#forbidden summer

[heartman]

LEGO ALOY MY BELOVED

[reachedrafe]

The edge of the island

Summary : On a summer night in the Outer Banks, you find yourself caught in a dangerously seductive encounter with Rafe Cameron, where desire and danger collide.

Warnings : Sexual content (no actual smut!), Power dynamics, Kinda dark themes, Very mild aggressive behaviour in interactions

This is my first post so let's be nice please! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

The air in the Outer Banks was definitely not thin, the opposite at that. It was thick with the scent of saltwater and wild jasmine, mingling together as the summer sun began to slowly set. The parties on the island were infamous and tonight was no different. The sound of laughter, giggles, glasses clinking and music echoed through the night as you found yourself wandering towards the darker side of the beach, away from the bonfires and revelry.

You weren't sure why you had come. Something about the night felt weirdly different, a pull you couldn't quite explain. Maybe it was the whispers you had heard, the one about the pouges and the Cameron's. The island was full of stories, but none were as exciting, as dangerous, as the ones surrounding Rafe Cameron.

The Cameron estate loomed in the distance, half hidden behind the tall palms and thick foliage, but you knew the path well. You had been there before-many times, in fact. But tonight the mansion felt more ominous, as though it was holding its breath, waiting for something. Or someone.

"Looking for something?" a voice drawled from behind you, sending a shiver down your spine.

You turned, your breath hitching as you came face to face with the man himself. Rafe Cameron. His blond hair was slightly tousled, and there was the signature smirk tugging at his lips, the one that made your heart race in equal parts fear and excitement. His eyes dark and hooded, raked over you with an intensity that made your knees weak.

"I think I found it" you breathed out, your voice steady, though you could feel the wild fluttering in your chest.

Rafe's smirk deepend, a wicked glint sparkling in his eyes as he stepped closer, his body heat radiating into the space between you. "You sure about that?" he murmured, his voice low, the words laced with a seductive challenge.

Before you could answer, his hand was on your waist, pulling you against him. Sudden contact stole your breath, your body molding to his as if you'd been here a thousand times before. His touch was firm, possessive, the heat of his skin searing through the thin fabric of your dress.

"Rafe," you whispered, the sound of his name on your lips feeling both like a prayer and curse.

He dipped his head, his lips ghosting over your neck, just enough to make you shiver. "You've been playing this game for a while now," he said, his voice rough and dark, each word sending sparks down your spine "but do you even know the rules?"

Your breath hitched as his teeth grazed the sensitive skin just under your ear, his hand sliding lower, fingers pressing into the small of your back. "Maybe I don't care about the rules," you manage to say, your voice trembling with a mixture of defiance and desire.

Rafe chuckled, the sound low and dangerous, vibrating through you. "That's were it gets interesting," he murmured, his lips brushes against yours in a tantalising tease that left you aching for more.

You could feel the tension in the air, thick and electric, as if the very night was holding its breath, waiting to see what would happen next. Rafe's hand moved with a slow deliberate intent, each touch a promise of something more, something darker. His lips finally met yours, not with the soft, tentative pressure of a first kiss, but with a raw, hungry intensity that sent shockwaves through your whole body.

He kissed you like he was claiming you, like you were a prize he had been hunting, and now that he had you, he wasn't letting go. His hands roamed your body, exploring with a kind of urgency that matched the wild rhythm of your heartbeat.

As his mouth moved against yours, his hands slid up your thighs, his fingers trailing heat in there wake. The darkness of the night closed in around you, the world shrinking down to just the two of you, to feel his body pressed against yours, the taste of him on your lips.

Rafe pulled back just enough to look into your eyes, his breath ragged. "Tell me you want this," he demanded, his voice low and rough, the words sending a thrill of anticipation through you.

Your answer was immediate with no hesitation, "I want this" you breathed, your voice heavy with the same dark desire that mirrored in his eyes.

His lips crashed against yours once more, the kiss deeper, more intense, as if your words had unleashed something in him. And on that moment, nothing else mattered, not the whispers, not the danger, not the darkness that surrounded him. All that mattered was the way he made you feel, the way he was unravelling you with every touch, every kiss pushing you closer to the edge of something thrillingly unknown.

[k-nonsense]

My updated rankings/reviews of all the k dramas I have seen so far (up to 56 now). I would recommend any show I gave a C grade or higher, which is most of them. I bolded recently added shows.

1. Hometown Cha Cha Cha: An absolute masterpiece. It’s a heartwarming fish out of water story about a big city girl who finds herself in the quirkiest little seaside town. I wanted to stay in Gongjin forever. Grade: A+(Netflix)

2. Extraordinary Attorney Woo (S1): Delightful! Never have I ever rooted for a lead harder. She is the most endearing lead you will ever find. And the male lead is so so swoony. Grade: A+(Netflix)

3. Alchemy of Souls: The wildest of rides and the perfect blend of fantasy, adventure, mystery, comedy, and romance. The characters are just so lovable, you’ll never want it to end. Season 2 just as good as Season 1. Grade: A+ (Netflix)

4. Lovely Runner: the most beautiful love story ever told. ImSol and Sunjae forever! In every timeline! My only wish is that the drama would never end. Grade A (Viki)

5. My Demon: This show had me utterly enthralled, it was so mysterious and suspenseful and yet incredibly goofy and romantic. My new favorite main couple in all KDrama land. Yes it wasn’t perfect but I enjoyed it so much, it really encapsulated everything I love in a tv show. Grade: A (Netflix)

6. Love To Hate You: New fastest binge of my life. 10 episodes and I didn’t fast forward at all. There were no bad/slow parts. Also the funniest KDrama I’ve ever seen. Just watch it. You won’t regret it. Grade A+ (Netflix).

7. Business Proposal: It’s got every trope you can think of and it does them all to perfection. Plus it’s hilarious. Grade: A (Netflix)

8. Healer: This super romantic action mystery drama will keep you on the edge of your seat. Ji Chang Wook is equal parts sexy and adorable which is a seriously winning combination. Grade A (Viki). One caveat: I was very disappointed by a certain wardrobe decision in episode 3.

9.Her Private Life: Super funny and charming. The romantic leads have incredible chemistry. The premise is so good! Might be the one of the most rewatchable kdramas. Grade: A (Netflix)

10. Castaway Diva: Just utterly heartwarming. An instant classic. Ultimate underdog, redemption, story that teaches us what real love and family is. Also Ki-Ho is the new standard by which all men will be judged. Grade: A (Netflix)

11. Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung: Great strong female lead. Very good messages. Couldn’t stop watching. The most adorable prince I’ve ever seen 💜Cha Eunwoo💜 Grade: A (Netflix)

12. Bad Prosecutor: Absolutely thrilling and hilarious. It’s like a heist, detective, lawyer, action comedy that will keep you wondering who is outsmarting who? Super shocking plot twists. Amazing OST. Stuck the landing with a truly satisfying finale. Grade A (Viki)

13. Sh**ting Stars: Probable the biggest turnaround of any show I’ve seen (The “Africa” part was so problematic). However it turned out to be one of the funniest and swooniest KDramas out there. There are 5 couples and you will cheer for all of them. Grade: A- (Viki)

14. Strong Woman Do Bong Soon: The main couple is absolutely everything! Just fast forward through pretty much every side plot (they are not important) and you’ll love it. Grade: A- (Viki)

15. So I Married the Anti-Fan: It’s campy, fluffy, goodness, with a fierce female lead and a K-pop star enemy/love interest. 2nd fastest binge of my life. Grade: A- (Viki)

16. 100 Days My Prince: An absolute classic period drama romcom. Who knew D.O. could kiss like that? Such a great strong female lead. I LOVE a show with adorable, quirky, townspeople. Grade: A- (Netflix)

17. Romance is a Bonus Book: Might be the most romantic K-Drama I’ve ever seen. Nothing about the trailer or setup intrigued me but I’m so glad I watched it anyway. It was a truly beautiful love story. Grade: A- (Netflix)

18. Because This Is My First Life: This drama really does everything right for me… A slow burn romance built on mutual love and respect. Supporting characters who I genuinely cared about and had incredible side stories of their own. A critique of the patriarchy. Women supporting women. An adorable cat. Maybe a bit melodramatic at times but not too much. Grade A- (Netflix)

19. Start-Up: Exceptional acting, compelling storylines, intriguing plot twists, great cinematography, intense love triangle. It’s just all around high quality. Grade: A- (Netflix)

20. Run On: Cute, fun, silly and pretty light. I especially loved the supporting cast. Strange storyline but it was a fun easy ride. Grade: A- (Netflix)

21. Forbidden Marriage: This is a weird show, but weird in the best way. It’s like a comedy, horror, romance, fictional-historical. I don’t know how to describe it but it’s really fun. B+(Viki)

22. Soundtrack #1: Short and beautiful. I just loved it. No one does heart eyes better than Park Hyung-Sik. Grade: B+(Disney+)

23. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo: A bad-ass yet vulnerable female lead. The main couple just had a lot of fun together. Refreshing. Grade: B+ (Viki)

24. Doctor Slump: This show was a really nice journey of both mental health and romance. Grade: B+ (Netflix)

25. Welcome to Samdalri: Very heartwarming and beautiful story about love, family, friendship, and going home. It has quirky townspeople and Ji Chang Wook 😍 what’s not to love? Grade: B+ (Netflix)

26. My Lovely Liar: Creative and engaging premise, intriguing mystery, and a swoon worthy romance. A very fun viewing experience. Grade: B+ (Viki)

27. King the Land: This drama pretty much has no stakes or conflict and the main couple has THE MOST chemistry I have ever seen in my entire life. So if you just want to turn your brain off and be happy, this is the drama for you. I absolutely loved it. Grade: B+ (Netflix)

28.Law Cafe: This drama has so much to love, a strong/fierce/brilliant and morally righteous female lead, lovable side characters, steamy romance. But what I loved most was how the show spotlighted important issues like consent and abuse in nuanced and progressive ways. Yes it’s a fun rom-com but it felt like the beginning of a new chapter of more egalitarian storytelling which made me really excited for the future of k-dramas. Grade: B+ (Viki)

29. Not Others: A lovely Gilmore Girls type show about the relationship between an immature mother and her very mature adult daughter. It was a pleasure seeing them grow in their relationships with each other, others, and themselves. I want more! Grade B+ (Viki)

30. Cheer Up: Sports, comedy, romance, mystery, suspense, coming of age, this show had everything. The female lead was the lovable, feisty, driven, and brave. The male lead was adorkable, considerate, and sweet. It’s all very enjoyable and wholesome. Grade: B+ (Viki)

31. I Am Not A Robot: Zany premise but it was surprisingly pretty grounded for how crazy the set up was. It’s funny, emotional, good story telling. Great character development. Grade: B+ (Viki)

32. The Atypical Family: A really good healing family drama. I was a bit bored at times but it was overall very good. I liked all the mysteries a lot. Grade: B+ (Netflix)

33. See You in My 19th Life: The shared experience of watching this mystical mystery drama week to week made it a really enjoyable watch. Not sure if it was totally satisfying, or that any of the couples’ chemistry felt authentic, but it was a very interesting and creative storyline. Grade B (Netflix)

34. Summer Strike: This show made me cry a lot. It’s heartbreaking yet healing. I’m still not sure if I liked watching it or not but it was a beautiful story of found family. Grade B (Netflix).

35. Shopping King Louie: Adorable! So many light fluffy feels for this show but it does drag a bit in the second half. Grade B (Viki)

36. Fight For My Way: Such lovable leads. Love the fierce female lead and adorable himbo male lead. It’s like a coming of age story but for 30 year olds. Storyline was ok. Second couple was skippable. Grade: B (Viki)

37. What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim: More PSJ is always a good thing. This drama did all the tropes in ways that didn’t always feel fresh, but it was very romantic and hilarious. A true classic. Grade: B (Viki)

38. Touch Your Heart: If you can just stick it out through the first few very shaky episodes, you will enjoy this adorable, fluffy, series. Grade: B- (Netflix)

39. Doom at Your Service: It was sometimes real sad yet ultimately a heart warming mystical story. Grade: B- (Viki)

40. True Beauty: Fun, cute, teen drama however, it’s a little too “antsy teen” for me. Cha Eunwoo though💜 Grade: C+ (Viki)

41. Destined With You: The chemistry between the main couple was absolutely sizzling. Rowoon was both hilarious and next level adorable. However, the plot and the characterization of women occasionally made me very frustrated. Grade: C+ (Netflix).

42. Suspicious Partner: Great story, great characters, attractive actors, beautiful romance, interesting plot, sometimes funny, sometimes suspenseful, but with 40 episodes, the plot was dragged. Grade C+ (Viki)

43. Crash Landing On You: The first half is GREAT but the second half is way too melodramatic for my taste. It’s a very interesting storyline, the main couple has insane chemistry, and there are very lovable side characters. Grade: C+ (Netflix)

44. Secret Romantic Guesthouse: First few episodes were a fun scooby gang mystery, middle episodes were super boring, last 3 episodes were crazy fast paced and thrilling. It ended well- I’ll give it that. Grade: C (Viki)

45. Dear.M: It was inoffensive and decently entertaining. If you like school dramas, you’ll probably enjoy it. Grade: C (Viki).

46. A Good Day To Be A Dog: The storyline is bonkers but very intriguing. It started off so well but the storyline lost its way in the back half. But hey, Cha Eunwoo + dogs, it’s worth the watch. Grade: C (Viki).

47. Angel’s Last Mission: Love: This drama was very similar to Doom At Your Service but it was more a bit more redundant with all of the tragedy and crying. I LOVED the chemistry of the main couple but I found myself fast forwarding a lot. Grade: C- (Viki)

48. Marry My Husband: Episodes 1-11 were phenomenal. Such an interesting premise with shocking twists and turns. After episode 11 it seemed like there were new writers who had never seen the show. Very disappointing but top tier villains. Grade: C-

49. Our Beloved Summer: I LOVED V’s “Christmas Tree” OST however I struggled to keep watching. Boring storyline but great acting. Grade: D+ (Netflix)

50. Heavenly Idol: An absolute hot mess. It was completely convoluted and just low quality but I also weirdly liked it. I can’t bring myself to rank it higher because I know how bad it was but I actually enjoyed it better than many shows I ranked ahead of it. Grade: D+ (Viki)

51. My Secret Romance: The story of a total screw up female lead falling for a manipulative, gaslighting, hottie. It was problematic yet fun? So 🤷‍♀️ Grade: D+ (Netflix)

52. My Man Is Cupid: Pros: many cute dogs, sometimes those dogs wear human clothes, cute ending. Cons: Makes no sense, not much chemistry, murder plot takes up too much time. Grade D+ (Prime).

53. She Would Never Know: As handsome as Rowoon is, I found his character problematic at the beginning (no means no buddy) but he did get a lot better as the show went on. I just ended up skipping to watch just the scenes with the main couple, which made the show way more enjoyable. Grade D (Netflix)

54. My Love From the Star: I found myself fast forwarding a lot through all the parts that didn’t involve the main couple and most of the flashbacks. Grade D (Viki)

55. Goblin: The age gap is too disturbing for me, like call the police disturbing. However, the Grim Reaper who is one of the most adorable characters I’ve ever seen. Grade: D- (Viki)

56. Extra-Ordinary You: I have never felt so betrayed by a second half of a series as I did in this one. All of the character development that it seemed to be leading to was replaced by a pretty sickening codependent relationship. Grade: D- (Viki).

Currently Watching: My Sweet Mobster

Dramas I’m Thinking About Watching: Gaus Electronics, Bad and Crazy, Hospital Playlist, Another Miss Oh, Oh My Venus, My Roommate is Gumiho, She Was Pretty, Crash Course in Romance, Soundtrack #2

Dramas I just couldn’t Finish (I’m sorry I tried): Today’s Webtoon, Once Upon a Small Town, Love in Contract, Hotel Del Luna, Kings Affection, Record of Youth, Behind Your Touch, Sparkling Watermelon, Tale of Nine Tailed 1938, Strong Girl Nam Soon, The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract, Wedding Impossible

What are your thoughts on these shows? Do you agree or disagree with my rankings? Any k-romcom recommendations that are not on the list yet?

[driversatellite]

cruel summer | r.c | part three

synopsis: after she had been left heartbroken by jj maybank, y/n had felt herself feeling withdrawn from everything around her, it seemed that nothing could make her feel better, except for maybe her best friend sarah’s older brother, rafe cameron. the two had a rivalry that began before either of them could remember but after her heart was broken y/n found herself enjoying rafe’s presence more and more, maybe he wasn’t who she thought he was.

rafe cameron x desi!reader  

part three: you know that I caught it

word count: 3.0k

a/n: hiii guys!!! thank you so so so much for all the love on this series, i appreciate it so much, like fr it means the world to me that you guys take time to read my silly little stories <3!!!! this story will be somewhat of a slow burn (not too slow burn i promise), but i promise it’ll be worth it! anyways i hope you enjoy this part!!!! (likes, comments, and reblogs are very much appreciate <3!!!)

series masterlist | main masterlist | last part | next part 

The sun was shining and Y/N couldn’t help but feel happy when she spotted a grinning Wheezie hanging out of the passenger side of Rafe’s truck waving wildly at her. She laughed to herself and tightened her grip on her beach bag as she made her way to the car. She had been looking forward to her and Wheezie’s beach day and she didn’t mind that Rafe would be joining them, ever since she had spilled her guts to him, he hadn’t been up to his usual antics. 

She slipped into the back seat and set her bag down and Wheezie turned around in her seat to converse more easily, “I’m so excited, I always ask Sarah to come read with me, but she doesn’t like reading.” 

Y/N laughed and nodded, her best friend didn’t particularly enjoy reading which is why she hadn’t been able to do a lot of reading in the past couple years. She was always with the pogues and they were always up to something, they didn’t have much down time, “I’m excited to, I brought two books.” 

Wheezie grinned and smiled and rambled about the books she had brought and Y/N just smiled and nodded along to the young girl, seeing Wheezie always made her happy. She had glanced over to Rafe a few times while Wheezie was distracted, but he hadn’t said anything since she got in the car, he seemed to be focused on driving. 

They ended up at the club and headed through the club to get to the private section of the beach that the club owned. It was nice and quiet and there were no rowdy tourons there, the perfect setting for a peaceful beach reading day. Y/N and Wheezie set up their reading spots, since they were at the club they grabbed a beach cabana that had three lounge cushioned lounge chairs and set down their towels and Y/N made sure to put sunscreen on herself, Wheezie, and Rafe, who was being uncharacteristically quiet. She didn’t question Rafe’s silence too much, she just thought maybe it was too early for him and left it at that, as the girls made themselves comfortable Rafe grabbed his surfboard and headed straight for the waves. 

It had been a few hours and Y/N had finished the first book she had brought, she was already half way through it when she started reading that day, but she still felt accomplished as she read the last page. She set the book down and stretched a bit before asking Wheezie if she wanted anything from the beach bar, Wheezie said she just wanted some fries and some lemonade and Y/N nodded before slipping on her sundress and heading to the beach bar. 

“Hi, can I get two ice waters, a lemonade, the arancini balls, and some fries?” She asked the attendant working the bar. The attendant nodded and let her know that it’d be a few minutes. She nodded and looked around the club, trying to spot any familiar faces, but didn’t seem to find anyone. It was still early, so maybe that was why, she then felt her phone buzz and glanced down to see Sarah texting her. She felt bad, she hadn’t told Sarah that she’d be hanging out with her siblings that day. She knew that Sarah was hanging out with pogues and if she knew that Y/N was spending the day reading with the other two Cameron siblings she’d drag her along with her and hanging around JJ and Rina was the last thing Y/N wanted to do. Everything was still too fresh for her. 

She sucked in a breath and opened Sarah’s message, as predicted it was asking her to reconsider and come with her to hang out with the pogues, she sighed and then typed out her response. 

y/n: sorry sar, i’m just super tired today, i’m spending the day at the club’s spa to rejuvenate

sarah: :( ok, rest up and feel better so you can come next time, everyone misses you

y/n: i miss them too, ttyl <3

As soon as she finished texting Sarah the attendant came back with the drinks and the fries and Y/N slipped her phone into her pocket and used both hands to carefully carry the tray of drinks and snacks back to the cabana. To her surprise Rafe was sitting on his lounge chair drying his hair as she approached and at the sound of the sand beneath her feet he looked up and sprung up and grabbed the tray from her hands and placed them down on the small table. 

“I could’ve done it.” Y/N said as she grabbed her water and settled into her lounge chair. 

Rafe shrugged and continued to dry his hair, “I know, but if you dropped it then I would have to go all the way there and get all new things and I didn’t want to take that chance.” 

She rolled her eyes and slipped her sunglasses back on and grabbed her next book, “Whatever Rafael.” 

She had decided that she was done depriving herself of romance novels, maybe they’d be able to mend her broken heart, which is why she decided to reread one of her comfort novels, as cheesy as it sounded, Pride and Prejudice, was one of her all time favorites. There was just something about the way Jane Austen wrote the novel that brought her to life, she truly loved the book. 

“You must allow me to tell you how much I ardently admire and love you.” 

Y/N whipped her head to look at Rafe who was staring at the cover of her book, “What?” Her eyebrows were furrowed in confusion as she stared at the boy quizzically. 

“It’s from the book.” Rafe said, nodding towards the book and Y/N had to hold in her gasp. She couldn’t believe that the Rafe Cameron was quoting Pride and Prejudice to her. 

“You’ve read Pride and Prejudice?” She questioned as she sat up and Rafe nodded. 

“Is it that hard to believe?” Rafe questioned. 

She shook her head, “No, I’m just surprised. I didn’t take you for a classic literature guy. Actually I didn’t even know you liked reading.” 

Rafe crossed his arms against his chest, “I never said I liked reading.” 

Y/N rolled her eyes, “Well, Pride and Prejudice was never one of the books we had to read in high school, so either you read it for fun or for something else, but definitely not for school.” 

Rafe just nodded, “Okay, maybe I did read it for fun.” 

“I knew it.” She grinned, she loved being right. 

“Can you guys be quiet, I’m trying to concentrate?” Wheezie whined from her lounge chair. Rafe just grinned but quieted down and Y/N went back to her book. Out of the corner of her eye she saw Rafe reach into his beach bag and pull out a book and settle into his lounge chair. Maybe Rafe Cameron wasn’t too bad. 

“We needed this.” Sarah sighed out as she relaxed into the salon chair and Y/N nodded. The girls--Sarah, Y/N, Kiara, and Cleo--were all at the nail salon getting mani pedis. Sarah had suggested it and all the girls agreed that they needed some time to relax and who could ever turn down a mani pedi. 

“It’s been so long since I’ve gotten my nails done. I missed the feeling.” Y/N said from her salon chair. They were currently getting their pedicure and their feet were being massaged in the hot water, this was the perfect way to end the week. 

“We missed you the other day y/ n/n, Sarah said you weren’t feeling well.” Kiara said and Y/N slightly frowned, she felt bad for ditching her friends, but she knew she couldn’t stomach another day with Rina being all over JJ. 

“Yeah, I don’t know, I guess I just needed some more rest. I had a relaxing day reading.” Y/N told them. 

Sarah eyebrows furrowed in confusion, “I thought you went to the club's spa?” 

Y/N’s eyes widened and she internally cursed, she had forgotten that she had told Sarah that, “Right, yeah, I went to the spa in the morning and then spent the rest of the day reading. Sorry all the days kinda blur together now.” 

Sarah nodded and Y/N could tell she had bought the lie and she relaxed. It was hard keeping secrets from Sarah, but she didn’t want to tell her that she had ditched her to hang out with her siblings, Sarah’d probably be pissed. It would be her secret for now, but she promised herself that she’d come clean to her soon. 

It was a couple weeks later and Y/N was currently lounging poolside at the club. Sarah had left her alone when she spotted John B, but Y/N didn’t complain that just meant she could focus on her book more. She had been reading a lot more now, she had also been spending a lot more time with Wheezie and Rafe whether it was at the ice cream parlor or at the beach and she couldn’t help but feel happier. 

She found herself smiling whenever she was with the oldest and youngest Cameron sibling. It wasn’t that she didn’t like spending time with Sarah anymore, she loved Sarah and she always would, but Sarah would always talk about the pogues and would--as much as Y/N hated it--always mention JJ. 

Apparently at their latest hangout, one that Y/N had opted out of going to, JJ hadn’t brought Rina and begged the girls to be nicer to her because according to him she hadn’t done anything wrong. JJ told them that yeah he felt really bad about how everything went down with Y/N, but their relationship just wasn’t working anymore and he just wanted to move on. The girls agreed to not ice the new couple out anymore and after Y/N’s insistence on being fine, they all agreed that things could go back to normal. And as much as Y/N had insisted that everything was fine, she couldn’t help but feel sad still, it just bothered her how fast JJ had moved on, he had begun dating Rina barely a week into them breaking up, but she didn’t bring that up to Sarah, who seemed much happier now that the friend group was back to “normal”. 

She was flipping to the next page of her book when a shadow loomed over and she looked up to see Rafe, “What are you doing here?” 

“Came to golf, I’m grabbing a drink before going out on the green.” Rafe told her and Y/N nodded and remembered what day it was. 

“Right, I forgot it’s a Sunday.” 

Rafe’s lips quirked slightly at Y/N’s comment but he ignored it, “So Wheezie wants me to take her to the mainland cause she needs a dress or some shit and Sarah and Rose are both busy and I’m probably not the right person for dress shopping, so do you want to come?” 

She nodded and smiled, “Aww, I’d love to come help Wheezie. Is she looking for midsummers dresses?” 

Rafe shrugged his shoulders, “I guess, you know how Rose is.” 

Y/N smiled, “Well, I’m happy to help, just let me know when.” 

Rafe told her that he’d text her the details before heading towards the bar and she settled back into her chair, she now had something to look forward to. She loved dress shopping but she especially loved midsummers dress shopping, there was something about summer formal dresses that just made her feel some sort of way. 

The next day Y/N was up bright and early and met the Cameron siblings in front of her house and they made their way to the mainland where all of their favorite boutiques were. 

Wheezie was excitedly talking about how she’d stayed up and spent the whole night on Pinterest scouring for the perfect dresses and Y/N smiled at her enthusiasm, “I’m so excited, I can’t wait to try on the dresses, midsummers is my favorite.” 

Y/N nodded along, “It’s my favorite too.” 

The car ride was filled with Wheezie’s rambling and Rafe and Y/N arguing over the music, but before they knew it, they had parked on mainstreet and hopped out of the car and headed into their first boutique. 

As soon as they got in the store Wheezie ran around grabbing dresses like a kid in a candy shop and Y/N beamed at how happy the young girl looked. She was casually looking for midsummers dresses, she hadn’t planned on starting now, but since she was already there, she thought it couldn’t hurt to look. She already had an idea of what she wanted in mind, she just hoped she’d be able to find it. 

“Are you looking for midsummers dresses too?” Rafe asked as he looked through the racks with her. 

“I mean since I’m here, I’ll look. It doesn’t hurt to start looking early.” She said as she flipped through the dresses, nothing she saw was drawing her eye or making her want to say “I need this dress”. 

“Midsummers is so easy for me, I just get a new suit and wear whatever Rose gets me.” Rafe said and Y/N rolled her eyes. It was always easier for the boys, but before she could make a comment, Wheezie called them over to the dressing room to watch her try on the dresses. 

The pair made their way to the dressing room where a small loveseat was positioned with a glass and gold side table that was set with a tray of small finger foods and two flutes of champagne. 

The two took a seat on the loveseat, the sofa was small, so they were practically touching and Y/N felt on edge at thought. She could feel the heat radiating off Rafe and she couldn’t help but like it, but she shook those thoughts away and tried to concentrate on anything but Rafe and how good he smelt. Thankfully for her Wheezie stepped out in her first dress, it was a navy dress that had white flowers scattered all over it, it was a cute dress.

“You look so beautiful Wheeze.” Y/N told her as Wheezie spun around and looked at herself in the mirror. 

“I like this one, it just looks super similar to the one I wore a couple years ago.” Wheezie remarked and Y/N thought back to what dress she was referring to. She was right, it was a bit too similar and Rose would not like that, so she suggested to try on the next one. Wheezie tried on the rest of the dresses at that boutique but nothing seemed to please her, so they were on to the next boutique. The same pattern happened at the next two boutiques, it seemed that nothing was good enough. 

They were at their final boutique of the day and Rafe and Y/N were seated on an even smaller loveseat, this time their thighs brushed against each other and Y/N felt her heart rate pick up, she didn’t understand why she was feeling this way. She once again shook those thoughts away and focused on Wheezie. This time she had picked out a few for her to try, she had picked out a beautiful sage green dress that she thought would be perfect, she just hoped Wheezie liked it. 

Wheezie came out in the first few dresses and nitpicked about each one of them and Y/N felt bad, she knew how stressful dress shopping for an event like midsummers was, “Why don’t you try on that sage green dress I picked out, I think it’d look great on you.” 

Wheezie nodded and went back into the dressing room and the attendant helped her put Y/N’s choice on and Wheezie felt a grin grow on her lips, Y/N had a good eye when it came to fashion. She came out of the dressing room with a wide grin on her face, “I love it! I’m obsessed. I think I want this one.” 

Y/N beamed at Wheezie’s happiness, “You look stunning in it Wheeze. You’ll be the Belle of the ball.” 

Wheezie just smiled and wrapped her arms around Y/N, “Thanks for doing this, I appreciate it so much.” 

Y/N smiled and wrapped her arms around Wheezie, “Of course, I’m happy to help.” 

They spent a few more minutes in the dressing room discussing alterations and the attendant took a few measurements and booked a fitting appointment. Wheezie slipped back into the dressing room and Rafe and Y/N made their way to the front so Rafe could pay for the dress. 

“Thanks for coming, Wheeze needed someone other than me to give their opinion.” Rafe thanked as he tapped his card to the card reader. 

“Of course, I’d do anything for Wheezie, plus I got a head start on looking for dresses.” Y/N told him. 

Rafe glanced around the boutique and then back to Y/N, “Did you want to try on anything?” 

She shook her head, “No, I don’t think I’ve seen anything that calls to me yet.” 

Rafe smiled, “Picky, picky, just like you used to be.” 

She shrugged, “What can I say, I like only the very best.” Rafe’s lips quirked up at her statement and he just shook his head and Y/N laughed as they waited for Wheezie to finish up in the dressing room. 

It wasn’t much later that Wheezie came out dress in hand. She handed the dress to the attendant at the cash register before the trio headed out. Wheezie mentioned being hungry and Rafe suggested that they grab something to eat before the drive back, which is how they found themselves sitting on the patio of a small Italian place. 

Rafe was laughing at something Wheezie had said and Y/N was watching him, she hadn’t noticed it before because she was so adamant on despising Rafe during their rivalry, but Rafe Cameron was beautiful and she couldn’t help but admire his beauty. 

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[sayxit]

Strawberries

[strqyr]

is it called sundered rose bc it's an axe or is it called sundered rose bc something significant happened in summer's past that possibly maybe relates to being sundered

[bestworstcase]

hello! In your Yang-is-the-Salem-in-Bees post you mention yang and cinder paralleling each other. Could you talk more about that? 👀

the obvious place to start is the semblances. bc it isn’t just “fire powers,” it’s:

burn: every time she gets hit, it makes her stronger; yang takes the damage, feels the pain, and then hurls it back in bursts of fiery power. the harder she’s pushed, the more ferociously she can push back.

scorching caress: to superheat a liquid, you heat it to a temperature under conditions which prevent it from boiling. specifically, undisturbed water in a very clean container with no nucleation sites. this is an effect of surface tension, which suppresses the formation of bubbles. superheated liquid is in a metastable state and will instantly boil—often explosively—as soon as it’s jostled or otherwise disturbed. in other words, superheating is about heat under pressure. scorching caress isn’t truly superheating in the strict sense, but it IS a metaphorical representation of the concept; heat under intense pressure, pushed beyond the brink of what can be endured, the deceptive calm and the violent explosion that follows. that’s cinder through and through, and that’s scorching caress.

see how they rhyme? one burns, the other boils. fire versus heat. combustion versus surface tension. both of them, in contrasting ways, are empowered by pressure and pain.

this similarity and contrast is also carried through into their relationships with anger:

yang has a fierce temper that she keeps in almost perfect balance; she’s in tune with it and confident in her mastery over it, comfortable letting it out when she needs it and quick to rein it in when it’s not helpful. on the rare occasion she snaps without meaning to, she checks herself instantly. the perception of others that burn is connected to her anger at all is an illusion created by the correlation between moments when yang uses her semblance and when she uses her anger—to protect herself or to protect others she loves.

cinder is angry literally all the time. her anger is sharp and venomous and hungry and she holds it pressed down into a tight little ball underneath the masks she wears because she doesn’t know how to exist without it. like superheated water, her moments of calm or confidence are always one fleeting disturbance away from erupting into unchecked fury. even her fear has an edge that can twist into anger if she’s pushed far enough.

it’s the difference between a controlled bonfire and a subterranean peat fire. one is safe; the other may smolder for years and explode into wildfire if it’s exposed to air. both yang and cinder are, arguably, defined by their anger—there is nothing else that so wholly expresses who yang is than how self-possessed and controlled she is when she chooses to get angry, and likewise that tightly-compressed core of unspeakable rage is the essence of cinder’s character.

both of these characters lose an arm the night beacon falls; yang because she’s furiously leaping to blake’s defense, cinder because she murders a child to soothe her temper.

their recovery arcs in v4 are paralleled, as are their relationships with their parental figures; tai and salem are emotionally disconnected from yang and cinder in contrasting ways, with tai well-meaning but unfamiliar with who yang is and salem in tension between needing cinder to be her tool/weapon but wanting her to be free and safe, as well as not being able to see through cinder’s masks.

(sometimes the tai+yang vs salem+cinder mirroring gets very direct, like

they can’t keep getting away with it!)

the general thrust of tai’s advice to yang is about holding back: he thinks she’s “predictable” and “a little boneheaded” and reads into her use of her semblance in the vytal tournament an over-reliance on brute strength. he tells yang to find ways around obstacles, instead of through.

salem, in contrast, snaps at cinder to stop holding back. the slow pace of this training, cinder’s struggle to achieve mastery over the grimm arm and timidity with her new magic, frustrates her—because she doesn’t understand where it’s coming from—and she becomes impatient. and then, in v8, she implicitly recants that impatience (“here i am holding you back.”)

[whether tai will have a similar moment of reconsidering yang remains to be seen. but on the strength of the paralleling, i bet he will.]

there is something about yang painting her arm yellow and the growth of the grimm arm to cinder’s shoulder as she begins to handle it like her arm rather than a weapon itches in the back of my mind constantly.

there is also a certain rhyming between yang’s feelings of rootlessness and cinder’s intense fear of destiny and desperation to fight what she believes is her fate to be enslaved and hunted; the unease with having no clear purpose vs the pain and terror of being used.

[toyastales]

Cottage Vibes

[bugwolfsstuff]

Fem percy is overdone

How about Fem Magnus?

I offer up Margaret as being the genderbend name

So we can still call him Maggie

[the-pearlearring]

[faithiescoldbrew]

[ninjacreature]

Something I literally only just now realized abt the Ice Chapter:

Vex lifts Lloyd’s face like this and looks closely because he’s checking for cheek marks.

He’s making sure Lloyd isn’t a formling.

[driversatellite]

cruel summer | r.c | part two

synopsis: after she had been left heartbroken by jj maybank, y/n had felt herself feeling withdrawn from everything around her, it seemed that nothing could make her feel better, except for maybe her best friend sarah’s older brother, rafe cameron. the two had a rivalry that began before either of them could remember but after her heart was broken y/n found herself enjoying rafe’s presence more and more, maybe he wasn’t who she thought he was.

rafe cameron x desi!reader  

part two: said “i’m fine,” but it wasn’t true

word count: 3.7k

a/n: hi guys!!! i hope you guys liked the first part of this series! i’ve been working on trying to get the skeleton of the series done so it’ll be easier for me to write and post in a timely manner and so far it’s been working. as always endless love to you all and i hope you guys like this part!!!! (likes, comments, and reblogs are very much appreciate <3!!!)

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It had already been a couple weeks since JJ’s bombshell announcement and Y/N would be lying if she said she felt better. Sure, she was over him and their relationship, but it still stung to see him move on this fast. She had expected to see Rina and JJ around sometimes, but it felt like the universe was truly against her, because it seemed like everywhere she went there they were, shoving their new relationship down her throat. She didn’t know how much more she could handle it, she just needed some time away from them. 

Currently she was laying stomach down on Sarah’s bed with her legs up in the air, flipping through a catalog of her favorite boutique, all of the summer festivities were quickly approaching and she’d need new dresses for all of them. Sarah was sat at her vanity painting her toes as she rambled about her and John B’s last date and Y/N just hummed along. She loved that her friend was still in love, but it did sting hearing about how in love they were, but she could suck it up for Sarah. 

Sarah was in the middle of telling a funny story about how John B had fallen off the HMS Pogue and into the marsh when her phone started to ring, she glanced down, “Oh, it’s John B,” She quickly swiped to answer the call and brought her phone up to her ear, “Hi, I’m with Y/N, what’s up?” Y/N could hear that John B was saying something, but couldn’t quite make out his words, but she saw Sarah nodding along, “Yeah, that sounds good, we’ll be ready.” Sarah nodded once more before bidding him a goodbye and hanging up the phone. She turned to Y/N who wore an inquisitive look on her face, “They’re coming to pick us up, we’re gonna have a marsh day.” 

“Right now?” Y/N questioned and Sarah nodded, “Is Rina gonna be there?” She and Sarah hadn’t really talked much about JJ’s new girlfriend, Sarah had tried to get Y/N to open up to her, but Y/N refused to say anything negative. She had told her best friend that she was okay with it and that she was over JJ, while the latter was somewhat the truth, it did still sting that JJ had moved on so fast and that he pranced his new girlfriend all over town and brought her to all of the pogues’ hangouts. Rina was there so much that Y/N just couldn’t handle it, she started going to the chateau less and less and staying on figure 8 more and more, she knew JJ wouldn’t bring Rina to figure 8, he didn’t have a reason to. 

Sarah frowned at Y/N’s question, she had noticed her best friend starting to pull away as well, and she didn’t want her to stop hanging out with the friend group because of JJ’s new girlfriend. She also knew that her best friend was stubborn and if she didn’t want to spend time around Rina, she would make sure she wouldn’t be spending time with Rina. She thought maybe if she made it seem like Rina wouldn’t be there then Y/N would be more likely to come. The rest of the pogues had expressed that they had missed seeing Y/N, because it had been a bit, because she had been keeping to herself and Sarah wanted Y/N to be able to have fun with her friends and not worry about JJ and Rina, “I don’t think so. John B didn’t say anything, he just said the normal crew is going to be there. 

Y/N nodded and sighed, she could tell that Sarah wanted her to come, she could read her and she knew Sarah could read her too, but unfortunately for Sarah, she just didn’t feel like it. She knew no matter what she’d get thrown pity looks the entire time and everyone would try and get her to talk about her feelings, which wasn’t something she wanted to do at the moment, so she fake a small cough, “Well, I’m not feeling too well, I think I might just head home and get some rest. I think I may be coming down with something.” 

Sarah knew Y/N was lying, it was easy to see through it, but she knew that Y/N probably had a valid reason for not wanting to go and she respected that, but she didn’t want her to be alone and wallow in self pity, “Your parents aren’t home and Neal’s not gonna take care of you, just stay here. Rose and Wheezie can help you feel better and keep you company, I can stay if you want too.” 

Y/N shook her head, the last thing she wanted to do was keep Sarah cooped inside with her, “No, no, it’s okay. Go have fun. I think I just need some rest.”

Sarah nodded, “Okay, just rest here, I’ll tell Rose and Wheezie that you’re here. Rose will probably order you soup, that’s what she does whenever one of us is sick.” 

Y/N smiled at Sarah, she knew that her best friend only wanted what was best for and it was hard for Sarah to see her like this, but she appreciated that she understood not to push her. She also thought that Rose ordering them soup whenever they felt sick was totally on brand for her. Sarah made sure that Y/N was comfortable and all tucked in before she left. It wasn’t much later that Y/N fell asleep. 

She wasn’t asleep for too long, she guessed she just needed a quick power nap, she was feeling quite refreshed afterwards. She rolled over and grabbed her phone and saw some messages in the groupchat, but decided to ignore them for now. She went on to instagram and saw a story from Cleo and quickly clicked on it and instantly regretted it. The video started off normal, just showing all the pogues on the HMS Pogue having fun, but in the back she could see JJ and Rina all cuddled up and to make matters worse Rina was wearing her sweater, one that she had left at JJ’s place. She couldn’t believe him. She couldn’t believe that he felt so comfortable flaunting her all around town and giving Rina her sweater. She quickly felt her resolve cracking and before she knew it she was crying again. 

She was getting sick of crying, but she somehow found herself crying a lot nowadays. She wondered why she wasn’t enough, what had made JJ dump her, what did Rina have that she didn’t? JJ wasn’t the first guy to dump her either, her freshman boyfriend had also dumped her for unknown reasons and it killed Y/N, she just wanted to know why she wasn’t enough. She was so lost in her thoughts and her sorrows that she didn't notice the footsteps approaching the door and the door opening. 

Rafe had practically turned the house upside down looking for the keys to the druthers, he couldn’t seem to find them anywhere and his father refused to give him the spare keys, berating him for losing them. He had said that if Rafe wasn’t responsible enough to keep track of the keys he wasn’t responsible enough to take the druthers out. The only place he hadn’t checked was Sarah’s room, he knew that Sarah had taken the keys a couple nights ago for when Kiara, Y/N, and Cleo had come over to sleepover and he thought she must have forgotten to put them back, which is why he found himself barging into Sarah room. He had thought that her room would be empty, because he had heard Sarah saying bye to Rose, but when he barged in he was surprised to see a weeping Y/N sitting on Sarah’s bed. 

“Shit, sorry. I thought Sarah left.” Rafe mumbled out causing Y/N to look up. She didn’t even bother wiping her tears, she didn’t care enough. 

“She left.” 

Rafe’s eyebrows furrowed in confusion, “Then why are you still here?” 

She let out an exasperated groan, “Can you just let me cry in peace Rafe?” 

Rafe didn’t know what to do, he could listen and leave her alone, but his pesky conscience wouldn’t let him, he decided to put their rivalry aside for now, “Do you want to talk about it or something?” Y/N just shot him an incredulous look and he sighed, “Sorry, I don’t really know how to deal with crying or emotions.” 

She just gave him a blank stare, “Yeah, I know.” 

“So, do you want to talk about it?” Rafe asked once again and she gave him a look, but saw that he seemed like he’s being genuine. 

“I thought you hated me.” She mumbled and Rafe gave her a small smile. 

“Hate’s a very strong word, let’s just say I like getting on your nerves. It’s fun getting you all riled up.” Rafe told her as he took a seat on the edge of Sarah’s bed. She just rolled her eyes at his statement and grabbed the closest throw pillow and tossed it at him, which he easily dodged and laughed. 

Y/N sighed as she looked to Rafe who wore a genuine look on his face, “Fine, I don’t know why I’m telling you this because I haven’t even told Sarah, so if you open your mouth Cameron, you’re done.” Rafe just smiled and held his hands up in surrender and nodded before pretending to zip up his mouth and throw away the key. The action causing her to roll her eyes and shake her head, “Well, I don’t know if you know already, but JJ decided to dump me and now he has a new girlfriend and he’s been flaunting her around town and they’re acting all coupley and in love and it just really fucking sucks to see that cause that was us like a few weeks ago. It stings how quickly he moved on and it’s just hard cause like did I really mean that little to him? And I can’t talk to any of my friends about it because then it’ll be this whole thing in the friend group and the last thing I need is drama. Plus everyone but Sarah has been friends with JJ longer, so they’ll probably take his side and I just don’t want to deal with all of that.” It felt good to finally get it off her chest. She had been holding it in for so long and telling someone had felt like this weight on shoulders had been released. 

Rafe didn’t really know what to say, he had an inkling that JJ and Y/N had broken up, but to hear that he had dumped her made him mad, he didn’t know why he felt so strongly about it, but the thought of JJ being the one who dumped her made him feel a certain type of way, “Well, I never thought that he deserved you. You’ve always been too good for him.” 

She glanced at Rafe before slumping back into Sarah’s countless pillows, “So why did he dump me then? Why did he move on so quickly? It seems like I wasn’t good enough. Am I not good enough? What’s wrong with me?” She could feel tears welling up in her eyes once again and she hated it, she hated that a boy could get her to cry this easily. She wished she was stronger, but unfortunately she was someone who felt almost everything and anything. Her parents had always told her that she was compassionate and that it was good and the fact that she felt so deeply was a blessing, but in that moment it felt like a curse. 

Rafe scooted closer to her, he didn’t know the right thing to do, this was all new territory to him, “Hey, nothing’s wrong with you, he’s the one in the wrong.” His words seemed to calm her down a bit, the tears weren’t falling as fast, but they were still falling. Rafe moved even closer to her, “Like I said, I’m not good at this shit, but I was gonna take Wheezie to go get some ice cream, you can join us. I know it’s not a lot, but it might cheer you up.” 

Y/N looked up at him and wiped some of the tears off of her face, “Really?” 

Rafe nodded and felt a little proud at the fact that he had been able to calm her down, “This doesn’t mean we’re friends though.” 

She let out a small laugh and rolled her eyes, he was still Rafe, “Whatever Rafael.” 

Rafe just smiled and got up and started towards the door before turning around and motioning to his face, “We’re leaving in like five, so you might want to go wash your face.” 

Y/N let out a scoff before throwing another one of Sarah’s throw pillows at him, but he dodged it again, laughing as he left the room. He was still incorrigible 

She did listen to him though and quickly washed her face before slipping off her loungewear and slipping on a sundress and grabbing her phone and bag before heading down the stairs to see Wheezie and Rose walking into the foyer. 

Rose smiled warmly as she spotted Y/N, “Are you feeling better dear? Sarah told me you weren’t feeling well, I was just about to order some soup for you.” 

Y/N smiled and nodded, “I’m feeling better, I guess I just needed some more rest.” 

Rose nodded, “Rest is always good,” It was then when Rafe walked into the foyer, his keys dangling from his hand, “Well I won’t keep you guys, have fun at ice cream.” 

The trio bid their goodbyes to Rose before heading out and getting into Rafe’s truck. The ride to the parlor was quick and went by even faster with Wheezie’s rambling. Y/N had missed spending time with the youngest Cameron. 

They walked into the ice cream parlor and Y/N smiled, it had been a while since she had been there, but it always brought her comfort. It was one of their go-to places when they were kids and it seemed like nothing had changed. It still felt like it was right out of the 1950s and she loved it. 

“God, it’s been so long since I’ve been here.” Y/N murmured as she looked around. 

“Rafe takes me here every week, it’s kinda our new tradition.” Wheezie tells her before rushing up to where she could order. Y/N smiled at Wheezie’s words, she found it hard to believe that big bad Rafe Cameron took his sister to get ice cream every week, but when she spotted him animatedly conversing with the old owner she couldn’t help but smile, it was kinda adorable that he did this for his sister.

She quickly shook those thoughts away and headed towards the counter and marveled at all the flavors. There were still a lot of the same flavors, but there were a few new ones sprinkled in there as well. 

“Do you still like the blueberry cheesecake and salted caramel flavors?” Rafe asked, causing Y/N to jump a bit, he had snuck up on her, but before she could scold him for that, his words sunk in. 

Y/N’s eyebrows scrunched up in confusion, “What are you? A stalker? How do you know that I like those flavors?” 

Rafe shrugged, “I’m observant. We’ve been coming here since we were little and you always got the same thing, no matter what. Well except for that year where you only got chocolate chip cookie dough.” 

She was taken aback by Rafe’s observation, he was right of course, but she was surprised that he had noticed that at all, but she couldn’t lie and say she didn’t know just as much about him. Growing up together really bonded you to a person, “Do you still always get mango and pistachio?” 

Rafe nodded, “Looks like I’m not the only one who’s a stalker.” She just rolled her eyes and went to order her one scoop of blueberry cheesecake and one scoop of salted caramel. She heard Rafe order his usual mango and pistachio as well and smiled, at least she was right. She got to the cash register, it was a bubbly teen girl who was working there, she thinks she might have seen her at one of the boneyard parties, but couldn’t really remember at that moment. She went to put down her card but Rafe beat her to it, and nudged her to the side and put his card down, telling the cashier that he was paying for all three ice creams. 

“Rafael, I can pay.” Y/N grumbled as he signed the receipt. 

Rafe just nodded and handed Y/N her ice cream and nudged her towards where Wheezie was sitting, “I know you can, just go sit with Wheezie and eat your ice cream.” She went to say something but Rafe just nudged her closer to the patio and she just let out a huff and headed outside to the table that Wheezie was sitting at. 

Y/N settled into the seat next to Wheezie and dug into her ice cream, she turned to Wheezie after she had taken a few bites of her ice cream, “So, how’ve you been Wheeze? It feels like it’s been forever.” 

Wheezie smiled and finished her last bite of ice cream before replying, “It has been a while, I’m okay. The real question is how are you doing?” 

Y/N swallowed and looked down and started to play with her ice cream, “You know?” 

Wheezie nodded, “I didn’t mean to eavesdrop or anything, but you and Sarah talk really loudly and you talk a lot in the open spaces at home. It was hard not to hear.” 

She sighed, “Well, it really does suck, but things happen and I guess I just have to toughen up and move on.” 

Wheezie gave the older girl a soft smile, before moving her chair closer to her, “It’s okay to not be tough for once Y/N, you don’t always have to be okay.” 

Y/N gave the younger girl an inquisitive look, “When did you get so wise Wheeze?” 

Wheezie shrugged as she dug into her ice cream once more, “I’ve been reading books.” 

Y/N laughed at the younger girl, spending time with Wheezie never failed to put a smile on her face, “Maybe I’ll join you in reading and I can be as wise as you. I have the time now.” 

Wheezie lit up and nodded her head excitedly, “Yeah! You can come with me to the beach, sometimes Rafe comes too, I go to read and when he comes he usually just sleeps or surfs, so he won’t bother you.” 

Y/N smiled and nodded before glancing to Rafe who had gone to grab some more napkins and water for them. Even though he liked to act like he was a big tough bad guy, it seemed that Rafe Cameron wasn’t who he said he was. 

Rafe headed back to the table, napkins and water in hand and set them down before seeing the looks on Y/N and Wheezie’s faces, “What are you two gossiping about?” 

Y/N rolled her eyes, but took the water from him, “We weren’t gossiping.” 

“I told Y/N that she should come to the beach with us sometime.” Wheezie said excitedly. 

“She probably has other things to do, Wheeze.” Rafe said as he took a bite of his ice cream. 

Y/N shook her head, “I’d love to come to the beach with you Wheeze.” 

Wheezie grinned and excitedly rambled on about how they could go to the bookstore and pick out new books and grab snacks before they went to the beach and Y/N just smiled and nodded along. 

Wheezie quickly ate her ice cream and begged Rafe to get seconds and he begrudgingly agreed, making her promise not to tell Rose. Wheezie nodded and promised and Rafe handed over his credit card and Wheezie rushed back inside to get seconds, leaving Y/N and Rafe alone. 

She looked at Rafe who for once seemed pretty relaxed, “So is this what you do all day? Spend time with Wheezie?” 

“What did you think I did?” Rafe asked. 

She shrugged, “I don’t know, golf, play video games with the guys.” 

Rafe shook his head, “Nah, golf is every Sunday and video games are just every other day.” 

She just gave him an amused look before smiling, “You’re something else Rafael.” 

Once Wheezie had gotten her seconds and finished it the trio was back on their way to Taneyhill. They would have left earlier, but Rafe was very particular about not wanting food in his truck, so they had to wait for Wheezie to finish. 

“We’re going to the beach in a few days, if you were serious about coming.” Rafe tells her. 

“A nice reading day would be nice.” Y/N sighed, she had missed doing simple things like that, with the pogues, it seemed like they always wanted to do something fun, they couldn’t just sit still for one moment, it would be nice to have a relaxing day, free of any worries. 

“I’ll let Wheeze know and she can text you all the details.” Rafe said and Y/N smiled. 

“I’m gonna head back home, can you let Sarah know I’m feeling better? And tell Rose too.” Y/N asked and Rafe nodded and watched her walk over to her house. 

The day had been surprisingly nice, it might have started out sour, but it ended on a high note. She couldn’t believe that Rafe Cameron of all people had made her day better, but sometimes the most unexpected things are the best things. She also thought that the Rafe she had spent the day with was far from the Rafe she grew up with, it seemed like he had matured and maybe this new mature Rafe was someone she was willing to be friends with. 

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[day0fnight]

୨୧ the lego horizon game looks so so so damn good, oh my god! can’t wait to bug people to play co-op with me lol

[arcane-strangeness]

HOLY SHIT RIGHT OFF THE BAT LEGO HORIZON IM LOSING MY FUCKING MIND

[icewindandboringhorror]

Misc. photos from the past year or so ~