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luveline · 1 year
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i’ve been re-reading some of the kbd au and was wondering if u would be up to writing a little kbd blurb wherein steve’s being all flirty and silly with reader? idk what it is but flirty kbd!steve specifically rips my heart open he’s so cute when he’s trying to charm r make r laugh <3 thank u as always mwah
thank you my love!! ♡ kbd au
Bethie brings a drink with her as she enters the living room. Steve a few steps behind her, your husband leans in the doorway and winces with every drop she spills on the floor. 
The cup is half full when it reaches you, but it is for you. "Here, mom." 
"Thank you," you say, tone enthused with bubbly affection. Bethie looks like you rather than Steve, and her smile is a mirror.
"Daddy says, uhm…" She looks over her shoulder at Steve. He nods encouragingly. She turns back. "Dad says to tell you that it's from a man at the bar. Because you look beautiful." 
You sniff at the drink, take an experimental sip. It's Steve's version of a virgin margarita, lemonade, orange juice and a spritz of fresh lime juice. "Ooh, so yummy. You want to try?" 
Bethie wrinkles her nose. "Will I like it?" 
Probably not. "I'm not sure, but it's got bubbles?"
Bethie shakes her head. You don't take it personally, scooping your second eldest up to sit on your thigh. She's not heavy. It's actually really nice when she leans back and uses your tummy as a chair, to be loved like this. 
Steve crosses his arms over his chest. "Come here often?" he asks with a wink. 
"Only every day, handsome." 
"Handsome? You're two timing the poor dolt stupid enough to buy you a drink, you know." 
"Poor dolt should've used his eyes." You gesture to either side of you, where Avery, the eldest, sits to your left and Dove, the youngest, lounges at your right. "I'm clearly taken." 
"Can't blame a guy for trying. I mean," —Steve whistles, looking you up and down, but he can't commit to his skit, and he cracks a smile— "hot damn, look at you." 
"Come here," you say. 
Steve's smile turns smug. He dodges the small margarita puddles on the way and leans down to kiss you, his hands on your face, a spritely peck that turns to kisses all over your left cheek. "Was the drink okay?" he asks, rubbing at your cheek with his thumb when he's done. 
You meet his eyes. Sugary brown, little flecks of honey crushed as his pupil grows bigger the longer he looks at you. "It's nice. I like your margaritas more than the store bought. Thank you, honey." 
"Oh," he hums, kissing you again. "You're welcome." 
"Daddy," Dove says simply. 
Steve knows what she wants, he can read their wants and needs from less, scooping her up to perch on the end of the couch. She can still fit into the curve of one arm if she tries. 
"Let me guess, you wanted a margarita," Steve teases, sliding a hand under her shirt to tickle her tummy. 
She laughs but ultimately protests, waiting for Steve to kiss her. He noses at her forehead, kissing her temple softly. "Better?" he asks. 
She settles in his arms and turns back to the TV, content. 
"See? You're not the only one in high demand." 
You sit back and beg him with your eyes to do the same. Steve does so immediately, shoulder to shoulder with you, pressing the tip of his nose to your cheek. Bethie wriggles in your arms and Avery asks about dinner, but for a few silly seconds, it's just you and Steve. 
"Love you. You look really, really pretty today. I had to tell you," Steve says. 
You reach out to squeeze Avery's hand to show you've heard her question. "I love you too, Stevie. Thank you." You make me feel really, really pretty. 
Especially when he says it like that. Three kids and he acts as though you're pretty enough for an urgent telling. Steve would tell you you're even prettier than the day he met you, and he's consistent enough that you genuinely believe it. He's your number one fan, and you're his. 
"Takeout?" you ask.
Steve's eyes glow with love. "Did I mention that you're beautiful?" 
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sunny44 · 1 year
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Lemonade for Carlos
Pairing: Carlos Sainz x wife!reader x mom!reader
Warnings: mentions of difficulties of getting pregnant
Summary: Your’s and Carlos daughter wants to sell lemonade to buy him a birthday present, so you help her set up a lemonade stand.
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I was just finishing the pancakes for breakfast when I heard Eva's rapid footsteps coming down the stairs.
"Mommy." She says, entering the kitchen. "Can I buy a present for Dad? For his birthday."
"Sure, have you thought about what you want to buy? We can go today if you want."
"But I don't have any money."
"I'll buy it for you, my love don’t worry."
"No, I want to buy it with my own money."
"And how are you going to get this money?" I asked, putting her in her chair and leaving the plate of pancakes on the table.
"I'm going to work." She says innocently.
"What are you going to work at?" I asked, pouring her a juice.
"Selling lemonade, a friend of mine from school said she got money to buy a doll by selling lemonade."
"Do you want to sell lemonade in front of the house?" She agrees.
"Please mommy, tell me I can." She looks at me with those same big brown eyes as her father.
"All right, we'll buy things after breakfast and set up your stand in front of the house."
...
After breakfast we get out of the house and went to the store to buy the necessary supplies, we bought lemons, sugar and colorful paper for a sign.
Eva couldn't contain her excitement as we set up a lemonade stand in our front yard.
After setting up we sat down and waited for the first people to come by and buy.
She wanted to write on the sign "Lemonade for Carlos" and when people came to buy she explained that she was selling it to buy a birthday present for her dad.
Obviously her cute face and speech moved people who ended up buying the lemonades and I had also made some cookies and brownies that she was selling too.
We were at the end of the day when Carlos arrived, as the race was here in Spain this weekend, the team was organizing here so he was in a meeting all day.
"What are you two doing?" He asks and as soon as she sees him she starts to smile.
"Daddy." She runs up to him who, after taking her in his arms, walks towards me and starts laughing at the sign.
"Lemonade for Carlos?" He asks.
"Yes, mommy and I sold lemonade so I could buy you your birthday present." she said excitedly and I could see that he loved her attitude.
"Oh baby, I love what you've done." She smiles and hugs him tighter.
"Well, we've finished work, so what do you say we go in, have a shower and celebrate with pizza?" They both agreed and that's what we did.
...
Eva was already asleep and I was lying on our bed sending the photos of the lemonade stand to Carlos' mother, who thought it was very funny that her granddaughter had come up with the idea.
"Are you going to sleep yet?" He asked, lying down next to me.
"Actually, I was going to read a bit, but if you want to talk." I say, putting the book in my nightstand and turning to him.
"Whose idea was that? The lemonade thing?"
"Your daughter's." I say and he smiles. "She came down today asking if she could buy you a present and I said I'd give her some money but she didn't want to and said she'd work to get the money."
"I love that little girl more than anything." He says sighing and smiling at the ceiling.
I remember very well the day I told him I was pregnant, we'd been trying for a while but it wasn't working. It had been a difficult few months for us, with the problem of getting pregnant, Carlos busy with work and stressed that the Ferrari wasn't good this year.
So I had tests done because I thought the problem was me and that I couldn't get pregnant but when the tests came back clean it added more stress to Carlos because he started to think the he was the problem.
So on the day he went for the test I stayed at home and took advantage of the fact that I was feeling unwell and took the test out of conscience and it turned out I was pregnant. I did a few more to make sure and when they all came back positive I spent the whole time Carlos was away crying and when he came back I told him and he started crying with me, both with relief and happiness.
"I know you do." I said, hugging him. "And I love you for it."
"Do you want more?"
"More what?"
"Children." He says, taking me by surprise.
It's not as if I hadn't already thought about having more children, but Carlos never showed that he wanted more. I think the fact that he gave Eva all the attention in the world made me think that he only wanted her.
"Maybe, do you want more?"
"Before Eva I thought about having more but then we had the problem of having her so when you got pregnant I was content that we'd just have her and I put all my attention and effort into making that little girl happy, but then over the years I started to think that I want to do it again and that I want her to have someone else with her when we're not here anymore." He says sincerely.
"I also want more children with you." He smiles."I never said anything because you never showed that you wanted more children and I see how dedicated you are to Eva."
"But if you wanted more children, why didn't you tell me?"
"Because as much as I wanted to, it's not something I'd regret if I didn't, I love you and our family so much and I am really happy with what we have."
"I love you too and we don't need to decide anything now."
"I know." He smiles and kisses me.
"Daddy." We hear that little voice at the door. "Can I come in?"
"Yes." He says, pulling away from me and looking at the door to see her come in clutching a Lightning McQueen plush Charles gave her since she calls him Uncle McQueen. "What happened?"
"It's just that I missed you and I was wondering if I could sleep with you and mommy." She says and I can see Carlos melting with love.
"Of course you can, my love." He says and she goes to his side, who picks her up and puts her in the middle of us. "I love you, you know that?"
"Yes, I love you too." She says, closing her eyes. "Good night mommy, good night daddy."
"Good night, baby." We kissed her forehead and all went to sleep.
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Bonus scene!
Y/nsainz instagram post
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Y/nsainz “Lemonade for Carlos”, who wants it?
@carlossainz can I have one please?
@y/nsainz yess you can daddy - Eva
@charlesleclerc can uncle McQueen have one too?
@y/nsainz yess you can uncle McQueen - Eva
@Thesainzfamily that’s the best seller ever
@reysvdec muy hermosa
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alexanderwales · 1 month
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I went to a local art fair yesterday, which is something I do once or twice a year. Partly this is just to see some cool stuff, but I always pick up one or two things, usually small.
My mom was a teacher until she retired, and on the side, she did pottery in her home studio. She did a lot of art fairs, which meant that I did a lot of art fairs, mostly helping with set up and tear down, but also sitting on a stool, answering questions, and taking money. I've been to a lot of art fairs, and seen both sides of them.
Maybe it's how I was raised, but I can never help the urge to think "I could do that" for some of the things that people are selling. This is definitely true for some of the foods and drinks people sell, which are a staple of the art fairs, in spite of being only questionably art. There was a guy selling honey lemonade, and my immediate and only thought was "I could make honey lemonade". Or I'll think "I too have access to a laser cutter".
This is only for certain classes of item though: some make me think "I could only create something like this if I devoted a significant portion of my life to this skill, and even if I did, I might never have the creative vision". Usually the latter thing is just way too expensive for me to afford, and a lot of it would have no room in our house, because we already have a fair amount of art on our walls, and we're not really "art on the tables and shelves" people.
(My wife bought the honey lemonade, and when we went home I made my own lemonade with some herbs from the garden in it (basil, mint), and I thought mine was better, and yeah, I didn't have it cold and available while we were walking through a hot art fair. So my lemonade was definitely less convenient, and I wasn't even really making the same kind.)
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justtwotired · 9 months
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Like mother like son Lloyd x OC (platonic)
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Alright, so I randomly had an idea, I just watched Percy Jackson, and you know that scene where Percy is like “I am Sally Jackson’s son” yeah that one, but then Lloyd to Misako about an oC (Aruna) because she was like a mom to him when Misako wasn’t there, so I give you Lloyd with a good mother figure.
(I aged the ninja up a bit for this one, because it’s very small Cole x oC but really not the main plot, it might be there if you squint your eyes.
They first met when Lloyd was around six. He had ran from Darkleys and ended up in a small café in Jamanakai. A girl that was 17 years old at the time was working there, as it was her parents shop and she brought him some hot chocolate as he seemed so cold.
“I have no money,” he told her with a sad pout and she smiled at him. “That’s alright, this one’s on me,” she said and he happily thanked her before drinking his hot chocolate.
He stayed for a while after that so she brought him some lemonade. “Where are your parents, sweetheart?” She asked and Lloyd shrugged.
“No idea, I don’t really remember my parents,” he said and her heart broke. “What happened to them?” She asked, wondering if he had maybe been living on the streets after an incident.
“Nothing, my mom left me at a boarding school and I have no idea where dad is,” he said and she frowned a bit. “Do your teachers know you’re here?” She asked worriedly.
“No, not like they’d care at darkleys,” he mumbled and she tried not to scoff. What kind of parent leaves their child at darkleys?
“Why don’t you drink up your lemonade and I’ll get you some paper and crayons,” she said, making him smile as she walked off to the back of the shop.
She came back and gave him the paper and crayons.
“What’s your name, love?” She asked and he looked up at her. “It’s Lloyd,” he said with a smile. “Lloyd Garmadon,” she smiled back at him, she obviously knew who his father was, but she didn’t mind, he seemed like a sweet kid.
“Nice to meet you Lloyd, I’m Aruna Whitlock,” she said, sticking out her hand. He looked at it confused and she smiled. “You shake it,” she whispered and he happily did so.
He stayed until Aruna had to close down, she had given him some food trough the day of course, making sure he was taken care of well. She looked at him as he sat in a corner, now playing games on her iPad.
“Come, I’ll bring you back,” she said and he pouted at her. “I don’t wanna go back,” he said and she gave him a sad look.
“I’m sorry, dear, but I can’t let you stay outside,” she said and he got of his chair, sadly. She took his hand and walked him to her car.
“Can I come back?” He asked. She knew that it wouldn’t be allowed by the school, but she also knew how horrible the school was.
“Whenever you want,” she said, making him grin. This was the first time in Lloyds memories that he experienced love.
The second time he visited, he came to sit with her behind the counter, telling her story’s about himself that definitely didn’t happen.
She did have to scold him a bit, telling him that he shouldn’t steal or be mean to others.
She did give him some cookies and her iPad, letting him watch some videos on YouTube as she helped her customers.
The third time he visited, she was prepared. She had bought some commics, blankets and a hoodie, as the boy always wore a t-shirt even though it was cold outside.
It was plain black, but she hoped he’d like it anyway.
Spoiler alert, he loved it. But the comics weren’t of much use, the boy couldn’t read a word.
Aruna should’ve thought about it, he was only 6 after all. She wondered how he even managed to escape his school all the time.
But now, every time he visited, when there were no clients, she took her time to teach him how to read.
The boy was actually quite smart and at his tenth visit, he could already read small children’s books. He begged Aruna to give him some off the comics to read and she finally gave in.
It went pretty well, but he ran over a lot of times to ask her about a certain word, which she then explained to him.
This is how he became obsessed with starfarer and he visited so much eventually, that it didn’t take long before he had read all of them.
Whenever a new one came out, Aruna bought it so the boy could read it when he came by.
It was his the twenty first time he visited that he proudly showed off his black hoodie, which he painted with white paint so it looked like a skeleton.
It was messy, but Aruna could laugh about it and called it beautiful, making his eyes shine.
One of the days Lloyd best remembers, is the day he visited on a Thursday, the day the shop was closed.
He sat outside the shop door, tears staining his cheeks because he really wanted to see Aruna.
Luckily for him, she had forgotten her phone charger the day before so she found him at the doorstep.
He hugged her tightly when he saw her and in tears he explained that he had missed her so much.
She hugged him and picked him up in her arms. He burried his face in her neck and mumbled something before he fell asleep.
Aruna just opened the cafe door and made a makeshift bed out of some blankets and pillows, where she laid him down.
When he woke up, he rubbed his eyes and found a glass of lemonade and the newest starfarer comic next to him.
He looked up to spot Aruna with a cup of coffee at one of the tables and she winked at him.
He happily read his comic and drank the lemonade. He had run up to her three times to know the meaning of a word or what it said.
“Lloyd,” she said when he finished the comic, he looked up at her with questioning eyes. “Have you heard that there’s a starfarer movie?” She asked and his eyes lit up.
“There is?” He asked and she nodded. “It’s actually in the cinema today… wanna go?” She grinned and his mouth fell open.
“Really?” He asked and she nodded. “Really,” she said.
This day is what Lloyd would call the best day of his life.
It had been a bit longer than a year of his visits. He was at the cafe once every two weeks at least and he and Aruna had became really close.
So close that one day… he accidentally called her mom.
“Oh- I mean, Aruna,” he quickly said, a scared look on his face. She smiled at him and ruffled his hair.
“You can call me mom if you want to, love,” she said and he grinned, showing of his little fangs that Aruna had no idea where he got from.
Years went by and nothing really changed in their cycle, Lloyd visited, called her mom, learned new things and manners, and you could go on.
She loved the boy like a son, she made sure he had a place to go to when he needed help, when he needed a mom.
“Were you demanding candy from the villagers again?” Aruna asked, looking unamused as she raised an eyebrow at the blonde boy, hanging on a wall with the hood of his hoodie.
“Yes…” he mumbled and she sighed. “What did I tell you about bothering people and being disrespectful?” She asked.
“To not do it,” he said, looking at the ground with a pout. “And what did you do?” She asked. “I still did it- but like- this is just mean!” He said and she chuckled.
“You’re right, this is mean,” she said and took him off the wall, holding him in her arms. “So we learned not to do that again, right?” She asked and he nodded, burying his face in the crook of her neck.
She took him inside and gave him some apple juice and a lollipop to keep him busy while she helped her clients.
When there weren’t any clients, Lloyd told her the story about how the ninja had stopped him and where complete meanies, in his words.
She told him that it was not fair how they treated him, but that he should not be a meanie to other people either, making him sigh and nod.
“Shall I bring you home?” She asked and he shook his head. “I’ll walk,” he said and she frowned.
“Are you sure, love? I could give you a ride if you just wait a few hours,” she said but he shook his head.
“No, I want to walk, it’s good for me, right mom?” He asked and she chuckled.
“Yes, exercise is good, but sometimes taking a kind offer is also good,” she bend down to be at his height.
“Yes, but I want to walk, I want to go back anyway,” he said and she chuckled at him and kissed his cheek.
“Than you may walk,” she said and he waved her goodbye through the front windows.
She could never have guessed what Lloyd would do next and she could never have stopped it.
Later that day, some villagers took refuge in her shop. There were serpentine outside, terrorising the people around, they said.
“Lloyd Garmadon is with him, he’s always here, isn’t he?” A woman said and Aruna’s eyes widened.
“Are you sure it was Lloyd?” She asked and the woman nodded. “Pretty sure, he was rather proud with calling his name,” she said and Aruna put a hand over her mouth.
“I am so sorry, stay here, I’ll talk to him,” she said and walked outside. She saw some serpents but it only looked like they were in a hurry to get away.
There wasn’t any sight of Lloyd, but it wouldn’t surprise Aruna if he was really behind it, there were deserted wheelbarrows of candy and Lloyd had always been fascinated by serpentines.
She looked around with sad eyes as some villagers were hurt. She then noticed the ninja were also there.
One dressed in black came over when he saw her staring. “Can we help you, Miss?” He asked and she nodded.
“Please don’t tell me Lloyd was with the serpentine,” she said and his eyebrows rose slightly.
“I- yes, he uh, he was, it actually seemed like he was commanding them,” he said and Aruna groaned.
“He said he was going back to darkleys,” she said, rather disappointed. “You know him?” He asked and Aruna nodded.
“He’s in my shop a lot, can I give you my number, so you can call me if you find him?” She asked and he nodded.
“Yes, of course,” he said and took out his phone. They exchanged numbers and soon enough he left.
“Did you just get the number of that pretty girl?” Kai teased him and Cole nodded.
“Yes, but not because of what you think, she knows that little trouble maker, she seems to care about his wellbeing,” he said and Jay huffed.
“Why would someone care? He just let the serpentine lose, no one can tell what will happen now,” he said annoyed.
“Awe come on Jay, he’s just a kid,” Nya said and Jay quickly changed sides, stumbling over his words and blushing.
Kai rolled his eyes while Cole laughed at him.
It was a week later when Aruna got a call from Cole.
“Hey, it’s me, the black ninja, but just call me Cole,” he said, a bit awkwardly.
“Have you found Lloyd?” She asked quickly, having been worried all week.
“Yeah, yesterday evening, I didn’t want to bother you so I waited until morning to call,” he said and she just brushed this off.
“It’s fine, where are you? I’m coming over to see him,” she said and he was surprised for a moment but thought it couldn’t hurt if she stopped by. He hadn’t really realised Lloyd was apparently this important to her.
He told her where they were and Aruna grabbed her keys, closed the shop and got into the car, ready to drive over there.
She called her parents on the way, telling them that she closed the shop and they needed to fix someone else because she had an emergency.
Damn was she lucky they were understanding people.
She had already gotten the news that the ninja were taking residence on a flying ship, so she didn’t think much when she saw it.
She rushed on board and the four ninja all seemed to be training there.
The red one seemed to notice her first and greeted her politely. “I’ll go get him,” he said but before he could do so, the boy already came running outside.
“Mom!” He called and jumped into her arms. She hugged him tightly and kissed his cheek, before putting him down.
“What did I tell you about hurting other people and behaving?” She asked in a scolding tone.
“Always be kind and don’t do anything that might hurt other people or myself,” he said, looking at the ground.
“Why did you think it was a good idea to set the serpentine free?” She asked and he shrugged.
“The ninja had been mean,” he moped and Aruna sighed and looked at the ninja who where staring at them from a few feet distance.
She stood up and crossed her arms. “Did you apologise to him?” She asked in a scolding tone.
“Uh, no?”
“I don’t think we did…”
“Obviously not,”
“I think we might’ve forgot…”
“Apologise to him, now,” she pointed at the boy and the surprised ninja all muttered apologies.
“Have you apologised to the ninja?” She asked the boy who crossed his arms rebelliously.
“What do I have to apologise for? They started it!” He pointed and she raised her eyebrows.
“Excuse me?” She asked and he pouted at her, making tilt her head to the side slightly.
“Sorry mom,” he said before turning to the ninja. “Sorry, I guess,” he said. “Lloyd,” she said and he looked back at her before he turned to the ninja again.
“I’m sorry I set the serpentine free and kind of messed up,” he said.
At that moment, a man with a long white beard came walking outside.
“Sensei Wu! Your sister in law seems to be here!” Kai called and the man looked up in surprise and longing.
“Misako?” He asked and Aruna raised an eyebrow. “I’m pretty sure I’ve never met him,” she said.
Wu frowned as he walked over. “And I’m sure I never met you,” he said and that’s when Lloyd took over.
“Mom, this my uncle, uncle, this is Aruna, my kind off mother” he said and Aruna chuckled and stuck out her hand for Wu to shake, which he did.
“I think you know I’m not his actual mom- I’m also much to young for that, but he calls me mom,” she said while Lloyd held her hand and leaned against her.
“It’s nice to meet you, Aruna,” Wu said kindly, rather happy to see Lloyd had found some sort of parental figure.
“Can she stay with us, please, please, please!? There is enough room on the bounty!” Lloyd begged.
“If she wants to, she may stay here,” Wu said and looked at his students. “Right boys?” He asked.
“Uh, sure, I don’t mind,” Cole shrugged. “I think Nya would like her,” Kai nodded.
The other two agreed aswel and Aruna chuckled.
“I’m not sure Lloyd, I still have the shop and I really don’t want to be a bother,” she said but he rolled his eyes at her.
“Didn’t you say you wanted to quit anyway? Your parents can take care of it, can’t they?” He asked, and even though she thought it irresponsible, she let herself be convinced by Lloyd.
It did lead to the very awkward moment where she met his dad, though.
Garmadon had not been interested in her, at all, but the moment they came back to the ship after trying to save Lloyd, he saw the devastatingly, heartbroken look in the girls eyes when she found out Lloyd was still in the erupting volcano, he thought maybe his son had been really important to her.
He had been right, because the moment Lloyd got back, it wasn’t his father he immediately ran to for comfort and a hug, no he ran to the strange girl and called her mom.
Of course, he did get a hug after, but he was really surprised, because for a second he was conflicted if Misako had just changed so much or if this was just a random girl.
The answer was obvious of course.
When it became clear Lloyd was the green ninja, Aruna had stayed with him all night, because she knew he was going to need her.
In his room, he told her about how heroic he was going to be and how he was going to be a great fighter.
“And than, when the time comes, I will beat-” he cut himself off as realisation flooded trough him. “I will beat my dad…” he said and looked at Aruna with heartbroken eyes, tears starting to spill.
She held him, the whole light she held him. She sat on his bed and he laid in her lap, sobbing until he fell asleep.
The next day the ninja found the two, Lloyd snoring in a sleeping Aruna’s arms, it was the moment they really realised how important this girl was for the boy they actually started to like.
Through the days, the ninja actually became great friends with Aruna, deciding that they had to put up with Lloyd for a long while, so they would be ‘stuck’ with Aruna aswel.
When they defeated the great devourer, she helped them find jobs and things that they could do to earn money.
She loved watching as they trained Lloyd in the Mojo Dojo.
She also loved watching Lloyd glare at Dareth whenever he tried flirting with her.
She did like it when they got the bounty back, it had really started to feel like home to her, and now she could watch the ninja train Lloyd there.
Cole started to make some time to teach Aruna some stuff aswel. “If you’re going to be around for as long as we think, you might aswel learn how to fight, you’re going to need it,” he had told her.
She really liked the training time with Cole and couldn’t help but blush ever time he moved her a bit to better her stance.
The day of the tomorrow’s tea, is a day Aruna would never forget. She had been out for a while, and when she came back, nobody was home.
She didn’t think much off it and waited for them to get back.
They jumped onto the deck one by one and she looked around the group for a few seconds.
“Where are Kai and Lloyd?” She asked, the group exchanged looks and Cole stepped forward.
“Listen, Andy, something happened,” he said and the frowned. “Are they okay? Is Lloyd hurt? Is he in the hospital?” She asked and he quickly calmed her down by grabbing her hand.
“No, it’s not that- it’s… you better see so for yourself,” he said and moments later, Lloyd walked onto the deck.
He only seemed about three or so years younger than she was. Her breath hitched and tears started stinging in her eyes.
What happened to her boy?
“What happened?” She asked, her voice breaking. “There was an incident with some aging tea…” he shrugged, trying to give her as reassuring smile.
It fell when he saw the heartbroken look in her eyes.
“Hey,” he tried to laugh as he walked towards her taking her hands in his. “Mom, I’m still here, alright?” He said and she nodded before pulling him into a hug.
The group watched all a bit mournfully as they watched a mother and son that could be mistaken for a brother and sister, two friends, or even boyfriend and girlfriend (everyone felt disgusted by the last one really) hug, knowing that the bond they had would never be able to break.
Aruna had joined the group when they visited the museum, it was pure coincidence that she was there, but it was lucky she was, because it was important for Lloyd at that moment.
“You guys are such idiots,” Aruna laughed as she looked at the destroyed gift shop. “Oh come on, like you could’ve done it better,” Kai said.
They made their way out of the shop to see Wu with a woman, he seemed rather in love.
“So, are you gonna introduce us?” Jay asked and Wu nodded.
“Yes,” he said. “This is Misako, Lloyds mother,” he said and Aruna felt her heart crashing trough the ground as she looked at the woman who actually really resembled the boy.
They all stood to the side and looked at a surprised Lloyd.
“My- my mother?” He said and the woman smiled.
“Ah, Lloyd? My little boy,” she walked toward him. “You’re so much bigger then I remember. “
Aruna glared slightly at the woman and Cole laid a hand on her shoulder, and gave her a concerned look. She just lightly smiled at him.
“Yeah, well, it’s been a long time,” Lloyd said, recoiling from her touch.
“I didn’t want us to meet like this,” Misako shook her head. “I have a reason why I’ve been away!” She tried to explain.
“Well I don’t wanna hear it,” he spat and turned away, walking toward the door.
“Lloyd wait! Please!” She called. “You’re my son!” She cried desperately.
Lloyd turned around and for a moment Misako seemed to have hope until she saw his angry glare.
“I am Aruna Whitlocks son!” He yelled at her before turning away and slamming the door.
“I’ll go talk to him,” Aruna said, walking toward the door.
“Maybe it’s better if I go to explain my reasons,” Misako laid a hand on Aruna’s shoulder and the girl turned around with a small huff.
“No, I think it’d be better if I go,” she said with a a small sneer.
“And who are you?” Misako asked, a bit irritated. “I am Aruna Whitlock,” she answered with triumph before going after Lloyd.
Aruna found Lloyd sitting at a large sinkhole. She walked over and laid a hand on his shoulder.
“Are you alright, love?” She asked and sat down next to him.
“It’s so unfair how she thinks she can just explain her reasons and think we’re all good again,” he said and rested his head on Aruna’s shoulder.
“It is unfair,” Aruna said. “But maybe if you heard her out, you might want to give her another chance,” she tried and Lloyd huffed.
“Another chance at what?” He asked and Aruna shrugged. “Well she’ll never get another chance at being my mother, that spot is taken,” he said and the girl chuckled.
“Yes, I’d be jealous,” she teased, making him laugh lightly. “But maybe another chance to be in your life,” she combed her hand trough his hair like she did whenever he couldn’t sleep or had a nightmare.
“You might wanna look out, that sinkhole doesn’t have a bottom, son,” the voice of Misako entered the room. “It’s where I found the ancient stone warrior,” she explained.
Aruna stood up from her spot and looked at the woman for a moment. “I’ll leave you to alone, I’ll wait outside,” she said before she kissed the top of Lloyd head and headed outside.
Aruna waited outside of the room and she saw the others about to head inside. “Are you coming aswel, Aruna?” Zane asked and and she gave him a small smile.
“No thanks, I’ll wait,” she said in a small voice. Deep inside, she felt scared that Lloyd would choose Misako as his mother again and they’d lose their spark.
After composing herself, Aruna headed inside, to see what was going on and if the two made up.
“Leaving you was the hardest thing I’ve ever had time do,” she heard Misako said. “But faced with saving you and the world, I had no other choice,” she said.
Aruna came to stand with the others and Lloyd stood up.
“I can forgive you,” he said, making Misako smile. “And I can let you back into my life again,” he continued, slowly stepping towards the others behind him.
“But I am afraid to say the face of a mother belongs to someone else,” Lloyd looked at Aruna who gave him a reassuring smile.
(Tell me if you want a part two or maybe a series of this,)
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jolapeno · 1 year
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from all of your music asks which one gives you the most javier vibes?? p.s I love every thing you write for him
i'm so sorry that i haven't replied to this, but i had an idea, then i got super ill and it's just been a long time. but i actually have a 'happy' javi p playlist which basically has a bunch of songs from the 90s in. and while those songs don't remind me of him, they remind me of situations he could be found in. and so, here's a gift (god i'm so drabble-y at the moment)
javier peña x f!reader
just straight fluff. soft!happy!javi
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Javi doesn't mean to watch, but he can't help it.
Not a thing on earth could tear his eyes from it.
There's something about you being here that makes him keep repeatedly pinching himself.
Doing so when you join him out in the field, glass of fresh lemonade—ice clinking—as the sun beats down. Clutching you close when he wakes to you beside him, all peaceful in the new bed the two of you bought, placed in the centre of a room in the house he grew up in.
There’s more arm-pinching moments, but while he loves them all, the one he’s greeted with right now is better than them all.
This one is his favourite. One he suspects he’s not meant to see, not meant to watch.
You’re lost in the moment. Found a new passion, a new hobby—baking. There’s pots and trays across the counters he’d sat on as a child; the small radio his pop’s had fixed for you blaring out a station he doesn't know the name of.
All he knows is it makes you move.
It makes your body twist, your hips move from side to side. You almost sing (or rap, or hum) albeit out of tune, letting the music run through you.
You're relaxed. Happy.
A sight so foreign to any he could have ever imagined before. Not even in the dreams which had given him hope when the two of you were in Bogotá.
But you are, happy. You're that way with him—because of him. Whispering it to him when he’d pulled you into his lap, both of your eyes up on the stars above.
Javi isn’t quick enough to move when you turn on the spot. Your hands thankfully empty as your mouth drops open at him in the open doorway.
It's instant, the way his lips slide further up into his cheeks, showing his teeth. The way he takes you in, admiring you with flour on your cheek and nose, eyes all wide and full of insecurity—the latter he wishes to wipe quicker from you than the ingredients on your face.
You’re beautiful.
He’s thought so for so long, yet it still catches him by surprise.
That thing in his chest, that feeling which has been growing in the weeks and month, suddenly doubles, triples, flooding him in warmth and affection. In love.
"Fuck..."
He's on you before embarrassment can burn your ears and cheeks, "You’ve got moves, cariño."
"Shut up, Javi."
He nudges his nose against yours, tilted your chin up to meet his eyes, swirling brown in the stunning shades he gets to see every morning, noon and night.
"I'm serious."
You purse your lips, swallowing back a retort (likely snarky and layered with rich sarcasm). A smile, one which you’re stubbornness attempts to keep back, threatens to spill out.
Not that he cares. He just tightens his one arm around you, pinning you to him, as though you wish to be anywhere else. Let’s his fingers stroke against your skin, catching some of the flour from your jaw, allowing himself to bask in it, the sentiments which wrap around him since the two of you have been here.
Since you chose him.
Since you began to feel like home.
Home in a way that's different than this place had felt when he returned briefly. Even when he’d been wrapped in memories of his mom—even when he’d felt his pop’s proudness.
This is different. Being here with you is so different, not even sure it would have felt like this if you hadn't come with him now.
"What you thinkin'?" you ask, whispered close to his ear as the song changes, pulling him back to you. He feels you turn in his arm so your back is to his chest. "You thinking you should dance with me?"
"Don't dance, cariño."
But it doesn't stop your hips from sliding against him, your hand taking his in yours as you wrap it across your stomach. Letting the music flutter through you, your other hand wrapping around the side of his neck, eyes staring into his.
He listens as you whisper to the parts of the song you know, finding his chin digs into your shoulder, both watching and just feeling you.
"... today was a good day."
Javi agrees, smirking silently, pressing a kiss to your hairline.
Not aware that his pop’s is stood a few metres away, reminiscing about a moment he had once experienced—that was so similar to the one he’s watching play out in the kitchen.
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an: this somewhat complements coming home, btw.
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evangelinesecondacc · 2 months
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hi!!!
so I saw you asking for requests???
um, maybe you could do like a Blaise Zabini head canon of plz dont judge i'm mentally ill, i know you don't have to say it spending the summer at like his manor, I guess???
you don't have to do it if you don't want to tho.
❤️
Spending the summer with Blaise at the Manor, Headconons
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Ofc imma do it dw love, I don’t judge, I’m ill too😭
I hope u like ittt🎀
A/N: contains fluff, female reader, if there’s anything else lmk
-spending the summer with you at his manor has been on his bullet journal for a long time now
-so you can imagine the excitement in his eyes when you said yes to spending it together
-the drive there was long, but worth it
-you were playing monopoly (bro is a capitalist, and you were broke), listening to your shared Playlist, gossiping (you could consider him as gossip girl at this point), laying on his lap, and him telling you all the fun stuff you guys were going to do
(He has a private driver, he rich rich)
-the moment you entered, your jaw, dislocated, gone, non existent
-when I tell you, that Mrs. Zabini got taste, I mean it
-it’s this old but renovated beautiful mansion
-it’s like straight out of a fairy tale
-it’s so warm and bright, the cozy feeling just comes with it
-it smells like old wood (the good kind) and a hint of lavender
-but spending the summer at the manor also means, spending the summer with MAMA ZABINII😫
-AHHHHHH, I’m a fan girl ngl
-you guys instantly clicked and went on shopping sprees or baked together muffins while she was telling you embarrassing stories about Blaise’s childhood, which he did in fact not appreciate but she did it anyway
-of course Blaise and you had much needed alone time
-nightly walks by the beach, where the sand was cold under your feet, and the salty breezes cleaned your lungs, were a MUST.
-you’d often go watch the sun, while eating those homemade muffins
-on very hot days, you’d go to the beach and spend the day there
-Blaise didn’t mind, rather he liked seeing you in that new small bikini, that you bought with his mom, thanks for that moma
-one time, Mrs. Zabini and you were getting ready for a family dinner, and Blaise walked in on his mom doing your hair, you didn’t even notice him at first, until you saw him leaning on the doorframe and adoring you, from the reflection of the mirror in front of you
-he would also always buy you your favorite fruits and ice cream
-my man was head over heels, when he saw you in that sun dress and those hot sunglasses when you went for a dinner date
-I also see him braiding your hair, because you asked him to do it, since he is very good at it because he learned it from his mom
-and don’t get me started at the homemade lemonade he makes daily
-unfortunately the summer went by wayyy, way to quick and you guys had to leave again
-Moma Zabini hugged you two tightly and said goodbye
-and with that, another summer just passed by.
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kernyen-xo · 3 months
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Long time!
Firstly, how y’all been? I’ve been wandering in from time to time and reading some of your posts. I just haven’t felt like posting myself until now.
Here we go.
What In the World: I walked out of Daiso and almost gave this woman a heart attack trying to get into my parked vehicle. My first thought was why in the world was this lady sitting in my vehicle, and why in the world the driver’s seat of all things?! I mean, why not the passenger side or the backseat?? And, why won’t my key unlock the door!? And then, almost immediately, after trying to open the door a second time, I was like, “Hold on now.. Uh oh. Oh no, this isn’t my vehicle!” Holy hot pockets! I immediately backed away, put up my hands, and told her, “I’m sorry,” several times, and then said, “My mistake, wrong car.” She just stared at me through the closed window, scared shitless. In case she didn’t understand what I said, I stepped back and gave her a respectful bow, and then hurriedly got into my car, which was parked in the next row. I hoped that when she saw me drive away, she was able to put 2+2 together because we had the same vehicle (same make, model, and color). Needless to say the humiliation of it all stuck with me the remainder of the day. I am such a dweeb.
Houston, We have a Problem: Went to Houston last month for my niece’s wedding. I just want to say that I don’t get why Houston is the 4th most populous city in our nation. I mean, the weather. It is pretty miserable. It was super humid and most of us were bitten by these mutant mosquitoes! Every wedding event my niece had was outdoors or it didn’t have A/C. Like the inside pickleball courts. She had a farewell outdoor crawdad boil for her guests, and the wedding and reception were also outdoors. All the events were pretty much held in the Heights area, which despite the weather is a nice historical area. But, you know what? I was glad that I went to Houston because my niece had a great wedding. I loved catching up with my nieces and nephews! I loved the serve yourself margaritas machines! Great people and great food and drinks! The kid and I went to Tenfold, a popular coffee place where I had my first cold brew with lemonade. It was was delicious and refreshing. On another day, the kid and I walked to have breakfast at this cafe with a great vibe. Attached to it was an antique shop, which we perused after we ate. We also did some shopping at Rice Village. We wanted to visit San Antonio but our schedule couldn’t spare the time.
The Kid Jr: My granddaughter graduated from the 8th grade last week! I’m so proud of her. I gave her a Kindle, which I was pretty excited about because she’s starting to enjoy reading, something she didn’t like before.
Saying Good-bye: I also attended my aunt’s funeral last week. Out of 8 kids, it’s just my mom and Uncle Junior that remains. It seems like yesterday when my generation of cousins were kids and our parents were still young and getting into their own shenanigans. It was a sad and bittersweet day. There were a lot of relatives that I didn’t even know, all of them cousins.
Books: I splurged. I decided I needed to start building up my personal library. It’s been a while since I’ve bought an actual book. I have been reading on my kindle or listening to audiobooks from the library app, Libby. It was time to start reading from actual books and adding to my home library. I used to have over 1,000 books but I got rid of most of them because it was becoming too much to pack and move them - especially when I was moving about 3 times a year. But now I have my own home and I’m not planning to move - at least for 5 years.
So, let the book buying begin!
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The current book:
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If you love birds, you’ll enjoy this book. Amy Tan’s backyard is a bird’s paradise. In this world of birds, you’ll learn about their habits, heartbreak, wonderful curiosities about the whys and why nots of birds’ actions. A lot of times unexplained, but if you are an avid bird watcher like Amy, her reasonings as to why the out of ordinary behaviors were interesting and entertaining. You will enjoy her drawings too.
The Kid and Me: Here’s what we did at the wedding 😆
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The beautiful bride and her groom:
(Houston, The Heights May 2024)
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How can they look so good in the sticky weather?
The Kid takes a picture of Yours Truly: (Grass Valley, May 2024)
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My Loves:
(Sac-Town May 2024)
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Day 16 (late again…)
I got on the scale at my home at weighed 266 and then went to the doctors and weighed a whopping 278 and I’m literally trying to hold it together with scotch tape
I’m trying not to spiral about it 🙃 and then I had my chemo infusion which always makes me feel so sick and my mom bought doughnuts which is a weakness for me so I had two of them
For dinner I was running late to magic with friends so I stopped at Popeyes to get my safe meal (3 piece blackened tenders meal with mashed potatoes and a Diet Coke, IYKYK) and THEY DIDNT HAVE BLACKENED CHICKEN OR DIET COKE
I was like four seconds from having a meltdown in the Popeyes drive through so I got regular tenders and a lemonade instead
I ate two tenders didn’t eat the side or biscuit and drank about half the lemonade but hated every minute of it
I’m also going out to eat today and I’m not ready to deal with that mentally after how yesterdays debacle went
Praying I don’t gain
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marsixm · 5 months
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i just remembered the customer i had the other night who needed help finding sthn, bought the teen cashier who helped her a lemonade, and was like “everyone here has been so nice to me! there was a lovely young lady, and a…. [stares at me for a second, gender short circuiting] lovely Marcel here!” to her 2 adult sons who came in and were both addressing us w the most himbo energy like “hey! thanks for being nice to our mom!!!”
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lambertdiary · 1 year
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After All These Years - Chapter One
‎‎‎‎‎Chapter Two ✩ Chapter Three ✩ Chapter Four
Chapter Summary: Y/N and Dalton are childhood best friends who do everything together, but when the Lambert family moves away they are separated and forced to forget about each other.
Word Count: 1.7k+
Warnings: angst, mention of Dalton's coma, allusion to the further
A/N: omg I'm so excited to finally share with you this mini-series i've been working on. The story is entire based on this request by @daltonsqueen so thank you so so much for requesting it!! This first chapter is a little short since I wanted to use it exclusively to describe their friendship when they were kids (hopefully you guys still like it), but I promise next chapter is a lot longer! As always thank you guys for reading and feedback is always appreciated. Also I “accidentally” quoted one of Taylor Swift's songs.
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Summer days were Y/N’s favorites. Especially when she got to stay home instead of driving around with her parents visiting family or going to boring restaurants, on days like those she could sleep in and beg for more time to play with her best friend, the nine year old that lived next door. His name was Dalton and his family has lived there for a lot longer than she or Dalton have been alive, but they met when they were both seven. 
She was an only child so before Dalton she felt lonely most of the time, of course she had friends but she could only play with them at school, so summers were extremely boring for the little girl. And something about her, she loved making friends. Friends were really important to her so having no one during school breaks was… upsetting. 
Until one hot summer morning when she heard her parents talking about a kid with a lemonade stand outside of the house next door “Can I go?” She has never befriended someone from her neighborhood, the other kids were older and not very nice to her, so if there was a potential friend living there she needed to know. 
“Sure sweetie, I don’t see why not” Her mom gave her a dollar and walked with her outside, staying on the front porch while Y/N made her way to the lemonade stand.
“I’m Y/N” She said as soon as she got there “My mom says you’re selling lemonade”
“Yes! Would you like to try some?” The little boy said happily, it didn’t look like he was selling much. 
“I only have one dollar” 
“I can give you two for one dollar!” 
“Okay” She gave him the dollar bill and watched as he pulled out 2 tiny cups and poured cold lemonade on them “What’s your name?”
“Dalton, this is my house” He said pointing at the house behind him. 
“That’s mine!” She exclaimed, happy someone her age lived so close to her. 
Dalton grabbed the cups and handed them to Y/N, who took them carefully. They were a little sticky on the sides since Dalton poured too much on them and spilled a little bit “Do you wanna play after you’re done with your lemonade stand?”
“Yes!” He seemed really excited “I have a pool in my backyard, do you wanna check it out?”
“I gotta ask my mom” Y/N replied, looking at her still standing by their front door.
“That’s okay, you can go ask her and come by later!”
“I will” Y/N replied before running back to her house, almost spilling the rest of the lemonade she just bought from Dalton “Mommy, can I go play with Dalton?”
“I don’t know, honey” She hesitated, directing her attention to the little kid, he was waving at her so she waved back.
“Pleaseee” Y/N was pouting and giving her puppy eyes, she really wanted to play with Dalton.
“Okay, why don’t I talk with Dalton’s mom and then we’ll see”
They became best friends that day, seeing each other nearly everyday. Y/N helped him with his lemonade stand after Dalton told her he was saving money to buy a new toy that apparently all the cool kids at his school had, and eventually, they did everything together, they told each other everything, from deep secrets any little kid would consider deep secrets to simple weird dreams. Dalton would tell her about this magical place he could visit every night and Y/N used to get secretly jealous she couldn’t go there. 
During school time they couldn’t play as much, but summers were when they would make up for all that lost time. Sometimes, they would even have sleepovers and spend more than 24 hours together so when summer was coming to an end, they would both be really sad. However, this time it was different.
“We’re moving to a new house” Dalton said out of nowhere. They were currently in Y/N’s living room, having snacks under a pillowfort they spent all morning building.
“Why?” Y/N asked, not knowing exactly what he meant.
“I don’t know” Dalton’s eyes were filling with tears “It’s really far away”
“Why can’t you stay here?” Y/N was about to start crying too.
“I don’t know. My parents took us to the new house yesterday and we were in the car for a really long time”
“You can stay here with me” She suggested “We can build a pillowfort in my room and that’s where you will sleep!” Y/N was satisfied with her solution, but Dalton knew that wasn’t an option.
He shook his head, making a few tears fall on his clothes “We are leaving on Friday”
“Before summer is over?”
“Yeah, my mom says we have to settle in before schools starts”
“What about our sleepovers?”
Dalton shrugged his shoulders “Maybe I can still visit you in my dreams”
“But what about me? You know I can’t see you or go where you go”
They talked about that the rest of the day, Y/N asking a million questions and Dalton not knowing how to respond. That’s when they experienced a heartbreak for the first time, two best friends being ripped apart from each other at a very young age. 
Y/N’s mom was almost as sad as they were. She knew how much Dalton meant to her and Dalton leaving meant Y/N being somewhat alone during the summer again. They truly loved each other, how could they not? The friendship between two little kids was the purest form of love that could ever exist.
The Lambert family left really early on Friday, but Y/N promised she would wake up on time to say goodbye. So there she was, standing in front of what used to be her best friend’s house, hugging Dalton goodbye. 
“It’s not fair” She whispered in Dalton's ear, trying really hard to steady her breathing with all that crying.
“But I will see you again, I promise” Dalton was also crying, and he couldn’t help but feel like his best friend was sad because of him “My mom says we can visit you one day” He said wiping his own tears.
“Will she talk to my mom?”
Dalton nodded before running up to his mom and taking a piece of paper from her hands “I made this for you” He said, giving it to Y/N, it was a beautiful drawing of the both of them. They were in the pillowfort, Dalton wearing his super hero costume and Y/N with her favorite baby blue pajamas.
“I will keep this forever” Y/N said, looking at the paper and bringing it closer to her heart.
All four parents looked at the kids, feeling for them. They were all amazed at the special connection they had and they were of course sad they had to break them apart. But unfortunately that wouldn’t change anything.
The drought was the very worse for the both of them, but especially for Y/N. Dalton had two siblings he could play with (that didn’t mean he wouldn't miss her), but Y/N went back to staying in her room all day. She still played and tried to have fun by herself, but all those games she and Dalton made up weren’t as fun without him.
Weeks went by and Dalton still hadn’t visited. Y/N would constantly ask her mom about him and why he broke his promise. She knew the reason, Dalton was in coma, but she didn’t think telling that to a little girl would be the best idea.
It wasn’t until a month later Y/N found out the truth. It was a mistake, she overheard her parents talking about Dalton and how he still hasn’t woken up from his coma. She didn’t know what that meant, so later when she confronted them about it they tried their best to explain it to her without making it sound as tragic as it really was. The last thing they wanted was for her to think he was dying, even though that’s what it looked like. So instead they just told her something like “He’s really sick so he has to go to sleep a lot, that’s why he can’t come visit you”
“Can’t we go visit him?” She asked crying, scared that her best friend was really sick.
Her parents at some point did consider the possibility of visiting him and his family, but discarded the idea when they realized what someone in a coma really looks like. They didn’t want little Y/N to see her best friend in such a… lifeless state “I’m sorry, honey. But we’ll have to wait until he gets better”
That was the last time she talked about him with her parents, any other time she tried to ask they didn’t really say anything and with time, she stopped asking. So her memory of him gradually faded away somehow, she stopped wondering about him, wondering if he was okay or if he was now gone. Maybe it was easier for her to block everything they lived together than to recall how painful losing him was.
But it was hard for Dalton too. He had a pretty rough few years after he moved. Being in a coma, forgetting a whole year of his life, having a complicated relationship with his dad, seeing his parents fight all the time and eventually get divorced. For years, he did think about Y/N a lot, he didn’t stop wondering about her but with so many things flooding his mind, he never really made time to reconnect. 
In the end, the memory of her stopped being so constant and with time it went away almost completely, just like everything else from his childhood. Except that he would occasionally remember her existence, anytime someone asked about his early years her name came to his mind, their friendship being the only distinct memory before everything went downhill. Dalton never talked about her though, he thought bringing up a childhood friend he moved away from years ago was a little weird, so he just didn’t. It seemed like everyone around him forgot about her, so maybe he should too.
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venusjaynie · 1 year
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stranger things social media au part 3
this is eddie's party (which he threw at steve's house) and the aftermath of it !
cw: mentions of alcohol consumption and hangovers. steve being a jealous little shit in the comments
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b.hargrove
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b.hargrove: omw to harringtons to reclaim my crown as keg king
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johnnybyers: broooooo why is tommy hagan staring at your ass
↳ b.hargrove: no why are you actually right
↳ johnnybyers: lowkey sus
↳ y/ns.priv24: calm down among us
stevie.h: watch yourself hargrove. coming for your crown fr
↳ b.hargrove: id like to see you try harrington
↳ y/ns.priv24: stop flirting with my boyfriend bitch
↳ b.hargrove: HOW IS THAT FLIRTING
y/ns.priv24
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y/ns.priv24: beer pong but make it cider (cause nancy and i hate beer and the boys would clearly do anything for us including changing their favourite game)
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johnnybyers: the things we do for you girls
↳ y/ns.priv24: you love us
↳ johnnybyers: only sometimes
thefreakmunson: it was worth it cause i got to see you drunk off of 3 ciders
↳ y/ns.priv24: and 2 vodka lemonades
↳ stevie.h: and 2 tequila sunrises. c'mon munson keep up
↳ thefreakmunson: sure sure
willthewise: i'm telling mom you got drunk. she's gonna kill you
↳ y/ns.priv24: sorry kid that doesn't apply to me now that i'm 21
↳ willthewise: oh yeah. damn
b.hargrove: never changing the rules of beer pong for you guys ever again. find your own drinking game
↳ thefreakmunson: if you don't like the new game throw your own party then hargrove
↳ b.hargrove: shut up
stevie.h
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stevie.h: reckon i've got enough jello shots?
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y/ns.priv24: i call every single green one.
↳ stevie.h: baby youre such a lightweight youll be hammered after 3
↳ y/ns.priv24: i didnt ask?
↳ stevie.h: so petty
↳ y/ns.priv24: you love it
↳ itsbuckleybitch: get a room lovebirds
nanceewheeler
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nanceewheeler: me and j xx
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y/ns.priv24: i think i deserve some credit for these amazing photography skills
↳ nanceewheeler: we appreciate your fantastic photo skills
↳ johnnybyers: nance is right. thank you for being amazing at photography (after i showed you the ropes) baby sis
↳ y/ns.priv24: youre more than welcome big brother
itsbuckleybitch: cuties
↳ nanceewheeler: ily
willthewise: jonathan you look drunk in this hahaha
↳ johnnybyers: hahahaha youre right
↳ argyledude: "look" sure thing bro
↳ y/ns.priv24: argyle when tf did you get insta
↳ argyledude: ive always had it. just prefer to stalk than to comment baby byers
↳ y/ns.priv24: valid. also will is baby byers
↳ argyledude: oh shit yeah you're right
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itsbuckleybitch: these wimps should be grateful that they're friends with me and y/n cause eddie bought 2 six packs and thought it would be enough for everyone
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y/ns.priv24: me and rob supplying the good stuff (aka vodka) as per
↳ itsbuckleybitch: what would they do without us and my ID honestly
thefreakmunson: shut up guys i bought 3 six packs. that's 18 beers
↳ itsbuckleybitch: thank you for doing the math for me. i'm afraid i would've struggled if you didnt
↳ thefreakmunson: fuck you
madmaxx: can you save me some pls
↳ y/ns.priv24: yeah but don't tell billy
↳ b.hargrove: byers i swear to god if you give my little sister vodka ill kill you.
↳ y/ns.priv24: "little sister" aw you never call her that
↳ b.hargrove: i'm serious. do not give that kid vodka.
↳ y/ns.priv24: billy obviously i'm not going to give your sister vodka. that would be ridiculous (sorry max)
↳ madmaxx: ugh billy you're so annoying
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y/ns.priv: lookin sexy as ever baby
↳ stevie.h: youre so wrong for taking this pic
b.hargrove: man that keg challenge really took you out
↳ stevie.h: i know
thefreakmunson: jesus you're hanging wtf you only did the keg challenge
↳ stevie.h: have you ever done the keg challenge??
↳ thefreakmunson: not necessarily no but i know 2 people who have
↳ y/ns.priv24: i think you mean 3?? me steve and billy??
↳ thefreakmunson: HA you haven't done it don't play w me you don't even like beer
↳ b.hargrove: nah man she has. it's terrifying. she beat my record first try
↳ thefreakmunson: 😧
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y/ns.priv24: much needed hangover cuddles from nance
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nanceewheeler: i'm always here for hungover cuddles 🫶🫶
↳ y/ns.priv24: love you
stevie.h: where's my hangover cuddle :(
↳ thefreakmunson: "where ma hug at 🥺"
↳ y/ns.priv24: EDDIE LMFAO
↳ stevie.h: 😐
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b.hargrove: me and y/n on the mandatory hangover cure coffee run
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itsbuckleybitch: i better get my venti vanilla iced latte
↳ y/ns.priv24: dw bbg it's otw
↳ stevie.h: 'bbg' go fuck yourself what do you think this is
↳ b.hargrove: god someones jealous
↳ y/ns.priv24: sorry stevie. i can call you bbg if you want ;)
↳ itsbuckleybitch: yeah no lets not
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nanceewheeler: you could also just sleep somewhere else?
↳ thefreakmunson: i wish i could, but i cant. well... can but... wont. should, maybe, but... shornt...
↳ johnnybyers: wtf are you even saying
↳ thefreakmunson: what part of shornt dont you understand
↳ y/ns.priv24: yeah you no longer have netflix priveliges
↳ thefreakmunson: NO
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pbandjesse · 28 days
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Welp i thought I was doing pretty good today. Are three meals. Had a Popsicle. But just threw up so hardcore. That was not fun at all. I do honestly feel better after throwing up but man did that suck.
But thankfully for the majority of the day I felt good. It was mostly a good day. I did have very very strange dreams last night. But I did sleep pretty well overall.
When my alarm went off I was a little disoriented from the dreams, but I was okay. I got dressed and my hair felt very dirty and it wasn't helped by how humid it was outside. Obnoxiously humid. But it was fine. It would still be a good day.
We left here. James has loaded everything into the car already, which I appreciated greatly. We stopped at McDonald's for breakfast. It was nice to have my regular breakfast after so long. I didn't get a soda and I missed the combination but I thought it would be better if I didn't have so much sugar first thing. I would get a lemonade later on, when I felt like I wasn't hydrated enough.
Setting up was quick. James helped me but there was a lot of other stuff today that they had to focus on. It was skate day! The news was there! We had a bunch of extra vendors for the skate stuff. I loved how busy everything was and it brought in new and different people and that was just really great.
I was very excited when Blanche and her mom came and had a table. Blanche had a table with a million friendship bracelets and her mom had photos and paintings. It was so nice to have them.
Ann would get frustrated with some of our vendors today because they were arriving at 9, which is when we are supposed to be open and done setting up. But I still think it was a really nice and positive day.
I would focus on my temperature blanket today. After cutting all the July yarn yesterday I was determined to get that completed worked up. And it would take about 2 hours but I did it! And I was really happy about it. It was also really nice to show people what I was working on. Because even a few people who recognized the type of loom, they were really surprised that I can make panels on it and it was really cool to share that.
I would also finish the three squares for the little blanket I'm working on and I will probably get those sewn together tomorrow. I am really excited about all the work I got done.
And I made a few sales. I made $85. And I got my lemonade for free which made me very happy. James bought us some pies and snacks. And there was a really nice breeze. It was a good day.
I was happy to be done though. The last hour was pretty slow. I hate that I kept watching TikToks but I was just really bored! I would have some nice conversations but I was ready to go!
I worked up and loaded the car. And went inside the museum to hug on James. I would start helping check someone in but it was a weird one and James would tap back in to help. Perfect timing on my husband's part.
I would fill James in on my afternoon plans. Shake shack, five below, Ulta, target. I thought I might go to the craft store but I had to tap out after target.
The problem started at shake shack. At first it was great. I was really loving my sandwich. But I got halfway through and thought I was going to be sick. I sipped my drink and tried to be okay. I wouldn't force it. Instead packing my leftovers to go.
I drove to five below. Got myself a bunch of snacks. Alexi told me that sour stuff helps her stomach feel better when she feels quest. So I got this ridiculous sour gel. Which I used to love that kind of candy when I was a kid and I still like it now apparently. And I did find that it helped.
I would get myself two sanrio blind boxes. And then walked over to Ulta. Where I found the spin pins I needed to replace. And I got a new stick blush. The one I got a few months ago had glitter that I didn't know about. So I'm pretty happy that I found one without the highlight.
I walked over to target. I would get some frozen foods and a lemon. I walked around the rest of the store but didn't get anything else. I got what I needed and decided I needed to go home.
I sat in the car for a little. Opened my blind bags. Got a pompom purrien who is my favorite. And cooled off and caught my breath. And then headed home.
Google took me a really weird way home but it was fine. Got a parking space right outside our door. And was happy to be home.
I put the frozen stuff away. And took a shower. I was feeling a bit queasy and questionable. But the shower helped. Washing my hair helped a lot. And then I laid down and ate sour candy.
I was doing pretty good but the queasy feeling kept coming back. James would come home and would hang with me for a while. But eventually they went and made dinner. They had pasta. I had a quesadilla. Sweetp kept trying to steal it from me which was rude.
But I did not feel great. And that would continue. We laid in bed and James held me and I have found if they press on my side it helps the bad feelings. So we laid there like that for a long time.
I went to brush my teeth. I have had a dry bad taste in my mouth most of today. I think from being dehydrated. I was trying a tongue scraper that Jess got me when I was like. I'm going to throw up. And it was very bad and very upsetting.
James would run in and brought me some water but I was very very distressed for a bit there. But I drank some water. And brushed my teeth again. And I just had a little apple strawberry juice. And I feel a little better. Mostly I am just really tired.
Tomorrow I am hoping to sleep most of the morning away. Because I'm working a wedding from 2 to midnight. And I need to be up and ready to go! I plan on taking my anti nausea meds since today didn't go amazing. And I'll make sure I'm drinking water. And it will be a great time. There's going to be an alpaca there and I'm very excited about that.
So let's hope that this was just a one off and I'm going to be okay. I will feel better tomorrow.
I love you all very much. Send me good vibes. And send my mom congratulations because today she marks 41 years sober!! Incredible. I love her so very much and I'm proud of her for this accomplishment in self care and self restraint!! Love you mom!
Goodnight everybody!!
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elisysd · 1 year
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2. Tonight is gonna be the loneliest
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Chapter soundtrack: The Loneliest - Maneskin
He didn’t remember what happened yesterday. Well, that was not true. He remembered going to Jimmy’z, drinking, dancing, flirting with some girls and going home with one. He remembered the kissing, the tearing each other clothes part and the sex that he knew was good. But he failed to remember the name of the brunette laying naked next to him. But at least he was at home.
He got up of the bed, threw a tee shirt over his head and open the curtains letting the sun shone bright in the room. The girl started to move and slowly woke up. Her blue eyes met his and she smiled softly at him.
“Good morning, Ethan.”
“Yeah, yeah, good morning. Well, it was nice and all but I kind of have somewhere to be, like right now so can you leave? Now.”
It was true. He was invited by his mom for a brunch before he had to leave for Bahrain. And he was late. Not that it was unusual, Ethan had a hard time understanding the notion of being on time.
“Are you not even going to get me a coffee before throwing me out? That would be the least you could do.” said the girl.
She was cute. Definitely Ethan’s type.
“I don’t have coffee.” he simply answered, dressing up without giving her a second glance. He heard her sighing in frustration, but he didn’t care. He didn’t have the time to care.
“Come on, who doesn’t have coffee at their place?”
Him. Because he didn’t really live here. It was his flat, yes. On paper. He was not in Monaco most of the time. And when he was, he would rather be with his family. His flat was only useful to bring girls and organise parties. For the rest, he was staying with his mom and dad. From the corner of his eyes, he could see his phone screen lightning up, announcing the arrival of a new notification. He was starting to get annoyed. He was not really patient, and the girl was starting to get on his nerve.
“Excuse me…”
“Tess.”
“Tess. Right. I’m not kidding when I say that I have somewhere to be. I’m not trying to let you down gently. So again. You have to leave. Right now. And don’t make me repeat myself or I’m calling the security.”
“Fine. I’m leaving. No need to be an ass. Drunken Ethan was way funnier than sober Ethan.”
He didn’t bother to react and get on with his routine as fast as possible. He was screwed. He was so screwed. A few minutes later he closed the door of his flat and went to the underground parking lot to find his Maserati. In the comfort of the leather seat, he breathed in and breathed out before typing a quick text to his mom to say that he was on his way. Twenty minutes later he was crossing the door of the elevator and entered in the penthouse. The table was dressed, the bottle of wine was already opened, and a soft jazz music was playing in the background. A nice smell was coming from the kitchen as he was about to go there to greet his mother he was intercepted by his father.
“If you had at least one inch of survival instinct you would have bought lilies on your way.” Max Verstappen told him.
“I overslept. I’m sorry. Is she mad, mad?”
“Madder than mad, Ethan.”
“Okay, perfect. I’ll let you handle my manager if I’m not coming out of this kitchen alive in ten minutes.”
“Beware of the knives, Ethan.”
Ethan ignored him and took a big breath before steeping into the kitchen.
“Hey mom.” he greeted her.
“Shut your mouth, Ethan Christian. I’m not in the mood to hear whatever excuses you’re coming up with. Is it too much to ask you to not be late, for once?”
“I get that saying sorry will just no do…”
“Bring the salad in the dining room and the lemonade. In silence.”
He gulped but did as tell. He knew better than to argue with his mother. His dad was playing with a cat that Ethan knew all too well. A cat that he didn’t like. The cat didn’t like him either and was never missing an opportunity to scratch him whenever he could or to even pee in his shoes. Ethan was persuaded that the cat was sent by Satan himself to make his life hell whenever he was home.
“I see you came out of the kitchen alive and well. Congratulations.” said Max.
“A part of me can’t wait to leave tomorrow because I won’t see mom anymore and she won’t be on my back 24/7.”
“And the other part of you?”
“It’s always weird. I love racing, I can’t wait to be back inside the car but at the same time… being free of obligations, being able to do whatever the hell I want… Feeling like a normal 23 years old… I miss that, sometimes.”
“I understand, son.”
Once his mother was back, they started to eat. It wasn’t long before his mother started to stop ignoring him and try to convince him that racing was dangerous and maybe it would be better for him to stop and find a normal job. Every time, it was the same thing and the same speech. If Ethan was used to it, it didn’t make it less annoying.
“I met Lyanna when I went grocery shopping.” she nonchalantly said.
Ethan knew what she was about to say and tried to ignore her thinking that if he would, she would just drop whatever she was about to say. But he knew it was pointless.
“Julia got a job for Skoda. She is going to work as an engineer for them.”
His mom always had a weird obsession for Charles Leclerc’s daughter, much to Ethan dismay. At one time she was obsessed with the idea of the two kids getting married. Just the thought of it was enough to make Ethan want to throw up.
“Yeah, Charles told me during one of our gym sessions. He is so damn proud of her. But it’s great, she worked her ass off for that position.”
“That means you are going to see her a lot, Ethan.” told him his mother, emphasising the end of the sentence.
“Well technically, I won’t. She won’t work with Maserati or Lamborghini, so…”
“But she will be around.”
“Great. fantastic. Amazing. Can’t you see how happy this information is making me? I’m throwing up rainbows and shitting glitters. That’s how happy it makes me.”
“First, don’t be sarcastic. Second, language please. Third, don’t roll your eyes at me.”
Her mother put down her fork and looked at him straight in the eyes.
“I don’t understand why you don’t like her. She is a really sweet girl. She is smart, she is hard working, she loves motorsport too, she is nice, and she is really pretty.”
“Nice? Nice? Are we still talking about Julia? The girl who bit me when we were three? I still have the scar from that time!”
“Oh, come on, you were kids.”
Ethan sighed and shook his head. He was not going to have this conversation. Julia liked to make people think that she was an angel when he knew full well that she was just an annoying and stuck-up girl. He hated the idea to have her near him. For as long as he could remember they always had been some sort of competition between them, no matter what it was. And most of the time she was the best. Racing was the only field where they never had to compete against each other therefore he never had to endure people, or his parents say how Julia was better. She already was a better child and better student than him but at least she would never be a better racer. And it relieved him. And to know that she would now be near him, almost every weekend, it was bringing back feelings he thought were buried deep inside.
Seeing her son tensed his mom finally gave up on the subject.
“So, what are your thoughts about the season? Any goals you want to achieve by the end of it?” Asked Max.
“The only thing I want is to finally be able to move to Lambo. That’s the dream. It’s my third year in Maserati and I love the team but… I will never be World Champion there. I will never be like you.”
“You know what you have to do to move up there. A seat in Lamborghini has to be deserved.”
“Or you could talk to Christian…”
“Ethan, no. It’s not because you are my son that it will give you an easy access.”
“It helped in the past…” tried to argue the youngest.
“But everyone could see that you were talented. You know that in F1, you are all the best drivers in the world. What will differentiate you from the others is how you’ll be on the track. If you want that seat you have to prove that you are the best.”
Ethan sighed. He wanted nothing else than to prove it but how could he when he didn’t have the car? They finished to eat and Ethan excused himself saying that he needed to finish packing. Truth be told, he would rather be away from his parents. He loved them but between an overprotective mother and a father that didn’t understand that sometimes he needed help, he felt like suffocating. He kissed his mother cheek, shook his dad’s hand, and left. He didn’t feel like taking his car, he would retrieve it later. His feet took him to the marina where all the yachts were.
He liked the sea; it was always calming him down. Growing up he had some anger issues and even if the karting had helped him managed them, taking a boat, and going on the sea had a better effect on him. He kept walking until he reached the beach and took off his shoes to let the sand under his feet ground him. He ended up sitting down and took his phone out of his pocket. He needed to forget about the pressure, he needed to let loose.
“Ludwig? It’s Ethan, are you in Monaco? I need a drink, care to join me?”
Ludwig Martinelli was one of Ethan’s best friend. He was driving for Lamborghini alongside his other best friend, Kyle. They knew each other since karting and grew up together. They probably were the ones Ethan was the closest too. They had gone through the same things in life, had done the same mistakes and had been stupid together. They still were.
“I can’t, man, tonight. We are on a strict health plan. Can’t drink before the beginning of the season.”
“Yeah, I understand. It’s fine. I guess, it’s going to be me, myself and I, tonight.”
“Sorry. Take care, okay. We still flight out together tomorrow, right?”
“Yeah. See you tomorrow, Lu.”
Well, it seemed that he would party on his own tonight.
The next morning was just a redo of the previous one but instead of a pretty brunette, it was a gorgeous blonde that was lying naked next to him. He said to her the same thing he said to the other girl and then rushed to the airport where his two best friends were waiting for him, a disapproving look on their faces.
“You’re late.” noted Kyle.
“If we can still board the plane, that means I’m right on time.”
They didn’t try to argue with him, they were used to his antics. They finally made it to the private jet owned by the team and they soon took off.
“So what did you guys do, yesterday?”
“Training, eating, sleeping early. It was pretty boring. What did you do?”
“Went one last time to Jimmy’z to cool down. But on my own, it was not very fun.” he shrugged.
The two Lamborghini’s drivers looked at each other. They knew how Ethan could get when he was feeling alone, it was never really pretty. He was ruthless and overconfident on the tracks, but outside of them, he often felt alone. He was not handling loneliness very well and that often resulted in him ending up in situations he should definitely not be caught in. Not that Ethan cared very much. His name might not help him professionally anymore but it still came handy in other areas of his life.
Ethan slept during the whole journey and after a very long flight, they finally landed in Bahrain. As he was thinking of having a nice night with his best friend he was surprised when they told him that they were going to stay at another hotel.
“Mid-fields and back of the grid teams are staying in another hotel than the top teams.” told him Kyle as they were heading out of the airport.
“Since when?”
“I don’t know, I’m not in charge of the organization.”
“But that means I’m going to be alone!” complained Ethan.
“See that as an opportunity to focus on yourself. And try to sleep alone in your bed tonight.” joked Ludwig.
The ride to the hotel was silent. His teammate, Haru, was going to land later since he was in Japan. He nonchalantly gave his name to the receptionist who gave him his keys and as the doors of the elevator were about to close themselves to take him to the eighth floor, a voice almost screamed to him to keep them open. Reacting fast, he pressed the button just in time for a feminine silhouette to engulf herself in the cabin. When she turned her head towards him to thank him, her smile dropped.
“And fuck… Out of all the people that I could have taken the elevator with, it had to be you.”
“Leclerc… what a displeasure it is to see you.”
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Author's note: And chapter 2 is here. After Julia, it's time to meet Ethan! I'm sooo curious to know what you all think of him. But now that introductions are done, the real story and the real drama can begin heheheheh 👀
I can't wait to read your thoughts about it, so don't hesitate to leave a comment or an ask, as well as reblogging and leaving a like. It helps a lot for the story to find its audience. I also have a taglist for this story, so if you want to be added so you never miss a chapter, let me know.
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macbethsymphony · 2 months
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!!!!!!! omg omg omg ok so!
1- Rouge!!! It is honestly probably my favourite shade of pink ever (closely followed by watermelon and rose but I won't chose these two next because they're so close value wise to rouge... it wouldn't be fair)
2- Flamingo!!!! (or lemonade, they're also very very similar)
3- Bubblegum has my heart! it reminds me of Barbie, of childhood it is so cute 🌟
I'm going to add some mild Charlou lore here: I used to say I hated pink. My mom always put me in pink from head to toe when I was a kid and I honestly adored it, lived for it. HOWEVER teenage Charlou refused to even touch something pink. So from around age 10-22 I had a whole wardrobe that was entirely black. I was goth, had my hair dyed black, etc, etc.
But then I started dyeing my hair pretty much every color of the rainbow and one day I landed on pink! The effect was instant! I ditched the spikes and the leather and suddenly my wardrobe changed to pinks and whites and I sewed myself stuff with frills and whatnot. I even once bought 15 meters (that's 16.4 yards!) of pink denim and yes I sewed it all 💕
Anyways, I am now forever part of the flamingo squad 🦩🦩🦩
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rabble-dabble · 3 months
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its anger until they learn its a father. "men are like that," she told me, when he's still sleeping his blackout from last night off and she's been awake since six that morning. "they never admit to their feelings."
i've learned all the bad things to look out for. they gaslight reality into their version of things, strangers on the internet say, until the memory becomes true and the victim doubts their own sanity. i can't remember who started the arguement but somehow, i'm always wrong. i thought, maybe, i was just too immature to understand, too young to get why he was so cruel to me. you and your generation are so sensitive, he told me over and over again. you're so sensitive, it was just a joke. i cried in his arms when i reported my mom to cps, scared of her reaction, scared she'd come after me despite living thousands of miles away. the joke was me acting like my mom. you need help, he told me - the same man who screamed in my face with booze breath about how maybe i deserved what i got. maybe i deserved what i got - the same man who held me at birth and told me about my big bright eyes - and i am the reason i am so broken. get help, yells the same man who told me he went to therapy and got 'fixed'. i have been in therapy for six months.
my therapist tells me to move on - i should clarify, she's actually a counsler, a kind woman who i see every two weeks. "what do you want from this relationship?" she asks me. "my brother and i, we used to be at each others throats, and then when we got older-" i listen to how she found peace with her siblings. she doesn't mention her parents. i think about my brother, who got the worst of the abuse, and how we haven't talked in a while. "i want an apology, i want a sorry, i want a father," i tell her, crying as i remember my dad screaming at me. "it doesn't sound like he's the type of person who will give that to you," she responded.
we talk about expectations vs. reality. is this my fate? is this my world, to never expect recogniztion for what happened to me? "you need to let it go, it happened over six months ago," my aunt says. her husband won't put his food away before leaving to hunt. he leaves his trash on the counter, which she throws away as she shakes her head and throws another chore on her ever growing list of things to take care of. "i know your father. his behavior is in his namesake. you expect him to change, but he will never change." he is in his fourties. a grown man who is not even halfway through life; i turn 21 this year, and last year on my birthday he called me a bitch for not calling my mom while i was going to the movies with my best friend. i bought my own birthday cake, and he made me feel guilty for asking him to pick it up as if it was too much of a chore for him. he hadn't taken me to the dmv to get my license so i could legally start driving. "stop trying to change your father." change him? i am asking for the bare minimum. i am asking for a person who is supposed to love me to love me kindly. i asked him if we could get therapy together. he told me no.
my counsler said i was stuck between wanting a relationship and needing to move on. "you need to find peace." but i don't know if i will find the peace she means - every male figure i have seen has been given every reason not to try harder. my mother's boyfriend didn't look after his own kids, even when i had to leave school to wash my baby sister after she vomitted from a fever. my dad never brought in the groceries, just sat in a chair drinking mike's lemonade while he watched me and my stepmom and two stepsisters bring in the bags and put it all away. my aunt's husband made their dog have puppies recently- and my aunt is exhausted from taking care of them, despite not wanting them. what peace is there to find here? to find peace with how the world "works", with how these men will do anything to be incompetent to their partners? to their families? i am just angry. i don't want to find peace in these situations! these women deserve better. i deserve better. but i am told i can do nothing to change it- i am merely the child of a father. worse- i was born a daughter, a servant; a peacemaker. "i am angry!" i told my therapist. "it's not fair!"
"i know," she says. i cry and think about an apology i will never get. all men are- i have heard this over and over. i do not want to be the person who finds peace in this broken machine, in those broken words. i want to tear it all down, piece by piece, until there are no more 'all men are'. i want to be angry, i want to be vicious, to snarl back as i refuse to be another victim finding peace with this standard of incompetent men. they can do better, i scream to the machine, tearing at rusting metal with my hardened hands, hold them accountable, for the love of god, be angry!
if i'm to find peace i want to do it bloodsoaked. if i have to find peace with no remorse then i will do it with sharp claws and teeth, with gentle hands but an aware mind. i do not want to find peace with dull contempt, i want to find it with the knowledge i will not allow my life to be dictated by this low standard. my dad tells me you will never truly be a real man. i tell him with a smile, at least i won't be a man like you.
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muttsona · 3 months
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get to know me tag game :)
thank you for the tag @pup-pee !
fav color; green! like, any shade of it, i love it so very much
last song; all i wanted by paramore :)
currently reading; book thief :p
currently watching; brooklyn 99, hannibal, smallville, etc etc
currently craving;; oughh i could really go for some pink lemonade rn ,, i think my mom bought some hehe
coffee or tea; coffee but it has to be the really sweet kind. i like white chocolate mochas ! but also ive barely tried any teas, someone should tell me what kinds they like
spicy sweet or savory; SWEET!!!!
relationship status; single but. i have a wife. hie serine
current obsession; oughhh cass cain you can fix me
tags :: @blazingdanitz @doeeyeddyke @sidekickcore @arionth (sorry ari ik youre gonna kill me because i keep tagging you on these.i just happen to have like 0.2 mutuals that ive actually spoken to. oops) + anyone else that wants to do it :)
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