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the group chat? - mockingbird! au (platonic! hughes)

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"oh, i love this song!" your friend, em, shouted over the music.

downing her drink, she grabbed another friend of yours, raya, and pulled her to the dance floor. you and talia, another friend of yours, laughed as you watched the two stumble to the dance floor.

it was girls' night, the first one ever since you all graduated. it'd been a tough few months, all of you busy with new jobs and trying to navigate this new life. but it was worth it. because of nights like these.

"five dollars em comes here to throw her shoes off," talia nudged you, nursing her drink.

you took a sip of your own drink, laughing. "oh, you're on! she's gonna either throw them in the garbage, or at some man."

talia laughed loudly, spilling some of her drink. that made the two of you laugh some more.

"come on," talia said, finishing off her drink. "let's join those idiots."

you downed your drink, "let's go!"

the two of you stumbled across the dance floor, laughing to yourselves as you danced your way to your friends.

em was currently drunk as hell, and her shoes were missing.

"told you!" you elbowed talia, laughing at the face she made.

in your tipsy state, everything was hilarious to you. from the way em danced without shoes, to the way raya danced with talia, to the way the world felt fuzzy around the edges.

the only thing that wasn't funny was the guy staring at you.

he stood near the bar, sleeves rolled up and his bald head reflecting the lights of the bar. he nursed a drink in hand, but kept his eyes trained on you.

you made a face at him, moving out of his line of vision. he craned his neck, before switching seats to keep watching you. you furrowed your brows.

by now, he knew that you knew that he was watching him. but he still made no effort to try and hide what he was doing.

with a start, you realized that you'd seen him at a few other bars and restaurants before. and he was always staring at you.

"yeah, i'm not doing this tonight," you muttered to yourself, reaching for your phone.

you pulled out your last chat, jack, and texted him.

'theres sume werd guy straring atme ie sen him at otger plasces and hes crepy come pick mup plx?'

your phone buzzed with a positive response, followed by many more notifications. you ignored them all, just ready to go home and fall asleep in jack's arms.

"creepo behind me," you whispered to em. "i'm heading home. don't wanna die before seeing quinn play the boys tomorrow."

"jack's picking you up?" she asked.

you nodded.

em yawned, reaching out to grab raya and talia (who were still dancing together). "come on. we'll go wait for him. i think i'm gonna head home too."

"thanks."

em linked her arms through yours, the four of you making your way outside to wait for jack. behind you, the creepy guy was beginning to make his way to his feet.

"oh, we're going to die," you muttered. "he's coming."

"no we won't," raya assured you. she tapped one of the bouncers, "hi. there's that guy inside being a creep, and messing with my friends," she pointed at the person in the bar. "we're heading home because he's making us uncomfortable. if you don't mind, could you keep an eye on him so he doesn't follow us?"

the bouncer nodded, "don't worry. that's my job."

raya grinned as she turned back to the rest of them. "see? all handled. besides, jack's only a few minutes away from here."

"i just texted my brother," talia said. "he'll come pick the rest of us up."

you took a deep breath, feeling the tears building up. maybe it was your tipsy state, but you were feeling more emotional than usual. "i'm so sorry guys. this was supposed to be a fun girls' night and i ruined it."

"not you, it was that creepo dingbat," em assured you. "besides, it was fun. we had lots of fun. and none of us can handle hangovers, so it's best we didn't stay out any longer."

the four of you laughed quietly, remembering your university days. none of you were good at handling alcohol or hangovers.

you looked up as a familiar car pulled up, followed immediately by jack running out the back door and pulling you into his arms.

"you're okay? were you followed? did he hurt you?"

"you're shaking," you whispered, hugging him back.

jack took a deep breath to calm himself, still holding you close. "i was freaking terrified. i couldn't even drive because i was losing it."

"you made luke drive?" you asked, pulling away a little. you held his face in your hands, knowing the touch was the only thing keeping jack calm.

"are you alright?" luke asked, coming out of the passenger seat as the car parked. "that guy didn't come after you, right?"

"no, we left," you answered, giving luke a hug as well. "the bouncer's keeping an eye on him, making sure he doesn't follow us."

"that was smart of you guys, telling the bouncer," quinn added, stepping out of the driver's side.

you stared for a moment, before remembering quinn was in town for the game.

"raya's idea," you motioned towards your friend.

she sent a two fingered salute, before hugging you and following em and talia into talia's brother's car.

"alright, let's head home now," quinn said, pulling out one of jack's hoodies from the car and passing it to you. "it's best not to stay here any longer than we have to."

you thanked him, following jack into the car. the ride home was silent, but peaceful. all of you were shaken up a bit, but you were okay. that was the big thing.

making your way into jack's apartment, quinn locked the door behind you guys while luke brought a glass of water over to you.

"thanks kid," you smiled, finishing off the glass. you looked at quinn and jack as well, "thank you. all three of you."

"you don't have to thank us," quinn reminded you. "you texted the group chat, and all three of us came over immediately. we're family, y/n. we're gonna come for you no matter what."

you smiled at the three boys around you. you loved them so much, and times like this was when you realized they loved you too. you were family.

"i texted the group chat?" you repeated. "i thought i texted jack."

quinn laughed, "it was the group chat. and good thing, because jack was freaking out and didn't know what to do."

the three of you laughed a bit, grateful that the stress was gone.

now that the night was over, and you were finally home, the high of the alcohol was fading. your head was starting to hurt, and so were your feet. jack helped you change into some pajamas and wipe your makeup off.

the two of you headed back to the living room, where luke and quinn were fighting over what to watch on netflix.

"finding nemo," luke said.

"no, we're watching moana," quinn argued.

"you're both wrong. we're watching despicable me," you told them, lying down on the couch.

jack flopped down next to you, "oh, i like that movie!"

quinn and luke got excited as well, searching for the movie and pressing play. you cuddled into jack as luke and quinn camped out on the floor.

one by one, the boys fell asleep, the movie playing softly on the t.v. you smiled to yourself as you lay in jack's arms. this was what your childhood should've looked liked. a loving family, ready to do anything for you.

even though you didn't have it then, you were happy to have found it now.

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1 13 and 28 for the nationality asks! :D

I honestly didn’t expect to write so much but here we are ahahah ^^’ Hope it’s a pleasant reading for you @tmakisamajiki!♡ *I’ll put it below ‘read more’  because it’s long*

“hi, I’m not from the US” ask set

1. Favourite place in your country?

A hard question! >.> I travelled a lot in my country and I love a lot of different places equally for different reasons. I don’t have one in particular so I’ll name some of the places where I left my heart ^^

Ischia and Capri, two of the islands in the Gulf of Naples: breath-taking panorama, crystal-clear sea, beautiful towns, friendly people and wonderful memories.

Venice (Venezia): apart from the sea and the famous canals, there are a lot of beautiful buildings and churches and you can easily see the centuries-old history of the city (and of Italy, in general) all around you. Then there’s the famous Carnival, which I saw two years ago (and I’ll see it again next year in February), and it’s like going back in time with all those beautiful masks and costumes and shows on the water. I’d suggest visiting it at night too, when the lights reflect on the water, it’s really suggestive! You’ll feel like a 1700/1800′s lady/gentleman going to a secret masquerade ball. Ah, and be sure to take a paper map with you (because apparently Google Maps doesn’t work in the heart of the city) or you’ll wander around in the dark like me searching for a bridge to cross to go back to the hotel (it was fun though).

Florence (Firenze): like Venice, it’s full of history and art. The city is beautiful but there are two things in particular that I like more than anything! The Cathedral of ‘Santa Maria del Fiore’ and the Uffizi Gallery. The first one is a masterpiece and the dome is very famous, you can visit it and, after going up through a lot of stairs, you can see all Florence from above. The latter is one of the biggest art museums in Italy and it has artworks and masterpieces from a lot of different centuries, but most of all from the Renaissance period. You can easily get lost because the museum is huge!

Last but not least, the ‘Riviera del Conero’, which is near the city where I was born and where I’ve lived for 18 years: it’s not a single place or city, but it’s a sum of places, towns and beaches on the coastline in front of the Adriatic Sea. There the blue sea meets a single green mountain and a lot of beautiful hills all around, with a lot of picturesque little towns - I really miss those panoramas. ^^

13. Does your country (or family) have any specific superstitions or traditions that might seem strange to outsiders?

Definitely! I know some of them but in general my family and I are not very superstitious. For example, if you let salt spill, you need to toss some of it behind you to avoid misfortune. Another one is that number 17 brings bad luck… and if something bad happens or if someone talks about hypothetical bad events, you’ll probably see Italians ‘fare le corna’ with their hand (literally ‘do the horns’, but you can also ‘toccare ferro’ - ‘touch iron’) to dispel bad vibes/avoid unlucky events etc.. If you want to wish good luck, you’ll probably hear a lot of ‘in bocca al lupo!’ (’into the wolf’s mouth!’)too and the one receiving it replying ‘crepi/crepi il lupo’ (’let the wolf die’). Another one that comes to my mind is the one that, at New Year’s Eve, you need to eat a lot of lentils to, hopefully, make a lot of money in the new year.

We have a lot of traditions too, and every city has its own - I’m not very well informed on the strange regional ones though! ^^’ The ones held everywhere and every year in Italy (and from what I know, not abroad) are, for example, the Carnival (usually in February) and ‘la Befana’ (on Epiphany’s Eve and on January 6). ‘La Befana’ is an old woman (a good witch) on a broom that brings sweets or gifts to good kids and coal to bad ones (nowadays the coal is a sweet too though, and your toungue becomes all black after eating it) and she usually puts them in a sock or shoe put out by kids.

28. Does your country have a lot of lakes, mountains, rivers? Do you have favourites?

Yes! Italy has so much variety in its landscapes! I visited Northern Italy, the Alps and the Apennines a lot of times and I must say there’s a particular alpin lake in Alto Adige (a region in Northern Italy) that still makes me go ‘wow’ everytime I visit it! It’s called Carezza Lake, it’s not very big but its peculiarity is in its colours and in the panorama ^^ It’s at the foot of the Dolomites surrounded by a green forest, and the lake itself is blue and green like a jewel - it’s also called the ‘Raibow Lake’ for its colours when the sun comes out 🌈

Speaking of mountains, it’s a must to name the Mont Blanc. I visited it on a summer holiday some years ago and I still remember the breath-taking view from the refuge near it. At more than 3.300m you could see everything in the valleys below and walk in the snow even on a sunny summer day! ❄️

Regarding rivers, there’s the river Po, Italy’s most important river… It’s really big and apart from the nice view when travelling on bridges, the true beauty is at the delta for its particular landscape and the variety of animals/plants connected to it! I visited it by boat when I was in middle school and it was a wonderful experience ✨

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