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💌 syd & cj // summer lovers au

[sitting on her board and mindlessly pushing herself back and forth on the pavement, she grins at the speed of cj's response]

syd: ughhhh man that blows!!! what am i supposed to do until then 🥺 i'm impatient

syd: ewwwww lmao i literally hate that dude 🤢 keep ur snot mouth away from me!!!!

syd: that sounds perf tho, just tell me when and where and u know i'll be there babe 😘

[her heart picks up thinking about being with cj, about /kissing/ cj. they haven't known each other long, but the blonde has taken up quite a bit of space in syd's thoughts since then]

syd: mmm maybe..

syd: or maybe i'll kiss you first.

[she smirks at her own bravado before shooting off a lighter, joking message]

syd: as long as u brush ur teeth or something, idc how hot u are i am NOT trying to catch booger boy's germs 😷

cj: talk to me :)

cj: tell me a secret about yourself

[she feels giddy, heart beating in her chest and she wants to know everything about sydnee.]

cj: double dog dare you to kiss me first. you won't do it.

[she licks her lips, puts her phone away for a minute to yell at some girls to not have phones to take selfies in the water, before finally typing another message. she doesn't even care if it sounds mildly possessive.]

cj: only cooties you'll be getting are mine, don't worry 😼

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rosegoldens​:

It’s almost worrying how easy it is to lose herself in the feeling of the blonde at her back, her hands confident and unafraid as they move up Sydnee’s soft thighs. They move together effortlessly to the music, and Syd hardly even realizes when the song ends until she feels the woman’s breath at her ear. She quickly jolts back to attention, skin buzzing at the closeness and a grin spreading across her lips at the murmured words. “I just moved here a couple months ago, guess you just haven’t been lucky enough to cross paths with me until now,” Sydnee replies with a shrug and feigned nonchalance after turning in the stranger’s arms to face her, their bodies still pressed together. 

She watches the other blonde finish her drink, indulgently lets her eyes drop to her throat as she swallows and yearns to press her lips there. Instead, she wordlessly nods in response to the one-word question and gives the hand in hers a squeeze before heading towards the closest bar. 

The short-haired, brunette bartender raises her brows and smirks towards the woman at Sydnee’s side when Syd orders them two shots of tequila (it’s her shot of choice, and the one she smelled on her dance partners breath). The look confuses Syd, but more so sparks jealousy inside of her even though she literally doesn’t even know this girl’s name. Still, she almost possessively moves to hang off of her deliciously muscled arm and bites her lip as she looks up at her. She craves her full attention. “Tell me something about yourself,” she demands simply while waiting for their shots to be poured. 

Her confidence is enticing — CJ feels a small laugh bubble in her throat, grin unbearably bright as she replies. “Lucky me, then.” And it’s true — save for Aidan, the other blonde is the hottest girl at Retro tonight. She just hopes that isn’t the only way she’ll be lucky tonight, too.

It isn’t lost on CJ when bright eyes drop down to her neck, and her stomach silently flips in response. She lets herself be pulled to the nearest bar, look painted on her face that tells Aidan she plans on having fun tonight, especially as her new friend practically yanks her to demand attention that CJ is all too willing to give. “Make them a double shot,” she demands of Aidan, keeping eye contact with the girl. (She knows she’ll get shit for that later, but she’s got other things concerning her right now.)

She doesn’t bring it out often, but Claire’s practically itching to keep this girl with her all night. “I’m actually going to the Olympics. I’m here celebrating tonight,” she tells her, only a little white lie — Aidan and the gang held a party for her last week. “Where’d you move from?”

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💌 syd & cj // summer lovers au

syd: what time are u off tonight 👀💘

syd: got a joint w our names on it...we could perfect ur ollie?

syd: or just skate by the beach...whatever the vibe is i'm down

[bored, cj's flipping through instagram and liking her friend's post when she gets a text from 'syds 🤤💝'. she licks her lips, grin wide. she pans over the pool quickly before returning the texts.]

cj: not until at least 9pm 😿 summer hours fuckinggggg suck. pool stays open SO late.

cj: just had some boy choke on a popsicle stick. mouth2mouth is nawt fun when someone's got a runny nose 🤧

cj: late night smoke sesh? i know a good pizza spot we can check out after. open until 2am too.

[and because cj can't help herself - her lips literally still tingle despite their kiss being nothing short of a cheek kiss that 'missed']

cj: are you gonna let me kiss you for real this time?

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circle au // first meeting

[syd felt confident going into the competition; she didn't have much of a strategy, besides maybe dialing back her undying love for herself (read; her appearance) that some could say bordered on arrogance. she feared it would intimidate her castmates, and she wouldn't let /that/ be the reason for her downfall. otherwise, she was just going to be herself.]

syd: hey!! 🤩 it's so surreal, my room is literally cuter than my apartment LMAO

syd: and YESSSS #westcoastbestcoast 💖 i totally agree, i'd love to have you on my side 😌

[syd doesn't hesitate in her response to cj, feels a little giddy, even, that she messaged her first. the fellow california native's profile definitely stood out to syd--she came here to win, yeah, but who could blame her for flirting with a hot surfer along the way?]

syd: thanks 🥰 so is yours..two hot blondes from cali sounds like a pretty deadly duo to me, the producers are practically begging us to win ;)

cj: hahah we're a long way from kansas huh? can't wait to see london, but hopefully not too soon!

[when she reads sydnee's message, cj feels her heart do a small flip - both at the competition and because sydnee is a literal babe. but, really, with an ally so early in the game, she feels like she's on the right track. cj's quick and deadly with her comments, flirting coming natural to her.

cj: you think i'm hot? ;)

[she speaks to the camera before sending the next text. "shit, that was /so/ bad. it does nottt translate well over text. aidan's going to kill me. fuck, i sound desperate. she's gonna think i'm just trying to flirt to get on her good side."]

cj: call us the dynamic duo then 😽#you'llbesafewithme

[she then yells for aidan to come into the room. "ok don't be mad," she says, "but i'm kinda starting an alliance with sydnee. should i ask her to keep it private? don't read the other texts!! i fucked up!"]

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lesbiaidan​:

“Pisces and Sagittarius suns have a lot of fun together,” Aidan begins with a smile. “Lots of laughs and like, just chilling and enjoying life,” she adds, shrugging. “But we can talk more about that later, I think astrology makes for good pillow talk.” 

Aidan is hyperfocused on all of CJ’s movements, completely enticed. Her eyes follow the woman’s hand as it brings the joint up to her lips, causing Aidan to gently bite her lip because they just look so soft and inviting. Her eyes flit back to CJ’s as she begins to explain her ‘life hack,’ intrigued. She smirks and shakes her head, “Tell me.” Instead, CJ gives her a full demonstration. Aidan’s lips are parted against CJ’s to allow the smoke to filter between the two of them, and her heart is racing. Her grin is embarrassingly wide when CJ pulls back. “Damn, that’s a killer life hack. Definitely gonna put that one to use.” 

Before taking the joint back, Aidan leans in to steal another kiss from CJ because she just can’t help it. Kissing her feels as easy and comfortable as everything else between them has so far, and the blonde is very quickly becoming one of her favorite people. And Adore You playing over her speaker just enhances the vibe. She takes a long hit from the joint when she pulls back briefly, eager to get through it so they can continue what they’ve started. “Lemme try,” she says while holding the smoke in before putting her new life hack into practice by reconnecting their lips. 

“So, you’re not gonna leave in the morning is what I’m getting?” CJ raises an eyebrow, knows it’s not often that someone likes to stay after sex — but Claire’s always been an expert at keeping friends, especially ones she has sex with. (Not her fault they fall in love with her, alright?!) “Good,” she responds, brown eyes heavy as they stare into Aidan’s. “I’d be really mad if you did skip out on morning sex.”

They kiss easily — tongue parting pink lips, to gloss over teeth. Claire can’t get enough of her. Her eyes flitter open as she pulls back, chewing down on her bottom lip before it curls up into a knowing grin. “Just not on other girls, you’ll make me jealous,” she supplies, only half joking. 

Harry Styles bounces off the walls, and the weed partnered with Aidan’s surprise kiss back only further makes her tingly. She returns the action with equal fervor, smoke wafting out of her mouth as they do so. 

When Aidan pulls away, CJ notes the joint is almost fully gone. She keeps the roach in between her fingers, using the other free hand to forcibly grip Aidan’s shoulder, using that as leverage to roll them over, placing CJ on top. Loose hairs falling out of her pony tail, she looks down at Aidan, and brings the last of the joint to her lips, killing it and putting it out on a cup next to the bed. She keeps eye contact the whole time, feeling the mood shift, before dipping in one more time to kiss the remnants of the smoke away.

“Fuck,” she says when she pulls back, dropping a kiss to Aidan’s chin, and then lower. Her tongue laps a path up the length of Aidan’s neck, before returning to her lips once more.  “You’re so hot.” Her hands are eager now, sliding underneath Aidan’s shirt to touch warm skin.

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rosegoldens​:

Honestly, Sydnee was into CJ from the moment Talia showed her a picture of them at Disneyland together. Her energy was palpable even through an image on her phone screen, and it was hot. She quite literally wanted to strangle her friend for not informing her that she had a whole ass girlfriend. But she obviously wasn’t going to let her attraction get in the way of the perfect opportunity to move into a sick apartment with a cool roommate–she figured she’d get over it eventually. But now, seeing CJ’s toned arms and stomach on display in her crop top directly in front of her…her faith in herself is definitely dwindling. 

Sydnee watches her new roomie get acquainted with her cats, a grin spread on her face and nodding in confirmation at each of their names being questioned. “That’s them! I gave them a stern talking to on the way here, so they know to be on their best behaviors,” she jokes and catches her bottom lip between her teeth briefly. Syd glances over at her parents before looking back at CJ, and takes the cat carriers back in her hands. “I kinda do have a lot,” she admits, just slightly ashamed. “We’ll probably need to make a couple trips, I’ll help with the boxes once the cats are inside. And don’t worry about the weed, my mom smokes way more often than I do.” 

The blonde starts making her way over to the UHaul and introduces CJ to her parents with full enthusiasm. Pleasantries are exchanged, and Syd looks at CJ apologetically when the amount of stuff in the back of the truck is revealed. “Eh, a few more boxes than I remember,” she says with a laugh. “But we got this! Teamwork makes the dream work, right? We’ll be chilling before we know it.” 

Hearing that Sydnee’s parents smoke weed is alleviating — her dad’s a huge pothead, but her mom and girlfriend tend to be very anti-smoking (though her mom has been known to take hits when she’s “stressed”). “In that case, remind me to roll them a joint before they leave,” she offers, giving Sydnee a toothy grin before making her way over to introduce herself. 

After shaking their hands and making casual conversation, she helps them bring up the boxes in four or so trips. True to her word, once they’ve wrapped up, CJ provids Sydnee’s parents with a joint for the road.

With the last two boxes in her arms, she calls out from their living room, head peeping out from behind a box. “Syds, lemme know where you want these.” Her hair’s matted and sweaty, sticking to her forehead from slight exhaustion of going up and down with the boxes. “I’ve got a joint for us too if you’re down.”

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circle au // first meeting

[ so cj's tactic is easy — play honestly, and with her heart. even if honesty is a little skewed, but whatever. aidan's an extension of her and she's an extension of aidan, so they really are /one/ person.]

cj: hey! isn't it crazy to be here? did you get a cool room too?

cj: i'm cj. just wanted to msg to say #westcoastbestcoast should stick together ;)

[so, she's jumping the gun a little (and secretly away from aidan in her room), but how else was she supposed to react after seeing miss sydnee's - god please be real! - profile? she didn't even wait for the group chat to open, simply asked the circle to immediately dm her. and to her luck, it did!]

cj: also... your profile is 😻

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rosegoldens‌:

After a couple of months in LA, Sydnee has her find-a-hot-girl-to-hookup-with routine at Retro completely perfected to a two-step science–not that it was hard for her at any point since Talia brought her to the local lesbian bar for the first time. It was simple; step one, go to the bar and loosen up with a drink (or a few). Survey the crowd while you do so (sometimes there’s no need for a step two when someone approaches you during this stage). Step two, once you feel that familiar warmth of alcohol move through your body, wedge your way onto the dance floor when a song to your liking fills the room and just…dance. It’s never more complicated than that for Sydnee; sometimes it’s a rinse and repeat scenario, but more often than not she has a woman by her side in no time. 

Sydnee, dressed in a simple, thin-strapped black bodycon dress paired with pink suede heels, is a few shots in and absolutely feeling the song playing when she feels the careful hand at her hip followed by a voice at her ear. She immediately opens her eyes to turn her head and look at the woman behind her, and her heart actually stops beating for a second when she takes her in. A grin of her own spreads across her face at how hot the other blonde is. Score. “Please do.” Sydnee takes advantage of their positions and shifts slightly so she can lean back against the woman’s noticeably tight body. She continues dancing as before, this time encouraging her dance partner to take a less subtle hold on her body as she moves against her. 

Please is CJ’s favorite word — especially when it comes from such pretty, pink lips. Partner that with the shots of tequila Aidan provided earlier, and Claire’s already heated body only further ignites when her new dance partner presses back against her. Easily, almost too easily, CJ falls right into place; her hand fists against the fabric of her dress almost possessively, scrunching it up in the process so it rides up high against a milky thigh, seamlessly moving them against one another to the beat of the song. She moves along her body until the song ends, the DJ for the night giving some spiel about the half priced drinks. 

But CJ’s attention is entirely on her; the heels give the girl an added height, allowing CJ’s nose to angle itself in blonde hair and speak against her ear, breath hot. Smell of tequila and a squeeze of lemon prominent. “I’ve never seen you here before. Believe me, I would have noticed you.”

“Drink?” she asks before finishing the last bit of her drink, and gingerly laying it on a table next to them. Using that now free hand, she flirtatiously drops her hand to grip the girl’s, lacing their fingers together, so she doesn’t lose her in the crowd. 

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playstation party [syd & cj]

[sydnee places her baby pink headset on and opens the party invitation from girlalmighty92, wasting no time to hop right in]

sydnee: hello?

[she asks to make sure her mic is connected properly, and when she hears cj's voice reply she grins to herself]

sydnee: hey! ahh i'm so excited we're doing this! i think this is like, they best way to get closer to people real quick.

[she laughs quietly to herself]

sydnee: i'm opening overwatch right now, i'll send you an invite...do we wanna go straight into comp? or do you wanna warm up with something else?

cj: hey!

[cj's grinning in person, opening overwatch. she doesn't hesitate in sending sydnee an invite the moment the friend request is accepted.]

cj: right! the last time i was on here talia told me she was a squirter, so.

[it's a joke, and she knows talia would kill her for it.]

cj: i'm kidding, maybe. i'm cool with going straight to comp. can we play together? i'm in high gold.

cj: i usually play reaper

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Leave it to Talia to send CJ an invite to come out and party, only to never be found. She’s used to it by now, and decides that there are other girls on the Retro dance floor (single girls since Talia’s been hitched for as long as CJ’s known her) who she can occupy her time with. Drink in hand, dressed in a simple white t shirt with a black bomber jacket and black jeans, she finds that her attention is completely stolen by the cutest girl she’s ever seen dancing in the middle of the crowd.

Her energy’s so vibrant, it’s hypnotizing, pulling Claire like a magnet right to her, settling behind her. She hopes she doesn’t come off douchey, but the song’s a jam CJ loves and perfect for dancing. “Hey,” she grins, breath against the girl’s cheek, while her hand gently lays itself against the girl’s hip bone, over the fabric of her clothes. “Mind if I dance with you?” 

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rosegoldens‌:

If there’s one thing Sydnee’s learned in her 26 years on Earth, it’s that the universe works in mysterious and wonderful ways. The San Francisco native had been incredibly stressed about her move to Los Angeles for many reasons, but the main one being that she would be forced to live with a weird, loser roommate. Luckily, Talia really proved herself as the best friend by getting her in touch with literally one of the coolest people she’d ever (not) met. A hot surfer lesbian who also loves playing video games for hours on end? She hit the roommate jackpot. 

Sydnee parks her convertible Mini Cooper in front of the address CJ gave her (with her parents driving the U-Haul not far behind her) and sends a quick text to her new roommate that she’s arrived. “Alright, our adventure starts here, guys. Don’t mess it up for me,” she says way too seriously as she turns to look at Punchy and Purrl in their cat carriers. Dressed in distressed, light-wash mom jeans and her favorite baby pink crop top, she gets out of her car and walks around to fetch the cats out as well. Suddenly, she hears her nickname being called and lets out an excited yelp when she sees CJ. Sydnee hurries over to her new roommate and carefully sets the carriers on the ground so she can wrap the other blonde in a tight hug. “Hey!” she exclaims when she pulls back. “I’m so excited to finally meet you! I can’t believe this is all happening.” 

Look, CJ’s not blind. She knew, from perusing Sydnee’s instagram (it’s only human, okay!), that her new roomie was cute. But, she didn’t expect her to be, quite honestly, drop dead. She hopes her jaw doesn’t give her away — and that Sydnee and her family are far enough not to notice her reaction, but she meets her new roommate halfway, squeezing her tighter. They’re friends, good ones at that already. 

“Real life meet you,” she jokes, taking a step back and waving over at the couple she assumes is Sydnee’s parents. Bending down, CJ’s second matter of affairs is meeting her other roommates. “Puurlll?” she offers with a huge smile, looking up at Sydnee for confirmation, tapping one of the carriers to get the attention of the cat, before turning to acknowledge the other. “Punchy?” 

She comes back up to look at Sydnee. “You have a lot of stuff? I can help your parents bring it in. I hid all my weed, too, don’t worry,” she jokes, but is very serious about it.

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imessage | sydnee & talia

sydnee: hahahaha stfu you know i'm not gonna do that tals!! if she sucks as much as you say then i'll just wait it out 🥺

sydnee: bc i'm super hot AND not boring so....🤞lmao

sydnee: we really are tbh!! we're already friends on ps4, she seems suuuper dope

sydnee: i literally can't thank you enough for giving her my info tho, i owe u. i was not ready for a random roommate in la 😂 sounds like a recipe for disaster

talia: you ARE hot, but you sound kinda boring to me right now 🥱

talia: wow you guys are totally gamer-fucking right now. that's how, like, pewdiepie and his girlfriend got together babe

talia: keep me updated and don't spare ANYYY details when you kiss her

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imessage | sydnee & cj

sydnee: lmao i promise i'm a good roomie!!! i'm super neat and tidy and pretty easygoing about things so

sydnee: i'm sure we won't have too many problems :)

sydnee: oh shit i just remembered tho i totally should've mentioned this

sydnee: i have 2 cats......is that a deal breaker?

sydnee: you can definitely play my switch!!! i demand roomie game nights 🥰haha

sydnee: and i'm adding you on ps4 rn!! i'm sydneecrossing

sydnee: fuuuuck that's so cool! i love traveling, that must be suuuch a good perk of the job

[she can't help but pout to herself when she reads that cj has a /girlfriend/. she immediately switches message threads to text talia 'how DARE you show me how hot cj is without telling me she has a gf!!!! 😩' before going back to reply]

sydnee: guests are no problem for me at all!! def glad we're on the same page there

sydnee: i definitely will!! and you'll have to show me the best spots in LA obvs, ahhh i'm so excited

cj: well i am not that neat or tidy haha, but i promise i'll keep it to my side of the pad!

cj: uhh it's an absolute deal breaker because now i need you to move in TODAY.

cj: never really had time for pets since my schedule's supes busy so you'd be doing me a favor haha

cj: trust me, there's gonna be a lot of roomie game nights :-) i have the ps4 connected to the living room and my best bud aidan and i always throw until dawn parties.

[always playing games while at home, CJ immediately adds sydneecrossing to her play station friends list.]

cj: just added you! and may have snooped through your overwatch... dude are you a tracer main?!

cj: i KNOW the best mexican restaurant out here. please tell me you're not a vegan

[then, because cj's always been forward]

cj: wanna play a game of overwatch right now? i can send you a party invite

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imessage | sydnee & talia

talia: 😂😂😂😂😂

talia: a little cheating never hurt ANYBODY, except ya know, the person you help cheat on but WHATEVS. her gf's a bitch. i haaaaateeee her. she's super hot, but sooooo boring.

talia: you guys getting along orrrrr? tell me tell me 👀

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imessage | sydnee & cj

sydnee: lmao my parents looove being quirky. but i /am/ one of a kind 💁‍♀️

[she's completely blown away by the pictures cj sends her. the place is even more gorgeous than she could've imagined (and her potential future roomie is even hotter than talia's picture let on)]

sydnee: are you JOKING?!?!?! omggggggg that balcony!! all of it!

sydnee: if you're sure, i'm soooo in 😻

sydnee: thanks! my main game is animal crossing...lots of nintendo games but also ps4 for sure! i love horror games, and i'm ngl i'm pretty killer on overwatch

sydnee: but yeah me and talia met at a convention for streamers a while back and we clicked super fast!

sydnee: oh shit you surf??? that's super dope

sydnee: too bad our paths haven't crossed during your times up here!

cj: haha i can deff see that :-)

cj: well my my old roomie's out by the end of this month, so my options are kinda slim.....

cj: jk i'm super sure. you sound super cool, and talia's a rly chill friend of mine so i trust her.

cj: only nintendo game i've ever owned was super mario forever ago. and pokemon go, but i kidna fizzled out on it. you'll have to let me play your switch, i don't have one

cj: dude! add me on ps4. my gamertag's girlalmighty92

cj: i actually surf for a living! so fun fact, you'll actually get the apt all by yourself for like at least 3 months out of the year. i train in costa rica a lot or hawaii

cj: brings me to my next q, how do you feel about having guests over? my gf stays over a few times a week, but she has her own place if it's a huge issue. i'm cool with u bringing whoever

cj: you'll have to recommend some spots for when i go up there next!