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louis-ii-reyes-strand · 1 year ago
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thank you @thisbuildinghasfeelings @birdclowns @lemonlyman-dotcom @carlos-in-glasses @bonheur-cafe @cold-blooded-jelly-doughnut for the tags today đŸ–€ and shout out @birdclowns @lemonlyman-dotcom @reyesstrand for tagging me for out-of-context lines yesterday... i went to sleep early and missed them 💔
Learning to make tortillas was a rite of passage for any child learning to cook in the Delgado family. The first time Carlos got to make them– a sunny Sunday afternoon spent with his mom while his dad took Ana and Luisa to the ranch for riding lessons that Carlos wasn’t big enough for yet– it didn’t go as well as he hoped. He didn’t roll the dough thin enough so when it came time to cook them, parts burned while others remained doughy and tasting of flour; he was beside himself when he tried them. But his mom taught him a very valuable lesson that day of sticking to the recipe– flour and oil with a pinch of salt– and always trying again.
Now, Carlos enjoyed how simple it was more than anything. Sometimes he was allowed to experiment with adding herbs and spices to the dough, or the way he cooked them, but today he longed for simplicity; the ability to sink into routine and exercise the control he’d been grasping for all day. 
While he left the dough resting on the counter top with a tea towel covering it, Carlos methodically cleaned up after himself, rising the mixing bowl of the sticky dough before stacking it in the dishwasher, then cleaning up as much flour as he could without disturbing the resting dough. He didn’t start speaking again until Andrea had removed the ground beef mix from the pan to let him toast his tortillas in the leftover oils. 
“No one remembered my birthday.”
i think everyone i usually tag in these has already played the game today so open tag for anyone that wants to join in on the fun đŸ–€
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icewindandboringhorror · 10 months ago
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Apparently I can meet my goal of roughly 400,000 words in 6 months if I just somehow write at least 2,200 words a day ghbjh... Almost 2,500 today... huzzah...
#Definitely not going to be able to stick with it just due to like... being realistic about my energy levels and etc. ESPECIALLY as we#enter the Evil Summer and it becomes hot all the time. But... one can attempt.. at least...#I'm also a very slow writer since I tend to re-read and edit while I write. and only move onto the next section once what I'm writing#seems okay. Which is easy for visual novel type stuff. since ''sections'' of a conversation are more clearly marked (like if you#have a menu option with 5 different dialogue choices. finish the character's response for choice 1 before moving onto 2. etc.)#Especially since when I'm done with a whole quest I always follow it up by playing through it and picking every option and making sure it#actually all works okay and etc. So I am already going to see it all a second time. Then I can go back and reorder a few words or remove#certain sentences that don't sound natural when I read them out loud (I always read it all outloud to myself since it is... just peple#talking.. it should sound like natural dialogue in their voice. etc). But my ''first draft'' is kind of not as first drafty since I pause t#edit a lot as I go along. So it also takes longer probably than it would take other people who I think treat a first draft as more#of a loose guideline or something. AANYWAY...#80F in my bedroom right now again... huzzah... I did end up finishing and recording that sims build video before the heat wave (or is#it really a heat wave if it's just summer..?? lol) came in.. but now... augh.. the editing... plus the costume photos and all else... Much#to do as always.. Often such a long todo list.. a giant scroll hung upon the walls of the evil hermit wizard tower..#Anyhow.. I hope I can finish getting ready for bed early in time to reward myself with a game of tripeaks solitaire whilst I snack on#cheddar cheese and some of those preserved artichokes in a jar. hrgm... I actually have nasturtiums (ultimate best flower) on the#deck again this year but I had to move them all into a corner today because the leaves were getting burnt by the sun lol.. Also am now more#cautiously weaving through social media to ignore all dragon age news. NOT bc of spoilers (I actually love spoilers/literally never play#any game until there's full guides on it I can read to plan my entire playthrough based on knowing exactly what I want to happen lol + mods#and etc.) but just because I'm so busy with my ownprojects I simply do not have the brainspace to dedicate... Yes I love to think#about elves and fictional universe lore. but no.. I pretend I do not see it. Does not exist to me actually. ghgj.. OHH also took som#cool pictures of flowers in the garden section of a store and I wanted to do like.. character designs based on the colors of the flowers o#something. but that might just be another unnecessary project to add to the pile.. I want to commit to the daunting task of dyeing my#hair again some time.. hrm.. this is all of the updates I can think of. As if a bunch of random tags make up for never posting anything for#weeks on end lol.. alas.. too warm to think properly I suppose.. .. I neeeeeed a long lost relative to leave me some million dollar#estate in their will so I can have the resources to move to a colder climate or something ..augh#.. but for now.. I shall toil away in my little wizard tower trying to write 2000 something words a day whilst sweating and such ghbj
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mystic-mae · 3 months ago
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i need some motivation to do shit, so like... notes thingy i guess
100 notes - water consumption for the body. marching band season made me realize i dont drink enough fucking water out here. (alright, i guess i need water now... I WAS DRINKING TEA EARLIER. THATS CLOSE ENOUGH, RIGHT??)
200 notes - food consumption, i guess. i'll try to eat 3 full meals a day. enough to make my body full and stuff. (gods dammit. well, i already ate breakfast and lunch, and i have leftovers from lunch, so, i guess dinner's all set for me.)
300 notes - homework completion. i've been lacking in my homework game, and i definitely need to improve it this semester. (...i'll start my chem homework tomorrow since saturdays are my rest days, okay??? MOST OF MY WEEKEND HOMEWORK IS DONE BUT THANKS FOR CARING, CHAT)
400 notes - writing hobby. i need motivation to write lore for my dnd campaign (#runaway ruler dnd / #convict ruler dnd / #ruined ruler dnd universe if you want to follow along my shitposting for that) (i already started shitposting for runaway ruler again, so check it out. I WILL WRITE LORE FOR EACH ARC DONT WORRY IM JUST BARELY GETTING STARTED ON THE SECOND ARC SINCE ITS VERY LONG)
500 notes - animation gift. i'm making a little valentine's gift for my spouses, and it's gonna be 1:34 seconds long... I need motivation to actually animate lmao. (i'll do bits and pieces throughout the week. don't worry, i plan to figure this out [i haven't animated in months, and even then i barely scratched the animation surface])
1000 notes - script memorization. i uh... need to memorize my silly little script for a production coming up in a month. im performing in front of kids so like... the script's pretty short and easy. im the antagonist in my cast >:]. (sick, let's go. i love myself some memorization.)
2000 notes - chest binder shopping. i'll ask my parents if i can get a chest binder. ive been meaning to get one for myself for some time now. im getting desperate for one. (i suppose i'll ask today or tomorrow... or over the weekend- that's when most of the shopping happens, anyways.)
3000 notes - leaving the closet. i'll come out to the rest of my family that i'm trans, aromantic, all the nine yards about my lgbtq+ identities. i'll definitely have to schedule a good day to do that. (HELLO??? WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?? OKAY FINE I'LL FIGURE OUT A DAY. I'LL COME BACK TO YOU WITH THAT-)
4000 notes - researching possible colleges across my state and outside my state. because i wanna get out of here.
5000 notes - order a suit. preferably black or purple. because i need more gender affirming clothes in the formal department.
EDIT: do however many notes you want. i know i said 10 notes per person earlier, but like... go wild i guess
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uarmygguk · 4 days ago
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ıllı . . . . . TWIRL ME TWICE — i'll treat you like a holiday and don't say you're over me baby, it's too late âšŸàŒŠ
brief, you always seem to go back to him, what about now? starring, drummer!jk x rich f!reader tags/warnings, smut. mdni. dry humping, dirty talk, cursing, oral (m) receiving, slight degradation(?) not pronounced, oc is an entitled rich girl, and jungkook falls for her antics basically, but don't get it wrong— he craves it. usage of drums during intimate moments (he's a drummer and he's jungkook so cut me some slack HAHHA) nicknames, pov shifts (clearly mentioned), emotional push and pull, kind of slow burn, characters are messy in their own ways but everything ties together— if something is unclear, send me an ask/comment !, angst (sorry babies). word count, 6.7k love diaries music rec, "if you lie down with me" — lana del ray, "heartbreak warfare" — john mayer, the party & the after party — the weeknd note, this started as an idea from js a simple thought of mine, can't spoil rn cuz what's the fun in that,, loved writing this because i accidentally js spewed all my need for a slow burn BUT not so slow (iykyk) in here. i edited this so many times its not even funny how i hyperfixated. did i mention how obsessed i am with drummer!jk? yeah that's it.
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“1,2,3.. stop!” the man, in his mid-twenties and ginger hair, which is the only color he stuck to for about 4 months straight now, practically yells into his mic.
“Jungkook you actually have to lock in, mate. This is not doing you any good, y’know.”
“You can clearly see I’m fucking trying, Jimin. I told you I needed to step out like right now, we’ve been at this for hours.” 
Jeon Jungkook. Lead drummer, easily a handsome lad who could be mistaken for a very successful celebrity. He’s got that aura, the charm to waddle into the hearts of numerous girls and guys alike, just like he does at those tiny desk concerts— the original miniature set-ups with a lot of sweaty bodies and headbanging. 
The raw stuff. Pure music. Flatlining passion.
“ ‘kay just go take a drag or something, but remember, return back by 7. Or I’m actually going to go hunt for someone else with no hard feelings.” Jimin passes on a complacent grin to which Jungkook rolls his eyes, he knows the latter cannot evade the decade long friendship they shared, nonetheless.
Jungkook walks over to the wooden door of the cramped studio where the duo was practicing, and since this very day consisted of rumbled musings and adjusting tones of the new release because the other members of “Seom” haven’t shown up and Jimin could only get hold of his dear brother to pour sweat into the new album along with him.
“Seom”— island in Korean, grounded the boys to their Southern roots, and tied them to the strings of reverberating music, just like how water expands and ripples around an island. It was mostly Jimin’s idea, to which Jungkook agreed immediately as he wanted their essence to be a part of this whole game. 
Ping.
Classic notification beep. The message is far from the “class”, however.
[shortcake] 5.57pm fuck you.
Oh he wishes. Start of the day so hellish all he wanted to do was be balls deep inside you. 
He shifts, leaning against the tattered door frame, locking his phone, shutting out the cascade of profanities filling up in your chat. The blob of silence that followed seemed to dissolve into thin air as a puff of smoke hindered his obscure view of people bustling about through the narrow alley.
Utter contrast to where he met you for the first time.
Back to : 6 months ago.
Jungkook wisely controlled the awe-filled sounds that threatened to leave his mouth, while Jimin and Hyunjin on the other hand, straight up wow-ed at the dazzle of golden chandeliers, polite service of umpteen number of waiters and waitresses catering to every other person, cold air that refreshed the scorching heat outside this magnificent yacht as soon as their lot entered the foyer.
“We’re looking for Conference Room 3” Jungkook referred to his emails before making a request at the reception, tapping his fingers on the crafted marble desk and adjusting the instruments on his shoulders.
In the meantime he luckily notices Hyunjin slide to the left, initiating loose talk with the other receptionist, thus pulling him by the collar to the latter’s unpleasant surprise.
“I was just shootin a shot, okay?” His lack of understanding was not the mood, especially for today.
They must remain composed and professional until the band’s first official performance for a crowd with more than a 100 people came to a successful end.
There was barely time for aimless flirting and fun. This was the foremost opportunity to grab a place and set the stone for Seom.
Hundred, however, is more than a few for a birthday party. But what more could be expected from a full-fledged family of chaebols. 
“We don’t have much time, but Kook, you need to brush up a few beats before the stage. I’ll go ahead with Hyun to get the set done by then.” Jimin unpacked his guitar set and signaled Hyunjin to follow him outside to the stage area.
Finally done setting up the drums and arranging the kit, Jungkook tests it for a few beats, before flipping through the music book for a brief second to make final touches.
Click.
The door unlocks and closes, assuming it’s Jimin and Hyunjin, he continues to maneuver the stick through the booming plates of the drum.
“Y’all back already? They set up the stage for us too or did something fancy?” He passes a casual joke, unbeknownst of the fact that you were on the receiving end.
“That was quite a faulty pun, Jungkook Jeon?”
You read off of the rear of his chair that had his name on it for identification.
Perched on a personalized chair paired with such a comment rolling out so smartly didn’t sound as cute to you.
His head whipped and almost cracked, turning around at the words that flowed so elegantly, as opposed to what he was expecting.
Hands folded against your chest, slightly bunching up the fabric of the baby pink satin body-con hugging your well-built figure, doing a bad job at leaving much to one’s imagination, especially with the thin straps as sleeves.
Composed. Professional. He reminded himself.
Having seen you during the meeting where Seom was selected to set sail and perform at your birthday bash, he deemed you as a handful when you chanted numerous details into your dad’s ears and when you disagreed with most of the proposals they had for the final track list. As mentioned, fancy was the alternate last name for the Choi family.
He could deal a handful.
Or so he thought.
The damn look in your eyes. It propelled him forward, leaving the wooden seat behind, walking towards you ever so slowly but steadily. 
“Careful, pink princess. Your dress boutta get messed up, don’t want those personal butlers to curse at you.” 
The corners of your lips twitch ever so testingly. As if a single smile could give it all away.
“Were you playing ‘Heartbreak Warfare’? Thought we finalized the track list accordingly.” 
You briefly look around the dingy room with dim lights and concrete walls, unpainted— fit to be a green room, he watches you closely.
Fairly enough, it was an embarrassing accident you wouldn’t admit. The yacht was genuinely too sophisticated and you lost your way to the ladies’ room.
Coincidentally, you hear your favourite song being played live on the drums from a nearby room titled “Staff Only.” No one could stop you from entering anywhere around on the yacht your dad booked for the big day. 21st birthday bash. And you knew you had everyone wrapped around a pinky.
With him, though? You don’t know.
Don’t know why a look at his face, seconds ago screamed “Not today.” 
His smirk yelling at your senses to keep your power to yourself.
And his unfiltered comment at the beginning? Perfect starter. 
You, nonetheless, took pride in your ability to bring what you craved for, at your fucking feet. Only, this one would take a lot more solo effort.
Consider it done because— goddamn was he a man. Sleeveless tank-top hugging his miniature waist ever so tightly, projecting whatever toned muscle that hid beneath, tattoos twirling around his left arm.
“Lined up our songs for princess’ birthday while she shares pretty strawberry cake with her friends.”
He leans on the backrest of the chair, with his name printed across a piece of white paper, tainting your eyes with dripping taunt.
“Can’t wait to hear it.” You spit, but surely you wanted to explore their band and music. 
“Would you give me some cake too, huh?” He slips the mockery in every fucking word with practiced ease, just like how he handles those drums.
“That doesn’t explain you playing ‘Heartbreak Warfare’.” You clawed at the previous question, ignoring the sly ask, genuinely curious as to why he chose that particular song minutes before an actual performance.
“Why, favorite?” He muses, flipping the book to a certain page yet again, positioning himself in front of the instrument.
“None of your business. Can you play it again?” Latter part of the sentence ever so feebly and hesitantly left your mouth as if it was tightly wound against your vocal chords, barely finding strength to be pushed out as a request. 
A wish. One that you don’t know— for the first time— would be granted. Having everything served on a platter from Day 1, this is a new deal for you. The doubt, the anticipation felt confusing to say the least. 
Seeing him steer through the papers and almost giving in to what you said, it seemed like a win.
Until it wasn’t.
“Afraid not, it’s my cue to be back on stage. That was my warmup song and I’m done.”
He sits forward, actions biting back on his words, as he looks least interested in hurrying to “be back on stage.”
“You’re literally performing for my party. It’s my crowd out there and they’d be forgiving if a drummer’s late.” Diving head first into this pointless banter was never on your agenda for today.
“Feeling entitled much?” He seemed calm, fidgeting around to pack up necessities.
“Says the one who’s owning that little wooden chair with his name on it like a throne.”
You were done. All restraints broke, a spiteful remark was nothing. None. Nada.
To your utter disbelief, it actually did nothing to him.
Jungkook finally got up from the damned chair, moving towards you and painfully looking into your eyes before gracing your ears with his raspy, raspy voice.
“Too bad, I do own my name. My own name. It’s my only throne.”
You weren’t stupid to miss the disdain laced stress on that particular word. Like he was throwing daggers at you. 
Tongue poking behind the smooth walls of your cheek, you watch him fucking leave.
His resistance to you was instantly delicious. 
Were you crazy for wanting him to be completely into you? Forget the back and forth and fall face first into the waters from a height to test your limits, when all you loved and have ever experienced was a cozy, elevating and classy cold plunge.
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“Yeah, wine’ll do for today. You don’t wanna get too drunk.”
You nudge at Jessi, best friend, ride or die, whatever. Having known her since private kindergarten —the ones where a couple of selected children get tutored alone unlike the actual ones— she’s been a tad bit crazy, especially with alcohol and parties, as you grew up together.
“Why, you planning to get wasted and use me as your chauffeur because you can’t get your dad’s car sent?” She deadpanned, adjusting the MiuMiu purse that clung around perfectly on her honey skin.
“Spot on.” You squint your eyes at her, ridiculing, as you walk towards the venue.
“Look at herr!” Taehyung hoots in glee as you enter through the grand doors, starting a poor rendition of “It’s your birthday” as he pulls you by the hand, into the chaos.
Taehyung was the unavoidable guest at any party. He brings life with him, even if it mostly makes you question the invite.
“Guess what flavour of cake i got for your special dayy-“
Taehyung’s words blurred into the horizon as you were consumed by certain thoughts.
Kim Taehyung was no one distinct, just another man from your dad’s friends’ family who owned a bunch of inherited businesses like most of the people present in the party today.
Except the ones on stage.
The one, among them.
His name never left your mind, unusually so, because you don’t hold on.
Don’t build connections, never chain the beads of relationships with bare hands.
It always came with something.
But him?
A puzzling, faint secret.
Jeon Jungkook.
“Stop avoiding me just because I ordered strawberry shortcake, I wanted to give the new bakery a try too, now c’mon and clink clink bitch.” Tae was already tipsy and it was-
What did he just say?
“You’ve got to be kidding me, Kim fucking Taehyung. You literally took freedom for granted.” You shoot a sharp look at his red face, snapping back from the trance, but he just pouted in response.
“My bad I let you buy the damn cake, asshole.” You watch him pay no heed to you, going back to being an utmost social butterfly.
Everyone applause. 
Birthdays were not supposed to be this humiliating.
“Lined up our songs for princess’ birthday while she shares strawberry cake with her friends.”
You recall Jungkook’s words and everything and beyond you want right now would be the ability to sink into the fucking ground.
Courtesy : Kim Taehyung because he literally made way for Jungkook’s assumptions to come to life.
He didn’t have to be so lively, y’know.
“I need another cake there, in 5 minutes.” You whisper to Jessi, but she didn’t seem to notice, eyes glued to the train of texts being exchanged with her boyfriend.
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21 wasn’t supposed to be as humbling.
The 20 somethings were to be full of cruises through picturesque islands and a possible girls’ trip if Jessi was into it. She’d be, but you wanted it to be a bit more relentless and intriguing. 
You wanted to explore.
Maybe your wish was granted— partly— earlier than you’d please.
“Seom” as you learnt from their introduction was nothing less than a fucking wave. One to explore. To indulge in, especially the lead drummer.
Even if you’d hesitate to admit, seeing Jungkook go all out on the drums, setting a bar so high and then hitting the lows before springing back up with just the taps of two sticks and a determined mind, he looked insane. 
Sweat clinged onto his forehead, wispy stray hair falling to the sides and god the tank top.
One that didn’t go unnoticed by you during the backstage shenanigans.
The music ends with thunderous applause from the audience, and you see Jungkook reach for the mic from Jimin, clearing his throat into it before speaking.
“We really enjoyed performing here today, but there’s a special ending note I’d like to play.” He signals for the others to exit the stage, claiming it alone with undeniable presence, blasting a beat into the speakers with those damn skilled fingers. 
He was playing the background score of “Heartbreak Warfare.” 
You weren’t exactly subtle with the reactions, eyes widening as the tune grew familiar.
“He’s so fucking good at this,” Taehyung slurred from behind. “But missing only one thing.”
“— a grammy nomination.” The man looked so proud of his witticism.
His luck, you were too engrossed in how Jungkook completed the rendition with absolute perfection, doing justice to every single nuance of your favorite song.
“Do we have any of the strawberry cake left?” Your unhinged doubt in the middle of the performance— consuming the premise, and people— makes Jessi chuckle from behind.
“Weren’t you the one who made me go place an order for another one? We literally cut the chocolate cake I had to run last minute for, and this boy is damn upset.” She points at Tae, who was mindlessly chugging another shot of his alcohol, looking farthest from upset. 
“___, we’re going to the dance floor now, c’mon” Taehyung started testing the material of your dress between his sloppy fingers, trying to grab your attention like a carefree kid.
“Can you ask them to send a piece over to Seom’s green room? Meet me at the dance floor after.” Running a hand through well-set hair, you look back again— eyes catching sight of his unrelenting drive towards music that almost topples you over on those fucking louboutins— before catching up with Taehyung’s jittery steps towards the party room next door.
Jessi was cent percent sure you were on to something.
Because, one piece of cake for 3— math wasn’t tallying up right.
And you taking personal interest to have it delivered?
Weird.
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his pov.
The trio stands around the now droopy cold, untouched piece of sweet goodness dressed in baby pink icing, as if it was about to be convicted in court.
“Whoever sent it in, they could’ve packed three more.” Jimin sulks, as if more pieces somehow equals to finding whoever this anonymous confectioner is.
“But we’re only 3 people and one’s here already, dumbass.” Hyunjin analyses the situation as though satisfying their sweet tooth is the only problem here.
“An extra piece wouldn’t hurt you right?” 
The trial about a damn piece of strawberry shortcake ceased abruptly, hanging over the edge through Jimin’s harmless remark. 
However, someone in the room seems to have attained enlightenment— precisely not so— because he was praying, hoping to whatever higher power that it wouldn’t be what he thought it was.
The conclusion was inevitable.
“I’ll be back.” Lead drummer, guides his own way to the adjacent ballroom.
It wasn’t some sort of cinematic appearance— he didn’t enter in as the prince who aimed to claim his princess.
He was a walking mess. Like a literal strained bunch of bafflement.
At your fucking audacity. 
Like you were mocking his service. His team’s hard work.
There was no way to sugarcoat it.
You were being an asshole.
And just like a rifle zeroes in on its target, Jungkook’s gaze pinpoints yours among the sea of people. He moves further, a mild hurry outlining his steps through a bunch of sweaty bodies mixed with the expensive scent, lingering on, making it easier to distinguish the crowd as ones from high-end families.
He remains aware of the surroundings— the lap of luxury sprawled out and highlighted each speck of dust around— even in the air.
Nevertheless, that was gotten rid of.
His presence of mind packs a suitcase and makes a bolt out of its abode, as soon as your eyes meet his.
As if an urgent sense of victory ziplined through, he watches you slowly bite your lip, trying to hide a smile.
Not the one that looked like a perfect crescent moon, one that radiates joy, though. Yours was synonymous to that of a fucking Cheshire Cat on a mission.
“Knew you’d come.” Your red glossy lips mouth, and he caught it amongst all.
Jungkook was furious, but he was dissolving.
It was as if an imaginary string connected the both of your bodies, the pull growing stronger by the minute.
Slow and steady, wins the race.
But his libido takes over, avoiding all the speed bumps.
And then he realized. As if it wasn’t so obvious.
He wanted you.
However, you didn’t have to know that.
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If it was the Jungkook 30 minutes ago —who fired up from backstage to ballroom in less than 2 strides to catch hold of the fucking menace of a woman for trying to deride his performance— he would’ve laughed at the face of anyone who tried to tell him, that he was holding that very woman by the waist in the middle of a dance.
Breath.
“Your heels are about to punch a hole in my feet.” He shifts you forward so swiftly with one hand on your waist, legs finally coming alive again after 2 minutes of torturous dancing.
“Tryna hold you together, if you fall apart. I can distinguish between a good dancer and a bad one, y’know.” 
“I’m gonna leave if you keep running that mouth of yours.” He whisper-yells into your ears, above the 165 bpm party music.
His jaw twitches at the reason he’s still anchored in the same spot.
Another request. One that took flight way easier than the previous one. Your pretty mouth asked for help.
“Don’t wanna look alone in my own party. Dance?” You had asked, peeking at his anger infused red eyes 30 minutes ago, through your angel-like lashes, which had him expressing distaste, but quickly securing him behind you.
Ass pressed up against his crotch, he knew you were testing his boundaries. He knew you were careful, measured, as your hands rhythmically made its way around his neck, adhering to the beat.
His hands still around the small of your back— unsure if it was to steady you or himself.
Minx.
His hands find solace in your swaying hips, pushing you forward, trying to maintain distance.
Because this was supposed to be a nice gesture. An act of goodwill so a girl won’t feel alone on her birthday.
Why the fuck was he sporting a semi?
“You’re enjoying this too much aren’t you, shortcake?” 
This time, he didn’t have to push you away.
You sprang off, akin to how the like-poles of magnets repel.
“The fuck did you just call me?” You had to yell, some of the drunk dancers sending weird glances.
“Isn’t this what you wanted? You pulled that act to-”
“Shut the fuck up.” You whisper, moving closer to his ears, dragging him out, swerving through to the common restroom.
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your pov.
“What’s all this, __?” The sudden silence echoes his deep voice throughout the entire place, making you dizzy at its amplification as opposed to the hushed noises coming from outside.
“Huh?” You pant a little, looking up at him yet again with those eyes.
He hoists you up, cold marble coming in contact with your supple, exposed thighs making you wince in the faintest voice.
“What do you think you’re doing, ___?”
His face is dangerously close. Breaths colliding.
“You played it for me, Jungkook.”
“What?”
“Thank you.”
“You’re kidding me, shortcake.”
He jerks back, hands placed on the table, caging you in them but it wasn’t enough.
Jungkook’s head falls next to your shoulder, barely touching as his eyes remain closed throughout.
“There’s nothing I’m joking about here, Jungkook.”
He slightly looks up, still hesitant to catch your eyes.
“I think the fuck yes. You’ve been diminishing my presence the entire night, and that whole cake situation felt embarrassing, __. In front of my fucking bandmates, I felt like nothing.”
His head falls again, as if some inner beast caught his breath, sighing.
“I don’t see a reason for that.” You shrug, in genuine confusion this time.
“Yeah you wouldn’t. Because I made the mistake of agreeing to perform here, when Jimin and Hyunjin clearly had no reason to.”
“Is it ‘cause you owe my dad?” A sly smirk creeps up into your lips, as Jungkook finds it in himself again to look at you.
“Do I have a fucking choice?”
“You should’ve thought before wandering into our territory, asking for help.” You swing your legs, still on top of the restroom table like you’re on some play-date, enjoying ice cream on a sunny Saturday.
“I needed it for survival. Seom was falling apart, and we really required that sum of money. And oh, you’re talking about Mr. Choi, the ever so generous man, huh? Your dad has put me through it even if I was a minute late to pay him back each month.”
“I can help.” 
You offer. Simple, cut through. It was always the simplest of suggestions that seemed like the end of the world.
“You? You’re holding on by a thread to your family, but except your thread— it’s made of money. Mine isn’t.”
“Bingo.”
Oh.
“Be with me for a month and I’ll help you relieve some stress. Know you need it. In return,”
You pause, meandering your vision to his, watching his expressions twist, lightly.
 “I’ll tell dad about your situation.” This was your cue to pull him closer by the ends of his tank top.
“Best believe, you think I’d be on my knees, accepting your offer right now” He tears himself apart, now fully on two feet, the distance between your bodies increasing.
"Remember the name you own that you boasted about, back there? Don't forget about the price you have to pay my dad, to uphold it." Laid-back, pausing for a moment, you could feel the gears turning in his head, back facing your frame now.
“There’s only one exit, to every entrance.” You say, as he was headed for the door, coming down from the table, you had your hands folded, yet again. 
Always the same.
The sound of his resolve snapping, was another alarming echo, as two worlds collided.
It was the answer to your proposal.
His lips taste like unadulterated need. Those roamed around yours, in a hurry, like a telltale of passion. He occasionally presses your foreheads together, taking as much as he wants before dipping in again. 
There you knew.
This was about to turn into a constant cycle. An endless war against sanity.
You, him— one heated glance, two bodies meeting to fight it.
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Present.
his pov.
It feels quite deranged to think about.
Approximately a year ago when Seom was in the trenches, Jungkook, unbeknownst to his bandmates, found himself in front of Choi Enterprises. Even though the sum he got from your dad was useful in a way, it was hell to pay off. He handled it all alone, and wanted it to be a secret deal.
He still remembers that day, where you sat in front of him, flaunting the information like it bothers you.
He still remembers the way you thanked him.
Two simple, simple words. The ones that were taught as basic manners in school, ones which are usually ignored. 
Two words he never saw coming his way, even with years of hard work and struggle, living in small dorms and surviving off of convenience store food for a dream.
No one ever appreciated him, except the person who he least thought would.
“Thank you.”
It held the fucking weight of the world when you elicited it from your posh voice.
It took him here. Landed into this mutual succour, drove him into the heights of insanity, shared nights and whatever remnants of passion he had.
It's been six months and a few.
Yet here he is, still tangled up in need for you.
You asked him for a month, but that was just a feeble fabric to mask how you both just wanted to have a good fuck after everything going on in your lives, seeking whatever you missed.
However, Seom was on its success grind. After the storm of hardships, you did keep your promise. Continuous shows, a few sponsorships.
There were clear boundaries in this mad game of push and pull. 
It always remained a casual fuck, right after his gigs or sometimes in the closed walls of your luxurious penthouse that he thought he’d never see.
Because, you were mostly travelling, going on trips with god knows who.
He finds himself concerned about your company to these getaways, more than you’d given him the right for.
He opens up his messaging app again, briefly glancing at the time before opening your chats.
Finally.
Three dots appear, leave for a minute— not to be mistaken— as it comes back again with a bang, bringing in hot trails of new messages.
It was as if you were waiting for him to see your previous string of profanities.
[shortcake] 6:10 pm Asshole, where the fuck are you? [shortcake] 6:10 pm It’s been a week, Jungkook. Send me your location or you know I have my ways.
[jungkook] 6:11 pm I’m at the studio. Come to my room, behind. You know it.
He wondered why you didn’t bother checking in for a week, and clearly popped out of nowhere.
It’s just a casual hook-up with a rich girl who helps, sometimes. Who’s a menace, mostly.
He reminds himself, yet again.
Reality is so fucked up.
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your pov.
You barge into the small practice room, a sense of knowing wrapping around you, ‘cause you’ve fucked almost everywhere at this point. It’s filthy, but it somehow keeps you together.
There was not a living soul here.
Huh.
“Shortcake?”
Honey coated voice— the one you hadn't heard for almost a week— engulfs you, heating you up like molten lava.
You simply walk over, throwing your bag on his couch, now acting as if the entire place’s yours, before piercing on the stool behind the drums.
“Where were you?” He casually sets up the aircon, closing the door as if he knew what’d happen any moment from now.
“Not your business. But guess.” You extend your hands, flaunting a set of rings made of sea-shells.
“Maldives? You went on tour again?” He asks, placing your tender fingers on his, examining the rings before abruptly taking them off.
“The fuck are you doing?!” You round up, trying to get hold of one of your favorite pieces.
“This’d look good in our studio. We’re sea themed, and I’m starting to think you got these for me.”
“You fucking wish, Jeon. Give. them. back.” You try to reach for his hands behind his back, slightly urging the both of you to the walls behind, but he wouldn't budge.
And then he does.
He turns around, crashing his lips on yours in a frantic kiss, pushing you against the walls, hands still holding your rings behind his back. Clutching together.
Your hands free run to his face, bringing him impossibly closer.
Somehow, his lips roaming around yours, pacing back and forth between consuming your edged gasps, felt like the end  of something.
You can’t pinpoint what, though.
Standing tall, head straight to catch a breath, he throws your damned rings off.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Especially when you have him, diving down again to catch your lips in his, running tongue through its seams, ever so furiously.
“Fuck, you’re even better after each trip, __.”
The contempt tastes bitter on your freshly patched up lips.
You knew he didn't mean that.
Last week, before Maldives, you parted ways after a fiery argument about your 'big girl adventures' like he called them.
All it took was you to post a picture with your dad's friend's son, Minho.
He’s about to kiss you again, when those freshly done nails of yours press lightly against his chest, halting the actions.
“Go sit there for me, Jungkook.” You muse into his ears, pointing at the stool behind his instrument.
“Why do you have such a thing for those drums? Hm, shortcake?" His demeanor seemed out of track, eyes blazing into yours.
He’s always been vocal about what he wanted, the clear boundaries and whatnot. But today was in your hands.
You pull him forward, pushing his chest, forcefully getting him to sit on that little chair.
And the next thing you do, takes his breath away. Snatches it, visibly.
You sit on his lap, legs wrapping ‘round his torso— his hands instinctively moving to your hips, holding you in place.
“Your hair has grown so much, kook.” You scramble about, untying your own silky locks that cascade down, bringing the piece of hair tie to his wavy ones that fell ever so prettily over his forehead, arching your chest into his face in the process of crafting a man bun.
You could figure out his fucked up state under you, but the coherence lasts no longer than a second as his mouth envelopes your hardened nipples, from over your flimsy skims top, the friction sending a zap of electricity through you.
“Wearing nothing underneath, you’re always so planned, huh?”
He goes back, trailing slight kisses around your smooth, buttered up neck, grazing the one spot he knew would send you in spirals, as soon as you finish tying his hair up.
“Uh-huh, wanna see you.” You bring him up, his forehead displayed, skin shining under the lights that illuminate the room.
“Hmm, proud of myself.” You grin, as he pushes you forward, hastily, that makes you helplessly choke out a moan.
Because, he’s already hard, and amidst all of this, you’d almost forgotten the purpose of this visit.
“Show me more things that you’d be proud of, shortcake.”
He guides you again, folds delicately parting at the feeling of his hard on, hidden behind the slacks.
Stupid pants.
“Off. I need these off.” He lets you pull down the sweats, catching you off guard after, by stopping you with a grip on the wrists. 
“Don’t have much time. Just— fuck— just sit on me, okay?” 
Oh.
You inch forth, capturing the supple skin of his neck, sucking on it gently, and you swear he elicits a deep guttural sound that you’re so used to, but he pulls you back by the forearm, halting your actions.
“What is it now?” You roll your eyes, clearly tired of the way he stops you at every fucking step.
“Don’t leave marks, __. I’m serious.” His eyes mirror red-hot warning, which provoked your otherwise vague intentions of actually giving him a hickey.
But all you do is move on his growing hard-on, desperately, because,
Fuck trying to work him up when you can clearly see him snaking into your arms, your actions.
His hands fly to your hips, holding them against his own yet again as you set a rhythm with this entire thing, whatever the fuck it was— it was sure getting him riled up beneath you.
“Fuck, yes- sshit- just like that, shortcake.” He groans into your ears, hands frantically tugging down the white skims top to finally reveal your bosoms. He presses a light kiss to the very ends of your nipples that pebbles under the cold air of the room, making you hiss into his ears at the sensation, head falling back as your torso never fails to ride into his.
You could see how close he was, with just a look at his outline pressing ever so deliciously into the tight Calvin Klein's you were sitting on— claiming as yours with every stroke of friction felt in between your thighs.
“Just fucking want my- goddamn- performance to get over so that I can fuck you backstage, angel.”
Your stomach tightens at the idea, strings of what could be his name, and a few profanities slipping out of your mouth.
“You want someone to catch us, don’t you?” His doe eyes look up at your figure on his, and you just dip down in response, sucking on his neck again, purposefully leaving a dark, purple mark on it.
Maybe, you wanna see him mad.
“Fuck, __. You can never stop being a brat and listen to me for once.” You were achingly close to snapping that knot coiling in the pit of your stomach, the traction from the rough fabric of his boxers giving you life, just about to send you over the peak.
 But he just— as cruelly yanks you off his lap.
“Down. On your knees now.” He gets up, pulling his tee away from his body with just one hand.
This shouldn’t be turning you on.
But it was, so you do.
Drop down on your knees, behind the fucking drums, your frame hidden behind. 
The thought of someone barging in at the sight of Jungkook and you behind, seemed so enticing to you, but it vanishes as soon as it takes form, when the man right in front of you, grabs your open hair tightly in a pony-tail, before you could even pull them boxers down and take him in your grip.
“You’re not gonna utter a word, and do as I say.”
You look at him through lidded eyes, too far gone to even retort now.
“Use your mouth, __.” He spills out your full name, and that means it's done. Your part is over.
“Yes.” You state simply, his face contorting in amusement, before pulling his boxers down just enough for his fully hard cock to come up.
However, he was wrong, in thinking he had the full advantage of being the upper hand.
“What happened to having no time, baby?” You huff, too fast to let him catch the tone, before taking his tip in your glossy mouth, and all that came out from him in response was a lucid groan. 
You knew he wanted to curse at you, sputter pure despise at your audacity to ignore his words. 
Best part is, you also knew what your mouth did to him.
Something that sounded like a hushed out moan rumbled out of him, as he pulled your hair, guiding you well.
“Fuck, you love taking me, don’t you? Filthy girl doing so well for me.” He seems to have entirely forgotten your words amidst the mirage of pleasure your mouth enveloped him in.
“Can you look at me, __?” He sputters, hands hovering over your glossy cheeks, hollowed out around his cock.
He lets go of your hair, brushing it to the side and tucking it behind your ears, the blazing pull that burnt your scalp deliciously all along, finally coming to rest. 
His voice was gentle, the one you could feel everywhere, so you continued, without adhering to his wish.
Because, you were taken aback by the soft call.
Terrified.
What happened to the harsh monotony he put through minutes ago?
The sting on your scalp hasn't fully died out, yet.
How the hell did things transition so quickly?
Like he had a mid-sex awakening, purely due to some blood flow issues?
Hormones?
Focus, __. Your hands presses on the muscular flesh of his upper thigh, as movements grow confident around his cock, slightly stroking the base with your fingers now and then, teasing, the jerk of his hips against you so sudden, you mumble a hushed fuck that travels all the way up his breaking point.
“Yyes- ffuck- shortcake do you not hear me? Look up at me, __.” He forces your chin up, as your eyes follow his face, contorting in gleaming pleasure.
“You’re so f- pretty nghh-” Those sounds. Desperate and splintered.
“I’m c- god fuck, where do y’want me, shortcake nghh-” He makes the prettiest sounds, sure, but you were still dazed.
“Wherever.” Your blunt response caught him off-guard, as he slowly pulled out, his own hands taking over, desperately and rushed.
“I’m- fu- shortcake, you’re gonna be the end- ssshit- of me” He snaps, like its been forever, cumming so fucking hard, as it leaks onto your chin that he’s still got a hold of. 
At one point, he’s gasping, panting, riding his high like it’s the last time, stamina completely thrown off.
But the next minute, his hands are on your forearms, nudging you up, manhandling, imposing, lifting you up by the waist with the ease of his tatted arms, onto his drums.
Your ass presses far too much onto the rim of the drum pad, its nuances nudging your soft flesh as he clings his body onto yours.
“What the fuck was the attitude you gave me, __?” He rasps, bold and unrelenting into your face. 
“I’m leaving today.” You say in a breath, wanting to close your eyes and hide from his questions that you knew would follow after.
“You were the one who texted me, called me and came in here. Now you’re leaving? Is it because of the trust fund baby you posted last day? Minho?” He speaks into the afterglow that glistened your face, the lights more brighter as the evening transitioned into the fall of night.
“I won’t come to your concert this week.” You just keep on spewing these sentences, knowing that he’d get mad, but it was inevitable.
He pushes away, the sudden loss of proximity and warmth almost propelling your body forward to chase it again, but you control.
“I’ll use your restroom, yeah?” You grab the bag and rings that lay forgotten.
His lack of response was definitely novel, but you don’t dwell.
Jungkook plops down on the couch, hands slowly untying the man bun that knotted his hair tightly, ruffling the now free curls, raking his palms slowly through them.
You come back, hands washed and freshened up, seeing him sprawled out on the couch.
Those lingering moments and conversations weren't a part of the deal. As much as you wanted to explain— how you had to urgently leave for London and why you're missing his concert— the way his features softened during sex, while he had you on him, all over and consuming.
That was new.
Bemusing.
You wanted to say anything, really.
But what was there to tell him, that doesn't sound like a goodbye now?
So, you quietly gather your things— the only things filling up the space being the hum of the aircon and the sofa creaking with his legs shaking in somewhat an anxious tone— and leave the studio.
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note, endingment and all who am i lmao BUT
part two?
the post oc made with minho here
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hxrsheykisses · 3 months ago
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Howdy hey again! I was just wondering if you would write something with the ETC boys with a reader that’s rich? Like, reader hangs out with them on occasion because they think the boys are funny and will occasionally lend them huge amounts of money or will buy something for the boys because they’re just being nice in general :p - đŸ˜ˆâ€ïž
Awe this is a cute one!!! Thank you so much for requesting!!!đŸ’‹â™„ïžâ™„ïžâ™„ïžâ™„ïž
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Why do I feel like they’d definitely take advantage of you. Like deadass I feel like they’d lowkey only let you around just because you’re rich

Cause let’s analyze this, these boys aren’t some harmless nerds who don’t really have it all financially. No, these are HARMFUL boys who would lowkey steal their parents money or try to sell off their parents shit in order to have some money to spend on countless of things. So imagine them with a rich friend who will give them money no questions asked.
They’ll need money ALL THE TIME. Like they’d hunt you down immediately if they are low on some fucking limited edition figure that they really want. They are so worrisome like honestly. They may even only talk to you for fucking money
like they don’t give a shit about anything else, all they know is that your rich and you have a shit ton of money.
You on the other hand? Could careless. You don’t care if they only hang around you for money cause when you have a ton of money, you can buy whatever shit you want. But after you already bought the shit you want, now you just kinda have money left over—TOO much money left over. So what do you do? Act like a grandma who constantly gives her grandchildren all the money they want.
You like hanging around with them too, they are funny to hang out with and they have some pretty cool interests. So, on most days you’d get yourself tied with whatever they’re doing that day and after that’s all said and done, you’ll treat them to a fucking shopping spree. It’s really fun for all of you! You love seeing how happy they are with all the stuff they’ve gotten and it just warms your heart. You love it so much that every Friday, you and the boys would head to Joe’s comic shop and spend, spend, spend!
Then some days, you all would go out to eat and get so fucking fat because you could buy everything off the menu.
If yall read the comic, you’d know how I think they all stayed up to watch the Twilight Zone(???) and before that they got all of these drinks and snacks and shit??? Well, let’s just say that you were up in that too. They took you along and you paid for everything before heading to Josh’s house.
Now, let’s say they do something that pisses you off and you put them on fucking punishment. You tell them to not appear on your fucking doorstep and ask for money until they act right
let’s lay out some boundaries cause what?
If this ever happens, after like a fucking day they’d appear at your house and immediately butter you up. Do they actually say the words “Sorry”?? no. But it’s enough to show that they had time to rethink their decisions

“You’re looking good today on this fine morning!” “
” “Yeah! Did you get a new haircut? Damn it looks good!” “
Okay fine let me get my wallet
” “LETS GO‌”
Your basically like their fucking Sugar Mama/Daddy LMFAOOOO
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chatlote · 1 month ago
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A whole year since I started posting TTWHB!! Happy anniversary to this fic that consumes so many of my thoughts.
Thoughts and rambles under read more :) (spoiler-free!!!)
It's been a crazy journey so far, hasn't it?
I expected to be much further along the story by now, but since I spend so much of my time also working on Shuake pieces and dealing with real-life stuff, I try not to beat myself up for the slow progress, 90k words in a year is still progress! Also, I draw covers for every chapter, and my beta does an awesome job at editing this whole thing, so it's a little more polished (since I'm not a native English speaker). So yeah, everything adds up, and it takes a while to post new chapters.
Speaking of the covers, it's wild to see how much my style changes between them aha, and god I really hate some of the early ones, whether it's color or anatomy or the brushes I used... When I finish this fic I think I will go back and polish every cover...maybe by then I will make even better covers!
Anyway lets talk about the story for a moment, a lot of things inspired me to write this fic, mainly the idea 'what if there was a mod where you can have Ryoji in SEES and the story changed accordingly?' that's why the fic is structured by days and time of day-as if you are playing the game!
It's not always going to be as in depth about every day of the story-we are actually near the end of it being just one or two days per chapter, and soon things will start speeding up a little more, there was just a lot of Ryoji getting used to SEES that I had to cover.
What else can I say... Oh I suppose I can share something a bit insane, which is the fact for over a year, this whole fic has been planned on an excel, with every timeslot written out.
It looks like this, except it's like, much bigger. Great for keeping track of stuff! Orange squares are all Canon events that I'm finding a way to retell somehow! This took such a long time to create but I love it. Sometimes I still change up things a bit.
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I also made this chart that I'm pretty sure has mistakes but it mostly works for what I need ! Feel free to use as a reference if you want :) The red is just a note of characters that switch to first name later.
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Anyway, all of this to say, I've never been so passionate about making a story as I've been about this one. Even though I know there's not that many people who care about Ryomina, and even less who enjoy reading fics of them, and 90% of people follow me for Shuake instead- I still really want to see this story until the end, in some ways it's a story I've wanted to tell since I was 13 and playing P3FES for the first time, but it wouldn't exist without Reload and making me fall in love with P3 all over again.
Lastly, thank you to anyone who has ever encouraged me in the comments on AO3, this story is for me, but it's also for all of you, and even if you don't stay with me until the end, I appreciated having you on the ride even if just for a short moment.
Now I should disappear cause I tend to be shy about rambling this much online, but the anniversary had me a bit emotional aha-if anyone has any questions feel free to drop an ask too! Always open to answer to those :) Ty for reading
And here's a little sneak peek/WIP to the next chapter, which shouuuld be out next week!
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hellokittykookies · 3 months ago
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─ Is it love or a panic attack? - KNJ - mini
pairings : mutual friend !joon x fem! reader
genre : mutual friend2lover, stranger2l, friend2lover, fluff, slight bickering, no smut
"Is it love or a panic attack? Is a heavy heart too much to hold? I don't know, but it's late, so I'm taking you home"
contents : bestfriends friend! namjoon, bestfriend friend! reader, fashion majorl! reader, (lowkey continuation of the side couple in my other fic iiwyidm but in readers pov), joon can cook and drive here, slight bickering to lovers?, nice hot nerd! namjoon, psych major! joon, panic attack by halsey inspired, oc is high not just drunk btw not just drunk. thought i'd wanna put this here cuz i don't think i remember making a scene of her trying stuff out.
WC : 2k
note : this has been in my drafts for a whileee so i thought i would wanna post it. i don't even know if i wanna continue this. i wrote this like 2 yrs ago actually when i had just started writing so pls don't expect this to be good.
"I think I like you." I said, grinning drunkenly at Namjoon.
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Now, you're probably wondering how that happened.
It all started earlier that night.
"Yeah, yeah, Mia, just go hang out with your boyfriend, and I'll... be over here." I said, waving her off toward Jungkook.
I sank onto the couch, sulking and nursing my bruised ego. I'd been rejected by my crush earlier, and honestly? I just wanted an excuse to drink. Maybe cry. Definitely drink.
Mia didn't seem too care. she was used to my pattern by now.
 Meet a guy, catch feelings, get rejected, cry about it, and then move on to someone new. Repeat.
So there I was, at this random party, already a few shots deep and ready for some poorly thought-out decisions. That's when someone called out for a game of Spin the Bottle, Seven Minutes in Heaven edition. I figured, why not? It sounded like the kind of distraction I needed.
The group formed a circle around a beer bottle, rules quickly laid out: Whoever the bottle lands on spins it next, and whoever it lands on after that, well... the two of you head into a room together for seven minutes. Then, depending on how long you last in the room, you drink the difference in minutes.
Sounded simple enough.
The bottle spun. It stopped... on me.
I sighed dramatically and leaned forward to give it a spin. My luck was already garbage tonight—what were the odds this would go well?
The bottle slowed, wobbled, and finally stopped.
On Namjoon.
Kim. Fucking. Namjoon.
I blinked, my tipsy brain scrambling to process. He was cute, hot, even. but I didn't really know him. The crowd erupted into cheers and whistles, and someone whispered, "He's so hot."
I smirked, mostly out of reflex, and reached out a hand to him. "C'mon, Joon. Let's give them a show."
His eyes widened, but he let me pull him up. The crowd roared louder as I led him to a bedroom.
--
"Look, we don't have to do anything—" Namjoon started, but I cut him off with a quick kiss.
"You're cute," I said, tracing my nails along his jawline. He tensed under my touch, and I couldn't help but notice... certain reactions.
cute.
"How much did you drink?" he asked, his voice careful.
"Six... shots?" I said, wrinkling my nose.
"You're tipsy, Y/N," he said, guiding me to sit on the bed. "I'm not doing anything."
I groaned, flopping backward dramatically. "Ugh, is this some kind of wholesome-guy act? Fine, then at least help me sell this."
When he still hesitated, I sat up. "If you don't want to get your hard dick wet by me, then help me!"
Namjoon's face turned bright red, and he looked like he might combust. "What are you even saying right now?"
"You heard me!" I shot back, my grin widening. "Moan. Bang the bed. Make it convincing for the assholes out there!"
Namjoon looked like he wanted to melt into the floor. "A-are you insane??" he muttered.
"Insanely clever," I said, clapping my hands. "Now hurry up!"
Reluctantly, he started bouncing on the bed, making it squeak. "Ugh, like this?" he grunted half-heartedly.
"Oh yeah, just like that, baby," I fake-moaned, clapping my hands against the mattress for extra effect.
Namjoon gave me the weirdest look but went along with it, groaning theatrically.
"I-I'm close, Joon!" I whimpered, fighting back laughter.
"F-fuck, me too," he said, voice dripping with sarcasm.
I couldn't hold it in anymore. I collapsed into giggles, and Namjoon just shook his head, clearly regretting every life choice that had led him here.
When the timer had about two minutes left, I sat up suddenly. "Okay, let's add some finishing touches."
"Finishing touches?" he echoed, confused.
"Hickeys," I said matter-of-factly.
"What?!"
"C'mon, just one! It'll make it more believable."
Before he could protest, I leaned in and sucked a mark onto his neck. Then another. 
And another.... okay! i admit it! i got carried away.
"Now you do me!" I demanded, gesturing at my own neck.
Namjoon sighed in defeat but leaned in, gently leaving two marks of his own. He pulled back and looked at me, his expression a mix of exasperation and admiration. as if he'd made a piece of art. 
3,
2,
1...
"Time's up," I announced, grabbing his hand.
We opened the door to find four people pressed against it, practically falling into the room. Namjoon and I exchanged a look before I winked at the group.
"Hope you enjoyed the show," I said sweetly as we walked past them.
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We walked back to the circle of people, their "Oooohs" echoing around us as we sat back on the floor.
"Was he good?" someone asked with a sly grin. 
"You're so lucky, Joon," another teased, nudging him.
I subtly adjusted my clothes, pretending like something had actually happened. "Oh, he was good, okay? Shut up," I said, rolling my eyes, but my smirk gave me away.
Namjoon just looked down, a faint pink coloring his cheeks as the teasing continued.
A few minutes passed, and a few more people had their turns with the bottle, and i drank abit more.
"I'm done. I'll go home," I announced, drunkenly getting to my feet, wobbling slightly. Namjoon was quick to steady me, placing a hand on my arm.
"Can I—uh—can I take you home?" he asked, his voice soft.
"What? You tryna get in me for real this time?" I slurred, laughing at my own joke.
Namjoon stammered, looking both mortified and confused. "Uh—no! Just take you home," he clarified, scratching the back of his neck.
"Alrightttt," I said, my voice dragging playfully as I let him guide me toward the door. I stumbled a little, and Namjoon caught me by the arm, steadying me. I glanced up at him, my lips curling into a lopsided grin. "Oooh, okay, I get youuu."
He blinked, his brows knitting together. "What?"
I poked his chest clumsily. "You're, like, into me, huh?"
Namjoon stared at me, his mouth opening and closing like he couldn't decide whether to argue or just let me spiral. "That's not—"
"Shhh," I interrupted, pressing a finger to his lips. "It's fine. I totally get it." I pulled my hand back, wobbling slightly, but I was too busy rambling to notice. "You're all like, 'Oh no, poor Y/N needs me to take care of her because I'm such a nice guy. Maybe if I take her home, she'll fall madly in love with me and we'll live happily ever after.'"
Namjoon's eyes widened. "What?! That's not—"
I cut him off with a dramatic gasp. "Wait, are you planning to, like, confess your undying love for me or something?" I squinted up at him, swaying slightly. "Oh my god, is this, like, a rom-com moment? Are you gonna kiss me in the rain or- oh wait, there's no rain- uhhh, kiss me in the car?!"
Namjoon looked like he might physically combust. He ran a hand through his hair, clearly regretting his life choices. "Y/N," he said slowly, like he was talking to a very drunk toddler. "I am not trying to-"
"Ugh, whatever," I said, waving him off again with a dramatic flourish. "You don't have to explain yourself, Joonie. I know you're just trying to be all 'knight in shining armor.'" I snorted, stumbling forward a bit before leaning against him for support. "But, like... spoiler alert! I don't need rescuing."
Namjoon sighed, his hand steadying me by my elbow as he led me toward his car. "I'm just trying to make sure you get home safely," he muttered under his breath.
I gasped again, clapping my hands. "Ohhh, you're one of those guys. The whole 'I'm secretly in love with you but I'm too shy to say it so I'll just be, like, super nice and hope you figure it out' type." I grinned up at him, proud of my (very inaccurate) deduction.
Namjoon groaned softly. "Y/N, that's not what this is."
I leaned closer, squinting at him suspiciously. "Hmm... sounds like something someone secretly in love with me would say."
Namjoon's face turned bright red as he opened the car door for me. "Just... get in the car."
I plopped into the passenger seat, giggling to myself as he buckled my seatbelt for me. He was so close that I could see the little crinkle in his brow and the faint flush still lingering on his cheeks.
"You're blushing," I pointed out, smirking up at him.
Namjoon froze, his hands hovering over the seatbelt for a moment before he leaned back, avoiding my gaze. "I'm not blushing."
"Uh-huh, suuure you're not," I said, dragging out the words as I crossed my arms. "It's fine, Joonie. I get it. I'm cute. You're flustered. Happens all the time."
 "You know," I continued, as if we were deep in conversation, "I don't need anyone. I'm a strong, independent woman. But, like... you're pretty, so I'll allow it."
 "Thanks for your permission," he said dryly.
"You're welcome," I said, looking up at him with a satisfied smile.
Namjoon leaned in to buckle my seatbelt, and I squinted at him again. "Hey, Namjoon?"
"Yeah?" he asked, clicking the buckle into place.
"You smell nice," I said matter-of-factly, nodding as if this was vital information.
He paused, looking both confused and amused. "Uh... thanks?"
"Yeah. Like... soap. Or, like, a forest. Do you live in a forest? That'd be cool," I rambled, resting my head against the seat.
Namjoon chuckled softly, shutting the door and walking around to the driver's side. Once he got in, he turned to me again. "Hey, where do you live?"
I blinked at him, tilting my head. "Uhhh..."
"You don't know?" he asked, his eyebrows lifting.
"I forgot," I said, shrugging.
Namjoon sighed, shaking his head with a small laugh. "Alright. I'll just bring you to my place, then?"
"Okayyyy," I said, grinning again. "You're such a gentleman, Mr. Knight-in-Shining-Armor."
He glanced at me as he started the car, a small smile tugging at his lips despite himself. "Sure, let's go with that."
The drive to Namjoon's place was a blur of me rambling about random nonsense while he occasionally nodded or hummed in response. At one point, I asked him if he believed in aliens.
"Uh... I guess so?" he said cautiously, keeping his eyes on the road.
"Good," I said, nodding sagely. "Because, like, statistically? They have to be out there. Like, imagine how big space is! You think we're the only ones? That's dumb."
Namjoon chuckled softly, shaking his head. "Yeah, I guess you're right."
"Of course I'm right," I said, smirking. "I'm, like, a genius, you know?"
"Totally," he said, his voice dripping with amused sarcasm.
When we finally arrived at his house, I was still tipsy, though the fresh air had sobered me up a little. Namjoon helped me out of the car, his hand steady on my arm as I stumbled up the steps.
"You're too nice," I muttered, grinning up at him as he unlocked the door.
"Uh-huh," he said dryly, guiding me inside.
He led me to a spare bedroom, helping me sit on the edge of the bed. As he started to move away, I grabbed his wrist, grinning drunkenly. "Hey, Namjoon?"
He turned to look at me, his expression cautious. "Yeah?"
"I think I have a crush on you now," I said, my grin widening.
Something flickered in his eyes. something he quickly pushed aside as he raised an eyebrow. "Okay," he said slowly. "Let's just get you to bed, alright?"
He gently tucked me in, pulling the blanket over me as I waved lazily. "Bye-byeee!"
He turned to leave, but I suddenly shouted, "Wait!"
Namjoon stopped, turning back with a tired but amused expression. "What is it now?"
"My makeup and clothes pleasseee," I whined, sitting up slightly.
He blinked, momentarily flustered, before nodding. "Uh- I'll, um, get you something, alright?"
He disappeared into his room and returned a moment later with a black shirt and some sweats. He helped me to the bathroom, carefully wiping away my smudged makeup before handing me the clothes.
When I came out, wearing his oversized shirt and sweats, he froze for a moment, his gaze lingering on me before he quickly looked away.
"You good?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah," he said quickly, clearing his throat. "Let's just get you to bed."
"I'm going to dreamlanddd," I sang softly as I climbed into bed, my voice slurring. My eyes fluttered shut, and I hummed to myself as I drifted off.
Namjoon stood there for a moment, watching me with a mixture of amusement and something deeper he couldn't quite name. Finally, he sighed, rubbing his temples as he left the room.
He collapsed onto his own bed, still fully dressed, his hands covering his face as he let out a low groan.
"Oh my god," he mouthed to himself, shaking his head. He stared at the ceiling for a moment before finally closing his eyes, exhaustion pulling him under.
---
The next day, I woke up with a splitting headache, groaning as the sunlight poured in through the window. My head throbbed as I squinted around the unfamiliar room.
"Oh my God. Oh my God. Oh my GODDDD!!!" I squealed, sitting up too quickly, making my head spin.
Seconds later, the door burst open. Namjoon stood in the doorway, his hair a tousled mess, wearing only a loose T-shirt and a pair of shorts. His tired eyes were half-closed as he tilted his head at me, completely unamused.
"Can you- can you not scream?" he grumbled, rubbing his temple. "I really don't want a complaint from the neighbors."
I stared at him, my brain struggling to catch up. Then I screamed again.
"Ahhh!!!"
Namjoon sighed deeply, shutting the door behind him with a soft click as though that would keep me from losing it further.
Once he was gone, I threw the blanket off me, checking underneath to make sure I still had clothes on.
Shit.
I was wearing an oversized black T-shirt and baggy sweatpants that clearly weren't mine.
Did we...? No way. There was no way. If something had happened, I would've woken up in his bed, not this unfamiliar guest room. 
Right?
I pressed my palm to my forehead as my headache worsened. The events of last night were fuzzy at best, but I couldn't shake the feeling of secondhand embarrassment crawling up my spine.
Slowly, I swung my legs over the side of the bed, slipping on my heels and grabbing my bag.
I shuffled out into the hallway, my heels clicking softly against the hardwood floors. My jaw dropped as I took in the pristine, modern decor. Everything was spotless. 
"Shit," I muttered to myself, glancing around. "Is this a house or a museum?"
I rolled my eyes in disbelief, still wandering as I muttered, "Is this even his house?"
Just as I reached the door, a deep voice spoke from behind me, startling me so badly that my purse and heels fell to the floor.
"You should eat first," Namjoon said.
"Shit!" I gasped, spinning around. My heart pounded as I clutched my chest, glaring at him.
Namjoon stood there, leaning casually against the counter in the kitchen. He gestured toward one of the stools at the island. "Sit," he said.
Reluctantly, I walked over, plopping myself onto the stool. As he turned back to the stove, I blurted out, "Did you- did we-"
Namjoon turned around so fast I stopped mid-sentence. "Stop," he said, holding up a hand. "I know what you're about to say. And no! We did not."
I blinked at him, a wave of relief washing over me. "Oh. Okay," I said, awkwardly.
Namjoon slid a mug of coffee across the counter to me. I took a cautious sip, raising my eyebrows in surprise. "Oooh, I like this," I mumbled, taking another sip.
Namjoon snorted softly, turning back to whatever he was cooking.
"So... what did happen?" I asked hesitantly.
"God, you're exhausting to take care of when you're drunk," he muttered under his breath.
I gasped, offended. "I. Am. NOT!"
Namjoon glanced over his shoulder with an amused smirk. "Really? You don't remember the whole 'Oh my god, is this, like, a rom-com moment? Are you gonna kiss me in the rain or oh wait, there's no rain.. uhhh, kiss me in the car?!' thing?" he mocked, mimicking my voice.
My cheeks burned, and I groaned, covering my face with my hands. "I-I do not sound like that!"
Namjoon raised an eyebrow, leaning his hip against the counter. "You're flustered."
"I am not!" I said, my voice muffled behind my palms.
He laughed softly, turning back to the stove. "Hey, remind me not to take you home when you're drunk again," he teased.
I scowled at him, dropping my hands to glare. "Ugh, I never asked you to bring me home!"
Namjoon smirked, flipping the omelet in the pan effortlessly. "Sure, you didn't," he said, his tone dripping with sarcasm.
I glanced around the kitchen again, still amazed by how neat everything was. "Seriously, what even is this? Is this a house or a museum?"
Namjoon chuckled, setting a plate in front of me with perfectly toasted bread, an omelet, and slices of ham. "It's whatever you want it to be, princess," he said, grabbing his own mug of coffee.
I stared at the plate, genuinely surprised. "Oh wow, you can actually cook?"
"Maybe in another universe I can't cook... or drive," Namjoon said, pursing his lips.
As I dug into the food, he mumbled something under his breath. "I wonder what my life would've been like if I didn't choose this med school thingy"
"What?" I asked, looking up mid-bite.
Namjoon shook his head quickly. "Nothing," he said, brushing it off.
I smirked. "You know, you've got the looks to be a comedian," I teased, finishing my plate.
Namjoon rolled his eyes, but I swore I caught the faintest smile tugging at the corner of his lips.
I stood up abruptly, grabbing my bag. "Alright, I'm going home."
Before I could even take a step, Namjoon grabbed his keys. "I'll take you," he said firmly.
"What? No, it's fine—"
"You don't even know where you are," Namjoon said, cutting me off. He grabbed my stuff for me and gestured toward the door. "C'mon."
I stared at him for a moment, then sighed in defeat. "Fine."
---
A week later, at school.
I sat at the table with my friends. Mia, Jungkook, Lia, and Matthew. idly stirring my drink.
"Sooo," Mia began, dragging out the word with an infuriating sing-song tone, "I heard something happened between you and my friend Namjoonieee."
I groaned, slumping back in my chair. "Oh, shut up."
"Mama mi Mia! You did what??" Jungkook exclaimed, eyebrows shooting up as he dramatically clasped his chest like he was scandalized.
"Nothing happened, you idiots!" I said, glaring at him and Mia.
"Uh-huh, sure," Mia teased, winking at me.
Meanwhile, Matthew and Lia were off in their own little world, staring at each other like they were about to eat each other alive.
"You two, get a room, please," I said, pointing at them with my straw.
They didn't even flinch. Typical.
----
School was finally over for the day, and here I was at my part-time job at Rife's Café, trying to survive another shift.
"Sir, welcome to Rife's Café! What can I get you?" I said automatically, not bothering to look up from the counter as I flipped open my notepad.
"I'll have an iced latte... and the barista taking my order right now," a familiar voice said, dripping with cheeky confidence.
My head snapped up. Namjoon.
He stood there, that same calm smirk on his face, leaning slightly against the counter like he owned the place.
arghh! what an idiot!..... a cute idiot... maybe hot too
 "The pretty and sexy barista you're asking for is busy and in work hours," I said, writing down his order and moving to the espresso machine.
Namjoon chuckled, watching me intently. I could feel his eyes on me even as I focused on the task at hand. "Heard from Mia you're a fashion major. How's it going?" he asked, smoothly changing the subject.
"It's good. I love my major," I replied, keeping my focus on his drink. "How about you? What's yours?"
"Psych. SNU," Namjoon said casually.
so he isn't an idiot.... just cute then
I paused, glancing at him with raised eyebrows. "Wow, smart?"
"Maybe," he said, his lips curling into a small, self-assured smile.
I laughed softly, finishing up his drink and sliding it across the counter. But before I handed it over, I reached into my apron pocket, scribbling something on a small note and sticking it to the cup.
"Maybe your pretty and sexy barista wants to hang out later... at Han River?" I said, smirking as I handed him the iced latte.
Namjoon's eyes flicked to the note on the cup, my number, written in bold and then back to me. "Sure, pretty and sexy barista," he said, his voice smooth as he grabbed the cup and walked out the door.
I watched him disappear through the glass doors, making my heart do an annoyingly stupid flip.
"Who's that cutie you were talking to?" Jin's voice jolted me out of my thoughts.
Jin, my best friend and the owner of the café, leaned casually against the counter, a sly grin plastered on his face.
"Oh, it's just a friend of a friend," I said, trying to sound nonchalant, but Jin's knowing look made me falter.
"You're in love," Jin declared, pointing an accusatory finger at me.
"I am not!" I exclaimed, my cheeks heating up instantly.
"Oh, you so are. You like him," he teased, leaning closer.
"I do not!" I protested, but Jin's grin only widened.
"You're making the 'in-love' Y/N face. Don't lie!"
"I don't even have an 'in-love' face," I muttered, pursing my lips and crossing my arms.
"You do!" Jin exclaimed, his eyes lighting up with a sudden realization. Then, with a gasp, he clapped his hands over his mouth. "Wait- what if he heard me?! You idiot, now he's gonna think I'm right!"
"Shhhh!" I hissed, shoving him lightly. "He's a psych major from SNU, Jin. Do you really think he's not already psychoanalyzing me every time we talk?"
"Oooh," Jin said, dragging out the word dramatically. "The next time you're feeling depressed, you can go to him then! And maybe your depression isn't the only thing he can—"
"Shut up, Jin!" I said, smacking his arm as I tried to fight back a laugh. "When did I ever say I wanted him to read me like that?"
Jin gave me a pointed look, wiggling his eyebrows. "You just did."
I groaned, covering my face with my hands, but despite myself, I couldn't stop smiling.
"Admit it," Jin said, poking me in the side. "You like him."
I sighed, looking out the café window where Namjoon had disappeared moments earlier. My chest felt warm and heavy all at once.
"Maybe," I mumbled under my breath.
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11queensupreme11 · 4 months ago
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Yes, I am making a reaction fic....... eventually lol
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i know it says i started this back in 2023, but all i really did was make a cover. i didn't start making any chapters until a few months ago hehe
BUT ANYWAYS YES YOU READ THAT RIGHT! i am making a reaction/reading the books/watching the movies fic for arsenic blues!!!! in this case, it will be ror reacting to pjo
for anyone interested to learn more, go under the cut!
(this started off as me just giving you some info about cerulean cyanide, but then i ended up ranting about how much i loved the pjo tv show lol, soooo if you haven't watched it, don't go down)
first off, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME MAKING A REACTION FIC! i've read a lot of them, but i have no experience in actually making one. i'm kinda nervous ngl 😅
secondly, i've already started... somewhat. i've copied all chapters of the lightning thief into a google doc and made necessary edits, but i haven't written any reactions... YET. i want to include the ror gods AND humans as members of the audience, and since i haven't written about the ror humans as thoroughly yet, i won't be writing the reactions until i get to act 2 of arsenic blues, since that's when the ror humans are introduced. this is important for me because i don't have their characterizations down yet, and won't until i actually start writing about them and their dynamics with percy. same goes with cĂș chulainn, he's a literal love interest, but won't get introduced until act 2!
thirdly, because of what i said up there ^ cerulean cyanide won't be published until act 2 is finished to avoid spoiling what happens during ragnarok and the god's apocalypse.
fourthly, IT WILL BE INTERMIXED WITH THE TV SHOW!!! i fucking LOVED the show and (most of) the changes that were made, so i'm totally going to add them into percy's past that the ror characters will be reacting to.
so what elements of the show should you expect to see? glad you asked!
POSEIDON 💙
poseidon in the books is great, but i loooooove the new stuff they put in the tv show. in the books, we're mostly told that poseidon loves percy and there are times where it's shown, but it's kinda hard to pick up since the books are written in PERCY'S POV, and since poseidon is literally restricted from interacting with him, it's hard to notice how much he actually loves his son when he's not even allowed to be AROUND the dude who's perspective takes up the whole series.
but in the tv show, it's not just percy's perspective that's explored! that little moment poseidon had with sally told us SOOOO MUCH about how he actually felt for the both of them. and when he and percy finally met??? THE ANGST AND LONGING THEY BOTH SHOWED UHDFSIGVSVGD I LOVED IT SO MUCH
AND THE FACT THAT HE NOT ONLY SAVED PERCY FROM ZEUS BUT ALSO SURRENDERED??? HE GAVE UP HIS PRIDE AND PRIDE IS SUCH A HUGE AND IMPORTANT THING FOR GODS BUT HE GAVE IT UP WITH NO HESITATION AHHHHHHH 😭
so yes, expect to see a lot of the poseidon scenes from the tv show
HERMES BEING AT THE LOTUS CASINO
i actually really like the fact that hermes was shown in here instead of the next season. some people were confused as to what the point was for having him in the casino and why he tricked the kids into staying at the casino longer, but i found this post on tumblr that explains why he could've been there:
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in the last olympian, we (and percy) find out that hermes knew all along what luke's fate would be; that he would rebel against the olympians, bring forth kronos, become his host, etc. he knew ALL OF THAT. but he was never allowed to tell him (ancient laws), so he tried to CHANGE luke's fate in order to save him even though he knew it was pointless.
we get a bit of that in the tv show. hermes was there because he wanted to change luke's fate. he tricked the kids into staying at the casino longer so they would pass the deadline. war would come, and luke would get away with his thievery and nobody would know it was him because they're all too busy trying to kill each other. but ofc, like always, it didn't work because you can never change fate.
i love how the show showed us that hermes was trying to change his fate in the first season whereas in the books, it only started in the second book where he was introduced for the first time.
THE GODS' CRUELTY AND THEIR LOVE
the gods' cruelty and apathy was much more obvious in the show's first season compared to the first book. in the first book, most of the gods shown were jerks at best but the tv show really showed us how horrible of a family they are (most of them at least) to each other and their kids
like what show!ares said, his family loves to stab each other in the back, they love to hurt each other to get a higher leg up; they're not really a family. the audience and percy becomes VERY aware of that unlike in the books where it's more sugar-coated at the start.
we're shown very early on that they're not good people, but at the same time, we're shown that some of them DO care.
hephaestus was abused and mistreated by his family, but he refuses to be like them which is why he released percy from his trap; because he realizes that he and annabeth are good kids (ending the cycle). hermes loves his son and desperately wants to change his fate despite being told over and over again that its pointless. poseidon loves percy and wishes to be a proper family with him and sally, but isn't allowed to.
there are some good gods out there, which is why percy decided to stand by them instead of taking luke's offer to bring it all down. he's been shown that some gods ARE good. unlike in the first book where you don't really meet any decent gods, so book!percy honestly didn't have much of a reason to defend them, yet he did anyway when luke left camp. the show gave him (and us) a better reason to actually defend them
in the show, he's exposed to the god's cruelty, but he sees that it's not as black and white as he once thought "oh all the gods are bad and none of them care for their kids >:(", he sees the good in some of them and it's enough to make him want to save them instead of letting them crash and burn (like luke, who's blinded by his anger and hatred *cough cough* fatal flaw!!!! *cough cough*).
LUKE AND PERCY'S RELATIONSHIP
SHOW!LUKE WAS SO MUCH BETTER THAN BOOK!LUKE IMO.
book!luke was trying to kill percy very early on and was pretty much pretending to be his friend the whole time. yes his intentions and character get fleshed out as the books go on, but his relationship with percy... didn't offer much.
then there's show!luke who genuinely liked him and wanted to recruit him rather than kill him (that's why there's no scorpion scene). his betrayal was more personal and painful for percy. the fact that annabeth was there to watch it all happen was even better (not for her though LOL).
(and dont even get me started on how show!luke didn't hate grover like in the books. the genuine fear in his eyes when he found out that percy gave the shoes to him and the way his eyes got all misty??? he fully blames thalia's "death" on him and him only THE ANGUISH WAS SO 😭😭😭)
AND I THINK THAT MIGHT BE ALL?
so yes, these are some of the changes you should expect to see!
i wanna really contrast how different things are between the ror and pjo verse. ror gods are very close and tight-knit whereas the pjo gods are... well, "a mess" as percy so eloquently put it.
ror gods aren't forced under the tyrannical rule of zeus, their zeus is chill and just wants to have fun. they have no restrictions to follow and their divine laws aren't as oppressive
whereas pjo gods are under the tyrant rule of zeus and can't even interact with their kids.
ror gods are independent while pjo gods have to rely on the preservation of western civilization to stay alive and use demigods to break rules, etc etc.
pjo gods (some, at least) are kinder and have no issues falling in love with humans and loving their demigod children while ror gods are cruel assholes who commit genocide against humanity despite being the ones to create them
and etc etc.
ANYWAY, I HOPE YOU GUYS ARE AS HYPED UP AS I AM!!!! đŸ„łđŸ„łđŸ„ł can't wait to start writing reactions for the first time ever đŸ«š
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drenched-in-sunlight · 4 months ago
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Hey, so I remembered in one of your earlier post you said something along the lines of souls women only really falling into the helpless victim or serious sword lady trop. And how Ema was a great subversion of it, I was wondering if you had any thoughts on
I’m making a souls-like and trying to avoid the pitfalls where I can
Btw, I love your art so much I would love to support you but I am broke
sorry i let this reply marinate in the docs for months (along with a lot of other replies like im having a catalogue of Fromsoft replies that read like thesis at this point *crying* my job is not letting me sit down and edit them) but here it is.
firstly, thank you for your message, kind encouragement already means a lot to me, so don’t worry about not being able to support me or anything ! After all I’m not putting out any new books or fan merch haha.
Here is a whole rant about Ema but somehow my grievances with how they handle Malenia's story in comparison to Messmer also pops up.
Regarding your question about Ema, I love her because of how complete her story feels and how her personal motivation and personality are written as coherently as the male characters.
She’s a war orphan who did her best to survive, learned the sword from the best swordman but with the only purpose is to kill demons. Ema saw firsthand how violence and meaningless killing did to people, so her aim can be seen as trying to offer those lost souls a mercy death, so they don’t have to suffer as a mindless demon for eternity (as in shura ending).
Yet, she's actually more interested in being a doctor & saving life and it’s not something expected of her because she’s a woman or whatnot, she chose that.
(+ she's skilled enough with the blade that it shows in her mannerism to the point Wolf, who had never seen her hold a sword, knows that she's good with one).
she was ready to kill Scuptor - someone akin to a parental figure to her, should he succumb to grief and hatred. because she loved him. not to mention she saw Tomoe - someone in a way is also her mentor, tried to take her own life, while her childhood friend Gennichiro slowly went apeshit. like that girl witnessed so many insane stuffs & they spur her to be strong & steadfast in her ideal to protect her loved ones, even when it means to lay them to rest by her own hands.
her dialogue in Shura ending "maybe i should have killed you long ago" feels like being punched in the guts to me, because she knew Wolf turning out that way meant that somewhere along the way, all of them had failed him, had ignored the signs that all the killings he was tasked to carry out was taking a toll on him. And so she took upon herself the responsibility to offer him a mercy death, even as it broke her heart.
It’s the passionate drive and decisions made as her own person, not out of blind devotion to another character, and how much we know of that because the game let us find more about her, that makes her stands out from the epic sword lady category, while the violence and steely resolve she was capable of makes her stands out from the helpless maiden one.
-kinda lose the plot here with Elden Ring rant jumping out-
This is one of the main points I have about the difference between Messmer and Malenia, how even though their stories parallel each other, I think Messmer has the better writing and gets a more complete story. He’s super devote to Marika, but in his own way, not what Marika wants of him. Evidently with how he still fights the Tarnished because he deems us unworthy, despite knowing Marika sanctioned us for Lordship.
We see a lot of sides to him outside of just a filial son, his rage and sorrow and love and a moment of stubborn selfishness that results in him willingly become a curse that clings to Marika than to let go. We see his relationship with other characters and even though his love for Marika outweighs all else, it doesn’t negate completely others that exist outside of it.
And precisely because of that, it’s more heartbreaking to see despite all these connections he has with other people, he yearns to be reunited with his Mother above all else. That kind of devotion is more hard hitting to me than the writing for the Empyrean twins.
Like, Malenia
. outside of Finnlay (whose description says more about herself than shedding any new light on Malenia) and the mentor that we actually don’t even know much about yet, what are other personal connection she has outside of Miq? I could argue the Marika’s Soreseal in the Haligtree was meant for her and that she still loved her Mother in some kind of way all I want, but at the end of the day that’s a headcahon I have to theorize from item placement, and not many ppl will notice that. We don’t know for sure what Malenia thinks of anyone else but her twin and it drives me up the wall.
Another comparison I want to bring up is DS2 Lucatiel.
I fr think even Lucatiel gets a better story arc than Malenia, despite also largely being shaped by her relationship with her brother.
Loss frightens me no end. Loss of memory, loss of self. If I were told that by killing you, I would be freed of this curse
 Then I would draw my sword without hesitation. I don't want to die, I want to exist. I would sacrifice anything, anything at all for this. It shames me, but it is the truth. Sometimes, I feel obsessed
 with this insignificant thing called "self". But even so, I am compelled to preserve it. Am I wrong to feel so? Surely you'd do the same, in my shoes?
She is trying to find her brother, but at the same time wrestling with her own troubles and limitations. We get to know a lot of her own motivation and her fear. I mean one could argue that it's because she's an NPC while Malenia is a boss, but the same thing could also be said for Messmer like I explained above.
-back to Ema-
As the extra sauce, I love that Ema boss music has such layers to it. the theme of her - someone clinging to her humanity to the very end because she has ppl love & support her, also acts as an elegy for Wolf's lost of humanity, of him not being able to escape the abuse trauma he grew up in. its opening instrument also appears in Demon of Hatred's OST. Her presence and theme affects other characters’ life, and we get to see her marks on a personal level in the story’s overarching narrative.
Which is the same as how Marika’s presence is everywhere in the Elden Ring OST, that little soft piano. A little in Radagon’s theme, in Shaman’s Village, in the final DLC boss ost where the female vocals starts belting out “Hail, Marika the Eternal”, in a boss arena where she had walked through to scavenge the remains of her fallen family and ascended to an existence she knew would kill her all the same, but she would do it again every single time. Walking down that hell with her eyes wide open.
When a character that could get me to write paragraphs about like that
 man you know how much the writing cooks.
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welcometololaland · 4 months ago
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10 things - 2024/2025 edition
happy new year, everyone! 2024 has been a year of change for me in so many different ways, and i've posted very little fic this year, mostly due to writers' block and time constraints. so, instead of doing the writing round up i thought i'd list 10 things i'm grateful for in 2024 (fandom edition) and 10 things i want to do in 2025 (also, fandom edition). please feel free to make your own if you wish! consider this an open tag đŸ·ïž
2024 - things i'm grateful for (in fandom, in no particular order)
1. my ride or die friends who deal with my self doubt and breakdowns and (being 100% real) paranoia about situations that simply don't exist - @rmd-writes @celeritas2997 , the popcorn squad and others. wouldn't be writing without your support!
2. the writers who have trusted me to beta for them - @heartstringsduet @basilsunrise @rmd-writes i think i'm forgetting some (so sorry if so). michelle, being with you through first aid was such an amazing experience, and i feel so lucky to have seen you develop as a writer!
3. the people who have read my fics and encouraged me including the wip wednesday and seven sentence sunday tags! - i literally would not be anywhere without you. you actually give me life.
4. the friendships i've made on discord with people who just wanna know me for me and share little snippets of their lives - @reyesstrand and @heartstringsduet the little squirrel photos y'all send me are soul soothers for real! @st-elle-ar and @clottedcreamfudge and @lightningboltreader and @birdclowns for the cat pics! @howtosingit for your commentary and spoiler services 💜
5. the grace given to me by @carlos-in-glasses and @actual-sleeping-beauty - you two are so kind and encouraging and tell me all about your knitting projects even when i go missing for weeks on end. thank you for being my friends <3 and i don't even think you guys know you are both my yarn obsessed friends but you ARE.
6. everyone who has trusted me enough to collab with them on projects - the legends on never the same twice, @rmd-writes @strandnreyes. i loved working with you and i hope you had a positive experience! looking forward to more collabs in 2025.
7. the document gremlins, betas and sensitivity readers i've collected this year - @rmd-writes @strandnreyes @lightningboltreader @celeritas2997 @cold-blooded-jelly-doughnut ty ty ty ty some of those fics were in danger of being lost forever but we revived them!
8. @she-walked-away for making me laugh with your hilarious posts and olympia2997 who apparently doesn't exist on tumblr but leaves the most unhinged comments of all time on my fics.
9. everyone who has translated my fics or made art or gifs this year! inspired by you and in awe of you! @donghaian @whatsintheboxmh @heartstringsduet @guardian-angle22 i know there are more i'm so sorry if i've not listed you here!!!
10. everyone in the various fandoms i'm in who have created brilliant works in 2024! i am inspired by your work more than you know <3
2025 - things i want to do (in fandom, in no particular order)
1. read more, and read more broadly. expand my horizons a bit. read things that are a touch outside my go-to zones just to test the waters. read stuff by new authors!
2. spend time co-writing because that's actually my favourite thing to do. i have some things in the pipeline with a couple of people which i hope work out!
3. finish. the. damn. fic. (eurotrip). IT'S SO FREAKING CLOSE.
4. spend more time with my 2019-2021 beloveds - alex and henry. write more rwrb fic. engage in the fandom a bit more.
5. finish the ring-in 2.0 within 1 month of the LS finale (weep).
6. take one hand off the wheel with fandom relationships - my therapist tells me i need to stop trying to control how everyone feels about me and instead let people show me the kind of friendship they're interested in maintaining. scary because i think i may lose some people along the way but OH WELL WE BALL.
7. worry less about the engagement! god! i need to stop looking so much! *shakes fist at self*
8. write a little more regularly with less word count expectations.
9. learn how to be okay with smaller comments (from myself). sometimes i feel terrible if i don't write a damn essay but sometimes it stops me from reading which is horrible!
10. be a better fandom contributor than i was in 2024 - i think continuous growth is important and i'm always open to feedback (as long as it's constructive and genuine)! my mission is to always make a positive contribution and to make people feel good about themselves, and if i can even do that for one person in 2025, i think i will achieve this goal.
ty for the 2024 wrapped tags @hippolotamus @rmd-writes @reyesstrand @emsprovisions @nancys-braids @carlos-in-glasses @lemonlyman-dotcom @alrightbuckaroo @strandnreyes @thisbuildinghasfeelings @whatsintheboxmh @heartstringsduet @firenati0n @cha-melodius. you are real ones! consider this a tag back if you would like to do a 2024/2025 10 things edition.
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chaotictempleknight · 4 months ago
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Some advice for writers
I would like to offer some advice to my fellow writers. Caution: this post is a bit on the longer side.
If you have any type of series on the internet, please have a master post for that series, or at least some form of organization. No, I am not going to go endlessly scrolling through your blog or website to find the first chapter/page.
Please have links to chapters if you are writing a digital novel/novella. It makes it easier for the reader to get through the story. This is assuming you're not using a website dedicated to literature.
Tag your work with what genre it is. I see a lot of stories and chapters on the internet that don't do that or only tag one genre. I would like to know what genre your story is as I have preferences for what I read.
When writing a synopsis or a pitch, please establish the stakes. Tell me what the conflict is and why I should read. What are the consequences if the protagonist fails? Also don't describe what your story is. I'll find that out as I read.
Plan your story out before you write it. You are not that 1 in a million who's going to be able to write a story as you go along. PLAN OUT YOUR STORY BEFORE YOU START IT. Here's my advice: Establish your plot and ending, write the plot, write your characters, then write an outline for the story. Make sure you're happy with it, iron out any last minute details, then write a rough draft.
Have multiple drafts and don't post the first thing that comes out of your head. Don't worry if you mess up during the rough drafts, you can fix it later. How many drafts you have is up to you, just don't get carried away with them as you'll never finish the story.
The protagonist must succeed. It doesn't matter what they succeed in, they must succeed in something. There's no two ways about it. The protagonist can be anyone, be it a hero or villain. protagonist versus antagonist is not good versus evil, it's a clash of egos and ideals. It doesn't matter who they come from.
Write an evil villain and a strong hero. Let your villain be evil and let your hero be heroic. This is storytelling 101, but so many stories these days try to make everyone morally gray and indistinguishable from each other. You can have sympathetic villains and questionable heroes, just make it clear where the lines between good and evil are drawn.
Stop trying to be relatable and POST SOMETHING. I don't care about how many WIPs you haven't finished or about how your cat keeps interrupting you. Post your story. If you're more concerned about being relatable than actually writing, you're not a writer.
If you're expecting overnight success, you are in for a very rude awakening. No, you will not have overnight success. AND NO, you are not that 1 in a million. It takes time, effort, and dedication for your work to get noticed. I should know: have you heard of ULTRAMagic Alternate? I didn't think so.
If you are writing to make money and become famous, get out. I'm serious, leave. If you just want to make money, go get a regular job. You are legitimately getting in the way of actual writers who actually have a story to tell.
Having beta readers is ideal for improving your story. Find people interested in the genres you're writing and see what they think. You can always go back and fix the story if there is something wrong with it.
This one is for readers: If an author asks you to be a beta reader, they are NOT asking you to edit their story (although you can if you want to). You don't have to be an author, the writer is looking for your perspective as an average Joe off the street. Tell them what you think of the work, even if you have no knowledge of writing.
DO NOT USE AI IMAGES. The instant I see an AI image attached to your post I'm immediately scrolling past it. Either learn how to draw or hire a real artist.
DO NOT USE AI WRITING. I will ignore your entire existence if I catch you copy and pasting stuff from an AI chat bot. I'm okay with asking a chat bot for assistance as long as what is written on the page came from your head and human hands, however. Also newsflash, if AI becomes truly sentient, you are stealing ideas and work from another individual. Let that sink in.
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kedreeva · 4 months ago
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Hello, I've been following you since Good Omens~ I'm currently writing a fic, and it is growing bigger than I expected. So much so that I'm kind of at a lost on how to outline/draft it. If you have any tips you don't mind sharing on how to better plot a story, I would really appreciate it. :)
I can tell you what I do! It requires a little background.
Back in HS, I had a class about writing essays. Basically, it goes like this- you write on a page "intro, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, conclusion." Then you go back, and after each #1 (or as many as you want), you fill in a major argument/point you're making on your topic, and then under each #1, you write 2, 2, 2, 2, or however many you want. The trick is that each #2 must relate to what was said in its matching #1. If needed, you can add #3s under any #2 that needs it, again each #3 must relate to what was said in #2. It's mostly fill-in-the blank writing from there, and then you go back and fill in the intro/conclusion to match what you wrote.
ANYWAY story PLOTTING is kind of the same thing, to me, except instead of the intro/conclusion being the last thing I do, they're the anchors of the rest. I look at where I want the characters to be at the start, and where I want them to be at the end, and then I look at what needs to happen in the middle to get from point A to point B. I write down what major events need to happen (like #1s), and then under those, which building events need to lead up to them (like adding #2s), and if any minor events/character developments need to happen to get to the building events (like #3s).
Once i know what needs to happen, I block out any chapters, particularly if I know I need to get certain chapters to end on certain notes, and once i know what the chapter frames look like, I do a quick "first draft" kind of sketchy write up (as if I'm quickly summarizing for/telling a friend what happened) of a scene-by-scene. That way I know what to expect going into a chapter, and I know what to expect for the overall.
Importantly, if I don't really know what happens, I leave that room in the outline. USUALLY it becomes apparent what needs to happen, as I go through writing, because stuff happens (in the story) while I'm writing that makes it clearer. if not, then I write it wrong and see why it's wrong, and that sometimes makes something clearer. If THAT doesn't work, then I go to friends or strangers and ask for help. There's a lot of people out there happy to rubber duck with you, or to be beta readers, you just have to be very clear about what you actually need from them (for example, if you want storybuilding advice you can tell them to avoid picking at grammar or spelling, especially since whatever it is may change as you edit or rewrite).
Also importantly, it's okay to change your mind AND it's okay to edit previous chapters as needed while you are writing. EVEN if they are already posted to AO3. Anyone reading a WIP is likely to understand that the story is under construction and sometimes that means stuff changes. Sometimes, when you're writing along, you find out if you make a change to something in the past, it rewires a bunch of stuff down the line, or at least opens a door for you to get where you wanna go with the plot.
And sometimes... sometimes you just need to take a break. Sometimes you're trying to pour from an empty cup.
Good luck with it!
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writtenbymisunderstoodnerds · 1 year ago
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You hate each other, right? (Tierna Davidson x Reader)
This wasn't requested or something I actually planned to write, but writers block is a bitch. Titles are hard, this isn't edited and I don't think this is very good, but here it is. Hope you enjoy :)
I'm going to try work on my actual wips so we'll see how that goes.
Warnings: None that I can think of, but let me know if I need to add anything.
Words: 4k
Tierna and I had always had a strained relationship. By that I meant we absolutely hated each other for years. Honestly, seeing as many many years had passed, we could barely remember what had caused the problem in the first place. Something to do with an injury or something.
Everything between us had changed one day when our argument ended in making out instead of shouting like normal. It seemed that over the years the hatred had turned to romantic feelings on both sides. After the kiss, there was lots of awkwardness and avoiding each other until I finally just asked her out one day when we were alone in the elevator. We had decided to keep everything on the downlow as first so we could learn how to have a relationship that didn't involve fighting or hatred. It wasn't actually that difficult because I quickly became addicted to everything Tierna. If her clinginess was anything to go off, then it was safe to say that Tierna felt the same.  
To keep everyone from getting suspicious, the last couple of months we had kept our outside relationship the same. There were glares, not talking to each other, and scoffs when the other spoke. The mean comments we used to make had pretty much stopped now. I couldn't bring myself to say anything bad about her, not when I was falling for her faster than I could keep up. If anyone ever asked, I just couldn't be bothered with it anymore. 
We had just gotten back from training. Tierna and I were glaring at each other as always while Emily stood between us as a kind of buffer. Tierna and I were sharing a room like we had been for the most part of the year. It was the teams way of trying to get us to get along. Little did they know how well that actually worked.
The glares lasted until the door closed behind us, finally away from the prying eyes of our team mates. Tierna turned, soft smile replacing the scowl as she fell into my arms. My hand slipped under her shirt, nails scratching along her back as she sighed, kissing my neck softly. 
"You okay love?"
"Just tired and I missed you today."
"I was with you the whole day."
"Well yeah, but I couldn't touch you let alone look at you nicely. I was craving cuddles all day."
"I'm sorry, we have the rest of the evening to cuddle."
"We have team bonding tonight though." Tierna pouted, moving to find comfy clothes. I groaned at the lack of contact, moving to wrap my arms around her waist. She gently shrugged me off, moving away from me. It was a clear sign she was upset about something. I lay on the bed, allowing her space to change and decide if she wanted to come to me or not.
Tierna sat on the other bed for a few minutes scrolling through her phone before she sighed, throwing it back on the bed and walking over to me. I opened my arms, letting her lay on top of me, head resting against my neck. "I don't want to pretend to hate you anymore. It's exhausting, I hate that I can't even smile at you when we're around them, I can't run to you during games or hold your hand or be close to you like I need when I'm tired, nervous or down."
"Okay. Well, we can start being friends in front of them."
Tierna looked up at me, "Yeah?"
"If that's what you want. I'm sorry that we haven't been able to do any of that stuff. It's not that I don't want to, trust me I hate it as much as you do if not more. All I ever want to do is be with you, my favourite thing in this world is your cuddles. I would prefer to keep our relationship to ourselves for a bit longer though."
I had always preferred to keep my relationships more private, but it was also in part because we constantly got roomed together in attempt to make us get along. I wasn't ready to have that change yet. Not just because I liked sleeping in the same bed with my girlfriend, but also because I hated change. It wouldn't be a big deal if my roommate changed pretty much every camp, that didn't happen so I had gotten used to Tierna and our routine. I dreaded that changing.
"Thank you. I'll just be happy with a smile or maybe a hug every now and then. There's no pressure to tell them about us, whenever you're ready I'm ready. I know you're scared about your routine changing and we'll protect that for as long as we can. And if or when it does, I've got you. Always."
I brushed a piece of hair out of her face, soft smile making it's way onto my face. We hadn't said the three big words yet, but I had known for a while that I was in love with her. Everything with her was warm, comforting, safe. "I love you T."
A grin made it's way onto her face before she kissed me deeply, "I love you Y/n."
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It had been two weeks since we had agreed to be more friendly. We had decided to slowly start being more friendly so it wouldn't be suspicious. At first it was just stopping the glares and actually saying a few words that weren't mean or snarky. Now we had decided smiles and maybe some proper conversations were the next step.
We were at breakfast, Tierna sat at the table across the room while I sat with Emily and Rose. I hated that she was sat away from me, but unfortunately it had always been that way. Tierna sent a small smile my way. I sent a small smile back managing to stop the grin trying to escape. Emily and Rose followed my eyeline, confusion covering their faces when they noticed it was Tierna I was smiling at. I just shrugged going back to eating my breakfast. 
My peace only last a few minutes until Emily spoke up, "So have you and T have worked things out? There seems to be less glares, more smiles."
"I guess so. We actually talked a couple of weeks ago and could barely remember why we didn't like each other. We're trying to be friends."
"Finally. Maybe we'll all be able to be in the same room peacefully."
Over the rest of camp, the smiles and conversation became more frequent. The confusion or shock that covered the teams face for the first week was hilarious. Thankfully, after the initial shock, they seemed to back off their nosiness a bit. They seemed to realise we were more friendly without their prying eyes. It was nice though, being able to actually look at Tierna or be around her even if I couldn't touch her much.
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Camps had always been one of my favourite things. I loved being around the girls, just getting to train and mess around. This time though, I almost wanted to just leave. Since Tierna and I were becoming 'friends', we had finally been roomed with different people. We had only been at camp for two days and my nerves were through the roof. They had been since I arrived. It wasn't what I was used to and I wasn't entirely sure how to cope with it. My whole routine had been disrupted without warning. The team knew I didn't like change, but I guess no one really thought this was something that would affect me too bad.
Training had finished an hour ago, dinner and team bonding weren't for a few hours and I was stuck on my bed fidgeting with my fingers. Alyssa sat down next to me, nudging my shoulder gently, "Are you okay Y/n?" 
"Yeah, yeah I'm okay."
"I call bullshit."
A sigh slipped out as my head rest against her shoulder. I didn't have the energy to pretend to be okay, "I love you Lys, really I do, but I hate this."
"Hate what?"
"Not rooming with Tierna. I know I used to not like it and we only just recently became friends, but that's what I was used to. For months, we had our routine, it didn't change much if at all. Just a bit of extra talking. Even then I knew what to expect. Now, it's all changed without warning and I don't think I'm coping very well with it."
"So, it's not just because you don't get to share with your girlfriend anymore?"
My head flew up, every muscle in my body tensing, "What?"
"Relax, I'm the only one that knows. I saw you guys making out in a hidden corner of the stadium when I took a wrong turn. You two are obviously pretending you're not great friends and hiding it for a reason. I haven't and won't tell anyone."
"Thank you Lys. I wish this was just because of that, but it's not. I don't deal with change very well at all. I like my routine and now it's completely different. If we hadn't been forced to room together for months, no routine would be formed and it wouldn't be this bad."
"I'm sorry that you were forced into a routine then forced out of it. We can see how you go for a couple of days and if it's not getting better then we can talk to coach and see if we can switch."
I smiled, accepting the hug she offered. It wasn't Tierna, but it was a close second. "I'm not mad at the forced rooming. I mean, T and I wouldn't be together without it. This is one of the reasons we haven't told anyone, to try hold onto my routine."
Much to my confusion, there was a light knock at the door. As far as I knew, everyone was hanging out in their rooms before dinner. My head buried in my hands, really not up for visitors as Alyssa went to open the door. Arms wrapped around me, my head resting against a stomach before the unmistakable smell of Tierna filled my senses. "Before you ask, Alyssa messaged saying you could use me so here I am."
"Thank you Lys."
"Always. I'm going to go for a walk, see you at dinner."
Tierna guided me to lie on the bed, cuddled up against her. It was probably the first time since camp started that I fully relaxed. "Love you T."
"I love you. I know this is difficult, but at least with Alyssa knowing we have more of a chance to see each other."
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"Are you okay Y/n?" Christen asked as her and Alex sat on either side of me. I knew the team were getting concerned at how withdrawn I was and I appreciated they cared. However, getting asked multiple times a day if I was okay, was getting on my nerves.
"I'm fine." I snapped, retying my boots for the fourth time. 
I knew I was being grumpy, but I couldn't help it. This whole routine change had messed with everything, especially my sleep. I was tired and stressed, trying to adjust and create a new routine. It wasn't working very well, but I was trying not to show it much. I didn't want to seem childish or be judged for my lack of adaptability. Tierna was trying her best to help, there wasn't much she could do beside comfort me. Alyssa had also been understanding, not taking my discomfort personally. There wasn't much she could do either though.
Alex and Christen gave me a look before pulling me away from everyone else, "Talk to us."
I sighed, burying my face in my hands, everything that had been happening spilling out. They let me talk, not saying anything until they were sure I was done. Christen rest her hand on my shoulder, squeezing slightly. "We get you're trying to tough it out, to adapt, but you could have told us before it got this bad. It's well known you don't do well with change and I guess we didn't think much of this since you had different room mates in the past. We'll talk to coach and see if you can change rooms assuming it's okay with Tierna and Rose."
"I'll be fine, I'll get over it."
"No, we need you to be at your best. So we'll talk to coach after practice."
"Thank you. Before you say it, I know I will need to get over it at some point. I won't always be able to have Tierna as a roommate. I'm working on it, my therapist is helping. I just think the lack of warning and no time to mentally prepare didn't help."
"We'll never tell you to get over it Y/n/n, but we are glad you're trying. We hate seeing you like this, we just want you to be okay."
Later that night when I finally made it back to my room after being dragged to hangout with Emily, I found Tierna lying on my bed, book in hand. I straddled her waist, kissing her forehead then nose and lips. "Well hello."
"Hi."
"Alyssa is rooming with Rose. I think you need an early night, you look exhausted."
"I think you're right. Sleep hasn't been easy the last few days."
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Tierna: I'm thinking it's time for a date day. Sneak out with me? 
Y/n: Don't have to ask me twice. I'm going to head back to the room to change, meet me there?
Tierna: Perfect, can't wait x
After making the excuse of planning to spend the day relaxing in the room, I slipped out of the meal room to get changed and meet Tierna. It wasn't unusual for me to spend a day or two at camp alone to recharge so I knew it wouldn't cause any concern aside from a text or two. 
Soft lips landed against mine as soon as Tierna entered the room. "Hello to you too."
Tierna pecked my lips, "There was not enough of that this morning."
"Well if you had woken up when I tried then there would have been more kissing time."
"It's an off day, what's the point in waking up early?"
"Make out time."
"Whatever. I was thinking, we shower and make out more, then check out that book shop you were talking about. I didn't think about what else, but we can get lunch and there is a beach not far from here." 
My arms wrapped around her waist, kissing her forehead. There hadn't been a lot of time to ourselves so I was very excited to spend the day with her. "Sounds incredible. I'm sure we can find some lowkey stuff to do. Could you imagine the shit we would get if the team found out about this from social media?"
"Shit, I didn't even think about that. Sneaky date day it is!"
As per Tiernas plan she dragged me into the shower, spending more time with her lips attached to me than actual shower activities. Not that I was complaining in the slightest. Tierna and I spent a lot more time in the room than originally planned, it being almost lunch time when I finally dragged Tierna out of the hotel. 
We spent a while exploring the little book shop, taking our time looking at the different books and stealing kisses behind the book shelves. It was risky, we both knew it, but at the same time I was having too much fun with her to care. Though we weren't doing anything overly exciting, just getting to spend some alone time with the girl I loved was enough for it to be the most fun I had in a while. Spending time with the team was always fun, but it didn't compare to spending time with Tierna. 
After finally dragging ourselves away from the book shop, we got sushi deciding to eat in the park. Thankfully, there weren't that many people and we managed to find a relatively secluded area. 
At the start of the day, we had very much intended on actually doing things. However, we ended up spending quite a while lying on the grass at the park just talking. Since the start of our relationship, most of our time would be spent talking. At first it was getting to know each other properly, then it was just something we enjoyed. Tierna was one of the only people besides Emily that I could spend hours talking and not get bored. I never was much of a talker, but I actually looked forward to our talking time. Between games, training, meetings, and spending time with the team, we hadn't had a lot of time to just talk. Despite rooming together, by time we fell into bed, we were just ready to sleep. 
Eventually we dragged ourselves up, making our way slowly to the beach, stopping at a few shops along the way. We walked along the beach, finding a hidden away part near the end. Tierna settled between my legs, back against my front as I nuzzled my face into her neck, "You're beautiful T. I've never been more grateful for our meddling teammates. I love you."
"I love you. This is something I never saw happening, but I would never want anything else. And I would never admit to them how thankful I am for their part in this."
"Oh never in a million years will I admit that to them. Thank you for today T, it's probably one of the best days I've had in a while."
"Really? We pretty much talked all day which is not what I planned."
"My love, any day I spend with you is amazing. Maybe it wasn't what you planned, but I don't care T. I love just talking to you and with how little time we've had together lately today was amazing. I love you, I loved today so please stop feeling bad like I know you are."
Tierna turned to look at me, not saying anything for a second while her eyes roamed my face. Probably making sure I was telling the truth. She pecked my cheek before whispering, "How did I get so lucky with you?" 
"You didn't hit me when I kissed you that night."
"Didn't even cross my mind. I think by that point I was starting to realise that maybe I didn't hate you like I thought."
"Looking back you were blushing a lot around me then. No different to now I guess. You're just better at hiding it around the team."
My forehead was pushed back, Tierna pouting while I tried to stifle my laugh. She was adorable when she pouted. "Shut up asshole. Speaking of the team, we should probably head back soon." 
Unfortunately for us, a few of the girls were lingering in the lobby and not at dinner like we had anticipated. The thought to hide was quickly pushed away when they all turned to look at us. "Where have you two been? We came to get you for dinner, but obviously you weren't there."
I had checked social media a few times just to make sure there wasn't any thing about us since a few people had stopped us for pictures. Thankfully, nothing had been posted yet and if it was the pictures were all innocent so I knew it was safe to make up a little lie. "We just went for a walk."
Emily pulled me into a headlock, normally I could get out of her hold pretty easily, but I was tired and not really in the mood. "Where was my invite? You know you're bestfriend incase you've forgotten."
My eyes rolled automatically, finally managing to push her away, "Em, stop being dramatic. It was a very last minute thing, not some conspiracy to leave you out. You are and will always be my bestfriend."
"Yeah whatever. I don't think you two willingly spending time together without killing each other will ever get old."
"Maybe not, but your comments already are. Now isn't there dinner then team bonding?"
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The game was almost over when Tierna ended up on the ground due to a miss timed tackle. She didn't get up straight away and I saw red. Before I even fully realised what was happening, my hands were on the chest of the player who took Tierna down, pushing her back multiple times. 
"Are you fucking stupid? You could hav-" 
Arms gripped mine, pulling me back and finally snapped me out it. "Y/n, Y/n stop."
My arms went up in surrender, walking back to Tierna before I could do something stupid again. I knew I had gotten a yellow card, but the only thing that mattered was Tierna. I wanted so badly to hold her hand to comfort her properly, but I knew I couldn't. Instead I squeezed her shoulder gently, relief washing through me when she finally got up. 
Everyone stared at us as Tierna and I walked into the locker room. I knew it was coming, I had just hoped it would be a few of the older ones and not everyone. Christen gave me a pointed look, Alyssa and Alex joining in.  "What the hell was that Y/n?"
I shrugged, avoiding eye contact. I wouldn't say I regretted it because I wasn't sure I did. Though, I had likely disappointed them, something I hated doing. "I lost my temper."
"You never lose your temper Y/n. You don't even lose your temper when I go down and I'm your best friend. Yet you lose your temper when someone you're barely friends with gets tackled." Emily stated, arms crossed. There was no way they would let this go, it was definitely out of character for me. I had always been a calm person, never violent or short tempered. The look Tierna gave me told me she was thinking the same. This was it.
My arm wrapped around Tierna's shoulder, pressing a light kiss to her temple, "Well, become my girlfriend and apparently I will."
"You're what!?! You're fucking with us."
Questions and statements were fired our way, everyone shocked and confused how we were dating given the way we acted. "Shut up." Once everyone was quiet, I spoke again, "Yes we are together. We have been for about 9 months. We kept our same dislike or barely friend act so we could keep it between us for a while. We needed to work out how we worked together after actually not liking each other for a long time. It was nice in our little bubble. And before you ask, no I wasn't not coping with the different room assignments because of it, my routine changed suddenly and my brain didn't like that. That should answer your questions, can I shower now?"
They looked at us in disbelief before I just walked away knowing we would be hit with more questions later. Tierna pecked my lips before going to her own shower, "That was hot. Don't make a habit of it though, you don't need to be getting in trouble. Also thank you for answering all those questions. I do not have the energy right now." 
Before Tierna could actually get into the shower, I grabbed her arm, pulling her back into me. Now that she had taken her shirt off, I finally had the chance to make sure she was truly okay. My hands ran along her sides and up her back before hugging her tightly, "I've never done anything like that before. I just, I saw you go down and I snapped. Seeing you hurt, well it worried me in a way I've never felt before. You sure you're okay?"
"This side of you is adorable. I've never seen you so worried before. I'm okay, I promise. There might be a bruise or two, but I'm okay."
"What can I say? I've never been in love like this before. I always worry about you T, but seeing you down is a whole different type of worry. I love you."
"And I love you."
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aramynx · 5 months ago
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IZUKU MIDORIYA HEADCANONS...
*.·:·.✧ ✩ ✧.·:·.* *.·:·.✧ ✩ ✧.·:·.* *.·:·.✧ ✩ ✧.·:·.*
ê•„ baby, my love, sweetie
ê•„ remembers everything- and i mean everything you’ve ever said to him
ê•„ he can quote word for word what you said to him on your first date actually
ê•„ he remembers off the top of his head what you like- which snacks are your favourite, which flavour and brand of ice cream you like, where you are in the show you’ve been watching recently
ê•„ he still gets nervous and giddy around you even after you’ve been together for a while- surprise kisses turn him into a flustered mess when he really isn’t expecting them
ê•„ “oh! hi sweetie, i didn’t see you there- what’s all this for?”
ê•„ loves to ramble about things to you but he does worry that it bores you or freaks you out sometimes so he tries not to carry on for too long
ê•„ when you tell him you love his rambles he just about explodes- he falls in love with you all over again
ê•„ chronically late coming home- whether it’s because he was stopped by a fan, or he needed to go grab some stuff from a store, or if he saw a new limited edition all might figurine

ê•„ you’re so used to it that you always expect him to get back 30 minutes later than he actually should
ê•„ even though it’s become a routine, he still apologises for coming home late
ê•„ “hey baby! I’m so sorry i’m late home again- they just released a new Kamino All Might figurine!”
ê•„ speaking of figurines, he has a room dedicated to them- and he keeps them in pristine condition
ê•„ he does get nervous about you-or anyone- going in there, but he trusts that you’d never hurt his All Might collection- it’s important to him!
ê•„ you can not sleep around this man- he makes a lot of noise even when he’s trying to be quiet.
ê•„ he’ll sit in bed with an open notebook, scribbling away as he plans things out or puts new information into his hero book
ê•„ “so, if we do
 in the morning and then wait
 group d arrives in the afternoon, that gives us about 4 hours of rest time between missions
 not enough backup
 then when the sun starts setting we’re going to head towards
 and everyone can take shifts
 not secure enough
 maybe more to the west
 what would all might say? 
 oh
 yeah i see it now
 i know what we need
”
ê•„ sometimes he stays up into the early hours of the morning just muttering and writing while you sleep beside him
ê•„ he feels really bad if he wakes you up
ê•„ “oh! i’m sorry, i didn’t mean to wake you, sweetie
 i get it, sorry for being so loud- i’ll come to sleep now too okay?”
ê•„ he likes to wrap his arms around your waist and pull you into him to cuddle- he’s still pretty short so he snuggles his face into the warmth of your back
ê•„ over-plans for dates, tries to cram too many things into your dates on his days off and you never end up doing half of them
ê•„ you appreciate the sentiment though!
ê•„ he gives you a lot of flowers- he’ll buy you new ones whenever he sees any in the store, usually accompanied by a note to remind you how much he loves you
ê•„ He was so nervous to bring you home when you started your relationship- more than you were. He just didn’t really know what to expect
ê•„ Inko loved you immediately! She says you’re an amazing person for Izuku and that you compliment each other well.
ê•„ You regularly go to her apartment for dinner- usually every Tuesday night, it’s something you all look forward to doing!
ê•„ Izuku loves that you get along with his mother, it makes him so happy that she loves you as much as he does.
ê•„ you swear he has a different picture of the two of you as his wallpaper every time you look at his phone
ê•„ he likes to have lots of photos of you- he makes sure to take at least one per date!
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devilsdeal666 · 4 months ago
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Ride Home
Spencer Agnew X Fem reader
Warnings: non, i don’t think.
Note: this is my first story so please be nice, it was a concept that I’ve been wanting to write for a while and would like to see what people think before i write more. I do have plans to do more parts. The other parts might include smut, but not this one. If something doesn’t make sense please let me know and i will edit it. Thanks hope you enjoy.
WC: About 1600
Spencer was the guy. He was the one as people would say he was nerdy, cute and very funny. He had great humour and that’s one reason i had a little crush on him. Spencer and i weren’t that close but we were friends, I still remember the day we actually started talking.
2 YEARS AGO, i walked into the office after parking in the full parking lot, to see that there was no coffee made, which was unusual as there was also coffee made. I thought about making a new pot, but i needed to get to the main set for the day; i was running late. As i was walking i say Shayne, smiling and having small talk with Shayne about today’s videos and what he was doing for his TNTL bit. Shayne is someone who is so easy to get along with, although I haven’t been here long i feel like I’ve known him ages; him and Courtney are such good and welcoming people.
Getting to the set for today, it was as busy as it ever is and people rushing around to be ready for the video to start. I sit near the camera crew waiting to be told what camera angle i will be doing today, i see Spencer as usually he looks as good as ever. Today he’s wearing a striped t shirt with blue cuffed jeans and a denim jacket, he doesn’t have a unique style but it suits him so well. We don’t talk much we’ve said a few hellos and I’ve heard him talk to Alex but I haven’t spoke to him yet, its not that I don’t want to; do but i’m nervous. I also don’t think he likes me very much every time i get caught looking at him he just glares, I don’t know if he just doesn’t like me, I’m probably not his type.
Filming has officially wrapped for today, Courtney is waiting for Shayne at the side he goes over as you can see they are talking, Shayne calls you over to see if you want to go to lunch with them. You decline because Alex had to take a phone call so he asked you to put stuff back like all the equipment and other things used today. You don't actually mind tidying the set really, the only reason you don’t want to is cause it’s just you and Spencer left in the room everyone has left for lunch. Here you are moving the wires back to where they should be and you hear Spencer’s footsteps behind you, pretending you didn’t here and carrying on with doing what your doing he comes up behind you. You stand up and turn as if you didn’t here him come over, he is holding more wires you act like you didn’t know he was there and move out the way so he can put them down. Thinking of what you should say to him you just stare at him, not knowing what to say or do, he stands back up looking back at you; he’s probably wondering why your looking at him like a lost fish, mouth hanging open and everything. Alex walks back in and says that you can go for lunch and he will help Spencer with the rest, you are glad to get away at least you wont say anything silly.
It’s been about 10 minutes since you sat down at the table with Shayne, Tommy and Amanda yous were just having a conversation about how you prefer electric guitar over acoustic cause it looks hot when someone is playing it. Spencer walks in and you stop mid sentence, trying to remember what you were saying Amanda sees what you are looking at, she giggles. “I didn’t know you had a thing for Spencer, i mean i don't blame you he’s cute.” She says so calmly like she didn’t just out you in front of Shayne and Tommy. Tommy looks over at Spencer and says “Yeah I totally get it, he’s hot for sure, but he doesn't swing my way.”
“You think he’s hot” Shayne says bursting out laughing and he said that way too loud. To your horror you see Spencer start to walk over as he heard laughing and was probably curious. “Who’s hot?” He questioned. Of corse he heard that cause my day couldn’t just be uneventful today. I look at him we lock eyes and i look at Shayne hoping he’s cover for me, to my surprise he just says “you.” Spencer just laughs and thank god he thinks we are joking, i don't think i could face his disapproval of me thinking he’s hot, i can imagine the displeasure on his face. He asks Shayne to scoot along the bench and Shayne does, Spencer plops down next to Shayne sat right in front of me, looking at me with them beautiful eyes; i avert my gaze looking down at my food.
After Spencer came over at lunch i don’t remember much of the conversation after that i was too focused on my plate wanting the whole room to just disappear. As i was editing at my desk i noticed that my drink was empty and got up to refill it, on the way to the kitchen I realised that basically everyone has gone home. It must have been late cause it was also pitch black outside the kitchen window. You got a Mountain Dew kickstart and walked back to your desk you noticed Spencer who you didn’t see before; he was also editing. He sees the drink in your hand, and says “you could have got me one of those.” You stare in shock not knowing what to say and hand him the opened can that you had already drank from, you ramble on “oh
ermm
 you can just have this one. Well if you want.. i already had a drink, i can get you a new one if you want.” You feel stupid and like an idiot for saying all that. He takes the drink pouring half in his cup then passing you the can. You don't take it for a second and he says “here we can share.” i take the can and say thanks and speed walk back to my desk which is only around the corner from his.
I feel all happy and have butterflies in my stomach as i sit down. I can’t work I just can’t concentrate on the video I'm meant to be editing cause all i can think about is him over there just a few feet away working away with his hoodie on and curly brown hair falling in his gorgeous face. In a day dream you don’t realise that Spencer was stood next to you, you mustn’t have heard his as you have headphones on. He touched your arm and just said that he was leaving the office so if you wanted to walk out together he is going now. You still had work but the thought of being in this massive office by yourself at night creeps you out. You nod locking your computer and standing up, being this close to Spencer is strange you didn’t expect him to smell so good; no surprise that he smells freaking amazing.
You and Spencer walk out to the parking lot and you realise that there is only one car left. You look at Spencer confused “you didn’t drive here?” He just hold up his phone and shows the uber app. This is your chance you don't really want to be in a car with him cause you wouldn’t know what to say but you can’t just leave him here outside. “Would you like me to give you a ride home?” You state as if it’s so normal for you to ask that. “Do you not mind? I don't mind getting an uber.” He states. You just nod and yous walk to your car.
Getting into your car you realise you weren’t expecting to give someone a ride and as you turn the key the stereo comes on and very loudly plays the song you were listening to last. Which needless to say is embarrassing because it’s a sex song, well not really it’s a song that people associate with sex. You turn it over quickly and don't say anything. Spencer acts like nothing happened you hope he didn’t know which song it was, you look over and ask “what do you like to listen to?” “Anything i don't mind, you can put your sex songs back on if you want.” He says while laughing. You feel your face heat up and stare at the steering wheel, putting something different on the radio. The ride to his apartment is pretty quiet, he says the odd word telling you which direction to go in. As he pull up to his apartment block he gets out, but before shutting the door he turns and says “thank you for giving me a ride. Enjoy your music.” He winks and shuts the door you shout loud enough so he can hear even tho the doors are shut “its not a sex song i don't know why it was playing.” You say so loud you feel stupid. He turns again smiles and you smile back knowing that this wont be the last conversation or ride home yous will have together.
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onthewaytosomewhere · 1 month ago
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thanks so much for the tags today @suseagull5914 @tailsbeth-writes & @firstprincehornyramblings & @jmagnabo92 - since today seems to be the day to post snips from our fics for @safe-smuttin i'll do so as well
debating on picking a firstprince from the bulging WIP folder - so we'll see which one that ends up being but i do have an alex/pez that just needs a final edit that will be going up for it so we'll do a lil bit from that (bcuz i left this open long enough one has now been picked and has a snip below too lolz)
A BIG OLE OPEN TAG WHO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO PLAY ALONG AND SOME SMUT AND STUFF UNDER THE CUT
Percy takes his time, the anticipation hanging heavy in the air as he kneels between Alex's legs, an air of confidence about him that sends shivers down Alex's spine. He rolls one of the flavored condoms onto Alex’s cock, the sound of the foil crinkling punctuating the charged silence. Alex watches, and his heart races as Pez moves down the bed, his eyes lock onto Alex's with a playful glint that promises so much. Percy’s lips wrap around Alex, and his movements start slow and sensual. It’s a tantalizing tease that sends waves of pleasure coursing through Alex as the warmth of Pez’s mouth envelops him—drawing him deeper into an abyss of sensation. Alex gasps as his body arches upward—hips bucking as he seeks more of the sweet mouth around him. Each slow movement from Pez feels deliberate—a careful exploration that sends sparks radiating from Alex’s core. Percy holds Alex in place, preventing him from moving past the barest of motions. The pressure as his hands grip at Alex’s thighs is both firm but gentle, and it grounds him while Pez works his mouth over him with agonizing slowness. The contrast between the softness of Pez’s lips and the gentle suction around Alex’s cock is maddening. He can’t help the soft moan that escapes him.
and bcuz this sat long enough without me hitting post i decided which firstprince one it's gonna be - we'll finish that photog alex/model henry fic shall we - and a snip 😘
“My friend, Pez, has a standing reservation here, as he often needs somewhere in the area to entertain—personal and business. He’s been trying to get me to use it for a while so, when I asked to use it he was ecstatic and switched his own plans.” Alex raises an eyebrow and smiles across the table. “I’m guessing that came with a price?” “Oh, of course. He hounded me all night about who I was coming with. He was rather proud I’d actually managed to ask out my photographer for the day, and well, when he found out it was you, he had a few opinions about how I was finally batting in my league or something. Neither of us are good with sports metaphors.” Henry laughs, and Alex can’t help but want to hear that sound again. Alex can’t help but laugh, Henry’s contagious, as he watches Henry grin across the table. “Batting in your league?” he teases, leaning back in his chair. “I’m guessing that means I pass the Pez test?” “Oh, you do more than pass,” Henry says, his voice lower now, softer, almost the kind of husky Alex wants to hear whispered in his ear. Henry has a look in his eyes that makes Alex’s heart stutter—a mix of admiration and something Alex can’t quite read. “But it’s not his opinion that matters.” Alex feels his cheeks heat under Henry’s gaze and the weight of those words. He takes another sip of wine, not so much to distract himself but to keep from grinning like an adolescent fool. “Well, I’m glad I made the cut,” he says lightly, though his voice wavers just slightly and he hopes it’s not noticeable. Henry tilts his head; his smile turns to something almost playful. “Oh, you’ve done far more than that, Alex.”
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