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Could you do a brother’s best friend!Megumi x reader?

like her brother being overprotective, but being oblivious of his best friend’s crush on her sister?

(not the) best kept secret

- fushiguro megumi x reader

cool, brooding and handsome. your crush on your brother's best friend is a secret you only keep to yourself. little do you know, he too feels the same. and so, your love story—and the trials and tribulations that come with it—begins.

genre/warnings: college au, reader being yuji's little sister and him and your family being protective, fluff, mutual pining, tiny weeny angst if you squint? with happy ending ofc!

notes: awww anon, this ask is so cute and so hidden love-coded! did you watch hidden love too? because this piece draws inspiration from that ehe. and uh it turned out longer than i expected and i haven't proofread it but pls enjoy!

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You have had a crush on your brother’s best friend, Megumi, for a while now.

Actually, scratch that. For a long time now, since you were in middle school, in fact.

In your eyes, he was really cool. He was reserved and not very talkative, which was a stark contrast to your brother Yuji, who could talk a mile a minute every day. It always baffled you why the two could be bosom friends.

And he treated you well. Megumi may have bonked Yuji’s head at any given chance, but with you, he was different. He was gentler, kinder, and overall just considerate. Sometimes he would even pick you up in your brother’s place, and your heart would beat out of your chest from sheer giddiness.

Little did you know, he too didn’t quite see you as a mere sister of his friend.

It started with head pats. You heart would flutter and he would be more conscious of his actions. Yuji had furrowed an righteous eyebrow at the sight.

“Oi, Fushiguro, that’s some favoritism there!” he whined. “I helped you with homework and what did I get—”

“Shut up, Itadori.”

And then the text messages. You didn’t know how or why you ended up texting him on daily basis. He was the one who texted you first a few months ago, having obtained your number from a mutual friend in your circle to ask about the best gift for Yuji’s birthday. And somehow up until now, you found yourselves telling him how your day went, and he the same.

you: i've just finished my class today. so tired megumi: oh? mine is still in session. quite boring you: i see. well, ganbatte!

Those little interactions made your day, and for now, you were quite satisfied with them. But when your phone buzzed once again, signaling a new text, you couldn't resist the urge to swiftly open the messaging app to expect the expected.

megumi: wanna grab lunch later?

It was so incredibly childish, but you felt like winning.

Lunch invitations were often. You spent the whole duration of lunch with him almost every day at this point. The two of you talked about many mundane things, and he would have this small smile whenever you griped about your hard tests or annoying classmates.

Head pats. Texts. Lunches.

And then there was Nobara.

Now, don't get me wrong. You adored her—she was a fun person, pretty and you even looked up to her as your role model at some point. If Yuji somehow ended up with her, you were sure to give them 200% of your blessings.

But seeing her with Megumi was another story. Sometimes you envied your brother's close knit group of three. They had been friends since middle school, and it was granted that Nobara would spend a whole load of time with both your brother and Megumi. With Yuji, she was harsher and didn't take him seriously, but you couldn't deny what your peers had been whispering and what you yourself found very plausible—she and Megumi would make a fine match.

It wasn't your intention at all, but ever since you saw him and Nobara at the toy shop together, pulling for popular merchandises in gacha box, you started losing confidence in yourself and inadvertently put this distance between you and him.

At first it was subtle, Megumi didn't even realize it. But when your replies were few and far in between, he decided it was time to address the problem.

"You don't answer my texts," he stated one day, barely catching you at campus during the lunchtime. Now that he thought about it, you kept denying his lunch invitations too. "Are you avoiding me?"

"I, um," you stuttered. You didn't anticipate running into him, to be honest, and so you were at loss of words. "It isn't like that..."

Megumi figured that he had done something to make you feel like you should avoid him, but he didn't want the two of you to be in this awkward situation any longer, so he led you away from the crowd to your usual place of hanging out after lunch—the rooftop.

"Have I done something?" he asked warily. "It's okay, you can tell me."

"No, Megumi, I—"

"I don't want us to be like—this," Megumi said, his face contorting with a deep frown. "I don't like it at all."

Typically, he regarded friendships as a pain, but not with you. Not with the girl he had been pining over for who knows how long now.

Yuji's sister. He had to remind himself of that fact so many times and yet his heart didn't seem to get it. You were his best friend's dearest sister, and yet he fell for you regardless. If Yuji knew, he would definitely had some opinions on this.

And so for the last few months, he kept it hidden under his sleeves. He approached you, befriended you, took you out on lunch dates—acting on his growing feelings for you and yet he didn't have the courage to confess still.

But enough was enough. If not confessing meant losing you altogether, then he was willing to take the risk. At the very least, if you did reject him, he would have gone down with a fight.

"Y/N, I don't know if you're already aware of this or not, but..." he gulped. Apparently this wasn't as easy as he thought, especially when you met his gaze with your cutely confused ones.

"I have feelings for you. I... like you, quite much."

His voice was clear, without any hint of doubt. You were taken aback and widened your eyes out of surprise.

"You do...?" you shyly asked him back, finding it hard to believe. Fushiguro Megumi, the boy you've been crushing on since you were 15, when you were only able to hide behind Yuji and saw him from afar. The boy who once was indifferent to you, was now confessing his feelings for you? He liked you back in the same way you liked him?

"I do," he replied with clarity, and then a smile. That small smile that always made your insides do somersaults. "I want to ask you out for a while now, but since well... you know... out of consideration for your brother, I felt like I couldn't simply whisk you away."

To his surprise, you laughed, and Megumi found himself breathless. The way you laugh was so mesmerizing in his eyes, reminding him why he could fall in love with you in the first place.

"I like you too, Megumi."

And that was all he needed. Apparently that confirmation was enough to forget that you were the sister of his long-time friend, and that it was fine even if you were. After all, since when was it a crime to romance your best friend's sister?

Still, you two decided to keep it under the wraps first. Springing this on Yuji would startle him, you reasoned, and he agreed. It was more convenient this way anyways.

Your relationship with Megumi was a happy one. He was curt, but never failed to look out for you. He remembered things you liked, and would take you out on places you wanted to go. Arguments were there—granted, sometimes he was just too stubborn, so you may have a clash of opinions—but in the end, the two of you always managed to work it out.

But there was always something melancholic in Megumi that you weren't sure you could touch at all. Perhaps it was due to his upbringing—his incomplete family. You tried to fill that gap, giving him many fun and happy memories, hoping it would replace his sad ones. He was grateful for that.

Nonetheless, the reality persisted that your brother, Yuji, remained completely oblivious to all of this. Yuji still thought that you were his innocent younger sister, and Megumi was his best bro. Sometimes you felt bad to do all this behind his back, and yet you made no move to rectify it.

“Hey, let’s ask Fushiguro to join too!” Yuji would say, and you would agree. And then, in front of him, you and Megumi would refrain from being too friendly, and he would be none the wiser.

All things have karma. You have built your karma too, for deceiving your kind and sweet brother.

"Fushiguro! How could you?!"

When Yuji's fist collided with his jaw, honestly Megumi had given up on fighting back, because one, there was no chance of winning against him, and two, your scream pierced the air, filled with worry for him.

You two just had to be found out in the worst way possible—while making out. It was wrong in so many levels in the first place. Why and how did you even initiate making out in your house that you shared with your brother?

"It could've been anyone," Yuji fumed with anger, his teeth clenching. "Anyone at all! And yet it has to be Y/N—my own sister! Fushiguro, have you ever considered the magnitude of betrayal this is to me?"

"Yuji! Please stop!" you tried to intervene. "He's not at wrong—it was me who—"

"No, you don't get any say in this!" for the first time, you saw your kind brother got angry and it made you quiver in fear. Yuji had never been angry, not to you. "You too, Y/N. How could do this behind my back? The least you could do is telling me!"

"I'm an adult!" you stressed, now irritated at this display of protectiveness from him. "I can date whoever I want and you can't just punch the man who happens to be my boyfriend!"

Honestly, if asked, Yuji wasn’t like 100% against your relationship with Megumi. He and Megumi practically grew up together, he knew the best and worst parts of him, and overall he still considered him decent.

But what made it hurt was that the two of you decided to leave him out. It made him doubt everything he knew about his best friend. How could he trust his sister to someone he found hard to trust?

He turned to Megumi, who was still slumped on the floors of his garage. “No. If he really likes you that much, then he will willingly accept this.”

Megumi understood, if his own sister was dating… let’s say, someone like Gojo, whom he trusted but not at the same time, he too would definitely beat the crap out of him.

And so he willingly endured all the blows. Yuji had to let off steam, and this pain was worth everything if it meant he would give his blessing for you.

Yuji was taken aback that his friend actually let him do this. When Megumi got thrown one last time and almost passed out, Yuji finally decided that it was the end.

His best friend and his sister… it was almost laughable if he didn’t feel like the biggest fool between the two of you.

He saw how you immediately sauntered towards him with tears in your eyes, muttering several apologies. Yuji wanted to snort, but then Megumi took a hold of your hand that was on his bruised cheek, and smiled, saying that it was okay.

And despite himself, his heart felt warm. Seeing the usual gruff and cold Megumi be this… soft with you seemed to open his eyes to something more.

Looking back, he could’ve had realized it when Megumi started to get touchy with you. He completely missed that the head pats were actually his subtle way of expressing his fondness for you.

Yuji decided to leave you be. At least he had made his point across, and he hated to say it outright, but perhaps, it was okay after all for you to be with him.

Okay didn’t mean you two had obtained his full blessing, though. But another event soon changed his perspective.

“Itadori,” Megumi’s ragged breaths was what he registered first through the sudden phone call. “Please come here—Y/N—she was—”

It was Yuji’s first time to witness pure panic from Megumi. He proceeded to tell him how you had been in pain and then collapsed, and that he had brought you to the hospital.

When Yuji arrived at the hospital, he once again saw how restless his friend was over your wellbeing. He could no longer deny it—the sight moved him.

“Hey, you awake?” Megumi’s face was the first you saw when you awoke at the hospital bed. He looked so concerned, a frown creased deep in his face. “Are you not in pain anymore?”

No, not quite much anymore, you wanted to say, but your throat felt so dry and you only managed to shake your head lightly.

“That’s good,” he let out a relieved sigh, and that was when you notice your brother at the corner of the room, looking at you two with a somewhat exasperated expression, but then he smiled.

Who knew a severe case of appendicitis would lead to Yuji giving his complete approval for you to date his best friend, huh?

But life is nothing if not full of obstacles. The next obstacle you faced after Yuji’s finding out was your parents.

“Look Y/N, we know. Megumi is a good guy,” you mother started. “We've known him for a long time, of course, personality-wise, we have nothing against him.”

You bit your lower lip in frustration. Beside you at the dinner table, Yuji kept his silence, but listened attentively too.

“It’s just… the matters of his family,” your father added, carefully choosing his words.

“His father is never in the picture, is he? And there are also rather unsettling news about him too.” Your mother was always the one being more straightforward.

Both you and Yuji knew it already. As of now, Megumi only had his stepsister, and last you heard, his father was gambling somewhere and then became a convict. Megumi said he had cut ties with him, but there was no such thing as an ex-father. Until forevermore, Fushiguro Toji, a criminal, was his biological father.

“Mom, I know your concern,” Yuji had finally decided to step up, and you were grateful for that. “Fushiguro won’t end up—”

“Yes, we know,” your mother emphasized, letting out a sigh. “But we are your parents, Yuji, Y/N. If there’s even the slightest chance, we worry. We want the best for you. Always.”

You were at a loss.

You were young, and yet you already saw him in your distant future. Being with Megumi felt so right and comfortable. He was your safe space as you were his.

But you also understood where your parents’ concerns came from, or at least tried to. At least until you found out how your father approached Megumi to talk him into thinking your relationship over.

"How could you, Dad?" you asked, aghast. "You're... practically intimidating him into breaking up with me!"

"Y/N, listen—I never meant it like that," your father tried to explain himself, and yet you were already too heartbroken to hear him, and so you shut the door to your room, not giving him any chance.

Why did your relationship suddenly become everyone's business? Why couldn't they just let you be an adult?

Megumi could still hear your father's words rang in his ears.

"Y/N... we raised her with love and care," your father said with a forlorn expression. By all means, Megumi knew that he meant well. "She's always spoiled, my only daughter... Megumi-kun, you must understand, it's not easy for us too."

He knew that his rather colorful past would get in the way one way or another, and he had come to accept it. But it still stung, because of course, he wanted full blessings from the family of the girl he fell in love with.

You were like a ray of sunshine in his dreary life. Like Yuji, your presence had made an impact on him. Your cute smiles, pouts and vulnerability around him... he loved them all.

He would get upset when you looked sad, just as you were now.

"It's really okay... Y/N." He swiftly wiped your tears with his thumb, as you sniffled. "I didn't take it to heart. Your father is just worried about you... I can understand that."

"But still—h-he shouldn't do that," you replied amidst your small sobs. Above all, you didn't want your father to have spooked him. "Megumi... I don't want to break up with you."

And honestly he didn't expect that. You were afraid of him... leaving you?

He, who did everything he could, just to have you to be by his side?

"Sir, I know where you are coming from. As of now, I don't have much. But I can say this with confidence—I... love your daughter very much, and I will do everything in my power to make sure that she is happy."

"Stupid," he huffed, putting a hand on your head, before messing up your hair. And gosh, you were so cute, glaring at him through your lashes.

"I won't. I've told your father that too actually."

"Just give me two years," Megumi added with unwavering voice, staring at your father earnestly. "After graduation, I'm getting my life in order. I'll secure a stable job and do my best. I'm... going to prove it to you, and you can be the judge if I can finally deserve Y/N or not."

He was 16 when he knew you, seeing you as nothing but a little girl too timid to approach him. And he was 19 when he realized that you were everything he wanted in a girl of his dreams.

At one point in his life, Megumi thought it was okay to be alone. But ever since getting to know you, he realized that loving and being loved by you were the greatest happiness of existence.

"Thank you," he muttered afterwards, as you were still starstruck that he apparently had the balls to declare something like that before your father.

"Thank you for giving me so much love. Because of you, I realized that I too deserve to be loved."

You could feel tears glassing your eyes once again. “You are. I’m glad that you finally think so.”

And that was it—your love story. Something that had started when you were 15, and ended ten years later when you were 25, with swearing your love for each other in front of the sacred altar before your closest family and friends, and Megumi by your side.

[misseviehyde]

CONFISCATED - PART 3

*POP*

Blowing a big wet bubble from her slutty pink lips, Loren giggled and watched the timer on her phone counting down. She still had nearly a whole day yet. It was still only moments since she had transformed.

It really was lucky that Brat App had a refund option, lucky that she could return to her male form anytime she wanted. After all - that was what she wanted... right?

This was just wish fulfillment. A chance to see how it felt to live as a slutty, mean, teenage bitch. Loren wasn't planning to stay this way for much longer. She'd have to go back to being Lawrence, being a responsible adult eventually. Wouldn't she?

Glancing out of the window, Loren's lips twitched into a smile as she watched Bethany riding big dick, her massive tits bouncing with every thrust.

Then again, it looked like Loren's new Mommy was enjoying her transformation. Maybe when Loren changed back into Lawrence she could somehow arrange for Bethany to stay the way she was now.

But right now, she had things to do and she still had plenty of time to enjoy herself.

Like finally having some fun with Bella. After all, it was the other girls fault that this had all happened in the first place and Loren was curious to have a little heart to heart with her 'sister'.

Admiring her sexy nails, Loren tossed back her silky blonde hair and standing up admired her perfect body. She was slender and toned, curvy in all the right places. Her clothing was tight and flirty, her makeup bold and bubblegum pink. She smelt of vanilla and when she moved she jangled with jewellery. She was every inch a pink, popular princess.

You are such a toxic fucking bitch and you love it.

Loren couldn't disagree with the gloating voice in her head. After all, it was right and it made her wet and horny to think about how evil she now was.

That's right bitch. You can do whatever you want because when you activate the refund everything will go back to normal and no one will remember what you did.

Loren's eyes widened as she considered this. That's right. She could be totally evil and give into every depraved whim she wanted, no one would ever know.

Yessssss, you wanna be bad Loren. You wanna be soooo fucking evil that you can't stop cumming your little bitchy panties. You know what would be really hot? To bully and destroy Bella. She's such a little brat, but you can cut her down to size. Won't it feel good to make the little loser suffer?

Loren groaned. She blew a big wet bubble, her manicured hands rubbing her crotch where a wet patch had appeared.

It was so wrong but the thought of bullying and destroying Bella was making Loren horny. After all in this new reality Bella wasn't Loren's daughter - she was her pathetic sister. She could do what she wanted to her.

And best of all you'll earn more brat points to use in the app. Being mean and toxic earns sooooo many points. You can make more changes to your status, your personality. You can become more evil and bratty. Wouldn't that feel good?

Loren groaned, her panties soaked now as the voice in her head sank poision deeper into her thoughts. Yessss, she needed to replenish her brat points. There was still so much she could do with the power. So much she could BECOME.

"I'm going to destroy that fucking loser," she gasped her eyes fluttering in orgasmic pleasure. "I need it... I need to be bad."

Good girl. You're so close now. So fucking close.

Loren began to cum...

***

Bella screamed.

Squeezing her eyes tight shut, she opened them again but the hideous image that she had just seen returned. The image of a loser. The image of who she used to be.

"No, this can't be happening," she panted.

A few months ago Bella had downloaded a magical app to her phone. Brat App. She had always wanted to be more popular, more beautiful and the app had given her what she wanted. She had begun using the app, spending the initial free points to make herself a little more bitchy and attractive.

With the upgrades to her personality, she'd been able to earn more brat points. Slowly, month by month she'd made gradual improvements to her appearance, status and personality. She had become more and more the hot, spoiled, brat she longed to be.

Eventually Bella had become tired of the gradual changes. She'd decided to save up all the points she would need and then transform in one fell swoop. She had been so close. So close to becoming a hot mega-bitch, and then her Dad had confiscated her phone.

And now... now all of her points had been removed. It was as if she had never had the app in the first place. She didn't understand.

*CRASH*

The door to Bella's bedroom crashed open and Bella's mouth fell open as a blonde Goddess walked in with a smirk on her face.

At first she had no idea who this bitch was, but as she laid eyes on the girl, she suddenly knew who she was. Loren... her sister.

"Wh... what the hell?" gasped Bella as a slew of memories she knew were not real flooded her mind. Loren... Loren was her sister. Her popular, beautiful, more talented and attractive sister. The sister she admired and was jealous of. The sister who bullied her and made her feel inferior.

"N..nooooo," she groaned grabbing her head.

"Like, ohhhh yeah," purred Loren as she watched Bella fighting the memories. "Don't worry loser, I used the app to safeguard your original memories as well as give you new ones. Until I decide otherwise you'll remember the way things used to be as well as the way they are now."

"W..who are you?" gasped Bella her head throbbing painfully. "N... nooo, Dad?"

Loren laughed with glee. "That's right you dumb little bitch. I spent ALL your brat points giving myself this tight little body and all the popularity you ever craved. Mmmmh and I'm sooooo not done yet. I want more and I want to make you fucking suffer too."

Bella gawped at the triumphant blonde bitch in front of her.

"B...but why? I'm your daughter."

"Hahah not anymore you pathetic reject. I'm your hot bitchy sister now and I fucking despise you. I don't know why, but it's just soooo fucking hot to bully you. The more I do it, the more addictive it feels. And best of all it earns shit loads of brat points. I need to recharge the app and get more points so I can change more stuff."

She pulled out her phone and waved it casually around as she smirked triumphantly. It was the only opening Bella needed.

Bella suddenly rushed at Loren and grabbed the phone off the surprised looking girl. She could end this now with a few pushes of a...

The screen was locked and Loren was laughing.

"Haha, I knew you'd try that. The phone is locked to MY biometrics you dumb bitch AND I added a PIN number to Brat App. You can't access the app without my permission and of course I'm not going to give it."

Loren grabbed her phone back with an almost inhumanely fast reaction and pushed Bella hard. She staggered back and crashed into a table, falling to the floor. Loren towered over her.

"Oh and by the way, if you DO ever try that again, I'll fucking really hurt you. I'm stronger, faster and more powerful than you now."

As if to prove it, she knelt down and pinned Bella's arms behind her back. Bella struggled but it was like being held in metal cuffs. She couldn't even move. Loren giggled as she blew a big wet bubble and then taking her gum pushed it deep into Bella's hair so it tangled and caught in her brown locks.

"This is just the beginning loser. I'm going to take everything from you. No one will even remember the original reality, except you and me. I want you to suffer and making you live in a world that I have created and you can't escape from is gonna be so hot. In fact, lets get started."

Standing up, Loren looked down at the sobbing Bella, her hair sticky with bubblegum and her eyes streaming with tears. "Fuck it makes my pussy so fucking wet to see you cry. I LOVE it," she grinned, her nipples as hard as bullets.

Opening Brat App, she smiled as she saw her points total had risen considerably. But she still needed more and she knew how to get it.

"One way to get points is to reduce another persons attributes into the negative. So if I like open you in the app and for instance reduce your breast size to zero, I'll get some points to spend."

Bella screamed as her chest suddenly ached. Her B cup tits weren't that big anyway. but now they were shrinking! She groaned as she became as flat as a washboard and completely boyish looking.

"And if we drain your ass and hips too, you'll look SOOO much better," gloated Loren as she watched with glee as her sister groaned and lost her womanly curves.

"Hmmm and what's this? A popularity slider? How about we slide you over into the negative. Make you into a complete dork that everyone hates."

"Noooo please don't," screamed Bella but it was too late.

Her body burned and she felt her eyesight blur. Thick bottle top glasses popped over the bridge of her nose as spots broke out all over her once clear skin. Her eyebrows joined in a mono-brow as her hair became greasy and her teeth became wonky and jutting out like a hamster. Her hair became an embarrasing bowl cut with a dorky fringe. She looked like a total loser now.

"Oh my fucking God," laughed Loren, her breathing heavy. She was obviously aroused and towering over her sister she seemed almost orgasmic in her pleasure.

"Fuck yessss, you're pathetic. Look at you, such a fucking dork. Hahahah this is so hawt, I love it. I'm fucking hot and popular and you're a nobody. A FUCKING NOBODY! HAHAHAHA!"

"Mmmmh, I haven't even got started properly yet 'Sis'. This is just the beginning. Get some rest. Tomorrow is a school day and I'm going to have SO much fun in my new body and seeing just how pathetic your life is now."

Bella began to cry even harder and Loren groaned as she got even wetter...

"Fuckkk I could almost cum right now seeing you crawl around on the floor, a pathetic broken dork. Be thankful I haven't made any more changes yet. I could do SO much to ruin your body, but one thing at a time."

"Pleeeease haven't you done enough?" groaned Bella. "Please Loren, have mercy."

Loren giggled.

Bella sobbed. Worse? How could things get worse than this?

Laughing Loren swayed out of the room leaving Bella a broken mess on the floor.

"I can't wait to make things even worse for you LOSER."

Bella didn't know it, but Loren had plenty of ideas how... and she couldn't wait to try them.

[reclinepilled]

coffee beans

cw: nothing other than language and cheesiness 😭 no fem/masc reader, completely up to you.

desc: barista!ellie hates her job until a cute customer catches her eye and jesse helps her out

a/n: this is my first post, i didn’t lnow wjat to write so i kinda just blurted something out so sorry if this is bad😓 this is extremely cheesy as well, but i like that stuff! i love feedback (not rude) as well <3 also none of the dividers i use are mine, except for the solid colored ones. ill have to find the creator of the really cute ones.. other than that enjoy! <3333 reblogs are welcomed

wc: 1k

PLEASE READ HERE TO HELP PALESTINE.

working in a busy coffee shop, full of bright colors, with people all around, posing for their hopefully viral posts, wasn’t exactly ellie’s “dream job”. the hordes of people that came in during the winter should be illegal. she’d rather be helping people find vinyl’s they’d been searching the markets for, or maybe starting a band straight out of joel’s garage with her close group of friends.

though, she became accustomed to being here. whatever helped her with the stressful expenses she has to pay as a college student.

she rang up the same order that had gained popularity on some app, which felt like the millionth time today. she lets out a sigh, not even looking up, “your total will be 17.20, cash or card?”

“card, please,” your eager voice responds to an unamused barista. that’s when ellie actually looks up. she scans your features, adorned in a little snow, immediately taken aback. her saying you were gorgeous would be an understatement.

she took in your radiant skin, under the annoying glow of the menus above the prep area behind her. and your eyes. they were so captivating and comforting. the way they were all doe made her heart flutter a little, she swears.

you were a lot different than the other girls that came into the shop, all carbon copies of each other. it made her question reality honestly. however, you were different in every aspect. from your style to your energy, she just had to have you.

“o-of course, just tap it here,” ellie clears her throat and spins the payment machine around, looking up at you. you follow her instructions as you notice her hands. they we’re slender and looked fairly cold but so soft, you thought. her short, messy hair was charming. her style that made her look like someone’s grandpa was also very attractive, for some odd reason you felt like a creep being attracted to a worker, who looks like she very much hates her job as is.

“thank you. your order will be done shortly, pretty,” ellie says flashing you a smile. you blink a couple of times, malfunctioning from a compliment you hear quite often. you smile and nod, feeling your face heat up.

as ellie watches you walk off, she jogs to the kitchen in the back. “jesse?” ellie looks around looking for him. “i’m over here ellie, what’s up?” he looks up at her from a drink he was crafting. “can i take out this order please?” ellie shows him the freshly printed receipt. “less work for me? sure,” he says as he continues to to make one of the orders. “yesss,” ellie grabs your order off of the counter next to jesse and heads out of the kitchen.

now taking a seat at booth far off in the corner, you take off your tote bag and rip off your scarf. you look out of the window next to the comfy booth, in awe of the snow falling so gracefully. your attention was stolen by the outside environment, until you felt the presence of someone walking over. you quickly snap your head to the culprit. that culprit being the barista holding your order.

“it’s finished already?” you say, surprised. “well, you could say that..” ellie hands your order over, that had actually been for someone else who ordered before you. she was just really eager to just talk to you. your eyes lit up excitedly, she found that really cute. you take a sip happily.

“your shirt,” you say looking at her torso, “i love that band so much, even though they are newer. their music is very different,” you say, now looking back up at her. “yea, i totally agree,” ellie awkwardly leans on the booth seat opposite to you. truth is, ellie had no idea who this band was. it was just a random shirt she picked up from walmart, honestly.

“um anyways, i like your outfit. not everyday i see someone as stylish as you,” she motions to your cute leg warmers. “really? thank you,” you sort of giggle as you say that. ellie found that cute too, she was so far in.

what ellie thought was going smoothly and definitely not awkward, was interrupted by her coworker.

“ellie, wrap it up. i can’t be working in the back and working the register,” a man with a wolfy haircut says as he grabs ellie’s shoulder.

“jesse, fuck off. i am clearly preoccupied,” ellie’s demeanor quickly changes as she rolls her eyes, turning to him. jesse grabs his heart, looking offended. he was obviously being sarcastic. “i just blessed you and you’re cursing me out?”

“yo- you didn’t bless me.. i’m helping you”

“want me to help you and speed this up?” jesse pulls out a notepad from his tool pouch, hastily writing something down. you hold back from letting out a boisterous laugh from their interaction.

“jesse, the hell are you writing,” she says through gritted teeth, clearly embarrassed. ellie tries to read what he’s written, but jesse is already ripping it out handing you the paper. “jesse, just stop, she’s already paid!” ellie’s eyes widen with anger from annoyance.

“yea i’ve-“ jesse cuts you off, “don’t worry, just read it,” he flashes you a quick smile as he walks back to the counter.

you read the paper as you slowly smile, then you look up at ellie. you hand her the paper. ellies face immediately turns all fifty shades of red. “god, i hate him sometimes. he’s so.. childish,” ellie says as she balls the paper up, looking away to hide her embarrassment.

“don’t worry, i find you cute too,” you say smiling, looking into her beautiful, jade eyes. ellie laughs awkwardly, inhaling while fixing her posture. she takes a seat opposite of you, “so would you like to go somewhere later, like.. i-i don’t know,” she trails off. “just give me your number and we could talk about it later,” you say while looking at her nervous composure.

“cool,” she looks at you as well, finally relaxing for once. she writes down her number on a napkin that was left on the table and hands it to you. “i’ll see you soon then?” you say, watching her stand from the booth.

“definitely,” flashing you a smirk as she jogs back over to the register.

reclinepilled

please do not plagiarize any of my works or post them on other websites without given permission !

[yandere-writer-momo]

Rent-A-Girlfriend

Part 4: Baki Hanma/ Jack Hanma (2)

Yandere Various Baki x Afab reader

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 5

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So sorry that I am only doing Jack, Kaoru, Katsumi, and Baki. But you guys are getting, you guessed it! Jun Guevara!

All characters are aged up FYI! They are in their 20s.

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(Your name) laid on her stomach on her bed. A fluffy white towel wrapped around her head while she kicked her feet and giggled. Katsumi was such a cutie. It’s been awhile since she was genuinely interested in a man…

Momo sat up and stretched her arms above her head with a yawn. She needed to start getting around for this date with Jack. She had almost forgotten about the blonde since she’s been so into Katsumi.

But she had graciously accepted Jack’s date before talking to Katsumi… maybe she should tell the karateka about her next three jobs? No… that wouldn’t be right to do. It’s not like they were official or had a title yet. Necessarily she was a single woman on a rental dating site still.

(Your name) got around for the date. She decided to wear a patterned blouse and jeans. Her app said Jack had set up a date at a cafe so there was no need for a dress today.

(Your name) styled her hair and made her way to the train station unaware of the black limousine sitting outside of her apartment complex. A certain yakuza watching her leave in interest.

“Follow her.” Kaoru told Kizaki who sighed. It was a bit unusual for someone of Kaoru’s caliber to be so interested in a woman like this before… perhaps he’s just going through a phase right now?

Kaoru lit a cigar and took a long drag. Kizaki wasn’t able to find much on her at all. Just a name, adress, and a clean record. She had no social media… she had to be hiding something and he was going to figure it out.

“Just who are you, (your name)?” Kaoru muttered to himself.

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(Your name) smiled when she saw Jack was patiently waiting for her at the cozy little cafe. Poor guy looked so out of place with his large body crammed at such a small table. From the way he was sitting, he must have been waiting for awhile. Was he excited to see her? How endearing.

Now that she thought of it, how did he find clothes that even fit him? Did he have a personal tailor? She didn’t think it was humanly possible for someone to be as massive as him.

(Your name) shook her head. She wasn’t going to question the logic of Jack’s existence. She was here to get paid and then go home.

(Your name) opened the door and smiled at Jack. The blonde perking up a bit when she walked in just like a German shepherd… that was a little mean to think that. She shouldn’t compare the man to a big ‘scary’ dog.

“Hello, darling.” (Your name) approached him and pressed her lips to his cheek. The blonde blushing at the touch. “Were you waiting long?”

“No…” (Your name) tried not to giggle at how awkward Jack was. It was endearing that a man as large as him had no experience with women. A shame as well. Man was probably well endowed- dirty thought! Shake your head clear of those dirty thoughts, (your name).

Jack noticed her blush and felt his heart flutter. Perhaps she had an inkling of his attraction to her? Or that he was still a virgin… He wasn’t too obvious… was he?

(Your name) sat in front of Jack. Her (eye color) eyes scanning the menu in interest. She didn’t think he would pick such a tasteful cafe with paninis. Jack didn’t look like the kind of guy who would eat a panini.

“Have you been here before?” Momo asks him with a smile.

“… no.” Jack admitted. Should he admit he googled popular date ideas? Would she think less of him?

“I think you picked a good spot. It’s been awhile since I’ve had a panini.” (Your name) smiled at him. He googled this spot just to take her out on a date… that is so cute. “You’re surprisingly thoughtful.”

Jack hummed. He was only able to rent her for a few hours today so he was going to make the most of it. He wished he could spend more time with her… wait. What was he thinking? They just met.

“I’m trying.” Jack mutters softly. “I don’t have much experience with dating…”

(Your name) took two of his thick fingers in her hand and gave them a reassuring squeeze.

“That’s what I’m here for…” She gave him a bright smile, causing his knees to go weak and his palms to sweat. Jack averted his gaze, his heart drumming rapidly in his chest. “You’re doing well so far.”

Jack wasn’t used to praise… but he liked it. Jack enjoyed being praised like this. It made him feel special.

The two shared light banter and conversation. (Your name) was happy that the blonde was opening up to her more and more. He looked more approachable when he relaxed. Not to mention how hilarious it was to watch him try to eat a piping hot panini in one bite. Jack was surprisingly fun to spend time with… but perhaps it was because she thought of him to be similar to a dog?

The way he had his utmost attention on her and anything she did was interesting to her. She hasn’t had a man look at her like she was a god in a long time…

Sadly, she only had five minutes left with him…

“Our time is almost up…” (your name) softly whispered, Jack furrowing his brow. He hadn’t realized how much time had passed.

(Your name) tried not to chuckle at how disappointed he looked. It was nice to see him expressing his emotions a bit better. It made the monstrous man more human in her eyes.

Jack stood up and helped her out of her chair. The two walking side by side out of the cafe together. His entire hand engulfed hers, the calloused skin from tears of fighting felt rough against the soft skin of her hands.

“I had a great time today, Jack.” (Your name) smiled warmly at the giant man. She was being genuine. Jack was comfortable to be around, she felt incredibly safe with him.

Jack stopped walking, his body bending down with a snap. (Your name)’s eyes wide in shock when she felt slightly chapped lips briefly touch her cheek. It was quick and fleeting, like a butterfly landing on a flower. But it wasn’t opposed.

“I wanted to do that all day…” Jack muttered under his breath. The blonde turning his head to try to hide his red cheeks. That was so cute… how could he be cute?

(Your name) touched the spot his lips touched before smiling at him. “Well… I enjoyed it. Didn’t think you’d be the sweet type.”

(Your name) takes his massive hand up to her lips and presses a soft kiss to his scarred knuckles. Jack shivered in response, his breathing rapid. He felt like he was going to fall over and die from how fast his heart beat in his chest.

“Thank you for today, Jack. Have a good rest of your day today, Jack.” (Your name) waved good bye to Jack. The blonde biting his lip before speaking again.

“I want to try to see you again soon…” Jack said, the giant man shoving his hands in his pockets to try to stop himself from saying anything embarrassing. “Have a good day, (your name).”

Jack then turned on his heel to walk off but not before noticing a black limo across the street. Jack narrowing his brown eyes before shaking his head.

There was no way someone would be following (your name) around, right? She couldn’t possibly have gotten herself tangled in anything dangerous…

Jack narrowed his gaze when he saw a flash of Hanayama’s face from the limousine’s window when it drove past him. Just what was that yakuza up to now?

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𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐠𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝟓 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠! 𝐇𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐲!

𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐢 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐦𝐚 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐧!

(Your name) smiled at the pastel pink screen on her phone. Her ratings have been going up as of late so she’s been getting more date requests. Business was booming, baby.

(Your name) then exited the screen to see if she had any missed messages and oh boy there were at least fifteen missed messages from Katsumi. She was barely with Jack for three hours and she missed this many messages? That was insane.

Oh. That made sense. She forgot to tell Katsumi she was on a job.

She quickly shot Katsumi a message and apologized for not getting back to him. Poor guy.

She was amazed at the instant reply.

‘That’s okay! Sorry, I just became a little anxious there. I just get so nervous around pretty girls like you is all. :)’

What a goober. Katsumi was lucky he was so cute because she didn’t particularly like clingy men.

‘I should have told you. That’s on me, haha.’

(Your name) smiled. Katsumi seemed like such a sweet guy… it really made her wonder why he was on the market… oh well. He wouldn’t be for long if things continued to work out between them.

The young woman made her way into the bathroom. Her phone buzzing with a new text message notification.

‘You can never do anything wrong in my eyes. Can we call each other in a bit? I miss your voice.’

The roots were starting to form from this seed, poor girl had no idea what she just planted into her life.

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Monday rolled around faster than she thought. She was interested in this Baki character. She wondered how he’d be… she went with her another softer look. Most of the men she wants on dates with seemed to like soft, demure girls and she would pretend to be anyone for some extra pocket cash.

She made her way towards the park, a young man with shoulder length red hair standing out like a sore thumb. He was pretty… surprisingly pretty. Almost like a girl.

The closer she was, the slightly more masculine he became. Baki wasn’t particularly tall but he did have a nice build to him.

Baki was currently lost in his own thoughts. The young man leaning back to sigh. Ever since his breakup with Kozue, he’s been a bit empty. It’s been rough getting back out on the dating field as of late.

Turns out a lot of people don’t want to date an underground fighter of his prestige. His life was too dangerous for love or civilian friends. It was upsetting to him to say the least. He tried dating in his age range but he decided to just hire a girlfriend for the day to test out an older woman.

Baki was hardly given a chance before he’d be ghosted. It’s been the same pattern for the last two years. One or two dates and then silence. It was stressful to him.

(Your name) smiled warmly once Baki turned his head to look at her. His brown eyes wide in shock at the young woman who stood before him. He didn’t think she’d be so pretty…

“Hello. Baki, right?” Oh lord… the way his name rolled off her tongue had him feeling like a teenager again.

“Yes. My name is Baki.” Baki held his hand out to her. “It’s nice to finally meet you.”

[bellewintersroe]

Charles Leclerc x SchumacherDaughter!

Lila is the youngest of the 3 Schumacher siblings, at 22 shes catching the attention of the public eye. With the new found popularity through Drive to Survive, social media has dubbed her the next ‘it’ girl despite her constant desire for privacy. When her love interest becomes more or less the most sought after man in F1, how will she cope with being the internets fascination? Both Charles and Lila have dealt with immense amounts of loss and trauma, so their mutual understanding for one another fuels their so called ‘friendship’.

Part 2 - no warnings! Filler chapter, slow burn/ start but will start to pick up soon.

From the first time I’d met Charles I knew I’d developed feelings almost instantly. I had always been the the type of girl who caught feelings quickly. Maybe that was a recipe for disaster, wearing my heart on my sleeve, but there wasn’t a single fibre of my body that could prevent it. Not being around the boy was helpful, but the one thing that fuelled the crush even further? Social media, of course.

I had always been private online. All my accounts were locked and I’d never planned on making them public out of the pure fear of gaining too much unwanted attention. That didn’t mean I couldn’t do a stalk however…

I’d find myself laying in bed until stupid hours in the morning for the following week after the Monaco GP, scrolling mindlessly through my searches. The majority of them were amusing- I didn’t seem to worry too much about gaining a hate train online, of course the trolls were there, but keeping as far out of the public eye as possible meant I was semi protected. User: Lila Schumacher sparks relationship rumours with Mercedes driver George Russell, despite him already being in a long term relationship with Carmen Montero Mundt.

I laughed at that one and all the responses telling the reporter to shut the hell up.

User: Charles today with Mick and Lila Schumacher. User: Lila Schumacher makes a rare appearance at the Monaco GP, 28.5.23. User: Lila Schumacher is so beautiful, like her mum, why don’t we see more of her? User: can anybody else see Lila Schumacher being with one of the drivers? Shes so gorgeous I wouldn’t be surprised. ——— > User: she looked to be talking with Charles, he looked v into her so maybe? ——— > User: no not Charles surely? I was thinking she’d be more with somebody like George or Lando.

——— > User: Lila and Charles Leclerc were talking at the Monaco GP, doesn’t mean they’re together but I’d DIE if he looked at me the way he looked at Lila- that’s all I’m saying…

I exited the app after that, deciding I’d read enough, I knew it was stupid to do, but part of me couldn’t help myself. I’d always been a nosy person. So when Mick invited me to come to the Spanish GP, I accepted his offer (much to his surprise). “You’re from Spain? Which part?” I asked Carlos Sainz, whom I’d engaged in a conversation with whilst attempting to find the Ferrari garages before the qualifying. He asked if I wanted leading back to Mercedes but I was trying to find Jean Todt, my God father and dads longtime close friend, so I got a tour from Mr Sainz instead. “Madrid, have you been?”

“Oh yeah, it’s beautiful there, I’ve been a few times…” my eyes glanced up from the floor, gaze landing heavily on the other Ferrari driver now stood in front of me. My breath hitched seeing the surprised looking boy.

“Lila! Hello!” Charles exclaimed, the exact same heart flutter I felt the other week in Monaco had returned. “Hi!” For some reason I was surprised he’d remembered my name, hearing him say it made me feel certain ways. He moved forwards, giving me a quick hug as I clamped my teeth down on my bottom lip so I wouldn’t grin so harshly. “How are you?” I asked. “I am good, I’m good. And you?” Charles was pink in the cheeks, brown eyes practically sparkling in the Spanish sun. He looked like Prince Charming or something out of a fairy tail, I found him intoxicating.

“Good, thank you.” I breathlessly spoke, “you have met Carlotto?” He then grinned as I snapped my attention back up to Carlos with a slight furrow of my brows. “Carlotto?”

“Lord Perceval.” I giggled out at the name now, turning back to Charles who was staring right back to Carlos with a wide eyed expression. “Lord Perceval? Is that a nickname, or?”

“No, no, no!” Charles laughed. “That’s my.. um that’s my middle name. Perceval.” Charles explained as I felt my cheeks beating up, hearing Carlos too giggling along. “Oh!” I exclaimed. “How posh.” I shrugged as he laughed slightly back to me with an uneasy, “yeah.”

“I better go find Jean anyway, has anybody seen him?”

“Oh, Jean? He’s in that way.” Charles pointed towards three different doors. I frowned in confusion. “Charles, show her, your directions are bad.” Carlos pointed out as I giggled nervously.

“It’s okay, I’ll try find him.”

“No, no, I’ll show you.” Charles insisted as I bit back a smile. “Thanks for getting me here anyway.” I thanked Carlos. “It’s ok.” The Spanish man politely smiled. “Chiedile un appuntamento.” Carlos then spoke to Charles as I glanced away, no clue what the hell they were speaking. Italian maybe? It wasn’t French and definitely wasn’t Spanish. When I did look up, Charles was staring back at Carlos wide eyes in a manner as though to say, shut the hell up. I pretended not to notice as Carlos giggled, patting me on the upper back before I began following Charles.

“I think he should be this way. I could be wrong.” Charles stumbled forwards, turning over his shoulder as I caught up besides him. “It’s okay, I don’t need him urgently, I just wanted to say hi.” And say hello to you.

“He is your god father, right?” Charles questioned as I nodded. “Yeah, he’s my dads friend.”

“Ah.” Charles nodded, and for a brief few seconds, I felt a little awkward. I was lost for words, dwelling in my nerves that had appeared now I was semi alone with Charles.

“I think I saw you earlier.” Charles then pointed out. “Oh yeah? Where?”

“Playing tennis at the hotel, I think it was you there? You looked good- at playing tennis I mean, but you did look good as well, merde, it might not have been you.” Charles stammered as I felt myself becoming somewhat breathless again, when he was nervous I felt this warm rush of excitement run through me, but it somehow made me feel nervous too. His compliment made me laugh, realising exactly what he was talking about.

“Yeah that was me, I was playing with another girl?” I tilted my head to look at the smiling boy. I hadn’t seen his smile falter once since seeing him again, I enjoyed the way it would lift up his eyes, the dimples forming in his cheeks and the way his teeth would poke through every now and then.

“Ah, yes it was you.” Charles shyly spoke. “Yeah, I’m not very good. I just like playing.” I grabbed at my blonde hair nervously. “I play too, I am bad.” Charles laughed out. “I’m sure you’re not that bad!” He responded with an uneasy noise.

“I just think you would beat me.” The fact he had noticed me earlier this morning had made me go all red in the face, I felt all giggly and weak in the knees.

“No way, I’m really bad. Trust me, I just play for fun.” I bashfully spoke, thanking him quickly as he opened the door for me. Jean wasn’t in sight ahead of me, so it gave me a little more time with Charles which I was thankful for.

“Me too.” He grinned as I offered him a smile in response, turning to my left to see Jean not too far ahead, sitting down and mid conversation. “Oh, there he is! Thank you for showing me around, I’d be lost without you and Carlos.” I joked, pausing to stand directly across from him now. “It’s ok, it gets confusing in here.” He shrugged as I nodded, going to turn around. “It was nice to see to see you again.” He quickly spoke, causing me to halt my movements and turn up once again. There was a slight height difference between us, I only stood at 5”3, and he was nearing 6 foot, I guessed?

“Yeah you too, if you see me playing tennis again feel free to say hi.” I giggled, shrugging nervously. “I will.” Charles laughed as I timidly broke eye contact, turning to go find Jean. “Oh!” Charles exclaimed again. I turned around.

“I was- we could play tennis maybe? If you would like to?” His words made my heart literally jump and I swear he could see the way my smile tugged up. I was nodding before I even replied, borderline too stunned and shy to speak.

“As long as you let me win you.” I managed to blurt out as he laughed once again, pulling out his phone. “I can probably do that… well you could do that.” He corrected, unlocking his phone and clicking on his phone book.

“Oh.” I perked, pulling out my phone, ensuring to clear any embarrassing messages from my notifications before allowing him to type his number in. It felt like a fever dream, no man had asked for my number before, it was always Snapchat or Instagram first- it felt slightly more… personal? I liked it.

“I will text you.” Charles nodded. “Okay, see you soon, Charles.”

“Bye, Lila…”

[trashmouth-richie]

lately i have been saying that this fandom just gets worse and worse by the day and honestly it has been. we all know that the lack of stranger things content is making people leave left and right.

everyone is entitled to their own opinions— that’s what should be noted here.

people have left this fandom because of anon hate, being called out for x y z when someone thinks they have dirt on them etc.

it’s fucking tiring.

we are all aware of the “groups” within the fandom and m what was popular last year during this time is no longer and vice versa.

however, shaming people for writing “bimbo” geared smut, only writing smut, or reblogging, commenting etc on smut only— is ridiculous.

block and move along. smut isn’t your thing? that’s totally fine, but shaming others for enjoying it but catering to your friends makes no sense, i’m sorry but ?! cmon.

is it frustrating to spend hours upon hours crafting a fic with words that sing to you our soul and made your own heart flutter just to watch it flop? of course it is. it’s downright frustrating.

but again, what was popular before, is not at the current time and that’s okay. things change and we adjust to it.

that being said, shy! innocent! reader that reads as minor coding (IN MY OPINION) is not okay.

i’m a mother and i have kids, reading verbiage that i’ve quite literally heard out of my own children’s mouths in a smut fic about a character we all love and adore— makes me physically ill.

there are minors on this app who lie about their age (shocking) but these types of fics are gearing towards them and that’s not okay.

DDLG fics in this fandom were also very popular at one time and still are. and do they have similar verbiage? at times? possibly, maybe, yes. it is extremely important to correctly label fics. and people who write DDLG are usually pretty good about it.

we have all made mistakes, fuck you all know i have— i am not perfect in any way shape or form. but this fandom, stranger things, means a lot to me and getting the fucking ick from it makes me feel disgusting.

white coding in fics should not be happening anymore.

plain and simple.

if you make a header —pls refrain from using only skinny, white, women to portray reader unless it is labeled that way.

doing so is alienating everyone who is not a skinny white woman, including but not limited to, POC.

we have all been there and made that mistake, me included—but you learn from it and change your ways. i promise you note count doesn’t go up bc you have molly mae’s dainty body sitting on the lap of on her rocker! bf that is eddie coded.

i have volunteered to make headers for people who struggle with doing so because i genuinely enjoy it. if you would like some help, dm me— i’d be happy to make one for you.

none of us are above learning and changing. we can all do better and should.

i’m around to discuss this in a positive way. if you’re sending hate anon.. peace and grease pal.

your weird friend,

ziggy

[newtonsheffield]

I don’t know if you’ve ever watched Love Island but on the current UK season there is a sheep farmer that has fallen in love with an Australian influencer. It’s almost as if modern bruises has come to life. Farmer Will has a very popular tik tok. Every time they’re on screen I think about modern bruises, which is great but also makes me want to just constantly read bruises lol.

Okay but sheep farmer Anthony literally cannot believe he went on a dating app and met Kate. He really has to hand it to Daphne and Colin: they truly outdid themselves.

Kate who's kind of a big deal? She doesn't think she is, obviously, she's just going about her life but she's been in British Vogue. Not on the cover I was just like... I met Edward Enninful and yeah... kind of ended up there.

And he was nervous about their first interaction, nervous that she'd all of a sudden stop wanting to talk to him as they both lay awake at night.

"I um- I really like your voice." He said one day, his arm cushioning his head on his pillow. "Sorry, is that...? Is that weird to say?"

"No." Kate hummed, the sound fluttering in his chest, "I like your voice too. It's... okay it's really sexy."

"Sexy?" Anthony chuckled, "You know you're talking to Anthony right? He's a sheep farmer, wears a lot of wellingtons and chunky knit sweaters."

"Okay see, you've been out of the dating scene for a little while," Kate sighed, "And that's actually very sexy. Like you could carry me through a muddy field and take your sweater off and tug it over my head. That's sexy."

"Right." Anthony said a little bemusedly, "Well, I could... carry you through a paddock if you wanted."

"I'm going to hold you to that, you know. I'll get you shirtless holding a lamb one of these days, Framer Anthony."

"Why would I need to be shirtless holding the lamb?"

"Because you've given me your sweater and this is my sexy farmer fantasy, Anthony." Kate sighed, "Keep up."

He just liked her. The way she teased him made his ears turn red and when she sent him pictures of herself, smiling in matching pyjamas with her dog his chest felt tight.

And that first night they meet in person he could hardly breathe. Couldn't breathe all the next day either when he took her around the farm and her hair was blowing in the breeze and he couldn't help himself as they sat on one of the fences, her hand warm in his.

"You're um- Sorry, you're just really beautiful."

Her smile was even more beautiful in person and it stole something from his chest when she leaned in and kissed his cheek gently.

"You know, I thought this whole humble farmer thing might have been an act but you genuinely have no idea how fucking hot you are do you?"

"Um? I don't know how to answer that?"

Kate sighed, pushing his hair back from his eyes, "Okay well, I really like you, Anthony. I think you're really cute and I'm going to need you to stop acting like this is the end, because I'm pretty sure this is the beginning for us."

[im-a-marvel-ous-hoe]

Downtown Winter Nights | Bucky Barnes (7th Day of 🎄)

(Credits to the owner of this pic!)

I wrote another little somethin’ for y’all! I hope you enjoy! 🩵

Christmas Masterlist <- check out my other holiday fics!

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“Well, it’s not called the “Windy City” for nothin’, that’s for sure.” Bucky commented as he wrapped his scarf around his head and covered face. We stepped off of the CTA train and walked hand in hand outside, feeling that familiar cold breeze of downtown Chicago hit our faces. “C’mon, it’s not that bad. You grew up in New York.”

“Doll, it’s colder here than back home. I’m more worried for you.”

“It’s only 39°F. It’spractically 40! That’s considered warm here.”

“Yeah and back home it’s..” he quickly pulled out his phone and opened up the weather app. “.. it’s 48°F.”

“It could’ve been colder. We’ve had worse.”

He shook his head and stopped in his tracks, turning to face me and adjusted my hat to help keep my head warm. “I just don’t want you getting sick, sweetheart.” My heart fluttered as he took off his scarf to put around me, but I held my hand up stopping him. “Bucky, I’ll be fine – I promise. I grew up here, I’m used to the harsh winters.”

“But you haven’t been here in a few years.”

“I know what to expect.” I smiled and grabbed his scarf, reaching up and wrapping it back around him. “Honestly, seeing you without a scarf would make me feel colder, if that somehow makes sense.” I chuckled. “Just wear it. For me?”

He furrowed his eyebrows and pursed his lips, slowly nodding. I smiled and grabbed his scarf, bringing his head down close to mine and planted a kiss on his lips. “C’mon, let’s go check out Millennium Park. That’s where our tree is located.” He smiled and grabbed my hand in his, letting me lead the way.

We passed by so many stores that had beautiful window decorations that made Bucky want to stop for a moment and check them out, just like many other individuals did to admire the work that went into it. I took out my phone and snapped a few photos of him as discreetly as possible before we continued our way and made it to our destination.

There, people stood behind multiple booths selling their goodies to the people of Chicago. Christmas music played and the smell of baked goods wafted through the air, making me excited to try what people are giving away. I stood next to him, linking our arms together as we waited in line to buy ourselves some hot chocolate.

“I bet this booth is gonna end up being the most popular. This is the one way you got to help stay warm.”

He bought two cups and handed me the first one before grabbing his. We walked off and decided to stand (more like lean) against a rail, overwatching people ice skating in the middle of the park. I brought the cup up to my lips and took a small sip of the hot liquid. “Mmm..” I moaned in delight, savoring the taste of chocolate once it hit my tongue. “Yep, this is how they get ya.” I chuckled. “Once I finish this, I’m gonna want another.”

“Told you.” He laughed and took a sip of his drink. I held the cup in my hands and softly smiled to myself. I’ve been wanting to show Bucky my hometown ever since we got together and what better way to show him than during the holidays. I used to come here when I was younger with my family and we’d just walk around at night and admire the city lights.

Sure, it’s been some time since I’ve done this, but it still feels and looks the same. I heard the snap of a camera and looked up at Bucky, noticing he had his phone in his free hand with a grin on his face. “Smile!”

I laughed and shook my head, covering my face with my other hand as he continued snapping photos of me. “Nooo! I bet I look ridiculous! Delete them!”

“Doll, you’re the prettiest thing I’ve ever seen! You took photos of me. Seems only fair I do the same.”

“You noticed?”

“I did, now smile for me baby.”

I giggled and brought my hand in front of me and puckered my lips, as if blowing a kiss to the camera. “Beautiful.” He looked down at his phone and scrolled through the photos, admiring his work. “I really love this one.” He stopped on the picture of me smiling down at my hot chocolate. “You look cute.” I felt my cheeks heat up with affection towards this man I get to call mine.

“C’mon, let’s go check out that 45 foot tree you’ve been dying to see.” He smiled as I linked our arms together once again and followed him to the biggest tree in the park. People of all ages stood around it taking all kinds of photos. I reached into my pocket and pulled out my phone,swiping to get to the camera and asked a random person I could find to take a photo of me and Bucky.

They nodded and grabbed my phone, getting ready into position to take a picture. He wrapped his arm around my back and pulled me close to him, while my hand held up the cup of hot chocolate. We both smiled as the flash went off on my phone, snapping a picture.

“Here you go!” They walked towards me and handed me back my device. “Thank you so much!” I quickly went to photos to look at the picture as Bucky walked up to me. “How’d it turn out?” I smiled at him and put my phone back in my pocket.

“Perfect.”

He smiled back at me and turned to his side, something immediately catching his attention.

“Hey, doll?”

“Yeah?”

“Can you get us some food? I just gotta go do somethin’ real quick, I promise. I’ll be right back.” I nodded my head as he quickly reached into his pocket and pulled out a $20 from his wallet and handed it to me. “Go nuts, baby.” He smiled and began walking away. “Where are you going?”

He walked backwards so he could face me and still go to wherever it is he’s planning. “Can’t tell you yet. You’ll find out.” He winked and then he was gone before I could question him further. I looked down at my hot chocolate and drank the last of whatever was left inside. The cups aren’t that big anyway, so it wasn’t a lot. Once that was done, I threw it away in a bin nearby and sighed.

I just shook my shoulders and glanced around the many booths before finding what I was looking for and quickly stood in front of the man selling one of Chicago’s most talked about dishes. Since we’re in the Windy City, I figured he should at least try the all famous Chicago hot dog. A poppy seed bun, mustard, relish, chopped onions, tomatoes, peppers, a cucumber spear and just a dash of celery salt – mmm! There isn’t anything better!

“Thank you! Have a good night!” The man spoke as he handed me back my change so I could put it away. I grabbed the two hot dogs and smiled. “Thank you – you too!” I walked away and took a moment to look at where Bucky went, but couldn’t find him. I walked until I found a bench to sit down on as I waited for him. I felt like I looked like a complete fatass right now. Here I am, with two hot dogs in my hands and one of them already being bit into.

“Hey!” I heard Bucky call out to me as he found me and sat down on the bench. He leaned in and kissed my cheek as I smiled against him and handed him his hot dog. “Thank you.” He took it from my hands as I turned my body towards his as he took a bite out of his food.

“Where did you go?” I asked. “Mmm… I uh..” He chewed his food and licked his top lip as he pointed behind me. “.. Saw somethin’ real cool…” I tried to look at where he motioned to, before he shook his head and lifted his hand to my face. His fingers softly gripped my chin and turned my attention back towards him.

“Uh – uh, let’s just finish this first. I don’t want you to try to figure it out before I show you.” He smiled and took another bite of his hot dog as I let out a chuckle. We sat there watching as people continued to crowd the tree and take photos. With each bite, my mind continued to wonder about whatever “cool” thing he saw. What could he have seen that I didn’t?

I know I haven’t been here in a while, but was there something different that I just didn’t notice before? Did the city of Chicago add somethin’ new since I’ve been gone? Most likely, if I’m being honest. It is a city.

“I know your head is just racing with what my little surprise could be.” He laughed and scrunched up the wrapper in his hands, finished with his food. “Once you finish eating, then we’ll – ” I plopped the last bit of hot dog into my mouth and scrunched up the wrapper.

He just looked at me with an amused smile as I dusted off my hands and swallowed the last remaining bit of food in my mouth. “Done.”

“Damn little lady, you sure can put it away.” I laughed and playfully hit his shoulder. “Shut up.” He stood up and held his hand out for me to take. I slid my hand in his as he lifted me up and grabbed my garbage along with his and threw it away in the trash bin. “Alright..” he tilted his head to the side as if to say ‘let’s go’. “Follow me.”

He grabbed my hand in his and led me out into the streets of Chicago. There, a few feet away, a horse carriage waited to take its next passengers on a trip. I slowed down for a moment as he looked back at me, his smile not leaving his face.

“You didn’t..”

He nodded.

“I did.”

I bit my lip to try to stop the smile forming on my face as he led us both to the carriage. He held up his phone to show he had purchased a ticket and the man in the front seat nodded. “Hop in.”

I stepped inside and sat down on the seats, Bucky following right after me as he sat next to me. We got ourselves comfortable and then we were off. The stomping of the horses hooves hitting the streets of Chicago echoed as the city lights twinkled in the night sky.

“What do ya think, sweetheart? You like it?” He asked as I smiled and nodded my head. “I love it!” He cuddled up closer to me and wrapped his arm around my shoulders, my hand instantly reached up so I could intertwine our fingers together. “This was so unbelievably sweet of you to do this.”

“Anything for my best girl.” He leaned in and kissed my temple. “You know I love surprising you.” I looked up at him and noticed a little white flurry had landed on top of his head, a telltale sign indicating that it had started to snow.

“And here it comes. It’s gonna be a bitch to get home now.”

I laughed and snuggled up to him. “Ahh, we’ll be okay. It’s not fat snow.” The view almost looked like I had ripped it out of a Hallmark movie with how slowly the snow was falling and the Christmas lights hung on every street corner. He lifted himself up a bit and reached into his pocket, pulling out his phone.

He opened the camera app and held it up so we could both be seen on the screen. “Can you please smile for the camera, baby?” I looked up and smiled widely as he snapped a photo. He leaned down and kissed my cheek as I let out a laugh, thus resulting in him taking another. After a few more, we decided we were done for the night and he put his phone back into his pocket.

“You know, I gotta say, I’m really happy you brought me here.” He smiled down at me. “Really?” he nodded and glanced up at the twinkling lights. “Even though it is 39°F and it’s colder here than it is back home.. but all things considered though, I had a lot of fun tonight.”

“I did too.”

Once our carriage ride was came to a stop, we both knew it was over. We looked around and noticed we were right back where we first started. Bucky hopped off first and quickly turned around and stretched his hand out towards me to help me climb off. “Such a gentleman.” I took his hand as he helped me down.

“I can’t have you accidentally falling on my watch.” He laughed as I playfully rolled my eyes as we began walking away. “Hey, that was one time. That extra step on the stairs had it out for me.”

“Oh, of course it did, sweetheart. That’s why you had Tony install rails.”

“I’m your damsel in distress. I need my knight in shining armor to catch me and if you’re not there, my rails will be.”

“Well, not all rails are trustworthy. Someone even break apart and let you fall..” I gasped and hit his shoulder. “I thought we said no trauma dumping this week!”

“Sorry! Sorry, I forgot!”

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What is the Best Mobile Application Development Framework, Flutter, or React Native?

As an ever-increasing number of individuals are accepting modernized innovation in technology, the interest in mobile applications has expanded step by step.

Hybrid mobile frameworks are acquiring prevalence. The presence of React Native (RN) in 2015 opened astounding chances to assemble applications for iOS and Android utilizing one codebase. Thus, it permitted us to solve two problems at once and not rework a similar code two times. Large firms like UberEats, Discord, and Facebook moved to React Native, a powerful promotion.

Google didn’t stand separated; they saw the immense popularity of RN. Subsequently, Google presented an alpha version of its hybrid framework called Flutter in 2017. Flutter likewise turned into an extremely famous framework. The improvement of a framework like React Native prompts confusion over what to decide for hybrid mobile app development:

React Native or Flutter? Nonetheless, there’s another significant inquiry which you ought to choose before this: Is it better to develop a hybrid or native mobile apps?

Both cross- platform application has its upsides and downsides and prevalence

Flutter

Flutter is an open-source mobile application development Software tool sh that has design & created by Google. It had its main release in May 2017. Flutter has composed into the C, C++, Dart, and Skia Graphics Engine. Flags have been created by Google. Creating Android and Android applications is additionally utilized. The SDK is free and sent off as a source designer to explore and make strong, powerful applications around.

Why choose to Flutter for Android and iOS mobile application development?

Cross-platform

Hot Reload

High compatibility with programming languages

Faster and improved native performance

Appealing UI

Accessible SDKs and native features

The functional and reactive framework

 React Native

React Native is a structural framework made by Facebook that permits us to foster local mobile applications for iOS and Android with a solitary JavaScript codebase.

React native is a genuine mobile application, additionally open-source application development system which is created by Facebook. Rouse that ideas should be created on the web for mobile development. Reactive native is accustomed to making iOS and Android applications. IT was delivered in March 2015. In such a manner, JavaScript is created. Notwithstanding, the application appearance is by all accounts a native app.

Why choose to React Native forAndroid and iOS app development?

Seamless and synchronous API

Seamless and synchronous API

Quick performance

Greater reach

Which is Better: Flutter or React Native?

Flutter ranks positions higher with 75.4% and React Native likewise cut with 62.5% among most cherished frameworks.

Both Flutter and React Native are famous and exceptionally used by the application developers for the development of cross-platform applications. Every single one of them has their one-of-a-kind upsides and downsides, stability in development, speed, and much more.

Flutter is a new framework, and it is expanding and growing slowly and gradually. Compared to Flutter, React Native is in the industry for a long time now. Hence, it is mature enough that leading brands have experienced its benefits of it. While Flutter is yet to have such strong case studies.

The choice of the right framework can be best done based on your mobile app requirements.

Flutter is new in the framework market, and it is extending and developing gradually and slowly. Contrasted with Flutter, React Native is in the business for quite a while now. Thus, mature an adequate number of leading brands have encountered its advantages of it. While Flutter is yet to have areas of strength for such investigations study.

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What is Flutter and How to Use It for Cross-Platform App Development?

Flutter is a mobile application framework developed by Google that allows developers to build high-quality, cross-platform applications. With Flutter, developers can create beautiful user interfaces, add features easily, and launch apps quickly on Android and iOS platforms. Today, concerning this information will explore the basics of Flutter and examine how it can be used to create cross-platform applications. 

What Is Flutter? 

Flutter is an open-source mobile application framework created by Google that enables developers to build native Android & iOS apps with a single codebase. It is written in Dart, a language designed for fast development cycles and easy integration with other languages. The main advantages to Hire Flutter Developers are to increase the speed, flexibility, and wide range of features. 

Using Flutter for Cross-Platform App Development 

Flutter’s strength lies in its ability to develop cross-platform applications quickly and efficiently. Using the same codebase across multiple platforms saves developers time and resources while still creating high-quality apps.

Additionally, since Flutter has access to the underlying platform components such as sensors or Bluetooth APIs - users can add features like geolocation or integration with wearable devices without having to write separate code for each platform.  

It makes developing apps for a variety of platforms much easier than before. Finally, Flutter reduces maintenance because there is only one codebase instead of two separate ones. All changes made to the codebase are reflected on all platforms in real-time, making it easier to track any changes or updates needed over time.  

Benefits Of Using Flutter For App Development 

Using Flutter for app development has many benefits, including quick development cycles, reduced costs associated with maintenance, access to more features due to platform integration support provided by the SDK (software development kit), improved user experience (UX) due to widgets that allow developers to create custom UI elements tailored specifically for their app’s needs, better performance due to its rendering engine which uses less memory than other solutions like React Native or Ionic Framework do. 

Source- https://light-it.net/blog/benefits-of-flutter-app-development/

As per the above stats, it is clearly shown how flutter become so popular in the web development market. 

Additionally, Flutter helps ensure your app looks good on all devices regardless of screen size or operating system version since it doesn’t rely on device-specific components or libraries like other solutions. Finally, countless tutorials are available online, so you won’t have trouble finding help if you ever get stuck while developing your app. 

Conclusion: 

Overall, using Flutter for cross-platform app development can be extremely advantageous when done correctly, as it helps reduce costs associated with maintenance while still providing access to powerful features such as platform integration support provided by the SDK (software development kit). 

Additionally, its rendering engine helps ensure better performance compared to other solutions like React Native or Ionic Framework while also allowing you greater control over user experience elements such as custom UI elements tailored specifically for your app’s needs through its widget library, which provides greater freedom when designing your user interface compared to other solutions offer too!

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Real-World Applications Built with Flutter: Success Stories and Case Studies

Flutter, Google’s open-source UI framework, has been making waves in the mobile development world with its powerful capabilities for building cross-platform applications. Since its release, Flutter has been adopted by a wide range of companies and projects, proving its robustness and versatility. In this blog post, we’ll explore some notable real-world applications built with Flutter, showcasing their success stories and the benefits they’ve gained from using this innovative framework.

1. Reflectly: Revolutionizing Personal Journaling

Overview: Reflectly is a popular personal journaling app designed to help users reflect on their day and improve their mental well-being. The app features an intuitive and engaging user interface, providing a seamless experience for tracking moods and thoughts.

Success Story: Reflectly's developers chose Flutter to build their app due to its ability to deliver a high-quality user experience on both iOS and Android with a single codebase. By using Flutter, Reflectly was able to reduce development time significantly while maintaining a consistent and attractive design across platforms.

Key Benefits:

Unified Design: Flutter's rich set of pre-designed widgets allowed Reflectly to achieve a consistent look and feel on both platforms.

Faster Development: The "Hot Reload" feature sped up the development process, enabling rapid iterations and updates.

Improved Performance: Reflectly experienced smooth performance and responsiveness, enhancing user satisfaction.

2. Google Ads: Streamlining Ad Management

Overview: The Google Ads app provides users with tools to manage and optimize their advertising campaigns. It offers real-time insights, performance tracking, and campaign management features.

Success Story: Google Ads is one of the most prominent examples of Flutter’s capabilities in action. The app’s development team chose Flutter to create a seamless experience for users across both iOS and Android devices. The ability to use a single codebase for both platforms was crucial for maintaining consistency and efficiency.

Key Benefits:

Cross-Platform Consistency: Flutter enabled Google Ads to provide a unified experience across multiple devices.

Efficient Development: Using Flutter reduced the time required for updates and new feature releases.

High Performance: The app's performance and responsiveness were significantly improved, ensuring a smooth user experience.

3. Alibaba: Enhancing E-Commerce Experiences

Overview: Alibaba, one of the world’s largest e-commerce platforms, utilized Flutter to develop parts of its Xianyu app, which is a popular marketplace for buying and selling second-hand goods in China.

Success Story: Alibaba adopted Flutter to overcome challenges related to maintaining multiple codebases for different platforms. Flutter’s ability to deliver high performance and a native-like experience on both iOS and Android made it an ideal choice for enhancing their app’s functionality and user experience.

Key Benefits:

Single Codebase: Flutter allowed Alibaba to streamline development by using a single codebase for both platforms.

Rich UI: The app benefited from Flutter’s extensive widget library, enabling a highly customizable and engaging user interface.

Performance Efficiency: Flutter’s performance optimizations contributed to a smoother and more responsive app.

4. Hamilton: Bringing Broadway to Mobile

Overview: The Hamilton app, designed to enhance the experience of fans of the Broadway musical, offers a variety of features including ticket purchases, news updates, and exclusive content.

Success Story: The development team behind the Hamilton app chose Flutter to deliver a visually stunning and engaging experience for users. Flutter’s capability to build beautiful, natively compiled applications helped the team achieve their goal of creating a high-quality app that resonates with fans.

Key Benefits:

Stunning UI: Flutter’s design capabilities enabled the creation of a visually appealing app that captures the essence of the musical.

Cross-Platform Development: The use of Flutter reduced development time and effort by allowing a single codebase for multiple platforms.

Smooth Performance: The app’s performance was optimized for both iOS and Android, ensuring a seamless user experience.

5. JD.com: Revolutionizing Mobile Shopping

Overview: JD.com, a major Chinese e-commerce company, used Flutter to build a mobile application that offers a comprehensive shopping experience, including product browsing, ordering, and delivery tracking.

Success Story: JD.com turned to Flutter to streamline their development process and enhance the user experience across different devices. The ability to maintain a single codebase and Flutter’s performance benefits played a crucial role in the app’s development.

Key Benefits:

Unified Experience: Flutter’s cross-platform capabilities ensured a consistent experience across both iOS and Android devices.

Faster Development: Development efficiency was improved through Flutter’s Hot Reload and other features.

High Performance: The app’s performance was optimized, providing a smooth and responsive shopping experience.

Conclusion

Flutter has proven to be a powerful framework for developing cross-platform applications that deliver high performance, beautiful design, and efficient development. The success stories of Reflectly, Google Ads, Alibaba, Hamilton, and JD.com highlight Flutter’s versatility and the tangible benefits it brings to real-world applications. As more companies and developers adopt Flutter, we can expect to see even more innovative and successful applications built with this framework.

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The Future of Mobile App Development: Top 10 Trends Shaping 2024

The evolution of mobile app development has been phenomenal, heavily influenced by technological advances and changing user needs. Many businesses use applications to reach their audience, and knowing what’s currently available puts you in a better position to compete more effectively. This blog highlights some of the very important predictions and trends that define the future of mobile app development to a great extent, giving an idea of what lies ahead for developers and companies.

5G Technology: Accelerating App Performance

When 5G networks are rolled out, mobile apps will speed up by offering improved intelligence, responsiveness and ultra-low latency. It provides very low latency with extremely high connection speeds and enhanced reliability. This shall enable a new wave of applications dependent on real-time data processing, like AR, VR along with the ones based on IoT.

AI and Machine Learning Integration

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are transforming mobile apps by enabling features such as personalized experiences, voice recognition, and automated customer support through chatbots. In the years ahead, we can expect mobile applications leveraging AI technology to deliver personalized content tailored to their wants and needs as well as intelligent predictions and services used in their self-efficacy improving user engagement and loyalty will increase.

Cross-Platform Development: The Rise of Hybrid Apps

Developing separate apps for iOS and Android can be high priced and time-consuming. Cross-platform app development gear like Flutter, React Native, and Xamarin are getting famous as answers. This structure permits builders to create apps that work seamlessly throughout multiple structures, lowering development time and expenses while preserving high overall performance.

The Growth of Wearable Apps

Demand for wearable technology which include smart watches and fitness trackers keeps growing, along with the need for devoted cell apps. Developers are focused on developing apps tailor-made for wearables, providing stepped forward health monitoring, fitness tracking and clever notifications. This trend will extend similarly with the integration of IoT, resulting in smarter and extra connected devices.

AR and VR: They are Changing the User Experience

The evolution of mobile app development has been phenomenal, heavily influenced by technological advances and changing user needs. Many businesses use applications to reach their audience, and knowing what’s currently available puts you in a better position to compete more effectively.

Blockchain Technology for Enhanced Security

As data privacy and security concerns grow, blockchain technology is emerging as a game-changer for mobile apps. Blockchain allows the app to protect transactions, protect user data, and ensure transparency. We can expect more apps, especially in areas like finance, healthcare and supply chain, to adopt blockchain for secure payment gateways and decentralized data storage.

Progressive Web Apps (PWAs): Bridging Web and Mobile

Progressive web applications (PWAs) are a seamless combination of mobile applications and web pages. Users are offered a virtual app-like experience but accessible through web browsers. PWAs are fast, lightweight, and require no installation, making them more cost-effective than traditional mobile applications. As businesses seek to improve user interfaces, PWAs are expected to gain more traction.

Also Read- AI is Shaping the Future of Educational Apps

Voice-Activated Apps: Hands-Free Flexibility

With the rise in popularity of voice assistants like Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant, voice-activated apps are becoming more common. Voice commands make apps more accessible and give users a hands-free experience. In the future, we’ll see more apps optimized for voice interactions, especially in areas like navigation, shopping, and customer service.

Cloud Integration for Scalable Apps

Cloud era gives scalability, flexibility and price savings, making it a super solution for mobile app development. Cloud-based packages permit developers to keep huge amounts of records, provide real-time synchronization, and offer seamless collaboration. This fashion will maintain as companies look to create apps which are scalable and easily available from any device.

Increased Focus on App Security

As mobile apps become an integral part of personal and professional lives, the need to improve app security becomes paramount. Manufacturers are prioritizing security features such as two-factor authentication (2FA), biometric authentication and encrypted communications to protect user data and ensure its privacy

Conclusion

The future of mobile app development is exciting and challenging. Staying on top of trends such as 5G, AI, cross-platform development and advanced security can ensure that developers and entrepreneurs create new apps that meet user expectations as technology evolves and those who embrace these ever-increasing innovations will have a competitive advantage in the mobile app market.

Stay tuned to our blog for more insights on the latest in app development!

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Why Use Flutter for Mobile App Development?

Today, having a mobile app for everything has made it easier to fast-track things. 

Do you know, that people check their phones 58 times per day? And almost 52% of checking their phones (30 per day) occur during work hours. Mobile apps have taken the market by storm. Thus businesses and developers seek solutions that help them build a strong presence in the mobile app industry.

Flutter has emerged as a popular choice for cross-platform mobile app development to cater to their growing demand. Flutter is powering top brands like eBay, Grab, GPay, Groupon, and more today.

Flutter’s popularity is its simplicity, fast development cycles, and flexible UI. it can benefit businesses in several ways especially when they want to build a strong mobile industry presence. 

Let’s understand why Flutter is becoming a go-to framework for mobile app development. 

What is Flutter?

Flutter is a popular cross-platform mobile app development framework that Google created for its internal usage. Later, it was available for everyone’s use. In less time, Flutter has gained immense popularity.

Over the years Flutter has improved and has made mobile development easier with several plugins, widgets, developer tools, and more. 

Source- https://verygood.ventures/blog/flutters-history-so-far-all-the-biggest-milestones 

Several giants are leveraging Flutter to stay ahead with next-level mobile app development.

Brands leveraging Flutter

Reasons to Choose Flutter for Mobile App Development

1. Cross-Platform Development

Flutter is a cross-platform platform. It simply means, that developers only have to write a single codebase that will efficiently run across mobile devices and OS. It ensures the same native look and feel. It not only saves developers time and effort but also reduces significant development costs, making. Thus it is a cost-effective solution for businesses with limited budgets.

2. Native Performance

Flutter uses Dart, a fast and object-oriented programming language, which compiles native code. This means that Flutter apps offer native performance and can take full advantage of the underlying platform's capabilities. 

Source

Unlike other cross-platform frameworks that only rely on web views or JavaScript bridges, Flutter renders UI components directly to the canvas, offering smooth animations, fluid interactions, and excellent performance. From scrolling through a list or navigating between screens, it offers a high level of responsiveness to users.

To build native apps that execute well across platforms, you must hire a Flutter App Development Company. 

3. Rich and Customizable UI

Another reason that makes Flutter preferable to 46% of developers is its rich set of pre-designed widgets for high customization and flexible designs. Developers can create engaging user interfaces that adhere to the native platform's design guidelines. 

Apart from the customizable UI, Flutter has a reactive architecture that allows developers to integrate animations, gestures, and effects for visually engaging user experiences. Whether it's Material Design for Android or Cupertino for iOS, Flutter provides the tools and components to create pixel-perfect UIs that look and feel native on each platform.

4. Fast Development Cycle

Another significant reason for Flutter's amazing results is the hot reload feature. It helps developers to make changes to the code and see the results instantly without restarting the app. This iterative development cycle speeds up the development process and improves team collaboration. 

It allows developers to experiment with different UI layouts, tweak animations, or fix bugs on the fly, while maintaining the app's state. This rapid feedback loop helps them deliver the app in less time, increasing time-to-market.

5. Strong Community Support

Flutter is supported by an active community of developers and contributors who aim to improve Flutter’s experience for all. From official documentation and tutorials to third-party packages and plugins, developers can access several resources and tools to build better apps faster. 

Also read: flutter web tips

Hire Flutter Developers with OnGraph

There is no doubt about Flutter’s capability. It not only helps developers simplify their development experience but also guarantees business growth and success. If you are looking to expand your brand visibility with an exceptional mobile app, then Flutter is your way to go.

To elevate your mobile app experiences, connect with OnGraph for advanced Flutter App Development Services.

Why choose OnGraph?

Faster time-to-market

100% customizable designs

Cross-platform development

15+ years of expertise

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How We Leveraged Flutter to Drive User Engagement for a Startup’s Education App [Case Study]

A forward-thinking startup with an education app wanted to enrich the user experience of their teaching-oriented product and turned to our mobile apps development agency for assistance when creating a unique application based on a singular concept.

The app was already providing high-quality educational material, but the start-up identified a chance to deepen engagement and interactivity.

They wanted to make the experience educational, but they tried hard to make it an interesting and interactive experience as well.

To do this, we used Flutter as a powerful framework that makes it easier to develop high-quality and creative user experiences.

We upgraded the app by transforming it into Flutter and this case study gives an insight into how we achieved that level of user engagement with the help of Flutter, ultimately establishing a new benchmark as an educational technology.

Understanding the Startup’s Needs

The next step as a mobile app development agency for startups was to get a complete idea of how this education app looks and what is owner’s vision to enhance it. While the app already had a strong base of users, engagement metrics were signaling that there was still work to be done. On the one hand, while these users were busy viewing the content for a long period, they interacted with the app much less frequently and shorter than was needed. The start-up hoped to drive both higher repeat engagement and deeper time inside the app, engaged in features or learning tools.

Key Challenges and Pain Points:

Low User Interaction: Users were not fully utilizing the interactive elements of the app.

Short Session Duration: The average session length was shorter than expected, limiting the depth of user engagement.

Limited Feature Exploration: Many of the app’s features were underutilized, as users tended to focus only on a few core functions.

Objectives for Improvement:

Increase user interaction with all available features

Extend the average session duration

Enhance the app’s appeal through improved UI/UX design

Encourage deeper engagement with the educational content

Boost user retention by making the app more intuitive and enjoyable to use

Why We Picked Flutter

We, as a mobile app development company always make the last and final decision only after considering what our clients want or need. The primary reason being that Flutter appeared as the most fitting option for this education app. One of the main advantages was, that Flutter API enables writing a high-performance application with natively compiled code from a single codebase. This not only helped me move faster in development, but it also provided a unified experience between both iOS and Android platforms which is required to have a larger group of users.

The wide range of customizable widgets in Flutter makes the user interface aesthetically attractive and easy, helping to improve their experience with our app. This framework also provides smooth animations and transitions, which make the app more dynamic, a very important feature to keep users in touch with the learning process.

My goal with this doc is to outline a few of the ways I employed Flutter, and why it was successful for an educational app (as user experience becomes directly correlated with learning outcomes) due to its performance on complex UI elements and definition updates in real-time, that allowed our team built up both functional & engagement mobile apps. Hot-reload from Flutter helped us iterate quickly, as we could test and implement features very fast — a boon for a full-service mobile app development agency where flexibility is key.

As compared to other development frameworks, Flutter was a better option in terms of performance and design capabilities. While React Native and other similar frameworks are very popular, the one codebase approach of Flutter with a powerful widget library made it much easier to achieve its needs. Within Flutter, the startup found a unique combination of efficiency in both technical and marketing sides along with high-performance rendering of content making it perfect to build an application that could meet as well as exceed their expectations.

Implementation Strategy

As part of our process as a mobile apps development agency, the first step was to evaluate their current architecture in terms of user flow and overall functionality for an education app. We worked closely with the start-up to understand their vision and find out where such improvements could have the biggest effect. This first phase of planning was imperative to make sure the app improvement met the objectives laid by the startup.

Then we simply step into the implementation phase and here, Flutter served as a perennial trump card. The first major front-end deliverable is UI/UX improvement. The high number of pre-built configurable widgets meant we could style the app in a way that made it feel modern and easy for users to understand how to navigate. We created a collection of styles to provide both visual and friendly interfaces without lacking in functionality.

Performance-wise, they wanted real-time enhancement. Had we not been able to compile native code for iOS and Android with Flutter, there is no way this would have worked. This was crucial for educational content as it has to be loaded quickly and should work smoothly. Since the rendering engine of Flutter is so fast and seamless it helped us reduce loading time for users thereby reducing latency too making it appear very fluid to end users.

Another significant feature we showcased was custom animations and transitions with Flutter. All these aspects contributed to a level of interactivity in the app making it more fun, mostly when it comes to educational modules where visual feedback is necessary. In addition, the smooth animations improved not only aesthetics but also increased educational immersion.

Finally, we provided seamless integration with the app’s current systems. We are a mobile app development agency for startups who like the most in items, must be consistent with existing infrastructures to share any new features introduced. Flutter helped us to add new functions without any damage to the application core processes, maintaining a fully working transition from version one and high satisfaction for our users.

This approach enabled us to leverage the power of Flutter completely which ultimately helped design a visually good-looking app with enhanced interactivity and responsiveness — resulting in a 10% increase in user engagement.

Results and Impact

One of the education apps had a steep increase in user engagement after implementing these improvements using Flutter. A comparison of the data before us took over and our metrics showed a distinct uptick in several important areas. This meant that users were interacting in the app more, and session duration increased by 40%. Users were exploring more, with a 35% rise in the amount of times they interacted with different features.

These positive changes were further validated by user feedback. A lot of users appreciated the improvements to the UI/UX and thought that overall this made using it much more enjoyable. The responsive design elements and the interactive functions made a strong impression during this process. The company touted these improvements in testimonials which said that they made learning more interactive and approachable.

The differences between the pre-implementation metrics and post-implementation results were staggering. The result was a 25% higher user retention rate and an improved overall experience of the app, ensuring that optimizations on screens indeed showed an impact in keeping users engaged over time. These results highlighted our effectiveness as a mobile apps development agency in providing real outcomes to startups.

Key Takeaways from the Development Process:

Flexibility in Design: Flutter’s customizable widgets allowed us to tailor the app’s design to meet specific user needs, making it crucial to prioritize flexibility when working on similar projects.

Importance of Real-Time Performance: The average improvement in time taken to respond was 3X which played a very important role in user engagement and the performance needs to be delivered extremely well, it is foregrounding during any app development.

Value of User-Centric Features: Implementing features that enrich the user’s experience directly (e.g. custom animations, clever navigation), allowed us to craft an engaging and useful application for users.

Challenges Faced and How They Were Overcome

One of the biggest challenges we had to cope with was adding new features on top of our already existing app systems seamlessly without disruption. To avoid these crashes we went through a systematic integration process, testing each part very carefully to make sure it is pulling the required data and working properly. Furthermore, getting the app to perform well on iOS and Android meant we had to optimize Flutter’s rendering engine which led us to iterative changes in our code ways that could only become apparent once they were demoed.

Advice for such projects: For early-stage startups, it is essential to choose a development framework that provides flexibility and ensures better performance. When talking across the board for mobile app development agencies for startups, Flutter is suitable where user experience should come on top. The more time that is invested in learning what your users require and developing strategies to meet those requirements, the greater success a project will have. Consistent testing and iterating, meanwhile, is critical to ensure new functionality works seamlessly in the process and delivers the desired value prop.

Final Thoughts on Flutter’s Impact

With the help of Flutter, we were able to turn the education app around significantly and deliver a user experience that was beyond expectations. Its powerful toolkit and versatility allowed us to produce a more responsive, engaging app experience that delighted our users — driving significantly more engagement and retention than ever before.

Start building some killer mobile apps today with Flutter and take your idea to every corner of the world quickly. Judging from our own experience working as a mobile apps development agency, Flutter can turn an average project into something special and shine in the market of fierce competition leaving startups with no other choice but to stand.

Do you have an innovative idea for a mobile app and seek to be different if your startup is in the early stages? Let us help! We at Flutter Agency, bring all this to the table with our experience as a mobile app development agency for startups who understand your pain points and know how you can leverage tools like Flutter to meet these goals. We would love to know more about how we could work together to bring an app — not just meets but exceeds your expectations.

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Why Flutter is the Ideal Choice for Hybrid App Development

In today’s competitive app market, businesses are developing hybrid applications to create versatile applications that work seamlessly across multiple platforms. Flutter has emerged as the leading choice for developers and companies alike. But why is Flutter considered the best platform for hybrid app development? This article explores the advantages of Flutter and why many companies are opting for it to build cross-platform applications.

What is Flutter?

Flutter is an open-source UI software development kit (SDK) created by Google. It allows developers to create natively compiled applications for mobile, web, and desktop from a single codebase. With a growing developer community and continuous updates, Flutter has gained massive popularity for its ability to deliver visually appealing and highly functional hybrid apps.

Advantages of Flutter in Hybrid App Development

1. Single Codebase for Multiple Platforms

One of Flutter’s biggest strengths is its ability to develop apps for both iOS and Android using a single codebase. This eliminates the need for separate development teams for each platform, saving time and resources. By leveraging Flutter’s “write once, run anywhere” approach, developers can ensure consistent performance and appearance across platforms, leading to faster development cycles.

2. Fast Development with Hot Reload

Flutter’s hot reload feature allows developers to instantly see changes made to the code without losing the app's current state. This significantly speeds up the development process by enabling real-time iteration and testing. With quicker debugging and faster adjustments, Flutter helps developers deliver high-quality apps more efficiently.

3. Customizable Widgets for Flexible UI

Flutter offers a rich library of pre-designed and customizable widgets that make UI development both flexible and intuitive. Whether you need a native look or a customized design, Flutter provides the tools to create a smooth user experience. The ease of designing attractive interfaces without compromising functionality gives it a huge edge in hybrid app development.

4. Excellent Performance

Flutter doesn’t rely on WebView components or JavaScript bridges, unlike other hybrid frameworks. Instead, it uses Dart, a modern programming language that compiles native machine code. This ensures Flutter apps perform nearly as well as native apps, offering smooth animations and fast response times that are critical for a good user experience.

5. Vibrant Community and Ecosystem

Another significant benefit of Flutter is its growing community and support ecosystem. The platform is backed by Google, which means continuous improvements, reliable updates, and a plethora of libraries and plugins to extend its functionality. Whether you're a Flutter app development company or a solo developer, the availability of community support can help you overcome challenges during the app creation process.

Why Choose Flutter for Your Next Hybrid App?

Choosing Flutter can provide businesses with cost-effective and future-proof solutions. With access to top-notch tools, reusable code, and superior performance, Flutter app development services offer a reliable path for hybrid apps that don’t compromise on quality. As more industries lean toward hybrid development, Flutter’s versatility makes it the go-to choice.

Conclusion

Flutter stands out as the optimal solution for businesses looking to create high-performance hybrid apps with minimal development costs. From its single codebase and customizable widgets to its excellent performance, it’s no wonder that more companies are turning to Flutter app development services to bring their app ideas to life. As a leading Flutter app development company, investing in this platform ensures you're ready to meet the evolving needs of users in today’s fast-paced digital world.

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Mobile App Experts India: Among the leading names in developing apps

Within the app development space, it has carved a niche with services ranging from Android and iOS app development to hybrid app solutions. With a customer-centric and high-quality customized application approach, the company has come to be recognized because of its technical prowess and customer-centric approach.

Android App Development Experts

Being an Android app development company, it is at the forefront of developing powerful and efficient android applications. With its large user base and wide range of devices, Android requires nuance in its development. The team has in-depth knowledge about:

1. Custom Android App Development: Develop the next custom applications to suit your specific business needs and user needs. Whether consumer application or complex enterprise solution, every app is made sure to work well on Android devices.

2. User- Friendly interface: Develop a simple, attractive UI to attract more users for better user experience. It shall be as per the content design guide of Android, therefore, making sure not just that it works but also looks nice.

3. Integration and Scalability: Integrate third-party APIs and services to increase the functionalities and scalability of the app. This, in turn, will keep the app abreast with changing business needs and technological advancement.

 Excellence in iOS App Development

One of the accomplished companies for iOS app development India, excels in creating high-quality applications across Apple devices. The iOS platform is known for its strict guidelines and sophisticated user base that require special ways of treatment. Its iOS development expertise includes:

1. Custom iOS App Development: Develop personalized applications as per the requirement of the individual business houses and users. Whether it be for an iPhone, iPad, or any other device from Apple, the apps are designed to provide a smooth user experience.

2. Mastering Swift and Objective-C: Work out strong, high-performance applications with the very latest programming languages in Swift and Objective-C. Such knowledge will guarantee that the code works perfectly and meets up with Apple standards.

3. ASO—App Store Optimization: Makes an app more visible and discoverable within the Apple App Store. It basically means optimizing the listing, keywords, and description of an app so that it appeals to users and attracts more downloads.

Hybrid App Development Services: Systematic Repository Approach

Apart from native app development, it also excels in hybrid app development services. Basically, hybrid apps bring together the finest features of both native and web apps to offer a cost-effective solution for reaching more audiences. The benefits of developing a hybrid app are:

1. Full-fledged compatibility: Develop apps on Android and iOS platforms from a single code base. This saves development time and cost and also assures consistency in the user experience across devices.

2. Make use of the framework: Popular hybrid frameworks include React Native, Flutter, and Xamarin. Such architecture allows developing high-performance applications with close to natural performance.

Why our Company is the Best Fit for you

There exist many reasons why our Company is positioned as India's leading app development company:

1. Prove Track Record: The company has demonstrated successful projects across industries: healthcare, e-commerce, finance, and entertainment. Development of high-quality applications that spur business success is well documented.

2. Customer-Centric Approach: It puts a strong line of emphasis on understanding the client's needs and hence provides solutions with their business objectives in mind. This will ensure that the final product serves or even goes above expectations.

3. Full Cycle Offerings: From concept development and design to coding, testing, and deployment, it does all. This is an end-to-end solution that will ensure a smooth development process and a world-class final product. Trust us to grow your business on the top of the level.