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#i think some of yall need to realize that uhhhhhhh
butchladymaria · 1 year
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#bloodborne#not exaggerating when i say that even wearing PANTS was seen as an exclusively masc thing btw#there are Multiple cases of women literally PASSING AS DUDES by wearing pants. IN THE ARMY NO LESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#this one lady who wore pants to farm was seen so outlandish it warranted public backlash#women were arrested for wearing pants and button-down shirts as recently as THE SIXTIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#i could go more into maria's outfit as a whole but the pants ALONE make her canonically masc By Definition in the historical context :)#if ur abt to be fucking stupid on this post im Just going to block u btw#having said that if anyone DOES have normal responses or questions i really love history and i have a lot of resources#comment/reblog/inbox/dm are all fair game <333#in case anyone was curious what my inbox looked like after making that post#most of these are direct quotes :) its just silly to me#like holy [citation needed]#if u want to know more!!!!#i love her so much and im really tired of (overwhelmingly cis) people literally being so insecure in their own gender#that they just start reinventing gender roles in my inbox!!!!!#and everywhere else they can get their hands on#i think some of yall need to realize that uhhhhhhh#butch lesbians seeing maria as a butch lesbian is not fucking '''''''tokenism'''''''''''' or whatever#that is Literally Not What That Word Means#but it may be worth examining why you are so upset by it?#or barring that........have some genuine curiosity about the history of gender.......because its really cool to research imo
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fairycosmos · 2 years
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Chloe isn’t it weird how parents are like “when are you gonna have babies soon? I wanna spoil them” I’m like…why don’t you people spoil your OWN children instead of asking for grandchildren???? I keep asking the ques, do yall even love your own children?? Yikes.
lmfaooo i totally get what you mean. ive wondered the same thing before. and TBH i don't think a lot of parents like or love their kids, even if they'll never admit it - hence the familial trauma and issues every other person our age seems to have LOL but yeah like. to me it just speaks to the way they see their children as nothing more than extensions of themselves. "have kids so i can enjoy them" - so selfish. i get that they want cute little babies in the family to spoil but it's like uhhhhhhh i was a cute little baby once and all you did was neglect me so ummm what now beloved. tbh i've noticed that a lot of ppl with shitty parents say their parents tend to "mellow out" with age - whether that's due to maturity, or because they realize they need someone to take care of them in their old age - so i think they truly believe that they would treat their grandkids well, at least to some extent. doesn't mean they're owed them though! and i think it's p satisfying knowing they'll never actually get them at least not through me. truly what on earth makes them think that after the behaviour they've exemplified our whole lives, we'd want to bring our own children into that!!
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andromedako · 3 years
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A Day Out - Kamishiro Rui/Kusanagi Nene (+ Mizuki Akiyama)
[tl;dr ruinene + mizuki third wheel bc we need more rui and mizuki friend content but also i wanna see nene and mizuki friend content]
[notes: kanafuyu mentioned VERY briefly, nene is 100% nd and you can’t take that away from me, ruinene already established]
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[Kamishiro Rui has created the chat.] [Kusanagi Nene was added to the chat.]
Kusanagi Nene: what Kamishiro Rui: Give me a sec...
[Mizuki Akiyama was added to the chat.]
Mizuki Akiyama: yahoo!! ヽ(・∀・)ノ Kamishiro Rui: Hey hey~! Kusanagi Nene: hi? Mizuki Akiyama: uwa! you must be one of rui's friends!! Kusanagi Nene: . Mizuki Akiyama: (´・ᴗ・ ` ) Kusanagi Nene: hey rui can i have admin real quick Kamishiro Rui: Uh.. sure?
[Kusanagi Nene is now admin of the chat.]
Kusanagi Nene: thanks
[Kamishiro Rui's nickname was changed to idiot #1.] [Mizuki Akiyama's nickname was changed to idiot #2.] [Kusanagi Nene's nickname was changed to Nene.]
Nene: there we go idiot #1: Hm. Should've saw that one coming. idiot #2: GDFJKHGKJHGKDJLDFKJH Nene: ? idiot #2: aaaaaaanywaaaaaays!! nice to meet ya nene! Nene: hi Nene: ...nice to meet you too idiot #2: not one for conversation, huh? (´• ω •`) idiot #1: Not really. Anyways, let me fix these real quick...
[idiot #1's nickname was changed to Rui.] [idiot #2's nickname was changed to Mizuki.]
Rui: There we go! Mizuki: eyyy Nene: aw. i kinda liked those nicknames... Mizuki: (。•́︿•̀。) Rui: Anyways. I did want to say something, which is why I made this chat...! Mizuki: oh worm? Rui: Mizuki had the idea of hanging out together sometime... and I realized they hadn't actually met you properly, Nene. So, why not just the 3 of us go out and do something together? That way you two can get to hang out and meet each other~! Nene: rui thats a horrible idea Mizuki: thats a great idea!!! Nene: . Mizuki: huh? is there something you wanna say neneeeeee?? Nene: no, Rui: It's settled then! ...Now to figure out where we're going to go. Rui: ...Do you guys have any ideas~? Nene: uhhhhhhh dinner ? Mizuki: oooh! going to a diner would be pretty nice!! (っ˘ω˘ς ) Rui: I agree! Maybe we go to the family diner nearby? Mizuki: aw hell yea!! Mizuki: me n the gc buddies went there once, it was p good!! Rui: Perfect~! Nene, what do you think? Nene: . Nene: sure Rui: It's been decided! Now for the when... Mizuki: i'm free anytime! ( ´ ▽ ` ) Nene: same Rui: Great! I know we have school, so... should we schedule for a weekend? Mizuki: oh haha yeah thats right Mizuki: sure!! Nene: uh. sure Rui: Alright! Guess that's all~! Nene: is that the only reason you made this chat Rui: ...Maybe. Nene: , Mizuki: (*≧ω≦*) well now im excited!! itll be nice to see yall!! Nene: you too Rui: Same here~! Well, I'm going to head off now. Working on a little... something.
[Rui has logged off.]
Nene: bye Nene: oh there he goes Mizuki: damn. he's fast, huh? Nene: . Nene: mizuki i have 1 thing to say Mizuki: hmmmm? (❛ ᴗ ❛)ゞ Nene: sorry in advance Mizuki: gdfjhkgfkj?? why?? Nene: have fun being a third wheel
[Nene has logged off.]
Mizuki: . Mizuki: JKHGDFHJKDFKGJHDF WAIT A FUCKING MINUTE
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1 am rolled around, and Mizuki connected to Night Code, ready for another night of working. The conversations played out the same, everyone talking about whatever came on their mind at times. At one point or another, though, they had brought up the outing for yesterday.
"Oh yeah! I might be a bit busy Saturday, if that's fine with y'all!" Their voice beamed of proudness, like it had been an amazing feat that they were going out. "Aw, really? I was hoping we could work on our stuff early that day..." Ena sounded a bit disappointed, but not completely. "I mean... we'll still meet at our usual time, Enanan! Just wanted to let ya know I'm hanging out with some friends for the day-" "You have friends?" She meant it jokingly, and Ena's comment ended up causing a mock argument to form, probably annoying the hell out of Kanade and Mafuyu.
Kanade unmuted once the conversation died down, not adding much to it. "Uh... it's fine, Amia. I don't mind." Mafuyu added her own agreement on the situation, though whether she actually cared about what was going on was up to debate. A little more talking, and the 4 eventually logged off.
Mizuki went to lay down, until they had thought about Nene's... comment. "'Enjoy being a third wheel', huh? ...Surely she's joking." They pondered on it, before giving up and sleeping. Tomorrow would surely be fun anyways, third wheel or not!
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While Mizuki on their way, Rui and Nene waited a few buildings from the diner, not knowing their destination was so nearby. Nene had her eyes downcast, slightly nervous. She didn't really... enjoy meeting new people too much, in her defense. Though, her anxieties were calmed a little, knowing that this mysterious person already knew Rui. She decided to press into it a bit more.
"So... w-who is this other person. I was just... um, curious." "Ah, Mizuki? An... old friend of mine." "...Oh. Do they... go to our school?" ". . ." It's... been a while since he'd seen them at school, admittedly. "I a-assume they don't." "Oh! No, no, they do." "Huh."
Silence for a bit.
"They don't come very often, but I managed to at least get back in touch with them!" He smirked, obviously proud of his accomplishments. "T-That's nice..." She smiled softly. Seeing her childhood friend- no, her boyfriend proud like that made her feel a little happy. No matter what made her happy, though, the anxiety set in shortly thereafter, and everytime she would drop her gaze, before engaging in conversation again to distract herself.
"Yahoo! I'm heeeere! Sorry, I overslept kinda~!" A voice called out, interrupting their conversation, and the both of them looked over. Who else would it be but the one and only Mizuki?
"Hey! Don't worry, you're not too late." Rui called out back. Nene looked up for a second, almost looking up at Mizuki's face, before looking back down again. The sidewalk might be a better place to look.
"Uh... hi." Her voice came out somewhat shaky, and she was uncertain directly what feelings were taking priority now- the inherit embarrassment of being next to the one she loves the most, or the anxiety of talking to someone you're not too familiar with.
"Hey hey! ...I assume y'all know where it is, right?" "About that." "...Well, lucky for ya, it's right down here!"
They led the two to the diner, a local family-run restaurant. Mizuki had been a frequent visitor recently, so much so that they practically knew the staff by name. The 3 were seated rather quickly, as the place wasn't busy currently. With that, lunch began.
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Rui and Nene browsed the menus, while Mizuki looked for 1 second and put theirs down.
"Ah, have you already decided?" "I always get the same thing when I come, really!" Nene tried to speak up, but her voice was barely above a whisper. "Uh... I-I'm like that too." "Oh?" Mizuki perked up at the comment, and immediately jumped into helping her. "Well, they might have what you like then! Lemme see..." They helped guide her to what she had gotten before at the places she'd been to, leaving one more person to find out what he wanted.
"C'mon, Rui, you're the last one to order!" "I know... all this looks good though. It's really hard to choose..." He studied the menu, before finally choosing.
As Mizuki ordered their meals, Nene looked around. This place felt... almost cozy. She could see why Mizuki liked this place...
But it was a new place. An unfamiliar place. She didn't like that one bit. She tried to focus on being calm as much as she could, she didn't want to ruin this for everyone else. Under the table, she gripped onto Rui's hand, not intent on letting go anytime soon. He looked to her, a little concern in his face. She just stared at the table, wordlessly.
"So, how are the girls, Mizuki?" Rui tried to start a conversation, hoping to ease some of Nene's fears. "Oh! Well, things are alright~! The usual goes on... kinda shocked though." "Hm? Why?" "Everyone joked about me and Ena being the e-couple, but we got a twist of events. Something with K and Yu- Kanade and Mafuyu." Nene was a little intrigued by this, not knowing who they were referring to. She lifted her head a bit, staring towards Mizuki's end of the table.
"Um... w-who are Kanade and M-Mafuyu?" "Oh!! They're some of my friends! We're in a little music circle together~! Maybe you've heard of us before..." Nene cocked her head, still not making eye contact with Mizuki. "I don't think..." "25 o'clock at Night Code...? Niigo?" "N-No... doesn't sounds t-too familiar." Fuck. They're probably m- "Eh? Maybe I can show you what we do then later!" ...They weren't mad? "U-Uh, alright...?"
Various conversations passed by, until a little comment came back into Mizuki's head. "...Nene?" "Huh?" "What.. did you mean by 'enjoy being a third wheel'...?" At that moment, it took a bit to register, but as soon as it did, Nene's face lit up red. "U-Uh... I..." She put her head down on the table. God damnit. Rui held back a laugh, and looked at Nene. "I forgot to say, huh." He smiled, blushing a little. "Hm. Let me guess..." Mizuki smiled smugly, knowing what the answer would really be in the back of their head. "...You're business partners?" This time, he laughed. "You coooould say that." "Really? Knew it!" They did a fake victory, and laughed along with him.
The food arrived, and Nene lifted her head off of the table. As much as she hated to admit, they were dating. It was probably obvious to the whole world, despite how adamant she can be about how they're not. Really, the only person she's super open about it to is, funny enough, the one she's with.
"Sweet! It's hereeee! Everyone, enjoy!"
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When everything was done, they all cleaned up, and got ready to leave. As they stood up, Mizuki focused on the two, noticing they were hand-in-hand. They smiled, happy to see that they were both happy as well.
"So, how'd ya like it?" "I thought it was pretty nice! You, Nene?" She stayed silent for a bit, before answering. "I-I liked it..." Rui smiled, and Mizuki beamed proudly. "Told ya y'all would like it!" "...M-Maybe we should c-come here again." She softly smiled again. Rui and Mizuki looked towards Nene, who had barely spoken much the whole time, surprised at her comment. "Well, like I said, I'm free whenever! So whenever y'all wanna hang out again, we can! Maybe next time we can go to a movie, or we could go to the park, maybe out shopping at the mall-"
"Why don't you come to one of our performances?" Rui took his chance. "Good idea! Just tell me when the next one is! Maybe I can drag everyone else there too~!" Their face told all; they were definitely plotting something. "Don't worry, we will~! I'm sure you'll enjoy it."
As they left, they took seperate paths back home, Mizuki heading alone and the pair heading back to their neighborhood.
"...S-So." "So! What did you think of them?" "..." "...Hm?" "I l-liked them. They... seem nice." He gasped softly. He wasn't really expecting that answer. "...But they're your friend. So maybe they're a weirdo too." There it was. "Aren't we all weird in our own ways, Nene?" He smiled, and she smiled back.
For once, her eyes met someone else's this evening. The one person she felt like she could do this with. They talked and talked as they walked home, saying whatever came to mind.
Meanwhile, Mizuki came home and napped, waiting for 1 am to roll around again, ready to talk with the others about their day.
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jackrackhams · 5 years
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twdg take us back thoughts (forgive me if any of this is out of order, i’m doing this from memory)
-the game took 10 minutes to download and those were a wild ten minutes i’ll tell you that -right off the bat i was worried clem was gonna get bit -i tried to shoot lilly at first, then i saw it didn’t work and wished her well. that’s just my s1 lilly fan’s final breaths of air right there -LOUIS SAVED MY LIFE THANK YOU I’M SORRY ABOUT YOUR TONGUE -god louis’s little smile though oOF -VI I LOVE YOU -THE OTHER KIDS ARE ALIVE -vIOLET INITIATED KISS!!!! (adding a read more bc this got LONG)
-uhhhh i’m pretty sure i’m not the only one who was left with some post-ep3 lilly vibes with minnie. like fuck u for expecting some kinda redemption arc with any character we are going to make them go Batshit the next episode -like i really thought we’d be able to help her or something when she was fighting off those walkers. i mean i get she was totally brainwashed but c’mon man. she’s a kid. but fuk that ig -walker james man. i sorta justified not going back and killing lilly last ep by saying this was what james would’ve wanted (also it’s my playthrough i do what i want), and now that i know what happens if you do save him uhhhhhhh.... i’m glad i made the choices i did tbh! it’s what james would’ve wanted. -i spent so long in that cave looking for “something to light on fire” -i decided to trust aj. i figured a) that could possibly save my life (it didn’t lol), b) it would make him feel good about himself, and c) i’ve taught him pretty well up to now so i trust him. -MEETING UP WITH VIOLET AND OUR LITTLE FAMILY HUG WOW CAN I JUST SAY THAT SHIT’S THE GOOD SHIT -i low key wish i’d named the school castle violet, but i figured it was more important to give her the choice. texas two squad, gang gang -fighting minnie on the bridge i was thinking ‘ok minnie’s gonna get a lot of shit for this lol’ -speaking of Bridge Scene, that shit was INTENSE if nothing else -like SHIT -when minnie cut me, i thought ‘oh fuuck, something’s gonna bite that’ -i also thought ‘hey clem’s gonna have a big leg scar to match her big arm scar’ but i was wrong about that lmao -i’ve never been more stressed that someone was gonna bite me than in this ep lmao -i also thought the scene from the trailer where you try to grab aj’s hand was gonna be here on the bridge, not on the rocks -oof when tenn died i was upset, but i feel more secure in that than if it were violet who died. only because that was tenn’s choice, and tenn was another person, like james, who had seemed to make peace with the walkers in a way. plus he died with his sister, which seemed to be what they both wanted at the time. that’s not so say that i wish i could’ve saved him without killing vi (or louis), but i do feel satisfied with what i got here (rip tennessee, you were a cool kid) -and then vi jumps over a fence ok bye violet -climbing up the rocks, i knew this was when it was gonna happen. but still. i cried lol -when i uncovered the bite, i was reminded of the s2 game mechanics. oof -as soon as she was bitten i said ‘you have an axe! cut it off now! do it!’ and when they didn’t i died -the next bit was reminiscent of lee making his way to the marsh house in s1 -actually, clem’s limp reminded me of a new day when lee got into that car crash lol -and when clem and aj were closing the doors to the barn and clem said to get something to block the door, i was expecting her to continue and say something like ‘something strong and sturdy’ like lee said when they were blocking off the pharmacy in s1 bc that scene gave me strong pharmacy vibes -and then strong jewelry shop vibes bc why tf not -playing as aj. that was rough. he’s FAST tho oml -that was when i went ‘ok so clem is dying for real’ and cried a lil bit more cuz you know me -switching between clem and aj. DUDE that got me so emotional -also aj using clem’s trick (that used to be jane’s trick). GO KIDDO -seeing clem looking more and more dead fuckt me up (like how did she get from that to the end of the ep i don’t get it. like even if it was because she waited shorter to cut it off or because it was her leg rather than her arm or what. it doesn’t matter because by the time lee looked like THAT his arm was (determinantly) long gone. but hey, not gonna analyze it too much lol i’m just glad my girl clem’s alive) -okay when clem was talking to aj that also got me crying -and when i told aj to leave clem, i was thinking ‘okay, maybe she’ll link up with james. or tenn, but like hopefully not minnie at this point. and lEE maybe she’ll find lee. or luke. or her parents-’ -and then he picks up that ax and i was like ‘woa ok did you just kill her??’ -and then the flashback. lemme be real and say i thought that was the afterlife or something, and that those floaty specks were Afterlife Dust -but then i remembered ‘oh right the ranch’ -lemme just say i didn’t think the ranch was gonna look like that lol -not 100 percent on what was going on at the ranch tbh -like who were those people and why did we kill all of them? one would assume that clem would first try to get aj back peacefully -oh wait they were at war right -also i really liked the design of like all of those people -and the LAVA GUY HOLY SHIT -obviously i mercy killed him -also wait, was clem with the people they were fighting? i couldn’t tell -ALSO also, was. was that eddie? from 400 days? checking the wiki real quick -yea i think that was him. rip eddie you didn’t deserve That. i mean i was happy he was back nd then we were just forced to kill him oof sorry man -felt bad about killing that woman also, but hey, she had aj in a tiny locker, so i didn’t feel super bad about it after finding him -also lemme just say -little kid aj?? -SUPER CUTE OML -he’s like the perfect mix of anf aj’s face and tfs aj’s face. kudos to whoever designed little aj -also when clem was talking with him in the car. i felt like it was sort of unrealistic little kid talk, but not so much that it distracted from anything going on -never go alone god rule number one had me crying -and then we’re aj fishing! -i didn’t catch any fish as aj lol -also i LOVE how they changed the dialogue options for aj to be a lot more childlike if that makes sense? like fuck yeah that was a really nice call -ROSIE IM SO GLAD YOU’RE OK -i didn’t scratch out the v+m heart because it’s history, and it’s not mine to scratch out. same reason i didn’t make clem spit on marlon’s grave -CLEM’S HAT GET IT -GET IT GET IT -OH GOOD GIRL ROSIE YOU’RE A GOD -oh a walker -oH THAT’S A TENN WALKER SHIT -well i’m not gonna kill him Again -also i don’t want the other kids to have to see him -i was so glad when i got the option to throw the rock -he learned from james what a good boy -RUBY HI -god ruby’s the best lmao -my thoughts when they’re talking about the hat ‘...aj hasn’t put it on... they haven’t talked about clem in the past tense.... is she.... possibly.... not dead?’ -lmao and when the next scene started, the trees + sky reminded me of the st john’s dairy and i wondered if we had another lee dream or afterlife or something but nope -is this take us back?? -hOLY SHIT IT’S TAKE US BACK!!! -okay and walking home, seeing everyone. god i was so sjfsakjfa there -like when i saw aasim run up to ruby i was all !!! and when they held hands i was all !!!!!!!!! yknow?? and then when i saw omar and WILLY and then on the gate there was VIOLET (i was so glad she was ok lmao the last thing i wanted for my girl was an offscreen death) god that was so good with the music i was crying a little again -need to make another bullet to stress how happy i am for ruby and aasim. like i would’ve been happy either way but they were portrayed as such a cute couple in the few seconds we got of them, so like. consider me a fan now i guess -i was worried for louis at first cuz i didn’t see him -i thought maybe this was the end of the game because we closed the gate and stuff and i was thinking ‘oh, like closing the story’ but NOPE -sup omar. up and cooking again i see -lmao my sleep-deprived brain found it hilarious that we just put the empty bucket down next to him -uhh what came next the graves or clem?? i forget -WAIT IT WAS THE GRAVES BECAUSE THE TIRE SWING WHICH IS SO CUTE AHH -well tenn’s grave made me :( but then CLEM -so glad my hunch that she was alive was right lmao -but also i thought that was determinant it was a lot less satisfying when you realize that no matter what she lives -i mean i get why they did it like that, they didn’t want anyone feeling left with the “bad ending”, their thing is that their games are tailored to how you play and there IS no bad ending but still. a little variation on that front would’ve made it a lil more satisfying -also where did they get those crutches -i love talking as aj. so much. -he’s just a funky lil guy! -that convo with clem on the steps, when she asked if she did a good job... like FUCK YEAH you did a good job, I’M YOU, you think i’m not happy with how i raised me?? -aj saying ‘are you crazy’ when clem asked that made me smile -okay i know ppl have been saying this. but. siblings aasim and willy rule. -and then the meal!! -i was super hoping for a card game but what we good was good. not great, but good. also, card game as aj would probably not be quite as fun. or it’d be very fun. honestly, it’d probably just be a different kind of fun. -when we panned over the table i saw a flash of louis and i went all ‘louis!!’ in my head -louis’s little note sadfasf that was so cute -and honestly everything about louis in this scene i love you louis -actually, just this whole scene was cute. willy and omar were adorable, and then ruby, and willy asking for seconds, and everyone just being Soft in general like. yall deserve this happiness -vi and clem talking Strategy dude sign me up -i love how clem trusts aj now. and i trust aj too tbh, a lot more than i did initially. i think i taught him pretty well. -violet and aj duo let’s go -slightly worried abt that caravan that was mentioned, but hey. the game left off on a high note, so NOTHING BAD CAN HAPPEN TO THEM EVER. YOU HEAR THAT?? -vIOLET INITIATED KISS PART TWO!!!!!! CHEEK KISS EDITION!!!!!!!! IM SOFT!!!!!!!!!! -okay that hallway with the snb team’s names all over the walls?? dude oof. they worked so hard it made me so happy to see their mark on texas two -haha texas two -ANYWAY -obviously i looked at all the collectibles i had, AND pet rosie, because i knew that when i ran out of things to do, the game would be over, and who wants that? -aj: *places human skull* *looks at animal skull* wow clem really likes skulls -kiddo i hate to break it to you but -seems like you’re taking after her in that regard -good girl rosie -lmao aj and his magic powers -it’s like louis in a box -hanging up james’ walker mask made me :(( -he is watching over you aj. and he would like that -ok guys i am BEGGING you. if you haven’t already, PLEASE repeatedly click disco broccoli until you can’t anymore. it’s great. -and then i finally had to put down the hat -”thank you for playing” GOD THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME -I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS SERIES IS OVER -I CAN’T BELIEVE I’M SAYING GOODBYE TO CLEM -i mean i still have my louis route BUT IT’S NOT THE SAME AS A FRESH EPISODE YKNOW?? OKAY FINAL THOUGHTS: -FIRST OFF I JUST FOUND OUT VI CAN GO BLIND -honestly im in favor of that i rly like blind violet au and now it’s not au -rip her eye honestly -new tag to match my rip louis’ tongue -also i left violet feeling loved FUCK yea i did i love violet -OKAY ACTUAL THOUGHTS -looking at this episode afterwards, is it just me or is it a little... lacking? like, a little off? i mean obviously it’s good in the moment, super intense, but there were just a few things that make me feel like it’s the weakest of the season -also lmao i guess fuck minnie james and lilly, their storylines all felt kinda like a middle finger to their fans if that makes sense -but holy shit was that minnie stuff haunting. like HOLY SHIT -also, for a game that’s been focused a lot around clem’s interactions with the other characters, there was a lot... less of that in this episode. no card game, barely any interaction with anyone other than louis/violet, tenn, minnie, aj, and james. and two of those people are fighting you. one of them is even determinant. i was just expecting a little more on that front, because this season’s been really good with that sorta thing -also i would’ve loved a little more time with violet/louis. but that’s just a personal thing and not necessarily a problem lol -again, i feel like it would’ve been a little more satisfying for clem to survive if there were an option where she didn’t. but again again, i totally get why they didn’t go that route -in that vein, i’d really enjoy a little more time with the person who wasn’t on the bridge with you. i miss my boy louis :( -idk there’s just something a little off about this episode. -that’s not to say i didn’t love it (because i TOTALLY did just look at all that stuff above haha) -like i know i didn’t love the minnie part, but like i said, that shit was INTENSE -i can sorta see why they went that route -and i can’t speak for living!james but walker!james was oddly peaceful to see. like, there was a feeling of ‘this is what he would’ve wanted’ -and okay i loved the violet initiated kisses. so much. -also ruby and aasim that was pretty cute -and obviously im happy clem isn’t dead that’s always great -OH and i loved the scene with the snb team’s names on the walls. like that was so good. -finally, the end scene was so satisfying. it ended the series the right way. with clem’s hat :p
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soda-kpop · 6 years
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Trumpet Player!Mark - NCT Dream Band AU
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NCT Dream Band AU: ML - HRJ - LJN - LDH - NJM - ZCL - PJS
Word Count: 5763
Warning: I’m a hopeless romantic at heart so forgive the cliches
Rest of Dreamies + Coordinating Sports AU Coming Soon!
Trumpet boy for life
Like he can even imitate it with his mouth it was meant to be
Would not stop playing the john cena theme when that meme was a thing
Like seriously mark
We are trying to play the fight song right now
It’s not time for john cena
It’s either that or justin bieber love yourself
Anyways
He’d be the first chair trumpet despite not looking like he gives a shit at all???
Like to be honest a lot of people think he’s just in band to goof off with his friends
But he actually is very talented and loves playing his trumpet
The duality of it all shocks everyone
When he’s not playing, he looks chill and just there to have a good time
When he brings that instrument to his mouth though
Wow
It’s like a whole different person
His posture straightens
His focus is only on the music and the ensemble
Nothing can disrupt him
Perfect tone like 100% of the time
He is so talented with music he can hear the pitches and if they are out of tune or not easier than the others
Everyone usually tunes to him tbh
Has a crazy ass range compared to the others
Model trumpet tbh
Except when he never sees the cut off
When he is playing his trumpet, he gets into his own little world away from everyone else and like the band is simultaneously annoyed and amazed like mark come on but also mark keep going lol
He may seem very intimidating to other trumpets
But as the section leader
He is very nonjudgmental
If they are having troubles he will ask “did you practice at home” but whether the answer is yes or no he will help
“Alright let me help you.” wow fuck me up fam
He’ll even try to learn the second and third trumpet parts to help them out
Be also tries to balance sports and band
He is on the basketball team!
As much as he loves playing the pep tunes
He loves playing basketball as well
So when basketball season comes around the band has to say goodbye to their first trumpet
But the band still supports him anyway
When he gets called for the starting lineup
The band just goes nuts
“I KNOW HIM!!!!” - jeno
Cue blushing mark cause wow cause you guys are embarrassing
Donghyuck laughing and calling him a loser when he misses a shot during warm ups
(during the game though he is as loving as every)
His teammates call him trumpet boy
They tease him but love him
That could basically describe Mark’s relationship with anyone tbh
He is always that one in class where it’s the day of the concert and he goes
“Wait there’s a concert today????????”
But no one blames him cause he busy af
Even the director (since the end of his freshman year) is like
“The concert is on March 23rd” *glares at mark*
“The concert’s in a week” *glares at mark*
“Mark when’s the concert?”
“Uhhhhhhh I don’t know, Tuesday?”
Cue haechan face palming
“God mark he literally said it’s in a week two seconds ago”
But poor mark was too busy trying to study for his calculus test that he didn’t hear him
He gets especially busy during pep/marching season cause he’s first chair trumpet and gets all the belty parts for the pep tunes
So football season can be a handful
But absolutely nothing compared to basketball season
His schedule multiples with gym practices for basketball, extra weight sessions, hours practicing his trumpet, and trying to keep up with his school work
If he can get to sleep before midnight any day of the week, he is so thankful as most days he needs to get up early for his 6 o’clock weights sessions
God bless his soul but he somehow gets by and survives each day
To add to his plate even more
Mark decides to do solo and ensemble!!!
After weeks of trying to find the perfect song, all that he could find was a duet
It was called “The Prayer” and Mark thought it was absolutely beautiful
So when it was sectionals time in class
He gathered all of the trumpets into the office and searched for the audio file to show everyone and see if anyone would want to maybe play it with him
Everyone was kind of bored with it tbh
The rest of the section enjoyed “fun” pieces full of energy
(Mark swears if they suggest they play Mouthpiece Mania one more time he is going to shoot himself.)
That and no one really wanted to play during solo & ensemble
They all had their own things they needed to tend to
So when everyone is walking out, Mark starts to feel a little discouraged
That is until he realizes that someone stayed back
You!
You actually thought the song was quite beautiful and would love to play it
Although you are nervous about having to play this yourself
You see Mark’s excitement and can’t help but feel that excitement to
“So you’ll do the duet with me?!?!?!”
And his eyes are so big and his smile is so wide that you cannot say no to this boy
And when you say yes, he begins jumping up and down and immediately asks for your snap so you guys can schedule practices.
“I’m a little busy with basketball coming up, so I can mostly practice on home game days and weekends! I have a week until that starts, so we can practice for a week until then if that’s okay.”
You just smile and say that those days work for you
Not only do you get to sharpen your trumpet skills and play a beautiful piece
You also get to become closer to Mark!
He has always caught your eye with how calm and sweet he was when working with your section even if you or other members hadn’t practice any of the tunes yet
You two just haven’t had much time to talk other than that
Any other classes you may have shared, you were both in different period/hours. 
It was a shame but now you didn’t have to worry about that
After you guys exchange your snapcodes, he quickly runs out of the office in a mad search for your director to sign you guys up as a duet
Donghyuck just looks at him like he’s insane
You just laugh and mutter to yourself
“What did I just sign myself up for?”
So after school both you and Mark come to the practice rooms in order to start your first rehearsal
You go through some scales in order to warm your instruments up
And Mark stops you and “show me your embouchure”
You slowly pull your horn away from your mouth and show him
He giggles looking at your face because it actually looks ridiculous without a mouthpiece attached
You begin to return to normal as he continues to giggle
He quickly stiffens back up and protests “no I’m serious let me see it”
So you do and
“See, your embouchure is all wrong. Your lips are turned upward not down like it’s supposed to be” and he pokes the edges of your lips
“Having this smile still allows you to play, but it weakens your tone. You want to have them down kind of like a frown!”
He pulls the edge of your lips down and giggles
“Try that now”
And your tone steadies and your eyes widen
“Haha see! Let’s go again!”
After you finish Mark’s like
“You are gonna take over my section leader spot!”
And you are just kind of like
“Yeah right 1. The director loves you and 2. I’m gonna fuck it up”
He just signs and says “well they’re gonna need some more first trumpets for pep season… you better volunteer ;)”
“Sure.. let’s keep working”
And y’all mostly just sight read the piece for the rest of the practice time
And the rest of the practices before basketball starts are spent in a similar fashion
If Mark hears something wrong, he’ll point it out (whether it was him or you)
If it is him, he’ll apologize to no end
But if it’s you and you try to do the same, he will continually reassure you that it’s fine
As basketball starts, you don’t get to practice
Mark is just swarmed with practices before the first home game
You didn’t want to let him down with not practicing so you spent everyday practicing along to the recordings in the hope of impressing him when the next practice arrives
So it’s the day of the first home game and all of the basketball team is wearing their matching sweatpants and warm up jerseys
And you cannot lie that Mark looks really nice
You can’t ignore the tiny little crush that you may have developed working with Mark
He was just so responsible and hard working and talented
So it was hard not to start falling a little bit
When you saw him in band
He came up to you with a big smile on his face
“Are we still up for today after school?”
You nod your head and confirm “Yes, 3:30!”
And yall sit in your sections and wait for class to start
After school, you have to meet with a teacher to review a concept before meeting with Mark
By the time you got out, it was only 3:15
You decided that waiting the other 15 minutes in the practice room wouldn’t hurt maybe you’d even be able to practice some before you have to show Mark
When you got there however
There was someone asleep in the practice room
It was Mark
You opened the door softly just to confirm and the tuffs of brown hair paired with his white sweatpants were all you needed
He looked too calm and peaceful to disturb
But you were also concerned
Clearly Mark hadn’t been getting enough sleep
And as a starter
This boy is going to need his energy for the game tonight
You pull out your wallet and see some cash
You make a quick run to the store and pick up a few drinks
An energy drink, a sports drink, and a large water
Everything that he could need at the game
Plus a juice for yourself
You make it back with three minutes to spare
Holding the plastic bag, you knock firmly on the door before opening it
Mark begins to stir and once he realized that he fell asleep, he quickly jolted up
“Oh my god what time is it?!”
You laugh at his shocked face and muster out a “3:27”
“Oh thank god…” he falls back into his char and notices the bag, “What’s that?”
You sit on the floor and take each drink out of the back
“I thought I’d treat you for your first home game!”
And his cheeks began to heat up
No one had ever tried to gift him anything besides Donghyuck
And even then
All he gave him was complete junk food like a bag of Skittles or a soda
He was touched to say the least
But he didn’t really express it well
All he did was look at you and the drinks with such shock on his face for about a minute
To avoid any other awkward tension, you quickly suggest to start
He snaps out of it “Oh! Yes, let’s do it!” and you sit down in the chair next to him
After your warm ups, you begin to run through the piece
And something seems off?
And Mark can sense it too
You stop playing and Mark follows
“Mark, can you play again for me? I want to hear something”
And he hesitates cause he knows it is him
Him playing confirmed him
“Your notes…”
“They are football shaped, I know.” He hangs his head embarrassed. “I’m sorry, I’ll work on it.”
“Hey, it’s okay! You usually don’t sound like this; is everything okay?”
And he takes a deep breath before completely spilling out
“I’m just about to collapse. I used to be able to balance everything so well, but this final year is just so much worse. I feel like I don’t have any energy left.”
You drop your trumpet and close the distance between the two of you, putting a hand on his back for comfort
He didn’t say anything too specific but you are still able to offer support “I feel like you may be too hard on yourself. You have so much on your plate, you shouldn’t expect to do everything perfectly. It’s okay to have bad days sometimes - it helps you grow and learn.”
“But everyone expects so much from me. Living up to that pressure is hard, and I don’t want to disappoint anyone.”
His breathing quickens and it sounds as if he is about to cry
“The only person you need to impress is yourself. As long as you are happy with what you’re doing and where you are at, everything is going to be okay. I know you can do it!”
And his shoulders relax and his breath steadies and looks down shyly
You can’t help but swing your other hand around him and give him a hug
“Give yourself a break sometimes, it’ll be worth it.”
He puts his hand over yours and squeezes it
“Thank you.”
After you let go, he starts to try and play again but your hand pulls his bell down
“We don’t have to continue, Mark. It’s okay. You have a big game tonight.”
And he looks at you with concern
“I don’t have to be there until 5:30, it’s only 4… and we haven’t practiced in almost two weeks! I’m obviously behind…”
You laugh to the side and propose a deal “How about we go for another 20 minutes, then you can get a nap in here before call time? Does that sound good?”
And you best believe this boy looks at you like you are an angel sent from heaven.
“Deal.”
When those 20 minutes are up, you just sit inside the band office with your director while Mark is taking his nap
When people start filing in early, you situate yourself close to the practice room Mark is in so you can make sure his slumber is not disturbed
When 5:15 comes around and almost all of the band members are destroying the room, you decide to finally wake him up
When you walk in, you almost decide to not wake him up
He looked so peaceful and content
But he was either gonna be woken up by you or by the percussion section running through their cadences
So you figured this would probably hurt less
You hunch over his body and slightly shake his shoulders
“Mark… it’s time to wake up…”
He flips over and before you could try again, he attempts to rub the sleep out of his eyes
“It’s call time!”
You say trying to get him up
But he just smiles and quietly goes “I’m up, I’m up.”
So you stand up and offer him a hand that he quickly takes but before you can get away, Mark pulls you into a hug.
“Thank you, honestly. For the drinks and everything.”
And you are stressing out, wondering if Mark can feel either your heartbeat increase or your face redden
“N-n-not a problem!” You stutter quickly releasing yourself from his grasp.
He quickly grabs the bag full of his drinks and runs out to store his bag in the locker room
But not without screaming “THANK YOU!!”
And you just come out of the practice room with a blush on yourself and mutter “you’re welcome”
ANd Donghyuck comes up next to you and just nudges ya
“So… Mark huh?”
“Shut up Donghyuck”
When you guys set up, you spot Mark hanging out with his teammates
Y’all make eye contact and just give him a big thumbs up
He instantly smiles
When you are playing during the girl’s varsity game
You guys constantly make eye contact and he makes faces at you
(MOstly it’s just him saying a smile is bad and you need to frown which is counterproductive because all it does is make you laugh)
It’s when warm ups start that you guys really start interacting
It becomes his turn to shoot at the 3 point line
And he misses the first one
“Nice shot!”
You immediately elbow Donghyuck
“OW! What the hell was that for?”
You look at him and with a serious tone just “Just lighten up, okay?”
And he just rolls his eyes and walks away… “Lovebirds…”
You turn your attention back towards the court and make eye contact with him
He had seen the whole interaction and was shocked
You just mouth to him good luck
And he smiles and guess what?
Makes his next shot
Nothing but net :)
And he sees you smiling out of the corner of his eye and you bet your butt that he’s replaying that image in his head throughout the night
When the game starts, Mark seems to be real nervous. Starts the game shooting 1 of 4 and you can tell he is frustrated
His team doesn’t pass as much to him and he gets taken out of the game before the first half is finished
When the half finished, your school is losing by 10 points
When he gets pulled out, he runs his hand through his hand in frustration and looks up towards the band section
Right now he’d rather be up there with everyone than on the court right now
He sees you in the corner with a look of concern on your face and once again you make eye contact except this time, you notion to your head and mouth “Believe in yourself. I believe in you.”
And maybe just maybe
You see his frown turn upside down
When they come out from halftime and start their warm ups again
You see Mark make almost every single shot
You know this is a different person out there
When you see him in the starting lineup again, you get on the edge of your seat
Soon he is almost unstoppable making the next 7 of 9
And you swear but you cannot confirm
That everytime he makes a shot, he looks in your direction to see your reaction
Which is nothing short of a smile and a fist pump
There’s 10 seconds left in the game and the other team has possession
The score is 73-75, your school down by 2
The person who Mark is blocking has the ball, but he kept the ball far from his body
Mark saw an opening and stole the ball with two seconds left
And before he could get in a proper position
He just chucks the ball just before the buzzer sounds
And in goes the ball
3 points for Mark
A winning game for your school
You instantly start screaming for as long as you can
But you have to start playing the Fight Song
It wasn’t the cleanest as the hype flowed through the brass section creating a blatty and harsh sound
But no one cared because Mark just shot a buzzer beater and won the entire game for you guys
You wanted to go up to him after the game, but you had to put all your equipment away and when you looked at him, he had so many people surrounding him
After helping the percussion with their equipment, you finally have time to pack up your trumpet
When you place your mouthpiece in it’s hole, you get tapped on your shoulder
You turn around and see Mark, all hot and sweaty
“You got a lotta attention out there, huh?” You laugh
“I think you should be the one getting the attention; I don’t think I would have been able to do that without you.” Your face reddens “So same time next home game?”
“Of course” you laugh
And he walks off to go find his parents and go home
And you shut your case with a smile and with some pep in your step
And for the next month and a half before every home game
You bring Mark those three drinks during every practice
And he becomes more and more supportive of your playing
Anytime you may doubt yourself, he quickly reminds you to believe in yourself
And you do the same
He starts becoming more confident not only in class and on the trumpet, but also on the court. He doesn’t need to look at you in the stands as often when he plays, but you can still tell he takes some glances
And Donghyuck notices it all and develops a plan
The day before the final home game, Donghyuck approaches Mark in the locker room before practice
“Mark you gotta do something,” he whines
The look of confusion takes over Mark
“What are you talking about? Do something about what?”
“Don’t act dumb, your special trumpet friend!” the blush on Mark’s face just confirming his best friend’s suspicions
“I can’t! Especially before the biggest game of the year so far! What if they reject me and I lose my spark?” He says tying up his shoes
“Wow you might actually be dumb. Have you seen the way they look at you? You have absolutely nothing to worry about. You are Mark Lee. Everyone wants to be with you, whether romantically or mutually, and I can bet your ass that they feel the same way… romantically of course.”
And Mark melts at the thought of you being an item.
“Well what can I do?”
“It’s Senior Night. This could be the last time you could ever wear this uniform again, wouldn’t you want someone special to wear it with you?” Donghyuck smirks, winks, and walks off leaving Mark to stare inside his bag to see his jersey for away games
Boy is he going to have to wash that a lot tonight
For the final home game, you decided to get him a bag full of extra gifts
He had done so much for you in these last two months that you needed to celebrate it somehow
You had gone to the store and picked up the usual drinks along with multiple cups of watermelon, a gift card to his favorite pizza location, and for an extra special gift, you had ordered him a custom mouthpiece with the word “Believe” engraved on it
You really hoped that he would like it and not be put off by it
When you walk into the band room, you can hear him practicing through the walls
Your performance would be in two weeks and you guys knew the piece by heart
And despite hearing him play the same song over and over again
You were always mesmerized every time he played
You wait for him to finish before barging in
“Oh hey! I was just working on secti… oh that’s bigger than usual” he says pointing out the large bag
“Well it’s a special day, and I wanted to celebrate that. If we practice till call time, you may be able to get everything before your game.”
And you swore you had never seen Mark so eager in his life
So you play and play (but not without water breaks and running it by your director for final feedback)
And finally it’s 5 o’clock and the rest of the band is supposed to be there in 15 minutes
“Good rehearsal!” Mark says placing his horn in his case
“You too, I’m excited for Solo & Ensemble!” You start getting giddy just thinking about it
“Me too, it’s going to be a lot of fun, and I’m really happy with how it’s sounding.”
“You’ve helped me so much with playing so in order to say thank you…” you slam the bag into Mark’s lap, “Thank you!”
If you thought that you have seen his biggest smile, that’s a giant lie
He has never smiled that big in his life
He takes out the water, energy drink, and sports drink with care
When he sees what else is in there, he absolutely flips
“I love watermelon!!” He immediately opens the cup and pops a cube into his mouth, melting into the sweet and soft fruit “And I’m totally going to use the gift card this weekend.”
The mouthpiece, however, was in your pocket
“Mark, I have one final gift…” His head turns in confusion, “Here, just close your eyes.”
He is hesitant but ultimately shuts his eyes
You reach into his case and pull the body of his trumpet out and place the mouthpiece on it
You hold it out to him “okay open!”
“My trumpet?”
You couldn’t help but laugh
“Just inspect it okay!”
He takes the brass away from you and starts examining the bells and the valves. It wasn’t until he finally checked the mouthpiece that his confusion left
“‘Believe?’ Why?”
“Because, you can do anything if you just believe in yourself. You taught me that, and now if you need any reassurance, it’ll be right there for you!” When you are explaining, his head drops down as he smiles at the ground
You couldn’t help but become shy after giving it to him, still not sure how he felt about you
“I have a gift for you, too…” He trails off before reaching into his bag behind him. Your head picks up at the mention of a gift.
Before you realize it, Mark is handing you a piece of black cloth
“It’s my away jersey, and I’d love it if you wore it tonight.”
Your cheeks begin to burn as you take the jersey in your hands
“I would love to”
And mark just whispers a gentle “great” before staring at you
Once he notices Donghyuck in the window, however, he quickly starts packing up his things
Seeing him so frantic makes you do the same
You were about to leave when Mark calls your name
“Wha…”
As you turn around, Mark’s lips touch your cheeks before he mutters out a quick thank you and he runs out of the room
You stay in the practice room for another minute or so in order to compose yourself and to change into the jersey
The second that you walk out, Donghyuck starts a melody of harassing whistles causing you to walk out of the band room, but not before screaming “I swear to god, Donghyuck!”
Walking into the gym, heads turn everywhere seeing Mark’s jersey rest upon your shoulders
He couldn’t stop smiling to himself seeing you play the first trumpet parts he loves so much with his name on your back
And just like the first game, he wishes he could be up in the stands
Not because he is struggling
But because you looked like you were having so much fun and he’d love to be up there to experience it with you
Also to get Donghyuck off your ass
And after the buzzer sounds, your school won by a landslide and as you play the fight song, Mark looks and points up at you with the biggest smile on his face
It almost causes you to stop playing, but you had to
People swarm him like always but his attention is somewhere else
You let people get their share of Mark while you put all of your supplies away and change back into your old shirt
You hurry as fast as you can and run back into the gym to see all of players with their families, including Mark saying goodbye to his
When he turns back to pick up his bag, he sees you in the corner of his eye
“Good job out there, Mark.” You walk toward him handing him his jersey
“Thank you! It’s all because of you.” He smiles “Also keep it, you look nice in it.”
You immediately started laughing
Mark’s eyes grew, “What?”
“Mark, you do know you have an away game next week right?”
His eyes widen even more and he slowly grabs the jersey from your hand
“Oh… right.”
And he stashes the jersey in his athletic bag
And your laughs just continue
“Anyways, you did really well out there, Mark.” and this time you find the courage in yourself to do what he did to you earlier and place your lips on his cheek, “Goodnight”
And you walk out with a fire on your cheeks and a pulsing in your heart
Mark was no different
From then on, band with Mark had been….different
He can barely look you in the face, he can’t focus, and his tone starts to suffer
He hasn’t even played your duet since that home game and you still had until their final game to start practicing again
After that game, you only had seven days to rehearse and finalize any changes you needed to make in order to get that superior rating
While in the zone, it was as if nothing had happened between you guys
When you guys are playing, there is absolutely no tension between you. The only way you guys connect is through the music
But again
Something is missing
You ask your director to listen in and really analyze the song - not just say if it sounds good or not
And he says
“The notes are all there, you have all the dynamics and rhythm set, but there is not emotion. You feel like you are just two people playing together, not two people playing as one. It may look the same, but the sound is so different.”
You both just look at each other and frown
“Playing the same music is not enough to connect each other, our emotions are just as valuable. Maybe try hanging out together, let loose, something like that.”
And he leaves you and Mark in the practice room
“So….” Mark starts
“So….”
“What are we?” he quickly asks
Almost to the point you couldn’t hear him, but you most definitely did
“I hope at least friends…” you say with some hesitation, “but I would love to be something more”
“I-I…”
“I understand if you don’t think of me in that light. I can come together to play this song with you, but I don’t know how much more I could stay around you.”
You held your head low unable to look him in the eyes, softly playing with your hands in your lap
Suddenly, your hand is being warmed in the presence of Mark’s
“You don’t have to worry about that. I’d love to be with you.” And when you look up, you can see Mark’s calm, sweet eyes meet yours. He wraps his arms around you, trying his best not to be too awkward in this chair hug (which is absolutely awkward you cannot escape it)
“So….” Mark starts, “Should we start playing again?”
And you just nod
You don’t make it three measures in until Mark stops you
“Hey, what did I tell you about smiling?” He teases.
“Sorry,” you laugh, “I’m just really happy right now.”
And you just smile at each other
Solo & Ensemble couldn’t come faster
You had one practice with Accompanist!Johnny then all of a sudden, you and Mark were on a bus with other contestants from your school headed to the performance venue
You were one of the first groups to perform that day and to say you were nervous was an understatement
And as if Mark could sense it, he takes your hand in his and starts rubbing it
“You are going to do great today, just believe.”
And you can’t help but smile to yourself
You walk into the performance room and hand your score to the clinician
While Johnny gets his sheet music in order, you and Mark set your stands facing each other so not only will Mark be able to comfort you if your nerves get the best of you, but you will also be able to create an intimate atmosphere 
As soon as you get the go ahead, you introduce yourselves and begin playing
[LINK TO DUET]
Afterwards, you feel absolutely breathless
Between playing the songs and watching Mark play full of passion, your heart was beating at a mile a minute
Your clinician has a lot to say, but most of it is good things!
His main critique was for stylistic reasons - he’d prefer more accents in some places and a ritardando in others
But his main compliment was
“You guys feel connected. You respond to each other almost perfectly. If he does one thing, you are right there with him as support. For some people, it’s about being the best, but you only try to compliment each other. They try to feed on these emotions while you guys try to feel them. Outstanding job.”
And both of you immediately blush while your director is almost crying because he was so proud of how you took his advice and it was actually paying off
When you walk out of the room, your smiles never stop.
Not even when the scores are posted
You promised each other that no matter how you placed, you would be happy with your performance
There was no need to be worried
Not only did you receive a superior rating, but you were the first place Trumpet Ensemble
When you read it, you wanted to cry
And Mark’s eyes just grow really wide and he looks at you with all the shock in the world present on his face
All he can do is hug you
And it lasts for a solid two to three minutes
Celebratory pictures are taken of course, but you guys are quick to watch your friends’ performances
During which, Mark holds your hand
Earlier it was calming, but now it was doing everything but
While the clinicians went on their breaks, Mark pulls out his wallet
“Celebratory dinner’s on me”
You turn your head and see the gift card you got him that final basketball game
“I thought you were spending it that weekend!”
“Well, I felt pretty confident about this performance. I was going to ask you no matter what happened between us, so pizzas on me!”
And before you can respond, the only thing you hear is
“GUYS, MARK’S BUYING DINNER”
“Shut up, Donghyuck”
I haven’t written an AU in a long time! I missed this so much. I will be doing a Band AU for the rest of the Dream Team along with a corresponding Sports AU! That means that there will be a full Basketball AU for Mark. This took almost all day to write, so I can’t guarantee when they will be out!
I hope you enjoyed this! Thank you guys <3
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Chapter 3
Music featured in this chapters: 
Cranes in the sky by Solange
Crew by Gold Like ft Brent Faiyaz and Shy Glizzy
Yesirrrskii by Lil Uzi Vert ft 21 Savage
Act Up by City Girlz
Cash Shit by Meg Thee Stallion
Miami: Day 2
Ariana:
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“Uhhhhhhh what the fuck” I groaned waking up. I had a huge headache and my stomach was on fleek. I still had on my fit from the night before, my damn wig was barely hanging on. “Bro what the fuck man” I said taking off my wig. I got up and got undressed and into the shower, which did not last long because I needed some medicine ASAP. “Rise and Grind girls” Melody came in happily. “Mel why did you not help me out my clothes?” I asked her. “Uh we all passed out in here. I got up in got in my bed and i guess we all just took showers” She said drinking out of a coffee mug. “What is that?” I asked. “Hangover Tea, Tye made” She said. I laid back down. “Tell Tye Tye to bring me up some” I told her. “Ari you can’t sleep in all day today is the yacht party” Mel said. I almost threw up thinking about being seasick and hungover. “When can we rest?” I asked. Melody looked at me crazy. “Miami never sleeps, shake that hangover off so we can drink again” She said. “Ima go get your tea” She told me closing my door. I sighed at the idea of getting fucked up again. I rolled over and grabbed my phone. “I want you so bad” I see. I had remembered that Marlon crazy ass messaged me last night. Tye came walking in with my mug. Melody was right behind her. “Okay now that we all in here except Zion ass, we need rules” She said. Melody groaned. “Boring” She said smiling as Tye playfully pushed her. “Aight so, basically rule #1 is always always get lit, #2 is never worry about yo girls get the Dick sis but send us your location so if shit go down you know #3 No sad girl shit, no mopping #4 if bitches try us they try us all and that’s the rules I love you hoes” She said laughing. “Not the ditch your friends for the D” I said laughing. “Well Zion completed #2, and I’m get on her ass too. Saying this trip all about my girl’s face ass” Tye said. “Yall um I think I seen Isaac last night” Melody said. “And I oop” Tye responded. “Are you sure we were drunk as fuck” I said to her. She nodded. “I know what Isaac looks like and his friends you know Freddie and Trey” She said. I nodded, “Well don’t let that ruin your trip fuck Isaac” I said. “She going to fuck Isaac alright” Tye said smirking. “Nooo Im not” Mel said. “Ima get me a new boo”. I clapped for her. “You see that, growth” I said imitating Kelly from insecure. Tye looked at me as Melody walked out. “She happy as fuck on the inside” I started laughing. “Shut up!”.
 After our little house meeting. I decided to take a run in our Airbnb subdivision. I always ran to clear my head especially after a hangover, Thank God Tye got me that tea. I took a break, caught my breath, and took a sip of my water. I see a Convertible pull up near me, and the top lifted off, revealing some sexy light skin guy. He started talking to me, but I had my headphones in listening to “Cranes In The Sky” by Solange. I took my earphones out. “I’m sorry, I couldn’t hear you” I said smiling. He laughed a little. “I was saying damn it rare we see such beauty in this area, normally got to wait till you hit the beach” He said. I rolled my eyes playfully. “Uh boy” I said. He smiled at me. “I’m Anthony” He said. His voice was so whew lord. “Ariana” I said. “Call I call you Ari or RiRi for short?” He asked. I shook my head. “Nigga I don’t know you like that” I told him placing my hand on my hip. He laughed. “Feisty little thing, aight I dig it. Hopefully, I see you around, Ri” He winked at me before pulling off. I cheesed all the way to house cause that man was an Angel. “Girls, Ladies, Bitches I seen a fine ass man on my run. I’m talking GQ fine” I said blushing. Melody and Tye came out they room and looked over the staircase balcony we had in the house. “And?” Tye said. “His name is Anthony and he stays over here I guess; He has a nice ass car and he called me Ri” I said cheesing. They just looked at me. “Number?” Melody asked. I bit my lip and shook my head. “He just said, see you around Ri” I said smiling. Melody and Tye laughed. “Well at least it aint that nigga Marlon” Tye said. “We gone go to every door and find him” Mel said. I started laughing. “Ima get me some Anthony” I said. “You better” Tye said. I could not stop squealing about that man.
  Zion:
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I woke up to sun beaming bright as fuck in my eyes. I put my hand up to block the sun. I turned over to see I was in bed with Kyrel from last night. I palmed my face. I got up and grabbed my shit. He rolled over and looked at me. “Good morning Beautiful” He said. Normally I would cringe at any nigga telling me that, but it made me slightly smile. “Hey, I’m sorry. Last night shouldn’t have happened” He said. I looked at him. “Yeah, I didn’t want you to feel like it was a one-night stand. I really dig you and I want to see you again if that’s okay” He said to me. I nodded. “I would like that” I simply said smiling. Normally my ass would say something smart, but his energy was different. “Let me get my ass up, so I can make sure you get home okay” He said. A man! I thought. These niggas in Atlanta do not even care if I made it home unless they thirsty as fuck. He got dressed and we got in his car. “I see money all around me, I feel like I’m the man. But I was done and out like last week tell me where have you been? You came out of hiding girl. Don’t act like I’m your man, you just a fan, don’t hold no rank” He sang along. He looked over at me smiling. “What?” He asked. I giggled. “Nothing, you just cute. I guess” I said. He put his hand up to me like a mic. “Come on sing it with me” He said. I laughed. “I see money all around me, I feel like I’m the man. But I was done and out like last week tell me where have you been? You came out of hiding girl. Don’t act like I’m your man, you just a fan, don’t hold no rank” We sang turnt in the car. “Aye see” He said. I playfully pushed him. “Got me slipping out here” I told him. He started laughing. We pulled up to my Vacay house and just sat in the car. “So, Ima take you out Wednesday if that’s okay?” He asked. I looked at him crazy “And where we are going sir?”. He smiled. “It’s a suprith” He said in a funny voice. “Aight We gone see about that” I said laughing. He leaned over and pulled my face towards his and we started kissing. His lips tasted so nice; it was about to be a Tsunami in this car. I had to go. I pulled back. “Thank you for the ride, home and to sleep” I said laughing. He smirked. “Keep your phone on you” He said. I got out the car and waived bye. I walked into the house and Ariana met me at the door. “Its 2pm Mam, where have you been young lady?” She said with her hands on her hip. “I went to see a man about a horse” I casually said. “Irrrrr ok” Ari said making a funny noise. Tye came downstairs in her swimsuit looking like a goddess. “Okay I see you” I said. She twirled around. “Inches on Inches baby”. Melody came down after her in her swimsuit. “Yeahhhh get intoooo itttttt” She said holding Patron in her hand. “Okay Ari I see you too girl” I said gassing up my girls. “Bitch go get motherfucking dressed; our ride will be here soon” Tye said. I ran upstairs got in the shower and got myself all the way together. That took almost 2hrs. “Zion! Hurry up!” Tye yelled. “Im coming!” I yelled. “Ooh Z you look good girl” I told myself. I did a little twerk, and scurried downstairs before them hoes leave me. “Dick got you taking yo time huh?” Melody said. I playfully pushed her. “Shut up, I have yall know that Kyrel is a gentleman okay, and he is fine as fuck. He laid it down good as hell, Yall I’m let him go because he gone fuck me up” I said. Ari sucked her teeth in. “You better get you that gentlemen peen” She said. I almost spit out my water. “Bitch, I almost died” I said laughing. “Shots!” Tye said. “I’m not uh uh, only a little Tye” Ari said. We all took shots before we headed into the party bus.
  Melody:
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“Hit your main bitch, yessirskii, Doin' donuts in the six, yessirskii. You got engaged but she still wanna slurpskii” Lil Uzi “Yessirskii” played as we walked onto the Yacht. I never been on no Yacht before and bitch this shit was a dream come true, another lit drunk night for me Yesssiiirrr. My girls and I were twerking our ass off. “Fuck it up Tye!” We yelled as Tye twerked on the opening of the boat. “I always wanted to do that” She said taking more shots. We were eating and Ari and Tye were smoking, just enjoying the vibes. 2 hours had passed, and we had drunk 2 bottles of Patron. I felt more fucked up then I did last night. The movement of the boat was causing my world to spin, and I needed to sit the fuck down, ASAP! “You good Mel?” Tye asked high as fuck. “No girl I feel sick as fuck” I said. She took me downstairs to lay on a random ass bed. No matter how much I stayed still the rocking of the boat was making me feel nauseous. I got up to look for a bathroom. “Fuck” I said realizing this room had no bathroom. I stumbled to quickly find one before I threw up in these people’s boat. As I was moving fast but woozy, I bumped into somebody. “Sorry” I said. I felt hands around me. “Yo you good?” I heard. I looked up seeing the beautiful man, but I was so messed up I did not care. I shook my head “No” I could feel the vomit rising. I tried to get out of his way, but he was trying to check on me, and what I feared most happened. I could not hold it in, and I threw up all over him. I could not stop it just kept coming. “Bro what the fuck!” He yelled. “I’m sorry” I said faintly before I knew it my eyes got heavy and I passed out.
  Tye:
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“Real ass bitch gives a fuck about a nigga big Birkin bag hold 5,6 figures stripes on my ass so he calls this pussy tiger, fucking on a scamming ass rich ass nigga. Same group of bitches aint no adding to the picture” All of us girls were screaming the lyrics at the top of or lungs. “You check on Mel?” Ari asked. I looked at her crazy and hurried downstairs, because niggas is weird. When I got down there, I seen she was wrapped in the blankets on the bed. “This your friend?” I heard behind me. I turned around to see a fine ass black man wrapped in a towel. I nodded. “Yeah she didn’t feel good, I’m sorry I will get her up” I said. He shook his head. “Nah, she good this my boat so she straight. She must be sick or something she threw up all over me bruh” He said. I guess that explains the towel. “Oh my gosh, I’m sorry” I said. He laughed, “It’s cool if it was anybody else they have to get the fuck off, I had my home girl clean her up and I put her in here, so yall enjoy the party. Here is the key to this room just check on her when you need too” He told me. I smiled “Thanks”. I locked Melody in and went back upstairs to go see Samar.
 “Hey stranger” Samar said as I walked over to him DJing. “When we gone be able to kick it?” I asked. He looked at me confused. “What you mean nigga? we are kicking it now” He said I rolled my eyes. “Samar I’m talking like how we do back home we in Miami nigga lets kick shit have fun” I said. He nodded. “Aight movie night at my house, bring the liq I got the wings and the weed” He said. I smiled at that idea. “Aight cool motherfucker” I said just dancing to the music slick coming down from being lit. “Here drink this and come over here” Samar told me. I took the shot and came near his mixing station. “Okay now what?” I asked. He smiled. “You gone learn how to mix for a little minute”. I was excited, “Bitch I’m a star, I got these niggas wishing. He says he hungry this pussy the kitchen, yeah he my dog he going to sit down and listen call him a drink and he don’t get offended” He clicked on some buttons then went to his computer. He brought the mic over to me. “Say something” He smiled. “I don’t feel like yall lit enough for me, let me run that shit back!” I yelled on the mic. Samar ran it back. “Bitch I’m a star, I got these niggas wishing. He say he hungry this pussy the kitchen, yeah he my dog he going to sit down and listen call him a drink and he don’t get offended” Every female sang. I got happy as hell. For the whole party that is all we were doing, I am surprised they aint pay me the fuck. After, the boat owner helped us get Melody on the bus, and Samar pulled me to this side. “Do me a favor bro, don’t be out here wilding with these Miami cats okay?” He said to me. “Can it just be yall girls chilling and shit?” He asked. I busted out laughing. “Samar, I’m grown sir you don’t have to worry about me honey, I’m good” I said. He looked at me annoyed. “Tye, I’m trying to be like a big bro and be protective but okay city girl Tye” He said. I shrugged. “Thanks bro” I said rolling my eyes. Nigga fuck yo big brother face ass, the fuck. He hugged me and said bye to everyone on the bus. I see him go talk to some Randoms. Typical Nigga shit. I pull out my phone a text Julian.
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