#but when stretch joins- even tho they don't really talk about /that/- edge has another person he can talk to without it being Complicated

[bonestrouslingbones]

i think the hardest part of this oneshot & trying to decide all the posting logistics of it is trying to figure out where it fits in the timeline. because like i'm technically imagining it as taking place in the short little stint between edge & stretch's universes for that good good "stuck alone together for better or worse" feel BUT i've already written a few oneshots for that time period and i am, to be perfectly honest, starting to get very very sick of not being able to use proper nicknames

[notesofarichlycolorednight]

I don't know about you, but I feel like we need more of Luke and Tori being normal and cute and other people finding it weird because they've built them up in their head to be Powerful and Other

you right

and lord knows i love writing domestic tori/luke fluff

so here we gooooooo ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

so a hows abt an au where everyone lives, like the war still happens (idk the exact logistics of that; and i don’t care bc that’s not what this post is abt) but like...everyone lives (fucking fite me)

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a new kid comes to camp and is escorted by an old-timer, right

and...let’s say tori had been playing her guitar out on the porch of the apollo cabin or smth, but is called away and leaves it on the chair out there (bc she knows no one would dare do anything to it. not after The Incident)

and the newcomer is looking around, overwhelmed and spots the guitar, and like is curious, has long-since zoned out their tour guide and goes up to the guitar wondering why it’s just sitting there and wow it’s really pretty

and just before they can touch it, their tour guide is like, “whoa, don’t touch that!” like it’s a live bomb, and directs their hand away from the guitar, back down the steps of the apollo cabin’s porch and into the green again

“why?”

“oh it just belongs to someone who’s really protective of it. like really protective. one time someone stole it as a prank and she almost burned the camp down” *non-concerned laugh*

“what”

“don’t worry abt it kid, just don’t mess with her guitar”

“...who is she?”

“her name is tori. that’s the apollo cabin back there. generally i’d suggest don’t interact unless she interacts with you, ya know”

and like the tour guide says that as in, “she’s generally really nice, but it’s hit or miss if you try to talk to her bc you never now when she’s in a bad mood bc she always looks like she’s in a bad mood”

but the newbie doesn’t know that and added on top of The Incident, they’re silently like, “oh shit i seriously dodged a bullet. who is this girl and why is she so scary???”

and they get to the hermes cabin and the tour guide is like, “and this is the cabin of the kid who almost ended the world by raising the titans again! not to mention he’s a wicked swordsman. best in the last three centuries” *light-hearted laugh again*

to the tour guide, it’s all look-back-and-laugh, but to the newbie who knows nothing jon snow it’s fucking terrifying

bonus: “tori is dating him, actually. match made in heaven.” and the newbie is just like... “wtf i’m going to die here”

but they’re also intrigued by luke and tori, bc they have yet to see them and who doesn’t love a good Power Couple(TM) huh?

so they ask around abt them and they start to get all the rumors

abt 10% of it actually what happened during the titan war--so it paints them as scary, powerful, unstoppable forces, they give monsters nightmares, etc., and seriously like the Ultimate Power Couple(TM)

90% of it’s totally confabulation/salacious

“luke/tori is flawless”

“i heard tori’s bow-ring was made by apollo and hephaestus” (i mean this is true, but it sounds fake bc like gods don’t care abt their kids lol and if they do, you can tell who they favor *cough by the gifts they’re given *cough*)

“i heard luke can just wink at someone...and fall in love with him”

“they like to watch macbeth in the big house on the weekends”

“one time an aphrodite girl told tori she was pretty”

“one time luke accidentally stabbed me during sword practice...it was awesome”

pls laugh at my poor attempt at a demigod-spun mean girls reference

so this poor newbie’s view of them is so inflated it’s laughable, but not to them bc they’re scared shitless

then they finally see luke and tori in person and that all goes down the drain, and they wonder not only why they were scared in the first place, but also why those weird, inflated rumors spread around the camp. they even begin to wonder if the true stuff has been inflated (and it probably has a little...or a lot)

it’s the little things at first

they’ll see luke and tori run out of their lines on the way to breakfast/lunch/dinner and greet each other with a hug and kiss

they’ll watch them interact--the little glances, silence conversations, and little brushes/touches

they’ll see them chatting down by the lake, their feet hanging over the pier and in the water--they’ve both got flower-crowns on and tori shoves luke into the lake before dashing off before he can pull her in too

later, at dinner, he shoves a whole pie in her face to exact his revenge

which inevitably starts a food fight that tori and luke then have to clean up by themselves

they exchange witty banter and jokes while they do, throw food at each other, laugh, and dance around. tori starts singing fun songs from like disney channel original movies (and luke joins in, even tho he can’t sing at all)

once, during dinner, tori got up and ran off for some reason the newbie didn’t know, and luke was on his feet before tori could make it outside the pavillion

he catches her right on the edge of the pavilion

she goes to hide behind a pillar, but luke’s still out in the open

they exchange words, and the newbie is trying desperately to read luke’s expressions, but even then it gives them nothing

at first he looks upset, or concerned? then his eyebrows furrow more fiercely, but he doesn’t look mad per se. then his face smooths out and he reaches up toward tori to caress her face

he says something with a gentle smile and the newbie sees tori’s hands shoot out to grab the front of his shirt and pull luke behind the pillar with her

whispers break out among campers in the pavilion and there are a lot of giggles and snickers

they kissed if you couldn’t tell

when they emerge, they’re both smiling like love-sick teens, and holding hands

they walk back through the pavilion like no one else is there and sit back down at their tables, but the newbie can see the reluctance in letting go of each other and they just think...these two? give monsters nightmares?? since when???

one time luke accidentally stood tori up bc he’d snuck out of camp to get some bargaining chips and encountered a monster--it really was supposed to be easy and quick; he’d even left in the morning so he’d be back in time to get ready

so he came to camp with a stuffed bear almost the size of him and presents it to tori while apologizing immensely, explaining his situation, and begging for forgiveness using that cutesy stuffed animal voice

all the while the aphrodite cabin are watching from the bushes, whispering and giggling like mad

tori couldn’t stay mad at him for very long after that

then the newbie starts just watching them out of fascination and sees a lot of the bigger things

on valentines day luke gets tori another stuffed heart-candy pillow. it’s pink this time with bright green lettering of SUN SHINE (she gets him a beautiful leather-bound journal)

though a newbie, they get to teach a class and so goes to scheduling meetings in the big house

they come into the big house to find luke and tori stretched out on the rec room’s sofa, napping

well, tori is. luke is dozing and gently stroking his fingers through her hair

when the newbie comes in, he gently wakes tori

they murmur smth too quiet for the newbie to hear and exchange a chaste kiss before tori realizes the newbie is even in there

when she does, she starts and blushes, trying to get out of luke’s arms, but he holds her tight and laughs

“oh, it’s not that embarrassing”

“let me up, asshole”

so they get up as more demigods filter in along with chriron

tori is mad at luke so sits across from him at the ping-pong table

she purposefully avoids his gaze the entire time

but he just rests his elbow on the table, chin in his hand, and gazes at her unashamedly with such a soft, loving expression the newbie wonders how that’s the same guy who’d tried to help kronos take over the world

half-way through the meeting, tori sighs and finally looks at luke, whose smile grows bigger

she rolls her eyes, but smiles and holds her hand out for him to take

they stay holding hands for the rest of the meeting

the day of one of the camp’s rare dances, tori goes “missing” that afternoon and luke is all worked up abt it, despite being reassured by lacy that she’s all right (not wanting to spoil the surprise *wink wink*)

so the time of the dance comes up and luke’s siblings have somehow gotten him to calm down long enough to get him into a tux

then he’s told to go wait outside the aphrodite cabin, and he does, though he’s annoyed and frustrated, he’s been worried abt tori all day

silena (hey i did say everyone) comes out, dressed to the nines, and announces tori

and luke’s like ????? but waits as patiently as he can

all the aphrodite siblings file out, concealing tori

the rest of the camp is watching with rapt attention

luke has finally stilled and is waiting with baited breath to see tori

and when the aphrodite kids step aside and he finally sees tori, luke’s shoulders relax, all the worry completely disappears from his body and he lets out a relieved sigh, a small smile stretching across his lips

then he really sees her and his smile drops bc his jaw drops open, and his eyes widen. he swallows hard and is frozen to the spot

the campers watch, whisper and giggle as his neck and face turn a deep shade of red the longer he gazes at tori

bc she’s absolutely and completely stunning

she slowly makes her way toward him and his heart is beating out of his chest, his words are scrambled in his brain, and his face is still beet red

he’s such a dork and so in love like jeez

she smiles shyly up at him, waiting for him to say smth but that does him in. his knees buckle and he takes a spill

when he comes to, tori’s leaning over him with a worried expression. but as soon as he opens his eyes, she sits back slightly and smiles down at him, exasperated but oh so in love

“you’re such a dork”

luke reaches up to caress her cheek and she leans into it, putting her hand over his

“but i’m your dork”

“you are. you know i’m surprised you couldn’t hold it together mr. calm, cool, and collected. your image is ruined”

“i only care abt one person’s opinion of me”

tori sighs and rolls her eyes, but bites her lip on a huge grin stretched across her face

during the dance, they are inseparable

they’re physically touching in some way the whole time

when they’re dancing, they’ve got their arms wrapped around each other, leaving no space between them

they basically never stop smiling, exchanging glances

luke likes to whisper jokes to make her laugh

tori likes to whisper dirty things to make him blush

at some point, when they’re chatting with their siblings and friends, tori’s back is pressed to luke’s chest, and luke’s got his hands resting on her stomach, with tori’s hands resting over his, and they just sway like that the entire time

okay so this next one may be like extremely ooc, but listen, luke is a HUGE dork with a soft heart and cares a lot and deeply abt the ones he loves--it’s canon, fucking fite me

on tori’s birthday, luke acts the usual way on her birthday, but doesn’t immediately give her a present (or lil gifts throughout the day) like he usually does

so it’s a lil strange, but it’s not like she needs material things from him. she just likes being with him on her b-day (even tho she’s like literally with him all the time anyway)

but at the end of the campfire that night, her siblings usher her off stage as will makes an announcement that there’s going to be a special performance

and none other than luke steps up onto stage looking nervous and scared as ever (seriously this is the guy who is supposed to be this incredible sword-fighter, monsters are scared of him, lead an army???)

tori has to take a seat bc she’s so excited and confused and nervous

luke’s hands are shaking and he grips the microphone he was given like a lifeline

tori’s siblings have now brought a variety of instruments on stage

after swallowing hard and taking a few deep breaths, luke shouts, “give me a beat!” and points to tori’s siblings

“did i mention” from the descendants starts playing and tori’s jaw drops

she jumps, when behind her, the crowd joins in, like in the movie--they planned That??????

it’s a good thing tori is kinda oblivious sometimes bc the whole camp really was in on this

and like luke’s been planning and working on this for six months, bc he can’t sing for shit, but over those six months tori’s siblings have been coaching him and now he’s got a baritone voice like an angel and oh fuck it makes tori’s heart beat so fast

she feels like she might faint, like she’s 14-15 again and is just starting to fall in love with that blond-haired, blue-eyed boy who took time to see her

and like the song is so cheesy and hilarious, but luke performs it so well bc he really is ridiculously in love with tori

the campfire shoots higher than she’d ever seen it and it’s a brilliant golden color

she still can’t believe he got the whole camp in on in tho, that must’ve taken a lot of bargaining chips and she can’t imagine the amount of chores luke agreed to to get this to happen

and once the song’s over: “i love you, tori. happy birthday.”

she’s sobbing and laughing and goes up to the stage to hug him. when they kiss, the cheers grow louder

it’s very cheesy, end of the disney channel original movie-like, but neither of them could be happier

and the newbie (now a whether camper themselves) can’t imagine at all why or how these two in-love dorks have such a scary reputation

this was so fun to think abt and write holy shit

domestic luke/tori is my fucking LIFE

thanks for sending this in bc i want to write abt them together way more, but it’s kinda hard when luke’s fucking dead like T_T

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but anyway, thanks so much again!!! i hope you enjoyed reading this ^_^

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