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verbeautyus · 1 year
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toyastales · 3 months
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4th of July/Independence Day/July 4th Makeup & Outfit Ideas
By Toya's Tales
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rootsparks-blog · 7 months
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aestheticfactoryinc · 9 months
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Personalized Toiletry Bag, personalized toiletry bag for girls, Gift for her, travel wash bag. etsy.com/shop/AestheticFactoryInc
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muwapsturniolo · 3 months
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✯𝐌𝐔𝐖𝐀𝐏𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐎𝐋𝐎 2𝐊 𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐘 ✯
Hiiiiii everyone!!! As a thank you for supporting me and just vibing, I want to give back to yall!
I decided to do a giveaway because ik there are products out there a lot of people can’t afford and want to try, and plus I have too much shit I don’t use and I don’t want it to go to waste (Ulta worker shit). I also just felt like this was a fun way to say thank you considering I do talk about makeup and skincare on here!
These are the products, as well as a list of everything!
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Escada cherry in Japan tumblr: a fun cup to drink anything your heart desires!
Philosophy goodie bag: contains their best selling travel spray “amazing grace”, dose of wisdom eye cream, smooth glow moisturizer, pore minimizing serum, bouncy reactivating serum, travel size cleanser, and a travel size 3 in 1 bath cleanser!
Peach and Lilly wild dew treatment essence: perfect to help hydration, minimize pores, and texture!
Good molecules Glycolic exfoliation toner: helps achieve glowing skin by removing dead skin cells!
Bubble deep dive exfoliation mask: another exfoliation product that aids in giving you bouncy and glowy skin!
Bubble moon walk exfoliation serum: last exfoliation product! It does the same as the other two but if you don’t like face masks and if the toner is too much, you have a serum to replace both of those!
Strivectin wrinkle kit: contains and eye cream, a facial serum, and a makeup primer! All of these are used to help prevent wrinkles or at least tone them down!
Crème shop peachy soft body care set: my name is peaches I had to throw this in! It’s a body care set that has a body cleanser, as well as a body lotion! You will smell like peaches and have super soft skin!
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𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐘
• MUST BE 16+ (some of the products I don’t recommend for younger skin so please follow this rule!!)
• you have to be following me (this is a giveaway for my followers so this rule makes sense)
• your acct has to be sturniolo related! You don’t have to be a writer, I just need to see some type of sturniolo content!!
• when I pick a winner you do have to be comfortable sharing some type of mailing address! It can be a P.O. Box or just somewhere I can ship to!
•must be in the USA!! (I’m sorry to all my girlies, gays, and theys who don’t live in the us😭😭)
•when I dm the winner, plz respond in 24 hours or I will pick another winner!
𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐓𝐎 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑
•send in through my inbox NO ANON!!!
• state your reason for liking the triplets
•say who your fav triplet is or who you relate to the most
•fav song
•fav fic of mine
•send in your fav pic of your fav triplet or a pic you love that has all of them in it!
On JULY 12TH the giveaway will close and I will pick a winner on JULY 13th!! Please be patient with me as far as shipping! I will ship out ASAP and I will work out the details with the tracking at what not!
I HOPE YALL ENJOY THIS GIVEAWAY! REMEMBER ITS SUPPOSE TO NE FUN SO DONT START FIGHTING PLEASE! IF THIS GOES SMOOTHLY WE MIGHT GET ANOTHER GIVEAWAY IN THE FUTURE!!
Have fun, stay sexy, and be a bad bitch!!
XOXO PEACHES🍑
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A New Treat
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Mind control, Drugged, Female/Female
"Trick or treat!!"
A common scene in suburban Anytown, USA. Small children running from house to house, shrieking, parents walking along behind them. And two teenage girls, with a bit of gore makeup and torn clothes - just enough to suggest zombie versions of themselves, but not so much that they weren't still attractive - standing on a porch, in the light of an open door.
“Well, what have we here?” the man said, leaning on the door frame with an easy smile. “The sexy zombie, an excellent choice.”
The blonde one giggled. “You think we’re sexy, mister?” she said, throwing out a hip.
“Don’t be gross, Jess,” muttered the other zombie.
The man laughed. “You guys look great. How old are you? Still in school?”
“We’re seniors. We were supposed to go to a party, but our friends bailed on us after we already had our faces on, so we thought we’d take a walk, get some candy.”
“Wise choice. You haven’t had too much of ‘Aren't you a little too old for trick-or-treating,’ I hope...”
“Nah,” said Jess. “Once or twice, but overall, people have been really nice. What’s the harm, right? It's Halloween!”
“Exactly. And better than a lot of things teenagers could be getting up to. Hang on."
The man turned, and passed his hand over the big bowl of little candy before reaching into the little bowl full of big candy. He handed the girls a pair of chocolate bars.
"Full size candy bars? Awesome! Thanks!"
"Happy Halloween, you two. Have fun tonight."
He smiled, showing his teeth.
They waved, and hopped down the steps, giggling as they headed toward the next house.
The man closed the door slowly, watching them go. On the back of the door was a small chalkboard, with a piece of chalk attached by string. He carefully took the chalk and added two tally marks to the marks already counted there ...
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The leaves were crunchy underfoot as Jessika and Dionne crossed the quiet suburban street. It was dark enough that there were fewer kids out now. Most of the younger ones had been taken home.
“My bag is getting heavy,” said Jess.
“Oh, poor baby! I’ve got so much candy, I can hardly carry it all,” laughed her friend. “ ‘I can’t close my wallet cuz it’s too full of fifties, and my diamond shoes are too tight.’ ”
“Stop it.” She gave Dee a playful shove.
It was a nice warm night, warmer than average for Halloween. A nice night for a nice walk with her best friend.
“I’m gonna start eating my candy, I’m hungry.”
Then they both shouted, “Hungry for SUGARRRRR…” One of their many pointless running gags, whose origins were lost in time.
“So what’s your boyfriend doing tonight?” asked Jessika, rummaging in her bag.
“Oh, you know, nothing much. Just being useless. Call of Duty, I think, or one of those games that’s more important than going to a party with his – What?”
Jess had let out a squeal. “I forgot about this! Lookit that big-ass slab of chocolate…” She produced the bar from the man they’d dubbed “Mr King Size” – a nickname that had kept them in stitches for blocks. “I’m starting with this … “
It was some kind of off-brand chocolate – not a name they’d ever heard of before. But that didn’t matter, “Chocolate Fog” was exactly what she needed right then. She tore it open and broke off a piece, then moaned, in shocked exuberance.
“Holy cow, what am I eating?! My mouth just had an orgasm!”
“Gimme!”
“You got your own …”
“One piece!”
“Damn, it even smells good. Here, smell it.” She held the chocolate under Dionne’s nose, and was a little impressed – and a little aroused – when she saw her friend’s eyes flutter. Dee’s mouth hung open a little, and her eyes glazed for a second.
“Oh, fuck, that smells divine. Where’s mine …”
Dionne had to fight back a sudden impulse to dump the whole bag out just to find the candy bar. She got on her knees on the sidewalk and dug around with both hands and it didn’t take long to find the biggest piece of candy. In seconds she had torn off one end of the wrapper, broken off a square, and stuffed it in her mouth.
“Oh godd why is that so good …” moaned Dionne, lying back on the sidewalk. “Am I just that chocolate-starved?”
“Get up, you lunatic!” laughed Jess. She had already chewed up a second piece, and was licking her chocolatey fingers. “Mmmm, I’m definitely going to have to find some more of these at the store …” She sucked on her fingers, not wanting to take them out of her mouth, in case she found a little more chocolate taste. “Geffup,” she said indistinctly, giving her friend a gentle kick.
Dionne leapt dutifully to her feet, and they walked on. “Here, I’ll show you good I think it is,” said Dee. She peeled back the paper and sucked on one end of the bar, then started pushing it slowly into her mouth. Her moans took on a sexual quality.
“Eww you’re disgusting!!” screamed Jess, finally taking the fingers out of her mouth.
Dionne put a hand to the back of her own head, and pushed her head onto the chocolate, simulating someone forcing it deeper and deeper into her mouth. Jess howled with laughter as she broke off another square.
Dee had felt the chocolate hit the back of her throat, just for a second, and now, as she pulled the bar slowly out of her mouth, strings of drool hanging between it and her lips, she panted. A light sheen of sweat showed on her face as they approached the streetlight, and her eyes seemed a little out of focus as she gasped breathlessly.
“Here, watch this,” said Jessika. The square had been melting between her warm fingers for a moment, but now she held it up to run her tongue over and around the dark chunk. Around and around her tongue swirled, as she made oral love to it, watching her friend with a smirk.
Dee licked her lips as she watched, mesmerized … staring at the chocolate. Staring at her friend’s tongue. Jess popped it into her mouth, and Dee, still not smiling, just watched. Watched her lips as she chewed, the tongue that came out to lick the lips … Then her eyes moved to Jess’s chocolatey fingers.
With a sudden grab for her wrist, she sucked Jess’s fingers into her wet, warm mouth. Dee’s eyes closed and she shuddered a little as she tasted the chocolate. Waves of pleasure tremored through her body and she moaned, and kept sucking, working her tongue between the fingers, poking her fingernails into the back of her throat.
“Oh god,” Jessika breathed, open-mouthed at this performance. Dionne really looked like a zombie for the first time all night – heavy-lidded, dull-brained, drooling, and needy.
Having her best friend suckle on her fingers was sending warm tingles through Jess’s core. A fluttering in her belly … and lower …
“Hey … Hey Dee –“ she gasped, pulling her wet fingers back to grab the chocolate bar. She broke off a piece, then waved in front of her zombified friend’s face. Dionne’s eyes followed it back and forth, her mouth open slightly. Jessika put it between her own lips, holding it in place with her teeth, and smiled.
Dionne didn’t hesitate. She moved in, kissing her friend passionately. They bit the chocolate in half and each kept chewing and tasting while sucking on each other’s tongues, hands groping their clothing, their skin …
Jess’s hand pressed into Dee’s cunt.
Dee lifted Jess’s sweater to squeeze her breast.
Jess bit Dee on the neck, licking and sucking.
Dee hungrily brought her lips to Jess’s nipple, even as she squirmed against Jess’s insistent fingers.
Jessika pulled her tight little sweater and bra over her head, smiling.
Dionne pushed her friend back into a huge pile of leaves, and leapt on her, devouring her juicy tits, lifting her skirt, ripping off her panties, and diving tongue first into the first pussy she’d ever tasted. It was juicy, and warm, and delicious, and her mind swooned with flavor and desire and need.
Jess held her friend’s head in place, humping against her lips, knowing her turn was next, needing to give as much as she was receiving.
Dee growled like a werewolf.
Jess screamed like a banshee …
Later, as they rested in the crunchy pile of leaves – feeling like children, but not at all like children, resting from their play that was more than play – Dee stroked Jess’s hair as Jess cooed and smiled muzzily.
“That was amazing,” murmured Dee. “I’ve never felt anything like it.”
Jess looked up, kissed her friend’s mouth. “Let me take you home. I’ll sneak you into my bedroom for a while before you have to go home.”
Dionne bit her lip, thinking. Her boyfriend wouldn’t even miss her.
“We’ve still got some of that chocolate left,” Jessika sing-songed.
Dee grinned. “Deal.” And they helped each other out of the leaves and into their clothes, and walked off hand in hand, to enjoy more of this new treat they’d found … each other.
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letsgetrowdy43 · 1 year
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Say yes to heaven ☆—
This takes place from Christmas 2020 to the spring of 2021
Warnings: heavy making out, swearing, lmk if anything else :)
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The first part
Au Masterlist!!
It had been months since Honey and Quinn's summer of rendevous, the nights of secret-filled kisses and promises of a forever slowly withered away with time as the autumn months approached. On their last night together in Michigan the two of them sat down in her room at the lake house and talked about it all, from the break up to what they wanted after she was done school.
He'd asked her only one question that entire night "what do you want in your life?", it was simple really, but Honey was at a loss for words. How do you say 'the only thing I've ever wanted in my life is you' without sounding completely lost, like she needed to re-evaluate her entire being. But it was the truth, Quinn was really all she wanted, she had only ever pictured a life with him in it, where he was she would settle, it seemed so unworldy but it was something she'd decided long before everything got messy. Instead she settled for a quick "I dont know yet," leaving both of them disatified with the conversation.
The next morning regret of falling back into old habits hit Honey as she watched him pack up his bags and head to the airport, she missed him a lot more than she cared to let on, but this was how it was meant to be, longing for love on two different sides of the continent.
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Honey was asked to go with Team USA to the World Juniors to help with the media during her Christmas break, seeing as the pandemic had taken a hit on hockey at the time it was the only work she'd really been offered in a while so she took the opportunity.
Quinn on the other hand had been itching to see her, the moment he pulled into his driveway with Jack he expected to her be at his house along with her family waiting in their kitchen for family dinner as they usually did when they were finally altogether. He was gravely disappointed when he walked into his house to only see her parents and older brother on the couch, with no Honey in sight.
Honey's senior year had gonna by quicker than she'd anticipated, after Christmas it felt as if in the blink of an eye she was searching for a grad dress and searching for media jobs in the Michigan area. She also gave in to her curiosity and looked into jobs in the Vancouver area as well, pretending not to be upset as she job searched, fully knowing that there was and probably wouldn't ever be a set plan for her to move in with Quinn.
She and Quinn had yet to talk about if their futures aligned, she silently hoped that maybe he would ask her to get back together cause there was no one else out there for her, she knew that, but she wasn't going to be the girl to insert herself into his new life.
The night before her graduation she received a short message from Quinn saying sorry to her for not being able to make it to her big day, telling her how proud he was of her for accomplishing her dreams and wishing her well. She followed his text up with a quick thanks and a joke about him being a university dropout, then turned off her phone and cried in her room as she laid out her cap, gown, and dress.
Something about his absence felt suffocating, this was something she always pictured, and she had always imagined Quinn next to her during all of it. She remembers the end of their sophomore year and how hopeful they had both been in their relationship, it felt like a slap in the face, they were so naive to what the reality would be for their futures.
So now she sat in her bed, deep breathing as she tried to calm herself down to get a good night's sleep.
The next morning was hectic, getting up just as the sun began to rise to get her hair and makeup done, and her dress ironed along with every other small routine she needed in order for her morning to go as perfectly and smoothly as possible.
A quiet knock on her door startled her out of her anxious daze, she fixed the sleeve of her dress and opened the door to see a smiling Quinn in a suit. "You're here?" she said as she pulled herself into his chest, his arms wrapping around her as he held her for the first time in nearly a year. "You really thought I wouldn't make it?" "Yes, and I was mad at you for it" she laughed as she pulled away, her eyes tracing his face, thumb running over the growing beard, face seemingly more mature than the last time she had laid eyes on him, he looked really good. "I could hear the anger in your message," he whispered as his hands found solace on her waist before she allowed him to enter her apartment bedroom, and motioned him to take a seat on her bed.
She searched her room for her jewellery box, Quinn watched her brows furrow as she finally found it, his heart thumping in his chest as he grabbed the small box from his pants pocket. "Hun?" he whispered as she made her way over to him, she stood in between his legs as she put her last earring in, an awkward smile on her face as he stared up at her, "this is for you" he then pressed the small black box into her palm.
Nerves filling his stomach as she opened the tiny box, "you really didn't have to get me anything," she paused as she revealed a key, "is this?" "It's a key to my apartment, I know you said you didn't know where you were gonna end up after school, but a little selfish piece of me wants you all to myself in Vancouver," he mumbled as her gaze switched between the key and him. A grin grew on her face as she nodded, not ready to giving him a verbal answer just yet.
"Can I kiss you?" she asked lowly as she held the key in her hand, such a small thing that just changed the entire trajectory of her entire life. "Please," he mumbled, staring up at her with lustful eyes as she cupped his face as smashed her lips onto his.
His hands gripped her thighs as he pulled her forward and into his lap, "did I tell you how pretty you look today?" he pulled away and rested his forehead against hers. She shook her head and placed a kiss on his jaw, "did I tell you that I think the beard is hot," she grinned as his face broke out into a smile, his hand finding the back of her neck and pulling her down to kiss her again.
"I missed this so much," she said in between kisses, smiling at how careful Quin was, trying not to ruin her hair. He hummed, "m' never letting you go again," he whispered as his hands travelled down to her ass, making her laugh at the suprise contact.
"Guys!" Jack swung the door open to tell them that everyone was taking pictures, but screamed at the sight before him and slammed the door shut. "I'm not ready to deal with that," she whispered with a laugh as she looked at a wide-eyed Quiin, placing a kiss on his cheek as she got up off of Quinn's lap to flatten out her dress. "He should've knocked" Quinn shrugged and straightened out his tie, cheeks a cute pink hue as Honey took his hand and led him downstairs.
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thornnii · 9 months
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⎯ ☆ culture shocks
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genre: platonic, fluff wordcount: 2.6k pairing: platonic!pogues x gn!reader tags: british!reader, exchange student!reader, reader is staying with the heywards, you/yours pronouns / 2nd person pov, underage drinking & smoking, swearing, does not stick to canon/pre-canon summary: a collection of moments where reader experiences some sort of culture shock while in america notes: it was weirdly harder than I expected it to be to come up with ideas. may end up doing a part two at some point
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being a part of an extra-curricular exchange student program wasn’t something you’d always planned on doing, but with your english language a-level it was too good an opportunity to pass up. the only thing that put a damper on your excitement was the fact that you’d be going alone. it’s not that no one else in your class was taking part in the exchange student program, it was just unfortunate that you were the only one being sent to a small island called kildare on the east coast of the usa; it was quote-unquote “paradise on earth”. you were going to be staying with the heyward family. from what you were able to gather from the internet the outer banks was a string of barrier islands off the coast of north carolina and south-eastern virginia, a popular tourist destination, and seeing the differences in how the locals interacted with each other, along with how they interacted with tourists would be interesting and beneficial to your studies.
you finished packing up your suitcases, sitting on them as you zipped them up to try and squeeze in as much of your belongings as possible for this trip. the school only permitted two large suitcases and a carry-on bag for the trip, so it was vital to you that you packed everything you deemed essential for this trip to america; a brimming pencil case, at least two notebooks, your laptop, tablet, headphones, two different books, your journal, and anything else you could think of to keep you entertained during the 11+ hour fight. everything else that you wanted to take with you, such as half your wardrobe, your skincare and makeup supplies, and a plentiful supply of snacks, was distributed between your two suitcases.
at 8am the next morning, all students from your year were stood out at the front of school, waiting for the coach that would come and take you to the airport for your 10am flight. you hoped that there would be no delays. the coach ride was long and bumpy but being with your friends and classmates made it more bearable. you all went your separate ways at the airport, saying goodbye to each other and your teachers that had chaperoned the ride for the next few months.
your flight landed at 9:27pm at norfolk international airport and you were greeted outside the terminal by pope, who you’d started a penpal correspondship with as a part of the exchange student program, and an older man who you assumed to be his father. pope held up a large cardboard sign with your name painted, somewhat neatly, in bright colours. despite the slight feeling of embarrassment that swept through you, you couldn’t help the smile that appeared on your face. you walked over and greeted the pair, mr heyward offering to help you pick up your suitcases and load them into his truck.
the ferry ride from the mainland to the island didn’t take that long in comparison to your flight, but the jet lag seemed to make time feel as if it were crawling by instead. when you reached the heyward’s house, pope helped you to carry your luggage to the guest room that had been tidied up for your stay. unpacking took the better part of an hour with the occasional need for some rearranging, but finally all your belongings were safely stored.
pope introduced you to his group of friends the next day. there was jj maybank; a loud and boisterous blond, john b routledge; an easygoing brunette, and finally kiara carrera; a strong-minded beach lover even if she was technically from the rich side of the island, ‘figure eight’.
almost as soon as you’d opened your mouth to greet them, they’d begun asking about your accent. you explained about where you were from and therefore your accent which was followed by the dreaded “is that near london?” question, which you answered reluctantly. then jj was asking you about pronunciation, or rather he was asking you to say the ’stereotypically british’ phrases that floated around on the internet, such as ‘it’s tuesday, innit?’ and ‘a bottle of water.’. you had no idea if how you’d answered had been what he’d expected, but he seemed happy enough with your response.
something that seemed to surprise the pogues was the language that you used. obviously, the pogues were no strangers to swearing in conversation, but sometimes they seemed caught off guard by just how much you swore and the explicit words you used. more than once you’d have to explain to them how a lot of british language was based upon sarcasm and insults, even if they were meant in an affectionate or playful way.
such a moment was illustrated when you were on a call with one of your friends from england. it was noon back home so early in the morning in the obx; thankfully it was the weekend so you didn’t have to worry about any school related obligations. your friend was catching you up on events that had transpired since your departure, mainly gossip, and the pogues were curiously watching how you reacted to the news you were receiving. after one bit of slightly incredulous news you couldn’t help the retort of “that fat cunt!” slipping out. they all looked over at you shocked, but you hadn’t even noticed the looks your language had caused.
your call was over shortly after that, both you and your friend having other things that needed your attention. as you hung up the call, you finally noticed the expressions of your state-side friends. 
“what?” you breathed out in a sort of nervous-confusion.
“you just called someone a ‘fat cunt’.” Kiara said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
“ah, right. okay.” you realised what she meant. “I didn’t mean that in the way you think. like she is a cunt but she’s not fat. I meant ‘fat’ as in how much of a cunt she is, is fat.” you explained. you had no idea if they understood your explanation but you hoped they did, otherwise you were going to seem like a massive cow.
“gonna be honest, I always thought that calling someone a ‘cunt’ was more of an australian thing.” jj interrupted your thoughts. his words made you shrug, “the british too, i guess. especially if you live up north.”
a week passed. you were beginning to feel settled in at the local high school you went to with Pope, who had introduced you to the rest of his friends. pope had talked about some sort of bonfire party that would be held on the beach. it was gathering that all on the island were welcome to, ‘kooks’, ‘pogues’ and ‘tourons’ alike. picking up the colloquial language and customs were easy with how much the division of the upper and lower class penetrated the island, you already had nearly half a notebook full of annotations about the different language use. this congregation of everyone on the island was an academic opportunity too good to give up. though you’d probably just have to try and recall things from memory, taking a notebook wouldn’t really be fit for a party.
the bonfire was in full swing when you and the others pulled up to the beach in john b’s old vw camper van, lovingly referred to as the ‘twinkie’. there were a few kegs of beer strewn around the beach and a few dozen cigarettes were lighting up the still dark of the night sky like fireflies. music was playing from a pair of large bluetooth speakers, some random, probably pre-made, spotify playlist so loud that the bass pushed the thoughts out of your head. a group of people had created a dance area by the speakers, so close that it was almost impossible to hear the person next to you over the throbbing of the music. many were singing along to the music as they danced.
the dancing didn’t interest you to begin with, opting instead to grab one of the infamous plastic red cups, so often seen in movies, filled with a cheap beer. as you took a sip you felt an arm wrapped around your shoulders. in your peripheral you saw the blond mop of hair that belonged jj, the arm around you holding a burning joint whilst the other held a beer of his own. he noticed the scrunch of your nose as you sipped you drink, pulling the red cup away from your lips as though it had offended you, and laughed at the expression.
“what’s the matter? beer too cheap for you?” he asked.
“nah, it’s not that. beer’s weak is all.” you replied.
“weak?” he pulled back slightly as he asked, looking at you directly.
“yeah. what percentage is it? like a 2%?”
“dunno. probably something like that.”
“drunk stronger.” you shrugged and took another sip.
jj just watched with an impressed smirk. the two of you remained in a comfortable silence for a few minutes longer, sipping your respective beers and sharing the burning weed. you’d seen kie drag pope and john b to the dance area a few songs ago, but were now unable to identify them amongst the ever growing mass of dancers that had concentrated over by the speakers. just then you heard an all too familiar song intro. it had you straightening up, blocking out whatever jj was saying to focus on the song. you were half certain you had misheard, but no, without a doubt, ‘mr brightside’ by the killers was playing.
“holy shit, it’s mr brightside!” you all but squealed.
“mr what? what- where are you going?” jj yelled as you took off across the beach towards the music.
it had caught you completely off guard that mr brightside had started playing, despite the fact that you knew the killers were from la, mr brightside was such a classic british song, you’d hear at the pub, every school disco, year 11 prom, sixth form prom and any other opportunity where music could be played. you were yelling the lyrics from the top of your lungs by the time you’d reached the crowd. since the song wasn’t as popular in america as it was in england part of the crowd had dispersed and it was thanks to this that you were able to locate kiara, pope and john b so quickly. kie began singing and swaying with you to the music, behind her jj was running up and weaving through the remaining throng of people. the pogues smiled at your display of excitement, it showed how comfortable you’d become in the short time you’d been in the states.
you and the rest of the pogues were having dinner over at john b’s house, ‘the chateau’. everyone had agreed to chip in to help in one way or another; pope was providing the food in the first place from his dad’s store, kie was going to bring over her family’s slow cooker for the vegetables, jj was going to barbecue roast the lamb chops, and you were going to cook the potatoes. since it was a sunday and the rest of the ingredients were there, apart from gravy but you refused to go near american gravy, you decided to do roast potatoes. a make-shift sunday roast if you will. kiara didn’t take long with the veg, just under 20 minutes and you were only 5 minutes behind her with the potatoes. you and kie dished up the food you two had respectively prepared just as jj called through that the lamb was done. you and the others took your plates out to him to get dished up, kie taking her own plate as well as jj's.
you’d all decided to eat outside, and all though the others were used to the coastal humidity it still got to you during the evening where there was nothing to do, nothing to keep your mind off the blazing heat. basic conversation was flowing through the group as you ate your food until jj called out to you glanced in jj's direction and saw him practically inhaling his meal.
“christ jj, you don’t need to scoff your food that fast. it ain’t going anywhere.” you commented with a raised brow.
“I’m whatting my food?” jj asked, mouth full.
“first of all, swallow.” you waited until he complied before continuing, “second of all, I said that you were scoffing your food. when someone is trying to inhale their food, like eating without chewing.” you explained before your attention was taken away by something else you hated about the island’s warm climate; the inescapable onslaught of mosquitos.
“fucking midges.” you muttered, squashing the one approaching your food between your hands.
“what’s that?” kiara asked.
“hmm, oh it’s nothing, just complaining to myself about the midges, the mosquitos.” you clarified.
the conversation petered off into small nothings again until everyone was finished. you and pope were taking the plates inside as kiara cleaned up the slow cooker as best she could before having to return home with it. john b and jj followed the three of you in, john b saying to the room at large: “you three did a great job with the food.” jj clapped him on the back while you and kie gave your thanks over your shoulders.
“yeah, although I thought you were gonna do boiled potatoes?” pope asked you.
“was going to, but since it’s a sunday and the rest of the food is pretty much the same, thought I’d do roasties, felt like a taste of home having a sunday roast.” pope nodded, understanding that it was probably a comfort to your homesickness.
something that had caught you off guard the minute you’d arrived in america was the truth of how in movies or tv shows most people left their shoes on inside the house. it was more than likely that if you were to try that at home you’d get skinned alive by your parents.
the first time you’d stumbled upon this fact was when you arrived at the heyward's house on your very first night in outer banks. as soon as you stepped into the house in front of pope, who was helping you to carry in your belongings, you began to take off your shoes. pope noticed what you were doing and laughed under his breath at your actions, “you don’t need to take your shoes off, y’know.” you glanced at him and then down at your shoes, “it's a habit, I guess.” you shrugged.
another time that you were reminded of this difference was when you visited john b’s house for the first time. the floors at the chateau were rough and wooden, meaning that bare feet would be at constant threat of splinters if one was to take their shoes off. you’d gotten used to wearing slippers or just socks around the heyward house since their floors were laminated, but around the chateau it was safest to keep shoes on, no matter how innately wrong it felt.
in a way, not taking shoes off was beginning to grow on you, even if you would rather take that to the grave than admit it out loud. it saved time since the pogues were almost always on the move and staying outside more often than they were indoors. a downside was that it did make your feet feel kinda gross staying in shoes all day without a proper chance at breathing. another con was the production of blisters that appeared on your ankles from the constant wear.
it also meant that you were going through socks like wildfire. at least one pair a day, sometimes more if you went to the beach where clothing easily got soaked. you missed the laminated and carpeted floors of home where socks were only soaked from a downpour of rain.
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Chris Hartley hcs
Also requested by: @mountainashes
• He drives a Ford Ranger.
• He listens to a lot of dad rock like Nirvana or My Chemical Romance.
• One of the many reasons why he and Josh connected so much is bc he is Canadian (he moved to the USA the year they met)
• He doesn't have a good relationship with his father bc he treated his mother and his sister badly (he was a misoginist)
• He has an older sister named Amanda that is 10 years older than him. They have a really good relationship and she taught him to never hurt a girl (physically and/or mentally)
• His father is a software engineer and his mother is a writer.
• He's always willing to help elderly people cross the street or with their grocery bags.
• He is allergic to a lot of things, from common things like cats and almonds to weird ones like makeup.
• Chris is always cold like he wears plenty of jackets even in summer 😭
• He loves shooting and open-world games like Call of Duty and GTA. Also, he always skips cut scenes (much to Josh's dismay)
• He's really shameless but only around people he knows and trusts (unless he's drunk)
• He's the dad friend from the group.
• Also, he uses alcohol to gain more confidence to talk to girls (but ends up getting passed out before even trying it)
• He's very affectionate and loves giving hugs.
• You should never send him to get something alone bc he'll forget what he was looking for and will get something random instead and then remember again what he was looking for (like with the monk costume and the ouija)
• He goes on a daily basis to the gym bc he is prone to gain weight very easily.
• He also gains a lot of weight post-game.
• He has had a Minecraft-obsessed era, he loves Pokemon and loves going to arcades.
• He started liking Ashley in 10th grade.
• Loves gossiping and most of his meetings with Josh start with a "u won't believe what i've heard abt x"
Hope u liked it :)
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linnorabeifong · 7 months
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An Ask Game - I guess
Tagged by @l2bbocsstuff thank you so much very sweet of you to think of me.
QUESTIONS FOR PALS!
ARE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?: No and I wish they would’ve gone the traditional route and named me after someone. I have the world’s whitest most basic name 😂 so I get to be _______ Last Initial in my classes because there’s always girl with the same name as me. It’s a very stereotypical name too.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?: This morning, thanks mom. Also last Wednesday in front of a hundred people while on stage. I’m really fun like that. Imagine with my hair in a traditional Mexican style and wearing a huge yellow dress covered in ribbons and lace trim. ( I was wearing the regional dress of Jalisco ) . My face absolutely caked in makeup, wearing perfume. Equal parts Mexican doll and Easter egg. Sobbing. Full on. Makeup ruined. Tear streaks. In my defense my feet and my entire body were in pain, I was sleep deprived and I’d been running around dancing , doing costume and hair changes all night. So I think I earned a good cry.
DO YOU HAVE KIDS?: I’m eighteen, way too young for those.
WHAT SPORTS DO YOU PLAY/ HAVE YOU PLAYED?: I ran track, did socccer, gymanastics , and cheer. I’m a dancer ( yes dance is a sport) . It’s my third year as a Ballet Folklórico dancer.
DO YOU USE SARCASM?: No 🤍
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?: Hair
WHAT’S YOUR EYE COLOR?: brown
SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS: Happy endings real life is scary enough.
ANY TALENTS?: Ummm… I’m good at cooking and baking. Like I mentioned earlier I dance.
WHERE WERE YOU BORN?: 🎶 I was born in the USA 🇺🇸 🎵
WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES?: Hard to keep up with any lately. I write. Dance. Read. Play video games. Swim. Again bake.
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Am I wife material ? 👀
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DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS?: A dog ? He’s actually my sister’s and he is a bad boy. He unzips bags unlocks baby gates eats anything and everything. This morning it was an entire bag of chocolate so 🪦 him I guess. Here lies asshole. He’s cute and snuggly though. I spoil him.
HOW TALL ARE YOU?: 5”4’ short 😔
FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL?: Biology the dissections are fun.
DREAM JOB?: dermatologist because they make bank.
tagging: my beloved @wilcze-kudly,
@orangepanic @nyamadermont @wishingforatypewriter @ozais-lobotomist @appalesbian@dont-blame-it-on-the-kids @slowdissolve @chiefbeifongcanrailme @messymosaic @yellowsalt3 @oldandirrelevant @risingsoleil
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hresvelged · 30 days
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TOA Anniversary Munday
Celebrating TOA and the people who contribute to make our group what it is. Repost, don't reblog. Only fill in what you feel comfortable sharing! Happy anniversary, TOA! Here's to many more years spent together.
Credits to Neffi for making this!
Name: Tiff
Pronouns: she/her
Birthday (no year): December 2nd
Where are you from? What is your time zone? USA; Eastern Standard Time
How long is your roleplay experience? 12-ish years give or take some hiatuses I took and whatnot.
How were you introduced to roleplaying as a whole? I am pretty sure it was due to some friends I had in high school at the time lol. Ironically they wrote on Tumblr haha. I wrote short stuff on DeviantArt before that as one-shot things but we don't perceive that.
How were you introduced to TOA? I saw a promo post for it on Twitter. I was in a multi-fandom rp group writing 3H there at the time but I was intrigued at the idea of getting to interact with more Fire Emblem characters and having a new setting for my 3H muse.
Do you have any pets? No, but I used to have birds when I was younger.
What is your favorite time of year and why? (Season, holiday, general period) Fall because the weather starts to cool down lol. I also like the autumn cozy things.
What is your IRL occupation? Database Analyst.
Some interests and things you like/enjoy? Reading, listening to music, dance, cosplay, makeup.
What non-Fire Emblem games do you play? Persona, rhythm games (right now just Project Sekai but I used to be very big into Love Live), and I've enjoyed mystery series like Danganronpa and RainCode.
Favorite Pokemon type & Pokemon: I am saddened to say I know very little about Pokemon asFGHL but I am hoping to change this soon.
Tell us some funfacts and trivia about yourself! (Optional bonus challenge: if you filled this last year, try not to repeat what you said back then!) Hmm. I am left handed, I am one of the fastest typists at my job, and I have had a few ita bags over the years for various characters- Eli Love Live, Kanan Love Live, Makoto Persona 5, and I've started an Edelgard one lol.
How did you get into Fire Emblem? Three Houses was all over my Twitter feed when it came out and so I checked it out! The gameplay looked neat and the story seemed cool. And now I am here!
What Fire Emblem games have you played? I have played or watched playthroughs of Jugdral, the Archanea games, Awakening, Fates, Valentia, 3 Houses, and Engage.
First & Favorite Fire Emblem games: First: Three Houses. Favorite: Three Houses.
List your 5 favorite Fire Emblem characters across the series! Probably Edelgard, Celine, Dorothea, Flayn, and Ivy.
Who was the first character ever to make you go “ooh I like this one in particular” and why? Can be any context and reason! Edelgard lol! I went in 3H blind and I chose BEagles first because I liked her character and I was not disappointed.
Any Fire Emblem crushes? 😳 Hmm not really, but I think Alfred and Diamant are cool lol.
If you’ve played (or are familiar with) the following games, who was your first S support? Who would you S support nowadays? - Awakening: Chrom, still Chrom
Fates: I can't remember orz.
Three Houses: Edelgard, still Edelgard or maybe Hubert
Engage: Alfred, Alfred again or Diamant
Favorite Fire Emblem class? I've grown fond of the Armored classes over the years but I also like Gremory.
If you were a Fire Emblem character, what would be your class and stats? Would you be playable? I'd probably be a healer lol and average stats.
If you were a Three Houses character, what would be your affiliation? (Black Eagles, Blue Lions, Golden Deer, Church of Seiros, Those Who Slither in the Dark, unaffiliated civilian, other - for example Almyran) Black Eagles.
If you were an Officers Academy student, what would be your boons, banes and potential budding talent? Boons: Reason, Faith. Banes: Axe, Heavy Armor. Budding talent: Authority
If you were an Engage character, which nation would you originate from? (Firene, the Kingdom of Abundance; Brodia, the Kingdom of Might; Elusia, the Kingdom of Knowledge; Solm, the Queendom of Freedom; Lythos, the holy land of the Divine Dragon; Gradlon, the desolate land of the Fell Dragon) Firene is very pretty and I am slightly bias haha.
How do you pronounce TOA? 🤔(separate letters, to-ah, other?) To-Ah
Current TOA muses: Edelgard, Celine
Past TOA muses? Flayn, Annette, Dorothea, Elice, Yunaka. I think that's all.
If you have past muses, are there any you miss in particular? I enjoy them as characters but I don't want to write any of them right now. I prefer seeing them in other people's hands hehe.
Who was your first TOA muse? If you no longer have them, can you see yourself picking them up again? My first muse was Flayn and I don't see myself writing her again. I wrote a lot of stuff for her both here and the previous MFRP group I was in and I feel satisfied with that.
Do you believe you have a type of character you gravitate towards writing? (If you filled this out last year, has this changed in any way?) My muse type is still the same I think lol! I gravitate a lot towards stoic women- Something about these ladies having a lot of responsibility on their shoulders and, for some of them, a colder exterior but a kind heart.
Do you have characters or types of characters you don’t think you can handle writing, but wish you could? Male muses never stick for me in general. Aside from that, I'm not really sure, but I guess maybe characters who's designs are neat but I don't have their lore as well-grasped.
What kind of scenes, situations etc do you believe you enjoy writing the most? (If you filled this out last year, has this changed in any way?) I enjoy a mix of things! I like fluff as much as I like angst stuff- It depends on the muses and context. I like steering my muses towards certain arcs and I like them developing friendships as well as finding themselves in difficult scenarios.
Do you have any scenario in mind for your muse(s) that gets you thinking “man I hope I get to write this one day”? I'd like to write more AU's! The 3H timeskip AU and Fell Xenologue AU's are two off the top of my head. Otherwise, I hope to explore more of Edelgard opening up about herself and Celine developing more knowledge on surrounding lands.
Favorite TOA-related memories? I enjoyed Fantom Loews and KKE a lot as two lore events that come to mind! I also really have liked every Ethereal Ball interaction my muses have had. The more casual setting allows them to meet both old and new muses.
Present or past tense? I switch around but I've written more in past tense overall.
Normal size text, small text, no preference? I default to small text and bolded dialogue but I change it around sometimes and don't have a preference for other people when writing with me!
Got any potential muse delusions to share? 😉 Not really hahaha. I wouldn't mind trying another Engage character sometime but as to who, I don't know yet lol.
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Doing a "who's most likely to" thingy but the answers are based on my DR:)
Who's most likely to-
1. Get arrested?
Hotch and Spencer. (let's be honest, they would make amazing unsubs with minds like that)
2. Act on a crush?
Rossi. (he would not hesitate. Derek claims its him but if he actually likes someone he will panic and avoid talking to them)
3. Join the army?
Hotch. (it would be like going to the gym for him yk, wouldn't feel a thing)
4. Win the lottery?
JJ. (buys them for fun and habit cuz her mom used to buy those every once in a while, except she's lucky and has won 5k as a teen and a motorcycle when she joined the BAU (she sold it))
5. Be late to an event?
Derek. (would claim its because Pen took too long to do her makeup but its actually because he does everything last minute and keeps dragging out leaving the house)
6. Lose their phone?
Garcia. (she has at least 3 phones in her bag but somehow always forgets one when we go out, once used my phone to text Derek and he thought I was confessing to him)
7. Always carry a pen?
Rossi. (has one specific pen that he wont share and it's a obligatory part of his outfit)
8. Start a fire?
Emily. (exploded our microwave heating up a coffe, Hotch made her buy a new one and she's now banished from the kitchen, only uses when one of us goes with her)
9. Go surfing?
Derek. (it's a talent, didn't know he could surf until after his 30s)
10. Cheat on a test?
Honestly everyone but Spencer... (Reid would be too scared to cheat but knows the answers anyway. I imagine if it's a work test to see if they're able to work, everyone would know which answers they're supposed to give. Hotch and Rossi have and would absolutely manipulate those exams to be able to work)
11. Cheat on a partner?
Derek. (Before Savannah, wouldn't cheat physically but got bored of his gfs really fast and would think of others while they're together. Eventually made them broke up with him so he wouldn't be the bad guy, canon)
12. Talk in their sleep?
Spencer and Emily (Spencer just rambles inaudible words but Emily is full on weird random phrases, she tries not to sleep in front of the team or else they'll tease her for it, JJ has a notebook with things Em said when they shared rooms)
13. Get a weird tattoo?
Garcia. (look me in the eye and tell me she never got a badly made tattoo before she joined the team, I dare you. Has a butterfly and some weird unidentified object/animal on her back she got while drunk, she does not remember getting it)
14. Adopt a stray dog?
Garcia and JJ. (while I think none of them would adopt any animals because of work, I do see them taking care of the stray dog to later give them to adoption yk)
15. Become bald-headed
Derek and Emily. (Derek for obvious reasons and Emily because she would totally shave her head if someone dared her)
16. Blow all their money on a impulse buy?
Garcia and Hotch. (Garcia is also a obvious one but Hotch would totally spend a tone if he saw something Jack has mentioned before, wouldn't hesitate)
17. Have a million followers on social media?
Garcia and Rossi (I would totally follow her on IG and Twitter, and Rossi because of the books, maybe he even buys followers... marketing reasons)
18. Cancel plans at the last second?
Hotch. (Already did that, has no problems cancelling plans unless it involves Jack)
19. Throw a fit during a game of monopoly?
Spencer and Derek(Already did, refuses to play again, everytime Derek makes him remember he almost cries. Derek is a sore loser)
20. Sleep anywhere anytime?
Emily. (I mentioned before that she tries to not sleep in front of the team and she really does but not always succeed, plane naps are the best for her)
21. Be the first one to die during a zombie apocalypse?
Derek. (thinks he could survive and would try to prove, would die in his 3rd zombie. I would also say Spencer but he would probably be so disgusted by the zombies that he wouldn't even go out to fight them)
22. Be the next USA president?
Hotch and Rossi. (ppl told Hotch he could but he refuses to believe, thinks politicians are dirty and thats an offence to him. Before his retirement Rossi was extremely involved with politics, after he came back and changed his mentality he thinks the same as Hotch (besties))
23. Be a stand-up comedian?
Rossi. (italian jokes, has a notebook with jokes he's heard along the way)
24. Start their own business?
Also Rossi, and Emily (Rossi would open an Italian restaurant that plays jazz all night. Emily would open a bar, totally safe for women. Free tequila shots for the ladies every now and then, calls you a uber and has ppl to accompany you if you need help, banishment rule If guys are being 🤮🤮🤮, bathrooms are safe for trans and nb ppl)
25. Be my best friend forever?
Emily. (the absolutely greatest friend you could have. made her my kids godmother)
26. Become a professional gambler?
Spencer. (do I need to explain?)
27. Have more than 10 piercings?
Garcia and Emily (both have had their ears full pierced but took it all off when they started working, Pen still used some of them when we go out)
28. Leave everything and move to another country?
Hotch. (already did... would be angry at himself if it had to happened after he joined the team)
29. Lock themselves out of the house?
Garcia. (most of the times she's too drunk to even remember where her house is, the few times she remembered she also lost her key during the front yard walk to her door, called morgan and he found her asleep on the floor)
30. Become a nun?
JJ. (grew up in a extremely religious family, wanted to be one before her sister died.)
found the questions on pinterest, just search "most likely to questions"
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m-jelly · 2 years
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Learning to blossom - Chapter 1
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Pairing: Levi x Fem!Reader
Genre and tags: Romance, fluff, modern AU, Uni AU, confessions, tattooed Levi, drama, flustered Levi.
Fic concept: You and Levi fall in love after spending so much time together in lectures. As the two of you date, you experience a lot of firsts together such as this being Levi's first-ever relationship and you both are virgins. You face a lot of difficulties, such as a guy who won't leave you alone and spreads rumours about you. A few girls want to be Levi's girlfriend instead of you. A professor of yours seems to be a bit too handsy with you. You both go through different phases of your relationship during your three years at university such as getting a house with friends, graduation, what the future holds, and what you want in your relationship. You both grow together and throughout everything that happens, you love each other so deeply and stay strong.
Chapter: You meet Levi at a party and feelings spark away. You and Levi meet again in a lecture and hit it off. Levi saves you from unwanted advances again and takes you to lunch. You and Levi get closer to each other as sparks fly again. After a month of spending every day together due to doing the same subject as Levi, you both take the plunge and go with your feelings.
Notes: Due to my living in the UK, a lot of university life is inspired by the subjects I took and the life there for me and others. I will sprinkle a bit of USA university life in, but due to my knowledge and experience of that side being from movies and TV shows, I don't want to misrepresent it. Also, Levi plays a popular sport in the UK called rugby, I chose this because I know about it and know nothing about American football. Note for American readers, when I mention football I mean soccer for you. Hope all this helps! If you have questions place them in my comments.
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You were not too sure about this all, but your hallmates were adamant that you had to go. So, you were trying your best to dress nicely and put on some makeup. You were just going to go, socialise a bit and then go home. You just really weren’t in the mood for it all, but you needed to make some friends.
You perked up when someone lightly knocked on your room door. You opened it to reveal your neighbour across from you. Athena was so tall compared to you and had muscles too. She had a cheeky smile, always had plasters on her from cuts and her hair was a beautiful orange with the left side shaven and the right side long. She was a beautiful woman and could break anyone easily.
Athena grinned at you and leaned in your doorway. “Sup little cupcake. Woah, you look hot as hell. You aiming to impress?”
You gasped. “Is it too much?”
“Nah, cupcake. You look sexy.” She winked at you. “You’re bell of the ball. Maybe I should run off with ya.”
You giggled. “That’d be fun. Knowing you we’d get up to no good.”
“You’re right.” She shoved her hands into her baggy trouser pockets. “You ready?”
You hummed and checked. “Yeah, I’m good.”
She pointed to your bag. “You ain’t gonna need that. All the drinks are there. Unless you need it?”
You released a long sigh. “Call it a safety blanket.”
“Ah” she tapped the side of her nose “I get ya.” She stepped out of the way as you locked up your room. “You wanna grab coffee tomorrow and explore?”
You nodded and hummed in response. “Please.” You turned to Athena and smiled. “Hey, thanks for being so nice to me and supportive. It means so much to me that you’ve been a friend.”
She slung her arm over your shoulders and smiled. “Don’t mention it. You’re the only interesting person on this floor. The rest of these people are idiots.” She smiled. “You’re cool. You play games and you’re studying criminology.”
You blushed a little and smiled a bit at the annoyed-looking girls living in your hall as you passed. Athena told it like it is and didn’t apologise for anything. You felt safe with her, so you were more than happy to go to a party with her. You knew you were going to have a good time and at least there was someone to talk to. A lot of the time you’d go out with people and they’d just abandon you and you’d get lonely.
You winced a little at the heavy base music getting louder as you approached the halls filled with guys. You saw people hanging around outside the bottom floor halls, along with others sitting in windows. You felt your nerves seeping in as you got closer to the party. The closer you got, the more you didn’t want to be there.
Athena gave you a wiggle. “Cheer up cupcake. We’ll have a few drinks and then leave.”
You released a long sigh. “Yeah.”
She pulled you inside and past the crowded halls until you slipped into the communal kitchen. “Drink?”
You hugged yourself and nodded. “Sure.”
You looked around the room and felt a few stares. You felt as if you were meat up for grabs. You hated it so much. You noticed a guy with arched primed eyebrows, neatly tamed hair, sly eyes with an amber colour, and a thin smirk. He was handsome to most people and likely rich by the looks of his clothes. He was tall and lean with muscle and kept talking to the women around him that he was playing for the university football team.
You wrinkled your nose up in response and only felt irritated by him. You didn’t really want anything to do with a guy like him. You knew the type. He’d sleep around with as many women as possible and didn’t give a shit about them. You hated his kind and just wanted to keep to yourself. Guys like him equalled drama and you just wanted to have a nice three years at uni.
Your blood ran cold when he kept glancing over at you. You were beginning to panic and you were trying your best not to lock eyes. You glared at Athena, but she was still waiting to get drinks. You were slowly leaning towards full panic mode. You fiddled with your clothes as you felt him moving closer to you. You closed your eyes tightly and prayed to whoever was listening to help you.
“Tch, oi?”
You opened your eyes and gazed up at a man in a tight white top, leather jacket and tight black jeans. Your cheeks burned at his slightly tamed messy thick raven hair that was long on his neck. He had little earrings in his ears and you saw a bit of tattoo showing under his jacket. His grey-blue eyes were piercing as they took you in. You shivered when you saw how muscular he was due to his white top stretching over his chest.
He reached up and rubbed the lovely raven locks on the back of his neck. “You wanna come over to the side with my friends?” His cheeks burned a little as he got nervous. “So you uh don’t feel alone.”
You nodded. “Please. I just don’t want to be jumped on by some weirdo.”
He walked with you to the corner of the room where two people were hanging out. “I’m guessing you’re referring to the guy who has a rod up his ass? He’s Reuben and he’s on the university football team. He likes everyone to know. Tch, guys got a personality of football and law.”
You stopped walking and hummed. “He seems like an asshole to me.”
“He is.” He offered his hand. “Levi.”
You shook his hand and gave him your name. “My friend over there is Athena. We won’t be here long because I’d rather be at home wrapped up in a blanket.”
“Sounds nice. I’d prefer that.”
The woman next to him smirked. “He’d prefer to join you!” She offered her hand as Levi shouted at her. “HI! I’m Hange.”
You laughed and shook her hand. “Nice to meet you.”
She winked at you. “You too.”
The big blonde offered his hand. “Mike. Our friend Erwin couldn’t make it tonight, but he’d love to meet you.”
You smiled softly. “Nice to meet all of you.”
Athena strolled over. “Fuck me that took forever. Here you are cupcake.”
You took your cup and smiled. “Appreciate it.” You sipped your drink as everyone introduced themselves. You smiled at your new tall friends chatting away. You felt a gaze on you and noticed Levi kept looking at you. You smiled at him making him blush and look away. You tugged on Athena’s shirt and smiled. “I’m going outside for five minutes.”
Athena winked at you. “Sure thing. Text me if you need me.”
You waved to her and moved through the massive crowds until you got outside. You released a sigh and shook off your anxieties as best as you could. You ruffled your hair and looked around you. You glanced to the side to see Reuben was outside too. You turned away and groaned in annoyance. You pulled your phone out and checked it. You pouted a moment but someone walking over to you made you stiffen up.
You turned and stared up at Reuben. You wrinkled your nose up at the strong cologne coming from him. “Can I help you?”
He lit a cigarette and blew the smoke to the side away from you. “You looked lonely.”
You wafted the air around you. “Just needed fresh air, but you’re kind of making it not.”
He sucked his teeth a little. “My bad. I can’t smoke inside so I have to do it out here.”
You hummed as you stared at the cigarette between his fingers. “Maybe you should quit? It’ll be better for you and you won’t be messing with people’s nice air.” You coughed a little. “Plus, I’m pretty sure you shouldn’t smoke if you’re a footballer.”
He smirked at you. “You know I’m a footballer?”
“Well, it’s hard to miss when you’ve been telling everyone at this party.”
He chuckled. “You’re a spunky little thing, aren’t you?”
You let out a long sigh. “I don’t want to sound rude, but I kind of want a moment to myself.”
He flicked his smoke making the ash tumble. “Am I that bad? Come on, I’m a handsome guy. Just talk to me a bit.”
“No thanks.”
He moved closer. “Come on, let’s talk.”
“No thank you.”
He reached for you. “Come on-. AH! Ow!”
Levi had grabbed Reuben’s hand and bent it backwards causing the cry of pain. “Tch, she said no.”
Reuben winced. “All right! Now let go of me you animal.”
Levi released Reuben and stood between him and you. “Back off and accept the no.”
He chuckled a little and flicked his cigarette at Levi. It bounced off Levi’s incredible chest and dropped to the floor. “Whatever man. You can have her for now.”
“She doesn’t belong to anyone. Fuck, you’re a dick.” Levi flipped him off as the rich pretty boy walked away. “Fuck him.” He turned to you. “You okay?”
You nodded shyly. “Yeah.”
He pulled his leather jacket off and put it around your shoulders and revealed his left arm had tattoos on it. “I’m glad. Try and stay away from him. I know we all started uni a few days ago, but we’re all aware of him.” He blushed. “Not that I’m telling you what to do…”
You reached over and held his soft warm hand with rough parts. “Thank you.”
Levi blushed hard at the sweet contact. “Y-You’re welcome.”
You squeezed his hand and held it for a moment before releasing it. “You’re a nice guy. Thank you for your kindness.”
“CUPCAKE!” Athena ran over to you. “You all right? Do I need to break a face?”
You shook your head. “Levi helped me.”
Athena smirked at the man. “I appreciate it. There should be more guys like you.”
Levi cleared his throat. “I just…I wanted to help.”
Athena pulled you against her body and held you with one arm. “Thank you. You know, we might head back.”
You wiggled out of your friend’s arms and pulled the jacket off. “Here Levi, thanks.”
Levi took his jacket back. “Any time. Do you want escorting back?”
Athena shook her head. “I got this.” She waved and walked with you. “See you soon!”
You waved shyly to Levi. “See you soon.”
Levi waved to you. “Yeah, see ya…” He sighed and mumbled. “Hope so…”
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You gripped your bag strap and ran as fast as you could through the halls as you looked at the doors with the room numbers on. Your heart was racing and you were filled with panic at possibly being late for your first lecture. To be late on your first day was a nightmare for you. You could feel the lump in your throat forming ready for a cry.
You’d gotten up on time, but you had gotten distracted by some drama in your hall between some girls. You settled everyone down but realised you needed to get to the lecture fast. You hurried to lecture and realised you didn’t have your phone on you, so you stopped and thought if you should go back, but then you chose to keep going. Your lecture was more important than having your phone for the day.
You carefully pushed the door open and peeked inside the small lecture room that had only ten rows of seats. You blushed a bit when you saw people chatting and the lecture hadn’t even started yet. You hurried inside and walked up the stairs and down an empty row. You pulled your seat down and plopped yourself down as you sighed in relief.
“Tch, you’re late.”
You turned your head to see Levi was sat in the row behind you. “Oh, hello Levi.”
He leaned his chin on his hand and covered his mouth a little. “Surprised you’re here. You in the right place?”
You gulped hard. “Ethics?” You stared at Levi as his gaze bore into you. “Am I in the wrong place?”
Levi smirked behind his hand at how adorable you were. “You’re in the right place. This is ethics.”
You let out a long sigh. “Thank goodness. Jeez, you are a tease.”
“I like to joke around.”
You giggled. “You got me.”
He hummed as he studied you in your cute jumper. “What are you studying?”
“Uh, criminology.”
Levi blushed a little. “Same. Tch, means I’m stuck with you.”
You laughed. “I guess so.”
He frowned in thought. “Why were you close to being late?”
“There was some drama in my hall and I helped sort it out. However, it meant I was delayed and I forgot my phone.”
Levi hummed and felt a bit sorry for you. You were too nice for your own good, so he was thinking he needed to protect you as much as possible. He flicked his gaze around the room to see Reuben casually walking in and had his eyes on you. Levi needed to act. “Mind if I sit next to you?”
You shook your head. “No, I don’t mind.” You squeaked when Levi jumped over the seats and sat next to you. “Oh wow.”
He grabbed his bag and put it next to him. “Tch, thanks.”
You got what you needed out and smiled at Levi. “So, what are your plans?”
“For today or life?”
You blushed as you felt embarrassed. Levi was too hot for his own good, he was funny and rather kind. "I uh...I meant...well...”
He pulled his leather jacket off and sighed. “Well, for today I just have this lecture and then later I have training.”
You perked up at his words. “Training?”
He rubbed the back of his neck as he blushed. “I play rugby.”
You gasped in delight and shuffled closer to Levi. “You play rugby? That’s so cool! I enjoy watching it and played a bit in secondary school.” Your cheeks burned. “Oh, sorry I’m getting a bit…sorry…I’ll be quiet.”
Levi frowned at your response. “Why?”
You cleared your throat. “I was told once that I talk too much.”
He shook his head. “Tch, don’t listen to that piece of shit. You’re perfect.” He inhaled quickly and blushed hard. “I uh…what I mean is…”
You reached over and placed your hand on his. “Thank you.”
He gulped hard and squeezed your hand back. “You’re welcome.” He looked up to see Reuben moving over and taking a seat in front of you. “Tch, what do you want?”
Reuben smirked at Levi. “Simply taking a seat in front of my new friends.”
“You’re not my friend.”
Reuben narrowed his eyes at Levi before turning his head to you. “What about us? We’re friends, right?”
You clenched up a little. “I ah.”
Your professor entered the room and introduced himself. He asked all of you to refer to him by his first name from now on. He smiled and looked at everyone. “Now, I know the first weeks of university are a bit awkward. So, I want you to make friends. I want you to have a study and work buddy. The person next to you will be your partner for the rest of the semester.”
You looked over at Levi and felt bad. “Sorry, you’re stuck with me.”
Levi covered his mouth with his hand and hid his smile. “Don’t be sorry. I’m happy to work with you.”
“Really? I’m glad.”
Reuben raised his hand. “I think our class isn’t even. So, could I join a pair?”
The professor sighed. “I suppose. Pick anyone.”
He looked at you. “These two. I’ll work with them.”
“All right! Now we have our groups, let’s get to the lecture.”
You made notes as your professor chatted and informed you what the plans were for the semester. You sat there for a while and enjoyed yourself, you were looking forward to your three years at uni. You glanced over at Levi now and then and saw he was transfixed by the lecture as well. You’d both blush when you caught each other’s gazes.
Near the end of the lecture, you huffed a bit causing Levi to look over. “I’m hungry.”
Levi leaned over and whispered back. “Hungry?”
You nodded. “I was planning on bringing like a little bag of snacks with me, but I got so sidetracked with the girls that I just…” You hugged yourself. “I need food.”
“Did you have breakfast?”
You pouted a little. “No…you gonna tell me off?”
He shook his head. “No, why would I? I didn’t have breakfast either.” He blushed hard. “Do uh…”
Reuben turned to you as the lecture ended. “You, me and a lunch date.”
You strained a smile. “I ah…well…”
He looked your up and down and smirked. “You will be having the salad and water, of course, nothing else. What do you think?”
“I’m not hungry.”
“You’re not?” He tilted his head and eyed you again. “Really?”
You hugged yourself a little. “Y-Yeah.”
He hummed and pulled his phone out. “How about I get your number then?”
You packed your things. “I don’t have my phone on me.”
“Look, if you aren’t interested and don’t want to, just say. Don’t lie and beat around the fucking bush. God, you women can be frustrating.”
Levi growled. “She forgot her fucking phone. She was late to this lecture because she forgot it. I bet you were late because you were busy kicking out that girl you took back to your room last night!”
Reuben went white. “I…you…you’re a dick.”
You stood up with tears in your eyes. “I’m…bye.” You ran off away from both men. Levi was wonderful, but Reuben was so judgemental. You leaned against a wall and wiped your tears. “Fuck.” You heard someone getting closer to you. You sniffed back your tears and smiled at Levi. “Hey, Levi.”
Levi leaned his side against the wall and shielded you from others. “You hungry? I want to eat something massive. We can go for ramen, dim sum, tacos, sushi, burgers or pizza.” He frowned. “No fucking salads, okay? I don’t care much for them.”
You sniffed and laughed a little. “That sounds nice.”
“I’m going to be eating a lot, so I need an eating buddy.”
You cleared your throat. “I can do that.”
He pushed from the wall. “I’m letting you choose this time, but next it’s my choice.”
You walked with Levi through the halls and out of the building as you thought. “How about sushi?”
“Sounds great.” He put his hands in his pockets and walked with you across campus to the sushi place. “This will be my treat.”
You sat down next to the little conveyor with sushi on. “Treat? Oh, but I can pay.”
Levi grabbed some sushi off the belt and ordered some tea for two. “You’ve just had a shitty conversation that made you cry, so I want to cheer you up.” He blushed a little. “You don’t mind, do you?”
You shook your head. “No, I don’t mind. I’ll accept this nice offer.”
“Good.” He waited for the tea to be put down before pouring you a cup. “Go ahead, grab the sushi you want.”
You hummed as you looked at went past and grabbed a few things. “Thanks.”
Levi ate in silence for a while before speaking to you. “Why did you lie to him?” He gulped when you locked your pretty eyes with his. “About being hungry. Most girls have been falling all over him.”
You shrugged. “I just got this vibe from him. When I first saw him I knew he was the type to sleep around, brag about it and spread rumours. I just want my time at uni to go well. I don’t want drama and he’s like drama central.”
He wiped his mouth and hummed. “I couldn’t agree more. A nice relaxing time at uni would be good.” His cheek burned as he went for it. “So, how is your boyfriend coping? You know with you being here?”
You laughed as you poured two new cups of tea. “I have no boyfriend, but it’s cute of you to think. I’m single and no, I’m not recently broken up either. It’s been like a year since my last relationship.” You downed some of your tea. “What about you?” You saw Levi’s cheeks burn bright red. “Levi? Have you never been in a relationship?”
He groaned and looked away from you. “Is that bad?”
You shook your head. “No! No, there’s nothing wrong with it.”
He released a long sigh. “I just…I have a single mother and we’ve never had much money, so I often worked part-time while studying at school. I was so focused on helping out that I never got the chance to date.”
“Well, you’re a handsome guy who is smart, kind, funny and caring. I know for sure you’ll find a lovely…” You stared at Levi for a while.
Levi flinched a bit. “Girls, I like girls.”
“Just checking.” You cleared your throat. “Anyway, you’re the total package. Any woman will be lucky to date you.”
He hummed and looked at his sushi. “Thanks. M-Maybe I’ll g-give dating a chance here.”
You blushed a little. “It’s getting a bit late and you have training. I’m taking too much of your time.”
“You’re not taking up my time, but yeah I do have training.” He stood up and paid for lunch.
You hurried next to Levi and walked with him. “Hey, so could you escort me back to my room?”
Levi blushed at the thought. “Sure.” He put his hands in his pockets and walked with you. “Are you warm enough?”
You nodded. “Yeah.”
He hummed a little. “Good.”
You smiled at Levi. “Why don’t you tell me a bit about yourself.”
Levi perked up and started talking about his mother, his two friends back at home, his friends that came to university with him, his past rugby teams with schools and the things he was into. You both discovered you had a lot in common and you made each other laugh. Your chat went so nicely that when you got to your room Levi walked in and you offered him a seat at your desk.
Levi looked over at your tv and gaming set-up. “A nerd, huh?”
You blushed. “A bit.”
He hummed and smiled a little. “I could never afford my own, but I would play on one at my friend’s place.”
You grabbed your phone that had been charging this whole time. “Well, if you ever want to play games again, you can come over and play something.” You blushed. “Th-That’s if you want to.”
Levi gave you a tiny smile. “That’d be cool.” He looked at the phone in your hand. “Can I have that?”
“Huh?”
He reached towards you. “Your phone.”
You looked at your phone. “What about it?”
He blushed. “I ah…I got this wrong. Let me word this better.” He cleared his throat. “C-Could I-I have your n-number?”
You smiled. “Yes. Oh, wait!” You unlocked your phone and changed your lock screen and background picture to not be a character you simped for. “Here.”
Levi took your phone and added his number. “Thanks.” He gave you his phone. “Only add your number if you want to.”
You tapped your number in and saved it to his phone. “There, you have my number.”
He took his phone and blushed hard. He waited a bit as he processed his feelings. He was nervous but relaxed. He was excited but calm. You made him feel so many things and he wasn’t sure what to do with himself. He looked up at you and blushed hard at how cute you were. He ruffled his messy hair as he tried to think of something to say to you. He frowned when his phone pinged to see you’d texted him. He opened the text and smiled at the little emoji you sent him.
Levi hummed a laugh. “Thanks.”
You blushed. “So, do you want me to walk you to your training?”
Levi stood up. “Ah, no I can walk there.”
You stood up and gazed into his wonderful steel-blue eyes. “I’ll walk you out then.”
“S-Sure.” He walked at your side as girls in your hall watched. Levi thought it was because of the stern look he had that people were staring at, but really it was because he was a muscular bad boy. He stopped by the outer door and turned to you. “I’ll see you in lectures tomorrow.” He gulped hard. “T-Text me?”
You nodded. “I will. When does training end?”
“In about two hours.”
“I’ll text you then.”
Levi waved to you and walked towards the locker rooms. He frowned when his phone pinged again. He looked down and smiled at your text saying good luck at training. Levi felt his heart flutter and worked extra hard during his practice because you gave him a spark. After he was done you texted him again asking if everything went well. He texted you right back with a gentle smile on his face.
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Athena smirked as you sat on her bed smiling at your phone. She was happy that you’d been at university for a month and you were smiling happily at something. “You texting Levi?”
You dropped your phone and blushed hard. “N-No.”
She hummed a laugh. “I don’t know why you two haven’t been on a date yet. He takes you out to lunch after lectures.”
You released a long sigh. “He’s been busy with practice and training. So, all his free time is gone.”
“Oh and he spends all the time he does have with you! So romantic.”
You groaned a little. “It’s not like that…he’s just…he’s nice and we both do criminology. It’s just that.” You nibbled your lip as your bad thoughts seeped in. “Besides, he wouldn’t be interested in a girl like me.”
Athena turned her chair around and glared at you. “You really have no clue how cute you are, do you?”
You gulped hard. “I just…I don’t know…”
She stood up and smiled. “I think you need a drink. Why don’t you ask Levi if he’s free and we’ll all go for a drink?”
“But.”
She leaned down and looked you in the eyes. “I’ll be there. We’ll make it a group thing and it’ll mean you’re not alone and you can relax a little.”
You nodded and picked up your phone. “I’ll text him.”
“Nooo, you’ll call him.”
You gripped your phone tightly before selecting Levi’s name. “Okay, I’ll call.” You dialled Levi as your heart raced in your chest. “H-Hi Levi?” You winced at your voice catching. “Sorry, so umm…are you free?”
Levi walked around the locker room in just a towel as his friends laughed and shouted. He ruffled his hair and felt his heart race at your cute shy voice. “I’m free. I just finished practice. Are you okay?”
“I’m great.” You nibbled your nail. “I uh…how was practice?”
Athena smacked your arm a few times and angrily whispered. “Ask him damn it!”
Levi walked to a quiet spot. “It went well, thanks.”
You smacked Athena back. “Do you have any plans tonight?”
Levi’s cheeks burned red. “N-No. I-I don’t.”
You locked eyes with Athena as she mouthed to you what to ask. “Well, how about we go out for drinks? You know, all of us?”
Levi looked at his friends and winced a little at how annoying some of them might be, but he also really wanted to spend time with you outside of uni. “Sure. We’ll meet you at the university-run bar in about an hour.”
You gave Athena a thumbs up making her dance around her room and shake her bum in your face. “Great. We’ll see you in an hour.” You ended the call and flopped against the bed. “This is a disaster! I don’t know what to wear!”
Athena rubbed your back. “It’ll be okay cupcake.” She slapped your bum hard making you scream. “Come on sexy! Let me help you out.”
You sat up and huffed. “Fine, fine.”
She yanked you against her buff frame and grinned. “Let this stylish nerd dress you!”
You let your computer science nerdy friend drag you out of her room and into yours. You watched her rummage through your wardrobe until she grabbed the things she wanted. “I’m not sure about that dress.”
“What’s wrong with it?”
“It’s a bit revealing with the boobs.”
She walked up to you. “You have incredible boobs. So, flaunt them.”
You released a long sigh. “Okay. I’ll trust you.” You changed into the dress and you blushed a little. You picked thigh-high socks instead of tights and a nice little cardigan. “This okay?”
Athena purred at you. “Looking like a little cupcake I wanna eat.”
You blushed. “Athena…”
She hummed a laugh. “Trust me. If I wanna devour you then Levi totally will.”
You grabbed your bag and sighed. “Are you changing?”
“Nah, I’m good. You’re the one who should impress.”
You blushed and walked with your friend. “You think he’ll like this?”
She put her arm around you. “I think he will love it so much he’ll kiss you.”
“A-Ah no! I d-don’t think so.” You walked outside with her and towards the bar. “He’s probably not into me. I’m just a friend to him. We sit next to each other in every lecture. We get lunch every day.” You saw Athena grinning. “Friends do all that!”
“Uh-huh. Oh, and friends totally drop everything to text you back too even when they’re busy.”
You sighed as she opened the door. “I really think you’re reading too much into his actions.”
“So why is the grumpy guy smiling and waving?”
You blushed as Levi stood in a booth with a gentle smile as he waved to you. You waved back as your heart throbbed. “He’s cute.”
Athena pushed you along. “You two are cute together. Just go for it, okay?”
You nodded and moved over to Levi and his three friends. “Hey.” You smiled at another tall blonde. “You must be Erwin! Lovely to meet you finally.”
Erwin shook your hand. “You too. I’ve heard so much about you.”
Levi blushed hard. “Tch, oi eyebrows, stop.”
You giggled. “Well, it’s nice to meet you.”
“Can I get you a drink?”
You nibbled your lip. “I’ll get it.”
He put his arm around you. “Let me treat you.” He blushed and locked eyes with a grinning Athena. “Can I get you something?”
Athena held her hands up. “I’ll get mine. I just want to chat with your friends for a bit.”
Levi gulped hard as he took you all in. He thought the dress looked incredible on you. “You uh…you look cute.”
You smiled a little as your heart fluttered in your chest. “Thank you.”
Levi moved you to the bar. “What would you like?”
You blushed a little and looked at the menu. “I uh…a cocktail? I’ll have the pina colada.”
Levi nodded. “Can I get a pina colada and a black Russian?”
You smiled as the bartender made the drinks. “I like white Russians.”
Levi looked down at you. “They’re pretty good. So, you like cocktails then?”
“I do.” You frowned a little. “Didn’t think you were a cocktail drinker.”
“I am. That bad?”
You shook your head. “No, it just means I have someone to take with me to a cocktail bar.”
He smiled a little. “I’d be happy to go with you.”
“Awesome.” You gazed at Levi as he blushed. “You have a mark on your cheek.” You reached over and lightly touched his cheek. “Are you okay?”
He hummed in response. “I’m okay. I got knocked by someone’s elbow.”
You moved closer and gasped. “It must hurt. Have you put anything on it?”
Levi blushed at you worrying about him and tending to him. “I ah…yeah. I put some ointment on it.” He leaned his cheek against your hand. “Thank you for worrying about me.”
You smiled a little as your heart raced. “How can I not worry? You’re important to me.”
Levi’s eyes widened. “I am?”
The bartender put the drinks down. “You two are a cute couple! What a lovely thing to see!”
You grabbed your drink. “Th-thank you.”
Levi blushed at you not denying anything. “Y-Yeah, thanks.” He cleared his throat and paid before walking with you back to the booth. “After you.”
You slipped in first and pressed up against the wall. You blushed as Levi sat next to you. You fiddled with your glass as everyone chatted. You joined in a bit but all you could focus on was Levi’s warm body next to you and the wonderful lemon scent that was drifting from him. You looked over at him to see he kept looking down at you.
You moved your gaze to his lap to see his left hand resting on his thigh next to you was clenched and twitching, almost like he wanted to do something but stopped himself. You took in a deep breath and bit the bullet. You reached over with your right hand and placed your hand on Levi’s. You blushed when he flinched at your touch, so you pulled your hand away.
Levi had been desperate to hold your hand this whole time. Your smell was intoxicating and sweet. He was so flustered by you and wanted so badly to hold your hand. He flinched when he felt your feathery touch on his hand. He saw you looked embarrassed and sad at his reaction. He panicked at possibly losing his chance. He reached for you and grabbed your hand before you pulled away for good.
Levi blushed as he held your wrist tightly. He felt like a deer in headlights. He ran his hand down your palm and then entwined his fingers with yours. He gave you a side glance to see you were smiling with an adorable blush on your cheeks. He gave your hand a little squeeze before running his thumb over your skin. He felt soothed by your touch even his heart was racing just a little bit.
Erwin and Athena got the drinks for everyone due to being sat at the end of the booth. You passed your card down when needed. Levi paid mostly for your drinks, but you managed to twist his arm and let you pay. Eventually, you needed the toilet and Levi said he did too. He let go of your hand and walked with you to the toilets. When you left Levi was waiting for you and looked a little nervous.
You smiled as you approached him. “You okay Levi?”
He nodded and rubbed the back of his neck. “So uh…about the umm hand holding…”
You blushed as you played with your dress. “R-Right.” You looked up as Levi leaned closer to kiss you, but you both ended up banging your heads. “Ow.”
Levi rubbed his head. “Tch, shit s-sorry.”
You giggled. “It’s okay.”
“I was trying to kiss you and fucked up.”
You blushed. “You wanted to kiss me?”
He stopped rubbing his head and blushed. “Y-Yeah.” His eyes darted around as the nerves seeped in. “I uh…I like you. I like you more than a friend. I-I’ve never liked someone as much as this before, so this is all new to me. A-All I know is I want to be your boyfriend a-and spoil you, t-take care of you, h-have a lot of firsts with you a-and um…just be with you.” He held his hands up. “O-Only if y-you want to.”
You walked up to Levi and held his hands. You squeezed them tightly and smiled softly. “I like you more than a friend too. I would like to be your girlfriend if you’ll have me.”
“I would really like that.”
You giggled. “Well then, I guess we’re a couple.”
He hummed a laugh as he lightly smiled. “I want to do this better, so…may I kiss you?”
You nodded shyly and leaned up to him. Your lips softly grazed his causing a tingle to begin in your lips. You shivered at his warm breath against your sensitive skin. You hummed as he kissed you gently, as if he was a bit scared you might break or run. When Levi realised you wanted this, he pressed his lips against yours with more purpose.
He tilted his head to the side and released your hands. He slowly slid his hands along your back and tugged you against his muscular body. You ran your hands up his chest and clung to him a little bit. He felt his heart race in his chest at kissing you. He’d never really kissed anyone before except for when a random girl kissed him when he was a kid, but he’d never had a real kiss. You were truly his first in everything.
You felt so adored in this kiss. It seemed so innocent but with a hint of desire. You felt truly cared for by this sweet man. He might have looked like he was a beast of a man, but really he was a sweet stuttering sweetheart who’d barely had romance in his life. You felt so much love from this man. You felt special and you knew you were going to do everything in your power to treasure this adorable bad boy.
You pulled from Levi’s lips and blushed a little. “Wow.”
Levi sighed. “You can say that again. That was my first real kiss.” He gripped your waist. “W-was it okay?”
You nodded. “It was more than okay! It was perfect.” You nibbled your lip. “Do…do you still want me? I mean, a kiss can change things.”
“I really want you.” He tapped his forehead against yours. “I-I want to take you on a d-date. I-I was thinking this S-Saturday? I uh have n-no practice.”
You smiled. “I’d love that. Oh, um…could I come to practice sometimes? I would like to watch.”
Levi groaned as his heart was close to bursting in his chest at how adorable you were. “Y-Yes. You can come.”
“Thank you.” You hummed a laugh. “I can’t wait to watch. I will come to your matches as well.”
“You’ll be my lucky charm.”
You laughed a little. “I don’t know about that.”
He held your hand and walked with you back to that table. His friends and Athena noticed the hand-holding but never said a thing about it and let you be. You all joked and laughed together and had a few more drinks before you decided to make the five-minute walk back to the halls. Levi waved to his friends and took you to your room.
Athena leaned against her door opposite yours. “Night you two! Don’t do anything I wouldn’t doooo.”
You blushed a little as she fell into her room. “I’m sorry about that.”
Levi ruffled his hair. “My friends will rip into me when I get back.”
“Ah, I’m sorry.”
“Don’t be” he leaned against the door and smiled at you “they’re happy for me most likely, they’re just a joking bunch.” He blushed when you gave him a little peck on the lips. “Ah…uh…thank you.”
You blushed. “Kiss of courage.”
“I feel brave already.”
You hummed a little laugh. “Thank you for walking me back. You didn’t need to.”
He reached towards you and shifted your hair. “I wanted to.”
“I should walk you to the door.”
“Oh, but I walked you to your room door.”
You held his hand. “Maybe I want to spend more time with you.”
He led you to the door out of the hall and smiled. “I’m glad.” He stopped by the door. “Tch, this damn hallway should be longer.” He turned to you and kissed you. “I’ll text you.”
You nodded. “I’d like that. We uh, have lectures tomorrow, so I’ll see you tomorrow.”
He squeezed your hand before releasing it. “See you tomorrow.”
You waved to him. “Bye.” You hummed a laugh when he didn’t leave. “Levi.”
He leaned closer. “Sorry, one last kiss.” He kissed you and smiled. “Better. Okay, see you.”
You waved to him and watched him go down the stairs to the outside door. “Bye.”
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♡ DISCLAIMER: this story deals with heavy, dark, and triggering themes. warnings will be included on each chapter. this story is 18+, minors do not interact. (also i can not guaranteed my timeline is exactly right but i am doing my best)
♡ DISCLAIMER: i am incapable of writing songs so reader's music will all be from noah kahan's stick season. songs used in each chapter will be linked at the beginning, and the character is inspired by the story he creates throughout the album.
♡ WARNINGS: mentions of alcoholism, death of a sibling, death of a parent, allusions to domestic abuse, mentions of murder (nothing more than what is shown in tlou), break-up, mentions of terrorism/bombings (just briefly, nothing intense), mentions of infected
♡ fem!musician!reader x ellie williams (eventually)
❥ part one
Burlington QZ, Vermont, 2021
Standing over your own mothers body was not something you had planned on. Especially not on your way out of the QZ, running from the bombers who had shown up. You felt guilty more than you felt sad. Part of you was screaming, 'finally! I don’t have to parent my own parent anymore!', while the other part of you was six years old, sitting on the edge of a broken bed, being held by your mom as she read you a story. Her face was bruised, but you didn’t know what from. You just knew you heard the door slam when dad left. The bottle by her bed had not been touched in days. Even at six years old, you knew the liquid by her bed was bad for her, even if you didn’t know why.
You only stopped for a second to grieve your mother, before following the crowd out of the QZ, clutching your beat up journal to your chest with one hand, and pulling your little sister along with the other. It was all you had as you escaped, moving to the next place you could call home for a little bit, just as you had done when you arrived in the Burlington QZ. Except that time, it was your mother cradling in her arms your sister as you ran. Part of you was going to miss Vermont. Part of you was always going to be in Vermont.
Middle of nowhere, USA, Early 2023
You couldn’t help but smile as you shoved the clothes that were strewn about the floor into your bag. This mall had been loaded with things, almost never raided. There was clothes, accessories, shoes. Sure, you should probably be grabbing supplies, but there were plenty of supplies in the town. That was her job, she kept you safe. She kept you safe, and, in return, all she asked from you was for you to love her. To cherish her.
It was almost like you two were grown-ups. Living together, taking care of your little sister together. It was the closest thing to bliss a 16 year old could come to in an apocalypse. It was all you could ask for. Everything about her molded perfectly together with you, as if she was made for you. She was everything you’d ever wanted, wrapped into one 18 year old girl. Your life with her was perfect.
Until it wasn’t.
You brought the bag home, throwing it on the table to start sorting through your haul. It was stupid to any outsider. You’d been ridiculed many times, told your focus wasn’t where it needed to be. But collecting these things brought you joy, and that was enough for you to keep collecting all of your things. Clothes, shoes, old makeup, accessories, nail polish. You loved it and refused to feel ashamed about it.
Middle of nowhere, USA, Late 2024
The snowed was piled around your feet, almost standing toe-to-toe with her. “You killed her?” Your voice was jaded, angry.
It was unfair. In all sense of the word, it was unfair. It was unfair to her, blaming her for making the correct decision in a life or death situation. It was unfair to you, hurting because your little sister was dead. And it was unfair to your little sister. Unfair that she never had a chance after the infected sunk its teeth into her collarbone. Unfair that she was forced to grow up in this shithole of a world.
She followed you, explaining the situation as you stormed through the house. You shoved as much as you could in a bag, wanting to get as far away from her as possible. As far away from this place as possible. You wished you could say that what she was saying was going in one ear and out the other, but it wasn’t. It wasn’t even reaching your ears. It was filling the room, evaporating with the memories you three had shared in your makeshift home.
A home you’d never see again.
Jackson QZ, Wyoming, 2026
“Thank you, for all of this.” You couldn’t help but express your gratitude as you sat down your bag and guitar case. They brushed you off, saying it nothing. Maria and Tommy had been nothing but good to you since they found you. “You’re sure it’s okay here?” She asked, smiling sadly at you. You nodded, “it’s wonderful. Thank you guys.”
When they left the house was oddly quiet. Even with being alone, wandering all this time, you hated the quiet. That’s the only reason you’d lugged around the guitar case. Since you’d found it, wherever you went, it went.
You picked it up, moving to sit on the couch that came with the place they were letting you stay in. You strummed the familiar chords of a song you couldn’t bring yourself to ever finish writing.
“Air in my lungs, ‘til the road begins,” you started singing to yourself, “as the last of the bugs, leave their homes again,” the tears started to fall, “and I’m splitting the road down the middle, for a minute, the world seemed so simple.”
Jackson QZ, Wyoming, 2027
“Just like all the other ones, I wrote this one about a life that doesn’t exist for me anymore. This is stick season.” You introduced the song, strumming on your guitar. You began singing, closing your eyes and getting lost on the music. You heard a few voices singing along, as this was a town favorite. You opened your eyes and smiled as almost everyone in the bar sang the line, “Doc told me to travel but there’s infected on the place.”
You continued into the chorus, eyes closing again. They didn’t open until you heard the door and a group of people cheer. Your eyes followed the crowd, landing on who you thought was Joel Miller. He was with Maria and Tommy. The rest of the group was strangers, but you'd heard plenty of people talk about Joel. His resemblance to his brother also grabbed your attention. Maria shot you a smile and wave. Your eyes fell on the pale teenage girl with him, taking note of how pretty her curious, wide eyes were.
Your eyes closed again after taking her in, “So I thought that if I piled something good on all my bad, that I could cancel out the darkness I inherited from dad…”
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