could you write Leighton Murray having big panics attacks.
She has a lots of problems on top of being terrified of coming out so one day when she's in maths or something. She feels disconnected from herself and goes into a panic attack âĄ
Hurt comfort angst
I got you
You didnât know Leighton all too well, you were in the same math class and shared some other classes. In addition to that, you knew Kimberly from Econ which meant that you saw her every now and then. At some point you had to do some assignment together in math and ever since then youâve been sitting next to each other. But believe it or not, Leighton wasnât really someone who talked a lot about her private life. Plus she was actually a really good student, always on top of everything, following the lecture, and she solved most problems Before Most of the others even understood the question.
That was exactly why you were so confused when the blonde came in late, dark bags under her eyes and she was clearly unfocused. Your Supposition was Confirmed when the prof called her out but she only stared ahead. You felt her leg shake against yours and you could see her eyes stare ahead. As someone who could also deal with being anxious you knew these symptoms. While you knew how hard it could be to do anything during those moments you didnât want her to loose her high standards in this class. So you carefully slid your iPad towards her and pinched her side. She jumped slightly, her head slowly turning to you before you Inconspicuously pointed to the solution.
âThatâs right Leightonâ the prof ignored the womanâs weird behavior. You guessed that it was since she was normally on top of the class.
âYou good?â You asked the blonde as her leg shook harder but you didnât get an answer. Your eyes switched between the clock and the girl as you tried to figure out what to do. There was class for another half an hour and pulling her out would be weird but you knew how bad these things could get. When you felt her breath speed up you started to panic too. You searched through your bag to find anything that might help.
To your surprise you even found two things that could help. You pulled out your ice cold water and pressed it to her leg which slowly pulled her back before taking out two tissues and scrunching them up against your nose. Your head went back up and your hand shot up. âYes Mrs. Y/l/n?â
âIâm sorry my nose is bleeding, may I go to the restrooms?â You asked, your other hand still pushing the bottle against Leightons leg. When the prof nodded you added, âIs it okay if Mrs. Murray joins me? I may need another handâ he again nodded and you grabbed the blondes hand to pull her out of the room. Once the door closed you made sure to get her to fresh air behind the building. It was rather secluded so nobody would see her.
âCan you breathe for me Leighton? Youâre going into a panic attack darlingâ you took her hand and placed it on your chest so she could feel you breathe and copy it. It worked a bit as she started to calm down. âIs it okay if I hug you?â You questioned gently, making sure to give her the space to deny.
As soon as she gave you the okay you hugged her. She relaxed into you, her breath slowing down and her leg stopped shaking. âDo you wanna talk about what scared you that bad?â Your voice was soft, something that Leighton always appreciated about you.
âI donât knowâ she hesitated, life was being really hard on her at the moment and even though she was pretty sure that you werenât going to judge she wasnât sure if she wanted to risk it. You stayed silent, your hand rubbing over her arm to signal her that you were there for her. âI⌠I am gayâ she just busted out, avoiding any eye contact she could have with you.
Which was bad cause she didn't see the smile forming on your lips. Truth be told, you already had a guess that she was as you saw her check you out several times but you didn't know anything for sure. And as someone who was gay themself you knew how hard coming out could be. âLeighton, that is great. Is this what stressed you out so badly?â you asked, looking down at her.
âYes⌠and no. It's also Nico who cheated on Maya his long-time girlfriend with Kimberly and broke both their hearts and my stupid community service at the women's center and the whole Kappa thing. It's just I always thought college life was this easy and chill life but it's kinda crushing me at the momentâ she explained as she played with the rings on her hand. You chuckled lightly when she was done explaining which made her glare at you.
âMaybe college life isn't easy because you let everybody else decide over your life,â you said, keeping your advice short hoping that she'd explain it to herself but the look she gave you was a clear no. âWhy is the thing with Nico stressing you out?â
âBecause he hurt Kimberly⌠and everybody tells me that that was really bad of him and shit but like, I'm not him. I can't do anything about itâ She sighed and her shoulders slumped even further.
âExactly. You can't do anything about it; you didn't know. So don't let that stress you out; instead, focus on helping Kimberly and Mayaâ She gave you a nod, and you could see that she was still thinking about what you just said. âSo why kappa?â you continued.
âWell, my mom was in it, and it is obviously the first step to a particular lifestyle. It's necessary, and I don't want to disappoint my mom.â you nodded along as she talked, acting as if you understood the whole kappa and lifestyle thing.
âLeighton, kappa should be happy to have someone like you. Someone as lovely and caring is hard to find, and if you're just yourself, I can't think of a reason why they wouldn't take you. But if, for some absurd reason, they don't want you, your mom wouldn't be disappointed or mad. She'd love you the same,â you reassured her. The blonde didn't immediately answer; instead, she just stared at her shoes; it was evident that she was dissociating again. You took the cold water bottle out of your bag again, but this time, you opened it and carefully put it in her hand, urging her to drink something as tears brimmed her eyes.
Once she was back with you, you decided just to cut the topic that was probably scarring her the most. âAnd what makes you so scared to come out?â you questioned, shaking your head when she tried to give you back the bottle.
âI⌠I like myself. I don't want it to change how people see me and how I act. People will immediately treat me differently and I don't want that!â she explained and you understood where she was coming from. Being treated differently was also what used to scare you.
âI get that. I used to feel the same way, but I realized it can only affect my image and how people see me if I let it. I came out by making out with a girl at a frat party, and from then on, I was incredibly persistent in acting the same. If people wanted to talk about my sexuality, we could, but I made sure that we did it once, and then the topic was done. And you have such a great personality and style that I don't think this could change you.â You grinned at her and nudged her shoulder with yours making her smile at you
âThank you, you're good at this, and you're so much more understanding thanâŚâ she hesitated for a moment, unsure if she should tell you that she's been seeing someone. âThan Aliciaâ she finished, watching your eyebrows raise and your face fall a bit.
âAlicia, like women's center Alicia?â you asked, nodding when she gave you a yes. âThat's... Unexpected.â You had to keep your face in check as your heart broke over the fact that she had a girlfriend.
âYeah, I know. And for someone who works at a women's center, she's really bad at this, she keeps trying to get me to come outâ the blonde asked as she turned to you. Your face turned into an annoyed and angry one at what she just said.
âDon't ever let anyone pressure you into coming out. That's literally the worst thing one can do, and I hope she knows that. You come out when you are ready, not when she wants you to, okay?â you had your hands on her shoulders, ensuring she was listening to you.
â But if it really hurts her when I'm closeted?â
âThen she shouldn't have committed to this relationship, Leighton. You deserve someone who supports and loves you unconditionally, and honestly, I don't think that Alicia is that person. But I'm here for you if you believe she is.â This time, you avoided eye contact, missing the blonde's heart eyes. She just leaned back into you until you could see her eyes close due to exhaustion.
You smiled slightly before nudging her. âCome on, I'll walk you back to your dorm. You should rest a bit. Panic attacks can be quiet exhausting.â you pulled her up by her hand and grabbed her bag. You took the emptiest road back to her dorm as she looked less styled than usual and you didn't want any rumors.
âThank you for everything, y/n,â Leighton said as she leaned against the doorway. She didn't want to part ways, but she was too tired to ask you to come inside. The smile you sent her made her heart flutter a bit shocking herself.
âNo problem. Here, give me your phone.â She handed you her phone and you quickly typed in your number, saving yourself with a đ behind it. You couldnât wait for Alicia to see your name in her girls phone. âNow go to sleep okay? Text me when youâre awake so I can check up on youâ you hugged her and put her bag down in the living room before exiting.
You couldnât wait for the next couple of days to unfold, getting the girl of your dreams and finally getting back at someone who clearly deserved it.
Fuck it. Every Steve Harrington headcannon I have because I've been rotating that boy in my head like a pig on a stick Part 2 this is a little more in depth than the first one but only by a smug
- Epileptic, either since he was young or developed it over time due to all those concussions he keeps getting
- Favorite fruit is blackberries I have no reason
- Kinda sad but he never really had friends, yeah he hung out with Tommy and Carol but that was about it. Like after the fall out with them he was by himself, alone. I feel like if he was as popular as we think he is, he would have at least one other friend right?
- Does not have a filter at all. That one scene where he just casually says, "Oh yeah my parents are out of town because my mom doesn't trust him to not cheat on her any who!" and I feel like he just kinda does that
- Star Trek fan but he just does not comprehend that it's supposed to be nerdy (this is not my own I saw someone else headcannon this please tell me if you find them I can not)
- Absolutely sucked at ELA, could be cause of dyslexia or not whatever you want buttercup
- But on the topic of dyslexia, this headcannon is one of the main reasons why I love math nerd Stevie so much. Like, ELA test and History test are mostly long paragraphs that he needs more time to read through and his teachers don't care enough to give him extra time like he needs. But math tests tend to have a small paragraph that he can read faster or just focus on the numbers and finish on time, so he just got really good at math so he would have at least one class he passed
- Survives off of coffee, lord knows he needs it
- My most random headcannon is that since his parents were never really around or cared much for his safety, he used to hang out outside a lot and explore the wildlife around, got really into nature and animals, bought nature books etc. But his dad told him nature and animals were girly and forced him to stop even though he really loved it
- If he does ever go to college (which he doesn't have to, though if Robin went he would probably go with her), he would either get in education major and become a math teacher or some form of environmental degree
- His love language is quality time
- Among the three of them, Steve and Carol were the closest. Yes, Steve and Tommy met first, and yes they tend to call each other their best friends, but in actuality Carol and Steve were best friends. They have mean girl energy.
- He used to also play hockey when he was younger but stopped playing due to scheduling and shit. But he really liked it cause whenever he would practice there were these older figure skaters who would teach him figure skating (he kinda liked it more than hockey but he never told anyone)
- Speaking of scheduling, he is always tired due to his packed schedule. Since he was young, his dad forced him into a lot of sports and didn't really give him a break. Add that to his piano lessons, his jobs, studying that his dad forced him to do, friends, etc... he is just perpetually tired. And it fucked up his sleep schedule developing into insomnia as he got older
- Most of his and Eddie's dates are just them taking naps
- Once he meets Corroded Coffin they all become best friends. Like best fucking friends
Is it time for a Steddie time travel fix-it AU? (yes)
A03
Thereâs something wrong with Steve Harrington.
Itâs not that Eddieâs watching him. Not that he pays any special attention to him. But the guy is noticeable. Heâs the closest thing Hawkins has to royalty: Rich. Star athlete. Attractive. Heâs the cliche golden boy of every teen movie with his polos and letterman jacket and vacant, pretty smile as he walks down hallways with his arm around the girl-of-the-week. Heâs a predictable staple; a static figure in the horror script that is Eddieâs high school existence.
So when Steve Harrington shows up to school on an otherwise ordinary Wednesday looking and acting really fucking different, Eddie notices.
Well, he doesnât actually look all that different. The clothes are normal. But his hair is far from its typical careful coiffure, and thereâs a frantic energy to him as he shoves his way through the double doors and jogs into the empty hallway.
He doesnât see Eddie, tucked in the bathroom alcove.
The only people at the school this early are the marching band kids, wrapping up their hellishly early practice, and Eddie, waiting to sell to a tuba player with no concept of how much weed should actually cost. Eddie has no intention of informing him.
Steve Harrington, pacing in front of a segment of lockers, checking his watch, shoving his fingers through his hair, is wildly out-of-place in the bright-lit early-morning hallway.
And then, things get weirder.
Because Robin Buckley exits the band room and they both freeze.
âFuck,â she says, âare youâââ
âRob,â Steve says, and it's the most gut-wrenching sound Eddie has maybe ever heard in his life.
She throws herself at him and they hug likeâEddie doesnât even know. Like the people you see on the news from war zones who thought their family had been killed before a miraculous reunion.
âAre you ok?â she asks, voice cracked and carrying in the empty hallway. âI woke up this morning and my mom was just acting like everything was normal and I had to get to practice and I thought maybe it had all been some fucked up dream but even Iâm not that creative.â She pushes away from him, tugging up the bottom of his shirt, âwhat aboutââare youââ?â
He grabs her wrist, shaking his head. âNo, Iâm fine. Iâm completely fine. Iâm justâŚ1983 me.â
What the fuck, Eddie thinks.
Well, heâs already been thinking that, but. What does that even mean? What else would he be?
âAre the kids ok?â
What kids?
âI donât know. I donât have a walkie or anything anymore itâs allâââ Steve gestures, âreset. And if this is â83 then theyâre all actual children again, El might not even beââand what if they donâtâââ
âThey have to. I mean, if we do, they have to, right?â
Are they on drugs? Is he on drugs? The blunt he smoked last night shouldnât cause hallucinations. He pinches himself. Ow.
The band hall doors open again and Eddie shifts further into the alcove as several horn players walk past.
âWe can figure things out after school,â Steve murmurs. âWe just have to hold it together until then. I donât know if weâre stuck here or not but if we areâââ
âRight. Act normal. Just normal, 16-year-old Robin things. No problem.â
They grab each other again, a tight, desperate, embrace that is not at all normal, Eddie feels itâs important to point out. He didnât even think that Harrington knew Buckley existed. Itâs almost as strange as if Harrington decided to hug Eddie. Inexplicable.
They separate, Robin rubbing at her eyes and Harrington muttering something about not remembering his locker combination. Eddieâs customer arrives before he can decide if he wants to investigate things further.
Focusing in his first period is even more impossible than usual. Focusing on math is tedious enough normally, but when Robin Buckley and Steve Harrington are having some sort of shared nervous breakdown itâs even harder to care about logarithmic functions.
He sees Steve again in the hallway after first period and Eddie will admit heâs actively looking for him now. Steve is talking in hushed tones to Nancy Wheeler and Jonathan Beyers of all people. His hair is an absolute wreck, and his posture isâŚEddie doesnât know how to describe it. 'Aggressive' isnât quite right but itâs close.
And then, like Harrington has some sort of intuition heâs being watched, he glances up and meets Eddieâs eyes.
Eddie doesnât know why he runs. His fight or flight instincts have been well-honed his 4 years at Hawkins High and thereâs something about the feral-ness in Steveâs stance, the completely unfathomable emotion in his eyes, that has Eddie shoving his way around the corner and into the bathroom. He drops his lunchbox into the sink and pushes both hands into his hair with a quietly muttered: âfuck.â He feels like he might be going crazy.
The door opens.
âEddie,â Steve says.
It sounds strangely similar to the way heâd said âRobâ that morningâfull of something Eddie doesnât understand.
âHarrington,â he says warily.
Steve takes two steps forward and Eddie automatically scrambles backward, running into the wall and bashing his elbow against the paper towel dispenser. Steve has never actually hurt him before, but some of the guys he hangs out with have andâ
Steve freezes: both hands out, reaching for nothing.
âYou donâtâ?â
Thereâs a question, there, but Eddie has no idea what it is.
âEddie?â he says again. This time, itâs desperate and Eddie has no idea why.
The only time heâs ever seen someoneâs eyes look like this is when he was looking at his own reflection in the churchâs bathroom mirror, clinging to the sink at his motherâs funeral.
âYeah?â Eddie asks.Â
Steveâs jaw works. âYou donât remember,â he says blankly.
âRemember what? Youâre kinda freaking me out, dude, which is impressive, considering,â he gestures expansively to himself, gives a little shake of his hips so the chains rattle.
Steve doesnât laugh.
âYou donât remember,â he repeats, more to himself than Eddie. âBut youâre ok?â
Heâs looking at Eddieâs chest.
âYes? A-okay. Tip top. Hagan barely touched me yesterday, if thatâs what youâre talking about.â
âTommy hurt you?â Steve says.
Well, shit. The crazy eyes are back.Â
âMan, why do you care?â
âSorry,â Steve says. âIâm sorry, I know this doesnât make any sense to you, but can I justââ
Eddie lets him approach, this time. Lets him reach out to touch. Itâs just one hand, at first, tentative, like Steve is expecting to be rebuffed, palm cupped to the ball of his shoulder over his jacket. âSorry,â he says again, letting go only to reach for the hem of Eddieâs shirt, âSorry, I know I probably sound crazy, I justâââ he pulls it up, stares at Eddieâs side, and then lets out a hysterical little noise that sounds like a cross between a laugh and a sob.
âYouâre ok,â he says.
His fingers are hot on Eddieâs skin, pressed light and shockingly reverent to the space between his hip and rib cage.
âYouâre ok,â he repeats. It sounds like heâs trying to convince himself.
âHey,â Eddie says, it comes out more breathless than heâd prefer but Steve fucking Harrington has him backed against a wall in a bathroom with his hands up Eddieâs shirt so he thinks a little lack of air is warranted. âAre you ok?â
The fingers on his abdomen flex.
âNo,â Steve says. His eyes are wide and fathomless and the look on his face is terrible. âNo, Iâm not even remotely ok.â
It sounds like a confession.Â
Steve lets go of Eddieâs shirt.
He takes a studied step back but then stops, palm still splayed on Eddieâs side, free hand reaching for Eddieâs arm, for his elbow, to cling, like he canât quite force himself to stop touching; not yet. Heâs looking at Eddie like Eddie has broken his heart which doesnât make any sense because they donât know each other. Theyâve never spoken directly to each other in their lives. So thereâs no reason that Steve should be looking at him, like, likeââ
Like he is.
Theyâre breathing each otherâs second-hand air and Eddie can smell him and there have only been a few times in his life when a boy has looked at Eddie with even half the want that Steve Harrington is looking at him with now. And never, never has a man who looks like Steve Harrington looked at Eddie with anything approaching whatever the hell is on Steveâs face.
âEddie,â Steve says, and he sounds so lost.Â
Eddieâs not proud of it.
He runs away.
He shoves Steve to the side, wrenches open the door, and runs without stopping through the hall, outside, down the sidewalk, and onto the main road. He runs until he has to stop because he canât breathe and only then does he bend over, hands braced on knees, and look behind him. He almost expects to see Steve has followed him.
He hasnât.Â
Eddie can't decide if he's relieved by that or not. And then he realizes heâs left his entire stash in the lunchbox in the bathroom.
âFuck,â he hisses, straightening, hands on his head, lungs aching.
âFuck,â he says again, just for the hell of it.
He has no idea whatâs happening.
But what he does know is that something is seriously wrong with Steve Harrington.
hi jaebae :> (kill me) wait that's not my req WAHAHAHHAHAHA ok
so what if a fic of you and miles passing notes to each other in class, and miles just keeps trying to rizz you up but it's not working (it's actually quite pathetic in your opinion) so he just straight up asks you, forgetting the fact you two were in class, "damn man how can i get you to say yes to go out with me?"
the whole class stares. and he's a deer in headlights. and you're laughing, and in love, and considering a date with him :>>>
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pairing: earth 1610 miles morales x fem!reader
summary: miles trying to rizz you up during math class
authors notes: i assumed 1610 miles as he as broken rizz (no offense i love him) and also i feel like 42 would have hella rizz. anyway this wasnât my best writing but i hope you enjoy it!! ty for the request <3 this was also a little short so iâm sorry đ
the girl sat in class, next to one of her classmates she was kinda friends with. meaning they would talk at times but never hung out he was cute n all but way out of her league
she let out a small huff as she stared at the clock tapping her foot awaiting the moment the bell would ring, the silence broke as she heard a crumble of a paper pass over to her.
the girl turned her head over to see a paper crumpled up next to her. she looked around quickly to assure no teacher was looking, snatched the paper and read the note.
the note revealing: âhii do u have the question for number 8?â the note read with an ending part saying ââmilesâ so it was from miles.
the girl sighed realizing she hasnât even started on the paper that was given approximately 10 minutes ago, the girl picked her pencils up before writing back. âno but iâll figure it outâ
she handed the note back to miles, occasional crumple were heard as some students turned around to discover the noise was from miles.
she got thrown back the note and opened it discovering neat handwriting saying: âoh okay, you doing anything tonight?â the girl giggled a little causing a domino effect of students to glance at her.
the girl silenced herself as she realized she was being watched and quickly wrote back: âdo you want the answer or notâ in messy ish handwriting.
handing back the paper earned a chuckle from the boy next to her. âsorry :( and pleaseâ he wrote back before passing it back.
the classroom was silent as they watched the two pass notes back and forth, not bothering to snitch as this was a cute moment.
âitâs 60 âĄâ she wrote back, smiling a little at her final touch of the heart, you know why not? she didnât like him? she just didnât it for fun? right?
the boy was FLUSHED when he saw just the heart, everyone in the class knew he was head over heels for the girl he sat next to. except the girl. she was clueless to say the least.
the nervous boy wrote back, âthank you i owe you. how about a movie tomorrow movie?â he said trying again for atleast a hangout or even a date.
it felt like lover by taylor swift was playing dimly behind this moment, everyone was staring even the teacher was kinda listening.
the girl hummed at the note writing back sloppily, ânu uhâ she wrote quickly sliding it back like she didnât even interact with him.
she heard a series of groaning and sighing before being slid back a paper saying, âdamn ma, how many times am i gonna have to ask you out?â he wrote putting a ;) at the end to be cocky you know?
the girl opened the paper back up and giggled a little smiling also. âalright fine we can go see a movie :))â she wrote back, blush hinting at her cheeks as she passed the note back nervously waiting on a response.
a quiet âyesâ was heard next to her. success. he wrote back âokay hereâs my number and we can talk about it from there?â he wrote putting his number next to the sentence.
the class was relieved something happened, they couldnât go another day with Miles gawking over his table mate.
idk how to end it so end đŤ
please do not steal or repost on another platform. reblogs are appreciated
18+ -helluva lot of nsfw under the cut but interspersed with a lotta fluff and domesticityâŚto me thatâs the appeal of this man, cannot be separated one from the other: the unassuming sweater wearing vet at the block party is also a man of hidden depths.
Long promised and woefully incomplete, the word count was getting out of hand so Iâm tossing it out, thereâs more where this came from. Not edited so, apologies
Entirely co-written by myself and my comrogue @crazymadpassionatelove , enhanced and bedazzled by chats with @ab4eva including special additions from other guests who commented under my announcement post, credit is given at each specific point for their contributions
|screencap cred grabbed from: @hawkinsfuller
First off let me say itâs been ages since I read A Wing and A Prayer. I remember loving it, loving him and I cannot stress how much I respect and admire the real Harry Crosby and his Jean, the Missus of our dreams.
This is purely for fun, a heavy mix of both Boyleâs portrayal and a tad of Crosbyâs real life vibes as taken from his accounts by me. Sometimes you gotta take historical figuresâ virtues in one area -say navigation and math- and translate it to the more suggestive aspects of life -say, how to find a clitori- *gunshot*
Because this manâs biography is the most oral-leaning, drink-your-respect-women-juice book ever. Ok, almost ever. For a wwii book at least. Uhem so -I am prejudiced, sue me.
See, sometimes itâs the quiet, stressed ones with a self consuming desire to please who have the cozy sweaters and the attentive appreciation for your interests and the stubby fat schlongs and the propensity to keep you in suburban comfort all your days
The compulsive drive to call you âbuttonâ and be on time for church and thank you for your scrambled eggs each morning with eager kitchen countertop oral before waking you children up with annoyingly soft catchphrases theyâll recite fondly at his funeral: ârise and shineâ etc
Also back to the perfectly respectable schlong for just a moment -This is a Thing! Justice for the perfectly adequate plug stoppers, not everyone needs a rolling pin, who can resist giving head when the head is the same gorgeous color as his lips?!
Mr Crosby is skipping off to lecture college kids about literature post-war with a pep in his step that you put there without fail, you canât help it, itâs as essential as the matching âhis and hersâ coffee mugs you bought during your honeymoon
Cookies slightly burned cuz youâre busy as bunnies in the bathroom while the kids ride bikes in the cul-de-sac is a Crosby staple
This is a man who as husband keeps you well supplied with mixers and microwaves and cute little nighties and also loves your brain -SCORE.
Loves to gift you with bath oil and fun stuff to smell good. He's into lavender. It benefits him in the end, loves to sit on the edge of the tub and just talk with you for ages
Crozâs go-to distresser is to have Jean sit on his face until his vision spots
She knows as soon as he walks in the door. Fixes him a Shirley Temple, takes him by the hand to the bedroom and âŚ..boom.
Deâstressed
As for the ptsd nightmares? He just barely starts to thrash in his sleep and Jean is rolling that man over and taking matters into her own hands
Youâre Jean now, you do realize that donât you? It was never ever going to be anyone but Jean
This man leaves love letters on your pillow, in your apron pocket, in the dash of your car anywhere at all that youâre likely to be. All of this even though heâs gonna be home by six that evening.
Also, hear me out: lots of evenings he just lays down next to you for ages, facing each other on your sides, absentmindedly mapping your body with his calloused palms and fingering you for ages while talking about Persuasion.
Actually gives a shit about your opinions too, and not in the way of wanting to argue them. When you make a good point his eyes get even droopier and he grabs your neck andâŚ
âYou're one smart cookie Mrs Crosbyâ
âMy clever, wise, belovedâŚâ
Honestly though, deep connections and the ability to go vulnerable, and if those moments are often concluded with little laughs to shake off the moment -it doesnât diminish it
Can actually talk about dying to you, not in a morbidly preoccupied way, but he can face it and admit it and be vulnerable enough to acknowledge the likelihood
Then get on with what needs doing
He appreciates how well you grow to know him, and he in turn makes a lifelong study of you
Also, this man is so highly attuned to your well being.
Yes you have to put up with his stress but for you? He will man-up repeatedly and without thought. He doesnât even think twice about just up and leaving whatever situation is tiring you. did you see him hop up to get the fuck outta that bar fight? Yeah so, youâre bored? Tired? Stressed? Itâs not even machismo itâs just a homebody not giving a fuck with the subtext of âmy wife and I would like to go home and read and cockwarmâ
Often gives the shiftiest excuses to army buddies and coworkers just to go home and hang with you, swears he has to repair that squirrel feeder -or that an alligator is in his swimming pool, âsorry guys maybe drinks next weekâ
Donât tell the guys butâŚHE PAINTS YOUR TOENAILS
Maybe some of your high school friends snickered about Harry Crosby way back when. Making googly eyes at you and barely getting out the most stammered greetings? Bookish and a little clumsy at times?
Ha, you won in the end
He comes home in one piece, that beautiful schlong still intact
you prayed for that ok?
âLord keep my husband safe -- and his girthy manhood in tact as wellâ âŚfor the babies youâre hoping for of course...just that⌠kneeling in silk pajamas each night, adding this addendum with a blush but was always faithful to keep it in your prayers
Sometimes you have that thought in church as well...so you has to take a couple deep breaths and calm yourself...it's because you want children...not because youâre already so sprung off this man's dick after only a couple weeks of married life.
weeks that feels like a lifetime ago now, by the way
Prim and lovely Jean Crosby staring off into stained glass worlds thinking of having her tight little hole tugged open and her guts rearranged, itâs even worse than her thoughts prior to the wedding, because sheâs had the experience, then suddenly it was ripped away
And sheâs empty and scared to death for him
She gets asked to sing at the funeral of a lieutenant who never even got off the ground during a training flight,
work and church and such are hopeless distractions
Wanders through the department store wondering if every other wife misses this way, does everyone feel the same primal ache?
Dear Jean Crosby terribly worried sheâs a freak yet entirely unrepentant for it
But ya know whatâs probably funny? Across the ocean Harry Crosby is sometimes so direly missing his wife in the carnal way that he just about spaces out too, and god knows thereâs zero privacy anywhere and the showers are the showers but like???? itâs just a no-go most times and everyone gets very confused when heâs in this mood?? Not at all suspecting baser distractions are whatâs at play. Somehow someone figured it out, maybe he actually snapped a little about having five seconds to himself while reading a letter and theyâre like
OH
And somehow there seems to suddenly be five minutes or so when NO ONE but Crosby is in the showers?!
It only takes him two minutes to get there but he needs to stand there catching his breath and clutching at his heart while he thinks of Jean sprawled beneath him
This is probably Douglassâ doing? Because heâs a good dude, he doesnât underestimate Croz AND heâs a dirty little bastard himself
âFellas, the man got himself a wife while half of you guys are virgins? Of course he has urges?â
In a quiet, rare moment, Gale bends his ear -Harry is so modest and low key...unlike some folks *looking at you Bucky*- âSo, uh, where'd ya say you and the missus went off to before ya came here?â
Galeâs gotta casually open the door for this conversation âLots of good sights to see? I, um, haven't done much traveling myselfâ
It takes Croz a few conversations until he realizes just what Gale means, until then thereâs a lot bewildered eyebrows at the inquiry and bashful appreciation for the interest: âMajor Cleven I-I already told you, sir, we had a little cabin in the Alleghenies for a week?â
He's been telling Jean about Major Gale Cleven, about how she'd really like him. Gale is a good fella. He tells her about all their "travel talk"
Until one day Jean writes back: âOh honey, that Cleven of yours is a virginâ
Whether Harry divulges to Gale anything he learned about ladies in that little cabin in the mountains writhing before a fire on a bearskin rug, that first time Harry actually didnât stop and ask if Jean was dying every time she made a noise but instead, kept going until her cried properly built and she screamedâŚ
well, it was probably an abbreviated account that mostly consisted of âwives are just wonderful people, Major Clevenâ with a far off look in his eyes
Gale leaves him to it after all- Harry was married for like 3 seconds before he left, It's literally either playback of the last horrific mission or thinking of the curve of her spine
He gets the dreamiest look on his face, eyes all shiny, mouth a little slack
Somehow these two can be so passionate and yet itâs so wholesome and good and angelic?!!! Itâs the allure of them
Because itâs all in these gentle and safe and good boundaries? Like it isnât complicated and yet itâs not simple and itâs neither settling nor is it turbulent. something to be said for âdoing it rightâ
They genuinely thank God for each other, theyâre so sure it was always intended to be just them
I have 1k of headcanons just for the homecoming ok? Yâall will have to request those separate
But once home:
The eye contact they make at social events?? Itâs a whole language, the most loving and adorable thing ever
He may not be a real gem of a singer but heâs an excellent hummer. so much gentle humming around the house while heâs fixing the stove light or rocking a baby to sleep or-
You know what I mean donât you? Some men can just humm and youâre instantly wet? No I donât mean humming a Billie Holliday tune
I mean humming when you make a new reaction to his incessant fingering while heâs reading, makes him look away from the page and arch a brow, highly inquisitive puppy dog look on his face, reading glasses pulled down.
*a new spot? After all this time? Must investigate further*
This man, when in his element, is a goddamn tease, heâs impossible, heâs goofy, he makes sex the joyous sacrament its supposed to be every damn time and he ainât shy to remain stark naked for ages
Praise kink for miles in that, once youâve praised him, he will keep doing whatever earned it for the next two hours. Brace yourself
He can recite your favorite literature passages (he knows them and took pains to memorize them by your tenth anniversary) when heâs gently plowing you from the back with his hand on your neck and your ear lob in between his teeth
Heâs a biter my friends -gotta keep quiet somehow, canât scar the passel of children yâall made, after all
So many excuses given to kids about âmama and I need to talk about the mortgageâ -very rarely is mortgage even thought of once the door is closed and locked
But that brings us back to the early days, itâs one thing to know someone so well after all those years but the early days?
Two Virgins named Jean and Harry went straight from the chapel to fucking like Bunnies before he went to war
Harry had done his research tho. All that readingâŚ
Harry Crosby totally ate his wife out on their wedding night.
even though heâd never really seen a full vagina before
heâs a bit methodical, yeah? At first? with a hint of overly flustered and terribly delighted
So Iâm just picturing him like hunkering down there, tentative but firm hands on your thighs: âto get my bearings, honey pieâ as he takes in the lay of the land
because thereâs a lot happening down there on a lady, ok? -thereâs petals and more petals and slippery slopes and little buttons and a tiny hole that has to be for pee, no way heâs supposed to go in that one?! but, but she doesnât have another? Well the backdoo- no canât even think of that. Oh god ok, ok, vaginal opening, -I guess thatâs a vaginal opening?! and due north, a little button that makes her squeak when I touch it. ok ok, might as well start thereâŚ
I can see him with a metaphorical pencil behind his ear, ready to jot down notes
Jeanie finally sighs and grips him by the ears and hauls him up for a kiss and just grinds against him and insists itâs lovely
âjust kiss me, silly.â she says to him after awhile.
âMmm, I do like kissing you, Jeanâ he grins back
heâs naturally kissing his way to her boobs and staying there a lovely long time but she starts pushing at his dark head, *hint hint* lower down her belly and lower, and lower and heâs so caught up he doesnât even realize it until thereâs a sweet little patch of curls under his chin and he looks up with the oddest expression of curiosity and doubt on his face only to be met with Jeanâs expectant eyebrow
She wouldnât want me to?â-*ah, she just face planted me in pussy, ok then*
Lapping at it with the biggest grin, there may or may not have been some noise complaints
the whole apartment complex just knows heâs a good husband, never would peg him as a stud if you met him in the hallway but, Jean sure takes forever to say goodbye to him in the mornings so he must do something right
All the neighbors just can't help but be happy for those two kids
They cook them food and leave the casserole dishes on the landing so they can savor each other for as long as possible before he leaves
Next Sunday they show up at church like dutiful little Americans and theyâve got hickies everywhere and his cheeks are a permanent pink, Her knees are red and raw under her church dress
I feel like maybe they get a little adventurous as their time together draws to a close? Maybe they break a dining room chair? She's too mortified to put it out on the curb
*saves it for 50 years*
Some of those wedding china ends up in pieces on the floor. Can't explain to her aunts why they don't have a full set all of a sudden
i really hope he never loses that occasional hair trigger premature ejaculation tendency.
Sometimes it even shocks him, âO-Oh...shootâ
The last day together is a dismal and precious night
The poor man probably laid there on her sweaty boobs after blowing his last load with the saddest *fml* face on as he processed it being, indeed, his last
But HOMECOMING!
and now the war is over they can set up house and make babies
A small breeding kink, after all, these men marched home from war and basically were told "get a job and let's repopulate for all the boys we lost!"
Itâs so damn primal when you think about it but under the veneer of the starched and polished 50âs
Croz can't think straight in that tight little hole, let alone think of the ramifications of another baby
âGive it to me, give me another, come on Harry, we've got an empty space in the Christmas card anyway, think of it!! fill me up baby oh godddd Jesus bless your pretty dick-*
itâs the most mundane reasons and he still busts a nut like sheâs some filthy vixen and not his sweet and slightly too optimistic wife
frantic love making with a sweater and socks still on, too
Jean is a writher because the longer they are married the longer he lasts and soon sheâs come and he just keeps going and she cannot keep quiet then and heâs too big to ignore or calm down between, just thick enough to always be tugging just right and she fully sobs from it sometimes
Often sheâs trying to cup herself?!? Fully spasming and shaking and curling in but his strong forearm is over her belly and his lips on her ear
This man is a god at spooning sex
she is so cock feral when she falls pregnant it almost alarms him
The books didn't say anything about this?! He's exhausted and dehydrated and his classes are suffering as a result
Wants to ask Egan if he encountered this phenomenon
His war buddies become a new father support group
"Hang in there pal, only three more months"
Theyâll be in the kitchen just chatting before dinner, she wants to tease him. Scoops a little cherry pie filling onto her finger. He licks it and sucks it off -- bites the finger too, in the background dogs are barking and kids are running amuck
As the Crosbys youâre in for a life of very benign but nauseatingly idyllic Christmas parties.
Snow globes, yâall
Sweaters, spiked eggnog and very well thought out gifts
Harry is the sort to carry Jean's purse when they are out shopping and she is trying on clothes. He also has no problem going and buying her sanitary napkins at the drugstore when she's on her period, because it's completely normal and there's nothing for anyone to be embarrassed about. Basically, he is just stupidly in love with her. He's like a puppy who will always follow, but she doesn't take advantage of that fact (credit to:@noneedtoamputate)
He is Harry âHave You Met My Wife?â Crosby back home, too, itâs even worse when he gets tipsy and his confidence grows and good luck shutting him up about how beautiful she is
This is the sorta man whose kids only learn Daddy was a goddamn boss during the war when theyâre outta college, a very casual âoh yeah, that was sort of a thing, pass the salt.â
Itâs canon this man cut his own sonâs hair all his little life, propped him up on a little stool in the back yard and got to trimming -some of the only times the boy ever heard of those devastating missions
Imagine? Same man who used to take you out on the porch into the night air and rock against his sweater when you were a baby and wouldnât settle is the same man who bombed the hell outta Fortress Europe
Heâs the kind of man whose kids are so enamored over how both sides of the coin could settle in the same man, they end up making a documentary about him
Now I also need you to think of this man at bath time in the early 50âs -Shirt sleeves rolled up, top two buttons on his pristine white button up shirt popped with a peak of chest hair showing through, his curls getting steamed by his kids bubble baths
Heâs got the prettiest slightly hairy forearms, yâall -according to Jean at least
Gives himself a bubble beard to make his kids laugh, will stay on his knees watching them play for ages, fully participating
His white shirt gets fully transparent with all this splashing and Jean has to really keep her mind on whatâs next when she can so easily see his hair and pretty little nipples pebbled in a chill under them. Stops her whining about water on the floor in seconds.
Harryâs already hushing her and mopping it up with a towel anyway
The Crosby kids will have memories of their idiotically in love and enthralled parents who loved being parents, wrapping their baby selves snuggly into towels and setting them on the counter and just cracking up over how cute they looked with their chubby and shiny widdle faces poking out of terry cloth
Jean and Harry spend a lotta time doing that, they just love their kids, ok?
Brushing their cute little Croz curls
Jean canât say no to a single one with their sad puppy eyes their daddy gave them
Sometimes they sit the kids in front of the fireplace (they obviously needed a house with a fireplace after that honeymoon) and line them up. Talk about them as if they aren't sitting right there. "Honey, look at those gorgeous eyes -- and his smile! Oh my, who do these cuties belong to?"
But itâs not all placid domesticity. Picture this:
Crosby with a mega phone, organizes a neighborhood Easter egg hunt. He's in charge, his aviators on, taking this so seriously
There are maps, heâs planned this for weeks, some of those traits and skills he picked up during the war come back at the oddest times
this gets even more intense if any of the war buddies are there
Harry writes letters to them strategizing, they all come and bring their own kids
It makes the local paper for being one of the biggest Easter egg hunts the state has ever seen
Night falls, children fall asleep and there are still some eggs left. Armed with booze and flashlights, the boys go out to collect the rest
Harry and Jean don't collect any though, they end up in a bush necking somewhere
Bucky gets very adamant about finding them and Brady is just as adamantly begging him not to
But Major Egan cannot be stopped, he rallies his men, hopping on the kidsâ bikes and scooters
Everyone heckling each other in the dark suburban neighborhood
"Ya lost your touch Buck, keep up will ya?"
They all end up in a schnapps induced heap in the Crosby's backyard, long limbs all folded up on too small equipment
Jean and Harry leisurely stroll back up the street under lamp glow to their house where everyone is feral and collapsed and calling loudly for their hosts
Sharing soft little smiles and picking twigs out of each others hair
They tuck these idiot men in on the couches and floor, blankets, sleeping bags and dogs
Hear me out: Jean is the only human able to talk a belligerent Bucky out of his thirtieth beer
She has that sweet way about her that makes every person wanna be a better man for her
When he finally gives in and throws his arm over her little shoulders and swears sheâs a good woman, Harry is there with the pan and the aspirin and the blanket
She makes them all the most perfect hangover breakfast the next morning, gingham checked apron stretched over swollen belly
Harry nuzzles her belly when she stops at his plate to dish up the eggs
Everyone wants to gag over how perfectly content these two are but that would be a waste of the best breakfast in the USA
And if Jean happens to make the best baked goods on the block - Croz is making sure everyone knows just whoâs muffins those are on the bake sale table. Or if she wants to pursue a career or education? Harry is her biggest cheerleader, doing anything and everything to support her and being sure that everyone knows how incredible she is at what she does. (Credit @blurredcolour)
They may be the sweater wearing, block party and Sunday school couple but donât think anybody gets away with being snide to Mrs. Jean Crosby -there will be comeuppance, even if itâs just an exquisitely literate verbal evisceration.
There's even more often a roaming band of local kids who kick the shins of everyone who's mean to Mrs. Crosby, because she gives them sweets and feeds them when they're hungry and cleans up their scrapes when play gets too rough and -if Mr. Crosby hands out a comic or two to the boys that "accidentally" tripped some bloke who was harassing his wife, well. All is fair in love and war. (Credit to @promptedwordsmith)
When in the summer of 49 the Crosbies get a swimming pool dug? It might as well be considered public property.
not just the kids who are attached to the crosbies, though. your home is a constant revolving door of visitors - including a bunch of ex-servicemen. if it's not bucky lounging in the pool, or rosie painting the fence in his shirtsleeves because he wanted to be helpful, then douglass is smoking a cigarette in the yard while trying to make you laugh. ev is asking harry to show him how to read this goddamn map bc they're supposed to be taking a trip to the grand canyon in a month, and bubbles is over for dinner every other night. even brady sometimes shows his face, if only to carp at harry for getting them lost over france that one time while working the barbecue because you asked him to. when you and harry bought the house with an extra room you weren't sure you would ever use, you didn't expect it to be occupied as often as a popular hotel. if anyone ever had any bad intentions toward the crosbies, they're definitely rethinking it. those that don't...well. being in the air corps teaches one all sorts of creative ways of getting back at people. (Credit to @fidelias)
Imagine all the different skills the Crosby kids (_and their neighbor friends who never seem to leave_) learn from these guys?
âOh yeah, Bucky Egan taught me how to swim while wearing his aviatorsâŚâ
In other words:
Harry Crosby went home and built himself a little Norman Rockwell Camelot and then opened the doors of the kingdom to his buddies and -thatâs as it should be.
And thatâs not even mentioning how the Air Force and the CIA walked up to his front porch and interrupted a backyard ballgame to ask him for his help
It sucks to be super smart and needed when all ya wanna do is teach literature, go camping and help keep the church life going
But still
Jean sure looked good in Pakistan, the kids enjoyed a new culture and Harry likes to say he may have done some good
idea !! what if reader gets isekai'd to genshin with their like 7 year old sibling, who also has the same godly attributes as their older sibling? i cant imagine the pure chaos of people trying to figure out if one of them is the imposter or not.
Which one?
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Warning(s): Sagau. Our little sibling is kinda like Anya :)
[S/n] ââââ¤ââ sibling's name
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"what are you playing??[Nameeee], can you help me with this math question?"
Your little sibling came up to you with paper and a pencil, having a hard time figuring out her homework .
"the answer is 6 [S/n], wanna play this new game together?"
Gasping she ran towards you with her little legs and watched you make an account
"woahhh, can you please choose that pretty girl, she looks so nice?" She said pointing at lumine, choosing her traveler at the beginning of the game.
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It's been 3 weeks since you both started this account. And dare to say both got addicted.
[S/n] farming stuff and doing small quests while you pay for more wishes and get "pretty looking" characters for her.
"alright [S/n], it's 11pm let's go to bed now"
"But pleaseee, just a little longer"
Huffing out you replied "Alright fine go to your bed and I will show you the new trailer for the fatuis."
Running to her room after she heard what you said, she called out to you
"Okayy! Come under the blankets [nameee] "
Letting out an airy chuckle, you joined her under the blankets and opened YouTube. Pressed play on the newest trailer and watched it with your sibling.
Giving her head a kiss, you decided to get up and leave, however due to her sleeping on top of you, leaving isn't an option.
Closing your eyes and enjoying the silence you relaxed..
However your phone opened the lock screen by itself and entered genshin impact. Sucking you both in teyvat
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Headcanons:
When the characters first became aware of their surrounding and what is actually happening, they started to look for a way to summon you back in teyvat.
And then, two voices could be heard.
One was mature and motherly, the other one was a little kid who sounded no older than 8.
Thus conflicts rised, who had the position of god, and then who is the other one?
They are confused, they don't know who is who, they can feel the warmth of two beings, So, are you Both rulers? Are you both gods, the divine creators? Or...?
Since they didn't hear anything about your parents, they assumed that you are a single father/mother that takes care of their only daughter, which is, again wrong
So To further prevent disagreement, you now have the title of "grand creator", while your little sibling has the title of "Teyvat's heir"
Since you didn't really play that much and just hopped in once in two days, the characters didn't have the time to turn the camera on and draw your face, to even see your face in the first place
And now each statue of yours has it's face covered with a beautiful veil. Or it's face getting covered by [s/n] long hair, the sun or simply just a pair of closed eyes with wings covering the rest of your body.
And when you "descend"...nothing changes you both still have different ranks and titles.
While you were tasked with more serious duty, [S/n] would be taken under mondstadt's wings, she could freely explore teyvat and eat anything without having to pay for it!
Other nations weren't pleased and demanded Barbatos to hand over you and [s/n]
People are not dumb enough in my sagau fics to outright attack you two.
They would just prick your fingers to see what color you bleed
But also imagine. You bleed purple with sparkles of blue and gold, while your little sister bleeds complete gold
Yeah that just further proves the point of you being the higher one. The person in charge.
I also can imagine your little sister getting approached by so many people, asking for their older sibling's hand in marriage. So your little sister dares them to say the bible in Japanese while standing on one leg.
Honestly it would be just a cute chaos. Nothing that serious would happen,...for now atleast
Entry 3 in the Security Measures series- the stories of a boy named Trevor as he attempts to protect his possession-prone boyfriend Andy from snatchers.
I speak from personal experience when I say that if the average person were to be interested in trying to snatch someone else's body, a body swap spell would generally be the most accessible method. For obvious reasons I won't be offering any pointers on how to find any, but they're out there and they can be very tempting.
While every spell I've come across is fairly complicated in terms of setup, the results of a body swap are reliable and pose less risk to the user than other methods of body snatching. It's simple math really- because possession begins with two souls and two bodies and aims to end with one soul and one body, compromises are made along the way which causes it to be messy and temporary. By comparison a swap is very tidy because every soul and body involved is accounted for, which means a well executed swap spell can last indefinitely without too many side effects.
(If you find a spell involving "fern seeds" do NOT use that one because that's the one that got us into this mess to begin with... it's tempting but trust me, it's trouble.)
I never quite know what I'm in for when a swap happens since, unlike ghosts and hoppers, it's impossible to really paint the motivations of ordinary humans with a broad brush. People will swap because they want to get out of their lives, but there are countless reasons someone would want that and thus countless ways they'll behave after they do it.
Maybe they're jealous of Andy and want to steal his life, so they study him and do their best to impersonate him. Maybe they want an escape from their old life and are trying to use his life as a way out, so they take his body and try to run off with it. Maybe they don't really have a plan and just want to be young and hung, consequences be damned! But it's always about them with no consideration to how poor Andy is going to feel about the situation, so no matter what their reasons are they get no sympathy for me.
I don't doubt that every guy would swap with Andy given the chance even if I hadn't accidentally cursed him to be vulnerable to it- he's a gorgeous, 6'2'' stud who spends a quarter of his week in the gym -but the same looks that cause Andy so much trouble are actually a big asset in these situations. Being such a dreamy hunk means every guy wants to be him BUT once they are him, they're usually so excited by the state of their new body that they get distracted by... well... by this point I'm sure you've figured out what their first thoughts are. While they play, it buys us some time to start working things out.
Andy will usually head for me with his new body right after a swap happens (tip: code phrases work!) but I can usually guess what the person who did the swap looked like even before Andy turns up in their body based off of what they're most excited about:
If the snatcher is obsessed with bouncing his pecs, their real body is usually skinny.
If they keep rubbing his abs, they were probably fat.
Younger guys are generally really impressed by his biceps and will spend a lot of time flexing and showing those off.
Older guys are the only ones who pay attention to his hair- although since Andy has afro-textured hair it does catch a lot of men off-guard if they aren't used to that.
If they spend more than fifteen seconds checking out his ass, they're gay, but straight guys are usually more concerned with what they're packing in the front.
The last guy to try swapping with my boyfriend was a classics professor who translated a spell during his research and tried to use it to relieve his youth in the body of one of his students... which, of course, wound up being Andy. The spell transformed them into each other and I can't lie, it was kind of cute to watch Andy whine about being oldâ he made me promise to never let him get that out of shape.
We found the professor stumbling around drunk off his ass at a frat party trying to grind on any girl that got close (which was gross considering he was actually old enough to be their father) and just generally behaving like a slimy old man hiding behind a handsome young face. I distinctly remember that he was wearing a bedsheet toga, so when he went to do a keg stand it slipped off him and everybody saw Andy's dick hanging out- the real Andy found that pretty mortifying.
(Given how often he's running around in various states of undress, everybody on campus just thinks that Andy is really free with his body... which is correct, but not in the way they think.)
That was actually a fairly easy swap to fix AND we got to blackmail him into changing Andy's grade in the class to an A, so I guess it all worked out. He didn't even get stuck with the hangover!
In general, swaps being easy to do also means they're easy to undo. A spell is specifically targeted so it's often someone we're at least acquainted with AND we get their face in the trade, which means we can retrace their steps and figure out what they did. Every spell has a loophole so while it can be tricky to meet the criteria sometimes, a little bit of savvy always pulls us through. At this point we've reversed so many of them it's just a matter of opening up our glossary and trying stuff until something sticks.
Speaking personally, Andy and I have mixed feelings on swaps: we both appreciate that he gets to be awake and in a body during these but the bodies he gets are usually... less than ideal. Let's just say that the people trying to borrow other people's bodies generally aren't the ones who are happy with their own.
Every single time Andy gets swapped, he asks me if I'd still be able to love him in his new body. I haven't said no yet- but his real body is my favorite, of course.
âHurry up Dusty!â I yell up to my brother as I try to rush him out the door. âSteveâs here and youâre going to be late for Hellfire.â
âDonât act like you want me to be on time, you just want to go see Steve,â he yells back as he clambers down the stairs.Â
âEither way if you donât hurry up youâll be late . We both know how Eddie is if youâre late for Hellfire and I donât really think you want to deal with that today. So letâs go,â I say, and as my last sentence ends he shows up at the bottom of the stairs, shoes in hand.Â
âIâll put my shoes on in the car. Letâs go slowpoke,â he shouts as he walks out the door, and I trail after him shaking my head as I lock the door.Â
âDonât you dare sit in that seat!â I exclaim as I see him open the front door and start to sit in the passenger seat. I can hear Steve yelling at him as well as I make it to the car. I grab Dustinâs backpack and yank him backwards, aiming him towards the backseat. He grumbles as he wrenches the door open and climbs into the backseat. I slip in the front and set my purse at my feet before shutting the door and turning towards Steve.Â
âHi,â I say when I look at him, and he smiles and reaches over, grabbing my chin between his thumb and pointer finger and pulls me in for a kiss. I smile into the kiss, not wanting to pull away because we havenât seen each other in a couple of days due to our work schedules clashing.Â
âLovebirds, Iâm here to remind you that Iâm here. And that I still think itâs weird that my best friend and my sister make out,â Dustin says from the back, and I press one more kiss to Steveâs lips before pulling back, laughing.Â
âShut up Dustin,â I say, reaching back to smack him. âI still think itâs weird that your best friend is my age, so someone else will have to decide whoâs weirder.âÂ
âAnd besides,â Steve says, taking my hand and intertwining our fingers together. âWe do a lot more than make out,â he says, pulling me in for another kiss as Dustin gags in the backseat.Â
âDisgusting,â he says once he finishes gagging, and then he reaches forward and pushes our faces apart. âIâm going to be late. And if I have to watch this for a second longer I might vomit,â he says, and I laugh, pulling back from Steve and resting our hands on my thigh.Â
âOkay, weâre going,â Steve says as he uses one hand to shift gears and pull away from our house. âDonât vomit in my backseat,â he jokingly says as he drives, and I turn just in time to see Dustin give him the finger in the rearview mirror. Steve and I both chuckle, and then I turn the radio on.
With the radio playing in the background, Dustin and Steve start a conversation about hair products while we drive towards the school, and I just shake my head, mouthing the words to the songs I know as we drive.Â
When we get to the school, Steve stops right outside the doors that Dustin is supposed to go in, which have been propped open with what looks to be a math book.Â
âEddie is taking you home later,â I tell Dustin, turning to face him as he reaches for the door handle.Â
âWhy?â he asks, pausing his movements.
âBecause Iâm staying at Steveâs. Mom doesnât know, so donât say anything. She thinks Iâm staying with Robin,â I say, shooting a glare in his direction.Â
âWhatever,â he mumbles, and then cranks the door open. I see Lucas and Max heading inside, so to add gas to the fire I roll down my window.
âLove you Dusty!â I scream through the open window, cackling as he flips me the bird and as Max and Lucas laugh. âHi Max, hi Lucas,â I wave to them, before rolling the window up.Â
âHeâs going to spend the entirety of Hellfire trying to figure out a way to get you back, you know that, right?â Steve says with a small laugh as we pull away from the school.Â
âYeah, but it was worth it. As long as he doesnât tell mom where Iâm actually staying tonight,â I respond. Steve laughs again and takes my hand in his, intertwining our fingers, and then lifting our hands up and pressing a kiss to the back of my hand, before bringing our hands to rest on my thigh. We drive through Hawkins for a bit, before turning into the parking lot of the video store.Â
âWhat are we doing here?â I ask as Steve puts the car in park and unbuckles his seat belt, before leaning over and undoing mine.Â
âRenting a movie. Plus Robin is working and I thought we could stop by to say hi,â he responds, before opening his door and jogging around the back of the car to open mine as I pick up my purse. He holds out a hand for me as I step out of the car, and I take it. We walk hand in hand together into Family Video.Â
âHey Robs!â I shout as we enter the store, crossing to the counter and rounding the back of it to give her a hug.Â
âDid he tell you yet?â she asks when we pull away. Before I have a chance to respond, she turns to Steve and asks, âDid you tell her yet?â
âTell me what?â I ask at the same time Steve tells her to shut up. I turn my head back and forth between the two of them, trying to figure out what is happening. âUm, why donât you guys talk about⌠whatever this is, and Iâll go pick a movie,â I say and turn and walk away. As I start going through the aisles of the store looking for The Princess Bride I can hear them harshly whispering to each other. Iâm far enough away that I canât make out any words, just the sound of whispers. When I find the movie I grab it and walk back to the front. The moment I make an appearance at the end of the aisle the whispers stop and Steve leans on the counter in a weird way.Â
âSecrets donât make friends you two. What is going on here?â I ask as I drop the movie on the counter so Robin can scan it.Â
âNothing,â they both say at the same time, and then shoot me the same nervous smile.Â
âSometimes, itâs like you two are the same person, and itâs weird,â I say with a shake of my head. They both awkwardly laugh, and then Robin picks up the movie I dropped on the counter.Â
âPrincess Bride again?â
âYep. Itâs my favorite,â I say with a shrug of my shoulders.Â
âDonât you get tired of watching this movie over and over again for her?â Robin asks Steve, and he just laughs.
âI think we have determined that I would do anything for her, so it doesnât really matter,â he replies, wrapping an arm around my shoulders, tugging me into him, and then placing a kiss on the top of my head.Â
âOkay, you guys are gross. Get out of here,â Robin says, holding the bag she had slipped the movie into out to me.Â
âThanks Robs. See you tomorrow, okay? Girls night with Max.â
âSounds good, Y/N, see you then,â she says with a smile, and then waves us out the door. âNow go on, have date night while I sit here wasting away at work.â Steve and I both laugh, and head out the door. Steve opens my car door for me and then walks around to his side of the car to get in.Â
âSo,â I start once Steve is in the car and has started it. âWhat are you supposed to ask me?â He laughs and shakes his head, before putting his hand on the back of the seat and turning to look to reverse out of his parking spot.
âIâll ask you when itâs time to ask you. Robin wasnât supposed to say anything,â he says.Â
âOkay but why canât you just ask me now?â I ask him, leaning back in my seat and looking out the window.Â
âBecause now isnât the time,â he responds, reaching over and putting his hand on my thigh. He squeezes gently, and then speaks again. âI promise that itâs nothing bad. I know your mind is over working right now. Donât worry about it. Thatâs why Robin shouldnât have said anything, because I knew if I didnât ask you right then or right after it would cause you to panic. So just know that Iâll ask you before we go to sleep, okay?â I silently nod my head, and lay my hand over his. We drive in silence to his house, just the radio creating noise in the car. I sit there trying not to be in my own head, and Iâm so focused on that, that I donât even notice that we donât turn down his street.Â
âWeâre here,â he says as we stop in front of a house that I know is not his house.Â
âUm, where are we?â I ask him as he gets out of the car. He says nothing and comes around to my side of the car, opening the door for me.
âWhy donât you get out and Iâll show you?â he says, and holds out his hand for me to take. I take it and step out of the car, walking slowly towards the house. He walks behind me, wrapping his arms around my waist and stepping in step with me. When we get to the door, Steve pulls a set of keys out of his pocket, and steps around me, reaching for the door.Â
âSteve, what is this?â I ask him as he opens the door. He motions his hand for me to walk in the door, and I do. As I enter the house I can see candles in the windowsills, and a living room to one side, with a set of living room furniture and a large tv, which all look very new. âOkay Mister,â I say, stopping in the doorway to the living room and putting my hands on my hips. âWhat is this? Answer me please,â I say, looking at him as stern as I can muster, the outcome not being very stern because I am so confused and kind of overwhelmed. He laughs and picks me up, throwing me over his shoulder, and running into the living room. He tosses me gently on the couch before jumping on and landing on top of me.Â
âThis,â he starts, and then pauses to kiss me quickly. âSorry, I couldnât resist. Okay, so,â he says as he sits up and pulls me to sit up with him, resting my legs across his lap. âYou know how we got that big government payout for the Vecna situation?â he asks, and I nod my head still confused. âOkay and you know how we got one for Starcourt? And remember how mine was larger than yours because I was super duper injured by the Russian spies?â I nod again, still not fully understanding. âOkay, so with the one from Starcourt I started buying furniture here and there and storing it in the pool house at my parents. And then, with the one from Vecna, I bought this house. The whole thing. No mortgage or anything. Itâs just mine. Iâve had it for a few weeks, and Iâve been recruiting the gang to help me move stuff in, along with Eddie and the other older members of the Hellfire club. I have all my stuff moved in, and Iâm officially out of my parents house,â he says, and then looks down at me as I process everything.Â
âWait. This is your house? Did you have any keep-quiet money left?And youâve been moving in over the past few weeks? And no one told me? How did Dustin not break and tell me something? How did Robin manage to keep it a secret?â I ask, the questions coming one right after the other, giving him no chance to respond, until the last question leaves my mouth. He chuckles, and tucks his fingers under my chin, bringing my face to meet his and kisses me gently before letting me go.Â
âOkay. Yes, this is my house. Yes, I still have a good chunk of keep-quiet money left, plus my paychecks from Family Video. The property values here are way down because of everything. Yes, Iâve been moving in for a few weeks. No, no one told you. I threatened all of them within an inch of their lives, and told them they would all owe me money if anyone broke the news to you before it was time. I threatened Dustin extra by telling him I would cut his mullet off if he spilled the news. And, Robin now owes me $50 because she all but spilled it when we were at Family Video earlier.âÂ
âWait what? She asked me if you had asked me a question yet. And you haven't done that,â I say, looking at him.Â
âNo, not yet, but you know what Iâm about to ask you,â he says with a smile, and I just look at him.
âBabe, you know I am not good at reading between the lines unless itâs to over think. I have no idea what you are about to ask me.âÂ
âSweetheart, you were put on this earth to give me a headache,â he says with a shake of his head. He then takes my chin in his hand again, and looks me straight in the eyes. âY/N, will you move in with me? If not I understand, I mean you live with your mom and brother so I would completely understand if,â he starts rambling, and I lean forward and cut him off by pressing my lips to his.Â
âShut up you dummy, of course Iâll move in with you,â I say when I pull away. âPlus, by the looks of the size of this house from the outside thereâs bound to be a spare room or two where we can have my brother stay the night, or even the whole gang. And weâre still in Hawkins, so I can see my mom whenever I want.âÂ
âI love you,â he says, and I lean forward and capture his lips with mine.Â
âI love you,â I say when I pull away, and then lean in to kiss him again. When we finally break apart we both sit there catching our breath for a second.Â
âSo, do you want a tour of our house?â Steve asks with a grin.
Summary: You were out on a mission for a week, and when Tony, your self-appointed overprotective bodyguard, notices your Greek god of a boyfriend acting weird, he makes it his personal duty to figure out why. By asking Steve what was going on? Hell no. By slipping a Stark Tracker on him and shoving 11 people into an 8-seater Honda Odyssey to follow him.
Pairing: Steve Rogers x fem!reader
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âTake a left.â Fridayâs monotone voice rang out.
âTake a left here, Happy,â Tony instructed, looking up from the Stark Map on his phone.
Happy rolled his eyes, mumbling something along the lines of I know, the robot already told me.
âThis isnât necessary, Tony,â You repeated for about the hundredth time. âSteve is not cheating on me.â
âMy evidence says otherwise,â Tony urged Happy to drive faster, earning a grumble from the latter. âHeâs acting very suspicious, always going out and coming back late every time.â
âActually, I can vouch for Tony on that one,â Clint adds from his squished place in the last row of the mini-van, practically sitting in an annoyed Natashaâs lap. âHeâs been acting pretty weird.â
âDoesnât automatically mean that heâs cheating,â You defended. âHe probably has other reasons.â
âFine. Cheating or fight club. Which would you prefer?â Tony cocked his head at you, and you shoved it back.
âIf he is bedding another woman, I will make sure he cannot bed any woman ever again!â Thor declared loudly into your ear, Wanda also wincing on the other side of him.
âYou mean cut his dick off?â Sam piped in from the back, who was purposefully shoving into Bucky with every turn the car made.
âUm, indeed. I think so,â Thor shrugged. âI am not sure what I meant either.â
âUh Mister Stark?â Peter turns around from the passenger seat that he was sharing with a very uncomfortable Bruce. âDid you really have to bring all of us? I have a lot of math homework to finish.â
Tony waved him off. âI have like 30 assistants back at the tower, kid. Someone will do it for you. Plus, all of us have to catch Rogers in the act and publicly shame him.â
You turned back to Tony, remembering what you both were initially arguing about after the ringing in your ear settled down. âYou didnât have to sneak a damn tracking device on him! You could have just asked what he was doing like a normal person.â
âFuck being normal. At least be grateful that I waited for you until you came back from your mission to catch him red handed.â Tony smirked. âOr should I say cum handed.â
Everyone gagged.
âActually, I donât think thatâs how it works,â Vision frowned, basically underneath Wanda. âThe semen technically would not be in the Captainâs hand, unless-â
âVis, honey.â Wanda just shook her head.
âPlus, I already asked Cyborg over here.â Tony pointed to the back at Bucky, who was still glaring at Sam. âHe went uhh, I donât know and ran away,â Tony said in his best dumb jock voice.
âNothing is going on, Tony.â Bucky narrowed his eyes. âJust turn the car around.â
âI agree with Barnes.â Natasha kicked Tonyâs seat from the third row. âTurn around, Happy.â
Bucky looked past Sam and Clint, who were hitting each otherâs knees with their own. âSteve told you too?â He asked in Russian with a raised eyebrow.
Natasha shook her head with a smirk. âNo. Iâm just smart like that.â
âToo late, buddy,â Tony ignored their secret conversation, flashing a fake smile over his shoulder. âLike the great John B once said, âWe didnât come this far to get this farâ.â
Peter whipped around once again, his eyes lighting up at the quote. âMister Stark, Iâm really glad that youâre watching my TV show recommendations, but Iâm pretty sure someone else said it before he did-â
âHappy, take another left here.â Tony called out, mimicking the AI who just said it seconds before.
You rolled your eyes, the red dot in the center of Brooklyn on the phone screen catching your attention. You had no reason to doubt Steveâs loyalty toward your relationship. He loved you and you loved him and you knew that he would never do anything to hurt you. But, you were curious as to why Steve was apparently acting weird while you were gone, and what the hell he was doing in Brooklyn.
âTrust me, Tone. Heâs not cheating. Iâll just ask him when he comes back, itâs probably just some stuff he has to take care of.â
âCâmon guys,â Bucky pressed. âLetâs turn around. I need to pee or something.â
âHm, sounds like you're in denial.â Tony said to you, ignoring Bucky once again. âDonât worry, the next step will be coming soon. Anger,â Tony announced with a grin like it was some kind of flashy news headline.
âTony, why the hell does it sound like you want my boyfriend to be cheating on me.â
âAw come on, itâs not like that,â Tony gestured at Happy to take a right. âIâm just looking out for you.â
You rolled your eyes once again, rubbing your wrist, remembering the death grip Tony had on you earlier as he dragged you into the light blue Honda Odyssey packed tight of Avengers in the back of his garage. He was saving it for his future family, he had claimed when you asked why Tony Stark of all people owned a minivan.
âStop!â Tony yelled, and Happy quickly stepped on the brake, sending everyone flying forward. You heard Bruce and Peter groaning in the front. âThis is it. The big reveal,â he announced.
You immediately scooted ever closer to Tony as he pressed his forehead to the window.
âHeâs having an affair with . . .â Tony paused with a frown, his sunglasses sliding down the slope of his nose. âThe owner of Vintage Pawn Shop?â
Pawn shop? Didn't Steve say something about a pawn shop a while back?
Identical confused eyebrow furrows made their way onto everyoneâs faces, except Buckyâs and Natashaâs, as you spotted your unmistakable 6 foot 2 super soldier through the glass littered with fingerprints.
He was describing something to the old lady working in the store, looking hopeful and tired, like he had been searching for it for days. She nodded and raised her finger in a one minute, honey type of way and started rummaging through some things behind the counter. She pulled out a small box from somewhere, opening it and gently placing it in front of Steve.
You squinted your eyes, accidentally shoving Tonyâs head into the window of the car as you craned your neck closer, trying to read the womanâs lips.
She said something along the lines of This might be what youâre looking for, sweetie, and Steveâs eyes lit up, a clear wave of nostalgia crashing over him. With gentle calloused fingers, he lifted a ring out of the box, admiring it with a soft smile.
âFriday,â Tony called out, face still squished between you and the car window. âConnect to the storeâs CCTV.â
Before you could ask since when the hell Friday could do that, the Stark Map with a You have arrived at your destination adorned on its screen quickly was replaced with the live footage from the storeâs cameras.
âDid this belong to someone that you knew, honey?â The old womanâs kind voice grainily made its way through the speaker of Tonyâs phone as she noticed Steveâs eyes glistening with tears.
Everyone tried to move closer to the phone for Steveâs reply in the overcrowded car. âOw!â You heard Clint yell, probably at Sam. âThat was my foot, dumbass!â He was immediately shushed.
âYeah.â Steve nodded, still smiling at the ring. âMy maâs.â
Multiple gasps were heard throughout the car, Happyâs being the loudest.
A weeks old, sleepy memory that was buried deep into your brain immediately flooded back.
You and Steve were wrapped around each other, your ear pressed to his heart, slowly lulling you to sleep with a familiar beat.
âYâknow, you remind me of my ma.â Steve randomly declared against your hair, and you peered up at him to meet the soft currents in his eyes. âBeautiful. Kind. Doesnât take shit from anyone.â
He pressed a kiss to your lips as you smiled, cupping your face to pull back and look at you. He stared lovingly at you for a while, settling into a comfortable silence.
âEverything okay?â You turned your head to kiss his palm. The last time he had looked at you for this long without talking, it was right before he burst into tears after you had almost died on a mission.
âYeah, sweetheart. Just thinking.â He pulled you back into his chest, placing another kiss on your forehead. âShe wouldâve loved you.â
After a little bit of silence, he spoke again. âHer ring was beautiful.â
âOh?â You hummed.
âYeah.â He nuzzled his nose into your cheek, a slight Brooklyn accent slipping through as he talked slowly, his words laced with sleep. âDonât know where it is, but I wanna find it for you. Iâll look through every pawn shop in the state. And when I find it Iâll propose when the timeâs right under the stars and youâll say yes because youâre just like my ma, and Ma loved me more than anything in the world.â
If Steve had brought up the topic of marrying you during the day when you were wide-awake, you probably would have had a stroke of happiness.
But right now, it was night.
It was night and you were half-asleep, wrapped up in Steveâs warm arms, feeling more at peace there than you ever had anywhere else.
Nothing but peace.
So you just drowsily grinned into his bare chest, your hand snaking up to rest on his cheek. âShe loved you more than anything in the world, huh?â You repeated. âWell then I guess your Ma and I are pretty similar.â
You looked up from the screen and back at the window, staring at the ring in Steveâs hand with wide eyes. The sunlight bounced off of it and the jewel sparkled in the light with an elegant touch. Steve was right- it was absolutely gorgeous.
A smile crept onto your face, matching the one on Steveâs.
âWhy the hell are you smiling?â Tonyâs voice interrupted your daze. âHeâs gonna propose to the side chick!â
Carol Danvers x teen reader prompt 44 the hot chocolate one! Maybe she's like a big sister to reader. - @witchreporter đ
44: âI make a great hot chocolate.â âIâll be the judge of that.â
Rubbing your hands together, you tried to warm them up as you walked into your apartment, shrugging your bag off by the table.
You saw a familiar jacket on the back of the couch and you smiled to yourself.
âI havenât seen you in a while.â
âIâve been away, youâve not been buying shopping.â
You turned to the doorway to see the face of a very familiar superhero look around.
Anybody else wouldâve freaked out, panicked or immediately began fangirling about a superhero being in the apartment.
For you it was normal.
âTakeout man, easy food.â
Carol sighed, pointing a spoon at you.
âI didnât teach you to cook for nothing.â She scolded.
You grinned a little, shrugging your jacket off, pulling on her jacket and wondered into the kitchen.
Kneeling on a chair, you looked at Carol.
âThis is breaking and entering ya know.â
âI have a key.â
âYou have a key?â
âYes?â
You both looked at each other confused for a moment.
âOh yeahâŚâ you mumbled.
Carol laughed slightly, shaking her head a little bit at you.
âWell since youâre here will you help me with my homework?â
âYeah sure go get it.â
You jumped up, rushing to get your homework and you set it on the table, heading to the fridge to grab a can of soda.
âThought you were good a math?â
âNot this kinda math, I suck at it.â
Carol hummed a little bit, picking up the paper, furrowing her brows a little and you snickered.
âYou donât know either.â
âI do! Iâm just.. trying to figure out how to explain itâŚâ
Laughing a little, you took it from her, sitting at the table, gesturing to the food that she was making.
âThought Iâd make something simple then weâll go buy you actual food.â
âAlright.â You shrugged.
You began your homework, getting done what you could until the food was ready.
Carol took your homework, setting the plate down in front of you.
âYes! My favourite!â You cheered.
Carol smiled a bit.
âYup, I know you love it, so I thought it would be nice. Iâll be back for a while, so Iâm going to make sure that youâll eat real food not takeout.â
âYou gonna stay here?â
âIf you want, do you still have that spare room available?â
âOh yeah I kept it done up just in case.â
She smiled at you, sitting down with her own dinner.
When you guys were finished, you grabbed your jacket, giving Carol hers back, making your way into the snowy streets.
Running into the store, you ran straight to the snack aisle.
â(Y/N) no!â
Carol rushed after you, grabbing the back of your jacket.
âNo, food then snacks.â
âNo! Carol come on!â You whined.
âNope.â
You huffed, throwing random things into the basket and she kept taking them out and putting them away.
Finding something interesting, you crouched down, holding the chocolate in your hands.
âCarol, Carol look!â
âWhatâs up?â
She walked over, taking it from your hands to look at.
âAuthentic chocolate to make into hot chocolate.â
Carol looked at you, putting it in the basket, going to look for a few others things and you trailed after her.
âCan we make hot chocolate?â You asked.
She walked over to the checkout and you followed her.
âI make a great hot chocolate.â
You carried on putting everything on the checkout.
âIâll be the judge of that.â
Carol rolled her eyes, paying for everything and putting it all into a couple of bags.
You took one of them and you both made your way back.
âWhy are you back anyways? Shouldnât you be out saving the universe or something?â You asked.
âWell, apparently I have a teenager who needs looking after because they refuse to cook and do normal everybody things.â
âYouâre not my mother.â
Carol rolled her eyes.
âI may as well be I look after you enough.â
You ran upstairs stairs, barrelling through the door to your apartment.
Carol came in after you, gesturing for you to put the shopping away which you did while grumbling.
âIâm going to start calling you every week you know, making sure you actually go shopping.â
âIâll just lie.â
âIâll send people to check.â
You grinned a little bit at her, and you turned around.
âYou really do care huh?â
âCourse I do, why else would I be here?â
âTo make me hot chocolateâŚâ
âYouâre helping Iâm not doing it all.â
âDeal!â
You rushed over to her to happily help a huge smile on your face and she smiled as well.
For the longest time she had blamed herself for a lot of things, and then she just happened to stumble across you one day stealing some food.
And youâve taught her a lot, not she was the unofficial older sister to you and she was happy to look after you.
In a universe where everybody relied on her to save the day and rescue them, you just relied on her to help you with homework and just generally spend time with you playing games or cooking for you
Heyy!! I really REALLY love your writings!! Could you please write something fluffy for Renjun as well? I'd appreciate that alot! but if you cant its fine too đŤśđŤśđŤś
⥠rj x fem!reader ⥠school au ⥠classmates to lovers âĄ
fluff. no warnings!
renjun was that boy who made your heart do somersaults. renjun was that boy who made you feel like you swallowed a million butterflies.
renjun was that boy you loved.
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huang renjun was that boy with soft eyes, pretty lips, and a perfect smile. he was that boy you had a couple classes with. that boy who always happened to sit two rows ahead of you, one seat over to the left.
so there you were in your first class, sitting contently throughout the lecture. your mind starts to drift as you observe the boy with his back facing toward you. you couldn't help but notice how neat his notes were and how nice his handwriting was. the lecture ended, urging chaos to erupt in the room. you stay in your seat, as usual, to wait out the stampede of students.
the room cleared to reveal a beige cardigan draped onto the back of a chair. you counted one, two, rows up, and one seat over. it was renjun's. renjun was always one of the first out of the class, so he was probably long gone. you figured you could just take it with you since you would see him in math later, anyway. you picked the soft beige fabric up from the chair and wrapped it over your arm. you headed over to the door but stopped for a second to answer a text on your phone. you didn't pay any notice to a presence entering the room until an abrupt greeting startled you.
"hi.â
you instinctively jerked your head up.
"oh my gosh renjun you scared me." you said, hand to your heart. renjun flashed a smile and pointed his finger to call attention to you holding his cardigan.
"oh." you quickly handed it to renjun. " i was gonna give this-" you could feel your face heating up. "i just thought you had already left so i figured i- but maybe i should have just left it-"
renjun threw his head back in laughter at how flustered you were. "yn it's okay." he interrupted you. "i actually didn't even come here to get this." he smiled. "i came here to leave this paper on the professor's desk. he held up a paper in his hand. "so thanks. i never wouldnât have noticed i left it here if i hadn't seen you holding it." he giggled through each sentence.
you felt some strange sense of relief wash over you. you started to laugh with him. this situation really shouldn't have been funny enough to make the two of you laugh as hard as you did. but it felt good.
renjun's eyes shifted to look at the clock on the wall behind you. "shoot. class starts in like 4 minutes!" he said as he naturally began to walk backwards, eyes still fixed on the clock. "bye yn. i'll see you in like an hour!" you watched the boy leave your sight, listening to his footsteps growing quieter and quieter.
you've been classmates for a while now, in fact, he was the first person you ever talked to on your first day. both of you had arrived to class too early and made small talk in the hall while you waited to go in. so it's not like the two of you were strangers, but you wished to get to know him more.
a little while later, you went to math. you took your usual seat, looking over to where renjun sits, only to see that someone else had taken his spot. this worried you because that spot was perfect for keeping an eye on him, which was pretty much the only thing you looked forward to when going to math. all the other âgoodâ spots were being taken. you were preparing to have an extremely boring class without having a view of that pretty boy, but finally, that boy you were waiting for walks in the room, scanning around for an open seat. your eyes widened a little once you realized nobody was sitting next to you.
renjun approached you confidently. "guess this is where iâll have to sit." he smiled.
you donât know why the thought of sitting next to him excited you so much, but you couldnât stop smiling. it wouldnât be so easy to look at him without making it obvious, though.
you stared blankly at the mess of numbers in front of you. you had no idea what any of it meant.
"need some help with that?â renjun leaned over, having noticed your struggles. he was close to you. probably the closest heâs ever been. you got that funny feeling like as if you were on a roller coaster drop. âoh.â you said shyer than before. âyeah.â
renjun rested his elbow on your side of the desk to reach your paper easier. âokay soâŚâ he began to explain to you.
you ignored the little gestures he made to the paper, and how he scribbled some nonsence.
You could only focus on him. the way his voice sounded in spite of his gibberish. the way his hair brushed his skin when he moved. the way his eyes glowed as he thought.
"so, does that make sense?â
everything he just said completely flew over your head, but you responded, nonetheless. âyeah! yes, thanks. that makes so much more sense.â you smiled.
renjun scoffed. âyn, you didn't listen to anything i just said.â
âwhat?! why would you think that?â you said, avoiding eye contact.
âbecause i started talking about my grandmaâs kiwi allergy and you didnât notice.â
the bell rung.
âhow about we continue this in the library after school?â he said, getting up from his seat. âsince itâs the weekend tomorrow, weâll have more time to work.â
you felt your smile form on your face again, giving renjun the idea that you agreed.
âoh yeah,â he continued. âcan i have your number?â he rubbed his forearm. âso i can text you when i get to the library..â he swallowed.
âyes, right. right.â you pulled out your phone quickly, looking a little clumsy while doing it.
he took your phone and you observed his concentrated expression as his thumbs glided across the screen.
after exchanging numbers, you went your separate ways.
you walked away, feeling a little embarrassed. âwhy do i act so weird around him?â you scolded yourself.
after school hours, you decided to go find renjun. you approached the library, walking alongside a glass portion of the wall, and caught a glimpse of your reflection. you cringed at the sight of your tangled hair.
you glanced at the time on your phone before starting your way back in the same direction you just came from, finding the nearest restroom. you put your bag on the counter, and combed through your hair with your hands, taking another moment to reapply some lip tint.
fixing your posture, you stood tall in your reflection. you smacked your lips together and ruffled your hair before grabbing your bag and speed walking out to the hall.
you approached the library once again, this time, a little more confident.
you walked through the quiet room, the smell of old books and wooden shelves hit you softly. the stillness around you made you self conscious, you could hear your every move. there you saw him, sitting at a desk, his back to you. he was tapping his fingers against his cheek, and seemed to be deep in thought.
you approached him from behind but you almost didnât want to disrupt his thinking. you wondered what he could possibly be thinking about.
renjun suddenly scooted his chair back as if about to stand up. âwhen is she gonna be here-â he gasped after seeing you standing right behind him as he turned his head. âholy-â he caught his breath.
âsorry. i didnât mean to startle you.â you laughed. âand sorry im lateâŚsomething came up.â
âdonât worryâŚi hadnât even noticed you were lateâŚâ renjunâs eyes wandered around the room. âuh soâŚshould I help you with that thing from earlier?â he pulled out the chair next to his, gesturing his hand for you to sit.
âyes, thanks.â you sat down. âitâs nice to know that youâre good at mathâŚâ you said to break any second of the silence.
âyeahâŚum, yeah iâm pretty good at mathâŚâ
you wondered why he sounded like he was lying, but you brushed it off. renjun seemed to be way more nervous than earlier, unlike the confident renjun you were used to.
âokay this is easy!â he said. âthis should be a 2 instead of a 1.â he pointed at the faint pencil on your wrinkled paper.
you thought you had that one right⌠but without asking many questions, you went along with whatever it was that renjun said.
you worked until the evening, then you decided to finish up.
as you picked up the rest of your things, renjun took off his sweater and draped it over his chair. âwonât you be leaving?âyou asked. âwhy take it off now?â
he looked to you. âoh. i just got really hotâŚlikeâŚright now.â
âoh. okay.â you replied. âwell thank you for helping me, renjun.â
âmm.â he nodded, a faint smile in his eyes.
you were hoping to walk out with him, maybe even get him to walk you home, but before you could even swing your backpack over one shoulder, he was off.
âokay bye yn gotta go see you tomorrow!â he blurted as one long word as he rushed out of the library.
ârenjun, your sweater!â you did a double take at the chair where it was left. he heard you but he acted like he didnât. âweird.â you picked up the sweater, just like you had done earlier. right then, you heard a buzz from your phone.
from: huang renjun
hi yn. i left my sweater at the library. do you mind taking it with you???
omg renjun i literally told you that before you ran out!!!
are you free tomorrow? so you can give me my sweaterâŚ
yeah im free
can we meet at that cafe by the school? at like noon?
sure
that next morning, you found yourself walking to that cafe. opening the door, you found comfort in the scent of coffee and sweetness.
ârenjun!â you called over to him. âhere.â you handed him the soft bunch of fabric.
âthanks. sorry to make you come here.â he apologized, though you knew he wasnât actually sorry.
âoh, i donât mindâŚâ you shrugged.
âwell since weâre already here⌠do you want to get a coffee or something?â renjun proposed. âsit. ill go get something.â
you sat at one of the smaller tables, while renjun ordered something. you couldnât stop yourself from staring helplessly at the boy. his beige cardigan complimented his light brown hair. it seemed that every time you saw him, the more you grew to like him. he was cute, well-mannered, funny. you usually tried to shake away these feelings once they started, but today you let them stick around a little longer.
the sight of renjun walking over to you, holding two drinks in either hand, was enough to make you blush.
âhere.â he handed a cup to you.
he sat down in the seat across from you, but only for a moment.
âi better get going. something came up.â he got up, just like that, walking past you and out the door.
it happened suddenly, so you didnât even see him walk out, but you did see, by the time you turned around, his beige sweater in a bunch on the floor.
âthat boyâŚâ you mumbled to yourself as you went straight to pick it up and run after him.
that boy was now halfway down the block. ârenjun!â you got no response. you ran as quickly as you could. once you got close enough to reach, you tugged on his arm.
he turned around.
you dropped your hands to your knees, gasping for air. âyou,â you swallowed, âyou dropped this.â holding the cardigan out with one arm, the other still resting on your bent knee. âyou know, youâre very clumsy, huang renjun.â
âoh that?â he laughed. âi dropped it on purpose.â
âŚ
âwhyâŚ. would you do that..â your jaw stayed open.
âso you would come looking for me!â he flashed a bright smile.
his perfect expression distracted you for a second. âyou must have a big ego to think i would go out of my way just to give you this.â you shoved the cardigan into renjunâs arms.
âright, because you just full-speed sprinted down this block for funâŚâ he teased back.
you didnât really have anything to say so you moved your eyes away from his.
âyn.â he spoke.
ârenjun?â you replied.
âwhy are you so cute?â he asked, well aware of how flustered it would make you.
a sudden warmth overtook your chest. you kept your stare away from renjun, but he kept his on you, not expecting a response. he took in a breath before he spoke. âwill you hang out with me today?â
now you fixed your eyes to his. âdonât you have something urgent?â
âi made that up. letâs go.â he grabbed your wrist and pulled you along to wherever he was going.
your feet scooted across the sidewalk as you tried to keep up with his rushing pace. you looked down to see where his hand held your wrist gently. âhow could he be so bold?â you thought.
ârenjun!â you shouted, seeming a little annoyed. âwhere are we going?!â
renjun turned his head to you for a moment before facing forward again. âim taking you somewhere special.â
moments later, you arrived in front of a small corner store.
âcmon letâs go inside.â he opened the door and let you walk in before he did.
âso your idea of hanging out is making me run errands with you?â you playfully nudged renjunâs shoulder with yours.
âwell if somebody didnât use every single one of my pages as scrap paperâŚâ
you felt like you were getting closer and closer to renjun, and you felt it happening quickly. you kept surprising yourself with how comfortably you would act around him, and how you could tell he felt more comfortable too. the happiness you felt around him was starting to outweigh the tension you had been feeling.
you and renjun spent the rest of the day walking around the city, browsing boutiques that were way too expensive for both of you combined to afford. you just did normal things, but it felt surreal.
you went to sleep that night, thinking about that boy, continuing your fantasies from where you had left off the night before.
the next morning, you snoozed your alarm a couple times less than usual, motivated by just the thought of that boy.
today after school, the class rankings of the math test scores would be posted. after the bell rang, you found renjun waiting in front of the classroom. âim kind of nervous..â you murmured as you took your place next to him, leaning against the wall. he didnât seem too confident himself. âme too.â he confessed. you nudged his shoulder after hearing his response. âpsh, donât be. youâll probably be in first place.â
you had a lot of confidence in him.
a few minutes later, you, renjun, and the rest of the class, stood in front of a long list of names, trying to get a glimpse at their own.
after a moment of squinting, you came across your name. âhey, for out of 53 students, i didnât do too badly.â your shoulders dropped in relief.
renjun gave you a thumbs up and a big smile that almost looked sarcastic. âgood job!â
âwell thanks to your helpâŚâ you tried to stay modest. âWhat did you get?â you asked him. âi canât find your name in the top 10.â you looked further and further down the list.
#53. Huang Renjun
âoh yeah about thatâŚâ he tried to get you to look away from the paper. âhey letâs go to the library now!â he changed the subject, and dragged you to the library.
the two of you sat in your usual spots. âso do you need help with anything?â he looked tense.
you werenât good at math, but you were at least smart enough to realize that renjun wasnât good at math either.
ârenjun.â you turned around to face him.
âhm?â he perked his head up.
âyou cant do math either, right?â
he fluttered his eyes. âhm?â
âi saw your score, renjun.â
âoh.â
you couldnât keep a straight face. âwhy are you pretending to be good at math?â
he just stayed silent, tracing around the desk with his finger. you were hesitant to ask, but you did anyway, ârenjun,â you paused, âdo you like me or something?â
his movements froze. âhow about i walk you home?â he frantically got his stuff together. âitâs gonna get dark soon so letâs hurry.â
you couldnât pass up that offer, so you just let him get away with avoiding your question.
he walked you home, and your heart fluttered all the way there. âitâs here.â you slowed your pace as you approached the small stairs in front of the door. you walked up one of the steps before turning around to face the boy who seemed a little shorter all the sudden. âim taller than you!â you giggled.
renjun stood on his tippy toes, bringing his face nearly level to yours. he looked at you. his glossy eyes glimmered with the porch light that automatically turned on.
you leaned back a little, surprised at how close you were to him.
you suddenly felt that shyness that you had almost forgotten the feeling of. âim still taller.â you said.
his concentrated expression turned into a grin. âwell good thing im just tall enough.â
âjust tall enough for what?â you laughed. âa smurf?â
he couldnât help but smile as he shook his head gently, careful not to break his eye contact. âno.â he said. âfor this.â
and unexpectedly, that boy that stood in front of you. that boy with the sweetest smile and the cutest laugh. that boy you couldnât stop thinking about. he leaned in. and the closer he got, the more you anticipated his touch. his hand on your cheek. his eyes fixed on your lips; thatâs where he placed his own. it was the most perfect match.
you felt only his lips move out of your reach as he stepped up to you. âitâs better if iâm taller, donât you think?â he laughed before reattaching his lips to yours. your hands made their way to find a place to rest against his chest. you felt his heart push against your palms.
âyn. i dont know if ive made it obvious enough, but i really like you.â
âso you do like me..â your grin stretched from ear to ear.
he didnât answer. he looked at you and sighed through his forming smile. he reached for your hand to tug you closer. and without a word, your lips reconnected.
you took in everything you could about that moment. you wanted to cherish every feeling of every second you spent with that boy.
that boy who pulled you closer. that boy who held your hand.
renjun, that boy you loved, was now renjun, that boy who loved you.
tysm for requesting i rlly appreciate it ! hope u like it ďźžďźž
i usually donât write things this long but idk what happened hhahahhaha
desc : basically your awkward ahh crush taking you out for a study date.. ( this is very much based on when i fly towards you so credits to the show and you should defo watch it on netflix )
warnings : cursing, and uh maybe offensive to historical figures ?????
As the school bell rang i couldn't help but want to rush to pack my bags and leave. Of course i had so much excitement, (c/n) asked me out. Well, kind of. He asked me for help in history after school and how could I say no to his face ?? so he arranged a study session for us. just us. I was ecstatic, but incredibly nervous. "Youâll be fine (y/n). Remember why (c/n) asked you out in the first place. Youâre and amazing person and heâs an idiot if he breaks your heart." (bf/n) reassured me. I couldnât help but smile at her compliments. Sheâs been my best friend since kindergarten so hearing her say such nice things about me always hits different. "Thank you (bf/n), wish me luck !!" I said, before running off towards (c/n) who was exiting his math class.
The walk to the library was fun..we chatted about our cultures and our past experiences and it was actually pretty interesting. We reached the library and we started studying pretty much. We were studying history since we had a big test coming up. Then, "You know I saw a Raffles x Farquad fanfiction on Wattpad once?" (c/n) said casually. what the actual fuck. "what the fuck do you do in your free time (c/n) ???? IS THIS WHY YOUâRE FAILING HISTORY ??? DID YOU WRITE THAT THEY WERE DATING IN YOUR PAPER ???" I asked, completely baffled. ( this actually happened irl js not to me đ¨ ) " uh. Maybe ???" (c/n) replied, smiling awkwardly. "oh my fuck (c/n) if youâre basing your history info on FANFICTION instead of our textbooks you might be beyond my help." I said half-jokingly. "Awh donât say that (y/n) we all know how much you love me" he said with a flirtatious grin on his face. I kinda mentally freaked out at that Iâm not gonna lie but if he sees that I did Iâm never gonna hear the end of it. So I rolled my eyes jokingly and said "Maybe you should focus on our history lectures instead of focusing on me" Well that shut him up. (in a good way đ)
The study session continued until about 6PM when we started to head home. I was walking out of the library when he tugged on my sleeve and I turned around to look at him. The sun was starting to set and he was looking into my eyes in a way my heart couldnât handle. "uhh..I was wondering if youâd like me to tutor you in (subj/n). I know you said you needed help in it to (bf/n)âŚso I thought I could help.." he said shyly while averting his eyes. "Oh..but I donât want to take up your time.." I said, not wanting to be a burden to him especially since heâs already failing a class. To that he replied, "well, if you tutor me in history then..maybe we can..take up each others timeâŚ?" he said awkwardly. God heâs so cute I canât do this iâm literally gonna pass out and ascend to fuckin Celestia. "oh ! If you donât mind then Iâd love to be your study buddy" "yeah ?" he asked grinning boyishly. "yeah." I replied as we walked towards the bus stop.
Study buddyâŚheâs not my boyfriend yet but itâs a good start. I donât mind us taking up each others time anyway.
hii :) I hope you guys liked this cute little fanfic and I regret to tell yâall that Iâm traveling soon so I wonât be able to update for 8-10 days but I will continue to update after I come back. Thanks for reading !! đ
Lando having girlfriend thatâs super smart? It would be hilarious. At first when he talks about it everyone is like đ amazing but we know that almost anyone can be genius compared to you. But then theyâre doing some sort of challenge (can be with Quadrant or with drivers or whatever) and thereâs some algebra thrown in there and Landoâs girl just does it in like a minute. Thatâs something. Then they meet at Landoâs or heâs streaming and sheâs studying in the background and everyone is so confused because what the hell does she do there??? Is it chemistry or maths or physics or what. She tells them about it and they are lost after âoh I can explain it to you guysâ the rest is gibberish in their ears. Then sheâs citing Shakespeare or Bulgakov and everyone believes Lando. But thereâs more important question to ask that bothers them âhow did he pull her and did she fall on her head really hard when she agreed on dating?â
this is so cute i love them being like âlando thinks sheâs smart so sheâs probably just better at making choices than he isâ and instead itâs âsheâs getting two degrees at once and still coming to visit lando at races when she has time.â
a challenge would be so funny like imagine just a trivia game and she answers every single question. they have to ring a bell to answer and sheâd be ringing before theyâre done asking the question. everyone is confused why she knows so much about everything and sheâs just like âwdym? you donât know the exact date this obscure historical thing happened?â
imagine max and oscar coming over to hang and sheâs studying so theyâre trying to help her by reading flashcards but they canât pronounce the big technical words. sheâd be answering the questions while theyâre still trying to pronounce the name of some chemical. or she like finishes the question with perfect pronunciation and gives the right answer, another word they canât pronounce, and theyâre so amazed.
she turns into the grids personal google when they realize she knows a little bit about everything, like someone offhand asks something stupid and everyone is making fun of him and sheâs like âno actually thats a great question! i think about it all the time and the answer is-â and everyone shuts up and listens bc she articulates everything so well and can take a complex topic and simplify it for them. sheâll bring race logic in sometimes when explaining stuff. anytime someone has a question theyâre finding her to ask bc google will give a complex answer and sheâll dumb it down. sheâs the settler of many debates and arguments bc they think sheâs the smartest.
sheâs sitting at the pit walls during races and is practically an engineer just from absorbing all the info while she watches them work. maybe shes in school to be an engineer or mechanic but when lando told them sheâs still in school he didnât say what for and they think like lando would be dating a nurse or something like that bc it seems his type. then they meet her at a race, they see her in the mclaren garage and sheâs in mclaren gear talking ab the car with them so they think sheâs a mclaren employee and some of the guys would probably be texting each other like âhey thereâs a new cute mclaren engineer have you seen her??â until lando introduces her as his girlfriend and ppl are like wait she doesnât work for mclaren? how does she know so much ab the car? and landoâs just annoyed bc no one believed him that his girlfriend was a genius.
sheâd be besties w the mechanics and engineers and they help her study bc they understand her coursework. sometimes sheâll know whatâs wrong with landoâs car but not say anything bc sheâs not qualified for it and doesnât work for them so they wouldnât listen to her if she did so she sits quietly while they try and figure it out. eventually they get it and lando would have noticed the way she went quiet and just watched and know sheâs thinking about how to fix his car and heâs just like âwow my girlfriend is so smart i love her so much.â her getting hired after graduating and working on landoâs team. iconic.
no one gets how they started dating or even met until they all go to a club after a race and after a single shot she loses any and all brain cells she ever had. everyone realizes they must have met at a club bc thereâs no other way the super genius and lando could have ever met that would make sense.
How Kylar's obsession with Whitney would start
Includes: sub!M!kylar who likes to be manhandled and degraded, dom!M!Whitney, no actual smut but we're getting there, stalker behavior, whitney is aggressive and a bit violent, gn!PC mentioned, bullying, kylar's weird-ass drawings
Does anyone else ship Kylar and Whitney? Maybe it's the fact that I project onto Kylar and am IN LOVE with Whitney (okay it definitely IS that) but I just feel like their dynamic could be so good. Imagine, if you will, a Kylar who never paid any mind to Whitney. He never really paid any mind to anybody, the loner that he is... and Whitney avoided the little gremlin that is Kylar like the plague. Kylar was on loser status like no one else, even being in the general vicinity of him would tarnish Whitney's reputation. It didn't matter if he was bullying him or not, that's - - - Status right there. So Whitney focused on bullying other people, like PC! And the day that Kylar sees Whitney slam PC up against the lockers and breathe hot against their ear... that's when the obsession began. Not with PC, but with Whitney. DAMN if Kylar didn't want to be manhandled like that...
From then on, Kylar would try a little harder every day to get Whitney's attention. It started out with innocent stuff, y'know like figuring out Whitney's entire schedule while in school... where he hung out before school or at lunch, when he was alone versus with groups, what classes he did seldom attend and when... typical stalker Kylar stuff. Easy for him, really. But stalking him wasn't enough apparently, because either Whitney was stupid, or he was purposefully ignoring the pair of eyes boring into the back of his head that he felt most of each school day.
So, Kylar began to rip out pages from his sketchbook and leave them at Whitney's locker, his desk in math class, in his... bag? Whitney does not leave his bag unattended, so how that happened, he had no idea. And those sketchbook pages, obviously, where drawings of Whitney. Innocent, at first. Then a little provocative. Then it became drawings of Whitney and Kylar together, depicting all the nasty things Kylar wanted the bully to do to himâ
Eventually, Whitney had had enough. He knew that uneasy feeling was from the freak being around the corner, he knew the face in those drawings (if it wasn't obvious by the "Kylar <3" signature on each piece), and he knew that if he didn't act now, his reputation would be RUINED.
So naturally, he had to give the freak what he wanted.
And he winced when, as he slammed Kylar against the wall just as he did to PC, the little rat fucking moaned.
"I know what you're fucking doing, freak."
Kylar whimpered, the fear going up his spine and the arousal he felt in his groin was everything he had been hoping for, he just prayed that Whitney would do this all the time, manhandle him, choke him, fuck him, breed him, make him hisâ
Whitney yanked the smaller boy up by the his collar and snarled, inches away from his face,
"I'm not. Fucking. Interested."
Kylar didn't hear any of that, instead hyper-focused on the fact that their lips were so close... he could just..!!
So he did, he leaned in and gave Whitney a peck on the lips, who promptly threw him to the ground.
Kylar's body collided with the hard flooring. He ignored the searing pain in his back, instead sitting up and looking at Whitney with that stupid, obsessed smile.
Whitney looked the freak in the eyes for the first time... uh, ever.
He had never realized how strikingly, enchantingly green they were.
And honestly, if Kylar just washed his hair once in a while, he might not look that bad... after all, Whitney could tell even under that baggy hoodie, that he had cute, small, frame of a body...
...
He probably had an even cuter dickâ
NO! BAD WHITNEY!
"Don't get in my way again," he spat out. He walked away.
But he felt those green eyes in the back of his skull as he did so.
keep seeing byclair on my timeline - so hereâs more if u want it from ch 3 of my blair witch au
âWhatâs going on?â Will asks, once they settle themselves down.
âI donât fucking know,â Lucas looks tired, he hadnât been this close up to his face all day.
âMike is pissing me off dude.â
Will looks at him feigning surprise, âNo! Really? I hadnât noticed.â
Lucas shoves him, softly, playfully, almost laughing.
âGod, he just gets under my skin, heâs so fucking- so-â
âEntitled? Selfish? Always thinks heâs right?â Will could keep listing, but he restrains himself. He loves Mike, but at the same time he understands why he can get on the nerves of others.
âYeah, well, you would know.â
Will nods, oh yes he knows all too well, âDo you really think weâre lost with no hope?â Will asks.
âI donât know. No hope, yeah I think weâre without hope right now, look at us. But, Iâm hoping weâre just too stupid to find our way out and the car is like, right behind us.â
Dustin pulls them back to attention, âWhy are we stopped?â He calls over to them.
âCus weâre stopped Dustin!â
âWe are dead, we are fucked!â Dustin screams.
âShut up with that dude!â
Lucas turns to him, âPlease take me away from them,â Will falls into giggles, and Lucas joins him.
âWhat are you guys laughing about? This isnât laughing time guys!â Mike yells at them. Which only makes them laugh harder.
âI donât know how youâre in love with him dude,â Lucas says with tears in his eyes.
Will punches him hard in the shoulder, âOw! That isn't my fault, don't hit me!â
âWell shut up itâs not my fault either,â Will sighs and looks over at Mike, god why canât he just erase all his feelings from memory.
He looks back to Lucas who has the biggest shitting eating smirk on his face. âWhat?â He says.
Lucas shrugs, âNothing,â and smiles.
Will shoves him again as a way of pressing him.
âSeriously nothing!â
âWhy do you have to give me such a hard time about this? It's painful enough.â Will mutters.
âOh! Itâs painful for you. I have to sit back and watch my two best friends dance around each other like chickens without heads for years without saying anything, itâs tortuous, itâs- itâs inhumane, reallyâ Lucas complains.
âYouâre exaggerating.â
âNo, no, Iâm really not, Dustin would agree if he had any deduction skills outside of like math or like-â
â-You havenât told Dustin?â Will asks, shocked.
âNo, of course not, you told me not to tell anyone,â Lucas says this like heâs ridiculous. Will feels his heart warm despite the fact heâs slowly losing circulation in his fingers.
âYeah, but that was when we were like fifteenâŚâ
��Yeah, and I already knew before then.â He says pointedly, âand I actually thought Mike was gonna be the one to tell me first before you butâŚâ
âMike doesnât like me like that.â
Lucas just raises his eyebrows at him. âWhat? That is not true, I mean heâs with Jane now.â
Lucasâs expression doesnât falter. âStop looking at me like that, he doesnât and he never has.â
âSee what Iâm saying, torture.â Will looks at him incredulously.
Lucas sighs, âWill, youâre so far in your own head, you canât see that Mikeâs been gone for you since we were like,â He ponders, âI donât know forever or something,â
âThatâs ridiculous!â
âYeah, it is ridiculous, heâs an idiot.â
âHeâs with my goddamn sister, Lucas, I can't even consider that.â
âWhatever thatâs his own shit, Iâm just calling it like I see it, and heâs either gonna have an epiphany now or heâs gonna have one in 20 years but either way heâs in love with you, youâre just too insecure to see it.â
Will stares at him almost hurt. âThatâs just-â
Lucas puts his hands up in surrender, âIâm sorry, I canât lie⌠I really do just want you guys to figure it out.â
Will seriously can't think about this right now, they might be on a march to their deaths, thinking about his stupid infatuation with his sister's stupid boyfriend will not help them.
âFor all our sake. Itâs painful.â Lucas adds.
Will takes out another cigarette. Heâs gonna run out if theyâre out here any longer.