#jade x tori x beck

[stratfordsandthestars]

*whispers* victorious

so many shows could be improved with a judicious seasoning of bisexuality and polyamory

[westofvega]

I got bored and Victorious was on my mind so I made some Twitter posts. God I wish there was a slap.com app so these would be better. 90% of these are from real conversations with me and my friends.

[victorious-incorrect-quotes]

Tori: Jade kissed me!

Cat: Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God!

Tori: It was unbelievable!

Cat: Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God!

Trina: Okay, we wanna hear everything. Cat, get the wine and unplug the phone. Tori, does this end well or do we need tissues?

Tori: Oh, it ended very well.

Cat: Do not start without me! Do not start without me!

Trina: Okay, alright, let’s hear about the kiss. Was it a soft brush against your lips or was it like a, you know, “I gotta have you now” kind of thing?

Tori: Well, at first it was really intense, you know? And then, oh God, and then we just sort of sunk into it.

Trina: Ohh... So, okay, was she holding you? Or were her hands on your back?

Tori: First they started out on my waist and then they slid up and then they were in my hair.

Cat and Trina: Ohhh.

*meanwhile*

Jade, eating some pizza: And, uh, and then I kissed her.

Beck: Tongue?

Jade: Yeah.

Andre: Cool.

[phantomstatistician]

Fandom: Victorious

Sample Size: 2,234 stories

Source: AO3

[neeksparksg]

Not so Secret

Tori Vega had always believed herself to be good at reading people, and recently she had noticed something weird about Jade

It all started during lunch when Beck wasn’t there. He’d called in sick that morning, Tori had half-expected Jade to sulk in the corner, growling at anyone who dared approach, but instead, during a class she saw Jade quietly texting someone, a small, almost imperceptible smile playing on her lips. And then there was Y/N.

Y/N had been friends with Jade since childhood, a fact Tori had only recently learned. It is not that Tori didn’t knew him, He tend to hang out with them quite often, but  He was the kind of guy who preferred to stay under the radar, but then he was sitting with Jade, a bit too close Tori found it odd, but she didn’t think much of it until later that afternoon.

It was during a lull in her day that Tori saw it: Jade and Y/N walking off together. she spotted them slipping out the side door of Hollywood Arts. Jade glanced over her shoulder, her fingers brushing against Y/N’s arm before they disappeared around the corner.

“Okay, that’s weird,” Tori murmured to herself.

Her curiosity got the better of her. After all, Jade and Y/N had always seemed close, but not that close. And with Beck out of the picture for the day, Tori couldn’t help but wonder what they were up to. She followed at a safe distance

They walked down the street, talking in a way that seemed far too casual for Jade. She seemed Relaxed. Even... affectionate? Tori’s eyes widened as she saw Jade playfully shove Y/N, a smirk tugging at her lips.

“No way,” Tori whispered. “She’s not... cheating on Beck, is she?”

Her heart pounded as she continued to follow them. She needed proof before she said anything. This was Beck and Jade’s relationship on the line, and she wasn’t about to jump to conclusions. Still, the way Jade and Y/N were acting set off all kinds of alarms in her head.

By the time they reached Y/n’s house, Tori’s mind was racing. She couldn’t see much from where she was, looking around she notice an old tree house near a window, she probably shouldn’t do it, but curiosity got the best of her, so she climbed it from inside there she had a clear view of what she assumed was Y/n’s room, her phone clutched tightly in her hand. She needed backup.

“Andre I need your help” she hissed into the phone after Calling Andre. “I think Jade is cheating on Beck.”

“What? Tori, are you serious?” Andre’s voice crackled through the speaker.

“I’m outside Y/n’s house right now. She’s with Y/N. They’ve been sneaking around all afternoon.”

“Alright, we’re coming,” Andre said, his tone serious. “Don’t do anything until we get there.”

Within ten minutes, the rest of the group had arrived. They all silently climbed into the three house, peeping through the window to catch a glimpse of what was happening inside. Jade and Y/N were in his room, they were sitting on his bed and to everyone’s shock, Jade leaned in and kissed him.

“Oh my God,” Cat whispered, her eyes wide.

“I can’t believe this,” Robbie said

“We have to do something” Tori said, her voice low but determined. “This isn’t right. Beck deserves to know.”

While they discussed on what to do Beck walked in, looking pale but otherwise fine. The group froze, they half expected him to start screaming or to confront them, but Jade and Y/N greeted Beck warmly. And then, to the group’s utter disbelief, Beck kissed Jade... and then Y/N.

“What the...” Andre whispered.

The group watched in stunned silence as the three of them sat down on the bed and start making out. Tori’s mind raced as she tried to make sense of what she was seeing.

“Are they... all together?” Robbie asked, voicing what everyone was thinking.

“It looks like it,” Andre answered, they keep watching out of shock, they didn’t expect that, and soon stared wondering for how long this had been going on, however as thing started to escalate inside the room, Tori was the first to react

Tori shook her head. “We should leave” the others agreed with her, not really wanting to see what was happening

“do we? I mean we could-“ Rex started talking but Robbie was quick to shut him up, as Andre was going to step down the latter it fell down leaving them trapped, and if it wasn’t bad enough it was loud enough to alert those inside the room

The window opened revealing a very angry looking Jade “What Are you doing here?” she ask her tone ice cold, she glaring daggers at them, with both boys behind her, Beck looked confused, and Y/n had his arms crossed

Tori hesitated, suddenly unsure of what to say. “We, uh... we saw you guys through the window.”

“Why?” Y/n asked

“well, I saw you and Jade sneaking out” Tori said, her voice faltering. “and well We may have thought she may be cheating on Beck with You?” Y/n couldn’t help but laugh, he couldn’t blame them for thinking that, but he found the situation funny, the same couldn’t be said of Jade and Beck, Jade just seemed even more angry and beck was still as confused

“you thought I was cheating on my Boyfriend with our Boyfriend, how stupid are you?” she was clearly pissed, not only because they interrupted her but because of the accusations, however Beck was first to intervene, he gently pushed Jade towards Y/n arms, and looked at their friends

“you guys didn’t know we are dating?” he ask, as if their situation was obvious

“uh no” Answered Andre,

Beck, still calmer than anyone expected. "well, Jade, Y/N, and I have been together for a while now. We thought you guys knew."

Andre blinked, looking between the three of them. "but then why all the secrecy and and the sneaking around."

Y/N chuckled, his hands resting lightly on Jade’s shoulders trying to calm her. "We weren’t exactly sneaking, Andre. And neither have we been secretly, we have been very openly about it as far as I can remember”

"Wait, so how long has this been going on?" Robbie asked, still holding Rex mouth shut.

"About a year now," Beck replied casually, shrugging. "We’ve been figuring things out since Jade and I realized we both had feelings for Y/N. It wasn’t easy at first, but..." He glanced at Jade and Y/N with a small, genuine smile. "It works for us."

Cat tilted her head, her expression wide-eyed and curious. "But... how does it work? Like, do you all kiss each other? Or—"

"Cat," Jade snapped, her tone sharp though her cheeks flushed slightly. "That’s none of your business."

"But it’s cool, though!" Cat quickly added, her hands waving in front of her. "I mean, as long as you’re all happy!"

Tori shook her head, still overwhelmed. "I guess I just don’t get why you didn’t tell us."

"Maybe because it’s not something we owe anyone," Jade shot back, her glare unwavering. "And honestly, we didn’t think it was that complicated. I thought you guys were supposed to be smart and had figure it out, I have been making out with both of them all over Hollywood arts."

Andre raised his hands defensively. "Hey, no judgment here. We were just... surprised, that’s all. We didn’t mean to barge in on your business."

"Yeah," Robbie added nervously. "We only followed you because, well... Tori kind of thought you were cheating, and..."

Cat’s interrupted Robbie "um, can we maybe talk about this somewhere not in a treehouse? I’m kind of scared of heights."

Andre started down the ladder "Uh, yeah... About that..."

Beck raised an eyebrow. "Wait, you’re stuck up there?"

"Yeah, the ladder broke," Andre admitted sheepishly.

Jade’s eyes narrowed dangerously, a wicked smile tugging at her lips. "So, let me get this straight. You spied on us, invaded our privacy, and now you want us to help you?"

"Jade," Beck said softly, though he couldn’t entirely hide his amusement.

Jade turned to him and Y/N. "You know, we do have those plans, remember? We’re running late now thanks to this little... treehouse party."

Y/N caught on quickly, a mischievous grin spreading across his face. "Oh, right. Those plans. Very important."

Beck sighed, though there was a hint of a smirk on his lips. "Guys, you’re not seriously leaving them up there, are you?"

"Why not?" Jade shot back. "They can reflect on how stupid this was while we’re out."

"Jade!" Tori called after her as she began walking away, dragging Y/N and Beck by their hands. "You can’t just leave us here!"

"Watch me," Jade called over her shoulder. "We’ll be back... eventually."

[infiniteimaginings]

「𝘝𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴」

Started: February 19th, 2024 Updated: February 19th, 2024

Characters I write for in the show 'Victorious'

Andre Harris Beck Oliver Cat Valentine Jade West Tori Vega Trina Vega

[rldeadpool]

i cant be the only one who thinks jade west is a bratty bottom right. like even in jori, or cat x jade like in any ship i CANT see her topping

[raccoonbatz]

Can I tell you a secret?

[Robbie Shapiro x F!Reader]

A/N: Hi! This fic is inspired by the gif above :) I've only seen a handfull robbie fanfics and I am still completely in love with that man so I wanted to write one myself :) oh and english isn't my first language! so sorry if some words are weird lol

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Summary: Robbie finally confessing his feelings for the girl he's been in love with for the past months.

Warnings: None, just extreme fluff.

It was the big night, the cow-wow dance was tonight and Y/n was pretty excited. It was her first schoolevent at Hollywood Arts.

"Earth to Y/n?" Jade said as they walked towards the school. In the 5 months that y/n attended HA Jade became her closest friend. Sure, she can be bit mean but for some reason she took y/n under her wing and since then they kinda became inseperable.

"Sorry, I'm just kinda nervous I guess?" Y/n said as she fixed the bowties in her ponytails.

"Nervous? for what? Sinjin in a hula?" Jade snickered

"No- no, not that." Y/n chuckled. "Even tho it is something I should avoid." She said.

"For what are u nervous then?" Jade asked once again. They finally arrived at the school and everything was very well decorated.

"I- eh-" Y/n stuttered but before she could finish her sentence, someone yelled her name.

"Y/n! Y/n!" She heard a familliar voice yell. She turned around and locked eyes with the cute curly haired boy. She smiled, but her smile faded quickly as she saw that he was with an unfamiliar face. Jade saw her smile fade.

"Ur finally here!" He said as he approched her.

"Yea, uh- we had some stuff we still had to fix-" She said but he interupted her.

"This is Gabriela, my date!" He said proudly and smiled. Gabriela looked up and gave Y/n and Jade a small smile.

"Hey" She said, a bit cold.

Y/n gave a weak smile and looked back at Jade, who was just staring with an angry look on her face.

Robbie didn't really knew what was going on as he looked at the girls confused.

"Well.. Okay, Im going to get something to drink for Gabriela, u guys want something?" He asked a bit hesitant.

"Yea s-" Y/n said but was interupted by Jade.

"We can get it ourselves." She said annoyed. Robbie shrugged and took Gabriela's arm as he wandered off with her. As they walked off Beck arrived, sneaking an arm around Jade's waist.

"Hey you guys, what just happend?" He asked as he took a sip of his drink.

"Robbie happend." Jade said annoyed as she took the drink from becks hand and took a sip herself.

"It's fine Jade, Really.." Y/n said a bit sad.

"No, it's not okay." Jade said and looked at Beck.

"We got work to do." Jade said and Beck just nodded.

"No, Jade, please. It's fi-" Y/n tried to say, but before she could finish her sentence Jade and Beck were already on their way. Y/n sighed as she walked towards the drink booth and took a cup of whatever. The first big event at her new school and it was already a shitshow.

"Hey y/n/n." She heard from behind her. She looked around and saw Andre and Tori walking up to her.

"Hey guys." Y/n said a bit devistated.

"What's wrong?" Andre asked a bit worried.

"I don't really know, I'm feeling all these things that I didn't knew existed until now." Y/n said as she took a sip of her drink.

"U wanna talk about it?" Tori offered.

"Not really, sorry." Y/n said and gave a weak smile. "Thanks tho." She added.

"It's no problem." Andre said as he looked at the time.

"Shit, we have to go on in like 10 minutes-" Andre said worried and Tori looked up.

"Sorry y/n, we gotta prepare for the show. But after that, we're going to hang and make the best out of tonight. Okay?" Tori said and y/n nodded.

"Thanks guys" Y/n said a bit happier and hugged them both.

"Imma cheer u guys on the whole show, u know that right?" Y/n chuckled and they nodded.

"You better!" Andre said as they walked away. Y/n was alone, again. Jade and beck were nowhere to be found, Robbie was probably dancing with that girl of his and cat? Cat was also nowhere to be found. Y/n decided to sit on one of the picnic tables in the corner of the parkinglot, still sipping her drink. Everyone was having fun time, why couldn't she?

In the meantime Robbie was being harassed by Jade.

"What did u do, shapiro?" Jade asked angrily as she grabbed the collar of his button-up.

"I don't know! What did I do?" Robbie asked confused, looking pannicked back at Beck.

"I have no clue my friend, but u better fix it now." Beck said, trying not to intervine with what going on.

"Jade- please. Tell me what I did wrong so I can f-fix it, please?" Robbie asked and Jade loosend her grip.

"You hurted Y/n, stop playing dumb." She said annoyed as she let him go.

"How- You know I would never ever hurt her on purpose!" He said, still a bit panicked.

"Did I hurt her..?" He added, now a bit worried.

"Are you fucking blind?" She basically screamed.

"I mean, kinda? I have pretty strong gla-" Robbie said but got interupted by Jade.

"She likes you!" Jade said while facepalming. Robbie's eyes wident.

"She didn't even have to tell me and I already knew by the way she acts around you. How can you be so incredibly dumb?" Jade added and sighed.

"Where is she?" Robbie asked in a hurry.

"I don't know, probably around here somewh-" Jade couldn't even finish her sentence or Robbie was already gone. Jade looked at Beck who was still just standing there.

"Let's get something to drink-" Jade said.

"Yea, good idea." Beck added as they walked away.

Y/n was still sitting on top of the picnic table, listening to the music. Her feet were dangeling off the side.

"There you are-" She heard a familiar voice say.

"Oh, hey Robs." She said without looking up.

Robbie sat down next to her and gave her a cup with something to drink. She took the drink from his hands and looked up.

"Thanks-" She said but looked confused.

"Where is ur date?" She added and looked confused. Robbie chuckled.

"I don't know, haven't seen her all night." He said as he placed down his drink next to him.

"I have a small feeling that we gotta talk" He said as he turned his head towards her. Y/n felt her cheeks heat up a bit.

"Okay- I don't know what Jade told u-" She started and looked down again but he interupted her.

"Look, Y/n," He paused for a second. The look on his face gave away that he was struggeling to find the right words. Y/n got a bit anxious, because most of the times when people are looking for the right words it's not positive.

"Can I tell you a secret?" He finally said and smiled a bit.

'Sure" Y/n said, still looking at the ground.

Robbie got close to her ear, as if he wanted to whisper something but instead he stopped, slowly raised his hand and slowly turned her head with his finger and gave her a soft, sweet kiss. She was taken a bit back at first. Butterflies exploded in her stomach as she melted away in the kiss. Robbie then pulled away, not breaking eye contact.

"Now I still don't know your secret-" Y/n said to break the silence. They both chuckled.

"I've liked you since the moment i've met you, y/n." He said softly which grew a huge smile on Y/n face.

"Well, good to know. Because I like you too, Shapiro." Y/n said and Robbie smiled.

"That's good, because it would've been weird if I kissed you and you didn't." He said and the both laughed for a bit. Robbie took y/n hand and sat closer to her. Y/n looked up again, stealing a quick kiss from him.

"Couldn't resist, sorry." She said and they both chuckled again.

"You can steal all the kisses you want from now on, no need to worry." He said and smiled. Y/n leaned her head on his shoulder.

[ghostjon48]

CK x Victorious

Complete Random Post

Random thought with Cobra Kai teens as the Victorious Teens, and for the record Demetri is Robbie, and Hawk is Rex

Sam Larusso as Tori Vega

Tory Nichols as Jade West

Moon as Cat Valentine

Robby Keene as Beck Oliver

Miguel Diaz as Andre Harris

Demetri Alexopolous as Robie Shapiro

Hawk as Rex

Yasmine as Trina Vega

[alumi-san]

Not me re-watching my childhood Nickelodeon life action shows and finding a lot of gay ships.

[ryleighissobbing]

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Finally I am branching out to write here, sorry ao3. This is a note just to inform you all what I write and for what fandom/character!!

I am new to using Tumblr, I used to post fics on ao3 and Wattpad (back in my middle school days), so please bear with me for now.

Now for the information ✰

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Firstly,

→ I only write for fem!readers and gender neutral!readers, very sorry. I won’t be writing for male!readers as of now

→ I am open to writing smut, fluff, angst, and headcannons. Be specific, I don’t mind!! This is a judgment free space ♡

→ I can write y/n or ships as well, but I do not write about actual people, just the characters!! So please do not request for a reader x celebrity or any of that sort

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As of 04.06.2025 all requests are open!

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Fandoms/Characters I Write For:

Mostly ATJ characters 🫶

→ Peter Parker

→ Pietro Maximoff

→ Tori Vega

→ Jade West

→ Dave Lizewski

→ Tangerine

→ Beck Oliver

→ Andre Harris

→ Robbie Shapiro

→ Gilbert Blythe

→ More characters to be announced…

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And now lastly, this is targeted toward any victorious fan that this page may reach;

→ I don’t write reader x Cat Valentine or Cat Valentine x Character fics because her behaviour is really childlike and I don’t feel comfortable writing anything regarding it! I was debating like maybe to write s1 Cat but I decided no overall

→ Ship wise, Jori for life

[fayfayrxx]

My View of Bade

warning: THIS IS A PERSONAL OPINION DON'T COME 4 ME

In my eyes, both Beck and Jade were toxic. - BECKS TOXICITY

In various scenes, Beck purposely upsets Jade or says things that he knows will tick her off. He also never validates Jade's anger or is seen talking to her about it in a logical way and hearing her out. He knows he is attractive and popular, and doesn't seem to comfort Jade much. He also doesn't seem to listen when she says she doesn't want to talk anymore. ALSO LIKE BRINGING CAT INTO THEIR ARGUMENTS !!!????

"how is it my fault girls stare at me?!" - he doesn't value boundaries (ex. when he was talking to Alyssa constantly and not listening about the fact that Jade was uncomfortable"

"See? We fight so much even our friends don't want us around!" - blames relationship flaws on Jade!!!

- JADE'S TOXICITY

Throughout the show, Jade is extremely possessive, attached, and sometimes even codependent with Beck without even trying to be. She hates when Beck basically breathes the same air as another girl, and fears that when a girl merely talks to him, she will lose him. This could be a reflection of her daddy issues which were brought up, and just her fucked up childhood in general. She seems to think that not having a boyfriend makes her lose her worth. She also displays almost none, if not any romantic feelings toward him at all. This can obviously lead to uncertainty and wariness in a relationship.

"yeah? Well I'd like a boyfriend who girls don't STARE at all the time

- Blaming Beck for being hot LOL

"Oh, so you think I'm ugly??"

- funny as fuck but like this is annoying and guilt-tripping LOWK

"I don't like your little relationship with Alyssa Von!"

- cheating accusations go CRAZY!! she couldn't let him be friends w another girl. That's crazy controlling. Along with this, this just showcases Jade's insecurities. She says over and over that Beck can be friends with "ugly girls" as Jade fears that Beck will fall in love if someone's prettier than her (however that can be possible)

ANYWAYSSS thats all! Thank you for reading my Victorious brainrot post. Have a good night/day pretties <3 - Fable

[victorious-incorrect-quotes]

Tori: I'm so happy, I could kiss you!

Jade: Um...Neat.

*later*

Jade, lying face down on their bed: I said "Neat," Beck. Who the fuck says neat these days? It's not neat to say neat but I said it anyways because I'm fucking stupid.

Beck, reading a book: Don't beat yourself up too much, Jade. Everyone gets nervous sometimes. Remember what I did when Robbie confessed his love for me?

Jade: Didn't you thanked him?

Beck: *closes the book and looks at the ceiling* I fucking thanked him.

[cats-jade]

the way quinton reviews talks about the victorious fandom being convinced some of the ships are wholesome and ship it and like… i don’t think he understands that most of us, as far as i’ve seen, don’t ship the characters bc we think their relationship works, but actually because it doesn’t. we’re all a bunch of sickos who like to see the characters suffer. i’m dead serious about this, like, yeah ofc we make slightly ooc versions of the characters in our heads so we can imagine them in a somewhat healthy relationship with each other and write fanfiction about that, but we also like to see the toxicity of some of those ships (canon or not). he said it himself, victorious is like someone watched it’s always sunny but didn’t get the joke; they’re all awful people (except cat, maybe, although she’s a triple murderer) who don’t deserve to win but they win anyway, so it just feels good to have them suffer in a unhealthy relationship, it’s cathartic, and i know that i personally get soo into it that i end up coming across as someone who finds the ship wholesome sometimes but i certainly do not, i just love it anyway. and i do project into the characters, and that’s because, well, i’m not gonna be toxic to people in real life, i’m not gonna have an abusive relationship, so writing about it (whether it’s fanfiction, meta, elaborate headcanons or just brief tumblr posts) allows me to get the edge off, simply put. i don’t know if this never occurred to him, if he doesn’t get it cause it’s not something he does, or if he’s aware of it and just doesn’t mention it in the videos, but i’m pretty sure a lot of the fandom is with me on this one ?

[chenfordswopez]

Carly/Tori moodboard

[aorus-of-the-sea]

jori songfic/music video idea

i was too lazy to write this into a full songfic but it's been sitting, collecting dust in my writing archives, so i figured i'd share

A description of a music video featuring the HA 6 Set to: "Firebird" by Galantis

Beck is driving his newly restored 1978 Pontiac Firebird. His dad had gotten it for him as a graduation present, and he’d been working on restoring it all summer. Now, with college looming over all their heads, and the hourglass of their shared time running lower than ever, the six friends enjoy a midnight joyride to the beach.

Top down, 4 are squished in the back seat, Beck and Robbie hold hands across the gearshift in the front 2 seats. Tori is in the middle between Jade and Andre, and Cat is laying across all their laps.

The ones in the back alternate standing on the seats/sitting up on the T-roof to dance in the wind and just have their arms up as they zoom down the PCH.

Andre and Tori yell karaoke into the wind. Tori and Jade nuzzle noses, until they eventually share a kiss, under the stars. Cat and Jade simply scream carefree like they haven’t since middle school.

It all started because Beck didn’t feel tired after the movie they all went to see together. Tori, Andre, and Cat carpooled because Jade was just getting off her shift and planning to give Tori a ride home (and probably sleep over). Andre and Jade left their cars at the theater parking lot, and everyone piled into Beck’s Firebird.

Now, Robbie is sitting up in the passenger seat, standing almost, as he raises both his linked and his free hands up to the wind, also yelling carefree. He presses a kiss to Beck’s knuckles with a smile.

Eventually, they make it to a beach, close to a beachside boarding school called PCA. Tori smiles wryly at her past life but doesn’t dwell on the memories. She’s pulled back into the moment by Jade who wraps her arms around Tori into a bear hug from behind. Jade rests her chin on Tori’s shoulder.

Cat and Robbie eventually get a roaring bonfire going on this quiet stretch of beach, and they’re off. Drinking, dancing, singing, being obnoxious little teens for one last night.

Montage of them laughing, getting into hijinks, maybe going for a small dip (just enough to wet their feet, maybe up to their knees).

End with dying embers crackling their last, and Beck announcing sleepily that he needs to get his old man boyfriend home (Robbie is passed out leaning on Beck’s shoulder.) Jade is similarly passed out, as is Cat. Tori, Andre, and Beck urge their partners to get up and head back to the car.

This time, Cat is curled onto Andre’s lap, and Jade is all but curled into Tori completely.

In a sleepy mumble, Jade says, “I love you, Tori.”

Tori strokes Jade’s hair and whispers back, “I love you too.”