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Smiling at Luca Across the Room

Part of my Corrupt a Wish challenge.

Request: Smiling at each other across the room. Requested by @the-makingsofgreatness

Warnings: mention of assault. Corrupt a wish reminder: If you think this story has a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention. Proceed with caution.

“Are you ready to meet the man your father has chosen for you to marry?” your mother asked sweetly as she helped fasten a diamond cross around your neck.

“Yes, I think so,” you said holding the family heirloom in place. You were determined not to let the events of the past year spoil the day that was being held so dear to your family. 

“You’ve been so brave, my darling,” your mother said giving you a fortifying smile in the mirror.

Although you hadn’t told your parents much about the attack, they guessed the worst of it based on your nightmares. You would wake crying and screaming, clutching to your mother for comfort the way you’d done as a child. When your mother tried to light a candle by your bedside with a match, you’d become even more terrified and she couldn’t understand why you’d nearly clawed your way across the bedroom to get away from her. Your strange behavior frightened both your parents, but the doctor told them the mind would be slower to heal than the body and to give you time.

Now that months had passed without incident, your parents felt you were ready to meet the man they had chosen to be your husband. In the beginning you worried your father was only concerned with making a business connection rather than a love match. However, after your mother met your intended, she did nothing but gush about his good qualities. She was smitten with the polite young man and promised you a lifetime of happiness with him. You and your mother had always been close so you trusted her implicitly when it came to matters of the heart. In fact, you fell asleep the night before your introduction to your fiancé with pleasant dreams of a prosperous marriage. 

As your father escorted you inside the spacious dining room, he squeezed your forearm gently. “Smile,” he reminded you as he waved to your guests across the room. You held your head high and beamed brightly, searching the faces in the room for your intended. Everyone turned to face you with jovial expressions and you felt your cheeks flush with the attention.

Immediately your eye went to the one man in the corner of the room who did not turn with the others. His lanky frame hunched against the wall casually as he chewed a toothpick. A shiver ran down your spine as you realized it wasn't a toothpick, but a matchstick. Then your mind went tumbling down a dark hole. 

It had been a matchstick he struck that caught your dress on fire that night. You looked down at your gown and envisioned the burn marks, smelled the smoke and heard his laughter as he tore at it. Your whole body began to shake at the memory. Just then your stomach dropped as the man turned and removed the match from his mouth, grinning at you with a twisted smile. Your face fell into a state of ashen horror as your father patted your hand and steered your unwilling body toward the man who had assaulted you nearly a year ago to the day. Your rasped breathing increased and your father whispered reassuringly, “Come now, my dear, he won’t bite.” Then he extended your hand to the man you feared most in the world, saying, “This is Luca Changretta. He’s going to be your husband.”

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sorry but you're getting booped!

You really woke up and chose violence, huh? Well, let the boop war begin!

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for the song recs ask game 🎧

silver springs - fleetwood mac

heart - DAWN

Ahh, these are amazing, Em! Tysm for the music recs!

Silver Springs-downloading immediately. How have I never heard this before??

Heart-downloading immediately 💕 You get me!

Send Me Song Recs

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congratulations again babes! 600 is so so amazing! you absolutely deserve it 🥳❤️

for the celebration can i send in a cheeky ☎️ for luca as your professor? that might just me being 🥵🔥 for him but mull it over in your minds isle for a bit 👀 ty!

Professor Luca Changretta (Warning: dark content, abuse of power)

*He always wears perfectly tailored suits to class and you never see a hair out of place. He has impeccable manners and demands his students follow a strict code of conduct as well.

*He is a soft-spoken man who never raises his voice. However, everyone knows his words carry weight. 

*Some people speak in hushed whispers that his family is linked to the mafia, but these are only rumors. Perhaps this is why his classes fill so quickly. 

*Or perhaps it is due to his reputation as a respected member of his field. He has published several important papers which is an impressive feat for someone so young.

*It’s his most recent work that draws you to his lectures, beckoning you to the front row to catch every carefully chosen word that falls from his mouth. You can’t help but stare with puppy dog eyes and pepper him with questions. You worry that perhaps you’re over eager and annoying, but he doesn’t seem to mind.

*From this vantage point you notice his habit of gesturing eloquently with his hands, showing off a multitude of tattoos. Sometimes despite your best efforts to focus on his words, your mind drifts to the significance of the dark ink marking his olive skin. His aura of mystery is intoxicating. 

*One day after class you notice Professor Changretta standing over you as you pack your bag. As you realize you’ve been left alone to suffer his hawk-like stare in silence, you stop all movement like an animal caught in a trap. He smiles slowly as he asks “How do you like America?”

*From that day on he takes an interest in you, knowing exchange students have a difficult time with homesickness. He asks you to dinner in his home with a few other students. Plying you with wine and plenty of personal questions, you wonder if this is typical American curiosity or if you detect something more. 

*He is unusually attentive showing kindness and patience as he offers extra help with your assignments. Sitting close by your side as he helps edit your last paper, his hand brushes yours ever so slightly every time he moves to add a correction and you swear you hear his breath hitch. 

*Other students begin to notice the professor's fondness for you and it provokes their jealousy. After a student called Mark makes unkind comments about you, you notice his absence in class the following week. When you inquire about Mark, you learn he's in hospital with a badly broken leg, although no one knows how it happened.

*Professor Changretta is appalled to learn you don’t have proper attire to wear for your final presentation. “My uncle is the finest tailor in New York,” he boasts. Not wanting to offend him, you allow him to take you there, but insist on paying for the garment. 

*As you change behind the curtain you hear an ominous exchange, "Just like the last young thing he took a liking to, you remember how that ended...such a pity."

*When classes end, you visit your professor one last time to say goodbye. "Goodbye?" he says with an amused smirk. "No, not yet. Seems your final paper was plagiarized so you fail my class. It looks as though you'll be staying in the States with me a little longer while we work this out," he informs you gleefully.

"I don't understand, you advised me on that paper, sir," you say in a shaky voice.

"I did, didn't I?" he says, pretending to remember suddenly. "You know, it's dangerous to be so honest, but I think you'll learn that soon enough." He leans over his desk and takes your face in his hands, kissing you passionately. "Now lock the door, your study sessions start now. You'll come see me every day and do exactly as I say if you want to pass my class this time."

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adore your new theme it's so pretty ❤️

Ty for the compliment, Em!! Marilyn makes everything 1,000x more gorgeous, doesn't she?

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cast your mutuals as pb characters? (✨️also congratulations again babes! i'll create a moodboard for your celebration!✨️)

Ada @notyour-valentine (advisor on history & politics)

Alfie @solomons-finest-rum (unexpectedly hilarious lines & stories)

Arthur @gilmoreslorelai (supportive sibling energy)

Bonnie @christinasyellowflowers (sunshine in human form)

Esme @look-at-the-soul (free spirit with calming energy)

Finn @theshelbyslimited (cinnamon roll, protect at all costs)

Isaiah @the-makingsofgreatness (life of the party who has your back in a bar fight)

Jack @retromafia (intimidating at their craft, hugely entertaining)

John @cillmequick (friendly & outgoing, probably thinking something dirty)

Lizzie @shelbydelrey (flawless aesthetics and wit)

Luca @peakyswritings (charming, loyal moot)

May @madame-wilsonn (acts like a proper lady)

Michael @noforkingclue (for your diabolical mind)

Polly @theshelbyclan (the smart one who gives good advice w/ a hint of snark)

Tatiana @flysafepapi (for your unhinged fic ideas I can't stop reading)

Tommy @runnning-outof-time (when he has his shit together and plans things well!)

⛲️Swim in the fountain~Go on and dare me to play FMK, Would you rather, cast your mutuals or any other game you can think of.

For my 1K celebration. Masterpost here.

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omg sorry hope you don't think this is weird cause the post was like 2 days ago but you've been listening to jhope ft jcole??? i love jhope so much i didn't know you listened to him?

Just recently, but yes!! "On the Street" has been playing on repeat!! Interestingly I'm not a big BTS fan, but j. hope's solo style is quite diff so I reckon that's why. Of course, I would become interested in his music at a time when he's stepping away ☹️ Already looking forward to his return!

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....its the same picture

🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀

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´･ᴗ･` <(💜🌼~BEAUTIFUL PERSON AWARD! Once you are given this award you’re supposed to paste it in the asks of 8 people who deserve it. If you break the chain nothing happens, but it's sweet to know someone thinks you’re beautiful inside and out.~🌼💜)

Ahhh, you're killing me with kindness, Em! You're the sweetest so, of course, this goes right back to you 💞

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nature is healing and cute <3 💚🩷

Thanks, Em! You're cool dice 🎲🎲 (Now I'm giggling bc the wording of that sentence sounds like a boomer paying a compliment 🤣)

Which one applies to me?

[zablife]

yellow and grey <333

(btw how've you been? hope you've been good? felt like we haven't talked in time)

Hi darl, I’m tired tbh 😂 A long week with not much rest, but today has been nothing but relaxation so I’m starting to feel better. And I’m going on holiday in a week so I shouldn’t complain!! Wbu??

As for the color asks—SAME plus green if you were teaching me to fight! That would be amazing!

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can i pls play too? 🥺

💋, 💞, 💙 ty <3

Hi Em, of course you can play!! I was hoping you would join in the fun! You're going to the Eden Club to dance with Alfie 😍 Thanks for playing!

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Squeeeeeeeeeze!!! You've been given a hug! Send this to all the people who deserve a hug. See how many you get back 😊 Now let the hugging begin! 💜

Ty, darl! Sending a huge hug back to you! 💞

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omg this game sounds so fun! can i pls ask number 10 with rooster, hangman and coyote ty 💕

Thanks for the ask, Em!! I thought this looked like fun 😉

💋 Netflix and chill--Hangman!! And I would refuse to be chill about it the first time or the next morning (Fuck yeah, he'd stay the night 😜)

❄️ Go ice-skating --Coyote bc he would be so sweet and patient with my clumsy ass 💕 There's no way he would let me fall either. Those strong arms would catch me every time. *swoon*

🏀 Play dodgeball against--I'm not athletic (at all) and I think Rooster would join my team to protect me. (I'm a delicate 🌸.) We all know Dagger Squad can be overly competitive and somewhat aggressive where competition is involved (don't let that dogfight football scene fool you!)

Play the fmk alternative game

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☆ put this star into the inbox of your favourite blogs. it’s time to spread positivity. 💙💙💙

Thanks, Em! You're one of my faves too 😉🌟

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Em's Sleepover Request-Isaiah Jesus

Requested by @the-makingsofgreatness

Tommy had warned Isaiah not to get involved with a member of a rival gang, but Isaiah was never one for rules. He had found a sliver of happiness in the mud and smoke and he wasn't going to forsake it. Tommy could go fuck himself. The world Isaiah had at home was nothing short of paradise and no one was going to take it from him.