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Wip Wednesday babeeyy
eyy I've finally remembered that wip wednesday exists!! here's some proof that i'm working on something, and that something is the follower milestone gift i said i was going to do and i promise i'm doing it! i'm doing it it's happening i promise! so here's a little taster!!!! and here's Part One if you want a refresher!
And then the kid just vanishes.
In the blink of an eye, in the time it takes for him to look down, screw his face up because this is all confusing as fuck, and look back up, heâs just gone. Thereâs nowhere to hide, thereâs nowhere to go, Jason can see everywhere around himâbut he canât see Danny.
âWell⌠shit."
âWhat, what happened?â Dickybird hisses in his ear, the unsaid, exasperated ânowâ very clear in his voice.Â
As much as he loathes to admit it, Jason is feeling very much the same way right now. What was meant to be a simple case of âinvestigate the potential child abuse and put an end to itâ has instead become something⌠less simple. When is it ever simple in his life?
Still. If working with supers, metas, vigilantes, whatever, has taught Jason anything, itâs that just because you canât see someone doesnât mean theyâre not there.
âHey, kid⌠Danny. Listen, Iâm not here to hurt you and if youâre still here, if you can still hear me, then, I donât know, do you want to get a bite to eat or something? I just want to talk. I just want to figure out whatâs happening.â
Jason doesnât hold his breath.Â
Okay, no, thatâs a lie. Jason holds his breath, but he swears heâs holding it so he can more accurately hear if Danny is still around. Thatâs all it is, heâs not attached to this kid already. Heâs not.
When no answer comesânot even a whisper of a breath or the scuff of a sneaker on the pavementâhe suppresses a frustrated growl and opts instead to breathe deeply and pinch the bridge of his nose.
âSoâŚâ Tim begins, drawing out the word.
The urge to growlâhell, the urge to pull out his comms and smash them on the floorâgrows.
âThe kidâs a meta, then. Potential powers including but not limited to: invisibility or teleportation. You think heâs still there?â Thereâs no reason for the kid to still be around, not at all. If it was Jason, heâd have scattered as soon as he realised the stranger impersonating his dad wasnât the guy he thought was impersonating his dad, and honestly, wasnât that extra fucked up? That someone impersonates people in this town often enough that itâs not a surprise? The way Danny spoke about him⌠What was his name?
Amorpho. Amorphous. Without shape.Â
A shapeshifter?
Whatever. Itâs a mystery for another time, because thereâs still a more pressing mystery in front of him.
Or,. rather, not in front of him.
Yes, thereâs no reason for Danny to still be here, butâŚ
Jason sighs.Â
âIâm going to BatâNasty Burger. Really? Is that the best burger joint here? Nasty Burger? Whatever, Iâm going to get some fucking fries.â
Jason feels fucking stupid talking the air like this. He must look fucking stupid, too, but the thing is⌠Thereâs a prickling on the back of his neck, a rolling taste of green on his tongue when he glances through his peripheral, the vague weight of an unseen eyes on him.Â
Call it wishful thinking, call it a hunch, call it something else, but Dannyâs still here.
âThereâll be a burger waiting for you, too, if you want it. My treat.â Jason turns in a full circle, examining everything in his surroundings. Nothing seems out of place, nothing screams wrong to him. âI just want to talk.â
He waits for a full minute with no success, which makes Jason feel even more stupid, before clicking his tongue and making his way to the, hopefully ironically named, Nasty Burger.
#dpxdc#wip wednesday#lol i've been trying to post this for ages#even thought i should make a new day - fuck i forgot about wip wednesday friday#might still do that tbf haha#hailsatanacrabđŚđŚwrites#so here we go!!!#idk if i'll delete this later - is that what people do with wip weds?? idk#uh but here we are#please give me some motivation i'm at a wall and i'm banging my head against it đđ#uh. also. this silly little wip that i had no idea how to follow on from what i'd added to the prompt#is now like 12k long and growing more and more#why do i do this to myself#everything just becomes so big woof#anyway enjoy!!
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Kinktober2020 -ending kink fest
Dabi,Hawks,Shigaraki(separately)-âď¸NSFWâď¸
warnings: consensual gun play(dabi), wax play(hawks), public sex(shigaraki)
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He will put a gun to your lips, make you loll your tongue out and drool over the barrel, his finger jolting and twitching on the trigger all while his face holds a nerve-wracking smile that you can't figure out.
The truth is, you look so beautiful, your knees sore and red, slightly spread apart on the floor while the small vibrator buzzes against your clit.
He can still see the glimmer of trust behind your eyes, your eyelids hooded and pupils blown wide.
"You're so fucking crazy, you know that?" He comments as his shoe slips between your legs, your sweet juice coating the once dry leather.
You nod, reaching your arms to his pants, clawing at the fabric in attempts to finally get him out of his clothes.
The gun slips out of your mouth, the now wet pipe gliding over your tits in small circling motions, stopping briefly at your hard nipples.
It then goes back under your chin, your eyes meeting Dabi's once he kneeled down to your level, his lips hungrily pushing against yours, his tongue going as far as it can reach, a hum leaving his throat once you feverishly grip at his shirt.
His free hand slips past your slick folds, adjusting the small vibrator before filling you up with his digits.
Fuck...You're too beautiful to be left living...it's a thought that often plays in his mind, but he's selfish, wants you to himself for as long as he's alive.
His fingers expertly find your G-spot, his lips leaving yours as he takes his time looking at you, praising you and waiting for you to finally fall apart after undoubtedly agonizing hours of waiting.
"Lose yourself for me, doll."
And you do. Your orgasm is ripping through your body, your chin being held up only by a shaking gun against skin.
You manage to look at him through your almost closed eyes, his jaw tightened and his chest heaving, his whole arm trembling as you ride out your high.
He places the gun on the floor carefully before pouncing on you, trapping you beneath his arms and the floor, rubbing his clothed length against your damp hole, groaning at the way it seeps through the layers.
"I'm gonna make you wish I pulled that trigger" You smile up at him, wrapping your arms around his neck and pulling him closer, your mouth ghosting over his ear.
"Please."
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You're shivering under the heat, droplets of hot wax slowly cooling off on your skin, his wings spread open and waiting as the last droplets of melted wax fall over your chest.
Your body convulses at the new wave of pleasurable pain, your chest rising and falling as you try to catch your breath.
He chose red...he always does, there's something that makes the setting ever so intimate, like you're slowly becoming his with every pearly stain on your chest.
Your pussy is smeared with drying wax, his fingers made sure your clit was completely covered in it, smearing the now barely warm liquid from your chest down to you puffy nub.
Your tits were a piece of artwork that he was sickeningly proud of, trails of red running down between them and to your belly button, some patterns obviously made by his fingers guiding the wax.
He settles the candle on the bedside table carefully, placing it back on the ceramic plate.
His cock is straining against his boxers, the perfect petal looking trail leading to your hole looks sinfully erotic, red beads all centering to your tortured clit.
You whine under his gaze, bending your legs to your knee, inviting him to slip inbetween. He does, his boxers now long gone as his cock head ghosts between your folds.
He watches the wax crack apart almost unnoticeably, each time he spreads the lips apart with his length.
He finally prods inside your heat, groaning when your legs hook behind his back.
Sometimes you wonder why he refuses to tie you down during these, but if you were to know that it's because he loves to see you jolt and shake, you would clearly tease him for being so sadistic.
Instead his arms pin yours on both sides of your head, plowing deeper in you when his chest presses against yours. It's almost too deep, fitting snuggly against your cervix and still pushing the tight walls wider.
His hips begin to move, his lips latching on your neck as he rocks his body into yours. It's passionate somehow... he can feel the wax brushing against his chest, each roll of his hips sending him even deeper in the crook of your neck.
His low rumbles and moans are so close to your ear, sending your mind into a frenzy. You're so close, so so close, yet you need just a bit more, wriggling your hips you try to find the perfect angle, getting frustrated when it takes you so long with no success.
You fight his hands while he's lost in chasing his own high, your arm freed from his grip with little struggle, your fingers tangling in his hair as you pulled him to look at you.
The angry look on your face made him smirk, his next thrust perfectly hitting that soft patch inside.
"There you go my greedy little bird..." he whispers, moving the hairs away from your cheeks as he cups it into his palm before digging the pads of his fingers into your jaw.
His thrusts sped up, abusing the spot inside you, the clacking sound of your wet pussy filling the room. He was so close, the veins of his cock throbbing and pulsating, the fingers on your jaw tightening.
The build up became too much, headboard banging into the wall, the knot in your belly threatening to snap loose any second. Finally you felt your ears buzzing, hot waves crashing under the surface of your skin, your muscles giving out as you rode the high.
In a blink you were suddenly empty, hot ropes of cum splashing on your chest in continuous spurts, your boyfriend's groans and ruffling of feathers filling your ears.
There's a strained growl that leaves his throat when he lays next to you, his wings falling onto your chest, helping your body to stay warm as you begin to cool down.
He loves you. He can't stop saying it while he holds you to his chest, delaying the clean up just so he can say it as many times as possible.
You'll murder him if he makes you fall asleep like this, so he wills himself into getting up, not exactly agreeing to move away from you. He is picking you up and leading you to the bathroom, sending his feathers to prepare everything so he doesn't have to let go. He won't mind that you're practically asleep in his embrace...leave everything to him, he's got you.
You should've known really....
The famous wanted villain doesn't just âfeel like cinema dateâ.
You had your hopes up, imaginably high...Dressing up all cute and pretty. Spending hours to get ready and be perfect for your first public date.
You knew the risks, but the thought of enjoying a normal afternoon like a normal couple blinded your eyes.
None of that stopped you from spreading your legs even further apart in your seat, the lace of your panties tugged to the side as long slender fingers rubbed between your fold, smearing your arousal over your pulsing clit.
You were holding your skirt up to your tummy, one of your fists securely gripping your panties as you pushed your hips against his hand.
His intention was to get you worked up, pull you to the bathroom and have his way with you, yet he found himself lost in you muffled moans, your plump lips turning red and bruised as you dug your teeth in them.
It shouldn't matter, you were at the far end of the movie room, a few empty rows separating you and the group of guys that also came to see the film.
His other hand pulled at your chin, separating your lips and sending you a glare.
He didn't want you quiet. He wanted those bastards to turn around, be angered by the fact that a freak like him is having such a messy little slut on his sleeve.
Wetness seeped into the material of the red chairs, making the cloth a few shades darker. Your arms were now wrapped around one of his, hugging it to your chest as low whimpers left your throat.
You were squirming in your seat, making the screws screech with every movement of your hips. The sounds of your slick pussy seemingly at least 10 times louder in your ears.
His digits were now steadily pumping in and out of your warm cavern, never faltering when one of the men fake coughed, adjusting in his seat.
The movie wasn't even halfway through when you felt your high approaching.
The palm of his hand bumped into your clit with each thrust, your concerns pushed to the back of your mind the more his pace picked up.
You were now more than sure that the whole room knew, your slick cunt producing sinful sounds that were impossible to match anything else.
Tomura could feel your nails digging into the muscles of his arm, the wrinkled material of his shirt almost giving out and ripping under your clawing.
He's grinning from ear to ear, yet you can't seem to know why, his efforts doubling as he stares to the side.
You don't have the strength to move or to question his motives when you feel the electric pleasure in your stomach, the muscles there convulsing and flexing as you reach your high.
It comes not as pleasurable as it's embarrassing, the guilt eating at you as soon as you've reached your peak. Coming down from it proved even harder, Tomuraâs long still fingers waiting for you to calm yourself before slipping out, cleaning them up on your skirt.
He's pulling you from your seat seconds later, rushing you out the room and out to the hallways.
âWhat the hell Tomura?â You try to question as you run behind him.
There's that grin again, his eyes squinting and his teeth showing only a bit.
âCameras, they had camerasâ you weren't supposed to be shocked, it's normal and pretty common, you were supposed to be aware of that.
What pisses you off is that grin that still hasn't left his face, making your brows furrow and cheeks puff up.
The nerve.
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Itâs Definitely You || kth (m.) 1
synopsis:
Working as a barista in NYC has its perks, but when your ultimate dream of being on the Broadway stage tends to come crumbling down, the only thing that raises your spirits is the comfort of a complete stranger⌠who seems to have known you for far longer than you thought.
masterlist here
â pairing: taehyung x barista!reader (also musical theatre performer cause I had to)
â genre: fluff, angst, future smut | strangers(ish) to lovers⌠i wonât give the truth away... gonna have to read and find out for yourself ;))
-> warnings: self doubt, adorable plant names... there's really not many warnings for this chapter!
â word count: 7,973
authors note:
alrighty everyone... here we go! (iâm so nervous) this is the first chapter of this series (which it took me 50 years to figure out whether I wanted this to be a series or a two shot... lets just say that it's gonna be a long one, so I think that a series is the best way to go)! this story is really near and dear to my heart, so 1. I really hope you enjoy it and 2. I hope all of you know how hard it was to write this into words... my goodness. now, make sure you look for clues throughout this series... there's a secret in here that won't be revealed for a while ;)) but if any of you have ideas, please be sure to send an ask while we wait to find out together! anyways, I hope you enjoy !!
authors thanks:
a HUGE thank you to @hantaev and @monvante for beta-reading and being so so supportive of me and this little (but not so little) story... y'all truly have no idea how helpful you've been and how thankful I am to be friends with both of you! forreal, y'all are the greatest and I'm sending you all my love!!
also, if you are enjoying this story, please donât hesitate to send me an ask (on or off anon) and let me know your thoughts, feelings, theories, etc!! i would love to hear from all of you đ¤
If time-travel existed, you would be on the first time machine and head back to 2 years ago. A time when you had a free schedule and were able to go out on Friday nights. A time when you felt confident in yourself and were raring to pursue theatre. A time when you didn't have this job (cause apparently, theatre is impossible to get into) that forces you awake at 4 in the morning for the opening shift.
You can't say you don't love your Barista job because you do. Still, when your alarm wakes you from the beautiful dream of performing on the big stage, you have to use everything within yourself to crawl out of your sheet cocoon⌠and that is unacceptable.
What's even more unacceptable is the fact that your co-worker, Jimin, hasn't arrived at the Academia Cafe yet. You have about 30 minutes to prepare for the morning peak; brew coffees, set up the bakery items, clear the boards "coffee of the day," etc. The problem is, it takes up all of the 30 allotted minutesâ and you can't start prepping early because Jimin has the keys to the cafe.
Youâve worked at the Academia Cafe for about a year now, taking a break from your endless theatre audition scheduleâ since that was getting you absolutely nowhere. No matter how badly you want it, nothing seems to work. No matter how many times you practice, it never seems to be good enough. Letâs just say, you took this job at the cafe because you were over the repetitive let downs.
⌠But here you are, with a âJimin being lateâ let down.
[To: Jimin âď¸] hey, you almost here? times ticking, keys!
You stuff your phone into your winter coat pocket, the brown material catching snowflakes as they fall gently from the cloudy sky. You love this weather; it's always been your favorite. When you were little, you used to pretend to be a dragon; running all over your front yard and releasing heavy breaths that chilled in the air and spread like smoke. You don't enjoy the cold, but the entire feel of winter has you cozying up in a blanket with hot cocoa and a good book⌠nothing could beat that.
A buzz in your pocket catches your attention.
[From: Jimin âď¸] Hey! Look up.
Your eyes immediately lift to see Jimin smiling a few feet away, shuffling through the snow as he drags the keys out of his pocket. He's sporting a heavy blue coat that reaches down to his knees â making his short stature appear even smaller â topped with a matching blue beanie. Despite his tardiness today, youâve always been fond of Jimin. He's like a ray of sunshine, beaming through the skyscrapers of the city and making everyone around him happy just by flashing a single smile. Honestly, you wish you could sneak some of that happiness from him and lock it somewhere safe... so you can save it for a time when you need it most.
"Your timing is impeccable." He laughs, gently placing the keys into the front door lock. "You texted me right as I was rounding the corner."
"I'm telling you, Jimin; we're always on the same wavelength."Â Smirking, you make your way through the doors of the cafe, greeted by the warmth that surrounds you like your sheet cocoon did this morning, but accompanied by the smell of fresh coffee. "Except for the fact that you, my friend, are late, so now we only have twenty-eight minutes until opening."
Old, rustic book pages litter the cafe's dark walls, executing the dark academia theme flawlessly. You have to give the interior designers a hand, what with the black stools and high dark wood counters etched with different story pages. You wonder if anyone took the time to read the stories that covered the cafe; maybe the stories moved them in a personal way. Maybe there was a reason why they read them, a part of the butterfly effect of their life.
With a quick survey of the main room, you shuffle into the back to put your belongings away. "You would think it would be less busy on the streets because of the snow," Jimin calls, already working on the first batch of light roast coffee. "But unfortunately for me, that was not the case, and I nearly lost my life multiple times on the way here because of how slick it is."
A laugh emits from your lips, echoing in the backroom as you throw your apron over your head.
You begin with date labeling all of the pastry items, placing them accordingly onto the pastry cart; croissants, muffins, scones, etc. Then, you move onto organizing syrups and setting toppings along the bar where drinks are made. Bar is your personal favorite position-- since you're able to make the drinks⌠Plus, you're so busy that your shift goes by way faster. The sooner you're done, the sooner you get to go home and sleep.
âAll set?â Jimin questions when you finish setting the steaming pitchers next to the espresso machine, tossing the rag he used to wipe down tables into the sanitizer bin. You give him a nod, taking a quick once over of the bar. âAlright,â he claps, âlet's do this.â
This morning runs like every Friday morning, busy and fast. The sounds of coffee glasses clinking and the calling of customer names at the hand-off station echoes through the air.
Ahhhh, the scenery in coffee shops; the quiet hush over the room as soft jazz plays over the speakers. Itâs soothing, all encompassing, and extremely helpful for motivation⌠You used to go to a local cafe for homework when you were still in school.
You take a breath, relaxing against the back counter as you overhear a conversation a group of regulars are having. Itâs the usual small talk: the weather, families, sharing pictures of recent events. Coming up with questions of the day for customers becomes easier after knowing their stories, so you subconsciously listen in often.
Because of this, you almost don't notice the man waiting at the register, wholly delved into the neighboring conversationâ only looking over when you hear your name called.
"Y/n?"
You turn your head, catching eyes with the stranger behind the counter who holds his credit card ready. The first thing you notice is that he's young, probably around your age, wearing a brown turtleneck and white slacks. His eyes are dark, standing above his perfectly sculpted nose and lips. His hair is dark as well, forehead drowning within the wavy bangs that fall over his eyebrows as he takes you in. To be completely honest, he's probably the most handsome man you've had the pleasure of seeing⌠is that weird? You donât know him⌠maybe that is weird.
The second thing you notice is that he looks completely anxious, hands grasping the edge of the counter like there's a thousand-foot drop below him. Why is he looking straight at you while doing that? Maybe you should call Jimin to take ove-
âIs it really you?â He questions, taking you aback.
"I-" You clear your throat, walking forward to meet him at the register, "I'm sorry, do I know you?"
With an intake of breath, he releases the counter as he studies you. Was he⌠crying? You swear his eyes were not this bloodshot three seconds ago.
"You-" He pauses, taking another sharp breath and running a hand through his hair. If you thought he couldn't get more attractive, you were wrong. "Do you know me?"
Attractive? Yes. Psycho?...possibly.
You shake your head slightly, âI⌠Iâm sorry. I don't-"
Wait⌠is he a regular? You swear you haven't seen him come into the cafe before. Shoot.. What if he is? The number one thing your boss has made perfectly clear: remember the regulars, so they come back and feel at home; recognized. Customer connection was the most important thing at the Academia Cafe⌠He's probably a regular.
âIâm so sorry, there're so many people that come to visit us and sometimes I forget the regulars!â You apologize. âThatâs my fault⌠remind me of your name again?â
He's staring at you. Full-on staring, jaw slacked. Shifting uncomfortably in your keds, you eye beside you to see Jimin working away at a macchiato. You consider changing places, nearly walking over to him before the customer speaks again.
"It's- It's Taehyung."
You force a smile, nodding while he continues to stare at you. He seems a bit more hesitant, his eyes looking in different directions but ultimately falling back onto your own. Even if he tried, he couldn't hide the rosy color that spreads onto his cheeks. What was this guy's problem?
"Taehyung! Awesome, well, what can I get for you today?" You chirp, attempting to brighten up your increasing discomfort. He might have mistook you for someone else, you decide, jumping back into your customer service personality: kind and quick to the point.
Taehyung doesn't move, training his eyes on you. You've never had a man's undivided attention before, since boyfriends were never an option. When you were a teenager, you stayed home most of the time in your hometown, and the boys there were all just in it to take your pants off. You avoided them and never really caught their attention, so you can't help the uncomfortable blush that grows on your cheeks. Itâs short lived though, your nerves dissolving as soon as you notice a single tear fall onto the front of his shirt.
Oh. Okay, heâs definitely crying.
"Sir..." You begin, leaning in closer to avoid drawing attention. "Is everything alright?"
"IâŚ" The shake in his voice is evident as he puts his credit card back into his wallet, still refusing to break eye contact. âExcuse me." Without another word, he turns on his heel and rushes towards the exit, clocking a customer in the shoulder in his rush. He apologizes quickly, bowing to them before glancing behind to make eye contact with you once more.
You wish you could read minds, wondering what the hell is going through his brain⌠but you notice the tiniest gleam of a hopeful smile that hides on his lips.
And then heâs gone.
âI swear it was the strangest thing, Jimin.â You speak nervously, tugging at the strings of your apron and lifting it over your head. It had been busy all day, despite a quick thirty minute break when everyone had left and the cafe was suddenly a deserted island. You appreciated the busyness, it made your shift go by faster. Right now, all you wanted to do was go home, eat a fat bowl of icecream and distract yourself from the events of today with a movie. Thank God your shift was over.
âMaybe he thought you were someone else?â Jimin insists, taking a bite into the extra Blueberry Muffin youâd accidentally heated when you were distracted by the events that occurred earlier.
âYeah? Well, I must be the spitting image because he was totally freaked out.â
âYou never know, y/n. Or, maybe he just used that as an excuse to talk to you.â You could hear the smirk in his voice, throwing your rolled up apron at him harshly before you grab your belongings.
âHa, ha, youâre hilarious. This guy looked like he had seen his ex⌠He was crying. I donât think he was into me.â
âMaybe his eyes were watering from the cold wind?â He offers.
âEnough to cry actual tears?â You scoffed, âCâmon Jimin.â
He shrugs defensively, picking up his things so the two of you can head out a few minutes earlier than usual. Whenever the baristas have a chance to leave early, they take it. âIf he comes back, then ask him: hey, dude, whatâs your deal?âJimin works his way through the cafe, throwing an excess chair upside down onto the table with the rest of them.
You hold your hand above your heart, which is still beating at a faster pace due to this discussion. Can hearts even beat this fast? This canât be healthy⌠âOh wow, you have such a way with words. That definitely wonât make him feel uncomfortable!â
Yes. Sarcasm coping mechanism.
âY/n.â Jimin meets you at the door and puts his hands on your shoulders, making extra sure he has your attention. âGo home. Donât think too much into it⌠He was probably high or something and mistook you for his ex that dumped him and now heâs moping through the city and getting into all sorts of trouble and heâll forget that he even came here tomorrow morning. Okay?â
You nod slowly, exiting the cafe with Jimin on your tail. "Don't worry, y/n." Jimin adds, "He probably won't even come back." He locks the door and gives you one last thumbs up before heading in the opposite direction, calling out at the last second. âSee you tomorrow!â
The forced smile on your face appears again (looks like this was a regular occurrence today), waving him goodbye.
Yeah⌠tomorrow.
Jimin was right. The handsome crying stranger was probably never coming back.
It has been a few weeks since you met him for the first time. Now, it feels like a distant memory. He hadnât shown up to the cafe the day after the encounter, or the day after that, or the day after that, and eventually youâd come to the conclusion that he was probably never going to show his face again out of pure embarrassment. You canât say you blame him. Youâd be embarrassed too if you stared at and cried over a random stranger.
Still, you couldn't help but feel a twinge of disappointment... You'd kind of hoped you could figure out what his problem was, maybe ease his mind a little if you really did look like a past lover. You would make sure he knew that it wasn't you. What if he was avoiding the cafe because he literally thought you were someone else? Great⌠now you just feel bad.
"Y/n? Are you listening?" Jimin beckons over the phone.
"Huh? What?" You bounce back to reality, the soft comforter of your bed lying beneath you as you stare out the window. Thanks to your wonderful apartment search, you have a beautiful view of the city. Jimin had helped you find a place when you first moved here. The two of you had met when you visited to check out the first apartment options; he even took you out for a drink afterward to celebrate the first days' completion. Jimin had immediately clicked with you, as he does with everyone-- he was the kind of person to make friends insanely quickly. He must've been super popular in high school... unlike you.
"Y/n Y/l/n. I am giving you a chance to meet more people, and you're not even listening to me!" He cries, a light smack coming from the other end (probably from him slamming his hand on the table).
"Okay, okay-- I'm sorry. I'm listening now; what's up?"
With a deep sigh, he speaks again. "Party. My house. Tonight. It's not gonna be wild, don't worry... it's just a get-together with some of my friends, and you can have a few drinks if you would like to."
Gnawing at your bottom lip, you look over towards the clock on your nightstand. 5:00. "I don't know..." You begin, the bed shifting as you raise into a seated position. "I have to work tomorrow morn-"
"Already got your shift covered." He deadpans.
"What??"
"I already got your shift covered, so you have no excuse."
This sly guy.
"Who covered it?" You question, setting the audio to speaker-phone as you rummage through old text messages you haven't gone through (to prep for your "thank you for covering my shift" text message).
âJin.â Noted.
âSoâŚâ Jimin continues, âare you coming?â
You can't even remember the last time you met new people, let alone gone to a party. Parties weren't necessarily your thing, especially with your busy schedule of workdays and auditions-- you just never had the time. You should be excited, right?
Well, you aren't.
"Jimin, I don't know⌠I'm not really a huge fan of parties." You mumble over the phone, picking at the lone string that popped out of its stitch on your comforter.
"Y/n, it's a small get-together, and it's not gonna be that kind of party. Believe me; it'll be really chill. It's just me, you, a few other coworkers, and some friends from my journalism class."
You chew at your bottom lip, looking over at your closet to see a single green cocktail dress that you hadn't worn in years. The memory of the dress was a good one⌠you had just finished up curtain call for The Addams Family and wore that dress to the after-party. It's a short sleeve, layered green dress that flows just over your knees, the same color sash tying the waist in a floppy bow. You blush at the memory of winning best dressed.
A pause, âOkay.â You conclude. âIâll go.â
Jimin was honest about how chill it would be; soft music plays in the background as the group sits around the table playing cards. A basketball game is playing on the TV, desperate for attention as a player scores a 3-pointer, but no one is watching. Shuffling of cards is the only sound heard in the room as the game continues.
The atmosphere is calm⌠quietâŚ
âBULLSHIT.â
The immediate crumble of everyoneâs mood causes the loud âHELL YEAHâ that makes you jump in your seat.
"And that is how it's done, Ladies and Gentlemen." Jungkook (your fellow coworker) claps, his smile brighter than the sunset that seeps through the curtains on the opposite side of the room.
"And that's on cheating!" Jimin picks up the cards in the center of the table, gathering them clumsily back into a pile.
"It's called having skill," Jungkook replies, holding his hands up as he smirks at his opponents.
"No, it's called luck." Yoongi finalizes as he puts his hand of cards down on the table with a roll of his eyes. You havenât met Yoongi before until tonight. Heâs one of Jimin's friends from Journalism Class.
When you arrived, you decided to sit out of this round and learn to play before joining the game-- knowing you; you would've been crushed within the first minutes of playing. Card games werenât exactly a skill of yoursâ board games on the other hand were where itâs at! That, and charades. For the sake of the party, a card game didnât sound too bad this time aroundâ so you poke at Jimin to give you the hand as he serves cards for everyone else.
âWait, wait, waitââ Jimin pauses, his hand disappearing beneath the table to grab his phone. âHello?â
âIâm not Irish, so does luck really count?â Jungkook questions in a hushed whisper, nudging Yoongi in the side.
âOh hey...yeah... itâs apartment 205.â Jimin continues.
âYouâre so funny, Jk. Maybe youâll actually become successful if you choose stand-up comedy rather than becoming a musician.â Yoongi replies nonchalantly, his cat-like eyes staring at the abandoned pile of cards before he seems to come to the decision to shuffle them himself. He gives you a small smile when you hold your hand out to signal that youâre joining in this round.
âMhm, you can just walk on in! Doors unlocked⌠okay.. alright, see ya in a minute.â When Jimin's phone is down, Yoongi passes a hand of cards to him.
âThink you can beat me, Y/n?â Jungkook asks,âSince apparently these four canât?â He motions to Yoongi and Jimin, glancing at the other two players of the game: Hoseok (Jimins other classmate) and his girlfriend, Faith.
âI think I can.â You say, smirking at the determined expression on Jungkooks face. Even if you werenât very fond of card games, there was one thing you were even less fond of: losing.
âMmm, might want to rethink that, but okay.â Jungkook replies. The two of you are death staring when the sound of the front door creaking open catches the attention of everyone else at the table. Jimin shoots out of his chair.
âTaehyung!â
You freeze.
"You-" He pauses, taking another sharp breath and running a hand through his hair. If you thought he couldn't get more attractive, you were wrong. "Do you know me?"
Attractive? Yes. Psycho?... possibly.
âIâm so sorry, there're so many people that come to visit us and sometimes I forget the regulars!â You apologize. âThatâs my fault⌠remind me of your name again?â
"It's- It's-."
âTaehyung, you just missed me creaming everyone in bullshit.â Jungkook boasts. Your eyes are glued to the side of Jungkook's head, not daring to make eye contact with the source of your nerves the past few weeks.
âOh did I?â The familiar, deep voice utters.
Okay.. you canât help but lookâŚ
Holyâitâs actually him.
Immediate regret sinks into your soul when you see him. God, heâs even handsomer than you remember. A white woolen sweater hangs over a pair of his black pants, matched with white sneakers and accenting the head of dark wavy hair youâd been thinking about since you last saw him.
âYep!â Jungkook continues. âAnd now Y/nâs about to get shitfaced too.â
The moment his eyes swiftly glance your way is the moment you crumble and turn your head back to Jungkook. You had hoped to make a sly remark, something along the lines of âin your dreams,â but youâre caught breathless from the tension in the room. The tension only the two of you are aware of. He must be tense too, right?
âI wouldnât underestimate her.â You hear out of Taehyung's mouth, stealing a look at his face once more. Heâs smirking at Jungkook, hanging his coat on the hook beside yours, oblivious of the way youâre basically dissecting his every move.
âHave you met Y/n?â Jimin questions, provoking Taehyung's eyes to fall back onto yours. This time, you donât look away.
He doesnât answer right away, making you more nervous than you should beâ the silence deafening as you make to explain, âWe-â
âNo.â He states plainly, cutting you off. An innocent smile plays on his lips as he looks at Jimin and places his messenger bag beside the door.
No? Uhhh, was he not the guy who pretended to know who you were and cried in front of you without even explaining why? Nope, itâs definitely him.
âIâm Taehyung.â He calls in your direction, offering you a boxy smile and a small nod, âDonât let Jungkook fool you. A girl pinched him when we were in grade school. He barely lasted five seconds before running away screaming.â Taehyung moved to the table, sitting beside the man he just brutally embarrassed.
âThat girl was terrifying. She was way taller than all the other sixth graders. It was an unfair situation.â Jungkook protested, sinking in his chair as he shuffled the cards he held in his hand.
You couldnât help but stare dumbly at Taehyung. Was he embarrassed of his outburst at the cafe that he just hopes you forgot about him? You guess you didnât exactly meet each other, other than a few words exchanged before he disappeared out the door. He probably doesnât want his friends to know about what happened. Or did he not recognize you and completely forgot about the whole ordeal?
Okay, itâs fine⌠totally fine.
âIâll have to keep that in mind,â you laugh, âno more coming in late, Jk. Or Iâll have to pinch you.â
Jungkook merely rolls his eyes, taking a sip of his beer. You see the crinkle in Taehyung's eyes as he laughs, the boxy smile taking root on his face again⌠a smile youâve begun to enjoy the look of.
Hey. Snap out of it. This guy is so confusing. Thatâs a red card.
You straighten up in your seat, catching Jimin's attention when you move towards the kitchen, motioning with your hand to signal that youâre getting another drink. You have a feeling youâre gonna need some more alcohol to get through the evening.
Jimins place is clean, every knick knack placed neatly where it belongs; accompanied by the smell of potted plants that he keeps by his windows. Little name tags are attached to the plant stems: Flo, Sprout, Bob. He names his plants. Sweet.
He, like you, has a great view of the city too, a mid-size window perched above his breakfast nook where a small potted plant (quotabley named âbeanâ) grows. The city is bustling below as you reach for a beer, shrugging off the fact that you hate beer, but at least the taste will distract you from Tae-
âHey.â You hear a soft voice call from the kitchen archway. When you turn you nearly drop the bottle out of your hand. Taehyung gives you a soft smile.
âHey! Uh.. did you want a beer, or are you a wine guy?â You question, cringing at how much higher your voice sounds at his close proximity.
âIâ Sorry, neither.â He starts, shoving his hands into his pockets as he makes his way around the island. âI uh- I just wanted to talk to you about something.â
You nod slightly, âYeah of course⌠whatâs up?â
âUm,â heâs nervous, you notice. âI just wanted to apologize about the whole thing at the cafe a few weeks ago.. I wasâ not in the right state of mind.â He meets your eyes hesitantly, âyou just look like someone I know from a long time ago and it kind of.. took me by surprise, I guess.â
Jimin was right. You offer him a smile, shaking your head in disbelief, âYou know what, I truly thought that was the reason⌠Itâs totally fine. Iâm not who you think I am, by the way.â
A flicker of something crosses his features at your comment, something you canât quite pick up, but he changes it quickly to a smirk. âObviously.â He laughs, âIâm sorry if it made you uncomfortable.. Iâm not weird, I swear.â
âMmm, thatâs what they all say.â You tease.
He laughs, a soft sound that you want to hear over and over again. âYouâve got me there.â He takes a pause, placing his hands on the island countertop. âLetâs start over? If thatâs okay? I didnât want to mention it when I came in because I wanted us to have a fresh start.â
You push down the questioning thought of who this woman he mistook you for was, not wanting to overstep any boundaries. âThatâs totally okay.. clean slate?â
âClean slate.â He finalizes.
âStraightforward,â You add, âI like it.â
He gives you a warm smile, the same edge in the way he looks at you dances in his eyes before he breaks it off, sliding the bottle of beer out of your own hand. âActually, I think I will have a beer. You donât seem like a beer drinker, anyway.â He turns quickly, smirking at you before striding out of the room. âThanks, Y/n!â
Protestations die on your lips as he disappears from the room, your beer along with him. How rude. You canât help the smile tugging at the corners of your lips as you turn back to the cupboard, skipping the beer and pouring yourself a second glass of wine. You werenât a beer drinker, after all.
Although you werenât one for parties, you couldnât help but admit the fact that you were having a good time. No, a great time. All of you are seated in Jimins living room; a plate of chips sits on the coffee table, which was the hot spot of the night (considering thereâs hardly any remaining). Others in the group still have a glass of alcohol in their hands, the tipsiness evident by the slurring of their words. You had stopped yourself after half of your second glass, playing it safe since you still have to walk home after the party. You werenât much of a drinker anyway-- your family history being the root of this decision.
It isnât the games that made the night this enjoyable, or the food, or the movie that is currently playing over Jimin's television (which, by the way, is Moulin Rouge, because half of the room enjoys musicals, and the other half enjoys regular movies. So, you decided to settle on a movie musical). None of that matters, except the fact that youâve never felt this carefree in a long time.
For one night, you can put aside your cafe job, auditions, and never-ending to-do lists and just have fun. Real fun. Even in the audition rooms, it has never been fun for you. Itâs been nerve-wracking to a fault and always ends with a âthank you for taking the time, but weâve decided not to accept you this time around,â or a callback, which ultimately concludes with the same grueling fate.
But this is different.
This is a group of people who genuinely want to spend time with you and get to know you⌠with no ânot this timeâsâ or open-ended questions.
Especially with Taehyung. Youâre surprised at how quickly the two of you seemed to hit it off, despite the awkward introduction. Now, it feels like heâs known you for years⌠in the best way. Youâre comfortable talking to him, chatting together during the movie about the plot points or songs you find specifically endearing. You had initially planned to sit next to Jimin⌠but ended up next to Taehyung on the couch.
It just happened.
He enjoys musicals as well, you learn. Maybe not as much as you do, but at least he doesnât despise them. Heâs one of Jiminâs friends from their shared art class. He loves the color brown. His favorite food is watermelon. He does illustrations for Jimins journalism projects (which, in your opinion, are exceptional from the photos he showed you during the movie while the others were engulfed in the film). He wishes to pursue traveling journalism, where he draws what he sees rather than taking pictures. His whole aura is warm⌠like a heated blanket that envelopes you whole when you feel him shift beside you on the sofa. A small reminder that heâs still there.
Okay, youâre liking his presence way too much.
He finds romance movies corny but a guilty pleasure nonetheless. This, the reason why he agreed to watch Moulin Rouge despite the cheesiness in the beginning. In the end, it was anything but cheesy.
"Well, that was stupid." Jungkook scoffs, slamming the remote onto the neighboring loveseats' armrest. The once loud room filled with music is now quiet from the after-effects of the movie.
âI told you it was sad!â Jimin exclaims. The two of you had seen this movie before in theatres⌠and this was nothing compared to how the ending hit the first time. âY/N was nearly choking. She was crying so hard when we saw it.â
An immediate blush rises onto your cheeks as you shake your head in defiance, trying to hide the tears that had been stinging your eyes for the last thirty minutes. âWho wouldnât cry at that??â
âTaehyung probably didnât. He never cries.â Hoseok deadpans. Ha. You canât help but remember the tear that ran down his face in the cafe⌠He never cries?
With a quick look over your shoulder, you find that Taehyung is no longer seated on the couch. When did he get up? You attempt to shrug off your curiosity, pivoting back towards the chip table where only sad little crumbs remain. You were worrying way too much over a man you quite literally just met tonight⌠even if it felt like youâve known him for much longer.
Taehyung eventually reappeared, stating that he had to use the bathroomâ you ignored the fact that it took him a solid 30 minutes to get back to the party. It wasnât your place to ask any questions, especially since he lifted a smile onto his face the second he reentered the room. See, y/n⌠nothing to worry about.
It wasnât long before you insisted you head home, knowing that youâd curse yourself in the morning if you stayed out past the sunrise. If you did, youâd sleep through tomorrow, and that would be awful. Youâve done this a few times⌠and every time, you felt like you had wasted an entire year of your life.
You move to grab your purse and jacket, which are hanging comfortably on the hook beside the front door. With a small smile, you bid everyone goodnightâ smiling as they resume a card game around the table at one oâclock in the morning. Itâs nice to know that the group of you hit it off⌠now; you can look forward to plenty of get-togethers in the future.
Your mind is bustling with all kinds of ideas: picnics in central park, late-night broadway shows, hangouts at the caf-
âY/n!â The soft calling of Taehyung's voice causes you to halt near the exit, turning on your heel to see him jogging towards you. He had haphazardly thrown his jacket over him since itâs still being tugged onto his body as he runs. His hair becomes even more chaotic in his haste⌠Why do you want to run your hands through it?
âHey!â You squeak, interrupting your thoughts before they trudged down a guilty road. âWhat are you doing? Werenât you going to play another round?â
He gives you a smirk, catching his breath as he holds out your house keys. âYou forgot these! You were really moving fast⌠sick of us already?â
âWhâ oh my god, thank you!â With a quick swipe of your hand, youâre stuffing your keys into your pocket with a grateful smile. âAlso, hardly.â
You admire the way his eyes light up at your confession. âWell.. since you donât want to leave us so quickly.. how about I walk you home?â He seems almost hesitant asking, but you canât help but applaud him for actually taking the initiative to inquire.
You shake your head, pulling the strap of your purse farther up your shoulder. âYou donât have t-â
âI want to!â He cuts you off quickly, catching you by surprise as he moves past you to open the door. He glances back, taking in your reluctant expression, âItâs not safe this time of night Y/n⌠You shouldnât be alone.â
You know he didn't mean anything by that statement⌠But the idea of someone genuinely caring and not wanting you to be alone makes your heart swell. Jimin cares about your safety of course, but this feels⌠Different.
This is the reason why you allow him to walk you home.
The snow crunches beneath your feet, like a symphony that beckons you home. Youâve been feeling exhaustion seeping into your bones for the last ten minutes, but Taehyung's occasional brush of his arm as he walks beside you keeps you wide awake. He doesnât think to apologize for accidentally touching you, but you blame it on the time of night. Delusion.
âHow long have you lived in New York?â You question, wrapping your coat tighter around you to kick out the nipping air.
âAbout a year now,â He responds, shuffling his feet, âthough it feels like way longer. You?â
âThree years.â
Taehyung turns his head towards you, eyes wide. âWow, way to one up me.â With a teasing smile he continues, âYou must know this city like the back of your hand.â
The truth is⌠you donât. You came here for the sole purpose of making it on Broadway... you never really took the time to focus on anything else. Part of you wishes you had learned more, craved more, wanted more with your lifeâthen you wouldnât be so miserable when the one thing you do want doesnât work out. âYeah⌠kind of.â
If he hears the somber tone of your voice, he ignores it, turning against the wind as he walks backwards down the sidewalk. âItâs overrated in my opinion.â
You raise your head at this, âWhy is that?â
âEveryone here has dreams⌠and those dreams get crushed more often than not.â He shrugs, âNo one cares if you want to succeed, only if you already have.â
You stare at him for a moment, awestruck by the weight of his words. âBut,â he adds, turning back towards the wind, âthe ones who never give up and continue to chase that dream can become successful. Despite all of the noâs they might face, they always hold on till they hear a yes. That sounds like true success to me.â
Turning your head, you stare at the side of his faceâ admiring the way his hair tosses back a bit against the harsh winter winds. His words hit you way deeper than he probably realized, sinking into your chest with an overwhelming sense of accomplishment. Youâve been contemplating recently on whether or not to give up on your dream⌠that maybe it just wasnât going to work out for you. You have been trying for so long, and have repeatedly been let down. There was no way Taehyung could have known, which is why his words hit you as hard as they did. Despite the hardships, youâve been here for three years and youâve never given up or stopped trying to chase your dream.
That was an achievement, right?
âTo be honest⌠I've heard a lot of noâs in my three years of being here.â You speak softly, tucking a fallen strand of hair behind your ear. âSometimes it feels like there will never be a yes⌠but here I am. At least I'm still workingâ at a coffee shop, not on the stage.â
âItâs admirable that you keep going.â Taehyung glances at you over his shoulder. âIt makes you different from a lot of people who have left the city when they faced failure. Itâs something to be proud of. Plus, coffee shop or big stage, youâre in New York City and pursuing your gift. Itâs special.â
When your eyes meet, you smile at him, feeling a sense of victory the longer you hold his gaze.
âDonât give up, Y/n. No matter what.â He speaks genuinely, leaning towards you to nudge you gently on your shoulder. You canât help but laugh at his playfulness, giving him a nudge in return before your eyes downcast to your winter boots. The snow on the ground is fresh, powdery and sticking to the toes of your shoes. âPlus,â He adds, sucking in the chilly air, âyou've got what others donât haveâŚâ
This time when you meet his eye he has a serious expression, making sure he has your full attention as you round the corner towards your apartment building. His gaze is genuine, captivating⌠and a part of you hopes that the close proximity of your apartment wouldnât cut this moment short. Finally, he speaks.
âYou have passion.â
Taehyung's words weigh on you for the rest of your night. It started off as something simple, looking up audition songs for an upcoming off-broadway show your agent was telling you about. Then, you went to learning it. After that, putting on makeup. And finally, completely forgetting about your sleep schedule and filming an entire audition tape in your room at 2 in the morning (and you were belting⌠your poor neighbors). It wasnât until four that you finally turned in for the night, not bothering to take off your makeup or get changed-- simply falling onto your pillow and blacking out the moment you hit it. You were definitely sleeping the next day away⌠but at that moment, you didnât mind. Having a day off from your busy schedule wouldnât be so bad.
âI sent in an audition tape two nights ago.â You speak confidently, wiping down the back counter thatâs littered with coffee grounds. They stick to the rag like glue, tiny dots scattered along its white surface. If it werenât for your apron,
and your expertly rolled up white turtleneck sweater, you would look alot like this rag right now.
âDid you?â Jimin questions from the bar, sleeving the cup before placing it on the handoff counter.
âChristopher! Medium cappuccino!â He calls, multitasking while he cranes his neck to still hear you.
âI did. I feel really good about this one..â You add, meeting him beside the bar as he lifts the pitcher up and down to create the latte-art of a flower in the center of the mug. You have tried sooooo many times to make latte art⌠and every time it ended up looking like a glob. A big, distorted snowball. Jimin was the master of latte art, always finishing it off beautifully with a whip of his wrist. The foam atop telling a story. âIt was so late-- I was totally out of it⌠and yet I actually enjoyed myself while filming it. I just imagined being there.. In center stage.â
âIâm happy for you, Y/n!â He smiles, turning to place the hot mug next to the cappuccino.
âCaleb! Medium caramel latte!â
He was only half listening to you. The cafe was bustling, so it truly wasnât Jimin's fault that he was sidetrackedâ but nothing could hold back the small smile that played at the edge of your lips. You had actually enjoyed singing for the first time in a while.. all because of Taehyung's Academy Award winning pep talk. Who knew that all you needed was for someone to tell you like it is. With a minuscule smile, you turn back towards the counter and lift the latte youâd whipped up this morning to your lips. Your distorted snowball is fully on display at the top.
Despite the busyness, the front register is deserted, giving you time to think for a moment about the pep talk... or rather, the person who gave you it.
âI think Taehyung likes you.â Jimin deadpans.
Uhhh⌠You nearly spit out your snowball at thatâ clearing your throat as you set it down slowly onto the wooden countertop. He speaks as if this is a natural conversation starter⌠itâs not.
âIâm sorry?â You croak.
âTaehyung.â He repeats, turning his head in your direction with a knowing smirk. âI think he likes you.â
You give him a scoff of disbelief, watching as yet another group of regulars enter through the door. âThatâs not true, he just doesnât know me⌠so he made an effort to talk to me.â If you werenât studying the group, you would've seen Jimin giving you a scrutinized look.
So, now you have his attention.
âY/n. Itâs so obvious⌠He spent the entire night talking to you, he left moments after you did to give you your keys and he never came back. If that isnât someone whoâs interested, I donât know what is.â Jimin is an expert at multitasking, finishing off two drinks at the same time and calling them out.
âWell, Jimin, when people donât know each other, they get to know each other. Itâs this thing called talking and becoming friends.â The sentence hangs in the air as the doorbell chimes, signaling that yet another customer has entered the cafe and into the swarm of regulars, but the two of you disregard the sound and continue on through your bickering.
âIâm just saying, Taehyung doesnât usually talk to girls.â Jimin adds, wiping his hands off on the white rag seated beneath his espresso machine. âEven if they wanted his attention, he didnât give it to them. I meanâ heâs nice to girls, donât get me wrong.. but heâs never talked to them like he did with you on game night. I donât think heâs dated anyone since he got here.â
âHeâs career driven.â You say quickly.
If you thought his smirk couldnât get any wider, you were wrong. âYeah, girls donât know that about himâ meaning he told you, and not other girls.â Jimin deadpans.
You stare blankly at him. Thereâs no way. No way that a guy as attractive as Taehyung would even think about looking at you like that. Thereâs just no way. Youâve never had a boyfriend... or even a guy friend, until Jimin. Eventually, youâd accepted the fact that maybe you just werenât that interesting. Maybe you werenât pretty enough. Maybe you couldnât flirtâŚ. okay, you definitely couldnât flirtâ but thatâs besides the point.
âHeâs not interested in me.â You conclude.
âHe is.â Jimin counters.
âHeâs not.â
âHe so is.â
âHeâs so not.â
âY/n. I swear to you. Heâs interested and you need to shoot your shot.â He whisper-screams, throwing the rag in his hand onto the bar.
âTaehyung is not-â
A clearing of someoneâs throat from beyond the register cuts your argument short, nearly making you lose your balance when you see who the source was.
Youâre fairly certain youâve turned pale.
Taehyung stands in front of you, eyeing between the two of you with an awkward expression. God, how long has he been standing there? âI figured I should step in before the two of you start fist fighting.â
âHey!â The shrill of your voice causes you to wince.
âHey.â He says with a smile, folding his arms in front of him and raising his eyes to the menu above your head. You canât help the glare you send towards Jimin, who's notably holding back his laughter as he moves to the blender, the station farthest from the register. Ridiculous.
âWhat can we get for you?â You ask routinely, trying not to make it obvious that you were just talking about him⌠and praying that he wasnât there to hear what the two of you were talking about.
âHmmâŚâ He looks especially good today, wearing a brown, long coat and a brown plaid scarf around his neck. He wasnât kidding when he said his favorite color was brown, thatâs for sure. It suits him. His hair is wavy, flowing to a point just under his eyebrows with a split off center, giving you the tiniest glimpse of his forehead. âHow about an americano with hazelnut, and some cream?â
âWe can do that for ya!â You have to force yourself to stop looking at him, pressing the buttons to ring up his order before you forget. You nearly overlook ringing up the hazelnut syrup. Why were you so dazed? Heâs already placed his credit card into the chip reader, but your foggy brain asks anyway. âAnything else?â
âYes, actually.â He speaks as you move towards the bar beside the register. Grabbing an empty pitcher, you pour the milk inside and reach for the steamer. He drops a dollar into the tip jar, not giving you enough time to thank him for the unnecessary effort before he speaks again. âAre you free later?â
NEXT CHAPTER
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My Nightmares
I sometimes get these very detailed, very scary nightmares like every month and I thought I should start sharing them. This is my first time sharing something I wrote so please go easy on me. Give me feedback or suggestions.
I was walking in a field. It seemed to stretch on forever, never-ending. There were daisies and dandelions among the glass I walked on. I had no idea why I was walking or where I was going. My feet were getting numb and blistering. My legs started to ache and wobble. I felt like my whole body was on fire.
I finally caught sight of something. I was too far away to see exactly what it was. I started to walk a little faster. Even though every move was agony, I fought through the pain, because I had found something. As I began to approach the mysterious figure, I started to make out the shapes and colors of what it was. Reds, browns, circles, and rectangles.
I had almost reached my discovery when I finally realized what I had found. It was my best friend. My secret crush. The person I was in love with for what seemed like forever. I was too afraid of his rejection to admit my true feelings. How many times had I sat with him on my bed, just chatting and goofballing like we always do, and daydreamed about kissing him and confessing then and there? He was laying in the grass, he seemed to be sleeping. He was wearing his favorite hoodie with red, white, and black stripes with some brown pants. His long and curly dark brown hair was flung in all directions amongst the glass. He looked very peaceful.
But something wasn't right. I felt darkness, terrible dread, and a negative aura around me. As if something awful was going to happen. I looked over my shoulder, and this woman was standing behind me. I had never seen her before in my life, but somehow, I knew her. She had long jet-black hair and striking blue eyes that pierced my soul. She was wearing a grey off-the-shoulder blouse with black skinny jeans. She looked to be about my age but also like she's been alive way longer than me. I knew she was evil, and she was going to do something to me that I couldn't stop.
Suddenly, the boy in front of me had woken up and grabbed my arm. He started pleading to me, "Taylor, please! We can't be here, we must go! I can't stay here much longer!"
I looked into his eyes and I could see fear and desperation in them. "Ok, ok! Let's go!" I said. I had stood up and brought him to his feet. But it was too late.
He started choking as if a frog was in his throat. He was heaving his whole body and started to turn white in the face. He was gripping his throat with all of his strength. I started to run around him to try and give him the Heimlich maneuver, but I stopped when I had seen what was happening to his mouth.
White foam had started to run down the sides of his mouth. He coughed up a big lump of something fuzzy and grey. After that, he started spitting up more foam. It was just pouring out at this point. His face was an unnatural purple. A terrible odor had washed over me. It smelled so foul and very chemical. This smell took me back to a memory of my grandfather pouring rat poison onto the bathroom wall, and smelling this exact smell I was smelling now.
I finally realized my best friend was poisoned. He had been poisoned without drinking anything. How could that be possible? He was just fine, sleeping in the field, and now he's dying in front of me and all I can do is watch in horror?
He started slowly walking towards me, moving his legs and arms sporadically, like a zombie. He didn't say anythingâlike he could!âjust stared at me with the same fear and desperate look as before. His eyes had rolled back against his head until you could only see the whites. He suddenly collapsed, dropping on his knees and falling back against the grass.
I fell beside him, grabbing him by the arms and pulled him into my lap. I watched as his life left his body. I heard him take his last breath. I watched his eyes close, never to open again. I couldn't do anything. I realized I was crying this whole time from my tears falling off my face onto his lifeless cheeks. I started crying uncontrollably, helplessly. I was screaming and weeping as my sorrow and misery had crept into my heart. I could feel the stinging and throbbing pain thought-out my whole body. I was screaming No! over and over again until my throat was sore.
I had moved him off my lap and back onto the grass. Every blade of grass was poking and stabbing me. I rested my face over his, still sobbing. I suddenly became aware of another presence. I remembered the woman I had seen before my first love had started choking. Her voice broke through my sobs like a knife cutting through an apple. "This is what happens when you don't follow the rules."
I had looked over towards the direction of her voice. Rules? What rule did I break? I stared at her until I realized this was her doing. She had killed him! My depression turned into an uncontrollable fury.
"You killed the love of my life over some rules? What fucking rules did I not follow for you to kill him?!"
I had left my best friend's corpse and started running towards that evil witch. But before I had reached her, everything flashed black for a few moments until I was looking at a blank white wall. I had turned around and I wasn't in the field anymore. I was standing in a very square room that had two rectangular tables that were vertically facing me. There were smaller tables beside them with metal tools that looked like they were doctoring tools. There were tiny doors, top to bottom, on the wall beyond the tables. I was in a morgue.
How the hell am I in a morgue when I was just in a field? This made me question if what just happened even happened at all. Hope rushed over me. Maybe he is still alive?! But I still was in this very horrifying room. I started to get very eerie and scared. It was as if I was in a horror movie. I could smell the rotting of human flesh, bleach, and something else I didn't want to find out about. I had seen the door out of here and quickly walked over to it. I put my hand on the handle and gave it a good twist, but no give. I tried multiple times and even threw my shoulder into the door. I was trapped inside.
At this moment, I heard the sound of banging on metal. Three bangs. BANG! BANG! BANG! I was too afraid to turn around to see what was the cause of the noise. Following the bangs was a screeching noise of metal against metal. It tickled my ears and made me cringe. I knew that sound from all those horror movies I've watched where the body container door had opened and out came a body. What came next was something that mortified me.
"TaaaayyyyylllooorrrrâŚ"
My name. I heard my name being called tauntingly. Not only did I hear a voice in a room where I was alone, but the voice was also someone's voice I knew as much as my own. It was him. My crush, my love. He was just dead and now I'm hearing his voice in a morgue? This can't be good.
I tried to pull myself together and gather enough courage to turn around and look behind me. After I turned, I had seen exactly what I had expected. One of the doors of the body containers was opened, and there was a corpse on the bed, which was wrapped in a white plastic bag. There was no person in the room with me so that disembodied voice had to come from the corpse inside the body bag. I connected the dots and realized my best friend had to be inside that body bag.
Just as I had come to this conclusion, the zipper of the body bag had started unzipping itself on its own. After it was fully unzipped, I had seen the face I had memorized as well as I memorized the palm of my hand. His face. But it wasn't the same. It was rotted and grotesque.
He opened his gruesome mouth and spoke, "Taayylloor!"
Now panic and complete terror came over me. I could barely move. I was just staring at my friend's zombie face. I had to get out of here!
I had gotten enough motivation to leave this place after he had suddenly and violently removed his body bag and was trying to get off his bed. I turned around and tried the doorknob again, but to no avail. I even tried to break the window of the door but my punches and pounding werenât enough for it to give in. I started kicking the door as my last attempt to escape.
I heard his maniacal laughter echoing throughout the room, bouncing off the walls and vibrating my surroundings. I heard a big THUD and turned again to see my friend's stiff -not quite dead- body had fallen off the bed and was now on the floor. His head had popped up unnaturally to look at me. He moved his body stiffly and abnormally. He tried to stand up but his legs gave way. So his only way of moving was to crawl.
I could see how awful his face actually was now. His eyes were glassy, his skin was pale and blue, his once beautiful curly hair was thin now and falling out. His cheeks were sagging down, wrinkling and flapping as he moved. His nose was crooked and looked broken. But the worst thing about his monstrous face was his mouth. It looked like it was melted. The skin around it was boiled and bubbly. His lips were morphed into his skin and his teeth were chipped and stained yellowish green. There was a large green hole in his neck where he had grabbed his throat before. It looked like he drank acid and it boiled and melted his insides and face. His hands looked like someone poured boiling water on them, red and burned, as they reached out towards me and gripped the floor to pull himself forward.
I was shaking. My whole body trembled and wobbled. I couldn't stand on my own legs anymore and fell on my butt. I don't remember him being in this bad of shape when I just saw him minutes ago. He was now getting closer. I started crawling away from him to the left. I didn't know what he was going to do to me if he reached me but I don't think it's anything good. He repeatedly called out my name as he crept closer. I knew I didn't have much time left unless I could stop him. But there was nothing around me to use as a weapon or use as a barrier to delay his approach. I was doomed.
I hit something hard that had stopped me from moving. My back was against the wall. I couldn't back up any further. I couldn't move, stand up, or run away. He now was at least a foot away from me. Creeping slowly until he reached my feet. He grabbed my legs to pull himself on me. His disgusting face was now inches from mine. He was smiling this spine-chilling, awful smile. I could smell his breath, it was like smelling rotten garbage. He finally spoke again.
"Kiss me, Taylor."
All I could do was scream as he slammed his face into mine for our first kiss.
And that's when I woke up.
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