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countessofravenclaw · 2 years ago

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Like the Red Rose blooms in the Oxford Garden: Chapter ten

Sometimes when your heart breaks… it feels like there is no way to fix it. No matter what you try. All the memories get left behind as something unfinished… But maybe, there is to way to fix it, A second chance. Some way to finish the story you two started writing because it was never the end, but just a part of the story… even if you have to travel far to achieve it.

You can say "Goodbye", you can say "Hello". But you'll always find your way back home.

“Was that your phone?” Nina asked as Gastón’s phone dinged.

They had been studying at the library on the evening as the term finals closed in on them. There only was about a month left before the exams, and the summer would begin.

“Oh, yeah I think it was,” Gastón reached for his phone and looked at it. “It was an email… from Renishaw.”

“What does it say?” Nina closed the book she had been browsing through, “I thought you already got the job.”

“I did,” Gastón opened the email. He would be continuing the internship he had done at Renishaw last summer, this summer. “It must be just some information.”

“He opened the email and read it through. “Huh?”

“What is it?” Gastón looked up and saw Nina’s face growing in concern.

“Oh, nothing bad,” he reached her hand in reassurance, “Just the email said that I don’t need to do the three-week intern training period there, because I was there last year.”

“Is that a bad or good thing?”

“Good,” Gastón laughed while playing with Nina’s fingers, “It means that I have three weeks free at the start of summer. So, what do you wanna do?”

“What am I supposed to want to do?” Nina looked at him. The look of slight confusion on her face was way too cute, and Gastón had to try his hardest not to get distracted.

“Well, it would be a waste if we just sit here the whole summer. There are lot of different things we can do.”

“I don’t know how to come up with something. You choose.”

“Well, if you want me to.” Gastón grinned at Nina, “We already were at Kent, but there are lot of other places here as well.” Gastón stopped to think for a moment, “but, honestly, we can just do that during the weekends if we want, so… How about we go back home?”

“Home?” Nina looked up at his eyes, “You wanna return to Buenos Aires?”

“Well… Yeah.” Gastón reached to take both of her hands to his and ran his thumps over them. “I have been thinking that for a while now. I mean, I didn’t come back last year, and honestly kind of regret it. Matteo really tried to get me to come. So, you’d like that, if we did go back? We could stay at mine.”

“Yes, I really would love that,” Nina smiled at him, “Your parents would be fine with us staying there?”

“Of course. I am not sure about their schedules right now, but if we get to be by ourselves, I’m not gonna be upset.” Gastón got up from his chair and moved to one on the other side of the table next to Nina.

“Luna will be so excited,” Nina smiled, “It would be so great to see everybody…and we can tell them.”

“Right, they don’t know,” Gastón laughed, “Almost forgot about that. If Luna and Matteo have kept their mouths shut, which I think they actually have. Jazmin would have flown across the ocean to make a video about this.”

“She’s probably never going to change in that aspect,” Nina laughed, “At least Delfi shut Fab and Chic down, but Jazmin is never going to stop.”

“We’re never going to live to see that day,” Gastón agreed, “How about we just call Matteo and Luna now, and let them know, so we can plan accordingly? And make sure nothing has actually leaked and they are just waiting to ambush us.”

“That's a good idea.”

“Well, lets not waste any time.” Gastón took his phone out and called Matteo.

“Hey!!!” Matteo appeared on the screen after a moment, “Nice to see you fancy school people. I was beginning to worry that you are beginning to forget how to speak Spanish.”

“We spoke yesterday,” Gastón snarked while changing his phone to his other hand, while wrapping the other around Nina. “Is Luna there?”

“We want to talk to you both.” Nina continued.

“Yeah, she is here… somewhere.” Matteo appeared to look around, “I think she went to the kitchen.”

Nina and Gastón looked as Matteo got up, from Mansion’s living room from the looks of it, and started walking around.

“She’s with Simon in the kitchen,” Matteo whispered to them, “Do you want to…?”

“Just don’t show the screen,” Gastón said, while their view on the video call got quite crooked as Matteo lowered the phone.

“Chica Delivery,” Matteo entered the kitchen where Luna was sitting with Simon and Ambar, “Can you come with me for a moment?”

“For what?” Nina and Gastón heard Luna’s voice question.

“We, uhm, have a phone call,” Gastón felt half bad for kind of finding Matteo’s stumblings in the attempt of hiding who he had been talking, kind of funny.

“From who?” Simon’s voice rang, “Why the secrecy?”

“There is no secrecy. It is my cousin, wants to meet my girlfriend,” Matteo continued, “And its none of your business anyway.”

“You know, if you wanna make out, you can just say so!” Ambar’s voice yelled as Luna and Matteo walked to the mansion’s stairwell.

“What does your cousin want from me?” Luna questioned as they entered her room.

“It’s not my cousin,” Mateo huffed and sat on her bed, flipping the videocall’s camera back to the front and spoke to Nina and Gastón. “I hope this means we can stop this act at some point soon.”

“Oh my gosh!!! Hi!” Luna jumped next to Matteo on the bed. “You could have just said that it was them.”

“Actually, your performance was very entertaining,” Gastón laughed.

“Glad you enjoyed it,” Matteo rolled his eyes sarcastically. “So what is up with you two?”

“Well, we want to talk with you two about something,” Gastón started talking, “You’ll probably be happy about that, since you like to complain.”

“Uuuuuu, about what?” Luna leaned closer, excited.

“We were talking about the summer, and Gastón’s internship doesn’t start until in a few weeks from starts of the summer—” Nina started explaining, “—so we thought we’d come back, for a couple of weeks.”

“REALLY!?!” Luna started jumping, “OMG! You are really planning on coming back?”

“Yeah, I think we both miss all of you there,” Gastón responded, “Plus, maybe it is time to let everyone know, about us I mean. You two haven’t told anybody right?”

“Of course not.” Matteo scoffed clearly smiling, “Everyone else is in deep darkness about you two, even if it really should be really obvious, if they just saw your faces.”

“Well, thats the plan, we want to tell everybody.”

“So, when exactly are you coming, on what day?” Matteo asked, “Because, uhm… actually, I have an idea. We’ll be at Italy for a couple of days at the start of summer, so what if we fly to you after that and then we fly back to Argentina together.”

***

“I wonder what Matteo bribed Luna with to get her on this early morning flight,” Gastón said to Nina as they were walking towards Luna and Matteo’s arrival gate at 9:35 the morning at Heathrow.

“I honestly don’t know, or do I want to know,” Nina shook her head and turned to look at Gastón’s watch, “When is it landing?”

“In ten minutes,” Gastón said pulling her closer by the waist as they sat down. “We better enjoy the quiet while we can.”

“You know you miss them,” Nina rolled her eyes at him before leaning her head in his shoulder, “But it probably will take a while until they can get off. I can’t imagine Luna and the baggage claim conveyer belt are good friends. Remember when she was convinced that she had lost her bag at Cancun during Roda Fest?”

“Good times,” Gastón laughed before brushing a strand of hair back behind Nina’s ear. He looked like he was about to lean in to kiss her when a burst of people started coming out of the arrivals gate.

There was no sign of Luna and Matteo until the crowd started dwindling.

“¿Estás seguro de que esta es la dirección correcta?” A bubbly voice all a sudden was heard at the terminal.

“Yes, this is the right direction.”

“But are you sure? We need to find them.”

“I have been here before… I am sure.”

Nina and Gastón raised their heads to see a couple walk out of the gate. Luna was hard to miss in the crowd while she was wearing a flagrantly bright rainbow summer dress.

“But are they here?” Luna was jumping on her tiptoes on the platform sneakers she was wearing, “What if they went to the wrong gate?”

“They didn’t,” Nina and Gastón saw Matteo and Luna’s heads turn towards them and they got up from the bench they had been sitting. “They’re right there.”

“AAAAAAAaaaaaahhhh!” Nina felt Gastón detach his arm from around her, just a few moments before she was tackled into an extremely tight hug. Wasn’t Luna just at the other side of the terminal? Well, maybe she had finally actually learned to fly. “I MISSED YOU SO MUCH!!”

“I missed you too.” Nina hugged Luna back, and Luna tightened her grip, so it got hard to breathe for a moment.

“You look so good!” Luna still kept jumping up and down after she had released Nina, “You have not fully turned into a “posh English lady” on me?” Luna joked.

“No, never,” Nina laughed. She turned to look at Gastón who was just coming out of his own hug with Matteo.

“I honestly can’t believe this! You’re together again. True love really conquers all!” Luna gushed after tackling Gastón in a hug as well.

“I am with her,” Matteo laughed, “I honestly needed to see this in person, so now I can fully believe it.”

“You need a demonstration?” Nina saw Gastón smirk before his arm wrapped around her pulling her into a kiss.

***

“So, you are looking very well,” Matteo nudged Gastón with his elbow. They had separated from the girls at first when they had arrived at campus because Luna had wanted to see Nina’s room. “Such a different tune from the fall.”

“Well, it is hard to mask how happy she makes me.” Gastón smiled as he opened the door to his room. Oliver and Jacob had left to their homes earlier during the week.

“And everything that comes with it?” Matteo raised an eyebrow suggestively as he sat down.

“Well, I don’t have any reasons to complain,” Gastón nodded his head, “She’s amazing, in any way imaginable. Even though I do sometimes fear that Nina’s mother is getting ready to wring my neck for what we have been doing, like she probably would have when Nina was 17.”

“Are you in a relationship if you are not scared of your in-laws?” Matteo laughed, “Oh, I can finally say this in person. Congratulations, you’re no longer acting like an idiot!”

“You been waiting for a long time to say that huh?” Gastón punched Matteo lightly on the shoulder.

“Yes!” Matteo punched him right back, “I have been watching you to be the biggest mess in your life when it has come to Nina for FOUR years now… it’s finally over! I am just so happy about you two being happy.”

“I mean, I could say the same about you and Luna—” Gastón was interrupted by the door opening. Had he not locked it and the girls were coming… No, they would have heard them afar.

“I thought you left in the morning?” Gastón asked as James suddenly walked through the door.

“Series of unfortunate events… because I don’t have a car,” James leaned on the doorframe, “Dad’s picking me up…” James moved his eyes in the room and finally noticed Matteo, “...I’m sorry, I didn’t realize you had company. Wait… are you Matteo?”

“En vivo y en persona.” Matteo got up from the bed, while eyeing James verily. Gastón had not really considered how this meeting would go down before this moment. Matteo out of principle wasn’t the biggest fan of Gastón’s other friends —whom he had never met until now— because he was a bit territorial about their friendship. On the other hand, Matteo did know that what he and Gastón had was never going to be broken.

“Matteo, be nice.” He said in Spanish.

“I am always nice,” Matteo rolled his eyes before offering his hand to James and switching to English, “Matteo Balsano, Gastón’s best friend.”

“James Wilson,” James shook Matteo’s hand, “Nice to finally meet you, since I have heard a lot about you. Plus, I have heard you multiple times, but never understood what was being said.”

“Yeah, Spanish can be a hard language to master… But I managed to do it once upon a time.” Matteo deadpanned. Gastón found this scene purely comical.

“So, you are flying to Buenos Aires in the evening?”

“Yeah,” Gastón answered James, “Matteo and his girlfriend flew here from Italy, so we can go back together. Nina’s showing her around.”

“Oh yeah, you finally got to meet her,” James directed his words to Matteo who threw Gastón a side glance. “I am sure you have heard all about everything to do with Nina, so you definitely can agree that it definitely was such a relief that Gastón stopped being an idiot.”

“Yeah, I have a lot of experience with him being an idiot when it comes to girls. Nina’s no exception” Matteo started saying, his side eye towards Gastón growing “But yep, I have met her… for the first time.”

“Don’t oversell it,” Gastón said to Matteo in Spanish so James couldn’t hear. “We should probably go find the girls.”

“James, I see you at the fall.” He patted James on the back as he and Matteo walked out of the door.

“How long are you gonna keep this up?” Matteo questioned as they were walking down a hallway, “These guys still don’t know about your crazy quest for the invisible internet girl?”

“Or that I knew her before at all,” Gastón shook his head, “I even told them that Luna’s name is Sol, because otherwise, it would look quite weird that my best friend's girlfriend has the exact same name as Nina’s best friend.”

“You do know that you need to tell them someday,” Matteo continued, “You can’t lie to save your life, so I am surprised that anyone has ever bought this. They’ll find out during the wedding anyway.”

“When have you become this wise?” Gastón nudged Matteo with his elbow.

“I have always been like it,” Matteo shrugged laughing, “But don’t change the subject. They need to know before the wedding.” He looked at Gastón smirking, “What? We both know that that’s the endgame here. Not like you haven’t thought about it.”

“Of course, I have.” Gastón smiled. He had thought about it, maybe a little too much for only being 20, but he couldn’t help it. That was the only future he saw in his mind. “But, we've only been together again for a little over a month. We can’t just pick up where we left off and were young. Nina’s 19. Ana would actually kill me. I guess there is no rush, if we're being realistic here. It’s not like you have any proposal plans yet either.”

“Hey! We were talking about you!” Matteo pointed a finger at Gastón.

“It’s really good to have you back!” Gastón started laughing.

“You too,” Matteo hugged him suddenly, “I honestly missed you, a lot.”

***

“Are your roommates here?” Luna asked while skipping ahead of Nina in the stairwell.

“No, I told you, Marlee and Ariana went home earlier this week.” Nina explained as she opened the door to the level where her room was located.

“Awww, thats sad.” Luna hung her head as they walked on a hallway, “They sound awesome, I would like to meet them.”

“I am sure you will,” Nina said as she opened her dorm room’s door.

“Uuuuuuu, this room is nice,” Luna gushed as they walked into the room. It was a little more bare than normal as Marlee and Ariana had taken most of their things home. “But have you been staying here alone now that they’ve gone?”

“No, I haven’t been staying here,” Nina said as she sat on her bed. “Gastón’s roommates are also gone, so I have been spending the night there.”

“Oh, right,” Luna said while jumping next to Nina, “So, do you need any help with packing?”

“I got everything sorted out yesterday,” Nina said while pointing to the suitcase next to the bed. That had been one of the only times she had actually been back in her room after Oliver and Jacob had been gone. Staying in separate rooms with Gastón didn’t make any sense when they weren’t forced to do it.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door.

“Are we going to eat or what?” Matteo and Gastón appeared through the door, “I am starving.”

Nina and Gastón were sitting at the table with Ana. They had arrived in Buenos Aires the morning the day before and stayed at Gastón’s house. Nina’s mom had insisted that they come to have lunch with her as soon as they arrived.

Ana knew about them already, Nina had told her parents pretty soon after they had talked to Gastón’s parents. Their friends at Buenos Aires on the other hand… still had no idea, but they had a plan… or part of it. After they were done with Ana they were going to meet with Luna and Matteo at the mansion.

According to their plan, Simon and Ambar would be the first ones to be told. Luna and Matteo had told them that Nina would be visiting. After that, they would figure out how to tell the others.

“Isla and Marco must be happy to have you back,” Ana said addressing Gastón.

“Well, they would be,” Gastón laughed, “If they were here. They’re in Columbia. They were actually quite mad, that we were coming back while they were gone. But they’ll be back next week, and I will get no peace.”

“Well, I understand them quite well,” Ana turned toward Nina, “I would be the same way if you came back while I wasn’t here.”

“Well, you never travel anyway,” Nina rolled her eyes, “So you don’t need to worry about that.”

“Why would I want to travel? Ana continued, “There is plenty of justice in need to serving right here in Buenos Aires. Not like your father, who seems to be very at home at Miami.”

“You know Dad’s very happy there,” Nina responded, “What would he need to be here anyway? I’m not here. Oh, did you get those boxes I asked for?”

“Yes, I did.” Ana said, “What do you need them for?”

“I need to sort out my stuff so I can ship some of it over.” Nina answered. She had thought she had already explained this to Mom. “I am not going to be gone forever. We talked about this. Just until I am done with my degree. If you feel lonely you can just say so.”

“Actually, have you talked to Mora lately?”

“No, not really,” Nina furrowed her brow.

“Well, she’s coming back from Milan.” Ana smiled.

“What are you looking at?” Nina asked as she walked back to her room after grabbing couple things from downstairs. Her mother had left to meet a client so Nina and Gastón had been left alone. They had few hours before they had agreed to meet up with Luna and Matteo.

Gastón had been standing in front of her nightstand looking at something. Nina walked behind him. He was holding the framed picture from her graduation with everyone, in his hand.

“You were very beautiful,” His head turned towards her for a moment. There was clear sadness in his eyes. “I should have been there.”

“No one can blame you for not being,” Nina wrapped her arms around his shoulders, hugging him from behind. “You were across the ocean and had a lot of things going on. Renishaw is more than a formidable place to have an internship at as a freshman and look where it has gotten you now.”

“That's what I said to Matteo, but I was lying,” Gastón put the photo back down, “If I would have tried, I could have come to see your performance live at the River Live Fest, Luna’s party, and to your graduation. Mom and Dad have miles for the rest of my life… I just couldn’t do it. It wouldn’t have been fair to you and… I couldn’t have borne to see you, with him.”

“I can’t blame you for that either.”

“He’s not in this picture.”

“I broke up with him the day before,” Nina explained. She still felt guilty when she thought of that. “So, he obviously didn’t show up. I don’t know what happened with him afterward, except that he doesn’t work at Roller anymore. Maybe it’s for the best that we don’t see each other, I hurt Eric way too much for it to be fair for us to be friends.”

“You could never hurt anybody.” Gastón turned around and ran his finger on Nina’s cheek.

“But I have, and probably will in the future.” Nina shook her head before looking into his eyes, “Why are we even talking about my ex? There’s no point to that, he’s gone, and I am in love with you. I only hope that he is happy, the way I am.”

Gastón pulled her closer and wrapped his arms around Nina as she leaned her head on his chest. Her mind turned to peaceful almost at once.

“So, I am pretty sure your stuff isn’t going to pack itself,” Gastón said looking around in Nina’s room. “Are you taking those photos?”

“Should I?” Nina asked looking at her nightstand, “Did you pack the ones you have from your graduation?”

“Yes. I thought I’d take that whole album.” Gastón nodded, “It’s just something nice to have. Those are good pictures.”

“I agree,” Nina said, turning her head, “I’ll look through some of the books I have here, see if I wanna take any.”

She was leaning forward on the bookcase when she felt fingers trace down on her spine.

“What are you doing?” She turned around and Gastón’s arm grabbed her tight around the waist.

“Well, just a thought. I did some calculations, and we have more than plenty of time on our hands and your mother’s gone…”

“We were supposed be packing.” A smile formed on Nina’s lips as his hand moved to her hip, caging her against the wall next to the bookcase. She had no actual intention of fighting his intentions, she had truthfully thought about it herself. Gastón was just the one who acted on more daring impulses faster.

“We can 100 percent get it done, but now that we’re alone, and will probably be hounded by everyone the rest of the day when we get to the mansion.”

“Aha.”

***

“Welcome!” Luna and Matteo were waiting for them at the mansion’s gate when Gastón drove his car up to the gate.

“Is everything in order?” Nina asked Luna as they started walking across the garden.

“Yes,” Luna was practically bouncing. “Simon and Ambar are thinking that just Nina is coming.”

“Pedro’s not here,” Matteo continued, “He’s out with Delfi, house hunting. Or not house hunting exactly but looking for an apartment so they can move in together.”

“Oh, I just love surprises!” Luna jumped up.

“Lets just hope it’s a good one,” Gastón ran his hand on the back of his neck. He had been detached from the rest of the group, you couldn’t get around that fact, so he was a little nervous.

“Why wouldn’t it be?” Luna looked at him. “When has love not been good news?”

“Well, it will be a surprise,” Nina reached to take Gastón’s hand, “No one knows that we even ended up at the same campus.”

“I can’t wait to see Simon’s face,” Matteo laughed.

“I’m excited!” Luna jumped again as they got to the door.

“Here we go,” Gastón shared a look with Nina and tightened his grip on her hand as Luna opened the door and four of them walked inside the mansion. The hall was empty.

“Hey!” Luna yelled inside the house and winked an eye to the others, “SHE’S HERE!”

After a moment, footstep started approaching them.

“Nina’s here already?” Ambar, wearing pastels once more, emerged from direction of the kitchen, Simon behind her. “So great that you’re back…”

Ambar’s voice trailed off as Gastón felt both of hers and Simon’s eyes focus on him. Amber clearly was attempting to minimize the shock on her face.

Simon on the other hand did not even try: “What?”

“You need to tell us everything,” Ambar said once everyone was sitting down at the mansion’s living room. “I mean, we knew nothing about this at all.”

“Well, it’s a long story,” Gastón said looking at Nina, “We will probably never know how this happened, but someone somewhere was clearly on my side. I have mentioned my friends before, Jacob, Oliver, James, but important to this are Ariana and Marlee.”

“Who just happened to be my roommates,” Nina continued, “So it was kind of impossible to avoid each other.”

“We bumped into her on the first day, not that I knew that Nina was there, Matteo.” Gastón shot a side-eye towards his best friend, “So I thought I was hallucinating for a second. But that being said, it was just impossible to stay away from her. Should have known that from the other times I tried that. It’s impossible.”

“We all know that fighting against something that is inevitable has no use,” Simon said draping his arm around Ambar.

“But you kept this under wraps really well,” Ambar continued, “I mean, I am gonna be honest here, many of us, me included were curious of what would become of you now that Nina had come to Oxford, but then we heard nothing.” Then she suddenly turned toward Luna and Matteo, “I also can’t believe that you two knew about this and somehow kept it secret.”

“I can keep a secret.” Luna protested.

“Well, yes, you can, but I thought you would have been bouncing off the walls.”

“She was, trust me.” Matteo remarked, “Not like they told us right away either, though.”

“It was two weeks,” Gastón rolled his eyes, “And you were the first to know before anybody else.”

“How did your other friends react?” Simon asked.

“Well, thats the thing,” Gastón smiled shortly, “They do not know. I mean they know that were together and I had to deal with month of nagging about needing to ask Nina out, not just from Matteo. All they know that I had a girlfriend in Buenos Aires who I left… they don’t know that Nina’s the same person.”

“Seriously?” Simon and Ambar looked astonished, “That kind of secret is almost impossible to keep.”

“They don’t speak any Spanish, so we don’t need to worry about saying something and being overheard,” Nina started talking. Gastón slid his arm on her waist, lacing his left-hand fingers with hers. “We know that we need to tell them at some point, but don’t exactly know how. Yet anyway.”

“It is one step at the time, right now.” Gastón continued, “Right now, we need to tell you all that we’re back together. You we’re the first ones after Luna and Matteo, then there are the rest.”

“Do you have any plan for that?” Luna asked, “Because Ramiro took Jim and Yam to Chile.”

“Thats the problem, not everyone is even here.” Nina breathed.

“I might have an idea,” Ambar perked up suddenly.

“All the help is welcomed.”

“Okay good,” Ambar continued, “Unlock your phones and give them to me.”

“Okay…” Gastón and Nina handed their phones to Ambar.

“So, I trust, when the case is two of you, that you have pictures.” Ambar looked very focused, “Preferably one where you are kissing.”

“Yes, we do.”

“Perfect. Now everyone else, mute the group chat.” Ambar chucked her own phone to Simon. “So, I have your permission to do this?” She looked at Nina and Gastón.

“Yes.”

“Great,” Ambar smiled and handed them their phones back. “Now everyone will definitely know within the hour. If I have learned anything from Delfi and Jazmin, it is that news travel quickly.”

“Well, now that thats done, tell me everything about Oxford.” Ambar continued, “It must be so beautiful.”

“It truly is,” Nina started saying, “I feel like I have learned more during this year than I have in my whole life. The language was a bit challenging at first, but I am starting to get the hang of it.”

“She is already showing signs of a British accent,” Gastón turned to look at her, “So she is definitely getting the hang of it.”

“Those two won’t speak any Spanish anymore once they return to us for good,” Matteo laughed.

“Well, we’ll see in four years.” Gastón rolled his eyes again toward Matteo.

“Four years?” Simon questioned.

“Until I graduate,” Nina explained.

“Are you coming back then too?” Ambar looked at Gastón. “I thought you’d be doing a PhD.”

“Oh no, I am not doing that,” He shook his head, “I did think about it at some point, but no. It would be way too much effort right now and masters in science and technology from Oxford will get me way ahead in life already. I can get that doctorate later if I want, but I don’t wanna spend all my twenties studying. There are other things I want out of life.”

“I am just going to sit here and pretend to know what you are talking about,” Simon laughed, “I was talking to Mom the other day and happen to mention that two of my friends go to Oxford and for a moment she did not believe that I have winded up in the such sophisticated crowd, especially with Ambar at law-school. Rico and Julio, my brothers, flat out didn’t believe me.”

“Well, everyone has their own paths,” Nina nodded, “How are you doing with Pedro and the band?”

“Still figuring it out,” Simon grimaced, “But we’re optimistic. It is really not the same with no Nico.”

“Nico still having fun at New York?” Matteo crossed his arms, “We haven’t heard of him in a while.”

“Thats the thing,” Simon continued furrowing his brow, “I am not sure… He and Ada have not worked out.”

“Maybe he’ll come back then!” Luna piped up.

“We can hope that.” Simon shook his head smiling.

“Lot of people are coming back now,” Ambar said looking down, “I mean I came back from pretty much oblivion… and honestly I should thank you.” She turned to look at Gastón. “You don’t need to be this nice to me, last we saw each other I was skating for the Sliders.”

“Actually, it was during the Open,” Gastón responded. Honestly, he didn’t see any reason to be mad at Ambar. He had heard many good things about how she had turned things around.

“I have been trying to compartmentalize the Red Sharks out of my mind.” Ambar closed her eyes.

“Well, it doesn’t matter. We’re fine. I have known you for a long time, and honestly proud of you.”

“How long have you known each other?” Simon leaned forward, curious.

“Since third grade?” Ambar counted with her fingers, “I am not doing the math right now. I went my whole comprehensive schooling at La Hoja de roble.”

“And I started there when I was nine,” Gastón added, “So yeah, third grade checks out. If I remember correctly both Delfi and Jazmin both started there in the fifth grade.”

“Did you go to that school as well?” Luna asked Matteo.

“Yep, I started there at eighth grade. Probably like a week or two after the semester actually started, because Dad’s moving schedule of course couldn’t possibly let me start school like a normal person.”

“Yep, I saved your skin during the chemistry class.” Gastón laughed.

“Thats not what happened!” Matteo countered. “I had it under control.”

“It didn’t look like it,” Gastón shook his head, “You were absolutely lost with Mr. Patrena’s whiteboard.”

“He was the worst,” Ambar huffed, “How anybody ever learned anything from his classes, is beyond me.”

Suddenly they heard the noise of mansion’s door opening.

“Have you seen this—??!!” Delfi walked through the door, Pedro trying to keep up with her pace behind her, her phone in her hand. They both stopped in their tracks as they saw everyone at the living room.

“Yes, we have,” Ambar spoke first, “Live, actually.”

“It really is true?” Delfi and Pedro turned to look at Gastón and Nina.

The Team of Jam&Roller

Ramiro: What?

Jim: IIIiiiiiiIIIIIiiiiIII!! 💗💜💚💙💛

Yam: Omg!!💙💙💙💙

Ramiro: Cool

Jazmin: I need an interview now!

Gastón: No.

Nina: No

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Hey! Has anyone been missing the Roller Crew? Well, don't worry, we got them back for a chapter because I miss them too. The reason why I made Simbar to be the first to find out about Gastina is because they will have a strong friendship with each other in my canon. This was the start. Little spoiler here, but you'd know this if you've red SI: Simon and Ambar will come to attend Gastón's graduation, and they will eventually become the godparents to Gastón and Nina's second child. Plus, Simbar with Lutteo are the ones who have had to face the odds when it comes to their love, and they are the Holy Trinity of Ships, who need to be a trio. You know how I feel about that if you read MOT. Also Gastón and Ambar, having known each other the longest, is a nod to Aliados, a show which Agustin and Valentina were both in before Soy Luna (They actually played love interests, and yes it was trippy).

And for my Swifty readers, I know that you always find a way back home is technically not a Taylor song, but she did write it so fair game

#Soy Luna #soy luna fanfiction #Gastina #getting back together #because they are soulmates and nothing can keep them apart in the end #University fic #Through Gastón and Nina's years at Oxford #Other ships are included in the side:#Lutteo #Simbar #Pelfi #Red Rose blooms in the Oxford Garden

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watercolorsinmyheart · 2 years ago

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Happy Pride Month

Here are some of my favorite canon and non canon LGQBT CHARACTERS.

@assim-eu-sou @putonmyfavoriteshow @weirdthoughtsandideas @time-never-waits-for-me @countessofravenclaw

#dcla #monster high #fate the winx saga #wednesday #steven universe #katy keene #chilling adventures of sabrina #disney bia #soy luna #violetta #riverdale #miraculous ladybug

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rdgr31 · 28 days ago

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[My king/Mi rey] (a Lansoni poem I wrote):

Oh my king,

To have you in my thoughts

And to miss you in my heart

It's such an audacity,

Even as your knight

To think of you with love

Oh beautiful light radiating being,

Such beautiful jade eyes,

Such beautiful voice,

Like a beautiful bird

Whose song soothes the anguish

That once lay in my soul

Such an imposing figure

That rules with nobility,

Symbol of war and peace

That deserves respect

And fidelity in servitude

Oh my king,

How I miss your vigor while ruling,

Your aspect now

So gloomy,

Full of sorrow and grief

You long his presence after years

Of his sudden loss,

For now you are in another world,

In which you arrived against your will

And can't return to your own home

You dream of him when the moon rises

While you cry his absence,

In your bed you shed tears

Of a lonely and empty king,

You long for roses in the dark night

And in whispers you say his name

Everytime you look at me

I know I remind you of him,

For I'm just a mere copy

Of your true love

In a book of fantasy

How you lash out at

Every part of me

Whenever you look at me

You say his name

And it saddens you that I'm not him

How I wish to tell you that I'm real,

That I'm not him,

That I feel you from my inside,

That I hate loving you

And that doing so hurts me

How I wish

To tell you with words

The thoughts of my heart,

But I just stay stuck

Writing in verses my love

Well for thee

I am just a knight,

Firm and inexpressive,

Cold and obedient,

A replaceable object

Whose value is found in serving you

I'd give my life for you,

Though you might not

Do the same for me,

All I know is I love you,

That I'll do it everyday

And dying by your side I'd rather be

I imagine your war cry

While leading your massive army,

And how this knight

Would brandish his sword

To protect you from the enemy

Regardless of whether I can bleed

I would be on the ground

Pale and deedless,

My armor stained

With the crimson of my blood,

Agonizing in silence

While I think of my last strophe:

"That we meet again,

In another life,

In another time,

Well maybe you never loved me,

But perhaps you did

In another universe"

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Oh mi rey,

El tenerte en mis pensamientos

Y extrañarte en mi corazón

Es una gran osadía,

Incluso como tu caballero

El pensar en tí con amor

Oh bello ser que irradia luz,

Tan hermosos ojos jade,

Cuán hermosa voz,

Cual bella ave

Cuyo canto apacigua el agobio

Que una vez yació en mi alma

Tan imponente figura

Que rige con nobleza,

Símbolo de guerra y paz

Que amerita respeto

Y fidelidad en servitud

Oh mi rey,

Cómo extraño tu vigor al gobernar,

Tu aspecto ahora

Tan lúgubre,

Lleno de aflicción y pesar

Añoras su presencia tras años

De su repentina pérdida,

Pues ahora en otro mundo estás,

Llegaste en contra de tu voluntad

Y a tu hogar no puedes regresar

Sueñas con él cuando la luna sale

Mientras lloras su ausencia,

En tu lecho derramas lágrimas

De un solitario y vacío rey,

Anhelas las rosas en la oscura noche

Y en susurros dices su nombre

Siempre que me miras

Sé que te recuerdo a él,

Pues sólo soy una copia

De tu verdadero amor

En un libro de fantasía

Cómo flagelas en

Cada parte de mi ser

Siempre que al mirarme

Dices su nombre

Y te entristece que no sea él

Desearía decirte que soy real,

Que yo no soy él,

Que dentro de mí te siento,

Que odio amarte

Y que me duele hacerlo

Cómo quisiera

Decirte con palabras

Lo que piensa mi corazón,

Pero solo me quedo estancado

Escribiendo en versos mi amor

Pues para usted

Solo un caballero soy,

Firme e inexpresivo,

Frío y obediente,

Un objeto reemplazable

Cuyo valor encuentra al servirte

Daría mi vida por tí,

Aunque tal vez no harías

Lo mismo por mí,

Solo sé que te amo,

Que lo haré todos los días

Y que moriría a tu lado

Imagino tu grito de guerra

Al liderar tu colosal ejército,

Y cómo este caballero

Blandería su espada

Para protegerte del enemigo

Sin importar si yo pueda sangrar

Estaría en el suelo

Pálido e inerte,

Mi armadura manchada

Del rojo carmesí de mi sangre,

Agonizando en silencio

Mientras pienso mi última estrofa:

"Que nos encontremos de nuevo,

En otra vida,

En otro tiempo,

Pues tal vez nunca me amaste,

Pero quizás sí,

En otro universo"

#sonic the hedgehog #sonic th #sth #sonic #sonic and the black knight #satbk #shadow the hedgehog #sonic x shadow #sonadow #shadonic #sir lancelot shadow #sir lancelot #sonic x lancelot #lansoni #this is a story divided in 3 poems btw #this is the second part of the story

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beesinateacup · 2 months ago

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ALL the default townies in TS4!!

This blog lists every default townie, which pack they're from and where they live! This will be updated as new Townies are added.

Base Game

Alex Moyer- Not in World

Oasis Springs

Caliente- Nina, Dina, Katrina, Don Lothario- Sultry Sringside

Landgraab- Nancy, Geoffrey, Malcolm- Affluista Mansion

Roomies- J Huntington III, Mitchell Kalani, Gavin Richards, Zoe Patel- Cacti Casa

Zest- Johnny- Slipshod Mesquite

Willow Creek

Spencer- Kim- Lewis- Alice Spencer-Kim, Olivia Kim-Lewis, Eric Kim, Lewis Kim- Cypress Terrace

Goth- Bella, Mortimer, Cassandra, Alexander- Ophelia Villa

Pancakes- Bob, Eliza- Pique Hearth

BFF- Liberty Lee, Travis Scott, Summer Holiday- Garden Essence

Cats & Dogs- Brindleton Bay

Lynx- Katarina +4 Cats- Catscratch Cottage

Delgato- Supriya, Justin, Pierce, Evie +1 Dog & 1 Cat- Chateau Frise

Hecking- Brant, Brent +1 Dog- It's A Good House

Mayor Whiskers (cat)- Not in World

Captain Whitaker (ghost dog)- Not in World

City Living- San Myshuno

Rasoya- Geeta, Raj- Culpepper

Bheeda- Jesminder, Arun- Jasmine Suites

Benali- Salim- Medina Studios

Jang- Baako, Anaya, Billie- Hakin House

Karaoke Legends- Miko Ojo, Darling Walsh, Akira Kibo- Zenview

Pizzazz- Penny- 21 Chic Street

Feng- Lily, Victor- Landgraab Apts

Lobo- Diego- Alto Apts

Cottage Living- Henford- on- Bagley

Moody- MacMillan- Ian Moody, Derek MacMillan- 14 Nettle Lane

Watson- Thomas, Rahmi, Rashidah, Imran, Maira- Olde Mill Hill

New Start- Cecilia Kang- Old Mill Lane

Scott- Simon, Sara- 3 Cobblebottom Street

Chopra- Lavina, Rahul- Not in World

Crumplebottom- Agetha, Agnes- Not in World

Michael Bell- Not in World

Kim Goldbloom- Not in World

Discover University- Britechester

Fletcher- Cameron- Briny Tower

Elderberry- Ekram, Eleanore, Rohan- Spring Steppes

Pleasent- Angela, Lilith- Mossy Lane

Best of Friends- Julia Wright, Becca Clarke- Wyvern Hall

Jing Fen- Not in World

Lana McKinnon- Not in World

Serena Bhamra- Not in World

Thomas Jabari- Not in World

Felix Psyded (ghost)- Not in World

Eco Lifestyle- Evergreen Harbour

Harris- Cletus, Faye, Jeb, Gideon, Francine Spencer- Miner Mansion

Sterling Rico- Bess Sterling, Jules Rico- The Old Mill

Greenburg- Knox, Mary, Blossom- Portsmouth Promenade

Tinker- Tina, Yasmin, Olive- Pigulock Manor

For Rent- Tomarang

Cahyaputri- Vanesha, Zhafira- Taka Soi 15

Bun Ma- Bua, Kasem, Nin, Sud- Hothotok Shore

Linh-Thi- Sungai Point

Linh- Sadya- Chánh & Arturo, Linh, Liên, Alon & Cam Sadya- Sungai Point

Panya Li- Not in World

Get Famous- Del Sol Valley

Bailey-Moon- Octavia Moon, Thorne Bailey, Orange Bailey- Moon-Bailey- Moon Manor

Ward- Judith- The Ward Den

Jeong- Venessa- Upland Place

Holly Alto- Not in World

Baby Ariel- Not in World

Dustin Broke- Not in World

Brytani Cho- Not in World

Dirk Dreamer- Not in World

Izzy Fabulous- Not in World

Kayla Flemming- Not in World

Get Together- Windenburg

Munch- Mila, Gunter, Wolfgang, Lucas- Coorinberg Cottage

Free Spirits- Ulkrike Faust, Maaike Haast- Cottage Am See

Fyres- Dominic, Moira, Morgan, Siobhan- Dresden House

Partihaus- Marcus Flex, Paolo Rocca, Jade Rosa, Eva Capricciosa- Factory One

Behr- Yuki, Candy- Waterlock Redoubt

Bjergsen- Bjorn, Clara, Sofia, Elsa- The Lighthouse

Bro- Joaquin Le Chien, Sergio Romeo- Dock Den

Villareal- Jaques, Hugo, Luna, Max- Von- Windenburg Estate

(Ghosts) Bernard, Mimsy- Von Haunt Estate

Growing Together- San Sequoia

Robles- Ignacio, Bernice, Ian, Aurelio- Robles Point

Robles-Ruano- Jay, Doli, Tana- 13 Acacia Avenue

Michaelson- Celeste, Christopher, Atlas, Orion- 7 Eucalyptus Lane

Luna-Sullivan- Eleanor, Xochitl, Karmine- 36 Bayani Place

Kyle Kyleson- Not in World

High School Years- Copperdale

Price- Janae, Marcel, Sidney, Savannah, Jayden, Kevin- Bridgecreek Drive

Prescott- Mei, Molly, Amy, Tai Lum- Golden Peak

Harjo- Ava Lucha, Noah, Ash- Water Tower Way

Eloise Hiddlestix- Not in World

Rita Coombes- Not in World

Anjelo Morlind- Not in World

Horse Ranch- Chestnut Ridge

Gooseman- Don +1 Horse- Canyon Crossing

Sienna & Flapjack- Sienna Grove +1 Horse- Champions Grove

The Grove Family- Umber, Juniper, Wren +2 Horses- Biscuits Bastion

The Nectar Making Duo- Marissa Tracey, Dani Davila- Sweet Nectar Glade

Roberto Crinkletop- Not in World

Island Living- Sulani

Ngata- Oliana, Tane, Leila Illes- Reef Refinery

Kahananui- Mele, Alika- Journeys End

Haopili- Keala, Lia- Chieftains Villa

Keoloha- Makoa, Lilliana, Nani Kealoha, Duane Talla- Kin-Ship

Kalamainu'u Iona- Not in World

Nalani Mahi'ai- Not in World

Paka'a Uha- Not in World

Ukupanipo Hekekia- Not in World

Life & Death- Ravenwood

Izadi-Gomes- Esther Gomes, Zuleika Izadi- Mourning Mist Manor

Gomes- Radwan, Tziporah, Zelmira- Teardrop Cottage

Aether- Ekade, Kai, Takoma- The Marigold Chateau

Specter- Layne Coffin, Olive, Nyon- The Specter Family Manor

Lovestruck- Ciudad Enamorada

Nadir- Aziz, Valentina- La Suite del Flechazo

Dynamic Daters- Manuel Aguilar, Carmen Ortega, Elia Cruz, Yoltic Xicoténcatl- Avenida de la Eternidad

Lopez- Monica, Carlos, Luz- Calle de le Promesa

My Wedding Stories- Tartosa

Laurent- Arnessa Thebe, Hector, Hilary, Greta, Jace- Thebe Estate

Markovic- Lucia, Mateo, Tomi- The Old Wood Nectary

Soto- Camille, Dominique- Not in World

Jaleel Faiz- Not in World

Realm of Magic- Glimmerbrook

Charm- Emilia, Minerva, Darryl, Gemma- Rock Ridge Canyon

Amicable Acolytes- Grace Anansi, Tomax Collette- Creek Side Corner

L.Faba- Not in World

Simeon Silversweater- Not in World

Morgyn Ember- Not in World

Snowy Escape- Mt. Komorebi

Ito- Naoki, Megumi, Kiyoshi, Nanami- 2-5-1 Wakabamori

Akiyama- Jenna, Kado, Taku, Miki- 5-3-1 Shinrinyoku

Nishidake- Shigeru, Sachiko, Kaori- 5-6-1 Shinrinyoku

Yamachan- Not in World

Strangerville- Strangerville

Sigworth- Jess, Dylan, Christie- Riverside Grove

Cahill- George- Old Penelope

Roswell- Ted, Meredith- Strangerville Overlook

Eclectic Arts- Alice Martin, Mark Eggleston, Leslie Holland- Dream Weavers Way

Erwin Pries- Not in World

Vampires- Forgotten Hollow

Vatore- Caleb, Lilith- Wolfsbane Manor

Stroud- Vladislaus Stroud- Straud Mansion

Werewolves- Moonwood Mill

Volkov- Kristopher, Jacob, Lily Zhu- The Collective Cabin

Lou Howell- Not in World

Rory Oaklow- Not in World

Greg- Not in World

Celine Lopez- Not in World

Wolfgang Wilder- Not in World

#ts4 #ts4 simblr #occult #thesims #the sims 4 #the sims community #simblog #townies

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weirfq1 · 7 months ago

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simón deserved to be a surfer in the soy luna universe

#he just radiates surfer-bro energy (but in a good way - in a chill way)#tbh they could've just thrown in a line about him doing surf on the side back when they were in cancún #and then let hin join the juacas team as a crossover with him actually surfing #soy luna

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esuemmanuel · 2 years ago

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A diario se me recuerda de alguna manera lo extraño que soy para este mundo; lo diferente, lo único, lo ajeno. Cada día el universo me hace abrir los ojos con dolor y sorpresa ante la realidad de lo que es ser un ser humano; ese ente material, sujeto a la tangilibilidad y propenso a las leyes universales de la física. Me duele ¿sabes? Me duele lo que me hace ver la realidad. Me duele darme cuenta de lo raro que soy. Me duele tener el mal de la imaginación, del sentimiento, de la emoción... Me duele amar lo intangible y trabajar para traerlo al papel en la palabra escrita. Me duele tener presente que soy más que un pedazo de carne que se mueve, que piensa, que respira... ¿Que por qué me duele? ¡Porque no hay nadie como yo! ¡No hay nadie, puta madre, como yo! No hay nadie que cierre los ojos y busque ver el alma... No hay nadie que abra las manos y se entregue ciegamente a la palabra... No hay nadie que olvide su nombre, su cuerpo, su apellido, su casa para perderse en la plenitud de lo incorpóreo, en eso que sólo puede ser visto con los ojos del espíritu... ¡No, no hay nadie, carajo! Estoy solo en este mundo... He estado solo desde que nací, porque nací enfermo... Nací enfermo de luna, de aire, de éter, de sueños, de imaginación y de irrealidad. ¡Me duele! ¡Oh, me duele! Y nadie, claro que nadie, lo va a poder entender, porque no son yo... No tienen en los ojos las nubes del cielo ni en las manos las plumas de las aves... No tienen en el pecho el latido de una fuente que no deja de verterse en agua... No tienen en el plexo el fuego del mañana, de ese sol que arde buscando quemar con sus rayos la oscuridad que me castra... Me duele ser un alma que no sabe ser un cuerpo, que no sabe ser un nombre, que no entiende de necesidades físicas ni materiales... No hay día que el mundo no me lo recuerde y me haga sentir un alienígena... He querido aprender a ser humano, pero, fallo... Siempre fallo... Porque mi alma no fue hecha para este mundo y eso, carajo, duele aceptarlo.

Every day I am reminded in some way of how strange I am to this world; how different, how unique, how alien. Every day the universe makes me open my eyes with pain and surprise at the reality of what it is to be a human being; that material entity, subject to tangibility and prone to the universal laws of physics. It hurts me, you know? It hurts me what makes me see reality. It hurts me to realize how rare I am. It hurts me to have the evil of imagination, of feeling, of emotion... It hurts me to love the intangible and to work to bring it to paper in the written word. It hurts me to keep in mind that I am more than a piece of flesh that moves, that thinks, that breathes, because there is no one like me! There is no one, motherfucker, like me! There is no one who closes his eyes and looks for the soul… There is no one who opens his hands and gives himself blindly to the word… There is no one who forgets his name, his body, his surname, his home to lose himself in the fullness of the incorporeal, in that which can only be seen with the eyes of the spirit… No, there is no one, damn it! I am alone in this world… I have been alone since I was born, because I was born sick…. I was born sick of moon, of air, of ether, of dreams, of imagination and of unreality. It hurts me! Oh, it hurts me! And nobody, of course nobody, will be able to understand it, because they are not me…. They do not have in their eyes the clouds of the sky, nor in their hands the feathers of birds…. They do not have in their chest the beat of a fountain that never stops pouring water…. They do not have in the plexus the fire of tomorrow, of that sun that burns seeking to burn with its rays the darkness that castrates me…. It hurts me to be a soul that does not know how to be a body, that does not know how to be a name, that does not understand physical or material needs… There is not a day that the world does not remind me of it and makes me feel like an alien… I have wanted to learn to be human, but, I fail… I always fail… Because my soul was not made for this world and that, damn, it hurts to accept it.

#esuemmanuelg #el hombre de la soledad #escribiendo en soledad #escritores en tumblr #the man of solitude #writing in solitude #poetas en tumblr #writers on tumblr #poets on tumblr #pensamientos #poeticstories #2023 #ai image

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curemoonliite · 1 month ago

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blorbo list for those curious!

(main blorbos/kamiblorbos, to borrow a term from the idol/vtuber world, are in bold

also, a chara not being on the list doesn't mean i don't like them, just that they're lower priority)

mlp: twilight sparkle, coco pommel, princess celestia, princess luna, coloratura, applejack, rarity, thorax, scootaloo, babs seed

sailor moon: sailor pluto, sailor saturn, sailor mars, sailor venus, sailor galaxia

cardcaptor sakura: sakura kinomoto, syaoran li, meiling li

the owl house: luz noceda, eda clawthorne, raine whispers

precure: cure moonlight, dark precure, cure passion, cure muse, cure peach, cure princess, cure twinkle

warrior cats: brightheart, ravenpaw, cloudtail, yellowfang, cinderpelt, bluestar

pmmm: mami tomoe, kyoko sakura, madoka kaname

magia record: kanagi izumi, mitama yakumo, ren isuzu, yachiyo nanami, kako natsume, tsuruno yui

winx club: aisha, flora, stella

steven universe: garnet, amethyst

one piece: nico robin, zoro, jimbei, perona, trafalgar law

miscellaneous fandoms: soi (fushigi yuugi), ai and ruby hoshino (oshi no ko), baelia (neopets), valerie grey (danny phantom), vanellope (wreck-it ralph), anthy himemiya (revolutionary girl utena), utau hoshina (shugo chara), johanna mason (the hunger games), fizzarolli (the only reason i still watch the hot mess that is helluva boss, love the imposter syndrome demon clown and only the imposter syndrome demon clown), scorpia (she ra), scythe curie (arc of a sycthe), toph (atla), miles morales (spiderverse), camilla and palamedes (the locked tomb)

#fandom #alexandria rambles #my post

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iridescentis · 1 year ago

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if we were in the soy luna universe and all the characters that ended up getting famous (which is really up to your hcs) which would you most likely be a fan of?

because i imagine that matteo, the roller band and yam have successful music careers, luna and ramiro have successful skating careers, nina is a successful author, jazmín is a successful media/drama youtuber and everyone else doesn't really involve themselves directly with fame

so personally, i would most likely be a casual fan of the roller band and maybe yam but i would probably know of jazmín just from being on the internet, the rest not so much

#i feel like matteo has A LOT of celebrity drama #whether that's staged or not he has to #and of course jazmín covers it #i feel like i would be least likely to know about luna or ramiro #nina's books might go viral but i doubt that professional rollerskating would come up on my feed #i have a bunch of soy luna related drafts i thought of randomly then neglected #so here we are lmao #soy luna

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mitskissyyyyy · 7 months ago

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Starlight Harmony

Sinopsis:

(AU, musical)

Hermione, Ginny y Luna forman un trío musical llamado "The Sentimentalist". Después de la guerra, Hermione busca una nueva forma de canalizar su pasión y energía, mientras que Ginny y Luna encuentran en la música una manera de superar sus propias heridas.

Cuando Draco Malfoy, un organizador de eventos exclusivo a medida que se acerca a Hermione, su pasado complicado y su culpa por sus acciones durante y antes de la guerra comienzan a resurgir.

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Hermione iba tarde a la presentación, nunca sabe como calmar esa melena que la carácterisa y ahora llegaría tarde por eso.

Al llegar reconoció a una pelirroja con un vestido rosa hasta los tobillos y a una albina con su vestido similar a una nube.

“Perdonen la demora, no me di cuenta de la hora hasta que termine con mi cabello” dijo con su respiración agitada “Herm, cuantas veces tengo que explicarte que los hechizos jamás te harán un buen peinando? Siempre es mejor hacerlo tú misma” dijo Ginny torciendo los ojos mientras abrazaba a su amiga “tu cabello parece una criatura llamada Quimera “ dijo Luna con su tono suave “Gracias… creo?” dijo la morena sin saber a qué animal se refería su amiga.

Entraron al bar privado donde iban a presentarse y notaron que la atmósfera era muy cálida, había muy poca gente pero todos iban con sus mejores vestidos de gala, parecía un buen lugar para una cita romántica, Justo cuando entraron vieron que la Banda de jazz se estaba retirando para que las pudieran irse colocando, al parecer no llegaron tan tarde como parecía. Todos en el bar eran desconocidos ya que estaban en Francia, al ser un trío tan solicitado, habían pocas presentaciones fuera del país pero ofrecieron una buena cantidad de galeones.

“Estas son las canciones que presentaremos hoy, ya las hemos cantando varias veces pero hoy vamos a cerrar con la canción que hemos ensayado los últimos días” dijo la albina mostrándoles la lista .

Luna es la que escribe mas canciones de todas, siempre consulta a sus compañeras sobre qué piensan pero jamás han dudado de la creatividad de su amiga, Ginny se encarga de la melodía usualmente ya que es la que le da atmósfera a la música y Hermione suele ser la intérprete principal por su voz fuerte y su liderazgo natural.

“Cuanto tiempo estaremos aquí? No revise el horario” dijo la morena mientras acomodaba el micrófono, “son tres horas de música, pero tenemos barra libre y ustedes tienen muchos hombres franceses y millonarios que escoger” bromeó la pelirroja mientras Luna le daba una sonrisa, a veces olvidaba que Ginny estaba casada con Harry, son una relación admirable y con una confianza que no todos tienen con su pareja, Hermione deseaba poder tener algo así.

“Listas?” pregunto Luna terminando de ajustar el sonido, “listas” dijeron la pelirroja y la morena en unísono, Hermione aún se ponía nerviosa pero adoraba lo que hacía, sentía la música como un idioma universal con que todos podían comunicarse.

“Buenas noches brujas y magos, los estaremos acompañando esta noche con un poco de música, espero disfruten y pasen un buen rato, soy Hermione Granger, la pelirroja con la guitarra es Ginny Potter y la del vestido esponjoso es Luna Lovegood, nosotras somos “the sentimentalist” “ se escucharon aplausos y comenzaron a cantar, olvidando todos sus problemas.

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Al terminar la primera hora, Ginny salió a fumar un cigarrillo, mientras Hermione y Luna se acercaban a la barra para pedir un trago, mientras pedían, Hermione notó que había dos hombres mirando a Luna fijamente, Hermione sentía que los conocía pero no sabía de dónde exactamente, era un hombre de piel oscura y ojos candentes, a su lado estaba un hombre de cabello oscuro y ondulado con la piel morena clara.

“Luna, mira discretamente al otro lado de la barra, hay dos hombres viéndote” dijo Hermione en un susurro, la albina no siguió las indicaciones de su amiga y los miro fijamente “esos dos de allá?” Preguntó Luna señalando a los chicos, la morena volteó y vio cómo los chicos volteaban a otro lado al ser atrapados admirándolas “ si Luna ellos” dijo con un tono de derrota.

Hermione no solía salir a bars a menos que fuera que la contrataran, le gustaba más estar en casa y tomar vino en su sala, era una bruja bastante sencilla, se pidió un agua mineral ya que no quería que los tragos alteraran la interpretación de la música.

“Deme un whiskey puro por favor” se escuchó la voz de Ginny a sus espaldas “Hermione, no beberás nada más interesante? Recuerda en es barra libre, pide algo más coqueto” dijo su amiga mientras recibía su trago “hasta Luna esta bebiendo” señaló a su compañera, “gracias pero no gracias, la última vez que bebí en una presentación no pude terminar la última canción” dijo con un tono de vergüenza.

Ginny era un alma libre, Hermione siempre admiraba su valentía y su pasión por todo lo que hacía, ella siempre demostraba mucha fuerza y estabilidad en la vida de las personas que amaba. Luna era todo lo contrario, si era libre, pero era mucho más tranquila y paciente, ella siempre traía paz a la vida de sus amigos. Hermione era el punto medio, era salvaje pero también era una chica que se consideraba común.

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“Vamos a presentar la última canción para despedirnos esta noche, el nombre es “Punisher” y será lanzada el primero de marzo, esperamos sea de su agrado”, esta canción fue de las que más le gustaba a Hermione, esta la escribieron juntas las tres, inspirándose en los magos y bruja de la primera y segunda guerra mágica, esta canción la interpretan la tres juntas pero Hermione cantaba el coro sola, cosa que la ponía un poco nerviosa pero la emocionaba también.

When the speed kicks in

I go to the store for nothing

And walk right by

The house where you lived with snow white

Mientras sus amigas cantaban el primer verso Hermione observaba a la gente en el bar, todos les estaban presentando atención, eso era lo que más amaba Hermione de su trabajo.

I wonder if she ever thought

The storybook titles on the roof were too much

But from the window it’s not a bad show

If you’re favourite thing’s Dianetics or stucco

Hermione reconoció a los chicos que veían a Luna, y ambos estaban mirándola otra vez, ambis con una luz en sus ojos, aún no sabía de donde los conocía pero se veían muy familiares, estaban pidiendo algo en el bar sin quitarle los ojos de encima.

The drugstores are open all night

The only real reason I moved to the east side

I love a good place to hide in plain sight

Entonces era su turno.

What if I told you

I feel like I know you?

But we never met

And here everyone knows you’re the way to my heart

Hear so many stories of you at the bar

Most time, alone, and some, looking you’re worst

But never not sweet to the trust funds and punishers

Volvió a abrir sus ojos, ella no había notado que los había cerrado en primer lugar y miró a sus amigas, ambas con una amplia sonrisa de aprobación y cariño, ella estaba a salvo con ellas.

Man I wish that I could say the same

I swear I’m not angry that’s just my face

A copycat killer with a chemical cut

Either I’m careless or I wanna get caught

Who I’m not

Y volvió a cantar, sintiendo el cuerpo lleno de magia.

What if I told you

I feel like I know you

But we never met

Se comenzó a escuchar la melodía y Hermione miro al público una vez más, siguiendo con los ojos a el par de hombres que habían visto a Luna toda la noche, vio como ambos tomaban asiento con alguien, cuando Hermione lo vio todo cobro sentido, ella podría reconocer esos ojos grises en cualquier lugar, su piel tan blanca como la nieve y sus cabellos rubios platinados, Draco Malfoy, el estaba aquí, estaba escuchándola cantar, y no estaba solo, después de reconocer al Malfoy reconoció a Nott y a Zabini, claro que las serpientes seguían juntas.

I can’t open my mouth and forget how to talk

Cause even if I could

Wouldn’t know where to start

Wouldn’t know when to stop.

Termino la canción y explotaron los aplausos y las ovaciones, pero Hermione no podía oir nada ni mirar a otro lado, solo pida ver a Draco Malfoy y ver cómo el se ponía de pie junto con sus amigos y les aplaudían.

¿Qué hacen ellos aquí?

#dramione #harry potter #alternate universe #fanfic

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saras-dcla-events · 2 years ago

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Are you ready to Jam?

I've been talking about this for quite some time now, and finally it's ready!

They did this poster all by themselves be nice /hj

Jim and Yam is probably the most well known wlw ship from Soy Luna. However, there's surprisingly little fancontent for them. Sure, people do some posts every now and then, but when it comes to doing stuff like art and fics (fics especially), I've noticed quite a lack for it. It's like, yeah, people appreciate them, but they aren't the ones people prioritize first - which also makes them kind of underrated even when it's a well-popular ship, haha. Though, I feel like there has been lot more of them in the past year than there has been since literally the show started, and I wanna continue on that trail.

So, for a week, starting Monday September 25th and ending on Sunday October 1st , there will be Jam (or if you prefer them by JimYam) content every day! I thought a long while when to put it, and I did want it to be in september, and I remembered that on the 26th, it's the 2 year anniversary since I for the first time saw Soy Luna, so this would be perfect!

This week is made first and foremost for myself, so I can have an excuse to talk and make a bunch of content for them, but you are all very welcome to join in and create content as well! Anything from fics, art and edits to simple headcanon posts are welcomed! And, since this ship is non-canon, you are totally permitted to just depict them as platonic if you choose to make something for the event. Jamweek celebrates Jim and Yam, and that includes their relationship in all shapes and forms! Now, every day has a theme...

Day 1 is Past. This refers to literally anything taking place before the show. Maybe how Jim and Yam met. Maybe what they did during their summer vacation before season 1. Maybe some day in middle school where something happened to them. The imagination can and will run wild about their past. You can also be so wild and put them in another time entirely, set in the past. Wanna make a 50s AU? Sapphic 1800s AU? Past can mean a LOT of things!

Day 2 is School. Jim and Yam are at school a lot, so lots of things can happen to them there. Did they get up to some adventures at Blake? Maybe it takes place in the past again, this time in their elementary or middle school. Or perhaps at the university they both got in to? The things that can happen in a school setting is endless!

Day 3 is Skate. Roller skating time! Or, well, it just says "skate", so you can be wild and let it be like a skateboard or something instead. Are they practicing for a competition or are they just out skating for fun? Maybe they're trying a new move, or skate at an unknown place, causing things to not go as planned... we'll just see!

Day 4 is Date. How fun! Are they going on a date, or perhaps is it a date on the calendar they have to memorize for some reason? Maybe someone's birthday date, or the date when they will have their date! Haha! And if they're going on a date, what do they do? It feels like Jim and Yam can do a lot on their date!

Day 5 is Song. Is it a song someone sings? Is it a karaoke night? Maybe a song they hear on the radio that sparks a significance? Is someone of them writing a song? Songs can do a lot!

Day 6 is Secret. Who has a secret? Is it one of the girls? Is it someone else's secret they have to keep? Will we find out the secret or is it too secret for anyone to know? So many mysteries!

Day 7 is Future. What lies ahead in Jim and Yam's future? What are their careers? Are they married? Do they have kids? Pets? What's going on with them? Let's explore that!

Hope you're as excited as I am, because I will make so many jam-puns you will be so sick of it! x)

#jamweek #soy luna #jim x yam #jimyam #jimena medina #yamila sanchez

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snicketverse-fic-finder · 9 months ago

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[Word Count: 29k+] [still updates]

🗣️Main Characters: (All from ‘Soy Luna’)

Fic Type:

Multichapter 📚

Alternate Universe + Mystery

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Set: During canon🕰️

My Soy Luna asoue au art, this far:

The concept art for all the characters

The sneak peeks:

Chapter 1:

Chapter 2:

Chapter 3:

Chapter 4:

Chapter 5:

Chapter 6:

Chapter 7:

Chapter 8:

Chapter 9:

I've been writing on this fic for a year soon, and the art style... well, I can't say if you can see me having evolved (I mean, the concept art from 2022 is definitely gonna need an upgrade), especially cause there's different styles to them. Some are more directly in the scene, others are more experimental.

Nonetheless, I really do love drawing, especially the clothes they wear. I'm looking forward to reaching TAA, so I can start drawing some outfits on the other characters that will be introduced there.

#soy luna #alternate universe #asoue #soy luna asoue au #the sl asoue au

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countessofravenclaw · 2 years ago

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Like the Red Rose blooms in the Oxford Garden: Chapter nine

I said: "No one has to know what we do"

“I need to get going now—” Nina was about to get up from Gastón's bed when he grabbed her hand and pulled her back down.

It had pretty much become a routine, at this point, for any time his room was empty during lunch, which during this term was often, they took advantage of it as much as they could. Gastón knew that he was an extremely physically affectionate person, so the “secret dating” or whatever you could call what they were doing wasn’t the ideal, but what they were working with. The Easter vacation had now been almost four weeks ago now, and they had miraculously kept up their charade and had not gotten caught by anybody.

“Hey! Let me go.” Nina squealed in a playful protest, and he pulled her closer. “I have class.”

“There’s plenty of time,” Gastón ran his fingers through her hair.

“It is easy for you to say, you are not a freshman with a packed full class schedule,” Nina sat up and rolled her eyes at him, “It’s in another building, so I won’t make it there just in the academic quarter.”

“Since when?” Gastón had pretty much learned Nina’s schedule by heart already. It made it easier to catch her in the hallways in between classes.

“The Thursday lecture changed locations,” Nina explained while smoothing her hair down with her hand, “Didn’t I tell you that?”

“No, you didn’t.”

“Well, I must have forgotten.” Nina turned to look at him, “But I actually need to go, or do you want me to be late?”

“Of course not,” Gastón laughed and scooted to sit next to her, “Soooo… I guess I will have to let you go, as long as you kiss me first.”

Nina rolled her eyes before leaning towards him. Gastón placed his hand on her nape, deepening the kiss momentarily. Honestly, he’d much rather just keep going with this, but they were still at Oxford, so like it or not, they had to attend classes. Being in love was no reason for failing, neither his nor Nina’s parents would not let them get away with, nor should they let themselves get away with it either.

“I love you,” He looked deeply into her eyes after they separated, “You know, how about we go away for the weekend? Get a hotel somewhere. I am kind of getting tired of sneaking around.”

“That sounds really great,” Nina traced a pattern on his hand before her eyes focused on his watch, “But, now I really need to go.”

Gastón reached for his laptop after Nina had left. He didn’t have any more classes today, but still, there was some work that started to pile up. The minor requests should be submitted before the end of the month.

As he was about to open up a project file, the door suddenly opened. He half expected to see Nina come back for something she had forgotten… except that she never forgot anything plus there was no way she would have gotten the door open, she didn’t have the key, she would have been needed to knock.

Instead, through the door came Oliver and Jacob.

“What are you doing here?” Gastón asked before realizing what he was saying.

“Well, we kind of live here,” Oliver looked at him skeptically.

“What happened to the classes both you have had, for the whole year now, out of campus?” Gastón asked.

“Oh, mine got canceled,” Jacob dropped down on his bed.

“Mine too,” Oliver sat on a chair and took his tablet out.

“Well, that is just convenient,” Gastón mumbled. He was not sure if he should be freaked out about almost getting caught or relieved that it didn’t happen.

“What?”

“Nothing,” Gastón looked back down at his computer. He opened the file and scanned through the formulas he had written on there before opening up a calculator software.

“What was Nina doing here?”

“What?” Gastón looked up at Oliver’s voice. “What are you talking about?”

“We saw her come out of here?” Jacob sat up on his bed and had a very unorthodox smirk on his face. Gastón saw him and Oliver exchange glances. They had planned this. “What was she doing here?”

“We, uh, she—” Gastón tried to come up with something and quickly. They had seen her, so lying about that wouldn’t really work. “She just came to ask me something. I was her tutor after all.”

“Really? She couldn’t do that in a hallway?” Gastón felt like two pairs of eyes were practically trying to drill themselves into him. “And you are not teaching her anymore. Don’t tell me Nina took another physics course, after how much she was complaining about the last one. If she has, she needs more than just a little bit of help.”

“It was a private matter,” Gastón shrugged, “None of your business actually.”

“Just like it is none of our business that you two are sleeping together?”

Both Oliver and Jacob were smirking even bigger now. Gastón found himself quite speechless. This reminded him way too much of the time when his mother had been determined to get him to admit that he was seeing a girl when he and Nina had started dating, granted she had been right… just like Oliver and Jacob were right now…

“Well, I…”

“Don’t waste your energy trying to deny it,” Jacob crossed his arms, “I don’t know what the popular belief is, but we ain't stupid.”

“I mean it is really obvious. Do you fancy a list?” Oliver looked like he was about to burst into laughter, “You have been in an extremely increased mood the past weeks, your eyes never have wondered, until now whenever she’s around, those texts you often get late at night that are from Matteo that definitely are not from him, way you often disappear between classes and appear back up from the direction of certain literature classes. Yes, James has noticed this too.”

“And I mean, why would you try to deny it? There is no judgment here.” Jacob also started looking amused, “You have been holding a torch for Nina, since I don’t even know, even if you refuse to admit it. We're all human here, you are too. It honestly has been a matter of time, before you’d have taken her to bed. Nothing wrong with that, as long it’s consensual. It was, right?”

“Of course, it was!” Gastón snapped, “What do you take me as?”

“Ha!!! You admitted it!” Oliver almost practically jumped, “You are sleeping with Nina.”

“We’re not…”

“You are really still trying to deny it? Come on now.”

“We’re not just sleeping together.” Gastón finally let out of his mouth. There was no point trying to start denying it, this confrontation had clearly been cooking between Jacob and Oliver, and probably James too, for a while now. Seeing Nina leave had just given them optimal segway.

“You mean you manned up and told her that you are mad for her?” Oliver and Jacob looked astonished, “Before or after?”

“Before, actually,” Gastón cracked a smile. “I mean, it was really great. Everyone has been right. I was just super stubborn, but I guess I couldn’t lie to myself anymore, before I did something stupid anyway. I am in love with her, have been for a while now.” Much longer than a while, but he couldn’t just tell Oliver and Jacob that he had been in love with Nina since he had been 17, chasing her internet persona around and looking extremely stupid. They would have to let part out in the open at some point, but they needed to do that together.

“So, what is the deal here?” Jacob leaned closer. He was way too into gossip and relationship drama. “Still like a situationship? Or official, or getting there? You do know you need to nail her down now, as you just said that you are in love with her. Ah, should have gotten that on tape. Oliver, you weren’t recording right? He’s gonna deny that in like an hour.”

“I am not going to do that,” Gastón laughed, “We are, actually, official I mean. She is my girlfriend. We just hadn’t told you guys yet. We were going to, though, at some point.”

“This really is a Christmas miracle.” Oliver laughed, “Little late though.”

“More like Easter.” Gastón cringed, before smiling again. Honestly, it felt good to talk about this, about everything.

His phone call with Matteo, after they had told him and Luna, had lasted at least three hours. Matteo didn’t let him spare any detail or save him from hearing it about not telling him right away.

“If we would have known that all it took was to leave you two alone for a week, we would have done it months ago,” Oliver laughed, “But, good for you honestly. You are finally moving on.”

“Yep…” Gastón couldn’t meet their eyes. He was doing the exact opposite, “...thats what I am doing, for sure. It was about time.”

“Well, our job here is done,” Oliver leaned down on his bed.

“Well, don’t speak too soon,” Jacob smirked, “We need to hear the wedding bells first.”

“Guys…” Gastón laughed, “Nina’s not even 20. Her mother is the strictest lawyer in the world… would wring my neck.”

“Uuu, you already have insight knowledge on the in-laws, huh?”

“She has told me stuff,” Gastón tried to think something that would be vague enough to not fully sound like a lie. “Her parents are divorced and stuff like that.” Yep, not like he had pretty much convinced her parents to let her move to a different country with him already.

***

“Hey!” Both Marlee and Ariana were in their room when Nina opened the door.

“Hey!” She sat on her bed and pulled the laptop out of her bag and opened the document where she had her novel draft… yeah, it really was a novel, wasn’t it. Maybe it was stupid to pursue something like this as a literature freshman, not even having her bachelor's done but Gastón had said that what she wanted to write about was worth exploring… and he had the unfortunate ability to make her believe pretty much everything he said to her. Maybe it truly was worth the shot.

“Where were you at lunch?” Ariana’s voice shook Nina out of her thoughts concerning her draft.

“What do you mean?” Nina asked while trying to keep a strict poker face… There had been lot of things happening during lunch…

“You just seemed to disappear,” Ariana continued talking, “You often do that now, since Easter anyway.”

“Well, I was in the library,” Nina shrugged and tried to turn back to her computer, but Marlee started speaking, picking up the subject.

“You were?” She leaned her head on her hands. “Let me guess, you read books just there again, and didn’t check anything out, again.”

“Yeah,” Nina wasn’t sure was Marlee being sarcastic or not right now, “I didn’t fancy carrying extra books around for the rest of the day.”

“Okay,” Marlee said, and she and Ariana looked like the conversation was over, or at least that was how Nina took it, so she reached up to her bookcase and tried to pull a book out of it…

“By the way, by putting powder on top of the concealer, it blends much better to the skin when covering a hickey.”

“What?!!” the book almost fell onto Nina’s head as she pulled it while jerking her head around with little too much force.

Both Marlee and Ariana were wearing very blatant “You really thought you were going to get away with this?” faces while also smirking very proudly.

“Come on now,” Ariana was the first to speak. “You really think we wouldn’t have noticed? Library? Really? What you have been doing can be as far away from studying as it can be.”

“Uhm…” Nina tried to think of something to say but everything just got stuck on her throat. She could also feel her cheeks visibly heat up. Blushing clearly would give everything away.

“It has been obvious. You have stopped buttoning those button-downs completely up, you did that when we met, there are other things too, like the late nights in the “library” where you come back just a tad bit more disheveled…” Marlee’s smirk kept widening, “We’re not blind…”

“Well, yes… Uh, you are right. I am…” Nina was not really sure how to phrase this.

“So, how long has this been going on with Gastón?” Ariana’s tone had turned into a teasing one.

Nina was speechless once more. The girls had really done their research. They had thought that they had done a good job covering their tracks with Gastón, but apparently not.

“It is obvious that it is him, he is not that good at hiding it either. He hasn’t smiled that much before nor has his eyes been heart-shaped since we have known him, until now,” Ariana kept talking, “You got him under a spell huh? Taking that physics course was a good idea after all. You did try to deny it, but you can’t anymore… So, are you together or…? Because neither of you really seem like people just casually sleep with each other.”

“And if you were—” Marlee remarked still smirking, “—it wouldn’t have taken this long. Gastón has had his eye on you since you met, and so have you on him.”

“No, it is not like that,” Nina knew she probably was blushing furiously right now, “We are, together I mean.”

“I knew it!” Ariana clapped her hands together, “from Easter, right? Because honestly, this room did not look very lived in when I came back. Got a lot of quality time alone?”

“Yes, we did.”

Nina reached for the phone and after grabbing it, she realized that it was on mute. When had that happened? There were a couple of messages from Gastón, asking her to come to meet him after the class.

Gastón: Hey, where are you? You haven’t answered. I really need to talk to you Nina: My phone was on mute, I didn’t notice. I’m sorry, meet you right there

“I need to go…”

“To the library?” Marlee laughed, “Nah, don’t worry about us, go to your man.”

“So, about that weekend?” Nina ran her fingers from Gastón’s hair to his neck as their lips separated for a moment. They had met up to talk but this far, almost no talking had actually been happening.

“Yeah, I looked up something,” Gastón slid his hand on her waist, “Kent is only about a little over an hour's drive away, and apparently extremely beautiful on the spring. We can just get out of here tomorrow after classes.”

“Sounds amazing.” Nina smiled. She had looked at a lot of pictures of English countryside before moving, it had looked extremely beautiful. She had kind of fantasized about getting to visit places but hadn’t really seen herself going alone.

She noticed herself starting to get lost in Gastón’s eyes, and his fingers drawing circles on her back didn’t really help.

“Uh, we were supposed to talk about something,” She shook her head as she remembered the text conversation. “That wasn’t it right?”

“Yeah, we were,” Gaston shook his head as well, and backed away a little bit so she could get off the wall she had been leaning against. “You’re way too beautiful not to get distracted.”

“So, what is it. Everything okay?”

“Yeah, everything is fine,” Gastón took her hands in his. “Just, uhm, so—” He appeared to take a breath, “—Oliver and Jacob saw you leave our room, today.”

“What? You said that they had classes off the building, like always.”

“Yes, they do,” Gastón tightened his grip on her hands, “but apparently both of their classes got canceled, which was just awfully convenient.”

“So, they only saw me leave?”

“Yes, so it could have been worse,” Gastón smiled kind of awkwardly for a moment.

“What happened afterward?” Nina asked running her hand on his arm. “What did they say?”

“Well, obviously they aren’t stupid,” Gastón rolled his eyes, “You were at our room, with me, what else were they supposed to assume? So, they kind of gave me a criminal interrogation.”

“What did you tell them?”

“Well, there was no other choice really. I don’t wanna lie to them, because first of all, I am a terrible liar and secondly, they are my friends. So, I told them the truth.”

“Truth? As in…”

“As in… Yes, it is you, and it is not just a physical thing, we are together. And that you are the love of my life,” Gastón ran his finger on Nina’s cheek. “Then they did gratulate me on finally moving on… which I am not doing exactly… but the bottom line is that they know now. What are you laughing at?”

“I just, can this really be a coincidence?” Nina laughed, “I just realized… Marlee and Ariana gave me the same intervention as soon as I came back from class. There wasn’t much I needed to tell them while telling the truth. They just straight up knew what has been going on.”

“Really?” Gastón's face was amused, “Those five…” He muttered to himself, “This was not a coincidence, this intervention was planned. James had a job interview today, that's why he wasn’t there to interrogate me too.”

“So, everyone knows now?”

“From our own mouths…” Gastón said and looked up for a moment, “...except James, but I am sure he has been told already. So, what do we do now?”

“What do you mean?” Nina questioned.

“You know, what I said about everyone thinking that I have finally moved on a forgotten the girl that “is still in Buenos Aires”, but here you are, in front of me,” Gastón chuckled, “So do we just sit everyone down for Storytime?”

“Oh noh,” Nina ran her hand through her hair in momentary panic, “This means we need to tell them. How do we even begin to do that?”

“It’s a lot,” Gastón grabbed her hand to make her stop fiddling with her hair, “But the thing is that we don’t need to do that if we don’t want to. I mean, the point of this was to let everything out on our own terms and this really isn’t it, is it.”

“You think so?” Nina questioned.

“Obviously, everyone knows were together now, but maybe we should wait a little more to tell them everything. Just until we actually know what to say.”

“I think that would be smartest, yeah,” Nina responded.

“Well, this is my fault,” Gastón placed his hands back on her waist, “I just had to fall in love with this invisible internet girl four years ago. Here’s what I propose, we stop hiding right now, everyone can see us, everyone can know, and tomorrow after class we disappear the hell out of here to Kent.”

“Let’s do that.” Nina wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him.

***

“Your class ends at 12 tomorrow, right?” Gastón asked as they were walking towards Nina’s room later that night.

“Yeah.”

“Good, we’ll make the drive during daylight…”

They looked forward as they heard footsteps and saw James rounding the corner. He very quickly stopped as soon as he saw them.

Gastón was hundred percent sure that he had been in on the coordinated interrogation he and Nina had been put through today, but he technically hadn’t been there to witness the actual outcome.

“I’ll probably have to talk to him,” Gastón turned toward Nina.

“Do that,” Nina nodded to him, “I’ll find my way to my room well enough. I love you.”

“I love you. See you in the morning” Gastón leaned and pecked her on the lips before detaching his arm from around her waist and watched her walk away before turning towards James. “So, are you gonna keep staring all day?”

“No, I am just feeling like I am hallucinating.”

“Oh come on,” Gastón rolled his eyes at him, “Don’t pretend like you weren’t in the know about how Oliver and Jacob came at me today.”

“Yes, I was,” James nodded, “I am just shocked that we actually were right. Who are you and what have you done with Gastón Perida?”

“Hey, you remembered my name!” Gastón laughed, “Oh well, the only thing I can say is that, if you start teaching a literature major physics, and don’t want to fall in love with her, don’t do it at a dimly lit library at the evening. I just couldn’t deny my feelings anymore.”

“Well, at least I can stop telling you that now.” James patted him on the back, “Wait… Library? Really? I have heard of a lot of strange hookups, but the library… Mate…”

“No, not at the library,” Gastón scoffed. How many times would he need to defend his honor today? “What do you think this is? A regency-era romance novel? Both of our rooms were empty, made use of that. I know how to treat my girl well.”

***

The next morning Nina was greeted by a passionate kiss five meters away from her dorm room’s door.

“Morning,” Gastón said after he released her, “Since we’re going public, I thought you deserved a proper greeting.”

How was he still able to make her blush? Nina laced her fingers with Gastón’s as they started to walk down the hallway.

As they exited the stairwell and walked down to one of the study halls, where everyone apparently was already waiting for them.

“Oh, noh,” Nina said while looking at the others, “What are we going to say to them?”

“I mean they know, so technically, nothing,” Gastón kissed her on her forehead, “but I can come up with something snarky if you want.”

“Maybe it won’t be necessary.”

“Hey! Are you two love birds ever grazing us with your presence?” It was Marlee’s voice.

“Well, here we go.” Gastón wrapped his arm around Nina’s shoulder, pulling her close, and they approached the others. “So, I hope everyone is happy now.”

“Well, yes very happy,” Ariana crossed her arms smirking, “We don’t need to watch you two Latinos pining for each other any longer.”

“This has been the matchmaking scheme of the century,” Oliver laughed, “But this actually worked.”

“Matchmaking?” Nina looked at Gastón questioningly. They had literally yesterday agreed to delay the whole truth about her and Gastón’s actual history, but she already needed to remind herself of it. The others thought that they had met on the first day of Michaelmas term.

“Let them have the credit,” Gastón shrugged, “Makes them happy.”

“I am trying to start picking up some Spanish from the two of you… is Feliz happy or sad?” James rolled his eyes. “That's the only word I picked up. Speaking other languages in front of people should be forbidden. We never know what you say.”

“It means none of your business,” Gastón laughed, “I honestly like that I can say what I want in front of you, and you have no idea. Non-English speakers are forced to be bilingual.”

“Well, look at the time,” Marleed looked at her phone, “I need to get going. Will we be seeing you two at lunch or is the disappearing act still going on?” She shot a look at Gastón and Nina while everyone else laughed.

“Just go to class Marlee,” Gastón Rolled his eyes. “James, I’ll catch up with you before the class starts.”

“Why?” Nina looked at him questioningly.

“What?” Gastón moved his arm to her waist, “I’m walking you to class, I’m your boyfriend, no sneaking around anymore.”

Nina smiled at him and gave him a quick kiss before they started walking.

“Nina! Were my eyes seeing right!?” Lisa and another one of her classmates, Jess, hounded Nina as soon as Gastón had left her in front of the auditorium. “Since when are you an item with him? His name was Gastón, right?”

“Well, you know that we have been friends, my roommates have known him since last year,” Nina tried to give them the best explanation she could. It hadn’t crossed her mind that other people, who didn’t know Gastón, would be interested in her new relationship as well. She wasn’t as close with Lisa or Jess as she was with Marlee and Ariana, but they still were friends. “He’s also from Buenos Aires, so we kind of…clicked.”

“So, the only thing you need to do is to speak Spanish? Mind giving me some lessons?” Lisa laughed. “I mean he’s a catch… but you probably know that already.”

“But seriously,” Jess interrupted, “I have a couple of older friends in the science and technology faculty. Gastón Perida is one of the tops of his class, everyone is predicting him to be the Valedictorian. But, like the most commonly known thing is that he does not date, at all. Weird, especially for someone who looks like he does. What kind of spell did you put on him?”

“Oh, come on,” Lisa slapped Jess’ shoulder, “We’re all writers here, don’t you believe in true love?”

“Of course,” Jess rolled her eyes. “I didn’t mean it like that. I mean that, and I just heard this, so I don’t really know, but apparently, he took some girls out last year, but then he just suddenly stopped.”

Nina looked at Jess. She had not been aware of any girls that had gone out with Gastón. He hadn’t told her…

“There is nothing wrong with that of course,” Jess shook her head, “just interesting. He stopped and pretty much swore off dating, has been unattainable, until now. Maybe he just was waiting for the right one.”

“We’re invited to the wedding, right?” Lisa cut in.

“Little early for that.”

“Well, don’t try to tell us that you are keeping it casual, because it didn’t look like it.”

“Who were the girls you were talking to before your class?” Gastón asked Nina as they met up on a hallway after class. “I feel awful that you were pretty much forced to be part of my friend group, but I don’t know your friends’ names. One was Lisa, right.”

“Yes, Lisa was the first person to talk to me during orientation week. The other one was Jess.” Nina said, putting her hand on his shoulder, “She’s a bit of a character. Think of Jazmin, but less shipping craziness and more Sherlock Holmes, but I don’t really know her that well.”

“Sounds delightful.”

“She actually knows people from your faculty.”

“Okay.” Gastón turned to face her, concern in his eyes, “Are you okay? Just seem a little off.”

“Yeah, I am fine,” Nina looked up at him, “Just, uh, Jess doesn’t know you, and obviously she doesn’t know that I do as well as I actually do, so she told me some stuff, in order to help.”

“What stuff?”

“Apparently it seems kind of odd that you used to take girls out and then you suddenly stopped.” Nina looked down for a second, “just came out of the blue for me.”

“Oh,” Gastón was looking at her in surprise. Nina could see that he was thinking hard, “Wait… are you upset about that, that I did that? It was last year when I was a freshman. We were broken up and… Nina you had a boyfriend.”

“No, I am not upset exactly,” She really wasn’t… Nina knew that Gastón had had every right to show interest in other girls when they had been broken up…She knew that. But she sometimes couldn’t help feeling insecure. “I guess I just am wondering why you didn’t tell me?”

“Well, honestly, because it didn’t cross my mind to.” Nina saw Gastón’s eyes wander on the wall behind her —they had stopped on a narrow empty hallway— before focusing back on her eyes. The look in them was unmistakable. He wasn’t lying. “Yes, I went on some dates with a couple of girls last year, but the reason I didn’t think you’d want to know, was because those were nothing. Absolutely nothing happened.”

“Why?”

“Because I was still in love with you,” Gastón reached and grabbed Nina’s hands with his own, “I tried to move on, but it became pretty apparent really fast that it wasn’t going to be that easy… or well impossible. And I am not an idiot, I know that people like me, I never wanted that popularity at Blake and stuff. So, it wasn’t really fair to the girls that I kept giving false hope before I got my head straight… then you showed up here and made that impossible.” He ran his finger on her chin. “I don’t even remember their names. And they probably do not wanna see me again. I have you now, I wouldn’t spare any thought for someone else.”

“I’m sorry about freaking out about this on you,” Nina started talking, while relief started flooding into her, “I guess I just got scared that I was getting in the way of something for you.”

“Nina, you have been the only one for me since you wrote one word down on your account. I was just too stupid to realize it before it was too late.”

“You shouldn’t beat yourself up about that,” Nina ran her hand on his arm. She knew that he did get sometimes in over his head about that and overcorrecting and doing things properly was not uncommon with Gastón. “It’s in the past now… just like whoever I or you went out to last year. I love you too.”

Nina thought that they had done enough talking for now, and kissed Gastón. he responded immediately; Nina wasn’t sure if he had any kind of mechanism to be surprised by anything she did. He just smoothly wrapped his arms around her waist to get her closer. Nina allowed him to push her against the hallway wall.

“And, uhm, Eric never really was my boyfriend,” Nina said as they separated for a moment, “I mean, we were together… kind of and he thought he was, but I never called him that. We never did anythi…” Her voice started trailing off as she felt Gastón’s breath on her neck and her ear.

“Nina,” His lips were right at the right ear. That area was extremely sensitive for her. Thank goodness they were going away as the classes ended because kissing on the hallway was soon not going to be enough. “I really don’t want to talk about him.”

“Me neither.”

Gastón kissed her again, a little more possessively than before. Probably the mention of Eric got that out of him. Honestly, there was no way Nina could spare any more thought for him when Gastón was kissing her like this.

***

“This place is beautiful,” Nina said as Gastón closed the door to their room. “How did you find this place?”

“I just googled,” Gastón shrugged as he dropped their bags on the floor, “I could become a travel agent if the engineering thing doesn’t work out.”

“We both know that it is going to work out,” Nina ran her hand on Gastón’s arm. “Top of your class after all. Any company will be lucky to have you.”

“There are a lot of different companies in Buenos Aires. If I am lucky, I could be able to stay with one rest of my life.”

“You are only thinking of Buenos Airessian companies?” Nina asked as they sat down on the bed.

“Well, you do know that I want to go home, right?” Gastón asked her. They hadn’t really had a full conversation about their post graduate plans. “I don’t want to build a career out here in England, away from my family and friends. What are your thoughts on that?”

“It is kind of weird to think up until graduation, since it is so far away now,” Nina smiled hesitantly for a moment, “but I never planned on staying here either.”

“It is a good thing that were on the same page.”

“But you’ll graduate a year before,” Nina looked down for a moment.

“I can easily take a job here for a year. We’ll figure that out when we come to it.” Gastón raised her chin so she could meet his eyes, “I am not going to leave without you, made that mistake once already. I know I might have a bit of a romanticized view on university romances, given Mom and Dad, but that should not matter. I love you and I want to have my life with you.”

“Me too.”

Gastón pulled Nina closer by the waist and she climbed on his lap. Their lips found each other quickly.

Nina was about to pull Gastón’s shirt off when his phone suddenly started ringing.

“If that is Matteo, I am going to kill him through the screen,” Gastón groaned reaching for his phone.

It was not Matteo, but he was not that sure if it was better or worse for an interruption… It was his parents.

“It’s Mom and Dad,” He said looking at Nina, “I can just not answer.”

“Well, you should answer,” Nina nodded, “So they don’t start worrying.”

“You know what?” Gastón looked back at his phone. He had suddenly realized that their parents also were people who did not know about his and Nina’s reconciliation… they didn’t even know that she was there. “Should I just tell them, about us. Why keep it from anyone anymore? I know they will start noticing, especially Mom, that something is up, and they start thinking that I am hiding something or that something is wrong.”

“What do you think they’re going to say?” He could tell that Nina was trying to disguise the concern in her voice. Did she really think his parents were not going to approve of her? Gastón had not really made a number about their breakup to his mom and dad, just mentioned it and they had taken the hint that he really didn’t want to talk about it.

On the other hand, he had been noticing that Mom had been kind of subtly trying to ask about how his love life was going during the past year.

“I think they’ll be happy that I am happy,” Gastón said to Nina, “If they don’t like it, they won’t get an opinion on my life. I’ll better get this now.” Nina moved little bit away from him so she wouldn’t show up on the frame.

“Hey!” Gastón pressed the answer button and his parents appeared on the screen.

“Darling, hi! Were we interrupting something, or can you talk?”

“No, I wasn’t in the middle of anything…” Gastón gave Nina a small glance from the corner of his eye.

“Where are you?” His dad asked, “This doesn’t look like your dorm room.”

“Oh yeah, it is not,” Gastón glanced at the ornate headboard of the bed, “I am actually at Edenbridge.”

“What are you doing at Kent?”

“Just taking the weekend off,” Gastón tried to sound at nonchalant as possible. News would be best delivered casually, “We just decided to take a small weekend getaway.”

“We?” Isla questioned. Gastón had slipped that in there because he had been sure that Mom would have picked up on it. “Are you there with your friends?”

“Oh, no no no,” Gastón let out a small laugh, “James, Oliver and Jacob or Marlee and Ariana are not here—” he stopped for a moment, “—I haven’t told you yet, have I? I’m here with my girlfriend.”

“Girlfriend? That’s great!” Gastón debated little bit if he kind of should feel insulted on Nina’s behalf about his parents being excited about, in their minds, him having someone new or not, but he could not really blame them, could he? They had many times told him that there should be more in university life than just studying, especially since he was doing so well already. “How did you meet her?”

“Yeah, so,” Gastón glanced at Nina again. He tried to think about the most organic way to reveal that it actually was Nina, “She was a roommate of my friends, a literature major. Then she decided to take a very unnecessary physics class and I kind of got roped into helping her. Uhm, she’s here, so why won’t you just meet her, because it is kind of weird to keep speaking about her while she’s literally right here.”

“Well, we would love to, if she’s okay with it.”

“Of course,” Gastón looked at Nina, “Ven aquí. Puedes conocer a mis padres.”

“Does she speak Spanish?”

“Yes, she in fact does,” Gastón wrapped his arm around Nina's shoulder, his fingers rubbing soothing circles on her arm as she slowly showed up at the frame.

“What is the meaning of this?” Mom’s and Dad’s faces were priceless. Gastón was debating of taking a screenshot on his phone.

“Well, I didn’t say I had a new girlfriend.”

***

“Hey! You’re back.” Nina was greeted as she dragged her bag back inside her dorm room on Sunday evening.

“Yes, I am.” Both Marlee and Ariana were in their room.

“So, how it went at Kent?” Ariana asked as Nina started emptying her bag.

“Well, it was very beautiful. There was this rose garden in the inn we stayed at. I took lot of pictures; I can show them to you. Gastón has a better camera here, I never took mine with me.”

“Sure, those gardens definitely were beautiful,” Marlee interrupted, “But that surely was not the best part of the whole trip, was it? Come on, we’re more than up to some girl talk.”

“Umm, what kind of details do you want me to talk about?” Nina felt herself blush again. Honestly, this was something that she hadn’t really done before. She and Luna talked about everything, but they never really had gone into any detail about physical intimacy with their partners, even when with Luna had been with Matteo for almost a year now. Luna had a very innocent heart when it came to discussing relationships.

“As far as you are willing to go, darling.” Ariana rolled over at her bed as someone suddenly knocked on the door. “I’ll get that.”

Nina didn’t look up as Ariana opened the door.

“There was no one there, but this was left on the door,” Ariana returned and sat on Nina’s bed, “I see someone else had great time too.”

She handed Nina a small red rose.

“This was on the door?” Nina questioned looking at it.

“Yes,” Ariana smirked, “I guess we learn something new every day about people you thought you knew.”

“Yeah,” Marlee laughed, “I didn’t think Gastón was this kind of romantic, but good for you.”

“Yeah, Red Roses are his thing,” Nina said while softly looking at the flower.

“How many has he had time to give you to it become a thing?” Ariana raised her eyebrow at Nina, “You seemed surprised. This has happened before?”

“No, no, thats not what I meant,” Nina quickly corrected, realizing that she had said too much, “I meant that it seems like something he would do.”

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Okay, so I realize that at the end it little looks like Nina is comparing her other friends to Luna... thats not my intention at all. Luna is, and always will be Nina's best friend, but obviously, Nina was not going to be alone at Oxford. She has friends there as well. And honestly, I have a hard imagining Luna and Nina talking about some of this stuff because Luna is so innocent to me. She's a baby. Ariana and Marlee are older and "not from Disney" so to say, since I created them. Anyways, what I am trying to say is that Luna in no way shape or form will be replaced, even if she is not there physically there right now. Also if someone is wondering why Gastón and Nina are not telling the others about their history or why they hid it in the first place, the answer is drama and comical effect. Just be patient.

Additional note: This will in no way shape or form be an accurate representation of what it is like to study at Oxford. I don't study there and there is only so much research you can do. Plus if I'd try to keep things 100 % accurate, the story would suffer, and the story itself is not all about Oxford or their studies. That being said, if you are a student at Oxford and reading this… I am so sorry.

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