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snarkylinda · 9 months

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I’m very glad you’re talking about spencer being parentified because it feels like people sometimes gloss over it a bit? or maybe I’m just looking in the wrong places. if this isn’t something you do in you’re blog feel free to just. not respond but do you have any more thoughts or. idk headcanons on how that might have affected him as an adult?

Hi anon! To be honest I have no idea what is essentially discussed alot on the fandom other that a tiny fraction of it I expose myself to because 1#I am too tired and old to deal with fandom discourse about my blorbo, and based on my previous experience with fandoms I KNOW that the most popular the character, the bigger the discourse so haha no- 2# I joined in late lmao literally a couple of months ago, so I am super out of the loop just screaming to the void in desperate needs for someone to scream back 🤲🏼 do this kind of asks actually made me so happy agahagaha 🥰🥰 Buckle up bois this is LONG-

Ok now to those that might come across this and ask themselves what the hell does being parentified means, it's a broad term used for the phenomenon of (at best) a child sharing parental responsibilities due to x circumstance, or (at worst) downright having the parent/child dynamic completely swapped, with the child being the caretaker for the parent and household. You don't have to know deep CM lore knowledge to realize the latter is Spencer Reid to a T. Hell, they aren't even subtle about it lmao:

Btw parentification is often mixed in with abandonment and while they share the "child being forced to grown up" too quickly, the former is often distinguished by the fact that, more often that not as is this case, the parent still cares for them but are unable to do so how it should be (tho there are several cases where parentefication is an part of willing neglect, sadly) and added to the fact that they have to look after themselves- they have to look after another.

This is a really complicated, broad topic and I just mentioned this to go full disclaimer and that I don't blame Diana at all for how messed her son ended up since she can't help it- and to make a joke about how Spencer was abandoned and parentified. Also harassed. Guys he wasn't even 18-

Anyways but back to your question, how do I think that affected Spencer growing up....well in everything basically lmao

But I will take on two instances that had stood up to me the most: emotional management and hiding secrets.

The second one is easier: you would catch this man dead before he vents to you over something other than his shitty dad (that I find very funny tbh) and when he does is because he is at his limit and about to fucking cry.

Now don't get me wrong: we all are entiltde to our privacy. These are grown ass adults and they have lives outside of their working circle....

Right?

Haha we have an problem-

So yeah, Spencer kind of actually needs to rely on his co-workers because he has literally nobody else to rely on-

And yet

Oh here is the thing- Spencer is one polite boi but he is also blunt, if he doesn't want someone on his business he says so (look back when Alex discovered him and Maeve) this is literally "I wanted to tell you but I feel like I shouldn't"- this is not season 1 mind you, this is season 11, and yet here he was one of his oldest friends literally grabbing him by the arm and having to tell him it's never a bother- I am the only one fucking crying at this?

Excuses seems to come to Spencer like it's second nature- "sorry a tube on my apparment broke" "Oh I....I tripped!" "There was a lot of traffic so..." "I was watching an movie" and I am not am expert on USA's history or some shit, but Child Protection Services had been a thing since at least the 60s, so I don't think that a 10yo living alone with his mentally ill mother would have flown well- you get the idea.

I think this scene summarizes the whole thing perfectly

Get it? it's irony. (I love how Spencer is about to say something like dismissive "thank you" but because this shit hit too close to home to comfort he just gave a polite smile and walked away. That silence was LOUD) Because Spencer had always had done the former but the latter er.... :D

And it's not only when it concern Diane btw, any problem whatsoever Spencer would rather lock himself up (literally lmao) that sit down and talk about it- it's only when his bs is exposed and he can't refutage (like that little scene after Gideon's death when Rossi asks him if he had been there all night- he points out the fact he is wearing the same cardigan as the day before) that he opens up....or he runs away, which leads me to the second big point that I think shows how much Parentification fucked him up:

Spencer has the emotional maturity of a teenager.

I talk about this literally all the time so I'll be shorter lmao basically Spencer... has an issue- ok he has lot of issues- and that is the way he dislikes direct confrontation, so whenever he is hurt or angry he would rather be dismissive and passive-agressive that talk it out with the person- even going as far as turning away and storming out of the room.

(Here is the part where I put the screencaps but him storming off would be out of focus so lmao er.... Elephant Memory, Memoriam, Proof, a little part in 15x2 and The Gathering)

Now... I do think that a grown-ass man doing this shit is hilarious, like I love Spencer's bratty side so much lmao but it's an clear sign of someone that never learned how to deal with his emotions on a healthy way, someone that 6 out of 7 days of the week had to interiorize everything in and because of that holds on so much....resement, so much repressed anger but also without an stable force on his life to help him manage that- so we are left with an teenager trapped in an adult's body, loss at how to handle shit like he always did.

....And want to know the worst part about an Parentified boy onto adulthood?

That they don't know better.

#criminal minds #spencer reid

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canonically47 · 3 months

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REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW

OF COURSE!!! THANK YOU FOR ASKING I WAS JUST ABOUT TO MAKE A POST LOL

here we go...

DCAS episode 3 thoughts

spoilers!!!

(no duh.)

first of all, somebody spoiled in chat that lake would be the vote, so i’m pissed off enough as it is

patrons... when i catch you patrons...

seriously fuck all of the leakers & patrons that spoil stuff. i hate you guys. hope your pillow is hot on both sides

anyways!!! genuine opinion time

tom, my baby, my love, the light of my life, you did a good job voting for lake. this might be controversial but i think that, out of everyone, she is definitely someone to get out early. maybe there will be some sort of comeback challenge that she’ll win, because i don’t feel like her story is fully over yet, but for now, i’m satisfied she was the one to go.

connor and riya make me more uncomfortable by the day, but thank you to riya for putting an end to their situationship. not looking forward to connor doing pathetic puppy eyes and sighing broken-heartedly throughout the challenges though. and just between you and me, i truly hope one of them is the next vote.

also why did she say "i’m not your daughter" when they’re supposed to be interpreted as a couple/situationship thing... isn’t that a weird writing choice... or is it just me skull emoji fire emoji

on the note of another weird couple, yul is showing his true colors. i told you it was only a matter of time before he showed his true colors... grett, baby, you deserve so much better. i hope when this ship inevitably crashes that grett kicks him in the nuts at one point. she deserves to crush his balls. as a treat :3

love to see a potential alec-fiore-miriam alliance, and miriam back on her gaslighting shit. i have the feeling she might make the merge, but ellie will have her revenge against her and get her out by exposing her somehow. but for this to work, we would need someone dumb enough to vote for her, and i really wonder who- nvm jake is still in the game!! (and tom could probably be manipulated ORRR he could change his priorities and realize that jake and miriam ain’t shit

DEREK AND TREVOR ARE SOOO FUNNY derek’s voice actor is the best of the bunch and i am dead serious. he is sooo funny his deliveries are always so good (compared to many of the others that i would be burnt at the stake for giving the names of lol) derek forgetting THEY are the interns made me laugh so hard i love them

ashley please stop fueling jake’s dumbass fantasies he’s bad and fucking stupid enough as he is

jake can you just accept some people can be friends or are you going to be arophobic this entire series /hj. only a joke because of the arophobia but has this man never heard of platonic male relationships? not to be mean but [CENSORED] [CENSORED EVEN MORE] [CENSORED AS IF IN THE COMMUNIST ERA] [MY LAWYER ADVISED ME TO DELETE THIS ENTIRE SEQUENCE]

fuck jake

fuck riya

fuck connor

fuck jake

fuck yul

fuck jake

fuck yul

oh and how could i forget?

FUCK JAKE

sorry i know he didn’t do much this episode i just hate his ass

tess was really smart with her vote tbh... love that for her. she gets it

aiden and tom alliance PLEASE I CAN FEEL IT BLOOMING I LOVE THEIR FRIENDSHIP SO MUCH ARGHHH

fuck jake

fiore deserves better, she hasn’t even done anything this season, why will nobody give her a damn break lol? ashley and jake when i catch you...

hunter fuck you. you know what you did

ally-hunter-fiore alliance getting out jake WHEN WHEN WHENNNNNN!!!!!!!! not a want but a NEED!!!

fuck yul

fuck jake

FUCK JAKE!!!

also fuck riya and connor and their stupid ass drama

and fuck yul

but how could i forget? fuck jake

that’s all :3

(fuck jake btw)

placing my bets for the next episode...

ally-hunter-fiore alliance blooms but hunter is visibly hesitant about it. thank god he doesn’t have to vote, or he’d have probably already betrayed the alliance...

tom-aiden bonding, tom reluctantly accepts ellie as an ally, and gabby tries to get the two closer to each other, at least to work together if not to be friends

yellow team loses. riya goes home (more of a hope than anything though, realistically i think hunter and/or ally have good chances of leaving...)

alec-miriam-fiore alliance also blooms. throw connor in there too, but only as an ally of alec’s. alec is the one to convince connor to vote for riya.

jake explodes and fucking dies

yul explodes and fucking dies

riya explodes and fucking dies

#disventure camp #disventure camp all stars #dcas #campamento desventura #odd nation cartoons #asks #my asks #anon #anonymous #answered anon #answered ask

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come1nalone · 1 year

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BIG TRIGGER WARNING!

List of things my mom did when I was younger and back then I just felt uncomfortable but now looking back on it it seems really fucking weird that she would say that to a child!!!

- Gave me a bunch of Kelvin Klein thongs she had since they didn’t fit her; I told her it’s not meant for my age; she said I should try them on still so they wouldn’t go to waste since they’re brand thongs and are considered to be high quality. I wore them for one-two time for school but they were very uncomfortable and they were big on me so I didn’t wear them again! I was 8.

-during a family vacation, the father of the other family we’d been with commented on how “developed” I was for an 11 year old, and said how he was scared that the same thing would happen to his daughter (who was younger than me). My mom told me this recently- and I was like mom WHAT THE FUCK and she was like oh common it’s a normal thing to say, he’s a father.

-while growing up, I had eating disorders, so my body became hairy. I didn’t mind this at all and I hated shaving. My mother thought it’s a huge deal, and suggested we go check out laser hair removal treatment, because it would be beneficial to me and I would have to shave less often. Every appointment was super scary, I’d have to lie down semi naked in front of an older lady who would pass a painful machine thingy on my body, I was really scared and I would cry a lot during those sessions. I told my mom I don’t want to go and continue treatment, she said it’s very expensive and dropping the treatments would be a big waste of money, and it’d be disrespectful to my parents (mind you, we’re not poor, we’re an upper middle class family). Anyways since my mom purchased a full body package for me, it included my private parts as well. And I was very scared and hurt every time, I really didn’t want to have to show my private parts to a stranger and experience the pain of laser treatment on them. Especially when I was fucking 13 and didn’t have sex with ANYONE BRUH. But for the three years I had to go through these treatments my mother always insisted I should have them do my private parts as well. They did my butt but not the genitals 🤷🏻‍♂️ anyways this all happened at ages 13-early 16.

-when I was 17, I laughed at a joke my dad told about my mom that I overheard from the living room while showering. As punishment, my mom opened the door to the shower and left it wide open: Mid shower. I had to walk out completely naked to grab a towel begging her to close the door so that I wouldn’t have to do that. No one passed by the shower when I exited it naked, but it was still pretty uncomfortable and humiliating :(

-commenting about my body shape: how it’s like a guitar, and that I have curves and boobs and when she was my age she was completely flat and curveless. Saying I have big boobs etc. This was mostly around age 16, 17. So it’s like uhhh relatively not that bad lmao

-telling me how our 40 something years old neighbor said I had a nice feminine curvy body at 16! That man was about the same age as my dad!

-when I was growing up, can’t remember what ages, she said my panties were ugly and that I need pretty ones, and that she buys pretty ones. I told her I’m young and nobody sees my panties. (Maybe around age 13? 14? Since I had no partner then). At another time, when I was 16 and I did have a boyfriend for quite some time, she said something about needing pretty panties for having the man in my life see them. Like she does with my dad? And I was like mom that’s gross

Are any of these normal?? Because they made me feel pretty weird back then and I asked my friends if their parents did something similar. My dad is a very good person and a good parent and he literally never talks about those things with me and never made comments about my body besides worrying that I was too thin at times, since I had eating disorders. So I don’t know. I’m 20 and trans masc btw. Came out to my parents at 19. Is this a mother-daughter thing??? Like a girly interaction?? I really don’t get it. I can’t confront my mom because she would straight up say it didn’t happen but it did.

#abusive mother #is this normal #childhood trauma #trauma vent #writing everything down so I would show it to my therapist #since otherwise I do not forget #the memories fade away from my head #is this abuse #do mothers do this #mother daughter relationship #parental abuse

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drbarty · 1 year

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So um, hi there Dr Barty?

I found you and your story a few years ago, and was just blown away by how sweet and kind and brave you are, despite all the bad things happening around you all the time. Looks like both our worlds need more people like you.

I made it my goal to try to be that sort of person, and I’m gonna be honest, it didn’t really work. Especially when in-person school started again. Almost everyone around here makes hurtful jokes or says mean things all the time - it’s so easy for me to slip up and join them and forget that I’m supposed to try and be a kinder person than them.

And… these days, I barely even feel guilty about it anymore. It’s so tempting to go “why should I have to do all the work (trying to be loving and kind) when none of y’all (people at school) are even trying to help out?” Someone’s gotta do it, and I’m trying to be that person, but it’s getting harder and harder to find the motivation to try.

Idk why I’m rambling to you this. Feel free to delete the ask. Thanks for being an awesome beacon of light btw!

Hello anon! Thank you for sharing your story! I will first of all say - do NOT feel bad that it is hard to be a good person, or even just a kind person, or even just *not* a mean person, especially in a school environment. When you are in school, there are *so many* things you are trying to learn, both in your classes and socially, it is just too many things to balance to have all of that and also trying to always always always be a perfectly kind person. However...this is also your chance to begin practicing who you want to be. So, if you know you want to be a kind person and you still believe that is important to you, make it into a task that is small enough for you to handle. Maybe you can't be perfect 24/7! That's okay! Honestly nobody can! BUT! you can do things like say "from the hours of 1-2, i am just going to be kind and say sincerely nice things to my friends in a way that is just me being kind and not a joke" and see how it goes. That's one small way to start. Another thing you can do, and this is much harder, but very effective, is find people who *also* genuinely value being kind and good people. it is not easy! you dont get to choose who is in your class! but if you notice someone who does genuinely seem to feel the same way you do, it would probably make the whole task a lot easier if you have them as your friend so you can support eachother. Or even if that doesnt work! Find people online who feel that way! There is only so much in life we can control, and you DONT need to feel bad about the things that you cannot change. All you can do is take what is truly in your path and available to you, and do the best with it you can, even if that is only an hour a day a few days a week. I hope this helps! I wish you luck, anon!

#ask #todays culture does on the surface value humor and cutting people down than building them up #but #sometimes you can change that #even a teeny little bit

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rickie-the-storyteller · 1 year

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Steph's Crew - Part 4: Detention

(cw - strong language)

Intro:

The crew is putting their plan into action!

Stephanie came up with the (crazy) idea to get suspended as a way to stand in solidarity with Bret (their good friend who has recently been suspended himself. Nobody in the crew thinks that Bret's punishment was fair).

Stephanie got into a fight with Elise because she was the only one who thought that the plan was a bad idea. She still agreed to do it, though, for a few reasons:

She cares a lot about Bret

She wants to feel included

Steph guilt-tripped her into it

etc.

So, in this part, Stephanie, Alice, Dylan and Elise are causing mayhem in their classes, in an attempt to get suspended. It doesn't work out exactly as planned.

And Bret isn't going to be in this part, btw. Sorry about that, if he's a favourite of yours.

(The crew in detention)

Getting in trouble

Stephanie in English class

(The class is quietly working on their essays. Stephanie is doodling in her notebook. All of a sudden, she has an idea.)

Stephanie: Hey, Miss. Can I go to the toilet?

Mrs Brown: Sure, Stephanie. Just be quick about it.

Stephanie: (exits the classroom and returns a few minutes later. She doesn't come into the room, and instead just hangs around outside for a while, before starting to knock on the door) Miss, I have a problem. I seem to have locked myself out, and I don't know how to get back in.

Mrs Brown: (sighs) Stephanie, we don't have time for this. Just get back in here, take your seat and focus on the lesson.

Stephanie: But Miss, I-

Mrs Brown: NOW, Steph.

Stephanie: (laughs, and opens the door) I'm joking, Miss. (enters the classroom, but doesn't sit down in her seat) I figured that we are stuck in this hellhole for two hours straight, so we may as well have a little bit of fun.

Mrs Brown: Sit down, Stephanie.

Stephanie: Also, you reek. Damn! Have you even bathed this month?

(some of the students start laughing at this)

Mrs Brown: Stephanie, I'm warning you. I will not put up with any more of this-

Stephanie: (interrupts) I can recommend some great hygiene products if you'd like. You clearly need them.

(more laughter from the class)

Mrs Brown: (sighs and shakes her head) Stephanie, you have detention with me after school.

Dylan in Maths class

Dylan: (raises hand) Sir, I have a question.

Mr Morgan: What is it, Dylan?

Dylan: What's the square root of a hotdog?

Mr Morgan: I'm sorry. What?

Dylan: You know what a hotdog is, don't you?

Mr Morgan: Yeah.

Dylan: Everything has a square root, right? So how would you find the square root of a hotdog? What do I need to do to work that out?

Mr Morgan: (confused) I… I'm sorry, Dylan, I don't understand what you're asking here.

Dylan: (chuckles) I’m joking, sir. Don't worry about it. I'll get back to my maths now.

Mr Morgan: Ok… Dylan, you shouldn't call for help unless you genuinely need it. I'm happy to answer questions, as long as they are relevant to what we're doing.

Dylan: Alight, sir. Oh! I have another question, now - what is a pie, in mathematics?

Mr Morgan: Uh, Dylan-

Dylan: Like, this sheet asks you to give your answer in terms of a pie, and I have no clue what that is…

Mr Morgan. Not "a pie," Dylan. Pi. It's a number. We've been over this...

Dylan: How many kinds of Pi are there?

Mr Morgan: What?

Dylan: My mum makes the best Pi. She does a great apple Pi, chicken Pi, shepherd's Pi… (sigh) God. I miss her. I miss her Pi…

Mr Morgan: Dylan, please listen-

Dylan: How can you give a number in terms of Pi, Sir? And what Pi do I need to give it in terms of? How do I work out what type of Pi to give it in terms of?

(Mr Morgan has no idea what to say to that)

Break time

Stephanie: Detention! Would you believe it?!

Alice: I mean, I guess it's better than nothing… right?

Stephanie: It's not what I wanted, though. For fucks sake! Now what?!

(Dylan and Elise walk in. Dylan sighs, looking upset. Elise doesn't even look at any of them)

Dylan: Mr Morgan gave me a detention.

Stephanie: Not you too!

Dylan: (nods sadly) He said I was being annoying, and asking too many pointless questions. I was just trying to buy some time while I figured out what I was actually going to do to get suspended… What are we going to do, now? This wasn't supposed to happen…

Stephanie: (sighs, then turns to the girls) Hopefully things are going better for you two.

Alice: Oh, I haven't been able to do anything. I've only had frees so far. I have a chemistry practical after lunch, so I'll try and do something then.

Stephanie: Ok, great. If at least one of us gets suspended, then this whole thing would have actually been worth it. (looks at Elise, who is ignoring the conversation and reading her book) How about you?

(Elise still doesn't say anything back, and continues to read)

Alice: HEY! Ellie!

Elise: Oh, my gosh! (stops reading) There is no need to shout.

Stephanie: I asked you a question.

Elise: (glares coldly at Stephanie) I'm sure you did…

Stephanie: How's the plan going for you? Have you made any progress yet?

Elise: Not really.

Stephanie: Have you had frees all day, too?

Elise: No. I had Politics.

Stephanie: Why haven't you done anything, then?

Elise: I don't see how anything I do in MY lessons is YOUR business. (stands up and gathers her things) But, if you must know, I HAVE been trying. It's just that I have always been the quiet, sensible kid in class, so it's not like people are going to instantly take me seriously when I start being the opposite of that. (starts walking away) You should have thought about that before forcing me to join. (leaves the room, the door slamming hard behind her)

Dylan: Oof. Do you think she's still mad?

Alice: I don't know. I’m not sure she even wants to do this anymore.

Elise: (opens the door again slightly and sticks her head through) Ooopsie. Sorry, I really didn't mean for the door to close that loudly! Bye!

(Alice waves bye and Dylan smiles. Stephanie doesn't do or say anything in response. Elise waves back and closes the door again)

Dylan: (sighs) I don't want El to be upset.

Stephanie: El has no right to be upset. She was the one being difficult.

Alice: I mean, it's not like she didn't make valid points, Steph.

Dylan: Yeah, and at the end of the day, she’s a true friend. She always has been. She's even following through with the plan she wanted nothing to do with, purely because you manipulated her into it.

Stephanie: I didn't manipulate her! I just said that she has no right to call me the selfish one when she is the one putting her grades and following the rules over her friends. If she truly cared about Bret and if she truly cared about us, then she wouldn't have felt the need to mention the consequences, or her grades, or any of that fucking nonsense!

Dylan: Right. And you saying that shit to her isn't supposed to be manipulative?

Stephanie: …No?

Dylan: Steph, just admit that you pushed her to do this. You pushed all of us to do it. You’re a pusher, it’s what you do.

Alice: Yeah, that’s true. I should know, I was there.

Dylan: And it's not like she is unaware of the fact that you are manipulating her - she's not an idiot. She is just going with it because she knows it's important to you.

Alice: Honestly, that's why I'm doing it too. Ellie was right when she said that this plan wouldn't help Bret. I'm not doing this for him, I'm doing it because you wouldn't let it go. I knew you wouldn't stop talking about it until we all agreed to do it with you.

Stephanie: Are you guys being serious?

(Dylan nods, and Alice shrugs. This response tells Stephanie everything she needs to know)

Getting in trouble (after lunch)

Alice in Chemistry class

(Alice is sitting at a desk with her lab partner, Kenny. Kenny is setting up all the equipment they will be using for their practical)

Alice: (to Kenny) Hey, watch this.

Kenny: What? Alice, what are you doing?!

(Alice proceeds to light a small flame with a magnifying glass)

Miss Anderson: (notices the flame and rushes over) Alice, what are you doing? Stop that, please! That's extremely dangerous!

Alice: (laughs) Just a little science experiment, Miss. I saw it in a movie one time, and I couldn't resist trying it out myself at least once.

(Miss Anderson sighs and shakes her head in response to this)

Alice: Oh, come on, Miss. I thought science class was about discovering new things and having fun with your friends. (puts an arm around Kenny. Kenny angrily shrugs her off)

Kenny: What the hell is wrong with you, Alice?! You know we get graded for this practical, right?!

Alice: Oh. Whooopsie! (Drops glassware, smashing it to pieces) Oh, well.

Kenny: ALICE!

Miss Anderson: What has gotten into you, Alice? Sweep this up, and then get back to work. You two aren't leaving this room until you have completed this practical properly.

(just then, a girl suddenly screams. Alice had been unknowingly aiming her magnifying glass at this girl's head, and her hair was now starting to burn. The fire alarm goes off)

Alice: Double whooopsie…

Miss Anderson: Alice, detention.

Elise in History class (Meanwhile, Elise is distracted in her History class. She has no idea how she is going to get herself suspended. Her teacher, Mr Leon, briefly leaves the room to grab a few things, when she finally comes up with a plan. She knows it isn't the best idea, but she goes with it anyway, since it's better than nothing)

Elise: (to the class) Hey guys, did you know that George Washington was actually a vampire?

Jason: No way!

Elise: Yes way. It's all there in the history books.

Connor: Which ones?

Jason: This is the coolest shit I've heard all year…

Connor: What the- Jason, you dumbass! You seriously believe that?

Jason: Yeah. I mean, Ellie's the smartest person I know, and it's not like her to lie about this stuff.

Elise: Uh… yeah. (looks slightly guilty) They say he was related to the Salvatore brothers.

Connor: Oh my God. (rolls his eyes)

Jason: Who?

Judy: Wait, for real?!

Connor: (groans and shakes his head) Oh my God!

Meghan: Oh my gosh, I love the Vampire Diaries! Are you saying that a US president was actually related to Damon and Stefan?!

Connor: End my life. (bangs his head on the desk)

Jason: Who are they, though? What are you guys talking about?

Judy: This is why American history is so much better than ours…

Meghan: I love Damon so much…

Connor: (head still on the desk) This whole classroom is full of idiots…

Jason: You know you’re in this classroom too, right?

(the class continues to discuss the idea of George Washington being a vampire, much to Connor's annoyance. Eventually, Mr Leon comes back)

Mr Leon: I'm back, guys! What are you all talking about?

Jason: Elise told me that George Washington was a vampire.

Mr Leon: (laughs) What?

Meghan: And that he was related to Damon from the Vampire Diaries!

Jason: Yeah. I still don't know who that is, but apparently, it's a big deal, so.

Mr Leon: Wait, seriously? (looks at Elise in confusion. Elise sheepishly smiles back)

Connor: (exasperated) I tried to tell them that it was stupid, but they wouldn't listen!

Mr Leon: Ok. Elise, can I talk to you outside? (Elise stands up and goes out into the corridor with him) Elise, where did you hear such nonsense? All of that is completely untrue. And why would you tell Jason this stuff? You know that kid would believe anything…

Elise: (laughs nervously) Oh, of course it's true, sir! I read all about it. It was in this book called… oh, I can’t do this, man. You're right. I lied. I lied to everyone, and I’m SO sorry… (starts welling up with tears)

Mr Leon: Well, why?

Elise: Because I wanted to get in trouble. (starts to cry)

Mr Leon: Uh… ok. Why's that?

Elise: Because I just did, alright?! (she pauses and calms down) I have this friend who always teases me about being a boring goody two shoes, and I guess I wanted to show her that there is more to me than just that. It's stupid, I know.

Mr Leon: (nods sympathetically) I see. Well, I suppose I could give you a detention after school for causing disruption in my lesson.

Elise: Really? Thank you so much, sir! You didn't have to do that.

Mr Leon: (chuckles) No, I really didn't. Hopefully, this never happens again.

Elise: Don't worry, sir. It won't. (smiles, and starts walking back to the classroom)

Mr Leon: Oh, and Elise?

Elise: Yeah? (stops walking and turns to face him)

Mr Leon: You are great just the way you are. Never feel pressured to be anything other than yourself.

Elise: Ok. (smiles) Thanks, sir.

(as soon as they go back inside, the fire alarm goes off)

After school detention

(Stephanie, Dylan, Alice, and Elise are sitting in detention together. The session is being led by Mrs Brown.)

Mrs Brown: I want all of you to sit here in silence, and focus on your work for the rest of the hour.

Alice: (sighs, then whispers) Can you guys believe we ALL got detention?

Dylan: (whispers back) I can! We were pretty badass today. Especially you! You literally set someone on fire! (smiles at Alice, who is shaking her head good-naturedly in response)

Stephanie: (smirks) Yeah, we really showed those teachers who's boss. Good job, guys.

Mrs Brown: Silence, Stephanie.

Elise: (rolls her eyes as she looks up from her notebook) You guys are ridiculous.

Alice: Aw, lighten up, El. (smiling) Today was actually kind of fun, wasn't it?

Dylan: Definitely! No regrets here.

Stephanie: And now we get to spend the rest of this afternoon together. It's like a group bonding experience.

Elise: (sarcastically) Yeah, because nothing says bonding like being forced to sit quietly in a room for hours with nothing to do. (chuckles) At least it's better than being suspended, I guess.

Stephanie: (nodding) True. Honestly, I don't know what I was thinking with this plan. I can't believe I actually thought this would achieve something…

Alice: And I can't believe I actually went along with it to begin with...

Elise: Me neither.

Stephanie: Speaking of which… (pauses and sighs) I need to say that I'm sorry, El. I never should have pressured you into doing something you didn't want to do. I should have listened to you, and respected your feelings. I’m sorry I didn’t do that.

Elise: (surprised) Wait, what? You're… actually apologising to me right now?

Mrs Brown: Ladies, stop talking, please. Focus on your work.

Stephanie: (smiling) Yeah, I am. I realise now that I was being selfish and didn't take you seriously. I'm sorry.

Elise: Wow. Well, then. Apology accepted. (smiles back)

Dylan: (whispering to Alice) This is some serious character growth we're witnessing here.

Alice: (giggling) Yeah. Who knew detention could be so therapeutic?

Elise: We should do this more often.

Stephanie: What? Get detention more often?

Elise: What?! No! I meant having mature conversations.

Stephanie: Good, because I didn't think that detention was really your thing.

Elise: It isn't. But I don't know… it's not as bad as I thought it would be. I have you guys to keep me company, and I'm actually getting a lot of work done right now, too.

Dylan: Yeah! It's kind of like a forced group study session. God knows that I could do with a few more of those... I never focus hard enough when I revise on my own. This is great!

Alice: But we don't have any textbooks.

Elise: Speak for yourself, Ally. I always bring my books.

Alice: Well, yeah, but you are Elise. Not all of us are like you.

(after detention is over)

Elise: (driving Stephanie home) Hey Steph, remember that time earlier on today, when you pressured me to join in on your crazy plan to get suspended and we ended up getting detention? Good times…

Stephanie: Uh, yeah…sorry about that again, El. I didn't mean to hurt you, honestly.

Elise: Girl, relax. I was joking. What made you apologise, though? I was genuinely surprised back there, you know. You normally hate being the one to say sorry first.

Stephanie: Yeah. I don't know. I think it was this conversation I had with Dylan after you left at break. He helped me see things from your perspective, and I guess I just felt bad about how I handled things with you. I never want to make you feel like you HAVE to do things just because I said you have to. I want you to know that I care about you and that I trust your judgement. I don't want to force you to do stuff with me. Not anymore.

Elise: That's good. I'm so glad you said that, Steph. Because you know what? I like my grades, and I like not being in trouble. And I also like not being judged and pushed around by my so-called friends.

Stephanie: Hey, girl, I said I was sorry.

Elise: I know! And I said that I forgive you. But it is still important that you keep that in mind. I care about school. I like working hard. Maybe that makes me boring, but it’s who I am. I want to live my life without having to feel guilty about those things. I want to have friends who appreciate me for me.

Stephanie: (sighs, then smiles) It's just that I can't imagine doing things without you, El. You're my best friend.

Elise: Aww, Steph, you big softie. I love you too. But next time you come up with a crazy plan, promise me that you'll actually think things through? No need to have a repeat of today, right?

Stephanie: Deal.

That's all for now! Thanks for reading.

I'm so glad they made up lol.

Let me know what you think of the story so far. Who do you think had the best strategy for getting in trouble? I personally love Elise's scene the most (as a fan of the Vampire Diaries lol), but Alice deserved getting in trouble more than all of them.

And that thing with Dylan in maths going on about his mother’s pies is… a whole other thing. We’ll get to it when we get to it.

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cryptids · 2 years

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While I don’t ever really use them myself, I think tone indicators are actually a pretty good idea and there’s nothing really wrong with them... the only real problems seem to be 1. people using them when its not necessary (like just use them when what you’re saying is genuinely ambiguous or could easily be mistaken for having a different intention, not to indicate the tone of everything you say) and 2. there just being way too many of them.

Nobody has the time to memorise some massive list of pointlessly specific codes, but I don’t think it would be hard to learn like... 2 or 3 of them?? I would say /j is the most necessary, and people had already been using “(jk)” or “/jk” and “/joking” for decades before any of the others were created, because it honestly is necessary sometimes when you’re communicating through text only and need to be typing quickly.

IMO the other most useful ones are /s for sarcasm since many neurodivergent people struggle picking that up through text, /srs for serious, and /gen, which is honestly really useful? I’ve had to manually type “(this is a genuine question by the way)” or “(genuinely curious, not trying to sound argumentative)” so many times because I tend to ask people weird shit or not know or understand obvious things that everyone else does lmao.

I've seen a lot of posts recently which argue that it’s better to just type out what you mean in brackets, and while I think that is a better idea in some cases like for more serious or formal conversations, it can also be a lot more tedious and time consuming. Especially for people who aren’t good with words so they would have to pause to try and decide how to phrase it. They also can sometimes ruin the joke or the tone of your comment by making it too long winded? For example like “I’m going to kill you (just kidding btw, I’m not actually angry)” is not going to have the same punchy feeling as “I’m going to kill you /j”, and takes much longer to type.

Anyway.... just the same as there is a time and place where fully typing out what you mean is the better option, I also think there’s times and places where tone indicators are genuinely the better and easier option. We just need to like.... stick to the basics and only use them when it makes sense to, and not get ridiculous about it lmao.

#🐊#long post #bc i feel like I rambled a bit here #people who are like.... eating a sandwich /m /sx /lh /nm /pos its just not necessary girl #but thats not to say that they can't be useful in some situations either

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1/2 And we are now on 5x09, his only request for the episode is that Britin gets back together bc there’s only 2 cds left so they dont have much time: ‘how am I supposed to dance to the intro song when nothing in the show is how it’s supposed to be?’ The ep starts with Mikey and Ben having sex ‘not to be a prick but that is also not what i asked for. (The scene with the ladies for vote yes on prop 14 happens) *starts laughing* this is the only funny thing Mike has done in this season’ ‘look how Brian has been hanging with Emy and Ted lately but they don’t want me to see it. Ugh Mike. GOOD BRIAN! Ignore him. Forever!’ Deb asks mikey if him and Brian will ever talk again ‘oh look who cares now! Little miss “you gotta let Mikey go”. Mike doesn’t deserve Brian for what he said to him. Fuck you Mike, how about you tell her what you said to him? Fuck this whole shit show.’ Justin is about to meet Tucker! ‘OH? YOU GO GIRL! LOOK AT MY GIRL! That should’ve been me with her.’ ‘Now why is he passive aggressive to Jen? Why does he keep acting like a little shit? *pauses tv on jen standing in front of Justins painting* tell me that shit doesn’t look like something Brian would hang above his bed. Or in his office! Anyway *starts ep again* justin…you dated a kazoo player with a bad goatee, youre nobody to judge. Why is he so fucking horrible to Jen? HES JUDGING ABOUT AGE GAPS?! Bro, you need to fucking chill, shes a grown ass woman who can do whatever she wants…even if its not me’ and we are at the Brian/Debbie scene ‘look how pretty he looks. Debbie! If she’s here for Mike, she has to go. But if its for Blondie, than come on in. GET HIGH TOGETHER! HELL YEAH! *points to Brian smoking* i know damn well that fucker smokes in real life. One of me! See, we would be friends (i make a joke about how theyd only bond over cigarettes and thats it) i have bonded with people over far less! You’d be amazed at my ability to connect over anything. (Debbie says she doesnt like how hes been treating mikey) EXCUSE ME?! HE? WHAT ABOUT MIKE? You know what? Get out. Mike is always a fucking victim. Nobody ever stands up for Brian. Except me! *points at Brian* i think i used to have that zip up hoodie..you know who else fell in love Deb? brian! Now lets talk about that instead. *puts his cast up and spins his left index finger around his cast* here’s mikey and here’s the world. Not everything is about him. Can she please realize that her son is a little shit to Brian too? Why is he always the one who has to compromise and sacrifice? Man, fuck this whole show’ And that scene with the store being broken in is on ‘well shit. Not to be a dick but *sings very horribly* karmaaaa. Fuck now i feel bad for saying that but also fuck him for hurting Brian’ The Drew/Em scene is up now ‘HOLY SHIT DREW CAME OUT! AHHHHH YOU GO BOY! A guy like him? Bro fuck you. YEAH EMMETT HELPED HIM! Wait. HOLY FUCKING SHIT HE KISSED HIM ON LIVE TV! OH MY GOD!’ And we are at the gallery now ‘ive been so busy with everything else, i forgot about this. (Justin makes a face at the critic)*points to Justin* this! Is the fucking look and reaction he would give to Brian during that stupid dinner the second Marty and Elliot opened their mouth. And i know I’m right. Why is he calling the critic a cunt tho?’

That Ben/Mikey scene is only tolerable because they piss off that homophobe. THE ONLY REASON I ALLOW IT.

Justin being such a little shit to Tucker further confirms the writers decided to change his character is inexplicable ways. The Justin we knew would high five Jen about getting a hottie mchotterson

You’d be amazed at my ability to connect over anything. <- I do not doubt this is the case. Your brother has tumblr friends he doesn't even know about.

Why is he always the one who has to compromise and sacrifice? Man, fuck this whole show MMHMM

HOLY FUCKING SHIT HE KISSED HIM ON LIVE TV! OH MY GOD! Emmett getting the love he deserves (btw Cat Emmettt is being a little shit as I write my responses to these. He's been sick for most of the year and I'm glad he's feeling better but BRO CHILL TF OUT)

#ask winderlylandchime #dear sweet anon #queer as folk #a straight man watches qaf us 2000 in the year of our lord 2023

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vampireopossum · 1 year

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serious literary criticism time ! (cw for bestiality mention)

i’ve been reading Christopher Moore’s vampire trilogy (bloodsucking fiends / you suck / bite me) and i’ve been having a good time ! they’re pretty good books with solid plot lines and real-feeling characters, flaws and all. nobody in these books are perfect people, and that makes them perfect characters. if that makes sense, which it totally does.

big flaw i’ve noticed though is this: queerness is present in these books. but only ever as a joke or a punchline.

there’s five chinese guys trying to marry the male lead because they heard that’s a thing they can do in san francisco and they’re looking for green cards.

there’s a fortune teller who has Madame in their title, but is only ever referred to as he/him and the text seems to use them having a beard and being fat while wearing a dress as a joke (idk maybe this one’s ok, but it rubs me the wrong way).

there’s a time when the male lead (as a vampire) falls off a roof and into an alley and meets a trans woman. then, after like two sentences of flirting, he realizes she’s trans and immediately asks if she’s a man (which she answers like a champ, by saying that’s a “road she left behind” or smth) and starts being overly no-homo* about the whole affair (literally yelling “i’m not gay” as they part ways.) the trans woman is later referred to as a drag queen by a 16 year old, but that’s more about the 16 year old being weird and off-the-mark than anything else

there’s a teen boy who’s gay. and he writes erotic fiction between a self insert and a character with the same name as his pet rat. and everyone keeps making jokes implying he’s in love with the rat (and may or may not have actually done horrible things to it). that’s REAL yikes.

there’s a gay cop. and he keeps making really uncomfortable remarks about the male lead’s ass.

the female lead is slightly mean to some guy on the street, he asks if she’s a lesbian, and she screams at him loud enough to shatter the restaurant window behind her. then she’s slightly mean to some guy in line for a club, he tells someone else she’s a lesbian, and she tells herself she should’ve murdered him.

some guy has aids and wants to be vampire-d so it doesn’t kill him, and tries to shoot the female lead about it. also starts the conversation with “don’t worry i’m not gay, i got it from drugs”

i really do like these books. and from what i remember, Moore’s other novels didn’t have this problem. but he needs to get his act together soon, because this is getting exhausting

*btw the no-homo things is a long-spanning theme. everyone in these books is obsessed with not being gay. it gets old.

#christopher moore #bloodsucking fiends #you suck #bite me #literature #literary critique #literary criticism #criticism #oc

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mommyeater2000 · 2 years

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Twdg season 4 headcanons

(request are open btw😯)

Characters: Marlon, Clementine, Aasim, Louis, violet.

Topic: how they react when you’re sick.

Song: Take me out, Franz Ferdinand

Marlon:

He makes sure that everyone knows you’re sick so nobody bothers you. He’s constantly getting Ruby to check on you, making sure that you’re still alright. He’ll give you his soup if you’re still hungry and he feels your forehead every so often to see if you’re fevers going down. If you’re feeling really unwell he’ll tell you some funny story’s to try and get you’re mind off of it.

Louis:

This man will not leave you alone, even after you and everyone else tells him he’ll get sick to, But he doesn’t care. He’ll get you extra blankets, food, medicine, whatever you need, he wants to make sure you’re comfortable. He’ll make sure to tell you lots of jokes and will do anything to lighten your mood.

Aasim:

I don’t think he would want to be around you when you’re sick, at all. don’t get him wrong though, he is worried, he’ll send Ruby in and occasionally knock on your door to see how you’re doing. The only thing he’ll do that involves going in your room is bring you your food, but only because he wants to make sure you eat. But he’ll leave right after.

Violet:

She’ll come in and talk to you, but she’s not really sure how to help you feel better. She’s not very good at comforting you, but she’ll try. She even try’s to tell you some dumb jokes.(even though she hates them and thinks the don’t make sense) needless to say she doesn’t like when you’re sick.

Clementine:

she ask how you’re feeling and makes you take lots of naps. she’ll make sure to try everything to make you feel better, they’ll play with your hair, tell you funny stories, talk about your favourite movies, anything you want. Although she can’t be with you the whole day she’ll come see you every few hours, and if you’re really sick sometimes they’ll stay the night with you.

(this was very rushed, sorry if there’s messed up parts. I’m to lazy to re-read it.)

#spotify #clementine x reader #louis x reader #louis twdg #violet x reader #violet twdg #twdg aasim #marlon twdg #marlon x reader #the walking dead #the walking dead game #twdg x reader #twdg #twd #mitch x reader #twdg fanart

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Hi!!!! I don’t know if you are taking requests, but could you write some ron weasly angst??? Maybe with a fluff ending? Maybe him making the reader feel insecure or something like that, I don’t know :) Love your writing so much :):)

am i that girl you dream of?

fem!slytherin!reader x ron weasley

summary: you and ron are in a secret relationship— scared of what others will think, but it still doesn’t stop you from getting insecure when he’s flirted with.

warnings: angst, fluff at the end, mentions of cheating, insecurities in relationship, alcohol, illusions to sex/making out hermione slander but only if you squint.

word count: 1.7k

a/n: eek thank you for the request <3 btw i’m literally 4 away from 200 so hopefully this helps me hit 200!

⊱ ──── ˗ˏˋ✧*♡*✧´ˎ˗ ────⊰

the smell of alcohol lingered throughout the room, along with the slight aroma that sweaty teenagers gave off when they’re dancing against each other. the lights in the gryffindor common room were slightly dimmed with a red tint, but still bright enough to see hermione granger flirting with your boyfriend.

granted, she didn’t know— nobody did, but that didn’t mean she have to grab onto his arm every time time he made a joke. it was upsetting to say the least, but it technically wasn’t your place to say anything but it took every ounce of self control to not walk over there and kiss him, showing everyone that ron belongs to you or ram hermione’s head into the wall; either worked for you.

you and ron had been secretly dating for a few months. you were both terribly afraid of what others thought, him more than you; he was a gryffindor with slytherin hating friends and you were a slytherin.

honestly, it was but fun in the beginning; pretending to hate each other, sneaking around, the thrill of possibly getting caught was exhilarating but now, now it just exhausting. you were tired of simply just hanging out in his dorm when no one was around; you wanted to be able to hold his hand in the halls and go out in hogsmeade dates like regular couples.

at times you questioned if he was ashamed of you but he assured you that he wasn’t— although you weren’t so sure now, it had been months and he had yet to tell a soul about the two of you and he was allowing hermione to hopelessly flirt with him.

to be fair, you weren’t sure if ron was even aware that she was flirting or not. but you, you knew. the whole common room could’ve seen it but ron wouldn’t recognize a flirt attempt if it danced naked in front of him wearing dobby’s tea cozy.

but you couldn’t do anything about it; you simply stood there, watching the boy you weren’t supposed to love but did, as girl— who, now that you think about it, is prettier— flirt with him.

your usual self confidence was being teared down, bit by bit, as you watched hermione bat her eyelids at your boyfriend. your finger danced along the rim of your red solo cup that was previously filled with beer, some muggle alcohol— which is nothing like butterbeer.

you honestly couldn’t blame ron, just look at her; she had perfect smile, big doe like brown eyes, and she was smart— ron always admired that about her. you knew that ron had a crush on hermione prior to the two of you dating but he always assured you that he didn’t have any feelings towards her anymore but watching them flirt gave you doubts.

“hey y/n, you alright?” blaise zabini had interrupted your thoughts, he attempted to look in the direction of your gaze “weasley? why’re you staring at him? you fancy him or something?” he asked teasingly.

“what? no! i’m not staring, i just— just zoned out, that’s all” you lied as you turned to the drink table to pour grab something stronger— firewhiskey.

blaise and you had been bestfriends since your first year, and you hadn’t told him about you and ron. you felt a bit guilty about it but ron always told you that you guys could tell people when the time was right, but the time was never right.

“alright then, but if you do fancy him you better hurry up because seems like him and hermione are going up to his dorm” he said casually while pointing his hand in their direction, ron and hermione were walking up towards the boy dormitory.

you turned so fast, you were sure your neck would’ve snapped. “what!” you felt your face redden and your stomach was doing flips.

“y/n!?” blaise called out after you but you were already half way to ron’s dorm.

your heart beat faster with every step you took, exasperation flooding through your veins. your hand— your body shook as it gripped on the door handle, you quickly prayed that what you thought what was going on, wasn’t actually going on.

you forcefully opened the door, the first thing you see being ron— shirtless. “ronald weasley! what the bloody hell do you think you’re doing!” you yelled out at him as if the door didn’t startle them enough.

“y/n! hey, what— what’re you doing here?” his eyes bulging out of his sockets as he jerks his head towards hermione.

“y/n?” hermione yelled out as she backed up away from ron with a rag in her hand.

you ignored hermione and turned to ron, “what am i doing here? i see you walk up to your dorm with another girl! what do expect me to do?” you walked closer to him, pushing on his bare chest with your finger.

“what? another girl?“ hermione mumbles to herself. “if i may—“ she interjects only for you to put your free hand in her face and shout out, “no!”

“how dare you ron! if you didn’t want to be with me anymore, just say so! merlin, you are infuriating—

“no, love, hermione spilled firewhiskey on my shirt!” he throws his hands up in defense as you kept walking towards him until his legs hit foot of his bed.

“i don’t give a damn if hermione spilled—“ you stopped yourself once you properly processed his words “she spilled firewhiskey on you?” you looked between ron and hermione, she was holding a rag, helping ron get cleaned up.

“yes, darling, firewhiskey; that’s why we came up here and why my shirt’s off” he explained before reaching for another shirt to slip on, and before you could apologize hermione spoke.

“l-love? darling? wait, wait— are you two together?” hermione babbled out like a fish out of water.

“surprise!” ron mocked jazz hands,

“nearly eight months” you add.

hermione’s nostrils flared as she walked up to ron “why. didn’t. you. tell. me.” she hit him with the rag between each word.

“y/n, i apologize if he has done anything stupid in the last eight months; he hadn’t had a girl tell him what he’s doing wrong” she said half-jokingly.

well now you felt worse; you thought hermione had tried to after ron, they really were just friends.

“i’ll leave you two alone now” hermione began to walk out the door, “oh and don’t worry, i won’t tell anyone; secrets safe with me” she said after peering her head through the door and ‘zipping’ her lips together and throwing away the key.

you sat next to ron, your heart was slowing down from the fast pace it was previously going at. after a few moments you started, “i’m sor—“

“i’m sorry” ron interrupted.

“why’re you sorry? i’m the one who went all crazy girlfriend.” you shifted closer to him.

“it’s understandable. if i saw you go up to your dorm with another guy, let’s be honest, i’d be way crazier” he placed a hand on your knee and sparks erupted. you were so sensitive to his touch that even the slightest graze of an elbow when you sat next to each other left your stomach doing flips.

“but i still shouldn’t have. you assured me that you and hermione were just friends and i didn’t believe you— i was just being insecure” you said the last part i’m a quiet voice, slightly hoping that he didn’t hear.

ron moved closer to you and wrapped an arm around you “there is no need to be insecure, you’re the only girl i want to be with”

“am i?” you asked, shifting away from ron.

“what’s that supposed to mean? there aren’t any other girls that flirt with me— right?” ron’s eyebrows furrowed.

“this isn’t about girls flirting won’t you l, i’m just saying— do you really want to be with me? am i that girl you dream of?” you stood up in front of him. your throat burned with every breath.

“of course i want to be with you!” this time he stood up.

“then why do act like you’re ashamed? why do we have to keep our relationship hidden?” you yelled out, partially startling ron. tears brimmed your eyes but you refused to let them down.

he walked up to you and grabbed the sides of you face. ron’s eyes were glossy and sunken; filled with guilt and sympathy. “i am not ashamed of you. i’m scared of what people would think about us— people would think ‘what a weird couple, she’s way too fit for him” he flayed his arms mockingly.

you playfully slapped his shoulder, “you care way too much about what others think, ron. besides, i’m tired of sneaking around.” you said more seriously.

“so what? you want to break up?” ron sat back down on the bed and pressed his lips together to keep from smirking.

you took a deep breath to keep yourself from ripping ron’s head off, “no, i— ugh, nevermind” you began to walk away

“i’m joking!” ron gently tugged your arm, and pulled you towards so you stood in between his legs. “y/n, do you want to be my public girlfriend?” he asked you as he wrapped his arms around you.

you put a finger to your chin, pretending to be thinking about it. “hmm, no thanks” you replied.

ron began poking and tickle at your sides.

“you know, if this is your way of getting me to be your girlfriend— stop it!— it’s not a very good one” you giggled in between words.

“merlin, you’re lucky i love you” ron breathed out, not quite realizing what he said.

“you what?” you asked breathlessly.

“oh shit, erm— i love you. yeah. i love you. that’s okay right? i mean you don’t have to say it back but if you want—“

you interrupted ron by kissing him, “i love you too” you mumbled against his lips.

everything worked out. ron loved you and you loved him back. fireworks erupted in your stomach every time you kissed him and your brain went foggy; focusing on nothing but him.

turns out that you are that girl he dreams of.

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pixla · 3 years

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Love letter

Tommy Slater x nb!reader

Summary: you find an anonymous love letter and assume it’s from Kurt

Word count: 1.4K

Warnings: confession, fluff, kissing, (light) drug use, very undedited (tell me if there’s anymore)

(Btw cindy and Tommy are not and have not dated in this au)

You look down at the cream envelope in your hands. You had found it tucked under your pillow after returning from the mess hall for dinner.

You smile giddily to yourself, tearing open the seal of the envelope carefully. Your mind flutters with the image of a familiar face as you read the words that were written about you.

Alice walked over to your bunk leaning over the piece of paper you held on your hands. She scoffed, sitting beside you, causing the bed to creak. “Is that a fucking love letter?! Who the fuck still writes love letters over the age of Twelve?!”

“Hey!” You ellbow her in the side to shut her up. “I actually find it quite sweet.”

“Shut up and read it all ready! I wanna know what this little stalker you have has to say about you.” Alice whined.

You began.

“I don’t really know how to start this letter but I really need to get this off my chest. Y/N, you are so fucking perfect. I remember the first time you introduced yourself to me. I think about the way you looked at me that day. The way your-“

“blah blah blah.” Alice interrupted. “This is surprisingly really fucking boring, just get to the good shit!”

You groaned. “If you feel the same way, you’ll know who this is from.”

“Ooooooo.” Alice whistled. “Wellllll, who do you think it is?!”

You stared at her with a particular look that set off a switch in her brain as it finally clicked. “KURT?! Shit! I mean it makes sense..”

“There’s nobody else it could be, right? I always catch him staring and he’ll take any opportunity to talk to me so I guess it has to be him.” You hypothesise.

“Well, what are you gonna do about it, you gonna try and get in his pants?” Alice half jokes, raising her eyebrow at you.

“I don’t know, I always thought he was kind of a dick but this letter, this letter is different.”

“Welp, whatever you think.” Alice said, shrugging her shoulders, not judging you at all.

—

You awoke to the feeling of someone’s hand on your shoulder, shaking you. You jump slightly only to realise it was Alice, of course it was Alice. “Wake up sleepy head, you’re gonna miss the most important meal of the day!” She said sarcastically.

Pulling your body from the bed, you sat there arching your back, cracking it as you yawned. “Fuck I feel like slept for the entire summer.”

“You practically did, I thought you were dead it was so hard to wake you up.”

You both chuckle as you quickly slip into a pair denim shorts, paring it with the white tank you were already wearing.

“Sooo.” Alice began as you both walked in the direction of the mess haul. “About this ‘Kurt’ guy.”

You sighed, rubbing your temples as you had completely forgotten about the whole secret admirer situation. “Idk, I guess I’ll just confront him?”

“What no way,” she snickered, “you’ve gotta be subtle. Flirt! Play with your hair like in the movies even!”

Walking into the haul, Arnie immediately walks up to the both of you, swinging his arm around Alice. “Soo, Y/N I’ve heard about this mystery lover boy of yours hmmm..”

You roll your eyes at Alice who’s wearing a guilty grin over the fact that she’s basically already told half of the camp.

“Y’know, I think it might be Gary.” Arnie says with zero sarcasm.

After grabbing breakfast, you follow Alice and Arnie over to a table situated on the right, in the back of the haul where Cindy Berman, Tommy Slater, Joan and Gary sit.

You sit yourself down next to Tommy smiling at him before dropping your food tray on the table next to his. He looks at you, “so um, Y/N, any uh le- I mean-“ He stumbles over his words slightly running his fingers through his hair.

You look over at Alice immediately. “Really, him too?”

She raises her hands. “Uh! No actually!”

You look at Tommy confused, about to question him before Arnie raises his hand in defeat. “No, um that was me actually.” You sigh, somehow not surprised. Everyone laughs including Joan despite her probably being too high to even know what was going on.

—

You sat on the edge of your bed contemplating to yourself. “Okay, fuck it! Tonight I’m gonna make my move on kurt.

“Got fucking finally.” Alice groans, jumping onto her bed, sighing.

“You know tonight at the bonfire, I’m just gonna go over to him and just tell him how I feel!” You say standing up in revelation.

“Well better get yourself all dolled up and pretty for little old kurt, the suns already starting to fall.” Alice smirks.

—

Strutting from your cabin, you feel like a whole new person, confident and ready to finally confront your feelings.

You look around as you near the bonfire, looking for kurt. You spot him in a large group of people, typical for someone as popular as him.

You walk in Kurt’s direction, looking at him as he laughs and jokes with his circle of friends as he takes sips from the coke can he’s holding. “Hey kurt.” He turns to you. “Oh hey Y/N…um what you up to?” He laughs awkwardly. You brush a loose strand of hair from your face. “So I got your letter… I thought what you wrote was super, like super sweet and I think I feel the same way.”

He laughs confused looking back at his friends, signalling to them that he’ll only be a second. “yeah I don’t know about any letter.” Your face drops as he looks at you as though you're insane. “But like if you're looking to y’know I could probably free up my schedule I don’t know, um maybe tomorrow?”

Your face drops. “Yeah…nevermind...” You U turn in the opposite direction as Kurt shrugs your strange behaviour off, redirecting his attention back to his friends.

You walk back to Alice and your group of friends with fear shining bright in your eyes. You grap Alice’s shoulder pulling her out of her conversation with Arnie and Joan.

“Yo what’s wrong?!” She questions as you pull her away. “Wrong. Fucking. Guy.”

“Wait so it’s not Kurt? Then who the fuck is it?” She asks just as confused as you.

You ponder for a second and then it hits you. Tommy. Fucking. Slater. “Where’s Tommy?” You ask Alice hastily, grabbing her shoulder again.

“Um I don’t know, he said he was going to the outhouse, why do you need to know anyways?!” Alice stood there stunned as you ran off before you answer any of her questions.

How could you possibly be so stupid. It was always him. It was so obvious. Out of anyone it was always him who would come to your aid, to help you when you got stuck with cleaning the mess haul or outhouse. Or when you seemed down, he would always be the first after Alice to ask what was wrong.

Running as fast as you could, you prayed that he’d forgive you. Your mind was occupied when you failed to notice a pothole that hooked your foot causing you to tumble to the ground. “Fuck!” You look down at your now muddied hands.

“Hey are you okay?” You look up.

“Tommy?”

He smiles, holding a hand out to you, helping lift your weight. “I’m so, so sorry Tommy. I should’ve known it was you but I was too stupid to realise.” You begged, praying he wouldn’t hate you.

“Hey, hey don’t say that about yourself. This was all my fault, I shouldn’t of left you that cryptic note like I pussy, I should’ve just told you.” He looked at you. “I hope you can forgive me.”

You reached your hand up, grabbing the collar of his shirt, pulling him in. Breaking the distance, you brought your lips together in a kiss. “I really like you Tommy.” You say softly between kisses. He snakes his arm around you waist pulling you in closer, “you are so perfect.”

#tommy slater x reader #tommy slater #fear street 1666 #fear street 1978 #fear street 1994 #fear street #fear street x reader #simon kalivoda x reader #simon kalivoda

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vrisrezis · 3 years

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My mcu favs w/ crush and relationship hcs (pt 2) (not proof read)

- gonna be honest she’s not familiar with romantic feelings, takes her awhile to even realize what she feels for you

- you make her heart all melty and soft, you make her face heat up, you make her question everything she does

- you make her feel even giddy and overly happy and it kinda annoys her tbh

- she thinks you’re out to get her or something and have casted some spell but when she asks thor he has no idea what she’s talking about until she describes what she’s feeling and he just laughs and thinks she’s joking

- she’s like no. I’m serious ?

- to which thor would tell her what it is, he has a bit of an idea because of Jane

- tbh loving somebody romantically, caring about somebody to this extent scares her

- she’s lost so many people and because of it became a raging alcoholic

- if she lost you she doesn’t know what could happen

- she tries to push you away but quickly realizes she doesn’t like doing that to herself or you

- asks you to go out drinking with her often if you’re up for that

- she’d find it funny how easily you get drunk but has no problem taking care of you, in fact she would probably drink with you more often so she can take care of you because it’s the closest to intimacy she feels she can have with you (no she is not taking advantage of you or anything, it’s more just the thought of taking care of you feels intimate to her)

- also you’re cute while you’re drunk

- trans with you so you can be tougher if you’re not that tough already

- tbh asks thor to do the same with you, whether it be cuz she’s not around or because you need the extra training

- eventually Thor’s at the point where he’s like you gotta tell em and she’s like no 🖕

- but she does eventually

- she’s kinda awkward about it but she tries to sound confident with it ^^

- dating you is very different than just being her friend tbh

- like you might’ve been surprised at her asking you out, even if it’s kinda obvious to anybody that knows her well

- to any stranger you just seemed like friends with a strange rivalry relationship but that’s really not the case

- she’s much more flirty in a relationship, since she’s confident you’re with her for a reason.. she’s not the type to doubt your relationship, you’re with her for a reason

- much more protective in battle though

- she doesn’t say she loves you enough, but she shows it through her actions

- asks thor about the romantic stuff but he has no idea really so she goes to Bruce who kinda has more of a grasp on it

- tries to take you to like normal restaurant dates... kinda awkward since she had no midgardian clothes at that point

- lotsa quick kisses on the cheek or forehead

- likes cuddling as she finds it just.. kinda intimate ?

- still likes to take care of a drunk you

- quick pecks on your lips are very often

- doesn’t like the idea of going on a lot of Thor’s saving the world shits unless you’re on board with it

- thor jokes about how she’s all badass and “I don’t give a fuck about saving the world or anyone else” until it comes to you

- she kicks his ass

- but he’s not wrong

- when she likes you she’s a bit like wtf

- like she doesn’t realize it for a moment until jane explains it

- before she was her usual talkative self but there was a lot of nervousness and stuttering at times, just unusual awkwardness that made Jane raise a brow

- it makes more sense now

- since she’s aware she likes you now she often asks you to hang out, to help her out, whatever it is

- the gal is clingy af what can she say

- lotsa hugs she loves giving you hugs often does them for a greeting

- just an excuse to hold you though tbh

- at times will get tongue tied

- she tries to flirt but it just makes you confused she’s not good at it you’re not even gonna know she’s flirting

- eventually grows impatient about it and is just like “I LIKE U DUMMY! DATE ME!”

- and now you date

- she gets into things a bit quickly so if it’s too fast tell her, hopefully not a dealbreaker

- dates are often because she’s got a lot of creative ideas for dates ^^

- still hugs you as a greeting but a lot longer and intimate and a kiss follows after

- speaking of kisses she LOVES to kiss you and she does so very often

- very needy

- big cuddler

- just like “CUDDLE ME”

- so demanding

- often talks about you and how much she loves you she can’t help it

- but if anybody did the same she like “shut up nobody cares”

- even with you though she’s blunt, but much nicer about it

- likes going on just good dates, restaurants , picnic, whatever

- she eats all the food

- tries to impress you so she might say she was best friends with thor at a point

- and that she’s helped him out before and .. yeah etc

- she likes buying you clothes tbh

- especially if you don’t dress good let her dress you up pls

- would be sad if you didn’t get along with Jane

- it would be a dealbreaker actually

- she knows she’s a bit much so she feels happy you love her anyways

- vision of course will not understand his feelings

- he understands you definitely make him feel something, that something being good

- for a moment he might think he feels like this is how best friends feel towards another, or even thinking he sees you in a familial light

- tony quickly tells him that is not the case

- once vision understands what he really feels he’s not sure how to go about it, he can be quite oblivious

- he’s aware of this but still .. what does he do?

- asks tony for advice, he tells him to flirt and see how it goes

- but tbh that doesn’t work, you don’t even realize he’s flirting gonna be honest

- he’s just bad at it

- so he tries to just simply state his affection, that doesn’t work because he doesn’t know how to word it without it sounding platonic, or getting too nervous about going too far

- he doesn’t wanna overstep boundaries

- tony is in pain watching this btw

- tony eventually is just like “he wants to know if you would like to go on a date” “w- I.. yes?”

- in a relationship he is very sweet

- kinda cliche though, since he doesn’t have a concept of romance at all

- looks up a lot of the things he should know about romance he doesn’t want to ask you that

- while he has no problem protecting you, he doesn’t feel the need to be overly protective unless needed

- he’s logical, reasonable, he only gets protective if he has to, even with how he feels towards you

- but do you distract him? Yes absolutely

- he’s okay with living comfortably and normally for once with you, unless it’s something you don’t want or are not ready for

- once you’re conditioned to a certain lifestyle, even if it isn’t a good one it can be uncomfortable to get out of and he understands that

- he loves to kiss you, often initiates kisses or forms of affection

- you were the first to kiss him, it made him so flustered but so happy and now he’s addicted to kissing you

- loves kissing your hands

- if you have any insecurity he will do anything in his power to prove you wrong and that he doesn’t see you in that light

- he understands he has responsibilities but other than that, loves spending his time with you

- he understands you’re a distraction so he tries not to fight with you, he wants to prioritize the people when it comes to this kinda thing

- which you of course understand

- once you teach him what dancing is, his love language is dancing with you

- you two just stay up talking about nothing and everything

- having kids with him isn’t an option, but he isn’t opposed to adopting children

- after all, all he’s ever wanted was to be a normal significant other to you

- do not have a huge concept on her character so forgive me 🙏

- she can be a bit flirty, not that you mind though right ?

- she just loves spending all her time with you

- probably met you before wandavision

- so you’re probably already together

- even then in wandavision you two were “roommates”

- doesn’t explain all the flirting girl .

- agathas fall would be letting Wanda find out she had a soft spot for you my god

- while she’s all confidence and flirty in general, she’s a bit softer with you

- like she genuinely means the things she says when it comes to you

- eventually asks you to date her, you don’t have much room for dates outside of wandavision

- you two are always together btw

- loves dancing with you

- she has a good grasp on romance so she has no issue with it

- she is full of confidence when it comes down to it tbh

- holds your hand often

- your relationship ain’t official till like the 70s probably

- might joke after wanda has kids that you both should have kids too

- while she’s causing her mischief you back her up to make her look less suspicious

- seriously in the mist of all this she’s grateful for you

- especially when you get her out of the hell that Wanda puts her in once again

- to which she will actually confess she loves you, and cares for you

- you aren’t just like.. some person to date

- she’s not the most vulnerable obviously

- so the fact she finally is.. it’s just a lot

- “idk I just love u a lot hun . Cant I show I love u 😊”

- she’s just so overly sweet with you

- she’s so awful to everyone else at times that she just likes being .. with you and being a softie

- likes you playing with her hair

- she loves a good cuddle

- cute nicknames like hon, or hun, or just teddy bear

- with a crush quill might try to act overly friendly

- and probably flirts a lot

- he’s very like obvious with the flirting so you’d have to be oblivious not to notice it

- he can be quite protective as well

- like not just in fighting but even with just others like even before dating he’s very jealous

- if he makes a joke you’re always in on it somehow

- he tries for form a close bond with you just cuz he likes you so much

- it’s likely he likes somebody that can easily protect themselves doe

- probably has some dumb handshake with you

- honestly he acts like a close friend to you

- people might mistake you for a sibling like relationship if it weren’t for his flirting and him staring at you like you’re his entire universe

- seriously Sam says Bucky has a staring problem, quill is fucking awful

- it’s constant and rocket is always like “you’re staring”

- and he’s like “nO” and then continues to stare

- has you listen to his favorite music of course

- especially the love songs ;D

- will just dance with you to the music he puts on

- one time you guys are dancing to the music he put on like normal but it’s a slow love song, so hes like let’s so dance bae

- and then he tells you how he feels for u

- now u date <3

- lots of forehead kisses

- cuddle bug absolutely

- still a jealous boyfriend though tbh he will try to seem all tough in front of any man he thinks might be better or something he will do anything to show off

- your relationship doesn’t change just lots of kisses and hugs now and I love yous

- you’re totally the relationship that’s like “I love you more” “nooo I love you more” and the guardians hate y’all so much

- he uses nicknames like hun, honey, love, sweetheart

- let’s just say you slow dance more often, and kiss while doing so ^^

- he flirts with you still but it’s a lot more sweet rather than before where he might’ve just flirted with you in terms of like it being kinda like calling you sexy and shit like that, now it’s more like wow u look beautiful I luv u 😊🙏

- would do anything for you, even if he wouldn’t like it

- doesn’t mean he wouldn’t hesitate tho

- going on separate dates isn’t really an option since you guys fight left and right and are always with the guardians, but he decided every once a couple months you guys go on a date together and have some fun

- Loki doesn’t get crushes, so this is a new thing for him

- and tbh he doesn’t know how to take it either, especially when he realizes how strong those feelings actually are

- he hates the idea of being vulnerable in general, especially when it comes to you

- over time it just... happens

- but if there’s any indication he likes spending time with you he will try to lie his way through it, he’s a good liar of course so it probably works

- however he shows he at the very least cares about you, he shows a sign of protectiveness when it comes to potential enemies.. enemies that happen to be dangerous for you

- plus he’s around you like constantly and claims he has nobody else to harass

- he claims he doesn’t care about you at all, but even thor can tell through this lie

- the way he looks at you makes it obvious

- the way he doesn’t try to get you involved in his more dangerous schemes

- and if you do, and you get hurt he feels guilty and tries to help you feel better

- he claims he just owes you one for getting you hurt though

- eventually thor bothers him enough to get him to confess feelings, which takes a lot for Loki to even go through with

- he acts confident, even moreso after you say yes, but deep down was extremely nervous

- the male is good at making you feel important, after trying so hard to hide his feelings he is tired of it and just wants to be more honest about how he feels about you

- no issue being vulnerable, he trusts you but sometimes it can be hard

- he goes to you for a lot of his problems, even if you cannot help, just venting and you listening helps

- he was already with you a lot but now there’s no excuses and it’s even moreso

- “what? I just wanted to visit my beautiful s/o” “we literally just saw eachother 5 minutes ago can I please go to bed”

- likes pressing your foreheads together, he finds it sweet

- jealous of thor? Absolutely. Pls comfort him and tell him you’d never leave him for thor

- he’s so used to just not being as good as him, he wants to be good enough for you

- deep down there’s just so many insecurities he has

- so it causes him to worry like all the time

- having a reassuring and patient s/o is so good for him ^^

- flirting becomes a thing in your relationship

- it makes him feel more confident pls give him this

- protective, he feels like he has to be tbh because he never gets anything good in his life and if he does he loses it, he’s scared to lose you too

- if for some reason he can’t see you he makes an illusion of you to talk to

- when he fake dies you’re the first he goes to see so you don’t think he’s dead, he loves you he wouldn’t want to do that to you =(

- finally

- gonna be honest bucky with a crush is cute

- first of all he smiles at you a lot, Steve is the first to notice how much he smiles around you, it’s the most he smiles like ever

- just has a lot of nice conversations with you about anything and everything

- also whenever you’re around even if other people are around you he’s just like “hey y/n :)”

- heart eyes for you, just can’t help but stare all the time

- he has a staring problem but with you? Yeah 10x over

- Sam always has something to say abt it also

- his idea of flirting with you is really just saying hi to you, just being overly friendly which is noticeable for a guy like Bucky

- eventually would ask you out, he tries to ease into it but he gets a bit impatient

- he was also nervous asking you out but yk

- when dating him he becomes very protective

- one of the most protective bitches on the list tbh

- he gets nightmares about you dying like all the time it breaks him everytime though

- lots of cuddles, whether it be from a rough day, he’s just tired, or had a nightmare

- he likes his hair being brushed by you and played with, even when he cuts it

- he’s scared of killing you and turning into the winter soldier again

- has dreams about when he’s hurt and fought you as the winter soldier, he keeps thinking about if Steve wasn’t there to help, he really could’ve killed you and that terrifies him

- even when you tell him it wasn’t him, he appreciates it but still feels horrible about it

- touch that metal arm, but like gently Yknow . Nobody’s ever touched that arm with such kindness and it makes him soft and feel lucky

- speaking of soft Bucky is very soft, there’s many soft moments with Bucky and vulnerability

- it’s easy to be vulnerable with you but not others

- lots of handholding

- he loves hugging you for long periods of time

- still has a staring problem but now Sam openly makes fun of him

- just big dumb smile on his face as he looks at you

- especially when you’re dealing with kids, seeing you be around them makes his heart warm

- maybe he does wanna be normal, settle down and have kids

- though the thought scares him it is something he desires

- we all know he calls you doll

#valkyrie x reader #loki x reader #peter quill x reader #mcu x reader #marvel x reader #bucky barnes x reader #james Barnes x reader #Darcy x reader #vision x reader #Agnes x reader #Agatha x reader

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procrastinatingsapphictrash · 3 years

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Can’t get over her

Word count: 5010

Genre: A little angst with a little fluff

Pairing: Natasha x fem!reader

Warnings: Little bit of swearing (let me know if I need to add more)

Summary: Reader has always had a bit of a crush on Natasha but it’s unrequited. She lets Tony and Wanda take her to a club and Nat starts acting differently.

A/N: This is not a request, I just felt like writing this story. I’m super nervous about this because I’m not sure if it’s very good but I thought I would post it in case anyone is interested. This is my first x reader fic and first Natasha/Marvel fic so I wasn’t sure how to write it. That being said I hope you enjoy, and if you do, I’m always open to take requests! Btw this is completely unimportant but even though this fic is a medium length, it’s the longest story I’ve actually completed so I feel proud of myself for that!

“Y/n!” A voice rang out loudly disrupting your sleep.

“Ughhhh,” you groaned, “what do you want?” Instead of an answer the door to your room gets thrown open loudly, allowing all the light to come in. You bury yourself under the blankets, partly to stop your eyes from seeing the light and partly to hide the fact that you were wearing Avengers themed pyjamas.

“Rise and shine sweetheart!” You hear Tony’s voice mock. Reluctantly you poke your head out of the blankets just enough so you can see and squint at your best friend/mentor just in time to see him rush off, probably to wake up another unfortunate avenger. When you first joined you never expected to like Tony at all, much less consider him your best friend or look up to him. You had heard rumors of him being inappropriate with women and while his jokes most certainly were and you did occasionally catch him staring at your boobs he never did anything creepy to make you uncomfortable and inside he was a good man, way more so than you expected.

All that in mind you decide to get out of bed to see why Tony woke you up because he (probably) wouldn’t wake you up for no reason. Taking a minute to change out of the avenger pyjamas and into some clothes as well as brush your hair you wander downstairs. On the way down you bump into Clint who unlike you has made absolutely no effort to look presentable and looks like he just rolled out of bed. You say a quick hello but he just grunts in return, not even looking at you. Inwardly laughing about how much Clint hates to be awake in the morning you continue downstairs to meet up with the rest of the avengers who are varying degrees of awake. Most seemed to be like you; awake and fairly alert but not happy about it. Clint was probably the most asleep and Tony the most awake considering he was practically bouncing off the walls. Looking around you see everyone except for Thor and Natasha. Thor wasn’t there very often because he wasn’t from earth and Natasha usually avoided group activities at all costs to your displeasure since you had a secret (not very secret) crush on the assassin.

“So why did you wake us up, at an ungodly hour may I add, and bring us down here?” You ask Tony, curious.

“That information is above your clearance level.” He replies somewhat sarcastically.

“Does anybody else know what is going on?” you ask. “Or did Tony wake me up for no reason, in which case I’m going back to bed.” They all shift guiltily on their feet except for Clint who seems to be still too tired to pay attention leading you to believe they are all up to something you wouldn’t like. Nobody answers your question so you glare around the room, your eyes landing on Steve. He almost squirms under your gaze and eventually seems to give in.

“I’m sorry Y/N, this wasn’t my idea and thinking back on it we probably shouldn’t-”

“We are giving you a makeover and finding you a date.” Tony cuts Steve off.

“Seriously??!??!??” You half shout. “What makes you think I want to go on some random date you guys set up? If I want to go on a date I can find one myself.”

“Y/N…” Wanda says softly, reminding you to stay calm.

“Don’t Y/n me,” you say, still angrily yet quieter, “I can find my own dates, thank you very much.” Tony gives a small snort of laughter in response to this.

“Sure you can kid. I mean it’s not like you haven’t been on a date in over two years. Or that you’re harboring a crush for our resident scary assassin that prevents you from dating others.” You glare at him but stay silent because all of what he said is true. In your head you excuse the not dating off as being busy because you are a hero yet almost everybody on the team is dating someone and it all seems to be working out fine.

“Look Y/n,” Tony says softly which is a rarity for him, “I know you wish something could happen between you and Romanoff but it hasn’t happened yet and likely never will. You need to get over her and back out there. Besides we weren’t planning on choosing your date for you, we were just planning to go clubbing later with you.”

“Ok,” you agree begrudgingly, “I’ll do it, I just don’t see the need to wake me up at 7 in the morning if we aren’t going out until tonight. Also does everybody need to be here right now?”

“I second that,” Clint says in a voice still rough from sleep, “just because I helped planning a little bit does not mean I had to wake up early to have this conversation. I’m going back to bed.”

Wanda rolls her eyes at him before turning to you, “No not everyone has to be here right now, Tony just got a little over excited. As for you, as we said we are giving you a makeover which means we have to go to the hair appointment I set up plus I was thinking we could go shopping since we almost never have time to. Besides Natasha gets back from her solo mission sometime later today, so we wanted to talk with you when she wasn’t around.”

“Ok,” you respond with a little bit of excitement, “when do we leave?”

“Right now! We can have brunch while we’re out!”

“Yes and then we can go get our nails done and gossip!” Tony says in a fake voice. Both you and Wanda turn to look at him exasperated. “Ok fine, maybe not but I am coming and we are gossiping. Also I need to find a good birthday present for Pepper’s birthday next week.”

“Well that’s good you’re coming because unless you want the same reaction as last year, you’re going to need a lot of help.” Wanda replies. You laugh a little as the three of you leave the tower, Wanda and Tony continuing their mock argument about Tony’s gift giving skills.

Five hours later and you severely regretted going along with their plan. You were already exhausted and still had so much to do before going clubbing. You had already bought an outfit plus a few others which wouldn’t be so bad except Wanda and Tony made you try on what you believed to be the whole store before they seemed satisfied with your look. You had also gotten your nails done and were currently finishing up a lovely brunch which consisted of waffles, maple syrup and some fruits. That would have been enjoyable if not for the fact that Tony and Wanda alternated between nagging you about not chipping a nail and teasing you about your pathetic love life. It was a well known fact in the tower that while they didn’t hate each other, Tony and Wanda didn’t usually get along well but that was probably for the best since together they were ruthless. They seemed to have decided that the time for brunch was over so sighing you followed them out of the restaurant after Tony paid the bill. That’s the one positive at least, all of it was free for you thanks to Tony.

Another five hours later and you could honestly say you were looking forward to the night more than you thought you would. You were currently looking in the mirror in your room and although usually you tended to be indifferent towards your body, sometimes even insecure, you had to admit that you looked pretty hot. The dress was in the perfect colour to bring out your eyes according to Wanda and although it was the perfect balance between classy and slutty, revealing a bit of skin and showing off your assets while still leaving it to the imagination. You also were carrying a black purse which matched your nails and shoes. Your makeup was perfectly done, naturally showing you beauty but adding a little extra glimmer. The thing you were most proud of however and the most noticeable change you had made was your hair. Before you had hair that when completely straight could reach your waist but now it was barely long enough to tuck behind your ears. When you first got to the hair salon you were planning on just trimming it and straightening in it but when you got in the chair something came over you and you just decided to chop it all off.

BANG! The door to your room barges open and Wanda comes flying in.

“Damn girl! You look hot as fuck!” You blush profusely at her words managing to stammer out a thank you. You have never been good at taking compliments because you always get a little shy and awkward.

Tony pokes his head around the doorframe and gives a whistle. “You are smoking hot Y/n, I mean if I didn’t have Pepper I would be all over you. You ready to go?” Not waiting for an answer he turns and starts towards the elevator. You follow but not before exchanging an eye roll with Wanda about Tony’s words. The elevator ride is short and smooth thanks to Tony’s engineering so you don’t have enough time to succumb to the urge of placing your hands on the bars and pushing while lifting your feet. The elevator beeps, Jarvis informing you that you’ve reached the ground level and the doors open. You step out ready to get on with your night but the sight of Natasha just back from a mission freezes you in your tracks.

“Hi,” you say lamely, “I thought you were supposed to get back earlier today?”

“We had some intel that wasn’t fully correct but luckily it didn’t take too long to fix. You look different, where are you heading off to?”

You glance at Tony and Wanda for help because for some reason you feel awkward telling her but they don’t seem to know what you want so you answer anyways. “We’re going clubbing, I’m kinda nervous since I haven’t been in awhile but Wanda helped me get ready-”

“Hey I helped too!”

You ignore Tony’s protest and continue to speak. “-and I think it should be fun. Also there will for sure be hot girls there which is always a plus.”

“Seems like it should be fun,” she responds in her monotone ‘I don’t care’ voice that you hate, “Good luck with the girls though, because your hair looked better long, I don’t like it like this.” You don’t usually get offended easily but you feel tears spring to your eyes at her comment. The only good part is that she doesn’t notice because she’s already walking away, swaying her hips, either not knowing or caring that she hurt you.

Tony and Wanda rush over to you. “Oh sweetie,” Wanda comforts while wrapping an arm around you, “don’t listen to her, that’s not true at all!”

“Then why would she say it?” You ask, careful to keep your voice from cracking because you hated showing when you were upset.

“I don’t know and honestly I don’t give a fuck.” Tony replies. “Just don’t think about it too much, the whole point of this night is to get over her anyways.” You give him a small smile at that. Tony is good with words which translates into being good at comforting people. You know he’s right so although the comment is still upsetting you do your best to push it out of your mind. Locking arms with both Tony and Wanda you pull them towards the door and into the waiting limo. You couldn’t help but smile at the way Tony ruffled your hair as you stepped in or how Wanda kept running her fingers over her arm in an attempt to be reassuring. You had the best friends.

The ride over seemed way shorter than it was supposed to be and before you knew it the limo was stopped to let the three of you out. You take a deep breath and wipe your sweaty palms on your dress before smiling and stepping out after Tony and Wanda. Nobody seems to have noticed the three of you yet which was a good thing. Being Avengers Tony and Wanda were pretty much celebrities and often got swarmed by groups of fans. Technically you were an avenger as well but like Natasha and Clint it was only because you were a Shield so while you did get recognized it wasn’t as often and only tended to happen if you were with other avengers. You make your way inside, splitting from Tony and Wanda at the door. The plan was for them to go to the bar and look over you from there while you went straight to the dance floor because you preferred to be anonymous tonight and they would ruin that and also you didn’t feel like getting drunk. That was the plan at least but you suspected that they would get too drunk to continue watching over you because it had been stressful lately with a lot of paperwork and they needed to unwind. Wanda had practically confirmed that fact when she gave you permission to leave without them.

You step over to the dance floor glancing around to see if there looked to be any single women already there. The reason you had chosen this club was because although it wasn’t lgbtq+ exclusive, it was open to everybody and therefore frequented by many members of the community.

Just as you were glancing around you felt a tap on your shoulder. “Wanna dance?” You spin around to find the most beautiful girl you’ve ever seen, apart from Natasha. It bothers you that you’re using Natasha as your standard and comparing other girls to her but you brush that off.

“I would love to!” At your response she takes your hand, pulling you into the crowd and starts to dance. You dance as well and slowly you lose track of time as you loosen up and your dancing with the girl becomes less and less innocent. You can feel yourself caring less about what Natasha thought although as great as this girl seemed to be you knew you weren’t ready for a relationship so you hoped she wasn’t looking for one. After what could be a couple of hours because you’ve completely lost track of time, you and the girl whose name you still don’t know head over to a corner of the room and take a seat on two of the stools that were provided.

“Hi, I feel like I should know your name by now, I’m Y/n.” You introduce yourself.

“Wait I thought you looked familiar!” She exclaims. “You’re the Y/n that’s a part of the avengers right?”

You awkwardly give a nod and gesture towards the bar where you can see Tony and Wanda who have obviously had at least a few drinks each. “Tony and Wanda came with me. They are just over there but I didn’t particularly want the spotlight tonight so I split from them at the door.”

“I understand, I must admit I have no desire to be famous. I’m Jamie by the way” She says with a cute little giggle before her mood seems to be more solemn. “I can’t believe I’m saying this to a literal avenger and if my friends find out they are going to kill me but I’m sorry if you’re looking for a relationship but I just got out of a serious relationship and am not ready for another one quite yet.”

You let out a relieved sigh. “I’m not looking for a relationship either, because I’m trying to get over my feelings for a friend.”

“Phew!” She replies. “But tell me more about this ‘friend’ of yours.” You take a minute to think before deciding that Jamie could be trusted. You begin to spill all about your feelings for Natasha and how she didn’t seem interested and what she said to you on your way here. Jamie listens sympathetically the entire time before telling you all about how she thought her ex was the one but it turns out she was emotionally abusive. Even though you just met you talk like old friends, offering advice on serious topics but also chatting about random things. You have 3 more drinks each and after every drink your barriers crumble more and more. Eventually you exchange numbers so you can meet up again although you both agreed it would be a platonic meetup. Just as you were giggling about a joke you couldn’t even remember, you saw Jamie tense up and a second later you felt a hand on your shoulder. You turn your head in anger expecting it to be some creepy guy trying to hit on you but it turns to confusion when you see Natasha.

“Can we talk?” She asks, giving Jamie a dirty look. “At the tower. Without her.”

“Why?” You ask. “I’m having fun here Nat.” You specifically say her name as you speak so Jamie knows who you’re talking to.

“Just come home.” She says not answering your question, instead tugging at your wrist lightly. You sigh not knowing what to do so you glance at Jamie for help.

She shrugs and then says, “I have a ride home planned if you want to leave, but I wouldn’t mind staying longer if that’s what you want.”

You make a quick decision in your head before responding, “Ok, we’ll go back to the tower but there better be a good reason.” You then turn to Jamie, “Text me when you get home so I know you’re safe, and then we can figure out when to hang out.”

“Of course,” she agrees leaning forwards to hug you while whispering in your ear, “good luck but remember not to let her treat you badly just because you’re in love with her.” You pull back from the hug and smile at her as Natasha’s hand moves down to your own as she starts walking, pulling you along with her. You can barely think straight, you have no idea what is going on with Natasha or why she’s acting so weirdly. You glance over to Tony and Wanda to see if they’ve noticed what’s going on but just as you suspected they were drunk out of their minds. If they were normal friends you would have worried about them but you knew Tony’s drivers would get them home safe because although Tony was more responsible with Pepper around this was not the first time they’ve had to haul his drunk ass back to the tower.

Natasha continues to pull you out the door and over to her parked motorcycle where she hands you a helmet and one of her leather jackets. Still not speaking she hops on and motions for you to get on behind her. You swing your leg over the side somewhat awkwardly and scoot forwards so you can grab onto her waist. Once she’s sure you’re secured properly she hits the gas, the motorcycle roaring as it starts. You’ve never been on her motorcycle before so at first you are a bit nervous but after a couple of minutes you start to feel more comfortable. At this point your only nerves come from holding Natasha and wondering what she wants to talk to you about and not the motorcycle ride. Compared to the ride over to the club, this ride feels like it’s taking forever as you start to go over all the important reasons Nat would want to talk to you. You still didn’t know how to feel about everything because she insulted you earlier and now is making you feel important. To protect your feelings you tell yourself that there is probably a mission or a meeting that came up last minute and this isn’t just Natasha wanting to talk. It’s improbable because if that was the case she would have outright said so but you can’t think of any more plausible reasons off the top of your head. Luckily before you can analyze her strange behavior anymore you reach the tower and after parking underground you follow Natasha upstairs into the main living area which is obviously deserted as it is now between 3 and 4 am.

“So why did you want to talk?” You ask, breaking the silence as you take a seat on the couch.

“Why did you go to a club?” She asks, also sitting down on the other end of the couch, avoiding your question.

A surge of anger floods through you and while you don’t shout, you raise your voice a little. “Answer the fucking question Nat. Or did you bring me all the way back just to ask that?”

She looks somewhat surprised that you raised your voice but she keeps hers even. “I just wanted to know. It looked like you were having fun with whoever that girl is.”

“Yeah I was.” You respond, still confused. “But how do you know that?”

Natasha avoids eye contact looking everywhere but you. “I was watching you.”

“YOU WERE WHAT?” You shout before lowering your voice to avoid waking up the whole tower. “Why the fuck were you spying on me?”

“I- I wasn’t.” She replies seemingly caught off guard by your tone of voice. “I wanted to make sure you were safe.”

“Tony and Wanda were with me.” You respond confused. There’s something she’s not telling you that’s making her act weird. She knew you could handle yourself so she obviously was not telling the truth, or at least omitting details. She hasn’t responded to your last statement, instead choosing to look at you in the weird way she does that makes you feel like you’re being interrogated. You decide that if she isn’t going to talk, you won’t either so you pull your phone out of your jacket to check it. You see a text from Jamie saying she got home ok with a little smiley face at the end that causes you to smile. You type back a quick reply, just saying you’re glad she’s safe and that you were with Natasha right now and were probably going to bed soon so you’d text her tomorrow. She wished you luck and goodnight with another little smiley face that made you smile again. Putting your phone away you look back up at Natasha only to find out she’s glaring at you.

Unsure of what could have changed her attitude towards you, you ask, “What?”

“Who were you talking to?” She asks ignoring your question for the second time tonight.

You sigh, “I don’t see how it’s any of your business but if you really must know I was just saying goodnight to the girl from the club, Jamie.”

“So that’s her name.” She says wrinkling her nose. Now you’re really confused as to what Natasha is thinking. You couldn’t tell on normal days but usually she acted rationally and never was like this.

“Why do you say it like that?” You ask.

“I don’t like her.”

“Why don’t you like her?”

“I just don’t.” She answers, offering no explanation. Although you do want to find out why Natasha doesn’t like her you’re too tired to spend the time asking questions so you stand up to go to bed.

“Where are you going?” She demands.

You sigh for what feels like the thousandth time of the night. “I’m going to bed. You wanted to talk to me but won’t actually talk, and when I ask you questions, instead of responding you insult my new friend.”

“Friend?” She questions.

“Jamie.” You say confused because you thought the answer was obvious.

“Oh.” She responds, “I’m sorry, please stay.” You think about it for a second, deciding to stay so you go to sit down again, but before you do Natasha scoots over to your end of the couch pulling you down into her side. Your entire body freezes up because you’re so unsure of what to do. Natasha never initiated physical contact of any kind but now she was practically hugging you. Seeming to realize how uncomfortable you were, she quickly moves away.

“Sorry,” she mutters, “That was stupid.”

“No, no, it’s fine, you can come back.” You respond quickly. As much as you were uncomfortable, it felt really nice to have her by your side. She somewhat shyly shifts back over to you but this time instead of wrapping her arm around your shoulders she nuzzles into your side, maneuvering your arms so they wrap around her. You have no idea what’s going on right now but you can’t help but smile as you look down at her. She looks cute and relaxed, with her hair covering parts of her face. Thinking about her hair reminds you of her opinion of your new haircut. You bite your lip nervously as you debate asking her about that or not. You definitely don’t want to ruin the cuddly mood that she’s in now but the comment still bothers you, not to mention you never actually found out why she took you home from the club.

“Um Natasha?” You ask in a timid voice. “Is my haircut really that bad?”

“Of course not, I think it suits you.” She responds smoothly. “I lied to you earlier.”

You smile at that. “Thank you but why?”

She takes a deep shaky breath before speaking. “Promise this won’t change anything between us first, that we will stay friends.”

“Ok,” You respond, earnest but confused, “I promise.”

“I didn’t like the idea of you going clubbing and coming home with some one night stand or even worse a girlfriend because I have feelings for you. So I was childish and took out my frustrations on you by pretending I didn’t like you. I’m sorry.” She’s looking up at you now, the most nervous you’ve ever seen her. Your mind is exploding with this new information and your heart feels so happy you can’t even believe what is going on.

“Is that why you were watching me with Jamie at the club and then told me you had to talk to me?”

“Yeah”

After a few more seconds of shocked silence that feels like hours to Natasha you finally speak. “I know I promised that this wouldn’t change anything between us but I don’t think it can be the same.” She starts to pull away from your side but before she can you lean over and press your lips against hers. At first you are hesitant but once she starts kissing back you gain confidence, the kiss getting more heated. After a minute or two you both pull away to catch your breath, smiling at each other.

Natasha lightly swats you on the arm. “You’re evil.” You giggle a little in response. “I was so worried for a second there, I thought you would be weirded out by that.” She continues also giggling slightly.

“I’m surprised you didn’t know that I had feelings for you,” you confess to her, “it was actually Tony and Wanda’s idea for me to go out because we all thought you didn’t like me so they thought it was a good idea to get over you.”

“Well that plan failed,” she says smirking, “I guess you can’t get over me.”

You look at her and yawn. “No I guess I can’t.”

At your yawn she glances at the clock. “We better get you to bed, it’s almost the time Steve wakes up for training.” You would like to spend more time with Natasha but you’re too tired to argue so you just nod and follow her as she pulls you up and leads you to your room, holding your hand the whole way. Inside your room she sits on your bed while you change, politely looking away. Once you’re in pyjamas you hold a pair out to her and she looks at you confused.

“Do you want to stay the night?” You ask her. She eagerly nods, accepting the pyjamas as you open your covers and crawl into bed. As soon as she’s done she turns off the lights and hops in behind you, spooning you. You sigh as you feel her plant a kiss on the back of your head. You can barely keep your eyes open and although you still haven’t talked about exactly what your new relationship with Natasha was yet, you were excited for what was to come. Your last thought before you drifted off to sleep was complete bliss as Natasha kept planting soft kisses on the back of your neck, head and shoulders.

The next morning you hear a loud pounding at your door. You groan and slowly gain consciousness, smiling as you remember last night and the redhead still cuddling you. Just like yesterday Tony doesn’t bother to wait for you to answer and instead barges straight in. His eyes widen when he sees the two of you spooning and he starts to splutter. You laugh at him with Natasha until he shouts for the other avengers to come. Multiple pairs of footsteps make your way to your bedroom and you see the shocked faces of a few of the other avengers, including Wanda, Steve and Clint.

“What,” Natasha says speaking up, “can’t a girl cuddle with her girlfriend in peace?” Steve immediately apologizes, ushering everyone out of the room and closing the door.

You raise your eyebrow. “Girlfriends?”

“I assumed so, if you want.” She responds.

“I like the sound of that...girlfriend.” You both smile at each other. You definitely did not complete your goal of getting over Natasha and instead fell further in love but you were totally ok with that.

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