in case if any more were around. That's when they heard barking in the distance. They both turned immediately and looked to the other side of the river, spotting a dog in the water. The poor animal was struggling to swim and seemed exhausted.

"Oh shit, that's a dog!" Luke swore and almost immediately tried to jump into the river, hoping to save the animal. Javi caught his hand and stopped him in the last second.

"Wait, I'll go," he said, already throwing away his bat.

"Is that about what happened last winter? Are you serious?" Luke asked.

Of course, he told Javi how he almost drowned while crossing the frozen lake while his group was trying to reach "a place with supplies" to which that Arvo guy was leading them to. But surviving this should be proof that he is actually a good swimmer, right? Yet, Javi didn't really trust him around water for some reason. Maybe the man feared Luke just had bad luck with water? He could never know.

"We'll do this later, I'll be right back!" Javi shouted and jumped into the river.

Luke sighed and did nothing but watched his boyfriend swim further and further, getting closer to the dog. The river current endured them towards the nearby bridge, a one the men had to cross on their way here, so after a moment of waiting Luke picked up Javi's bat and followed. Javier meanwhile was able to catch the dog that wasn't even struggling to get out from his grip and he made his way to the side Luke was at. When he was close enough Luke walked into the river and helped his boyfriend up, dragging him out from the water.

"You okay?" Luke asked worriedly. He got scared when he saw how exhausted from this swim Javi was. "Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine," Javi assured. Now, that Luke was sure, he could turn it into a joke.

"I was talking to the dog, but good," Luke smiled ironically and looked at Javi's tired face. Even though he was tired, he laughed.

"God, I swear-" Javi mumbled, turning his head but still laughing.

"Seriously though, is it okay?" Luke asked, looking at the fluffy dog.

"I think so but it looks exhausted," Javier pointed out and took a closer look at the dog.

It seemed to be a male American Shepherd, it had very light blue eyes and its fur was white, black and light brown. It was curled up on the ground and was looking at two strangers terrified, shaking. It didn't seem hurt, just tired, but they could never be sure. Luke moved his hand closer to the dog.

"Hey there, boy. It's okay, we won't hurt you," the man whispered and the animal seemed to calm down at the sound of his voice a little.

"Yeah, we're friendly," Javi also reached out to the dog.

The animal was wary at first, but both men seemed so friendly that he trusted them almost immediately, letting them pet his head and back while he was walking around the two, gaining his strength again. The men remembered they had a little food with them, so they gave it to the dog, only making him trust them even more. Soon enough, the animal wouldn't leave their sides.

"We're keeping him, right?" Luke made sure, petting the dog.

"Yeah, of course, hell yeah we are! What else are we supposed to do with such a fluffy boy?" Javi answered, looking over to Luke with a smile.

"Okay, so we need to give him a name. Any suggestions?" Luke decided, still petting the dog that lied down again. Javi thought for a second before making one.

"I'd go with Río," Javier answered, looking over to the still wet dog.

"What does that mean?" Luke asked, guessing the word was in Spanish. Javi chuckled and looked at the place they first spotted their new friend.

"River," he answered, smiling. Luke nodded.

"Okay. So it's Río, the dog from the river!" Luke joked and Javi nodded in agreement.

They sat there with Río for a couple more minutes, letting the fella rest, and they were ready to go find the group from the supply run when they spotted them passing next to them. They ran up to them and explained the whole situation, taking Río with them of course. And so, in the end, they had a dog, a new family member. Family, that was growing bigger and bigger each day. When Río completely recovered from his unknown adventures that took place before Luke and Javi saved him, it turned out that he was full of energy and well trained, was able to help to look for supplies or missing people and always willing to spend time with his new owners whenever they needed a fluffy emotional support company.

[spider--aye]

TWDG Rarepairs week, Day 4: Modern AU

Ship: lujavi (Luke x Javi)

Words: Oh shoot, 3 616, how is it even possible?!

Luke sighed deeply, sitting on a chair next to his friend's hospital bed. He glared over the man who looked away, avoiding Luke's gaze. Luke had a couple of scratches and bruises on his face, while his friend wasn't so lucky and except for those things he also had a broken leg. Eventually, the friend got bored with avoiding the gaze and turned his face in man's direction.

"Come on, Luke, it's not you who stays here for a couple of days," the black haired man mumbled.

"Your uncle is gonna be pissed, Nick," Luke pointed out.

"Honestly? I have no regrets," Nick smiled and looked at the ceiling.

"Okay, so do your thing, I guess. I'm getting out before Pete starts a riot," Luke sighed, getting up.

"You're a coward," Nick teased jokingly. Luke smiled and turned his head a couple of times.

"Nope, you're not getting me on the same trick twice. No way," the man answered.

"Damn it," Nick swore. He then sighed, eyeing Luke. "Try not to die while I'm away," he joked.

"Same goes to you, buddy!" Luke answered and waved goodbye before leaving the room.

As he was leaving, he passed Carlos, the doctor that lived a couple of houses from his own. They greeted each other and the man approached Nick with a face that was giving off that it wasn't the first time they were seeing each other in a situation like this. Luke was about to leave the hospital when he realized it was raining outside. With a sigh, he ran out from the building, yet by the time he found his car in the parking lot, he was already soaked. He sat in the driver's seat and felt stupid for not using the hospital's parking lot. He maybe would have to pay a little, but at least he'd be dry. He eventually started the car and it slowly rolled over to the road.

As he was passing the hospital, he saw someone. A man around his age, with brown hair and wearing a T-shirt with some logo. He was, of course, soaked because of the heavy rain and was trying to catch a taxi. Yet, another one passed him and splashed water all over him. He sighed and just stood there, waiting for another one to appear. After a moment of hesitation, Luke pulled over and rolled his window down.

"Trying to catch a ride?" he asked, and the stranger looked around uncomfortably.

"Yeah. Why?" the man asked, slightly eyeing Luke.

"I can drop you off somewhere if you want." Luke offered with a friendly smile. The man thought for a second.

"Yeah, that'd be nice. Thank you," he answered and slowly got around the car to sit next to Luke.

Luke started the car. They were driving in silence for a moment, while the stranger was trying to wipe the water off from his face with his clothing, that unluckily was soaked as well. With a sigh, he gave up.

"So, where should I drop you off?" Luke asked.

"Oh. Where will we be passing?" the stranger answered with another question.

"I'm going home, I live near the south side of the city, so we'll cross the center and head there. You live somewhere near?" Luke asked after explaining. The stranger took a moment to figure out where was south.

"Yeah, actually. A little more to the...left, I think, but yeah," he agreed.

"So I can basically drop you home," Luke offered.

"That'd be nice. Thanks," the stranger agreed again. "Hey, uh, not to be rude, but... what happened to your face?" he asked awkwardly after a moment of silence.

"Oh, this? It's a stupid story. Just, the dumbass I occasionally call 'my friend' figured it'd be a good idea to 'borrow' a shopping cart and ride in it down a hill. I was lucky, though, he has a broken leg," Luke answered, ashamed that he got tricked into that stupid idea. The stranger snickered.

"You did that? I heard something like this from my nephew but never would've guessed it'd be you," the stranger said surprised.

"And you? Did you got out of the hospital or something?" Luke asked.

"Yeah, but it was nothing serious, just a regular check-up," he answered.

"Check-up? You play sports?" Luke asked. The stranger smirked.

"Baseball," he answered simply.

"Oh, that's cool," Luke replied with a smile. "So, is it a hobby, or work?" he asked.

"Both," the stranger replied.

"Oh really? Why don't you have a car, then?" Luke questioned, causing the stranger to sigh.

"Brother dropped me off and didn't wait," he explained.

"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. Should I turn left now?" Luke suddenly asked for directions.

"Yeah, that's here," he answered.

With a small conversation going on, Luke drove the man right to his house. He stopped the car near the sidewalk and turned it off.

"Thanks for the ride," the stranger thanked.

"No problem man," Luke answered with a smile.

"Oh, by the way, could you give me your phone number? I could return the money for the gas, then," the stranger offered.

"Uh, you don't have to," Luke answered.

"It's not much for me, I can pay," the stranger reassured and Luke nodded.

"Okay then," he answered and gave the man his phone number. After that, he saw the stranger nervously look at him and it took him a while to realize why was that. "My name's Luke," he introduced himself.

"Oookay, got it. And I'm Javier," he answered, shaking Luke's hand.

"All right, so see you later, I guess," Luke smiled.

"Yeah. Have a nice day," Javi wished.

Luke got home and returned to his daily routine. Ate some food, took his dog on a walk, fed it, read a chapter or two of a book that Sarah, Carlos' daughter had been recommending to everyone, did the dishes, ate dinner and without any issue fell asleep. In the morning, his routine was still undisturbed, followed by walking his dog and feeding it, eating breakfast, making the dishes and now instead of hanging out with his friend, Nick, he took his car and went to the hospital to check up on him.

By the time he left, it was afternoon and as he was making his way through the center, his phone rang. He stopped the car on a side of the road and picked up.

"Hey Luke, it's, uh, it's Javier. I wanted to give you back the money for gas," the speaker started.

"Oh, hi. Where are you?" Luke asked.

"Near the park in the center, but I have my car, so I can ride anywhere you need me to," Javier explained on the phone.

"All right, I'm just passing by, I'll be there in a couple of minutes," Luke assured.

"Oh, okay. So I'll wait here, I guess. See you in a minute!" Javi ended.

"Yeah, see ya'!" Luke answered and hang up.

He reached the park within' minutes, just as he promised and got out from the car, looking for Javier. When he spotted him he couldn't help but notice how different the man looked. He slowly approached.

"Hi, I'm here," Luke greeted.

"Oh, hi-" Javi answered and turned around, stopping midsentence as he saw Luke. "Oh, you look better when you're not, y' know, soaked," he said.

"Right back at you," Luke answered, smiling at the man.

"So, anyway, here's your money," Javi said, handing Luke money. Luke blinked.

"Are you sure? I mean- It's a lot more than I expected," Luke admitted.

"Yeah, I'm sure. Hey, by the way, maybe, I don't know, you wanna... go with me to eat something?" Javi offered.

"Well, I mean, sure. I'm free for over a week since my friend's in, y' know, hospital, so I'd be just bored home anyway," Luke agreed.

"All right then, come with me, I know a nice place selling burgers, if you're down t it," Javi smiled.

"Lead the way, man," Luke agreed once again.

They went into some small burger pub and ordered some food there. In the meantime, they talked to each other. Javi told Luke some stuff about baseball while Luke told him about his dog and the book he was reading. It turned out Javi was also in the middle of it, so the two found another topic to get on for some time. After the food arrived it turned out way better than Luke would've expected, he made a note to return there one day. Just as they were about to go their ways, Javi stopped him.

"Hey, I've been thinking, maybe you'd like to come to the baseball play I'm taking part in? IT's tomorrow and it'd be nice to have a friendly face in the crowd," he asked, scratching his neck.

"I'll try to be there," Luke promised and they went separate ways.

On his way home, Javi was thrilled. He was just so happy to happen to meet Luke the day earlier and even more happy to somehow have contact with him. He couldn't really tell why was that, but he just immediately liked the man. He walked into his house and took his bat. He then got back in the car and rode over to the place he was training at. There, he was practicing swings alongside his friends from his team.

The next day Javier and his teammates entered the stadium, all ready to defeat their today foes and go further in rankings. Yet Luke was nowhere to be seen. Javi sighed and tried to shake the man out from his head. He had to focus on the game. For his own sake.

The game began and Javi's team was roughly losing it. It was hard to keep up with their foes, who were probably training way longer than Javi and his teammates were. Things were going downhill since the very begging and it was almost guaranteed that Javi's team would lose. There were 15 minutes left. Javi was trying to be ready.

The ball was coming his way, he swung and... missed. He could hear some people laugh. Distracted, he tried to hit the other ball. Not only did he miss, but he lost his balance and fell to the ground, causing more people to laugh. He tightened his grip on the bat in annoyance, unsure if he should even bother to get up. That's when while running his eyes through the audience, he spotted a familiar, friendly face. He just lied for a moment, looking at Luke in the audience and then he got up, filled back with determination.

He stood his ground, turning his bat slowly, ready to swing. The last ball was coming to him with rapid speed, but he didn't hesitate. He just took a deep breath, thought of everyone watching him and took his shot. The ball crashed into the bat and was thrown away because of it. It was flying, flying, flying... it eventually got past the audience and out from the stadium. Javi stood there for a moment, admiring his work, before moving further.

Within those 15 minutes, Javi's sudden energy rush not only helped him but motivated his team that, in the end, won. The audience was cheering, but Javi was mostly glad to see Luke happily watching him. They waved to each other slightly, just like they were some spies giving each other a signal informing that they see each other.

Javi had never switched clothes this fast before. He wanted to catch Luke before he left for good. He just quickly laughed with the whole team of his and cleaned his face from dirt that got onto it when he fell and he was already wearing sunglasses to avoid fans and running outside, looking for Luke. It didn't take him long to find him, standing somewhere near the exit and seemingly looking through his phone while actually keeping an eye out, just like he'd expect someone to appear.

"Luke!" Javi cheered, waving his hands around and getting man's attention. Luke smiled as soon as he saw his friend run like this.

"Hey! Good game!" Luke complemented, keeping his smile up.

"How could I lose with you watching?" Javi joked.

They were standing so close to each other and Javi wasn't sure why'd he do that. Maybe because he was so thrilled, maybe because he was too tired to think, maybe there was any other reason for this, he really had no idea. But for some reason that was probably deep inside his head, he kissed Luke. He realized only a couple seconds after. As he pulled away he was getting pale, but his lack of color was soon enough replaced with blushing all over his face. He hid it in his hands and tried to mumble some explanation-apology, but wasn't really able to. When he was already making a plan to move to the other side of the country and trick his family into doing so, Luke laughed and slightly patted Javi's back.

"It's okay, man, I get it, you won," Luke smiled.

"Yeah, sorry, it's just... because of all these emotions and... yeah," Javi agreed and took a deep sigh on the inside.

"How about we go back to that burger place to celebrate?" Luke offered and Javi smiled, feeling like he just got out from a tight spot.

"I think that's for the best," he agreed and they went there.

Next morning Luke woke up in his home, in his bed, with his head hurting. He ran his hand through his hair, making sure it was not because of hitting something overnight but couldn't find anything. He yawned and looked around. He finally realized that he was hungover after last night. The first thing he thought was if he took his dog on a walk, but as he saw it sleeping next to his bed he calmed down. Yet a moment later a more serious question ran through his mind, causing him to flinch.

"Did I drive drunk?" he asked himself in disbelief. "No. No, I wouldn't do that!" he calmed himself and then sighed. "I'm staying in bed today," he then decided and closed his eyes.

It wasn't long until his phone called. He somehow reached it and waited for the signal to almost end before picking up.

"Hello, you've almost reached Luke, but I can't talk now, so leave the message after the signal," he said and then made a sound with his mouth and put the phone away, listening.

"Hey man, I'm not sure if it's really your voicemail or you're just not up to a conversation, so I'll make this quick," Nick's voice rang out. "Carlos is letting me out tomorrow and I was wondering if you'd be willing to pick me up. Pete will most likely be in work and I have no way of getting home on my own," he explained. Luke sighed.

"I've got your back, Nick," Luke assured and he could hear Nick chuckle in the background.

"Thanks, man," he thanked and hang up.

Luke sighed and tried to fall back asleep as the phone rang again. Just like the last time, he waited until the very last moment before picking up and said the formula again. Yet, he wasn't interrupted by Nick. It was someone else. So Luke put the phone away and listened.

"Hey, uh, hi. It's Javi. I, uh, hope you're alright after last night. I'm calling to make sure and also to tell you that it was me who drove you home, so you have nothing to worry about. And also... I... I was thinking. Like, about what happened after the play yesterday. Y' know, when we met outside the stadium. I am now sort of glad you didn't pick up because I can just... talk. So, I... ugh, this is stupid. All right, so... I think- I- ugh... I like you, okay? Like, a lot. More than I probably should," he sighed " More than a friend," he finally let out. Luke's heart dropped. "And- and I get it if you now just wish you didn't pick me up that other day and that you'll most likely text me to say to stay away and that's how it'll end, but... just if there's a slight chance you don't hate me or even, I don't know, feel the same way? Just... just call back, please?" Javi ended, but before he hung up Luke shook out from his confusion and grabbed the phone.

"You're serious?" he asked quickly. A sudden gasp was to be heard, alongside with a sound of phone falling. Then, it was picked back up.

"L- Luke? You've... heard it?" Javi asked. He was trying to hide it, but he was terrified.

"Yeah. Yeah, I did," Luke confirmed and both men sat quietly for a moment.

"So... yeah. I guess I'll be going..." Javi awkwardly tried to end the conversation.

"No, wait!" Luke stopped him.

"Ooookay?" Javi asked.

"I- Ugh, figured it'd be easier to say after you did it, but, yeah, I- I think I might feel the same way...?" Luke said. He was now just praying it wasn't some prank.

"Wait, really?" Javi asked, not even able to believe it.

"Yeah. Yeah, really. So... maybe... I don't know, let's... meet around... 2 p.m.? If you're free? Where... ever... you'd... like?" Luke offered, getting more shyer with each second.

"Uh... Yeah! That'd be- That'd be amazing!" Javi cheered through his phone. "So, maybe... at that cinema near the train station? What do you say?" he suggested.

"Sure," Luke nodded, even though Javi couldn't see him.

"Sooo... see you there?" Javi asked with a smile, even though he was not to be seen either.

"Yeah, of course. Bye," Luke hung up and lied back in his bed processing everything.

It all happened so fast he couldn't even really understand what was going on during the conversation and he had to think fast, but now was the time to analyze what happened. As he was doing this, he was blushing more and more, his body was slightly shaking, his breath and heartbeat were out of control... This conversation happened. He lied there in denial. Did he just set up a date for himself? Okay, maybe not date exactly, but something close at least? His emotions were offsetting each other, he was thrilled, excited, terrified, confused, worried, amazed, surprised, full of energy, froze up... He was going crazy!

He got up and ran into his bathroom and eyed himself in the mirror. He looked like a hungover beetroot, red all over his face, with messy hair and empty gaze. He jumped under the shower and took a fast, cold one to get rid of all these symptoms. When he got out he quickly dried his hair and made sure it looked okay. He eyes himself in the mirror again and was proud to say, he was looking better. Just like a beetroot, because the blush was not coming off. He swore quietly and got back to his room, looking for something to wear. It wasn't an event requiring him to wear a suit or something, but not a one to which you come over dressed in T-shirt and a pair of worn out jeans. He ended up picking a shirt and a new pair of jeans he bought to himself recently.

He washed his face one last time, took his beloved dog for a walk and then, as he got back he washed his face one more time, still hoping to get rid of his reddish cheeks. When it failed he gave up and, checking the clock multiple times, got to the place 15 minutes early. To his surprise, Javi was also already there, also blushing as hell, which made Luke feel a little better about his own look. He approached awkwardly.

"H- hi!" he greeted and Javi almost jumped at his voice behind him.

"Oh, hi, you- you got here early!" Javi also greeted, with a smile that was hiding the panic.

"So did you. It's good to see you," Luke answered, also doing his best to hide that he was freaking out.

"Y- you too," Javi answered, nodding.

"I'm sorry if I'm awkward, I'm just... Still processing the who thing. I can't believe you actually... feel that way too." Luke went ahead and apologized. Javi snickered quietly.

"Then we'll be awkward together," he joked, bringing a smile to Luke's face.

"So it'll be. Any movie you want to see?" the man asked, slowly feeling more comfortable.

"No, and you?" Javi answered, also gaining confidence.

"Guess we'll look through the offers," Luke guessed.

"Seems like this. Let's go," Javi answered and then reached out to Luke with his shaking hand. Hesitantly at first, Luke took it and both men, blushing furiously, headed to the theater.

The next day Luke picked up Nick as nothing happened. He helped him to the car and started it, slowly driving off. Nick took out a water bottle he got from Carlos while he was leaving and took a couple of sips. He grinned and looked over to Luke.

"So, what'd I miss?" he asked, taking another sip.

"Oh, not much, man. I got myself a boyfriend..." Luke hummed and Nick choked on his water.

"You did WHAT?" he asked, wiping the water off his face.

"Started dating a man. Thanks for breaking a leg, that's how we met," Luke smiled, but kept his eyes on the road.

"Oh, so I'm involved? No take-backs, man, you gotta tell me everything now," Nick demanded and Luke chuckled.

"Fine, fine..." he agreed, starting the story.