#laila: chat

[slasheru]

What if the MC and the dateable are dating, but then one day the MC had an accident and got amnesia? The MC couldn't remember anyone, including the dateable. When the dateable heard the news, they were worried and hurried to visit the MC in the hospital. But when they met the MC for the first time after the accident, the MC was like, "Hi cute stranger, wanna date? I can't remember my own name, but I want to remember your phone number. (wink)" And in the next two hours, the MC tries to rizz up the dateable, not knowing they are already dating.

I feel like each dateable's reaction totally depends on who it is, lmao. Sawyer would be 100% Ethics Mode and be like "I can't accept your flirtations until you're totally cognizant again!!", whereas Hex would be like "ok let's jog your memory. Remember this?? :) :) :)" and start showing the Player assorted random items from DIK, like, an old potato or Horsemike's bong

[mxltifxnd0m]

HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS LOVE HOPE YOU ENJOY ITTT<33

OMG THANK YOU LAILA LOVE <33

[gazagfmboost]

Created a spreadsheet for families reaching out to track what funds are vetted/verified & where -

The goal of this blog is to share some of the funds/families in my DMs on IG who may not otherwise be seen here on Tumblr; Each post will have the details of what official groups they've been verified/vetted by- any without official verification has any humanizing details listed so that you can donate using your own discretion. While time is taken to check for the humanity & authenticity of the fundraisers of any posted fund & many i can vouch for via IG live content & stories or chatting- I do not have the resources to be an "official" source of verification. If you are seeking verification or assistance- Please refer to this Post with links to open intake forms for groups verifying Palestinian fundraisers. If I've been tagged, please check their post for another source of official verification- many of the groups are listed below & feel free to ask me about any funds I've been tagged in.

Please consider taking a look through this Tumblr, or any of the official verified fund lists below & supporting a family or person in need!

--- Fund Highlights --- updated oct 21/2024 1. Needing Help to be Seen -

Tumblr post - Nour (33) & Bahaa (37) & 4 children; Ahmed (10), Zeina (9), Aseel (6) & Jinan (1) Fund Currency: $ CAD. 4% Funded gofund.me/047fa814

Tumblr post - Raed & Sherine Zaharna, & 5 small children Fund Currency: € EUR. 14% Funded gofund.me/fad68744

Tumblr post - Yaser & Alaa, children Laila(1.5) & Jehad (4, injured) + parents & 3 other families Fund Currency: $ CAD. 13% Funded gofund.me/368443d2

Tumblr post - Mahmoud & Hadeel Mousa, children Mohammed (3) & Adam (2) Fund Currency: € EUR. 19% Funded gofund.me/4151df0b

Tumblr post - Jbreel, Sister & Diabetic Mother Fund Currency: € EUR. 23% Funded - gofund.me/a8ffe422 ---- 2. Fundraisers nearing goal -

Tumblr post - Karim Azzam & Family only $790 remaining! 94% Funded! gofund.me/41745890

Tumblr post - Ahmed Younis (24) only €1210 remaining! 94% Funded! gofund.me/15e0d6e0

Tumblr post - Muhammad & Mom Najiyya Abdelhadi (63) only £3145 remaining! 69% Funded! gofund.me/b70e992e

Tumblr post - Khaled Sultan only €2940 remaining! 71% funded! gofund.me/5918716f

Tumblr post - Aseel Kuhail (22) only €4899 remaining! 51% Funded! gofund.me/b8d62269

Tumblr post - Karam Rafiq Al-Nabih (23) & Mother Tahini only £4177 remaining! 40% funded! gofund.me/e5106d4a

--- Palestinian Accounts on Tumblr sharing trusted & Verified* fundraisers; *- el-shab-hussein *- nabulsi Vetted Gaza Evacuation Fund list: google doc - ibtisams - palipunk - 90-ghost - sar-soor - fairuzfan Official Lists of verified fundraisers;

Operation Olivebranch IG / Website Fund list: tinyurl.com/opolivebranch Disabilities Fund list: google doc Perinatal Fund list: google doc Medical Staff Fund list: google doc Press Heros Fund list: google doc Operation Poppyflower IG / Website Fund list: operationpoppyflower.com/full-campaign-directory Project Watermelon IG / Website Fund list: google doc

SteadfastforGaza IG / Website Fund list: steadfastforgaza.super.site/fundraisers StrawberrySeedCollective IG: Strawberryseedcollective Fund list: google doc Ottawa4Palestine Fund list: google doc Camp Breakerz Crew IG / Website Fund list: google drive Hearts in Gaza Project IG / Website Fund list: google doc

TheLastTurtle / GofundWatermelon IG / Website Fund list: google doc

Flowers from Falasteen IG: Flowersfromfalasteen Fund list: linktr.ee/HoldPalestinianHands

Funds for Gaza IG / Website Fund list: google doc Butterfly Effect Project IG / Website Fund list: google doc Funds4Gaza IG: Funds4gaza Fund list: google doc Other ways to help; ESims for Palestinians gazaesims.com/ Crips for ESims chuffed.org/project/crips-for-esims-for-gaza Raffle & handmade goods for Palestine makers4palestine.com Free - Arab.org "Click to Help Palestine" Canadian government Petitions linktr.ee/prudenthermit * Post with links to open intake forms for groups verifying Palestinian fundraisers. My spreadsheet; (IG Prudenthermit)

[lemonteaandsugarcookies]

Jean is finally worn down by Cat and Laila and Jeremy to try bubble tea with them. They get him the plainest flavor, only an inkling of sweet sugar to ease him into it.

After 5 minutes the group considers this a win. Jean hasn't been chatting with the rest of them, but he's been focussed on his drink, not complaining about it or the calories or how this single sweet treat will cost them championships.

Then, Jean leans close to his napkin over the table where they sit outside and spits about ten pearls out like a cat. They look on with horror - Jean had just been storing them in his mouth the whole time.

He grimaces, "I do not like the little balls," then goes back to his drink.

[sunshinesfm]

laila knew that kai had to of been just wanting to mess with her. whether he considered doing so fun or not ... she really didn't think that it was at all. maybe this was her being too serious. usually, she knew how to have fun with things. she ended up giving him a look; taking a beat before speaking. "yes, please do. the last thing i need is for them to be ruined. you do know how much they cost to replace one, right? as the saying goes... you break it. you buy it. seems fair enough to me. " a raise of her eyebrow soon followed right at his comment. " do i even want to know where you were going with that joke, or? "when it came to her trying to take the edge of, it depended. most of the time it took her a while until she was able to just relax. " i don't, usually. i've got a lot to do. and who else is going to do it all besides for me. " watching the mimicking move he made with his fingers evidently showed her what he was talking about. "so, you just smoke? that's the only way that you know how to relax? "

kai watches her with a smirk tugging at the corner of his lips, clearly entertained by her spiral of concerns. he leans back in his chair, crossing his arms casually as he listens to her list off potential disasters. when she finishes, he raises an eyebrow, his eyes gleaming with that familiar, teasing mischief. “ alright, alright, i’ll keep the water away from your precious electronics, " he responds, holding up his hands in mock surrender before chuckling again. “ but, come on, laila. some things are better wet, right ? " feigns innocence at his comment, shoulder soon shrugging. “ seriously, though, don’t you ever thinking about taking the edge off ? there’s ways to chill out. and I know my first choice, ” kai tells her, before mimicking the act of smoking a joint in subtle suggestion.

[shorlinesorrows]

my jean & neil qpr agenda (part 1?)

after Neil orders the hit and Greyson becomes another Former Raven statistic for the media to go wild with, Jean ends up texting Neil. It's definitely not a thank you, but both of them know it kinda is (prob something like "you're an insufferable disease" lol)

They don't have contact for a while, but one day Neil reaches out by sending Jean the most atrocious multilingual French meme with "Kevin doesn't appreciate me or my humor, this is a hate crime"

It's sporadic from there, and maybe at one point they meet up while Neil and Andrew are on their summer road trip. Neil and Andrew end up in Colorado, and Jeremy, Cat, and Laila practically drag Jean there to see them (he'll deny that he had a good time, but he really did)

Andrew and Jean have a bizarre and interesting dynamic where they don't speak to each other often, but they eventually grow a mutual respect and shoot each other Looks about their "I'm Fine" partners. They don't mind just sitting in the same room and sharing space while they do their separate things.

When Jean and Jeremy start their pottery class, Jean takes to it like a fish to water.

He ends up majoring in Ceramics & Multimedia Art. Something about using his hands to create, rather than destroy.

He makes Neil a little exy racket charm for his keychain.

At one point, Jeremy makes a gc with Jean, Neil, Kevin, and Andrew on impulse. Jean "hates" it but doesn't leave the group chat. Andrew only stays in it because he can mute it, and it's useful for when they plan to meet up sometimes. It also makes Neil happy and it's not something he really minds

Jean also takes LOTS of pictures. With his phone, his friends' phones, a polaroid camera he gets as a gift from Cat, anything he can get his hands on. He hangs them up on his half of the room with Jeremy.

Eventually Jeremy and Jean do get separate rooms. They usually still sleep in the same room, but it's an important milestone for Jean and his recovery. Being able to have his own space, and know he's allowed to control who comes in it.

He decorates that room so much it's chaotic and beautiful and there's probably little pencil doodles on the wall next to his bed from when he can't sleep. He tends to draw daffodils :]

It becomes a bit of a tradition to meet Neil and Andrew every summer.

When they go pro, Jean and Neil end up on teams only a few hours' drive from each other. Neil and Andrew start on the same team, but the whole Minyard-Josten Rivalry is still a Thing because they're always shooting heated Russian at each other while "glaring" and no one else seems to realize it's their equivalent of flirting.

Jean thinks it's hilarious. He harasses Neil about it constantly.

Him and Kevin eventually mend their friendship, and they care about each other a lot.

Neil probably made the three of them matching "I survived Castle Evermore" shirts just to be a menace, and then Jean and Kevin have to make him swear that he'll never wear it in public.

Neil has a habit of just. Showing up at Jean's house and crashing sometimes.

Jeremy at one point jokes that he'll have to fight Neil for Jean's time in the future, but he's not really worried. They're happier when they spend time together. Jeremy and Andrew are chill with it.

When they meet up for the first time after a game between their pro teams, none of their teammates have any clue what's going on. Jean and Neil insult each other ferociously, but also can't seem to resist hip-checks and shoulder bumps and almost affectionate shoves.

Neil constantly sidles up to Jean and pretends like he doesn't know what he's doing. Jean usually responds by absently grabbing his hand so he knows where he is.

They are literally a cat and dog. Neil will deny that he's being caring or affectionate towards Jean all day long while actively attempting to be in Jean's space, and Jean practically perks up when Neil enters a room.

When their teams play against each other, they talk in French sometimes. Their checks are always a bit brutal (they know very well how far the other can be pushed before they break) but they help each other up at the end of quarters.

Jean is constantly antagonizing Neil by smiling and complimenting his striker skills while blocking him, and Neil is constantly taunting him with words that are plenty sharp, but never actually aimed for vital spots

Jean gets a service dog and Jeremy decides to name her Mr. Barkbark Flufferpants, following Andrew & Neil's naming scheme for their cats. They usually just call her "Mr."

When they make Court, the two of them practically live in each other's pockets.

Jeremy and Andrew watch both exasperatedly and amusedly (though Andrew just calls it annoyance when asked) as the two of them dance around their Big Queer Platonic Feelings

When they finally manage to actually communicate about it, it goes something like "Idk what's happening, I'm kinda obsessed with you but it is Not Romantic and I don't know what to do with that." And then "Oh thank hell, me too, I thought I was even weirder than I already am. Wanna go harrass the fbi together?" "No."

They become even more attached at the hip after that, can practically finish each other's sentences. It's like they freaking mind melded tbh.

At first Kevin gets worried that they're slipping into old habits from the Nest, especially Jean, but when he brings it up to Andrew and Jeremy, Andrew just goes "No, they're idiots." and Jeremy nods and says "I think they're in a honeymoon phase. If we see them slipping, we'll pull them out."

Kevin decides to wait and watch, and thankfully their relationship ends up being as healthy as Neil and Jean can be. There might be a little codependence going on, but they have other people and other grounding forces to help intervene if it seems to be unbalancing.

They both put each other on their emergency contacts list.

It's a common sight to find the two of them twisted into impossible positions together just doing their own things, Jean drawing, Neil watching reruns of Exy matches, whatever.

Their dynamic just becomes Jean, who genuinely grows up to be a pretty chill dude, and Neil, who's an absolute gremlin. Except they kinda absorb each other's personalities, so they're both little shits together. They fit.

There is definitely all sorts of weird conversations that they have at 2AM in little sleepovers they do together (sometimes with Kevin, Jeremy, or Andrew) because they never got that as kids.

I bet Neil mercilessly teases Jean for being allosexual, especially when he gets flustered (all in good fun, of course)

Jean just snarks back with a "shut up, I literally saw you look at Andrew like a besotted elderly man with his partner of fifty years like five minutes ago." Neil sticks out his tongue at him.

Jean actually can sometimes read the ways that Neil and Andrew show affection for each other because of how much time he spends around them, which leads to him occasionally getting confused when other people don't automatically Get It

Neil takes a while to warm up to Jeremy because he seems Too Nice, but once he does he helps Jeremy plan to absolutely torment Jean with silly little romantic gestures that make him flush all the way down to his neck

At one point Neil tries to get Jean to explain what it feels like to be sexually attracted to someone without knowing them really closely, and it leads to a really surprisingly deep conversation about attraction before it turns into neil making dick jokes.

Cat and Laila still keep in close contact with Jean, as well as Renee. They make sure to meet up as often as they can. Cat and Jean always go for a bike ride together and they all cook dinner as a group.

They're both cuddle monsters when in the right mood. They also have the convenient ability to fall asleep Anywhere when they feel safe. So finding them curled up together in weird places at home is pretty commonplace.

They're forever partners, not in the way that the world and the Nest tried to make them be, but in a way that they created themselves.

It doesn't have to be romantic to be special, and if anyone ever suggested that they should be in a romantic relationship, they would both look at that person with absolute judgement and disgust. This person interrupted their conversation. They were talking shit about someone. Neil is lounging in Jean's lap. Andrew is saying he hates them both, and Jeremy is cackling at it all while taking a low-res picture for Cat and Laila.

idk i have a Lot of thoughts and could keep going. (i might write a fic if anyone wants to read it, and I'll definitely write little snippets for myself if I get the time. )

[detectivebambam]

Laila and Andrew bestfriendisms

maybe a year after Jean joins the Trojans?

one team is visiting the other

Andrew being his antisocial self as always

Laila finds him and chats for a little bit

takes it as a win when she asks Andrew "are you ignoring me or just quiet", and Andrew looks at her

doesn't bother him too much, a few sentences here and there then leaves him alone

he reminds her of Jean

he never says a word to her

but he does bring her a coffee when he notices she's tired (he was already planning to get one for himself) (of course)

they have each other's numbers

they send each other cat videos

Laila's favorite is the one she got of a cat playing goalkeeper

[thedailydescent]

Whether or not my raffle will end up helping anybody, I would like to focus on a few select individuals from my list who have not reached 5K yet and are not getting enough attention:

From lowest to highest:

Mohammed Eid Matar- @mohammedmatat and @matarmoh2024 (€1,175)

Mohammed's fundraiser has been vetted by @/el-shab-hussein @/nabulsi and @/moayesh. Sadly, Tumblr had unfairly deactivated his blog for four months, leaving him unable to campaign for his family. He is now back on Tumblr and asking you all for help.

Mohammed has a little brother and sister, both left critically injured by occupier bombardment and currently needs your help getting them medical treatment! I have chatted with Mohammed a few times and he seems like a wonderful and protective brother, who just wants to do everything he can to help his family. Will you respond to his call?

Hashim & Laila- @hashimsafadi (€1,219)

Laila and Hashim's fundraiser has been vetted by Pali Pals. @victoriawhimsey and others have trying to get them to their short-term goal of €5,000 for months now, but has so far been unsuccessful. Before Oct 7, Hashim was previously NGO coordinator, and Laila a lab specialist in the agriculture ministry. They were happy and had plans of starting a family together. Now their home is destroyed, their careers lost, and their dreams halted. They have already been displaced several times due to orders from occupiers.

Laila and Hashim have already done everything they've needed to do. They've made themselves known online. They're vetted. They put photos and videos of their situation up. They come on frequently to campaign for themselves. What more do you need from them? What will it take for you to finally respond?

Mohammed- @mohamedabushaban06 (€3,079)

Mohammed's fundraiser has been vetted by Pali Pals. Mohammed is an 18 year-old medical student who is studying in Qatar. He previously needed €3,000 in tuition fees to start his semester. He reached his goal, but his journey is far from over.

Mohammed is at risk everyday of being deported back to Gaza if he does not meet his school's financial requirements. This cannot happen. He needs €20,000 to make it through the school year. He has not received a donation in 2 days, despite being spotlighted by @/victoriawhimsey and @/dlxxv-vetted-donations. Please don't forget about Mohammed!

Ruba Abushahan- @rubashsblog and @iyadsobhegaza ($4,210 + CHF166)

Ruba is listed at #90 on the Vetted Gaza Evacuation Fundraiser List, and perhaps is one of the most heartbreaking and frustrating cases I've read about. Ruba had previously raised 27K on her old gofundme (which is listed in the link verification), but the funds were placed on hold with gofundme still slowly processing her appeal to release them. Two other fundraisers have luckily been set up, so people have been requesting refunds from her old gofundme to donate to her new ones, but still, the process has been going depressingly slowly. She has also been spotlighted by @neptunerings and @heliopixels, but it has not been enough.

Ruba is currently in hospital, recovering from an injury she got while being forced to move again. Iyad suffers from a weak heart and needs medical care now. Can people please help them out?

Tagging: @khanger @neptunerings @heliopixels @brutaliakhoa @determinate-negation

@heritageposts @ana-bananya @a-shade-of-blue @underthejollyroger @schoolhater

@dlxxv-vetted-donations @dykesbat @transmutationisms

[nettedtangible]

Part 2 to this post

Round two with the Trojans,

(Trojans versus the Foxes game)

Within the hour, Jeremy has a platoon of pre-teens lined up and ready to march into the mouth of hell for him. They absolutely idolise him, and they listen as loyally when he's running through drills as they do when he's got them in a huddle planning out an attack on Kevin and his kids. (It turns into a full-on pranking feud).

Jean hates the idea with everything in him, but the coaches and Jeremy tell him it's important so he does his best. At first he's a bit awkward but then he actually bonds with the popular girls and spends the whole time gossiping with them Gina from B99 style, insulting the foxes up and down and going full mean-girl. The kids he works with start throwing out all these extremely cutting and specific insults and everyone's like Jean, you can't teach children to call Kevin son of a whore in French!

Cat just straight up loves the kids and they love her. They think she is THE coolest person they've ever met and look at her with massive heart eyes. They all beg her to see her motorbike.

Laila is hanging with the quiet kids, and the chillers, they're talking about movies and music and stuff and enjoying the show when the prank war breaks out.

Bonus- a few of the Trojans, inc. Laila, Cody and Xavier, gravitate to the kids they pick up on as potentially being queer and just quietly have some big-sibling-energy chats about queerness and identity and it's just so pure and wholesome.

[peachsummersims]

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S1 E5: “Aftermath"

Brook navigates the emotional fallout of a spontaneous one-night stand with Kai

*the beginning of this episode picks up where EP 3 left off, this time from Brook's POV

Credit: -Summit Lanes by @rheya28 -Skye Wellness Center by @simstorian-blog

*Series Synopsis [New episodes every Mon. and Wed.]

A/N Transcript ↓

BROOK (mumbling): God this bed is so soft

BROOK: Wait…where am I?

BROOK: Oh fuck…no

BROOK: Great. Just great. Now I’m that girl

BROOK: A one night stand seriously…I’m way to grown for this shit

BROOK: (sighing) Okay…let’s just leave before he gets up, I’ll work this shit out later

BROOK: He really did a number on me (laughs)

BROOK: Okay, let’s just grab my stuff and head out. No need for awkward goodbyes

BROOK: Wow…he’s a really heavy sleeper. Hope he doesn’t mind me borrowing his shorts

TEXT (LAILA): Heyy babs, we’re heading out. Nico gonna cashapp you something for an Uber….or you could leave with the hot guy eyeing you

BROOK: (laughs) I guess I made her proud

TEXT (NICO): Laila and I dipped out, I sent you 450 for an Uber. Get home safe!

BROOK: God…what’s taking so long

BROOK: …..A yellow cab seriously?

TAXI DRIVER: Sorry ma’am for the confusion, I use the cab to run Uber sometimes

BROOK: Umm…okay (shrugs) thanks for explaining

TAXI DRIVER: So, looks like you had a good time last night (laughs)

BROOK: What do you mean by that?

TAXI DRIVER: Nothing, I’m just making conversation. I’m harmless, I promise (laughs)

BROOK: Uh huh…I prefer a quieter ride

TAXI DRIVER: Understood

BROOK (TEXT): Had an interesting night…that’s for sure

BROOK: What a fucking creep

LAILA: Looks like Brook survived the night

NICO: What did she say?

LAILA: Just sent a cryptic message

LAILA (TEXT): Glad you mad it home safe…coffee and chit-chat later? BROOK (TEXT): I’m down! Actually, can I tag along with you and Nico for groceries. Kill two birds?

LAILA (TEXT): Yeah, I’ll text you when were heading out

NICO: You have everything?

LAILA: Yah, let’s just get outta here

NICO: See it wasn’t that bad was it. You feel energized don’t you?

LAILA: Fine. Fine…I’ll let you have your win. I feel energized but super sore also

NICO: (laughs) The soreness might not jut be from the work out (wink)

LAILA: You’re disgusting (laughing)

LAILA: Oh we’re picking up Brook from the apartment first

NICO: Okay

[all4thegays]

the way i just remembered that laila was supposed to get jean a sex toy… chat is this real???????? will we get a scene in tsc2 where jean masturbates, question mark???? (on a more serious note: i actually wouldn’t mind it. i think jean working through some of his past trauma from the raven’s nest by using self-pleasure is actually a good thing. he can take it at his own pace & won’t have that pressure/instinct to please anyone but himself…) i wonder i wonder🤔💭

[whoreishghost]

ok! i have a project for a course im taking at uni where i have to make a proposal of an exhibition where i can do whatever i want im not actually exhibiting it but like have to detail how i would what the thesis is etc does anyone want to talk to meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee about my initial concept its about transed jewishness can go into it if anyone wants to :D

[mxltifxnd0m]

hi so ummm I know we haven’t interacted that much but literally I actually looked at your acc every week to check if you came back like missed ur content smmm!!! also take your time forever and ever with this and do whatever’s good for you just wanted to let you know I can’t wait for us to hopefully interact more & also pls add me to the spn tags cause I can’t wait to read what you write🤍

hi there! and omg stopp that is soo sweet 😭 im feel so honored that you did that and uagh my heart can't take it thank you<333

arghh you're so lovely! i will take my time don't worry, but im here to stay hehe

ahh so am i! feel free to always stop by my inbox and ill for sure sneak my way into yours <33

ooh yess you will be added for sure 😊

[neptunescore]

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⋆ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ's ɴᴏᴛᴇs:

↳ It's one of the shorter chapters you're gonna see of this series, but i just wanted to create a base/introduction for the next events. I hope you like it! ᡣ𐭩.

⋆ ᴡᴀʀɴɪɴɢs:

↳ I do provide a brief description of scarring, and I also hint at some past trauma.

Amaani had been lounging on the takhat outside when the call came. She’d been itching at the thin raised scars — their pinkish tone so fucking obvious against the rich brown of her skin — etched into her hands; her mind elsewhere as she’d stared at the forest ahead of her when she'd heard the ring of her phone — seen the name flashing on her screen.

Amaani's standing beside the airport's check in area now — one hand wrapped around the handle of a worn out suitcase while the other pats at the soft obsidian hair of the little boy buried against her legs.

“You’ll come back soon, right? Right Appi?” A hand tugs at her cargo pants, tightening their hold on the pocket flaps, “Appiiiii! Appiiii, Answer meee!”

“Allah mujhe bachae,” Amaani laughs, “yes, meri jaan. I’ll be back as soon as I can, and with a shiny new F1 seat too! If you make due for me, that is.”

Zakariah pouts at his sisters teasing tone, raising his head from where it’d been pressed against her hips, eyes narrowing—

Amaani looks away immediately, fingers twitching as her thoughts begin to whir — She can’t- not here, please. Not again. She can’t shecan’t she can’tshecan’tshecan’t—

“Amaani,” her mother’s hands brush against hers, an abrupt pull back to reality. Zainab’s long fingers curl around her own slightly, “I think it’s time for you to go shehzaadi, you can call your chipku brother once you’ve landed.”

“Amma!” A cry of outrage.

Amaani chuckles, slipping her hand out of her mother’s grasp purposefully before she squeezes her brother’s cheeks.

“Okay guys, I’ll call you once I’m on English soil; pretty sure Liam’s gonna be there too for some sim work — you can continue lecturing him about whichever cuisine he’s been annoying you about now, if you want, Zaku.”

“Amaani, wait, please—”

“We’ll talk later, Amma. Tell Nani and Nanu I said goodbye, okay Z? And tell our Mamus I’ll miss them. And tell Faisal and Akbar not to touch the snacks in my room. And make sure Laila goes nowhere near my closet. And keep Hayaa-”

Giggles interrupt her tirade, Zakariah’s eyes crinkling as the girl blinks in surprise. Amaani huffs sheepishly; she hadn’t even realised the tangent she’d gone off on!

“I’m gonna go now, before I start talking again and miss my flight, or just forget I have a plane to get on in the first place.”

The nineteen-year-old turns around, taking a few steps forward before she hesitates, then swivels right back — eyebrows scrunched together as she frowns.

“Kia ekh aur ‘bye-bye pappi’ ke liye khud phooch na pari ga!?”

[hughschiers]

I have to turn off the chat everytime Laila goes live cause i get too much second hand embarrassment

[rubyvhs]

part four, hospital visit [jensen ackles]

series masterlist | main masterlist

four, 

Hey, you have a headache?

It was messages like these, full of so much care and thoughtfulness, that made me remember why i ignored the man in the first place. I'm a mess, i get emotional and attached and no one would want to date that. 

No, thank you for last night.

I don't remember much, just that Jensen helped me into my house and into bed, i'm not sure where he went after that, probably the hospital. I called Jack this morning and he told me where they both were, i made sure to tell her that i'll be there and to make sure she was okay.

You took the Cataflam on the nightstand? 

You were really tired.

He doesn't answer my 'thank you', so he doesn't let the conversation end, but i don't want to talk to him, not after last night. I hate being that way with people, especially after i spent years of my life trying not to be that person. Everyone in my life left me when they saw how high maintenance i am, learning from my mistakes only after i make them over and over, it makes me a child in their eyes. The thing is, it does in mine too, because i've been like this since i was 18, and it's put such a heavy strain on me that I felt stuck for years.

I'm fine Jensen, really.

Thanks for the Cataflam.

No problem, call me if you need anything. 

I won't, but if it makes him feel better i heart the message and close the chat, opening jared's.

Need a ride.

On my way.

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"Rach? Oh my God." I run over to her, hugging her harshly and she winced underneath me, it doesn't faze me as much as it should though because i am just so relived she's fine.

"Lils, i'm so sorry i did this to you, i shouldn't have sprung that onto you i'm so sorry." I can't believe she's in a hospital bed and apologizing for 'springing this on me'. I love this woman.

"Shut up." I hug her again, quickly and tightly, before saying hi to everyone else; Jack, Gen, Alona and Adri. We all just sit there, laughing and helping her keep her mood up when a soft knock comes from the door. I don't look up from my phone to text my mum a quick 'I'm okay' text. 

"Hey, sweetheart." Husky, rough, sugary, thick; pick your poison. Jensen's voice made him Jensen in a way beyond explaining, it made him so Jensen that i wouldn't know what to do if i don't hear his 'good morning' every other day on set. 

Rachel responds to his endearment with a smile and hugs him. When they let go places the flowers he bought her on the nightstand. "Get well soon, darlin'." She nods, corner of her lip tugging into a smile but it hardly reaches far with how much pain she's in so he just stands next to Jared & Jack, on her left, us on her right.

Jensen says a quick 'hey guys' to the girls but then he just stared at me for a few seconds before smiling, and i smile back, then face the floor, leaning on Alona's shoulder and she rubs my back.

A few hours of all of us chearing Rach up, and grabbing food, quickly pass and everyone needs to go home because shooting is still happening tomorrow. They're grateful they even got today off (though the whole team has been understanding of Rachel's situation).

I stand up to wish everybody well with a 'bye' and a hug since i'm staying the night with Jack. When i'm done, Jensen walks over to me expectantly and i just wish everything would go back to how it was three days ago, maybe we could've even gone on our little date. 

"Hey." It sounds like i'm out of breath but he smiles nonetheless and it's infectious in the best way possible.

"Hey, laila." He says, stepping closer before Jared quickly breaks us up by calling out my name.

"What time do you want me to come take you?" I'm about to respond when Jensen shakes his head in Jared's direction, which is enough for him to apparently get the message so he leaves. 

"What was that?"

"I'll come pick you up, whatever time you want. Jared wants to be with gen right now, she needs him." He doesn't mean any harm, in fact he means so well it makes my heart swell, but in my head his tone has an underlying tone as if to say 'you're burdening them so i'm taking the weight a little'.

"You don't need to, i can walk or uber, i'm close anyways." 

"You're twenty minutes away."

"That's close." He shakes his head, insisting on his offer. 

"I'm picking you up, what time?"

"Anytime. Get me on your way back home from set." He nods and i look up to notice his eyes for the first time. Not the first time ever, obviously Jensen's eyes are hard not to notice, but with how often i keep my eyes on the ground around him i don't usually get to see how truly beautiful they are. 

"I'll be here, stay safe, Laila." It shakes me out of my thoughts and i mutter a 'dont worry' before walking away to Rach's bed quickly. 

God, i want this day to end, it's already nine in the evening and i'm ready to call it a day on the chair next to her bed. 

Me and Rachel talk for a while, and then i keep talking more until her eyes close involuntarily and i finally feel myself relax into a deep sleep too.

+

"Laila?" Jensen's hurried voice wakes me up with a gasp, scanning my surroundings so fast it almost gives me whiplash, and it actually does give me a migraine.

I groan, hands over my eyes, rubbing them while he hands me a glass of water from the small desk next to me. "Here, it's past two." 

Oh my God.

"Jensen, you're joking! I'm so sorry i totally lost track of time, i've just been so tired—"

"Hey, it's fine," he smiles, his hand reaches my face to stroke away some flyaway strands of hair. "You're good, just get ready so you can sleep in an actual bed." I let out a small laugh and nod, moving to the bathroom after kissing rachel's head on my way there.

I get home in one piece, and with little to no damage to my reputation with Jensen. I ask him how set was, how filming been. He asks me what I did yesterday. And just as i'm about to thank him again for the umpteenth time before leaving, he locks his car doors. I furrow my eyebrows and look up at him.

"Tell me what's wrong."

He lowers the radio down till it's barely audible as i let out a confused, "What?" 

"Tell me why you've been acting like this for however long we've known each other. You're okay with everyone else, then i come into a room and suddenly you have to get to work or make breakfast or paint your car. I need to know what's making you act like this." He says it with such frustration and it makes me feel guilty for all the things i've done to him but can't undo, or worst yet, i wouldn't. 

It digs up too many memories. It isn't like i'm in love with jensen, i just like him a little too much and i don't have experience with that, in fact, i've never dated a guy, so my small crush turned into a small overreaction. Besides, before I can to America all I could hear, every single day was how 'obsessive' or 'high maintenance' I am, it stuck with me for as long as I remember, I've tried to never get attached to people. I'm still trying.

"Nothing, seriously. I was just stupid the first day we met." I decide telling half the truth, "i thought you were attractive so i kind of got embarrassed and made it seem like I'm just shy or something. Couldn't go back and make you think i was stupid." 

"But making me think you hate me was better? If you're embarrassed, you laugh it off, you don't ignore the person for years. Besides, you thought i was hot? Laila, you're fucking gorgeous, but i don't run away from you." i shouldn't be smiling as much as i am right now, or blushing, but i can't help it, he's just been really honest in a way that kind of makes me feel more embarrassed. But the good kind, if there's even such a thing. it takes a bit of the guilt too, to know i wasn't the only one with those thoughts. Especially since he was with Danneel at the time. 

I think this the most me and Jensen have ever talked in one sitting.

"Okay... i'm sorry. I just, they're habits you know? And i didn't know what to do, i'm sorry. New beginnings?" He nods with a smile that doesn't quite reach his eyes.

"New beginnings. I'd like for us to hang out eventually, without Jared's help this time." I laugh and make it a point to be as genuine as i can seem about making plans.

+

I talked to Jensen. We're going out next week.

Laila!!!!!

That's amazing

Fucking finally

Shut up i'm happy we talked

I'm sure i'll be okay, right?

Yes Lils you'll be great

And you'll be sure you tell me all about it

Really?

There's no doubt that Jared is the biggest hearted person i've ever met, but more than that, he's busy and almost always emotionally unavailable unless it's gen, which is why i opt for Rachel with these things, i can talk for days and she'd never get tired. And I don't mind that Jared doesn't like me talking too much about my feelings, I know it overwhelms him too.

Yeah, of course

Gen wants to know too!

I laugh, hearting the message and closing my phone. I think it's time to get some work done.

i've always found it hard to balance both my outside life and school life but ever since i've been friends with Jared i've hardly had problems with it, they're usually too busy to hang out because of their crazy schedules and i'm too scared to ask anyways so it works out in my favor. 

Besides, i've gotten to see them a little more as of recently since i've been doing modeling. An agency took me in a year ago but when the contract ended 6 months later they dropped me so i've been trying to find another job to help with money, not that my parents don't send any, but i'd like to be prepared. 

It doesn't take long for me to miss Rach while i try to finish the cardiovascular system module. What happened to my best friend, someone i love more that anything... It's scary. I don't want to think of what could possibly happen if it had went further.

Yeah, I'm not getting work done. I decide to go to make food instead.

part five

I wrote like 4 more chapters I think i don’t know where I’m getting ideas but thank god for it, anyways! Reblog and comment if you liked this chapter & thank you for reading💗

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