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Best first date

⇢ 2.8k, humour with a dash of fluff ⇢ Your best first date is one where your date doesn’t even show up.

Your date doesn't show up.

With each passing second it gets more and more embarrassing to be sitting in the seat of the fancy restaurant with the empty chair across from you as your only company. The untouched glass, the perfectly folded napkin, the menu placed at just the right angle. Everything seemed to scream that you'd been stood up by your date.

And it's just your luck that the cute waiter—Juyeon, judging by his nametag—would be the one witnessing this entire mess. You can see him turning the corner and walking towards your table. Any second now he'll be escorting you to the exit or whatever happens in these situations, but honestly, who decided it was a good idea to have a first date at such a high-end place? Why did your asshole of a date have to suggest this place just to ditch you here, where the most you could afford is a glass of their water?

"Hey, are you okay?" It's not the question you were expecting from the cute waiter, but you look up to see him glancing at you with worry.

"Um. I guess?"

"Is... your friend not coming?" he asks hesitantly. "Sorry for asking but it's just that—would you like some dessert on the house? I noticed how upset you look and um, I just wanted to do something nice."

"Oh. Yeah, that would be nice. Thanks Juyeon," you attempt at a smile, which he mirrors back.

When he leaves, you breathe a sigh of relief. At least he wasn't escorting you out like you'd thought. A sweet treat was exactly the pick-me-up you needed after such embarrassment, and maybe it'll be extra good since it's a fancy restaurant after all. And hey, a free dessert is something your asshole of a date would never get to experience—

"Is this seat taken?"

You look up to see a handsome guy gesturing at the chair across from you. He's definitely not your date judging by how much better looking he is, which makes the slight flutter of your heart sink again. But he's still nice to look at with that sharp jawline and those dark eyes, the black dress pants and white dress shirt—with the sleeves rolled up too. Was everyone here this good looking? No wonder your date didn't show up; he wouldn't have belonged here anyway.

"Nah, go ahead," you reply, breaking eye contact to look for cute waiter Juyeon and your surprise dessert.

But what surprises you instead is when the handsome guy sits down. In that chair. Across from you. And brings his glass of water too.

"Um, what are you doing?" You had just assumed that he would take the chair for his own table or something. Because typically, that's what people do. They don't just sit down at a random stranger's table.

"I thought you said this seat was free?" The handsome stranger cocks his head. "So I sat?"

"Oh. Right."

"Actually, I overheard that waiter talking about how you um, got stood up. Which definitely sucks." He fidgets in his seat, biting his bottom lip as his eyes roam around the room before coming back to yours. "I'm in the same boat as you are, so I figured maybe I can pretend to be your date and save both of us from the embarrassment?"

"Wait, are you saying yougot stood up by your date?" you say incredulously. Who could possibly do that to such a hot guy like him? And miss out on seeing those arms?

It isn't until the handsome stranger nearly chokes on his water that you realize you probably said some of that out loud. There's a slight blush on his face and he avoids your eyes when he says, "Um thanks. I think."

"Sorry, that was out of place." Could this day be any more embarrassing? Though on the other hand, you've already hit your annual capacity for embarrassment when your asshole date ditched, so anything beyond that really doesn't feel like much. "I don't usually—"

And then you see him. Cute waiter Juyeon coming around the corner with a bunch of dishes, one of which could possibly be your dessert. Your free dessert that he decided to give you because he felt sorry for you sitting all alone and lamenting at the world.

But now you weren't quite as alone. Which means that the dessert might not be quite as free.

"Hey," you drop your voice to an urgent whisper, leaning across the table, "can you hide for a second? Like under the table or something. Please? Pretty please?"

Surprisingly enough, he rolls with it. The handsome stranger gives you a questioning look but the twinkle in his eye tells you that he finds this exciting. Maybe it should've been expected since he did spontaneously show up at a stranger's table after all. Either way, he swiftly ducks and hides under the table like you suggested, and the satin tablecloth nearly hides him completely as long as nobody is looking too closely.

Turns out, Juyeon wasn't even heading to your table. He drops off the dishes at some tables around you, murmuring some words to the guests before heading back, and then smiles at you when you make eye contact.

"Okay, the coast is clear," you whisper to the handsome stranger under the table. Oh how strange this situation was: even that combination of words in your mind sounded weird. And when you lean down to take a look at how he's hiding, you realize that there really isn't much room under the table. It makes him so close to you that you're sure he'll be more acquainted with your legs than with your face by the end of this strange meal. Or well, dessert.

"Sorry," he says, finally crawling back up and into his chair, "was I too close? Did I make you uncomfortable?"

"Nah, it's fine. Thanks for doing that though. But um, you're going to have to do that again. In a bit."

He leans forward like he's about to share a big secret. "Did you see an ex or something? Wait if you saw an ex shouldn't you be the one hiding?"

"It wasn't an ex," you say, lowering your voice as you lean forward too. It feels like you're scheming with him, and there's a sense of excitement buzzing through your veins. "Right before you got here, my waiter noticed that I got stood up and offered free dessert to cheer me up."

"Oh." The handsome stranger's eyes widen. Then narrow as his lips form a pout. "Wait, why didn't he offer me any? I'd been sitting alone at my table for quite a while too."

"Well, did he see you?"

"I don't think he ever came up to me." The handsome stranger's pout suddenly shifts into a mischievous smirk. "Maybe he's into you."

"What? Why would he be into me?"

That earns you a shrug. "Why wouldn't he be? You're stunning."

Well that took a turn you had not been expecting.

The claws of embarrassment take a hold of you through the heat in your cheeks this time, definitely reddening by how hot they felt.

"Thanks, I think," you repeat his words from earlier, then quickly change the subject. "Anyways, you can share my dessert to make up for all the hiding you're going to have to be doing."

"Sounds good." The handsome stranger's face lights up with a toothy grin. "Are you sure you don't just want to have a regular meal though? It'll be my treat."

"As nice as that sounds, I don't think I could deal with the mortification of seemingly having duped the waiter into giving me a free dessert." You glance over his shoulder towards where the waiters usually come out from. Just in case. "Like, imagine having him walk back in here just to see that I do actually have a date, and that he was totally wrong about the whole situation. Or he sees that we're both eating this pity cake. Actually at that rate, I'm not sure if I'd rather be me or him—both options seem equally as mortifying."

And then speak of the devil: Juyeon appears once again. This time he's holding one single dish and there's a good chance that it could be your free dessert.

"Oh no, he's back," you quickly whisper. "Get down. Please."

He slips back down under the table with ease, as if some choreographed dance.

"Here is your dessert," Juyeon sets the plate on the table in front of you. It's a chocolate lava cake with whipped cream on the side and a small heart drawn in one of those fancy red sauces that you're sure are only meant for drawing on plates. "Sorry about what happened but I hope this at least cheers you up a little."

"Thank you," you beam at him. "This is just what I needed; I'm already feeling much better."

Just as Juyeon turns to go, suddenly something hits the table from underneath. It must've been the handsome stranger you were concealing—perhaps he bumped his head or something. But the next thing you know is that Juyeon is looking back at you with a worried frown.

"You okay?"

"Yup," you flash a reassuring smile. "Accidentally kicked the table. Oops, clumsy me. I've never been very spatially aware."

The waiter nods and returns your smile before finally leaving.

"Are you okay?" you ask the handsome stranger when he finally goes back to his seat after you give him the signal. "Did you hit your head?"

He ducks a little as he grins sheepishly. "Is it bad that I tried to scare him off? So that he wouldn't keep flirting with you."

"He definitely was not flirting with me." You finally unwrap the cutlery that's been sitting on your table for ages, and he follows suit. "But like, that was a close call. Forget the free dessert; it would be way too embarrassing to be found in such a... compromising position."

He waves you off. "Don't worry; that's not even that bad. I would just calmly come out and pretend like I was picking up cutlery or proposing."

"That would be another idea for getting free food." You go to grab a piece of cake with your fork, and it comes apart so easily, so soft and fluffy. Definitely worth the price of having a handsome stranger stare at your legs for much of the night. "Proposing, I mean."

"You need to not give me ideas like that," he chuckles. "This has already been quite the rollercoaster."

A silence falls between the two of you as the cake on the table gets smaller and smaller with each bite. You totally weren't trying to eat faster so you could steal more of it, but like, he was already hot! He didn't need to also be enjoying your pity cake!

"So... what are they like?" the handsome stranger asks, taking another big piece of the cake with his fork. That's another thing that you'll have to remember to hide when Juyeon comes by later—can't have any of the evidence lying around of another person having been here. Maybe you'd just stuff all the cutlery in your purse or get your partner in crime to take them with him to his spot under the table.

"Who?"

"Your date."

"Oh. I'd almost forgotten about him." You shrug. "He was the one who suggested this place, but other than that, I have nothing to say about him. It's no big deal; we'd only been talking for a little while." You pause, then add, "What about yours?"

He nods at your words and then laughs a little. "I honestly think my friends set up a fake dating profile and catfished me with that gender swapping filter. Also no big deal; I had a feeling things were weird but I've always wanted to check out this place, you know? And dress up and all." He hesitates, briefly biting his lip. "And besides, something good came out of it. I got to meet you."

You nearly choke on the big piece of cake you stuffed in your mouth. And definitely ignore the last part of his sentence. "Wait, your friends catfished you? And set you up on a fake date that was never real?"

"Sunwoo's just like that," he rolls his eyes, but his lips curl up endearingly. "I mean, it was probably Hyunjae's idea but if you put the two of them together, things like this end up happening." He takes a sip of his water and then glances at you abruptly. "Sorry if I'm rambling. I tend to talk a lot."

"No, don't worry about it. I'd love to hear more."

Eric. That's his name. It's good that he finally tells you his name because it would just add to your mountain of embarrassments today if you'd accidentally let "handsome stranger" slip out of your mouth at any given time.

And boy does he talk a lot. The air fills with his chatter and your laughter, and it's a good time. He's comfortable to be around and the way he beams excitedly as he talks turns this fancy and uptight restaurant into something cozier. It's like the world around you melts away—something that you're sure would never have happened if your original date had shown up today.

Though sometimes Eric is so loud that you're sure that there's no way Juyeon and the other waiters wouldn't have heard him or noticed him as the two of you devour the cake.

Eric hides one last time when Juyeon comes around after you guys finish the cake, and you quickly bury his set of cutlery alongside your own where they're wrapped by your napkin.

"Was it good? How are you feeling?" Juyeon clears off the table and you silently thank the greater powers out there for not having him unwrap the napkin or anything. Not that it would be too big of a deal—so what if you liked using multiple forks by yourself?

"Yup, it was perfect. Definitely made this... situation more bearable," you reply, though you're not sure if you were talking about the cake or about Eric. "Thank you so much."

"It's the least I could do," Juyeon's eyes curve until they're slim crescents as he smiles brightly, continuing to clear the table. Which is quickly replaced by a confused frown. "Oh? Why is there another glass of water here?" he mumbles to himself. You shrug when he looks your way, but he simply scratches his head and then leaves with a puzzled look on his face.

Moments later, you're helping Eric up and the two of you quickly make your escape before anyone suspects anything.

The night air is chilly, but the rush of adrenaline keeps you nice and toasty. It's all so thrilling; it feels like you've just gotten away with something scandalous, an adventure that you would've never experienced had your original date showed up.

Eric breaks the silence once you're a few blocks away from the restaurant. "I know this is probably really weird, but this has been the best first date I've ever had." His eyes search yours briefly before flickering away and looking down. "Do you want to maybe hang out some more?"

First date. Does he count this as a first date? Does that mean there might be more? Does that mean he could possibly be into you—

"Yeah, let's do it. It definitely sounds crazy to say but getting stood up by my irrelevant date was truly the best thing that's happened today." Then you pause, with a shy smile. "And... not just for the free dessert."

His face lights up at your words and the grin on his face gets impossibly wider. There's something about it that makes it impossible to say goodbye so early; the way his warmth tugs on you has you wondering about what it'd be like to be on a real date with him.

"You know what?" he suddenly says, the mischievous twinkle in his eyes returning. "Let's do round two."

"Of duping a restaurant for their free dessert?"

"Maybe actual food this time," Eric admits with a laugh. "I'm actually kind of hungry."

The walk continues but this time, his fingers are interlocked with yours and he feels like sunshine pressed to your side.

"Hey, are you okay?" the waiter, Kevin, asks with worry in his eyes when he arrives at your table. Where you sit alone.

When your eyes flicker over to the table one row away where he's also sitting alone, Eric gives you a thumbs up and you have to swallow the smile that dances on your lips.

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The quirky things that make you different are what make you beautiful. 

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@harrywavycurly you killed me with that post ^^ I can’t wait for the rebirth of long haired Harry 

I miss the long hair…..so if you’re not a fan of it then feel free to keep scrolling babes!

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This idea is amazing ! I’m in ! 

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Hi, guys!! Okay, so I’ve been wanting to do a giveaway for some time now and I finally have a decent amount of merchandise I can send out. This is mainly meant for fans who wish they could have more Harry things and haven’t been able to get it for themselves. So, please don’t be greedy if you have these items already!

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Harry Dad Hat (Black or White, your choice)

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Depending on the amount of entries this giveaway receives, I might order extra things to give out so please put your most wished for item in the tags!

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Pass the happy <3

I was tagged by the lovely @hestylesno so here we are !

The five things that makes me happy are : 

- Sleeping in front of the fire

- Horse riding

- Going to a concert and just losing myself in the music

- Singing while getting ready for the day

- Just being with my loved ones (I travel really often so I cherish every moment we can spend together)

I could go on and on, for example Harry Style’s amazing personality makes me happy or Niall’s laugh (because come on, his laugh is contagious) but that would be too long ^^ 

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I needed to confess

Hi guys ! I don’t know if anyone will read this but I needed to share this. I know that it is terrifying to open up to others people. I hope by doing this that maybe I can help some people in the same case as me and talk with others people about it. Two things made me do this. First a book : Unfiltered by Lilly Collins. I have admired her since I was 16 years old. She’s really an inspiration for me. In her book she talked about her eating disorders and others stuff. And it may sound silly but her doing that, this beautiful, incredibly talented actress made me admire her even more and I want to do the same. And then I saw this morning a very touching request of an anonymous person on a blog: this anon asked for a fictional character to tell her or him to stop drinking because this anon has an addiction to alcohol. It really touched my heart and so I want to talk about my problems. 

I’ve always been a very talkative and outgoing person. I’ve always been full of energy. A lot of people think that I have a high self esteem. Guess what ? That’s not true. I was and am just very good at hiding my insecurities. My breaking point was my first year of university. All my insecurities express in the worst ways possible. First I started to suffer from eating disorders (it never went as far as anorexia but it damaged me nonetheless). Some days I would eat almost nothing or I wouldn’t it at all. The next day I would eat all the food I could find. I started to lose weight by doing this. But it wasn’t even the worst thing that happened to me. No. 

I was 19 when I started to develop an addiction to alcohol. It was a very tricky thing because you see I wasn’t drinking every day until I couldn’t remember my name. It wasn’t like that. I would go out with my friends once or twice a week and that was when I would drink. I drank a lot and I was wasted every week end. I remember one night I had drank so much that I couldn’t walk, one of my friend had to carry me at home. For my birthday I was so drunk that my friends watch over me all night because they were afraid I wouldn’t wake up. You’re surely thinking that I was really stupid and that I should have stopped. But I couldn’t because alcohol made me feel better, it made me forget about all my insecurities. I think life was just getting to much for me and I just wanted to forget. I carried on like that for one year. So what made me stop ? Well one night I had to go to the hospital because my stomach was really hurting. The doctor told me that the pain was caused because of my liver. In that moment I realised that it was because of all my drinking. I realised that I was destroying my body. I was only 20 and I was already destroying my life. Of course it didn’t stop like that, I was really addicted. But I slowly realised that alcohol was destroying my life and my relationships with others. It was not the solution. It made sound a bit silly but it’s true : acknowledging your problem is the first step toward recovery. So the following year I tried to fight my addiction: it was not easy. I had up and down. But I managed to win. Now I just drink occasionally. 

Now I’m 22 and I’m still fighting with these problems. But I’m getting better everyday. Now I can just drink a beer with my friends and I’m not going to end up wasted. I’m not starving myself anymore and I’m not eating too much either. I learned that I have to find balance in my life. 

If there is anyone who is struggling with eating disorders, mental illness or addiction I just want to say that you can win this fight ! Don’t give up ! I know it’s fucking difficult to overcome these problems (hell I’m still struggling sometimes) but don’t let these problems consume you. Talk to your friends or you family, they can help you. And never feel ashamed because you are admitting that you have a problem. It’s the first step in order to heal. And you know we are all fucked up so don’t be ashamed. You can overcome these problems and be the fullest and happiest version of yourself. 

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Sorry for the absence

I’m so sorry for the lack of activity. I know I haven’t been there for a while. 

In fact I haven’t been around because I have a lot of things going on in my life. One of them is that this are really rough  times for me. Physically I’m ok but mentally not so much. In fact I’m that kind of person that repressed her feelings and want to be be strong for the people I love. People always said to me that they admired my strength but I’m not strong, I just pretend to be for the sake of my friends and family. And right now I can’t pretend anymore, I have these feelings that  I built inside, that just want to break through. Right now I just feel incredibly lonely and sad and angry at the same time (being abroad for 6 months can do that to you). Usually I have music to express all of these feelings but right now I’m abroad and I can’t play music and sing like I usually do and that really drive me crazy. 

But don’t worry I’m not going to do anything stupid, I have people that I love too much to do that. I’m trying to find a way to have access to a piano to finally be able to play ! And when I’m feeling better, I will come back 

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Thank you so much for this ! A cute Prince Harry always make you feel better ;) I was feeling a bit down because I’m abroad and it’s not always easy to be in a different country. Please check this blog, the imagines are excellent and the writer is such a nice person ! :D 

@ your-darkhearted-universe  I hope you feel better :3

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“It gladdens me to know that Odin prepares for a feast. Soon I shall be drinking ale from curved horns. This hero that comes into Valhalla does not lament his death! I shall not enter Odin's hall with fear. There I shall wait for my sons to join me. And when they do, I will bask in their tales of triumph. The Aesir will welcome me! My death comes without apology! And I welcome the Valkyries to summon me home!” 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCET435UGZE

God this soundtrack give me chills. So beautiful and so powerful ! 

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The sons of Ragnar: Bjorn, Ubbe, Hvitserk, Sigurd and Ivar

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Maybe I’m crazy but if he walked into my home, I would just throw myself in his arms and hug the life out of him. Because I think he really needs love ! Sincerely Ivar is my favorite character in the show : his character is so interesting. And he evolved so much during season 4: at the beginning he’s just an angry child but then he becomes such an incredible young man. I sincerely admire his strength and his wicked mind. And at the same time he’s still insecure and broken. So much complexity in one person ! So I am not ashamed to say that I am hopefully in love with Ivar the Boneless ^^ 

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Me when I saw Ivar in season 4. I know that he is a really dangerous character, I mean he is cruel, impulsive, so full of anger but he really is my favorite character in the show. Because he’s so damn interesting: he’s so painfully human. So I totally assume my attraction towards Ivar the Boneless ^^ 

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Me right now... It’s too cold out there ^^ 

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Join the dark side, we have cookies ! This made me laugh so hard XD (Yes I’m a Star Wars fan, and I search funny pictures on internet and I totally assume it :p )

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So sorry for the lack of activity ...

OMG I'm so sorry ! I haven't been here for ages ! Honestly I was a bit down and I didn't know what I could write on this blog. But I promise that I'll try to be here now 😊

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First impressions of Poznan

Hey guys ! Finally I have internet and I can post something ! 

So I arrived at Poznan the 1st October. The city is really beautiful and polish people are really nice. They are very helpful and open minded so that’s a good thing ! :) 

I started my classes at the university. Unfortunately all my classes are at Morasko campus which is the new part of the university. It’s not in the center of the city. The professors are really nice and the classes are really interesting. But last week I loose myself several times because this is a huge university ^^ But I managed to find all my classes so everything’s ok :D 

I was disappointed by the others erasmus students. I went to the welcome party last week but I felt very lonely. In fact I’m the only one who came here by myself. All the others students came with their friends so they are not interested in meeting others people. But I met people at the university so I’m not alone. And today when I was at the city center, I met Irish guys who were very nice, I new that Irish people were very friendly people and today these guys confirmed it ;) 

My main problem is that I don’t speak polish. This is a really difficult for me because I can’t talk to polish people and I really want to ! Yesterday I started Polish lessons. And I can assure you that polish is a really difficult language because it’s a slavic language. But I’m going to learn and I hope that I will be able to speak a few words soon. 

See you soon ! :D 

(I’m sorry if I made mistakes, english isn’t my native language