#i finished this as my ipad hit 2% it was a very intense moment

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✨hbd to the LIBRA AMBASSADOR!! RANGIKU!!!✨

(+ some random closeups just because)

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Valentine Boy

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Summary:

You’ve been dating College Student!Jaehyun for a few months now. He’s unbelievably sweet, smart, oh..and very handsome. Best of all, he gives you the best love you’ve ever had. He’s the love of your life and you can’t see anything going wrong as your relationship sails smoothly..that is..until you discover his biggest secret. He’s been hiding the fact that he’s a camboy and you start to wonder..Is Jaehyun as sweet and honest as you think he is?

Pairing: female reader X college student and camboy!Jaehyun

Genre: Smut, Angst, fluff

Word Count: 4.1K

Warnings: cursing, alcohol mention, cheating, deception, manipulation, gaslighting. Dry humping, car sex, protected sex.

A/N: hellooooo thank you everyone for your immense support on this fic, I hope you enjoy this preview, I haven’t proofread it but I will later!! Also, I am working on the tag list right now, if you would like to be added, pls send a message/ask or reply to this! The rest of Part 3 will be up very soon❤️❤️❤️❤️

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The sunlight couldn’t be any brighter as its rays peaked through the slim blinds and onto your bed. You grumble a little bit when you feel the heat on your arm. You turn over slowly, your body still aching from the night before. But you’re able to reach out and tap the fluffy white blanket next to you.

“J-Jaehyun?” You say, peering out through one eye to see your brown haired boyfriend.

But you don’t see him. 

As your senses awaken, you hear the tapping of keys in the living room.

“In here, babe!” Jaehyun yells out.

You smile when you hear his sweet voice and lay back down in the bed. “Oh my God, I can't feel my legs.” You chuckle.

“Ahh..sweetheart..I didn’t even go that hard on you..” he trots into the bedroom with a cup of coffee.

“Here..I’m working on a paper that’s due tomorrow, but I’m almost finished.” He places the cup down on the dresser beside you before ruffling your hair with his fingers.

He looks delectable with no shirt on and just boxers. His hair is still messy too, with his soft hair falling into his forehead limply.

You clutch the blanket to your naked chest and smile widely. “Thanks, baby..how do I look?”

“Hmmm..” Jaehyun tilts his head and smirks. “Like someone pulled your hair a few times last night..”

You chuckle a less than sexy laugh, but lick your lips as you remembered the way he pinned you against the bed just a few hours ago.

You sit up on the bed and place a finger into the waistband of his boxer shorts, tugging it teasingly as your eyes lock.

“I miss having my hair pulled…”

He bites his bottom lip and sighs as he watches your daring eyes below him. A low groan escapes his perfect lips.

“Mmm..baby, I wish we could..but I have to finish this assignment..” 

You pout and withdraw your finger. “Okay.” 

“I’ll make it up to you later baby, it’s our last day in Bali..we’ll go to the beach one last time and do whatever you want to do.”

He holds your chin and rubs his thumb on it.

You smile.

“Okay, my smart baby, get back to work!”

Jaehyun gives your forehead a light kiss and leaves.

“Professors that assign homework to do during spring break don’t make any sense!” You yell out and fall back into the bed.

Jaehyun only laughs and sits back on the couch with his laptop.

After about two hours, Jaehyun finally finishes his work and walks back to the room.

He plops down into the bed and places his iPad in the center.

You put your phone down and turn to him.

“Wanna watch some Tik Toks with me?” He gives you a cheesy smile.

“Of course! You look like you could use some decompressing..”

You rub your hand on his hair and smooth it out of his face.

He takes the move as an opportunity to kiss your wrist.

“Hey!” You laugh at the ticklish feeling and move your hand.

The two of you watch many, way too many, videos well into the afternoon. But losing track of time with the one you loved the most was okay.

You and Jaehyun laughed together as you laid on his chest and scrolled through his ‘for you page’. You’d look up at his face every now and then just to watch him laugh. His eyes crinkling into thin lines and his dimples becoming deeper than any of the earth’s trenches. The warmth from his chest when something made him echo our thunderous laughs and the way his fingers drew small circles onto your naked back. He made everything feel right in that moment. Your spring break with Jaehyun was working out to be one of the best vacations you’d ever had. You never wanted it to end.

“Alright...I think it’s time we head to the beach..” you run your eyes.

“Yeah..but remember when you said you missed having your hair pulled?” Jaehyun’s raspy voice entered your ear.

You put your hand onto his chest and looked into his eyes.

“That was a while ago, Mr. I-am-a-devoted-student.”

Jaehyun pouted. “Hey..don’t be so harsh, sweetheart...does the offer still stand?” He places his thumb onto your lips, running over it slowly.

You open your mouth slightly then stick your tongue out. You lick over the top of his thumb while looking into his eyes.

Jaehyun’s breath hitches. He swallows hard as he watches you take the rest of his thumb into your mouth and past your gorgeous lips.

You lift your head up and place the iPad to the side. You then crawl over his lap and straddle him.

You bite your lips as you feel his hardening member strain against his boxers. The thin fabric of it being the only thing separating your bare opening from his aching manhood.

He immediately places his hands on your thighs and relaxes into the bed.

You move forward and backward slowly, too slowly.

Your hands are resting on his toned chest as he struggles to breathe normally.

He pushes up into your body more, trying to stay at your pace but finding it difficult as your beautiful body moves above him. You’re like an angel. Even with disheveled hair and smudged makeup, you’re the most beautiful person he's ever seen.

“Ahh..baby..” Jaehyun licks his lips. “You’re beautiful..so beautiful.”

Jaehyun is fully hard now and reaches into his shorts to pull his dick out. But you hold his wrist and shake your head.

“Not yet..” 

You whimper, your entire body trembling as you tease him, your folds now dripping from the steady movement. You swivel your hips and grind down onto him a little harder.

Jaehyun groans just as you lean down to kiss him. The taste of alcohol and coffee on his tongue sends a rush through your head. 

“Baby..please..I wanna feel you..” Jaehyun looks into your eyes as you pull away from the kiss. He tightens his grip on your thighs.

You give a half smile then lean down to his ear and whisper. “You can feel me..after you shower..”

Jaehyun pouts.

“You smell like alcohol, babe.” You plop down onto the bed beside him and laugh.

He sighs loudly and turns over to you. “Why do you do this to me?”

You run your hands through his hair. “Get washed up baby, we can’t spend our last day here inside!”

Jaehyun hurries into the shower as you laugh.

You hear the water start to run in the shower and get up to get your outfit for the day together. But as you arise from the bed, you see a notification pop up on Jaehyun’s IPad.

It’s a text message.

From someone named ‘R’.

It was nice seeing you last night ;)

Your brows furrow. Who could this be? Who of Jaehyun’s friends had a name that started with R? And why wouldn’t he just save their real name? How could he have seen this person last night when you were both at the club together? This person had to be texting the wrong number.

Another text comes in..it’s from the same person.

Can't wait til you get back..

You stare blankly at the IPad, trying to remain calm as you read through these mysterious and yet flirty messages. Or were you over exaggerating? Maybe this person was just a classmate working on a project with Jaehyun, maybe it was just someone from your university that just so happened to be in Bali for Spring Break like you guys were, because Bali is a popular destination for college kids, right?

But why were you looking at his IPad anyway? You should’ve respected his privacy, but you had your suspicions still. You just couldn’t push them away, could you?

Another text..

I’m gonna make up for it when you get back, Jaehyun, gonna show you..

“Everything alright?” Jaehyun’s low voice speaks out from behind you. He’s so close, you feel his warm breath hit the back of your neck.

You swallow hard and turn to him. You didn’t hear the water stop or even his light steps. Did he know that you were reading his texts?

He stared into your eyes intensely then shifted his attention back to his screen on the bed. You stepped in front of it and smiled.

“Y-yeah..everything’s fine..I just..I got kinda dizzy when I stood up too fast.” You chuckled but Jaehyun only gave you a small smile.

“Are you okay now?” 

“Yeah! I’m fine!”

Jaehyun forces a wider smile and nods. “Good! I was wondering if you wanted to shower with me..we’ll save on water. It’ll be good for the Earth.” He raised his eyebrows and winks.

You smile and join him for a shower, forcing the many thoughts you had away. You don’t want to ruin the vacation as Jaehyun had accused you of doing the night before during your little “fight.” You want it to be a good time for both of you, so you continue on and go to the beach.

‘R’ could’ve simply been a classmate or friend of Jaehyun. You shouldn’t overthink it, there had to be an explanation. While walking on the beach together with your hand in his, you try to think of your moments together. Sweet and tender moments of laughter like this morning, or when he held you bridal style when you first went to the hotel. Or when he surprised you with a large bouquet of flowers while you were in class and risked getting scolded by the professor.

That was the Jaehyun you knew. There was nothing to worry about with him. He loved you and proved it many times, so why did you feel this unshakable tremble in your chest that screamed ‘danger’?

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[Two Weeks Later]

Back in class, you tried hard to focus on the lessons, but something still upset you.

“I’m gonna make up for it when you get back.” What did that mean? And what else did that person text.

But then, you rubbed your eyes and looked back at the screen. 

You thought about Jaehyun’s sweet smile and how he loved you during your break together. You smiled to yourself and remembered when he told you he misses you whenever he is at work.

The person next to you then took out their container of strawberries and popped the cover off. The sweet smell filled your nostrils and made you exhale. You could really use some refreshing fruit from Bali right now.

That’s it! You could visit Jaehyun at work and drop off a basket of fruits from the market. It was time that you spoiled him for once. He’s given you so much already, it’s the least you could do. You smile to yourself as you imagine the grin that would cover his face once you surprised him.

Luckily, you remember the name of the place that he works at even though he mentioned it only once in the past and never again.

You show up to the prestigious building with your best dress shirt and office skirt on. You wanted to look professional as it was a very serious work place. You just hope that you came late enough to deliver these fruits and not upset the manager.

The woman at the front desk looks intimidating, but you put on your brightest smile.

“Hi, excuse me, I’m looking for Jaehyun. I think he’s working right now.” you give a small smile to the older blonde haired lady with a silk Versace handkerchief tied around her neck.

She gives you a small smile and nods, “I’m sorry dear, but there’s no employee here by that name.”

“Oh..um, could you look again? I’m sure he’s just not showing up in the system, but he’s working until 5 today.”

She sighs then takes a look at her screen. “Hmmm..nope! No one here by that name, sweetheart. Are you sure you’re not thinking of ‘Johnny’?”

“No-no it’s Jaehyun...Um there may be a misunderstanding or something..” you blink rapidly.

She shakes her head and turns the computer screen to you.

“See...here’s the schedule for next week..”

You scroll through the names.

“Normally, I wouldn’t show this to anyone...” she whispers, but you’re too focused on finding his name to listen.

Taeil.

You continue scrolling until you get to the bottom.

Jaehyun’s name isn’t there on the list of employees..

It didn’t make any sense. Your grip on the basket starts to weaken. You can feel a small crack in your beautiful world start to spread.

Jaehyun was lying to you..all this time. This wasn’t even his workplace.

You step back as she turns her screen back to face her.

You look at the floor and fight back tears.

“Dear...are you okay?” 

“Y-yeah, I’m fine.” But you really weren’t. You couldn’t fight back the tears anymore. The floor below you became decorated with one, then two then three teardrops.

“Here.” You wipe your eyes and hand the fruit basket to the lady at the desk.

She looks puzzled. 

“Sweetheart..” she starts.

“Please!! Just take it!..I’m sorry for wasting your time..” you turn and leave the fruit basket on the front desk.

There were too many thoughts running through your mind. You walked heavily, with fury running through your veins and clenched fists.

How could he take you for a fool like this? How could he lie to you? Was he spending time with ‘R’ whenever he said he was ���working?”

But you would confront Jaehyun, you would get answers when you met up for dinner. You had to know the truth and let him know that whatever game he was playing was over.

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[Later That Night]

You meet up with Jaehyun at your favorite restaurant.

You wait for him outside and when you see him walk over you stare blankly.

“Hey.”

“Hey, baby!” Jaehyun gives you a bright smile as he trots over. Maybe he didn’t see your frown, or wet, red eyes..maybe he didn’t notice your voice crack before you swallowed hard.

“We need to talk.” You look up at him once he stands over you, his bright smile fading slowly and his grip on the strap of his backpack tightening.

“You’ve been lying to me, where have you been?”

You say sternly, your lips pursed as Jaehyun stands tall in front of you now.

“What are you talking about?” He gives you a confused look.

“Cut the bullshit, Jaehyun, I went to your “job” to bring a gift because I’m a nice girlfriend, but to my surprise you weren’t there. And you know what the icing on the cake is? You’re never fucking there, you don’t work there Jaehyun! And don’t you dare lie to me with some dumb excuse, don’t insult my intelligence! Because the nice lady at the front desk even showed me the schedule and guess whose name was on it? Taeil’s but not yours!” Your voice raises, but there is no one outside to hear.

Jaehyun’s mouth opens and you see a slight panic in his eyes. “Y/n..you can’t be serious.. Why are you getting upset with me? That lady is new! She doesn’t even know how to operate the employee system properly yet! I’ve only seen her once.”

You scoff. “Oh God, here we go..”

“Y/n! I wouldn’t lie to you okay?”

“Then why aren’t you on the schedule and everyone else is?! Did she just delete your name completely?”

“My name isn’t on the schedule for next week because I asked for time off..after all we’ve been through..”

He shakes his head and turns away.

“Don’t give me that, Jaehyun! We just had spring break, why would you need to take time off?”

“Because my dad fucking hates me, okay?!! He keeps putting pressure on me because I’m failing my fucking business classes. They aren’t easy, none of this shit is easy, especially when it comes to being his only son! He’s going to stop paying for my classes if I don’t get pre-selected for the business school by the end of this term, so yeah I need a fucking break!”

He turns back to you once you remain quiet after his outburst. “Listen..I’m sorry..I’m sorry, I’m just stressed out...I should’ve told you I was gonna take time off, but I don’t understand why you are making me feel guilty about this?..”

You feel an immense pain in your heart. You feel guilt, confusion. You had accused Jaehyun without considering his personal issues at home. From the very beginning, he told you just how demanding and controlling his father was. He told you that he loved painting and creating art and hated that he would have to take over his father’s position in a big company one day.

It was something he struggled with constantly. The tug of war between being who he is expected to be and being who he truly wants to be.

“I’m sorry, forget I said anything.” You say quietly now.

“Trust me...please just trust me, I’m not hiding anything, I need you to understand that if we are going to make this work.” Jaehyun steps towards you and places his hands on your arms.

You look away.

“Unless..you don’t love me..do you want to end things? I try so hard, but it isn’t enough is it?” Jaehyun looks at you through teary eyes.

You shake your head and look back at him with furrowed brows. “Jaehyun..”

“No. It’s okay, let’s just end it since you don’t trust me.” Jaehyun says.

“Jaehyun, no, I love you and I’m sorry. It’s my fault for blowing up at you. But I love you so much..I just wanted to surprise you.” You break down into a sob before he takes you into his arms and holds you close.

“Shhh...it’s okay..I’m sorry too..” he kisses your forehead. You look up at him and kiss his lips. 

The two of you stand there for a moment, embracing each other lovingly, enjoying the proximity of your bodies and the way they fit perfectly together.

Jaehyun pulls away and looks into your eyes. “Are you hungry?”

You shake your head. “Not really.”

He chuckles. “Me neither. Let’s get out of here.”

He takes your hand and leads you to his car. He then drives and parks in an empty parking lot.

A soft song plays in the background as you begin to kiss again.

Jaehyun’s tongue traces over your bottom lip, you turn your head and run your hand down his chest, your delicate touch sending shivers up his spine.

Your hand travels all the way done to his jeans, then rubs his bulge. He fidgets and moans into your mouth.

“Needy.” *kiss*

“Girl.” *kiss*

Jaehyun growls.

You laugh out, but continue to press onto the growing tent.

“I’m sorry I yelled at you.” You whisper.

“It was kinda hot.” Jaehyun kisses your neck and pulls your leg over his lap.

“I was thinking of how I would punish you for it..how I’d shut you up.”

You climb over the center console and onto his lap, his arm around your waist as he helps you.

He pushes the seat back and puts his hands behind his head.

“No teasing this time, baby.” 

You nod, quickly unbuttoning your shirt. The cold night air hits your chest but the warmth in the car quickly comforts it. 

Jaehyun then pulls your bra down, your breasts popping out from it and bouncing gently.

He leans forward to palm both nipples, watching you as you bite your lips and moan quietly. The stars shining on your skin through the sunroof. 

He licks one of your nipples and listens to you cry out.

Your head falling back as he flattens his tongue against your heated skin once more.

He looks up at you through his lashes then sucks your nipple. 

“Jaehyun..that feels so good.”

He hums and sucks as you move back and forth on his lap. His bulge presses against your underwear as your skirt slides up your thighs.

He zips his jean down. You watch his length spring out, the tip red and dripping with pre cum. You could orgasm from the sight alone.

You leave your skirt on but shimmy out of your panties.

He then pulls out a condom and glides it down onto himself.

���Come here..” Jaehyun calls to you then lays back down on the seat. You lower yourself slowly, thankful for your own essence that allows him to enter you easily.

“Fuck.” You mutter once he fills you up completely, you feel every ridge of every vein run against your silky walls. For some reason, he feels bigger than usual. 

You move up and down and swivel your hips. His dick glides into you easily now, your wet entrance happily greeting it each time. He looks so hot below you. His jaw clenched and his abs flexing under his white t-shirt.

Jaehyun watches you through low eyes. He doesn’t smile, but he doesn’t frown. It’s a blank face, it’s almost like he’s not really there with you.

Truth is, Jaehyun was thinking about how close he was to being caught. You went to his workplace and discovered the truth. He was able to cover it up quickly but he made you feel bad in the process. A part of him truly regretted lying to you. But he knew one day he would find a way to explain it all to you and he knew you would forgive him because you love him.

Your whimpers grow louder as you approach your climax, but Jaehyun is nowhere near his. You bounce up and down faster, hissing as you take in sharp breaths and closing your eyes as you clench.

He stares at you again and thinks of how precious you are to him. Your face is beautiful even as your mouth falls open into loud moans and your eyes shut tightly. Your jawline and neck sparkle not only with sweat, but the reflection of the stars above you.

Your womanhood feels amazing around him as it always does. He rubs your clit to push you further along.

“You can do it, baby, cum for me.” His deep voice echos.

The car is filled with lewd sounds of skin on skin and your cries.

“J-Jaehyun..” your name falls from his lips. He watches your perky nipples. He palms one with his other hand then pumps your breast.

You cum hard not long after. Curse words leave your lips as you fall apart on him. He continues to push into you, even as you clench uncontrollably around him.

He grips your waist and slams you down onto him, your tight pussy providing sensational vibrations to his cock.

“Ahh..that’s it, sweetheart.” Jaehyun grunts

“Baby!” Your eyes fly open. You are so sensitive and on the brink of passing out from your intense orgasm but he doesn’t stop to let you recover.

He pushes into you hard from below, you breathe heavily and look up at the sky as tears fall from your eyes.

“This pussy is mine right?”

Jaehyun growls.

“Y-yes…yes.” Your head is empty as he continues to fuck into your body from below.

He then cums and stares at your body above him, so beautiful, so perfect.

You lay on top of him for a moment. He holds you against him in his arms.

“I’m sorry..” he whispers then kisses your ear.

“I’m sorry, too.” You whisper back.

A few minutes later, you get into the passenger seat and let Jaehyun drive you home.

However, he has to make a stop at the gas station to fill up.

When he goes inside to pay the cashier, you grab his phone.

You tried to think of the security code. What could it have been? You tried his birthday, but it didn’t work, you tried several other basic combinations like ‘1,2,3,4’ or ‘9,8,7,6’ they didn’t work.

Jaehyun was still inside, but you only had one more try before his phone would lock  itself for a few minutes.

You thought for a minute then tried one final code..your birthday. And it worked.

You quickly went to your contact name on his phone and selected “share my location with this contact.” This way, if you ever needed to get to him, you would know exactly where he is.

The idea sounded crazy to you, but a part of you still felt unsure about everything. You wanted to bring up the text messages you saw, but you knew that would make him upset again. He’d ask why you invaded his privacy. So instead, you decide to have his location turned on for you to see...just in case.

Jaehyun gets back in the car and you’ve already placed his phone back in the cup holder.

“Let’s get out of here..” he gives you a wide smile and winks.

[all-of-the-imagines-for-eve]

Big Girl ~ Sweetpea (Part 2)

A/n: I never get to post anymore because my iPad broke. Using my mom’s laptop rn. Enjoy and I’ll try to get more writings out ASAP! :)

Sweetpea pulled up a stool and a small table next to where PJ sat. She was perched on the edge of a brown cloth couch that was another piece to the homey but wildly mismatched room. Nothing was the same pattern or color, from the blue checkered curtains to the grayish rug to the red chair to the green rug under the black table. The table Sweetpea had pushed aside so that he could sit on the stool. On top of the small, faded dirty-yellow side table thing Sweetpea had pulled over was a bowl of water from the sink and an orange rag that had the same dingy, faded feeling as the yellow carpet. And the whole house really. Not dirty, but worn.

PJ quite liked it, actually.

It was better than the too-perfect, looks-new-even-though-its-old houses on the North Side.

Pea gently moved PJ’s hands onto his knees, causing her to rest her elbows on her own knees to not make it awkward for her. He grabbed the rag, wrung it out, and then touched it to her to messed up knuckles.

A hiss of pain passed PJ’s mouth and Pea flinched. Even though he knew what she was capable of, she still seemed so small. So innocent. She was still in her school clothes, which looked so bright and lively and shiny in the room and next to Pea that it was kind of stunning. Even though she was still wet and everything was wrinkled and messed up from the rain and attacking Reggie, she still looked to be in such better condition than the world around her. The world of the South Side, which she fit in attitude and ability, but not in appearance.

“Sorry,” Pea mumbled.

PJ forced a smile. “It’s okay.”

As Pea continued, PJ grit her teeth as not to let out anymore signs of the pain that she was in. Sweetpea was plenty aware of her rigid body and dagger throwing gaze as she looked at the rag in his hands like he was stabbing her with a knife instead.

The trailer filled with a thick silence that slowly eased and calmed as she got used to the pain and could relax. Her hands steadily became more clean, but he couldn’t wipe away the bruises and cuts.

Looking at her hands, he realized she must missed some hits, making contact with the ground instead. There was one or two deep cuts from rocks or hitting a solid, rough surface too hard.

His chest tightened as he pictured how blindly enraged she would have to have been in order to miss her target when he was so close. What the story behind her name? Why did she hate it so much? And why would Reggie use something that upset her so much, lashing out and hurting her and causing such wrath if he knew it affected her like this? If he loved her like he claimed?

I could treat her better.

The thought came out of nowhere, but... He looked up at PJ, his hands pausing. She took only a beat until she looked up too, unsure as to why he’d stopped cleaning. Their eyes locked and both realized how wonderfully close they were. Pea’s body was buzzing and PJ’s head was spinning. Their minds filled with the other, senses reaching to take in everything they could. All their senses worked in tandem to get as much input as possible.

Well. Almost all.

It was then that Sweetpea’s eyes moved slowly, purposefully, to PJ’s lips. He wondered how she tasted. How it would feel to have her taste in his mouth as their lips pressed together. He wondered if her lips were super soft, taken care of like he imagined a North Sider’s would be. Or maybe they’d be rough, like Pea’s got when he got high stressed and licked them a lot, especially while thinking. Especially after a fight. Perhaps they’d be somewhere in the middle. Not chapped but not perfectly smooth either...

He didn’t realized he’d leaned forward until his hand was touching her cheek and hers were reaching behind him, fingers wrapping around the back of his neck and fingers going into the ends of his hair.

She flinched as his wet hair and skin met her beat up fingers and she retracted them, pulling away to hold them in front of her, her face contorted in pain.

The moment broke and Pea’s eyes went wide. He stood, moving to the back to get some wrap and medical tape before returning. Using the same small, side table, he sat back on the stool and replaced her hands on his knees. Except this time she moved her hands higher, to his thighs, allowing herself to sit properly and stay close.

A smirk fought to take place on his lips but he kept his eyes on her hands. He pulled the wrap out and her left hand forward first. He began wrapping her fingers, but then paused. He leaned down, pressing his lips gently to the bruises and cuts. His eyes found hers, gauging her expression. Her gaze had shot wide as she watched him. Not uncomfortable or disturbed. Surprised.

The expression melted, slowly, into one of soft admiration. He leaned away, continuing the process of covering her busted up skin. He looked at her every few seconds, and each time her eyes were more soft and warm and her smile was more and more dreamy. He couldn’t contain the full grin that was demanding to be seen. Instead, he let a small little smile rest on his face.

Once he finished with one, he moved to the other hand, resting her hand on his thigh again. He repeated the process of the last hand, pressing his lips to her fingers and then leaning back and finally, wrapping.

“Why the kisses?” PJ finally managed.

Pea looked up, his smile grown a little. “I kissed it better. It’ll help the healing process.”

Her blush was deep and beautiful and the way she glowed made his insides explode. This sight was for him. He had caused that. She was flustered. The big, tough girl that had resisted him for so long and put Reggie in his place and given him the knock out he’d deserved was puddie in Sweetpea’s hands. She was more flustered than he’d ever seen her be with Reggie. And, in fact, she was more flustered than she’d ever been with Reggie.

As he finished her hand, he replaced it on his other thigh, again, and looked up at her. Their eyes locked. Sweetpea swallowed.

"You know," she rasped. "You're not like any guy I've ever met before. You're... you seem so rough and tough and big, but you're really such a teddy bear. Are you really only seventeen? You seem so much older..."

Pea smiled. "I just turned eighteen, actually."

"I'm turning seventeen in two weeks."

His eyes widened. "You're not legal then."

PJ snorted. “That’s one way to put it...” They both chuckled and Pea was blushing now. “But yeah.” She paused but then added, “Not for you.” They were still very close, and there was heavy tension between them as neither were willing to lean away or lean forward either. They both decided to hover, frozen, inches away and eyes locked instead- either too stubborn or too scared to make a move.

Finally, his eyes set. "I don't care." He leaned forward, closing the space between them. His lips pressed against hers, the dent in her lip rubbing against his smooth skin. His hand dropped the towel on the floor and grabbed her jaw. She responded instantly, moving forward so that he leaned back and straddling him. She was so small and so light- Pea was actually surprised. Her hands went around the sides of his neck, finger tips pushing into the ends of his hair. Her head turned as his other hand went to her waist, holding her against him.

Just then, her promise echoed through her head.

No boys...

PJ jetted away from him, stumbling off of his lap as she pushed his hands off of her and looked away, her heart racing a million miles an hour as she tried to catch her breath- of which she was already having to gasp to have the little bit she was barely holding onto.

Sweetpea's eyes fluttered open, his lips slightly swollen and redder than when the kiss began, his hair a little messy, and his face twisted with confusion. When he saw PJ's panicked expression, his hands dropped into his lap. "Did I... do something wrong?" She shook her head, her hands covering her face. "I know you like me. You responded well enough to attest for that. PJ? What's wrong?" He moved to her side, his hand reaching out to touch her shoulder. He tugged her until her eyes found his, the intensity and concern in his gaze keeping her eyes on him. "What's wrong?" His voice was soft and warm and it felt like she was freezing, aching for something only he could give her.

Her eyes closed. "This can't happen."

Pea recoiled like he'd been slapped. "Why not?" His tone was suddenly hard and cold and she gritted her teeth to avoid the flinch she'd almost let slip. Her eyes opened and their gazes locked again.

"You're a South Side Serpent, Sweetpea. I'm a North Sider outcast. I'm never going to fit in with the Serpents. I'm not like Betty, or even Cheryl. They'll all hate me and Reggie will come after you so fast. And I- I-"

"You what?" Sweetpea demanded.

Choked up a bit, PJ blinked the tears back. "Pea, I... I... I just got out of a relationship with Reggie, like, two and a half weeks ago. And then I beat the shit out of him today. I can't get into a relationship right now and I prom-" She cut off, her eyes shooting wide as she looked away. She'd almost told him about the promise. Oh my gosh. Why was it so easy to trust him? Fall into him? Why was it so tempting to just let him in and tell him everything and completely trust him with everything she'd so easily kept to herself all up until now?

Pea's gaze narrowed, watching her internal struggle surge to the surface like the bubbles of boiling water forming, steadily getting quicker and quicker. "What aren't you telling me?"

Sighing, PJ covered her eyes. "My aunt died a little while back. About a year ago." Pea's face twisted. He could imagine how hard that must have been... "When she died, she made me.... she made me promise. Focus on school. No boys until college - preferably, after. I thought she was stupid when I met Reggie. I thought she was silly and generalizing but... but he just proved how... how right she was. I promised."

He took only a second before he nodded. He placed his hand on PJ's shoulders. "Okay."

She looked up, shocked. "You're not mad?"

Pursing his lips, he shook his head. "I get it. You made a promise to your mother figure on her death bed. You broke that promise once, it bit you in the ass. I understand."

PJ relaxed. "Thank you."

Forcing a smile, Sweetpea nodded. "Of course." A pause. "Friends?"

Her heart tightening at the idea and the already growing want to kiss him again, PJ nodded. It felt stupid. Stupid to stop them from being together when they were so into each other. Stupid to stop them from being happy. But she couldn't help it. It had changed her, when her and Reggie hadn't worked out. She'd had so many panic attacks and sleepless nights and nightmares and hysterical sob fests when she pictured all the times she'd shit talked her Aunt Lila. All the times she'd demeaned the woman who'd busted her ass for years to protect and guide PJ, just to reason why her and Reggie should be together. Calling her crazy and stupid and old fashioned and scoffing to herself. And then things with Reggie had ended and... PJ had felt so terrible. Terrible for the way she'd thought about Lila - her mom, for all intents and purposes - for a boy that didn't last more than two months.

Now Sweetpea stood in front of her ad he was so different than Reggie and eternally more promising but what she'd done and thought still haunted her and she just... COULDN'T.

So, instead of giving in like she so desperately wanted to, a panicked PJ nodded her head, smiling. "Friends."

[peachyjie]

Whipped || Zhu Zheng Ting

A/N : This is my very first requested scenario, you guys dont know how hyped i am while writing this. I am all giddy, so ya’ll have to love this and the anon who request this! *no i am not forcing you*

Requested : YES! first out of all! (Req still open, my WIP is still fairly empty lol)

Pairing : Zhu Zheng Ting - Reader

Cameo : Troublemakers Yuehua Beans / Kids (Quanzhe, Justin and ChengCheng)

Genre : Mafia!AU + slight!angst + fluff

Summary : You never realized how whipped ZhengTing is for you. Because despite the cold exterior, his insides will always melt the moment you walk in the room. He just doesn’t show it.

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The soles of shoes hitting the ceramic gives out a cold vibe as Zhengting walks in the empty corridor. He made a turn and walks in the meeting room.

In the room already seated by his other teammates in the respective order, surrounding the round table. Li QuanZhe, the double agent. Huang Justin, the lure. And Fan ChengCheng, the blackmailer.

“Our next target”, Quanzhe said as he slides the black folder to Zhengting.

He grabs it and flips the pages, skimming down all of the data. He nodded.

“Xing Coorperation, game developing company at day and sweet drug heaven at night. Killing the innocents for human trafficking and loan sharks that targets the weak”, Zhengting explained briefly.

Chengcheng who’s on his Ipad, scrolling through the files scrunched his brows. He stared at Zhengting as the older raised his eyebrow for question.

“Isn’t the CEO like works with the government?”, Chengcheng didn’t know if he regret asking or not. Because right now the face of Zhengting is so sinister and cold, ready to kill.

“Exactly, lets say the government also uses them for money. Dirty money, to fill all of his needs for useless things whilst society crumbles”

“And what better way for us to fix this? Because people whoe are a problem and toxic to society deserves to be killed”, Zhengting walks to the table. He rests his hands on the wooden material, folder resting beside his hand.

“Quanzhe, I need you to hack into their system. Secure all data on all of their asserts and deals with their client”, Quanzhe nodded and ran out to retrive his laptop in his room.

“Justin, lure them. Act like a client and give command. Have some fun kid, make blood spills. And bring some backups with you”, Justin giddily nodded.

At the same time the door opened, revealing Quanzhe who went in hurriedly. Sitting down at his seat, he madly typed on his laptop.

“As for you”, Zhengting stared at Chengcheng who is expectant. “You’re going with me, we’re taking the boss. And since i am in a good mood today, I’ll give you the honor on pulling the trigger”, Zhengting smiled.

“SERIOUSLY?!”, all of them flinched by Chengcheng’s sudden yelp. Embarrassed, he coughed.

“I mean, for real?”, Justin swore he was gonna slap his Ge for his fake cool exterior. Zhengting looks at all of them and nodded.

“Ambush starts tonight and remember it’s either living in a toxic society or we make the society-“

Zhengting was interrupted by Quanzhe sudden action, slamming the laptop close and standing up. The younger looks at his leader, pupils shaking.

“Y/N’s here”, at the same time Quanzhe finished the sentence. They heard the front door jiggling, soon they heard a click.

Zhengting stared at the others, in a panic motion he slams his hand on the table gaining everyone’s attention.

“Act normal! Justin, scatter your school works! Now!”, the door started jiggling again.

In panic, Justin squeled as he took his school bag. Turning it upside down, he shook the bag scattering all book and papers on the table.

They saw the door opening slowly, in panic the others hid all of the data under the table. Hoping you won’t noticed.

“Hi”, you peaked inside and smiled

It was a moment of silence. You stared at them and the awkward situation.

Justin holding his bag upside down in a frantic face. Chengcheng’s face was so pale, his hand shaking whilst holding his Ipad playing his game, you almost thought he had seen a ghost. Whilst Quanzhe is shaking in his seat, hands over his laptop.

You looked at Zhengting in confusion, he shrugs and clears his throat. “I brought you guys lunch”, you held up a plastic bag from their favorite chinese restaurant nearby, hoping to ease the situation.

“Y/N!!!”, you heard a scream before getting tackled down by Justin and Chengcheng. Zhengting took the bag and put it on the table, before helping you out of their clingy embrace.

Zhengting glared at the younger whilst they cowered away. You smiled being in your boyfriend’s embrace and looked up to him. He stared at you back, noticing you wide smile.

“Hi, Ting”, and pecked him on the cheek. Zhengting swore he was all mushy and soft, he knew he shouldn’t show that soft side so he coughed instead.

You would be hurt, but you couldn’t because the slight tint of pink on his cheeks, it was already a proof to you that he likes you as much as you like him.

“Ge is so whipped for Y/N”, Zhengting turned around to look at Justin who have his mouth full with noodles. “What did you say?”, Zhengting warns tbe younger.

“He said, you’re so whipped for Y/N”, Chengcheng repeats for him. Quanzhe almost wants to slap Chengcheng for being so dumb.

“Are you?”, still in the same posture you stared at him expectant. Zhengting just looked at you and shrugs coldly.

You sigh a little but nodded. Pulling yourself out from his embrace, you walk near the empty space beside Chengcheng and sat down. Pulling your food and Zhengting’s food our, preparing for lunch.

You waved him to sit next to you, which he obliged anyway. You all ate in silence.

Justin and Chengcheng stared at the lover in confusion, aren’t lovers supposed to be all mushy and disgusting with each other?

They looked at Quanzhe in approval, which he replied with a small shake meaning no. They did it anyways

“You know Y/N, believe it or not. Zhengting Ge here is soft for you despite having a cold exterior”, this grabs your’s and Zhengting’s attention.

You look at them in confusion by the sudden topic. “Whenever he heard you are coming, he would have this soft smile on his face and talks about your arrival nonstop”, Chengcheng added.

Quanzhe just stared at them, noting to hold Zhengting back later before he starts murdering Justin and Chengcheng.

“It’s funny how Ge here is so whipped for you, but in the outside world he is known to be the coldest ma-“, You didn’t know what just happened.

But in a blink of an eye, you say Zhengting strangle Justin almost choking the younger in advance. He swore if their secret, his secret is known by you, it will ruin everything.

Zhengting knows he never tells you this, but the first time he saw you, he was so intrigued by your existence. And he didn’t know what got you to like him and accept his favor to go out.

Zhengting always thought this world to be a cold ruthless world. Even if he died, he wouldn’t care that much.

But after meeting you, and your constant affection to him. Your smile, your existence, your love, you. He finds it so hard to just open up, fearing that everything he do will cause a life. Your life

He felt like there’s a reason to stay alive, hence he was afraid of his job. Of losing you

He was still headlocking the younger before noticing your giggle. Everyone stared at you in confusion.

“I know”, you stated.

You stared at Zhengting, securing his gaze on yours. Zhengting swore having eye contact with you could almost make him lose everything. He is whipped for you, but why can’t he just show it.

Your eyes, your touch, everything screams your love for Zhengting. You openly showed it to him, you openly always tells him about your life despite him hiding his.

But never once you complained about it, never. Zhengting always wondered how he got so lucky to have so much love, yet he can never do the same

He walks back to his seat, eyes gazed upon you. He took your hand slowly, locking his gaze on yours.

You swore you were blusing under the intensity of his stare. But you almost died inside when he kissed your knuckles.

The very first affection he ever shows in your 2 months of relationship. You heard Justin and Chengcheng whooping in the background, but that wasn’t the focus.

Zhengting stared at you, eyes filled with raw emotion. He felt the desperation to show how much you meant to him.

He lets go, breaking the small kiss and looks at you. A small genuine smile on his face.

“They’re right, I am so whipped for you, Y/N”

|| Scars ||

[canna-base]

Honest Review of the Pax 3 Handheld Portable Vaporizer by a Chronic Pain Patient

As a fairly recent convert to MMJ, it took me almost a year to lose my love affair with rolling a blunt and suffering the noxious smoke to medicate. Trying to subtly partake of much needed sweet leaf relief was a chore, dodging into the alley next to my home and trying to avoid the gaze of curious kids was proving stressful. It was more the image of their dad smoking than the substance itself, of giving them a bad mental image that allowed them to “smoke” was not good parenting. Plus I don’t want to feel like taking herbal medication is something to be ashamed of.

But a whole 12 months past before I got together the resources (saved!) to afford a decent pocket vape. My requirements were;

Discreet

Easy to use

Didn’t look too “druggy”

Did the job efficiently

Had accurate temperature control

I used to be a cigarette smoker, many moons ago but having never ‘vaped’ I was not sure what to expect.  I knew the device had to heat the dry herb to hit the off button on my considerable knee pain and I knew that three light-ish puffs on a ‘joint’ got the job done, albeit with that smokey aftertaste, aroma and fear that a neighbour may smell the err, medication.

So I did some research and decided that a Pax 3 was the ticket, I almost purchased an entry level eBay special but figured that £80+  could be totally wasted (ha!) and I should go with a reputable brand. After reviewing our various recommendations I went and bought a Pax 3 from a local supplier.

Shopping For a Dry Herb Vaporizer

Evapo is a vape shop in Guildford mostly given over to liquid non-MMJ vape-ware, vaporisers, liquids and accessories but there was one cabinet market “CBD” which, given this is the UK, was a subtle clue as to what the cabinet held. The choice was limited to a Pax 2 or a Pax 3. Given that I am an inveterate tech-head I opted for the app controlled Pax 3.

The salesman was a cheerful upbeat sort who talked discreetly but knowledgeably of the features/benefits and what a dry herb vaporizer did. Plus, Evapo had a 15% off deal that weekend which reduced the ticket price from £219.99 to £186.99. Seemed a bit steep for a first time vape purchase, I mean, what if I didn’t like it? What if I didn’t get the relief I am seeking? Hey ho, figured in the name of research it was worth the spend. Five minutes later I exited the proud owner of one spanking brand new Pax 3, and instructions on how to pair it up with the app, more on that in a moment.

Unboxing the Pax 3 Herb Vape

When I got home I opened the box, which is as stylish as the Pax 3 itself, very Apple design led. You slide the box out a sleeve, and it opens with a satisfying resistance provided by hidden magnets. I can see why they get the price they charge.

It contains charger & USB charge cable, cleaning materials (pipe cleaners and pipe brush), a keyring that doubles up as a scraper, an oven like compartment with a holder for concentrates and waxes, a second half-charge oven lid, raised silicon mouthpiece and a stitched material sleeve and of course the device itself. The enclosed documentation is quite slim on any actual operating instructions, but does give you the limited instructions in many different languages. Plus a safety booklet, again, bereft of any instructions but telling you of the many dangers a device like this can inflict.

Once released from its plastic coffin the device is pleasingly heavy in the hand. The heft gives it a solidity, again the comparison to Apple cannot be overstated. It’s solidly built up to a standard not down to a price.

I choose a matt black finish and thus with one click on the top of the mouthpiece, the LEDs stood out like runway landing lights. I set up the device to charge, it already had 3 of the 4 lights lit, and within 20 minutes the remaining light blinked on and we were good to go.

Pairing the Pax 3 With The App

By the time the charge had finished I was ready to pair the Android version of the app with the device and had gotten to the point where you shake it to pair it. Try as I might my Google Pixel 2 XL running Android Pie (9.0) was just not having any of it, tried different settings on the phone and despite the phone stating it was paired, the app itself refused to play ball. I am guessing this is a Android Pie bug, maybe? I had only installed Pie on the phone a few days earlier so I am guessing app bugs are a distinct possibility. Many of the reviews however also noted pairing difficulties, so perhaps not? Later I downloaded the iPhone iOS app onto my iPad and that not only paired without trouble it also controlled the device well.

First Use and Impressions

Anyway, to the first trial, my ‘herb’ was ground and packed into the oven chamber, it took a relatively little amount, I would say half a single skin joint. I thought this seemed like a very minor amount given that the device allowed for several hits on one fill, but I went along with it. Within a couple of minutes I was ready to go, with a fully charged Pax 3 that was now also fully charged with bud I hesitantly hit the ‘on’ button. The device heats quickly 20 – 30 seconds and the flashing purple LEDs turned green notifying me that the Pax 3 was ready to dose me.

I’d opted for the highest heat setting, I just felt that if I was going to try it then I should really give the Pax 3 a run for its money. I took a tentative first pull. The taste was not what I expected, a floral, greenery taste with a slightly timber smoke edge to it, not burning but that kind of smell you get in a wood on a hot day. I guess that’s the oils and the waxes boiling off their terpenes which give the bud its flavour profile. As the flavour died back and I exhaled it suddenly gave me a taste of coffee grinds, not full on coffee in your mouth but that half smell of roasting you get as you walk past a coffee house.

Very pleasant, very smooth and much nicer than a pull on a ‘Fatty-Boom-Batty’. The specific stock I was smoking is not overpoweringly strong, but does do the job for my pain. As an example I can take a single pull on a one-skinner and have it hit the off button on my knee pain for a couple of hours but leave me focused enough to answer calls, write code and function without the distraction of grinding bone on bone action. I took a second tentative pull, and then thought, screw it, and took two much longer, deeper pulls.

The Pax 3 vs Knee Pain

It was Saturday night and I was feeling like kicking back a bit so wasn’t concerned if I overshot the runway when it came to switching off the red flashing pain klaxon. As per usual the hits took time to kick in, with my usual method of ingestion it takes around 10 minutes for the meds to make their way into my brain and do what it does. Oh-so much better than the mechanised approach that codeine seems to take. Wrapping everything in cling film and preventing you from feeling pretty much anything but the ‘ready break’ glow (US readers Google it, you’ll see how accurate that actually is) that Codeine gives you.

I usually then go make a cuppa, and settle into the sofa with my better half and wait for the pain to roll back and relief to roll in. Well, the Pax 3 definitely delivers, I was starting to feel the effects inside the ten minutes, and all was good. Everything suddenly felt very good with the world, in a way that pain seems to rob you of. Pain adds jagged pixelations to your every move, thought and sensation. It’s like you’re dealing with low resolution images and trying to pass them as 4K cinemascope.

Codeine always took away the ‘jaggies’ but delivered a vaseline smeared lens perspective of the world. All soft focused and fuzzy edged, you felt like the world was a bouncy castle made of marshmallow. However the Pax 3, not only delivered the usual relief but somehow it felt less punchy, like the difference between a $20 bottle of bourbon vs $120 bottle of premium single malt scotch. You can see why the Pax 3 gets the reviews it does.

Controlling Dose with My Second Use

Lets just say 30 minutes later as I am lying on the sofa, totally baked, I tried to have a chat with my other half and ended up giggling away as she laughed at me, not with me. I remained quite lucid, but was just very relaxed by the whole body sedation which is not how my current supply usually hits. The effect lasted at least 4 hours, in fact I went to bed and slept soundly, I usually wake early, 6:30 or 7am, woken by the knee pain, but I overshot that by at least 2 hours. Woke feeling fresh although a little fuzzy but coffee and breakfast sorted that for me.

Therefore I wanted to avoid this with my second use, which was much more controlled, after a little bit of reading online. Just 2 short pulls and the device turned down to a less intense heat at 3 LED lights. I think this might be the sweet spot as the effects again took 5-10 mins to become very noticeable but there was much less of a body sedation, in fact I felt a clarity in my thinking and it just neutralised my pain.

Gone.

Not a trace.

Before medicating I would put the pain at a 3 on our pain chart, far from unbearable but definitely ’nagging’ and niggling at me. So the two hits were a good amount to kill the pain but not dull my entire brain. In fact I would now consider a single pull at 3 lights during a working day. Maybe.

Final Impressions and Overall View

I would give the Pax 3, 5 stars, but I have no other benchmark other than self-rolled all-weed blunts, joints and the occasional bong rip. I feel like I did when I upgraded to my first smart phone. Suddenly I had a computer in my hand and felt like I was ahead of the curve. The Pax 3 is very similar, having previously burnt a tube of rolled up dry herb I now have control and can set the temperature to the exact setting I want and get much more measured doses from my choice of pain meds. The only remaining variable of course is the plant material itself.

I suddenly see that devices like the Pax 3 are invaluable in allowing pain patients to get closer to a proper dosing regimen and if they feel like having a little more fun on a Saturday night, then at least it is a choice. That, for me, is what Cannabis should be about, the choice, the choice of your medication, the choice to choose your own safe pain meds. That it is your body and therefore making a choice of herbal remedy vs the output of an industrialised process, is your right.

I wish I had tried a vaporiser earlier, the Pax 3 is a very good product that does the job without fanfare, but does it stylishly and without announcing to the world you partake. The only small downside was that after I had fiddled about with it, trying to get it to sync with my Android phone, and then using it to heat my herb it got a little warm. Not uncomfortably, or dangerously, but it did warm noticeably, which given its function is not unreasonable, but it got a touch warmer than I thought it would. Put that down to user expectations perhaps, but one to consider. I am exploring a silicon sleeve for it, just to make it the perfect portable medical device.

The Pax 3 is a total winner and I am very pleased with the value for money and recommend it to you if you are considering using a vape. If you have pain, don’t leave home without it.

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[thepennydarling]

Happy (rainy) Wednesday, Penny Darlings!

We are bewitchingly close to the big spooky day, and as All Hallows’ Eve approaches – I am doing all the things I’m supposed to be doing. I’ve watched Hocus Pocus, drank ALL the PSLs, stocked up on candy for trick-or-treaters, and most importantly: got some costumes!

Now, if you’re like me, then I’m sorry.

Ha! Just kidding!

But seriously, I have CURLY CURLY CURLY hair and it is TOUGH to style. It doesn’t hold style very well (it’s also SUPER fine and silky!), it gets frizzy the second I start sweating or thinking about humidity, and it deflates to being totally flat in under an hour.

I’m also not that great at doing really inventive hairstyles – but I love an excuse to do my hair up nice and fancy or to get to experiment with something new. I knew that I definitely needed something to beat the heat, humidity, frizz, and last my whole Halloween party long: so obvious choice is: Not Your Mother’s She’s a Tease Volumizing Hairspray!  (which you can shop at your local Ulta, CVS & a million other places!)

If you don’t have curly hair, don’t want curly hair, etc. these tips and styles should still work (with some slight variations) and you can totally just ignore step one!

  Step One

For my hair looks, I started out with “day to day” hair treatment to get my curls looking fly with my Not Your Mother’s line! I did a whole post on this back in the spring – so check out my step by step process here!

A little mini-review for the TL;DR-type-readers:

After washing (or rinsing) my hair until it is totally wet, I wrap in a cotton t-shirt (SO much better for curls than a towel!), then spray some Beach Babe Texturizing Spray near the roots. Next, I scrunch my hair from tip to root to give it a little boost. Next, a decent dollop of Curl Talk Defining Cream followed by more scrunching. Third, you guessed it, another scrunch with Curl Talk Curl Activating Mousse. Then I let it air-dry!

  Cinderella

This is one I’ve been wanting to tackle for awhile now!

So for this look, I had all the ingredients (like a dress and shoes!), but I was trying to get an easy bun with a bit of a bump in the front for the classic princess look!

how to get that royally perfect bun

Step 1: Listed above. Follow it. Believe. Step 2: Once hair is dry, apply a healthy layer of She’s a Tease Volumizing Hairspray Step 3: Take a comb (I used a regular comb, but a teasing comb with have worked better) and comb on your top-most layer of hair. Step 4: Put your hair in a ponytail. Step 5: Loop the ponytail halfway through the holder, creating a messy bun. Separate * fluff to desired bun size. Step 6: More hairspray Step 7: Take your index fingers from your hairline back to the bun, lifting a small section, but not so much that it falls out of the bun to create a small bump or lift in front Step 8: More hairspray Step 9: Finish with a ribbon (or scrunchie, like I did) for that royal bun with the bump Step 10: One last layer of hairspray all around the hairline (for any frizz or flyaways!).

Fun Fact: while taking this photo, a group of probably 30-40 Italian & French tourists walked by Preston & I at the exact moment I kicked off my shoe (pictured below). They all stopped and took pictures and videos on their iPad and phones of us! #MortifiedButLaughing –  And a lovely young Italian man with bleach blonde & yellow hair wearing a leather vest yelled: “Slaaaay Queen” in the HEAVIEST ITALIAN ACCENT of all time. I cannot express how awesome it was! (hence my intense laughter in this pic!)

  Bew*tched!

I grew up totally obsessed with Samantha on Bewitched. I thought she was so rad and her costumes were totally envy-inducing. I was forever trying to wiggle my nose and see if any magic happened.

For this hair look, I wanted a softer, more brushed out, and looser blonde curls to pair with this retro dress & vintage sofa!

Step 1: I literally just told all of you what step one is. Scroll back up, ya nerd! Step 2: Wait for hair to completely dry! Step 3: Spray (dry) hair with She’s a Tease Volumizing Hairspray & let dry Step 4: Brush out curls – STOP 1-2 INCHES BEFORE THE ENDS! Don’t brush THROUGH your hair. Step 5: More She’s a Tease Volumizing Hairspray Step 6: Repeat brush process from the under side of hair, leaving tips unbrushed. *When you split the ends, that’s when the frizz gets crazy for me and the ‘bushy’ hair starts – by not brushing the tips, it only softens the curls in the middle.* Step 7: Spray underside of hair

You are on your way to a nose-wiggling good time!

Britney Spears

Obvi, a 90’s queen had to make this list – so I went ALLLLLLLL the way back to the most iconic music video of all time* – Hit Me Baby One More Time

*not a fact

I wanted to do her iconic pink hair scrunchies mixed with pigtails. My hair is a little too short to make the braided version work – so I did a variation with pigtails!

get those iconic 90’s pigtails

Step 1: Listed above, for real, get it together. Step 2: Separate dry hair into two sections and gather towards the shoulders. Step 3: With small elastic bands create two ponytails just above and behind your ears. Step 4: When tightening them, pull at a wide angle to create some volume. Step 5: Spray with She’s a Tease Volumizing Hairspray Step 6: *OPTIONAL* braid both pigtails and tie at the end with small elastic bands. My hair CAN’T do this, so I modified and that’s totally fine! Step 7: Obvi, spray that hair – braided or unbraided – it’s gotta survive your Halloween plans! Step 8: Accessorize! I got my pink scrunchies at Claire’s in the mall, and when I told the girl what I needed them for (Britney Spears costume) she went, “Who?” and I nearly DIED ON THE SPOT OF OLD AGE. Step 9: One last spritz of She’s a Tease Volumizing Hairspray for hold & for good luck! Ha!

  TA-DA! Those are my Halloween hair looks.

…for those of us who are only okay at doing our own hair, welcome friends. Ha!

Double bonus: I can pick these up at CVS or Ulta, just around the corner, without breaking the bank!

I find my hair to be such a big part of my confidence and my femininity that I love to take care of it and find products I can stick with for a long time and use again after I’m done being spooky. I hate buying products that I use once and then end up sitting around until they’re crusty – get some supplies that last!

Seriously, switch out your hair towel for a tee and thank me later!

Everyone – be safe & spooky & awesome & haunted & make good choices & look cute & don’t forget to put an extra coat of hairspray on & eat candy.

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Abby

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