#i miss joking around and being kind to strangers and making friends because of it
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i was significantly more insecure in college in many ways but the confidence i used to project everyday back then is like!! insane!! astounding!! what was i sipping!!
#i was looking back at college pics and i got sad LOL#if i only didn't go through the horrors (tm) at the end of college perhaps i would've retained!! some of my ability to confident in the sam#ways#i was able to speak in groups and be around people so much better than i am now#i was always being silly and okay with being the center of attention#tbh i thrived when i was!!#i have very lucid memories from my sophomore year right#my friends had a house dubbed 'the hole' and whenever i walked in during a party#everyone would scream#âOMG ITS SALEM!!!!!â#and i'd get grouphugged and we'd throw on toto's africa and we'd dance and dance and dance#and i remember thinking like this won't last forever and is so special.#i felt very loved and seen!!#in many ways i was unhappy#and ive scorned a lot of my time at college bc i was going through it and not being truthful with myself#and was really lost#but idk i'm REFLECTING and there's lots i liked and enjoyed#i miss choir and being friendly with my peers in it#i miss joking around and being kind to strangers and making friends because of it#i miss feeling unafraid when i see people (even when i know them!!)#sorry to wax in the tags lol#i'm in my mourning era đâ!!#covid took from me just as much as it gave#i would not be sharing writing at all if it wasn't for the pandemmy!!#and being isolated and learning to love myself and all my parts!!
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azriel: mr grumpy and his miss sunshine
Notes: super domestic
god im so fucking single it actually fucking hurts
This man would prefer to never see people.Â
He loves his family and you, those are the only people he needs.Â
You however, are a little social butterfly. Everywhere you two go, someone knows you. When random people say âgood morningâ to you, you smile brightly and respond enthusiastically in kind. Or, youâll randomly just speak to a stranger and end up laughing with them.Â
You do not see yourself this way but he does. And then everyone in the inner circle would make jokes about you talking to random people and how it stresses Rhysand out because he doesnât want you kidnapped.Â
âBy no means are you ignorant to the world's threats, I just donât trust people with my figurative baby sister.â He explained when you asked him if he thought you were stupid.Â
He called you his sunrise, you were bright, warm, sweet, you gave him hope. Meanwhile, you called him a grumpy bat. Sometimes you called him a grumpy old bat. Depends on if his bones were creaking or not.Â
You were a magnet for people. Randomly, people would say things to you. Or youâd offer to help people if they needed it (but only when you had one of the guys with you, you didnât trust everyone easily).Â
You made friends everywhere you went, he however, kinda just sat behind and watched you interact with people. Made sure people didnât take advantage of your kind heart, and nobody was being a pig with you.Â
Azriel loved how social you were, he also adored how introverted you were.Â
For example, while out at Ritas, heâd watch you be chatty and then just slow down. He can see when you start to zone out when your social battery has completely run out. So heâll always say that heâs tired and wants to go home so the blame doesnât go to you because it makes you anxious and youâll feel the need to apologize constantly.Â
You two would hold hands coming home, bumping into each other and giggling. You may be socially burnt out, but you never felt that way with him.Â
He loved the âafterâ part of a night out. Watching you wipe your makeup off delicately with cloth, then hop in the bath with him. Youâd delicately wash his wings as he hates feeling like theyâre dirty. You two scrub each other down. When he gets to washing your hair, heâs so incredibly gentle with his hands. The idea of even accidentally pulling your hair hurts him. Your eyes roll to the back of your head as he massages your scalp. Heâll then massage your shoulders, causing your head to drop down, your chin against your chest causing your spine to slightly stretch out and release the tension from being social.Â
After the bath, you'd do your skincare, heâd watch as you gently apply toner, serums and creams. Then youâd throw on his ratty tunic and a pair of oversized shorts. Youâd sit your (fine) ass on the counter and pull his hands into your lap to apply creams on them. Because he insisted he wanted to take care of his hands more.Â
Once you two ended up in bed, youâd turn on the lap by your bedside and begin to read your novel. He would write in a notebook. You suggested he try journaling when he talked about his thoughts overcrowding his brain.Â
Eventually you two would settle down together, he would lay on his side, his arm around your waist pulling you to his chest. Your head on a pillow that holds both of your heads with his arm underneath it. He refused to let you sleep by the window because he wants to be able to protect you.
The windowâs open, letting the cool night breeze in. The only sounds are your breathing and the drapes billowing.Â
You felt content in your husband's arms. Knowing he may be a grumpy introverted bat, but heâs yours. He loves you as yourself.Â
Heâs your home.
#acotar#acomaf#acowar#acofas#acofs#azriel shadowsinger#azriel x you#azriel acotar#azriel fluff#azriel x reader
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Need You Now | Eddie Munson x F!Reader
Requested by @mmunson86 : Eddie and Reader were best friends who secretly liked each other, but then they went their separate ways after high school and kind of lost contact. one day, Eddie runs into Steve, who still talks to Reader, and after five years he realizes that he shouldâve taken his shot and I donât know maybe he has the urge to call her and instead he just shows up at her doorstep in the pouring rain heâs drenched in water, and he tells her how she feels and hopes that she does and well she does feel the same (Eddie finally asks her to be his girl) & well it gets smutttty đĽšđ included the song Need you Now by Lady A
Cw: angst, mutual pining, friends to strangers to lovers, fluff, no use of y/n reader is referred to with nicknames (Peach, sweetheart, baby) smut, p in v, dirty talk, one mention of birth control, no use of condoms, creampies? Alchohol.
wc: 7.6k
comments and reblogs are always appreciated and encouraged <3
August 1984.
"So this is it, huh?" Eddie was completely taken aback by the suddenness of it all. He had known deep down that this day would eventually arrive, but it had always felt like a distant threat. Now that it was here, he struggled to come to terms with the fact that you were leaving him. You had always been ambitious, and he was incredibly proud of everything you had accomplished. But the thought of being left behind while you went on to bigger and better things was a tough pill to swallow. Despite his own feelings of loss and sadness, however, Eddie knew that he couldn't stand in the way of your dreams - he would never be the kind of person to hold someone back from reaching their full potential.
"Y-yeah." you sigh with shaky breath.
How could you leave him? The guilt gnawed at you because, even after everything, you never got to tell him how you felt. Now you are standing in the airport, feeling lost. It's too little, too late for confessionals.
Since you can remember, going to school in England has been your dream. You made it a mission and are now attending the University of Cambridge. You got in on a scholarship and scrapped up every penny working at Family Video for your four years of high school.
"You better write to me and all that shit" he pointed.
This made you giggle. "Of course, I'll even call once in a while. Hopefully, the long-distance charges won't be too lethal." You play with the chain hanging from your neck. You never took it off.
"Oh! I almost forgot... here!." Eddie rummaged around his pockets and pulled out a small wrapped gift. "Uh, open it when you get there, okay?"
"Teddy, you didn-"
"I wanted to. Please? Just take it." Eddieâs heart fluttered at your name of endearment.
You reach for the gift, fingers brushing, and you swear you feel sparks fly. You instantly jump into him, arms wrapping around his neck, taking in his feel, scent, and touch. Fuck this hurts more than you thought it would. But you kept telling yourself it wouldn't be forever, only four years; you could survive that. And you would be home in the summers. It wouldn't be so bad.
Tears threaten to fall as they rim your lashes. "I'll miss you," you sniffle, and your voice cracks.
It breaks Eddie's heart to see you like this. You were his girl, well, not technically, but you had his heart. You had it from the first moment he saw you in ninth-grade science when you were assigned to be his lab partner. From then on, you were as thick as thieves; if only you felt the same way...
"All passengers for flight 739, please make your way to gate 67; you are now boarding." Your heart sinks at the announcement; that was you. No more stalling.
You turn to your parents, giving them another tight hug, then quickly turn to Eddie again. You hug him once more, as tight as you can this time.
"You're squishing me, Peach. Can't. Breath." He jokes, and you look up at him with glossy eyes.
You reach up to your tiptoes, kiss his stubbly cheek and mutter the words he has been waiting to hear for the past four years. "I love you, Eddie."
Eddie was stunned, did he hear you correctly? You don't give him time to answer because you quickly turn without another word, not giving him a chance to speak, and you run. You run to the gate and don't look back.
For most of the flight, your mind was racing. You couldn't help but feel like a coward. Your mind was racing with questions and doubts. What if Eddie misunderstood your words as just platonic love? Or would he understand that you were actually in love with him?
You sat on the plane, staring at the gift box Eddie handed you. It was a small black square box with a red bow. Nothing fancy.
Once you were over international waters, you decided you couldn't wait anymore and opened it up.
As you slowly lift the lid, the tears start to well up in your eyes again. Your heart is pounding as you peer inside the small box and handwritten note and a silver mood ring were nestled inside. You reach in and carefully pick up the note and begin to read.
Dear, Peach
I am going to miss you so much, so here is a small token to remember me byâŚ
Your Teddy.
You sniffle as you pick up the ring and hold it up to the overhead light to get a better look.
You turn it over in your fingers, examining every detail, trying to confirm whether or not this was Eddie's ring. It looks exactly like the one he wore daily, but you can't be sure. You had never seen him without it before? You try to think about if he had it on at the airport.
As you examine the ring, memories of Eddie flood your mind. You remember how he constantly fiddled with it, absentmindedly twisting it around his finger. You remember how he told you it was his mother's ring and how much it meant to him. But now, as you hold it in your hand, you can't believe he did this.
You try to slide it onto your fingers, but it's too loose to stay in place. You don't want to give up on the ring, though. It's too precious to lose. Suddenly, a thought strikes you, and you take off your necklace. You carefully latch the ring onto the chain, ensuring its security. You can keep it close to your heart as you wear it around your neck...
Now, 1991
"Peach?!â You jump and turn; you were startled when browsing the chips section at the Dollar Store. âHoly shit, it is you!"
"Steve?" You smile brightly and embrace him in a hug when you realize who is speaking to you. Not even twenty-four hours back home, and youâre already bumping into old friends. You had forgotten how small Hawkins really was.
"What the hell are you doing here?!" he asked with a bright smile across his face.
"Brian-you remember my brother Brian? He's getting married, had to come back for the wedding." You smile.
"When did you get back?! Have you seen anyone? Oh god, everyone is going to be thrilled." He hugged you again for good measure to make sure it was really you.
"I got back late last night; I'm still jetlagged, so I haven't seen or reached out to anyone yet... I don't think I have anyone's numbers anymore; it's been so long..." You felt so guilty. Your life in Hawkins was worlds away. You had been so busy once you graduated. You hadn't been home in about four years; visiting you was easier for your folks.
"I'll alert the media; I'll be the town crier! Let everyone know Peach is back!"
"Thanks, Stevie," you giggled.
"How long are you in town for?"
"Ummm, that's the thing; I think I am back for good?" Sure, you loved being overseas, but seven years was so long you missed your life back home, your family, your friends, and your visa was running out.
"This is amazing! Oh, we have to all get together to celebrate!"
"How um- how is everyone?"
"Good! Robin and I are roommates, Nancy and Jonathan are still going strong, Dustin, Mike, Lucas and Will, El and Max are off at their different colleges..."
"What, uh-what about Eddie?" You hadn't mutter his name in years. Things fell off like they did with everyone else. You used to write almost every day, but then school, friends, and boyfriends happened, and eventually, the letters stopped altogether.
The two of you never spoke of the "I love you" statement you made at the airport. You tiptoed around it like it didn't happen. Sometimes, you wished you had stayed to hear what he would have said, and other times, you were glad you ran. You took the hint that he didn't feel the same way when he never said anything back in his letters or the few times you called him.
"Oh, Ed's is great! Yeah, he has his own shop downtown; you know how good he was with fixing cars and all that. He got promoted a few months back when Richards decided to retire..." You smile at the thought of Eddie finally owning up to his potential.
"Oh, well, um, that's amazing! I really missed you guys." You sighed, subconsciously playing with the ring attached to the chain around your neck. You hadn't taken it off in the seven years you had been away.
"Well, I better get going, but I'll call you, ok?"
"Yeah, I'm with my folks for now until I find an apartment, so same number,â you smiled.
When you leave Steve, your mind can't help but race with thoughts of seeing Eddie again. Seven years is a really long time; would he still have his long hair? Would he have a girlfriend? Oh god, what if he has a girlfriend? Of course, he would have a girlfriend. He's Eddie. He is the most flirtatious guy out there; there is no way he would be sitting around waiting for you. Not that he would be waiting for you... he never said those three words back.
It's been less than twenty-four hours since you've been back in Hawkins, and yet your thoughts are consumed by memories of him. The sound of his voice echoes in your mind as if you had heard him yesterday... The way he laughed, the way he walked, and the way he used to look at you. His presence has left an everlasting mark on your psyche, and you can't help but wonder what he's doing right now, whether he's thinking about you too, or if you'll ever see him again.
Your stuff was all over the new apartment. You managed to score a place not too far from everyone, and it only took about a week and a half to find, sign and finalize a place to live.
The living room was filled with countless cardboard boxes, each one crammed with different items from your childhood home and England.
As you rummaged through them, your attention was suddenly grasped by a photo album that had been buried deep inside one of the boxes. It took you by surprise - I had completely forgotten about it. As you held it in your hands, you couldn't help but feel a rush of nostalgia and curiosity, wondering what picture-perfect memories were inside.
You grabbed your drink from the side table and crawled on the messy couch covered in old newspapers and bubble wrap. Pictures of you with the gang, in the Wheelers basement, at lovers lake, in the trailerâŚ
Memories of late nights, early morning school pick ups, dnd creation sessions, forcible study sessions that ended up just you two talking for hours on end, Eddie making you fall for him and him you with neither of you were the wiser.
The phone ringing breaks you out of the trance. You scramble up off the couch the photo album falls off your lap and onto the floor as you scurry over to the phone mounted on the wall.
âHello?â Nice to know the phone company installed it correctly.
âHey! Itâs Steve, how are you?â
âGood, just settling in; my place is a mess,â you giggle.
âGood, good. We are all getting together on Friday; maybe you can take a break from unpacking? We thought it would be nice to meet at my folk's place, old time's sake.â you could hear the smirk in his voice.
âYeah, that sounds good.â You hesitated. âIs, um, everyone going to be there?â
"Yep! Folks are out of town; we can use the pool to put advantage. Everyone is so excited you're back" emphasis on everyone.
âThatâs great, Steve; Iâm happy to be home, glad no one hates me," you chuckle uncomfortably. "I was kinda worried since I fell off the face of the earth...â
âNah, we could never be mad at you.â
âOkay then! Iâll see you guys Friday,â you smile. Oblivious to the fact that none of your friends knew you were in townâŚ
âSo Stevie, whatâs got you bouncing off the walls?â Robin asked.
It was Friday, and Steve had everyone already over for an hour before your arrival.
They had no idea you were back because Steve wanted to tell everyone simultaneously. So he invited Nancy, Jonathan, and Eddie so he could share the big news.
âYea, youâre killing us, man,â Jonathan smirked.
âOkay, okay, okay! Everyone sit down.â Steve instructed. âSo I was out running some errands, and youâre never going to guess who I ran into!â
âVicki?â Robin asked.
âNooo.â
âChrissy?â
âNope.â
âMax?â
âNope, guess again.â
âLucas?â
Amidst the incessant guessing, Eddie's mind drifted away to a memory of you. He pictured you walking through the front door with that enchanting smile you always had on your face. The sound of your voice was etched in his mind as if he had heard it only yesterday. His heart yearned for you, how you used to take over his whole world and light up his day with your infectious energy and captivating aura.
Just as Eddie is about to get lost in his thoughts of you, the doorbell snaps him back into reality.
âYou uh expecting anymore else man?â Eddie asked.
âYeah, you uh mind grabbing the door for me?â Steve was up to something, and Eddie could sense it. Maybe Dustin was home early?
âWhy? Are you busy or something?â
âYea, 'bout to get the pool ready..â he winks.
With his suspicions, Eddie tentatively stands and reaches the door. Behind him, in the distance, he hears Nancy, âOh my god, shut up!â He must have shared the mystery person while he was out of war shot⌠jackass.
With his heart racing, he took the last few steps towards the door. His curiosity was piqued, and he felt a sense of anticipation building up inside him, wondering who could possibly be waiting on the other side. As he jogged, he could hear his own footsteps echoing in the hallway. Finally, he reached for the doorknob, ready to discover the mystery person on the other side.
You rang the doorbell once again⌠what had been taking so long?
âYeah, yeah, yeah, hold your horses-â Eddie swung open the door without any hesitation as he was in the middle of his sentence. However, his words trailed off when he saw you standing on the other side.
âHey, Teddyâ you smiled as your heart pounded. It was pumping so hard he could probably see it beating through your chest.
âOh my god.â Eddie looked like he had seen a ghost. The blood drained from his face. His eyes are wide with shock. Did Steve not tell him? âOh my god!â You were suddenly knocked off your feet as Eddie's weight collided with yours.
âHi,â you giggled, wrapping your arms around him.
"Peach?" It took him a second to process. âHoly shit, youâre here!â He spun you around before putting you down.
âDid Steve not tell you?â As you slowly stepped back, your eyes fixed on his face.
His once baby-smooth skin now bore a few fine lines, a testament to the life he had lived. Life was never kind to Eddie, but he held on to hope. His facial hair added a more mature rugged charm to the baby face you once knew. You couldn't help but admire the beauty that was Eddie Munson.
You also couldnât wipe the stupid grin off your face and Eddie was so thankful because he had never been witness to something so beautiful.
âNo! Oh my god! No, he didnât tell us anything.â He couldnât let you go; he needed to feel you to convince himself he wasnât seeing things. You smelled just as he remembered, but also sweeter.
âSheâs back?!â You hear Robin's voice coming from far inside the house. That made you giggle, and Eddie heard angels singing.
The loud sound of footsteps fills your ears, and you see Robin running towards the door. She bulldozes her way past Eddie and engulfs you in a suffocating hug.
âHow long are you here?!â She squealed.
âFor good!â You smile as you see Nancy and Jonathan run out after Robin.
âWhat?! Youâre back forever?!â Nancy came running out the door
âYes, forever!â You smile, glancing over at Eddie.
Eddie needed to process everything and stepped back so everyone else could say their long-awaited hellos.
He missed you so badly; of course, he tried to move on, but nothing was the same. Feeling overwhelmed by the avalanche of information he had just received, Eddie needed a moment to gather his thoughts. With a smile, he excused himself from the room and went through the house to the backyard.
The warm afternoon breeze hit his face as he leaned against the deck railing. Taking a deep breath of the fresh air. He reached into his pocket for his pack of cigarettes, and with a flick of his lighter, he lit one up. As he took a long first drag, he closed his eyes and let his mind wander, hoping to find clarity amid the chaos because you were back.
He hadnât been out there for two minutes, barely making a dent in the cigarette, when he heard the sliding glass door open and close behind him.
âHey, you okay, man?â It was Steve.
âYeah, yeah, just in shock, I guess...â He took a long drag of the cigarette and blew the puffs of smoke in the other direction, away from Steve's face.
âShe looks good, huh?.â Steve smirked as he also leaned back against the railing next to Eddie.
"Yeah, uh yea really good" He tried releasing his tense shoulders, but it was of no use.
"I didn't see a ring on her finger⌠but I did see one around her neck⌠looked familiar too.â
"What?â Eddieâs head snapped up.
âSee for yourself.â
You were now in the kitchen, facing him through the window. Clear as day your exposed chest dawned his ring.
What did this mean?
"Looks like now's your chance." Steve clapped his back.
"It's been so long⌠things are- I don't know, things just won't be the same. Too much time has passed."
"That's why I say seize the day!"
"Don't Carpe Diem me," Eddie scoffed.
"Well, you better because there is no way Iâm going to let someone else swoop in and snatch her up because youâre too dumb to say you love her back." In a swift motion, Steve reached out and plucked the cigarette from Eddie's lips, brought it up to his own mouth, took a long drag, and savoured the taste of the smoke. As he exhaled, he brought the cigarette back down and carefully stubbed it in the ashtray, snuffing out every last bit of ember. The two friends sat silently for a moment, lost in their thoughts.
"Donât fuck this up again,â he smirked before slipping back inside with the others.
Your gaze automatically finds Eddie as you make your way out the door and into the yard, it was a pool party after all. You even bought a new swimsuit for the occasion because you wanted to make an impression on Eddie. He hadn't seen you since you were no more than a few weeks older than eighteen, when you were still awkward and pimply. Now at twenty-five, youâve come into your body, and you looked fucking good.
You knew that your body had changed considerably since you were a teenager, and you wanted to look your best.
So when you went shopping you settled on a navy blue option with little white anchors, cute without trying too hard, or so you hoped. It accentuated all of your best assets.
Confidently, you let the shawl slip down your shoulders. Eddie felt like you were moving slowly as he watched you bend over to remove your jean shorts.
If Eddie didn't know any better, he'd think you were doing it intentionally. His hands were getting sweaty, and he needed to tighten his grip on the beer bottle so it wouldn't slip. You made him nervous; you were beautiful, elegant, and not to mention sexy, even more so than he remembered.
As you reach out to grab the drink from Robin's hand, you can sense Eddie's intense gaze fixed on you. Robin, who seems oblivious to the brewing tension, turns around and walks towards the pool chairs where Eddie, Steve, Jonathan and Nancy are lounging. You watch as Robin joins the trio, leaving you standing alone, wondering what Eddie's piercing stare could possibly mean. With a deep breath, you take a swig and join your group of friends.
Like a flip of a switch, Eddie's face softens when he sees you coming towards them. He takes in your body the closer you get. As soon as he caught a glimpse of you, his heart began to race uncontrollably. He couldn't believe how stunning you looked, and his eyes were immediately drawn to his ring that adorned your necklace.
You watched as Eddie gazed at you with admiration. It was like he was noticing every detail about you. Memorizing you - the way your hair cascaded over your shoulders, the sparkle in your eyes, the curve of your lips as you smiled. Eddie always knew how to make you feel special, even with just a look.
"Here, you can take mine." Eddie gets up. Alwasy the gentalman.
"No, it's okay. They are big enough we can share." You smile as you lay out your towel to sit at the end of the long white chair.
Conversations about everyone and how they have been lasted about an hour before you decided it was way too hot to not take advantage of the pool. While living in England, you have had to endure the cool and damp weather. It's such a contrast to the hot and humid summers that you grew up with in Hawkins. The scorching heat can sometimes get unbearable, yet a refreshing change from the gloomy weather back in England.
"I'm going in if anyone wants to join me." You set down your sweaty glass and walk over to the pool. Nancy and Robin follow closely behind before you glance back at the boys.
âHey, come in with us.â You offer with a smile.
You hear a splash from the pool and see the two other girls' heads bobbing up from under the water.
Steve and Jon nod their head while Eddie shakes his no.
âYou sure?â You offer once more, raising your brow.
Once again, Eddie shakes his head no before the other two boys grab him by the arms and drag him to the water's edge.
You giggle before taking a graceful dive in to join your girlfriends. The three of you tread water as you watch the boys struggle from land.
"Hey! Come on, I still have my shirt on!" Eddie protested.
"Take it off!" Robin yelled, pulling another giggle from you.
"Oh you think seeing me shirtless is funny, Peach?" He quipped. He was kidding, of course, but you couldn't help to fight off the blood rushing to your cheeks.
Too flustered to reply, you don't say anything; however, the boys save you by throwing Eddie in the pool. You flinch away from the splash of water that gets in your eyes and wait for Eddie to come back up for air. You stare at the spot that he was thrown in, but he doesn't come back up.
"Eddie?" you ask, feeling a bit worried. However, as you are standing in the water, a feeling of terror fear overtakes you as something grabs your waist from below the surface and pulls you backwards. You let out a small scream, but quickly cover your mouth as you feel strong arms wrap around you, holding you close to their chest.
"Teddy, you idiot!" You play scream but also can't hold back your laughter as Eddie pops back up for air, trying to swim off with you in toe.
"What? I'm saving you from sharks." He shrugs like he is doing the most obvious thing in the world.
"God, you haven't changed a bit, have you?" You gaze into his eyes as he pinned you against the pool wall. You canât help but take in his beauty.
"What is that a bad thing?" He cocks his head.
"N-not at all," Your breath hitches.
For a fleeting moment, you lose the sense of your surroundings. You forget about group's presence that is intently observing your and Eddie's every move. It's as if you are in a bubble, separate from the rest of the world. Your attention is drawn to the black t-shirt that now clings tightly to his wet body, accentuating every contour of his muscles in a way you hadn't noticed before. During your high school days, you remembered him as a lanky teenager.
Now, you noticed he had put on a lot of muscle mass. His chest was broad and well-defined, his biceps looked like they were about to burst out of his shirt, and his forearms were thick and veiny.
You couldn't help but feel a slight tingle through your core as the thought of running your hands over his muscular chest crossed your mindâŚ
"I like what you did with the ring." He flicked your necklace with his index finger, his touch sending shivers down your spine.
"Oh yeah, I, uh, it didn't fit, so... Had to keep it safe, you know." You chuckled awkwardly. "Never took it off."
"Never?" He was shocked.
"Never," You whispered back.
"Your boyfriend okay with having another man's ring around your neck, Sweetheart?"
"I-I-uh- no, no boyfriend." God, why was it like you had forgotten how to speak.
"Noted." You can't help but want to kiss the stupid gin off of his face.
You reminisced about the countless hours you had spent lost in your own thoughts, daydreaming about kissing his lips. Maybe, just maybe, a new beginning would allow Eddie to finally see you in the same light that you had always seen him. Little did you know Eddie also daydreamed about your lips. Especially the memory of watching you say those three words in the airport. It plagued his dreams day and night. He should have said them back, but he was too shocked to react, and before he knew what was happening, you were boarding the airplane to take you far far away from him.
"Okay, love birds, enough of this. We are playing macro polo!" Robin announced, popping the bubble that was you and Eddie.
You were suddenly embarrassed by your behaviour in front of your other friends. You were there to see everyone, not just Eddie, but you canât help yourself, you have missed him so badly, sometimes you felt like your chest was in physical pain from how much your longed for him.
He still was the last person you thought about before going to bed many nights. Even the times when you had a boyfriendâŚThatâs why none of your relationships worked, because he was right. You wore another manâs ring on your neck and refused to take it off no matter your relationship status. You were forever his, even if you technically never were, but your heart belongs to him.
The rest of the day was filled with laughter and catching up on old times. You tried your best to divide your attention to everyone but somehow you and Eddie were drawn to one another. He needed to be sitting next to you, to touch you whenever he could. To convince himself that you were in fact real and not going anywhere.
To Eddie you were the one that got away. The endless nights he stayed up thinking about you, the day you left, the days and nights spent, platonically, wishing he had just made a move⌠but maybe that would have made your move all that harder?
The ring was a spur of the moment decision that he was glad he made. He always caught you looking at it. He loved that you loved it and that you would have a piece of him while you were gone. He knew you would protect it and cherish it because he knew how much you knew it meant to him. It was one of the last things that he had left of his mother, and he felt that it symbolizes how much you meant to himâŚ
Saying goodbye to every wasnât half as painful as the last time you had to do it because it really wasnât âgoodbyeâ but âsee you laterâ.
Eddie offered to walk you to your car, before you left. He wanted to speak with you alone.
âIt was really good seeing youâ you lean against the door of your car.
âYeah it really was⌠Um, hey⌠look can we talk?â
âOf course, whatâs up?â
âI just need to know, why?â
âYou gotta be more specific there Tedsâ you giggle.
âYou tell me you love me then run away to England for almost a decade!.â
âOh.â
How was it that this conversation was happening now, in Steveâs parents driveway? Things were fine a minute ago back in the house?
âHow was I supposed to process that? What was I suppose to do with that information? Tell me Sweetheart because let me tell you it really fucked with my head.â
âTeddy Iâm sorry, I was so young and scared but I had to let you know⌠I couldnât stand the thought of you not knowing.â
âYou didnât even give me the change to say it backâŚâ
âWhat?â
â I said you-â
âI know what you said Eddie but you had plenty of chances! We wrote every week and we phone once a month what about them!â
âI canât do this againâŚâ
âWh-what?â Your words betrayed you as your voice wobbled.
âItâs good to see you, but I donât think I can go through all of this again.â Eddie couldnât stop the words. He didnât know why he was saying these things? This was not how this was suppose to go. But he was so mad you left him and he never got closure.
âGo through all of what?â
âYou left. You left me here in Hawkins while you went out and became someone! I was held back two years, a fucking super senior as you were out in the world without me.â
âOh I see. So this is my fault?â Now you were pissed. How dare he pin his mistakes on you.
âForget it.â
You didnât know what to do. You and Eddie never fought before? Now heâs a perfect stranger and yelling at you because you had left him. But he knew you were to leave eventually. How could he expect you to not go to your dream school? Why did he give you his ring?
âWell if that is how you feel.â You reach up to unlatch the chain from your neck and let go of the thing that had been attached to you for the past seven years.
Without a word you hand it to Eddie, and get in your car and drove home.
You cried the whole way home. It was a miracle you were able to see through the burning tears that stained your cheeks. Fitting that it should start to thunderstorm the second you get out of the car; at least it will hide your tears from your nosey neighbours.
As you stepped inside your apartment, the weight of the day's events pressed heavily on your mind. You reached for the nearest bottle and poured yourself a glass, savoring its amber color and the warmth it brought to your throat. The first glass went down quickly, followed by another and then another, each one helping to ease the pain of disappointment and frustration.
After a few hours of wallowing in self-pity and letting the alcohol work its magic, you finally gathered the courage to walk over to the phone. You braved the hallow ringing as it seemed to go on forever.
There's a fat chance he will answer, but you had to get this off your chest. You still love him.
"Hey, sorry I missed your call, just leave a message after the" beeeeep
"Hey, yeah, it's me... Peach. Just been thinking about everything tonightâŚAnd I don't know,â you sniffle. âI just miss you so much. I thought about you all the time⌠did you think about me? -shit- Iâm a little drunk I uhâŚjust ignore that last part. Give me a call back if you can?"
Shit, this was so stupid... could you sound any more desperate? âDid you think about me?â God, you wanted to crawl into a hole and die. Heâs already shot you down twice, but at this point, you would rather be hurt than feel nothing at all. He has found a permanent home within your heart, and the eviction notice has been shredded and burned.
After you hung up the phone, you went straight to bed. You did nothing but toss and turn for two hours. Thinking about Eddie and the words he spoke. You had to do something; you regretted giving him the ring back. Your neck felt bare without it like a part of you was missing.
As the rolling thunderstorm rumbled in the background, you heard a knock on the front door. At first, you were sure it was just the storm playing tricks on your mind. But then, you hear it again - three distinctive knocks that make you freeze in place. You couldn't help but wonder who could be knocking at your door at this hour and in the middle of a storm? Your mind raced with thoughts of potential intruders, lost travellers seeking shelter, or even a neighbour in need of assistance. With a sense of caution, you waited another minute, hoping to hear something that would help me identify the person on the other side of the door.
Again, three more knocks.
You let out a string of curses under your breath as you nervously glance towards the door, wondering who could be knocking at this ungodly hour. The darkness of the night envelopes you completely, with no one else around to offer you any comfort or protection. So you flick on the hallway light for some semblance of comfort.
The howling wind outside only adds to your anxiety as it whips through the trees with a mournful wail. The rain pelts against the ground with a relentless force, creating a deafening crescendo that echoes through the stillness of the night. You feel as though you're trapped in the middle of a horror story or some twisted nightmare.
âPeach, itâs me!â You hear a deep voice coming from the other side of the door as you slowly approach it. You peer through the peephole to double-check, but as soon as you see who is on the other side, you wrench the door open so fast that you almost take it off its hinges.
âEddie?â You look at him with swollen eyes. "It's one in the morning."
"Quarter after, actually." His heart sank a little when you called him by his actual name.
"Okay?â
"You cheated me out of the chance to say it to your face! That's the least you and I, for that matter, deserved!" Eddie barged his way past you and into your home, not caring that he was leaving a puddle from the relentless downpour. He was drenched from the tips of his hair to the soles of his shoes. "You didn't even let me say it back!"
âYou loved me?â The realization of his words sunk in.
âNot loved, sweetheart.â
âOh,â the disappointment was evident on your face. Eddie could always read you like a book.
âLove, present tense.â
Your heart rate at this point should have been concerning. After all this time?
"and to answer your question, I thought about your every goddamn minute of every goddamn day."
"Please, I didn't mean any of that stuff I said back at Steve's. I don't know what came over me; I'm an idiot, forgive me? I take it all back!"
"You love me?"
"Yes, oh god, yes, I have since the ninth grade and never stopped!" Eddie's heart pounded in his chest as he awaited your reply. Maybe this was stupid? Perhaps he fucked up so badly that it was irreversible. Never did he ever think you would give him the ring back. He knew he fucked up the second you placed it in his hand, but he was too hard-headed to apologize.
When you exited the driveway, he immediately snapped out of his foolishness and started chasing you down the street. No way he was losing you again because of past hurt feelings and pure stupidity on his end. He can't believe he was about to let you walk away from him. Again.
"Please say something?" Eddie pleaded, stepping closer to you.
"I don't know what to say, Eddie? You've been sending me mixed signals all day."
"What is it you need? Space? Time?"
"No."
"Then what?"
"You!"
"Me?"
"I just need you now." With a surge of courage, you stepped forward and closed the distance between you and Eddie.
Heart racing, you leaned in and pressed your lips against his, feeling the cold, wet rain residue and softness of his mouth against yours. It was a moment of pure bliss, leaving you breathless.
After years and years of imagining, dreaming, and picturing, this moment finally came to fruition. Some may say it was a manifestation; others might say it was destiny.
An overwhelming heat bloomed from your core and spread throughout your whole body as Eddieâs strong hands explored your exposed skin. Your burning need to overpower the feeling of the coldness of Eddieâs wet, damp clothing. You had been wearing an oversized shirt and underwear when you opened the door, but that only aided him.
His hands trailed up from your hips and slid under your shirt so he could hold you by your waist. As he tasted you, he pressed his body further into you, pushing you back further down the hall towards the bedroom.
"You have me." He pulled away breathlessly as he took you in. Your once dry white shirt was now damp and translucent, sticking to your body. Eddie couldn't help but groan at the sight of your peaked nipples trying to pierce their way through the thin material blocking you from him.
You could feel the pool of arousal collecting in your panties. Never had you been so turned on in your life than in this moment.
âI have you.â You mumble before taking his lips once again. You let his tongue part your lips as he explored your mouth. You tasted like mint toothpaste and a hint of whiskey.
"Baby, I need you now." He moans.
Baby. A plume of butterflies erupted deep within you at the name. There was no going back now; you and Eddie were destined to be together like it was written in the cosmos.
Despite the tension between you two, somehow, you managed to break apart just enough to lead him to the bedroom. The atmosphere was charged with anticipation as you both stood there, breathing heavily, staring into each other's eyes.
"You're perfect," Eddie whispered as he backed you up onto the bed that stood in the middle of the room.
You willingly fell back onto the soft sheets below as his lips met yours. Needy hands pulled at the fabric that separated you.
Lightning lit up the room as your silhouettes danced on the walls. Eddie, atop your body, melted into your plush bed as you both stripped fully.
âPlease, Eddie,â you whined as he was taking too slow; the wet fabric clung to his clammy skin. He needed warming up, but you knew just the cure. âIâve waited for so long.â
âMe too, Sweetheart.â
Having been confined for what seemed like an eternity, he was finally able to break free from the shackles of his own clothes that had become a wet and cold prison for him.
You are both now fully naked in your room. You take in the sight of the man before you and what a man he is. Drinking in every last detail your eyes could see in the dim light. He had more tattoos than when you had left, and you were right about his body being more filled out than you remembered. And his cock, so beautiful you could almost cry at how perfect it was.
âGod youâre beautiful.â Eddie whispers as he did the same thing.
"So are you." You reach up to take his rough cheek in your palm, gently pulling him down towards you. You sigh into the kiss as you feel Eddieâs weight fall on you.
You canât help but grind your hips up into his throbbing cock. Itâs rock hard as it rests on your soft middle.
Eddie reaches between your two connected bodies and finds your wet pussy with his fingers. A feral moan leaves your lips, and his calloused fingers brush against your swollen, sensitive clit.
The lewd sounds of lips smacking and Eddie playing with your wet pussy fills the room with the pounding of the storm in the background.
âPlease, Eddie, I canât wait. I just need you now.â
âYou sure?â
âYes, please I need your cock so bad.â You begged. There was no time for foreplay; youâve waited long enough for this moment.
Eddie couldnât believe this was happening to him.
âI donât-I didnât- shut I donât have-â
âIâm on birth control,â you blurt out.
âYou sure?â
âPlease, Eddie, I need to feel you⌠to fill me. All of you.â You craned your neck to reach up and kiss the side of his. You marked him, leaving a significant bite mark that would let everyone know heâs taken. He is yours. Always has been.
âShit, okay,â he moans as your mouth explores his throat. Eddie would do anything you asked of him at this point.
Eddie slowly guides through your folds, collecting your slick on his shaft, and glides into your pussy.
God, you felt amazing, so wet, so warm, so tight. His perfect girl.
âOh my god,â you arch up into him so you could feel every inch of him.
âYou look so pretty like this.â he mewled as he slowly ground his cock into your needy pussy.
âFuck fuck fuckâ Eddie rambled as he hit the hilt. He slowly dragged his cock back and rocked gently back into you like he didnât want you to break.
You captured his lips on yours once again, muffling your throaty moans.
Eddie was tender; Eddie was sweet. He wanted to make sure you knew he wasnât just fucking you; he was making love to you.
God, he loved you, even though all those years separated you. He still loved you.
âEddie, feels so good!â Your mind was captivated by him. Everything in this moment was eternally Eddie.
Eddieâs hips never stopped, they sped up only a little to gain momentum as the sticky heat between you only grew more are more delicious.
âYou feel that baby?â
âOh god, yes.â You hook your ankles around Eddie's back, pulling him in deeper. His cock hit your g spot with each grind and roll of his hips.
His hands find yours, and he laces his fingers between your own, bringing your hands above your head.
âYou make me feel so good; oh god, your pussy is taking me so well, fuckinâ made for me.â
âMmmmhmmmm,â you agree, âmade to be with you,â you moan.
âYea, baby, you think we were made for each other?â
âYes,â you answered, too fucked out to be self-conscious about what you were saying.
Your orgasm was quickly building and building as Eddieâs hips continued to grind into yours.
âI love you,â you let slip as Eddie continues to make you feel like youâre floating.
Youâve died and reached heaven. You swore nothing could make you feel better. But you were mistaken; Eddie proved you wrong with the next words that were uttered out of his mouth.
"I love you." He sealed his declaration of love with an emotional kiss.
Your head spun with his words. Did he really just say that? Are you really here? The reality of where you are hits you hard as your orgasm rips through you. You were in bed with Eddie, your Eddie. Eddie, who makes you feel safe and loved and important and worshiped.
âOh my god, oh my god!â
âShit-fuckâ your cunt clamped down on Eddie so tightly as he tried to hold on a little longer, savouring the moment, trying to hold out as long as possible.
âWhere do you want it?â He breathlessly asked.
Still making love to you for as long as he could hold off until you told him you loved him again over and over, totally overcome by the serotonin washing your brain, you donât even know youâre speaking.
âInside,â you look up into Eddieâs eyes, and he cums immediately. He swore he never heard more beautiful words.
Eddie slowly pumped himself inside of you as he rode out his orgasm, and you kissed every inch of his face.
âIâm never letting you go.â He sighs as he collapses his body weight on top of yours.
âGood, because Iâm never going anywhere without you again.â You incase him in a bear hug as your legs and arms wrap around his body one more.
âI love you, Peach.â
âI love you more, Teddy.â
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If you wouldnât mind, can we get a bf!Orter MĂĄdl x F reader.
Where Orter is being jealous and over protective bf, that whenever men come near or talk with reader that he just scares them off in a way. And when confronted about his jealousy he denies (as expected).
Sweet and happy ending! (take your time!)
It's not jealousy if it's just to protect your loved one
Orter MĂĄld x Fem Reader
Request made by Anon, thank you very much for this idea
I'm sorry for the delay. I was kind of having a problem creating a scenario, but I hope you like it
We have to agree that Orter seems to be really overprotective, as he is a Divine Visionary who follows the rules to an extreme and has probably made a lot of enemies.
Gender: Fluff
Summary: During a meeting between Orter and his girlfriend, someone appears to interrupt the couple's moment
Today was a great morning
 Orter had missed a day off to spend with his lovely boyfriend (Name) as he was away because of work
So they spent half the morning in bed because of (Name)'s neediness (and also because Orter was hungry for her affection), and then they had breakfast and got ready to go out in the afternoon.
Now it was nighttime, and (Name) had mentioned a restaurant she wanted to try because of a friend's opinion.
And here they are both, in the restaurant while waiting for their orders to arrive
"A friend of mine said the sweets here are amazing! I can't wait to try them~" (Name) says in a childish tone similar to a child entering a candy store
"Okay, but be careful not to eat too much and get sick later" Orter says
"Okay dad, I'll be careful" She says while looking at him with a pout
"(Name) and you?!?" Suddenly an unknown male voice says
Then a guy appears that Orter has never seen in his entire life.
But it seems like (Name) does...
"Oh and you Kevin..." (Name) says while facing the stranger
 However... she didn't seem happy about this sudden encounter
"Yes! It seems like yesterday that we met" The man known as Kevin says, seeming ignorant about the presence of the Divine Visionary
 "Yes... because we work in the same office" (Name) says while looking at him as if he had asked a question that didn't even need to be asked because the answer was too obvious
Which was true, but Kevin thought he was a comedian
'There's the annoying colleague' Orter thinks as he remembers (Name) venting about how annoying and insufferable a colleague was and that he thought he was the guy for making uncle jokes
He wouldn't say it out loud, but he wants Kevin out of their sight now.
He just wouldn't say it out loud because (Name) would tease him about being jealous.
 "Yeah... anyway -" (Name) tries to tell Kevin to go away
"Me and the guys from work are gathered here, don't you want to come? It'll be fun." Kevin cuts (Name), and it seems like he doesn't want her to deny the invitation
"She's on a date at the moment," Suddenly Orter says, catching the attention of Kevin and (Name)
"... And who would you be, man?" Kevin says it in a confused and disgusted tone of voice.
And, of course, he would be disgusted. There is a man who seems to be a thousand times better than him in front of him
"Her boyfriend, now that you're on leave, could you get out of our sight" Orter says while facing Kevin
 Orter didn't look like it, but he was very angry
Kevin looked like he wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything
He wouldn't admit how threatening Orter looked or how he stared at Kevin like he was nothing more than prey, not an insect.
No, it didn't even seem like that Orter considered him, but rather just unbearable dirt on a clean floor
And like any dirt, it could disappear and no one would care
... An awkward silence filled the room around Kevin
Then he left without saying anything and went towards a table with people who saw the situation.
As soon as they saw that Orter was also looking at them, they quickly turned around.
 "Heh~" A laugh echoes in front of Orter
As he faced the source of the sound, he found (Name) staring at him with a knowing smile.
"It looks like someone is jealous~"(Name) says while still staring at Orter
"...The food has arrived" Orter says as he changes the subject and faces the waiter who brought the orders
"Hey!!! Don't change the subject!"
"If you don't mention that, I'll buy all the desserts you want"
 ".....Closed"
đŠđđđđ
 Orter was in bed reading a book while waiting for (Name) to finish her skin treatment.
"Don't you think it's better not to read so much?" (Name) says while lying down next to Orter
Confused, Orter stares and raises an eyebrow for her to continue
"If you keep reading so much, your vision will get worse" (Name) begins. "And if you continue, every time you take off your glasses, instead of your eyes looking like 3 they will turn into 4" (Name) ends
Suddenly a pillow is thrown in her face
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Jungkook
đđ§đđđŤđđ˘đđđĽ [Teaser]
In which Jungkook really only went to earth to take home his new pet- but ends up leaving with a lot more than that.
Tags/Warnings: Alien!Jungkook, Human!Reader, Ocean theme, very wet planet, bioluminescence, sci-fi, Romance, strangers to lovers, God this ended up WAY softer and fluffier than I thought it would, Fluff, Kook is tall and buff but sometimes fails to realize that, a pet shark named Custard, another pet shark named Noodle, more TBA
Length: unknown yet, teaser is ~700 words
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A/N: a silly idea I had because of fellow fish enthusiast @euphoricfilter
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âIâm pretty sure theyâll get along great.â Jungkook smiles. âOf course Iâll have to slowly familiarize the two- but Custard is very sweet, sheâs just sometimes a bit moody.â He explains to you, who watches the other shark in the tank with him as heâs being fed by a caretaker.
âI heard theyâre a.. popular pet.â You mention, and Jungkook nods.
âYeah! I initially wanted a lemon shark first, but then things changed, and I got custard first.â He shrugs. âWhich I think might have been a good thing, considering that lemon sharks are said to get jealous easily if not properly socialized. Itâs easier to introduce them to an already established shark than have them first and get them comfortable with a new one.â The alien explains, watching his new pet swim around.
âYou know a lot about them.â You say, and he chuckles a bit bashful.
âI uh- not really. I just.. wanted to know what Iâd be getting myself into. A pet is a big responsibility. â He explains to you, and you nod.
âI swam with lemon sharks before.â You mention. âtheyâre pretty cute, but.. a bit chaotic sometimes.â You giggle, remembering the time, and how overwhelmed youâd gotten as the sharks had began playfully fighting over attention of you and the other divers.
âSo youâre a good swimmer?â He asks curiously, standing next to you in front of the gigantic tank that holds his chosen pet inside, the young shark swimming around for now, while heâs being prepared for the newer conditions soon to become his permanent home.
â..decent.â You laugh a bit uneasy. âI.. nowhere near, you know, your skills.â You say, and he laughs.
âOh thatâs- like comparing clams with mussels. Itâs not the same- just looks similar. Like us!â He shrugs off. âI think youâre under-selling yourself. And even if youâre not a good swimmer- I could teach you!â He offers, making you look up from where you stand near the glass.
"I'm just.. still a bit scared." You admit. "You know, after all that happened. I don't think I could just.. forget that and just.." you sigh, and he gently bumps your shoulder.
"Hey.. no one's asking you to." He tells you. "It just might be a good chance to face your fears? And I'll always be right at your side. I have an underwater license after all!" He proudly reminds you, and you can't help but laugh.
âYou really seem like you really want me to visit your planet.â You tease, though he clearly doesnât take it as a joke- nodding with almost cute enthusiasm.
âOf course! You said you always wanted to- so why not do it while visiting a friend?â He proposes. âitâs safer than just going alone. You could get lost, or even hurt.â He tells you. âand youâd miss out on.. you know, the spots only locals know.â Jungkook says, before he looks as Noodle swims closer again to inspect something floating around.
âI mean, youâre right..â you mumble, watching the shark move around. ââŚbut I donât know. I donât think I could.. really.. Iâm still just human.â You tell him, and he nods.
âIâm aware.â He responds. âand my planet has already made many adjustments to accommodate humans in many areas. You seem to forget that my kind has been.. mixing with humans for a long time by now. â He chuckles. âmeans we had to evolve too, and change some of our architecture and stuff to adapt to those changes.â He says.
Heâs right. And, in a way, heâs a living example of that change- with his honestly surprisingly human appearance, minus the height difference, and the hardly visible stripes of his skin.
âso, if youâd like, Iâd happily house you for your vacation on my planet.â He grins. âand we can see just how well you swim.â He teases, leaning down a bit towards you before you both leave the large hall containing the tank for his new pet-
And you feel like this wonât just be a vacation at all, considering that heâs made it clear that heâs found interest in you past just simply being friends.
And in a way, you donât mind that one bit.
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jealousy, jealousy || Lee Know x Reader
Summary: "Sure, Minho missed an opportunity to spend more time around you in a relaxed setting, but is he upset about it? Does he get annoyed when he hears you talk with the guy behind him? Does hearing you chuckle at the guyâs stupid jokes, probably just to be polite, âcause heâs not that funny, make him want to claw the dudeâs eyes out?
Well. Yes."
Or: You're working with a different partner for a group assignment, and Minho's totally chill about it.
Word count: 4.9k
Genres: college AU, coffee shop AU, strangers to lovers
Warnings & Tags: jealousy, kissing, minor language, tooth-rotting fluff, seriously this is so fluffy, reader is implied to have social anxiety, Thunderstorm
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A/N: This is the second story I've written where Lee Know's a barista and cats are involved. It probably says something deep about me, but what? I hope you'll enjoy the fic, please consider letting me know your thoughts and reblogging the fic if you do~
Minho doesn't know exactly when he noticed you, or when you started appearing in his life. Itâs kind of annoying actually, because he knows he noticed you because he kept seeing you around, but he has no way of pinpointing it. What he does know is that you started showing up at the coffee shop where he worked, twice every week. That wasnât that big a deal, you were far from being the only one the only one, but it was a shop that was pretty out of the way, near an old building that was only used for a few classes, as far as he knew, so it wasnât that frequented.
In fact, you could almost say that the people who bothered to come here were the weirdos who wanted to avoid the other permanently full coffee shops on campus. Which was fine by Minho, who wasnât paid enough to deal with that sort of crowd.
Anyway, at some point, Minhoâs brain had to have put together he was seeing you around quite a bit, and finally he managed to figure out that it was because you were in one of the classes he was rudely forced to take outside of his major. In his defense, it took him so long because he didnât really like people, as a rule, and he paid as little attention to them as possible. His friends were enough of a hassle to deal with already.
It makes it all the more frustrating that he canât tell what it was about you that caught his attention. It has to have been something. Once he starts trying to understand it, more things come to light. Like the fact that your lips move but your voice doesnât come out when you thank him for giving you your order, or the sigh of relief you always seem to heave out when you let yourself fall at your favorite table, the one in the corner, where you sit with your back to the window.
Actually, from what he can see, you appear to do your best to stay out of peopleâs way. Itâs a multitude of little things, from how you always sit in the middle of rows in the amphitheater and wait until everyoneâs cleared out to leave, to how you keep close to the walls in the hallways, eyes usually on the floor, to how, on the couple of occasions when your voice can be heard in class, itâs only after the professorâs been waiting for an answer for an increasingly embarrassing amount of time.
The first time it happens â the first time Minho notices it happening, anyway â he has to make you repeat yourself louder, and it seems almost painful for you to raise your voice.
Then thereâs that time when someone accidentally backs into you and the books and papers youâre carrying spill onto the floor.
âShit, sorry,â they say, and you reply immediately, like itâs a reflex, âOh, itâs nothing, donât worry about itâ, but afterwards, as you kneel next to the papers, you let out a defeated sigh, just staring at the mess for a few seconds. And thatâs when Minho canât stay in place anymore.
âOh, thanks, you donât have to do that,â you say, again, with that cadence that makes him feel like these are sentences that pour out of you without you getting much of say, so deeply ingrained in you that you canât control them.
Then you glance up at him, and your eyes widen, little mouse caught in the catâs gaze. He feels his lips curving into a grin. You recognize him, and youâre being very obvious about it too.
Cute.
âThank you,â you repeat, taking your stuff from his hands and dipping your head to stop looking at him once you get control of yourself again.
âVanilla latte, right?â he asks, and he probably shouldnât be this amused by the way your head snaps back up and you freeze, but itâsâ Itâs kind of adorable. Though youâre obviously trying to reign yourself in, there is something so sincere about it that he canât help but be enticed by it.
âUm,â you say. âYes.â And then you visibly search for something to say next, rolling your lips together as if theyâll figure something out of a list of socially acceptable answers. As fun as this is, Minho decides to put you out of your misery.
For now anyway.
âIâll give you a discount on the next one,â he says, and then heâs gone before you can start saying âYou donât have to do thatâ.
He actually slides the next one to you over the counter and tells you that itâs âon the houseâ. You hesitate for a few seconds, and he thinks youâre going to refuse, before you bow your head politely and thank him for it. You donât quite look up at him after that, but a bright smile has spread on your lips.
Cute, he thinks, again, and then he doesn't think of it much at all. A part of his brain was intrigued by the novelty that you represented, and that part has been satiated now.
At least, thatâs what he assumes.
You get his attention again a few weeks later. Itâs fairly early in the morning and, as Minho does whenever he gets a chance, heâs behind the half abandoned building near the cafĂŠ, setting up some food for the cats that have taken residence here. Itâs something heâs not really allowed to do, but also heâs never asked permission, so no one's told him that yet, which means that heâs not not allowed to do it either.
Still, when he hears footsteps approaching as heâs surrounded by a chorus of meows, thereâs a part of him that considers making a run for it.
But then heâd have to run.
Which he doesnât like doing.
You appear at the corner of the building before heâs made his decision. When your eyes meet, he half expects you to turn around and pretend you havenât seen him. Heâs pretty sure youâve done that after a class, recently. You swallow, but you keep walking towards him, kneeling by his side and petting the cats as the braver ones rub themselves against your legs.
Whoever said that the surest way to a manâs heart was through his stomach clearly wasnât obsessed with cats, because liking cats is maybe the most important requirement for Minho.
âHi,â you say, at a surprisingly normal volume, and then, cadence a little too fast, âI have some cat food.â
Is it weird that he finds that attractive? Itâs probably weird.
âHave you been stalking me?â he says more than he asks, vaguely aware of the fact that thereâs something ironic about him saying those words.
Your eyes widen and you quickly shake your head.
âNo! Iâ have classes in there,â you point at the building, âand Iâveâ seen you come around here. Weâve been told we couldnât feed the cats,â you add with a slight pout. âWe still do it when we can get away with it, but it's good that someone is also taking care of them.â
And you break the law for the sake of cats. Isnât this amazing.
âI can help you buy food,â you say. âIf youâd like.â
He doesn't reply right away, and when the silence stretches a second too long, you start speaking again, faster and your voice lower now.
âOr not, you know, I donât want to impose anything, I mean, I didnât want to intrudeââ
On the one hand, that seems more like you, based on the glimpses of you heâs been getting, and on the other, heâs not sure how to shut that down. The truth is, he can barely fit the expenses in his budget. He literally can't afford to refuse your help â but he doesn't think heâd do it if he could.
âYou can help,â he says, interrupting you in the middle of a sentence where youâre basically apologizing for existing, and that seems to knock the breath out of you.
âOh,â you say, âthatâs good.â
He wonders if you walk into interactions with a prepared set of sentences and panic when anyone goes off script. That sounds kind of exhausting.
âIâll bill you,â he adds, and the feeling he gets when you let out a light laugh is one he canât quite explain. Thereâs a sense of pride in it, but also some much deeper satisfaction at the feeling of having gotten you to let that guard slip, even for just a few seconds.
âI have to go to class,â you say, getting up while you rummage through your tote bag to hand him a package of dry food. âBut Iâll, uh, see you around?â
Thereâs an expectancy to your tone, a hope even. He wonders if youâre aware of it. Either way, that sincerity, which heâd noticed before, remains pleasantly refreshing.
âSure,â he says.
The next time you show up at the coffee shop, Friday a few minutes after six, like always, he has your vanilla latte ready.
After that, Minho finds it fascinating to see how differently you react to him, depending on the situation. Every now and then, you meet him behind the building, usually early in the morning, before there are too many people around. They would probably recognize you, and then youâd get in trouble, you explain. Your voice is lighter then, your body more relaxed. You manage to chat with him, to make small talk.
âManageâ really is the word for it, because your behavior is worlds apart when he sees you in class. Itâs clear by now that this just isnât your element, so you stick to your script, and Minho just isnât a part of it. He doesnât take it too personally, considering that no one else seems to be either.
Itâs obvious to him that you get there with the objective of being in and out of the building as efficiently as possible, and with as little interaction with others as you can get away with. He does approach you still on a couple of occasions, one of them being when the classes before yours ran late and everyone was waiting in the hallway. You're focused on your phone then, and you jump when he says your name.
âHow are you doing?â he asks, leaning against the wall next to you.
âOh,â you say, which he thinks is just your filler word to give yourself time to figure out what to say next. âUm. Good. How are you?â
âGood.â
Someone else would bristle at the awkwardness of the exchange, but Minho is mostly amused by it. After a few seconds of very visibly searching for something to say, you come up with ââŚand how are the cats?â, though your tone is hesitant, unsure.
âTheyâre good too,â he grins. âWent to visit them this morning. Also, I might have found an association that could them spayed.â He certainly canât afford to pay for it.
âThatâs great,â you say.
This time, heâs the one who takes it upon himself to save the conversation, casually pulling his phone out of his pocket.
âWanna see my cats?â
You light up at the question, and Minho feels the same sort of pride he does when Dori jumps into his lap to ask for pets â instead of ungratefully evading him like the little shit he is.
It doesnât last long, the class before yours ends soon, and after that you get back to your âjust getting in and outâ state. Itâs almost physical when it happens. The smile disappears from your lips as you press them together, you straighten your back, but the most impressive change is the way your eyebrows tighten, a small line forming between them. Minho almost wants to reach out to wipe it from your forehead, but he doesnât. Baby steps, thatâs what you need, not him invading your personal space by that much.
He doesnât ask himself, even for a second, why heâs willing to go through that much trouble to get closer to you. He just goes with the flow, as he always has, and that works fine for him.
He doesnât sit next to you in class, thinks it would only stress you out more, make you too aware of his presence and of how you react to it. Instead, he takes a spot right in front of you, where he canât see you but can easily check on you if he wants to â which he does. He refrains from doing it too much though, because on more than one occasion, he caught you looking at him, and you averted your eyes quickly, acting a little too invested in your note taking.
He still thinks itâs cute, but he doesnât want to make you go in hiding, so he holds himself back.
Which comes back to bite him in the ass, rudely, when the teacher announces that he wants people to work in pair for an assignment.
He turns around to ask you to work with him, and sees, right in front of his eyes, as the guy sitting next to you asks you the same thing in a casual manner. You reply too fast, one of your knee-jerk answers, he can tell, but itâs still done before he even got the time to open his mouth. He also knows, instinctively, that youâll feel embarrassed if he asks you now, so he doesnât, turning to his own neighbor while holding back the strange urge to hiss at the guy.
âŚmaybe he spends too much time with cats, actually.
Minhoâs fine with the situation. He is. He still gets to be around you some mornings, and you now look him in the eye when you place your order at the coffee shop. You also donât recoil as much as you used to when he leans over the counter, ostensibly to flirt with you â though heâs like, 98% sure you havenât realized thatâs what heâs doing. Heâs making progress in getting you to feel more comfortable around him.
Sure, he missed an opportunity to spend more time around you in a relaxed setting, but is he upset about it? Does he get annoyed when he hears you talk with the guy behind him? Does hearing you chuckle at the guyâs stupid jokes, probably just to be polite, âcause heâs not that funny, make him want to claw the dudeâs eyes out?
Well. Yes.
Heâs been moody about it for days, to the point that Jisung pouted at him, asking him âwhat was wrong with him these daysâ, and Changbin looked him dead in the eyes to ask him if he needed help to get a girl, because he clearly needed to get laid.
A conversation he got out of by replying âdo you want to dieâ, which is a card heâs maybe been playing a little too much these days.
Heâs been in a good mood today, though. Heâd seen you in the morning, and youâd helped him try to make a small shelter for the cats, because it had been announced that there would be heavy rain over the whole week-end. It had been a fun time, and maybe heâd used the opportunity to get closer to you than usual, enjoying how flustered it made you. Just brushing against you as he grabbed some planks youâd sneaked out of the building, totally accidentally touching your hand when you handed him something, that kind of things.
He had somewhat ruined the effect by accidentally dropping a plank on his foot, but that had made you laugh, so, it wasâ No, it still wasnât worth it, he didnât enjoy pain, but it made him slightly less annoyed about it.
So, as he waited for you in the coffee shop, as the skies outside darkened and fewer people than usual showed up, he wasnât in as bad a mood as heâd been lately.
It started to rain at around half past five. He would have loved to run to get you with an umbrella, but he, unfortunately, needed his job. He did get a towel ready to hand to you, in case you didnât have anything to protect yourself from the rain.
And then you came in.
Under an umbrella.
Which was in the hands of the one guy that was your partner in that one class.
Violent thoughts of murder flash before Minhoâs eyes.
âHey,â you say as you walk to the counter, giving him a bright smile, âthis is Jooyeon, heâs inââ
âClass with us,â Minho completes with a smile thatâs very much fake, âyes, I recognize him.â
Actually, technically, Jooyeon hasnât done anything wrong, but it doesnât help that heâs been looking at you and following you around like a damn puppy. What annoys Minho the most is probably the fact that you seem a lot chiller around him, a lot more natural than you are whenever Minhoâs around. Thatâsâ upsetting. He wants to see these sides of you, too, and not just from afar.
One vanilla latte and an americano later, you and Jooyeon sit by the window, in your usual spot, and Minho canât stop himself from glaring. Jisung, or anyone, really, would call him out on it in a matter of seconds, because heâs not being subtle about it, but thereâs no one around right now. The room, which is rarely full, is emptier than usual because most people rushed to get home to try to avoid the downpour.
That means that there is nothing to distract him from the intrusive thoughts that are trying to convince him to just throw something at Jooyeon. Anything would do.
When it starts becoming a little too tempting, and considering that he doubts anyone would brave the rain thatâs falling at the moment, as thick as a curtain separating the coffee shop from the outside world, he decides to grab his computer and try to get some work done.
Of course, because some divinity out there must have decided to target him today, heâs just getting started and finding his rhythm when the lights flicker above him. He glances up. In the distance, the thunder rumbles.
Thereâs a flash outside.
And everything goes dark.
Fuck. His. Life.
With a sigh, he pulls out his phone to turn on his flashlight. At least, in this day and age, most people in the shop have the same idea, and soon enough he can see whatâs happening.
âItâs probably just a power cut because of the storm,â he announces loudly, because itâs his responsibility to reassure the clients â if that had been something theyâd tested for when he was interviewed, he would never have gotten the job. âLights might come back on soon.â Or not, how would he know. âNo reason to panic.â
He scans the faces of students, though heâs not sure what heâs looking for. Some people look worried, others, no doubt those who know that this happens semi-regularly on campus when thereâs a storm, because why would your tuition pay to ensure that you have reliable electricity in here, just seem prepared to wait it out. Someoneâs already gone back to tapping on their keyboard, though the sound of it is swallowed by that of the rain.
But then, he does a double-take, just to check on an impression that he had, and that confirms what he thought.
Youâre not in the room. Most likely explanation is that youâre in the bathroom, but he has to imagine that itâs a pretty freaky experience, when all the lights turn off without warning and youâre all alone.
So, without thinking much about it, he makes his way in that direction. Heâs hesitating in front of the door when it pushes open, and heâs suddenly blinded by cellphone light.
âSorry!â he hears you apologize before he can make out your face. âI, uh, is the power out?â
âIt looks like it,â he answers, and then his tone softens. âAre you okay?â
Thereâs a few seconds of silence, and he canât quite discern your expression, because youâve both lowered your lights. He resists the urge to reach for you, to inspect you to see for himself that everything is fine.
âIâm fine,â you answer. âI justââ
Then thereâs the crack of thunder, and you jump, gasping, before closing your eyes in obvious annoyance.
âFuck,â you say, and he wonders if itâs the first time that heâs ever heard you swear. And if itâs weird that heâs kinda into it.
âYou scared of storms?â he asks, trying his best to contain the amusement in his voice.
âNo,â you protest, a little defensively. âI donât like being surprisedâ Fuck!â
Minho knows he shouldnât laugh, that making fun of you could ruin the trust heâs been trying to build this past month, but at your annoyance for letting yourself be taken by surprise, and considering your obvious lack of fear, he canât help it. It comes out higher than his usual pitch, a little airy. You roll your eyes at it, but you donât seem to miss the humor in the situation, because a smile forms on your lips as well.
At that point, because he isnât one to let an opportunity slip, he reaches out to take your hand in his. Your palm is soft, if somewhat calloused on the spot under your fingers, and after the first moment of surprise, you squeeze his hand in response.
âItâs okay,â he says. âIt should be over soon.â Then a pause. âOr maybe weâll be stuck here until we have to decide who weâre going to eat.â
You laugh at that, brief and light, and as clichĂŠ as it is, Minho thinks that is quickly becoming one of his favorite sounds in the world. Especially when heâs the one making you laugh, and not that jackass Jooâ Ah, the kid hasnât technically done anything, and it feels silly to blame him when youâre here with your hand in his.
So heâll let it go. For now.
As much as he would like to stay here with you, in the dark, away from everyone else, Minho unfortunately has stuff he needs to take care of right now.
âWanna go back with the others? I think I have to keep an eye on them.â
âSure,â you say. You donât attempt to take your hand from his, and so he pulls you along with him. Heâs not going to let go if you wonât.
Things in the cafĂŠ are still quiet, and people donât pay a lot of attention when the two of you come back, except for Jooyeon, who gets up from his seat.
âThat must have taken you by surprise,â he says with empathy. âEverything okay?â
âAll good,â you reply warmly, and thereâs a pinch in Minhoâs chest again. âI think weâll have to postpone the session though. Iâll let you know when Iâm free, if thatâs okay with you?â
Ugh. Minho tunes Jooyeonâs response out, only waiting for an opportunity to whisk you away. He probably shouldnât feel this strongly about it, is aware that youâre entirely within your own rights if you want to pick Jooyeon over him, but from his perspective, that doesnât mean he has to let it be an easy decision to make. Heâs not the type to lie down and just watch as that happens.
So the second Jooyeonâs eyes flick back to his computer, Minhoâs taking you towards the counter with him. He checks the register once heâs there â which he definitely shouldnât have let unattended without verifying that it couldnât be accessed without electricity, oops, his bad â and after having confirmed that everythingâs fine, his eyes go back to you.
The spike in his heart rate when he finds you already staring at him surprises him a little. He supposes that he canât be that jealous without also having that sort of reaction to you. Itâs not⌠unpleasant, actually, though the strength of it surprises him. Itâs not the kind of emotion he usually welcomes, heâs used to them feeling less sharp, duller. But he doesnât reject that one.
Gently, he rubs the back of your hand with his thumb, enjoying the feeling of your skin against his.
âIs there an issue between him and Jooyeon?â you ask, voice soft.
Ah. For someone whoâs so completely oblivious about his interest in you, you were sure quick to notice that.
âYou could say that,â he replies, and you frown.
âI didnât know that,â you say, words coming out slow, like youâre figuring out what to say as you go, instead of defaulting to your usual pre-built answers. âCan I ask why?â
Minho raises an eyebrow. Then, wordlessly, he shifts himself so that youâre against the counter, with him standing in front of you. Itâs interesting, because heâs almost exactly in the spot where he is every day, and every time he steals glances at you to make his day marginally better. He puts his hands on either side of you, hears you take a sharp breath.
âIs it okay if I kiss you?â
His voice comes out soft and muted, and as he asks, he feels something squeeze at his heart. Maybe because heâs not sure of what you'll answer. Maybe because he could have misread you, thought that you were oblivious when the truth was that you weren't interested. He could be keeping you away from your one true love, Jooyeon, who youâre going to go on to marry and have three kâ
âYes,â you squeak.
Ok, never mind.
Technically youâre in public, but itâs not like anyoneâs looking your way, or like they'd see something other than silhouettes when he leans towards you.
It feels so natural when he kisses you. You lift your arms to wrap them around his neck, his hands find their place on your hips. Much to his surprise, youâre the one who presses yourself into him, lips moving softly against his, and it sends a jolt of electricity through his body. Suddenly thereâs urgency running through his veins, desire, and his fingers dig harder into you. He kisses you with more intensity, like heâs trying to get rid of any space left between the two of you, and the soft sigh you let out only spurs him on further.
Heâs seconds â fractions of seconds â away from doing something stupid when laughter and claps fill the room.
He parts from you, feeling his ears and cheeks turning red already, and discovers that the lights treacherously turned back on, and everyone is looking at the two of you. Protectiveness rushes through him, and heâs about to say something snappy, thinking that youâd be uncomfortable with it, when he realizes that youâre doubled over in laughter. Yes, you look a little embarrassed, but mostly, you seem fine with it.
Which is good, because otherwise he thinks he might have lost the shop a number of customers.
Everyone looks amused and happy for the two of you. Even Jooyeonâs grinning, though the look he gives Minho says, essentially, âOh that was your problemâ. It doesnât capture peopleâs attention very long, but thereâs something very sweet and human about the moment and how happy it seems to make everyone. Some regulars even exchange glances that seem to mean âI told you soâ. Ha, he didnât think heâd ever become campus gossip.
Once there are fewer eyes on the two of you, Minho leans towards you.
âIâll take you on a date anywhere, as long as itâs not to get coffee.â
Your face lights up.
âIâd love that.â
Working at a coffee shop is not something that Minho finds very fun. Someone who enjoys human interactions more than him might, but it just feels very repetitive to him. Doing the same movements, asking the same questions, having to deal with the same issues from asshole customers who are different but also fundamentally the same person. The ding of cash register, the one of no contact credit cards, the buzzing of the coffee machine. Itâs repetitive, but in a way that fills and numbs the mind.
Thereâs just one sound that he minds a little less now, and itâs the one the door makes when it opens.
Because, every now and again, it means that youâve just come in.
âHey,â you say as you reach the counter. Youâre smiling so bright, and he loves it because he knows that itâs another one of those things that you canât help. Youâre smiling because he makes you happy, and isnât that the best thing in the world?
âDating the barista doesnât entitle you to free coffee,â he says as he slides your vanilla latte over to you, though he has used his employee discount on everything youâve ordered lately and he would very much give it to you for free if you didnât insist on paying for your own stuff.
âWeâre still on for tonight?â you ask, taking the coffee from the table.
âYou think Iâd let you get out of it?â he replies, and you laugh, before taking off to go to your usual table.
After that, he keeps going, keeps doing the same movements, asking the same questions, hearing the same noises. But sometimes, he glances in your direction and finds you focused on your computer, biting your lower lip as youâre deep in thought, or looking at him with a smile, and it makes it all more bearable.
Because you give him something to look forward to.
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Lovers to Strangers to Friends. (CL)
summary: Y/n and Charles have been an iconic paddock couple since 2019, everyone loves them, but what happens when a rumor spreads that Y/n is cheating? (ends in friendship, dw)
note: pls note that this smau does not end with y/n being with charles or any driver, itâs only angst lol
fc: greta gabriella kazaren
warnings: angst, cussing
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F1 Drama Blog @f1dramaa1 ⢠2hrs ago
This morning, we have some big F1 Wag need to cover for you guys. Letâs do some background for new fans here: Y/n Y/l/n and Charles Leclerc have been dating since 2019, thatâs 4 years! Fans love them, they love how they bring out the best in each other and how Y/n always goes to races and is so kind with the fans! But we have bad newsâŚ.
Last night, Y/n was seen in New York with none other than Jacob Elordi. We might have glossed over this, but she missed the Monaco Grand Prix to be with Jacob?? And, she wasnât wearing the iconic necklace that Charles got her, one that she has said, âI will never take this off!â
Letâs not even get into how Y/n didnât go to the last two Leclerc dinnersâŚ. things are suspicious, possibly cheating?
Comments have been turned off for respect of privacy for Charles! Please refrain from gossiping unless you know facts!
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âCharles, you have got be joking?!â you said, following Charles out of his bedroom and to the living room as he had all of your bags packed when you got back to his house from New York.
âIâm not joking, Y/n. Get out. I cant do this.â he shook his head, your eyes filling with tears.
You knew that going to see Jacob last minute wasnât the best idea, but you were there in order to plan a surprise for Charles, running into Jacob at the store was truly random. You werenât a cheater either, in your last relationships, actually, you were the one being cheated on.
âYouâre breaking up with me because of what Twitter says? This is ridiculous, Cha-â
âYou donât get to tell me whatâs ridiculous. I mean, it makes sense! The random phone calls that you wont tell me who they are with? Leaving Monaco to go to New York randomly, also not telling me why. The last two family dinners?â Charles was mad, beyond mad, but he really didnât need to be.
âThe dinners? Oh, fuck you. You knows why I missed those. You seriously think that I can just call off work whenever you want me to? My work is unpredictable, I work late sometimes, I have clients that need things when they text or call, thatâs how I get paid!â
âI could just pay for you-â
âNo. No, no, no. You know this has been my dream job since I was little. Its not even about the money, itâs about me doing something I love. And you canât support that. I have supported you during every race, Charles. I have always cancelled my plans to go to your races, yet you never even visit me at work! You wanna talk about our âissuesâ? Okay, hereâs one: Why donât you let me ever explain something before you get mad. Or, the fact that you think the world revolves around you? Or-â he cut you off with a scoff.
You stared at him and grabbed your bags, âFine, you want to just throw four years away over a fucking rumor, cool with me. Should have seen this coming.â You slammed his door and cried down the elevator to your car. This sucked, but at least you had a clean conscious since you did nothing wrong.
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y/n.user: moved in with my bsf this week! spain is beautiful â¤ď¸âđĽđŞđ¸
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isahernaez: đŞđ¸â¤ď¸âđĽ
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fpforcha: oh good, the cheater left
âł f1fp8: right, cause we know for a fact that she did?
f1wags: aw :( even if she is now considered an ex wag, i will still love her posts. hope her and isa have fun
carmenmmundt: stunninggg!!! so happy youâre with isa, you guys will have sm fun
francisca.cgomes: pretty girls!!
user3: hate to see them broken up, but she is glowing
lewishamilton: have fun in spain!! đŞđ¸
âł y/n.user: thank you lewis!
brocedes4: lewis picked his side of this divorce fr
f1gal9: i love how i came with carlos and charles, but iâm staying with isa and y/n
exwagsf1page: soo, do i start posting y/n nowâŚ
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charlesâ instagram story:
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your instagram story:
seen by: charles_leclerc, kellypiquet, and 587,017 others
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text messages with charles:
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y/n.user: protecting my peace with my girls, puzzles, and wine đ
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user2: awe, we all love you sm!! so glad you spoke out about the rumors
isahernaez: best trio of the decade
âł aricason: century
âł y/n.user: that ever existed
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logansargeant: miss doing puzzles together, glad youâre doing well in spain!
âł y/n.user: come to spain!! i miss you and the puzzles
lsediits: logan + y/n still being friends is iconic
user6: ex wags are the bestttt, they slay (so do current ones dgmw)
f1fp81: angellllllll
lilymhe: miss you, pretty
âł y/n.user: i miss you too!
user3: red wine >
y/nfp1: charles really dropped the ball with y/n
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âIsa! Oh my god, you spilt the marinara-â you laughed, gripping the island as Isa stared at the floor where she had just dropped the dish that was holding said marinara.
As Isa ran to the counter to grab paper towel, you took a picture of the pile of red sauce, still laughing as Isa ripped some paper towel off the roll.
Living with Isa was a blessing in disguise. The breakup was difficult, yes, and youâre sure it sucked for Charles as well, but now you were happier than you ever were.
You loved Charles, really, you did, but his constant lack of enthusiasm and support for your job was horrible. Being there for him all the time was never a question, sure, it was draining trying to make flights right after work, but you wanted to be there for him. But he was never there for you.
Moving in with Isa made you realize, fully, how much more you deserve. When you explained, in full detail, about how Charlesâ behavior and the breakup, she was fuming. Cussing in spanish as she stomped around the house.
âDonât laugh at me!â Isa said, as she continued to laugh and wipe up her mess, you joined her to clean as well.
âSorry sorry. Be careful of the glass. Iâll grab the broom.â you got up, jogging over to the cleaning closet and grabbed the broom and pan, going back and cleaning up the glass.
Living with Isa was also messy, and chaotic, but you really wouldnât trade it for the world.
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cl16: photographer charles!
arthur_leclerc: â¤ď¸
user7: okkâŚ..
y/nsfp7: missing him and y/n together, but sheâs better off
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ferrarifriends: love these pictures!
user3: ferrari men đ¤ being the biggest red flags đŠ
exwagsf1: miss y/n in these photos, but she seems happier, idkk
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F1 News Article on Google:
Good Morning, Formula 1 Fans! Today, we have some coverage on Ex-Wag, Y/n Y/l/n, and F1 Driver, Charles Leclerc. If you are not interested in the Wag+Driver world, I would skip this article. Now, letâs debrief!
Charles and Y/n broke up about two months ago, both of them posted on their Instagram stories. Now, they still follow each other on Instagram, Twitter, and Tik Tok, so we know they have public ally remained friendly.
Yesterday, multiple fans have spotted and taken pictures of the broken up couple hanging out with Isa HernĂĄez, ex of Carlos Sainz, and Joris Trouche, friends with Charles and Y/n.
They were seen getting coffee at a local Madrid Cafe, then some shopping, and all seen getting in Charlesâ Ferrari, Y/n in the passenger with Charles driving, Isa and Joris in the back.
We do not think this means the two will get back together, but seeing them as friends makes us all very happy, Iâm sure.
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y/n.user: double date night (me+isa and joris+cha)
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f1wags: isa and y/n=power couple (deadass)
charles_leclerc: had so much fun!!
âł joris_trouche: i did too!!
âł isahernaez: cutest couple ever the two of you!
âł charles_leclerc: đ
âł y/n.user: so true, isa!!!
user3: this actually healed my heart :â)
ferraripics7: loveeee thissssss
dr3edits: i thought they broke up!?
âł f1wags: they did!! they are friends tho!
âł dr3edits: ohh ok ty!
lilymhe: cutest
âł y/n.user: you are
user8: logan rn: đ§
âł f1fans: her and logan hung out a few weeks ago and did a live stream on insta LOL
y/nfp123: ICONNNNN
user1: so glad they are friends now!!
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Yandere!Jock Introduction
warning: yandere content, manipulation, foul language, boys beingâŚboys!, gn reader
YANDERE!JOCK, whose very name gives you the ick. noah. ew. to his medium length golden hair that frames his face ever so tightly, to his tall frame that makes it almost impossible to miss him, and to especially his a million dollar smile that he wears like the latest fashion trendâŚwhy do you hate him again?
why do you avoid him like the spanish flu? not even you knew fully. you contemplate about this very topic for weeks, never really getting a straight answer from yourself. from every instants that you two have crossed paths, he has been nothing but forthcoming with you. nothing but sunshines and rainbows. nothing but absolutely perfect.
Yuck.
you never even wanted to actually know who he was. you and your friends may have joked about him and his friend group a few times, but having noah around you 24/7 was never really on your bucket list. he kind of made it his own mission to make his existence your business.
it all started last semester, when you were walking down the hall. chem and statistic books in one arm, and the other quietly struggling to keep your book bag up. with the current cards not being 1000% in your favor, you didnât really have time to look up at where exactly you were going. but noah did. trying to maneuver through the busy halls isnât the easiest task with two shoulders filled and a 6â2, linebacker breaking down your neck. you didnt even see him walking beside you for the last two door frames you seemingly passed. all that was on your mind was to successfully get to the exit quick enough so you can get to your car, but satan had other plans.
âi can help you if you dont mindâ
not paying the voice any real attention, you flash a struggling smile trying to use that as a quiet sign to leave you alone. one thing you didnât bank on, was for noah to not really take no as a real answer. or in this case, an annoyed smile. testing his luck, the taller male fixed your book bag strap releasing a whole 2 pounds of weight off of your shoulder. with this new found feeling, you hesitantly stopped in your tracks and paid the stranger a small glance. looking back was noah, smiling widely like he just won the latto.
YANDERE!JOCK who finds a way to comfort you at all the right times. a random rumor about you started to spread at the speed of light. nobody would tell you where it started, or why they believe it but all you know is that it is messing up your senior year. you wanted to end your high school career better than when you came in, because lets face it, your freshman and sophomore years were ass. not being of bullying or teasing, you just werenât ready or willing to see that you were in a different environment. things are different from two years ago, well they were supposed to be.
you donât know how you started crying or when, but you were outside of your ecom class tears soaking your binders. you never allowed the words of others to get to you, always brushed them off. this time around it was different. you were more affected than you thought you would be at things like this. sleeping with a teacher? the same ecom teacher who you deducted points for not citing correctly? the same one who didnât learn your name until two weeks ago? such a baseless and so easy to be unproven, so why do so many people believe it?
the only reason you were crying outside of your class is because two girls called you a slut to your face. out loud. with grins on their face, like your misery was something that warmed their skin. it was all so disgusting but you couldnât do anything was cry. why now? why you? why the very last semester of high school? why?
âi heard about whatâs going on,â
noah slightly nudges your leg with his foot, forcing your attention solely on him. you didnât want to look up.
no, you actually wanted to tell him to go away. why was the most annoying, condescending, passive aggressive person in front of you for. the universe and gods must hate you.
âyou know,â
he started with a hint of glee in his voice. was this all a joke to him? was he enjoying your tears? was your agony entertainment for him? this sick bastard. if you could, you would pull him by his hair and yank him to the floor. a knee to the stomach wouldnât do anything to a linebacker right?
âits okay if you slept with himâŚwe all have our low points.â
wow.
oh.
you are a joke to him. his smile never wavered, no it actually got bigger. you turned your head a bit so both of you were staring into the others. his ocean blue eyes seemed to turn into a black hole, sucking you into it with no avail. this is sick. he is sick. was he the one to fucking tell everybody that? how did he even know about the rumor? why was he here? what does he want from you, and how far will he go to get it.
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more bff mark please i beg of youuuuuyuy
bff!mark headcanons + extra â !
i havenât done these yet + i think maybe i would like to give more context/background to bff mark? i am not sure haha. mdni, somno mentioned, stalking, yandere(? i am not too well versed on this), suggestive, lowk incel behaviour if u squint, lmk if u think i missed anything, this is kind of rushed!
i feel like he definitely has glasses⌠has to wear them, but doesnât. he always either forgets or doesnât want to, complains about them leaving red marks on his nose bridge when you ask why. starts wearing them a little more occasionally when you comment on them being cute, even if the frames were a little too thick. he settled on contact lenses when he started high school. i also think that people forget that mark is a NERD!! we have all seen how geeky he was when he went to comicon with amber.
gets nosebleeds quite frequently. they started to get worse when you dressed in less and less clothing during the hot summers, loses his marbles when you show up in a white shirt. at first, he would try to claim that all of the times he had thrown water onto you were accidents; starts telling you that he wants to have a water fight. it was summer after all and you both wouldnât be in your 20s forever. you could still get away with being just a little bit irresponsible.
has a reddit that he retreats to whenever you get a new boyfriend. complains to his audience of literally two strangers about how heâd been in the friendzone for as long as he could remember, makes threats towards the men that you date on the internet using sock puppet accounts. uses those same accounts to target you, sends you pictures of your address and tells you things that only YOU could know. this seems to work in his favour more often than not; youâd call him in a panic and heâd be right there, patting your back and holding you as you sobbed about your creepy cyber stalker with the knowledge that it was himself. on the topic of that, he STALKS your socials. he has an album in his camera roll dedicated to candid pictures he has taken/found of you.
likes to watch you sleep. we all know this. he also likes to touch you in your sleep, likes the fact that youâre so trusting and would never suspect your best friend of doing such things to you. he gets off on the sort of power dynamic it puts you both in, likes the thrill of wether youâll wake up or not and catch him in the act. he just wants to make sure youâre okay, he promises!
gets super clingy and whiny when you have other friends over or when youâre hanging around other people, hates it when he can hear you laughing at other peoples jokes.
âbut we have plans todayâŚ!â he almost pouted at you when he had woken up to find you already dressed and finishing up your makeup in his little mirror. mark had panicked when heâd opened his eyes and couldnât feel you anywhere next to him on the mattress. when you stayed over usually youâd be asleep until the afternoon, that was when mark would shake you conscious with a cup of coffee in his hand that heâd make for you. you only chuckled at him, keeping your hand steady as you drew the wings of your eyeliner. who were you getting all dolled for? why didnât you get dolled up for him the same way?
âwe have plans for later. i canât bail again, i already didnât go yesterday because i came to stay with you, theyâre all gonna think iâm a no-show.â you said back, eyes flickering to the left and the right, trying to see if you had gotten your eyeliner even. âwhen you say it like that it makes it sound like you were forced to come over.â he crossed his arms over his chest, trying to disguise his jealousy with a lighthearted joke that didnât feel like a joke to him. the vibes in the room seemed off, almost as if tension was building. you gave him a look, stomping over to where he laid in bed and placed your head right next to his, staring into his eyes.
âitâs only for a couple hours while i go shopping. plus, i need you to head over to my house, take the chicken out the freezer before weâre eating at burger-mart again.â you were so close. your face was only a few inches away from his, he couldâve kissed you. he wanted to. âyou remember where the spare key is? right under the plant pot?â you questioned, moving away from him to observe yourself in the mirror. in his mind, you had gotten all dressed up and pretty for him and him only. âmeet me back at mine for six-ish. do you want me to get you anything?â mark almost shot up out of his bed when you had said that. six?? ish??? that could mean youâd be out for later! ââsix-ishâ?â he groaned, glancing at his twenty four hour clock. 11:35. you couldnât possibly be shopping for the whole day, that definitely meant that youâd be out out.
mark knew where your spare house key was, and it wasnât underneath the plant pot. it sat in his top drawer under a mess of his clothes. that wasnât your spare key, it was his key. his own personal key, given to him by you. he hated when you went out of town but loved the fact that heâd have free reign over your room. âchicken out the freezer, six pm sharp-â he started, moving the cover off of his body before you shook your head, correcting him, âsix-ish. iâm not sure when iâll be back.â you smiled, mark wanted to throw up. he couldnât believe that it had gotten to the point where he wanted to physically be sick when you told him you wanted to hang out with others.
heâs extremely overprotective of you. almost always by your side, people have started to think that youâre dating him. mark gets so happy he feels like he might pop when youâre walking through the mall together and someone trying to sell something addresses you as âthe lovely coupleâ. he relishes in little moments like that, cutting the part where you would tell the person that you were just friends completely out of his brain.
heâs made you break up with a few of your boyfriends. or rather, heâs made them break up with you. aside from terrorising your partners (past and present) through the internet, as soon as he had gotten his powers he had started terrorising them in real life, too. you just thought that all of the guys you dated had a serious case of leaving your dates and finding their cars crushed like a soda can, their houses being ransacked and near enough destroyed when they decided that it was time to have a second date, regardless of the car.
mark loves it when itâs just you and him, no room left for other people. he loves it when youâre alone, his head in your lap, your nails stroking along his scalp as you both kept your eyes on the screen, markâs mind distant from whatever you were watching as he bathes in the soft pets you gave him. heâd keep anyone away from you if it meant that itâd just be you and him together forever.
heâs not stupid, he knows that your friends donât like him. he had supersonic hearing for fucks sake, he caught what one of your friends had said about him when he had walked away from the table you were sitting at to put his stuff away in his dorm room. âheâs so⌠weird.â âare you really okay with him touching you like that?â âheâs dick repellent.â and mark would grit his teeth behind the wall he walked by with his fists clenched. he wanted to tear them all in half. âif you have a problem with him, then i have a problem with you guys.â youâd respond jokingly, though had all intentions of cutting them off if they were to double down. heâd blush, holding his face in his hands, suddenly absolved of all of the anger he held.
debbie refers to you as his girlfriend when itâs just him and her, giggling at his sudden nervousness. he wished you were his girlfriend, dreamt of the day he could roll over in the mornings and kiss you awake, holding you close to his chest⌠instead of rolling over to your sleeping form, debating wether he had enough time to touch you before youâd wake up slowly, eyelashes fluttering awake.
mark loved your room, it smelled just like you. it felt just like you, felt as if he was breathing you in and looking right into your soul. entering your home and walking up the stairs straight towards your bedroom, heâd flop down face first onto your bed, inhaling deeply before checking the time on his phone. 5:25. youâd be home soon, hopefully. heâd completely forgotten your instructions, he was supposed to have left his house to take the chicken out of the freezer as soon as you had gone in the early afternoon. heâd stayed home to go through the dirty laundry, looking for the pair of panties you had taken off the night before so he could stand with the shower running, your underwear wrapped around his dick as he jerked off with them, mumbling to himself about the things that he would do to you if only given the chanceâŚ
âmark?â you called, leaving your shopping bags in the hall while you closed the door, locking it behind you. you went to check the kitchen, looking for the familiar shape of the chicken on the side, rolling your eyes when you realised that it wasnât there. maybe he wasnât even here! you didnât mind too much, he had probably forgotten. youâd almost jump out of your skin when you entered your room, not expecting your friend to be on your bed, laying on his stomach, eyes closed and mouth slightly ajar as he snored ever so quietly. he looked cute, hand folded under one of your pillows with his hair all messy, his eyebrows furrowing occasionally in his sleep. your hand hovered over his head, stroking his hair back, âmaaarkusssâŚâ youâd say in a sing-song voice, grinning when he looked up at you. mark sat up, the side of his face a little wet from drool, your pillow had a wet patch from where heâd slept.
âyou can sleep on that pillow tonight, then.â you laughed, pointing to where he had salivated on your pillow. mark grumbled something about you getting makeup patches all over his pillows and he still slept on them, yawning and stretching before he looked over to his phone, tapping the screen to look at the time. 8:47. 8:47..!? he looked over to your window, noticing that the sky had started to dim. he then jumped up, panic settling in, âi- the chicken, freezer- iâm so sorry- how long did you let me sleep for?â he stuttered, walking towards your bedroom door to head downstairs, âitâs okay, weâll just get takeout again. my parents left some cash for looking after the place while theyâre away.â you sat at your mirror, mark breathing a sigh of relief as he sat back on your bed, watching you wipe off your makeup, âalso, iâve just gotten back. iâm sorry i was late, you mustâve gotten tired waiting on me, huh?â you rubbed your face with the makeup wipes, messily piling them up on your desk as you used them, youâd throw them away after you were done.
mark almost snaps right there, you said six-ish. it was almost nine. he felt betrayed in a way, like you had lied to him. he had to recuperate for a second, remembering that you had a life of your own, you were your own person. but it wasnât fair. he wanted nothing more than for you to be yourself, but he wanted you for his own. this was so painful. âwhat happened to six..ish..?â he asked, tilting his head at you. you looked at him from your mirror, eyes meeting with his, âfunny story, actually. can you believe that i had to walk back here, all the way from the mall? nobody had a ride! the cars were full..!â oh. so thatâs why you wanted your makeup off as soon as possible, you had near enough sweated it all off walking back. you smelled good, natural. he wished you had worn a tighter shirt today, he wouldâve gone crazy seeing the wet patches below your boobs from your sweat. he had expected you to tell him that you had gone to one of your friends houses. this was a pleasant surprise.
âyou shouldâve called me- we couldâve flown back. we havenât done that in a while, i miss it.â he missed the way you clung onto him, face buried in the crook of his neck with your legs wrapped around his waist. âi didnât want to bother you. you couldâve been out doing hero shit.â you responded, standing up from your desk and opening your drawer, pulling out your pajamas. a spaghetti strap tank top and a pair of matching shorts. âyou could never bother me.â he mumbled, eyes fixed on you as you walked out of your room to the bathroom to get changed. âthatâs really soppy, grayson!â you called from the other room, his face red when he realised that you had heard him.
he gives into âpeer pressureâ a lot. and by peer pressure i mean that he sees you doing something and wants to partake. you smoked a little pot in college? mark wanted to try. you wanted to do endless shots at a party? mark would be stumbling back to your dorm room with you. he wanted to be cool for you, even if that meant making himself look like a lightweight.
i will be adding more to this, this was just something small until i can get my head together and finally rewrite my longer fics!! for those of you who followed for my grayson&grayson fic, you can unfollow if you like! nothing against you, you are welcome back when i do rewrite and release it!
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"You are in love"
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â ⏠"And you understand now why they lost their minds and fought the wars. And why I've spent my whole life tryin' to put it into words"
â ⏠Kuroo x Reader, timeskip, SFW, fluff, gen reader, high school friends to lovers, no beta
One look, dark room, meant just for you. Time moved too fast, you played it back. You see buttons on a coat and remember a lighthearted joke, back then it had no proof and it was not much but you saw enough. When you were younger, you had trouble making friends. You used to believe that there was something wrong with you and that nobody was willing to stay and play, for a long time you coped with that. Being alone. Until high school went up and changed everything.
You didn't originally want to go to Nekoma High, you were aiming for Fukurodani Academy or even Itachiyama Institute. But you ended up going to Nekoma which you admit you hated at first. You had the potential to be in more prestigious schools in Tokyo but at least you ended up in one of the higher class sections during your first year. In terms of academics, there was no hassle. You went through every homework, classwork, presentation, and even group activity like a breeze. However, in terms of social life, you offer nothing but silence.
You couldn't connect with anyone in your class, they were kind people but there was no one who you see willing to open up to you and vice versa. It felt like your childhood and middle school all over again, you always ended up alone. But you were fortunately wrong. It was a fateful day during lunch and you were eating alone when you spotted a shadow over your head. And you saw him, feline-like eyes and bedhead hair. He offers you an eager smile.
"Mind if I sit here with you?"
He asks and you nod. He sits across from you and pulls out his lunch. He looked taller and older than you. The way he behaved around you told you how he was comfortable with approaching strangers, and you stopped eating.
"You're Kenma's seatmate, right?"
"Oh, you mean Kozume-san?"
"Yep! He didn't go to school today, he got sick"
"You know him?"
"We're childhood best friends, we sorta tell each other everything. I'm Kuroo Tetsuro, by the way"
"I'm [Surname], [Surname] [Name]"
Kuroo seems so eager to get to know you. Your first lunch shared with Kuroo left you puzzled, you're convinced it was only a one-time occurrence. But it repeated, again, and again. And it turned into a routine, for months until the entirety of your first year. You and Kuroo became friends, something you never anticipated. You two became so close that it felt natural. By the time you reached your second year, you and Kuroo were inseparable.
He convinced you to join the boys' volleyball club as a manager. Kenma became the witness to all your shenanigans with his childhood best friend. Because of Kuroo, you changed. You've learned to open up to people, you've become the person you are today thanks to him. Your friendship with Kuroo got you through the hardships in high school up until graduation. The two of you remained close after he left for college and the beginning of your third year. You and Kuroo consistently kept in touch until it was your turn to leave Nekoma for college.
You haven't heard from each other ever since and you've made a new life in college. You gained new experiences, new friends, and new challenges to overcome. Even if you and Kuroo drifted apart, there wasn't a day that you don't wonder where he is right now. By your last year in college, you began to miss him. To miss the memories you had with him in high school. Watching movies, playing video games with Kenma, volleyball practice, and having sleepovers. You had a major case of nostalgia when you went through your old photos back in high school, there were Polaroids of you and him on his graduation that never fail to make you tear up.
College ended as your career began. You found a stable job that paid enough to sustain yourself, and that's when you began trying to reconnect with Kuroo. You also found out through a colleague that Kenma became a YouTuber, rising in popularity. All it took was a quick DM to his Instagram account and you got Kuroo's contact number (thankfully, Kenma still recognizes you). Apparently, he works at the Japan Volleyball Association within the Sports Promotion division. Something you knew he would definitely pursue.Â
It was close to midnight when you contemplated calling up his number, a million scenarios flooded your head. He could be already asleep, he doesn't know your number so he might not answer, or maybe he has already forgotten you. Your chest goes tight at the last thought. But you suck in a deep breath and dialed Kuroo's number. You held your phone against your ear and stared down at your Polaroid picture with him in your hand, it was one taken during your eighteenth birthday.
"Hello?"
You hear his voice in the line and your throat goes dry. It felt like your heart came to a screeching halt before it began racing after realizing the situation. You let out a shaky breath.
"Hi, Tetsuro"
"...[Name]? Holy shit [Name] is that you?!"
He sounds so excited and it causes tears to blur your vision. You let out a relieved chuckle knowing Kuroo hasn't forgotten about you. Immediately, you and him began talking and catching up on each other's lives. There was a brief exchange of apologies for letting the years go by without keeping in touch, but there were no grudges held and all was forgiven.Â
"Where is your place? I'll pick you up, let's get coffee!"
"Sure"
It began snowing outside as you wrapped yourself in your thickest clothes. You waited in front of your apartment complex and saw a car pull up minutes later. The windows roll down and your heart leaps out of your chest. It was Kuroo Tetsuro, your high school best friend. He was grinning at you like he always did back then. He kept his signature bedhead hair and the only difference was he seemed to look more charming than he was during high school. You smile as he opens the passenger door for you.
You sat in the passenger seat in quietness while smiling at each other, it truly felt like nothing had changed. Small talk and he drives. You two grab coffee at midnight. You and Kuroo stood against each other under the snow, sipping on coffee and laughing. The lampost light reflects the chain on your neck, Kuroo's eyebrows raised.
"Look up"
He says, and your shoulders brushed. It was no mistaking it. You were still wearing the necklace he gave you on your eighteenth birthday. You couldn't tell if the cold made his ears red or something else. No proof, one touch. But seeing Kuroo slide closer to you made you feel enough.
Something has changed, you couldn't point out what it was but something wasn't the same with you and Kuroo. The two of you spent a whole month making up for lost time. If it was possible, it seemed like the two of you became even closer. Perhaps closer than him and Kenma, but it felt way more different. You began noticing the shift in your and Kuroo's relationship one morning when you woke up at his place after spending the night drinking. You smell burnt toast in the kitchen and it was a Sunday. You keep his shirt, and he keeps his word. And for once, you let go, of your fears and your ghosts. One step, not much. But it said enough.
You feel the change transform you and Kuroo uncontrollably. This felt nothing like high school anymore. Kuroo was getting closer and closer each time and you welcomed it. You've never felt so comfortable with anyone in your life. This is proved when Kuroo and you began kissing on sidewalks. You knew you'd never find someone like Kuroo in your life, so whenever you two would fight, you two would always talk.
However, everything comes into full circle one night when Kuroo wakes. He spent the night at your apartment and slept beside you. You stirred awake and you see the strange look on his face. He looks at you deep into your eyes, you gaze back with bated breath. He pauses.
"[Name], you're my best friend"
He says. And you knew what it was, he was in love. He's in love with you. So you instantly leaned against him and shared a long gentle kiss. For a long time, you felt like you two were dancing in a snow globe 'round and 'round. And now he keeps a picture of you in his office downtown. And understand why you spent your whole life trying to put it in two words. But you can hear it in the silence. You can feel it on the way home. You can see it with the lights out. You didn't see it back then but now it becomes crystal clear; you're in love, true love. You're in love with Kuroo Tetsuro.
"I think I fell in love with you the moment you gave me this necklace for my eighteenth birthday"
"Oh. Well, I think I fell in love with you when I sat with you for lunch back at high school for the first time"
"You're lying"
"No! Ask Kenma! I just didn't know it back then. But now, when you called me up after what felt like ages, I knew I didn't want to be in love with somebody else"
"Ew, cheeseball"
"Shut up! Look at you, being so in love with me!"
"As if you aren't more terribly in love with me, Tetsu"
"I wouldn't want it any other way, darling"
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Hello! I donât know if you do this but I was wondering what your thoughts were for a Yandere Lucifer Morningstar from Hazbin Hotel? Iâm having trouble writing a good representation of him and would like some advice.
Honestly I'm gonna humble myself and say that it took reading someone else's post to make me like, REALLY notice the nuances of Lucifer's character
This post right here literally made me rewatch his scenes and go "oh wow he IS like DANGEROUSLY DEPRESSED"
He doesn't remember Charlie told him where she is, or what she's doing, and he can barely follow a conversation despite clearly trying to pay attention. He also just seems kind of scattered, and um, HE LITERALLY MAKES A JOKE ABOUT DYING FROM FALLING OFF THE HOTEL BALCONY like dude is making jokes about death in front of his fucking daughter, like my dudes, I think this guy is BARELY holding himself together
He clearly loves loves LOVES Charlie but he doesn't really know how to properly articulate himself and I have a feeling there's a lot he's concealing from her, and another big question is, is his depression from being cast out of Heaven, or from something to do with his missing wife, or a combination of both? Either way this man is clearly dealing with like, really bad issues. And Charlie also mentioned he wasn't around a whole lot when she was younger, so... did he have depression back then too?
So, that all said, I feel like a yandere Lucifer would almost be, potentially invigorated by his darling? Given a new lease on life? He may not be 100% his old self again but, you get him to like, 65, maybe 70% on a good day. You give him another reason to get out of bed in the morning, or afternoon, or evening or, whenever he can drag his depressed ass out of bed
Given what we currently know, I feel like a romantic yandere Lucifer would pretend to only be platonic and do his best to poorly conceal his feelings because of his whole... "can't ask his missing wife if it's ok for you to be their third" ordeal, the man still wears his wedding ring, and a platonic yandere Lucifer basically adopts you like another kid, because uh, I mean for one he apparently canonically missed a lot of Charlie's childhood, and he's also an ancient fallen angel, so he's got that age advantage on you no matter how old you are. I mean what are a few decades when he's literally thousands upon thousands upon thousands--you get the idea
Yandere Lucifer would want to stay close to you, helping watch over you, maaaaaybe being overly paranoid about you randomly disappearing and going missing For Very Obvious Reasons, and in the process he winds up being unintentionally overbearing. I mean, he did it in irritation, but he basically showed up at Charlie's hotel immediately saying it was a dump and all of HER FRIENDS were 'a bunch of losers'. He never completely pulls his punches when there's something he's displeased with, even if it has something to do with someone he loves, so his darling would get much of the same treatment. "Ohhhhh, you uh, you wanted to move across the city? That's, um, definitely a fun idea! BuuuuuUuuut, what IF, instead of doing that--", like, he tries to playfully tug you in 'the right direction' until you make him put his foot down
Hmmm... what would him losing his cool look like... well, we've already seen that he doesn't mind throwing hands and WILL KILL, but will stop if he's asked to or there's a good reason. With you, though, you're not typically going to be there to stop him from offing any rivals or bad influences, so I imagine he'd be kinda casual about it, actually! He already thinks pretty lowly of Sinners, so say he finds out you've been ditching him and Charlie to go out drinking with strangers, making new friends, maybe having a few one night stands? Yeah, some of those people definitely aren't calling you back, and Lucifer doesn't really see a problem with it. These people are kind of the worst and really don't deserve you, anyways! If anything he's helping clean up Hell for you and his daughter and keeping you safe :)
Losing his cool with YOU... I think would involve him using his powers to finally confine you, maybe even going demon mode to intimidate you into submission in a very dad-esque "now you listen HERE" kind of way. We don't really know the scope and scale of his powers but I can picture him at least being, obviously much stronger than he looks, and transforming to fly you "back home" where he puts you in your room where no one can reach you without his explicit permission (and you also can't leave~)
One second you're just drunk and jokingly defying him, teasing him, maybe even picking him up and swinging him around because you're bigger than him, to you he's just a silly little guy! Meanwhile this Grown Ass Man Who Is Also The Actual Devil is getting more than just a little frustrated you basically view him as a wacky little cartoon more than a grown man, one who has had sex and has had two wives and sired a child. You're just teasing him and stumbling around drunk when he's trying to get you to your hotel room to get to bed to sleep, like you're clearly not taking him seriously, maybe even playfully putting your hands on him (TOTALLY not riling him up in 'fun' ways) and he finally just huffs and snaps his fingers and, you're suddenly magic'd to bed! You're laying there blinking confused and he's tucking you in and chuckling that "you're such a handful!" before leaving you to sleep and somehow INSTANTLY knowing when you're up.
You ARE in his house, after all...
Not to be gross but uh..... I'm not saying "yandere Lucifer who has the power to still get a Sinner pregnant if he wanted to and you wind up fooling around with him and you're waking up with his little apple symbol on your lower tummy as one of those like hentai womb tattoos to show you're pregnant" but uhhhhhhhhhhyeah that's what I'm saying, and whether it was accidentally or intentionally, he's keeping it, and thus, keeping YOU
I just feel like he'd be very goofy and awkward and bad at hiding his feelings and being very clearly overprotective and jealous in ways everyone else but you manages to pick up on (god Alastor would have some MATERIAL) and, in a romantic/sexual setting he eventually just loses his patience with you not seeing him as a man and just gets... progressively more forward. You pop back into the Hotel after a night out and Lucifer's already hammered at the bar with Husk, stumbling up to you, hanging off of you, slurring and embarrassing himself, "You'reeeee SO pretty... like SO pretty.... do you wanna have *BELCH* you wanna fuck? Cause I LOVE to fuck, like when I FUCKED my wife to make my DAUGHTER, my wife and daughter that I have, 'cuz im a DAD, 'cuz I'm a MAN!" and you're just giggling and ruffling his hair, "You're so weird, dude ^^" and walking away while Lucifer internally screams, wondering just how DIRECT with you he's going to have to be
meanwhile Charlie is totally cool with all of this and sees this as a weird double whammy of Curing Dad's Depression + new family member and friend hurray! and she's totally actively either shipping you with her dad or aiding and abetting him in his weird attempts to absorb you into the Morningstar family
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grant me easiness and i'll give you everything (it's only fair) | jeremy swayman
what I feel about him is alarming and frighting and yap yap yap. hope you like!
Whoever claimed to enjoy airports had clearly never been an Uber driver.Â
Sure; the money was significantly better than a normal rideâbut the traffic? And the poor temperament? And the confusing lanes? It made you question if it was even worth the money.Â
But there were bills to pay, so you added tonight to the list of nights you ended up at the rideshare terminal of the airport.Â
You knew by now that flights usually got in on the 10s (7:10, 8:10, etc), so people would have collected their luggage and made their way to ride shares by the 35s (give or take). Glancing at the dash cam, you read 9:32. As if on cue, your phone pinged with a few alerts.Â
Typically, you���d choose the one that offered the most money. But it had been a long night, with a lot of rides, and had made enough to finish a bit early. So you picked the one that would put you closest to home. And it happened to be Jeremy, who wanted to end up at a brownstone around 7 minutes from your building.Â
And you waited.Â
Just for a minute or two before a knock on the back window stirred you from completely zoning out. Instinctively, you unlocked the car and a body slid into the back seat.Â
âJeremy?â You confirmed, not bothering to look back.Â
âHow do you know that?â A cheery voice forced your hand, made you make eye contact with him in the mirror. Mistake.Â
âAre you Jeremy or not?â You were paid to drive, not indulge lazy jokes. Still, his kind eyes didnât waver.Â
âJust messin,â he looked out the window and mockingly placed a light touch to the window. Despite yourself, you tracked the movement, watching his hands (his large, large hands). Mistake. âDriver, take me home.â He sighed a wistful sigh, and even though you didnât want to, a small smile found its way to your face. Putting on the turn signal, you merged into the departure lane and turned up the stereo.Â
Checking your blindspot, you pulled onto the freewayâtraffic was awful so it would be a long ride despite the short mileage.Â
âTemperature okay?â You asked politely, following your script.Â
âJust right!â You could hear the smile in his voice, even though you refused to look at him again.Â
âMusic alright?âÂ
âMy favorite!â You raised an eyebrow at his responseâtop 40 radio was no oneâs favorite. But that was your last question that usually made riders feel heard enough to give 5 stars. Slightly relieved (as always), you settled in for the drive.Â
Usually you spent the time working through a problem in your head, really getting into the whys and hows of something that was bothering you. One of your friends was being distant, so you started there. She had started this behavior about a month ago, so that could mean thatâ
âI flew in from Alaska,â that cheery voice interrupted your internal monologue completely.Â
âThatâs nice,â your reply was non-committal. You didnât usually talk to riders that much. Didnât plan on making it a habit.Â
âYup!â He popped the p sound. âIâm from there, and I was visiting my family. It was awesomeâI really miss them when Iâm here for a long time.âÂ
âNice.â You were out of practice making small talk with a new person (to put it lightly). He just noddedâthe only indication being the sound of fabric moving around his neck as he did so.Â
âSo, where are you from?â He leaned forward in his seat, as if genuinely interestedâas if knowing where this stranger grew up was a seriously important part of his night.Â
âI donât have to talk to riders just because,â you cringed at how mean you sounded. He didnât even deflate a little, just leaned back and laughed a slightly weird laugh.Â
âFair enough,â his tone made you wonder if he was always this happy, this unphased.Â
And then the music filled the space as much as your stale air freshener didâeven if the air was tinged with a bit of guilt on your part.Â
âI can feel you looking at me,â your eyes darted to him again in the mirror. Brown eyes forgiving and kind and very, very cute.Â
âNot tryna hide it.â It couldâve been taken as flirting, but you had the impression that he was just like this with everyone. Still, it warmed your cheeks just a little bit. âIâve just never had such a pretty Uber driver,â and then a moment later, âwell, a pretty one thatâs my age, I mean.âÂ
You laughed, despite yourself. âPining after older women are ya?â He smiled easily, and it definitely was for himâeasy.Â
âLook at this face and tell me Iâm not a cougar's dream,â he laughed loudly. You didnât look back for safety reasons (and convinced yourself that was the only reason). He leaned forward again. âI like it though,â his words felt like an admission, even if he didnât lower his voice. Everything about him just feltâgenuine? In a way that made every breath feel like a secret. âMakes me feel like I have a hot girlfriend who likes me enough to pick me up at the airport.âÂ
You scoffed. If he wanted a hot girlfriend, it definitely wouldnât be hardânot with his easy charm and pretty face. âIâm only here because Iâm being paid.â You hesitated. âAnd thereâs no way you donât have someone who likes you enough to brave the traffic.âÂ
You could sense his delight through your headrest. âOh yeah I do,â he looked out the window again, âI have the best friends in the entire world. They were just busy tonight.â He sighed as if the idea of his friends was as good as having them in the seat next to him. It was quiet for a moment. âBut no girlfriend, if thatâs what youâre asking.âÂ
âI wasnât asking,â your tone was blunt, but you couldnât help but smile. He laughed his weird, goofy laugh.
âCall me a romantic,â he addressed you by nameâsomething you typically didnât like from patrons in your backseatâbut it felt different with him. âBut I want thatâsomeone who wants to be the first person to see you when you get back, who canât even wait to kiss you even if itâs in front of a whole terminal.âÂ
âSounds like youâve been watching too many rom coms,â but that suddenly felt unkind to such a gentle man, so then a moment later, âI hope you find that.âÂ
âI will,â he seemed absolutely sure. âOh shoot,â he raised his fists to the sky mockingly. âMy phone died. Curses!âÂ
âI have a charger,â you looked around for the cord while still keeping an eye on the road. He stayed quiet for a moment, considering.Â
âNo, I have an android,â he quickly put his phone in his front pocket, eyes squinting with trouble. Trouble that made you think that he definitely didnât have an android. âOh wait! I have an idea!â He completely over-sold his facial expressions, making you question where he was going with this little scheme.Â
âAnd what would that be?â your tone was dry, eyes still on the road as you took the exit off the freeway, only a few minutes from his destination.Â
âSo I can give you your rightfully earned tip!â He reasoned, âyou can give me your phone number so I can send you money once I get my phone charged.â You could feel his hopeful gaze on you, like his plan was the most logical course of action ever spoken.Â
Logistically, it made no sense. You could tip an Uber days after your ride. âAnd whatâyouâll just remember my number until then?â For some reason that was the first question you asked.
He nodded, serious as youâd seen him. âOf course,â he said incredulously, âI remember important stuff.âÂ
And it didnât make any sense. And you couldâve said no. And this was probably against some sort of employer code. And he was definitely this charming with everyone. But he looked so endearing and hopeful and there was something very good about him. Something right.Â
So you rattled off your number, and he mouthed each number after you said it. And you believed him that he would remember it.Â
And you believed him as he opened the door to leave, wishing you a good night. And you believed him as he waved from the top step. And as he opened the door and turned around for one more look, mouthing goodbye.Â
Despite yourself, you believed him.Â
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Your bed was heaven after a long stint in the car. Practically asleep before your head hit the covers, a notification sounded from your phone.Â
A message from an unrecognized number was the last thing you saw before sleep.Â
From: unknownÂ
Sent $50Â
And then a moment later, after you saved his contact.Â
From: JeremyÂ
Any interest in meeting me at Dunkin on Tuesday morning?Â
You went to sleep smiling. He remembered.Â
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You agreed to meet him earlyâyou typically liked to start driving before 11 and he had morning skate.Â
The sun had just risen as you walked to a Dunkin about halfway between you and him, bundled up in a puffer jacket and a toque. The bell jingled above the door as you entered, blowing warm air into your hands. It was freezing out.Â
You didnât even have time to glance around and look for him before a tall, broad body in a black coat walked up to you and held out his arms for a hug. And then you werenât freezing anymore. Not even a little bit.Â
He released you with a smile, linking your arms together and pulling you into line. âWhat do you usually get?â You asked, convincing yourself that you certainly were not leaning into his side. Definitely not.Â
He peered down at you, tucked into his side, nose red from the cold. âWhatever looks good,â he admitted, âusually the thing with the most cream and sugar.âÂ
You laughedâeven if you didnât really know him, the idea that he didnât have an order, that he just let himself enjoy whatever he wanted (even if it had a ton of sugar), that seemed very him.Â
âIâll get that too,â you definitely snuggled into his side more, but maybe it was so you didnât have to face his genuine smile so head on. Maybe?Â
And so he ordered for you both, but not before complimenting the teenage cashierâs pride pin and asking what his favorite donut was.Â
âDunno,â the kid had braces and posture that seemed to shrink in on itself, and was clearly not used to anything beyond what can I get for you, âsprinkle looks pretty good today.âÂ
âThen two of those too,â he put the spare change (and a five) in the glass tip jar. âThanks brother,â he put out his knuckles for a fist bump. The kid tapped his fist lightly to Jeremyâs, completely won over.Â
Like a puppy, he quickly found something else to entertain himself with while you waited. âWe almost have matching jackets!â He gestured to his black north face and your navy one. You pulled a faceâhow could he find such delight in everything?Â
âI guess?â You pinched your face together. He didnât mind.Â
âVery couple-y of us,â he put his hands up at the look you shot him. âI had to say it,â He shook his head like it was obvious. And it was so cute you didnât give him a hard time about it.Â
âThanks for paying,â you directed the subject elsewhere, âyou didnât have to do that.â He shrugged, eyes fixed on your drinks as the barista (are they called baristas at Dunkin??) set down two identically light and sweet drinks.Â
âMy pleasure,â he grabbed the bag with two sprinkle donuts inside.Â
âIâll send you my share,â you made to grab your phone from your pocket. His hand over yours stilled the movement entirely, warmth emanating from his palm.Â
âYou got it next time,â he shruggedâlike obviously there would be a next time. And you believed him, hand now interlaced with his.Â
âI know itâs bad for me,â he groaned as he took a sip, âbut itâs actually the best thing Iâve ever tasted.â A completely innocent line, but it felt dirty as he said it. Or maybe you were just losing it over how his thumb moved over yours.Â
âOh,â you responded quietly, taking a sip of yours. Total sugar bomb. âWell youâll work it off anyways in practice Iâm sure,â you fumbled over your words just a little bit. He seemed amused. âLike, looking at you, Iâd never guess you have a sweet tooth,â you said, even though there was absolutely no reason to keep talking. He titled his head in delight. âBecause you look totally in shapeâyou look, great. Yeah.â A true example of vocal mastery was on display tonight.Â
He took a bite of donut, his white teeth a sight so intimate it made you blush. He hummed while chewing, nodding. âOh yeah? Iâm not sure why you meanâŚshould we keep talking about how hot I look?â He joked before pulling a very embarrassed you into his side and out into the chilly air. It didnât feel as cold with his hand around yours though.Â
You laughed an embarrassed laugh. âEasy, you big dope, I was trying to be nice.â He laughed into your toque, head on top of yours.Â
âI know, I know.â And then he went into talking about how he wasnât a fan of Dunkin before moving to New England and now he was addicted. And you just listened, toasty from humiliation and content as he walked you home, hand covering yours.Â
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You offered to pick him up from practice later in the week (he had asked you to come to a home game, but you werenât quite ready for that yet). He was right on time, waving an animated wave as he walked out the door with a few teammates.Â
You waved back (a bit more timid in the presence of his friends), and turned to que up your next song. He knocked lightly on the window, and you rolled it down. He was bent over, face in the window as he glanced toward the backseat.Â
âWant to meet my friends?â He asked politely, clearly excited.Â
You hesitated, which made him continue. âNo pressure at all. If you donât want to, I can hop in the backseat and we can pretend youâre my Uber driver again,â he smiled a grin that was so genuinely happy it made you less nervous. You turned off the engine.Â
âNo way,â you unbuckled your seatbelt. âI wanna meet âem.â You opened the door and shut it softly behind you, wrapping your arms around yourself instinctively. He pumped his fist.Â
âLetâs go!â He seemed overjoyed. It was quite possibly the sweetest reaction to such a nothing event. You rolled your eyes, but let him pull you in front of him, large hands rested on your shoulders, steering you to face his two teammates.Â
He introduced you to them both (they were sweet, but there was something on their face that made you unsure if they were making fun of you or jeremyâor bothâor no one). But listening to them banter back and forth while you stood pressed to the front of him made you realize that they just joked around like that.Â
Jeremy was usually the punchlineâbut he didnât mind. He was easy to laugh, easier to smile, and made a point of pulling you impossibly closer to him. If his friends noticed, they didnât say anything.Â
But then the fact that they didnât say anything made you wonder just how many people he had introduced to his friends. Maybe they were having a non-reaction because they were so used to it? You stiffened slightly under his hands.Â
And he mustâve felt it, because he placed a feather-light kiss to your hairâwhich did pull a reaction from his boys.Â
âIf youâre around on new yearâs, weâre throwing something and you are obviously invited,â one of them nodded towards you, eyes a little wide.Â
âObviously?â You questioned, but felt far more comfortable than a moment ago. The taller one laughed, eyes flickering to Jeremyâs briefly.Â
âObviously,â he confirmed. âYou think this is our first time hearing about you?â He shook his head, clapping the shorter one on the back. âSway here wouldnât shut up about you. If you didnât respond to his text he was going to make us call every Uber in Boston until one of us got you as a driver.âÂ
You hit his chest as you turned around. âYou goof,â you meant to sayâbut the words died on your tongue when your eyes met hisâso full of genuine enjoyment and content that it warmed you from the inside out. You turned toward them again, waving goodbye.Â
âIâll see you on new yearâs then.âÂ
âNice to meet you,â they parroted, smirking at Jeremy. âWeâll see ya sway.â He waved and let you pull him into the passenger seat.Â
âI like your friends,â you rubbed your hands together and blew on them. He smiled a radiant smile.Â
âYouâll love the rest of the guys,â he pulled your free hand into his lap, both palms wrapped around it, warming you right up. You drove the rest of the way home with one hand so he could keep a grip on you. He gave you a play-by-play of practice (which drills he did best on, what made him laugh the most, what he wanted to focus on for the next game), only coming up for air once.Â
âI really like you,â he said earnestly, as matter-of-factly as when he spoke about drills. It made you shake your head.Â
âObviously I like you too,â the words felt good to be outâlike you didnât realize how true they were until you said them aloud.Â
He brought your hand to his lips and pressed a chaste kiss to your knuckles. âObviously?â You could feel his smile on the back of your hand.Â
âIt's, like, impossible not to.â You pulled in front of his building, putting the car in park. Meaning to pull your hand back from himâa little embarrassedâbut didnât even make it over the console before he crushed you in a hug over the center console. The steering wheel dug into your side, nose crushed into his chest, hair static-y all over his puffer. But you couldnât bring yourself to back out of itâarms rubbing circles against the back of his coat.Â
You had no idea how much time had passed when he pulled back, grabbed his bag from the trunk, and walked up to the front door. It was probably the longest he had gone without talking around you. But you didnât mind. You liked him when he talked, when he didnât, when he smiled, when he breathed.Â
You smiled all the way home.Â
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You agreed to walk to the new yearâs eve party together. It was just far enough away for you to prepare to meet more of the people from his world and hear about his last couple road games. Just hearing him talk made your nerves melt away.Â
He insisted on meeting on your doorstep, however, even though it added 10 minutes to his walk. He texted when he was on his way.
From: J
Be there in a few!
From: you
You need my address?
From: J
Course not.
And then.
I remember important stuff.
You went in for a hug as you opened the doorâa new part of your routine.Â
âHey,â your greeting was muffled into his puffer. His navy?? Puffer. One identical to your own. You thumbed the material and glanced up at him. âNice coat?â You raised your eyebrows.Â
He laughed loudly, tipping his head back. âI wanted to match.â The way he said it made it feel obviousâtone like a noncommittal shrug. Like why wouldnât he want to match?Â
The ease of the gesture was lovely. He was lovely. âWell then,â you linked your arm with his, setting off down the stairs and onto the sidewalk, âit is an honor to match with you tonight.âÂ
He let a grin brighten his face. âYou smell really good,â he breathed into your hair. âLike you always do. And I like the glitter you haveââ He ghosted a thumb over your brow bone, âhere.âÂ
And the loveliness haunted you the entire walk over, conversation easy and light. He was so open, so kind, in a way that eased openness and kindness from you as well.Â
So the night was much better than you had expected. It felt natural to meet his friends, his teammates, their wives, their kids. It didnât feel like being thrust into a brand new world. It just felt like naturalâlike getting another piece of Jeremy was a privilege.Â
And you didnât feel out of place with how enamored you were with himâeveryone here clearly was. He was the heartbeat of this group of peopleâand you felt lucky to watch him light up the room. And a little part of you felt proud that you were here with him.Â
The one who everyone wanted to be aroundâhe wanted to be here with you.Â
âYouâre too nice for him,â another new face laughed as he clapped Jeremy on the shoulder, looking down at you.Â
âToo nice?â You glanced at the palm resting over your stomach. Possibly the most gentle, kind touch you had experienced. How could anyone be too nice for that? âFor him?â Your voice raised with confusion.
The young guy in front of you raised his eyebrows at the man behind you. âHe didnât tell you?â His smile was all trouble. âOur boy Sway likes to be a little roughed up,â he laughed at your blush, hidden by you turning around to gape at Jeremy. To wait for a rebuttal.
But it never came. He just laughed good-naturedly and hugged you into his chest. âHey now, donât scare her away!â He looked down at you, squeezed tight against his chest. âLucky to have her here at all.â His smile was just for you.Â
And so you smiled and let yourself half forget about that comment. Met some more people. Drank some more wine. Smiled a lot.Â
But you couldnât forget it entirely.Â
Some time later, he beckoned you over to where he sat on the couch. You finished up chatting with some of the women and made your way to him.Â
âHey,â you stood in between his legs before he pulled you down to sit on one of his thighs with a thud. You felt him sigh into your hair as you leaned back so your head rested on his shoulder, hands reaching around the play with his fingers. He was solid and warm.Â
âHey,â if you had to put money on itâyouâd bet he was smiling. âThanks for being a champ about thisâthey can be a lot.â You traced a nail over the outline of his hand. âBut theyâre important to me, so it makes me happy that they get to meet you.âÂ
As intimate as a secret, spoken lowly in your ear. As secure as a fact, warming your chest.Â
âI like them,â you thought for a moment. âEven if they think Iâm too nice.âÂ
He rolled his eyes. âTheyâre just giving you a hard time. Itâs a long story.âÂ
You raised your eyebrows. âYou can tell me if you want.â You could feel his chest rise and fall under your back.
âWhen I first signed, I showed up to practice all beat up once. Bruises, all that nonsense.â His eyes shone as he retold the storyâlike the emotions were just as fresh as they had been. âTold everyone I walked into a doorwayâor something stupid like that. In the locker room later, everyone saw the marks this girl had left all over me.â He indicated scratch marks over where you lay on his chest. âAll on my back and my neck and stuff. Never heard the end of itâhow doors are really fighting back now and all that.â You just listened. âSo yeah, they give me a hard time about it. But itâs no big dealâI didnât want them to scare you or anything. If youâre not into that, donât worry.âÂ
He ducked his head into the crook of your shoulder, kissing behind your ear. You shivered, trying not to wiggle too much over his lap. Tilting your head towards him, you let your voice drop so only he could hear. âIâm into that.â His eyes went wide. âAnd Iâm into you, so I can still be nice.âÂ
He gulped audibly, making you smirk. âLike, I can be nice and tell you that youâre so good.â His face was as serious as youâd seen him. âMakes me wonder if youâd be so good for me.âÂ
He nodded before he knew what he was nodding at, grip tight around you. âI would be.â His voice was clipped. âIâd be so good for you.âÂ
You nodded back, chest on fire. You believed him.Â
You let your cheek rest against his sweater, eyes peering up at himâslightly flushed from the party and eyes a little tired. It had to be close to midnight.Â
As if on cue, the countdown began from the tv. Every voice in the room chanted alongâŚ10, 9, 8âŚbut you almost didnât hear them. Too busy looking at Jeremy. 7, 6, 5. You turned so your legs swung off the couch, sideways in his lap.Â
âIâve never had a New Yearâs kiss,â he whispered, holding you upright against him. âLike a real one. Not just a friend or something.â 4, 3. You pulled him so close you could see the shine of his lip from his drink, feel the sweat on the back of his neck from his sweater.Â
2. 1. âGlad to be your first or something,â you grinned into the kiss, teeth knocking against his. He laughed a breathy laugh into your mouth, free hand palming the back of your head. His chest rose and fell next to yours, making you pull back.Â
âIâm so happy itâs you,â he admittedâprobably the most embarrassed youâd seen him. You ran your hands through his hair, settling against his chest so he could put his chin atop your head.
You believed him.
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happy new year! Love ya
#nhl fic#nhl imagines#jeremy swayman#bruins#boston bruins#david pastrnak#brandon carlo#charlie mcavoy#matt poitras
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Try Again - s.h.
Chapter 1 Ç King of Hearts
ÇÂ Â summary: Steve finally scrapes together enough funds and the courage to leave Hawkins behind so he can join Robin in Chicago. One of the first people she introduces him to is you and the aftermath includes a warning that he has heard before (and won't listen to. Again).
Ç tags: hurt/comfort, angst (with a happy ending not in this chapter). strangers to friends to lovers. set in 1990 Chicago. hurt and slowly healing!Reader and hopeless romantic!Steve. afab!reader, she/her pronouns used, no y/n. this is the only part in the series from Steve's POV.
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âHave I mentioned lately that youâre hopeless?â
Steve flopped back onto Robinâs couch with a groan, tossing his forearm over his eyes to hide his embarrassment. âIf by lately you mean an hour ago, then yeah.â
From her arm chair beside the couch, a bag of popcorn steadily being shoved into her mouth as she watched on amused, she continued, âThen allow me to once again remind you that you are completely hopeless. And this is not the girl you wanna get your heart broken over next.â
Robin had introduced the two of you for the first time tonight â you being her classmate at community college for the last 2 years and him being the best friend who had finally saved up enough to leave Hawkins and be her roommate. Sheâd anticipated this happening, because you were cute and he was Steve, but she hadnât quite expected the severity of his sudden heart eyes and awkward complimenting toward you after just a few short hours.
He lowered his arm so he could prop himself up on his elbows to look her in the eye. âSheâs already in a relationship, isnât she?â
âNope,â she popped the âpâ for effect, another handful of popcorn prepared. âThe exact opposite actually.â
The skin between his brows folded over itself as he tilted his head, confused. âWhat? What does that mean?â
She held up a finger for him to wait, finishing her absurdly large mouthful before swallowing to answer. âI mean that in the entire time Iâve known her, she has never mentioned dating or being in a relationship or talking to anyone, guy or girl. And she might just be private or something but she also fucking hates rom coms and rolls her eyes at couples on campus, so I donât think itâs just being shy.â
Flopping back down with a groan, he threw his arms out wide and almost knocked his glass off the coffee table. âWho hates rom coms?â He asked, like the idea in and of itself was absurd.
She shrugged, reaching for her drink on the coffee table as a few kernels fell off her lap and onto the ground. âMaybe sheâs a nun or something, I donât know. Just⌠Donât even think about it, okay? Itâs not gonna happen.â
If only it was that easy.
Having missed his best friend and also being new to town, Steve was then involved in almost every plan Robin made, which more often than not also included you. The two of you had become easy friends â not close by any means but fully capable of joking around and talking whenever Robin was late or off somewhere else.
And while he had tried to take Robinâs advice and not let his budding crush bloom, he still found himself more attracted to you by the day. You were smart and witty with a sharp mouth that sometimes spoke before your brain caught up and left you embarrassed and scrambling to recover. Not to mention cute and kind, with a bright smile and a loud laugh that made his heart thump painfully in his chest.
Also so, so funny â he swore it was easier for you to make him laugh than anyone he had ever known (besides Robin), even when he was in the worst of moods. It was clear as day that humor was the primary aspect of your relationship with his best friend. The two of you ended up sending yourselves into hysterics on a daily basis; digging into jokes and ripping back and forth until you were both rolling around in tears.
But there were definitely things that he noticed that made Robinâs theory seem plausible. How you groaned and complained whenever anyone wanted to watch a romance movie, sometimes even got up and left the room when an action movie had a big couple kissing moment. You never talked about anything related to dating or sex but would listen politely and attentively when someone else brought it up. Whenever one of your mutual friends asked for dating advice from the group, yours was always thoughtful and realistic â sometimes to the point of pessimism.
He couldnât help but be curious â not even specifically because of his own hidden feelings toward you, but just generally to learn more about you. Heâd heard before about people who just had no interest at all in romance or sex, and maybe you were one of those people. Or maybe you just wanted to focus on school or something like that. He didnât want to judge. He just wanted to know.
His first opportunity to ask came a few weeks later. You, him, and Robin were in a booth at your favored late night diner. Robin had called an Emergency French Fry meeting â so the three of you ordered a variety of fried foods to share across the table and some milkshakes as you both listened to Robin recounting her date.
She was still quite new to the act â having gained enough confidence in this new place to try to ask girls out when she felt safe to â but it still didnât happen super often. And tonightâs date had gone really, really well for her. Rose was a bit more brave now that she knew Robin also liked girls and had pulled out all the stops; holding her hand as they walked down the boardwalk and putting an arm around her on the Ferris Wheel. Stuff Robin still struggled with the confidence to do and was fucking ecstatic that it was finally happening to her.
You showed nothing but excitement for Robin, listening to her go over the evening in detail and asking thoughtful questions, offering insight when Robin asked for it. Steve mostly listened, only adding comments whenever Robin looked at him for input, spending his time watching and trying to keep up. It had become one of his favorite pastimes â especially when the two of you started to talk so fast and so animated that he could barely make heads or tails of any of it.
It was cute. How you both could talk at the speed of sound and skip over half your sentences and still completely understand what the other was saying. It made him so happy for Robin to have a friend like you, which also made you that much more endearing to him.
He only noticed a slight difference in your demeanor when Robin borderline squealed over the fact that Rose had kissed her at the end of the night with a little bit too much detail. You smiled and nodded and explained again how happy you were for her â but your eyes looked sad. Your smile didn't quite reach them.
When Robin complained about needing to go to the bathroom and departed in a whirlwind, silence fell. Your hands were clasped around the base of your milkshake glass, skin brushing the heavy condensation that had collected on the table as you stared at the melting dessert. There was still that same look in your eye as you appeared to be lost in thought. If he didnât know any better, it almost looked like you wanted to cry but wouldnât allow yourself to.
Clearing his throat a bit awkwardly, your eyes blinked back into focus and flicked up to meet his. Took a moment to grit his teeth as he considered if he was really about to stick his foot in his mouth and ask this. Decided to do it anyway. âFeel free to tell me to fuck off but⌠Do you have a crush on Robin or something?â
You sat straight up in near alarm, eyes widening at him. âNo! No, Iâm notââ You adjusted nervously in your seat, fingers tightening around your glass for a moment. âNo, I donât.â
Not sure how to take your vehement denial, he added on, âItâs okay if you do, I donât judge,â you looked about ready to inject again but he kept going. âYou just looked kind of sad when she was talking about the end of her date soâŚâ
Your expression fell, eyes closing as you forced a deep breath. âItâs nothing like that, I swear. Itâs justâŚâ
And he thought you actually were about to tell him something, anything about the whole thing. Finally shed some light to (hopefully) end his weird preoccupation with the idea. But before you could open your mouth again, Robin was falling back into the booth beside him with a happy sigh and more thoughts on the date she had come up with while in the bathroom. You attempted to give her your full attention again, only every once in a while glancing back over at Steve nervously before flicking back.
You were quick to make your escape that night after Robin declared your meeting adjourned â not giving him a single second to potentially bring the topic up again, to his disappointment. Robin gave him a pointed look as you hurried off that asked âwhat did you do?â to which he just shrugged and directed her back toward his car to go home.
There were a few other things over the next few weeks that just made him more confused. There were sometimes he could swear you were flirting with him, more than you flirted with your average friend. Ending up in his personal space in a crowd, walking beside him on the sidewalk, turning everything you possibly could into a competition between the two of you, laughing louder at his jokes than was probably warranted. But maybe that was just wishful thinking on his part.
One time heâd been invited over to your apartment (with Robin), taking in everything he could to try to learn more about you. Heâd made a teasing comment of, âFor someone who doesnât like romance movies, you sure do have a lot of romance books.â Youâd spent the next hour wildly alternating between annoyed, embarrassed, and something that looked like fear.
While teasing was about 75% of your interactions together, heâd learned that teasing about that specific topic wasnât something that went well with you.
Overall, he learned a lot about you. Not just your strange behavior when it came to the topics of romance, but the little things. Like your usual order at the diner and your favorite drinks. The arcade machine you spent the most time at and your most repeated mixtape from your car, plus your favorite song on it. How your eyes lit up when you saw a dog being walked or a cat lounging in a window. That your closet was mostly monotone and heavy on black, and seeing you wearing a color was a rare day. That you went to school at the community college full time while also working full time but somehow always still had plenty of time to be with your friends or help someone out.
He was surprised to find you noticed things about him too â ordering him a drink to be ready when he showed up after you, asking how something had gone at his new job. Things that people normally wouldnât have remembered, much less cared about. And you werenât just asking to be nice. You actually, really wanted to know about his normal day to day.
It really didnât make it easy for him to pretend he wasnât in way too deep on his feelings for you.
On a cold August night, after a group of you had spent the night in a pinball competition that the two of you got absurdly competitive about (despite both being painfully average at pinball), he offered to walk you home. Heâd driven to the bar-cade with Robin but she was still cheering on her now-girlfriend Rose when you explained you were planning to leave for the night, so he had time to walk you home and be back in time to drive her. Fully having expected you to say no, to brush off that it wasnât that far and you didnât want him to have to walk back, he was delightfully surprised when you agreed.
The two of you had started out side by side, your arms wrapped tight to keep in the warmth of your light jacket and his hands tucked into his pockets. Without warning, he said, âHold on, switch with me,â with a light hand on your shoulder. Noticed how you instinctively stiffened at the small moment of contact, not moving as he pulled away his hand and walked around to be in between you and the street.
âOh,â was your soft reply, realizing that was why he wanted to switch, why he had touched you. You got moving again, unconsciously inching close enough for your shoulders to brush as your walk continued. It took another minute or two to shake off the unexpected interaction, but then the two of you settled into another easy conversation that led you all the way to your apartment.
Unlocking the door and propping it open, you surprised him by turning and leaning back against the door frame. âThank you, Steve. For walking me home.â
His smile was easy, a bit crooked as he waved off your thanks. âItâs no problem. Anytime, you know that.â
âYeah,â you offered softly, almost in a sigh. âYeah, I do.â
And really, he couldnât help himself. Here you were, leaning back against your door frame right in front of him, just the two of you, after a really fun night. The warm overhead light of the hallway made it look like you were almost glowing as you smiled at him in a way that gave him butterflies. He glanced down at your lips, struck with how much he wished he could kiss you, before he even realized what he was doing.
Your expression turned pained, almost to the point of a wince as you averted eye contact. Softly, almost a whisper, you begged him, âPlease donât look at me like that.â
Caught red handed, flushing all the way up to his ears, he faked ignorance by asking, âLike what?â
âLike you want to kiss me.â
When your eyes met his, they were sad again. Like you wanted to cry but you wouldnât allow yourself to. And maybe he was a little bit of a lovesick fool when he whispered, âWould that really be such a bad thing?â
You huffed a humorless laugh, eyes closing as you took another deep breath like you needed to center yourself. When you looked up at him again, it was with a certain self-deprecating humor that you told him, âYou, Steve Harrington, are Prince Charming. And I⌠I would never be your fairytale ending.â
He didnât even have time to process what you might have meant before you murmured goodnight and shut the door in his face.
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Heyyyyy Jaz, I love your writing sm (I'm sure you hear that a lot). If you do have time can you plz plz write something where the reader has a crush on Matt but, he has a gf? Take it how you want tysm xx
If I Canât Have You Matt Sturniolo x Reader One Shot
Summary: Youâre friends with Matt, you have a crush on him but, he has a girlfriend.
Word Count: 1294 words
The hardest pill to swallow was that he wasnât yours. Matt had started dating his girlfriend 6 months ago and you had slowly been distancing yourself. You felt horrible. He was happy and you couldnât find it in yourself to be happy for him.
You had almost run out of excuses as to why you couldnât come around anymore. You knew that made you a terrible friend but, your heart couldnât stand seeing him with her.
She was perfect and perfect for him. She was funny, she was kind, she was beautiful, she was patient and she even liked Pokemon Go. If Matt had a list of traits that would make up his perfect girl, she checked all the boxes.
You wished there was something to hate about her. You wished you could find a reason to validate your feelings. There werenât any. The truth was that you missed your shot. You had spent almost every day with him for the past 2 years and nothing ever happened between you. Not a longing glance, not a stolen kiss, nothing.
Chris had invited you to their birthday party. You wanted to say ânoâ but, all your friends were going and it was surely going to be a lot of fun. You figured there would be enough people there to keep you from bumping into the happy couple and, if not, you could always hide in the bathroom.
As you walked upstairs with your besties in tow, you realized that there were way more people here than you had anticipated. A couple of people you knew, mostly people you didnât - maybe this was going to be fun.
Nick pulled you into a hug at the top of the stairs. âWhen the fuck did I last see you?â he yelled over the music. He introduced you to a few of his friends - he was in his element.
âHello, stranger,â Chris said as he walked towards you. âI nearly forgot that you existed,â he joked as he gave you a hug.
You scanned the room, as you always did, looking for Matt. You used to make a B-line toward him but, now you were hoping that he wasnât there.
âCan I get you a drink or something?â Chris asked, gesturing to the fridge. You shook your head as you looked around.
Chris grabbed your shoulders with his hands and shook you gently. âWhat's going on? Will you try and have some fun?â he asked playfully. There were times he annoyed the shit out of you but, he had a softer side too.
He didnât know how you felt about Matt, no one did. He initially thought you and Matt had a fight, then he thought you had a secret boyfriend you werenât telling him about. Regardless, he missed you and whenever he did see you, he always felt like you didnât want to be there. You didnât but, it was never because of him.
âI am having fun,â you lied. âItâs your birthday. Go hang out with people, I'll be fine.â
Chris placed a friendly kiss on your cheek as he made his way over to Nate. You started to regret even coming. Who were you kidding? You were a fucking buzzkill. You considered sneaking out and getting an Uber home but, that would have been really shitty of you.
âY/nâ, she shrieked as she came around the corner hand in hand with Matt. Your heart jumped into your throat as you did your best to match her enthusiasm. She pulled you into a hug, âOh my god, itâs so great to see you. I'm so glad you could make it.â
The worst part was that she really meant it and your attempt to return the sentiment flopped. You caught a second of confusion flash across Mattâs face before it was replaced with a smile.
You crossed your arms across your chest as you said, âHappy Birthday, Matt. This party's awesome.â
Mattâs eyebrows shot up, âDonât I get a hug?â he asked, confused.
As he pulled you in you couldnât ignore how awkward you were being. You tried to relax but, before you could, the hug was long over.
You tried to pull your shit together, today wasnât about you. Today was about three of your best friends and youâd do good to remember that.
âLetâs cut the cake,â Nick said as everyone gathered around the table. Chris draped an arm around your shoulders as he squeezed in between you and Nick.
âIâm just so grateful that youâre all here to celebrate with us,â Chris said.
âMe too,â Matt chimed in as Nick nodded in agreement.
As Matt and his girlfriend stood next to you, you could feel his eyes burning a hole in the side of your head. âEveryone get in for a photo before we cut it,â Nick said as he set up the camera on a tripod.
Matt moved in closer, placing his hand on the small of your back. What once would have given you butterflies made you feel sick at that moment.
As time passed ever so slowly, you could see your bestie and Nate engrossed in conversation. You were pretty sure something was going on between them and if you were going to wait for her, you would be here all night.
You sent her a text to let her know that you were going home, grabbed your bag, and rushed down the stairs. You felt awful not saying goodbye, but you were sure theyâd understand.
As you reached for the door, Chris appeared at the top of the stairs. âY/n,â he yelled over the music, âare you leaving?â
âSorry, I couldnât find you,â you lied as he made his way down to you.
âIt was great seeing you,â he said, âIâve missed hanging out,â
You nodded sheepishly as you pulled him into a hug. âIâm so glad youâre in my life,â he said. Your heart lurched in your chest. You knew what he meant. Whatever was going on, he was still going to be your friend.
You kissed his cheek before sliding out the door and making your way to the corner. Your Uber was 5 minutes away and you just wanted to get out of there.
As you stood under the street light wishing you stayed home in bed, you heard footsteps coming up behind you. You knew exactly who it was and you didnât want to turn around.
âY/n,â Matt said as he finally made it to where you were standing, âYouâre leaving?â
You turned to face him, forcing a smile, âIâve had a headache all day that I just canât seem to shake,â you lied. Well, it was partly true.
He buried his hands deep in his pocket as he rocked back on his heels. You stood in awkward silence for what felt like an eternity.
âI miss you,â he blurted out. âI donât know what I did but, can we fix it? âCause I would really like to be your friend again.â
That was all that you wanted. You felt awful that you let your feelings get in the way of your friendship with Matt. The thought of third wheeling with him and his girlfriend made you sick but, wasnât it better than not seeing him at all?
âWe are friends,â you replied. A smile spread across his face as he pulled you into a hug. Less awkward than before but, still not quite the same.
It hurt to think that you couldnât be with him in the way that you wanted but, you knew deep down that you couldnât live without him. If that meant breaking your own heart just to keep him in your life, that is what you were prepared to do.
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a midnight kissÂ
harry decides to make a move before the clock strikes midnightÂ
A/N: hi friends! nothing better to end and start the year with is a new story. something short and sweet for you all to enjoy. love you!!! catch me at midnight running around my house with my suitcase :D
Word count: 2182
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Losing her friends minutes before the clock struck twelve had Y/N nervous. She was comfortable being alone, but only in an environment she enjoyed. She enjoyed the library, which had the best reading spot on the third floor down a back corner that allowed her to stay seated all day. There was also her brotherâs tattoo shop, where she sat behind the counter greeting new customers, always excited when they showed off a new piercing or new tattoo. There were few places, and tonight she was feeling lost in the crowd of unknown strangers.
Y/N began to push through the crowd hoping to make it to the patio doors outside, happy to ring in new yearâs alone, staring up at the moon than with drunk strangers. What Y/N didnât realize was that someone had their eye on her all night, working up the courage to talk to her. He had seen her around, how she laughed at her friend's jokes and always searching for a hand to hold.
Seeing her head outside, he knew it was a moment he couldnât miss out on. Harry wouldnât want her ringing in the new year alone.
âNot cold?â
Y/N turns when she hears a voice fill the silence. She squints her eyes until he sets into the light, the moonlight bouncing off his face allowing her to get a good look at him.
Itâs Harry.
She had seen him multiple times at the tattoo shop. She always gushed over his new pieces. Telling him which were her favorite tattoos he had but never offered more than a half smile.
âHarry?â
âYeah, itâs just me.â
She remembers she never answered his question. âI like the cold.â
As Harry steps closers, he can see the goosebumps on her arms and begins to shrug off his coat and place it over Y/N without giving her a choice. âJust because you like it doesnât mean you should endure it.â
Y/N tucks her head down, biting back a smile at Harryâs kindness. âThank you.â
Harry looks at the sky and knows it will light up with fireworks in minutes. London never did shy away from a big display to ring in the new year.
âWhatâs your new yearâs resolution?â
Y/N giggles, âdidnât take you for the type to have one of those, Harry.â
He shrugs, bumping his arm into hers, âwhen you really mean them, then I reckon youâll do anything to make it happen.â
She takes a second to think it over and knows heâs right. There have been a few years since Y/N followed through with her resolution. When she was younger, she promised she wouldnât curse anymore, and three days in, her brother changed her shampoo to pink hair dye, and she cursed at him like a sailor. There was also the year she swore sheâd go to the gym consistently, promising to get a membership that was rubbish. Two years ago, her resolution was to connect more with herself and get into yoga. She learned new poses and meditation with each class, leaving with newfound confidence and friends. Last year, her resolution was to take on new adventures, leading her to Mexico for a research opportunity. A professor urged her to apply, and off she went. Y/N also visited Iceland over a long holiday, where she went on her first of many solo trips. Now, this year Y/N had an idea of what she wanted but was a bit bashful to share it with Harry, who had only ever spoken a handful of words with at most.
âThink mineâs rather silly then.â
Harry shakes his head, âdonât believe it.â
Y/N sighs, âwill you tell me yours?â
âPromise.â
Itâs good enough for Y/N.
âI want to get a tattoo,â she mumbles.
Y/N turns her head to see Harryâs reaction. He has a pout on his lips, and Y/N wishes she could kiss it away. Sue her. She has a crush on Harry. He visits the shop frequently; how could she forget him, thereâs always a new tattoo being added to his left arm, and she wonders if there are more she doesnât even know about.
âYour brother owns Sunflower Ink.â Harry states. âWhy hasnât he?â
She shakes her head, trying to find the words to explain to Harry why sheâs never gotten a tattoo. âHeâs drawn me endless sketches, and I love them. I want them on me forever.â
âThen why donât you?â
Y/N feels her face flush, âbecause he wonât hold my hand.â
She waits for Harry to start laughing at her, but he doesnât. He looks down at her pink nails and frowns. He reaches his hand slowly, testing to see if Y/N would stop him, but she doesn't. She is lost in a trance staring at the rings on Harryâs fingers, a silver robin, a lion head, and a pearled ring. The rings seem perfect for Harry, and she wonders if he takes them off each night, thinking about the beauty of each ring only to repeat the cycle tomorrow by slipping them on.
Harryâs warm hand reaches her cold and frowns at the contrast, but it doesnât stop him. He slips his fingers between the cracks of hers. Y/N stares at where they now stand intertwined, and she smiles because she likes the feeling of his palm in hers.
âLike that?â Harry asks.
âSomething like that,â she whispers, still lost in how quickly her body is beginning to warm up due to his added connection to her.
âIâd hold your hand.â
Y/N breaks her gaze from their intertwined hands to look up at him, his emerald eyes gleaming in the moonlight, and she knows he means it.
âYou wouldnât be embarrassed,â she asks.
He shakes his head, ânot if I was making you feel safe.â
Y/N lets his offer sink, and she wants to say yes. Sheâs scared that if she accepts, heâll say no or that tomorrow heâll come into the shops and tell her he canât sit with her while her brother pierces a needle into her skin.
She nods, âIâd need your number to let you know when my appointment is.â
Harry grins, showing her the dimples heâs always kept tucked away, âI can do that.â
âNow?â
He shakes his head, âis it okay if I hold your hand a little longer?â
Y/N is quick to nod her head, making Harry breathe out a laugh at her eagerness. They fall silent once more, no longer caring about the people they came with, too lost in their own world outside the party.
âWhatâdo you want to share your resolution?â Y/N asks with hopeful eyes but knows if he says no, she will understand.
Harry shrugs, squeezing her hand twice before shifting his eyes away from her, âdonât know if itâs a resolution, more of a wish, really.â
Y/N doesnât push him to share. She wonders what he could want. Harry seems like the guy to have it all. His eyes meet hers again, and she flashes him a comforting smile wanting him to know heâs safe with her.
He lets out a deep breath.
âI want to kiss you,â he confesses.
Y/N canât hide her surprise. âHarry,â she breathes out.
He shakes his head, âIâm sorry if I made you uncomfortable Iââ
Harry shuts up when he feels Y/N place a hand on his chest. Theyâd never been this close. There was always a counter between them.
âIâve never had a new yearâs kiss,â she confesses, sliding her hand up to rest on the back of his neck. Harry gaining courage, slips one hand around her waist, pulling in closer, wanting no space between them.
âCanât say I have either.â Harry knows it comes as a shock to Y/N, but he thought ringing in the new year with someone had to be special, and thereâs no one more special than Y/N.
âYouâd be willing to give that to me,â she asks, shocked.
Harry chuckles, âwhy do you sound surprised?â
Y/N shrugs. His eyes are full of curiosity. âDidnât think you liked me.â
âWhy would you say that, love?â
âBecause when I tried to make conversation, you always rushed out the door.â
Harry sighs. He leans his head down to rest against hers. âBecause you make me a nervous mess. You sit there in your cute jumpers complimenting my tattoos, telling me how pretty they look on me.â
Y/N smiles, feeling her cheeks heat up at the confession. âWell, you made me think I scared you off.â
âYouâre the reason I keep coming back to Sunflower Ink,â he shares. âAfter my second appointment there, I realized you worked there, and I knew if I kept getting a new tattoo, Iâd get you to compliment it after.â
She all but melts into Harry at his confession. She had no idea. He had a crush on her because Y/N felt the same way. All this time, Y/N was trying to grow her relationship with Harry. He'd rush out after leaving a big tip, knowing she got a small part of the tips because she made him nervous. Y/N didnât think she had that kind of effect on anyone. Her brother told her she brought in customers, but she thought he was supposed to say that. Now Harry is telling her sheâs the reason he goes back every time.
âYouâve never needed anyone to hold your hand,â she asks, overwhelmed with all the information Harry had shared.
âOnly if youâre offering,â he replies with a cheeky grin.
âMe first,â she promises him.
âI can wait.â
Y/N stares at Harry, admiring his pretty face. When she first met him, he always liked to wear his hair in a bun, and one time he walked in with it down, a scrunchie in his hand, and Y/N thought sheâd never recover. Then on Valentineâs Day, Harry walked in wearing a lavender knitted sweater with his hair cut. As Mitch quickly took Harry to his station that day, he spared her a look. She had to leave early for class, never having the chance to tell him how much she loved the new look or what new piece he was getting. She knew with a pretty face like Harryâs, he could pull off any look.
âWhat are you thinking about, love?â
Y/N bites back a smile at the term of endearment, âAbout a new yearâs kiss.â
âOh yeah,â Harry teases, âhave anyone in mind?â
âMhmm,â the smile on Harryâs face grows. âBut if I were to let him be my new yearâs kiss, I donât know if that kiss would be enough?â
Harry tilts his head in confusion, âWhat do you mean?â
âSee, I havenât had a Valentineâs kiss or St. Patrickâs,â Harry is quick to catch on, and heâs grinning from ear to ear at what sheâs proposing.
âIâve never had a birthday kiss,â he adds.
She smiles, nodding, âwhenâs that?â
âFebruary 1st.â
âThatâs close. Think Iâd be special enough to share that with you?â
âYouâre the only one I want.â
âIf I kiss you tonight, will you promise to give me your birthday kiss?â
Harry lets go of her hand, moving both to cup her face needing to be closer to her. He brings her close, their noses touching. âIf you let me kiss you today, Iâll kiss you whenever you ask.â
âIs that a promise?â
âIt is.â
Faintly, they can hear the countdown begin. Y/N knows whatâs coming; she can feel her heart wanting to beat out of her chest, but sheâs also calm because sheâs excited for what the new year will bring for her.
âThree,â Harry whispers.
âTwo,â she feels his breath mix with hers.
âOne.â
Harry connects his lips with hers in a deep kiss. Y/N hears the fireworks going off around her, and every part of her feels like sheâs exploding. He leads the kiss, and Y/N follows him, never wanting to part, loving the sweet taste of cherry on his lips.
She pulls back slowly, trying to catch her breath, opening her eyes to see Harryâs lip swollen, a cheshire grin on his face, and she knows that 2023 will be a year of kisses and tattoos.
âHappy New Yearâs,â she whispers.
âHappy New Yearâs, Y/N.â
Harry tucks a loose piece of hair behind her ear, âcan I have another kiss?â
âYou can have as many as you like,â she promises.
âMight have to keep you forever, it seems.â
Y/N laughs as she feels Harry slips his arms under her (his) coat to rest on her waist. âI wouldnât mind at all, Harry.â
âGood. Now come here.â
Y/N grins, their mouths meeting once more, getting lost in the feeling of each other. Thereâs still so much to learn about one another, but Y/N knows sheâs got all the time with Harry.
After all, she did promise him a birthday kiss.
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Last Twilight Ep 3 Stray Thoughts
Last time, Mhok began working and was pleased with his salary. He may be rough around the edges, but he was doing his "easy" job. He had some initial friction with Day around moving his things and taking care of the fish, but things came to a head when Day tried to run from strangers seeing his condition. Mhok got triggered, thinking Day might hurt himself, and broke into his room. Mhok got fired, but Porjai came to talk to Day about Mhok putting himself through an exercise to understand Day's disability more and the two have reconciled for now.
I like the two of them straightening Day's room together and understanding the system to help him find things. It's a relief to see Day having fun with it.
The inflatable dino costumes are so silly. This is fun.
Now, Mhok, you know better than to swipe through someone else's pictures.
They saw Day making progress around the house and made him instantly clam back up by suggesting he go back to school.
Mhok's relationship with Porjai is used very well here. I love that she has moved on from Mhok and is happy, so I don't feel bad about her giving perspective and wondering about some jealousy plotline.
I like the pace of the relationship between Mhok and Day so far. Day is already asking Mhok for help on his own.
I will always love teachers who refuse to let students give up on themselves.
Mhok is a good listener and supporter. I like that he doesn't involve himself in the conversations between the family or the teacher, and that he aids Day's attempt to avoid notice.
Said the name of the show. Finish your drinks.
Thank you for keeping the lights on, Oishii.
I like how Mhok plays with the preconceptions that he doesn't know much to encourage Day to figure out some things. It's a very gentle approach that uses Day's own ego to move him forward.
WE HAVE FINALLY USED THE BANGKOK METRO SYSTEM IN A BL. đ IPYTM came close, but we never went inside.
I love that Mhok tried to prank Day with the pink shirt. Later, in the dressing room, we know he's watching out for Day because he confirmed that he knew what was on the shirt he picked.
I like the way the physical tension between them around Day's exposed body is building.
And Day made Mhok get the pink shirt! I love this.
Mhok being sure to include Day in the conversation with the bookstore owner is a great touch. I like that he didn't let Day give up and insisted they find the book today.
Even if it's a bit artificial, I like Mhok slipping the book where Day would find it to help him have a sense of accomplishment since Day had been also sifting through books.
The last page is missing? How will we know the ending? Okay, Aof. I see you.
Increasing the price because he's Mhok's friend was so fun. It's the kind of detail that makes the world feel like it has a history. It was clearly a joke and let Day have fun.
Oh, we were having such a good day, and now Mhok feels like he has to defend Porjai and in a fight against Porjai's two-timing boyfriend. Now Day is lost.
Oh my goodness, did Mhok switch to the pink shirt to make himself more visible? I am going to melt.
Mhok is so ready for people to look down on him that he immediately owned his own history rather than let the mom hold it over him.
Oh shit that was great eye shine from Jimmy when Day started saying how much he appreciates Mhok.
Not sure what all is going on with Night and Day yet, but I like that he came to Mhok's defense after they left the room.
That was a really well done wind down for this episode.
More of Film next week!!
So, I'm really loving this show and so glad that a GMMTV show is back to sound episodic structure. Jimmy and Sea both feel much more attuned to their characters and their chemistry feels a lot easier than their last outing. This is a solid watch
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