#jiara au

[kiekiecarrera]

The bathroom is not big enough that he can stand without brushing her back, so he perches himself on the closed toilet seat instead. Watches her quietly, taking in the way she leans over the sink, cupping her hands to catch some water in her palms. He clears his throat for a moment, and when she doesn’t look at him, he brushes her elbow with his fingers, trying not to startle her. Offers her the cup when she meets his eyes through the mirror. She turns to take it, a small, grateful smile slipping on her face.

#jiaraweek2023

day 6: fic to gif → this is looking like a contest of who can act like they care less by @kiekiecarrera

[hepaidattention]

if i loved hated you in another life | four

“What?” Kie asked him, amusement written over the beautiful features he was admiring.

“Nothin’,” he shrugged, forcing himself to look back at the ocean view. Even one of the rarest of beauties, the sun rising with pink and purple skies over the ocean in the summer mornings, was nothing to compare to Kiara’s beauty. “Just thinkin’.”

“About what?” she mused, her eyes staring solely at the view ahead.

“Well, I reckon if this was Friday night, and I had asked you to come and watch the sunrise with me, you woulda laughed right in my face.”

She bit back a smile and shrugged, “I don’t know if I would have laughed,” her eyes sparkled with laughter she was holding back, “Maybe just called you crazy for trying.”

“And how ‘bout now?” he started playing with the sand at the tips of his fingers, keeping them occupied, because he really wanted to hold her hand again. “If I asked you to go watch, I don’t know, a sunset with me?”

“Oo,” she hissed but still was smiling, “I don’t know. Sunsets are another kind of level of friendship.”

OR

JJ and Kie started out watching a sunrise together and ended up somehow hating each other more than they ever had before.

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[homebody-nobody]

funny how true colors shine (in darkness and in secrecy)

Carrera and Maybank are her best agents. They’re both smart, creative, and driven. Carrera is clever and quick-thinking, and an excellent executor, and there’s no one quite like Maybank with a gun. Peterkin taps her pen on her desk, waiting for one of them to break. They will, of course. Peterkin is betting on Maybank. He’s twitching. He’s twitchy. But then, the muscle in Carrera’s jaw is doing an awful lot of jumping, too. “I’m not doing it with him.” “Literally anyone else.” -- Kie and JJ are fake married for undercover purposes, and hilarity (and also feelings) ensue.

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(Happy Birthday, Belle!!)

[mellarkisa]

jiara movies x My Best Friend's Wedding

God, what the hell was she doing?

She fled from the lilac silk dress that was stinging her and Emily's romantic speeches, barely waiting to go back to the dressing room and start a call with Cleo, who didn't stop talking for a second.  Still in her bra and panties, she looked for her lighter to try to light a damn cigarette, but she couldn't find it in the middle of that mess. Fuck, she really needed a smoke.

"Fuck this!" she threw her purse on the couch.

"Kiara, are you listening to me?"  Cleo squeaked and Kiara balanced the phone against her shoulder and her face.

"No, Cleo, I'm kinda busy here."

"Sorry if I'm trying to be a good friend and help you think of some plan to crash your best friend's wedding, since you don't have any," she snapped wryly.

"Don't say 'crash my best friend's wedding', I feel like a movie villain like that."

"Well, I don't see what else to call it, Kie"

Well...

"I'm saving him from a terrible idea" she tried and heard Cleo chuckle on the other end.

"Yes, saving him to be with you" she pointed out.

Ok. Maybe her motives weren't entirely altruistic. But JJ wasn't thinking straight. Clearly. Marrying a kook he'd known for a year?  That didn't sound like him, that didn't sound like her Jayj.  But it was real and it was happening.

"Emily looks like a doll, Cleo! So dreamy and-" A brief knock on the door interrupted her thoughts. Thinking it was the seamstress, Kiara urged her to come in, while she waited for her friend's answer.

"Calm down, girl…"

But it wasn't the seamstress. It was JJ. Clutching a bridesmaid dress in his arms, he seemed more surprised by her startled yell than by her lack of clothes. He chuckled as she tried futilely to cover herself with her arms. "Hi" she said uselessly.

"Do you want me to turn around or something?"  his smile widened as he leaned back in the doorway, his damn dimples showing as he looked way too comfortable with the situation.

Kiara searched for anything she could cover herself with, clumsily clinging to her coat and wrapping it around her body.

"You weren't the person I was expecting..."

He shrugged and twirled the end of the hanger in great amusement.

"I've seen you a lot more naked than that."

Kiara bit her lip, not at all surprised by the insinuation, resisting the urge to flirt. It was hard when he looked the same JJ as ever, who she knew would flirt back.

"Well… things are different now."

He nodded briefly and, for a moment, neither of them knew what to say.  Maybe she killed the moment, reminding him that they weren't as young, passionate, and free as they used to be.  A lot had changed.

"Yeah, I think they are."

He turned the end of the hanger again before placing her dress gently on the chair that stood there.  He looked nervous, the way he did when he tried to hide it, and there was a small satisfaction when Kiara realized that she could still read him well.  He backed to the door, and before leaving he gave her one of those mischievous smiles that told her everything was going to be okay.  JJ looked her up and down, not ashamed to drink in the sight of her half-naked body before leaving:

"You look really good... without your clothes on."

The door had barely closed before Kiara fell unceremoniously onto the couch, her legs too shaky to stand.  The intensity of his gaze, the familiarity with which he changed the energy of the room with a smile, or even his stupid bright blue eyes were too much for her.

A glimmer of hope began to glow deep inside her chest, and Kiara blindly reached for her phone lying on the couch, and by some miracle Cleo was still on the call.

"KIARA!"

"Cleo… I'm back in the game"

[notbadweird]

‪@jane_shows‬ MADE THIS AND POSTED IT ON TWITTER AND YOU GUYS OMFG ITS SO BEAUTIFUL

ITS FAKE BUT BEAUTIFUL

MADE ME HYPE FOR S4

[outerbaanksjiara]

Missing moments

If someone would have told Kiara that in only two days she'd have been sent to a wilderness therapy camp, find a whole lost city, burried her friends parents and kissed her best friend she'd have thought that it's the craziest thing she ever heard.

But it happend.

Her parents sent her away only two days ago. They didn't even warn her, just two people dressed in polos suddenly appeared and dragged her away while her parents were watching her begging the two people to stop.

The whole way she couldn't even process what happened, she kicked, yelled, cried and begged them to stop and let her go but they didn't even seem to hear her.

The car finally stopped after hours, in front of a big place full of kids doing different chores. Some of them were planting flowers, some were moving boxes with stuffs around and other chores she couldn't really focus on.

The thing that catched her attention was the girl yelling and kicking into some mans in polo shirts that were dragging her away towards some small cabin. She didn't even have time to react cause she got dragged by the mans that brought her here into a big cabin. This time she didn't fight back. It was pointless anyway.

In that cabin some lady told her the camp rules and diagnosed her with some condition she didn't care enough to remember and told her that she'd get put on medication. She tried to escape but was stupid enough to think it'd work. After that she got dragged away into a similar cabin the girl she saw earlier did.

She spent there a whole day. She was sure she was gonna become insane.

Luckily she didn't spend much more time in there cause apparently her cousin told her that, her cat, Marley died. She didn't even have a cat and she was pretty sure her parents didn't have time to tell her whole family about how they sent their daughter away to a crazy wilderness therapy camp.

So she instantly knew it was JJ. So of course she had to play the act and pretend to be devastated by the news when inside she was almost jumping of happiness knowing that JJ was here. He came.

After this she got sent to another cabin with other girl. She waited almost the whole night hoping that JJ would come and get her out at any point. And he did.

He brust into the room looking for her and when he finally spotted her she run right into his open arms, waiting for her.

As soon as they broke the hug he apologised for the moneys he stole from her dad, for the fights, for everything. She didn't even care about this all.

I love you. That's all she could say. She didn't even care if he'd say it back or not, she just needed him to know. I love you too. He did say it back.

That's when they kissed. It was slow and peaceful like they had all the time in the world. Like nothing else mattered. They were finally togheter and that was all that mattered.

They didn't even relaise all the cheering from the girls that watched everything, they didn't even care at all. He took her hand in his and run with her out of that stupid camp.

He told her he left the Twinkie so no one would recognise the car and risk ruining the mission, even if they knew John B won't like this when he'll find out.

When they finally got in the car and drove away neither of them talked at all but when they finally got into the plane they had six full hours of talking about everything.

He told her about the barracuda Mike incident and that their friends are already on the way to South America. She took a change of clothes she had in her bag and happily changed off the camp's uniform. Then they talked some more.

They talked about them, they talked about their friends and made a quick plan of finding them. They'd ocasionally stop talking for a kiss or two too.

As soon as they got off the plane, they took some small bus that was going away too slowly for their licking. They needed to hurry to their friends.

They heard some stories about El Dorado on the way and made a few ideas about this place even if, if Kie didn't know everything John B and his dad been through this days she'd have thought that this people were being delusional.

Then they finally found Pope and Cleo, and heard what happend with Ward, they started looking for John B and Sarah. When they finally found them too, they were surrounded by people with guns including Ward.

Maybe what they did wasn't the smartest move but it was the only thing they could do and think about at that moment.

They jumped with some machetes towards the people with guns. Then the guns turned towards them too.

Kiara knew JJ. Maybe more than he knew himself. She knew he was gonna do something stupid. She slowly touched his shoulder, carefully whispering his name so no one else would hear them but suddenly the gun was aimed and the sound made Kie's attention go back towards the others.

Ward was in front of the gun, dragging the one that was aiming at them earlier and dragging the man with him, falling down.

After this they all took a while to mourn and watch Sarah making a small grave for her dad. Not too long after this big John died.

Kie wanted to help her friends even if she knew nothing she'd say would help, they both lost their dads in the same day.

The realisation of everything that happened hit her the night after they burried big John. They were on the same boat Kiara, JJ, Pope and Cleo came on towards John B and Sarah.

Kiara tried her best to fall asleep but it was harder than she expected. Don't get her wrong, she was so tired but her mind was wide awake. She looked around, trying to tell if everyone was asleep.

Cleo and Pope were sleeping with their heads on some backpack while Cleo was still holding her knife and looked like she was ready to wake up and fight if needed.

Sarah was sleeping between John B's arms, it took her a lot to fall asleep, Kie heard her talking with John B for what felt like hours, until it was finally silence even if they weren't talking too loud.

Kie looked next to her where JJ was asleep with some shirt over his face so the light and bugs wouldn't bother him. She tried to get up without making the boat's floor to crack and wake everyone up.

When she managed to walk towards the other side of the boat, she let her legs fall over the water but without touching it.

She was tired, mad, sad, happy and the adrenaline still didn't leave her body. She had no idea what she felt. She just wanted to shut everything down with some joint from JJ.

The water didn't help too much in calming her down especially after what happens a few months ago with the boat and the machete. Usually she'd just watch the ocean and instantly feel better but after this whole day nothing helped.

Suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulder which made her almost jump. When she turned behind, she saw JJ slowly sitting down next to her.

"Didn't mean to scare you" he whispered and as soon as she heard him she instantly felt a little better "I heard you getting up and I wanted to check on you"

"I'm sorry for waking you up" she said keeping her eyes on the water and trying her best not to face him.

She was scared that if she'd look at him she'd break down into tears and that's the last thing they need right now. John B and Sarah just saw their parents dying and here she was stupidly crying. She didn't even know why she was crying at all. Too many things happened for her to just pick one.

"Nah I wasn't sleeping anyway, it's not like you can with Pope's and Cleo's snoring contest" he said pointing with his head towards them.

She turned to look at him trying to hide a laugh so I won't wake anyone up and as soon as he noticed her failed attempt not to laugh, a proud smile appeared on his face but it was quickly washed away.

"Kie, what's wrong?" he asked, the concern visible in his voice which made Kie feel guilty to make him worry about her too.

When she didn't answer, he slowly moved one hand on her cheek, carefully moving her head towards him so he could get a better look at her. Her eyes were red and puffy and she probably looked like a mess apart from that too.

He didn't say anything, his lips moved towards her forhead, giving her a soft kiss that made Kie brust into tears. As soon as he moved his lips away he let her head fall on his shoulder allowing the tears to fall, while quiet sobs were escaping her.

He didn't say anything, one of his arms was holding her while his hand was playing with some loosen curls from her bun, if you could call that one after everything it been through.

She didn't even relaise that she stopped crying until she heard JJ's voice again after what felt like hours.

"I promise everything is gonna be okay now" he whispered softly, still playing with her curls.

"I'm sorry" she finally said, her voice breaking in the middle of the sentence, he slowly lift her head up so he could get a better look at her.

"What are you sorry for?" he asked confused.

"For this" she whispered but when she noticed that JJ still didn't understand she countinued. "I'm sorry for crying when John B and Sarah are the ones that actually been through a lot"

"Hey no Kie, don't say that" he said as soon as he heard what she said. "Yes they've been through a lot but you've been through shit too, okay?"

She shaked her head mumbling "It's not the same"

"It might not be the same kind of shit but it still meant a lot Kie, you have all the right to feel like this okay?" he said but when she didn't say anything else he countinued. "Kie you have all the rights to be sad too, okay?"

"I miss them" she whispered, if JJ wouldn't be so focused on her he'd have probably didn't even hear her. "I don't want to but I do, I hate them so much but I still miss them"

They were still her parents after all. They were still her parents and they sent her away to some camp that was gonna drug her.

"There's nothing wrong with that" JJ said softly trying to make her feel better. "I mean look at my dad, he's a piece of shit and yet I can't help but wish he's doing alright wherever he is"

At the mention of his dad Kie's stomach twisted a little. She knew that JJ's house was gonna be taken away, he told her everything on the boat but after this whole day she completely forgot that he had no where to go.

Neither did she.

Neither did Sarah or John B.

"If you wanna go talk with them when we're gonna be back I'm gonna go with you" he said snapping her out of her thoughts. "I'll be with you whenever you need me"

Kie couldn't help but smile and his lips quickly formed into a smile too when he noticed that he made her smile. JJ always could make jer smile even if no one else could. He was the only one that could make her laugh and feel better when everything was horrible.

"Damnit Kie, I'll be there even when you don't need me, you might get bored of me" he countinued this time earning a whole laugh from her.

"This will never happen" she said with a bright smile that warmed up JJ's heart.

"Good because you're stuck with me" he said before leaning in and making the soace between their lips disappear.

The kiss was slow and peaceful but at the same time they needed it as much as they needed air. She could've finally relax and feel like all the pain and exhaustion was slowly going away.

For a moment nothing else mattered, they were finally togheter.

They were togheter and nothing could ever change that. No matter what was gonna happen the next day or the day after or anytime.

They finally had eachother.

[ktsaysthings]

the blue that lasts - chapter 4

In 1729, JJ is a pirate. 

It sounds worse than it is. It’s not theft—not really. More like redistribution.

He’s no Robin Hood. He takes from the rich and keeps for himself. Rum, money, rare and exotic gems—things he really has no use for.

Except for the rum. He does have use for the rum.

Maybe it is theft. Either way, he doesn’t feel bad about it. Even without the spoils of their looting and pillaging, he’d still be sailing. He’d still be searching.

JJ’s been searching his whole life. For purpose, for salvation. A way out. 

He found all three in the water. The sea provides a safety he never had at home. It keeps him warm and weightless and strong. It carries him, taking him places he never could have dreamed of, far out of the reach of his leech of a father, out of sight of the debtors and foes that are always on his tail.

He joined Cleo on The Phantom when he was freshly fifteen. The first year on the water nearly broke him, the sun harsh on his pale skin, the salt rough on his soft hands. He’d been delirious from dehydration, half-dead from hunger, and still more alive than he’d ever felt. The sea filled in the gaps, softened the edges of his broken pieces. It gave him something to fight for, something to stake his life on.

And yet, there was still something missing.

He finds her in a pub.

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[starzxgirl]

headers obx3

[theauditionsareinhereright101]

Ao3 is..down?

An actual Shakespearean tragedy

[eemolu]

feels like a night to carry a tune

(track three: tide song)

JJ woke up at the insistent blare of his alarm, the scent of coconut shampoo lingering during the split second it took for him to figure out where he was: alone, hungover, in his ridiculously expensive house in Malibu. “Fuck,” he groaned, groping for his phone on the nightstand and managing to hit snooze without lifting his head from the pillow. He had dreamed about her again. Would he ever stop dreaming about her?  He’d tried everything to get her out of his head. He’d slept with girls on tour, and B-list actors, and girls in bars who had no clue who he was. He had tried to fall in love, more than once, and got dumped each time because flowers and sex weren’t enough, apparently. He had even (and still was) trying to date himself, or whatever Sarah called it when she gushed about how important it was to be comfortable being alone. The problem was that he dreamed about Kie no matter what he did. And he never, never told anyone about it.

(complete, 29,659 words)

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[kiekiecarrera]

She’s not even sure what that conversation means in the first place. They’ve talked about the future before, in grand declarations of wealth and wild hyperboles of a life where they’re kook rich and living their most obnoxious dreams. But they’d never talked about a shared future, before the Coastal Venture. One that only involved the two of them. It’s too big, too scary, too important to really think about.

JJ knocks his knee with hers on the bed.

She tells them she’s not ready to go home and face her parents yet. That they’re making their way to Kildare, but might take a little longer than expected. None of them argue.

JJ keeps his gaze fixed on their knees.

all my friends are bad kids (link in source)

[hepaidattention]

if i loved hated you in another life | five

“No,” Kiara crossed her arms, her feet placed firmly in front of the entrance. 

JJ looked at her with a pathetic pout, “C'mon Carrera. There's nowhere else for me to sleep.” 

His backpack was swung over his shoulder, and a big blanket that definitely looked like it belonged to the Keets stayed bundled up in his arms. His hair was a mess like he had already been sleeping, which was ridiculous because it was 9 pm. 

“Actually, you do, it's called your own room.”

JJ's brow line raised up, “Would you want to be in there while they talked about their feelings?” 

Kiara realized that Sarah going to talk to John B meant the fact that John B shared his room with JJ, who now was moping outside hers.

“They kicked you out. didn't they?”

“Didn't even hesitate.”

“And you decided my room was the best option why ?”

She in all honesty didn't trust herself with JJ, alone in a room, after the stunt he pulled only an hour ago. She was afraid she'd lose all common sense again and kiss him, or even- no she could not let her mind go there. She would win this. She was strong, and JJ had no control over her.

“Technically, this is our room - I just let Sarah crash in it.” He was right, but Kiara wasn’t going to let him know that. He sighed, annoyed that he's had to stand there this long. “Sarah told me to crash here until they were through, alright?”

Kiara knew just as well as anyone that that door wasn't opening for the rest of the night. “I'm not sharing my bed with you, Maybank.”

“Okay, alright, see now that makes it easy. You can sleep on the floor.” She blinked at him, unamused. He didn't expect a laugh, but a smile would've been nice. “I'll sleep on the floor, Carrera. I don't care. I just want to sleep .”

OR JJ and Kiara have to share a lot more than just a weekend together.

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[jiarafics1]

emotional motion sickness (somebody roll the windows down) by barbariansbsides (barbarianprincess) 1/1 (G)

Summary: He’s touching her bracelet when she figures out what he was saying on the dock.

He’s saying something now, but her ears are ringing and now she’s looking at his lips too and she's terrified but she’s also never been this sure about anything in her life. His fingers brush her bracelet, intertwine with hers and she feels his breath on her nose and she remembers.

or

a collection of moments in which Kiara loves JJ. (and he loves her back)

[notbadweird]

Jiara Week Day 7

We Deserved A Longer Talk Between JJ & Kie When Kie Was Explaining To Him What Happened Between Her & Pope In The Season 1 Finale. Here's My Take On It.

Word Count: 1294

"Hey, you be careful...okay?" Kie said as she looked at Pope worriedly. He just stared at her without saying a word. He instead turned to JJ to talk to him totally ignoring her. "Meet me at the dock at three. Don't be late" he then walks out the door and JJ immediately felt the tension in the room.

Kie got up and went after him. "Okay what is your problem?" she said as she rushed down the stairs to go after him. "No problem, Officer. I'm just doing my job" he got in the bike and started it up.

"Look, I'm sorry that I hurt your feelings"

[outerbaanksjiara]

hey so im writing this jiara famous fanfiction on au where JJ, Kie, Pope and John B are in a band and Sarah is their manager. There always been rumors about JJ and Kie dating. Kie got out of a relationship and the guy won't leave her alone so she and JJ start fake dating.

here is how their Instagram accounts look like

[ktsaysthings]

It’s titanic au eve. Tomorrow we find out if you’re going to hate me or not :)