#MEN LACROSSE UNIFORM

[sunbrightheart]

ACOTAR MEN AND THE SPORTS I THINK THEY WOULD PLAY:

note: this is all up for interpretation, so feel free to list your suggestions in the comments !!

rhysand: definitely a big shot baseball player. can imagine him in the traditional pinstriped yankees uniform. real smug bastard on the field, mind-fuck strategist.

cassian: is a beast at heavy weight sports, but this man cannot run to save his life. prefers more stationary sports like boxing and wrestling. competes in weightlifting events for fun.

azriel: only participates in team sports if cassian and rhysand are playing, but i think he would thrive in individual or one-on-one sports. martial arts like bjj (brazilian jiu-jitsu) and judo are his best.

tamlin: this man screams front row prop. say your thoughts and prayers because he will quite literally go beast mode and bulldoze you over. always getting carded and warnings because he can’t reign in his temper.

lucien: now call me biased but lucien is a jack of all trades. he dabbles in all sorts of sports, mostly of which are unconventional, and is really good at them once he puts his mind to it. that being said i would say he plays a mix of track and field, lacrosse and volleyball. occasionally does archery and swimming.

tarquin: any and all water sports and baby tarquin is undefeated. loves waterpolo and competitive swimming.

varian: wind-surfing, for sure. i would also say rowing; amren especially loves his arms.

helion: is definitely a former rugby jock. a literal powerhouse on and off the field. those thunder thighs be THIGHING. also dabbles in shot put because i feel like he would unironically be really good at it.

thesan: he gives me major badminton vibes. i dont know why, but just racket sports in general??????

kallias: any and all winter sports and kallias is there. a pro at ice hockey and speed skating. likes to do duo figure skating with viviane.

beron: is literally one of those middle age, upper middle class white men who spend all their free time at the country club, sipping on top shelf whiskey and abusing the clubs workers. probably plays golf and tennis, croquet too but hes too prideful and thinks its for old people.

[theharddeck]

What sports did the dagger squad play during hs/college?

oh my gosh another great one!! okay so i set this in high school bc i was a three-sport kid and i have no context for collegiate athletics beyond attending football games

so the obvious one is Nat and lacrosse, right? she's been team captain since sophomore year, she is absolutely ferocious on the field, and each year, she takes the insecure freshman under her wing and makes them a personalized workout plan to make sure they're as strong as they can be. she picks out the uniform designs in colors that flatter everyone on the team, she's coordinating snack schedules with team moms, and on the bus home from away games she's quietly doing her homework in the back row

Bob is a swimmer is this because i'm a swimmer so it's what i pick shhhh no. it's a compete-with-yourself sport, it's one where the goal is to best your own time, not physically restrain someone else. to me, bob is also built like a swimmer, like he's more sleek/lean than bulky, and it's never a worry about his glasses bc it's a no contact sport. he has no idea half the girl's team is in love with him, always deck changing near him, or asking him to be their lap counter during the distance events.

Adjacently, Javy did water polo is this because i also did water polo and was in love with a man who looked like Greg who played on the boys' team shhhh also no, obviously . if you've been around water polo boys, you know--they are pretty, they are built, they are a little messy, they are a little stupid. i say this with love. they're kind guys, they're guys who know how stupidly attractive they are, and have you seen the man's hands?? built for polo, and that is all i will say for staying G-rated.

in the same way Javy has a water polo vibe, Bradley has a volleyball vibe. It's a chill sport, it's also custom made for hot, tall, men, and I think he'd fall into it and be accidentally good at it. I think he'd allso be extra conscious of Carole's fear of contact sports, so he'd stay away from football and soccer and basketball. I can see him always having a volleyball in his backseat, and when he's at the beach, it always comes out to rally back and forth with a couple of guys.

I think Mickey did everything, he genuinely loves being on a team. Football in the fall, wrestling in the spring, lacrosse in the spring, I think he's annoyingly good at anything. he has a good awareness of where everything and everyone is, he has great reactions, but it's his attitude that everyone really appreciates, like he's always positive and encouraging and he's a solid team member. side note, i'm pretty sure mickey was homecoming king, and it absolutely blindsided him because he just thought everyone had as many friends as he did.

Reuben is track and field, all the way. he does basketball when it's in season, because he's tall and the coach literally begged him, but he loves distance running. he loves that it's just you in your head, that it's mental after a point, that it's just your body and a track, and that you're competing with yourself. he could've gone to college for it; got a couple good scholarships, but he wanted to keep it as a hobby on the side, and focused on the academy anyways.

this is a curveball, but i really see Jake as not doing sports? like the man is a perfectionist--he's not about to be the one who fumbles and costs the team a goal (or worse: be benched during the pivotal play??) i see him in middle school trying out for things, realizing he could do any of the things but probably not be The Best, and deciding to focus on school. so he's a nerd, but he studies at home/plays it off like he's not trying, and gets really into working out bc he likes how it makes him look. so he's probably at the gym with the football guys before school, working out with them, but he doesn't play on a team or anything

[laresearchette]

Friday, February 10, 2023 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: DEAR EDWARD (Apple TV +) PINECONE & PONY (Apple TV +) AT MIDNIGHT (Paramount +) MEET ME IN PARIS (The Roku Channel) JOE BOB'S VICIOUS VEGAS VALENTINE (Shudder) MARVEL'S MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR (Disney Channel Canada) 8:0pm WHAT IS NOT PREMIERING IN CANADA TONIGHT? SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL (TBD - Lifetime Canada)

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CBC GEM GHOSTS (Season 4) THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO

CRAVE TV DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA GOOD NEIGHBORS THE GRAND SEDUCTION INTO THE FOREST LEAP YEAR LET ME IN LEVERAGE: REDEMPTION (Season 2) MACK & RITA MADEA’S WITNESS PROTECTION MEAN DREAMS MEN WITH BROOMS MILTON’S SECRET MR. A & MR. M: THE STORY OF A&M RECORDS (Episodes 1-2) MY AWKWARD SEXUAL ADVENTURE PLEASURE STEPHEN COLBERT PRESENTS TOONING OUT THE NEWS (Season 1) THE SWEARING JAR TRANSPLANT (Season 3) TYLER PERRY’S A MADEA CHRISTMAS TYLER PERRY’S BOO 2! A MADEA HALLOWEEN

DISNEY + STAR CROCODILES REVEALED DUG DAYS: CARL’S DATE MARVEL STUDIOS LEGENDS (Season 2 premiere) WINNIE THE POOH: A VALENTINE FOR YOU

NETFLIX CANADA 10 DAYS OF A GOOD MAN THE FLASH (Season 9 Premiere) FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL LOVE ACTUALLY LOVE IS BLIND: AFTER THE ALTAR (Season 3) LOVE TO HATE YOU YOUR PLACE OR MINE

NHL HOCKEY (SN) 7:00pm: Kraken vs. Rangers (TSN4) 7:00pm: Leafs vs. Blue Jackets (SN) 10:00pm: Penguins vs. Ducks

NBA BASKETBALL   (SN Now) 7:00pm: Knicks vs. 76ers (SN1) 7:30pm: Jazz vs. Raptors (TSN2/TSN3/TSN4/TSN5) 8:00pm: Timberwolves vs. Grizzlies (SN1) 10:00pm: Mavericks vs. Kings (TSN2) 10:30pm: Bucks vs. Clippers

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THE LOVE CLUB: NICOLE (W Network) 8:00pm: At a New Year's Eve college party, four women make a vow to call on one another if they're ever in a romantic crisis. Ten years later, they find themselves resurrecting their love club as each searches for eternal happiness.

GWEN SHAMBLIN: STARVING FOR SALVATION (CTV Life) 8:00pm: Gwen Shamblin founds a Christian-based diet program, preaching the power of prayer for weight loss. Accumulating power and money as a larger-than-life public persona with dramatically teased hair, her reign comes to a tragic end in 2021.

STUFF THE BRITISH STOLE (CBC) 8:30pm: In the wake of a rebellion by Chinese martial artists against foreign military forces, a golden warrior statue looted by British colonial forces ends up in Australia.

NLL LACROSSE (TSN/TSN3) 9:00pm: Rush vs. Roughnecks

THE NATURE OF THINGS (CBC) 9:00pm: Walking with Ancients: New archaeological discoveries are challenging the understanding of when the first people arrived in North America, rewriting the human story.

TITANIC: 25 YEARS LATER WITH JAMES CAMERON (Nat Geo Canada) 9:00pm: Cameron debunks myths about the shipwreck and whether Jack could have survived.

THE SPENCER SISTERS (CTV) 9:00pm (NEW DAY AND TIME): When Darby's friend Kaia is wrongfully accused of plagiarism, Darby and Victoria must put aside their differences and investigate, uncovering a wide-ranging scandal.

THE SWEARING JAR (Crave) 9:00pm: Carey and Simon, an otherwise perfect couple, try to kick their swearing habit before their baby arrives.

CRIME BEAT (Global) 10:00pm: A Monster in Uniform Part 2: When the key suspect in a series of assaults and murders is brought in for questioning, a cat and mouse game unfolds in the interview room and ultimately leads to a shocking confession from a man leading a secret double life.

BOBBI KRISTINA BROWN: HER FRIENDS SPEAK (Super Channel Fuse) 10:00pm:  Bobbi Kristina Brown was born into a life of glitz, glamour, celebrity status, and all the substance abuse issues that come along with it. Exposed at an early age to living life in the fast lane, she was put on a fast track to becoming famous.

THE GOOD FATHER: THE MARTIN MACNEILL STORY (CTV Life) 12:00am:  Weeks after his wife's suspicious death, Dr. Martin MacNeill moves in his mistress under the guise of a live-in nanny. Shocked by her father's actions, his daughter begins to question everything she's known about him while uncovering a web of lies.

HARLEY QUINN: A VERY PROBLEMATIC VALENTINE'S DAY SPECIAL (adult swim) 12:30am:  Harley and Ivy celebrate their very first Valentine's Day together.

[tracyeisaman]

Sports History – The Early Years of Basketball

Basketball has come a long way since its invention in 1891. It was a 31-year-old Canadian-American athletic director named James Naismith who created the sport. He did not invent it for fun. Rather, it was a way to keep students active during winter. Back then, outdoor sports such as football and lacrosse were popular but only played in the warmer seasons, while winter activities such as marching and calisthenics were just not as thrilling.

At the time, Naismith was a physical education instructor at the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts (now Springfield College). He wanted to create a game that students could play indoors during winter that would be as physically demanding as football, hockey, and soccer and could incorporate several players. With the blessing of his supervisor, Dr. Luther H. Gulick, he invented basketball and even organized the first game. The earlier version of the sport, however, was different from today’s version.

For the first game, Naismith used a soccer ball. He then asked the school’s janitor to bring him two boxes to mount up the gymnasium balcony as goals. The janitor could not find boxes, so he brought two round peach baskets. Naismith made do with them and nailed each onto a rail, about 10 feet high, on the opposite ends of the YMCA gymnasium. He then invited students to play his new game.

The first game, played between two teams of nine students each, culminated in a brawl as the game did not have defined rules. The students kicked, pulled, and punched each other to get the ball into the other team’s basket, earning a score. Several students got injured in that match. One was even knocked out.

Recognizing the need for clear rules, Naismith created the original 13 rules of the game. Among them, players were prohibited from striking, pushing, or tripping opponents. Further, they couldn’t run with the ball and had to pass it from where they caught it. In addition, players could throw the ball with one or both hands but not by punching it.

Naismith also introduced the concept of fouls. Two fouls meant the disqualification of a player until a team scored. Umpires acted as judges, disqualifying unruly players, managing time, and keeping score. Games lasted two 15-minute sessions with rest time in between. In case of a tie, games continued until one team scored.

The Springfield Republican recorded that the first public basketball game occurred in 1892 at the Springfield YMCA gym between students and instructors. The students won 5-1.

The sport grew in popularity as students from other schools introduced it at their colleges and YMCAs. The first intercollegiate basketball game occurred in 1893. Yale University’s basketball team was the first team recorded dribbling the ball. They called it “passing to themselves.” This allowed them to advance, throw off an opponent, and get free to shoot. This move became popular among players and added tactical complexity to the game.

The game continued to evolve into the 1900s. String baskets replaced peach baskets, and a backboard was introduced to prevent fans from blocking shots.

Basketball became an Olympic sport in 1904 but as a demonstration event. It grew globally after World War I when North American soldiers played it in Europe. By 1936, the sport was truly global and earned its place as a medal event at the Olympics.

After World War II, basketball exploded in popularity in the United States thanks to broadcast television of college games. Professional basketball leagues existed at the time but lacked uniformity. It was not until the National Basketball League merged with the Basketball Association of America in 1946 that a major centralized league arose, the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the second half of the 20th century, this new association, together with the big stars that played in its league, elevated basketball to one of the biggest sports in the United States.

[firstprince-ao3feed]

We're Going Down Swinging

We're Going Down Swinging https://ift.tt/0YwA7pF by cityofdownwardspirals Henry doesn’t mean to intrude, but curiosity gets the best of him. “I am sorry, but what on Earth is your brother going to do with five-inch hot pink heels?” he asks, barely believing that those words actually came out of his mouth. He tries to recall whether Alex has a girlfriend he might order those for but June has been pretty vocal about either liking or disliking Alex’s exes in the past, so he is sure he’d remember. Also, those shoes don’t look like your regular gift for your girlfriend. Not that he would know. June looks at him, as if finally realising how clueless he actually is. “Oh my god, I can’t believe I forgot to tell you. Alex is a pole dancer now,” she says matter-of-factly and Henry chokes. “What?” OR After Alex gets suspended from the lacrosse team, he finds a new hobby. Henry is completely normal about it. Words: 8717, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Characters: Alex Claremont-Diaz, Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor, Nora Holleran, June Claremont-Diaz, Percy "Pez" Okonjo Relationships: Alex Claremont-Diaz/Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor, June Claremont-Diaz/Nora Holleran Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - College/University, Friends to Lovers, Pole Dancing, Sports, Gay Disaster Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor, Uniforms, Smut, Humor, Blow Jobs, Idiots in Love, Implied/Referenced Homophobia, no beta we die like men via AO3 works tagged 'Alex Claremont-Diaz/Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor' https://ift.tt/UcI0JKN August 30, 2023 at 06:41AM

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[lacrosse]

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[theultimatefan]

EvoShield® and National Lacrosse League Renew Partnership for Protective Equipment and Apparel

The National Lacrosse League (@NLL), the world’s largest and most successful professional lacrosse league, has announced it is renewing its protective equipment and apparel partnership with EvoShield (@EvoShield). A new two-year agreement will see EvoShield continue as the NLL’s official supplier of performance driven sports protective gear in the 2022-23 season. The deal continues a partnership that began in 2018.

“Our sport is physically demanding, and the health and safety of our athletes is a top priority,” said Brian Lemon, NLL Executive Vice President of Lacrosse Operations. “EvoShield is a world class brand and an industry leader in protective equipment in multiple sports and we are excited to bring back our partnership to keep NLL athletes protected and performing at the highest level.”

In August of 2022, EvoShield launched two new versions of Lacrosse Arm Guards featuring the brand’s proprietary Gel-To-Shell technology that ensures a custom fit for every player. EvoShield also offers custom arm guards at customevoshield.com where players can create designs to suit their personal style using a variety of colors and an option to personalize the straps. EvoShield’s lacrosse offerings include slash guards, NOCSAE-approved should pads, lacrosse gear bags, mouthguards approved by the American Dental Association, as well as men’s and women’s lacrosse uniforms. A new protective rib shirt that integrates into the Evoshield Shoulder pads for a lockdown fit will be released this winter.

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Under the partnership, EvoShield will supply NLL athletes on every team with protective gear and apparel. EvoShield products available to NLL athletes include wrist/slash guards, arm guards, shoulder pads, protective rib shirts, thumb guards, toe guards, and thigh guards. EvoShield apparel includes a variety of sideline and on-field performance apparel as well as fan wear.

[the-iceni-bitch]

Please do 61 with Ransom.

61) “If you don’t change out of those shorts and into some pants I’ll have them around your ankles by lunch time.”

Hmmm, more OTP for all you lovely hoes! You nonnies just keep lobbing em right at me.

This ended up sparking something in me and I ended up writing a full length fic about more escapades with the asshole bunch.

Tagging my babes @chrissquares @stargazingfangirl18 (I’m targeting you a little with this one Siri cuz lacrosse Ransom is def wearing Fila) @subtlebucky @egcdeath

Quick, dirty, outdoor smut!!! No minors!!!

You and Ransom had decided to meet at the park with the other couples in his little asshole group of friends.

It was finally starting to warm up some, and when the boys had brought up getting out the sticks for some lacrosse you had jumped on it. Ransom didn’t have the balls to tell you it was really just a guy thing, you looked so excited about it.

He parked the beemer at the park entrance and grinned when he saw your Volvo already there. He grabbed his sticks and the cooler full of beer from the trunk and headed towards the field where he saw the rest of you gathered.

He groaned as he drew closer and finally got a good look at you as you waved at him. You looked like a preppy dream in a polo shirt and tiny shorts, a headband around your forehead and knee high socks under your cleats.

“Hey baby!” You said giddily as you ran towards him with your stick slung over your shoulders. “Can you believe I still fit in my high school uniform?”

“I think you’re taking this a little too seriously sweetheart.” He grinned, dropping the cooler and catching you when you jumped into his arms and pressed your lips to his with a satisfied hum.

“Says the man who showed up wearing his letterman’s jacket.” You teased as you hopped down and helped him carry the cooler the rest of the way.

“Yeah? Well if you don’t change out of those shorts and into some pants I’ll have them around your ankles by lunch time.” He purred in your ear as you set down the cooler, wrapping his stick around your back and drawing you close.

“Ha! I’m not playing lacrosse in pants, Hugh!” You said with a shake of your head. “But keep that in mind for later. Can you believe none of the other girls brought sticks?”

“Honey, none of them play lacrosse.” He chided as he watched you stretch.

“Well then what’s the point of... oh goddamn it!” You rolled your eyes as you stood up. “This was supposed to be another boy’s outing where I sit with the other girls and get wine drunk wasn’t it? Don’t answer that! Chauvinist assholes...”

He just chuckled as he watched you mutter to yourself angrily, grabbing your extra sticks and storming off towards the other girls, gesturing wildly as you tried to go over the basics with them.

“So, the girls are playing then?” Dylan asked as he came to stand by Ransom, grabbing an IPA from the cooler and taking a gulp.

“Sure seems that way.” Ran answered as he watched you shove a stick at Lexi and make a throwing motion that she tried to emulate feebly.

“Is this gonna be another day of your girlfriend showing us all up, Drysdale?” Chaz asked as he joined the two of them, chuckling as they tried to figure out exactly what you were trying to instruct the girls on now. “Cuz I don’t think my ego can take it.”

“I dunno what to tell you man.” Ran said with a shrug, grabbing himself a beer and drinking deep. “Quit inviting us to this shit if you don’t want her to hand your ass back to you.”

“Alright douchebags, lets play some lacrosse!” You screamed at them, a massive grin splitting your face.

“I can’t decide if having her on my team or playing against her will be worse.” Logan groaned as the four men walked towards the field apprehensively.

“Alright, should we split this up by couples or what?” Dylan asked as Lexi moved to stand next to him.

“Sounds good to me.” You beamed.

“Great, so Y/N, Ran , Chaz and Brit, you guys can play together and me, Jess, Logan, and Lex will be the other team. Girls play defense.”

“Sounds good.” Ran said fast before you had a chance to start an argument, guiding you away from the center of the field quickly.

“But I play attack, babe.” You whined as he walked next to you and stopped in front of the goal.

“Yeah, I think that you playing attack might be a little too much all at once sweetie.” He said with a shrug as he moved to middle position. “Just channel that frustration babe, you’ll do great!”

You just chewed on your lip as you watched Logan and Chaz grapple for the ball. Logan won out, barreling over Chaz and spinning past Ran like a pro. You smirked as you pivoted towards him, bracing yourself as you charged each other.

He shifted his weight to spin around you and you grinned before full body checking him, ripping the stick out of his hand and helicoptering it out of his grip as you tossed him over your shoulder. You scooped the ball up and lobbed it to Ransom as you sprinted up the field. He passed it back to you when Dylan tried to take him down and you snatched it out of the air before diving around a confused looking Lexi and chucking the ball at the net, grinning when it sailed past Jess for a point.

“Goddamn it!” Dylan groaned as you jogged past him back to your position, giving Ransom a celebratory high five that he followed up with a smack on the ass as he grinned at you.

Logan was still trying to stand up as you returned to your defensive position, glaring at you as he ran a hand through his hair.

“How the fuck was that not a foul?!” He seethed at you.

“A foul?!” You shouted with an air of disdain. “Don’t be a pussy Van Doren! You bring that weak shit to my house and I’m serving it right back to you! Right babe?”

“That’s right babe!” Ran shouted back to you as he shrugged apologetically at Logan when he stalked past him.

The rest of the game went about the same, you hardly let anyone past and Logan flinched so bad every time you got near him it was easy for your team to dominate. Dylan finally called a stop after an hour, he and Logan covered in dirt and bruises from the rough play.

“That’s it, we’re done. I need a fucking drink.” He huffed as he dragged himself off the field, Lexi bouncing next to him excitedly. Apparently, one of the things you had been teaching the girls was how to hit, and she had cracked Chaz and Ransom a couple of times. You grinned and congratulated her and the other girls on a game well played as you moved to grab a porter from the cooler.

“Jesus Christ, Drysdale. That woman is a damn menace.” Logan groaned as he grabbed a bag of ice and pressed it against his ribs.

“Yeah, how the fuck do you keep up with her?” Chaz asked, shaking his head as sipped his lager. “She’s barely sweating.”

“I don’t even know man.” He said with a shrug, gasping for air as he chugged his IPA. “She’s a fucking pistol.”

“Not the word I’d use but whatever.” Logan said, annoyed at you two.

“Shut up, L, you’re just pissed she beat the shit out of you.” Dylan said with a grin. “Where you going, Ran?”

“Gotta take a leak!” Ransom lied as he jerked his head towards the trees suggestively after making eye contact with you.

“Scuse me gals, I gotta help Hugh with something.” You said around a grin after chugging the rest of your beer.

“Jesus, you two will do it anywhere, huh?” Brittney said with an eye roll.

You just shrugged at her as you jogged after Ransom towards the small clutch of pines.

Ransom grabbed you around your waist and swung you off your feet when you reached him, making you squeal before he smashed his lips against yours.

“You were amazing.” He purred as he pressed you up against a tree, running his lips up and down your throat and making you whine.

“Yeah, I’m a fucking legend babe. I told you.” You muttered around a grin. “Did you see those hits I landed?”

“Mmhm, sure did.” He mumbled, nipping at the hollow behind your ear that he knew drove you crazy as his hips ground against you.

“You ever eat a legend’s pussy, Hugh?” You teased, starting to shove his head down between your legs.

“Are you fucking kidding me? Y/N!” He whined as you forced him to his knees. “I was kinda hoping we could both get something out of this.”

“Sorry babe, middle gets whatever attack says they get.” You said with a shrug as you slid your shorts off and hooked your leg over his shoulder. “Make me come with that pretty mouth and maybe I’ll let you get your dick wet.”

“Bitch.” He murmured as he started brushing his lips over your inner thigh, no real malice in his tone as he gazed at you through his lashes.

“That’s right Hugh, I’m the fucking bitch. Now lick it.”

He ran his nose over your clothed core and inhaled deeply before shoving your panties aside. You moaned as he dragged his tongue over your slit, lapping up the evidence of your arousal before swirling his tongue through your folds.

His hands moved under your ass and tilted your hips towards his face, giving him even more access to your dripping heat. Your fingers gripped his hair painfully when he flicked his tongue over your asshole in a quick series of kitten licks before moving it in a heavy stripe back up to your clit.

You had to bite your lip to keep from screaming when he slid a finger inside you, curling it in a come hither motion at the same time he pressed his tongue against your clit. He lashed your bundle of nerves lightly as you writhed against him, your head thumping back against the tree as he slipped in a second finger.

His lips wrapped around your clit as he started fucking you with his digits, curling and twisting them inside you so he hit every spot he knew would drive you absolutely crazy. You felt him grin against you as he shook his head to bury himself deeper in your folds, groaning when he felt you clench around his fingers.

“Fuck, Ransom! I’m so close.” You panted breathlessly, grinding your pussy into his face as you neared the edge.

You felt him slide his pinky into your puckered hole, spearing past the tight ring of muscle until you felt the cool metal of his ring against your entrance and you fucking lost it.

Your thighs tried to crush his skull as you came violently, somehow managing to swallow the shriek that tried to rip out of your chest. He moaned as he ran his tongue over your pussy to collect your release as it ran over his fingers while you clenched and fluttered around him.

“How was that, champ?” He said around a wicked grin once you finally released his head, sliding his hands up your body as he stood up.

“Good... it was good.” You panted as he buried his face in your neck.

“Yeah? Good enough for you to help me out, babe?” He asked, grinding his hips into you to show you how hard he was at the same time he wrenched your polo and sports bra up to expose your breasts.

“I think we can work something out.” You murmured as he palmed your breast with one hand while the other splayed over your ass.

“What did you have in mind, sweetheart?” He hummed as his lips moved over your throat softly.

“Oh, I dunno. Something extra special for my favorite middle.” You purred, pushing him away from you a little bit so you could turn around.

“Fuck, really?” He beamed, running his hand over your ass as he pressed you into the tree.

“Really, you did such a good job, baby, you deserve a reward.” You said as you peeked are him over your shoulder. “Now fuck my ass until I come again, Hugh.”

He chuckled darkly into your hair as he slid his shorts down his legs and drew his cock out of his boxer briefs. You moaned as he ran his length through your slick before he pressed his tip against your pretty hole. The groan he let out as he speared into you made your pussy clench around nothing, fluttering as your body tried to draw him as deep as possible until he was fully sheathed in you and his hips were resting against your ass.

“Shit. Oh my god.” He hissed into your shoulder as he stilled his hips for a beat. “You feel so fucking good, baby.”

“Yeah, I know.” You mumbled as the tree bark scratched at your cheek. “Could you move? I’d like to have another orgasm sometime before noon.”

“So fucking bossy.” He groaned before sliding out of you halfway and slamming back into you, making you yelp.

You moaned as he finally started fucking you, his hips moving at a vicious pace as he bounced you against the tree. He wrapped a hand around your throat and squeezed lightly as he drew you back against his chest.

“Love when you let me fuck your ass, baby.” He growled in your ear as his hips slapped against your cheeks, making you mewl as slick started leaking down your thighs from your aching pussy. “Love how wet you get and how you strangle my cock. You want my fingers in that tight little pussy?”

“Yeah.” You whined as he teased his fingers over your clit. “Need you in my pussy so bad Ran, I’m gonna come.”

He sucked your earlobe between his teeth and spanked your pussy before shoving three fingers inside you as you came with a shriek, your body arching against him as you spasmed uncontrollably.

“Jesus, you’re squeezing me so good.” He groaned as you came down, sobbing with pleasure and sagging against him. “I’m gonna fill this ass up.”

You felt his cock throbbing inside you at the same time he twisted his fingers and you screamed, your release gushing out of you and soaking his thighs as he filled you with his spend, pressing you against the tree and sinking his teeth into your shoulder as his hips jerked. He groaned into your hair as he shoved his cum deep inside you and pulled his fingers from your swollen cunt.

“Holy fuck.” He mumbled into your hair before sucking his fingers into his mouth and groaning at your taste.

“Yeah.” You murmured as you yanked your bra and shirt back down and pulled your panties back into place before bending over to slide your shorts back on. “You should’ve lettered in that.”

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A/N: Not just regular assholes, preppy jock assholes!!!

[miekasa]

MIE ‼️ What sports would the aot boys play? I’m so thirsty thinkin about these fine men in their uniforms and them wiping their sweat off 🥵 I will cheer for all of them with my “my bf is not only #1 in the sheets…” sign

I love thinking about athlete aus… I think I might have done one before, but I have more thots now 😌😌

Eren plays soccer in the fall, hockey in the winter, and baseball or lacrosse in the spring—tri-season athlete no big deal. But really, it actually helps him focus better on his schoolwork; he has to really manage his time between practice and games and assignments, and it teaches him to be responsible and self-sufficient, and he finds out that he much rather likes having something to do than being bored out of his mind.

He always plays forward because he’s quite aggressive, but it’s needed in these kinds of scenarios. He sometimes forgets his jerseys, in which case you’ll get a frantic phone call 2 hours before his game, “Babe, babe, babe, babe!!! I know you have your microbio lecture but I left my gym bag at your place and Levi is gonna fucking murder me—you’re the fucking best you know that, I love you!!!”

Jean plays basketball in the fall, and does swimming/diving in the winter. Depending on the year, he’ll play baseball in the spring too, and he’s got a pretty mean swing. He and Eren are honestly a pretty damn good team when they play together, and Jean is about the only person on the team who can predict and catch Eren’s crazy throws. Also, I will advocate for beefcake Jean with nice arms until I’m dead and gone, and he would look so good in all the swimming attire, even the stupid ass swimming caps and goggles he somehow comes out of the water looking sexy. Delicious, 12/10.

Armin plays soccer in the fall and he didn’t plan on playing any sports at university; too concerned that it wouldn’t allow him enough time to focus on his studies. The only thing he considered was swimming because he’s… a pretty damn good swimmer, but didn’t think it would be worth it.

However, Eren scammed him into coming to soccer try-outs during preseason and Armin made it, and turns out he really enjoys it, too. He would look… very cute in a soccer uniform, that’s all I’ll say. Definitely brings 18293 extra energy bars for Eren because Eren always forgets food (even tho he consumes it all day every day). He never did go through with swimming, which is a shame because he could probably lap half the other teams in his sleep. Oh well.

Connie plays volleyball!! And he looks sexy as hell doing it!!! He tries it out for fun and he fucking loves it, so much that he plays during the fall season for the university, but he also plays club year round. He honestly has the time of his life. Originally, he planned on being a setter—and sometimes he is—but he’s a better wing spiker than anything. Loves fake out attacks and he gets so fucking hype whenever his team makes a good play.

Wanna say I can also see Connie running track, but I just know he’d fall and bust his ass on the hurdles plsssss. Makes the dumbest faces whenever he passes his opponents and fucking winks before he crosses the finish line. 100% has a victory dance.

Levi plays soccer in the fall and hockey in the winter, and if you think he’s not the captain of both teams, then think again. Center forward in soccer, and let me tell you something, his legs in those shorts… yes, the socks and shin guards and literally hiding his lower legs but he still looks so. Biteable. His hockey uniform covers him from head to toe and he still looks sexy. He doesn’t even have to be as aggressive in hockey, because he’s such a skilled skater, he gets by without physical contact. He does casual ice skating sometimes because he’s that smooth on the ice, but it’s nothing serious. No because when he takes his helmet off after a game >>>

Porco plays hockey in the winter and baseball in the spring. If you thought Eren was aggressive on the ice, then you haven’t met Porco. He actually plays the best when he’s a little peeved off, but not so much that it clouds his head; when that happens, it’s him in the box literally every other play, and you should feel sorry for the other team’s forwards because they’re getting body checked as soon as he’s out.

He’s… alarmingly fast off the ice, too, which is why he’s a fucking ace on the baseball field. Not to mention he looks stupid cute in the uniform. Especially the hat. Particularly the hat.

Reiner is built like a fucking brick house, he’s playing hockey and he’s the goalie. Likes to be chill with his teammates and even goof off a bit before the game, but when he’s on the ice it’s game time. He’s so focused. He takes it pretty hard on himself whenever the other team gets a sneaky attack past him, but it fuels him to keep a sharper eye out for next time.

Bertholdt also does swimming/diving, but he does the longer races. His endurance is really good, and his technique is to take it easy in the beginning—even if it looks like the others are lapping him by a lot—and then kick it up when it comes to the end of the race. It’s effective 99.9% of the time. Him in the swimming shorts… very nice image, indeed.

[starsailores]

the foxes as things that people at my school have done:

neil: claimed to be perfectly fine, right before falling to his knees and fainting. in the middle of the school building.

andrew: brought a pair of massive locusts into school to throw at people he didn’t like, only for them both to get confiscated before second period.

aaron: accidentally slapped his friend in the face, in the middle of a spanish lesson.

nicky: when a teacher was taking the register, said “yes, baby” instead of “yes, sir”.

kevin: a teacher was handing around (flavoured) crickets for people to eat, and he stubbornly ate one because everyone thought he wouldn’t do it. he almost threw up because of it.

matt: wrote “UwU” on a pumpkin, climbed onto the school’s roof, and put the pumpkin on the edge of the roof so that it was watching over his english classroom.

dan: after an english teacher said to write a “feminist” version of an inspector calls, asked what he meant by a feminist version. when he said “oh, you know, switch the men and the women around”, she started a debate with him on what feminism actually is.

allison: inspired (almost) every single year eleven to go into school wearing non-uniform on our last day, despite the principle saying that we couldn’t, because the school year got cut short thanks to coronavirus.

renee: randomly recited the bird scene from victorious in the middle of a lesson, purely because she was capable of doing it.

wymack: was walking along the astroturf with a student while carrying a lacrosse exy stick and a tennis ball, then used the racquet to launch the ball like a hundred metres. when the student asked how he did that, he just shrugged and said “it’s all about the timing”.

part two // part three

[mxxstiq]

this might be a little personal but what was your gay awakening?

bro omg ok so. picture this.

you’re about 7 or 8. you go to a professional lacrosse arena for an event. (idk if you know the sport lacrosse, it’s great) there’s not many kids there because idk. anyway, there were games, bouncy castles, shooting boards, target practice, all the cool stuff. the pro teams cheerleaders show up with their clearly designed by men uniforms. you’re one of the only kids there and you are mesmerized by these beautiful cheerleaders. 3 or 4 of them ask you if you wanna bounce in the bouncy castle with them. obviously you say yes because you’re a child. now you’re bouncing in a bouncy castle with just you and 4 cheerleaders.

i was in denial for so long after that. i got to hug every single one of the cheerleaders and every single time i was face first in their chests because i was tiny. anyway, that was my gay awakening. i was in denial for way too long

[keepingupwiththepogues]

School Uniforms Headcanon Rafe x reader

 - I go to a private high school and just got my new set of uniforms today and we have these quarter zips with our school crest, and I got two - a women’s one and a men’s one - the dude one is too big,, and it just made me wish it was my boyfriend’s and I stole it from him, and then Rafe popped into my head. So here it is:

Obviously you steal his clothes, like no doubt.

His quarter zip? Gone, you were cold and its yours now.

His lacrosse jersey? Well, you needed a shirt for spirit day, so you took it.

His hat with your school emblem? What can you say it was a bad hair day.

Let’s be honest. You never thought your school skirt was flattering until you met Rafe.

It’s pleated all the way around and can't be more than four inches above the knee. Who thinks that's hot?

Apparently Rafe does

He likes the way it swings when you walk and that he's the only one who gets to see it hiked around your waist when you're fucking right before a lacrosse game.

The PE uniforms are god-awful, yet Rafe seems to pull it off.

He’s at the right height so that the shorts aren't too long, and, yeah, the material is this disgusting nylon/mesh hybrid, but that doesn't mean his ass doesn't look fine as hell in them.

You're favorite part about his uniform is the tie, though.

The way he never has it fully tightened and it’s always crooked.

What you don't know is that he does this on purpose so he has an excuse for you to fix it right before you enter school.

He loves the look of concentration on your face when you retie the knot and how you furrow your brows and poke your tongue out of the corner of your mouth ever so slightly.

[herosofmarvelanddc]

Soccer Date - a Staticquake ficlet

Summary: Daisy takes advantage of having a day off at the beginning of summer to take Lincoln to a professional women's soccer game.

Read on A03 or below! Also written for the Hot Shield Summer challenge @agentsofchallenges

“I can’t believe you’ve never been to a game before.”

Lincoln laughed at Daisy’s affronted attitude. “What can I say? I was always more of a baseball and basketball fan.”

“Respectable choices but still. Soccer is a classic. Didn’t you play when you were five?”

Lincoln couldn’t help rolling his eyes. “Yeah, and so did half of all other five-year-olds.” Daisy laughed in agreement. “Anyways, then I played t-ball, then basketball before landing back in baseball in high school so those two became more important to me.”

“I imagine you looked nice in a baseball uniform.”

The glint in her eyes when she said this made him smile and tug her closer as they continued walking around the stadium to find their seating section. “I did look pretty hot.”

She laughed slapping his chest playfully causing them both to laugh.

They finally reached their section and sat back to watch the end of the teams’ pre-game practice.

“So how did you get into soccer anyways? I know the nuns didn’t let you play.”

Daisy smiled. “No, they certainly did not. But I did play with other kids during recess in elementary school and I had a soccer elective during freshman year of high school. Plus, before I ran away, I would hang around after school a lot on the bleachers and I definitely preferred watching soccer practices over football or lacrosse.”

Lincoln nodded in agreement. He was never a huge fan of either the American staple sport or the ‘preppy’ sport of lacrosse.

“It might also have to do with the fact that I had a crush on one of our defenders on the girl’s team but that’s beside the point,” Daisy said with a wistful look on her face.

Lincoln laughed. “Respect. We’ve all been there before.”

Daisy looked at him with a glint in her eyes. “Pray tell, what did you do just to get a chance to watch a pretty girl play a sport?”

He grinned leaning back in his seat and throwing his arm around the back of her seat. “I may have convinced one of my buddies to come with me to a couple volleyball games in college because one of the cute girls from my bio class was on the team.”

Daisy grinned. “Smart and sporty. Good choice.”

He leaned in a little closer and locked eyes with Daisy. “What can I say, I’ve always been attracted to incredible and strong women.” He leaned down and placed a soft kiss on her lips but pulled away before she could deepen it. “And you, Daisy, are the strongest and most amazing woman I’ve ever met.”

He smiled at her instant blush and her effort to quickly look back at the field but he gently guided her face back to his for one more kiss.

“You’re a huge sap,” she laughed pulling away and leaning into his side as she focused on the players again.

“Only for you. I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t love you. Although now it makes a lot more sense of why you chose to bring us to a women’s game instead of a men’s game.”

He loved seeing the playful twinkle in her eye as she replied, “I figured we both would enjoy admiring some beautiful and talented women.”

“How considerate of you.”

“You’ll have fun don’t worry. But thank you for spending your day off here with me. I love you too.”

“No place I’d rather be.” Lincoln grinned, “but next time we are going to a baseball game.”

Daisy’s laugh made his heart soar. “Deal.”

Soccer may not be his favorite sport but seeing her so happy during their first day off of summer may turn him into a soccer fan after all.

[sprnklersplashes]

work-love balance (rejanis one shot)

There are a number of reasons Regina wishes she didn’t have this job.

For one, the uniform is gross. And yeah the uniform is just an apron but it’s a gross apron. It’s navy, that’s all that needs to be said about it. Second, she’s realised she hates dealing with people. Not all people, there are a few that are okay, but some people are just so, so hard. And since she’s already on her second warning from her manager, she can’t tell someone to shove it whenever they snap their fingers at her, or don’t say thank you, or refuse to tip. She just has to swallow her pride, paint a smile on her face and complain when it’s quiet. Thirdly, it’s coming up to Christmas now which means she has to deal with Mariah Carey being played on a constant loop or six hours straight and not even Jolly St Nick himself could put up with that.

And fourth and most important; it eats into her Janis time.

Senior year is hard for both of them, especially now with finals coming up and work starting on their college applications. Janis is swamped with artwork, her hands constantly covered in paint, and Regina can barely breathe with all the assignments she has to get done. Where weekends were once for movie nights and coffee dates are now booked through with studying and projects and their conversations happening almost completely through the phone. They kept themselves busy enough earlier, with Regina’s lacrosse and Janis’ various extracurriculars, but now it seems that neither one can fit the other into their schedule. And believe it when they say they’re trying.

“Okay,” Janis sighs. They sit at an empty cafeteria table, a soft silence about the room at this early hour. Since the only time they see each other is in school, they agreed to come in early to try to work some sort of plan out. Regina was fine with it because she’d have been up anyway, Janis on the other hand was a little harder to persuade. A little begging, a lot of pleading, and a promise of a coffee on her swung it in the end. “Okay, so Monday is out, you have lacrosse training. Tuesday I have to study for my biology final. What about Wednesday?”

“I can’t,” she sighs. “Group project to work on. And then job-work after that. Thursday?”

“The talent show has their tech rehearsal. And they need the whole team down there.” Janis takes a long drink of her coffee, a scowl etched onto her face. Regina knows Janis loves doing the techy stuff for the school shows, and she outdoes herself every year, but she simply wishes that this year she’d have skipped it. Regardless of how good it looks on the college application. “Friday night?”

“More lacrosse practice,” Regina grumbles. “And I’m working.”

“Saturday and Sunday?”

“Work, work, work. Both in the school and the job.” Her head falls onto her arms, a low groan emitting from her and shaking the table. She feels Janis’ hand on her back making soft, reassuring pats and it makes her feel a little better, especially with her girlfriend mutters “there, there” in a half-joking, half-serious way that only Janis could pull off. A smile curls on her mouth, even if it’s muted by the rest of her frustrations.

“I just miss you,” she says, her head back up. “I miss how things used to be with us. You know…” She grins slyly, her finger tracing across the table until it reaches Janis’. “You and me. My room. Laptop between us.” Her fingers slowly interlink with Janis’ and she watches as the faintest hint of a blush creeps across her girlfriend’s cheeks. “Your head on my shoulder… us sharing the same blanket.”

“Stop,” she says softly, her voice so close to a plea. “You’re making me nostalgic.” She lets out a wistful sigh then, her thumb rubbing the back of Regina’s hand and sending goosebumps up her arms. “I miss you too. I mean who else is going to stop me from going crazy?”

“Thought that was Damian’s job.”

“Damian’s job is to keep me crazy.” She winks then and now it’s Regina’s turn to blush. “Your job is to keep me crazy.”

“My mistake,” she chuckles. Janis lifts her hand and presses a kiss to her fingers, her eyes never leaving hers, telling her she’s forgiven.

There’s a sort of breathless excitement she’s started feeling since dating Janis, and it comes in the small moments like this. Those moments have been so few and far between recently that Regina’s almost forgotten what that felt like, but here it is. The way her heart picks up just slightly, the way her veins seem to hum beneath her skin, the little soft feeling that unfurls in her stomach, all making her feel good-really, truly good-for the first time in a long, long time.

It doesn’t last long though, the bell ringing rudely and cutting into their alone time, and so they head off together, pinkie fingers linked, both hoping that somehow, they’ll find more time this week. She knows that it’s not likely, but if her relationship with Janis has taught Regina anything, it’s that miracles can happen. Sometimes they just need a little push.

Regina spies her opportunity for a ‘little push’ on Friday night. As per usual, the mall is absolutely packed with Christmas shoppers-parents buying for kids, teens getting Secret Santas and young men trying desperately to find a good gift for a girl who probably expects a ring. The mall is utterly flooded with people everywhere you look and that means that the line for Regina’s little milkshake shop is at least a mile long. She’s not been here an hour and both she and her colleague, a little wisp of a thing named Clara, both have headaches from the amount of screaming children and her cheeks sting from the smile plastered on her face. She’s been keeping score since she got here and so far there’s been three assholes telling them to hurry up and two Karens chastising her for her lack of customer service skills.

She wishes so badly she didn’t need this job, otherwise she’d flip each and every one of them off. Or, she would if she could remember their faces, but as she takes orders and turns around they all blend into one, and she doesn’t see them again until she’s shouted “small Skittles shake!” for the third time and the owner finally, finally comes forwards.

So all in all, she’s exhausted.

“Seriously,” she pants when she line dies down. “Who the heck wants milkshakes in December? Or ice cream? Why do we still sell that.”

“The kids,” Clara explains with a vague wave. “You know… kids like ice cream. And parents just want to shut them up.”

“Reminds me why I’m never having kids,” she scoffs and Clara actually laughs at that. She’s not so bad, not at all. She’s good fun and she’s nice, which is all you could want in a work buddy.

They serve the last few customers, and Regina wonders if she’ll actually be able to take a break, run down to the food court and get herself a sandwich, only to look up and find the manager appearing in front of them, carrying two cardboard boxes on his shoulder.

“You said you were running out of cones?” he asks.

“Did we?” She turns and looks and yep, their supply of cones has dwindled to almost nothing at all. Clara must have find a second, if even, to send him a text. “Oh yeah, thanks.”

“How have things been over here?”

“Well we’re alive,” Regina sighs. “Barely, but we’re alive. We made a lot of money if that’s what you’re interested in.”

“Oh, sounds good,” he says. “And Regina… you’re good to close up shop?”

“Yes I am,” she says through gritted teeth. He nods at that and gives her a brief, clipped thank you before asking her for the delivery receipts and heading on his merry way, back to his comfy office and his comfy office chair while they remain on their feet for the next few hours, serving customer after customer until they collapse. And then, with Clara leaving soon (she deserves it after all), Regina’s left to shut down all by herself…

Hang on. Lightbulb moment.

“Clara.” She grabs the other girl by the shoulder, her eyes wide and a smile tugging on the corners of her lips. “Can you hold the fort down while I go on my break?”

The girl hasn’t even finished saying ‘sure’ before Regina is gone, flying down the halls and pushing past people as fast her legs can carry her, her months of lacrosse training finally being useful. She makes a quick pitstop at the foodcourt and grabs herself some dinner before sitting down at an empty table and whipping her phone out, mistyping the number twice in her excitement.

Janis picks up on the second ring and that’s still not fast enough.

“Regina?”

“Hey,” she says through a mouthful of noodles, a small prick of anxiety in her gut. “Okay, so what are you doing tonight?”

“Um, nothing I guess,” she says. “Homework, art, watching Netflix. Why?”

“Because I have an idea,” she begins. “For us.”

“Oh do share.”

“It’s a surprise.” She can practically see Janis’ face falling. She hates surprises, and that’s what makes this fun. “I just need you to trust me on this.”

“Okay… I trust you,” she says in the least-convincing voice Regina has ever heard.

“Perfect,” she says. “Just get here late and hang around until 9 okay?”

“9? The mall closes at 9.”

“9:15 actually.” She wolfs down some more noodles. “Just be subtle when you get in here, okay? Be sneaky.”

“And then you’ll reveal to me your mysterious plan?”

“I promise.” She hears Janis laughing then and oh what that sound does to her heart.

“Okay. I better get some studying done then before I get there.”

“And I need to finish my food. Oh and Janis-” she interjects. “Bring your laptop. And your charger. Just in case, you know?”

And it’s the long, confused ‘okay’ from Janis that makes this all so worthwhile.

The mall is practically deserted when Regina switches off the sign and gets out the brush and pan. Normally the clean-up process is painfully slow, what with the dozens of things that need doing and Regina feeling utterly drained by the end of the night. But tonight she’s found a source of energy she didn’t know she had, one that has everything to do with her girlfriend, and she wipes down surfaces and brushes the floors in double quick time and throws things in the fridge with no rhyme or reason. She sprints out to the dumpster with the trash and back again in less than ten seconds, determined that nothing and no-one cuts into her time with Janis. She’s so focussed on her mental to-do list that she doesn’t even notice a person coming up behind her, not until she hears those dreaded words-

“Hi can I get a large Reese’s milkshake?”

Oh for the love of-

But her rant is stopped entirely when she turns and sees only Janis, chuckling on the opposite side of the counter, hair slightly damp and her backpack on her shoulders, a self-satisfied gleam in her eyes.

“Asshole,” she sighs. “That’s what you are. An absolute asshole.” She waves her hand. “Come on in, asshole.”

“Oh someone’s been busy,” she comments. “You know, I did get a little worried when I didn’t receive one snapchat from you about how much you hate the closing shift.”

“Oh shut up.” She checks that the coast is clear and then pulls down the shutter, with them still inside. Thankfully she had the foresight to slip the stepstool underneath it, preventing them from being shut in completely, but Janis’ eyebrows still shoot up, her mouth hanging half-open in a silent scream of oh my god my girlfriend’s finally lost it.

“Regina…” she begins. “Please look me in the eyes and tell me you are not locking me in a milkshake store with you. Please, tell me that.”

“Don’t worry,” she says. “I’m not locking us in. What I am doing is having an amazing idea for a date night.”

“Which is…” Regina gestures around them.

“Look around,” she says. “We’re alone. We have all the ice cream we can eat. We have sparkly lights. And you have your laptop, so we can whack on something cute. Or something dark if you’re into it.” She shrugs. “I thought if my job interrupts our dates, maybe we could have a date at work.”

For two seconds, maybe less, a cold fear washes over her as she waits for Janis’ reaction. Maybe this is too far, maybe she already had plans, maybe she doesn’t want to sit on a dirty floor with her.

Or maybe, she’s throwing her arms around her and the force of her body is throwing them back. Maybe she’s giggling into her shoulder and rocking the two of them gently, her smile brighter than any of the lights and sweeter than any of the candy around them.

“This is amazing,” she whispers. “You’re amazing. Maddening and possibly crazy, but amazing.”

She kisses her then and Regina wonders how she can still get butterflies in her stomach, even now.

They sit down on the floor, using their jackets as impromptu blankets, and Regina grabs some ice cream from the freezer, settling on Rocky Road after some deliberation, while Janis opens up her laptop. The heat from the computer contrasts with the coldness of the ice cream, both balanced across their legs, and it’s an odd sensation to say the least, but Regina doesn’t care.  They keep the ice cream close by and the toppings even closer; Janis has already covered her servings in chocolate sauce, and of course, rainbow sprinkles. The opening credits of To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before play onscreen, which Janis swears she only watches because Regina likes it so much, but she’s heard the muffled squeals behind her hand. She knows how she feels and one day she’ll get her to admit it.

But for now she just leans her head on Janis’ shoulder and snuggles into her. Janis presses a kiss to her head, slow and soft and so precious and Regina concludes that if they get trapped in here overnight, it won’t be so bad. Not if there’s Janis.