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[quietlyblooms]

just one more lil lnd ramble before i start writing... but i wanna play with the past lives aspect so much. i want chiyo to keep nearly remembering, having this sense of familiarity that she can't explain, feeling the urge to talk freely with people when she normally wouldn't. i want her to wake up from dreams that feel so real, like a memory rather than a scenario her mind imagined up. i want her to feel tortured by all of this and frustrated when a comment is made about her not remembering.

no, she doesn't remember, so explain. tell her what the hell's going on before she actually loses her mind. a woman can only experience déjà vu so many times before she starts feeling crazy!!

[kyleoreillylover]

INSTAGRAM AU- Carmelo Hayes X Fem!Black!Reader

A/N: Obsessed with Carmelo, and this is the product of it, hope you enjoy!!

LIKED BY CARMELOHAYES, ROXANNEPEREZ, AND 1 MILLION OTHERS

y/n: he took me out to a brunch date :)

tagged: Carmelo Hayes

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carmelohayes: my gorgeous girl ♥️

↳y/n: my pretty boy 😘🥹

↳ynstan: you guys are too cute 🥹 if you break up i won’t believe in love 😭

roxanneperez: how come u didn’t take me to brunch 🙄 i miss u! <3

↳y/n: i miss u too boo! promise I'll see u soon <3

trickwilliams: how come ur don't take me on dates too melo?

↳carmelohayes: bro don't be sus in front of my girl!

↳y/nstan: lmaoo Carmelo still tryna act cool with his girl 😭 it's okay bro to take trick on ur dates

corajade: ur still a loser lol

↳y/n: says the person who lost to me this week? talk to me when ur up from 2-0 🥰

↳ynlover123: LMAOO cora she ate u up 😭

↳carmelostan: better keep that mouth shut next time 🫢

↳carmelohayes: don't mess with my girl Cora 🤷🏾‍♂️

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LIKED BY Y/N, WWENXT, TRICKWILLIAMS, AND 2 MILLION OTHERS

carmelohayes: Thank you for having us for fight night UFC! We had an amazing time!

tagged: y/n, ufc.

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wwenxt: power couple!!

indihartwell: best couple in wwe!! (besides index of course)

↳carmelohayes: thank you for the high praise solider 🫡

y/n: I always have an amazing time with you 🥰

↳carmelohayes: and i always want you to feel like that with me ❤️

↳y/nstan123: YA'LL NEED TO STOP BEING SO CUTE I CAN'T KEEP RAISING MY STANDARDS LIKE THIS

↳trickwilliams: my man looks so good 😍

↳carmelohayes: I'M NOT YOUR MAN TRICK!!

↳carmelolover79: LMFAOO trick stop playing with him or he gonna beat ur ass 😭

↳y/n: don't worry babe, don't let ur gf stop u from finding ur husband ☺️

↳y/nstan23: y/n is done fighting for her man 😭

↳trickwilliams: you see bro, she gets it.

↳carmelohayes: BABE DON'T ENCOURAGE HIM!

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LIKED BY WWENXT, CARMELOHAYES, TIFFANYSTRATTON AND 2 MILLION OTHERS

y/n: Champs doing champ things 😙

tagged: carmelo hayes

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y/nstan: let me marry the both of u pls !

carmelolover71: my parents both look so fine!!!

jakarajackson: looking TEW MF FINE!! 🤩

↳y/n: says the literal supermodel 🥹 i can now die peacefully <3

maxxinedupri: and looking good while doing champ things!!

↳y/n: not looking as good as the blueprint!! 😚

↳ynlover80: the duo we need more of!!!!

carmelohayes: hottest champ ever 😍

↳y/n: i got it from the finest champ i know 💗

↳carmelohayes: I better be the finest champ you know 🤨

↳trickwilliams: bro she meant me as well 🤷🏾‍♂️ sorry bro

↳carmelohayes: boi if yo don't quit flirting with my girl BEOFRE I BEAT YOUR ASS

↳carmelolover79: I warned you trick 😭 better stop playing with ur friend 😭

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y/n: Wrestlemania afterparty ;)

tagged: carmelohayes

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wwe: the it couple and our nxt champs everybody!!

nxtlover80: bi panic bi panic bi panic

tiffanystratton: hot girl shit!!

↳y/n: learned from the hottest girl of all

↳tiffanystratton: and don't u forget it!!

carmelohayes: the most beautiful girl ever 😍 lucky to call you mine

↳y/n: aww 🥹 and I'm lucky to call you mine 🫶

↳y/nlover189: I'M CRYING THIS IS SO CUTE I'M CRYING 😭

↳carmeloynstan: they are the standard!! 🥹😭

indihartwell: okay you guys might be as cute as dexter and i 🙄 but you guys very cute, and i miss you, we need to do a double date sometime <3

↳y/n: tell me something i don't know girl 🤭 and i miss you too!! and we totally should, text me when ur free!! <3

↳y/nlover: idk if I should be scared or excited for them to meet dexter 😭

↳ynstan920: two power couples meeting?! sign me tf up!!

trickwilliams: this was cute! but not as cute as us

↳trickwilliams: update: he is beating me up!!! send help!

↳y/n: this is on u this time trick 🤷

↳carmelostan: CARMELO FINALLY GETTING HIS LICK BACK LOL

↳nxtstan77: we warned u trick 🤷 time to face the consequences 🥰

[melodygatesauthor]

Weekly Update

09/17/2023 (Yeah I'm a day late, so what, wanna fight about it?)

Announcements/Reminders

Just a little reminder that I've slowed down production as far as writing goes. I'm still writing daily. Sometimes it's a sentence, sometimes it's 3k words, but I'm trying to be kinder to myself and remember that it's a hobby, not a job. I also really want to start my novel and stop pressuring myself to finish fics FIRST so I'm doing that.

Updates will still be happening for all my WIPS - see a comprehensive list of my current WIPs here - but I'm just not pressuring myself by setting deadlines. Thank you for still being supportive <3

ART ANNOUNCEMENTS

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I did my first full color NSFW drawing! It can be seen HERE. It's a series, so there will be two more drawings coming out over the next couple weeks!

Fic Updates

So after taking last week off from working on my WIPs all together - (Note: I spent the week working on a Basil fic and also working on my Duke Leto fic) - I'm feeling a bit more refreshed and ready to get back into working on them again.

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Disclaimer - I never know which way the winds of inspiration will blow. Timeframes aren’t a promise/guarantee, they’re a goal.

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Always Yours, Never Mine - Chapter 4 is in progress, hoping to have the next update out either next week or the week after!

The Fractured Moon - Chapter 4 is in progress for this one as well. I'm not going to promise an update for next week but I'm actively working on it.

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Feeling You Can’t Fight - Okay, I've been putting off editing this one for so long and idk why but I'm going to get it done and posted on Wednesday 09/20/2023 this week!

Worth the Risk - That's right, babygirl is making her way back into my scope. You guys voted on this poll to give me an idea of what you wanted me to work on (not including TFM and AYNM) so I put this back in my field of view since you all seemed to want it so bad!

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DBF Jake and Steven (I already did Marc...did I ever post him? I thought I did but maybe not)

Patient Steven and Marc

Moon Knight Rescue scenario

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Note: Yes it's taking me forever to make them SHUT UP

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[tetsvya]

❛ pumpkin guts war! ❜

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷  nothing ever seems to go smoothly when you’re surrounded by your favorite group of people, so why would you think pumpkin carving would be any different?

➼ pairing! karasuno vbc x manager!reader, a little ennoshita bias bc i adore him <3

➼ warnings! none

➼ type! fluff, reader is in their second year, takes place in october 

➼ author’s note! hi! this is my first time posting on tumblr and first time writing for hq so i hope this goes okay. i apologize beforehand if there are any mistakes or the characters are ooc, i'm trying to get the hang of them. anyways, this is a halloween inspired fic and i'm hoping to post some about some of the other schools as well! i'll probably link them at the end of this post if i can! anyways, happy halloween, stay safe, and enjoy this little treat! <3

It was very rare that the Volleyball Club had a day off, and it was even rarer when one of those days were dedicated to a team bonding activity. But it had been a rather long time since you guys had last had one, so with a little planning from you, Kiyoko, and Yachi, it was decided that the VBC would spend a few hours together, and instead of tossing a ball back and forth, it'd be spent carving pumpkins. That's how you found yourself where you are now, sitting on a tarp in one of the school's empty soccer fields, Ennoshita to the right of you and Tanaka to the left of you, Noya besides him, Narita across from you, and Kinoshita besides him. The third and first years were in similar circles on their own tarps a few feet away from you guys.

"Noya-San, what are you carving?" Hinata called from where he sat beside Kageyama, eyes only for the hyperactive second year. Noya shrugged nonchalantly, a cocky smirk turning up the corners of his lips as he cradled his pumpkin to his chest.

"It's a surprise, obviously!"

"Oh!" Hinata's eyes lit up at the prospect and, he too, pulled his own pumpkin tight against his chest as to shield it from anyone's searching eyes, "Mine will be one too, then!"

"Idiot!" Kageyama called from his spot beside Hinata, narrowing his eyes at the boy, "You're probably carving a volleyball!"

Hinata's cheeks grew red at Kageyama's words but that didn't stop the shorter boy from scowling at him, "Am not!"

The two began to bicker back and forth and you turned your attention away from them with a smile, averting your attention back to your own pumpkin that rested in your lap.

"He was so going to carve a volleyball" Ennoshita leaned in to whisper to you. You turned to him, laughing with a nod, and Ennoshita couldn't help but join in.

"What about you, Ennoshita?" You asked, leaning closer to peer at his pumpkin. While he hadn't got to actually carving the pumpkin yet, he had sketched a face onto the surface of it. A smile broke out on your face at the cute design, and you looked up to meet his eyes, "It's cute, Chika-Chan!"

Ennoshita felt his cheeks warm up at the sight of your bright smile, but he brushed it off with a laugh, leaning into you to peer over your shoulder. You moved quickly, though, jerking your pumpkin out of his sight before he could take a glance at it. Ennoshita's eyebrows shot up at your sudden movements, "What? I can't see your pumpkin?"

You shook your head, clutching it tighter to you when he tried to take another glance, "No! You have to wait until it's done!"

"Fine" The boy sighed, rolling his eyes at you as he leaned back, picking up a carving knife as he got to work on carving out the face of his pumpkin. You watched him for a moment longer, before glancing back at your own pumpkin. You picked up a marker, popping off the cap before bringing it up to your pumpkin. Unbeknownst to you, Ennoshita glanced at you from the corner of his eyes, smiling to himself when he saw the concentrated look on your face. Your eyebrows were knitted together in concentration, and the tip of your tongue was poking out between your lips. The boy felt a nudge against his shoulder, and he glanced at Kinoshita who was sitting beside him. His fellow second-year winked at him with a knowing smile. Ennoshita rolled his eyes, but he couldn't stop the blush from blossoming on his cheeks. Kinoshita let it go, turning back to his pumpkin with a smug smile. The next few moments were relatively calm. The low chatter coming from the others and your quiet hum that only the second years surrounding you could hear. The boys finished far before you, and the only time you looked up from your pumpkin was so you could look at their finished products. You complimented each and every one, and they all accepted your praise with a proud smile. They, in return, waited rather impatiently for you to finish your own carving.

"Done!" You called out finally, a bright smile on your face as you turned around your pumpkin to show the waiting second years.

"Wow!" Narita spoke first, eyes twinkling as he looked at your pumpkin, "It's really good!"

"Thanks!" You beamed as the others nodded along to their friend's words.

"Yeah, it looks gr—" Noya was cut short as Hinata and Kageyama's bickering grew louder and louder. Your eyes were instantly drawn to where all the first years sat, raising an eyebrow as you wondered just what they were fighting about now. The two continued to argue back and forth, and Tsukki regarded them with a bored stare as Yamaguchi stifled his laughs behind his hand. Yachi could only stare at the two hopelessly. You couldn't quite make out their words, but you figured Kageyama said something that really ticked off Hinata, if the orange-haired boy's next action was any indication.

It was as if time slowed down as Hinata reached down, scooping up some of the pumpkin guts that he had tossed into a bowl earlier. He pulled his hand back, and before you could even try and tell him not to, he flung his hand forward, the mess of orange pulp and pumpkin seeds flying through the air, heading straight for Kageyama. The setter had the foresight to duck down, however. You let out a breath of relief, tense shoulders dropping forward. However, that relief was short-lived when you realized just where the glop of pumpkin guts was heading now.

Daichi's laugh was cut short as the glob of pumpkin insides landed right on his head. He blinked once, twice, three times. Everyone seemingly held their breath, eyes wide as they stared at their captain. Daichi opened his mouth to say something, but promptly shut it when he felt the glop slowly began to droop down his head, inching lower and lower until it finally slipped off his head and landed in his lap with a quiet splat.

You could practically see the anger grow in Daichi's eyes and you made a mental promise to Hinata that you'd stop Noya from photoshopping him into some of those fake clouds because you were sure if Daichi didn't kill the boy himself, Hinata would die of utter fear and embarrassment. May he rest in peace.

When Daichi opened his mouth once more, you had half the mind to shut your eyes and cower away, not really wanting to see the captain's angry outburst, but before he could even utter a word, a boisterous and hysterical laugh broke through the tense atmosphere. Everyone's eyes were drawn to the source of the sound, and when you peered over Ennoshita's shoulder, your eyes landed on Suga. He was clutching his stomach, head thrown back as he laughed and laughed and laughed. You couldn't help but feel your lips twitch up at the sight, and Daichi turned to his best friend with narrowed eyes. He reached out, scooping up the pumpkin pulp that sat in his lap before launching it at the grey-haired boy. Suga's laugh was effectively cut short as the pumpkin guts hit him right in the nose. His mouth dropped open in shock before, he too, flung it right back at Daichi. Some of it hit the captain's shoulder, but the majority of it splattered against Asahi's chest. That was when all hell broke loose.

"Pumpkin guts war!" Noya rose to his feet, pumping his fist into the air before throwing the goop that he held in his other hand straight at Tanaka. The short-haired male gasped, narrowing his eyes at his chaotic counterpart before throwing an even bigger glob at Noya. Noya's eyes hardened before he grabbed his bowl full of pumpkin insides, throwing its contents in Tanaka's direction. The boy ducked, however, and instead, both you and Ennoshita were hit. Tanaka and Kinoshita promptly burst into a fit of laughs, clutching their stomachs as you and Ennoshita shared a look, a mental conversation being spoken between the two of you. You both then averted your attention back to Noya, who's own laughter stopped instantly.

Noya's eyes widened under the heat of both your's and Ennoshita's angry glares. He held his hands up in surrender as he scrambled back, "Uh, wait guys! I'm sorry, I didn't m—"

The boy was cut short as you dove at him, tackling him to the ground, "Now, Chika!"

Ennoshita picked up his own bowl of pumpkin guts before jogging over to where Noya was struggling from under you, smiling devilishly before spilling its contents all over Noya. You giggled, taking Ennoshita's hand as he held it out to you. He hoisted you back up to your feet, and the two of you dashed away from the angry libero who chased after the two of you. The war between the three of you raged on for a few minutes, with Tanka and Kinoshita joining in as well until the boys were eventually drawn into a fight against the first years. You took the moment to catch your breath, laughing to yourself as Hinata was struck right in the face by Tanaka. From the corner of your eye, you noticed someone standing a few feet away from you, and they were far too clean for your liking.

"Oi, Narita!" You called out sweetly, and the boy visibly blanched, tensing up at the sound of your voice. You giggled, before lurching forward, wrapping your arms around him from behind.

"You're the worst" He groaned, accepting defeat as he stood still in your hold. He didn't have to see his back to know that he now had pumpkin all over him.

You laughed, hugging him tighter, "You love me!"

"Mhm," The boy hummed playfully, breaking out of your hold before turning around to face you. He smiled cheekily before reaching out, patting your head sweetly. However, you should have known that the gesture was anything but sweet. Your eyes widened and mouth fell agape as he broke out into laughter. The pumpkin guts that he had plopped onto the top of your head slowly began to slide down, before it eventually fell into a heap at your guys' feet. The two of you both glanced down at it before meeting one another's eyes, promptly bursting out into laughter.

"Ay!" Tanaka shouted, pointing at the two of you with a hard stare, "Get your asses over here and help us beat these losers!"

You and Narita shared a look before jogging over to the boy. The 'war' continued on for a few more minutes, the third years eventually ambushing all of you as Kiyoko stood a few feet away, not a single seed on her, as she watched with an amused smile as pumpkin flew back and forth, accompanied by joyous laughter.

"Well" A voice drawled cynically, and all movement stopped as everyone's eyes were drawn to the sound. There stood Tsukki, a sour look on his face as he scowled at all of you, arms crossed over his chest, "While I'm sure you guys had fun making complete fools of yourselves, I doubt you're going to have much fun cleaning up the mess."

His smug face soon had the entire group of you scowling at the boy, and without a second thought, you all turned your bodies to fully face the boy. The smirk was soon wiped from his face as he took notice of the mischievous looks in your guys' eyes, and he took a defensive step back, "What are you guys doing? I swear—"

"Now!" Noya shouted, cutting off the blonde. Everyone pulled their arms back before launching them forward, handfuls of pumpkin insides flying straight for the bespectacled blonde. Tsukki had no choice but to accept his fate, eyes wide as he stood frozen in place.

A beat passed before Tsukki blinked, glancing down at his clothes now covered in pumpkin guts. He blinked once more, a heavy sigh slipping past his lips before he lifted his head to meet everyone's eyes once more, "I hate you all."

"Oh, don't be such a Scrooge, Tsukki!"

"That's Christmas, you idiot!"

other halloween fics:

what’s new, scooby doo? - aoba johsai

scaredy cat - shiratorizawa

[eternalmx]

🦋a/n: it's gonna be kinda sad too, so I apologise in advance but enjoy! ✨ Also, please listening to the song while reading or not it's fine! The song is from the Korean remake of the drama this is based off of. I also recommend checking out the lyrics after reading (only if you want to feel pain...). Thank you for always enjoying and supporting this series. I love you angels. ❤️ This is a duel chapter. With both p.o.v's. of the main characters. {His P.O.V} {part 3}

𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊 𝖆𝖋𝖋𝖆𝖎𝖗𝖘 𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖆𝖋𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖓𝖔𝖔𝖓. {part 4}

{5:00𝖕𝖒} "Where have you been?" her husband asked while she filled an empty glass with water. She couldn't look at him.

"The trains and buses were running late." she filled her mouth with water, trying to avoid any confrontation.

"My mom, she.... she said she saw you with some guy." he said, voice cracking a bit, "The one who she said was outside the apartment last week. The same one. Who is he?"

"I already told you, he's our neighbors friend. She wasn't answering so he was asking me if I knew where she may have been." It was a lie. She's gotten much better at lying. He knew it was a lie when her eyes refused to meet his.

"Who is he?" he asked again, tears threatening to fall from his eyes.

"Please..." she said, feeling an overwhelming ache in her chest.

"Answer the damn question!!" he yelled, kicking the leg of the kitchen stool. She flinched at the loud noise. Her hands running over her face slowly. Taking a few deep breaths.

"I love him..." she said. Her heart aching seeing the man she took vows with fall at her feet. Broken by her own infidelity. The man who promised nothing more than to love and cherish her, always.

"Y-you love him?" he asked, tears falling from his face.

"I do." she said. She has no fight left in her. All the secrets now about to be all over the wooden floor.

"What about me? What's about the kids?" he says, tears no longer coming down. He's angry.

"The kids?! Are you fucking kidding me?!" she yells. That was her last straw. It was always about his happiness never hers. Not once, did he stop to ask if she was okay, he never asked what she needed.

"Wh-" she cuts him off before he can finish. "What? Are you going to ask me what? This! It's this! 'Mom' You have no idea how fucking bad it hurts everytime you call me 'mom'. Those are birds. Not children. Not a product of you and I. They are something you want. I want children! Not birds. You're so hung up on work and you little co worker, who clearly thinks she has something with you, to care about anything else but yourself! "Mom did you feed the children" "mom did you give them the medicine" .... You don't care. Did you ever? You want this fictional life of a wife and kids yet you won't even fucking touch me! We've been married for three years!" she yelled, clutching her chest as the pain grows.

"What do you want me to do? To make this better?" he asked, seeing the pain she is in.

"I want a divorce..." she said, looking up at him through her tears.

"I'm going to a hotel for the night. I'm going to give you some space so you can get your shit together! We're not getting a divorce! End of story! You've had your fun with him. Now it's time to end it! If you stop it here and now I'll forgive you and we can move on." he said, stepping back from his wife or what he thought was his wife.

"I don't want to be forgiven... I want a divorce. Can't you see I'm not happy anymore? You deserve someone who loves you and only you" she says, through her sobs.

"I've already told you. No divorce. If you need time, I'll give you time but not a divorce." he says, sighing as he took his coat and shoes to the door.

"Please.... I'm begging you. Just let me go." she begs, crying. Trapped? Trapped would be dramatic but that's how she feels. Trapped in a broken marriage. One that she broke.

"We'll take about this some more tomorrow. Try to get some sleep okay." he said, slamming the door shut behind him.

As she sat there in the hallway, she wondered, how did she create heaven and hell in the same place.

[trashcanreddiefan]

I'll be Home for Christmas (Bill Hader x Reader)

Summary: Reader is missing her boyfriend on Christmas Eve... When the doorbell rings.

Word Count: 1150

Warnings: None whatsoever. This is pure fluff.

Author's Note: This was partially inspired by a text post by trashmouthkid: 'Reaction video captioned “I didn’t tell my husband I was coming home from tour for the holidays” where Bill films Richie surprising Eddie and Eddie, who hasn’t seen Richie in months, is crying and keeps saying “you asshole” while Richie keeps kissing him.' (Which means a Reddie version of this fic is coming.)

CROSS-POSTED AT AO3.

Y/N sighed as the end credits of It's a Wonderful Life scrolled across her TV. It was Christmas Eve and she was missing her boyfriend, Bill, terribly. In the two years they had been dating they hadn't gone more than a month without seeing each other in person, but this last separation had been a lot longer than usual and was taking a toll on Y/N. I guess that's one of the perils of dating a Hollywood actor.  

She thought back to their conversation the previous week.

"Hey, Y/N," Bill had said when Y/N had answered the phone. "Listen, it turns out that I'm not going to be able to make it home for Christmas. We ran into some production issues and in order to catch up we now have to shoot over the 3 days that we were supposed to be off since it would put us too far behind if we waited. As it is it's looking like we won't wrap until a week after we originally thought."

Y/N's shoulders slumped. "Oh, okay."

"I'm so sorry, honey. I'll try to call you on Christmas Eve after we wrap for the day, okay?"

"Okay."

"I'll talk to you tomorrow. Love you."

"Love you too."

Y/N had hung up the phone, her eyes filling with tears. She hadn't seen Bill in four months because he was in London filming a new movie, so she had been looking forward to spending Christmas Eve with him at her apartment and Christmas Day with him and the girls at his house before he went back to London for what was supposed to be the final 2 weeks of shooting.

Y/N sighed. No use moping about it. She got up to swap the DVD out for another movie and had just started it when her phone rang.

She couldn't help but smile when she saw the caller ID. "Hey, honey."

"Hi babe," Bill's voice came over the speaker. "What are you up to?"

"Just sitting at home watching Christmas movies."

"Oh? Whatcha watching?"

Y/N glanced over at the TV. "Just started Die Hard ."

Bill chuckled. " Die Hard? Really? As a Christmas movie?"

"Hey, I'll have you know that Die Hard is one of the greatest Christmas films of all time, as you should well know," Y/N said teasingly. "Yippee-kai-yay and all that." 

"Well, you now owe me a rewatch since you're watching it without me."

"Deal, babe. As soon as you're back in L.A. I'll sit down and watch it with you." She sat back. "So how was filming?"

"It was fine. We managed to get through a couple of extra scenes today so hopefully we can get back on track to finish on time."

"I hope so too," Y/N said, unable to keep the wistfulness out of her tone. 

A car door shut over the phone and she could hear Bill walking. "I'll be home in a few weeks," he said. "We can celebrate Christmas then."

Y/N sighed. "I know, honey, I just miss you."

"I miss you too, baby. We'll see each other soon." He paused. "I gotta run, but I'll call you tomorrow?"

"Okay. 'Love you, Bill."

"I love you too, Y/N. Bye."

"Bye."

Y/N hung up and pressed play on the remote, turning her attention back to the TV. 

A few minutes later, there was a knock on her door. Now who can that be, she thought, pausing the movie and making her way over to the door. She opened it and gasped. "Oh my God."

Bill stood in her doorway, grinning. "Hi babe. Can I come in?"

Y/N blinked. "Oh my God ." She pulled Bill into a hug, burying her face in his chest and breathing in his scent. "You're really here."

"Yeah, sweetheart, I'm here," Bill replied, wrapping his arms around her. "I'm home."

"You're here ," Y/N repeated, overwhelmed by the fact that Bill was back home in L.A. and standing in her apartment after being away filming for 4 incredibly long months. "Oh my God, you're here . I can't believe it, you're actually here ." Y/N paused and leaned back, keeping her arms wrapped around him. "Wait, what are you doing here? You're supposed to be in London."

"I'm surprising you, of course."

"How did you manage to get away from filming?"

"Actually, we sped up the production schedule and managed to wrap yesterday so everyone could be home for Christmas and New Year's. I just told you something different so I could surprise you." Bill glanced over at the TV and froze, a smirk spreading across his face. "So you were watching Die Hard , huh?"

Y/N let go of him and glanced back at the TV, where Noelle was paused right on Bill's face. She blushed. "I wanted to see you today, even if it was just in a film. I've missed you." 

Bill bit his lip. "I've missed you too, Y/N. I've missed you so much that it hurt."

Bill gave her one more gentle kiss. "Now, I believe I was actually promised a Die Hard viewing , unless of course you want to finish Noelle.. . "

Y/N smiled and tugged Bill towards the couch. "Why would I want that when I have you live and in person right here?"

They sat down and Y/N snuggled into Bill's side as he started the movie. Y/N was having trouble concentrating, however, still not being able to believe that Bill was finally home.

"What?" Bill finally asked.

Y/N shook her head in disbelief. "I seriously can't believe you're here. This is the best surprise ever."

Bill paused the movie and turned towards Y/N. "Actually, I have another surprise for you. I was going to wait until New Year's to do this, but I honestly can't wait another minute."  He took a deep breath. "Y/N, having to spend the last 4 months away from you has just confirmed what I've known since the moment we met, which is that I want to spend the rest of my life with you. "

Y/N gasped as Bill slid off the couch and got down on one knee in front of her. He pulled a small box out of his pocket, opening it to reveal a diamond ring. "Y/N, I want to be with you always," he said. "Will you marry me?"

"Yes, yes, of course I'll marry you," Y/N replied, her voice shaking with emotion as she blinked back tears.

Bill stood and slid the ring onto Y/N's finger before sitting back down on the couch. He cupped her face in his hands and pulled her into a kiss. "I love you so much," he murmured against her lips.

"I love you too," Y/N murmured back before connecting their lips once more.

[pbandjesse]

Im real tired. I somehow lost the last hour. Just laying here. I am going to try to go to bed very soon.

I did not sleep well last night. I just couldn't turn my brain off. I think I fell asleep around 2. So getting up at 8 when my alarm went off was not going to happen.

I sort of half slept until 10. A little before 10. I got up and took a shower. I tried to not feel miserable. I had really wanted to work in my studio but I just couldn't shake it off.

I had a small breakfast. And I packed a lunch. I mostly just hung out on the couch. And then I decided I would just go to work. I left the house at 11. And got the bus pretty quickly. I was at the school by 11:30.

I spent my time there making some posters with our daily schedule and with some jobs. I made a whole new system which ended up working out really well and the kids seem to very much respond to. I did some cleaning and organizing. I'm mad at a few of the kids pieces that had accidentally gotten left behind. It was a nice morning.

Fitsum came around 1 and I got a little annoyed because he had made a lesson plan and just didn't send it to me for whatever reason. So even though I wrote one I wasn't going to argue. I'll just save it for later. But then Tiffany talk to him and we are going to possibly be switching teachers. I'm going to stay with 4th grade and fitsum might be moving too 5th. While Liz will stay with 5th and Mister Dee will come to 4th grade with me. That could go either way. I like Dee. I'm just hoping that it'll be a positive change for everyone. We'll see what happens.

But today would be the same. I went and collected the kids and then we went over our new rules and we made a class agreement and it was really good. They were really responding to us and being very respectful today. It felt pretty awesome.

We went out to recess and was cold out but I have some nice conversations with the kids. Couple of them confided in me about how they knew I would listen to them. And it was really nice.

Dinner was fine. They had french fries and they let me get some french fries too. So that was exciting. The kids cleaned up the tables and then we headed to the classroom to do art.

We decided that on our schedule 3:45 to 4 would be quiet instruction time. And only gets stuck to that basically. There was a little complaining and grumbling. About when we would start actually making art. But I think being consistent with the schedule is going to help them with some of the behavior issues that we tend to come across.

And having the 45 minutes of solid art time really seemed to work for them. They never really seemed to get bored in it. And even the ones that finished a little too fast I was able to redirect them a bit. We just drew and it was really good.

Cleanup could have gone smoother. My new system for who's in charge of cleaning up what got a little Askew. I think it's just going to be repetition of explaining what the cleaning groups me in. But in general it went really well and I'm very happy with how today went.

I took the kids to pick up. And there was a couple issues because one of my students had a watch it went missing. And the mom was saying that the kids were thieves and all the stuff and I promised I would shake them down tomorrow. And then 20 minutes later she comes back because they were halfway home and my students covered the watch was in his pocket. Which is what I said. That it was probably in his backpack or something. But whatever. And then we spent the next hour and change hanging their work for the show next week.

Honestly it all looks great. Me and fitsum we're basically done hanging all of our stuff at around a quarter to seven. So after some fussing with the tape and putting sculptures in the case in the hallway we headed home.

I got in the door right at 7. I that sweet pea and I have a sandwich. And then I messed around with my 1998 Furbys. I put batteries in Pascal, the baby oh, and he has the sweetest voice. He's calls me Mama and giggles and sings. His ears move which I was excited about. And I was hoping that he would communicate with Pongo but she was having issues turning on. So I had to do some vinegar wipe Downs of her battery pack to get her to turn on and then because she doesn't talk they didn't really communicate. But that's okay.Lil John will not turn on. I think I have to take the skin off and manually restart the motor. Because she's in a down position and not sleeping position? At least that's what my research has shown. I still don't feel completely comfortable doing that but we'll see what happens. I might try that on Saturday when I have the day off.

I played with those for a while and then watch the video. At 8 I went down to the basement to work on some art finally. I traced all of the watercolor flowers I have made and cut them all out. And I'm very pleased with how they look. Talking to Jess I think a tentative plan is that we're going to do one wreath a month. So this will be a much smaller scale project. But I want to be able to spend more time on the research and the sketching and all of the parts that go behind this project. So this one will be for the month of January even though it's mostly done at this point. I want to get some more research done for one's going forward and not rush. And if I can make more than one a month that's fine. But Jess is also doing it actual Hands-On part and she works differently than me. So I don't want to rush her either. Or make her feel like it's homework. It's supposed to be a fun thing.

I went and checked the mail and the Magnetic eyelashes I had purchased came. They are very silly. I cut them in half because I felt like they were too long. And it's definitely a look. Maybe for like a special event or something but I can't imagine actually wearing them for more than an hour or so. It's a very bizarre product.

I've been laying in bed for a while now though. Trying to get this post done trying not to be distracted by sweet pea. I really just want to get some sleep.

Tomorrow I'm hoping to wake up and work on some art again. Maybe clean something. Teaching all afternoon. Finishing hanging up our art. And then I'm supposed to have dinner with James. I have Friday and Saturday off. We were going to go to DC to go to the National Gallery on Friday but the government is still shut down. So I probably am not going to see that Rachel Whitehead show. But that's okay. I think we're going to try to do something else on Friday and then we might go ice skating. I hope it's just a nice day what's my favorite guy. Sleep well everyone. Stay warm.