#i really am terrified of the dentist...
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Me: Boy am I glad to be infection free and off those antibiotics! I can't wait to fully enjoy my favorite drinks againâin moderation of course. Gotta keep it up with the water!
Mouth: Lmao what if Iâ
Mouth: *either gives me a dental abscess or a bad burn blister*
Me: Oh....
#i think its very highly likely to be an abscess#yeah mom said earlier it could just be a burn because i really didnt notice it until after i ate my waffles#straight out of the toaster without letting then cool#but then again my dental hygiene is shit so honestly its more likely that#when you need a dental appointment but dont have the insurance#coworker said aspen could work out a payment plan like with her dentures so maybe ill try aspen?#i came out to my parents about the problem now i just have to work up the courage to make an appointment#i really am terrified of the dentist...#talkies
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Scheduled my first dentist appointment in years HOUGH
#im not scared of the dentist but i am terrified of the shame that comes alongside having numerous cavities#like my first dentist was passive aggressive as fuck and that shame really stuck with me#like yeah i didnt take care of my teeth becuase i was an unmedicated teenager with adhd failing school after their mom died#and you called me lazy when i didnt expect to live that long to deal with the consequences#wow this just became a vent#anyway at least im starting to fix it
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ahhhhhh
tooth hurty
#i have a toothache and I am deathly terrified that itâs something thatâs gonna warrant a root canal#i am fucking terrified of dental stuff and I havenât been in a while so even though I take good care of my teeth I am. very spooked.#it might just be because Iâm anxious and am clenching my jaw! it might! but now I canât think about anything else.#it has been a very stressful week and my family is coming up tomorrow so if I do need to get it looked at I would really rather not have it#- done this weekend but. ah.#like. itâs such a small thing to be worried about but Iâm worried that if it is something like⊠the dentist will say itâs my fault. which#- is so stupid to be worried about!#forgive me but I needed to talk about it somewhere cause Iâm super anxious about it atm#vent
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debating booking a dentist appointment with a private practice that's got really good reviews that keep mentioning the dentists being really understanding and gentle with patients that have anxiety.
I'm still not sure we can even handle an appointment but at the same time it feels like our wisdom teeth are getting increasingly painful and I'm scared something's gotten infected
#personal#thoughts#đŹ post#this is gonna be expensive if we do go ahead with it#like looking at the treatment costs and how fucked our teeth are this is gonna be a lot to get fixed#there's an appointment next week and one at the end of January and I could go with either but I'm not sure#like maybe it's better to just go for it without too much time to think about it but maybe it's better to have more time to prepare?#we probably need treatment sooner rather than later but I'm also terrified of this#I'm hoping that maybe if the dentists are as nice as all the reviews say then we'll handle it better than expected#since a bunch of the reviews describe being in a similar situation to us where NHS dentists fucked people over#there are lots of people saying it's the first time they've felt at ease having dental treatment#and that they have severe phobias that stopped them seeing a dentist for years but that this place was really accommodating#and that's actually helping a lot I think with feeling less anxious about it but I am still really fucking anxious
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i have to be up early for an appt oopsie
#goodnight i feel sososo sick rn#also omfg i had to reschedule a dentist appt for this week#and their next available appt isnt till SEPTEMBER...#i live in the middle of fucking nowhere dude theres no fucking way theyre that busy#they have like ten patients LOL#i font really care anyways bc i am terrified of the dentist#so i get to put it off for a while đđđ#also the appt tomorrow is my psych eval so.#horrified
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Finally getting my wisdom teeth removed tomorrow, everyone wish me luck and pray that I donât say anything too bad under the laughing gas
#itâs weird Iâve been going to the dentist for years and itâs been fine fine fine#and I havenât had any issues#but this last time after two X-rays in the same visit they suddenly have to be out NOW#not fucking looking forward to the IV last time I had one I was 4 in the hospital with pneumonia#that plus a phobia of needles and a general squeamishness about wrist injuries#that I think actually probably came from the whole 4 years old in the hospital with pneumonia thing looking back on it#itâs a pretty bad body horror terrifying situation for me#like EUUGHHUGHH Iâm sitting here shuddering shaking out my arms just thinking about it#hmmmmhhmmmhmmm (O/__\Oââ)#idk Iâm gonna ask them if they can put me under before they put it in itâll be better for everyone#fun times with phobia shit Iâm more freaked out by the IV than I am about my first surgery#well damn Iâve really psyched myself out here I was feeling fine before#spilling the Tea
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that F/O really CAN get you through the horrors huh !!
#today has been. so bad. so very bad.#i am in so much pain fsdjkl#dentist appt this morning for a chipped molar that showed up out of nowhere. turns out its a Large cavity somehow.#that they just. didnt notice. at my last appointment. when i was still on my dad's insurance (i am uninsured now)#got in there an hour later by a miracle to get it dealt with but its so bad that they can't do a regular filling#they have to like. do a filling that helps clear out the bad stuff. and then do a proper filling in six months. OR take out the tooth#if it hasn't fixed itself enough. i feel very ill#so much money !!!!!!! so much money!!!! why did this happen right after i stopped being insured!!!#this was also my first filling ever bc i have not had cavities in my life bc i am very thorough with dental hygeine#so idk how this cavity even happened!!!! fuck!!!#so that was Really Incredibly Terrifying for me to have to get done fdskl had no idea what to expect#it wasn't that bad actually. but now. the numbing has worn off entirely and holy shit i am in so much pain. just so much pain#crying and shaking and everything fdsjkl this sucks. idk if this is normal fdsjkl#i also.... have not eaten anything today besides A Single Granola Bar. because of all of this happening. idk how im not starving rn#i just do not feel hungry at all fsjkdl#anyways!!! today has sucked so bad!! dbt class was decent but felt weird for some reason!!#the one good thing of today is that i got my appointment booked w this new counselor finally so hurray for that !!!#and my yarn order arrived so i can keep working on xmas gifts#anyways. thinkign about guz has been getting me through today for real. not even joking. keeping me sane fjdskl#dandyshucks#SORRY FOR VENTING. IM JUST. HHHHHHH. TODAY HAS BEEN SOMETHING ALRIGHT.
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*on the verge of tears* It has to be so over before we can be so back !!
#(this is about going to the dentist)#i am so unreasonably stressed out about this bro#the Shame is really hittimg#like. i couldnt afford any dental at all for over 3 years and now that I finally have insurance i am Terrified of what damage has been done#*is poor* ''clearly this is my fault''#every time i get a toothache i go please please please not yet I technically dont get that insurance til january lol.#if some bastard tooth decides to act up in the next month and change i am so fucked
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jason grace general headcannons
â§Â° ă â â â â â âàŒșâ±àŒ»â â â â â â ă°â§
â§Â° ă â â â â â âàŒșâ±àŒ»â â â â â â ă°â§
content: jason grace hcs
warnings: nothing!!
a/n: iâm back from the dead!!!! i know, i know that i just write for my boy, but trust im writing one of these for all of my boys. i just donât know when im gonna post it. byeee
â§Â° ă â â â â â âàŒșâ±àŒ»â â â â â â ă°â§
Heâs always losing his glasses, like 24/7. They just sleep in the nightstand and in the morning theyâre not there anymore.
His love languages are acts of service and quality time, but he LOOOOVES physical touch.
Heâs really good in english, but he has a little bit of trouble with maths (roman numbers and all)
He doesnât understand gen-Z jokes
He has no clue on how to use a cellphone/computer/tv/anything technological
He loves to play football
Heâs completely clueless about the people that have a crush on him. Like, he never ever notices.
Heâs super romantic, but heâll never ever admit it
Heâs an ass guy. Prove me wrong.
He absolutely loves when you want to make cute hairstyles in his hair.
Heâll give you all of his hoodies
He smells like roses and sandalwood.
He wakes up at 4 am every day. The only days when he wakes up later is when heâs sleeping with his s/o
Heâs a cuddler, and obviously the big spoon.
Heâs not one to get into fights, but if someone says anything about his friends, heâll kill that person.
Heâs extremely loyal to his friends and family.
Heâs super powerful, and, if he explores more of his powers, heâd discover that he can control the air in peopleâs lungs and heâd be terrifying.
He used to be very insecure with himself when he was younger, and that made him work out till he got all buff and hot and tall.
He loves laughing with Percy and Leo and just chilling together with his mates
He spends a lot of time with Frank helping him with all this praetor thing.
He and Reyna were never back to being close friends, and he got constantly sad over this.
He got constant anxiety crisis and panicked attacks
Sometimes he doesnât realize how tall he is compared to other people like Nico, so itâs super fun to watch him smirking when he doesnât want Nico to get something and he just puts it in a higher spot.
Heâs the biggest Solangelo shipper in the whole damn camp.
Heâs the president of the âProtect Nico Di-Angeloâ club.
He loves loves LOVES kids, and heâd be the best dad ever.
He loves when Percy calls him to go to Sallyâs house, cause he can play with Estelle.
He hates when any of his friends get mistreated.
He doesnât have much personal stuff in the Zeus cabin, but he does have a plushie, and itâs a little eagle that he named Sparkles.
Heâs not much of a crier now, but he did cry a lot when he was a kid.
He loves sleepovers.
Heâs a great cook, since Leo taught him.
He loves baking cakes for his friends and family
His favorite dessert is brownies, especially when it has that crunchy part in it.
Heâs absolutely terrified of dentists.
Heâs also a little claustrophobic.
He loves having an arm around you whenever youâre talking.
Heâs not super jealous, but heâs a little insecure with some stuff or people.
Heâs the softest boy of all. Literally the cutest ever.
#postcards from leah#jason grace#heroes of olympus#jason grace x reader#pjo hoo toa#jason grace x y/n#jason grace x you#heroes of olympus x reader#pjo
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âi want my wisdom tooth backâ
âah wah ma wizum toof bahâ
It was early Saturday morning, and I was sweating buckets in the passenger seat of Jaemin's car. Jaemin glanced at me as we stopped at a red light, his hand finding mine. "It's gonna be fine," he said, squeezing my hand gently. "You're just having your wisdom teeth out, it's not like they're removing your actual wisdom."
I didn't laugh at his joke, which probably scared him a little, but I was too nervous to even smile. I was about to have two wisdom teeth pulled, and the thought of sharp objects in my mouth was not my idea of a fun weekend. Jaemin drove on, his soothing voice trying to calm me down with stories about the latest drama in his gaming guild. I think he even mentioned something about his cat getting stuck in a shoebox, but I was too focused on the upcoming appointment to really pay attention.
The dentist's office was everything you'd expect: sterile, white, and full of equipment that looked like medieval torture devices. Jaemin led me to the front counter, where a cheerful nurse with glasses perched on her nose asked for my name. I squeaked out my name, and she nodded, telling us to take a seat and wait for my name to be called.
I sat down on a hard plastic chair, clutching Jaemin's hand like it was my only lifeline. He caressed my fingers and smiled at me, his grin warm and reassuring. "You're doing great," he said. "Just remember to breathe. In through the nose, out through the mouth."
It wasn't long before the doctor called my name. Jaemin and I stood up together, and he wrapped his arm around my shoulders as we walked into the treatment room. The doctor was a tall man with a big smile. He looked at Jaemin and then at me. "Is he your boyfriend?" he asked, grinning.
"Yes," I replied, my voice trembling.
The doctor chuckled and gestured for me to sit in the dentist's chair. "Don't worry, you're in good hands," he said, motioning for me to lean back. The nurse came in, and they began to prepare for the procedure. There was some kind of mask, a lot of beeping equipment, and a tray full of shiny, terrifying tools. I was having second thoughts about this whole thing, but Jaemin was standing right beside me, holding my hand and rubbing small circles on the back of it with his thumb.
The doctor adjusted the mask over my nose and mouth and said, "This is just laughing gas. You'll be asleep for a bit, and when you wake up, it'll all be over." I nodded, trying to stay calm as the gas started to take effect. Jaemin pulled out his phone and started recording, which, looking back, was a little mean, but hey, it's not every day you get to see your significant other on laughing gas.
Everything started to get a little fuzzy, and the last thing I saw before I fell asleep was Jaemin's reassuring smile.
I don't know how long I was out, but when I woke up, I felt like I was on a cloud made of cotton candy. Jaemin was still there, holding my hand and watching me with a smirk on his face. I tried to sit up, but the room spun, and I fell back into the chair.
"Where am I?" I asked, my voice all slurred and groggy.
Jaemin chuckled. "You're at the dentist. You just had your wisdom teeth out, remember?"
I blinked at him, my eyes heavy and unfocused. "You're so handsome," I said, my voice dreamy and totally without a filter.
The doctor and nurse laughed, and Jaemin just shook his head, his cheeks turning a little red. "Thanks," he said, helping me to sit up carefully. "Let's get you to the car, sleepyhead."
He walked me out to the parking lot, his arm around my waist to keep me steady. I was still in a daze, but at least I had my handsome boyfriend to guide me. He helped me into the car, buckled my seatbelt, and gave me a kiss on the forehead.
"See? That wasn't so bad," he said as he started the car.
I groaned, my mouth feeling like it was stuffed with cotton balls. "I need a smoothie," I mumbled.
Jaemin grinned. "Smoothie it is," he said, and off we went, my wisdom teeth somewhere in a biohazard bag, but my heart firmly in the hands of the sweetest boyfriend ever.
Jaemin drove carefully out of the parking lot, glancing over at me every few moments to make sure I wasn't about to topple over. My head was lolling a bit, and my cheeks were swollen like a chipmunk's. The gauze in my mouth felt weird, and my brain was still foggy from the anesthesia.
As we turned onto the main road, I suddenly had a thought. It seemed important, like one of those random ideas that feels like a breakthrough even though it's completely silly. I turned to Jaemin, my words garbled and slow because of the gauze.
"I want my wisdom tooth back," I mumbled, trying to sound serious, but it came out more like, "Ah wah ma wizum toof bah."
Jaemin looked at me, puzzled at first, then he burst out laughing. "What?" he asked, shaking his head. "What are you going to do with your wisdom tooth?"
I tried to explain, but the gauze and the anesthetic made everything difficult. "I... I just want it... you know, like a trophy," I slurred, feeling oddly proud of the idea.
Jaemin was still laughing, his eyes crinkled at the corners. "I'm pretty sure the dentist keeps those," he said, patting my shoulder. "Trust me, you don't want it back."
I groaned, feeling a bit disappointed. "But... but... it's mine," I insisted, though it sounded more like, "Bah... bah... izz mine."
Jaemin just laughed harder, his hand squeezing my shoulder as he drove. "We'll get you a nice smoothie, how about that? It's way better than a bloody tooth."
I grumbled something unintelligible, but even in my dazed state, I could tell his laughter was infectious. The rest of the drive was filled with Jaemin chuckling at my silly, half-conscious remarks about reclaiming my wisdom tooth, while I occasionally moaned in exaggerated despair.
In the end, I might not have gotten my tooth back, but I definitely got the best care and a whole lot of laughter from the sweetest guy I knew. Maybe I'd settle for a smoothie and some ice cream, as long as Jaemin was there to share them with me.
#jaemin#na jaemin#jaemin scenario#na jaemin imagine#jaemin imagine#jaemin ff#nct dream fluff#nct dream imagine#jaemin fluff#nct dream#kpop
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need more insane girl characters in musicals im talking full terrifying horror murderer. i am SICK of 'insane girls' in media just being kind of unhinged. i want to see girls screaming and killing people and covered in blood. i mean guys get jd and sweeney and javert and basically all of assassins and jekyll and hyde and the dentist and judge frollo and etc...
carrie from carrie
margaret from carrie
mrs lovett from sweeney todd
cheryl from evil dead the musical
the narrator from murder ballad (only at the end though)
the leading player from pippin? (gender neutral but played by a girl in the revival. +leading player only kinda fits what im going for but. ive seen it done really well where the insane part is set up and hinted to early on)
but ik there are definitely more... please give me more.......
#and look i love nerdy prudes but grace is not exactly what im going for#so u guys dont rly need to say her cause im more going for scary insane not comedic insane#cheryls kinda the exception but thats just cause she is so batshit crazy#musicals#musical theatre#broadway#carrie musical#sweeney todd#pippin#carrie
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if anyone is able to help a traumatized disabled system⊠another one of my teeth just broke in my mouth. my appointment for xrays isnât until nov 7th, until then i donât even know what Iâm working with for a treatment plan; thereâs a lot of pain and pressure in my jaw, Iâve had a very limited diet due to my 1st broken tooth (+ having gastroparesis on top of that) & i really am not doing well emotionally / physically because of it. if anyone could please help me raise $60 so I can afford nutrition replacement shakes & a thc vape, you really would be helping me getting through the days until my appointment early next month so much. i have a lot of trauma around dentists and dental procedures in the past and this is truly so terrifying. it really sucks to go through halloween times while not being able to eat anything lol. thank you all for putting up with me, i have nowhere else to turn for this ;; đ€
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Extractions! (Tooth vs. Nail)
I've been wanting to do this one for a long time, for all you torture fans out there...
So I metabolize lidocaine like a motherfucker, and any time I get a local, I always have to get a second one halfway through whatever is being done. For the most part, doctors and dentists listen to me when I say this... for the most part.
Tooth
(The oral surgeon did not give me my second shot when I asked for it.)
1. Any fillings you have will collapse under the pressure of an extraction, even a medicated one. (I'm not sure if this is true for metal ones; all of mine are plaster.) It produces a half-crunch, half-thunk sound that reverberates in that half of your skull and sounds absolutely terrifying.
2. The pain of an unmedicated extraction is acute and radiating at the same time. The acute part feels more like having a stiletto stabbed upward into that space than a tooth taken out in a downward motion.
2a. In maxillary extractions, the stab goes straight up, and depending on the location of the tooth, that stab can feel pointed anywhere from your eyeball (frontmost) to right into your brain (rear).
2b. Mandibular extractions* stab downward from the chin (frontmost) to the hinge of your jaw and straight down your throat (rear).
3. The radiating part spreads like a flower blooming, from a concentrated central point outward in a rolling movement.
4. Your ears might pop like an airplane taking off as that blooming pain reaches the hinge of your jaw. Sometimes only in the one ear.
Nail
(I have been doing minor self-surgery** for years because I am genetically predisposed to ingrown nails, and if I don't catch it in time, they grow straight down and I have to extract them to be able to trim them. If I really don't catch it in time, they grow straight down and then curl backward, and I have to get an actual surgeon involved.)
1. Self-surgery, split off edge of nail, 0 to 1/2" down and backward: You have to wiggle these in a sawing/rocking motion back and forth in order to get that tiny bit of root to let go, and when you "saw" backward it feels more like a steak knife than a butter knife, this time moving with the direction of the nail. Then it reverses when you actually yank.
1a. The yank hurts more than the sawing, sharp like a stab from a steak knife instead of one being pushed in slowly.
1b. You will get the best whump out of a whumper splitting off the edges of the nail and doing this and then yanking the middle part
2. Medicated: Locals in the toe/finger area hurt like a bitch. They're sharp and needling like a stiletto to a paper cut, then if someone tried to pry that cut open. At the same time, they feel hot, almost burning. (Hotter than anesthetic being pushed through an IV, if you're familiar with that sensation.) And there are so many nerves involved that just the first round of locals takes 3-4 shots.
3. Unmedicated, grown down and backward, 1/2" to 3/4": The last time I went in, my surgeon said "given the amount of times I have to shoot you up, you'll probably hurt less if I just yank." (She was right.) This sumbitch goes in both directions, down/back from where the root is, then forward. The down/back is a stabbing pain. The forward is like somebody trying to pry open that papercut, a sensation probably caused by the fact that you are in fact messing with something stuck in a very small cut in the skin, in my case the cut was just caused by the nail that has now been removed.
4. If it is a toenail extraction, you are going to bleed significantly more than teeth or fingernails, because your body has to work harder pushing blood up through your leg veins than it does pushing it down into your shoe. Especially when you take a step. Ibuprofen makes this worse. If you take ibuprofen at all that day, expect your shoe to fill up when you take a step. (Mine did, scaring the tar out of everyone present, including me.)
Pain Intensity Verdict:
Teeth > Nails. By a LOT.
Happy yanking!!
*Because of nerve fuckery, dentists using the sonic cleaning tool despite my warnings results in a pain on the level of extractions, and the sensations described here are based on my experience with that.
**This never fails to horrify my friends. They'll see what I'm fixing to work on and say, "Oh ouch, that's bad, go to the doctor," and I'm just like "nah, just get me isopropyl alcohol and some office supplies, I got this."
#whump#whump prompt#whump community#whump scenario#whumpee#whump tropes#whump prompts#whumpblr#writing#whump writing#writing reference#whump reference#tooth extraction#nail extraction#lidocaine#injections#medical whump#hospital whump#needle mention#needle#needle cw#torture whump#**don't worry the alcohol is for sterilizing the office supplies not putting on the wound
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Hi! This is a fic rec of my favorite established relationship fics. These fics are organized by word count from longest to shortest. You can view my other fic recs here. Enjoy!
We Are Only Just the Beginning by afirecannotdie (129k)
In the dim light of a dorm kitchen, Harry Styles meets a boy who flips his life upside down. Three years later, he's a senior in college, ready to take on the world with the love of his life by his side. And then Louis Tomlinson admits he doesn't know what he wants to do after college after all, and Harry's world flips again, this time not so pleasantly. He can't imagine his life without Louis, but he's starting to worry he might have to.
A college AU featuring lots of domestic sappiness, waffles, tattoos, late nights and early mornings, and above all, Louis and Harry against the world.
Been Together Since Way Back When by alivingfire / @alivingfire (95k)
Louis Tomlinson is a law student with a simple but effective four step plan: 1. Finish law school. 2. Get hired somewhere awesome. 3. Marry his best friend and boyfriend of two years, Harry. 4. Live happily ever after.
Harry Styles doesn't know what he wants to do with his life, where he wants to go, who he wants to be, or if he even wants the college degree he's almost completed. All he does know is who heâll be with forever, as long as Louis wants to keep him around.
Or: the painfully realistic college au where everyone's poor, lovesick, tired of school, terrified of the future, and still having the greatest times of their lives.
Such Good Luck by casuallyhl / @casuallyhl (66k)
Louis smiles at Harryâs words, leaning into his touch. âTell me again.â
Smiling, Harry takes Louis into his arms. Pressing gentle kisses to his face, Harry murmurs, âIn six monthsâ time, I will have my twenty-fifth birthday. On that day, my portion of the inheritance will become legally mine. And I plan that very day to announce to my family that I have found love.â Harry chuckles as he runs his lips lightly along Louisâ cheekbone. âThat, in fact, I found love when I was twenty-one years old, and that I have loved and been loved every day since.â
Or, an Edwardian AU where Harry is a young aristocratic lord and Louis is a working class dairy farmer. Secrets are a necessary part of their relationship, but Louis has one that could topple their whole world.
The Dark and the Dentist by sunshiner (66k)
âI know this song,â Louis whispers, and Harry has to lean his ear toward him to pick up what heâs saying. âIt was written for people to dance to it. We should be dancing.â
We canât, Harry almost spits, but itâd be stupid of him. Louis knows they canât. Even if he looks like any regular Parisian in their twenties, and Harry looks like any hipster Parisian in their twenties, they canât anyway. To be fair, they probably wouldnât do it even if they were out. But if they were two uni students, both in Paris for an exchange, meeting over fallen books at the library, or because of mutual friends, or watching Monetâs Water Lilies?
âHow would we dance?â Harry murmurs, mouth almost pressed to Louisâ cheek, so close he can feel his warmth. What a picture they must make, two millionaires freezing in a park and dreaming of a different life.
An account of the events of November 2014. Canon-compliant.
Time Passed by coffinofachimera (66k)
Louis struggles with their relationship as Harry grows into his identity.
Hands Clasped Tight by afirethatcannotdie / @afirethatcannotdie (47k)
âWhat am I looking at here?â Harry asks.
âThis, my friends, is a âproofâ Instagram account, run by your students,â Liam announces.
âItâs got all this stuff about how the two of you are together,â Niall adds.
âI heard about that,â says one of the math teachers. âConfiscated a kidâs phone today when they were looking at it. I have to say, the evidence that youâre dating is pretty damning.â
âReally,â Louis says dryly. âDo you think being married for three years might have something to do with it?â
Or the one where Harry and Louis are high school teachers and their students have been playing matchmaker for over a year. Little do they know, Harry and Louis are already married.
The Best Kind of Bad by wildestdreams / @thelavendrhaze (40k)
Nobody really understood Harry and Louis. Not even Louis. But for Louis, the world began and ended with Harry, and there were certain things he just wasnât capable of explaining.
or Louis is the town troublemaker and everyone hates him except for Harry.
You Watched Me Sink by bananasandboots / @anylessreal (38k)
Theyâve discussed it a few times - the boyfriend thing. Itâs not like itâs some forbidden, horrific, abandon hope all ye who talk about furthering the relationship sort of subject. Theyâre mature adults. Theyâre in tune with their feelings, their heartsâ desires, the way those butterflies swoop in their bellies whenever they so much as hold each otherâs hands. They like each other. A lot. Itâs mutual, they know. But for now, theyâre just content to enjoy the simplicity of what they have, and what they have is great.
When dating in secret stops being enough, then theyâll discuss that too.
Or, the one where Harry teaches Sex Ed and sneaks around with the drama teacher, and doesnât realize how out of tune he is with his true feelings until everyone else figures it out for him.
Part 1 of You Watched Me Sink Verse
Swallow My Words by YesIsAWorld / @louandhazaf (32k)
Senior year is stressful. On top of balancing school work, family, and friends, Harry's lacrosse team is vying to win the state championship, he's not sure where he's going to college yet, and he has a secret boyfriend that no one can know about.
Part 1 of Swallow My Words
Loved By Your Mother by superglass / @gaymoustache (31k)
Harry stretches out like Venus with her lover, growing sleepy in the late afternoon light with a baby growing inside her. Perhaps not literally, not physically. Not exactly.
or
Harry struggles to come to terms with wanting to have children, and what that means for their relationship. Canon compliant, set a few years into the future.
True Loveâs Gold by alivingfire / @alivingfire (27k)
Gemma starts responding to every single one of Harryâs textsâregardless of subjectâwith i donât care, talk to louis. Liam lets Harry complain to him for hours on Skype, pretending heâs not doing other things while Harry whines about his problems. Niall thinks the whole thing is hilarious, texting Harry links to articles titled So, you want your man to propose? and 15 ways to get him ready for the aisle! and follows each of these up with page upon page of laughing emojis. Harry tries everything, literally everything he can think of short of grabbing Louis by tattooed forearm and yelling, âPROPOSE TO ME BEFORE I COMBUST.â
Or, it takes a village to arrange a proposal, but that doesnât mean itâs going to go as planned.
If You Asked Me If I Love Him (I'd Lie) by allyasavedtheday (26k)
So Harry and Louis might have fucked up.
The day of their wedding was the single most perfect moment of Louisâ life and every single day since where heâs been able to call Harry his husband has been nothing short of bliss. Thereâs just one teeny, tiny problemâŠ
Their families donât know theyâre married.
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Or the one where Harry and Louis eloped but neglected to mention it to anyone. Meanwhile Lottie is getting married and the only way for them to not steal her thunder is by pretending they're just friends for the weekend. Featuring Harry and Louis as terrible liars who don't know the meaning of the word platonic and some Tomlinsons and Styles's who definitely don't believe them.
Part 2 of A Long Way From The Playground
Being of the Jealous Kind by zita17 / @louisandtheaquarian (24k)
A-list actor Louis Tomlinson and his partner fashion photographer Harry Styles weather the storm that is Louisâ fake relationship with his costar in the lead up to this yearâs Academy Awards.
Featuring a fluffy teenage meet-cute, an angsty wine drunk Harry melting down over pap pics, Louis habitually overusing the word âbaby,â and cameos by a vintage Umbro sweatshirt, the peace ring, and one hell of a Larry hug.
Or the justice for To Be So Lonely fic. Based on the lyrics to TBSL and a prompt where âLouis has to fake date some celebrity, while his boyfriend Harry sits at home.â
You Turn Me On, Make You Radiate by ballsdeepinjesus (15k)
When he presses inside for the first time in weeks, heâs pretty sure he sees stars behind his eyes at the staggering sensation of Harryâs body squeezing every inch of him. When he bottoms out, he stays buried inside for a minute just to catch his bearings, listening as Harry takes sharp breaths beneath him. When he finally feels like heâs under control, he presses his lips against Harryâs ear and whispers, âAre you ready husband?â
Harry throws his head back and groans. âCall me your spouse.â
[âŠor, a self-indulgent snapshot of hlâs sex lives over the course of 10+ years]
Garden of Edenby superglass / @gaymoustache (6k)
Another soft, grainy laugh. A puff from the joint. Green smoke towards the ceiling. Then hazy blue eyes back on his. âSaid you wanted to tell me something. Was really important.â
âOh,â Harry says. There was a reason he came back, an excuse he made up to find Louis and sucker him into letting him sit on his lap even though his weight often puts those thighs to sleep. âCanâtâ um. Let me try to remember.â
or
a snapshot of being high and in love in Jamaica.
I'll Breathe Your Air Into My Lungs by blizzies (5k)
five phases of their relationship in a world where harry smokes a lot and skips school and hates everyone except his boyfriend and louis is in plays and is loved by everyone and they work even though nobody gets how.
Mon Petit, Little One by publunchesownmyass (5k)
They smoke, talk shit about everyone besides each other, and Harry wears his Mon Petit sweater.
Brown Skin and Lemon Over Ice by penceypansy / @penceypansy (2k)
A short one shot of a reunion in Italy, around the time Harry filmed the Golden video.
- He should know with more certainty which one is their bedroom but heâs only been here twice, only once since their things had moved in, and come to think of it, heâs not sure this is the room they slept in last time.
Regardless, heâs got clothes he knows are his hanging in the wardrobe, sees his old Stone Roses shirt crumpled and worn on the unmade side of the bed. He drops his bag, rummages through the drawers for a pair of trunks, goes into the bathroom to change. It doesnât feel like enough of a home yet for him to be totally comfortable, but that should change soon enough. He canât help a spray of the cologne sat by the sink, vanilla and wood and comfort.
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My New Dentist Almost Killed Me
I had to have a new one because my old one quit? Retired? Just wasnât there. Iâm not sure about the details. So anyway she makes this terrible first impression by asking me âSo is there a reason you came to the or for fillings? Lady, a dentist didnât numb me right and Iâm traumatized from it. And she has the audacity to say I should get over it and do it normally in the office because, no kidding this is what she said, âI donât like going to the or because office is so much easier for me.â Sorry my debilitating fear is such an inconvenience to you./s
But thatâs not all. After that, she said I needed to cut down on my soda drinking habit. Which, fair. I probably should do that seeing as I needed fifteen fillings. But fucking hell, woman. You literally just said that I need to start getting dental work done in the office when Iâm terrified of doing so, now you want to take away my comfort drink? Like hell Iâm going to listen to someone who clearly could not care less about my feelings.
And this is the part where she almost kills me. The title of this post was no exaggeration, I really could have died.
So I get put out and she does all the fillings at once. I was out for over six hours and my body did not like that. My blood pressure dropped dangerously low and I was in serious danger for a while there. Had to stay in the hospital until eleven at night and didnât get back home until one because they had to give me IV fluids so I would. Not. Die!
Oh, and where was that dentist lady during all this? Gone. She did my fillings and then just left. She was probably relaxing at home and having a grand old time while I was in serious mortal danger.
Ironic thing is that she said she wanted to build trust. Well, bitch, trying to get me so far out of my comfort zone and then almost killing me is not how you get trust. I donât trust this woman at all anymore. I donât even trust her to even look at my teeth now,or be in the same room. I am never going to let myself be treated by that dentist again.
Oh, and not only that. I realized that the dentist who didnât numb me well and traumatized me made very similar statements before putting me in the worst pain Iâve ever experienced. Fuck both those dentists.
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Fated Friends | lmh
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pairing: lee minho x f!reader
warnings: female reader (i'm sorry, i promise to branch out one day), reader has a kid, heavily based off of gilmore girls bc it's my comfort show, slight health scare, not proofread lol
summary: minho isn't a very outwardly emotional guy, and honestly, he's come to be comfortable that way. weird how the kind of person he's sure to be the bane of his existence ends up breaking that habit, huh?
a/n: this is going to be at least two parts... yeah. i'm sorry. anyway i hope you enjoy this, whatever it is. also, sorry for any eventual grammar mistakes; i am not a native english speaker, so be gentle with me pls đ also, i have had this as a wip for a while so using this as an excuse to complete the november clownracha prompt! @wooyussy @sunnytaes
The diner was busy. Minho hadnât been running it for that long, just two years and some change, but it had still become somewhat of a staple in their little town. There were regulars who came in almost every day for at least one meal, and even though he might not show it outwardly, he really enjoyed making them food they seemed to appreciate.
There was a routine to it all, and it made him feel safe. The first six months heâd had absolutely no idea what he was doing, and it had been terrifying. Once he got past the insecurity, heâd felt good. He had managed to do what his father had done before him and run a successful business. Granted, his father had been running a hardware store before he died, not a diner, but it was close enough in his mind.
Once a year had passed, he started to feel bored instead of good. He loved his diner, and he loved running it, but he felt like there was no excitement in his life (unless you counted burning himself on oil from the deep fryer, of course - that had definitely led him to an eventful few weeks without the use of his left hand). Since he was running his own business, there was practically no rest for him. He had taken a total of two days off since starting the diner, but only because he actually did have to go to the hospital (courtesy of the fryer-incident) and the dentist.
The days that the diner was busy were good. There was no time to think about how he missed fishing and camping, how he hadnât flirted with a woman since all this started, and much less been on a date with one. There had been a few customers, mostly tourists passing through, who had flirted with him before. He had always been generally awkward, stuttering his way through the interaction and then suffered through the teasing of the older women who lived in the small town and had known him since he was in diapers. It was great, obviously.
And then someone showed up and broke his routine entirely.
It was a busy day, the town selectman had been arranging a festival of some sort to âencourage tourismâ which meant that Minho had a whole lot more customers than usual. He was running around taking and delivering orders, refilling coffees, and wiping down tables as fast as he could. He inwardly sighs when he hears the bell over the door ring again, because as much as he loves running a successful business, heâs busy enough as it is.
âIâll be with you in a moment,â he says over his shoulder as heâs wiping down a table.
âNo but see, I donât have a moment,â a womanâs voice says back, a sort of panicky twinge to it that makes him turn around to look at her.
Sheâs gorgeous. Her eyes are shining in the sunlight streaming through the windows, and her hair is a tangled mess. Her clothing is a bit rumpled, and sheâs not wearing any make-up, but suddenly the urge to flirt has returned to him from the dead. Then he hears the bell signaling food is ready, and heâs snapped out of his brief stupor.
âYeah, well,â he starts, moving toward the two plates readily waiting for him on the counter, âneither do I. Wait or go somewhere else for coffee.â
Once heâs grabbed the food and turned around to give it to the customers at one of the tables in the corner, he is immediately stopped in his tracks as the woman is standing two feet in front of him with a gleam in her eyes that somehow both intrigues and terrifies him.
âNo but you donât understand,â she starts, and Minho heaves a sigh as he dodges around her to actually complete the order delivery, âmy coffee machine at home broke, and my five-year-old is sick so I had to stay up all night, and the coffee at work has run out and so I am here, desperately begging you for like five cups of coffee before I collapse in a heap on the street and itâs all your fault.â
The woman follows him to the table and keeps incessantly nagging, and the only thing he can think is wait, she has a five-year-old? She doesnât look older than 20 or so, if even that. At least that gave him a reason to stop looking at her beautiful eyes, stop his stupid heart from wanting him to talk and flirt with her, because he cannot handle a kid. He kind of hates kids, honestly - theyâre always sticky, and never have intelligent answers to anything, and always get on his nerves.
âListen, it sounds like your day isnât going particularly well and I have the utmost sympathy for that having had a few bad ones myself, but I have a diner full of hungry people, so if coffee is all you want Iâm gonna have to ask you to wait.â
At this, the woman gasps out loud, her eyes widening and jaw dropping indignantly.
âExcuse you? Just coffee? This is classism! Discrimination! Youâre the one who serves coffee in the first place, which I know by the way because I saw someone with a take-away cup with your logo on it, and if you donât want my business then I guess I should just leave.â
This makes Minho snort out loud and turn to her bemusedly. âFine by me.â
She lets out another indignant gasp and goes up to the counter, grabbing a newspaper thatâs just lying there. He hears the bell signaling another order is done, and goes to fetch the plates, but he keeps her in the corner of his eye.
âYou,â she says when he walks past her to take another order, âwhatâs your zodiac sign?â
He stops in his tracks and turns to stare at her. What in the world was this woman even doing in here? She must be some kind of crazy. Or many kinds, he mutters in his own head.
âWell if youâre not gonna tell me, Iâm just going to assume which one,â she says defiantly, staring at him for a moment before huffing. âOkay, taurus it is then.â She then grabs a pen, writes something on the section of horoscopes in the newspaper and tears it out, holding it out to him. âTake it,â she says when he just keeps staring.
âWhy should I?â He asks in confusion, and she huffs again.
âBecause you should read your horoscope, of course,â she says in a tone that implies heâs being an idiot. Boy, does he feel like one when he takes the note. It says Give the crazy woman a cup of coffee, or sheâll never leave you alone.Â
âWhat is this?â He asks exasperatedly, spotting the customers wanting to order becoming impatient.
âItâs your horoscope, duh,â she replies, rolling her eyes at him. âYou should do what it says and keep it, Iâve heard that horoscopes have been updated to be the same every day from now on.â
âEvery- just fix your coffee-maker, or better yet, get a new one!â Minho finds himself yelling back, and the woman just smirks at him.
âNo, I like my old one, my kid put googly eyes on it and we named him Lambert. Now get me my coffee so I can get back to work on time!â Minho stares at her for a bit longer. âYou do know that if youâd just given me the coffee when I asked for it I would have been gone already, right?â
He realizes that sheâs right, even though he hates to admit it. He gives her a stern glance and goes to take the couple in the cornerâs order first before quickly pouring four cups of coffee and handing them to her in a cardboard tray.
Once she gets them, she gives him a huge smile that makes his stomach do a flip before grabbing them and running out the door - not before giving him more money than the coffee is worth. He huffs, staring after her through the window for a moment before being pulled back to reality by the loud clearing of a throat - a customer wants to order.
A few days later, itâs the middle of the afternoon lull. All the dishes are done, all unused tables are cleared, and Minho is filling salt and pepper shakers at the counter when the bell above the door signals that someone entered the diner. He looks up and immediately regrets it when he sees the crazy woman from before accompanied by a little kid.
He begrudgingly has to admit, he had been thinking about her a lot. Her eyes had been so captivating, and the smile she had given him before leaving had made him feel completely out of his depth somehow. Every time he poured a cup of coffee for someone, all he could think about was her. Which is crazy, because he doesnât even know her name.
This time, her hair is let down and styled in gentle waves. Her clothes arenât rumpled, and sheâs wearing make-up. And yet, the one thing that pulls Minho in is her eyes. Well, that and her absolute angel of a kid. The kidâs eyes are the exact same shade as her motherâs, her cheeks round and rosy, her hair long and neatly brushed, and her bag so full of books it hangs slightly open due to the zipper not being able to close all the way around the sheer volume of them. Her mother helps her hop onto a chair at a table, taking the bag and placing it on the floor. The little girl immediately reaches to grab a book out of it, but her mother snatches it mid-air and places it on the other side of her own chair, out of her daughterâs reach.
âBut mom,â the little girl whines with such an adorable pout Minho is sure he would have given in after 0.2 seconds flat, but the woman just shakes her head.
âI know you want to read, and Iâm really really glad about that, but weâre gonna be eating now, honey. You donât want those library books to get all sticky, now do you?â
At her motherâs words, the little girl gasps and shakes her head. Itâs the cutest thing heâs seen all day. âI would never let them! Thatâs gross, and I would probably be fined!â Then she gasps again, her eyes even wider than before. âWould it get put in a record somewhere?!â
Minho expects her mother to simply calm her down, tell her that she probably wonât be put on some list of wrong-doers and that, even if she was put on one, it wouldnât have any consequences other than a $2 fine.
âOh yes, youâll be put on a record. It might even go to the police,â is what she says instead, and Minho blanches. Arenât you supposed to comfort kids instead of scare them?
âNo way,â the little girl says, eyes still wide as saucers.
âYes way,â her mother says with a straight face and a playful tone. âTheyâll put you on a list, and then they will forward it to the police, and they will pay to have a man with a camera to follow you around and take pictures whenever you make a mess. Then all those pictures will be sent to Harvard when you apply.â
The story is ridiculous, and yet⊠Minho finds himself smiling. Itâs kind of funny. Then he starts to fear that the kid is going to cry. He really canât handle children crying, he hates the sound of it and never knows how to fix it so he gets all panicky and ends up leaving most of the time. (It also kind of breaks his heart, but no one needs to know that.) However, the little girl doesnât cry. Instead, she grins at her mother.
âAh yes, whatever shall I do.â
At her response, her mother huffs happily and ruffles her daughterâs hair. The little girl opens a menu and starts browsing through it, looking remarkably concerned as she reads it over. Her mother starts looking around, and suddenly locks eyes with him. She smiles awkwardly. Thatâs when Minho pulls himself together and realizes he should go take their order. He clears his throat and walks over to their table.
âYouâre back,â he remarks in a monotone.
âAh, yeah,â she says, looking down at her hands on the table. âWhat are the chances I didnât act quite as crazy as I remember? Because what is crazy when you think about it, you know?â
âWell, Iâm not a doctor, but I would say you qualify,â Minho answers before he really registers whatâs going through his head. He freezes, scared that he offended her. She might get on his nerves (kind of), but he doesnât want to be mean nonetheless. He might lose a customer, after all.
âI agree,â the little girl chimes in, looking up from the menu and grinning at Minho so brightly heâs sure it could have blinded him. He feels his heart squeeze tight. âMom gets crazy when she doesnât get her coffee.â
âHm, well I donât think youâre old enough to know whether Iâm crazy or not, missy,â the woman responds, sticking her tongue out at her daughter, which the little girl does right back.
âI read more than you do, so I would say I am more qualified to make a judgment on that than you are,â the womanâs daughter bites back with a sarcastic grin, and Minho just stares as the woman rolls her eyes and calls her daughter a nerd under her breath with a proud smile through it all.
Having to move on for the sake of his sanity (because if he gets any more opportunities to stare at the womanâs eyes and demeanor and general presence he will absolutely lose it - out of frustration or attraction is unclear), he clears his throat a little and raises the notepad and pencil he has at the ready to take their orders.
âOh, right,â the woman sighs, grabbing a menu and flipping through it quickly. âIâll have a cheeseburger with fries, a milkshake, a grilled cheese, two donuts and a cup of coffee. Hana?â
Minho just blankly stares at the woman, shocked at the amount of food she had ordered just for herself. Itâs 4pm and she ordered food for at least two people? Then again, he muses to himself, she did have a kid so there was probably a husband around somewhere. Maybe they were meeting up and having an early dinner before the town meeting that night?
He tries not to think too hard about the notion of her having a husband; itâs stupid to be disappointed, especially when he still doesnât know her name or really anything about her except for her crippling caffeine addiction.
âI want a cheeseburger, too,â the little girl - Hana - says thoughtfully, chewing on her lip. âOh, and can I have extra fries, please?â He canât say no to her adorable angel-like face (just as he predicted), and just nods, so she continues. âI also want a milkshake and a chocolate muffin, please.â
Her bizarre order goes over his head first, as he is distracted by the little girlâs impeccable manners and the thought that maybe, just maybe, all children arenât demons, but then he registers what she said and raises his eyebrows as high as they can go.
âAre you sure? Thatâs a lot of food,â he points out gently. She thinks for a second, chewing on her bottom lip again, and then nods firmly.
âYes, please,â she says, and he just nods.
âOkay then,â Minho says, half expecting her mother to chime in and tell her that no, itâs a Wednesday and she canât have that many sweets, but nothing comes aside from an indulging smile.
He goes to the kitchen, tearing the page he had written on out of his notepad and handing it to the chef dazedly. Then he turns around to look at the table again, and just stares. There was no way that little girl could eat that much food, was there?
As it turns out, there was. Minho watches in astonished horror as the sweet angelic little girl puts away a cheeseburger, extra fries, a milkshake and a chocolate muffin. Who really takes the cake, however, is Hanaâs mother. His theory about the father joining them had evidently been entirely false, as the food that already had been a tall order for thwo people to consume had been completely devoured by no one except a mid-sized woman and her tiny six-year-old. On top of that, halfway through their meal, the older woman had ordered an extra plate of chili fries. How in the world those were gone in ten minutes, Minho would never know, and he is pretty happy that he can escape that knowledge.
When they are done eating, Hanaâs mother patiently helps her wipe down their table so she can take out her homework and get started on it. She then looks around until she finds Minho and waves at him to come over with a smile. He ignores the somersault his stomach does at the gesture.
âWant to pay?â he asks, fully expecting that to be the case.
âUhm, not yet. Could I just have another cup of coffee?â the woman asks, and he decides enough is enough.
âYou do know caffeine is horrible for your health, right? So are burgers, fries, chili fries even more so, donuts and milkshakes,â he points out, fully expecting a screaming match. To his surprise, the woman just smiles brighter.
âSure I know that. So, my cup of coffee?â
He just blinks in pure astonishment. He then turns around and goes behind the counter to grab the pot of coffee, returning to their table to fill her cup. Then the little girl looks up.
âExcuse me mister, whatâs your name?â
The way the little girl has him wrapped around her finger already is terrifying. His heart is melting, he feels the urge to be all sappy and ask her about school, her friends and her hobbies, and play games with her or something. Whatever would make her smile. He has no idea where that urge came from.
âUh, itâs Lee Minho,â he answers dumbly, looking down into those innocently sparkling eyes.
âOkay. Mr. Lee, could I have some orange soda, please? Iâm a bit thirsty,â she says, and he feels the need to save the poor girl from her motherâs habits. Not really, but he is a healthy man himself, and he wants a kid like her to live a long, healthy and happy life.
âAre you sure you wouldnât prefer some water, then?â he asks gently, but when she shakes her head, he just sighs. âComing right up. Oh, and you can just call me Minho.â
âOkay. Thank you, Minho. My name is Hana, and this is my mom Y/n. Itâs nice to meet you,â she beams at him, and he feels himself melt once more. Damn it.
âNice to meet you too, Hana,â he says and goes to fetch her soda.
Since that first afternoon the L/N girls visited his diner, Minho sees them at least three times a week for the next 3 years. Well, he sees Y/n pretty much every morning for her regular coffee fix. Apparently they did manage to fix Lambert, but apparently his coffee was âbetter than anything Lambert could ever make.â They told him vehemently that Lambert could never know this, and he had to keep it a secret from him. They both now greet him by name, and they usually have a quick chat about whatâs going on, just like he does with some other regulars.
Then again, he canât exactly claim that he is quite as interested in the other regulars as he is in the mother-daughter duo. He asks them about work and school, and they pull him into their debates over stupid stuff (that Hana almost always wins), and he finds himself enjoying it. It must be something about their positive outlook on life, or how crazy smart Hana is, or just about how excited they are about seemingly dull and boring things. They talked about the little townâs makeshift cinema as if it was entertainment of the highest degree, better than most things you can do in big cities, despite it being someoneâs living room with a cheap projector and a popcorn machine. He does not understand it, but it sure is refreshing.
Heâs still just as smitten with Hana as he was the first day, if not more. Sheâs intelligent and funny, and even though she does certain childish things, she largely feels like an innocent grown-up. He had once asked her about a book she was reading, which turned into a (one-sided) debate on different classical writers and their influence on both society and one another, and he was lost in the first minute. He briefly wondered if her mother had any idea what she was talking about, but it quickly became clear that she did not.
Then one day, only Y/n comes bursting through the door of the diner, during mid-morning no less. She is almost frantic, breathing hard and fast, eyes wild and hair ruffled.
âMinho!â she exclaims when she sees him, body sagging in relief. âI need your help.â
He immediately sets down the pot of coffee, walking towards her with furrowed brows. âWhatâs wrong?â
âMy coffee?â a customer says impatiently.
âBite me,â Minho responds over his shoulder without hesitation.
âItâs Hana,â she breathes, tears welling in her eyes. Minho puts a hand on her shoulder as he feels his heart speed up to a truly concerning pace. He doesnât know if heâs trying to make her feel better, or if itâs purely to steady himself, but he thinks it doesnât matter. âShe-she has this, uhm⊠this stomach ache, and a really, really high fever, a-and it wonât go away and I was, uhm, I was reading this book, and,â a breath leaves her in a whoosh before she gulps down another one, âand it said something about if pressure on her stomach makes her feel better, she should go to the hospital because it might be appendicitis so I was going to take her to the hospital, but my stupid car wonât s-start and I needâŠâ she stops and takes a deep breath, squeezing her eyes shut for a moment before looking at him with absolute fire in her eyes. âI need you to take us. Please.â
Minhoâs brain is going a mile a minute. He thinks about nothing except for that poor girl in pain. He thinks about how awful he feels whenever he has a fever, and how much worse it must be for such a tiny, innocent little girl. And then he thinks about whether or not sheâs staying warm despite her high temperature, because he heard something about keeping the temperature up helping the body beat viruses and bacteria and making you healthy faster. And then he thinks about what he should be doing in this position, because heâs never been a father bef-
And then he stops. He stops and thinks about the fact that he is not her father. He is not the person who should be worrying like this. He is not the person Y/n should be turning to, because she should have a support system in her husband, and he wonders why in the world her husband isnât currently breaking a million traffic laws speeding down the highway to get his daughter into capable hands. And thenâŠ
He doesnât like to think about it too much, but sometimes he canât stop himself. Mainly when itâs late at night, and the town is quiet, and all he can hear is the hum of his broiler and the light shifting of the sheets whenever he breathes. Thatâs when he canât stop his mind from imagining. Imagining being Hanaâs father. God, how proud he would be. He imagines walking her to school, buying her gifts for her birthday and spoiling her without spoiling her too much because he still wants her to be a rational adult some day. He imagines cooking for her, imagines the day he gets her absolute favorite food right, and the way that Y/n would be in the kitchen while he cooks, sitting at the kitchen table in the house they would have, talking absolute nonsense with their daughter. He imagines waking up in the middle of the night to the sound of Hana getting a glass of water in the kitchen, only to roll over in bed and find Y/n, his wife, right there, sleeping soundly beside him.
Thatâs usually when he stops himself. But this time, he imagines that whole situation. And then he imagines Y/n, his (hypothetical) wife, asking another man to help her take his sick daughter to the hospital, and he canât do it. So he does what he has been so diligently avoiding, and asks her.
âWhat about her father?â
Minhoâs voice is gentle, and he looks into Y/nâs eyes just as softly. He wants her to understand that he would do absolutely anything for Hana, hell, he would do anything for her because he has no doubts that he is so in love with her he would marry her on the spot even though theyâve barely broached the basics about one another, but in this particular instant he really does not want to step on any toes.
But then, she scoffs. She scoffs at him, rolls her eyes, and her jaw clenches a bit. Itâs a clear signal to him that her father is most likely not an option at the moment.
âOkay I know we havenât talked about this and we really should, and I promise you we will, but please can we talk about it when my daughter is not in excruciating pain and needs her mommy? Please?â
So he lets go of all his preconceived notions and nods. He squeezes her shoulder once, then turns around and grabs his keys. He doesnât even glance into the kitchen as he yells for his chef, Felix, to handle things for the rest of the day, even though he hears a startled and confused shout right before the door swings shut behind the pair of them, because he thinks that as long as Hana and Y/n are okay, his business could burn down for all he cares.
They get to the hospital okay, and Hana is immediately ushered into an exam room and then to an operating room. Minho isnât in the exam room with them, but he does go to see the little girl off before the surgery.
âIâm scared,â she whispers to her mother, eyes shiny with unshed tears, but her mother just shushes her with a calm smile.
âThatâs okay. Iâm right here, and Iâm not going anywhere except for the waiting room and maybe the cafeteria until you can come home with me.â
âEven if Channing Tatum asks you on a date right now?â
âMm, I would have to consider it, but I think that if Channing canât wait, we werenât meant to be anyhow,â Y/n teases her daughter who just giggles in response. Then Hana turns to Minho.
âThank you for driving us,â she says meekly, and he feels his heart twist and crush into a ball in his chest. âYou really didnât have to.â
âI wanted to, little one,â he smiles gently, and she reaches out a hand to him which he grasps immediately. âThank you for letting me see you off before your surgery.â
âIâm glad you did,â she says back, eyes a little less teary. Then she gets a thoughtful look on her face. âDo you think Iâll have a cool scar?â
He canât help himself and scoffs a little laugh, squeezing her hand encouragingly. He sees Y/n smile too, and he has somehow never felt as complete as he does in that exact moment. It scares him. Itâs not real. But he will keep pretending for as long as he can.
âThe coolest,â he answers before the doctors let them know that the OR is ready for them.
Minho and Y/n walk out to the waiting room and sink onto the chairs heavily. He is briefly impressed by how well she seemed to be handling everything, before he turns to her and sees her shaking, tears streaming down her face. She seems to be holding her breath, too, probably not wishing to openly sob in a hospital waiting room.
He briefly considers his options of hugging her or not before deciding that screw it, she needs comfort and heâs there so he will provide it for her. He smiles gently despite his heart breaking in his chest at her tears, and gets in front of her to half-crouch so he can give her a hug.
For a second he worries that he overstepped her boundaries, but then he feels her completely melt into his embrace and bury her face in his shoulder to muffle the sobs she no longer can hold back and shield her tear-streaked face from the other people in the room. She relaxes so much that they almost fall onto the floor, and Minho decides that itâs best to just pick her up in his arms and settle on one of the chairs with her in his lap.
Itâs a horrible moment. Sheâs crying, sobbing, shaking, and he canât do anything except hold her there. The woman who was so strong, so determined and so unique just crumbled in his arms like a tower of sand. He doesnât say anything, just holds her. He puts a hand on the back of her head, the other remaining around her waist as she sits horizontally across his lap. He gently squeezes whenever her sobs get louder or her breathing picks up, just reminding her that he is there and he will remain there until she asks him not to.
After twenty minutes or so, her crying subsides into regular sniffling, and he feels her pull back from his shoulder to wipe at her face with the sleeve of her shirt. Then she clears her throat and sits up a bit straighter on his lap.
âIâm sorry,â she whispers, voice still shaky.
âDonât worry about it. Iâm just happy to help,â Minho says sincerely.
And it is sincere. There is nothing that has ever fulfilled him more than this moment, helping and feeling useful and needed and wanted. Itâs a sad moment, awful even, but he feels like there is nowhere else he would rather be either way.
He has come to terms with the fact that he views Hana as family. He sees her so often, and she always talks to him, listens to what he has to say almost as if she admires him, and it fills his heart more than anything. When she gets full points on her homework, as she always does, no one (except her mother) is more proud than he is. As long as he gets to be in her life, he is happy.
âGod, Iâm sorry for bursting in there and just babbling and making you take us,â Y/n breathes out as if she didnât hear him. âYou really didnât have to, but I pushed and now you probably hate us bo-â
âImpossible,â he interrupts, and Y/n stops rambling. âYou two are part of my routine now. I care, you know?â
She gazes at him in shock, searching for any trace of insincerity. When she doesnât find one, her face slowly melts into a fond smile despite the fear still present on her face. He briefly thinks that she never looked more beautiful, although heâs pretty sure he thinks that every time he lays eyes on her.
âThank you, Minho,â she sighs out, slumping a bit again.
She seems to realize sheâs still firmly positioned on his lap, and immediately gets up, clearing her throat. He immediately mourns the loss of her weight on him, but doesnât say anything.
âSo, I think I promised you a talk about Hanaâs dad,â she says after a few moments of silence.
âOh, that,â Minho says, suddenly feeling like a douche. âLook, if you donât want to talk about it, you donât have to. It has nothing to do with me anyway. I just wanted to make sure I donât⊠make a situation uncomfortable.â
Y/n snorts, and he immediately shuts up. Whatâs that supposed to mean? Did he say something stupid?
âMinho, how many times have we been at your diner in the past few years?â she starts, an unreadable look on her face. He thinks itâs unnatural how she manages to look beautiful even in hospital lighting. âI canât count the amount of times. If her dad was around, donât you think that he would have shown up, or we would have mentioned him at least once?â
He casts his mind back over the years, and realizes it might have been a stupid question. Then again, some fathers werenât very present in their childrenâs lives. Maybe he lived out of the country, or he worked night shifts so he was always asleep during the day. He had no way of knowing.
âI donât know,â he answers after a few moments. âSome people are just like that, I guess.â
She slowly nods, mulling over his words for a second. âI suppose,â she then says, smiling faintly. âHe kind of is, actually. Either way, to set the record straight; her father - Changbin - isnât in the picture.â When he failed to mask his intrigue at the answer, she just laughed a little. âI got pregnant at 16. He wanted to get married, but I didnât. Kind of glad now, to be honest - I doubt he will ever grow up.â Her words hold an edge of irritation, but she is evidently trying to push that feeling back. âHe talks to Hana on the phone sometimes, when he gets the time. Last we talked Iâm pretty sure he said he was in Ibiza? It doesnât really matter. I have Hana, and she has me, and weâre okay like this. We learned not to expect too much from him long ago - not that we were expecting much in the first place.â
Minho listens until Y/n stops talking. He struggles a bit to figure out what he thinks of the situation. At least the man had offered to do the right thing, he supposes. Then again, from the sound of it Y/n had made the right decision in not marrying that guy, whoever he is. He comes to the conclusion that it doesnât actually matter. Like she said, the two of them have one another, and if they say thatâs enough, then he believes them.
âOkay. Thank you for telling me, and letting me know I wasnât severely pissing some dude off for acting like a father to his daughter for a few hours,â he jokes mildly, and then regrets it. He shouldnât have said father. Just because he sees Hana as a sort of surrogate daughter does not mean that she or her mother feel the same way, or even think that itâs okay.
But then Y/n smiles softly again, and he can relax. âYeah. Sheâs lucky to have someone who does.â
His heart feels like itâs beating in his throat, his body warm from the inside due to all the feelings filling his chest. God, he wishes he had the courage to offer to do it always, to move in and help Y/n with raising her daughter because he knows that she must have it hard at times, no matter how angelic Hana is. But he doesnât. So he just nods and smiles.
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