#but not like in an overbearing dickish type way

[thewritersaddictions]

Billy Hargrove: In The Rain

Pairing: Billy Hargrove x Fem!Reader

Pov: Reader

Warnings: Falling in love, cuteness, cute side of billy, teasing

Summary: Sitting with Billy in the rain.

A/n- @firefly-graphics for dividers

WC: 1k

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I knew the minute I saw Billy in class that I just had crack this case. He was quite but brute force to messed with. He scared everyone away, but me. That leather jacket intrigued me, and that smirking grin on his dumb face was dragging me into him. 

He didn’t introduce himself as he plopped down next to me. He smelt like heaven, a mixture of car oil, and a hint of cologne. Nothing overbearing, or just like every other in  Hawkins High. He was dangerous I could tell by that smug look, and by the way he walked into class almost like he owned everything he set his eyes on. 

This went on for months, he’d plop down next to me. We’d work in silence never once talking to each other, until I turned the anticipation was killing me. I wanted to more about this mysterious guy who just so happened to choose the seat next to me. “Who are you?” I asked, it wasn’t all that forceful regardless it was a start. 

I felt that air in the room shift as he turned looking at me. His eyes were stunning, ocean blue eyes staring at me. His lips were plump, and that jawline had me dying on the inside. “I should ask you the same.” He said, tight lipped and turned back around to his work. 

I continued pushing, “Seriously… I’ve been sitting next to you for months. You have to image that you’ve got a girl wondering who you are and where she can find one like you?” I said. It was a rambling of information coming from the top of my thoughts.

No filter. 

That’s what I called it. No filter was the worse was to go, but see as he was looking at me still I’d say I was in the green. “Well Missy if you must know the names Billy. And frankly you don’t go looking since you’re already staring at me.” I stared at him dumbfounded. “You might wanna close your mouth before you start catching flys.” He said to me. 

Now this was nearly six months ago, and now we are stuck to each other like glue. HIs stepsister Max never tattled as I climbed through his window, or teased him when she saw the two of us curled up together.

As we laid their in bed together, interlocked with our limbs and heart. The sky turned dark I could hear the rumbling in the far off distance. I shivered as the hot summer air cooled the entire room, the entire house. 

He pulled me in closer, and the window outside turned dark. Then the rain started to pour. The pouring rain was steady and the sound was more than comfortable. Soothing in every word. “You know for such a tough girl, you are very much scared of the rain,” Billy said, I grumbled and closed my eyes.

I stayed like that for a moment, breathing in the scent of warmth and oil. Billy's clothes all smelt like the type of smell you’d think you’d want to stay away from, but it grew on you. 

Grew into your heart and made everything seem all better in the end. Gave you some sort of comfort. Another strike and rumble came trough Hawkins. Sounding closer, and scarier. I shivered yet again and jumped as the thunder clapped around us. Like it was caving in on us. 

It was silent for just a moment, then Billy grabbed my wasit and flipped me over. Sitting on his lap he looked up at me. “Do you wanna know something?” He asked, and normally I’d say ‘no’ and he’d day whatever dickish thing he could think of just to make me laugh. This was different though there was a sort of sersiouness to what was about to come. 

“Yeah of course I wanna know something,” I answered. My hands were laid on top of Billy's chest. I could feel the rhythm of his heartbeat and his lungs falling and rising. Billy's hand laid on my hips, not moving, just a nice comforting feeling.

“When I was a kid, you know a little shit head just like Maxine.’ I rolled my eyes, but he kept going. “I used to love to go out in the rain, sit out in the front yard all because of my mother. She’d come out with me. We’d lay on the ground and just let the rain fall.” Billy said, there was something behind his eyes, so blue. So true to his words. 

All this time we’d been together. Billy was finally opening up, and so was I. In our own twisted odd ways. “So let’s go out into the rain!” I said, my hands were leaving his chest. “Are you sure?” He asked. Billy was ever so gentle. 

“I maybe afraid of the rain, thunder, and even the lighting, but when I do know is that you and I will be out in the front lawn together getting wet from the rain together.” I said. I got up from billys lap, and he followed behind me. Max was in the living room, but said nothing as we left to go out side. Nothing as we went out into the rainy weather. 

The rain was cold when we first left the warm house. Billy stayed close to me, as he guided me to a somewhat clean spot on the lawn. That spot wasn’t perfect, or anything grand. “I know it’s not the greatest spot”

Billy went on to say interrupting him was my favorite thing to do. “But it doesn’t need or have to even look perfect Billy. Because I’m with you, that for me is enough to fend off the bad feelings I get from the rain and anything else that scares me.” I said. 

Billy smiled and kissed me on the forehead the rain-soaked into my clothes and Billy's. Our hair was soaked. Billy's curly locks become even tighter curls. The clouds were starting to roll away, and even with it still dark outside the night's stars came out and were beautiful.

"Y/n regardless of sitting out here with you in the wet and cold. I love you. I love you no matter your fears." Billy said.

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Posted: 07/04/22

Completed on: 07/04/22

[eurosong]

ESC 2019 grand final ranking

Afternoon, folks! I have many finals day traditions, and another of them is to share my ranking of the 26 Eurovision songs that made it into the grand final on Saturday. Was a hard one to do given that a huge bulk of my favourites got knocked out in the semis, but as usual I will try to give a positive as well as a negative for each song nonetheless. The songs are presented in their running order, with their rank out of the 26 finalists for me in brackets thereäfter.

Malta (4) + Full of energy, a very non-linear song that contains many musical surprises. Lyrically, it’s one of the most clever and playful of the year. I love the colourful metaphors playing on the concept of chameleon, and the “GIVE ME X I’M A Y” is the lyrical meme of the year. - The chorus is divisive and I can understand why, as it’s rather repetitive. Albania (2) + How could they put this queen on in the death slot? One of the most moving songs of the night, performed with style, power and grace. Sparsely poetic lyrics about something deeply meaningful. No need for theatrics - the song speaks for itself. - Though I find it a positive, maybe it does need a bit more staging though to carry across the message of the song more clearly.

Czechia (9) + Earwormy, upbeat song with retro flourishes. Would have made a great show starter. - Once again, problematic lyrics from Czechia. A song about listening into other folk having sex, wtf m8?

Germany (15) + The song has a really nice build - the verse and bridge are powerful, have good lyrics and make me expect a lot. - The chorus is a cliché let down. The girls are still two soloists as opposed to a group and often are rather screechy.

Russia (20) + I like that Sergej went in a rather different direction musically, with something more orchestral and qualitative musically. Coming back with another “b*p” would have been a much lazier move. - All rather melodramatic. Songs like these should move folk but I feel completely impassive. The clunky lyrics don’t help.

Denmark (14) + It’s nice to hear Danish again after two decades of the Danes dodging their national language for so long. - The sweetness becomes overbearing tweeness over time. I’m a little sad this got in over more substantive songs in its semi. Nordic bloc vote is strong. San Marino (25) + Serhat is a nice guy and the song has a nice message. - The fact this bizarre throwback, performed atonally, got in over Portugal and Hungary will haunt me to the end of days. Macedonia (18) + It’s nice to have Macedonia in the final again - they’d been done wrong for so long. It’s a classy composition. - It’s also rather dated and the lyrics come across as some Hallmark card factory produced lines.

Sweden (13) + It’s a catchy song. The Mamas supply the charisma where JH lacks. - Very repetitive song. Not very soulful, strange for a gospel-influenced song. Slovenia (6) + Musically, one of the more interesting songs of the year. Minimalist, intimate, some very nice turns of phrase in the lyrics. - Their attitude towards the press and fans as a cumbersome extra getting in the way of promoting their song leaves a very bad taste in the mouth. After they insulted the journalist, I regretted giving them votes.

Cyprus (21) + I like what I’ve seen of Tamta over the past few weeks. She cares about the fans, other artists (getting mad at Conan’s elimination) and has a lot of character. - The song is a pretty lame attempt to ride Fuego’s wave, even if I can tolerate it more than I did 2018′s song.

Netherlands (10) + The circularity of Eurovision. After folk predicted this year would definitely be won by a banger, it’s not bad at all to see a downbeat song as the most fancied to win, especially one written by the performer. - Doesn’t move me at all, and I am moved by several other songs in this year’s 41. Repetitive structure and overuse of a head voice that for me is not very good. The song will forever be associated in my mind with being made to feel like a complete idiot by a number of people for not finding it magnificent.

Greece (5) + Catchy, anthemic and I love the strange timbre of her voice. - The lyrics are non sequitur clichés and the staging is all a little odd. Israel (24) + This song choice will protect Ireland’s record of number of wins on home soil. - His syrupy yet maudlin voice matched with the bizarre, overwrought lyrics make the world lose all its colours for 3 minutes for me.

Norway (19) + It’s a happy, super-catchy tune and nice to see Sami representation - It’s a bizarre pot pourri that feels messy. The type of bizarre song that holds advances in ESC’s reputation back.

UK (16) + Michael Rice is an unbelievably nice guy with a good voice and I could not begrudge his success. The first thirty seconds are really effective. - Then it gets reallly repetitive and very X factor winners’ single.

Iceland (11) + I like the retro techno musical æsthetic. I also like the amount of effort they’re putting into side projects like “Iceland Music News” to build their mythos. It’s good to have representation of other styles in the final. - They were extremely aloof to their fans in Madrid. I know it’s part of the act, but it still comes across as dickish. The staging is very ott.

Estonia (12) + Victor is such a nice guy and he was one of the most reflective people after the semi final, vowing to step it up. The song has grown on me a bit. - It’s still Poundland Avicii with some very dodgy, not so high “high” notes.

Belarus (7) + Yes, in the end I’m gunna like it. Zena showed a charisma and professionalism beyond her years and brought the track alive. - It’s still way too repetitive, and the staging is the most bizarre string of non-sequiturs.

Azerbaijan (8) + Azerbaijan’s second best track after Skeletons for me. I love the ethnic elements and the atypical lyrical subject. Çingiz’ voice is also low key impressive. - That staging tho. How were people in the press room so impressed? So cheesy and chintzy.

France (26) + It’s sounding a bit more interesting than at Destination Eurovision, with a tiny bit of drama added with that stronger instrumentation. - It’s a masturbatory ode to self, and bringing in people to act like human props to make it look like a song of empowering people when for me it’s just a song about me me me doesn’t cut the cheddar.

Italy (1) + I love everything about this song with all my heart and soul. Please god let it be a surprise winner. In what bleak universe do we live in, where this winning would be a surprise?! Unforgettable music and an emotive punch to the heart in both the sublime lyrics and the clever orchestration. - I can’t say anything against it. I tried, believe me.

Serbia (3) + Bringing Serbia back to doing what they do best. Such a classy, emotive ballad performed by one of THE voices of the evening. - They could have done with making it a little

Switzerland (23) + Luca’s got a catchy song and the staging is very slick. - He radiates a smug energy for me whilst singing this. These Fuego-inspired tracks are not my cup of tea.

Australia (22) + Inspired by important personal experiences, its lyrics are sincere and the zeééééèèèero is an earworm - shame it’s not sung as much in the live version. - Led to believe they’d go with a classier staging, instead it’s even more extra and kitsch than in Australia. This slid down my ranking a lot, as I liked the song more in the studio version and the way folk have exploded in favour of it just because of this staging makes me like it a lot less.

Spain (17) + Cheerful, infectious, party stuff. - In the end, it leaves you with the hangover from such a party with its vacuousness.