#when i was doing postgrad work as a history major there were guys in my cohort that genuinely thought racism didn’t exist anymore

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oh god oh fuck yes okay so these are some of the hcs i made with @carbonatedsalt​ (under a readmore because i kinda went off oops)

gordons trans, hes been transitioning since maybe late elementary early middle school

he did track in high school for a little bit before starting to play baseball instead, and he was Good at it

he went Hard on studying too, he overcompensated a lot bc he was worried about the first point affecting things. instead it put him at the Top of his class

college gordon is still a Try Hard. he is The Nerd. hes also still pretty active tho, surprisingly, this is a Fit nerd

David Li. he is known colloquially as the Attractive David @ the school. he also has an undeniable crush on one Nerd. unfortunately said nerd is a bit of a social himbo

joshua freeman is the product of a group project turned one night stand, against all odds (testosterone, birth control, etc)

gordon was honestly more amazed by josh’s tenacity than anything and kept him, regardless of davids preferences

davids preference was... neutral? he didnt feel particular either way, and gordon was pretty dead set on like, Treating The Kid Like A Group Project. he’d do all the work because he could do it The Best and didn’t care about the other participants who Wouldn’t Do Anything

gordon also like, didnt broadcast that the other dad was david, but his friends definitely knew and were just kinda 😳😳😳 Attractive David??? made a move on nerd freeman????

gordon Did Not have a gender reveal party like some weird cis person. like. come on were better than that here.

when joshua actually Happened, david did show up! he was in the waiting room, but he was there. when he actually came to see gordon- who looked absolutely tired out of his mind and like he was going to pass out- and the kid, gordon just deadpans  "Finally, a group project that was worth my time"

gordon. is so so so in love with this kid. like he was neutral up until he saw him. like. thats Mine. What The Fuck.

david was by no means an absent father unlike gordon thought. like it was Definitely Weird for him, but he helped financially (the best a college kid can) and emotionally

at first gordon is weird about letting Anyone near joshua, postpartum anxiety shit, this includes david. eventually it lets up though

joshua as a whole like, rlly brings gordon and david together, like closer as people. gordon opens up and gets to know david, and david learns about gordon as a person and manages to distance him from like,, Idealized Crush Gordon

the two never get together again, but they end up as rlly rlly close friends, even when they graduate and gordon moves onto postgrad while david starts his own work

david is a general art major, and makes a living as a popular abstract artist, commonly commissioned and Well Off

gordons hard working attitude doesnt let up in post grad, even with an amazing amount of love and attention for josh

david is still active in joshuas life too, he always has been and will continue to be, he’s one of joshuas dads, but gordon is joshua’s Dad if that makes sense

david and gordon also like, regularly hang out and go out for drinks and stuff too. theyre each others oldest friends

when the black mesa incident occurred, with the resonance cascade, joshua was at school

when the school couldn’t contact gordon when joshua needed to go home, they called his emergency contact, notably David Li-Norton (he’s married now)

now joshuas used to sleepovers at david’s house, but this week is way longer than usual, and its Weird

 meanwhile, david and his currently unnamed art history husband, are hearing all this shit about black mesa, the military, an explosion, and david is Afraid

theyre actually... Preparing to tell joshua when david gets a phone call from the hospital

after the party, gordon just collapsed outside the building. it was tommy who actually went “uhhh fuck guys i dont think thats supposed to happen” and got him to the hospital

david, believe it or not, was his emergency contact. if you can willingly trust a guy with your kid, you can trust him with anything

david rushes to the hospital, pretty much In Shock when he sees gordon laying there

gordon doesnt notice him at first bc hes being so quiet, and when he does, he panics at first- raising his missing right arm- before realizing its david and loudly- hoarsely- exclaiming so

his first words to david are along the lines of “you gotta bring me new clothes, my shit got fucked. up.”

then gordon elaborates "They cut the sleeve off my shirt David. My favorite MIT shirt. David, they cut off my MIT shirt sleeve.” and hes slurring from the pain killers he’s on and he looks so so tired and david cant help but laugh and cry at the same time he’s so relieved

gordon seems to have a Habit of saying Weird Things to david in hospitals apparently

david is Pivotal in gordons recovery, taking care of joshua until gordon can walk again and actually take joshua home and everything and its just so so sweet

joshuas got three dads! soon to be four ;3c

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Exam Kisses

Ivar x Reader Modern University AU

This is my first Vikings fic so please let me know what you think, and whether I should continue this fic. I am on break at the moment but if you send in an idea for something that could happen next or just want more please send me an ask.

Warnings: None I think

Length: 1400

A/N 

The title is bad, I know.

The university in this is based on the one I attend and at one point I also refer to the class as 348, that’s the class code which is how I generally refer to my classes, but I want to leave it open for people to choose what class the reader and Ivar are in so I left out the subject (e.g. History 348).

The exam period at my university is also about a month long, so you generally (if you’re lucky) get at least a few days in-between exams.

I’m not great with grammar and there is also very little dialogue because I rarely write fics and I’m not great at it, so I apologise and any feedback on what I can improve is welcome. 

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You had met Ivar in a tutorial for one of your classes. He had come in slightly late, probably due to the fact that he was on crutches and there were so many hills and stairs between the buildings on campus. But he seemed to take it in stride and was no less charismatic when he sat down at the same table as you. He had introduced himself as Ivar, Ancient History major and you introduced yourself in turn as Y/N, Archaeology major and the conversation went from there. Over the first few weeks of the semester you learnt that he was also in the third year of his Bachelor degree, and like you, he planned on going straight into postgrad the following year.

In the following weeks, you would meet up before lectures and tutorials you both had breaks before-hand. It was then, in between complaining about the class (which you both didn’t really enjoy, but it was too late to change) that you realised you had started to develop feelings for Ivar. But you didn’t act on them, because while you and Ivar had spent an awful lot of time together outside of class, you weren’t sure he felt the same way. He was, after all, one of the most charismatic and attractive people you had met in a long time, and frankly it frightened you just a little that you had feelings for someone who seemingly got along well with most people and could probably get with any girl, or guy, he wanted.

You were grabbing lunch on campus when Ivar casually came up behind you and elbowed you in the side with a grin on his face causing you to jump slightly. “You know you could always say hello like a normal person, right?” you grumble.

“But where would the fun in that be?” he asks, grinning even wider than before. He leans against you, “Anyway, I have a question to ask you.”

You quirked an eyebrow at him and waited for him to ask his question, but your attention is drawn away when your food is ready and your name is called by the server. As you turn to walk over to the counter you see his smile falter ever so slightly, but as soon as you turn back to face him it’s as wide as it was beforehand. You walk back over to Ivar and he leads the way over to a table.

“So, what’s the question?” you ask as you sit down, trying to inconspicuously admire the view. You only had one more lecture together before the mid-semester break, and you were going to miss his company over those two weeks.

For a moment his normal demeanour falters and he fiddles with part of the table, “I was just wondering if you want to hang out in the break, maybe do some studying for the test? If you aren’t doing anything that is.”

“Yeah, sure, definitely!” you say, smiling to yourself.

“Great! I can’t wait!” His own grin back on his face while he tried to take advantage of your distraction to steal some of your food.

“Hey!” you slap his hand away, “My food! No touching!” you say, but he just looks at you and bides his time before trying again.

“But Y/N there such a long line now.” He whines, giving you puppy dog eyes.

“You should have gotten in the line behind me then,” you say all the while giving him some of your food.

You were excited to spend time with Ivar outside of uni, not only because it was Ivar, but also because he generally understood the class material a lot better than you did because he had had some of the lecturers before in other classes, which made it a lot easier to deal with how boring they were.

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You and Ivar did indeed hang out over the mid-semester break and you learnt a lot more about him. Like that his legs did actually cause him a lot of pain, which in turn often made him grumpy. The amount of pain he was in was also why he had developed the charismatic persona, he didn’t want people to pity him, so he took the attention away from his legs using his wittiness.  But seeing the other side of him, the more vulnerable side, your feelings deepened. Not because you felt sorry for him, but because it made you feel like he trusted you and really did want to be around you.

The two of you hung out a lot more than you thought you would over that break, which led to you becoming quite close, and when the semester started back up again you found yourselves hanging out on the weekends as well as between classes. Although sometimes you only saw each other during class, especially when you both had a whole bunch of assignments due in. Good grades were important to both of you and if that meant focusing on your study so be it.

The rest of the semester flew by, with your feelings deepening even more, making you wish your exam timetable was a bit more relaxed so you could see more of Ivar. He didn’t seem worried too worried about it but did notice one day when you were feeling a bit off because of it.

“Hey, what’s wrong?” he asks bumping your shoulder as you sit next to him going over some material for archaeology on your phone.

You look at him, slightly surprised, “Oh, nothing really…”, you look back down at your phone. “I just wish my exam timetable was a little less hectic, you know, I already feel like it’s going to drive me crazy.”

“Well I mean, we could always study together, even if it’s not for 348, we can test each other!” he bumps your should again. “You can teach me archaeology, and I’ll teach you ancient history.”

You smile at the thought. “Yeah… Yeah, that’s a good idea, let’s do that.” You reply.

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That’s what the two of you did, and it worked out well. You would meet up at his place or yours and go over the material for your exams, with some leisure time in between (okay, maybe a lot of leisure time in some cases), and you felt pretty prepared going into all of your exams. The exam for the class you shared was last and you spent most of the 4 days between that and your previous exam studying for it with Ivar. He had a brilliant mind, and you both helped each other get through all of the relevant material by the time you had to be at the exam room.

Standing outside waiting you felt both prepared and nervous. As a result, you were standing there jiggling your leg, waiting for the examiners to call you in.

Ivar noticed this and smirked over at you “Relax Y/N, you’ll be fine, you know this stuff.” He said just as the examiners started to call the class into the room.

You looked at him with your mouth open, so nervous you were having trouble forming words. He put an arm around your shoulders and wished you luck. You wished him luck in return and entered the exam room.

Both of you ended up using the entire 2 hours to write the exam, and you finished just in time before they called for pens down. Outside of the exam room you and Ivar met back up and it hit you that you weren’t in any of the same classes next semester. You tried to fathom not having him around as much when Ivar stops walking and turns to you.

“Y/N, I realise we just got out of an exam, and I might probably still have a little adrenaline going but…” He pauses and you can’t help but notice how nervous he looks in that moment before he continues, “I really like you Y/N, and I totally get it if you don’t feel the same, but I’m going to miss hanging out with you so much next semester, so would you want to be my girlfriend, maybe?” He asks.

Your eyes widen, and you stand there for a moment, absolutely shocked, before grabbing the hand he’d extended. “Yes, definitely yes!” you say, a grin forming on your face.

“Good.” He says with a grin before kissing you, and you can’t help but lean into him as you kiss him back. It was definitely the best end to exams you had ever experienced.

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