#but ugh what a gorgeous day it was yesterday

[yauchfilms]

so american ✢ max verstappen

pairing: max verstappen x singer!reader

warnings: none; just some silly shit, some swearing, google translate dutch, max's home race is belgium and not the netherlands for timeline related reasons

summary: y/n is teasing way too many things at once…..can the fans keep up? 

author's note: this is NOT an original concept i am aware of this. but this hasn’t left my brain in days. i’ve got a very specific vision so let me cook. i know i haven't posted on here in over a year but i've returned an f1 fan. enjoy!

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yourname: i think i'm in love with montreal. sorry i’ve been so off the grid but i am Loving Life so hard. so much inspo in my life rn. will talk soon i promise. love u all bunches 🫶🏼🌷

ynsbestfriend: hey queen you have done it again!

-> yourname: ugh i love you so bad

user1: UM BAE WHOS THAT IN THE LAST SLIDE?

-> yourname: beats me! 

-> user1: i do not trust you. 

lilymhe: hiiiii pretty girl

-> yourname: stop im blushinggggg

user2: i fear she’s in her lover girl era 

-> user3: girl help im so fucking scared right now what’s happening

user4: so does any of this have to do with your story from yesterday??????

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yourname: life's been a beach lately. clearly i've been loathing my time in spain ://///

user5: IS THAT MAX

-> user6: no bc it HAS to be

heidiberger_: Loved spending the week with you! 🤍

-> yourname: same!!!!!! let's do it again sometime 🥰

-> user6: NOT DANNY RIC'S GF COMMENTING?????? AND LILY MUNI HE ON HER LAST POST???????

user6: no bc even if her and max were dating and she's been traveling with him why have we not seen her in the paddock

-> user7: to throw us off our rhythm????

-> user8: what if they debut at his home race in spa ijbol

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yourname: hahaha felt like dropping 2 things at once on u guys LOLLLLLLLL. thank u to redbullracing, spagrandprix, and the city of spa for letting me and my friends crash the race the other week to film the “so american” music video, and to maxie for winning in ur home country. it was so fucking special to be there supporting u. i love u baby!

ps. another thank u to max for thinking i'm the funniest person in the world and making fun of my americanness for as long as i've known him (which is quite a while).

enjoy this tune guys. it's urs forever and i hope u love it as much as i love the person it's about 🫶🏼 🇧🇪 🇳🇱 TU DU DU DU!!!!!

user9: OH NMY GOD I FUCKING KNEW I SAW U IN THE GARAGE

ynsbestfriend: thanks for letting me third wheel mommy

-> yourname: no one else i'd rather drag along!!!

danielricciardo: Welcome to the family! Song's a banger although I can't believe it's actually about Max of all people 🤢 GROSS!!

-> yourname: jealousy is a disease danny.

user10: i actually cannot fathom this this is so me core

alexandramalsaintmleux: I am so glad to know you! Your happiness is everything 🩷

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maxverstappen1: Spent a week away in New England with my talented, gorgeous girl. Loved getting away and experiencing America through her eyes! Consider me an honorary American now! Also, stream “So American” wherever you choose. It's about me 😉 

yourname: does this mean i can stop hiding in the garage now???

landonorris: Happy for you mate! Love the song as well yourname 🤍

-> yourname: awe thank u lando 🥺 i got more to show u when i see u next!!!!!!

redbullracing: ❤️💙

user11: MAX IS IN HIS LOVER BOY ERA

danielricciardo: How many more times can you say American?

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yourname: nothing like celebrating the best 2 weeks of my life than showing my boy around ye olde stomping grounds #soamerican

liamlawson30: This is so American of him

-> yourname: like he fits in so well!

lydianight: u'll have him in the american flag board shorts in no time

-> yourname: baby steps :///

user11: she really is in her lover girl era 🥺

clairo: did you take him to the chipotle that is also a historic landmark downtown??

-> yourname: dude of COURSE i did. he said it was "interesting"

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[moonstruckme]

hi there!! i have a request for youuuu

could you maybe do spencer x bau!reader where the reader is a year clean from self-injury and they have like a little get together with the whole team for it (the original crew, season 2) and everything is happy and okay lol

THANK YOU SM!! i am in need of comfort

Hi lovely! Slight betrayal of the prompt because it's been forever since I watched the show with Gideon instead of Rossi, so I hope that's alright. Thank you for requesting honey, I really hope you're doing well <3

cw: implied past self-harm

Spencer Reid x bau!reader ♡ 1k words

These cooking classes at Rossi’s are becoming a semi-regular event. He always claims it's because every one of you could seriously use the help, but he doesn’t really bother selling the lie to your team of profilers. You all just want to spend time together, and he’s nice enough to host. 

“You’re way too excited.” Amusement livens Spencer’s tone as you practically skip up the steps of Rossi’s too-large house. 

“You’re just jealous,” you say, “that last time Rossi called me his star student and said your gnocchi was as good as mashed potatoes.” 

“They’re not really very different from mashed potatoes,” Spencer mutters, but his hand is fond on the small of your back as he reaches past you to ring the doorbell. 

JJ is the one who comes to the door. “Hi!” She pulls you in for a hug, giving your shoulder blades a happy squeeze. 

“Hi,” you say back, slightly bemused. JJ is a hugger, but usually only on special occasions. You saw her just yesterday. 

Spencer rubs a gentle back-and-forth just below your waist at your confusion, encouraging you through the door. “Hi,” he says. “Did you guys start already? It smells like garlic.” 

“Rossi pre-made garlic knots.” JJ rolls her eyes, leading the way to the kitchen. “He said he didn’t want to give us the chance to botch it.” 

You laugh. “Course he did. At least we won’t all be salivating and trying to eat ingredients this time.” 

“See, she knows exactly what I mean,” Rossi gestures to you as you enter the kitchen. “That’s why you’re my star pupil.” 

You blush at the rare praise, and Prentiss and Morgan both stand. 

“Hey, gorgeous,” Morgan pulls you away from Spencer and into a one-armed hug. You pat him awkwardly on the back. “Glad you came.” 

“Of course I came,” you laugh as Prentiss comes over with a glass of wine. “Thanks, Em.” 

“Cheers.” She clinks the rim of her glass against yours, oddly smiley. You shoot Spencer a look which he very conveniently misses, and suspicion twitches to life in your head. 

“Cheers,” you echo. “So, what’re we making?”

“Lasagna,” Morgan says. “But according to Rossi, it’s extra Italian.” 

“It’s lasagne al forno,” Rossi corrects him, pinching his fingers and bopping his hand up and down with each syllable, and you have to suppress a smile at how completely unironic the gesture is. 

“It’s beef lasagna,” Prentiss simplifies, ignoring the look of offense the old man shoots her way as Garcia comes in the door.

“Hello, hello!” She beelines for you, wrapping you in a tight, warm hug. “Ugh, I’m so proud of you! How are you doing?” 

“I’m good,” you tell her, more and more confident you know what’s going on. “How are you?” 

“I’m amazing.” Garcia releases you but not really, taking one of your hands in both of hers and squeezing. Her eyes are downright twinkly with cheer. “Positively sublime, my friend. Ready to do some cooking!” 

“Same here.” You smile, squeezing back. “I’m just going to go wash my hands really quickly.” 

You don’t have to look behind you to know Spencer is trailing you. He’s hardly left you alone all day, relentless in his doting. You’d thought he was just in one of his more affectionate moods, but now it’s clear why. 

For a few moments, the only sound in the bathroom is the smooth sound of water running out of the faucet. Spencer brushes past you to get to the soap, and you push your long sleeves up so they won’t get wet. “You know what today is?” you ask him.

You can feel him looking at you in the mirror, but you keep your eyes on your hands as you lather soap between your palms. 

“Of course I do,” he says softly. 

“Does everybody know?” 

Spencer rinses his hands, drying them on the towel. “I think so. I didn’t tell them, but I’m sure they remembered the same as I did.” His hand finds the crook of your elbow, thumb damp where it slides over a fine white line just under the edge of your sleeve. The contact isn’t anything special; it’s gentle like all Spencer’s touches, an offhand brush of his skin against yours like there’s nothing wrong with you at all. Your throat clogs unfairly. “It’s an important thing, you know?” 

“For me it is.” Your voice is smaller than you’d like it to be. You stick your hands under the faucet, relishing the feel of the hot water. “I didn’t expect anyone else to remember, though. It’s kind of…I mean, it’s just a year of doing nothing.” 

“It’s not.” Spencer’s palm slides up the length of your arm to your shoulder blade. He rubs between them, quiet until you meet his eyes in the mirror. “It’s not,” he repeats, gently emphatic. “It’s a year of not doing something, and I know it hasn’t been easy for you. It’s an accomplishment, honey. You should get to celebrate.” 

“Wait.” You narrow your eyes, a new suspicion taking root. “Is this…are we here tonight because…” You feel silly for even asking, and your gaze drops back to your hands as you dry them on the towel. “Because of my thing?” 

Spencer shrugs, borderline sheepish. “I mean, not exactly. We did all want to be with you tonight, but everyone knew you wouldn’t want a party or anything. So it’s more…more of an excuse, really.” 

You sigh, turning and resting your head on Spencer’s chest. “How am I supposed to react to that?” you ask him, voice fragile. 

His hand comes to rest on the top of your head, a grounding weight as the other continues rubbing diligently between your shoulders. “You don’t have to,” he says. “You’re allowed to feel any way you need to, everybody knows that. They all just want you to know they’re proud of you.” He slides the hand on your head down to cup your face, working your face away from his chest to look you in the eyes. His smile is small but brimming with an affection too big for words. “You’ve been doing really great, you know that?” 

You laugh a little, pressing your knuckles under your eyes to dry your lashes of tears that never fell. “Thanks, Spence. For everything.” 

“Hey, you did all the work,” he tells you, hand finding its spot on your back again as you lead the way out of the bathroom. “We’re just happy you did it.”

[sirenologyyy]

EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT LOVE !

୨ৎ summary : wherein singer!reader books her next role in the ballad of songbirds and snakes after starring in the third highest-grossing movie of all time called avatar: the way of water, and falls for the bad guy... of course

୨ৎ warnings : cussing, that's pretty much it HEHEEHEH

୨ৎ author's note : YA'LL I've never seen laufey as a faceclaim in these before she's gorgeous. Also, your character in atwow is named Magnolia Quaritch, you're in Daisy Jones and The Six as a Jazz singer named Vienna Cartwright and a character in House of The Dragon named Theadosia Baratheon.

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yourusername the sexy skxawngs are SO back 🤩🙏🔥

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jackchampion DUDEEE YOU SAID YOU WEREN'T GUNNA POST THAT PIC OF ME

⤷ yourusername obviously I lied

user1 NAWW YA'LL ARE SO CUTE

user2 OMGGG your boots are giving

user3 average brother and sister dynamic

user4 HELLO DON'T TELL ME Y/N AND JACK PLAY SIBLINGS IN AVATAR????

⤷ user3 HELP yeah they do they're quaritch's kids and they're stepsiblings, y/n's character is named magnolia she was born on pandora like three or four years before spider was

⤷ user4 they barely look alike HELP

⤷ jackchampion no because we keep saying that too

⤷ yourusername @/slang_711 your response 🎤🎤🎤

user4 naw HAHAAHAHA

rachelzegler YA'LL ARE SO CUTEEE

⤷ yourusername MWAH

jamieflatters what is that picture of me

⤷ yourusername my finger slipped

⤷ jamieflatters this is an injustice

⤷ yourusername mb I'm sorry

⤷ jamieflatters you know you aren't

baileybass no because that day in london was so fun omggg

yourusername especially when it started raining and we all were just running around like headless chickens and we took cover inside that empty ambulance

⤷ jackchampion and then I totally didn't fall getting out

⤷ baileybass lies

⤷ yourusername falsehoods

⤷ jamieflatters these people deserve the truth jackson

user5 UGH y/n's so pretty I wish she was real :/

user1 frl I wish pretty people were real

user6 jack eating dino nuggies and mac and cheese with a coke sends me

⤷yourusername I have a folder on my phone with 18 seperate photos of jack eating the same meal over the course of filming atwow

⤷ jackchampion WHAT???

⤷ yourusername my lil bro 😔

⤷ user6 PUAHAAHAGAHSHS

⤷ jackchampion girl bye I'm literally 6 feet tall

⤷ yourusername nobody asked jack

⤷ jamieflatters yeah jack

ayoedibiri I miss you 😔

⤷ yourusername I miss YOU

user7 MAGNOLIA QUARITCH 🔛🔝

user8 if magnolia quaritch has a million fans I'm one of them, if she has a hundred fans I'm one of them, if she had 0 fans I'm DEAD

hunterschafer looking tew good babes x

⤷ yourusername ure too kind 🫡 🫶

user9 HELPPP BECAUSE JAMIE'S FACE IN THE BEGGINING

⤷ yourusername he tried gochujang for the first time

⤷ jackchampion top 10 worst anime fails

user7 I think you cropped me outta some of these babes 💋

user8 imagine breathing the same air as y/n y/l/n is rn like I cannot imagine 😔

user10 y/n what's ur favorite hot wheels car

user11 come home the kids miss you 😔

user12 can magnolia come and dissect me like that bladder polyp 30 minutes into the movie

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yourusername show our girl mira sage baird some love, the ballad of songbirds and snakes out now November 17th!

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user1 STOP STOP STOP

user2 THERE'S NO FUCKING WAY SHE'S PLAYING MIRA SAGE

rachelzegler welcome to the rodeo big sis 🎹🎶✨️

⤷ yourusername let's fcking do this thing

user3 im literally screaming crying and throwing up right now OMFG RACHEL JUST CALLED Y/N BIG SIS

user4 STOP BCS I just finished reading tbosas yesterday

user5 OH MY FUCKING GOD MIRA PLAYING THE PIANOOOO

user6 these stills are everything to me

jackchampion SO SO SO PROUD OF YOU 🙌

⤷ yourusername #1 WINGMAN FRL 💯

user7 her first freaking role was literally playing stephen lang's daughter in a james cameron film, then immediately booking the role of serafyna freaking baratheon in house of the dragon, then playing a jazz singer in daisy jones and the six, NOW SHE'S IN THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES???

user8 no one's doing it like her frl

user1 "OUR GIRL MIRA SAGE BAIRD" WHAT IF I START SOBBING

user5 like hello I'm never getting over this tf 😭💔💔💔

user3 Y/N Y/L/N THE WOMAN THAT YOU ARE

tomblyth hey nightingale

⤷ yourusername wsp gent

user9 OH MY FUCKING GOD NO ONE TALK TO ME RIGHT NOWWWWWWW

⤷ user3 DID THEY JUST CALL EACHOTHER BY THEIR NICKNAMES OH LORD

user5 they saw an opportunity and took it

ashleyjliao oh ya'll are not READYYYY

user11 TOM BLYTH AND Y/N Y/L/N NATION RISE

user8 IM LITERALLY SCREAMING RIGHT NOW HOLY SHITTTTTTTT??@@?@?!!?!,#*#(

⤷ user1 someone time this exact moment these two made frickin history tonight

⤷ user6 I'm so glad I stayed up for this holy shit

⤷ user8 it's literally 5:39 am for me rn I literally have to defend a thesis in 3 hours and I am wide awake bouncing around my dorm

⤷ yourusername oh babes get some sleep 😭 (good luck on your thesis btw you're gunna kill it! 💓)

⤷ user8 IM GOING TO BED RN MISS MA'AM 🫡

⤷ user10 replying to user8 NAW GIRL I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE REPLIED TO YOU

⤷ user8 replying to user10 IT CAN ONLY GO DOWNHILL FROM HERE DUDE

user7 I WILL NEVER FORGET THIS MOMENT OMFGDYDHDU

baileybass can't wait 🤍

⤷ yourusername I love you so much bai bai 🫶🏼

user12 oh my FUCK is that the scene where sejanus and mira have that conversation outside the hob???

⤷ user9 OH THERE'S NO WAY

⤷ user13 STOP WE'RE FINALLY GETTING THE "you're everything I could ever have wanted" SCENE

⤷user9 AAAAAAAAA I CAN'T WAIT OH MY GOD?!?!?

⤷ user6 UGHDGDFC MY SEJMIRA HEARTTTTTTT 😭💗

⤷ user3 I apologise for the person I will become once I see Sejanus and Mira at my local theatre

⤷ hunterschafer me neither

⤷ user3 HUNTER'S A SEJMIRA SHIPPER CONFIRMED?????

⤷ user6 hunter I love you

⤷user3 HUNTER SHIPS SEJMIRA YA'LL HEARD IT HERE FIRST 🗣🗣🗣

⤷user12 NO BECAUSE IF WE'RE GETTING THE HOB SCENE THEN THE CLIFF SCENE IS 3 DAYS AFTER...

⤷user13 oh...

⤷ user1 I DON'T THINK I WILL SURVIVE THIS

⤷ user2 yeah and neither does-

⤷ user8 NAWWW STFU @/user2

⤷user12 don't even go there @/user2

⤷user10 GET THE HELL OUT @/user2

⤷ user10 DONT EVEN CONTINUE THAT SENTENCE @/user2

joshandresrivera prepare to have your knocks socked off

⤷yourusername oh they dunno what's COMING

⤷ rachelzegler stop because tell me why I was sobbing even more than you were while you were performing mira sage's song 😭

⤷ yourusername we were inconsolable that day 😭😭😭 i think even Tom was tearing up too

⤷ tomblyth no you're wrong there was a busted pipe above my spot it kept leaking into my eye

⤷yourusername sure honey.

user14 NAWWWW ☝️☝️☝️

user15 someone check up on tom if he's still breathing cuz if y/n fucking y/l/n ever called me honey I'd be GONEEEEEEE

user16 @/tomblyth are u alright pal

⤷ joshandresrivera his eyes were literally irritated when I looked at him during our first initial take

⤷tomblyth nice going josh

⤷ yourusername rachel never let him go

⤷ rachelzegler duly noted

user17 y/n y/l/n as mira sage baird oh someone up there is looking out for me frl

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rachelzegler new york, new york - Frank Ocean

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joshandresrivera alright I see how it is

⤷ rachelzegler it's not you, it's me?

yourusername I'm coming after your entire career Joshua

tomblyth I asked if you wanted to go hang out in new york with me and you told me you were busy?

⤷ yourusername but I was 😁

⤷ rachelzegler get in line blyth

⤷ tomblyth I'm devastated, truly

⤷ yourusername it's not my fault I'm incredibly sought after, I'm sorry Tom

⤷ hunterschafer go tell 'em honey!!!

⤷ yourusername better luck next time @/tomblyth

⤷ tomblyth there's still a next time?

⤷yourusername For you? Always

⤷tomblyth I'm the luckiest man alive, I feel like I'm going to soar out of my flat any minute now, maybe do somersaults in the sky I'm not sure, we'll see.

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user1 not Tom Blyth being down bad

user2 HELLO??? TOM???

user3 why do they sound so flirty wtf...

user4 dosen't Tom have a gf HELPPPP

user5 I don't think it's confirmed

⤷ user4 it better not be cuz why am I kinda eating this up

user6 NO BCS SAME ADFSDGSJSSHZ

lionsgate our favorite sister duo 💕

⤷ yourusername iktr 🙏

⤷ rachelzegler this is a WIN

user7 OH WE NEED THOSE DIGICAM PICS RNNNN

user8 @/yourusername LETS MAKE IT HAPPEN ‼️‼️‼️

user9 Y/N AND RACHEL IN NEW YORK Y/N AND RACHEL IN NEW YORK Y/N AND RACHEL IN NEW YORK

user10 THERE'S NO WAY I WAS 5 MINS AWAY FROM THAT RESTAURANT AND DIDN'T GO THERE 😭😭😭

user11 y/n l/n and rachel zegler my bestfriends

user12 HELP THE TEXT WITH Y/N AND RACHEL IM CREASING

⤷ user11 IKR THIS IS SO UNSERIOUS

⤷ user10 I wonder if she actually got the Lucy Gray barbie

⤷ yourusername everywhere we went it was sold out 😭

⤷ user12 NAHHH QUEEN YOU DESERVE SM BETTER

user3 @/tomblyth you might wanna get onto that

⤷ user5 @/tomblyth GET THIS GIRL HER LUCY GRAY BARBIE

⤷ user4 @/tomblyth YK WHAT TO DO

user14 HAHAHAAYAH NOT YA'LL TAGGING HIMMM 😭😭😭

user15 I know Y/N was mourning for that spilt coffee

⤷ rachelzegler OH YOU BEST BELIEVE SHE WAS DISTRAUGHT

user16 and they were thrifting too UGH I wanna be able to go thrifting with y/n and rachel

⤷ user14 I wonder who got those cowboy boots

⤷yourusername actually we both saw it at the same time but I ended up giving it to Rachel because I'm a wonderful person! (and we totally didn't fight over it inside goodwill!)

rachelzegler 😭😭😭

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tomblyth HG film dump. We had our flaky croissants, our chewy croissants, but alas, not one croissant on earth could live up to these beautiful people. teebosass coming to theaters near you. ❄️❄️❄️

rachelzegler FIRST!!!

rachelzegler ugh blyth you sap

⤷ tomblyth what can I say

ashleyjliao 🥐🥐🥐

yourusername that cucumber salad did not taste as good as you manipulated me into believing

⤷ tomblyth hey you could use the vitamin K, you're welcome ❤️

⤷ yourusername this is what playing a pre tyrannical president of a dystopian world does to you kids

user1 yes mom 🫡

user1 AWWW THE GROUP PIC OF ALL THE MENTORS 🥹🥹🥹

⤷ user2 I'm abt to sob

user3 so excited OMGGG

user2 YA'LL THE CABIN SCENE I WILL NEVER RECOVER...

user4 sofia crying makes me wanna cry too wtf

user5 the tributes and mentors aww

⤷ user3 I'm having that picture framed and put on a pedestal

user6 Y/N getting her own picture is so cute 🫶

user7 holy shit ur right

⤷ user2 replying to user6 she literally got a single picture all to herself while the others were with someone else on every photo

⤷ user8 CHAT WHAT IS GOING AWNNN

user8 no because y/n having her own picture meanwhile everyone else had to share the spotlight is making me think thoughts...

user9 oh twitter's about to blow up and second now

user10 @/y/nsidehoe on twt 🔥🔥🔥

user11 you were amazing in Billy the Kid!

user12 RACHEL IS SO POOKIEEEE

user13 these photos are so well shot though

user14 the tributes all hugging eachother ugh MY HEART

user15 josh's posture is cracking me tf up 😭

⤷ user10 BWHAHAGSSJAJSSJS

user16 10 MINUTES AGK HOLY SHITTTT

user17 y/n's face though HELP ME

user18 Y/N NATION HOW TF ARE WE FEELING???

user19 I don't even wanna speculate anything atp remember what happened to her and Charles Leclerc?

user17 oh NAWWW they were definitely a thing, did you SEE those yacht pics?

user10 it was a shame they never confirmed it though they were so cute 😔

user20 YALL dosen't tom have a gf???

⤷ user18 nothing's confirmed, pretty sure he said him and the girl were good friends in an article somewhere LMFAO

⤷ user8 omg link

⤷ user13 (2)

⤷ user18 hold on dms

user21 josh and rachel have my heart fssss 🫶

user22 y/n nation boutta start shipping them I'm frl calling it

user23 it'll be gone in a week or so then she'll hop onto the next male lead in her next film

⤷ user22 HAAHAHA SHUDDUPPP

⤷ user23 for promo ✨️

⤷ user24 she's doing smth to these men I swear, spiking their drinks, keeping voodoo dolls of em or sumn

⤷ user23 WAIT STOP AHAHSHSAH

[pppeachyyys]

✩ nagi as a bf >>

✩ relationships with nagi seishiro would be very laidback. he's known to be lazy, so you're in luck if you're introverted just like him.

✩ most dates are at home; he loves watching movies, cooking together, having at-home spa days, and just generally staying home with you all day long.

✩ nagi secretly LOVES when you pamper him or just decorate him with cute accessories. (never admits to it though) he loves the way you squeal at how cute he is with his painted nails and bows in his hair.

✩ he's obsessed whenever you do skincare on him, your hands on his face, thighs wrapped around his waist, and the way you're so close that he could just kiss you right then and there.

✩ i like to believe that nagis big on physical touch and words of affirmation. he's never not touching you and loves to ramble about how much he loves you.

✩ since he lives alone, you spend a lot of your time at his place.

✩ it's become so often that parts of you would remain in his house. an extra toothbrush, a small set of makeup in the corner of his restroom, a pillow right next to his own, and your shirts are neatly placed in it's own spot in his closet.

✩ never shuts up about you. ESPECIALLY to reo and he's tired of it 😭

✩ "oh y/n would love this. speaking of y/n, they actually came over yesterday and cooked some really good food for me. they even fed me cause eating's such a hassle."

✩ "nagi respectfully shut up because everyone on the team is going to strangle you."

✩ also never shuts up about you in interviews for soccer. if your relationship is public, he gladly let's everyone know you're his. if it's private, he'll give off signs that you already took his heart.

✩ "what are your plans for the future nagi ? you're already such an amazing player and the crowd is wondering what your next step is to become the worlds best striker."

✩ "well, i plan on marrying y/n which sounds like a good start to me."

✩ "nagi, they're asking about soccer."

✩ the BIGGEST BABY OHKYGOD. he loves pouting to you cause he knows you can't resist when he's touching you everywhere with the cutest eyes.

✩ super needy 24/7. follows you around everywhere too.

✩ going to the restroom ? nagis already in there waiting for you. oh you're going to check the mail ? he's following you like a puppy. going to bed ? it's his bedtime too.

✩ his affection can be a bit too overwhelming sometimes, especially when you aren't in the mood for his hugs and kisses.

✩ it's hard to communicate with him at first since he's so lazy and has a reluctant mindset, so the first few months of the relationship is a bit rocky.

✩ as you progress though, dating him is generally something you love and becomes something extremely special to both you and him.

✩ he loves giving you his clothing. it let's him know that you truly do belong to him. (and he likes how it smells like you after)

✩ speaking of smell, i think nagi has a distinct scent of laundry that is also unique to him. he smells comforting and light.

✩ you get him anything that is matching and he's keeping it with him forever. that keychain you gave him is now permanently part of his school bag. the bracelet made of strings is literally rotting but it's still tight on his wrist. regularly stares at your matching phone cases because it gets him all giddy.

✩ doesn't use petnames too often but when he does, it's usually angel or pretty. he loves calling you things that are related to beauty since he thinks you're the most gorgeous being alive.

✩ ugh i just want him so bad

[cuverale]

I saw your marauder’s social media and I just loved it so much! Do you think you could write a story of how regulus relationship with y/n started, following the story of the social media thingy?

a/n: hi! i’m glad you liked it. sorry for the grammar mistakes!

Sunshine and Starlight

“C’mon Regulus. You promised.”

“No I didn’t. I’m not coming Evan. Don’t waste your energy.”

“You did mate. It doesn’t matter that you were drunk, you promised.”

Damn it.

Regulus thought. He was not in the mood for going the party his two idiot “friends” were going to. But as the two continued to ask him, he sighed and stood up. He had no choice.

“Ok shut up you two. I’ll come,” he started to walk away from them. Couldn’t stand their presence anymore.

He was about to go to his dorm when he heard his brother and his idiot friends -except Remus, he was tolerable- laughing loudly.

“You should see her face when i told her that she looks hot today.”

“Pads, i get it you want to make y/n blush out of nowhere but you seriously need to stop. I’m afraid one day she would kick your ass for it.”

Y/n.

Her name was enough to get his attention. He raised his eyebrows slightly. He was sick of his brother flirting with her every single day but he can’t say a fucking word about it. What can he say? Hey Sirius, I liked y/n since second year so can you please stay the fuck away from her?

He felt like a coward for not being brave enough. But he had no idea what love is. He never loved someone the way he loved y/n. Even realizing was too hard and long for him. How can he confess his feelings to her? He can’t. Not when she got all the boys -including sirius’- attention. Not when he was not even sure if she liked him back. Only thing he can do is watching her from far away, from shadows.

He met her at library. She was studying for the coming exams. Merlin, she looked so beautiful while she was trying to understand what she was reading, biting her lip.

She was getting tired. She was studying for 3 hours and still can’t understand a single thing. She sighed and looked up. That’s when she saw him.

Regulus Black.

He was staring at her, trying not to laugh at her. But of course she could see it.

“Hey! What’s so funny?”

“You.”

Her eyes widened slightly.

“You were reading the same page for at least one hour.”

“And you were watching me?”

He froze. Was he watching her? No. Yes. No.

“I wasn’t.”

“And I was born yesterday.”

He didn’t respond. He was still trying to accept the fact that he was watching her.

“Well, if you have free time why don’t you help me with this damn thing?”

He smirked.

“And why should I do that?”

“Because you probably wouldn’t want me to tell everyone that you were watching me like a pervert.”

“I told you I wasn’t.”

“Yeah yeah.”

“Ugh, damn it. Ok I’ll help you.”

He smiled at the memory. She was always stubborn. But he loved it. He adored everything about her. But it didn’t take long for him to froze after what he heard.

“I think I’m gonna ask her out.”

“When?”

“Don’t know. Probably after the party.”

“Well, good luck mate.”

No. This can’t be happening.

***

The party was boring for him. He was not happy at all. His mind was still on Sirius’ words. Would he really do that? Probably yes. Unlike Regulus, Sirius never had any problems when it came to talking about his feelings.

What if she likes him back?

What if they stared dating?

The answer was obvious. He’d be devastated.

He was lost in his thoughts when he saw her. Merlin, she was gorgeous. The dress she wore was perfectly suited her. Well, she looked gorgeous in everything she wore but damn. He was falling again.

“Well, what are you going to do?” Pandora asked him.

“Nothing.”

“Nothing? Regulus, how do you think you can win her if you sit her and do nothing.”

“I know I’m not gonna “win” her,” he simply said.

“Reg, c’mon don’t be like that. I know that you want her. But you have to do something before it’s too late.”

He didn’t respond.

“Regulus, all in your life, you isolated yourself from people. You thought that you can’t care about anyone, you can’t have feelings. But look, I’m here, you have me, Evan and Barty as your friends. You do care for us. We know you do. You don’t have to tell us. We just know. But y/n doesn’t. And you HAVE to tell her if you want her to know. I see the look on your face when you talk about her. You deserve happiness. And she can give you that. Stop doing this to yourself. Just tell her how you feel. I’m sure she likes you back. Don’t say she doesn’t I know she does. Either you tell her or I will.”

After his conversation with Pandora, he made his decision. He will confess to her. But he had to be quick before his brother ask her out.

He was making his way to her when he saw his brother approaching her. A smirk on his face while his arm wrapped around her waist. He was whispering something to her and she was giggling.

He never hated his brother like he did right now.

It was always him. He always gets what he wants. Regulus was always the second one. Second child. Less interesting brother. Sirius has a great success at taking what Regulus wants.

Now he was gonna take Y/n from him.

***

The shouting sounds were annoying him. Slytherin just won the quidditch match because Regulus caught the snitch. He was supposed to be happy but he wasn’t. His teammates starts to cheer for him. But he didn’t care.

That’s when he saw her.

Running to his direction with a big smile on her face. Before he can understand what was happening he felt her arms around his neck.

She was hugging him tightly.

He stays still for a second before he hugs her back. There isn’t any word that can explain the feelings he feels at that moment. He takes a deep breath. His head buried in her hair. He wasn’t hearing any sounds that coming from her teammates anymore. All he could think was her and how she was hugging him tightly.

“Congratulations Reg! You were amazing!”

She steps back. Looking up at him with wide sparkling eyes. Now he feels like he won.

“Thank you,” he smiles. She looks at him for a long time, with an expression he can’t really understand.

He was about to say something when he felt her lips on his. His eyes widened at the feeling. She was kissing him. She. Was. Kissing. Him.

He wrapped his arms around her waist and kisses her back eagerly. Am I dreaming right now? He thinks. This is too good to be true.

She stepped back and he sighed sadly. He can’t get enough of her lips. But then it hits to him.

“But what about Sirius?”

“What about him?”

“Aren’t you dating?”

“What?” She scoffed. “No. Who told you that?”

“No one. I just… I heard him.”

“What did you hear?”

“He was talking to James. He said he was gonna ask you out. And at the party you two were pretty close.”

She smirked. “Damn Siri. Did he really do that?”

“What are you talking about?”

“Well him and I had a bet on you.”

“What?”

“He told me you liked me. I didn’t believe it first but he said he was gonna prove it. And now I see it worked.”

He stood there, trying to understand the whole situation. Damn you Sirius.

“So you’re not dating him.”

“Reg, I just kissed you.”

“Yeah I know,” he looks at her like he’s drunk.

She giggled. “Oh come here you,” she wrapped her arms around him and kissed him again.

He kissed her back. He can deal with Sirius later. Right now the only thing he wants is keep kissing her. Finally, finally he has his sunshine all to himself.

Finally, someone choosed him.

[bbanghiitomi]

| heartache on the big screen

synopsis: danielle wants you to ask her out on an ice cream date, you're not sure if danielle really did say she wants an ice cream date.

— idol!actress!mdanielle × actress!fem!reader

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you shift on your chair as you hold the script for the scene you are supposed to be acting with danielle, you don't know whether it's the lack of sleep or the amount of caffeine intake you had for this day but, you're feeling a lot more skittish today than yesterday. you're not usually this nervous, anxious? you don't really know, but your fingers feel prickly, they're trembling under the cold surface of the paper under your palm.

everything's going to be okay, you tell yourself. you were a lot earlier today, usually you start by 6am, but you were already present by 5am — which is 1 hour earlier yet no one came to question you, they liked that about you. your eyes scan the lines of words written on the soft surface of the paper, in black ink — you trace over the things you need to memorize.

you tell yourself it's going to be alright, you've memorized everything and there's nothing to be afraid of, because hey — you're just working with danielle marsh, right? that's no biggie… she's just one of the members of the trendiest group today, right? she's just a girl, a girl whose voice is as clear as a clean river, as smooth as a quantum stabilized atom mirror… woah, okay? where did you even get that?

ugh, okay — back to what you were thinking, danielle's just an average girl, well yeah she's talented and nice, kind and understanding, her eyes sparkle brighter than the stars in this universe, enough to compete with other stars from other galaxies. her smile is genuine, pure like puppies — and… uhm, what else?

her hair! it's waves are like a sea that's filled with life, the curves that curl and the silk strands of brown and black.

oh shit! your stomach churned, oh now you've done it.

you're officially a lot more anxious than before.

maybe thinking about your gorgeous partner isn't such a good idea, carving her beautiful face, her pure smile inside your brain is not the remedy you were looking for.

right, danielle is everything but average.

she's a lot more than that.

she's so special that someone like you, who's known for her acting skills and professionalism, cannot contain the fear of messing up in front of her.

and add the fact that everyone likes her, like — everyone! no exaggeration, everyone who she walks past to, everyone who she once talked to, all end up liking her, loving her even! she's just so likable you can't bring yourself to get mad at yourself for being one of those people.

it's been a week since you started working with danielle, she's been great as always, too good even, you just can't help but feel bad you aren't able to give the same energy to her, she's always gone and busy so it's often hard for her to have a free schedule. when your fans sent you a truck once, you didn't hesitate to offer her an ice cream, to which she accepted with a bright smile on her face, even thanking you.

you don't know where that confidence went, but that was the first day of the job, of course you were confident!

maybe it just faltered when you realized how amazing danielle truly is...

she's so spontaneous, unpredictable, and happy! always happy and positive, you can't help but force yourself to always match her energy.

and today is the day where you see her again after she's been gone from tour, her lollapalooza performance to be exact, you saw that, you watched of course even if it was only through a screen because you were also as busy as she was.

and as always, she did great, giving her best to match everyone's energy, making everyone's presence worth the time and effort to get there.

god, that's what you really like about her — she tends to put a lot of effort in everything, even if it gets too much.

"hey kid, want some coffee?" a crew member approaches you and places a cup of coffee on the small table beside you, you smile at him and bob your head. "thank you for your hard-work." you state, folding the paper and placing it on your lap. you wanted to decline the coffee but you really needed it.

the crew member shakes his head and chuckles. "ah that's nothing, you look torn apart and tired, you're probably overworked." he says and you can't help but agree. you can't complain though, you don't want to because you chose this job and this really makes you happy but, the stress that comes from the schedules that's cramped in your calendar is getting to you now. it's probably not just this blooming feeling you're having for a certain girl, but also the repeating days of non-stop work that's getting you skittish.

you sigh. "this is just a part of my job." the crew member laughs, brings a hand on your head and pats you gently. "there, there kid. after this day make sure you get a long nap, like an 11 hour nap." you laugh at him and you nod your head. "yeah, maybe i should." you feel the man take his hand off of your head and see him turn his head to the trailer to see danielle greeting everyone.

"oh, here comes the princess." by the mention of the princess you already know who it was. you turn your head to see danielle walking past people — the film crew members, and the racks of clothes, waving to everyone she sees. your eyes lock with her figure, watching every step she takes, the way her hair bounces and the smile she flashes everyone. your eyes squint, furrowing your brows as you focus your sight on the woman approaching you.

oh no, your stomach drops. it's like you're having a stomachache, but it's not the type you usually get, it's weird and it's like twisting your stomach and something inside is tickling every corner. you're so nervous that every part of your body feels like twisting into a pretzel. you tilt your head to crack a bone in your muscle, before standing up and trying to gather the courage to walk up to her.

but before you can even have the first step she's already walking to your way. "hey y/n!" she greets you with the brightest smile you have ever seen someone could possibly do, your eyes turn crescents as you return the smile but with less brightness on them.

"hey, good morning." you speak, your voice is kind of raspy from feeling worn out since yesterday. danielle notices your tired figure and looks at you with worry. "are you okay?" she asks, you raise your eyebrows at her and nod. "oh yeah, i'm alright. thanks for asking." you slump your shoulders and blow a heavy breath through your nose before continuing.

"how about you?" you add, looking at her. she smiles at the question and lets out an airy laugh.

"ah, i'm well, a bit tired from the never-ending schedules but i'm still on fire!" she raises her fist with a grin on her face, you nod at her enthusiasm and laugh. "that's good, i saw your performance in lollapalooza through a livestream and you all did so well. i wish i was there to see it live." you see her eyes glimmer under the now blue skies. she puts a hand on her face, just to check her temperature. "oh really?" oh yeah, her face is abnormally warmer than it usually is, danielle doesn't know why but it's a good kind of warmth.

you nod for her satisfaction. "even though you're working for almost 10-15 hours, you're still full of energy. going from place to place, still you show up on time." your heart beats faster, it's probably the caffeine, you wish it was the caffeine, if it were anything but the caffeine then you're probably doomed.

danielle giggled, her voice entering your ears like a melody of a fine tune — oh no, you're pressured, anxious? nervous? scared? err, you don't know, your body is feeling feverish, hot? warm? uhm, something like a lava, of course it's hot! duh…

your hand reaches for the cup of coffee and you drink, letting the now room temperature coffee run through your throat.

"i enjoy this, i love doing a lot! and through this i can show everyone that i'm thankful for their efforts, or for taking good care of me. i'm no expert in everything so i just want to repay everyone for looking out for me." ugh, danielle is sickeningly sweet. it's like her words subsides the bitter taste of coffee from your tongue and replaces it with a fruity and sweet taste.

"that's why i admire you idols, you all went from advertising, to singing, dancing, then broadcasting and you… you act too. must be tiring, i hope you're not pushing yourself too much, yeah?" you rotate the cup in your hand, eyes darting to every corner of the cup, trying to avoid danielle's gazes from time to time. danielle could not help but smile wider, her cheeks tinted with rosy pink — the tips of her ears are igniting. "we all work hard, that's why everyone deserves rest. not just me, not just you, but everyone!" danielle kind of hugs herself, arms wrapping on her own figure.

her bag dangles on her shoulder, you flash her a smile and nod, letting go of the cup. "i like your mindset. let's work hard together."

that made danielle feel her heart thump violently inside her chest, it's like threatening to jump off and run towards you, it's such a peculiar feeling that only she gets when she's performing but it's more powerful when she's around you, when there's no loud music behind her, without the cheering of her fans. it's much more evident when only your presence is around. your eyes lock with hers, you almost saw the whole universe in her pupils and then your own reflection.

danielle inhales then exhales. "yes! let's do our best!" as she was about to turn around, she immediately faces you once again and smiles, raising her shoulders. "i'm free later by the way!" she says, dropping her shoulder before leaving to enter one of the film trailer trucks.

you stand there as you puff your chest and immediately deflating it as you let her words pass from the other ear to the other.

okay, now you're thankful that you were doing better than before — your skin isn't as sensitive as it was earlier, your fingers aren't trembling anymore and your face isn't as pale as it was before you saw danielle. rehearsing your lines you are close to perfection, wanting to make sure you deliver the lines the way it was intended.

you can't help but divert your eyes to the beauty from the other side, you watch as danielle rehearses her own lines and couldn't help but smile at how much of a hard-working girl she is.

"is everyone ready? okay! in the count of three… one… two… three… action!"

you look at danielle as you stand in the middle of the spotlight, after gathering all the courage in the world, you open your lips to speak. it's kind of windy today, the day carries winds that travel through strands of danielle's hair, she moves it aside with her dainty fingers. the sky is a shade of a bright blue, with clouds looking soft as a handful of cotton. as you speak, you feel your throat parched, speaking the lines you memorized — trying to fit your emotions with the words that come out of your mouth.

it's almost like you aren't really there, you're doing great really — but your mind focuses on the girl in front of you rather than yourself, she looks… amazing? yeah, but there's something about her now that keeps you grounded. her eyelashes look as amazing as always, and as you speak your breath slowly gets taken away, you don't know whether it's you speaking for a long time that your saliva dried out or it's the sight in front of you that stole your heart away.

danielle swallows a lump in her throat getting herself ready to deliver her lines, but when she opens her mouth nothing comes out. she's a nervous-wreck, she doesn't know why it's so sudden but when her eyes met yours, she couldn't say anything.

her mind blacks out, but she's still standing. it's like her heart is thumping against her ears, her face is as hot as the sun, her palms are sweating and all she can do is chuckle before covering her lips. "oh are you okay?" you ask, everyone stops recording and looks out at danielle who looks up at you and shrugs. "uhm i don't know, my mind suddenly blanked out." you nod and reach out to touch her shoulder, patting it gently.

no one came to interfere, you look at her face to check if she's alright, her face is as red as a ripe tomato and it starts worrying you that maybe she's sick. "hey, are you sick?" your hand touches her forehead, she flinches and shakes her. "uh no! i don't know, i think i'm nervous?" she asks you, you nod and smile at her.

it made her feel a lot better, knowing you won't judge her or get mad, knowing it's just you! there's nothing to be afraid of, whether she makes a lot of mistakes, your friendly nature wouldn't dare to be mad at her. there's that part of her, she wants to do her best to return your efforts.

"maybe we can rest for a bit? so you can relax and then do it again." you let go of her forehead and raise your eyebrows in inquiry, your offer seems nice but danielle wouldn't want to waste everyone's time. "no! i'll take a few breaths and then let's get into it!" danielle rolls her fingers into fists and starts moving them back and forth.

you watch as she takes deep breaths and everyone watches too, you smile at her and did the same.

for a few minutes, it actually helped her, danielle manages to maintain her posture and then she jumps, before fixing her hair. "let's do it!"

after a few more shots, a few more cuts and re-do's, you were able to finish the scenes faster than before. you noticed the change in danielle's demeanor and couldn't help but admire her professionalism.

you lean on the chair you're sitting on and close your eyes, you breath in slowly as you relax your whole shoulders. it's not the most tiring day, you wanted to thank the gods above that you were able to kind of rest longer because the shooting ended earlier than usual, thanks to you and danielle's dedication.

danielle spots you not that far from her, she looks around and hops her way to you, you don't take notice of her presence as you stay still. danielle smiles at your peaceful face, the serene expression written all over your eyes and lips, the way your brows and cheeks relax. you hear her shoes dig on the rocky ground, your eyes open to see danielle, the sun behind her creating a shadow casting to you.

"oh hey danielle." you smile at her, it is currently the middle of the day, the sun is as bright as always. you sit up, and watch as danielle takes a seat beside you. "hey, we finished earlier today huh?" she crosses her legs and leans closer, you nod and turn around to face her. "yeah, i think i like it this way. we get to rest even for a short amount of time." after you said those words, there was silence, a growing one as seconds passed by.

danielle taps her lap and looks around before back at you, whose eyes are set to the scenery displayed in front of her. it didn't take too long for danielle to start speaking once again to break the awkward silence between her and you.

"this seems like a good day for some ice cream, don't you think so..?" danielle says, her shoulder blades rise up and then fall as she exhales. you turn your head to look at her and then to the scorching heat of the sun. "yeah," a sweat forms on your forehead as you squint your eyes.

danielle looks at her lap, the surrounding once again gets engulfed by silence.

you think about what to do, or what to say, there's really not much, the situation is kind of awkward, with how the way things work out there's really nothing left for you to choose — it's either you leave or let things stay this way.

but it's quite rude for you to leave her alone, not when she walked all the way to you. plus, there must be some kind of thing you can think of to get danielle comfortable with you.

danielle watches your uneasy expression, eyes darting at your face, then to your fingers that you're fiddling. her heart thumps inside her ribcage, like a prisoner slamming the gates of a cell to escape. maybe it's the sun or the companion she has with her? danielle is feeling a little out of place, her face is hot and her cheeks are a different shades of red.

yeah, maybe you're not planning to ask her out on an ice cream date. she told you she's free today, for that exact reason — because she wants you to take her out to get ice cream.

maybe you just have different plans, it's not like she asked you if you were free today.

ice cream… huh? your slow brain catches up, finally you got the hint! you look at danielle, who stands up, about to leave but then you raise your hand to get the girl's attention. danielle looks down at you, her gaze lace with confusion. you stand up and smile at her, before comically rubbing your palms together.

"let's go get ice cream together!" you tell her, as you stop rubbing your hands and look up at her with a smile.

danielle cannot help the growing smile on her lips as she nods enthusiastically. "yes! let's go!" she reaches for your hand and takes you away from the filming set.

you watch her hair flow gracefully as the sunny wind hits you both, you catch up to her fast steps, almost stumbling as you do so. danielle giggles as she runs. it's like music to your ears, hearing how happy she is makes you happy too, it's like second hand happiness. danielle's smile is contagious like a virus, but instead of one that kills, it's a virus that spreads positivity to anyone who gets near that smile of hers.

you couldn't help but laugh too, hand tightly holding hers, you intertwine your fingers with her dainty ones as you fasten your steps and catch up to run beside her. you look at her side-profile from time to time, her smile doesn't fade even as the both of you continue to run, run away from everyone.

it doesn't even tire her, that you've been running with her for almost a kilometer until you both are in a park. she spots an ice cream truck and immediately points it out. "there!" danielle leads you with excitement oozing out of her.

you nod and let her take you to wherever.

there's no heartache here, it's just that you start to realize that it's not a feeling of anxiety, fear or anything negative when you think of danielle, it's a bunch of unfamiliar emotions mixed into one that all point to your obvious developing feelings for your co-worker.

the girl whose only role in your life is to be your co-actress, carves her way into your heart and imprints a permanent position, digs a space inside your heart. the heart you thought was once complete, finds another way to give danielle a space to scoot inside and embrace you.

you don't know if that's a bad thing or not, if it's going to last — though you hope it does.

maybe, falling in love isn't such a bad thing.

when danielle runs, it's like every part of the floor that danielle steps in blooms with flowers, then becomes a flower path for you to take behind her. the sky that burns in heat becomes bearable when you stand right beside her, the air becomes a fresh breeze when you breathe it in with her.

falling in love is like a complicated puzzle, an exam with no erasures, no alliterations, no corrections, right minus wrong —

it's confusing and hard but when you get everything right, it rewards you with the best feeling ever.

[lindiwe-in-camelot]

where: the med centre who: @akhilaasthana

Lindi prided herself on being a very prepared woman. Her purse was packed to the brim and efficiently organised with anything she might need in a given day and then more. Her paper diary, pens, perfume, soaps, make-up, comb, hair ties, charger, wallet and keys. Already her phone charger had proven useful, even though all of her messages back home had yet to get through. However, in the face of being here for more than a few days, Lindi's decanted supply of medicines (hayfever, antiemetics, triptans, propanolol, ibuprofen) was looking rather slim. Especially given the fact that she kept getting strange, migraine-auras.

There was apparently a medical centre all prepared for them, probably with horrible off-sky blue walls and clashing beige linoleum and that horrible antiseptic hospital smell that Lindi couldn't stand. Lindi wanted to get her medicines topped up so she didn't get a migraine that meant she had to lie down in a dark room without moving for fear of vomiting.

The problem was that Ms Akhila Asthana was one hundred percent likely to have taken charge of the medical centre. And after seeing Akhila and her wife, British tennis legend Hannah Moss, Lindi had finally clicked where she had known Akhila from. A horrible charity dinner, where she had drunk a little too much champagne and tried to be suave and cool, only to look like a meek fool.

It was fine, it was one stupid evening that Akhila had probably forgotten. Her therapist was always eager to remind Lindi that, while she was incredible, most people did not linger over every supposedly embarrassing moment she had experienced whilst in their presence. Only her anxiety made it feel that way. And Lindi was stronger than her anxiety, the bouncy, twitchy, erratic animal part of her brain that was prone to overreaction. She was gorgeous and charming and most people would overlook the occasional gaffe or faux pas that she would spend hours ruminating on after the fact. She could face Akhila. Akhila probably didn't even remember that one evening, she probably went to hundreds of charity galas with her posh tennis star wife.

Lindi entered the medical centre, nose wrinkling at the horrible hospital smell that wafted towards her. Ugh, she hated hospitals. Time to be a big girl, Lindiwe. She closed the door behind her, unnerved by how… prepared the waiting room was, a water cooler, uncomfortable looking bench seating, and complete with stacks of magazines straight from 1999. (What was with this place and outdated, vintage, media?) Lindi popped her head into the hallway that lead deeper into the medical centre, searching for a light switch.

"Hello?" she called out, her voice echoing off of the hallway and sounding incredibly stuck up and posh. "Akhila? Ms Asthana? I uh… brought you some water." A sealed bottle scavenged from the cruise ship, and an effort to trade back the water bottle she'd lent to Akhila yesterday. Now that she had seen the water cooler, her opener seemed a little week. There was a beat of silence. Lindi stepped forward. "Maybe you need a... chaise lounge?" she offered, hoping the joking tone carried well.

[wannab-urs]

The Spreadsheet Digest - Vol 19

Hi friends!

Thanks for being patient with me -- I had one hell of a day yesterday and didn't get the Digest out when I usually do. It's short this week: only 10 fics (still not bad, considering, lmao). I read a 40 chapter fic this week that was about 400k words (rec'd below) and I was hooked (am hooked, I have like 5 chapters left). Apologies to all my moots whose fics I have ignored in favor of having my face buried in AO3 for a week, I'm catching up now!

As always you can find the Spreadsheet here and all of my previous fic recs here. Tag me in your fics if you want to be included in a future Digest :)

Recs below the Pedro in a v nice suit:

you can't trust anyone these days - a Joel/Tess one shot by @walkintotheriveranddisappear

TW Noncon - read the warnings - I really thought this was such an interesting take on Raider!Joel. I don't usually see Tess there with him and I also liked the power dynamics/trust thing going on. The plot twist? That was everything!

All over you - a Javi G drabble by @theywhowriteandknowthings

This is super fucking hot ah!! I love needy men who can't wait to get their hands on you. You're at a fancy party with Javi G and you look so hot he has to drag you into a closet. So good

Take My Hand - a Pero Tovar one shot by @pedrito-friskito

Okay so the prompt ended up being Pero Tovar, “is this real? are…are you real?” for fluff and “take off your clothes before I rip them off your body” for smut. And it's perfect. It's got this touch of angst, but it's so fluffy and sweet and then the smut is so hot. I am in love

John Wayne - a Joel one shot by @ramblers-lets-get-ramblin

SOOOO fuckin sweet, man. Like it's heartbreaking obvi. You show up in Jackson and Maria is all "this is my husband Tommy" and you're like that's the brother of the love of my life (pre-outbreak). And I won't spoil what happens but I love it so fucking much

Cherub - a Joel series by @cherubispunk

TW Dubcon - read the warnings - Mean old trailer park drug dealer Joel? The mouth on that man... Yeah this is filthy in the best way.

Stay - a Javi P one shot by @millerscoffee

Motherfuckin daddy kink with Javi P???? Hell yes. Yes on every level. This is so fucking hot ugh. The mouth on that man is criminal.

Religious Corruption - a Dave York two shot by @absurdthirst

Just reading the fuckin warnings/content summary on this fic got me screaming. Reader is an innocent virgin beginning her freshman year at a very religious school and she gets a crush on her professor, Dave York. This is not your average loss of innocence fic, not your average Dave York fic, not your average professor fic.... This is unlike pretty much anything else I've ever read and I loved it. It's sweeter than you might expect, but it's got penty of angst and the smut is insane.

I Will Always Find You a Din series by @lahooozaherr

Bodyguard!Din is one of my favorite things ever, seriously. I have only read the first chapter of this, but I'm so excited to read more. The way the whole first part of this fic is a flashback and you know eventually you get kidnapped???? It gives you this feeling of doom the whole time you're reading lmao (good thing, I promise) but like... our Mandalorian is gonna save us, yeah?

Be-All and Endor - a Din series by @djarins-cyare

Listen... this is the most well researched Din fic I have ever read. The amount of thought that went into this fic is insane. The linguistics are fascinating -- I think she absolutely nails the voice of everyone in this fic, especially Din. The knowledge of Mando'a and Ewokese on display here is incredible and if you ever wanted to hear Din Djarin growl strings of (actually coherent) Mando'a (with thorough translations) right into your ear... This fic is for you. The characterization and the way that every single decision made by Reader and Din make sense and build to such a gorgeous character arc? UGH. And while you have to wait... a long time... for smut -- it is so worth it. GODS this fic is gorgeous. I love it so fuckin much. (This is the one I was talking about in the intro)

Breaking in the new house - a Din one shot by @beskarandblasters

AHHHH this is so fucking hot. It's literally husband (so helmetless)!Din fucking you on like every surface of your house on Nevarro. There is not a refractory period in sight in this fic and I love it with all my heart. He is so hot, I want to die. <3

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I finally made a masterlist for A Ghost of You and updated all the headers which I'm very excited about. I also added a new fic to that series called Faulty System. The series is a mostly angsty, sometimes smutty Dieter Bravo x f!reader fic.

---------- Oldies but Goodies ----------

Here's some fics from before I did the digest or made commentary!

Jack Daniels x tattoo parlour AU - a Jack one shot by @fuckyeahdindjarin

Early Morning Moments - a Dieter one shot by Jazzelsaur on AO3

Over and Done With - a Javi P one shot @loquaciousferret

Every fic by @frannyzooey (I have too many of her fics on my spreadsheet to rec separately lmao)

In an Instant - a Joel one shot by @mishasminion360

A fool for you - a Joel one shot by @supernaturalgirl20

It would be - a Din Series by @fuckyeahdindjarin

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Happy Reading!

[catindabag]

TBOSAS on Crack short take (39)

Vipsania: I’m bored.

Urban: Me too.

Livia: I told you losers that we should go shoe shopping instead.

Felix: For the last time, Cardew, we can’t go out and do fun stuff while in detention.

Livia: Detention?! I’m in detention?! Since when-

Coryo: Since yesterday, dummy.

Festus: Liv, you do remember that we almost destroyed the school kitchen yesterday, right?

Livia: Nope. Never. I don’t know anything about that incident-

Coryo: You were literally the one who left the stove on fire while the rest of us were trying to stop Palmyra from cooking.

Livia: Oh, shut up, orphan! I wasn’t even talking to you.

Coryo: Well, whatever, banker. Your scary mama can’t save your sorry ass this time.

Livia: Ha! At least I have a mom to spoil me rotten, Snow.

Coryo: You think you’re better than me because of your stupid money?!

Livia: Of course I’m better-

Coryo: Your mom can’t even defeat my super gorgeous dad in a stupid pageant beauty contest back in their University days!

Lysistrata: Yeah! Crassus Snow even won it seven times in a row!

Livia: How did you even know that?!

Coryo: ‘Cuz I still have my dad’s pageant crowns and sashes!

Felix: And I have the pictures to prove them!

Lysistrata: My mom was a runner up.

Coryo: Oh, and my dad even won the women’s category-

Livia: Ugh! Fine! Your drop dead gorgeous father may have been the most beautiful creature in Panem-

Coryo: Of course he is!

Livia: But he still dated Drunk Dean Casca Highbottom and that scheming Strabo Plinth from District 2!

Sejanus: The ever gorgeous Crassus Xanthos Snow once dated my evil old man?!

Livia: Yup! My mama even told me that Crassus almost married into the Plinth family for money-

Coryo: Shut up, Cardew!

Livia: You started it!

Florus: *raises hand* Why don’t we just play a game instead!

Androcles: A game?

Palmyra: Sure! I wanna play a game.

Apollo: Me too!

Diana: Can we play battleships?

Everyone: No!

Diana: Why?🥺

Apollo: Sis, do you even remember that other infamous flooding incident that occurred last semester?

Diana: Is it that time where we had to call the ambulance because Gaius and Florus broke both of their legs from jumping ship?

Florus: Actual ships.

Gaius: With actual missiles.

Apollo: Yes, that.

Diana: Nope. I don’t remember.

Iphigenia: Can’t we just play the “Would You Rather” game?

Lysistrata: Ok. Yo, Coryo, would you rather marry Casca Highbottom for fame or marry Strabo Plinth for money?

Coryo: Easy. Strabo Plinth. No questions asked-

Sejanus: What about me, my love?!

Coryo: Sej, Babe, you were not even an option.

Sejanus: But you’re still going to marry me, right?🥺

Coryo: For the last time, Sejanus Plinth, you’re the only rich idiot that I’m willing to marry and have children with.

Sejanus: Oh, thank Panem! That’s good to hear, my love! So would you rather kiss me now or later?😘

Coryo: That’s not how you play this game, Babe!

Sejanus: But I want a kiss-

Coryo: Felix, I give the stage to you.

Felix: Ok. Dennis, would you rather date one of my wealthy but shady cousins or marry someone from the outer Districts?

Dennis: Which District?

Felix: 10?

Dennis: A strong wife from District 10 it is.

Juno: My turn! Hilarius, would you rather disown your creepy father and become homeless or give him Coryo and Felix in order to inherit the rest of the Heavensbee wealth?

Hilarius: What the heck, Juno! What kind of cruel options are those?!

Juno: Just answer my freaking question, Hilari!

Hilarius: Fine! The second one!

Coryo: What the heck, you traitor!

Felix: Seriously, Hilari?! You’re willing to sacrifice me and Coryo for money?!

Hilarius: Never! I would never ever do that to you, Class Pres!

Livia: Well, good luck being poor and homeless, Hilari.

Arachne: May the odds be forever in your favor, Heavensbee.

Domitia: My turn! Arachne, would you rather burn all of your inheritance for the “Sandwich Queen” title or watch Festus Creed become the official “Sandwich Queen of Panem” for the presidency?

Arachne: Well, if I do become the President of Panem, then I would have the power to get rid of Festus-

Festus: Hey!😠

Arachne: But burning my inheritance for the title is also doable.

Domitia: How?

Arachne: ‘Cuz I’ll just steal my older brother’s money.

Festus: Oh, this heartless witch-

Clemensia: My turn! Persephone, would you rather eat Palmyra’s infamous deadly apple pies for eternal fame or volunteer as a Tribute for the Hunger Games?

Persephone: The second option.

Clemensia: Really? You would rather become a Tribute just to avoid eating one deadly pie?

Persephone: Yeah, sure. Why not. I literally have better odds of winning and surviving the Hunger Games than eating one of Monty’s rebel-killer sweets.

Everyone: True.😞

Io: My turn! Urban, would you rather fail our calculus class in order to gain political power and influence or replace Dr. Gaul as the Head Game Maker for political power and influence?

Urban: Those options are actually difficult to answer, Jasper.

Io: Just take your pick!

Urban: Fine! I do love calculus more than anything in this world. So-

Io: Head Gamemaker Urban Canville it is?

Urban: Yeah.

Apollo: My turn! Andie, would you rather steal Dr. Gaul’s monster bunny for illegal money or marry into the very corrupt and chaotic Ravinstill family?

Androcles: Both.

Everyone: Really?!

Androcles: Yeah. Im willing to steal Dr. Gaul’s evil bunny and marry Ravinstill at the same time.

Felix: Which Ravinstill are we talking about?

Androcles: Oh, you tell me, Class Pres.😏

Diana: My turn! Sejanus, would you rather challenge Coryo’s evil grandmother to an epic drinking contest just to win Coryo’s hand in marriage or push Highbottom-

Sejanus: Push Highbottom!

Diana: I’m not even done yet!

Sejanus: No need to worry, Ring. I’m willing to push Highbottom for Coryo.😀

Diana: Let me finish-

Sejanus: No! Pushing Highbottom is the only right answer!

Casca: *walks in* Pushing who?

Coryo: No one, Sir. Sejanus is just shouting at the sky again.

Casca: Oh, ok.

Diana: Well, bye-

Casca: By the way, who told you to play the “Would You Rather” game without my consent, Crassus Snow?

Coryo: It’s Coriolan-

Casca: Crassus Xanthos Snow! My love, how dare you play these silly games without me?!😭🔪

Felix: *sighs* Dean Highbottom’s drunk again.

Sejanus: So can I push him now?😀

Coryo: Sure. Go ahead. I might even kiss you.

Sejanus: Can you kiss me now?

Coryo: No.

[tittylover26]

Something has been bothering me the past few days and since I don't have many friends I can talk to about this things, I might as well scream into the void here.

Since the beginning of this year, I made a few friends and we are quite close with each other. There are two girls, they are very VERY beautiful, like, really gorgeous. I have always liked to compliment people; if I think they're pretty, then I'll tell them, and of course they are not the execption. I also do the same with guy friends and pretty much anyone, not just girls.

From the first day we started talking, I told them I liked women. One of the girls, who I am the closest to in this friend group, is very supportive of me and knows I have a crush on this cool girl in our class. However, it seems my other girl friend didn't take my coming out seriously.

Last week, I almost kissed with my crush and I was talking to them (my two girl friends) about it, but ever since then, my friend started acting weird all day with me and after classes when we were waiting for the rest of our friend group to come out, she cautiously looked at me and asked "so...do you really like women?" And I said "Yeah, although...more than women, I just don't really care if it's a man or a woman. If I love a person, I love them regardless of their gender". Guys, when I tell you the literal DISGUST in her face took me out... I felt so awkward I just laughed. My supportive girl friend came out of the classroom and noticed some weird vibes and asked me what happened, but I didn't even have time to tell her anything when this girl grabbed her tightly by the arm and said "Ugh, no. Those things are a sin...".

Oh, boy. I'm not one to mind what people say about me whatsoever, but that? That is just ridiculous.

And well, things didn't end there. She BLOCKED ME, and has been avoiding me. I talked to my beloved, supportive girl friend yesterday and I said "I just don't get it. I said I liked girls from the very beginning and we have been getting along just fine, but now that she knows I was being serious about it, I'm some kind of filthy bug?". According to my supportive friend, now she thinks I was flirting with her everytime I complimented her.

I'm fucking tired of homophobic people, get a fucking life, dude. You are not even my type, dream on.

She likes men and is not like she falls in love with every human being with a y chromosome. I also don't like all women (even tho women are all beautiful, tbh), I'm just a regular person. Like, you think I'm a bad person cz I like girls and boys? YOU are the shitty person for thinking I'm bad just because of my sexual orientation, that again, doesn't concern anybody but me.

What a joke, man.

[janaknandini-singh999]

Chapter 2:

"HEY, Adi- oh my, it's the gorgeous girl I met yesterday." Vilasini stopped in the midst of hugging her cousin.

Even though the sun has not risen completely yet, there were people rushing on the station, boarding their trains.

"Yeah! So, you both have already met but here's a formal intro. Shlokaa, this is Vilasini, my colourful cousin. And Vilasini, this is Shlo bro- uh, I mean Shlokaa! We are in the same class in school."

Vilasini nodded "I see-"

Shlokaa suddenly snapped "Why are you going right now, though? Tomorrow is literally your sister's reception."

Vilasini and Aditi started laughing together "Arey re, I completely forgot to tell you only. Villu right here may be one feat but she's a force to reckon with when it comes to things she's devoted to. She's very particular about her studies and her school starts tomorrow after holidays. This was a destination wedding and her school is in her city, na!" Aditi elaborated

A train hooted in the distance and Vilasini turned "That's my call. Ok then bye, guys, you soon! Oh, and-" she curtsied "it was lovely meeting your friend, Adss."

"Wait-" Shlokaa extended her arm on Vilasini's shoulder without thinking "umm, I just wanted to say thank you for yesterday."

Vilasini smiled "as I said," putting her hand on her chest "my pleasure."

"Well, and-"

Vilasini crossed her arms and tilted her head "And?"

"Ugh, I'd- I'd love if you could stay just a day more here! Well, tomorrow is the reception function so it all gets wrapped up so- and I mean.. think about your sister for once!? It's a big time of her life, and if you're such a topper then you can surely manage a day's studies."

Aditi quietly gasped. Nobody could order Vilasini around. Ever.

Well, maybe they did but Vilasini just had this mysterious kind of power that let them think they have the control but they would do things which would somehow ultimately lead up to end up in Vilasini's way only.

The train whistled and started slowly pulling out of the station Vilasini paused for a long time and stared at Shlokaa intently "Fine, but only on one condition."

Shlokaa stared back "uh huh?"

Vilasini's lips turned into her usual, bright smile "It's my first time here so you will show me your sheher! You're my tour guide today. For. Free." she spoke ominously as if prophecying something grave

Something warm bubbled inside Shlokaa, she had no freaking clue what she had just done, no clue why but she just felt herself nodding and smiling "Bet!"

Aditi stepped back and whispered to herself "What in the ddlj just happened-"

[cryptidsurveys]

Friday, September 20th, 2024.

Do you have any scented candles in your home? What scent(s)? I have a couple in my room. One is "winter woods" and smells very piney, and the other is bergamot, lime, and grapefruit scented. I rarely ever light them, though; at this point they're more for decoration than anything else.

Are you planning any special outings with family or friends? I was planning on going to the Chili Festival with my parents this afternoon, but after yesterday's family drama fiasco (mentioned in the previous survey), I'm not feeling anywhere near up to it. I could still go with my dad and try to have a good time, but the crowds, the heat, the strong smells…it sounds like a recipe for a strangely dissociative experience rather than a fun and memorable tradition.

Who were the last 3 males you talked to? My dad, Darrel (employee at the shelter), and maybe a volunteer whose name I've forgotten (sorry about that!).

Name someone who made you laugh today. I can't recall whether I've laughed or not (maybe not genuinely…?), but if I have, then the person who caused it would have been my dad.

What was the last form of communication you used to speak to your best friend? (e.g. text, phone call) Instagram messenger.

In 3 words, describe the person you’re currently interested in. I'm not interested in anyone.

Do you ever wear lipstick? What colour(s) do you prefer? I don't. Even when I did wear makeup, I tended to forego lipstick.

If you have a pet, when did you last pet him/her? A few minutes ago.

Do you have a favourite Celine Dion song? I don't.

Name one of your favourite foods that starts with the letter ‘C’. Chicken, croissants, Ceasar salad, cream cheese…

Put your iPod on shuffle. What genre is the first song that’s chosen? I don't have an iPod or any other device I can set to shuffle.

Does the person you love/like have a car? What colour is it? N/a.

Have you ever received a compliment on anything you’re wearing? It wasn't quite a compliment, but Alex commented on one of my sweaters the other day. It was the pine green one I had been eyeing. She was like, "Oh, you got it? Nice!"

Which word(s) do you generally use to describe someone attractive? (e.g. “fit”, “sexy” etc.) Hot, pretty, handsome, good-looking, gorgeous. But this does make me realize that I don't often comment on anyone's appearance unless I'm trying to describe them or point them out to someone.

Have you had any caffeinated beverages today? No, but I have had caffeine in the form of migraine meds. I try to avoid caffeine in other forms.

What was the last alcoholic drink you tried for the first time? Did you like it? I tried a few sample beers at that fundraising event I went to back in late July. The first one had a blood orange flavor and that was interesting. The second one was forgettable. And the third one, I don't remember what it was called, but it was probably the best out of the bunch.

Have you eaten any chocolate today? What kind? Chocolate syrup.

Find the 7th text message in your inbox. Was that text message from a male or female? It was a spam text so idk.

The last person you kissed – are they older or younger than you? Older.

Think back to 6 months ago – how was your love life? The same as it is today. Not looking to date anyone. No one on my radar.

Name something you like, that starts with the letter ‘L’. Lakes, laughing, laundry (fresh), learning, love…

When was the last time someone wanted you to do something, and you refused? My mom invited me to see a movie with her and some friends last Tuesday, but I knew I would be too tired after volunteering so I declined. It's weird to think about how "normal" everything was just a few days ago, and now I don't know when (or if) I'll ever see or talk to my mom again. I feel so blindsided, betrayed, powerless, and stuck in the middle of something that's just…UGH!!! And why did it have to happen the day after I just had therapy? Because now I have to wait basically two weeks before I can hash this out with someone who might be able to help me make some sense of it all. I also have to go to the animal shelter tomorrow and act like everything is fvcking FINE when it absolutely isn't. This makes all of my Alex complaints seem so trivial in comparison. I didn't realize I was in the good ol' days, lmao.

What’s your favourite feature of the person you’re currently interested in? N/a.

How many people have you hugged today? I haven't hugged anyone.

Do you have a favourite hair colour or eye colour on your preferred sex? No.

Describe your last awkward moment. The last 24 hours have been one long awkward moment. Except calling it an "awkward moment" sure is an understatement if ever there was one.

Is there anyone on your mind atm? When was the last time you spoke to that person? My mom and my sibling. I spoke to my mom yesterday and my sibling back in 2014.

The last song you listened to – does it remind you of anyone? I don't even remember what it was. Just some classical song on CPR.

When was the last time you had Pop Tarts? What flavour were they? Within the past few months. I believe they were strawberry.

What was the last compliment you received? I think it might have been from Iris (manager) - complimenting me on how good the laundry area looks at the shelter.

[jongbross]

Hello. Long time no see cutie. It's 🥞 anon. Life has been beating me up!! I hope you take good care of yourself! 🥰 Sooo yesterday was Nini's b-day 🥺 so I need to share this. What about him coming home all tired not wanting to see people for the rest of the day so you hold his bday inside. You cook him something then offer to help him wash. You get into the shower together and peck his face from time to time while massaging his scalp with his favourite shampoo. He keeps his hands on your waist to stabilize and when you get closer to him you feel him getting hard. So you slowly push him against the wall and slide his cock between your folds. He shudders but you keep washing him like nothing happened so he goes along with it for as long as he can. After you put conditioner in his hair you insist that you need to shave his face while he tries to get you out of the shower so you can move on to other things 😳 but you're not done teasing. Get him against the wall shush him with a kiss and put some shaving cream on that face. Start shaving him while you put only the tip of his dick inside and see him fight for his life 😉 He'd be sooo pretty trying to stay still with your hand holding him by the neck so he doesn't get cut, breathing all ragged from the way your body feels glued to his. He'd try to push more into you but to no avail cuz he s stuck between the wall and your hips. You see him getting increasingly frustrated and fidgety while trying to not get all of him inside you cuz he feels so good. You ask him if he's good and he whimpers instead of actually forming an answer. His hands would grip the shit out of you so he can contain himself a little longer. Tell him how cute and obedient he is for you and how you're gonna love him for the rest of your days and see him get all shy and soft. Ugh! Imagine how pent up he is when you put the blade down and slam the rest of his cock inside you. Tell him to cum for you and he s done for. One stroke baby 🫠 He shudders and muffles his moan against your neck while he gives you his cum like you asked for. Anything for his girl 🥰 Clean him up and wish him a happy birthday to see that gorgeous smile blooming on his face. Giiirl... I miss reading new Nini fics. 🥞 anon out. 🙃

OKAY BUT LIKE WHAT WHEN WHO WHY??????

omg, anon..... omg... now this is what i call a comeback!! WELCOME BACK, BESTIE!!!!

[chrisbitchtree]

The One with the Cute Barista and the Gross Drink

Harringrove Harvest Day 5

Prompt - Pumpkin Spice Latte

1.5k-G

***

It had started with a dare from Robin. They’d started the stupid little game to pass the time at the cheese shop that they both worked at. They took turns daring each other to do things like tell every customer that came into the store that they liked their eyebrows, or to wear their apron backwards until someone said something about it. Nothing harmful, just a way to get a laugh during the long, quiet hours.

One afternoon, the shop was completely devoid of customers, so it was decided that Robin could continue to work on the cheese board she was putting together, and man the cash if anyone came in, so that Steve could run and get them coffee at the Starbucks across the street.

“Can you get me one of those cake pops?” Robin asked, as she fished a $20 from her purse and handed it to him. “And I have a dare for you! You have to ask the barista what they recommend, and whatever it is, whether you like it or not, you have to order it.”

“Ugh, I just wanted to get a cold brew,” Steve pouted. “And isn’t it my turn to dare you?” he asked, eyes narrowed.

“Nope,” Robin replied, shaking her head. “Yesterday, you dared me to sing that customer’s total to him, remember?”

Steve chucked. Oh yeah, that had been a funny one. Robin was bright red by the time the pretty brunette girl had left the shop with her blocks of cheddar and Havarti.

“Fine,” Steve sighed, marching out of the shop. At least he wouldn’t have to pay for his shitty beverage, he thought as he pocketed Robin’s money. Thank goodness for small favours.

As he walked into the shop, he was so focused on trying to decide if he could get away with stirring salt into Robin’s drink and blaming it on Starbucks that he didn’t even notice the beautiful barista standing behind the counter until he was face-to-face with the gorgeous blond. He must have been a new hire, because he would have remembered that beautiful, blinding smile if he’d seen it before, even in passing.

“What can I get you, pretty boy?” he asked, leaning into Steve’s space.

“I’ll take a caramel ribbon crunch Frappuccino and a birthday cake pop, and what do you recommend?”

Uhhhh, how about a pumpkin spice latte? Customers have been ordering them all day long, so they must be half decent.”

Steve unfortunately knew from experience that they were just about the worst thing he’d ever drank, but even though Robin would never know, he was going to stick with the dare, plus, if a guy this hot told him to jump off a bridge, Steve would probably do it.

“Ok, one grande pumpkin spice latte, thanks.”

“Coming right up, doll,” the man, whose name tag announced was named Billy, replied, winking at Steve.

It made Steve feel a little weak in the knees. It felt like it had been forever since anyone had flirted with him, and honestly, it felt really good to feel wanted like this.

Steve and Billy exchanged a few more flirty comments, then Steve left the shop, figuring he should get back, in case any customers had come in. As he exited the shop, he turned back to take one more look at Billy and found him staring back. He gave Steve a small wave, and with that, Steve was off.

“I think I’m in love, Robin,” Steve said, between gulps of his drink. Pumpkin spice lattes really were disgusting, but to fulfil the dare, he had to finish it.

“With who?” She asked, rushing to the window of the shop and straining to see into the coffee shop.

“The barista,” Steve replied, pulling Robin away from the window. “I think he’s new. I don’t recognize him.”

“Well,” Robin said, grabbing her drink and humming happily as the first burst of sugar hit her tongue, “the dare was worth it, wasn’t it?”

***

That had been late August. Steve had spent the next month visiting the coffee shop at any opportunity, chatting with Billy until the blonde’s manager started to glare at the two of them. Unfortunately for Steve, Billy had proudly announced that he remembered his order from the first time they met, and he kept making Steve pumpkin spice lattes.

Of course, Steve didn’t have the heart to tell Billy about the dare, so he kept drinking them, saving his beloved cold brews for when Billy wasn’t working. Through talking with Billy, he’d found that the other man wasn’t just hot, he was ridiculously smart, funny, and sweet, and Steve found that he’d drink any number of pumpkin spice lattes if it meant that he got to talk to Billy.

Thankfully, Steve’s perseverance paid off when about two weeks ago, he’d gone into the Starbucks and did his usual flirting with Billy, who handed Steve his usual PSL, only this time there was something besides Steve’s name on the cup. Written in black marker was Billy 555-1177 Call Me.

Steve walked across the street to the cheese shop, a grin on his face, shoving the cup in front of Robin for her inspection the second the customer she was serving left.

“Thank fuck!” She cried, excitement on her face. “Do you know what this means? I don’t need to hear you obsessively dissect every single word Billy says to you! I’m free!”

They toasted Steve’s luck in love with their drinks and did a little happy dance behind the counter before they got back to work, Robin heading to the back to work on cheese platters, and Steve awkwardly serving the customers who had walked in just in time to see his terrible rendition of the funky chicken.

***

Steve waited what he thought was a respectable five hours to call Billy, forgoing using his last break to call the blonde, and instead waiting until the second he walked in the door after his shift.

“Hi, I’m looking to speak with a beautiful blonde barista with a shockingly gigantic brain and an incredibly perky ass?”

Billy chuckled on the other side of the line. “Who’s asking? I only answer to Bambi eyed brunettes with killer legs and great senses of humour. Do you know any of those?”

It was Steve’s turn to laugh as he took a seat in the overstuffed chair in the corner of his living room, hugging a fuzzy pillow to his chest.

The chatted for at least an hour, finding out they had more and more in common the more they talked. They’d both played t-ball and high school basketball, they were both swimmers, they’d both moved to Chicago for school, only to drop out and take some time to work and rethink what they wanted to do with their lives, they both liked comedy movies and Tom Cruise, they agreed that peanut M&Ms were best, and they both still had a soft spot for Winnie the Pooh, well past their childhood years.

Eventually, Billy said that he had to go to sleep, but not before asking Steve out for the next day. They made plans to go on a walk in the park before going for a dinner and to a movie.

“I’ll pick you up at 5, pretty boy,” Billy said.

“I’m looking forward to it,” Steve replied, before hanging up and picking back up his funky chicken from that afternoon before calling Robin to rehash the whole conversation.

***

The next afternoon, just as Steve finished rearranging his bangs and applying one last coat of cherry ChapStick, the clock struck 5, and Steve headed out to meet Billy at his car, where Billy would leave it parked while they went for a walk. He was shaking so heavily with excitement that he could barely get the key in the lock.

His excitement was dampened slightly when he stepped out of the door and noticed Billy was holding a Starbucks cup.

“I got you your favourite drink!” He said proudly, holding out the cup.

Steve couldn’t do this anymore though. It was now or never. “I really hate pumpkin spice lattes,” he quickly blurted out.

Billy had a surprised and quizzical look on his face. “Then why would you…?

“Because it was a dare. Robin dared me to go to the Starbucks and drink whatever the barista recommended. But I didn’t except to think the barista was beautiful, and then fall for him, and then want to make him happy. Then it went on for so long that I didn’t know how to tell you. I’d do almost anything for you. Except drink another one of these.”

“Anything?” Billy asked, as he unceremoniously dropped the drink into the closest garbage can.

Steve nodded.

“Then how about you kiss me?”

Steve happily obliged.

[the-sword-lesbian]

Brookefield!

“Hey Brooke, do you have a sec?”

Brooke looked over her glasses at the intruder. Max Caulfield stood next to her at the small table she’d camped out at for lunch, arm stretched across her midsection clutching the other. Her astonishingly blue eyes gazing at Brooke and the infuriatingly gorgeous constellation of freckles covering her warm skin. Clad in her usual hipster attire she looked like the picture perfect wallflower. No wonder Warren was so smitten with her. She looked down at the drone half dismantled on the table in front of her. The whole point in sitting off by herself was so that people wouldn’t bother her. “I’m kind of in the middle of something right now.”

“It won’t take long,” Max said, apparently not getting the hint. “I just wanted to talk to you about the Valentine’s Day dance.”

“Ugh,” Brooke groaned, turning back to her work. Why? So you can gloat about Warren turning me down? She thought. She gritted her teeth, “what about it?”

“I was wondering if anyone had asked you to it yet?”

Oh my god this bitch, she did come here to gloat! Brooke quietly seethed, doing her best not to combust. “No,” she snapped angrily, “in fact I asked Warren yesterday and he said he was busy that night.”

“Oh…” Max said, with a curious tone that almost made Brooke want to look at her.

“Yeah,” she said, still not looking at the brunette, “Oh…”

“Well I guess that’s good for me then.” Max replied mischievously.

Brooke had had enough of this girl’s bullshit, “what the fuck do you-“ she turned to face the other girl, and turned right into the soft kiss that Max was planting on her cheek. Her entire world ground to a screeching halt as she watched Max pull away and fix her with those impossibly blue eyes.

Max smirked at her, confidently but still carrying a blush on her cheeks that only served to highlight those freckles even more. “Good for me because that means I can ask you to the dance myself,” she said with a smile.

Brooke couldn’t do anything other than stare at her in wide eyed shock. “…me?” She asked.

Max giggled and that did something to Brooke’s heart. “Yeah you,” she said. She stood back up from where she’d leant down to kiss Brooke. “Just think about it maybe?”

She turned to walk away and Brooke stared at her until she was entirely out of sight. She put her hand up to touch the spot on her cheek and noticed that her face felt almost as hot as the PC she overclocked until it fried.

Oh…

[madsworld15]

New One-Shot: everyone I love will know exactly who you are (Brian/Justin)

I have written so much in the last few days, I'm proud of myself. This is my 4th prompt submission for the QaF Prompt Challenge 2024. This one is for the prompt: Loss of Debbie. (Prompt #4) [4/21 for me personally]

Brian looked at himself in the mirror. He was starting to grey along his sideburns and a bit on the sides of his head. Despite taking a shower together, Justin was already in their bedroom getting dressed for the day ahead. Brian, meanwhile, had gotten distracted in front of the mirror with nothing but a towel on. Justin came meandering back into the bathroom. Brian looked up at his husband and grinned.

Justin was wearing a forest green cardigan over a grey collared shirt. His dark navy jeans accentuated his hips and thighs perfectly. His hair was in that messy styled look that he’d loved for almost a decade now. Despite being in his early 50s, Justin looked almost as young as he had the day he’d left Pittsburgh and moved to New York, 30 years ago. Brian loved that Justin seemed to grow more and more gorgeous with age. While Brian lived in fear of frown and laugh lines, Justin embraced them. The skin in the corner of his eyes was permanently wrinkled and if Brian was being honest it was one of his hottest features.

“Hurry up! I told them we’d be there around 10:30. With traffic it’s going to take us almost 2 hours to get to Jersey.” Justin patted Brian on the shoulder and placed a kiss on the back of his neck. 

“Why are we going to Jersey again? Why didn’t we insist they come here?” Brian squeezed some skin product onto his fingers and applied it to his face as he glanced at his husband in the mirror.

“Because Violet is only a week old and shouldn’t be traveling. We can go to her much more easily than Gus and Natalie can bring her to us.” Justin gave Brian a knowing look.

“I still don’t know why they insisted on settling in New Jersey…of all places.” Brian shuddered and Justin chuckled.

“Jersey City is hardly the bulk of New Jersey. It’s just over the water.” Justin shook his head, applying mousse to his hair to keep it in place. Then, he leaned over and stole some of Brian’s aftershave.

“Ugh.” Brian groaned, as he turned and wrapped his arms around Justin, “Why must you put that on when you know I can’t fuck you into the mattress like I want to.”

“I like your aftershave better than my own.” Justin gave a wicked grin and kissed Brian on the lips before pulling away completely. “Our car service will arrive in 15 minutes. Make sure you’re ready by then.”

Ten minutes later, Brian was in a pair of jeans and his well-worn black sweater. He was fiddling with his watch band when his phone lying on the bed started to ring. It was Michael, so Brian chose to ignore it. He watched as the phone went to voicemail, finally succeeding at getting his watch on.

Justin entered their room a couple of minutes later. His face was pale and he looked as though his tongue had been cut out. Brian was immediately on high alert. 

“What’s wrong?” He crossed over and placed his hand on Justin’s bicep.

Justin looked toward him, swallowed hard, and finally spoke in a soft, broken voice. 

“Debbie’s gone.”

“What?” Brian looked at Justin in confusion. “No, I just spoke to her on the phone the day before yesterday. She was fine. All excited about Violet.”

“Brian, that was Michael on the phone. He said she passed in her sleep sometime during the night. He’d gone to have his usual morning coffee with her and found her.” Justin repositioned himself to be fully facing Brian and placed his hands on each of Brian’s arms. “She’s gone.”

Brian’s brain short-circuited. His mom couldn’t be gone. She was the kind of person that was intended to live forever. She was only in her early 80s. This wasn’t supposed to happen yet. She was supposed to meet Violet next weekend. Her great-granddaughter. Brian stared into the deep blue abyss that was Justin’s concerned gaze. He couldn’t formulate the words to describe what he was currently feeling and thinking.

How was he supposed to go visit his son and daughter-in-law as if things were business as usual? How was he not? Brian took a deep breath, trying to center himself and figure out his next move.

He looked at Justin, finally able to speak, “We should head downstairs. The car will be here soon.”

“Brian.” Justin tried to object. Brian looked at him and gave him a kiss on the cheek. “Let’s go. Gus and Natalie are expecting us.”

“They’d understand if we want to reschedule. We just found out some devastating news.” Justin fiddled with the shorter hairs just above Brian’s left ear. His voice was low and soft, as if he felt he needed to give Brian permission to feel things.

“We should go.” Brian repeated. He didn’t have time to worry about his grief for Debbie. They had plans that could be accomplished today, whereas no matter what else happened Debbie would still be gone. Not going to visit his granddaughter was a waste of time.

“Brian.” Justin cut in again, preventing Brian from walking out the door of their brownstone.

“Justin. I would much rather go see my son and granddaughter. Sitting around here thinking about her being gone isn’t productive.” Brian shrugged and managed to break free of Justin’s grip.

During the ride to Gus and Natalie’s, Justin kept looking at Brian as though he wanted the man to talk about his feelings, but he didn’t broach the subject. So they sat in silence for most of the ride. Brian’s thoughts swirled about what it meant to be alive in a world where Debbie no longer was. She had been the closest he’d come to having a loving mother. His thoughts also thought of Michael and the rest of the gang. How would everyone be taking the news?

Brian glanced over at Justin to find he was silently letting tears fall down his face. Brian reached over and clasped Justin’s hand in his own. The blond turned to look at him and Brian tried to convey how much he understood what Justin was feeling without uttering a single word.

“It’s going to be weird.” Brian’s voice came out croaky as he tried to hold back tears. “Being a grandparent without having Debbie a call away for advice.”

“How do you think I feel? My mom has been gone for a couple years now. How does life continue to exist without them both in the world?” Justin’s voice caught in his throat, so he cleared it forcefully.

A silence fell between them again. They passed a sign welcoming them to New Jersey. Brian knew they would be at their destination before long. Just as the car pulled up, Justin cleared his throat again and turned to Brian.

“Do you regret it?” Justin looked toward Gus’ house, a thoughtful expression on his face. 

“Am I supposed to be able to somehow decipher that?” Brian commented, following Justin as the blond climbed out of the car. He turned to the driver, “We will be done in about an hour if you’ll just come back then.” 

Brian handed a couple of twenties to the man and closed the door behind him. Justin was waiting for him on the sidewalk. 

“Having a child together?” Justin motioned toward Gus’ house, “More than having Gus I mean.”

Brian wrapped his arm around Justin’s shoulder, “What brought this on? I thought we’d both agreed that children were not something we wanted.”

“I know, but I guess losing both our moms now has me thinking about what happens to us when we die. Who will remember us? Aside from Gus? Should we have had more?”

Brian stopped Justin just short of reaching the front door. “Justin, I say this with the utmost sincerity. Wanting a child so that we aren’t the last of our family when we die is not a reason to have kids. You’re just saying this because the death of it all is freaking you out.”

Justin nodded, “You’re right.”

“I always am.” Brian winked at Justin and chuckled as he pushed the doorbell.

Moments later, a young woman with flaming red hair answered the door and broke into a bright smile. “Brian! Justin! Great to see you.”

“Hey, Dad.” Came from the hallway behind her. “Jus.”

Brian side-stepped around Natalie and embraced Gus in his tight hold. Justin, meanwhile, hugged Natalie so that she didn’t feel completely ignored.

“Did Michael call you?” Gus asked once he and Brian stepped out of their hug.

Brian nodded, “He caught us just as we were headed here. We decided to still come despite everything.”

“Yeah, there’s not much we can do for Michael today. Might as well come meet your granddaughter, old man.” Gus winked and slapped his dad on the shoulder.

“Don’t you dare call me the G word.” Brian pointed a finger at Gus and gave him a stern look.

Gus threw up his hands in protest. “I would never!” He paused for a beat before he continued, “Though you must admit it’s quite something that the week you become one I lose my last remaining one.”

“Don’t remind me.” Brian muttered, as he leaned over the crib and saw Violet for the first time. His mind flashed back to the day Gus was born, tears pricked the back of his eyes.

“She’s beautiful.” Brian breathed out, around his tears. “Can I hold her?”

Gus nodded and turned to pick up his sleeping daughter, as Justin came up and wrapped his arm around the small of Brian’s back. The blond leaned on his shoulder, staring at the brand new baby girl as she was placed in Brian’s arms.

“I’m reminded of the night I met you.” Justin whispered. “Only you wouldn’t have dared let me this close to you or him at that time.”

Brian turned his head slightly to address Justin, “I did let you name my son, if I remember correctly.”

“The way Gramma Deb always told it Momma Mel flipped shit that you couldn’t even remember Justin’s name but you let him name a child.” Gus smiled at the two men he’d always considered his dads.

“Yeah, Mel wasn’t happy. But I also think she’s just bitter she didn’t win the name war with her choice.” Brian looked at his son and smirked. “Thank God for that. I won’t have any relation of mine being called Abraham.”

Brian looked back down at his granddaughter and rubbed his finger along her cheek. She stirred slightly, moving her fist up to sit against the side of her head and worked her jaw inside her closed mouth. Brian had never really had an affinity for children, but he was in awe of Violet. 

“Deb was so excited to meet her.” Brian breathed through his unshed tears, “It’s a shame she won’t get the chance.”

“She will always be with her.” Natalie chimed in, her voice quiet, but commanding. “Violet Deborah Peterson-Marcus.”

Brian looked between Justin, Gus, and Natalie, a sad look on his face. 

“I love it,” he mumbled, looking down at the latest addition who’d already stolen his heart.