#happy one year friendversary

[mik0rin]

are we still friends? status: pending…

kuroo tetsuro x black fem reader genre: college au, angst w/ happy ending, childhood best friends to strangers to best friends to lovers, smut (eventual) warnings: cussing, really bad case of pride word count: 2,453

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A familiar ringtone pierces through the silence of your bedroom and you roll over with a groan, your hand fumbles across your nightstand as you look for the device. Once you find it, you answer it without checking and sit up. 

Sleep fogs your brain and coats your voice, “Hello?” 

“Hey.” 

The person on the other end resonates with a part of your heart that hasn’t been active for a while. And as the sleep starts to fade away, your brain finally connects the ringtone and the voice. 

“Tetsuro?” You can hear his breath hitch and faint noise coming from his TV, but you’re still confused. It’s 2 a.m. and it’s been two years since you last had a full conversation with him. 

“Hey,” He repeats.

You don’t respond and he doesn’t say anything else. The silence is awkward with a twinge of former comfortability. 

It never used to be like this. The silence was never uncomfortable and your phone calls were full of energy that comes from friendships with the strongest bonds. But now it seems like everything has fizzled out and you’re only left with fading memories. 

What happened to the two of you? 

The easiest and least painful answer is to blame it on college (especially since you don’t go to the same one)  on a new and challenging environment. And it’s natural for friends to drift apart in this stage of life but it’s something you thought you two were immune to, and why wouldn’t you be? Your friendship was eight years in the making at the time, and you understood one another on a level that was otherworldly. But no one is immune to time; it’s the cruelest element of life because it's the only thing you always lose and never gain back. 

And the more painful answer, the one the two of you didn’t want to address because it means facing your pride and those haunting thoughts in the back of your mind. During the height of the tensions between the two of you; the missed calls and canceled hangouts, both of your emotions that could easily be simplified into stress and the need to see your best friend, came out in a way that was angry and hurtful. 

You barely remember what you said to each other but you remember that it was mean and nasty, nothing like the tender or playful way you usually spoke to each other. And when you hung up neither of you said anything to each other, you were waiting for the other to concede. That stretched into days, weeks, months of not talking, and then suddenly it seemed shameful to even say anything at all. 

So you didn’t.

And now here you are. 

You shift the phone to your other ear, pushing those memories out of your mind, and break the silence with a soft, “What’s up?”

Kuroo lets out a nervous laugh, “Happy 10th friendversary.” 

You let out a quiet laugh, somewhere between disbelief and shame. 

You forgot. 

“I haven’t heard that in a minute.” 

“Yea, it’s been a while hasn't it?” 

You chuckle awkwardly, unsure of what to say next, and as you think about what your conversations used to sound like, your mind is suddenly flooded with memories of what you used to do every year on this eventful day. 

“I wonder if that older lady who worked at the ice cream shop is still there?” 

“She always gave me a hard time, always telling me that a man is responsible for paying for things.” Kuroo huffs, even though he always paid for you. 

“Remember when she flung a cone at you because you forgot your wallet that one year?” You laugh, the memory replaying in your head. 

“Bro, I was so pissed! I was picking crushed waffle crumbs out of my hair at the arcade.” 

Tears well up in your eyes, your stomach clenching at your attempt at keeping your giggles silent, “And that random mom thought you had lice!” 

“She didn’t think I had lice. You fake screamed ‘LICE’ and started to back away from me.” 

You feign innocence, but that teasing tone is still evident in your words. “Are you sure? I don’t remember that.”

Tetsuro rolls his eyes, not caring that you can’t see him. “I wonder how you conveniently never remember anything… it’s like that huge head of yours is going to waste.” 

You sputter, “Hey! Don’t start. My head is normal-sized, thank you very much. Which cannot be said about those flippers you have for feet.”

Kuroo gasps and a giggle leaves your lip at his dramatics. 

He’s always like this. 

“That only means my di-”

You interrupt him immediately, “Ew, Tetsu! How many times have I told you I don’t need that image in my head?” 

He chuckles, and you can practically envision the smirk that paints his face right now. “Probably as many times as girls have told me that I’m the best they ever had.” 

“Okay, so never.” 

“You suck.”

“And-” 

“Do not put that disgusting image in my head, Y/N.” 

The two of you bust out into a fit of laughter, the previous awkwardness gone like it was never there in the first place. But, something lingers in the back of your mind; there has to be a reason for him to call, especially at 2 a.m. on a Wednesday night. 

You let your laugh fade out before getting a bit serious, “Are you gonna tell me what's wrong? And before you say ‘nothing,’ I know you, so don’t even think of lying.” 

Do you really know him anymore? 

You’re running off knowledge and emotions from a time when you were inseparable. You have no clue what he’s like now, and you want to hope he’s the same Tetsu who taunts and teases you like no tomorrow but two years is a long time. And it provides a lot of room for change. 

Your friendship is a prime example of that. 

However, Kuroo is unwavering when it comes to certain things and he does the same shaky sigh whenever he’s emotional. 

“I’m just worried.” 

“Worried about what? Volleyball?” 

“I quit volleyball.” He mutters and you almost fall out of your bed. 

“You what?!?” You scream but quickly quiet down, praying you didn’t wake up your roommate down the hall. 

He shrugs his shoulders, “It’s not a big deal, I wasn’t feeling it anymore.” 

You shake your head violently, if there was one thing that boy loved besides his family and friends, it was that damn sport. 

“Oh, that’s bullshit. Did you get hurt?”

There’s genuine concern in your voice and Kuroo feels pathetic, how does he tell you the real reason he quit? 

His voice is so small and it borders the line of broken “No.” 

“Then what is it, Tetsuu? I know you didn’t want to go pro but you always said you wanted to play until you graduate college.”

You’re met with no verbal answer, only something that sounds like a sniffle that comes right before the tears. And your heart breaks- no, it shatters like fine china and you wish you could wrap your arms around him. 

“You don’t have to answer, you know?”

Your words are the perfect mix of soft, sweet, and understanding; and Kuroo missed this so much. 

He misses you. 

And he wants to answer, he really does. 

Tetsuro wants to tell you that he began to feel this overwhelming loneliness; that regardless of the bonds he created with his teammates it wasn’t the same. All his wins didn’t feel like how they used to, and his losses only hurt so much more. Kuroo knew the reason why he felt so empty: his heart had developed a void that only one person could fill. 

“If it isn’t volleyball, then what is it? A girlfriend?” You tease, trying to lighten the mood.

“I don’t have a girlfriend.” 

“Not surprised.”

Kuroo lets out a very offended, “Hey!” 

You ignore him even though you want to laugh oh so badly. 

“Seriously, what's going on?” 

“We’re still friends, right?” 

The question erases every single word from your vocabulary and your heart sinks. You want to say always, you want to make some joke about how he knows too much and he’s stuck with you. 

But, can you?

Even if you guys fell into familiar comfortability, it doesn’t deny there’s tension and unspoken grievances between the two of you.

“I hope so.” You whisper, tears pricking your eyes. 

Tetsuro recognizes that whisper, he knows it’s how you keep your voice from wavering when tears threaten to fall. And he realizes that he isn’t the only one harboring this fear, that regardless of the almost no contact for the last two years; you still thought about him in the same way he thought about you. 

“Me too.” 

Kuroo feels his throat tighten. 

Why is this so hard? 

If you both want to be friends again, you could do just that. But, it’s not so simple and he knows it. Your friendship has always been this precious thing and now it seems like the most important parts are broken. 

Silence blankets the call and you stare up at your bedroom ceiling. It hits the two of you like the first harsh wind of autumn. How can people go from talking like time doesn’t exist, to two years of not even so much as a whisper? 

And as much as you want to blame it all on Tetsuro, you have to shoulder your share too. He wasn't the only one who forgot to call or left a text buried under other messages. He wasn't the only one who canceled hangouts and slowly began to pull away. 

You did too. 

That fight was far from one-sided, you said things you desperately want to take back. You could’ve swallowed your pride and reached out first, Kuroo could’ve too and this whole mess wouldn’t have escalated to this. But when it was creeping up on months of no talking, it seemed shameful to even try. So you held back and didn’t say anything, even when you were missing your friendship. 

When you were missing him.

“This is the longest we’ve gone without speaking to each other. It feels weird.” Your voice is barely above a whisper because there’s a fear that if it were any louder, those words would shatter everything you two have left. 

“Yeah…” 

Neither of you know what to say, before this whole mess you barely had arguments that lasted more than a few hours. All you can do is skate around the issue, hoping one of you starts the painful conversation. 

But with every passing second the silence starts to weigh heavier, pressing down on your heart in ways that you’ve never felt before, and your mind doesn’t know how to alleviate the pressure. 

“I forgot what today was.” You blurt out, and the tears start to break through your attempt to keep them away. You’ve been ignoring the hurt, redirecting, and even erasing it because you weren’t ready to tell yourself that it was no longer the same. Because if you were to acknowledge that, then it becomes all too real and all too painful. 

And Kuroo has been doing the same, because no matter the distance or the time, the two of you were always on the same wavelength. Even when it came to unintentionally hurting each other. 

“I know.” His words are pillowy-soft and they contain no blame. And they teeter on the edge of something more. 

Tetsuro exhales a shaky breath, “I’m sorry. Everything I said I wish I could take it all back, I wish I apologized sooner. I’m sorry for waiting two years to finally call you. God, I’ve been suffering without you and I kept telling myself you would call or text and it would all go back to normal.” 

Your voice is thick with tears, “I was waiting too, I thought that you would call me and everything would just go back to usual. But, I think I really hurt you too and I’m really sorry, Tetsuu. I’m really really sorry for everything, especially for forgetting.” 

“It’s okay.” 

He’s trying to reassure you, something he’s always done. But, It’s okay to acknowledge your wrongdoings; sometimes friends hurt each other, no matter how close you are. In fact the closer you are, the more it hurts and sometimes the more it takes to mend. 

“It’s not okay. Tetsuro, we fought and didn’t speak for two years. It’s okay to say I hurt you and you hurt me. I know we are so used to nothing ever going wrong between us but something went wrong and it’s okay to say that.” 

There’s a millisecond of silence and that’s when you hear it: sniffles and quiet cries from a man who’s been holding everything in for way too long. That’s all he needed to hear, that it was normal to feel hurt and for it to stem from you. 

Kuroo’s voice cracks towards the end of his sentence, “Never knew you could be that mean.” 

He’s referencing the fight but there is a playfulness about his words, one that tells you that he’s ready to put the whole ordeal behind you.  

“Yes, you did.” You let out with a soft laugh. 

“I did,” He corrects, “I’ve witnessed you say worse to other people, but-”

“I’ve never been like that to you.” You interject, guilt creeping up on you. 

“I was pretty rude too.” 

“You definitely were.” 

Silence comes along again and now instead of tears, you both bust out into laughter. The whole situation seems more dramatic by the minute but you’re happy that you got the opportunity to fix it, to get your best friend back. And Kuroo is happy he got to hear your voice again, that he can hear it anytime he wants, and that you’ll smile with him once more. 

Sleep starts to hit the both of you and you yawn through your next words. 

“Are you free next weekend?” 

“Yeah, why?” 

“We have to celebrate our friendversary, duh” 

Kuroo smiles, bright and wide, and it's evident in his tone. 

"Ice cream?" 

"Don't forget your wallet this time, it would be a shame if you got lice again." You tease. 

"Fuck you." Kuroo says, his smile never leaving. 

“I’m sure you want to.” You giggle, happy you can still get on his nerves. 

“Y/N?” 

“Hmm?” You’re expecting him to hit you with a line of his own. 

“I missed you.” His voice is ten different types of tender and sweet, and you can’t believe you went two years without this.

“I missed you too.”

more sad stuff but with a happy ending !! and more shit to come with it 😋 hope you liked it !!! taglist is open, link is at the top !!

[writer-and-artist27]

Or when the author's cultural heritage is honored in-game, the author decided to explore that more. While also reflecting on heroes that she grew up with.

To @partialdignity and @lunarimpact - happy 3 year friendversary. Barely made it (since it's past 10 pm on May 1, 2024 when I post this), but still made it.

AO3 link here. OST Playlist here, with all the new songs included.

Now to go to sleep, because it's one more day before flying to Texas for the third wedding in the extended family. This time with partner at my side. Still trying not to worry.

[harmogandivas]

it’s February 2nd, 2021 in my timezone and today is the first year friendversary since @flaim-ita and I met here on tumblr. I remember it like if it was yesterday. They followed me one night while I was watching shinkenger and they dmed me after that. We talked about our favorite power rangers seasons and they talked about a little bit of ryusoulger and got me into ryusoulger (I only watched ep one and half of ep 2 hdjdjdjjqjd) I was in tumblr for two months and I haven’t made any friends on here besides my friend Orion from Twitter. I remember after I finished watching decade they sent me masahiro pics in dms and I started simping for masahiro jdjdkdkdkd. But things aside from that, flaim got me into kamen rider. I’ve been a fan of toku for years but just super sentai and pr. And it made my 2020 way so much better. Flaim was one of the first friends I made on here and in the toku fandom in general.

I can’t describe how much their friendship means to me. They’re a great writer (which y’all should read their fics, they’re fucking amazing), they’re sweet, they’re kind, they’re so passionate for decade than any other rider fan depending on the season. They really one of the best people I’ve met on the internet. They’ve helped me when I was at my lowest. Even if I want to vent about my problems or when I need to be honest with them. They try to be there for me when I need it. I’m so happy and glad met them. They’re one of the best best friends I’ve ever met on this app. Flaim I love you so much, thank you for the memories we made the past year. Even though we don’t talk or vc as much like before, I’m still your best friend no matter what. You’re the sawa and tsubasa to my misora and hibiki. I love you so much! 💖💜

[humansofnewyork]

“We were flying to Acapulco on the day after our wedding. There was another couple sitting in front of us, and I pointed them out to my husband because the woman had a huge rock on her finger. Later we saw the same couple at our hotel check-in, so we decided to introduce ourselves. It turned out that they’d also gotten married the day before. The woman introduced herself as Dee, and we hit it off immediately. The four of us ended up spending our entire honeymoon together. There was a lot of alcohol, so it’s kinda a blur. I think we did the cliff diving thing. And I remember Dee getting sunburned so bad that she soaked her feet in the hotel ice bucket. But mainly I just remember a lot of laughing. At the end of the trip, Dee and I agreed to keep in touch. We went on more vacations together. We raised our kids together. Our marriages didn’t last, but our friendship did. It’s been thirty years since Acapulco and we’re closer than we’ve ever been. I probably spoke to her five times yesterday, just about nothing. Every Friday and Saturday we have happy hour on the phone. We usually drink Cosmos, unless we’re drinking wine. Because recently Dee turned me on to white wine. She also got me into Birkenstocks. And birding. But I’m the one that got us into yoga. And body pillows. She still thanks me for the body pillows because they’ve done wonders for her shoulder pain. Last month she came to visit and we took up puzzling together. We did an entire puzzle featuring sixteen different types of succulents, then I took her to Big Lots. Dee’s always been snobby about discount stores, but she left with an eight-pack of hot sauce and an entire set of Christmas placemats. So I think I’ve turned her on to Big Lots. I don’t know, it’s nothing special. But Dee is the closest female friend I’ve ever had. She’s my soulmate. And we’ve both agreed that if neither of us meet a man, we’re going to retire together. We’re going to find a place in Asheville, and hike all day. And have a Cosmo every night. For the longest time we celebrated our anniversaries together on October 8th. But now we celebrate our Friendversary instead, on October 9th, which is the day we met.”

[flaim-ita]

And If We Have This Moment (Take It While It Lasts)

Decade ot4, 800+ words

Happy 2 year friendversary @harmoairgetlam !

Yuusuke groans as he feels familiar hands shake him from sleep. The sun has just crossed the horizon, in the background.

“No,” he says petulantly.

“You’re the one who wants to surprise them,” Daiki murmurs in his ear. “But if you really don’t want…”

Yuusuke bolts up. Right! That’s right!

“I’m up!” He says, and Natsumi shifts by his side, sleepily curling into the warm spot caused by his body. Tsukasa’s arm is over her. Like this, they look at peace. It’s… nice.

They’ve been through too much, this year. With… everything that happened with Dai-Shocker.

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[nyaruhodou]

wait wait wait happy one year friendversary to me and delta 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[alstroemeria-black]

Happy friendversary

I had this headcannon about Lily and the Marauders. Of course James kept count of the number of days they’d been friends for and decided to throw a party. 

"Lily-flower!" shouted the loud voice of Sirius Black.

Lily Evans, now in her sixth year turned to look towards the side from where Sirius was now shouting out her name. Over the last few months, Lily had become quite good friends with the Marauders and that meant that she had to deal with the constant pestering of the four boys. Not that she minded it and not that they were seriously annoying but right now, when she had to finish off her Transfiguration homework, well.

"Come on, come on," he urged, a wide smile plastered across his face as he hurried across the library towards her. "We've really got to be back in the Tower now!"

"Mr Black!" screamed Madam Pince. "I banned you from the library a few years back. You ARE NOT to be here!"

"Now, now Irma," said Sirius swiftly pushing out his hair from his eyes casually putting an arm over the librarian's shoulder. "I remember that very differently. Wasn't it me who decided to never get in this place? You were so disappointed that day, don't tell me you don't remember how much you missed me."

At this, a few fifth-years that were nearby giggled and Sirius looked highly pleased with himself. Realising that staying in here would cause more damage than asked for, Lily quickly put all her books and parchment into her bag and muttered a quick sorry to Madam Pince who looked too flabbergasted to even speak, Lily was out and on her way to Gryffindor Tower with an overly excited Sirius Black by her side.

"We're having a party today," he said simply as though it were the most obvious thing in the world.

"And what have we done?" asked Lily pointedly. "To grace ourselves with a party, I mean."

"You don't need a reason to party," said Sirius looking at her incredulously. "Honestly, Lily-flower, you're one daft witch."

"You're not calling me that," she said sternly trying to keep the smile off her face.

"You can smile you know," said Sirius creating silver sparks from his wand and meaninglessly twirling it about. "I know you love me."

"Oh yes I do," said Lily sarcastically. "I can't see how I'll live without you."

"Aww," said Sirius mockingly. "I'm not James. I'm Sirius."

"What?" she managed to croak. What was this boy on about?

"You heard me," he said mischievously looking at his with wiggling eyebrows. "I'm not James. I'm Sirius."

"I have no idea what that is supposed to mean," she muttered praying to God that she wasn't blushing or anything but then again maybe she was. That would explain the sudden heat she felt in her cheeks.

Sirius simply laughed. It was a free sort of a laugh. A genuinely happy laugh.

"Some word," he said loudly.

"Huh?" Lily found herself asking.

"The password Lily," said Sirius with mock reassurance. "The password."

As Lily climbed up the entrance, she saw it first faintly, a mere glimpse and then it was clear. A huge table was drawn up to the centre of the Common Room and there were banners all around. Before she could notice what the banners were, her eyes fell on the one she was least looking forward to seeing, especially after her failed attempt at a conversation with Sirius. James was there. Well, of course he was. Any party, he's always there. Her eyes quickly did a scan and she noticed that Remus, Peter, her friends Marlene, Alice and Mary were also there, wide grins plastered across their face. On the table was a huge cake with charms she couldn't quite make out from this far.

"Impressed?" said an all too familiar voice, breaking her out from her mid-day trance.

"We had a Quidditch match?" she asked dumbly. Of course they didn't.

"Umm no," said James and when Lily looked up at him, well, he looked hurt almost.

The Common Room was now suddenly silent and Lily realised that she hadn't made out how noisy it had been until now. The sole occupants of the Common Room were just her friends. Everybody else were either out for an evening stroll, early lunch or just hanging out with their friends. Empty Common Room on a party day?

"You don't remember what day it is today, do you?" accused Sirius from beside her.

Lily felt herself wince inwardly. Was it one of their birthdays? No, that could not be, she wasn't that cruel to forget any one of their birthdays.

"Am I missing something?" she asked awkwardly and tried to look straight at her friends' eyes which was very hard to do with their glaring and all. There was only silence.

"It's someone's birthday?" she offered hopelessly after no one said anything. She looked towards James for some help, he however, had his head turned away from her.

"Peter," she said hopefully. "What day is it?"

"Uh," he stuttered and began fiddling with his watch. "Friday."

"I'm really sorry," began Lily. "I'm not that very good at remembering important dates, come on, Mary you know that better than anyone else. I'm really sorry if it was someone's birthday and I didn't remember. Although I am sure no one's having their birthdays anytime soon but I'm not too sure and-"

This was all it took and everyone burst into a fit of laughter. A stupid prank. Before she could get angry and give them all a sound scolding, she was being pulled towards the centre of the Common Room, towards the table.

"It's our seven month friendversary!" said Sirius still laughing soundly as he hugged her. "Didn't expect you to remember that."

"Oh," said Lily grinning. "I didn't know you count all of that."

"We don't," said Remus with a smile as he cut the cake into pieces. "James does."

"I don't sit and count the number of days we've all been friends for," James said a slight blush creeping across his cheeks. "I just happened to -"

But whatever he was about to say, he had been interrupted by Sirius shoving a particularly large piece of cake into his mouth and nicely around his mouth. Lily joined the others laughing and fed Marlene some cake.

"I'm so glad we're friends with this lot," said Marlene laughing as she placed some cake into Lily's mouth.

"Entertainment, surely they are," agreed Alice.

Humming and nodding to agree with her friends, Lily quickly fed Mary, Remus and Peter followed by a hug each. She turned to grab one piece of cake and moved towards James. Gathering all the courage she had and keeping her face as flippant as she could, she simply fed him a piece of cake and gave him a hug and a quick peck on the cheek. Not wanting to look as flustered as she was, she simply fed a grinning Sirius a piece of cake.

"Evans," said James exasperatedly as he sat down opposite to her. "You're going to be the death of me."

Lily could only laugh.

"Happy friendversary."

[kaliawai512]

Three Years Ago

I got a comment on Butterscotch and Bones on AO3.

Then I replied to that comment. And that stranger commented back. And back and forth, back and forth, until we had ten threads on AO3, four on FanFiction.Net, then another on Tumblr. Plus all the posts we kept tagging each other in. Threads of conversation started and ended just about every day.

Just over two years ago, I first spoke to that stranger face-to-face on Skype.

And over a year and a half ago now, I hopped on a plane to Canada (all by myself - my first time alone) and tackle-hugged that definitely-no-longer-a-stranger in a Toronto airport.

Well, @randomcat1832​, you know the rest of the story, and any of you who have followed this blog for a while know at least some of it. I know I just about never post here anymore, but I had to jump on here to celebrate three years of friendship with one of the very best friends I’ve ever had.

(This post would be a lot longer and a lot sappier, but there’s a letter currently on its way to Canada that contains the rest of the sappiness in spades. ;) )

It’s been a crazy ride together, with so much getting to know each other and so many “firsts.” It doesn’t feel like so long ago sometimes, but other times it feels like a lifetime. And there’s many, many more years to come.

Happy three-year friendversary, Cat. Love you so much <3 <3 <3

[pikapeppa]

Piper Lavellan & Rynne Hawke: Friendversary

A little modern bartender AU fluff. WARNING: SAP AHEAD. 

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The front door snicked open, and Hawke stepped into the condo. “Pipes!” she yelled. 

Piper looked up from the piece of toast she was buttering in the kitchen. “I’m right here,” she said. “What’s up?”

Hawke kicked off her flats and bounced into the kitchen with two stuffed grocery bags in her hands. “Good, you’re home! You don’t have plans this afternoon, right? Let’s play games and eat shit and get day-drunk together.” 

Piper watched with interest as Hawke started unpacking the grocery bags; their contents seemed to consist entirely of junk food, cider, and wine. “Day drinking and snacks? You spoil me.”

Hawke laughed. “We’re celebrating!” she announced. She cracked open a beer and handed it to Piper with a flourish. “It was one year ago today since you came to Kirkwall and wandered into the Hanged Man.”

Piper dumbly took the beer. “You remembered that? The date, I mean?”

“Of course I do!” Hawke said. She twisted the top off of a bottle of cider while she continued to talk. “It was the day before the Blightfall concert that just happened to be on the same day as Anders’ birthday. He got so drunk and tried to hit on you–”

Piper snorted. “–and he didn’t remember the next day, so we didn’t tell him. Mythal’s ass, that was fucking funny.”

“Exactly!” Hawke laughed. “Aw, I’m so glad you decided to come with us. You looked like you needed a good cheering-up when you sat down at the bar. I don’t usually invite random strangers to concerts, but I figured you were a good risk.” 

Piper looked up from her beer. “You don’t?” she asked.

“Don’t what?” Hawke said. She took a swig of her cider and offered Piper an open bag of popcorn. 

Piper took a handful of popcorn, but continued to stare at Hawke in surprise. “You don’t usually invite strangers to concerts with you?” 

Hawke laughed around her mouthful of popcorn. “Maker’s balls, no. You never want to make the mistake of inviting someone who might not be any fun, right? But you, I just – I dunno, I had a feeling. We just, like, you know.” She gestured between herself and Piper. “We just–”

“Hit it off,” Piper finished. 

Hawke grinned at her. “Exactly.” 

Piper smirked and awkwardly tugged her ear, and Hawke punched her arm affably before offering her a bag of spicy Cheetos. “Now come on, get started on this. We have to finish at least one whole bag of junk before Cullen comes over.”

“He’s, uh, not coming over tonight,” Piper said. She plunged her hand into the bag of Cheetos.

Hawke’s eyebrows rose. “He’s not? How come?” 

Piper shrugged and tugged her ear again. “I just thought we could, you know. Hang out or whatever.” She jerked her chin at the counter and avoided Hawke’s keen gaze. “Good thing you bought all this. Saves my lazy ass a trip to the store.”

“Awwww, Pipes,” Hawke cooed. “You knew today was our friendversary too, didn’t you?”

Piper rolled her eyes and. “Friendversary’? That’s not a word.” 

 Hawke gasped and clutched her hands to her chest. “You remembered! You did! Aww, that’s so fucking sweet—” 

Piper snorted. “Ah, piss off, don’t get sappy about it. Are we getting day drunk or what?”

“Piper,” Hawke said loudly, “I love you.”

She was grinning, but her words were obviously genuine, and Piper laughed and ran her hands through her hair. She could feel her big dumb ears getting hotter by the second. “Mythal’s ass, you’re already getting sloppy and you haven’t even finished a single drink yet?”

Hawke laughed as well, but grabbed her hand. “I mean it, you idiot! I love you. I know we’ve only known each other for a year, but you know all my embarrassing shit and all my sad shit and seriously, you’re my best friend in the whole wide world–”

“Okay, okay,” Piper interrupted. “I love you too, okay? Calm down.” She laughed and rubbed her nose to try and ward off the stinging in her eyes. 

Hawke beamed at her, then fanned herself playfully. “You love me? My my, if I knew you were holding a torch for me all this time…”

“Fuck’s sake,” Piper said fondly. “Just get over here, okay?” She waved for Hawke to come closer. A second later, Hawke was hugging her tightly around the neck.

Piper hugged her back and squeezed her eyes tightly shut, hoping against hope that she wouldn’t fucking cry and make an idiot of herself. A long moment later, Hawke spoke to her in a gentle voice.

“Pipes,” she said, “is that a dildo in your pocket, or are you happy to see me?”

Piper scoffed and poked her hard, and Hawke cackled as she released her and turned back to the counter. “Come on, let’s get completely wasted,” she said cheerfully. “If Cullen’s not coming over, he won’t be around to witness his girlfriend getting it on in Kadara.” She winked salaciously as she turned on the PS4. 

Piper cackled. “Oh, Cullen knows where he stands compared to my video game husbands. Now come on, give me a controller.” 

Hawke grinned and plopped down beside her on the couch. “Eager, are you? I don’t blame you. Find that sexy smuggler and flirt away.” She held the controller out dramatically. “I’ll live vicariously through you, both in real life and in Andromeda.” 

Piper snickered as she started up the game, and within minutes, they were shooting down enemies and making crass comments about the hypothetical sizes of their favourite character’s dicks. As much as Piper loved Cullen, some things were better shared with a friend, and talking about videogame boyfriends’ cocks was one of those things.

And whenever Piper needed a wild night of dancing or a fresh listening ear or a really good, hard laugh that made her belly ache with mirth, she knew Hawke would be there – just as she would be there for Hawke. 

After all, what else were best friends for? 

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Dear @schoute: I love you. That’s all. I have no further feelings. NONE AT ALL. ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ 

[saymynamewithluv]

HAPPY ONE YEAR FRIENDVERSARY!

I just want to say happy one year friendversary to my sis @bangtan-sonyeonddaeng

I can't believe it's already been one year! Time goes by so fast! I always enjoy our talks and spending time with you! I love the gift you gave me for Christmas and the letter you gave me. I actually have it hanged up on the side of my wardrobe next to my bed so I can see it every day. I love you so much sis! Here's to many more years of friendship! 💙

[writer-and-artist27]

[Image Description: A traditional colored pencil/pen drawing of a fluffy white dog - specifically the dog Bond from Spy x Family - holding a pink flower in his mouth. He gives a "borf" to the viewer as the area around him says with an aquamarine ribbon, "To Lang and Os, Happy 6th Year Friendversary. From Vy. 4/1/2023." End Description.]

Because being called a disrespectful, racist bitch for the first time by a lady I passed in the trolley doesn't stop me from honoring an important day. So, here we are. With Bond and all.

@langwrites, @windwardstar - I've known you two for 6 years running now. And it's thanks to you two I'm writing in the first place and in a much better place than I used to be.

Lang, Os: thankie for sticking with me. I hope this next year continues to be a good one. <3 I love you both platonically lots.

[harmogandivas]

Warmth - A Kamen Rider Decade AU

 SURPRISE!! i really had fun using this prompt a lot. I loved writing this au. I absolutely love the concept of decade ot4 being roommates. I think I’ll write more of it with this prompt. I hope you like your present! 💜 @flaim-ita​

https://archiveofourown.org/works/29148576

[hoelpimentel]

Hi happy one year friendversary bby! ily 😭💓 have a good day today

ilyyy 🥰🥰

[neveralarch]

Twenty-Five to Life Fandom: Transformers Rating: teen (Classism, lots of swearing, brief instances of sexual harassment, and kissing.) Relationship: Minimus Ambus/Starscream Wordcount: 22,000ish Summary: Or, When Primus Put Your Hand in Mine, There Weren't Supposed to Be Handcuffs. Starscream's on a short road to prison when he meets his sparkmate. Things can only get better from there. Happy (almost) friendversary to @sauntervaguelydown!! The last year has been totally  amazing and inspirational and also I never would've written a   Minimus/Starscream epic if it wasn't for you. Thanksssss This fic is heavily inspired by Welcome! Everything is Fine. Reading that fic isn't at all necessary to understand this one, but, why wouldn't you want to?

[fandom-queen-aka-trash]

SO ITS OFFICIALLY BEEN ONE YEAR SINCE A CERTAIN SOMEONE SENT ME A RM GIF ON ACCIDENT. This happy accident sparked a friendship that I am eternally grateful for. I know internet friends are real, but this friendship really helps drive that home and let's me realize they can be everlasting as well. Shes shown me concert videos when I said I have never been and want to. Shes sent me care packages full of kpop goodies despite my inability to return the favor (which im still sorry about. I will send you a package eventually I swear it). We share music, we share fangirl moments, and shes the only person I feel comfortable enough with to let my inner thirst demon out 😅🤣 She is gorgeous inside and out, with a soul that has been through tough times yet comes out stronger and more beautiful because of it. I love how we face timed for 3+ hours, just enjoying each others company.

I just...I love you so much Bunny. You are one of my closest friends and words cannot express how thankful I am for that RM gif. So Happy Friendversary!!! Heres to the hope that there are many many more ahead 💜💜💜💜

@spicyjhoe

[joelyatusabes]

hello hi happy one year 😌💓

aksjsk jen ily 💓😭 happy one year friendversary bby