#ash and queue

[ethereal-engene]

Be Alright | Kun

pairing: older-brother!kun x self-insert/gn!reader

summary: kun comforting you after your 1st day back to school worries fill your head.

warnings: self deprecation thoughts/self-doubt & not proof-read // wc: 1.7k

note: also implied reader is Chinese and younger as the reader refers to Kun with the title 哥哥 (gēge). Apologies for these particular implications but other than that, the story could be read as is even if you’re not Chinese.

No one quite comforts you as well as your older brother, Kun. You could never be more grateful for him. Today is just another reminder of that.

You woke up around 6:30 AM to get ready for your first day back to school. It was a miracle you didn’t wake up too tired. It was hard for you to fall asleep last night. With the energy you had, you got done with all your skincare and everything before it was time to leave.

Trying your best not to make too much noise since Kun and the others were still asleep. Alas you successfully to do just that. Locking the door with your keys and getting your car started. While the car was warming up, you sent a text to Kun that you were leaving now.

Not long after, a sigh came out of you and already wished the day to be over. Resting your head on the steering wheel and finally picking yourself up to actually get to campus.

The commuter life is not for the weak, especially when it’s almost an hour drive. Luckily, the playlist that Kun and you made together makes the drive more tolerable.

Finally you parked your car and went on with your day. As the day went on and you going into your classes, your head couldn’t help but flood it with doubts of yourself and your ability to succeed. Everyone in your classes seems so much better. So much smarter than you. Knows what they’re doing and ahead of you.

The air feels stuffy and you can’t breathe. Chest rising and falling quickly. Feeling like everyone can see right through you. See that you’re nothing but dumb, behind in everything, and not supposed to be there.

The thoughts don’t show up on the surface though. Or so you hope. Be sure to keep a cool face so no one asks you what’s wrong. But boy do those thoughts deep down just follow you around & continue growing in size.

For a head so small, it’s crazy how many bad thoughts can fit inside of it. Nonetheless you manage to make it through the day without completely shutting down. Finally your class for the day ends and because it’s the first day the day is shorter.

Getting into your car, you drive off without a second thought. All you want to do is be home and not think for a while. Maybe cuddle with the cats and take a nap.

Luckily the time you’re driving home is right before traffic hour! Makes the day a bit better and the drive home smooth. Eventually you reach home and open the door to see the cats laying around.

You pet them one by one and go to your room to change out of your outside clothes into pjs. Honestly you were going to lay around in your bed and probably spend your time scrolling, but you were hungry.

Like any younger sibling would, you went to bother your older sibling to make something for you. So there you were walking to Kun’s room. Opening the door, you see him at his desk. Looking at his computer and back to his notebook.

He pays no mind to your presence, if he even heard you come in. So you make your presence known.

“Kun-gē?”

Your tone is soft and admittedly in a higher pitch than usual. And you know that he knows when you want something you use that higher pitch.

“Oh hey y/n-nie! Sorry I forgot to greet you when you came home earlier. I thought you’d want to be alone for a bit, so I didn’t come to you. Also what do you want? I know you and your antics.” He looks up from his notebook and finally makes eye contact with you.

“Whatttt? No, I don’t want anything! Why do you always assume I want something from you? What if I was checking up on you like a good younger sibling or something?” All the while your body language says otherwise. With your eyes batting and playing with your fingers.

“And you were right. I was tired and wanted to be alone, but now that you’re here things feel a bit better.” Your eyes find their way to the floor for as you finish talking before looking back up. He notices that you look down a bit too long and hears it in your voice.

Kun starts to get up from his chair and stretches. He’s silent as he walks over to you. Then pats his chest while his arms open.

Signaling you to give him a hug. Without waiting any longer, you lean into the hug. You unknowingly shift most of your body weight onto him, he almost falls over. But fear not, Kun’s strong and would never let you fall. “Kun-gē, how’d you know that I needed a hug?” Your voice is so quiet and soft now.

He almost doesn’t even hear you. Kun lets out a laugh. “Y/n-nie, how long have I been your gēge? You might think you’re good at hiding it but I know see it. Do you want to tell me about it or just me to be quiet?”

Silence fills the air until your voice finds the courage to share your thoughts. “I just don’t want you to worry about me. It’s stupid but-” you start off but get cut off.

“Y/n, it’s not stupid. And I’m your older brother, I’m always going to worry about you. But that doesn’t mean you should hide your worries because it’ll make me worry. I’m responsible for my own feelings, got it?” You don’t need to look up to see that his face is now serious. His voice is firm but gentle.

A sigh escapes and you continue. “Got it, but Kun-gē you have to understand where I’m coming from! I don’t wanna seem like a bother to you or your members. You already have a lot of stuff on your plate and who am I to suddenly dump my unwanted food on there? I promise that I’ll come to you when I need your help.” Before he even get another word in, you beat him to it.

“I just feel so far behind from everyone. It’s only the first day but everyone around me feels so ahead of me. Whether it be in actual class or in life. I also just feel so out of place and stupid. I don’t know why but everyone radiates this smart energy and confidence that I don’t have. I’m not jealous of it but I feel even smaller than a bug. I hate it and I hate myself for feeling this way.” Your voice starts to crack as you admit these vulnerable feelings out loud.

“Will I ever feel enough kun-gē? Gosh, I can’t believe I’m starting to cry right now. S…sorry gēge.”

Kun releases the hold of one arm around you to rub your back. The other hand holds on tighter. His heart hurts hearing you speak so bad about yourself. Your cries end up filling the air that was so silent. Getting embarrassed about your cries being audible make you bury your head into his chest in attempt to quiet them.

Kun then moves you to his bed and removes his hold to get tissue for you. Handing them to you and you gratefully accept them. Wiping your eyes dry and his hand is still rubbing your back. “It’s okay y/n. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with me. I know you don’t like to admit things when you feel like this is something you have to deal with alone, but gēge is here for you. I promise that you’ll always have me. As well as mom, dad, Ten, Winwin, Xiaojun, Hendery, yangyang, and everyone else.”

He takes a deep breath in hopes that you’ll do the same. “And I wanted to let you know that I also get that way sometimes or think those thoughts, but I wanted to remind you that not everyone has walked the same path as you. It’s so easy to look at others and compare yourself to them. But how you got here isn’t the same as theirs and you shouldn’t downplay the hard work you’ve put to get where you are. And where you’re going to get. You’ll only feel like you’re enough once you start believing in it yourself. Focus on yourself.” Another deep breath from him comes out and this time you follow along.

“One day you’ll get to where you want, but you can’t do that if you always compare yourself to others. You’ll be alright! I won’t let you walk through life alone, as long as I’m here. Also you’re never a bother, and never will be. I love you and hope you come to me when you feel like this again or even when you’re happy. You’re very precious to me y/n, please don’t forget.” He brings you into a big bear hug until he pulls away.

“Now… tell me what did you want from me? And don’t lie, I know you want something.” He asks. Only to be answered with you staring at him. Leading only to you both laughing together.

You put your hands up together in the air to signal a surrender. “Okay yes I wanted something. I was going to ask if you could make me something to eat.” His eyes roll upon hearing your request. Your eyes plead and hands now in a begging position.

“Fine. Only because you were just being a crybaby just then.” You thank him before lightly smacking him.

“What?? It’s true! You were just crying!”

You’re about to smack him again but then relent because he gives in with a notion of him now begging you to stop hitting him. But also when you guys step out the door, the rest of the members are there.

“Aw look at Kun-gē being a sweet gēge! How come you never treat us like that?” Xiaojun asks. “Maybe because he likes me better than all of you guys.” You stick out your tongue at them. They turn towards Kun to hear his answer.

“They’re not wrong… run y/n! Nowwww!”

You and Kun run to the kitchen as quickly as y’all can before they tackle you two into a hug… or forced kiss on the cheek.

However you really can’t escape their loving presence and so you embrace the love they give you. And suddenly you’re reminded that you’ll indeed be alright at the end of the day.

Life is meant to be filled with moments like these. Filled with ups and downs. Filled with love and hurt. Filled with sunshine and dark days. Filled with love, joy, gratitude, and learning about yourself, the world, and all it has to offer you. There is no better or worse time to be alive. It’s sometimes up to you on how much you’re willingly to make of it. (Oh and also grades aren’t everything ✨)

May you get closer to reaching your dreams and goals! I hope that you find the strength to overcome your obstacles and that you celebrate the wins when you can. They all matter.

Also I have realized I’m quite bad at writing… or describing things. I kind of just straight forwardly and awkwardly write my dialogue. But then again, I’m not writing for perfection (or at least for this work), I’m writing for myself too.

Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this big mess of words that I call writing! (I’m not saying this to get compliments? I just genuinely do feel and sort of know compared to others, my work is not that great BUT THEN again comparison is the thief of joy so I don’t really care)

Nonetheless, I hope you take care of yourself and have a great day :) much love to you

signing off,

- ash

[tomatoart]

_(>u<)/🩷\(O_ō)_

[killerslowpoke]

03-06-24

get silly with it

I also put some of them on my redbubble as stickers for funsies

[avengerdaisy]

Zari Tomaz in Legends of Tomorrow,4x16 Hey, World

[phoebastria-albatrus]

revenant for @titsliker! ty lish for hosting the art exchange :-)

[twelvepackofsaltybones]

more ash with huge tits and herbert without any

bonus pablo below cut

the coupon was for a zine like from a year ago, idk if its still comin out so im posting it anyways

[pokemonedits-outofcontext]

[maggotmoment]

felt like i should draw someone else besides vyncent for a change so here's all of the guys ^_^

[madame-fear]

Hello sweetness! I am here to requests something from you, feel free to ignore since I know you probably have so many requests right now. But I’m back in my hotd faze and wanted one of my favorite writers to write something. <3

Could I request a Lucerys Velaryon where he is newly betrothed to a lovely girl, us, who he falls head over hells for. The two being very sweet to one another, and the reader being scared to be married to a prince but he is there always. But the plot is about how closer to the wedding date the reader is trying back on her dress and just dreaming and Luke comes in and sees it? I really love lovestoke Luke! Please and thank you.

-Love, Ash.

*ೃ༄ 𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐊 𝐊𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐒.ೃ࿐

★amira speaks! : hello my lovely !! 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 Oh my god, you have NO idea how happy I felt when I got your request on my askbox 🥺 I made this as fluffy as possible for one of my favourite writers too, and I hope you enjoy your reading, darling! 💕 — summary : [ — ✧ request. ] — word count : 2.5k

— genre : purely fluff. — pairing : lucerys velaryon x reader.

The word ‘betrothal’ had always been a term that frightened you.

From a young age, you had learned that betrothals were most often — actually, it was always — done as an act of political convenience; to ally different Houses together and strengthen their bond. Knowing it was an unwanted marriage, and often women were unhappily stuck in them, you forever kept yourself reluctantly terrified towards the idea of having to marry a Prince, or a Lord by the time you were a grown girl; not wanting to suffer.

And by the time it was your turn to get betrothed, your parents and yourselves travelled to Dragonstone, preparing to meet the Prince you would be married to in a future. Such overwhelming nerves and fright seemed to burden you more than anything during your entire journey, feeling as if you could melt right in the spot, with a desperate need to get out of there.

But fortunately for you, by the time you reached Dragonstone, you had been blessed with an eternally loving, timid young Prince. It was none other than the secondborn son of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, the future Lord of Driftmark: Lucerys Velaryon.

You had all been warmly welcomed by the Targaryen Princess herself, whom immediatly made you feel comforted as you noticed her tender, sweet nature around you — treating you as if you were her own daughter. And by her side, awkwardly stood Lucerys. It was nearly impossible to ignore him, feeling his gaze fixed on you the entirety of the time as you were received by House Targaryen.

Much like you, it was quite notorious the young Prince carried a timid nature. By the moment your gaze met with his own gorgeous, vivid green hazel eyes, he rapidly adverted his stare elsewhere, shyly smiling to himself and trying to hide the fluster that kept growing on his pale face as the seconds passed. Luke had both of his arms hidden behind his back at that moment, yes, but you could still tell that he was nervously fidgeting with his own hands and fingers. Gods, you were such a pretty, graceful lady, and Lucerys was already over the moon for you despite having merely shared a brief moment of eye contact together.

The idea of having to leave your home to live with your betrothed was, initially, a complicated thought to process; especially during the first days of your staying in Dragonstone despite how kind and patient everyone treated you. But of course, as you were often sat next to Lucerys during dinner and had some small chats together throughout the day — as awkward as they were in the beginning — you were quick in taking a liking for the future Velaryon Lord. Most definitely, it was his endearingly shy self the one that had carved it’s own way into your heart, and the one that managed to completely twist in a good way your sense of frighten at the thought of the word ‘betrothal’.

Tranquil, leisure strolls through the gardens, hours of reading to one another together, and sneaky late night talks was how you both spent your days until your wedding ceremony arrived. And even, Luke had gone as far as teaching you some High Valyrian so you would know the language and culture of his own family.

Of course, the nervousness regarding your marriage and the wedding continously lingered in you, gnawing every bit of your mind despite having a perfectly sweet relationship with Lucerys. And knowing how you felt, becoming used to freely speak up your mind whenever you were alone together, Luke never failed to comfort and soothe you by expressing his own nerves, but at the same time, reassuring you that he was certain all would go more than well as every preparation for the occassion had been carefully organisated properly.

It was the warmth that the Velaryon Prince constantly offered to you, that made you be over the moon and clouds for him, just in the exact way he felt around you. It had taken no time for you to become his ‘gevie rūklon’ — his pretty flower, being as delicately graceful as the petal of a rose. The one he was more than eager to cherish and show his undying adoration with each day that passed, and you couldn’t help but often thank the Seven for blessing you with such a loving future Lord Husband. With each passing day, you found yourself balancing between the thin string of feeling jittery, and an increasing zeal the closer you were to your wedding day.

And there you stood two nights before your official wedding date, staring at yourself in front of the mirror, simultaneously swinging between such emotions that equally made your heart violently pound against your chest in a way that your hands were visibly trembling. Softly, you adjusted the silk wedding dress that they had prepared just for yourself. As expected, you had already tried the dress on the moment the seamstresses were finished with sewing the very last details — but you were allured into trying it again, imagining how everything would go and practising for the official date.

Faintly, a soft sigh escaped from your nostrils, with a little grin tugging at the corner of your lips. Both your hands were clasped in front of your body, grasping the delicate texture of your dress against your skin. Your breathing became hitched softly, processing the thought of becoming officially married to a future Lord whom you already wholeheartedly adored.

You had spent endless hours in front of your mirror, reading your own wedding vows to yourself and making sure that you wouldn’t either stutter, mess up, or stumble upon your words. And even so, despite already knowing by heart your vows to your betrothed, you still continued to re-read them again, or mentally repeat it.

Your gaze lingered on the ground for a few seconds, admiring quietly the dedication the seamstresses put into your wedding dress, before you managed to raise it to stare at your own face. A nervous frowny grin tugged at the corner of your lips, feeling a flustered heat creeping to your cheeks. As your chambers were silent, the only thing you could ever hear was the sound of your heartbeat increasing by the passing of the seconds, along your soft huffing.

Overall, digging deeper beyond the obvious nerves you felt, there was an immeasurable feeling of joy. The thought of having been blessed with such an endearing future Lord Husband, who had also became your best friend and companion, brought a warming comfort in you that made you eager to the official wedding day. The sight of your own reflection on your dress was more than enough for you to helplessly wander through your own daydreaming.

Dumbfoundedly, your grin became wider as you could already imagine how your wedding would go. And not only you daydreamt about the wedding feast, the way you would be delightfully surrounded by your family, closest relatives, and perhaps how other Lord and Ladies would attend the celebration — but as well, you couldn’t help but imagine how joyful you would be spending the rest of your days by his side, pampering one another with tender caresses, and soft kisses.

Having one another for the joyful and sorrowful moments in your life, and even, having precious little children of your own surrounding both of you. The early prospect you had of how your marriage would be made you nearly melt from adoration. Your gaze remained fixed in your own reflection, smiling to yourself as your mind solely focused and dreamed of what was yet to come.

The door of your chambers were swung open swiftly, yet quietly — provoking a faint creaking sound before it was closed shut. Upon hearing the faint noise, you were quick in snapping out of your little daydreaming, adverting your gaze towards the person entering the quarters. It was, of course, none other than your betrothed; as he had gotten used to entering your chambers in the middle of the night without even knocking, especially when he couldn’t sleep.

A heated dark shade of red crept in your face, gulping timidly as soon as you made eye contact with Luke through the reflection of the mirror. Before managing to mutter a word, his green hazel eyes were fixed on you. The way you so gracefully stood in front of the mirror, using the wedding dress prepared just for yourself that was adorned with dragons and dragonscales imagery, made him awkwardly stand at your door.

Part of him wished to advert his gaze elsewhere, in a poor attempt to hide his overwhelmingly shy fluster; but another part of him, insisted on remaining with his stare on you. Gods, you were such a precious girl— how could he not swoon over you, like he always did? And seeing you in such a beautifully detailed wedding dress made his heart skip one, or two beats. Needless it was to mention the fact that since you were two days away from officially getting married, that already provoked on him some sleepless nights; and seeing you wearing that wedding dress made him feel as if he could melt right there.

The first time you had tried on your wedding dress, he didn’t have the opportunity to take a peek of how you would look. But now, curiousity was eased delightfully. If anything, it served to fuel his already undying adoration for your sweetly graceful nature.

Clearing his throat shyly, his green eyes gazed down to the floor. Both his hands were clasped in front of his body. “I’m... Sorry,” he began speaking meekly. Noticing the timid fluster notoriously creeping on his pale skin made you have to fight back a giggle. “Am I interrupting something, my love?” his eyes lingered on the ground, before reluctanctly gazing up at you shyly. You shook your head in response, before being able to mutter a response.

“Good.” with soft footsteps, Luke approached you. “You can’t sleep, too?” a scoff escaped from you, fixing your gaze on his features as he walked towards you very slowly. “Is it too obvious?” you inquired back teasingly as a helpless grin appeared on your lips, getting a chuckle from him as a response. “I can tell, my love.” as soon as Lucerys stood by your side — noticing him slightly taller than usual —, his green eyes stared at you through the reflection.

The way Luke so endearingly admired how precious you looked for your wedding ceremony made you want to squirm under his gaze, and giggle like a little girl with a crush. “I haven’t been able to sleep either,” his arms remained behind his back, feeling as if his staring to your reflection wouldn’t allow him to do anything else, just... Stare foolishly in love. “Our wedding ceremony is two nights away, and I feel restless.”

Seeing you in the wedding dress was too alluring to get lost in the daydreaming of your near future together. His smile seemed sheepish as his green eyes carefully observed every inch of yourself, treasuring you as his future Lady Wife. You had rapidly turned into his greatest pride, and Luke knew he would eventually show you off to everyone. Not like he wasn’t already doing so, either way.

“But overall...” his arms appeared from behind his back, walking to stand behind of you. Gently, his arms wrapped themselves around your waist, pulling you tightly against his chest in an adoring way. The warmth of his firm embrace was soothing, as he placed his chin on the crook of your neck, moving his stare towards your reflection once again. “I’m proud of having you as my future Wife.”

Of course, all his compliments were genuine — but most of the time, Lucerys appreciated seeing you become flustered at his displays of affection. Your hands were placed on his arms, caressing them gently. “You look more than beautiful,” he cooed, nuzzling the tip of his nose softly against your skin, “I can’t wait until our wedding ceremony. I know you will be such a loving wife and companion, as you already are.” with his words, his lips placed soft kisses on your skin, moving from your neck, to your cheek.

And in his words, there was no lacking in honestly. Each time his eyes took a peek at you, especially at the current moment where you tried back on your dress, his breathing got stuck on his throat; with his heart pounding loudly against his chest. Your giggles with each one of his loving kisses encouraged Lucerys to keep going, and if it were possible, he would shower you in his kisses eternally.

A contented growl spurred from your lips, craning your head lazily towards him, managing to place your lips on the skin of his rosy cheeks. “Sometimes I wonder, what have I done to possibly be blessed by the Seven to earn such a sweet, and attentive betrothed such as yourself?” you could feel his smiling lips grasping against your skin, holding a protective grip around your body.

Sighing, he managed to rest his chin on the crook of your neck, trying to catch his own breathing before continuing to fill you with kisses. Those sleepless nights were more than worth it, marrying such a precious beauty as yourself — and who could blame him? If he managed to even get some rest the two days before your wedding, Luke knew his dreams would be invaded by you walking down the aisle, in such detailed dress. “I can only wonder to myself the same thing, my sweet.” he replied briefly.

Allowing your head to rest against his own, his eyes stared at you through the reflection of the mirror. There weren’t enough words to express his admiration towards you, swooning inwards to himself at the sight of your vibrant grace.

Despite the obvious anxiety you equally felt regarding the ceremony, such as everything going as planned, and none of you stumbling upon your words when it came to reading your vows to one another, there was an exuberant eagerness to refer to each other as your own.

But, if anything— there was one thing that would be difficult for him to overbear during the ceremony. The sweet scent emanating from you was merely intoxicating, and his lips continued to playfully grasp against the skin of your neck, admiring you quietly.

“I do have to warn you,” shortly, he trailed off. His lips became in a dumbfounded grin, drunken with the feeling of a loving worshipping towards your entire self. Adoring you so much, that could make his heart combust at any second. You were bewitching at the sight.

Your eyebrows furrowed in curiousity before he continued, gripping your waist tighter, before one of his hands found your own, and squeezed it faintly. “I plan on not keeping my lips to myself during our wedding, especially if you are to look this gorgeous.”

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[millidew]

thinking about the pallet town country accent i KNOW red/blue / ash/gary would have. it’d be loud and clear in ash’s voice but gary and blue would 100% cover it up. no one can hear red of course but it’d show up in how he spelled things as a kid. leaf never ended up staying long enough to pick it up, which blue was jealous of

[alrightberries]

LOVE SHOT | m.list

PAIRING: bakugou katsuki x reader

SUMMARY: katsuki doesn't believe in love at first sight. falling in love with a fuckin' smile? give him a fuckin' break.

then you come along, with a belt full of knives and a garter full of guns and– well, technically you were smiling when you pulled the trigger.

TAGS & WARNINGS: assassin reader and pro-hero bkg, enemies to lovers, idiots to lovers, weapons & violence

A/N: a prequel to this drabble

01. GENTLEMEN PREFER ASSASSINS

02. WHISKEY (ON THE ROCKS)

03. SANTA, BABY

04. CHAINS OF LOVE

05. CASABLANCA

06. FALL FROM GRACE

07. TAKE A CHANCE ON ME

[ethereal-engene]

Today Was A Fairytale | joonyoung

pairing: Jacob x fem!reader

genre: slice-of-life, non-idol!AU, and fluff // warnings: mentions of food and usage of cuss words

summary: Jacob finally decides this summer, he’ll finally confess to you. Little does he know, he ends up turning one of your fairytales into a dream. // word count: ~2.6k

note: I hope you enjoy this and this is my submission for deoboyznet’s summer on you event! aND @sungbeam this is lowkey for you 🤭 // AND THANK YOU TO DUCKIE FOR THE GRAPHIC 🥹💗

For as long as you could remember, you’d been in love with stargazing and had wanted to sleep under the stars, at least once in your life. Something about seeing all the stars paint the night sky with their twinkling made you feel so calm and content.

It was especially magical because you could only see them once a year because of your family’s yearly summer trip to your beach house. Spending a good majority of your life stuck in the city made it practically impossible to see the stars due to the light pollution. Besides the beautiful scenery at the beach house, there was one more thing you also looked forward to.

Okay, it’s not really a thing per say, it was more like someone. Someone who you grew up with. Someone who you have grown to form a crush over for years now. Someone who you thought was the brightest star in your life. Someone who you couldn’t imagine life without. And someone who you thought wouldn’t like you back so you never took a chance of telling him.

This someone was the one and only Jacob Bae. His and your family became good friends after finding out that their children were the same age. Both of you were quite shy and so that meant it took awhile for you to warm up to each other.

All it took was him to start singing a nursery rhyme and for you to sing along. Since then, your friendship blossomed. Over the years, you spent your summers together doing activities such as campfire nights, beach days, exploring the city, and more. Campfire nights were one of your favorites because that meant you got to hear Jacob singing.

“Cobie, I’m telling you. Your voice is angelic and any label would be dumb to reject you. If they do, I’ll personally tell them off and then we’ll walk to get ice cream or something. Whatever you want to feel better, but I will not let you get into your head and think that your talent is not good enough.” Staring into your eyes, he can tell that you’re serious. You place one hand in his and the other over your heart.

“Besides, even if you think that it’s not enough. You’ll always be more than enough to me. Don’t you forget it.”

All he could do in response was send a shy smile your way accompanied with a thanks. If only you knew how he truly felt hearing that from you. His heart felt so full of love and appreciation.

It meant a lot and managed to help him get through more auditions. Eventually, he got offered contracts to sign at various labels. After much consideration and looking through them from the help of lawyers, he settled on the one that seemed the most promising.

Jacob was elated to share the news but he wanted to do something special to tell you. Not only that, but for some reason a heartstring was being tugged at. It was telling him to confess. It worried him that you wouldn’t like him back and that confessing would ruin the friendship you had.

Talking to his friends, they were not about to let him back down from confessing. Let’s just say, they’ve gotten tired of him talking about you as if you hung the stars and moon in the sky.

Sangyeon says to him, “Jacob. Listen to me, right now. There’s a chance that she likes you back! How will you ever know if you never tell her? You have to take a leap of faith and just go for it. We’ll emotionally support you from afar. Now, go and get the girl of your dreams!!”

Jacob knows that those words of encouragement should ease his doubts, but he can’t help them from spilling from his mouth. While talking, he’s found pacing the room back and forth.

“Thanks but I don’t know. Can I really pull this off? What if she hates me for the rest of her life for telling her? I really cannot imagine life without her. She’s one of the best people I know and who else would I write my songs about? I-“

Eric cuts him off, “JACOB, I'M PRETTY SURE SHE LIKES YOU BACK AND DON’T WORRY IF SHE DOESN’T LIKE YOU BACK. THERE WILL BE SOMEONE WHO DOES. STOP BEING SO DOWN BAD FOR HER AND GET WITH HER. WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, WE’RE TIRED OF HEARING YOU TALK ABOUT HER.”

As soon as Jacob heard Eric’s voice, he quickly pulled his ear away from the phone. Sighs follow and he ends the phone call with another thanks.

Sitting at his desk, his shoulders slump forward as he tries to figure out what to do. Slowly hyping himself, his shoulders and back start to straighten up. Then he starts to plan things out. He remembers hearing that you really liked to go stargazing when it was summer vacation. Funnily enough, even after all these years together. Not once gone have y’all gone stargazing together.

As the hours passed by, he came up with the idea to take you to a place where the stars looked the best, a picnic, tell you the good news of him getting accepted into a label, sing a song he wrote for you and of course telling you that he liked you. One more thing, sleeping under the stars.

Unbeknownst to him, one of your dreams was to always sleep under the stars. Either it be done by yourself or with someone you really liked. You had wanted to do it but your parents always rejected the idea because it was dangerous if you did it by yourself. Understanding their perspective, you never did it.

He even told your mom about the plan and she was very excited to help. It was quite hard for her to not spoil the surprise to you and also tell him that you liked him a whole lot back. She thought it was a super sweet and cute idea.

time skip to the first day of the beach house

The first thing you did when you arrived was run to the beach. Smelling the saltiness in the air and feeling the sand in your feet. What a wonderful feeling it was to always return to. You got a little lost in your thoughts that you didn’t hear someone calling your name.

“Y/n? You there??” Jacob waving his hands in front of your eyes. With a shake of your head, you saw him. Then and there, you pulled him into a hug. He was a bit taken back by the gesture but he wasn’t complaining. “It’s so good to finally see you again, Cobie! I feel like it’s been forever but it’s all good because now we’ve got three months together!”

“It’s good to see you too! Here’s to summer vacation together and making the best of the three months we’ve got. Come on, let’s get your stuff unpacked. I have a surprise for you when you’re done.” Your eyebrows furrow and head tilts to the side. A surprise?

“Come find me at our spot. I’ll be waiting for you!”. His cute smiles graces his face and he leaves you standing there like an idiot. What the fuck is the surprise? You’re about to shout for him but you’re trying to figure out what it’s for. No time for thinking though. An adrenaline rush hits you as you hurriedly unpack.

Once you’re done, you want to just do nothing but lay in bed. The rush of energy left your body when you put the last outfit in your closet. But then it peaks again as you wonder what you should wear. Looking through your closet, you pick up a new fit you’ve been meaning to wear since you got it. Snapping a couple of fits before walking to the spot to meet him.

Upon arrival, you see him and walk over. He looks you up and down before meeting your eyes. “I love your new outfit. It suits you.”

“I could say the same about you. This shirt compliments you quite well, if I do say so myself.”

His shirt is a loose shirt leaving his chest slightly open. Not his typical style but he thought to try something new today. Then he holds out his hand for you to place your hand in. “Follow my lead.” Making your way to the place, you try to pry it out of him of what the surprise is for. “Listen, my lips are sealed. However, you’re free to ask me anything else.”

“Ughhhh but Cobieeee. I already know everything about you. Why can’t you just tell me? At least a clue??”. A shake of the head follows and random topics of conversations are conversed. When you finally arrive at the destination, you can’t help but marvel at the scene. A perfect view of the beach and where the sun meets the sky appears in front of you. Not only that but a picnic blanket is there too.

Taking your seats, you stare at him with stars in your eyes. Jacob holds eye contact with you before facing somewhere else. Lord knows that his face is turning red right now. You’re wearing an absolutely stunning dress and the way you just looked at him. Someone please call 911, he’s a goner. Along with the way your face keeps on shining as he watches you pull out your favorite foods from the basket.

This is why he asked for your mom’s help; to help prepare the food. Jacob is great at many things but unfortunately cooking is not one of them. “You even got our childhood favorite snacks! I thought they didn’t sell this anymore. Oh my god Cobie, you’re going to make me cry.” Midway through his snacking, his head tilts up so fast when he hears that. His hands waving frantically as he says, “No, no! Please don’t cry!! If you cry, you’ll make me cry too.” His words are laced with nervousness. One look at him and you let out a laugh.

“This is the sweetest thing someone has ever done for me. I don’t know what I’ve done to deserve this from you but I appreciate it a lot! Thank you, I mean it.” Grabbing another piece of the food to eat, Jacob grabs your hands and puts them in his.

“Of course, you know I’d do anything for you but that’s not all for tonight.” Turning on the portable lamp, he scoots closer to you and gently turns your head to the sky.

An audible gasp is heard before placing your hand over your mouth. “They’re so beautiful. I can’t believe this is our first time stargazing together. They must have forgotten about a star tonight because you’re here next to me.”

Turning your head, you face each other. Smiles break out on your faces and you both think about each other. Not long after a moment of silence, he helps you sit up. “Actually y/n. I brought you here for two reasons. The first being that I got offered a spot at a label and I start soon! I really couldn’t have done it without your help and support. I can’t believe that my dream is coming true. Thank you for always encouraging me and being a day one.” Hearing that made your heart so happy for him.

“AH I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU! Oh Cobie, you never have to thank me for being your supporter. I always knew you had it in you, you just needed a push. I can’t wait to hear all your songs and attend your concerts!! The world’s gonna know all about my Cobie. I’m so proud of you and this is really only the beginning.” Bringing him into another long hug. He can hear the happiness dripping from your sweet words.

“Ah ah, don’t say I don’t have to thank you. I really do. You and my family. The literal backbone of me even deciding to do this in the first place. Now if you’ll let me, I have a song for you.”

He whips out his guitar and starts strumming a melody. In this moment, he closes his eyes and lets the lyrics tell you the words that he’s been dying to tell you. His fears of rejection also leave his body as he sings. Somewhere in his mind, he knows that you’ll accept it.

Jacob’s eyes flutter open when he’s done and for the millionth time tonight. You guys hold eye contact and before he can even stop himself, he whispers “Y/n, I like you a lot and it would mean the world to me and more if you would be my girlfriend. But like you know, you can say no too. No pressure or anything. You’re just so precious to me and I wanted to let you know how I felt before I backed out of this-”.

Placing your finger to stop him from rambling more. “I like you too and humbly accept your offer to be your girlfriend. Thank you for this wonderful night. It’s like something out of a fairytale. From the stars out to the confession. Actually you’re like someone out of a fairytale. The way you’re always kind and loving to those around you. The passion you have for music that now gets to be shared with the world. I get to be the girlfriend to an amazing man!”

His heart warms at our words as usual. But holy shit, he did it!!

Grabbing your hands, he places it over his chest for you to feel how fast his heart is beating. “I can’t believe I got a girlfriend. I can’t put into words how happy I am. I won’t let you down and will be the best boyfriend you’ve ever had. AH I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU’RE MY GIRLFRIEND! THIS IS SO AWESOME!!”

Laughter fills the air and you try to quiet down since it’s nighttime. Lying down on the blanket and holding each other, he lands a kiss onto your forehead before drifting off to sleeping. You look up at the sky filled with so many stars and then look to your side. There, of course, you see Jacob. Speaking to no-one but the stars, “Look guys, here’s the guy I told you all about. Thank you for aligning so we could get together.”

“Sweetheart, you can still say no to meeting my friends, you know?”. He sets up his computer, getting ready to voice call them.

“No, no. I have to meet the guys behind making sure you confessed to me. They sound like a fun group to be around.” A couple of rings go through before a screen of 10 other men show up. They’re silent for a few minutes before all screaming at Jacob for not telling them that you were there. Leave it to Sangyeon to mute them all and tell them to behave.

One by one they introduce themselves and get back to being their rowdy selves. Of course, they mention how much Jacob fawned over you and it made you laugh, but your man wanted to bury himself into a hole. It was crazy to think that he was a part of this friend group because who would have thought a quiet guy like him is friends with very loud people?

Before the call ends, Eric quickly shouts “I told you Jacob. She did like you back!”. And also they all wanted you guys to kiss, not without them all expressing their disgust. “Okay, okay. Thanks guys but we really gotta go. I’ll talk to you later, bye now!” With that, the call ended.

“Oh Cobie, I can’t wait to meet them again. They seem like a very fun bunch! And I also 100% need to hear more of these stories of you being a simp for me.”

apologies in advance for how bad the dialogue is but 😭 I wanted to get this out b/c something about cobie and this song just makes so much sense to me. Writing for Cobie is actually so comforting and easy, I love him 🥹

Anyhow, I hope you enjoyed this! If you did, please reblog it with your thoughts in the tags, leave a note, or even send an ask/dm to me! I appreciate them a lot.

signing off with love,

- ash

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Pride months on us, and Malevolent Season 5 may have just ended, so hey here's a crossover with Evil Dead I made when it was just starting.

Pride month has nothing to do with anything I'm just happy it's here.

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12-24-23

goofy ass meme format

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i am still on break but i NEED u guys to know. my ody still burns all the suitors mirroring the state he'd left troy in, the killing of men- not soldiers

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