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Alex shows up one week with a bird book and the next with binoculars.
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Disease : paranoid ⊠cl16
summary: The fact that you have to work as a Formula One driver's assistant for your final college grade is not the worst of your problems; the true issue is that no one told you that you would become a emotional support human for him.
pairing: charles leclerc x assistant!reader
tags: fluff + angst?, caring charles (tiny bit) + comfort, bad thoughts.
# part one - next part [ series masterlist ]
Everything feels unreal. You're watching the mechanics work in the garage, and the only thing you can think is: has red always been such a pretty color?
It was the first race of the season, and you didn't have much to do yet, they told you that you just needed to make sure that Charles did everything that they asked him to do, and that was easy, thanks to him.
âHave you seen my notebook?" Charles asks as he looks around to see if he can catch a glimpse of the tiny notebook somewhere, you let out a chuckle, grab your purse from the floor and give him what he needs.Â
âHow is it that you always have everything I need?â he took the notebook from your hands and opened it âI try my bestâ he gave you a knowing look.
Charles still remembers the first time he saw you at the Ferrari headquarters in Maranello, you had just signed your contract with them and he had just been told that he had a new assistant.Â
You were quite awkward and a bit clumsy when he first struck up a conversation with you. He learned that this was your first job, and he made a mental note to make you feel welcome, and also he didn't want you to leave him like the others.Â
He tried his best to make you feel as comfortable as possible before the season started, he was patient and generally nice, which was what you really needed at that moment.Â
When you made your first mistake and didn't tell Charles that he was supposed to be in a meeting, he took the blame and told Fred that it was his fault.Â
You thought he would be angry, but he just said "It's okay, everyone makes mistakes" and in that moment you thank the angels for making him such a nice person.Â
"Thank you, Mr. Leclerc"Â
"None of that, we are a team you and I, if you ever need help just come to me."Â
That was a month ago when you were still new and walking on eggshells trying not to make any mistakes, luckily you got better after all your final grade depended on it.Â
"Have you eaten today?" Charles asks, handing his notebook back to you, just needed to check something he thought he should comment on the car in the next meeting they will have.Â
"I haven't, but I was about to do so," you told him as you walked out of the garage with him beside you, trying your best not to look at him to see his face, which probably had a disappointed look on it.Â
"I thought you said you already ate."Â
"I did."Â
"What did you have?"Â
"Coffee," you mumble softly as you enter the Ferrari hospitality, "that's not food y/n," he scolds you again, you already lose count of how many times he does this.
Charles grabs a plate and starts to put different kinds of fruit on it, "you already ate," he nods, "This is for you," you try to grab the plate out of his hands, but he stretches his arm as high as he can to make sure you don't have a chance to grab it.Â
"It's my food, let me grab what I want," he ignores you, grabs your wrist, and walks over to one of the tables.Â
He pulls out a chair for you and you sit down, he puts the plate in front of you and sits across from you, motioning for you to start eating, which you do, but not before giving him the meanest look you can.
You take out your phone and play a YouTube video while you eat, it is a bad habit and Charles has told you several times but he still watches with you.Â
When you put the phone at the right angle so that you and Charles can see the video without any problems, you notice that he is not watching.
âMr. Leclerc" you called him but he didn't answer, you sighed softly, you know he heard you.Â
"Charlie?"Â
"Yes?"
"You have to stop doing that," he tilted his head as if he didn't know what you were saying, "I shouldn't call you that," "Why not?" "Because you're my boss.â
"There's nothing wrong with calling me that, besides it makes me feel old when you call me Mr. Leclerc."
"You are old"Â
"I'm twenty-six."Â
The look you gave him was enough to make a dramatic gasp come out of his mouth, you were already used to his tactics so you didn't apologize for calling him old.Â
When the alarm on your phone went off, you grabbed it and stopped it before it could keep ringing, "Time to go, you have a meeting," you said as you handed him his notebook that he needed for to take notes.Â
He gave you a quick thanks, but you grabbed him and raised your hand, he gave you a pout, but you shook your head at that, he took his phone out of his pocket and placed it in your hand, "it was worth the try," he muttered to himself.Â
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While you were waiting for Charles' meeting to end, you took out your laptop and started to finish the assignment you were supposed to send for this month.Â
You were quite happy when your professor told you that all you had to do was to send in a report on what you had done, the experience you had gained, and what you had become better at, for your monthly assignment.Â
It was a pretty easy assignment since you were traveling around the world and learning things that you didn't even know existed, and since this was your first job, it was easier for you because you were learning a lot of new things.Â
âY/n?" You took your eyes off the computer and looked at the person calling your name, you tilted your head as if to ask if they needed anything but they shook their head and motioned with their hand towards the hospitality door.Â
You quickly grab your things and walk to the door to greet your friend, "Did you see what Professor Brown posted in the announcements?" You shake your head and ask, "Is it something important?" "Depends, he wants us to take pictures of what we have been doing lately."Â
It didn't sound too bad, if the assignments continued to be like this, you were pretty sure you'd get an easy A.Â
"Did you do it?" You ask her, "I did," she nods, "but I came here to tell you because I know sometimes you don't check the announcements," you give her an embarrassed smile, "I'm not that bad," you mutter softly, and she gives you a look, which you shrug off.Â
"Well, I'm going back, I'm pretty sure Lando is already out of control again, see you, take care," she gave you a quick hug before walking quickly towards the McLaren hospitality.Â
You watched her go and sighed, taking your phone out of your pocket, ready to take some pictures to send with the assignment, "Hey, have you seen Andrea?" You jump a little at the voice next to you, "Don't do that, and yes heâs in your driver's room, are you okay? You've been acting weird since yesterday" you ask him with concern evident in your voice, but he quickly shrugs it off and tells you that he is fine.Â
You make a mental note to ask him later. "I'm going to exercise, go to my driver's room if you need anything, okay?" You nod, take his phone out of your purse and hand it to him.Â
He quickly says goodbye and walks away before you can say anything else to him, you have noticed that Charles has been acting strange since you arrived in Bahrain.Â
You have been meaning to ask him about it, but every time you get the chance he seems to run away, which is so unlike him.Â
You snap out of your thoughts and head back into the hospitality area, ready to take some pictures and send off the assignment.Â
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Practice one is about to start and everyone is running around making sure everything is perfect. The only thing that seems not to be here is the driver.Â
"Y/n, where is Charles?" Fred asks, you want to shrug your shoulders but then you remember that this is your job, and you should know where he is, you look at him and tell him you're going to get Charles, and he gives you a thumbs up.
You look for Charles everywhere, including his driver's room and the hospitality area. Has he left? You were pretty sure you saw him a few minutes ago. Â
How can a person disappear so quickly? you even ask people from other garages and they haven't seen him.Â
You tried to call him, but his phone was dead, it didn't even send you to voicemail.Â
"Y/n!" You hear someone yell your name and quickly turn your head towards Carlos, he seems out of breath, and you can see his chest rising and falling faster than normal.
"Charles is in my driver's room, I don't know what happened," he said, but that was enough for you to start running towards the Ferrari driver's room. You still shouted a thank you to Carlos and that seemed to have caught the attention of other people who looked at you strangely.
But you did not care about that, you needed it to find Charles and to make sure that he was ready to get into the car.Â
You reach the driver's room trying to catch your breath as much as you can, you probably look terrible with hair sticking in your face from how much you've been sweating, you want to kill him for making you suffer like this.
You were now outside Carlos' driver's door and you could hear soft mumbling, was he talking to himself?
You knocked softly on the door and waited for an answer, when you got none you decided to open the door.Â
"Charles how can-" you couldn't continue as Charles was lying on the floor with his hands on his head rocking back and forth as if trying to calm himself down, your thoughts of scolding him left you just by seeing him in such a vulnerable state.
You walked as slowly as you could and bent down to his level. You grabbed one of his hands, and that was enough for him to look at you quickly.Â
"I'm sorry - I can't, it's going to be like last year," he said quickly, you know from what you heard that last year was not a good one for Charles, the car didn't seem to work for him at all, you didn't know he was that affected by it, and now looking at him you didn't want him to feel that way.Â
He's such an amazing person and always so happy and joking with you, but he was hiding a lot of things that had hurt him and you couldn't let that happen.
"Hey, you can do this, okay?" both your hands grab his face and you give him a tiny smile, "I can't..." you shush him and try to get as close to him as you can, were you allowed to hug him? You did not know, but at that moment he probably needed it.Â
"Hey, those bad days don't define you, you're amazing and such a talented driver, last year the car wasn't good, let's leave that in the past, okay? This is a new opportunity and you're going to show everyone who Charles is, you're going to make them eat their words, so go and destroy them, champ".Â
That seems to make Charles' worries melt away a bit, you told him to take a deep breath with you, and when you felt that he was better you slowly let him go. But that seems to be a wrong move, because when you do, Charles seems to look at you as if you took something away from him, but you ignored it.Â
"Okay champ get up, time to make jaws drop with your amazing driving" you joked and you were quite happy because you could see the corner of his mouth move up a bit.Â
"Thank you, Mon ange"Â
"None of that, we are a team, you and I, remember?"Â
He nodded and in that moment he let himself look at you while you smiled at him, he felt as if your smile had the power to melt away his worries leaving behind a feeling of peace, in that moment he was grateful for you, he took a deep breath and let it out, there was nothing to worry about.
He's pretty sure this season will go well with you by his side because you wouldn't leave him, would you?
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Hi everyone! This is Claire. I am writing to let you all know that we did it. We saved Bailey and Tiger Fluff, and we all live together in an apartment in Illinois, my home state. We really, really did it!!!
You can read our thanks, thoughts, and more under the read more :0)
(note: Oliver also goes by Bailey! She has two names.)
There are many important people on this journey that we would like to specifically thank.
First, all of our friends (especially Peregrine, Sophie, and Jackson) who were there on the day Bailey was evicted, who listened to me and helped me figure out what to do when I felt more lost than Iâve ever been. Without them we wouldnât have been able to act so quickly and efficiently. Because of them, we were able to formulate a plan.
Speaking of Jackson, he and his partner Cherri need to be thanked once again. Jackson drove all the way from his home, Baileyâs motel, and back to get both her and Tiger to a place to stay while we figured out what to do next. They provided a warm, quiet, and safe place for both of them in a time when something like that was so far away. For the first time in a long time, I knew that Bailey was truly somewhere safe. For that, we will be forever grateful.
While we do not have their names, we would like to thank the staff of the airport and airline who helped make this journey objectively possible. They also made Tiger into a little celebrity on the flight, and everyone, including the pilot, went to greet her and congratulate her for being so brave. She really is the bravest little kitty we know.
Next are my very close friends Elle and Callan, who invited Bailey and Tiger to stay at their house not far from mine while we secured a place of our own. They, like Jackson and Cherri, gave both of them the space to simply be. I was able to visit a couple of times, and being with my favorite people made an extremely difficult time so much better. It made me think âthis feeling is what we are fighting forâ.
Finally, weâd like to thank you.
To all of you who read and shared our story, you helped us to feel seen and heard and not alone. Reading words of support in the comments, quote retweets, and tumblr tags truly made me feel like we could do this with everyone cheering us on.
To everyone who donated, your generosity this financially possible. As of writing, we received $19,381 from the GoFundMe. We are now able to use the rest of funds that have been tucked away in savings for rent, food, and bills. I cannot overstate how grateful we both are. What you did for us will never leave our hearts.
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While Bailey and Fluffy were at Elle and Callanâs, we found an apartment. It was small, but perfect. We toured. We applied. And we got it.
And on December 9th, 2023, we moved in and started living together! Our goal, our dream, our driving force for so long was achieved. After three years of long distance, we finally made it.
Our home is small, and has some quirks as all homes do, but itâs ours. The love of my life, the best little cat in the word, and I are all together. We are safe, warm, happy, and loved. The future we fought so hard for us now the present. Forgive me for being long-winded. I just have so much to say about all of this! Sometimes I still canât believe that we actually did it. But we did, we really did!!!
Iâm going to keep the GoFundMe up for a little bit, but once things settle more I will close donations.
Thank you!!!!!!!!! đ§žđ
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Hey everyone Bailey here, I cannot overstate just how grateful I am to every single one of you and how thankful I am that this journey has been able to come into fruition. It was very scary being in that motel not having a plan or knowing what I was gonna do next while everything was crumbling around me. If it wasn't for Claire and our incredibly kind and caring friends I don't know what I'd do. They helped me press on and get through this with Fluff and we finally did.
Finally we're in a place that brings nothing but peace and comfort, my anxiety has dropped and I'm doing things I've never thought possible and building up strengths I never knew I had, I feel whole in a way that I've never felt before and I'm just, happy.
I am so grateful to have Claire, for years she's been so supportive and comforting and has brought this dream we've had into reality and every day I am so thankful to have her, she is the love of my life and my best friend. The life that her, myself and Fluff now share will forever be together and we can finally begin living. đđ
Thank you everyone, thank you to our friends who let Fluff and I into their lives to be able to be safe while we get our bearings, thank you to everyone who said such kind and wonderfully compassionate words, cheering us on as we go, every day I was looking at the community post I made on YT and it was just filled with people being so supportive, and thank you everyone who donated and got us into where we are. We could not have done it without all of you. đ â€ïž đ â€ïž
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Keep Moving Forward
Pairing: König x Reader
Summary: You're determined to find out why everyone thinks König is so scary, afterall he's just some guy that's taller than most people right? He's probably harmless! Well, he's a little scary, but you still like him anyway.
(No use of y/n or mention of gender/race)
AN: Just want to say a massive thank you for everyones lovely comments on the last part, I can't believe how many notes that has now đ± I've got a taglist so if you want to be added or removed (I just stuck down everyone that commented or reblogged the last one with tags/comments) lemme know! Also I've got my own version of what König looks like and I've been including details so hopefully you like my thoughts on him đ„°
Part 2 of A Rocky Start - Full Masterlist Here
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A forbidden crush, a whole unit of men watching out for any missteps and a job that required you to be on your A game - it all sounded a bit like a bonkers netflix plot, but no this was your life now. You were desperately trying to hide your little (massive) König crush, while trying to get through your days and it was going horribly. The universe was working against you.Â
König kept appearing for one. Now that he knew you werenât talking to him just to fuck with him, youâd been meeting more and more and talking for longer each time. In fact, youâd come to learn a lot about the man in the short amount of time youâd spent together and unfortunately for you, nothing about any of it turned you off. In fact, you were only falling harder for him.Â
Every touch, every grazed hand when you were reaching for mugs and brushed sides when you sat together on the couch - they were driving you crazy. Not to mention catching little details about him here and there, painting a mental picture that rivalled the mona lisa.Â
Youâd caught a glimpse of a scar that snaked up from his lip and a few that marred his hands and arms, youâd noted bruises that carried back from missions and most of all you couldnât help but think of the little birthmark on his left hip that heâd exposed when heâd been reaching for tea. You thought about running your fingers along them often, kissing them all better.Â
Youâd learned that it was pretty much pointless to make movie references to König because he barely took time to watch them. He was much more of a doer, he didnât like to sit still for long and most film runtimes were over an hour and a half, which was no good for him. And so youâd slowly gotten a peek into his more active hobbies. Hiking, rock climbing and skiing, only to name a few. The man was an athlete that rivalled most of the soldiers you knew. Â
âAnd this was the view from top!â heâd proudly said after he showed you another picture from one of his hikes.
âWoah, no wonder your legs are like tree trunks,â youâd murmured, raking your eyes over his thick thighs.
âWhat was that?â
âOh! Just- you must get a good workout climbing all those hills.â
Just one of the many times youâd let your appreciation for him slip. You could barely help it most of the time, he had your words fizzling out like some kind of mentos and coke explosion. The highly trained soldier in you died the minute you were in a room with him.Â
It was when he grabbed you that you finally went stupid for him. König was - as Captain Price had described him - a mammoth in many regards. Youâd already taken note of his verging on monstrous height, but youâd come to learn a lot more about his strength. He could lift you like you were little more than a lap dog.
How had you come to find this out? Well -
âWatch out!â
Your head had been completely in the clouds, busy catching up with messages from your family, when suddenly you were in the air. You gasped as you felt a pair of hulking arms pick you like an apple from a low hanging branch and squeaked when you looked down and came to notice the pile of vomit that lurked below your flailing feet. Gross.Â
Then youâd come to the slow realisation of exactly whose arms were wrapped around you. Suddenly the rising feeling of nausea was replaced by hordes of stirred up butterflies.
âAre you ok?âÂ
You blinked, still shocked that König was holding you like you were nothing.
âUh- ah- yeah! Yup! All good, big guy!â
Youâd hurried out your reply, sputtering out your words like a leaky tap. You felt like an idiot. Then the feeling intensified when he put you down and turned you to face him. In fact, you felt like someone had placed a heat pad to your face after running a marathon.
If he could lift you that easy when you were limp, imagine how easy he could lift you up against the wall and-
âAre you sure youâre ok? You lookâŠnot so good?.â
You gulped and offered him what you hoped was a reassuring smile and then - to make matters worse - a double thumbs up (who did that???). You silently cursed in your mind, but covered up your embarrassment by staring back at the sick pile for a second and then facing König again.
âEwâŠthanks for saving me from that! I wouldâve been throwing up as well if Iâd had to clean that outta my shoes.â
âAny time, friend!â
Friend.
It stung a little, but then you had to remind yourself you were both supposed to be acting professionally, this was a base afterall, and quickly righted yourself. Friend would do fine in a setting where Price would have your head for even looking at König a little flirtily. Especially when the resident gossips had continued to grass you in for any interactions they caught.Â
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âThat was some amount of whitey those new recruits left all over the hallways yesterday,â Soap had remarked after finishing a set of pull ups.Â
You hummed in agreement, remembering back to being lifted and growing quiet as you thought about Königs bulging arms. It had been a recurring thought for the whole twenty two hours since it had happened. Not that you were counting or anything, especially not being obsessive by any means. It was just that the electricity that had been sparked by that touch had been racing around your body and now you were stuck replaying the scene over and over in your head like an accursed rerun.Â
âEnglish, Soap,â Ghost grunted, from a nearby bench.Â
âThere was a lot of puke all over the place yesterday,â Soap sighed, rolling his eyes at the Lieutenant.Â
âOh yeah, I heard about that. Did you hear sneaky almost stepped in it?â
âOoft, thatâd be a shite shift cleaning that off.â
âI know. Luckily little sneak got airlifted to safety,â Ghost said slyly, giving you a pointed look. âGot snatched away by a certain giant before they stepped right in it.â
You froze in your spot, just about to curl a weight upwards before letting it crash out of your hands and onto the floor. That fucking, no good old dear prick! How had he heard about that? You hadnât thought anyone else had been around when it had happened.Â
âCareful, sneak. The Germanâs not here to stop that from stubbing your toe,â Ghost chuckled.
âHeâs Austrian actuallyâŠAnd how did you know about that?â
âOooh! Austrian,â Soap snickered.
âWell I do apologise. You should know by now that I hear about everything when it comes to our unit, sweetheart.â
You hated that. Whenever Ghost patronisingly called you sweetheart it made your blood boil and clouded your thoughts like a thick red mist. Though, there was nothing you could do about it. He wasnât someone you could wage revenge on without being thoroughly outgunned in all respects. Plus, it would only make you look more guilty.Â
âWell, you didnât even know what nationality König was so you donât know everything,â you muttered.
âWell, now that youâve filled me in, I can go tell Price you were getting lifted up by the big Austrian cunt that he told you to stay away from,â he countered smugly.Â
âWhat! I canât help who snatches me out of the air from nowhere,â you hissed. âHave you seen the size of him? I canât exactly stop him.â
He tisked.Â
âWell then, soldier. Sounds like you need more training. Câmere, weâll practise getting out of holds!â
You yelped as Ghost had come crashing toward you and dove out of the way just in time to miss his outstretched arms. Even if he was smaller than your new companion, Ghost was still built like a tank - and he would pin you down like a mouse under the wheel of a 4x4 if he caught you.Â
âStay away from me!â youâd squealed, running away from the gym.Â
âOh now youâre suddenly averse to getting grabbed!â
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Essentially, you were discovering a new level of hell every day. Your entire unit had cottoned on to your little thing with König and now there was no escape from the jokes they made. Well that is until Price came along and no one was quite enough of an asshole to mention your activities to him. You all knew the consequences of getting his back up and it wasnât worth the stress for anyone.Â
Though, not everyone was aware of that - König himself for one. Unluckily for you, youâd found yourself in the kitchen with Price and Soap and just as the kettle was put to the boil, who should walk in but the Austrian giant himself.Â
âEvening,â he murmured, barely loud enough to be heard over the kettle.Â
Soap looked up from his phone as he noticed König and widened his eyes before searching you out and giving you a sly smile. Oh lord. You knew he was going to love watching you squirm.Â
Suddenly your heart was thudding like a samba drum and your mind was racing to find your self restraint. Donât let Price see you turn into a nervous fucking wreck! You repeated that over and over like a mantra, turning it over in the sands of your mind as if you might find some calm that way.Â
âEveninââ you smiled, feeling your voice lilt.
Oh god.Â
You smiled at König as he approached the counter and promptly scampered away to the table, hoping that by keeping some distance you wouldnât be so transparent. Fat chance considering the stupid smirk that was all over Soapâs face as he pretended to batter his eye lashes behind Priceâs back. Asshole!
You knew you looked guilty as hell, even if you were walking away from König. However, any chance of not being caught ogling by Price was worth taking. So you figured youâd stare at your phone instead and prayed to all the gods you knew of that König was busy and heâd have to leave again after getting himself something to drink.Â
Why didnât he ever go out for food? There was a perfectly nice pub just over the road and he could easily go there instead of looking over you all the time - putting you in grievous danger of toilet duty. Youâd have to tell him about it sometime, and hope that heâd ask to go with you.Â
âAnyone else want a brew?â Price offered, in the midst of pouring his own cup.Â
You looked up from your phone screen, darting your eyes over to the captain. Answer him! Speak normally!
âOh! Yes, me please.â
Maybe that was a little more polite and nicey-nice than usual, but at least you were coherent. That was something, a small victory.
âCoffee for me, Price,â Soap grinned.Â
You breathed out a small sigh now that Price was distracted by Soap and let your eyes wander over to König, resting your chin in your hand. He was so big, he towered over the two other men by a few heads at least. He could pin you down like a lion and thereâd be nothing you could do about it, nothing youâd want to do about it.Â
âThatâs the wrong one.â
You jumped as Königâs accented voice interrupted the thankful silence and widened your eyes as you watched him turn to Price. What was he doing? You sucked in a breath and watched as the two men became locked into an exchange and silently hoped a rogue sniper might take you out.Â
âSorry, what was that?â Price asked, frowning deeply as he stared at the masked man.
âThatâs the wrong tea,â König supplied helpfully. âSneaky likes this one.â
As if correcting Price on his choice of tea wasnât enough, König went to the lengths of picking a bag of your herbal stuff out. He dropped it into the mug and stuck the other bag back in the back, tilting his head as Price stared at him with a raised eyebrow.Â
âWell thenâŠthanks for the advice,â he finally said, turning to stare you down. âItâs never nice when you expect one thing and get the other.â
You were in deep shit.Â
He was giving you the âIâve killed before and Iâll do it againâ look. You gulped and slumped in your chair, feeling like a tiny child that was about to get reprimanded. Price was going to learn all about your involvement with König soon, the game was up.Â
âOh yeah, no problem!â König said, sounding like he was smiling under his mask.Â
That idiot!Â
Though, in fairness to him he knew nothing about the toilet duty thing. He didnât even have any idea that you werenât supposed to be interacting with him, especially when youâd gone so out of your way to do it over the past month. It wasnât his fault, but at the same time you could strangle his beautiful massive neck for what heâd done.Â
âSneak, would you mind coming with me for a moment? I think we should have a little chat,â Price smiled. âIâll bring your tea.â
He was probably omitting that he was going to dump it over your stupid head, you thought worriedly. This wasnât good at all.Â
You gulped and nodded at him, slinking out of your chair like a dog about to take a beating. Though, you continued to follow behind him just as dutifully - Ignoring Soap as he gave you a little wave off and a snarky smile. You knew as soon as youâd left that he was messaging the group chat right then, and the whole 141 would know that you were getting pulled up for speaking to König.Â
He lead you down the hall and into an empty meeting room, setting the two mugs down on the table, they hit the wood like death knells, and pointed to the chair in front of him. It all felt very formal, like this was going to be one of the worst telling offs of your life.Â
âDonât look so scared, kid.â
You bit your tongue and chanced a look in his eyes, seeing the glint that lingered within them. He didnât look furious, but he didnât look like he was going to offer you a cuddle and kind words either. It made you sweat a little less, but you werenât dumb enough to completely untense your body yet.Â
âY-youâre not annoyed that Iâve been speaking to König?â You asked, chancing your luck.
âOh, Iâm annoyed, but Iâm not going to kill you for it,â he laughed humorlessly, leaning back in his chair. âYou look like youâre going to shit yourself.â
âI think I might,â you said, biting your lip and fastening your shaky hands around your warm tea cup.Â
âSee, thatâs why Iâm concerned about thisâŠrelationship youâre building with König. I worry about you.â
You frowned, thoroughly surprised by his reaction. He was being a damn sight more sympathetic than you were expecting. This wasnât a bollocking, this was an intervention.Â
âYou donât have to worry. Weâre just friends - strictly platonic! We talk and have tea together, nothing more than that,â you explain breathily, hoping itâll appease the captain.
He strokes a hand through his beard and eyes you warily. Heâs clearly unconvinced. His jaw is set into a worried line.Â
âHmm.â
He doesnât give much away.Â
âReally, Iâm not trying to take things f-further.â
You stutter like a liar. Really, that is what youâre doing if youâre honest with yourself. You might not be asking König out on dates and braiding flowers into his gear, but you have been shamelessly flirting with him and getting into close proximity with him at the slightest chance. Plus, Price practically knows you better than your own parents, heâd be able to tell when you were acting differently, like you were in terminal stages of puppy love.Â
âLook, heâs not part of our unit, so really itâs none of my business, I canât actually do anything about it - as much as Iâd like to,â he says, glowering for a moment. âI just think that heâs dangerous and I donât like the thought of you getting close to him. For all I know, heâs nice enough to you, but when heâs on the field that manâs an animal. Thereâs something wrong with him.âÂ
You gasp a little as he says it, shocked that heâd say something like that to you. What did he mean there was something wrong with König? Sure, you thought, he was quiet and intimidating but he was so polite and cheerful when youâd gotten to know him more. Itâs not like most people were their best selves on a battlefield - it was in your training to leave all that behind. It was hypocritical to judge Königs actions given your experience with the 141 out on missions.Â
âWhat do you mean thereâs something wrong with him?â You finally asked, curious to know just what Price meant.Â
âHe takes too much pleasure in the work he does. Heâs sick when heâs out there- like letting a rabid dog out of its cage. I worry about you getting involved with him and being at the mercy of a man like that. You wouldnât have any chance against him, Sneak. Iâve seen him crush bones like theyâre twigs, heâd snap you like a toothpick.â
You can feel your pulse in your ears, can hear it working away like a jackhammer. You donât know how to respond. The fact that Price is this worried for you really does concern you, but on the other hand König has never given you any reason to be scared of him beyond that first encounter youâd had with him. Then again, you reasoned that that surely wasnât the real him - that was guarded walled up version of him. Right?Â
âI see,â you sighed, not able to come out with more.Â
âI know you wonât want to take my word for it, and youâre going to keep doing whatever it is you're actually doing. I just want to know that youâve been warned and youâre going to be careful.â
You took a breath and looked away, roving your eyes over the assortment of chairs on the other side of the room. Sure, you could take his warning on. Though, it didnât feel like it was going to stick, not when you thought back to his arms wrapped around you and making you feel like a precious gem.Â
âIâll keep what youâve said in mind,â you acquiesced.Â
âGood soldier,â Price smiled, leaning over and patting your shoulder.
You swallowed thickly and stood up, feeling your breathing return back to normal. Well that was it then. You werenât going to be killed on sight and you didnât have to worry about staring down the bowl of a toilet for the rest of your miserable life.Â
You both stepped out the doorway and into the light of the hall. You felt dizzy on your feet, but relieved that you were getting away without any punishment. Well, other than the fact that König might be someone to worry about rattling around in the back of your mind, that is. Then again, you had a sneaking suspicion that youâd forget all about it as soon as you were in his company againâŠ
âRemember what I said, Sneaky! Otherwise Iâll let you think about it some more while youâre on your knees scrubbing toilets,â Price said over his shoulder, taking an indulgent sip of his coffee afterwards.Â
You stopped in your tracks and shared a look with Soap, whoâd poked his head out of the kitchen to check on you. Well, maybe you werenât going to completely forget Priceâs warning. His lingering threat would keep you on your toes.Â
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âIt seems a little late for you to be out walking,â you noted.
You watched as König whirled around, and went wide eyed when he looked like he might hit you. His fist was drawn back and just when it looked like he was about to swing it - he stopped and let it fall flatly to his side. As soon as heâd scanned his eyes over your shrinking form he went limp immediately.Â
âScheiĂe! Where the hell did you come from?â he cursed.
You took a moment to recover but eventually found your heartbeat returning to its regular rhythm and swallowed, relaxing your shoulders soon after. That was close. You assumed heâd have known you were sitting there on the wall, he always seemed to have a hyper awareness of you as if he was some kind of bat. Though his echolocation must have failed for once, youâd been too obscured by the untrimmed tree branches that had surrounded you, most likely. Â
âI-I come out and sit here sometimes, its nice to look at the stars.â
König regarded the wall you were sitting on, just a low down thing made of worn stone and his head followed where it stretched down the road. It cut off the pavement from the small scatty park inside. Then when he looked back at you with his twinkling azure eyes, those eyes that had you forgetting all about the near miss that just happened, you finally got to take him in properly. You watched him as he settled next to you on your makeshift seat.Â
Two things struck you all at once. Firstly, König was wearing a neck warmer instead of his usual sniper hood, probably so he wouldnât scare any civilians more than a hulking giant like himself normally would, it was drawn way up to the bridge of his nose, but nevertheless you knew it was him under there. And next - the mess of shaggy dirty-blonde hair on top of his head. You had to fight the urge not to ask if you could run your hands through it. It was like putting a moth in front of a thousand watt bulb. You ached to feel the fuzz of his faded sides and get to rearrange the chaotic locks above that sprawled in every direction.
âYouâre staring.â
You bit your lip as he said it, and looked away guiltily. Oh fuck. Itâs not like it could be helped though, this was the most youâd gotten to see of him. He was always so covered up and burdened by gear you could barely make out the man from the material - and now you were getting to see what was basically a visual buffet of König. It wasnât fair. You could look at every inch of him that heâd let you see all day.Â
âSorry,â you finally breathed out. âI just- uh was surprised is all.â
âWhy?â he smirked, eyes crinkling as he stared right back.Â
âDidnât think youâd be blonde,â you say, thinking blessedly quickly.Â
âWhat is it they say? Blondes have more fun?â he chuckled, coming to sit on the wall next to you.Â
You snorted and looked away from him again. Even though youâd been talking for a while now, his silly humour could still surprise you, especially when you recalled the way everyone acted around him, as if heâd bite them if they got too close. It was like getting to see a tiger roll onto his stomach when no one else was around.Â
âHow come you donât wear that around the base?â you asked, tilting your head at him.
âWhy would I? I can wear my hood there without getting questioned about it.â
âBut isnât it less stuffy with the neck warmer?â You ask, crinkling your nose at the thought of being trapped under that heavy material all day.Â
âYes, but itâs as though I can physically feel people's eyes cutting into me when I wear this - or nothing. The staring is too much.âÂ
You pause for a second and laugh at yourself, feeling a little more embarrassed.
â...Like I was just doing to you there.â
König laughs a little with you, but after a second he shakes his head and breaths out into the frigid night air. The skies had been dark for a little while by that point and the light of the moon was bright and shiny, reflecting in Königâs eyes like a gleaming pearl. It was probably the first time you ever recalled admiring the moon that much.Â
âI didn't feel like I was being dissected by you, no.â
You felt a little tingle run rogue down your arm. So he didnât mind you looking at him? You smiled a little wider to yourself and tried to conceal it with a scratch of your cheek.Â
âReally? Whyâs that?â You asked, feeling a little brave.Â
âYou stare at me all the time, Iâm used to it.â
Instantly it felt as if the air had caught fire and was charring you into oblivion. Heâd caught you? Why hadnât he said anything before? You opened your mouth ready to come up with some kind of silly excuse, too flustered to think of something good. Though he interrupts you before you can get a sound out.Â
âI didn't mean to embarrass you, I find it endearing,â he soothed.
âWhat? Why?â you ask dumbly.
âThe way you look - with your wide doe eyesâŠâ he says trailing off.Â
Now he cant look at you. His head turns away. You can't speak either, so you're both left frozen in place.
âThe way youâre looking at me now,â he finally says.
âMaybe I just canât stop staring at your messy hair,â you chuckle, trying to awkwardly change the subject. âSomeone should fix that for you.â
âDoes someone want to?â he asks, his brows setting as he tilts his chin.Â
Oh no. You bite your lip feeling like your bodyâs going to astrally project onto another planet. Was this really happening? Did he actually just give you permission to touch him, no, run your hands through his hair?Â
Part of you wants to laugh him off and prevent any embarrassment when he turns around and says he was kidding, says youâre a weirdo for wanting to touch him like that. Your mind starts going down avenues of all the awful things he could say about the little freak that looks at him too much, but then the sane part of your mind kicks and acts as a buffer stop, halting the run away anxiety train. König would never do that to you.Â
You were far too used to dealing with Ghost and Soap, and all of their stupid teasing. But even then, not even they would do something so cruel.Â
âI do,â you murmur.Â
König nods and leans forward and closes his eyes, giving you what little advantage he can with the amount of height he has on you. At first, youâre incredulous that youâre in a real life scenario and not locked into a fantasy seven layers deep, but you quickly give up that idea and decide to tentatively reach out. Youâre too excited not to take the opportunity.Â
Your hand shakes a little at first as you make contact with his soft hair, and immediately you think of the devil dog your neighbour used to have when you were a kid. It was a huge old thing that barked like a foghorn, but once it got to know you, it would roll over and present its downy fur and you could spend hours at a time running your hands through it. Now, though, itâs not the scary shepherd youâre taming, itâs König.Â
He sits perfectly still while you sort through all the strands, smoothing them back and fixing them into place. You swear you can hear soft groans coming from him, but theyâre so quiet you could be mistaken. That, and youâre too mesmerised by the task at hand, forming his hood mussed hair into a style.Â
When youâre done and his hair is mostly settled - apart from a small cow lick you canât seem to fix - you canât help but run your fingers over the fuzz on the side of his head. Immediately he shivers like a harsh breeze has rolled in, surprising you, but when he snaps his eyes open they donât look annoyed like you worry he is, instead he looks ready to pin you down and take you right there against the wall.
âThat felt very nice,â he said softly, blown out pupils shifting away from you as he straightened.
Youâre not sure what to say, you just smile and bite your lip, keeping your eyes fixed on him. You know rightly that your pupils are just as wide as his, you can practically feel the explosion thatâs going on. You want him.Â
âKönig I⊠I uh-âÂ
Footsteps sounding from nearby, crunching up the leaf littered pavement, interrupt all your thoughts and both of you turn your heads as someone walks up to you both. You hold in a breath, feeling like youâd scream otherwise and watch as a face comes into view from out of the shadows.Â
Mercifully itâs not Ghost or Soap that marches up to you, itâs Gaz.Heâd been the only one not to completely batter the dead âSneaky and König up a treeâ horse. He stops when he sees you both and his eyes widen as he spots König, probably just as shocked as you were when he realised he can see his face. Though, he quickly averts his eyes and looks at you instead, awkwardly shifting his hands in his hoodie pocket.Â
âCaptain said to tell you weâve got an early start tomorrow,â he says looking at you pointedly , âweâve got a briefing at four. Said you best get all the sleep you can.âÂ
âOhâŠdo you know anything about it?â You ask, still feeling a bit breathless from before.
âFrom what I gather, the 141 and KorTac are heading out together, but I donât know much beyond that,â he shrugs.Â
You give a sideways glance to König and watch as he regards you the same way. That meant youâd be working together for the first time. You take a breath and look back at Gaz, finally nodding your head.
âThanks for coming to let me know, Iâll head in in a minute,â you assure him.Â
Gaz nods back curtly and turns on his heel, retreating to the base again and leaving you alone in the only silence. You finally look back at König, only once youâre sure thereâs no one lurking around and looking to catch you with him, and smile softly.Â
âLooks like weâll be working together then,â you laugh awkwardly.
âSeems like it,â he replies, lowering his head. âPerhaps we should listen to the captainâs advice and head in.â
You feel a stab of disappointment tear through your heart immediately. Youâd wanted to resume things from where youâd left off. You wanted to pull back the cloth from his face and kiss him under the stars as if they were watching and you were the only ones there. There were fireworks and sparklers going off in your mind, but now they were being snuffed out as you watched König stand up from your not so secret spot.Â
âCome on, you need your rest,â he insists, holding out his hand.Â
You raise your eyebrows, but put your hand in his and rise as he guides you up. Even with you standing, he towers above you. Itâs especially noticeable as you stand so close to him, almost pressed to his big wide chest. Thereâs a snapping creature in your mind that distantly wishes to jump onto him and kiss him, but you beat the thought back and look away from König instead.
âHey,â he says softly, tilting your head back with his rough gloved fingers. âI want to pick things back up too, butâŠnot before a mission. We can do this again after all that. Yeah?âÂ
You gulp, feeling your spine light on fire with tingles. Did he just acknowledge that things were about to go further there? So he definitely felt the same as youâŠ
âMakes sense,â you murmur, feeling your desperation roll off you in waves.Â
He is speaking sense, but you donât want him to be.Â
âYou can fix my hair for me again when we get back,â he teases, rubbing his finger against your jaw again. âIâm sure it will be very messy.â
âAm I your stylist now?â You smirk, feeling your mood lift.Â
âAmongst other things,â he says, eyes showing the smile that was surely on his lips.Â
You raise your eyebrows and just as youâre about to ask what things, he silences you with what he does next. He leans down and brings his lips to your cheek, and through his mask, kisses you.Â
You freeze in place, your heart thudding like itâll explode and close your eyes. You canât believe what just happened. You laugh a little to yourself - letting loose a giggle and open your eyes, watching as he smiles back at you and gestures his hand back to base.Â
âTo be continued,â you whisper to yourself.
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mark being jealous
« Remind me where youâre going again? » your boyfriend says. you were trying your best to contain your irritation as you probably told him like fifteen times already.Â
« Mark, you know where Iâm going, why do you keep asking me? » you answer getting up from the couch where you guys were sitting watching a movie as you needed to get ready
« just to make sure that you were really going to your high school reunion where the guy you spent your whole high school years being in love with is also there, only handsomer and richer and also just really into you. » your boyfriend says as you sigh.Â
Yes, your unrequited high school crush was going to be there, yes, he had a glow up, yes he asked you out not long ago so he is into you. But all of that did not matter, you were sure Mark was the absolute love of your life. It frustrated you that he did not understand that whether your old crush was there or not did not matter. you were only going there in hopes to rekindle friendships that youâre grown out of during the past few yearsÂ
« look, instead of spending your whole evening overthinking what I could possibly be doing there just come with me? Iâve already offered you to come, hell mark I want you to come! I donât understand why you refuse to tag along but complain about god knows what I might be doing with some random guy I havenât thought of in years » you say. you probably asked him ten times already over the past two days if he wanted to come but he kept on saying no for some reason
« I donât wanna be the only guy not from your high school there, I donât want to feel like the odd one out. » your boyfriend says, is that why he didnât want to come??Â
« Mark, literally everybody thatâs in a relationship is bringing their partner, which I thought Iâd do too because I also want to show you off, like yea thatâs my man not yours stay mad you know? » you reply as you hear your boyfriend sigh out of relief « no go get ready I donât want to be late, Iâll tell you all you need to know about everyone on the way. » you say as mark heads upstairs to get ready whilst cheering because you guys were going to be gossipingÂ
« oh my god y/nnnnnn itâs been a while how are you?? you look so good oh my god definitely had a glow up there » of course. it was typical of meghan (donât ask just coming up with random names) to give you passive aggressive comments like those, you quickly look at your boyfriend who just gives you a weird look in return « meghan, yea itâs been a while are you still with that one boyfriend of yours or was he also not the one? » you ask. good thing you had grown a backbone throughout the years. it was kind of funny seeing the confusion leave your boyfriendâs face after you said her name, you had mentioned meghan during the debrief and how she wasnât always the nicest.
« hi y/n, hi Mark itâs great to see you guys, y/n you look as good as I had remembered, Mark I like your shoes. » your old crush, jack (again, random names sorry) saysÂ
« oh thanks, Mark helped me get ready thatâs why I look extra good, itâs cause he made this outfit with love. » you say in a lighthearted tone. you wanted jack to understand his place as well as give Mark reassurance but you wanted to do that without animosity. I mean you guys just got there.Â
as you were getting up to refill your cup you looked at Mark smiling at how he was getting along with some people you only recall positive memories of. it was nice seeing your boyfriend mix with the people that represent your childhood. it makes it feel like heâs always been there, and itâs always been Mark and you against the world.Â
« you look happy » you hear a voice say, as you turn around you see jack (you presumed he also went to refill his cup)Â
« M am. so much » you reply smiling to yourself knowing damn well that the man whoâs currently chatting with your past is the reason for this happinessÂ
« Iâm sorry by the way, if I made you feel uneasy, I swear that when I asked you out I didnât know you were in a relationship. Had I known, I wouldâve never asked, Iâm not like that you know » he says, you can see him fidgeting awaiting your responseÂ
« Honestly itâs no biggie, when I turned you down you were really respectful about it, thereâs nothing to blame your behaviour was impeccable, I mean it » you say as you hear him sigh out of reliefÂ
« what do you want to drink? I assume you were heading here to fill your cup « he says reaching his hand out for you to give him your cupÂ
« honestly, whatever youâre drinking is fine » you say as youâre handing out your cupÂ
« what have you been to? we havenât talked in ages » you say trying to make conversation (plus you were genuinely curious as to what heâs been up to)Â
« I went to law school and graduated early so Iâm actually a full-time lawyer at Kirkland & Ellis, itâs been⊠stressful but fun so far » he answersÂ
« holy shit Kirkland & Ellis?? did you graduate from Harvard?? how the fuck did you get in such a big firm » you ask, this was no small achievementÂ
« Stanford, actually yea I couldnât believe it either when I got the acceptance letter » he says, you could see him get shy at the praises you were throwing at himÂ
« woah Stanford okay my bad.. righttt I remember now you graduated high school early, oh my god remember when ryan got so mad at you because his girlfriend was really into you so he poured dirty mop water all over you?? that was crazy » you say laughing. you still remember it as if it happened yesterday, it was THE drama of the whole year, people were gossiping non-stop
« dude donât remind me I had to ride the bus and I stank so bad.. the smell was foul and when I came home my mom yelled at me so much I wanted to die of embarrassment » he says as you guys are both laughing slowly heading back to the group of people (and your man, of course)
You were all smiles and giggles being happy that the situation with jack was sorted out, and you were excited to reassure Mark that he had nothing to worry about because jack was a good man who wonât ever cross your boundaries. That excitement was cut short when you sat back down next to Mark who seemed⊠off? he wasnât smiling. And honestly, it looked as if he was pissed but he couldnât be because there was no reason toâŠright?Â
« Mark, jack graduated from Stanford can you believe it?? he even works at like the biggest law firm ever, isnât it cool? » you say hoping to ease the tension
« yea. thatâs cool. congrats » Mark says as jack looks at you and you look back apologetically, why was he acting like that?
« Hey, is something wrong? Did I piss you off or something» you whisper in your boyfriendâs ear
« no. weâre fine. Iâm fine » Mark says not even looking at you. Oh. You definitely pissed him off. you decided to sit back and shut up, you didnât want to piss him off more. what the fuck did you do to piss him off in the first place though?Â
A couple of hours later, you decided it was time to leave, even though you were having fun Mark wasnât and you didnât want him to stay like this. you also hoped you could talk to him if you guys were alone because you still couldnât figure out why he had been acting so cold with you. if you were completely honest it hurt your feelings and also kind of humiliated you having your boyfriend act like this in front of so many people (that you hadnât seen in a long time too) when you were gushing about him the whole eveningÂ
You guys were on the highway when you decided to break the silence « Alright Mark, whatâs up with you? What did I do » you ask facing himÂ
« I donât know why donât you ask jack? » your boyfriend saysÂ
« huh? What is that supposed to mean? » you say
« I donât know, I think I might be referring to you laughing your ass off with him in the kitchen or to his fingers lingering on yours for too long as you were handing your cup or even to the âMark jack is so much smarter and richer and heâs so impressive woahâ but I might not be referring to that at all too, who knows man, maybe jack? »Â
« first of all, donât talk to me as if Iâm stupid. Second of all, just so you know we were talking about how happy you make me and he apologized for asking me out when Iâm in a relationship. but you obviously couldnât know because you preferred to act like a dick towards me basically showing everyone how unhappy you were to not only be here but be with me, but yea youâre right maybe Iâll ask jack » you say turning your back to him facing the window.Â
you couldnât believe him. Sure, he was allowed to feel jealous but acting like an ass even though youâve done nothing to anger him? you were upset at how he treated youÂ
« fuck, you shouldâve told me earlier now jack is going to think Iâm the biggest asshole ever, I went up to him before he left and basically told him to fuck off » you hear your boyfriend say. Man, he was worried about jack right now??? no fucking wayÂ
« right because it makes so much sense to be worried about what a man, that you wonât ever see again by the way, might think of you. » you say hoping the sarcasm is enough to make him realize how stupidly heâs acting right nowÂ
« Iâm sorry » he answers to which you only reply ok, he was pissing you offÂ
as you guys were coming in the house, Mark decided to break the silence again « Iâm really sorry, I didnât mean to project whatever I was feeling onto you » he saysÂ
« I understand Mark. The issue doesnât lie in the fact that you were jealous itâs because of the tone you take whenever you explain to me whatever I did to piss you off. Iâm not a child, Iâm also not stupid. Weâre both grown adults and you have to respect me a little more because hearing your condescending tone pisses me off. I really donât care if youâre jealous, thatâs a boundary Iâll have to respect in the future because I donât want to make you uncomfortable but our relationship will only work if you put in efforts as well. except of course, if you donât want it to work » you say.Â
During the rest of the car trip you had calmed down. you thought about the whole thing and decided to just explain your feelings because even though it kinda was a recurring argument, you reminded yourself that despite how perfect he is, Mark is a man, and he forgets.Â
« I know and Iâm sorry. I know I say this every time but I really mean it, I promise Iâll work on my issues with jealousy because man, it gets so bad, like tonight, you werenât doing anything and I got pissed. so Iâm sorry. And Iâll watch my tone. I know I have an issue with communicating my feelings when Iâm mad and so I use that tone for it to hurt less but you donât deserve this. And itâs a personal issue I need to fix instead of putting it onto you. Iâm really sorry. I understand if you want me to sleep on the couch for tonight » you boyfriend says apologetically.Â
You had planned to stay mad at him for like an extra two hours but how could you with this?? It was kind of annoying how he could persuade you so easily. You basically didnât have any choice but to forgive him right now. It sucked to be in a relationship with a good man.Â
« Mark I forgive you, itâs really no big deal just watch your tone. Also donât think Iâll forget tho, when this happens again Iâll beat you up » you say warning him. Yes, you were forgiving him this time but you meant it when youâll say youâll beat him up if it happens again, because, itâs kinda crazy the audacity this man has.Â
« it wonât happen again though, I swear Iâll really work on myself. Soooooo⊠no couch for me tonight? » your boyfriend asks you while coming closerÂ
« no couch for you tonight. » you answer whilst being engulfed in a hug coming from said man.Â
Maybe forgiving him was extra easy because you like him so much. Either way, it felt good to be okay with the love of your life.Â
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âSlut!â - LN4 - part 2
pairings: lando norris x ex!singer!reader (fc: madison beer)
summary: after disappearing from the internet after her tour finished, yn comes back with a new song and a familiar face
type: social media au (smau)
authors note: sorry i keep disappearing ive just had so much going on and not enough time to do or start anything really new so i thought, why not revist an older work? ive honestly got no idea where this is going but oh well. i was thinking about just doing a continuation of because i liked a boy but decided to have her release another song bcs why notđ€·
authors note 2: ill be honest i had no plan going into this and kind of went crazy. in this universe âSlut!â is obviously a love song and linked to the previous song because i liked a boy. also i hadnt planned to have the get back together but WHO CARES!! its also a lateish happy birthday to lando!!
masterlist part one
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got lovestruck went straight to my head
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user7 MOTHERS IN LOVE??
user18 YOURE BACK WEVE MISSED YOU
yourusername i missed you guys too!!
user11 its been so long :â)
user9 have you had a good break??
yourusername i have, thank you!! been missing tour tho :(
lilymhe đ©”đ©”
user36 where have you been we missed you
user77 she was probably just relaxing, shes been touring a while and then all the stuff with bilab too
yourusername added to their story
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everyone wants him, that was my crime
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author lets use our imagination and pretend on one of the bracelets you can see ân4â đđ
user88 the bracelets are so cute!!
user6 who is this manđ€š
user82 THE FLOWERS?? THE PIZZA?? SHES IN LOVE!!!
user60 girl did you miss the whole man in this post???
user79 i will never get over how gorgeous she is
user2 đđ
user54 how long will we have to deal with you people
user22 we are all connecting the dots rightđ
user61 ???
user22 first; caption, possibly hinting at lando. second; a bracelet on the first slide says ân4â literally what would that mean but ln4?? next; the guy is playing a game lando always plays with max f on stream. therefore lando is with ynđ
user61 okayyyyyâŠ
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May I have some dating Toge Inumaki headcanons? Both sfw and NSFW... If you're comfortable.
TOGE INUMAKI â«âË.đ§ â§đŹ
headcanons đąÖŽË hello and thank you for the requests! i am current rediting all of my posts, so if this looks a little different than when you first saw it, thats the reason why!
anyways, i hope all of you enjoy! and if course, NSFW will be tagged and is written for a female perspective.
safe for work headcanons
- would probably not notice each other the first time you meet, maybe an interested glance but it doesn't really hit until the second or third time that he really sees you
- probably asks for your number just so yall can talk better, and once you do, its an instant connection. he literally wouldnt be able to stop, staying up all night to text you
- texts you out of the blue, and although probably feels embarrassed to double text, he is just that interested in you
- would totally deliever a bag of goodies he bought at the store for you, and additionally maybe offer to make you a lunch to try before he makes it for everyone else
- you comment on one of his t-shirts he wears and he puts it in one of the goodie bags he buys you, doused in his cologne because he wants you to think of him
- would totally send annoying memes and tiktoks and bully you over text, also play 8-ball COMPETITIVELY cause he aint gonna lose to you (he doesnt even pity lose to you)
- shows up unannounced just to kiss you in the door frame of your dorm room as a goodnight and then leaves you there
- that is until you invite him over to your dorm at night and he brings post-it notes and teaches you his semi-bilingual language for easier understanding, and utterly loves you for it
- the talking stage would be him just pining over you cosntantly, writing it all down in journals or in his notes app
- after yall started dating, it is very much a no public affection mostly because he doesnt want anybody to be in your business. especially with his noisy ass friends
- but no matter what, he is going to hold your hand, especially when going on dates and walking around campus at night (would definitely talk u into sneaking out)
- he would be hesistant to kiss you even after yall became offical, probably go a few weeks before you just say it straight that you want him to kiss you and you dont even get it all out before hea pinning you to a door and giving you the best kiss of your life
- would absolutely use his speech on you so you cannot resist it when he tickles you or when you are beating him in a game
- he is not the sappiest guy, but if you start to get sappy over a movie or a sad book, he will rub your back and give you head-kisses to help you feel better
below is not safe for work content. mdni.
not safe for work headcanons
- you find out very quickly into the relationship that he cannot resist a challenge of any kind. therefore, using that to your advantage always works out
- challenging him through text to sneak out of his dorm will work, but ofc he wants a prize at the end (you are on your knees for the next hour)
- the benefit of his speech is that you don't feel any fatigue whatsoever during its use, so that makes it really easy to make your body endure while you deep-throat him over and over.
- it doesn't diminish the pleasure though; being told to stay still while he fondles your chest takes away nothing from the experience, and he knows how much you like having no choice.
- not that even if it was tiring, you wouldn't let him throat-fuck you, the noises he makes are heavenly for someone who can't speak straight, the struggle of watching him grip the bedframe and biting his lips so he doesn't utterly ruin you is SO worth a bruised throat.
- he might be nervous to use his speech on you the first time, but after you make sure that you can handle it, its becomes so much more confident in using it
- he loves making out with you, he loves making your lips red with all the biting, he wants to see them glossy and wet right before he puts his fingers in your mouth (you know where they are going next)
- sexting is so fun, yall thought it might be cringy, but its literally the best when he calls you with a command and he gets to listen to you whimper and moan as he jerks off to it, can be totally unexpected
- "Ride me."
- hand on your thigh when nobody can see, and his pinky is awfully close to your panties that it makes you nervous.
- ofc he can easily make you cum, but will he always let you? not without a cute little 'please' hes not. begging is fun, isnt it?
- lets be honest, the dick game is so good he don't even have to tell you to go to sleep after
- ofc he would definitely lay it down on you exactly how he described through text, and then clean you with special wipes he bought from the store because he aint a dickhead, duh.
I have so many more, especially for different situations, so lmk if you want more! Thank u for all the support as of recently!
bye pookies!
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How To Find Cool Games: On Itch.io!
As I drift into a reduced posting schedule, I figured Iâd give everyone a peek behind the screen for how I cultivate ttrpgs for recommendations! Some of these tips might even help you find your next favourite game.
This is a long read so let's put most of this beast under a read-more. Keep in mind that many of these strategies work best when you're checking itch.io a little bit every week, and when you're engaging with the platform as more than just a store page. There's a lot of features that you can choose to engage with if you want to find the game for you!
browsing physical game recent releases. This helps me see whatâs new and happening, and it helps with a number of things. First of all, I get to see new games pretty much every time I browse recent releases. Secondly, I get a good sense of whatâs currently popular in the design space. Thanks to my weekly browsing, I recognize Cy_Borg, Shadowdark and Mausritter as games whose content shows up rather regularly - if you see a lot of products attached to one game at once, thatâs a good sign that thereâs a related game jam going on (in this case, Shadowdark), or that a game is really resonating with its player base.
sorting games into collections. I personally organize by genre, system, player configuration and (in Games That Intrigue Me) games that Iâm personally really hyped about. This works for me because of the nature of my work, but a few collections sorted according to level of interest or game style might work better for you.
Depending on the need, I might have a collection that works specifically for the request - Neon Lights & Cyber Nights is perfect for cyberpunk games, but I might also reference this folder for combat, inventory mechanics, resistance themes, or interesting tech rules. LUMEN is great for folks who want fast-paced games, folks who are looking for certain kinds of video games, or folks who want to feel powerful. If you follow other people on Itch, you'll probably also be able to see their collections, which is a great place to browse.
searching game tags. I donât typically use the regular search feature, although recently the website did update the toggles to restrict your results to physical games, video games, etc. Instead what I usually do is type what Iâm looking for into the url: so in this case, [deck-building]. I might use a couple different wordings, such as [deck-builder] and [deckbuilding] (no spaces). Youâre not going to find everything that includes the thing youâre looking for, but youâll definitely find places to start.
Game Jams! I find these either by looking at the âJamsâ tab (although you'll have to wade through video games here) or by noticing that a number of games being published recently have the âfor the _â jam in the description. Alternatively, I might be reading the page for a game and see the little âSubmissionâ badge in interaction buttons. Thereâs game jams for specific systems, game jams for various themes, game jams with special restrictions, and game jams that are titled things like âfinish your damn game jam.â
Bundles. I typically buy big-ass bundles and then sort through the games in my downtime. These games are sorted into collections for future reference, and if a game really pops out - into the Intrigue Me folder it goes! And the best part is that I already own it, so if I want to learn more, I can just download it and start reading.
following game designers that I like. This way Iâll get notifications if they release a new game, update an old game, rate someone elseâs game, or sort games into their own collections. I also get to see what other folks in the space are excited about - on the day I was browsing, Plasmodics by Will Jobst was really hot.
If you follow me on Itch, youâll get a notification every time I add a game to one of my non-private folders! Also - you can interact with designers on Itch by liking their updates, and even commenting on their posts, which is a great way to get involved in the design community - and also just make a designerâs day!
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BAD NEWS | CHAPTER INDEX/PROLOGUE (Part 1-64)
-just when you thought you were over your humongous crush on your older brotherâs best friend, geto suguru, you couldnât be more dead wrong, and maybe there isnât really anything holding you back from acting on it now that youâre all grown upâŠexcept satoru doesnât like suguru for you because he knows his kind all too well: a huge ass playboy who breaks hearts like he changes socks. but you think. MAYBE youâll be the exception...maybe not.
CHARACTERS: drummer!geto suguru x (fem/afab) reader x guitarist!sukuna | gojo satoru | itadori yuuji | kugisaki nobara | fushiguro megumi | sukuna | fushiguro toji | nanami kento | choso | tsukumo yuuki | shoko ieiri | utahime iori
GENRE: full-length smau + prose | band au, tats, piercings, the whole shebang | college au | stupid pining | aged-up characters | friends to lovers (?) | this is gonna have smutty stuff because why not?
TW/CW: strong/mature language | adult content so mdni on some parts; just skip them. youâre not missing much | mentions of alcohol, drugs | mentions of cheating, promiscuity, mild dubcon (consent >>>), etc. | again, god-awful pet names iâd cringe at if a 3d person says it | toxic behavior | will add more if something arises
AKIâS NOTES: I would like to express my sincerest thanks to everyone who loved and supported âThawing Ice Queenâ as well as those who participated in the poll on which smau Iâm going to write next. So, this is what won in said poll, and I hope it gets as much as love as TIQ if not more. Reblogs and likes are very much appreciated, and I actively respond to comments as well as Asks. Also, if youâre interested, I will include you in the tag list. Just message me through whatever avenue youâre most comfortable with. Happy reading!
ADDITIONAL NOTES: i will be using pics and other media which would fit situations and make the smau-ness of this piece a little more realistic and entertaining when i believe itâs appropriate/fitting to the plot (as i've done with TIQ). having said that, with regard to inclusivity, i just want to put it out there that they will not necessarily be aimed as the exact descriptions to fit a supposedly generic reader nor will they be representative of a specific race or color (even if youâre/the reader is gojoâs sister here). itâs all for the simple fact of media availability, for funsies and the fact that i donât exclusively write in consideration of those aspects when using reader-insert characters unless i specify it. thank you for understanding.
MASTERLIST
CHAPTERS: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30
31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45
46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60
61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | CHAPTER INDEX II
© ORIGINAL WORK BY nanaminokanojo. CHARACTERS ARE INSPIRED BY GEGE AKUTAMIâS âJUJUTSU KAISENâ. [20240331]
PHOTOS/IMAGES/GIF/FANART/ANY MEDIA CREDITS GO TO THE RESPECTIVE OWNERS.
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this is what it feels like !!!
*à©â©â§âË in which she writes a song about her friendship and everyone loves that.
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for when you find your platonic soulmate. Ë àŒâĄ âïœĄË
social media au // charles leclerc x fem!reader
warnings - language
author's note - so sorry for not posting in the last few days, i've been working on my files and all so yeah!!! anyways, i hope you like it. thank you so much for reading, i love you.
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yourusername this woman may push me off the couch and bully me and take my food but she's a really good friend and i kinda love her to death so 'feels like' out now or wtv. kika, ur cool.
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username HELLO OMG
username GOODBYE.
username i love them so much đđđđđ
pierregasly love the song. the singer not so much.
-> yourusername ur gf does and that's all i could ask for tbh
username i fucking love for this duo
username they're so precious to me like actually
username đmetđuđatđtheđrightđtimeđthisđisđwhatđitđfeelsđlikeđ
username need a friend like her asap.
username the fact that their bfs are also best friends is just so perfect
username OH MY GOD
charles_leclerc would've preferred it if this was about me but ok.
-> francisca.cgomes she literally wrote a whole album for u let me have this one
-> charles_leclerc no.
-> yourusername i love you both â€ïžâđ©č (kika im writing an album as we speak rn)
username not all love stories are romantic â€ïž
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francisca.cgomes y/n ur cool
-> yourusername i know thank u
francisca.cgomes this song is a bop
-> yourusername thank u
francisca.cgomes all jokes aside THANK U LIKE???? i love you so much, you're fr my best and im so glad i have u in my life đ«¶đŒ thank you for making everything better with just a smile
-> yourusername KIKA STOP OMG đđđ i love you so much like ur one of my favourite people and i adore u so much â€ïž
username they're so â€ïžâ€ïžâ€ïžâ€ïžâ€ïžâ€ïžâ€ïžâ€ïž
username their friendship means so much to me đđđđđđđđđ
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francisca.cgomes living in a movie i've watched
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username at this im convinced that they love each other more than they love their bfs
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username it's a want.
pierregasly my fav person in the whole world and then it's just y/n
-> yourusername this is exactly why i have you saved as "kika's bf" in my phone
-> francisca.cgomes HELP
username y/n and pierre hate each other with so much dedication im in love
-> francisca.cgomes they're actually best friencs
-> yourusername lies
-> pierregasly she just bullies me
username these two âŒïžâŒïžâŒïžâŒïžâŒïž
carmenmmundt love u both đđđ
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username girls friendships are so precious like it's so pure
charles_leclerc please return my gf
-> francisca.cgomes no â€ïž
-> yourusername u heard what she said
-> charles_leclerc all your fault. pierregasly
-> pierregasly STOP NO IT'S NOT
username i just know charles and pierre regret introducing these two
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charles_leclerc she does love me â€ïž
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username these two omg
username THESE BITCHES MAKE ME CRY LIKE STOP BEING SO IN LOVE IT'S HARD FOR ME
username god has been kind to others
pierregasly disgusting
-> charles_leclerc i don't care â€ïž
username y/n finally making time for her side hoe
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username i can't do this today.
username im happy for them *cries*
francisca.cgomes let go of my wife thank u
-> charles_leclerc my* wife, soon anyway
-> yourusername CHARLES MARC HERVĂ PERCEVAL LECLERC
-> francisca.cgomes THIS IS HOW I FIND OUT YOU'RE ENGAGED
-> pierregasly OH MY GOD
username what the fuck just happened
username i haven't blinked in MINUTES what.
username please tell me my wife did NOT get snatched up by a dude that drives his little red car in circles on weekends
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yourusername only said yes bc he asked nicely â€ïž but fr, me and him, it's a forever thing now. i love you so much, my love, thank you for everything. truly cannot wait to annoy you for the rest of our lives.
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username SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT.
username GOODNIGHT.
username on the highway if anyone asks.
username time to take a toaster bath
lewishamilton â€ïž
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username omg đđđđđ
username the fact that we found out through comments on kika's post is CRAZY
-> username it feels like a fever dream
username "me and him, it's a forever thing" DECEASED.
pierregasly still mad about how we found out
-> yourusername stay mad (we were on our way to your house)
-> pierregasly i will (come over and bring something to eat)
-> yourusername ok. (im literally in your living room rn)
username this whole friendship is so fucking clueless and chaotic like
username i love them so much ://///
lilymhe my favs â€ïžâ€ïžâ€ïž
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username can't wait for the wedding omg the photos are gonna EAT
francisca.cgomes heartbroken betrayed wounded crying screaming throwing up sliding down the wall bashing my head
-> yourusername i can see u giggle while typing this
-> francisca.cgomes let me have my moment look away
francisca.cgomes after all we've been through
-> yourusername for what it's worth, you will always be my no. 1
-> charles_leclerc it's worth nothing.
-> francisca.cgomes go and cry about your fiancée loving me more than you
username THEY'RE SO â€ïž
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read your mind (smau)
pairing: ollie bearman x singer!reader
in which: ollie is his gf's most supportive fan and you're the most supportive wag (face claim: sabrina carpenter)
notes: my first socmed au ever !! this was so so much fun to write hehe, i don't know if it's too long or too short for this kind of story so lmkkk. also yn.fm is yourname.fm (bc music got it ? hahahahaha.....)
now playing: read your mind by sabrina carpenter (emails i can't send)
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yn.fm cooking a little something đ©âđłđ€
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user57 ALBUM SOON
yn.fm maybe, maybe not đ€
olliebearman who let her cook âïžâïž
yn.fm UR SO MEAN
olliebearman haha i love you
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olliebearman aaand we're back ! very excited about my first season in f2, many good things to come đđ
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prema_team Let's go Ollie !
yn.fm ROTY AWARD INCOMING
yn.fm I CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO WIN EVERY RACE
olliebearman who are you ?
yn.fm oliver answer the phone NOW đ
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yn.fm SURPRISE !!! my debut album 'email i can't send' is dropping on april 27th 2023 đ i'm so so so excited to share these stories with you, tell me which track you're claiming in the commentssss đ«¶
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user44 NONSENSE IS ABOUT TO BE MY TOP SPOTIFY WRAPPED SONG I CAN FEEL IT
olliebearman good choice đ
yn.fm stop influencing my babies đĄ
olliebearman just appreciating their taste love đ€·ââïž
olliebearman they're so not ready
olliebearman not our little secret anymore :(
yn.fm i'll share other secrets with u dw đ€
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olliebearman so happy with this weekend's results! hoping for many other wins for the rest of the season :)
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yn.fm MY MAN MY MAN MY MAN
yn.fm đ»celona đ€đ«¶
yn.fm so leng
olliebearman stop this madness
scuderiaferrari Complimenti Ollie đ
olliebearman grazie mille team !
yn.fm @olliebearman stop pretending you can speak italian on main
olliebearman @yn.fm you're about to get blocked
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yn.fm nonsense video out tomorrow starring my favourite boy ever !!!
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user98 the highway is looking rlly comfy rn
olliebearman i caught the l-o-v-e
yn.fm so corny
olliebearman ??? they're your lyrics
yn.fm no â€ïž
olliebearman am i your favourite actor as well ?
yn.fm not you thinking you can top ryan gosling
olliebearman đ
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yn.fm yk i luv a london boy !! uk tour starts tonight đ
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olliebearman actually i'm from essex
yn.fm 'actually i'm from essex' đ€âïž
olliebearman the british slander was a bit unnecessary
user68 i'm so excited to see you tonight xx
yn.fm i can't wait to see your cute faces my loves đ„č
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yn.fm booo you whore
user15 ariana what are you doing here ??
user66 LMAOO Y/N ON YOUR PUBLIC ACCOUNT ???
user98 @user66 her pr team must be so tired
yn.fm literally underserved
user39 so real of you
user07 so sad about ollie's penalty, on his home race as well :(
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olliebearman i wish this weekend would've ended on a better note, but i'd like to thank everyone for the support there â€ïž
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yn.fm so happy that i got to see you do what you love at your home race đ«¶
yn.fm you were perfect ilysm
olliebearman love you â€ïž
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olliebearman happy one year to the most beautiful, hardworking and kind person on earth. here's to many many many other summers with you my love
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yn.fm I LOVE YOU SO MUCH ARGH
olliebearman i love you more đ
paularon_ @olliebearman eww
yn.fm my swiftie bf
olliebearman you basically brainwashed me into a swiftie but okay
yn.fm
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yn.fm happy anniversary to my lover, i'm so happy our paths crossed because i don't even know what i would do without you !! i love you more than words can say đ«¶
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olliebearman my pretty girl !! i love you so much â€ïž
yourbsf @olliebearman can i get her back now
olliebearman @yourbsf maybe tmrw
yourbsf @olliebearman it's been a week bearman đ
olliebearman @yourbsf joint custody is so complicated with you
yn.fm @olliebearman @yourbsf HELLOO ??
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đ§ everyone thinks pedri should stop pining for you because you 'don't give a f*ck' about him but they don't know what your actual relationship with the footballer is.
đ pedri gonzĂĄlez x fem! joao felix's bff! reader (social media au)
đ cw : pedri being a total simp, cheesy pick-up lines, translated spanish & portuguese sentences, timelines don't matter
đ author's note : this is for my beloved pookie @leclercloml ! ilysm <3 idk if the ending parts make sense but please just bear with it đ
instagram đ„
yourinstagram
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yourinstagram the wind was a paid actor
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pedri đđđ
pedri eres la chica mĂĄs hermosa que he visto en mi vida.
pedri i ought to complain to spotify for you not being named this week's hottest single
-> spotify complaint received đ
-> user59 oh spotify's definitely on the pedri x y/n agenda
pedri do you happen to have a band-aid ? i just scrapped my knees falling for you
-> yourinstagram deserved fall down again
-> user80 HELPDHSHDHSHDH WHY IS SHE LIKE THIS
-> user44 poor pedri but this is kind of funny đ
jennaortega my favourite girl (â Â â Ëâ Â â Âłâ Ëâ )
mikkykiemeney đ«¶đ«¶đ«¶
saraguendogan gorgeous !!!
user45 the way two of the most popular barça wags are in her comments.. joĂŁo really must've introduced her to everyone in barça by now đ
joaofelix79 minha linda melhor amiga đ„°
-> yourinstagram te amo joao đ«¶
user33 babe wake up pedrizz gonzĂĄlez is in the comments of y/n's post again
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yourinstagram
đ ibiza
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yourinstagram i love pink <3
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pedri and i love you đ„°đ
-> yourinstagram ew
pedri ÂżdĂłnde has estado toda mi vida? đ
pedri if beauty was a crime, you would've been sentenced for life in prison
-> user11 omg this is actually so good y/n please accept his love đ
emmamyers đ©·đ©·đ©·
ferrantorres â€ïž
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joaofelix79 my prettiest girl đ«¶
-> yourinstagram joao best boy !!!
user34 pedri should just stop trying to win y/n's heart man she clearly has no interest in him he's just wasting his time..
user50 i want a friendship like y/n and joĂŁo's đ„č
user96 is something going on between y/n and ferran ?? đ€
user23 wait i'm a new barça fan and i came from x after seeing a post about pedri commenting on this girl's post.. who is she exactly ?
-> user22 she's y/n l/n, an upcoming model and also the bff of joão félix ! ^^
-> user23 ooh she's so pretty i get why pedri wants her lol
user82 huh ?? wasn't y/n in new york like literally yesterday ? how is she already in ibiza đ
-> user25 queen's working so hard fr đ
user75 pedrito i know you'll get the girl of your dreams someday i'm rooting for you !!!
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yourinstagram on a trip with my girls (there's an imposter among us)
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pedri quisiera ser joyero para poder apreciar un diamante como tĂș todos los dĂas đ€
-> yourinstagram bro please stop before i block you đ§ââïž
-> user77 pedri i think you should listen to her y/n can be absolutely ruthless đ
pedri ok but why did joĂŁo get invited and i didn't ?
-> yourinstagram bc you're not one of the girls ???
-> pedri and joĂŁo is ??
-> yourinstagram yeah !!! âșïž
-> joaofelix79 i was forced to tag along against my own will, hermano đ
mikkykiemeney had so much fun with you, love ! đ«¶
annalewandowska thanks for inviting me, angel â€ïž
joaofelix79 who's the best tour guide & chauffeur ??
-> yourinstagram you are !! đ„°đ„° thanks for making this trip fun and memorable, amor đ«¶
-> joaofelix79 yeah yeah i accept thanks only in cash and credit
saraguendogan đđ
taia_belloli mi novia đ„°
user23 AHHH Y/N WITH THE BARĂA WAGS
user81 OMG THOSE POOL PICTURES OF Y/N AND SARA ARE SO PRETTY
user43 wait does this mean y/n is a barça wag ?
-> user19 i don't think so but i also won't be surprised if she's dating one of the guys
-> user01 nah, i think she just got really close with the wags because of félix
user99 MOTHER IS MOTHERING !!!
user45 MY WIVES đ
user55 can pedri please just give up on pursuing y/n.. she's CLEARLY not interested in you bro
-> pedri đ
-> user39 shut up man he clearly doesn't give a fuck about what people like you are saying
user26 no bc are we sure joĂŁo and y/n are not dating ?
-> user34 yep pretty sure
-> user84 they sure are sus for two best friends who call each other 'amor' and say 'ily' to e/o all the time
-> user07 i'm sure it's just in a platonic way, man
-> user02 what ? can't two people of the opposite gender say ily and still be only friends ? this is just a healthy friendship bro
user43 y/n please notice pedri and treat him properly challenge đđ
user46 AHHH i hope joĂŁo showed them all the best places in lisbon â€ïžđ”đč
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yourinstagram bts for the photoshoot of a new magazine cover for vogue ! oh, and i got some flowers today ;) đ
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joaofelix79 nice flowers
joaofelix79 who's that man though đ
-> yourinstagram idk you tell me đ«Ł
jennaortega already omw to pre-order 1000 copies of the magazine
-> yourinstagram please i love you đđ«¶
gigihadid perfection đ«¶
-> yourinstagram love u gigi
heidiklum đ€đ€
konichan7 đ„°
adrianalima xoxo đ
_ferminlopez đ€
-> user77 ariana what are you doing here
user34 some of the biggest names in the modelling industry are here in the comments... y/n really has come so far i'm so proud of you girl đ„č
user27 here for y/n's famous era !!!
user97 our prettiest princess !!! we love you y/n đ
user36 SIS IS THAT A MAN I SEE BEHIND YOU đ§
user05 don't be shy y/n show us a picture of the man in the second slide
user72 the song... the picture... the flowers... HAVE WE LOST Y/N TO A MAN ???
user55 um guys where's pedri ?
-> user78 EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING
-> user40 WHERE'S OUR GOLDEN BOY AND HIS SHITTY PICK-UP LINES
user95 pedri's @ is not there in the likes...
user33 no cringey pick-up line comments from pedri and he's not in the likes either.. what's happening..
user67 i'm guessing that man must be her bf ??
user15 well ig at least we all know that the man with her is not pedri since he's nowhere to be found đ€·ââïž
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yourinstagram hi barcelona
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joaofelix79 what are you doing here
-> yourinstagram came to visit you bestie đ„°đ„°đ„° i missed you sooooo much
-> joaofelix79 what a liar đ
oliviarodrigo love u girlie
alejandrobalde đ€
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taia_belloli you are glowing, sis !!!
jennierubyjane pretty in white âĄ
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user13 my sunshine !!! đâïž
user04 what's balde doing here đ§
user82 BALDE ??? HELLO ????
user75 pedri in the likes but still no comment...
user16 what is happening with y/n and the barça boys
user30 damn i kinda miss pedri's comments đ
user27 has pedri finally stopped trying to rizz y/n up ??
-> user08 i hope so.. he doesn't deserve her she seems so annoying
-> user89 how exactly is she annoying ??
-> user08 she's always dismissing/ignoring his comments and being mean to him what a bitch
-> user89 i don't think she's actually being mean though.. and if he isn't bothered by the way she acts then why are you ?
-> user75 please stop calling y/n names and trying to make her a villain she's an absolute angel
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user66 the way we see different barça players comment on her post everyday đ§ââïž guess today's man of the day is balde
user05 THAT DRESS IS GORG SIS
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y/n's dms đ·ïž
â joaofelix79 replied to your story !
husband ??? đ°đ±
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yuh
â user56 replied to your story !
HUSBAND ???? QUEEN WHO ???
â user69 replied to your story !
please tell me that's just a beyonce reference and you don't actually have a husband.. đ„č
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mi esposa đ
i think it's time
mi esposo â€ïžâđ©č
wait really ? are you sure about this ?
mi esposa đ
yeah 100% sure i'm ready
mi esposo â€ïžâđ©č
alright then
mi esposa đ
it's been a good run, hasn't it ?
mi esposo â€ïžâđ©č
it sure has...
3 years ain't that bad
mi esposa đ
frfr !!
we're a bit too good at this đ€
mi esposo â€ïžâđ©č
i second that
mi esposa đ
i'll drop a head's up now
see you on the other side đ«Ą
mi esposo â€ïžâđ©č
let's go give the world a shock, mi amor đ«¶
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yourinstagram i'm guessing this wasn't the type of news y'all were expecting, huh ? jokes on all of you bc pedrito and i have actually been together for three years now. we were just a bit too good at hiding our relationship đ€ anyways happy three years together, mi amor, and also happy 6 months of our marriage ! te amare por siempre, my golden boy đ€
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pedri my gorgeous girl
pedri te amo, mi vida đ«¶
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pedri te voy a denunciar a la policĂa por robarme el corazĂłn
-> yourinstagram oh no ! i can't be behind bars now â i've got my whole life ahead of me ! đ°
joaofelix79 ahh finally !!! keeping your relationship a secret was probably the hardest thing i ever had to do in my entire life
-> yourinstagram you're the absolute best joĂŁo thank you đ«¶
-> joaofelix79 as i've said before, i accept thanks in only cash and credit
-> yourinstagram sending you some money rn
-> joaofelix79 đđđ
jennaortega my favourite couple !!!
-> yourinstagram my maid of honour đ„čđ«¶
pablogavi â€ïž
gigihadid still in awe over this look of yours you really are the prettiest bride
mikkykiemeney đđđ
annalewandowska my babies đ„čđ„č
fcbarcelona the best couple đ«¶
ferrantorres â€âđ„
user81 .... girl what
user90 WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUVK
user12 three years... THREE YEARS ?????
user04 not only have you been together for three years but URE FRICKING MARRIED ????
user24 HOW TF DID NO ONE KNOW ABOUT THEIR RELATIONSHIP
user46 HUHHHHHHHHHHH đ§đ§đ§đ§đ§đ§
user57 we are all fvcking clowns
user68 another day of blaugrana being an entire circus
user38 THREE YEARS ???? but félix joined barça only this year.. huh how did you guys meet i'm confused
-> yourinstagram pedri and i have actually known each other for a long time now đ most of you may just know me as joĂŁo's bff but only some people know that i'm friends with pedri's brother hehe so we got to know each other through fernando :)
user72 HOW DID YOU GUYS HID YOUR RELATIONSHIP FROM US FOR THREE HECKING YEARS ? HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE ?????
user01 HOW DID THE MEDIA AND PAPARAZZI NOT CATCH YOU WHAT
user07 goodness idek how to react to this
user29 wait so you were just pretending to hate pedri in your previous posts... but why ?
-> yourinstagram oh it was just a bet we made when joĂŁo joined barça this year. most of you knew me only when joĂŁo joined barça and pedri and i had already been working on our marriage plans by then. we've hid the facts about our relationship for three years now but marriage is a huge thing and there was no way we could hide our wedding for years so we just wanted to see how long it would take for the paparazzi to catch up on the news lol. to help hide our marriage a little longer, we just pulled an unrequited love act on my instagram posts and i pretended to ignore him irl too for fun đ€
-> user57 this is absolutely insane... you guys are geniuses
-> user80 OKAY BUT WHO WON THE BET THOUGH ???
-> yourinstagram technically no one since we both thought the news wouldn't get out until next year but we're spending our honeymoon in barcelona rn and we just got a bit too bold in public and sadly got caught đ
yourinstagram ok correction you guys we never really hid our rs tbh i guess you guys just never knew me or like paid much attention to things so it just got really easy to date him without having to deal with the media đ€·ââïž
-> user03 now that i think about it... i feel like you've appeared in a few of the gonzĂĄlez family photos, y/n đ€
-> yourinstagram yes i have ! but if i remember correctly, most people just thought i was fernando's gf or sumn đ
-> user99 omg we were so fucking blind đ§ââïž
-> user67 well we just never expected pedri to have enough rizz to pull a beauty queen like you ig
-> pedri HEY
-> yourinstagram LMAO FOULLLLLL
user44 i love how y/n just spilled the whole tea to us đ„č she's so iconic
user12 GOD I LOVE Y/N SO MUCH FOR THIS LITTLE STORYTIME UNDER THE COMMENTS
user06 THEY'RE SO FUCKING ADORABLE I LOVE YNPEDRI
user55 SUCH A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING DRESS đ€
user21 what is with joĂŁo and money though LMAO
-> joaofelix79 if barça doesn't have enough money to buy me, then i'll provide them the money instead
-> user02 I'M IN TEARS THIS IS SO ICONIC OF YOU JOĂO
-> user74 LMFAO WHAT A LEGEND
user23 PEDRI IN THAT FOURTH SLIDE DAYUMMMM
user16 i hate you both so much for lying to us for so long but also congratulations on getting married !!! đ„č
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⥠translations of pedri's pick-up lines !
âeres la chica mĂĄs hermosa que he visto en mi vida.â
: you are the most beautiful girl i have ever seen in my life.
âÂżdĂłnde has estado toda mi vida?â
: where have you been all my life ?
âquisiera ser joyero para poder apreciar un diamante como tĂș todos los dĂas.â
: i would like to be a jeweler so i can appreciate a diamond like you every day.
âte voy a denunciar a la policĂa por robarme el corazĂłn.â
: i will report you to the police for stealing my heart.
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Forbidden Secret Desire
Summary: You just canât seem to find yourself in this stupid school for freaks, but just when youâre sure no one cares anymore, a man with adamantium claws disturbs your groaning with a promise. Except he forgot to mention everything good comes with a price.
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Parings: Logan Howlett x Reader
Warnings: (Individual warnings per chapter) Anxiety, hints to violence, loneliness, I guess angst, manipulation (The reader is helpless and will look for anything to make her happy), some hints towards suggestive material near the end, bad language word use, pet names.
Word Count: 3523 (Find all chapters here) Chapter 2
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Xavier's Mansion.
Also known as the school for âGifted Youngsters,â or simply for what society prefers to call, âFreaks.â
Youâd been there for a few months. You have a very unique power, something even Xavier himself doesnât understand how to control.
You get these looks all the time when you're walking in the halls of the mansion. You notice it when people cover their mouths to whisper about you and you canât not notice it when you seem to create a bubble around you as some of the kids try to keep a distance.
Yea, it hurts. You couldnât deny that either. Sometimes youâd even have to find a restroom really fast to cry to yourself in one of the stalls, but even that hurts when some of the students quickly flood out of the restroom after you enter.
Nobody knew how much it hurt you, nobody even knew what powers you really had. If they did, you wouldâve already been sent to the ice box, but luckily, you didnât know how to use your more dangerous powers. You figured Xavier probably knew about them, considering he can read your mind and he knows just exactly how powerful you really were, but he didnât know if you knew about them. And what you donât know, canât hurt you.
The hardest part was going to class. While everyone else had a table of four people, you sat alone. You did every project alone, with high soaring grades by the way, and you never got to speak to anyone during discussion or free time before the bell rang.
Sometimes you wish you were just⊠normal.
Of course, you werenât the only person that was avoided. There were a few other students and even some of the adults that were always avoided. The only true friend you seemed to have was Hank McCoy. Everyone used to fear him, thinking that he couldnât control the âBeast,â so he knows how you feel. But sometimes it only felt like he tolerated you because you were smart, and you were the only student that could aid him in building anything related to tech, and nanotech, and coding, and all that good stuff.
âHave you figured out why it isnât working?â Was the first thing he asked you as you walked into his lab. Not a good morning, no howâs class, and not even hello. âI was thinking it had something to do with our maths, that maybe we calculated something wrong but Iâve looked over it again and again and couldnât find a single thing wrong with it.â He tells you, picking up his notebook which you could see was now full of mathematical equations and random scribbles which seemed to radiate with frustration.
âI donât think we got the maths wrong, Iâve checked it about a thousand times.â You say quietly, then gently put your bag full of books down under one of his desks so it wasnât in the way. âPretty sure it just needs to be smaller. Nothing really about maths though. Other than that, the fibres need to be smaller.â
âSo it is the maths?â
âEh, kind of.â You groan a little and stretch before grabbing a small, delicate pair of tweezers. âThis is still too big.â You tell him, placing a sample of part of your tech down under a microscope, strong enough youâre surprised it couldnât see atoms. âSee, this is about as thick as a piece of hair, which is about the size ofâŠâ You sigh, looking back at your maths. âItâs about 50,000 nanoparticles, so not a lot, but we need it to be a little smaller.â You tell him, then look away from the small bit of tech to look up at him, his eyes squinted in your direction as is he was trying to understand what you were saying. âOkay Iâll dumb it down. Itâs about as thick as a piece of hair right now, we need to numb it down to about⊠only one hundred nanoparticles, so it should be about as thick as graphene.â
âWhatâre you two nerds going on about now?â Another voice cuts into your explanation. It was none other than the gruffy voice of Wolverine.
âOh hey, Logan.â Hank abandons the workstation to go over Logan who was making himself some coffee. âJust figuring out something about nanoâŠâ
âNanoparticles.â You finish his sentence.
âYea, that.â He says plainly, not bothering to look at you as you turn away from their conversation and look through the microscope.
âNow how do I make you that smallâŠâ You whisper to yourself, gently lifting the particle string with your delicate tweezers and examining it through the microscope. âHmmâŠâ You hum to yourself.
âY/N!â Hank calls for you, and you turn around. âIâm going out to pick up some lunch for the both of us. What would you like? Iâm getting Mexican.â You tell him what you would like, and he takes a moment to clean his work area and stuff his wallet in his pocket before he finally leaves. Leaving you to stand by your desk, doing all the work that has to do with nanotech, but also leaving the Wolverine with you.
âSo what exactly are you two working on?â You hear his voice behind you, then you see him next to you.
âTeleportation. Not as complicated as you think, itâs just the fear that gets to everyone really.â You look away from your work, and your eyes land on him. His arms crossed as he leaned on a nearby table, showing enough respect to not sit on your working table.
âSeems complicated. What could possibly be scary about it though? It's just teleportation.â
âWell. If you think deeper into it. Your body and every single atom and particle of your body has to be completely broken down into an uncountable amount of smaller pieces and then your body has to rebuild itself in the secondary location, you just have to hope that it rebuilds you correctly. Or the next thing you know half your right arm is also half of your left leg with toes for fingers.â You say without taking a breath, taking a deep breath after letting it all out. Staring back up at him, his eyes were now squinted in confusion.
âI donât think anyone is scared of that except you. Iâve never even thought about that.â He shrugs, taking a sip of his scalding hot black coffee.
âYea well⊠Iâve had a lot of time to think about a lot of things.â You tell him through gritted teeth, mumbling before grabbing your notebook.
âYou knowâŠâ He pauses, placing his hot coffee mug on another table away from your work before walking back up next to you, placing his palms on your table where there wasnât electronic junk lying around. âYou arenât the only one.â
âThe only one?â You question, turning and grabbing another tool before looking under your microscope, turning the string around to try and figure out how to break it into a smaller piece, without actually breaking it.
âThe only one thatâs feared.â
You stop what youâre doing, still looking into the microscope but not actually paying attention to what was right in front of your eyes.
âIâve seen the way some of the other kids look at you, bub. Like thereâs something wrong with you. I know how it feels to not fit in.â He crosses his arms as he leans against your table, attempting to get your full attention. He clears his throat before speaking again. âIâve seen you in the halls. Your name is Y/N, right?â You nod, his eyes and yours locked onto each other. âLogan.â He says, reaching his hand out to shake yours. Your hand basically gets engulfed by his as your soft hand meets his, which were rough and still yet soft, that surprised you, considering⊠âHank talks about you a lot also. Not like he loves you or anything, he just tells me youâre smart. Like really smart.â He shrugs.
âHmâŠâ You hum a little. This is the first conversation youâve had with someone in this school where theyâve actually treated you like a real human.
âConsidering the way you explain this stuff, Iâd say heâs probably right about you being smart.â He nodded towards the nanoparticles still sitting under your microscope, it was hard to see from even a foot away considering it was the width of a single piece of hair. âSo what exactly is a nanoparticle? Or nanoâŠâ
âNanoparticle" is correct. It just like a piece of tech or anything made of tech like certain fibers that can be visible to the naked eye but theyâre very small. Just this one piece is the width of 50,000 nanoparticles.â You carefully pick up the string, and gently put it in itâs container.
âAnd what was that other thing you mentioned earlier?â
âGraphene?â
âYea.â
âItâs made of about 50 to 100 nanoparticles, and it can be seen with the naked eye through a refraction of light in a mirror or clear substance that has a bend in it.â
âIâm not completely sure what any of that means. But I trust you know what youâre doing.â
âYea, Iâm kind of a nerd.â You chuckle awkwardly, then reach down to pull your bag over your shoulder, your social battery is pretty much near zero for the day, or maybe week. This was you first time ever speaking to Wolverine and you just nerd out on him? What were you thinking?
âAlright, I got food. Where are you heading?â Hank finally comes back, a bag full of boxes with the three of your foods in them in his right hand as he enters the lab, letting the metal door close behind him.
âIâve got a bit of a headache, I was gonna go back to my room.â
âWell you know the rules. No food in the rooms.â
âYea, yea. I know.â You sigh, setting your bag back down as he hands you your box of food and you hop onto one of the clean counters to sit down as you eat your food.
âHave you seen Xavier today?â He asks Logan, handing him his food also.
âNo, heâs out on some special mission with Mystique right now, wonât be back for about another week.â
âAnd what does he have you doing? You never leave your room so Iâm assuming he'sâ got you doing something?â Hank stands next to Logan as they both talk back and forth.
âHe has me teaching his third class and fifth class. I guess that one is the anger management class and the other is meditation.â
âAh, so heâs got you teaching the two classes you used to fail in.â
âIronic, isnât it?â
After working in the lab, a lot shorter than usual, you actually head back to your room. You hate to admit it, but youâve been ecstatic to meet Wolverine for years, and when you finally get to have a conversation with him, you just geek out on him about nanotech?
As you hang your bag on the wall and remove your jacket only to throw it on the back of your desk chair, you canât help but want to just smash your head on a wall until youâve forgotten about everything thatâs happened today.
You mope as you walk into the centre of your small room, stopping and staring at the mess on your desk, a bunch of full notebooks covered in little pen markings of maths and science that no one else in the school would understand.
You walk to the desk, take one of the notebooks in your hand that had some free space left, and drop down on your bed. Reaching behind your head, you pull your sweater over your head and discard it on the floor before leaning against your headboard and clicking the back of your pencil until the led is at your desired length.
As soon as the tip of the led touches the paper, your mind wanders. That was so embarrassing⊠You realise, scribbling random maths into your notebook. I canât believe I just made a professor hate me too⊠Not only had you dissociated, but you also completely nerded out. You talked about nanoparticles as if it was the only thing you cared about. You care about more though. You care about the family that was so scared of you they sent you off to this stupid school, calling you a freak and breaking all ties with you. No, you donât care about them. But you care about your friends so much! You donât have any friends. Hank is very special to you, he holds a space in your heart. A very, very small space. Yea he doesnât care about you, youâve just been able to make about a thousand breaks in his experiments. Then of course he would take all of the credit when he would show it to Professor X.
Why do you even try? I guess working with Hank is the equivalent of the other students going out to the mall with their friends. The only difference is he wasnât your friend.
You take it back, you had one friend. If you could even call someone you only text cause youâre too scared for actual confrontation, a friend. Nightcrawler- or Kurt. The one guy whoâs ever made an actual effort to try and be your friend, heâs just always out on missions. Or so thatâs what his actual friends tell you. Maybe you should send him a text and actually verify whether he hates you or not⊠You get up from your bed and unzip your bag, sticking your hand into the pocket where you always shove your phone, but itâs not there. What the fuck? You take your bag off itâs hook and search the rest of the pockets, and still no phone. You go to your bed, searching under the covers and getting on your knees to check under the bed, still no phone. You check your desk, your discarded sweater, and you sweep the floor with your eyes looking for it, thinking it mightâve just fallen out of your pocket. You hate seeming desperate for a simple device that rots your brain to default, but God that phone is your escape.
âHey, is everything alright-?â A voice cuts into your messy search as you turn around and your door is cracked just enough for him to stick his head in.
âSorry, Mr. Howlett, I just canât find my phone.â You chuckle awkwardly, standing in the centre of your room as he peeks around your room at the mess youâve created.
âAgain, you can call me Logan. I donât mind it, I prefer it actually. Do you mind if I step in?â
âYea, itâs fine. Sorry for the mess, I havenât really had time to clean it.â You nervously link your fingers together in front of you and let your thumb pick at your skin as he comes in, closing the door gently behind him.
âItâs not a mess, just a sweater on the floor and notebooks on the bed.â Sweater on the floor. Of course. Yea, you were standing in the centre of your room, in your shorts and a black fucking clasp on bra. Now you suddenly feel naked standing in front of him, so you cross your arms, hoping to hide at least some of the embarrassment.
âWell uh, whatâs up?â You try sounding cool but immediately cringe.
âYou left this in the lab.â He tells you, then reaches into his pocket and pulls out your phone, handing it to you backside up, so you could see the glittery phone case, adorned with pink sparkles. âWas gonna give it to you in class but you kids go crazy over your phones.â
âOh I wouldnât go crazyâŠâ You tell him, humour in your voice as you awkwardly look around your room, the sheets halfway off the bed and your pillows tossed in the middle, the result in the crazy search for your phone. âWould just be a little annoyedâŠâ
âSo is everything okay?â
âYea, why do you ask?â
âI was knocking on your door and sayinâ your name. but you didnât answer.â
âOh,â You laugh dryly. âSorry, sometimes I get lost in my head and kinda just block out all sounds and sometimes Iâll block out whatâs in front of me."
âOh I see.â What do I say to respond to that? âWhat were you working on?â Why is he still here?
âHonestly, I donât know, I was just scribbling.â
âHad enough maths for the day?â He jokes.
âHad enough maths for the month.â You mumble, but then he laughs. A short laugh. But a laugh nonetheless. Isnât he annoyed by you? Why is he still- âWhat would you be doinâ if Hank didnât have you doing all this brain stuff?â Oh.
âWell uh, nothing probably.â
âNot one for hanging out with your friends?â
âFriends? Hah!â You laugh with sarcasm, then walk over to your discarded sweater, bending over to pick it up, deciding to distract yourself with cleaning. âIt's not easy for a freak to make friends.â You mumble to yourself, hoping he wouldnât hear, of course, he did.
âYouâre not a freak.â He crosses his arms as you look over your shoulder at him.
âYea sure. Everyone in the school would so easily disagree with you on that.â You say back, folding the sweater before tossing it into your dirty laundry basket. âProfessor X wonât even let me leave the school because he doesnât trust me. Iâm sure youâre no different.â Shit that was supposed to be said in your head. Stupid, stupid, stupid. Youâd smack yourself right now if it wouldnât make you look stupid, if he wasnât in your room still.
âSo you think everyoneâs the same?â He asks, more of a statement.
âNo I- I donât mean it like that. I just-â He clears his throat.
âCome here.â He demands, looking into your fucking soul. So of course, with a gaze as threatening as his. You stand right in front of him after you walk up to him like Bambi in a traffic headlight. Wobbly, and frozen. âGood, now look at me.â Oh, you forgot that part.
You looked away from his shirt, and tilted your head back to look up into his eyes and for a man whoâs so adept at killing his eyes were so soft, and brokenâŠ
âIf you didnât randomly blank out, you wouldâve also heard Xavier when he told you the only time you could leave, is if itâs with someone else in case thereâs an emergency.â
âEmergency from what? Me losing my temper?â
âExactly that.â Is what shuts you up. âWhen I said I know how youâre feeling, I meant it.â His voice softens, and you feel your throat knot as you hold back embarrassing tears. âIt wasnât easy for me to make friends either, but honestly I prefer to be in a small crowd. Normally Iâm not the one to comfort a student, but you just donât seem to want to talk to anyone. Whyâs that?â
âIâve tried talking to people. They just give me a look and then walk away.â
âDoes that actually happen? Or is that just what it feels like?â
Shit. You hate to admit it, but he makes a point.
What the fuck. Was your next thought as his hand moved up and he gently placed his hand on your cheek.
âI know you hate everyone at this school from the fucking bottom of your heart, but Iâm gonna have you try to refrain from hating me. We can strike a deal by letting me take you out of the mansion. Iâm sure youâd love to get out, canât remember the last time you left.â
âNever have.â You whisper, shrugging your shoulders. Your voice is only quiet so your tears arenât cascading down your face.
âWell if you can just promise to behave, and tell me when youâre getting stressed, then Iâll supervise you like Xavier wants.â He tells you, promising some sort of freedom. âIâm not saying Iâm scared of you. If anyone is scared of what you can do, itâs you. Am I right?â You nod. âUse your words, bub.â
âYeaâŠâ Your voice cracks as you barely mutter an entire word.
âHey, heyâŠâ He says softly, then he suddenly pulls you into a hug. âIâve got you.â He gently rubs your back, which by the way is still bare since you never got to throw on another shirt. âJust cancel your plans with Hank, I can help you more than he ever willâŠâ
He promises. His fingers gently run over the metal clasps on the back of your bra as you loosely wrap your arms around him, embracing his hug and you nod, not able to formulate any more words as you cry quietly against his chest, your tears wetting his shirt as you both stand there in silence. A quiet smirk on his face as he holds onto youâŠ
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Hi literally get so excited when you update! Can you write one where charles x alexandra x reader where charles and alex are away for an event and forget that it's the reader birthday ans only remember when someone tells them birthday it and they try and make it up to her.
Hi loves. I hope you enjoy this little piece. Let me know what you think. Comments are always apreciated!I'm sorry,but the Sydney Sweeny picture was perfect, so I had to include itđ
Also, question (and please answer me that in the comments), does anyone read what I write before the story? Like the little message here? I'm just curiousâ€ïž
Enjoy reading and send me requests!!â€ïž
-XoXo
The Birthday disaster
You couldnât believe it. They werenât here. They didnât call, text, or even send you a freaking letter. Your own boyfriend and girlfriend forgot your birthday. And not just any birthday, it was your 21 birthday. Instead of celebrating with Alex, Charles, and all of your friends in a vibrant club, you were sitting on the balcony of your apartment. Despite the cold wind hitting your bare skin mercilessly, thanks to the cute short dress you wore today, you couldnât bring yourself to walk back inside.
Of course, your friends tried to get you to come out with them to celebrate your birthday properly. But it just hurt too much, and to be honest, your mind was too tired and sad for any kind of festivity.
When Charles and Alex first informed you about the event hosted by one of Alexâs friends, they eagerly asked you to join them. Unfortunately, your job didnât allow you to tag along, which both of them understood. However, they promised you that they would return today at around 5 oâclock. To be honest, you thought they had something special planned for your birthday. But last night, at around 11 pm, you received a text from Alex, informing you that they would be staying longer in Venice, where the event was held.
At first, you thought this was some kind of joke. Maybe they wanted you to think that they werenât able to celebrate with you, only to surprise you with a birthday party. But sadly, when you woke up this morning, nothing happened. Throughout the day, there was complete silence between you and them.
Your group of friends, who had been with you a few hours ago to at least celebrate your birthday a little bit, tried to convince you to go out and party with them. Before you could agree, you got a notification from Instagram. You were tagged quite often in a post showing Alex and Charles at the event. They looked so happy and carefree, making you feel even more numb.
Despite their best efforts, your friends left after half an hour, after you reassured them with phrases like âYes, I will take care of myself,â âYes, I will call you if I need anything,â and âNo, you donât have to worry about me. Iâm completely fine.â They knew you were anything but fine; however, they also knew that you needed to be alone right now.
So here you are, sitting alone in the cold with your only companions being the vodka bottle you brought with you and the relentless wind hitting your skin. âHappy fucking 21st birthday to me, I guess,â you muttered to yourself, staring out at the sea.
âOh my god, Lisa. You truly outdid yourself,â complimented Alex, her friend. And it was true. The event was filled with beautiful flowers and lights, giving the room a fairy-like appearance. The soft glow of the lights reflected off the petals, creating a magical ambiance that made everyone feel like they had stepped into an enchanted garden. Charles, who stood next to his girlfriend, only brought her closer to him and said, âYeah, I have to agree. Iâm 100% sure YN would have loved it.â âYou are so right, love. I wish she was here with us,â agreed Alex, her voice tinged with a hint of sadness.
âWait, Iâm confused. So there is nothing wrong between you guys and YN?â asked Lisa, her brow furrowed in confusion. Alex and Charles shared a look with each other, both of them equally puzzled. âNo, why would there be anything wrong with us?â Alex replied, her tone defensive. âOh, I just thought you had a fight and this is the reason why you are here and not with YN today. But I must have been wrongâŠâ Lindaâs voice trailed off, her cheeks flushing with embarrassment. She shared a look with her partner Mary, both of them realizing the gravity of the situation.
âWait, stop. Pause. Why would we be with YN tonight? You invited us to your event and we are here. I donât get whatâs going on right now,â said Alex, her frustration mounting. It felt like Mary and Lisa knew something she and Charles didnât. Mary, who was now also becoming more annoyed with how the two of them acted before them, didnât take any nonsense from Alex.
Without hesitation, she looked straight into Alexâs eyes and told her with an ice-cold voice, âWell, we werenât expecting you to show up today because we thought that you would be busy celebrating YNâs 21 birthday today. But from the looks of it, it seems like you forgot your own girlfriendâs birthday. So donât talk to us with that rude tone of yours. At least we remember each otherâs birthdays.â With that, Mary took Lisa by the hand and left, leaving Alex and Charles standing there in stunned silence.
Alex and Charles were left behind, both staring at the space where the couple used to be a few seconds ago. Both of them felt a wave of guilt and shame wash over them. How could they forget their own girlfriendâs birthday? Turning on their phones, they saw the flood of messages they had received from not only their fans but also their friends, YNâs friends, and their families. Each message was a painful reminder of their oversight.
âWe messed up so badly,â muttered Charles, looking at Alex with a pained expression. The woman could only nod, still speechless. Charles took her arm and gently but firmly led her out of the room. âWe have to go to her. ASAP,â Alex told Charles, who was already a step ahead of her and had their jackets in hand. With that, the couple left the event, both feeling a deep sense of remorse. How could they forget their girlâs birthday?
As they hurried to their car, Alexâs mind raced with thoughts of how to make it up to YN. She knew it would take more than just an apology to mend the hurt they had caused. Charles, too, was lost in his thoughts, thinking of ways to show YN how much she meant to them. They both knew that they had a lot of making up to do, but they were determined to do whatever it took to make things right.
At around 1 am, the couple finally arrived home. The ride back had been silent, the air in the car feeling oppressively thick, making it hard to breathe. They parked their car in the garage and, without hesitation, jumped out of the vehicle, racing towards the elevator. The few minutes it took to reach their front door felt like an eternity, each second stretching painfully.
When they entered the apartment, everything was shrouded in darkness. A figure sat on the balcony, barely visible in the dim light. Charles immediately sat next to YN, while Alex kneeled in front of her. YN didnât even look at them before taking a gulp from the nearly empty bottle of vodka. âHey love, I think youâve had enough for tonight,â whispered Charles, gently trying to take the bottle away from the now 21-year-old girl.
YN shook her head, her voice trembling as she reminded them, âNo. NO, you do not get to tell me what I can and cannot do. Not after you forgot about me.â âBaby, we didnât forget about you,â Alex tried, her eyes already filling with tears. YN only laughed, her own tears streaming down her face. âNo, Alexandra. You do not get to tell me that after you forgot my birthday, and you certainly donât get to cry.â âOk, letâs all calm down,â Charles attempted again, his voice soothing but firm.
âNo Charles! I donât want to calm down. You both forgot about me. You two promised me that something like this would never happen to us. You promised me that you would always love me. You promised me that the age gap didnât bother you when we started dating when I was 19. But look at us. You already broke one of your promises. How can I be sure that you wonât break another one?â With that, YN broke down in tears. Her whole body shook with the force of her sobs, her head held in her hands.
Charles and Alex immediately moved to comfort her. âYN, breath. We are so freaking sorry. I guarantee you, we didnât mean for something like this to happen. We were all so busy with our jobs and social lives that we didnât mean to forget something so important,â Charles began, his voice filled with regret.
Alex took YNâs head into her hands, gently wiping away her tears. âWe love you more than anything in this world. You are our air and our heart. And we will apologize for the rest of our lives if we have to,â she said, her voice breaking with emotion. YN only whispered, âI love you guys too.â Alex didn't hesitate before kissing her girlfriend. after a moment the they pulled apart.
Charles turned her face towards him, speaking softly, âAnd we didnât lie when we told you the age gap didnât bother us. And we certainly didnât lie when we promised you that we would always love you, ok?â After YN nodded, Letting Charles also kiss her. This kiss was filled with as much love as Alex, just a bit more urgently but still gentle. After their kiss, the three of them cuddled close to each other, finding solace in their shared warmth.
It would take some time before everything was alright between the three of them again. But for now, sitting together and watching the city lights flicker in the distance was the perfect way to start healing.
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asellus australis | jww | part 1
pairing: wonwoo x f!reader
genre: fluff, romance, idiots to lovers
word count: 6k
summary: Wonwoo couldnât possibly be the only person living in Sydney who didnât know how to swim, so he reluctantly says yes to the lessons his friends signed him up for. When he learns that you are his instructor, he figures learning how to swim as an adult isnât all that embarrassing after all
warnings: fear of water, mentions of drowning
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It was the kids' laughter that brought your mind out of its newest daydream. It was hard to keep yourself focused on what was happening right in front of you rather than on what had already happened. It was a new feeling and so completely out of character for you.Â
A couple of weeks had gone by since you attended a certain party, one you didnât want to go to. You were too tired from the week and there was a little hint of emotional exhaustion to put yourself through a situation where everything would eventually turn out to be too much.Â
It had been so easy to find a quiet place further in at the back, away from all the people and their noisiness. There was only so much music and chatter you could block out just by standing away though.
You sipped your drink, something sweet and fruity Kira had gotten you before drifting off to wherever she wanted to go. It was somewhat frustrating to have gone there because of her and having her pull away from you the second you got there. But at the same time, you understood why she did it. Whoever her new crush was, he was at the party, which meant that she saw an opportunity. Kira was never one to be at a party by herself, and unfortunately, Nina had a better excuse to not be there than âIâm tiredâ, so you had to be the one to tag along. Though it wasnât entirely too bad, it was a little boring.Â
And then he showed up.Â
You had never seen him before, which considering that you didnât know a single person at the party wasnât surprising at all. You knew Kira and maybe a couple of others in passing. You made a mental note to ask her how she found out at that party.Â
There was no way for you to look away from him. It was like there was this spotlight on him, just on him, making everyone else around pale.Â
Somehow he had ended up by your side, claiming to also be running away from his friends and the noise.Â
âThis isnât really my scene,â he said âI donât even know how they managed to drag me out here, to be honestâ
You blushed a little when he looked at you, a smile wide on his face. It was enough to make your heart skip a beat.Â
âIâm Wonwooâ, his hand stretched out while his left one adjusted the glasses in his nose.Â
âHiâ
You let your hand be wrapped by his. You had never felt quite that shy before while meeting someone. Usually, you were the talkative one.Â
âI wasnât supposed to come out tonightâ you admitted âbut Iâm kind of glad I didâ
Was that possibly crossing a line? You werenât sure, it probably was but early that morning you read that you should be more open to relationships in whichever format they came from, the reason why you didnât even try to stop Kira from dragging to the party.Â
A long time had gone by since you felt anything similar while talking to someone â especially since using the word talking seemed to be a little much considering you had barely exchanged a few words. Wonwoo had your undivided attention from the moment he walked in.Â
Wonwoo simply smiled at you again and looked up at the sky. The sun had long set and in its place the most beautiful full moon lit up the sky, accompanied by the countless shining stars.Â
âThereâs so many stars tonight,â you said and almost kicked yourself for it.Â
It was probably the worst way you could have started a conversation with a guy. You half expected him to answer you at all, a nod or a hm, at best.Â
âDid you know,â his words were almost shy, his delicious low voice dropping even lower, almost as if he was telling you a secret âthat the stars have colors?â
His voice was so quiet while he spoke, his eyes still focused on the sky above. Wonwoo clasped his hands together, his knuckles turning white while he put way too much strength into something that needed none.
âReally?â you looked up for a second before turning your full attention back to his profile âI thought it was just some sort of optical illusionâ
He turned to you then, his full attention on you as you waited for him to speak again. It was an odd feeling, for him to have someone interested in whatever he was saying.
âYeah, thereâs a few. Blue, white, yellow, orange, and redâ he made a fist between the two of you, raising a finger every time he said a different color âThe color depends on the temperature and life cycleâ
Maybe you didnât mean to, or perhaps you did, but you leaned your body a little to the left, your knee touching his.
âI had no ideaâ
He looked at you, slightly surprised that you were suddenly so close to him but smiled at you all the same.
âYou canât see the colors when you look at the sky?â his eyebrows were slightly raised, lips in a mix of a pout and a smile.Â
You pulled your bottom lip in between your teeth in hopes that it could make you stop from inching forward and pressing them against his. If you were in his place youâd probably run away screaming âcrazyâ at the top of your lungsâ
âI mean, I can, I just didn't think the star had actual colors. I guess I just always assumed it was all silverâ
Wonwoo laughed, his nose wrinkling in the most adorable way possible.Â
You were talking with him for a couple of hours, the most casual kind of conversation and it was probably the most fun you had in a long time at one of those parties. Not that you didnât have fun. Nina and Kira were always fun to be around and it was something you always said yes to, being around them. But with Wonwoo it was just a different kind of fun. Usually, when guys approach you at parties the conversations always remain the same, and it was always made to make them look larger than life.Â
Wonwoo however seemed to be much more interested in talking about the sky and the moon and the stars â âdid you know that the moon moves away further from the earth every year? â and while you were aware that some of it was just to prove himself as smart, you found it cute and at times, even endearing.Â
He seemed somewhat passionate about what he was talking about to the point where you could just stand there and look at him without ever getting bored. His voice, low when he had first sat by your side, had gone up a few notes, maybe partially because of the music around you, but you had a feeling that it was because he was just getting excited about what he was talking about.Â
âI never saw you before at one of these,â you said
Wonwoo took a long sip of his drink, you werenât sure of what it was but it wasnât the cheap beer that was in your cup.Â
âI donât come to these often, my friendsâ he pointed at where the rest of the people were and you had no real way of finding out who his friends were âfinally managed to drag me out. I would have stayed at the office if they didnâtâ
It was a redo of the conversation you had before but you didnât mind in the least, not when you could feel his warm breath at the top of your cheeks as he leaned down to talk to you. Slightly, you turn your head to him and for a moment you thought about just typing your head up slightly, just enough to reach his lips.Â
âWhat do you do for a living?â
Wonwoo cleared his throat, his eyes moving from your eyes to your lips. He did that maybe a couple of times before he finally, finally, leaned in. And it was like little bells of you started to play inside your head. It was perfect for all of two seconds, his lips pressed over yours, soft and warm, his hand at the back of your neck pulling your face closer to his before someone screamed your name at the top of their lungs.Â
He pulled away from you immediately and you honestly wanted to cry. The kiss had only lasted a brief second but you didnât want it to end.
Kira was suddenly by your side, a look of complete desperation in her eyes.Â
âWe have to go⊠NinaâŠâ
Before she even finished her sentence you were already up. You looked at Wonwoo quickly, hoping that he could see how sorry you were when you ran out.Â
Looking back you wished you could have remembered to ask for his number before you left, or for him to ask for yours. But all of it had happened way too quickly that it had never crossed.
Ever since that night had been stuck in your mind, you couldnât stop thinking about Wonwoo or the kiss. It was like your mind was in this infinite looping playing that one moment.
âThe new guy is here,â Jinah said, Laughing a little.
You looked where she was pointing and couldn't help the low laugh that escaped your lips. Three guys were walking towards you. Maybe walking was a bit too strong a word, one of them was being pushed by the other two.
âWe're already here,â the shorter one said, exasperated âYou just have to go there and learnâ
âYou know, this is a terrible ideaâ the one who was being pushed said.
It was as if you had been transported back to that day at the party. It was precisely the voice you wanted to hear but had no real way of hearing.
âWonwoo?â
Your voice was one that Wonwoo didn't expect to hear any time soon, or maybe ever again. After that day when he left the party in a hurry, without giving the slightest explanation, Wonwoo was sure he would never see you again. Sydney was far from a small town and he wasn't the biggest party-goer who had ever set foot on this earth, he knew that the chances of running into you again were slim to none.
But somehow, you were right there in front of him.
He had thought many times about what he would say if he saw you again if he was that lucky. Everything that had gone through his head had seemed wrong and now that you were in a place where he could see you, nothing came to mind. It was as if he had momentarily forgotten all the words he had learned throughout his life. That all the years he had spent trapped in an educational institution hadn't taught him anything.
Ever since that night, Wonwoo couldn't stop thinking about you. It didnât matter what he did, however, he tried to think of other things or other people and focus on work. You were always there, in the back of his mind. He had never done anything quite like that before.Â
That wasnât to say that he had never had a girlfriend. He had, a few of them throughout his life but it never happened quite that fast and it was never quite life-altering. Sure, he had met a girl once at one of the many events he attended as part of his job and she had stayed in his mind for a couple of hours, but never days like it happened with you.Â
And when he started to babble about the moon and the stars, because he had gotten nervous, you didnât seem to mind. Instead, you gave him your full attention, seemingly inserted in what he was saying. But then suddenly you were gone and he didnât even have the chance to ask for your number or anything that he could use to find you again.Â
Wonwoo had been certain that you would, somehow, be the one who got away and yet there you were, in shorts and a black swimsuit with the logo he saw outside.Â
He hated the word destiny, but maybe there was some of it sprinkled in seeing you again.Â
âHi!âÂ
Wonwooâs voice came out a little louder than usual, making his friends turn to him with furrowed eyebrows. Soonyoung looked utterly confused while Jihoon just did his best to suppress the laugh that was bubbling inside his chest.Â
âI didnât think Iâd see you again,â you said, smiling brightly at him.Â
Wonwoo was completely caught off guard when you took a step forward and wrapped your arms around his shoulder. It only lasted a second and it wasnât enough for him to react and hug you back.Â
Your cheeks had a light pink on them as you stepped back. He smiled once he noticed that your hand was balled into fists.Â
âSorry, my mom is a hugger so I just sort of hug people sometimesâ you were quick to explain, waving your hands in front of yourself.Â
You closed your eyes tightly, your cheeks getting even redder. Wonwoo thought that you looked cute that night at the party, but this version in front of him was much cuter. He pressed his lips together, trying not to smile too big.Â
âDo I get a hug too?â
Soonyoung took a step forward, arms wide open, smile so big that Wonwoo wasnât even sure his friend could see anything at all. Thankfully Jihoon was quick enough to pull him back and angry enough to hit him in the back of the head.Â
âNoâŠâ Â
You took another step back and raised your index finger at him. Your reaction alone was enough to pull an honest laugh out of Wonwoo. You seemed horrified by the idea which made him think that your earlier allegation of being a hugger was probably a lie.Â
âHow dense are you?â Jihoon whispered and shouted at Soonyoung.Â
You lightly shook your head, maybe trying to shake off any sort of dizziness, before smiling again.Â
âWhich one of you is the one taking lessons?â
In the queue, Wonwoo felt two sets of hands at his back, pushing him forward. Both of his friends were holding back giggles.Â
He had hated the idea of taking swimming lessons as an adult. His friends were irreducible in his learning though so he eventually just caved and did as they wanted. However, all of the cells in his body that were against it dissolved the second he saw you. Now, learning didnât seem all that bad or all that weird.Â
âGreat! I need you to follow me to the back if thatâs okay?â you pointed over your shoulder with your thumb âYou need to fill out a form before we can get startedâ
Wonwoo nodded and followed you. He was naive enough to look back at his friends once and he was glad that you didnât do the same. Jihoon was giving him a thumbs up, a weird-looking smile on his face, while Soonyoung would be screaming if he could, if not for the hand covering his mouth.Â
He loved his friends, he really did, they were one of the reasons why Wonwoo even had any kind of social life, and they were there for him whenever he needed them, even if he just wanted to complain about something â Soonyoung was especially good at hating someone he had never met before just because Wonwoo complained once about said, person.Â
In silence, he followed you to the back, eyes focused on your back. He had to force his eyes to stay on the back of your neck and not on the way your hips swayed deliciously from side to side while you walked.Â
You sat down on one of the tables and smiled sweetly at the receptionist who handed you a sheet and a pen. You slid the paper across to Wonwoo, followed by the pen. Â
âWhile you fill that out, Iâm going to ask you a couple of questionsâ
Wonwoo was never that great at multitasking, so he was sure that he would either write his information down or he would talk with you. If he did do two things at once, most likely both of them would be half-assed.Â
âWhy are you taking swimming lessons?â
He paused writing and looked at you. It made sense that that was your first question, he would just like it if it wasnât on the list.Â
âI donât know how to swim, so my friends thought that it was good a idea to sign me up for lessonsâ
You smiled and nodded at him, not a hint of judgment in your eyes. It was new. When he told people that he didnât know how to swim people usually looked at him like he had four sets of arms, it was almost like the look one got when one heard that they could ride a bike.Â
âCan you float on your back?â
He simply shook his head and kept writing his information down. It didnât go unnoticed to Wonwoo how you pursed your lips together and tilted your head to the side.Â
âDo you feel comfortable in the water at all?â you asked, slightly confused.Â
Wonwoo set down the paper and pen, now fully looking at you. He wanted to avoid the conversation, yes, but he knew if there was one place he had to be honest, it was there, with you.Â
âIâm not the biggest fan of water,â he said, voice low matching how his eyes were kept on the table the entire time.Â
When Wonwoo was a kid, while on a trip to the beach with his parents, he was playing in the water when a wave forcefully took him away. He had tried to scream for help but instead of pushing his voice out, all he did was pull water into his lungs. According to his parents, the moment didnât last for more than a few seconds but it was enough for him to never want to do anything with the water again.
It wasnât a problem to be at a pool, like the one he was in, as long as his feet could touch the floor and he had enough space between where the water ended and his head. But he had never been to the beach again. Not that his friends hadnât tried to convince him to go to the beach, just to feel the sand between his toes, they never even mentioned the idea of getting in the water. But Wonwoo refused every single time.Â
Why would he go to a place that only brought him bad memories when he could simply pretend that synch place didnât even exist in the first place? Of course, living in Sydney posed as a minor problem to that plan, but it had never stopped him before.Â
And yet, somehow, he found himself in front of you, asking for swimming lessons. The fact that it was you made him somehow calmer if such a thing was even possible.Â
âCan you get into the water or is that something we need to work on?â Wonwoo looked up at you, eyebrows furrowed âSome people come here and they have a rough time getting into the water, so itâs something we have to work slowly on. Is that the case with you?â
âOh, noâ he shook his head âI can get into the water just fineâ
You smiled at him while you looked at his information. Wonwoo felt his insides twist a little when your smile slowly dropped.Â
âIs everything okay?â
Your eyes left the paper for a second and you smiled again.
âEverything is fineâ you put the paper on the table again, now fully ignoring it âShould we get started?â
âHe is a cancer!â you wailed, dropping your head on the back of the couch.Â
Of course, it made absolute sense that the most dreamy and perfect guy you had ever met, was a cancer. Of course!Â
âWhat is she on about?â Kira asked, making a weird face.Â
Nina simply sighed and nudged you, placing the wine glass into your hands
âItâs the guy from the party,â you said, sipping the wine âHe came in today to take lessons and I saw his birthday. Heâs a cancerâ
Both of them nodded as if understanding what you were saying, but you knew that they couldnât care less about it. Between the three of you, you were the only one who cared about star signs. You were always one to simply look into it once and let it go. It usually gives you a way to understand someone better. And while it could just be some harmless fun, you know yourself well enough to know that something you let get a little too much into your head.Â
And you see, Wonwoo is a cancer, which in itself itâs not a real issue. Cancer men are known to be caring, loyal, and protective, all of which are great treats when you are in a relationship with someone, their groundedness is highly incompatible with Sagittarius women. They usually enjoy their time at home and are more on the introverted side.Â
âAre you going to treat that as a problem?â
Nina had her eyebrow raised so high you were sure that if she pushed up a little more sheâd be able to touch her hairline.Â
âWe are incompatible!â you cried, drinking the rest of the wine.
Both of your friends looked at you, knowing that the conversation would probably lead you to drink a little more than you needed, which in return would cause them problems. Truth be told you werenât the best drinker out of the three of you. You were the worst of your group, to the point you avoided drinking out, but in the comfort of your home â or this case, Kiraâs home â all bets were in and you could be as much of a bad drinking as you wanted to be.Â
âYou canât let sun signs, moon signs, whatever itâs called, rule your relationship, babe,â Kira said, her voice sounding a lot like the one she usually used on the kids she teaches.
Kira was a kindergarten teacher, a real hero if you knew what one of those looked like
âRemember how you were over the moon after the party? You couldnât stop talking about him and we all know that if you canât stop talking, it also means that he was constantly in your mind as wellâ
Her tone was almost mocking you. The thing is your friends knew you, sometimes, better than you knew yourself.
âDo you remember Ben? He was a cancerâ you said trying to prove a point, but knowing fully well that it meant nothing at all. Wonwoo and Ben couldnât possibly be more different, even just at first glance.Â
âBen stole money from your wallet, used your card to his heartâs content, and then fled, making you pay for everything he ever bought. Iâm sure Wonwoo is nothing like thatâ
You narrowed your eyes at her. She was defending Wonwoo a little too much. You knew Kiraâs thoughts on your zodiac obsession and she was always quick to shut it down, but this time around, the way she was defending a man she had maybe seen for 5 seconds was a little suspicious.
âI agree with Kira,â Nina said, eyes still on her phone âBen was a dick but Wonwoo might not be one. You said he was sweet at the party. Sorry I sort of ruined it for you that nightâ
Your friend smiled at you, her eyes a little sad. Nina had been the reason why Kira pulled you out of the party that night. She had been traveling for work and was in a car accident on the road on her way back to Sydney. She was fine, with no life-threatening wounds, but she was very nervous, understandably so. She was still insecure about being on the road again, but you were sure that she just needed a little more time.Â
âItâs fineâ You wrapped her shoulders with your arms, pulling her closer to you âNo boy in the world is more important than youâ
Your mind went back to the party and the way you felt that night, how youâd have stayed there the entire night with him unless you were pulled away â which eventually happened. Wonwoo talked about the moon and stars and you were that if he ever told you that he was the one responsible for hanging them up in the sky you would have probably believed him.Â
âYouâre so corny sometimesâ She pushed you with her shoulder but made no real attempt to move away from you.
âYou love me, soâŠâ
âI guess the swimming lessons are much more interesting now, right?â Soonyoung teased Wonwoo.
Wonwoo simply rolled his eyes and kept his focus on the computer in front of him, making Jihoon snort by his side, which in return only made Soonyoung wine as he sat on the couch in the back of the room. Under normal circumstances, Wonwoo would probably already be home at such an hour but there were things that he needed to do if he wanted to have a truly off weekend. One when he could just focus on the lessons he was bound to have on Saturday.Â
He was never one to anxiously wait for things, especially when those things had a lot to do with the water and yet there he found himself, wishing that Saturday morning came just a little faster than it usually did.Â
For him, Saturdays mostly meant trying to come up with reasons as to why he wouldnât be able to go somewhere with his friends. That was mostly Soonyoung, to be fair. His friend enjoyed being out and about, going to new places, and having new experiences. From time to time Wonwoo did too, but he liked his time alone time a little too much when it was just him and his stars.Â
âIt pains me to say thisâ Jihoon said with a sigh, almost as if he didnât believe those words were coming out of his mouth âI agree with him. It looks a lot of fun nowâ
Jihoon and Soonyoung were a weird duo, that was for sure. They spent half of the time bickering like old men who have nothing else to do and the other half they were either in agreement or just pretending that the other didntdidn'tt. Somehow, it worked.
âI meanâ Jihoon continued âSheâs the girl from the partyâ
Wonwoo turned around in his chair, giving Jihoon a look with eyes wide. There was a reason why he didnât mention you to Soonyoung, and it was quite simple: he would never hear the end of it and Soonyoung would, at the very least, contact every single person he knew at the party and ask if they knew you. His friend would stop until he found you and though seeing you again was something that he wanted, Wonwoo didnât want to come across as someone who was desperate and maybe a little bit of a stalker.Â
âWhat girl?â
He let his body slide down on the chair and closed his eyes. Wonwoo would never hear the end of it now with Soonyoung.Â
âThe party we managed to drag him to a couple of weeks ago? He met a girl there and she had to leave before he managed to ask for her numberâ
Another thing about the Soonyoung and Jihoon duo is that they like to gossip like teenagers. Itâs the very stereotypical image of highschoolers whispering to each other in the hallways, except for the fact that they gossip about Wonwoo right in front of his face and there is nothing that he can do to just make them stop, and they havenât been to a high school hallway in years.Â
âWhy didnât I know about this?â
âProbably because you were too busy with whatever it is that makes you disappear at parties?â
The two of them exchanged a look and Wonwoo knew that they were talking without ever saying a single word.Â
âSoâ Soonyoung turned to him again âyou went to a party and talked to this girlâ
âKissed her, actually,â Jihoon said
Soonyoungâs body almost vibrated at the news and he was clapping his hands, making sounds that no human should ever be able to make.Â
What is the closest emergency exit from here? Wonwoo couldnât help but wonder.Â
âThis is the greatest day of my lifeâ he laughed hysterically âYou went to a party, something that on its own is already very out of character to you, you kissed a girl and now sheâs your hot swimming instructor?â
He turned to Jihoon for approval, who simply nodded.Â
âYou should ask her out, she looked interested earlier at the poolâ
The image of you looking over his information and your smile slowly dropping came across Wonwooâs mind and he couldnât help but think that Soonyoung was wrong. Whatever it was that you say written there, which Wonwoo couldnât possibly even phantom what it was considering that it was his most basic information, was enough to make you rethink something.Â
âAnd she listed to you nerding out and still wanted to kiss youâ
His mind drifted back to the night of the party. Wonwoo was certain that if you had stayed for a little longer he would have probably gotten your number and asked you out on the very next day and with some luck you would have said yes and who knew where it would go from there.Â
âOh, this just keeps getting betterâ Soonyoung clapped his hands.
âAgain, this is very painful to say but I agree with Soonyoung, you should ask her outâ
Wonwoo rolled his eyes. Jihoon talked a big game about not agreeing with Soonyoung but he always did. They were always in the same frequency of decisions and Wonwoo was usually the one who had a different opinion.Â
âAnd maybe, who knows, she might have thought about you as much as you thought about her these past few weeks?â
Soonyoung grabbed Jihoonâs arm, his eyes wide with uncontrolled excitement.
There was something different about the way Jihoon said it as if he was in some sort of secret that Wonwoo had no idea about. Of course that was the entire purpose of a secret but it felt different.Â
âIf I promise to think about it, will youâ Wonwoo pointed at Soonyoung âstop this weird, whatever it is?â
Surprisingly enough, the pool was mostly empty during the weekends, hence why they usually closed at noon on Saturdays. Parents usually sent their kids during the afternoons and most adults preferred either early mornings or after hours so the weekends were usually pretty low and youâd rather be anywhere else than at work but Saturdays started to look so much better once Wonwooâs name was written on the board, right under yours.Â
After the initial minor breakdown
You sat down on the edge of the pool, your feet on the water while you waited for him. With each passing second you grew more anxious, your heart beating rapidly inside your chest in anticipation of what would happen.Â
A part of you expected it to be just a regular class, with normal small talk. The other part, this one much more hopeful and highly unrealistic, hoped that you could pick up where you left off the night of the party. But the truth was that you had no idea what was about to happen. You were certain that there was a secret third option that you couldnât see or even think of.Â
You turned around when there was the distant sound of a door closing and a few seconds later Wonwoo walked in, in black swim shorts and a black t-shirt, a towel on his shoulder. He smiled at you while pushing his glasses back.Â
For a moment it was like you were back at the party that night and he was all that you could see again. There wasnât anything or anyone else there but even then the space seemed to disappear.
âHi,â he offered once he stopped next to you.Â
âHeyâ
You got up and walked to the other side, removing your shorts and folding them over the side of a chair. Wonwoo followed suit, dropping his towel on the chair and then taking off his glasses and shirt. It took everything in you to keep quiet and not just fully ogle him. You almost had to hit your face to make yourself remember how to breathe properly again.Â
"You ready?" you said without turning to him.Â
The only answer Wonwoo had to give was a small ruff, in exchange for making you chuckle. Though it was funny, it was not the ideal.Â
âListen,â you turned to him, hands on your hips âIf youâre uncomfortable we can reschedule or maybe not even do this at allâ
Wonwoo looked at you, his eyes going a little soft as he sat down on the edge of the pool, mimicking your early stance. His eyes were focused on the water in front of him, unblinking.Â
âIâm tall enough that my head will stay above water, right?âÂ
âYes, youâre good until halfwayâ
He nodded his head, eyes until in the water. If the situation was any different youâd have cracked a joke or anything else that could somehow lighten up the mood but there was no room for that.Â
âLetâs just get this over withâ
Most of the hour you spent with Wonwoo in the pool was silent. It was mostly you talking and him listening, trying â and failing â to follow your instructions. You tried to crack the occasional small talk, but he was having none of it. You couldnât help but wonder if his lack of enthusiasm, or interest, was because he was still uncomfortable or if it was because of how you had acted when he first came by to sign up for lessons.Â
It took you a few hours, and three glasses of wine, to realize that you had made a face when you saw his birthday written. And it wasnât a nice face, you were sure you scowled at the paper. Maybe it was that moment you ruined it all between you and Wonwoo. Or maybe, he was just really unhappy.Â
âAre you okay?â you asked him once again, hand on his shoulder.Â
You were honestly so worried about him that it was hard to ogle him.Â
âYeah, Iâm just not a big fan of water, thatâs allâ
This time you put both of your hands on his shoulder, turning his body fully to you. God, he is too handsome. Forget the whole âtoo worried to ogleâ thing. His chest, his very naked chest, was right in front of your eyes. You were only human, a human that had dreamed of the man in front of her a few too many times and none of them had been pg-13. It was fine to appreciate someoneâs beauty.Â
âListen to me, you donât need to do this, okay?â
âThis is Sidney,â he said as if that was enough explanation.
The only possible reaction was to roll your eyes at him.Â
âWho gives a fuck where we are in the globe? Do you go to the beach? The pool? Boats? Loves to be on airplanes who happen to fly across oceans?â when his answer to all of your questions was no you shook his shoulders a little bit âThen you have no reason to learn how to swim. Right now youâre just torturing yourselfâ
Wonwoo sighed and nodded, but he still looked sort of weird, if you were one to tell considering how little you knew him. You raised your eyebrows at him, hoping that it was enough to get him to talk.Â
âItâs justâŠâ he seemed to struggle to get the words out âI want to see you againâ
This time you didnât even try to suppress your smile or the butterflies in your stomach.
âYou could ask for my number and ask me on a date, you know?â
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