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silver - n. patrick

ok, so this is my first time writing anything to do with the NHL, so feedback is greatly appreciated

Nolan Patrick x reader

summary: the one where everyone around you is annoyed of how oblivious the two of you are

my requests are open-- taglist: @sortagaysortahigh

wc: 7.9k

a/n: this is one of my favorite things i’ve ever written omg. also huge shoutout to @barbienoturbby and @sunsetholland for reading this and for validation

warnings: angst, mutual pining, a few swear words, you and nol being oblivious, fighting, brief mention of injury

(gif not mine)

When you got the ‘SOS’ text from Nolan, you quickly assumed the worst. Knowing that he had just gotten out of practice you assumed he had gotten hurt during practice or he was dealing with another migraine and since it was your day off from your job as the Flyers trainer, you assumed the worst - one of your coworkers was there, but that didn’t mean that Nolan would go to them. You were caught even more off guard when he sent a second text a few minutes later, ‘i’m picking you up in 15. be ready’

The cryptic messages from your best friend weren’t helping your confusion, so you decided the best option was to call him. He picked up shortly after the second ring, “Hey y/n/n, what’s up?”

“What’s up? That’s all you have to say after those wack text messages?”

“Um, when you put it like that? Then yes,” you didn’t have to see his face to know that he was smirking, “anyways, I just parked, so I’ll be up to your apartment soon, bye.”

With that, he ended the call, once again adding to your confusion. Deciding the only thing you could honestly do, you got up from your couch and got dressed. You were halfway through getting your hair done when you heard the door to your apartment unlock.

Walking towards the door you saw Nolan, his hair still somewhat wet since he rushed here after practice. “Okay, do I get some form of explanation, or are you just going to stand there?”

“Look, I kinda fucked up. But just hear me out, okay?” he rushed out as he paced your living room.

“What do you mean you kinda fucked up?”

“Okay, so... at practice, me and the boys were talking about the charity gala that’s this Friday and a few comments might have been made about how I don’t have a date.”

“Let me guess. And your dumbass went, ‘I have a date, blah, blah, blah, who just happens to work for our team and you all know her’ and I got roped into the equation?” you said, jokingly.

“Wait, how’d you know?” he said with no hint of humor in his voice.

“Wait, you’re serious? I just assumed you needed me to find you a date? But you said I was your date?” heat rushed to your face at the thought of being Nolan’s fake date to the gala. You don’t know how you’re supposed to make it a whole night while having to pretend to be his.

He simply nodded in response, “Please, y/n/n. It would mean so much. You obviously don’t have to and I can just say you can’t make it or whatever, but-”

“Nol, it’s fine,” you said, cutting off his rambling, “I’m pretty sure I need a dress though.”

Nolan’s smile grew when he heard what you said, “Yeah, that’s why I came here. I kinda figured you’d say yes anyway, so it just kinda worked out.”

“Oh, don’t try to act all cocky on me now, you were just pacing my living room in fear that I would say no.”

“Besides the point. Anyways, let’s go get you that dress,” Nolan said, grabbing your hand and leading you out the apartment. You did your best to ignore the butterflies in your stomach as your hand intertwined with his.

“So, what does your suit look like?” you asked as you glanced around the store for a dress. “Oh, I was just thinking simple black, but I’ll match the tie with whatever color your dress or shoes are. We have to make sure they think we’re actually together.”

“Y-yeah. You’re right,” his words hurt you a little more than they should have. He was right. This wasn’t real and if you didn’t sell it well enough then Nolan would get the backhand of it. “What if I got that black dress over there?” you pointed to a simple off the shoulder black dress with a slit up to your mid-thigh,” and then get colorful shoes that you can get a tie to match?”

You missed the way Nolan gulped when you were busy looking for your size. He already knew the dress would look amazing on you, so when you found your size he knew he was in for it. “I’m going to go try this on real quick, I’ll be back,” you said before making your way to talk to an associate there.

As soon as you stepped out of the dressing room in the dress, he knew he was screwed. His mind immediately going places that it shouldn’t have.“Nol, what do you think?” you asked, snapping him out of his thoughts. He was thinking a lot more than he should have. “Oh, uh, you look beautiful, y/n,” he forced out.

“I feel like this look would need a statement necklace or something to go with it, to kinda draw it all together, you know,” you said before doing a spin, “I don’t think I’m going to get it though.”

“You’re getting it,” he insisted. He didn’t care about the price, he knew that the dress was meant for you. He didn’t care that he might only see it once, but he could tell you loved the dress. He also loved you in the dress.

Whenever you got home that night, you were met with your roommate in the kitchen. “So, you going to tell me where you and Nolan were all day? And don’t try to deny it, I heard your conversation this morning about the gala,” Mae teased.

Mae had known you long enough to know how you felt about Nolan, she also knew Nolan well enough to know how he felt about you. Being the photographer for the Flyers, gave her an insight into the many interactions that you and Nolan had - both of you always looking for the other when there’s practice or a game, stolen glances when he’s on the bench, and him going out of his way to see you in your office (even when he isn’t hurt). She knew that if the two of you just said how you felt, that the two you would be happy with each other.

“If you heard our conversation, I don’t know why you’re asking what we did. We went shopping, that’s all.”

“Have y’all confessed your love for each other yet? Or is it still ‘unknown’ information?”

“It’s all very one-sided and you know that.”

“Not according to Kevin,” you scoffed.

“Okay, so one person says otherwise.”

“Or TK, or Hartsy, or-”

“Okay, okay. I get it.”

“Pretty much anyone on the Flyers roster would agree with me,” Mae said, making sure her point was clear. Even with everything she said, you still didn’t believe her. “You should honestly just talk to him. And maybe actually be honest about how you feel for once.”

“Anyways, I have to go shower now. I still have to get some stuff ready for the gala tomorrow,” you left before she could say anything more.

…..

Nolan had decided to take it upon himself to make sure you had the best possible day that you could. Since he didn’t have practice, he decided to go to your favorite bakery and get you breakfast and your favorite coffee. Knowing that you most likely wouldn’t be up for a while, he swung by a jewelry shop to get you a necklace to go with your dress to ‘bring the look together’.

“Hello sir, how can I help you today?” the salesperson said when Nolan walked in.

“Oh, so I was wondering if you had any type of hockey charms? Or initial charms?”

“Yes, we do actually. Silver or gold?”

“Definitely silver,” he said, thinking back to your shoes and his tie.

“Alright, if you’ll follow me,” the man led Nolan over to a glass display, directing him to the sports charms that they had. When Nolan saw the hockey charms, he smiled at the thought of you wearing it. “And what initial did you want, sir?”

“An ‘N’ “

After he paid for the necklace he made his way towards your apartment. Using the spare key you had given him when you took into account how many times he came over, he opened your front door.

“I still forget the fact that you have a key,” Mae said looking up from the couch, “Is that what I think it is?”

“Which thing?” Nolan said, setting his keys down on the counter. He noticed that you weren’t in the living room and assumed you were still asleep.

“I was just talking about the coffee and bag from the cafe, but is there something else?”

Nolan simply nodded, “yeah, I just want y/n to have a good day since she’s going with me to the gala.”

Mae eyed him suspiciously, “What else did you get her?”

“Huh?”

“You said ‘which thing’, which hints that there’s more than just coffee.”

“Oh, I got her a necklace for tonight.”

“Did you give her a key to your apartment and an engagement ring, too? Or is that next week?”

Nolan simply rolled his eyes at her statement, “It’s not like that.”

“It’s only that way because both of you are stubborn and oblivious. Did you get me a bagel or just her?” Mae said, glancing at the bag. Nolan nodded before getting everything out of the bag, “thanks, Nolan.”

He made his way towards your room, quietly opening the door to make sure not to wake you. Stopping for a moment at your door when he saw your sleeping form, before making his way to your bed. “y/n/n, I got you your favorite,” he said gently.

“Too early,” you groaned into your pillow, causing Nolan to laugh. “Babe, it’s 1 pm and Mae said you even went to bed early,” Nolan didn’t realize what he had said, but after hearing him say that nickname you were wide awake.

“It’s still too early,” you said, finally sitting up, “but what did you get me?”

“Your usual,” he handed you the bad when he noticed you had gotten settled against your headboard.

“Thanks, Nol. You know you don’t have to do-,” you paused as you noticed the jewelry box that he was still holding, “what’s in the box?”

“Oh, I-uh, I got you something for tonight. Obviously, you don’t have to wear it if you don’t want to, I just thought it would look nice with the dress,” he wasn’t even sure what prompted him to get it.

“Show me,” you said, taking a drink of your coffee.

“What?”

“Nol, show me what you got me,” you chuckled at his obvious nervousness. He ignored the fear that you would hate it as he struggled to open the box. When he finally got the box open, he immediately passed the box over to you. The anxious feeling in his chest only grew when there was no immediate response from you.

“I, uh, wow. Nolan, you shouldn’t have. You didn’t have to do this, you know.”

“Y-yeah, I know. But you said you needed a necklace to go with it and you honestly deserve so much for agreeing to go with me,” he said, finally meeting your eyes. “You deserve the world, y/n/n,” he whispered, averting his gaze down to your lips. You weren’t sure if you imagined it or not, but when you looked back up at him, he had gotten closer than he was before.

“Nol,” you whispered, as you noticed that he was getting closer, his lips eventually ghosting over yours.

“Hey, Nol, these bagels are great are you sure that you got them from the usual cafe,” Mae yelled as she barged into your room, causing the two of you to practically jump away from each other.

“Um, yeah,” he stated, his voice laced with annoyance,” the same one that’s a block away. Just like the bag says.”

He immediately shot a glare your way at the sound of both you and Mae laughing, “god, someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Don’t you agree, y/n?”

“Oh, yeah. For sure,” Nolan’s face softening at the sound of you laughing.

…..

Mae stayed in your room while you got ready for the gala - helping you out anytime you needed with either your hair or makeup. As she listened to you ramble about Nolan and the day you had yesterday, she knew she had to interfere. Quickly pulling out her phone, she pulled up the contact of the one person she knew who would help her out, who just happened to be Nolan’s best friend.

heyyy teeks, i need your help

tk: i feel like you only text me when you need something. but what’s up

y/n and nolan.

tk : oh ok, yeah. he said she was his date for tonight though? i just assumed they finally talked it out?

well, they’re going as the others ‘fake date’. i’m very impatient and they are very dumb, so i need you to think of something

tk : why can’t you think of something?

i won’t be at the gala + i’m out of ideas

After the exchange of many text messages, Mae and Travis finally had a plan to help their two dumbass friends finally talk about how they felt.

“Who are you texting?” you asked when you saw Mae furiously typing away.

“Oh, just asking Teeks about the practice schedule?” she said, quickly coming up with an excuse.

“You know we work at the same time? Right? Like our schedules are the exact same?”

“Oh, yeah. I just wanted to see when would be a good time to get some statements for the team’s Instagram stories.”

You nodded hesitantly,” for some odd reason, I don’t believe you. But I also don’t know if I really want to know.”

“Anyways, what time is Nol picking you up?”

“He should be here-,” stopping when you heard the front door unlock, “now.”

Before you were even able to stand up from your vanity, Mae was already at the door. “Woah, Nolan, who knew you could clean up well.”

“Wow, Mae. You’re always so nice to me,” Nolan grumbled in response, “where’s y/n/n?”

“She should be out soon. She looks hot as hell, by the way. I know you’ll see her, but I just thought I’d let you know beforehand.”

“Well, it is her. She always looks beautiful,” he said without a second thought.

“Ooooh, Nol. You getting soft on us? Over a girl? Gasp. Never saw that one coming.”

“Mae, shut the literal fuck up. I swear if you make one more joke about me and y/n, I’ll-” before he was able to finish his sentence, you had emerged from the hallway wearing the dress. The dress. The same dress that nearly made him pass out in the store. Except now, you also had on the necklace with his initial and the shoes that matched what he was wearing. “Wow.”

You giggled at his reaction, trying to ignore the heat that rushed to your face, “wow to you, too.”

“Was that you were saying, Nolan? I make one more joke about you and-” Mae interrupted, snapping both you and Nolan out of whatever trance you were in. Nolan saw the look of confusion cross your face, “I won’t get you any bagels next time I go out.”

“Oh, you wouldn’t!”

“I would, actually.”

“Okay, did I miss something?” you said, looking between your two best friends.

“No,” the both of them said simultaneously.

….. As the two of you entered the ballroom that the gala was taking place, you took note of the amount of orange, black, and white decorations filling the room. All the players were scattered throughout the ballroom with their dates, some dancing, some near the bar, others talking.

Nolan kept his arm wrapped around your waist as he led you near Travis and Joel, who were standing near the bar. He let his arm fall when you mentioned you needed to go talk to Ryanne and made his way over to the boys.

“Dude, I thought you were joking when you said you were bringing y/n as your date,” Joel said when he knew you were far enough away.

“She looks hot as hell, I say that respectfully. If Mae found out I said that - in any context - she would murder me,” Travis knew that what he was saying would have an effect on his friend, that’s exactly why he said it. This was the plan that he and Mae had agreed to, the plan they hoped would work.

Nolan clenched his jaw, his body becoming tense from the words that he had heard from his friends. “Ok, Travis,” he simply nodded, in hopes that the conversation would end there.

“I mean is she still single?” Joel added.

“Well, I mean, yes, but-”

“I might ask her out soon. I mean you said she was single, right?”

“Yeah, but-”

“Ooh, Farabee’s getting bold,” Travis added.

Before Nolan could get another word out, you had made your back to the boys. “Hey, Nols. Did you want to go dance with me?” you asked, using all the courage you had in you.

“No,” he inwardly grimaced at how sharp his answer came out, but he was upset. He knew you deserve someone better than him. All his insecurities were reaching the surface over a simple statement his friend had made.

“No?”

“Yeah, why don’t you ask Farabee,” your brows furrowed as you saw him get up and walk away, joining Carter and Hayes at a table.

“Um, what’s up with him?”

“Farabee made a joke about his hair,” Travis made up on the spot.

“Oh, his hair?” to which both boys nodded, “um, alright.”

Your thoughts were racing. You knew it was something other than a joke about his hair, he would have chirped back if it was something like that. You hesitantly agreed to dance with Joel, knowing that after you danced you need to talk to Nolan. You and Joel made small talk, but your mind was a thousand miles away. “I can tell your mind is on something else, what’s up?” Joel interrupted your thoughts.

“I know you didn’t say anything about his hair,” you shot him a pointed look.

Joel only chuckled in response, “oh yeah, me and Teeks were trying to get him to admit something about how he felt about you, but instead he got all snarky. It definitely defeated the purpose of the joke, but we didn’t expect him to not say anything. If you go to him and talk to him, I’m sure it’ll all be okay.”

Once the song that was playing ended, that’s exactly what you did.

Or at least that was what you planned on doing.

You knew that finally telling Nolan how you felt would be risky. That’s what had stopped you so many times. But right now, the stars seemed to have aligned. Every one of your friends was telling you that things were mutual and that nothing would go wrong if you were just honest. Everything was leaning in the right direction.

Until you hit a stop sign.

That stop sign being Nolan being nowhere in sight. And once you saw him, you wished you hadn’t. You watched from a distance as the person you were about to confess your feelings to had another girl in his arms. An ex-fling of his that he said he was over. Her making advances, him not necessarily ignoring them.

Quickly turning on your heel, you grabbed your phone out of your clutch and called Mae. “Hey babes. Are you calling to say you won’t be home and that you and Nol- are you crying?”

“Can you just come and get me? If you can’t I can get a ride home, but-” you sniffled.

“Yeah, yeah, of course. I’m on my way.”

Your feet led you towards the front lounge area near the entrance where you waited on Mae. You didn’t want to talk about anything, so you texted TK asking him to come to the front entrance.

“Love, what happened?”

“Nolan was- he was, uh. Fuck. tried to-to go talk to him and he was with his ex, but yeah. He was already avoiding me before and I was just wanting to tell him,” by the time you had finished explaining, Travis had already enveloped you in his arms.

“Nolan is an idiot, alright? He’ll realize his mistake, but don’t blame yourself, ok?”

Before you could respond, you got the text from Mae saying she was here. “Mae’s here.”

“Make sure you get some rest and let me know if you need me to beat him up for you,” he said, finally getting you to smile.

When you finally made it to Mae’s car, she passed you a pint of your favorite ice cream and then the two of you made your way home. She didn’t know ho

…..

“Nolan James Patrick, get your ass over here before I drag you off the ice,” Mae yelled throughout the rink. It was only a few people running drills, so she wasn’t interrupting an ‘official’ practice - she wouldn’t care if she had. Mae had to finish editing some new posts for the Flyers’ social media and she also had to kick Nolan Patrick’s ass, so might as well kill two birds with one stone.

“So you won’t answer my calls, but you’ll drag me out of morning skate?” Nolan said, as he skated towards where she was standing.

“Yes, exactly. What the fuck happened? y/n won’t leave her room and she told me she’s debating calling off work tomorrow, which is dumb because she’s the only trainer competent enough for game days.”

“She just assumed the worst, that’s what happened. And if she wants to avoid me that much, so be it,” he stepped off the ice to get closer to Mae.

“You aren’t slick, Pat. Everyone can see how miserable you are without her. And it’s only been like 10 hours.”

He knew Mae was right. He felt awful for what had happened at the gala, spending all the time after you left sulking and he only came to morning skate to get his mind off things, but he could only imagine how you had felt. “Look, Joel said something about asking her out, I was mad, and I also happened to run into an ex. Nothing happened between me and her, but I think y/n/n saw. Is she going to be ok?”

“Well, all things considered, if you clear up the air with her and actually talk to her like a man, instead of acting like a prepubescent boy. I’m sure she’ll be okay, but the two of you actually have to talk.”

Nolan’s head wasn’t in the right space, from morning skate or to regular practice. His mind was anywhere else, but in the game. It was so bad that he was close to being benched for his next game. His teammates were aware of what was going on, knowing they had to do something to at least get his head in the right spot.

You weren’t supposed to come in to work until later tonight to prepare for the game, but Mae had asked for your help with a piece she was working on about the Flyers staff and trainers. So, you quickly packed up your work bag and made your way to the rink. Going to your office first, you expected Mae to be the person in the chair, but you were met with the one person you were trying to avoid. “y/n, hey.”

Your heart skipped a beat after hearing his voice for the first time in a while. “Hey, Nolan. Look about the other night, it wasn’t my place to be upset. I was only there as your fake date, so me getting upset about seeing you with another girl shouldn’t have bothered me as much as it did.”

“No, y/n/n. What happened on my part wasn’t right, you’re not in the wrong for reacting how you did,” he knew you would take the blame, but he also knew he had to make sure that how you felt was reasonable and there was nothing wrong with you reacting.

“Look, me and you are fine, I promise. We’re back to being best friends, I have to go talk to Mae. I’ll see you tomorrow,” you said before turning around and leaving Nolan. You hadn’t said everything that you wanted to, but right now wasn’t the time.

Nolan started following you out of your office, making an attempt to catch up to you. “y/n/n, nothing happened between me and her, I promise.” He could only watch as you kept walking away.

…...

“So, are you and Nol going to do your handshake? Or are you going to let the team lose against the Islanders? Like I know you know some of the guys on the team, but that’s very disloyal of you,” Mae asked as she opened the door to the arena, quickly stepping to the side so that way you could jump and hit the top of the door.

“You do realize that the results of the game don’t depend on if me and Nol do the handshake?”

“Alright, Ms. ‘I have to hit the top of the doorway or else we’ll lose’. You literally left the arena crying one day because you forgot to do it.” Game days were very ritualistic, for both staff and the players. Many players had their own habits and rituals that they knew helped them win a game, some of the staff had their own rituals - you included.

You always made sure to get you and Mae your usual coffee order before the two of you made your way to the rink. Every time you entered the arena or left your office, you would jump up to hit the top of the doorway - which everyone on the team thought was hilarious, even though a lot of them started doing it themselves. Then there was the secret handshake you and Nolan do almost every time he goes on the ice.

“Look, my habits are reasonable, but I don’t know if the handshake will happen today,” you answered honestly.

“Knowing him, he’s not going to let you avoid it. He needs it just as much as you do.”

“What do you mean?”

Mae chuckled in response, “you really are oblivious sometimes. Alright, well anytime you two do the handshake, both of you visibly light up. I’ve seen it enough times to know that I’m not wrong. It’s a part of both of your routines and you’ll freak out if it doesn’t happen, so even though stuff is going on between the two of you, it’s not going to change the fact that you’re both a part of the others routine.” You visibly gaped at your best friend, which only made her laugh harder. “Look, you can act shocked all you want, but the two of you are so used to seeing each other at least once a day, that the two of you not talking consistently is driving both of you crazy.”

“I’m not going to agree, but I’m not going to deny it.”

“You literally can’t deny it because I’m right,” she said in a sing-song voice.

“Anyways, moving on. What posts do you have planned for tonight's game?”

“Well, I’ve kinda been working on a secret project, but I still need a few more shots for it. But other than that, just the usual posts of goals made and action shots.”

“Ooh, secret project? Am I allowed in the secret social media project?”

“No, you’re not at that level of clearance yet, top secret,” she smirked,”also, you know it’s almost time for morning practice and if I remember correctly, you still have to do your job. You still haven’t gotten your bag from your office yet, so you better hurry babes.”

“Yeah, yeah, yeah. I’ll meet you down there?” to which she nodded in response. As the two of you made your way down to the ice, you took a detour to get to your office, leaving Mae by herself.

Mae went to the usual spot that the two of you would stand during morning skate, which also happened to be the same spot that you would stand at during the games, right in between the bench and the tunnel. While you were in your office, Mae was able to set up to get a few action shots - even though it was just morning skate she loved getting pictures of the boys when they weren’t necessarily in their competitive mode.

While she was taking a few pictures, she noticed Nolan looking around the rink, his eyes always coming back to where she stood after finishing a drill or lap. When she saw Travis skate near the bench, she quietly called him over, “dude, look at Nolan. He looks like a lost puppy.”

Nolan’s head still wasn’t in the right spot, he was able to get it together enough to be able to play, but his head was everywhere else. When he saw Mae, he immediately started looking for you, which only bummed him out more when he realized you might have actually called in saying you wouldn’t be able to make it.

“Oh, yeah. He’s been like that all day since he hasn’t seen y/n here. Did she actually call in like she said she would?”

“No, she’s just in her office getting her bag. She threatened not to do their handshake, so you know things are serious,” she said, taking a few more pictures.

“Damn, Pat will go insane if she’s actually serious.”

“She’s not serious, she better not be at least.”

“Oh shit, the project. You’re still working on it?” TK asked, to which Mae nodded.

“You mean to tell me Teeks knows about the project and I don’t,” you interjected, causing them both to laugh.

“Dude, Pat thought you actually called in today and he looked like he was going to cry,” Travis added.

“Who told him I was thinking about calling in?” you asked, looking between the duo in front of you.

“I kinda showed up to practice yesterday and threatened him. Nothing serious, just the usual ‘get your shit together or else’,” Mae said, shrugging, “he’s very threatened by those shorter than him.”

At the sound of your laugh, Nolan’s head immediately snapped over to where he knew you usually stood, seeing you around Mae and Teeks. His face and mood immediately lighting up at the sight of you standing there.

Teeks left shortly after, leaving you and Mae alone. “Was Nol that worried I wouldn’t come?”

“Bitch, you can’t be serious right now? Of course he was worried, you’re basically his good luck charm at this point.”

“I’m not-”

“You are. Don’t even try to deny it. You and I both know it. I’ll see you at lunch”

Nolan took notice of how quickly you looked for him whenever Mae left. He wasn’t sure if it was intentional or just routine, but the smile that you sent his way had him forgetting any worries he had. Just as he was about to come over to you, Coach ushered him to do media. Quickly sending you a sad smile, he followed.

As soon as the boys cleared out from morning skate to head to do media, you started getting the benches ready for the game; getting the water bottles filled, making sure there were enough sticks, and checking that all the pucks were there. You took your time, as you still had quite a bit of time before you had to head to meetings with other staff members.

Shortly after staff meetings and lunch with Mae were done, you got a text from Zach, your assistant trainer, saying that the Islanders were in the process of getting settled. Since you trusted Zach to take care of that, you took this time to check on any injuries that any players had to make sure that they were in the best shape they could be for the game today.

mattyb: psst. is the room clear? me and tito can’t be seen talking to the enemy

you’re good to come into the training room, idk what the hallway looks like though

When you heard the door close, you didn’t even have to look up from what you were doing to know who it was. Quickly turning around you saw two of your closest friends, “I didn’t think I’d actually miss you guys and here we are.”

“Did y/n y/l/n just admit to missing us? Did I miss something?” Tito said.

“Ooh, I think Philly has made her go soft. Let’s take a moment of silence for our fallen friend,” Mat added.

“Do you two ever shut up?”

“There she is,” Mat came over to you to give you a hug, Tito following behind.

“I’m surprised you willingly hugged me. Matty B, I’m the enemy here,” you said, causing Mat to roll his eyes at the nickname.

“Back at it with that stupid nickname.”

“Don’t worry, y/n/n, we both know he loves that nickname.”

The three of you took the time that you had to catch up, eventually ending up walking throughout the arena back towards their locker room. Wishing both of the boys luck, Tito walked into the locker room first, but you noticed Mat seemed hesitant on walking in. “What’s up?”

“What do you mean what’s up?” you asked, unsure of what he was meaning.

“No, I can clearly tell that something is wrong. Tito probably noticed too, he just doesn’t mention stuff like that.”

“Um, stuff is going on with me and Nolan. I don’t really know what, it’s just this really long story.”

“Did he do something? I’ll beat him up if you need me to?”

“No, no. Nothing happened, well stuff did, but nothing that you need to beat him up for.”

“Did you finally tell him how you feel? Did he reject you or something?”

“No, um, me and him went to a charity gala together, but only as each other's fake date. I didn’t bring it up as wanting anything else, but then some other stuff happened and now we’re in this awkward ‘we’re fine, but won’t talk it out’ stage. And it’s just hard right now,” you simply shrugged.

“You know, I don’t know much about him, but I’m sure there’s a lot that has been left unsaid for way too long and now it’s just needing to be out in the open. You two will figure it out, I’m sure,” Mat quickly gave you a hug, “now, I have to go get ready to win this game, so if you’ll excuse me.”

“Oh, be ready Barzy, my boys will kick your ass.”

“We shall see, y/n. We shall see.”

Once you saw that Mat had gone back to the locker room, you started making your way back to the Flyers locker room for pregame meetings. You still had at least 30 minutes before the meetings started, but you assumed that the boys would either be stretching or messing around. “You know, you talking to the enemy could get you fired, y/n/n,” you heard Joel say as he walked beside you.

“Hey, Beezer. How are you today?”

“I’m doing great. I’d be better if my favorite trainer wasn’t seen talking to the enemy,” he nudged you with his elbow.

“Yeah, yeah, yeah. I didn’t spoil any secrets, I promise. No game plans were exposed.”

“Hmm. Wait til Nols hears about this one,” he paused when you visibly tensed, “you guys haven’t talked have you? That’s why morning skate was kinda wack.”

“Well, we have talked, but I don’t think everything that needed to be said was said.”

“So, why don’t you go say it? Simple.”

“He’s not saying much either,” you said, defensively to which he could only roll his eyes.

“Well both of you are acting like a couple of 14 year olds that don’t know how to talk to the person they like, no offense, but it’s annoying,” he said, matter of factly.

You knew Joel was right, he had simply said what everyone around you was thinking. You knew that what he had said the night of the gala was right. You knew what Mae had said about the two of you being a part of each other’s routine was right. You knew - although you would never say it to his face - that Mat was right, too.

Reaching down, you instinctively grabbed the necklace that Nolan gave you. You only looked up when you heard chuckling in front of you, “what?”

“Your first instinct was to grab the necklace he got you, it might not seem like a lot, but it says a lot.”

…..

Nolan stepped out of the locker room and quickly followed the boys towards the rink. He unconsciously kept an eye out for you, knowing that if he didn’t do the handshake it would throw him off. When warm ups started and he only saw Zach, he started to become worried. The handshake only had to happen before each period, but it often happened more than three times throughout the game.

Midway through warm up Travis nudged him, who pointed towards where you and Mae were walking closer. He watched as Mae nudged you and pointed in his direction, to which you quickly jogged over, “ok, sorry I didn’t get here before warm-ups. But here’s what’s going to happen ok: you go out there and kick some ass. Specifically so I can prove a point to Mat and Tito, but anyways, you go out there and you help win this game. Then once the game is over we figure out whatever is going on with us. Okay?”

Nolan’s smile only grew, he simply nodded. “Of course, you think I’d let your stupid New York friends win?”

“I would hope not,” you gave him a quick hug and watched as he started to walk away, “I know damn well that you’re not walking away without doing this handshake,” Nolan quickly took off his gloves so that you could do your handshake,“ there we go. Now you better beat them or else I’ll never hear the end of it.”

Once the National Anthem was over, the first period started. You already knew that this game would be a tough one, you knew enough about both teams to know that it would be a very close game. By the end of the first, the score was 2-1, the Islanders ahead.

After the intermission, both teams came back ready for more. You knew the signs of the Islanders getting cocky and you hoped it was noticeable, you and Nolan did your handshake one more time before he went back on the ice. About halfway through the second period, Nolan and Travis had helped get another goal, tying up the score.

As the team was celebrating your eyes found Nolan’s to which he simply pointed at you in response. You scanned the rest of the rink, only to see Mat and Tito pointing between you and Nolan, your eyebrows furrowed to which they only smiled in response. Oh no. You looked back to Nolan, who was skating back to the bench for water, only to see Tito approaching him from the other side.

You couldn’t hear what was said, but you knew that whatever it was caused Nolan to get angry. His eyes met yours once more and you only hoped he would ignore whatever was said. You let out a breath of air as he skated back to the bench. Nolan wasn’t on the ice for the next play, but you could see the way he kept his eyes trained on Tito.

You watched as Mat had the puck, passing it to Tito as they scored another goal. As they celebrated you visibly gaped as Tito pointed in your direction. You could see the smirk grow on his face from what you assumed was Nolan’s reaction.

You prepared for the worst when Nolan went back on the ice. TK, who was still on the bench, looked back at you with a questioning look. “This is bad, this is very bad,” you whispered.

“Pssh, he’ll be fine. He hardly ever-” before Travis could even finish his sentence, you saw Nolan and Tito’s gloves come off. “Ok, forget I said that.” You watched as the two boys fought, eventually both were pulled apart by the refs and were ushered towards the penalty box.

“Dumbass.”

The game continued and the two of them eventually got out of the penalty box. By the end of the second period, the score was 3-2, the boys only needed to get at least one point to be able to win the game. You were beyond mad at Tito and Mat for egging Nolan on, but you were also mad at Nolan for letting it get to him.

When you and Nolan did your handshake, you took notice of how his hands were already slightly bruised from the fight, but you would tend to that later. The game proceeded, eventually with both teams tied with only a few minutes left, so either someone would score or the game would go into overtime.

Everyone in the arena is on the edge of their seats, unsure of what the outcome of the game will be. Carter was able to block all of the Islanders attempts at a goal, which allowed the guys to be able to score without fear of a comeback from the Isles. With less than 20 seconds left, a goal is made by the Flyers. We won the game.

The atmosphere of the arena erupted in cheers and celebration, the boys crowding around on the ice. You smiled as you watched the team celebrate the win that they just had, your smile growing more when you saw that Nolan was once again looking your way. “He’s been looking your way the whole game and you want to tell me he doesn’t think of you as his good luck charm? Okay, y/n,” Mae said, interrupting your thought process.

“Yeah, yeah, yeah. No need for that,” you said rolling your eyes, “You’ll meet me by the training room once you’re done?”

She simply nodded in response. Staying in the arena for a while as fans and spectators cleared out, you cleared off the benches and started making your way back to the training room. “y/n,” a familiar voice yelled from behind you as you passed the visiting locker rooms.

Turning around you saw Tito approaching, Mat following behind. “Look, I’m sorry about what I did. I shouldn’t have dragged you into it.”

“Yeah, you really shouldn’t have, but as long as you left it on the ice we’re cool. Just know that I’m not afraid to punch you out either. I appreciate the apology though, T.”

“Please don’t punch him again, but now that I know we’re cool. Can we just take a second and mention the reaction that we got out of Nolan?” Mat questioned.

“Exactly, I wouldn’t react that way unless I was literally in love with the girl. He’s whipped, dude,” Tito added.

“He’s not.”

“He is,” the pair in front of you said in unison. “It’s so obvious and the two of you are just oblivious,” Mat added. Before you could say anything else, you saw Anders emerge from the locker room, “hey, y/n. Your boys did good today.”

“Yeah, I know.”

“Always the humble one, y/n,” he sighed,”Anyways, what was up with your boy today?” he added.

“Well, Tito also chirped him, so I don’t think it was an all one sided ordeal,” you stated.

“Did you notice how he didn’t mention who he was talking about? He literally just said ‘your boy’ and you immediately knew he meant Pat,” heat rushed to your face at Mat’s statement.

“Anyways, you guys had a great game. Next time we play each other, we have to make plans and catch up more,” you quickly said your goodbyes and made your way back to the training room where a familiar figure was already sitting on one of the benches. “Hey, y/n/n.”

“Hey, Nol,” you set your bag down and quickly headed over to get some ice for his hand, “you’re a dumbass, you know that.”

“Well, I have you constantly reminding me, so yeah,” he smiled at the fact that the two of you fell back into your normal conversation.

“So, you want to explain why you got into a fight?” you already knew why he did, but something was telling you that you didn’t know something.

“Not particularly, but I know you won’t accept that answer,” he sighed, “he made a comment about him asking you out and I’ve already dealt with a comment like that about you before, but it really got in my head this time. And then he pointed to you after your goal and I don’t know.” As he ran his hand through his hair, his eyes finally met yours, “I got jealous.”

“Nolan Patrick, jealous? Never saw that one coming,” you walked back over towards him to assess his hand, “well your hand looks fine, you’ll probably just have to ice it for a few days.” Standing back up you noticed Nolan’s eyes on your neck, “what is it?”

“You’re still wearing the necklace I gave you.”

“Yeah, of course. Why wouldn’t I?”

“I don’t know, I figured you’d throw it away after what happened. I honestly thought you wouldn’t show up today or do our handshake and it scared me.”

Your eyebrows furrowed, “why did it scare you?”

“I, uh, after us not talking, I realized how much I need you in my life and I realized I love you a lot more than I thought I did before.” Your eyes widened as you realized what he had said, “you love me?”

“Is it hard that hard to believe?”

“I- I don’t know, I just didn’t realize how you felt the same,” looking up you saw Nolan’s face visibly light up. Before you could say anything else, he pulled you closer to him.

Brushing a piece of hair away from your face, he leaned closer, softly whispering another I love you before his lips met yours softly. Once the two of you pulled away, you simply smiled at one another.

“Yes, finally. Teeks, you owe me $20. Pay up,” Mae said to Teeks, both leaning on the doorway.

“You two couldn’t have waited another day for that,” Travis said, handing over the money.

“Oh, you might want to check Instagram really quick. Nolan, I assume you’re taking y/n/n home?”

The blush on Nolan’s face grew as he looked over to you for confirmation to which you nodded before walking over to pull your phone out of your bag. Opening Instagram, you went to the Flyers Instagram, taking note of a few new posts before seeing the most recent one captioned ‘Pre-game handshakes are definitely the most important part of game day’ with a video of you and Nolan doing your handshake before each game over the few years you had done it.

“Awe, Mae. Was this the secret project?”

“Yeah, now I’ll leave you two,” she said before walking away, only to come back a few seconds later, “oh and use protection, kiddos.”

#nolan patrick #nolan patrick imagine #nolan patrick x reader #nhl imagine #nhl imagines #hockey imagine

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thenotetoselfpod-hq · 4 years ago

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“I know, I know ..y’all ready to beat my ass and I don’t blame you. I can hear my girlfriend in my head right now cussing me out so I HAVE to apologize. There’s an excuse but I won’t waste your time with my shit. We are going to jump directly into todays episode with a recap”

Zion cleared her throat dramatically, “Last episode you all got know a little bit about your favorite host and I want to give a shoutout to the episodes top listeners, follow them on all social media platforms at @brillixdis, @syxrai, @msfarrahzuri and my favorite little cousin who I owe drinks to @dvnasti.

Thank you all for the support, the likes and shares mean a lot. If you’d like to be featured as a top listener all you have to do is interact in the comment section on Apple Podcasts.

It’s time for the good shit. So the episode I had recorded I discussed the influence of DMX and all of those who came before him that made his music so emotional and iconic. They truly don’t make gems like him anymore and I hope he is resting in eternal peace.

To be honest, I haven’t been listening to any new music lately but I do want to just play some of my favorites right now that me and my daughter have in rotation.”

Zion laughed a bit at the thought before she started playing ‘Good Days’. She let 30 seconds play before she started talking again.

“This song is by an LA resident, and goes by the name Major. Her handle is @somajor . Me and my little one have been listening to this every day since it shuffled on a playlist of mine so fo check that out if you haven’t already. A vibe fr.

Not let’s get into the TEA of it all. Hashtag Note to Self, sis ... BE YOURSELF AT ALL TIMES, period. All my life I was told how I should act, how I should talk, how I should move, etc and I can honestly say that when I finally found my freedom in High School to really be myself and be the girl I KNEW I wanted to be, life became less stressful. My grades got better, I started gaining weight aka my lil booty was growing, hair flourishing. Y’all, deadass.

Well recently my boss had me go and meet with a department head at my job about a higher position, for higher pay and they were telling me all of the things that I would have to do to fit the new position that I was trying to get. With the place that I’m in now, my schedule is flexible, I work from home, I have no deadlines, no real pressing responsibilities because I get my work done at a pace and a frequency that works with my department. These demands were unrealistic given the fact that I also care my children during the day now.

The money is about 15 thousand dollars added to my current salary but y’all ... as I was listening to those demands and unrealistic expectations I went back to that 13 year old girl who was always being told how to do something the way that OTHERS wanted me to do. I went back to my boss and I told her that I couldn’t do it.

Do y’all know this lady told me that she was just looking for an opportunity to give me a raise? And that I didn’t have to take the higher position, she’d change my job description and the 15 thousand added to my salary was mine .. all I had to do was sign the new contract.

We’ll get into following your heart and going after your dreams one day but I BEG, wherever you are right now in life — if you continue to be yourself you will see the fruits of that labor play out in ways you never would’ve imagined. While you’re being you, somebody somewhere is watching and waiting to give you your flowers.

Please, in the comment section tell me where you do for a living and a short term goal you have for yourself.

I look forward to reading and responding. Thank for listening yall. I hope I inspired you to continue being the boss you are. Talk to you soon. Byyyyyye.

#THENOTETOSELFPODCAST

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suckerforpsychos · 3 years ago

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@tired-eyes-cold-as-ice thank you or tagging me!

1. Why did you choose your url?

Because I was all dark and broody when I made this blog and I joined Tumblr mostly to reblog horror stuff and simp over fictional psychopaths.

2. Side blogs

Nothing good trust me, if you find it you’ll know

3. How long have you been on tumblr?

Since 2017?? I guess, I don’t even know, where to check it.

4. Do you have queue tag?

I’ve never used the queue option

5. Why did you start your blog?

Some of the reasons were mentioned in my reply to the first question. I was also a huge Evan Peters simp back then (okay, whom am I kidding I still am) and it helped me connect with some of his fans.

6. Why did you choose your icon?

Because having my face as an icon makes me feel more like a real person. I had a three year old picture for some time, but I recently changed it to a newer one that matches my current header.

7. Why did your choose your header?

Because I’m bi and I like Sunset Curve therefore it’s a bi colored Sunset Curve logo.

8. Post with the most notes?

I’ve never made THE popular post, I guess my favorite jatp accounts shoutout post got the most notes, which was somewhere around 80. Also it turned into a bit of a disaster, because the cursed black list drama happened on the very next day and I had to unfollow some of those blogs I mentioned there lol

9. How many mutuals do you have?

Had to count them with my own little brain - 179

10. How many followers do you have?

697

11. How many people do you follow?

602

12. Ever made a shitpost?

I guess the last time was this week so yeah

13. How often do you use tumblr each day?

I don’t know!!!?? A lot!?? I somehow feel called out by this question lol

14. Did you ever have fight/argument with other blog?

I don't know whether my relationship with the person who made the black list counts as an argument, because I just asked them to block me and they did. There was also some crazy shit happening during my Evan Peters fandom days, but that was a long time ago and is no longer relevant.

15. How do you feel about "You need to reblog this" posts?

I am not a big fan of those, but I also understand that they are not going away anytime near. I sometimes reblog them if my inner feeling says I should, but I never ever reblog those that say “Your are a nazi/homophobe/racist/pedophile or whatever if you do not reblog this”. Even if I agree with the content of that post, this type of wording just pisses me off.

16. Do you like tag games?

I love them! But I have a terrible discipline so there is a chance I will do them like weeks later.

17. Do you like ask games?

Yes! But at this point I’ve got the feeling that I’ve done “pass the happy” waaay too many times lol.

18. Which of your tumblr friends/mutuals do you think is famous?

I don’t really know, I guess @jatp-rules-my-life is pretty big in the jatp fandom. Also I think @sunsetcurveofficial should be fandom famous, but idk if she actually is. Some pretty well known Arctic Monkeys stan accounts followed me back in the day, but those are not active any more.

19. Do you have a crush on a mutual?

No, not currently.

Wow this was a long one. Pretty fun though. Tagging @angela-feelstoomuch @floating-in-the-blue @flynn-flynnagan @demon-babies @merihn @cantputitintowords @dandy-inthe-underworld if y’all feel like it of course

#tag game #mutuals

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liberty-barnes · 4 years ago

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Miah’s 1K Celebration

so...

welcome to the mess that is my 1k celebration cause i’m unable to make simple choices and can’t stand the thought of letting people down

as you can see, i’m perfectly normal

the literal 1005 people following me would disagree on that but heyyy details

so anyway

one thousand

one bloody thousand people following me

my inicial reaction is whyyyy??? i’m just a bisexual disaster who sometimes writes a half decent fanfic but you deemed me worthy of your follow?

then i started crying cause yk

but bottomline is, i love you all, you’re the bestest people in the whole entire world, so i’m gonna make both a sleepover and a writing challenge

sleepover cause i like answering questions

writing challenge cause it gives me a chance to show you all other artists and discover other artists myself cause we all need them and they deserve more recognition

special shoutout to my mutuals who i’ll tag at the end for always being there for me and supporting me through every high and every low, y’all are the real heroes here

BUT ANYWAY, ONTO THE CELEBRATION PART, WHICH FINDS ITSELF UNDER THE CUT OTHERWISE IT’D BE TOO BIG TO PROPERLY REBLOG (i tend to ramble a bit, but you already knew that)

Starts: December 11th 2020

Ends: December 20th 2020

Who can participate: everyone, anon or not! no need to be following me either

send me asks for:

✨ my opinion on...

🌻 cast my mutuals as...

🎵 i'll put my playlist on shuffle and give you a song

🍉 random fact about me

🦔 what's my favorite...

🍀 i'll give you advice (or just listen to you rant, if you want)

💬 last text [insert person] sent me

💌 handwritten letter

🎬 movie rec

📖 fic or blog rec

📘 inspiration behind [insert fic name], how i came up with it or if you have questions about it

🖋 line from one of my WIPs (tell me if you want fluff or angst, i won't tell you the pairing or anything, that's no fun)

💋 kiss, date, marry [insert people]

🎤 give me a song an i'll do a mini cover of it (it will be 1min long tops cause that's all tumblr can take lmao)

📷 random picture from my camera roll (you can request a theme if you want, like pictures from my childhood or awkward pics or something)

Rules:

• Open to anyone (don't have to be following me)

• Send me a DM or ask with the prompt(s) you want (two people tops per work) and who you're writing about

• Smut is allowed but make sure to put it in the warnings

• I will accept works for any Marvel character or cast member, part of the Holland clan, 1D member or affiliated, Teen Wolf characters or cast member, Maze Runner character or cast member

• Can be reader inserts or not, but please specify it in your DM/ask too

• Tag me when you're done

• All works will be rebloged under #Miah's 1k writing challenge and put in a masterlist that will be specifically created for this writing challenge

Starts: December 11th 2020

Ends: January 11th 2020

Prompt list:

1. “Is that my shirt?” “You mean our shirt?”

2. “Home stopped being a place when you entered my life.”

3. “Stop moving and let me braid your hair.”

4. “Could you say that again?” “Were you not listening?” “No I was, I just like hearing your voice.”

5. “Can you just please hold me?”

6. “You come here often?” “Well considering I work here, yes.”

7. “Can I stay here tonight?”

8. “You’re really warm.”

9. “I’ve been in-love with you since we were kids.”

10. “Why are you wearing my sweater?” “Because it smells like you.”

11. “You are crushing me right now.”

12. “Darling I love you and all, but please get out of my kitchen.”

13. "I leave you alone for five minutes and this happens."

14. "I didn't fall. The floor looked lonely so I wanted to hug it." "Then why are you crying?" "It was an emotional reunion."

15. "There's no such thing as too many fairy lights."

16. “I’m leaving.” “Of course you are, that’s all you know how to do.”

17. “I love you.” “No you don’t”

18. “Any other lies left to tell me?”

19. “I miss the old you.”

20. “What happened to their happily ever after?” “Not all love stories get a happily ever after, sometimes it’s just once upon a time.”

21. “Lie to me. I don’t care what you say, just lie to me. Make me feel okay again.”

22. “Give me one reason why I shouldn’t leave.”

23. "It's okay. It's not your fault that I couldn't be enough."

24. "Please don't leave me."

25. "You have the emotional range of a teaspoon."

26. "Will you shut up for once in your life?"

27. "This isn't about us."

28. "I will shove a christmas tree so far up your ass that when you open your mouth we'll see the fairy lights."

29. "I'm not crying, my eyes are sweating"

30. "Is that blood?" "Yes, but it's not mine." "Is that supposed to make it better?"

31. "I’ll drink to that.” “You drink to everything.” “Cheers!”

32. “Why is arson always your first answer?”

33. "What are you doing?" "What does it look like I'm doing?"

34. "I can explain!" "Then explain." "Okay, I can't explain."

35. "Get out of here with your facts. Just because you're accurate does not mean you're interesting."

36. "How many hearts did you break while trying to keep yours intact?"

37. "I know everything. It's in the job description."

38. "One more word out of you and I'll rip your throat out with my teeth."

39. "Do you listen to girl in red?"

40. "Is that code for something or am I just paranoid?"

41. "With how things have been going, I might as well start working at a circus."

42. "I love (him/her/them)." "Then why did you give up?" "Cause (he/she/they) deserved better."

43. "I want to ask but something tells me the answer will be more disturbing than anything I can think of."

44. "Do you think he's... *flicks wrist*?"

45. "Do I look like an idiot to you?" "Do you want me to answer that honestly or politely?"

46. "Just how clumsy are you?"

47. "So... the weather?"

48. "Just leave."

49. "Don't you fucking dare!"

50. "You don't have to talk right now. But whenever you're ready, if you're ever ready, I'll be here to listen."

tagging and complimenting my amazing mutuals cause y’all deserve it

@parkersbliss thank you for marrying me, first of all, and for being the most amazing wife one could ask. i wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for you and i will never stop ebing thankful for your existence

@peterspideyy thank you for listening to my rants along with grace and supporting me during all my simping, you’re the sweetest thing existing since powdered sugar

@theamazingtomholland thank you for always putting a smile on my face, reminding me that i’m loved everyday and just being you, cause it’s the best thing you could be

@lozzypoz321 thank you for listening to me rant abt my fics and how much i hate writing and then motivating me to write again or do basic things like get out of bed lmao (we still have the best taste in music)

@everything-is-alrightt kenzie lovely, thank you for being the pure little ball of unfiltered joy that you are cause even thinking about you and the jump shit your brothers get up to makes me smile like crazy, you’re amazing and don’t you dare forget it

@spider-trash thank you for being my brother, going alon with my ridiculous schemes for corrupting posie and making me laugh out loud every time you come up with something even worse, you’re the coolest bro i could ask for

and finally, thank you @fallinfortom for inspiring me to write in the first place, being an amazing mum to us, an actual good role model for me to have and for your random appearances in my dreams and the fun english teacher who makes us read tom holland fics instead of english literature. you’re amazing and i’m incredibly thankful to know you

love you all to the ends of the universe and back again, Miah

#libbys stuff #miah's 1k celebration #miah's 1k sleepover #miah's 1k writing challenge

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acetrainerjess · 4 years ago

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@xzienne ty for the tag! im modifying some of the questions, for funsies

1. Nickname: Jess is a shortening of Jessica, so...

2. Gender: I’m a [REDACTED]

3. Star sign: Scorpio

4. Height: not tall enough >:[

5. Time: 10:45 AM

6. Bday: Oct 29

7. Favourite bands/groups game soundtrack(s): Have y’all heard the Umineko soundtrack. I’m doing an ongoing analysis of one of its musical themes so it automatically wins

8. Favourite solo artist show soundtrack(s): Symphogear and RWBY for the sheer amount of bangers they release

9. Song stuck in my head: Ghost (the catradora one) (this is your fault bow)

10. Last movie: Monster Hunter (ITS BAD DONT WATCH IT)

11. Last show: Transformers WFC Earthrise (ITS ALSO BAD, DONT WATCH IT)

12. When I made this blog: Oh god, year 8? Idk how long ago that was time isn’t real

13. What I post: Things I find cute or funny, and assorted fandom stuff ofc

14. Last thing googled: Victoria COVID news

15. Other blogs: Nope, everything goes on main

16. Do I get asks: Lol nope, rarely

17. Why did I choose this URL: It’s a pun! Ace trainer is my fave pkmn trainer type, my name is Jess, and I am asexual. It’s a pretty good pun in my humble opinion

18. Following: 1215

19. Followers: 1238

20. Avg hours of sleep: 10

21. Lucky number: Y’know, I never really had one

22. Instruments: Only my glorious voice /s

23. What am I wearing: My pyjamas lol

24. Dream job: It’s not any job in particular. I just wanna have a job where I’m paid a comfortable amount and work comfortable hours, I’m not constantly stressing over it, and maybe I get along with some of my coworkers too

25. Dream trip: Staying cozy and warm in my bed

26. Favourite food: Shoutout to my breakfast bars, I’ve been able to have them for so long without getting sick, they’re the real homies.

27. Nationality: ‘Straya

28. Favourite song: Hmmm probably merry christmas mr lawrence for its potent anti-panic attack properties

29. Last book read game played: FFX-2!! I've had a blast with it

30. Three fictional universes you’d like to live in: POKEMON, Animal Crossing, and a magical girl universe but like a nice one without anything too messed up pls. I just wanna be a magical girl ;-;

Tagging: @faeryclown @songofsaturn @crypticauthour @monikoishi (feel free to un-cross out the original questions, and as always you only have to do it if you want to ^^)

#thanks tom!#i exclusively listen to soundtracks nowadays lmao #god i have to get back to watching umineko. im abt to start ep 6 but ughhhh erika is v draining. i dont wanna have to deal with her #i only care abt battler and beatrice. theyre the only valid protag/antag duo

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astrolotte · 5 years ago

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WAIT WHAT- I SOMEHOW MANAGED TO MISS THIS

is this where I say a sappy speech?

I know I started this blog when I was 13, and while I was a sensible child who knew that growth was slow and would eventually reach a more stable point, but I was still a bit annoyed when some of my posts didn’t even get 1 note. But I progressed, and my art progressed and now I’m here ^-^ hopefully this doesn’t make anyone leave-

Honestly shoutout to @purple-fedoras and @widdendream5 for being two of my most supportive followers. Haven’t seen purple-fedoras around in a bit but that’s okay, and widdendream is just a bit newer but really supportive and I love y’all <3 It made me feel more welcome and encouraged me to keep going, as cliche as that sounds.

Honestly I love all of y’all, even those who aren’t following me. I have high empathy and lots of love, sue me. (actually don’t im 15 i don’t have that much money-)

Maybe I should do something special. Like, actually draw for once. No promises ;3

I’ve changed my name a couple times, but I think I’m sticking with astrozei for a while. Easier to remember than the others.

I love y’all. All my followers are my friends now. it’s too late, I love you already, you can’t escape. I wanna hug you.

What am I supposed to say now? I have a lot of anticipation for what’s to come, both through this blog and not. Maybe I’ll get better at my art, maybe I’ll develop a new style. Maybe I’ll actually start writing on here, maybe I won’t. There’s a smidgen of a chance that I’ll actually attempt making one of my creations.. real, y’know? Maybe start animating, or just writing a script or writing out the official plot of movie or tv show ideas. Maybe make a full-fledged book. Who knows? The future is yet to come.

Anyway, I think I’ll stop myself there. To the future, I suppose.

Love,

Aster.

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campdnpamerica · 5 years ago

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meet the smarties tent!!

hi! i’m brook, im 15, i go by she/her, im pan, i’m queerdaniel on tumblr, and i’m the leader of the smarties tent 🤓! i’m also known as g8er boi when i sport my gay sk8er boi dress and some jean shorts bc confidence! im a hufflepuff, a band nerd, and an aspiring intellectual who’s in way too deep. i’ve been in the phandom for almost 3 years now, and i’ve been a campdnp admin multiple times and am the queen of tent wars, so you all better get ready, because i (and my tent of snorting candy) am ready to have FUN!

Hi!! My name is Layla. My pronouns are she/her or they/them. I'm bi (or smth honestly who knows at this point) and my tumblr handle is monachopism. I'm 17, from Boston, and I'm a makeup artist and musician. I play 5 instruments: Guitar, ukulele, bass, piano, and voice. I've been following Dan and Phil for about 7 years now. I fell out of touch with them for about 2 years until Dan uploaded his coming out video and I fell in love again. I love learning new things and meeting new people. I have a lot of passions; it can be kind of intimidating, but I promise I don't bite. I also have pretty bad ADHD and executive functioning issues so sometimes I won't do stuff/won't reply to things as often as I should, but that doesn't mean I'm not invested or interested!! Anyway, so so excited for this week. I can't wait to get to know everyone!

Hi! I’m Adriana, 19, knows how to read (barely), my pronouns are she/her and i’m bi. I’m from portugal. I’m serpensortiaxx on tumblr and I’m a potterhead (slytherin of course), adirectioner (yes, still) and a few more fandoms, besides phandom. Oh i also love marvel! I’m a math major in college and I love reading, in the moment i’m reading “They both die at the end”. I wear too much black (and I always do this pose taking pictures, I just realise when I was choosing the pic, oops). I have been watching dnp both for a few years now, they are two of my favourites youtubers! (Others are safiya, simsupply and cristine). It’s nice to meet y’all!

hey everyone! i’m hadley (they/she) and my url is starboydjh. beyond writing, dan and phil, playing video games and reading, im a big fan of all things nerdy, like Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Dexter and Star Wars. it works out that im in the smarties tent i guess! I’ve been watching Dan and Phil since 2008 when I found Phil on a weird sketchy Buffy server (that got deleted a month after I made my account lol) I’m a college student studying for my MFA in graphic design at the honors level and my BFA in marketing. I was a competitive irish dancer for 15 years and I’m also a proud vegan! hit me up if you want to talk about true crime, game of thrones discourse, or if you just want a nerdy friend to talk about stuff with

Hi! I'm Inês, my pronouns are she/her, I'm 19 from Portugal. My tumblr is confused-pumpkin.

I love to read, play videogames, listen to music and my dog! In fact, I like him so much that I chose a picture of him instead of myself, but I promise I'm a real person and not a 40 year old man. I'm very hyped for this camp (maybe the sugar on the candy is contributing for this) so let's have fun!!

yooo whaddup my name’s Ming Way :D she/her. i’m 18, i’m from Malaysia and i’m chinese. i’m formlessphan on tumblr. i like drawing and i also read a lot of fan fiction from whatever fandom im currently hyperfixating on. i’m currently in that limbo between college and uni, figuring out which uni to go to and having loads of free time which is hhhhHh Stressful but yay free time. gotta make my asian parents proud yknow sksksks. i’ve been in the phandom for about 4 years since 2015, so i skipped the really really bad stuff but yknow i caught up on cold tea🐸🍵 i went to singapore ii which was the best time of my life and i cried when they sang the ii song cuz i’m a nerd. i play piano, drums and a little guitar(like barely). i’m a big mcu fan and you can catch me crying about endgame any time of the day. nice to meet ya’ll!! <3

Hey you can call me Fin they/them but I don't really care. I'm ace and my Tumblr is @beanfish05 I like to draw, write and read. I can barely play the ukulele and guitar. I was in Hong Kong when dnp were in America and in America when they were in Hong Kong. and I don't know what else to put

I’m Rachel. She/her. I’m 26 from New York. I don’t remember exactly when I started watching Dan and Phil, but I think it was around 2011/2012. I love to read and write. Oh I forgot to add my tumblr is completelyuncreative2.

Hey nerds! My name’s Helen and I’m super stoked to be part of this! This is my second campdnp thing this year and the last one was... chaotic (shoutout to the Fijis), but super fun! I’m 17, I use she/her pronouns, and I’m a proud Hufflepuff. My tumblr url is panicatthechuckecheese (yes, it’s wild, I’m aware). Catch me on there spamming your dash with whatever my current special interest/hyperfixation is. I’ve been a fan of Dan and Phil since late 2014 and I’ve been to both their tours. I’m a massive space and math geek and I’m hoping to work in artificial intelligence some day and potentially become a programmer or astronaut at NASA. Can’t wait to participate in the rest of this week’s events!

#submission #smarties #queerdaniel

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invelleity · 6 years ago

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psst. be honest. all of the questions. go.

i can’t believe jeanette is tryina kill me in public and i’m still love her??? | not accepting anymoooore | @ltbroccoli

cracks knuckles here we go ( odd numbers 1-9 are here )

2. Are aesthetics important to you? If they are, why?

Not very. It’s fun and cute and all, but I care a whole lot more about “clicking” with people and having fun writing with them.

Exception: If someone’s aesthetic is so overblown that I can’t even find the pages on the blog or read the text, I.....won’t interact with that tbh.

4. How do you explain rp to someone in the real world?

(kicks down my roommate’s door at 10pm) “OK so I’m writing— stop screaming, it’s me,— I’m writing a character in Security and you’re like a double black belt or some shit, can you explain how—”

( My roommates all know it’s a thing I do but I’ve never sent them a link or shown them any of the actual writing. They’ve met a bunch of y’all over like Rabbit streams and @rumdaydreams irl though so like.... They Know. )

More under the cut

6. Do you prefer writing male muses or female more? Why?

Ehhh, depends on my mood. I lean towards female muses in general ( definitely got a bigger chunk of ladies on my list, for sure for sure ) but I love my boys.

8. Name any three things about the rpc that bother you.

Uhhhh A) We’re all such dumb socially awkward blobs so it’s often hard to get to know new people.

B) The feel that if you have a good relationship with one person who writes a canon muse, it’s some kind of lowkey betrayal to write with other people who write the same muse??

C) How much I, a certified card-carrying dumbass, stress myself out about posting on a “regular” schedule. Does that count? Like I want the blogs to look “presentable” lmao and me@me Calm The Fuck Down.

10. Have you ever had a bad experience with commissions? As either someone who makes them or as someone who buys them?

N / A

11. What do you know now about rp that you wish you knew when you first started?

Uhhhh, when I first started was long enough ago and the community was so different a lot of those lessons no longer apply. I wish when I finally jumped over to Tumblr I’d realized quicker how the new like....basic ways of meeting people and posting and all worked, which was mostly just a “calm down and go with the flow more, let go of your stupid rigid old habits” lmaooo.

12. Have you been involved in drama? Do you regret it?

yES. Yeah. Hahaha ha h.

But ummm, not usually. No. Most of my drama has been either A) me posting the very very softest, most diluted version of barely-touching on my politics and my real goddamn life and people being fuckin butthurt as hell about or B) cutting people who were toxic and draining out of my life. So.

13. Have you ever thought about leaving rp? What caused it? What changed your mind?

cw suicidal ideation ment

Yeah. Once I actually did — when I started college I just didn’t have the time, so I peaced from the larger community to just write with close friends for a while. I’ve also considered leaving the T.umblr RPC a few times, but really only because of long bad depressive episodes. Coming back and “not wanting to literally die irl ha Ha” and catching up with my drafts gets me back on track lmao.

14. Do you think rp has had a positive or negative affect on your life or you as a person?

Positive! Sometimes I worry that I spend too much time wrapped up in fiction and miss my real life, but I’ve learned to keep my time more separate so now it’s just good to have a healthy hobby that makes me happy. Also I’m definitely a much better writer for it, and there a lot of networking skills I think translate to real workplace skills so it’s 👌

15. How has rp changed you personally?

See above, tbh. And it gives me a lot of good outlets for writing ideas that would otherwise stew in my head until I hated myself for never ever writing any lmao. It’s good.

16. If you could change one thing about rp on tumblr, what would it be? Why?

Oh, I dunno. I wish I could post replies from mobile more easily, god. That’d keep me a lot more on top of my drafts lmao.

17. Have you ever sent a message to yourself on anon? Why?

Not on any of the rp blogs. ;^)

18. Have you ever sent hate to yourself on anon? Why?

No, wtf

19. Do you delete anon hate or post and address it? Why?

Depends on the hate — things I feel need to be addressed or I want to be clear about not tolerating I’ll post. Personal hate and mean shit I delete.

Or if it’s stupid and makes me laugh I will definitely post that shit.

20. Have you ever felt pressured to write something you weren’t comfortable with?

Sometimes. If a partner is actually pressuring me I’m real good at saying uhhh hey, fuck off about that? but sometimes partners will perfectly-innocently be enthusiastic about things I’m not super comfortable with and that’s harder to bring up. So it’s..... more like I pressure myself, whoops.

21. Have you ever followed someone because you felt like you had to, not because you wanted to?

Ehh. Not really. Sometimes I’ll follow a friend of a friend despite lack of interest just because, like.... My friends are smart and good, maybe I’m just not getting the right “vibe” from their blog as who really they are. Sometimes that just means we never click and I unfollow them later. Or sometimes @rumdaydreams drags me straight to mutual hell and we write 20,000 unfinished bullshit and meet irl and she actually talks me into wholeass new blogs and muses. So, you know. Mix bag.

22. What would make you block someone?

Red flags for manipulation and lowgrade emotional a.buse, especially ones I viscerally feel in my stomach from previous experiences. Obvious r.ight-leaning politics ( Weirdly, I’m not particularly comfortable around people who don’t think I or my friends deserve to be treated like human beings! A character quirk, haha! )

Also ngl sometimes I block people just to remind myself I’ve followed them before and I don’t wanna re-follow them six times and look like I’m trying to intentionally harass them. My memory is bad but the block button always knows, lmao. 😅

23. Have you ever stolen something from someone else?

Not intentionally — I try very hard not to steal hc from duplicates or take plots without asking. But, y’know, sometimes an idea sticks in your head and you eventually just forget where it originally came from.

24. Have you ever had something stolen from you? If so, how did you handle it?

Not that I’m aware of.

25. Are you open to duplicates? Why / why not?

Absolutely, for the most part! I like seeing other perspectives, and especially since @thewrongsorts is such a bigass multi it lowkey just makes my life easier.

There are a few exceptions — less because they’re duplicates and more because there are hc/fanon I just......dislike enough I don’t wanna write with them. Not a feeling that’s limited to duplicates tbh.

26. How do you feel about vague posting?

Ehhh. It’s like not a great thing, but I get the appeal. I tend to unfollow if someone posts a lot of it because then they’re just passive-aggressive as a person, but the occasional vagueblog I don’t mind. Sometimes you gotta get shit off your chest but you don’t wanna make it a wholeass call-out, I get it.

27. Do you follow people even if they don’t follow you back?

Generally I unfollow. I’m here to write, if we’re not interacting it’s clogging my dash. ( Honestly I unfollow mutuals eventually if we never write.... ) But very occasionally someone’s got such good #takes and hc that I stick around just bc I stan.

28. Do you read people’s rules before following or interacting?

A l w a y s.

29. What is your opinion on “reblog karma” and do you practice it?

It’s nice! Like.... I wouldn’t require anyone to do it, but it makes people feel better about their blogs, it’s polite. I know I’m happier getting memes as well as passing them along. You know, be social. Connect with people. I always try to practice it, yeah.

30. How have you responded to popular slang used on tumblr? Do you use it in every day life? Do you use it at all?

Uhhh, yeah. My irl social circles are a lot of dumb gay millennials, we use a lot of dumb internet slang.

31. Is there something you don’t know the meaning of but you haven’t asked anyone because you think it’s supposed to be general knowledge?

Oh yeah! Joined Tumblr rpc ten years late with Starbucks! But also like.... I’m a web developer. 90% of my irl workskills are being good at Googlin’ shit. So I’ve pretty much always found the answer on my own, at least. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

32. Was there ever something you had to ask someone to explain?

( See above. )

33. Have you ever experienced discrimination?

Here or irl or....? I mean yes in any case, but much less often in the rpc specifically. This blog is a lot less outspoken ( both about politics or about who I....am....generally ) than most of my others or me irl.

Shoutout to that time I complained one (1) time about how copacetic the H.arry P.otter rpc is and an actual irl n.eon.azi jumped in my inbox lmaooooooo.

34. How do you feel about personal blogs following your rp blog?

Uhhh, I don’t love it? But if they mostly chill and don’t fuck with my actual threads I usually ignore them. ¯\_( ‘ ‘ )_/¯

35. Have you ever cried while writing a reply?

No. I’m not like......good at crying. 😐

36. Do you read other people’s threads or do you only read your own?

Depends on the blog. Some multis I follow are in fandoms I just like don’t even understand, so I don’t read those. Sometimes I just don’t got the energy. But I read a lot of my friends’ other threads or threads on blogs I stan.

Good writing is good shit and I’m.....a big 👀 bitch. Tbh.

37. What’s one thing that other people seem to hate that doesn’t bother you?

Call-out posts, bringing real life politics into rp, generally acknowledging that we have lives outside of the fictional world that affect how we read and interact with fiction.

( 👏 The O.rder 👏👏 of the 👏 P.hoenix 👏👏 is A.ntif.a 👏👏👏 )

I don’t want to ever push that onto other people though, definitely. (Especially people affected by terrifying irl politics and coming here for escapism. )

38. How do you feel about tagging triggers? Do you tag them? How do you determine what is triggering content and what isn’t?

Always 👏👏 tag 👏👏 fucking 👏 triggers 👏👏👏

I tag things that are common or obviously upsetting, and if someone asks I add whatever tags they need to my list — the “list” is mostly a mental tally so I occasionally fuck up, but god I feel strongly about triggers.

Let 👏 people 👏 who are hurting 👏👏 live. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

39. What advice would you give to someone new to rp?

Poking around to see how other people seem to “operate” and scrolling through posts about how to get started is so so so fucking helpful! Don’t be afraid to do it!

Also reach out to people as much as you can work up the spoons to. If they’re rude back to you, like..... They were never worth your time anyhow. You dodged a bullet.

( Value yourself 2k19 )

#i clearly numbered something wrong in there but uhhhhh oh well.#jeanette tag #answered #ask games #mun stuff #rpc #lonnnnngass post #under the cut #long post for ts #oh jeannete i.....love you #icb i answered all of these #what a day to be alive #icb i ended up tagging kate in this TWICE #kate tag #ltbroccoli

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resident-of-storybrooke · 7 years ago

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Hi! Love your stories!!! Could you do a prompt with jealous!Killian or jealous!Emma? Anything else is completely up to you but maybe (please!) can you include Victor Whale (!!!) and Liam? This shall be kind of a surprise for your beta reader - I know she loves jealous!CS and Whale and Liam, so if you could do that for me, that would be awesome! THX

A/N Prompt: Hi! Love your stories!!! Could you do a prompt withjealous!Killian or jealous!Emma? Anything else is completely up to you butmaybe (please!) can you include Victor Whale (!!!) and Liam? This shall be kindof a surprise for your beta reader - I know she loves jealous!CS and Whale andLiam, so if you could do that for me, that would be awesome! THX

Ofcourse!! Thanks for the great prompt anon, I love this concept! This isdedicated to the amazing @rouhn!! I hope I make you proud!!!! And of course, shoutoutto @hookedonapirate for helping me with this story! Some canon divergence here,only to help out with the plot. I own nothing but my CS shipping heart. Make sure to follow me on FanFic (can also read the story here). Please keep sending prompts! I love y’all!

Withoutfurther ado, enjoy….

Killian��sPOV

Wherethe bloody hell was she? Emma was supposed to be at the station 15 minutes ago,and although he found it cute that she was perpetually late, today itaggravated him. Maybe he wasn’t exactly mad at the fact that she was late, itwas more at the fact that she had been rather elusive this past week.

Killianwalked over to the couch on the far wall, but before taking a seat, he peekedout of the window and saw her - except it wasn’t just her. Liam was there withher. Killian was happy to see his brother and his Swan getting along, but theyseemed a little too close for comfort.

Theywere standing in front of Granny’s, Emma wearing her signature red leatherjacket (truth be told, he liked the red leather jacket), the dark blue jeansthat made both her long legs and arse look fantastic, and her black boots. Withsuch a simple ensemble, she took his breath away; she always had the capabilityto look so soft and yet, so much like the tough lass she was.

Theyhad only been dating for a short time, but he knew he was in love with her; he,had been since the moment he first laid eyes on her, even after she had tiedhim up and left him in the giant’s lair. He also knew how scared she was to bein a fully committed, really real relationship (her words not his). Moreover, he was afraid that if he told her the truth, she would probablyrun, so he made a promise to himself that he would let her be the first to say“I love you”; he was a patient man and would wait forever if he needed to.

Helooked out the window again to see that they had somehow gotten closer; Killianfelt his face and ears turn hot pink. What in the hell would Liam want withSwan? He saw Emma lean over and give him a big hug, Liam promptly returning itand giving her a quick kiss on the cheek.

Thatdid it!

Hestopped watching the scene that was unfolding in front of him; he could notbare the thought of Emma leaving him, especially for his own brother.

As hewas sulking on the couch, Emma came into the station with a giant smileplastered on her face. “Glad to see you could make it, Swan.” Emma must nothave seen him when she walked in, because her hands flew to her chest, andshe practically jumped out of her skin.

“Whoa,beware of lurking pirates! Fuck, Killian you scared me!”

Asmile should’ve appeared on his face - she only used his name when they werealone, usually doing more enjoyable activities - but it didn’t; he was tooupset.

“Myapologies, love.” He failed to resemble the overly confident pirate persona; hewas slouched over and couldn’t bring himself to lift his eyes from the floor.

“Lurkingand brooding? That’s a classic combo. Come on, tell me what’s wrong?”

Hecouldn’t look at her; his heart was broken and full of rage. He was afraid of losinghis happy ending, and couldn’t understand how his brother could betray him likethis. “I’m fine, Swan. Let’s just get on with it.” He got up and walked pasther, knowing he should’ve said something, but he also knew he would’ve brokendown if they had a conversation. He loved her, and he was scared she’d neverfeel the same for him.

Emma’sPOV

Shefelt bad about going behind Killian’s back, but it was the only way. She knewshe was late meeting Killian at the station, but he’d never seemed to mindbefore. Emma finished her brief meeting with Liam and rushed to the station.She and Liam seemed to be in a better place than where they were after they hadfirst met. Bringing him back to Storybrooke seemed to had made Killian happier;she loved seeing the man she lov-cared about so happy. She knew how much helooked up to his brother. Liam might’ve been a self-righteous ass sometimes,but he was also Killian’s hero and she could see why.

WhenEmma walked into the station, the lights were off, which she found odd becauseshe thought Killian would’ve beat her there.

“Gladto see you could make it Swan.” Oh, no he was there, goddammit!

“Whoa,beware of lurking pirates! Fuck, Killian you scared me!” She realized she hadsaid his name; she loved calling him that, and usually it led to someinteresting encounters between the two of them. A quick blush crept across herface as she thought of those moments, but she knew if he questioned herreaction, she would blame it on fear.

“Myapologies, love.” She took a moment to truly study him; he looked like someonewho had just been kicked in the gut. Something was bothering him…did he knowwhat was happening? Maybe it wasn’t intelligent to meet his brother in themiddle of Main Street, but that couldn’t be it! Killian always loved it whenshe and Liam and got along. He always said how important family was to him and,though it may not’ve been official, she did consider him to be a part of theCharming-Swan-Mills-Gold-Jones family.

“Lurkingand brooding? That’s a classic combo. Come on, tell me what’s wrong?” Sheencouraged, making it sound more like a question than a command; usually he wasthe one encouraging her to share, it felt weird being on the other side. Sheknew that if they were ever going to make this work, it needed to be more of agive and take; she had been unfair to Killian in the past and she wanted tomake amends for that. Emma wanted to be the partner Killian deserved.

Shemoved from her desk to the front of the couch, kneeling down to be eye levelwith him. She gave Killian a warm smile trying to encourage him to share, butwhen she looked at him, she saw an array of emotions. She could see that he washurting, but he also appeared to be…pissed? Was he mad at her? What did she do?Oh god, he was going to leave her; he had finally had enough of her. Then sheremembered, it was Killian. This man had traded his ship, his home; he hadcompletely changed his ways and she knew it was for her. So what the hell wasbothering him?

“I’mfine, Swan. Let’s just get on with it.” When he walked past her, she feltsmall, like the abandoned child that she once was. Whatever was going on withhim she needed to figure it out, because she could not afford to lose the manshe loved.

Ohshit.

Killian’sPOV

As hestormed out of the station, he cursed himself for acting like a damn fool; hereshe was trying to talk to him, and he blew her off. No wonder she still hadreservations about moving forward; he wasn’t giving her much of a reason totrust him right now. Once he had taken a step outside, he knew he had to stop;he couldn’t act like a jealous prick. He turned around and there she was.

Sheappeared to be holding back tears. “Emma, please love, I’m-”

“No,Killian. Let’s just go. You made it clear that we were in a hurry.” Now he’ddone it. Nicely done, you git, he berated himself. She walkeddirectly past him, purposely hitting his shoulder before getting into thedriver’s seat of the bug. He followed suit and sat beside her for, which atfirst could have been described as, the most awkward and uncomfortable car ridein the history of all the realms.

Helooked over at her only once, and she had a death grip on the steering wheel;He was beginning to think that if she released her grip, then she would alsolose ability to hold back her tears. How dare he get jealous over a simpleconversation? He had no right to suspect anything, to be so cold towards her.Laying his head against the headrest, he closed his eyes, trying to think ofwhat to say to her. Then, out of nowhere, his left wrist moved; she had grabbeda hold of his hook. He turned his head to look at her in utter shock.

“Idon’t know what’s wrong Killian, but I’m here for you whenever you’re ready. Ipromise I’m not running anymore.” She didn’t take her eyes off the road duringher confession. Emma might not have said “I love you,” but he knew that herconfession was enough for now, and he needed to let go of any ill feelings hehad. He merely nodded, a small smirk appearing on his face. He wished he hadtwo hands to hold her; he knew she never minded him having only one, but,still, it would be nice to be able to give her a hand a squeeze.

Finally,they reached the town line where Snow, Charming, and Regina were all waitingfor them.

Emma’sPOV

Thecar ride couldn’t have been more awkward; she could almost hear his thoughts.She needed to remind him that no matter was going on in his mind, no matter thebattles he faced within, she would always be right by his side. So she did theone thing she could think of; she grabbed his hook and squeezed it as if itwere a hand. Emma didn’t move her eyes from the road, but in her peripheralvision she could see that he was taken aback by this.

Shetook in a deep breath. “I don’t know what’s wrong Killian, but I’m here for youwhenever you’re ready. I promise I’m not running anymore.” It wasn’t exactlywhat she wanted to say - Killian was better with words than she was - but shecould tell he knew what she really meant.

Theyfinally arrived to the town line where her parents and Regina were waiting forthe two of them. There was a protection spell over the town that Regina thoughtshe and Emma were powerful enough to take down. Her parents wanted to be thereto support her, but they needed to go soon. As much as she loved her mother shewas the worst at keeping secrets, and Snow had almost ruined everything earlierthat week at their family dinner.

Emmaand Killian made their way over to the trio, hand in hook. “Hey, what are youguys doing here?” She tried to play it off like there was nothing wrong - herparents shouldn’t even be there - but her mom appeared to be uneasy, and Emmacould sense she was struggling to keep her thoughts to herself.

“Uh,I…we just thought-”

“Wewere both worried, and just wanted to make sure everything went alright withthe spell.” David was smooth, and even though she knew it was partly because hewas trying to cover up the truth, she knew their concerns were genuine ones.

“Right,well we should get the spell started.” Emma let go of Killian’s hook, threw hima wink and rubbed her hands together.

“It’sabout time Ms. Swan.” Thank god Regina could keep it together; at least shecould keep a secret (like keeping an entire town cursed with no real memoriesfor twenty-eight years). Emma desperately needed to talk to the three of themalone, but how was she supposed to get Killian to walk away without being tooobvious? “Do you have the spell? I sent it to you yesterday, remember?”

IfEmma hadn’t been in on it, she would’ve actually believed her.

“Dammit,I left my phone in the car…uh, Hook? Can you get my phone from the car? Ican’t remember the spell without it. Please?” she asked sweetly, batting hereyes. Her efforts seemed to be paying off because he had that playful smirk onhis face. She loved seeing her pirate returning to his more charming self.

Assoon as he walked away, the four of them gathered closely.

“Doyou think he suspects anything?” Snow looked around the group; neither of themwere impressed with her acting skills, or rather, lack thereof.

“Well,we all know how well you can keep a secret,” Regina teased with a smirk,

Davidrolled his eyes in response, and Snow stood straight up in defense,flabbergasted. She couldn’t think of a retort.

“OhI’m kidding, jeez. No, I don’t think the pirate knows the truth. How muchlonger are you going to let this go on for?”

Sheknew she was pressing her luck - Killian was quite perceptive. She looked overto the bug where Killian seemed to be struggling to find her phone. She duckedher head back down. “He saw me talking to Liam, or at least I think he did. Ifeel bad keeping something from him, but-”

“It’sthe best you can do until tonight, we know.” Her father gave her that signatureCharming smile. She was lucky he had come around and was now best mates withKillian. She could see Killian start to walk back over to the group.

Shit,he looked upset again - as if he were hurt by whatever was bothering himearlier.

“Listen,I love you guys, but I need you to leave - now.” Her parents knew theywere needed elsewhere, so they gave her a quick hug and said goodbye to Hook asthey walked past him.

WhenKillian approached, Emma went in for a hug. She was never one for PDA, but shestill wasn’t over their return from the Underworld, and liked to make sure hewas really there, every now and then. He usually welcomed her with open arms,but this time he just extended his arm, giving her the phone.

“Seemslike you really don’t need me, so I best be off. Bye Swan.” His voice wasstrong but at the same time, ready to crack; it was as though he couldbreak down at any second. His face was white, but the tips of his ears werebright pink; it looked like he couldn’t decide what he was feeling at thatmoment.

Emmatried to stop him, but he shrugged off her arm and continued to walk away fromher.

Hewas actually walking away from her - from them.

Whathad changed in the five minutes he went looking for her phone? she wondered. Then shelooked down at the screen.

Seriously?

Killian’sPOV

Assoon as he walked towards the trio, he knew something was wrong; as if theywere all in on something, and he was the odd man out. He knew her parents stillhad some reservations about him, but he thought he was winning them over. Heand Regina, on the other hand, had always had some understanding, but he stillfelt very uneasy walking over towards the group.

“Hey,what are you guys doing here?” Usually Swan was happy to see her parents,especially after their adventure back in time - he could see their relationshipwas stronger than ever and that they truly loved one another - but what reallythrew him off was how Snow responded; he wasn’t even sure if he could considerthat a response.

“Uh,I…we just thought-”

Hecould see the quick flash of panic in her eyes - it was a simple question andyet she was struggling to answer it. What the bloody hell was happening?

“Wewere both worried, and just wanted to make sure everything went alright withthe spell.” David was smooth, but Killian could tell the Prince was hidingsomething from- well, he wasn’t really sure why. He decided not to look too farinto it, and to just let it go. Everything was just in his head, and he neededto move on from that morning and just be happy with his Swan.

“Right,well we should get the spell started.”

“It’sabout time Ms. Swan. Do you have the spell? I sent it to you yesterday,remember?” Regina seemed to be in a mood, but the Queen had been through a lotrecently, so who was he to judge her?

“Dammit,I left my phone in the car…uh, Hook? Can you get my phone from the car? Ican’t remember the spell without it. Please?” She used his moniker and batteredher eyelashes; he couldn’t believe his little minx was playing with him likethat in front of her family. He gave her a kiss on the forehead and went toretrieve her talking device. He still didn’t fully understand the blastedcontraption, but it allowed her to communicate with him, even when they weren’ttogether, so he appreciated the magical talking phone.

As heopened the driver’s door, he immediately found her phone - it was buzzingincessantly -and accidently clicked something; he wasn’t sure what, but itopened up her virtual correspondence with someone. He didn’t meant to pry, butfor some reason he decided to take a peek at the screen.

Whale:Everythingis good to go.

Emma:Areyou sure? I’m just really scared after our last appointment.

Lastappointment? What the bloody hell happened at this appointment? He knew heneeded to mind his own business, but since Emma wasn’t going to tell him whatwas happening, he needed to find out on his own.

Whale:YES!I promise. Does Killian suspect anything?

Thatbastard had the nerve to mention him during this…this transgression? Was thatwhat was happening?

Killianwas furious.

Helooked over to Emma seeing the lot of them huddled together. They all knewsomething that he didn’t, and he was tired of being the fool; privacy be damned- he needed to know what was going on.

Emma:No,he doesn’t. Thank god. I don’t know how to tell him…

Whale:Wellyou might want to tell him soon.

Whale:I’mready for the next appointment whenever you are

Whale:Ipromise, I am here for you, whatever you need sweetie

Thatbastard! That soon-to-be-dead bastard!

Killianhad read enough - he was done.

As hewalked back towards the group he could hear them mumbling; whatever they were hiding,he couldn’t care less about - they could all bugger off. He’d had his heartripped from his chest once by the crocodile, but this pain was different; howcould his Swan betray him like this?

Helooked up and saw Snow and David walking towards him, both with giant smiles ontheir faces. How could they be okay with this? He thought they had liked him,but apparently they wanted better than an old pirate for their daughter. Hedidn’t smile back at them; he couldn’t fake it as they did. As he walked overto Emma, she was opening her arms to bring him in for a hug. His heart wasbreaking even more, and he didn’t think that was even possible at this point.He wanted to be mad at her - he was hurt - but yet he wanted to get down on hisknees and beg for her to take him back. He decided to hand her the phone; hecouldn’t be around her right now.

“Seemslike you really don’t need me, So I best be off. Bye Swan.” He could feel hisvoice breaking - it matched his heart. She tried to stop him, but the tears hadalready started forming in his eyes. He knew he was being a hypocrite, but atthat moment it didn’t matter; he needed to go the docks and try to think abouthis future. He needed to decide if Storybrooke was really his home.

Whenhe arrived at the docks, he sat on the perch, feeling a sense of nostalgia ashe did, That’s when he realized that this was the same spot he and Emma oncesat when he said it was his job to protect her heart. He always knew there wasa chance she would run, but he never thought it would actually happen. Theywere so happy, or at least he was. He loved her; he always would, even if shenever loved him back.

Hesat there for what seemed like an eternity the ocean calmed him. He missedliving out on the open seas; he was a changed man and knew he couldn’t go backto being a pirate, but maybe an adventure wouldn’t be a bad thing. Then herealized that the last person he promised to take sailing was Henry, so theycould have an adventure. He had grown so close with the lad; Killian knew hecould never replace Henry’s father, but he thought of Henry as his own in someways. Killian knew he actually couldn’t leave Storybrooke; this was his homenow. There was a life before Swan, and he could try to find anew.

Hesaw someone off in the distance coming towards him, and he knew exactly who itwas.

“Ahoythere little brother! I’ve been looking for you all afternoon.”

Emma’sPOV

Seriously?Those are the texts he’d read? They did not look good, she could admit that,but it wasn’t what he was probably thinking.

Shit.

Sheshouldn’t have tried to go behind his back, and she should’ve just told him thetruth right away.

“What’shis problem?”

Emmamoved towards Regina to show her the texts, her jaw dropped.

“Ohno, he probably thought-”

“Yup,he saw me earlier with his brother, too. I thought he was onto us, but now I’mpretty sure he thinks I’m cheating on him with Whale.” Emma cringed at thethought, remembering that once upon a time her mother and Whale…yeah, shedidn’t want to continue any further with that thought.

“Well,what are you going to do? You’ve gone through too much to lose him over somethingso trivial.”

Emmawas taken aback; she knew Regina cared about her, but to think that the EvilQueen was one of her closest friends, always threw her off .

Emmatried to think of what to do, and realized Regina was right; Emma was not goingto give up on her happy beginning so easily. Couples fight, and there aretypically t things they need to work out - most don’t have to worry aboutVictor Frankenstein and their boyfriend’s formerly dead brother causing drama.Then it hit her. “Liam!”

Reginadidn’t seem convinced by the idea Emma offered her.

“Iknow Killian was mad at him earlier, but if anyone can get through to Killianright now it’s his brother. He’d always listened to Liam, whether he wanted toor not.” Emma called Liam and tried to explain everything, but he was toodisappointed with his brother’s lack of good form to fully listen and went offto find “Killian’s sorry arse”. Liam made a promise that Killian would meet heroutside of Granny’s by 7pm, as they had talked about earlier.

“Regina,you got this? I need to go get ready for tonight.”

“Goodluck. Oh and congrats Emma.”

Emmaleaned over, gave her friend a quick hug goodbye, and raced back to the bug;she still had a lot she needed to do before she saw Killian again - well if heshowed up, that is.

Killian’sPOV

“Goaway Liam, I don’t want to talk to you.” Killian turned his back, but at thesame time, cursed himself for treating his brother so cruelly after being apartfor centuries and finally reuniting again. He couldn’t look at his brotherthough; he was still upset from whatever he saw going on between he and Emmathat morning.

“Funny,I didn’t come here for you to talk, you git. Killian, what is going on withyou? I know your Emma is strong, but I could tell that she was upset; I couldhear it in her voice.”

“Wellbrother, I thought you and Emma were so close. Why don’t you tellme what’s going on?” His voice was harsh; he could tell his brother wastaken aback by Killian’s brash behavior. He finally turned to look Liam in theeyes, and all Killian could see was pity.

“Killian,I don’t know what you thought you saw, but I promise you it’s not like that betweenEmma and me. I know you love her, and don’t deny it. She brings out the best inyou, and you in her. I cannot tell you what we were discussing; it’s up to herto tell you when the time is right, but I promise brother - she loves you too.”

Killian’seyes grew wide; Emma loved him too? He could feel his heart becomingfull again, but then he remembered the texts.

“I’mnot so sure of that; I read her messages to Whale. There’s something going onbetween the two of them.” Killian hung his head again, and becameemotional once more.

“Killian,oh no little brother. Come here.” Liam wrapped Killian into a hug. The brothershad never been open about such displays prior, but without thinking, Killianwrapped his arms around his brother as well. “I wish I could get more into thiswith you, but I’m going to need you to trust me when I say you need to go meetEmma at Granny’s in - oh - well, now actually.” “

Killiancould see that his brother was being honest. Killian knew he needed to go toEmma, that there was more to the story. The wheels started to spin in his headof what was really going on with Emma, he thought was onto something then hisbrother’s voice cut in. “And remember Killian, a man unwilling to fight forwhat he wants-”

“Getswhat he deserves. Aye Liam I need to go to her.”

EmmaPOV

Shewas fine. Besides the pacing and the fidgeting, she was fine. She knew Liam wasgoing to get through to Killian; she knew that he was going to show up. He waslate - and being late was her thing. She made a vow in that moment to never belate again.

Shewas going over the plan in her head again and again; she was going to tell himthe truth - all of it. Emma decided she couldn’t let her fears control heranymore; what they had was real and true. She wasn’t the scared little girlanymore, she had her family she had her- “Killian. You came?”

“Aye,love I did. I talked to my brother, and I’m sorry for acting like a jealousarse and walking away from you. I should have never done that. I should haveconfronted you about the texts. I promise I will never walk away from you everagain. Can you ever forgive me Emma?”

Shecouldn’t help but smile at his rant as she moved closer to him, taking his handand hook. “Killian, there’s nothing to forgive. I would’ve reacted the sameway. Hell, I probably would’ve done a lot worse. I’m sorry you found thosemessages, and I know you saw Liam and I in the street and I’m sorry forupsetting you. I never meant to hurt-”

Killiancut her off with a kiss, and it quickly grew into something that could only bedescribed as passionate. Emma’s hands wrapped around his neck as he pulled herinto his arms so that there was no distance between them. Their hands startedto wander as Emma turned her head letting Killian deepen the kiss.

Theyfinally broke apart when they needed a breath; Killian rested his forehead onher’s.

“NowSwan, why did you want to meet at Granny’s? I can think of a few other placeswhere we could engage in more enjoyable activities.”

Emmahad completely forgotten why they were there and not in bed, but then sheremembered all of the people in Granny’s and that they were there for them.

“Ah,why don’t I show you?”

Hemerely nodded and gave her a kiss as she led them inside. As they entered thedark room she turned to Killian, and then the lights turned on.

Killian’sPOV

“SURPRISE!!!!”

“Bloodyhell!” Killian turned to Emma, catching the sheepish smile on her face - shehad done this all for him? “Emma, why?”

“Killian,as a family we have had some special moments here, together. We’ve celebratedwhen Mom and I returned, when Zelena was defeated and Neal’s birth, and I justwanted you to have your moment - us to have a moment.”

Killiancould feel the tears coming; for the third time today, he was going to crybecause of Emma. Gods, he did not deserve this woman, but he swore he wouldlove her until his last breath…again. He gave her a hug, and, rememberingthat they were being watched by pretty much the entire town, a quick peck onthe lips.

Killianmade his way around the room, greeting and thanking everyone, although he stillwasn’t quite sure what exactly they were celebrating. Reaching the back of thediner, he stood next to the booth where Snow, David, Henry and Regina werealready sitting.

“Love,as much as I appreciate this party, what are we celebrating?”

Emma’sface quickly turned a shade of bright red as she laughed looking down at herhot chocolate. In fact, everyone was either giggling, or making some silly facein reaction to his inquiry. He let out a huff. “Seriously, what is it?” heasked, looking around the table and trying to get someone to tell him.

“Ahlittle brother, I know it’s been some time since you’ve properly celebrated,but it’s your birthday!”

Killianturned around to find his brother.

“That’swhy you saw me and Emma in the street; she was just confirming that today wasyour actual birthday.”

“Ittook a lot of digging Captain, but with your brother’s help we were able tofinally find out your birthday. And you know I don’t really believe in fate orwhatever, but today is also the day we met…” She mumbled the last bit, almostas if she were embarrassed to remember their first encounter. He saw Snow’sreaction; she wasn’t doing much to hide the giant grin upon her face, and Davidand Regina rolled their eyes in response to her.

Killiangrabbed Emma’s hot chocolate, putting it down on the table so he could hold herhand. “Aye love; I know what today is for us.”

Hereyes darted to his, encouraging him to continue.

“Swanhow could I forget? It was the day I fe- saw you, the first time I felt like Iwas truly living again. Seems only fitting that I met you on my birthday -you’re the greatest gift I could ever hope for.” Killian stared at her as ifshe were his entire world - which she was. She couldn’t take her eyes off himeither, until he threw her a quick wink for good measure. He loved watching herblush and fully intended on making her flushed tonight, although for adifferent reason.

“Arewe good here?” Henry asked, quickly trying to cut the tension that wasobviously building between his mother and Killian. He knew he needed to reel itin, especially in front of the boy.

Emmaleaned over, gave Henry a quick kiss on his head, and apologized for “makingdoe eyes” as Regina loved to put it.

“Emma,I think you’re forgetting a very important part of the celebration?” her motherchimed in.

Killianraised one brow, eyeing her in confusion. Emma dropped his hand and went aroundthe corner to go grab a box covered in the most hideous parchment he had everseen. “It’s called a gift, Hook.” She was being sarcastic, and he loved whenshe teased him about being from another realm.

“Iknow what a gift is darling,” he responded, then spoke in a much lower voice,“I promise tonight I will be the gift that keeps on giving.” Thankfully, no oneheard the last bit; he was sure Dave would’ve run him through again if he heardwhat he had said to his daughter. Killian began to unwrap the gift and open upa box. His eyes blew wide when he saw what was inside.

Neverin his wildest dream was he expecting that to be inside the box.

Emma’sPOV

The partywas a success. Killian seemed to be enjoying himself, but she was stillpetrified of what was to come. She was enjoying spending time with her family -her very large and ever growing family. It was weird to think about how far shehad come since meeting Henry just a few years ago, she was forever thankfulthat little boy had come into her life again.

Killianand Emma made their rounds, saying hello to the town, thanking them for comingto celebrating Killian’s birthday. Emma thought it was cute that he didn’tunderstand why they had gathered everyone together. Killian’s words had movedher when he said she was the best gift he could hope for. Then Emma’s heartdropped when her mother reminded her of what she was waiting to give toKillian. She had never been more nervous in her life.

Whatif he ran? What if he didn’t want this? They hadn’t really talked about thisbefore, but this was Killian. He treated Henry like his own; he fit in witheveryone in the family perfectly.

Well,it’s now or never Swan. Emma excused herself, went, and grabbed his gift.

“Iknow what a gift is darling,” he responded, then spoke in a much lower voice,“I promise tonight I will be the gift that keeps on giving.”

Ohthank god her father didn’t hear that. She nudged Killian for his comment,encouraging him to open the damn thing. When he finally did, his eyes wentwide, jaw dropping down to the floor.

“Is..doesthis…?”

“Yeah,it does Killian.” There were two onesies in there that read “Daddy’s FirstMate” and “Mommy’s Little Pirate,” along with the sonogram from her firstappointment.

“Emma,we’re having a child?”

Shebarely nodded before he grabbed her hand, rushing away from her family. Shehadn’t expected that he’d literally run away. Then before she realized what washappening she was standing on the counter, eyes all on her and Killian.

“MayI have everyone’s attention? Good! I would like to let you all know that thiswoman has now given me the best gift for my birthday - and I don’t meanGranny’s lasagna. I am going to be a father!”

Cheersrang out from the entire crowd, as Granny hollered for them to get off thecounter.

Hefinally jumped down and carefully helped Emma back down to the ground. Killianwas still clutching on to the photo of their baby as they went outside to talkin private for a moment..

“Swan,how long have you known?” He couldn’t have wiped the smile off his face if hetried; he was practically jumping up and down as if he were the small child.

“Onlya week. Mom and Regina were with me when I took the test. They forced me to gosee Whale - that’s what those messages were about. I’m sorry I didn’t tell youright away! We were already planning the party and I thought - well Snowthought - that it would be a cute idea to give you the outfits as a gift.You’re not mad?”

“Emmahow could I ever be mad at you? You’ve made me the happiest man alive tonight, justas you do every other night.” Killian leaned in for a kiss and it quicklyescalated, as most of their kisses did.

“Killian,there’s something I want to say while it’s just the two of us.” Emma could seeKillian’s entire body posture change; he became tense which, given theirhistory, she couldn’t blame him. “I know I should have said this a while ago,and I feel like you already know this - or at least I hope you know. I loveyou, Killian Jones.”

Emmacould see the tension in his features transform into pure joy; it was as if hehad been waiting a lifetime for this moment.

“Emma,I feel like you’ve known for a while where I stand, but I’ve been waiting foryou to say that so I could say: Emma Swan, my love, I’m in love with you.”

#cs ff #cs ff au #captain swan #emma swan #killian jones #regina mills #henry mills #snowing #snow white #prince charming #mary margaret blanchard #david nolan #liam jones #Jealous!killian

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markwhyareyousodaddy · 7 years ago

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Get to know me tag!!

thanks @cloudygyeom and @park9495 for the tag!!!! i love doing these!!!

RULES: ANSWER 30 QUESTIONS THEN TAG 20 BLOGS

1. NICKNAMES: my roommate has just started calling me garth because she found out I was named after this country singer and she insisted I put that so shoutout to u ash

2. GENDER: female

3. STAR SIGN: aries

4. HEIGHT: 4 ft 10 (i’m like real small, guys)

5. TIME: 11:06 pm

6. BIRTHDAY: March 27th

7. FAVORITE BANDS: for kpop i like got7, bts, and bigbang, but I actually listen to a lot of rap/r&b/alt rock (?)

8. FAVORITE SOLO ARTISTS: g.soul (okay i’m just going to assume korean music here so)

9. SONG STUCK IN MY HEAD: Spice Girl by Aminé

10. LAST MOVIE I WATCHED: The Witch (not that good do not recommend)

11. LAST SHOW I WATCHED: Bob’s Burgers or The Simpsons I think

12. WHEN DID I CREATE MY BLOG: July 2017

13. WHAT DO I POST: Got7, bts, anything kpop things I find to be interesting, sometimes I write or make moodboards. honestly whatevs im feeling

14. LAST THING GOOGLED: aguda llana y esdrujula (spanish y’all)

15. DO YOU HAVE OTHER BLOGS: I have a personal blog that you can have if you want it but i don’t really post much there anymore

16. DO YOU GET ASKS: not really i don’t think?

17. WHY DID YOU CHOSE YOUR URL: because i really love this jackson quote and it makes me laugh hes so cute

18. FOLLOWING: 330 (y!kes guess who needs a life)

19. FOLLOWERS: 448 (my greatest accomplishment so far in life has been to hit 420 js)

20. FAVORITE COLORS: I like purple for looking at and black for wearing

21. AVERAGE HOURS OF SLEEP: 6 weekdays, 9 or 10 weekends

22. LUCKY NUMBER: I don’t have a lucky one but my fav is 5

23. INSTRUMENTS: I played trumpet for like 5 years?

24. WHAT AM I WEARING: green sweatshirt and jeans (both from the kids section. i told y’all im small)

25. HOW MANY BLANKETS I SLEEP WITH: one

26. DREAM JOB: if i could just get paid to learn and do whatever i wanted that would be gr8

27. DREAM TRIP: i want to go to Spain!!!

28. FAVORITE FOOD: “Canes.” -ashley, who i make go to canes with me like once a week

29. NATIONALITY: white bread

30. FAVORITE SONG RIGHT NOW: i can’t pick a favorite but my chinese teacher just showed us this song today and i love it lmao

tagging @ixmyg @peachypinkjackson @cutesy7 and any of my other mutuals that i haven’t really gotten to talk too much!!

#i love doing tags #but i always get nervous to tag people #so don't feel obligated at all!!#on today's episode of 'brooke tries to form friendships'

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junker-town · 5 years ago

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Who will be the NFL’s oldest player 10 years from now?

It probably won’t be Tom Brady (but let’s not rule anything out).

Russell Wilson has a lot in common with Tom Brady. Both are resilient, accurate quarterbacks who’ve led their teams to new heights. Both follow alternative diets to keep their bodies churning at a high level (nanobubbles for Wilson and avocado ice cream for Brady). And both know when they want to leave the NFL behind — at the ripe age of 45.

Wilson recently tossed out an estimate of 10-15 more seasons in Seattle, giving the one-time Super Bowl winner the chance to match Brady’s goal of playing halfway through his fifth decade before hanging up his cleats. And while the Seahawks’ quarterback has absorbed his fair share of damage behind a perpetually rebuilding offensive line, it may not take much of an exaggeration to think he can get there. In seven seasons as a pro, he has yet to miss a single game. That gives him an edge on Brady, whose torn ACL in 2008 resulted in the team’s only missed postseason since 2002.

So let’s gaze into the crystal ball and examine the NFL in 2029. Roger Goodell is gone, replaced by a rule-spouting robot that actually works this time. Revenue hits an all-time high when Thursday Night Football games are broadcast exclusively on Real Player (it makes a comeback). The shield remains protected ... and Wilson is hoping to be the oldest non-kicker and non-punter to take the field.

Over the past decade, only five non-kickers have played into their 40s. Four of them were quarterbacks (Brady, Brett Favre, Mark Brunell, and Matt Hasselbeck). The fifth is longtime Dolphins long snapper John Denney. Still, there’s a chance a Jerry Rice-type position player who contributes along the sideline long into his NFL career. Whoever is jockeying for position as the league’s most senior player will have to combine talent and longevity while avoiding injury.

So who are the candidates to be 2029’s elder statesman? I started with quarterbacks currently in their late 20s or early 30s who wouldn’t be terribly rerouted if their athleticism declined with age. Then I eliminated some players who’ve missed long spans due to injury — sorry, Andrew Luck and Jimmy Garoppolo, but Brady is the exception and not the rule. From there, I took a similar look at offensive linemen (a not-inconsequential piece of the league’s 40+ club), wideouts, and defensive backs (shoutout to Charles Woodson and Darrell Green) to produce some educated guesses.

Here are my candidates as to who will the league’s oldest active player one decade from now, starting with Seattle’s prized possession (we also ran most of these guys through FaceApp’s aging filter in order to let Russia know which skill position players it should look out for in 2029).

Russell Wilson

Position: QB Age in the 2029 season: 40/41 years old

Wilson takes more damage than most quarterbacks; he’s been sacked at least 40 times per season over the last six years and was dropped for a loss on nearly 11 percent of his dropbacks last season.

This would be a rock-solid reason to root against his durability, but the Seahawks quarterback somehow blanks this damage with no lasting outward effect. Whether it’s tiny bubbles or just a Wolverine-like ability to heal, Wilson stays on the field enough to give Pete Carroll the confidence to make Paxton Lynch and Geno Smith his backup quarterbacks, and in 2019, he’ll take the field without one of the league’s worst OL coaches designing his protection.

Either way, Russ is on board with the idea of playing until he can get his AARP card.

Told y’all I’m gonna play a long time! #SilverFox pic.twitter.com/GUbCtzCuj5

— Russell Wilson (@DangeRussWilson) July 17, 2019

Cam Newton

Position: QB Age in the 2029 season: 40 years old

Much like Wilson, Newton is a potent mobile quarterback who absorbs more hits than the average passer and mostly shrugs it off — he’s only missed five games in eight seasons so far, though he’s had two shoulder surgeries. But while Wilson is an accurate enough passer to deal with a loss of mobility in the latter half of his career, Newton may struggle to adjust to a less athletic gameplan in the pocket.

Then again, the former MVP completed a personal-best 67.9 percent of his passes with last season’s motley crew of receivers, so Newton could be better suited for his golden years than previously thought.

Kirk Cousins and Matthew Stafford

Position: QB Age in the 2029 season: 41 years old

Playing into your late 30s as a quarterback is as much about sticking around as it is pure talent. Cousins and Stafford could each come from the third tier of starting quarterbacks (good, not great) to last as part-time starters and veteran mentors as 2030 looms. Both rely on big arms and wouldn’t suffer terribly from a lack of mobility behind center.

The fact that both are considered solid locker room presences would give either the opportunity to be the bridge from old guard to new franchise quarterback for a rebuilding club one decade from now.

Taylor Lewan

Position: OT Age in the 2029 season: 38 years old

There’s a long list of linemen who could play into their late 30s, including Joel Bitonio, Kevin Zeitler, or either of the Pouncey brothers.

Instead, I chose Lewan to follow the Andrew Whitworth model and take the field as a valued pocket-protecting presence at the stately age of 38. Entering the NFL at age 23 means he’d be coming into his 16th season as a pro in 2029 — a big number for sure, but he has less wear-and-tear than other linemen who jumped to the league at 21. Lewan is a powerful, mean blocker who has shown little hesitation when it comes to trash talk. If he can avoid injury, that competitive fire could keep him in the league for the next decade.

Honorable mention here goes to David Bakhtiari, who has improved as he’s gotten older but also struggled with nagging injuries throughout his career. If nothing else, the soon-to-be 28-year-old takes care of his body the way only an elite lineman can:

#Packers David Bakhtiari and Aaron Rodgers do a little Chug Off at the Bucks-Raptors game. [@LoriNickel]pic.twitter.com/wN0BXEi2yL

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) May 24, 2019

Julio Jones

Position: WR Age in the 2029 season: 40 years old

Jones’ outstanding career has been predicated on otherworldly athleticism, balance, hands, and field awareness. As the first part of that equation wanes those last three traits, plus his 6’3, 220-pound frame, should keep him productive well into his 30s.

Exceptional wide receivers find ways to contribute as the age by adding new tools to their arsenal every year. Rice, Tim Brown, and Larry Fitzgerald have all done it (even if Rice was the only one to do so into his 40s, so far). That’s a group with whom Jones can keep pace.

Chris Harris

Position: CB Age in the 2029 season: 40 years old

Versatile cornerbacks have been able to fight through the sands of time en route to late-career oases in the past, and a 40-year-old Harris could fit the bill come 2029. The All-Pro corner is a tough defender who overcame average speed and explosiveness to stick to opposing wideouts like glue. With experience playing safety at Kansas, he’s also versatile enough to move to the middle of the field and remain a tackling machine once his top-end speed can no longer match up with opposing deep threats.

He’ll have to remain healthy — the broken leg that ended his 2018 is cause for concern — but the Broncos’ top corner could wind up sticking around for another decade.

Tom Brady

Position: QB Age in the 2029 season: 52 years old

I dunno, I’m not ruling anything out with this guy.

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mxc94 · 7 years ago

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Ask Thing/Tag Thing

I was tagged by @diaangmindbender, who is a very nice and cool person! This is the first (maybe second?) time I’ve gotten tagged in this sorta thing, so I guess I should try it out!

1st : tag people you’d like to get know better

ill tag: Any of my followers or mutuals who’d like to do this, go for it! It’s cool to connect with folks on Tumblr!

Also, (as an aside) quick shoutout to these blogs: @wanderingnewyork, @ghostgetters, @jannaordonias, @chaineduploosesoicanfitin, @diaangmindbender and many others! I like and reblog a lot of y’all’s content and really enjoy the stuff you guys post! Your blogs make my Tumblr experience awesome and y’all seem like very cool people!

2nd : BOLD those statements that are true for you

APPEARANCE: I am 5'7" or taller I wear glasses I have at least one tattoo I have at least one piercing I have blonde hair I have brown eyes I have short hair (this changes sometimes) My abs are at least somewhat defined I have or have had braces

PERSONALITY: I love meeting new people (Tbh, I’m a pretty introverted person but I actually like getting to know people when I get past my initial uneasiness) People tell me that I’m funny Helping others with their problems is a big priority for me I enjoy physical challenges I enjoy mental challenges I’m playfully rude with people I know well I started saying something ironically and now I can’t stop saying it There is something I would change about my personality

ABILITY: I can sing well I can play an instrument I can do over 30 pushups without stopping I’m a fast runner (I still got it in me, but I could use a little more practice) I can draw well (Depends on your definition of well lol) I have a good memory I’m good at doing math in my head I can hold my breath underwater for over a minute I have beaten at least 2 people in arm wrestling I know how to cook at least 3 meals from scratch I know how to throw a proper punch

HOBBIES: I enjoy playing sports I’m on a sports team at my school or somewhere else I’m in an orchestra or choir at my school or somewhere else I have learned a new song in the past week (I’ve been listening to the Gorillaz, Hamilton, and M83 a lot this past week) I work out at least once a week (I’m trying to improve tbh) I’ve gone for runs at least once a week in the warmer months I have drawn something in the past month I enjoy writing FANDOMS ARE MY #1 PASSION (Television, Animation and Sports specifically) I do or have done martial arts

EXPERIENCES: I have had my first kiss I have had alcohol I have scored the winning goal in a sports game I have watched an entire season of a TV show in one sitting I have been at an overnight event I have been in a taxi I have been in the hospital or ER in the past year I have beaten a video game in one day I have visited another country I have been to one of my favourite band’s concerts (I’ve never actually been to a real band concert before)

RELATIONSHIPS: I’m in a relationship I have a crush on a celebrity I have a crush on someone I know I have been in at least 3 relationships I have never been in a relationship I have asked someone out or admitted my feelings to them I get crushes easily I have had a crush on someone for over a year I have had feelings for a friend

MY LIFE: I have at least one person I consider a “best friend” I live close to my school My parents are still together I have at least one sibling (I’ve got three) I live in the United States There is snow right now where I live I have hung out with a friend in the past month (Went to a baseball game with my friend yesterday in Baltimore) I have a smartphone I have at least 15 CDs I share my room with someone

RANDOM SHIT: I have breakdanced I know a person named Jamie I have had a teacher with a last name that’s hard to pronounce I have dyed my hair I’m listening to one song on repeat right now I have punched someone in the past week I know someone who has gone to jail I have broken a bone I have eaten a waffle today I know what I want to do with my life I speak at least 2 languages I have made a new friend in the past year

Thanks again @diaangmindbender for tagging me in this! It was fun! :D

#ask thing #blog thing #me

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placetobenation · 6 years ago

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When Smackdown was in its heyday as a separate brand (the first time) I was its biggest fan. I loved the vibe, the workrate, the fist. Teddy Long making Holla Holla tag team matches. So in honour of #SD1000 I want to share a bunch of my favourite Smackdown matches with y’all. None of them happen to appear on WWE’s own 15 Greatest Smackdown Matches list – which are all really good as well, so think of this as a companion piece. You can never have enough Smackdown matches, I always say.

They aren’t in any order because don’t make me choose between my babies.

CM Punk vs. Jeff Hardy – WWE Championship, Loser Leaves Town Cage Match (August 28th, 2009)

Jeff and Punk had an amazing and personal feud, and it all culminated in this epic cage match. Both guys were battered and bruised from their TLC match at Summerslam just days beforehand, and they laid it all out one more time here. Lots of bombs and near misses, the crowd heat is off the charts, and I can still hear J.R. to this day pleading, “Just drop Jeff! Just drop and pay the price!” The finish is poetic, and the post match, heartbreaking.

Matt Hardy vs. MVP (July 6th, 2007)

There are approximately one billion awesome Matt Hardy TV matches to choose from, but this one is special, not just for kicking off the amazing Matt Hardy vs. MVP storyline, but for being an incredible wrestling match, in the purest sense. All three dudes (Matt, MVP, JBL on commentary) work completely out of their skin. In fact this may be the best announcing performance of JBL’s career. By the end what could have been a routine match up felt incredibly momentous. If you like your wrestling to resemble legitimate sports, this one is for you.

Brock Lesnar vs. Rey Mysterio – WWE Championship Match (December 11th, 2003)

What a match-up. Brock was a beast at his bullying best, and Rey was for sure the Ultimate Underdog in this match. Brock was laughing uproariously at the very idea of Rey… until the match began and Rey started to literally run rings around him. Every time Brock caught and splatted him it looked like absolute death, and the hometown San Diego crowd was living and dying with every move. A great big vs. little clash.

Randy Orton vs. Cesaro (February 14th, 2014)

Orton was in the process of running the gauntlet of his Elimination Chamber opponents, making for a fun few weeks of matches, and this was the pick of the bunch. These are two of the smoothest workers ever, and both Cesaro and Orton seemed to relish the chance to let it all hang out with each other. Crazy cool stuff everywhere you look, and by the end Cesaro looked every bit the future star that he should have been.

Kurt Angle vs. Rey Mysterio (January 23rd, 2003)

This aired four days after Angle vs. Benoit at the Rumble, and is a FAR better match. On the list of Kurt Angle’s best opponents, Rey is #1. And #2, and probably all the way through #10 before you even get to Steve Austin. They had a great match every year that they were on the blue brand together, but this one is my fave. It is a hellacious sprint, fast paced and ridiculously cool. Rey is still inventing moves as he goes here, and Angle just spikes him on his head a bunch with suplexes. Spectacular stuff.

Kurt Angle vs. Eddie Guerrero (April 14th, 2005)

This aired a few weeks after Angle vs. Shawn at WrestleMania 21, and is a FAR better match. I’m just full of takes today. Eddie was another great Angle opponent when they were on, and here they get plenty of time and are definitely ON. Suplexes galore, loads of counters and cool stuff, crazy nearfalls, complete with some Lie, Cheat & Steal nonsense and a clever furthering of the ongoing Eddie and Rey angle. These two guys can just GO.

Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan (May 4th, 2012)

Coming off the back of their unbelievable 2/3 Falls match at Extreme Rules, where Bryan first attacked Sheamus’ arm, this is quite something. I’m not exaggerating when I say that literally every offensive move Bryan makes in this match – strikes, moves, holds, counters – is directed towards Sheamus’ injured arm. Every. Single. Move. Couple that with Sheamus’ world class selling and this is quite a gnarly match, kicking off a great run as the Smackdown ace for Sheamus.

Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit vs. Edge & Rey Mysterio – WWE Tag Team Championship, 2/3 Falls Match (November 7th, 2002)

The Smackdown Six was my effin’ JAM and to me this is where it peaked. 2/3 Falls means two to three times the goodness, and this is chock full of all the good stuff – Angle/Benoit tension, Rey Jr. inventing wrestling, and workrate, workrate, workrate. These guys were cutting such a fast pace that they kept running into everyone at ringside – the referee, cameramen; the poor bystanders couldn’t follow the action quick enough to get out of the way! If you loved the No Mercy tag but haven’t seen this rematch, definitely check it out.

Chris Masters vs. Drew McIntyre (February 11th, 2011)

This is the most unique match on the list. From bell to bell it lasts 1:56. Drew Mac spends half of that time on the floor cutting a promo. Essentially, this is a 1 minute match, and it’s also the world’s greatest 1 minute match. Good wrestling comes in many forms, and this is a perfect example of my long-held belief that there’s no such thing as a match being “too short” to be great.

Rey Mysterio vs. Mark Henry (January 20th, 2006)

Rey and Henry PERFECTED the cat-and-mouse match here on this day. Rey ran himself ragged trying to do anything he could to cut down the giant, and Mark Henry was a human brick wall. This thing proves that Mark Henry has been the business for a long time, and Rey just simply cannot be real. It also comes with a finish that is so awesome, it’s not just out of this world, it is out of this ENTIRE GALAXY.

John Cena vs. Big Show (February 27th, 2009)

You know those “Imagine if they booked Big Show this well ALL THE TIME??” moments we sometimes get? Add this to the list. He looks completely unstoppable, thanks to Cena putting in a vintage Cena vs. Monster performance. He gets annihilated, selling his entire ass off and well and truly earning every small glimmer of hope he gets. Wonderful pro wrestling.

The Shield & Wyatt Family vs. Punk, Rey, Usos & Rhodes Bros. (November 29th, 2013)

The Shield had many cool matches, but I chose this one because it was so different. It starts out as a standard tag team match vs. the Rhodes Bros., which was already over 20 minutes and freaking FANTASTIC when interference lead to making it a six-man tag with Punk, and after more great action yet more people running in lead to a full on 6 vs 6 match as well. Suddenly the ENTIRE second hour of Smackdown was taken up by this never ending tag match. And it completely ruled.

Rey Mysterio vs. John Morrison – Intercontinental Championship Match (September 4th, 2009)

In the summer of 2009 there was a “New Smackdown Six” going nuts with awesome matches every week on Smackdown. Four months of workrate out the ears AND four months of steadily pushing Morrison up the card lead to this: a 25 minute, three segment, highspot extragavanza between the old master and the anointed prince. The spots are INSANE and never ending and the match just builds and builds until it reaches all the way to my heart. This is my favourite movez (with a Z) match of all time.

Christian vs. Randy Orton – World Championship Match (May 6th, 2011)

This is a big time fight with tremendous stakes, between Christian, who had just achieved the boyhood dream and was trying to keep the fairytale going, and multi-time champion Orton, trying to establish himself as the new ace of Smackdown. They start busting out their signature counters in this match, including a finish which would inform ensuing matches for months to come. Orton sells his own nearfall in this more than most wrestlers sell actual offense. A great first chapter in the quintessential ‘Smackdown workrate’ rivalry.

Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio (June 23rd, 2005)

For me this is THE Eddie vs. Rey match. Yes, even above Halloween Havoc. This was right in the middle of their incredible 2005 storyline, and the heat and intensity in this is palpable. Even the referee feels it – look how jumpy he is in the early going. And then once it does get going, Eddie and Rey just go to work like only they can and this thing absolutely BANGS. Eddie beats the hell out of Rey, Rey beats the hell out of him right back, it’s a battle of wills of gargantuan proportions. And a true epic, right there on telly. I haven’t put this list in order, but with a gun to my head, this is the best wrestling match in Smackdown history.

I hope you’ve noticed, just like I did, that Rey Mysterio is in like half of these matches. There are so many more I could have chosen too, so shoutout to my man Rey Jr. for being so far and away Mr. Smackdown that I’m pretty sure daylight is second. He’s coming back to face Shinsuke Nakamura on SD1000 (praise be 2018), so with that and the rest of what should be a fun, nostalgic romp, I hope you all enjoy the show, and I hope you enjoyed this fun, nostalgic romp with me too.

#IFTTT #Place to Be Nation

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