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A/N: i cant believe i haven’t posted an imagine in so long, but i honestly lost any type of inspiration to write at all, but i’m slowly getting my flow back, and managed to write this request that i’ve so badly wanted to write since the anon sent it. i hope you enjoy, and i promise i’ll try to ever be away for this long again xo
There were a lot of things Joe loved about London, but having to take the bus because the tubes were on strike, was not one of them. And he wouldn't have even bothered if it wasn't for the fact that Zoe had threatened that if he didn't turn up at this Sugg Life meeting that she was already waiting for him at, she'd hack into his Twitter account and post hundreds of embarrassing photographs of him that the internet had never seen before.
He wasn't willing to take the risk.
And so he dragged himself out of the comfort of his bed, threw on some clothes that were less than appropriate for a meeting, but he seriously didn't feel like himself, and the idea of having to get onto a packed bus in the high of the London heat, really hadn't done anything to brighten his spirit.
With a frown on his face, and a constant thumping in the temples of his forehead, he makes his way to the nearest bus stop, head down and scrolling through emails, trying to take his mind off of the constant heavy weight on his shoulders and the pressure gradually building in the bridge of his nose.
He was getting sick, maybe even already was, that much was certain, but his week was full of meetings and book signings, so he had absolutely no time to be sick.
Surprisingly, there were only a few people sat beneath the plastic shelter, but glancing down at his watch and noticing that he was twenty minutes early for the next bus, he knew that by the time it arrived there'd be a whole crowd of people standing around the graffitied plastic shelter.
He hesitates for a moment, before taking a seat on the long bench beside a girl who's hood was pulled up over her head, focusing his attention on his phone and trying to keep his awkwardness at bay.
He tries not to pay attention when the girl beside him sighs and shuffles uncomfortably, but when she reaches up to pull her hood down and run a hand through her oddly colored hair, he couldn't help but turn his head to look at her properly and not just out of the corner of his eye.
She had a frown playing at the corners of her lips as she stared down at her phone, blue hair hanging over her face and a selection of rings adorning her fingers. She groans under her breath, just loud enough for him to hear, before her head snaps up in his direction and her eyes widen a fraction in surprise when she sees him already looking at her, not having expected his eyes to be on her.
Red patches begin to appear on her lightly freckled cheeks, reminding him of constellations, before she shoved her phone into her hoodie pocket and reached up to tuck her hair behind her ears.
She looked like a personified Lana Del Rey song, and Joe couldn't help but allow his stare to linger, awed by her.
He smiles sheepishly. "Sorry for staring, you just looked-" he trails off, looking for the right word. "Frustrated."
She chuckles softly, shaking her head. "No, don't worry about it. And yeah, frustrated is an understatement."
He nods in understanding. "I get it, we all have those days where it just seems like nothing is going our way."
"Exactly." A smile adorns her cherry red painted lips, and her gaze lingers on him for a moment as his phone buzzes in his hand, and he looks down at the notification with a tired sigh. She purses her lips, hesitating for a moment, half afraid that he'd think she was being nosey, before asking. "Everything okay?"
"Just my sister, on my ass about getting to this meeting or else." He says, glancing over at the blue haired beauty and laughing slightly. "But it's okay, I have just as much blackmail material as she does; maybe even more. She just doesn't know that yet."
"She sounds like a handful."
"She is." Joe laughs, and the girl couldn't help but join in, his laughter too contagious not too. As their laughter died down, Joe nods down at the mobile in her hand. "Did that thing have a part in frustrating you too?"
She nods, an exasperated exhale falling from between her perfectly painted lips. "My Spotify won't load, and my boss keeps pestering me about being late for work. It's like he doesn't understand that when the Tubes go on strike, not all of us have a car as a backup plan."
Joe hisses through his teeth. "Sounds like a prick."
A smile breaks out on her lips, and she laughs. "Couldn't have put it better myself, honestly."
They share a small grin before they both mutually return to staring at their phone screens, Joe typing out a sarcastic response to Zoe, before he looked up at the blue haired girl, suddenly feeling rude for having a full on conversation with her (and having called her boss a prick), before having any idea what her name was.
As if reading his mind, she looks up from her phone, an amused smirk on her lips. "I'm (Y/N), by the way."
His eyes widen a fraction, before he notices the smirk on her face, and can't help but roll his eyes at his obviousness, and laughs. "Right, well, thank you for brightening up my seven am Central London bus stop experience. I'm Joe."
She nods slowly as the bus finally pulls up within the thick yellow lines painted on the road, standing up and smiling at him cheekily. "I know." She walks over to the door of the bus as it's double doors fold open, only glancing back at him once, a playful grin on her lips. He was still stood in his place, eyebrows drawn together in the middle of his forehead at her words. "I'll see you at the meeting, I'm thinking of a pink Sugg Life phone case next?"
He stares in shock as she walks onto the bus, a small chuckle of disbelief falling from between his lips as he stares at the spot she's been stood just previously. He steps onto the bus, paying for his ticket with the correct change, before walking down to the back of the bus and sliding into the seat beside the blue haired girl, pursing his lips as he glanced over at her. "Pink Sugg Life phone cases sound interesting. Tell me more?"
"Wait for the meeting, Mr. Sugg." She shakes her head, mockingly sighing. "Gosh, I always knew you Sugg's were impatient."
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The biggest surprise of the NFL season (so far) for each team
The NFL went ahead and trashed a bunch of preseason storylines with just one week of action.
Week 1 of the 2017 NFL season didn’t go exactly as planned. The defending champion New England Patriots gave up 21 fourth-quarter points to lose to the Kansas City Chiefs in last Thursday’s season opener. Three days later, the NFC champion Atlanta Falcons needed to withstand a last-minute drive from a rebuilding Chicago Bears team to avoid a similarly embarrassing fate.
The surprises stretched beyond the two teams who played in Super Bowl 51. AFC South champion Houston lost to AFC South basement-dweller Jacksonville after the Jaguars rung up 10 sacks on two different ineffective Texan quarterbacks. The Rams, one season after scoring a league-low 14 points per game last fall, dropped more points than anyone else in the NFL by scoring 46 against an inept Colts team.
There are plenty of storylines to follow as the 2017 season rounds into shape. Here’s each team’s biggest surprise.
Arizona Cardinals: Every NFC West team but the Rams looked bad in Week 1
It may be a different time in the NFC West after going from a power with Seattle and San Francisco to a power with Seattle and Arizona; now you have one team too young to compete, one team who may be too old, and the Seahawks may get their franchise quarterback killed.
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Atlanta Falcons: Matt Ryan looks great, but the rest of the league’s top QBs are struggling
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Buffalo Bills: The Bills are in first place in the AFC East
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Carolina Panthers: Alex Smith is the best quarterback in the NFL ... for now
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Chicago Bears: Tarik Cohen looks like a game changer
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Cincinnati Bengals: It’s Andy Dalton, but not in a good way
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Cleveland Browns: Joe Schobert is stepping up
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Dallas Cowboys: A great defensive performance against the Giants
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Denver Broncos: The Chiefs’ ability to smoke the Patriots
I spent the first part of the game making fun of the Chiefs on Twitter, which was a win for me personally. But then I spent the second part of the game making fun of the Patriots and that was a much bigger win.
Nothing is funnier than seeing jilted, arrogant Patriots fans on Twitter saying nothing to anyone. It’s like they disappeared for a few hours.
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Detroit Lions: Anthony Zettel looks like the team’s next breakout pass rusher
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Green Bay Packers: Several things, including Ted Thompson’s roster strategy
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Houston Texans: The decision to bench Tom Savage so early
I’m going with Bill O’Brien’s decision to bench Tom Savage at halftime of the first game of the regular season. Without getting into the merits of the decision, I was shocked O’Brien did it, only because O’Brien expressed regret about having a similarly quick hook in the past with Brian Hoyer. Even if Savage continued to struggle, I did not expect a change at QB midway through the first game of the 2017 season.
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Indianapolis Colts: Among other things, that the Colts traded for Jacoby Brissett
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Jacksonville Jaguars: Dante Fowler’s play
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Kansas City Chiefs: Alex Smith (and the whole team) was really, really good against the Patriots
Alex Smith is the top rated quarterback in the NFL after Week 1. Yes, that Alex Smith.
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Los Angeles Rams: The youngest NFL coach ever is a man with a plan
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Miami Dolphins: Jacksonville might be ... good?
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Minnesota Vikings: The Vikings’ offensive line makes strides
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New England Patriots: The defense’s inability to stop big plays
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Philadelphia Eagles: Nelson Agholor might actually be good
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Pittsburgh Steelers: T.J. Watt doing something his brother never has
Then came the regular season opener in Cleveland.
2 sacks. 1 interception. 7 tackles.
Watt was all over the place in this game, and kept James Harrison on the sideline in the process. It may have just been one game, but if I were to bet on a player to be more than ready for the next step in his NFL progression, it would be Watt.
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San Francisco 49ers: Carlos Hyde’s lack of touches
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Seattle Seahawks: The Rams could be a threat to the Seahawks in the NFC West
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers: How badly the division-rival Saints’ offense looks
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Tennessee Titans: A dominant performance from the Titans’ next opponent
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Washington: How rough Washington’s first game was
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