#alex x flynn

[meraki-yao]

If someone doesn't do something about this soon I think I'll go insane

I MEAN LOOK AT THIS. JUST LOOK AT THIS.

[gl1tchpirate]

I'm still working on the next page of the comic but here cute pfp/badge ideas

[phantomstatistician]

Fandom: Julie and the Phantoms

Sample Size: 9,560 stories

Source: AO3

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Story of My Life (J.A.T.P)

Word Count: 4.1k

Warnings: Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Mentions of Parental Death

Pairings: Luke Patterson x Julie Molina

AU: Everyone lives, no one dies (minus Julie's mom, for plot, of course)

In honor of the fandom growing again, and the possibility of a second season, have this little story.

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Written in these walls are the stories that I can't explain

I leave my heart open but it stays right here empty for days

Luke always watched Julie from afar, admiring the girl from a distance. His friends always made fun of him for it. Especially Alex, who later on became quick friends with Flynn, Julie's best friend.

But, he never talked to her, he knew she knew who he was. He was sure Alex told her a story or two about him to embarrass him. But he never talked to her, he always clammed up whenever she was around.

Luke was content with admiring her from afar, staying quiet as he watched her interact with everyone around her with an energy that could never be contained.

Everyone loved her, that was the thing. Julie was kind to everyone, always helping out people who needed it. He couldn't even count the amount of times she went out of her way just to make sure a stranger passed a class.

She told me in the morning she don't feel the same about us in her bones

It seems to me that when I die, these words will be written on my stone

But he watched her light dwindle, fade over time. No one around her seemed to notice, except maybe Flynn. He could see the way her smiles stopped reaching her eyes, and watched as she stopped going to play a random tune on the piano in the middle of class.

But soon enough, she stopped trying to put on a front. It was like a switch flipped and she stopped caring. The light left her eyes, she stopped helping people out, she even distanced herself from Flynn. Well, she tried to. But Luke knew that Flynn was way too stubborn to let herself be pushed away.

He didn't know exactly what happened, but from the whispers in the hallway it seemed that her mother passed. When he found that out, he felt his heart break for the girl he adored so much.

A piece of him seemed to break every day as he watched Julie become a shell of her former self. He hadn't seen her touch a piano or hum a tune in almost a year. He yearned to hear her angelic voice once more, but alas he didn't know her, nor did she know him.

And I'll be gone, gone tonight, the ground beneath my feet is open wide

The way that I been holdin' on too tight, with nothin' in between

Luke wanted to be able to help her, to bring back the life and energy that she had lost. But he couldn't, he couldn't find the words. He couldn't figure out what to say to her. How he would start the conversation, he had so much he wanted to say but he didn't have the ability to form it into words.

He sat at his desk every night, thinking about the beautiful girl who had lost her spark. The girl that had to grieve over the loss of such an important figure in her life. The girl who had stolen his heart without even realizing she had.

He wished he could tell her the way she made him feel, but he knew if he ever got the courage to he wouldn't say it. He couldn't tell her, not while her wounds are still so fresh. If there was a way to make her happy again, he'd do it. He'd do anything to see her smile again.

Luke went through pages and pages of his notebooks, crumpled up papers overflowing in the trash can that rested under his desk. But he couldn't find the words, he couldn't figure out how to explain the storm that was going on in his head. He didn't know how he could help her.

The story of my life, I take her home

I drive all night to keep her warm, and time is frozen

In a perfect world, Luke saw himself and Julie smiling and writing songs that they sang together. Their friends surrounded them and helped bring their songs to life. In this world, they knew each other and they loved each other deeply. But sadly, a perfect world doesn't exist.

So instead, Luke was going through a funk. Everyone could see it, his friends were worried. He hadn't written a song in months, and his last one was barely a song if he was being honest. He couldn't write, his brain was in scrambles and everything he had written down wasn't good enough.

This went on for long enough that even Reggie had told Luke that maybe it was time to take a break from the band. That's the moment that Luke felt his heart completely shatter. He knew he had to do something, he had to get out of this funk.

But his mind was only filled with Julie, filled with the ghost of what the girl used to be. Overflowing with ways he could help but also the anxiety of being rejected. Filled with longing and anguish for this girl that he had never spoken a word to. He couldn't figure out what to do.

The story of my life, I give her hope

I spend her love until she's broke inside, the story of my life

Eventually, his friends started to give him space. They still hung out with him, gave him ideas of how to get his rhythm back. But they just gave him a bit of space, which Luke was immensely grateful for.

He still watched Julie from afar, finally, after a year it seemed that she was opening up a bit more. She was smiling again, joking around with her friends. She stopped pushing people away, started helping people out again. But she didn't touch the piano.

He saw the longing in her eyes whenever she passed the piano in Music class. He also saw when Mrs. Harrison stopped Julie one day to talk after class. When he saw her leave, dejected and nervous, he knew what the conversation was about.

The need to help her had finally grown too strong, he knew he had to do something. He couldn't watch her be kicked out of music, even if she was having a hard time singing. His choice was solidified when she choked the next day, starting to play a tune only to not be able to get the words out.

Written on these walls are the colors that I can't change

Leave my heart open, but it stays right here in its cage

As Julie ran out of the class after Carrie's particularly harsh comment, Luke had finally had enough. He got up, sending a glare towards Carrie, "That's a new low for you Carrie, real mature of you."

He saw the way her eyebrows furrowed, Luke never got upset. He was a pretty energetic, gung-ho type of guy. He never glared at people, and he definitely never was rude or talked back to someone if it wasn't directed at him or his friends.

But he still walked out of class, after Julie, much to the surprise of all of their mutual friends. He looked both ways, trying to figure out which way Julie turned, seeing her curly ponytail turn around a corner at his right.

He was quick to follow, and once she was finally in his sights he spoke, "Julie, wait!"

At the sound of his voice she turned around, shock evident on her face once she realized who called her. He wasn't surprised that she reacted that way, he never spoke to her despite their mutual friends.

I know that in the morning, I'll see us in the light up on the hill

Although I am broken, my heart is untamed still

"Luke?" She asked, tilting her head as she looked his figure up and down, making Luke scratch the back of his own head.

"That's my name." He mumbled, becoming shy once they were face to face. "I just, I wanted to say to not give Carrie any mind. I'm sure you'll be able to sing again soon."

Julie smiled sadly, shaking her head, "Thank you for that, but that was my last chance."

Luke furrowed his eyebrows, a frown appearing on his face as he looked at Julie. "I'm sure they'll be another, you're way too talented for Mrs. Harrison to give you up."

Julie sighed gently, her eyes flicking back to something behind Luke before going back to him, "I appreciate the encouragement Luke, and I really hope you're right." She mumbled before walking past him.

Luke turned around to watch her walk away, towards Mrs. Harrison. From the look on the music teachers face he knew that it may be the last chance for Julie. He knew he had to figure out a way to make sure she didn't get kicked out of the music program.

And I'll be gone, gone tonight

The fire beneath my feet is burnin' bright

When Luke sat at his desk that night, he finally knew how to word how he was feeling. He finally knew what to write, and that's what he did. He wrote, he put words to how he felt. The want and need to help Julie, the adoration he felt for the girl he barely knew.

When he finished writing, he was quick to message his bandmates that he finally finished a song. A song that he actually loved, one he was proud of for once.

Alex was the first to reply, expressing his happiness that Luke was able to get his groove back and Bobby was quick to second that. Reggie of course just sent a bunch of keyboard smashes that caused a small smile to form on Luke's face.

They ended up meeting later that night, meeting up at Bobby's garage and finding out what melody and music they could add to this song. They worked hard, and were happy that they would have it ready for the pep rally at the end of Spirit Week.

The way that I've been holdin' on so tight

With nothin' in between

The next day, Luke went up to Mrs. Harrison, giving her a small smile, "Hey Mrs. H, I was wondering if the offer to play at the pep rally was still open for us?"

He could see the way that Mrs. Harrison's eyes lit up at that, "Of course it is, you can perform after Carrie and her group."

Luke grinned at that, nodding at Mrs. Harrison before going back to his friends. It seemed that while he was gone, Flynn and Julie had ended up joining the conversation.

His eyes ended up meeting Julie's and he gave her a shy smile before turning towards Bobby, Alex and Reggie, "We're in."

Reggie was quick to bring the 4 of them into a hug, wrapping his arms around all of their necks and pulling them towards him, "The band is back!!" He exclaimed, causing Bobby and Alex to laugh.

Luke looked back over towards Julie, noticing how she smiled softly at the boy's actions. He grinned a bit before finally pulling away from Reggie, clapping his shoulder as he did, "We still will need to practice, we've only played the song once."

"You finally were able to write a new one?" Flynn asked, raising an eyebrow towards Luke. Julie seemed surprised by this, obviously unaware about his current creative block.

"I had a bit of inspiration." He replied, forcing himself to not glance over at Julie as he said it. But Alex just rolled his eyes, letting out a soft laugh.

"That's one way to put it." He said before turning his attention to Flynn, "He wrote a love song."

Luke felt his cheeks heat up as he awkwardly scratched his neck, "There is no way, actually?" Flynn asked, grinning a bit as she looked at Luke.

"Yeah, it's actually really cute! A bit sad, but it's such a mushy song!" Reggie said, smiling brightly, "Like one of those cheesy one-sided love songs you hear on the radi-"

"Alright alright, enough with that, would ya?" Luke said, wanting to turn the attention off his song and the implications of it. He wanted it to be a surprise. He looked towards Julie once again, realizing she was already looking at him. He smiled a bit towards her before looking away once more.

The story of my life, I take her home

I drive all night to keep her warm, and time is frozen

After that day, Julie and Luke seemed to finally get closer. Surprisingly it wasn't because of Luke, but because of Julie herself. She went out of her way to walk up to him after class, and pair up with him instead of Flynn in their shared Biology class.

Flynn didn't mind, instead pairing with Alex seeing as he usually paired up with Luke. All these things made Luke beam, brighter than he had before. It was embarrassingly obvious to almost everyone how infatuated he was with Julie. To everyone but her that is.

Julie herself seemed a bit happier, even offering to help Luke write another new song. She didn't sing it, but she did hum along to the melody he came up with which surprised Luke immensely. He ended up gifting her the lyric and music sheet, saying he'd rather hear her sing it when she was able to again.

He didn't notice the way Julie's heart almost leapt out of her chest when he said that. He didn't see the way her eyes practically formed hearts at the fact he'd rather wait for her to be ready so she could sing it instead of doing it with his band.

He couldn't tell that all these little things, all these small subconscious things he always did with people he cared about slowly made Julie feel less empty. He didn't realize he was helping her find her music just by existing by her side.

The story of my life, I give her hope

I spend her love until she's broke inside, the story of my life

The pep rally was close, Luke was feeling more and more anxious by the day. There was no way for Julie to know that the song was about her, but he still felt nervous at the fact she was going to hear it.

He yearned deeply to know what she would think of it. Would she hate it? Would she love it? Would she not think anything of it at all and just be counting down the minutes until she could go back to class?

He knew the last thought was ridiculous. Julie was too much of a compassionate and kind person to not have her full attention on the band's music when they performed. But the knowledge of that didn't ease his worries.

His friends were quick to notice his nerves a few hours before the pep rally started. Alex was the one who decided to confront him about it, seeing as he himself knew what nerves Luke was feeling.

"Hey bud, you doing alright over here?" Alex asked, making Luke jump up from his thoughts, staring at his friend like he gained two heads in the last half-hour since they had talked.

"Yeah." Luke finally answered, wringing his hands together as he glanced off to the side of the room, "Just pre-performance jitters."

Alex nodded hesitantly, pursing his lips in thought before he responded to Luke's obvious deflect of his original question, "She's going to love the song, just don't think about it too much." He said before walking away, pretending not to notice the way Luke's shoulders sagged in relief at the assurance that it'll be alright.

And I've been waiting for this time to come around

But, baby, runnin' after you is like chasin' the clouds

Before Luke knew it, he was on the stage, staring at his peers looking back at him from the bleachers. His eyes scanned the crowd, trying to find the familiar set of curls among the students. Soon enough he found her, sitting next to Flynn and Willie, smiling at him.

Luke shyly returned the smile before averting his attention away from her, "Hello, Los Feliz Bobcats! Thank you for having us today at the Pep Rally, we really hope you enjoy the few songs we've got today."

Bobby was quick to join in next, grinning and winking at the crowd as he spoke, "My good friend Luke here wrote all the songs from deep within his heart, so please show him some love for that!" Applause was quick to follow, seeing as Bobby was the more popular person in their band.

"Without further ado! We are Sunset Curve!" Alex said, causing Reggie to quickly chime in, "Tell your friends!" Laughter settled over the students before they eventually quieted down at the start of their first song.

Luke felt his nerves quickly vanish as he sang, his song for Julie wasn't until the end, and this he was extremely grateful for. He could lose himself in the music he spent ages on writing and composing to the best of his abilities. Smiling and running around the stage as he sang his heart out, having to force his laughter to stop when Reggie made a face when they harmonized on the same mic.

This is what he missed, performing, the cheers of the people around him as they learned the chorus as tried to sing along for later verses for the songs he hadn't yet released and sang for the public.

He caught Julie's eye multiple times throughout the first couple of songs, and he knew she loved them. He saw her eyes light up when she realized she knew the song, mouthing the words, but he knew she wasn't singing. He'd recognize her voice among the crowd that harmonized before him.

Soon enough, it was time for her song. He waited for his classmates to calm down a bit before grabbing the mic and pulling it closer to him, "This last song is a bit slower... Don't get me wrong, the chorus is obviously still upbeat- But..." He subconsciously glanced towards Julie's direction, "This song is one that's close to my heart, I wrote it for someone I've always admired from afar."

He smiled a bit, looking at his shoes before shaking his head, "Sappiness aside, I really hope you all enjoy it. Here's our final song, Story of my Life."

As he performed, he couldn't help but look at Julie. He didn't care if he was being obvious, and by the way her smile seemed to brighten as she listened to the words that he sang to her, he didn't think she minded either. He never wanted to see her smile fade ever again.

When they finally finished, they all bowed, smiles never fading as they stepped off the stage. Mrs. Harrison was quick to take their place, saying her final speech before sending the kids back to their classes.

The story of my life, I take her home

I drive all night to keep her warm, and time is frozen

Luke wasn't sure what he expected as he checked the strings on his guitar, not yet having unplugged it just yet. But he definitely didn't expect to hear a piano start to play a few feet away from where he stood in the wings of the stage.

He glanced over, recognizing the cords that started to play, but he was surprised to see Julie sat at the piano. She glanced over at him, not too surprised to see him staring in awe back. She sent him a nervous smile, and he was quick to give her a beaming one back, mouthing the words 'You got this.'

That seemed to be all she needed, smiling softly before she started to sing the song they had written together. She had quickly caught the attention of the students and teachers, pausing in their leaving to watch the girl in surprise.

Luke could see the way Julie stared at the keyboard, her voice still a bit timid, not the usual loud and bright voice he missed dearly. He glanced at his bandmates, and by the way they were all reaching for their instruments, it seemed they had the same idea.

So soon enough, the boys joined on the stage, joining in on the music. Julie was surprised, but obviously happy at the surprise addition to her performance. Soon enough they were singing together, smiling and dancing around each other.

Luke and Julie's voices harmonized beautifully, not that it was much of a surprise. It was obvious that they would, you could ask anyone with a musical bone in their body and they'd say it was clear they would sound amazing together.

It was clear that Julie didn't expect the reaction of the crowd when they finished, surprise evident on her features as she stared at the crowd that was cheering and clapping in front of her. Luke smiled softly, glancing towards the crowd as well. When he noticed the principal and Mrs. Harrison whispering, he knew that this might be Julie's chance to get her spot back.

He placed a hand on her shoulder, heart melting just a tad when he saw her bright smile directed towards him. He said nothing, instead motioning towards their teacher and principal who seemed to want to speak with her. He watched as she walked towards them, nerves already showing just by how she walked away from him.

The story of my life, I give her hope

I spend her love until she's broke inside

Luke sat nervously on his truck in the school parking lot. He hadn't seen Julie since the end of the pep rally, he was worried that it hadn't worked out well for the girl.

His friends were sitting in front of him, but he barely paid them any mind. He stared into the sky, watching the clouds pass as he chewed at the skin by his fingernails anxiously.

After what seemed like hours, he felt the hood of his car move slightly, signaling someone had sat down beside him and successfully breaking him out of his trance so he could look next to him. Julie sat there, smiling fondly at the boy.

"Julie!" He said, immediately standing up so he could face her properly, "Tell me, how did it go? Did you get in trouble? Did you get kicked out?? Are you rejoining the music program? DID YOU GET EXPELLED??"

Julie laughed softly, placing a hand on Luke's shoulder to calm him down a bit, "Slow down, cowboy. Nothing bad happened." Luke felt his face light up at those words, waiting patiently for Julie to finish, "They were able to pull some strings and add another spot so I could rejoin the program, as long as I was sure I wouldn't choke again after this."

Luke couldn't help the smile that grew, immediately moving and wrapping his arms around the girl, "I am so happy for you, you deserve it Jules." He felt her arms wrap around his middle, melting into his embrace. He knew he wanted to stay like this forever, but he knew it wasn't likely.

"So, that song you wrote." Julie started, pulling away a bit so she could see his face, "Who was it about?"

Luke felt his cheeks heat up, glancing away for a second before returning his attention to Julie. He was about to answer, but by the grin that was growing on Julie's face it seemed like she already knew. He groaned in annoyance, resting his head on her shoulder as if to hide his embarrassment.

His suspicions were confirmed when he heard her beautiful laughter hit his ears and her hand came to pat his back, "It's alright, rockstar. I like you too."

The story of my life

The story of my life

Luke glanced up at Julie, tilting his head to the side instead of lifting it up so he wouldn't have to lose the close contact he craved from the girl, "Do you?" He asked, his voice soft as he scanned her face as if to try to guess if she was lying or not.

"Have for a while now, I thought I was being pretty obvious." Julie responded, her smile softening at the hesitant look on his face. His own smile finally appeared, pulling Julie close once again and burying his face in her neck.

It turns out he did end up saving her, just like he wanted to since the beginning.

The story of my life

[idealuk]

I see that they're teasing the Thanksgiving scene again.

Just give it to us!

And the Kensington breakfast!

And the full Paris scene! We need them, Matthew, and, no, we will not direct these inquiries to Tom🙄!

[angelwiththeblue-box]

we will fight to shine together, bright forever

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happy three years to one of my favorite comfort shows ever <3

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1-25: Fix You

25 of ??

Pairings: Reggie x Reader, Luke x Julie, Alex x Willie

Summary: (Y/n) (L/n) has been able to see and feel ghosts ever since she was little, which made it hard to tell the ghosts from the humans. Everyone has always thought she was a bit crazy, even her best friends, Julie and Flynn. But when three ghosts with a love for music appear in Julie's garage, suddenly (Y/n) doesn't seem so crazy anymore.

Song: Fix You (Coldplay)

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Julie, Ray and I were walking up the driveway, only for him to stop "(Y/n), we need to talk." I rolled my eyes in annoyance before turning around to face him. Noticing Julie stopped as well her dad was quick to shoo her away "Julie go wait outside the house, I'll be there soon to talk." Julie nodded her head before looking nervously between her dad and me, I sent her a small smile as if to tell her 'I'll be alright' which gave her the okay to keep walking.

Once she was out of ear shot, Ray spoke up "Listen (Y/n), I'm worried about you. Julie's been telling me you've been skipping school and drinking no less." Ray held a disappointed look on his face as he continued "I'm supposed to be looking out for you, but all you've been doing is getting into trouble. I care about you like you were my own." My eyes narrowed at him, not wanting to have this conversation.

"Yeah but I'm not. I'm not your daughter. And you're not my dad, so stop trying to act like it."

He ignored what I said and decided to speak up finding an explanation as to why I'm acting up"(Y/n), I get that you may be still grieving over your parents passing and your grandmothers as well. But I can't allow this behavior to continue. I'm just trying to look out for you, and so was Julie by telling me." I shook my head letting out a scoff, crossing my arms across my chest.

"So that's why I think it would be best for your uncle to come back down here."

My eyes shot over to Ray, taking a step forward I stated"No. He can't come down here! Besides he has work. Do you really think he's just going to-" Ray cut me off, already seeming to know the answer to the question I haven't fully asked yet.

"(U/n) already told me that if you stepped out of line again that he'll be here in a heartbeat. So I don't think work would be much of an issue for him."

My teeth clenched in anger, hands turning into fists at my sides, I don't want him down here. I don't need him down here. "I suggest you go home now. You have school tomorrow and I still have to talk to Julie." I let out a small huff in anger before walking off back down the driveway, passing by the boys and Arius along the way. The boys didn't say anything, just watched as I walked off, and I wasn't in the mood to talk to them anyway. The black cat was quick to follow close behind.

When I glanced at the boys, the looks on their faces told me that they heard everything, from my parents passing, to my uncle coming down to Los Angeles. It wasn't something I wanted them to know but now they did, and I was sure Reggie would be the one asking me all the questions when he gets a chance.

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When I walked through the front door of my house, my eyes immediately drifted towards the kitchen. Having one thought echo inside my head I need a drink. Arius didn't say a word as he watched my every move from the couch in the living room, having hopped on it as soon as we walked in. I started heading towards the kitchen, only to be stopped by a jolt of pain coursing through my arm, causing a fit of coughs to arise.

"What did you do?"

I ignored Arius and ran over to the bathroom, I leaned over the sink, letting out a giant cough, a red color splattered inside the sink. The metallic taste of blood lingered in my open mouth as I tried to catch my breath. Spitting in the sink to get some of the awful taste out of my mouth, I could feel Caleb's mark burning my arm. I let out a yell in pain as I stepped back against the wall, falling down, my whole body was in pain but the only pain I could truly process was the mark on my arm. I can't take it anymore. Stumbling out of the bathroom, I slowly made my way to the kitchen.

"(Y/n)! Who did you make a deal with?!"

I ignored Arius once again, trying to make my way over to the knife holder If I can't stop this with magic... pulling one of the knives out, I rolled my sleeve up Then I'll stop it the old fashioned way. I brought the knife up with my left hand, my right arm sitting on the counter, ready to be sliced.

"(Y/n) stop!"

I felt someone hastily grab my arm, pulling it back so I'd turn to face the person halting my antics "Stop!" A pair of all to familiar green eyes stared back into my own, shining with worry. The burning sensation slowly subsided on my wrist, as the dark haired bassist's brows furrowed, as if he was trying to figure out what's going on inside my head. I let go of the knife in my hand, if he wasn't a ghost I'm certain the knife would've stabbed his foot on the way down. Staring at Reggie, three different emotions flashed across my face in the span of what seemed like minutes but was only a couple of seconds.

The first was anger, This is all Reggie's fault. If it weren't for him I wouldn't have a death sentence over my shoulder. But of course I knew this would happen someday. As soon as someone else comes along, I knew Caleb would act like this. I just didn't know it was going to happen so soon.

The second emotion was confusion, What is he doing here? Why is Reggie here? He shouldn't be here. I didn't want him to be here, to witness me at my lowest. I didn't want him to see me weak, because this whole time I've been so strong when in reality I've been struggling to stay afloat. I don't know where I'm headed or how to even stop Caleb's marks from killing everyone.

"Are you alright?"

Finally my brave mask that I've been putting on for days let up, my face shifting into a look of sadness, all while fear could be seen in my eyes. No. I'm not alright. I haven't been for a very long time. Reggie didn't ask about the knife, and he didn't ask about the stamp on my wrist. But just from saying those three simple words all while gazing into his worried green eyes. I broke. Three simple words, caused me to lean forward and engulf the ghost in front of me in a giant hug.

I didn't answer his question, hiding my face in his chest, not wanting him to see the tears that are currently making their way past my eyes. Reggie seemed a little surprised at first, letting out a small grunt as I practically threw myself at him. But he was quick to wrap his arms around me. Neither of us said a word as he let me cry in his arms, I felt safe and at peace there. Scrunching up the back of his shirt in my hands, I didn't want to let go, and I could tell he didn't either.

The two of us stood there, Reggie's tank top not doing much to muffle my sobs. I don't know how long we stood there, could've been a couple of minutes, but it felt like hours. After everything I've been through, from my grandmother and my parents passing to both of my deals with Caleb, getting betrayed by my best friend and now the boy I love, his friends and I are all on the verge of death. This was the first time I was asked if I was okay and I finally broke.

'No Reggie I'm not okay.'

Was what I wanted to say.

'I have been fighting a battle for so long with myself. And I feel like I'm drowning in loss.'

But I couldn't.

Every time I opened my mouth all that would come out is cries and gasps, causing me to bring him even closer to me and hug him even tighter.

Once I was finally calm enough Reggie pulled back from the hug "Hey." He stated, all while placing his pointer finger and thumb around my chin, bringing my head to look up at him. My sorrow filled eyes stared into his worried ones. "What is going on?" I stayed silent, so many different thoughts of what to say flew through my head, but nothing left my mouth. "Talk to me." Reggie stated, desperately trying to get me to say something. Anything. Pulling my head back to get it out of his grasp, I moved around him to pick up the knife, all while the dark haired boy held an almost desperate look on his face.

"(Y/n), please. Say something."

Once I placed the knife in the sink, I walked over in front of Reggie, putting a hand out for him to take, a sad smile crossed my lips "Come with me." His eyes danced between me and my hand before settling on me, placing his hand in my own I was quick to drag him over to the stairs. Arius hopped off the couch and followed close behind.

"Where are we going?"

I didn't respond, having the destination set in my mind. I knew I probably shouldn't show him, but I had to. I needed to get a lot off my chest and in order for me to feel comfortable enough, I need to be with my grandmother. Stopping outside a door that sat ajar, I pulled Reggie over to stand in front of me. Noticing the door move a little, I glanced down, only to see Arius already making his way past the door. Looking back up into Reggie's forest green eyes, he asked once again "(Y/n), seriously. What the hell is going on with you?" Letting a sigh escape my lips I took my hand away from his, only to place both of mine on his shoulders.

"Reggie. Before we enter this room, I need you to know that it's a very sacred place for me. So please don't touch anything. I just need you to sit and listen."

The dark haired bassist stared at me for a second, before blinking and nodding his head "yeah, I'll do whatever you say." I sent him a sad smile in response. Turning around, I grabbed the door knob, taking a deep breath before opening the door even more than it already was, giving the two of us room to walk through. The first thing my eyes landed on was some of the candles on the small alters I had set up for each of my family members. "Crap!" I exclaimed as I ran over to the closet, paying no mind to the black cat that seemed to have gotten comfy on the guest bed.

Swinging the closet doors open, I opened the cardboard box on the floor which held a bunch of unused candles along with a lighter. Taking out four candles to replace the ones burnt out on each of the altars. Grabbing the lighter as well, I was quick to make my way over to the three altars. Taking a glance over at Reggie, I noticed him slowly making his way into the room all while his eyes stayed glued on me, watching my every move. Shaking my head a little, I turned back towards the altars.

On each of the small tables sat a picture, four candles and something that used to belong to the person. The alter on the right end was my grandmothers, three out of the four candles on the altar were still lit, while the fourth was melted and burnt out. In the center of her altar sat a necklace that she always used to wear, it had a gold chain with a small heart shaped ruby connected to it. I was quick to replace the candle that was melted and moved onto the next altar.

The middle altar was my fathers, since my father was my grandmothers child, it was only right that I placed his altar next to hers. On it sat a picture of my father along with four candles, two of which were currently lit and burning brightly. In the center of the altar sat a wristwatch that my father would wear practically everyday, it was a silver and blue steampunk watch that had silver gears. I replaced the two melted candles on the altar before moving onto the last one.

The last altar was my mothers. Same as the last two, a picture sat on it, along with three lit candles. As for the item I chose to sit at her altar, I decided on going with one of the many rings that she would always wear. Replacing the last candle, I used the lighter to light the candles just replaced. Putting the lighter off to the side, I turned back to look at Reggie only to see him already staring at me, eyes wide as he shifted on his feet not knowing what to do with himself.

Patting the spot next to me, I nodded my head off to the side "Come sit." Fixing myself so that I sat criss cross. Reggie made quick strides over to me, plopping down next to me in a criss cross fashion. "(Y/n), what is going on with you? I thought you said your parents were on a business trip. Now turns out they are dead?" Shaking my head a little as I stared at the altars in front of me, my hands gripped onto my pants, not knowing what to say to him.

"Reggie, what do you want me to say?"

"How about the truth."

Reggie's tone came out as angry and almost annoyed. This caused me to look over at him, a pain shooting through my chest from just the look on his face. "I just... I want you to be able to talk to me about these things. I feel like you've been keeping so much, not just from me, but from everyone." His angry look was quick to shift into a desperate one "Please (Y/n). Tell me what's going on inside your head." I stared at Reggie for a second or two before looking back at my father's alter, which sat in front of me. "Reggie, even if I told you everything, I can't guarantee that you'd understand me any better. Hell, you'd probably want to turn around and make a run for it." Glancing back at the bassist next to me I watched his eyes narrow at me "Try me." He stated, his tone of voice being serious.

I guess he's so fed up with being left in the dark. I thought and how could I blame him? His feelings for me are probably through the roof and he has no clue why and I can tell a lot of the time it's like he's acting on autopilot whenever he's with me, like outside the coffee shop.

My gaze shifted from Reggie to my father's alter, only to land on my grandmother's alter, and stay trained on her picture. "It all started when I was little. My dog, Hunter passed away when I was around 6, but my parents never told me. I guess they wanted to keep me in the dark about it a little longer, not wanting to upset me, they told me that he was at a camp for dogs and that he would be staying there for awhile.

"But I was confused because right next to them, clear as day was Hunter sitting down and staring up at me. When I pointed out the family dog next to them my dad seemed a little worried and told me that hunter wasn't there, while my mother tried to think of it as me using my imagination. I'm sure that my dad knew the whole time what it was, but he was in denial. They both were. I still have no idea why.

" Years later, my grandmother picked up on my abilities and was quick to start training me. She was a witch as well in case you couldn't tell. It's where I got the two books from and all of her ingredients for spells. My parents, however, were not to happy with my grandmother "fueling my delusions" as my mother put it. But my grandmother fought and argued with the both of them, determined to teach me magic.

"She always used to say that witches were put on earth to act as guides to the lost souls who are trapped on earth and couldn't pass over to heaven. We are to act as their angels, helping in anyway we can to get them to crossover."

I glanced at Reggie, to see if he was still following along, only to see his brows furrowed, telling me that he had a question on his mind. "You look like you have something on your mind." Reggie's eyes stared into my own, finding comfort in his green hues, I waited for him to talk. Rubbing the back of his neck a little (something he seems to do when he's nervous about things) "It's just..." he paused a moment, glancing away before taking a deep breath and asking the dreaded question.

"You said that you help ghosts cross over. Does that mean that one day I'd have to leave you?"

My heart felt heavy in my chest as soon as the question left his mouth. I knew deep down that one day he would be gone and that I shouldn't have gotten to attached. But I couldn't help it, and once he asked that question, I remembered the real reason why we can't be together. He's a ghost and I'm a human. Eventually he'll move on, while I'll be stuck here on earth.

I'm okay living with the pain of not having him by my side. I thought, things never seem to work out for me, and I'm okay with it. As long as Reggie and the others make it to heaven, that's all that matters. He'll be happy up there.

"Yes Reggie."

I swallowed the lump in my throat, eyes landing back on the alters in front of me "One day you'll leave and cross over as well." Gripping onto my pants, I felt a pain shoot through my chest, as if my heart was physically breaking. Tears gather in my eyes, but I refused to let them fall. Refusing to let him know that I care to much. I can't have this stupid bond deviate him from wanting to cross over. "What if I don't want to cross over?" This grabbed my attention, my head quickly turning towards him out of shock.

"Reggie. You, Luke and Alex need to crossover."

"But why? What's so wrong with staying here with you and Julie?"

I was starting to get angry, why would he even say something like that? Crossing over should mean everything to him, yet he's throwing it off to the side like it's nothing. Reggie looked frustrated as well, speaking up once again "(Y/n), I want to stay with you. I want to be able to live again. This is my second chance at everything. So why-" shaking my head I looked back at the alter in front of me.

"If you guys stay here for too long, I'm afraid you might become vengeful, or murderous. And I don't want that happening to you guys. The longer a soul stays trapped here, the more it corrupts."

"What about Caleb? Or Willie?"

As soon as he mentioned Caleb my anger arose as I shouted all while unintentionally glaring at Reggie "Caleb is a vengeful snake!" Letting out a small breath I didn't even realize I was holding, I turned back around to face the alters, all while slowly calming as I brought up Willie. "And Willie has already almost been down a terrible path multiple times now. I've always had to pull him back." Even after telling him everything, Reggie still seemed determined to stay.

"So why can't you do that with us?"

"This is different Reggie!"

They can't stay. I can't let Reggie stay, if he stayed because of me and he turns vengeful, I'd never be able to forgive myself.

"How? How is it different?"

Reggie was determined to pull the answer out of me, but I wouldn't let him. Turning towards him I yelled "Because it just is! Now drop it!" The bassists brows furrowed in anger. Closing his eyes, he took in a breath, exhaling while shaking his head a little, his forest green eyes could be seen once he opened them. He seemed calmer than a second ago "So, what happened to your grandma?" Reggie changed the subject, pulling the both of us back to what I was talking about before.

"She fell really ill one day, and died a few days later. It all felt so sudden. After her death I tried to continue my training as a witch, having to teach myself everything else, but nothing was going right. Every time I tried to help a ghost crossover it all went wrong. Hell there were some points where I ran into really vengeful ghosts that I thought I could help. Only for them to almost kill me. But I kept going, because I promised my grandmother I would learn and keep up with my training, I didn't want to let her down."

My eyes glanced between my mother and father's alters, knowing that I was getting closer and closer to talking about that one moment. The night that my parents died, all because of me.

"My parents never wanted me to partake in my grandmothers madness, as they would call it. But I didn't listen to them. After my grandmother died it was never easy for me to control my powers or even help a ghost cross over, as I said before. I also started arguing with my parents a lot, especially my father. I never knew what he had against his mother that he wanted me to drop the magic shtick so much. I just figured that they thought I was going crazy or insane, hell I'm pretty sure at one point they were going to start sending me to a shrink."

I let a small huff in amusement leave my lips, all while tears started to gather in my eyes. I felt a strong sense of sadness hitting me all at once, but tried to block it out with the feeling of fake amusement I let out after bringing up the therapist. I bit my lip, not wanting to talk about things, not wanting to continue and tell him everything that happened. Shaking my head I let out a breath of air, both of my hands gripped my pants harshly, trying to navigate my feelings and figure out how to even tell Reggie what really happened to my parents.

The two of us sat in silence for a short while, as I had an inner battle with my thoughts. The memory of what happened coming to the front of my head as if it just happened yesterday. The screams and yells echoed and bounced around in my head. I suddenly felt a wave of calm wash over me as the yells and cry's diminished. Opening my eyes I glanced down on my lap, feeling a hand on my own, I noticed Reggie's hand wrapped around my own. When it got there I have no idea, but one thing was for sure...

I don't want him to let go.

Moving my hand around so I could interlock it with his own, I looked up at the dark haired bassist who now sat next to me. Our eyes met and the first words that left his mouth was "Everything is okay. You don't have to continue if it's only going to cause you pain." I sent him a small smile, as if to let him know that I'm alright. "I'll be okay. I just want to tell you everything that happened." I took a few minutes to calm myself, my eyes drifting over to my parents alters.

"On the night that everything went to shit, my parents were about to leave for a business trip. But before they left, my mother had a few choice words she had to say to me. I don't remember exactly what was said, but I do know that it had to do with me seeing a therapist and them telling me that I'm crazy just like my grandmother."

My hand gripped Reggie's a little tighter as I continued to tell the story "My parents left the house soon after. I remember feeling a burning rage running through me, and wanted to practice some spells to cool off. But I guess I was just so mad to the point where my magic was directed towards my parents. I remember watching through the caldron as their car crashed. Their screams and cries echoing in my head as the car suddenly caught on fire and blew up soon afterwards." Closing my eyes I could feel myself starting to spiral into both sadness and anger.

Tears fell from my eyes, opening them, I stared down at our interlocked hands as I continued "I always blamed myself for the car crashing and being set on fire. They just crashed into a tree, there were no flames at first but a minute after they crashed it got set ablaze. There was no other person there, considering they were driving through the backroads. No houses were around so no one could help them. I've constantly blamed myself for my parent's death. Thinking that maybe I was just so mad at them, that I didn't even realize that I set the car on fire. I never uttered a spell, it just sort of happened." I wiped my tears away using the back of my hand as I quickly tried to compose myself.

Reggie grabbed my right hand and brought it towards him. This grabbed my attention, all while tears continued to fall. My (e/c) eyes stared into his green ones, neither of us said a word for a few minutes. He suddenly pulled me towards him, engulfing me in a tight hug. The dark haired bassist finally spoke after a minute or two, saying the one thing I have needed to hear for a very long time.

"It's okay. It wasn't your fault. You didn't know what you were doing. It was an accident."

My arms wrapped around him as I dug my face into his chest, sobs wracked my body. The giant secret that I have been carrying with me has finally seen the light of day, and I can feel the heaviness in my chest grow a bit lighter with each passing minute. After a few minutes, I felt a calmness slowly wash over me. This was the affect of the soulmate bond, one touch from Reggie and it could put me at ease. I closed my eyes, wanting to stay as close as I could to him forever. I felt at peace in Reggie's arms, the two of us sat in a comfortable silence, both holding onto each other, afraid of letting go.

"(Y/n)."

I hummed and lifted my head up to look at him, his green eyes were red and watery, as if my emotions somehow triggered his own. He sniffled before continuing "I want you to know that I'm here for you. No matter what. You can tell me anything." I nodded my head in response and sent him a small smile "Thank you Reggie. You can tell me anything too. I might seem intimidating but I promise I'm a good secret keeper." He chuckled in response to my statement and I let out a little chuckle of my own.

"I am well aware. And this is probably a terrible time to say this... but can we please talk about what the hell is going on between us?"

This caused me to hold my breath for a second or two as I processed Reggie's words. My first thoughts being 'why did he have to bring this up?' And 'Why couldn't he stay oblivious to things?' But of course I knew that at some point he would catch on. The pull towards him gets stronger each time I'm with him and I have no doubt that Reggie is feeling it to. I wanted to tell him everything, explain to him the bond that we share and how it would work. My mind started to drift, heart racing as I imagined what our first kiss could look like. Quickly shaking the image out of my head I reminded myself that if I let things happen, then I'll only be holding him back from crossing over.

I have to make him believe that there is nothing between us.

Pulling myself away from Reggie, I was quick to ask "What to you mean? There is nothing going on between us Reggie." My brows furrowed at him as he tried to reach back out for me, but stopped himself as he heard my words. I moved away from him to put some distance between the two of us as a determined look crossed his face "you really don't feel that? The pull. Every time I'm near you I just want to be as close as I can. Whenever I hear your voice I just want to pull you close to me and kiss you." At this point Reggie was on his feet, pacing back and fourth, tugging on some of his hair in either frustration or desperation I couldn't figure out which it was.

"I want you so badly that it drives me insane and I can't understand why."

I stood up as he turned towards me, his hands now sat at his sides, clenching and unclenching, I didn't know what was running through his head as he walked over to me. I froze, feeling my heart beating rapidly within my chest with each step he took. "And you're telling me..." the dark haired bassist stopped in front of me, placing a hand gently on my right cheek he continued "that you don't feel anything at all?" Wrapping his free arm around my waist, he proceeded to pull me against him, causing me to let out a small gasp in surprise.

"This isn't normal. So it can't just be me."

Reggie leaned his forehead against my own, as I closed my eyes, reveling in the feeling of being in his arms. The dark haired bassists lips brushed over my own, causing me to quickly come back to my senses "No!" I yelled while pushing him away from me. Reggie stumbled backwards, but was quick to catch his stance a surprised look sat on his face as I started yelling "Reggie there is nothing going on between us! We are just friends! That's it! And you are going to have to accept that!" Reggie stared at me like a dog who just got scolded, he seemed at a loss for words, opening and closing his mouth like a fish out of water as he tried to find the words he was looking for.

When suddenly he just up and vanished.

That was it.

No goodbye, no apology for coming onto me, just silence.

After Reggie left, I felt myself collapse on the floor grabbing my chest as pain coursed through it. This was worse than any pain I've ever experienced. Even worse than the stamp that Caleb put on my wrist and is currently trying to kill me with. Worse than the pain I felt when I killed my parents. This was an emotional and physical pain that ran so deep, I wasn't sure I'd be able to fix it. It felt like my heart was physically breaking in half, I started screaming in agony, while gripping my chest with one hand and hitting my other fist against the floor, as if trying to redirect the pain somewhere else.

I noticed Arius in front of me, he looked like a blurry black blob as I had unknowingly started crying. I could hear his voice echoing in my head, but I didn't know what he was saying. Eventually he settled for curling up at my side and went quiet. I don't know how long I was like that, could've been seconds, maybe even minutes, all I know is that once the pain finally stopped, I passed out from exhaustion and didn't awake until the next morning when my alarm went off for school.

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📸 Jessica’s Camera Roll 

September 2016 - August 2017

did i really google search the 13rw season 1 in chronological order so i could make this?

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[strangercarla]

I Moved On, He Stayed There

It's been four years since Julie Molina left everything behind to study music & music industry in New York.

With her family's support she felt confident enough to leave home. However, there's a certain ghost who was left shattered.

Genre - Fluff & Angst

This will be a short fanfiction but I can't wait to post this!

[severelightpainterangel]

I’m really enjoying this show! I love the relationship Julie has with her dad and brother it’s rare you see single dads in tv shows. Flynn is easily becoming one of my favorite characters definitely a great best friend and the music this episode was great as well

Really glad I gave this show a chance

[aprill-99]

Julie: “you know how you lie to your parents?” + “motherfucker is this how you write songs?!?”

Luke: “My parents used to ask me what I thought I was doing but that really just meant ‘stop’ they didn’t actually wanna know my thought process.” + “That’s my wife!”

Reggie: “I need everyone all day long to like me sooooo much.” + “I am very small and I have no money. So you can imagine the kind of stress I’m under.”

Alex: “People look at me and they’re like ‘get some rest tall child!’” + “I was raised Catholic as I’m sure you can tell by my everything about me.”

Flynn: “Do you want me to kill that guy for you? Because it sounds like he sucks and I would totally kill that guy for you. Lol see you at improv practice!” + “this might as well happen. Life is already so goddamn weird.”

Willie: *to Lifers in the HGC* “How dare you applaud the worst decision I ever made?” + “for interest I will pepper in the fact that I am gay.” + “fuck da police.”

Bobby: “I don’t drink anymore because apparently I used to black out and ‘ruin parties’.” + “you have the moral backbone of a chocolate eclair.”

Carrie: *pulls in to a McDonald’s drive through with a van of excited children. Orders a single black coffee. Drives away.* + “None of us ever really knows our fathers. Anyway…”

Nick: “I was shiny and dumb and easy to trick.” + “Ah yes. My title of Alpha which I definitely had once.”

Ray: “I try to stay a little optimistic. Though I will admit, things are getting pretty sticky.” + “Our house was built in the 20s but got flipped in 2014 so it’s definitely haunted but has a lovely kitchen backsplash.”

Carlos: “Well here goes nothing. You ever seen a ghost????”

Tia: “Shut up you’re all gonna die! Street smarts!”

Caleb: “A child came up to me once and told me that I could do whatever I wanted forever. And I took his advice.” + “he looked like a man who should be the conductor on a locomotive powered by confetti but instead he made his living in murder.”

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COME ON

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I love how almost 98% of JATP fan fictions has every single character, originals as well, as a part of the LGBTQIA+ community. It soothes my soul on a level i do not want to understand.

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Snowman - Reggie Peters x Fem!Reader

Summary: Luke suggests a snowman building competition and Reader and Reggie do their best to provide the winner

Word Count: 558

She was sitting alongside Julie and Flynn in Julie’s room, all three girls had textbooks open in front of them as they attempted to get through their homework but it was proving tricky from the moment that Flynn had spotted the snow. This was LA it didn’t snow often so the excitement that was running through the girls was understandable.

None of them were sure how long they had been working for or how long it had been snowing when a knock on Julie’s bedroom door tore their attention away from their work. “Come in” Julie replied, thinking it was maybe her dad but when Reggie’s head popped through the door with a big smile on his face they all knew that their homework was going to have to wait.

“Do you wanna build a snowman?” he sang, making Julie groan. She and Flynn shared a look before looking back between Reggie and Julie. If Julie’s reaction had dampened his mood then he didn’t show it, still waiting for their answer with the same big smile on his face.

“If you stop with the Frozen references then yes” Julie says, her resolve to finish the work first crumbling at the first offer.

Reggie cheers before poofing away, she assumes to tell Luke and Alex the news, as they all pack away their homework. Julie explains her reaction to Reggie’s outburst as it turns out one watch of the movie was all it took for him to be singing the songs from it over and over again, “It’s not just Reggie, it’s Luke as well” Julie divulges as they stop at the bottom of the stairs to pull on their winter boots and coats.

“I wouldn’t’ve thought that it was Luke’s thing” she muses, relatively amused at the thought and Flynn seems to agree.

“Whatchu talking about?” Alex’s voice comes from behind them, almost like he was singing it. Rolling his eyes when Julie mentioned Frozen, clearly it wasn’t only getting on Julie’s nerves.

As they made their way out into the backyard they came face to face with Luke and Reggie throwing snowballs at each other. She notices that the snowball seems to be just phasing through the boys rather than breaking up as it would if it hit her, Julie or Flynn.

“There they are,” Luke cheers as he spots them walking towards them.

“So snowmen?” she says, it comes out as a question than a statement though and she’s not sure who she’s asking.

“Yeah, we were thinking maybe a competition of sorts” Luke reveals, glancing around at the group, “Losers get snowballed” he chuckles.

Breaking up into teams of two, Luke claiming Alex and Flynn claiming Julie which leaves her with Reggie, though she’s not disappointed out of the whole group he seems to her more likely to help her build the better snowman. He’s clearly more excited than the rest of the group which also means it’s going to be a lot of fun for them both.

And when their snowman is called as the winner by Carlos, who was completely unaware whose snowman was whose, Reggie celebrates by picking her up and spinning her around as they both laugh uncontrollably because of his actions. While a down trodden Luke and Alex prepare for the impending snowballs they are to receive as the losers.

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The Mercer Legacy - Epilogue

Pairings: Reggie/Luke/Reader, Willex, Carrie/Julie/Flynn

Warnings: none

a/n: hey so it's been a minute... these funky little guys have truly been haunting me for years now and I've wanted so badly to give you more TML but I just haven't had the inspiration. But I was on a call with @bright-patterson and they mentioned giving TML an ending and I immediately knew what that would be. So, here is an epilogue of sorts.

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Of course the whole thing had to end with the whole crew heading off to college together. Alex, Wilie, Reggie, and Luke are all sharing a dorm (the kind that has 2 2-person bedrooms) and Y/N, Carrie, Julie, and Flynn are all sharing a dorm (the kind where they each get their own bedrooms). And they all live happily ever after or what have you.

I can't guarantee that I'll ever officially write the middle bit to this series but maybe I'll open it up as an AU and you guys can request little scenes here and there if there's any interest! Regardless, I hope this brings you all some closure <3

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[zerolostwalks]

"Weirdly, the best sleep I've ever had." / Royal Purple

This day could not get any worse, and Julie really needed to stop thinking that particular sentiment. It was like every time she thought it the universe conspired to prove just how wrong she was. 

First she couldn’t get out of this stupid haunted forest night hike activity that someone thought was a good idea. Then she wasn’t allowed to go with Flynn, because the ever so brilliant activity lead also thought it’d be brilliant to completely randomize the groups. While she didn’t have Flynn’s misfortune of being stuck with Nick and Carrie during one of their ‘off’ periods Julie was still trapped with Kayla and Reggie. 

Kayla, who rarely ever spoke to her. Almost always close to Carrie, unsurprisingly since she was practically Carrie’s number one Dirty Candi girl.  And then Reggie, who Julie had even less interaction with. Only really knowing that he and the rest of his band were as close to getting dropped out of the music program as she was. Despite how new they were, though for entirely different reasons. 

The two of them seemed friendly enough. Though, it didn’t take long before she was feeling like an awkward third wheel with how quickly they got flirty. An analogy that got all sorts of confused and mixed up when Reggie turned his attention to Julie.

“So, Julie?” He spoke her name like he wasn’t sure if he was allowed to say it, like even acknowledging her very presence would shatter her like the most fragile glass. She didn’t even have the time to feel insulted at the insinuation as he plowed on, practically shattering her apart anyway. “I think I’ve missed out on any of your performances, what do you play?”

 God maybe she was more fragile than glass. She avoided glancing towards Kayla, certain she’d be pulling some face or ready to make some snarky Carrie-like comment. Julie was not ready for this kind of attention and wished to get out of it. Only for the heavens above to open and release a sudden torrential rain pour on the three of them. 

Which is how Julie now found herself in a small dusty abandoned cabin in the woods that Kayla managed to spot. The one stroke gracious stroke of luck for the night. A fact Julie tried to remind herself as she tried her best to hold off the chills running through her veins.

“Don’t worry.” Kayla stuttered loudly enough for Reggie to hear as he explored the cabin to see if there were any blankets or firewood to help warm them. “I’m sure once they notice we’re gone they’ll send out some sort of search party.”

Sure, once they notice Kayla and Reggie were gone. The odds were slim of anyone but Flynn noticing Julie was gone. She kept her mouth shut as she tentatively sat on the creaky couch that vaguely smelled of mildew. 

“You make it sound like it’s going to rain like this all night.” Reggie laughed from the other room. 

“Who knows, maybe it could.” Kayla said, sitting on the couch beside Julie, her chilled damp arm brushing against Julie’s. “If nothing else it’d be safer to stay here. Unless either of you know how far we may have ventured from the trail, because I certainly don’t.”

Julie silently shook her head before realizing it may be too dark to be seen and quietly said her “no” out loud. 

“You got a point there.” Reggie said, his outline barely more than a silhouette as he returned to where Julie and Kayla were, sitting on Julie’s other side. She pulled her arms in tighter trying to shrink into herself when his wet flannel brushed against her. It was a bit of a surprise he was still bothering to wear it. 

“Anyway,” he continued on, leaning further into her space. “All I could find was this blanket, one the one bed this place seems to have. So unless either of you wanted to use the bed–”

Julie wrinkled her nose at that idea, given the state of the couch who knew what that mattress was like. 

“Ew. God no.” Kayla echoed, and Julie’s chest twisted uncomfortably despite how she knew Kayla was also only referencing the mattress.

“Yeah, I figured you’d say that.” Reggie laughed again, weaker and more stuttering than before.

“He should probably get out of those wet clothes” Someone said, and Julie froze as the other two fell silent and she realized that someone was her. 

Reggie bumped her with his shoulder. “Is that a come on?”

“N-no.” Julie stammered out, teeth chattering from a mixture of her growing mortification and the cold, her blush doing little to warm her up. “You’re drenched, and clearly freezing. I-I’m j-just saying, you’ll g-get sick if you do-on’t get warm and dry.”

“You’re not much b-better yourself.” Kayla replied, a distinct lack of venom or malice. 

“Sounds like we’re all in a bad shape.” Reggie stuttered out again before mournfully adding, “Too bad I didn’t find any firewood.”

“Well maybe we should just get out of these wet clothes then.” 

“What?” Julie and Reggie both snapped at Kayla’s suggestion. 

“Think about it. We’re all soaked and freezing. We have one, questionably decent, dry blanket. Plus the body heat would probably help too. Besides, if we stay in our underwear it’s basically like we’re just in swimwear.”

While Kayla’s argument added a layer of mortification Julie hadn’t felt regarding swimwear in a long while, she couldn’t deny the logic behind it all. Neither could Reggie. 

None of it alleviated the awkwardness of stripping in front of each other. The three of them turned their back to each other as they did. Silently sitting back on the couch in their earlier arrangement and Julie tried to not think too hard about the state of the couch or blanket. Nor about how smooth Kayla’s legs against hers were, or about how surprisingly toned Reggie felt against her other side. Her mind instead decided to wonder what the other two were thinking about her. Not that it mattered much, right?

Reggie quickly broke through the growing silence. “Feels like we should have had dinner, or played like strip poker first or something.”

“What?” Kayla laughed incredulously, Julie’s own confused chuckle mixing in. 

The three of them soon found themselves falling into teasing conversation similar to the one from their earlier hike. Only now Julie felt less like an awkward third wheel and more like she had a surer place between the two of them. Though it probably helped she literally was between the two of them. 

And much like before it wasn’t long before Julie found herself on the receiving end of questions she was unprepared for.

“So, Julie, you never did answer my question before.” Reggie said, though now Julie could tell it was genuine curiosity that drove his inquiry.

Julie took a deep steadying breath, bracing herself. Not so much to answer Reggie, by this point she was almost numb to the words she needed to say, a mechanical practiced speech. Rather she braced for whatever pitying response she might get in return, the unpredictability of which she could never truly prepare for. 

Before she could say anything though, Kayla’s long nails brushed Julie's hair aside as she leaned closer, warm breath ghosting across the shell of her ear. “Hey, you don’t have to answer if you aren’t ready. I’m sure he would understand, or I could distract him. If you want.”

Julie grabbed ahold of Kayla’s hand, giving it a small squeeze. Hoping it came across as the thanks it was intended to be.

“You actually haven’t missed any of my performances.” Julie quietly said.

“Oh.” Reggie’s hushed tone matched hers. “But I thought–”

“You’re not wrong.” Julie cut him off not wanting the reminder and Kayla squeezed Julie's hand again. Maybe, maybe Kayla was right about this too. At least Julie hoped she was, because Julie definitely wasn’t ready to tackle this. Not tonight anyway. 

“However.” She said, trying to infuse as much flirting teasing as he and Kayla had been using all night. Even if she could tell she was doing an extremely poor job of it, her voice cracking despite her efforts. “That’s a part of my back story you have yet to unlock.”

Reggie did her the service of laughing at her poor attempt at a joke and allowing the conversation to move to new topics. She did him the service of pretending his ‘oh so random excuse’ for a hug not even a minute later was just that, ‘a random hug.’ One that Kayla also happened to get involved in.

The next morning Julie was almost certain the whole evening had been a bizarre fever dream until she realized she’d fallen asleep sitting up. Slowly she blinked her eyes open to find herself leaning against Reggie’s pale freckled shoulder, a heavy weight leaning against her own head and against her other side. Julie shifted, trying to not wake the other two but not sure hoe to remove herself from between them. 

“Morning.” Kayla whispered, her voice slightly raspy, and making no move to get off of Julie. “We must have accidentally drifted off.” 

Julie nearly squeaked in surprise to hear her voice, and definitely did when Reggie chuckled and whispered back. “Weirdly, the best sleep I've ever had."

“Same.” Kayla giggled, both of the laughing vibrating against Julie’s chest. And though she couldn’t quite bring herself to say it with her voice caught behind her smile, Julie felt the same way too.