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cadybear420 · 2 months

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Cadybear's MC-LI couples: The Ultimate Crash Course Masterlist (NOTE: List is subject to frequent updates)

As a corollary to my MC Crash Course Masterlist, I've decided to make a comprehensive list of all of my official MC-LI couples in Choices. I might also make some "profile/intro pages" for each of my couples, we'll see.

"Canon" Couples

The Couples that I have done official playthroughs for (or am well into a playthrough for) and are part of my personal canon. These are the main couples that you will see me post about the most.

DLS: Dick Ryder (m!MC) x Peg King (Hispanic Charlotte King)

Important Notes: - Dick and Peg marry after the DLS timeline, Dick happy to be the (step)dad to Yvette (and, of course, officially a DILF).

HSS Prime: Jordan Price (f!MC) x Julian Castillo

Important Notes: - Jordan does not start to feel attraction for Julian until much later into/after the HSS Prime timeline. Prior to this, she dates a prep boy named Danny who later moves away. - Jordan and Julian begin to date at the end of OG HSS Book 3. She's stayed in touch with the rest of her friends after she graduated, and confesses her feelings for him when she asks him to prom. - Their relationship definitely lasts a long time at the very least. They most likely do not get married, but do remain a couple.

HSS OG: Evie Ayana (f!MC) x Aiden Zhou

Important Notes: - Evie and Aiden share their first kiss at homecoming and confess their love for each other at prom. - The two maintain a very strong relationship following the OG HSS timeline. They get married after they both graduate college, it being an open marriage, and they eventually have kids. - There also exists a AU parallel universe in which Evie joined band and got even closer with Aiden while developing a talent at sax-playing.

HSS:CA: Cher Lee (f!MC) x Ajay Bhandari

Important Notes: - In Book 1, Cher did not have any romantic interest in Rory or Ajay. She saw Rory as a friend and didn't care much for Ajay. Rather, she had a bit of a puppy crush on Erin. - Cher does not take an interest in Ajay until the timeline of HSS:CA Book 2. - Sometime during Cher's sophomore year/Ajay's senior year, the two break up on amicable terms due to uncertainties about their relationship following Ajay's graduation. - However, they do maintain a strong friendship through the years. When they're a bit older and wiser, they start dating again and eventually marry and have kids.

ILITW: Jo Hunter (f!MC) x Lucas Thomas

Important Notes: - Prior to ILITW timeline, Jo has slept around with a handful of other guys in a series of one-night stands. But she's never had a committed relationship before. - Jo and Lucas date after the ILITW timeline, and maintain a long distance relationship while Lucas is in college. - They eventually get married, having become engaged by the end of ILW. It's an open marriage. They probably will not have kids though, maybe one at the very most.

ILB: Harper Addison Vance-Fisher (demigirl!MC) x Tom Sato

Important Notes: - Harper and Tom stay in an official relationship post ILB timeline, but they do not marry. They just live together in an apartment as a couple and the proud parents of Boo Boo, AKA the giant teddy bear that Harper won for Tom at Lake Day.

ILW: Cedric Zhao (m!MC) x Jocelyn Wu

Important Notes: - Cedric and Jocelyn start out as a friends-with-benefits relationship that eventually gains a romantic element too. - This relationship might get replaced with Cedric x Amalia, or maybe even an open/poly relationship where Cedric can be with both Joss and Amalia.

MAH: Peggy Stone x Tyler Woods (White)

Important Notes: - Peggy and Tyler begin dating with an open relationship by the end of MAH. - The two maintain a strong relationship post MAH timeline. Whether or not they marry is uncertain, but they do share a home after they both graduate. They most likely will have kids.

ROD: Adelaide Zhou (f!MC) x Colt Kaneko

Important Notes: - Addi and Colt have some romantic and sexual attractions for each other, but the relationship is nothing more than a brief fling and they do not become an official dating couple. They may or may not reunite years later, though.

RWB: Atticus St. James (m!MC) x f!Drew Young (White)

Important Notes: - Drew in this universe is pansexual. - Their relationship lasts for a couple of years, but I haven't fully decided their endgame.

WEH: Sage Amin (f!MC) x m!Dakota Winchester (East Asian)

Important Notes: - Sage and Dakota's relationship does not last, for obvious reasons. :(

Parallel Universe "Canon" Couples

The couples that are for my secondary MCs and are part of my personal canon for parallel universes. These are also couples I may post about a lot, albeit maybe not as frequently as their main-universe counterparts.

HSS OG: Alan Parke (m!MC) x Emma Hawkins

Important Notes: - This relationship might get replaced with Alan x Maria, or maybe even an open/poly relationship where Alan can be with both girls.

WIP Couples

MCs and Couples where I've more or less decided their romantic route/endgame, but they are still awaiting a playthrough before I can officially incorporate then into any aspects of my personal canon. I might still share with the occasional headcanon I come up with here and there, but I'll need more time doing their actual playthrough first in order to develop them better.

ATV: Jax Elara (m!MC) x Kepler

Important Notes: [None yet]

AME: Jamie MacLeod-Noor (f!MC) x Carson Stewart

Important Notes: - Unfortunately, Carson is not a LI option in the canon game. So in my playthrough, Jamie will end up engaged to either Adam or Derek, but then ditch whoever it is at the wedding for Slater. This will translate very differently in my headcanons. - Jamie has some attraction to Adam/Derek, but not enough for a committed relationship. She half-thinkingly accepts the proposal, but quickly realizes she does not want this marriage. - But when Slater flirts with her, she starts to figure out a way to get out of the wedding and snag Carson instead. She plays along with the wedding to reap the benefits of it, and leads Slater on in order to better plot her way out. - At the wedding itself, she ditches the groom. But much to the disappointment of Slater, she does not confess feelings for him. Instead, she finally confesses her feelings for Carson. - She and Carson then begin dating, and have a TV wedding for the fun of it. They live together in the fancy beach house (and there may or may not be a queerplatonic relationship with Jen too), and they might get married some years later.

BaBu: Jayden Cassidy (bigender!MC) x Myra Dixon

Important Notes: - The two definitely stay together after getting married. I haven't yet decided the names of their kids though.

BB: Jasmine Yin (f!MC)

Important Notes: - She's probably going to have relations with Adrian (white), Jax, and Kamilah. She might also develop some queerplatonic attraction to Lily. Whoever she will end up closest to is still being decided, but there's definitely gonna be a poly endgame. - She may also hook up with Drac and Priya. - In my headcanons, she will also have relations with Nikhil. - In my first playthrough, Jax is the one who died at the end. IDK how this will play out in my upcoming more official playthrough. But whatever the case, I might change it in my headcanons so that Adrian is the one who dies– both Adrian and Kamilah should have been eligible too, and I feel like it's more fitting for Adrian to die. IDK yet.

ES: Emilia Harris (f!MC) x Raj Bhandarkar

Important Notes: - Unfortunately, Raj is not a LI option in the canon game. In my official playthrough, I might have Emilia be a bit flirty with Jake, and maybe even get handfasted to him just to see what the route is like. But in my actual headcanons, it doesn't go past flirting and she instead gets in a relationship with Raj. - Her relationship might not last, because I will most likely be choosing the Vaanu ending for her.

ES: BJ Kingsley (m!MC) x Estela Montoya

Important Notes: - I might have BJ choose the Endless ending, meaning that his relationship with Estela should be able to last.

HSS OG: Violet Jones (f!MC) x Michael Harrison

Important Notes: [None yet]

HSS OG: Samara Al-hakim (f!MC) x Caleb Mitchell

Important Notes: [None yet]

TH:M: Otto

Important Notes: - She has had feelings for Ansel for a long time, and in my headcanons, she'll get to have hate sex with him in that scene in the wine cellar. Her official endgame however is still being decided. I'm considering a possible friends-to-lovers with Rye, but it's not certain yet.

TPA: Jane Bond (f!MC) x Callum "Booty Galore" Grey (Indian), m!Rowan Salazar, m!Lou Belrose, m!Alexis Reid

Important Notes: - Unfortunately, Alexis and Rowan die in the canon storyline. I may or may not rewrite this.

TRR: Lew [Last Name Pending] (f!MC) x Liam Rys (East Asian)

Important Notes: [None yet]

(Possible) AU Couples

Parallel universes in which MCs that already have endgame LIs in my personal canon end up pursuing different LIs. In some cases, if I like the AU couple better than the original planned couple, I might switch and make the AU couple the canon one.

HSS OG: Evie Ayana (f!MC) x Michael Harrison

Important Notes: - This will definitely not be taking the place of Evie x Aiden in my personal canon, but some of it will still be incorporated in the Evie x Aiden canon. Evie and Aiden do have an open relationship, so Evie will sleep with Michael every now and then. - In the AU parallel universe where Evie pursues Michael, their relationship might be more queerplatonic.

ILITW: Jo Hunter (f!MC) x Andy Kang

Important Notes: - This will likely not be taking the place of Jo x Lucas in my personal canon, but some of it will still be incorporated in the Jo x Lucas canon. Jo and Lucas do have an open relationship, so Jo will have some relations with Andy, Connor, maybe even Dan and Noah too. However, the relationship with Andy would definitely be the strongest of the outside relations.

ILW: Cedric Zhao (m!MC) x Amalia de Leon

Important Notes: - This couple has the possibility of replacing Cedric x Joss as the main route and endgame for Cedric. Though if possible, I would like to maybe go for a poly endgame.

Unserious Couples

The MCs and couples where I just did not take them seriously and really only exist for fun.

TNA: Eh IDC (f!MC) x Samuel Dalton (White)

Important Notes: [None]

Rewrite Couples

The MCs and couples that exist solely for me to rewrite their stories in my personal canon because their actual canon story is in my shitlist tiers.

TBB: Alyssa Larson (f!MC) x Cole Stone (Native American)

Important Notes: - These characters exist in my headcanons for the sole purpose of headcanoning that the baby is rescued from this awful couple and adopted by Evie and Aiden. I have yet to decide the name of the baby though.

#choices stories you play #choices #choices game #choices stories we play fandom #choices stories we play #cadybear's mcs #meet my mcs #meet my mc

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shreyamistry · 6 years

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Tickets And Kissets - Ajay x M !MC (Connor)

Title: Tickets and Kissets

Prompt: So Kiss Me

Summary: Connor asks Ajay to meet him after their drama club party for a special Christmas gift. With gift in hand and confession in heart, can Ajay put aside his restraints for Connor?

Word Count: 1300+

Tagging: @mlmichaelharrison

A/N: Hey yall! This is a Christmas gift for my good friend Seth! Merry Christmas @dorkus-maximus ! Here is your Christmas fic! I hope you like it and happy holidays!

Thanks for reading! I hope you like it!

Mr. Olsen begins packing up the remaining treats leftover from the holiday drama club extravaganza, packing an arrangement of cookies he prepared into neat piles in a fancy Christmas tin. Nearby Rory helps him pack away macaroons, a smile on his face as he makes idle conversation with his teacher. Clint and Natalie watch him dreamily as they absently pack garbage into one of the trash cans in front of them. Danielle and Erin organizing chairs and tables back into place, Erin doing most of the work while Danielle complains to her, checking out her nails.

Ajay nods to himself as the preparations to clean up run smoothly as he places his clipboard down to help Connor with the drinks. Connor smiles at him as he approaches, a blush creeping up his cheeks that Ajay can’t place why. He shakes his head spinning the cap onto the top of the bottle.

“Did you enjoy yourself?” Ajay asks, placing the drink into the cooler between them. He looks over at Connor who runs a hand through his hair, “You laughed a lot.” Ajay doesn’t entirely know why he brought that up, but he glances away pretending he didn’t spend the entire party watching him.

“Yeah, it was!” Connor smiles, “Skye kicked mine, Rory’s, and Erin’s ass in some DDR.” Ajay nods in response, putting the last drink into the cooler looking back over the party. Danielle leaving with a goodbye and a glare in Connor and his direction. He turns back to Connor who stands silently. “And Rory and I were having-”

“Are you and Rory dating?” Ajay asks absently, turning to survey Connor. His eyes settling on his face with a stern expression in his eyes a hint of annoyance settling in his voice at the thought of Rory and Connor together. Connor deserves better, Ajay thinks to himself. “I know you both signed up for the Spring play, if you make it awkward Cam, I will personally-”

“We’re not dating,” Connor reassures, motioning for him to settle down. “I’m not into Rory. I’m into someone else.” Connor blushes against as he fiddles with his fingers. Ajay doesn’t pay much mind turning to check the clock on his phone, one of the few things he knows how to do with this damned device.

“Good,” Ajay replies, relief in his chest. “I would hate for the stage to be awkward.” Connor simply nods in response. The both of them surveying the party again. More and more people leaving, Skye and Rory talking as they walk out. He never would have pegged them as the friends type.

“Are you heading home?” Connor’s voice breaks Ajay from his thoughts looking at the boy before him. Cocking his head to the side at the look on Connor’s face that he couldn’t quite explain. “I’m just curious.” Connor quickly follows up.

“I have a few things to take care of party related.” Ajay responses, shoving his hands into his pocket, “How about yourself?”

“I uh…” Connor trails off, taking a heavy breath. “I wanted to know if you wanted to hangout for a few minutes. I got you a gift.” Connor’s cheeks burn red again, as he places the lid onto the cooler.

“That sounds, adequate,” Ajay replies, a hint of a smile pulling on the corner of his lips. “Mr. Olsen, your cooler is ready. Have a delightful break.”

“Leaving so soon?” Mr. Olsen calls out to them, getting a nod from the both of them in response, “Have a fun and safe break, guys! Don’t do anything stupid and practice your lines for the role you play to audition for.”

“You too! And Don’t worry, I will.” Connor reassures as Ajay places a hand on his back guiding him towards the stage. Connor quickly picks up the pace walking besides Ajay towards the stage steps, working their way to the back of the stage. Ajay directions Connor to help him with the curtains to start unworking the other side to close them. A few minutes later both of the curtains fall close, mainly due to Ajay who had to Connor.

Ajay walks over to the remaining item from the play on the stage. He takes a seat on the couch in the stage living room, Connor sitting across from him. Connor stares at his hands, as Ajay goes through his clipboard before setting it off to the side.

“Here,” Connor produces a wrapped present from his pocket placing it in Ajay’s hand. Ajay smiles softly at him, before flipping over the wrapped gift, delicately undoing the tape holding the wrapping together. He pulls out the sleek silver envelope balling the wrapping paper in his hand before setting it on the floor in front of him.

“You wrapped an envelope?” Ajay asks, quirking an eyebrow at him.

“Yes.” Connor blushes, “Just open the envelope.”

Ajay nods quickly, before flipping over the envelope, using his fingers to snake under the paper, sliding up the tape with a quick motion. Reaching inside to pull out two silver tickets with black print on top of it. His eyes scan over the tickets reading them over to himself. He looks back at Connor his mouth falling open in surprise.

“Connor..” He trails over, flipping over the two tickets. “How did you afford this?”

“I won them in a radio contest. Or Casey did, I made her help.” Connor laughs nervously, pushing some of his hair off his forehead back into place. “I just thought you deserved it. I hope the seats are okay, I know they’re not center and-”

“Thank you, Connor. Seriously. I’ve never had a friend who cared this much about me to win tickets to a sold-out play on the radio,” Ajay cuts him off with a grin, pulling Connor into a tight hug leaning back to look him in the eyes, his eyes glossy with tears. “I’m so happy I could literally kiss you.” He laughs softly.

“So kiss me,” Connor whispers softly, almost so softly Ajay didn’t hear it. He glances back at Connor seeing the sincerity in his eyes, his breath catching in his throat as he looks at him with intrigue. “I mean- If you want to. I’m sorry this is weird I-”

Ajay leans in before he can continue, his lips brushing softly against Connor’s. Connor basically swoons into his touch, his hands moving to pull Ajay closer to him, letting himself kiss Ajay back. The moment rushes to Ajay’s head for the first time unable to come up with a protest to letting himself fall for Connor. He pulls away to catch his breath, the both of them letting out a breath with a soft laugh.

“Jeez… If I knew it was that easy I would’ve bought your tickets to this show a while ago.” Connor grins, his cheeks burning redder than they ever have before. Ajay laughs in response shaking his head despite himself.

“I don’t know how you do it, Connor, you make me feel like breaking all of my rules to be with you.” Ajay shakes his head, ducking his eyes down suddenly feeling overwhelmed with feelings he’s been trying to repress. “I - just - can I kiss you again?”

“Please.” Connor lets out a breathless laugh, wrapping an arm around Ajay as he presses his lips to Connor’s. The moment lasts forever, a warmth he’s never felt before shoots from his head to his toes his mind melting into one with Connor. His lips soft against his own, the first kiss he’s ever shared with anyone in his entire life. When they break apart he rests his head against Connor’s. “Merry Christmas, Ajay.”

Ajay laughs, “Merry Christmas.”

#ajay x mc #hssca ajay #hss ajay #playchoices #high school story: class act #hssca #my writing #rory silva #skye crandall #mc x ajay #ajay x m!mc #prompt #request #christmas requests #holiday requests #dorkus-maximus

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koko-heads · 3 years

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mantashipping ice cream date pt 10

.......WAIT I WAS JOKING

#GUYS WHEN I SAID THEY WERE POLYAMOROUS I WAS J O K I N G #BUT PIXELBERRY SAID ''APPARENTLY NOT''#MANTASHIPPING CANON!!#M A N T A S H I P P I N G C A N O N ! !#mantashipping #ajay x mc #skye x mc #ajay bhandari #mc: felix tennyson #skye crandall #choices hssca #high school story class act #playchoices #choices stories you play #choices stories we play

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suoirallesalta · 4 years

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A Masterlist of all @suoirallesalta edits!

Every edit is tagged under #suoiredits. edits are sorted acc to their books! enjoy

click here for my art masterlist!

Making Sabina in the Character without using Character’s assets style (edit challenge

Kepler, in only the harness.

f!Adam

Jen in her dress including the lingerie

Simon Montjoy in Ava’s dress

younger Mitzi Montjoy

AVSP MC as on the cover

💫 Nia Ellarious

the perfect pair? (Nia x MC in an AME crossover)

Goddess of the Sea (Nia x Sunkissed edit)

Nia and Imtura with... moustaches

Nia with TE Alma’s hair and MTFL Ava’s outfit (#suoirandom edit)

Nia as Neisha (new avatar)

Starry Nia (#BladesAW)

Empress of The Shadow (#BladesAW)

Nia as BloodBound women: Kamilah (#BladesAW)

Nia as BloodBound women: Rheya (#BladesAW)

the pretty young girl next door (#BladesAW)

Quartermaster Nia Ellarious (#BladesAW)

Nia Ellarious as TE MC (#BladesAW)

Nia Ellarious as Shreya (#BladesAW)

Nia Ellarious in her dress including her lingerie

nia ellarious hot goth girlfriend

The Priestess (GIF edit) (Nia in RC outfit)

Tyril Starfury

cold and broody™ vampire elf (#BladesAW)

cold and broody™ bodyguard (#BladesAW)

cold and broody™ elementalist (#BladesAW)

cold and broody™ orc (#BladesAW)

cold and broody™ designer; feat. f!Tyril (#BladesAW)

f!Tyril (#BladesAW)

Tyril with f!Blaine’s hair (#BladesAW)

rogue-ish Tyril Starfury (with a beard)

The Mage (GIF edit) (in RC outfit)

Scream(o)s from the inside (Kade album cover edit)

Bald-ur (#BladesAW)

Damn those elves and their magicks (Mal - Aerin hairswap)

Modern Rogue-ish Mal Volari (with a beard)

StarCorp

Blades of Lust and Sensuality

Jax Tora and Robin Matsuo (face swap)

Duke Richards in the banana mascot outfit from Platinum.

Charlie Smith

A relaxing day at the waterfall! (edit inspired by Charlie Premium Scene!)

Quartermaster of the Dreadlord (DSAW)

Quartermaster of the Flotillan Pirates (DSAW)

Siren of The Light (DSAW)

Charlie as Atlas, Eli and Shreya from TE (DSAW)

Maggie

Maggie! M-Maggie? (MM and DS Maggie Crossover)

Maggie with HC Hazel’s hair and QB Poppy’s outfit. (#suoirandom request)

Oliver Cochrane

Oliver Cochrane as Luke Hemmings

oliver cock rain (DSAW)

f!Oliver (DSAW)

Distant Sores (Charlie x Edward face swap)

DS MC using BaBu2 sprite (DSAW)

Distant Couture // Hot Shores (DS x HC crossover, DSAW)

Ayna Seth

student!Ayna and professor!Ayna

Ayna as Imogen from ILB

buff ayna

Ayna as Jackie in the Open Heart 3 CG

vampire!Ayna

Ayna Seth

Ayna Seth as a Lovelink Match

Ayna Seth as Robin Tora

aynia ellarious

TA meets TA (Ayna - Aiyana Midthunder crossover)

Blaine Hayes

m!Blaine in f!Blaine’s dress

f!Blaine as m!Blaine

Blaine with PT Raleigh’s Hair and MOTY MC’s outfit (#suoirandom edit)

Blaine Hayes edit inspired by @aestheteasteria’s icon

Tatum Mendoza

John Somerset x Tatum Mendoza crossover

Tatum in Ayna’s dress / Tatum as Ayna

politics reporter and student (FA mc x WT mc)

MC with ATV Pax’s hair and TNA Robin’s outfit (#suoirandom edit)

Ayna x MC

girlfriends

partners

Bodyguard Murphy (lmao)

Murphy Icons <3

I think I got the address to the wrong Murphy

Skye Crandall x Gerard Way

Dark Mage Ajay (choicedits challenge)

Power Duo (Luz x MC)

Bridgette Gardner with TRH Cedric Vescovi’s hair and PM Hayden’s Outfit (#suoirandom edit)

Luz Estrada in her dress including the lingerie

Noah Marshall in the banana outfit (edit request)

Sadie McGraw

Sadie McGraw (in the TNA MC’s Golden Dress)

A bit younger Sadie McGraw

Sadie McGraw (in casual(?) outfit)

Aislinn Tanaka

Aislinn Tanaka in QB Poppy’s outfit and diff black hair

aislinn tanaka hot goth girlfriend

aislinn tanaka hot goth girlfriend 2

aislinn tanaka girlfriend

aislinn tanaka’s v short hair

Gabe and MC as Mal and Nia

Babe Ricci with long hair

The Boys

Ava as Britney from ILITW

IGHT (NB face swap)

MC with TE MC’s hair and BB MC’s outfit (#suoirandom edit)

bryce.. lahela .. and,, uh.. bryce sterling..

Rookie Ramsey

Rookie Varma

Raleigh Carrera

Raleigh Carrera with AME Mackenzie’s hair and VOS Naomi’s outfit (#suoirandom edit)

An exclusive sneak-peek at Raleigh Carrera’s fuck-the-stereotype Vinyls look that has got the fandom in meltdown!

Raleigh Carrera with BOLAS MC’s hair and THM Eris’s outfit. (#suoirandom edit)

A Very Wilshere Christmas! (Album Cover)

The Hottest Couple of the Industry (Avery x MC)

Poppy is just angry Avery

Zoey Wade

“Besties!” (mc and Zoey as Mc and Ava from MTFL)

priestess zoey wade

zoey in floral

zoey in floral (beach-wear edition)

TA Zoey Wade

Zoey Wade as Atlas Ernhardt

Zoey Wade in TE MC’s gala outfit

zoey in the dress she gave to mc in the first chapter

Ina/Ian Kingsley

Ina Kingsley with TF Becca's hair and BB Kamilah's outfit. (edit request)

Ina Kingsley with TNA Sam’s hair and WT MC’s outfit. (#suoirandom edit)

Veronica with TNA Sofia’s hair and ACOR Sabina’s outfit. (#suoirandom edit)

MC with BP Courtney’s hair and QB Poppy’s outfit.

how (ridiculous) mc would look if she actually wore that ligerie under that dress

📰 Robin Tora

Asian Robin as Ava Lawrence from MTFL

Asian Robin as Ava Lawrence from MTFL (#2)

Asian Robin as Ava Lawrence from MTFL (#3)

Robin as Mikasa Ackerman from Attack on Titan

Jax Tora and Robin Matsuo (face swap)

Robin in an oversized baggy shirt

wait, wrong Robin- shit (Sofia TNA edit)

Robin Tora as Robin Tora and Robin Tora as Robin Tora

Robin as Cassian in Witness

Robins at the beach

robin hood

asian f!robin tora as blaine hayes

Flame the Crow & Me : One Boob (TC&TF face swap)

Annia Adairious (TCTF AW)

orc!Val (TCTF AW)

Kenna Rys with NB Katherine’s hair and HSS Principal Rivera’s outfit (#suoirandom edit)

🌙 Atlas Ernhardt

Atlas Ellarious

Atlas, the adventurous elf

Queen of Vampires, Atlas, of Clan Ernhardt

Vampire Queen Atlas (edit #2)

Atlas, the Snow Princess

Atlas, the Moon Princess

Atlas in genderfluid flag colors!

m!Atlas in f!Atlas’s Gala dress

f and m!Atlas swapped

☀️ Eli Solaris Russell (my mc)

Eli’s first (accidental) spell cast!

Eli’s momentous first day at Penderghast

⚙️ Beckett Harrington

“Small dapper Beckett… confirmed.”

Beckett as Connor from Detroit: Become Human

Shreya Mistry

Shreya “Wonder Woman” Mistry

❣️ Pend Pals

“All dressed in black.”

Pend Gals on a night out in matching black outfits (#1)

Pend Gals on a night out in matching black outfits (#2)

Magick Docs (OH crossover)

Pend Pals in Belvoire attire

Pend Gals on a night out after the Amorelia Day Gala (faceapp faceswap edit)

The Elementalists - Across the Dimension (2D art crossover)

💞 Shreya x Atlas

“your eyes, they shine so bright”

“Hey Shreya.. Marry Me”

“Wedding Day!”

💞 Beckett x Eli/MC

Beckett and Eli in a western setting

Eli x Beckett face swap

Eli x Beckett in Robin x Sofia art (lmao)

🌟 Double Trouble (Eli/MC + Atlas)

Hydrobreath (Eli + Atlas)

“my younger twin sister” (double trouble x mtfl edit)

Misc

Blood of the Sun (a spinoff movie poster)

Coolness of metal and water-atts (meme)

Alma with FA Dionne’s hair and D&D MC’s outfit (#suoirandom edit)

Sam Dalton

Sam Dalton as Sam Dalton and Sam Dalton as Sam Dalton

Sam Dalton with BB Serafine’s hair and TCTF Val’s outfit. (#suoirandom edit)

Sofia as Lady Dimitrescu from Resident Evil

the cake on sofia’s skirt works as floral print

John Somerset x Tatum Mendoza crossover

Vampire Harlenay

Flynn o’Malley in fem VOS characters’ hair

Flynn o’Malley in fem outfits

Anna Koishi

Anna Koishi, at the club, with short pink hair

Anna Koishi with TE Atlas’s hair and PT Avery’s outfit. (#suoirandom edit)

Anna Koishi as Atlas Ernhardt

politics reporter and student (FA mc x WT mc)

Asian f!Dakota with Hispanic f!Dakota’s hair

Daenerys, the mother of dragons (using TRR mc)

TRR mc as Daenerys (edit #2)

the greatest witch of our time (BB mc as Hermione Granger)

me before you (poster edit with TRR Mc and AME Adam)

Aquaman (ft Cassian and Ava)

Wolf Bride wolf in Poppy’s outfit

Imogen Dragons

rip fallen books

The Crew (DSAW)

Wizards of Waverley Place (THOBM edit)

omg a hit tweet (pb meme)

Choicedits Challenges

ACOR Sabina without using her assets

OpH Jackie without using her assets

Harry Potter and Hermione Granger using Choices assets

Priestesses of the Light

Coldplay’s Higher Power album cover using only Choices assets

Asian Wolf Bride MC as TE MC

Lovelink Edits

Nicholas Adley in Pirate Outfit

Jamie Grant in multiple outfits from HERO

#choices #pixelberry #playchoices #play choices #suoiredits #the elementalists #choices foreign affairs #choices queen b #robin tora #Blades of light and shadow

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choicesficwriterscreations · 4 years

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November 22-28

Blades Of Light And Shadow

An Adoption Story | Mal Volari x F!Human!MC - @storyofmychoices

Bloodbound

Bound by Destiny II, Part 2 series | Kamilah Sayeed x MC - @clansayeed

Chapter 1: The Refuge

Chapter 2: The Awakening

A Courtesan Of Rome

Letters of Love And Longing series - @drethanramslay

Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder | Marc Antony x MC

Desire & Decorum

Brook | Ernest Sinclaire x MC - @littleredroseonthevalley

Quarantine Diaries series - @lorirwritesfanfic

Reasons To Stay: Part 1 - Part 2 | Hamid x MC

High School Story: Class Act

A Chance Meeting series | Skye Crandall x F!MC - @linkheroz

Chapter 2: The First Date

Christmas Movies | Ajay Bhandari x M!MC - @ezekielbhandarivalleros

Open Heart

Perfect Match

Just The Way You Are series | M!Hayden Young x F!MC - @bebepac

Cries In The Night

Platinum

Letters of Love and Longing series - @drethanramslay

A Love Story Of Ages | M!Raleigh Carrera x MC

Nobody Knows The Whole Truth | M!Raleigh Carrera x MC - @utterlyinevitable

Queen B

Had A Bad Day | Ina Kingsley x MC - @citybornchick

Psychic | Ina Kingsley x MC - @citybornchick

Red Carpet Diaries/Hollywood U

A Night To Remember | Thomas Hunt x MC - @zera-writes

Thomas’s Journal: The Man In The Mirror | Thomas Hunt x MC - @theartoflovingthomashunt

Thankful & Blessed | Thomas Hunt x MC - @theartoflovingthomashunt

Warm Cookies | Thomas Hunt x MC - @zera-writes

The Royal Romance/The Royal Heir

Adventure Of A Lifetime series | Drake Walker x MC - @no-one-u-know

Chapter 16: Unwelcome

I’ll Follow You Into the Darkness series | Liam Rys x F!OC, Leo Rys x TRRMC , Drake x F!OC, Max X M!OC

Chapter 27: Sweater Weather

Quarantine Diaries - @lorirwritesfanfic

Missing | Liam Rys x MC

Second Chance Romance series | Marquise (aka Liam) Rys x MC - @khoicesbyk

Chapter 10: The Engagement

Chapter 12: About Last Night

Save The Date

You’d Be A Wonderful Husband | Justin Mercado x MC - @ethanramseysrookiexox

Crossovers

Hollywood U/Open Heart

Love & Scotch series | Thomas Hunt x MC, Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

Dx: Healing

Lovehacks/The Royal Romance

Mirror series | Liam Rys x TRR MC, Mark Collins x LHMC (Former), Drake Walker x TRR MC (Former)

Part 10: Days like Today are the Antidote

#choices fic writers creations #choices fanfic #playchoices fanfic #choices fanfiction #playchoices fanfiction #fics of the week #long post

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linkysmommy · 4 years

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My Choices LI list

Favorites are bolded. Ones I hate are accompanied by barfing emojis.

America’s Most Eligible: Adam 🤮

A Very Scandalous Proposal: Asian Simon

Big Sky Country: Sawyer ig

Bloodbound: brown Adrian Raines

TC&TF: Kenna x Dom

Desire & Decorum: Ernest Sinclaire

Distant Shores: brown Edward Mortimer w/ m!MC

Elementalists: Beckett Harrington w/ f!MC

Endless Summer: Jake McKenzie w/ f!MC

The Freshman series: Zig Ortega

High School Story: Caleb

HSSCA: Ajay

ILITW: Connor Green, Noah Marshall w/ f!MC

ILB: never decided, Imogen sometimes, Tom sometimes, Dani sometimes, w/ m!MC

LoveHacks: Ben

Mother of the Year: Thomas Mendez

MTFL: white Noah Harris

Nightbound: black Nik Ryder

Open Heart: Ethan Ramsey w/ f!MC

Passport to Romance: Ahmed

Perfect Match: Damien Nazario w/ f!MC

Platinum: m!Raleigh Carrera

Queen B: Ian but I think I’ll replay and date Zoey

Red Carpet Diaries: Matt Rodriguez

Ride or Die: Colt Kaneko, black Logan

TRR: white Liam Rhys

Rules of Engagement: Leo Rhys

Save the Date: Justin Mercado 🤮

Veil of Secrets: Flynn O’Malley

Wishful Thinking: Jamie

With Every Heartbeat: black m!Dakota Winchester

#choices #li list #idk the point of this #but it was fun to make 😂#don’t judge me plz #still haven’t played blades so idk

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rosebrightside · 4 years

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Some short Ajay Bhandari x MC drabbles

Inspiration taken from these dialogue prompts by @akp-1327 (they’re seriously amazing, go check them out!)

Ajay Bhandari x m!MC (Lyall Turner)

Fun & Lighthearted #7 - “Sprinkles are for winners.”

“Why don’t we make this interesting?” Lyall proposed.

“A bet?” Ajay raised his eyebrows. “You’re on. Any ideas?”

Lyall thought for a moment before grinning mischievously. “Winner gets to put those rainbow sprinkles on their cupcakes. Loser gets none.”

Ajay’s eyes widened in horror. “How can you say that?! You know I love those sprinkles!”

“That’s what makes it interesting,” Lyall laughed. “But we don’t have to bet the sprinkles if you’re scared you won’t be able to beat me. I totally understand.”

Ajay knew he was being baited. Lyall was wearing that dumb half smirk he tried to pass off as an easy smile that meant he was challenging Ajay. And Ajay wasn’t about to back down now. He scoffed. “Please. I could beat you in my sleep. Let’s do this. For the sprinkles.”

“For the sprinkles!” Lyall cheered, jumping onto the couch for dramatic effect as Ajay went to fetch the controllers. “I will become the Sprinkle Lord!” He brandished the remote control like a sword. “I will lead my sprinkle soldiers into battle!”

Ajay laughed at his boyfriend’s antics. “Not if I become the Sprinkle Supreme first.”

Lyall took a controller from Ajay. “Sprinkle Supreme? What are you, a Star War’s character?”

“That would make me the Supreme Sprinkle.” Ajay paused. “I actually like that better.”

“Well then, Supreme Sprinkle, prepare to have your ass kicked.”

“Don’t count your sprinkles before they sprinkle, janu.”

“I don’t know how to tell you this but that was probably the most ridiculous thing you’ve ever said.”

“I can’t believe I lost,” Ajay groaned. “It’s impossible! Improbable! Inconceivable!”

“Ok, Princess Bride, dial it back with the adjectives,” Lyall said. He bumped Ajay’s hip teasingly as Ajay passed, holding a pan of cupcakes fresh from the oven. “No one likes a sore loser.”

Ajay huffed. “I’m not a sore loser! I just regret picking Rainbow Road.”

“Interesting,” Lyall mused. “You lost on Rainbow Road and the sprinkles you could have had if you won are rainbow coloured.” He gestured with the icing filled piping bag, putting on a philosophical air. “Irony, thy name is Ajay.”

“Why you – !” Ajay lunged and grabbed Lyall around the waist, swinging him off his feet and around the kitchen. “Turn Shakespeare against me, will you? ‘If it will feed nothing else, it will feed my revenge!’” He began poking Lyall’s sides and stomach, making him squirm and shriek with laughter.

“‘Pray you now, forget and forgive!’” Lyall cried between gasps.

“Never!” Ajay moved his hands more rapidly, taking advantage of Lyall being unable to tickle back while holding the piping bag. Lyall retaliated by squeezing some of the icing onto his hand and wiping it on Ajay’s face.

“Now the war truly begins!” he shouted.

The tickle fight rapidly dissolved into a competition of who could smear more icing on who. By the time Lyall stopped the fight so they could still have enough for the cupcakes, both boys’ faces and clothes were splattered with various coloured icing and Ajay was declared the winner. They iced the cupcakes in comfortable silence, broken only by the occasional giggle when they flicked spare icing or crumbs at each other and comments about the piping design. When they were finished, Ajay reached for the rainbow coloured sprinkles, eager to decorate his cupcakes, only to have Lyall swat his hand away.

“Nope. Sorry, babe,” Lyall grinned. “Sprinkles are for winners.”

“I bet I can convince you to let me have some,” Ajay coaxed. He stepped closer to Lyall, one hand ghosting over his waist.

Lyall crossed his arms with a self-assured smirk. “You can’t. I have a will of iron.”

“Well, what if I do this?” Ajay kissed his forehead.

“Nope.”

“What about this?” Ajay kissed a smear of pink icing off the tip of his nose.

A tiny smile twitched at Lyall’s lips. “No.”

“And this?” Ajay placed kisses on both of Lyall’s cheeks.

Lyall was fighting a losing battle trying to suppress his smile now. “Nuh uh.”

“This? Or this?” Ajay peppered Lyall’s face with kisses, trying to kiss every inch of it.

“Nooooo! Ajay!” Lyall laughed, squeezing his eyes shut and scrunching up his nose as he tried to twist away.

Ajay ended his attack with a gentle but firm kiss to Lyall’s lips. Lyall melted into it with a pleased sigh, arms looping around Ajay’s shoulders.

When they pulled apart, Ajay cocked an eyebrow expectantly. “How about that?” he grinned. “Does that get me sprinkles?”

Lyall laughed, burying his face in the crook of Ajay’s neck. “Yes, that gets you sprinkles, you persistent weirdo.”

Ajay smiled and pressed a kiss into Lyall’s hair. “Your persistent weirdo.”

Sweet & Sappy #25 - “C’mere, you can sit on my lap.”

“C’mere, you can sit on my lap.”

Ajay raised his eyebrows at his boyfriend’s words. His eyes flicked sceptically over Lyall sitting expectantly on the couch. “Um, janu, you do realise that I’m around ten inches taller and definitely heavier than you, right? I’d squash you.”

“No, you wouldn’t,” Lyall protested. “I’m stronger than I look, I swear! Remember how I dipped you at homecoming? I can handle it.”

Ajay still hesitated. “I’m not sure that amounts to the same thing.”

“Come on, Ajay! Just try!”

“Please try,” Lucy grinned. “I love seeing my twin proved wrong.”

“Prepare for a Lyall shaped pancake on the couch,” Rory joked.

Lyall huffed, annoyed. “You people have no faith in me. Come on, Ajay.” He patted his knee invitingly.

Ajay could never say no to those big brown puppy eyes. Lyall could get whatever he wanted when he used those eyes. “Alright,” he relented.

Carefully, Ajay lowered himself onto Lyall’s lap, settling his full weight onto him. He felt a bit stupid and uncomfortable. Lyall was quite a bit smaller than him and he could tell that he was crushing him.

“This is fine,” Lyall squeaked, tucking one arm around Ajay’s waist.

“How’s it going, Lyall?” Skye smirked. “Still breathing?”

Lyall shot her a glare. “Yes! Ajay’s not heavy.”

Ajay leaned down to murmur in Lyall’s ear. “You’re sweet, but let’s switch. Your lap is too small for me anyway.”

Lyall’s face flooded with relief. “Yeah, ok. That sounds good.”

Ajay stood back up and they quickly switched so that Ajay was sitting on the couch with Lyall on his lap. Lyall snuggled into Ajay, wrapping his arms around his neck.

“The glorious fall of Lyall’s ego,” Lucy snickered. “The world mourns the loss.”

“And yet I’m being cuddled by my amazing boyfriend while your girlfriend isn’t even holding your hand,” Lyall shot back good-naturedly.

Erin perked up. “Is that a challenge? You guys are going down!” She immediately wrapped both her arms and legs around Lucy in a full limbed embrace.

“This week on ‘Let’s Make Rory Feel Single’,” Rory deadpanned. “Local couples invent a new sport – extreme cuddling!”

Sweet & Sappy #19 - “I’ve always imagined my future with you.”

“I actually wanted to give you something,” Lyall said. His hands were fidgeting and he was shifting from side to side, clearly nervous.

“Ok,” Ajay said, sitting up properly from where he was reclining on the bed. “What is it?”

Lyall’s Adam’s apple bobbed as he swallowed. “Ok this is fine, I can do this.” He reached over and took Ajay’s hand. “Ajay, I love you so, so much. I can’t even describe how much. And this may seem strange for me to know because I’m still just a teenager, but I already know that I want to spend the rest of my life with you.” He smiled shyly. “You’re the one for me. I don’t ever want anyone else.”

Ajay smiled back, heart filling with pure joy and love. He didn’t think it was possible to love someone this much. “I feel the same way, janu. I’ve always imagined my future with you. You’re the only one I want.”

Lyall let out a shaky breath, seeming to become more confident. “I’m glad. That makes this a lot easier.” He reached around his bed and produced a small black drawstring pouch. He opened it and tipped the contents into his palm; two silver rings.

Lyall glanced up at Ajay with a blush. “I – I know we’re too young to get married, obviously, and that’s not what I’m asking. So for now I got us promise rings.” His blush deepened. “It’s kinda cheesy and dumb but I thought it would be cute and this way every time I look at my hand I can think of you, but it’s totally ok if you don’t want – mm!”

Ajay cut off his rambling with a kiss. “I love them,” he whispered. “Almost as much as I love you.”

Lyall smiled, resting his forehead against Ajay’s. “That’s a lot then?”

Ajay laughed. “Definitely a lot.” He cradled Lyall’s hand that held the rings in his own. “Janu, this is such a beautiful idea. I love the idea of being so committed to you.”

Lyall beamed. “So you want to wear them?”

“Absolutely. Here, let’s put them on.”

“Wait, I have to ask you properly!” Lyall scrambled to his knees on the bedspread and held up one of the rings. “Ajay Bhandari, will you promise to marry me someday?”

Ajay’s cheeks were starting to hurt from how much he was smiling. “I will.” He took the other ring from Lyall. “And will you, Lyall Turner, promise to marry me someday?”

“I will!”

They exchanged rings, carefully slipping them onto the fourth finger of their right hands. Ajay raised Lyall’s hands to his lips and kissed first the ring and then the bare ring finger on his left hand.

“One day, a ring will be on this finger too,” he murmured, flashing a smile at Lyall. “And you’ll be my husband.”

Lyall’s breath caught. “My husband,” he repeated softly as if in awe. “That sounds amazing.”

Ajay kissed him softly, smiling like the lovesick fool he knew he was. “It does. And I can’t wait until it’s real.”

Angst #39 - “Maybe you should try to tell him/her that.”

“I feel so terrible for how I treated him. The way I just... let myself get swept along with everyone else in blaming him for the accident was appalling. Especially with how close we’d gotten before. I should have known that Lyall would never sabotage anyone like that on purpose.”

“Maybe you should try to tell him that.”

Erin’s wise words rang in Ajay’s ears. Today was the day. He couldn’t put it off any longer. The apology had gone unsaid for long enough and Ajay would be damned if he let Lyall go one more day without making sure he knew how sorry he was. He only prayed they could move past it and at least be friends again. And hopefully one day something more, his brain added helpfully. Ajay told it to shut up.

Taking a deep breath he grabbed his bag, double checking the contents one more time before climbing out of his car. Immediately as though his eyes were drawn by magnets, Ajay spotted Lyall disembarking the bus, chatting with Skye. He really was gone for this boy if he could spot him from that far away among a decent sized crowd. Ajay shut his car door and jogged to catch up.

“Lyall! Skye!” he called.

The two freshmen stopped, turning to face him. He skidded to a stop and nodded to them both. “Um, good morning. Skye, would you mind if I talked to Lyall alone for a moment?”

Skye shrugged. “Whatever. I’ll see you in homeroom, Lyall.”

Lyall turned back to Ajay, brown eyes full of questioning. “What’s up?” he asked. “Is everything ok?”

“Everything’s fine. It’s just…” Ajay gently pulled Lyall off to the side of the path onto the grass. “I haven’t apologised for how I treated you.”

Lyall shrugged. “Oh, don’t worry about it. Erin told me that you probably felt like you couldn’t take sides because you’re the director. I get it.”

Ajay shook his head firmly. “While that may be partially true, I should have done more to hear your side of the story. I wasn’t as impartial as I could have been. I shouldn’t have believed that you would hurt Jordan on purpose.”

“Ajay, it’s ok,” Lyall said. “Everyone thought I had done it.”

“Just because everyone believes something, doesn’t make it right. You’re my friend and I should have trusted you when you said you didn’t do it,” Ajay said. He looked Lyall in the eyes, trying to show the emotions that he couldn’t speak through his gaze. “I’m so sorry, Lyall. And even though, I know that this isn’t nearly enough, I hope that this can help you to find it in your heart to forgive me someday.” He slung his backpack off his shoulder and pulled out a bulk pack of fruit snacks, holding them out to the younger boy.

Lyall stared at the package for a moment, then burst out laughing. Ajay blinked in surprise. That wasn’t been the reaction he had been expecting.

“What?” he asked in confusion. “You said you liked these fruit snacks, right? I remember you said they were your favourite brand when we were stuck in the theatre.”

“Yes,” Lyall laughed. “They’re my favourite. I love them. Thank you.” He took the package and hugged it to his chest. “You’re too much sometimes,” he said, still grinning. “But I mean that in the best possible way.”

Ajay swore to all the theatre gods, those dimples were going to be the death of him. He looked at Lyall uncertainly. “So you forgive me?”

“Of course! I’m not about to let Danielle of all people come between us.”

Ajay nodded slowly. “But I still feel awful…”

“Then get over here and hug it out,” Lyall ordered, setting the fruit snacks down on the grass and holding out his arms.

Ajay smiled for the first time in the conversation and embraced Lyall gladly. “Thanks for forgiving me,” he said, voice muffled slightly by Lyall’s shoulder.

“Always,” Lyall mumbled in his ear. “Just don’t go doing that again,” he teased.

Ajay chuckled, pulling away. “Promise.”

“But some good did come out of all this,” Lyall said.

Ajay raised an eyebrow. “And what’s that?”

Lyall grinned, picking up the fruit snacks and gesturing with them. “I have real, tangible proof that you do actually listen to me when I talk.”

“Hey!” Ajay protested and Lyall bumped his shoulder playfully as they walked up to the school.

#dialogue prompt are always super inspiring to me for some reason #thanks for the inspiration!#oh my gosh it's scary posting fanfic #i'm so self conscious #high school story class act #ajay bhandari #ajay bhandari x mc #mc: lyall turner #choices #playchoices

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lovelahela · 5 years

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❛ safe travels ❜ ─ hss:ca.

⇢ requested by @fandom-trauma ! i hope u like it ♡ lahelav u !

⇢ book: high school story: class act

⇢ pairing: ajay bhandari x m!mc (alex jenkins) [platonic !]

⇢ genre: fluff

⇢ prompt: ' i'm the pun master. you'll miss me when i'm gone. '

⇢ synopsis: in which alex's friends throw him a goodbye party, and it has ajay's name written all over it.

"I never did trust you, Ajay. There's something behind this. You're walking me to my death. I'll never tell my mom how much I love her. I'll never act in a Broadway musical — "

"SURPRISE!"

Alex Jenkins his sentence off to emit a rather inhumane shriek, startling Ajay into yelping as well. The former stared at the crowd of people huddle together in his living room in absolute horror, heart thundering in his quivering chest. Then, after a few seconds to process the mess that his eyes feasted upon, a grin slowly broke out on his beaming face.

"You guys!" yelled Alex incredulously, touched by the surprise his friends planned for him. A fuzzy feeling welled up inside him, trying to fight back the tears that coated his eyes threateningly.

"We couldn't let you leave without a proper goodbye!" said Erin, smiling lovingly at the boy who had become one of her closest friends. "So we set up a lil' goodbye party for you."

"I... I don't know what to say, for once," he laughed despite himself. Ajay grinned devilishly next to him, proud of himself for having encouraged the plan initially.

"Well, you could eat the delicious cake we made for you instead!" The crowd stepped aside to show his parents standing next to their dining table, which was covered in an array of cakes and tempting snacks. Alex's mouth watered as he looked at them, but so did his eyes when he gazed upon his comrades yet again. They were much more supportive of him and his family moving out than he thought they would be. Part of him expected them to be too upset to speak to him again before he finally left. They could never know how much he wished he could stay with them or drag them along with him.

"Thanks, you guys. Thank you." His voice was almost in a whisper to disguise the cracks in his facade.

Rory didn't even try to hide his tears, his frown, and his quivering lip. He approached Alex and pulled him in for a bone-crushing hug, who let out a soft oof at the impact. "I didn't think this would ever happen, you know. As silly as it may seem, I thought it would be you and me against the world, forever."

Alex patted Rory's back reassuringly and chuckled. "It still is, Rory."

"Enough of all the sap, we made you food and party games, and you're gonna go through all of them whether you like it or not." Skye waved them off dismissively, but Alex knew it was to prevent herself from getting emotional as well.

He approached the table full of delicious foods and felt a presence next to him. He turned his head curiously and grinned once he saw the bespectacled face of Ajay Bhandari.

"I see Ajay written all over this," he said while gesturing wildly to the decorated room. Ajay laughed softly.

"As much as I'd love to take all the credit, this was all of us. I just gave it a little push." A small smile played at his lips. He tried not to be too affected by his close friend moving away, and it worked, mostly. He couldn't fight the twinge of sadness that twisted his insides at the thought of severing contact with Alex Jenkins. "Besides, I couldn't wait to get rid of you."

Alex scoffed. "Psh. I'm the pun master. You'll miss me when I'm gone."

Ajay snorted despite himself. "Yeah, right." But even with his effort, his smile dissolved into a frown after he processed the last words of his sentence. You'll miss me I'm gone.

"Maybe I will," he mumbled quietly, earning a confused stare from Alex.

"What was that?" he asked while tilting his head slightly at him before he, too, waved him off. "Forget that. Do you know what they call the wife of a hippie?"

The bespectacled boy threw his head back and groaned painfully. "Please don't. If you have any ounce of affection for me, do not."

Alex grinned mischievously, much to Ajay's dismay. "...Mississippi."

#choices stories you play #rory silva #ajay x mc #ajay #highschool story #skye crandall #playchoices #hss #hssca #hss:ca #choices fanfic

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ernhardt-atlas · 4 years

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Masterlist

Future Writings

TripleThreat (Adam x trans!M!MC, Mackenzie x trans!M!MC)

It Lives in Our Hearts (Tom x Andy)

Double Trouble (nonbinary!Atlas, trans!m!MC, NOT A SHIP FIC THEY ARE TWINS DONT EVEN TRY IT)

Wild Butterfly (RCD AU, f!MC x Aiden, f!MC x Ajay)

In Progress

It Lives No More (Imogen x MC, Danni x Kaitlyn, Tom x Andy)

#masterlist #playchoices

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rafaelsgf · 5 years

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M A S T E R L I S T🧚🏽‍♀️

High School Story: Class Act📚

- Ajay Bhandari x F!MC

Texting Buddies

Mother of the Year 🍼

- Thomas Mendez x MC

Ready

First Kiss

Christmas Cookies

I Will

#masterlist #mother of the year #high school story class act #play choices #thomas mendez x mc #thomas mendez #ajay bhandari x mc #ajay bhandari

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aidenzhous · 6 years

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in all these moments. (ajay x mc)

pairing: ajay x f!mc (cas rhodes).

word count: 3.4k.

genre: fluff / teeny tiny sprinkle of angst / romance.

summary: five times ajay backs out, and one time he doesn’t.

author’s note: i was rereading hssca bc i have Nothing else 2 do and i was thinking !!! why not !!!!!!! do a 5+1 !!! bc im super weak for those !!! anyways here it is it’s not Totally loyal 2 the chapters bc ~creative license~ but i Do hope u all enjoy it anyways for my first fic here owo !!!!

tag list: send me an ask or message me if you want to be added !!

i. auditions.

Ajay has always believed freshmen were all the same—too curious, too reckless—just too much everything. The world was their oyster, and they hadn’t learned the difference between questions to ask and questions to rein in.

That was what Ajay believed, until Cas.

She’s all cheerful eyes and open friendliness when she introduces herself, stumbling on her shoelace before righting herself with an embarrassed laugh. She doesn’t even look bothered after he’d brushed her hand aside and easily repeated his speech of ambitious projects and director responsibilities, smiling apologetically as she takes a half-step back.

“My bad,” she says. “I didn’t mean to bother you.”

“Thank you. But you’re still bothering me, Cas.”

He can’t help but notice her eyes carry that wide-eyed freshman wonder, intertwined with something that feels like sunshine and starlight and something he can’t quite name. Freshman optimism, maybe. He glances back to his scripts just as Danielle slides into the conversation like she had been there all along.

“Relax, Ajay.” Danielle barks a laugh. “She’s just trying to introduce herself.”

“Danielle, please.” He runs a hand through his hair and tugs the script closer, mindful of his pen. He levels her with a look, exasperation and exhaustion in one. “I can forgive interruptions from a freshman, but you of all people should know better.”

She shrugs, like he has a point but she stands too much on her own to care. “How about this?” Danielle says. “Cas can help me set up the stage, and you can take a chill pill.”

Ajay rolls his eyes and waves a dismissive hand. “Lovely idea,” he says after a moment.

Danielle turns on her heel and motions for Cas to follow, leading her backstage. Against Ajay’s better judgement, he lets himself get distracted, gives himself an interlude between work to watch as they leave. His eyes linger on Cas’s profile, watches as she says something to Danielle before breaking out into a laugh that he can clearly hear across the room. It sounds like a songbird at dawn.

He shakes his head before picking up his pen, twirling it between his fingers. She’s new, he reasons. She’s an undiscovered piece in the puzzle that Ajay hasn’t quite figured out yet, and he’s only distracted because it’s natural. Logical, even.

He sneaks another glance to the stage.

ii. the party.

This is what he knows: Ajay has always been good at separating his work from his personal life. Theater stays theater—everyone is a co-star first and a friend second, and romance is totally, absolutely out of the question. Success comes when everyone can focus, and butterflies, longing glances and crushes had no place in a production—especially one as important as this.

He’s lining up his next shot at the pool table, eyes focused. Emma and Sydney are hovering on the opposite end, their conversation distant and muted as he tunes it out. He inhales once, ready to secure the point, until—

“Ajay, thank God!”

His hands grip the pool cue tighter by a fraction, the only giveaway that her voice had startled him. It takes all his willpower to look nonchalant, to look like he’s absorbed in a game he knows he’ll score easy wins at, but the difference between being and looking is in the eyes. He waits until Emma and Sydney flit over to Cas, waits until they strike up a conversation of their own before he dares to look in their direction for a brief moment. He spots the faded blue of her jacket and the bright smile he’s gotten accustomed to seeing.

Ajay successfully sinks two solids into a pocket. He straightens up and pretends like he’s seeing Cas for the first time.

“Oh, hey Cas,” he says. She grins at the greeting, throwing a little wave his way.

“Took you long enough to notice I was here! I thought I would’ve had to start the preparations for my eightieth birthday if you didn’t turn around in the next minute.” She points to the pool table. “I didn’t know you were practically a master at pool.”

Ajay shrugs before turning back towards the game. “You only met me this Monday,” he says. “Besides, it’s not like pool is a particularly useful skill.”

“Maybe so,” Cas says, “but it makes for some impromptu bets!.”

Ajay raises an eyebrow at her, feeling the smile before he could stop it. He shakes his head and lets her have a short laugh, before he calls a pocket and easily knocks the 8-ball in.

“I win,” he says. He sees Emma’s shoulders slump in defeat as she sighs.

“Can I play against you?” Cas asks. “I have a good feeling I can snatch that pool-master title from you, easy peasy.”

He sets the pool cue aside, glancing her way. She’s all determined energy, coiled up into a tiny frame. “As much as I’d love to show you up, a bunch of jocks already called the next game.” He turns to her with a grin. “Find me later if you still want to play.”

She does find him later, when he’s leaning against the kitchen counter with a pizza in hand and a glass of cola in the other.

“Found you,” she chirps. “I believe you owe me a game of pool.”

“Can I at least finish my pizza first?”

“Nope! You can just eat on the way.”

Ajay figures out two things that night.

One: it is possible, even though he’d sworn up and down it wasn’t, that there was someone who was better than him at pool. He doesn’t know how to feel knowing that someone was a sprightly freshman with a knack for pulling out Ajay’s softer side.

Two: Cas’s hands are cold but soft. She also has victory dances, and Ajay thinks the cutest one is the one where she waves her body like she’s a piece of seaweed.

iii. the theater.

A quick glance to the clock tells him it’s nearing two am, and he’s been watching Cas nod off for the past twenty minutes, alternating between tipping over from sleepiness and jolting awake. He feels bad, because neither of them are in the beds they should be and it’s not like the theater comes with backup beds for events like this. A theater wasn’t built for overnight stays.

“Cas,” he murmurs, tapping her shoulder. She makes a little snuffling noise, nose wrinkling as she blinks her eyes open. “You should sleep on the seats instead of here.”

“‘M okay,” she says, shaking her head. “Not sleepy.”

“You’ve been falling asleep for the past twenty minutes.”

Her next words come in a drawl, pulled by a tired lull. “No,” she says. “No sleep. Don’t know sleep.”

Ajay stifles a laugh. He ducks so her arm goes around his shoulder, and gently, he pulls her up. She goes along like a doll, which is to say, she doesn’t go along at all. “C’mon,” he says, though it’s mostly to himself. “The stage isn’t the best place to sleep.”

“Stage is good,” she murmurs, but she stumbles alongside him. “Detective C no lie.”

He doesn’t justify her with a response. She wouldn’t be able to snipe back, anyways, not with how tired she was. Instead, he shakes his head fondly as he lowers her onto one of the seats. She takes to it immediately, curling up on her side. After a moment’s hesitation, Ajay shrugs off his jacket and drapes it over her, patting it down. He hopes it’ll keep some of the chill away.

He takes the floor, sprawling against carpeted hardwood floor. His back immediately twinges in pain, and using his arm as a pillow only increases comfort by a marginal amount. This wasn’t how he imagined spending his Friday night, but a glance to Cas mutes his rationality.

If anything, getting to spend time with Cas made up for all the wrongdoings.

Her hand is hanging over the edge of the chair, fingertips barely touching the floor, and he lets himself reach over, his own fingers falling just short of being able to touch hers. Maybe if they were in a different situation, he could hold her hand the way he wants to.

But he’s a director and she’s a cast member, and Ajay has always been a stickler for his own rules.

He pulls his hand back, drops it onto his stomach and turns so he doesn’t have to look at Cas. She’s always been optimism personified, a burst of sunlight through cloudy skies.

Ajay’s just awful at not chasing the sun.

iv. homecoming dance.

Homecoming was many things. Crowded, for one, with memories from a time he’d rather forget. There’s a reason he had no plans on showing up, but all it takes is Cas and one well placed set of puppy-dog eyes and he crumbles like a demigod beneath the skies.

They’re dancing, slowly and surely. She’s clumsy at first, but she learns rhythm and steps quicker than he had anticipated, stepping where appropriate with only occasional glances to their shoes. Ajay can’t help but think of the what-ifs again.

“What’s that move?” She suddenly asks as the song nears its end. “The one they do at the end of songs.”

Ajay knows exactly what move she’s talking about, and it’s almost too easy to tighten his hold on her. “I got you,” he says as he spins her into a low dip. He smiles at the noise of surprise she makes, feels a little satisfied with himself when her grip tightens around him like she’s scared of falling. Her eyes are wide with alarm, but they carry a little bit of reckless joy too.

“A little warning would’ve been nice,” she says. She’s trying for annoyed, he can tell, but he’s starting to learn it’s never been in her nature to be annoyed at anyone. It only takes a moment before she bursts with a dazzling grin, another that Ajay files away in ‘expressions I’d like to see again’.

“Where’s the fun in that?” Ajay replies as he pulls her up. She does a little twirl under his arm and he lets himself hold her hand for a moment longer. The grooves and planes of her hand feel familiar under his; soft, sure, right. But he pulls away, doesn’t let himself think about that in too much detail because he’s not supposed to and puts a small distance between them that feels like miles. He doesn’t miss the way she deflates a little, doesn’t miss the way disappointment sits on her shoulders.

He figures there’s no way someone like her—all starlight, moonlight, sunlight—would like someone like him.

v. accusations.

Ajay looks over when he hears the soft thud of a lunch tray. Cas is sitting across Rory, her expression upset as she pleads with her to talk. It’s courtesy, he tells himself, when he stands and tugs her sleeve, pulling her to the occupied end of the table. He knows, really, that he has no right to do that, especially after what he had accused Cas of.

“She hasn’t spoken since lunch started,” Ajay explains, and her face falls.

“Is it because of—”

“Of course it is!” Danielle snaps, and Cas jumps in her seat beside Ajay. His eyes immediately fall to his plate, fingers gripping his spoon tightly. He’s done enough damage on his own, and the production was relying on him and he can’t have a repeat— “Just get out of here already, you’ve made things bad enough.”

“Danielle!” Cas’s voice is sharp in reply, but it loses its impact as it breaks.

“What you did wasn’t cool,” Clint says. “Not to any of us.”

“You should find somewhere else to sit, because you’re not welcome here,” Natalie adds.

Ajay winces. He doesn’t have to look up to know what their faces look like; their words hurt alone. Quiet falls on the table and he can feel the weight of Cas’s eyes on him. He keeps his gaze low, pushes around his food until she stands.

“Fine,” she says. “I’ll just go.”

He finally lifts his eyes when the squeak of her sneakers grow fainter, turning to watch as she shoulders open the door towards the courtyard. He’s suddenly lost his appetite, and pushes his tray away from him.

A moment later, Erin and Skye hurry up to the table carrying trays of their own.

“Where’s Cas?” Skye asks, and Ajay points to the courtyard.

“She got kicked off the table,” he replies, and Danielle’s glare switches its focus to him, turning icy. He doesn’t dignify it with a response.

Skye rolls her eyes and marches off towards the courtyard. Erin looks towards the table, eyebrows furrowed before she says, “I’m really disappointed you’d all believe Cas could be capable of something so cruel. She really thought you guys were her friends.” Her words sit uncomfortably on the group as she follows Skye, and Ajay’s eyes follow them, watching as they take a seat at Cas’s table.

He watches as Cas shivers against the wind, and he feels the inexplicable urge to put his jacket over her shoulders, like they were locked in the theater together again.

But they’re not.

They’re on two different sides of a serious argument and Ajay has monumentally screwed up his production and his friendships again. He stands up and clears his tray before disappearing to the theater, where no one else has to follow him except his own ghosts.

vi. cas.

Cas has successfully avoided Ajay for the duration of the cast party. She’s ducked into her kitchen, hid in the bathroom, shoved a handful of fries into her mouth and bolted for the living room as soon as Ajay had spotted her. It’s a never-ending game of hide and seek, and she doesn’t intend to lose.

It’s backed by pride, she knows that, and hurt too.

As the party winds down, she lurks near the front door. Ajay had disappeared at some point, and it’s easy to assume he’s just gone home. It’s a relief, she thinks. The game is over, and she can return to moping by herself. She doesn’t know how much longer she could’ve lasted trying to hide from him.

“Cas?” Ajay’s voice comes from behind her, and she throws her arms up in surprise.

“Woah, did not see you there,” Cas says, turning around to face him. “You’re still here. I thought you went home or—or something. I haven’t seen you for a while.”

Ajay raises an eyebrow at her. “Yeah, someone’s been hiding from me all night.”

“Gosh,” Cas replies, “who could that be?”

She doesn’t want to fall back into a rhythm with him. He makes it too easy. She pulls at a stray thread on her sweater before Ajay sighs.

“Can we talk, actually?”

“We’re talking right now, aren’t we?”

“I mean privately, without anyone else around.” Ajay runs a hand through his hair before he says, “just to my car?”

And Cas, well, she’s never been the greatest at saying no to Ajay.

“I wanted to apologize,” Ajay murmurs. They’re leaning against his car, and Cas occupies herself by staring at her shoes. “Back when everyone accused you—I should’ve stayed neutral, or at least been more thorough in making sure the facts checked out. I let you down, and I’m sorry.”

“That’s not what…” Cas pauses. She wants the right words, but she’s never been like Ajay—never has been eloquent or as level-headed as him. “Ajay, I don’t care about the fact-checking, or the staying neutral. I care that you said I could’ve been capable of doing something like that, I care that you said it was ‘logical’ and that it made sense to you. I care that in the heat of the moment, you decided that the cleverness you liked meant that I could’ve done it.” She sucks in a breath, hands rubbing her arms. “I care that my friend turned his back on me, and he did it so easily.”

Ajay doesn’t respond. Cas glances over in his direction to see him with his face buried in his hands.

“Ajay?” She prompts. “You okay?”

“No,” he says. His voice comes out all muffled. “I asked you out here to apologize—I was so confident I had it all right and that I knew what I was apologizing for but I still—” He cuts himself off, hands falling to his sides. “I still messed it up.”

“You can try again, now that you know what I was actually upset about.”

“Would you hear it out?”

Cas gives him a warm smile. “When have I ever said no?”

Ajay takes in a deep breath before he turns to face Cas. His expression is determined and apologetic all at once. “Cas,” he starts, “I’m sorry, genuinely. I hurt you not just as a director, but as a friend. I shouldn’t have been so quick to decide which version of the story I believed, and I should’ve had more faith in you as a person. You were right, after all, and I’m sorry it took me so long to build up the courage to properly apologize to you.”

“I accept your apology,” Cas says. “And I forgive you.”

“Just like that?”

“Just like that.”

Ajay shakes his head, but the smile on his lips is warm and kind. Cas opens her mouth to say something before a cold gust of wind blows strongly, immediately bringing shivers from the both of them.

“How about we get into my car?” Ajay suggests. “I can turn on the heater.”

“I call shotgun!” Cas calls out, skipping around towards the passenger door.

“Sometimes I wonder where we would be if I didn’t audition for the play,” Cas says. She has her hands pressed up against the heater, fingers wiggling against the current of warm air. “Like, would we still be friends? Would we have gone through that huge theaterwide drama? Or would we just have been people with mutual friends?”

“Maybe we could’ve been something else,” Ajay replies. “That particular thought has crossed my mind a few times, even though it shouldn’t have, and I’ve probably rehearsed the next few words a hundred times.”

The words are so telling, and Cas pulls her hands away from the heater as she sits back against the seat. She glances over to him before her head tilts in a play of curiosity. “What words?”

“I don’t want to rush it, Cas,” Ajay says, but his eyes soften around the edges. “I just—don’t quite know how to say it.”

The smile Cas gives him is nothing short of encouraging, tinted with butterflies and longing glances. “Hey, take your time,” she says. “I’m not going anywhere.”

Ajay’s head thumps against the headrest. Cas snickers, before she schools her expression into something gentler. She watches as Ajay takes a deep breath, fingers drumming against the steering wheel before his eyes meet hers.

“I think you’re incredible, Cas,” Ajay says. “You’re incredible on stage, and offstage—every morning, I feel so lucky that I can say you’re important to me. I can’t imagine myself not caring about you.”

He pauses, before he says, “I like you, Cas. I like you a lot. Waiting for the show to end has been…” He trails off, letting the silence speak. “I liked working with you, and with everyone else. But I won’t lie and say that I haven’t been thinking of taking your hand every time an opportunity presented itself and asking if I could—” Ajay ducks his head, adjusting his glasses.

“Yeah?” Cas bites back a smile, eyes earnest as Ajay looks up with a smile of his own.

“Cas, can I kiss you?”

“That would be really nice.”

They share a laugh, a little break in the moment as they lean over the console. Cas zeroes in on the gentle touch of Ajay’s fingers on her hair, the feather-light affection when he tilts her chin up. It’s instinct when her eyes slide shut.

Their lips meet in a chaste, soft kiss—a brief touch that sends her heart racing. She feels her cheeks warm up intensely as Ajay pulls away, touching his forehead to hers.

“That was—wow,” she murmurs, and Ajay laughs, the sound soft as it suspends itself between them. “Your glasses are all fogged up now.”

“Small price to pay,” he replies.

She takes in Ajay, takes in all of him from the way his lips are tilted up in a smile to the expressions he reserves just for her to the way he’s always carried himself like he’s unshakeable. She sees him in all the ways that make her heart flutter, and all the ways he holds her steady.

“I like you a lot too, Ajay.”

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when i found out i’d fallen for you (ajay x f!mc)

<AN> Hey guys!! This is a fic based on prompts from @directorajay (ice skating date) and @babygara (protective!ajay). I thought I’d also explore a bit more of my MC (Graaaaaaace)’s insecurities, especially with this being her first relationship and all that. For my own attention-seeking purposes (lmao) I wanna tag the usual crew: @pixelburied @witchiegirl @lilmissperfectlyimperfect and @anlashokk. Hope y’all enjoy!! </AN> ------------ It was the last day of school before break. The school was on an early release schedule, and right around noon Grace found herself cleaning out her locker, sweeping stray pens and worksheets into her backpack in an unorganized fashion. She wrinkled her nose at the glitter dust that remained inside- how had it even gotten there??- but shrugged and dumped it all into her bag. She kept swearing to herself she’d be neater, but it never came to pass. Her bedroom still looked like a war zone (made worse by the continued presence of Biscuit, who had a ton of fur to shed), and her locker was the dumping ground for all academia related waste.

She hoisted her backpack straps onto her shoulders and closed the locker door to reveal a tall figure leaning on the locker next to hers, a messenger bag already thrown over his shoulder and a nervous sort of grin on his face. She jumped.

“Geez, Ajay, you scared me!”

He furrowed his eyebrows. “Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to scare you, I just saw you in the hall and I wanted to spend some time with you before break starts. I’m going on that skiing trip with my parents, and we probably won’t get to see each other much before school starts again.”

Grace swallowed a few insecurities and reached for his hand, gently lacing their fingers together. They started walking slowly down the hallway, making for the doors that led to the parking lot.

“Don’t worry about it, you just caught me by surprise! And I know, it sucks about winter break, but I promise I’ll text you every day.”

“You can do me one better than that,” Ajay said suddenly, as if struck by a wave of inspiration. “How about going ice skating with me? This afternoon? There’s that outdoor rink down by Main Street that I’ve been wanting to check out.”

Grace turned her gaze to the ground, trying to hide the furious blush that loomed over her cheeks. Her breath caught in her throat just a bit, and the world seemed unreal for a moment before she came back to her senses, just enough to tease him.

“Ooh, are you asking m-me out on a date, Ajay?” she tried to tease, cursing herself under her breath for the stutter.

Ajay just laughed. “That was adorable, really. And you know what? Yes, I am asking you out on a date. Will you go out with me?” He bit his lower lip slightly and reached down to turn her head up to meet his gaze.

“I…” Grace froze for a moment, unused to the attention and feeling fire everywhere Ajay’s hand touched her face. She was thunderstruck, lost in his eyes for a moment. It only took a moment for his confidence to fade, just enough to make him back away from her slightly. She could tell he was trying to school his features into a neutral expression. He relinquished her hand and she snapped out of it as he started to talk.

“I mean, you don’t… we don’t have to I just… I thought…,” he stumbled over his words, clearly unnerved by her lack of response.

“No, no!” Grace nearly yelled, making him back up even more in shock. She reached for his hand again for emphasis.

“Of course I want to go out with you! I just... “ Her voice turned shy again. “Nobody’s ever asked me out before, I guess it was just a little surprising.”

Ajay’s entire body relaxed, the tension in his shoulders fading as quickly as it had come and his thumb starting to rub soothing circles on the back of her hand. He offered her a gentle smile.

“No worries. So, ice skating?”

“Of course.” she returned his smile, the nervous energy fleeing her body. What the heck was that for? she asked her brain. We know Ajay, we like Ajay, we trust Ajay! What are you doing freaking out like that?

As if Ajay knew what she was thinking, he started talking on cue.

“Sometimes our brains do the stupidest things, huh? Like once, I was in the middle of this test in bio…”

He kept telling his story as they left the warm building and walked into the cold air. Once they got to his car, he opened the passenger side door for her and closed it once she was settled in. A rush flowed through her at the kind gesture, and she stared down at her hands.

Gosh, how did I get this lucky?

Ajay got into the car on the driver’s side, turning the key to get the heating started. Grace tried her hardest not to shiver, but Ajay still noticed it out of the corner of his eye. Frowning, he reached for something in the backseat, and a moment later she felt a soft sweater fall into her lap. She pulled it on gratefully as he shifted gears into reverse to pull out of the parking lot.

“Make sure you buckle up,” he teased her. Rolling her eyes, she did. He pulled onto the main road and laid his left hand on the center console between the seats. She took it somewhat nervously, but was calmed by the smile that graced his face as he drove.

Not fifteen minutes later, they approached the rink. Being mid-afternoon it was mostly empty, but a few other teenagers they recognized skated around, as well as a cute-looking family. Ajay walked up to the booth and put down the money to pay for two skate rentals.

“Hey, you don’t have to pay for mine!” Grace tried to protest, but Ajay rolled his eyes and waved her off.

“Come on, I asked you out so I pay. You can pay on our next date, if it really means that much to you.”

Grace barely contained a smile at the words ‘next date’, and mock-sighed and nodded. The ticket attendant smiled at them and gave them skates.

“Wait-” Grace started, “How did you know my shoe size?”

“The play, remember? We couldn’t find any shoes that would fit you that looked period-appropriate in costume storage, so I sent Sydney out to get some. She must’ve texted me fifty times to confirm the size, I’d be more surprised if I’d forgotten it.”

Grace snorted softly, and sat down on a bench to start putting the skates on.

“So you sent poor Sydney on a shopping trip just for me?”

“Of course not. We also needed the rhinestones for Skye’s witch tiara and a belt for Clint’s trousers. Don’t go thinking you’re special,” he joked, finishing lacing up his first skate and moving on to the second. Grace had gotten stuck on just the laces of her first skate. There were so many holes to go through, and the intricacies had started to confuse her a bit. She struggled for a while, trying to figure it out, when Ajay’s hands took her skate into his lap and started lacing it up for her.

“Tell me if it’s too tight, okay?”

“You didn’t have to do that,” Grace said, almost reflexively. Ajay frowned and made eye contact with her, tying a neat double knot at the top of her first skate and moving to pick up her right foot.

“You really don’t get it, do you?”

“Get what?”

Ajay sighed, and silently finished tying her other skate. He stood up, causing her feet to drop to the ground, then offered a hand for her to pull herself up.

“Get what?” Grace asked again, a little more insistently.

Ajay rubbed his face in his hands.

“I like taking care of you, okay? I want to pay for your skates, and take you out on dates, and give you my jacket. It just seems like you’re uncomfortable with that.”

“No, Ajay…” she trailed off, unsure how to finish the sentence. She could see his eyes tracking hers, making note of every hesitation. He seemed to come to a conclusion, and she nearly felt a wall fly up between them as he forced himself into a neutral expression.

“Listen, it’s fine. I’ve probably been coming on too strong. Let’s just skate, okay?”

“Okay” she said softly, noticing the slight strain in his voice and the way he seemed determined not to meet her eyes. She followed him meekly to the rink, and once he got on the ice he took off, skating away quickly.

Left to her own thoughts, Grace felt along the wall as she tried to get her footing on the ice. She nearly had it when she was distracted by Ajay whizzing by her, a stony look on his face. Her mind started to wander, and then her foot slipped and she lost control. She fell on her back with an “oof” as the air rushed out of her lungs, leaving her a little dazed.

“Grace? Damnit, Grace?”

A voice sounded above her head as Ajay came into view, immediately dropping to his knees beside where she was laying. He put one hand under her head to support it, and another on her shoulder.

“God, Grace, are you okay? I’m so sorry, I should’ve been watching out for you. Do you think you’re hurt? That was a nasty fall, and they say that falling on your back is worse…”

She nodded along as he rambled, assuring him that she was fine and letting him scoop her back up. Lost in thought, she smiled at Ajay’s arm around her waist, a point of contact he insisted on keeping no matter where she went. After a few rounds of the rink, filled with Ajay’s fun facts about ice skating and plenty of laughs for the both of them, she asked if they could get off the rink for a second and go get something warm to drink.

He immediately agreed and led them to the gate. He directed her to find them a bench while he picked up two hot cocoas. He handed her a styrofoam cup after a few minutes in line, and sat down next to her, close but not as close as he might’ve. There was still a little tension between them, and Grace worked up all of her courage to be the one to break it. She poked his hand gently, causing him to look up at her.

“Listen, about earlier…”

He started to cut her off. “No, it’s completely my fault. I shouldn’t have pushed so hard, and I really shouldn’t have gotten so upset that you weren’t feeling the same way yet. I know I feel really strongly sometimes, and I should’ve been more chill about it. I’m sorry.”

Grace shook her head vehemently. “No, you don’t get it! Just listen to me, let me explain, and don’t try and say anything until I’m done talking! Okay?”

An amused look in his eye, Ajay made the gesture of zipping his lips shut. Grace took a deep breath, summoning more of her will to speak.

“I’ve never dated anybody before, never really even flirted with anyone before you. I have absolutely no idea what I’m doing. All I know is that the way you make me feel- when you pay for my skates or take my hand or give me your jacket- it makes me feel so special. It’s such a great feeling, but I’m not used to that. I was caught off guard a little bit by how much I’ve fallen for you in such a short time, and I kind of let it make me nervous. Then I remember how much you probably know what you’re doing and I get anxious thinking about how you might be judging me, and…” Grace stopped herself with a deep breath before continuing.

“I just need you to be patient with me, when I hesitate or when I freeze up or when I protest. Just for now, not forever. Because I have to come to terms with the idea that I really like you and you somehow really like me back, and it’s wonderful but also a little scary all at the same time. Is that… ok?” she bit her lip, not quite sure how he was going to react.

After just a moment, he smiled broadly, his eyes filled with affection for her. He laced their fingers together again.

“Of course I can do that. I just… I got inside my own head a little too much, too. My brain was trying to convince me that you didn’t like me anymore, but… you just said you did, and that’s incontrovertible fact. Hell, my heart’s pounding just because you said you really like me. So of course I can do that. Just don’t expect me to stop wanting to take care of you.”

“Alright, I can do that.” Grace smiled at him. Then, she stood up and reached an arm out. “Should we go back to the rink?”

“Absolutely.”

For the next hour or so before their feet got too tired to go on, he held her hand and showed her how to skate. They traded anecdotes from their childhood misadventures and she told way too many silly ice-related puns, making him laugh.

As they skated back to the gate, she suddenly tripped over the toe pick on one of the skates and fell again, dragging Ajay down nearly on top of her. He managed to hold himself up with his hands, but leaned down to place a light kiss on her forehead after making sure she was okay.

“Hey,” he said, eyes sparkling with amusement, “Looks like I’ve fallen for you”

She burst into laughter. “Oh my gosh, did you really just say that? I thought puns were my domain!”

They laughed together on the ice before one of the kids from the family skated by a little too close, and Ajay quickly got up and helped Grace up. After returning their skates, they walked back to the car laughing as clouds started to build up, a gentle flurry of snowflakes landing on their heads and joined hands.

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