#yes i have been working on the jatp au what of it

[to-be-a-dreamer]

I am once again pushing my "Sarah Jacobs is a disaster gay" agenda like yeah she almost always has custody of at least one of the three braincells that the Newsies pass between each other like a pinball machine, and yeah she's picked up a lot of selling tricks and sometimes sells the evening edition when she gets off work early, and yeah some nights she makes more than Jack does, and yeah one time she punched one of the Delanceys at the circulation desk, and yeah all of the younger kids have forcibly decided that she is the cool aunt because she helps them get away with more stuff than Jack, and yeah Les absolutely gets more street cred from Sarah than he does Davey.

But also the second she sees a pretty girl she becomes absolutely useless and loses all ability to act like a normal human being. All of the younger Newsies love her because she's awesome but they also have a healthy amount of fear of her because she can be super intimidating when she needs to be and they don't know why the older kids aren't also just slightly scared of her. Then Katherine shows up at the circulation gates one morning and they just go "Oh wait she's Even Worse than Jack I get it now".

I think Sarah Jacobs is the coolest and most capable person in the world up until the exact second her crush comes within a fifty-foot radius, after which she has no idea what year it is and will walk straight into a wall if no one is monitoring her.

Also, Sarah and Charlie are the perfect example of "separately they are very responsible and capable individuals but their braincells are allergic to each other so if you leave them unsupervised together something will end up broken, on fire, or blown up".

[invisibleraven]

20 questions writer meme!

I wa tagged by my beloved @bananakarenina <3

1. How many works do you have on AO3? In total across 5 fandoms, 124, 84 of those are JatP, and 5 of those are prompt fill compilations.

2. What's your total AO3 word count? 1,674,136 uploaded as of right now, and I know that over 1 million of those words are JatP.

3. What fandoms do you write for? Currently just Julie and the Phantoms, but in past I wrote primarily for Glee/Glee RPF, and Teen Titans. There's no other fandom really interesting me enough to write for it at moment.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

I'm going to limit this to my JatP fics, but if you wanna check out my stories in my previous fandoms, well here's my AO3

And giving yourself to me can never be wrong my collection of smut prompt fills with 235 kudos

I Know Who I Want To Take Me Home the first installment of my Semisonic Sunset verse with 192 kudos

But came the dawn the show goes on (and I don't want to say goodnight) my PeterPatterLina soulmate AU with 169 kudos

Maybe this news can wait Part three (and the only non smutty part) of Semisonic Sunset with 124 kudos

Better walk the line my single dad Reggie PeterPatter fic with 124 kudos

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not? Honestly no I don't. I tried, once upon a time, but I just felt like no one really cared what I had to say, and then I didn't have the spoons for it, so I stopped. I know I should though, my brain just doesn't seem to like letting me.

6. What is a fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? Hands down it is Haunted by the moments of what we used to be because every comment I got on it was some variation of how very dare you.

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? Generally I try to give all of my stories a happy ending, but for this one, I'll go with Yellow Wood  because it gave everyone a happy ending, no matter the path taken.

8. Do you get hate on fics? Currently no, but when the blacklist was a thing that happened, my name was second on there, so that kind of sucked.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind? Out of my 84 JatP fics, 24 are rated E, and my smut prompt fills are currently sitting at 80 something chapters, so you tell me. In honesty, I don't write smut as much anymore, as I find it a little more difficult to write and the response to anything rated above a T is vastly lower than anything else. But when I started in this fandom, it was what I was known for; see my point regarding the black list.

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written? I actually kind of hate crossovers? If I'm looking for a fic to read on AO3, I always click the Exclude Crossovers choice. I'll write any and every AU I can, and I might add minor characters from said AU, but that's rare, and that's as close as I get.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? Unfortunately yes. There was a person on WattPad who went and stole a bunch of different smutty JatP fics over a year ago, and one of mine was amongst them. They were reported, and the fic was taken down. This is why now my fics on AO3 are only available to registered AO3 users.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated? No, but if anyone ever wants to do a translation or podfic of any of my stories, they have my permission as long as they credit me and send me a link afterwards!

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before? No, and no one has ever asked. It's something I'd love to try if the chance ever came along, and had the right idea.

14. What's your all-time favorite ship? I mean I can't pick just one, I've been involved in fandoms since I was a teenager. Like for Teen Titans Raven/Beast Boy will always own a piece of my soul. In Glee, Kurt/Blaine was such a formative part of my life. And even with Jatp I don't think I could choose between Rulie and PeterPatterLina, they both mean so much to me. And those are just the fandoms I've written for!

15. What's a wip you want to finish, but doubt you ever will? *looks at my GDocs which is a WiP graveyard* Oh gosh there's so many.

16. What are your writing strengths? My brain is not being kind to me ATM, so I don't think I have any? Like maybe how much I write? Does that count?

17. What are your writing weaknesses? Everything. Editing especially.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic? I have done this quite a bit, even if it's just plugging what I want to say into Google Translate. So I know it's not entirely accurate, but I think I have been getting better about it.

19. First fandom you wrote for? The first fic I ever wrote that wasn't done like on a dare was a smutty fic for the anime Trigun that still exists on my ff.net page if you find it (no I'm not linking it) that I wrote in high school. It is Not Good.

20. Favorite fic you've written? I give the same answer to this question every time: But came the dawn the show goes on (and I don't want to say goodnight) and I don't think that will ever change.

Honourable mentions

-For better or for worse (Even if it's just tonight) 

-So Close To Reaching That Famous Happy End

-Yellow Wood

-Dress You Up In My Love

Not tagging anyone, but if you wanna do this ask game, go to!

[mouse-fantoms]

Questions for fic writers!

I saw @gay-flyboys do this and I wanted to join so- here I am

1. How many works do you have on Ao3?

19! I just have ✨ideas✨

2. What’s your total Ao3 word count?

Apparently just over 69, 800 words.

3. What fandoms do you write for?

So on my Ao3 is Jatp and then I have a Wattpad (my user on there is Mouse0415) (I’ve had it since I was 13 it’s just grown up with me as I write) where I write for Miraculous Ladybug

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

(These are linked in my master list that’s pinned on my blog)

1. Easier Than Speaking (What if Flynn didn’t find out about Nick asking out Julie until after school? What if she came into Julie’s room just started going on and on about it? Julie is just trying to get her to be quiet because there happens to be a certain ghost present in the room. Luke also finds out about Perfect Harmony?)

2. Improvise (Essentially Luke asks Reggie for help to learn piano bc he hears Julie humming Perfect Harmony)

3. Right Where I Need To Be (Jatp Camp Rock AU)

4. Reggie’s Magic (Julie has a crisis bc Reggie styles Luke hair and it just so happens to look like his perfect harmony hair)

5. The Discovery (A way Ray finds out about the boys)

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I try to! I’m normally active right away when I first publish a fic bc I wanna see reactions to it 👀 I just imagine the person who writes the comment is like “I bet they’ll never see this” but responding to them I’m saying “yes! I see and appreciate your comment that you left 🥺”

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I don’t write a lot of angst endings but I guess the one that comes closest is “An Opening Scene” (which is my version of how an opening scene to a new Jatp season would be)

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Basically like all the fics I’ve wrote 😂

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Luckily no one has! People have just always been genuinely kind and positive with their comments and kudos/votes with what I write 🥺

9. Do you write smut ? If so, what kind?

Personally I don’t, I may imply things but I only ever leave it at I just leave those to your imagination if you will 💀

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one who’ve written?

I’ve done a few fics that have songs incorporated in them that’s the most like “crossovers” I’ve done

11. Have you had a fic stolen?

Not to my knowledge

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Once again not to my knowledge

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I have not but the idea is exciting to think about!

14. What’s your all time favorite ship?

Out of the ones I write for 👀 (if this was an overall list of my ships we’d be here forever)

Juke & Ladynoir they’re just so 😭🤌 you can do so much with them it’s just beautiful

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

The WIP I’ve had for the LONGEST TIME is one where I had this idea for like a Willex date but it turns into like Juke date too so it’s double date kind of thing, this is the lil note I have in the document for it that’s to myself so I don’t forget what it’s about,

It’s just been a WIP for so long at this point 😭

16. What are your writing strengths?

I like to say that “I think in dialogue” when it comes to writing bc whenever I’m writing anything in my head, the dialogue is more prominent than the imagery in my brain. To me, it’s easier to hear how characters interact with one another in my head compared to what’s happening visually.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

To me, it’s hard to do description and not just make it a giant wall of text bc in books when I see that I find it distracting at times if it’s just like description over and over again, it does depend on the wording and if it’s “boring” or not. I just don’t want to make scenes that feel boring, I want to keep the reader invested.

It’s hard for me to fully translate what’s in my head into visual words

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

I’m not against it I just haven’t done it all too often

19. First fandom you wrote for?

I was in 7th grade, became obsessed with Miraculous Ladybug, had already written like 3 fics on paper (most during class) but I decided that wasn’t enough and sought out like fics online and discovered wattpad which is when I had the thought “I wonder if someone has already written this thing that I want to read?” And no one had in the specific way I wanted to read about so I wrote it myself… …when I was like 13… …so it’s not great and I cringe a lot when I look back at it but I still maintain that book to this day :) it’s a nice lil time capsule of like how my writing has involved and I continue to have ideas for it

20. Favorite fic you’ve written?

“Right Where I Need To Be” (my Jatp Camp Rock AU) has a special place in my heart bc it basically was the first multi-chapter fic I’ve ever done especially for Jatp. I just had such a fun time with the AU and all the dynamics there were to be made. The comment reactions were so fun to get and I looked forward to reading them whenever I published a new part! (it do still be on hiatus 💀 I haven’t forgotten about it! It’s just life gets in the way but I have some parts written for the like “part 2” of it I just want them to be more put together before I release them)

I do also have a couple one shots I made for Miraculous that I look back on and I’m like “oh that’s a good one 🥰”

[legolasghosty]

20 Questions for Writers

Aaaaaa thanks @1mnobodywhoareyou for the tag!!!

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

26

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

62,578

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Julie and the Phantoms mainly, though I have a single Harry Potter fic I wrote for a friend, one Lockwood & Co ficlet floating around Tumblr somewhere, and a couple of Red White and Royal Blue ideas/wips that may end up on something someday.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Maybe You Can't But That's Why I'm Here (90)

Your Colors Show Me Your History (81)

It's New, It Looks Good On You (76)

I Shouldn't Keep Loving You (But I Like it When You Hold My Hand) (66)

I'll be Here, I'll Hold You Through It (64)

5. Do you respond to comments?

I try to! I know I'm very behind on it though. It's on my list of things to catch up on in the next few weeks now that I'm done with school.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Hmmmm I'm honestly not sure out of the ones I have posted. I know I have an older Bobby Angst fic that I didn't post that is probably the angstiest ending I've written, but out of ones I've put online... I'll be Here, I'll Hold You Through It maybe? It's not exactly angst, but it's lighter in the actual comfort than most of my angstier ones? Or Screw Your Family (You Have Us)?

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Oh so many, I love a happy ending! I Know I Can Fall (Because You'll be there to Catch Me) is a lovely one with a cool happy ending I think! But really most of mine have happy or at least hopeful endings.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

I haven't really gotten any to my face so far. Yay for tiny fandom where people are mostly nice!

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

I haven't up to this point, no.

10. Do you write crossovers?

I haven't really in the past, at least not anything I might consider posting, but I'm not opposed.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Nope :(

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Yes but not posted, @valiantlyweepingdreamer and I have a longrunning soulmate AU we started together a couple of years ago, and there's been a couple of other little things I've helped friends write.

14. What's your all-time favorite ship?

Either Percy/Annabeth from PJO or Willie/Alex from JatP! I love the both of them with my entire soul!

15. What's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you will?

Besides the aforementioned soulmate AU, uhhh... oh I have this old idea for a JatP Camp Halfblood/PJO AU that I started but I don't think I have a solid enough grasp on where I want it to go to finish it :(((

16. What are your writing strengths?

I have been told I'm good at writing feels and softness?

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Angst, super long ideas, and dialogue can be hard sometimes for me.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

Theoretically cool, but I would absolutely not do it beyond like using a pet name in another language unless I had someone else who actually spoke that language to help me. I've seen too many badly translated bits in books and fics to feel comfortable with that.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Julie and the Phantoms

20. Favorite fic you've written?

Oh gosh... I'll go with Maybe You Can't, But That's Why I'm Here, because it was just pure projection, but it was the first thing I ever posted and people were so sweet about it, so it holds a special place in my heart!

Okay no pressure tagging @linden-after-hours, @fandomscraziness22, @keepingthepeaceinouterspace, and anyone else who wants to play!

[astorytotellyourfriends]

Twenty Questions for Fic Writers

tagged by @magicalrocketships, thank u pal! 💛

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

252 😅😅

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

3,190,822 😅😅😅😅

3. What fandoms do you write for?

i tend to stick to one fandom at a time, so for now i'm writing hellcheer for stranger things, but in the past i've written for: 1d, julie and the phantoms, shadowhunters, 911, and young royals! (some of those were just one-offs tho)

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

can't help falling in love with you (1d - narry)

keep me up all night (jatp - peterpatter)

tell me how to feel about you now (1d - louis/harry)

if we don't leave this town (we might never make it out) (stranger things - hellcheer)

damn bitch are you okay (julie and the phantoms - multi/prompt collection)

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

yes! i try to respond to every comment i get, tho sometimes i don't reply to ones that are like replies to my previous comments bc that gets to be too much. i also moderate all my comments so i tend to delete the ones that are rude (which truthfully i do not get a lot of, which is nice!)

6. What is a fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

oh without a doubt that's always have & i always will. i set out to write a very sad fic and that's exactly what i did.

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

i'd say this could apply to pretty much every other one of my fics bc i do prefer a happy ending since isn't that what we're mostly all here for??? happy endings for our blorbos???

8. Do you get hate on fics?

i have in the past. it's part of the reason why i started moderating comments. i simply don't understand why someone would take time out of their day to read something when they usually know they aren't going to like it before they've even started, and then take MORE time to write a nasty comment to someone who shared their work FOR FREE. go be miserable somewhere else, thank you!

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

yes! all kinds, i suppose. i'm not really sure what that second question means.

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

i don't think AUs count as crossovers so ... no? i once had an idea for a 1d/teen wolf crossover a million years ago but that never really made it out of my head much less onto ao3. once upon a time i also had an idea for a jatp/hellcheer crossover ... that could maybe still happen.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

yes. someone once reposted several jatp fics of mine to fucking wattpad (derogatory) and only deleted them after i commented on every. single. one. calling them out for it. wattpad did fucking nothing.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

no, but i've had a couple people ask over the years.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

yes! so far i think the only one that's ever been posted is the only thing i want (when one drop hits my mouth) with my dear friend @cunnninghams, but many fics have been brainstormed over the years with grand plans of one day being written! (the omfd s2 we dreamed up lives on in our hearts if not our memories @magicalrocketships)

14. What's your all-time favorite ship?

how DARE u ask me this i refuse to answer on principle.

15. What's a wip you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

ughhhh i don't want to say i'll never finish it but we're edging towards a year since i last updated i roll 'til i change my luck and i just have zero will to go back to it. but! i really don't want to delete it either so we'll just have to wait and see :(

16. What are your writing strengths?

i take very great pride in my dialogue. my sister read one of my works recently and complimented my dialogue and i was all 🥰🥰🥰 over it. i've also had multiple people compliment my ability to write scenes well enough that they can see/hear them in their heads and i absolutely love that because that's exactly how i write!! i have a very vivid imagination and it takes a lot of effort to try and get it right on the page.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

BREVITY.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

english is bad enough i don't need to be stupid in another language.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

once upon a time i wrote self-insert lotr rpf fic that will never, ever see the light of day (shut up i was like eleven) BUT the first fic i actually posted for other people to read (which has subsequently been deleted from internet existence) was a bandom fic specifically about simple plan lmfao

20. Favorite fic you've written?

oh, that's so hard. if i'm going by fandom, for 1d it's these four walls and me bc that fic has a piece of my soul forever. for jatp, it's a tie between coping and stubborn, selfish, easily jealous (the former because it helped soothe the sting of the show getting cancelled, and the latter because i love my stupid fucked up boys who can't get their shit together to say i love you). and for stranger things, it's if we don't leave this town (we might never make it out) because i had the most wonderful time writing it and i'm so glad so many people felt so deeply connected to the story.

wow that was a lot so i'm passing along this enormous task to @cyraclove, @gorgeousgreymatter-x, @medusasfinalgirl, and @staceymcgillicuddy

[catchingpapermoons]

top 10 fics by kudos

hi it’s me @drysdaales :) so my top ten kudos’d fics and whether i agree with where they’ve landed? i’m going to play a little differently and bc i have apparently been writing for a long while (am i old?) i’m going to take my top 3 kudos’d fics from from my most recent fandoms and just put those in order of kudos (plus a bonus fic to make ten) so here we go! ty @hard4softthings for the tag i appreciate u ❣️ under a cut (hopefully pls mobile)

10. you’re alive (so alive) (jatp | gen fic)

agree/disagree: i’m choosing disagree only bc this is one of the best things i’ve ever written and it wasn’t appreciated enough. sometimes we all need to explore grief through a children’s show right??

9. too soft for all of it (hrpf | jdtz, slice of life + h/c)

agree/disagree: i have zero complaints about this fic and i’m proud of myself for this being my second foray into hrpf fandom. to all who read and enjoyed, i see u and thank u kindly for giving her love!

8. you’re the only one my heart keeps coming back to (jatp | reggiealex, non-ghost college au)

agree/disagree: i’m gonna disagree on this one but that’s only bc it reads a little too much like a soap opera to me. but i’m glad it found a home where people enjoyed :)

7. wherever you stray, i follow (jatp | phantoms poly, canon compliant)

agree/disagree: yeah i love this one it feels right to be here

6. wanna feel your heart (hrpf | mat/tito, multiple universes)

agree/disagree: i know why it landed and i see the appeal in it and i went back and read comments on it the other day and was just pleased as punch to see how people interpreted it! i wrote this fic in 2018 (!!!) at a time where i was going through something heinous and i was so young and just wanted to be in control of something. i’ve done better work since, but i love her for what she is.

5. so quiet in the world tonight (hrpf | jdtz, idiots taking care of a baby)

agree/disagree: yes. wholeheartedly. tbh i reread this fic sometimes bc i love it. i wrote this shit for me and she unironically slaps

4. here everyone knows you’re the way to my heart (rnm | malex, spec fic, bonus fic bc i love her dearly)

agree/disagree: i do agree with this one though it’s placement as to how many kudos it received is wild to me! i’m immensely proud of this fic and i loved what i wrote here.

3. you remind me of home (oh, baby, merry christmas) (911 | buddie)

agree/disagree: i have no idea what y’all saw in this but good for you! it’s a silly little christmas fic TO ME but for some reason i get kudos and comments at all times of the year. thanks cuties

2. across our great divide (a glorious sunrise) (911 | buddie, therapy as a plot device)

agree/disagree: i love this fic so much. the reaction to it was so cool. i loved the insane amount of comments i got telling me how masterfully i’d written bc i love hearing i did a good job but i also loved people telling me how it made them feel.

1. when i was shipwrecked (i thought of you) (911 | buddie, canon-adjacent)

agree/disagree: i have no idea what made this one hit for you. i am SO happy it did, but it’s insane to me. i love that you love it because its made ME love it more. this is my most kudos’d fic and it’s bonkers bananas to me !!!

extra bonus! a fic that deserves more love is dance for all that we’ve been through because i wrote 61k of an entire ballet au and relived all my old ballet trauma and this girl did NOT get her flowers :/ to date it’s probably my best work and it’s ok that it didn’t get received as well but also… it’s good ok!!!

tagging my bbs @smileymikey @inthekitchenmp3 and uhhhh whoever else wants to lmao

[daintyduck99]

Writing asks! 2, 5, 36, 47

Doing 37 instead of 47 since you said you meant the former!

2. Go to your AO3 “Works” page, to the sidebar with all the filters, and click the drop-down arrow for “Additional Tags.” What are your top 3-5 most used tags? Do you think they accurately represent your writing habits?

My most used additional tags are:

Fluff

Kissing

Flirting

Pining

Mutual Pining

And honestly? Yeah, I'd say that represents my writing pretty well XD Slice of Life would probably be a top tag if I remembered to use it more, though--I feel like I post a lot of little fluffy slice of life things that don't have much plot.

5. What do you wish someone would ask you about [insert fic]? Answer it now!

This is incredibly niche XD but for You'll Be Mine And I'll Be Yours, Julie is listening to Red during the first period scene because it takes place circa the summer of 2013, and Red would've been Taylor's most recent album, as it first released in October of 2012 (the pun there was actually entirely unintentional for once)

36. Do you visualize what you read/write?

Yes! Sometimes I struggle to describe what I see, but I realized it's usually because I have the urge to over-describe things.

37. Promote one of your own “deep cut” fics (an underrated one, or one that never got as much traction as you think it deserves!). What do you like about it?

I tried to think of a JatP fic to promote, but I keep coming back to the Stranger Things Summer Camp AU! Specifically the second part--it flows really well, and the comedy acts as a vehicle for several other things--namely, covering the depths of Steve's feelings, but it's there for anyone who wants to read between the lines. If not, it's still a fun read! Summer camp shenanigans! So far the series has been gen, but there *are* some romantic dynamics building in the background/between those lines, too! And it's an episodic series, so each part is also self-contained/can be read on its own.

[bluefirewrites]

‘Retail Romance?’ Juke Mall!AU Drabble

About a year ago I made a post about a JATP Mall AU where everyone works at the mall in various stores. Lately, given that I now work at a mall, I’ve been greatly inspired to write a little bit for this AU. I’m still debating whether or not to turn this into a fic. 

Enjoy.

From the moment she left her shift at Aéropostale, Julie could feel eyes on her, the whispers following right after...

She knows what it’s about. Flynn gave her the riot act this morning.

It was one big misunderstanding. A rumor that grew a life of its own through the many retellings.

The Sunset Galleria in Los Feliz, California is, by no means, a small shopping complex. No. This mall is home to over 100 stores, the employees even more numerous and ever rotating and changing. 

But word travels. And it travels fast. 

For the record, Julie would never, ever do what they said. Absolutely not in the service elevator. And especially not with-

"Hey.” 

She spins around at the sound of the voice. Great. 

The boy in the cutoffs doesn’t manage his usual grin, his hazel eyes reading something nervous. 

The whispers seem to intensify, now that they’re interacting in the middle of the mall- several of the kiosks playing audience. 

Seeing the Spencer’s employee for the first time since that night unlocks a quiet rage. They need to talk. 

"Sidebar." Julie hisses and pulls Luke to the nearest store, which so happens to be Casper. 

The mattress store doesn't appear to be busy. No one follows them inside. Perfect.

"Hiya Julie. Hi Luke." The salesperson greets.

"Hey George." The two of them reciprocate at half the energy. 

Julie bypasses the mattresses and heads straight towards one of the house cubbies. She practically forces Luke inside and closes the curtain shut behind them. 

She goes right down to business.

"Are you hearing what they’re saying about us?” 

Luke groans. He must have already known that too.

"And you think cornering me at Caspers isn't gonna make it worse?"

"Luke!” Julie snaps, "You did tell people nothing happened in the elevator, right?"

"I tried!" Luke defends. 

"There's do or do not, there is no try!"

The boy quirks a brow, "Yoda? Seriously?"

Julie crosses her arm, "Yes seriously!"

She’s as serious as anyone can be in this situation. 

The whole thing started because of one faulty service elevator and an ill-fated trash run. She and Luke had been stuck for a little over an hour- the longest hour of Julie’s life. 

They talked. About music, about life (which Luke would argue to be one and the same). That was all that happened. 

But, given how they were found, it might have hinted the contrary. 

With no heating, Julie having forgotten her jacket, and Luke’s aversion to sleeves as a whole- cuddling seemed like the smart choice. 

A short snooze followed, and the next thing Julie knew, the elevator was operating and Nick from the Apple Store had to be the one to rouse them. 

Embarrassed couldn’t begin to cover what Julie had been feeling. Especially since Luke had a bit of a reputation at the mall for his looks alone. 

(All someone had to do was say ‘that hot Spencer’s guy’ and people would automatically know who they were talking about).  

All Julie wanted was to work her shitty job while going to school. She had no time to deal with any of this. And from what she gathered, Luke Patterson is always involved in some sort of trouble. 

Julie’s mouth puckers into a frown, “Look, I get how this might be all amusing to you, but I’m telling you, kindly, to knock it off.” 

"Hold up," Luke makes a 'time out' gesture, "Did you think that I’m making shit up for people?

"How else could it have spiraled the way that it did?” 

Luke appears offended, "I dunno, maybe it's because Nick was the one who found us?"

"Nick's a nice guy." Julie would see the blonde around and would often chat during his breaks. He had always been so sweet to her. 

"Perspective, perspective,” Luke mutters. 

Julie senses something in his tone.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Nothing."

"Luke!"

"Can we just drop this?" Luke glances at the curtain, “My 15′s almost up. And I wanted to say ‘hey’ earlier because of this-” He digs into his pocket and pulls out a chain with a dahlia charm, “You forgot it in the elevator.” 

Julie snatches up the necklace, holding onto it tight. It had been her mom’s. 

“Uh, thanks.” She says sheepishly. Remorse seeps in, “Sorry for blowing up on you. I know you’re not like that. I guess I got a little freaked. 

Luke’s shoulder sag, “I get it. It’s not fun being ‘food court convo’. But it’ll blow over when something even weirder happens. Like the Easter Bunny could show up hungover again?” “Oh god,” Julie grimaces, remembering last spring’s incident, “I’ve never seen someone projectile vomit so much. The kids were traumatized.” 

“At least we only traumatized Nick,” Luke parts the curtain, ready to head out, “The guy’s got a big, fat, crush on you, you know?”  Julie blows out an unamused breath, “So Flynn says.” 

“So what? You’re not into Apple Store boys?” Luke jokes, though it seems forced. 

“I just think ‘mall-ationships’ are messy.” Julie admits. 

“Right,” The boy points pathetically between him and Julie, “Messy.”

There’s not much of a goodbye when Luke scurries out of the house display and out of the store altogether, already late returning from his break. Julie takes a moment to sit on the bed. She’s not ready to leave and face everyone just yet. 

She re-clasps her necklace and ruminates. 

“Messy,” she repeats to herself as she plays with the dahlia charm, “We can’t have that...” 

Tagging: @blush-and-books @lydias–stiles @smolfangirl @echocharm17618 @thedeathdeelers @lukepattersun @ourstarscollided @missjoolee @story-courty @heademptynothoughts @mouse-fantoms @thereigning-lorelai @lucid-h​ @quicktypesomethingclever​

[raaorqtpbpdy]

Alright new ask game. (I was tagged by @astravis so…… thanks for that). I’ll be real I was lowkey hoping I wouldn’t get tagged in this one. I have so many WIPs but I’ve got time today, so why not.

Rules here

This is NOT a complete list of WIPs, just a list of the fanfics I haven’t completely abandoned (I haven’t included any of my original works on this list). Also, all my drafts have descriptive names b/c I don’t title anything until it’s complete, so sorry if you were hoping to have to guess at what my fics are about.

I am absolutely not tagging as many people as I have WIPs we’d be here all week. @wsoupofpain @radiance1 @higgidigs sorry if you’ve been tagged before and you don’t have to if you don’t want to

Without further ado, in no particular order:

Haikyuu!!/Tokyo Ghoul (rewrite)

Boy Livetweets his Adoption by Bruce Wayne

Soulmate AU JonDami

Bartuardo Week 2019 - retro-fic’d

Batman/Bruce Wayne AU

Young Justice/Animaniacs crossover

Batman vs. The Labeler

Batfam/DP AU

DP/Batman disabled!Danny AU

Another DP/Batman fic -Arkham guard AU (Danny/Jason)

DP/Batman: That 1 trope where Danny is a Bat twin but it’s all of them

DP/DC crossover

DP prompts + YJ xover

DP/DC Assassin!Danny AU continuation

DP/YJ crossover

D9 Time/Dimension travel with de-aged Dark Danny + YJ-S2 xover

DP/DC (yes… again…) Phantom Zone

DP - Danny gets isekai’d into the MHA Universe

DP/MHA Provisional License Exam

DP - Astroboy (2009) AU

DP - Sam becomes a werewolf

Danny Phantom - Halfa!Dash AU

Ectoham x-over

Ectoham Soulmate AU

Merlin - Merthur Soulmate AU

JATP Reggie Banjo

Dino Squad (but better)

Tiger&Bunny Tokyo ghoul AU

Saiki K. (Makoto Teruhashi/Kusuke Saiki)

Saiki K. - Hairo’s Pyrokinesis

Saiki K. - The Jet Black Wings is real AU

MSM - Ben didn’t die AU

Spider-Man: sugardaddy!Harry Osborn

Teen Wolf - Stiles becomes an Alpha

Teen Wolf - Scooby-Doo Fusion feat. Sterek

100 y/o Avatar Zuko AU - Backstory/fic

Avatar AU - Zuko is sent to war

Avatar Sokka AU

A:TLA Firebender Sokka AU

Milo Murphy’s Law - Lost Dakota/Sea Captain

Detentionaire - Vampire AU

Detentionaire - Military School AU

Ben 10/Danny Phantom Crossover

Ben 10 - New Dimensions

Ben 10 - Young Ben AU

Ben 10 soulmate AU (Rook/Ben)

Ben 10 - gender lock disabled

Ben 10 - Ben goes EVO

Ben 10 - RookBen AU

ROTTMNT - Donnie goes to school

TMNT (Rise/2012 X-over)

TMNT (2012) - Capritello

Stretch Armstrong goes to the dentist

Stranger Things but Steve’s a werewolf and literally nothing else changes

DP x DC core power fic

[adorethedistance]

9 P.M. - Alive!Luke Patterson x Reader Modern Day!AU

JATP masterlist

Warnings: swearing, mentions of suicide, painful breakup, and angst.

Words: 1991

Summary: Luke breaking up with you made your world stop turning, and when it finally starts moving again after four long months, Luke is back in typical agitator fashion.

A/N: Not requested, and I wrote this in about two hours so bear that in mind. I’ve been toying with an angst idea for a little bit now, and because all of my requests rn are fluff, I decided why not give Luke a little love since it’s been a minute since my last Luke fic. This isn’t proofread so proceed with caution.

“What are you doing here, Luke?” Dana’s voice cuts clear over the mindless chatter in the busy diner. She tucks a stack of menus under her arm to brush a loose strand of sandy blonde hair out of her face.

“I’m here to talk to Y/n. She isn’t returning my calls and she only has her phone on silent when she’s working.”

A solid four months ago, Luke Patterson had broken Y/n Y/l/n’s heart into a couple billion pieces in this very diner. After Luke requested to meet up as soon as possible, Y/n told him she’d be clocking out for the night around 9 PM, and true to his previous request Luke had arrived at 9 on the dot. He considered taking her to his car for more privacy but in fear of forgetting his long, crafted speech, he opted for a secluded booth in the very back corner of her diner.

He still remembers the evening, clear as day. They sat down across from one another on the red vinyl seats with nervous tension exponentially rising between them. He remembers the way she ruffled her loose hair after having it pulled back for an 8-hour shift. He remembers the way she rested her right ankle on her left knee to massage away the calf pain from 8 hours of waiting tables. And he remembers the way her warm smile disappeared after he uttered the words “I think we should break up.”

Y/n was so shocked she couldn’t respond. Everything seemed to be going well between them. They had said their first ‘I love you’s and she had even opened up to the possibility of giving him her virginity. And here he was, a mere week later, claiming that he had fallen out of love with her over the span of a month.

Tears clouded her vision. She was quick to wipe them away before they fell, something Luke noticed that she only did when she was crying out of anger. With her normal sadness or even stress she just lets her emotions run their course. But the anger swelling inside of her at that moment, she so desperately wanted to hide. As a result, she brushed them away. She bit her tongue. She saved face, not wanting to let Luke know just how much he had hurt her.

Luke expected a full-on interrogation. He knew Y/n’s mind was one of insatiable curiosity and she had to have at least a million questions. However, if she did, she didn’t show it. The only question she asked, “Is this really what you want?” Her voice was steady, but Luke knew how badly she wanted to tear him apart, to ravage him right then and there. But after losing such a huge part of herself, Luke, she held onto her dignity so tight it nearly crumbled into dust and blew out of her clenched fingers. Without asking for any more information, she slipped out of the booth and hurried to her car as fast as her walk could take her.

At the time, Luke felt guilty for making her cry. Now he feels guilty for ever having let her believe she wasn’t good enough for him. The only problem is she wouldn’t give him the chance. And her best friend, Dana, didn’t seem like she would give him one either.

“Well, she’s not here. Have you ever considered she’s not returning your calls when she’s off of work, too?”

“Dana, I need to talk to her-”

“What could you possibly have left to say, Luke? Whatever you said to her that night broke her, it absolutely destroyed her. She hasn’t been the same since.” Luke had no trouble believing that was true, which is why it hurt so bad to hear, granted it didn’t hurt as bad as how Y/n felt that night.

“What? No- I-I really need to talk to her.”

“You really don’t.”

“I have to get her back, Dana!” A tornado of shock and anger consumes Dana to the point where all she can do is let out a bitter laugh. The look in Luke’s eyes indicates how hurt he is by her laughter, and Dana’s desire for vengeance has never been so strong. So, she continues to tell the truth. The ferocious, unabridged, hurtful truth,

“You don’t deserve a second chance. You don’t even deserve an attempt at a second chance. Knowing her, Y/n would never tell you this, but I will: you fucked up so bad, you made her almost make the biggest mistake of her life.”

“What?” Luke almost hesitates to ask, knowing he won’t like the answer.

“That night, she came to my place and cried so hard for three hours before she could even get a coherent word out. She stayed with me for three days and, had my shift not ended early that Tuesday, she wouldn’t be alive today.” The dumbstruck look on Luke’s face is only more motivation for Dana to twist the knife, “She almost didn’t survive losing you, Luke. And god forbid she gives you a second chance because she won’t survive losing you again.”

The diner is just crowded enough that no one is paying the two of them any mind as they faceoff by the hostess stand. Dana spent four long months consoling her best friend back to life, and she was not about to let Luke destroy all the hard work Y/n had put into healing.

“I can make this right.”

“How could you possibly make this right?”

“I know more now than I did before. I’ve changed!”

“So has she.” Dana’s biting words render Luke speechless. Once she realizes her work here is done, she continues setting up tables as they’re disinfected.

__________________________

Luke’s conversation with Dana in the diner left him shellshocked, but it also lit a fire under his ass that he needed to move forward. Rather than discouraging him, Dana’s words gave him a greater incentive to win her back: proof that he was willing to do what he said he would. At least, that’s what Luke told himself. Rather than stepping into the future with greater clarity, Luke went into the world with confidence so large and blinding, his actions may sabotage his true intentions.

That’s how he found himself so determined to win Y/n back. And that’s how he found himself face to face with the front door of her home. It’s 9 PM, just early enough to where she’d be home for the day, just early enough to where she wouldn’t be asleep, and hauntingly just the exact time he had broken her heart all those months ago. Before giving his conviction a chance to back out, he was raising a steady hand to ring the doorbell of her residence.

Y/n opened the door without much thought, expecting a food delivery; she was drastically off-put by Luke’s presence at her doorstep this late.

“Oh.” Was the only response manageable for the tired waitress.

“Hi. Can we talk?”

There it was. The phrase that was a paradoxical toss-up regarding her emotional state. Half of her has been waiting for this day for so long, dreaming of the boyfriend she once knew to come genuinely heartbroken and remorseful to win her back. The other half was terrified of this impending day as she realized she wasn’t nearly as emotionally strong enough to handle the situation as she thought. 

‘Oh’ was the only response manageable for the tired waitress.

“I don’t think that’s a good idea.”

“Please just give me five minutes and if you never want to hear from me for the rest of your life, I’ll never bother you again,” he rushes out, knowing his time is finite. For what short period of time he thought it over, Luke always imagined pouring his heart out on her front doorstep. That’s why her silent sidestep and opening of the door caught him so off guard. He hadn’t anticipated her to actually give him a decent chance. Why would she? He broke up with her in the very diner she works in full time and crushed her heart so completely, the only things left behind had to be contempt and resentment.

Luke crossed the threshold of her small, cramped LA home with his heart on his sleeve. Reluctantly closing the door behind him, Y/n walks to her living room and sits on the couch amidst a mess of popcorn, her favorite chocolates, used tissues, and a bottle of Advil. The night Luke broke up with Y/n was four months ago and she’s still spending her Friday nights alone crying on her couch with a rom-com on the tv. A sharp pang of guilt cuts through Luke’s chest like a machete and his previous confidence completely dissipates into sadness. Though, he can’t tell if it’s actually remorse or just general pity.

“What did you want to talk about?” Y/n asks as if she doesn’t know what conversation they’re about to have. Luke takes a deep breath to prepare himself as best as he can before explaining what’s been on his mind.

“I am so sorry, Y/n.” His hopes for any sort of reaction are crushed once her blank stare doesn’t waver. In spite of everything that’s happened thus far, this is the moment Luke realizes this would be a lot more difficult than he anticipated. “That night, you asked if taking a break from… us was what I really wanted.”

“I remember.”

“I said yes and you left right after that. I know you’ve blocked my socials, but you haven’t blocked my calls, you just don’t answer. I’m sure you’ve got to be interested in why, you’re a very curious person.”

Luke wasn’t wrong there, Y/n had been wondering why. She had been wondering why since the words left his mouth that night, but she repressed that curiosity. She repressed it because she knew that whatever the answer was, it didn’t make any difference. Luke wasn’t hers to have anymore and that was what really mattered.

“I did it because I thought I was falling out of love with you.”

“You thought?”

“I wasn’t actually falling out of love with you.”

“You weren’t?”

“No.”

“Then why’d you break it off?”

“I thought I was falling out of love with you but really my attraction was just changing. Instead of just spontaneous and passionate and exciting, I began to see our relationship as comforting and secure as well as those other things. I thought my comfortability was falling out of love, but really, I was falling in love. I was no longer just super infatuated with you, I was in love with you. Genuine love.”

“Luke…” Y/n trails off. She has no real idea of what it is she’s thinking so she opts to let Luke continue until she can figure it out.

“I love you, Y/n. And I broke things off because, before you, I didn’t understand love. Hell, with you I didn’t understand it was love, but now I do! I love you.”

“Okay.”

“Okay?”

“So, what does this all mean?” Luke draws in a nervous breath, identical to the one he used to soothe his nerves as he stepped into the all-too-familiar house.

“I know I don’t deserve it because of what I put you through… but all I’m asking is for a chance to prove that I really do love you.” The looking shimmering across Y/n’s eyes tells Luke how her thoughts are running wild. She’s experiencing a new train of thought at a mile a minute and it terrifies both of them.

“You hurt me, Luke. And I want to hate you so much for everything that you put me through, but I don’t, and I hate myself for that. But, I’m sorry. I can’t give you a second chance.”

***

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[pearlcaddy]

pearlcaddy’s JatP Fic Masterlist

(Jukebox unless otherwise stated.)

Series:

Wizarding World of Food Service | Living!Phantoms Theme Park Workers AU (basically a Coffee Shop AU with zero chill)

Wizard Love: {oneshot} Julie didn’t expect to fall for a guy because of how he pours Butterbeer. But she’s never worked food service at the Wizarding World before.

You and Me, It's Like Alchemy: {oneshot} Luke's POV on Wizard Love.

Confessions of a Disaster Hufflepuff: {oneshot} Luke has two tasks: tell Julie he’s in love with her and invite her to join the band.

In This Hazy Fantasy You Put a Spell on Me: {oneshot, Willex} Three times Willie calms Alex down at work, and one time Alex calms Willie.

Loved by the Kitchen Staff: {ficlets} When you’re a couple of expo gods in love, kissing on company property may be inevitable, but it’s not always a good idea.

They Let a Ravenclaw into Their Very Epic Band: {oneshot} It’s possible that Julie shouldn’t have asked the guys whether she can move in while they’re all at work.

Like a Cat Playing With a Ball of Twine | Living!Phantoms Soulmate AU

Find a Little Love: {oneshot} Julie thinks she’s been doing a pretty good job of not being in love with Luke... until she finds out that he’s known who his soulmate is for years. And he’s never said anything to her.

Too Real for One Little Heart: {multichap} It takes Luke one year to fall in love with Julie and two years to find out that she’s his soulmate, but eight to actually tell her. Luke’s POV on Find a Little Love.

Please Know That I’m Yours to Keep: {ficlets} Once Luke and Julie know that they’re soulmates, all that’s left is to spend their rest of their lives together.

Julie the Vampire Slayer | Buffy fusion (but you don't need to know Buffy)

Some Killer Queen You Are: {multichap} Rose the Vampire Slayer and her Watcher Luke die saving the world. 17 years later, his ghost comes back to find that he has a new calling: protecting and mentoring the new Slayer, Rose's daughter Julie. Which only gets harder the more he falls in love with her.

Your Eyes Already Told Me What You Never Said: {oneshot} Julie and Luke never explicitly tell everyone that they’re in love. They really don’t need to.

A True Himbo Scholar: {oneshot} Luke tries to figure out what to get Julie for their first anniversary. He needs a little help from his friends.

You'll Understand When You Come My Way: {oneshot} Julie and Luke tell Ray they’re dating.

Love Me for Who I Am and for Who I’m Gonna Be: {oneshot, Willex} All of Alex's friends are getting these cool supernatural abilities. A certain skateboarder offers to teach him magic.

The Other Shoe: {oneshot} Julie thinks the hardest thing about this week is going to be meeting her boyfriend’s parents... until a demon attack leaves Luke in critical condition.

In the Boneyard: {oneshot} Julie is surprised to find Luke visiting the cemetery.

Break Through a Lifetime of Stress and Evil: {ficlets} Kissing in the face of the apocalypse.

With Your Dreams I’ll Make a Deal: {oneshot} When Julie starts waking up in the memories of past Slayers, she knows there's a chance she'll be seeing her mother. But she's still not really prepared for how it will impact her relationship with Luke.

Enough to Breathe: {oneshot} When Julie can't wash her hair, Luke helps her out.

My Heart’s in the Highlands | Living!Phantoms Study Abroad AU

Never Met, Never Parted, Ne'er Broken-Hearted: {oneshot} Julie knows better than to fall in love when she’s studying abroad. But she’s really not prepared for Luke.

Ye Ken My Foolish Hert: {oneshot} Six times Alex and Reggie know more about Luke’s relationship with Julie than he does, and one time Luke is a step ahead.

Tell Na Me O' Wind And Rain: {ficlet} On her first full day in Scotland, Julie gets caught in the rain. Luckily, that cute study abroad student from next door happens by with an umbrella.

Most Worthy to be Seen: {ficlet} Luke visits Julie in LA for the first time and she has some concerns.

100 Bad Days | Living!Phantoms Enemies with Benefits to Bandmates to Lovers AU [Rated M]

A Hundred Bad Days: {multichap} Julie is a voice major and Luke is a townie with a major chip on his shoulder when it comes to music school students. Their first meeting is a disaster and hooking up definitely makes it worse, but Luke can’t seem to stop being a disaster or hooking up with her.

Just a Casual, Casual Easy Thing: {multichap} Julie's POV on 100 Bad Days.

Will You Still Know Me in a Year?: {multichap} Julie isn’t sure what she expected from a semester abroad in Ireland… but not this.

Inseparably Entwined: {ficlets} Once Julie gets back from Ireland, she and Luke finally carve out some time for long overdue romance.

From This Gutter We're Still Staring at the Stars: {oneshot} Outsider POV. The employees at the open mic club try to figure out Luke and Julie’s relationship.

The Ones That Come Easy | Living!Phantoms University AU [Rated M]

No One Writes Songs About the Ones That Come Easy: {oneshot} Julie never assumed that anything romantic would happen between her and Luke, but on the days when she’d dared to fantasize about it, it was always epic. So she’s honestly confused by what actually does happen. After so much build up, how could their love story happen like this?

Steal Some Covers, Share Some Skin: {ficlet} The morning after.

Undeniable You: {ficlet} Luke is used to keeping his pain to himself, but Julie won't let him.

Ordinaryish People | Living!Phantoms High School AU

When You’re Alone (Then Comes a Song): {ficlet} After a year of her classmates telling her she doesn't belong in the music program anymore, Julie gets encouragement from a surprising source.

Maybe I'm in Love (maybe it's starting to tell): {oneshot} What if she tries to ask Luke out and then ruins it by being a terrible kisser?

Standalone Multichapters:

Rearrange the Stars: {multichap} There is one rule among the music school’s doctoral students: don’t date within your cohort. But over four seasons, Julie Molina can’t stop herself from falling in love with her co-worker with a mysterious past: Luke Patterson.

Ghost Writers (Lying to the World): {multichap} After Luke runs away from home, he starts selling his songs to his classmates to make money. It is, by all accounts, a terrible decision. So why does Julie Molina of all people offer to help him?

Searching for a Piece of Art: {multichap} Luke is convinced that the band's sound is missing something. The good news? He may have found the missing sound. The bad news? She's a (super cute) musician who can't perform anymore.

Standalone Oneshots:

Once Upon a Disneyland: {oneshot} During a trip to Disneyland, Luke realizes he has feelings for Julie at a very inconvenient moment.

Your Song’s No Good Round Here: {oneshot} Luke won't put Julie's song on their new album, and she doesn't buy his explanation for why.

Up With the Worry, Down With the Flurry: {oneshot} On the eve of Sunset Curve's first big tour, Luke makes a surprising confession.

Perfect: {ficlet} Julie tries to convince Luke to go back to sleep the best way she knows how: kisses.

Rock Paper Scissors: {oneshot} Luke and Julie share a very awkward first date.

Potential Song Title: {oneshot} Luke’s POV on the last three episodes of season one

[invisibleraven]

20 questions for writers

So I was tagged by @stellarspecter last week (I am so behind on my dash) and @1mnobodywhoareyou today.

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

132-92 of which are JatP

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

1 853 063 (I’d say 1.5m is JatP) and I have a few ficlets to upload there from last week. We’re almost at 900 if you can believe that!

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Julie and the Phantoms for the past three years and I don’t see that changing any time soon.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

And giving yourself to me can never be wrong (251) My collection of smut prompt fills.

I Know Who I Want To Take Me Home (195) the first part of my Semisonic Sunset verse, and probably my claim to fame on this fandom.

But came the dawn (176) my favourite fic I’ve ever written. A PeterPatterLina soulmate AU that I will never top.

Better walk the line (129) my single dad Reggie PeterPatterLina fic.

Maybe this news can wait (126) The third (and only non smutty part) of the Semisonic Sunset verse.

5. Do you respond to comments?

Not anymore, it takes too many spoons.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Haunted by the moments of what we used to be the fic that mostly got me comments of how very dare you because it is such an angst fest.

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

I think the last time I did this I said Yellow Wood but this time I’ll say So Close To Reaching That Famous Happy End-my PeterPatterLina Enchanted AU. I love it dearly, and hope that you do too if you read it!

8. Do you get hate on fics?

On my fics now no. A few concrit comments I could do without, and there’s the whole blacklist nonsense that still stings, but otherwise I’m pretty invisible.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

I have in the past yes, but it has been forever since I did so last. I have written M/M, F/F, M/F, and a bunch of multi partnered fics (though mostly M/M/F). Maybe I’ll add some to one of my many WiPs.

10. Do you write crossovers?

No, and I never will. I hate crossover fics and will go out of my way to avoid them.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Yes. It was an unpleasant experience I hope not to repeat.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

No, but I’ve given blanket permission on my AO3 to do so as long as you credit me and send me a link. Same thing with podfics, and any other fanworks of my stories.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

No. If anyone wanted to, I think it would be fun!

14. What's your all-time favorite ship?

I seriously could not pick just one. I am a multi-shipper, even within my current fandom, but gun to my head I prefer reading and writing Rulie more than anything, with PeterPatterLina being a very close second.

15. What's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you will?

I have far too many WiPs and it has been a hot second since I touched any of them. At this point my trope bingo fic is pretty much dead, but maybe I’ll come back to it one day.

16. What are your writing strengths?

Endings apparently. It’s the thing I get complimented on the most.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Grammar, spelling, and editing.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

Have done it before, and actually start doing Spanish in DuoLingo to be better about it, but I suck at conjugating verbs so that fell by the wayside. I mostly only use it for pet names.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Trigun, a very very bad smut fic. After that Teen Titans because I fell in love with the Raven/Beast Boy ship. Those fics all still exist on my ff.net account if you find it, and my fave TT fic is on my AO3.

20. Favorite fic you've written?

But came the dawn obviously. Also So Close, and Yellow Wood all hold a piece of my heart. But if I were to pick the fic of mine that I re-read the most it’s For better or for worse my accidentally married demisexual Rulie fic that is exceptionally smutty and the best example of idiots to lovers there is.

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Colours - Soulmates AU Part. II

Show: JaTP

Pairing: Luke Patterson x Alex!sister!reader; Sunset Curve x Alex!sister!reader; Sunset Curve x Julie Molina x Alex!sister!reader

Summary: Part 2 of the Luke soulmates AU called Colours; or in which you do not only see colours when meeting your soulmate but feel their pain as well.

Words: 5,1k

Warnings: Like one or two swear words, maybe?

Author’s notes: Let’s just roll with the fact that Julie can see other ghosts for the sake of this story. And that Carlos can see the Sunset Curve boys after Julie saves them from Caleb’s stamp, but he cannot see neither reader nor Willie. Thank you :) Also, could you tell I was inspired? Even though I’m not satisfied with the ending, I’m kinda proud of that one.

Part. One can be found here.

Emy’s Masterlist.

Los Angeles, 2020

           Finding your soulmate again in the afterlife should come with a handbook. Yes, the colours came back to Y/n, but every day they seemed to flicker away from her sight. Whenever that happened, when the world around her would turn black and white for an hour or so, she would sit in a corner of her room, pulling her knees against her chest and burying her head between as silent tears rolled down her cheeks.

           She had no idea why it was happening; maybe because both Luke and her were dead and being dead and soulmate wasn’t the same as being alive and soulmate. Or, something was happening to Luke and she had every right to be worried; she had just gotten him back after twenty-five years.

           On top of the colours fading and coming back, jolts coursed through her body, sending her flying backwards into the wall or the couch in her dressing-room, the pain spreading to her chest as the little purple sparks faded. It didn’t happen often, but when it did, boy did it hurt like a bitch.

           Tonight was no exception. Just like the past week, Caleb had ordered her to stay inside her room, as a punishment for the last time she went up against him; which was when Willie introduced her to the boys.

           Every day she wondered what they were doing, having occasional information from William when he went to see them. Of course, he did not tell her the reason why, wanting to protect her from Caleb or, more likely, herself. The skater boy knew how she would react the moment she’d learn what Caleb had done to her brother and friends, from the stories she had told him. William didn’t have the heart to tell her Caleb had branded them with his stamp, leaving them no choice but to work for him.

           He did not tell her they were planning on crossing over either, and that he was helping them doing it. Y/n had been living in the dark for a week.

           She could faintly hear the musical number beginning, from where she was in her room upstairs, but she was too preoccupied by the pain spreading from her chest, and down to her body. It felt like dying again, the floor being swept off from under her feet as she fell to the ground, clutching her stomach.

           Tears prickled the corner of her e/c eyes, threatening to spill down her face and ruining the makeup she wasn’t able to take off. Talk about Caleb’s magic.

           She despised the place, now more than ever knowing there wasn’t even the slightest chance she would see her boys again. She was trapped in the Hollywood Ghost Club, ever since agreeing to that deal. Y/n would forever regret that mistake.

           Her body jumped back slightly when Willie suddenly appeared in the middle of her room. Her eyes went round, mouth hanging open in surprise.

           “I’m so… sorry,” mumbled William, kneeling beside her. “I’m so sorry this is happening to you…”

           Y/n’s lips, covered in red lipstick, curved into a thin-lipped smile, trembling breath leaving her chest, and she rose a hand to press it against Willie’s cheek.

           How long had they stayed in the comforting silence of her room, they didn’t know, but Willie snapped out of it when he heard the faint screams from bellow them.

           Y/n now noticed the music was over, and her brows creased a frown on her forehead as another jolt shot through her body. She doubled over in pain, a groan leaving her lips.

           Her eyes went shut, the prominent lines under them a visible sign of her lack of rest. Sure, ghosts didn’t need sleep, but it was always nice to take a nap once in a while. And Y/n was the female version of her twin brother, a very anxious person. She never liked being stuck in a room, alone. Hence why the week had been the worse she’s experienced so far. Well, apart from the year she spent after the boys’ death.

           Willie shook his head, sighing, and he scooped the girl in his arm, the coldness of her skin spreading through his. She was heavy breathing, clinging around his neck as another jolt shocked her, sending her in a fit of coughs.

           The skater knew he wouldn’t be able to poof them both out of the Club and back in the studio, especially in Y/n’s state. He could only go as far as the street opposite to where the Club was, but he had to walk the rest of the way.

           He closed his eyes, taking a deep breath and focusing on the location, before he poofed himself out, still holding onto the girl.

           When the cold air hit her face, Y/n opened her eyes and looked at her surroundings.

           “W-why are we here?” She asked, voice wavering. “I-I-I can’t be out here I-”

           “I need to take you somewhere safer than this place,” William interrupted her, his eyes darting to her weak frame. “I won’t let Caleb hurt another one of you.”

           It didn’t take long before Y/n understood Willie was talking about Alex. A frown creased her forehead, nose scrunched up as she overanalyzed Willie’s words, biting on the inside of her cheek.

           She could tell he was filled with remorse, and she wondered what had happened while she was locked inside her room. Many thoughts filled her brain and, as much as she didn’t want to admit it to herself, she knew Caleb had had his ways with the boys that night.

           Everything suddenly made sense; the colours fading at the same time she felt the jolts, and coming back an hour or two later; the excruciating pain spreading from her chest and down to her body. Caleb had put his stamp on them and, because Luke was her soulmate, she could feel his pain.

           Yeah, soulmates in the afterlife definitely should have come with a handbook or something.

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           “I think the band’s back,” Luke whispered, smiling.

           A golden aura was radiating from his body, his thumb softly brushing against his wrist where the purple mark had vanished.

           “Do you think we could try that hug thing one more time?” Alex asked, voice soft.

           Julie chuckled, nodding as she wrapped her arms around Alex’s and Reggie’s shoulders, their own arms going around her waist and over Luke’s shoulders, the four of them jumping up and down as they celebrated playing the Orpheum.

           However, the happiness in the room vanished when Luke broke away from the embrace, backing away to the grand piano as he doubled over in pain.

         Hands clutching his stomach, he lifted his head up to see the concerned looks of his bandmates.

         “Are you okay Luke?” Julie asked, voice trembling.

         The golden aura around him had vanished, a flash of purple appearing on his chest. Another groan left his lips, falling on his knees to the ground.

         The pain was worse than anything he had experienced so far; even dying from bad hot dogs seemed sweeter than this.

         The colours flickered from his sight and suddenly, Alex’s pink tuxedo blazer became a light grey; Reggie’s red vest turned a dark grey and the blue shirt Julie was wearing turned darker.

         “I-I think something’s wrong with Y/n…” Luke managed to speak, a breathy sigh following his words.

         “What do you mean something’s wrong with Y/n?” Alex asked, visibly worried. “Luke, what’s going on?”

         Julie watched as Alex walked up to Luke. She knew who the girl was from the moment she met the boys. The blond drummer had told her about his twin sister, admitting he wondered what Y/n had become since he died. Julie had offered to look it up on the internet for him and appologized when she didn’t find anything. Reggie was the one to tell her, however, that they had found Y/n at the Hollywood Ghost Club the night they ditched Julie’s school dance. But he had waited until she knew about Caleb to tell her.

         Julie also knew Y/n had been Luke’s soulmate when they were alive, and that she still was in the afterlife. And as much as it hurt her, because she had a crush on the lead guitarist, she knew it was better as such because she knew who her soulmate was, and it wasn’t Luke.

         Julie shook her head, worriedly glancing toward Reggie before her eyes landed back on her two bandmates by the grand piano.

         “The colours…” Luke breathed out as another jolt coursed through his body. “They’re fading again…”

         “What do you mean ‘they’re fading again’?” Alex spoke fast, anxiety rising. “That only happens when your soulmate dies, and you’re both already dead!”

         “I don’t-I don’t know Alex, okay? They’re just… All I see is black and white, alright?”

         Tears prickled the corners of Luke’s already swollen and bloodshot eyes as another jolt reached his chest. He groaned in pain, clutching his stomach and biting on his lower lip, throwing his head back to prevent the tears from rolling.

         Alex stood up from his kneeled-down position, and he began pacing back and forth in the studio, tugging at his blond hair in frustration.

         Reggie took it upon himself to stand by Luke’s side, rubbing a hand up and down his bandmate’s back in hopes to ease the pain.

         Julie wanted to help as well, but she knew nothing about having a ghost soulmate, nor why Luke was still having the jolts from Caleb when the purple stamp on his wrist had vanished. She wanted to do something; she really did. She hated seeing her bandmates, her friends, in pain but she felt helpless in the moment.

         “Hey Julie!”

         The girl turned around at the sound of her name, her little brother standing by the garage doors.

         “What’s wrong with your ghost bandmates?” Carlos asked, pointing to the three boys.

         Julie widened her eyes, spinning on her heels to see the boys’ reactions.

         Alex had stopped pacing and now stood frozen in his spot, eyes wide open in shock as he looked up to Carlos.

         Reggie was as equally stunned as the drummer, lips parted and mouth hanging open.

         And Luke. Well, Luke would probably have had the same reaction as his two bandmates if he wasn’t so focused on the pain in his chest.

         “Y-you can see them?” Julie asked her brother, dumbfounded.

         “Well, yeah. Now I can.”

         This was all very confusing for Julie; first, she manages to touch them. Then, somehow, hugging them and saying she loves them (which is entirely true, she’d tell you) made the stamp on their wrist vanish. And now Carlos could see them too.

         “Willie?”

         Now it was Alex’s voice which pulled her out of her thoughts, and Julie lifted her head to look at the drummer, watching his face fall into one of concern.

         “Oh my god, what happened?” Alex asked, rushing outside the studio.

         Julie’s eyes followed him, landing on a boy with long brown hair and holding a girl in his arms. She instantly knew who they were as Alex took the h/c-haired girl from the boy’s arms, taking her back inside the studio.

         Carefully, Alex laid her down on the couch, his hand brushing against her cheek to push away the hair from her face. Her eyes were screwed shut, a frown on her forehead and her lips turned upside down into a pout, her hands clutching on her stomach.

         Her body shook with another jolt, purple sparks errupting from her chest, and Julie watched as Luke’s body did the same thing, sending him backwards into the grand piano.

         “I-I-I think Luke and Y/n are connected in more ways than just the colours,” Julie mumbled, getting all the boys’ attention.

         Even Carlos was suddenly interrested, though he could not see neither Willie nor Y/n. All he saw was a body print onto the couch, and Alex leaning against the void, his arm wrapped around nothingness. The situation would have been funny, if his sister didn’t have that worried look on her face.

         “I think,” Julie said, getting closer to Luke, “that, since Luke and Y/n are soulmates, they can feel each other’s pain.”

         “So…” Reggie trailed, trying to understand where she was going with her explanation. “Luke isn’t freed from Caleb?”

         “It’s Y/n who isn’t,” answered Alex, voice wavering. “And the colours vanishing from Luke’s sight means that she’s dying.”

         “But… If I was able to save you guys because we’re somehow connected; doesn’t that mean Luke is able to save her?” Julie wondered. “Since they’re soulmates.”

           Another jolt caused Luke to bring his knees to his chest, Y/n’s body jerking up onto the couch. However, the h/c-haired girl managed to open her eyes, eyelids half-open over he retinas but still. She could see the lights around her, something different than when she passed out from the pain in Willie’s arms. She could also no longer feel Willie’s arms but a rather soft material under her back.

           Faint and muffled voices came to her ears, but a groan stumbling past her lips made them stop talking.

           Y/n tried sitting up, pushing herself with her arms, but failed and fell back into the couch. She began coughing, her throat hitching as another jolt sent a wave of pain in her chest.

           She heard someone’s footsteps coming closer and, through half-open lids, she extended her hand for them to take.

           “Hey Y/n.”

         Alex’s soft voice reached her ears, a thin-lipped smile growing on her lips.

         “Can you hear me?” He asked, brushing the hair away from her face with his free hand.

         Y/n nodded her head, letting out a small sob as the pain spread through her body. With the little strength she had left, she squeezed her twin’s hand, her head falling onto the armrest of the couch.

         “It’s okay Y/n. You’re safer here; and-and… we’re going to find something, alright?”

         Alex didn’t know if he was trying to reassure himself or his sister, but he wasn’t sure it was working for either of them. Still he smiled when she slowly nodded her head, letting him know she had heard him.

         “L-Luke?” Y/n croaked out, coughing. “Wh-where’s Luke?”

         At the mention of his name, the lead guitarist from Julie and the Phantoms lifted his head up, glancing at Alex standing by the couch. The blond drummer nodded his head softly, both Julie and Reggie helping Luke to stand up, and he made his way to the couch.

         “Hey you,” he chuckled, kneeling down beside the couch.

         Y/n’s lips turned into a small broken smile, reaching for her soulmate’s hand. Luke used his free hand to run it through her hair, knowing she loved it when he did as such. Another chuckle left his lips, tears silently rolling down her cheeks as her laughed, leaning down to press a gentle kiss to her forehead.

         “Does it…” Y/n spoke, her voice hoarse. “Does it hurts you… as much as it hurts me?”

         Luke nodded his head, closing his eyes and leaning his forehead against hers, and he felt her weakly squeeze his hand.

         “I love you,” Luke whispered through tears.

         Although it wasn’t the first time he’d said those words, it was the first time in twenty-five years that Y/n was hearing them. If she still had a heart, it would be beating out of her chest, with butterflies swarming in the pit of her stomach just like when they were alive. She could still vividly remember the feelings, even if she were on her death bed. Again.

         “I love you more,” Y/n whispered back, somehow managing to press her free hand against his cheek.

         The pain subsided inside Luke’s chest, his body quickly recovering from all the jolts he endured.

         Y/n’s hand felt limp against her side, her eyelids dropping shut, whereas his own vision turned black.

         The guitarist backed away from the couch, stumbling on his feet with his body colliding into Julie’s.

         “Luke?” She called him, brows furrowing.

         “Y/n?” Alex asked, letting go of Willie’s hand to get to his twin. “Y/n?”

         The blond drummer turned to William, eyes wide and worried. The skater shook his head, his shoulders rising in a little shrug. He had no idea what was happening, and yet he had seen ghosts gone rogue cease to exist. And although Y/n only went against Caleb once, Willie knew the jolts should’ve killed her.

         “What’s happening Julie?” Carlos asked his sister.

         He still couldn’t seen neither Y/n nor Willie, so seeing everyone getting agitated was confusing to him.

         He jumped slightly when Reggie placed a hand over his shoulder; Reggie was even surprised his hand didn’t go through the boy like it should normally have. He didn’t complain, however, nor did he say anything. The bassist only pulled the younger boy in his arms, engulfing him in a hug.

         Julie glanced over her shoulder, her hands still holding onto Luke’s arms to keep him steady, and she was surprised to see her brother in Reggie’s arms.

         Hours passed, and the four ghosts had sent both Julie and Carlos back to their house, pleading them to at least have some sleep.

         And when morning came, Reggie went to join the Molinas for breakfast, although he still couldn’t eat anything. He just loved their compagny.

         Alex stayed by his sister’s side, brushing his hand through her hair gently. She was the same he had last seen her, with the same slightly red cheeks, her lashes perfectly hitting her cheekbones when her eyes were closed. He spent his time watching her, remembering all the childhood memories they had in common as tears silently rolled down his cheeks. The only difference now between them was that she was a year older than him, as he died when he was seventeen and she died on their eighteenth birthday. Still, in his eyes, she would stay his little sister, younger by twenty minutes.

          And Luke. Well Luke handled it the way you would handle loosing your soulmate. One day, he sees colours again but a week later they suddenly vanish. And when you’re supposed to experience this only once in your life, he had experienced it twice. And he hated every part of it.

         He now knew what Y/n had to go through when he died back in 1995, and it was worse than what he had imagined. Having the colours snatched away from you, knowing you wouldn’t be able to see them again, it was heartwrenching.

         Luke, when morning came, sat in a chair facing the couch, with his song book on his lap. A pen in his right hand, he angrily scribbled words and words onto a blank page, crossing those who didn’t fit into the lyrics. His eyes were swollen from all the crying, the bags under his eyes prominent, and his sniffles were the only audible sound through the heavy silence in the studio.

         From time to time, he did lift his head up to glance at the couch, making sure she was still here. From what Willie had explained, she should’ve just ceased to exist when the jolts stopped, and her still being here must means something. It was that little spark of hope that Luke held onto as he wrote more words onto the pages.

         Eventually, Alex left his sister’s side to meet Willie. If there were a chance of saving his twin, Alex would do anything. Even if it meant getting caught by Caleb again. His sister was worth taking that risk.

         And, as the blond left, Luke gave up on writing lyrics. Instead, he found himself walking up to the couch, sitting himself on the floor as he took one of Y/n’s hands in his. His calloused fingers drew small circles against the back of her hand, his tired eyes never once leaving her face.

         He leaned his forehead against hers, his free hand running through her hair and gently grazing at her scalp, tears escaping the corner of his eyes and rolling down his cheeks like candlewax.

         “I love you,” Luke whispered, his lips brushing against the shell of her ear. “I’m so sorry. For everything.”

         Luke didn’t know why he was apologizing. Maybe because he felt guilty; that she had suffered the jolts because Caleb had put his stamp on him, Alex and Reggie.

         He lifted his head up when the garage door creaked open, and he looked over his shoulder to see both Julie and Reggie standing there, with sadness in their eyes. Luke sighed, running a hand through his hair.

         “Are you okay Luke?” Julie asked, concern in her voice.

         The guitarist didn’t say anything, his voice getting stuck in his throat. But Julie knew he wasn’t fine from his bloodshot eyes and the tear stains on his cheeks.

         With his free hand, he wiped away his runny nose, before he stood up. But, a squeeze on his hand made him stop all movements.

         Luke whipped his head around, eyes wide open in shock as he watched the girl’s eyelids flutter open slowly. His mouth hung agape, and he dropped back down on his knees.

         His free hand found its way back into her hair, carressing it softly, his eyes teary as hers opened slowly.

         He stood breathless, her e/c irises now bright and colourful in his sight. Black and white faded around him, replaced by the many colours he came to love so much. An involuntary smile stumbled upon his lips, and he closed his eyes in relief.

         “L-Luke?” Y/n asked in a hoarse voice as she looked around. “Wh-what happened? Wh-why are we in the studio?”

         Although it had changed a lot since the last time she came, she would recognize the walls and the ceiling anywhere. And besides, the boys instruments were still there so it was an easy guess for her.

         “Willie brought you here last night,” Luke answered her, a smile on his lips. “You were feeling the jolts and-and… it nearly killed you. Again.”

         His brows furrowed. He hadn’t seen the mark vanish from her wrist, or at least, he didn’t recall it disappearing.

         Luke quickly lifted her right arm, inspecting her wrist. He was surprised to find black ink on her skin, instead of a purple stamp, but most of all he was relieved.

         “Well, that’s new.” Luke commented, chuckled.

         “Yeah,” Y/n breathed out. “I got it two months after you guys died. You were the closest I had to a family. Well, Alex really was my family.”

         “I love it.”

         “Me too.”

         Y/n, with Luke’s help, pushed herself up so that she was now sitting on the couch. Her eyes on her wrist, she admired the black ink in the shape of a sun setting down behind the horizon, the ocean waves forming a curve under it. It was simple, but Y/n loved that tattoo more than anything. Alive, it was a reminder that the boys would always be by her side, no matter what happens.

         Seeing it again after twenty-four years was a relief. She had known it was there all along, but Caleb’s stamp was a constant reminder of the freedom she had given up over his fake promises. But now, she wasn’t tied no more, and she wasn’t quite sure yet of what to do with this newfound freedom; she would probably do something stupid with the boys, like they always did back in 1995.

         Smiling softly, Y/n lifted her eyes from the ink on her skin, hearing the sound of footsteps coming closer. She glanced at the garage doors, now noticing her brother, her best friend, Willie, and a girl she didn’t know.

         “Y-Y/n?” Alex stuttered, his voice going an octave higher in surprise.

         “Hey Alex,” Y/n greeted her brother, waving her hand. “Hi Reggie.”

         “Please don’t scare us like that again!” The bassist exclaimed, sighing in relief.

         Y/n giggled, her body falling back a little under the weight of two seventeen-year-olds engulfing her in a bear hug.

         She wrapped her arms around them both, glancing over Reggie’s shoulders with pleading eyes to Luke. The latter only smiled, shaking his head a little in disbelief.

         “I don’t know how or why this is happening,” said Alex, waving his hands in the air once he pulled away from his twin, “but I’m glad you’re back shortie.”

         “Hey!” Y/n pouted at the nickname. “Do I need to remind you I’m actually a year older than you now?”

         “Yeah, well… You’re still short in height.”

         “I hate you.”

         “No you don’t.”

         “Y/n?” Luke called her, taking her hand in his.

         He helped her stand up from the couch, leading her to the garage doors where Willie and Julie still stood in silence.

         Y/n glanced at Willie, letting go of Luke’s hand to wrap her arms around the skater’s shoulders, going onto her tiptoes to whisper in his ear.

         “Thanks Will.”

         Willie smiled; she was the only one to call him that way. He hated it, at first, but grew fond of the nickname with time. Y/n was the only one he allowed to call him Will.

         “I’d do anything for you Y/n.” Willie stated, tightening his embrace.

         A small smile curved Alex’s lips, remembering that not even two days earlier, Willie had spoken the same words to him.

         “Y/n.” Luke called for her once again, his hands over Julie’s shoulders. “This is Julie. She’s a lifer, and she can see us. The guys and I are also in a band with her, and when we sing together, she can make us visible to other lifers.”

         “Y-you can see me?” Y/n asked.

         “Yeah. You’d think I’d be used to it with these three, but I’m not. It’s nice to meet you, and to finally be able to put a face on a name.”

         Y/n tilted her head in confusion, her brows knitting together and creasing a frown on her forehead.

         “When I found out about the Hollywood Ghost Club and Caleb,” Julie explained, “they also told me they had seen you; And they haven’t stopped talking about you since then.”

         Y/n chuckled. “I’m sorry you had to bear with them alone.”

         A chorus of ‘heys!’ and grumblings reached her ears, which only fueled her laugher, especially when her eyes met Luke’s angry puppy face. How she had missed those eyes.

         Y/n and Julie spent the rest of the morning getting to know each other, until Luke came and claimed to ‘steal Y/n for the rest of the day’ as he put it to his bandmate.

         Here they were now, walking hand in hand by the shore, bare feet into the sand. Kids’ laughers as they built and broke their own sandcastles were all around them, the waves crashing near their feet producing a peaceful sound.

         Luke soon found a quiet spot, where no one but them was, and he spun on his heels to face Y/n.

         The fingers on his hands carressed the soft but cold skin of her cheek, delicately brushing away a lash that had fallen on her cheekbone.

         His touch was light, like a feather against her cheek, and it resulted in a thin-lipped smile to grow on her lips.

         She blinked twice, tilting her head against the palm of his hand resting on her face. Her e/c eyes were boring into his hazel ones, glistening with the adoration and love she had for the seventeen-year-old boy before her.

         He was heavenly-looking; his mop of brown hair falling in strands on his forehead, covered by that orange beanie he loved so much, his hazel green eyes gazing back into hers with love and tenderness, and the gentle smile that graced his lips.

         Just the sight of him could have made her heart flutter, if she still had one, and the butterflies to errupt at the bottom of her stomach.

         The world around them seemed to have vanished, the kids’ laughers now a distant memory and the waves crashing down the shore a distant sound. The warm Los Angeles wind was blowing, caressing their face in soft breezes. The birds were chirping their joyful melody, harmonizing together as the sun shone bright into the clear blue sky.

         Her bare feet digging into the cold sand, Y/n let her gaze fall from his face, and she turned around to look at the vast blue ocean before them, settling her back against his chest.

         Luke’s arms found their way around her waist, pulling her closer to him, and he rested his chin on the crown of her head. His smile grew when she began playing with the rings around his fingers, balancing their body back and forth.

         “I think blue’s my favourite colour,” Y/n said after a while. “Any shade of blue, actually.”

         “Why’s that?” Luke mumbled against her temple after pressing a soft kiss there.

         “Sometimes, the ocean reminds me of your eyes. They were the first colour I ever saw, dead or alive. And I’ve noticed, over the years, how their colour would change. Sometimes, they’re green, or hazel. But there are these occasional times where your eyes turn blue, the same shade as the ocean. I could… I could drown in your eyes if I wanted to.”

         Y/n turned to look at him, her hands on each side of his face. Luke’s hands stayed on her waist, his orbs boring into hers.

         “Which colour are they now?” He asked, a love-struck smile on his lips.

         “As blue as the ocean,” she whispered, smiling.

         Luke chuckled, inching his face closer to hers and with his lips brushing against hers.

         Y/n giggled, shaking her head in disbelief as her hands found their way at the back of his neck, her fingers tangling into his hair and her lips crashing against his.

         His grip on her waist tightened, pulling her even closer if that were possible, their lips moulding together like they were meant to be, an euphoric feeling fogging their mind.

         Y/n stood on her tiptoes, deepening the kiss, and Luke bit down on her lower lip, eliciting a surprised moan on her side.

         He smiled, taking her bottom lip between his teeth, and he pulled at it slightly before watching it fall back into a pout on her face.

         His right hand moved up from her waist, pulling a strand of hair away from her face before resting on her cheek. He gazed into her eyes, love and adoration in his whilst his lips carved a gentle smile on his face.

         “I’ve missed you, baby,” Luke whispered against her lips.

         “I’ve missed you more rockstar,” Y/n smiled. “Don’t ever leave me again.”

         “Never. I love you too much to let you go.”

         “Good. Because I love you too, and I’m not planning on letting you go either.” Y/n stated, pulling Luke in for yet another kiss.

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[julethiefs]

carmen sandiego as the jatp soundtrack

actually yes i am going to combine my two favorite tv shows and you can’t stop me <33

now or never

“clocks move forward // but we don't get older, no”

“keep dreaming like we’re living forever // but live it like it’s now or never”

“and even if we hit the ground, we’ll keep flying”

this song just ??? *screams* carmen right after she escaped vile... her being so excited to explore the world and not caring about falling down and her enthusiasm to stop vile without really knowing what they’re like yet... yeah 

wake up

“get out, get out, relight that spark”

“its not what you lost, its what you’ll gain”

“better wake those demons, look them in the eye”

this song has such jules vibes (jules is definitely julie in this hypothetical au... even besides the names its just so perfect), and besides the fact that julia’s mom is also dead (see necklace theory) jules finding this song and singing it would be so amazing i cannot handle this 

this band is back

“we gotta get ready, cause its been years” 

“can you hear me” “LOUD AND CLEAR”

team red singing this band is back is something that can actually be so personal... 

bright

“life is a risk, but i will take it”

“we will fight to shine together, bright forever”

“together, i think that we can make it” 

do i. do i really have to say how much julethief this is. the way they shine and work well together, the way everything they do is the epitome of a risk but they do it anyways, the way together they can stop vile. yeah i’ll stop now 

flying solo

“my life, my life, would be real low, zero, flying solo”

“if somebody hurts you, im going to get hurt too”

yes i know this song is julie singing to flynn. in this au its jules singing to carmen (or vice versa idk) the amount of brainrot this au can hold... nobody mention stockholm but yeah it definitely fits and just. scream.

i got the music

“weight off my shoulders, dancing instead”

“can't stop the music // back inside my soul” 

i don’t even have coherent reasoning for this one i just think we should get to see jules sing this song and have player rap flynn’s parts. as a treat <3

the other side of hollywood

“we could go make history or you could rest in peace”

“everything has got a price but happiness is free”

“the rain don’t blind the rising souls // they got too much to see”

we all agree that hgc is basically vile but more dramatic and less green, right? also ive been trying to think of which of the faculty would be caleb in this au... i’m guessing countess cleo is the only one who could really pull it off well? but yeah... tr getting stuck at the hgc would be so so good and painrot

finally free

“hearts on fire // we’re no liars // so we say what we wanna say”

“i wanna fly // come alive // watch me fly”

“i got a spark in me” 

“been so long, and now we’re finally free” 

“now till eternity”

this is the ultimate julethief song actually i will not shut up about it (hence the excess of quotes). just !! the way its abt them not hiding anymore, “now till eternity” with “transcends space and time” ... yeah sounds like canon to me 😋  there’s so so so much quality content in this song i love it so much and just. this with julethief ???? my heart can’t handle this kind of excitement

perfect harmony

“bittersweet love story about a girl”

“two worlds collide when i’m with you” 

“we come to life when we’re in perfect harmony”

yes i know this was cs as jatp songs apparently somewhere along the line it dissolved into julethief but honestly are any of us surprised ??? its just so so perfect the way the lyrics describe them is just LGSHDAFLS “two worlds collide” (acme vs jules’s personal wants/desires) “in perfect harmony” *cough cought* did anyone mention the duane interview? no  ‘they work in harmony even when they’re not in the same scenes” yeah practically the same thing !!  (edit bc carmen pointed this out and i am screaming: perfect harmony is basically the tsonts dance scene and i cannot get over this) 

edge of great

“running from the past, tripping on the now” 

“what is lost can be found, its obvious”

“i believe that we’re just one dream // away from who we’re meant to be” 

“we’re standing on the edge of great” 

EDGE OF GREAT MY BELOVED !!! this song is SO iconic and you know whats even more iconic ??? the way it works so perfectly with carmen sandiego... carmen and jules post canon ?? 👀👀👀. i am looking at the lost/found line in particular for that but all of it works so so well (also side note but i would die if we got the classic juke nose scrunches with julethief actually)

unsaid emily

“i should have turned around // but i had too much pride” 

“and write in every empty space the words “i love you” in replace”

“the words i most regret are the ones i never meant to leave // unsaid emily”

to be honest this is the song that stumped me the most? it would take a bit of canon reconfiguring- either we’re making brunt more sympathetic (ew) or carmen grew up with carlotta and then had a falling out ??? i think that would make more sense, especially with carmen trying so hard to find her again after 25 years (the timeline matches closer than expected actually 👀 ) this song is peak painrot so have fun with this besties <33

you got nothing to lose

“ain’t nothing quite like living on the edge” 

“i’m chasing down a thrill, looking fit to kill” 

“you got nothing to lose, boys”

this scene would be so terrifying actually like, we already got the dark!carmen trauma so watching caleb have the ability to manipulate her would just be ABSOLUTE painrot *distant screaming* also the way the offer would be so tempting to team red ?? just bc carmens whole life is living on the edge, chasing down thrills, and being unable to settle down but she stays for jules i. yeah im soft what about it 

stand tall

“and it’s one, two, three, four times // i’ll try for one more night” 

“whatever happens // even if i’m the last standing // imma stand tall” 

“keep holding on, never look back” 

“i keep going on when it’s all falling apart // yeah i know it with all my heart”

thinking thoughts... julethief post canon with this song.... yeah i would be decimated on impact just the way jules thought carmen left but CARMEN COMES BACK.... canon ? i dont know her <33

in conclusion julethief/cs jatp au supremaki besties ♥️

[wisdomofme]

Julie and the Phantoms Fic Recs

The JatP Fandom has gone above and beyond when it comes to good fics! I wanted to share with you guys a handful of my favourite ones that I think you might all enjoy (I won’t lie, most of them are Juke)

Don’t forget to comment and let the authors know exactly how much you love their amazing work!!

(all of these fics are on Ao3) ** most recently added

OneShots

a holy thing (to love what death has touched) by heartofwinterfell ** (Juke) (Soulmate AU) - Julie Molina’s words have been grey since the day she was born // I know we all love a good soulmate AU so here’s one that made me smile all the way through it!!

and i know i’ve kissed you before, but i didn’t do it right (can i try again?) by Ephemeral_Joy (Juke) (Modern AU)  - Luke and Julie break up, but if feels more like growing up // Look, LOOK. I know it’s hard to get past the angst of the break up but you gotta. Do it for me, do it for this 19k longshot, do it for YOURSELF. This is a masterpiece and you all better read it.

close my eyes and jump by HomebodyNobody  (Juke) (Post Season 1) - Julie and Luke talk and bask in the fact that handholding is now a possibility // Ultra fluffy cute! Immediately post season 1 Juke just loving the fact they can touch each other now.

favorite t-shirt by jellie_bean ** (Juke) (Post Season 1) - Luke drives Julie to distraction after their first real date // Luke writes Julie a song but it’s cute instead of sad for once and I loVE IT!!

Hallucinations by jatpfan ** (Family) (Post Season 1) - Ray starts seeing hallucinations of Julie’s band around the house. It’s weird // I loved this fic so much! I have a real soft spot for Ray so it was nice to see a fic in his perspective.

Here in Front of Me (Shining So Much Brighter than I Have Ever Seen) by 8ucky8arnes  (Juke) (Post Season 1) - Luke flirts with Julie while in class. It’s… distracting // I giggled my way through this entire fic! I could totally see this happening in the show if they really decided to pursue the Juke relationship. I mean, I can hope!!

i once believed love would be burnin’ red (but it’s golden, babe) by Ephemeral_Joy (Juke) (Post Season 1) - The boys try to figure out what their unfinished business is. It has consequences // A very soft fic that made me feel all the butterflies, if you like this one definitely check out the rest of Ephemeral_Joy’s fics!

I’m Scared of My Piano by emullz  (Juke) (Missing Scene) - Luke and Julie writing music together (between episodes 3 & 4) // Very adorable and made me WISH we had gotten this in the show! Absolutely adorable

Is it cool that I said all that? by smol_fangirl (Juke) (Post Season 1) - Julie can’t sleep but Luke helps // A super sweet fic that feels like being wrapped in the orbit of these two characters. Just a lot of small soft moments that kept making me smile.

i’ve had the time of my life by dearhappy (Friendship) (AU) - The ‘New Girl’ AU you didn’t know you needed but definitely DO! // If you know anything about New Girl then you know that the boys work perfectly as well… the boys. So funny and got me thinking of all my fave New Girl moments with the JatP crew.

Struck a Chord by Anonymous (Friendship) (Missing Scene/ Post Season 1) - Luke and Alex get into a fight. Reggie freaks out (Julie makes everything better) // A really bittersweet Reggie centric fic. Reading this made me hope for some amazing season 2 development for him.

try to change the ending (peter losing wendy). by lukesjulie (Juke) (Future Fic) - Julie falls in love with Luke but life moves on // OW! Like, real sad hours here guys. So, SO, worth the read but be ready for the rain before the rainbow.

unsaid julie by unsaidjulie (juggyjones)  (Juke) (Post Season 1) - Luke writes Julie a song about his feelings. It’s a process // Look, I won’t lie, this fic hurt me a little in ways I didn’t expect. But it was SO worth it. Pining Luke? Yes PLEASE!

we all got a second act inside of us by keep_swinging, rainstorm97 (Juke) (Post Season 1) - Luke’s curse doesn’t break // Seeing Luke in pain hurts but not as much as watching him try to cover it up. An amazing fic that I highly recommend.

MultiChap

A Lesson in Chemistry by Slytherin_Princess_Nysa ** (Juke) (Soulmate AU, Alive in 2020 AU) (Incomplete) - The first words Luke’s soulmate says to him are etched along his ribcage. He’s not too worried about finding out who they belong to // In this house WE STAN SOULMATE AU’s!! Get ready for some mutual pining here kids.

A Familiar Picture by captainkippen (Juke) (Alive in 2020 AU) (Complete) - a 5 + 1 of Julie realizing she loves Luke (and the 1 time she realized he loved her back) // I am such a SUCKER for these fics but REGGIE IS ALSO JULIE’S STEPBROTHER IN THIS?!?! Perfection. Literal Perfection.

Family Matters by morganoconner  (Family) (Post Season 1) (Complete) - Ray accidently adopts a few ghost kids // Okay, to start off with, Ray NEEDS more love and this fic GIVES IT. The best Ray focused fic I’ve seen (also technically has Willex and Juke but they aren’t the focus. Family is <3)

Feels like I’ve opened my eyes again by ICanSpellConfusionWithAK  (Juke) (Season 2 Speculation Fic) (Incomplete) - After everything that’s happened with Julie and her band, she’s tired. She doesn’t stop being tired // This fic is crazy good and has an INSANE update schedule (I have theories on where this may go and I hope they’re right!)

Give me something that’ll haunt me when you’re not around by smol_fangirl (Juke) (Missing Scene) (Complete) - Luke writes Julie an Unsaid Emily // This is one of the sweetest, saddest fics you will find. It takes place before the Orpheum and the FEELINGS that Luke has. This made me wish I could hug fictional characters. Now with a SECOND CHAPTER that RUINED ME even more!!!

Linger by apocalyvse, keep_swinging & rainstorm97 (Juke, Willex) (Season 2 Speculation Fic) (Incomplete) - Caleb vs Julie in (not) Ghost wars // The plot is so amazingly intriguing, every update gets me so excited!! (Julie with powers? JULIE WITH POWERS!)

Love Drunk by captainkippen ** (Juke) (Alive in 2020 AU) (Incomplete) - After a show (and a big night) in Las Vegas Luke and Julie accidently get hitched // Accidental marriage AU- ACCIDENTAL MARRIAGE AU! It’s here guys and it’s FILLED with funny/ sweet moments!

sweet dreams are made of this (who am i to disagree?) by juliemolina (nnegan13) (Juke) (Season 2 Speculation Fic) (Incomplete) - Julie and Luke share a dream after the events of season 1. It doesn’t bode well for Julie // The pure EMOTION in this fic gets me every time. Also, protective Luke is not something I knew I needed till I had it.

The Cheerleader Effect by Bluefire510 (Juke) (Post Season 1) (Incomplete) - Julie wears Luke’s clothes and it breaks his brain // This is like the quintessential Juke fic. Do you want fluff? Second hand embarrassment as Luke blue screens? Read it. 

Unfinished Business by captainkippen (Juke, Willex) (Alive in 2020 AU) (Incomplete) - Julie moves to a new school and meets ‘the boys’ // This fic has so much promise already and I can just FEEL how good it’s gonna get. I am DYING to watch the pining in real time.

Series

Julie the Vampire Slayer by pearlcaddy ** (Juke, Willex) (Buffy the Vampire Slayer AU) (Ongoing) - The adventure of Julie the Vampire Slayer, her ghost Watcher Luke and their Scooby Gang // This may be one of the best AU’s I have ever read. I didn’t think it could work but pearlcaddy does SO MUCH to bring it to life! You won’t regret reading this!

I have definitely missed a ton of amazing fics but I’ll do my best to update this list as I find more!

[kuiinncedes]

just the keys to paradise

jatp au - prologue - part 1/15? - 1834 words

relationships: blaine & sam & tina & artie

okkkk we're doing it 🤪 idk how regularly i will update this (omg ongoing fic??? who is she) but i do have like technically a ~few~ chapters i guess done,,, and i am working on the next so . we're gonna try this lol

anyway if it wasn't clear this is an au based on the most amazing tv show ever with only 9 episodes pls watch or rewatch it on netflix the emmy-award winning julie and the phantoms !!! 🤪

that being said if you haven't watched it what are you doing jk i think you can still read this and hopefully it makes sense 😂 feel free to ask me if there's anything that doesn't make sense lol :)

also fyi in case it influences your decision to read: this will be more focused on platonic relationships for a while but will almost certainly have main endgames klaine, quinntina, and samcedes 😋

prologue title and lyrics in this part from "now or never" from the jatp soundtrack

plot and some dialogue from julie and the phantoms so like credit to all those creators and writers 🤪

warnings for this part: car accident, major character deaths (both of these are not actually in writing/"on screen" just implied at the end (especially within the context of this being a jatp au) and nothing really described -- if you want/need more details feel free to ask me)

read on ao3 or under the cut :D

--

1995

“Dudes, we fucking killed that !” Sam cheers when the smoke has cleared, going around and giving each of them something that could be called a high-five, just not to their hands. Tina laughs and cheers too as Sam excitedly taps her feet after she gets out from behind her kit, still elevated on the drum stage. Some of the workers applaud them from the audience space.

“Too bad we wasted that on the soundcheck,” Artie jokes, putting his guitar down and grabbing his water bottle. “That was the tightest we’ve ever played, yo!”

Tina grins and hops down from the drum platform. Sam slings an arm around her shoulders and she grabs his wrist. They’re both sweaty and too warm but she doesn’t mind having Sam’s heat pressed against her right side.

God, she thinks… that really was something else, even though it was just the soundcheck. She looks around at her bandmates’ faces -- shiny with sweat, red with exhilaration and exertion, bright with elation, eyes wide with excitement and --

Wow. They’re playing the Orpheum.

Blaine pats Artie on the back, jostling him enough to spill the water he’s trying to drink down the front of his shirt, but Artie just laughs -- he’s soaked with sweat anyway. They have spare clothes backstage just for this reason.

“Just wait until tonight, guys, when this place is packed with record execs,” Blaine says, looking out wonderingly into the empty (for now) audience. His grin widens almost imperceptibly, which is impressive considering how huge it already is.

“We’re gonna be legends!” the other three of them chorus, before Blaine can, and they laugh when he turns to them, affronted. “That’s my line!”

“It’s what you get for saying it ten times a day for the last month!” Tina teases. Blaine pushes her shoulder playfully, putting his hand within reach for Sam to grab. It’s a strange position considering Sam’s arm is still around Tina’s shoulders, but Tina adds her hand to their hold as Sam beckons Artie over from his side of the stage, barking out his name with joking anger.

Artie puts his water down and walks over to complete the group, placing his hand on top of Tina’s. “Tina, you were smokin’,” he says.

She rolls her eyes a little and grins back. “Pretty sure you’re just talking about the pyro. You guys were the ones on fire,” she says, pointing her drumsticks around at them.

“T, can you just own your awesomeness for once?” Blaine exclaims.

“Queen T!” Sam calls, pulling her closer into his side. She stumbles into him, laughing as the guys all start cheering it after Sam.

“Okay, okay! Thanks, guys, I got it!” she squeals, trying to get them to quiet down although -- they are in the Orpheum, where they’re playing later, it’s not like they have to be quiet -- while Sam leans his weight on her, causing them to stagger into the drum riser. Tina catches herself on it and Sam finally detaches from her and they’re still being loud and raucous and probably somewhat annoying to the staff, but she’s just laughing too hard to care.

“We’ve got an hour ‘til the show; I say we go celebrate before we become legends!” Blaine proclaims, jumping off the stage. The other three follow.

Tina starts, “Celebrate our last night of being -- ”

“Losers?” Artie interjects.

They’ve caught the attention of one of the Orpheum workers -- a woman with brown hair who’s wiping down the tables, smiling at them as Tina catches her eye. “There’s some nice restaurants around here,” she says with a wink. “You guys really killed it, by the way. But it seems like you know that.”

Blaine laughs, a little sheepishly. “Thanks. Uh, I’m Blaine,” he says. “This is -- ”

“Sam, hi!”

“Tina, how’s it going -- ”

“Artie, hey.”

Tina raises her eyebrows and stifles a laugh at Artie as he leans his sweaty arms onto the table that the woman just cleaned.

“We’re Sunset Curve!” Blaine says to complete their introduction.

“Tell your friends!” Sam calls, raising his voice and drawing the other workers’ attention to them. Tina elbows him lightly in the side.

“Nice to meet you,” the stranger says. “I’m Elle. So… what were you guys thinking for this -- what was it -- ‘celebration of your last night as losers’?”

“Well, we really can’t afford any nice places -- ” Sam starts.

“Oh, you know what? We should just go to Tip Top!” Blaine says, clapping his hands together. The others are quick to agree -- it’s the small, cheap diner where they spent the evening after their first “real” gig, and they’ve spent countless hours there since, annoying the staff and depleting their supply of plastic silverware. The employees there have learned to let them take what they legally can (and sometimes what they couldn’t), and the band is friendly with most of them. They haven’t been there in too long, having been working hard to get the Orpheum gig, and then writing and rehearsing like crazy once they got it.

Elle smiles as they excitedly and loudly recount stories of Tip Top to each other -- sentimental memories and the ridiculousness they got up to -- talking over each other and having multiple conversations at once.

“I guess you don’t need my recommendations?” she says lightly.

“Oh! Yeah, sorry, we’re good, thanks so much for offering,” Blaine answers, polite as ever.

“Have fun! Looking forward to seeing you guys perform again tonight.”

“Thank you!” the four of them exclaim as they make their way back to the exit. Tina yanks on the back of Artie’s shirt as he lingers at the table, a dumb look on his face that tells her he’s trying to flirt, or at least, his version of it.

“Tina!” Artie yelps and she laughs at the annoyed look on his face.

“You are not exempt from this last night of loser-dom celebration. You’re telling me you’d rather flirt with a girl than this?”

“Yes,” Artie grumbles. There’s no heat behind it, and Tina playfully pushes him sideways.

“Plus, we need you to drive.”

“You can drive!”

“Technically we all can drive!” Tina laughs at Artie’s horrified expression, probably at the prospect -- and memory -- of the one time Blaine drove them to a gig. “Just not your car!” she calls, jogging to catch up with Blaine and Sam, Artie running after her. “Your car is the fucking worst.”

“Don’t talk about her like that!”

“Blaine and Sam agree!”

That gets their attention and the two guys turn, Blaine asking, “What are we agreeing with?”

“I agree with Tina,” Sam says immediately. Tina nods gratefully at him.

“You don’t even know what we’re talking about!” Artie complains.

They’re at his beat-up car now and they pile in, Tina in the passenger seat laughing as Sam all but tackles Blaine into the backseat when he starts for the driver’s side, jostling her and Artie in the front. They continue shuffling around while Artie attempts to start the car, to many concerning -- but normal for his car -- noises.

“This thing is gonna go down and take us with it, Artie,” Tina mumbles teasingly, absentmindedly twirling a drumstick in her right hand. (She realizes too late that she probably should’ve left them at the Orpheum, but it’s not a big deal -- they’re not her favorite pair which are safe in their studio and she has extras backstage in case something happens to this pair while they’re out.)

The car finally starts with a rumble and Artie lets out a cheer. “We’re fine, T. Let’s go, y’all!”

“Floor it, Artie!” Sam calls from the back. The car accelerates comically slowly even as Artie presumably “floors it,” but they’re going somewhere.

After a few minutes, Tina finds herself unconsciously humming her solo in the bridge of “Now or Never,” only noticing when Sam interjects suddenly with his “Tomorrow!” leaning between the front seats and slightly startling her. She laughs and continues with the words, “‘Cause we got all we need today! ”

“Today!” Artie echoes, miming his guitar playing with one hand on the steering wheel.

“Living on a feeling that’s been running through our veins!” Blaine sings loudly, joining Sam in crowding into the front of the car.

“We’re the revolution that’s been singing in the rain!” It’s Sam’s line, but they all belt it at the top of their lungs together.

“That’s my line!” Sam exclaims at the same time that Blaine cheers, “My favorite line!” Tina continues to clap the beat for the next part of the song, Artie hitting the steering wheel in rhythm with her. Her face hurts from smiling.

“Artie, dude, where’d you go?” Blaine asks suddenly. Tina looks around at their slowly darkening surroundings that are completely unfamiliar. Slight panic rises in her stomach but she swallows it down; she’s with her boys, they’re safe, just a little lost.

Sam bursts out in uproarious laughter as Artie complains, “You guys distracted me!”

“Told you I should’ve driven!” Blaine says. He leans forward again and Sam follows. Tina stays quiet, pressing herself against the door a little to make room; her boys aren’t that much better but she’s always been completely hopeless with navigation and directions.

“You would’ve gotten even more distracted from singing and veered us right into a fucking building,” Artie grumbles, but he obeys as Blaine directs him to turn left and chooses to ignore his comment.

“Safe driving, am I right, dudes?” Sam cackles as he returns to the backseat, and Tina can’t help but laugh with him. “We’re gonna miss our gig, that’s how we’ll be legends!”

“‘Sunset Curve Skips Orpheum Showcase For No Reason’?” Tina suggests, turning around in her seat to face Sam.

He points at her. “Exactly. Or, 'Sunset Curve Skips Orpheum Showcase Because They Don't Know How To Drive.' The end of a promising career,” he jokes somberly. “No one would ever book them again.”

They fall silent and only the mutters of Blaine and Artie fill the car, along with the loud engine.

“Still haven’t figured it out yet?” Sam groans loudly, laying on his back across the backseats as Blaine is leaning awkwardly out of his seat to help Artie navigate.

“Not like you’re helping!” Artie says.

“That’s the street!” Blaine exclaims, pointing ahead. “The next intersection.”

“Give it up for Mr. Blaine Anderson, everyone,” Artie drawls, speeding up the car a little bit. “Perhaps not able to drive, but navigator extraordinaire.”

“You chose the wrong career path, dude,” Sam says, propping himself up on one elbow to clap Blaine’s shoulder. “Like, songwriting?”

Blaine looks down at him, raising an eyebrow. “Songwriting?” He gestures for Sam to continue.

Sam shrugs, sitting up finally. “Just, you know, songwriting, bro…" His gaze suddenly shifts and fixes at a point beyond Tina. "What th-- that car Artie!”

Tina snaps her gaze away from Sam just in time to see him yank Blaine down into his seat and the set of blinding headlights through the car windows in her periphery.

---

as a final note, i'm not sure if it can be seen this way but i'm not trying to erase artie's disability or anything and i believe i'm not doing that; as you might be able to guess, the car accident at the end of this is what paralyzes him, like in glee canon but just several years later (in his life not in actual time). please let me know if any aspect of this is disrespectful or anything <3