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weirwood!jon my beloved

[sunshinebunnie]

AO3 Year-in-Review 2022

Tagged by @libra-lizard and @dream-a-little-dreaam

1. What is your AO3 account?

Sunshinebunnie

2. How many words did you write total in 2022?

293,795 posted (I’m honestly floored by this…nearly 50% of all words I’ve ever posted on AO3 were written last year)

3. How many fics did you publish in 2022? How many multichapters vs oneshots?

Published: 12 (+1 podfic)  Multichapters: 8  Oneshots: 4

4. What was your longest fic? Your shortest fic?

Longest: Private Dancer (103,121)

Shortest: Sweetest Little Liar (7,291)

5. What was your most popular fic? Your least popular fic?

Most popular: Private Dancer (17,381 hits); Term Papers (542 kudos)

Least popular: Sweetest Little Liar (958 hits); Play to Win (64 kudos)

6. What fic didn’t perform as well as you thought it would?

Hmmmm….Probably Sweetest Little Liar. I actually submitted that as a Hellcheer prompt fill and it’s weird because it’s the 2nd story in my Hellcheer series and the 3rd story actually has more hits (although fewer kudos)? I think I might’ve some of that to myself because (a) I was posting during the holidays (which I feel is usually a time when there’s less reader engagement) and (b) I posted the 3rd story pretty quickly after (within a few days), so I don’t know it really had a chance to find readers. 

7. What fic performed way better than you thought it would?

Oooooo….probably Prairie Doll. You wanna talk about writing pure fucking crack, the kind of story that’s the definition of “write for yourself”???? The fact that anyone else has enjoyed that story with me floors me. lol

8. What was your favorite fic you wrote from 2022?

Hmmmm…From a story development standpoint, probably Prairie Doll because it’s really stretching my creative storytelling muscles. From a “holy shit, I can’t believe I pulled that off!!!” standpoint, I’d have to say Private Dancer. The fact that I functionally wrote a whole ass book in like 4 months blows. My. mind. 🤯😂🤯😂

9. What was your favorite fic that somebody else wrote in 2022?

You’re nucking futz if you think I’m gonna keep this to just one!!

I know Tumblr is gonna jack up my ish if I try to post them all, so here are my current Top 10 (in no particular order).

to bring you home by MissAtomicBomb – Lexi as a journalist who falls in love with Fez after she keeps finding herself at his hotel + hot smut???? What’s not to love!!!

sweet dream, saccharine by myztify – I am a Cash truther and my girl myztify keeps me fed!! Ash is the bassist of a popular hair metal/rock band and Cassie is the sexually-empowered groupie who steals his heart. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve reread this.

a thrill beyond compare by MissAtomicBomb – if you like some Dark Fexi, this is the story for you! Lexi goes on the (temporary) run with Fez after he kills Nate at the NYE party and things get hot ‘n’ heavy.

baby i just need a thug by myztify – another Cash story (with a sprinkle of Fexi). Cassie and Ash start off in a bad place here, but communication and adulting eventually prevail. Bonus points: Ash beats the shit out of Nate for disrespecting Cassie! 😍😍

this town is only gonna eat you by gigi_originally – this is a WIP but I absolutely love the story! Lexi & Cassie wind up coming to work for Kitty (Lexi as a bookkeeper, Cassie as a stripper). Lexi & Ash wind up getting super tight and Fez & Lexi develop a mutual crush on each other. This is one I always eagerly look forward to its updates!

hear me screaming, heavy breathing by myztify – this is the 1st story to baby i just need a thug. Shows how Cassie & Ash get together. Super hot and shows Cash as a bit of an investigative duo as they try to figure out whether Lexi is pregnant. 👀👀

TASTE by myfemininedivine – another WIP, but my girl is CRUSHING it!!! Each month Lexi focuses on an indulgence, and the fic charts Fexi’s developing relationship and how Fez plays into Lexi’s various desires. The descriptions and the feelings between Fexi are so beautifully described. This story makes me feral.

His veins like telephone wires by myfemininedivine – I am kicking my own ass for not downloading because it’s not on AO3 anymore. 😭😭😭😭😭It was sooooo good though. Lexi and Fez accidentally swapped phones after a run in at a club, and come to fall in love as they get to know each other through texts. 

One More Time, Steal My Breath by DeliriumsDelight7 – this is a 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥Hellcheer fic. If you like your smut kinky, consensual, and really tastefully done have I got a fic rec for you! Bonus: the chapters are suuuuuuuper long and the character development between Chrissy and Eddie is fantastic. Another fic that makes me rabid!

Dirtbag by betts – if you like your smut with a healthy dose of angst, this Hellcheer fic is gonna hit you right in the feels. This follows Eddie and Chrissy over the years after Chrissy marries Jason, but keeps coming back to Eddie as the “other man” and the emotional toll that takes on them both. 

10. Tag your friends to do this year-end fic review as well!

@myztify @myfemininedivine @tuesdayschildd

[screechthemighty]

Okay so. I’ve never written any of the characters in this fic before and I’m very, very new to a very complex fandom. But an old buddy of mine said she’d support me in this posting and I still have Sephiroth Valentine Truther Brain Rot, so. Here’s something for that AU I was talking about last night. I’ll decide later if I want to post it to AO3, but you’ll know if/when I do.

He picked up the scissors for what felt like the hundredth time, only to put them back down again.

In a way, Sephiroth missed the days when the decision was made for him—when Father would just cut his hair short enough to be hidden under a hat and that was the end of it. It was theoretically nice getting to choose, to shape his appearance into whatever he wanted, but...

He picked up the scissors again. Put them down. Huffed in annoyance and pulled the hair ties free. His hair was getting long again; it fell between his shoulder blades, into his face as he leaned closer to the mirror, scrutinizing his appearance. The eyes were hard to explain away, that was inescapable, but...other teenagers bleached their hair, right? Wore it long? Would it stick out that much?

In a place like Nibelheim, it probably would. That was why the decision felt more important than usual. They weren’t staying long, just a few days. But there was a Mako reactor in Nibhelheim, and Mako reactors meant Shinra, and Shinra meant being taken away if they were caught. Back to a life he barely remembered now, except in the rare nightmare that wasn’t about something dark falling from the sky.

Why here?

Information. Could be worth the trip, if we’re careful.

Being careful meant not standing out too much. Even if it was only a few days.

He reached for the scissors.

Something crashed in the alleyway outside.

This time, when he picked up the scissors, it wasn’t to cut his hair.

It was stupid—if Shinra were after them, they wouldn’t have sent operatives that made that much noise—but he had to check. Peering out the inn’s window confirmed that it definitely wasn’t Shinra. Just some kids and a knocked over trash can. Nothing dangerous, not to him.

Except...

He looked again. It looked like one of them—blond, young, hard to tell how young but a good few years younger than Sephiroth—was on the losing end of a fight against the other two. Oh, he was trying, even managed to get in a few hits, but they were bigger, older, and they outnumbered him. Sephiroth put the scissors down, but he couldn’t tear his eyes away.

Stay inside  unless I call or I’m not back by dinner. It was about the only thing that had been asked of him that day. They were trying to keep their heads down. Show their faces as little as possible. But...

The blond boy was knocked onto his back, taking a kick to the ribs as he landed.

Sephiroth at least had the sense to grab sunglasses before he went through the fire escape and jumped down into the alley.

It was only a two-story drop. He’d made further. He was still a little surprised the boys didn’t hear him when he landed. It took grabbing the first of the bigger of the two as he went to swing to get his attention. “Hey - !”

“Two on one’s not fair,” Sephiroth said calmly. All three boys froze, looking confused and a bit off-put. He had that affect on people, he knew, even with his eyes covered. “What are you trying to prove? He’s smaller than both of you.”

The bigger boys looked at each other nervously. “None of your business,” said one.

“It is now. Leave him alone.”

“Or what?”

“Or else this fight is about to get unfair for you.”

It wasn’t hard to be threatening—not when he’d appeared out of nowhere, was the tallest one there, and a death grip on one boy’s wrist. He squeezed tighter to make a point. He could hurt them. Theoretically. Father had been a Turk, showed Sephiroth enough to defend himself. And even on his own, Sephiroth was...unique.

I’m a prize lab rat and my fangs are bigger than yours.

Fortunately, the boy took the hint. Sephiroth let him go when he pulled his wrist away, but didn’t let his guard down until they started moving out of the alley. “Your buddy won’t be around next time, Strife,” spat one of the boys.

The blond scrambled to his feet, bristling at the words; Sephiroth had to grab his shoulder to stop him from running after them. “They’re not worth it,” he said. “Are you hurt...?”

“I had that!” The boy—Strife, first name or last?—pulled away, whipping around to glare at Sephiroth. There was blood running down his nose, and one eye was already starting to swell shut. He probably wouldn’t have held up much longer on his own. I saved him. Why is he so...?

Strife wasn’t looking directly at him. His shoulders were tense, and his blue eyes had a hint of tears in them. That wasn’t a confrontational stare. It was...

Ah. He’s embarrassed.

“Okay,” Sephiroth said. He wasn’t sure what else to say. Was he supposed to reassure the boy he definitely had it? Because he definitely hadn’t. It’d be stupid to say otherwise. At least he was standing on his own, his hands clenched into fists at his sides. That meant he couldn’t be too badly hurt.

Bad form, though, Sephiroth noted. He reached out to take one of Strife’s hands. The other boy flinched. “Hey...!”

“You’re doing that wrong. Thumb over your fingers...” Sephiroth carefully moved the other boy’s hands into the right posture. “...wrist like this. So you don’t hurt yourself.”

Should I be telling him this? Probably not. But at least this way if those other boys came back, he’d do it right.

Strife’s eyes narrowed distrustfully, as if searching for the real reason Sephiroth was telling him this. Good. You should be skeptical. Not everyone is nice like me. “Who are you?” Strife asked.

Damn it. What name was he using this time? Should he even give that name? “Just visiting,” Sephiroth said. He hoped it sounded mysterious and not like he was dodging the question. “Anyway, if you can get home without getting beat up again, I’ll...”

Sephiroth glanced over his shoulder and grimaced. Oh, right, he’d jumped. The ladder wasn’t even down. Good job. Now you look insane. Or stupid. “...go,” he sighed.

He felt Strife’s eyes on him as he jumped to pull down the ladder. When he glanced over his shoulder, the other boy was still staring. Sephiroth stared back until Strife looked away and started limping out of the alley.

Should I follow him? No. He was supposed to be keeping his head down. Strife would be fine once he was back out in the open, near adults who could intervene. Assuming he didn’t try to hunt those other boys down to finish the fight. Hopefully, he wouldn’t be that stupid.

Sephiroth made sure the window was closed and locked, blinds sealed again, before heading back to the bathroom, grabbing the scissors on the way. He took off his sunglasses and stopped, suddenly transfixed by his own reflection. He found himself mentally comparing himself to those other three boys. The white hair, the fairness of his skin, not even marked by sunburn or freckles the way Strife’s was. And his eyes...

Funny. He only looked strange to himself after he’d spent time around other people. Having something to compare himself to, something other than Father, always reminded him of what he was.

It never felt good.

Sephiroth closed his eyes. “Not your fault,” he whispered. “Not your fault.”

His pupils narrowed back to slits when he opened his eyes again. He stared at himself until the reflection looked familiar again.

Then he picked back up the scissors.

If he was going to be wearing a hat for a few days, might as well have less hair to put under it.

By the time Father came back, Sephiroth’s hair was trimmed back to his shoulders, all the cut bits tucked away in a bag to be burned when they were back on the road (unnecessary, maybe, but sometimes it was worth it to be paranoid). Father looked tired, tense, but no more so than usual, so they were probably fine. “Did you get anything?” Sephiroth asked.

“Stew,” Father replied, deadpan, as he held up a takeout bag.

Sephiroth smiled. “Not what I meant.”

“I know.” Father set the back down and carefully shrugged off his jacket. He looked so different whenever he went out—contacts to hide his eyes, clothes in muted colors, hair tied up or tucked away.  Looking different was the idea, but it always made Sephiroth uncomfortable. “Not yet. They’re working everyone hard lately. Quotas to meet. Soon, though.” The unnatural brown of his contacts darted Sephiroth’s way. “Did something happen?”

Should I tell him? It was probably nothing, but...no such thing. “Some boys got in a fight outside. I told them to go away. I was careful.” Okay, jumping off the fire escape hadn’t been careful, but no one had actually seen him do it, so it was fine. Probably. “Just dumb kids.”

Father sounded a little amused when he spoke: “Dumb kids? You’re fifteen, Seph.”

“Exactly. I’ll be able to drive in three years.” Well. Legally. He could drive now, as long as they weren’t pulled over. “Anyway, it was nothing.”

“If you’re sure.”

“Mm-hmm.” Sephiroth started unpacking the takeout container while Father shuffled to the bathroom. He had a lot of questions, but he bit his tongue and waited until Father re-emerged. The contacts were gone. It was a relief. Other people would see his red eyes as frightening; Sephiroth had only ever found them a comfort.

“Haircut looks good,” Father noted, trying and failing to push own his hair back out of his face.

“Thanks. Why here? Is there something special about this place?”

“...Yes and no. You were born here, I know that, but I don’t know if that increases our odds. It’s just the best lead we have right now.” Father glanced towards the window. “It’s not a bad town. If it weren’t for the reactor...”

He didn’t finish the thought, but Sephiorth knew what he meant. If it weren’t for the reactor, they could’ve stayed longer than a few days. Not forever—that was something else Shinra had taken from them—but longer.

“Next place,” Sephiroth said, quietly confident. “After we get answers.”

Still, despite himself, Sephiroth found himself glancing at the window as they ate. Thinking about the glimpses of the outside he’d seen. He wondered what it would be like, to belong to this town the way Strife and those other boys did. They may have been living under Shinra’s shadow, but they had a peace in their lives he’d never known.

He wondered if they knew how lucky they were.

[softsillytwsted]

Among Us with the First Years

Yall guess who’s late to the party! I played a long session with my friends and it jump-started my writing.

Warnings: mentions of blood and violence.

General

First of all, the number one rule of this game is to keep quiet and stay anonymous until the next meeting, but no one follows this. For one thing, y’all are sitting in a circle while playing this so it’s hard not to talk

Ace also finds it extremely funny to mess with Deuce and Sebek

Then there’s Grim who can’t play and is instead back-seat playing on your lap. He is also honest to a fault so it’s obvious when you two are the imposter

Ace, Deuce and Epel are always down to play, but it takes Jack and Sebek some goading for them to join. Luckily Jack never backs down from a competition and Lilia encourages Sebek to ‘enjoy his youth’

You all usually play a quick game during lunch time or do sleepovers at Ramshackle and play all night long

ANGRY RANTS IN THE GHOST CHATS

The emergency button was pushed. “Speed run on Ace let’s go!”

Ace

Ace uses the red character with the cherry hat

He’s the best at this game hands down

This smooth talker is good at persuading people, especially Deuce, to his side

He can also start a harmless conversation while murdering someone in cold blood like a psychopath

Maybe because he loves playing tricks on people that he’s able to use sabotages to his full advantage

Although Ace is the best at the game, because he’s a little shit he’s on everyone’s hit list and will die if he’s not careful

Surprisingly enough, Deuce isn’t Ace’s favorite person to kill. It’s Sebek. Sebek’s reactions just make everything funnier.

Ace looked at the task bar. “It’s been silent for awhile now. Who’s not done with their tasks yet?”

“I’ve finished,” replied Epel, the pouting ghost.

“Same,” you chirped while Grim huffed in your lap.

“I finished too,” Jack, the ghost, responded as he hovered disapprovingly at the imposter in-game.

“I-I still got a few left...” Deuce muttered.

“I have a few left as well,” Sebek declared. You/Grim, Deuce, Sebek and Ace are the only ones alive. 

“Well, I’m done,” Ace sighed. “Can you two hurry up? It’s getting kinda boring waiting around like this.”

Oxygen tanks have been sabotaged.

“Funny how this happens right after you said that!” Grim accused Ace. “Y/n! Get the top one, the top one! We’re not gonna lose this game!”

“Alright already! Deuce stop panicking and finish up your tasks. Ace or Sebek should do-”

The moment you reached your destination, you watched helplessly as Ace’s cherry red character slashed your character in pieces. Grim hissed in annoyance as you silently stared up at Ace. He winked at you.

“-the bottom one...”

Deuce

Deuce uses the dark blue character with the egg

Ace is the first person he goes after when he’s the imposter

Unironically likes to do the tasks and is the fastest at doing them

He also can’t multi-task. Focusing on his tasks while watching out for corpses and the imposter is impossible for him

Will literally run past a corpse 5 times before finally noticing it

This boy isn’t good under pressure especially when everyone is yelling at him. If the oxygen tanks or reactor is sabotaged, Deuce will bang on every wall before reaching it 

Also can’t come up with a good alibi when accused

Epel pushed the emergency button.

“I believe Deuce is the imposter... when I was passing by I saw him standing still in the hallway and when I came back he was still there.”

“W-what? No no no I wasn’t! I was moving around! I’m not the imposter!” 

“That sounds exactly like what an imposter would say!” Sebek barked.

“Yep, I definitely think Deuce is the imposter,” Ace chuckled. Ace doesn’t really care if Deuce was the imposter or not. The frustrated look on Deuce’s face as he tries to think of a way to clear his name fueled the ginger’s amusement. 

“I don’t know, maybe he was just taking his time looking at his map like the last few games?” You tried to defend Deuce, but only Jack agreed with you.

“Nah let’s kill him.” Ace

“Ya.” Epel

“Ditto.” Grim

“Agreed.” Sebek

“...” Jack

And so Deuce was ejected into space where it was revealed that he in fact was not the imposter. He pouted at his phone, still trying to figure out where to go next. “I told you I’m innocent.”

“Cheer up Deuce! Next time should be better,” you giggled at him. Deuce perked up at your laughter and beamed at you.

“Thanks for believing in me back there. I can count on you next time right?”

“...Deuce did you forget the imposter is chosen at random?”

The imposter was later revealed to be Epel.

Jack

Chose the white character with the ski goggles

The second worst player in the game

Is the person who always enforces others not to group together, but when he sees two people in a room he will hover over the door to make sure one of them won’t kill the other

The boy has a hard time lying and faking doing tasks and everyone exploits this

The quickest games are when he’s the imposter and sometimes it’s over before he can even kill someone

When Jack is innocent: “Jack are you the imposter?” “No”

When Jack isn’t: “Jack are you the imposter?” Ears flat, tail lifeless “...”

This game gives him the worst existential crisis because a part of him wants to play with all his might but the other JUST. CAN’T. LIE.

You found Sebek’s cold body lying in the admin room. All hell breaks loose once you report the body.

“FINALLY SOMEONE FOUND MY BODY! I was getting frustrated when SOMEBODY keeps passing me,” Sebek shouts while looking pointedly at Deuce.

Deuce shamefully looks away.

“Alright let’s start with the usual questions,” you began and turned to Jack. “Jack are you the imposter?”

“...No.”

“Okay Jack’s out-”

“Hold it! We shouldn’t rule out Jack just because he said so!” Ace interrupted you with a scowl on his lips. Jack snarled at the accusation. 

“Are you calling me a liar?” he growled out. Unperturbed at the 192cm wall of muscle who was bristling at him, Ace’s face twisted into a mocking smirk.

Well I ain’t calling you a truther. “That’s the whole point of the game! For all we know, you could’ve finally wizened up and are lying to us now!”

“...Ace has a point,” Deuce held his chin in thoughtful agreement. On the other hand, you and Epel were conflicted. 

“I’d say we vote Ace out,” Grim said with a sly grin on his face. “I saw his character look at us funny.” The little monster still held a grudge against Ace for saying Grim sucked at the game. (”But it’s true! You’re paws can’t even hit the buttons!” “Shut up Ace!”)

“That is suspicious,” simple, easily swayed Deuce agreed. 

“Wait wait wait! How the fuck does that make sense?” Ace retorted. At the same time, Grim began smashing his paws at the screen and managed to vote for Ace. (“Hah! Take that Ace!”)

Deuce cast his vote immediately after, and Jack followed up while sending an amused smirk towards Ace. Epel was red in the face from trying to hold in his laughter from the silliness of it all. Eventually, he managed to vote for Ace.

Ace was ejected into space. Crew mates win.

“Lucky guess,” Ace grumbled under his breath.

Epel

Epel chooses the purple character and uses the straw hat

Has the most wins under his belt and is that one player that never gets killed 

Epel usually plays it safe until someone riles him up and now he’s killing like he’s got something to prove

The master of vent assassinations.

Seriously. Usually when the first body gets reported, it’s been discovered that two other people have been killed already.

Tends to go on cams more than do the tasks

You, Ace and Jack were doing tasks in the electrical room. The lights go off and Epel’s purple character jumps out of a vent to stab you with its tongue. When the lights come back on, Epel is gone. Jack discovers your dead body and reports it immediately.

“It was Ace. I was in the same room with him and Y/n when the lights were off. Then he killed Y/n.”

“Hah? No way why would I do something that obvious?”

“So you admit you’re the imposter?”

Everyone votes Ace out. You discreetly squint at Epel for being so devious, but the lavender-haired boy only smiles sweetly at you in return. You were Epel’s first kill in this round, so after you finished your tasks you spent the rest of the game following him around. 

You quickly realized that nothing was more frightening than Epel, a 156cm ball of fury.

You watched him hide in the medical room’s vent while Jack was being scanned. The minute Deuce, who stuck around to see Jack start the scan, left the room Epel jumped out and murdered Jack in cold blood. You saw Jack flinch as his character died, but he resumed his tasks without a grumble.

With only two people left alive, Epel stalked the halls to look for his last kill. He found both Sebek and Deuce in the cafeteria. One is at the vending machine, and the other is at the garbage disposal. Deuce finished first and spied Epel heading towards Sebek. “Oh Epel, did you finish your ta-” he watched as Epel’s character slashed into Sebek. The game ends soon after.

Thanks to Epel, the kill cool down was extended... again.

Sebek

Chose the lime green character with the horns (”THEY’LL NEVER BE AS MAJESTIC AS WAKA-SAMA’S”)

Living in the Valley of Thorns has him unfamiliar with technology in general so he’s extremely clumsy with the controls.

He also has a hard time navigating the area and is always hitting the walls and missing the doors

Also the slowest at doing tasks 

Speaking of tasks, there was one game where he thought he finished all of them and he ended up giving the imposter enough time to kill everyone (”If the tasks are not all green that means you didn’t finish them!” “WHAT!?”)

Sebek is very mission-oriented and although he considers it beneath him to lie, he will to fulfill his objective

Will go the long way around to try and avoid his shifty friends

Absolutely fun to tease but not the worst at the game to be fair

“Wait so who did you see kill Jack, Deuce? Sebek or Hot Sebek?” you asked the teal-eyed teen. 

“For the last time STOP USING MY NAME!”

“Quiet normal Sebek,” you shushed him. “Let Deuce talk.”

“It was the hot one... H-hot Sebek.” Poor Deuce tried so hard to contain his laughter as he spoke. Ace was already rolling on the floor and Epel was stifling a chuckle with his hand.

Sebek was fuming but stayed quiet while everyone else voted. Soon Hot Sebek AKA Ace gets ejected into space and the crew members win.

“We’re starting a new session and this time no one else will use my name. GOT IT?”

“Sounds good,” Jack said as he glowered at Ace. “I don’t understand why you would want to hide your identity. We should all face each other with everything bared - fair and square!”

“That is exactly right, Jack! Cowardly tactics should be frowned upon!”

Ace deadpanned, “Did you guys forget that’s the whole point of the game?”

[abdicatedarchive]

Strip Truth or Dare

SETTING: the girls lobby had been vacant of chaperones all night. Nana knew the kids deserved to have some actual fun, and she convinced the other chaperones to either go to bed early or go to the bar in town with her to have some fun and stay out for the evening.

@kellyfitz @rileysteele @chrysolites @asherxblake @antoniologan @gabriellehale @jessekxller @hotmess-lex @drunkcn @kaiidaniels @heartbreakzack @kalidoscpe @theodore-kennedy @missrory @romeoxthowlett

ORDER: kelly riley chanel wren asher rose marina antonio stevie juliette gabrielle chase jonah jesse // lexi kelly riley chanel wren devyn asher rose marina kai antonio caleb zac olivia gabrielle chase theo jonah rory jesse romeo

Wren: "Nose goes" said Wren as everybody put their finger on their nose for who had to go first. "Kelly, sorry my dude. But you are going first" Wren said with a smile. He was glad it wasn't him, but he knew he'd be up before he knew it anyways. "So, truth or dare?"

Kelly: "Ah Damn it" Kelly said shaking his head. "Uh, Daree"

Chase: Chase was coming in clutch for Riley, "I dare you and Riley to switch shirts for the rest of the game" dared Chase, "or you can strip in general by not doing it" he teased.

Kelly and Riley: Kelly couldn't help but smile at the dare. He had a run in with riley the previous night and they really connected. "Sure, I'll switch, but I dunno if her blouse will fit me" Kelly pointed out as he took off his shirt. Riley didn't mind either, "It stretches." She said with a smile as she pulled her shirt off and swapped with Kelly. "So Riley, Truth or Dare?" The boy questioned. "Truth." She replied. "Ever have a crush on a professor?" Riley nodded. "Of course, The gym teacher back in freshman year. The young one." She said. "Nel, truth or dare?"

Chanel: "Dare." Chanel said with a big smile on her face, she always enjoyed a good game of truth or dare. "Make it good please." she said out to the group with a single nod.

Riley: Riley smiled, "Give the person sitting across the circle from you a hickey."

Chanel: Chanel looked across from her to see Stevie and Juliette and the choice was obvious. Chanel got up and sat next to Stevie, "Excuse me." she said to Juliette. She pushed Stevie's hair off her shoulder and began to suck on the girl's neck. Stevie was just trying to show no emotion because, ya know... Once she was finished, Chanel winked at Stevie and went back to her spot, "You're welcome, hun." Stevie looked over at Juliette for a quick second before looking around the room. "You're next, babe! Truth or dare?" she asked Wren

Juliette: Juliette showed no emotion, but on the inside she was a whole ass mess. She just sat there and smiled and woo'd and oohed with everybody else.

Wren: Wren didn't have to think about it, but he was definitely a big weenie and a truther through and through. "Uh" he said like he was actually thinking about choosing between the two. "Truth?"

Chanel: Chanel remembered Chase brining up how he already knew about the lil nutting incident, so she wondered what else they talked about in there, "You guys ever talk about me in your group chat?" she asked Wren with an innocent smile, looking over at the rest of simp nation.

Jesse: Jesse looked away from this intense moment

Wren: Wren quickly made eye contact with Stevie and then Jesse and then Jonah and then Chase, "... pretty often" said Wren looking over to her and giving her a dorky smile. "Only positive things, mostly advice" he added before quickly moving on. "Asher, truth or dare?"

Asher: Asher had a coy smile as Wren asked him. "Dare baby, and if you dare me to kiss you, I already accept." He said winking at wren

Wren: "Choose someone to draw a tattoo on your butt" said Wren with a laugh, he was not about to dare Asher to kiss the person he was most attracted to here. No matter what it would be a shit show.

Asher: Asher looked around the room, "Chanel." He said with a smile, maybe just to piss Wren off. "Tat my ass please."

Chanel: Chanel smiled at Asher, and grabbed the pen that Juliette brought. "With pleasure." she pulled down Asher's pants and wrote "Property of Thee Chanel Hampton" on his ass with a proud smile on her face. "Perfect"

Asher: Asher was loving this, "Thanks babe." He said tossing a wink at her. "Alrighty, Rosie, Truth or dare, princess."

Rose: Rose bit her lip and thought about it for a second, "Dare" she said confidently. She wasn't afraid of a challenge.

Asher: Asher shrugged. "Really thought you would strip." He said with a laugh, Antonios eyes went wide. "m-me?" He said before looking for at marina. He got up and sat in the chair

Marina: Marina stared at Asher for a second, she didn't care how pissed off she looked. You've just made an enemy for life, sir. she thought to herself.

Rose: Rose saw Marina's face and decided not to, she really didn't like being defeated. Her competitiveness had completely taken over. She sat down on Antonio's lap and didn't move at all and just took her shirt off and threw it at Asher, "happy?" she said to Asher, still annoyed. She got up quickly and sat back down. She did not like losing games at all, and now her fucking shirt was off.

Asher: Antonio and asher played football together at east wood and now white lake, so asher heard all about what Marina did to him, ghosting him out of the blue. "Lighten up babe, its just a game. And I though... I though you guys broke up months ago." he spoke to marina

Asher: Asher smiled before he passed her the bottle of fireball. "The queen deserves a shot." He said before leaning over. "Don't pout, you are stunting on all these bitches right now." Asher said to rose.

Antonio: Antonio sat back down on the floor rubbing his head.

Marina: Marina narrowed her eyes at Asher and didn't say a word.

Rose: Rose took a swig of fireball, "Don't call women bitches" said the girl taking another chug. "Rina, truth or dare?" she said using their sister intuition and some eyebrow movements. The mood was really: let's fucking go.

Marina: Marina nodded once Rose said not to call women bitches. That's her girlie. She gave her sister a look, she knew what the fuck was up. "Hmm," she acted like she was deep in thought. "Dare."

Rose: "Sister dearest, I dare you ... to slap Asher Blake" said Rose with a big smile on her face, giggling before sucking on her teeth. What a good day to be the two of them.

Marina: "Oh my god, Rosie! You're so crazy. Well a dare is a dare." Marina smiled back at her sister and walked up to Asher and warmed up her hand. "I'm so sorry about this." she said with a sarcastic frown before slapping him hard across the face.

Rose: "Aw baby, do you want your fireball?" said Rose taking another pull before passing it back to him.

Asher: When Asher heard Roses words he told himself to take it like a man. And up until she was pulling back thatse were his intentions, but habit kicked in. Asher flinched really hard and threw his hands up but she still go him. Now he was pretty embarrassed, why did he have to flinch. Although his mind was going to a milion dark places, he still managed to get out a smile. "Thanks babe." He said taking the bottle and chugging, because thats what you got to do, drink the pain away. "I'll be back in a few. Nature calls. Got to waz."

Marina: Marina sat back down, and looked over at Antonio, "Truth or dare?"

Antonio: Antonio nodded. "Okay." He said before getting up and headed out. After a minute or two he returned. "Where is the shot?"

Marina: Marina was not going to give him any kind of dare involving anyone else cause duh, but she also wasn't sure what kind of dare to actually give. She hated this game already. "Um, leave the room and we'll pour a mystery shot for you, you can guess after you take it."

Antonio: Antonio nodded. "Okay." He said before getting up and headed out. After a minute or two he returned. "Where is the shot?"

Everyone had pitched in a little bit of alcohol into a shot glass, who was to say what it had in it. But it would most definitely taste bad.

Juliette: Juliette was the last to have it, "Here you go" she said sweetly as she handed him the shot.

Antonio: "Thank you," Antonio said politely before he took the shot, a face of disgust appeared. "Is that... Jac-no. I don't know." Antonio looked at Stevie, "Truth or dare" He said with a smile

Stevie: Stevie thought about it and noticed no one had done truth in a while, so why not, "Truth for me."

Antonio: Antonio had a soft smile as he spoke. “What’s your biggest fear.” He said keeping it simple

Stevie: "Dude, that's deep." Stevie sighed and knew the answer, it was just sort of awkward to say out loud, "I guess not being good enough.. Stupid, I know." she looked over at Juliette and forced a smile. "Truth or dare, Hastings?"

Juliette: Juliette wanted to hold her hand so badly, it hurt her. "Truth too, but don't ask me what I'm scared of because it's everything" she joked, trying to take the attention off Stevie, something she had never done for anyone ever. She did not like attention.

Stevie: Stevie made sure to give Juliette a harmless question, "What's your guilty pleasure?" she asked with a friendly smile.

Juliette: "Snacks for sure" replied Juliette, what a nice harmless question. "Gabrielle, truth or dare?" she asked.

Gabrielle: Gabrielle wanted to take it easy this round, “truth.” She said with a smile

Juliette: "What talent do you have that's embarrassing to share?" asked Juliette, trying her best to be interesting.

Gabrielle: Gabrielle looked at her. “Um.. nothing I don’t think? Nothing embarrassing at least to be honest. At least I don’t think.. nothing comes to mind.” She said a bit stumped. “Chas truth or dare.”

Chase: "Dare" said Chase with a smile.

Gabrielle: “Dance for one minute with no music.” She said with a smile.

Chase: Chase absolutely danced, no music. Just a little routine. "Jonah" he said with a smile as he finished up and sat back down, "Truth or dare, my guy"

Jonah: Jonah didn't have to put much thought into this decision, "Truth, my guy."

Chase: "Do you think that Obi-wan had the hots for Padme?" asked Chase, he was not going to give him a hard hitting question right now, especially after his conversation with him earlier. He wasn't scouting for any information.

Jonah: Jonah was glad Chase gave him an easy question, "Dude, obviously. We all know there was something going on between them." he nodded before looking over at Jesse. "Alright, truth or dare bro?"

Jesse: “Give me a dare bro”

Jonah: "Awesome, I dare you to go vegan for the next week." Jonah gave his brother a thumbs up. "I believe in you."

Jesse: Jesse let out a fat laugh, almost hysterical. “Pass. Chicken nuggets and Mac and cheese is just to good.” He said with a smile. For his striping, he took off his shoes.

Jonah: "Weenie." Jonah sighed and shook his head.

Jesse: “Weenie, another name for hot dog which I enjoy eating.”

Jesse/Kelly/Riley: “Kelly truth or dare” kellly smiled. “Dare.” Jesse looked between Riley and kelly. “I dare you to kiss the person you are most attracted too in this room.” Kelly smiled before pulling Riley into a kiss. Riley blushed and kissed him back. “Riley truth or dare.” “Dare” kelly smirked. “I dare you to kiss me again.” Riley pulled him in close and gave him another kiss. “Chanel truth or dare.”

Chanel: "Truth this time, why not?" Chanel raised her shoulders as she smiled at Riley.

Riley: Riley smiled, “tell us something you really want to try in bed, something you haven’t done before.”

- Juliette and Stevie left - 

Chanel: Chanel was truly stumped with that one, "Something I haven't done before? Uhhhh, ooh! I'm down for someone else to take control. I'm always doing all the work, I don't mind getting my shit wrecked for once." she raised her eyebrows at Wren and smiled. "You know what I mean?" she asked before patting his shoulder, "Anywayyys, truth or dare?"

Wren: Wren was on a whirlwind of emotions, now she wanted him to be in charge? He never shoulda pushed her up against the lockers that one time, it changed her. "Dare" said Wren, not even thinking about it. Then he realized what he had said.

Chanel: Chanel thought about a dare for a second, "Ooh! I dare you to send me a nude, please!" she said with a smile. She wouldn't usually ask for that from him because of how he feels about his body, but maybe asking for it would show him that she take interest in his body.

Wren: Wren rolled his eyes playfully at her, "Oh I see how it is" said Wren getting up, luckily he was feeling a little loosey goosey from drinking and was more than willing to participate. Wren went to the bathroom and sent Chanel a great picture without his face in it. Wren came back and gave her a kiss on the forehead, "Dare complete" he said with a smile. "Okay devyn, truth or dare?"

Devyn: devyn didn't know why she was playing this game, party games never really worked out in her favor but there she was, up at the next turn. her attention turned to wren, exhaling heavily. "um," she drew the word out, "truth, i guess."

Wren: Wren was kinda at a loss for a question, so he just went with the first intrusive thought in his head, "have you ever been in love?" he asked, the poor sentimental sap that he was.

Devyn: devyn couldn't help but laugh at his question but only because she was afraid it was going to be a lot worse than it was. it wasn't that bad though, it was something she could totally answer. "no," she shook her head, "i've never been in love." it was the truth to her, anyways. she looked over to rose, a smirk starting to form. "rose... truth or dare?"

Rose: Rose sadly already had her sweater off and just her bralette on, so she probably shouldn't choose dare again, but she liked being challenged. It was a horrible trait to have, "Dare" she replied confidently.

Devyn: 

Rose: Rose pulled up her phone, "Here are my last five photos everybody, they're all of me and Caleb ice skating, very cute" she said showing off the phone like a slideshow, "Sorry there's nothing spicy, can't say the same thing about Chanel's camera roll after that last dare" Rose joked. "Marinaaaa, truth or dare" she asked her sister.

Marina: Marina looked over at her sister and smiled, "Dare."

Rose: Rose was just giggling before she even spoke, "I dare you to give Antonio a wet willy in the ear"

Asher: asher returned to the circle and took a seat

Marina: Marina laughed along with Rose and scoots over to Antonio and gave him a wet willy. "Sorry." she spoke softly before sitting back down in her spot. "Okay Kai, truth or dare?"

Kai: Kai shrugged playing with his hair, he wasn't really the truth or dare type but he didn't see anything wrong with participating." Dare." he said proudly not going to truth which was his usual choice.

Marina: Marina looked around the room and back at Kai, "I dare you to makeout with the hottest person in the room." she said with a smile, there were a ton of good options. So many hot people.

Kai: Kai whole face turned red at the dare. He wasn't a virgin but he had only been with people preapproved by his parents.Kai stood up and walked over to Riley and bent down and kissed Riley. 

Riley: Riley blushed a bit as Kai had chosen her. She gave him a small kiss back.

Kai: “ok ant truth or dare”

Antonio: "I'll take a dare"

Kai: "Ok I dare you to go up to the person of your choice and give them a lap dance."

Antonio: Antonio scratched his head. If he didnt pick Marina she would prob be mad, but there was a chance she might be mad if he did. "I'll pass." He said as he took off his shirt. "Caleb, truth or dare?"

Caleb: caleb's face started turning bright red as he smiled wide, looking over to rosemary and then back to antonio. "uh- short skirts... neck kisses and... begging." he felt so embarrassed answering that but it was better than having to strip. "zac, truth or dare?"

Antonio: What are your top three turn-ons?" Antonio asked his friend

Caleb: caleb's face started turning bright red as he smiled wide, looking over to rosemary and then back to antonio. "uh- short skirts... neck kisses and... begging." he felt so embarrassed answering that but it was better than having to strip. "zac, truth or dare?"

Zac: Zac clapped at the others answer. "Thats what i'm talking about man." he said happily."Truth for me."

Caleb: knowing that zac was spending time with jada, the fact that caleb was jealous, he wanted to ask what zac's intentions were with her but he also knew that'd make him look bad in front of rosemary. he sighed heavily, going for something more cliche. "in your opinions, who is the hottest girl we go to school with?"

Zac: "Aww man that's hard." he sighed shaking his."I can't pick." It's not that he couldn't pick it's he didn't want the guys feeling a way of he picked their crush or girlfriend or whatever." I'm gonna say Sadie though."

Riley: Riley reached over and touched chanels are as she gave her a look, hoping chanel would think of her sadie and rileys halloween interaction. 

Zac: "Ok Olivia, truth or dare." he sat back

Chanel: Chanel pouted her lips, she couldn't act like she was offended that she wasn't picked but she was. She was a goddamn delight. She gave Riley a look when he said Sadie. "Yuck." she whispered

Olivia: as it was her turn, the blonde female bit her bottom lip & thought about it for a good second or so. "uhhhh," she glanced over at jesse and laughed, before she turned to look at zack with a grin on her lips. wanting to go easy at first, olivia decided to go with something considered more safe. " truth."

Zac: "Ok Fuck Marry Kill any three people here but you can't pick the same person for more than one." he looked at her and winked.

Olivia: "ohhhh, okay, good one. umm..." olivia bit her bottom lip as she thought about it and she rolled her eyes, "well, i'd fuck marina because she's hot, marry the love of my life jesse & kill kelly, because i don't know him. nothing against you bud!" olivia spoke and smiled softly at him. turning to look at gabrielle, the grin on her lips widened, " what about you, sweetheart? truth or dare?" 

Kelly: "Hey!" Kelly protested, though he laughed it off. "I'll take a truth." Shee said with a small smile

Marina: Marina gave a wink at Olivia, "Good choice. I'd gladly accept."

Olivia: "nothing against you, sweetcheeks!" she replied and laughed, before focusing on kelly again, " truth... what is the naughtiest you've done in public?" she asked and giggled as she took a sip of her drink.

Gabrielle: Gabrielle smiled. "Hooked up with Chase in a public bathroom a few weeks ago, but that aint the only time we done that."

Olivia: "well, well, well..." olivia said and grinned as she looked over at chase, " didn't know ya had that in ay," she said and grinned teasingly, sticking her tongue out at him. 

Gabrielle: "Well you were there." She said with a laugh. "Chase truth or dare?"

Chase: "Truth" said Chase, because he had already seen what Gabrielle's dares looked like.

Gabrielle: "Tell me something you lied to me about." She said as she looked at him.

Chase: "That is a great question" said Chase, trying to think of any time he had lied to Gabrielle, "Well there's the time Chanel and I told you that we slept together, but you already knew about that. So thank you everybody for your time". Chase turned to the person next to him, "Theo, truth or dare?" asked Chase. 

Theodore: Theodore looked around the room before deciding. "I think I'm going to go with truth this time." 

Chase: Chase threw him an easy one, "Are you trying to get back with your ex?" he asked, he was just curious. How was the guy going to date when he had a kid?

Gabrielle: Gabrielle gave him a look, she didn't want something she already knew about but she was fine with the answer

Theodore: Theodore scowled at the question he was asked. "God no! I only go to her place to see the kid. That relationship wasn't great. Who's next? Jonah! Truth or dare?"

Jonah: Jonah was nervous about either options, he wasn't even sure why he was playing this game. "Uh, dare please." he said since he already went with truth last time.

Gabrielle: GAbrielle raised a brow, "You have a kid?" She said nicely. "I give you props, that sounds really hard."

Theodore: Theodore didn't know what to pick so he went with something easy enough to do. "Alright! I dare you to kiss the person you like most in this room."

Jonah: Truth or dare was terrible, he looked around the room and quickly took off his shirt without thinking. "Sorry, gonna weenie out on this one." he forced an awkward laugh. Jonah then turned to Rory and hoped his face wasn't too red, "Uh, truth or dare?" he asked.

Jesse: "Dam Jo, you working out or something." Jesse said nudging his brother.

Rory: Rory looked at him with a raised brow, before rolling her eyes." Dare please." she said confidently.

Jonah: Jonah hit his Jesse's lightly, and crossed his arms, "Um. I dare you to read out the last text message on your phone." he said, hoping he didn't put her in too much of an uncomfortable position. 

Rory: Rory pulled out her phone and clicked on her messages, she remembered the last person on her phone and instantly regretted it. "It says : Just try to actually seduce him, like use actual sex appeal. I swear you twins have learned nothing living in this house. Flaunt it but don't get pregnant."

Wren: Wren started laughing and clapping, "God, I love Nana"

Rory: "Shut up." she rolled her eyes at her twin before going on."Jesse...Truth or dare?"

Jesse: Jesse looked at his brother before taking out his phone and sending a quick text to the simps. "I'll take a dare."

Rory: "I dare you to run down the hallway screaming I love Olivia twice>"

Jesse: Jesse stood up with a smile before he dashed down the hall way. "I love Olivia!" He said and he ran back repeating it. As he came back he slipped because he was in his socks and laughed. "Romeo, truth or dare?"

Olivia: the blonde laughed softly and shook her head as jesse ran down the hallway, screaming "i love olivia" before slipping as he came back, because he was in his socks. "what an idiot," she said lovingly.

Romeo: Romeo hadn’t played a game of truth or dare in ages so this was all new to him. “I’ll take a dare please.” 

Jesse: Jesse smiled, "impersonate someone of your choosing and keep it up till your next turn."

Romeo: “Gotta chose Asher then, right?”   Romeo said as he wrapped his arms around the next people next to him. He leaned from side to side to press a kiss to each of their cheeks. “Who’s next?”

Asher: Asher let out a laugh. "you ask lexi now"

Romeo: “Alright, Lexi. Truth or dare?”

Lexi: "I pick truth." the said pushing her ponytail over her shoulder.

Romeo: “Truth? Okay. What’s your worst sexual experience been like? You don’t have to add names if you don’t want too.”

Lexi: "I had someone cry like after we did it, it's a real humbling thing if i'm being honest." she shrugged."Kelly truth or dare?"

Gabrielle: Gabrielle thought about asking if it was indi the time she walked in on them, but she was still saving that for a rainy day. 

Kelly: Kelly smiled. "Dare please."

Wren: "Do you want to get out of here?" said Wren to Chanel, feeling a little confident. He was tired of sitting here and didn't want to do another round.

Chanel: Chanel smirked at Wren and nodded her head, "Mhm! I think we deserve some alone time." she grabbed his hand and got up to leave.

Lexi: "I dare you to text three girls you would hook up with your corniest pick up line."

Wren: Wren took Chanel's hand and helped her up and they headed on out.

Kelly: Kelly raised a brown, "Corniest? You want me ter send them corn?"

Lexi: "What are you serious? No not corn. Like lamest"

Kelly: "Oh." Kelly rolled his eyes at the girl before sending out three texts. 

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Kim Taehyung- Lights Out

Title: Lights Out

Pairing: Taehyung x Reader

Genre: Angst ; Fluff

Request: (((: write me one with me and Tae and I’ll marry u

A/N: This is my first fanfic with Taehyung! And my first time posting a fanfic on Tumblr so bare with me but enjoy!

~~~

Ahh, Saturday.

Definitely one of your favorite days of the week. You got to sleep in later than usual and it meant your boyfriend had no rehearsals until Monday approached.

The sunlight peered into your now dimly lit room. The light ran over your face, making you feel warm. You slowly opened your eyes and smiled to yourself. You looked at your clock to see that you slept in until 1:00 PM.

You hopped out of bed and threw on one of Taehyung’s long sleeved shirts. You being so much smaller than him, the shirt reached your knees and the sleeves ran way past your hands. You didn’t mind it much since winter was approaching and you were freezing. You paired Taehyung’s shirt with a pair of leggings and house slippers and headed downstairs, not even bothering to fix the messy bun on your head.

You walked into the living room to find your boyfriend along with the rest of the members comfortably watching TV or eating lunch.

“Well someone’s finally awake. You refreshed, baby girl?” Taehyung asked, placing his sandwich on the table.

You laughed, “I am, thank you. Mind if I join you?”

“Of course I don’t.” Taehyung replied, making space for you on the couch.

You sat down, giving Tae a kiss as you did, and placed your legs on top of his.

“You didn’t ask if we minded or not.” Jungkook gagged.

Yoongi nodded in agreement, “I agree with Kookie on this one.”

“Well that’s probably because I don’t care.” You smirked.

Taehyung chuckled, “This is why I love you.” He proceeded in pulling you onto his lap and gave you another kiss, this time glaring at Jungkook as he did so.

Jungkook cringed, “Gross. I’d rather have someone bury me in the snow outside.”

“It’s snowing?” You asked, hopping up to look outside a window.

Just as the words left your mouth, J-Hope ran in screaming, “It’s snowing! Just as I have wanted!”

You smiled at his adorable child-like behavior, “I’ll join you, Hobi. Give me a second to put on warmer clothes.”

J-Hope grinned and ran back outside with Jimin following behind.

You went to give Taehyung a kiss but instead he grabbed you and held you on his lap, “Don’t leave me; you just woke up” he whined.

You laughed, “I just want to have some fun in the snow with Hobi. He’s excited.”

Taehyung held you tighter, “Stay inside and have some fun with me.” He whispered.

You turned around to meet Taehyung’s grin. You gave him a fake smile and gave him a quick kiss, “No.”

You tried to remove his hands but he only held you tighter, “Please don’t leave, babygirl.” He whined.

“Look, (Y/N), leave or don’t leave. Anything to get him to shut up.” Yoongi scoffed.

You sighed, “Fine. I’ll stay inside.”

Taehyung smiled as you rolled your eyes, “I love you.”

You smiled, “Me too.”

~~~

Once you spent some time with your super clingy boyfriend, you went outside to enjoy the snow with the members who weren’t buzz killers.

You made snowmen, had a snowball fight and attempted in making snow angels. When it came to picking teams, you chose Jimin, Taehyung and Jungkook. Jimin, because he wouldn’t shut up if you didn’t. Tae , because he’s your boyfriend but also he is very good at games and Kookie because duh?! He’s the golden maknae!

Once all of the commotion had settled, you all went inside for hot chocolate and for you, cuddles from your Tae Bae.

“It was obvious (Y/N) cheated. No way she made that last hit on her own.”

“So you’re calling my teammate a liar?”

“Well I’m definitely not calling her a truther!”

“Guys,” you sighed, “It really doesn’t matter who won or not. It was for fun.”

“Not true, sweetheart. Jungkook and I had a bet.” Yoongi smirked, “Your little boyfriend was in on it too.”

“Tae?! What the crap?” You asked.

He shrugged, “I knew you could do it. Plus with the extra cash, we could do something together like a romantic weekend.”

You paused, “I’m intrigued. Who won?”

Yoongi sighed, “Well because you made the final hit, Jungkook and Taehyung. But Tae bet $800 so he gets more than Kookie.”

“Tae, what if we had lost? We don’t have that.”

“Well it’s a good thing you won, baby.” He smiled, wrapping an arm around your waist.

You shook your head, “One of these days, Tae. Something is gonna go wrong.”

“You worry too much, babe. It’s just plain fun. What could go wrong?”

You sighed, “Usually when people say that, something goes-”

The lights throughout the dorm suddenly shut off, leaving you and your friends in a freezing building with no light sources.

“Wrong.” You finished your previous sentence.

~~~

“Yep, all that snow blew a fuse for us. No power tonight kiddos.”

Taehyung huffed, “You guys are the smartest people here, you seriously can’t figure out the lights?”

“Look, Tae. Yoongi and I are smart but not smart enough to get all the lights in the building going! If the professionals can’t figure it out, how could we? If you want to help, light some candles and wait with the rest of us, please.” Namjoon stated.

“I’ll light the candles. Everyone else can relax.” Jin said, taking the lighter from Namjoon.

You noticed Tae standing by the window, probably staring into space.

You walked over to him, “Let’s go lay down, mkay? We can cuddle. That sound good?” You wrapped your arms around his torso.

He turned around to meet your eyes and smiled slightly, “Sure thing.”

“You guys will know where to find us. Let us know if you fix anything or get dinner. Can you at least check to see when the lights will be back on?” You asked, dragging Taehyung to the door.

Jungkook sighed, “We’ll go check, (Y/N). We know you aren’t a big fan of the dark.”

You smiled, “Thanks guys.”

~~~

You and Taehyung spent the rest of the afternoon in his room, cuddling and talking about random things. Your head was on his chest, listening to his heartbeat. While his hands were wrapped around you, nuzzling his face into your hair and occasionally your neck. It was in the moments like this when you realized you had picked the right one. Though the start of your friendship was rocky, once it settled, the relationship was better than ever.

“Whatcha thinking about, baby? You’ve been quiet for a while.”

“Nothing. Just us,” You paused, “And how much I really hope they get the lights back on before it’s dark.”

“We can just use flashlights. I know you don’t like the dark but we’ll be fine.” He said as he kissed your forehead.

“I guess you’re right. I have such a dumb phobia.” You sighed.

“It’s understandable, babe. You’re not afraid of the dark, you’re afraid of what’s in it. You feel unsafe. You lose your sight and it makes you uneasy. Just as understandable as someone with claustrophobia.”

You smiled, “You get me. How’d I get so lucky?”

He huffed, “I should be asking you the same thing.”

You smiled, “I love you.”

He kissed your hair, “I love you too.”

You sat up, “I’m gonna go check on their progress. Coming?”

He shrugged, “Too comfortable. I’ll stay here.”

You rolled your eyes, “Lazy butt.”

You gave him a quick kiss, grabbed your flashlight and headed down the hall.

Though you had a flashlight, it didn’t diminish your nervousness. To some, being afraid of the dark was silly, especially with you being in your 20s. But for you, it was just as serious as being afraid of death. You had never had the best experiences as a child. Your teenage years were filled with nothing but bullying and you spent most nights in your room, in the dark, surrounded by your haunting thoughts. You had never grown out of it and the darkness reminded you more and more of what a terrible life you had.

You don’t sleep with a nightlight like a child or turn the bathroom light on. You would lay in the dark but it wouldn’t bother you as much as long as Taehyung was by your side. Whenever he would go to turn the lights off, you would make sure to stand by him and hold his hand, to be sure that he was still there. He would hold you close because he knew it made you feel safer and as long as you could feel him or hear his heartbeat, you knew you would be fine.

The hallway seemed to never end as you continued on your way to the living room. You had really wished that Tae had come with you because you were starting to get paranoid. You could feel your palms getting sweaty and your breathing was turning into hyperventilating. You tried to keep pushing forward but your whole body was slowing you down and you became dizzy. You stopped to catch your breath, when you heard things moving behind you. You aimed your flashlight at the end of the hallway, only to find nothing but more hallway.

“There’s nothing there. There’s nothing there. You’re alright.” You whispered to yourself.

Just as your breathing began to slow down, you heard footsteps coming from different directions.

“Hello? Kookie? Yoongi? Please tell me that’s you guys.” You yelled out.

There was no response.

You tried to sit against the wall but ran into a table and knocked over, what you think, was a vase.

“Dammit.” You whispered.

You sat down, and covered your eyes, burying your face in your knees.

“Nothing is there. Nothing is there. Nothing is there.”

You heard footsteps running towards you and you buried your head even more.

“Nothing is there. Nothing is there.” You told yourself.

The footsteps had stopped and they were in front of you now, shining a light in your face. You didn’t look up, figuring that you were just imagining things.

“(Y/N)? Babygirl, are you okay? What happened?”

It was Taehyung.

Still not believing he was really there, you looked up slowly, still sitting in a ball. Tears ran down your face as you met his eyes.

It was really him.

He picked you up like a child, you wrapping your legs around his waist as you buried your head in his neck and cried even more. He brought you back to his room and placed you on the bed as he turned the lamp on.

“How…how is the lamp working?” You asked through tears.

“They got the lights up a few minutes ago. But I figured you didn’t know because the hallway light wasn’t on.”

You simply nodded as you wiped away your tears.

“I…I didn’t know, (Y/N). I should’ve come with you. I thought you would be alright. I’m so sorry. I shouldn’t have let you go alone.” He grabbed your hand.

“It’s okay, Tae. I thought I could handle it too.”

After a few minutes of sitting in silence, Taehyung spoke, “They got pizza. I know you love it. I could go get you a slice.”

You smiled, “That’s okay. I’ll just go with you.”

He proceeded in standing up and turning his back to you as you hopped on. He held your legs and steadied himself before going into the kitchen.

You were greeted by the team, all eating and laughing at whatever show they were watching.

“Namjoon, I’m sorry about the vase. I didn’t know.” You said as you grabbed a slice.

“Don’t worry about it. I can always get a new one.” He smiled.

You sat down next to Taehyung as you watched TV and ate your pizza.

“Hey,” Taehyung said, “I love you. I’m always here for you, okay?”

“I know. I love you too.” You replied, scooting in closer to him.