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FFXIV Write 2023 - Day 6: Ring

“You need something to help channel your focus,” Aunt Zoya is saying. “The construct can’t take shape unless you have the precise pattern in mind when summoning. Any error you make in your equation will prevent the summon from going through entirely.”

Amelia examines the ring her aunt dropped in the palm of her hand. There’s nothing particularly special or beautiful about it, aside from the gemstone set into the metal prongs. It’s clearly been made by no fresh-faced apprentice, but not a master either, and is bulkier than the jewelry Amelia usually prefers to wear. The arcanist’s stone set in the raised center is the main focus and it sparkles in the warm sunlight beating down on Limsa’s white washed streets.

Baffled, the young girl looks back up at her aunt. “So I just… rub it? And think about the equation?”

Aunt Zoya’s familiar smile curls up further in the corners. “And make a wish while you’re at it, too,” she says. Amelia’s own answering smile is pulled out of her before she realizes it, and oh, how freeing it is to be away from it all: Mother and the Studium and Old Sharlayan as a whole.

“Thavnairian stories aside,” Aunt Zoya is continuing, “some of our students find it easier to focus if they can physically ground themselves with the gemstone they’re drawing upon. They start out with rings like this one, so I had one made for you too. Go on, give it a try.”

Amelia closes her eyes and grips the ring tight. She feels the ridges of the metal—-irrelevant, so she dismisses it—-and the smooth cuts and curves of the stone, the strange warmth within it suggesting the presence of abnormal aether which allows arcanists to summon. She has been a dedicated student of the Arcanists’ Guild, attending all the lectures and finishing all the readings and coming home to her aunt’s further tutelage. All her studying has been leading up to this moment, when Aunt Zoya had formally dubbed her ready to try summoning a carbuncle for the first time with no fear… alright, a little fear, which is why they’re away from any crowds or highly flammable objects. It wouldn’t do good for her to explode anything (or anyone).

Amelia focuses, and focuses, and…

Nothing. Nothing happens.

Disappointed, she opens her eyes. “Oh.”

Aunt Zoya, on the other hand, does not look surprised. “It takes time,” she assures her. “Very few people get it on their first, or even their tenth try. You have the theory behind it, and now you need the practical experience.”

Amelia levels her with a scrutinizing look. “You got it right the first time,” she points out. “It makes no sense as to why I couldn’t.”

Her aunt is the one to sigh this time. “Sweet girl, what have we talked about?”

Amelia’s cheeks blossom with heat at the reminder. “Not to compare myself to you,” she mumbles, chagrined. “Or to others. My progress is not to be marked by that of others’.”

Aunt Zoya nods once, sharply. “Exactly. It will do you no good to continue comparing yourself to your peers, let alone your instructor. ‘Comparison is the thief of joy,’” she quotes. “Now, take your time before trying again. You need a clear mind and a clear image in your head in order to succeed.”

Amelia squares her shoulders. She is nothing if not stubborn, and one day she swears the summoning of her carbuncle will come to her as easy as breathing. Easier, even.

“Yes, Aunt Zoya.”

[ugotcooneycrossed]

dont forget to kiss me • ella toone

ella only gets her nails done at one place, its her favourite place- and its totally not because the girl she goes to is fit

a/n: lil blurb for tooney- also i got my nails done once and am traumatised cause i did not think a power tool was involved??? no one cared to warn me 😔

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if you asked ella why she only frequents one nail salon- she'd tell you its cause she trust the place, and its convenient- she only has to drive an extra 15 minutes in the opposite direction of her house. and plus, its an added bonus that theres this one colour that she really loves there, its got comfortable chair- and well, its got you- not that she'd ever admit that last part.

you always greet her with a huge smile that makes her feel like her heart is about to leap out of her chest and kiss you right then and there.

and when she came back from the euros you grinned at her and called her superstar.

-

"back again? you were just here two days ago!"

you smile at ella when you see her walk through the door- still in her training gear.

"yep! mazza broke my nail when she jumped on my back, so i came right here- its an emergency you see! -fraid i'll die soon if you dont fix it!"

"well i cant have one of englands best die on me- come on then."

she sits down across from you, and you reach across to grab her hand gently- holding it softly while you get to work on the broken nail.

conversation is easy between you- she asks about your day, and you ask about hers. and you have to hold her hand tighter when her laugh makes her whole body shake.

"all right- all done now, you're free to go, hope i saved you in time!"

ella looks down frowning, and your smile faulters- your hand ghosting over hers.

"you alright there ells?"

her head shoots up and nods frantically.

"do you think i could actually take them all off and get a new set done? you can say no but i was actually thinking about it and maybe i should get a new one but then again i-"

"ella! you sure you want a whole new set? it'll take a bit."

"yep definitely- i can stay here for however long with you- i mean for however long it takes!"

"you know you can just ask me out right? like id say yes. you dont have to get a whole new set done just to talk to me."

"how'd you know?"

you laugh at her shocked face- squeezing her hand gently.

"nobody comes here as often as you do ella- like nobdy in the world frequents nail salons as much as you do im pretty sure."

"hey! its close by.."

"well- you going to ask me out, or not?"

-

"when you said yours was close by i was thinking it was actually close by. this is not close ella."

"not my fault! this pretty girl works at your one ya know."

"oh yeah- do i know this pretty girl?"

"hmm you might."

"thats funny- theres this cute customer i like, that comes in quite a bit, shame if she didnt like me."

"i think she does."

ella parks the car- turning to you.

neither of you make a move- until you speak softly.

"i think you should kiss that pretty girl."

"yeah?"

you nod.

she leans over the console connecting your lips- they're much softer then you imagined- and you only open your eyes when you feel the car move slightly.

"i think you shifted into reverse on accident."

[ddejavvu]

yk that scene of morgan and elle in the car where he says “that must be the boyfriend 😏” and when she answers its gideon

could i request a blurb with that prompt but with hotch?

say when reader picks up the phone dereks shocked (the facial expression he pulled with elle) and he thinks the reader was joking. but she really wasn’t and her and hotch are in a secret relationship 🤗 and derek ends up catching them making out in the conference room later on and says “i thought you were joking 😨”

thank you! :-)

You love riding along with Morgan, because the two of you engage in banter so foul that Strauss's head would explode. There's no shortage of bickering, swear words, and insults between the two of you, but there's also no shortage of laughter, and riding with Derek anywhere is guaranteed to be fun.

Lately, though, he's had a leg up in the teasing game. He's caught you acting odd, and he's insistent that he's discovered your secret relationship.

If only he knew.

Your phone rings while you're on the highway, and he looks over at you smugly, "Aw, that must be the boyfriend."

You glance at the phone, seeing Aaron's contact there, and smiling wickedly.

"It is." You nod, and he slaps the steering wheel in victory while you answer, "Hey, Hotch."

"Y/L/N," Aaron greets you, sure to use your last name on working hours. As quick as Derek had celebrated his guess he retracts it, grimacing in horror as you stick your tongue out at him.

Aaron's only calling to tell you that there's been a new lead uncovered, and that JJ and Reid are investigating. It means you're still on track for an interview you're conducting with Derek, and as you hang up, settling back into your seat, Derek whistles lowly.

"You got me good," He shakes his head, "Would'a veered right off the road if you were dating the big man."

"Oh, you'd flip," You agree, laughing to yourself, "Just be glad you haven't caught us making out."

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Derek's luck doesn't last. Hopped up on adrenaline from kicking both doors and ass, he struts into Hotch's office two days later to turn in his report on the case you've just closed. But what he finds behind the closed door stops him dead in his tracks, the file falling from his hand and landing in a messy heap at his feet.

You're making out with Hotch. You're- you're making out with Hotch!

"You're making out with Hotch!"

The two of you were both a little too wrapped up in each other's presence to notice the click of the doorknob, but Derek's bewildered shout does the trick. You jolt away from Aaron, standing were you'd been straddling his lap on the couch. He tries straightening his tie, as if that's the biggest issue and not the lipstick smeared over his face.

"Morgan, close the door." Hotch commands, and the agent tries to escape with it. "Not-! Get back here."

He steps square on the folder he'd dropped when coming in, standing there looking close to tears as you stand with your hands behind your back.

"You two have been," He lowers his voice, glancing around at what you presume are ghosts in Aaron's office, "Fooling around together? Really?"

"In my defense," You smile sheepishly at Derek, "I told you yesterday. You just didn't believe me."

"Yeah, because-!" Derek motions between you frantically, "I- I didn't know you were robbing the grave, Y/N! And Hotch! You're- ah, man, how long?"

"Two months." Aaron states, expression neutral although he's fiddling with his fingers at his sides, "We need your discretion."

"Discretion? Discretion?" Morgan ogles Aaron, "You expect me to walk out of here like I didn't just see her tongue down your throat?"

"Yes," You nod, "We do."

"Well-!" Morgan stammers, throwing his hands up in defeat and letting them slap his thighs on the way back down, "I- ugh, that's- that's gross. How am I supposed to know you'll work together if we leave you at the precinct, and not canoodle in the bathroom?"

"You don't." Aaron muses, and Derek's face scrunches in disgust, "But if you learned how to knock, Morgan, you won't be witness to any more."

"I am gonna walk out of that door," Derek decides, leaving the files where they are in preference of his peace of mind, "And we are never gonna talk about this again! Never, I won't tell anyone, I swear, but never let me catch you doing that shit again, you hear?"

"Loud and clear," You promise, calling after him as he heads out the door, head ducked and shoulders shivering slightly, "Have a good weekend, Morgan!"

"Don't talk to me!" He snaps back, yanking the door shut behind him. He's only halfway down the stairs from Hotch's office when he hears the lock click into place and his face warps in discontentment once more.

"Oh, come on guys, really? I'm not even out of the building!"

[yesimwriting]

I feel like the reader in best friend!Felix is actually really smart, heck, let's say genius even, but is really oblivious when it comes to sentiment. The reader gives off nerd vibes, but they're so smart to the point it's a cool kinda thing. And if this was before Felix met Oliver, I feel like reader, like Farleigh, would get bad vibes from Ollie too but would be too shy? I guess, to say anything cause hey, they're new and stuff. I like the fic:) It's nice to read something like that, without the explicit content, I mean:D

A/n: omg love this,, definitely doing a bestfriend!felix blurb on this concept later, i just wanted to explore character dynamics for a second lol

fun fact: i originally pictured bestfriend!reader as a literal genius with -3 street smarts, it's just info that didn't make it into the fic!!

also i could see reader as being so smart they skipped a grade (if we want to add to the power/social imbalance by making reader a little younger, but not like weirdly younger) open to thoughts on this !

i picture bestfriend!reader as having an elle woods quality to their intelligence in terms of awareness (and maybe aesthetic, it is the early 2000's lol),, reiterating the most complicated parts of a lecture perfectly during a study session while half focused on applying lip gloss, aces exams while hungover (bc felix insisted on going out), and never registers how impressive all of it is

very much "what? like it's hard" but as literal as that statement could be

which could add to reader's shyness/uncertainty bc she forgets she's a little intimidating

okay but the potential of reader getting bad vibes from oliver if she became close friends with felix a little after oliver did?? too good

reader doesn't want to alienate oliver, he's the only one around felix that's also an outsider, that should make it easier to bond

but!! because reader is that smart, she has this gut feeling that tells her to keep him at arm's length,, but bc she's not the best at picking up on feelings, it's basically just that 6th sense thing that girls have that tells them when a guy has weird/unsafe intentions

bc reader can't articulate their concern, or understand it, they try to be nice, but oliver can tell that there's this distrust there

it drives him crazy

first of all, reader should be the easiest one to win over bc she's not one of the elites and she's a little awkward from time to time, it's frustrating that there doesn't seem to be a crux for him to use to weasel his way into reader's heart

oliver's aware that he can get close to felix without the others liking him as long as they tolerate him enough in public, but with reader, oliver knows more about felix's real feelings for them than felix does

that adds this timing element to the situation that’s stressful, because as soon as felix realizes how he feels about the reader, that will be that

meanwhile, reader is a little worried about being dropped bc of the tension between her and oliver, but oliver doesn’t fully notice that, he’s too distracted by his feelings

it's not fair, oliver "had" felix first, but oliver's perfectly capable of adapting to the situation, so he accepts it and looks at it practically

oliver knows that there is no fully "in" with felix unless you like him, so despite any resentment and jealousy he feels towards you, he decides that he'll do whatever it takes to get it

[winterrrnight]

hellraiser (part I)

PAIRING: drew starkey x co-star!actress!reader

SUMMARY: an instagram blurb about drew and his co-star y/n and dating allegations

FACE CLAIM: Emma Myers

WARNINGS: pictures with blood, nothing else

EDITH SPEAKS: i never intended to break it down in parts but it just happened and now you all have to wait for the second part xx

A little disclaimer: i WONT be bringing Odessa into this, it's not that I hate her or anything, it's solely because for this fic the main actors are drew and y/n and I don't want to do that silly love triangle, jealousy thingy with the three of them or whatever, so there's no Odessa in this fic. (again: I don't hate her!!)

I made up all the instagram users, so if by any chance I have your instagram user used here, I'm so sorry I promise it was a total coincidence!

if you enjoyed reading this please please reblog and feedback is always appreciated!! 🦉

part II is out now! Read here

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drewstarkey we bloodied up real good

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yourinstagram yes, yes we did 😈

-> drewstarkey 😈

drewfan87 I'm so excited for the movie what

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rafe_is_hot is that y/n?

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jersey giant | jh86

y’all i am so so sorry this took so long to get out!! i’ll try my best to start getting things out quicker and more often!!

but we’re back with the song blurbs!! i’ve recently been obsessed with jersey giant by elle king and for some reason it makes me think of the devils

pairing -> graves!sister!oc x jack hughes warnings -> mentions of blood, mentions of injury, slight cursing, mentions of death not my gif!!

word count -> 2.12k

7 months ago

since i was a little girl, I believed everything happens for a reason.

no matter how hard i search, there was no reason for this.

i remember that day like no other. i sat in the living room of my hoboken apartment, which i shared with my older brother, of course.

today my anxiety had been like no other. with ryan at hockey practice, i feared something happened to him. i texted him an upwards of 30 times, to be graced with a response of “dw cupcake i’m doing fine :)”

however, that did not calm my rambunctious mind. so i turned to my music. i’ve been writing music since i was in high school, not for the people, just for me. music was my escape, an outlet for me to express my emotions.

i don’t remember much from those few hours, the only thing i remember was my raw and bleeding fingertips after playing for so long.

it was about 3 o’clock when the front door opened. “i’m home cupcake!” ryan called, though it wasn’t his usual tone. it seemed gloomy and sad.

my brother seemed to drag himself into our shared living room, shoulders hunched, a solemn look on his face.

“how was practice?” i ask cheerfully, trying to lighten his mood. “i’m so sorry darcie” ryan croaks out, tears pooling in his eyes.

“for what ry? what’s the matter?” i ask, cupping his face and wiping the few tears that had fallen.

“they’re trading me.”

his words cut me like a freshly sharpened knife. he opens his mouth to speak once again and i brace for the impact.

“to pittsburgh”

the knife was twisted. for the past two years, i was blessed to call the garden state my home, and blessed to call the devils my family.

i was struggling with my schooling a lot a few years ago, trying to cope with the loss of my brother at home. so my parents thought it would be a good idea to send me to live with him.

so to new jersey he went, with me in toe.

i’ve made great friends while being here, johnny, dawson, nico, jesper, timo, they were all such great company.

but no one’s company could compare to that of the devils prodigy, jack hughes.

being very close in age, we became best friends immediately. we spent almost every day together except when he had morning skate or roadies.

jack was my person. at first i thought it was just platonically, but after a few months of our friendship, i developed feelings.

and after a hard loss, denying them a spot in the 2022 stanley cup playoffs, i discovered he reciprocated those same feelings.

so we started dating in secret. it wasn’t easy, but we made it work. and about 6 months in, we told our siblings. 

luke was accidentally first to know, after an awkward walk in that lacked clothes. quinn followed soon after, because jack felt guilty that the younger hughes knew but not the older hughes.

ryan was the last to know. it took a while for him to warm up to our relationship, but he eventually came around. plus, the boys became even closer than they already were. everything was perfect, until it wasn’t.

“so what does this mean” i ask, looking down at the dried blood on my fingers, my voice cracking as i try to conceal my true feelings.

“we have to leave jersey. and move to pittsburgh” he said, clearly just upset as i was. “trust me darcie i don’t want to leave” he sighs

“so don’t!” i exclaim jumping up from my place on the couch. ryan looks up at me with tears in his eyes. “darcie you know it’s not possible. if it was i wouldn’t be leaving”

“but ryan my whole life is here” i cry “my friends are here, my job is here, for fucks sake my boyfriend is here!” tears begin to stream down my face. “i cant just uproot my life because you got traded!” 

“darcie lynn graves you know we have no choice.” he says sternly. brushing his long hair out of his eyes. “better get packing” he says, looking around at the decor. “our flight leaves tomorrow night.” and with that, he walked through the apartment to his bedroom.

just as i’m about to pick up the phone and call jack, there’s a knock on the door. i look out the peephole to see non other than my boyfriend, with tear stained cheeks on the other side.

i immediately open the door to see jack still in his practice clothes. “nico was the first player to know. he told the rest of us and i came as soon as i could” his voice cracks.

i wrap my arms around his shoulders while his encircle my waist. “i don’t want you to leave me” he mumbles, placing his head in the crook of my neck. “i have no choice baby” i sigh “this is the absolute last thing i want to do”

“how long do i have?” he asks me, tears falling down his cheeks. “what?” i ask, caught off guard by the question. “until you have to leave. how long”

“my flight leaves tomorrow night” i brush the strands of his messy hair out of his face.

it looked as though that statement broke his heart. it’s scary, being young and in love, not knowing if this could possibly be the last time they ever meet face to face.

“then let’s make these next 24 hours, the best we possibly can” he says feigning confidence.

we did everything together for the next 24 hours, just as he had promised. we had the time of our lives. we went skating together, a late night 7/11 run, movies, the whole nines.

all knowing it could possibly be the last time.

then came the part i dreaded the most, leaving. ryan insisted on taking my ginormous suitcase, as jack and i walked through the airport hand in hand.

we stopped before we got to tsa. i bit my bottom lip, knowing this is what had to happen. knowing that i was leaving and he wasn’t coming with me.

jack turns to me with a sad smile on his face. “i’m gonna miss you so much baby” he says, trying to hold back tears as well.

“i’m gonna miss you too jacky” i said, my tears finally falling. he wipes them away, the sad smile remaining on his face. “i love you to the moon and saturn” he says cupping my face in his hands.

“i love you forever and always” i smile “no matter how far away i am” jack dips his head down placing a passionate and loving kiss on my lips. “dars let’s go!” ryan calls out.

“promise me you’ll call me if you need anything ok?” a big goofy smile appears on the brunette boys face. “only if you promise me the same” we laugh and share our last goodbyes as ryan and i headed towards tsa.

present time

i left jersey almost seven months ago now, but i miss jack like crazy. being without him has been really tough for me, and everyone can tell. however, i was able to spend a few weeks with him over the summer at his lake house. i met trevor, alex, cole, and ellen and jim officially, and i loved every second of it

believe it or not i’ve made some great friends in pittsburgh. if you told twelve year old me that i was friends with sidney crosby she would laugh at you and tell you you’re crazy.

“whatcha doing kid?” sid asks as he sits next to me on the couch. ryan had invited the guys and their partners to our house for a team get together. he says it’s to “celebrate the start of the new season” but i think it’s to get on their good sides.

i point to the large flat screen tv currently playing the devils game against the st. louis blues. “ohh i see” sidney chuckles “ditching the boys to watch the boyfriend”

i laugh “don’t get too pissy sid” “no no i see where i lie on your rankings of favorites” he jokes, taking a sip of his beer.

“jack hughes goes down and he’s hurt!” the broadcaster says. sid and i freeze.

“no no no”

“cmon kid get up”

“god jack get up!”

“cmon kid cmon!”

we begin to panic, yelling everything we can at the tv, as though it could be heard all the way in st. louis.

i try to hold back my tears, as i pick up my phone. as my shaky hands attempted to open my phone, jacks contact photo appears.

i look to the tv to see he’s already in the locker room. “hello?” i ask, voice shaky and palms sweaty. “hello is this darcie graves?” the man asks, clearly not jack.

“yes how can i help you?” i ask “im michael coyne, the head physical therapist for the new jersey devils. now, i’m not sure if your aware but jack sustained a significant injury to his shoulder tonight, and he keeps asking for you. and if possible we would fly you into jersey and we can meet you there. now he has informed us of your current situation, we will cover all fees needed, we just want to make sure he is ok.”

“absolutely, um- i- yeah i’ll- i’ll go” i stutter. “perfect. the flight leaves in an hour, is that alright?” he asks. “yeah that’s perfect” i sadly smile. 

“any questions?” he asks sincerely. “yes there is. can i talk to jack?” micheal almost cuts me off, “absolutely here he is now” 

“hello?” i hear my boyfriend hiss in pain. “hi jacky. i’m coming ok? they’re flying you home and i’ll meet you there. it takes to hours to get there babe, but i’ll make it to the airport in about an hour or so” i ramble.

“ok.” he hisses again “i never expected you to come back” he says. i can tell he’s frustrated by the situation, he hates being away from hockey.

“i’ll come back if you just call” i say sweetly “now i have to get packing and head down to the airport. i’ll call you as soon as i can alright?” i begin to throw my clothes into my suitcase.

“ok i love you”

“i love you more jack, i’ll be there soon.”

3.5 hours later

i landed in newark just before jack and the trainers did. although it was around 10 pm the city was still alive. so to take my mind off of the stress, i walked to the prudential center. once i arrived the trainers were already there and assessing jack.

as soon as i walked through the doors i was met by devils personnel, who ushered me into the training room. 

it was there that i saw jack sitting near a pt table with ice wrapped around his shoulder.

“you gave me the worst scare of my life” i said making my presence known to the older boy. “oh thank god your here” jack goes to get up “god fucking damn it” he hisses, sitting back in the chair.

i run to his side “can i get you anything? water, ice, a heating pad? i can order chipotle if you want? have you eaten? oh god your probably starving” i ramble.

“hey, i’m alright darcie. i’m not going anywhere” he says cupping my jaw with his healthy hand. “but what if you weren’t? something serious could have happened, you could’ve gotten a concussion, snapped your neck, jack rowden you could’ve died!”

he doesn’t respond, only chuckling under his breath at my rambling. “stop looking at me like that! it’s not funny! this is serious!” i giggle, trying my best to stay mad at him. i failed miserably.

“come sit” jack says, patting the seat next to him. as i sit down he places his good arm around my shoulders, carefully pulling me into his chest. “thank you for being here. it means a lot to me” jack says, placing a kiss on my temple.

“i’ll always be here for you baby” i smile up at him. he leans down and places a slow and sweet kiss on my lips. 

i plan to stay in newark for the next few weeks, since luke and jack have an extra room in their house. “are you gonna play doctor?” jack asks as i help him into the car. “i guess so yeah” i giggle.

“can you wear one of those sexy nurse costumes?”

“jack rowden hughes!”

[ijustreallylovethem]

I could imagine Elle and Mark having a argument and Elle does that TikTok where you flash your boobs during a fight. And Mark try’s so hard to stay angry but he can’t cause he LOVES Elle’s boobs. Blurb please.

i feel like i’ve written a little thing about this before but it definitely got deleted. yeah so marks not completely angry but they’re having a little disagreement and he’s been talking for a minute now, trying to get her to see his side. and she’s just wearing his hoodie and shorts so she lifts the hoodie when he looks at her and then immediately drops it again, big, innocent smile on her face. a ghost of a smile appears on his face before he tries to wipe it away but it’s too strong, so he wipes a hand over his face.

“elle.”

“yes?”

“you can’t just…” he shakes his head.

“just what?” he makes his way over to where she’s leaning against the island, his hands going to her hips and sliding just under the material of his hoodie.

“just…” he lifts the material then, just like she had done moments before. “fuck.” she giggles.

“well it shut you up didn’t it?”

[whchenlvr]

HI ELLE!!! First of all, happy new year bb! Second of all, THANK YOU SM FOR KEEPING THIS FANDOM ALIVE! Thirdly, can I request for the boys finding out the reader has a crush on them when they accidentally read their diary?

omg NO THANK YOU GUYS FOR KEEPING ME ACTIVE!! happy new year <3

when he accidentally discovers your crush ;

weak hero x gn!reader

gray yeon

➤ he seriously didn’t mean to sneak a peak at your notebook after you excuse yourself to the restroom. it just fell. face up. open. total accident

➤ but when he does see his name scribbled in the margin beside your notes, surrounded by little hearts, he can’t fight the smile pulling at his lips

➤ when you get back, he hands your notebook to you, face blank as if he isn’t kicking his legs and giggling on the inside

➤ you’re instantly panicking, wondering if he saw it, but gray tries his best to keep his cool and you try your best to do the same. just wait until class ends...

ben park

➤ “hey ben, do you mind watching my stuff? i’ll be back!” worst mistake, or best?

➤ ben would legitimately take his job seriously, especially since he doesn’t know you well, and he didn’t want to invalidate your privacy by going through your things without your permission. 

➤ however, when he notices a familiar slip of pink paper sticking out of one of your books, he can’t help but open it. as he assumed, it was the note he’d slipped you one day. it was the answer to a question you were struggling to answer after being called on by the teacher

➤ the fact that you still had it sent a spark of confusion through ben, but that confusion slowly fluttered into something else when he flipped the sticky note over and saw “3/12 — BEN TALKED TO ME TODAY ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ !!”

alex go

➤ he didn’t intentionally go through your things! okay, he did. he definitely did. but it was for a good cause! okay, no it wasn’t, but don’t tell alex that

➤ you were the smartest student in 1-8, and alex and ben were struggling to solve one of the questions on their assignment

➤ you’d given them permission to borrow notes from the blue folder before leaving the class to get some water, but when alex saw how much was in that folder, he decided to grab the bound notebook off of your desk

➤ he wasn’t expecting to find little blurbs you’d written throughout the semester about how pretty he looked, or how nice his laugh was. he didn’t show those to ben, even when his best friend asked what made him so red

gerard jin

➤ you and gerard never actually spoke, but he often saw you sitting with your back against one of the large trees outside of the school

➤ he was leaving with his friends one day when he caught sight of you leaving. he’d waved, and you avoided him

➤ gerard chose not to think too much about it, but he noticed something at the foot of the tree you always sit at and told his friends he’d catch up with them after recognizing it as the journal you always write in

➤ after picking it up, gerard opened it just to confirm that it did belong to you, and that’s when he sees the portraits. all of him, all from different days

donald na

➤ you’d always been interested in how basically one man can create and maintain the union, and though you didn’t have many fighting skills, you were intelligent and wanted to help keep the union afloat. plus, your father was an investor with quite a bit of money to his name.

➤ whatever you said about helping the union must have grabbed donald’s attention because you were invited to the next union head meeting. and that’s when you realized how attractive yeongdeungpo’s number one was.

➤ after the fifth or sixth meeting, you were considered an honorary member of the union. you felt comfortable leaving your books on the table to excuse yourself.

➤ donald had gotten an anonymous tip that you may be working with the competitors and decided to go through your book. your diary, donald realized, when he found some rather… unique drawings, along with an embarrassing confession letter. he chose to keep these funds to himself :)

jake ji

➤ in his defense, you are terrible at hiding things.

➤ he’d asked to borrow some of your notes from class, and you handed all your books over to him without a second thought. when you realized what you’d done, it was too late.

➤ jake would open the prettiest book first, and his eyes would widen. he’d slam the book, feeling guilty for invading your privacy, but he can’t stop himself from taking a second glimpse of the diary.

➤ when you come back, red in embarrassment, jake plays it off with a friendly smile, pretending he didn’t just read the love poems you wrote to him.

wolf keum

➤ wolf was your next-door neighbor, and your older sister (who had no idea what this strange purple-haired boy was capable of) forced him to walk you to and from school since you were the runt of your family.

➤ he’d be walking with you one day, keeping his hands in his pockets and his expression indifferent when you trip over a crack in the sidewalk and drop your books.

➤ you instantly panic due to the content of your diary, which landed wide open to a drawing you did of wolf with a little crown of hearts around his head.

➤ of course, wolf would pick it up for you and hand it over, hiding the shy sight of his lips tugging upward with the back of his hand.

jimmy bae

➤ bro is just snooping your room after you invite him over to work on a project you got paired up on together

➤ his eyes would fall on your diary, a cute little notebook tucked beneath your school notebooks, and jimmy can’t stop his curiosity

➤ when he flips it open to find his name written with a sly little heart beside it, reading how excited you were to finally be paired with your crush, he can’t help but blush a little

➤ when he heard you coming back, jimmy hides the diary and tries to sit as casually as possible (cross-legged and not subtle at all), but you find him too cute to mention how flustered he looks

[spicebiter]

Stardew Valley Mod Recommendations

My roommate is gonna be playing Stardew Valley soon and asked me for mod recommendations. As I have over 100 active mods and that's a lot to send links to, and I love to talk, I decided to just make a post about my favorites.

I will leave links and a small blurb about many under the cut (this is gonna get long) but I'll be separating things into categories like Gameplay, Quality of Life, Visuals, and of course Expansions on the story and such.

Time to be overly thorough

Expansions

Stardew Valley Expanded - I'm sure this is a common recommendation but I find it's solid. The mod covers multiple additions from new characters, a new farm layout, and additional story arcs and realms to explore. It works well and nothing feels far off from the original game, and the integration of new characters with pre-existing is extremely well done.

Ridgeside Village - Another fairly popular expansion. This one is, imo, not quite as solid as SVE in that it has a few bugs and is a touch less complete but considering its size there's bound to be a problem or two. Integration with the vanilla game is also less seamless with the villagers typically being in their own off shoot during events, though given that this is a somewhat separate town that's also not a downside so much as something you might like to know.

DeepWoods - My favorite small expansion. Essentially the mines but a forest. This one is still a work in progress as there is a story being introduced to work alongside the forest's inner workings but its bones are very solid. Has a sword in the stone, a unicorn, and is a wonderful source of hardwood.

Hat Shop Restoration - What it says on the tin, really. Fixes up the hat mouse's shop. I find this one really cute. Hat mouse deserves a nice house :3

Textures and Appearance Overhauls

Less Ugly Spouse Rooms - Pretty straightforward. The same person has a mod for the interiors of the town but I personally prefer this one alone.

Seasonal Outfits - A very nice mod giving characters a new look every season, whose creator has also made one for the characters in SVE. A few of the portraits are overhauled more than others- I personally turn off the Elliot module because I like his original portrait and this mod changes him quite a bit.

Garden Statue Obelisks - Not a texture pack but a full replacement of the obelisks with classical-style statues.

Elle's Cat Replacements, Dog Replacements, New Barn Animals, and New Coop Animals - Recolors for the animals, in a nutshell. With multiple colors for every animal you can set up your ideal look, and even change your barn animals to deer and alpaca. In the same vein:

Truffle Foxes - Replaces the pigs with foxes. I'm a big fan of foxes so this one was just indulgent for me, honestly.

Medieval Buildings - Allows you to change the structures on your farm to a more medieval style. Most have multiple options for style and amount of greenery, and each one can be turned off completely if you'd like to preserve the look of any specific structure. This mod creator has an extensive line of mods to match this one, including one to apply to the whole of Pelican town and another to change the look of craftable items but I'm personally satisfied with the farm buildings alone.

Catcrows - A simple re-texture for the various scarecrows to make them cat themed. Can be toggled between normal cats and themed cats to match the variety of the rarecrows

Dynamic Reflections - Deceptively simple in title but a newfound favorite of mine. Puts your reflection on bodies of water for an added layer of depth but also reflects the night sky on clear days. I didn't think having this mod would make much of a difference for me but it really does make me more keen to walk about at night.

Note: The following furniture texture packs I will be recommending are not applied directly but are customizable through the use of the Alternative Textures mod. With this mod you can choose between any number of texture options these packs provide for individual furniture pieces.

Aster's Big Furniture Pack - A texture pack with a slew of different options. There's a lot of very cute options ranging from basic alternatives for bed appearances to turning furniture into a large bathtub.

Industrial Furniture - Another texture pack, this one providing a more modern/industrial feeling to furniture.

Quality of Life and Gameplay Changes

Almanac - This one is nice to have without being too 'immersion breaking', I like to think. A farmer's almanac, essentially, that lets you know when the last ideal day to plant crops occurs, where and when to find fish, and weather patterns for the coming season. Information like what can be found on each floor of the mines and your luck for each day can be toggled on or off depending on your preference.

Lookup Anything - A little bit like having the wiki in game. This one might seem a little more on the cheat side but if you planned to have the wiki open anyway this saves you a lot of trouble. As far as I know it doesn't have an option to show villager schedules but otherwise provides most of the information you'll need.

UI Info Suite - Puts little icons below the clock menu indicating a variety of things that can be toggled on or off according to preference including but not limited to when the traveling cart is in town, what your luck for the day is, daily birthdays, and if it will rain the next day. Extremely helpful; if I could only have one of the three already mentioned here this would be my first choice.

Timespeed - Another one that can seem a bit like a cheat at first given that you can completely stop time with a single button press, which admittedly can be handy, but this one can be used in a much more fair way. Ten minutes in Stardew Valley only takes 8 seconds to pass and even before expanding the gameplay and story options this can seem like not enough. I personally have it set to give me 20 seconds per ten in-game minutes which is only a little more than double vanilla speed but makes it feel like I actually have time for the things I need to do. This one is customizable down to the way time moves in different areas and time speed can be changed outside of its setup menu temporarily for when you need time to move faster or slower than you have it set briefly.

Bigger Backpack - A third backpack expansion that costs 50,000 gold (though this can be set to a different price if so desired). Another handy one given just how much certain expansions can add.

Friends Forever - Removes relationship decay from the game. Already a solid QoL type addition but even more so if you choose to mod in expansions- The character roster fills up quick.

Free Love - Lets you marry/live with multiple characters.

NPC Map Locations - What it says on the tin, really. Removes a lot of guesswork and need to look up character's schedules. Even works with many expansions.

Sit for Stamina - I find this one to add some realism. It's kinda silly to waste the day when you could just take a break once your stamina is low.

Instant Tool Upgrades - No more wait for upgrades. Feels very gracious when you're in early game, especially.

Auto Animal Doors - Opens and closes the barn and coop doors at designated times. These times can be set according to preference and you can set this mod to only work for a certain level of barn and coop if you'd like to treat it as a perk of upgrading.

Skip Fishing Minigame - I mean... c'mon...

Extended Minecart - I just think it's neat. It's not the most necessary mod but the longer you play the more I feel that that little walk from the bus stop to home is a slog, y'know?

Deluxe Journal - Lets you make custom tasks and take notes. Sooo helpful when you have trouble remembering what you were working at last time you played.

And that's it!

This is a non-exhaustive list, of course. I only included my favorites so there's no accounting for personal aesthetics and varying gameplay styles but if you're not sure what to get this can hopefully give you some ideas.

[reidsbookclub]

Title: All I do is try, try, try

part 2 here

Pairing: Spencer Reid x fem! Reader 

WC: 860 

AN: short little blurb. not edited or proofread. Basically just wrote my feelings and this came out. Italics are readers thoughts  

Ever since she entered the BAU she knew one thing, Spencer Reid was the man of her dreams. She had made it her mission to get as close to the shy resident genius, hoping to spend countless nights wrapped around his arms, surrounded by a peaceful embrace.  

They developed a beautiful friendship, one that had her dreaming about a life with Spencer, one where she did not have to go home after their movie ended, one where she did not have to return his cardigan before leaving. But what she never imagined was how quickly her world would come crashing down. 

It started with little questions that got her hopes up that maybe the shy doctor actually reciprocated the feelings she had towards him, “do you believe in soulmates?” he asked one day. Two week later there would be a new, random question, “what are your favorite flowers?” “sunflowers,” she replied without hesitation. Which prompted a wonderful ramble, the ones that she loved so much about how sunflowers represented loyalty, adoration,and in some cultures unconditional love. It prompted her to think she had him, she envisioned them twisted in bed sheets, bottles of wine on the floor both of them living for the hope of it all. 

She had found herself canceling her plans on their days off in hopes he’d call. She was lost in the wonderful wonderland she had created. But reality had to strike soon, crumbling her word, reminding her he was never hers to begin with.  

It was all thanks to the question he asked her as they were taking the subway home one night, “so there's this girl, and I really like her and I needed to know if bringing her flowers to work would be too much, what do you think?”

 There's a girl. Of course there is a girl. Of course his heart never belonged to me. I wonder who it is. JJ, maybe?  Or Elle, maybe Penny, she does light up everyone’s day with her presence. 

“Yeah, Spencer, take the plunge do it” 

That night she went home, ready to accept the offer she had been given to join Interpol. She knew that as much as she loved him, seeing him happy with someone else would hurt too much. 

The next day she went around the team saying her goodbyes, failing to notice Spencer walking in, a bouquet of sunflowers in one hand and his signature coffee cup on the other. Coffee that didn’t last long when he overheard Morgan say , “pretty girl, such a shame you are leaving us” 

“ You are leaving,” Spencer’s voice cracked as he said it. Taking a deep breath she said, “bubs, can we talk?” 

Spencer followed her to the empty office next to Hotch, weary of all the eyes he felt on his back silently following them. As soon as they crossed the threshold he reached for her, cupping her face and repeating over and over, “what can I do? What can I do to get you to stay?” 

“Spencer, as much as I love your voice you need to hear me, please hear me and then let me go.” a frustrated sigh leaving his lips followed by a nod encouraging her to continue. “I don’t remember many midnights but the one when I met you still haunts my wildest dreams and it's terrifying because I don’t remember who I used to be, you will be the beautiful ghost whose “what if” will always haunt me. And sometimes the love I feel for you makes me feel like I'm drowning, gasping for air and it makes me wonder how I am still standing. And bubs, this is me trying, this is me trying to say goodbye to my old self, because I don’t belong alongside that version of myself, not anymore.” She paused, to take out an old blue cardigan, one that Spencer quickly recognized as his. He watched her place it around her shoulders and say “ you once said this was your favorite, I want to keep it. This old cardigan, the one you forgot you loved. Because, I need to remember that you were real. That you weren’t a fiction conjured by my imagination. That I watched you breathe, cry, live and be your wonderful self. Spencer I am scared of being nothing, being nobody’s person, but now you need to go. You need to go and tell the person you love that you love them. Don’t wait until it's too late like you did.”  

 “I place it around my shoulders like your old favorite cardigan, the one you forgot you loved 

As she turned around, she knew she had turned into her worst fears, she had set her heart on finding a version of herself that she didn’t even know if it existed or not. She barely there whispers of Spencer, “you’re my person, you’re my everything.” He would spend his nights cursing her name, wishing she would stay, wishing she had given him the opportunity to calm the invisible fire haunting her. The memory of her beautiful ghost represented by the wilting sunflowers on the corner of his already messy desk. 

Part 2??? Let me know if you guys want one here 

would really appreciate it if anyone wants a part 2 because my heart cant take sad endings

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[kryptonitejelly]

hi!! omg for the blurb could you write about reader playing a piece on her instrument for jj and will’s wedding and aaron is just admiring reader and its all fluffy and cute please 😭 i’ve been thinking of this so much!! it’s his first time hearing her play the instrument so 🫣🫣 thankyou! <3

A/N: hii! <3 I’ve put a slight spin on it, I hope thats okay! And aldjallfjalah sorry if this ended up more heavy, and less fluffy and cute that I had intended 😭

Requests for blurbs are currently open here.

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He pulls away from his dance with Emily, sobered by the far away look in her eyes, the look which he knew meant that she had made up her mind, that she was leaving. It had struck him in the heart, the same way as it had when Gideon had left, when Elle had departed, or when JJ was pulled away for her stint with no sight of definite return, by powers greater than he was.

He rakes a hand through his hair as he watches Emily move for a dance with Rossi, sending her away with a small nod of his head. Every departure from any member of this family that he had come to hold dear, hurt, no less than the one before. He does a sweep of the grounds to locate Jack, to make sure he is alright, and right after which, his eyes dart out to seek out you. It is during his search for you that he hears it, the faint tinkling of a live piano, mixing in with, complimenting, the soft melody playing over the speakers. His eyes locate the small corner which the live band had vacated earlier, to find you sitting on the bench in front of a the polished black wood, fingers floating over the black and white keys. You surprise him everyday, and it almost takes his breath away.

He lets his gaze trace your silhouette, from your fingers dancing over the keys, up your arms, shoulders, along the curve of your neck, the wisp of hair that had escaped the updo you had put your hair in, the curve in your lip, the bridge of your nose, and he finds himself mesmerised. There is a tug in his heart, and the world around him fades away as the focus of his present is drawn entirely to you.

He stands, watching you for what feels like forever (he could, he thought, watch you forever), before he shakes himself out of his trance and makes his way towards you.

You don’t notice him approaching, but you know the moment the bench dips with the weight of another that it is him. A smile curls up the side of your lips as you let your hands fall from the keys, only to be caught in his warm palms.

“I didn’t know you played.” He brings your knuckles up to brush his lips against them and you slide yourself even closer to him on the tiny piano bench than you already are, allowing him to tuck you under his arm and into his side.

“I’m very average, its nothing to shout about.” You rest your head against his shoulder and feel him press a kiss into your hair.

“You are anything but average.” His voice comes out in an almost whisper, but the raw emotion behind it surprises you, and you find yourself sliding an arm around his waist, in the space between his shirt and jacket, tilting your head up to catch his gaze which burns through your soul. It makes you reach up to cup the side of his face, his skin soft against your palm.

“Aaron.” Its only his name which you say, as he closes his eyes, pressing his cheek further into your palm, the weight that he places on your hand letting you know that he trusts you enough to lean on you when he needs to, that he lets himself anchor onto you, that he loves you.

A small exhale escapes his lips, and he lets everything that he has been holding onto go, because he can, because he has you.

[possessingtheproperspirit]

Fic Author Self Rec

Fic authors self-rec! ✨ When you get this, reply with your favourite five fics that you’ve written, then pass on to at least five other writers.

Thanks for tagging me, @kay-elle-cee <3 I found this very hard haha as self-reccing goes against everything I hold dear, but nonetheless here we are...

the way you left me || At nineteen, James vanishes, and Lily breaks.

I wrote this in a fevered rush, and I think it's the one I'm most proud of overall. Not entirely sure why, which doesn't lend itself to this sort of post, does it? It's sad and sweet and painful and all the things I like writing most. Angst with a happy, hopeful ending is my sweet spot.

2. Uninvited || With NEWTs looming, friends gather at the Potters' cottage in Wales to study and let off steam during the Easter holidays of their seventh year.

What's not to enjoy about pining, a Welsh beach and a 'there was only one bed' scenario? It includes this sentence, which I feel nicely encapsulates the gang:

They ate their fill; Mary tried to teach them a strange Muggle game called cricket, which James had a natural affinity for (“ever the fucking sportsman,” Marlene jeered from her position on the opposing team); Sirius tried to lead a team into the shallows, forgetting that the waters around the British Isles were frigid at the best of times; Remus built a bonfire in a bid to stop said team from developing frostbite.

I mean, what more can I say?

3. Forget-Me-Not (cw: sa). ||. At eighteen, Lily Evans fell - and fell hard - for James Potter, a classmate she had never given much thought to before. He seemed as into her as she was into him, so why is it, when she starts a new job almost a decade and a lot of water under that particular bridge later, that her new boss - James Potter himself - doesn't seem to remember her at all? A Don’t You Forget About Me by Mhairi Mcfarlane AU fic.

I wasn't going to include this one, but I guess I changed my mind? I'm proud that I a) finished this fic at all, and b) hopefully managed a very fine balance in dealing with an extremely sensitive subject. It was all a very personal writing experience and I guess I'm glad it all came out okay in the end.

4. A Lesson in Communication || There's a rule at his school that teachers are strictly not allowed to date the parents of pupils. James has never minded this rule before...

This largely started because it so amused me to think of James wrangling children at sports day. This is one of those stories that was supposed to be a quick thing, and then morphed into a nearly-12k monster whereby the misunderstandings piled up on top of each other like delicious pancakes. Yes, if anyone asked a straightforward question this fic would be about 500 words. Yes, my favourite bit is still Remus' reaction when he realises James' mistake.

5. The Price We Pay || As the summer before their sixth year comes to an end, Sirius, Remus, Lily and James consider how things may be different on their return to Hogwarts. When Sirius finally breaks free from his toxic home, it should be a fresh start - but unfortunately, it's the start of a spiral that will threaten the foundations of friendship, and change their lives irrevocably.

Last but not least! That blurb could do with updating, really, given that now – 27 chapters in – we're into seventh year and rather a lot has happened, haha. Still, when I started it, I didn't think I'd write more than maybe five or six chapters, and then it sort of grew its own little legs and scurried away from me. You know, how writing does? It's my original baby fic and I love it so but I also go through phases where I worry it's all utter bollocks, so it's very much a rollercoaster of a relationship. There is something both wonderful and challenging in writing a canon multi-chap, especially in this fandom where there are so many amazing canon multi-chaps. We battle on.

What a strange, therapy-esque post this ended up being 😅

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[winterrrnight]

edith's 600 followers celebration!

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[dungeons-are-too-cold]

How about a little fic or blurb about the team‘s thoughts about Haley after having met her for the first time?

I really loved writing this one. I kinda made it an autistic Hotch and autistic Reid fic only in some slight mentions of things and descriptions so I hope thats okay. Its a little fluffy and a little angsty (Like angst light lol) but it was def a fun one to write! Made it the first season team with Gideon, Morgan, Elle, Reid, Garcia, JJ and Hotch. Warnings: mentions of food, allsuion to sensory issues. Word count: 999

“It was lovely to see you again Hayley, and congratulations on the pregnancy”, Gideon said as he walked with her and Aaron to the elevator. “You and Aaron will be wonderful parents, I’m sure.”

            “Thank you, Jason. It’s always lovely to see you,” she said as she waved goodbye from the elevator with Aaron escorting her back to her car. Hayley had come in to have lunch with Hotch to surprise him with their pregnancy test results. She couldn’t wait to see his face since they had been trying for months. Overjoyed with the news, Aaron Immediately rushed, and told his team who were gathered in the conference room.

It was the first time that many of them had met their unit chief’s wife, and they were all eager to make good impressions, shaking her hand and offering their own congratulations. They all ate in the conference room that afternoon. It was nice, something they had never dine as a team. With Hotch gone for a moment, the team began to talk about their little afternoon.

“Well, she seems so sweet! And I seriously can’t get enough of her and Hotch,” Garcia gushed. “I mean, come on, high school sweethearts? Ugh so cute!”

“I think this was the first time I’ve actually seen Hotch smile,” JJ chimed in. “She must be something special.”

“Hayley is wonderful, and their relationship does bring Aaron a great deal of joy,” said Gideon. He had met her before when Aaron first started and they had a beautiful friendship, spending many dinners together over the years.

“You seem awfully quiet, kid. What’s going on in that pretty little head of yours? Never seen a pretty girl before?” Morgan prompted.

“Oh, shut up, Derek.” Elle playfully slapped his arm with her case file.

“I don’t know if I like the way she talks to him,” said Spencer quietly. He wasn’t sure if he should even be saying anything at all, let alone something negative. It was his boss’s wife after all. The team seemed a little surprised, but no one responded, so Spencer elaborated on his own. “She just, I don’t know. She seemed short with him, especially when he didn’t seem to understand something. She was annoyed when he didn’t want dressing on his salad because it would feel too wet. Maybe I noticed just because I was next to him, but she just didn’t seem like she understood him at all. That’s just what I saw.”

“I don’t really know if that’s your place to judge, Reid. What do you know about relationships?” Morgan finally responded.

“In practice? Not much. But-,”

“Then what could you know?”

“She talks to him like people talk to me, and I don’t like it. So, I don’t know, I just assumed he doesn’t like it either. It’s just my opinion, Morgan. I don’t have to like her. She’s not my wife.”

“That’s for damn sure, you couldn’t even get a date with a girl like that.”

“Okay, Morgan, that’s enough,” Gideon interrupted before anything could get too heated. He could see Hotch excitedly walking back towards the conference room and didn’t want to kill his joy. So rarely in their line of work did they get to relish in those moments before disaster struck. He didn’t want anything to ruin the unbridled happiness that the news of his child had brought Aaron.

“So? What did you think of Hayley? Isn’t she just the best?” Hotch said as he reentered the conference room. He could hardly keep his hands and feet still, almost rocking back and forth before catching himself and sitting down with the team.

“She’s perfect Hotch. And she seems to make you really happy,” Elle said gesturing to his movements loosely, slightly embarrassing him as he turned away from her acknowledgment. “It’s nice to know you’re not all scary.”

“Yeah, we should have her come in more often,” Morgan joked. “Like when I break protocol and Hotch wants to chew my ass out.”

“She may make him happy, but that doesn’t negate his dedication to procedure, Morgan, so don’t get any ideas.” Gideon had known Aaron longer than anyone, so he knew that nothing could shake this man’s attention to detail and by the book attitude.

Reid remained quite through the team’s conversation.  He wasn’t quite sure if he could muster a fake reaction to the situation, so invested in his own thoughts and feelings about what was going on between Aaron and Hayley. He didn’t want to make any assumptions, but Spencer’s habit of giving people the benefit of the doubt usually disappointed him, so he tended to come to a negative conclusion. However, his negative assumptions should not be Hotch’s responsibility to bear. It was hard to find the right words to say when Aaron asked for his opinion.

“Oh, I don’t know anything about relationships, so I don’t think my opinion is necessarily required in this particular situation,” Spencer said, hoping to redirect the conversation.

“But she’s still just a person, Reid. What did you think?”

“Are you happy?”

“Yes.”

“Then so am I. I’m happy she makes you happy, sir. I think I need to be excused if that’s alright.” Hotch nodded, slightly confused by what just happened, and Spencer quickly exited the conference room.

“Is Spencer, okay? Did someone say anything? Did I do something wrong?”

“I don’t know, the kid’s just in a mood today.” Morgan retorted as he returned to looking through the most recent case file.

“Oh, okay.” Aaron felt slightly dejected. A little bit of that joy deflated when he saw Spencer storm out of the room. Even though the young agent was just one of his subordinates, it hurt to think he might have done something wrong or that the boy might not like Hayley. Trying not to let his disappointment show in his body, he hardened his brow as he stared back at the case file. “I guess we should get back to work.”

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Mark giving Elle her promise ring blurb?

“hey, i have something for you.” elle looked up t mark confused.

“for me?”

“yeah well i was going to give it to you last week for our one and a half year anniversary but it came in a little late.”

“mark!” she pouted. “i didn’t get you anything!”

“that’s okay,” he smiles. he hands her a small box and she playfully rolls her eyes as she sits up a little straighter and starts to open it. once she takes the top off the box, she’s shocked to find a small jewelry box inside.

“mark! this better not have been super expensive.” he just nods toward it, urging her to open the box. she does, flipping the top open. her jaw drops as her eyes land on the dainty ring inside. “mark!” she gasps out.

“i love you, elle. and i just wanted something that would show you and everyone else that i always will.” elle has tears in her eyes now, and she opens her mouth to speak but nothing comes out, so she shuts it and looks up at him. he can’t help but laugh lightly at her reaction. “can i put it on you?” she nods, holding it out so he can pull it from the box and slide it on her finger. a few tears run down her cheeks as he does so, and he reaches up to brush them away once his hands are free.

“i love you too, mark. i always will,” she whispers, pulling him into a long hug and then kissing his cheek. he pulls her into a kiss that has her giggling as everything sets in.

“stop laughing i’m trying to kiss you!”

“sorry, i just- are you gonna be mad if i ask if i can call maya and tell her?” he pretends to be mad but grabs her phone and hands it to her.

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I was (unofficially) tagged by @bbgirlsteve to list nine of my favorite movies.

Gotta tell you, narrowing this list down was hard. I was a Film major back in the day, so I have a ton of movies that I love dearly.

Tumblr arranged them in alphabetical order, so below is the actual order, along with a little blurb about each!

(1) Requiem for a Dream (2000) This is my all-time favorite movie, and one of the few I view as being perfect. It's about four people going down the downward spiral of addiction and experiencing all of the consequences that come with it. It was the first movie I watched on my own when I was trying to be a Serious Film Student, and I was blown away by it. In particular, the editing style is remarkable. It uses over 2000 cuts, whereas your average film of the same length uses about 600 - 700. It's done in such a way to mimic a drug user's experience, going from rapid, frantic movements to slow calms. I must stress though, if you want to watch this movie, PLEASE exercise caution. The whole reason I found it was because it was on several Most Disturbing Films Ever lists, and it earns its place there. It's like a very long, drawn out sucker punch - painful, dark, and potentially will leave you laid out for a day.

(2) Legally Blonde (2001) On the complete opposite end of the spectrum, Legally Blonde is my second favorite. I'm sure most of you know it, but in case you don't: A "dumb blonde" goes to Harvard Law School to win back the boyfriend who dumped her. I love it because it works hard to subvert the dumb blonde stereotype - Elle is smart, hard-working, and above all has a good heart. This movie just has an overall positive message, plus it has a ton of female positivity, which the world needs way more of. It's my go-to sick day movie because it never fails to make me feel better.

(3) Coraline (2009) Ah, Coraline. A cautionary tale about a little girl who discovers a gateway to a perfect parallel world in her new house (except it's not so perfect). This one I love because it manages to perfectly marry the magic and pains of childhood with extreme darkness. Coraline is just a kid who longs for adventure and a family that pays attention to her, which hit home for me in a lot of ways. And then they come in with "oh by the way you have to have buttons sewn into your eyes." God, that moment still makes me shudder. Also, fun fact: Coraline held the world record for the longest stop motion animation film (100 minutes) for seven years until it was overthrown by Kubo and the Two Strings (101 minutes).

(4) Colossal (2016) Colossal is probably one a lot of you have overlooked. It's a got a very strange premise - a drunk, down on her luck woman is somehow linked to and controlling a kaiju that randomly appeared in South Korea? What? But this movie is so, SO good. After not really paying much attention to movies for a few years, Colossal was the one that made me take notice again. It's a masterclass in acting from both Anne Hathaway and Jason Sudeikis. Its premise, while strange, lends it a unique charm I have yet to find in another movie, even other kaiju or body swap type stories. And its another positive message movie - no matter how hard life or other people knock you down, you can get back up and keep fighting. I can't recommend it strongly enough.

(5) Cat People (1942) This movie's premise is also pretty bonkers: A woman won't have sex with her husband because she thinks that she will turn into a giant cat and eat him if she does. However, do you like modern horror movies? If you do, you have Cat People to thank for them. Obviously, horror movies had come out before Cat People. It was made by RKO as a response to Universal's success with Dracula and Frankenstein, after all. However, Cat People set up a lot of things that would inspire later horror movies. In particular, its use of the idea that "What you don't see is scarier than what you do" and emphasis on subtlety rather than in your face scares is something you see coming from here. It's also credited as the source of the very first jump scare.

(6) Coco (2017) I love movies about music and/or that have good soundtracks. Coco falls into both categories, since it's about a little boy who wants to be a musician and ends up seeking out his musical ancestor in the Land of the Dead after his family rejects his musical aspirations. It is visually gorgeous - I legitimately think this is the prettiest movie Pixar has ever made, which is saying a lot. (The moment where Manny crosses the marigold bridge into the Land of the Dead comes to mind) I also love the way that the Mexican culture and music is seamlessly woven into the story. It truly transports me to a new world.

(7) The Ring (2002) Everyone knows the story even if they haven't seen this movie: It's about a video tape that kills you seven days after you watch it. And this is the single scariest movie I've ever seen. I first watched it when I was about 13. I watched it on VHS alone in the basement of my childhood house late at night (which definitely upped the scare factor). I actually thought the movie was over after they discover Samara's body in the well and stopped the movie. But then I decided I wanted to watch the credits because I wanted to see who was in the cast. And boy did I get a surprise. That single moment redefined horror for me. To this day, there hasn't been another movie that has scared me that badly.

(8) Tucker & Dale vs Evil (2010) Conversely, there hasn't been a horror comedy that hit all the right notes quite like Tucker and Dale. It's a spoof on your typical summer slasher movies like Friday the 13th or Wrong Turn, but done right. It takes every single slasher horror trope you can think of and turns it on its head. This movie made me laugh harder than almost any other movie. It's also made from a place of love, honoring the tropes and movies that came before it, and working with them to make an amazing movie.

(9) Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) Yes, this is a romantic comedy about two friends making a porno together. And it's good. It's hard to make me like romantic comedies. They have to have something that really sets them apart. Zack and Miri does this by leaning hard (hehe) into its premise. It's not ashamed, it gleefully shows off its cast in every sense of the word, and it still manages to create one of the most intimate sex scenes I've ever seen. (Yes, in a film about porn) Plus it's funny as hell. Just do yourselves a favor and don't watch it with your mom like I did.

Some honorable mentions:

The Omen (1976) Happy Death Day Ratatouille Us Pan's Labyrinth Candyman Stranger Than Fiction Wolf Children Cabin in the Woods Little Miss Sunshine A Quiet Place

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