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ten · 7 years ago

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This is a mutuals mention game! u need to mention one or more mutuals that come to your mind at first when you read the following words (per word): flower, angel, love, smile, laugh, chocolate, sweet, cute, gorgeous, fun, sun, moon and stars 💓

i have over 10 of these in my ask box asjds sorry i’m rlly The Worst @ answering asks omg..

i’m gonna write a short message abt why i thought of you, and link a song that reminds me of you! this is to make up for my uhhh Lack of Interaction with my mutuals lately.. i’m vvv overwhelmed rn with school work and just generally Not Feeling Well (nothing serious- just not being able to eat properly, feeling nauseous, & headaches. BUT i’m already feeling a lot better so pls dw !! ilu) so i haven’t been the best at keeping in touch :( i’ll probably suck at replying for another week or two so here’s some love&appreciation so you aren’t too deprived of Haejin Love Hours !!

flower: @shyjiwoo

jiwoo we’ve only been friends for a short while but it really does feel like i’ve been close with you for So Long. you’re like a sister to me and you’ve already become such an important person in my life! you’re like a guardian angel who’s always looking after me and showing me that you care- even when i’m not the best at replying sometimes.. its smthg that i honestly appreciate vvv much :((( i don’t think i’ll ever be able to properly express how much i appreciate you but please know that it’s a LOT and that i can’t imagine my life w/o you in it. also ?? the fact that you indirect me in the tags sometimes and that you tag me in the softest text posts… pls i love it so much! and you always write “this is you” or say that the post sums me up- it always makes my heart so Warm. you really are my flower jiwoo !!! not to get Fake Deep but flowers remind me that spring is coming.. and spring is my fav season. like those flowers, getting a text or notif from you is like a reminder that someone (you) (my flower) (the loml) is Out There.. loving me and reminding me that better times are coming! ilu angel :’)

songs: spectacular, stay, walk you home

angel: @dlwlrna

marie i love you so much!! i feel like even if we’re not talking 24/7 we have this like.. Connection ???? idk i just feel like you’re always present in my thoughts when i think about my friends and the people i love. you’re so genuine and full of 💗✨💕💞🌸💓💖 every time we interact my heart !!! just !!!!!!! oof :’) you’re really such an angel in my life and i hope you know that! thanks for making me feel so happy whenever we interact~

song: instagram

angel: @jihyo

aree where do i even start !!!! if ‘mom-friend’ was one of the words on this list that would be the one i use to describe you. i feel like you’re so friendly, compassionate, and warm that you naturally take care of your friends to the best of your ability. i know im speaking on behalf of all of your friends when i say that you’re the type of person that everyone strives to become. i remember when i first got into kpop.. i was super shy and awkward but you were the one who made me feel so much more comfortable! getting into a new fandom without knowing anyone in it was super intimidating but you made me feel in place.. thank you again for being such a considerate person!!!! i love you so much and you’re definitely an angel- not only in my life, but in so many other people’s lives too! pls remember that i’m always here for you and that i’ll always consider you one of my closest friends. i value our friendship so much!!!! ilu aree ❣️

song: if only

love: @beretclub

ale.. my wife….. i love youi feel like love is really Our Word. we should copyright it or smthg asjds honestly you popped into my mind as soon as i read this word because i really do love you so much. your presence in my life is so reassuring and soft, that i can’t imagine how i’d feel without you in it. ik we always talk abt this but.. we both have Complexes, and the fact that these don’t apply to each other is so pure. our love for each other is so genuine and real that it’s as if we really are an old married couple. i meant it when i said that you’re the only one who knows me well enough to share laughs abt astrology with- i’ve nvr shared as much as i have with you to anyone online. you’re such an important person to me, and although i know that you know that, i can’t help but reiterate time and time again. thank you for all the love you’ve given me this past year.. i hope our relationship will continue to grow from here wife 💛songs: miracle, 11:11, violet, thumping

smile: @kbsmusic

aza you never fail to make me smile and feel loved. you have the ability of making ppl feel so loved and validated through the smallest of actions or a couple carefully thought out words. you genuinely always have me smiling at my phone or computer screen and it’s the Softest.. even though it may look insane to anyone who sees me irl! you’re the Light of My Life and i appreciate you so so so much. thank u for everything you do for your friends!!!! pls know that it doesn’t go unnoticed 💓

songs: through the night, pretty u, i’ll be there, kokobop(kokobop bc of the pics of minseok you sent me during that cb!! an unforgettable haeria moment)

laugh: @1milk

kri !! my mb buddy & the iconic hyuna stan.. i love you so much 💗 we’ve been friends for so long and you’ve never fallen off my figurative ppl-i-love list.. you mean so much to me OOF !! i always associate you with A Good Time bc you’re so fun to be around, even if it is through text or sc. you have such positive and bright energy, and it rlly does show in everything you do! i love you so so so much and i honestly think i always will :’) thank you for making me laugh and smile when i’m feeling down.. i appreciate youwu

songs: babe, text me

laugh: @1kuzon

miss keya.. yaba…. chem grind buddy…….. u Own my heart bih !!!!i don’t remember exactly how we started talking, but i recall that we’ve always been that Fun Couple- everyone’s friendship goals 😪😫💯 we haven’t been friends for a significantly long period of time, but you’ve already become such an important person to me. thank you for bringing my mood up when im not feeling the best, and for being here for me. i hope you know that im always here for you too! i hope that we can become even closer friends in the future keya :’)

songs: aomg, artist, drive

chocolate: @mujicafe

miss alisha !!!! i love you !!!! you’re even sweeter than chocolate but ig this will have to do 😪💓 i remember when ale first introduced us to each other- ever since then i knew that we’d become close friends. you’re so genuine and it’s smthg that i really do appreciate! we don’t talk often since we’re both super busy and live in rlly different timezones, but i hope you know how much you mean to me despite this. i hope we’ll have more chances to text more and get to know each other better in the future!! iluuuuu

song: flower road

sweet: @kohyo

ELLIE you really are the Epitome of Sweet.. it makes me so happy whenever you tag me in posts bc ellie ???? inventor of loving her friends ?? tagging ME ??? oof i’m honestly so grateful to be close with such an angel like you.. ilu :((( i hope that in the future, we’ll get the chance to get to know each other even better!

song: toc, toc

cute: @himeaegyo

KAREN YOU’RE SO CUTE PLS !!!! epitome of being a soft stan, and Inventor of making ur friends feel loved :’) i remember i was feeling super down one night and you just Slid Into My DMs & instantly made me feel 1000000x better. we just Clicked as soon as we started talking and honestly ?? i’m so so glad we did! you make me so happy and seeing you on my dash is always a nice reminder of how lucky i am to be friends with such a loving cutie.. ilu karennnn

song: spectacular

gorgeous: @breadloaf

NIA >>>>>>> any other ig model out there !!! you really are such a gorgeous person and every time i see your selfies on my dash i fall in LOVE. DEADASS !!!!!! tbh, not only are you a visual goddess.. ur also.. u know…. pretty on the inside uwuuwuuw 💕 lmfao no but rlly. i’m so lucky to be friends with a mf angel like you- thanks for making me smile and feel Loved :’)

song: you are so beautiful

fun: @seok

kai there are so many other words that remind me of you, but i thought of you right away when i saw this word in the list. you’re such an angel and you still manage to deal with me & my gemini ass personality asdjs i love you so much.. ik i’m difficult to deal with so i rlly do appreciate you with my Whole Self :((( whenever you randomly send me a text i swear my heart mf Bursts.. idk why but when i have a list of notifs im scrolling through, urs always manages to stand out and make me smile. our conversations are never dull and i rlly do have sm fun when we talk. i hope that we’ll always continue to become even closer friends bc i honestly do love you the Most :((

song: monday blues, made in china

sun: @1dreamy

tiana the literal loml :(( pls come to u*c faster !!!!! just like…. come take a plane and get here rn i stg! i miss you so much and honestly only happy/positive memories are associated with you. i can’t wait to take you to all my fav places and explore around v*n with you so we can find places we love together.. ngl even thinking about it makes me so excited. im literally filled with so much fuckin LOVE for you bih !!!!! i love you more than i love anyone else.. not to get sentimental but u have a special place reserved in my heart :/// you’re the sun bc i just associate you with brightness and Good Energy. like u know when kpop stans are like “uwuwuuw _____ is my sun !!! i love _____ so much !!!!!! they brighten my world and make me feel so energized!!!!!” ??? well. UWU BIH THATS ME AT YOU !!! pls you really do give me so much energy, motivation, and just.. All the positive emotions. i literally have a mental list of places to take you the DAY you get here.. im deadass ready to Grab you as soon as ur plane lands. and Also ???? i hope that i can give you the same energy as you give me !!! that’s honestly my Aspiration :’) anyway i LOVE YOU TIANA !!!!! loml !!!! best friend !!!!!! my irl from Far Away !!!!!! i hope ur doing well on ur rock !!!!!!!

songs: gummy, deserve

moon: @4wonu

mimi i love you so much and im kinda lost on where to start bc you’ve become such a valuable and significant person in my life in such a short span of time…. ilu my prestigious all girls school buddy and supreme twin :(( we clicked so Fast and you’ve been climbing up my figurative best friends list ever since we started talking. i feel like even on the days we don’t talk as much im still Feeling the Love from you, and i hope you feel the same way! you really do mean the world to me and i hope we can become even closer friends in the future! btw thank you again for always texting me everyday, whether thats through a love meme or a simple ‘how are you’. i get super self conscious sometimes and i think my friends hate me when they really they just went a day w/o texting me asjds. anyway that was super run-on but i’m not gonna check over it rip MY POINT WAS THAT i love and appreciate that you send me ur Daily Dose of Love even when i don’t keep up with my end of replying. I LOVE YOU mi angle & honorary ring sis :’)

song: rainy night !!!! i love it sm thank u for the rec.. i always think of u when i listen to it

stars: @baekhyuns

TAT I LOVE YOU SO MUCH !!! you really do mean the world to me and i’m so happy to be friends with someone like you. i genuinely care about your well-being and i hope that you know what i’m always here for you to provide some Love & Support when you need it! thank you for being such a sweet and love-filled person.. you nvr cease to inspire me 💓 oh and also !!! thank you for tagging me in the posts that you do! i love being tagged in posts by you bc it just reminds me of how lucky i am to know you. I LOVE YOU ANGEL !!!!

song: timeless

#suuuuuuuper long post oof #asks #anon #long post

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abalonetea · 7 years ago

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Ayy For the ship meme, you should do YOUR favorite pairing! ❤

You spoil me so much! Ugh, I can’t believe I got such a lovely ask for this! I actually have a lot of favorite ships, so I decided to be really self-indulgent and pick my top three favorites, if that’s okay? This ask is spoiling me so much right now ~

Stan/Jimmy is the literal cutest thing I have ever come up with, and I have so many thoughts on these darling boys

o Who is the restless sleeper? I wouldn’t call Stan restless, per say. He sleeps best if he’s got someone else in the bed with him, but it’s more of a comfort thing than anything else.o o Who eats cereal for dinner? Stan will. He eats basically anything that he finds in the cabinets, or leftovers that Cartman drops off.o o Who wears odd socks? Jimmy has a huge freakin’ collection of novelty socks. He has fuzzy socks, socks with designs on them, socks that light-up. Basically he just loves novelry socks and he has an entire drawer filled up with them.o o Who reads more? Neither of them are particularly big readers. o o Who prefers a bath over a shower? Stan takes bath sometimes, but they’re honestly both shower people. o o Who can knit? Neither of them.o o Who has the weirder laugh? Stan has a really deep, kind of rolling sort of laugh but it takes a lot of work to get it out of him. Jimmy’s is kind of stuttering, and a little lower pitched.o o Who gets more jealous? Neither of them are very jealous people, though Stan gets embarrassed far, far more often. o o Who sleeps with a teddy bear? Ah, neither of them. Like I said, though, Stan does sleep better if he’s got someone else in the bed with him.o o Who still uses internet explorer? Stan does. Jimmy likes Firefox, unfortunately. o o Who is the most sentimental? One of the trickier questions on this list, I think. Jimmy is a very thoughtful, sweet person. He doesn’t mind going super slow with everything and being ore lowkey, because he knows that’s what makes Stan the most comfortable. Stan tries very hard to be more openly affectionate, and he keeps basically any gift that Jimmy gives him.o o Who can play an instrument? Stan knows how to play the guitar, but he doesn’t do it very often anymore.o o Who has the worst sense of direction? Stan gets lost a lot if they have to go into the city for anything, but he’s pretty good out in the forest around Stark’s Pond.o o Who cooks breakfast? Sometimes Jimmy gets up and turns on the coffee pot. Does that count?o o Who is the early riser? Jimmy gets up earlier than Stan, but I still wouldn’t call him an earlier riser.

Ike/Wendy, because they go together surprisingly well

o Who is the restless sleeper? Ike still gets nightmares a lot. He also has a hard time getting his mind to turn off, and tends to roll around in the bed a lot. It takes him forever to get to sleep.o o Who eats cereal for dinner? Ike will eat anything that is sat down in front of him, and only makes himself food that requires a very minimal amount of work. He would live off of cereal and ramen noodles, if you let him. o o Who wears odd socks? Ike likes really bright neon colored socks, and will frequently walk through the house in mismatched neon socks and his boxers.o o Who reads more? Actually, Ike does a lot of reading. He likes really stupid books like “Captain Underpants” and “Where The Sidewalk Ends”, but he’s also read all of Kyle’s books. Loves anything by Roald Dahl. Meanwhile, Wendy is very, very picky about what she reads, which sort of limits her options. o o Who prefers a bath over a shower? I feel like I’ve used Ike for every answer so far, lmao, but also Ike? He loves using those stupidly massive bath bombs that change the color of the water.o o Who can knit? Neither of them can knit, but Wendy knows how to cross-stitch and embroider! She likes doing it whenever they lose power, or if they’re having a bad snowstorm and she gets snowed into her house. Mostly, she does flowers or small forest animals.o o Who has the weirder laugh? Laughs are so hard to describe, but I feel like it’s also just such an important character trait to have down. Wendy has a very loud laugh when she finds something honestly funny, and sometimes she laughs hard enough that she starts snorting. Ike gets kind of breathless when he laughs.o o Who gets more jealous? Neither of them are particularly jealous. Ike is very upfront when he starts the relationship about how, while he honestly wants to date Wendy, he still very much would like to sleep around. It bothers Bebe more than it bothers Wendy, honestly. o o Who sleeps with a teddy bear? Ike has a really old, well worn stuffed cat that he keeps on his bed. Does that count?o o Who still uses internet explorer? Ike does it on purpose, because he knows that it pisses Kyle off. o o Who is the most sentimental? Ike likes to pretend he’s a hotshot, but he’s a big fucking goof. Loves to bring Wendy flowers and pick up little, stupid things that he finds at the store that make Ike think of her. o o Who can play an instrument? Ike is an expert when it comes to playing classic piano. His absolute favorite is Sergei Rachmaninoff. Recently he’s gotten involved with a music program out in Peach Creek that rents out the local amphitheater once a month, and he goes out there with a bunch of other kids to put on mini-concerto’s. o o Who has the worst sense of direction? Please never let Ike go out into the woods on his own. He will never be able to find his way home.o o Who cooks breakfast? Ike tried to cook eggs once and burnt them so badly that they had to throw out the entire pan.o o Who is the early riser? Wendy likes to watch the sunrise. She always feels like she’s wasted the day if she sleeps in too late.

Kenny/Cartman, my forever OTP

o Who is the restless sleeper? Cartman has a very hard time staying asleep. He’s prone to nightmares and muscle aches. That being said, Kenny often has a hard time getting to sleep. They tend to sit up really late together watching re-runs of The Duchess and then if Kenny still can’t get to sleep, Cartman will either read him stories (from a well-worn collection of fairy tales) or he just makes stories up to tell Kenny.o o Who eats cereal for dinner? Neither of them do, because Cartman works very hard to make sure that there is always something really yummy in the fridge for whenever Kenny comes over. Sometimes if Kenny has to work that evening, Cartman will come by the gas station with a packed dinner.o o Who wears odd socks? Kenny has a ton of old socks that don’t match.o o Who reads more? Neither of them are really big readers, honestly. Like I said, Cartman will read stories to Kenny if he can’t sleep, or to Karen if she’s over for the evening.o o Who prefers a bath over a shower? Cartman likes to take hot baths. He uses nice smelling bubble bath mostly. Kenny likes taking showers the most, and sometimes Cartman will get a shower with Kenny and then get a bath afterwards, if his knee is still hurting. o o Who can knit? Lianne taught Cartman when he was younger, but he doesn’t do it very often. He once made some new doll clothes for Karen, back when they were younger! Sometimes he’ll make a scarf if he’s really bored or really stressed, and he usually gives them to his friends and passes them off as “shit from his grandmother”. Stan, Kyle, and Kenny all own at least one.o o Who has the weirder laugh? Cartman has kind of this deep, bellow-y sort of laugh but I don’t know if you would count it as weird. Kenny always squints up his eyes when he laughs.o o Who gets more jealous? Ah, the question of the ages. Cartman and Kenny spent a very long time working things out when they first got together. They have a partially open relationship – Kenny can sleep around with basically whoever, as long as Cartman is the only one that he dates. And, uh, Cartman’s good with that because? Frankly, I picture him as being panromantic and heterosexual, so while he loves Kenny very, very much he’s also not interested in sleeping with him. I’m rambling, sorry. Pulling myself back onto the topic, Cartman really mostly gets jealous when it comes to Kenny hanging out with their friends, or other very minor things. He also gets very jealous over who Stan hangs out with because??? Stan’s one of his best friends, okay, and he doesn’t have a whole lot of friends. It all stems from Cartman being very insecure and slightly concerned that they’re going to find someone better to be friends with.o o Who sleeps with a teddy bear? Cartman, hands down.o o Who still uses internet explorer? They both use internet explorerer.o o Who is the most sentimental? They’re both super sentimental softies at heart, though Kenny is much more open about it. Sometimes Kenny is still taken off guard when Cartman is openly earnest about something.o o Who can play an instrument? Kenny can sing opera really well. Does that count?o o Who has the worst sense of direction? Cartman couldn’t find his way out of a cardboard box. He still gets lost in the woods out by Stark’s Pond.o o Who cooks breakfast? Cartman cooks most every meal. He loves cooking and is really super good at it!o o Who is the early riser? Kenny is always the first one up, but then he lays in the bed and does jack-shit until Cartman gets up, too.This got really long, I’m sorry! Thank you so much for the ask!

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delctrl-archive · 8 years ago

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*MUSIC SYMBOL THO*

♫ – five times my muse swears it’s nota date and the one time it maybe is.— @sycophanticvisionary

1. CINEMA

“Just pick one.��

“I don’t know? I’m still thinking.”

“Look, it’s not that hard. You’re over-complicating it.”

“I’m just not sure.”

“Ryan, if you don’t choose, I’m going to choose for you.”

“All right, all right, gimme a minute, will you?!”

Easy for Joe to say; these are his selections. After process of elimination, the remaining films limit two in the same genre: Goodfellas or The Godfather III. Why is he not surprised this is something Joe likes? Ryan’s never been into gangster movies himself—someone has to force him to watch the first Godfather actually—so maybe he’s stalling on purpose, even though the line behind him is getting antsy.

“Sir, you need to make your choice soon. You’re holding up the line,” the box office clerk wheedles impatiently.

He wants to reject both options, if only because Ryan really wants to see Total Recall, but Joe isn’t a Schwarzenegger fan [how is that even possible? He’s amazing as Conan the barbarian]. Part of him wants to see Edward Scissorhands because that’s a unique concept and Nightmare Before Christmas is bizarre in a good way, even if as a kid Ryan finds it scary. But whatever, he has to decide, otherwise not only will people be pissed, Joe will probably walk out on him.

“Two for The Godfather.” It takes all his willpower not to sigh.

Glancing at Joe, the small smile on his lips tells Ryan he chooses well. That makes him smile in turn as they head to the snack bar.

“What do you want to eat?” he hears Joe ask, though he shrugs.

“You decide. I’m pretty cheap.”

Joe doesn’t argue, just orders them a combo popcorn and fishes for his wallet. It occurs to Ryan that Joe’s paying for everything and that makes his face hot with embarrassment. Does that mean—?

“Is this a date?” Ryan blurts.

It stills Joe from handing over a twenty-dollar bill, his eyes slowly sliding towards Ryan. Ryan swallows nervously, staring back with what he doesn’t realize is anticipated hope.

“No.”

Joe turns away to gather napkins as Ryan stands, deflated, watching. He doesn’t enjoy the movie as much as Joe does.

2. BOWLING ALLEY

Ryan’s probably never laughed as much as he had since getting out of prison, but witnessing someone as tall as Joe MacMillan try to toss a giant heavy ball down a laminated aisle and miss is ridiculously priceless. More than likely Joe doesn’t appreciate being the butt of the joke, but can’t say he doesn’t laugh either whenever Ryan misses a strike out—which isn’t a lot. He practically grows up on this game thanks to his dad’s company team. Ryan knows how to roll a ball before he knows keystrokes.

So, yes, it’s a little unfair he asks Joe to verse him, knowing the advantage he has, but it feels nice to be good at something again, especially against Joe MacMillan, a man who is seemly flawless at what he puts his mind to, regardless of skill level. [Ryan has seen the man’s code, and while it’s like looking at the aftermath of a wild keg party, there’s still some gold nuggets that can make a decent brewery. He may never be great at it, but he’s not unteachable.] When they decide to pause in Joe’s losing streak—he laughs again at the typical-wounded-ego pout on his face—they stop for a pizza break. Ryan carries a tray over with their huge slices and styrofoam soda cups; the one with the hot-pink crazy-straw indicates Ryan’s Dr. Pepper and the cup with lots of ice is Joe’s Coke. The fries they split. Ryan dunks his in too much ketchup, makes a mess of his shirt, and Joe just looks at him with fond exasperation when he gets more napkins.

“Do you still think you’re capable of beating me?” Ryan taunts through a grin and half a mouthful of pizza. “I mean, I gotta admit, you got spunk. Don’t think that’s good enough though.”

Joe scoffs goodnaturedly. “You’re sure of yourself. Don’t get cocky, Ryan—”

“Too late!”

“―You might be surprised. I could suddenly win this and you wouldn’t even see it coming.” Joe’s steady, self-assured voice causes doubt in any other situation but this one. Ryan’s heard it a few times when they’ve spent hours and days looking for something before finding NSFNet. That tone marks the man’s determination as well as an ace hidden up his sleeve.

Not that Ryan heeds it. There’s no way Joe can turn this around in time. There’s a little over thirty minutes of the game left and Ryan’s ahead by twenty-two. He stuffs the rest of his cheese pizza in his mouth, devours it, and slurps down more Dr. Pepper, shaking his head. “That doesn’t scare me, Joe. You’re all talk.” Ryan smirks. “C’mon, prove it.”

He’s not exactly prepared for that look Joe gives. Like he’s said the wrong thing, or maybe the right thing, to put that fire in his gaze; the way he stands so abruptly just screams You’ll regret that. Ryan watches a little dumbfounded as Joe steps into the little sitting area, food forgotten, then takes a minute to peruse particular bowling balls. He ends up choosing a shiny black one, as if it’s an enlarged 8-ball. It’s a surprise when Joe walks up, stands perfectly still, but suddenly executes a perfect throw with just the right amount of leverage and twist that sends the ball gliding across the lane, knocking down the white pins forming a Greek Church.

For a dumb moment, Ryan has the impression of pillars of an old god’s temple being destroyed by Joe MacMillan: a cannon ball come to wreck a false way of life.

The next half hour plays out similarly. Joe keeps nailing his shots over and over until he’s caught up to Ryan, who hasn’t said a word to joke or laugh at Joe’s expense. He realizes how easily he’s been played, that Joe is going easy on him earlier, and that miffs him the slightest bit. But in the end it’s Ryan who wins; as good as Joe apparently is at bowling, Ryan’s better.

“That was fun,” Joe announces on the drive home. “We should do it again sometime.”

“Yeah, sure,” Ryan answers, distracted, with his attention out of the window. He may still be a little bitter at how Joe played him. So he isn’t expecting the hand on his arm that gains his attention on the man driving instead.

“Hey, you okay?”

The concern in Joe’s words melt whatever ire builds. Coupled with that glance of caring worry behind horn-rimmed glasses, Ryan simply smiles and shrugs it off. “Yeah, I’m good, I’m good. We’re good.”

Joe smiles, small and delicate, and nods. “Good. Let’s play again sometime,” he encourages.

“It’s a date,” Ryan agrees mindlessly.

Joe’s smile doesn’t waver, but his eyes close off. He looks back at the road ahead, stepping on the pedal once the light turns green.

3. PARTY

Ryan’s two hours deep in Mortal Kombat, the joystick of his Nintendo 64 in danger of snapping from how vigorously he jerks it left and right, but he can’t care about that now, so close to K.O.-ing a FATALITY on Rain’s flamboyant, Japanese-purple-poncho, black death mask wearing ass. Ryan didn’t unlock Smoke as a character just to have him look pretty with his long white hair and mysticism. He’s been glued to the console ever since he buys it for himself as an early birthday present. Not even his brand new Microsoft PC has steered him from fighting fictional assassins and ninjas designed by America’s greatest video game developers.

It’s Joe’s fault anyway.

“Fault” as if Ryan’s mad—hardly. The day Joe hands this gem over in neat red wrapping paper, Ryan swears he falls in love. After replaying [and beating] Super Mario five times, he’s in need of something new; Joe delivers.

Speaking of Joe, a shrill ringing interrupts his gameplay in time for Smoke to land the finishing blow. “Yes!” Ryan praises, leaping up with arms shooting high the same moment Smoke does a victory taunt. Adrenaline plants a wide grin on his lips and he pats the wall for his phone blindly, but eventually grasps it. “Hello?” he breathes, not quite over his excitement.

“Ryan? It’s Joe.”

“Joe? Hey, man, perfect timing! I just killed it on Mortal Kombat!”

“Mortal Kombat?” Joe is genuinely confused. Figures.

“Yeah, Mortal Kombat, it’s that game you bought me a few weeks ago. For my birthday,” he tacks on just in case he really has forgotten.

“Right, I remember. I’m glad to know you’re liking it so much. Listen, can you do me a favor? I wouldn’t ask if I had somebody else, but—”

“What is it, Joe? It’s not like you to stall.”

There’s a pause, and Ryan imagines Joe’s debating telling him never mind and hanging up, but he’s happy he doesn’t. “There’s this thing I have to go to for Gordon. Business party. A lot of investors will be there—I need someone to come with me.”

“Like a date?”

“No, nothing like that. It looks bad if I go alone.” Joe is too quick to dismiss the idea, but what else is new. It no longer hurts Ryan’s feelings.

But he does chuckle to hide his scoff. “You don’t think showing up with a guy will look bad?” Ryan points out incredulously. He realizes how bad that sounds though. “Not that I have a problem with it, just—”

“Will you go with me or not?” Joe demands sharply, his voice like a cold knife.

“Sure, yeah, yeah, I’ll go. Sure. Look, I’m sorry if I—”

“Great. I’ll pick you up a six o’clock. Wear something nice.”

The line goes dead. Ryan feels like shit for putting his foot in his mouth and he knows he’s going to make it up to Joe somehow. Over the years the guy’s gotten a little more sensitive about his sexuality, the AIDS epidemic startling him into awareness and caution. Of course Joe’s never taken lightly to cracks about the gay community. Sometimes he can be downright vicious defending it.

Before Ryan has long to mope about his carelessness, he checks the clock. It’s four minutes from 5:00 PM and Joe doesn’t live far. Whatever remorse Ryan feels gets replaced by panicked annoyance at classic Joe MacMillan expecting him to break his neck getting ready in a small window of time. Ryan flicks off his television, then hops over his couch to rush down the hall towards his bedroom, shirking clothes as he goes.

He’s proud of himself when he opens the door to Joe exactly at 6:00, dressed in a starch white button-up, open maroon blazer, and black slacks. The contrast of deep red truly makes his skin glow copper. The way Joe looks him up and down slowly only adds to Ryan’s conceit. It doesn’t even diminish when Joe reaches forward to fix his black bowtie before half-smiling at Ryan. They’ll make quite the pair: Joe also looks dapper in his silver-white three-piece suit, his skin freshly scrubbed clean to give a polished peach gleam. Ryan forgets all about how much he hates parties and whether Joe admits it or not, he tries not to focus on the fact it feels very much like a date.

Ryan pretends Joe doesn’t.

4. COASTLINE

Joe invites Ryan out to the water with him. He tries to teach him to surf. It’s the first and last time he tries as they learn Ryan is stupendously awful at keeping his balance on a surfboard while the waves are rocking. He probably swallows more sea water than is healthy, but at least he coughs up some of it.

On shore Joe hands Ryan a towel that he gratefully accepts, rubbing his messy soaked hair after he’s squeezed out excessive water onto the sand dampening beneath his bum. These wetsuits make Ryan uncomfortable, a little more conservative about the skin-tight fabric than he’d like to be. He wishes he can be like Joe, who struts around in his wetsuit like he’s born to model them, or even something as simple as rolling the top half of it down, scars on display, just to lay on a towel while the sun warms them both. Joe looks mighty comfortable lounging on his back, hands atop his stomach, while Ryan imitates a drowned cat vigorously trying to groom himself. Instead of his tongue he’s got a terry cloth that’s mostly drenched—not much good for drying anymore.

“I think I’ll leave it to you from now on to be the surfing expert,” Ryan grouses, drawing his knees up to his chest and hugging himself. It’s a silly attempt to heat up faster, but he’ll take what he can get.

Laughing, Joe peeks a bright eye at Ryan. “Come on, you weren’t that bad.”

Ryan snorts, tossing Joe a look as if he’s crazy. “I got booed by a water skier passing by us. I sucked, let’s face it.”

“They were kind of assholes,” Joe argues mildly.

“Those assholes weren’t wrong though,” Ryan insists.

Humming, Joe’s quiet for a second as he thinks it over. He comes to a decision shortly. “I suppose you’re right. You were pretty bad.”

Ryan sits up straighter, raising his chin, and affects a haughty air. “Thank you.”

It makes Joe laugh like he intends, yet they both go quiet afterwards. Joe tips onto his side, eyes closed, the corners of his mouth faintly curl up, Ryan staring at him for a second too long. He doesn’t want to say what this feels like—out loud—for fear of Joe shooting the idea down. Rather than humiliate himself more, Ryan bunkers down next to Joe, a respectable amount of space between them without seeming too intimate nor too distant. He tucks his hands behind his head, well on his way to relaxed. Ryan will just keep it to himself how he considers this outing to be a date as well.

5. ARCADE

Ryan has a hard time believing Joe’s never gone to an arcade to actually play on one of the machines. He knows that’s where he and Cameron almost hooked up and where he recruited her, so it possibly has a sour taste in his mouth, but he chooses a different hotspot—plus, it’s not like Joe’s life revolves around a timeline of B.C. and A.C.: “Before Cameron” and “After Cameron.” At least he hopes not. Sometimes when she’s brought up he gets this erstwhile look, one of whimsical nostalgia, but mostly wistful remembrance. Ryan has been trying since the day Joe offers home and heart to him to help remedy that ache, but it may be impossible.

The most he can do is subdue it, except admittedly this isn’t one of his better suggestions for a date.

No, not date: hangout.

Now Ryan feels bad. “We can go somewhere else if this if this is too weird for you.”

It’s not a shocker that he’s barely able to finish his sentence before Joe turns on his heel and heads back for the car. Ryan jogs after to keep up, but does give some space. Joe seems a little angry, which is probably better than his sadness. Ryan doesn’t know what to do with sad. Anger? That’s easy.

“Sorry.”

“Don’t.”

The ride to Joe’s place is thick with silence. Ryan doesn’t try to talk again, nor after they get inside and Joe handles him a little too roughly when he steers Ryan towards his closed bedroom. In the morning Ryan may have bruises from how tightly Joe holds Ryan’s wrists down or how hard he sinks his teeth in Ryan’s shoulder and he knows for certain he’ll be a little sore sitting because he asks Joe not to hold back [“Just fuck me, Joe. I can handle it.”] and that’s all Joe needs to let himself go and not treat Ryan like some breakable china doll.

In the morning Joe asks Ryan to leave and Ryan does without argument. A couple days later he calls to apologize, regardless if he’s not sure what he’s apologizing for, but Joe accepts it and Ryan feels lighter. Unfortunately they’re both busy after that.

1. DINNER

Obviously he can still be surprised. “You cook?”

Clearly there’s food set out on the table that definitely isn’t store-bought frozen meals or nearby takeout. There’s some flavored rice, what he thinks is cut-up baked fish mixed with vegetables, and cheesy broccoli. A bottle of sweet red wine even stands between two glasses.

“Yes, I can cook. Why do you sound so surprised?” Joe’s a bit insulted.

Ryan ignores it as he peels off his coat. “’Cause I mean, you’re Joe MacMillan! Cooking is so… mundane.” That makes him sound like a douche, doesn’t it? “It’s just—you didn’t strike me as the type to like that sort of thing.”

Joe eyes Ryan critically, his hard stare skeptical, like he may have made a mistake. “You’re right. I don’t really enjoy it. But I thought…” He looks across the set table and examines the placement and food choice subconsciously, his hands on the back of a chair. His fingers tighten nervously. “I thought you might like it.”

“Oh, I do! I really do, you just caught me off guard, is all.” He’s quick to reassure that Joe doesn’t waste his time with this gesture. “This looks great, thanks, man.” Grinning, Ryan moves to take a seat, but is moderately amused when Joe pulls out his chair. Ryan doesn’t comment, simply lowers himself gingerly into the seat, eyes on Joe, full of unasked questions.

He follows suit while he reaches for his napkin and places it on his person properly, treating his dining room as a five-star restaurant. When he looks up at his guest, Ryan scrambles to do the same after a delayed second.

Joe smiles. “I thought we could try a proper date.”

“A date?” Ryan must have misheard.

“A date,” Joe confirms.

Nope, he hears correctly. He’s not sure what to think. “So this is a date then?” he repeats dumbly. It’s hard to believe after Joe denies all the other not-dates they’ve had.

“If you want it to be,” Joe murmurs, peering at Ryan, fixated. He holds his breath.

Understanding how serious this is, Ryan slowly smiles and he notices the tense line of Joe’s shoulders relax as he breathes. “I want it to be. I do, I really do.”

#sycophanticvisionary #.meme { style: drabble; }#{ i will go down with this ship }#{ macray make me macray }#{ also i did the opposite muse saying it wasn't a date 'cause it seems more a joe thing than a ryan thing tbh }#{ hopefully i wrote joe in character. x_x he's a tough one }

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sleepwekk · 8 years ago

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ann was (is) a b u t t

(when ann takes a nap at the worst time)

A: do you have time for 20 minutes today (3:17 pm)

J: probably pero no se

ok never mind I should stop being vague the answer is yes lmao (4:10 pm)

A: lmao good good

we have pretty much no hw today i’m ready to waste my time woo (4:40 pm)

-2/1/17

J: mao yeah that’s true but I’m going to spend some time on Spanish bc I’m a terrible procrastinator wheeeeee

KURZGESAGT RELEASED A NEW VIDEO

AAAAA (8:31 pm)

ann you better be back by 9:40 pls

for the call

it’s almost 9:40 ann

it’s past 9:40 ann

ann

ann 😣

ok sorry you’re probably busy with something sorry sorry I’m impatient as heck

ann it’s 9:52

eight minutes

ok 9:58

aaaaaah

alright alright there’s only two minutes left before my internet cutgn sleep wekk

😊 see you tomorrow (9:58 pm)

A:JEREMY I’M ACTUALLY THE WOST I’M SO SORRY

no that’s not fair you have a right to be upset should’ve said something

i literally fell asleep at my last seen im so sorry why why my alarm didn’t even go off at 9:10 gag

i didn’t even talk to you today literally ughughughugh i’m so sorry

i scheduled to call and then i just s l e p t through it like that’s not you being impatient it’s just me being a butt okanyways gn and sleep wekk ill see you tomorrow every though you won’t even see this until the morning anyways next time this happens literally call my cell phone and wake me up ok

(insert ann’s number here)

/if i’m doing something important you’ll know ok don’t worry about bothering me just don’t let me just neglect you like that again ok

i’d just like to mention i’m not obligated to talk to you it’s just ah ok that doesn’t need to be said but from that one message prior it could be misconstrued i wanted to talk

i’m freaking out over this ik but i’m actually really really genuinely sorry and you deserve to be upset about this because i didn’t follow through oki said this earlier sometime in that rant but gn and sleep wekk i wish i just woke up half an hour earlier ☹️

wow i just found out you contacted katie too and she sent me things on literally every social media platform i have so it was just all me i’m sorry you had to be worried like this i’m just a butt

and megan too wow lmao whenever i miss something of her’s she literally calls my mother wish she did that this time

sorry i’m being super dramatic about this also sorry i’m saying sorry so much and i’m sorry i slept though our video call and you actually had to be this worried about me i know i was definitely looking forward to it gah honestly if at 9:10 i don’t say anything feel free to go ahead and call my cell phone

i’m so so sorry i cannot express how much of a butt move ahahahahaha why am i like this i’m sorry i love you i’ll see you tomorrow

if you’re up for it i could probably video call in the morning but it’ll probably be too late by the time you see this mm i’ll try to be up at 6 ms we’ll see (10:43 pm)

…

J: oh darn ok

wow this is so hard to respond to but thank you so much for actually caring

also katie contacted megan

agh I feel like I should say something more but darn

A: its ok idk how to make it up to you though thats the main problem

ooh you’re awake coolio

J: no it’s ok why do you have to make it up

A: imagine if i did that in real life

like i said i’d go with you somewhere and then just slept it off

what kind of next level rude?? that would be actually awful

J: well it’s kind of hard to sleep through it in real life because the other party would probably be yelling at you to get up lmao

A: lmao god point but still still

J: ok sorry excuse me for a moment I have to work on some ciencias extra credit maybe we can talk about this at school?

A:yes go ahead and gogogo i’ll be even more overly apologetic at school though i’ll promise you that

sorry again idk how to make it up to you apologies aren’t really genuine if they do nothing eh

i mean ofc i’m genuinely sorry but idk what’s the good version of vengeance lol

#a butt #awkwardness #anniversary

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