#like I adore these three as well as the surfer trio

[noahtally-famous]

simply wild that I’m lowkey entertaining the idea of making a bridgette/courtney/gwen wt au fic (legit forgot what their ship name is rip) bc I fell into a bridgney hole, and then I started thinking abt gwidgette, and then I started thinking abt gwourtney, and then—

[calciumcryptid]

Describing My Staris Couples in My Superhero Universe Because I Feel Like It:

Hedera & Serpentine: Floral Lesbian and her Trans Surfer Girlfriend. They met before the series and are introduced already together. They have gone through thick and thin and will follow each other to the ends of the earth. In the future they have a beach wedding, get to have a beach house in a national park, and adopt a seagull avian.

(In this universe people are only allowed to live in a national park as long as they are related to the owner of the historic sight, though this was adjusted to allow Hedera considering she is in line to take over the Cypress Agency.)

Theme Song: Riptide by Vance Joy

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Cuervo & Soot: An ex-vigilante and a sarcastic twat, while they may have met through the thrill of battle. The two proved themselves to be the ultimate battle couple as they bonded through Cuervo's reformation as Soot was the student in charge of keeping tabs on her. This lead to many nights sparring, and an eventual confession. In the future the two have three children, adopt one, and mentor two others while opening up the Midnight Establishment, an agency named after Cuervo's adopted mother.

Theme Song: Break My Heart by Dua Lipa

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Dreamcrush & Grifnine: A badass music star and the stoic son of the top hero, the two met when Dream Crush transferred to Staris Academy to complete her hero training. She immediately challenged Grifnine to a one v one fight when the class credited him with being the best student. The two fought, and afterwards Dream Crush asked him out. They say the rest is history. In the future Grifnine is number one while Dream Crush is still performing for the world to see. They have a family, and Grifnine almost had a stroke when his son started to date Cuervo's.

Theme Song: Alibi by Krewella

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Pharmadae & Adder: The classic case of childhood friends turned lovers. They met when Pharmadae family moved into the neighborhood, and had an instant connection. Pharmadae is a medical student and Adder is learning to become a hero to help out the family business. It took a while for them to get together, but once they do there is so much hugging and cuddling.

Theme Song: Cloud 9 by Beach Bunny

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Bloodrey & Nighthawk: Nighthawk basically fell head over heels for Bloodrey when they met at school. I mean who wouldn't when a buff lady comes in with the strength to punch a whole straight through the wall and a proficiency in guns? There two were the most painful to get together due to Bloodrey's obliviousness and Nighthawk constantly getting flustered. Easily the most terrifying couple however as their powers are so well suited for each other. In the future they are just the cool aunts' who take you out to an archery range and teach you how to defend yourself.

Theme Song: Six Shooter by Coyote Kisses

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Love Dove & Gruidae & Fallen: The villain trio who absolutely adore each other and will put you into the ground if you mess with one of them. Love Dove and Fallen met first, but became intrigued by Gruidae when they saw them fight. Gruidae is the official bodyguard while Love Dove and Fallen are the mafia wife and boss respectively. A lot of fun writing as there is always just something about writing villain couples that makes them so much more fun.

Small Note: They are my official second poly couple, and let me tell you the battle to even bring me to write my first one was an adventure on its own. Polys, love you but I could never.

Theme Song: Poison by Alice Cooper

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Trust me there are plenty more, but these are the main ones seen throughout the story.

[faraway-wanderer]

QUEER YA READS happy pride month here’s a list of lots of queer YA books!!

-          The Henna Wars- Abida Jaigirdar When Nishat comes out to her parents, they say she can be anyone she wants—as long as she isn’t herself. Because Muslim girls aren’t lesbians. Nishat doesn’t want to hide who she is, but she also doesn’t want to lose her relationship with her family. And her life only gets harder once a childhood friend walks back into her life. Flávia is beautiful and charismatic and Nishat falls for her instantly. Amidst sabotage and school stress, their lives get more tangled—but Nishat can’t quite get rid of her crush on Flávia, and realizes there might be more to her than she realized

-          Red, White and Royal Blue- Casey Mcquinston   First Son Alex Claremont-Diaz is the closest thing to a prince this side of the Atlantic. With his intrepid sister and the Veep’s genius granddaughter, they’re the White House Trio, a beautiful millennial marketing strategy for his mother, President Ellen Claremont. International socialite duties do have downsides—namely, when photos of a confrontation with his longtime nemesis Prince Henry at a royal wedding leak to the tabloids and threaten American/British relations.

-          You should see me in a crown- Leah Johnson Liz Lighty has always believed she's too black, too poor, too awkward to shine in her small, rich, prom-obsessed midwestern town. But it's okay -- Liz has a plan that will get her out of Campbell, Indiana, forever: attend the uber-elite Pennington College, play in their world-famous orchestra, and become a doctor.But when the financial aid she was counting on unexpectedly falls through, Liz's plans come crashing down . . . until she's reminded of her school's scholarship for prom king and queen

-          Tell me How you Really Feel- Aminah Mae Safi Sana Khan is a cheerleader and a straight A student. She's the classic (somewhat obnoxious) overachiever determined to win.Rachel Recht is a wannabe director who's obsesssed with movies and ready to make her own masterpiece. As she's casting her senior film project, she knows she's found the perfect lead - Sana.There's only one problem. Rachel hates Sana. Rachel was the first girl Sana ever asked out, but Rachel thought it was a cruel prank and has detested Sana ever since.

-          Like a love story- Abdi Nazemian It's 1989 in New York City, and for three teens, the world is changing.

-          I Wish You All the Best- Mason Deaver At turns heartbreaking and joyous, I Wish You All the Best is both a celebration of life, friendship, and love, and a shining example of hope in the face of adversity.

-          The Falling in Love Montage- Ciara Smyth Saoirse doesn’t believe in love at first sight or happy endings. If they were real, her mother would still be able to remember her name and not in a care home with early onset dementia. A condition that Saoirse may one day turn out to have inherited. So she’s not looking for a relationship. She doesn’t see the point in igniting any romantic sparks if she’s bound to burn out. But after a chance encounter at an end-of-term house party, Saoirse is about to break her own rules. For a girl with one blue freckle, an irresistible sense of mischief, and a passion for rom-coms.

-          The Fascinators- Andrew Eliopulos Living in a small town where magic is frowned upon, Sam needs his friends James and Delia—and their time together in their school's magic club—to see him through to graduation.But as soon as senior year starts, little cracks in their group begin to show. Sam may or may not be in love with James. Delia is growing more frustrated with their amateur magic club. And James reveals that he got mixed up with some sketchy magickers over the summer, putting a target on all their backs.

-          The Dark Tide- Alicia Jaskina The Wicked Deep meets A Curse So Dark and Lonely in this gripping, dark fairy-tale fantasy about two girls who must choose between saving themselves, each other, or their sinking island city

-          Summer of Salt – Katrina Leno Georgina Fernweh waits with growing impatience for the tingle of magic in her fingers—magic that has been passed down through every woman in her family. Her twin sister, Mary, already shows an ability to defy gravity. But with their eighteenth birthday looming at the end of this summer, Georgina fears her gift will never come.

-          Sawkill Girls- Claire Legrand Marion: the new girl. Awkward and plain, steady and dependable. Weighed down by tragedy and hungry for love she’s sure she’ll never find. Zoey: the pariah. Luckless and lonely, hurting but hiding it. Aching with grief and dreaming of vanished girls. Maybe she’s broken—or maybe everyone else is. Val: the queen bee. Gorgeous and privileged, ruthless and regal. Words like silk and eyes like knives, a heart made of secrets and a mouth full of lies.

-          The Priory of the Orange Tree- Samantha Shannon A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens. The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction – but assassins are getting closer to her door. Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic. Across the dark sea, Tané has trained to be a dragonrider since she was a child, but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel.

-          I was Born for this- Alice Oseman For Angel Rahimi, life is only about one thing: The Ark – a pop-rock trio of teenage boys who are currently taking the world by storm. Being part of The Ark’s fandom has given her everything – her friendships, her dreams, her place in the world. Jimmy Kaga-Ricci owes everything to The Ark too. He’s their frontman – and playing in a band is all he’s ever dreamed of doing. It’s just a shame that recently everything in his life seems to have turned into a bit of a nightmare.

-          Summer Bird Blue  Akemi Dawn Bowman- Bowman’s sophomore novel follows Rumi, a young musician plagued with grief and survivor’s guilt after her younger sister is killed in a car crash. Her mother sends her to liver with her aunt in Hawaii, and is also now mourning the loss of the music she would create with her sister and is unable to recapture her passion. As she navigates her loss, and feelings of abandonment from her mother, Rumi is also starting new relationships with neighbors, one a cute, easygoing surfer boy, and the other a irascible 80-year-old crankypants, while also becoming comfortable with her aromantic and asexual feelings.An immersive aromantic, asexual journey through grief and understanding.

-          Felix Ever after- Kacen Callender   a novel about a transgender teen grappling with identity and self-discovery while falling in love for the first time.

-          The Stars and The Blackness Between Them - Junauda Petrus Audre and Mabel, Black girls who find romance just in time for everything to fall even further apart.

-          By any means necessary- Candice Montgomery By Any Means Neccesary dives into the intersection of race and sexuality through the lens of its main character, Torrey, a gay Black college student.

-          Her Royal Highness -Rachel Hawkins- When Millie Quint discovers her best friend-turned-girlfriend has been kissing someone else, she decides to get as far away from her as possible – by going to boarding school on the opposite side of the globe. The only issue? Millie’s new roomate is the actual princess of Scotland.

-          Tash Hearts Tolstoy - Kathryn Omsbee, Natasha Zelenka (Tash), is a serious fangirl of Leo Tolstoy and a rising YouTube star with her webseries Unhappy Families, a modern-day adaptation of Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, and Vlog, Tea with Tash. When a famous vlogger gives a shout out to the series, it goes viral. Now she, along with the cast and crew, are finding what it means to be a hit sensation and are managing the adoration, and the trolls, coming their way. Tash, a romantic asexual, has had a long time crush on the hit vlogger star Thom, who, as her online popular grows, so does Thom’s attention. Amidst the fame and romance, Tash is also dealing with her older sister creating distance, her parents announcing a new sibling on the way, college applications, the impending end of the series, and the big “What’s next.”An asexual romantic comedy coming of age.

-          Full Disclosure- Camryn Garratt Camryn Garrett’s debut novel follows a Black, HIV-positive teen as she explores her first romantic relationship. There are few books that discuss what it’s like to live with HIV, especially those that are light, relatable, and told through the lens of a young Black girl.

-          The Black Flamingo- Dean Atta Atta pens a coming-of-age story about a boy accepting his identity as a mixed-race gay teen, but then finds a place where he belongs as a drag artist named The Black Flamingo.

-          Juniper Leaves- Jaz Joyner   Kinky-haired  Juniper Bray used to believe in magic, until she lost her best friend: her grandmother. Now this 15-year-old shy girl is headed to her father's research trip on a farm hundreds of miles away, with a family she barely knows and the opposite of a best friend, her new arch nemesis, Bree Mckinney. As if she wasn't miserable enough. Little does she know the next few months Juniper will discover magical powers she never knew she had, get a crush on a girl she never knew she'd like and well, quite frankly, save the world.

-          Crier’s War - Nina Varela ‘In a world where humans are dominated by superior Automae, one human girl called Ayla takes the role of handmaiden to the Automae Lady Crier in order to help the human rebellion. But to Ayla’s horror, she finds herself falling for Crier.’

-          Queen of Coin and Whispers  Helen Corcoran -When a teenage queen inherits her uncle’s bankrupt kingdom, she brings with her a new spymaster – a girl who only accepted the role to avenge her murdered father. But faced with enemies at every turn, the two learn to rely on no one but each other . . . though it may bring their downfall.

-          Huntress- Malinda Lo – Ill fortune has befallen the land, and two girls have been tasked with the mission of setting things right. As Kaede and Taisin journey to the city of the Fairy Queen, adventure and romance awaits.

-          This Song Is (Not) for You - Laura Nowlin- This is not your usual love triangle. Ramona has been in love with her best friend and bandmate Sam for a long time, Sam has also been in love Ramona. When Tom joins the band, he completes them. Now Ramona is starting to have feelings for Tom, and those feelings are reciprocated. Tom is a romantic asexual, whose asexuality is fully explored

-          Seven Tears at High Tide-  C.B. Lee – After Kevin Luong drops, yup, seven tears into the sea, he ends up rescuing a boy from the waters. It’s love at first sight for Morgan who, unknown to Kevin, is a Selkie.

-          Loveless -Alice Oseman- (out on the 9th July!!) Georgia has never been in love, never kissed anyone, never even had a crush – but as a fanfic-obsessed romantic she’s sure she’ll find her person one day.As she starts university with her best friends, Pip and Jason, in a whole new town far from home, Georgia’s ready to find romance, and with her outgoing roommate on her side and a place in the Shakespeare Society, her ‘teenage dream’ is in sight. But when her romance plan wreaks havoc amongst her friends, Georgia ends up in her own comedy of errors, and she starts to question why love seems so easy for other people but not for her. With new terms thrown at her – asexual, aromantic – Georgia is more uncertain about her feelings than ever.

-          The Last Beginning- Lauren James-  (you probably need to read the next together first which I HIGHLY recommend) Sixteen years ago, after a scandal that rocked the world, teenagers Katherine and Matthew vanished without a trace. Now Clove Sutcliffe is determined to find her long lost relatives.But where do you start looking for a couple who seem to have been reincarnated at every key moment in history? Who were Kate and Matt? Why were they born again and again? And who is the mysterious Ella, who keeps appearing at every turn in Clove's investigation? For Clove, there is a mystery to solve in the past and a love to find in the future, and failure could cost the world everything.

[lesbian-beauyasha]

stormy seas calling

Ch 1: Storm’s Beginning

“Oh, Beau, I can’t wait! Don’t tell anyone, but Rai texted me this morning that we’re gonna be doing ‘The Little Mermaid’ first semester. Can you believe it?! The Little Mermaid was my FAVORITE movie as a wee Jester! I’m gonna try out for Ariel!”

Beau batted at Jester’s long blue tail, which was dangerously close to smacking her in the face from how she was lashing it in excitement as she spoke. “Jester, I love you, but I am this close to duct taping your tail down to the seat.”

Jester giggled, shifting so that her tail was on her other side, hitting the window instead of Beau. “But aren’t you excited?”

Beau shrugged noncommittally. “I hear the waves around Soltryce are stellar.”

“And I’m sure the weed is good too.” Jester snorted. “Stop being such a surfer dude and think!”

“I am!” Beau sighed. “I can’t believe I let you rope me into this.”

“Both of us into this,” Fjord said from the front seat. He glanced in his rear view mirror back at them with a mixture of affection and fatigue. It was very well known that Jester had both of her childhood friends wrapped around her little pinky finger. Beau didn’t regret it; Jester was every bit as sweet as the pastries she adored so much, and someone had to protect her from the harshness of the world. Sometimes, though, it landed her in some...unfavorable positions.

Apparently just as uncomfortable as Beau, Fjord looked back at the road. “Rain’s coming in from the sea,” he noted. “Nice welcome.”

“Rain is nice!” Jester insisted. “We can jump in the puddles! And it smells good.”

“Yeah, until you’re stuck in a dorm with a soaked Fjord,” Beau pointed out. Fjord huffed. “Speaking of, Fjord, you hear if Caleb got in?”

“Yep, last minute scholarship. Nott too.” Fjord said. “We’re roomies.”

Beau nodded. “Nice.”

“Not nice.” Fjord said, grimacing in the rear view mirror. “He’ll have Frumpkin with him.”

“Oh.”

“Mmm-hmm. I’ll have to check in with the headmaster. Not that I wouldn’t love to room with Caleb, but…”

“Yeah.”

“B’sides, I’m sure he’ll be wanting to room with Nott. They seem to really depend on each other.”

Silence fell, only because Jester was currently busy texting someone and snapping pictures of the sea. It was quickly broken by the shrill sound of the tiefling squealing.

“Look Beau! Dolphins!”

There was indeed a pod of silvery dolphins visible offshore, playing in the waves that were starting to be whipped up by the storm. Beau rested her head on the window, watching them. She couldn’t wait to get her board out there to try out the waves for herself, whatever Jester might say about the real reason they were headed to Soltryce Academy.

Honestly, had anyone else but Jester asked her to minor in drama, Beau would have laughed in their face. Still, it could be far worse. She could be inland. And Mollymauk could be -

“Shit,” Beau said suddenly. “Molly isn’t - “

“Yep!” Jester said happily. “He got in with flying colors!”

“Of course he did. You still have that asshole’s number?”

“He’s not an asshole, you just don’t like him!”

Beau sighed. “If I have to room with him and the sea swallows him one day, please pay my bail.”

She rested her head back on the window, tuning out Jester’s prattling about how Molly was Actually The Best And Coolest Ever, watching the rolling storm clouds out at sea, whipping waves up with wind and rain. There was a strange, wild beauty about them. It made Beau long to grab her board and go out to meet them, despite knowing how dangerous it would be.

Maybe she was a little wild herself.

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Some miles down the coast, another pair of eyes was watching the same storm, this pair teal and violet rather than bright blue.

Yasha unfolded her giant body out of Molly’s tiny Beetle, turning her head up as rain streaked her face. The storm was moving in rapidly from the sea; she could hear its winds whipping up the surf against the rocky beach a few hundred yards away.

“Gotta go tonight?” It wasn’t really a question; Molly already knew. He flashed her an understanding smile. “We’ll get you settled in real quick, then.”

Yasha nodded in thanks. Molly lead her into the building, where a harried-looking dwarf woman was sitting at the front desk.

“Mollymauk Tealeaf, Yasha Nydoorin,” Molly said quickly. “Drama majors.”

The dwarf woman nodded. “Ah, yes. Oh.” She squinted through her thick glasses. “Oh, dear.”

Yasha narrowed her eyes at her.

“There’s been a change-around… We’d had one chap rooming with Caleb, but turns out he’s deathly allergic to cats. Oh.” She groaned. “I’m very sorry, Miss Nyoordin, but are you agreeable with taking a three-bunk dorm situation?”

Yasha sighed. “Not ideal, but I am not picky.”

“Yes, yes, I understand. Molly, you will be rooming with Caleb then. Unless you’ll keel over if you get within a few feet of a cat?” She squinted over her glasses at the purple tiefling.

Molly held up his hands. “No, ma’am. Cats love me. Well, they love Yasha more, she’s - “

“Quieter,” Yasha said with a small smile.

The dwarf woman handed keys over to Yasha and Molly. “You’ve got prime real estate, you get a nice view of the sea from those dorms and the boat dock’s right there.”

Yasha nodded. Molly leaned over to give the dwarf a swift peck on her cheek. “Many thanks, ma’am. I am sure we’ll see you around."

Yasha and Molly stopped by Molly’s car to grab their luggage. Yasha wound up with one of Molly’s bags in addition to her own; Molly insisted it would make a good impression on any girls they might run into on the way to their dorms, but Yasha knew he had probably just overpacked.

“Aha!” Molly said, his tail whipping as he spotted a beat-up Ford pulling into the student parking lot. “Jester wasn’t kidding. Yasha, here’s when you make your good impression.”

Yasha followed his gaze to where a half-orc man was getting out of the Ford, followed by a blue tiefling, much shorter than Molly, and a human woman getting out of the back. The human stretched, giving Yasha a good view of tan skin and toned abs. It held her attention more than she cared to admit.

Before she knew it, she heard Molly’s breath knocked out of him by a blur of blue. “Molly! I’ve missed you! Is this Yasha?” Next moment, arms were thrown around her neck, nearly making her drop the various bags she held. She was face-to-face with the blue tiefling, who had a round face full of an enormous smile. “I’m Jester! Molly’s told me so much about you.”

“Ah - “ Yasha said lamely. “I’m Yasha.”

“Wow, you really do have different color eyes!” Jester gushed. “That’s SO cool! Were you born with them - ? “

“Yes,” Yasha said quickly. It wasn’t quite the truth.

“Jes,” the half-orc man chastised her gently. He nodded at Yasha. “I would shake your hand, but - “

“Oh.” Yasha dropped Molly’s sack on the ground and gave him a firm handshake.

“I’m Fjord,” he said. “Good to meet you. Heya, Molls.”

“Good to see you holding in there,” Molly said with a smile. “And I see you brought the Unpleasant One.”

Molly must have been referring to the final member of the trio, the woman with the nice abs. She seemed to be eying Yasha; whether appreciative of her muscles or sizing her up for a fight, Yasha could not quite tell. Her arms were crossed.

“Beauregard,” she said by way of introduction. She didn’t look at Molly, instead continuing to eye Yasha with the brightest blue eyes she had ever seen. “Call me Beau.”

“Ha!” Molly laughed. “I know Yasha’s hot stuff, but what am I, chopped - “

Yasha huffed.

“Fine, fine.” Molly clapped her on the shoulder. “Fjord, I hear you’ve been switched, you’re rooming with me.”

“You don’t have a cat, right?” Fjord asked warily.

“Nope!” Molly winked at Yasha and took Fjord by the hand, flustering the poor man. “C’mon, I get dibs on the window.”

Yasha was left alone with Jester and Beau. She looked at them. “We’d better follow, Molly forgot his bag.”

“Pretty sure we’re right next door to him anyway,” Beau said, gesturing to her and Jester. “We can take it.”

“Wait.” Jester peered at Yasha’s key. “Hey! That’s our same number. We’re roomies!”

“All three of us?” Beau looked less than pleased.

“It’ll be a big dorm, don’t worry. And we can always share beds!” Jester insisted. She grabbed one of Yasha’s bags, adding it to her own. “Meet us there? We’ve still gotta get our keys.”

Yasha nodded mutely, watching as Jester seized Beau’s hand and skipped away. Where the hell does she get all that energy?

She shook her head and made her way more sedately in the direction of the dorm Molly and Fjord had headed off to. It was the closest dorm building to the sea, she noted with satisfaction.

Yasha could feel the static of the storm building in her veins, the wind calling to her. Soon. She had to make sure Jester didn’t run off with her stuff first.

She found her dorm room - sure enough, she could hear Molly’s familiar voice indistinctly through the next door. She knocked, and when Molly opened it she tossed his bag into his chest.

“Thanks love!” Molly said, standing on tiptoes to give her a kiss on her forehead.“Missing one?”

“Jester has it.”

“Oh, don’t worry, girl hasn’t a dishonest bone in her body. Have fun!” Molly shut the door on her.

Yasha huffed and opened the door to her own dorm. Fortunately, as Jester had said, it was a large one, suited to multiple roommates. There was one normal bed and one set of bunks, on either side of a sizable window overlooking the beach. Yasha set her stuff down on the single bed, figuring she got there first; she got first dibs. She doubted Jester would mind the bunks; Beau might be another story.

Fortunately, when they got there, Beau only seemed slightly miffed at the arrangement. “She kicks in her sleep,” she muttered as an aside to Yasha as she followed Jester into the dorm. “Anything but sharing a bed with her is fine by me.”

Yasha chuckled, watching with crossed arms as Beau tossed their stuff on the bunks and Jester investigated the living arrangement.

“Here.” Beau tossed her the bag that Jester had taken. “Sorry if she worried you, Jester means well…”

“No offense taken.” Yasha said. “She seems… sweet.”

“I don’t know where she gets the energy, to be frank. I get tired watching her.” Beau was watching her examine the kitchen anyway.

“You two've known each other for a long time?” Yasha asked.

“Mhm. Grew up together, went to school together. Fjord too. We went to high school with Molly, Caleb, and Nott. Caleb and Nott were a couple years ahead of us.” Beau looked at Yasha curiously. “I don’t remember you, though. Where you from?”

“Oh -” Yasha hesitated. “Uh - the south. Molly and I have been long distance friends for some time, I had to… get away, so I… came here.”

Beau seemed to notice she’d hit a sensitive spot. She held up her hands. “Hey, your business. I don’t mean to pry. Just curious.”

Yasha nodded. She could feel the calling growing insistent now, along with her desire to avoid any further awkward questions. “Listen, I need to… go into town, alright? I might not be back tonight.”

“Okay. If Jester tries to call a search party, I’ll stop her.” Beau winked.

“Thanks.” Yasha whipped her long hair over her shoulder, avoiding Beau’s eyes. They looked so much like the sky, or like a calm sea. “I’ll, uh, be back.”

“We’ll be here.”

Yasha toed her boots back on and left the warm dorm for the wild coolness of the storm, now properly underway.

Fortunately, they were a few days ahead of most of the other students, so the place was still fairly empty. Yasha walked towards the beach, eyeing the windows she knew were to Beau and Jester’s rooms. Molly she knew would cover for her, should Fjord try to look. She then turned her gaze to the beach, looking for anywhere she could hide from sight.

There was a rocky outcropping a little ways down. Yasha broke into a trot, making her way to the rocks, the largest of which she ducked behind and stripped down to nothing but the metal symbol she wore as a necklace, leaving her clothes in a bag at the other side of the rocks, where hopefully the storm surf would not whip them away. She slipped down the rocks until the sea lapped at her bare feet, whispering to her in a language she no longer understood. The moment she touched the sea, her pendant glowed bright silver, and she felt scales start to creep up her leg.

She sat on the very last rock, her legs immersed, as the Stormlord’s magic worked. Her legs melded together; flattened, flowed into a long, broad, powerful tail covered in stormy silver scales. She flicked it when the magic had run its course, spraying her face with droplets of seawater.

Yasha gave a wild laugh to the storm and dove into the sea.

[screamoffkey]

An Introduction to the New Romantics (Chapter 1)

TYRUS X HEATHERS  (there’s some other ships too, check tags lol)

Chapter 1: The Rumors are Terrible and Cruel (but, most of them are true)

You move out of town for a couple of years and all of a sudden it’s like you step into a parallel universe. That was the thought running through TJ Kippen’s mind as he stared at the spectacle before him. He had left Shadyside after the eighth grade to be with his mom in California, but had moved back to Utah after some ‘parental difficulties.’ He had moved back home with his dad a quarter-way through his Junior year of high school because he wanted a taste of normal again, but… the sight he was staring at was far from normal.

It was his first day at his new school, Jefferson High, and he had barely walked into the classroom before his homeroom teacher had ushered him out into the halls with a boy who seemed eager to teach him the ways of Jefferson High School. His plucky tour guide, flashing a sticker that had the name ‘Marty’ hastily scribbled across it, looked familiar in a way that suggested TJ had definitely met him before. Marty hadn’t even managed to open his mouth yet before TJ interrupted.

“We’ve met before… haven’t we?”

Marty gave an uncomfortable laugh, as he tried to fight the awkwardness that was quickly building between the two. “Yeah, TJ… I, uh, tried out for the basketball team back in middle school before you moved. But, we didn’t really talk much after I got cut.”

TJ winced. The one thing he feared about coming back was his reputation as a jerk. A mixture of age, the paradisiacal California weather, and the major Surfer Vibes of his high school out West had softened him out of the douchebag mentality. It had felt like forever since he had been considered even slightly mean by anyone, but now he had to own up to the mistakes he made years ago.

“I’m sorry about… how I acted back in middle school. I’m totally nicer, I swear.” He offered a friendly, but apologetic smile at the brunette, who seemed more than willing to accept the apology.

“Dude, no worries, I get it. Everyone is so different from who they were in middle school.” He gave TJ a once-over, before meeting his stare with a mischievous look in his yes. You definitely look different.”

Marty had a point. Over the course of three years in California, he had grown a couple inched taller, a few shades tanner, and at least a little more stylistically inclined than he had been back in middle school. He’d since relaxed on the hair gel and the AXE body spray; and, while he hadn’t kicked his hoodie habit, they had all been approved by his sister as fashionable before purchasing. The fluffy white one he was wearing right now was a moving away gift from her, actually.

TJ laughed at the slight teasing while the boys walked down the hall, trying to keep pace with Marty’s power walking. Marty spoke fast as he gave the tour of the large high school, and freckled in some light conversations while walking past obvious structures like ‘library’ and ‘cafeteria.’ Jefferson high school was much bigger than its Jefferson Middle, with about 6 different intermediate schools feeding into it, and the school was certainly big enough to accommodate the massive class size. It gave TJ mild comfort to know that he could blend into a crowd for his last years of high school, without having to deal with too many people who knew that he was a total dick when he was 14.

Marty had somehow managed to spend the full class period leading TJ throughout the massive school, (and giving TJ a highlight reel of the best gossip that he’s missed out on) because soon enough, the class bell rang, and hordes of chattering students flooded the wide hallways that were previously desolate.

Which brings us to the display that TJ Kippen was currently watching. Everything that seemed like a normal passing period, until three figures appeared at the end of the hall. The silhouettes were nonchalant, but almost instantly the crowd cleared a path for them. It was like the world stood still as the three students started walking down the hallway, no one dared speak a decibel above the footsteps of three pairs of shoes on hard tile. It was like something out of an eighty’s movie.

 “Guess you were going to meet them sooner or later.” Marty whispered into his ear, with a suspenseful tone that TJ really hoped was just him being dramatic. He began narrating the trio, who hadn’t looked even slightly bothered at the stares they were getting. First, a girl with a pixie cut in a blue romper, whose white heels that were clicking just a few steps ahead of her other friends.

“That’s Andi Mack, editor-in-chief of the yearbook. If you get on her bad side, she’ll immortalize your most embarrassing moment in the pages. Girls want to be her; guys and girls want to date her.”

TJ felt his chest tighten as a tall girl in a crimson red letterman jacket and curly hair came into his line of sight. He wasn’t sure if it was her or the boy she was walking beside that was causing the knots in his stomach. Marty continued his whisper commentary, clearly not noticing the building tension in his new friend.

“Buffy Driscoll. Captain of the track team, the girls’ basketball team, and the soccer team. 4.0 GPA. Recruiters are basically begging at her feet to play for their college.”

TJ detected the slightest bit of adoration in the boy’s voice when he spoke of her; or, maybe it was jealousy? He didn’t know Marty well enough to parse out that it was some odd mix of both. He decided not to ask.

“And, of course, Cyrus Goodman.” Marty paused as he looked up at him.

The pair found themselves engaged in some sort of odd staring contest with the dark-haired boy, who had stopped his conversation with Buffy and was clearly looking directly at them. He was a taller than TJ remembered him, and those vibrant brown eyes had gone cold and stoic. He wore a pale-yellow crewneck from a brand that TJ didn’t recognize, and black skinny jeans that tucked into Comme des Garcons converses. His hair was meticulously parted and combed - everything about him was flawless. He only stared for a about a second before deciding to resume his conversation with Buffy, not paying them another glance.

“The kid of Leslie Goodman, as in the TV Show Dr. Goodman. In other words, one of the richest families in Shadyside. Also known as the boyfriend of the senior class president Jonah Beck, and for being Co-Homecoming King with him last fall… Together the three of them make up the Good Hair Crew: they practically run the school. Solid Teflon, never touched, never bothered.” And with that, the trio had passed them, continuing on to wherever they were going.

 TJ stood frozen in the hallway, even as the rest of the populous seemed to return to normal. His brain was reeling, desperately trying to keep up with the information he was processing. That was Buffy. That was Cyrus, and Cyrus has a boyfriend???? were seemingly the only thoughts his brain could manage to sputter, as though it had found a glitch. Error 404: my middle school friends all became bad asses without me. 

After a few more moments, and an encouraging nudge from Marty, he snapped out of his daze.

“Marty, I know them. They aren’t like that. I remember in middle school those three-”

Marty hushed him hurriedly, looking around frantically to make sure no one had heard. “If I were you, I wouldn’t mention anything about the GHC in middle school if you want survive a day at Jefferson High. They’ve erased any trace of who they were back then.” He paused, letting the taller boy know that he was serious. “I mean it TJ. When I said everyone has changed since 7th grade, I meant everyone. They’ll have your head if you try to resurface some old memories.”

Marty hooked a friendly arm around TJ’s shoulder, ignoring that TJ was practically a half-foot taller than him, and shepherded him away from the spot to which his feet were planted. With a lighter tone, he continued rambling.

“C’mon Kippen. We have AP US History next period together. You can freak out all you want about everything you missed while you were busy being a Surfer Boy when Mrs. Peters is lecturing us about the importance of Grover Cleveland.” The quip managed to earn a soft chuckle from TJ, despite his head hurting from the mental confusion of the events that had all taken place within the last five minutes.

He conceded for now, and let the three mysterious figures he used to know exit the hallway and his mind, as he followed Marty down the hallway in the opposite direction.