#he looks like a block of cheese 💙💙💙

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I got some dollar tree pom pom makers and had a great idea.

Little dude.

[tinkerbelle05]

friends to lovers with jaime reyes please? the movie had me in my feels fr ‼️

From Friends to Something More?

Characters: Jaime Reyes x Fem!reader

Genre: Hurt/Comfort

Summary: (Requested) thanks and same, I full on cried during the movie. After you experienced a bad break up, Jaime is there to pick up the pieces. 💙

Warnings: pinning, jealousy,

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All you wanted to was sink into your couch and continued shoving ice cream into your mouth.

Your long time boyfriend for 5 years decided to dump you, right out of the blue. And it was a simple text, cold and distant.

“We’re done,” the message read and he blocked you on everything.

You were shocked, confused, angry. But all you could feel was numbness. I mean, you two were going through a rough patch in your relationship but it was nothing you couldn’t handle.

Well, that’s what you thought at least. So for a day, you laid in bed, self pity fulling your body when you eventually stopped being numb. You had turned off your phone the night before.

Knowing yourself, you would’ve scrolled through your texts threads looking for any and all indicating that he was going to break up with you. Reading in between the lines, dissecting the words over and over again until you could’ve recite most of the messages.

It was getting ugly and unhealthy pretty fast so you decided to unplug for a bit, within the comfortable confines of your apartment. You didn’t feel strong enough to brave the outside yet.

You and your ex lived pretty close to each other, which once was a blessing now a curse.

You didn’t know where he could be out and about so you decided to take advantage of Grubhub and Instacart. You rarely used them because of their rather high prices but you’ll make an exception.

There’s a knock on your front door and you could only assume it’s the deliver person. You chose the option no contact because you looked like a mess with red, puffy eyes and let’s not even talk about the hair.

You opened the door, expecting to see groceries but you saw Jaime and groceries.

You hastily attempted to make yourself look somewhat presentable, “What…what are you doing here?”

He lets himself in your apartment, taking off his shoes and placing the bags on the coffee table.

“You haven’t been answering my phone calls or texts.” He turned around and dragged his hand through his hair, “I…I know you said you’ll offline but I was still worried for you. You just went dark outta the blue for weeks.”

“Well as you can see I’m alive and well,” you laughed bitterly and gestured to yourself.

“Well?” He chuckled softly.

You bark out a laugh—something you haven’t done in a while—and laid on the couch while Jaime packed away your groceries.

It was nice being with someone, especially with Jaime. You could never understand why but you just felt naturally at ease whenever Jaime was around. You needed your space but now you needed comfort.

“What do you want for dinner?” He asked.

“What’s in the fridge?” You responded.

While you bought groceries, well, there wasn’t many things that you could make with them. Well, things that any sane person would eat anyway.

“Okay, so pizza then?” He suggested and flopped on to the couch next to you.

From how close you two were, you could smell the aftershave he used this morning, it smelt good.

No, no. Jaime is your friend, friend only. Nothing more, nothing less.

You broke out of your thoughts by Jaime snapping his fingers in front of you. He looked mildly concerned.

“Are you okay?” He asked and turned his whole body to get a better look at you.

“Oh..yea, yea I’m good. But yea pizza sounds great. Cheese, please?”

He didn’t seem to believe you with the way he rolled his eyes however he let it go,”But aren’t you-“

You putted your finger to his mouth to shush him.

“It’s okay, I’ll be fine. Order please so it can come soon, and I won’t have to die of starvation,” you dramatically placed your arm over your eyes, which caused Jaime to laugh.

“Okay, okay. Just don’t go crying to me when your stomach starts to hurt,” he warned.

“My stomach doesn’t hurt that bad when I eat cheese,” you confidently dismissed him, knowing you were lying through your teeth.

Soon the pizza came, and you and Jaime were half way through the Fast & Furious franchise.

“They’re coming out with a new movie,” Jaime informed you, his head resting on the palm of his hand.

You turned to him in shock, “Really? They still making movies?”

Jaime chuckled softly and it’s music to your ears, “Yea, that’s what my mom said.” After a while there’s silence then, “She misses you. They all do.”

You sighed, “Yea I miss them too.”

I missed you too.

You wanted to desperately say that, to confess. It was hard to know if these feelings were romantic or platonic but you felt them deeply. And you were just dumped so maybe these feeling weren’t real at all. Your just lonely and that’s why these thoughts keep popping up in your brain.

That’s why your heart skips a beat whenever Jaime’s hand graced your leg.

That’s why you feel tongue tied when he laughs or looks at you with those gorgeous eyes.

That’s why-

“Are you sure your okay?” He asked again, looking more concerned than last time.

You nodded, “Of course I am.”

“If your gonna lie to my face, then at least learn to lie better,” he grumbled and moved slightly away for you. It was small but noticeable, and it hurted you.

“What’s your problem?” You asked with a glare on your face.

Jaime looked like he wanted to say something, like it was on the tip of his tongue but he shook his head and stayed quiet. The silence was loud and deafening.

You scooted closer on the couch to Jaime, the light from the tv lighting up the profile of his face, “Out with it. We both know that you wanna say it, so say it.”

He turned to face you, and that’s when you noticed how close you two were. Closer than you were before, but you didn’t let that distract you. You were on a mission.

He sighed, “It’s rude.”

You tilted your head, “And when has that every stopped you before?”

“I told you so,” was that left Jaime mouth. It was short, to the point but you understood.

You sighed and leaned your head against the couch, “Yea, I know.”

“So what did you even see in him?” Jaime asked.

I was tired of being lonely.

I was tired of longing.

I was tired of wanting something I couldn’t have.

You scratched the back of your neck, “Um it’s stupid and I wanna forget about him.”

Jaime nodded and cracked a smile, “Like it’ll be easy to forget him. Everything about him is unmemorable.”

You let out a low chuckle at his snide comment. Jaime never really liked your boyfriend, though he always kept his opinions to himself (or well attempted to anyway) and didn’t start anything.

A comfortable silence had formed between the two of you as you both watched the movie. You still were stealing quick glances at Jaime, wishing you had the courage to just say what you wanted.

Before you knew it, your head was on his and you were fast asleep. You didn’t see the soft smile on Jaime’s face when he looked down at you, how much love that was in his eyes.

Maybe the feelings you have for him, aren’t completely unrequited.

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Hechizado (part 3)

JAVI GUTIÉRREZ x AMERICAN WITCH OFC (It's Kelly ya'll, cuz birthday rights!)

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WC: 2400ish

WARNINGS: language, magic, supernatural witch, magical hijinx, unintentional love spell, mild swearing, head-over-heels Javi

SUMMARY: A little Bewitched hijinx, and much ado about nothing! Kelly is visiting Mallorca with her familiar. Her familiar runs off and Javi finds him. Sparks fly when her cat is returned to her, but she fears magic is the culprit!

N/A: For Kelly's birthday I gave her a coupon for a fic request and this is what she sent me-

Hazel my darling I have come up with the one-shot I would like to redeem with my birthday coupon (but I'm not trying to rush you, write at your pace 💙) "Javi G comes down to his olive trees, either to meet with the caretakers and check in or maybe he wants time away from the compound, and he saves a black cat that is stuck in one of the trees before bringing it back to his place and putting up lost cat posts online. But what he doesn't know is he saved a witch's (me) familiar so when she shows up to collect her wayward companion she gives him a luck amulet in return and unintentionally makes him fall for her."

As one can see the one-shot is a threefer, I suppose I could have waited and had it just be a 7k one-shot like a normal person, but I am an impatient little gremlin with my own fics, and I felt like Kelly had already waited so long... anyways, here is the final part of this little silly

Song mentioned is On The Street Where You Leave from My Fair Lady

Happy Birthday, beloved Kelly Girl!!! @chaoticgeminate

Part 1

Part 2

The antsy and emotional feeling Javi was struggling with was settling down, with The Date to prepare for, he could focus. He spoke with Carmen, with the orchard crew, and preparations were underway. 

After dinner he started to get restless again, he wondered how inappropriate it would be to call on Kelly at her home and surprise her. She was new to Mallorca, he told himself, maybe her kitchen is bare, maybe she would welcome some company, maybe if he packed some leftover dinner…

He did just that and walked down the hill, singing again, a cloth tote bag slung over his shoulder.

The windows of the little house with blue shutters and overflowing flowerboxes glowed with warm light, within, Kelly had been reading and researching all evening. Other than a little cheese and crackers when she fed Nightshade, she had not stopped for dinner. The table was covered in open books and with bits of the St John's Wart and rosemary muddled in her mortar and pestle, as it would help in cleansing the amulet. 

Melinda had called, after doing some reading of her own. Kelly poo-pooed the notion that there was no spell when Melinda suggested it.

"I've been reading more about Lapis Lazuli, " She insisted, "it deepens relationships sure but they have to be there… gives self-confidence, also communication and honesty! Can you even put a love spell on a stone whose inherent properties include honesty?? Maybe all it did was give this Javi a push to act. He might have balked at such strong feelings so quickly, maybe-"

"No. I can not engage in wishful thinking like that.  I have the necklace out in some ocean water with st John's Wart and rosemary under the waning moon… which should cleanse it. 

"That was lucky you had the-"

"Javi brought them! He wants to be freed! Even if he doesn't know it. I'll smash the stone if I have t-"

A knock at the door made Kelly yelp. 

"Kells, breathe."

"My nerves are shot! I'll call you back Mel, I love you, I know you're just trying to help."

Kelly took that breath, then looked out the window and her heart was in her throat. Javi! She opened the door, blocking her mess with the door and her body.

"Javi? I thought we said tomorrow?"

"We did, but I could not wait," he held up the bag, "I brought dinner." 

Kelly thought, maybe this is best. Why make him wait? She had learned very early the pain of love spells, which was not love at all, infatuation really. It made her sick to her stomach to think she had any part in such a thing. Free them both.

"Please?"

"Yes, of course, Javi. Come in." 

Nightshade appeared, all purrs and cuddles. Kelly sighed. Javi looked around, the books and herbs, and then at Kelly.

“What is all this? Are you a chef?”

Kelly took a deep breath, this was not the plan, but it was the right thing...

"Come sit, I have to tell you something." 

Javi sat on the sofa and he smiled when Kelly joined him. Nightshade hopped up and sat between them, looking at Kelly, waiting.

“Okay, um. This is just-  I'm just going to say it."

"O-kay."

"I'm not a chef, I am a witch."

Javi looked bewildered and then a huge smile broke-

"You are pulling my leg."

“No, and this," she picked up Nightshade unceremoniously, "is my familiar. Something happened when you rescued him from that tree, and then found and put on my necklace. It wasn't intentional, but I think your feelings for me are just… they aren't real! I didn't mean to cause you harm, truly I didn't," Kelly blurted it all out. "I am trying to undo what I've done but that's difficult because I don't know what I did! And I am so so sorry!"

Javi just looked at her for a moment, then at the mortar and pestle then at the cat who twisted and hoped down looking annoyed.. 

"No, I don't think so."

Kelly stood and went to the kitchen window and pulled the amulet from the bowl of seawater as she walked back she intoned-

"I release you from this spell. May you proceed healthy and well. Go your own way in good time. You live your life and I’ll live mine."

She repeat the incantation three times as she made her way back to Javi on the sofa, who watched in wonder. 

"May the spell be ended," she said with as much strength she could put in the words, as she sat next to him. He just watched, wonder in his eyes. Kelly raised the fine silver chain and placed it over his head, Javi lowered it so she could easily slip it on. 

Nightshade watched the entire ritual, he purred and leaned on Javi’s leg as he did so.

"I don't feel any different, corazón. No, wait... that is not true…"

Y-you do?" Kelly said trying to feel only relieved. "You don't… love me anymore?"

"Pfff yes of course I still love you!"

"But you know of it. Sometimes that alone is enough. I cleansed the stone… I-I said the thing!! This should have worked! You said something changed, what is it?"

"Well, I am realizing I was incredibly forward with you and quite bold. I do apologize for that, it is not like me at all. Perhaps there is no love spell," Javi leaned in, " you said it was an accident, you assumed this happened because of my very strong and unrelenting desire for you. Perhaps it is simply ‘love at first sight'? Is that so hard to believe?"

"Yes," Kelly said flatly. “When you talk like that? Yes.” 

"Kelly," Javi said, closing his eyes at the sound of her name, "My feelings are my own-"

"You are under the spell, of course you don't recognize it." Kelly took the necklace off of him in frustration. She tried not to think too much of how sweet he looked with his curls mussed.

"What can I do to prove I am under no spell?"

Kelly closed her eyes, this was … such a mess. Now she had Javi saying exactly what she would like him to say. He wasn't angry, or distrustful. Which would be entirely fair. He was trying to convince her his feelings are true! He doesn't even seem to care that he found out magic and witches like witches-witches were real. 

"Wait!" Kelly's eyes went wide. She pulled a small tattered book from her pile. Opening it she ran her finger down the page.

"Okay, there are some telltale signs of magical influence, and specifically magically influenced infatuation... otherwise known as love spells. Like symptoms. Javi may I check you for these, um, symptoms?"

"Of course," Javi looked Kelly square in the eyes, causing a flutter in her belly. 

She stood him up, thought for a moment, changed her mind and she sat him back down.

"Is this part of it?"

"Sorry, no…I'm just- ," she smiled, shaking her head apologetically.

Kelly looked around, her eyes landing on Nightshade.  

"What does he smell like to you?" 

"Um," Javi leaned over and sniffed the familiar, who hopped up on the couch, helpfully. "Cat, mostly. Tuna? Maybe?"

"That was Nightshade's dinner? No um, chocolate, hints of cacao?" 

"Is he supposed to?" Javi looked at Nightshade, like he had never truly seen him before.

"No, that would be, you know a sign. Okay, um. Think. Did your toes or fingers tingle when you picked up or put on the amulet?"

"No… well, not tingling," Javi said, " it felt very warm and comforting when I wore it. And I felt completely confident."

"Welllll, that's just. Lapis is comforting, and it is good for opening up communication… what about when you took it off?"

"Well, I was a little disappointed. I knew I could not keep it, but… it reminded me of you and I felt brave."

"Hmmm, it seems you are very sensitive to the properties of the stone, not really what- um if you are under this kind of spell… Oh! What about me? What do I smell like?" 

Kelly leaned in. 

Javi happy to oblige scooched closer and smelled her hair, he dared bring his nose below her ear. He breathed in, his nose brushing her neck. Kelly hummed, her eyes closing, then they popped open in alarm and she sprang away.

"You smell divine," Javi looked at her guiltily. 

"But how? Do I smell like something… you wouldn't expect? Like your favorite candy? Or freshly mown grass?"

"You smell like, you smell like a lemon grove!"

"That's, well, that's a nice way to describe my laundry detergent. Most people say I smell like lemon Pledge... Do you like the smell of lemon groves?"

"Not particularly. Though, now…" Javi smiled, "lemon groves will remind me of you."

"You really are the sweetest."

Javi smiled and his chest swelled, making him that much more adorable. 

Oh boy, Kelly thought.

She looked down at her book flummoxed. When Kelly’s phone rang, she jumped a mile, muttering, she looked at the caller id and answered.

“Mel? Anything?” As soon as Melinda started to speak, Kelly had to pull the phone away from her ear. Javi could hear it, as clearly as if the speaker function was on.

“Kelly! I’ve been looking at this wish-craft business! It is far rarer than you think! Is it so hard to believe he has just fallen head over heels for you!?!  That amulet may have given him a push to communicate, but it was nothing, nothing you did! That cat was playing matchmaker by making sure you met, that is all! I know it! Just smooch the guy already, will you!! Unless you have. In which case, good for you!” 

Kelly was sure her face was not unlike a lobster coming out of a boiling pot. She looked at the phone and then at Javi who had his hand up, mouthing, see! and her eyes landed finally on Nightshade who was gloating, unabashed. 

“I am getting off the phone now.” Kelly pressed the off button and looked at Javi again.

“Come,” Javi stood and held out his hand. “Come up to the house, I want you to meet someone.”

Kelly slowly took his hand and they walked up the road. Her head was swimming, the tests were hopeful, but not conclusive. Javi left her to her thoughts, but he had a small smile on his face. He took her to the kitchen.

“Carmen, I would like you to meet someone!”

“Is this she?” Carmen, who was preparing some marinades for the next day,  gave a knowing look. 

“Yes. Carmen, how long have you known me?”

“Oh Dios mío! Since you were a boy,” she waved dismissively. Javi invited Kelly to sit on a stool and then he sat himself down, he smiled at her again.

“Kelly does not think I am, well, she doesn’t believe I could fall in love at first sight,” Javi is now laughing quietly, knowing what is coming.

Carmen laughed out loud. She pulled out coffee and a tray of cookies and launched into Javi’s many loves- not so many romantic loves, though a tasteful amount was included, plus all the things he felt fiercely about. The kitchen glowed with warmth as the three talked. Carmen told stories, Javi corrected stories, and Kelly sipped coffee and nibbled cookies, laughing and watching Carmen and Javi. And whenever she looked away Javi watched Kelly. 

“Can I ask you something?”

“Anything, corazón.”

“Marco. You seem like a very well-mannered person…” Kelly hesitated, after all she put Javi through, she hated to seem like she was criticizing. “You were so rude when you found us together.”

Surprisingly both Javi and Carmen laughed.

“Well, I can be a little- but Marco is,” Javi was hedging a bit, but when he got to whatever Marco was, both he and Carmen waved their hand distastefully, Carmen muttering feh!  Finally, his lower lip jutted out, he said. “What do you say in America- a womanizer. He is bad news.”

Kelly laughed, shaking her head. Carmen launched into some stories about his transgressions with other women and then doubled back to Javi in comparison.  

 Soon Javi noticed Kelly stifling yawns and her eyes were going glassy.

“Oh Kelly, I apologize. You must be so jetlagged still. Let me walk you down the hill,” Javi offered the crook of his arm. Thanking Carmen for the dessert and the stories, Kelly took his arm with a smile. They walked in silence down his drive to the little tree-lined street. It was only when they reached her door Javi spoke-

“Do you still think I am under a love spell?”

“No, no I don’t.” Kelly smiled sheepishly. “I still think that shithead cat of mine was playing matchmaker!” 

“Well, that is entirely possible, he is watching us from the window, right now.”

Kelly whipped around to the window, and there was Nightshade. Looking quite pleased with himself.

"Okay, you don't have to be so smug about it, little shithead," Kelly said, though her affection could not be masked.

You know, it’s lucky for you really, I was ready to just slap you and say 'snap out it', like Cher did in-"

"-Moonstruck!" They finished together.

“Oh, Kelly. Now, may I please kiss you?” Javi murmured, transported by the fact that she just quoted a Nic Cage movie to him. 

Kelly turned, gazing up at Javi’s sweet face, and she nodded. Javi brought his arm around her waist, reeling her close. For a moment he just looked into Kelly’s eyes. Then closed the distance and pressed his lips to hers. 

With a swish of his tail, Nightshade left the window to curl up on the bed. He too couldn't hide his affection when he said- 

Idiots.

Kelly, Javi, and Nightshade walked amongst the olive trees. Nightshade leading the way. They stretched out on a large woolen blanket, putting a basket of tapas in one corner. Javi fed Kelly pintxos and Kelly dipped bits of fresh bread into herbed olive oil and popped them into Javi's mouth. Nightshade happily dined on fish made especially for him. Bees buzzed lazily, butterflies danced in the shafts of light, and soon it was the Golden Hour again. Javi thought about the day Nightshade was found in one of his trees. He explained the coveted time of day for filmmakers. How in that lovely light, that was the moment at the romantic comedy of errors- when "the much ado" was done and the two lovers are finally together, the lighting is soft and the music swells, ending with a kiss.

The End

For Kelligraphy Chaotic Geminite 💚

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Mmm Hai I was wondering if I could request an imagine where Soobin is a caregiver over his little girlfriend just sweet and cuteness? Maybe he fixes her a cup of apple juice after she wakes up and searches for him since she woke up little? It's a pretty chill day and they just cuddle in the couch and watch cartoons all day 🥺

I'm a little and I am so utterly whiped for him when I'm in little space along with in normal head space :((

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Cartoons with Daddy

When you finally wake, vague memory of a conversation and mumbles of "dada... 'm thirsty.", blur in your little mind.

"Daddy?", you rolled over sleepily in your bed to find a large, daddy-sized space unoccupied. Sitting up to rub the sleepy from your eyes, you place your light-pink teddy on your lap.

"Good morning (plushie name), we gotta go find daddy!", you crawled out of bed, dragging your bestest-buddy-stuffie along with you, your giant purple sweater falling almost past your knees. When you peek out your bedroom door, you hear some faint noises of feet shuffling and cupboards closing down the hall in the kitchen.

You couldn't quite see what he was doing in front of him, his tall figure blocking your view. So you gave a little tug on his shirt, making him just about jump out of his skin and spill a little of the liquid he was pouring into a red sippy cup on the marbled counter.

"Oh my goodness, babygirl! You scared me.", he spun around, gripping the countertop behind him with one hand, holding his chest with the other for a moment before a soft, bunny smile spread across his lips. With a chuckle and a shake of his head, he leaned down to kiss your forehead.

"Whatchu doin, Daddy?", still a bit sleepy you tilted your head looking up at him once he stood straight again with soft blinks of curiosity. Rubbing over your cheek, he pulled you into a good-morning squeeze.

"Oh, my sweet little angel. Daddy was just getting his thirsty baby some apple juice!", he broke the embrace, ruffling your hair before turning around to again attempt to fill your sippy with juice.

"Nnn..", you pressed your face into his back and nuzzled against him, giddily taking his comfy scent into your nose with a deep breath.

Once you had your juice, your Daddy picked you up and set you on the counter so you could chat while he made a simple breakfast of yummy mini pancakes with whipped cream and sprinkles. After eating your very sweet breakfast while playing footsies with Daddy under the table, he refilled your juice and brought it to you where you sat on the creamy-white colored sofa, adorned with a fuzzy, baby-blue, fleece blanket. Taking the fluffy blankie, you draped over yourself all cozy-like and sat your teddy next to you, patiently waiting for Soobin to come cuddle with you.

With your sippy in both hands, you giggled while Soobin scooted up to you on the couch, getting underneath the blanket with you, remote in hand. Deciding on a better position, he turned to lay against the arm of the couch, pulling you into his arms to lay on his chest and snuggling you close. When you were settled under your blankie, listening to his heartbeat and deep breathing, he turned the television on while stroking your hair gently.

"Alright, angel, what cartoons are we watching today?"

The rest of your day was spent watching your favorite cartoons and lazily cuddling with Daddy. You loved when he had long days off like this to be babied and have little time with him. After dino nuggies and mac n cheese for lunch, you even napped on the couch together until the glow of the late afternoon sun was shining through your windows.

🧸End note: Soobin is the comfiest human ever 😭 Hi babieee. I relate with that a lot 🥺 he’s so soft and comfy. He’d be a great daddy. I’m guilty of reading my caregiver headcanons for him repeatedly T^T. Sorry this took so long! HAVE SOME PICS TO MAKE UP FOR IT. I’ve been working on a lot lately but I hope you like it!! 💕

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Their First Date (Ethan x f!MC)

Book: Open Heart

Pairing: Ethan Ramsey x Natalie Cusack

Word count: 1881

Summary: Ethan and Natalie finally have their first date, but things don’t go according to plan.

Rating: T

Author’s Note: I promised @jamespotterthefirst​ a long time ago that I’d write Nat and Ethan’s first date fic. It only took me forever but here it [finally] is! Please enjoy! Massive thank you to @liaromancewriter​​ for proofreading this for me! 💙

Ethan took a deep breath and looked over his appearance in the mirror. Ensuring that his apparel was appropriate for the late autumn weather, he nodded in approval and zipped up his jacket. Jenner trotted over and muscled himself in between Ethan’s legs, giving his master the closest version of a smile a dog could give.

Ethan smiled at his loyal pup and patted Jenner’s head. “I know, bud, we’ll be leaving shortly.” Jenner whined and ambled back over to the bed where his leash sat, waiting to be hooked onto it. “We have to wait for Nat, Jenner. We’ll go as soon as she’s here,” Ethan explained.

Almost in understanding, Jenner huffed and plopped himself down onto the dog bed in the corner of the room, watching with mild interest as Ethan continued to shuffle around the apartment. Setting a picnic basket on the kitchen counter, Ethan began to load it up with various cheeses, fruits, sandwiches, and some mini bottles of wine, finishing it off with Nat’s favorite treat: chocolate covered strawberries. Closing up the basket and putting a blanket on top of it, Ethan hummed in approval. 

Everything was set for their date and Ethan’s pulse sped up at the thought of going on a real date with Nat. They had been through so much together already that simply going on a date seemed almost… unnecessary. After almost losing her, Ethan refused to let Nat go ever again, and committed himself to her fully as her romantic partner. Nat, meanwhile, had been the one to insist they go on a proper first date.

“Our relationship hasn’t always been conventional,” she’d said, “but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a proper first date.”

Ethan had smiled and agreed wholeheartedly, happy to go along with anything Nat suggested. And so their plan for a picnic in the park was born. 

Now, as Ethan looked around to double check that everything was ready, he couldn’t help but feel excited as their date drew nearer. He knew this would be the first of many dates in their relationship, but he wanted this one to be extra special. He wanted her to know how much he cared for her and how much she meant to him; and, if he were honest, he hoped this would be the last first date for the both of them.

He was pulled out of his thoughts by the distant sound of thunder rumbling. Oh shit. Making his way towards the window, he noticed the looming clouds in the sky, looking as if they were threatening to rain at any second. Crap. The weather report hadn’t said anything about rain, where did this come from?

Just then, his phone rang and he answered without looking at it. “Hello?”

“Hey, Ethan,” Nat’s voice said, from the other line.

“Hi, Nat. Are you on your way?”

“I am, I just got off the train. Are you seeing this weather?”

“Yeah, looks like it came out of nowhere.”

Nat sighed. “So much for the picnic idea. What do you want to do?”

“Not sure yet. We’ll figure it out when you get here,” Ethan said, still watching the sky. “How far are you?”

“Roughly three or four blocks.”

“Okay, I’ll see you soon. Stay safe.”

“Will do. See you in a bit.”

Hanging up the phone, Ethan sighed and looked at Jenner, who was watching him curiously. “Sorry, bud, but if the weather continues to look bad, we’re not going anywhere.”

Jenner whined in protest and laid down, resting his head on Ethan’s feet. 

Ethan chuckled and scratched behind Jenner’s ears soothingly, before moving his feet from under the pup’s head and walking over to the coat rack, hanging up his jacket. At the sound of rain beginning to fall down, Ethan returned to the patio door and watched the sky anxiously, hoping Nat wasn’t getting caught in the middle of the downpour. 

The rain picked up as the minutes passed achingly slowly and Ethan began to worry as Nat’s arrival became more and more delayed. She said she was only a few blocks away, she should have been here by now. Pulling out his phone, he began to redial her number when there was a distinct knocking at the door. Holding his breath and hoping it was Nat, Ethan quickly made his way over to the door and flung it open.

Nat stood on the other side of the threshold, soaking wet and shivering, but with a sheepish smile on her face. “Sorry, I’m late,” she said.

“Holy shit, Nat!” Ethan exclaimed as he ushered her into the apartment. “Are you okay?”

Natalie nodded. “Yeah, I’m fine. Cold and wet, but otherwise fine. I swear the storm came out of nowhere. I tried waiting it out under a canopy of one those cafes nearby but,” she gestured to the rainstorm raging outside, “that’s obviously not slowing down anytime soon. So, I figured I’d just risk it and run the rest of the way here.”

Ethan grabbed a couple of towels from the linen closet and wrapped one around her shoulders while she used the other to dry her soaking hair. “Why didn’t you call me, I would have come to get you,” he asked.

Again, she smiled sheepishly. “I, uh, I didn’t think about it. I just wanted to be here with you so, I did the only logical thing I could think of at the time and I ran.”

Ethan stepped closer to her and cupped her cheeks. “While I admire your tenacity, please, next time call me. No matter where you are, what time it is, what the weather is, I don’t care. If you need me, I’ll come get you.”

Nat blushed and nodded. “Okay.”

Ethan leaned forward and kissed her forehead before securing the towel around her. “Now, we’re clearly not going anywhere for a while. Why don’t we get you out of these wet clothes?”

Natalie nodded and followed Ethan into the bedroom, watching as he pulled out a pair of sweatpants, a t-shirt, and some socks for her to wear. He tossed the clothing onto the bed and smiled at Nat. “When you’re changed, bring your wet clothes out and I’ll toss them into the dryer.”

“Thank you, Ethan; you didn’t have to do all this,” she said.

“Of course, I did,” he replied. He kissed her softly and sighed at the sound of thunder outside. “I’ll go put the food back in the fridge.”

Natalie nodded and watched as Ethan left the room as Jenner trotted in and gave her a lopsided smile, his tongue hanging out of the edge of his mouth. Nat chuckled and patted the pup on the head before making her way into the bathroom and changing out of her sopping wet clothing. She scrunched her nose as she peeled her jeans off her legs and tossed them to the side, drying off the residual moisture from her legs with the towel. 

Dressing in the clothing Ethan had given her, she brushed through her wet hair and tied it back into a braid. Then, gathering the wet clothes and towels in her arms, she wandered into the living room, nearly crashing into Ethan.

“Oh!” she exclaimed, tightening her hold on the wet clothes. “Hi.”

“Hi,” he replied, smiling. “I was coming to check on you. How are you feeling?”

“Better now that I’m not soaking wet,” she joked.

Ethan chuckled and took the pile of clothing from her arms. “I’m sure. Let me get these in the dryer for you. There’s tea waiting for you on the counter.”

She nodded in thanks as Ethan walked into the other room to start the dryer. Grabbing her designated mug from the counter, she made her way over to the large windows overlooking the Boston skyline, and watched as the rain poured down onto the streets below. Despite the rain interrupting their plans, Natalie found that she didn’t mind; she’d always loved the rain and had always found it soothing for her soul. She closed her eyes and listened to the distant sound of thunder, smiling as two hands wrapped themselves around her waist.

Ethan rested his chin on her shoulder and held Natalie close, their breathing almost in sync with each other. He kissed the base of her neck gently and spoke. “I’m sorry our date was ruined by the rain.”

“It’s not ruined,” she countered, turning to look at him. “Just interrupted, is all.”

He smiled. “Always one to find the bright side of things.”

“It’s a gift,” she replied, playfully. She glanced at the lit fireplace on the other side of the room, then back to the storm raging outside as an idea formed in her head. “You know, we could still have our picnic date?”

“Oh? How so?”

“We could park in front of the fireplace. Grab a couple of blankets and some pillows, put the food out on top of it and just have our picnic indoors. What do you think?”

His smile grew and he placed a soft kiss against her lips. “I think you’re a genius. Let’s do it!”

Ten minutes later, the pair of them were sitting on a blanket in front of the fireplace, the contents of the picnic basket spread out in front of them, with half full glasses of wine sitting nearby. Natalie laughed as she tossed a grape towards Ethan, trying to catch it in his mouth, and failing miserably. Ethan scooped it up and tossed it back to her, shaking as Nat caught the grape with her hand and popped it into her mouth.

“Now, that’s just cheating,” he said.

“How can it be cheating if we didn’t establish rules?” she countered.

“I thought the rule was that you were supposed to catch the grape in your mouth?”

“Technically, we never formally established that,” she replied.

Ethan laughed. “You would be a terrible lawyer.”

“Yeah, probably.”

Laughing again, Ethan scooted closer to her on the blanket and she leaned towards him in response. 

She smiled and cupped his cheek with her hand. “Thank you for all this. The date, the clothes, for taking care of me, for… for giving us a chance.”

“Anything for you, Nat,” Ethan replied, quietly. “I’d do anything for you.”

Natalie leaned in closer, her smile growing. “The feeling is mutual, Ramsey. Always has been, always will be.”

He closed the distance between them and kissed her, wrapping his hands around her waist and pulling her in close. She wrapped her arms around his neck and returned his kisses with fervor, bracing herself against him as he laid them both down on the blanket, only breaking their kiss to look at her when they were laying side by side. He brushed his fingers up and down her cheek as she placed her hand over his heart.

“Stay,” he whispered.

“I can’t go anywhere in this weather,” she replied.

He shook his head. “Not just tonight; forever. Stay with me forever, Nat.”

Her eyes softened and she nodded. “I’m not going anywhere unless it’s with you, Ethan. I promise.”

“I promise the same.” Then, he kissed her again, and their hands began to explore each other’s bodies, their previously laid out picnic now completely forgotten.

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[jonghos-left-airpod]

Getting on the subway with ateez ( maknae line ) non-idol au

SAN

💚pulled an all nighter but still has lots of energy

💚 has a grill cheese for breakfast

💚 randomly has a limited edition Arizona(bottled tea) that no one knew existed

💚 his internship gives him a monthly pass he uses and is one of those people who open the emergency exit for people who dont have one.

💚 watchs the dancers and almost misses his train

As you walk into the train station you see a crowd around a young dance student. While watching you notice san on the side hyping them up with his phone in his hand. He smiles when he notices you. " babe this kids great! You wanna try? " you laugh as you decline his offer. "Come on san before we miss the train" when you finally get on San asks if you both can stand. San leans of the door looking out the window as he wraps his arms around you to make sure you don't fall. When it's your stop san takes your hand and offers to get you a coffee or tea before you head off to where you need to be.

Mingi

🧡 we all know mingi looks scary but is actually super sweet so he fits right in lol

🧡 totally forgets his subway pass all the time

🧡 but he's cool with the security guards so they dont stop him when he jumps over

🧡 he's tall so it's kinda hard for him to jump over he stumbles a little lol

🧡eats breakfast at the dining hall

🧡 I know mingi has anxiety so he'll probably stand to the back of the crowd

🧡 one reason being for anxiety and the other being because he doenst wanna block people view of the train

You actually make it there before mingi. While texting him to see where he is someone runs into you. " oh my gosh I'm so sorry" . " mingi it's okay it's me" " oh hey babe sorry about that " . When the train the finally gets there mingi likes to sit down. He doesn't care if u sit or stand as long as you're close to him. When u finally get off mingi gives you a long hug before leaving to go school .

Wooyoung

💙 you already know our boy is kinda loud even in the morning

💙 he's friend with a lot of the people from his apartment so he walks with them to the subway

💙 his school gives him a monthly pass but sometimes he forgets it so he rushes after his friends after they swap theirs

💙 they all go different places so a lot of the times he's left alone waiting for you

💙 totally eating hot cheetos for breakfast

💙 7/ 10 is doing his homework on the train

When you walk into the subway station you notice wooyoung talking with some friends. You walk over and patiently wait for him to finish his conversation. After a while his friend notices you and points wooyoung attention over. After saying bye to them wooyoung starts to talk to you. " babe did you remember your pass I forgot mine on my desk" " yea I got mine, but how are you gonna get in ? ". " with you of course:)" ??? " " just walk in babes" . As soon as you swapped your card wooyoung backhugged you and ran through. " wooyoung what the heck ! " " how else was I suppose to get in lol" soon you both get on the train . You both choose to sit . On the way there wooyoung is trying to quickly get some homework done. When you both get to your stop , wooyoung kisses your cheek as he rans off yelling about how he's late to class.

Jongho

💜 yall already know he has his iced americano on deck

💜 since he has a sports scholarship the school provides him with a yearly pass

💜 he keeps it in his pocket on his keychain

💜 doesnt catch the subway with you often because he usually has to get to school early for practice

💜 but when he is there usually stands to the side with his headphone in

💜 for breakfast probably eats at the dining hall since it's free plus he can get his power bowls

After entering the station you quickly see jongho with his headphones in. He turns around quickly as he feels you tap on his shoulder. " did you eat jagi , how's your morning? " after a while the train arrives you both decide to stand so that an elder couple could sit down. He back hugs you to make sure you dont fall over. Soon you arrive at your stop. Jongho makes sure to ask you if you need anything before dropping you off to your class. He likes walking you there since he knows it makes you feel more safe. Also because he doesn't get to often.

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