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casspurrjoybell-26 · 7 months ago

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💖Sweet Revenge💖 - Chapter 19

*Warning Adult Content*

Aaron Keene

Three months later, Sweet Rides opens for business.

With my insurance money and the backing of our new lead investor, we're able to secure a larger location in the trendier downtown area.

One side of the store is cycles, accessories, apparel and a repair shop.

The other is all candy all the time.

There's a kitchen in the back, with new, industrial-grade equipment but there are no living quarters attached.

Instead, we've taken a small house on the edge of town.

Blake's parents are coming to visit in a few weeks but he's promised me they won't mention grand-kids yet... thank God.

At least not until we've proven ourselves with a dog.

We have new employees, as well, which gives us both more time to focus on our passions... chocolate, bicycles and each other.

I'm in the middle of drizzling creamy white glaze over a batch of dark chocolate truffles with cherry centers and Blake is taking a break from his own work to bother me.

"Oh my God... what do you call these?" he asks, eating one with a level of enjoyment that borders on obscenity.

"Cherry poppers," I say and he chokes.

"Not really. They're called 'cherry truffles' dumb-ass."

When he can breathe again, he comes and stands behind me, sliding his arms around my waist and slipping his hands under the front of my apron.

"Maybe you'll wear this for me sometime," he says.

"I'm wearing it now."

"Yeah but you have other clothes on, too."

Now it's my turn to choke.

"Fuck's sake, Blake, we're at work. What if our top investor walks in on us?"

"She's into it," he says, shrugging.

He's right, unfortunately.

Apparently, freelance game design can pay quite well and Kate was ready and willing to jump into the world of small business investment when the opportunity presented.

She still works in the store, too.

Part of the deal was that we had to let her incorporate her passion for cosplay and she gets to handle marketing.

At the moment, she's organizing a charity thing where we ride bikes through town while dressed as anime characters and sell candy for some cause or other.

I don't get it but Blake is excited about the idea and as long as it means I get to keep doing what I love, I don't care.

I chase him back to his side of the store and get back to work.

That night, after we've had our fun and I'm lying helpless with exhaustion in his arms, he kisses me and smiles against my lips.

"I have something for you," he says.

"Wait here."

He gets up and goes to his dresser.

"If it's an apron, I'll strangle you with it," I threaten, sitting up.

"It's not an apron, I promise. Although I think I know what I want for my birthday."

"It's not my birthday," I say, frowning.

"I know but I can't wait that long."

He comes back holding a package.

"I had to send it away to a professional. Did you know that archival restoration is a thing? I didn't."

He hands it to me.

"Well, go on."

I tear off the wrapping.

There are two items inside.

One is a brand new, leather-bound book with creamy blank pages.

The other is a plain, white box.

I lift the lid.

Inside, encased in a plastic sleeve, is my Grandmother's journal.

The edges are slightly scorched and the cover is torn but I recognize it nonetheless.

"I asked the fire chief to look for it," Blake explains.

"He's... a friend from high school. He said the glass case it was in protected it a little, at least kept off some of the ash and soot. The restorer did the rest. I mean, there's some damage but..."

He's been speaking fast, obviously nervous.

I look up and he stops when he sees the tears tracking down my face.

His own pinches with concern.

"Is it okay? I mean, did I..."

Carefully, I set the box aside.

Then I throw my arms around him and hold on.

"Thank you," I say when I can and wipe my eyes.

"What's the blank one for, though?"

"That's for you," he says, pushing me away far enough to see my face.

"So you can start your own journal. I mean, I know you have your portfolios, and your website and everything. But I thought it would nice if you carried on the tradition. If you want," he finishes, uncertainly.

I smile and pull him into a kiss.

"I want," I say and damn it to hell but I'm pretty sure I owe him that apron thing now.

Blake Welling

The weather is unseasonably warm for September.

I wake up the morning of the seventh with the sheets in a twisted heap at my feet and Aaron curled against my side.

His thin white tank top is scrunched up around the bottom of his ribs, revealing the pale skin of his flat stomach and his dark-blue briefs have slipped low on his hips.

My eyes are drawn to the cleft of his cute ass, just visible above the band.

Reluctantly, I pull away from him and he makes a sleepy noise of protest.

I pull the sheets up and cover him.

I might be sweating but he always tends to run a little cool.

I shower and brush my teeth and come back to find him unmoved.

Crawling back to lie beside him, I watch him for a moment.

His lips are flushed with sleep and his long lashes rest on his cheeks.

Combing my fingers through his silky black hair, I kiss his mouth.

He mumbles something against my lips and shifts but doesn't wake.

I slide a hand between his legs and palm him through his briefs, stroking gently until I feel him start to grow hard.

"Ow."

I jolt back as he pinches my side and find him grinning up at me, blue eyes lit with amusement. "

That's what you get for assaulting a guy in his sleep, you perv," he says.

"Well, now that you're awake, I can do things properly..."

I slide my hand up the smooth skin of his side and move to kiss him but he sits up.

"What time is it?" he frowns, grabbing for his phone.

"Shit. I have to go," he jumps up and starts to pull on clothes, disappearing into the bathroom.

I sit at the end of the bed and wait for him to emerge.

When he does, he looks ready for work.

"I thought you were taking the day off?" I ask, frowning.

"I can't. I have a huge order to finish and the Fall selection is behind schedule."

He pauses at the bedroom door.

"I'm sorry... did you have something planned?"

"What? Oh... no," I laugh.

"Don't worry about it. Will you... be home for dinner?"

"I don't know. I'll see what I can do. Hey... I love you."

He comes back and kisses me, tasting minty and fresh.

"Bye," he says, then he's gone.

I flop back on the bed, feeling dejected.

I'd told the truth... I hadn't made any plans because it's my birthday, after all.

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pinkhairandpokemon · 2 years ago

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Ghost!!!!

Blake:

Well, my Pokémon surprise me quite often, but I think one of the most recent times would be uhh…

Oh! I know! It was with my Serperior, King. This was back when she was a Servine. I won’t tell the story in full detail, there’s some things I’m required to keep confidential as this particular incident was partially involved with a matter involving the Unova League at the time. But basically this is the story of how King learned her “signature move”.

Basically, King and I were riding the Ferris Wheel in Nimbasa City with… a friend. Who wasn’t exactly our friend at the time, but he is now. To put a long story short, we got into an argument and he set King off so she attacked him. She just so happened to learn Leaf Blade at the same time. Thankfully I managed to grab her before she could hurt him, but it definitely caught me off guard. She can be pretty feisty and mischievous, but at that point she’d never actually acted out violently on a human before, until that incident of course. Luckily it never happened again. It was a pretty stressful situation, so I don’t blame her. Oh, and don’t worry about the friend. We’re on better terms now!

Hop:

Oh! I’ve got a story, too! So back during my Gym Challenge, there was a point where I hit a pretty bad slump. I’d had a bit of a losing streak at the time and felt like I was dragging my brother’s name through the mud. I began to change out my Pokémon frequently to try out new strategies, and one of those Pokémon included Cloudy- my first ever partner who was a Wooloo at the time.

But eventually I began to get my confidence back, and added Cloudy back to the team. There was a very tearful apology- I felt so bad for putting him on the bench like that, after I promised we’d go to the League together when I was younger. Maybe in a way, I felt like I was letting him down, too. But he wasn’t mad at all. In fact, he evolved right then and there. How, I have no idea. I knew some Pokémon evolved through friendship, but as far as I was aware you could only evolve a Wooloo by training it- and Cloudy had missed out on quite a bit of training. I guess it was just a sign of our strong bond, even after all our hardships. Corny as that sounds, it’s the only explanation I can think of! And I believe wholeheartedly that was why he evolved right then. I’ll never forget that moment. From that point forward, even if I did stumble along the way, Cloudy was always there to lift me back up. I owe so much to this big ol’ fluff ball.

Auberi:

Guess I might as well answer, too. Let me think…

This may not be as dramatic or intense as the others, but it’s still one of the most prominent memories from my journey.

So, my Greninja, Korrin, wasn’t my first Pokémon. I actually got one when I was 14. I’ll keep the story short, but essentially I was just not that great of a trainer. And it ended up costing me my Pokémon. It didn’t die- as far as I’m aware, at least. It just… disappeared one day.

I… couldn’t forgive myself for years. I didn’t try to be a trainer again until my 18th birthday, when I signed up for Prof. Sycamore’s beginner trainer program, and was given Korrin. I guess I was just trying to make up for my past mistakes… but I really never actually got over it, and it showed throughout my journey. I unintentionally kept my distance from Korrin, focusing more on his physical and health needs and not so much on his emotional ones. I didn’t realize I needed a balance of both.

At one point… I wanted to give up. I really, really did. I got way further than I thought I would and didn’t feel like I deserved it. Like I didn’t deserve Korrin or any of my Pokémon. Not after the huge fuck up I made with my first Pokémon, and the ones I came to realize I was making with my new team. I guess the surprising part was that Korrin- no, my whole team- never gave up on me. I never would’ve become champion if it wasn’t for them pushing me forwards. It made me realize that I could move on. That I had grown and I was going to keep on growing. And that I was worthy of their love.

Hah, that got pretty sappy, didn’t it? But hey, it’s the truth.

#long post #pokeblogging #pokemon irl #trainer blake #rival auberi #rival hop #pokeblog rp #pokemon oc #pokemon #asks

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laserdog10 · 3 years ago

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Ruby, Jaune, and Nora all make a pillow fort together!

But for some reason all three are naked.

My guess is Nora...

Unwind

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It was a rough day for all at Beacon one summer week, tests and quizzes out the ass, cram studying, hot temperatures. Safe to say things were going pretty crummy for the students, even for the renowned Team RWBY & JNPR who always kept their heads held high. To combat the summer heat about half of each went to the gym pool to cool off, but a select few opted to stay behind...

Jaune: Nora, when I said I’d join you guys to cool off-

Nora: Now hear me out! *wearing nothing but a towel*

Jaune: I DIDN’T THINK IT’D MEAN WE GET NAKED!!!

Ruby: -///- *also in a towel*

Nora, ever the wily on the brain, suggested the brilliant idea to relax and kick back in JNPR’s dorm by making a pillow fort! With snacks, drinks, a cooler full of Ice Dust....and wearing nothing but towels to avoid heating up in their gross sticky clothes.

Nora: Look, I know this seems like a dare between me and Yang or Blake.

Ruby/Jaune: Wouldn’t be surprised...

Nora: *sighs* But it isn’t, Ruby and I just wanted a fun day with our friends since “You and Ruby would turn the swimming pool into a water warzone.”

Jaune: Also not surprising, but that would be fun too?

Ruby: Nora however went overboard...

Nora: Oh don’t act like you didn’t jump at the idea the moment I said it involved J-

Ruby: AYYAYAYAYAY PLEASE STOP!!! >///<

Jaune: U-uhhh...!

Nora: Anyway, get in your birthday suit, put on a towel, and let’s chill, literally!

Seeing as he had no real way out let alone anything else to do, Jaune stepped in the bathroom to come back out minutes later wrapped in a towel like the girls.

Jaune: Well....is it good? *laughs nervously*

Ruby: O///_ ///O

Nora: Ooooohohoho, talk about a gunshow~.

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While having a girl lean on your shoulder was a real heart-racer, having two on both would've made any normal person flatline. Jaune wasn't like most but it took all of his willpower not to pitch a tent under his towel with both girls leaning on him...with their chests encloses around his arm.

Nora: O-k-k-kay I d-didn't expect the Ice Dust this ef-f-fective.

Ruby: B-b-better than the heat though r-right?

Jaune: You g-got that right in a way! Hoooo...thanks Nora, in all honesty this was pretty fun.

Nora: No prob Jauney! Sorry if it was too "off the wall" with me as usual, eheh.

Ruby: I'd rather this than be in my corset all day.

Nora: Awwww, thanks guys!

As the trio hugged both girls mouthed to each other so Jaune couldn't see.

Ruby: "Should we tell him we're wearing sports underwear, making the towels unneeded?"

Nora: "Nah, that's twice the fun, for us~." *winks*

Ruby: "...you're the most devious and amazing wingwoman in this school."

(A/N: @naughtyweiss I AM SO SO SO SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG TO MAKE! 😭)

#rwby #ruby rose #nora valkyrie #jaune arc #rwby lancaster #rwby nora's arc #ruby x jaune x nora #is there a ship name for these three?

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goddess-aelin · 4 years ago

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Goddess-Clarke’s Bellarke Masterlist

It’s finally here!!!! It took me literal months to compile this HUGE list of Bellarke fics but I felt like this was a good time to get it out to you guys. I feel like with the influx of canon bellarke information, we’ve gotten both validation and heartache. So here are some of my favorite fics (196 of them to be exact). I tried to group them first by canonverse/modernverse. Then by main trope (marriage, babies, canon divergent, roomates, etc). I also then put the smaller tropes in parentheses so you guys can find something specific you’re looking for like angst, fluff, oneshots or multichapter, bed sharing, smut, etc. I also wanted to write in trigger warnings (TW) when I could, though tbh there aren’t very many because most of these are fluffy. I also put a small warning when Bellarke is in other major relationships at any point during the fic because tbh I hate not knowing that.

Canonverse

*Arranged Marriage/Marriage/Fake Dating/Grounder Bellamy

-Love Will Come Through by monroeslittle (Fluff, multichapter, Angst, Smut, adversaries to friends to lovers, arranged marriage, slow burn)

-In My Dreams We Are Always Together by andsowemeetagain (Angst, multichapter, arranged marriage, grounder Bellamy, Arker Clarke, SMUT, dramantic entrances, hurt/comfort, evil Finn, fluffy moments, King Bellamy and Queen Clarke)

-Bravery by citigirl13 (fluff, angst, multichapter, enemies to friends to lovers, slow burn, arranged marriage kinda? Clarke doesn’t know she’s married?, bellarke babies)

-And Now You’re Home by asroarke (Angst, Fluff, oneshot, strangers to friends to lovers, post praimfaya, grounder Bellamy, babies, hurt/comfort)

-Just As You Are Mine by @prosciuttoe (Fluffy Angst, oneshot, arranged marriage, grounder Bellamy, dancing, light smut, slightly injured Bellamy, jealous Clarke, power couple)

- Make it Through the Winter by Frea_O (fluff/angst, multichapter, Arranged marriage, skykru bellarke, dancing, grounders made them do it, hurt/comfort)

-And I Love This Place, The Enormous Sky by Chash (Fluff, Grounder Bellamy, Arranged Marriage, Fluffy Smut, Babies)

-All of the Love I See (Say You Feel It Too) by bella-my-clarke (Fluff, Fake Marriage, love confessions)

-Stars in the Water, Blood on Our Hands by @angelbellamy (Angst, multichapter Grounder Bellamy, Bed sharing, eventual marriage, babies)

-Must’ve Been Some Kind of Kiss by @carrieeve (Angst, Multichapter, Grounder Bellamy, arranged marriage, enemies to friends to lovers, hurt/comfort, misunderstandings, sharing a bed)

-There Is No Fear by enoughtotemptme (Fluff, multichapter, Grounder Bellamy, Sky person Clarke, smut, gift giving, the one with the cloak)

-Facing Tempests of Dust by angelbellamy (Fluff, oneshot, werewolf Bellamy, Grounder Bellamy, human Clarke, bed sharing, smut)

- Two follow-ups Creatures of my Dreams part 1 and Part 2 (BABIES)

*Delinquents on the Beach/Places other than camp Jaha

-Love is Not a Whisper (Or a Weakness) by monroeslittle (fluff, oneshot, delinquents on a beach co-leaders, smut, babies, lots of babies)

-Coastal Waters by Saem (Fluff, oneshot, Smut, platonic cabin sharing, co-leaders, love realization, two pining idiots, delinquents on a beach)

-Settle Down With Me by arthurpendragonz (Fluff, oneshot, delinquents on a beach, platonic cabin sharing, co-leaders, hurt/comfort, injured Bellamy, massages, smut)

-Hot Springs by BlueWingedAngel (fluff, oneshot, Bellamy is a gentleman, platonic baths)

-It’ll Last Longer by theprincessandtheking (fluff, oneshot, flirting, platonic baths)

-Live a Little by ADbLOCK (fluff, oneshot, thirsty Clarke, post S3)

-But With You I’ve Learned Just to Let it Out (When I Used to be Afraid of the Words) by tryalittlejoytomorrow (Fluff, oneshot, friends to lovers, slow burn, delinquents on the beach, love confessions)

-Come Crashing Down by winterwaters (fluff, oneshot, 3+1, post s2, surrogate parents, hurt/comfort, injured Bellamy, beach setting)

-Not With Haste by winterwaters (fluff, oneshot, beach setting, confessions, mutual pining,hurt/comfort, dancing)

*Canon insert/AU*

-Thawing the Ice by Skeptical Believer (Fluff, oneshot, S1 AU, confessions, hurt/comfort)

- (You Will Always Be Holding) My Heart in Your Hands by @carrieeve (Fluff, oneshot, S1 AU, Drunk Clarke, Birthday Clarke)

- A Prayer by nadiaselite (fluff, oneshot, post S6 AU, Bellamy walks in on Clarke, light smut)

-A Mighty Fine Shindig by @talistheintrovert (Angst, multichapter, s6 AU, Clarke in a BALLGOWN, jealous Bellamy, protective Bellamy, smut in the RAIN)

-In the Darkness of My Night, In the Brightness of My Day by chash (Fluff, oneshot, post season 4 AU, Madi meets the gang)

-Mistletoe by Apocalyptica and dropshipheroes (Fluff, oneshot, little bit of angst, mistletoe, s2/3 era)

-Hold Me Closely by winterwaters (Fluff, oneshot, 3+1 fic, hurt/comfort)

-When the Sun Meets the Moon by enoughtotemptme (Fluff, Oneshot, post s2, pining, dancing, grounder festival, body paint)

-Dance With Me (find your own happiness) by orangecoconut (Fluff, Oneshot, post s2 era, drunk bellarke, dancing, unity day party)

-Faking It by winterwaters (fluff, oneshot, 3+1, fake kissing/dating)

-The Night (Trip) Before Christmas by @wellsjahasghost (Fluff, Oneshot, Post S2, Tiny bit of angst, dancing, roadtrips, pining)

-I’ve Got You Here by ms_scarlet (Angst, Oneshot, Post s3 AU, self-sacrificial Bellamy of course, Bed Sharing, Smut, Hurt/Comfort, Confessions)

-The Rule For All Terrors by @kindclaws (Fluff, Oneshot, Post S2/3 AU, Proposal, Marriage)

-Going Courtin’ by Frea_O (Fluff, 4+1 fic, Oneshot, Post S2, Misunderstandings, Fake Dating, Hopelessly in love but they can’t admit it)

-Forget The World by winterwaters (fluff, oneshot, 3+1 fic, falling asleep on each other)

-This Fire You Ignited by winterwaters (Fluff, Oneshot, 3+1 fic, catching the other undressing, baths, hurt/comfort, injuries)

-Unity Day by bellamie-blake (Fluff, Oneshot, S1 AU, unity day, drunk Clarke, bed sharing, confessions)

-Someday by wittchingswriting (Fluff, Oneshot, Post S2, drunk delinquents, midnight swim, bed sharing)

-Surrounded By Idiots by enoughtotemptme (Angst, Oneshot, S1 AU, Injured Bellamy, Love confession)

-New Beginnings by larry_hystereks (Fluff, Angst, Oneshot, Post S1 AU, injured Bellamy, Beach trip)

-It Just Makes Sense by yellowteapots (Fluff, Oneshot, Post S2 AU, sharing a bed, confessions)

-One Criterion in Particular by tacosandflowers (Angst,Multichapter Post S4, the ark is their bunker, baby making, like lots of it, denial, confession, babies)

-The Lost Myth of True Love by selflessbellamy (Fluffy angst, Oneshot, post S4 AU, Clarke on the ring, smut, confessions)

-Your Voice Will Guide Me Home by harmonichearts (Angst, Fluff, Oneshot, Babies, Bellamy on the ring, Clarke on the ground, radio calls)

-I Feel We’re Close Enough (I Wanna Lock in Your Love) by prosciutto (Fluff, oneshot, S5 spec AU, Bellamy just likes Clarke’s short hair ok, reunions, confessions, 3+1 fic)

-The Harder the Rain, Honey, The Sweeter the Sun by fathomless (Fluff w/ a tiny bit of angst, Oneshot, Post S6, sharing a bed, slow burn, hurt/comfort, going for a swim, mild smut)

-The Bruise Won’t Heal (The Stain Stays Put) by @talistheintrovert (ANGST!!!!, oneshot, anti-spacekru, PTSD and overwhelmed Clarke, cathartic tbh, gabriel-clarke friendship, bed sharing)

-Like You Mean it (Like it’s Splitting you in Two) by talistheintrovert (FLUFF, oneshot, bedsharing, finally some relaxation, post s5)

-Come Get a Hold of Me by talistheintrovert (Fluff, oneshot, hurt/comfort, touch-starved Clarke, bed sharing)

-Narcissus by lilypottersghost (Angst, multichapter, S5 AU, hurt/comfort, pining, TW: suicide attempt, warning: b.cho)

-Clean Water by @important-metaphors (Angst/fluff, oneshot, Clarke came down as a child, Luna’s Rig setting, mild smut, hurt/comfort)

-The Price of Peace by @chase-the-windandtouch-the-sky (Angst, Multichapter, S6 AU, hurt/comfort, fake dead Clarke, grief)

-Darling Just Hold My Hand by bellamysgriffinprincess (fluffy angst, oneshot, PDA, post s4)

-Not a Word by winterwaters (Fluff, oneshot, various seasons, loopy bellarke, hurt/comfort)

*Ark AU

-Bound By The Secrets We Share by troubledpancakes (Fluff, Angst, Multichapter, Arranged Marriage, smut, bellarke baby, ark to ground)

-Faithfully by winterwaters (Fluff, Multichapter, Married Bellarke, friends to lovers, meet cute, hurt/comfort, ark to ground, coworkers)

- In His Heart of Hearts by bilexualclarke (fluff, multichapter, smut, enemies to friends to lovers, coworkers)

-Turn You On, Turn You Up, Figure You Out by @ponyregrets (Fluff, oneshot, smut, ark relationship)

*Babies

- I’ll Surrender Up My Heart (And Swap it for Yours) by muchmorethanaprincess (Fluff, oneshot, coparenting, adopting a grounder baby, bed sharing, smut)

-Thrown in the deep End of the Parenting Pool by crystalkei (fluff, oneshot, coparenting, Octavias baby, bed sharing, smut, bellarke baby)

-Nina by cresswell (fluff, oneshot, coparenting, adopting a grounder baby)

-If I Should Fall Behind by Lila82 (Fluff, tiny bit of angst, multichapter, babies, established relationship)

-The End Where We Begin by katebishoop (Fluff, Angst, Oneshot, Adventuring on their own, babies, healing)

-The Little Piglet by bilexualclarke (Fluff, Oneshot, Babies)

-We Need a Little Sunshine by monkkeyslut (Fluff, Angst, Oneshot, Babies, established relationship)

-I’ve Been Homesick for You Since We Met by swishywillow (Fluff, oneshot, Bellarke + Linctavia Baby, pining, forgiveness, hot uncle Bellamy)

-And Now You’re Home by asroarke (Fluff/Angst, oneshot, Grounder Bellamy, babies, post praimfaya, strangers to lovers)

-Delivery Day by opheliaandthesun (Fluff, oneshot, pregnant Clarke, childbirth, Bellarke as parents)

*Smut

- Build Me a City (I Promise I’ll Annihilate It) by @indygoh (mild Smut,oneshot, platonic back massages lol)

- I Just Want You For My Own by merae2888 (Smut, oneshot, cabin in the woods, bed sharing, bath time)

-All That Was Good by winterwaters (Smut, oneshot, walking in on the other, post s2)

-Wash Over You Like the Sun by winterwaters (smut, post s2, arranged marriage, the grounders made them do it, love confession)

-Blank Canvases by winterwaters (Smut, oneshot, body paint)

Modernverse

*And They Were Roomates/Best Friends/Neighbors*

- Who’s Scruffy Looking? by @hiddenpolkadots (fluff, oneshot, the beard is a turn on)

-Seldom Make Passes by Chash (Fluff, oneshot, Clarke likes Bellamy in glasses, best friends to lovers)

-If You Wanna Reach Me by Chash (Fluff, oneshot, Best Friends to lovers, dreams about each other, dream journals)

-The Girl Next Door by funfanfin (Angst, oneshot, Fluff, neighbors, Singing Clarke, Grief, Hurt/Comfort)

-Kept Going, Kept Rolling with Nowhere to Go by @marauders-groupie (Angst, oneshot, travel companions, meet cute, writer Bellamy, running away and finding each other again)

-There’s a Nap for That by goldenheadfreckledheart (Fluff, oneshot, totally platonic naps, sharing a bed, best friends to lovers)

-Just My Soul Responding by Realynn8 (Fluff, oneshot, pining, sharing a bed, friends to lovers, summer vacation, Smut)

-I’m Swept Away and my Heart Ensnared by twilightstargzer (Fluff, oneshot, enemies to friends to lovers, vacation, smut, beach trip)

*Fake Dating*

-(You Might Find) You Get What You Need by Chash (Fluff, Oneshot, Fake dating, escort Bellamy, bellarke at a wedding, sharing a bed)

-I Hear You’re Somewhere in the Sand by Chash (Fluff, multichapter, fake dating on a cruise ship, escort Clarke, pining, sharing a bed, smut)

- Only Fools Rush In by mad_magic (Fluff, oneshot, pining, fake dating, fake married, cruise ships)

-Time Enough for Rocking When We’re Old by Chash (Fluff, oneshot, Fake marriage, bed sharing, 2 weddings)

-The Buddy System by Kacka (Fluff, oneshot, high school reunions, first dates, friends to lovers, past cl.xa)

*College AU*

-Coming Home to You by @nakey-cats-take-bathsss (Fluff, oneshot, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Fake Dating)

- She Does What the Night Does to the Day by twilightstargazer (Fluff, oneshot, Smut, Drunk Clarke, Parties, bad pickup lines)

-The Cosmic Ballet Goes On by Chash (Fluff, oneshot, Best friends to lovers, Eclipse watching, roadtrips)

- The Man Who’s Working Hard For You by Chash (Fluff, oneshot, Friends to lovers, the delinquents set Bellarke up)

-Bedgate by Kay_emm_gee (Fluff, oneshot, Drunk Bellamy, bed sharing)

-Vienna Waits for You by panem_et_circences (Angst, multichapter, Fluff, boxer Bellamy, artist Clarke, nude model Bellamy, fake dating, former Flarke, smut)

-Wrapped it Up and Sent it by prosciutto (Fluff, oneshot, enemies to friends to lovers, christmas gifts, delinquents in college)

*Sports AU*

-Who’d Have Believed You’d Come Along by Chash (Fluff, oneshot, aquaintances to friends to lovers, baseball player Bellamy, volunteer Clarke, the one with the nursing home)

-Ice by rabiscar (Angst, Multichapter, Fluff, Hockey Player Bellamy, Ice Skater Clarke, high school AU, enemies to friends to lovers, Filipino heritage mention)

-The Odds Are Good by tacosandflowers (Angst, Multichapter, Fluff, Professional Kayaking, enemies to friends to lovers, hurt/comfort, smut)

-----> The follow-up, New Expectations (Fluff, Babies, Secret Pregnancy)

-To My Favorite Scar (To All of the Stars) by @prosciuttoe (Angst, oneshot, enemies to friends to lovers, team captains, Foxhole Court AU w/ Exy as the sport, delinquents on a team)

-Miserable and Magical at the Same Time by @pawprinterfanfic (Fluff, oneshot, Rock Climber Bellamy, Finn’s an asshole like usual, meet cute)

*Coworkers AU*

-When You Think Happiness, I Hope You Think of Me by @nakey-cats-take-bathsss (Fluff, oneshot, Coworkers, Grew up together)

-Feel it in the Space Between by marauders_groupie (Angst, oneshot, enemies to friends to lovers, accidental kiss, dance partners)

-A Song to Keep Us Warm by kindclaws (Angst, Fluff, Oneshot, Dance Instructor Partners, enemies to friends to lovers)

-If You Won’t Look Down, I Won’t Look Back by MeghanAnna (ANGST, multichapter, enemies to friends to lovers, bar coworkers, temporary roomates, WARNING: Bellarke in other relationships)

-I Don’t Wanna Dance (If I’m Not Dancing With You) by danahscott (Angst, Fluff, oneshot, proposal, enemies to friends to lovers, dancer Bellarke, coworkers)

-Under (The) Covers by @hawthornewhisperer (Angst, Fluff, fake married, co-spies, smut, hurt/comfort, worried Bellamy)

*Farm AU*

-A Place Called Home by @the-most-beautiful-broom (Angst, Oneshot, Enemies to friends to lovers, Farmer Bellamy, Eventual Farmer Clarke, Mom Clarke, Dancing Bellarke)

-Without Giving Anything Away by Chash (Fluff, Oneshot, Farmer Bellamy, Mail Order Bride but not problematic, not one but TWO Bellarke Weddings!)

-Willing to Wait For It by Layalioness (Fluff, oneshot, friends to lovers, fake dating, farmer Bellamy, Veterinarian Clarke, high school reunions)

-The Land was Godless and Free by @hawthornewhisperer (Angst, Fluff, Multichapter, Farmer Clarke, Mama Clarke, Madi, slow burn, hurt/comfort, proposal, warning:past c/exa and b/ina)

-I Choose You by winterwaters (Fluff, oneshot, kind of arranged marriage, regency AU, sharing a bed, smut)

*Married and/or Babies*

-Regardless Of Warnings The Future Doesn’t Scare Me At All by Chash (fluff, multichapter, strangers to friends to lovers, roommates, pregnant Clarke but Finn’s the Dad and is a dirtbag, eventual marriage)

-She’ll Knock You Off Your Feet by AshesandDrums (Fluff, oneshot, featuring the delinquents, bachelor parties, married)

-Save the Last Dance (For Me) by @nakey-cats-take-bathsss (Fluff, oneshot, best friends to lovers, mom Clarke, kinda dad Bellamy?)

-Love You True by nakeycatstakebaths (Angst, Fluff, oneshot, unplanned pregnancy, soldier Bellamy, injured Bellamy)

-Spent a Dollar on this Ring by prosciutto (Fluff, oneshot, coworkers, friends with benefits, babies, love confessions)

*Coffeeshop/Diner/Small Town/Flower Shop/Vacation*

-Not an Average (Cup of) Joe by Kacka (fluff, oneshot, tea shop owner Bellamy, customer Clarke)

- Wrong Number by @bookwormforalways (Fluff, oneshot, Accidental Meeting)

-The Nature of My Game by Chash (Fluff, oneshot, Flower Shop AU Flirting via flowers)

-It’s Been Said Many Times, Many Ways by @hawthornewhisperer (Angst, multichapter, Smut, Small Town AU, big city Clarke, bookstore owner Bellamy, enemies to lovers)

-Of Coffee and Magic by @chase-the-windandtouch-the-sky (Fluff, oneshot, tiny bit angsty, Witch Clarke, Coffee Shop Clarke)

-Just Cake by penguinofprose (fluff, oneshot, Baking show AU, enemies to friends to lovers, love confessions)

-The New Guy In Town by @bookwormforalways (Fluff, oneshot, meet cute, misunderstandings, flirting)

*Regency/Royalty AU*

-Traces of You by @she-who-the-river-could-not-hold (Angst, multichapter, Royalty, Adversaries to Lovers, Arranged Marriage, King Bellamy, Princess Clarke)

-Pride and Proposals by anniebibananie (Angst, fluff, oneshot, arranged marriage, loosely based on pride and prejudice, love confession, proposal)

-Intimacy by @useyourtelescope (Fluff, multichapter, Regency AU, Strangers to Lovers, Arranged Marriage, Eventual Wedding Night, Smut)

-Sequel to above: Dutiful (Smut, Fluff, Babies)

-A Change of Heart by @queenemori (Angst, oneshot, Regency AU, Enemies to friends to lovers, body swap, sanditon AU)

-I Was in the Middle Before I Knew I Had Begun by kacka (Angst, oneshot, fluff, Regency AU, arranged marriage, enemies to friends to lovers)

-A Million Little Times by prvncess (Fluff, oneshot, Royalty, Drama, Princess Clarke, Knight Bellamy, Smut, Sneaking around)

- It Had to Be You by @useyourtelescope (Fluff, multichapter, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, a kiss in the gardens)

-All of Your Children Start to Resent You by Chash (Fluff, oneshot, marriage, regency AU)

-When You’re Alone With Me by @useyourtelescope (Fluff, oneshot, regency AU, arranged marriage, soulmates, soulmate dream sex, mild smut, proposals)

-Tell My Heart to Lie by @hiddenpolkadots (Angst,Royalty, Misunderstandings, Arranged Marriage, Princess Clarke, Exes)

-Worth the Trouble and Worth the Pain by Chash (Fluff/Angst, oneshot, Royalty Clarke, knight Bellamy, kind of arranged marriage, mutual pining)

-I Know That Fortune Is Waiting to Be Kind by Chash (Fluff, oneshot, Royalty Bellarke, Arranged Marriage, partners in crime)

-Reason and Rationality by Penguinofprose (Fluff, oneshot, Regency AU, pen pals, love confessions, two pining idiots, marriage)

-When You’re Alone With Me by @useyourtelescope (Fluff, oneshot, semi-arranged marriage, soulmates, light smut)

*Holiday*

-It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas by @thelittlefanpire (Fluff, oneshot, Christmas, Babies, Married Bellarke)

-I’ll Be Home for Christmas (If Only in my Dreams) by @head-and-heart (Angst, Fluff, oneshot, Christmas AU, Based on Christmas Inheritance, enemies to friends to lovers, runaway Clarke)

-Wrapped It Up and Sent It by prosciutto (fluff, Oneshot, enemies to friends to lovers, college AU, christmas AU, Clarke gets the best gifts, librarian Bellamy)

-Light My Way, Lift My Head by marauders_groupie (Fluff, oneshot, flirting, Christmas, broken radiators= less clothing and more tension)

-Chance of Snow Increases by @kinetic-elaboration (Fluff, oneshot, Christmas, College AU)

-Gonna Find That Girl Underneath the Mistletoe by @carrieeve (Fluff, oneshot, Christmas, Roomates, Sharing a bed, Meeting the family)

- The Night Before Christmas by penguinofprose (Fluff, oneshot, Christmas, roommates, Smut)

-Would it Really Kill You if We Kissed by arysa13 (fluff, oneshot, new years eve, everyone wants to kiss Clarke, new years eve kiss)

- Hold My Hand (I’m Lost Without You) by @bookwormforalways (Fluff, oneshot, Halloween, Corn Maze, Best friends to lovers, confessions)

-Safe Harbor by elle_stone (Fluff, oneshot, a little bit of angst, halloween, friends to lovers, first kisses)

-Maybe Mother Told You True (and There’ll Always Be Somebody There For You) by @excuseyouclarke (Fluff, oneshot, Valentines Day, coffee shop Bellamy, Artist Clarke)

-Just the Way you Are by pawprinterfanfic (Fluff, oneshot, confessions, brief jealousy)

-February the Fourteenth by penguinofprose (Fluff, oneshot, valentines day AU, best friends to lovers, oblivious Clarke, pining Bellamy)

*Random/Fantasy*

- The Only Heaven I’ll Be Sent to (Is When I’m Alone With You) by excuseyouclarke (Fluff, oneshot, Greek Goddess Clarke, True Love)

-How to Save a Kingdom by @wellsjahasghost (angst, fluff, oneshot, Ancient Egypt, Arranged Marriage, enemies to friends to lovers, pining, soulmates, warning: Clarke gets married to someone else for a brief time)

-With a Mouthful of Thorns by @angelbellamy (Angst/fluff, Oneshot, Friends to Lovers, faerie Bellamy, werewolf Bellamy, human Clarke, sharing a bed, epic confessions)

-Oh Darling, Here’s Hoping by @angelbellamy (Angst/Fluff, Oneshot, werewolf Bellamy, Human Clarke, marriage, protective Bellamy)

-This is a Song about Somebody Else by @angelbellamy (Angst, multichapter, enemies to friends to lovers, post-apocalyptic, roadtrip au, hurt/comfort

-Hearts are Only Strangers After All by @useyourtelescope (Angst, multichapter, enemies to married to lovers?, regency AU but with magic, historian Bellamy, heist, married bellarke, mystery, miscommunications, mutual pining)

-Our Words are Not Yet Written by @she_who_the_river_could_not_hold (angst, oneshot, post apocalyptic AU, roadtrip, strangers to lovers)

-Don’t Look Back, You’re not Going that Way by andsowemeetagain (ANGST, multichapter, Viking Bellamy, enemies to friends to lovers to enemies to lovers to friends to lovers L M A O, soulmates, King Bellamy, Marriage, Babies)

-The Clockmaker (Fixer of Hearts) by MercuryM (Angsty Fluff, oneshot, soulmates)

*Smut*

-Sometimes I can’t Believe You’re Real by Venetum (Fluff, oneshot, Smut, College AU)

-Lost and Found by hawthornewhisperer (Smut, oneshot, deserted island, strangers to lovers)

-Calendar Girls by arysa13 (Smut, multichapter, Fluff I guess?)

-You Look Good In My Shirt by winterwaters (Smut, oneshot, Friends to lovers, strip basketball)

- Better to Give Than to Receive by Chash (Smut, oneshot, aka the one with the coupon book)

-In All the Land by Chash (Smut, Queen Clarke, PWP)

-Phone a Friend by Chash (Smut, oneshot, Threesomes, hopeless idiots in love, minor Gina/Roan involvement)

-Sun lights Up the Daytime by Chash (Smut, oneshot, pollen, pining idiots of course)

-This is a Good Place to Fall as Any by missmarissa (smut, oneshot, magic Clarke, walking in on the other)

-Challenge Accepted by insideimfeelindirty (smut, multichapter, with plot, coworkers, sexting)

-Sparks Fly by winterwaters (Smut, oneshot, bartender Bellamy, hooking up in the bar)

-Stumbling Upon Cosmos by flirtingwithtrackers (Smut, oneshot, masquerade party, semi-public sex, family bbq’s get awkward)

-Lights, Camera, Action from orphan_account (smut, oneshot, some plot, dating, barista Bellamy, camgirl Clarke)

-Tastes Sweet Like Sugar by lightyears (Smut, oneshot, walking in)

-Game On by winterwaters (Smut, oneshot, basketball+drinking games)

*Based on other books/movies/TV shows*

-I Found Peace In Your Violence by @eyessharpweaponshot (Angst, multichapter, Adversaries to Friends to Lovers, Protective Bellamy, Hurt/Comfort, Smut)

-His Moon, His Light in the Darkness by @andsowemeetagain (ANGST, ACOTAR AU, multichapter, fae Bellamy, Human Clarke, Magical powers, smut, evil Finn and Roan)

-Waltz Through my Bloodstream by @talistheintrovert (Angst, Fluff, Multichapter, Princess Diaries AU, Princess Clarke, enemies to friends to lovers, the BEST love confessions)

-Power Over Me by @sparklyfairymira (Angst w/ fluff thrown in, multichapter, Smut, Witcher AU)

-When the Wolves Come Home by @pawprinterfanfic (Angst, multichapter, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, WIP, Percy Jackson AU, Greek Gods, S/O to my girl pawprinter- you’re the best)

- Life As We Know It by @nakey-cats-take-bathsss (ANGST OOO BABY THE ANGST, multichapter, enemies to coparents to friends to lovers, eventual marriage, smut, babies, based on movie of the same title, warning: other relationships)

-Can’t Buy Me Love by @kay-emm-gee (Angst, oneshot, Enemies to Lovers, North and South AU, big love confession at a train station)

-Made Out Of Blood and Rust by Chash (Temeraire AU, multichapter, Dragons, Dragon Rider Clarke, Crewmate Bellamy, l.xa as a dragon? lol)

-Comfort and Joy by Chash (fluff, Harry Potter AU, oneshot, quidditch co-captains, oblivious Bellamy)

-Pro Bono by Chash (fluff, Harry Potter AU, oneshot, Slytherin Clarke, Gryffindor Bellamy, prefects, flirting via the points system)

-What’s a Little Quaffle Between Friends by @talistheintrovert (Angst, Fluff, Harry Potter AU, multichapter, healer Clarke, Quidditch player Bellamy, slow burn, hurt/comfort)

----> the follow-up, Finders Keepers (Smutty Harry Potter AU)

-Potions et Patroni by @chants-de-lune (Angst, oneshot, Harry Potter AU, slytherin Clarke, Gryffindor Bellamy, professors, soulmates)

-Oy With The Poodles Series by Kacka (features 3 Fics, Angst, Diner Owner Clarke, Gilmore Girls Setting, Small Towns, warning! Clarke dates Finn for a brief time)

-Take My Hand by winterwaters (Angst, So You Think You Can Dance AU, oneshot, enemies to friends to lovers, dance partners, smut)

-Passing of the Skye Boat by @chase-the-windandtouch-the-sky (Angst, Fluff, Multichapter, Outlander AU but make it futuristic, arranged marriage, sharing a bed, hurt/comfort, babies, separations but happy ending)

-The Fire Is Coming by adelicatepeach (Angst, oneshot, Pacific Rim AU, enemies to friends to lovers, co-pilot Bellarke, hurt/comfort)

-Sleight of Hand by prosciutto (Angst, multichapter, Six of Crows AU, Enemies to friends to lovers, smut, heist AU)

-Who We Have to Be by xtimexturnerx (angst, Divergent AU, multichapter, WIP)

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Interdimensional Moms pt3

Part 2 right here! <-

Team RWBY continue their interesting chat about their respective worlds. After the emotional roller coaster that was Weiss’s, a bit of light hearted stories would be welcomed.

Yang:Okay, does anyone have some real feel good things to talk about for their world? Just run of the mill pleasant life?

Ruby:Guess I’m going last....

Yang:Oh no!

Weiss:We’ll circle back to you then. Blake, I guess you’re up.

Blake:Wouldn’t you want calmer stuff at the end?

Yang:Blake, I would very much like to go at least ten minutes without wanting to cry.

Blake:Hmmmm I can guarantee you like...six I think.

Yang:I’ll take it! Blake Belladonna, tell me about a world where you and Jaune Arc are happily married. How did such stars align?

Blake:You make it sound crazy?

Weiss:Blake, there’s list of people I could see you with. Now I’m not saying Jaune couldn’t be one of them, but he’d have to fight his way up that list.

Blake:You...that’s kinda fair. It’s a bit hard to explain really. It happened back at Beacon initially, or our bonding did. Some days his team was busy and I didn’t tag along for the crazy antics you three wanted to do all the time, so we occasionally bumped into each by circumstances. He’d go to the library for a book, I’d do training and he was there, or sometimes he’d knock on our door and not realize I was the only one around.

Weiss:Was he trying to sing to me?

Blake:That plan did show up at our a few times, yes. One of those times I asked him out of nowhere to sing the song anyways because I just had to know if it was any good. Hehe, it wasn’t sonically pleasing at times, but you could tell it was genuine. Eventually though...he just sort of gave up on you. It was actually a little sad to see, even you thought so. It was strange. Jaune was definitely stumbling through his flirting and it came off as childish, yet the day he gave up, it was easy to see his heart was breaking a bit. Like all his insecurities ate even the faux confidence away.

Yang:Ma’am, it has barely been three minutes and I’m getting sad about thinking of Jaune being sad.

Weiss:Yeah don’t tell me I broke his heart!

Blake:Whoops, sorry. It’s important though. Jaune kinda kept to himself a little more after that. He still chatted pretty regularly but it was easy to tell he dived more in studies as a way to keep his head clear, which lead to us being on a project together. I was the only person in our friend group that wouldn’t actively try to make him open up about how he feeling. At first I thought it was a bit rude when he told me that, but I didn’t room to talk when it comes to socializing.

Yang:One more time for the people in the back.

Ruby:I’m the back.

Blake:*smirks* I was very against socializing about my feelings at Beacon.

Ruby:Yeah you were.

Weiss:I couldn’t even ask if you slept well without a lukewarm answer sometimes.

Blake:I’m better now. That’s all that matters. Romance and feeling love is a personal thing and talking about it is uncomfortable. I think we both recognized that in each other during our project. Trouble is, there’s only so many conversation starters and small talk subjects. Talking only about the project was dry and eventually all the facts a person could say about themselves ran out. Favorite food, color, hobbies, etc. We eventually had to dig a little deeper into those topics. To our surprise, we actually more in common than we thought when it came to how we felt about certain pieces of literature and music.

Ruby:Awwww, bonding over smut.

Blake:*red* It wasn’t all adult literature! Some were poems and stuff. Even when the project ended, we began being less formal around each other and hanging out. We went to the bookstores we mentioned and he even got us tickets to bands I liked. It...it was nice. I never really got to have just a normal teenage experience before without it being political. He always felt bad about being average compared to everyone but average was so foreign to me that I welcomed it. I liked having a normal time out. It was a thing we all took for granted. Especially when Beacon fell.

Yang:Yeah, that probably put a real bind on your relationship.

Blake:Actually....we technically never officially started to date.

Ruby:What? You courted each other all of Beacon.

Weiss:Ruby, who the heck says courted? I’m a Schnee and even I have never used the word courted.

Ruby:Hush, I read a lot of bed time stories to a five year old.

Blake:We were a bit shaky on labels. Me for obvious reasons. As for Jaune, it’s really true about what they say about guys when they get heart broken.

Yang: “Never again.”

Blake:Hehehe, it’s funny to look back at it but he’ll tell you it’s a bit cringy. He was so on gaurd. I could tell all the time when he was mentally telling himself to not be excited whenever we hung out or I complimented him.

Ruby:Hey it takes guts to shift feelings to a teammate of your first crush. That could blow up in your face.

Blake:Yeah...about that. *looks at Yang* you...were another reason why nothing was official. You uhhh, we actually had some jumbled up emotions.

Weiss:*sarcastic gasp* You and Yang, liking each other? Who could’ve seen that coming?

Yang:Was it mutual or...

Blake:Very mutual. Also...intimate at times.

Yang:*red* Oh....yeah. Yeah that tracks.

Blake:That jumbled mess was only more confusing after you got hurt trying to rescue me from Adam. Meeting up with-

Ruby:Question, so was Sun just not on your radar?

Blake:Sun? We’re just friends. He’s cute and I’m glad he was there for me when I needed help but things between us were always pretty calm. I think he noticed how confused I was with other people in my life and chose to not add to it.

Ruby:Bless him. Please continue.

Blake:Learning about Salem and reconnecting with you all was a lot. I’d really been out of the loop and my Yang and I were on....shaky ground.

Yang:That’s what happens when you leave someone who’s been left their entire life.

Blake:Sigh...yeah. It was a trying time, but not with JNPR. It’s funny, Oscar and I also hit it off quite well from the jump. I think we were both glad to have each other learn on the craziness at once. Even with readjusting, Jaune and I fell back into a groove naturally. Instead of doing average things we day dreamed of the things we did. Once again we become this little slice of simple life in this crazy adventure. Still didn’t date.

Weiss:What is this, a slow burn!?

Yang:Weiss, you literally didn’t date your Jaune until Atlas.

Weiss:There’s a difference. I didn’t make any heart eyes at him until around Atlas. I say I may have been a little quick. These two were “courting” for over a year at this point.

Ruby:Stop making fun of me!

Blake:Well anyways, I wouldn’t say much was too eventful in terms of romance with world destroying things happening. Salem, she was way too much to deal with. Every move age did was calculated and unrelenting. Keeping our head above water wasn’t easy. In fact, it was boarder line impossible. Yang and I barely beat Adam after all.

Yang:How’d you two feel about that?

Blake:Relieved. Huge weight off my mind, and yet...a piece of me still wishes things never got so dire. At least now I know that in another world, things aren’t.

Ruby:Sounds like your world was put through their paces? You survived though.

Blake:Not conventionally. I gotta say, hearing the ages and how you beat Salem so far makes me feel more than a little embarrassed. To be frank, we didn’t have this grand battle that involved the entire world making a final stand. We had Atlas, and then we had Haven. With their might and a plan to gain more time, we managed to seal Salem in a vault.

Yang:*chokes on water* Y- cough what!?

Ruby:You put her in a vault!?

Weiss:Thah sounds harder than a last stand honestly.

Blake:No matter what way we looked at things, we just weren’t ready for her, so we locked her away until we were. Two years on constant defense from her followers and grimm until Ruby had trained enough to use her silver eyes and we were all strong enough.

Ruby:Two years!? How old was I then?

Blake:Twenty I believe.

Weiss:Hey, you beat mine by a year.

Yang:Not mine, I think we either tied or just narrowly beat yours by like a year. Honestly it hard to keep track of birthdays and stuff.

Ruby:Wow. No offense to myself, but that’s a little disappointing. I guess being the same person really doesn’t mean we were all at the same level.

Blake:Hey, my Ruby put everything she had into saving the world. There wasn’t a second she wasn’t trying her best to defend it!

Ruby:My point exactly. If that was her at her absolute best then by all accounts, she doesn’t hold a candle to me; at least back then anyways. But I have no reason to believe she would be at my level now.

Yang:Okay little miss prideful, care to tell us when you saved the-

Ruby:Seventeen.

The reaper took a long swig of coffee while the others processed that information. It took a her a couple of seconds to realize she may be acting just a tad bit arrogant.

Ruby:Uhh, sorry. I think I was tooting my own horn a bit there.

Weiss:Seventeen....why so soon?

Yang:Why? Don’t you mean how?

Blake:That’s....almost unbelievable.

Ruby:Really? I don’t think so. I’ll dive into it when it’s my turn but for now all I really gotta say is people needed help, and I was going to answer those cries. I bet your Ruby had a similar urgency in her, but for some reason or another just had different limitations. I got hurt a lot as a kid. Maybe an injury did more damage in one universe than another? Who can say?

Blake:I...wouldn’t know. Odd, I know if my Ruby heard this, then she’d probably be more than a little upset. Saving lives is still what she’s all about. I know when she put everything she had into fighting Salem when the day came. All that training paid off. Her skills were polished and her silver eyes eradicated the grimm essence in Salem.

Ruby:Wait, she’s not dead?

Blake:No. Salem roams Remnant with Oz keeping an eye on her until one day she can finally grasp the lesson the gods wanted her to have.

Yang:That uhhh sounds risky.

Weiss:Yet oddly okay?

Blake:Funny, my Weiss said that too. Those two get checked on in secret. Can’t be too careful. With Salem beaten though, Remnant entered a state of...let’s call it average chaos. All in all, it’s way more peaceful but you know, people will be people. Downside about a secret war is you don’t get the unity of the masses. Atlas and Haven working together was still a great step in the right direction though.

Yang:Woah, I’m a little jealous. My world felt like a race against the clock. The pressure either broke you or made you harder than diamond, with most people crushing under it.

Weiss:Yeah. The tension and meet of extremes I had on the frontlines was beyond imagination. The unity was great, but to feel it on the battlefield against the odds was feeling with way too much adrenaline and stress. Can’t say I enjoyed it. I simply lived through it.

Blake:Well it isn’t like I had a walk in the park. But I guess in comparison, my experience was a tad more mellow. Still, people were lost and hurt. Oscar isn’t himself anymore, don’t have Penny, former classmates and a few enemies turned allies fell in battle. Family.... it took a bunch to get the plan of containing, then it took a lot more to do it. In a way though, the two years of training is time I can’t regret. It tested bonds, strengthening and reestablishing others.

Ruby:I take it since love couldn’t bloom on the battlefield, it bloomed in the training yards?

Blake:*red* You can say that. That’s when Jaune and I got serious. *frowning* But.....

Yang:We fell apart?

Blake:Yeah. I didn’t learn my lesson well enough the first time about the potential problems of dating a partner. Only difference this time was I felt like I was the one being cruel. We had gotten into arguments and apologized more than once. Your fear of being left and my own insecurities just kept butting heads. I’d cry, you’d cry, our friends would be concerned. Then the day came where you put it all on the line. You confessed genuinely how much you loved me and how you felt a bit jealous when it came to Jaune. I had never seen you look so vulnerable; letting your gaurd completely down. And though a piece of me loved you and wanted you in my life for ever....this sense of genuine comfort Jaune gave was something I want-needed for so long. So I did the one thing I didn’t want to do. I broke your heart. I hurt you again.

Yang:Sigh....*leans back in chair* Okay, let’s see how well I know myself. My eyes went red automatically, followed by tears. I lashed out at you angrily out of pain and embarrassment until I was probably blue in the face. But to take make things worse, somebody probably overheard. No matter who it was, I yelled at them too for trying to calm me down and then I eventually run off leaving everyone unhappy. A good old meltdown. Sound about right?

Blake:To the letter. I don’t think I’ve ever seen you so distraught.

Yang:Of course not, I’ve never been in love before meeting you. I....did a similar thing with my Blake over the stupid Adam shit. *covers face* of all the things to be similar, it had to be my temper. Please tell me our team didn’t suffer too harshly?

Blake:The good thing about two years of training was it didn’t have to be together all the time. Team RWBY didn’t fall apart, but it didn’t feel comfortable either. Outside of missions, the four of us didn’t hang out as much. It was three at the most. Nobody pinned blame on me or Yang for it but it was obvious.

Ruby:I mean how can you blame someone for feeling sad or not in love with someone? Pointing fingers doesn’t do anything. However, I bet missions were rough.

Blake:Bumblebee was shelved. We did any other team up we could. When push came to shove, Yang and I did put feelings aside. Neither of us wanted our feelings to get anyone killed. That’s probably what kept us connected for awhile, especially with Salem. I don’t think we questioned each other when it came to watching one another’s back. Slowly, our relationship got a bit better. Until....we stopped speaking to each other altogether about a couple years later.

Yang:Wait, why!?

Blake:I got pregnant.

The three listeners’ faces scrunched up and they let in a sharp breath like they just got cut. No one had considered that bombshell.

Blake:Marriage was rough enough. Having Jaune’s kid and starting a family just...cut deep I guess. You didn’t make a scene or anything if that’s what you’re worried about. One day you told me “I just can’t do this” and exited my life. I wanted to keep you close to me, but you wanted to be closer. That was a thing I couldn’t do. Hehe, I can’t tell you how weird it is talking to you like this again.

Yang:So that’s it!? We just don’t see each other at all!?

Blake:Certain events and celebrations have us in the same room, but that’s all. Ruby is the only thing that regularly links us, but she’s busy living life too.

Ruby:Is it a good life?

Blake:The best. You’re the huntress you always wanted to be and a hero to many.

Ruby:*smiles* Really? That’s good. May she ride that high for as long as she can. Though I bet she wished she had a special someone to share that with.

Blake:Huh? Oh, you married Weiss.

Weiss:*red* What!?

Ruby:Aye, nice.

Weiss:Weren’t you upset about thinking of other people with Jaune besides you!?

Ruby:Yeah, but I won’t deny if I am going to be with someone that isn’t him, I’m very happy it’s the other special person in my life. I mean come on, the only reason we don’t get weird in your universe is because I married your brother and you already invited my sister.

Weiss:I mean...it’s mainly the brother portion. The second part...

Ruby:Weiss, that’s weird.

Yang:Eh...

Ruby:IT’S WEIRD! YOU CANNOT TELL ME OTHERWISE!

Yang:*sips coffee* Eh.

Blake:Anyways, Weiss, you’re running your company. The Schnee Dust Company was scrubbed top to bottom to remove as much corruption as possible. No department was overlooked. In times of money, there’s a notable decrease in how much the company used to make.

Weiss:Gee, I wonder if that’s because the other me is doing oh let me guess, paying all their workers and not cutting corners in safety?

Blake:The SDC people approval has gone up considerably, just so you know that too. Turns out people like it when the company they buy from have good morals.

Weiss:Am I happy though? I make time for my social life and hu- I mean wife?

Blake:Yea, you’re happy. In a way I think we’re all happy, but....

Yang:We’d be happier if we were all happy together? Yeah, that’s how it works. You’re only as happy as the most miserable person in a family or group; if you all care about each other that is. Ugh, I wanna punch the other me. I get how she feels but it’s fucking immature to just ignore years of teamwork and family. At the end of the day, team RWBY is a family! Can’t believe I’d runaway from it instead of figuring out...I don’t know! Something!

Blake:*small smile* Well if you feel that way then there’s no reason to believe she doesn’t. My Yang just struggles with it more I guess, but I hope she can come around one day. Not really for my sake, but for her own peace of mind. As well as Lucas’s.

Ruby:Lucas? Your son I take it?

Blake:Mmhmm. My strong and lazy young man. He got his father’s hair but my eyes and ears. I can’t think of a person who warms my heart quite like him. He acts uninterested in a lot of things, but his heart is so big.

Weiss:Ah, so he’s just you?

Blake:More or less hehe. Though I’d say I was passionate about things all my life. Lucas will sleep all day if he could and doesn’t like going out without a reason.

Weiss:Still sounds like you if I’m being honest. Teenager?

Blake:Seventeen, almost eighteen.

Yang:You said he’s need peace of mind too? I’m not...hostile towards him am I?

Blake:No, not by a long shot. On the occasions you two have meant, you were polite. It’s just he knows why you don’t visit or talk to me. That’s rough, knowing your parent’s closest friend stopped being apart of their life because you were born. I think sometimes he believes it’s actually his fault.

Yang:I really, really want to meet this other me and have a few words. She needs to know she isn’t trying hard enough. I’m proof.

Ruby:Yeah, but you’re only well off because the person that helped you get over Blake, was Jaune. Yeah she still can find love, but who that person will be would be uncharted territory for everyone.

Blake:Also I’m not entirely sure exactly if my Yang is even bi like you.

Yang:Sigh....

Weiss:Love.

Blake:Huh?

Weiss:As long as a person shows your Yang genuine love and a place in their heart where she’ll remain forever, Yang would fall for them. They just have to make it a point to make her feel like they’ll stay. Yangs are softies like that.

Yang:Wow, you an expert on me and all the versions of me now?

Weiss:No, you’re just a bleeding heart that’s super emotional. Let me guess, you fell for Jaune the moment you realized just how relaxed and vulnerable you could allow yourself to be around him.

Yang:*red*.......he holds me when I’m overwhelmed.

RWB:Awwww

Yang:Shut up! Blake, take the heat off me.

Blake:Not too much more. Lucas is a smart kid who generally stays out of trouble. Unfortunately, trouble finds him. Mainly because of his semblance.

Ruby:Don’t tell me...

Blake:No no, it’s not bad luck like your uncle, but Lucas can’t always control it so their similar in that regard. Premonitions, that’s his semblance.

Weiss:Like...the future? You child can see the future?!

Blake:Yeah. *sips drink* it’s terrible.

Ruby:What? That sounds so handy! Man, if I could someone fighting me before it happened, I’d be a monster on the battlefield.

Blake:Lucas isn’t a fighter. Well, he’s not aspiring to fight. He can fight, pretty dang well in fact.; but randomly seeing the future is not a gift. Imagine picking up a book and you suddenly know the ending, or watching a movie and you start seeing the middle of it right after you press play?

Yang:Ahhh, that’s why he’s lazy and unmotivated. His semblance is massive spoiler alert. Half the fun of new things is not knowing what will happen.

Ruby:Oof, you have a point. I’d be paranoid to no end.

Blake:To a point, he was. Ever since he was ten. Disasters happen at the drop of a hat. Lucas isn’t the kind of person to watch bad things unfold, so whenever it was possible or even if it was risky, he’d do whatever he could to prevent said disaster. But.....there’s only so much anyone person can do. There’s only so much information he sees. The constant strain and guilt that came from failing ate him up. The. There’s the incidents he’s seen that didn’t show him how it began or how it will end. *rubbing her hands* It’s bad...

Weiss:Hey, I...I’ve noticed your hands and frankly even your face are a bit....slim. Your skin isn’t as colorful as I’m used to either. Almost like it’s regaining color.

Blake:Hehehe.......I guess you were bound to notice of all people.

Weiss:Of course. I may not run a a company in my world but I keep tabs on my brother and have had my fair share of visits to a doctor. Why wouldn’t I notice.

Yang:So can we talk as if there are people who have no clue what’s going on?

Weiss:Blake has had one of two things happen to her. She’s either worked way too hard to the point she’s not taking care of her health, or she’s fallen very ill and her body is still recovering.

Blake:Yeah, it’s more of the second one, but probably because of the first one as well. Forwarding equality, I was overzealous with it. One day Lucas just started shaking and crying when he was twelve and I couldn’t understand why. Turns out he kept seeing me bedridden and unconscious without a reason. Day in and day out he simply cried and tried his best to get another premonition to learn more, but couldn’t. A week later I started feeling a little dizzy, and then blacked out after vomiting. At first I thought maybe I had the flu or something. Nope, a tumor.

Weiss:What?

Ruby:Blake!?

Yang:Oh shit, are you-

Blake:Perfectly fine! *smiles* I’m fine. Liver cancer, but it was caught early. No more tumor what so ever, but the meds and the entire process was really draining. Got sicker a couple of times. Not once did I feel like I was dying necessarily, more like...slipping? I felt myself getting drained. The whole time Lucas was so scared; blaming himself for not preventing this or knowing how to fix it. Though simply knowing he saw me like was a warning most people wish they got. I know I said seeing the future is terrible, but the scariest part through all of this was not knowing how it ended. Choosing medicine, doctors, surgery possibilities, it made me crack under pressure a little. I think he noticed that. I wasn’t sure if I picking an option that lead me dying or getting better. The stress alone may have killed me. Ever since then Lucas hasn’t been so outgoing.

Ruby:....

Weiss:....

Yang....It was already said, but there was no way this wasn’t going to get sad was there?

Blake:Take it from me, there’s joy in pain. So many people came to visit me when I was recovering. Even Yang dropped by for a bit. After I got out, I don’t think Lucas ever hugged me so hard. Jaune tried to stay calm through the whole ordeal but it was rough for him too. He was all but spent emotionally when I came home.

Weiss:I’m surprised Lucas didn’t become an older brother.

Blake:The last thing a recovering patient needs is a pregnancy, but as far as missing me goes...

Ruby:You can stop right there with that tangent.

Yang:We’ll talk about that in private. I wouldn’t mind that story.

Blake:*playfully rolls eyes* These days I try not to over do things. I’ve only officially been deemed completely cured for about a year. I can feel that I’m still not entirely up to strength. It’s fine though. It gives me an excuse for Lucas to dote on me a little. He’s a mama’s boy at heart. My biggest worries these days is peeling him out of this shell his semblance had put him in. At the very least I want him to smile like he used to and find away to live in moment when possible. His entire life is ahead of him. Hopefully he doesn’t see all of it.

Ruby:I guess too much of anything really is bad. Knowledge included. I hope things work out.

Yang:Me too. A happy life is something you definitely earned.

Blake:Thanks. That seriously means a lot, which is why I made sure to not end this on a sour note.

The happy faunus pulled out her scroll to scroll through pictures and her friends eyes lit up. The first one was a beach photo. This Jaune was different from what they were used to. He let his hair grow a little bit longer and the back went down his neck, but it was definitely still him. This jaune was pretty toned and went for a lean look than bulky like Weiss’s, but a tad slimmer. On his shoulders was an adorable toddler with wide amber eyes and big blonde cat ears. Both men were enjoying the sunset on the waves.

The next photo was more recent with Blake right in the middle of hopping into Lucas’s arms. Weiss noticed the girl still had on the hospital bracelet. She must’ve just gotten cleared. Lucas had grown like a weed. He was now roughly Jaune’s height. His hair was messy and looked like Jaune’s in his younger years. Also like his father, Lucas was jacked! His sleeveless purple shirt should off his biceps as they wrapped around Blake’s torso for a hug. His baggy purple shorts had black and gold trim through the seams and the shorts stopped right below his knees; but showed of his well defined calves. A smile of pure joy and what could’ve been a few tears were visible as he looked lovingly at his mother. It warmed all of the ladies hearts. Still, the girls also could tell under his eyes were a little dark. Lucas must’ve been very tired.

The final picture had to be the most recent. It was Blake and Lucas sparring. Both looked at each other with excitement and ease as their wooden blades clashed. Their clothes mirrored one another by being black and white kimonos. They even wore the traditional shoes and everything.

Weiss:Yeah, that’s your kid.

Blake:Damn right. Unfortunately that makes him a little too stubborn. But I guess that’s okay. Without a doubt, someone’s gonna break through that shell of his.

Yang:Oh? It sounds like you already know who?

Blake:Well....I have a hunch.

xxxxx

RING! RING! RING! Lucas’s scroll chirped, in the middle of the night. The boy let out a long, agitated groan of sleepiness as he rolled over in bed; reaching for his scroll on the nightstand to answer.

Lucas:Hello?

???:Did you know you are mathematically more likely to choke on a hotdog than get attacked by a shark?

Lucas:....Serenity, who gave you my number?

Serenity:Your parents, and it’s Serendipity!

Lucas:Too many syllables. Also a bit ironic given who you are. With the way you act though, my name for you is better.

Serenity:Ooooo so we’re moving on to pet names? How forward of you.

Lucas:Five seconds before I hang up. Three...two-

Serenity:You’re late! You promised to guide me around the beach at twelve. That’s now.

Lucas:.....P.M. Twelve P.M. Serenity. Why in the world would I mean midnight!?

Serenity:It’s romantic and personal. Nobody else is around. I thought you were trying to use that Belladonna magic on me by acting all cool and aloof in the moonlight.

Lucas:.....

Lucas:Please delete my number.

Serenity:Not on your life, my whiskered bodyguard!

Lucas:Don’t have whiskers-

Serenity:If you don’t wanna move that butt of yours to hang out with a pretty girl in a floppy hat and sundress with a bikini underneath, that’s your loss. I’m still going for a dip.

Lucas:Do not go in the water when nobody is around.

Serenity:Pfft, I’m a strong swimmer.

Lucas:Sharks.

Serenity:It’s more dangerous to eat a hotdog.

Lucas:Sharks feed at night.

Serenity:Are you trying to tell me the statistics aren’t as reliable just because it’s nighttime.

Lucas:That’s exactly what I’m saying.

Serenity:Then you better move your butt just in case. Either you get a snack or the sharks do. Either way, I get attention.

Lucas:Difference is one wants to eat you.

Serenity:My goodness Lucas, oh brazen of you.

Lucas:......

Lucas:Tell the sharks I said hi.

Serenity:Okay! Byyyyyyeeeee! *hangs up*

Lucas:(She’ll be fine.)

..........

Lucas:*putting on shoes* This is bullshit. Who thinks midnight!? *walking down stairs* Can’t have a peaceful day or night....

Jaune:*watching tv* Hey Lucas, going some-

Lucas:I’m giving out your phone number to a homeless man the first chance I get! *walks out door*

Jaune:.....(Whatever gets you outside more.)

It took about fifteen minutes of aggressive walking for Lucas to wrap around to the back of his house towards their section of the beach. Where Serenity walked around humming and collecting seashells without a care in the world.

Lucas:The next shell you grab will have a crab in it.

Serenity:Huh? Oh hey you’re finally-ahhhh! Ow ow ow ow ow ow!

Lucas:Should’ve listened.

Serenity:Have a better warning!!!! It won’t let go!

Lucas:Pull it off.

Serenity:That’s hurt!!! Lucas, help!

Lucas:Fine, if you delete my number.

Serenity:*sniffling* Stop being mean!!! This really hurts, it’s breaking the skin. Isn’t a young and pretty girl’s tears payment enough!? I thought you were getting paid to-

Lucas:Oh my goodness! Okay, just shush. I’m too sleepy for this.

Serenity:You’re mean when you’re sleepy. At least your waking up voice sounds handsome though.

Lucas:Please....stop. Stop everything. *removing crab* Happy?

Serenity:No, you’re not happy. Also my finger is bleeding.

Lucas:Yep, looks like you can’t go swimming now for real.

Serenity:Eh, I lied anyways. I’m not getting in that water. There are sharks in that watery grave.

Lucas:So. Why. Did. You. Wake. Me. Up?

Serenity:....*red* I...don’t really, have friends here. Besides you. Umm *points to pail and shovels* sandcastles?

Lucas:*inhales*......I’ll get the water.

Serenity:*smiles* Yes! I’ll delete your number later.

Lucas:*red* You....can keep it of you really want.

Serenity:....Kek, okay Mr. Tsundere

Lucas:You can remove the next crab alone.

Serenity:Don’t joke like that! That was a joke, right?

Lucas:Welp that pail isn’t gonna fill itself. *leaves*

Serenity:What!? Lucas!!! You were joking right!? Right!? *looking around the sand* you’re a lousy bodyguard!

Lucas:Good, fire me.

Serenity:I...you....ugh!

Lucas:Cheer up, I’m happy now after all. *smiles*

Serenity:*pouting* This is why I’m a dog person.

#rwby #the void #jaune arc #ruby rose #weiss schnee #yang xiao long #blake belladonna #rwby knightshade #lucas belladonna #rwby ships #rwby premonition

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shefanispeculator · 3 years ago

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Let rumor begin

"I think he's hot, don't you? But to be super honest, it is kind of crazy we both went through the same thing at the same time. There's been so many people that I've gotten so much comfort from. Just people coming to me and telling me their story. Not confiding, but sharing, which has just helped me see things from a different perspective and move forward." —Gwen to Ryan Seacrest in November 2015

Look of Love

"How can I not be [in love]? She is the greatest. She is the greatest." —Blake on Today in March 2018.

"Saved My Life"

"When you have a broken heart—at least, when I do—you got to get it out of your system. You want people to sympathize with you. I was at rock bottom, in the middle of hell...Gwen saved my life. Who else on earth could understand going through a high-profile divorce from another musician?" —Blake to Billboard in July 2016

Country Livin'

"I grew up in Orange County, so I don't know if you've been down there, but it's nothing like the middle of America and our nature was the beach. So to be able to be in Oklahoma and be able to experience a ranch kind of vibe is just something I never ever had, so it's just been really, it's been great, amazing." —Gwen on Jimmy Kimmel Live in August 2020

Wedding Bells

"You know, what? I love weddings. The kids love him. We love him. Everybody loves him. He is lovable! I think about it all the time." —Gwen to Ellen DeGeneres when discussing marrying Blake

Sexiest Man Alive

"He doesn't even like to do a photo shoot. You can never convince him to do it. So he just called me like, ‘They want me to do this.' And I was like, ‘You should totally do it! You're so sexy!'" —Gwen's reaction to Blake being named People's Sexiest Man Alive

Fierce Fashion

"[My style is] more feminine than ever before. It's probably because I'm super in love and have a really manly man. I enjoy letting that part of me come out now because when I was in No Doubt, I never thought of myself as sexy. Even in my 30s, I was a tomboy. I hardly ever carried a purse." —Gwen to InStyle in July 2018

Biggest Fans

"Setting here watching @gwenstefani rehearsals it continues to shock me the amount of GIANT hits this girl has written... I highly recommend y'all catch her Vegas show if you can get tickets!!!" —Blake on Twitter in June 2018

Hot Commodity

"He's so good at the show, I mean, he's just so magical. Blake is literally a unicorn. Like anywhere he goes, people are just attracted to him, and he's such an incredible talent." —Gwen on SiriusXM's Andy Cohen Live in September 2019

Watch Daily Pop weekdays at 11 a.m., only on E!.

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stuckinapatriarchalbullshitland · 4 years ago

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PR stunt relationships - ɟ

🎶🎶 Guess who’s back, back, back? Back again, gain, gain 🎶🎶

Heeello, my babies! 🥰 How are you? I hope you’re all fine and that you’re staying strong since, as we knew and expected, they’re literally attacking us every day with these PRs. And today’s topic is precisely about this. PR-stunt relationships.

What do I know about- What do I know about love? Nothing. And that’s why it’s everything. Sorry, I had to 😅🤣. Shout-out to ‘What Do I Know About Love?’ by CC. No but, seriously tho. What do I know about a PR stunt relationship? Again, I’m not an expert on the subject. I know as much as you do, plus, maybe a little bit more due to my research over the years.

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PR stunt relationship, also known as PRomance, showmance, fauxmance (👈🏽 cover for celebrities who are both queer), and also as 🤫😂 ‘extremely camera-ready relationship’. I can personally define a PR as a work of persuasion. Picture PR people as shapers, as narrators, as storytellers, because that’s what they do. Whether it’s for protection, or to build or rebuild an image, or simply for promotion, they analyze the situation in order to create the best publicity/narrative/farce that benefits their client. They each have their own vision. Each of them has a plan that they sometimes tend to repeat with other clients because it works. Take as an example our friend Scooby Doo Sc**ter (Br**n), who is making it increasingly normal and common for his clients to use engagement rings as narratives.

A PR stunt relationship is nothing more than a PUBLICITY STUNT, as the word itself implies, aimed to get people and media attention. Publicists and celebrity management managers set up a fake public relationship to make fans and the general public believe it’s true. To give the couple more credibility, also friends, family, and artists friends of the couple get involved many times. To give you a practical example, let’s take PRen Tyren. They were at least 80% involved in each other’s lives.

Think about their birthdays and all the friends and families involved. Think about when Tymber even went to Graciela’s birthday, L’s great grandmother. Think about Tyres and brother Jauregui (who even made a song out of it with him). Think about L and Angel Gold (his sister). Think about L and Jailynn (his daughter). Think about The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, aka Tyren and, I think they were called Galsey? (Halsey and G-Eazy). Think even about Dinah who was part of the PR. I mean, you got it, right?

This type of business, whether involves the music industry, the film industry, the sports industry, etc., works this way for EVERYONE. They get at the same goal but with different tactics for each individual person, and they give a damn if in the meantime the person, their client, is bullied, or hated, or if they receive death threats, or if they start having anxiety problems, panic attacks, mental or physical health problems, etc. They don’t give a shit about their well-being in general. It’s just business to them. They’re just money with two legs. Can you picture a rolled-up dollar with two legs, can’t you? Good, because that’s what they are. Products. Products to sell.

There’s a very strict contract that both parties have to mutually agree on, and this contract is called a relationship contract. A relationship contract is a legally binding document for the duration of at least one year. It’s very VERY own custom-made because they write down what do they want to happen, then the duration (which can be extended) and the termination, and all the other things that each of them wants to include. The duration of a contract obviously varies from person to person and can depend on many things. But the main thing is that, it depends on the type of goal they want to achieve thanks to it.

For example, if the purpose is purely publicizing, such as the promotion of an album, or a movie, or whatever else, the relationship will last only for the necessary time that it takes to increase the interest of the public and indeed, to publicize the project. Another example could be when they want to hide the sexuality of one of the two people in the couple or both. Here, the duration of the contract could reach up to years, and could even lead to fake marriages.

We have examples of people who have done this to promote movies/sagas/franchises: Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens. We have examples of people who have done this to promote TV series: Blake Lively and Penn Badgley, Lili Reinhart and Cole Sprouse, Chad Michael Murray and Sophia Bush. We have examples of people who have done this to hide their true sexuality: Ricky Martin & Rebecca De Alba (for 17 motherfucking years), TS and.. and-and-and EVERYONE. We have examples of people who have done this to increase their notoriety, but then fell in love for real despite being super toxic for each other: Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez. We even have examples of real couples who have been asked to go public to boost ratings and publicize their show more than it already was per se: Lea Michele and Cory Monteith. [Yes, my friends, even real couples do PR stuff for publicity purposes]

Celebs fake relationships for profits. Profits such as more fame, more fans, more acquaintances, whether they were made together or thanks to or of the ‘partner’ themselves based also on the industry fields to which they are part, more freedom in other aspects of their life, both work and private, etc., and of course, money. The money profit received varies. It varies according to the duration (especially if they’re many years), to what they’re supposed to do, such as how many times they’re forced to kiss (yes, guys, that also counts), to the amount of time they have to spend together, aka being seen together, etc. It also and above all vary, based on how famous they are, or if one of them is not famous at all, or if one of them is more famous than the other. It’s obvious that the more famous the person is, the more money they receive. Both parties benefit from it, but the person who ACCEPTED to do the PR is obviously paid more also based on the notoriety they have as I told you. Here we start with a minimum of $5,000 received per month. The figure can also reach disproportionate numbers with five/six zeros per year.

It’s enough to think that 75/80% of all famous couples are fake. They gain more attention and ultimately, more money, and at the same time, fans and GP can witness an exciting ‘love story’ filled with drama, gossip, rumors, mysteries, and if they decide to end their story on a negative note, even with the possible and eventual shade-throwing which in turn leads to more attention, more gossip, etc., etc. Exactly how the teams on both sides wanted. You have to keep in mind that teams have the power in this case. It’s the PR teams who hold the power over the media to control the narrative, and not the other way around.

There are also many factors involved to keep in mind. People involved. We have friends, parents, paparazzi, and all those other people the celeb team involves to make the story look as believable as possible. For example, you know when the media say it was a source who gave them the news? Well, that’s the truth. Think about it. Those sources and those insiders are really insiders because they’re part of the team. They are those people who work for them and who release information, whether true or fake, to follow the narrative decided for the plan. Speaking instead of another topic that I’ve noticed in many asks. Paparazzi.

I don’t know if you know how paparazzi usually work, but especially the old-fashioned stalker type ones, are not known to hold back, in fact, on the contrary, they go way too far beyond the limits. Some of them know where the celebrities might be based on how popular the location is (clubs, restaurants, etc., where celebs often go), or other times, they’re called by waiters, valets, drivers, etc., etc. It’s a pretty aggressive and competitive industry, and paparazzi do everything they can to get images of famous people to sell to a newspaper or a magazine or on Instagram. There are differences between those in the US, those in Europe, etc. Many are also easy to control since eight times out of ten, it’s an organized thing.

As we well know, most of the time, the paparazzi are told where to be and when, probably by the celebrity’s PR agency itself. It’s ALL for publicity. Publicity of any kind. To promote a movie if it’s an actor, to promote an album if it’s a singer, to be noticed if that person’s project was a flop, for fake relationships or to ‘cover’ the real ones if one of the two is in a relationship that is not seen in a good light and therefore doesn’t suit the public eye, or if one of the two or both of them are queer. Seriously, for everything. And so they have paparazzi following them around so it looks like they’re more popular than they actually are, and the celebrities who make me laugh the most are those who, after calling them, act like the paparazzi were following them everywhere, some even getting angry and taking it out on them.

But it must also be said that celebrities who really don’t want the paparazzi’s attention, make sure that this doesn’t happen. Unlike the ones who want them and even have them called. There are many celebrities who want their pictures taken because, as we also know, any publicity is good publicity. These celebrities know how it works and not only accept that the paparazzi are part of the business, but use them as a tool for their publicity. It’s just business for them and a new opportunity to look good in magazines. They want to be in control of their image and in this way, they have it.

Also, some brands pay celebs to wear their clothing or accessories while out and about, and those staged shots that look like candid of a celebrity leaving a restaurant or a store, actually have multiple purposes, namely: celebrity endorsement of the product, big check for the celebrity for wearing the item, collaboration between the celebrity and paparazzi to get nice shots that look natural and random from which the celebrity then selects the ones they prefers, and image sales for the paparazzi agency. Everyone gets paid and everyone is happy.

Another thing to take into consideration? Depending on the celebrity’s profession, even their own contracts. In the sense that most of their contracts involve fake relationships. It also depends on the image that the celeb has and whether they’re trying to hide their sexuality. From this, their contracts can include a minimum of two PRs, or five, or eight, or even one that lasts for many years. They can also state that the same person with whom the celebrity has already had a PR in the past, may be again in the future. I’ll give you a practical example.

Imagine yourselves and a friend as a celebrity, okay? You guys are singers and your friend is an actor. You’ve just signed a 3-album deal lasting 5 years (meaning you have 5 years to complete and release 3 albums), and your friend an 8-year movie saga contract (let’s imagine 3 movies). Now let’s imagine that there are clauses in both your contracts that also include fake relationships. Your contract has two, and your friend’s contract has five, including one with one of their co-stars. Both of you must, ABSOLUTELY, have the number of PRs chosen for you over the course of those years, otherwise, you’re gonna be forced not only to fight a lawsuit that you will lose because you haven’t respected the contract, but also to pay a penalty that can reach up to six figures.

Doesn’t this ring a bell? Now do you also understand why Ca*ren, and most of the other celebrities, are forced to have PR stunt relationships? Because they have to! Because it’s part of their contracts if they want to keep doing what they do. Many of them have a say. They can decide whether or not to accept the person chosen for them, they can choose a person themselves, they can negotiate something in return if they accept a person they didn’t want, etc., etc. But many have no say in it.

And speaking of our Camr*n, more specifically, our L, and Kris. Guys… All the comments I’ve read around… *help* 🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻

L didn’t invite Kris there because he’s her boyfriend. And it certainly wasn’t her the one who asked her dad to delete the post because she didn’t want her fans to start attacking her new boyfriend or because she wanted to protect her relationship. IT WAS ALL DONE ON PURPOSE. Mi*e posted the picture and then deleted it ON PURPOSE! Why? Because (L and Kris’ teams) wanted the fans to see the picture to speculate! They wanted the fans to start attacking him! They want people to talk about it!! Is that really that hard to understand or to believe? Welcome to Tyren 2.0, my friends. That’s how it started with Taco Delivery Symbol, or did you forget that too? Go read the timelines if you really don’t remember.

I’ve lost count of how many times they’ve put off releasing L’s album over the years. They’d finally decided, and then it was postponed AGAIN, but because of COVID. EVERYONE had to postpone their programs actually, but L’s album was supposed to be released 100% this year (in September, in my opinion). Her PR should have started earlier. This is the only reason we have only had hints of Crispy McBacon (I’ve already found so many nicknames for his transphobic ass, sorry but I just can’t help myself) over time. Because they have postponed several times! *And also because, in my opinion, they were still looking for an alternative. The choice had to be between a guy (him) and a girl.*

But hey, at least they have an excuse to make this PR more real, you know? I’m already picturing what she’ll say because we all know the script by now: “Kris and I’ve been dating for a while now. I’m a private person. My personal life is my personal life and I want to protect my shit, you know? I don’t like it when people judge my life choices and that’s why I’ve never talked about it before. And I’d like it to stay that way”. Picture me shouting a “SURE, JAN!” when that happens, also because we will then slowly have more and more of their content. Aww, I’m already picturing them playing fake lovebirds and talking to each other in Spanish IN FRONT of a camera, in a live or an Insta-story maybe? 🤮🤮🤮

And speaking of postponed programs…

This is my version of how things could’ve turned out for our oh so beloved IwanttobeknownMila. Keep these dates in mind. Shon Mentos: The Tour, started on March 7, 2019, and ended on December 21, 2019. The Romance Tour, was supposed to start on May 26, 2020, and end on September 26, 2020.

They could’ve released Shirt’s documentary around the beginning of the Romance Tour. They could’ve made them break up almost at the end of the Romance Tour. He would’ve completed the album now, to then releasing it in January or February almost simultaneously with Cinderella’s release.

Why all this? Simple, cross-publicity or cross-promotion or whatever you want to call it. Choke recently said that they’d initially finished filming at the end of his tour and that they had to cut out a lot of parts. And what does all this mean? That the original documentary was another one.

In my opinion, the original was supposed to about his life on tour and only a small part, sneak peeks about the creation of Wonder. Instead, thanks to COVID, they changed direction and made it all about his album. The reason why they had to cut a lot of parts, was to make room for the last few months and therefore to the completion of the album. Which is why I think they finished filming in September/October (if anyone of u knows more, please feel free to let me know).

Without COVID they could’ve released his original documentary more or less around the beginning of the Romance Tour. News, tabloids, and people would’ve talked about them, both for the documentary and for the tour of our Mila= cross-promotion. They could’ve made them break up almost at the end of the Romance Tour. The distance, the misunderstandings, and why not, even the pathetic excuse that Toilet Brush used now when ‘they were in crisis/on a break’, that is, that he hadn’t been opened and vulnerable with her. People would’ve talked about them, Shitmila fans would’ve rebelled and cry their eyes out, news and tabloids would’ve gone crazy for who would tell the story better= cross-promotion. He would’ve completed the album now, with half of the songs he already had (from 3 years) and that he’s using on this album, and a half with songs that would’ve been about his broken heart, to then releasing it in January or February almost simultaneously with Cinderella’s release. Do I need to say this? You can imagine what would’ve happened, right? And what would that have led to? Oh yeah. Cross-promotion!

But anyway, guys, it didn’t happen. Just as we didn’t get L’s album as we hoped. But try to remember one thing, okay? Tyren’s contract started because L needed a new male PR and then they flipped the cards around and continued for him AS AGREED initially. Shakerstoremila’s one, on the other hand, is only and exclusively for HIM. It’s centered on him and will continue to be on him until the end. There’s no point in asking yourselves why Paruparo does this and why Paruparo does that, okay? She HAS TO do it. It’s in her contract and she cannot legally break it if she doesn’t want to face the consequences HER HERSELF has accepted. The sooner you understand this, the sooner you accept it, the sooner you can wait for the end more calmly. It sucks, I know. But that’s the way it is.

I’ve never liked Shon that much in the past. I discovered his existence only and exclusively thanks to Paruparo (IKWYDLS). I’ve always seen him as too fake and with a huge ego. I first became aware of his giant ego during the interview they did in 2015 at The Late Late Show with James Corden. Indeed, I’ve always wondered how someone like Mila could be friends with such an egocentric person. But you know how it is, I just brushed it off because I simply didn’t care about him, and also because at the time (2016 when I officially entered the fandom) the IKWYDLS era was already over for a while. BUT, my first impression of him became very true years later when they started this ridiculous charade.

Not only is he self-centered and with a huge ego, he’s also one of the most fake people I’ve ever seen. Why am I saying this? Because although I don’t know him and consequently, I don’t know if he was already like that before he became famous, Shon is the typical empty celebrity without a personality that has become the role he was set to be in the beginning. The perfect product. They wanted to sell the good guy. The sensitive and different from the others (and that’s where the bullshit of being a ‘singer-songwriter’ came from). And since this idea in itself only partially worked, they made him work on his body so they could sell that too. To sell the unreachable good guy. Superman, as he defines himself 😂. The problem of Shawn and his team, is with people who have not stopped to just look at the fake goody to shoes image that they wanted and want to continue selling.

The way I see him, Shoe’s just a selfish kid. Everything always revolves around him. Everything is and must be about him. He lives to be loved. He lives for the attention. He lives for the approval of others. Everyone must necessarily like him. There’s no one else besides him. Do you know what he reminds me of? He reminds me of a child who asks his mom for attention. ‘Mommy, how did I do? You liked it, didn’t you? Was I good? I can do better if you want, I know I can do better’. I don’t even think he realizes he’s like that because he’s so full of himself and so clouded by himself. Oh and, you know what I’ve been realizing lately? Many of his fans really believe he grew his hair out because Paruparo asked him to (I’d never have believed this bullshit even under torture), but now more than ever I’m convinced that he did it to copy one of his obsessions for years, that is, Matthew McConaughey. My personal problem with this look of his is the fact that he’s now starting to look more and more like Jon Snow (any Game of Thrones fans like me here?), aka one of the characters I can’t stand the most of that amazing TV series. And this, is making me dislike him even more.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that I hate him and that I consider him the devil. In fact, I think there’s a lot but A LOT worse than him out there. I really, REALLY, dislike him, but I don’t hate him. Do I follow him on social media? Yes, but only on IG. Did I listen to his music? Yes, but illegally, and I liked some of his songs because as usual, I distinguish the art from the artist. I’ve never bought his music, I’ve never streamed it, I’ve never gone to one of his concerts, and the only views I’ve ever given him are only for music videos (not even all of them) on YouTube and only because other channels can’t violate copyrights by taking and posting them on their own. Indeed, you know how I’m gonna listen to his album? Thanks to the YouTube channels of his fans who will post his songs.

But anyway. I’ve dwelt too much on #pleasenoticeme #pleaseloveme, I’d say that’s enough. I’m gonna conclude with my final thoughts on the main topic of my post, that is, the fake PR relationships. I wanna explain to u guys why a fake relationship like Shazam’s and our Mila’s is so obvious as PR.

A PR relationship MUST create doubt in people’s heads and MUST NOT look perfect at all. Why? Because otherwise people WOULD NOT TALK ABOUT IT. If it looked like a basic relationship, a common relationship, people wouldn’t talk about it because they wouldn’t find anything strange about it. They wouldn’t speculate, they wouldn’t look for clues, they wouldn’t watch every move. They wouldn’t be thirsty. They’d just get bored. Yes, there would be the initial boom of the ‘new couple’, but then everything would end and people would move on to look for something else to entertain them. The main point of a PR relationship is to make people speculate, and if people don’t constantly talk about it, then it would be all pointless because it would make no sense to create a fake relationship in the first place.

Way to stop this act or any other act? Stop giving them fucking attention! You want to talk about it, speculate, look for evidence, and make theories amongst you friends? Do it! That’s great actually. I do it myself. But fucking tagging them?? 🤨😒🙄

If all the fans who know the real TRUTH stop talking about it by tagging them, tweeting them, etc. their ‘story’ would end. Sure, their teams would try to create something to attract attention again, like a kiss or a scoop, but if ignored even then, everything would end immediately. Why? Precisely because they were unable to complete their task. And in that case, the two celebs would ‘break up’ with a big scandal that would still bring attention back to them, although in this case, the attention would FINALLY be on both celebrities in a singular way and no longer as a couple. The next goal would be for fans and media to find out ‘what happened’ and ‘why’, while for managers it would be to create a scoop on those questions that keep them talking about them, and if all goes well, maybe even get them ‘back together’, and so on, until they have a better idea. But, if they fail even then, even though they’ve not reached the date scheduled in the contract, they would ‘break up’ without any more surprises.

And that’s all for now, my fellows CS. Remember to hold on and to not lose hope. Be patient. And above all, try not to freak out and get very angry as soon as you listen to the album. We already know it’s all bullshit.

I’m sending you a virtual hug 🤗🤗 Always with love, F ❤️

#FA #submission #f anon

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Never Enough (Spencer Reid Drabble)

Summary: Ever wondered what Garcia wrote on that sticky note in the series finale? Read here to find out. When Reader, the new technical analyst, feels out of place at a party, Penelope’s sticky note and Reid’s kind words do just the trick.

A/N: This is a comfort piece for me, someone very introverted who never seems to do well in social gatherings. So this is dedicated to anyone who’s ever felt like they didn’t belong. You are loved. Couple: Fem!Reader x Spencer Reid Category: Fluff, Drabble Content Warning: Fear of exclusion, loneliness Word Count: 2.4k

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

All my life, all I’d ever wanted was to be a social butterfly. Their lives seemed so easy. People would naturally flock to them, what with their charisma, their confidence, their natural gift of being conversational.

I envied them for the sole reason that I was nothing like them, not in the slightest.

It wasn’t easy for me to keep a conversation going, even if I was trying my very hardest, which was often the case. I could never seem to commandeer the room in the way that someone extroverted could, and it was especially hard sometimes to feel a part of everyone.

It would be too easy to say I was invisible. Instead, I felt painfully visible, and entirely ignored.

Everyone could see my shyness peeking through, everyone could see how alienated I’d become, everyone could see my despondence, and yet no one bothered to change it.

No one cared.

My excruciating awkwardness had reached an all-time high at Krystall’s birthday party.

Agent Rossi was so keen on inviting me, and I was honored to go since it’d be my first bonding experience with the team outside of work. I couldn’t turn down the opportunity to grow closer to them, otherwise, I’d run the risk of isolating myself even more. As if being brought in as the BAU’s new technical analyst to replace Penelope Garcia wasn’t enough of a reason for them to doubt, despise, and disrespect me, I was the introvert who had a hard time making friends - unlike my predecessor, who’ve I heard could make friends like nobody’s business. I knew I could never fill her shoes, much less fill the glaring void she created when she left, but still, I maintained my bright-eyes in hopes that I’d be enough for them, anyway. I was all too eager to get to know everyone as more than just my coworkers, with one exception.

Dr. Reid maintained an arm’s length distance from me at all times, and at first, I understood. I even empathized with him.

Besides SSA Morgan and SSA Hotchner, the only other person that he’d work the longest with was Penelope, and now she was gone, too, but the longer his rejection of me lasted, the more I was curious what he truly had against me, and the more I was less interested in changing that. Why would I work tirelessly at mending this broken friendship, if he wasn’t willing to meet me halfway?

I was more shocked that he, of all people, would be the most displeased with my arrival. When Agent Rossi replaced Agent Gideon, from what I heard, the transition wasn’t as rocky as mine. Dr. Reid was overjoyed to be working with him and to discuss all his books. When Jordan Todd, and eventually Ashley Seaver, took Agent Jareau’s place momentarily, he was happy to be working with them. When Alex Blake and Kate Callahan came in after Emily Prentiss, he welcomed them with open arms. So what was it about me that was so abhorrent to him?

I never outright asked, mainly because I feared confrontation and I also had no way of knowing if my curiosity would make the situation worse or better. But I should’ve. I should’ve marched right up to him and asked, “What’s your problem?”

Somehow, though, I finally got up the courage to do so tonight.

I watched as the team laughed at one of Rossi’s anecdotes, meanwhile, the inside jokes flew over my head, hindering that bonding experience I was so sure I’d get by coming here. So I stepped inside the house, wandering into a spare room, knowing I wouldn’t be missed.

I thought I’d only be there for a moment to get some “fresh air” even though I’d actually migrated from the outside to the inside, where there’d arguably be less fresh air, but that’d be my excuse if anyone came in. But I was forced to stay longer in the office when it finally happened.

I finally reached my breaking point.

It was building up all night. It started when I first stepped into the house. My confidence faltered almost immediately when I accidentally stepped on Rossi’s Italian leather dress shoe as I went to greet him. He told me not to worry, but of course, I did just the opposite. It was a minor bump in the road, something so minute, but still, it weighed on me thinking about how embarrassing it was that I dirtied something of his that everyone recognized as valuable.

My shame didn’t stop there. As I was talking with Krystall, there were many periods of awkward silence that I couldn’t manage to fill with words, so we each sipped at our wine until one of us would try to pick up the conversation. What’s worse was that we each knew the silence was suffocating, and I could tell we were both thinking of things to say to keep the conversation going, and yet, nothing worth saying came to mind.

And worst of all was when Penelope Garcia finally arrived at the party. Don’t misunderstand me - it wasn’t the worst part of all because she was bad - no, she was lovely. She gave me a welcome present - a Beanie Baby to put on my desk, evocative of her own style of decor, and I loved her for it, which made me hate her all the more.

Rossi’s house livened up when she came. Everyone flocked to greet her, laughter erupted and ricocheted off Rossi’s high ceilings. They were positively elated by her presence, truly happy. Which was the first time I’d ever seen them that way because frankly, they were never that happy with me.

It was a painful reminder that I could never bring what she brought to the team, and I could never be as good as her. And the general consensus I reached, sitting in Rossi’s office all alone with my glass of wine, was the same one I’d known for years now - I’m not enough.

And I will never be enough.

I hadn’t realized I was crying until a tear cascaded down my cheek, dripping right under my nose, forcing me to audibly sniffle it away. Using the sleeve of my cardigan, I desperately tried to wipe away the tears faster than they were spilling out, but it just wasn’t possible. In fact, the coarse fabric of my cardigan rubbing against my cheeks only made them redder, making the fact that I was unwell that much more obvious.

The sound of the doorknob turning sent me into overdrive, automatically engaging me into turning around and facing the wall so that whoever was coming in wouldn’t find me in the state that I was in. I sniffled a great big sniffle and fanned my face to dry it of any moisture that my silent sobs could’ve left.

“Sorry, Rossi, I was just getting some fresh air and I thought I’d check out your book collectio-”

When I turned around, Rossi wasn’t standing there as I’d assumed.

In fact, the person standing there was the last person I thought it’d be.

“Dr. Reid?”

He was lingering in the doorway, studying my face, to which I instantly preventing from continuing on any further by cowering my head and looking away.

“What are you doing here?” My voice had taken a tone of anger that I didn’t anticipate to be there originally.

“Are you okay?”

To my surprise, his question seemed sincere, but I couldn’t truly believe it was.

“Yeah, I’m fine. Just allergies from being outside for so long. The pollen and stuff, you know?” I rambled nervously.

“Oh, really? Are you allergic to the grass?” He asked in a joking manner, knowing I was lying but still asking so that he’d have the satisfaction of getting to see me try and work my way out of the situation.

“Yes, I am actually. The most common outdoor allergy triggers are trees, grass, weed pollen, mold spores, dust mites, cockroaches, and cat, dog, and rodent dander. Don’t you know this? After all, you’re the one with the IQ of 187 here, not me.” I tried to joke to lighten up the room’s heaviness, but clearly, it didn’t work.

By this time, I’d already turned back to face the wall, so Reid surely couldn’t see me, but I heard the door click shut behind me, and a wave of anxiety permeated my soul.

“What’s wrong, Y/N?”

I scoffed at his question, almost hitting him back with an “As if you care.” But I decided against it in an effort to preserve what little repose we had left between us.

“Will you please tell me what’s wrong?” He sounded like he was begging - like he was practically willing to go on his hands and knees to get me to answer, but all I could focus on was the feeling of his hot breath ghosting over my neck.

Goosebumps rose on my skins once he put his warm hand on my cold shoulder, which was bare from the absence of my cardigan and where it had slipped down to my elbow.

I flinched at the sensation, causing him to recoil.

“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have done that.” He quickly apologized, regret filling his eyes. “Um, you look nice by the way. I like the way you did your hair. A-and your dress. It looks nice.”

Not even giving a chance to respond to his compliment, I asked again, “Why are you here?” Pressing him to get the point faster before I had a chance to react at another one of his physical advances.

“I saw you leave the backyard and I thought I should check on you.”

“Well, you’ve checked on me, so you can go back now.” I didn’t miss a beat when responding, fooling him into thinking that I didn’t catch his words and their intentions.

“I just want to talk.” He replied, finally answering my question from before.

“Okay. Let’s talk.”

He took a seat on a chaise lounge sofa while I stayed standing by the bookcase in preparation for a quick escape if need be.

“I’m sorry I’ve been pushing you away. That wasn’t fair of me.”

Although I hadn’t expected him to apologize, I wasn’t going to be misled and naively accept his apology with no reservations.

“Why did you do it? And for so long?”

“I was angry. I didn’t want another person in my life that I cared about to walk away, so I thought maybe if I made you feel unwelcome, you wouldn’t want to stay. And she’d come back.”

It hurt to say, but at least I knew he was being honest.

“I accept your apology, but it’s not okay.”

“I know that.”

“Okay, are we good now? We’ve talked, so,” My hand gestured toward the door, suggesting he should leave, but he didn’t comply.

“I’m not leaving.”

“And why not?” The wine glass in my hand nearly shattered at the way my hand wrapped around it since its presence hindered me from being able to actually clench my fists.

“I didn’t come here to apologize, even though I should’ve sooner. But I came here because I wanted to make sure you were okay.”

“Like you care.” I chuckled mirthlessly.

“I do care.”

I gave in, not wanting to fight him any longer, otherwise, I might cry some more from the altercation.

“I’m fine.”

“No, you’re not,” He shook his head. “I know you’re not fine. What’s really wrong, Y/N?”

I looked away immediately from his gaze, trying to hide the sheen that was inevitably coating my eyes from the presence of tears, but he would’ve known I was crying the minute I used the cuff of my cardigan to wipe under my nose again.

“I just . . . I feel so unconnected,” I whispered, the pain of my words stealing my volume. “I don’t fit in. And I’ve never fit in before, but I actually thought this might be my chance.”

“It still is. Just come back outside.”

“You don’t get it!”

“What don’t I get?”

“I just needed to take a moment to compose myself so I wouldn’t ruin the energy of the room. And I’d really like to do that alone, okay?”

“I know you don’t want me to go.”

“What?”

“You’re testing me to see if I’ll stay.”

“No, I’m not.”

“So you’re saying that if I left right now, you wouldn’t regret letting me walk away?”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“I know you’re lying to me.”

“I’m not lying.”

“Yes, you are. I know what it looks like when you lie. Wanna know how I know?”

I entertained his question out of pure frustration “How?”

“Because I pay attention to you. I see your mannerisms. I notice everything. Do you think I haven’t picked up on how you crack your knuckles when you’re nervous? Or how your stutter goes away when you talk about technology? Or how your fists clench, like how you’re doing right now?”

My eyes flickered to my fist that was wrapped so tightly around the glass, my knuckles were white. Out of shame, I loosened my grip.

“I pay attention because I care. And I’m sorry that I made you ever believe that I didn’t. What you do, and say, and think - it’s important. So no, I’m not leaving. I’m staying right here to give you the attention you deserve.” He sighed with a breath of relief. “I care more about you than whatever’s happening out there.”

And slowly, then all at once, that barrier between us broke down.

“I care about you. We all do. And when you’re ready, we can walk back out there together so that you can see for yourself just how much we care.”

. . . That night, I made nine more friends.

And the day we came back to work, with my Beanie Baby in hand, I rearranged my desk.

A folded up sticky note fell out from between two tables. I picked it up, recognizing the handwriting instantly.

Penelope Garcia.

Even when the laughter always seems to come from the other room and the world seems busy as it carries on without you, may you know this to be true. No matter who or what made you feel invisible, unworthy, unloved, or unseen, in this ever-moving world, there is still a place for you. And you are exactly in the place where you are meant to be.

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

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