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mothymayhem · 23 days ago
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I FUCKING LOVE STORIES WITH STRONG PLATONIC RELATIONSHIPS THAT DON'T TURN TO ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS!!! I LOVE WHEN FAMILIAL AND PLATONIC RELATIONSHIPS GET THE SAME LOVE AS ROMANTIC WRITING!!!
I NEED MORE STORIES WITH IT!! GUYS I LOVE MY ROOMMATE/BEST FRIEND!!! I LOVE MY FRIENDS!!! THEY'RE ALL SO IMPORTANT TO ME AND THEY'RE SO INGRAINED IN MY LIFE!!!
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oldsalempost-blog · 4 months ago
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The Old Salem Post
                   Our  Local Tamassee-Salem SC Area News each Monday except holidays                                          Contact: [email protected]                              Distributed to local businesses, town hall, library.                            Volume 7 Issue 35                                                                     Week of August 19,  2024                https://www.tumblr.com/settings/blog/oldsalempost-blog                                                         Lynne Martin Publishing EDITOR:   You might notice the paper is a little late this week.  My husband and I ran off for a few days to have time together from the everyday race.  We enjoy the small things more and more, like small towns, mom and pop businesses run by people who care, old buildings, town squares and historic courthouses.  It is those quaint places where you meet people who make up the town.  Although we took in the “big city” I honestly wonder why anyone wants to be in crowds like herds of cattle.  Traffic was ridiculous where people did not even know how to get out of the way for emergency vehicles.  And the clothing, or lack of clothing I should say was heartbreaking to think that mothers had not taught their daughters better to have some modesty.  Let me just say,  Dorothy enjoyed her trip down the yellow brick road, but she sure is glad to be home.  LMartin, AKA Dorothy                                                                        
TOWN of SALEM: 5 Park Avenue  Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM. Closed 12-1 for lunch.  * Visit the Downtown Market every Sat, 8am-12pm.  There will be a community cookout in partnership with the Oconee Sheriff’s office and the Town at the Salem Community Center Sept 17th at 4PM.  FREE Hamburger or hot dog plates will begin at 4PM.  A new neighborhood watch which is part of  Mission Oconee, sponsored by a Isaiah  40:31 foundation will be discussed.  
Jottings from Miz Jeannie  by Jeannie Barnwell     Nature or Nurture ?                                        A mother of two adopted daughters felt compelled to write a scholarly, well-researched book on NATURE OR NUTURE. Both girls had been adopted as infants into a loving and comfortable home. "Suzie" developed as a cheerful, creative child. "Alice," on the other hand, suffered from sleepless nights and violent temper tantrums.. The mother spent 12 years collecting data and interviewing child psychologists and other parents.  Her firmly held conclusion stated unequivocally that when a baby enters the world, the baby's heredity predicts the future for that child.  Of course, severe poverty, neglect, and other setbacks influence the child's future, but for the most part according to the author, NATURE trumps NURTURE.  She gave this advice: 1) Raise your child in the nicest neighborhood you can afford .2) If your child is ugly, consult a plastic surgeon.  WHAT DO YOU THINK ? Lots of Love, Miz Jeannie
ASHTON RECALLS by Ashton Hester   GOAT ENJOYS EXPENSIVE MEAL AT FARMER'S EXPENSE - (The following story was in the August 10, 1944 Keowee Courier). . .While feeding his stock last Thursday, J.N. Barnett, farmer of the Flat Shoals community, found three one dollar bills, that had apparently been chewed, on the ground. . .Immediately he reached for his billfold and, to his surprise and sorrow, found that it was missing from his pocket. . .Then he thought of his goat, and right he was, as the animal was making a fine meal of the billfold and the greenbacks it had contained. . .The goat had eaten between $50 and $60 in currency. Only the three chewed-on one dollar bills remained. . .(Footnote: An internet search reveals that $50 in 1944 would be the equivalent of $892.54 today.)
JOCASSEE VALLEY BREWING COMPANY,(JVBC) & COFFEE SHOP* 13412 N Hwy 11 Opening on Tuesdays 12pm-7pm during the summer season. Wed–Sat 9am-9pm and Sunday 12pm-7pm.                                    Events this week: Wed:  FOOD TRUCK: BLUE RIDGE GRILL  4PM   BLUE  GRASS JAM  7PM   Thursday: Food Truck:  BLUE RIDGE GRILL 4PM  OLD TIME JAM  6:30PM  Fri: Music: ADAM HOPKINS 6:30PM   Food:  Pa CHUYs   Sat– Food: BLUE RIDGE GRILL  ( seafood special)  Music:  FAYSSOUX MCLEAN at 6:30PM   Sun: 12pm-7pm Food: BLUE RIDGE GRILL ( seafood special ) 1PM  Music:  WATER KICKERS 4PM.    
FRIENDS OF JOCASSSEE  FALL EVENT– Sept 14th 9AM-NOON  VIP DAY   Volunteer, Improve, and Protect.  This is the clean and sweep of areas.  We welcome divers, boaters, kayakers and more to help!  Come be a part of protecting and preserving this beautiful lake we all love and enjoy.   See friendsof jocassee.org for more information.  
WANTED:  Someone looking for a home site, home, or fixer-upper with 8-12 Acres in the Tamassee-Salem. Contact [email protected] for contact information.                                                                                                              
Making It Grow is a delightful and educational program on gardening, plants, and more on Channel 29, SCETV  offered by the Clemson Extension and hosted by Amanda McNulty Tuesdays at 7PM and Saturdays at 8AM.                                
.EAGLES NEST ART CENTER
2024 UPCOMING EVENTS     Treasure Store open every Sat morning 9AM-12PM.  For donations  call 864-557-2462.   
August 24th, 7PM  Make Reservations for Dinner and a Show with Luke Riley Smith– Enjoy  the tunes of the Big Band Era, Swing and more! Fried Chicken, 2 sides, roll, dessert, tea or coffee. Tickets $25 Call 864-280-1258. Tickets for sale and available also at the Town of Salem. 
YOUNG APPALACHIAN MUSICIANS– Sign up for YAMs for an evening class each week on Tuesdays at 5:30PM. Cost is $50 each month.  3rd grade through adult.   Call 864-280-1258                                                                                                                      September 21, 7PM  Oconee Mountain Opry– Hometown variety show of local and regional talent including Jenifer Gregory-from Upstate SC a-singer/songwriter and pop rock, Chris Wayne from NC -Rockabilly, and the Brown Mountain Lightning Bugs from Winston-Salem singing a variety of American you will absolutely enjoy!    Tickets $10 at the door or Ticketleap on the eaglesnestartcenter.org website.                                                                                                                          
CHURCH NEWS                                         1 John 4:7-8 ... 7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God.                                                                                                                                Bethel Presbyterian Church (PCUSA),  580 Bethel Church Rd Walhalla, 29691. Worship at 10:30 a.m.  Come Visit Us!  Message by Mel Davis 8/25 & 9/1 Bethel PC USA.                                                                                                                               Boones Creek Baptist Church, 264 Boones Creek Road, Salem invites you to join us for regular worship service on Sunday morning with Sunday School at 10am and followed by worship at 11am.                ��                                                                                                               Salem Seventh-Day Adventist Church, located 240 W Main St , Salem,  cordially invites you to join us every Saturday at 9:30am
Salem Methodist Church, 520 Church Street, Down town Salem.  Salem Methodist is an independent church.       Sunday Breakfast at 9AM with Sunday School at 9:15AM and Worship Service at 10:30AM.   Holy Communion the first Sunday each month.  All welcome! Tune in to our live service on Facebook or view it later on our website.                                   ICE CREAM SOCIAL at the Salem Methodist Church:  Sunday afternoon August 25th at 5PM.  Everyone welcome!                                     Women’s Community Bible Study each Monday morning at 10AM led by Sherrill Carothers                                                                  NEW PRAYER GROUP: Began August 8th at 7 PM at the Salem Methodist Church. Will meet every second and fourth Thursday each month.
HELP MAKE JUMPROPES from old TShirts– Come learn and participate in making jump ropes for the Samaritan’s Shoe Box Ministry Sept 14th at 10AM.  
BOY SCOUTS and CUB SCOUTS to return to Salem?  Salem Methodist Church has been a host site for Scouts in the past. The number of scouts and leaders decreased so much the troops they stopped meeting.  There seems to be a growing interest in the community to bring the scouts back to Salem. Email [email protected] for information  
FOR YOUR HEALTH—Fight Depression!  Did you know you have a whole pharmacy in your own brain just waiting to be released when you exercise?  Endorphins are your own feel good pharmacy waiting to be released when you exercise. 
MOBILE PRIMARY CARE in SALEM thru Clemson Rural Health Mobile Unit:  August dates are Aug 13th and Aug 29th Time: 9AM-3PM Location: gravel parking lot across from the Salem Fire Department.  They will offer comprehensive primary care that includes chronic disease management and acute care.  The website: https://www.clemson.edu/cbshs/clemson-rural-health/patients.html    September dates are Sept 10 and 26.                                                                                                                          Love to you! LRM
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resi4skz · 6 months ago
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CHAPTER 6
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Pairing: idol!Chan x Rebecca Greywood (OC)
Warnings: none for this chapter
This is purely fiction!
Cover by: @3rachasdomesticbanana
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As I'm making my evening coffee, I hear a scream coming from Luna's room. I sprint towards her room and knock. "Luna? Everything alright?" I hear no answer. "I'm coming in." I turn the door knob and swing the door open. The scene before me, I wish I had never opened the door.
Luna is standing over what looks like a piece of pickle on the floor. "I dropped my pickle," she pouts.
"Seriously?" I ask, in disbelief.
"I was looking forward to it all day!" She exclaims, still pouting.
"Luna," I sigh, pinching my nose bridge. "You do know there are more in the fridge." I see her eyes light up and excitedly skips past me on the way to the kitchen, to fetch more pickles I assume. I watch her open the fridge and pick the pickle jar. "Aigoo, uri Luna pikeul joh-ah?"
"Is that a question or a statement?" She asks, biting a pickle.
"It's a pickle."
She blinks before rolling her eyes at me. "Oh, very funny."
She pokes her tongue at me before taking another bite of her pickle. Grinning, I walk towards the coffee machine and grab the hot steaming latte, taking a sip. I hum in response. "How can you drink that right now? It's almost 7PM."
"How can you eat that," I point to the pickle in her hand, "right now?"
"Touché."
I go back to drinking my latte while she goes back in her room and I sit out in the patio, enjoying the weather. It was starting to get warmer. The moment the sun goes down, the air gets cooler and it's my favorite thing ever. I watch the people walking, cars zooming by and the smell of summer starting. Opening the camera app on my phone, I angle my hand with the cup of coffee, I snap a picture and sent it to th group chat.
Immediately, the messages start coming. Do these guys ever work?
F: wow
Hy: send me some!
H: noona, invite us over for coffee
Invite them over? What?
R: its a latte
J: even better! although i like mine black
R: as some of you do. i just dont understand how you can drink it so bitter, i can never do it
F: it's all in the taste, really. also, noona your hands are pretty~
Hy: omo! They are! What products do you use?
R: hand moisturizers and lots of hand lotions. and the most important part, exfoliation
Hy: wow. No wonder your skin is glowing every time we see you
My fingers freezes. They talk about me? What? Since when did Stray Kids talk about me? What planet do I live in to be a topic they talk about?
R: thanks?
H: lol dont be alarmed. we've just never seen someone with clear skin like channie hyung.
R: oh.
F: its a good thing! it just means you take care of your skin better than us
C: guys, can we focus on work? there's a lot we need to get done
Damn. Strict leader coming in hot. I wonder if they get to eat at all with their hectic schedule. Putting my phone down, I sip on the latte and exhale feeling the warm breeze. I hear a whistle behind me. "That's some view."
"Yup." I look at the sky and smile. "It's so pretty." It reminded me of the time when I would practice dancing with a huge window with the sky just like this. Small clouds and the sun setting creating the golden hour. The most beautiful thing ever that last a few minutes.
"You miss it, don't you?"
I turn my head at her. "What?"
"Dancing. You miss it, don't you?" She asks again.
I look up at the sky again. "Sometimes. But then I see where I'm at and...I'm happy."
"Oh?" She says. "And it doesn't have to do with a certain blondie?"
I shake my head, chuckling to myself. "Not this again."
"So that's a no?" She asks as she puts her feet up on the patio furniture.
"You're right," I agree and watch as her eyes light up. "I'm secretly dating the leader of Stray kids." I try to keep a straight face.
She gasps. "Really?"
"Get your mind out of delusional world." I give her a small smile as her smile fades and I go back inside, to my room. My phone in my hands chimes again. The group chat again? Clicking it open, it's a voice note from Han? When I press it, a melody plays with piano notes and some beats? Instantly, Han messages back.
H: whoops. Wrong chat
B: way to go, pabo
C: han....
I play it again. Hmm, it's missing something.
R: the rhythm is all wrong and the piano keys are the wrong ones.
C: wait, you know music?
Hy: wah, that's so cool!
H: noona, that was unexpected
R: i uh....
Do I tell them? Should I tell them? Could I tell them? A lot of questions run through my mind.
R: i know a bit about music as I used to dance and sing
And I wish I hadn't said it. They bombard me with questions.
B: wait wait.....WAIT
H: omg how when what where
Hy: since when?!?!?
F: noona?! You dance?!
S: sing for us!
J: i wanna see the dance
R: GUYS. I quit that a long time ago its in the past.
And then it goes quiet which I assumed Chan probably scolded them for not doing their work. I giggle at the mental image. I decide to head to bed early tonight so I start my bed time routine. For the next hour, I focused on pampering myself and scrubbed my skin clean. After I was finally in my pjs and ready to settle in bed, my phone screen lights up. Sighing, I pick it up knowing it's the boys again but it's a message from Chan. I click it open
C: hey i have a question
R: okay?
C: do you know skincare by any chance?
R: who's asking?
C: me, no matter how many types of hand creams i use, my hands always feel dry after
R: if you specifically use only hand creams, some of them have a chemical that makes you skin dry out really fast after. I suggest you try a hand lotion with vitamin E and aloe, not only will it soothe your skin it will also help you not having to reapply it since lotions are more long lasting
C: wow, you really know your stuff. Thanks becca ;)
Was the wink necessary? Ugh, now I can't stop picturing him winking.
R: you're welcome. let me know how it goes!
I put my phone on charge and get under my blankets. It doesn't take me long to fall asleep.
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The next few weeks go smoothly. The boys get the green light for their first concert in Seoul. And everything gets hectic because the boys start practicing the setlist for the concert. I don't get that much work a week before the concert since the boys are usually practicing or resting. I really hope everything goes smoothly for them.
"Hey, when's the concert?" Luna asks, munching on potato chips while watching TV.
"In a week," I reply, browsing on my phone.
"So, still no date from the blondie?"
I sigh. "You're not going to let this go, are you?" She just shrugs her shoulders and I roll my eyes before going back to phone. "You seriously need a hobby."
"And you need to get lai-hey!" I cut her words short by grabbing her bags of chips. She pouts and I grin as I pop a chip in my mouth.
The day goes by. And before I know it, it's the day of the concert. Surprisingly, everyone is very calm which has made me calm. I'm applying the last touchups on Chan's hair before they all have to go and make their entry. "Nervous?" I ask, noticing him clenching his hands as I reapply lipstick on his lips.
"A bit," he nervously laughs.
"Don't worry," I smile. "You'll do great."
"Yeah?" He asks, looking up at me making me stop dead in my tracks. God, he's gorgeous. My heart suddenly picks up its pace as I look down on his lips. The plump lips that I've thought of many times. Snapping out of my thoughts, I move back.
"You're done."
"Thanks," he smiles before getting up to go get mic checked.
I sit down on the same chair he was sitting. Goodness. Does he always have this effect on others as well?
An hour goes by, the guys come back to get their makeup retouched and they're gone again. Sheesh, the life of an idol isn't easy. Thankfully, I could watch them perform from backstage and honestly, I wouldn't have it any other way. They were all giving it their all. From the leader to the youngest, they all had their own aura on stage. And it was a sight to see, espeically if you're one with the crowd in front of them. But being backstage was a whole another level.
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"Good job, everyone!" Eun Ji says. The concert had just finished. I picked up my bag and grab my jacket, eyeing the boys also packing up. All I wanted to do was to change into my gym attire and workout till I couldn't stand. So without saying anything, I walk out straight to the company's gym on the 2nd floor.
Once inside, I change into the appropriate clothing in the bathroom. I do the basic stretches before I start with light cardio. As I'm doing the last arm stretches, I hear the door opening and see Changbin, Han and Chan walk in. There were a few people already working out, plus they wouldn't recognize me since I was wearing a face mask and my hair was up.
After the light cardio, I work on my legs and chest exercises. I hear Han and Changbin laughing and being themselves as I do my abs workout. As I walk towards the weights, Han approaches me. "Chogiyo noona, namjachingu isseyeo?"
I look at him, dumbfounded. Do they not recognize me? "Yah yah, geumanhae." Changbin says from across the room. "Stop going up to girls and asking them weird questions." I almost want to laugh when Han shrugs his shoulders in defeat and walks back to the duo.
I eye Chan on the treadmill walking with his earbuds in. In a black tanktop. Damn. Shaking my head, I focus on the squats. "But she looks so familiar. Like I know her." I hear Han from across the room.
"From where? We barely get anything done outside our work." This time it was Changbin.
"No, like the way she was walking over like I know her." Okay. This was getting ridiculous. I finished my set and start my end stretches when Han starts walming over, smiling brightly. "I know who she is!"
"Yah, geumanhae!" Chan exclaims as he tries to grab Han but fails. I watch as Han strides over till he's standing in front of me.
"Becca noona!" Han exclaims and I could only blink. "It's you, right?"
For the next 10 seconds, it goes quiet. The three of them looking at me for an answer. I remove my mask and smile. "Hi, guys." Changbin's eyes go wide while Han jumps up and down excitedly. Chan on the other hand, just stares at me like he's seeing me in a new light.
"I knew it! Didn't I say I knew her?" Han, still jumping up and down gets me wondering who gave him coffee before coming here.
"Han, calm down," I say but it doesn't seem to work so I go with another route. "Hannie! Stop!" That seems to make him stop jumping.
"You called me, Hannie," Han smiles.
"Oh, sorry! I didn't know what else to make you stop jumping," I reply. I glance at Chan who's still staring at me which is starting to make me a bit uncomfortable.
"Don't be sorry. You call me that from now on."
I giggle. "Okay, if you say so." I look at Changbin. "Working on arms today?"
"Uh, yes. How long have you been working out for?" Changbin asks.
"For a little over a year now." I reply.
"Wow. For a year, you have a good physique," Changbin praises. "Right, hyung?"
All eyes now on Chan who looks at all of us and nods. "Yeah."
"Thanks," I glance at the clock. "Oh shoot. Guys, I have to go. I promised my friend to meet up for dinner." I pick up my water bottle and phone and start walking out before a hand stops me. When I look up, it's Chan.
"Do you usually go to the gym at this time?"
"I try to workout as much as I can, atleast 5-6 times a week. Why do you ask?" I ask.
He bites his thumb and rubs the back of his head. "Would you maybe want to workout with the three of us next time?"
I'm taken a back by his sudden question. Do I agree? Do I refuse? "Uhhh, wouldn't that look suspicious for you guys? Being idols and all."
He chuckles, dimples and all. I swear his laughter is the most refreshing thing to hear. "No. It's quite alright since we work together anyway."
"Oh, well in that case....."
"Sweet. See you then," Chan smiles, winking at me.
Good lord, this man doesn't know what he does to everyone, including my heart.
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A/N: some korean words down below ~
Uri Luna pikeul joh-ah = you like pickles, Luna?
Pabo = stupid/idiot
Chogio noona namjachingu isseyeo = do you have a gf?
Geumanhae = stop it
Text between them goes as:
R = rebecca
C = chan
B = binnie
Hy = hyunjin
H = han
F = felix
S = seungmin
J = I.N.
Lk = leeknow
L = luna
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lovesgonnabe · 4 years ago
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Love Is Worth It - Mini Episode I: Happy Mothers Day
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Characters: Chris Evans x Maya Alonso-Evans (Black OFC)
Warnings: Angst, Fluff, cursing,daddy kink, fake IG Post.
Word Count: IDK Yet(Soon)
Summary: What happens when there is a surprise on the Horizon?
AN/Disclaimer: There’s only slight edits so there may be errors. Also if you haven’t noticed this series will have many time jump things referenced here may make more sense later on in the series when new episodes come out so please bear with me.
Taglist: @thesecretlifeofdaydreamss, @canadian-girl87, @i-just-like-fanfics, @omg-mymelaninisbeautiful​ if you would like to join the taglist let me know.
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May 9th, 2021
Boston was moving from chilly too warm with still more cold days than not. Boston at this time was beautiful even The Evans home was littered with flowers. The beginning of 2021 has been eventful for the Evans Family.
Chris's A Starting Point has taken off like no one had expected, doing incredible number in educating a whole generation on one of Chris’s passions politics and the world.
While Maya within the few months has launched her skincare line Lavish Lilah Skin, and has been able to open back up her dermatology offices with the slowing down of the current devastating pandemic.
This Mothers Day for the family of 3 was different but the same at the same time.
Maya's Birthday has just passed, Chris filming schedule will pick up in the Summer and for the last year Delilah has been homeschooled.
With work picking up for the couple May 9th was a beautiful day for the Evans to just relax and be together as a family.
Its 9 am and Maya was sprawled in the middle of their California King Bed as Chris and Delilah were in the downstairs getting Maya's Mothers Day Gift ready.
"Ok Lilah you've got mommy's gifts and I've got the food you ready?" Chris asked with the tray in his hand.
Delilah nodded and they headed up the steps to the master bedroom the 5 year old ran up too the room first leaving Chris in her dust.
"Mom wake up its Mommy Day" Delilah said trying to climb the large bed.
Maya began to stir awake with a smirk on her face when she heard her baby girl struggle to to get up on the bed.
Delilah hooped on the outerman at the front of the bed and climbed to her mom laying up on Chris's said of the bed.
Delilah began to play with Maya's face.
"mommy get up me and daddy have gifs" Delilah said trying to open Maya's eyes with her little fingers.
Maya breaks out into a laugh now completely awake and pulling Delilah into a big hug kissing her all over the face.
When Chris walked in his two favorite girls were both laughing their heads off the sunlight in the room glowed on their golden skin as their smiling faces brought a bright smile to his.
"Are you two having fun without me" Chris asked as he walked to Maya's side of the bed.
Chris lays the tray on the night stand, pecking Maya on the lips mumbling a sweet Happy Mothers Day against her lips as he pulls her into a deeper kiss just enjoying the taste of her sinful lips.
When they pull away Maya moves over to make room for Chris in their large bed.
Delilah and Chris handed over the gifts to Maya, it wasn't a lot just some small things a card made by Maya from her zoom arts class, a mini breakfast in bed and more flowers *like she needed anymore*.
"Sweetheart I told you that you didn't have to do anything for me for Mothers Day especially everything you have done for me recently" Maya said taking sip from her coffee mug.
Chris chuckles thinking about the last few months, and he has been what you would call a rockstar husband.
With the pandemic Chris has been home a lot more he dropped a film he planned to star in and went full throttle on ASP which kept him home a lot making him kind of a stay home dad.
Chris did everything from some cooking to cleaning to school with Delilah. Him staying home was not only for him to do ASP and spend more time with his family but to let Maya work and bring her employess back so she can get her dermotobly practice back to as close to 100% as she can during a pandemic.
Not only that Chris hosted a surprise launch party/brithday party for Maya's new skincare venture in early April that was a small get together with all there closest friends and family (that were vaccinated). Even flying her parents who they haven’t seen in a year out to see them. (who were still in town and staying out in their guest home)
The three were still sitting in bed watching cartoons.
"My love if you thought today would go by and I would not celebrate you then you are out of your mind" Chris said kissing Maya's head.
The last four months have really shown Chris how much he admires Maya because everything he has been doing is what Maya has been doing since Dede was born.
So at least for today Chris was pulling out the red carpet for love of his life, after an hour of just lazying around Chris grabbed a now napping Delilah and told maya that she need to be dressed and ready to leave the house by 1pm which was 2 hours from the current time.
When 1pm hit the Evans and the Alonsos were out of the house and all in Maya's Truck.
They drove the 3 hours to the Alonso Family Estate in Martha's Vineyard and with Maya having absolutely no idea where they were going she grew antsy because unbeknownst to everyone in the car except her mother Maya was now Pregnant with her and Chris's second child and she was afraid she was going to have an accident in the car.
Maya was about 16 weeks how she has hide being pregnant from Chris for that long is a surprise and a miracle on its own.
However she just wanted to wait until she was absolutly sure that she could carry a complete trimester before telling anyone but her mom because her and Chris have tried 5 times after Delilah and has miscarred everytime.
All that faliure takes a toll not only on your body but on your psyche and she didn’t want to keep getting Chris's hopes up to keep failing him.
Even though he has been there through it all to hold her when she cries thinking about it or pick her up from the pool of blood in the middle of the night he was there holding her hand, but the of how many more times will he be able to do this with her still creeps in the back of Maya's mind.
Her mom's reassuring smile kept her calm while Chris and Maya held hands the entire ride up as they rolled up around 5pm to the estate that had multiply cars in the driveway.
When they walked in Maya's Brothers were both there along with Chris's parents, siblings and their kids.
Chris explained to Maya that with the kids out of school they all decided to being summer vacation a bit early.
As the night went on the all talked, laughed, ate good food and enjoyed each others company as one huge blended family.
It was coming up around 7pm it was golden hour outside and Maya knew for some reason it was time to tell Chris.
As Maya walked outside closet to the horses her mom followed.
"May baby cakes its time you can't live in fear forever" handing the ultrasound she kept in her purse and walking back into the house Maya took a deep breath as she sipped on her water and looked at sun hint the vinyard in the most majestic way.
"Maya you ok your mom wanted me to come and check in on you" Chris asked walking next to Maya who bit her lip which she did whenever she was nervous.
"Babe whats wrong" Chris knew something wasn't right the her body langague was and Chris could read his wife.
Maya tightly gripped the ultrasoud and turned toward Chris looking into his ocean blue eyes made her weak at the knees but she needed to focus.
She handed him the photo
"For the last 16 weeks or so I haven't found a way to tell that we are pregant and I guess this is it I am sorry I waited so long" Maya Says.
She smirks trying to keep it light hearted and Chris Smiles not even taking enough time to really process the new information with tears in his eye picking up Maya who squeals as he spins her around.
"I hope you know I knew already” he says putting her down leaving his arms around her waist.
"What do you mean you knew" Maya asked as her eyebrows frowned as she looked up at him.
"You underestimate how well I know your body" Chris says rubbing his hands up and down the curves of her body till her reached her ass giving it a good squeeze.
"Also you definitely did not hide this ultrasound that well so when I did first have hunch you had already confirmed it to me without even knowing it" Chris said.
He gave Maya his trademark smile and kissed his wife like his life depended on it.
"why didn’t you tell me you knew" she asked breaking the sweet embrace of the two lovers.
"the same reason you didn't I know that with you even though I hate it, some times I need to just watch from the sideline before you can put me in coach, but next time please do wait this long" Chris said.
Maya eyebrow raised "who said there will be a next time you better be lucky you are even getting 2 out of me sir" she said.
Chris laughs "thats what your mouth is saying now we will see what it says later when you riding papi's cock" He said kissing her lips even harder as they fought for domanice.
They knew both of there families were inside and thats why they stopped and just stood enjoying each others company.
"lets take a picture babe for memories" Chris said.
They pulled apart and Maya laughed .
"Chris look at you trying to take flicks for the gram" Maya said posing next to her favorite horse.
Chris took the picture and put it on his instagram along with a picture of Maya when she was pregnant with Delilah.
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Chris laughed grapped her hand and they walked inside and told everyone the good news.
This will definaly be a Mothers Day they would never forget!
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scarofthewind · 4 years ago
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MHA Boys on Mother’s Day
A/N: Here is the second post of three for this mother’s day special. I hope you enjoy this! Obviously the characters are aged up for this (mine always are if they are under age)
Mother’s Day master post
Warnings: None, Fluff Characters: Mainly 1A (minus deku) and then some other’s as well as teachers 
word count: 1.2k Tip Jar (every bit helps!)
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Spends the whole day with you:
Tenya Iida: This man wakes you up with your child in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other, a soft smile on his lips. “You’re the best wife and mother I could’ve asked for” he tells you as he presses a kiss to your lips before telling you all that he has planned for the day; there’s a schedule from 9AM to 7PM that has to be strictly followed due to the copious amounts of things he planned.
Shoji Mezo: Tries to keep the kids out of the room until you wake u on your own, sauntering over to your family as they greet you with excitement and joy. “Happy Mother’s Day,” your children cheer, handing you the various things they made for you. After what feels like forever, Shoji finally gets to pull you off to the side and give you a gentle kiss, reminding you that you’re the reason he’s such a happy father and husband. 
Mirio Togata: He doesn’t even get out of bed until you wake up, turning over to find his staring at you with your two kids nuzzled between you both. “Happy Mother’s Day to my whole entire world,” he says with a huge smile before pressing a kiss to your lips and moving to get up and make breakfast for everyone while you sleep for a few more minutes with your children. 
Shinso Hitoshi: “Today’s a day for you, so we can do whatever you want to,” Your purple haired lover says with a sleepy grin as you finish off your coffee, looking over to your baby who was busy playing in her high chair to realize her father was trying to feed her. Shinso will take over baby duty the whole day and practically worship the ground you walk on, reminding you just how in love with you - with his family, he is. 
Kirishima Eijiro: “Happy Mother’s Day,” he’ll say sleepily, pressing kisses all over your face to wake you up more, his hands gently pressed against your swollen stomach that carried his child. “I know she’s not here yet but you’ll be the best mother in the world once she is,” Kirishima will tell you, letting you slowly get up; he’ll do whatever you want that day, not leaving your side for a second. 
Forgets and feels bad later:
Denki Kaminari: “I’m so sorry I forgot, please forgive me! You’re the best mother in the whole wide world,” he’ll panic for a while before you tell him that it’s alright, immediatley watching his shoulders un-tense and a sigh leave his lips before he pulls you close and reminds himself to write it down for next year. 
Todoroki Shoto: He’d been so busy lately that time got away from him so when he realized he missed Mother’s Day, he’ll apologize to you with flower’s and downcast eyes. “You’re the best mother anyone could ask for, and I love you very much, please forgive me?” Of course you forgive him, letting him press a kiss to your lips before picking up his son and taking you both to the couch to watch a movie and cuddle. 
Tokoyami Fumikage: Poor thing caught a cold the day before and was in a haze of sleep and pain until he got better; once he did, he swore he’d make it up to you. “Thank you for taking care of me while I was sick. You truly are the best wife and mother in the entire world.” Tokoyami will say as he nuzzles into your neck while you feed the baby in your arms. 
Inasa Yoarashi: Nearly hurts himself as he tries to apologize for forgetting Mother’s Day. He was away for hero business and forgot for a moment what the day before was, only remembering when he saw your friend post about you being an amazing mother to your son. “I love you so, so, so much, please forgive me! You’re the most amazing mother in the universe!” You have to calm him down before you accept his apology; he kisses the air right out of you before your son makes grossed out noise at the sight. 
Spoils you *slight NSFW*:
Taishiro Toyomitsu: “It’s not a big deal?” Taishiro repeats your words and you nod at him as you walk back to the bedroom, having just put your child down for bed. “You’re the mother of my child, it’s a pretty big deal,” he says with a small laugh, getting you into the bedroom before closing the door and locking it behind you, pressing you against the wall. “Let me show you just how happy I am to have you bare my children,” he grins before pressing his lips against yours heatedly. Let’s just say you have another bundle of joy to add to the family by next years Mother’s Day. 
Aizawa Shota: He made sure he had the whole day for just the two of you, sending his child off to All Might’s house so he could be alone with you. When he finally got you to the bedroom, he practically worshipped the ground you walked on. “Do you know how thankful I am over the fact that I have you to bare my children? You’re the best mother anyone could ask for and I have you.” Aizawa smiled gently at you, pressing his lips to yours softly before it grew heated. He spoils you by giving you what you want when you want it, not teasing or holding back until you’ve had your fill for the night. 
Bakugo Katsuki: You were ready to sleep; the whole day was chaotic due to the nature of your husband and your child who inherited his personality. Tightening his grip around your waist, Bakugo mumbled against your neck, “I’m proud of you for being such a great mom. I always knew you’d be great at it but you’re better than I thought. Happy Mother’s day.” Your heart clenched in your chest and you found yourself turning over to look at him, his red eyes soft and truthful. “Let me show you just how grateful I am?” He asked but it only took a few seconds before his lips were against yours and his hands were removing your clothes from your body. 
Sero Hanta: “I’m so glad you’re my person, otherwise who else would I have two amazing kids with?” Sero said as he laid next to you in the bed. The light was barely coming up in the sky but you were both awake, laying in each other’s arms and wishing that this moment would never end. With a shit-eating grin, Sero moved to hover above you, hair slipping down his face. “What about adding another contributing member to the family, huh? You’re already a great mom but I think having another will make you an even better one,” it didn’t take long before he was slinking down between your legs.
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atlafan · 4 years ago
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Costumes Galore - One Shot
a/n: this one was based off a few asked for my Halloween themed one shot requests. A lot of you wanted to something around a costume rental store, so I just made Harry the owner of that store! Feedback and reblogs are helpful, hope you enjoy! (not proofread) 
Warnings: pining, smut, friends to lovers
Words: 8.7K
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Don’t ask him how, but Harry is the owner of a costume rental shop. He was a business major in university, and with some luck and patience, he was able to take over the very shop he worked in as a teenager. Halloween was his busiest season, of course, but that didn’t mean he wasn’t doing well year round. He would give deals to the local schools and community theaters, and people who dressed as characters for parties would come see him. So, needless to say, business was steady. He often had big sales right after Halloween, and people would come in and clean him out.
Preparing for Halloween was his favorite thing to do. As soon as it was September 1st, he would transform his shop, pulling out tons of decorations, and putting out different bowls of candy. He liked making his customers happy, and everyone usually left satisfied. His changing rooms were comfortable and spotless, and he even set up backdrops in the lounge area for people to take Halloween pictures of their kids. People would come in to do that all year to save time and money. He was a smart business man. Harry did most of the work himself, he had a couple of teenagers that worked for him after school, but other than that it was all him. He didn’t mind, it gave him the control he needed over his shop, and he just didn’t have the money to pay someone for full-time help. He was only entering the fourth year of owning the place, after all.
Harry enjoyed the small traditions the downtown area had. Every year on October 30th, all of the shops would open their doors so kids could come trick or treat. It was a great way to give out pamphlets and coupons, while also getting to know the people that lived in the area. He loved kids, so when Harry was told about the tradition by his shop neighbor he got right on it, splurging for the king sized candy bars.
It was getting to be that time of year again, just about the end of September, his shop was looking good, and the Halloween crowds had slowly been trickling in and out. He was at the register when he heard the chime of the bell he keeps above the door to signal someone was coming in. It was a beautiful young woman, and she made Harry’s mouth run dry.
“Hello.” She says shyly as she walks up to the counter.
“Hi.” He swallows, and then smiles. “May I help you find something? Picking a costume up?” He moves to walk into the back door to see what reservations he had left for the day, but she stops him.
“No, um, I was wondering, actually, if you were hiring seasonally? I’m a grad student at the local university, and I could really use the extra cash before the holidays approach.”
“Oh.” He wasn’t expecting such a blunt and honest answer. “Well, I usually only hire high school students…it’s a bit easier to pay them under the table.”
“I don’t mind! I have another job at the university I get a pay stub for and all that, I really just need the extra money for the season. If you’re not hiring it’s okay, I can check with the other shops, I just figured since this is a costume shop you’d be getting really busy soon.”
“You figured correctly.” He sighs. “Do you have much experience in retail?”
“Oh, sure, tons! I worked in a grocery store when I was a teenager, so I know how to work a register, and then in undergrad I worked at an Old Navy, so I know how to fold clothes properly and check inventory.” She pulls a folded piece of paper out of her back pocket. “Here’s my resume, not the most professional way of showing it, but I brought it nonetheless.” She unfolds it and slides it on the counter towards him.
Harry takes it and furrows his brows as he reads it over. Seems like she was in her first year of grad school, but had graduated from her undergrad a couple of years ago. Her undergraduate degree was in social work, and it looks like she had been working in an office for a couple of years. Now she was going for a graduate degree in school counseling. She had plenty of experience, that wasn’t his worry, he just wasn’t sure he would be able to properly compensate her.
“My busiest hours during the season tend to be between 3 and 7PM, and then I’m swamped on Saturdays. How many hours a week do you think you could work?”
Her features soften as she perks up from his question.
“I’m honestly free by four most days, and Saturdays are no problem. Well, as long as I don’t have to be up at the crack of dawn.” She chuckles. “I’m no good early in the morning. I could do Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday if that works for you?”
“I wouldn’t be able to pay you more than ten dollars an hour, and you’d need to keep track of things on your own. I expect the honor system too, no trying to stiff me.”
“That’s perfect!” She was doing the math in her head. “Do you close right at seven? Would I stay after to close up?”
“Probably would need you here until eight. Saturday I’m open eleven to five, would need you here ten to six for that.”
She furrows her brows as she thinks about it. That would roughly come to about twenty hours a week, which was exactly what she was looking for. Then that would be $200 extra in her pocket a week, or $400 if he decides to pay her bi-weekly, and she wouldn’t have to worry about a dime of it coming out for taxes.
“Well, uh…”, she squints at his nametag, “Harry, I think we have a deal.” She smiles and extends her hand for him to shake. He takes it gently and smiles at her. “When can I start?”
“Why don’t you come in this Saturday around 9:30? I can go over everything with you without have to rush. There’s a little kitchen in the back and all that so feel free to leave food here if you feel like packing a lunch or snacks. I also keep a lot of snacks around.”
“Works for me.” She shrugs. “If you’re here until eight most days, what time do you usually open?”
“Around ten, I get here for nine.”
“Those are long days.”
“I don’t mind it, there’s always a lot to do.” It’s quiet between them for a moment.
“Well, I’ll let you get back to it. See you Saturday!” She beams.
“Wait, uh, the door will be locked when you get here, and I can’t just give you a key, barely know you.” He chuckles. “But here.” He grabs a business card and writes his cell phone number on it. “Just text me when you get here, and I’ll let you in.”
“Perfect.” She looks at the card. “Thanks, Mr. Styles.”
“Stick with Harry, we don’t need to be so formal.”
“Alright, thanks, Harry.”
Out the door she goes feeling way better than when she walked in. He wondered how close in age they might be, she had to be around the same age as him, if not only a year or so younger. It would be nice working with someone he could actually talk to. He likes the teenagers, but sometimes he just had no idea what they were talking about.
//
Saturday morning Y/N isn’t sure what to wear. Harry hadn’t said anything about a uniform, so she decides on a pair of khakis and a black polo to at least look the part of a retail worker. She tucks the shirt in to look professional, and to make sure she looked cute. She puts her hair up in a ponytail, and out the door she goes. She grabs a coffee from the shop across from Harry’s, and takes out her phone to text him.
Y/N: Good morning, Harry! It’s Y/N, I’m outside the shop 😊
She sips her warm drink as she waits for him to appear in the windows. She smiles as she sees him walking up, and he opens the door for her.
“Morning, Y/N.” He smiles, voice still a little gravelly from sleep. It makes her blush.
“Morning.” She nods as she walks in. “Oh…I should have asked you if you wanted a coffee.” She frowns at herself. “I’m sorry.”
“No worries, had mine a little while ago. I should’ve asked you if you wanted anything.” He runs a hand through his hair. “Anyways…”, he looks her up and down, “don’t feel like you need to dress so…well, I should have texted you about attire. Um, you can wear pretty much whatever you want. I just ask if you wear jeans that they’re not ripped, and if you wear leggings make sure you’re bum is covered. You never know what kind of old creeps might be coming in here to steal glances.” She nods at him and follows him behind the register and into the back room. “So this is where I keep reserved costumes. People will call ahead sometimes with their measurements and what they need.” He opens another door that leads into a breakroom. It was small kitchen with a slop sink, decent sized fridge, microwave, blender, toaster, and hot plate on the counters.
“I think you have every appliance known to man.” She laughs.
“Well, I can’t exactly have an oven in here, so I stalked up on other things. There’s some small pots if you feel like having pasta, that’s why I have the hot plate, you just need to remember to unplug it when you’re done. Turns out a lot of clothes are flammable, go figure.” His jokes makes her giggle, and he likes the sound of it. “And then through this door is the office. I have some lockers in here so you can hang your coat up, or put a bag away. Bring a lock if you feel like it, but I promise not to steal your things if you promise not to steal mine.”
“Promise.” She nods. “Where are the bathrooms?”
“In the back of the store along with the dressing rooms. We’ll get there in a moment. Every night I have a cleaning crew come in to make sure everything is spick and span, but accidents happen during the day sometimes so it’s on us to clean that up when it occurs.”
“No problem there. I used to clean the bathrooms at the grocery store all the time. Not my favorite thing to do, but I’m no stranger to it.”
He nods and then leads her back out to the register. He explains how he bookkeeps, and how important it is to save every receipt. Then he takes out what looks like a magazine that explains all of the types of costumes and accessories he keeps. He essentially had the shop on a grid system so everything was easy to find. She would need to learn this so she could properly help the customers. Then he leads her to the back of the store, shows her the dressings rooms and bathrooms, and then to the very back room where all of the storage was.
“Holy shit.” She says to herself. “You could get lost in here.” She swallows.
“You shouldn’t need to come back here too much. I usually have what people need out front, but sometimes you may need to snag some things from here. Mostly shoes.” He takes her back into the main area and into the office so they can sit. “I have cameras just about everywhere. Kids can sometimes pocket the costume jewelry. I have security codes for the doors as well, but I’ll always be here before you, so you won’t ever have to open, or close for that matter.”
“Okay.”
“What’s your class schedule like?”
“I have classes on Mondays and Wednesdays, and then on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays I go to a middle school for my practicum hours. I’m hoping to become an adjustment counselor, you know, helping students with more serious issues.”
“At the middle school level no less, wow.” He runs a hand through his hair. “Good for you.”
“Thanks.” She smiles.
“You said you had a job at the university too, how do you have the time for that?”
“Oh, I get a stipend as a TA.” She shrugs. “The classes I actually take are online, so I have plenty of time. This is just for the season anyways, so it’s fine.”
“Right.” He opens his desk drawer and slides a nametag towards her. “There you are, no you’re a proper employee.”
“Thank you.” She takes it and puts it on, her tongue slightly peeking out as she does so. “So, how do I get paid? Are you gonna sneak me an envelope every week?” She chuckles.
“That’s the plan, yeah. The pay period will be like Saturday to Saturday, so I’ll pay you on Fridays, sound good?”
“Sounds great! Thank you again. I’ve been budgeting just fine and making things work, but things add up during the holidays: dinners, gifts, parties, all that stuff, and I just wanted to have some extra cushion.”
“I think that’s really smart. It’s nice to see you don’t mind working hard.”
“How did you come to own a costume shop?”
“Worked here as a teenager, so after uni the old man was selling it and he took a chance on me. Been running it for four years now.”
“Shit, you’re really young to be doing all of this.” She looks at him wide eyed. “I still have to call my mom to ask her if I should separate my delicates from the rest of my wash, and here you are…owning and running a business.”  
Harry swallows, and nods at her.
“Um, let me show you how the register works, and then we can open up.”
They get up and go back out front. He shows her the prices for everything that he keeps on a laminated sheet of paper. She listens to him intently, nodding along and taking mental notes.
//
It was a little slow in the beginning, so Harry has Y/N put away some costumes that people left in the dressing rooms. A small rush comes in right at noon, and they work together to get everyone settled.
“No, I wanna be Batman!” Y/N hears a small girl whale out at her father.
“But you’d look so pretty as Cinderella, honey.” He pleads with his daughter.
“Pardon me.” Y/N says. “We have tons of Batman costumes in girls sizes.” She smiles.
“You do?” He asks her.
“Sure! Lots of girls like dressing up like super heroes, and their costumes cover up a lot more, so it’s much more practical. She’ll stay warm and won’t trip over a long dress.” She leads them over to the area. “And she’ll still look plenty cute.”
“Alright.” He sighs with defeat. “Batman it is.”
“Yay!” The little girl exclaims as she snatches a costume off the rack.
Y/N looks over and sees that Harry was watching the interaction. He gives her a thumbs up, and goes back to the register. They take their lunch breaks at different times, and when the end of the day comes she lingers while he checks everything over at his desk.
“You can go, Y/N. Good first day.”
“I…well, this is sort of embarrassing, but I walked here because I live close by, but it’s raining…”
“Oh…you need a ride?”
“If you wouldn’t mind.” Her face flushes. “I can order an uber if you-“
“I don’t mind.” He gives her a soft smile. “Sit on the couch if you like, I’ve got a few things I need to finish up.”
She nods and does as he says. She scrolls through her apps on her phone while she waits for him. She hears him sigh, and he knuckles at his eyes before standing up.
“Alright, let’s go. Where do you live?”
“Just over at The Ledges.”
“No shit? I live there too.”
“Seriously?!” She stands. “Okay, now I don’t feel bad.” She chuckles.
“No need to feel bad regardless.” He puts his coat on, grabs his keys, and they head out. He double checks that the doors are locked, and they make their way to his car. He even opens the door for her. “What building are you in?”
“Five, you?”
“Three. Got a roommate or anything?”
“Yeah, I live with a girl in the same program as me. She’s nice enough, we’re still getting to know each other, but we like a lot of the same movies and music, so it’s been easy to hang out when we have time. What about you?” She tucks some loose strands of hair behind her ear. “Got a roommate?”
“Nope.” He says proudly. “Can finally afford to live on my own, which has been nice.”
“Doesn’t that get lonely, though?”
“Not really.” He shrugs. “Most of my time is spent at the shop talking to people all day, so I don’t really mind the quiet once I’m home.”
“Not even a pet to keep you company?”
“I’ve just learned to take care of myself properly, I don’t think I’m quite ready to keep another thing alive.” She laughs at that and it makes him smile.
“You’re really funny, you know that?” He pulls up to her building once he’s turned into the complex. “Thank you so much for the ride, I really appreciate it. I definitely would have caught a cold if I walked in that rain.”
“Anytime, seriously, don’t be afraid to ask.”
She nods and gets out. He makes sure she’s inside before making the turn to his own building.
//
Harry drove Y/N home most evenings. Her help was the best he’s had in a long time, maybe he could afford to hire her on like a regular employee…only if she wanted. She was personable with the customers, and he noticed she’d pick an accessory to wear during all of her shifts to get into the Halloween spirit. One day it was a tiara and a sash, another day it was cat ears, and another it was devil’s horns. Harry would mostly wear graphic tees with old movie posters on them. She thought it was cute. Y/N noticed how well Harry was with the customers too. The kids adored him, so it seemed.
It really didn’t take much for Y/N to develop a crush on Harry. From the moment she walked into his shop she thought he was handsome, but as she got to know him she realized his personality was just her type. She tried to be sneaky decipher whether he was seeing someone or not. There were no pictures of girls on his desk, other than a family photo of him, his mother, and sister. Harry wore a lot of rings, but nothing that screamed he was in a relationship or married. Surely he would mentioned it by now if he was, right? She even got a glimpse at his lock screen on his phone, and all it was, was a picture of a sunflower.
“Just ask him out, Y/N.” Her roommate, Ronnie, says to her one evening over wine and popcorn as they watch The Addams Family. “What do you have to lose?”
“My job.”
“You’re a seasonal employee. As soon as Halloween hits, you’re done there.”
“Not true, he asked me to stay through November. He has sales throughout November so people can buy costumes at a discount. Also, a ton of people come to get fitted for Santa costumes, so I’ll be there a bit longer than anticipated.” She takes a sip from her glass. “I think that if he liked me he would have made a move.”
“He could be thinking the exact same thing about you! And from what you’ve told me, he seems either too shy or too respectful to do something like that. I mean, you work for him, he wouldn’t want you to think he was harassing you.”
“Hm, I never thought of it like that.” She chews on her bottom lip. “Maybe…maybe I could ask him to dinner one night after work. That wouldn’t be totally weird, would it? He drives me home anyways…”
“I think that’s a great idea. Totally casual, off the cuff.”
“Exactly, like, smooth…cool.” She takes a bite of some popcorn. “I don’t know if I can do that.”
“Y/N, you wrangle middle school kids for half the week, asking a guy out should be a cakewalk.”
//
Saturday Y/N decides to wear a sweater dress over some leggings, and goes with a small witch’s hat that’s on a headband to add some flare to her look. Harry had given her a key since he trusted her, so she lets herself in. She goes right to the back to go say hello. Harry was in the kitchen finishing up his coffee.
“Morning.” He says to her.
“Morning.” She takes a deep breath. “Um, do you have plans tonight, like, after work?”
He furrows his brows as he thinks about it, taking one final sip of his coffee before rinsing his mug in the sink.
“Don’t think so, why?” He almost wished he had made something up. It was sort of lame to not have plans on a Saturday night, wasn’t it?
“Well, I was wondering if I could take you to dinner…” His eyes grow wide at her, so she back-peddles. “You know, as a thank you for being so great to me, and driving me home and stuff.”
“You…you don’t have to thank me for anything, Y/N. You’ve been the best temp I’ve ever hired.” He watches as she looks down at her feet. “But, um, dinner sounds good either way.”
“Really?” She perks up as she makes eye contact once again.
“Yeah, where were you thinking?”
“Nowhere special…do you like Mexican? We could go to Chipotle…” It sounded awful leaving her lips, but it was all she could really afford at the moment.
“I love it there, that sounds good.”
“Great.” She smiles and walks over to the coffee maker to pour herself some. She slips around him to get the creamer out of the fridge. “I’m looking forward to it.”
Harry was distracted all day. Y/N rarely wore dresses to work. Had she dressed up in hopes they’d be going out together later that evening. He looks down at himself, and he’s thankful he decided on a black jumper. Was this a date, or was this to be a casual dinner between two people who work together? He really couldn’t be sure. He thought Y/N was insanely attractive, she was lovely inside and out, but he was her boss so that made things a little…sticky for him. She was around the same age as him, so it wouldn’t be weird if they went out, and she was the one to initiate dinner. So it’s not like he was using any sort of position of power over her.
Around lunch time a boy that works at the coffee shop from across the street comes in. Harry greets him, and he says he’s looking for Y/N.
“She’s in the back on her break.” Harry says. “Do you want me to get her?”
“That’d be great.” The boy smiles.
“Hey, Y/N? There’s someone here to see you.”
“Oh?” She swallows the bite of veggie wrap and stands up to see who it is. “Hey, Charlie.” She smiles.
“Hi.” He smiles back at her. “I…I snagged you some of those chocolate chip cookie squares you like so much.”
“You didn’t have to do that.” She comes from around the counter to hug him. “That is so sweet, thank you.”
Harry’s jaw tenses as he tries not to pay attention. He was looking over receipts at the register, but he couldn’t help but be a little nosey.
“No problem.” He hands her the small bag. “Um, I know it’s last minute, but would you wanna catch a movie tonight?”
“Oh, that’s so nice of you to ask, but I actually already have dinner plans tonight, so I can’t.” She gives him a soft smile.
“Alright, another time, maybe?”
“Sure.” She nods, and then he makes his way out. She goes back behind the counter. “Harry, you have to try one of these, they’re so good, nice and chewy. I get them all the time.”
“Clearly.” He reaches into the bag to take one out. “You know, if you wanted to go out with him…you could have…”
“Why would I break our date that I literally just asked you to this morning to go out with someone else?” Ah, so it was a date, he thinks to himself as he bites off a piece of the cookie. “Good, right?”
“Yeah.”
“Charlie’s nice enough, but I don’t like him like that.”
Harry leaves the conversation as that when she goes back to finish her lunch. Did she like him like that? Was that it? Dinner couldn’t come soon enough.
//
The ride to Chipotle is comfortably quiet, the radio could be heard just over the rumble of the streets. Y/N bumps Harry with her hip when he tries to pay for their food, shoving her card into the chip insert. She told him to go grab a table in a snappy way that made him smirk, but he listened to her regardless. He finds a quieter table for two and sets their things down. She comes over with some napkins and sits down.
“You really didn’t have to pay for me.” He says.
“Try again.”
“Thank you.” He sighs.
“Much better.” She smirks and dives into her burrito bowl. “I see you went with the tacos, those are my second favorite.”
“I love tacos, obsessed with them really. I must make them for dinner twice a week.”
“Really?” She asks with a giggle.
“Only because I usually have leftovers. I try to meal prep and stuff like that.”
“Same here! Every Sunday I go to the market, and cook up a storm when I get back. Then it’s all done, and you don’t have to worry.”
“Exactly.” He smiles and takes a bite of his food. It was a little messy, but she didn’t seem to mind. “So, what made you wanna grab a bite tonight?”
She nearly chokes on her food, and she takes a sip of her water.
“Um…I…well…” She stops talking and just looks at him. “I just thought it might be nice to do something outside of work for a change. It’s nice sharing a meal with someone, you know?”
He nods at her and takes another bite of his food. He asks her questions about school, and how things were going balancing working at a middle school and being a TA. She explains that she’s very organized, so she hasn’t been terribly stressed. She was looking forward to her school’s winter break so she could just work at the middle school and not teach at the same time. They had lost track of time, sitting there for over an hour talking. He drives her to her building, and she lingers in his car for a moment.
“That was fun.” She says to him.
“Yeah…thanks again for paying.”
“Don’t mention it.”
“Do…do you have plans on Halloween?”
“Aren’t we doing that trick or treat thing at the shop?”
“That’s the evening before.”
“Oh, right! Here I am telling you I’m organized and I can’t get my days straight.” She takes her phone out to look at her calendar. “I think Ronnie and I were planning to put a bowl of candy out in the hallway and watch movies…why?”
“Well, I have a party to go to…my mate Niall throws a Halloween party every year…would you like to come with me?”
Her eyes widen, and he feels like he’s made a mistake. Had he misinterpreted everything?
“That’s only a week away, where on earth am I going to get a costume on such short notice?” She looks at him seriously, and then she laughs.
“Good fucking thing I own a costume shop, or you’d be shit out of luck.” He laughs. “Is that a yes, then?”
“Yeah.” She smiles and leans over the console to give him a peck on the cheek. “See you Monday.” She gets out of the car, tummy full of butterflies, and goes inside her building.
//
Ronnie was thrilled for Y/N’s upcoming date, and didn’t mind her breaking her roommate date at all. When Monday rolls around, Y/N can’t wait to see Harry. He was running around when she got in, and he basically yelled at her to get busy. He texted her Sunday night to warn her that the week of Halloween was usually wild with last minute costume buyers. The two of them run around, and don’t close up until nearly nine.
“I can come in tomorrow and Thursday if you need me to.” She tells him as they walk to his car.
“I don’t want you to be stressed out.”
“I won’t be! I’ll be stressed knowing you’re doing all of that alone. Please, you don’t even need to pay me.”
“Y/N.” He chuckles as he drives her home. “Don’t be silly, I’ll pay you. You can come in if you need the extra hours.”
“Alright.” She nods. “Have you already decided on your costume?”
“I think while we’re at the store it would be fun to dress up as a witches?”
“Definitely, and for the party?”
“You…you wanna dress as a pair for that?”
“Well, we’re going as a pair, so I thought that would be fun…but we don’t have to if you don’t want to.”
“Okay.” He pulls up to her building and he turns to face her. “Niall’s dressing like Barney from the Flintstone’s and his girlfriend is gonna dress up like Betty, so I was wondering how you’d feel if we dressed like Fred and Wilma…”
“Do you have those costumes at the shop?”
“Yeah, in the back.”
“That sounds like a great idea.”
“Really? Not too cliché?”
“Not at all, I think it could be fun.”
“Great, I can pull everything out for you tomorrow, and you can tell me how it all fits.”
//
It was a busy week, but worth it to see all of the little kids come by the shop. Y/N and Harry made quite the pair of witches. He had invited her back to his place for a movie after everything was all said and done. Tomorrow would be another busy day with the really last minute people, but he wasn’t worried about it.
“Right, so, make yourself at home. I’m just gonna get us some snacks. Can I get you anything to drink?” He says to her as he leads her inside his flat. “I’ve got water, soda, seltzer water…”
“Anything with alcohol in it?” She chuckles. “Long week, you know?”
“Oh, sure! I’ve got these pumpkin ciders you might like, they’re really good.”
“Sounds perfect. Do you need help with anything?”
“No, go sit.” He smiles, and she goes to make herself comfortable on his couch.
Her eyes scan over his living area, it was nicely decorated. He had some decals in the windows for Halloween, little black cats and pumpkins, it was cute. He comes in shortly with some cheese and crackers, and a couple of ciders.
“I threw some pizza rolls into the oven, thought this could hold us over for now.” He says as he sits.
“Good thinking, thank you. This is a nice place, just a one bedroom?”
“Mhm.” He smiles. “I like living here a lot, it’s the perfect location if I need to get to the shop quick.” They each take a sip of the cider as he grabs the TV remote. “You like it?”
“Yeah! It’s delicious. So, what are we watching?”
“How do you feel about Beetlejoice?”
“It’s one of my all-time favorites.”
“Thank god.” He says with relief. “It’s one of my favorites too. I don’t love super scary movies, but ones like these are fun.”
“I’m the same way. I don’t get that thrill other people do from being scared.”
He queues up the movie and presses play. She takes her sneakers off so she can sit with her feet under her, and he likes that she’s able to get so comfortable. He hears the ding from his oven timer and goes to retrieve the pizza rolls.
“They’re really hot, gotta let them sit. I don’t want you to bun yourself.” He grabs the blanket from the back of the couch. “Here, you look cold.” She smiles and takes the blanket from him, draping it over her legs. “Let me know when you want a refill too.”
“I will, thank you, Harry.”
He sits back on the couch and pops a cracker into his mouth. This was normal behavior him. He often doted on her in the shop. If she fell asleep at the table during her lunch break she’d miraculously wake up on the couch in the office, or with a blanket draped over her shoulders and the lights dimmed. He knew how tired she had to be, working so much. She didn’t mind it one bit. She was used to taking care of herself, it was sort of nice to let someone else take a turn.
“We can share if you want.” She speaks up as she sees him cross his arms over his body. “If you’re cold too.”
“Are you sure?”
“It’s your blanket.” She chuckles, and places some of it over his legs. “There, all cozy.”
They devour the pizza rolls, and drink three cider’s each during the movie. They laugh at the funny parts, and are quiet during the more serious parts. She looks away a couple of times, and even squeezes his hand during one of the scarier scenes. They didn’t touch other than that, though. He didn’t want to make things awkward before the party.
“Oh, I love this part at the end with the football team.” She giggles and finishes her last drink. “I’m really glad we did this tonight.” She turns her body to look at him.
“Me too.” He stands up, and starts cleaning everything up. She follows him into the kitchen with the empty cans. “You don’t have to do that.”
“I don’t mind.” She tosses them in the recycling bin he has next to the trash.
“I can walk you home if you want.”
“That’s okay, I think I can make it.”
“I really don’t mind.”
“Don’t be silly, Harry.”
“Will you…at least text me when you get back?”
“Sure.” She nods and gets her shoes and jacket on. He walks her to his door with his hands in his pockets.
“I can pick you up before work tomorrow if you like.”
“That I’ll definitely take you up on. It’s gonna be cold tomorrow, I think.” She throws her arms around him and kisses his cheek quickly. “Thanks for a nice night.”
“Bye.”
He sighs as she leaves, and sighs heavier as she makes her way out of the building. She gets inside her own flat and tells Ronnie everything.
“Shit! I forgot to text him!”
Y/N: so sorry, I got in like 10 min ago
Harry: no worries, glad you got in safe
Y/N: thanks again for a really nice night…you’re fun to watch movies with
Harry: you’re welcome, and so are you
“God, why does he have to be so sweet?”
“So, he really didn’t make any moves?”
“No.” She sighs. “We shared a blanket, but that was about it, and I was too nervous to do more than to touch his hand a couple of times.” She groans and sits down on the couch with a huff. “Like…are we dating? Just friends? I’d love to know.”
“You should ask him.”
“You can’t just ask that sort of thing!”
“Why not?!”
“Because it’s awkward. Ugh, I just had to go work for someone like him. Why couldn’t it have been some old lady?”
//
The work day goes by like normal. Y/N uses ladies room to get into her Wilma costume. Harry had given her an orange wig for the hair, and she got it up into a decent enough bun. The dress was really cute on her figure, and she felt good about it. She’d be cold, but only for the couple of minutes she’d be outside. Harry was waiting for her in the main area with his Fred costume. He was not wearing a wig.
“I’m pretty sure Fred Flinstone has black hair.” She runs a hand through his curls and his face flushes. “But I suppose this will do.”
“You look great, Y/N.”
“You think so?” She does an innocent twirl. “Not too skimpy?”
“Not at all.” He smiles.
They drive to Niall’s, and Y/N is welcome with open arms from the second they walk in. Everyone at the party had great costumes, and she was happy her and Harry went all out. There was music playing, plenty of snacks and drinks, and even a few games. People were playing beer-pong in the kitchen, others were playing some card games. There were some people dancing in the living area. Y/N wondered if some other grad students were mixed into the bunch.
“Want something to drink?” Harry asks her and she nods yes. He takes her by the hand and leads her to the drink cart in the kitchen. He looks at her with raised eyebrows.
“Vodka tonic, please.”
“Coming right up.” He makes two drinks, and hands her one. “Let me know if It’s too strong.”
“Mm.” She takes a sip. “It’s perfect.”
Much to her surprise, Harry keeps an arm around her shoulders for most of the night as they mingled with his friends. It was loose around her, but he was making it pretty clear to anyone else looking at them that she was spoken for. They didn’t drink too much, enough to have a healthy buzz, but not so much that Harry wouldn’t be able to drive later.
“Are you having fun?” He says into her ear. She looks up at him and nods yes. He smiles and goes back to the conversation he was having with Niall.
Y/N liked Harry’s friends. They were all really nice, and did their best to include her in the chit chat. It was a fun night. A little after midnight they decide to call it quits, and head out. Y/N takes the wig off and shakes her hair out the second they’re in the car.
“Man, that thing was itchy.” She runs a hand through her hair and looks at him. “What?” He was already looking at her.
“You’re…you’re just so…” He reaches for her and cups her cheeks in his large hands. They were barely an inch apart, and she could feel his breath fanning over her face. “I really want to kiss you.”
“Please.” She nods slightly, and then he does it.
His lips slot between hers, and her eyes flutter closed. His lips were soft, and he tasted like the mint from the gum he was chewing. Her hands move to the collar of his costume and she tugs him closer to her. He pulls away just as she was opening her mouth a little more, her lips moving towards him. His forehead presses to her.
“Fuck, I…I’ve wanted to do that since the day you walked into the shop, but-“
“Do you wanna go back to my place?”
He nods yes, and throws the car in drive, speeding to their complex. His hand rests on her thigh, squeezing it occasionally, reminding her that he was there and this was happening. He parks in one of the free spaces in front of her building, and gets out of the car. He jogs around the other side and opens her door for her. The air was cold, but the heat radiating between the two of them was scorching. He helps her out of the car, and his lips are on hers again. They shuffle to the main entrance, and she keys in. He’s about to push her up against the wall, but she pushes on his chest.
“Cameras.” She says against his lips, and she tugs him down the hall, and to the elevator.
He keeps his hands to himself while in the elevator, unsure of more cameras, but when she gets them to her door he puts his hands on her shoulders as he stands behind her.
“Is Ronnie home?” He whispers in her ear and goosebumps raise on her skin.
“N-no, she decided to visit some friends for the weekend.”
She keys into the apartment, and she just barely gets the door closed when she’s being pushed up against the wall. If she had the strength to pick him up and carry him to her room she would, but she can’t, so she just tugs on him to move further into the flat. His lips felt so good on hers, and she sucks his bottom lip into her mouth, causing him to groan against her. She finally gets him in her room, and she pushes him back onto her bed. She straddles him immediately, and his hands squeeze at her hips.
“Are you sure you wanna do this?” He asks as he looks up at her. “It’s not too fast?”
“Consider it third date sex, I’m good with it if you are.” She reaches for the hem of her dress and lifts it off herself, revealing a white lace set of underwear. His hands slide up and down her sides.
“Third date, huh?” He smirks.
She leans down to kiss him.
“Chipotle.” Her teeth tug at his bottom lip and she lets it snap back. “The movie last night.” She sucks a mark into his neck, just under his earlobe. “And tonight.” She sits back up. “So, no, I don’t think this is too fast, do you?”
“No.”
He flips her over onto her back, and she giggles as he works to get his costume off. He hovers over her, and kisses down her neck. He mouths over her covered nipples and sucks on her through the fabric. Her hips buck up towards him as he continues working his way down her body. Her heart was about ready to beat out of her chest.
“Wh-what are you doing?” She asks just as his lips go right below her belly button.
“Uh…I was going to take your underwear off, if that’s alright.”
“And then what?”
“I’d love to have a taste of you, if you let me.”
“You really wanna do that? It…it doesn’t gross you out?”
“What’s gross about it?” He smirks. “This right here?” He cups her mound and she whimpers. “One of the greatest wonders of the world. So, can I?”
“Yes.”
He hooks his fingers into her panties, and he tugs them down her legs. He kisses on her hips as he opens her legs. He sucks on each of her lips before licking up her slit. He swirls his tongue around her clit, which was positively throbbing for him. He wraps her lips around the small bud and sucks. Her mouth falls open and her hands fly to his hair.
“Oh, fuck.” She moans.
He moans against her, and it just makes her pool between her legs even more him. He was really enjoying this, which was making her enjoy it even more than usual. It was usually a force with guys her age, but Harry had no problem with it. If she didn’t want to suck his dick before, she definitely did now.
Harry removes his mouth from, only for a moment, to suck his middle and ring fingers into his mouth. He slides them through her folds, and then carefully slips them inside her center. She gasps from the stretch at first, and then she feels like she’s melting into the bed. His mouth goes back to her clit while his fingers curl up inside her to pet against her front wall. Her hips start moving along with the rhythm of his fingers, chasing her release.
“Shit, Harry, ngh.” She was panting now.
Her legs move over his shoulders and her heels dig into his back. He groans against her as she falls apart underneath him. He works her through it, giving her clit slow licks as he pulls his fingers from her. He sucks his fingers into his mouth. They make eye contact, briefly, before she’s pinning him down, and she’s yanking his boxers off. Her eyes widen when she sees his length slap back against his lower tummy. She pecks his lips before getting situated between his legs.
Y/N licks up the underside of his hard length, and his head falls back. Her mouth wraps around his tip and she suckles on it before popping off. She spits into her hand and wraps it around him to pump him slowly. She cradles his balls and moves to suck and lick gently on them.
“Oh, dear god.” He moans. “Y/N, I’ll come if you keep doing that.”
“Do you wanna just fuck now? Wanna fuck me, Harry?” She pouts at him.
He was surprised by her. He nods at her, and she smirks at him. She gets up and takes her bra off while she walks into her bathroom to grab a condom. She tosses it to him as she knees back onto the bed. He rips it open and rolls it on, and he gets back on top of her. He rolls the head of his cock between her folds and around her clit before pushing inside her.
“Still sure? I can stop.”
“No, please, I want it, Harry.”
He smiles and continues to push inside her. She grits her teeth at the feeling. Once he’s all the way in he gives her a moment before slowly pulling back out. He sinks back inside her, and that’s when it starts to feel good. She was nice and tight around him, not that he really cared. He knew it would feel good because he liked her so much. He did wonder, though, when the last time someone had the privilege to stretch her out like this.
“You feel so fucking good.” He says and leans down to suck on her bottom lip. His hands move to knead her breasts, and she moans.
She wraps her legs around his waist to pull him even closer. She just want him to smother her. She moves her hips up to rock along with his, and she gasps when she feels him hit her g-spot.
“Fuck, just like that, don’t stop.”
“Yeah? Like that?”
“Fuck, Harry, yeah, keep going.”
He had per panting again, and her nails were scratching down his back. It felt good, though, to feel her just about breaking his skin because he’s making her feel so good. Her back arches off the bed as she comes undone again, and he presses hard inside her so she can really feel it. She thought maybe he had come too since he was pulling out, but he grips her hips and flips her onto her stomach. He pulls her back, spreads her apart, and pushes back inside her.
“Oh!” She gasps.
“This okay?” He grunts.
“More than okay, fuck.” She pushes back against him and he nearly chuckles.
Quick, deep strokes were entering her. Her bed was shaking, and her cheeks were straight up getting clapped. It was such a breath of fresh air to be with man who knew what to do with it. He grips the back of her neck to steady himself as his thrusts get sloppy.
“I’m gonna come.” He groans. “Shit, I’m gonna-“ He moans out as he spills into the condom.
He was so vocal, and she really liked that. He pulls out of her slowly, and takes the condom off.
“Trash is over there.” She breathes and points towards her desk. He nods and gets up to dispose of it. She gets up and waddles into her bathroom to use her toilet. When she comes back out he’s getting his boxers back on. “You, um, don’t need to leave if you don’t want to.”
“Normally I’d stay, but…” He runs a hand through his hair. “Sort of embarrassing to walk back tomorrow morning as Fred Flinstone.” He smirks.
“Right.” She nods as she throws on a bed shirt, suddenly feeling exposed and vulnerable.
“But I could stay a little longer, lay with you a bit.”
“I don’t want you to be upset if you fall asleep.”
“I won’t be…suppose it would be funny.” He comes over to her and gives her a kiss on the forehead before going into her bathroom.
He gets into bed with once he’s done, and she snuggles up to his side, laying her head on his chest. Her fingers trace around his various tattoos. He rubs her back, and it lulls her to sleep.
//
The next morning she wakes up to an empty bed. Where he was laying wasn’t even warm so he must have left soon after she fell asleep. She sighs and takes a shower, washing her night away. She checks her phone, and smiles, all worry leaving her body.
Harry: slipped out after you fell asleep, hope you don’t think I’m one of those guys…I had a lot of fun, talk at work Monday?
Y/N: definitely don’t think you’re one of those guys…now lol yeah, let’s talk Monday
She sighs and sits at her desk to get some grading done. Or she was hopeful to get work done. The ache between her legs was proving to be pretty distracting.
//
Y/N takes a deep breath before walking into the shop Monday afternoon. There were plenty of customers buying discounted costumes, so Harry’s only able to smile at her as she slips into the backroom to hang her coat up.
“I guess…do you think he’ll still like this in a year?” The woman asks Harry.
“I’m not gonna like to you, he easily couldn’t, but if I know kids, they like to have options. If he ends up having a couple of parties to go to, he won’t want to wear the same costume to each event.”
“That’s true…alright, you’ve sold me, Harry.”
“Excellent! I’ll you ring you up.”
Y/N brushes behind Harry as he works the register. The whole evening was busy, so when he’s finally able to put the closed sign up, he’s relieved to see her sitting standing in the office.
“Hey.” He says to her.
“Hi.” She blushes.
His hands grip her hips and he effortlessly lifts her up onto the desk. He presses his forehead to hers.
“Y/N, I know we’ve become close, but I’ve been feeling conflicted because I’m also your boss, and the last thing I wanna do is take advantage of the situation.”
“Hey.” She says, cupping his cheeks so he’ll look at her. “We weren’t even at work…everything we’ve done has been outside of this place. You didn’t do anything wrong. Do you regret the other night?”
“No, not at all.” His hands rest on her thighs as he stands between her legs. He tucks some hair behind her ear. “I just don’t really know what to do here.”
“Well, it’s not like I’ll be working here much longer, just until the end of November, right?”
“Right.”
“So…do you wanna, like, keep dating? Going out and stuff?”
“I’d really like that. I want us to keep getting to know each other. I wish I had stayed the whole night the other night. I felt like such a dick for leaving.”
“Don’t, it’s fine. I would have done the same thing.” She smiles and then bites her bottom lip. “Besides, you’ll have plenty of other opportunities to sleepover.”
“I will?” He smiles.
She nods and he leans in to kiss her. Harry was a simple guy who owned a costume shop, and thanks to the girl in grad school he hired for the season, he made it through Halloween yet again. This time, instead of celebrating his profits with Niall down at the pub, he was kissing the very same girl that took his breath away when she walked in.
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May I PLEASE have a Sonny Carisi x reader fic where they're fake dating?! Thank you in advance my lovely ❤️
Undercover
A/N: What? Two Sonny fics back-to-back? That’s right! I love this trope too damn much, and I was done with the whole “home for the holidays” cliche, so this is different. Also, the second-hand embarrassment in the beginning killed me. Hope you enjoy, Karen, and thanks for the request @the-baby-bookworm <3
Tags: none, just fluff
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You had an arm wrapped around Sonny’s waist, his arm around your shoulders, as you walked through the park. You chuckled lightly, pretending he had said something funny as you both moved closer to the perp you were tailing.
“He’s heading for Alice,” Fin’s voice came through your earpiece. But that was the plan; Alice was the bait to draw out the man who had assaulted her. On a different trail, you saw Amanda stretching in her tracksuit, subtly watching the perp. You and Sonny moved closer, making sure Alice wasn’t in harm’s way, that you could grab this guy if anything happened.
And then, someone cut off your line of sight. “[Y/N]?? Hey! How are you?! And who’s this??” they asked. Your eyes focused, and you panicked; it was your cousin.
“Shhh! Abby, not right now,” you whispered, trying to look to see if the perp had heard any of this exchange. So far, it seemed like you were still in the clear.
“Is this your boyfriend??” she asked, looking Sonny up and down. He grinned nervously, trying to be polite, his eyes still trained on the perp.
Fin’s voice came over your earpiece. “What’s going on? Who is that?”
“Abby, look, this is a really bad time—” you started before she cut you off.
“He’s cute, though! Good job, [Y/N]! You have to bring him over for dinner though!” Abby was gushing, her voice getting louder and louder. The perp turned and looked over at the three of you, and you gave Abby a huge smile, playing the part.
“For sure! I’ll bring Dom over later…tonight work?” you asked, trying to just get rid of her now.
Sonny, sensing your plans, pulled you closer, kissing your temple. “Yeah, I’d love to meet some of your family, babe.”
Abby smiled. “Tonight sounds perfect! 7 o’clock work?”
“Yep! Bye now,” you said, just as the perp started walking down the trail again. You and Sonny pushed by your cousin, keeping on his trail. Sonny quirked an eyebrow at you, but you simply shook your head; you’d explain later.
 ********************
Thankfully, the run-in with your cousin didn’t blow your undercover, and you were able to apprehend the perp. But by the time you caught him, made it back to the precinct, interrogated him, and sent him to processing, you had completely forgotten about the encounter with your cousin in the park.
After filling out the paperwork for the arrest, you made a cup of bad, precinct coffee and downed half of it in one gulp, making Sonny chuckle as he watched.
“What’s so funny?” you asked, raising an eyebrow playfully.
He grinned. “I’ve never seen anyone actually drink this sludge, let alone that much.”
You opened your mouth to reply but stopped when your phone chimed with an incoming text. Brow furrowed, you glanced at it, seeing it was from your cousin, Abby, reminding you to come over at 7pm. You let out a groan. “Fuck, I forgot about dinner at my cousin’s place!”
“Oh shit, I did too…have you told her I’m not actually your boyfriend? That we were undercover?” Sonny asked, leaning back in his chair.
You shook your head slightly. “Nah, Abby’s kind of an airhead. I don’t know if she even knows what the word ‘undercover’ means….”
Sonny was silent as he thought this over. “So…” he started. “Are we going undercover at your cousin’s place?”
You swallowed at what he was suggesting, touched that he would do this for you. There was no rescheduling when it came to Abby, no explaining things away. You’d have to go to this dinner, and you’d have to bring Sonny. Even if you did tell her you weren’t dating, she’d still insist you were, tell everyone in the family.
“Even if we did, this means my whole family’s gonna be asking about you,” you murmured, staring at your half-empty coffee.
“And if we blow off this dinner?”
Your cheeks burned. “Then the rumors Abby would spread would be a hundred times worse…and the family would still be asking about you.” You remembered the last time you were late bringing an ex over, and Abby not-so-subtly tugged the collar of your shirt down, looking for hickeys.
Sonny chuckled. “Well, I guess that leaves us no choice, now does it…honey?” He grinned at you, his eyes crinkling in that way they do when he’s amused, and you shot him a playful glare.
“I’ll owe you cannolis for a month,” you promised, and he laughed, shaking your hand, and sealing the deal.
 ******************
You and Sonny stood on the doorstep of Abby’s brownstone, waiting for her to answer the door after you knocked. “Thank you again for this,” you murmured, heart in your throat.
“Of course. We’re partners. I’d take a bullet for ya…or pretend to be your boyfriend for a dinner,” Sonny replied, making you laugh.
“Glad those are on the same level for you,” you rolled your eyes as the door opened.
“[Y/N]! Welcome! And Dom!” Abby greeted, and you furrowed your brow, trying to remember if you really called Sonny be his first name in the park. You normally referred to him by his last name only. Guess you were sticking with Dominick tonight.
Abby moved out of the way, letting you enter her place. “Thanks for having us over,” Sonny said, smiling.
“Nonsense! I’m happy to meet [Y/N]’s…friends,” she gave you a knowing look, and you grimaced. “She’s always so busy with work, I’m amazed she has time to date!” You groaned and Sonny chuckled good-naturedly. “So! How’d you two meet?”
 ***************
Abby’s husband came home soon after you had arrived, their two children with him. Then dinner was served. Abby never stopped asking questions, and to Sonny’s credit, he answered everything thrown at him—mostly about his family and life. He answered truthfully, neither of you really lying, even when asked “couple” questions. When asked how long you’ve been together, you were able to answer how long you were partnered at SVU. Having worked so close for so long, spending many days and nights together, meant you could answer pretty truthfully, even if Abby didn’t get that you weren’t really dating. Your only issue was catching yourself almost calling him Carisi, which only happened a few times, and you quickly corrected yourself. Otherwise, you answered everything perfectly. Except for one question, asked after dinner, when Abby was watching Sonny play with the kids.
“So, any talks about marriage?” she asked, sipping on her glass of wine.
You choked on your own wine, putting the glass down as you coughed. “Ah, no—not yet,” you sputtered.
“Well, you should get on that. I mean, look at him,” she said, gesturing at Sonny. One of the kids, the five-year-old girl, pushed his chest, and he dramatically fell backwards onto the floor, making both kids squeal with laughter.
You grinned at him; it was adorable watching Sonny with the kids. This wasn’t the first time you thought your partner was cute, but it hit…differently this time. Your cheeks burned as you caught yourself starting to feel…no. You stopped the thought right there; you were not falling for him.
“I’ll keep that in mind,” you replied, finishing your wine. “Well, it’s getting late.” You walked over to Sonny, helping him up off the floor. He got up, pulling you close, placing a kiss on your cheek, and your heart stuttered.
“Ready to go home, love?” he asked, nuzzling his nose into your hair, his arms wrapping around your shoulders.
“Yep! Let’s get out of here,” you replied, squeezing him to you before pulling away. “Thanks for dinner, Abs; it was delicious. Nice seeing you, too, Jake.” You hugged them both while Sonny high-fived the children, then said goodbye to Abby and Jake. Placing a hand on your lower back, he led you out into the night, heading towards his truck.
“Thank you again for tonight, Dom,” you said once you were far enough away from Abby’s place.
Sonny grinned at you, and you melted. Fuck, you really were falling for him. “Of course, doll. I had a lot of fun tonight, undercover or not.”
You climbed into the passenger side and Sonny slipped into the driver’s seat. He turned the engine on, but didn’t move to put the truck in drive, instead gripping and regripping the wheel nervously. “Listen, [Y/N]…would you, uh, like to go out for coffee with me sometime or something?” he asked.
You turned to look at him, dumbfounded. “Like…like a-a date?”
Sonny swallowed. “Y-yeah…I mean, if you wanted…. Look, just forget I asked—”
“I’d love to,” you replied, smiling.
He looked at you, eyes wide before he broke into a wide grin. “Okay, great. That’s…that’s great.” You both sat there for what seemed like forever, just grinning at each other like idiots. “Oh! I guess I should take ya home, huh?” Sonny asked, his cheeks going red.
You laughed. “That would be nice, yeah…. It’s been a long day.”
“Yeah, it has…but a good day.”
“A fantastic day,” you agreed, making his grin grow. You had butterflies in your stomach as you thought about going on a date with Sonny, your heart fluttering. Your heart full on stopped when he parked in front of your apartment, though, pulling you in for a chaste kiss over the center divide of his truck, his face beet-red after he realized what he did.
“I’ll text you tomorrow,” Sonny said in a small voice, leaning back in his seat and looking embarrassed.
You smiled, leaning over and kissing his burning cheek. “I’ll talk to you tomorrow then.” He watched you leave his truck, waiting until you made it through your front door before driving away. You smiled to yourself, thrilled about going out with your partner, excited to wake up in the morning.
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bangchanshehe · 4 years ago
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Bodyguard Lee Pt. 2
You met a kind stranger wandering the streets of Athens who was willing to go out of his way to help you. But across the globe weeks later you cross paths with him again. Could having this many unexpected meetings be a happy coincidence or an ill-fated destiny?
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Three days later you were back in Seoul and unpacking your luggage. It had been the most exhausting and chaotic week of your life and you were happy that you were finally able to at least get back to your normal routines. And while things weren’t going to slow down for you any time soon you at least had more of a sense of normalcy.
You smiled to yourself as you unpacked all of your trinkets and threw your used clothes into the laundry. But most of all you were excited to see your mom and share with her the necklace that you had found for her while you were out looking for souvenirs. You thought back on that night and smiled to yourself.
The man that had helped you in Greece gave you such a good impression of the city that was so miserable for you so far. As the two of you drove past historical buildings and prominent locations he explained their significance. And any place that you wanted to go to he took you there with a smile on his face. by the end of the night you felt like the two of you had been friends who had met each other for the first time in a while as opposed to the strangers that you were. The two of you talked amongst yourselves and you found out that he was a Korean national who was working in Greece. Most importantly there was no pressure to act a certain way in front of him because of who you were, everything was completely natural instead. If it wasn’t for his assistance you would have gone back to your hotel empty handed and upset that you weren’t able to find anything to bring back. And In the end you weren’t able to get his last name to give him a proper thank you or even find him on social media but you would always remember his first name. Taemin.
“shit” you screeched out as the sound of your ringtone startled you out of your fond memories.
You pulled out your phone and took a deep breath before you answered the call from your manager. You couldn’t go a single hour without someone from your company trying to contact you about something. you had just gotten dropped off outside of your apartment less than 30 minutes ago, and you were happy that you were able to be in your own space once more. But now you were back to being the busy entertainer once more.
“hello?” you asked bitterly, not even bothering to conceal the disappointment and frustration in your voice.
“y/n, tomorrow morning the company wants to recruit some new security team members to travel with us while you go on tour. I’ve sent you their resumes so take a look and let me know who your top three are. They want to hire the new members as soon as possible so they can start their training.” Your manager quickly barked out before she hung up on you.
You pulled the phone away from your face and double checked that she really hung up on you, and the moment you confirmed you scoffed. What the hell… you thought to yourself. I guess she needs the time off as much as I do too.
You quickly opened up your email and looked at the recently received message and scowled. You had never hired someone before and you didn’t know what to look for in a resume to make an educated decision on who to hire. And you honestly didn’t care who would end up being on your security team as long as they would protect you and were professional.
You clicked on the message and opened the attachments to see ten resumes in total. You let out a sigh and meticulously went through each persons accomplishments and previous employment. Each one of them had a lot of strong accomplishments and experience that would make them valuable members. And you were completely at a loss as to who to choose until you looked at the last resume. He was last employed by the Korean ambassador who was stationed in Greece, he had lost of merits and rewards and he seemed to be very professional.
You grinned to yourself and mentally congratulated the man for being in the running. You scrolled up to see his name and information and your eyes almost jumped out of your head when you saw his application headshot.
“Taemin?” you asked out loud in complete disbelief.
The chances of this happening was slim to none. No, it was less than that. It was almost impossible.
But if his resume didn’t already speak for itself his helpfulness and courtesy of helping you in Greece did. You didn’t really care who the other two members would be, but you knew for a fact that you wanted Taemin as one of your members. It was the last thing that you could do for him since you weren’t ever able to properly thank him.
You immediately emailed your manager back that you didn’t care who the other two were but you absolutely wanted Taemin on your team, and then shut down your laptop. You were excited to see Taemin once more and congratulate him on getting the job. You imagined how shocked he would be to see you once more but this time as a prominent entertainer.
The next morning you got up with a smile. It felt good to sleep a normal amount of time and in your own bed again. You took your time enjoying your morning coffee and you relaxed as you got ready. You had opted to wear something more casual and comfortable for the day since you had worn such heavy and extreme clothes during your shoot.
when your manager had finally arrived at your apartment she gave you a call and you quickly grabbed your belongings and met her in your van.
“good morning” she said chipperly
“morning” you replied back
“today your schedule is a little tight” your manager said with a sorry tone “this morning we have a photoshoot for promotions, then you have a vocal and choreography training session. After a short lunch break you have an interview and then in the evening you have a meeting with the producers and event coordinators.”
You leaned forward towards your managers seat “will we have time to see the candidates for the security team?” you asked her hopeful that you would be able to greet Taemin on the team personally
Your manager hummed and looked at the clock “im not too sure what time their final interview is but with your schedule today its pretty unlikely.” She said
You sat back in your seat and let out a small sigh. It was too bad that you wouldn’t be able to see Taemin, but this was your life. Constantly missing out on the things that you want to do.
The time was currently 7pm and you were staring at the sunset as your day finally came to an end. You were waiting for your manager to pull your car around in the garage when you had made eye contact with someone who you didn’t expect to see.
“y/n-ssi” one of the directors called out to you.
You had immediately turned to him with a professional smile and bowed in greeting but inside you were dying. You had hoped that he was going to simply pass by you but instead he had stopped right next to you.
“I wanted to introduce you to the newest members of your security team.” He said holding a hand out towards the three men that were behind him.
Your eyes immediately widened and your attention was heightened. You didn’t think that seeing taemin would be possible today but you were gladly proven wrong.
“this is Seonghwa, Minho, and Kai” the director stated their names
As soon as you saw the faces of each of the new members your smile immediately turned into a frown. You had looked at each of the men and then up to the company director. Sure you had seen each of the men’s resumes and they were highly qualified, but if you had met any of them on the side of the road and asked for help you were sure that none of them could give you the same treatment as Taemin gave you in Greece.
“director, may I speak to you for a minute?” you asked him and he gave you a gesture to walk a distance away to speak. Once the two of you were a few yards away from the gentlemen you whispered your questions. “what happened to Taemin-ssi?” you asked “I really liked his resume and thought that he would be really good for the job.”
The director gave you a smile before he answered “we did too. His resume and previous employment was quite impressive. However, he wasn’t interested in a job that required leaving the country. He is interested in more of a regular full-time job in Korea.” He answered
You lowered your head and let out a small sigh. Although you were hopeful to run into him again it was understandable that he would want to stay in Korea since he had been in Greece for a while. And you couldn’t blame him for that. He probably also had a family in Korea that he missed dearly.
“I understand” you said to the director
The two of you shared a mutual look of agreement before you approached the new men once more.
“congratulations on joining the team.” You said to the men giving them a smile “ill be off now. have a good night”
The men politely bowed and responded with goodnight and get home safely. You had bowed back politely and then retreated to the parking garage where your manager would pick you up.
You hadn’t received a message from your manager yet that she had arrived but you wanted to get out of the building as quickly as possible. Your hopes of having taemin joining your team was a bummer, but you were more upset that you wouldn’t see him again more than anything.
It had felt like for the first time in a long time you were able to make a friend who wasn’t under any sort of impression or had expectations based on what your career was. And maybe you were reading too much into that night in Greece, but you really did feel like Taemin had become a friend. Or maybe it was just your brain creating a scenario out of nothing since you needed companionship so badly.
You had felt a tap on your shoulder and you had turned around without looking at the person. You were looking down at your feet when you had asked “can we stop at the convenience store before you drop me off at home?”
“sure. What do you need?” you heard a man’s voice asking back
You had immediately snapped your head up when you heard the voice that was so unfamiliar to you. You looked up at the mans face and was unable to recognize him past his black hat and mask that hid his facial features.
“im sorry, you must have the wrong person.” You said quietly and hid your face hoping that you could simply back away from the situation and wait inside for your manager.
“no, ive got the right person” he man said and his eyes crinkled in a smile
You looked him up and down and red flags went off and alarm bells rang in your head. The man pulled out a box cutter just far enough out of his jacket pocket for you to see as he pushed the blade out all the way.
“quietly, I want you to get into the car.” The man said in a scattered and panicked voice
You put your hands up and you began to take small shaky steps towards his car door. As you got closer the man circled around so he was no approaching you instead of you stepping towards him. When you opened the car door and sat down inside he began barking commands at you.
“put the ankle cuffs and handcuffs on.”
You nodded your head and you began to place the cuffs around your feet. But as tears sprung to your eyes and your hands began to shake you weren’t able to put on the cuffs as quickly as the man wanted you to.
“faster!” the man yelled and you began to sob
You tried to calm yourself down as you blinked away your tears and tried to focus. But the fear that swept through your body only made things worse.
How had no one seen you on the security cameras and come to help. What was taking your manager so long that she wasn’t here already. And why was this happening to you?
You had finally snapped the handcuffs on when you had heard a loud crunch and a body had hit the pavement next to you outside of the car. You looked down at the man who was now lying still and let out a loud sob when you saw the mans mask. When you realized that the danger was finally gone you looked up to who had saved you, and you completely lost control of your emotions.
Of all people who you had hoped would help you never did you imagine that it would be Taemin to your rescue.
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draco-kasai · 3 years ago
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Hero Collaboration Program
Chapter 2 pt. 1: Welcome to The Program! --> 
Chapter 2 pt. 2                                            Find Chapter 1 here!
Story Summery: High School Hero Collaboration Program! Helping Sophomore hero students connect with others around the world! Come join us for a two-week-long trip to one of our schools for an amazing once in a lifetime experience with students of Yuuei! Only a lucky 40 students will be selected for this program. They will be split into two groups of 20 and sent to different schools to have completely unique experiences!
AKA; A very bitg crossover fanfic I started because I can’t help myself. I adore all of these characters and hope I had done them justice, though I did take many backstories and threw them into the meat grinder to remold them in a way that fits this universe. Also, I love 1-A but I also want to take them down a peg or two... I also just want to see them get their asses handed to them.  
A/N: Here it is! Chapter two! I hope anyone who decides to read it enjoys!
Alfred Freedom Jones practically bounced out of his bed in excitement. All the exchange student’s had arrived around 7PM last night in hopes for them to receive enough rest and get used to any sudden time change and jet lag. He and Valerie - a teacher of the school where they conduct part of the program - had wanted to be the ones to pick up and welcome all the kids. However, They were tasked with any last minute decorating to make the dorms presentable and welcoming and preparing dinner, that way the kids would have food in their bellies before they headed to their dorms and began unpacking and going to bed. 
The dorms of the school are located right behind the school itself. Although they were especially made 15 years ago since the program had begun, they are used for other purposes throughout the year to not go to waste. When students find themselves in situations where they need a place to stay, they are welcome to speak to a counselor to explain the situation, where they are given a room key and a ‘job’ as a tutor or teacher's assistant as well as have mandatory counseling to ‘pay off’ their stay. Sports clubs are also welcome to apply and stay in the program dorms during the summer for training camp, and many clubs even enjoy having sleep-overs for a few days as a bonding activity. 
This year has been one of the few where nobody has found the need to stay in the dorms throughout their school year. Alfred could almost cry for joy at that fact. Not only is there no student in the school facing such problems, but there won't be a random kid trying to sneak into all of their activities. It’s endearing when it happens the first few times, but the moment you have every one of those students trying to sneak into amusement parks and other field trips with the exchange students they’d become attached to, making you buy them a ticket on the spot to not just send them back, it becomes a little of a problem. Needless to say, he and Valerie have started carrying extra money with them on field trips.
Last year was a new one. Instead of them just buying a ticket on the spot, the two seniors that were with them had been snuck onto the bus and into six flags. They had somehow convinced the shy Brazilian boy to use their quirk to turn them into mice for an hour, so they could sneak in.
Everyone that enters a theme park nowadays are given quirk suppressant bracelets, that are custom-made for each theme park with designs, shapes and looks, that they must wear during their stay and return when they leave. The senior students were somehow able to get their hands on some when they transformed back, inside the theme park.
 Everyone was very smug when they explained to Alfred and Valerie how exactly two seniors not in the program and without tickets got into the theme park. Even the shy boy seemed proud that so much was accomplished with their quirk. As illegal as that is, he couldn’t help but feel a little proud of how they had just outsmarted the system. Although that didn’t stop, he or Valerie from lecturing them. His kids were very apologetic, and tried to make up for it by paying the teachers for the two students tickets by all pitching in.  He had avoided Aizawa’s questioning stare at the two students the whole day and allowed Valerie and the kids to keep him busy.
All things considered, Alfred and Valerie might not be the best choices as chaperones for the students, since they let them get away with shit when they know they’ve been outsmarted. Their superiors don’t have to know. Although the teachers praise them for being so innovative, the two teachers always make sure to drill it into their brain how important following the law is and how they shouldn't abuse their quirks in such ways. They also make sure to explain what kind of consequences such actions can cause, especially if they were pros. 
The reason they don’t kick them out of the program or anything, though, is because they are kids in training for a dangerous profession. They deserve the opportunity to have fun and act their age every now and again. Sure, they usually end up realizing how idiotic many of their ideas turn out to be, but it’s best they start learning now than mess up later and have their careers ruined for it. He and Valerie have kept in contact with kids who had graduated too! They have all become wonderful heroes, even if they had pulled quite a few pranks during their time in the program.
Adjusting the prescription glasses on his face, Alfred grabbed all the lanyards with cardholders attached to them and made sure each of the students program ID’s, room and key cards were there. He was going to hand them out last night after dinner, but all the kids seemed too exhausted, so he and Valerie had led them to their rooms to go unpack and rest. Once he was sure all of them were there, he grabbed his own lanyard. Wrapping it around his jeans' belt loop, he grabbed a folder and stepped out of his dorm. 
Looking at his watch, he realized it was 9:01 AM. They had told the kids to set their alarms, so they should be awake and getting ready by now. Going over the schedule he had memorized, he noted that they all had to be in the cafeteria at 9:45 for a late breakfast. After, they would head over to the large field separating the two dorm buildings for group activities. Since the students are all jet-lagged, they are free from classes till Friday, tomorrow. It may be a program for training, but they're students, can’t let them all fall behind.
 Making his way down the hallway, he began knocking on doors to the boys rooms on his floor. “Head down to the common area in ten minutes! Wear something comfortable for physical activity!” he called out as he made his way down all 12 doors. He could faintly hear Valerie doing the same downstairs to the females. 
As he walked towards the stairs, he spotted a few students already following behind him. He had even spotted a few of the girls walking behind Valerie, already attempting small talk. Once in the common area, he and Valerie smiled at the kids that followed them down.
“You kids are free to enjoy yourselves with anything you’d like while we wait for the others.” Valerie’s chipper voice practically sang as she spoke. “The remote to the TV is on the coffee table, the pool table racks are on the wall over there, the ball for the foosball table should be in one of the goals, and you are free to explore the field, just don’t go too far.” 
Both adults watched in amusement as the students stared around in awe. By the time the ten minutes had passed, all the students were scattered throughout the field, or common room. It hadn’t taken long for the two adults to gather them all up outside. One of the students had been quite sociable, going around speaking to everyone.
“Alright students ~!” Valerie sang as she closed and locked the sliding glass door behind her, “Since we still have time before we have to head over for breakfast, let’s all introduce ourselves properly to one another.” 
Alfred gave the kids a two finger salute as his partner took her place next to him, “Wassup guys! I’m Alfred Freedom Jones! Call me Mr. Jones! I’m a representative of the Hero collaboration program! I’ve been to both schools and have been doing this for 6 years! I was actually a student of this program when it was established! I hope you all enjoy yourselves while you are here!”
“Hello~! I’m Valerie Felicity Frizzle! Please, feel free to call me Miss. Frizzle or even Frizz, as many of my kids call me. I have been teaching in Marina high school for 19 years now. I was actually the teacher that had convinced my coworkers and the district to sign our school up for this lovely program! Truly, it has been a wonderful joy to meet and work with such wonderful children! I hope you all have a glorious experience and take home with you something new~!” The woman curtsied, showing off her dark purple dress that depicted outer space in beautiful patterns and colors.
“Now then! Your turn guys! Anyone want to go first, or shall we popcorn it? Maybe left to right? Choose someone and let them choose after? Whatcha guys up for?”
Both teachers watched in amusement as they watched the kids glance around at one another. They had seen some of them already starting to make some friends. Five of them seemed to get along well while playing foosball. Two had played 8-ball while conversing with two other students that watched with interest. Some of the others kept to themselves while watching TV or hanging around outside. Hopefully they are able to make some friends too. Just as Miss. Frizzle prepared to call on someone, a green arm raised up.
“Me! Me! I would love to go first!” The boy’s grin widened as everyone's gaze landed on him. Everything about him was a different shade of  green, from his skin to his hair and eyes. He wore a white tank top with an unbuttoned short-sleeved button up that has Disney dogs printed all over it, and loose, knee-length jean shorts. A boy at the other end of the crowd of students with green eyes and a serious face jolted in surprise and sank a little into his seat once he noticed him. 
“I like your enthusiasm, kid! Alright! Let’s hear it! Ah, don’t share any quirk information, though! We have a little activity planned later, and staying anonymous would be the best course of action.” Alfred grinned just as wide in response. 
“Okay!” He bounced over to stand between them. It was unnecessary, but it looks like it’s a thing now. Both teachers could see the discomfort that had settled on a small handful of students at the thought of standing in front of strangers to introduce themselves. “Hi! My name is Garfield Mark Logan! You guys can call me Gar! My name can be quite the mouthful. My hero name is Beast Boy and I came from San Francisco, aaand oh yeah! I’m Vegetarian! It’s nice to meet you all -! Oh my gosh, Damian! Hey dude!!” 
Said boy groaned as he facepalmed. A few people in the group held back their laughter as best they could as Garfield rushed over to him. Grabbing the sleeve of Damian’s jacket, he dragged him to the front of the crowd, “You practically ghosted us, dude. This is your punishment. Introduce yourself.” 
Damian almost stumbled when Garfield pushed him before retreating back to his spot next to a boy with green highlights in his hair. Letting out a heavy sigh, he fixed the sleeve to his hoodie and straightened his black V-neck shirt. Clearing his throat, he spoke, “Hello, I am Damian Wayne. It’s a pleasure to meet you all. I suppose if I am going off of Garfield’s introduction; my hero name is Red Bird, I came from Gotham in New Jersey, and I am also Vegetarian.” Green eyes scanned the crowd before pointing to a boy with light brown hair wearing a tie diy shirt. “You go next.”
“O - oh! Um, okay.” The boy stood to his feet from his place on the concrete, “Hi, uh, My name is Rudy Tabootie. I live pretty close actually, Burbank, to be exact. Uh, I’m not vegetarian… sorry? Uh, my Hero name is Snap. It’s really cool to meet you all.” and just like that, all the introductions went, and the group found themselves in the cafeteria for breakfast with their new lanyards. It wasn’t long till all the student’s exited the cafeteria and made their way to the field between the dorms. 
“Alright guys! We want to explain a few things with you before we start today’s first activity!” Mr. Jones clapped his hands together, excitedly. 
“I’m sure you have all noticed how the special guests, the main reason for this program, Yuuei isn’t here yet. Well, they will all be arriving tomorrow. However, you will not be introduced to them until Monday.” Miss. Frizzle smiled widely, the students before them began murmuring to one another in confusion.
“Um, Why?” A girl with pearl white skin asked. She wore light gray joggers, a sky blue tank top and had her cobalt blue hair tied up in pigtails. Jenny Walkman.
“The answer is simple! The students of Yuuei have had the whole school year to train and get to know one another, as well as their abilities. Needless to say, they all know how to work together.” Miss. Frizzle explained, “For this reason, our program is set up to allow all the exchange students to have time to get to know one another as well as each other's quirks and skills, so you may be able to work together when needed. This way, when we do battle training, everything would be on as equal footing as we can get.”
Mr. Jones nodded beside her, “Which is why all weekend, as they rest from their long flight, get accustomed to their surroundings and have fun sightseeing, we will be doing a bunch of group activities to get to know one another better. That way, when we begin battle training…” He trails off, hoping someone would finish for him. He wasn’t disappointed. 
“We’d at least be on equal footing against them.” A girl with long red hair that she had tied up in a ponytail responded. Wearing a green crop top, and dark blue cargo pants, she crossed her arms over her chest, a smile crossing her lips slightly at the plan. Kimberly Anne Possible
“Precisely!” Miss. Frizzle and Mr. Jones sang together.
“Today’s activity, drum roll please,” Miss. Frizzle happily made the sound effect for her coworker. Mr. Jones held up a dodgeball, where he got it, nobody knows, “Dodgeball!”
Chapter 2 pt. 2  
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al3x1ss · 4 years ago
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Bring them to your home for the holidays {HCs}
Includes: Oikawa, Akaashi, Noya, Terushima, Kiyoko
THIS IS WRITTEN WITH A FEMALE READER! ALSO, ALL CHARACTERS ARE AGED UP!
Author’s note: In my family, thanksgiving means the Christmas stuff is put up after breakfast, so I got this idea ab the holidays and I got v happy. Enjoy!
Warnings: None, fluffy holidays for y’all!
Oikawa
okay mans HATES the cold confirmed
like snow comes he’ll probably hiss
(HISSING AT SNOW ME HONESTLY LMAO)
(Not me seeing a few feet of snow with my sisters and going “wow look at all that cocaine”)
ANYWAY
so y’all met when both of you happened to be in Brazil and he thought you were cute
long story short you had a few dinner dates, even hung out with Hinata!!
you guys hit it off very well :)
so you guys have been together for about 2 years and you’re like ya know what
“Come to my house for the holidays :)”
not only is this man a simp but he loves the warmth so ofc he says yes!!
so while you’ve lived here all your life, only really moving out of Tampa to Miami, you did have to take this tourist him to a basic spot
but you did want to take him to some of your favorite places
after him seeing your family again, you took him to one of your favorite carnivals!
then classic gotta go to the beach I mean
why not go to the ocean!!
issue with December weather in Florida is it changes every second so today was a bit C H I L L E D
(You did have to force him to eat something other than rice tho)
Picky eater kawa confirmed
what better way to spend December 25th than Disney
I mean
Mans whole went “wow 😍” when you told him
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Kiyoko
BEST WOMAN I LOVE WOMEN
ahem
you were an exchange student during her whole high school career, turning into best friends and deciding to go to college together
college came along, and with the help of a few friends, parties, and a little too much twister, you realized
you were actually lesbian.
which you know what, we support!
it’s not like you’ve never liked a boy, it just happened to be that women were more your type
oh yeah another thing
Kiyoko is the prettiest thing in your eyes.
OH ANOTHER ANOTHER THING
HAVE I MENTIONED YOU REALIZED THAT YOU’VE ACTUALLY LIKED HER SINCE YOUR 1ST YEAR IN COLLEGE
NO?
OKAY.
so what you DONT know is that Kiyoko has realized she actually feels the same
during your third year in college, she had broken up with her boyfriend of a year, Tanaka, but never told you why
Huh
i wONdEr whY
But, after living in Japan for 7 years, Christmas time is rolling around once again
And you are going home for the holidays!
usually you would go home during summer break, but this time you really wanted to spend Christmas since your older brother had your niece!
and since Kiyo didn’t have any plans you were like
“hey, do you want to come home with me?”
home girl choked on her water 😳
“H-home?”
“Yeah! I’m going back to New Orleans for the holidays.”
cue brain calming down and like sLIGHT disappointment
but
it’s you
and she loves you.
HANGING OUT WITH YOU SORRY
so you guys did presents and stuff
your niece LOVES Kiyoko btw
your dad was like “👀”
I SEE YOU YOU SEE ME MAn
been knew you were 💅AND HE SUPPORTS
so around 4 you’re like let’s go do something!!
and she says okay!!
so one movie Kiyoko really loved was “Princess and the Frog”
Funny enough there’s actually a bakery you’ve gone too growing up
so you get New Orleans’ best beignets!
Ahh, fun times
next, you’ll always hear some type of caroling anywhere you are in the city
which means?
SMALL PARTIES
DANCING
FUN TIMES
you see random groups of people smiling around 7pm, the sun already down
and you’re thinking to yourself
Hey
I want to ask her to dance.
and you do :)
YALL BUST D O W N LIKE YES MAAMS
continuing
Finally at around 10pm you take her to this one street where each place has a bunch of Christmas wonderlands lit up
hile it doesn’t really snow in New Orleans, people used fake snow!!
gotta get that spirit somehow 😗
when I say Kiyoko is a goddess I mean it
the lights bouncing off her face while she’s smiling?
*chefs kiss*
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Terushima
ah yes the city that everyone thinks is a state
IM SORRY J
BUT IM NOT EHDJFJHH
So
Chicago!! ✨
Terushima HAS visited Illinois before
However, surprisingly has never been to Chicago
So you were like
I’m born here!! 🥰
Come come!!🥺
And he said
Si si!! 🤪
so y’all flew out on the 20th
while your parents don’t live here, some old friends do
and why not have them meet your amazing boyfriend!
literally all of them were shocked I mean
(Y/N) likes a boy with a tongue piercing?
wack
the amount of BONKERS
but yes you love him very much
and he loves you!!
honestly your friends already fell in love with you two being in love it’s canon
afterwards you guys went too ZooLights
HE HAD THE AUDACITY TO THROW A SNOWBALL AT YOU
“YUJI MY PANTS ARE WET”
“IM SORRY PRINCESS IT WAS JUST A GOOD TIMING-“
you threw one at his face
Not y’all fighting like little kids-
n e wayz
best way to end the 24th?
ice skating-
nope.
It’s actually buying late presents because you two actually forgot to get some people presents and Christmas is literally in like 4 hours!!
YOU COULDNT CATCH YUJI IF YOU TRIED😳
MANS WAS ZOOMIN THROUGH EVERY STORE
GRANDMA? GOT IT
UNCLE? SURE
NEPHEW? YOU DONT EVEN GOT A NEPHEW
It was mega fun tho
surprisingly y’all didn’t get kicked out
you almost did when Terushima thought it would be a good idea to ride a skateboard into the electronics section at target 🤡
but we will ignore that for tonight ❤️
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Akaashi
A NOTE:
this one will be the longest one with the most detail for certain reasons! also, for akaashi’s you do have a given birthday because Dec 30th is actually my birthday and I wanted to sprinkle in some of that ❤️
alright
best for last :)
So you got to be in an exchange program during college
and that’s when you met akaashi since you guys were in the same classes!
he also showed you around and was very sweet
so you offered to get him coffee
and after a while he confessed by giving you a copy of a book you both really loved
but
you semester was ending
which means home for the holidays
luckily, you guys would only have one more semester away from eachother before you guys graduated
but you did want to spend the holidays together
so you offered for him to come to New York with you
boy got excited so fast my heart-
wOOSH FOR THIS MAN
But like Christmas in New York with your loving boyfriend of 4 years?
Sign me up
So you know that during winter it’s a hit or miss with snow
is it still freezing cold?
Yes.
But can we guarantee 3 feet of snow every December?
No.
But we can guarantee it in like March JEJHRTJ
so
one thing you told him immediately was that you guys will be watching the ball drop from the roof
“Why?”
“Because I don’t want to get mugged, shoved, or vomit on my shoes, Keiji.”
Yes ma’am indeed
so you guys had a pretty (quiet?) Christmas
your family?
LOUD AS CAN BE
but
Regarding to going places
You guys chilled all day in pajamas
Like the most y’all did was go to dunkin for hot chocolate
but the days leading to New Years?
GOTTA GO GO GO
Classic tree photo yes ma’am
nut crackers AND THOSE GIANT CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND ORNAMENTS ACROSS FROM JIMMY FALLONS STUDIO?
Y’ALL KNOW THE STREET I FORGET THE STREET LMAO
bro side note their kabobs in that one corner
best thing I’ve ever had I stg
I haven’t been to the city since last Christmas wow now I miss it
OKAY NVM SORRY
you wanted to show Keiji so many things
but
You were used to walking like 10 blocks in any shoes as fast as you can
Akaashi was not 😂
So y’all had to take breaks sometimes
get him warmed and fed ya know
give the man smoochies 🥺
id be giving him smoochies 24/7 if I could
so you better for me 😠
His favorite place was the big Macy’s no lie
the perfumes and cologne section on the 2nd floor looked SO WELL PUT TOGETHER
okay nvm scratch that
FAO Schwartz was his favorite place
he loved the trains
you bought him a train as a late present SHH NO ONE SAY NOTHIN
So the 29th you decided to take him to where you were born
Brooklyn!
it was super fun showing him where you lived before you went to college
and before your siblings moved to different parts of the city
It was lovely
But the final thing you wanted to do was December 30th
your birthday :)
and one thing you absolutely love to do is ice skating
now usually you go ice skating at the public rink like a few minutes away from Rockefeller rink
not only was it cheaper, but there was a Panera like 2 blocks away so quick food!
but
you also wanted to give Keiji the experience
so you sucked it up and paid
you guys went at around 8 and had a blast
one of the best birthdays with him honestly
but, you realized people were starting to exit the rink at around 10
“Doesn’t the rink close at midnight?”
“Huh, weird.”
but Keiji kind of starts looking around while you realize you two are the only ones on the ice
So you’re like
I guess we have to get off 😔
But this sly fox
Pulls you to the center of the rink
Now, you were never one for the cliché act
Especially since so many proposals have happened on this rink that you’ve seen
But when you saw Keiji get to one knee
It didn’t even matter that this happened to so many other people
It was happening to you.
And it’s ESPECIALLY CLICHE
THAT IT WAS ON YOUR BIRTHDAY
however
I guess you can just suck it up, cuz at least you have a ring on your finger :)
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- Lex 🖤🤍
End note: Let me know if you guys would like a part 2! Also if you have any ideas for a certain character or place, put it in asks!
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resi4skz · 1 year ago
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From Brush to Heart (a bang chan fanfic) CHAPTER 6
Pairings: Bang Chan/Rebecca(OC), Han/Luna(OC) Genre: Romcom
As I'm making my evening coffee, I hear a scream coming from Luna's room. I sprint towards her room and knock. "Luna? Everything alright?" I hear no answer. "I'm coming in." I turn the door knob and swing the door open. The scene before me, I wish I had never opened the door. 
Luna is standing over what looks like a piece of pickle on the floor. "I dropped my pickle," she pouts.
"Seriously?" I ask, in disbelief. 
"I was looking forward to it all day!" She exclaims, still pouting.
"Luna," I sigh, pinching my nose bridge. "You do know there are more in the fridge." I see her eyes light up and excitedly skips past me on the way to the kitchen, to fetch more pickles I assume. I watch her open the fridge and pick the pickle jar. "Aigoo, uri Luna pikeul joh-ah?"
"Is that a question or a statement?" She asks, biting a pickle.
"It's a pickle." 
She blinks before rolling her eyes at me. "Oh, very funny." She pokes her tongue at me before taking another bite of her pickle. Grinning, I walk towards the coffee machine and grab the hot steaming latte, taking a sip. I hum in response. "How can you drink that right now? It's almost 7PM."
"How can you eat that," I point to the pickle in her hand, "right now?"
"Touché."
I go back to drinking my latte while she goes back in her room and I sit out in the patio, enjoying the weather. It was starting to get warmer. The moment the sun goes down, the air gets cooler and it's my favorite thing ever. I watch the people walking, cars zooming by and the smell of summer starting. Opening the camera app on my phone, I angle my hand with the cup of coffee, I snap a picture and sent it to th group chat.
Immediately, the messages start coming. Do these guys ever work?
F: wow
Hy: send me some!
H: noona, invite us over for coffee
Invite them over? What? 
R: its a latte
I: even better! although i like mine black
R: as some of you do. i just dont understand how you can drink it so bitter, i can never do it
F: it's all in the taste, really. also, noona your hands are pretty~
Hy: omo! They are! What products do you use?
R: hand moisturizers and lots of hand lotions. and the most important part, exfoliation
Hy: wow. No wonder your skin is glowing every time we see you
My fingers freezes. They talk about me? What? Since when did Stray Kids talk about me? What planet do I live in to be a topic they talk about?
R: thanks?
H: lol dont be alarmed. we've just never seen someone with clear skin like channie hyung.
R: oh.
F: its a good thing! it just means you take care of your skin better than us 
C: guys, can we focus on work? there's a lot we need to get done
Damn. Strict leader coming in hot. I wonder if they get to eat at all with their hectic schedule. Putting my phone down, I sip on the latte and exhale feeling the warm breeze. I hear a whistle behind me. "That's some view."
"Yup." I look at the sky and smile. "It's so pretty." It reminded me of the time when I would practice dancing with a huge window with the sky just like this. Small clouds and the sun setting creating the golden hour. The most beautiful thing ever that last a few minutes. 
"You miss it, don't you?"
I turn my head at her. "What?"
"Dancing. You miss it, don't you?" She asks again.
I look up at the sky again. "Sometimes. But then I see where I'm at and...I'm happy."
"Oh?" She says. "And it doesn't have to do with a certain blondie?"
I shake my head, chuckling to myself. "Not this again."
"So that's a no?" She asks as she puts her feet up on the patio furniture.
"You're right," I agree and watch as her eyes light up. "I'm secretly dating the leader of Stray kids." I try to keep a straight face.
She gasps. "Really?"
"Get your mind out of delusional world." I give her a small smile as her smile fades and I go back inside, to my room. My phone in my hands chimes again. The group chat again? Clicking it open, it's a voice note from Han? When I press it, a melody plays with piano notes and some beats? Instantly, Han messages back.
H: whoops. Wrong chat
B: way to go, pabo
C: han....
I play it again. Hmm, it's missing something.
R: the rhythm is all wrong and the piano keys are the wrong ones.
C: wait, you know music?
Hy: wah, that's so cool!
H: noona, that was unexpected
R: i uh....
Do I tell them? Should I tell them? Could I tell them? A lot of questions run through my mind.
R: i know a bit about music as I used to dance and sing
And I wish I hadn't said it. They bombard me with questions.
B: wait wait.....WAIT
H: omg how when what where
Hy: since when?!?!?
F: noona?! You dance?!
S: sing for us!
I: i wanna see the dance
R: GUYS. I quit that a long time ago its in the past. 
And then it goes quiet which I assumed Chan probably scolded them for not doing their work. I giggle at the mental image. I decide to head to bed early tonight so I start my bed time routine. For the next hour, I focused on pampering myself and scrubbed my skin clean. After I was finally in my pjs and ready to settle in bed, my phone screen lights up. Sighing, I pick it up knowing it's the boys again but it's a message from Chan. I click it open 
C: hey i have a question
R: okay?
C: do you know skincare by any chance?
R: who's asking?
C: me, no matter how many types of hand creams i use, my hands always feel dry after
R: if you specifically use only hand creams, some of them have a chemical that makes you skin dry out really fast after. I suggest you try a hand lotion with vitamin E and aloe, not only will it soothe your skin it will also help you not having to reapply it since lotions are more long lasting
C: wow, you really know your stuff. Thanks becca ;)
Was the wink necessary? Ugh, now I can't stop picturing him winking. 
R: you're welcome. let me know how it goes!
I put my phone on charge and get under my blankets. It doesn't take me long to fall asleep.
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The next few weeks go smoothly. The boys get the green light for their first concert in Seoul. And everything gets hectic because the boys start practicing the setlist for the concert. I don't get that much work a week before the concert since the boys are usually practicing or resting. I really hope everything goes smoothly for them.
"Hey, when's the concert?" Luna asks, munching on potato chips while watching TV.
"In a week," I reply, browsing on my phone.
"So, still no date from the blondie?"
I sigh. "You're not going to let this go, are you?" She just shrugs her shoulders and I roll my eyes before going back to phone. "You seriously need a hobby." 
"And you need to get lai-hey!" I cut her words short by grabbing her bags of chips. She pouts and I grin as I pop a chip in my mouth.
The day goes by. And before I know it, it's the day of the concert. Surprisingly, everyone is very calm which has made me calm. I'm applying the last touchups on Chan's hair before they all have to go and make their entry. "Nervous?" I ask, noticing him clenching his hands as I reapply lipstick on his lips.
"A bit," he nervously laughs.
"Don't worry," I smile. "You'll do great."
"Yeah?" He asks, looking up at me making me stop dead in my tracks. God, he's gorgeous. My heart suddenly picks up its pace as I look down on his lips. The plump lips that I've thought of many times. Snapping out of my thoughts, I move back.
"You're done."
"Thanks," he smiles before getting up to go get mic checked. 
I sit down on the same chair he was sitting. Goodness. Does he always have this effect on others as well? 
An hour goes by, the guys come back to get their makeup retouched and they're gone again. Sheesh, the life of an idol isn't easy. Thankfully, I could watch them perform from backstage and honestly, I wouldn't have it any other way. They were all giving it their all. From the leader to the youngest, they all had their own aura on stage. And it was a sight to see, espeically if you're one with the crowd in front of them. But being backstage was a whole another level.
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"Good job, everyone!" Eun Ji says. The concert had just finished. I picked up my bag and grab my jacket, eyeing the boys also packing up. All I wanted to do was to change into my gym attire and workout till I couldn't stand. So without saying anything, I walk out straight to the company's gym on the 2nd floor. 
Once inside, I change into the appropriate clothing in the bathroom. I do the basic stretches before I start with light cardio. As I'm doing the last arm stretches, I hear the door opening and see Changbin, Han and Chan walk in. There were a few people already working out, plus they wouldn't recognize me since I was wearing a face mask and my hair was up. 
After the light cardio, I work on my legs and chest exercises. I hear Han and Changbin laughing and being themselves as I do my abs workout. As I walk towards the weights, Han approaches me. "Chogiyo noona, namjachingu isseyeo?"
I look at him, dumbfounded. Do they not recognize me? "Yah yah, geumanhae." Changbin says from across the room. "Stop going up to girls and asking them weird questions." I almost want to laugh when Han shrugs his shoulders in defeat and walks back to the duo. 
I eye Chan on the treadmill walking with his earbuds in. In a black tanktop. Damn. Shaking my head, I focus on the squats. "But she looks so familiar. Like I know her." I hear Han from across the room.
"From where? We barely get anything done outside our work." This time it was Changbin. 
"No, like the way she was walking over like I know her." Okay. This was getting ridiculous. I finished my set and start my end stretches when Han starts walming over, smiling brightly. "I know who she is!"
"Yah, geumanhae!" Chan exclaims as he tries to grab Han but fails. I watch as Han strides over till he's standing in front of me. 
"Becca noona!" Han exclaims and I could only blink. "It's you, right?" 
For the next 10 seconds, it goes quiet. The three of them looking at me for an answer. I remove my mask and smile. "Hi, guys." Changbin's eyes go wide while Han jumps up and down excitedly. Chan on the other hand, just stares at me like he's seeing me in a new light. 
"I knew it! Didn't I say I knew her?" Han, still jumping up and down gets me wondering who gave him coffee before coming here. 
"Han, calm down," I say but it doesn't seem to work so I go with another route. "Hannie! Stop!" That seems to make him stop jumping.
"You called me, Hannie," Han smiles. 
"Oh, sorry! I didn't know what else to make you stop jumping," I reply. I glance at Chan who's still staring at me which is starting to make me a bit uncomfortable. 
"Don't be sorry. You call me that from now on."
I giggle. "Okay, if you say so." I look at Changbin. "Working on arms today?"
"Uh, yes. How long have you been working out for?" Changbin asks.
"For a little over a year now." I reply.
"Wow. For a year, you have a good physique," Changbin praises. "Right, hyung?"
All eyes now on Chan who looks at all of us and nods. "Yeah."
"Thanks," I glance at the clock. "Oh shoot. Guys, I have to go. I promised my friend to meet up for dinner." I pick up my water bottle and phone and start walking out before a hand stops me. When I look up, it's Chan.
"Do you usually go to the gym at this time?"
"I try to workout as much as I can, atleast 5-6 times a week. Why do you ask?" I ask.
He bites his thumb and rubs the back of his head. "Would you maybe want to workout with the three of us next time?"
I'm taken a back by his sudden question. Do I agree? Do I refuse? "Uhhh, wouldn't that look suspicious for you guys? Being idols and all." 
He chuckles, dimples and all. I swear his laughter is the most refreshing thing to hear. "No. It's quite alright since we work together anyway."
"Oh, well in that case....."
"Sweet. See you then," Chan smiles, winking at me. 
Good lord, this man doesn't know what he does to everyone, including my heart.
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Korean words:
Uri Luna pikeul joh-ah = you like pickles, Luna? Pabo = stupid/idiot Chogio noona namjachingu isseyeo = do you have a gf? Geumanhae = stop it
Text between them goes as:
R = rebecca C = chan B = binnie Hy = hyunjin H = han F = felix S = seungmin I = I.N. Lk = leeknow L = luna
CH 1 | CH 2 | CH 3 | CH 4 | CH 5
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strongsassysexysloane · 4 years ago
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Eleventh Day of Twelve - A Tired but Treasured Day
A/N - Look at that! We are second from the end! Thank you to all the comments and love! Really appreciate it, it's been a long week!
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Read previous drabbles below.
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You walked into the office clinging to your cup of coffee. It felt like you were just here and you were, only five hours ago. This time however it was your own doing. You'd found a tiny shred of evidence to go on and had to follow it before the trail went cold. Then it lead to Gibbs and Nick finding the killer in a warehouse in town and bringing him in at just after 0100. You didn't finish interrogating until 0200 and it was now 0730. Coffee, coffee needed to be pumped into you to wake up this morning and a constant flow throughout the day would be required.
To your delight there was a hot cup sitting on your desk as you walked into the bullpen. No note so you assumed this time it wasn't from your gift giver. Day 11 and no one had spilled the beans or gone looking at the cameras like they wanted to on day one.
"Gibbs dropped it off about five minutes ago before he went down to get a report from Kasie who wasn't pleased to be called in so early." Ellie explained while leaning back in her chair and sipping her coffee. "He brought one for all of us."
"Christmas miracles do happen." Nick grinned, dropping his small cup in the trash. "Done."
"It's not a race. You just slugged all your energy for the next three hours."
"Oh please, I've stayed up later and come to work more tired before. Remember the November incident." He waved off.
"I still feel hungover from it." Ellie grumbled, scrunching her nose at the memory of Tequila.
"Please don't remind me." Tim groaned. "Plus I'm not allowed anymore Tequila, Delilah's orders."
"She may be on to something." You ran your hand through your hair, smirking at the banter. Turning on your computer for the day, you saw the next gift hanging from your desk lamp. It was beautiful, a little teddy bear carved out of marble with a shimmering purple and green crown sitting on its head.
"Day 11, the gift giver strikes again." You rolled your eyes at Nick's words while holding the Christmas decoration in your hand, running your thumb over the intricate detail.
It was sweet, a cute addition to your small Christmas tree at home. You'd put it up on December one. That was your tradition and some years it didn't seem worth it but you made the effort. Being alone on Christmas sucked, there was no way around it but this year you were making an effort to not sulk about it. The secret gift giver certainly lifted the spirit as well.
Your tree wasn't over the top but a nice addition to your home. This would fit perfectly front and centre and you made sure of it.
The day was relatively easy. The office banter keeping the spirits going with a good supply of caffeine. It was really just a lot of paper work and then you were set free around mid afternoon to try and have that weekend off. This time Vance made sure the team wouldn't be called in. There were other agents to take the call after all.
You'd missed Jack most of the day and didn't want to interrupt her as she was head deep in evals for the end of year. Instead you decided to shoot her a text when you got home.
- Just wanted to say have a good weekend. Didn't want to interrupt your head mojo.
You knew she'd get a kick out of it and you weren't mistaken.
- Head mojo hey? Smarty in the evening just like you said. Missed you today, didn't realise how many evals I still had to do before I went on my trip. Now I'm back logged and still at work.
It was just hitting 1830 which was a late one for Jack on a Friday. She was always hurrying along at the end of the week to make sure by the time 1700 hit she was out the door.
- I hope you are either finishing for the evening or planning on having dinner while you work. It's getting late, Jack.
- No need to worry about little old me. I need to get these done, I'll grab a bite later. Enjoy your night.
An idea popped to mind, you grabbed your coat and car keys and headed back out into the snowfall with your blue scarf still wrapped around your neck.
Thankfully, you weren't too far from the Navy yard and the Diner was just a five minute detour on the route. You called ahead so the food was ready when you got there and still warm when you knocked on her door.
"Come in, y/n."
You huffed, opening the door. "Now how could you possibly know it was me?"
Jack was sitting on her couch, shoes off, legs crossed and glasses tugging her hair back and sitting on her head. "You didn't reply, you always reply. And you care too much." She got up, placing her laptop on the coffee table and walking up to you.
Those were a lot of compliments you weren't entirely prepared for. You thought Jack was the one that cared a lot, but never too much. "I think I care just the right amount but I can eat this all by myself if you'd prefer?" You smirked, pretending to walk back out but Jack caught your arm.
"I didn't mean it like that. I lo-ike that you care so much." She ran her hand up and down your arm a few times before dropping it away. Her warm comforting smile turned into a cute frown. "And don't you dare walk out on me now that youve made all this effort to come here." She took a deep breath in. "Is that two cheeseburgers and fries?"
The frown and the way her nose twitched at the smell was completely adorable. "With a side of gravy. Wasn't sure if you liked it on your fries or not." You shrugged, missing the soft and loving look Jack gave, you walked past her and sat at one end of the couch, unpacking the bag of food. "Come, sit." You urged, patting the spot beside you as she just stood there and watched.
With a soft smile curving her lips, she came around after a beat and sat exactly where you said to. She took the small pot of gravy and poured it over her fries before pouring the rest over yours. "Thank you."
You bumped her shoulder lightly. "Anytime. Can't have Jack Sloane Hangry and loose in DC." That got you a slap on the knee but it was worth it as her hand soothed the spot she hit and stayed there for a while until it was time to eat.
"Didn't mean to ruin your Friday night plans either." She took a huge bite of the burger.
Between bites you managed an answer, "You mean my big watching The Holiday movie while eating a cup of noodles or the one where I go to sleep at 7pm because im living on about four hours sleep right now."
Skipping over how tired you were she jumped at the mention of the movie. "That's my favourite Christmas movie! It's got the best of both worlds! The sun of LA and the cold winter wonderland of the UK. God, I haven't watched that in years! My mum and I went to the movies to watch it and then every Christmas after we'd watch it together, some people had Love Actually, we had The Holiday. Guess I stopped watching when mum passed." She ate a few more fries. "Wow, Jack, way to ruin the good mood. Sorry. Got lost for a moment there."
You liked it when she rambled. She always would say so many interesting things and you just loved to hear her voice. You prayed the day never came when you wouldn't hear it anymore. "Don't apologize-" You held up your hand to stop her from butting in. "- And, no it's not because of Gibbs silly rule. I enjoy hearing about your past about things you love or did. The Holiday is a sweet movie, my must watch in December along with The Grinch, Home Alone and many more. I try my best to keep the holiday spirits up when I'm by myself for them which has been the last many."
"I enjoy hearing you talk too." She smiled, taking a massive bite of her burger and filling up her cheeks.
There was no silence after that. The evals were put to the side and you talked for what seemed like hours. Talking about childhood Christmas' and silly stories to cringe worthy dating moments over this time of year. It wasn't until you couldn't keep your mouth shut from yawning that you said good night around 2300.
"Sorry you didn't get your evals done." You sing over the roof of your car as Jack unlocked her Mini.
"Don't be. I'm happy to come in tomorrow because tonight was fun!" Her genuine smile told you that she wasn't lying. You could read people pretty well and most times Jack Sloane was an enigma to you but right now you knew she was telling the truth.
"Good night, Jack."
She opened her car door before adding. "Enjoy your movie!"
You yawned with a laugh. "You're kidding right? I'm going to sleep, I'll watch it tomorrow now."
"Fair, good night y/n. Sweet Dreams!"
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Who doesn't want this to end? Me. But I also maybe, slightly want a break from writing every day. It's been fun but tiring. I've enjoyed it a lot though! I love this time of year, if only I wasn't working in retail.
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aphrodites-law · 4 years ago
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A Bit of Clarity 🍂 (9/?) The visions had started last autumn, a year ago now. It had caused a bit of chaos for some, a bit of clarity for others. Two days ago, Clarke Griffin had been perfectly fine managing both her Café and her stress. But now she was curious - so deeply curious about the vision of herself entwined with the aloof Lexa Woods that it was leading her to complete distraction. (ao3)
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When she opened the café the following week, Clarke didn't expect the first customer to be Gustus. He walked toward her with a slight hunch in his shoulders, holding a large paper bag in front of him.
"Hello, Clarke."
"Hi, Gustus. How are you?"
"Lexa said you were looking for help in the kitchen. Am I too late?"
Clarke blinked in surprise. "Not at all."
Gustus set the bag on the counter. "I don't have much of an education and I don't know proper baking terms. I haven’t worked for anyone in twenty-five years, but I have made and sold baked goods on my family's apiary since my childhood."
He pulled out several containers. "I've brought honey muffins, blueberry tartlets, and a chocolate-walnut pie. Please, have a taste when you can."
"You're… applying to work here?"
Gustus nodded. "I'd like to help in the kitchen."
It was certainly unorthodox, but they had yet to find anyone and Clarke's mouth had already watered at the smell of the pie.  
"Gustus, are you sure this is what you want? The hours can be long and we can't afford to negotiate on salary for now."
"Money doesn't matter to me. I have my own land and grow my own food."
"What about your apiary?"
"A hobby more than a business these days. The market made me realize how much I miss…" His eyebrows furrowed as he thought of the word.
"People?" Clarke guessed.
He stroked his beard. "But not so much that I would leave the kitchen."
Clarke chuckled. "I see why Lexa likes you."
"She may pretend otherwise, but Lexa enjoys company too. She would not write the way she does if it weren’t the case."
"No, I don't suppose she would."
They both looked toward the entrance when a customer walked in. Gustus moved to the side.
"I won't keep you longer. Thank you for humoring an old beekeeper."
"Wells will have the final word, but he's badgered me to get more of your honey so the odds are definitely in your favor."
Gustus inclined his head gratefully, a heartwarming sight given he was a foot taller than Clarke and quite intimidating at first glance.
"Have a good day, Clarke."
"You too. And thanks for the treats!"
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Clarke walked over to Lexa's table later that afternoon, finding her deep in research on her laptop with her half-eaten croissant on her plate. They hadn't been able to speak much between orders, but Lexa had looked her way at times and Clarke had managed to catch her eyes. Each time made her stomach swoop, but Clarke was determined to be the one to surprise her for once.
She put her hand on her shoulder and kissed her cheek.
"Hi, you."
Lexa turned her head with a slight blush. "Hello."
Clarke sat in front of her, propping her chin on her hand. "Oh I get a hello today. Very formal."
"Is hello formal now?"
"With that tone and those glasses? Yes."
Lexa took off her reading glasses. "Am I being kicked out?"
"Not at all. Stay as long as you want. You can even stay after closing hours."
Lexa's eyes fell to her lips- Clarke's knowing grin. "I don't think that's a good idea."
"Mm probably not."
Lexa closed her laptop. "So. Saturday. Doors open at 7pm."
Clarke sat up. "I'm excited. Though Wells has already warned me he'll poison my coffee if I drop any spoilers."
Lexa had offered tickets to Lincoln's play again, though this time she had made it very clear she intended it as a date. Clarke was thrilled to go to the theater after so long, especially since the play was fully booked for a solid six months. Nowhere Ground was a critical darling and word of mouth had worked like a charm.
"I was thinking we could hit Cocoa Street after," Lexa suggested. "Try some of the food trucks?"
"A woman after my heart."
Lexa smiled, her hand inching toward Clarke's on the table. "I figured I'd keep the upscale restaurant for our third date."
"Oh there'll be a third date?"
Lexa looked up from their hands, fingers not quite yet touching. "I would hope so."
"Well I don't know, I'll have to see if you have game."
"I thought you'd gotten a preview already." Lexa's fingers brushed against hers.
Clarke bit her lip. "Not that kind of game."
"What kind, Clarke?" Lexa asked smoothly as her thumb brushed over the back of Clarke's hand.  
Clarke shook her head and sat back, letting go of Lexa's hand. "Nu-uh. I'm not falling for that again."
"What's that?"
"That- look. And your voice. You know what."
Lexa let out a small laugh. "I really don't."
"It's like a switch you have. It drives me crazy. But I'm not falling for it. I see you."
"Alright, I'll just be broody and quiet then." Lexa cleared her throat, amused. "Did Gus stop by today?"
Clarke brightened. "Yes. Speaking of, very sneaky of you. Wells is already raving about the chocolate-walnut pie."
"I'm glad. Gus kept asking me if he should make more. I'd never heard him so nervous."
"I didn't even know he baked."
"Never in a professional setting like this, but I can vouch for his impeccable manners. And his food."
"How did you meet him anyway?"
Lexa picked up the last bite of her croissant. "When I was doing research on the Mountain Men, I found out his property is the closest to the bunker site. A few miles down the mountain but still - I figured he had some information that could help me. I introduced myself; said I wanted to honor their story…"
"And you charmed your way into his life," Clarke guessed in a fond tone.  She still had a few minutes before Gaia started side-eying her for flirting on the clock (not that it was a regular instance, but Lexa did come in often these days…) and then got Harper to ask endless questions to fuel their gossip mill. "I'm glad you did. I think he'd fit right in."
Lexa nodded, giving her a soft smile while they lingered in their last few seconds of privacy.
* * *
When Saturday night finally came, Clarke thought she might burst from the anticipation. Lexa lived close to the theater, so Clarke had suggested she be the one to pick her up before they walked over. She'd settled on her fancier boots, tights and a red dress, ever aware of the increasingly cold nights. She had her coat on but left it open when she finally arrived, fully leaning on the power of her own cleavage tonight. Slow didn't mean she couldn't have her fun.
"Wow. Um. Hi," Lexa breathed out as soon as she opened the door, eyes darting south of Clarke's lips.  
"Now I get a hi," Clarke replied with a grin. She extended the flowers she'd brought on the way. "For you."
"Oh they're beautiful," Lexa said, genuinely surprised. Clarke wondered if she’d ever gotten flowers based on that expression alone. "Thank you," Lexa murmured.
"You're welcome," Clarke hummed. She waited for Lexa to come closer to reach for the sleeve of her shirt. "This is new."
"You don't like it?" Lexa asked.
Clarke almost scoffed. She was fairly certain Lexa knew exactly what she was doing, with her tight slacks and her dark green shirt just a hint sheer enough to see the outline of her bra. Paired with her loose curls and faint perfume, Lexa was already making her dizzy and it was incredibly unfair.
"I didn't say that," Clarke replied, pretending not to notice Lexa was going to kiss her. "Aren't you going to invite me in?"
Lexa frowned briefly, only to smile a second later as she realized what game Clarke was playing. She'd asked for slow and it seemed like Clarke was taking it to heart. Perhaps a bit too much.
"Please, come in."
While Lexa went to find a vase, Clarke looked around. The apartment was on the small side, but during the day it was most likely brightly lit thanks to the two large windows. The balcony was filled with plants and flowers just as Gaia had once told her, but she hadn't mentioned the various hanging pots throughout the living room. Of course she couldn't have known. Clarke wasn’t sure if she was the first date Lexa had invited here since moving, but the progress in their relationship wasn’t lost on her. She’d never imagined being inside Lexa Woods’ apartment; not even when they’d started their little dance. It had seemed like another world. 
Lexa came back with a vase that she set on the table by the window. "They're lovely," she reiterated.
"If I'd known you were so into plants I would've gotten a succulent or something."
Lexa looked around. "Oh those - the hooks were already there when I got here. Indra said the woman before me used to hang candle lanterns. I think she's relieved this place isn't a fire hazard anymore."
"Gaia said you're her favorite tenant."
Lexa smiled sheepishly, but didn't further comment. She glanced at Clarke's neckline before clearing her throat.
"Are you ready?"
Clarke nodded. "Very."
Lexa stepped closer. "You know… I sort of imagined this going differently."
"Oh?" Clarke asked, rooted in place.
"I figured after we'd kissed things would become easier," Lexa explained as she stopped inches from Clarke.
"You imagined us kissing?"
"Yes," Lexa answered honestly. "But I told you that before."
Clarke remembered the confession Lexa had made that night at the café and felt desire pool in the pit of her stomach again. How she’d thought about her; how she’d wanted this- them. She reached for Lexa's shirt, pretending to toy with one of the small buttons.
"It seems like we imagined a lot of things you and I," Clarke replied, swallowing. 
Lexa brushed her nose against hers, testing her. Clarke felt her warm breath on her mouth and nearly tasted sweet mint. Her heart beat loudly in her ears until finally she gave in, tilting her head and pulling Lexa in.
The kiss was slow at first; Lexa's full lips pressing firmly against hers. Then Clarke felt her hand cup her neck and Lexa angle for something else, something deeper. She moaned when their tongues brushed and Lexa played with hers, chasing, teasing, while the lingering smell of the flowers mixed with her perfume and saturated Clarke's senses. It felt like she was drunk.
It wasn't the small hello or goodbye kisses they'd exchanged in the week; the hesitant pecks that had preceded the date that had seemed so far away on Monday.
"Are you sure this play is good?" She asked, slightly dazed.  
Lexa shook her head, kissing her once more. "It's horrible. Mediocre. Let's bail and stay in."
Clarke let out a small laugh before kissing her again, deeper and slower, wondering if her heart would ever calm down tonight.
"If only."
-
[part ten]
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b-mydarling · 5 years ago
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[01] MASCARA
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I am still dwelling in self pity over a break up with my super hot ex-boyfriend, Sehun when my best friend decided to give me a replacement mascara to make up for all the loss that I've had from crying over that jackass (as referred by Byun Baekhyun himself) for the past one week. It was a normal gift to be quite honest, but little did I know, that one normal gift is the thing that made me realize just how drop dead gorgeous my best friend is. And to Baekhyun, that three boxes of Fenty Beauty mascara are the same exact thing that have made him realized that even after years, he has never lost his feelings for me.
🍰   pairing: baekhyun x OC
🍰   characters: baekhyun, OC, sehun, yeri, irene
🍰   genre: what else if not FLUFF 😭
🍰   aus: university student! baekhyun, best friends to lovers.
🍰   contains:  Playing with makeup with some cute music as the bgm but   definitely not in this chapter :>
🍰   word count: 3K
― note: this is my first time cross-posting my fictional work on this platform. (I guess), posting this chapter will help me to understand Tumblr's algorithm better 😔✋ oh and fyi, the main idea of this oneshot was actually inspired by my dream 😭😭 Yes, I dreamt of Baekhyun in the midst of a pandemic and during an online semester like I’ve had nothing better to do :)
p/s: let me know if you want to be tagged for the next chapter.
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Best friends.
That is the perfect term to describe and explain my relationship with Baekhyun. We used to live in the same apartment complex and his mother used to babysit me while my parents went to work. The babysitting lasted for almost six years (from when I was still a wee child at the age of 7 and until I turned 13) before his family moved to Incheon from Seoul. Even though we didn’t get to meet as often as we used to, our friendship is still intact and growing strong until now, when we are both a university students.
It was fun and easy being friends with Baekhyun. He may be older than me by two years, but I have never mind the fact because befriending Baekhyun was so, so much easier than befriending his little sister, Yeri. Although we are of the same age, I’m not close with Yeri because she used to think that my presence was a nuisance to her family; stealing her one and only brother from her, stealing her mom’s love and affection away from her, and she hated it when her dad brought back matching toys or playset for us to play together. And yes, of course we didn’t play together. To conclude my relationship with Yeri, we don’t hate or loathe each other but we have come to agree with the fact that we just don’t click with each other very well.
Presently, it is a Friday evening and I am laying on the couch at my family house’s living room. I am beat from living off from only few hours of sleep and a lot of coffee for the past two days because I was trying to perfect my assignment that holds 30% weightage for one of the subjects that I’m currently taking as a second year university student majoring in Beauty and Hairdressing studies. And now that I have submitted the assignment, it feels like all the burdens have been lifted from my shoulders and all that I want to do is sleep. I shift a few times on the long couch, trying to find a comfortable position to take a nap. I don’t want to sleep in my room just yet, afraid that my parents might forget to take the house key with them and I don’t hear their knockings if I sleep in my room. That, and I’m just too scared to sleep in my room knowing that I’m all alone in this house. It only feels like a few minutes have passed since I fell asleep before the incessant ringing of my phone wake me up. I grumble in my hazy state and reach for my phone on the coffee table.
“Hello?” I mutter into the phone without even looking at the caller id or even opening my eyes, sleep already calling back to me.
There’s a small chuckle coming from the other side of the line, the caller’s voice so deep and warm; alarming me about who he is. My lips automatically curl to form a smile just by hearing his velvet voice. There’s a few beat of silence before he starts to speak to me. “Did I wake you up from your nap?”
“Yes, yes you did.” I jokingly say with a pout while putting the call on speaker before I put my phone down to sit up from my laying position. “I’m so tired, Sehun. Mrs. Kwon has finally approved of my dreamy makeup look sketching after the fourth consultation. I’ve just submitted the assignment too. But anyway, why are you calling me? Are you done with labs?”
Sehun fakes a cry and says “My poor baby. But hey, at least you’re done with it now, right?” I hum, enjoying the comfort that my boyfriend is giving me. “And yes, I’m done with lab and my basketball practice too.” Sehun says with a teasing voice. “Can you come down for a while, princess? I need to talk to you about something.”
I look at the wall clock and frown. It’s nearly 7pm now and I’m too lazy to change out from my comfortable lounge wear. “Now?”
“Yes, now. I’m already waiting in front of your apartment complex.”
Still feeling lazy to change my clothes, I try my luck again. “Can you come upstairs then, Sehun? My parents are not home yet. They went out to have dinner with my father’s colleague.”
There’s another beat of silence coming from the other side of the line before Sehun sighs into his phone. I couldn’t decipher whether his sigh is rather affectionate or because he’s just tired from a long day at university. But I guess whatever that he’s going to talk to me about is pretty serious from the way he responds to my invitation.
“I can’t do that, baby. I need to tell you something without having to face the possibility of your parents walking in on us and disrupting our privacy. I’m also kinda in a rush to meet my friends later.”
I pout. “Okay, I’ll be down in a few minutes. See you, Sehun.” I say and after receiving a hum from him, I end the call while getting up from the couch and walk to my room to get change into something more appropriate to wear. I choose to wear Sehun’s grey hoodie that he has given me before and a legging. The hoodie is two times bigger than my own size so it’s really comfortable too. I grab my phone and lock the door before going down. Once I arrive down at the lobby, I can already see Sehun’s parked car a few metres from the apartment’s entrance. I walk closer to his Audi and knock softly on the window. Sehun is busy playing game on his phone that he gets startled by my soft knocking. He then unlocks his car and I get into the passenger seat next to him.
“Hi,” Sehun smiles at me and scans my face, his head tilting bit by bit the more he spends his time analyzing my countenance. Sehun then crinkles his nose. “Damn baby, you really look super exhausted. I’m sorry for waking you up.”
“It’s okay since I need to wait for my parents to come home too.” My reply is cut short because my mind is being clouded with the smell of freshly baked dessert in his car. I turn half of my body in Sehun’s direction before I turn my head to look at his back seat. I see that there’s a white transparent box of brownies from the bakery that I frequently go to and a big bouquet of my favourite red and pink roses. I turn my head back to look at Sehun and grin up at him. “Are those for me?”
Sehun grins back at me before he takes my hand into his big one. “Of course those are for my favourite girl. You can even share the brownies with your parents too.” His other hand stretches behind him to grab both the flower bouquet and the box of brownies before he places them in my lap.
“These are my present for you because you have been such an amazing girlfriend for me for the past six months. Now, let me talk about the thing that I have wanted to tell you.”
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Sehun has broken up with me.
Before this, it only took him 15 minutes to gather his courage to express and explain his feelings for me and now, it only took him 10 minutes to tell me that he wants to break up with me. Because apparently, his basketball coach has strictly forbidden him and the rest of his teammates from dating to ensure that their performance will not be affected if anything were to happen to the relationship. It was an absurd reasoning, I know that. But how can I not agree when Sehun has reasoned with me so well. He is on a full basketball scholarship so he must give his very best to basketball and to his major studies too. So yes, I agreed to break things up with him (although a part of me is hoping that we could still work things out).
After I went back to my house, I just sat idly on the couch thinking about what have just happened. There are three thoughts that are currently running through my minds and I could not just brush away this three facts:
 My hot and athletic boyfriend has broken up with me.
 I still love him
Should I wait for the both of us to graduate so we can be together again? But that will take two more years.
My parents came home at half past nine in the evening with take-out food for me. I only thanked my parents and proceed to eat my dinner in silence before asking for their permission so that I can leave for my room first. I even told them that they can eat the brownies on the coffee table because I don’t feel like eating it. As a result, my parents got worried over me because they could sense that something is wrong with me and Sehun from looking at the abandoned bouquet of roses and the box of brownies on the coffee table.
Now that I’m all alone in my bedroom, the realization just hit me like a bullet train. I feel suffocated. I feel restless. I feel like there is nothing else that is worse than this breakup. But boy I was wrong, there is something that is even worse than this shitty feeling that I’m having right now.
Because at half past 10 pm, my phone gets bombarded with a lot of messages and screenshots from my close friends in university. And the content of the messages were all the same, two screenshots of Irene’s latest instagram stories with one of it being a picture of hers and a man’s legs on a bed, watching Netflix together and the other picture being the same exact white box of brownies and a bouquet of red and pink roses like what I have gotten earlier. The caption in the story was:
“First date. Thank you, my sweet boy @oohsehun”
And that was the exact moment when I feel like the world has crashed on me. I feel like I could not breathe with all this new information that I just get. I need to save my sanity and I need to see the person who understands me better than anyone else. I hurriedly change my clothes before telling my parents that I need to see that person because of an emergency. My parents allowed me to go out despite it being so late at night, partly because they’ve seen how shocked and restless I am, and partly because the person that I’m going out to see is my best friend.
Byun Baekhyun.
Baekhyun has just returned home from his daily night run when he saw me standing in front of his door. He was shocked, of course. Because I have never really went to his apartment without noticing him beforehand. But upon seeing my blood-drained face, he ushered me inside before he rushed through his shower so that he can talk to me. After he’s done showering, he brought me to sit across of him at the small dining table that’s just enough for two people. And when he was seated too, he only crossed his arms and placed them on table. He doesn’t open his mouth, but his eyes are demanding me to open up. And I was right because in the next second, Baekhyun is ready to be on his best friend’s duty.
“Okay, spill it now. Every single thing.”
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“You know what? Just cry.”  
“Why are you asking me to cry?” I ask, annoyed that Baekhyun has been telling me the same thing ever since I was done telling him what happened. Baekhyun was also shocked to know just how much of an asshole Oh Sehun was. But he then said that I should have at least expected this since Sehun is a popular guy at university.
“Because,” Baekhyun uncrosses his arms on the table and leans back on the chair. He closes his eyes before continuing. “It’s not healthy for your mental health, you know? You don’t have to put on a strong facade in front of me. Acting like this when you’re hurting deep inside will only hurt you even more. I’ve seen you cry before. Multiple of times too, if I may add.”
I brush his words off and only stay silent. My eyes roam around his grey and red themed apartment, taking in the minimalistic interior of the house that belongs to the 24 year old man sitting across of me. He has a grey coloured two-seater sofa, his coffee table is full with his macbook, ipad, some of his still opened law text books, some documents and stationaries. His television that was originally brought from his family home is connected to the internet and his playstation 4 is still plugged into the television too.
When was the last time I visited his house? I couldn’t recall the memory but I know that it has been quite a while. Ever since I started dating Sehun, I only met Baekhyun at our university or anywhere else that is not his house because Baekhyun thought it was a little inappropriate for me to go to his house since I have a boyfriend. My little inspection of his house was interrupted after a short while when Baekhyun sighs a little loudly. I focus my eyes on him now and shrug my shoulder.
“Are you even listening to what I’m saying?” Baekhyun asks. “I don’t want you to get anymore hurt by whatever that jackass is doing or about to be doing after this. I know how much you like him and how much you cherish the relationship that you’ve had with him. It’s completely normal to be hurting by this news and it’s definitely okay to cry too. Cry until your eyes get swollen, cry until you fall asleep and wake up feeling a lot better than tonight.”
I bite my inner cheek and shake my head. Although I admit that I am hurt deep inside, I refuse to cry. Not because I have too much pride in me but because of these mixed feelings bubbling inside. Hurt from being lied and cheated on by the person whom I thought I was going to have a long lasting relationship with. Confused because out of all people, I didn’t expect Sehun and Irene to be together. Irene was my seatmate and one of my assignment group mates throughout the whole of last semester where I had taken an elective subject not related to my major. Appalled because this would have not happened if I hadn’t asked Sehun to join our group celebration dinner for getting an A last semester.  These feelings just keep on brewing inside me and it was too much to comprehend, leaving me to not be able to even shed a tear.
“I don’t know, Baekhyun.” I say while standing up from the dining chair.“I thought I should tell you about this and feel better, but I still feel like I have just gotten hit by a car. I guess breakup really sucks.” I laugh soullessly. “Hey, do you mind if I crash here tonight? I’m too tired to drive again.” I don’t wait for Baekhyun to respond because I straight away walk to his couch, not realizing that Baekhyun has also stand up from his chair to follow me.
I’m only a few steps away from the couch when I feel a soft tug on my left hand, turning me around before I am being pulled into a bear hug. My eyes widen in shock because my best friend has never hugged me so closely and so tightly like this. But his embrace is just so perfect and warm and very much comforting that I can feel all these mixed emotions inside of me are swirling all over the place before I feel something triggering the most wanted reaction from me. And just like his warm embrace, my dams of tears exploded.
“I really like him, Baekhyun.” I say with tears streaming down my face. Baekhyun doesn’t say anything but lets me cry on his shoulder. I take a long time to stop crying and when I am slowly sniffling, that is when Baekhyun starts speaking.
“That wasn’t so hard, wasn’t it?” He asks while stroking my long hair. “You silly girl, you’ll feel a lot better after this. And oppa will make sure that jackass will regret doing what he did to you.”
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Leather Jackets and Glasses: CHAPTER FOUR
This is a pretty long chapter. Probably the longest one in the series. Enjoy.
“Where have you been?”
My father asks me as I step out of the car.
“Somewhere.” I reply as I walk into the house passed him. I wasn’t in the mood for his arguing. I had been thinking of something on my way home, but I didn’t feel like asking him now. “Listen here.”, he grabs my upper arm, “I will NOT tolerate you coming here at this hour. Do you know how dangerous it is out there? And you had not one of your friends with you.” “Ugh dad, I’m not in the mood right now. Plus its not even that late, why are you making such a big deal outta this?”, I ask him. “Because...”, he sighs and lets go of my arm. I’m shocked right now. Why is he so worked up for me coming in at 7pm? “Come into my office. There’s something we need to discuss.”
I nod and follow him to the office. We enter and see Mike with a couple of guys talking. “Everyone but Mike leave.”, my father orders them. They men leave, leaving me with my father and his right hand. “Dad what’s going on?” I ask him. He rests his head in his hands and I look to Mike. He has his head down too.
“Zeke found us.” 
My eyes widen at those words. Zeke? Here? “How? We left no trace.” “I don’t know either. I wiped everything from the computors and burned the place down. But right now, Y/n, he might send someone after you. I can’t risk you going to school. You’re gonna stay here under my supervision at all times.”, he tells me sternly. “WHAT? Dad, no. I can’t do that. I have stuff to do at school. I got finals coming up and prom. I can protect myself. I have Mikasa too, the strongest out of all of us.” I say. “I dont care. you’re staying here.” I start to panic. No, I won’t let him do this. “Dad, dont let him have the winning card here. If he sees me at school, he will think that you have your guard down when actually you keep on eye on us.. This might make it easier for you in finding him. He would be exposed. You guys can keep an eye on the school too. Dad, he is going to need time. he is not going to take me so quickly.” I plead with him. “Please dad. Its my last year. Dont let him take this away from me too.”When I said that my dad lifted his head up. He knew what I was talking about. Mike watches us, quietly. He hadn’t said a word to us. But he knew better than to interrupt us. My dad sighs and wakes up and walks towards me.“I’m gonna have eyes on you at all times. Dont you dare try anything funny. Keep your knuckleduster with you and the emergency phone. I’m not losing you too.”He quickly pulls me into a hug which i return. “Dont worry. I won’t let him.” We pull apart and my dad tells Mike to escort me to my room. Mike and I walk up the stairs when I start speaking.
-You seem quiet. 
-I’m thinking. 
-Hmm. I wonder how he found out, Mike. 
-Are you scared?
-Hell no. That bastard can come at me with all his got and i will fuck him up. The only advantage he has is his size. He’s fucking 6 ft . 
We walk to me room and i open my door to see Mikasa sitting on my bed. “Kasa!” I hug her.  “Hey, Y/n.” “What are you doing here?” “Your dad told me to stay here for you . Also you left school early so I-“
Iquickly close her mouth with my hand. I look at Mike and he makes a zipper motion with his finger on his mouth and closes the door. “Where were you?” She asks when I remove my hand. “I was at Levi’s.” I say with a smile. Mikasa’s widen her eyes in shock. “No way. You finally did it, good job.” “Shut up. He invited me to dinner and...asked me to prom.”Mikasa does something I never thought she would EVER do: squeal. “Oh my god! Really?? Whoa!!” She says excited. I smile and sigh. “You heard about Zeke I presume?”, I ask her as I make the air bed for her. She nods. “I have no idea how he found us. Dad said he wiped and burned everything. It just..doesn’t make sense.”, I say confused. “Unless..”, Mikasa starts to say as she helps with the blanket.
“There’s a traitor.” She tells me. I pick my head and look at her. “You think so? But who in their right head would betray The Scouts?”, I ask her. Mikasa shakes her shoulders. “Dunno. Just a theory. But I’m gonna stick with that theory.”We stayed up all night talking about the future with each other and..boys. “So Jean seems pretty handsome lately,huh?” I ask her slyly as I watch her tense up. “With his long hair and growing beard.” I scratch my chin and raise my eyebrows at her. She drinks her Cola but she’s blushing. “I KNEW IT! You like him back, huh?” “No that’s not it. You described him like he was so hot I couldn’t help it.” She makes a pathetic excuse. “Oh please. Anyway would be fooled by your stoicness, but I can see that you’re blushing.”, I say which makes her choke on her drink. Have a taste of your own medicine. “Ok enough about me. Tell me about Levi.” “What’s there to say? He’s a guy. He’s cute. And I’m going to prom with him.” “Yeah. But there’s more to it. I know there is.Because you said that you weren’t gonna be involved with anyone this year. Just admit it already. You like him.” “I won’t until you admit you like Jean.”She blushes. And looks down.
-Touché
We laugh and we got ready for bed. Mikasa was out in about a minute while I laid down and thought about Levi. But my thoughts of him were quickly thrown out the window when I suddenly thought of Zeke. That son of a bitch. The things he did. He kidnapped me twice and if it weren’t for my dad stepping in, I swear I would’ve been dead or raped. I need to be careful tomorrow. I’ll tell Mikasa to keep on eye on everyone. Shit. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday.
Mikasa and I made our way to school. But before we could go we stopped by Marco’s. “Hey bro”, I greet him happily. He smiles back at me. “Hey Y/n. Hi Mikasa.” She nods at him. “Came for breakfast?”, he asks me as he goes to ready the coffee machine. “Haha no. Just four cups of coffe to go please.” I tell him the order. He nods and Mikasa and I make our way to one of the tables to wait. We play with our phones when I hear the bell ring on the door to the cafe ring. I look up and I smile. Levi. “Good morning Levi. The usual?” “Yeah. Thanks.” He says and pays for his drink. As he turns around he catches my eye. I smile and wave at him. He waves back and comes towards our table. “Hey Y/n.” He greets me and Mikasa suddenly looks up. “Oh hey to you too Mikasa.” “Oh it’s just you. Hey Levi.” She replies to him and she returns to her game.
“Morning Levi. Wanna join us?”, I ask him. “Uh sure. Thanks.” He pulls out a chair and sits next to me. “Thanks for dinner last night. It was great.” I tell him. He smiles. “You’re welcome anytime, Y/n.” He looks at me. I’m taken back with his sincerity. He really got me whipped, huh? We stare at each other for a while when Marco comes with our drinks. “A black tea for Levi and four cups of coffee for the ladies.” He places the drinks down. “Alright, kiddos. Get to school now.”Marco tells us. “Chasing me out already, bro?”, I playfully ask him. “Oh wait. Yeah let me leave before your mother makes a big deal about me being here again.”My smile starts to turn into a frown and so does Marco’s. “Y/n. She has been asking about you.” “Yeah well I don’t care anymore. See you bro. Thanks for the coffee.” The three of us start to leave when Levi grabs my upper arm.
“Hey, uhm. Do you want to, perhaps, ride with me to school?”, he asks me. I smile and look at Mikasa. “Go. I’ll give the idiots their coffee. See you two at school.”
She says and takes the coffee from my hands. I turn to Levi and we make our way to his car. I jump into the passenger seat and Levi jumps into the drivers seat. He takes a sip of his tea and puts it into his cup holder.
“Wow. Car’s really nice.” I compliment him. “Thanks. I hardly use it since Farlan usually takes us everywhere.” “Why is he not here?” “Isabel picked him up. So I was forced to use this car. I’m glad I got to though.” “Why?”, I ask him as I sip my coffee.
“You.”
He answers simply and starts to drive. I smile behind the cup. For a shy guy, he’s quite smooth.
“Oh. By the way, I heard you called Marco “bro?” You two related?” He asks me. I nod. “Yeah. He is my half-brother. We have the same mother. But due to unfortunate circumstances, my mother didn’t want anything to do with me and so three years after having me, she left me with my dad. But we made our relationship work because no matter what happened between our parents it wasn’t our fault. So we became close. He’s practically my best friend.”, I reply smiling. Levi sneaks a quick glance to me and smiles back. “I’m sorry your mom did that to you. Was that...why you were so uneasy at dinner?”, he asks. “Yeah. A bit. Your mom’s cooking was really good.” He smiles at that. “Now you have a reason to come over.” Levi says. I laugh. He really was great.
Levi drives us to school with “Doubt” by Twenty One Pilots playing on his radio. I chuckle which captures his attention.
“What’s funny?”, he asks me as he turns into our school parking lot. “I didn’t take you for a TØP fan to be honest.” “Oh. Well I’m full of surprises, Y/n.” He smirks at me. I smile. He parks the car and we jump out. Levi gets his bag from his boot and comes to walk with me.
“Y/n, where’s your bag?” He asks me. “In the car. I’ll get it when I see Mikasa.” We walk into school and I see Mikasa with my two idiots. “Kasa!”, I yell at her to get her attention. She nods her head at me. “Y/n! I got your bag for you!”, an excited Eren comes up to me and gives me my bag. “Oh thanks.” Suddenly, I remembered that I need to speak with them. “Uh, what do we have first?”, I ask Mikasa. “The three of us have History while you have Physics.” I smile at Levi. That’s the class we have together. “I’ll see you in class?”, I ask him. Levi’s expression suddenly turns to a sad one. Shit I guess he wanted to walk with me to class. But that expression doesn’t last when he smiles a small smile at me. “Sure. I’ll save your seat.” “Thanks.”I tell him and gesture to outside for my gang. They follow me, leaving Levi to watch me go.
We make our way by the dumpsters on the side of the school. “I assume you two already heard about Zeke finding us?”,I ask Eren and Jean. Jean nods his head, pissed off. While Eren nods, slowly. Oh fuck. He wasn’t here the last time. “Alright, Eren. Since you don’t know I’m going to tell you who Zeke is. He is the leader of a rival gang of The Scouts. The name of his gang is called The Free. Stupid name, filled with stupid members. The last time he found us, he threatened my father for 50 million dollars and used me as a bargain. He captured me and tortured me. Not bad but..” I pull up my sleeve. “He gave me some pretty hectic cuts and burns.” My inner arm is filled with marks and scars. It’s part of the reason I use long sleeves and jackets all the time. Jean and Mikasa turn their head away from the scene. It was still a bad memory for them. Losing me.
“That’s not all. If my dad and The Scouts were a minute late in rescuing me, Zeke would’ve raped me and possibly killed me. They took care of him by beating the fuck outta him and lighting his place on fire. To keep us safe, my dad wiped out all info on us on the computers and burned our old house down and we all vanished from Shiganshina. Now, we got new information saying that Zeke made his way here, to Rose in order for revenge. That means that I’m in danger. If I’m correct in my allegations, Zeke will use someone who we don’t know to spy on me and report back to him. That means all of you should keep an eye out on anyone suspicious. Is that clear?”
I ask them. They all nod. “Good. Let’s go. Bell rang.”We all start to walk into school when Eren stops us. “Wait, so Y/n..” We all turn to him. “What is it, Eren?” “If you said that you removed all evidence from you being in Shiganshina, doesn’t that mean somebody told him you were here? Like..” “A traitor.” Mikasa continues his sentence. I look at Mikasa.
“Yeah, exactly. Listen, I know I haven’t been part of The Scouts for a while, but this seems a little fishy to me.” Eren says as he scratches his head. He and Mikasa had the same idea. And I’m sure Jean thought it too. Which means, I need to bring that up to my dad. But later. Now is school. “Alright. I’ll think about it. Remember what I said and be careful today. I’ll see you all later.” I wave goodbye and we part ways to our respective classes. I go to physics and I see Levi sitting with his bag on my chair. I walk up and Levi sees me. He instantly smiles and moves his bag.
“Hey, you. I thought you got into another fight. Everything okay?”, he asks me. I nod my head, smiling back to him. “Very funny, brainiac. But yes, I’m fine. Thanks.” “Alright, listen up.” Our professor starts to say. Levi puts on his glasses and starts to open his textbook. God, he looks so cute with those on. “On Friday, there will be a test on Newton’s Laws of Motion. One hour, 60 marks. I want you all prepared. This will be part of your final grade.” Oh shit. Damn. Fuck. How am I supposed to cram all that work in a span on two days? I start to panic when I feel a hand on my shoulder.
“Hey.”, Levi says softly. I look to him. “Want to study together?” He asks me. I smile. Of course he would ask. I was going to but he made my life easier. I nod. “Yeah.” “Ok. Now turn to page 89 of your textbook and do exercise 6.3. It’s a good revision exercise. Get to it.” Our professor orders us to do it. I look at the question and answer the stuff I know. Like the definitions.
1. Define Newton’s Second Law of Motion.
Easy. Newton’s second law of motion states that if a net force acts upon an object, the object will accelerate in the direction of that force.
I look at it and then at Levi’s work. Jesus, he is already on the fifth question. I nudge his shoulder.
“Hey.”, I softly say. He picks his head up looks back at me. “Whats up? Need some help?” “Uh yeah. Check this definition for me?” I hand him my book and he reads over it. He furrows his eyebrows. “Out of two marks, you would only get one.” I widen my eyes and my mouth opens. “Wha- Why?” “Well, see. You got the first part. The one about it moving. But then now, you have to state the proportions. So..”He takes out his pencil and writes.
“The acceleration is then directly proportional to the net force and inversely proportional to the mass of the object.” He finishes. “Ohhhhhh. Ok I get it now. Thank you.” “No problem. So, do you know how to do the calculations?”
I look at the questions. Question 2 was to draw free body diagrams which I knew and the third one was on frictional force. What the hell is this?
“Uh....no.” I say softly, and a little embarrassed. “Sorry.” I say to Levi which made him raise an eyebrow. “Why are you apologizing? Come on. I’ll help you. Step by step, okay? You first need to understand what the question is asking you...”
Levi and I spent the whole period doing the examples from the exercise and more. I learnt so much in those 55 minutes than I did in two years of that class.
“Is this right?”, I ask him, handing my book to him for him to check. I see him looking at it, pulling his calculator out to check it. When he was done, he smiles and looked at me. “Yes. You did it. You got it right.” “Yes!” I say a bit too loudly and people turn to look at us. I cover my mouth and look at Levi. His cheeks are red. I laugh a little. “Good job, crazy.” “Thank you, brainiac.” We tease each other. Bell rings and I pack my bag. I feel someone bump into me.
“What do you have now?” Levi asks me. I take out my phone and look at my timetable. “French. You?” “English. Come on, I’ll walk you to your class.” I smile and sling my bag over my shoulder and walk out with him. When all of a sudden.. “Mr Ackerman.” Our professor calls him. “Yes, Professor?” May I speak with you for a moment? Alone.” Levi looks at me and I smile. “It’s okay. I’ll catch up with you later, alright?” “Okay.” I leave him and walk to my class. Well that’s what he thinks. I actually stayed behind to spy on the convo. Bad, I know, but I couldn’t help it. I hear the professor speak.
“How are you, Levi?”, he asks him. “I’m good. Getting late for my class though.” I snicker. Levi...
“I know. This won’t take long. Plus it’s not you will miss out on work. Anyway, I see you and Y/n getting comfortable with each other.” I make a confused face. What did I have to do with anything?
“Not that it’s any of anyone’s business, I’ve been helping her with work. Why?” He asks him. “Levi, you’re a good boy. A star student. I don’t want your name to be dragged down because of that girl. She’s not good news.” He tells Levi. I knew it. I knew from the beginning that that professor had some grudge against me.
“Sir, with all due respect, you don’t know her. She’s a good person and is trying hard to get her marks good so she could get out of this shit school where all people do is judge each other.” Levi defends me. I feel myslef blush. The professor speaks again. “Levi, she is part of a gang. A bad one at that. You could get in danger. I’m just worried abou-..” “No need to worry about me, sir. I’ll be fine. Now if we are done here I’ll be going.”
I quickly run down the hall to my class and go to my seat. I sigh. That professor is right, as much I hate to admit it. If Levi gets involved with me I might get him into trouble or worse. And with Zeke in town, Levi could get in serious danger.
The day drags itself until lunchtime. I walk out of my class and to the cafeteria. I see Mikasa and Jean sitting next to each other and laughing. Mikasa? Laughing? With Jean? “Don’t like him”, my ass.
“Hey guys. Whatcha doing?”, I ask which made Jean flinch. “Jesus Y/n, don’t sneak up on us like that.”, he says as he holds his chest. “Aww did I scare you? Sowi.” I mock him. I sit across them and look around. “Guys where’s Eren?” I ask them. “Went for a piss. He shot down that coffee like his life depended on it.”, Jean says as takes a bite of his fries. Mikasa giggles. That “joke” wasn’t even funny. I squint my eyes at her and she captures me looking and suddenly goes to her usual face.
“Yeah, so anyway. Did you guys see anyone suspicious lately?”, they shake their head. I sigh. God when is this shit going to stop? I think about my dad, Marco and everyone I think that could be in danger. But I’m quickly drawn away from my thoughts when I feel an arm around my shoulders. “Hi Y/n”
Reiner says. “Get your filthy hands off of me.”, I tell him. He doesn’t move. “Aww come on, baby. I haven’t seen you in ages. Let me just savour this moment.”, he says as he moves closer. Alright, that’s it.
“Reiner! Get your fucking hands off of me before I break them!”, I shout at him. Everyone in the cafeteria turn to look at us. I don’t even care, I just need this asshole away from me. “Reiner leave her alone, man.” “Yeah Reiner” some people start to say to him. He grinds his teeth and let’s go of me. He wakes up and starts to leave, but before he dies he leans down and whispers in my ear “You’re gonna pay for this.” And leaves. I scoff and flip him off. “Y/n what did he say?”, Mikasa asks me. I shake my head and tell her nothing to concern herself about.
Little did I know, Levi saw that whole fiasco and he runs up to our table. “Y/n. Hey. Are you okay?”, he asks me. I smile at him and nod. “I’m fine. Join us?”, I offer to him. Levi looks behind him and sees Isabel, Farlan and Hange sitting down. I follows his eyes. “Oh. It’s alright. You don’t have to sit with us. I see your friends waiting for you.”, I smile and tell him. “How about you come join me?”, he offers. I laugh. “Yeah. I’m sure these two won’t mind. Will you?”, I ask Jean and Mikasa. The shake their heads and I make my way with Levi to his table. Isabel looks up to us. “Hi, Y/n!”, she shouts happily. “Hi Izzy. Hi everyone.”, I say. They all greet me and I sit down next to Levi. “Say, Y/n.”, Farlan starts to say as he wipes Isabelle’s mouth, “Have you heard of the proms theme?” “Actually, no. What is it?” “A Dark Romance. The people in 12-5 came up with it. Pretty neat if you ask me.” Dark romance,huh? I look at Levi while he scrolls through his phone. “Whatcha doin’?” I ask as I lean towards him. It was almost funny how fast his cheeks went red. “Just looking through Instagram. See this.” he shows me some stuff. We all chat until the intercom goes off, surprising all of us.
Attention. Attention. Y/n L/n to the principal’s office with your bag. Y/n L/n to the principal’s office with your bag. Thank you.
I widen my eyes and look at Jean and Mikasa. “Oh are you going home early?”, Levi asks me. I shake my head. My guard is up right now. Dad never picked me up from school unless it was an emergency. “Levi. Whatever happens, I’m glad you asked me to prom”, I say which confuses him. “Y/n what’s going-..” I quickly place my lips on his and kiss him. It’s quick one. But it lasted long enough. I pull away and grab my bag and head to the office. Jean and Mikasa are quick to follow with Eren.
“Whoa Levi! She just kissed you!”, Isabel says happily. Farlan and Hange are bombarding him with questions but Levi just stays silent. He’s stunned. Sitting there, red faced he reaches to touch his lips. The feeling doesn’t last long when he realizes what she just said. “Whatever happens”...What is happening?
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“Berliner Fernsehturm” * Foto: BernardoUPloud
After her marriage with Frank Randall has failed and Claire Beauchamp flees from her violent husband, she finds refuge in the house of the Fraser/Murray family in Berlin-Wilhelmshorst. But then tensions arise between Britain (which has since left the EU) and some EU member states. All holders of an English passport are required to leave EU territory within six weeks … and suddenly Claire’s fate looks more uncertain than ever.
This story was written for the #14DaysofOutlander event, hosted by @scotsmanandsassenach​
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Chapter 8: 14 Men (4)
        During her medical studies, Claire had seen many horrible pictures. And what she saw in the emergency room where she later worked had often been just as bad. Except that they were no longer just pictures, but injuries endured by living people. That which had been bad but far away during her studies had come close and seemed all the more terrible to her. But Claire had never seen anything like what she saw when she walked through the door of James Fraser's gym. Later, she would realize that this experience gave an answer to all her questions.
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“Fitnessraum” by lewisgoodphotos 
        The sensitive person inside her shuddered at what she saw. But the healer in her could not help but stretch out her hands and lay them on the terrible scar tissue that covered Jamie's entire back. Only later did she realize how much she could have frightened him with this gesture. But Jamie, who had finished his work out and was almost dressed, sat on a bench facing a wall of mirrors. There he had seen her coming. Still, he felt a slight tremor when he felt Claire's hands on his back.
        "Who ... who ... did ... did this ... to you?" Claire asked quietly and in a trembling voice.
        Jamie grabbed her left hand and pulled her gently down onto the bench. Claire slid into the seat next to him. Her face reflected the immense shock she felt about what she had seen. Jamie carefully put his left arm around her shoulders and pulled her gently towards him. Then he replied, just as quietly:
        "Jonathan Wolverton Randall, better known as Black Jack Randall."
        Claire's eyes filled with horror.
        "Did ... did you kill him?"
        Though the situation was so serious, Jamie could not help but smile.
        "No," he said quietly, his words accompanied by a slight shake of his head, "I wished for it many thousands of times. But in the end, other men put an end to his life, at least to the one he had on this earth."
        "He ... he ... was Frank's cousin ..." she said and a long breath escaped from her lungs. Then her gaze wandered into emptiness.      
        "I didn't know ... but ever since I ... since that day in Boston, I've felt that somehow they must be related."
        Claire turned her face back to Jamie. Slowly, she ran her right hand down his left cheek. She wanted to say something, but nothing she could think of seemed appropriate for that moment. She shook her head again, then lowered her gaze to the floor of the gym. Jamie pulled her gently towards her again.
        "Don't worry, Claire. It's all over. And no one here will hurt you."
        They remained like that for a few minutes. Then Jamie stood up, put on his shirt and undershirt and stuffed them into the trousers he had put on before Claire arrived. Finally, he slipped into the black leather shoes that stood under the bench. Still in silence, they left the basement and took the elevator that brought them to the attic. It had not escaped Jamie's notice how deeply this further revelation about the background of Frank's family had shaken Claire. Arriving at the door to her room, he asked:
        "Claire, are you okay? Is there anything I can do for you?"
        "I'm exhausted and I want to lie down, but ... "
        "Yeah?"
        "I don't want to be alone right now. Could ... could you ...”
        "I can stay with you - if you want me to."
        "Yes, please."
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“Schlafzimmer” by innokurnia
        They entered the big, bright room. While Claire sat on the bed and wiped off her shoes, Jamie stepped to one of the windows and looked out. Then he turned back to Claire:
        "I haven't asked you if you like this room. I hope you're comfortable."
        "Oh, yes."
        Claire looked around. Her face showed that she was thinking.
        "But?"
        "No but. It's just that I've ... well, I've never had a room all to myself that big before. It's ... basically an apartment, not a room. I enjoy the light ..."
        She looked up towards the roof. The middle part of the ridge of the roof was glazed, so that it let the sun in during the day and at night you could look through it at the starry sky.
        "Do you know that you can cover the glazing in the ridge? In case it gets too bright or too hot from the sun."
        Claire looked at Jamie questioningly. He walked over to the small coffee table that stood near the door and formed the center of a small seating area. Next to a bowl of fruits was a kind of remote control. He took it and gave it to Claire.
        "There are only two functions: open and closed. Press 'close' once."
        Claire pushed the button and together they watched a dark cover slide across the glass.
        "If I cover these windows, does that mean the windows on the other side of the ridge are also covered?"
        "No. You don't have to worry about that. The glazing above my room will stay clear. I also have a remote with which I can control my side. But didn't you want to get some sleep?"
        Claire nodded, went back to the big white bed and sat down against the wooden, large pillow-backed headboard of the bed.
        "Can you ... sit next to me?"
        "Sure."
        Jamie walked round the bed, wiped off his shoes and sat down beside her. After a moment's hesitation, he decided to put his right arm around her. Claire lowered herself against his shoulder. The scene reminded Jamie of the night they had left Boston sitting next to each other on the plane. And indeed, again it was only a short time before Claire fell asleep. He watched with joy as first her body relaxed and a little later her facial features. About half an hour after she fell asleep, Claire began to spin. Obviously, her body was trying to get into a more comfortable position while she slept. Jamie got up, circled the bed and gently lifted her up on both arms. He set her down a little below the pillows, bedding her head on one of the it. Then he took the blanket that was at the foot of the bed and covered her with it. He was glad Clair hadn't woken up during this action, but before he could sit down next to her again, she had turned around, still asleep, and was groping for him with her outstretched left hand. He reached for her hand and whispered:
        "I am here."
        There was no reply from Claire's direction, just a light sigh. Instead of letting go of his hand, she pulled it towards her belly and held it there. Jamie had to smile. He closed his eyes and was grateful that no one could read his mind at that moment.
        Around 4pm the alarm on Jamie's smartphone sounded. Claire woke up and yawned. Then she noticed her hand clasping his and let go in shock.
        "Good morning," Jamie, who hadn't been sleeping, muttered jockingly.
        Claire turned abruptly and now they were face to face.
        "Have I ... the whole time ..."
        "No problem, Claire. My arm's a little asleep, but there are worse things. I didn't want to wake you. But now it's time for tea, and then we have to get ready for the evening.
        Claire sighed.
        "Lie still. I'll ask Helene to bring us the tea."
        "But it doesn't have to be ..."
        He smiled.
        "Yes, it must be," he said and reached for his smartphone to dial Helene Ballin's number. While waiting for the housekeeper to pick up, he thought that this evening, especially the conversation they had to have with his 'friend', would be exhausting enough for Claire.
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“Tea Time” by NajukusnijiRecepti
        Three hours later, at 7pm sharp, the front doorbell rang. Jamie had already seen a big black Opel coming up the driveway from one of the windows of the hall. The driver had stopped, then opened the passenger door and let an elderly gentleman about six feet tall get out. Jamie had opened the door and welcomed his friend.
        Claire and Jamie had taken the tea that Helene Ballin had served. As Jamie prepared in his room for the evening's conversation, making a short list of questions and thoughts, Claire showered and thought about what to wear for the occasion.         In the end, she decided on a dark, classic-timeless dress, with a skirt that went way up over her knees. Although it accentuated her body, Frank had called it a 'prude Pietist frock' when he first saw it. When she had looked at him then in astonishment, he had added that she would look in it 'as if she had come out of the 18th century'. He was not so wrong with this remark. Claire had discovered the dress in a shop during a stroll through town, and the owner also made re-enactment costumes. But that she had not told Frank. She knew that he would then finally declare her insane. But how could she explain to him that it wasn't only fashionable reasons that had persuaded her to buy that dress. She couldn't quite explain it to herself. All she could say was that something about the dress spoke to her. This dress was not the only one she had bought in that shop. Little by little she had bought one dress in dark red, one in dark green and another in dark blue. Claire stored all these dresses in a wooden box that she had inherited from her Uncle Lambert so that Frank would not discover them. A few weeks before 'the horrible night' happened and she left Boston, she had felt the urge to go to the store once again. On this occasion she bought three more dresses. These too disappeared into Uncle Lamb's box. In all the chaos that had accompanied her escape from Boston, Claire had forgotten all about the dresses. But then the suitcases and boxes that had disappeared in that black van marked "New Castle Movers" arrived in Berlin, and Claire wondered if she would be able to wear them now. But when she noticed that Jamie's sister also wore ladies dresses almost exclusively, she had dismissed the question of whether she could be dressed inappropriately. On the previous days she had worn more modern dresses with a light, floral pattern. But for the occasion of this evening this dress seemed appropriate to her. Like the other dresses she had bought, this one had an oval neckline, into which she had tucked in a white silk scarf. Normally she tucked it in so that a small part of her neck was still visible. But this time she covered everything. The marks that 'the 'that horrible night’ had left had turned blueish in the past two days and she did not want anyone to see them.         Claire looked at herself in the mirror once more. Then she opened the door and stepped into the hallway. She decided not to take the elevator. Slowly, she went down the stairs. Suddenly, she heard the doorbell ring and when Claire arrived on the first floor, she heard voices. One of these voices belonged to Jamie, who was greeting a man he called Ferdinand. Claire paused for a moment. She was now just a bend, a landing and some more stairs away from the entrance hall. She was far from eavesdropping, yet something was holding her back.
        "Jamie! It's so good to see you again!"
        "The pleasure's all mine, Ferdinand. Even if the occasion is a bit, well, complicated.”
        "Jamie, we don't even start before ‘complicated’. We start with ‘impossible’ and move on when ‘hopeless’ appears. But when we com to ‘utopian’, we are at our best."
        The men giggled briefly. But then the voice, which belonged to the unknown Ferdinand, became more serious:
        "Jamie, none of this has to be a real problem. We just have to be wise about this whole thing. It is important that we act calmly. The elections are in a year and a half and Ernst has a good chance of being promoted to the top of a ministry. From there it's just a matter of winning an election or two. With each of these steps we are getting closer to our common goal. We may ..."
        "... not to endanger it," Jamie finished the sentence.
        After a short pause he continued:
        "I know, Ferdinand. I know. And I'll do everything I can to make sure it doesn't happen."
        Claire wondered what goal it was the men had in common. And who was this man called Ernst they spoke of? But then she had to turn all her attention to an itch in her nose. She tried to suppress the approaching sneeze. She went around the corner and stepped on the steps that led directly into the hall.
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“Foyer” by ErikaWittlieb
        Then she sneezed - loud and audible. The men standing in the hall looked up at her.
        "Gesundheit."
        The men’s wish came as if from a mouth.
        Claire sneezed again. She shook herself slightly. Then she smiled and walked down the final steps of the hall.
        She felt Jamie's gaze latch onto her, accompanying her every step down.
        "Good evening," she said as she arrived in the hall.
        "Good evening, Claire," Jamie replied. Then he turned to the older, tall man and introduced them.
        "Claire, this is my good friend, Ferdinand Groide."
        She shook hands with the stranger, who to her surprise indicated a kiss on her hand.
        "Good evening, Mrs. Beauchamp. Welcome to Berlin."
        "Ferdinand, this is Claire Elisabeth Beauchamp."
        "Good evening, Mr. Groide, and thank you for welcoming me."
        Jamie led the guest and Claire into the dining room, where Ian and Jenny were already waiting.
         Clair noted with interest that the Murrays, and Mrs. Ballin, treated the guest like an old friend. When the housekeeper served dinner, she mentioned that she had prepared his favourite vegetables and Jenny thanked him before and after dinner for the large bouquet of flowers that the guest had brought. Claire herself was very restrained during the meal, but also during the conversation between courses, and was more inclined to observe the interaction of the individuals.
         When the coffee Helene had served with dessert was also finished, Jamie urged to leave. The Murrays said goodbye and retired to their living room while Jamie led Claire and Mr. Groide into the library. There he previously had Helene Ballin prepare the larger rectangular table for their small conference. He had not found it appropriate to have this conversation at the coffee table.
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“Chipendale” by JamesDeMers 
         After they sat down and Jamie poured a glass of water for each of them, Ferdinand Groide began:
         "Mrs. Beauchamp, Jamie, Mr. Fraser, told me that your husband is Dr. Frank Randall. Is that correct?"
         "Yes, that's right."
         "And is it also true that your husband is not only a professor of history at Harvard University, but also works for British Ml5?"
         "Yes, that's also correct."
         "You'll forgive me if I enquire. But people who work for an intelligence agency don't usually talk about that activity. Not to their spouses or to their family members. What makes you think your husband is in the service of Ml5?"
         Claire smiled lightly.
         "My husband is not only convinced of the cause of what he calls the great British Empire and its superiority, but also very much of himself. This ... arrogance and ... his use of alcohol ... often caused a certain talkativeness. On top of that, especially in the last few years, he did not consider me to be his intellectual equal. I don't think he could imagine that what he told me would one day be used against him or even leave my mouth."
        "Can you give me an example?"
        "Mr. Groide, I am prepared to share my knowledge with you. But you will understand that I need certain guarantees."
        Now Jamie smiled lightly. He hadn't underestimated Claire, and he was happy to see her speak up for herself so clearly.
        "What kind of guarantees do you have in mind?"
        "Well, first of all, I have to ask if I can stay here, in this country. At present, I am grateful to accept the hospitality of the Fraser family. But as you may know, I am a trained physician. Surgeon, to be exact. And once I've settled my affairs in the United States, I'd like to return to my profession, earn my own income."
        Ferdinand Groide nodded.
        "For the time being, nothing should stand in the way of your stay in our country. If I am correctly informed, you have a visa that is valid for three months. This can easily be extended, as Jamie, I mean Mr. Fraser, will vouch for you. And if you should decide to acquire German citizenship ... I also don’t see any problems in principle that would prevent you from taking up work later. As I'm sure you're aware, our country has been seeking medical personnel for years, and as you can imagine we're always happy to hire well trained doctors.”
        He smiled, then he went on:
        "I can't promise you that we can employ you as surgeons or in a hospital, but I'm sure we'll find a job where you can use these skills and abilities and earn your own decent salary. But you were talking about guarantees, plural?"
        "Yes. As you may also know, I have left my husband. Our marriage had been on paper only now for several years. I will ask for a divorce, if that is possible from here. However, this ... this ... I care about his life. I'm a doctor, I took an oath. If I reveal the secrets I have learned ... what will you do to him?"
        "What do you mean? What are we gonna do with him?"
        "Will you lay hands on him? I mean, will you let someone lay hands on him?"
        Ferdinand Groide and Jamie looked at each other in amazement.
        "Mrs. Beauchamp, we're not the Mafia. We don't hire hit men."
        "But you are part of a secret service, Mr. Groide."
        Claire said those words with the same calmness and objectivity as if she told Jenny:
        "If you put one more egg in the batter, it gets better."
        "And intelligence agencies do these things," she added to her statement with the same objectivity.
        "Well, maybe the CIA or the KGB," Groide replied smiling. After a brief pause, he continued:
        "Let me answer you this way: In my opinion, a living Frank Randall is far more interesting and valuable to an intelligence agency than a dead Frank Randall."
        "That is, you guarantee me that the information I give you will not put his life in danger."
        Once again, Groide and Jamie looked at each other.
        "Promise me!"
        It wasn't a question, it wasn't a request, it was a demand, and the way she made that demand left none of the men unaware that for her there was no alternative to this deal.
        Groide took the hand Claire held out to him.
        "You have my word, Mrs. Beauchamp. You don't know me yet and you probably mistrust me. That's only natural. But Jamie, Mr. Fraser, can assure you that I'm a man of integrity, a man of my word."
        Claire looked over at Jamie. This one nodded.
        "Done."
        She reached for the glass of water that Jamie had put in her hand and emptied it in one gulp.
        Then she began to talk.
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