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metrixnos · 1 month
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hi hi i just found your blog & i love your designs!!! we also share the same birthday and i think that is so cool actually. did you know a new crane wives song was our birthday gift last year
Im glad you like my stuff and YOO! BIRTHDAY BROS! Y’know i’ve never heard much of that band’s stuff (doesn’t venture outside of the same albums/music genres) but that song [The Well] is actually a really nice song! Ty for lettin me know abt it :]
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whatiwillsay · 3 years
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off topic - let’s talk about gaylena 👀
selena gomez is one of taylor’s oldest and bestest friends and given that she is in the 22 liner notes, a huge part of taylor’s life, and maybe fruity herself it seems like possibly we don’t talk about her here at the blog enough!
i don’t want to do a timeline of selena and taylor’s friendship - you can read more about that here, but they met back in the day when they were both dating jonas brothers and to me this idea of finding a real friendship in the midst of these contrived promances is pretty adorable.
ofc most of y’all think taylor is a fruit basket but i think there’s a good chance that selena is too!  i’m not saying she is for sure but y’all know me.  i’’m here to make a compelling case that everyone and their dog is gay so let’s gooooo! 
Part I - At least one fake rs!  
Selena “dated” Taylor Lautner in 2009 and he’s definitely gay.  Of course, that doesn’t mean she is, it could just be PR, but y’all know I gotta note everything!  We stan our fruity bffs dating the same gays 😍
Part II - Selena x cara delevingne
i feel like there’s a chance they met through taylor but everyone in that squad adjacent circle knows one another.  cara dated michelle rodriguez for the first half of 2014 and then got with annie clark in March 2015 but it feels like it’s possible something has gone on between her and Selena from summer 2014 - early 2015? ...maybe something casual on and off a bit?
August 2014 - Steamy pics surface in Saint-Tropez, France
Selena and and a freshly single Cara vacation together in part to celebrate Selena’s 22nd birthday.
They party together and look cozy!
Pictures such as this surface and spark rumors around the two:
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Selena apparently loves the rumors and gushes about being shipped with Cara.
Quote:
You say Selena drag queens were the true measure of success for you. But isn’t it true that you’re not truly famous until you’ve been the subject of a gay rumor? And last year, the tabloids had a field day with photos of you and Cara Delevingne. I’ve made it!
How did you react to those rumors? Honestly, I loved it. I didn’t mind it. Especially because they weren’t talking about other people in my life for once, which was wonderful. Honestly, though, she’s incredible and very open and she just makes me open. She’s so fun and she’s just extremely adventurous, and sometimes I just want that in my life, so I didn’t mind it. I loved it.
Notice she doesn’t deny them?  Now of course she could just be being cool, if she freaked out about it that might be even weirder but hey, it’s still kind of interesting.
Then she admits to questioning her sexuality???
Have you ever questioned your sexuality? Oh, I think everybody does, no matter who they are. I do, yeah, of course. Absolutely. I think it’s healthy to gain a perspective on who you are deep down, question yourself and challenge yourself; it’s important to do that.
(Selena btw, this is cool and all, but not everybody questions their sexuality, maybe you’re just gay 👀)
November 1 - LACMA Art + Film Gala 
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they even left the event together 👀
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and they hung out earlier that day as well:
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They were seen the next day partying for Kendall Jenner’s bday singing to her:
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a few weeks later Cara tweets Selena’s lyrics!
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In December 2014 they are travelling together in texas:
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in january 2015 they get cozy at the golden globes together!
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and they leave together again:
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January 19th/20th a bunch of gay nonsense happens
They post this gay shit with matching shoes and linked fingers:
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then they say this to one another:
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Enty says they were hooking up!
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then we don’t get any more content that i can find for about six months! perhaps they had a fling from summer 2014-jan 2015 and then it ends, Cara gets with Annie in March?  Then after half a year apart Selena and Cara resume a friendly relationship?  Perhaps!  Selena is seen with Justin a bit off and on during this time but this was in their Style/Heat Death Era imo (tbh i probably shouldn’t give a hetty pairing including Justin that designation 🤢but y’all get what I’m saying - it’s fully possible Selena was hooking up with both of them!
Now I’m not super familiar with Selena’s discography so y’all lmk if I’m missing anything major - lyric wise that point to her not being straight.
Selena’s album Revival that comes out after this relationship has a few songs with some vibes, even though I get the feeling a lot of it is probably about Justin, allow me to reach.  The title track could be translated as someone coming to terms with their sexuality (among other things):
I feel like I've awakened lately The chains around me are finally breaking I've been under self-restoration I've become my own salvation Showing up, no more hiding, hiding The light inside me is bursting, shining It's my, my, my time to butterfly
Good for you, imo, is too sexy to be about a man even if it’s not super queer lyrically it’s a vibe ok?
Me & My Girls might be a bestie anthem a la 22 (oh wait, no 22 was gay too) but I mean...could be about a girl gang of lesbians too!
And if we want it, we take it If we need money, we make it Nobody knows if we fake it You like to watch while we shake it I know we're making you thirsty You want us all in the worst way But you don't understand I don't need a man 
Quinn Fabray indeed!
Nobody feels probably like a retrospective on Justin 🙄but...there is a hint of sapphic craving in there!  Saying this particular lover loves them differently than everyone is a bit 👀 plus this stanza:
No oxygen, can barely breathe My darkest sin, you've raised release And it's all because of you, all because of you And I don't know what it is, but you've pulled me in No one compares, could ever begin To love me like you do And I wouldn't want them to
Is Perfect about some bitch Justin started dating?  Probably but bear with me here this song is actually pretty fucking gay.  Gay enough that I’m gonna add it to one of my gay playlists.  Could this song actually be about Cara moving on to Annie?
Ooh, and I bet she has it all Bet she's beautiful like you, like you And I bet she's got that touch Makes you fall in love, like you, like you
I can taste her lipstick and see her laying across your chest I can feel the distance every time you remember her fingertips Maybe I should be more like her Maybe I should be more like her I can taste her lipstick, it's like I'm kissing her, too And she's perfect And she's perfect
Part III - Selena x Julia Michaels
Julia Michaels is a singer/songwriter known for her song Issues.  I don’t know her sexuality but she at the least has gay vibes!  It seems they met around this time perhaps because Julia wrote on Revival.
They have a friendly enough friendship for a few years, liking one another’s posts on IG from time to time, posing for a photo a time or two and then they seem to get swept up into this very intense friendship in 2019.  They write some music together and Julia goes whole hog in promoting the shoe brand Selena is hawking this time 😭
2019 - The Superior Sapphic Jelena Timeline:
It starts, for some reason with a lot of shoe promotion:
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chill, chill
more shoes
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but more gayness?
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this homo shit
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ok...
Then we go into the REALLY GAY NOVEMBER OF 2019:
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Then they perform together:
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And...actually kiss...on the mouth on stage???
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Sure it’s just a peck but still...if that were a guy people would say they were dating.  
Somehow kissing on the mouth isn’t the gayest thing these girls do over this period because these fucking dykes got matching tattoos.  I’ve read enough Larry blogs to know this actually means they’re secretly married.  All jokes aside this is fruity behavior. 
From their IG stories:
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Selena gets Julia a very nice christmas gift:
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Covid sets in and content drops off but god damn!  It’s possible they just had an intense friendship but if a man and a woman collabed on music together, kissed in public, and got matching tattoos everyone would say they were dating!
Selena, as far as I can find, didn’t have any public boyfriends around this time so who are some of these love songs about?
Rare comes out in January 2020 and perhaps has some gayish songs?
Don’t tell me why but boyfriend lowkey, has a gay vibe.  Don’t ask me to explain it but it’s just the musicality of it.
Crowded Room could be a love song for Julia?  (or by Julia for Selena, since they’re collaborators?)
Baby, it's just me and you Baby, it's just me and you Just us two Even in a crowded room Baby, it's just me and you, yeah
These are general gay vibes, our secret moments in a crowded room tease
It started polite, out on thin ice 'Til you came over to break it I threw you a line and you were mine
It would have started out polite between them, since they worked together for years before whatever 2019 was happened.  And throwing someone a line first of all makes Selena sound like the aggressor but also “throwing someone a line” could be a reference to writing songs together.
Yeah, I was afraid, but you made it safe I guess that is our combination Said you feel lost, well, so do I So won't you call me in the morning? I think that you should call me in the morning If you feel the same, 'cause
Lots of people are afraid at the beginning of a gay rs.  Treacherous tease 👀
In summation!
Selena does gay stuff like fantasizing ab kissing other women in her music, getting very touchy with famous dykes on vacay, hangs out with Taylor Swift, has chronic mental health issues, dated a jonas brother and a twilight gay, has admitted to questioning her sexuality, and loves being shipped with women.  Is she gay?  I don’t know!   But all she’s missing from her celesbian bingo card is a suspiciously intense friendship with a Glee Cast member! What do you guys think?  Selena fruity or just weird?
Edit to add: so apparently I missed an entire ship and Selena supposedly acted really gay all the time with her backup dancer Charity Baroni.  Exposing SMG has posted a lot about all that.
Also Selena has been cast in a gay role! edit to add: @bisluthq went and found this for me - julia is indeed a fruit queen
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mlqcconfessions · 4 years
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May I ask if you can make a headcanon of MC x Victor, Lucien, Kiro, Gavin, & Shaw( you dont have to do Shaw if you cant) ( MLQC men's pov) not knowing it was MC's bday. The men finding out that MC hide their birthday cause MC feels that they don't deserve to be celebrated and it is not worth it despite going all out for the MLQC men's bday. Would like to see the boys react that. Sorry if this is too much, but it is okay if you cant, I wanted to thank you and I hope you have a safe day
Because I don’t have a firm grasp on Shaw’s character yet (I’m playing on the English server), I’ll be omitting him from this headcanon. Hope you don’t mind!
MLQC Headcanon - My favorite day
Victor (takes place after his Surprise Date)
He was at LFG when he heard the news
Goldman was dropping off some documents that he needed to finalize
He was browsing through the papers when he came across your company’s rough draft plans for next week’s show
He quickly glanced over the words, signed, and flipped to the next page
After every rough draft, your company’s information always followed (naturally, your personal info was there too)
He stopped to look at your picture (it was the same one you used when applying for LFG’s investment)
Always the same dumb expression.... (but he couldn’t help a smile from forming on his face)
That’s when he saw it....your date of birth (XX-XX-XXXX)
....It’s today.....?
?!
He goes into a panic mode immediately (of course, it doesn’t show on the outside)
He takes out his phone and goes to dial your number
He calms himself while the ringing is going through
But panics (again) when he hears your voice
“Victor!”
Obviously, he doesn’t want to confirm if today was your birthday (that would make him seem like the dumb one)
He has to think of what to say for a moment
“Hello? Victor?”
He’s unable to think clearly, so he just blurts out the first thing that comes to his mind
“Souvenir. 6 PM. Don’t be late”
“What? Vict—“ (he hangs up)
He looks at the time, 4 PM
He sighs, rubbing his temples as he starts to regain his senses
He resumes his work as he ponders over what tonight’s menu will be
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You arrive at Souvenir a little early than planned (around 5:30)
You go to open the door, but it’s locked (weird)
“Victor? (you knock a few times) Victor, are you there?”
You hear a series of rattling and clattering inside
“....Victor? What’s going on in there?”
You go to knock again, but the door opens wide with a bang
He’s in front of you, disheveled as ever
“....MC....you’re early” 
“Um..yeah. Work went a lot quicker than usual and...um....are you okay? I heard a lot of noise in here”
“Yes...yes. Why wouldn’t I be okay? (he straightens his clothes) Hurry, come in”
You go inside to see Souvenir all decorated, except for a few areas where it’s still bare (even some of the lights were hanging off)
“It’s still in process....but....” (he brings out the cake, lighted with candles)
“Happy birthday”
Kiro
He found out it was your birthday from Kiki and the others (while he was over at your company for a meeting)
As soon as he heard he ran over to your desk with immense speed
“MC! MC! MC! IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY TODAY?!”
You look up from your computer, startled
“Kiro! What are you doing here? The meeting should still be going on” (indeed it was, poor Savin)
“That’s not the problem, MC! Why didn’t you tell me it was your birthday?”
You can tell that he’s genuinely hurt by this
“I...just didn’t think it was something worth celebrating, that’s all”
He goes bonkers after you say that
“Not worth celebrating? Are you kidding me?”
He grabs your shoulders and looks you in the eye
“MC! Your birthday DESERVES to be celebrated as much as anyone else’s. Mine included!”
“But...”
“No buts! Today, we are going to make sure you have the BEST birthday EVER!” (he grabs your hand and leads you out of the room)
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He drags you along throughout town, with him wearing a foolproof disguise (he insisted you wear one too, although it wouldn’t really matter)
You’re having trouble keeping up with his energy, but soon become used to it
He takes you out shopping to buy you a birthday outfit (but he ends up modeling clothes himself, to your request)
The two of you are sitting at a bench, waiting for Savin to come with the car
“.......MC”
You turn your head towards him
He gets up, kneels down in front of you, and takes out a small container
“Kiro?”
He doesn’t say anything, but instead opens the box (you become speechless at the sight of the ring, glowing in the moonlight)
“I bought this while you were in the bathroom” (he takes your hand and slips the ring on your finger)
“Kiro...I...”
“This is my reservation, MC! With this, (he kisses your hand) I’m yours forever. Happy birthday”
Lucien
He already knew your birthday was coming up
But was unsure of the exact date
Every time he asked, you would just play it off
“My birthday? It’s.........soon”
He didn’t want to go looking through your information to find out when it was (it would feel like his loss, or something)
He decides to make YOU tell him, yourself
He’s just so good with his words?
He’s looking at something on his phone during breakfast (something he rarely does)
“MC, look at this trait description for Scorpios”
You take his phone from him
“Do you think this description fits me?”
Strategic? Persistent? Secretive?? (if this isn’t Lucien, then who else is it)
“Yeah, I think it describes you perfectly!”
“Is that so? (you don’t notice the smile on his face) How about I read yours, too?”
“Sure! But I don’t know my sign...can you check XX/XX?” (insert birthdate here)
Bingo.
“So I assumed correctly. Happy birthday, MC”
You immediately realize what you just did (oh no)
“Um, Lucien. It’s not like I didn’t WANT to tell you....” (he just chuckles as you hang your head low)
“I know.” (he gets up to clear the dishes, and goes inside the bedroom)
He comes out wearing a coat, while you’re still sitting at the table
“Well? (you look at him as he straightens his coat collar) Aren’t you going to get dressed?”
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You wanted to avoid an extravagant celebration for your birthday
And he understood that perfectly
So he takes you to the movies, buys you dinner, and now you’re in his office (he said he wanted to show you something)
“Thank you, Lucien. I had a wonderful time today”
“You’re very welcome. But I’m afraid it’s not over just yet”
He opens a drawer and takes out a small wooden box
“Lucien? What’s this?” (you open the box, and see a beautiful pen inside)
“....is this...”
“I didn’t know what would be the best gift for your birthday.....”
“So you’re giving me Iridescent...?” (he nods slightly, appearing to be embarrassed)
“But this is your—“
“Favorite pen. Which is why I’m giving it to you”
“Does that make me your favorite person?” (you can’t believe you just said that)
This makes you blush profusely (he’s just SO good with words)
He laughs at the sight of your face going red (he hugs you while you’re holding tight to the box)
“Happy birthday......my favorite person”
Gavin
Why did he have to find out it was your birthday from Minor?
He doesn’t care that you hid it from him (he figured you had your reasons)
But it’s irritating that it was Minor. Of ALL PEOPLE
He’s having such a hard time deciding what to give you
After all, you prepared a big celebration for his birthday
“Bro, it’s gonna be okay! Chill!” (it took everything in him to not come over there and hit Minor)
“I’ll ask Boss what she wants as a present”
“What? NO”
“Don’t worry! I got this!” (Minor hangs up, leaving Gavin to pace around his room)
This was your first time celebrating your birthday with him (ever since he asked you out last year)
No wonder Birdcop is so nervous
He gets an idea of what to get you, and gets to work right away (it’s homemade!)
After pacing for 20 minutes, he decides to call you for a date
But drops his phone when you call him first (he stubs his toe while he breaks the fall)
“He-hello?” (he’s rubbing his foot, hiding his pain)
“Gavin! Where are you?”
“...what?”
“What do you mean, what? Our date! I’m in front of the aquarium right now”
He’s confused (somebody help him)
“A..aquarium?” (he flinches when he hears you sigh)
“Yes, the aquarium! Minor told me you were going to take me out on a date here. Am I wrong?” 
Birdcop’s actually thankful for Minor’s nosiness for once
“I’ll be there right away” (ride like the wind, Sparky)
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Your aquarium date goes by pretty quickly (he takes so many pictures of you?)
“Gavin, come here! You look like this sea lion!”
It was about time for the aquarium to close, so he takes you back home
As you were about to take off your helmet, it starts raining like crazy
Despite his constant I’m okays, you bring him in into your apartment to dry off
“You’re going to get sick, Gavin!” (getting sick was the LAST thing on his mind, right now)
He’s sitting awkwardly on a chair, while you go to put his shirt in the drying machine
But you feel something in his shirt pocket and take it out
“A necklace?” (Gavin immediately gets up and runs over to you)
It’s a necklace in the shape of a ginkgo leaf, with both of your initials carved in the back
There are rough edges here and there, but nonetheless beautiful in every way
“....Gavin....!” (he hides his face in his hands, and you notice that his ears and shoulders have turned red)
He coughs before offering to put it on for you (his calloused hands are a little shaky as they graze behind your neck)
“It’s not much but.....happy birthday”
UGH can someone give me an MLQC boy to celebrate my birthdays???
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heyitsani · 3 years
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I Keep My Eyes Wide Open Chapter 3
Word Count: 6024
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Major character death (eventually), Mentions of past rape/non-con (eventually)
Pairing: Jason Todd/Dick Grayson, Damian Wayne/Jon Kent (hinted?)
Summary: Damian spends some time away from Gotham and learns a few things for himself and his future.
Notes: Just a heads up, I have decided to NOT post next week at all.  I have a lot left to do in regards to Christmas for my gremlins so I’m going to be focusing on that.  That MIGHT mean I’ll give you two chapters the week after, but it might not.  Who knows?  My oldest’s bday is New Year’s Day so it depends on that really.  You’ll get one that day, but you might get one before that too.
If you have not read When You Move I Move, this one won’t really make much sense.  So you can read that here: WYMIM
You can also read this chapter on AO3 here
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Leaning forward to look out the window of the carriage, Damian took in the large fields of what he assumed were crops, that paved the way up to the main city of Metropolis. He remembered Jon writing about how he and his father would go down and help with the harvest because his father believed that even a king should know how to reap a field.  
Damian also remembered being fascinated with the idea.  When he had inquired about it to his own father, the man had laughed and said that it sounded exactly like something King Clark would say.  He also said that if Damian ever wanted to experience that for himself, he was sure one of their local farmers would be more than happy to teach him.  He saved the idea for a later date because he was sure his mother would have many words to say about ‘lowering himself to peasant standards’ and the eleven-year-old was tired of the lectures.
“What do you think Little Prince?”  Damian glanced over at Ser Jason, who had accompanied him on his journey at his father’s request. “Their kingdom is different from our own, but I think you’ll find they are a people who love their king just as much as Gotham loves your father.”
Nodding his head, he looked back out the window.  “Father said the people are kinder, warmer.”  Ser Jason hummed and Damian didn’t bother looking back to him.  “I am looking forward to a different perspective when it comes to ruling a kingdom.  King Clark is so different from Father and Grandfather.”
“He is,” Ser Jason agreed. “Your father has learned much from his friendship with the King of Metropolis, but the same could be said the other way.  If you are not willing to learn from others, then you have no business ruling over anyone.”
“Why is that?”
He leaned back into his seat as he turned green eyes onto the Dragon Slayer, watching the other man’s relaxed posture across from him.  It had been a long journey, but Damian had noticed the other man relax the further they got away from Gotham despite who they were both leaving behind.
“A king should be strong, and he should be smart,” Ser Jason gave him a look, “but he should also be kind and malleable.  No one man is infallible.  No one man has all the answers.  And the man who thinks he knows all he needs to know is someone who will demand allegiance over earning it.”  And Damian didn’t need to know much about ruling to know that anyone who demanded their citizens follow them rarely was an adored ruler.
“How to you stop from becoming that person?”  He kept his eyes on Ser Jason while the other man considered him carefully.  Damian wondered what was going through his mind, but Ser Jason had always been good at protecting his thoughts from his eyes. Unlike a lot of people.
“I suppose you surround yourself with people who would be willing to tell you when you are making a mistake,” Ser Jason shrugged.  “And you always make sure you’re willing to admit when you’ve actually made one.”
Damian considered the words and nodded.  It made sense.  His grandfather had struggled with admitting when he was wrong.  It had been an issue with his council and even some of the citizens of Gotham.  His father didn’t seem to suffer from that same issue.  If anything, from what he had seen, the man accepted faults that were not his to accept.  But how did you find a balance that two of the greatest men he had ever known couldn’t seem to find?
“Little Prince, we have many years to be sure that you know how to be better than your grandfather and left self-sacrificing than your father.”  Damian wasn’t sure what to say to that, but was granted a pardon when Ser Jason leaned forward and looked out the window.  “Ah, we are here.”  
Allowing his gaze to look out the window, Damian saw as they passed the walls of the city and headed toward the center where the castle was nestled.  When he had studied the layout of the kingdom, Damian had been surprised that they had built the city around the castle.  But then his father had informed him that the castle used to be a religious center point.  But then the kingdom had discovered that the religious leaders had been sacrificing to their “gods” and the citizens had overthrown the establishment.  Once the religious leaders had been dealt with, the citizens voted to make the building the home of the king instead.  It brought new light to the mindset of those living in Metropolis.
Once they pulled up to the castle itself, Damian settled back into his seat and waited.  He could see King Clark’s imposing figure waiting for them, along with the other members of the royal family.  It made him a little nervous to be on their terms now, but at least he had Ser Jason with him.
Once everything had come to a stop, Ser Jason moved closer to the door so he could exit first when the footman came to open the door, allowing him to survey the conditions before Damian followed.  Once Damian’s feet were on the ground, he was immediately enclosed in a familiar pair of arms.
“Jon, my boy,” he could hear King Clark laughing.  “Let His Highness at least get both feet on the ground.”  Jon was suddenly being pulled away and Damian face to face with him and the king who had tugged his son away.  “Hello Ser Todd, Prince Damian.  Welcome to Metropolis.  Again, for you I suppose Ser Todd.”  
“Your Majesty,” Ser Jason gave a bow of respect.  “And Your Highness, good to see your exuberance again.”  Ser Jason chuckled at the fourteen-year-old’s enthusiastic greeting.
“Thank you for having us, Your Majesty,” Damian greeted the older man with a bow of his own before turning a smile onto Jon and allowing it to grow when Jon’s did as well.  “Your Highness, good to see you again.  And Your Majesty,” he nodded to the woman who came up behind Jon.  He could see Duke Kon and his uncle a few feet back, but he gave the royal couple his immediate attention because tradition called for it.
“Please, no need to be so formal here.  I know your father would not stand upon ceremony, so neither should you.”  Damian nodded at the king before looking around the trio to see his uncle.  “Ah yes, I am sure you have been looking forward to seeing your uncle.”
Without having to be told, Damian moved forward to reach his uncle who met him halfway.  “Nephew,” his uncle greeted him, hugging him tightly for a moment before releasing him so Damian could turn and hug his uncle by marriage.  “We’re so glad you’re here.  How was the ride?”
“Long, but comfortable,” Damian responded when he released the Duke and looked over at his uncle. “I have a few things from home for you that Father said you would appreciate.”  He watched his uncle’s gaze turn curious before he looked over at Ser Jason and smiled brightly.  
“Ser Todd,” he greeted formally, but laughed when the slayer picked him up in a tight hug before putting him back on his feet and shaking the hand of his husband.  “My brother was unable to break away, then?”
“Unfortunately not,” Ser Jason responded with a frown.  Damian knew that his mother had something to do with the fact that his father couldn’t join them, but he wasn’t aware as to what it was.  “But he sent me in his place.  Is that not just as good?  Am I not enough for you, Duke Timothy?”  His uncle chuckled and Ser Jason pressed a hand to his chest as though he were offended.
“Damian, I’ll show you where you’re staying,” Jon slipped in-between Damian and Ser Jason, reaching for the younger’s hand.  “You can talk to the grown-ups later.”
“No need to lie about it, Nephew,” the duke laughed.  “We all know you just want your friend to yourself.  It’s quite all right.”  The five adults all laughed as the Jon huffed and tugged Damian away from them toward the entrance of the castle.
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“Do you think you will make a good king?”  
The question was surprising mostly because it was coming from Jon and not King Clark, but also because rarely did people ask about his future role in the kingdom.  He didn’t like to think too much about taking over his father’s throne, not sure he would ever be ready for that.  His father was such a beloved man and his mother made it clear she expected him to be better than his father.  But how did you best that?
“I hope to make my father proud,” was all he could think of to say.  He looked up from the game sitting on the floor between him and Jon, considering the teen across from him.  “My mother has so many expectations, but Father just wants me to be who I am.  He does not tell me to be one way or another.”
He watched Jon hum before looking down at the game and making his move.  “My father is much the same.  He tells me what he would do, but then tells me that I must make decisions on what I think is best.  Sometimes I am not certain what that means.”
Damian could sympathize with that.  
His father was such a good man, a good king.  He was the ultimate standard to live up to and while Damian wanted nothing more than to do just that, he also knew his father didn’t want that of him.  He didn’t want Damian to be just like him.  
“When our fathers are such great men, it is hard to not want to be just like them,” Damian admitted as he watched Jon move his pieces.  “But if we are just like them, then who are we really?”  He glanced up at Jon and found the older boy nodded, looking at a spot somewhere behind Damian.  
“I likely have many years before I am seated on the throne,” Jon told him.  Damian knew Metropolis allowed their king to rule until he felt unfit or he passed, unlike Gotham where an heir took the throne when they reached the age of 25.  Damian would likely be king before Jon, should King Clark’s health hold out and peace remain.  “But I think about whether or not I want the crown frequently.  I know I am my father’s sole heir, but Uncle Kon could easily take the throne if I didn’t want it.”
“And what would your father say if you decided that being king was not what you wanted?”
“I do not know for certain. It is only a passing thought, nothing to question just yet.”  But Damian felt like perhaps it was something that should be questioned.  Why continue with all the lessons and training if ultimately you didn’t want to take the crown?  He had never considered what it would be like to abdicate.  Between his mother’s expectations and the desire to be just like his father, he’s not sure he ever could.
“What would you do?”
“Hmm?”
“If you decided to drop your claim to the throne, what would you do?”  Damian questioned, watching Jon closely.  The fourteen-year-old shrugged and looked at Damian but remained silent. “I was basically born to take the throne.  My parents do not love each other the way your parents do.  My father…he loves someone he can never marry, and my mother came to him knowing, but hoping for more.  Her only purpose was to provide him an heir, me.”  He wasn’t sure where was taking this, but it felt like it had to mean something.  
“Just because the circumstances were less than ideal, does not mean you were only wanted for that purpose,” Jon commented.  Damian supposed he was right, but if he didn’t become king, what was the point of all of it?  “Your father would love you no matter what you decided.  But I know you well enough to know you will be King of Gotham when you turn 25 and your father will be so proud.”
“And you?”
“We shall have to see, won’t we?”
Damian wanted to answer, but there was something in his tone that made him pause and just observe. The look on his face was thoughtful, considering.  It was unnerving and Damian wasn’t sure how to take it.  He had seen a look like that on his father’s face before when looking at Ser Todd, but he wasn’t sure that was really comparable when he thought about it.
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The air was crisp as he walked the fields with Ser Jason on one side and Jon on the other.  The pair spoke over his head about some adventure Ser Jason had been on since the last visit Jon had made to Gotham, but Damian had long stopped listening.  It wasn’t that he wasn’t interested, it was just that the surrounding areas interested him more.
“Do you hear that?” Ser Jason’s question broke through Damian’s musings and pulled the younger man to look at him.  Furrowing his brows, Damian tried to listen for whatever it was the older man had heard but all he could pick up was the rustling sound of the wheat in the breeze.
But then there was a whimpering sound.
“There,” Damian said, turning and hurrying toward the sound.  The other two called out to him, but he knew they were following just by the sound of the wheat stalks moving.  His green eyes scanned the direction the whimper had come from as he rushed toward it, looking for anything that might have been making the noise.  
“Little Prince!”  Ser Jason called out in warning just as Damian spotted the small black creature attempting to pull its leg out of a tangle of rope.  The animal howled at the sight of them and backed away, baring its teeth at the perceived threat.
Damian held his hands up and approached slowly, shaking off Ser Jason’s hand when it landed on his shoulder.
“Damian, please.”  He paused to look back at the older man, frowning at the concern he saw on his features.  It was rare for the older man to use his first name so casually.  “Let me try and get the pup free.”  Looking back to the dog, Damian dropped his hands and stopped moving so the other man could carefully approach the dog.
Jon stood shoulder to shoulder with him and the pair watched the slayer carefully kneel down once he was close enough and held out a hand for the dog to sniff.  The dog nosed at the offered hand before going back to trying to get its leg out.
“Let me help,” Ser Jason muttered, reaching slowly for the rope.  He paused for only a moment when the dog let out a growl before he realized the man was trying to help.  “How did this happen, hmm?  You must have been dragging this rope for quite some way.  It looks like it has caught on some roots here,” he called over his shoulder as he worked to loosen the knot.
The instant the dog’s leg was free, he backed away from the three of them but didn’t run off.  Damian found it curious.
Moving forward, he knelt next to Ser Jason and watched the dog, locking eyes with the animal.  “What kind of dog is he?”  Damian questioned, shifting forward so he could get closer to it.
“Looks like a breed of hunting dog the villagers raise.  I am not certain,” Jon called over to him.  Damian hummed and stopped when he was within arms reach of the dog and just waited.  “What are you doing, Damian?”
“He needs to be looked at. He could have hurt himself.  And he certainly looks as though he needs a good meal,” Damian commented, still watching the dog as it began to inch over to him.  “He could have run, but he didn’t.  He is not afraid of us, but he needs reason to trust us.”  He could hear movement behind him and assumed Ser Jason had stood and moved over to Jon’s side, but didn’t bother looking.  He kept his gaze solely on the dog.  Slowly, cautiously, Damian moved to hold his hand out for the dog to smell just as he had seen Ser Jason do and waited for the cold nose of the pup to connect with his palm.
“That’s a good pup,” he murmured as he allowed his hand to run over the head of the dog.  “I shall call you Titus for now.”
“Saved.”  Ser Jason’s voice sounded amused and Damian spared him a glance, finding a smirk on his face.  “Fitting, Little Prince.”  The words were said in jest, but Damian knew that look in his eyes.  Pride.  With a nod, Damian looked back to the pup and carefully moved to run his hand over the leg.
“Can he walk?  We can take him to the healer in the city.  They should be able to tell us how Titus will fair.” When he was certain the leg was not damaged to the point of internal injury, Damian slowly stood and looked down at Titus.
“Come, Titus,” he commanded, walking toward the city walls where they had come from.  He didn’t glance back to see if the dog would follow and waved for Jon and Ser Jason to join him.  It was a few paces before the sound of paws hitting packed dirt sounded and the dog was slipping between his and Ser Jason’s legs.
“I’m not sure who will want to murder me more when we come home with Titus; your mother or grandfather,” Ser Jason joked as they made their way back to the city.  
“Not the king?”
“Oh no, Your Highness,” Ser Jason said seriously.  “No, King Richard would murder me if I denied his son something he so clearly wants. Especially an innocent something.” Damian pursed his lips to keep from beaming at the idea of his father approving of his actions just now.  He ignored the concern that wanted to bubble up with the thought that his mother was going to have a few choice words about it. He wasn’t going to think about it now. Not when he knew he would have his father in his corner.
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“Honestly, Titus,” Damian sighed as the dog panted at the window of the carriage.  Just three weeks after having found him and the dog had gone from skin and bone to healthy and growing quite quickly.  King Clark had warned them that the breed was one that grew quite large, but Damian had waved it off and welcomed the thought.  
He wasn’t sure how Titus had come to be at that spot the day they found him, but Damian refused to believe it was anything other than fate.
Ser Jason reached over and scratched at the dog’s ears before settling back in his seat.  “He knows home when he sees it.  We are almost there.  Are you happy to be returning?”  Damian considered the question as he stared out the window Titus was still sticking his nose out of, watching the trees rush past them.
“I have missed most aspects of home,” he settled on.  Though he loved Ser Jason as a father and knew he could trust him, he struggled to admit that he was not looking forward to being under his mother’s thumb once again. Queen Lois had been such a breath of fresh air.  To see the way a mother could love her child, it had left Damian wanting something he knew would never be his.  And though his father and Ser Jason loved him as parents should, he couldn’t help but wonder if he was missing out on something without the love of a mother.
“It is okay to be sad to be returning home, Little Prince,” Ser Jason spoke softly and Damian’s gaze dropped to his lap before looking over at the older man.  His eyes were earnest and caring, but understanding as well. “I do not know what goes through the minds of others, but I do know your father understands much of what you’re dealing with.”
“But not completely.”
“No, perhaps not completely since Queen Talia was gone well before your father was your age, but from what I recall, she might have been more rigid than Catalina.”  Damian didn’t know if that was possible, in all honestly, but he nodded anyway.  He knew stories of the late queen and knew she was not who his grandfather had thought she was.  His second wife, Selina, had not been very motherly but she was kind and she was loving. His father said he had found a friend and confidante in the former queen and it had been exactly what he had needed.  
“We’re here,” Damian chose to say instead of acknowledging the conversation any more, looking out the window and seeing the approaching city walls.  They were finally home and he found himself getting nervous as to what would happen upon the revelation of Titus.  “You won’t let them take him?”
His green eyes looked into Ser Jason’s turquoise ones and the other man nodded.  “They will have to take me down before I allow you to be parted from Titus.  You have my word on that, My Prince.”  Damian saw the truth in his eyes and nodded.  “Besides, I already wrote to your father weeks ago and told him about the pup.  His reply came a few days before we left and spoke of his excitement to meet the newest Wayne.”  Damian felt a smile spread on his face as he jumped forward and gave Ser Jason a hug in thanks.
“The Prince has returned!”  Damian pulled away at the shouts from the crowd and leaned closer to the windows to see citizens starting to line the streets at their passing.  He could hear various shouts of his name and greetings and it made a warm feeling settle in his chest.  
“You should lean out and wave,” Ser Jason instructed.  Nodding, Damian did just that and was rewarded with more cheers and calls of his name.  “The people already love you.  You do not realize how much of your father you have in you.  His influence is an overwhelming presence.”  
That was the kind of praise that could be considered dangerous when spoken around the wrong people, but with just him and Ser Jason in the carriage, Damian let the pride swell in his chest.  To be compared to his father and come out favorably, what more could he ask for?  His father was the best man he knew, the best man any of them knew, and he could only be so lucky to be loved like he was.
Settling back into the carriage as they breached the gates of the castle, Damian smiled at Ser Jason before smoothing his cloaks.  “Thank you, Ser Jason,” he said carefully.  “Thank you for accompanying me on this trip.  I know that I wouldn’t have been allowed otherwise, so thank you.”  The older man just gazed at him with a warm expression and gave a small nod.  It said more than words could.
When the carriage came to a stop, there was no waiting for formalities and Ser Jason opened the door so he could step out.  Damian followed and turned to make sure Titus was able to get out without struggle.
“Dami!  Jason!”  His father called as he rushed forward and embraced both of them, Damian first for appearances sakes, and then Ser Jason.  “We have missed you both.  And this must be Titus!  Your letter did not exaggerate his size,” the man laughed, kneeling to get level with the dog who now sat next to Damian’s feet panting.  “He’s a fine-looking animal, Damian.  And obedient already?”
“Yes, Father,” he agreed. “King Clark showed me how to train him. We still have some things to learn, but he knows the basics and will behave himself.”  Damian snuck a glance toward where his mother stood at the top of the stairs with a scowl.
His father laughed when Titus leaned forward and licked at his face before standing and wiping away the dog drool.  “Yes, well behaved indeed,” he teased, causing Damian and Ser Jason to laugh with him. “I asked the staff to have the necessary items placed in your rooms, but you let them know if there is something they missed.  I do believe you are more than old enough for this responsibility.”
“Thank you, Father,” Damian smiled, pushing forward to hug the king around his middle before heading toward where his mother was still waiting.  “Come, Titus.”  He called the dog as he walked, prompting the animal to trot next to him as he walked up the steps and came to stand in front of his mother.  “Hello, Mother,” he greeted.  He noticed her eyes narrowed on Titus before glancing at Damian.
“What is this?”
“His name is Titus. We found him hurt and King Clark gave him to me to care for.”  The scowl on her face deepened and Damian felt his heart sink.  He had been hoping for a better reaction, even if he had known it wouldn’t actually happen.  He had still hoped.
“You do not need the distraction.  Give him to a staff member to find him a new home.”
“But- “
“You misstep, My Queen,” his father’s smooth voice sounded from behind Damian.  Turning to look at the man who had his hard gaze on his mother, Damian held back his relief at his appearance.  A glance at Ser Jason, who stood a few feet back, told him he had nothing to worry about.  “I have already told him he may keep Titus.  The arrangements have already been made.  He is apparently a well behaved animal and it is a good responsibility to learn.”
The silence from his mother said a lot and Damian wondered if this was going to be a problem down the road.
“Why don’t you take Titus out to the fields, Son?  I’m sure he would be happy to run around before dinner tonight.”  Nodding his head, he clicked his tongue and hurried away from the three adults as quickly as he could to avoid being more of a problem. He also didn’t want to hear yet another argument between his parents regarding him specifically.
Those happened frequently enough as it was.
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Glancing over to his left, Damian attempted to catch Ser Jason’s line of sight for a moment without much success.  He wasn’t sure what it was he thought he would figure out from the man, but anything would be better than the glaringly empty seats where his father and mother usually sat.
But none of the others at the table seemed to be interested in addressing the matter, given the conversation floating around from the other occupants of the table.
His grandfather had been in deep conversation with Ser Jason and his Aunt Cassandra since the moment their plates had been delivered.  He could hear words like weapons, forgers, and arsenal every once in a while, so he knew it was probably about the latest weapons that the soldiers had been training with.  He could hear his grandmother talking softly with his Aunt’s good friend, Stephanie, who had been his nurse when he had been a baby but was now basically a member of the family.  He couldn’t make out anything from their conversation, but it didn’t matter.
All he wanted to know was where his parents were and why they had started without the king.
He was about to ask whoever was willing to listen when a loud bang sounded from outside the room and had the entire table startling.  To the point that Ser Jason was on his feet, palming a dagger at his thigh and Titus had come to stand next to Damian’s chair, lips pulled back in a snarl.
Slipping his hand into the dog’s collar to keep him from running toward whatever had startled them all, Damian watched Ser Jason stalk toward the door and press an ear to the wood. Whatever he heard had his shoulders draining of tension and him putting the dagger away.
“Ser Todd,” his grandfather called out, pushing to his feet, but the Slayer waved a hand.  Quickly, he tugged both doors open and revealed the two missing family members.  The pair stood toe to toe and Damian wanted to shrink away from the look in his mother’s eyes.
He knew that look. This was about him.
But while his mother continued to look like she could spit fire, Damian watched his father slip back into the easy calm he always wore when people were around.  Even if it was just family, he would never allow them to glimpse into his personal difficulties.
“Your Majesties,” Ser Jason greeted, tone flat.  Damian saw his mother turn the gaze onto the other man and open her mouth, but she was unsurprisingly cut off by his father.
“Enough, Catalina!” It was the most forceful Damian had ever heard his father be.  It wasn’t like he was a stranger to his parents fighting and he knew it had been happening more and more since he had returned from his visit with Jon in Metropolis, but his father had always seemed so collected when he did see it. “If you have more to say then we will discuss it later.  You have already made your point quite clear and I have given you my answer.”
His mother jerked back as if she had been slapped and Damian wondered if that’s essentially what his father had just done with is words.  Just like he had, his mother had probably expected him to keep the venom out of his voice as he always did.  But he hadn’t.  The King’s voice had been dripping in it.
“This is not over.  I will not have my will ignored,” she growled out before turning on her heel and rushing away.  And though Damian wanted to know what exactly had been going on, he was more focused on his father rubbing at his forehead as Ser Jason whispered something to him.  There was a moment of tense silence between them before his father sighed and nodded.
The pair exchanged a few more hushed words before they entered the dining hall and took their seats. Damian kept his eyes on his father and tried to see if he could get any answers, but he had a feeling it would be the same as always.
And the smile he finally got from his father once he was fully settled and had his plate set before him told him he wasn’t wrong.  But his instincts told him he would personally pay for whatever it was that had happened between his parents.
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In hindsight, Damian knew he should have expected backlash from his mother on the subject, but he hadn’t really thought about it.  If he were completely honest, it hadn’t even crossed his mind when he had started the exchange of letters with Prince Jon of Kent.  After he had stayed in Gotham when his brother and Damian’s uncle had come on formal business, the pair had just formed an easy friendship.  And the time he had spent in Metropolis with the royal family under the guise of visiting his uncle had only served to strengthen the friendship.
Damian had been jealous at the easy view of the world the older prince had and had wanted to absorb that ideal.  The same ideal that his father tried to instill in him, but his mother fought hard to extinguish.
“What are these?”  A stack of papers fell in front of him as he worked on his lessons for the day and with barely a glance, Damian picked out Jon’s familiar script.  “Explain yourself.”
Looking up at his mother with a frown, Damian watched her closely.  “They are an exchange of letter with the Heir Apparent of Metropolis.” His father had been thrilled when he had learned that Damian and Jon had formed such a strong friendship.  He had encouraged it and even gone as far as to offer to write to King Clark and the two boys might spend a few weeks each summer living in the other’s kingdom.
“They stop now.”  And though he would regret it, Damian reacted.
“But Mother, he is my friend!”  He shot to his feet and looked at her desperately.  “Why should I not write to him?  He will be King of Metropolis one day and this fosters good political bonds.” He knew it was a good argument but the look on her face told him she didn’t appreciate it.
“You are friends with people who can help you further our kingdom.  We are already in good relations with the Kingdom of Metropolis and that makes this friendship frivolous and juvenile.”  His mother glared at him and though Damian wanted to stand his ground, he shrunk a little under the weight of her stare.  “You are friends with who I say you can be friends with.”
“May I write to him one last time to explain?”
“No,” her voice was cold, and Damian hated it.  “And if you know what is good for you, you will not let your Father hear of this. Honestly, Damian,” she sighed, grabbing the stack of letters and heading toward the lit fireplace.  His heart dropped to his stomach and it took everything within him to keep from rushing forward to grab the letters.  “I am doing this for you.  To make you better.  To make you stronger.  To make you more than your father will ever be.”  
He watched sadly as she tossed the letters into the fire with a flick of her wrist and brush her hands down her skirts.  The papers fed the fire immediately, burning bright for a matter of seconds before simmering back down to its original state.  As if they had never been there to begin with.  As if they had been nothing but a dream he had once had.
Dropping back down into his chair, he turned his eyes back to the texts in front of him and sighed.
“You will be the most brilliant king this kingdom has every had the pleasure of witnessing.  And in order to do that, you must be strong. You must rule with your head and not just your heart,” his mother spoke, her tone much more even now that she had accomplished her task.  A tone he heard on a daily basis and knew much more than any other.  “Your grandfather ruled only with his head.  Your father only with his heart.  You will be better.”
But Damian wasn’t sure he wanted to be better than either of them.  He wanted to be loved like his father was.  He wanted to walk the streets of Bristol and have citizens call out to him just to say hello and see how he is.  He wanted to welcome other kingdoms into his own and break bread with them by fireside with a mug of mulled wine.  
More than that though, he wanted love.  Not the love he got from his father or the distinctive love he got from his mother. No, he wanted the love he saw between his father and Ser Jason.  Or his uncle and Duke Kon.  Love that was built upon years of friendship.  And maybe Jon had not been that love, but he had at least been a friend.
“Do you understand, my son?”
“Yes, Mother,” he agreed softly.  Glancing back to the fire one last time, he picked up his quill and went back to his studies as his mother took her place in the chair by the window.
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Hey, can i request a harry x reader, where the reader is tom personal assistant, meaning she was with tom in America, while the twins were in London celebrating their birthday. And her and harry have been together for a long time so she's really sad she cant make it and so is tom. And it doesn't help that leading up to the interview the bday was the only thing talked about in the family gc. So they both just decide to still fly to the UK and surprise them all. Thank youu😊
Surprise!
Pairing: Harry Holland x Reader
Warnings: nothing. Just flufffff.
Words: 2,610
Summary: You’re Tom’s PA, but also Harry’s girlfriend. What happens when Tom’s interview is rescheduled to the day of the twins’ birthday, and you’re thousands of miles away from London?
A/N: Again, sorry this took so long! And this also might be the fluffiest fic I’ve ever written. I hope you like it!
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“Tom! Your interview with GQ got rescheduled to Friday!”
It’s a Monday afternoon, and Tom surprisingly had nothing to do today. Being his P.A meant knowing his schedule, and also managing your own life. Part of that is clearing his schedule for Friday so you could go back to London in time for the 21st birthday of your 5-year boyfriend, Harry. Tom’s brother, of course.
Hearing frantic footsteps running down the stairs is not what Tom expected to hear today. He thought this is a chill day for the both of you.
Tom stands up from the couch, eyes wide and panicking. Quickly swallowing the tea he has in his mouth, he speaks.
“What?! I thought Friday was all clear???”
“Yeah I thought so as well! But I just got an email from GQ that it’s going to be moved!”
Tom has his hand running through his hair and he’s pacing around the room.
“Can’t you cancel it?”
You look at him with sad eyes. “You know it’s not that easy”
Tom just ends up sitting down in defeat. You and Tom had been looking forward to going home and attending the twins’ party. You have plane tickets and everything, and all you’ve talked about in the Holland group chat is the party.
Since it’s already their 21st birthday, they have a big party planned.
“Fine. I’m just going to tell them we can’t go.”
Tom doesn’t want to, obviously, but it’s not like he has a choice.
You don’t answer. You only go back to your room upstairs. Although it does seem hopeless, you’re determined to make this work.
You sit on your bed, right as you get a call from Harry.
“So, you’re really not going to attend?”
Your heart sinks a little. You don’t like hearing his voice so sad. You promised you’d go home in time for the party, and all of you were looking forward to it.
You sigh. “I’ll make it work. I’ll find a way around it and we’ll make it there in time. I just have to—”
“Y/N, it’s ok. Don’t stress yourself out too much. After the interview, you can go back here and we’ll do another celebration. We’ll invite a few friends and it’ll be fine.”
His voice sounds enthusiastic now, because he just accepted that it comes with your job. He offered it to you in the first place when Harrison had to quit due to his own career.
“I know you’re pouting right now, Y/N. Stop pouting. If you try to reschedule Tom’s interview, you’ll only stress yourself out more.”
“Ok, fine. Promise we’ll celebrate after?”
“Promise. I have to go, we have some party planning to do. Love youuu”
“Love you too, babe.”
With another sigh, you hang up. Yes, you told him you wouldn’t reschedule, but you’re already determined to make it work.
And so far, Tom’s interview is canceled because the studio they were originally going to shoot in is closed because of technical problems. At least, that’s what they told you.
The party on the other hand, starts at 7:00 pm on Friday, February 14th. Your flight is scheduled on 5:00 pm on Thursday.
Now, you have to figure out a compromise for GQ. You could have the interview moved to Wednesday, because it gives them time to figure out the technical problems they have and you can make the party on time.
You pull up your laptop and you start writing them an email. For hours that night you’re just sending emails back and forth with GQ.
Technically, you could just tell them you aren’t going to attend. The interview being cancelled isn’t Tom’s fault. The only reason any of you don’t want to cancel the interview is because it was already announced to the fans and all of them are excited.
But at the end of the day, after a lot of convincing and reasoning, they rescheduled the interview to two weeks from now.
You stand up, quietly jumping and celebrating since now, you’re actually going to make it to Harry’s birthday. You’re too excited that you can’t even sleep.
You keep weighing your options though. You can tell them, or you can surprise them. As you pace around your room, trying to be as quiet as possible so you don’t bother Tom, you ultimately decide to not tell anyone.
Not even Tom.
In the morning, you tell him that you had already cancelled the flight, which, obviously you haven’t. You just need to make sure he doesn’t actually cancel it for real himself.
Ever since Monday, Tom has been a little gloomy. You feel bad, but at the same time, you wanted to keep the surprise. So as much as you could, you tried to cheer him up until Thursday.
You know he’s tired, so you cleared his schedule for the week, except for the GQ interview. At least, that’s what Tom thinks. Clearing the rest of his schedule is something you didn’t think was possible, but you still did it. His mood lifted a bit, but it didn’t help that the Holland GC is filled with details about the party.
You were looking forward to it, but not as much as Tom. He gets homesick and he just wants to go home. For once he just wants to let loose.
But, tomorrow is already Thursday. So, you just have to wait a few more hours and you could finally tell him in the morning. Later in the night, you face time the Hollands to wish the twins an advanced happy birthday.
God, you really did miss them so much.
Once the call ends both you and Tom go to your designated bedrooms, you set your alarm and you go to bed.
Usually, waking up at 6 in the morning when you have nothing to do isn’t the best start to your day. No though, you practically jump out of bed and run to the kitchen to prepare some breakfast.
Tom would be waking up in about an hour or so, and once he does, he immediately smells eggs and bacon. Which is rare, because you usually just order something for breakfast because both of you aren’t really the best at cooking.
“Uhm, are you cooking? I thought you didn’t know how to cook?”
You shrug. “I’ve been taking lessons from Sam.”
You present him two plates. Both have bacon, eggs, and garnished with toast and parsley. It looks good, and Tom’s surprised. He’d never seen you cook something that looks this appetizing.
When he takes a bite, he absolutely loves it. For once, you didn’t burn the bacon…or the eggs…or the toast.
“What’s got you in a good mood today?”
“Well, maybe because of these.”
You get the plane tickets from your pocket and you show it to him.
“I didn’t cancel the flight. I told them to reschedule, and they did. The interview is two weeks from now and I cleared your schedule for next week, so we can spend the next week in London.”
His whole face beams, his eyes wide and fills with happy tears as he engulfs you in a hug and spins you twice than puts you down.
“You, Y/N L/N are the best PA ever. Don’t tell Harrison that though.”
“Hmm, I’ll think about it.” you teased. You laugh for a bit, both of you happy that you’ll be able to get home in time for the party.
“I’ll go pack my bags then.”
“Tom, I already packed it for you earlier when you were sleeping. Just take a shower and all that then we’ll go to the airport.”
“You…really are the best you know.”
“I try.” you shrug.
“Don’t tell anyone though. I was thinking of surprising them.”
With a nod of his head, he goes to his room and prepares himself for the long flight you have ahead.
You on the other hand, is already prepared. So, all you have to do is wait.
Hours later, during the flight, Tom’s asleep beside you. You’re always the type to get bored on plane rides, so you preferred the window seat. Unfortunately, even after continuously trying to convince Tom to switch seats with you, he didn’t budge.
So, you ended up doing nothing on the plane. You couldn’t find any good movies to watch, and you’re way too excited to fall asleep anytime soon.
You look at your phone, and with an exasperated sigh, you tilt your head back to stare at the ceiling for a few minutes.
You still have 7 more hours to go.
“Tom. Tom, wake up. We’re here.”
“Hmph. 5 more minutes”
You roll your eyes. You slowly grab the pillow from under his head and yank it out from under him. Since he’s leaning towards the wall, he hits his head.
“Ow!”
“I said, we’re here. You already stole the window seat, the least you can do is get up.”
“Fine, fine.”
As he got up, he grabbed his bags from the overhead compartment then grabbed yours and handed them to you. Once you had your bags, you immediately ran out. Since everyone already got out before you, the plane is relatively spacious and you have more than enough space to run out.
“Y/N! Wait for me!
“You already took too long, you div! I want to see my boyfriend!” You shout from across the plane and Tom chuckles at your childishness.
“You don’t think I do too?”
“You’re telling me Tommy has a boyfriend?” You tease, but you laugh at the face Tom makes. He tilts his head back and groans.
“You know what I mean!”
“Hmm, do I?”
He rolls his eyes and chases after you when he sees that you start running.
When the cab arrives in front of the Holland household, you excitedly get out, but you immediately stop.
“Wait, Tom, should we surprise them at the actual party?”
“We can, but where do we stay?”
“We can stay at my place.”
“Aren’t your parents home?”
“I meant my house.”
“You have a house?!”
“Well technically, I share it with someone else.” you wink and run to the direction of your house, while Tom is busy thinking about what you had implied.
“You and who’s house?” You continue to run though, and he starts to shout.
“Y/N— you and who’s house!?”
He only groans when you don’t even look back and runs after you. He catches up quick since you’re carrying bags. So is he, but he’s more active than you.
Once you got to your house, only a few blocks away from the Hollands, you get the keys in your back pack and open it.
Tom’s eyes go wide when he sees pictures of you and Harry together. Some of Harry’s things that Tom could recognize is also there.
The house looks clean. It’s very organized and it’s very artsy. When he explored more of the house, he even saw a studio and a room with gym equipment. Your voice from the kitchen snaps him out of his shock.
“Harry told me earlier that he’ll be staying at your place today. He said he already left food and water for Holly, so he won’t be back here until tomorrow.”
“Wait, wait, wait, wait. Who’s Holly?” and as if on cue, you hear the pitter patter of paws going down the stairs. A little mocha colored pug greeting you.
“What?! You’re telling me, you and Harry have a house a few blocks away from ours, and you have a dog?!”
“Yup!”
“How did we not know??”
“Well, about one or two years ago, we wanted our own private place, and the previous owners of this house just moved out. We got a little lonely sometimes, so we got a dog. Oh, and whenever Harry randomly disappeared or whenever he says some dumb excuse to leave the house, this is usually where he goes. We didn’t usually stay here though, this is kind of just our…safe space, you know?”
Yes, Tom does get it, and seeing you there, sitting on the couch playing with the pug you and Harry have, he knows that Harry’s in good hands. That he’s happy. Tom has always been protective over his brothers, and that included being skeptical of you at times. Even though he knows you’re a good person.
It just kind of hit him now that, you’re it for Harry. Even if you and Harry have been together for years.
“You can stay in the guest bedroom for now, since it’s 3 am and the party isn’t until hours later.”
“Uh yeah, sure. Where is it?”
“Upstairs, first room to your right. Bathroom’s the last door in the hallway to your left.”
“Oh, ok. Thanks.”
“Uh, Tom? I’m sorry if this is all so sudden. Harry and I really just wanted our own place and—”
“It’s fine. I’m not mad. Shocked, yes, but I’m happy if the both of you are happy.”
“Thanks.” you say with a very grateful smile. You know how much Tom loves his brothers, so him saying those words means a lot to you. You’ve always been like his little sister, but this just feels like you’re officially a part of their family. To some degree, at least. You still need to tell Dom and Nikki.
Just before he disappeared from your line of vision, you yell.
“Oh, and Sam knows!”
“WHAT?!”
When Tom wakes up, he sees that you’re buzzing with excitement. You look really excited to be home, and so is he. Of course, he waits a few more hours since the party’s at 7. He takes a nap, and once he wakes up, you’re already dressed.
“Tom, come on! Get readyyyy!”
You’re running around the house, trying to find your boots and getting your gift for Harry.
When Tom came out of his room, prepared and well dressed, he sees the box your holding.
“Took you long enough, ya div.”
As you both walked along the sidewalk, he points to the box.
“So, what’s in the box?”
“Remember the Nikon camera he’s always wanted?”
“No. No way.”
“Yes. Yes way. I’ve been saving up for it.” You say with a proud smile on your face.
“That’s like, 2,000 dollars!”
“yeah, I know.”
“I don’t think I’ve told you before, but you’re good for him. Thank you.”
He says this as you arrive at the front door of the Holland household, and just before you open the door, you hug him.
“Thanks Tom, I appreciate it. Really.”
You pull away gently, and he beams at you.
“Don’t let it get to your head, L/N.”
“Hmm, I’ll try. You ready?”
“Go ahead.”
You open the door. The party hasn’t started yet, and no one has arrived yet.
When Sam hears the door open, his head turns towards you. The moment he realizes what’s happening, he slaps Harry’s shoulder excitedly and points towards you.
You look at both of them with a large smile and set the gift down on the shelf near the door.
“Happy birthday boys!”
Harry runs to you immediately. Passed Tom and hugs you. You jump up so your legs are around his waist as he spins you.
“God— I missed you, darling!”
He puts you down and kisses you. It’s the giggly kind and you both smile into the kiss and he pulls back to look at you.
“Best birthday ever.” He kisses your head and pulls you to his chest, your arms wrapped around him.
“Hey! What about me?” Tom says as he fakes a pout.
“Stop ruining the moment, dickhead.” You and Harry say in unison.
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Birthday Sex
Kintober Day 16 ~ kink: bondage
pairing: tetsutetsu tetsutetsu x childhoodfriend fem!reader
warnings: fluff, smut, cursing
word count: 4,620
a/n: IM A CALI BABY SO ITS STILL KIRISHIMAS AND TETSUTETSU’S BDAY AND ALSO IF YOU DIDNT SAY HAPPY BDAY TO THEM BOTH YOU SUCK and osrry this is sososososososo late.... its got some cute as fuck fluff tho. check her out :D
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"You two are nothing but trouble!"
At first, you had been a rather good student. Clever enough and almost shy! You had never even dared to pass a note in class. Although, that might have more to do with your lack of friends than obedience. You had shown a slight rebellious streak when faced with subjects you didn't like. But as you never received any encouragement to be anything but good you did what was always required. Instead, you would put your head down and work hard. Always coming out with the best answers and results in the class.
And then Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu came to the school.
He had appeared like a bright sun to you but a dismal cloud to Rei and the other teachers. He turned their world upside down, his eyes had noticed the shy you for what you truly were. A rebel yearning for the bravery to show it. He had dropped himself down beside her. Quite literally offered her his hand in friendship. From that moment on, whenever something was then thrown. Or the school handbell was missing its clapper. They knew where to look. You and Tetsutetsu both sat with matching secretive grins. Never ratting on each other but never letting one go with punishment without the other. No one ever understood why someone as bright as you would want to be friends with Tetsutetsu. He wasn't all that smart and he managed to make a mess out of whatever work he was doing. But when it came to planning pranks... Tetsutetsu actually showed signs of being a mastermind.
Today had been one of their worse moments and yet there was no evidence that it was them. They'd been sure of that.
"Wipe that smirk off your face Tetsutetsu! You may think this is funny but because of you two, three teachers are at the hospital! Most of the others are not going to be able to teach for the rest of the day." You stifled a giggle. It had all been so easy and your baking skills that your father ingrained into you, had finally been of some use. Friday was cake day in the staff room. Smuggling in a sumptuous chocolate fudge cake had been the teachers' undoing.
They had begun dropping in first class. As it turned out only the greedy ones would be actually affected. The dosage in a normal-sized slice of cake was a bit over what would be seen prescribed to someone. So it would only put them out of action for a couple of days. The ones that had to get carted off to the hospital would be fine! But it was obvious that they were the ones who had eaten an extra slice.
"We didn't do it!" You argued knowing that there was no way they could prove it was you two. Even the cake was made in the utmost secrecy at the dead of night! Then it was snuck in its tin onto the back step. Tetsutetsu had picked it up and cycled it to the school to hide behind the gardening sheds. He would drop it off early that morning and get it into the school later when there was no one around.
It was unlikely any of their parents would know about a single thing they had done. Your house was soundproof so the baking was unheard. Your parents would never notice the missing ingredients as they never cooked! Tetsutetsu's parents were heavy sleepers. They wouldn't have woken if Tetsutetsu had run through the house singing at the top of his voice! So getting in and out had been a breeze.
"Do not lie to me!" The principal threatened, staring down at the once quiet girl hoping you would break
"I'm not lying!" You looked back defiantly.
In danger of losing his temper, the principal turned away from you and walked into the assembly hall. The remaining teachers were trying to control the one thousand plus pupils. Some of the remaining teachers were already looking unwell. He didn't know how long they would last.
As soon as the door closed behind him, both you and Tetsutetsu collapsed to the ground laughing. "Let’s go!" Tetsutetsu clasped your hand in his and gave you a smile that made you flush every time he gave it.
You sprinted down the corridors still laughing at your teachers' misfortune. It was the end of the year so punishments wouldn't be too bad! After the break, this incident would still be remembered by the rest of the school. You had quite a notoriety when it came to pranks. Your latest would bring your status to a higher level than ever before. Outside in the playground, you looked for an escape. The large gates shut and there was a guard, plus the bike path gates chained shut…
"This way!" Tetsutetsu pulled you along to the back entrance that few knew about. It was also the way he had smuggled in the cake last night. It was an alleyway where the trashcans are. There was a small wall on one end. The bins that are on either side of it made for easy climbing especially when unhindered by a large cake tin.
"Oh, gross!" You yelled as you landed with a squelch on the other side. The always muddy path, which was unpleasant when dry, after a night of heavy rain had become a river of mud.
"I know! Let's race!" Staring down the muddy lane both your eyes brightened at the prospect before them. You both knew that neither of you would make it down there upright unless they walked with caution. "From here to the end of the lane!"
A race promised a muddy mess that would get them in a lot of trouble with your parents. But it promised moments of complete enjoyment!
"I'll get in trouble..." You decided, a frown on your face.
"Chicken!" Tetsutetsu taunted. He made suitable clucking sounds and an appropriate wing imitation with his arms. His floppy silver hair falling into his face.
"What's the point in racing when there is no prize!" You retorted not wanting to be thought a wimp.
"Fine!" Tetsutetsu recognized. "We decide our own prizes… If I win, I get a kiss"
The words that Tetsutetsu found himself uttering pulled both him and his friend up short. Whilst you gave him a momentary wide-eyed stare, he covered his own shock with his usual cocky grin.
"And what if I win?" Your counter showed a little more of your normal bravado.
"I'll…" he paused trying to think of something.
"If I win, you have to kiss Monoma!"
"What? No way!" He held his hands up looking repulsed.
As he did once before, your voice imitated a clucking hen, your hands creating wings by your ribs. He doesn’t buy it, so your hands fall on your waist, your eyes rolling.
"Fine, I'll kiss Monoma!"
Tetsutetsu’s jaw drops, and you grin as he falls for your trap.
"No to that too!" Finally, Tetsutetsu gave in to your triumphant grin. "Fine, I'll kiss him"
"Really?"
"Really, Ready… Set… GO!" You both ran, each one determined that you would win.
Tetsutetsu was the first to fall. Slipping and watching as you ran on ahead before you fell. Having caught up to you, Tetsutetsu was beside you when you fell a second time. You, determined that he wouldn't win, grabbed hold of his jacket and pulled him down with you. Using the pull you got back up in no time and was across the finish line as Tetsutetsu managed to stand.
"Cheater! YOU CHEATED!" Tetsutetsu yelled as you danced around at the finish line
"Loser!" You called back.
Tetsutetsu didn't even bother to get to the finish line he sat down in the mud and sulked, now you felt bad. Tetsutetsu had been already called loser a lot at school even by the principal himself. Walking back to him, you sat down beside him and gave him a short hug.
"I did cheat… you don't have to kiss anyone. We'll say there was no winner?" You leaped back up to your feet with ease and held out a hand to help him up.
"Do I get my kiss?" Tetsutetsu asked hopeful as you pulled him to his feet and you walked back towards the school.
"Ew, No!" You pushed him away and giggled at his hangdog expression… you didn't want to kiss him… but at the same time…
You shake your head. Hitting him on the arm as you got ready to climb up onto the bins and back into school. It was then when two voices caused you two to freeze in fear.
"Y/n!!"
"Tetsutetsu? YOU BETTER GET BACK HERE NOW!"
"It's my mom!" Tetsutetsu hissed looking at the wall that separated them from the playground
"And mine…" You looked down at your clothes. "We are so dead!"
"Better give me that kiss before we both die..."
Once again you hit him.
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You were fifteen when the request for a kiss came up again.
A little older now your pranks had disappeared, you were good friends as ever but you were growing up. Your intentions for the future need to be considered. The both of you were wanting to become Pro-Hero’s! The two of you going as far as having admittance to U.A., a feat that shocked your school district. At school, you often sat with different groups of friends as your homeroom had been split. It was rare for you to be together. You would watch as girls flirted with your childhood friend hoping for a chance with him. At these times you would catch his gaze. You would raise one brow making him laugh aloud. Whenever this happened, your own friends would accuse you of liking him. To which the response was always a disgusted and far too emphatic 'no!' You were friends and you were sure that was all you would ever be.
It was when he ran laps that they would see each other. Every morning you would wake early and meet at the park near your dorms. Together you would run three laps before you would warm down and sit correcting his homework. Once he finished his own six laps he would sit with you, and eating a small breakfast you would go over his mistakes. It was mid-October when the subject came up. You were discussing the upcoming joint-training when Tetsutetsu asked:
"If my class wins, do I get a kiss?" As with the first time, there was a shock from you, but this time for him it had seemed natural. "Well do I?"
"No!"
"Oh come on!"
"You’re weighing in the fact we don’t know what we’re even doing! Tell you what, if it ends up being a battle royale sort of thing, and my class loses all rounds, I’ll kiss you."
"That's not fair!" Tetsutetsu was a bit insecure about some of the larger heavy hitters in your class. To be fair it made sense, there were some massive monsters in your class.
"It is to me, you better get training!"
"What if my team in specific wins? What happens then?"
You chuckled, thinking about what you would receive if he failed? Choosing to ignore his ask you continue on with your own thoughts.
"If you lose, you have to kiss Bakugou!" You smirked as he picked you up, throwing you over his shoulder and began running. Your startled shrieks making him laugh. “You can’t use me as a weight!”
“I can and I will!”
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A few days later, Tetsutetsu woke up in the infirmary. He should have been happy, he was able to go toe to toe against Todoroki Shouto! But it was still a tie, and more so, it wasn't enough! Leaning against his pillow he groaned next to a surprised Pony.
"We still almost won, Tetsutetsu! I think you should be happy about the tie! We showed them who we are!"
"It's not enough though!" He moaned miserably.
Pony’s eyebrow scrunched as she brushes her hair. Her eyes blinking as she tried to put together a correct response.
"Hey, guys!" You walked in on the two of them and smiled, "How are you feeling Tetsu?"
"Tetsutetsu is a bit sad, but we put up a great, great fight." Pony exclaimed knowing you would be pleased for your friend! Even if Tetsutetsu himself wasn't.
"It was pretty fucking amazing!" You exclaimed.
Pony nodded relieved someone else finally agreed with her, "I know, but he seems all upset about it..."
"It isn't good enough, is it?" Tetsutetsu asked you miserably, you smiled and shake your head.
"Not this time, but I am proud of you, you did really well"
"What about the other end of the deal?!" Tetsutetsu questioned nervously glancing at the door next to him. You went off into chimes of laughter and shook your head.
"I'll let you off after all my rule was that you had to all lose, and well, you guys did win one!"
"Oh thank God!" They exchanged smiles "I'll get what I want one-day!" Tetsutetsu promises you. You grinned and tilted your head to one side.
"Maybe…"
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The final time Tetsutetsu asked you to kiss him was when you were twenty.
Your life had become insanely busier as Pro-Heroes. The days and nights out on patrol made you often feel like a zombie as you desperately tried to balance a social and career life. So far, you were failing at it very, very badly.
You collapsed next to a grinning Tetsutetsu who looked at you expectantly. His wide grin making you feel like you were missing something, but you had no idea as to what. Your body felt like lead as Tetsutetsu blinked, his grin fading.
You were missing something, and you knew it with his withering expression.
“It’s October sixteenth,” Tetsutetsu said and you felt as if someone had shot you in the stomach.
“It’s your--”
“It’s my--”
“Birthday.” You say together and you moan into your hands, your elbows slamming into the table as you feel like the worst friend in the world. “I’m so sorry, Tetsu…”
Your eyes peeping through the slits of your fingers. Somehow, for some reason, Tetsutetsu is grinning instead.
“Don’t worry about it!” He laughs, his face jovial, his face forgiving.
“No, no! It’s totally not okay! I need to text Kirishima, too! What are you doing tonight? Or tomorrow?! I need to make this up to you!” You exclaim as you fish out your phone from your jacket pocket. Another horrified moan escaping your lips as you see that your group chat with your class. It had very much been active with celebrating another birthday.
“I’ll forgive you on one thing!” Tetsutetsu’s voice says in a calming tone. You, in a state of panic over the terrible feeling of being a horrible friend, nod.
“Of course!”
“Give me a kiss?”
You freeze then. Your eyes snapping up from the phone screen. You still had not been able to press send on your birthday message to your old classmate. “W-What?”
“Kiss me,” Tetsutetsu nears your face, a smirk on his face as you freeze. “Come on, it’s all I’ll ask from you ever again.”
“Tetsu!” You hiss, your face feeling as if it was on fire as you look around. There’s no one near though, no one able to keep your decency up for. “W-What? I thought you were…”
Your voice trails off as his black eyes lock with yours. He’s silent, nothing happening as his eyesight drop to your agape lips.
“Please?”
Your breathing nearly stops as you stare at your childhood friend. For how long as he liked you? You could not say.
You knew you liked him, but with the chaos of your blossoming career, it had been easy to deny your feelings. Deny they existed due to the fear of him hating you should you ever break up. Your heart continues hammering as he gets nearer. His pale skin tantalizing close as your breath stops.
Your body moves on its own, your fingers grasping his jaw and pulling him in for a kiss. Tetsutetsu, however, did not seem like he was expecting this. His body stiffening against you as you continue kissing him. Your lips fluid against his own, uncaring that he was caught off guard.
His hands finally tangle themselves in your hair, his fingers tugging at your roots as he keeps you close. Your head tilts as you let him kiss you deeper, his hands traveling to your waist to draw you nearer. His tongue heavy on your lips before you pull away, your eyes wide as his eyes open up.
“Oh my god!” You squeak, standing up. Your legs wobbling as if you had just finished an intensive training and not just kissed your best friend. “I gotta- fuck- I gotta go!” You shrill taking off before Tetsutetsu could even stop you.
It doesn’t take long for you to find yourself back home, your body heaving against your front door as the kiss replays over and over again. After ten years of knowing Tetsutetsu he had finally gotten his kiss, and after ten years of denying him said kiss, you wanted more.
A groan escapes your lips as you sink to the ground, your body trembling as years of denied attraction fill your body with a vengeance. Your hands grab your phone as you look through the worried texts from Tetsutetsu, each one apologizing for making you kiss him. It had been a joke that he thought you would have refused, and he was sorry.
But you want more, you crave more, and you need more.
Shaking fingers nearly prohibited you from sending your response, but only ten minutes away Tetsutetsu looked at the bubbles dancing on his screen.
you: I have a gift for you if you still want it. And don’t worry about the kiss, I liked it.
Tetsutetsu found himself opening your unlocked front door. He stepped inside, his eyes searching through the darkness for you.
“Y/n?”
“In the bedroom!”
Tetsutetsu has never been more confused as he continues walking through the darkness. His heart in his throat as he follows the dim light towards your room.
Now, for a man that just kissed you, what he did not expect to see upon entering your room was for you to be sitting on your bed. Your legs bound by your ankles, and ribbon circling around your arms as you sat tied up.
Bound up.
You’re wearing metallic colored lingerie, your cheeks feeling like they were burning as you stared at him. “I… I couldn’t think of anything better.” You confess, your eyes sinking to the ground as Tetsutetsu approaches you. “I love you, Tetsu, so much. I know I haven’t always been the kindest to you, but tonight I want to give you my everything. If you want it of course, if not you can forget about this! Oh my god, I’m so sorry, this is embarrassing of me and I totally assumed you’d be down to--mmph!”
His lips are over yours again, and you tumble backward as the solid man crawls on top of you. His arms slamming beside your head as your wrists struggled against the ribbons you had placed against your limbs.
Tetsutetsu’s lips are heavy against yours. His mouth swallowing your desires and moans as his fingers run up and down your figure. An almost snarl like laughter escaping his throat.
“Well, if this was what I would get after one kiss, I’m glad I saved it until now.” He moans softly against your lips, and you want nothing more than to run your fingers through his soft hair. But you’re unable to do that.
His lips move from your lips to your cheek, his large and thick eyelashes fluttering against your skin as you moan softly. Your body shifting as you want his strong body pressed against yours. You want to feel him flat against you, but he doesn’t undo the restraints.
“Please, you would have totally pissed your pants if I kissed you back then!” You laugh, your head dipping back into the mattress as his sharp teeth bite against your throat. A pained yelp escaping your lips until his soothing tongue presses against the throbbing skin.
“It’s my birthday,” Tetsutetsu growls lowly, and you can feel shivers running down your spine from the tone. “What I say is always right.”
You freeze as you feel his scarred fingers trail down the valley of your breasts all the way down to your panties. You gasp as his finger pressed against your clothed clit. Your hips thrust against his finger, and his breathy laugh makes you huff in frustration.
“You’re so beautiful,” Tetsutetsu kisses the bruise on your throat that he had just given you, admiring in the way it looked against rising skin. His hand retracts from your clit, the whine in your throat making him chuckle. “You teased me for ten years, baby, don’t you dare start complaining to me.” Your eyes snapped towards him, your bound hands ready to smack him for the rude response, but his hands rip the bra from your chest. You scream out his name, but his hands are giving your breasts a delicious amount of attention as his fingers began to knead the soft flesh around your sensitive nipples.
Your jaw drops, a resonating moan escaping your lips as Tetsutetsu continues leaving love bites down your chest. His hands were so close to your nipples, teasing the sensitive skin as he refuses to touch them. Desperate to feel his strong fingers touch your craved skin, you press your arms forward, hopeful that the squeeze will get him to slip up. “Tetsu!” You groan trying to manipulate him to your will. “It’s your birthday, I should be treating you!” Each squeeze made a pleasurable jolt course through your core as you imagined soon enough doing things to you you hadn’t imagined before.
“But you’re my present,” Tetsutetsu whispers against your breast. Your body trembling against the sensation.
“Please, Tetsu. I want--” You were torn from your exchange as Tetsutetsu pressed one of his free hands up to sit against your heated core. His hands grinding against your sex. Your reaction causing him to grin against your breast.
Your mewls are now pouring without any restraint as his teeth bite down against your hardened nipples. His hands pushing up against your grinding hips as waves of pleasures build up within you.
“Fuck, you’re so fucking beautiful like this,” Tetsutetsu moans as your fingers fist awkwardly into his shirt. With his help, you pull the material over his head and your awe in his chest. You had seen it a million times, his costume left little to imagine about his torso, but this feels different. It’s raw, and it’s incredibly intimate. You watch as your lover shuffles his pants down, discarding them in your room as he flips you over onto your chest, your knees supporting you in a faux doggy style. Your ankles are still bond, and you feel bowlegged as you pant. Your panties are removed, and you hiss as your blazing sex hits the colder air.
“Are you ready for me?” Tetsutetsu asks you, and you laugh breathless. You turn your head as you look at your lover, his hands fisting his hard cock ready to enter you whenever you allowed him.
“I am.” Your ass rolling as he presses you further into the mattress.
A shriek of pleasure leaves your lips as Tetsutetsu begins entering your slick pussy. Your hips moving painfully slow against his girth, a pained cry escaping your lips as he stills. “Shit,” He curses, his head falling, “are you okay?”
“Give--fuck--give me a second!” So, Tetsutetsu stays there, buried deep within your folds as you blink away painful tears. His fullness eventually becoming bearable and so you began to roll your hips against his. A pained smile on your face as you marvel in the way Tetsutetsu moans loudly. His hips moving to meet yours. You simpered as you manage to slam into him at the same time. Your body quivers at the impact, your pussy clenching at the feeling. Your face lits up when your lover sinfully moans at the action, his jaw-dropping as he pants. He liked it as well. Your fingers clutch the duvet, and you shift, ready to go even faster.
“Please, fuck, you’re so amazing!” Tetsutetsu puffs as you angle your hips anew. His fingers gripping your soft flesh as his pace increases, and you meet him at every pound. You giggle, your head leaning to the side to watch his eyes clenched closed as he rocked into you.
“Tetsu, you look so damn handsome when you’re whining for me.” You moan, uncaring about your sloppy thrusts for the moment. The way Tetsutetsu is so surprisingly responsive to your actions is just stirring you on, you’re nearly positive that you’ll be coming as soon as he touches your clit. You grip the duvet, angling your body again so that he is thrusting into you at a better angle. The raw moans that leave both your mouths letting you know you had succeeded. The loud and raw ‘fuck’ that leaves his lips makes you shriek in delight. You continue to keep your that angle, uncaring about the discomfort, only caring that the same power and depth in the rawness of his voice were sending chills down your spine.
Your body feels like it’s on fire as you feel so much power. Your lovers’ continuous mewls stirring you on. Your right-hand tugs against the ribbon, moving your entire body, but Tetsutetsu growls not liking this dominance you were beginning to show.
His fingers press harshly against your clit, and your back arches as you shriek his name.
“Yes, fuck, baby yes!” Tetsutetsu laughs, his face burying into your back as your pleasure-filled noises rile him up, his fingers circling on the bundle of nerves. Your hips are no longer relentless against his cock as he continues fucking you. Your screams nearly inaudible at the sight of him still hammering himself into you.
You’re intent on getting him to come within seconds, but the way he’s manipulating your body doesn’t allow you to think straight. Your hips are thrusting once again, harder and faster than you’ve gone yet. Your fingers clenched as you try to focus on anything but your spasming walls against his protruding cock as his fingers dance against your clit. Tetsutetsu’s spluttering yells fueling your inner lust as his body convulses under your manipulation.
Sinfully loud mewls and moans leave his lips, and you feel his cock spasm. Your hips finding it difficult to go as fast as you had been going your walls clench around him.
“Y/N, FUCK!”
Your pussy is filled instantly with his hot sticky seed. Your lips in a wide grin as your hips continue moving along his length, his fluids continuing to come out in his heavy load. Your thrusting continues, moving towards your own orgasm now. Tetsutetsu, not one to give up, continues thrusting, his fingers pinching and pulling gently at your clit. With a shriek, your pussy clamps against his cock, and you come around him. Your chest heaving as you fall forward, body exhausted.
Wordlessly your childhood friend, and now lover falls down next to you.
“You know,” He says quietly. “You didn’t have to do all that. I would’ve taken the kiss as a present.”
“Are you saying the sex wasn’t good.”
Tetsutetsu laughs as he undoes the ribbons. “No, baby, it was amazing.”
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artificialqueens · 5 years
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Undone, Chapter 5 (Bitney) - Stephanie/Veronica
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A/N: Welcome to Chapter 5 of UNDONE, our Bitney lesbian AU. Here’s a link the previous chapters. This is a repost from AO3/RGF - once we’re caught up, new chapters will go up.
Summary: Courtney continues to deal with the fallout from her adventure with Valentina. Adore and Bianca help. And judge her. But also help.
TW: This story deals with themes of emotional abuse, and since that can be subtle, we’re going to keep a general TW on all of the chapters, even when it seems like it doesn’t apply.
***
VALENTINA: I’M CALLING YOU AGAIN, PICK UP!!!
VALENTINA: Courtneyyyy!! Picckkkk uppp!!!!
VALENTINA: Why are you ignoring me???
VALENTINA: Who the fuck do you think you are?
VALENTINA: Some washed up nobody, working as a fucking extra
VALENTINA: YOU WISH YOU COULD GET SOMEONE LIKE ME
VALENTINA: Please, please answer! 🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀
VALENTINA: You rude bitch
***
SHEA: Why in the fuck is that crazy cunt posting messages about you all over everyone’s walls?
COURTNEY: I’m sorry, I’m sorry.
SHEA: It’s not your fault. She’s a straight up psychopath. But try to distract her with a shiny object and run as fast as you can in the opposite direction.
COURTNEY: <3
SHEA: Coming to Alexis’ bday on Sunday?
COURTNEY: Yeah
SHEA: Don’t bring Valentina
COURTNEY: HAHAHA, YOU’RE SO FUNNY
SHEA: I KNOW RIGHT
***
VALENTINA: You’re all I think about. I don’t understand why you’re ignoring me. I’ve never felt this way before, about anyone. I know you felt the same way - why won’t you just talk to me? 🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀
COURTNEY: Please listen to me. I am not interested. I’m not going to respond again. You need to stop.
***
Courtney sighs, drumming her fork nervously on the table. Valentina has been calling all week with increasing frequency. She flips her phone over so that she doesn't have to see it lighting up with her name anymore.
“I’m telling you, block her number,” Adore says, turning her hat around. Today it says “FUCK OFF.”
“That’s really extreme. I told her to stop. Now I’m just gonna ignore her; she’ll get bored.”
Bianca shakes her head.
“I’m afraid I have to agree with Joan Jett over here. Block her crazy ass before she boils a rabbit.” She takes a bite of lasagna.
“That’s funny,” Adore laughs, mouth full. “She’s funny.”
“I told you,” Courtney says.
“I guess you do have more to offer than your tits,” Adore says. “Cheers.” She holds up her plastic cup.
“Forget it, I don’t agree with anything she says, ever,” Bianca says, rolling her eyes. “Go with your instincts.”
Courtney laughs.
“Thanks, you’re both very helpful.”
“Why don’t you wanna block her?!” Adore asks, exasperated.
“Well...I feel a little responsible,” Courtney takes a bite of her salad, grimacing.
“How are you responsible for her being a psycho?”
“Ehhhh…I maybe gave her a little bit of the wrong impression last weekend. Like, not on purpose, but...you know how it is.” Courtney bites her lip.
“How it is?”
“Well, not for you. But some people, you see, equate sex with emotions,” Courtney explains slowly.
“Uh huh. Fascinating. Tell me more...” Adore leans forward, pursing her lips questioningly.
“Yeah.” Courtney laughs. “And plus, you know...she was very...uh...passive. You know what I’m saying?”
“No, I’m not following you,” Adore says, head tilted, a mischievous glint in her eye.
“Adore.” Courtney knows what she’s doing. She’s going to make her say it out loud, in mixed company. Well, fine. Courtney’s not ashamed. “She was a pillow princess, okay?”
Adore bursts out laughing, tossing her head back. Bianca wrinkles her brow in confusion.
“What’s a pillow princess?”
“It’s like, when a girl wants you to eat her out, fuck her, and whatever else, but doesn’t do anything in return. All take, no give,” Adore explains.
“That sounds boring.” Bianca sips her Diet Coke pointedly.
“Yeah, it is,” Adore agrees. “You gotta be really fucking hot to get away with it, too.”
“Well, she was hot!”
“Oh, so you enjoyed yourself?” Adore teases. “Maybe you should answer, then.”
“It wasn’t the worst sex of my life, is all I’m saying.” Courtney isn’t sure why she’s defending Valentina. Or where this vague annoyance is coming from. She can feel Bianca’s eyes on her, and she suddenly gets very interested in the heirloom tomato salad she’s eating.
“Okay, fine, whatever,” Adore says. “But what I’m still not understanding...are you saying that you rocked her world so hard that it’s your fault that she’s stalking you?”
Courtney stretches, smirking, giving a small shrug. Adore throws a dinner roll across the table.
“Arrogant slut.”
“You weren’t there,” Courtney laughs, then groans as her phone starts buzzing again.
***
VALENTINA: I don't understand why you're doing this 🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀
VALENTINA: I thought you liked me
VALENTINA: This isn't fair!!! 🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀
VALENTINA: Tell me what you want from me
VALENTINA: How can you be so heartless???
VALENTINA: 🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀
***
Courtney is unusually quiet on Monday, sitting in a chair with the dogs in her lap while Bianca finishes with one of the other actors, absentmindedly stroking their ears.
“You alright?” Bianca asks her at one point, after Kyle has left, as she settles back in front of her sewing machine. She’s pretty sure that Courtney’s going to be called to set in a few minutes. She’s dressed and ready to go, but seems distracted. Not her usual bubbly self.
“Yeah,” Courtney sighs. “I’m sorry, this is such a dumb situation.”
“It’s not dumb.”
“I’ve just been kind of obsessing about this idea that...like, it was totally avoidable, but I...I missed all the warning signs. Almost like I brought it on myself. Which in a way, is even more disturbing than what she’s actually doing.”
Bianca stares at her for a second, then goes back to sewing, jaw clenched shut. After a few moments, she realizes that she’s sewing in the wrong direction and uses her seam ripper to aggressively tear the stitches out, repositioning the garment in the machine.
“Are you alright?” Courtney ventures curiously.
“What the fuck is wrong with you?!” Bianca bursts out.
“I-”
“No, I mean honestly? I let it go when you said it was your fault last week. Because, you know, I thought that was you trying to be cute, with Adore, about your sex life, or whatever. But this? Would it be your fault if someone assaulted you? If someone beat you? Would that be your fault?”
“No, that’s not what I-”
“Because what she’s doing is harassing you. She’s committing a crime. And any concept that you asked for it, or that it’s your fault - that is fucking patriarchal bullshit! It’s no different than saying that women are asking to get raped because of the clothes they wear! Or that women in abusive relationships are to blame for their partner’s behavior because, you know, they set them off. It’s fucking misogynistic nonsense and I thought you were better than that!”
Bianca yanks the dress out of the sewing machine and stands up, breathing hard. She feels a rush of shame, unsure why she’s so heated, where this rage is coming from, but too far gone to stop it.
“Just because she’s a girl, doesn’t mean she can’t be an abusive person. That’s also sexist bullshit. So don’t tell me that any of this is your fault!”
“B...I agree with you, okay?” Courtney says softly. “That’s...I mean, I don’t think that anyone is responsible for crimes committed against them. I know that everything she’s doing is her fault.”
“Good!” Bianca’s eyes still blazed, but she felt her pulse begin to slow down.
“I’ve just been...I don’t know, reflecting on my own behavior. Which I don’t think is a bad thing. Trying to figure out if there was something...I don’t know, that specifically drew me to that kind of toxic energy. And maybe there wasn’t. Maybe it was a fluke. I just...think it’s okay to think about my own choices here. Does that...make any more sense?”
Bianca sighs. She still thinks it’s a slippery slope to victim blaming, couched in New Age-y language. But she realizes that Courtney is an adult, and she has no right to tell her how to feel. Guilt gnaws at her stomach, for unloading so much onto her.
One of the set PAs pokes his head in the trailer. “Courtney? We’re gonna need you on set in 10. There’s a van coming now.”
“Be right out,” she says, rising from her seat, placing the dogs gingerly back into their carrier. She reaches for the lint roller but Bianca stops her.
“I got it,” she says hoarsely, gently rolling it over her dress.
“Thank you.” Courtney licks her lips, unsettled by the tension between them, but not sure how to fix it. She takes a shaky breath. “Are we okay?”
Bianca exhales, nodding.
“Of course. Just...be a better feminist.”
Courtney laughs, then leans over and presses her lips against Bianca’s cheek. “I’ll do my best,” she says with a soft smile.
***
By Wednesday night, Courtney’s nerves are shot. Text messages, calls, constant stalking on Facebook of not only her page, but her friends’ pages as well. Red roses are delivered to her door for days, until she thinks she’ll scream if she ever sees another one. She’s afraid to block Valentina’s number because she thinks that will just inspire her to get a different phone and even more aggressive. As it is, she’s getting some weird messages from a random 323 number and she’s pretty sure it’s one of her friends.
Courtney tosses and turns all night, unable to sleep. Finally, at the crack of dawn on Thursday morning, she drags herself out of bed. After a failed attempt at meditating, she stretches and goes for a run on the beach, trying to sweat out the nervous, toxic energy.
After she’s showered and eaten breakfast, she checks the time and sees that it’s still hours until her call time, but she can’t just sit around. She’ll lose her mind.
***
Bianca is in rare form today. They have a ton of extras, and so she’s got some new PAs, doe-eyed looking kids who are tripping over themselves to impress her as she barks orders and snaps her fingers in their faces.
Courtney sits, curled up on a bench in the corner with a kale smoothie, biting her lip to keep from laughing, thrilled for the distraction from her personal hell. She wonders if Bianca knows how adorable she is when she rolls her eyes and throws up her hands.
“Jamie, we’re on a fucking deadline here! That rack has to be totally done by 10, or we are fucked! If you need help, tell Trevor, that’s what he’s here for. If you don’t speak up, this is on you, which means it’s on me, which means I will fire your ass!”
Courtney lets out a giggle and Bianca turns to glare at her.
“Do you need something?” she snaps, sitting down at the serger.
Courtney opens her mouth, suddenly self-conscious. No, but I had a shitty night and being around you makes me feel better. She can’t say that. Her cheeks burn.
“No...am I bothering you? My first scene isn’t until after lunch.”
“Oh. Uh...no. But if you’re gonna be here, make yourself useful. Hand me those scissors.”
“Isn’t this some kind of union violation?” Courtney asks, handing Bianca a pair of scissors from the work table, smiling coyly.
“Shut the fuck up.” Bianca goes back to her sewing machine.
Courtney smiles to herself, leaning against the wall, watching her work.
In the adjacent trailer, where the PAs are working, there’s a crash, followed by “Shit!” and a bunch of nervous laughter. Bianca stands and marches over, throwing open the curtain.
“Okay, pick it up and fix it! What the fuck are you waiting for?! Move! You think we’re doing this for our health?!”
“In Australia, we say ‘we didn’t come here to fuck a bunch of spiders,’” Courtney offers.
“We didn’t come here to fuck a bunch of-” Bianca starts, then does a double take back at the blonde. “What?!”
Courtney shrugs.
“Okay, just...hurry up,” Bianca finishes to the PAs, closing the curtains, then looks at Courtney. “Fuck spiders? What kind of deviant shit are you into down there?”
“It’s just an expression,” Courtney laughs, sipping her smoothie.
“Sick Aussie freaks. How big are your spiders, anyway?”
“Really big.”
"Jesus Christ. Remind me never to go to Australia." Bianca shakes her head, settling back down at the sewing machine.
Courtney laughs again, resting her chin in her hands.
***
After work, Courtney arrives home, feeling more peaceful than she has all week. She's finally managed to tune out the constant barrage of messages and reach a state of relative tranquility. She enters her kitchen through the back door and begins pouring a glass of wine when she almost has a heart attack.
Because standing on her front porch, face pressed to her huge picture window, looking directly into her eyes...is Valentina.
Courtney considers calling the cops. Or a friend. Simon would come over in a heartbeat. She briefly wonders if this girl is actually dangerous, heart hammering in her throat.
But then she remembers her soft, pleading eyes, and guilt takes over. She exits through the back door, the way she came in, and walks around to the front of the house, joining her on the porch.
“I guess this means you’re not inviting me inside.” Valentina's chest rises and falls rapidly. Courtney can tell that she’s working very hard to contain her rage. Her eyes blink rapidly.
“No.”
Valentina sits down heavily on the steps, tears filling her eyes. Courtney leans against the bannister.
“Look. I’m sorry...okay? For whatever I may have done that hurt you. But this...you can’t do this. You can’t come to my house.” Courtney bites at her cuticles, unsure of what else to say.
Valentina puts her head in her hands.
“I thought we had a real connection. I thought you really liked me,” she whispers mournfully, looking up at Courtney, black tears streaking down her cheeks.
Courtney does feel bad. Mostly because, if she’s honest with herself, she doesn’t actually feel anything for this girl at all, other than vague annoyance, and a strong desire to be left alone.
“I did. I mean, I thought we had a good time. I wanted to see you again, but then...the way you acted. I didn’t feel comfortable with that. I don’t jump into relationships quickly. The last exclusive relationship I had was two years ago.”
“But it was a joke.”
“It freaked me out. And then, the way you responded freaked me out more. You got super hostile really quickly, and I just...I don’t like that energy. I’m not making a value judgment about you or your life. But I can’t be around that. And that’s my decision. You need to respect that.”
“I told you, I’ll change. I just want a chance.”
Courtney sits down.
“I don’t want you to change. I just want you to move on.”
Valentina hugs her knees as the tears begins to flow again.
“I’m going back inside now. You can...stay as long as you need, to get yourself together. But please don’t come back. I can’t deal with this anymore. I’m really sorry, but this ends, tonight.”
Valentina continues to cry, face buried in her knees.
“Okay. Um...Goodbye.”
Courtney gets up and walks back through her side gate, through the back door, then collapses on the living room sofa, exhausted.
***
“Stand still!” Bianca orders, eyeing the shoulders on her dress, pins in her mouth, concentrating.
“Sorry!” Courtney laughs, planting her feet, trying to stop her eyes from drifting down to the cleavage of Bianca’s v-neck t-shirt, which reads “COLUMBIA NYC.” Courtney clears her throat. “Did, uh...did you go to Columbia?”
“Yup.”
“Ivy league, huh? Were you in a sorority, that whole thing?” Courtney can picture Bianca running a sorority. She’s exactly the kind of Type A personality born for that kind of stuff.
“The whole thing,” Bianca affirms with a light laugh. “But don’t worry, I was on a full scholarship.”
“Smarty pants.”
“Well, it was the only way we could afford it, so…”
“Sometimes I regret not going to university,” Courtney says wistfully.
“Why didn’t you?”
“Well...I came over from Australia when I was 15, after I got scouted by this modeling agent in Sydney.”
“You were a model?”
Courtney glares at her.
“I don’t like the amount of surprise in your voice right now.”
“No, I mean, you’re beautiful,” Bianca laughs. “Like, very beautiful, but...you’re also five feet tall.”
“I’m 5’5’, and not all modeling is runway, you judgmental cunt,” Courtney replies, hands on her hips. “For your information, I was on the cover of Seventeen, okay? I was the face of fucking Neutrogena.”
“Oh, so you were legit?” Bianca responds, eyebrows raised.
“Yeah, I was super legit. Alright? I made so much money, my mum got a coke habit. And I bought a house in Venice when I was 20. Did you have beachfront property when you were 20?”
“Sure didn’t.”
“Well there you go!” Courtney tongue pops triumphantly.
“Your mom had a coke habit?”
“Yeah, that was a little rough,” Courtney admits. “I don’t know what got into her. Anyway, I bought the house and I really wanted to stay, and when I was like 21, I applied for citizenship, and here we are. I’m a tax-paying dual citizen.”
“Lucky for us.”
“I bet I’ve voted more times in this country than you, too,” Courtney says.
“That’s not possible”
“Wanna bet? If I’m right, you owe me lunch tomorrow.”
“Deal. But you’ve only voted in one election, so you already lost.”
Courtney smirks, knowing that she’s got her, simply from that one comment.
“Who’d you vote for for Lieutenant Governor in the special election last month?”
Bianca stares at her, confused.
“Or on the city measures last spring? What did you think of that Water Tax Increase? It was written in kind of a confusing way, huh?”
“I...meant like presidential elections.”
“I know you did. That’s why I win,” Courtney says smugly. “I think I’m in the mood for Italian...”
Bianca bites her lip. She just lost a bet, but she feels like she’s won, since she suddenly has an excuse to see Courtney on their day off. But she knows she’s supposed to be annoyed, so she feigns some huffiness, crossing her arms.
“Well, fine,” she sighs. “I guess a bet’s a bet.” She almost gets away with the act, too, until Courtney catches her eye and she can no longer stop the dimples from appearing in her cheeks.
“One p.m. tomorrow work for you?”
“Sure.” Bianca doesn’t bother hiding her grin anymore, picking up the polaroid and ignoring the persistent fluttering in her chest.
***
Courtney giggles, twirling her hair, watching Bianca’s emphatic hand movements as she tells a story about some shenanigans on a family vacation during her teen years.
She’s sitting with Bianca in one of her favorite Italian restaurants - where you can get gluten free, vegan pasta, or even dishes where the noodles are swapped out for shredded vegetables, to Bianca’s horror. (Although she’d calmed down a little once the waitress showed her the entire page of the menu with homemade ravioli and tortellini, and admitted that maybe this place did in fact have something for everybody.)
“...so anyway, then Liz started screaming bloody murder, and Vanessa and I are laughing our asses off, because we’re the evil ones, and Lynne is wringing her hands all worried that we’re gonna get in trouble, and I realize that we probably will if she rats us out, and-”
Courtney suddenly stops laughing as her phone lights up, buzzing, and a familiar name on the caller ID causes a chill to run down her spine. Bianca follows her gaze to the phone, frowning.
“I thought you said that you got rid of that crazy bitch?”
“I...I did. I mean, I thought I did.” Courtney hits ignore and shoves her phone into her purse.
“Right. What did you tell her, exactly?”
“That she needed to stop. That I was sorry for hurting her but that I’m not interested and she needs to respect that. She seemed to understand.”
“Did she now?” Bianca asks, eyebrows raised skeptically.
Courtney pauses to swirl the ice cubes around her glass.
“I feel like you’re mocking me.”
The phone starts to buzz again.
“Give me your phone, Court.”
“What? Why?” Courtney eyes Bianca skeptically.
“Because you’ve been trying it your way for two weeks now, and she’s obviously not getting the message. Being nice and calm and sweet is not working. Now we’re gonna do it my way. Give me the phone.” Bianca’s voice is even but forceful, and something tells Courtney that arguing with her would be futile. And she’s not sure she wants to, anyway. She reaches into her bag and holds out her phone.
Courtney’s always had a lot of friends, and some very close ones. But she’s so used to being on her own, being independent, that it’s rare for her to let another person step in and help her the way Bianca is about to. She is used to being in total control of her life, and she likes it that way. The most surprising thing, right now, is how natural it feels to surrender.
“Just...don’t be too mean, okay?”
Bianca chuckles, snatching the phone out of her hand and pressing the button to accept the call.
“Oh, now you want to answer the phone,” Valentina snaps, only making Bianca angrier.
“Listen to me very closely-”
“Who is this? Put Courtney on the-”
“She doesn’t want to talk to you, which she’s already told you multiple fucking times. So I suggest you shut the fuck up and put on your listening ears, if you know what’s good for you.”
There’s a brief pause on the other end, a puff of air that sounds like a pouty scoff, but Valentina doesn’t say anything.
“Good. Now. What you’re doing, is harassment. It is illegal. If you keep it up, we will get a restraining order against you. That will be a part of your criminal record, forever. Are you following me or do I need to use smaller words?”
“I...I’m just trying to-”
“A simple ‘yes’ if you understand if sufficient. Do you fucking understand?”
“Yes, but-”
“Great. If you break a restraining order, do you know what happens?”
“Is Courtney even there?! This doesn’t sound like what she would-”
“Oh, I know! That’s why she handed the phone to me. Courtney, say hello, just so Valentina knows that you’re here. Go ahead.” Bianca holds the phone out to Courtney, gesturing emphatically to her.
“Hello,” Courtney says tentatively.
Bianca takes the phone back.
“Heard that? She’s here. So back to my question. What happens if you break a restraining order? You go to fucking prison. And here’s the thing. I’m not sweet and chill like Courtney. I don’t give a fuck about you. So, I have no problem coming after you, with a fucking bloodthirsty vengeance. Understand?”
“Please, just let me talk to her…” Valentina sobs.
“No! No, you fucking idiot! No more! This shit ends tonight. And if you continue to harass my friend, let me tell you, nothing will make me happier than to destroy your life on a level that you could not even imagine. Can your tiny little stalker brain understand that? Huh?”
“Y-yes.”
“No more calls. No more texts. No more Facebook messages. Don’t come to her house. Ever. Again.”
“Okay.” Valentina’s voice breaks.
“P.S...if you’re gonna be a lesbian, you should probably learn how to eat pussy.” Bianca hangs up the phone and tosses it down on the table.
“Bianca!” Courtney admonishes, eyes dancing with laughter.
“What?” Bianca rests her chin on her hand, eyebrows raised. “Am I wrong?”
“Well. Not entirely, but…” Courtney laughs, pressing her lips together, putting the phone back in her purse. “Thanks.”
“No problem. Can we finish our fucking meal now?” Bianca asks, dimples deep in her cheeks.
“Yeah.” For the first time since the messages started, Courtney feels one hundred percent sure that she’s going to be okay. Because now, even if Valentina messes with her again, she knows that someone has her back. Courtney smiles back gratefully, a weight lifted off her shoulders, telling herself that the warmth blooming in her chest was just due to having a loyal and dependable friend.
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punchmedanny · 6 years
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This is really stupid and a waste of your time, but I really needed to write this and get it off my chest. To set the scene, I'm going into my freshman year of high school. In 8th grade, I was part of a group of about 8 friends (half guys, half gals). For the purposes of this story, you need to know that K, C, W, and I are female, and L is male. K and L dated for a while till the end of 8th grade. K, C, W, and I created a smaller, closer group called KCWC (later renamed KCEC) and we are (1/19)
all super close. However, K and C are best friends, and W and I are best friends. I met W in 6th grade, but we didn't become friends until 7th grade, but we got super close. Shortly after we became friends, I (at least I think it was me, I don't really remember that well) said that we were Wifeys (hence her being called W). Ever since, we have called eachother Wifey almost every time we see eachother. Last year, in like November, she told me that she's bi. At the time, I didn't really(2/19)
know what that was, so I was kind of like "whatever". Anyway, I learned a lot about it because of her, and it opened my mind to the fact that I don't have to be either gay or straight. In Febuary, I realized that I had a crush on a girl at my school. I shortly discovered that I'm either bi or pan. W was the first person I told for a while. (K recently discovered that she's pan, but that's another story) I've never dated anyone, but W dated a few girls and guys during 8th grade. W is (3/19)
naturally a touchy/physical person, but I'm very reserved and don't like any unsolicited touching. W is the one person who I like to, even feel comfort when I, hold hands (fingers entwined), hug for a long time, and cuddle with her. Every day before, during, and after lunch, we had a routine that involved us waiting for eachother, having our arms around eachother, holding hands a lot, touching eachother a lot, and just a lot of being together. Also, before school, C and I had a routine (4/19)
where we would go to class, put our books down, then go meet W at her locker, and after school our whole friend group would meet and W and I would hug more. (We didn't have any classes together so I could only see her then) Every day, I got more comfortable around her, and we started calling eachother late into the night (I don't have and iPhone, so I couldn't facetime) and she is the only person I actually called. We shared secrets and promises, and we talked and laughed for hours. (5/19)
secrets, and promises, and we talked and laughed for hours. The KCWC group was all in honors chorus, so. naturally, when we went on an overnight field trip to Hershey Park for a competition, we all roomed together. K and C sat together on the coach bus and W made me promise that I would sit with her on the bus. So I did, and all 4 of us had fun (since we were sitting across from eachother) the whole trip. In the hotel room, W and I shared a bed and C and K shared a bed. We were holding (6/20)
hands in bed and K and C said they act like roommates and W and I act like an old married couple (because we were playfully bickering among other stuff) After our completion that night, we had to watch the band complete, so, ofc, W and I sat next to eachother, and since we were tired, leaned out heads on eachother the whole time (not at all unusual for us though). That night in the hotel was the best night I've ever had. We stayed up wayyy too late playing truth or truth, a game like (7/20)
apples to apples, throwing pillows at eachother (and a lamp), impersonations, and generally just having fun. Before going to sleep W told me that she had a history of cuddling/randomly draping her limbs over people when she sleeps. Also, C was warm, so she turned up the AC. I'm almost always cold, so I woke up in the middle of the night because I was cold onl to find that W and I were spooning (I was the little spoon). (Before I fell asleep, I noticed that she was facing me and I (8/20)
purposely turned away rather than in so we could ~maybe~ cuddle (clue one)) In an effort to make myself warmer, I cuddled closer to her. Early in the morning, K and C tried to wake W and me up many times, but we kept going back to sleep, still cuddling. Also, the night before, K and C bet that they'd wake up and see W and me cuddling in the morning (a lot of people either ship W and me together or think we're dating) Also, I'm pretty sure that later, W said that she kept cuddling with me (9/20)
on purpose. (Keep in mind that she's the only person that I've ever cuddled or held hands with) The next day we actually went to Hershey Park, where I got W and C to finally like roller coasters. We (KCWC) all made lots of inside jokes and that day was so fun. We group- hopped eventually, and we ended up in a larger group. We were walking around the park, so W and I were holding hands (it's a big habit), K and L were holding hands (at the time they were still dating), three girls were (10/20)
all platonically holding hands with eachother, and C was skipping alone by herself (she was fine). We walked past Ms. A, my chorus teacher, who is usually the absolute best and we all love, started lecturing us on how we can't hold hands because it's "PDA" and we're not in high school yet. She also looked directly at W and me when she said that she doesn't care if it's a guy and a girl, a guy and a guy or a girl and a girl. We were all shocked because it was so uncharacteristic of Ms. A(11/20)
but we let go and muttered an "ok" before walking away. W and I still held hands walking around after that, but I was wary. On the long bus ride back to the school from Hershey right after we left the park, W was acting high and drunk at the same time, but I know for a fact she wasn't either, so I was very worried about her, so she went to the back to get some medicine from Ms. A and didn't come back till the very end, and she still was way off her game, which made me very worried and sad(12/20)
Shortly before school ended, another girl, R (who all of KCWC now dislike), tried to force things with W, and became obsessed with shoving the fact that she was holding hands with (among other stuff) W and they were now "hubbys". W seemed to feel the same way, so I got veryyy jealous because I thought that I was the only one who was uncomfortable with R around. She started to push me out and I grew more distant because I felt isolated (I have very low self esteem, especiallyyyyy about my (13/20)
social skills) and I began to worry that they all actually hated me because they thought I was as annoying as I thought R was. (I know now that's not true, after the reassurance and actions of my friends, but it was a very possible and major thing in my mind then). I had just begun to feel comfortable and happy when R started messing things up and "stealing" W. The KCWC group finally had a sleepover a few weeks before school ended (this was the first time W and I had hung out outside of (14/20)
school besides friends' bday parties because all our plans fell through), and we stayed up late ranting, throwing empty soda bottles, watching movies, playing games, etc. but we also talked about R. I can't express how relieved I felt that W felt as uncomfortable with R as I did. After that, things slowly went back to normal, though R still tried to butt in time-to-time. My friend group likes to go hang out at a local beach since a couple of us can even walk, but I was too anxious, (15/20)
awkward, and introverted to go before this year. It's kind of a tradition that on the day after school ends, a ton of people from our school go there to hang out with friends. Unfortunately, that was the last day before W moved to Texas (I live on the east coast), and she had to leave early. I still go tp the beach with the others in the friend group, but I feel much more anxious and I'm always a third, fourth, or even fifth wheel, which I never was when W was around. We still text a lot(16/20)
saying we love and miss eachother. I can't even think of her without smiling. A few days ago I opened my yearbook (in which she wrote multiple paragraphs in), played a song that reminds me of her, and wrote down a list of what I love about her before I had to stop since I was crying too hard. We also facetime rarely, since our schedules don't match up. I miss her so much and I was really counting on being able to go to high school with her. My other best friend is in another friend group (17/20)
in which I'm not comfortable with at all. I finally felt fully happy, comfortable, and not anxious when around my friends, but then she moved and it all came crashing down. Now I'm in fear (as always) that my other friends will finally realize that I'm not good enough to be their friend or worthy of their time and they'll dump me as soon as they find someone better. K and C often hang out without me and don't even think about inviting me. I'm worried I won't have any friends in high (18/20)
in which I'm not comfortable with at all. I finally felt fully happy, comfortable, and not anxious when around my friends, but then she moved and it all came crashing down. Now I'm in fear (as always) that my other friends will finally realize that I'm not good enough to be their friend or worthy of their time and they'll dump me as soon as they find someone better. K and C often hang out without me and don't even think about inviting me. I'm worried I won't have any friends in high (18/20)
school. In my friend group, I'm the fattest and the rest of KCWC are very skinny/fit. I'm extremely self-conscious about this fact and W was the one person who I felt genuinely liked me despite all my quirks and I didn't feel insecure around her.  I have a history of not understanding my feelings (or not even realizing that they're there) and W is no different. Last week when we were at the beach, K privately asked if I had lied when W and I both answered no to the "have you ever liked (19/20)
eachother" question. I immediately said no, then K said that W had told her that W lied (she used to like me) but she didn't like me anymore. Since then, I've realized and come to terms with the fact that I've liked her for months, and I still really like her. (I'm not sure like is the right word, but I can't decide what it would be otherwise) I just realized that I've been very jealous of all of her boyfriends and girlfriends and I've been very protective of her. I honestly have no idea(20/21)
[END QUESTION]
Okay, to begin with, thank you anon for being patient with me as it’s taken me several days for me to be in the right headspace to answer this!
So, starting high school is such a hard time in everyone’s life. Like, literally everyone. No matter how popular or pretty or talented or whatever they are. From a biological perspective, people’s body’s don’t make as much serotonin (aka the happy chemical) at that age as they do when people are older, so that doesn’t help anyone. I’m so sorry W moved - it sounds like you two were such cute and fun pair. It’s so nice you’ve been able to keep in touch as much as you’ve been able to and, who knows, you both might really appreciate being able to have a trustworthy outside perspective for things in your life as the school year starts.
For me personally, I made entirely new friends from 8th grade to high school. People tend to change quite a bit around then just because it’s a whole new chapter of your life and hs tends to bring a whole lot of different opportunities and challenges than what comes before it. So, while it’s so, so hard having turbulence with your friend group, that’s very normal and has nothing to do with you specifically. The fact that W left definitely changed the dynamic, but there’s a good chance it would’ve changed anyway… maybe just not as soon.
It’s good to go into high school with friends, but don’t feel obligated to stay as close to them as you were just because they’re who you already know. My hs had a lot more clubs and activities than jr high/middle school, so I’m guessing yours does, too. I was in theatre and art club then later speech and debate and that’s where I made all my friends, many of which were people I’d never even talked to before.
I’m sure you’ve heard people say hs is “the best time of your life” and I seriously question the lives of the people saying that. I’m not going to lie - I personally hated everything about hs except theatre and speech & debate and the awesome friends I made there. And like, not to be boring, but like study and stuff. Seriously, working hard on something that can help future you and give you a sense of accomplishment will probably help you feel better about yourself and is one of the few things you can control when relationships are in flux.
So, (in summary) I’d say don’t feel like any of what’s happening is your fault - it’s extremely normal for the time of your life in. Maintain the friendships you have now, but also get involved in something that interests you and meet new people who like the same thing. I hope this helps a bit
And btw, not a waste of my time in the slightest
My asks are always open if you (or anyone else) wants to talk
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entrepreneurs au | the flowers pt. 2
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U don’t have to, but u should read the flowers first bc this is set in that au
Ur a college student who frequents the block where the flower shop is located
(btw that block is owned by landlord seokjin and all the other bts boys have shops in that block).
Usually u just pass by after stopping by ur fave clothing/thrift shop owned by tae and joon, but one day ur like “I deserve a break fr studying, so imma look at some flowers.” Jungkook is off doin something else + it’s off season, so yoongs is the only one in the shop
He’s like “uh r u looking for anything in particular”
“nope just taking a break and looking at flowers”
“break fr what? U don’t look like u work here”
“nah I’m a college student”
”oo cooL. What u studying?”
“[insert major here]”
“at Local University that Focuses on Your Field of Study?”
“Yah”
“wow that’s such a cool school. I probs would’ve studied at plant focused school if such a thing existed”
“cuTe!”
“How’s school at Local University?”
“Just a lotta studying”
“aW that sucks, u wanna flower? Maybe it’ll motivate u”
“sure *blushies bc he’s being so nice*”
yoongs picks out that cute rose for u.
U: “how much is it?”
“On the house. Ik how rough college can b sometimes, then life hits and then ur doing work in some research lab that u hate–but enough abt me. I don’t wanna stress u w my probs”
“Aw no pls keep talking. It’s a nice distraction”
^then sugay just talks abt everything that happened in the og au
And you’re like “woW what a dude” but in ur head. Then you have to leave bc it’s gonna get dark soon, but then Namjoon happens
U see, u and Namjoon have a something something going on, aka joon is always flirting w u when u go to his shop, but it’s really weird cuz he never actually asks u out or do anything more than flirting so u don’t really know how he feels and whenever u try to initiate something w him he plays it off cool
Aka that one time u asked if he wanted to go to jimin’s bakery w u and he was like “uH nah. I gotta do some stuff w tae...for the shop, yes. Sorry, and I hope I’m not giving u the wrong impression bc I’m not looking for a relationship rn”
AND THEn the next time u come in the boi flirts w u again, so u just start flirting w him and y’all have this weird friendship where u flirt all the time
It’s like Garcia and Morgan in criminal minds
So yaH. Yoongs is walking u out of the shop, and joon is closing up his shop (sweeping the front, locking the doors type of stuff) AND HE SEES YOONGS HAND U A flower.
Joon literally yells across the parking lot (the flower shop and joon’s shop face each other) “HEy, y/n, r u cheating on me?!”
Yoongs is shaken cuz he rarely interacts w joon, and yoongs whispers a quick goodbaiiiii to u before running back into his shop
Suga may seem like an aggressive man bc of his cool rapping skills and savage words, but he’s really just a pacifist deep down inside
So joon finishes locking up his shop, and you’re just standing there a little shaken holding ur flower. Ur stressed abt school and now stressed bc rm has never flirted this aggressively before
Joon marches across the lot and yoongs is abt to flip his sign to the closed side when joon throws the flower shop door open, finds the same rose yoongs chose for you and slams it on the counter and is like “imma buy this, little boi”
And yoongs is just staring at joon w a slightly afraid but mostly judgy face and is like “ok it’ll b $****” (like I’m censoring the money amount bc yoongs likes to keep his prices private, something abt competition mixed w the patriot act. Sometimes idk what’s up w this guy)
And as yoongs is getting change, etc. he’s like “ya know one time I saw ur paperwork on seokjin’s desk and saw ur bday and I know ur younger than me, so b more respectful, boi.”
Rm isn’t letting up and keeps on a hard face “okay. Sure.”
Yoongs hands over the rose and joon mumbles “thanks hyung” before exiting the shop
You’ve been outside this whole time just standing there thinking abt how weird this is and considering ending ur odd friendship w joon bc wtf was that
And joon comes out and smirks and winks is like “take this flower instead. It’s better. I swear”
U: “Uh it’s the same flower”
Joon: “Shhhhhhhh, but it’s from me, ya boy, so it’s better.”
U: “Uh okay.”
So now you’re standing there holding one flower in both of ur hands, and the sun is at that annoying level where it keeps getting in ur eyes and ur the one facing the sun. Fortunately yoongs comes out a few awk secs later and his 5’ 8” tall head is big enough to block the sun.
thanks, GOD, for making this man’s head the right size and shape to cover up the sun at this exact moment in time
Yah Yoongi is basically the sun now
Yoongs *ignoring rm w his body language*: “I’m sorry. I didn’t know you had a bf” 
U: “I don’t. That’s just joon, my friend”
Yoongs: “But u talk to him like he’s ur bf.”
U: “ yah it’s this whole confusing thing. Pls ignore joon.”
Sugay: *glares at joon* “stop harassing her”
Joon: *hands up and genuine oops covering mouth face* “shoot man, sorry Y/N, I didn’t mean to harass u”
Yu: “oh yeah that was harassment kinda, but I mean I reciprocated it so it kinda wasn’t really harassment, like it was consensual harassing, basically teasing, but thanks, Yoongs for enlightening me”
U: *looks at joon* “so r we buds or were u actually jealous?”
Joon: *scratches neck* “uh...yah we’re friends, but I enjoy being in this sarcastic not-relationship flirtationship w u”
Yoongs: “Well y’all can keep that up but imma ask Y/N out rn”
u: *jilted + school stressed + friendship stress + suitor stress, so tears slowly begin to form in ur eyes*
Yoongs and joon r broing out and making up for their weird fight earlier and r doing a bro hug when Yoongs sees u crying
Yoongs kinda just stops in the middle of the hug and stares at u, he’s kinda shocked.
Joon turns and looks at u and is like “Omg, r u crying”
Ur like “yah” and then u receive a nice big group hug fr the boys and then realize the rose thorns r piercing into ur palms and suddenly joon and Yoongs have ur blood on their backs and they’re like “oh shoot” and help u get inside yoongs’ shop where suga sanitizes ur hands and bandaids them up while joon is making some tea in the back
Yoongi is whispering “so when do u wanna go out?”
Ur still sniffling and can’t rlly talk and say something abt finals coming up soon
Sugay: “after finals?”
U: “yah. After finals”
“I’ll call u tho”
“Yes pls”
And joon comes out w some tea and then drives both of u (Jk usually drives Yoongs home bc yoongs shares a car w his roommate and jjk and myg r neighbors, live in the same apartment complex. So yah Yoongs took the bus to work)
Joon drives both of u home and u listen to some good soothing winky face bops (think u by primary or any dean-like song or zion t) on the way back and u and Yoongs r in the back seat holding hands and when u arrive at ur apartment rm is like “next time one of u sit in the front, I feel like an Uber driver”
U: “weren’t u actually an Uber driver once”
Rm: “actually I still am,but for the one time I’m actually not getting paid to drive I’d appreciate having someone shotgun.”
Yoongs: “oK I’ll move to the front”
Rm *smirks*: “thx bro”
And Yoongs opens the door to let u out and he walks u to ur dorm and he’s like “inch resting night “
U: “Yah”
Myg: “I’ll call u, ok? Don’t b too stressed” and he pulls the two roses fr behind his back and hands them to u “use these to remind u to chill, k?”
U: “K.”
U hug Yoongs then u say goodbye and u peek out ur window to see Yoongs get into Rm’s car but in the back seat and you can see Yoongs laughing fr inside and his smile is as bright as the sun and rm’s just sighing his face dull like the night sky
And they’re ur sun and moon, two nice dudes making ur life better than before.
Omg that’s a crap ending, I was Trying to b poetic but nah I’m not rlly
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a(dmin ayeee)/n: lol the gif is rm checking out y/n and yoongi’s dms 5 weeks later. haH. btw this was originally written in an instagram dm conversation. tbh i prefer lyft. there’s a yoongi lyft driver au that should be written soon. 
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We bought chickens AND bunnies at the same time, really hectic,I was tryna cuddle the bunnies but they would bite sometimes. At one point, in AC origins game trying to hide in a house full of Roman ppl from one of the phylakites that was killing everyone indiscriminately, very scary. I was female character, did the cool thing where i cut ropes on a chandelier and rode the other rope up onto something, one handed. Then i was in airport with alex, we had gone to Japan but then I got freaked out cuz of Corona and we both forgot towear masks
I was in a thrift store and didnt like any of the stuff I grabbed so I went to put it back n leave cuz I was only on lunch break anyway, the shop girl made snide remark about my hair needing to be dyed? She was like, thanks for coming in, come back when ur hair doesnt suck or something. I said fuck you and your orange hair, cuz it was dyed red and faded, but I stuttered n she made fun of it. But then she followed me cuz we all had to go to some meeting? N she was a little nicer. Sat at these tables waiting for alex, we were about to see a show with a drag queen. It was in a mall or something
Was at west again but getting lost, then was back in 4th grade maybe? Looking for new class? Then I was starting to date alex but someone else like jenna was in the room with us, he was spooning me but trying to be secret, jenna thought we were fucking, also I took a shower w him but needed another one, I had taken like 3 showers that day. I was staying w my family somewhere in hotel maybe. Then saw this girl I thought maybe was his ex katie, creeped on her instagram she actually was mixed black girl w blonde hair, was cheerleader n basketball player, really badass and mean. Brian lemaster was in there somewhere. Ar some point I started drinking juice boxes filled with milk before remebering I was lactose intolerant
Dreamed I was signing up for a matchmaking service to get married? It was via snail mail, and it was all girls who were mostly indian I think, or maybe bosnian. One girl was named Imina and sent me some of my writing that she edited, I found it very snooty and rude. Also had accepted someone else before seeing I had a letter from her. Also something with different video games that were scary, but all took place in the same house. One was 5 nights at freddy's themed, one was victorian ghosts, etc.
Was going on charter bus with work and other ppl, were leaving my old house. Kept forgetting my earbuds, went back in to see maids deep cleaning the whole place. Bus went out into cold winter wilderness? I made friends w bus driver, guy looked like william h Macy a little bit. Then i was Rey, kylo ren had captured me and was gonna make me squirt bleach into my eyes so I'd be blind, fought him off and escaped thru the back of a cupboard. He was on island surrounded by stormy sea, freezing cold, and big blocks of calcium formations kept crumbling into it. Force ghost Luke Skywalker appeared to me to tell me death was real but I could escape. Then I was with jenna or sarah, went to hotel looking 4 my parents, nice old ladies were telling me they saw my lost mittens or something? I brushed them off super rude
Was in big house with mafia family. Lots of cars n helicopters falling out of sky, crashing thru glass ceilings. Trying to leave the house, calling business guy when a car falls on him owned by one of the mafia guys. Smthn with a chef from the house, hes really strict when teaching kids how to cook, indian food cant have lemon juice in it? I was licking the glaze off raw chicken and salmon
Was in Laos in war zone, Belgians were bombing the shit out of it and these rare plants called dragon plants were burning, it was way sad. Then it was xmas at parents house but also dads bday, had to help mom take down all xmas decor temporarily until we could open dads presents. Also I didnt trim my zucchini plants and one was like 12 feet tall. Then at work taking break on some huge metal train. Also something about being in some state or royal building, running or hiding from someone
Was with alex in old doornbos house, he was asking me who was in my "network" meaning who had I slept with. I said a bunch of people and he got mad, I was high and tried to explain it was in the past not current. Then I was in theater at the high school across the road, had an improv scene with abby thomas but hadn't rehearsed at all. Went to rehearsal, everybody from hs was there, dawson was teacher, saw shelby drive past. Then smthn about walking bay in the mountains, were super high up in the snow and saw other ppl walking dogs
Something about having traded bodies with ian brauer when we were younger? Or not even traded, I had somehow accidentally possessed him and then had to go to school and pretend like I was him, and then only when I concentrated really hard I went back to my own body which was passed out on the floor of my room.
In a school, had brought imhotep back 2 life n he brought back his gf so we tried running and hiding. Then he was darth Vader and he caught me. Then dream about being on wild ferris wheel kinda ride with mom and Lauren who was sometimes aunt ellen, then in a family of talking dolphins whose step mom was a whale, the dad was joking about how him and the mom might perish at the bottom of the ocean. Then something about a demon possessed lady
Scary dream 1st where I was out walking at night in the forest, looked kinda like lower area of ECOS. The light in a street lamp didnt work, had to use flashlight. Alex showed up with bay who was now a white shih tzu, a frat guy in skeleton costume ran over to scare us. Then I lived in this village/tribe, everyone had hotel rooms kinda. I was back in town going to everyone's rooms, my mom had a room next to mine but she was gone somewhere. Then we were playing guitars, I picked up someones weird acoustic base to try and play. Then I got invite from JC, him and his friends were having a joint wedding in 2026, invite looked like DND character sheet. I was in the forest when scary evil ash cloud exploded out from the ground, kinda like in neverending story or moana. Ran back to village and was safe inside this like, sacred circle? It meant that I was actually the next in line to be the tribal chief. The tribe purposely kept everyone's parentage a secret so it was like the whole village was our parents, but this meant my dad was this one rando young guy who wasnt even the chief? Anyway he hugged me and it was emotional. It meant I had this prophetic duty to defeat these creepy evil eels like in the little mermaid. The water/ocean was this weird quad, with each quadrant being a different depth and color blue. I had to scuba dive to the bottom on a certain date to fight them, matthew/mikey was gonna hold my breathing tubes or something? If I tugged twice he could pull me back up.
In world where mr bean guy was a king n had lots of bodyguards, he was taking on corrupt religious mormon police like in Utah who rode camels and abducted like 500 people for slavery.
Had private teacher lady for something, 8 of us. I couldnt concentrate on test. She gave me spare key to let her dog out, i go in her house and the skylights are open and room full of snow. Then she has dinner party with me, snape, Adonis, michelle/jenn, and a doctor. Ends in screaming match, I'm mad cuz Michelle keeps flirting w Adonis by dropping shit on purpose and making him pick them up. Then I go to doc about weird vaginal discharge and being depressed, hes kind of a quack and doesnt help or listen. Then I was trying to get job at restaurant but all the servers had been at the party and thought I was crazy. Also smthn bout seeing a concert and shawn goggins was in it, jc and elliot were there and I started laughing at him about how that was a girl he cheated on me with but she turned out to be a trans man so he had sex with a dude
I was in world like video game level, in a class w people. Started in weird castle that had secret passages, and then onto these floating balloons above black holes. Tried to jump from one to the other without falling, very scary. Then with alex in a hallway, waiting for some event to start. We climbed up to ledge where there was like a gem/ring stockpile, I started stealing them. Mcgonagall was there and saw us, I was too afraid of heights to climb down. Then event was starting but it was some creepy cult wearing animal masks, I had to pretend like I knew what was happening
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Well, here I am- capitalizing the beginning of my sentences and everything. This.is.30.! I didn’t think I’d ever come back to this journal. Didn’t think I’d journal at 30. But here I am. 
I viewed my habit of journaling as something I was leaving behind. Didn’t need it anymore. I’ve done some form of journaling/documenting my life since I was 8 or 9 years old, I guess I can’t stop now. I go back and read about myself through the years (after all, our selves are usually our favorite subjects) and love to re-live certain days/times/memories as I read. It takes me back in time in a way and I often times wonder how I could have had that mindset or been that immature. Everything takes time, especially maturity.
Maturity for me took quite a while it seems, as I re-read the last entries I posted. I laugh at most of the things I’d written. So dumb, so clueless. How I wish I could go back in time and tell myself to keep going forward, push yourself more, and to not give two shits about that dumb boy back in college because guess what? You aren’t with him anymore! Those silly trivial things that seemed to matter so much to you are just blips in your story and will not matter in the long run. You definitely did better, my dear. That’s what I’d say. I always try to look at the tough times as learning experiences though.
Well, as it turns out, boyfriend and I turned into fiance and I- now husband and I. Very happily married. Almost one year! Nuts to think about. I also told myself I never wanted kids and now I can’t wait to start a family with him. He’s the best thing that has happened to me in my life besides my parents and I feel lucky and happy every single day. He goes above and beyond for me and does everything he can to keep me happy. He’s funny and he always keeps me laughing (something I so very need). Looking back on my old posts and the tough times I think ‘I wouldn’t be here if I hadn’t have been there’. It feels so good to be in a loving relationship and know that I’m where I’m supposed to be. 
I work for a great company now and am on my second career path. I love almost every aspect of it. I make about $50k right now and I have the ability to bonus every month. I’m second in command and my pilot is one of the best people I’ve met. As much as she can be a bit scatter-brained, messy and lacking in managerial skills sometimes, she makes up for it in stride in other ways. She is such a genuinely nice person and it’s so rare to find that these days. We just click, too. She gets me and I get her with little to no effort. It’s so nice! 
I try not to equate it to astrology, but sometimes I can’t help but connect the dots when I come across them. She and I are exactly one week apart- same birth year and everything. She is a sensitive soul, an old soul, like me. It just feels really nice to know someone who is similar. I’ve not experienced it before in a friend. 
Speaking of astrology, journaling was one of the ways I’ve read to help with all my ~*feelings*~ with my moon being in Scorpio. Seems I’ve been on the right path all along with turning to journaling even at a young age. I think I’ve always known I needed somewhere to vent and to place all these thoughts/feelings/rants. 
I had my annual review last week and she told me that I’m her “greatest find (but don’t tell anyone :)”. She made me cry. It felt so good to hear that I’m appreciated. I will go above and beyond wherever I work- I’ve found that I have a strong need to feel appreciated for it. I feel like I do a lot there and it was so nice to finally hear it. She told me that with the next store manager opening she is going to recommend me to Jen. She said it’s a double-edged sword because she wants me to succeed but doesn’t want to lose me. I agreed and told her that she’s the best partner I could ask for and that I truly enjoy working with her but wouldn’t want to leave. Just typing all this is making me tear up because it will be hard when we don’t work together. Gah, I always feel everything so deeply. It is a blessing as well as a curse. 
Part of my over-analyzing and becoming more self-aware has revealed many things to me off and on the past few years. I always struggled growing up and didn’t really know how to process my many emotions. Part of having such an emotional moon sign/Capricorn sun/whatever: I feel everything. Hell, I sometimes tear up when people tell me something tough they’re going through- I can feel their pain. 
I’ve also realized that I have the potential to use that passion for good or...bad. It’s not hard for me to be a bad bitch Scorpio moon. I’m trying so hard not to be. I’m trying to use it to make people happier, better, more motivated. Sometimes though, it just feels good to be the badass. I can tell people are intimidated by me and I don’t mind it...most days. Here’s the ego talking. *self eye roll*. It does feel good to not be scared of anyone really. I mean, if someone were to come barreling down on me with a shotgun, then duh, watch me run for the hills. But with most people, I can spot their intentions a mile away and know their personality within minutes of talking to them and I do like that about myself. 
I’m really happy with where I am right now. Love life is good. Work life is good. I do miss my family and wish I could see them more. Despite being mostly content, I am always analyzing everything. This world is crazy. Everyone is glues to their phones. Staring into screens. All day. I’m always looking into everything, researching conspiracies. Everything we were ever taught in school could have been a lie. They could tell us whatever they wanted to and we’d have no way of knowing if it was the actual truth or not. Maybe one day we will know. I try not to let it affect me too much. 
To update the friends: Kat and I text almost every day and we make an effort to keep the friendship going. I’m going up to visit her for her bday next month! Margo has a baby now and that’s all she really cares about. I’m happy for her, but we don’t talk anymore. It sometimes makes me sad, but we are different people now. I may reach out to her when I visit Kat though. We’ll see. Meg is too selfish and a liar and I haven’t spoken to her in what feels like a year. I don’t care about her anymore. Amy and I haven’t spoken in ages. We’re friends on social media, but that’s about it. It’s sad to lose close friends, but that’s life and growing up I guess. I recently re-read all my old journals from when I was an overly-emotional (What, even more so than now?! Ah, self-deprecation at its finest.) teenager and reading it felt like I was there again. It was so nostalgic. I wouldn’t have ever remembered half of it if I hadn’t written it down. It all seemed like such a big deal at the time. And it was. It’s nice to look back and see how far I’ve come. I think I’m getting better with age, like a fine wine, they say. 
Marlon reached out to me via text before the wedding last year. I didn’t have his number saved, but I could tell it was him from the way it was written and the area code. I was surprised he still had my number. He said something like “Am I allowed to say congrats on the engagement?” like he was unsure of what to say since I deleted him from social media a while ago and I’m sure he noticed and was maybe lightweight offended. He must have stalked me and saw my engagement pic. Anyway, I was just straight to the point and said “Thanks!” and left it at that. I think he may have said something else and I didn’t respond. I don’t humor those feelings anymore, especially when someone has aided in a past broken heart. I’ve learned to cut ties so I’m not left holding the broken pieces. Love, friendships, workplaces. If it’s not working, you gotta move on. 
That’s where I’m at these days. 
Anyway, I felt the need to write and update. Maybe see you soon. Maybe see you in another few years. 
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