#nicholas clark x reader

[blackynsupremacy]

JUST HIM

big, muscular men that act embarrassed when they’re referred to as “baby boy”, “pookie”, or “stink stink”, but they lowkey eat that mushy shit up. they can’t help, but to freeze and blush because at first they think you’re teasing, but in actuality, you call them that because underneath that hard, toned muscular exterior they’re just a big cinnamon roll when it comes to the people they care about, including you. you see their heart truly for what it is. you see him. not the actor, not the superhero, not the god, nor the mythical creature. just him.

[oletus-writer]

Joseph, Ithaqua, and Keigan with a hunter s/o that’s like 5’2 (maybe slightly under) and is ready to beat anyone’s ass despite their height? Would probably win too

I’m excited for my first Keigan request! Unfortunately, I have not put Ithaqua on my masterlist and do not intend to write for him, so I’ll have to substitute.

Joseph, Keigan, Eli x reader who is short but could beat them in a fight

Warnings: swearing

Joseph

He thinks you’re cute - the way you flippantly challenge him to a fight the moment the two of you disagreed. The fact that you beat him, in fencing, no less, made him quite intrigued. To know fencing in this day and age, one must be a noble, however, your demeanour suggested otherwise.

‘You are quite skilled in the art of fencing - who taught you? May I have another round with you, sir/ma’am?’

Your height isn’t that much of a big deal to him - why does it matter that your short and can beat someone’s ass? Why does it matter that he’s shorter than other hunters? To him, appearance doesn’t matter as much as skill and how you present yourself.

‘Why must we fight all the time? Is there not an option to talk things out? Although I love to see you move so beautifully.’

He’ll be there to scold you and patch you up afterwards, gentle tending to your wounds. Please consider the scare you give the old man before rushing to your enemy.

Keigan

She’s another one for reason before violence - it is necessary, sometimes, but it’s better to talk it out than to start throwing fists. When you were ready to fight her, she calmly and expertly deescalated the situation and properly introduced herself.

‘My name is Keigan Nicholas Keogh, the Clerk. Welcome to Oletus Manor, it is a pleasure to meet you. I hope to get along with you.’

She doesn’t find it too impressive that you can beat her in a fight, as she is not the most athletic person, but seeing you face to face with someone like Percy, she has newfound respect for you.

‘Perhaps you shouldn’t fight so many people… here, let me patch you up. That looks bad. Maybe you’ll loose your eye next, hmm?’

She takes no shit and will defend you, even though she knows you could take them down in a fight. She’s an intimidating woman, and she knows it, and will make sure you don’t need to get into danger of being injured.

Eli

Eli, while not a pacifist, does not understand why you are so intent on fighting others. He finds your demeanour rude, although there is a charm to it. He was faultlessly kind, so he found out this behaviour of yours when you get mad at Aesop.

‘May you consider… not doing that? Aesop is quite shy - he means no harm. Please be more patient with him.’

To find Eli mad is quite the phenomenon, which is not going to happen unless you are seriously injured. He will scold you and wrap you up, then call Emily to have your wounds checked out, not leaving your side for a second. He’ll scold you, but is only concerned for your health.

‘Dear, it’s dangerous to be picking fights with others, especially when you’re already in an injured state, or after a match. Not to mention that you’ve been fighting the hunters, too. How do you think that makes me feel? Please, I beg you, at least talk things out first. Then you can fight all you want.’

Your height isn’t a problem to him - he quite likes how you look so cute when your angry, and that he can pick you up when he wants to.

[crimson-amarone]

Chapter 25: Rekindled by Intervals of Absence

Chapter Summary:

Previously, Vash begged the vengeful Fris father not to kill the Polo boy. Meryl finally found Vash, who immediately collapsed from exhaustion.

Now, friends have finally reunited, but they can’t celebrate yet. And an unexpected third party arrives on the sandsteamer—are they friends or foes? 

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Chapters: 25/35+

Fandom: Trigun Stampede (Anime 2023), Trigun (Anime & Manga 1995-2008), My Adventures with Superman (Cartoon), Superman - All Media Types 

Rating: Mature (Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Language, Adult Themes)

Pairings: Clark Kent/Lois Lane, Meryl Stryfe/Vash the Stampede, Meryl Stryfe/Vash the Stampede/Nicholas D. Wolfwood 

Characters: Clark Kent, Vash the Stampede, Meryl Stryfe,  Lois Lane & Jimmy Olsen, Nicholas D. Wolfwood, Milly Thompson, League of Lois Lanes

Story Summary:

Two years after Lost July, an interdimensional rift becomes dangerously unstable, opening a portal between universes—the worlds of No Man’s Land and Earth-12.

Outlaw Vash the Stampede is still MIA, although rumors abound. Despite not knowing if Vash is truly alive, both Meryl Stryfe and Wolfwood catch a lead pointing them to a remote town iles away.

Elsewhere, young Clark Kent’s life is turned upside down when he’s dragged to an unfamiliar planet to help as Superman. Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen follow his trail with some unlikely assistance.

Two heroes must make new allies to fight ruthless villains in a three-way conflict. All while trying to find where they both belong, face their inner demons, and make a better future for their worlds.

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[blackynsupremacy]

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i love nose

[randominagines]

Hii !!! Could I request prompt "Fuck everything, I just want to be with you" with Nick Clark please? (p.s could you try to keep spoilers to minimum? I'm only 5 episodes into the first season)

Thanks for the request!

Pairing: Nick Clark X Fem!reader

Setting: season 1, episode 4. Remember when Madison slapped Nick because he was stealing morphine? Here we are.

Warning: angst, fluff

P.s. if you find any mistake please correct me, English is not my mother tongue and I want to improve. Reblog, if you can, it helps a lot, thank you💕

P.p.s. gifs belong to the creators.

Certainty

If there was something y/n had always known, was the fact that Nicholas Clark was one of the most important person of her life. With the outbreak of the zombies epidemic she had lost her mother and Nick officially became her whole world. He was a certainty.

Getting used to the fact that her mother was gone was the worst part, but having the chance to live with the Clarks and being treated as part of their family was a blessing. She had been Nick's best friend since they were kids and Madison ended up considering her as a daughter too.

There was nothing y/n and Nick had not shared while growing up together, so when Alicia told y/n that Nick needed her, she immediately ran to him.

Y/n knocked at his door and he didn't answer, so she sighed. "Nick, it's me." She whispered from the other side of the door. It took Nick just a second to stand up, he walked to the door and slowly opened it. Y/n widened her eyes: Nick's eyes were watery and his cheek was purple. She immediately stepped inside and closed the door at her back. "Let me look at you." She commanded while raising his face and staring at it, he shook his head. "I'm okay, y/n." He lied and looked away.

Y/n tilted her head. "Who did this?" She asked and he sighed, his hand massaging his forehead. "My mum." He answered. Y/n widened her eyes, a gasp escaping her lips. "Madison?! But why..." She asked, her voice a whisper.

Nick bit his lower lip and shook his head. "It doesn't matter." He said and took her hand in his, a gesture that was pretty familiar to y/n: he used to do it when he needed comfort. Nick was in love with her and he had been for years, he just never managed to summon up enough courage to tell her; then he became an addict and he started to think that she deserved so much better by her side.

Y/n looked at him. "It matters to me." She insisted and caressed his hand, he nervously chuckled. "If I tell you, you're going to think that I'm a disaster." He joked and she shook her head. "Nick, I've never judged you." She reminded him, at it was true. Even though she had suffered immensely for his addiction, she never even once made him feel like a failure. He looked at her in shame, his eyes filled with regret. "I was stealing morphine from one of Liza's patients, Hector. She slapped me. He is dying and I was stealing his morphine, how noble, uhm?" He nervously joked but y/n knew him: he was deeply sorry. She squeezed his hand with hers and put the other under his chin to raise his head. "Hey, look at me," she said and he finally looked at her. "You're suffering, you just wanted some relief. Was it a good thing to do? No. Does this make you a bad person? Also no." She said and he shook his head, a frustrated chuckle escaping his lips. "How do you do this?" He asked. She frowned. "Do what?" She said and he shrugged. "Always seeing the best in me." He concluded. For a moment, y/n didn't know what to say. She did not have an answer, then she realized: in that moment, standing right there in front of him, after years of emotional confusion, she finally knew it.

"Because I love you, Nick Clark." She whispered, her voice shaking and her eyes stuck into his. Nick froze, his body in tension and his hand stop caressing hers. He looked at her in total shock, his lips parted. Y/n widened her eyes, realising what she had done, and she shook her head in panic. "I mean, I... Oh my... I just--" she tried to say but he interrupted her. "You love me?" He asked, finally saying something.

Y/n hesitated and thought that she could have lied and could have told him that she meant in a friendly way or something like that, but there was no point anymore in pretending. She took a deep breath. "This is a weird world, Nick, and maybe there is no time for love, but I love you. I could die tomorrow, I could turn into a zombie, as my mother did..." She paused, tears pinching her eyes. "I could lose you and lose my mind and I don't want to think about this moment in the future and regret the fact that I haven't been honest. I do, I love you, and even if you see me as your best friend, I--" he stepped closer to her. "I love you too, I've loved you since we were kids." He spit it out, all at once, without even taking a breath.

It was her time to freeze in shock. She looked at him while opening her mouth. "W-why haven't you told me?" She asked, her arms automatically crossing over his shoulders. He looked at her, eyes filled with tears. "Because I'm a mess and you deserve the world. I'm an addict, I'm egoistic, I'm impulsive, I'm carelessness, I'm--" he tried to say but she put a finger on his lips. "Nick, you are my best friend and I know you since forever. I know your heart, I know you're kind, thoughtful, protective, sensitive." She said, her lips closer to his. He put his hands on her waist and stared at her, he looked torn. "What about the fact that we could die, turn into zombies, lose our minds?" He asked and she shook her head, her fingers tracing his cheekbone. "I want you." She said and he slightly smiled, his hands pulling her closer. "What about the fact that there is no time for love in this world?" He asked, his lips barely touching hers while his eyes kept travelling from her eyes to her lips and vice versa. She held her breath and looked at him. "Fuck everything, I just want to be with you!" She finally said and he crushed his lips on hers.

She gasped at the contact, it was totally new for her. Y/n was kissing her lifetime best friend and it couldn't be better: she parted her lips to let his tongue in while he squeezed her hips, his fingers digging into the fabric of her shirt. She ran her fingers through his long hair and smiled on his lips, her body attached to his and their heartbeats one against the other. He took a breath. "You can't imagine how long I've been waiting for this, how many times I had to force myself not to kiss you. I've been watching you growing up next to me, I've shared so much with you, I've been dating girls to try not to think about you and I've been tearing myself apart every time you dated someone. I've hated myself for letting you down when you found out about my addiction and every time I went to rehab, it was just because I had you. All of this for this moment and I would do it again for you, because I love you." He whispered out of breath, she smiled while sweetly caressing his cheek, careful on his bruise. "Never again. I'm yours, Nick, I've always been." She reassured him, her voice soft. He smiled as if he had just realized and kissed her again.

[wonderswritings]

Mauvais Amour Part 3

Summary: One expects you to be everything, the girl who fights for those who can’t. The other expects you to be just like him, an orphan from another planet. Except you’re neither of those things, and you’re never going to be. You didn’t grow up like they did, they had someone who loved them. You grew up inside shield, and shield isn’t known for love and compassion. You meet the man of steel, the man who stands for truth and justice. You also meet captain america, the symbol of freedom and protection. Both who are lovesick fools, for you.

Warnings: Slow Burn, Unrequited Love, Angst, Death, Nsfw, Fluff, Hurt Feelings, PTSD Flashbacks Pairings: Steve Rogers x Reader, Clark Kent x Reader AN: Italics are memories/flashbacks and/or hearing 💀👽💀👽💀👽💀👽💀

“You didn’t know?”

Clark shook his head, sighing.

“No. W- I just found out today.” Steve nodded, looking over at Clark.

“So you guys weren’t there today by coincidence?” “No. Fury requested we come. When we asked why he didn’t just have you go he said that you all didn’t need to know about her.”

Steve huffed as he got up, pacing.

“It’s just like Fury to keep something so important a secret.”

Clark closed his eyes, listening. He could hear Steve’s heartbeat, that being the loudest thing he could hear but he tuned it out, listening deeper.

“Found you.”

Steve made a face, turning towards him, watching him.

“In the span of two hours, you’ve not only managed to draw the attention of every shield agent here, but also of the two very people you wished to avoid.”

Clark made a face, tilting his head to the side.

“Wished to avoid?”

Steve tilted his head to the side, sitting back down across from Clark.

“What?”

Y/N huffed as she hit the punching bag, the bag flying off the hook, hitting the wall as it broke.

“I see you’ve healed finally.”

She didn’t say anything as she walked off when Fury called out to her again.

“I’m not done yet agent.”

She huffed, coming to a stop.

“You’re not done? You’re not done?! You come in here preaching about all the wrong I’ve done when this is all your fault!”

“My fault? How is-”

“You knew about him! You knew he was a kryptonian!”

She didn’t know about me? What all has fury been keeping a secret? “You knew he was like me! Director Nicholas Joseph Fury the man with eyes everywhere and ears everywhere else! You dig into everyone’s past, whether you’ve met them or not. You honestly want me to believe that you didn’t do a background check on him?”

Clark grinned, causing Steve to throw his hands up.

“Not everyone has super hearing you know?!”

Clark opened his eyes, looking up at Steve as he got up.

“Come on.”

“What?”

Steve got up as Clark walked out of the room, running up beside him. “Where are we going?”

“You’ll see.”

“All this time, you let me believe that I was all that was left of krypton, that I was unstoppable. Turns out there’s a little green rock out there that hurts like a bitch. So thanks for the heads up.”

It wasn’t hard to hear the hurt in her voice, the way it broke as she spoke.

“And as for them meeting me, who exactly was it that called the league in? Who oversees the avengers but didn’t know they were going to that base? If you didn’t want me to meet them or for them to know about me, then you should’ve sent Maria to Cuba, not a whole dam team!”

She has a point. Fury could’ve sent anyone else to Cuba.

“I’m not done agent Y/L/N.”

Clark came to a stop outside the gym doors as Y/N laughed humorously.

“Well I am.”

Steve made a face, tilting his head to the side.

“Is that-”

The gym doors swung open, just barely missing them. They looked down at Y/N as she looked up at them, scoffing. She pushed them out of her way as she walked down the hall, turning when Fury called her.

“Agent-” She turned, throwing up her middle finger as she glared.

“Go to hell Nicholas.”

She turned, sighing softly before she turned back, looking over at Fury.

“Just leave me alone. If- the next time I see you I might blow your head off so just leave me alone.”

She turned, speeding off. Clark and Steve turned back towards Fury who huffed, muttering to himself.

“Pain in the asses, all of you.”

He looked up at them both, crossing his arms over his chest.

“I believe I told you to stay in the conference room.”

“You asked.” Fury huffed, walking past them, not bothering to see if they were following.

“What can I do for you now?

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“Do I look like some glorified babysitter? I mean honestly, what about me says “works great with kids. Has a great caring a loving personality.”

The agents at the computers snickered as Maria grinned.

“I kill people. I don’t protect them.”

That caused a tense, awkward silence to fill the command center. I shrugged at Fury when he turned towards me, glaring. Every since the mission to Cuba, things had been different. I no longer saw Fury in the same light I saw him before. Yes, I knew he kept secrets from everyone, including me, but something as big as there being another kryptonian and a stupid green rock that could harm me, it would take some time to just get over it.

“It’s the president Y/N.”

I shrugged, leaning back in the chair as I kicked my legs up onto the table, crossing my arms over my chest.

“He’s not my president.”

Fury went to say something when there was a loud ringing noise causing him to groan as he turned, answering the call. I grinned as the council appeared on the table in front of me, my foot blocking the bottom half of Rockwell’s image. I snickered as I moved my foot, his imagine shivering with the movement.

“Superwoman.”

I grinned as a mock saluted, crossing my arms back over my chest.

“Councilwoman, councilmen.”

Yen turned to hide his smile as Rockwell and Pierce huffed.

“Superwoman, turning down an order from the president can, and will, lead to you being put on probation.”

I tilted my head to the side, pretending to think.

“So does that mean I get to do whatever I want? Like leave the helicarrier?”

“Like you won’t get paid.”

I gasped, tilting my head to the side.

“You wouldn’t be allowed to use any of shields resources and-” “Wait you guys are getting paid?!”

Pierce huffed, slamming his hand onto his desk. I turned towards his imagine, kicking at it with my foot as he spoke.

“You are going to go to Washington and protect the president until we take down the organization trying to kill him.”

I copied him, moving my hands in front of me, causing Yen and Hawley to laugh to themselves.

“Is that clear, agent?”

I shrugged, pushing the chair back and standing up.

“I guess.” Pierce grew red in the face as he leaned forward, glaring.

“You guess?”

“Well you said I was to go to Washington but here’s the thing, I’m already in Washington.”

I turned, walking past Fury, ignoring his huff when Pierce yelled out again.

“Where exactly do you think you’re going agent?”

I made a face as I turned, placing my hand on my hip, throwing the other in the air.

“To the white house, duh.”

I looked over to where Fury was, ginning as I leaned over the monitor, swiping the red phone, laughing as the council disappeared. Fury turned towards me causing me to shrug as I waved.

“You’re welcome.”

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I groaned as there was a knock on my door, sitting gup and using my x-ray vision, seeing the head of the secret service on the other side of my door. I kicked my covers off, rolling my eyes as I answered the door.

“Yes?” He looked down at me, scoffing.

“The president is on the move.” I rolled my eyes, holding up my finger.

“One second, please.”

I turned, speeding back into my room, changing into the shield issued uniform, speeding out and grabbing the man behind his neck, speeding us to the oval where the president was waiting. He turned towards me about to say something when I held my hand up, shaking my head.

“We got here in less than a second, you’ll live, you’re supposed to be with the president anyway, you’re welcome.”

I turned when the president started to laugh, walking up to me, holding his hand out. I hid my grimace as I shook it.

“Agent wonder, it’s an honor to finally meet you in person. Alexander speaks highly of you.”

I smiled slightly as I nodded, wiping my hand against my thigh. It’s been a month since I was assigned to watch over the president, but this would be the first time we’ve actually met.

“It’s a pleasure Mr President. Pierce is too kind.”

He laughed, nodding as he motioned for me to follow, the secret service agents surrounding us.

“You must show me that little trick you just did with my agent. It looked absolutely delightful!”

I nodded as we turned down a hall.

“Of course sir.”

“We’ll today is an easy day! I have a press conference in town and then I’ll be spending the rest of the day in the oval.”

I stopped walking as he climbed into the limo, turning.

“Easy enough.”

“Agent wonder!”

I huffed, turning towards the limo where he was sticking his head out.

“Yes sir?” “You’ll be riding with me.” I smiled tightly, nodding as I climbed into the limo.

“Great.”

The agent who closed the door snickered, causing me to grin as we drove off. 💀👽💀👽💀👽💀👽💀

Clark stood in front, taking pictures every so often when the announcer announced the president. Clark started to take pictures as the president came out onto the stage, waving as he walked up to the podium. Clark took a few more pictures before he let his camera fall against his chest, opening up his notebook when he saw her. She was standing near the flag, wearing all black. She was standing tall, her arms behind her back. Her hair flew around her face as the wind blew, but her eyes were obscured by the dark sunglasses she wore. Clark huffed when he looked up from his notes, seeing that the president was already halfway through his speech, which he had missed because he was staring at her. He tried to pay attention to the president but she was right there. After trying to be in the same room with her just so he could apologize she was here, and she probably hasn’t even seen him. Looking back over at the president, he couldn’t help but cut his eyes over to her every once in awhile. After awhile he just stopped looking between them both, keeping his gaze on her. He could deal with Perry yelling at him later because she was here, looking just as radiant as she did the last time he saw her. But she seemed different. She held herself differently than last time. She was tense, her jaw ticking every so often. Was she angry? Did she see him and his presence just upset her? Clark shook his head, sighing softly. She probably didn’t even care if she did see him. Why would she? The one conversation they had led to her storming out of the room, injured. When they last parted, she was yelling at Fury to leave her alone or he’d be maimed. How did she go from yelling to Fury to guarding the president? She didn’t seem like someone who just stood around doing nothing, but then again, he didn’t really know her. Clark picked his camera up, intending to take a picture of the president when he found himself taking a picture of her instead. He caught her reaching up to her ear where she was probably wearing a com link before she turned her head slightly, saying something in response before her head snapped back. There was a “bang” and in a flash she was in front of the president, pulling him to the ground. People started to scream as secret service rushed to them. She looked up, blowing her hair out of her face as she did. Clark snapped another picture just before she stood with the president, covering him and the secret service as more shots rang out. Once the president was secured, she turned, tilting her head to the side before she was in the air. Clark turned to watch her, the podium the president was behind falling over as she flew past, the flags falling behind her. Clark let his camera fall back against his chest as he helped the people when a shadow covered him. He looked up, seeing Y/N flying above. He took his camera out as she let the person she was holding go, causing him to drop onto the stage with a groan. She landed beside him, picking him up and handing him off to the secret service agents. She turned, and Clark noticed the glasses she was wearing had fallen off but what shocked him was that she was looking right at him, a slight grin on her face before she took off. Clark watched her go before he looked down at his camera, looking back at the pictures he had taken. He might’ve missed the president's speech, but he had a better story to tell.

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[fictionismyoxygen-blog]

hello, everyone!

if you've read my embarrassingly awkward introduction post, you will have come to gather that i am a struggling fangirl with a desperate need for fanfiction. and, well, seeing as i've read most of it, i've decided to make the brave idiotic jump from fanfic reader to fanfic writer. god help us all.

in leu of that decision, i thought it would be useful for my nonexistent followers to have a list of the fandoms and characters that i write for, plus a list of guidelines for requests.

here we go!

fandoms and characters

the avengers universe : tony stark, steve rogers, natasha romanoff, bruce banner, ,, clint barton, loki, sam wilson, wanda maximoff, peter parker, vision, t'challa udaku, erik killmonger, bucky barnes, carol danvers, maria hill, shuri udaku, peter quill, gamora, nebula, drax, mantis, steven strange, scott lang, hope van dyne, valkyrie (brunnhilde), peggy carter (1940's).

the x - men universe : wolverine, professor x, beast, storm, jean gray, cyclops, quicksilver, mystique, magneto

shadowhunters : clary fairchild, jace wayland, alec lightwood, isabelle lightwood, magnus bane, simon lewis, raphael santiago

the 100 : clarke griffin, bellamy blake, octavia blake, john murphy,

divergent : tris, four, peter, christine, eric

the hunger games : katniss everdeen, peeta mellark, gale hawthorn, finnick odair, johanna mason

teen wolf : scott mccall, stiles stilinksi, liam dunbar, allison argent, lydia martin, malia tate, derek hale, brett talbot, kira yukimura, theo raeken

pretty little liars : aria montgomery, hanna martin, spencer hastings, emily fields, alison dilaurentis, jason dilaurentis, mike montgomery, noel kahn

titans (netflix, 2019) : dick grayson, starfire, beast boy, jason todd

riverdale : archie andrews, jughead jones, betty cooper, veronica lodge, cheryl blossom, toni topaz, sweet pea, fangs fogarty, reggie mantle

the chilling adventures of sabrina : sabrina spellman, ambrose spellman, harvey kinkle, nicholas scratch, the weird sisters (prudence, agatha and dorcas)

hp: the golden trio era : harry potter, ron weasley, hermione granger, neville longbottom, draco malfoy, ginny weasley, luna lovegood, george weasley, fred weasley, oliver wood

hp: the marauders era : james potter, sirius black, remus lupin, lily evans

peaky blinders : tommy shelby, michael gray, john shelby, ada thorne, arthur shelby, isaih jesus

shameless u.s : fiona gallagher, lip gallagher, ian gallagher, mickey milkovich, mandy milkovich

sherlock bbc : sherlock holmes, john watson

merlin bbc : merlin, arthur pendragon, guinevere, morgana

game of thrones : daeneys targaryen, jon snow, sansa stark, robb stark, theon greyjoy, jaime lannister

the maze runner : thomas, minho, newt, gally

chicago med : will halstead, connor rhodes, natalie manning

chicago fire : kelly severide, matt casey, brian otis, jimmy borreli, sylvie brett, gabby dawson, stella kidd

chicago pd : jay halstead, erin lindsay, adam ruzek, kevin atwater, kim burgess, antonio dawson, hailey upton, greg gerwitz

criminal minds : spencer reid, derek morgan, jennifer jareau, penelople garcia, luke alvarez, emily prentiss

percy jackson and the olympians : percy jackson, annabeth chase, grover underwood, nico di angelo, thalia grace, rachael elizabeth dare

heroes of olympus : jason grace, piper mcclean, leo valdez, hazel levesque, frank zhang, reyna arellano

attack on titan : eren, mikasa, armin, levi

brooklyn nine - nine : jake peralta, amy santiago, rosa diaz

justice league : superman, batman, wonder woman, the flash, cyborg, aquaman

gotham : bruce wayne, jim gordon, barbara kean, selina kyle, jerome valeska, edward nygma, oswald cobblepot

the hobbit / lord of the rings : bilbo baggins, thorin oakenshield, aragorn, legolas, thranduil, fili, kili, frodo baggins

suicide squad : deadshot, harley quinn, captain boomerang, el diablo, rick flag, the enchantress

no doubt that this list will continue to grow, so if you don't see a favourite character or fandom of yours here, there is every possibility that it will be there at some point in time.

until next time!

xoxo

fictionismyoxygen

[justrandomimagines-blog]

IT WAS WORTH IT.

GIF BY: @/diver5ion

PROMT: Nick puts his life at risk once again and you, his best friend, decide that it’s time to confess your feelings.

PARING: Nick Clark x reader

WARNINGS: none.

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Y/n was totally sure that, even if the apocalypse was the worst thing ever, at the same time, for some strange and ironical twist of destiny, it was also the only way she had to stay closer to his crush. Nick Clark had been her best friend since they were kids, since his father was still alive and her mother not yet a alcoholic. They had been spending practically all of their lives together, they knew each other so well they could understand the other through one look; nevertheless, y/n was still wondering how it was possible that Nick couldn’t realize that she had feelings for him.

– Y/n, we have to leave this place.

Alicia said making her turn, the girl nodded. Leaving the Abigail, even if for some hour and a very important reason, had been hard for all of them. Of course, the only one who seemed to enjoy the little trip on land was Nick. Y/n looked around and puffed realizing that he disappeared again.

– Where the hell is your brother?

She asked to Alicia, she shrugged.

– Even Chris is lost.

She said crossing her arms. Y/n covered her face with her hands, trying not to scream because of the frustration. Nick was always putting his life at risk, he had been doing that for years. Y/n thought that the drug would had been his ruin, then the apocalypse started and she realized that he would had been forced to give up to it. When her mom died and she found herself alone in the world, the Clarkes welcomed her and Nick stayed close to her like no one else. She realized she had feelings for him the day she almost risked to lose him forever, when he was taken away by the police with Liza.

– I think something is off here, we have to go.

Alicia said, she was worried and nervous. Y/n touched her shoulder and looked at her.

– Let’s find that two idiots and leave.

She said, the girl nodded and they separated. Alicia was almost like a sister to her, she saw her growing up and she loved her a lot. Alicia liked y/n a lot, she liked the fact that she was smart and calm and she admired her. Before they could take another step, Daniel called their names: a group of infects was slowly walking toward them, and a woman was running with her arm pointing toward the sea.

– Shit!

Whispered y/n. What followed was almost routine by now: they realized that Chris and Nick were God-knows-where, they grabbed the first thing that could be used as a weapon and the started to stab the zombies in the head. The first time y/n had killed, she felt like the world around her was vanishing, letting her in the total nothing. When killing started to became a necessity, she almost got used to do it, but it still left her destroyed after every brain she stabbed.

– I will kill your brother, I swear.

She said while she was sticking a wooden beam in a zombie’s eye. Alicia repressed the instinct of throwing up and nodded in agreement. Of course, between all the things y/n could pay attention to during an assault like that, the only thing she really focused about as soon as she saw it was Nick. She almost passed out when Nick looked at her, totally covered in blood and walking like he was one of them.

– Nick!

She screamed in desperation, killing a woman who was trying to bit her arm and walking toward him. He looked at her and raised his left hand signing her that he was alive. She recognized his usual smirk under all of that blood and sighed in relief. What happened next made her cringe: Nick was staying in front of one of them and was looking like one of them; no one would had noticed that he was alive and well, he was fooling them all. Of course she knew he was brilliant, but that was the confirmation, he found a way to walk among them without risking to die.

– Nick! Are you okay? Are you bit?

Alicia run in his arms as soon as every infect was lying on the sand, Nick hugged his sister back.

– I’m fine, I’m fine..

He gently whispered caressing her back. The trip back to the Abigail was the quietest moment of her life; they were all too scared and tired to talk. Travis remained totally shocked when he saw Nick, not to mention Madison’s face turning white. As soon as they took care of the situation of that woman and that boy, Nick reassured them all that he was fine and went downstairs for a shower. Y/n took a shower too and laid down on her bed, her whole body still shaking because of the adrenaline, the fear and her teary eyes making her view blurry. Of course it was almost normal for Nick putting his life in danger but she couldn’t handle it no longer, she was losing her fucking mind.

– Y/n?

Nick’s voice made her stand up and open the door; he was clean and smelling great, his hair still wet, the droplets dripping on his shirt. He was beautiful, she always thought that he was, but she was realizing it more and more day after day, and that was a problem because it made keeping her feeling for herself even harder.

– So, you have been giving me the ‘’silent treatment’’ since we came back on the Abigail.

He said sitting on her bed, she shrugged and tried to stay as far as possible from him.

– I am just tired.

She said sitting on the chair close to her desk, he lifted and eyebrow.

– Y/n, I know you, I know when something is off, so just tell me.

He simply said, she sighed. The best and worst part about their relationship was the fact that there were no secrets between them. He could read her and she could read him, easy. There was no chance that one of them could get away with an unsaid thing, there was too much complicity between that two.

– For a moment, I thought you were gone.

She whispered, her eyes on her hands and her voice almost shaking. Nick stood up and took her hands in his, she stood up too and he grabbed her chin; now they were looking in each other’s eyes and y/n bit her lower lip, his eyes were able to make her feel confused and weak, like vulnerable.

– I’m alive and I’m fine, it’s okay.

He reassured her and gently squeezed her in his arms; she closed her eyes and decided to stop being afraid for a second. The thought of losing Nick made her think that there was no time to waste in a world where you cannot be sure for how long you’ll stay alive.

– Nick..

She said grabbing his shirt and lifting her head to look at him, he smiled caressing her back and invited her to go on with his eyes. She took a deep breath and summed her courage.

– You know, when I thought you were gone, on the beach, for a moment I just felt angry with myself.

She started; her voice was lower than how she expected, but she was intentioned to free herself from that burden, because it was killing her.

– I would never have forgiven myself if something had happened to you and I wouldn’t have been able to let you understand how much I care about you. Since when I have lost my mom, you became the most important person of my life. You have always been by my side, when dad left us, when I started to isolate myself, when I lost of all my friends… I thought the reason why I cared so much about you was because you are my best friend, but it is not that simple.

She sighed; Nick was looking at her and he was listening carefully, with his big brown eyes fixed on hers.

– I am in love with you.

She dropped the bomb. Nick opened his eyes and looked at her, the shock drawn on his face and changing his features. She decided to go on, seeing that he had nothing to say.

– I know, I know I probably screwed up our friendship, but today I thought I had lost you and this secret was driving me crazy. I expect nothing in return, I want you to be safe and I want you to be happy, so I just ask you to be careful with your life, because it is important for so many people, myself included.

She said and covered her face with both of her hand. He was still staring at his best friend, still trying to process the fact that the girl he had been in love with for years loved him back.

– Please, say something.

She begged looking at him, she wanted to scream because of the frustration. He said nothing, but did something better: he kissed her. Y/n was kissing his best friend and there was nothing better in the entire world. Her lips slowly opened to let his tongue in while her hands were caressing the back of his neck and playing with his long wet hair. He pulled her closer touching her hips and bit her lower lip, he couldn’t believe he was kissing her.

– You own me an explanation.

She whispered on his lips, he smiled and gave her another quick kiss before looking at her.

– I’ve been waiting for this kiss for years, but it was totally worth it.

He joked, she looked at him in surprise and opened her mouth.

– Wait, are you saying you have feelings for me?

She asked, he laughed and brushed a lock of her hair behind her ear.

– Y/n, I’ve been in love with you for years.

He confessed, his checks turning red while a smile was opening up on y/n’s face.

– Why haven’t you said to me?

She asked touching his chest, he shrugged.

– Same reason that stopped you, I was afraid to ruin what we have.

He said; she nodded and run her fingers through his head, pulling him closer to her.

– We wasted a lot of time.

She whispered on his lips and attached her body to his, he smirked understanding her intentions. He knew her, she wanted more, and he had been waiting a lot for that moment. He grabbed her legs and lifted her up, she smiled and let him lead her toward the bad. He gently laid her on the bed and moved on the top of her body trying not to hurt her. She caressed his check and smiled, he looked back at her best friend and, for a second, he forgot about the fact that they were experiencing the end of the world

– It seems like we have to make up for the lost time.

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OKAY, you should know that I’m in love with Nicholas Clark and I probably am going to write so much about him. I hope you liked it, send me requests if you want me to write something and let me know if I made mistakes.

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nick clark: best friend (part 1)

Fandom: Fear The Walking Dead Pairing: Nick Clark x Reader Prompt: “I was stupid enough to fall for my best friend.” Description: In which you and Nick are best friends and he has the biggest crush on you. Warnings: none Notes:        Y/N = Your Name        Y/H/C = Your Hair Colour

repost from my old account, requested by anon! i hope you enjoy and as always, feel free to request and/or leave feedback… i really appreciate it!

NICHOLAS CLARK STOOD on the top deck of Victor Strand’s yacht, looking down at the deck below. All he could see was you, sitting next to his younger sister Alicia and laughing, your dimples showing and your bright teeth shining in the night. He couldn’t help but smile at the sight.

You and Nick had been friends since the beginning of High School, getting into a lot of trouble together. While you had never developed a problem, Nick had and you stood by his side through his recoveries and relapses, feeling guilty for ever getting him into this mess in the first place. Nick never blamed you though. How could he? To him, you were the purest, most safest thing in his world; he believed out of everyone and everything, you were the best thing that he would ever have. After those thoughts flooded through his mind, he would be hit with the reminder that he didn’t have you… Not really.

Alicia stood from the couch, walking away from you. Nick quickly made his way down to the deck you were on, falling down on the couch in the spot Alicia formerly sat. You pushed a strand of your Y/H/C hair behind your ears, turning your attention to Nick with a smile.

“You look absolutely drained.” You laugh.

Nick smiled lightly. “Yeah, well Strand is a handful and a half.”

“So your mother has said…” You responded. “Do we really trust him? I mean, he did save you and all, which is great but… He’s kind of shady.”

“I’m kind of shady.” Nick spoke.

“Yeah well,” You responded, leaning your head on his shoulder. “you’re you.”

Nick smiled to himself, his heart racing. “What’s the supposed to mean?”

“Come on, Nick… I’ve known you since we were thirteen; before you were even shady. I know you and I trust you… More than anyone I’ve ever known.”

Nick remained silent for a moment, glancing at you as you remained with your head on his shoulder. His smile had soon faded, a concerned look on his face.

Finally, you looked up, meeting his eyes. “Are you okay?” You ask.

Nick nodded softly. “I’m just thinking.”

“What about?” You asked, sitting up and turning your body towards him.

“N-nothing…” He mumbled.

You rolled your eyes playfully. “Obviously it’s something… Spit it out, Clark. What’s on your mind?”

Nick didn’t ‘spit to out’. Instead, he leaned in slowly. You froze for a moment, before leaning in slightly yourself. As your lips touched, fire shot through both of your spines, igniting your souls. This lasted a few moments before finally, you yanked yourself away.

“N-Nick…” You mumbled, his face turning pale. “What was that?”

“Y/N, I love you…” He spoke, letting his eyes fall for a moment.

You let out a small sigh. “Nick, you know I love you too but-”

“No, you don’t get it.” He huffed, looking back up at you. “I don’t just love you… I’m in love with you. I always have been.”

You froze again, not knowing what to say. You had never expected your best friend to tell you he was in love with you; you had never even thought of Nick like that… before now. Before that kiss. You weren’t exactly sure what to make of it right now. What if you had just felt that way because it had been a while since you had kissed anyone? You were lonely. It scared you to think about going any further with this, only to realized you really didn’t feel anything.

“Nick… I don’t know what to say.” You finally spoke, your voice barley there. “I mean, you’re my best friend. I-I just don’t think that there’s anything more there, you know?”

Those words sounded harsh as the fell from your tongue, making you wince slightly. Nick remained calm, not really reacting.

“So that kiss… You felt absolutely nothing?” He asked.

“Nothing.” You lied.

Nick looked away, hurt written over his face. He didn’t speak.

“Nick?” You asked, reaching your arm out to touch his shoulder. He jerked himself away slightly, causing you to stop dead in your tracks. “Can you please just say something?”

Nick shook his head, still keeping his eyes away from you. “I can’t believe it… I was stupid enough to fall for my best friend.”

“You’re not stupid-”

Before you could finish your sentence, Nick stood from the couch and walked away, not looking back even for a second. For the first time in your entire life, you could feel your heart aching. All you wanted to do was run after him, stop him for leaving, but you didn’t. You remained in your seat, nothing but thoughts of Nick flowing through your mind.

Did you just screw up the best thing in your life?

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MASTERLIST

enjoy to your heart’s content!

i write for whoever i want for black readers.

FICS/SERIES:

there’s something about you (smallville!clark kent x black!oc) - one two three four five six

redk!clark x black!reader tingz (smallville!clark kent)- one two three

a glamorous life (nicholas alexander chavez x black!reader, 80s au) one

HEADCANONS:

clark kent helping you take out your braids (henry cavill!clark kent x black!reader)

being neil fak’s girlfriend (neil fak x black!reader)

just him (male character x reader)

nicholas’ chain (nicholas alexander chavez x black!reader)

ONE-SHOTS/DRABBLES:

addicted to you (smallville!redk!clark x black!reader)

returning the favor (nicholas alexander chavez x black! reader)

movie nights + tickle fights (smallville!clark kent x black!chloe sullivan)

“hi, ms. parker!” (fem!reader x best friend x older!malecharacter)

getting even (nicholas alexander chavez x black!reader)

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Celebrating the Anniversary of the Ford Model A at 2019 Grand National Roadster Show

Most Deluxe readers are familiar with the Grand National Roadster Show and its iconic America’s Most Beautiful Roadster award. While the AMBR contenders usually get the most attention, for the last dozen years the GNRS has also devoted a hall to exhibits with a specific theme. This show-within-a-show started in 2007 with the Deuce’s 75th Anniversary, undoubtedly a highlight in the show’s nearly seven-decade history. Many others have followed since, such as Customs Then and Now, Tribute to the Bonneville Salt Flats, and last year’s muscle car display. For 2019, Building No. 9 was solely devoted to 1928-1931 Ford automobiles, aka the Model A.

The unjudged exhibition, sponsored by C.W. Moss Ford Parts, was the brainstorm of Brian Bauer and Karpo Murkijanian, two individuals well-known in our scene. Brian has owned his street-driven A roadster since the 1970s, a survivor that competed in the first NHRA Nationals at Great Bend, Kansas, in 1955, before setting numerous track records, including at Lions. Karpo has the same affinity for drag race history, having restored the Mondello & Matsubara AA/Fuel Altered Fiat Topolino with Pete Eastwood, as it looked 50 years ago.

Brian and Karpo worked up an extensive list of potential guests, which they combined to create the most impressive group of Model As ever assembled. The job wasn’t easy by any stretch, since they had to track down owners of some of their wish-list cars. Though they could not locate all of them, they didn’t have to worry about filling any empty spots considering their long waiting list. Ultimately, they had 107 spots available, and 107 cars showed up. The place oozed with hot rod history, from past AMBR winners to magazine cover cars. It was a sight to behold.

Model As far as the eye can see, representing the various versions offered by Ford between late 1927 and the end of 1931. With close to 5 million produced worldwide, no wonder the car has become a hot rod favorite to this day.

Entering the hall, visitors were greeted by a group of former AMBR champions. Many will recognize the Bill NieKamp blue roadster, which won the first competition in 1950. But who remembers its neighbor? Jerry Woodward built and still owns the Thunder Rod, which has not changed much since its AMBR victory in 1957, though he added the supercharger later.

Based on a ’29 roadster channeled 5 inches, Chuck Krikorian’s Emperor won the AMBR competition in 1960, with help from George Barris. Among the unique touches, note the nose piece by Barris Kustom and the 406ci ’57 Cadillac V8 with six carbs. The Gejeian family currently owns this piece of show-car history.

Drag racing enthusiasts associate Rich Guasco with the famous Pure Hell, a nasty roadster that he drove to many Fuel Altered victories during the 1960s. He also owns a piece of hot rodding history in the shape of this Model A, which he started driving it at age 13 in the 1950s. It won the AMBR competition in 1961 and graced the covers of Speed Mechanics, Mar. 1958, and HRD, May 2013.

Next to Guasco’s roadster is John Corno’s AMBR winner, which Russ Meeks built with a tilt body (lengthened 4 inches) that covered a ’68 Olds Toronado V8. More alterations came in 1986, such as the hand-built stainless steel chassis. Oregon residents Roman and Judy Baszniak currently own the famous roadster.

Bill Grant impressed the crowd with his ’28 roadster, aka the Muroc Roadster, when he and builders Terry and David Stoker entered the 2017 AMBR field. To the surprise of many, it retains stock (but mega-detailed) mechanical brakes, together with a seriously hopped-up ’32 Model B engine. It now comes equipped with a vintage Miller overhead conversion and Zephyr intake manifold. The car’s full story was in our July 2017 issue.

Galpin Speed Shop displayed the Bill Likes ’29 roadster, also known as the Edelbrock Special. Bill worked as Edelbrock’s shop manager during the postwar years. Back in 1951, the dry-lake-prepped Model A on a ’32 frame posted a speed of 153 mph in the B class.

Tom Lieb is the owner of Scat Enterprises, which has been specializing in aftermarket crankshafts for decades. He bought his well-known ’29 roadster in 1958. He had Pete Chapouris’ So-Cal Speed Shop redo the car in 2007, featuring a cab stretched 3 inches, and entered the AMBR battle with help from Jimmy Shine in 2016. Motivation comes from a ’49 59AB flathead.

Building 9 housed a bunch of recently built hot rods taking clues from our scene’s early days. Take Rudi Hillebrand’s red ’31 coupe for instance. It runs a 268ci ’50 Ford flathead V8 fitted with Navarro heads and an Eddie Meyer Hollywood intake manifold. Next to it sits the mildly chopped coupe owned by Mike Herman of H&H fame, which gained some oomph courtesy of a McCulloch supercharger.

Burbank Choppers Car Club member Verne Hammond unearthed quite a survivor during one of his numerous visits to the Pomona Swap Meet, in the shape of the Ken Blackwell Street Jewel built in 1958-1959. Based on a ’29 roadster, it appeared among a few other cars on the cover of HOT ROD, Nov. 1961. The Olds-powered roadster was a cover car again in our Nov. 2014 issue (“Street Jewel Shines Again”).

Note the unusual front fender treatment on Rob Dehoney’s ’29 roadster. Rob belonged to a group of young fellas who hill climbed in San Francisco in the 1930s, and the car has remained in the same family since. Other uncommon characteristics include late ’30s Plymouth bumpers and grille, plus an Auburn windshield and dash.

The Tom Morris ’29 roadster was built in 1948, then raced at the dry lakes and dragstrips, before being parked in 1955. This jalopy is the real deal, with its ’48 Ford flathead, ’40 Ford trans, Tom Morris-made cast quick-change rear, and Crestliner steering wheel. Incidentally, it ran 110 mph at Bonneville in 1953 in the C Roadster class. Our cover story on the car, “Renaissance Man,” ran in the Nov. 2018 issue.

Jay Dean of Nostalgia Ranch in California had two of his hot rods on exhibit at GNRS, a trophy-winning ’32 five-window coupe shown in the Suede Palace and this neat ’28 Model A painted ’32 Alfa Romeo Red. Sitting on a custom frame, the chopped and channeled roadster relies on a 365-horse 327ci GM engine.

Although it never appeared in the TV show, they call it the Dragnet Roadster because Jack Webb posed in the company of the vehicle, then owned by Tom Pollard, on a HOT ROD cover in 1955. Richard Loe is the current caretaker of the relic. It hasn’t changed much since its flamed 1968 repaint.

Longtime lake racer Jim Travis broke a couple of records at Bonneville with his ’29 roadster, specifically 124 mph in X/GR (1969) and 113 mph in X/STR (1970). And yes, the L.A. Roadsters club member still owns the car today, which he drove daily for years. The triple-carbed 297ci ’48 Merc engine received a Clay Smith cam. Behind it reside a ’39 Ford trans and a ’48 Ford rearend.

Billy Crewl became good friends with Jack Calori, who owned a distinctive Model A recognizable thanks to its two-piece windshield and upswept exhaust pipes. This relationship led Billy to create a tribute of the roadster in question, seen here. It uses a ’28 body bolted to a ’32 Ford chassis, a ’46 Merc motor, and a deep, owner-applied black paint job.

Many people had their eyes on James Bobowski’s ’29 roadster from New Jersey when he entered the 2018 AMBR competition. Originally built by the Ayala Brothers at Gil’s Auto Body in 1950, the now restored roadster did not win. Interestingly, it had already gained recognition in the 1950s, having raced at the Bonneville Nationals (1951) and having appeared in Hop Up magazine (1952) as well as the movie The Lively Set.

Clark Crump put his Model A coupe on exhibit in the Four Ever Four Cylinder Club booth. Bob Kehoe, a respected Bonneville 200 MPH Club member, owned the vehicle for years. He bought it as a stocker in 1998 before hopping up the four-banger with an overhead conversion.

John Mumford has amassed an amazing collection of hot rods and customs over the years, such as Sam Barris’ ’49 Merc and the Ala Kart, seen in these pages as well. Add to the list this ’29 pickup with ’49 Cad V8 power, which was featured in HOT ROD, Apr. 1962, when the car was owned by David Dias. Great stance can be attributed in part to the frame being kicked up 5 1/2 inches at the rear.

Jim Jacobs created quite a commotion when he brush-painted his ’28 phaeton with friends during a 1987 Goodguys event. The car then shared the cover of Rod & Custom (Dec. 1988) with Pete Chapouris’ ’32 roadster known as Limefire. That red paint is still on the unrestored body today, though it has since been plastered with old cut-up HRM articles.

East Bay Speed & Custom beautifully handled the restoration of Mickey Himsl’s ’29 truck, which he has owned since the early 1960s. Some might even argue it’s better now, with additional chrome and details. It goes down the road courtesy of a 265ci ’48 Ford 59AB flathead mated to a ’39 Ford gearbox.

To put the Ala Kart into perspective, let’s just mention that AMT sold more than a million scale-model kits of the ’29-based truck. Winning the AMBR contest in 1958 and 1959 certainly helped put the vehicle on the map. Richard Peters collaborated with George Barris on this build, remembered for its futuristic appearance at the time, with ’57 Chrysler quad headlights molded into a custom nose. John Mumford is now the proud owner.

Bill Kenz’s Odd Rod, based on a ’31 truck, ran 140 mph at Bonneville in 1949. The July 1949 HOT ROD cover star consisted of two Model A frames welded together, plus two engines with two clutches connected with a custom driveshaft. Fellow Coloradan Mike Nicholas recreated this cool tribute.

The Chrisman family had drag racing legend Jack Chrisman’s ’29 sedan on exhibit. He raced it in the 1950s, with a flathead V8 and a 331ci Chrysler Hemi, before selling it in 1956. In 1998, the family got it back after it was in storage for 32 years. Jim Travis, whose yellow roadster can be seen in this article, restored the Tudor beautifully.

In January 1963, HOT ROD put a neat red ’29 Tudor on its cover, with owner Don Grant pulling the 265ci Corvette engine out. Don still drives it regularly 56 years later, although he has replaced the steel wheels and chrome caps with American Racing rims. The silver and black paint has been dressing the shell since 1972.

Running 159 mph with a ’29 Model A at Bonneville was no easy feat in 1954, but that’s what the William Brothers did, thanks in part to a healthy 241ci Hemi V8. The roadster received plenty of attention from the media, too, including HOT ROD, which featured it in the Dec. 1954 issue. The car went into storage in 1956 and remained untouched for 50 years, until Tom McIntyre saw fit to add the well-preserved roadster to his collection. The roadster is yet another HRD cover car, its tale told in “Common Ground,” Mar. 2018.

The Lambrose/Iacono team drag raced the ’29-based 99 Jr. from 1954 until 1957, using a derelict ex–dry lake roadster. Yet, unlike most builders who remained faithful to V8s at the time, they used a GMC six-cylinder fed by a 50/50 mix of alcohol and nitro, good for sub-11-second e.t.’s at about 125-130 mph. Neil O’Kane now owns and restored the roadster, which had only lost one race in three years of competition.

Tony Nancy has been known to produce topnotch drag cars, and his 22 Jr. is no exception. Weighing under 1,600 pounds, the ’29 roadster features a Kent Fuller chassis, mag wheels, and a supercharged Buick nailhead V8, netting 144 mph over the quarter-mile. Pennsylvania’s Ross Meyers has the Apr. 1960 HOT ROD cover car in his custody now.

Some visitors likely wondered what this ’32 coupe was doing in a sea of Model As. Well, look closely: This isn’t a Deuce but a ’31 coupe featuring more than 100 body alterations. It was parked next to a bone-stock Model A to display the work performed. Greg Zulim bought the vehicle in 1964 at age 14 and modified it over the years, including the installation of a ’58 Buick V8 with a 6-71 GMC blower.

“From Parade Wagon to Hot Rod in 4 Weeks” claimed a sign next to Scott Williams’ 1930 woody wagon from Minnesota. The treatment included a selection of traditional hot rod components, including a dropped axle, juice brakes, and Halibrand quick-change. The four-banger received a selection of cleverly picked period goodies as well, from the Weiand head and Cragar side cover to the Zephyr intake manifold and dual Strombergs.

Tom Leonardo displayed his ’29 Model A, originally built by John Athan in 1937 using a $7 roadster body and a $5.50 Deuce chassis. The car also participated in one of the last El Mirage races before WWII, where it ran 108 mph. Years later it appeared in the movie Loving You, driven by a young Elvis Presley.

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779G Nicholas, ed Ling fl. ca. 1599

Politeuphuia, Wits Common-wealth. Newly corrected and amended.

  London : printed by M. Flesher, and are to be sold by Edward Badger at the Crane in St. Pauls Church-yard1647.

$4,900

  Duodecimo 5 3/4 x 3 1/4 inches 3 preliminary leaves, 322 pages, 4 leaves A-O12. edition(?), first printed in 1597.(To the reader: “Courteous reader, encouraged by thy kind acceptance, of the first and second impression of Wits Common-wealth, I have once more adventured to present thee with the foureteenth edition.”) Copies – N.America Harvard University

Lehigh University Library of Congress William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of Minnesota Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Bound in ninteenth century full calf edges gilt a very lovely copy. Usually ascribed to John Bodenham, who planned the collection, though the work appears to have been done by Nicholas Ling. Cf. Dedication; also DNB.p. Often cited as Wits’ commonwealth, and some editions appeared under that title. Published first in 1597, as the first in a series of which Mere’s “Palladis tamia”, 1598, was the second, “Wits theater of the little world,” by Robert Allott, 1598, the third, and “Palladis palatium, wisedoms’ pallace,” 1604, the fourth. Cf. DNB. “The popularity of this book, of which altogether some eighteen editions before the end of the seventeenth-century were issued, was due it would seem to the fact that it filled a peculiar need of the public of the day. It is difficult to imagine the style and tone of the conversation of the later years of Elizabeth’s court — the written word is the only clue. But it is certain that the more commonly endowed members of a society which included men of such wide reading and extensive knowledge as Bacon, Selden, Jonson and Raleigh must have frequently felt the need of some compendium of wise and sententious aphorisms by means of which they might ornament their discourse. It is just that function which this volume appears to be intended to fulfill for it is a compilation of precepts and maxims, frequently with their source noted, gathered under various heads such as ‘Of Courage’, ‘Of Nobilitie’, etc. Each division begins with a definition and ends with a Latin quotation, while the tables which are appended enable one to search not only the divisional topics, but also the individual aphorism much in the manner of a modern Bartlett.“The popularity of this type of manual in the early years of the seventeenth century may be compared with the deluge of ‘outlines’ of this and that which the public of the present day is encouraged to imagine will provide a short and easy road to knowledge and culture. This appears to be substantiated by the fact that this book is but one, the first of a series, of four volumes which for the want of a better name is called the ‘Wits Series’. From the fact that there is no indication in this book that it was to be followed by others it may be assumed that the series, as a series at least, was not projected until after the demand for this first book indicated the public taste.“In the address To the Reader, which otherwise appears to be a reprint of the text of the third edition, the present is numbered the ‘fifteenth edition’. It is quite possible that it is the fifteenth but we have only the publisher’s word as no copies of editions five to eight can be traced, and it is a well known ‘puffing’ device to misnumber editions.” (Pforzheimer) Wing L- 2344; see Pforzheimer 802.;McKerrow 259 [triple star]) Reblogged on WordPress.com

  Politeuphuia, Wits Common-wealth. (another copy!) 779G Nicholas, ed Ling fl. ca. 1599 Politeuphuia, Wits Common-wealth. Newly corrected and amended. London : printed by M.

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A-Z Survey

              Recently, I came across a wonderful post and I instantly fell in love with the idea. Saloni from Books And Stars had taken this amazing survey related to books called A-Z Survey and I thought, “Why not give it a try myself!” It was such a great fun and an enlightening experience for myself.

             Without further ado, let the fun begin:

Author you’ve read the most books from: Nora Roberts

Best Sequel Ever: Can only think of one right now (I’m not counting whole series of novels). It will be CAN LOVE HAPPEN TWICE by Ravinder Singh .

Currently Reading:

ZOYA by Danielle Steele

Drink of Choice While Reading:

Aaahh…ummm.. Nothing I guess. When I start reading, I get completely lost in the book and thus don’t feel any human needs or desires.

E–reader or Physical Book?

Duh! Definitely physical books… I just love the feel of book in my hand and that sound when you flick a page… and oh! that old book smell…

Although I do have to agree that e-books have their own advantages.

Fictional Character You Probably Would Have Actually Dated In High School:

Ned Nickerson (NANCY DREW Series) or Frank Hardy(HARDY BOYS Series) probably as I used to read them a lot when I was young. Even though I’m in love with so many literary characters but I just can’t imagine myself with anyone else in high school.

Glad You Gave This Book A Chance:

TABLE FOR FIVE by Susan Wiggs. (Will be doing it’s review soon)

Hidden Gem Book:

FINDING LAURA by Kay Hooper

Important Moment in your Reading Life:

When I started reading I guess.

Just Finished:

ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE by Mary Higgins Clark (Re-reading).

Kinds of Books You Won’t Read:

Fanfics and self help guide maybe. Also, I’m not really into non-fiction.

Longest Book You’ve Read:

HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX

Major book hangover because of:

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS (I just couldn’t get over all the revelations and the injustice done to Professor Snape.)

Although Order of Phoenix and Half Blood Prince are also quite close in the run for this title as I mourned Sirius’s and Dumbledore’s death for weeks.

Number of Bookcases You Own: 

I don’t have book cases.. but I do have one whole room and one wall dedicated as library in my house.

One Book You Have Read Multiple Times:

Aah…hard to pick one.. I re-read every book that I like..there is HARRY POTTER of course, and then TWILIGHT SAGA. And just so many more. Can’t really pick one. Although I have read HP over 50-60 times. Memorized it actually.

Preferred Place To Read:

I always carry a book with me and start reading whenever I get  the chance. So answer will be Anywhere and everywhere

Quote that inspires you/gives you all the feels from a book you’ve read:

“Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. Capable of both inflicting injury, and remedying it.”

             -Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore

Reading Regret:

Haven’t read FAULT IN OUR STARS yet.

Series You Started And Need To Finish(all books are out in series):

LORD OF THE RINGS and HOUSE OF NIGHT 

Three of your All-Time Favorite Books:

Okay, so for this I’m excluding HP as it’s obviously on the top and I want to give other books a chance in this list 😂 So here they are in no particular order, they’re randomly listed:

• Any Nicholas Sparks book

•Finding Laura

•Twilight

Unapologetic Fangirl For:

HP… Always! ❣❣

Very Excited For This Release More Than All The Others:

My own book ! *Blush*

Worst Bookish Habit:

I tend to forget everything around me once I start reading a book.

X Marks The Spot: Start at the top left of your shelf and pick the 27th book:

SCARLETT FEATHER by Maeve Binchy

Your latest book purchase:

THE SPY by Dan Brown.

ZZZ-snatcher book (last book that kept you up WAY late):

It will have to be HAlF BLOOD PRINCE which I finished overnight in just 3-4 hours and then cried for the rest of the night.

So…this is it.. let me know what you guys think about it, what are your thoughts, and would you like to to take this save yourself or not. Do let me know if you ever take any such survey.

Stay Blessed. Stay Healthy. Stay Loved and Loving.

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Could you please make a part two for Falling in love with Nick Clark would include. I need to know if they got together

Thanks for the request!

Pairing: Nick Clark x neutral reader, mentions of Troy Otto x neutral reader

Warning: angst, fluff, violence, blood, you get hurt

Gifs belong to their creators.

Pt. 1 here.

FALLING IN LOVE WITH NICHOLAS CLARK PT.2:

Days kept going on but you felt like nothing was the same anymore;

You still had Alicia and Madison and they both couldn't believe that Nick found someone else;

You tried your best to avoid any activity which involved Nick;

When you used to see him around the Ranch, you simply pretended not to see him;

Nick, on the other hand, just wanted to see you;

For as much as he didn't manage to break up with Luciana, he still loved you deeply;

He couldn't help himself but stare at you from far away, not daring to talk to you because he felt like he was not enough for you;

Alicia was the one trying to talk some sense into him;

"Nick, we all know you love y/n since forever. We were just kids and you only had eyes for my your best friend. Why are you with Luciana?"

"Alicia, I've never been enough for y/n and I will never be."

That's all Alicia could make him spill;

You started to convince yourself that you needed to get distracted so you decided to work in the infirmary to help people who were hurt or injured;

One day , Troy showed up with a bleeding wound and you finally meet him;

"You're young to be a doctor."

"And you're young to be the owner of this Ranch."

You immediately started flirting with each other;

Days passed and you started to get closer to Troy;

He seriously liked you and found you interesting;

Since Troy was the one who organised the shifts and the activities, he made sure to always stay with you;

You obviously noticed but you slightly liked him too, so you thought that this was your chance to finally move on;

Nick isn't stupid and he observed you quite often, so he realized Troy's intentions too;

"Troy, isn't it funny?"

"What, Clark?"

"That you always end up in the same shifts with y/n."

"Yes, Clark. It is a funny coincidence."

Despite the palpable tension between them, they did not say a word to you;

Nick was clearly jealous but he knew he had no rights to be;

One day, he saw Troy tenderly hugging you and he lost it;

He realized he couldn't give up on you and he immediately broke up with Luciana, explaining the whole situation and apologising for all the lies;

Then he rushed to you only to see Troy getting out of your house;

His heart skipped a beat and he decided not to be impulsive and telling you that he still wants you;

The following day, Jake Otto asked to the whole ranch if someone wanted to go outside to buy necessary supplying;

"There is a storage ran by a some powerful men at 2 days from here, someone has to go."

Troy would have been leading the group, so you thought to go, mostly to get away from Nick;

But he surprisingly volunteered too;

"Nick, are you serious?"

Troy asked and Nick nodded;

So you ended up on a trip with the both of them, which was embarrassing enough even before Troy started acting like you were a married couple;

Nick mostly stayed quiet, his stomach twisting any time Troy hugged you or managed to make you smile;

You hadn't been this close to Nick since weeks and you realized how much you still loved him;

You started being more confused than ever, not understanding if you actually liked Troy or you were simply trying to forget Nick by falling for someone else;

Coming back from the storage you saw a wave of zombies on the road and decided to avoid a fight by spending the night in an abandoned house;

"Well, there are two bedrooms so you guys can take the other one and I'll sleep here."

You said, mostly disappointing Troy, but they both nod;

You took a deep breath, glad to have the chance to think about the whole situation, but they both came to your room;

"Uhm, y/n, well..."

"There is no mattress on the bed there, someone took it."

You cursed inside, finding yourself sleeping among the two boys you had feelings for;

You couldn't even close your eyes, and Nick couldn't either;

So you both found yourselves awake while Troy was asleep;

"I'm sorry if I ruined your trip with Troy."

"Nick... please, the whole thing is already weird enough."

You felt your heart skipping a beath at the sensation of talking to him again, even if the situation was tensed;

"So, you and Troy..."

"We're just getting to know each other."

"Does he make you happy?"

You couldn't answer that question for you hadn't been feeling happy since Nick left;

You started talking, your usual harmony still there and strong;

He also managed to make you smile at a certain point;

Then the conversation escalated quickly;

"Y/n, I'm sorry for what happened with Luciana."

"It's okay, Nick, you love her and--"

"We broke up. I mean, I told her that I couldn't do it anymore, I still love you."

He casually droped the bomb and you gasped, your breath stopping and your eyes widening;

In that precise moment, you heard footsteps;

You stood up and Nick did the same, waking up Troy;

"Guys, what the he--"

"Shh, there is someone in the house."

Nick said while grabbing his gun and passing yours to you;

The three of you walked silently with your weapons unlocked and you spotted four men;

They saw you too and that's when the mess begun;

They shoot and you do the same;

Troy killed two of them and Nick another one, you managed to shoot to the last one but he did the same;

You percieved the bullet hitting your stomach and looked down, your shirt becoming red;

"Y/n!"

Nick yelled while catching you before you hit the floor;

"What happened?"

Troy immediately ran to you too;

They both widened their eyes in total panick while you started to explain them what to do;

You saw many of those wounds at the Ranch in the last weeks and knew how to proceed;

"Remove the bullet, use some alchool to disinfect, then heat up a knife and cauterize it."

"There is no way we are burning you."

"Troy, you have to."

They both did their best to remove the bullet while you fought against the pain to stay awake and guide them;

"Troy, you did it. Thank you."

You thanked him while he ran to find some alcohol; he lucky found some Vodka;

"Nick, I want you to cauterize it."

You asked while squeezing his hand, the pain making you flinch;

"Y/n... I can't... I don't want to hurt you."

"You can, I trust you."

He looked at you and realized that you pnly trusted him to do it;

"Guys, if I die, please... don't let me turn, shoot a fucking bullet in my brain."

You asked between your tears and they both nodded while praying to not end up being forced to do this to you, the person they both love;

Nick cauterized your wound while squeezing your hand, your eyes stuck into his;

You screamed your heart out and passed away, not able to hold the pain anymore;

You woke up in your bedroom at the ranch, your head hurting and your stomach pulsing;

It took you a couple of days to be able to stand up again, but you were safe;

"Nick and Troy's work wasn't perfect but they saved you. Waiting for you to be carried here would have been fatal. They told me you guided them, the doctor said you did a great job. I'mglad you're okay."

Alicia explained while caressing your head, her hands shaking at the idea of having almost lost you;

You told her everything that happened with Nick and asked her to call him, you needed to see him;

"How are you feeling?"

"I'm okay, Nick. You saved me, you and Troy and I... I thought that I was about to die and my greatest regret was not having the chance to tell you that I still love you too and I want you back and I never stopped wanting you, not even when I used to see you walking hand in hand with Luciana or laughing with her. My heart was broken but you are and always were the love of my life."

Nick widened his eyes, his heart pounding faster in his chest and his arms automatically reaching you to hug you;

You started crying between his arms, his touch making you feel like nothing bad ever happened;

He squeezed you and you flinched, your hand running to your wound;

"Oh my... I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to--"

"Nick, I'm okay, I've never been better."

He kissed you, his lips so familiar but the sensation of kissing them again making you feel like it was the first time;

He smiled on your lips;

"I have something for you."

He said and took out your necklace from his pocket;

You gasped in surprise;

"How do you..."

You finally connected the dots;

"Nick, you thought I was dead... that's why--"

"I thought you were gone and I was desperately trying to move on."

"Why haven't you told me?"

"Because I believed I was not enough for you, I've always had this fear."

"Nick, you're more than enough. You just gave me back two of the most important things of my life: the memory of my mother and my heart, since you are the love of my life."

He smiled while laying down next to you and looked at you in total admiration, love, happiness;

He pulled you to kiss you again, promising himself to never let you go again.

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Pairing: Nick Clark X reader

A version of the original story in which you are Nick's best friend and you live the apocalypse with him, sharing good and bad sides and realising that you are destined to be more than friends.

Warning: what if, sex reference, drug reference, parent's death, language, mostly angst, a bit fluff. I've changed some details from the original storyline, nothing too big btw.

P.s. if you find any mistake please correct me, English is not my mother tongue and I want to improve. Reblog, if you can, it helps a lot, thank you💕

P.p.s. gifs belong to the creators

Falling in love with Nick Clark would include:

You and him became friends when you were kids but he had a crush on you since forever, he never confessed it because he was just scared to ruin your friendship;

Plus, he thought you deserved so much more than him;

You were dating Calvin during high school and he was like super jealous but also worried because he knew Calvin was not a good boy;

When Calvin screwed everything up cheating on you Nick was half relieved, half sorry to see you heartbroken. He stood by your side, of course;

"Y/n, he's just an asshole, he doesn't know what he just lost";

"Thank you, Nick, I don't know what I would do without you";

He realized he was in love with you the last day of high school and also tried to summon up the courage to confess to you, but he was starting to become an addict and you were about to start college, so he gave up;

You tried to stop him from starting doing heroine and failed, but always stayed by his side. He never let you see him when he was in worst conditions but you always kept supporting and helping him by trying to convince him to go on rehabilitation. You drove him to therapy and helping group session. Even when he kept starting to drug himself again, you never pushed him away, even if the boy you were dating at the time couldn't understand why;

"Y/n, he's just an addict, why do you insist on being his friend?";

"I won't even bother trying to explain to you what Nick means to me. We're done, by the way.";

When Nick's father died he practically ran away from the funeral, but you knew where to find him: he didn't push you away, he let you stay by his side.

You felt your heart skip a beat when Alicia called you explaining about Nick's accident. You ran at the hospital to see him;

"Y/n! Finally someone willing to tell me how shitty I look right now.";

"Fuck you, Clark, you'll be the death of me one day."

You tried to to stay mad but you were mostly just relieved that he was okay;

He explained you what happened at the church and you immediately believed him;

"I knew you would have believed me, y/n;"

You even decide to go to the church to see what happened and found the blood stains on the floor. You were totally certain that Nick was not crazy and you also warned Madison about your recent discovery;

You comforted him when he called you telling you about the fact that he had killed Calvin, you were the only person he really wanted by his side in that moment. He had a mental breakdown in your arms and you just held him whispering to him that you were there for him;

He got angry when he knew you went to the church;

"Y/n, are you crazy? That is an awful place and could have been dangerous! I can't risk losing you.";

"I just wanted to prove to your mother and Travis that you were telling the truth.";

When the apocalypse started, your mother was bitten and killed herself to protect you. She only left you her necklace with a pendant shaped as a white daisy. The Clarks welcomed you in their family and Nick became the most importan person of your life;

"Mom is gone, I don't have a family anymore", you said while caressing your necklace;

"Y/n, never say this again, we are your family and you'll never be alone";

Madison and Alicia always consider you as a part of their family since you grew up with Nick so they did their best to make sure you could feel better;

You started to spend your days trying to move on and process the fact that your mom was gone. Nick was the most thoughtful person ever and you and him used to spend afternoons in the pool, his attraction and love toward you growing day by day, especiallybecauseyoure were spendingall the time together;

You comforted him when Madison found out that he was stealing morphine;

"Don't worry, Nick, everything will be okay.";

You stayed by his side during his abstinence crisis and tried your best to help him;

You were the most desperate when he was taken away, your mind being filled with thoughts of never seeing him anymore. That's when you realised that you were in love with your best friend;

Madison wanted to protect you by not getting you involved in Nick's rescue but you insisted;

"He's all I have, there's no way I'm waiting here. I'm coming with you."

You felt your heart melting when you finally found him, but the door was stuck and he tried to say goodbye to you, his eyes looking at you with love;

You immediately hugged him as soon as Liza opened the door, he held you back while you were whispering his name;

You found a moment of peace on the Abigail, not a day going by without you thinking about your mom but also the constant relief of having Nick by your side;

You always made sure he was okay, he was dealing with a drug rehabilitation without the proper medicines and therapies, after all. He appreciated your thoughtfulness more than everything and always reassured you that he was okay;

You and him used to spend whole nights looking at the stars and talking about many things, the usual harmony between the two of you connecting your minds and hearts;

"Nick, do you remember when we skipped math class every single wednesday because there was that offer in that restaurant where they served Mexican food? You were so obsessed!";

"I had almost forgot how much incline I was at spending my money on food, y/n.";

You two always ended up laughing a lot, when you were with him it was almost like the apocalypse never started;

"It's crazy how you have the power to make me forget that the world is actually falling apart, Nick.";

Nick was the best thing of your life, but you also developed a beautiful friendship with Chris, not to mention how much you and Alicia cared about each other;

He was absolutely happy to have you around on the Abigail but hiding his feelings was becoming more complicated. He was also kinda jealous of the complicity between you and Chris;

Alicia was the first person you confessed your feelings for Nick to. She's super clever so she had already noticed and she also knew that her brother loved you;

"I knew it, the way you look at him has changed. Just tell him, y/n.";

You were torn for days and also started to overthinking so much that you became paranoid, you also started to believe that Nick liked Ofelia;

You decided to land with them and were the first to notice Nick entirely covered in blood and moving among the zombies as he was one of them. Your stomach was knotted untill you looked at him in his eyes and realized he was okay;

He kept an eye on you during the whole battle against the zombies and you made sure to protect him as well. You always used to watch each other's backs in that situations;

"Oh my God, Nick. I thought you had turned, my heart literally stopped working!";

You shouted as soon as the battle was over while hugging him, not even the unpleasant scent of blood all over him stopping you from resting your head on his shoulder. He held you back.

He checked on your neck and wrists to make sure you were not hurt or bitten, he was frightened of the idea of losing you;

Once you were back on the Abigail you decided you were tired of him being so reckless and always putting his life at risk, you ignored him for the rest of the day;

He came knocking at your door for explanation and you finally snapped;

"I'm angry at you because you keep doing stupid, dangerous things and I can't fucking lose you. I know how egoistic this sounds, but I love you, Nicholas Clark, and I don't want to lose you.";

He was shocked at the beginning but immediately kissed you, he had been waiting for that moment since forever;

Your first time was absolutely incredible: you were so in harmony, not a trace of embarrassment, totally connected to each other. You were having sex with your best friend since the kindergarten and it was absolutely beautiful;

"It took an apocalypse to make me realize that I love you.";

"Well, I realized that I love you years ago but waiting was worth it. You are worth it, y/n, and I love you."

Nick was a very thoughtful boyfriend. He always made sure you were comfortable, you felt loved and appreciated;

He complimented you a lot and always searched for physical contact;

You both decided to keep your relationship secret to avoid embarrassment on the Abigail. After all, Madison was totally sure you were like brother and sister;

He used to sneak out in your room every night, to make love to you and fall asleep in your arms;

"Baby, for as much as I love hearing you moaning my name, just lower your voice or we will wake up everyone on this boat.";

He is a creative lover. He loves experimenting new things and always makes sure to remind you how much he likes you;

"I've never seen a body more beautiful and hot than yours, you drive me totally crazy, y/n.";

He's a tease and mostly a dom but seeing you take control turns him on like nothing else;

He loved watching you sleeping, he found you so peaceful. He spent hours caressing your hair and thinking about the fact that he finally had you, after years pretending that this was not the only thing he ever wanted;

He tended to get insicure sometimes;

"You're the best person I know, y/n. You're brilliant, smart, funny, absolutely beautiful, your heart is enormous and I'm quite convinced that no one can understand people like you do. You love deeply and you have a pure soul. And what about me? How can I be good enough for you? I'm an addict and I'm a mess, that's all.";

"Nick, you're so much more than how you think. I've seen you falling many times, crumbling down as if you were made of glass. This world was has been incredibly harsh to you, yet you always managed to find a way to fight back. You're smart, no one is as good as you are at problem solving. You're kind, you care about everyone, and you're my love, the only person I want by my side. You're more than good enough for me, you've always been.";

He was fragile with you, but also incredibly strong when you were feeling vulnerable. You completed each other;

You knew each other deeply since you had been friends for a lifetime. You were in perfect harmony and sometimes you felt like there was not a chance for you to immagine a life without him;

You were almost convinced that everything was going for the better untill you arrived at Thomas Abigail Ranch; your boyfriend started to act weird again and you found out that he was sharing Celia's crazy ideas. You tried to talk some sense into him with kindness, you knew him so deeply that you were more than well aware of the best way to talk to him;

"Nick, baby, I know you hate the idea of killing, but those... those thigs, are not alive. You are and I am, you can hear my heart beating and I can hear yours. Don't risk your life for silly ideas. I love you, I want you to be safe.";

The last thing he wanted was to hurt you so he started being more careful, but he just couldn't stop thinking that maybe Celia was all right;

His heart was broken when he decided to leave you and his family but he needed time and he knew that you would have been safer with Madison;

"I'm not going without you, Nick.";

"I'll find you, I will always find you. I love you, y/n, but I have to go.";

You spent the worst period of your life separated from Nick. The constant fear of never seeing him again or of finding out that he had been killed or worse, turned, hunted you for weeks.

Things kept getting worse: you, Madison and Alicia found yourselves alone;

When Travis fell from the helicopter he tried to hold on to something and he ripped off your necklace, you lost it too;

Nick heard voices about the fact that a body was found and the people bringing the news had found your necklace: he immediately recognised it and believed you were dead. He fell in a state of deep sadness, so dark that he simply stopped trying to go on. He started dragging himself from a day to another without a real aim, his only thought being you and the heavy regret of letting you;

He spent days crying, his bed being the only place he saw and your necklace squeezed in his hand;

He found a bit of peace in Luciana, his heart still too broke to love another person but his mind convincing himself that he had to go on;

When you finally found him, you were the happiest person alive. You didn't even doubted a moment: you ran in his arms, your face hiding in the crook of his neck and your arms squeezing him. He was shocked, he couldn't understand, but he softly held you back smelling your scent, as he was afraid to see you crumbling and slipping away from his fingers as sand;

"Y/n.. am I dreaming or are you really here?";

Tears were running down your face when you finally looked at him and kissed him;

"I'm here, Nick.";

But happiness couldn't last. As soon as you arrived at the ranch the brutal truth came out: Nick had a girlfriend. Your heart was broken, how could he have forgotten so soon. You refused to hear explanation.

"I feel so stupid, because I love and I've been tormenting myself since the moment your turned your back and walked away that day. I was not angry at you for leaving us, I know you since forever and I know you sometimes need your space, but making me believe that you loved me... Is forgetting about everything we had and simply starting dating someone else love? If it's so easy for you not only leaving me in a world which gives no guarantee to see someone again but also finding someone else to be with then I'm not sure you have ever loved me, Nick."

Your words were like a knife in his heart: precise, firm, clean. He couldn't even say anything. He loved you and the only reason why he tried to move on was because he thought you were dead, but he started to believe that maybe he had never been enough to be by your side. He let you go, your eyes filled with tears and your necklace almost pulsing in his pocket.

PART 2 HERE