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cyberr-v0id · 8 months
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Just agreed to ask the music teachers the details for orchestra, I am going to regret this
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seospicybin · 11 months
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ON TOUR.
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PART III: UNPLUGGED.
Hyunjin x reader x Felix. (s,f,a)
Chapters: I. SOUNDCHECK / II. OPENING ACT. / IV. HIDDEN TRACK.
Synopsis: Your best friend, Felix, is in a rock band and he takes you to join him on tour as the band’s photographer. On the road, you learn how to deal with his bandmate, Hyunjin, who’s not very welcoming of you. (14,6k words)
Author's note: It's getting warm y'all. I hope you're ready for get spicy :)
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It's no surprise that you'll take it the wrong way.
He was mad not because you accidentally unplugged his guitar but because of how reckless you were. Something way worse could have happened if he wasn't there to catch you, you could have hit your head or got electrocuted.
But of course, he shouldn't worry about you when Felix will always be there to comfort you.
Is it what made him mad? Truthfully, he has no idea but this gnawing feeling is becoming visceral. It's taking over him.
So when he knows you're hiding from him, he has to know why? What is it about you that always drives him mad?
"Why do you hate me so much?" You ask while he's still searching for the answer himself in your eyes.
"Tell me why? Because I don't get it. Why did I do to you that makes you hate me so much?"
You don't know. You're just as clueless as he is.
"I'm drunk, you see? You can tell me anything and that's okay, I won't remember it when I wake up in the morning."
But he needs to know one thing, one thing that he's been dreaming of day and night.
"Go ahead! Tell me! Promise I'd forget all about it tomorrow."
He needs to know now, so he does.
Hyunjin kisses you with a curious mind and an open heart, he lets a part of him pours into you hoping that you'll finally be able to tell the truth.
He holds you close and tenderly, kisses you hungrily because that's what he's been craving whenever those lips curve into a smile. And oh... you taste sweeter than he imagined and addictive and intoxicating, it's heavenly.
He splayed his hand on the beautiful arch of your back and pulls you close, not wanting any space separating his body from yours.
The moan you let slip out of your mouth, you have no idea what it does to him, how that makes the blood rushes down south.
If he's mad, it's because he couldn't kiss you all day and night. But he believes you would take it the wrong way too.
He's worried for you, he cares about you, he thinks about you, he does all that and you still think he hates you. It's only right that he's mad because you think that's what he has for you: hate.
He's also mad because he wants you but you're a friend of a friend.
Hyunjin learned his lesson the hard way and that wakes him up from his daze of being sucked into the whirlpools in your eyes.
He pulls away from the kiss, from the daze, from how your eyes plead for one more kiss. Looking back at those eyes makes him want to tell you everything but there's a good chance that you'd only misunderstand him again.
"Now, try to forget that!" He says right to your face despite knowing it'll be hard for him to do the same thing, not when the taste of your lips only reminds him the reason why he did what he did: he wishes you were a stranger.
-
It's not a great morning.
You've been drinking water non-stop to help with the hangover but you can't shake it off yet. It's a good thing that the agency chartered a private plane instead of putting them on commercial flights. You lowly groan as you climb the steps to get into the plane and see that you're the first to get there. You take the farthest seat, all the way back to avoid everyone but ultimately, him, Hyunjin.
A few minutes later, you hear their arrival and you quickly pull the hoodie over your head to hide your face even though it's pointless to do so.
As they're about to take a seat, Vin takes a stand in the front and tells everyone to pay attention to him as he's about to make an announcement.
Of course it's not just an announcement, he's going to scold everyone for going out without his permission.
"Whose idea was it?"
You wince because the idea originated from how they felt bad for you which makes it, technically, your idea. It's hard to admit that you're wrong but you slowly raise your hand to...
"It was me!" Han calmly says.
Everyone stays silent for a moment but Felix raises his hand and says, "But all of us agreed to go," he adds.
That is partly true. Han didn't ask for anyone's approval but yes, everyone just went along with him. Problem aside, it surprised you how Felix lied and it sounded natural, maybe he did change but you didn't know which part of him stays the same.
Vin continues to scold everyone with something along the lines of 'reckless behavior', and 'an important part of your career'. Knowing that those are not aimed toward you and with the hangover weighing your head and the lack of sleep, you start disassociating...
As your mind drifts, it takes you to last night when Hyunjin kissed you against the wall.
"Ugh!" You groan unintentionally loud that everyone is looking at you.
"You have something to say?" Vin asks.
You scratch the back of your head in confusion while trying to think of an answer, "I'm very sorry," you tell him, putting on a sad face as best as you could. Good thing that the hangover supported the look.
After hours of flight, you have to take an hour-long of car ride since the festival is taking place on farmland in the countryside.
It's summer but it's drizzling when you arrived at the hotel or more like a bed and breakfast than a hotel and for the first time, you finally get your own room.
You throw yourself onto the bed and sigh in delight as your head touches the pillow. Man... this is heaven!
The knocking on the door disturbs the peaceful moment. For a second, you feel like pretending not to hear that so whoever is behind that door can leave you alone.
"Are you inside?"
At the sound of his voice, you rush to get up the bed and open the door.
"Yes?" Your vision is a bit blurry from getting up too fast but you see Vin standing there looking serious as usual.
"Follow me, we have a meeting!" He orders, already turning to leave.
He's always like that, making orders without telling you the details. You have zero ideas what the meeting will be about, for all you know, it could be about something else. Imagine how sad it would be if you bring your stuff only for him to tell you that you got fired.
From the doorway of your room, you nervously ask him, "Should I bring my laptop or—"
Vin is about to take the stairs to the second floor when you asked, he looks down at you and says, "Of course!"
The answer is still vague but you quickly grab your laptop and phone, heading upstairs to the small living room where Vin has set his laptop for a Zoom meeting.
It seems that it's not going to be a great day as well, you're not getting fired. At least, not today.
-
Ssick will be headlining the second day of the festival which is tomorrow night.
Hyunjin is getting ready for the band rehearsal and heads downstairs, stopping for a second to see the door of your room closed shut.
Felix and Lou are already downstairs, having coffee in the kitchen even though they have twenty minutes or so before they have to go to a studio nearby.
"Coffee?" Lou offers.
"Sure," Hyunjin answers because when it comes to caffeine, it will never be enough for him.
He pulls a chair next to Felix and sits on it, "Where's Han?"
"He's working on a track, he'll be down in a few minutes," Lou replies as he carefully brings a cup of coffee for Hyunjin.
Felix and Hyunjin exchange a glance, knowing that a few minutes for Han takes more than that.
As if Han heard their thoughts, he lands on the base of the stairs a few minutes later as promised. He got greeted by Hyunjin and Felix's shocked expressions.
"I thought we have band rehearsal in five?" He comes to the dining table and grabs a biscuit Felix is eating.
"I'll get the car," Lou says, getting out of the house to get the car ready.
Lou pulls the car close to the front of the house and Hyunjin gets in after Felix and Han, looking back for a while waiting for someone else to come out.
Felix gets ahead of Hyunjin, asking Lou about you and Vin not coming.
Lou starts driving while talking, "They're in a meeting. Vin said he will catch up soon."
Hyunjin shouldn't be this disappointed to not be able to see you but Gosh, he can't hide it, he wishes to see you.
When he gets back from rehearsal, he walks past your room and he knows you're in there, somehow he can't bring himself to knock on your door.
At the end of the day, his wish stays a wish.
Vin is right.
After finishing the meeting, you had a quick dinner with Vin in the kitchen with the food sent by the kind owner of the bed & breakfast.
He must have felt bad for making you work right after hours long of flight without stopping that he made you go to bed early so you'll be prepared for the job.
11 hours of sleep is really what you needed that you woke up feeling refreshed and ready for today. You'll not be taking just any photos, a magazine wants to do a special coverage for Ssick and they'll be using your photographs.
Since no one has woken up yet, you take a quick stroll around the small village, and apparently, the other performers also staying in the nearest inn or hotel.
"Morning!" A guy greets you as he joins you on your stroll, dressed in a windbreaker with a hoodie pulled over his head.
It feels awkward to interact with other people, guess you've been cooped up in the tour bus too long.
"Morning!" You greet back, slipping your hands inside your coat as you walk through the cold, misty morning.
"You're not from here are you?"
You shake your head, "No."
"You must be with someone?" He asks while matching his pace with you.
"Not really," you answer and you're aware that sounds so vague, "I'm with a band."
He lowly exclaims, "I'm with a band too," he says.
Grabbing his hoodie from being blown by the wind, he turns his head at you and asks, "What band?"
"Ssick," you answer.
"I'm their photographer," you add before he gets the wrong idea, thinking that you're a groupie or something.
"Cool!" He coyly comments.
Through the fog, you can see the bed and breakfast you're staying in with the garden lamp blinking low.
"I'm here," you tell the stranger.
You've just realized you didn't ask for his name when you tell him that but it's too late to ask now that you're leaving.
He glances at you and smiles, "Okay, see you then!"
"See you!" You say back even though you're not sure you'd see him again.
Vin is having a coffee in the kitchen, he doesn't bother to take a seat as his fingers are furiously typing his phone screen.
"Morning!" You greet him.
He doesn't look up but greets back, "How was your sleep?"
"So tight," you reply, taking a mug from the cabinet to pour yourself a cup of coffee.
"Why are you guys talking about being 'so tight' in the morning?" Lou asks from the stairs with his half-shut eyes.
You and Vin burst into laughs, he finally takes a seat at the dining table. Lou also plops onto the empty seat next to him. Breakfast is quiet and it's all thanks to the owner who cooked it deliciously.
"I'll be leaving in fifteen minutes and you," he points at Lou, "take the kids in the afternoon."
You lean against the kitchen counter and think of going with Vin instead of Lou, you don't want to stay still here when you have a lot of things to prepare.
"Can I go with you instead?" You ask Vin.
"Sure," he shortly replies.
In the 10 minutes he gave you, you pack everything you need into a backpack and do not forget your rain boots just in case it will rain as the weather app on your phone predicted.
It only takes ten minutes of car ride to get there, Vin hands you a pass at the entrance. You didn't know that it's a lot pleasant going with Vin, he's so well known that everyone doesn't ask for his ID and greets him warmly.
He takes you to a trailer which will be the band's green room, they even set a little yard outside the trailer with lounge chairs and a parasol.
"You might need this," he gives you a map of the festival with the setlist of performers on the back.
"The festival is so big so don't wander too far," he warns you.
Vin steps out of the trailer as his phone constantly beeping with notifications.
You follow him out of the door, "are you going?"
"Well... yeah," he answers like it isn't obvious enough, "I have to take care of a few things."
You didn't know why you ask him that when that's what he's been doing, going around and taking care of things. You feel stupid for thinking that he came here early just to laze around.
"You can come with me if you want," he offers.
"Can I?" You must have looked like a puppy when you asked him.
He shrugs and walks to the yard, "I can introduce you to some friends," he says.
They're not just some friends.
Vin takes you around the festival grounds, meeting some officials and going around the tents and trailers of the other performers of the festival.
He knows a lot of people, famous or not, but important nonetheless. You even took a few snaps of it because when else you'll get another chance like this?
Vin is again right about the festival being incredibly big, you wouldn't know your way around if you weren't with him. The festival starts at noon with the festival ground gradually crowded with people.
"Want to check a stage?" Vin asks after successfully snatching two burritos for lunch from a band's waiting room.
"Absolutely!" you excitedly answer.
The security lets Vin in without question, they don't even bat an eyelash at yours since you're coming with him.
It's fascinating to know the inside scoop of his job and get to know him more in the process. The Vin that you know is a little uptight and always serious but from the way you've seen how people greeted him warmly, he's so much more than his job.
Hours passed by because of how far it gets from one place to the other, Vin gets you to visit another stage as a band he knows about to play.
"I was once their manager," Vin whispers at you as he gets to the back of the stage with you following him closely from behind.
The band is warming up when Vin makes an appearance and they're delighted to see him, exchanging hugs and jokes, making you feel left out for a bit until someone recognizes you.
"I know you," he says.
You recognize him as the guy who took a stroll with you this morning, he looks unrecognizable without his raincoat and the mist.
Vin turns around to introduce you, "she's working for the band and..." He then introduces him to you, "This is Jeongin!"
You take a step forward to shake hands with him and he smiles at you so warmly that dimples appeared on his cheeks.
"Would love to talk more but we have to get on the stage," he says.
"Oh sure, please don't make them wait," you almost wince at how stupid you sounded as if they would delay their performance just to talk to you.
You and Vin watching their performance together from the side of the stage. On their second song, Vin excuses himself because the band has arrived from the text message he got from Lou.
"You can stay," he tells you.
"But—"
"It's okay, you can stay," he assures you.
You nod because it's useless to answer him against the loud music playing.
"Have fun!" He adds with a squeeze on your shoulder.
As you turn to watch the band again, you see Jeongin looking at you.
-
Hyunjin sees the camera bag but not the owner.
He can't get any hints about your whereabouts either as Lou is going out of the trailer as soon as he received a message from Vin.
"Vin will be here so please, don't set anything on fire!" Lou warns them.
When he thought Han only left for the bathroom, he went with Lou to God knows where. It shouldn't upset him but everyone is leaving without telling him, only Felix is staying in the trailer with him.
He senses Hyunjin is getting antsy from the way his knee is bouncing despite he is slouching on the sofa.
"They're at the D stage," Felix informs as he got a reply from Lou telling him where they are.
"Do you want to go?"
Hyunjin tries to act nonchalant about it but can't wait to get out of there as well, "yeah, okay," he coyly says.
He can only hope that the beanie he's wearing is enough to hide his red hair, he kind of regrets it now for dying it with such bright color.
It's easy to tell that a few people recognize him, not when Felix is also with him and making it easier for them to know for certain that it's them.
Luckily, most of them decided to leave them be. Felix calls Lou once again to know their exact location while Hyunjin is craning his neck looking for them around the stage.
The second Hyunjin spots Lou's bleached buzzed hair, he points at the pit after the barricade and shouts, "There they are!" 
He lets Felix takes the lead, running to where Han and Lou are watching a band's performance. Hyunjin swallows air because he knows you're also there.
Instead of you, he finds someone else. It's too late to avoid her as she looks his way.
"Hyunjin?" She calls.
Felix also heard her calling for Hyunjin, he turns to Hyunjin and asks, "Who is she?"
It's someone he wishes not to see.
-
Ssick's stage starts at 9.
Vin insists that everyone must gather at the trailer at 8.15 at the latest and you're 5 minutes late. Running from the gate to the trailer after getting lost in the mud and walking in it isn't easy either.
You can feel beads of sweat on your back but keep running to the trailer, the golf car that you assume will be used to take the band there is parked outside the trailer.
"I'm sorry, I'm late!" You blurt out the moment you get into the trailer.
You're so ready to get scolded but the only person you found inside is Vin, a hand on his waist and the other is pressing his phone close to his ear.
"I told you to take them here by 8," he nags into the phone.
It's safe to assume that it's Lou or any of the band members, whoever that is, hope they're doing okay. You silently take your camera bag from the countertop and sling the strap around your shoulder.
"You," Vin points at you.
"Yes?" You shortly reply with horror in your eyes.
"You can go first," he says.
You stifle a nod and go outside, it's not the time to ask for details so you get on the golf car per his instruction, no questions asked.
Thanking the driver before they head back to pick up the band, you prepare your camera as the staff still working on setting the stage despite the crowd filling the ground.
You take a peek from the side of the stage and instantly get goosebumps, there are so many people, all the way to the back, as far as your eyes can see.
They're so big, so popular, it's a time like this that you feel grateful for your job.
The stage itself is so big that you get tired from taking a walk around the front, you take a few pictures of the crowd behind the barricade and ones with interesting banners or costumes.
A few minutes before the stage starts, rain is pouring and you quickly go to the back of the stage to grab two disposable raincoats, one you wrapped around your camera and you put the other one on you.
Tonight will be one for history. Not trying to pressure yourself, but the pictures you're taking today will be published in a magazine.
The band takes the stage at 9.10 due to the weather check but fortunately, the rain turns into light showers, therefore they're allowed to perform.
Despite the weather and the ground turning into a pit of mud and puddles, the crowd becomes alive once they opened the stage with two songs non-stop until they get to their introduction.
"Hello, we're Ssick!" Han speaks into the mic.
He wipes the sweat on his forehead and brushes the hair curtained his face to the back, "Thank you for choosing to have fun with us in the rain!"
The crowd cheers, ignoring their heads and clothes that are sopping wet from the rain and you can feel their enthusiasm, how they're having fun without care.
You can stay down the pit long because Felix's solo is coming up soon, dragging your feet in the mud. You climb to the stage fast.
Unlike the last time, you coordinated it well with Lou. He'll guide you from behind as you take their pictures on the stage. Lou grabs a fistful of the back of your t-shirt while muttering cautions, "Be careful with the cables!"
You listen to him with your hand rapidly taking pictures from different angles. Your heart is pounding as the music roaring loud that there's no time to get personal when it comes to capturing Hyunjin in pictures, turning everyone's heads to see his nimble fingers on the guitar.
That feels like a second when you spent four minutes on the stage. Lou pulls you back to the side of the stage and you only realized then that a few people are watching the show from here.
Just like you predicted, it's one of the most memorable of all the stages they've done. They're so reluctant to get off the stage even though the night is late and from dark shadows hanging in the sky, it seems likely that the rain will pour again.
The band is celebrating their successful night headlining festival inside the big tent right behind the stage, so many people coming, famous and important.
You see the girl you saw earlier, she is one that you recognized watched the band from the side of the stage.
As you threw the disposable raincoats into the bin, Lou comes to you with a bottle of water.
"Thank you," you mutter, taking it from him and not wasting another second to gulp it.
He hands you a towel next, using it to dry your hair and neck, brushing your damp hair from the mix of sweat and rainwater with your finger to put them into place after.
"So many people," you mutter under your breath.
Lou shrugs as he takes a sip of his beer, "well, they're famous," he simply says.
You steal a sip of his beer and gasp, "Can't relate to that."
From across the tent, you see the girl making her way to Hyunjin and starts talking to him. You don't want to know but you know you can't rest well without knowing who she is.
"Who is she?" You ask without looking at their direction as they're engaged in a conversation.
You take a bottle of beer from the cooler and uncap it, even though you're not a fan, today is an exception.
"You know that Hyunjin was in a band before Ssick, right?"
You nod and take a sip of the finely chilled beer.
"Rumor has it that he decided to quit the band because he and the vocalist fought over a girl," Lou explains with a subtle sly smile.
You scoff in disbelief, "Let me guess... she is the girl?"
Lou repeatedly nods, slyly smiling even when he's sipping his beer.
"So it's not the finale yet?" You playfully ask.
"Kind of," he replies.
So Hyunjin is hung up on a girl or is it the other way around? You don't want to know. You're already having a hard time doing what he asked you to do and that is to forget that stupid kiss.
That doesn't seem like a hard task now that you know he has a girl in his mind.
You take another look at them, talking to each other with eyes that also speak so much. Your eyes drift to Felix who's standing next to Hyunjin, also looking like he doesn't seem to fancy her as much.
You finish your beer and wipe your mouth with the back of your hand, "I'm going to the trailer. I need to wash up," you tell Lou.
"Want me to come with you?" Lou offers.
"Nah, I'll be back soon," you tell him.
Using the flashlight on your phone only helps so much with the muddy grassy path back to the trailer. It feels so close when you took the ride with the golf car, now you wish you took Lou's offer.
Taking a moment in the trailer, you struggle to take off your rainboots and wet clothes. You grab a sweater from the merch box and put it on, you're no longer shivering with dry clothes on.
Now that you're comfortable, you don't want to go back to the tent. You'd rather stay in the trailer and starts working on your photos, you're not trying to avoid a person or something. It's just been a tiring day already and...
"Hey, why aren't you partying?"
You search for the source of the voice and find Jeongin shouting from inside the car. He sees you standing in the doorway of the trailer with your camera bag, looking ready to go. You hope he doesn't see the conflicted feelings in your eyes.
"Do you need a lift?"
Without you realizing it, you nod at his offer and his dimpled smile.
-
Hyunjin's wish to see you is not yet granted.
Well, yes, he saw you taking his pictures but he couldn't see your face or heard your voice. He only got glimpses when he wanted to see the whole picture and stares at it as long as he could.
"She said she'll be back soon," Lou sounded worried as he ranted to Vin about you not coming back to the tent yet.
"I saw her leaving with the Cle boys," Vin calmly answers as if he just didn't let you go with a group of guys you don't know.
"What?" Felix is the first to show his concern at how wrong that sounded, "what do you mean she left with another band?"
And Felix rarely gets mad, not even at the slightest inconvenience.
"They're all good kids," Vin assures them, "also, they knew each other when I introduced them," he adds.
"Knew each other?" Felix once again represents Hyunjin by asking the question.
Vin turns at him and put his phone away, "look, I know their mothers. I'm sure they just hanging out or something," he says.
"Let's just go," Han breaks the intense conversation with exhaustion drawn on his face.
Hyunjin feels uneasy. He can't rest well even when you're in sight but now, no one knows where you are and you're with people that he doesn't know and it stressed him out that he has to hide his concern.
Hyunjin can only ball his hands into fists on his lap, worrying you and worrying about things that could happen.
It surprises him that Hyunjin isn't the only one worrying about you, well, besides Felix. Han is calling your name the moment he enters the bed and breakfast where they're staying.
"She's not here!" Han says as he checks your room and it's empty.
Vin heavily sighs, "she's going to be okay," he insists when he's unsure of his answer as well.
Lou calls you on the phone but you're not answering. He calls you again and still no answers. Everyone starts to panic and Hyunjin can only watch, getting nervous as time passes with no clues of your whereabouts.
"You guys can rest. Lou and I will search for her," Vin resolves as he puts his jacket back on.
Hyunjin stays where he is and the others too, no one is obeying Vin. He draws a sharp breath through his nostrils and is about to scold them again for the third time today when they collectively heard footsteps coming from the stairs.
"You guys are back?" You innocently ask with your hair wrapped in a towel and a toothbrush in hand.
Lou starts to laugh while Felix comes to pick you up at the base of the stairs, "where have you been?" His voice is strained from holding his anger in.
"I had to use the bathroom upstairs. The hot water not coming out from the one downstairs," you answer while going down the stairs. Felix pulls you into his hug as you remain confused about the situation.
Hyunjin's body relaxed as he quietly lets out a sigh of relief and finally have his wish granted.
Han picks up his bag from the floor and heads for the stairs, "I really thought you turn to become a groupie for another band," he jokingly says.
You get even more confused with what he said, "huh?"
Vin rubs his forehead and closes the door, "I told you. She's fine," he mutters as he takes his jacket off again.
You hold hands with Felix, taking him to the kitchen to talk, "what happened?"
Felix puts his hands on the dining table to support him, "Vin saw you left with the other..." he doesn't finish his sentence, "Nevermind. We're glad you're okay."
Your mouth parts open in surprise, certainly didn't expect them to worry this much for you.
"They gave me a lift here so I could start early on retouching the photos for the magazine," you concisely explain.
Hyunjin is listening to your conversation when Vin grabs him by the arm, taking him upstairs with him, "Let's get some rest. We have an early flight tomorrow!"
Hyunjin has seen you and he has heard your voice, but it's not enough. It'll never be enough.
He's afraid that as each day passes, he wants more than just seeing and hearing.
-
Back on the tour bus, it feels like going back home when in fact, the tour bus gives you a sense of comfort like home, while in fact, it's not.
Also, you're getting used to a lot of things and the staffs know you now that you got greeted everywhere you go. The people you're with feel more than just acquaintances and coworkers, they feel like one big unit. Maybe that's just the result of what happens when you put people in a moving, confined space together for a period of time.
Looking back at it, you were so skeptical about this job, your skill, and your ability to handle life on the road. Now, you feel proud of yourself for overcoming those struggles.
The bad and the good that happened are lessons that you must learn to be able to grow as a person.
There are only a few stops left on the tour and your heart is aching that this is going to end soon. It makes you hold on to it tighter than before. Especially knowing that soon, all of these will become memories.
This, the present, will soon become a part of that precious memories too.
You're on your way back from soundcheck when you meet Vin right outside the door, "I got something for you," he says.
You uneasily smile because that's an unlikely thing for him to say, "Y-yeah?"
He puts his arm around your shoulder and gets into the green room together. From the table, he takes a magazine and flips open to a page, once he found what he's looking for, he shows it to you.
It's so surreal that it feels like seeing a dream, you take the magazine from him and see it yourself. The photos you took at the festival are there, printed on paper. In the corner of the page, you see your name printed in small fonts.
"You did a good job!" Vin proudly says with a squeeze on your shoulder.
You can't help but smile, feeling proud of yourself and for once, receiving a compliment from Vin validated it.
"Drinks on me tonight!" He adds before leaving you to furtherly admire your work on your own.
Happy news should be shared, you're going around the room looking for the one person you can think of in a moment like this. You find him near the changing room with the stylist doing alterations to his jeans.
"Felix!"
"Hey, what's up?" He looks up to see you.
Without saying anything, you show him the magazine with a wide grin on your face.
He leans in close to see and coos in awe, "Whoa, I look so good in here," he points to the picture of him on the page.
Your grin fades and is replaced with an annoyed glare, "This is about me, not you," you tell him.
He bursts into laughter and holds his hand out at you, he can't move with the stylist still adjusting the length of his jeans while squatting down next to his feet.
You take his hand and let him place a kiss on your hand, "congrats, babe!"
Felix knows how to win you over with such a simple gesture, you know he's the right person to share this happiness with. Not forgetting that he's the one who landed you this job. That makes you grateful for him.
"Is this why Vin looks exceptionally happy today?" Lou asks as he flips open the magazine to see it.
You're drinking a can of cola while sitting next to him on the sofa.
"He said he'll be taking us out for drinks tonight," you say.
He whistles in excitement, "It's about time!"
Han snatches the magazine away from him and sees it for himself, "oh, your photos are really great!"
You can't help but smile, "thank you," you sheepishly reply.
Felix appears behind you and casually places a kiss on the top of your head, "that's my girl!" He confidently brags, then walks back to his chair to get his make-up done,
Han aggressively shuts the magazine and slaps it on the table, "excuse me, she's not only taking your photos," he complains.
Han moves to sit next to you and put his arm around your shoulder, there he continues speaking, "Which makes her, respectfully, our girl, not yours."
Lou also put his arm around your shoulder and agrees with Han's remark, "Our girl!"
You're laughing at the way Lou and Han are teasing you by trapping you between them, oblivious that there's someone who has no say in this.
-
Our girl?
Hyunjin likes to hear that, that means you are his too even if it's only a quarter of it. Maybe that's why he's only able to see you. But when it comes to talking to you, even just a simple exchange of good morning like you do with Vin. He's discouraged, afraid that you'd misunderstand him again.
Still... he wants more than just to see and talk.
He wants that pretty smile to greet him as he gets off the stage like you always give to Felix, a pat on the shoulder as you endearingly tell him, "You were so great as always!"
Is that too much to ask for?
There are only a few stops left on the tour and he feels like he's running out of time but what he needs to do is still unclear.
"Hyunjin?"
Someone calls for him and he turns around to find someone he wishes not to see, making her way to him.
"Why are you here?" He's not aware of how rude that sounded but that's the first thing that crossed his head at the sight of her.
The girl whom he likes once, who is a friend of a friend and she got in between their friendship. If there's one thing Hyunjin learned from this, to never like a girl who's a friend of a friend because, in the end, he could lose both the friendship and love.
She chuckles at Hyunjin's defensive response, "I was in town for a job so... I don't see why I shouldn't come," she answers.
It was two weeks ago that they met at the festival and she was there because her boyfriend, a friend and a former bandmate of Hyunjin, performing at the festival too.
But the main reason why he doesn't want to see her again is because Hyunjin chose to step away from it, he gave her up to save at least his friendship. That too, he couldn't save it.
There's no regret because Hyunjin knows it's for the best. So, he doesn't get why she's here.
From the way her smile wavers, Hyunjin senses that she knows she's not welcomed.
Felix comes behind him, "Come on! Vin is going to treat us to drinks tonight!" He excitedly says to Hyunjin.
It takes Felix a moment to realize that there's someone else there and a low gasp slipped out of him, "Oh...?"
"Well, I'm certainly not invited," She playfully remarks with a sad smile.
Hyunjin is not that petty but he wishes that he can be firm, telling her no would be the right choice.
"What are you guys doing? Let's go!" Vin shouts from the end of the hallway.
Then again, Hyunjin can't bring himself to say no, "You—"
Felix cuts through Hyunjin's words, "We'd love to invite you but it's for close people only so..."
She sheepishly smiles and nods, "it's alright," she says.
People are prone to Felix's charm and Hyunjin is thankful that Felix decided to step in and politely reject her on his behalf, it makes things easier for him.
"But we hope you enjoyed the concert," Felix quickly adds.
"I did. I had so much fun," she responds.
She fiddles with the strap of her bag, having something to say to Hyunjin but can't say it with Felix in there.
He senses it and excuses himself to leave first.
"Hyunjin," she calls.
He doesn't answer but looks at her, how her eyes are looking back at him but not giving the same effects as they used to.
Hyunjin doesn't need to hear another one of her efforts to make her way in, "listen," he says.
"I made my choice and you know what? I like where it took me," he explains.
That catches her off guard, maybe didn't expect Hyunjin to reject her right here, right now.
Hyunjin places his hand on her shoulder, "I'm afraid there's no second chance for us," he softly speaks to her.
Her eyes turn glossy the longer he looks at them but also in them, he can see everything clearly for the first time.
She sniffles and says, "But Hyunjin—"
"I like someone else," he blurts out and he's sure of what he said, sure that it's what he feels for you. He likes you, he wants you.
That sounds final to her that she has nothing to say back to him but leave for good. It's sad that Hyunjin has failed his first love but isn't that why it's called first love? Because there'll be a next one.
Hyunjin wants to do better on the next one and he knows what to do now.
-
Vin doesn't play around when he says he's treating everyone to drinks.
He takes everyone to the hotel bar which is located on the 8th floor of the hotel, providing its visitors with a stunning view of the city at night.
"We have finished more than fourteen concerts in nine cities and one festival this summer," Vin says, standing at the end of the table with a drink in his hand.
"I'd like to thank everyone for behaving..." he pauses for a second, changing his mind about what he wanted to say, "not so well but still manageable," he finally finishes.
He turns at you who sits between Felix and Lou on the left side of the table, "and our new addition to the bunch..."
You smile at him, curious about what he has to say about you.
"I realize that I never get to tell you how you've been very patient with me, us...." a wave of laughter halts him from continuing.
"Despite that, I am grateful that you're part of the team and I want to tell you that you've been working hard," he earnestly says.
It's the first time you heard him talking from the deep down of his heart that it elicits an emotional response from you. You feel validated and appreciated, you feel seen and heard, acknowledged.
"Come here!" He gestures for you to come to his side.
You get up from your seat with the help of Felix pulling the chair for you, then take a stand next to Vin.
"This is for you, for putting up with us," he raises his glass.
And everyone followed suit, raising their glasses in the air.
"And for four more shows to go!" He adds.
"To our girl!" Han shouts from across the table.
You laugh because he's not letting go of the debate.
But Vin repeated his words back to everyone at the table, "To our girl!"
With that being said, everyone is finally allowed to drink their picks of alcohol. You drink yours as well and wince at the burning feeling down your throat as you swallowed it all.
Vin pulls you into a side hug, "Have a lot of drinks tonight. You deserve it!"
You chuckle at his words, "thank you," you mutter to him.
That indeed sounds so tempting, you would love to keep drinking and have fun after a little while.
But the last time you got drunk, it didn't end that well. You want to avoid making the same mistake, so you decide to drink moderately and try not to think of Hyunjin, how he talked to that girl in the hallway with his hand on her shoulder, how you failed to do what Hyunjin asked you to do.
That fucking kiss, you curse inside your head and finish your first drink of the night.
Somehow on the third drink, the melancholic feeling that this soon will be over returns, hitting you with a wave of sadness that you have a hard time swallowing your drink.
"Have another one with me," Lou says, refilling your glass with more drink.
"It's the last one for me," you inform him.
He laughs as he slides the drink at you, "yeah, sure," he says with a sly smirk.
You might have lied about that being the last drink, you have two more drinks after and alternate it with soda in between.
It's a good strategy, you feel like a real adult for being sober enough to walk back to your hotel room while Lou has to send Han back to his room, drunk out of his mind.
The sight of the mess on the table distracts you, your initial plan is to end the day right here. No one asks you to do anything today, not even Vin.
"Ugh!" You groan, losing the battle to remain unbothered about not finishing your work of the day.
It's a habit that you created yourself and you suffer from it now.
I should have gotten drunk, you scold yourself.
There's a knock on the door, it must be Lou coming back from putting his best friend to sleep. You open the door without looking and walk back to the desk, "I'll be working all night. You can have the bed," you tell him.
You hear no answer but the sound of the door being closed behind you.
A while later, someone else replies to you, "You don't have to worry, he'll be sleeping in my room tonight."
Who did you let in just now? You know who it is but you refuse to believe that you're right. You take a deep breath before bracing yourself to the grand reveal, that it's him, Hyunjin.
"What are you doing here?" You have the right to be defensive, considering that it's your room, the only private space you have and he came here uninvited.
"I want to talk to you," he calmly replies.
You get up from your chair as he's coming closer and leans against the headrest of the chair.
"About what?"
"About us," he shortly replies.
Your heart starts beating so fast and you don't want to give him the satisfaction of knowing it, you clear your throat before speaking again.
"I don't think we have something to talk about," you hope he didn't hear how your voice quivers at the end of the sentence.
"Oh, we do," he says while still walking towards you even though he's close enough that you have to start looking up to look at him due to the height difference.
You're not in the mood for his unfriendly words and glares, "We can talk some other time—"
"I want you to know that I have nothing between me and that girl," he says, sharing information that you don't even ask in the first place.
You hold your hands up to stop him from continuing and furtherly thinking that you want to know the truth.
"No, I don't care. I don't want to know," you tell him as best as you can without having to be rude because that's his thing, not yours.
He takes another step closer, eliminating the gap between your bodies and leaving mere inches for you to breathe. How can you think if you can see his beautiful face this close that you can see the tiny mole under his left eye? How can you force your brain to work it's busy playing the recollection of that night in the back of your head, haunting you with how soft his lips feel against yours.
"I want you to know. I want you..." he emphasizes the word you with an intense stare, "to care. I want you to be jealous," he insists his narrative on you and wanted it to be true.
That sounds just so absurd coming from him and it's making you burst into laughter. The most careful and reserved person you ever come across said that. You feel bad to let him know that you could be anything but jealous. In terms of look, yeah, you're jealous that she's much prettier than you but jealous because she's with him...
"I am not jealous," you tell him with a scoff, but that doesn't sound convincing, that sounded like you're offended instead.
"Why should I be jealous? I-I'm—" You lose track of what you're going to say to him. You wince at how you make yourself look like a fool in front of him.
"Our kiss... did you manage to forget it?" He cuts you off with a question that you don't have the answer to.
Slightly tipping his head, Hyunjin leans a little closer to the side of your head you can feel his breath fanning your cheek.
Needing something to hold on to, you grip the edge of the chair behind your back, tightly.
"Why do you care so much whether I forgot about it or not?" Your voice is shaky and small.
He slyly smiles and it looks good on him as if he knows it would scramble your brain, making it hard for you to stay focused. In other words, he knows he's winning.
"If you forgot about it then..." he puts his hand under your chin and angles your head, forcing you to look at him right in the eyes.
"I just have to remind you again," he softly speaks as it takes everything in him to try not to kiss you from the moment he laid your eyes on you.
Now that he leans in closer than before and you can feel his warm breath brushing your lips. As much as you don't want to be reminded, you close your eyes in anticipation of what's coming at you.
As your lips collide in a rapturous, spellbinding kiss that takes your breath away but at the same time, breathes life into you.
Hyunjin kisses you tenderly, savoring the taste that he craves so much. He kisses you slowly because that's how he should treat a beautiful thing.
And a beautiful thing is always fragile. 
-
Hyunjin is drunk from your scent.
That doesn't stop him from planting kisses on any skin he can land his lips on, soft on soft, like kissing a flower. No words are needed when his desire is taking control of his body and your body answers to his craving.
He uses his hand to feel you all over, fingertips trailing every inch of your skin that makes him whimper under his breath.
You're much softer than he imagined, silky soft, and warm, so sensitive to his touch, shivering every time he touches you in certain places.
He can feel your hesitant yet curious hands exploring his body, slowly and gently, like you're afraid it would discomfort him. Oh, if only you know how much he likes being touched by your pretty hands. He takes them and kisses each fingertip with his lips right in front of you.
"You're so soft," he softly sighs as he pushes your hand close to his cheek, then places a tender kiss on the inside of your hand.
You look at him with your eyes in a daze, probably thinking that it was all just a dream.
So he leans in and kisses you for the umpteenth time that night, carefully putting his body on top of you, skin on skin, his body on your body, becoming one under the cover.
As he pulls away from the kiss, he puts his elbow against the mattress to take a good look at you. His thumb wipes your lips, still amazed at how soft they feel.
It tempts him to place another kiss and they're softer against his lips, he feels like kissing the clouds.
"How come you're so soft?" He asks in pure wonder.
All Hyunjin knows is loud and rough, all he's been touching are metal strings and hard surfaces, and his ears are used to buzzing noises and explosive sounds.
Now that he lays his hand on you, he knows that you're something that he should treat gently, with so much tenderness and care, he doesn't want to break such a beautiful thing with his hands that only knows how to push things to the limit.
He gently rubs your cheek with his knuckle, heating under his touch. He leans in to kiss you again, having no power in him to stop himself, he believes kissing you has become an addiction.
He's only an inch away from your lips when you open your mouth to say, "But you hate me..." 
Hyunjin smiles because he has expected to hear this from you, sooner or later, he didn't know you would choose to say this when he's about to kiss you.
"I do hate you," he says.
Your eyes widened at his answer while Hyunjin softly chuckled from seeing your reaction.
"I hate you for thinking that's the only thing I feel for you," he explains.
He takes your hand and puts it around his neck, he wants your soft hand touching him, feeling him, all over. Leaning down closer, leaving only an inch between your faces.
"I feel other things too for you. I like you from the moment we met, I care for you, I worry about you, I think of you, sleep or awake. I like having you around me, I like seeing you everywhere I look and when I'm not looking, I unconsciously search for you. I am... pathetically in love with you," he pours every content of his heart, everything that you need to know.
Your gaze softens and it's the most beautiful thing he's ever seen, like watching the sun rises in your eyes, hopeful and warm.
"But you have no idea, do you?" He says with his eyes deeply staring into yours.
"How would I know when you always seemed to be mad at me?" You innocently ask him back.
That makes Hyunjin chuckles. He admits that his way of showing you affection is unconventional. What can he say? He's bad at it. But he likes how innocent you sound that he hastily kisses your lips, he then draws a sharp breath and lets out a pleasant sigh, "What do you even know?"
He can't wait to kiss you again so he does, indulging himself in the temptation and how sweet it tastes. The hand that is slipping into the back of his head puts him in utmost comfort.
Hyunjin hasn't seen your body with his eyes but he can picture in his hand from his exploration, the nook and crook, the dips and curves, he admires all of it.
Beautiful would be an understatement but that's what you are. Your eyes, your smile, your lips, the birthmark on your body, the scars that marked your skin, your little fingers, everything.
His hand goes to where he wants to touch you, to show you what he can do, to make you feel good, to...
"Hyunjin..."
You call him again in a heating moment where he unconsciously holds his breath for only God knows how long.
His first thought is that you don't want to do it. It's entirely his fault for reading the signs wrong. He hurriedly draws his hand out from under the cover.
"We don't have to do it if you don't want to," he assures you with a sweet kiss on your lips.
With your hand around his neck, you keep him close and then you whisper into his ear, "Condoms are in the bathroom."
You hide half of your face under the cover, flustered from telling him about it. He finds it adorable that he wants to take a bite of you.
"I'll go get it," he says, doesn't waste time walking to the bathroom to get it. He spots your toiletry bag near the sink, rummaging inside to take two foil packs.
When he returns, you're waiting on the bed while clutching the bed cover to your chest. Hyunjin sits at the edge of the bed to open one and securely rolled the rubber down his length.
It slightly surprises him that you greet him with a kiss as he gets under the cover, he takes it that you begin to relax around him.
That means he's on the right way so he kisses you back, hungrily and intensely with his hand squeezing the flesh on your waist. He gives you a moment to make yourself comfortable around him before letting his hand wander down south.
You part your legs open for him and let him touch you there, touching the delicate flesh that's already wet even though he hasn't started yet.
He's aware of how rough his hand is, he attentively watches your face to make sure you're uncomfortable with the way he touches you.
That doesn't enough for him, he needs to know for sure. "Good?" He asks against your lips.
You pull away just enough to give him a nod of confirmation.
More kisses, more touches later, his hand is drenched in your essence and his cock is throbbing, impatient to be inside you.
Hyunjin decides to hover above you without taking his lips off of you. He takes his hand away from your cunt and rubs your lips with his fingers coated with your juice, doesn't hesitate to kiss you next.
Oh, he can taste all of you in that kiss and it's so fucking sweet. He gasps when he lets go of the kiss.
It's driving him wild, making him so eager to be inside you. He slips his hand under the cover and slowly, exposes your body as he puts the cover away.
"Beautiful..." he murmurs as his eyes are feasting on your heavenly body.
Maybe this is why you kept it hidden all these times, you knew that it would make him salivate like a hungry animal. Hyunjin sits on the space between your legs and keeps them open wide for him, he pumps his hard cock with his hand before rubbing it on your slit, lubing it with your bodily fluid.
Moans spilling out of your parted mouth, low and sultry, instantly become his new favorite tune.
Be gentle, he reminds himself, fighting the urge to be inside you as soon as possible.
A broken moan escaped your mouth as Hyunjin teases your entrance with only the tip.
"Let's take it slow, mmh?" and he should have said that to himself.
Holding your legs in place, Hyunjin continues by slowly entering you. He pushes into you with eyes intently watch as his length disappears into you little by little.
Gosh, you take him so well, so good, so tightly. He groans at the overwhelming feeling, engulfed in the immense pleasure of finally being inside you, becoming one with you.
He lowers his mouth on your neck and kisses you there, humming as the pleasure of being inside you hasn't dissipated yet.
"Mmh. Yeah, so good, you feel so good," he murmurs close to your ear.
After a moment of composing himself, Hyunjin kneels on the bed and hooks your legs around his waist. He begins thrusting into you and each thrust sends him deeper into you that he's having a hard time controlling himself.
He doesn't want to rush it, he wants to make it last as long as he could, he wants to make it special for you, he wants to—then you clench around him when he thought he had it controlled.
"Good?" He asks as he looks down at you.
There's no reply and he knows it's because you're too shy to say it. From the way your body moves along to his cock slipping in and out of you, he believes it is.
Hyunjin takes a moment to take it all in: how beautiful you are laying under him, your breasts jiggling along to his intense thrust into you, your hands tightly gripping the sides of your pillow and your toes curling against the white sheet.
It's all beautiful, devastatingly beautiful.
Hyunjin slowed his pace and lowers his body on you, he kisses you while keep motioning his hips into you.
"Let's cum together, mmh?"
You're panting against his lips yet you are still able to respond with a nod.
Hooking your legs around him once again, he starts to pick up the pace. His hands found yours and laced them together with his, pinning them on each side of your head.
"Close, mmh?" He can tell from your moans turning into breathless whines.
Hyunjin thrusts faster than before, fast as he could, taking both of you to your highs.
"Look at me," he orders, making you turn your head to look and locked eyes with him. He wants to see your eyes, how they shine with his cock deep inside you. He's curious about what he'll see in them as you come undone.
However, your eyes are fluttering shut when he feels you cumming around him and you're sucking him deeper, tighter that Hyunjin has no way to fight the urge anymore.
One, two thrusts later, he gets to his release, filling the condom with his seed. He collapses on top of you, his chest against your chest, two hearts lying so close together.
"I hate you," he says to you.
"I hate you for making me so crazy over you."
Hyunjin might have emptied his heart by telling you the truth, but his heart remains full of his love for you.
-
You think you're dreaming it.
Without opening your eyes, you touch the hand wrapped around you and it's real. You look over your shoulder to see him, his faded red hair looking like cotton candy against the white pillow.
Time for a reality check. You rub your eyes and take another look. Hyunjin is fast asleep next to you, his hand is around you, holding you close.
Naked.
You suddenly get so aware of yourself, of your body and appearance. He has seen everything by now but still, your insecurities are not going anywhere.
The knocking on the door comes again.
Then you realized that you woke up thinking you dreamed of hearing the knockings. It's probably Lou, he needs to take his things.
"It's me, Felix!" 
That's when you are filled with dreads. You scramble to pick up your clothes from the floor but that would take too much time and he'll keep knocking.
You grab a bathrobe from the bathroom and put it on quickly while heading to open the door.
"Yes?" You open just enough to pop your head out of the door.
He grins at the sight of you, "Did I wake you?"
You shake your head and put on a not-so-convincing smile, "No, I was in the bathroom," you lied.
"Oh?" He notices that you're in a bathrobe.
"What's up?" You ask.
"Let's get breakfast together," he says.
Felix did take you on breakfast a few times before but you didn't expect him to do it again today of all days.
"I-I have a stomach issue," you makeup excuses on the spot but can't find anything that is less embarrassing than this.
"You're sick, babe?" He asks with concern.
You shake your head again, "no, just, bad digestion," you stammer.
"Then let's order breakfast from your room," he says and takes a step to go through your hotel door.
"No!" You refuse a little too fast that it startles him.
"I mean, let's have it in your room," you resolve.
Felix is naturally a very caring person and knowing you're sick only gives him a reason to take care of you.
"My room is messy. Lou is unpacking his things... it's messy, you don't want to see it," you stumble on a word but it's convincing enough, or that's what you think.
"Okay then," Felix nonchalantly shrugs, "let's go to my room!"
He takes your hand and is about to drag you away, you keep the door open with your foot.
"I'm naked!" You blurt out.
He quickly lets go of your hand.
"I was about to take a hot bath when you came," you lie again.
He scans you for a moment, head to toe, probably noticing something is off about you, "are you sure you're okay?"
"Yeah, I just need to get back in, put some clothes on and I'll go to your room," you start to rambling.
He takes another look at you then nods, "I go back to my room and order breakfast for us."
"Sounds great!" You exclaim with a fake smile.
"See you then!" He says, heading back to the elevator.
You walk back into your room and shut the door, leaning and banging your head against it, feeling bad for lying to Felix.
Hyunjin is still sleeping and you can't bring yourself to wake him up, not when your best friend is waiting in his room to have breakfast with you.
On the way to Felix's hotel room, you stop by Hyunjin's room knowing that Lou is inside. You softly knock, afraid that if you knocked too loud, Felix would hear it too since his room is right next to Hyunjin.
"Lou, it's me!" You whisper close to the door.
Thankfully, Lou is awake, or half awake more like. His eyes are half open and tired.
You push him back as you step inside and close the door, "Hyunjin is in our room!"
He rubs his eyes, "yeah, I know," he sleepily replies.
"We uh... we—"
"Oh, God! Spare me the explicit details!" He groans while covering his ear, then plops down onto the chair.
It gets you panicked that he knows even before you tell him what happened. Is it that obvious?
You hurriedly cover his mouth with your hand to shut him, "Can you get him... you know, I don't want anyone to know," you don't know how to make it sounds like you're asking him to do the hard task of telling Hyunjin to go back to his room and to pretend that last night didn't happen, at least not in front of everyone.
"Okay," he casually answers.
You put your hands on his shoulders and look into his sleepy eyes, "and please don't tell anyone."
He puts your hand down and sighs, "I don't even tell anyone how you like to steal the hotel's slippers," he mumbles.
To be honest, it's better if anyone knows you had sex with Hyunjin rather than them finding out about that bad habit of yours that Lou secretly learned from sharing a room with you.
"Thank you, Lou!" You sincerely tell him.
He reclines on the chair, "Don't worry. I got you," he assures you with a sleepy smile on his sleepy face.
"Now I have to go to have breakfast with Felix," you hand him your hotel keycard.
"Off seeing your first husband, huh?"
You ignore his joke and exit the room. Taking a deep breath, you stop right in front of Felix's room and then knock on his door.
-
Hyunjin is hoping to find you laying next to him.
Instead of that, someone is throwing a pile of clothes onto his back.
"I'm sorry, dude but you have to skedaddle," Lou says.
He slowly turns on the bed and squints as the sunlight hits his eyes, blinding him.
"What time is it?" He asks while trying to get up.
"It's ten-something," Lou answers. He's walking around the room taking things, and putting on clothes while talking.
His eyes are still heavy with sleep but seeing the space on the bed where you lay asleep so close to him brings him back to last night.
He can still smell you on him, on his lips, and fuck, that sends him thinking of how good you felt around him.
Notices that Hyunjin still hasn't moved from the bed yet, Lou turns around from looking at the mirror on the wall to remind him, "You have a fan sign at noon. You'd better hurry!"
He groans in response to Lou and drags himself out of the bed, in the bathroom he washes his face quickly, then puts on his clothes.
Hyunjin gets into the elevator with Lou as he's planning to go to Han's room which is located across from his. As it arrives at his floor, the doors slide open and he gets surprised to see you with Felix.
"Oh, hey!" Felix greets.
Hyunjin's eyes are on you and he so badly wants to ask why you left in the morning. Why you chose to be with Felix than spend the morning with him?
You look just as surprised, your eyes are open wide, not expecting to meet him there.
"Where are you guys going?" Lou is the one who breaks the silence.
"We just had breakfast and are about to go to get coffee," Felix answers, "what about you guys?"
Lou had to grab Hyunjin by the sleeve of his shirt and drag him out of the elevator.
"We just got back from breakfast downstairs and we're going to wake the sleepyhead," Lou once again being the only one talking to Felix while Hyunjin and you are exchanging cryptic glances at each other.
"You get in first, babe," Felix holds the elevator doors open to let you in first, then he gets in after you.
"Anyone wants coffee?" Felix offers, now holding the doors open with the button on the panel.
"Yes," Lou shortly replies.
"Okay," Felix lets go of the button and the elevator closes.
Lou lets out a long, heavy sigh, "you need to calm down," he tells Hyunjin.
Calm down? He asks inside his head. How can he calm down when he knows his girl is going out with another guy?
"That's Felix. They're friends," Lou reminds him.
That certainly snaps him out of it. Hyunjin indeed, needs to calm down. You are with your friend who's also his friend.
But does it mean he has to keep this relationship a secret?
As if Lou heard his thoughts, he stops him from walking with a hand on his chest.
"Look, I know you like her but telling everyone about it will only complicate things for her."
He turns on his feet to face Hyunjin, "she's working and the job is already hard for her. Letting everyone know about it will make it harder for her," he adds.
Lou licks his lips before speaking, "Give her time, give her space."
Lou is right and maybe that was why the first time he fell in love he fell out of it fast, because he was impatient, thinking that it was okay to hurry love.
He wants to do better this time, he wants forever with you.
"At least, you know, wait until the tour is over then you can do whatever the fuck it is you want," Lou concludes.
He leaves Hyunjin once he has said what he needed to say and goes to knock on Han's room.
"Wake up you sleepy sloth!" He shouts at his door.
At the fan sign, he keeps thinking over, what Lou said to him earlier. He decides that it's best to keep this a secret at least until the end of the tour. Until then, he'll keep this between him and you.
Now that he thinks of you, his mind is taking him back to last night...
"Felix, your birthday is coming soon!" A fan says to him.
That takes him out of his reverie, Hyunjin overheard the conversation since Felix is sitting next to him, and hearing that makes him feel like a terrible friend. He completely forgot that Felix's birthday is only weeks away.
"What is your wish for this year's birthday?" The fan asks him again.
"Love," he answers.
Felix chuckles again and he quickly glances at Hyunjin, so fast that he almost missed it, probably afraid that he finds his answer corny.
"And happiness," he then adds as he signed a poster for the fan.
"Why? Our love is not enough for you?" The fan asks with a pout.
Felix gently shakes his head, "I'm afraid it's not enough," he jokingly says with a wide grin.
When it comes to giving Felix a gift, Hyunjin wants to give him a special one, It's best if it's what he needs. It's what he deserves for being such a good friend, a great bandmate, and an all-around lovely person to keep.
Once the fan sign is done, Hyunjin walks to the car back with him.
"What do you want for your birthday?"
"You don't have to," Felix kindly refuses.
Hyunjin puts his arm around his shoulder and asks him again, "What is it? Tell me," he gently shakes his shoulder.
Felix grins as he thinks of something, "A house?"
Hyunjin burst into laughter, knowing that it isn't something that he can't afford, not now, probably not ever.
"You should ask that from Han!"
Felix also laughs and stops at the door of the car, "anything."
Hyunjin sighs because that's too broad, too general. Anything is anything but he's not sure if Felix would like it if he gifted him a piece of chewing gum.
"You give me a useless clue, Felix," Hyunjin mumbles with an annoyed eye-roll.
"I'll appreciate any gifts because that means you think of me when you choose it," Felix explains.
As expected, Felix is simple and warm, he's so pleasant to be with which makes it hard for him to find the perfect birthday gift.
Again, makes him feel like a terrible friend for not knowing what to get for him.
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It's easier to be said than done.
Seeing you and not being able to touch you is hard. Not when he has known how you tasted and felt like, not when he's addicted to your touches and kisses.
It's been hours since the last time he saw you and he already misses you, so much that it's manifesting into physical pain.
Seeing you with Felix is... he doesn't know how to put it. Jealous? Hyunjin wants your affection and attention for him, him only.
Now he hates you for making him jealous of his friend.
But on top of all that, he wants the assurance that that night happened between you and him. It's real for him and he wants to know if it's real for you too.
It's hard to be alone with you when there are always people around him and when he's alone, you're not there. He thinks of another strategy to find alone time with you.
During soundcheck, he sees you going around the pit with your camera and taking pictures in between. He isn't sure if you looked at him but he did.
How come he misses you more after he saw you?
Letting his other bandmates leave first, Hyunjin stalled by taking small steps behind them. He knows you'll be passing this way too, you always go back to the green room a few minutes after the soundcheck finishes.
So he waits and waits, his heart starts to pitter-patter at the sight of you coming his way.
It's the perfect time to take you someplace that he knows no one will be there.
"Come with me," he says as he grabs your hand and takes you to the hidden chamber under the stage where the logistic boxes are stored.
It's dark with the only source of light coming from the tiny crack between two black curtains.
It's just the two of you now and suddenly, he loses what he's planning to ask you, to say to you.
"What?" Your voice is so low it's almost like a whisper.
"I—" he blanked out, losing his mind as he looks into your eyes, shining even under minimum light.
There's only this small space that separated him from you and he just wanted to get as close as possible to you, his feet take a step closer toward you.
"Yes?" You ask again with those eyes that keep luring him to look, deeper and deeper.
The next thing he knows, he's drowning in them. His hands hold each side of your face and slowly, he kisses you.
In no time, you melt into his arms, resting your hands on his chest as he pulls you impossibly closer to him.
You open your mouth for him, letting him invade you, getting as much taste of you. You kiss him back, softly, opposite to his hungry kisses.
With your hand on his chest, you gently push him away to stop him from kissing you.
"I need to breathe," you tell him while catching your breath.
Hyunjin is not sorry for being so needy yet he bashfully smiles at you, he buries his head in your neck to compensate for not being able to kiss your lips.
You let him have it too. You glide your hands up, putting them around his neck.
The warm breath you exhale tickles his ear but he likes it, he likes it because he can hear your faint giggles as he places fluttering kisses on your neck.
He drops his hands to your waist, wrapping them tightly around you, and pulls you even closer until your body is molded into his.
"I hate you," he playfully whispers to you.
You turn your head to look at him, "what is it now?"
"I hate you for making me miss you," he replies.
You giggle again and it's the cutest thing he ever heard. Oh! The things he wanted to do to you if he wasn't in a dark, confined space with you.
Before you can turn your head away, he captures your lips in a kiss, long and lingering, taking your breath away for the second time.
Hyunjin knows when to stop this time, he lets go of the kiss but not pulling away. He turns to playfully bite on your lower lip, tugging it between his teeth while you can only smile as he does as he pleases.
He stops biting to only start sucking on your lips, then kisses you again at the end while his hands wander by themselves, touching your clothed body and squeezing the flesh with so much passion.
It's getting dangerous now that his kisses become hungrier, harder, and deeper and his hands are slipping under your t-shirt, feeling the heat of your body under his touch.
The right decision is to stop whatever it is he's doing but when he's with you, he can't think straight. Judging from his past experiences, he always ended up taking bad decisions.
"Hyunjin," you call his name while running out of breath.
Should he be thankful that you put on a halt to this?
You smile while taking his hands from you to hold them in yours, intertwining them together and dropping them to the sides.
"We have to go," you remind him.
He pulls you close again, "No, we can stay."
A chuckle escaped your mouth and he steals a kiss on the corner of your lips.
"I'll go first," you volunteer to be the one leaving the secret rendezvous.
Hyunjin holding your hand tighter, not willing to let you go. But he knows he has to, he reminded himself that it's the best option for now.
With a soft kiss on your knuckle, he lets you go.
At the end of the concert, Hyunjin is always the last to get off the stage. He prefers to stick a little longer, waving to his fans, and takes a long, good look at them for making another memorable night together with him.
And you'll be there, at the side of the stage, cheering them for a successful show.
Everything feels different now that he knows you're no longer thinking he hates you, you wouldn't misunderstand him again.
The temptation to just let the world knows that you are his and he's yours is a little too hard to ignore. As he gets off the stage, Hyunjin has to put everything in him not to run and kiss you.
He has to be fine watching you greet someone else with that smile and not getting that pat on the back, telling him he did a good job.
Just three more stops, three more stops and he can have you, all of you.
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LAST STOP ON THE TOUR.
Something is not right.
Hyunjin senses that something is slightly off with you. At a glance, he can tell that everything is fine just like last night, the two of you went on a secret date and he could tell that you liked it by how your smile didn't wear off for a second.
Something happened after last night. For all he knows, something could have happened this morning.
It's just that when he takes a closer look, he knows something is not right. Your smile wavers, your stay quiet, and your eyes dim, the glints you usually have in them are nowhere to be seen.
Hyunjin needs to make sure that it has nothing to do about him and you, about the relationship. Maybe you're simply having a bad day or feeling sentimental about the tour coming to an end.
It could be that but Hyunjin has to know for sure.
He sees you walking out of the green room, he has only a few minutes then it's his turn to get his make-up done. He runs out and sees you're walking in the hallway, heading somewhere with your camera.
He chases after you and takes your hand, he makes sure no one is around when he takes you inside the infirmary that he knows will always be empty.
You look a little taken aback when he turns to face you.
It becomes a habit now, seeing your face automatically sends his brain to do one thing: to kiss you.
The moment his lips make contact with yours, everything feels alright again and his weariness evaporates into thin air. You smile as he takes more of your lips with a playful kiss, brushing his lips over yours, again and again, hungrily, never enough.
He only lets go knowing that you running out of breath, he brushes the hair that curtain your face and put it to the side, holding them there.
"How are you?"
"I'm good," you answer.
That thin smile you put on your face is telling him the opposite. He holds your face like a piece of glass that could break if he holds it too hard but it would be easy for him to look into your head and see what's bothering you.
Hyunjin gently rubs your cheek with his thumb, in slow, circular motions. Softly speaking, he asks, "Are we good?"
You let out a chuckle, "of course, we're good," you confidently answer.
That sounds convincing but has not quite put him at ease yet. He pulls you close and hugs you, he buries his nose in your hair, drinking in the scent that gives him a sense of comfort.
"Are you sad that the tour is ending soon?" He carefully asks, afraid that it's not something you wanted to talk about yet.
For a moment, he doesn't get an answer. Then, you nod.
He splayed his hand on the arch of your back and kisses the top of your head, "but we'll be still together, you hear me?"
You nod again as your hands wrapped tightly around his dainty waist as if he'd fly away. But that's just what you do, keep him grounded, make him better, happier.
Hyunjin is happy to know that you feel the same about it. The tour ending means that he'll no longer be able to be with you 24/7 but he also can't wait to disclose this relationship, he's tired of hiding it, hiding you.
"Look at me!"
You tilt your head to look at him and he can see the sadness in your eyes. He doesn't want to see that, he wants to see those eyes shine like they always do.
"I love you," he lowly mutters.
For the first time, it feels so right to say it, maybe because you're the right person that he doesn't feel any pressure after saying it. If anything, he feels more confident with his feelings. He loves you.
You're not saying anything but standing on your tiptoe to kiss him, responding to his words with action. You're replying to his words with your warm lips and your sweet breath, then a smile that lingers on your face as you pull away.
"Are you not going to say it back to me?" He jokingly asks.
You quickly bury your face in his neck, shyly smiling in the crook of his shoulder.
In the front pocket of his jeans, Hyunjin's phone is vibrating between your bodies and it startles both of you.
"I swear it's my phone," he says with a sly grin.
He fishes it out and hit accept without looking, "I'll be there in a minute," he says, then hang up.
You take a step backward, know that he has to go and it's less than an hour left before showtime.
"I'll go first," he says.
"Okay."
He puts his hand on your neck and brings you close so he can kiss you, slow yet deep, you almost choke on air when he sucks on your tongue.
Teasing you more, he gently bites on your lower lip to finally let go. He's triumphantly smirking, knowing that he got you completely breathless from it.
The closer he gets to the end of the concert, the more he's enjoying himself. Hyunjin believes it's coming from the pressures slowly getting off his shoulders.
Truthfully, it's been hard for him to keep it a secret, to keep you for himself, to be alone with you and he's getting closer to being free.
For his solo performance, Hyunjin plays his rendition of Jimi Hendrix's Little Wing. It's not something that he usually plays because this particular track is slower in tempo, rhythm, and blues-inspired ballad. It's one of Jimi Hendrix's most concise and melodically focused pieces.
"Butterflies and zebras and moonbeams and fairytales..."
That's what you are to him: pretty, dreamy things that fascinated him.
"When I'm sad, she comes to me with a thousand smiles she gives to me free..."
And that's what you do to him, you brighten his days and light up his nights, fill the hours with your laughs and smiles.
Hyunjin just can't wait for you to take him flying on your little wings, riding in the wind.
Once the concert ends, Hyunjin doesn't want to be the last to come to you. Other than that, he can't stop his feelings that are coming at you at full speed.
You should be warned that there's no stopping for him.
Hyunjin walks past Felix and comes to you, he doesn't want to give himself a second to think, he just wants to do it.
With his heart pounding inside his chest, his blood rushing, and adrenaline still overflowing out of him, Hyunjin comes at you and grabs you by the waist, then kisses you. It's not quite a turn-on with him drenched in sweat but fuck it, he's been waiting for weeks to do this, he gave up more than what he could give.
Hyunjin deserves this, he deserves...
Then you push him away, hard enough to send him staggering backward.
He looks at you and sees your eyes filled with something almost like repulsion. Your hand flies to cover your mouth and then, he sees it, your eyes shifting at Felix.
Felix stares back at you with his mouth slightly hang open, then he glances at Hyunjin.
What the fuck is happening? Why did he do wrong? What it has got to do with Felix? The two of you are just friends or...
Hyunjin turns to look at you but you're already running away from him. You run without turning your head back at him as if he's the past that you want to forget.
Instead of flying with your little wings, he watches you run and run and run.
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madneedshelp · 1 year
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See Me - Eddie Roundtree x FReader
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Summary: You had spent your whole life trying to prove yourself, to be seen. Living in the shadows of your brothers was exhausting, but you fought to make a name for yourself. So, how could not fall for the only person who saw you no matter what?
You had always been Billy and Graham’s little sister to everyone. It didn’t even make sense because you and Graham were twins, but you were still always considered to just be somebody’s something. You were never known as just you.
When you were a kid, you were mildly annoyed by your afterthought status, but you expected the feeling to fade with age. It didn’t. It was only made worse when The Dunne Brothers formed.
Did Billy and Graham ever ask their own sister if she wanted to join the band? Of course not. You didn’t play any instruments, but you had talked about wanting to learn before. It kind of hurt how little attention they paid to you.
Instead of let it drive you crazy, you decided to use it. You were going to make them see you, and then maybe it would feel like they gave a shit. You were even lucky enough to have the perfect opportunity open up.
You could tell Chuck was flaking. He wasn’t serious about the band like the others. So, you took up bass guitar in secret. You were earning your spot in the band once he left, because you could very obviously tell he was leaving.
Sure enough, right before the band was leaving for LA, Chuck told them he was done. You walked out in the driveway to find the remaining band members looking absolutely pissed. 
“What’s going on?” You put a hand on Graham’s shoulder to catch his attention. 
Billy beat him to an answer. “Chuck quit. Now we’re out a bass player.” 
“The fuck are we going to do, man?” Graham looked over at him. 
“I don’t know, Eddie can switch to bass for us.” Billy spat out.
You glanced over in time to see a flash of anger in Eddie’s eyes. He didn’t want that, and frankly, neither did you.
It was now or never. “Let me do it.” 
“You play, little Dunne?” Warren asked. 
“Yes,” You assured him at the same time Billy and Graham let out a sure “no”. 
Your brothers turned to you in surprise the second the words left your mouth. 
“Since when do you play?” Graham gave you a suspicious look.
“Long enough to be better than Chuck.” You folded your arms and looked between him and Billy sternly. “Will you give me a chance to prove it?”
Everyone turned to Billy as he turned to you.
“Fine, yeah, let’s hear what you got.” 
You played one song for them and the vote to let you in was unanimous. 
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There was nothing quite as exciting as the feeling when you all arrived in LA. The night after you arrived, you all partied hard. Sure, you all didn’t know what you were doing or how you were going to make it, but you took a huge leap and that called for celebration in your eyes.
“Hey, I never got to thank you.” Eddie handed you a beer as he took the seat next to yours.
You thanked him and took a swig. “Thanked me for what?” 
“You saved my ass before we left. I like where I am, I never wanted to be a bass player. Besides, you’re way better at it than I am. You could kick anyone’s ass at bass.” 
You chuckled at him. “Well, I don’t know about that.”
“No, I’m serious. We should’ve kicked Chuck out when he started skipping practices ages ago.” 
A genuine smile grew on your face. No one has ever complimented you this much before. Especially not someone you barely knew. Eddie hung out with Graham, the most you’d really talked was small conversations in passing.
“Thanks, Eddie. I really appreciate that.” 
He gave you a smile in return and you felt a flutter, an honest-to-God, romance movie flutter. That was not good. You couldn’t fall for someone in the band, things would blow up if it didn’t work out. 
You excused yourself and went to find Camila. She might’ve been Billy’s girlfriend, but she had quickly become your best friend. 
“Hey Cam, come get another drink with me?” You put a hand on her arm.
She turned to you and nodded. “Yeah, sure.” You led her back inside and went immediately to the fridge. “More beer or should we open a bottle of wine? Fair warning, it’s super cheap and super shitty, but it’ll do the trick.”
“How about you tell me what happened with Eddie out there first?” She gave you a sly look.
You closed the fridge and whirled around. “What? Nothing happened!”
“Oh there was definitely a moment. I saw some looks over there.” She poked you. 
“He was just being nice about me joining the band. That’s it. Nothing more.” You held up your hands defensively. 
“Why not? Eddie’s a good guy.”
“I just got in the band, I’m not complicating things with that. Besides, we’ve barely ever talked before. I don’t even think you could call us friends yet. The most important thing right now is figuring out how to actually get famous out here.” 
Camila considered your words for a second and shrugged. “I guess you have a point there. And I wouldn’t worry about you all making it, I have faith in this.” She looped an arm through yours. “Now, let’s go get drunk off our asses on this cheap wine.”
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After that night, you found yourself acutely aware of everything Eddie did and it frustrated you to no end. Every time he glanced at you in practice, every compliment he gave you, every little gesture he did. The last thing you wanted to do was develop feelings for Eddie, but it looked like it was maybe too late for that.
Y/N: To make matters worse, Camila had definitely not done what I asked and liked to play the subtle matchmaker. She thought I didn’t notice, but she was pretty obvious about it. 
Camila: So maybe I tried to get them together, is that so bad? Y/N was skeptical, but I knew it wouldn’t blow up like she thought. Besides, I’ve known them almost my entire life, and they deserve to be happy. 
“Hey, would you mind grabbing some ice from the kitchen?” Camila called out as she arranged some plates of food on the table. 
It was Julia’s first birthday, and you and Cam decided to plan a little gathering for it. Just the band was there, it wasn’t anything huge. 
“Yeah, of course.” You dusted off your hands as you finished setting up a folding table. 
“Great! Eddie, go help her.” 
You didn’t even have time to shoot Camila a glare before he nodded and started toward you. Instead you mouthed not funny at her as soon as Eddie couldn’t see. She gave you a smug grin and mouthed you’re welcome. 
You followed Eddie into the kitchen, nervousness faintly tingling in your veins. This man had entirely too much power over you. You had tried everything to get him off your mind, and it would work for a little, but then he would tell you he liked that little riff you threw into that song or he’d bring you your favorite drink after you and Billy had an argument over some stupid thing at the studio and you would turn all mushy again. You had come to realize that he understood what it felt like to be overlooked and maybe that was why you felt a weird connection with him. 
“You seen the cooler?” Eddie asked, bringing your attention back to the moment. 
You glanced around. “Yeah, it’s up there on top of the fridge. One second.”
As you stood on your tiptoes to reach for the cooler, you were realizing that you weren’t going to be able to reach it. Then you felt the ghost of warmth behind you. 
“Here, I can help with that.” Eddie’s smooth voice murmured above you. 
Instantly, you felt your face flame. God, you hadn’t behaved like this since you were thirteen. It was more than a little embarrassing and you sure as hell weren’t about to let him see you like that. As soon as Eddie snatched the cooler and stepped away, you put distance between the two of you. 
“I’m going to go see if Cam needs any more help, you got this from here?” You blurted as you made for the back door. 
“Wait!” Eddie grabbed your wrist gently. You flinched out of surprise, but he immediately dropped your hand. “Sorry, sorry, I just wanted to talk.”
“No, it’s fine, uh, what’s up?” You put on an entirely forced smile. 
Eddie folded his arms and gave you an earnest look. “Did I do something?”
“No,” your brows furrowed. “Why?”
“You avoid me all the time. I don’t know if I pissed you off at some point, but you act like I’ve got the fucking plague or like you want nothing to do with me.”
It stung a little bit. He seemed genuinely hurt, and you never wanted to do that. “No! It’s not you, Eddie. You haven’t done anything wrong, I swear.”
“Then what’s wrong? It’s bad enough being in a band with one Dunne that can’t stand me, I don’t know if I can handle two Dunnes acting like that.” Eddie threw his hands up in frustration. 
You closed your eyes and sighed. “Eddie, I promise I don’t have a problem with you.”
He took a step closer to you. “Then why do you act like you do?”
His tone was becoming more and more irritated, and the insistence was starting to annoy you too. He was going to make you say it, wasn’t he? But honestly, maybe you should’ve just told him. It had been well over a year of pining. If continuing to act like this was going to cause a fight, maybe it would be less chaotic to tell him and see what happens. Things couldn’t keep going the way they were, regardless. 
“You really want to know why?” 
He nodded. “Please.”
You took a breath and looked him directly in the eyes. “I like you, okay? And I don’t want to like you because liking people in your band doesn’t usually work out well, but it’s been too fucking long and I can’t stop feeling like this so I avoid you.”
Eddie let out a dark chuckle. “That’s it? You’ve been ignoring me all this time because you like me?”
“Yeah, I have. And don’t act like that’s so wild. My reasons make sense. It’s not stupid.” You practically spat the words. 
There were lots of ways you had envisioned this possibly going, but you never thought he’d be this angry. You didn’t think he’d be angry at all. Awkward maybe, but not pissed. 
“It is stupid, actually.” 
Your head snapped toward him. “I’m sorry, what?”
Eddie stepped closer again. “I said that’s actually pretty fucking stupid.”
“Eddie, I swear to God, if you-”
Eddie crashed his lips against yours before you could say another word. Your shock wore off after a moment and you were able to kiss him back like you’d wanted to for so long. The two of you broke apart after what felt like a small eternity, panting and grinning.
“Graham owes me $20.” Warren chuckled from the doorway. 
Both of you jumped apart and were met with Warren’s pleased face. 
“How long have been there, Warren?” You stammered.
“Long enough, Little Dunne. Long enough.” 
You pointed a finger at him. “Keep it to yourself, or you lose nickname privileges.”
“We already know!” A voice called from outside. Karen. 
You rolled your eyes. You kind of hated your friends sometimes, but you also kind of loved the infuriating little shits. 
“Whatever, let’s just get the ice back out there.” You shook your head with a laugh.
Eddie grabbed the cooler with one hand and your hand with the other, and you had to admit, you felt way less scared of the possibility of dating a bandmate. 
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Y/N and Eddie Roundtree got married a year after Daisy Jones and The Six broke up. They currently work together producing music and are still located in LA. Their daughter and son already have a huge love of music, and are rumored to be starting a band of their own.
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coneyislandbabey · 1 year
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(i'll never be) your beast of burden. -> e. roundtree
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WARNINGS: just some profanity, based off the rolling stones song 'beast of burden' which i think is maybe the most eddie song there is
SYNOPSIS: The push and pull between you and Eddie Roundtree was never-ending. No matter how hard you tried to push him away, you always came back together. This is the first part of a new eddie series that I think will be three parts! word count: 2,632
Pittsburgh, 1967
You shook out your hands, bouncing on the balls of your feet and trying to calm your nerves. You were standing outside Graham Dunne’s garage, the strap of your bass slung across your shoulder, trying to pretend that you didn’t actually care how this all turned out. Eddie Roundtree had approached you at your job the afternoon before, telling you about the band he was in and how they needed a bassist, rounding out the conversation by asking you to come by and play something. You didn’t even know how Eddie knew you played bass; sure, you’d gone to school together for most of your lives, but you had never been close, or even really spoken much outside of the occasional conversation in class. You didn’t dwell on it though– you had been knocking around the idea of starting a band or trying to find one to join for a while now, and now the opportunity you had been looking for had fallen right into your lap. You told him you’d stop by. 
“Just trust me on this one, okay?” you heard Eddie’s voice, muffled and distant, from inside the garage. They didn’t know you had arrived yet, and you took a minute to idle outside to hear what they were saying. 
“Alright, but I mean, I’ve never heard her play. I didn’t even know she played an instrument at all,” a different voice piped up. You placed it as Billy Dunne. You didn’t know him personally, but you and Graham used to do homework together at his house in grade school since you lived just up the street, and Billy was always lurking around. 
“Well she’s coming today so you could hear her play,” Eddie responded indignantly. “She’s good. I’ve heard her down at Music Barn, testing out different basses.” 
You raised your brows. So that was how Eddie knew about your bass playing. You were at Music Barn, the music store in the neighborhood, all the time, and now that you thought about it, you remembered seeing Eddie there a few times, checking out guitars or records. Taking a deep breath, you walked forward, deciding it was time to make your presence known. 
“Hey, guys,” you smiled, coming around the mouth of the garage. Eddie, who had his back to you, turned and smiled, as did Graham and Warren. Billy, standing in the center of the floor, merely fixed you with an appraising frown. 
“Hey, (y/n)! Glad you came,” Eddie said. “So, I told you about it yesterday, but let me give you a run-down. Billy’s our frontman, Graham’s on lead guitar, I’m on rhythm guitar, and Warren back there is on drums.”
“Cool,” you nodded, looking at each of them as Eddie introduced their roles. “So, you’re looking for a bassist?” 
“Maybe,” Billy cut in, before Eddie could respond. “We just wanna hear you play today. See what you can do.”
You shrugged, getting yourself ready to play. “Not much of a band without a bassist.” 
Warren snickered from behind the drum kit, and tried to hide it by turning it into a cough. You smiled to yourself, before blanking your face to look over at Billy. His expression towards you had grown slightly more hostile. “Can I play now?” 
“Floor’s yours,” Billy said, stepping back to give you some room. You had decided on playing Sunshine of Your Love, off Cream’s new album. It was what you had been working on learning anyway before Eddie asked you to come play for them, and you spent all of the night before polishing it up. 
Despite your anxieties, you played the whole song flawlessly. The further you got into it, the more everything dropped away, until it was as if it was just you, standing alone in the garage, playing your heart out to a familiar song that you loved. You could feel it in your very bones, at the end, that you had killed it. There was no way those boys could be anything but blown away. When you opened your eyes, you saw all four of them staring at you, and you smirked, reveling in the success. 
Billy cleared his throat. “Okay, do you mind if the four of us talk alone?”
“Sure thing, I’ll be out there,” you said, backing out of the garage. You went to sit on the back stoop of the Dunne house, pulling a cigarette from the carton in your jacket pocket and lighting it. You forced your mind to focus on anything but the band huddle happening thirty feet away from you; it would do you no good to start getting anxious all over again. Finally, after what felt like an eternity, Billy strolled out of the garage, followed by the rest of the band. 
“Okay,” he said, coming to a stop in front of where you were sitting. “You’re in– on a trial basis. We’ve got a few gigs coming up, so we’ll see how you do.”
You stood up and nodded, offering your hand for the taller man to shake. “Thanks, Dunne.” 
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You were standing in the kitchen chopping vegetables for dinner when the phone rang. Quickly, you slid across the room to turn the radio on the counter down, before pulling the phone off the hook and nestling it between your head and shoulder, resuming your chopping. 
“Hello?”
“Hey, (y/n), it’s Eddie,” the boy’s smooth voice filled your ear. “Billy asked me to get you familiar with our songs before the gig on Saturday. You free any time before then that we can get together?”
“Yeah, sure,” you nodded. “I’ll be home tomorrow by seven. Bring you and your guitar over my place?” 
“Alright, see you then.”
Eddie turned up at your house five minutes after seven, guitar slung over his shoulder and a smile on his face. You had been idling in the living room since you got home, practically hovering by the door so you could make sure none of your other family members could answer it before you got there. 
“Hey,” you smiled, stepping out onto the front stoop and closing the door behind you. “We’re gonna go ‘round back to the garage, a’right?” 
“Sure, sure,” Eddie nodded, following you down the driveway and toward the small garage where you always practiced your music. Nobody else used it, and you had transformed the cold, concrete room into a place of your own. Colorful Christmas lights were strung up all around, an old oriental rug that used to be in your dining room covering most of the floor, a ratty leather couch you had bought at the thrift for twenty bucks shoved off to one side. You had a minifridge stocked with iced teas and Cokes, and a tiny bookshelf full of your favorite novels in the corner. Truthfully, you spent more time out here than in your own bedroom when you were home. 
You lifted the garage door, and Eddie stood in front of the scene, taking it all in. He whistled, one long, low note. “This place is sick.”
“Thanks,” you laughed. “I’ve been fixing it up for myself ever since I got my job down at the bookstore. Most of my spare cash goes into it.” 
“We should move band practice here,” he joked. 
“You guys are always welcome, if Billy allows it,” you shrugged. “So, how many songs do I need to familiarize myself with before Saturday?”
“Oh, well we’ve got three originals that we usually play at gigs. Other than that, it’s just popular songs that you probably already know,” Eddie explained. He reached into his jacket pocket and took out a little leather notebook, handing it to you. “This is my notebook from the last few weeks. I’ve been playing bass since we lost Chuck, so I wrote out all the notations and stuff. But you can have it now.” 
You accepted the notebook from him, opening the cover and flipping through the pages. Only the first third were filled, plenty of room for you to add your own notations for these or further songs. Eddie’s handwriting was quick and spidery, cramping page after page. It looked like him, you thought. “Thanks, Ed. We’ll get started then?” 
Eddie got right to it. He had a productive process for teaching you, starting with playing a recording of the song, and then playing the isolated bass parts for you, before having you play it back to him. Any time there was a mistake, he’d stop you gently and point it out, showing you the exact positioning of his fingers on the frets or playing the same part over and over for you patiently until you nailed it. You liked that about him, the way he was so driven and focused, yet so patient with you as you learned. 
The hours flew by, but you hardly noticed. Before you knew it, it was nearing midnight, and you had gotten through two songs already. Eddie didn’t seem tired, and you weren’t either, so you started in on the last one. As usual, he played the recording for you, and then did the isolated bass part himself, before it was time for you to try. 
You started on your first attempt, and were mostly successful, until somewhere in the middle when you missed a note in a faster section. You tried again, and made the same mistake. Seeing that you were getting increasingly frustrated with yourself, Eddie stepped closer to you, placing a hand on the body of your bass to get you to stop playing. 
“Can I show you?” he asked, and you nodded. Eddie took your hand in his, manually positioning your fingers on the frets. “There’s the note before it, and then…” he started, moving your fingers slightly, “there’s the note you keep missing. The tempo’s a little tricky there, but you’ll get it.”
You nodded distractedly, staring down at the position of your fingers on the bass, trying to commit the position to memory so you could get it right the next time, but all you could think about was how warm Eddie’s hand was, closed around your own. You looked up and he was still right there, so close to you, breathing your air. His eyes bore down into your own, and all you could think was that they were the perfect shade of brown, beautiful, even, with the reflection of your colorful lights dancing in them. 
You cleared your throat, taking a small step backwards and trying to refocus yourself on the task at hand. You didn’t know when Eddie had gone from a classmate, an acquaintance at best, to someone whose pretty eyes and warm hands made your chest tight, but it was distracting, and distractions were not something you could afford at the moment. You were only in the band on a trial basis, as Billy had emphasized several times since you first played for them, and you needed to work your ass off to show them that you were worthy of becoming a permanent fixture. Developing a stupid crush on the rhythm guitarist was not going to help that, and honestly, it was a little pathetic. 
Eddie blinked as if coming out of a trance, and took a small step backwards himself, putting a little more room between the two of you. You missed the warm weight of his hand on yours. “Okay, let’s hear it again.” 
You nodded, closing your eyes for a moment and recentering yourself, before starting in on the song again. This time, you hit the troublesome note perfectly, and had to suppress yourself from celebrating until you made it all the way to the end of the song. Eddie was beaming at you when you finished, pride in his eyes. 
***
Saturday had come faster than the speed of light, and you hated to admit it, but you were dreading your first gig with the Dunne Brothers. You had spent every waking moment in the last few days practicing what you had learned with Eddie, and you were sure you had it down, but the pressure was on. You needed to be perfect, needed to show them that you were the right fit for the band. The thought of the possibility that Billy could reject you after this was stomach-turning. 
You did your best to cover up the anxiety. You dressed in your favorite pair of jeans and a crotchet top, your hair done up nicely and a minimum amount of makeup on, trying to find a good balance between looking your best but still being taken seriously by the guys. 
The guys came by in the van and you piled into the back, cradling your guitar case to your torso and doing your best to look nonchalant and relaxed. Eddie was looking over at you, an amused look on his face. 
“What?” you asked, tilting your head at him. 
“You okay?” 
“I’m fantastic, Roundtree, absolutely perfect. Why do you ask?” At this, Eddie raised an eyebrow, even more outwardly amused with you. 
“If you say so,” he said, hands raised in surrender. After a few moments of quiet, the only noises filling the air being the radio and Warren tapping his drumsticks on the back of the seat in front of him along to the song, he spoke up again. “You’re going to be great, man. You nailed all the songs we worked on in one night, and I know you’ve only gotten better since then.” 
You sighed, feeling some of the anxiety come loose in your chest. “I hope so.”
Eddie was right, of course. You played through the whole setlist flawlessly. After the first song, you finally began to loosen up and enjoy yourself, and by the time the gig was over, you never wanted to leave the stage. This was it; this was the reason you had wanted to join a band in the first place. The rush of energy up your spine at the sheer amount of attention on you, feeling the music physically move through your bones and muscles. Now you knew for sure that there was nothing better in the world. 
When you got backstage, you shoved your bass into its case and, without thinking, threw yourself into Eddie’s arms, your own winding around his neck. He was momentarily surprised, but his arms immediately wound tightly around your waist, squeezing you to him so tightly that your feet left the ground. When he put you down, you stared up at him, beaming. 
“I was fucking great! We were fucking great!” you shouted, and Eddie’s smile broadened at that. “I just– thank you, Eddie. For teaching me the songs the way you did. For getting me here.” 
You could’ve sworn there was a light dusting of red on his cheeks at your words. “It was nothing, (y/n). You belong here, you just proved that much on stage.” 
Billy walked over to you both, and to your surprise, there was a smile on his face. You turned your attention fully to him, trying to tamp down the anxiety that was seeping through your euphoria. This was it, the make or break moment. You could tell from one look at his face that Billy had already decided whether you’d permanently be joining the Dunne Brothers. 
“You were great out there, (y/n),” he said, and your smile broadened. “We’d all be very happy if you decided to really join us.”
“You’re offering me a permanent spot as your bassist?” you clarified. 
“If you want it? Hell yeah,” Billy said. 
“Abso-fucking-lutely I do,” you grinned, once again sticking your hand out for Billy to shake. He did, and you swore you could actually see your whole future shaping up, right there in front of you. 
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An (incredibly long) "I want"-style song dedicated to the most unruly of trios: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison.
The setting is the late 50's – it's deliberately a bit of a mish-mash :-)
Lyrics below the cut!
John: Green Paul: Blue George: Purple P&G: Pink J&P: Red JP&G: Neutral Liverpool gave up on me the first day of preschool Teachers called me unruly cause I don't suffer fools And my aunt who says she can't believe I’d throw it all away Quarrybank, that school for cranks suspended me the other day
All those lads who quit this band to learn a proper trade Think that I don't understand the facts of getting paid But you both see, It's them not me, it's us and this here prophecy
Do you see us five years on – well Maybe three, that's sort of long As they're writhing for our songs And “Your group's on now, John "
Earning some preposterous wage Free of this less-town-more-cage As we enter center-stage In our gold disk age
And the birds will have to queue For a single peck at you Then, emboldened by the view Watch them molt on cue
And all we need is not to quit, They'll call us Great Britain's Newest stars, brand new guitars, guaranteed not to split
Picture us: the favourite band With a record deal in hand Going deaf from screaming fans As per my new masterplan
Where we going, fellas? Where we going? Where we going, fellas? Where we going? (To the topper-most of popper-most of popper, to the topper) To the toppermost of the poppermost!
I hear music in my head Wherever I go It's like it's bursting out my soul It's something I cannot control
Every night When I get home I watch dad roll his eyes "Heard of this thing called a comb? " I sigh as he implies That mum would be So unhappy and so disappointed in me
Meanwhile I can't drop this tune However inopportune There's a decade dawning soon Shooting for the moon
And John may seem unreasonable But his dream is feasible Sometimes yes, guess he's a gull I'll appease him though
And then I see how for we're come Joined, we're greater than our sum See, the rhythm's in the strum Of the guitars and then some
Playing my part in your vision, I'll Grab a pen, so much to discover Let's produce another Lennon-McCartney original
For the day he and John met And Yes George, I didn't forget! We become a matching set Writing tete-a-tete
Where we going, Johnny? Where we going? Where we going, Johnny? Where we going? (To the topper-most of popper-most of popper, to the toppermost) And where do I fit in? And when do I come in? Is there a spot for me at the To the toppermost of the poppermost!
I'm the youngest, there's no day when they let me forget But the part Paul will not say: I'm their safest bet See the fact is they don’t practice systematically like me I know my chord charts, strings, fretboard, parts of my soul, sorted by key.
Still the world is their playground And I am watching from the fence I can't yet jump with confidence But mum taught me about patience
I still feel Julia's arms around me every time I play What would my mum say? (She tells me) Anything I set my mind to  (She taught me everything) The heights I'll climb to (She wanted everything) My time soon Anything to prove I'm worth it (Wouldn’t approve) Move the earth, they'll learn…
I had to learn to be the only one believing in me And ever since she's gone, I can hardly stand it (Mum says I can stand it) No one understanding (Don’t quite understand it) The thing she saw in me
And dad, he just wants me to be practical She’d call me her rebel without applause and tell me Just keep making noise, always play in your own key I will wait patiently He may believe in me but not my choice They will have no choice but to love me
Where we going fellas? Where we going? To the toppermost of the poppermost!
Liverpool has no idea what’s coming Liverpool will never be the same They’ll put up posters of us Like on this truck John, that’s a bus! Put your glasses on, Jesus! And dad will be non-plussed when Walking down the street he’ll see John (John), Paul, George (George) of the… Johnny and the Moondogs… What! Definitely not. The Shoes! The Quarrymen… Nononononono, JaPaGe3!
Insert band name here.
Liverpool has no idea what’s coming Liverpool will never be the same When they all see us one as three the blasphemous song trinity.
Everybody’s bitching Where’s that old ambition That got you essay prizes and into the institute? I’m not a delinquent I’ve just been rethinking No one realizes I’m still just as resolute Just keep making noise Always play in your own key They will have no choice But to love me
Anything I set my mind to The heights I’ll climb to My time soon Anything to prove I’m worth it Move the earth They’ll learn from me.
Where we going, fellas? Where we going? Where we going, Johnny? Where we going, fellas? Where we going? (To the topper-most of popper-most of popper, to the topper) And where do I fit in and when do I come in? Toppermost of the poppermost.
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Pairing: Eddie Munson x Reader
Characters: Eddie Munson
Warnings: N/A
Request: Anon- Hi there, I’m sorry you’re feeling low. I really hope you can find something that cheers you up. Since you asked for Eddie, If you’re feeling up to this one, Can I request eddie munson crushing on the innocent sunshiney girl (party of the older kids group)? Thank you and I hope you have a good night
Word Count: 765
Author: Charlotte
It was to not know who Eddie Munson was. He may not be well liked at Hawkins High, but he was well known, loud and excitable. Before you met him personally, you had already been told more about him than any of your other peers, a majority of them lies but a few truths, along with what you could learn from his loud conversations in the dining hall. Even though you made habit of ignoring rumours, you still doubted you’d have much in common with him as you knew nothing about metal music nor dungeons and dragons but that didn’t mean you felt anything negative towards him, having often exchanged smiles across the halls in greeting, as you did with many other students.
You may have doubted that you would get along with him but now that you spent a lot of your time outside of school hanging out with him, Steve Harrington and Robin Buckley, you felt as though doubts weren’t to be called upon. You looked like the oddest quartet but somehow you were friends, having been best friends with Robin since you were toddlers, the other two joining later; but even you and Robin seemed like an odd pair, her sarcastic and brutal tone whilst you were blindly optimistic.
Like every Saturday you were heading to Family Video to meet Robin and Steve when they got off work, but recently Eddie had started to come by your home to pick you up to save you walking across town. He was never later so as the clock struck the hour, you heard his van pull up outside your house. You didn’t waste any time to run out to slide into the passenger seat.
You slung your rucksack off your shoulder into the foot well, doing your best to not get anything stuck to it from the junk on his floor.
“You really need to make me one of those,” he commented, gesturing to the care bear rucksack at your feet.
Not wanting to throw out your old care bears, you had converted your favourite few into bags, gutting them of their stuffing and adding a zipper and straps.
You cocked an eyebrow at him, his jacket sporting more metal band patches than you could name.
“Because you like care bears,” you retorted. “Something makes me think you’re lying to me, Munson.”
He let out a nervous laugh as he begun to drive, his hands gripping tightly to the wheel and his eyes glued to the road ahead.
“Why would I lie to you?” He asked.
You couldn’t help but laugh at him. “The guy that the whole town thinks is in league with the devil, likes care bears? Like how you insisted that you wanted scratch and sniff stickers on your guitar, and you love going roller-skating even though you spent both times either on the floor or clinging to my arm.”
Eddie shrugged his shoulders. “I’m a complex guy. I didn’t think you were so shallow to take things by face value.”
As he peered at you out of the corner of his eyes, you offered him a warm smile.
“I don’t take you for face value, and I know you are more complex than a demon worshipper, but I do truly doubt that you care about going to the roller rink or stickers that smell like candy.”
“Well, I hadn’t ever tried them,” he admitted. “But if you like them, then they can’t be half bad.”
“You don’t have to pretend to like things I like,” you said, reaching out to give his arm a reassuring squeeze. “You don’t need to change anything about you, I already like you.”
His head snapped towards you. “You like me?”
You playfully rolled your eyes at him. “Of course, I like you. How could I not like you?”
The smile on his face grew to its extreme, briefly looking at the road to make sure he wasn’t about to hit anything.
“Steve and Robin said you did but I didn’t believe them,” he grinned. “They thought I was a complete idiot for not telling you how I felt but I thought you’d just laugh in my face.”
“I believed them when they told me,” you said.
“You knew I liked you?”
“I’m not blind, Eddie,” you smiled. “I didn’t even need them to tell me. I just wanted to make sure you were sure before I said anything.”
He took one hand off the wheel, blindly holding it out to you until you laced your fingers with his.
“I’m more sure than anything else.”
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subject-044 · 6 months
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NPMD Band AU incoming!!!
I was at work just thinking about Richie as you do and just. picture:
Richie has an emo phase in middle school- he's not long moved in with his Uncle Paul and Paul is all 'how tf do I bond with this child' and buys him a bass guitar because Richie wants one or something. Richie gets out of this phase, but he keeps the bass guitar and keeps practicing.
Eventually, Peter and Ruth find out and Ruth goes :0!!! We should be in a band! Because Ruth is one of those people who owns every obscure musical instrument ever (and she ends up playing the keyboard + doing backing vocals (because of her anxiety)).
Pete is the lead singer- he doesn't think he's actually that good, but Ruth and Richie convince him and he's super good <3
So I have some vague ideas of what I want to do! I'll make separate posts on a tag for people to use, but this will just list the main stuff!!
Richie plays bass + helps write songs
Peter is lead singer and writer
Ruth plays keyboard + backing vocals. Also supplied a lot of tech like microphones etc
Steph (when she joins) plays drums!
Ruth is relieved about that cause she doesn't have to fake drums/beats w/ her tech skills lol.
Steph is also REALLY good at lyrics she just doesn't believe in herself
She and Peter lift each other up and write the songs together
She also convinces him to learn electric guitar (because this dork with an electric guitar absolutely shredding is hilarious to me)
Richie helps him teach himself.
Ofc this has to be a Max redemption AU so Max is There Too Guys
He's just there to cheer people on :)
I think some kind of Rock/funk genre maybe? I always think of Sturgill Simpson's 'Sound & Fury' when I think of them.
Oh Grace absolutely shreds on the flute but I haven't really found a place for her in the group yet...if you have any suggestions let me know!
They practice in Paul's garage and Have Never Done A Gig Ever
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babiebom · 10 months
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Sam teaching you guitar!
A/N: I've finally gotten around to writing this. Hopefully it's good enough. I do not know how to play guitar so…be warned. Also no offense to anyone who enjoys Wonderwall!!! I just would not enjoy learning the song lmao. From this ask! Song!
TW: cursing? Playful bullying?
WC:0.6k
"Sam, I swear if you make me look stupid, I'll beat you up."
The blonde laughs at your words, the situation was supposed to be cute but after seeing what you learned yourself it was more comical than anything else.
"I won't! I promise! You'll be playing Wonderwall like a pro when I'm done."
"Wonderwall? I asked to learn to play something cute or cool, that way when someone asks me if I have any talent I can say 'yeah the guitar' and pull out my guitar and impress everyone. Not 'yeah i can play Wonderwall' what the fuck?" 
"What? Wonderwall's cool!"
You look at him as if he's crazy. If you hadn't already planned all of your day around learning guitar from him you would've walked out, but since you're already here you might as well learn something. So, with all the annoyance you can muster, you allow him to play the song for you so you know what you're learning.
"Okay down, up, down-"
You growl under your breath in annoyance, you had been trying to learn the stupid first verse for an hour now, it had gotten to the point where Sam decided that you should skip to the chorus because no one really cares about the verses anyways when someone is playing the guitar. 
The only bright side was that Sam seemed excited to be teaching you, his radiant smile and his voice had admittedly made you want to fall in love with him, even if he was singing a basic song. The way he threw his head back as soon as he got into the music made your mood lighten up during some points, so the entire learning wasn't a bust. 
After another 2 hours you had gotten the chorus down well enough that anyone would be able to tell what you were playing. It wasn't good persay, but they would be able to tell. You just hoped that Sam would be with you to keep the vibes up, he would be able to distract from your bad playing. 
The two of you go over the chorus once more, Sam was smiling so brightly at you, that you think that you made his week. No one really cared about his music, at least not enough to spend 4 hours in a room with him going over the same couple of chords over and over again. Seb and Abby had their own things, the band was just their side gig, for Sam it was his life. 
"There are many things that I would like to say to you, but I don't know how~"
You quirk up your eyebrow at him, amused with how passionate he was being even if your playing was trash. He just grins as he continues to sing.
"Because maybe, you're gonna be the one that saves me. And after all, you're my wonderwall~"
You huff out a breath as soon as you finish the chorus, the tension was too much, at least to you in this moment. To relieve yourself you let out a chuckle that you hope is natural. "What's a wonderwall?" 
He shrugs, putting the guitar he was holding away, eyes shining as he stares at you. "So…"
Your breath hitches as your mind races with what he's going to say next. You know if he asks for a relationship, you would agree in this moment, even if you would end up regretting it later on. "Yeah?"
"You think you wanna join the band now?"
You groan and deflate in half relief, half disappointment. Your friendship remains unchanged, for now.
"Absolutely not."
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blackopals-world · 1 year
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"Let's Make Magic!"
Overblot!FemYuu
After being given devastating news Yuu overblots and it is up to Grim and her friends to remind her of who she is.
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The school was sinking in a pool of ink. The students and staff were forced to climb unless they wanted to be pulled into the swirling mass of ink.
Yuu had done this. She had gone to Crowley's office on the anniversary of her arrival and had said some long goodbyes beforehand. She had foolishly believed that Crowley had kept his part of the deal. Only when Crowley announced that there was no way back, she lost her mind.
Yuu had learned magic and it had swept into her very being. This very same magic prevented her return now that she was no longer compatible with her magic-less world.
Her overblot desired to sink the school that mattered so much and so little to Crowley in revenge. She blamed him for everything and whether this was his fault or not it didn't matter.
Her friends were thrown into a panic about how to stop her until Grim stepped forward.
"Blot or not it's still her. She doesn't want this just as much as we don't want her to do this." Grim said boldly.
Ace and Deuce looked at the cat and each other before nodding reassured. Epel and Jake joined the group as they planned The first years all banded together to save Yuu.
"She is still in there so we have to remind her of who she is," Grim said cryptically as he held up Yuu's spellphone.
The group split up to gather the house leaders for what came next. They need Idia to hook up a large screen in the auditorium with Vil as the others lured Yuu there.
When Yuu finally chased them down the screen buzzed to life.
On it was her, the one before. She held a guitar in hand and he began to speak.
"I'm probably going back home soon so I wanted to do something special. I just wanted to tell you that everything is going to be okay. I wrote a song for you about my life and memories of this place." She smiled at the camera.
The corrupted Yuu stood paralyzed as she watched the video.
"Here I am, this is me
Brokenhearted but finally free
Never quite fit the mold
Just not great at doing what I'm told
Now I'm here in your world
So much bigger from my point of view
Worlds away from my home
Can't go back, so let's
start something new
Here I am, this is me
Open-hearted, I proudly decree
As of now, I am yours
Let's make magic and reach for the stars
Let's make magic and reach for the stars"
Inky tears flowed down her cheek as she watched her pained past self perform. The looks on her grief-stricken friends' faces as they knew that they had lost Yuu twice now. Once when she would leave and now to another overblot. But she had never stopped caring or thinking of them.
Yuu screamed as she realized what she was doing as she was pulled out of her twisted desires. The ink that had called to her tried to seep further into her but she rejected it. She began breaking free as she reached out to Grim who despite everything didn't fear her.
"We can start over. As long as you are with me."
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𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐊  𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄  𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒     —     a collection of one - liners taken from the soundtrack of the 2015 broadway musical, school of rock.   slightly edited for clarity.   change pronouns as necessary.  
just wait and see!
let 'em laugh.
i know my time is comin'.
no one'll call me a loser again!
try to walk as if you're going somewhere.
the pressure's on for you and me.
don't, and it will mean i go ballistic.
good luck, have fun!
just like the good old days!
you've always been a dreamer.
give up your dreams.
your dreams are lame and weak.
we ought to cut the bull and just get real.
give up your dreams, and get a freakin' job.
join the grown - up world like us.
quickly, don't let anybody see you!
how come you never told me you could play music?
you ever play electric guitar?
let's waste that time together, shall we?
you're in the band!
don't forget to emote!
i only play classical.
that's good. for my grandma. who's, uh, dead.
i still don't have a job.
is that something you could swing?
i'm putting you in charge of the whole damn thing!
i pledge allegiance to the band.
if you're in raise your hand!
you never let me get in a word.
no matter what it is that i do, it's like i just can't seem to get through.
i've got so much to say.
still, you never listen.
can't you see i'm hurting?
i promise, one day i'll make you hear.
i'm not the kid you want me to be.
you just don't wanna see the real me.
you just keep shutting me out.
i'm not gonna beg you — you'll never see a tear.
the legend of the rent was way past due.
how can you kick me out of what is mine?
you're not hardcore unless you live hardcore.
what it all can mean is quite confounding.
the children all like him more than us.
who knows what he does but god, it works!
maybe we too could do some good.
there's been one solution since the world began : don't just sit and take it, stick it to the man!
get all of your aggression out.
stick it to the man!
go off the script, do what you like.
they hate it, they can take a hike.
why live your life to someone else's plan?
crank the amps to 17!
don't just sit and take it, stick it to the man!
show 'em what rebellion means!
why march to someone else's caravan?
there's no way you can stop the school of rock!
i'm in charge!
go punk, or start packing.
it's time to play!
come on, this isn't hard!
make sure he remembers, or i'm breaking both your necks.
we don't have time to waste while you try to find some taste!
i can still remember how the music used to be.
where do last year's one - hit - wonders go to?
what happened to the girl i was?
guess the songs kept playing, but i didn't stop to hear.
where's the joy i used to know, way back when?
sorry for the outburst.
let's keep this our secret, who'd believe it anyway?
thanks for the reminder that there's music in me yet.
if you flip the record and start over, does it sound the way it did before?
he can barely read!
i promise you, i can read!
we're gonna sue!
his ass belongs in jail!
i'm a loser, okay?
i used you.
worst of all, i wasted your time.
i thought nobody could, but you, you understood.
you raised my voice up, taught me not to fear.
i've learned who i am because you're here.
school won't be the same without you here.
now that i've found you, you can't just disappear.
you've taught me so much since you've been here.
two and two make five!
rock got no reason, rock got no rhyme.
i've been biting my tongue too many times.
today's assignment : kick some ass!
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✿ ، With the rise of long-form video essays on YouTube, user GOTHIC GWYN changed the K-Pop fandom with her seventy-five-minute analysis, PLASTIC FLOWERS: BREAKING THE INDIE SCENE. Since it was posted in 2023, the video has reached over 5 million views and GOTHIC GWYN still posts semi-regularly. The video describes the five members of Plastic Flowers, the former members, their relationships with each other, and their role in the multimedia universe created by their entertainment company. This layout was inspired by the lovely myah aka @/venusvity !
This video contains the following trigger warnings: Fighting (Salem); Resentment from her parents, Disownment, Eating Disorders (Serin). Mentions of toxic relationships, but not described as well. Please let me know if anything is missing!
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( PART I: I AM FRAGILE AND UNHOLY. OPEN. RAVAGE. EAT. ... MILIN KUEAKULSRI ) ⬭ The story of Plastic Flowers naturally begins with founder and leader Salem Kueakulsri. Though born in Hat Yai, Thailand, she moved to California at a young age due to her father's job and paternal grandmother's growing health issues. Her parents used the "1-parent-1-language" system in her home and she was fluent in Thai because she learned the language at such a young age. Her nickname Salem was given to her by her father when she was born due to her birthday being on October 31. She's always preferred Salem to her birth name, Milin, since it makes her seem more unique and was given to her by her favorite person.
In late 2013, the family moved to Ulsan, South Korea after the funeral of her grandmother and both of her parents wanting to return to their original lives. Her father was given a promotion and that lead him to the South Korean branch of the company. Salem begged her parents to let her attend an Arts High School in South Korea and after passing the entrance exam, she promised to keep her grades up no matter what to remain there. Many students tended to stay away from her given her "resting bitch face" and she did not make friends until the next year when she was approached by Choi Chaesol in their science class. The pair became lab partners and soon Siyoon was invited to join her small friend group, which also included Choi Seowon and Ying Shuhang.
Not long into their friendship, they realized a mutual love for creating music and performing. Siyoon had been learning the guitar in her free time since early middle school and had recently moved on to the bass. As the only member with a background in music—as the other three were just learning to play their instruments—she was promoted to the 'leader' of the group and began songwriting with primarily Shuhang. They would continue with informal practice sessions until their first single was published on Soundcloud and reached limited success.
The band was contacted by many entertainment companies in South Korea and after a heated argument about the band's future, Salem took the name and their songs to Superbloom Media for herself. Without any band members left, she was forced to start from the bottom again in this new era of Plastic Flowers and make connections with these new trainees. She remained the leader and the head of their comebacks until recently.
✿ ، BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION.
Stage Name. Salem ( 살렘 ).
Birth Name. Milin Kueakulsri ( มิลิน เกื้อกูลศรี ).
Born. October 31, 1998 in Hat Yai, Thailand.
Position. Leader, Vocalist, Bassist.
Years Active. 2014 — present.
Label. Supberbloom Media.
Face Claim. Nicha Yontararak.
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( PART II: I TALK TO GOD BUT THE SKY IS EMPTY. ... KANG JUNYEONG ) ⬭ Born in one of the poorest neighborhoods of Daegu, Kang Junyeong knew from an early age that he would do anything to get out of there. Most of his neighbors had been living in that town their entire lives and that was not something that interested in. His single father was never able to afford much beyond necessities on his small yearly salary so Junyeong was tasked with finding different ways to entertain himself after completing his school work. While watching the school's talent show, he was introduced to a local dance trope with boys from his grade and decide to reach out after seeing how much attention that they got. From there, he was accepted into the group and learned street dancing, often competing against other groups in Daegu. He loved dancing and saw an opportunity to get out his neighborhood after discovering 1Million studio's video and choreography credits. He knew that if he worked hard enough, they would accept him and he became dedicated to learning every style of dance he could without paying for lessons.
While visiting Seoul for a school field trip, Junyeong was scouted by three entertainment companies based on his good looks even at fourteen years old—YG Entertainment, Jellyfish Entertainment, and Superbloom Media. He auditioned for all three of the companies and despite his dancing abilities, he could neither sing nor rap and was rejected by both YG and Jellyfish, leaving him with only Superbloom. In 2015, the company was in a bad place as they chartered failed group after failed group and needed to take out thousands in loans. In 2017, he was reached out by another company to transfer after seeing his work and when he was considering it, he was placed in the lineup of Plastic Flowers, which he thought was a traditional idol boy group. He was sourly mistaken and forced to learn the drums even after putting up a fight about his role in the group.
Even if it had been five years since then, Junyeong is still bitter about what happened to him. Rather than ever showing off his dance skills and improved vocal abilities, he was stuck behind a drum kit and expected to act like it was all fun. Even worse, many critiqued him playing from the beginning and said Junyeong was only going to keep Plastic Flowers in nuguhell due to his poor abilities. This forced him to work harder to perfect his craft and he's become pretty good at his new position. He refuses to work with the rest of the members on songwriting and producing, instead forcing them to figure out the perfect drum line for each of their songs in protest. Only Salem can tolerate Junyeong, often leaving him separated from the rest of the group despite everything they've gone through.
✿ ، BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION.
Stage Name. Junyeong ( 준영 ).
Birth Name. Kang Junyeong ( 강준영 ).
Born. June 11, 1999 in Daegu, South Korea.
Position. Drummer, Vocalist, Visual.
Years Active. 2017 — present.
Label. Supberbloom Media.
Face Claim. Choi Yeonjun.
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tw // childhood trauma relating to jiyeon being treated worse than her older sisters, disownment, eating disorders.
( PART III: I WAS THE GIRL WHO NEVER UNDERSTOOD WHO SHE WAS TO PEOPLE ... LEE JIYEON ) ⬭ Lee Jiyeon grew up in a house based around perfection. Both of her parents were traditional doctors and they meticulously planned their live together, well everything expect the birth of Jiyeon in early summer of 2000. She has two older sisters, Jisu and Jihye, both born in the early 1990s and were apart of their parents plan. Because of this, Jiyeon was label as the black sheep of her family and was often treated worse than her older sisters with harsh exceptions about school work and health. Her mother enrolled all three of her daughters into ballet at an early age and given the horror stories about ballet teachers giving their student's body issues, Kim Jinsook was heavily involved in what her children consumed as her health specialty.
Similar to future band mate Junyeong, Jiyeon knew that she was not going to remain in Jecheon for very long. Her older sisters had already moved out by the time she reached high school and there was nothing holding her to the city. While talking with her dance friends, Jiyeon was persuaded to audition for various entertainment companies behind her parents backs. They were expecting her to either follow in their footsteps or go into a similar field. Jiyeon, however, had other plans. She was desperate to get into an entertainment company and move to Seoul, so she began looking up videos to teacher herself to sing before her parents came home and auditioned under the ruse of visiting Seoul with her friends.
In 2015, she was accepted into Superbloom Media and they were the first to give her a decision. Desperate to get out, she took it and was disowned when they heard Jiyeon's plan to become an idol. She stayed in the dorms year-round and was Superbloom transferred her to a local public school. She was known as one of the best female dancers in the company, easily transitioning between styles. However, she was not upset at the chance of being in Plastic Flowers since she had debt to the company and needed to pay it back as quickly as she could. With the help of Salem and Gwyn, Jiyeon learned how to play the guitar and is the third most important vocalist behind the two leads.
✿ ، BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION.
Stage Name. Serin ( 세린 ).
Birth Name. Lee Jiyeon ( 이지연 ).
Born. June 12, 2000 in Jecheon, North Chungcheong, South Korea.
Position. Guitarist, Vocalist.
Years Active. 2017 — present.
Label. Supberbloom Media.
Face Claim. Park Chaewon.
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( PART IV: FLOWERS GROW BACK, EVEN AFTER THEY ARE STEPPED ON, SO WILL I. ... OH DEURIM ) ⬭ Oh Deurim was born in the suburbs of Seoul and had grown up attending busking events with her friends after school. As the youngest child of three, she was given the freedom to realistically do anything under her parents supervision. She was gifted in the humanities subjects, particularly finding literature and poetry her favorite pieces to study. Throughout her teen years, she read poetry in any language she could get her hands on and spend hours trying to translate it. She began writing her own poetry at thirteen and that would become the base for her songwriting abilities later into her training career.
In 2015, Deurim was accepted into Superbloom Media as one of the first generation of trainees under Shin Yeonghui's reign. She was slated to debut with Celatum in 2017, at just sixteen years old, however, she was pulled from the lineup right before debut and replaced by Jeong Soomin. There are still pre-debut photos and videos featuring Deurim, making many wonder what happened behind the scenes. The next time fans saw her, she was competing on Superbloom's only survival show, Timefighter, which formed the group of the same name. She began the competition with good spirits and fans easily falling for her visuals and talent. However, after being promoted to leader and showing her colors as a harsh one, her rank dropped significantly and she was never able to recover. As the weeks went on, her rank began to fluctuate between eleventh and fourteenth, however, she just made the adjusted lineup by two places that same year.
Having expressed Plastic Flowers being one of her favorite bands and Salem her greatest inspirations, she was invited by Yeonghui to join the band after they suspended Minghui's contract at the end of July. She was introduced as a new member of the band in May 2022 and was surprisingly accepted by fans quickly.
✿ ، BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION.
Stage Name. Deurim ( 드림 ).
Birth Name. Oh Deurim ( 오드림 ).
Born. July 7, 2001 in Seoul, South Korea.
Position. Pianist, Vocalist.
Years Active. 2021 — present.
Label. Superbloom Media.
Face Claim. Kim Suhyeon.
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( PART V: ALL TIME EVER DOES IS PASS AND ALL I EVER DO IS REMEMBER. ... OLIVER SONG ) ⬭ Born in 2001 and the youngest member of Plastic Flowers, Oliver Song is a musical prodigy. His musical talents were discovered at an early age through piano lessons and he quickly moved through the different difficulties of music. Not long after that, he chose to learn the violin alongside the piano while in elementary school and showed the same advanced performance. He continued down this road and learned to sing while he was an active member of the church choir near his childhood home. In 2013, he was even accepted into the Boston Arts Academy and trained for two years before he was accepted into Superbloom Media. His mentors wanted him to attend lower-level auditions to gain more confidence and Superbloom was holding something online, so they filmed and sent in a video thinking nothing of it.
In the fall of 2015, he was accepted into the trainee program at Superbloom and offered a spot in Seoul, South Korea. Oliver, not wanting to miss such an opportunity, looked deeper into K-pop and had a few discussions with the scouting manager for North America about what his future would look like. After this and convincing his parents, Oliver Song moved to Seoul alone right before the new year to begin his training journey. There, he became close with his future bandmate Lin Minghui as two of the only foreign trainees. Oliver struggled the most with dancing and looking confident while performing, which caused him to be placed in more lessons throughout the day and switch to an online high school. Surprisingly, in late 2016, he was added to the new lineup of Plastic Flowers and given the stage name Gwyn right before their debut. While not the original lead vocalist, fans seemed to enjoy his voice more and the switch was made after their 16 month hiatus.
In 2019, Oliver was cast as one of 60 contestants on the talent show Superband and was the youngest at just seventeen years old during filming. Though he had been learning Korean for almost three years at that point, he still struggled with speaking and having the confidence to articulate his own thoughts. Despite that, fans rallied behind Oliver as one of the show's main narrators and his talents. For his introduction stage, he performed a cover of Fleetwood Mac's Big Love which earned him the role of Front Man, meaning he could choose his own bandmates for the next round. His group, which performed Heart-Shaped Box, lost 4:1 and while it was sad at the moment, he was chosen to be part of Park Hyeongjin's winning teams for the next two rounds. He proved himself a top-tier vocalist alongside Isaac Hong in Royals and The Time of My Life, which made him deeply sought by the other contestants when forming their own Superbands. In the end, he ended with original partner Sawyer Lee, Ko Seungmin, and Yoon Taeyun as Death Valley, which earned 45,000 votes and Second Place with their final song Take My Hand.
With the show's conclusion in July 2019, Plastic Flowers released their mini-album Wind and Rain in late August to keep up with his growing momentum. However, given the small fan base of any group from Superband, the Plastics still heavily struggled as fans demanded a return of Death Valley as well. For the next three years, they would continue to miss the mark until Teeth was released in 2020. For three months, you could not go anywhere without hearing Teeth domestically and internationally, even going viral in Tiktok. With that album, Oliver was given the role of producer by the Superbloom representatives and has been working hard to emulate the success of his earlier work. In March of 2023, he also be the first member to make their solo debut.
✿ ، BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION.
Stage Name. Oliver ( 올리버; 2017 — present ) / Gwyn ( 그윈; 2016 ).
Birth Name. Oliver Finn Song.
Other Names. Song Yuhyeon ( 송유현 ).
Born. December 12, 2001 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Position. Vocalist, Rhythmic Guitar, and Violinist.
Years Active. 2016 — present.
Label. Superbloom Media.
Face Claim. Matthew Seok.
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! hsr headcannons for several characters ! [modern au]
♪ In-ter-net-o ya-me-ro ♪!
Y u m i - c h a n i s n o w o n l i n e !
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Characters : Dan Heng, Serval, Blade, Gepard, March
Plot : no real plot, just headcannons about honkai Characters in a modern au setting
Tags : modern au, headcannons, fluff, slight crack, wrote this at 11pm while heading home from a road trip
authors note : omg got a steam deck for my birthday (may 30th) and I. AM. IN. LOVE !!! I could talk abt it for hours and hours but i have my discord for that ehe. Anyways, ive been having fun rediscovering my old childhood games and thats when i had an epiphany. Hsr or genshin boys in a ddlc type scenario!!! Feeling so swag abt the idea. Also i got out of school so more uploads yaya. Thank u all for the support on my intro page yippee. I promise not to let you all down
╭( ・ㅂ・)و ̑̑ enjoy !
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DANHENG
Now playing : Scrawny - The Wallows
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He definitely dresses like with collared shirts and kinda has that accidental soft boy look
English major frfr
definitely listens to lovejoy/wilbursoot and bo burnham
Water drinker enthusiast (even tho he forgets to drink half the time-)
burnt out gifted kid
messed up sleeping schedules
Hes that quiet guy everyone has a crush on to some extent
He looks cold and serious during lectures, but hes actually just daydreaming and has his head in the clouds
Probably stays with the same group of kids he met in middle school because he cant socialize
I think said kids would be march, stelle/caleus, himeko And on ocasion blade, kafka, and silverwolf
Welt would be a chill english teacher that would let Dan Heng sit in his classroom during lunch
he likes going to concerts a lot
Learned to play guitar in middle school but doesnt like playing in front of people
Consider yourself lucky if he plays in front of you
Extremely oblivious to romance
Girls will try to flirt with him but he will just have a blank and confused look
Spends his free time in book stores shopping for records
Ps5 gamer frfr
Theater kid (had a hamilton phase)
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SERVAL
Now playing : Shut Me Up - Mindless Self Indulgence
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Shut me up by mindless self indulgence on loop
Like its probably to an unhealthy level
Always has headphones in(that gepard gave her for her birthday)(And so loud to the point you can hear the music standing next to her)
(went deaf at the ripe age of 13, after that it was all "huh?" /j)
Shirts from old bands, baggy jeans, fishnets, etc
Had an alt phase
Bad habit of smashing guitars
Dropped out of college after first semester
Had a band in highschool with Blade and Dan Heng that received noise complaints on a regular Basis
Really extroverted and easy to get along with
Loves going to concerts (especially the ones that get crazy like halfway through )
Probably gets in fights during black friday
Addicted to coffee (gepards needs to step in and help her drink something else)
Likes bitter stuff more than sweet stuff
Cares very deeply for her friends
The type of gal to go on road trips with friends and go Camping
Goes to protests every other tuesday
Probably banned from several places
very passionate about things she loves
Loves scary movies and Rollercoasters
The six flags employees have memorized her name
(shes just so cool i wanna be like her fr)
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BLADE
Now playing : Consequences - Lovejoy
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Theater kid (would never admit it tho)
Kafka teases him about it so much
met kafka and silverwolf in detention
The teachers hate the three of them
Alt kid and never got out of his emo phase
Besties with serval, change my mind
Kafka probably pushed him to join boxing to get his anger out in a less…destructive way
Loves the sleepovers he has with kafka and silverwolf
Broke silverwolf's tv while playing wii sports
Goes to college, no clue what he wants to do so hes just doing liberal studies
Adopted a small stray cat he saw on the ground during a storm
he tries to be tough and mean, but hes a big Softy
Loves the Beetlejuice musical(and mean girls but we dont talk about that)
has probably been on probation on multiple occasions
Probably vandalized the car of someone he didnt like
Kafka has to sweet talk everyone out of getting blade in serious trouble
Hes really good at basketball, he just doesnt like it so he never pushed it further
Doesnt really like or understands sports
probably listens to videogame osts 24/7
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GEPARD
Now Playing : Pretty Face - PUBLIC
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Getting serval out of trouble isnt a choice, its a lifestyle
Which is ironic, as he is a criminal justice major
But he still will always be her biggest supporter
Dresses (like a costco dad) soft boy by pure accident
Completely oblivious to anything and everything
Enjoys gardening and has a lemon Tree
Cave Town enthusiast
Lemonade Enthusiast
Sends people those "reminder to drink water and be happy" messages
Straight 4.0 GPA student. The teachers loved Him
Was really shy so he didnt have many friends growing up (Serval had to help him out)
Hates rollercoasters, serval drags him around six flags and he screams his head off
Poor guy :<
Still loves it since he loves hanging out with his sister
Student council secretary
No clue how the internet and technology works
Strong sense of justice
That has gotten him involved in several issues
Which ironically, serval got him out of
Wholesome cinnamon roll, pls protecc
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MARCH 7TH
Now playing : Cupid - FIFTY FIFTY
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That one girl in class that no one could hate
Class representative and student council public relations officer
Photography major (duh)
Social butterfly and very easy to talk to
Want to go out to go eat something sweet while having fun? March has you covered !
March Makes friendship braclets and sells them so she can go shopping
has a secret stash of candy hidden in her dorm
March has a babysitting gig and comes to peoples houses with candy
Shes a little kid magnet, they all love her so much
had a club penguin phase with Dan Heng and they both shudder just thinking about it
learned all her profanity from watching Dan Heng play Call Of Duty
sucks at english, fries her brain like a hashbrown
k-pop girlie
dresses really cute with cardigans and pastel pinks
(watched aphmau, Her favorite one was a mermaid tales and mystreet) [submitted by someone on my discord who wants to stay anon]
plays overwatch and says things like "Hey, thats not nice!"
lowkey kind of a teachers pet-
Loves webtoons and collects the physical releases
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! Thats a wrap !
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and thank you for reading ^^
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! y u m i - c h a n i s n o w o f f l i n e !
t h a n k y o u f o r c o m i n g ~
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not just a supplier of nightmares
Boggie | T | 5037 words On ao3 It's finally, finally, finally done! Thank you to @narcissusbrokenmirror for always putting ideas into my head and encouraging me to write the things. Thank you to @60sec400 for beta-ing this for me (us). Thank you to every single person who cheerled the writing of this fic by sending asks, reblogging snippets, everything! This is for all of us 😅 Enjoy!
Reggie sifts through the stack of videos beside the television. Bobby and his brothers had convinced their parents to add a few new ones to their collection since the last time the guys had been over and he’s excited to see what captures their attention.
Reggie grabs a video out of the pile, quickly reading the back and then passing it on to Alex who passes his approvals onto Luke and returns the rejections to Reggie. 
This is their typical movie night routine and it works well for them. It never takes long for them to agree on something. 
“Really? We’re jumping up to R-rated ones?” Alex asks doubtfully as he eyes the first tape he’s handed.  
“Yeah! Why not?” Reggie beams back at him. “We only get to do that at Bobby’s anyway!”
“Yeah, ‘Lex!” Luke agrees, shoving Alex’s shoulder. “Lighten up. When else do we get the freedom to do this?” Bobby’s house is the only one where they’re not under strict parental supervision. His parents are always either away for work or out supporting his older brothers. Even when they are home, they have a tendency to be pretty hands off with their parenting. Especially when the guys are over.
“Some of those are pretty freaky, guys,” Bobby warns them, only to be met with twin scoffs. He shrugs in resignation. “Alrighty, then. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.”
Alex furrows his brow but doesn’t otherwise protest. 
It only takes three tapes before Luke hands one to Bobby. Bobby slides it into the VCR without looking at it. He doesn’t even think about it. Never does. He always just trusts their selection and it works out. If he’s completely honest, he mostly just likes spending time with the guys. No school. No band stuff. Just them. 
Granted, the band stuff is new. 
Alex has played the drums since they’d first joined the school band in 5th grade but it took until this last year for Luke to convince their teacher to let him try the guitar. Of course, he picked it up immediately. He’ll easily take Bobby’s spot next year when they hit high school, never mind that Bobby’s been playing the guitar for as long as Alex has been on the drums. 
But that’s not the point. It’s fine. 
The point is that now Luke is convinced that they can make it as rockstars. He tried to convince Bobby to shift to bass but Bobby had no interest in learning a new instrument. Luckily Reggie volunteered to fill that gap, apparently not being satisfied with the three instruments he already played. 
So now they have a band. And the accompanying band ‘stuff.’
Which also takes up almost all of their free time. And Bobby loves it. He really does. But he misses his friends. 
So, movie night.
They settle onto the floor between the L of the two couches with their individual sleeping bags and two shared bowls of popcorn. 
As the tension for the first jumpscare builds, Luke puts his finger in his mouth before leaning over to stick it in Bobby’s ear. 
“Ugh, gross!” Bobby exclaims, wiping his ear with his sleeve. “Why are you like this?”
Luke giggles as he shrugs. “You’d miss me if I was gone,” he retorts. 
Bobby rolls his eyes and returns his attention to the television. 
“You guys made me miss it!” Reggie cries, crossing his arms over his chest. “All that build up wasted for nothing,” he mutters. 
Bobby and Luke exchange an amused look. After some quick nonverbal communication, they’ve made a plan.
They watch Reggie intently as the movie progresses. They want to make sure that they time this out perfectly for when he’s most on edge. Reggie leans closer and closer to the screen, gripping his blanket tightly under his chin. Bobby grins at Luke who nods back at him. They each grab one of Reggie’s sides as the characters on screen scream. 
Reggie screeches in terror. Bobby and Luke collapse with uncontrollable laughter. 
“Really?” Alex asks from Luke’s other side, unimpressed. 
Luke turns to Alex with another shiteating grin. He launches himself at Alex, wrapping one arm around Alex’s neck and using his free hand to give Alex a solid noogie. 
Reggie ignores them, turning his attention back to the movie. Alex accidentally shoves Luke into him, trying to fight Luke off. 
“You guys are wrecking the movie!” Reggie whines from where he’s still intently watching the television. “Shut up or go away!”
“Sir, yes sir!” Luke replies, complete with mock salute. 
They finish the movie mostly in peace with a few screams escaping Reggie and more than a couple moments of Luke and Reggie hiding behind Alex and Bobby.
Bobby gets up to rewind the tape and turn off the TV.
“So worth it,” Reggie enthuses. 
Luke hums his enthusiastic agreement as he snuggles down into his sleeping bag. 
Bobby and Alex exchange an amused look before following suit.
“Wait, no!” Reggie exclaims as he jumps up, “I gotta pee!”
The others laugh and roll their eyes, well used to Reggie’s antics at this point. 
They’re all asleep before he returns.  Reggie crawls into his own sleeping bag, careful not to wake the others as he settles in.
It takes Reggie a while to slow his thoughts. Now that the movie’s over and he’s forced to be alone with his mind, he finds himself replaying some of the scariest moments every time he closes his eyes. It’s dark and quiet. The gentle breathing of his friends next to him fails to offer any comfort. 
Eventually though, he manages to drift into a fitful sleep.
He’s not out for long when Bobby, Alex, and Luke are woken by an earth-shattering scream.
They jump up in a panic and notice Reggie writhing in his sleep. His face is scrunched up in fear, his hair damp with sweat.
Bobby grabs Reggie by the shoulders, shaking him lightly. “Reggie! Reg, wake up!”
Reggie moans in his sleep before curling up into a ball. Bobby shares a concerned look with Alex and Luke. Bobby tries shaking him again. Reggie moans and pushes him away. 
Alex tries next, speaking gently to Reggie. His attempts are no more successful than Bobby’s. 
“Reggie, wake up!” Luke shouts obnoxiously. Both Alex and Bobby glare at him, returning their attention to Reggie when he shifts. 
Bobby shakes him again and Alex coaxes him out of sleep. “Reggie? Hey, it’s just us. You’re having a bad dream.”
Reggie’s arms flail, hitting Bobby before grasping onto his shirt. Reggie clings to Bobby as his eyes crack open. Bobby gently rubs his back as he wakes up.
“Y’okay, dude?” Bobby asks as Reggie finishes coming into consciousness.
Reggie gasps for breath. “Had… a bad dream.”
“Yeah, Reg. You had a bad dream. We’re here though. What happened?”
Reggie shudders as he remembers. “I was… a-a-an apparition.” He barely manages the words as he struggles to return his breathing to normal. 
Luke’s brow furrows. “A what-arition?” he asks.
“A ghost, Luke,” Bobby tells him with a fond eye roll.
Reggie realizes that he’s attached himself to Bobby and lets go, wrapping his arms around himself. He shivers again, “I-I-I died! And then became a g-g-g-ghost!”
“Like, the kind that rattles chains and goes ‘boo?’” Luke wonders.
Reggie glares at him. “No, the kind that m-m-m-murders people!”
“Man, even if you DID become a ghost, I don’t think you could ever murder someone!” 
Alex sighs, “Luke you’re not helping. Can you shut up? Please?”
Luke ignores him, leaning into Reggie’s space, “Are you okay? What do you need?”
Reggie shakes his head and squeezes his legs tighter to his chest. 
“Do you want…” Luke starts to say before pausing to think, “do you want a hug?”
Reggie looks up at him. “Yeah,” he replies in a small voice. 
“Okay. Okay, we can do that!”
Luke lunges forward and wraps Reggie up into a tight hug. Reggie sinks into him, his body visibly relaxing.
“I’m gonna go get Reggie some water,” Alex says as he slips out of his sleeping bag.
“Can I…” Reggie says hesitantly into Luke’s shoulder. 
Alex stops, turning back toward them. “Can you what?”
Reggie pulls away from Luke, just enough to free his face. His expression turns sheepish. 
Bobby rubs his back, offering what comfort he can. “What is it, Reg? Whatever you need.”
Reggie takes a deep breath. “Can I have a snuggly?”
Alex’s eyes meet Bobby’s and Bobby nods his permission. They all stopped bringing their own stuffies to their sleepovers years ago so Alex will need to raid Bobby’s room to find something for Reggie. 
“Any requests?” Alex confirms, waiting for Reggie’s answer before heading up the stairs. 
“P-P-P-Petey? If you can find him?”
Alex nods, certain that the giant stuffed penguin won’t be difficult to hunt down. “Yeah, I can do that. Anything else?”
“Bring one for me too!” Luke demands brightly. 
Alex pauses at the base of the stairs. He pointedly holds his hand to his ear.
“Please,” Luke says shamefully.
“May’s well bring one back for each of us,” Bobby adds. “Thanks ‘Lex.”
“No problem. Be right back!”
Alex returns with his arms piled with various stuffed animals. He’s trying to balance a glass of water in his hand and has some snacks stuffed under his elbow. 
Luke jumps up to help him, passing the glass of water over to Reggie. 
Alex opens his elbows and lets the bags of treats fall onto the floor. He uses the newfound freedom of movement to pass the stuffies around, starting with giving Reggie Petey the Penguin. Reggie beams as he holds the animal tightly to his chest. Luke delicately tucks the lion he’s been handed in at the edge of his pillow and sleeping bag. Bobby sets his stuffed animal on the floor, backed up against the couch as if it were watching over the boys. Alex props his up on the seat behind his head, easily accessible for grabbing in the event that he decides he wants it. 
With Reggie sufficiently calmed and the others satisfied that he’ll be okay, they settle back in to sleep the last few hours of the night. 
If they all happen to wake up wrapped tightly around the stuffed animals, nobody mentions it. 
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Unfortunately, it keeps happening. 
Every time they sleep over at Bobby’s, Reggie and Luke continue to pick out some of the scariest movies in the rental stack and every time, Reggie wakes up screaming. It only takes a handful of times for Bobby to put his foot down. He refuses to play any horror movies rated higher than PG, distressed by the need to comfort one of his best friends every time they watch one of these movies. Luke and Reggie are both frustrated at the sudden lack of freedom they’ve come to expect from their time at Bobby’s.
Try as he may, Reggie’s pleading looks aren’t as effective on thirteen year old Bobby as he’d like. A thirteen year old Bobby who isn’t fond of his sleep being disturbed on a good day, no less.
He can only keep it up for so long. After a few years, Bobby’s resolve does start to crumble. And it crumbles fast. 
“Bobby, c’mon man. We’re not thirteen anymore! I promise I can handle it!” Reggie pleads, desperately wanting to watch the recently released movie that nobody at school can stop talking about. 
Luke drapes his arm around Reggie’s shoulder. A pout matching Reggie’s paints his face, “Yeah, Bobs. We’re not kids anymore. Stop being such a funsucker.”
Bobby glares at Luke, “I am NOT a funsucker.”
Luke purses his lips doubtfully, “Mmmm, you kinda are.”
“Reggie doesn’t need to be more traumatized.”
Reggie squeaks, “I am NOT traumatized.”
Bobby stares at him.
Luke ruffles Reggie’s hair playfully. Reggie pulls himself out from under Luke’s arm to glare at him. Luke grins and ruffles his hair again.
Reggie rolls his eyes, directing his attention back to Bobby. Ignoring Luke is a well-honed skill at this point and he has higher priorities at the moment. 
Reggie puts on his most pathetic puppy dog face, fluttering his eyelashes dramatically and clasping his hands under his chin. He and Luke have always known the power their faces hold and regularly use it to their advantage. Though Reggie’s only recently realized how effective it can be with Bobby. With that realization has also come an exploration of how far he can push it.
It takes everything in Bobby to force himself to look away. He can feel Reggie’s gaze on him and he’s not able to ignore the pull for long. Bobby’s shoulders fall, his resolve crumbling. He turns back to meet Reggie’s eyes and sighs. “Fine. One time, we can try. But just once.”
Reggie whoops gleefully. 
They settle into their usual spots, which haven’t changed in the last two years, as Bobby sets up the movie. 
Much like when they were thirteen, Reggie and Luke still hide behind Alex and Bobby at the scariest parts. Much like when they were thirteen, Bobby teases Luke about it mercilessly. Much like when they were thirteen, Bobby and Alex share exasperated, though no less amused, looks over the antics of the other boys. Unlike when they were thirteen, these looks are now accompanied by a little more pink on their cheeks than either of them will ever be willing to admit to. 
Unfortunately, much like when they were thirteen, the boys are woken by Reggie deep in the throes of a nightmare. 
Unfortunately, unlike when they were thirteen, Bobby’s much less capable of resisting Reggie’s pleading. The scary movies continue, as do the nightmares and distressing wake up calls. 
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“No.” 
“Please.”
Alex hands the tape back to Luke and crosses his arms across his chest. “No!” he repeats.
All three of them turn to look at Alex with confusion. He’s refused every option that Luke and Reggie have proposed, a stark shift from the routine they’ve had for years. 
“No scary movies,” he explains simply. 
Reggie furrows his brows, narrowing his eyes at Alex. “Why?”
“Because I don’t want to watch one.”
Reggie turns to him fully. “I can-,” he starts to say, ready to defend himself. He doesn't love being babied by his friends, even if he's appreciative of how much they care.
Alex cuts him off, “It’s not about you. I don’t want to watch a scary movie. Can we choose something else please?”
Reggie eyes him warily as he spins back around. He works on resifting through the tape collection, handing new suggestions to Luke who passes his approvals onto Alex. 
They finally agree on a Jurassic Park rewatch. 
As they settle in, Bobby directs an appreciative nod Alex’s way. Alex shrugs in silent acknowledgement.
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Alex continues to refuse Luke and Reggie’s R-rated suggestions (of both the horror and “adult” variety) and their frustration grows.
It’s been months of this. It all comes to a head at the next sleepover at Bobby’s. They’d started drifting there more often, the appeal of the lack of parental supervision increasing as they grew older. As their own home lives became more hostile, Bobby’s place offered a bit of a safe haven for all four of them.
“Alex, why are you doing this?” Reggie groans after Alex hands back the most recent suggestion.
Alex stares at him blankly. “Doing what?”
“Why won’t you let us watch any of these?” Reggie gestures toward the rejected pile of movies. 
Alex shrugs, “Because I don’t want to watch them.”
“But why?”
Alex narrows his eyes at Reggie. “Does it matter why?” he challenges. 
Reggie takes the bait, straightening up and puffing out his chest, “Yeah, it does.”
“Why do you need to know?”
Reggie stares at Alex. “Because. We-” he gestures between himself and Luke, “both want to watch these. It’s not fair for you to get veto power if we can’t know why.”
“And,” Luke interjects, “we can’t pick different things if you won’t tell us what’s wrong with these.”
Alex rolls his eyes. “Because I don’t like girls,” he explains simply.
Reggie huffs out a frustrated breath and narrows his eyes at Alex, “You KNOW that’s not what I mean.”
“Fine. They scare me too much.”
Reggie directs an unimpressed glare his way. “Really?”
“Really,” he confirms, crossing his arms over his chest.
“Since when?”
“Since always.”
Reggie scoffs, “You never had issues with them before.”
Alex eyes him, “It doesn’t matter. I don’t want to watch them anymore. Or talk about it. Pick something else.”
Reggie stares Alex down. 
Alex stares back. 
Bobby clears his throat.
Reggie looks up at Bobby with wide, questioning eyes. He’s feeling both a little caught and a lot confused about why he’s not being backed up in this.
“Can we get on with this? Please?” Bobby pleads.
Reggie huffs, “Fine,” and turns back to the stack of movies. He finds something that he knows neither Luke or Alex are going to reject, passing it to Alex. He flops onto the couch while he waits for it to be approved by his friends. 
After setting up the movie, Bobby takes the spot beside Reggie. “We’re a little pouty today,” he observes quietly. 
Reggie halfheartedly tries to put some distance between himself and Bobby but doesn’t manage to go far. “Shut up.”
Bobby chuckles lightly as he leans back, looping his arm over Reggie’s shoulders. 
They settle in side by side to watch the movie much like they normally do, with Reggie shifting slightly so he can see the screen better, leaning into Bobby’s side. 
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The next time Reggie spends the night at Bobby’s solo, he pleads his case again.
“C’mon Bee, please? “
“I don’t understand why you like freaking yourself out so much. We could do literally anything else. Something that won’t give you nightmares.”
Reggie shrugs, “I dunno. I just like them. And now with Alex…” he grimaces, “this is my only chance. Please?”
Bobby’s shoulders drop in defeat. He sighs. 
Reggie tries to hide his grin, knowing that means he’s about to win this one. “You’d be my favourite for FOREVER, Bobby,” he pleads, widening his eyes and jutting out his bottom lip.
“I’m already your favourite,” Bobby grumbles as he takes the tape from Reggie, sliding it into the VCR. 
Reggie flops onto the couch he and Bobby normally share, finally letting the victorious grin take over his face. “Thanks, Bobs. You’re the best!”
“Yeah, yeah. I know. Don’t come crying to me when you have a bad dream.”
Reggie crosses over his heart with a light giggle. His expression morphs into a frown when Bobby sits on the other couch. “We’re not sitting together?”
Bobby stares at him, “Did you want to?”
“We always do. Don’t you love me any more, Bobby?” Reggie asks, eyes wide as he tries and fails  to hide his teasing grin. 
Bobby rolls his eyes but gathers the blanket up and moves over to sit in the  open space beside Reggie. 
Reggie lets out a contented sigh as he leans into Bobby. “Much better! Can’t have scary movie times without my pillow.”
Bobby groans half-heartedly, “Good to know what I am to you. A pillow and supplier of nightmares.” He wraps his arm around Reggie’s shoulders just the same, though. 
“Exactly,” Reggie beams at him, “the best!”
Bobby fights the blush threatening to rise up his face, grateful that Reggie had turned his attention back to the television so quickly. He clenches his hand into a fist once, twice, three times, before letting himself relax again.
Bobby holds back a laugh the first time Reggie jumps under his arm, smirking at Reggie’s half-hearted glare.
When Reggie hides his face in Bobby’s shoulder at the next scary point, Bobby gently rubs Reggie’s back in comfort, his attention never drifting from the movie. It’s nothing they haven’t done before. Only this time, when Reggie turns back toward the screen, Bobby doesn’t stop. 
He seems to be moving mindlessly as his hand drifts down to settle on Reggie’s waist. Bobby gently caresses the space between Reggie’s shirt and the waistband of his jeans with his thumb. 
Reggie freezes up slightly, not expecting the much more intimate than usual contact. He quickly relaxes though, leaning back into Bobby. 
When his thumb starts to creep beneath Reggie’s waistband, Reggie starts to panic. Sure, he’s had a thing for Bobby for as long as he can remember, but he never expected that it might be reciprocated and he certainly didn’t expect for Bobby to be the one to initiate this kind of physical contact. 
He turns to look up at Bobby who seems completely unaware of the crisis that he’s inflicting on Reggie, intently watching the movie. 
It doesn’t take long for Bobby to register Reggie watching him, directing a questioning look down at Reggie.
“Something wrong?”
Reggie swallows thickly, “No. Nope. Everything’s fine.” He turns to look back at the TV.
The ministrations at his waist stop. Bobby starts to move away and Reggie gently covers Bobby’s hand with his own, keeping him in place. “You uh… you don’t have to stop,” Reggie whispers.
“I’m really sorry, Reg. I didn’t even realize…” Bobby starts to say, trying to defend himself as he attempts to stave off his own panic at realizing what he’d been doing. His chest tightens as he considers the discomfort he’s subconsciously subjected them both to, not to mention the fear of his feelings coming to light. 
“It’s okay,” Reggie insists quietly. “Really. You can stop if you want but uh…” his voice turns shy, “I… I like it.”
“Yeah?” Bobby coughs out breathlessly and Reggie nods. 
“Okay,” he whispers and directs his attention back to the movie.
It doesn’t take long before Bobby’s thumb starts moving over Reggie’s skin again.
Reggie finds himself completely incapable of paying any attention to what’s happening on-screen. He lets his own hand drift over to Bobby’s leg, running circles with his thumb on the inside of his knee.
Bobby looks down to acknowledge the unexpected contact but says nothing. 
After a short while, they shift and Reggie sits up slightly, swinging his legs around to drape over the front of the couch, still leaning into Bobby’s side. Bobby reaches down with his free arm and grabs Reggie’s knees. He rotates Reggie slightly and positions his legs over his lap, dislodging Reggie’s hand.
Reggie lets out a giggle, “I can’t see the movie like this.”
Bobby rolls his eyes and directs a fond look at Reggie, “You have no idea what’s been happening for at least the last half hour.” Reggie scoffs, mocking offense. “I’d know because you haven’t tried to hide once.”
“Shut up,” Reggie mutters and Bobby laughs. “You’re very distracting.”
“Yeah?” Bobby looks down at Reggie. 
“Yeah. Now shut up and watch your movie.”
“I put this movie on for you, remember?”
“You did not.”
“I did. You specifically requested it even. I was there.”
“You’re bullying me,” Reggie mumbles into Bobby’s chest.
Bobby laughs again, bringing his hand up to rub up and down Reggie’s back. Bobby’s other hand rests on Reggie’s knee. He starts drawing circles through the rips in his jeans with his thumb. If he’s going to be given permission to touch Reggie, he’s going to allow himself to follow some impulses. 
Reggie doesn’t bother trying to watch any more of what’s going on behind him. He settles for listening to it play in the background. He lets himself enjoy the feeling of being wrapped up with Bobby. It’s something he’d imagined before, sure, but the reality of having Bobby’s warmth surrounding him is more than he could have dreamed. He feels more at home, more at peace, then he’d even though possible. 
Reggie extends his arm around Bobby’s waist and starts to fiddle with the hem of his shirt as he listens to Bobby’s heartbeat, relishing in the feeling of Bobby’s hands on him. He chances a glance up at Bobby, smiling to himself when he notices Bobby’s stern look. His resting expression has always steered toward the stoic side of the scale and that remains true even as they allow themselves to explore this new development in their relationship.
Bobby’s hand migrates to Reggie’s thigh, still rubbing small circles with this thumb as he watches the movie. Reggie’s breath catches. He fights down the urge to kiss Bobby’s neck. He’s right there. He’d barely need to move.
Reggie’s fingers catch skin where he’d been playing with Bobby’s shirt, drawing Bobby’s attention back to the boy who’d wound up in his lap. 
He looks down at Reggie and barely hesitates before dipping his head down to kiss him. 
Reggie readily returns it. They work through the preliminary awkwardness quickly, moving their lips together as they find their rhythm. 
Bobby’s hand travels the rest of the way up Reggie’s thigh and to Reggie’s hip. He squeezes slightly to pull Reggie further around. 
Reggie takes the hint, repositioning himself so that he’s straddling Bobby, never breaking their kiss. Reggie wraps his arms around the back of Bobby’s neck, taking advantage of the new angle to deepen the kiss.
Bobby’s hands roam the expanse of Reggie’s back as he grants Reggie access to his mouth. He twines his own tongue with Reggie’s as he lets his hands venture down Reggie’s body.
Bobby grabs Reggie’s ass, eliciting a soft gasp from the other boy.
Bobby grins against Reggie’s mouth.
Reggie recovers quickly, pressing himself closer to Bobby as he again captures Bobby’s lips with his own. He moves his hands up to grasp at Bobby’s hair and tugs gently. He’s rewarded by Bobby’s groan and smirks delightedly to himself.
They continue to tease each other as they make out, experimenting with their teeth and tongues, learning what the other seems to enjoy.
When they finally separate to breathe, both panting to catch their breaths, Reggie laughs lightly, “We should have done that forever ago.”
Bobby wraps his arms tightly around Reggie’s middle, resting his face in the crook of Reggie’s neck. “Yeah,” he agrees, voice low. “Better late than never, or something.”
Reggie dislodges Bobby as he draws back. He directs a curious look at Bobby. “How late are you considering late?”
Bobby shrugs, pulling Reggie back toward him by tightening his arms around Reggie. “Does it matter?” 
Reggie laughs, “Well, it would be nice to know how long I wasn’t alone in this for.”
“Who says you were first?”
“Who says I wasn’t?”
Bobby reaches up to press a single kiss to Reggie’s lips. “Me,” he says with finality.
Reggie hums doubtfully.
“Dude, why do you think you kept getting away with,” Bobby waves toward the television now sitting ignored on the other side of the room, “this?”
“How do you know I wasn’t asking for them on purpose?”
“Because you’re you.”
Reggie smacks Bobby’s shoulder, “Hey!”
“You telling me I’m wrong?”
Reggie purses his lips, trying to come up with a rebuttal, wrinkling his nose in the process.
Bobby’s gaze tracks over Reggie’s face and he grins. “Exactly.”
Reggie glares at Bobby before his eyes suddenly widen in realization, “Is this why Alex didn’t want us watching them any more?”
Bobby swallows a laugh, “Yeah, I don’t think so.”
Reggie narrows his eyes, “It’s ‘cause of me, isn’t it?”
Bobby averts his gaze, refusing to respond.
“Isn’t it?” Reggie insists, pulling Bobby’s hands off of him. “Not answering just tells me I’m right.”
Bobby sighs with defeat, “Yeah. I think so.”
Reggie huffs as he starts to climb off of Bobby’s lap.
Bobby stops him, grabbing Reggie by the hips. “Hey, no. Come back.”
Reggie looks down at Bobby. “But why?”
“Why what? Why come back or why did we stop with the movies?”
“The second one, obviously.”
“Reg,” Bobby pulls at Reggie, encouraging him to at least sit back down. 
He complies, sitting down next to Bobby. 
Bobby turns to face him, pulling his feet up onto the couch and crossing his legs underneath him. 
Reggie mimics the position. “So?” he encourages once they’re both settled.
Bobby lets out a deep breath, “Reggie, you don’t know how much it sucks to see you so scared. The way it feels to be woken up by your screaming. Knowing all we can do is comfort you after it happens and hope you’re okay.”
Reggie’s face falls. “Oh,” he says simply.
Bobby brings a hand up to cradle Reggie’s face. “We love being there for you. Comforting you. But it still sucks. It was just easier to say no. Or try, anyway. We’re not meaning to baby you. At least… not entirely.”
Reggie rests his hand over Bobby’s, “Yeah, I know. I get that. I hate that my brain loves things that hurt me so much.”
“Hey, that’s why we’re here,” Bobby assures him. “We’d never hurt you on purpose. I never want to hurt you.”
Reggie lifts his gaze up to meet Bobby’s. “You don’t.”
“Good,” Bobby murmurs, leaning closer to Reggie. “Now that that’s sorted, can we do more kissing now?”
“Oh, I see how it is,” Reggie teases. He drops one gentle kiss to Bobby’s lips. “You just want me for my body.”
Bobby hums, letting his hands drift from Reggie’s face, down his arms, and up his back. “Well, we hadn’t gotten there yet but I can’t say that it’s not part of it.”
Reggie rolls his eyes as he lets out a light laugh. 
Bobby grasps Reggie’s hips and pulls him close. He leans back against the arm rest, letting his legs stretch out under them. 
Reggie adjusts to make room for Bobby’s legs, straddling Bobby’s hips. Reggie leans down to kiss him. 
Bobby’s hands travel up Reggie’s back, pulling him down to kiss him back fiercely. 
“I’ll let you choose all the movies forever if this is what we get to do while they’re playing,” Bobby murmurs. 
“I’ll hold you to that,” Reggie counters cheekily. He presses his lips to Bobby’s: once, twice, three times. 
Bobby all but growls as he pulls Reggie back down to kiss him properly, finally letting themselves get lost in each other. 
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ya-boi-haru · 5 months
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Hey SMTO fandom! Amongst my time of cosplaying the characters (which you can watch here if you don't know my stuff) I did also do a genderswap au for a fun thing to continue doing the characters, but that was really it, however I'm about to reveal a project I never got around to working on...
✨️Seduce Me: Band AU✨️
I just recently remembered this, so I'm going to try and remember all the headcannons + add new ones, that I would have done!
James: Pianist, guitar + Band manager/agent, Lead vocal
Erik: Pianist, a little guitar, singer
Sam: Drums, guitar, back up singer
Matthew: base, back up singer, drums
Damien: learning: guitar, base, piano and vocals
Mika (mc): Singer
Diana: solo artist/singer
Saero: Diana's bodyguard
Suzu: Drums
Naomi: piano, harp
Andrew: piano
✨️Now headcannons✨️:
(Disclaimer: I'm not very knowledgeable on music stuffs so...)
• All the boys have tattoos, they all got a matching one of a heart with horns (the horns varying to what theirs look like in the game)
• Tattoos (not including the matching ones)
- James: tribal pattern around his lower torso, music notes
- Erik: Twisted rose vines with sharp thorns with blood drops
- Sam: Dragon on his back, demon circle on his shoulder, tribal patter on his front torso (to match his demon markings)
- Matthew: probably something colourful and kinda cute. A small simon tabby on his calf (he lost a bet)
- Damien: 4 music notes, each one drawn by a brother on his wrist
- Diana: Panther that looks like its coming out of her shoulder, Matching golden rose with Searo
• Piercings:
- James: (1)Earlobe double, helix, eyebrow
- Erik: Ears double, helix double, lip, nose, nipples
- Sam: Ears (double), helix ( double each), nose, tounge, lip (snakebite)
- Matthew: Ears, nose, helix (double)
- Damien: Ears (double), nose
- Diana: Ears, nipples, tounge
- Saero: Lip Dolphin bites, ear, helix
• Whenever Sam needs to vent out his feelings he takes it out on his drums, doing "practice sessions"
• All the brothers are teaching Damien how to play/sing since he wasn't allowed to learn growing up
• They've heard of Diana since their parents tries to get them to make a contract with each other but the brothers left their Fathers publisher name before they could
• While they enjoy playing together, the boys do have their own style as well
• SAM USES GUYLINER
• Mika would sing with Naomi and Suzu and they'd pretend to have big gigs while playing the the garage. Her father would rather she take over the producer company, but thinks its good she's "knowledgeable about the art"
• Erik is in charge of their outfits/costumes
• Matthew organises light/stage work etc
• Damien chills back stage with James when he's not on
• Damien is working on a song
• Sam takes his drumsticks with him everywhere. He has multiple and even a lucky pair
• Sams never been one for writing the songs but he tries to for Mika
• The boys started out at bars and small clubs and just where ever they could get a gig. They also done some shows for charity
• Harold discovered them and let them join his record company
• Mika wanted to be a singer but was supposed to take over her dad for the company and she "couldn't do both"
• Diana met up with Harold before about a job at his company but before papers could be finalised, he passed away
• Damien doesn't want to show his song as he's "still working on it" but if you were listening at the right time, you can hear him humming it, trying to work out a melody and lyrics
• Erik, Mika & Matthew are shower singers (both in the AU and cannon)
• The boys learned how to play Mikas favourite song as a surprise for her birthday
• Mika helps them out with Social Media management
That's all I have for now but hope you enjoy the concept. Feel free to add on or use as inspiration for anything (tho please credit/tag)
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spark-yukinghoul · 1 year
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Never mess with The element Earth ( NSFW / 18+ )
Had no idea what else to post, no idea what else but to cherish the drummer but in a weird way, NSFW, some weird ass shit- uhh, Yeah, well, Enjoy, i hope- (there will still be spelling errors most definitely, i took my time- well then, it‘ll be taking a while for the next story- OR, you can ask me for a story-)
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Before hand i wanna explain this story before the summary, This story is about the element of Ice and Earth, but the twist is that Ice and Earth do not get along together due to their difference and stuff. It's not the best of ideas, i am aware of that but i do not give a crap!
About the Element of Ice and Earth (This is my idea):
The Element Ice is able to choose whatever it wants to play, Violin, Piano, Drums, Guitar, Tambourine- You get the drill. The Ice Element is very energetic, open, hates the woods as they cannot find their way back from a blizzard or during a blizzard, Earth always telling them to not go outside then, but during their calling it doesn't matter what time of the day it is, what the weather looks like, they go. Earth always was a challenge to get along with, Ice avoiding the earth elements at all time.
Why? Because Earth is Quiet, a calm nature, adoring the plants and the beauty of the woods, being intimidating to that! The earth elements, despite of what the fandom of ghost says- (ITS MY IDEA!) Hates the cold, complaining to the ice elements when it is already Winter! When fall comes, Earth elements are going through their rut yes, but then when they are gone, the Ice elements make a whole ice skating hall out of the common room! (it pisses them off.) Putting it short:
Ice Element: - Energetic - Hates the Woods - has a choosing of what to play (Instrument) - Outgoing - Loud - Unorganized - Has never been Summoned before - Interacting a lot with people
Earth Element: - Calm - Loves Nature - More of a favor of Playing the Drums - More of a stay at home person - Quiet - Organized - Mostly often being Summoned - Not interacting a lot with people
Please Remember this is only a story Idea!
Warning: Swearing, Violence, NSFW, teasing, Blood
Information about the Reader: You are a Newly Summoned Ghoul, With the Element of Ice, also being the first Ice element of the Church of the Unholy, You play the Lead Guitar as you felt drawn to the instrument, Also you only learned about the Tall Drummer being an Earth Element when you felt your Element going crazy, snow falling in the dens when it happened. ( READER IS A SHE/HER!! )
Summary: You were against the idea of messing with the Earth Element, yet you were being begged to do so by your fellow Lead guitarist Dew and the Multi Ghoul Swiss, doing it but regretting it as soon as something happened while practice, this shocked you and taking matters in your own hands, you requested to stay at the Church, which Sister Imperator allowed you to do, then something interesting happened...
Pairing: Mountain x Ghoulette Reader!
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You were walking to the Practice room with Dewdrop and Swiss, as you were only a few months in the band, but already 2 years in the overworld, having to earn your trust first before letting you join and knowing what you play for an instrument, these two idiots helped you practice the songs in private, Dew teaching you every riff and Swiss telling you all about the stupid stuff that'll be going on once on stage. It took you a while to figure out which ghoul was which element, but quickly knew which one was Earth, you remember it quiet good...
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It was the first day of you being summoned, getting shown around the abbey grounds, it was winter as well, making your summoning something special, Winter, the Summoning, but no one thought about what element you are yet. "oh! Copia! We didn't think you'd be outside this moment, what brings you to us?" asked a ghoulette, copia shivering answered:"Looking for you my Ghulehs, Cirrus, be a dear and take this new Ghoulette to the dens with you and the rest." Cirrus took a look at you, you were only wearing a pair of shorts and a Shirt.
"Will do Copia, you go to your room though, we don't want you catching a cold!" Exclaimed Cirrus, copia waving her off before leaving to the main building were his office is found, you turned to the ghoulette, looking behind her to find another ghoulette and 3 ghouls.
Cirrus took notice of you looking behind her, giggling, "Hey guys! come meet the new Ghoulette!" she said, the other ghoulette and the ghouls walking over, taking a look at you, then a tall ghoul stepped forward, introducing himself and the others:" I am Swiss, i am the Multi ghoul, The one who called us over is Cirrus, to her left is Cumulus, those two play the Keyboard. The smaller Ghoul is Rain, he plays the bass while the last one is Aether, Rhythm guitarist."
You smiled at them, giving them a little wave before Swiss took your hand and took you to the dens to introduce you to the missing three of them, the other 4 followed, talking and laughing. Asking you a question here and there to make you feel included.
While you didn't feel unsafe or anything, it was weird being surrounded by other ghouls and ghoulettes of other elements, you only knew the feeling of being surrounded by Ice elements, now being amongst other elements, you felt a bit out of place. none the less when you have arrived at the Dens, you were lead to the common room were you saw 2 ghouls and another ghoulette.
"hey guys! we are back and we have brought someone with us!" spoke Cumulus out of the blue, the three ghouls looking at the doorway, the two who were playing uno got up and went over to meet you but the other one stayed in his place.
The ghoulette jumped at you and the other one gave you a death like stare,"I am Sunshine, that is dew!" told you sunshine, you gave them a smile, the only ghoul you haven't met yet sat on the couch close to the fireplace, the other ghouls left ,(well, Rain, Sunshine, Cumulus, Swiss, Cirrus have left-), you were standing there, with Dew, Aether and the unknown one.
Aether took your hand gently, walking over to the unknown ghoul, the closer you got to him, the stronger your element felt, as if telling you to run, the other ghoul seemed to notice it too, his element also telling him to run,"introduce yourself buddy!" said aether, the other ghoul looked at you,"Mountain...the drummer" was all he said before snowflakes fell on his face and landing on the floor.
Your eyes widened in shock, looking above you, there had formed a small cloud of snow, then hissing erupted from Mountain, you looked back at him, stepping back from Aether and Mountain, when mountain stood up, you saw how tall he is, you still felt like you should run but kept in place,"I'm sorry, i don't know what this means, this, this has never happened before!" You exclaimed
Mountain groaned, walking past you, stopping at the doorway,"Its because i am the Earth Element, you are Ice." he said before rushing to his room. "But...." you wanted to say something but cut your tongue, thinking for the time until the other ghouls had come back.
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Thrown back to the reality you saw yourself standing in front of thought about ghoul, Mountain standing there, waiting for Copia to say something, not bothered b your presence beside him, you were pulled by your shirt over to Dew and Swiss, the two looking like they have something back in their head, which was exactly what you thought
“We have a plan and need you in it! Please?“ spoke Dewdrop, when dew says please you know its gonna be a lot of trouble,“No, not doing it, last time i heard you say please and i agreed you nearly got us killed!“ you exclaimed, Swiss chuckles,“We know, we know, but please? We wanna tease the tall one!“ Said Swiss,“Teasing Mountain? Hell to the nah!“ you spat back, the two kept begging until you agreed
“Shut up! Okay, okay, i am in, what is this plan?“ you asked, Dew clearing his throat,“You being jokingly choked, also being pushed up to him while playing.“ He explained, didn‘t sound dangerous to be honest,“ okay? Uh-“ you were given your guitar by Rain who just shook his head, that was not really a good sign at all, your so gonna die or do something stupid, but it‘s only one more week until the first tour, so you have to give it your best!
“Lets get Started Ghulehs!“ Exclaimed Copia, you always stood in between Swiss and Mountain, shaking you head at Swiss, flipping him off before playing the first notes of Kaisarion. Practice didn‘t seem bad, but you were choked here and there, having a little battle with Aether in between, stood several times like, next to Mountain, now, you stood in front of the earth ghoul, having a battle with Dew
You both didn‘t realize how worked up you guys were, Dew was hella angry, not taking notice of it, not until he snapped and actually flung towards you, biting your neck harshly, drawing blood from it, his teeth sunken so deep he could almost break your bones and other very needed nerves
You let your guitar hang from your shoulders as you roughly shoved Dewdrop away from you, both of you panting heavily, you felt your cold blood run down your neck, then down your shoulders, before staining your shirt with it,“WHAT THE FUCK?!“ you screamed, giving Aether your guitar, dew gave his to Rain,“I-it was an accident! I swear!“ he tried telling you
“Accident my ASS! You fucking BIT ME!“ you yelled again, that moment you flung towards him but flung at mountain who quickly jumped between Dew and you, not taking notice that moment, mind clearly fogged with anger, you have left a deep, stinging wound on his chest, using your element with the attack, making it sting thousand times worse, when Mountain groaned in pain and you were dragged away from him, you saw the damage, you didn‘t wish to hurt anyone but, except for Mountain sometimes but…you felt guilty, sorrowful…
Regret washing over your face, a stare of horror as you gaze upon the aching Drummer, You weren‘t able to say a word as you were shoved out the room by Aether, you became an animal that moment you wanted to hurt Dewdrop, now you stood in front of the door from the practice room in the ghoul dens, tears streaming down your cheeks, you weren‘t gonna allow yourself to go on tour when you can get mad this easily, also not in for when a ghoul would report this…
You quietly made your way up the dens, walking down the now empty halls as it is dinner at the moment, making your way to Sister Imperator, with a deep breath you wanted to knock on the door but stopped yourself, this is not only a one way ticket back to hell but also a punishment of your actions, you knocked on the door anyway
“Come in.“ You heard Sister Imperator, walking inside she saw the bloody claw you had, the teary face was also what gave away you did something terrible,“I-I‘m here to, hic, report myself…“ you stated, Sister Imperator stood quiet, waiting for you to continue,“I-It was at practice, D-Dewdrop a-accidentally bit my neck harshly, i-i was fogged up w-with anger, i flung at him b-but Mountain jumped between us, t-then i, i had an ice claw a-and i-i wounded him terribly…!!“ you explained
You sobbed, more tears streaming down your face,“p-please don‘t send me on the tour…i-I’d rather be send back to hell than that! I-i might hurt someone on tour…“ you added, sister imperator wrote something down that moment,“You will be staying here, i will have Mist and Alpha be your guide to control your Emotions, you will also be staying with them until the band goes on tour. Ok?“ she said, you nodded
“Who are those, mist and Alpha, Sister?“ You asked, she turned on the speakers, saying into them,“Mist and Alpha, report to my office immediately.“ turning the speakers off,“You will see in a few minutes, take a seat.“ She told you, gladly you took that offer, sitting down on one of the chairs, waiting for those Mist and Alpha, it might‘ve been 10 minutes when a knock finally was heard,“Enter.“ Sister imperator said, then two older ghouls entered, looking at you
“You wished our presence?“ asked the ghoulette,“I certainly have Mist, this ghoul, the newest addition to the band, will not be going on tour.“ Imperator said,“ She wont? May we know why?“ the ghoul asked,“Yes you may, She has reported herself, the report on being her hurting a band member in the process of a rage, certainly incapable of controlling her emotions.“ Imperator told him,“Oh my, that‘s horrible!“ exclaimed mist
“It certainly is, She will be staying with you and the other ghouls until the band goes on tour, i also wish of you two, that you teach her as to how to control her emotions.“ Imperator stated, the ghoul walked over to you, offering you a hand, your bloody claw arose, but quickly went back down, not wanting to like, get his clothes dirty, but he took your bloody claw into his hand and made you stand up,“My name is Alpha, my fiend here is Mist, pleasure meeting you.“ Alpha said, you nodded
“now, get out of my office!“ Imperator said, you were dragged out the room, but the dragging stopped after a minute or two, hand still being held but now you were walking in a slow pace,“Which one did you hurt, if we are allowed to know of course!“ spoke Mist, you were still crying but cracked out:“Mountain“, mist shoved Alpha away, he let go of your hand and mist hugged you tightly,“Oh unholy satanas, i hope he‘ll forgive you!“ she said
hopefully…..yeah…the three of you made your way through the halls of the ghoul dens before ending in a much more secluded and comfier area, then You stood in mist‘s room, taking in she has two beds but only one is being used,“I used to hope I’ll get a roommate, now its kind off reality!“ she said, a small smile crept to your face, she and alpha are so kind to you
The night was nice, full of laughter and chatting, meeting the other older ghouls, they were nice, except for the one group they call Nihil’s ghouls, you noted that you should never approach them, never ever! You had a fun night, you were asked about what you liked, what you have for hobbies, your element, etc.
The morning you woke up, looking at the calendar, you have 6 more days until the band left, you cracked your knuckles and neck before getting dressed and walked up the dens and down the halls with mist to go and do your tasks, you and mist have the same tasks, that was on purpose from sister imperator, you walking outside through the snow with mist to go to the library to help Sister Lisa with organizing returned books back to their place
The time flew by, tasks were done quickly, no practice too, it was on your plan yeah but, you skipped practice, not able to face the band, you were quick to think mountain will hut you as bad as you have hurt him, you didn‘t wanna risk it, you‘re NOT, gonna risk it!
On day 4 though, you wanted to have your guitar back, you left it in the practice room, knowing the band, their all in the common room of theirs, or in bed or doing whatever, creeping your way down the halls and to the practice room, you heard nothing in the room, no talking, no music, not even movement, you are lucky, you thought
You quietly entered the room, spotting your guitar quickly, the one ghoul you wanted to avoid most, was holding it, Mountain was fucking holding your Guitar,“Was wondering when you‘d get it.“ he spoke, he doesn‘t talk much, and you didn‘t like to stay quiet, but the tables have turned this Time, you were careful as you approached him,“not gonna talk?“ he asked you, you shook your head in response
He walked towards you, meeting you in the middle, he stood straight in front of you, guitar in hands and looking down at your figure, you looked up at him and waited for him to say something, but he didn‘t, he gave you your guitar, which you took but you didn‘t go dashing through the door, you were still feeling guilty for wounding him,“how…“ you took a moment to think, his head titled before you continued to speak:“ How is, your chest..?“ you asked
He unbuttoned his shirt, revealing a big scar,“left a huge scar, but else its fine.“ he said, the scar worried you of your strength, quickly your gaze was directed to the floor, he buttoned his shirt again, you had this fight or flight sense kick but you stood there, on fight mode, pushing the chaos of element away,“I‘m, sorry…“ you said quietly, he heard it but said.“What? I didn‘t hear you.“
Thats when your head snapped back up at him, tears streaming down your face, mountain has heard a lot about the Ice elements but never heard of an Ice element Crying when hurting an Earth element and feeling guilty,“I‘m sorry! I‘m sorry, i am so sorry for hurting you mountain!“ you said, guitar over your shoulder,“I already have reported the incident to sister imperator, i am not going on tour that is in 2 days! I am staying here, to dangerous that i might hurt someone again!“ You added
Mountain was looking for some sort of joke in that one, he didn‘t find it, you were dead serious, you were done with the situation, dashing back to the other ghouls, down the halls and just crashing into Alpha who was sent to find you as it was dinner time for them, he took you to mist‘s room, letting you rest there, letting your emotions settle…
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The band was already one tour for 4 months, you stood your ground and stayed in the Church, playing the music you love, practicing other songs, you even learned how to play the bass! You felt at peace with Mist and Alpha, you felt safe, you were currently in your and mist‘s room, mist and alpha went to town with some other ghouls but you don‘t like going out, thats when you suddenly received FaceTime call, it was an Unknown number
Swiss texted you only a minute later,
SwissBro: Hey! That FaceTime is safe! I gave one of the other members your Number!
You send a thumbs up before answering the call, you were met with the Body of someone, but not their face, you were to stunned to speak, you want to know which ghoul it is, You know about Swiss, Dew, Cirrus and Cumulus, so who is that? From the stature it is a male
The phone was placed on a table, facing down at the ghouls crotch, he proceeded to unbuckle his belt, hand sliding in his pants, pulling out his rather big Cock, it was twitching, precum already dripping from its tip, you felt your face heat up, hearing the heavy breathing from the ghoul, a sudden deep voice speaking up, making you flinch and feeling yourself getting turned on by the ghouls voice,“You‘ll be getting this big cock once we get back in two weeks~“
The ghoul stroke his shaft slowly, teasing you badly, he took his phone in hand, only showing his cock, you knew he‘ll hang up in the next moment,“Which, which ghoul are you?“ you asked him, a chuckle came from him, “You‘ll have to figure out yourself~“ was the only response you got before he hung up, you put your phone aside, thinking about it, who was it? It could‘ve been Aether or Rain, You do not take mountain in the options, you don‘t think at all it could‘ve been him.
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The next few days until the band comes back, you and that number were Talking a lot over text, you even received some dick pics from that ghoul, though it was weird you have send nudes to him, receiving compliments or voice messages from him, mostly compliments or his moans of your name, you took your phone with you while walking around the halls
As you heard a chuckle behind you, a hand held your mouth shut, the same deep voice talking,“ we‘re back, any ideas ass to who i am?~“ you tried getting a glimpse of the ghoul, you hear held to look ahead,“ seemingly no, lets go to a more private room~“ slowly walking to the dens, you were forced to look ahead, not getting one glimpse of the ghoul
Walking into your room, you were suddenly blindfolded,“now you won‘t see my face“ he said, pushing you forward on your knees, choking you softly with his tail, it was a weird feeling, but you really liked this, though you should be running or calling for help, you thought it was Rain or Aether though, so you trusted the ghoul in the room, letting him choke you, his fingers feel so soft, his breathing was being heard perfectly, the way his fingers were choking you, his other hand roaming freely over your clothed body, softly gripping your waist
"Naughty girl, such a naughty little girl~" he spoke, his voice directly in your ear, his breath so hot, you could melt into the firey gates beneath you, back to hell, it was something you never could've imagined someone would do to you, your ice cold skin feeling a warmth creep within it, your blood feeling hotter than normal, an aching pain built in your stomach, did you wish to be touched this badly? Surely not! or maybe you did crave this kind of touch longer than thought?
You thought back a bit, you really wanted to crave this kind of touch yeah, but, this feeling only happened to creep in your body the other day that Mountain and you were alone in the practice room, as he gave you your guitar, seeing his chest with the big scar, it was kinda hot,"Your drooling little one~" you heard,"thinking about something?~"
You were thinking about Mountain, the ghoul you should hate, your Elements do not go together, you do not wanna hate him tho! You, want him to be yours, fuck, Satanas almighty, You craved the touch from Mountain, the one ghoul who you never expected to get in touch with! "I am talking to you Babe." You heard, flinching in surprise you also let out a squeak,"What are you thinking about?~" he asked, you had no way of talking your way out of it
"I'm, uhm, i'm thinking about the Drummer..." you simply said, a deep chuckle caught your attention,"Is that so? Why don't you just relax and scream his name when you climax little girl~" He told you, you must be blushing a deep shade of red, you felt like your burning, why did this ghoul told you to do so? You quickly were ripped out of your thoughts due to this ghoul pulling to your bed, making you sit on it, slender fingers sliding under your habit, softly pulling it off, the warm touch and warm air is something you barely feel, but it was amazing
His tongue licking across a scar that came with dewdrops bite those months ago, it didn't ache anymore but it was rather sensitive, you bit back a gasp, his tongue felt like it wants to taste every part of your body, heck, who are you kidding? This ghouls takes his time, making sure you are still comfortable! like he knows your every move, your every sensitive little spot, kinda creepy
His hands were resting on your thighs, your body was reacting in its own way, your hands were slowly roaming over his body, he was still in his Tour costume, your fingers were softly pushed further down, that moment you could've sworn you saw stars behind the blindfold, his erected cock was still clothed but it felt huge already, making you feel your folds, they were getting wetter every moment you thought about this ghouls length
no more words were spoken, it was making you feel a bit uneasy but this ghoul didn't seem to mean any harm, he only pulled away when he took off his shirt and boots, pushing on your back he pulled you further up on the bed, your legs around his waist, feeling your undergarments being taken off, first the bra, then the matching panties, not the thigh highs tho, seems he has a thing for it, his fingers found their way to your womanhood (i feel awkward for using Pussy- sorry!), pushing through your folds carefully with a single finger, biting your moans back he growled low
this send a jolt of pleasure down your spine, a shaky moan left you, a second finger suddenly entered you, a more breathy moan escaping you, it was a bit painful yeah, but you enjoyed it for some odd reason, you were enjoying this pain that came in a mix of pleasure, this feeling of pleasure and pain, making sure you are prepared to take his huge cock inside you, this ghoul must see you as fragile, else he wouldn‘t be so careful, you were quiet honestly becoming a moaning mess
A mess under his touch, under the touch of this ghoul, making you feel amazing, choking you softly, fingering you rather rough, stretching your insides for him, his tail holding down your hands against the soft sheets of the bed, his lips captured yours in a soft yet also passionately rough kiss, getting you all heated and wild for this, and oh Satanas, it‘s working, it is working so good, you’re trembling weakly, moans muffled by his lips, your skin felt warm and soft
When he pulled away from the kiss, he made sure to finger you even rougher than he already was, making you scream slightly, feeling you‘re coming close to your limit, you decided to play Naughty Girl and not even warn him, he was teasing you earlier, with a hitched, more like Sharp inhale, you trembled badly underneath his gaze, your limit reached, his fingers were no longer moving, he did slowly slide his fingers our of your folds, tasting you,“You taste excellent my Beautifully Naughty Girl~“ he spoke suddenly
“I thought i said to scream his name when you climax, or not?“ he asked, you gasped when his grip on your neck tightened a bit,“Y-yeah, you did“ you responded, trying not to come over as needy right now, fuck, you didn‘t care who it was that was about to screw you! You just want to feel good, your thoughts are foggy, this fog being from lust, something you never really felt before,“Heh, well, then scream it next time, cause i believe you‘re ready for my Cock~“ He said, you yelped in shock, hearing him unbuckle and unzip his pants, but it seems he doesn‘t take them off
You squealed when suddenly you felt his tip against your folds, his hands both roamed down to hold your hips tightly, pushing himself through your folds, making you cry in this new feeling, you have endured the constant screams of the other ghouls and sisters when screwing each other, but never thought you‘d do it yourself, his right hand slid down your thigh and pulled it over his shoulder, you felt so full
He groaned, his cock was so deep inside you, you could see the stars once more, but more clear, he is the first to make you see stars too, he seemingly is skilled with people like you, it must look really hot for him, this sight of you, hands held above your head with his tail, blindfolded, your half open mouth, your chest rising and falling rapidly, your right leg over his shoulder, his left hand holding your hip tightly, seeing how his cock is filling you up, he loves this sight
His hips snapped once to make you flinch, you didn‘t flinch, you let out a loud moan, a deep chuckle erupted from his throat,“So beautiful~“ he praised you, snapping his hips again, another moan came from you, his eyes were piercing through the blindfold, you could feel it, you wanted to see who this ghoul is, you wanted to know so badly!
Your tail wrapped around his waist, he didn‘t bother asking, his teasing hip snapping went to a rapidly rough pace, making you feel good with every move of his hips, moans coming from you, the sound of skin clapping, the smell of lust, the feeling of pleasure, it was all filling the room, he could only imagine the lust filling your eyes, this deep lustfull gaze, the one he also saw on the nudes you had send him
This ghoul knew so much from bandmates, siblings of sin and over your texts, but to that you were an open book to read for him, easily to tell what you like, love, dislike and hate, his lips were connected to your neck, kissing it softly, leaving a hickey here and there, You felt your second orgasm approaching, you were still a moaning wreck, yet you still had strength over your voice, his name being the only thing you can think off right now, the one he told you to scream when you climax
“M-Mountain, Ah Fuck, Mountain, Mountain!“ You screamed, his hips also moving faster than before, your second orgasm had already came to its limit but this ghoul wants to make sure you also come a third time, this being the last one and also his own climax,“such a good girl~“ the ghoul praised, groaning coming from him
As you were so sensitive from the first two orgasm, you were quick to approach your third and final one,“M-Mountain!~“ You mewled, your orgasm approached quick,“Mountain!!“ you screamed, his own limit reached as you screamed one last time, knotting you, he had also bitten down on the exact some spot were dewdrop had bitten you months ago, your chest was rising quick but falling shakingly, your trembling so bad, your mind completely fogged
This ghoul took his time when finally sliding out of you, a mixture of your own cum, his cum and some blood was flowing out of you, when he saw the blood you could feel that he tensed up,“shit…“ you heard him whisper, you were laying there, hands above your head, leg still over his shoulder, trying to catch your breath,“Ugh, fuck!“ he cursed out aloud,“what…“ you were still out of breath, trying your best to get this sentence out,“What‘s wrong babe?“ you felt your leg drop on the mattress, hands free again, thats when you felt your body ache
“Nothing, don‘t worry, just, Wait before you take off the blindfold, ok?“ he asked, with a nod you feel him getting off of the bed, buckling and zipping his pants again, the sound of the door and his quick footsteps were a clear sign of him getting something, you laid there, the pain and exhaustion hitting you, something else made you flinch, a yell from down the hall and someone running, a door slam and huffing,“I‘m, uh, back, jeez.“ he said
you were able to get a room with a connected bathroom, even an ice ghoul needs a nice warm bath here and there! The sound of water from the bathroom got your attention,“You need a bath lil one.“ he stated, an exhausted huff came from you, his fingers going softly under your back and ankles, carrying to the bathroom, the water running being stopped, your exhausted body hitting the warm water was only an addition to getting you sleepy
The ghoul took the messy bedsheets, stripping the sheet covers off, getting the fresh sheet covers, a softer kind, he somehow figured out how you like Soft and fluffy sheet covers, pillows, plushies and Pajamas, it makes you relax better, feeling so much better after a rough day, him making the bed gave you time to wash your body carefully, you were still blindfolded but you wanna take it off soon
“Are you, feeling good?“ the ghoul asked, you hummed in response, wanting to get to bed now, you feel so tired after being screwed tonight, the fog in your mind clearing, exhaustion hitting you in every corner of your body, sinking slowly into the water, you were held up by the ghoul quickly,“lets get you dried and dressed, you need rest right now“ he said, hey wait, his deep voice seemed to have softened
Your body hit the cool air at a sudden, soft towel caressing your body, drying your skin, then the feeling of clothing was suddenly crept up your body, first the panties, then the soft pajama pants and last but not least, a oversized, soft hoodie, the blindfold slipped down when the hoodie was pulled down your head, your eyes meeting the ghouls hair, horns and back in sight too, hair a deep brown with soft black ends, horns fading from ash grey into a dark green to the tips
He picked you up, your legs around his waist, arms around his neck, his arms around your waist, carrying you to the bed,“your hair looks beautiful…“ you said in a tired tone, back hitting the mattress, once he let go of you, you turned on your side, you scotted over a bit more, patting the space in front of you, he took a deep breath, lifting the blanket and layer down in front of you, when you saw his chest, you swore your soul left your body
Just before the tour, when they left, you and mountain had a small talk in the practice room, you apologized, he showed you his chest, showing you the scar you left, a chill running down your spine, you are shocked, “M- i, uh, Mountain?!“ you stuttered, slowly looking up to meet his eyes,“Yeah, Hey“, he pulled you into his chest, stroking your hair,“Wha, i don‘t understand!!“ you exclaimed
“At first, it was more of a revenge plan, it still was but, i did fall for you at some point last year, the guy that called you, it was me, i texted you the whole time, i couldn‘t talk to you without the colliding of our Elements, it sucked.“ he spoke, in all the time you have been here, all the time in hell, you never expected to end up with the one Element that is able to make your inner Elemental monster go crazy
“Wait, how were you, like, how-“ he pulled your figure up to capture your lips in a passionate kiss, you didn‘t feel this need to run, you had this feeling you needed to stay with him, that without him you‘d be all alone, that you‘d need to hide from everyone else, he pulled back from you, stroking your hair once again,“oh Y/n, don‘t worry you sweet little girl, when i was on tour, my element was going wild, but, didn‘t your calling happen like about a month ago?“
Thats right, your calling was different than normal, snow everywhere, but you felt no joy, your element going wild, but no one to be mesmerized, your body was feeling like it was pulled by strings by someone on tour,“You felt sad, right?“, you nodded in response,“Your calling normally is joyful, your mind not giving a care, as if the strings were cut, you being safe and sound, when we were gone, i was being pulled back, i felt angry, not what i usually feel.“
You don‘t understand it, before tour you guys were literally going NUTS when near each other,“I kept my element on defense, we are mates to put it short.“ You were fucking lost, exhausted to the max,“but…revenge?“ you made out, “though the scar wasn‘t on purpose, i wanted some sort of revenge“ he said
The gates of dreams welcoming you with open arms, snuggling into mountains chest, you purred, comfort, warmth, exhaustion, it all came hitting to you at once,“My naughty Little girl“ he said, you hummed quietly,“Remember my little Withered Rose, Never mess with the Earth Element“ he said, holding you close, so close,“mhm…never mess with an earth element…“ you mumbled, the slumber catching you…Goodnight
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YIL portugal the man (responsible for "feel it still") has a member who is a wheelchair user!
From his bed in the ICU, the first thing Howk asked for was a guitar. Still able to use his hands, he started working on new ways to hold and position the instrument, even as he struggled to sit up without passing out. But his objective was steadfast: “It was my therapy to get back into music,” he says.
By September of that year, Howk was playing onstage, but he yearned to be on the road again. He began playing with any band that would let him come along, and he drove himself to gigs up to 1,000 miles away. “Figuring out how to play a show is one thing,” he says. “Figuring out how to tour was a much longer process. And that’s still something I’m trying to figure out.”
For years, the rock band Portugal. The Man had their eyes on Howk to join the group. Howk grew up in Wasilla, Alaska, with founding members John Baldwin Gourley and Zach Carothers, but Howk was always busy in other bands.
“Growing up with Eric, he was always the best guitarist we knew,” says Gourley, PTM’s frontman. “He was always the dude you’d see in the hallway, just hanging out and playing guitar every day.”
But joining a major touring band as a wheelchair user presented a myriad of accessibility challenges for Howk. In the years that followed his injury, he avoided flying on planes, but PTM played gigs across the U.S. and traveled abroad. When it came to venues, most didn’t have a working wheelchair lift—and many didn’t even have a ramp. And accessible tour buses? According to the band, only two exist in the U.S.
“In our brain, we were just thinking about logistics, trying to plan everything out with buses, stages, with backstage, with festivals,” says Carothers, PTM’s bassist. “We were overthinking, just lost in our minds.”
As they struggled to come up with a strategy, Gourley told the band they’d simply make it work. “John is a real good person when something demands action,” Carothers adds. “He brought out the Alaskan and was like, ‘Let’s just do it.’ That’s how we do everything in life, so let’s just jump in and learn to swim.”
So, as a band, they swam. And they flew. And they lifted Howk on and off the tour bus—or wherever he needed to be if it was inaccessible. Together they made touring work, taking on each challenge day by day.
“They make it accessible, just by carrying me on and off, you know?” Howk says with emotion in his voice. “There’s this one-size-fits-all approach to accessibility for a lot of things. But having flexibility and adaptability gets things done better. Sometimes it’s smarter. Sometimes it’s harder. But with every situation that we’re in, we approach it as the situation comes. That’s very much the spirit of this band, and I don’t think I could do this with anybody else. I know I couldn’t.”
Since Howk joined PTM in 2015, the band’s profile skyrocketed. In 2017, Portugal. The Man released its eighth studio album, Woodstock. The album produced two No. 1 hits on the alternative charts in the U.S., including the explosive megahit “Feel It Still.” That song nabbed the group a Grammy in 2018, and they took their success on the road. The band toured across the U.S., Europe and Australia with Howk, who gathered data on the accessibility of every venue they visited—the good, the bad, the despicable.
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Portugal The Man wanted disabled fans to get the opportunity to see them live, so for their most recent North American tour in 2022, they launched PTM Night Out, a charitable initiative created to make their concerts ADA accessible. Select winners were given VIP treatment, with transportation to and from the venue, as well as an on-site escort and an exclusive meet-and-greet with the band. “It’s a discovery and research project more than anything,” Howk says. “I don’t think that accessibility in ticketing for a lot of companies is working the best way. We know that it’s not one-size-fits-all, so it’s about having conversations. It’s easy to get hyperfocused on mobility access, but that’s just a tiny part of it.”
Howk says solutions emerge from asking people what they need and not by shoving them into a designated area. It’s about asking concertgoers where they want to be, depending on their needs.
After a successful pilot program—and with a new album on the horizon—the band hopes to take PTM Night Out on tour around the world, pushing venues to do better. “We’re seeing actual concrete getting mixed in wheelbarrows, like real-time repairs in venues where they’re listening,” Howk says. “We’re doing audits and doing the work.”
dated jan. 4th, 2023
would've been really cool to watch them play at the festival yesterday in light of this news but i had no clue 🥲
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