#bsb buddies

[erensonly]

You know how ghost always has his mask on, what would be reader reaction seeing ghosts face for the first time but in a way she doesn't know its him and she goes like "who the fuck is that??? 🤨🤨🤨🤨"

🍒anon

butcher shop buddies (simon riley x reader)

i dont know why i laughed so hard at this. thanks for the ask!! oh can i call you cherry-berry anon?

warnings: fluff, ooc ghost, not proofread sorry, use of 'pretty' and 'cute', no use of pronouns but i may use them in future parts, dad joke, probably incorrect butcher information, i was hungry writing this.

please feel free to message me and let me know if i missed any warnings

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maybe reader is a civvie and she frequents this one particular butcher shop so you can get meat packages for cheap. this is the first time you see ghost. he's standing in front of the case of meats trying to determine which cut of steak he wanted, while you were there seeing if the people on tiktok were serious about meat packages being cheap. groceries are getting too expensive and you wanted to try your hand at birria tacos.

while taking a look around, you didn't notice the larger man inching closer to you. "d'ya know which cut you're looking for?" naturally, you flinch an take a step back. what is this mammoth of a man doing bending down to your level to help you look for meat? but his accent is silly but pleasing to listen to, so you give him a vague answer. "kinda," you say with a shrug.

"i heard they do these packages of meats that can last me a while. and i've been craving birria tacos, so i need beef for that as well." he silently just leads you to the other side of the case and starts talking to the man standing there. it's like they've known each other for a while. you tune them out to make sure you have everything else checked off of your mental grocery list. when you tune back in, the butcher is slicing some meats up and the man was still standing there.

"thank you so much for your help." this was directed at both men, but only the butcher responded with a "you're welcome" while the other man just nodded at you, before taking his purchase and leaving the store. what a strange man.

this is how you guys started to see each other at least once a month at the same butcher shop/supermarket. he had introduced himself to you as ghost before telling you that you could call him simon. he was actually a kinda funny guy. easy to misunderstand his jokes if you dwell on it too long, but also easy to laugh at if you share the same sense of dry humor. he didn't have much to say at first, cracking jokes at the wrong times, but other than that, there was nothing else for him to say.

i feel like ghost doesn't stop yapping around people that he's comfortable with. like he talks about everything and nothing at the same time. this is how you came to find out that he was in the military, he has family but they're the men from his task force, he travels for work often, and knows every dad joke to ever exist. he's a simple man.

he thrives on routine and familiarity. he makes it a habit to meet you once or twice a month at the shops, go grab a coffee -tea for him- and have a good conversation before going about his day. you ask for his number so you can communicate with him outside of your mini meet-ups and he agrees. now you send whatever meme made you laugh that day and a picture of what you were doing, and he sends you a joke of the day and picture of what he was doing.

he liked getting your cute selfies showing your outfit of the day, or the puzzle you finally completed after losing a piece a month ago, or his personal favorite pictures of you cuddled up with your cat pawl.

i feel like simon is a dog person outwardly, but he didn't realize how much he actually liked cats because he never had one growing up. so seeing you all cozy and pretty with your cat trying to escape your kiss, simon felt like he finally had something to look forward to. now he wanted you to see him for him.

when you walk into the shop, you're expecting simon to be waiting at the counter like he always did, chatting it up with his butcher friend. but instead, you see a blonde man with a black medical mask on talking to the butcher. maybe he's just late.

you walk to your normal spot to wait when the man turns to you and speaks. "how ya doin' today, love?" it startled you. who is this man and why is his voice familiar and why is he so attractive. "who the hell are you?" you couldn't help the confusion on your face; why is he talking to you. he just laughs and laughs, obviously finding your confusion hilarious.

"what did baby corn say to mama corn?" you were more confused. who's baby and mama corn? "go on," you encourage.

"where's pop corn?" this set you off. laughing louder than you probably should. "simon, how are you, darling?" you both had endearing names for each other even though you were just friends. it just came naturally.

"hungry. wanna stop at this one diner i know? they have amazing burgers."

that's how you find yourself eating a cheeseburger with simon who has taken his mask off by now. he was a very attractive man, not that you doubted it before. sharp square shaped jawline, crooked nose from being broken too many times, beautiful honey brown eyes contrasted by his long blonde lashes. he had a mole on the side of his nose, and scars on his face but they only added to his ruggedness; his attractiveness.. it didn't help that he was 6"4 with big strong arms, nice sized pecs, and on the rare occasion he would send you a mirror selfie without a hoodie on, you could see through his shirt that he had a nice soft belly. (my personal favorite build)

you were glad he was comfortable enough with you to be willingly vulnerable with you. maybe this relationship could escalate so much more.

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should i make more parts to this? i already have a few ideas.

[duckuwu]

i do think about how i resisted kpop for so long

and then the one group to snatch me is the princess one.

i dont remember if i've talked about how it happened here before (probably), but... i've had two really close friends (who are both online and semi in person friends) who've been into kpop for many years now. and they kept talking about it, and the specific groups they like, and they kept trying to bring me into it. (just like there's some of you tumblr buddies who were also trying to assist me in that) but i just wasnt vibing w anything they sent.

but they were trying for years, and also getting such genuine joy out of it too, that i felt bad that i couldnt join them on the journey.

so i went to pandora and had it play me a kpop playlist.

and most of the tracks were skips for me. but there were some songs that i really vibed with.

they were always IVE. (okay, sometimes le sserafim would sneak in with newjeans. (enhypen was there too, my boys [pets gently]) but their tracks were hit and miss, whereas every single IVE track that came on...)

so i went to the music videos. went with the track that i loved the most: love dive. and i was like: oh, i get it now.

like, listen, the track is a fuckin bopperino. it's been in the top 100 of korea charts since it was released (it just left this weekend). but there was just something about these young women's attitudes. they know their worth and dare you to like them. dare i say...they were cocky? and the hook of the song "narcissistic, my god I love it" (and how there is some humour in it, but also they're just being honest too). and yeah. that's just what i've been wanting from female pop for decades. confident, cheeky, intelligent, not pandering to the male gaze.

...but now that i've been in this for some time now (and have expanded my listening range). I think it was just simply that the right group hadn't found me yet.

i don't really know how to explain it to people who aren't in it, but all these different groups are put together with a certain style/vibe/personality/goal. like, especially once you get to know the personalities of the members of the various groups. so, like, whilst there might be some crossover with people liking various groups, there's going to be that ONE group that is THE GROUP for someone, the group that truly best suits someone's personality.

like, i'm IVE, and the way they are with each other and their personalities, senses of humour, confidence, the lyrics of their songs... are very much the exact fit for me. whereas one of my RL friends has aespa as their main group, and the personalities, sense of humor, attitudes etc, truly fit the personality of my friend too. the stray kids fans i've met vs ateez fans vs enhypen etc... like you meet them, you talk to them, it's very easy to see why that one group is their main group. and also why their bias is their bias. (bias = favourite group member). it's kinda wild to think about. and very much not at all ... you cant really find the same in western groups. 1D fans were all over the place, same for bsb & nsync, fifth harmony etc.

it's fascinating. obviously subversive marketing that really fucking works. lmao and yeah it's marketing, but it's also based on something real.

but i really do find it absolutely hilarious that it's the group with the princess aesthetic that snatched me. for years now people on tumblr have been like 'dreamcatcher is right up your alley' and aesthetically, i do get it. and yet here we are lmao i do love me my rich intelligent women with hearts of gold (hello lena luthor). we just dont really get to see it in media much. (but also, again, i do want to stress that auditorily and lyrically i was ensnared by them before i even saw the group and their personalities)

this was my first favourite track of theirs:

and this is my absolute favourite track of theirs:

i'll shut up now lmao. idek if anyone'll read this ramble but hey

and if there's any kpop fans (friends/long time followers etc) whove been in this for a minute, feel free to correct any of my wrong assumptions about how things are? i know i'm new. and i also know i've got a masters in IVE specifically, and that I've only glanced the surface of other groups. but when you've found your happy place, it's really hard to watch other things when you could be in your happy place. lmao

[nextstopwonderland]

Masterlist of Bryan Danielson content I’ve posted Part 3

(Because yes, i have hit the link limit twice now.)

Part 1 | Part 2

(Original post)

Photo posts

Hair down and bleeding

Looking cozy

On bereal

Aesthetics with an American dragon

Character growth

Bryan and Eddie caps

Bryan and Kyle (links to video)

Adorable dragon

More Bryan/Eddie (includes gif)

Happy dragon

Dynamite photos by me

In vegas

Post-double or nothing (links to video)

Favorite shots from double or nothing

Bryan and Okada at double or nothing

Bryan in SF

Bryan and Artem

My photos of Bryan from Nikki and Brie live (1 | 2 | 3 )

Two dragons

Ponytail dragon vs bun dragon

Bryan at Forbidden door

Bryan vs Shingo at Forbidden Door

Bryan and Shingo: 2010 vs 2024

Hair in a bun

Bryan on commentary

Bryan bleeding and crying on the floor

Coffee in hand, thighs out

Bryan and Renee

A UK Dragon

UK dragon (and video link)

Hair in a bun, gold around waist

Updated dragon robe

Another beach photo

Looking cozy hair in a bun

Bryan post-dynamite

Bryan + Inoki LA Dojo

Brie + Bryan + Sauna

Bryan + Brie + pasta necklace

Brie and Bryan + thanksgiving

Gifs

Random assortment of gifs (includes mox and zsj and a Nigel related moment)

Bryan & Brie

The epicness of that bsb karaoke (includes video link)

Bryan doing the Yes chants in Arena Mexico vs Blue Panther

Windy City mox package

Bryan taking his shirt off for Eddie

How it started / how it’s going (Bryan and Eddie)

Me and Bryan 😭

Text posts/screenshots

Bryan’s karaoke history

Happy dragon in Mexico

Bryan and Eddie and chops (links to video)

Bryan being on point with Mariah (and Mina)

Bryan + grey hoodies + war

Bryan + angry meditation

Going out how he wanted

Best and worst thing about Bryan: unselfishness

A collection of #ThankyouBryan's

Bryan + Ian

Bryan + Stephanie Vaquer

Bryan + Aubrey

Bryan, alive and has chickens

Photo/quote compilations

“It’s the only time me and this individual have ever touched. To revisit it is a huge dream match of mine.” - Kyle O’Reilly on Bryan

A collection of quotes on Bryan’s 43rd bday

Bryan + BSB karaoke

Adam Cole on Bryan

Video clips

Bryan is yelling in promos again 🥰

Bryan the excited dork

Bryan doing Vancouver media

Bryan talking hockey

“A skate??”

A lot of people have tried to put a price on my head”

Me & Bryan 😭

“Sir I’m sorry! I’m gonna steal your drink!”

Bryan gets emotional after double or nothing

Video compilation of Bryan from Nikki and Brie’s live show

“I’m tired of your disrespect”

Bryan and Shingo: first match climax

"I want to be the type of parent Martha Hart is"

"Whenever Tony or talent asks me a question i have to preface it with: you gotta understand, i don't know what the HELL is going on"

Bryan backstage at All In

All In slow-mo vid

Bryan + Snackwars

Bryan having the time of his life (bonus Yuta)

Bryan trying to powerbomb Buddy

Brie and Bryan = sauna

Audio clips

Bryan being romantic about The Hike part 2

Graphics

“Getting to spend this time with people I know and loved for a long time, that’s been very rewarding.” (Original post)

[x1702x]

I need to kill BSB so bad but i dont want to go thru old yharnam i wanna be buddies w dju so bad

[vireeza09]

I was excited to start 2023 because of the line up of concerts. I love to travel, but being a mom with a toddler, I kinda feel like it’s so much hassle. And so what I do to unwind and enjoy - I go to concerts. I love music. It’s about 2 hours of entertainment singing along to your favorite artists - live! :D

First up in January - NeYo. I was supposed to go with my cousin, however she had to attend to personal issues and so I went with my friend Jay. Can’t help but sing and groove to the R&B hits, the Classic Classics,as NeYo put it. But tell you what, the crowd went ecstatic when he also sang songs that’s not his, but those that he composed himself. What a talent, NeYo!

February - The Legendary Backstreet Boys!!!

Watched my childhood right there. They may have aged, but they definitely still have the move and the voice and the voice we loved way back. Almost 30 years of BSB. I feel so old! 😆

Fangirl mode on especially when Nick sings solo. 🤣

An epic night with my fellow Batang 90s, my cousin Jed and friend Jay.

May - The Pop Princess Sarah G!

I’m not really a Popster - as what fans call themselves, but I like Sarah. Went to her 20th Anniversary concert with my coworkers. We took a half day off. Hahaha. She’s not named the Pop Princess for no reason. She’s so good and I admire her humility. 😊

August - Alanis Morissette

One of my faves! Been listening to Alanis for a long while. I was even more amazed watching her live. She was a total perfomer. Amazed by her high notes and head bangs, and was so amused by her “ikot-ikot” moments. Hahaha 😂 My cousin and I’s 90s hearts are totally happy! This concert will always be memorable because it was a treat from someone special. Thank you! 🥰❤️

August - Harry Potter in Concert: HP and the Chamber of Secrets

It’s still a concert so might as well add this, too. 😁

I watched the first installment to this series back before the pandemic, and as a huge Potterhead, I will not miss this for sure. Still a whole different experience watching this with a live orchestra. My HP heart’s so so happy! 🥰

October - Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

So even if this isn’t the real deal, and it’s just a “movie concert” I still added this because why not?! 😂

Watching the movie, I completely understood why she can’t have her concert here in the Philippines. We really do not have a huge venue to accommodate her masterpiece of a concert. Been a fan since her first album, though I somehow wasn’t able to follow through her most recent ones, I still know some of her songs. I brought my daughter with me when we watched, and oh my - now, she already knows her songs just by listening to them! I now have a future concert buddy. 🥹❤️

October - The Corrs

Another band I grew up singing to their songs. I remember watching their tours when I was in grade school. It was pirated CDs then (don’t judge! Uso yun dati Hahaha 😜) And even after 20+ years, they’re still all sooo good! Like they didn’t age a bit! Jim on Keyboards, Caroline on Drums (damn! Ang angas parin!), Sharon on Violin (iba din talaga! chill na chill lang) and the one and only Andrea on Flute and Lead Vocals (urgh! Only got better through the years🥰)

A bit sad that they did not sing some of my faves, (All the Love in the World, At Your Side, Irresistible) but still had fun for the first concert I went solo 😁

Was surrounded by Titos and Titas singing along to the hits back then. 90s, Baby! 😉❤️

That rounds up my 2023 Concerts! Thank you, 2023!

To more and more concerts in 2024 🙏🏻🤞🏻

Excited for January because Coldplay is first up! 🥹❤️

[allons-y-to-hogwarts-713]

There’s nothing like a primarily Backstreet Boys playlist to get me in the Christmas spirit for last minute gift wrapping! 😝

[crack-squirrels]

How you and MHA characters met

I just think it is cute to think about idk the headcanons will be short for each character simply because of how many there are

Characters: Mirio, Tamaki, Tsuyu, Iida, Kirishima, Tokoyami

Content Warning: Fluff, swearing, maybe some angst but light, mentions of anxiety and panic attack

Headcanons under the cut to not clog the dash <3

Mirio

Mirio met you while he was on patrol, a short while before rescuing Eri

He was watching across the street just making sure everything is good

You had zoned out while walking and accidentally bumped into him.

When you stumbled back from hitting his broad build he caught you before you could fall

"Oh my goodness I am so sorry, that was my fault 100 percent my bad!"

He smiled and assured you it was okay.

After that day you guys ran into each other in a few other spots, such as the park, a convenience store, a sidewalk

Eventually he said "I think we are supposed to be friends with how often we see each other! :D"

You both exchanged information and then it became clear you both liked each other

Kirishima

You asked him to spot you at the gym as you thought you would need one and he was lifting far more than you

He was so excited to help such a cute person out with getting them GAINZ

The next time you were at the gym he saw you working out and came over to compliment you

You thought he was nice the time he spotted you but you were scared he was over to be creepy

But he said "Dude I saw you had more weight on the bar today! Super manly! Not like a bad way like uh good job!"

You laughed and thanked him and then you guys agreed to become gym buddies and get GAINZ

Tsuyu

You frequent a park with a pond and a large meadow

And one day you were tossing the ducks chopped up strawberries in the pond when a girl wandered over to you

"Have you seen the frogs on that side of the pond?"

You had not so you let her show you

One thing led to another and you guys ended up walking around the park showing each other your favorite plants and animals

Before heading home you made plans to meet at the pond next week

You guys end up exchanging information then and becoming friends and eventually more

Iida

You were at the library cramming for a test tomorrow

You began to get so frustrated about the material that you slipped a few tears

Iida was at a table across from you and saw your frustration

He walked over to you "Would you like help studying?"

He sat with you helping you cram study, and lightly scolding you for procrastinating

You ended bsb up getting an A on your test, thanks to Iida

You saw him on campus a week after the test and ran to thank him

He offers to exchange numbers to be study partners again later and from there you guys become friends

Tamaki

You were taking a walk around the campus woods and saw someone sitting on the ground with their head in their knees

You thought it was odd so you went to check up

When you were a few feet away still you spoke "Hey are you alright?"

The person stammered and was hyperventilating "I uh I I'm yea I'm okay I'm fine. This is embarrassing I'm sorry."

You knelt down next to the person noticing it was Tamaki from the schools big 3

"Look around and tell me 5 things you see."

He started rattling off things around you both and when he was done you had him go through the other senses

When he had calmed down be thanked you and you offered your number incase he ever needed someone to talk to or anything at all

He texted the next day asking if you would mind going with him to the store since Mirio was busy

From there you guys became friends

Tokoyami

You were shopping for a new book, and wanted to try something new so you wondered to the Gothic Literature section

You kept picking up a book, reading the back and then putting it back not finding one that seems interesting enough to buy

A voice behind you said "You look lost over here."

You turned around to see a man with a bird like head in black cargo pants and a black tshirt

You explained your predicament and he seemed excited to help

He helped you find a book and said "I would love to know if you enjoy it, can I give you my number?"

As you were reading you would text him about what's happening and your opinions and guesses

He helps you choose the next book also and you both become friends

[allons-y-to-hogwarts-713]

🖌 Blog/Blogger Aesthetic: For @adisneygirlinnarnia

When walls starts to close in Your heart is frozen over Just show ‘em what you’re made of

When sun light is fading The world will be waiting for you Just show ‘em what you’re made of

[smoqueen]

Honest Path

The Spartns

Walky Talky

Silence Is Our Enemy

Star Busts

Chaos

Staunch Ladies

Awesome Blossoms

We are Hulks

Rocking Family

Full House

Underrated

God Made Relations

Just Bold Ladies

Pineapples

Langotiyas

The Powerpuff Girls

Only singles

Online Hangover

Waste Brains

People I love

Gossip Girl

Enter at Your Risk

Watts Up

Strike Queens

Blockheads

Baddies and Buddies

Strong Ties

Wombo Combo

RazzMaTazz

Like Glue

No girls

Girl Gang

Join at your own risk

Andaz Apna Apna

The Golden Girls

The Bum Chums

Are We There Yet?

Made for Each Other

Little Spoons

Golden memories

Pavement princesses

The Spice Girls

Keep “typing…”

My Blood Share

Nadaan Parindey

People I Love

Hotness Overloaded

Long Story Short

Game of phones

X Mate

Chuddy Buddy

The So and So

Just chat

Fully Loaded

Wondering Minds

Snap, Crackle, Pop

Across Borders

In-n-Outs

Crazy people

Don’t spoil it

Birds of a Feather

The Dude Guys

We talk a lot

Glowing stars

Yaaron Ka Kafila

Baby Dolls

BSB Forever

Teenagers

Run4fun

Ninjas

Belly Ups

Private Party

Let’s utilize precious time

Lucky Charms

Grocery Gals

No more singles

Lafawnda

Girls Gone Runnin’

Giggs Boson

Roommates Secrets

Busy Bodies

Thunder

Full On

Drastic Measures

Atomic Reactors

The Invincibles

Robo Sapiens

Amazing Pals

Be Back Soon

Real Players

The Desert Roses

Happiness All Around

Silent killers

Online meetup

The Dynamos

Little Moons

We’re Lost

WOW – Women of Wisdom

Just Bold Ladies

Just Talk

The Rowdy Roosters

Walky Talky

Balls & Dolls

The Now Married

Unfired

Victorious Secret

The Best Wing

The River Vixens

My Snap People

Maniac Messengers

Three Of A Kind

Ever After, Not the End

Blank Head

Bonding

Fantastic 4

Don’t join

Eternal triangle

Etc Etc Etc

Chor Bazaar

Don’t Underestimate Us

Glucose Busters

Fanny’s Pack

Love Relay

Be Back Soon

Southside Serpents

The Dream Team

Changu Mangus

The Untouchables

Naughtiness

Gift for Gab

We like it dirty

The Drifters

Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki

Rock & Roll

The Grub Club

Choir of Angels

The Jumping Jacks

Lords of the Pitch

Staunch Ladies

Non-Stop Pings

Sadda Adda

Kingdom

Fabulous friends

The Winners

Lost Glass Slipper

Cutest Family

Chat With Cousins

Playing my way

One Hit Wonders

Taste the Rainbow

Open Book

Play Your Way

Flock Together

The Public Square

Chatter Box

Beauty in Grace

Good Times

Power Rangers

Dating Memories

Xplosion

[spurgie-cousin]

candle or hat from hope & stead

tshirt from Chaney Lane or dress from batessistersboutique

plexus smoothie from jrod or bbq tuna from jb

sitting next to Lawson or pecan thief on a 15 hr plane ride

1. Candle. My head’s too big to look good in most hats. Plus I feel like the phrasing is random enough that I’d have to explain it constantly. 

2. BSB, there are actually a few shirts from there that I would buy in a heartbeat if I didn’t feel conflicted about supporting them (no shade to anyone who has)

3. BBQ tuna, just because I think that’d be the overall more interesting experience lol

4. LOL David Waller. I feel like Lawson would be that kind of plane seat buddy who wouldn’t stop talking to you even if you were giving obvious signals that you wanted to be left alone. David on the other hand I feel like I could scare off fairly quickly. 

[allons-y-to-hogwarts-713]

@themcuhasruinedme

The Backstreet Boys performing I Want It That Way together from each of their homes is exactly what I needed today.

[dwead-piwate-meggers]

do you have any songs with super distinct memoires?

Anon AMA

Uh, buckle up, this got long.

Stay and Drown - Finger Eleven

First concert I ever went to with my high school boyfriend/husband. Some other people from school were there, but we’d gone just the two of us. We kissed to this song. Wasn’t out first kiss, but it was pretty memorable.

Three Little Birds - Bob Marley

Father-daughter dance with my dad on my wedding day. Knew this was going to be the song for that before I knew any of the other music. I’m pretty close with both my parents, but my dad was definitely the calmer presence who always made me feel like things would be ok - hence the song.

Stop Right Now - Spice Girls

Elementary school talent show. Spice World (the film) is out. We (and by we I mean the 5 girls who will be the Spice Girls) are practicing their lip synch/choreography behind the small hill in the school yard. I am playing the role of Deborah (I think she was the Personal Assistant to the band’s manager) which meant I wore a denim jacket and was in charge of the spotlight (and if you think that says something about my place in the social hierarchy, you’d be right.)

Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran

First dance with my husband at our wedding.

The Sound of Silence - Disturbed

Saw this live. Almost started crying - David Draiman has an incredibly powerful voice.

Four Simple Words - Frank Turner

Saw this live too. He jumped into the pit and slow danced with a random member of the audience while singing.

Work Shoes - USS

Also live (they were wild to see live) the night I worked the last day of a job that was making me absolutely miserable.

Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart

The official song of our house in University. We had a choreographed dance and everything.

Sex ‘n’ Money - Paul Oakenfold / Crazy - Gnarls Barkley

Music video competition at a local bar. Friend was a film major and aspiring filmmaker. He recorded a couple of amazing music videos, we brought a small army of supporters and while we probably lost the vote (it was based on how loud the crowd was cheering and the other video in the competition was a BSB song) the judges still gave him the win.

You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC

Walked to the pub on the far side of downtown, our group took up an entire wall. We were really enthusiastic about the live music, and the band bought our group a round and stopped by the table to chat before they left (invited my buddy to play the fiddle with them at a later date). This song came on after the band was done and we all danced.

Ahead by a Century - The Tragically Hip

Sitting in my living room watching the final concert broadcast live from Kingston (we tried to get tickets but they sold out pretty much instantly). I had my laptop on my lap and was chatting/crying with an American border kid and an expat who were also watching.

Hello City - Barenaked Ladies

Front row seats and I am the only one dancing to this song. (It’s my favourite). Ed Robertson thanked me as ‘the lone Hello City dancer’.

[spockina]

playin' games (with my heart)

ok, so. i wrote this for day 4 of buddie's first kiss week (which was on a dare). but the thing is: i hated it. the more i looked at it, the more i hated it. i don't know why. but it's friday night and i'm home alone in the middle of quarantine wishing i were, in fact, as drunk as most of these people are. this is not what i usually write, so i’m nervy, but here. have it anyway

title is from the bsb song w the same name. it doesn't have anything to do with the story but i hate having to figure out titles

3.5k words / truth or dare / read on ao3

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The night is young, awfully so. Eddie doesn’t remember ever feeling this young, being this young.

Tonight, he is.

He’s got a drink in hand. He doesn’t know what it is, who put it there. But he’s got it, and he downs it in one fluid motion, enjoying the burn, and laughing to himself; it wasn’t even a shot.

He’s not entirely sure what brought them all here, if he’s being honest. Well, he knows. It was just dinner at Bobby and Athena’s, as they try to do at least once a month. What he means is: he’s not sure how they ended up having a party. It wasn’t supposed to be a party, if he remembers correctly. But suddenly, Harry was off to see his grandparents for the week, Denny had a sleepover and Karen’s mom wanted to have Nia for a little bit, Christopher begged to go to Pepa’s house where his cousins would be for the weekend. May has been in college for six months now, Maddie still has two months to go before the baby comes. It’s adults only.

It’s almost like they all forgot what that was supposed to feel like.

His vision is just a little bit blurry at the edges, his limbs loose in a way they haven’t been in a long time. He feels good, comfortable.

There’s some kind of pop music Eddie doesn’t know playing loudly, Athena, Bobby, Hen and Chimney are dancing in the middle of the living room, Maddie and Karen watching and laughing. Michael, his boyfriend, and Buck are in the middle of some intense conversation on the other side of the room.

Eddie loves them all.

The laughter that escapes his lips is directed at no one; there isn’t even anything funny happening, he’s just… feeling good. He hasn’t felt this good in a long time.

Buck sidles up to him, out of nowhere, offers him a beer. He takes it, nods his thanks.

“Whatcha laughing at?” He asks. “You look goofy.”

Eddie shrugs. “Don’t know, actually,” and that sets him off again.

“I think you’re drunk, buddy,” Buck says, but Eddie can tell he’s not that far behind. “‘M not judging!” Buck hurries to add. “Just pointing it out.”

They look at each other for a second, sipping their beers.

Buck’s cheeks are flushed, alcohol working hard against his white skin, making his eyes stand out. He’s beautiful. It’s not the first time the thought has crossed Eddie’s mind. It’s not the first time they’re drunk together, either, but Eddie always makes sure to stay in line, not let his thoughts wander. It’s a little harder when Buck has unbuttoned his black shirt and rolled up the sleeves, tight tank top under it, allowing Eddie to see the flush going down his neck and into his chest; his long legs in some tight pants that Eddie is pointedly not looking at. Eddie can feel Buck’s stare almost like a physical force pushing into his skin, and he has to look away for a second.

“Hey, yo!” Michael yells out, trying to be louder than the music. He fails at that, but succeeds at breaking the moment he was having with Buck, and Eddie’s thankful (and just a little sad about it). Michael still gets everyone’s attention even though the music is louder. “We should be playing party games.”

“Ooh, how ‘bout some truth or dare?” Athena suggests, and Eddie was not expecting that.

“If everyone promises no hard feelings, no matter what happens,” Bobby adds, always awfully reasonable.

“I suggest someone finds fun Bobby so we can play some party games!,” Buck yells back, and everyone cheers.

“Hey,” Eddie quips, “we’re all adults, huh? I’m sure we can work something out.”

“I’m extremely sober,” Maddie says, laughter in her voice, “and I promise you guys I’m gonna have so much fun!”

“As long as you’re happy, baby,” Chim says, and Eddie smiles, so big it hurts.

It feels good to let go, not to worry about Christopher, knowing he’s in good hands, and not to worry about Buck, because he can see him at all time. It feels good to watch his friends having fun, being reckless in a good way.

For the first time in a long, long while, Eddie feels no guilt. No guilt about having someone else taking care of Christopher, no guilt about having fun, being drunk, letting loose; no guilt about looking at Buck and thinking about how fucking hot he looks.

Buck has a tequila bottle in one hand, and a bunch of plastic shot glasses stacked in his other hand.

“Help me out here, Eddie, c’mon,” he says, handing Eddie the bottle, while he passes everyone the tiny cups. “Sorry, Maddie, you don’t get any. Sucks to be you.”

“Thanks, asshole, I’m pregnant.”

“Which is why you don’t get any!”

“Oh, I get plenty,” she says with a wink at Chim, teasing, and Buck scrunches up his face, yelling gross, Maddie!, and she laughs, throwing her head back, while Chim laughs on the other side of the room.

Eddie pours everyone a shot.

“Ok,” Buck says, “everyone ready? On three! One… Two… Three!”

They all drink, and in the end agree to play some Frankenstein’s monster of a game: truth or dare, choosing truth and refusing to answer means taking a shot; choosing dare and refusing to do it means taking two shots – Bobby declares he won’t be refusing anything, to which Athena replies: “Don’t worry, we’ll come up with something equally as humiliating for you”. Being an asshole means everyone can gang up on you. They’re all adults, all car keys have been confiscated. Nothing is off limits. Maddie gets to be the judge of everything.

“Playing sober while pregnant sucks, my friends,” she reasons and, well, she’s right.

They sit in a circle, because they’re mostly drunk and it’s fun. Athena, Bobby, Michael, his boyfriend, Chimney, Hen, Karen, Eddie and Buck.

Their knees are touching, and Eddie feel like a schoolboy, but he can’t concentrate on anything else besides that.

“Ok,” Maddie says. “Chimney’s starting because I’m the judge and I say so! Spin the bottle, baby!”

Chimney rubs his hands and spins. It lands on Hen.

“Henrietta, my love! Truth or dare?”

“Truth.”

He smirks. “Who’s your best friend? Me or Athena?”

There’s a chorus of whoa going around, everyone laughing. Hen looks pained.

“No. No, I can’t, pass me that bottle,” she says, dejected, which only makes everyone laugh more.

Hen spins, then, and it lands on Michael.

“Dare,” he says, before she can even ask.

Hen smirks.

“I want you to give Bobby a kiss.”

Buck chokes on nothing, which makes everyone laugh. Eddie puts his hand on Buck’s knee, trying to steady him for a second.

Michael looks at his boyfriend, looks at Athena. Looks at Bobby. His boyfriend nods, playful smile on his lips.

“Go on, boys,” Athena says, a tone to her voice that no one can identify, but they sure can hear. She licks her lips.

Michael nods, goes on his knees. Athena taps Bobby on the knee, and he does the same. It’s mostly a non-kiss. They barely graze each other’s lips before they’re moving back, and Hen, Athena and Chim immediately start booing them.

“Man, y’all suck,” Athena says, but she’s laughing. Bobby’s blush is furious. Buck’s laughter is loud, which gets everyone going.

Michael spins, then. It lands on Karen.

“So?”

“Dare.”

“Give Hen a lap dance,” he says, and he looks incredibly pleased with himself.

“Damn,” Eddie says, and notices his hand is still on Buck’s thigh. He picks up his beer just for a reason to move his hand away, to quit being a creep.

“Whose phone is playing the music?” Karen asks, and she doesn’t look shy at all. She changes the song to something with a low bass, and when Hen sits on the chair, as they all turn to watch, she puts on a show.

“Damn, Karen, my girl!” Athena yells, as Michael wolf-whistles, and everyone laughs.

“God, babe, you’re good,” Hen says, and they kiss.

Everyone sits back down at their original spots.

“Michael, you just had the best idea,” Chim says. He sounds like he’s plotting something. Eddie has the feeling he doesn’t want to know.

Karen spins, and it lands on Chimney.

“Truth.”

“Ok.” Karen looks serious, takes a deep breath. “Chimney. Is it a boy or a girl?”

Everyone explodes in laughter. Maddie, above them on the couch, starts yelling:

“Overruled, overruled!”

“Sorry, Karen, guess I’ll have to take a shot.” He does.

“You’re all super funny,” Maddie says. “Ha-ha.”

Karen blows her a kiss.

“Ok, my turn,” Chim says, and spins. It lands on Eddie.

Chimney slips on a poker face immediately.

“Edmundo. Truth or dare?”

Eddie wants to say truth, he does.

“Dare.”

Chim smirks.

“I want you to sit tight through a lap dance. From Buck.”

Buck chokes. Again.

“How is that my dare?” Eddie asks, but he knows as soon as he says the words that it’s the wrong thing to say.

“You know why this dare is for you, Eddie,” Chimney replies, which. Fair. Everyone knows, probably. Eddie’s suddenly drunker than he’s ever been in his entire life.

Chaos descends. Everyone is laughing, or making some snarky remark Eddie is pointedly ignoring.

“Buck.” Bobby says, low in the middle of the noise, but Eddie still catches it. “Are you ok?”

He doesn’t reply. Instead, he grabs the tequila bottle and takes a shot, then another one.

“Alright, Eddie,” he says, “move your ass to the chair.” He turns to Athena, making grabby hands. “Phone.”

Suddenly, everyone’s quiet.

Eddie’s sitting on the chair, and Buck, already taller than him when they’re both standing up straight, is looming in front of him, looking impossibly tall, impossibly broad, impossibly big. Buck shouldn’t even be possible. Eddie is sure Buck is a fever dream he’s having; that’s the only possible explanation to this moment.

God, Eddie is so screwed.

The song starts, and it’s probably not what any of them expected, but it is, somehow, exactly something Buck would pull up.

He cracks his neck, looking down at Eddie. This is another person. This is another Buck, in an alternate universe, where he looks at Eddie like he wants to eat him whole. He’s so damn big.

He starts moving, and Eddie knows he isn’t the only one surprised by just how not gangly he is. He’s never gangly, in life, but Eddie wasn’t expecting him to be able to move his hips like that. He’s not looking at anyone, can’t possibly tear his eyes away from Buck’s body, but he knows everyone’s thinking the same.

Who is this man?

He moves, his hips swaying as he goes, until he’s behind Eddie. He goes down, his hands moving slowly from Eddie’s shoulders, down the length of his arms, and back up. He keeps going, until his hands are on both sides of Eddie’s head, and then he’s tipping it back, making Eddie look at him, upside down. He winks. Eddie’s breath catches. Oh, God.

He moves in front of Eddie again, and starts coming close. Eddie hopes he won’t come any closer, that’s dangerous, but of course Buck does. Of course, Buck pretty much sits on Eddie’s lap, moving his long legs on either side of Eddie’s. Of fucking course, Buck moves his hips. Never learned a thing about control, huh?

He takes Eddie’s hands, places them low on his belly, holding onto Eddie’s wrists, and makes them move up, up, up, until Eddie gets the memo and starts pushing Buck’s shirt off of his shoulders until it falls to the floor.

Somewhere, distant in Eddie’s mind, he thinks about the fact that he can’t hear shit save for the song, loud around them. Their friends are almost annoyingly quiet after all that noise. But, then again, Eddie gets it. Buck’s putting on a show.

And, frankly, the whole thing is going fine. Is Eddie currently sporting a hard-on while Buck is in his lap? Sure. But that was par for the course, right? That was exactly what Chimney was hoping would happen. So, yeah, Eddie is doing fine. He is.

Right until Buck sinks his head to Eddie’s neck and licks a wet, wet stripe up to his ear.

Eddie, who was being a good boy up until now and was keeping his hands to himself, is only human, and cannot help himself as his hands shot up to hold onto Buck’s thighs, hard.

The song ends. Buck stills where he is, and presses a kiss behind Eddie’s ear, where his face is still tucked against Eddie’s neck, and moves up slowly, giving Eddie a second to breath.

Hen’s the first to break.

“Holy shit, Buckaroo! Whew, I’m hot over here, baby, and I don’t even like whatchu got!”

Buck laughs, ducks his head, a blush spreading hard down his neck.

“How you holding up there, Eddie?” Chimney says, teasing, and Maddie throws a cushion at him. “Ow, babe!”

“Shut up, Chim,” she says. Eddie’s thankful.

The music goes back to whatever it was before, and Eddie moves back to his spot quick, grabbing Buck’s shirt of the floor, balling it up, and placing it on his lap. A guy has modesty. Chim won’t stop looking at him, a knowing smirk on his lips – but hey. It’s not like no one else was watching. Everyone knows. Whatever.

He takes a shot of tequila, just for good measure. Then he spins. It lands on Athena.

“Truth or dare?”

“Truth for a change, I guess; we need to stay alive.”

He laughs. “Ok. Tell us one thing Bobby would not like for you to tell us.”

Buck’s laughter is the only thing he can hear.

“Oh, Eddie, risky!”

Athena’s face is the look of mischief. “Sometimes my husband over here wants to wear socks to bed, if you catch my meaning,” she wiggles her eyebrows, looks around at everyone. “I don’t let him, of course.”

This just might be the loudest everyone’s laughed so far.

“Hey, I’m old, ok? A guy gets cold,” Bobby tries to go for nonchalant, but his cheeks are almost neon red.

“I’ll tell you guys,” Maddie starts, and Chimney immediately starts groaning. “Mr. Chimney has tried that once or twice on me. Stay strong, Athena!”

They laugh, and Athena spins. It lands on Eddie, but Maddie stops them.

“Nah, he just went, let the guy breathe. Spin again.”

It lands on Karen this time.

“Truth or dare, babe?”

“Truth.”

“Who’s your favorite? Michael or me?”

“You guys really need to quit the favorite thing,” Maddie complains from the couch, while Karen laughs.

“Nah, sis, Imma have a shot,” she says, and does.

She spins, and it lands on Buck.

“Alright, Buck! Truth or dare?”

Buck smirks. “Dare.”

Karen looks at Chimney. They smirk at each other.

“Brave, brave boy,” she says. “Take a shot, Buck.”

He looks confused. “Is that the dare?”

“Take the shot.”

He’s still confused, Eddie can see, but he does as he’s told.

“Good boy, Buck. Ready?”

“Yep,” he says, popping the p at the end.

“Seven minutes in heaven. You and Eddie.”

It’s Eddie’s turn to choke.

It feels as though someone hit the slow-motion button on the universe’s remote. He can feel his heart beating in his chest, can hear as everyone cheers and groans and laughs around them. When he’s able to focus again, Buck is already standing up and he’s offering one hand down to Eddie.

Taking it is both the easiest and riskiest thing Eddie could do tonight.

This has to be a fever dream, right? There’s no way this is happening to Eddie. They’re all adults. All drunk out of their minds, playing a stupid game of truth or dare. There’s no way this is happening.

But, hey. If this is a fever dream, then might as well take the chance while he has it. If he’s hallucinating, then there’ll be no consequences.

He takes Buck’s hand.

Karen and Chimney high five.

Eddie can hear as Athena yells “just go in the bathroom”, but Buck was already one step ahead of her. He locks the door and turns off the light, as dictate seven minutes in heaven rules.

They’re quiet, but they’re breathing heavy. Eddie has his back against the wall, and he’s reminded, yet again, of just how damn big Buck is, especially when he’s all up in Eddie’s space like this, when his hands are bracketing Eddie’s head, keeping him in place.

“Hi,” Buck says, and Eddie can hear the smile in his voice.

“Hi,” he replies, and he hates how breathless he sounds, but the only thing he can think of is the time they’re wasting. Seven minutes. Maybe the only seven minutes with Buck he’ll ever get. The clock is ticking.

“Is it ok, Eddie? We don’t have to do this.” He sounds careful, and Eddie hates it. He hates it when Buck’s careful with him, but what he hates more is the hesitation; hates that maybe Buck doesn’t want this, and that they’ve been forced into this situation by their pushy friends. He feels suddenly sober and he doesn’t like it.

“We don’t have to, Buck. It’s fine if you don’t want to. We’ll be fine.” He can’t help how dry his voice goes, how he sounds like he just lost something. He feels like he has.

There’s a pause. He can feel Buck moving, and suddenly there are big (thick, strong) hands around his jaw and cheeks, and Buck’s entire body is pressed against his, hot like a furnace.

“Oh, Eddie, I want it.”

And then he’s kissing Eddie, hard, his tongue pushing its way into Eddie’s mouth like it has a right to it, and, boy, Eddie is drunk.

Buck keeps his relentless assault on Eddie’s mouth as his hands move down, one settling on Eddie’s waist, and another going lower to grab a handful of his thigh, and Eddie, well. He’d be embarrassed, in any other circumstances, but right now all he can do is let out a small groan that still makes its way out despite their kiss, and Buck pulls away for a minute to laugh. Eddie is about to protest, except that Buck latches onto his neck next, and oh, oh, my God, this is embarrassing, but Eddie is painfully hard in his pants.

He moves one of his hands up where he can’t get a good tangle in Buck’s hair, because it’s so short (and ain’t that a shame?), but he can scrape his short nails against Buck’s scalp and the back of his neck. He learns that that does something, because Buck’s roughly shoving a leg in between Eddie’s, and suddenly there’s the amazing friction that Eddie so desperately wanted. He croaks out a broken get back up here, because he needs Buck’s tongue against his again, right now, or else he’s pretty sure he’s going to die.

He feels like the teenager he never really had the time to be. It’s intoxicating.

Buck’s hands are inside his shirt, moving up so, so slowly, when there’s a knock on the door and the spell breaks.

“Fuck,” Buck says, so heartfelt that it makes Eddie snort.

“Time’s up, boys,” Bobby says on the other side.

Buck squeezes his waist.

“Be right there,” he rasps out, and he sounds good.

Eddie knows he’ll never recover from this.

“We’re finishing this later, right?” Buck asks, and he sounds hopeful. Eddie knows this is their make-or-break moment.

“Come sleep over,” Eddie says, and before he can think, Buck’s kissing him again, hard, happy, smiling against Eddie’s lips.

“Every night, Eddie.” Another kiss. “Every night.”

They stumble out of the bathroom, shielding their eyes from the lights after the darkness inside. Everyone’s quiet for a moment, until Chim says:

“Damn, Eddie, sure you guys were making out and not that Buck was punching you on the neck?”

They all start laughing, and Eddie knows he’s blushing, but Buck hugs him, hiding his face in Eddie’s neck, as he says I’m sorry, and Eddie decides he doesn’t care. He starts laughing with them, because, really, this whole thing is ridiculous. He moves his hands inside Buck’s shirt, moving them up Buck’s back, and holding on tight.

Eddie feels distant, content to be hiding behind Buck’s body, drunk on the alcohol, but also on the smell of him, and nothing matters, until he hears Athena say:

“Does this mean the game is done?”

“The two of you suck!” Hen says, but she’s laughing.

“They sure will,” Chim adds, to which Eddie has to laugh.

“Congrats, Chim, that’s the first joke!” Buck says, muffled against Eddie, but somehow it still makes its way out and everyone laughs.

Maddie gets up from the couch. “Alright, let’s just go back to everyone having fun,” she says.

And they do.

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