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[sleephyuns]

The contents of her cup swirled around and around and around. A red-hued funnel of liquid, almost like a drain. It was fitting, since thats where Jeongyeon’s beautiful two-year relationship was headed to.

A week. That’s how long it had been since their argument.

Since then, Jihyo had been civilized with her, sure. But for anyone who knew them or how they functioned, this was far from normal.

Every day at home felt like a an office scenario, with Jihyo as her coworker. Taking turns in the kitchen, backs turned to each other with every task, tv time spent individually.

Even their long stretches of quiet silence lacked their familiar warmth.

And sleeping? Could she even call it that?

It’s not like she was barred from the bedroom. But the night she’d tried to climb back into bed with Jihyo, the guilt of seeing Jihyo’s back faced to her, the guilt of seeing the slight tension of muscles in her shoulders and knowing she’d been the cause of such stress, it threatened to swallow her whole.

At least sleeping on the couch meant she could manage a few hours of heavily disturbed sleep.

Maybe she was complaining too much, though. Losing sleep was a common occurrence, for a variety of reasons. And all couples had their disagreements, right? A week was far from the longest any two people had been on shaky ground.

Nayeon and Momo, for example.

They’d both had their ups and downs — many, many downs that they worked like hell to fix. But they were both made to handle such situations, and come out the other side of each trial stronger than before.

No matter what Jeongyeon said about their sickeningly sweet displays of affection, she really felt as though they were perfect for one another (as they were now).

With all that Jeongyeon knew about Nayeon in their years as friends, it wasn't a logical leap for her to put somebody like Momo with somebody like Nayeon. Not at first. But as she saw their relationship develop, fail, then reassemble itself over the years, she realized that a relationship could grow and change into something functional with time.

And time had served those two well. They were lucky to have each other.

Thinking about such things made her wonder: What did her own relationship look like from the outside? Had they changed in a similar way? Did her personality truly suit Jihyo’s?

Opposites attracted, didn’t they?

Jihyo was born for the city, despite where they grew up. She always longed for bigger and better things. You could say she had the air of a CEO in the heart of Seoul. The air of someone who chased after and got everything she could ever want. She was too hardworking to fail. Be it her projects, her career… or her relationships.

Jeongyeon, on the other hand, was — or at least had been before college — somewhat of an easygoing person in life. If Jihyo liked to take short breaks away from the fast-moving city into the quiet countryside, Jeongyeon preferred the opposite. It would be completely correct to call her wants in life “simple.” Go to college, get a good job, and make enough money to get a nice cozy house. Maybe retire somewhere close to the mountains.

But in her vision of a cozy house was Jihyo. And in the mountains, Jihyo was right by her side. In the air she’d breathe, in the creeks that wound around the rocks. She was there.

Jeongyeon loved her life on its own, but was irrevocably tied to Jihyo as well.

How many times had Jeongyeon stayed up late into the night with Jihyo, just to watch her for a few seconds more? And how many times had Jeongyeon let her gut feelings take the back seat for Jihyo’s sake? The answer to both questions was ‘too many for Jeongyeon to count.’

Jihyo had done the same for her too, of course. She knew that to be true. For every late night came an early morning, when Jeongyeon was plagued by anxieties for the day ahead.

Sweet words, a hug, a kiss. A few extra minutes in bed spent between the two of them, to keep her at ease. And on days where Jihyo just couldn’t push her luck with lateness, she found ways to be there all the same. A note on the fridge, a text, a quick call. Whatever she could do.

These things always balanced themselves out. The push and pull of their lives just worked that way. But things lately have felt a little…

“One sided?”

“Huh?” Part of Jeongyeon, the part that could still function properly, tore itself herself away from her thoughts, remembering that she unfortunately had to be a functioning human being at work.

“Should I print these one sided, or is it ok to use both? Or does it not matter at all?” Yubin asked, holding out the pet profiles for Jeongyeon to see.

Yubin was new to the job, having only worked there a few weeks, but was older than Jeongyeon by a few years. She had this air of coolness about her no matter what she did, even when she asked questions every few minutes.

“One sided but…,” Jeongyeon fumbled with the bottom button of her flannel, “uh- actually I think I want to take my break soon. Maybe now if I can.”

It was the one day of the week she was on front desk duty, when their usual clerk was out. So as long as someone else was manning the front to check clients in, she could take her break whenever help was available.

“Oh, your break?” Yubin walked up to the counter, prepared to take Jeongyeon’s place, “In that case, I’ll make the copies when you come back.”

That same part of Jeongyeon — that wasn’t stuck in a haze of deep thought — replied again, “Thank you. I really appreciate it. Thank you.”

She’d fastened every button on her shirt now, hands free to toss out her used cup as she prepared for the windy day outside.

This type of weather just meant she had an excuse to get more tea from her usual spot.

It wasn’t too far from where she worked, only about a 10 minute walk from the shop. A brisk walk could cut it down to 7 minutes, but she wasn’t in the mood for that.

It was a stroll and cool down type of day.

She wanted to relax, that was the plan. But the moment she walked off the block, a gust of wind slammed both halves of her back into one being.

She stumbled just a bit, both physically and mentally, unsure of… everything.

What a weird sense of dejavu, to be tripping over herself on the sidewalk again, thinking about a situation she seemed to have no control over.

….What was she even doing?

One foot in front of the other.

Go get more tea. Don’t think about your home situation.

Right.

Walk. Tea. Don’t think about home.

She repeated it over and over until the chant became the backtrack for her short walk.

Walk. Tea. Don’t think about home.

Walk. Tea. Don’t think about home.

Walk. Tea. Don’t think about home.

Walk. Tea. Get tea because now you’re here.

Oh.

The smell as she entered was so soothing, so comforting, that her problems could melt away. Cafes were really her style, someone — who she wouldn’t currently think about — had once. remarked. Jeongyeon whole heartedly agreed, a testament to how well they knew each other.

Maybe being a cafe owner somewhere in the countryside was in her far future. If she were to live in the mountains, she could drive down to work, serving any campsite goers as they came and went. The signal would be better further down, perfect for phones and laptops, allowing someone to work if need be.

Maybe a desk set in the corner for her… a special spot close to the service counter, where they could work side by side until it was time for Jeongyeon to retreat back to her home or… for any unspecified customer to head back to the city…

That wouldn’t be for some time, obviously. So the current Jeongyeon — who definitely wasn’t worried about anything or anyone — would have to be satisfied with the pleasures of more tea and a peach scone. Hopefully they weren’t sold out.

Then again, anything could happen during midday, depending on the rush.

She approached the counter to check behind the display case. Far enough where the cashier won’t ask for her order, but close enough where anyone wandering behind her wouldn’t think to get in line and possibly steal her treat away. That would give her enough time to truly see-

"Hey, Jeongyeon? Jeongyeon!"

A voice sliced through the clatter of plates and the hum of brewing machines, carving a path right to Jeongyeon’s ears. The secondhand embarrassment she might’ve felt at being called to couldn’t even compare to the feeling of unease suddenly bubbling in her chest. Another worry to add to the day.

There were two peach scones left in the case, though, so that was some sort of win.

“Hey, Jeongyeon. Funny running into you here. A little chilly today, isn’t it?”

The voice was much closer now, which left no option to play the ignorance card. She could only assume in some alternate dimension, where she wasn’t such a stickler for wearing a beanie to work every day, she wouldn’t have been spotted so easily.

Oh how she wished she could be in said universe. Or, at the very least, the ground of this one would open up and eat her alive.

“Hi Sana,” she mumbled, not yet turning around. There was still time for the ground to its thing. Maybe. Hopefully.

"I’m sorry, did I scare you? I tried to call out to you a little farther back, but you must not have heard." Sana giggled as Jeongyeon stood up straight, trying her best to look unbothered by the situation. Well, if Sana thought she’d scared her, she must not be doing a good job…

"Uh, no," Jeongyeon cleared her throat, taking all of Sana in, “no. Not at all.”

She was dressed rather fashionably today. The platonic ideal of casual fashion, in Jeongyeon’s opinion. She wore a long muted-brown coat, opened just enough that the gray and yellow plaid of her pants could be seen. It worked, somehow, but she assumed Sana knew that. No need to state the obvious.

When she’d finished staring way too hard at her black heeled boots, her eyes trailed back up to see Sana watching her, either amused by her staring or waiting for her to continue speaking. Maybe both. Probably both.

“I just, um, wasn’t expecting to see you around here.” But then again, she wasn’t expecting to see Sana at all. She simply knew her as someone who materialized on campus, in her apartment and sometimes in her thoughts. It was odd seeing her so far out of the imaginary boundaries she’d set in her head.

“I see, that’s fair,” Sana spoke more with her eyes than with her lips, “So… what are you getting?”

“Oh uh…

Jeongyeon released a quivering, awkward breath, stepping back to put more distance between them. Sana watched the movement, something mischievous sparkling behind her eyes as she did.

“I want to get a peach scone and vanilla lavender tea. Do you um… need a recommendation? I really think the lavender is good and… maybe the strawberry cake-“

“Oooh that sounds good! I come here a lot though, I was just curious!”

Sana moved on from that statement as if she didn’t just leave Jeongyeon dumbfounded.

She came here a lot? When? It had to be whenever Jeongyeon was off work, because she couldn’t remember seeing Sana once. Now she was wracking her brain for any sliver of a memory that might have involved Sana, as if she would suddenly develop a photographic memory and pick Sana out like a hidden picture puzzle.

“Hi there! Can I get a vanilla lavender tea, one of the bottled barley teas from the fridge there and…”

Jeongyeon’s neck nearly snapped as she looked to see Sana, placing her order before she even had a chance to. What the hell was her problem?

Sana turned to eye the glass case, then Jeongyeon right next to it. There was that twinkle in her eye again, as her lips slowly curled into a smile.

“-…Two peach scones please.”

Jeongyeon wondered if the cashier could hear her heart crash land into her stomach.

“That’ll be ₩30,000. For here or to go?”

“For here,” Sana nodded at the cashier, slipping her card into the reader. All while Jeongyeon stood there pathetically, mouth opening and closing like a fish. She couldn’t even call herself mad or annoyed. Just negative. Pure negativity.

Shouldn’t have mentioned the scone at all.

When Sana was done paying, she bounded over with her bottled tea and table number standee in hand.

What was she going to do now? Rub it in? Make sure Jeongyeon stayed until her food arrived? For what? So she could watch her savor the little bit of happiness Jeongyeon had left?

“Hey again!” Sana laughed, “Where did you want to-“

“Are you messing with me?”

“-sit…”

The words fell from Sana’s tongue, similar to every speck of Jeongyeon’s dignity falling to the floor. That’s where Sana’s gaze ended up, starting from the broken pieces and moving back up to Jeongyeon’s eyes, taking in her question just as much as she was taking in Sana’s.

“Did you… not want to sit with me? I admit, I didn’t ask you how long your break might be, but-“

“No I just didn’t think-“

Again. She was making a fool of herself again.

“No, no,” Sana tried to spare her, “Finish your thought.”

It was hard to finish a thought that wasn’t completed though. Many of her thoughts followed that trend, nowadays.

“I thought you… were just saying hi for a bit. I- I have the time to sit, but…”

But what was Sana’s goal? How could Sana not feel that uncomfortable nagging in the pit of her stomach, that would make her want to avoid Jeongyeon at all costs. Now she wanted to sit with her? Without Jihyo? That couldn’t be the case.

“The scones and the tea. That’s just for you, right?”

It was a stupid question that proved to be even stupider with the look on Sana’s face. Her one raised brow was enough.

“You think I got my own order along with your exact order, just so I could have it all for myself?”

“Uh, sorry,” Jeongyeon choked, “I guess I’m being silly.”

Sana nodded, actually nodded at that, but it was somewhat deserved. The awkward beats of silence that followed were deserved too.

Eight beats, in fact, which Jeongyeon only knew because of Sana’s hand. Eight times, she tapped her knuckles against her thigh before speaking again.

“What time do you have to get back?”

Jeongyeon’s flicked her wrist back, checking her watch. “I still have half an hour.”

The answer seemed satisfying enough for Sana, eyes lighting up again.

“Well let’s sit down before our food and drinks come.”

Jeongyeon let her lead the way, of course. They sat at a booth pressed tightly in the corner, right next to a window, giving them a view of cars and passerby. Being like this, Jeongyeon couldn’t help but think back on their first real meeting on that fateful rainy day.

It was hard to believe it hadn’t even been a month since then. With the stress of it all, a whole season could’ve passed by…

No, she couldn’t think about that. The passage of time would stress her out even more, and she was determined to relax in this cafe. Even with the stressor sitting across from her.

She looked up from the table at Sana, watching her fiddle with the standee, rocking it back and forth, tapping each end against the table. Her glossed lips, pulled tight as she hummed some unrecognizable tune to herself, sparkled in the sunlight. A good match for her eyes, her hair, her attitude. Everything about her sparkled. And in that moment she seemed so…

Harmless.

So absolutely harmless, and so far from the stressor Jeongyeon labeled her as.

As if she couldn’t feel any worse about this all.

Jeongyeon cleared away the guilt in her throat with a cough, gaining Sana’s attention in the process. “So… how’ve you been?”

A good question. A nice, normal question. Much better than talking about the rain, or a lack of it, and how that might affect their lives.

This time, thankfully, Sana heard her loud and clear.

“I’ve been alright. Just a little tired between classes and my dissertation,” Sana’s eyes slipped shut, a small furrow above her brow, “to make things worse, one of the street lights outside shines right into my bedroom window and… oh well.”

Jeongyeon watched Sana fidget with the cap of her tea now, unscrewing it, tapping it a few times against the table before taking a swig from the bottle. “It’s an easy fix. I keep telling myself to get blackout curtains, but I keep putting it off. There’s no reason to complain when the solution’s staring me right in the face.”

Jeongyeon hummed in acknowledgment, not agreement. No point in arguing against such a passive statement, so she just let it be. Though the topic sparked a thought within her brain.

“Are city lights not something you’re used to? Ah- well, I know you’ve been in this area for a bit, but you’re not from here, so…”

If the answer was yes, Jeongyeon could relate. Even after all these years, she still felt out of place.

Sana seemed to carefully consider the question, eyes wandering back outside to the passing cars, the busy people.

“It’s nice here. I wouldn’t exactly say I haven’t adjusted, but,” she spoke slowly, wistfully, “I do find myself missing home a lot these days.”

“Hmm… I get that.”

And truly, Jeongyeon did.

“Home is,” Sana’s eyes slipped shut for just a second, “comforting. My hometown, it’s not too far from the city. I can take the train there if I want. So I don’t exactly live in the middle of nowhere. Sometimes it’s quiet, sometimes it’s not. Sometimes it’s a bit of both.”

“And what about here? Is it too loud for you here?”

“Sometimes,” Sana laughed, “I guess I’ve said that a lot though.”

“Do you ever think about going back to Japan?” Jeongyeon quickly looked down at the table, pretending to be more interested with her cuticles than Sana’s face. Way to go, she thought. What a great way to sound like you’re trying to ship her off and away from Jihyo-

“Would you be surprised if my answer was still, ‘sometimes?’”

Now that was surprising. She looked up from her nails, and back at Sana’s face. This time, she met her eyes head on without shying away. Not that she wanted to when. Sana was being so honest with her. Honesty she didn’t think she truly deserved.

But maybe she wanted to be deserving.

“Um… well, with your past few answers, statistically,” Jeongyeon tapped the side of her head, pretending to be some mega-genius that she surely wasn’t, “I’d say no.”

That earned her a genuine laugh from Sana, a bit longer and louder than her polite laughter. A feeling bubbled up in her chest that she might label as ‘pride’ on any other occasion, but she wasn’t quite ready to confront that just yet.

She let Sana’s laughter fill the space between them, until they trickled off, twinkling away like the shifting rays of sun. “I’m happy here, for now. I have enough that makes staying worth it.”

Between both of Jeongyeon’s eyes, Sana’s gaze shifted. Left, right. Left. Right.

It made Jeongyeon’s stomach flip, with how direct she was with her staring. There was no way there her words lacked implication. She had to be referring to Jihyo, and oh god, she didn’t want to think about her too much when Sana was here or else she might worry again.

So instead, she let her own sight drift, looking out the window and away from the sun.

Out there, in the city streets, there was nothing to fantasize about. No random occurrence, no imaginary Nayeon to conjure up. Just everyday reality.

She heard Sana take in a breath. The temptation to shut her eyes hit hard.

“What about you?” Is it worth it?

“…huh?”

She could ignore the city for a moment if it meant understanding Sana better.

“Do you like it here?” Sana asked again when their eyes met, “You asked me, but I want to know how you feel about it.”

“Well…” Jeongyeon inched forward in her seat. She hadn’t been asked such a question in a long while. Not since her college years. By now, the city was a facet of her daily life. She knew this area like the back of her hand. It was a part of her, full of memories, both good and bad. And even if she were to move on to her perfect countryside, the city would still be with her, always.

Always in her heart.

“Well, I-“

“Table 11? 2 peach scones and a tea?”

She and Sana both jumped back and… when had Sana leaned in that close?

“Yes that’s us, thank you,” Sana spoke while Jeongyeon was still trying to process their proximity.

The sound of the plate scraping against the table stopped her thinking, and she looked down at the scone in front of her. Next came the cup of piping hot tea, placed right to its side. The steam rose, and Jeongyeon’s eyes followed, until she was staring right at Sana’s pleased face. Even as she chewed, she had a beautiful smile on her lips.

“Mmmmm….,” she moaned, “I see why you like this so much!” She went in for another enthusiastic bite, humming another tune Jeongyeon didn’t know. She could probably make any food look delicious with that attitude.

It sure worked on Jeongyeon, even though she already knew the beauty of the pastry. Was it possible, Jeongyeon wondered, to develop a fear of missing out on something you’d already had?

Jeongyeon finally took a bite of her scone, not as outwardly pleased as Sana, but still comfortably satisfied.

The glaze melted in her mouth.

Sana took another bite.

“I like this city,” Jeongyeon savored the peach flavor on her tongue, “I like it a lot.”

Sana loved the flavor too. “I’m glad you do.”

Going back to work soon would be a struggle, and going home would be double that. But for now, having a nice conversation in the corner of a cafe, things weren’t so bad.

[f1byjessie]

HE LIKES MY AMERICAN SMILE ━━ OP81.

love is a wild ride, and logan sargeant's sister is about to find this out the hard way.

( oscar piastri x sargeant!reader )

━━ part two.

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yourusername from a little boy meeting his heroes to a young man racing alongside them, getting to see all you’ve accomplished throughout the years makes me the proudest sister in the world. 2024 better watch its back, because sargeants always come back swinging.

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You lower your phone and look back to the dark waters crashing against the shore. Logan’s time in Formula 1 has meant you’ve been traveling around the world, getting to experience so much more than you’d ever imagined you would in your lifetime, but nothing compares to the familiarity and comfort of Florida— of home.

And your friends.

“So,” Sophia bumps her shoulder against yours, eyes alight with mischief when you turn to meet her expectant gaze. “Come on,” she teases, “tell me about him.”

You’ve been friends with her for a few years now, ever since moving back to the United States. She was born and partially raised in Belgium, so after spending so long in Europe, she’s the only one who understood the minor culture shock of moving back. You both clicked, and you’ve been stuck together ever since. You’ve learned, however, that if there’s one constant about her, it’s without a doubt her need to gossip about anything and everything— but specifically boys.

You huff out a laugh, “There’s no ‘he’ to tell you about.”

She hums into her glass of wine, eyeing you skeptically.

“There isn’t!” You laugh, shoving her lightly.

She gasps and feigns falling back onto the blanket spread out beneath you. She’s dramatic, too, and that’s another reason you matched so well. She feels like the sister you never had, which makes moments like this feel even more special.

“This back and forth with a certain OP-eighty-one suggests otherwise,” she sing-songs back at you as she sits up, making kissing faces and cackling when you shove at her again.

“I’m not sure how you even know about that,” you grumble. “You don’t even use Instagram.”

“Maybe not, babes,” she casts her gaze out across the ocean, “but I have my sources. So come on, between us girls and us girls only, tell me what’s going on.”

You heave a sigh, gulp down the last mouthful of wine in your glass, and then pour yourself another while she waits. You’re not getting out of this, and part of you does really want to talk about things. On top of being your brother and therefore way more protective than he needs to be, Logan is also Oscar’s best friend and you’re not sure what “bro code” is exactly, but you imagine not dating your friend’s sister is part of it— so he’s out of the question. You’d go to Dalton if you were sure he wouldn’t tell Logan, but they’re loyal to each other and have some sort of unspoken pact when it comes to your love life. You joked once that instead of your dad, it’d be them waiting at the door with a shotgun if you ever brought a guy home, but you’re not sure it was a joke at all with how they act sometimes.

“It started in Bahrain,” you begin, rolling your eyes when she wiggles excitedly and turns her undivided attention to you. “I’ve known him for a while because he and Logan have driven together since they were young, so I messaged him after the race to say that it sucked he had to retire so early into it.”

“And?”

You shoot her a look. “And, we kept talking. One thing led to another and we met up for drinks…” You fiddle with the rim of your glass, glancing back out to the water. You can’t tell if the heat on your face is because you’re embarrassed, or from spending so much of your day under the Floridian sun. “That’s it.”

“That’s it?” She asks incredulously.

“Well—” you purse your lips. “We kissed. Once. When he dropped me off at the hotel. But it was probably just the alcohol or something. I don’t think he wanted it to mean anything. I bet he just wanted to have fun but couldn’t because he had to leave early in the morning.”

She sends you a look. “He was sober enough to drive you back… but you think it was alcohol influencing his decisions? And he kissed you, even knowing he wouldn’t be able to ‘have fun?’ Right. Didn’t mean anything at all.”

You shake your head and huff. “He was upset because he’d had such high hopes for his first Grand Prix and it ended poorly, and I was there to comfort him, so maybe that’s why. He got caught up in the moment, or something.”

“Y/N, I love you. I do. You’re my best friend and you’re like a little sister to me,” she cups your face in her hands and turns you to look at her. “But you can be so dense sometimes, do you know that?”

“Then why hasn’t he brought it up?” You ask, your voice garbled slightly from the way her hands squish your cheeks together. “We saw each other again in Melbourne, to celebrate him getting his first points, and he didn’t say anything then. Or Miami, or England, or Japan.”

She gives you another look and lets your face go. “It’s a two-way street, babe. Why haven’t you brought it up?”

And… that’s a good point. You technically could’ve brought it up, too. You’d just been so afraid of how he would’ve reacted that you’d chosen to keep quiet, preferring uncertainty over rejection. It’s the same reason why you so rarely pursue the things you want. A fear of rejection stands in your way, and you realize suddenly that you could’ve ruined things with someone you genuinely like just because you were afraid.

“You know, like, Schrodinger’s cat," you start meekly. "If you don’t open the box, the cat is dead and alive, because you don’t know. So I never brought it up. Because not knowing is better than him telling me it was nothing.”

She reaches out and wraps her arm around your shoulders, pulling you into her side. When she speaks again, her voice is calmer, less accusatory, a murmur against the ambiance of the hissing tide— “But what if he tells you it’s something?”

You groan. “He probably thinks I’m not interested.”

“Y/N—”

“Oh God!” You pull away and bury your face into your hands. “I ruined it all!”

She pries your hands away and looks you in the eye. There’s a sparkle in her gaze, it’s the look she gets when she has a plan.

“You haven’t ruined it. We just have some work to do.”

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━━ a/n: i am overwhelmed by the amount of love on the first part of this! genuinely did not anticipate it at all, and i'm so thankful. so here's the second part! i hope it does justice to the first!

[mrsmarinara]

Summerfest 2023

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Jack Hughes x reader

I usually write stories and longer fics on my main blog but I thought I’d give this a shot. I finally looked up summerfest tickets and that inspired this.

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Y/nusername

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Y/nusername: Drove a little further right this summer and ended up at Summerfest. Is it even a good summer without good music, humid weather and getting drunk friends? 🎶 🍻

jackhughes the best summers are the ones I get to spend with you ❤️

Y/nusername and I didn’t even have to tell you to say that. Aww 🥰 I love you babes 😘

trevorzegras I’m gonna barf 🤢

y/nusername don’t be salty just because you weren’t here

trevorzegras it wouldn’t have hurt anyone to at least invite me!!

jackhughes your invite probably got lost like the one you sent me for Coachella

trevorzegras …now who’s salty 🧂

Elblue6 Looks like you guys had a lot of fun. I can’t wait to see you all in a week.

y/nusername I’m counting down the days!

_quinnhughes idk it’s pretty chill here without Jack and his friends

y/nusername pretend all you like but I know you love me

_quinnhughes @/y/nusername it’s true I’ve petitioned to make you a permanent member of the family in exchange for getting rid of Jack

jackhughes I always knew you were plotting to get rid of me @_quinnhughes

_quinnhughes how’d you know? @/jackhughes

jackhughes Winter of ‘09 when you pushed me into a freezing lake kinda gave me an idea

lhughes_06 or Jack could just nut up and propose and we could have both of them forever.

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User1 is it just me or did Jack get awfully quiet

User2 with all the country artists that play at summerfest I’m surprised Jack hasn’t been before

ryleigh_white still sad Dawson and I couldn’t make it but that video you sent of Noah Kahan will sustain me for a life time

y/nusername I hope one song came through clear and without me screaming over it

_alexturcotte I vote we do this every summer

trevorzegras “we”???

y/nusername 🧂

jackhughes 🧂

Ybf/username 🧂

jackhughes

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jackhughes maybe this wasn’t such a bad idea

y/nusername so you admit I was right? Going to Summerfest was a good idea?

jackhughes I feel like if I say yes you’ll hold it over my head forever

y/nusername I would never. You wound me.

lhughes_06 smells like a lie 🤥

y/nusername @/lhughes_06 we still have to drive back to Michigan. Don’t think I won’t leave you stranded on some farm land.

lhughes_06 you wouldn’t @y/nusername

y/nusername try me moosey 😈

nicohischier we had a great season you deserve to have a good summer

jackhughes thanks cap. Will do.🫡

trevorzegras and here I was worried that @y/nusername was gonna take my place but now I gotta worry about @/_alexturcotte

y/nusername @/trevorzegras honestly I’d call you jealous but that little hussy has a picture before me. @/jackhughes explain yourself.

jackhughes i… 🏃💨

_alexturcotte Alexa play Pretty Girl Rock 🎶

colecaufield the fact that I’m not getting 📸 cred on that last picture should be a federal offense

y/nusername it’s a lovely picture @/colecaufield thx ☺️

jackhughes don’t be cocky @/colecaufield

dawson1417 I would say I wish I had been there but I just know that Jack and y/n were probably sucking face the whole time

lhughes_06 forget being attached at the hip they’re attached by the lips

y/nusername 💋

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[yanderes-galore]

OUUU🌀 YOU WANT TO ADD 🌀 FEAR AND HUNGER TO THE FANDOM REQUEST LIST 🌀 OOOOUUU🌀 GET HYPNOTIZED🌀

just kidding, but like, I remember how it all started with just fandoms from the poll and now the list has become so much bigger lmao. Yeah, new request periods aren't opening for a goood while 🫡

Also, thx u for adding undertale and dbd <3 Can't wait to make darling suffer ❤️

Darling's going to be sent to uncomprehensible horrors beyond their comprehension, oh boy!

Also, ikr-

I have failed in my objective... oops.

[subskz]

SO.

EVERYONE STFU BUTTERFLY BANDAGE PART 2 JUST DRAWPED!!! FIRST of all,,, ily and yr giant beautiful fucking brain i’m saur serious rn we are 2 chapters into this shit nd it’s already taking over my life 🤣

NOW PLS #EXPLAIN YRSELF BCUZ HOW THE FAWK DID YOU GET INFO ON SECRET GRINDSET LORE,,, the parts about y/n’s ex hit a wee bit too close to home i fear 💀 yes i’m y/n thx for asking. but i fucken love how you wrote it the way you described the emotions is fr like?!?! you wrote it even more accurate than it FEELS does that make sense prob not anywhomst WE MOVE (killing y/n’s ex btw)

y/n nd changbinnie wit their joint slay I CARE THEM SAUR MOCH i love how y/n is always thinking of bin even when he’s not around like she fr loves him that’s ha bff 🥹🫶🏽 AND CHANATHAN. EVERY FUCKEN SCENE WITH HIM GOT ME FEELING LIKE A REPRESSED VICTORIAN MAN FAWKKKK WHEN Y/N SAW HIM COME OUT THE POOL?!?! MASSIVE L FOR TUMBLR USER GRINDSET

i want that smut scene injected in my fucking veins btw. legiterally feels like a gift from the gawds to have my fav writer write about my fav mans 🫡 i lost my shit so many times when reading like when chan got all flustered about not having condoms and WHEN Y/N SAID “MINE”……YEAH IT’S OVER FOR ME GIRLIES LMFAOOO miss y/n is down catastrophic prehistoric paleolithic for channie i #understand ha

THE LAST PART HAD A BITCH SWEATING BTW,,, LEE KNOW BE KNOWIN 🫣🫣 THE WAY HE WAS ACTING GOT ME FAWKED UP I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU MADE YR MEOW MEOW DISLIKE Y/N?!?! MISSUS RIN WIT THE TWISTS ND TURNS

apawlogies for all this eye amn’t responsible for the person i become when i read yr fics,,, lit rally shaking moaning throwing up for part 3 I CAN’T WAIT ILYSM QUEENIE

MY DEAREST DARLING GRINDSET…WHERE DO I EVEN BEGIN ㅠㅠ you always leave me giggling like a schoolgirl over your messages thank you so much for taking the time to read it and send in your thoughts!! i can’t say it enough seriously ♡

SECRET GRINDSET LORE…i want to say i’m glad you related as the reader but in this case i’m very sorry if it brought up any unpleasant memories for you 😭 take me w you we are on our way to run over the reader’s emotionally neglectful weasly lil ex!!! and i’m so touched you think the emotions were conveyed properly…i feel like that’s smth i need to improve on so it’s a huge compliment to me that you felt that way!

i’m so thrilled you like binnie and the reader’s relationship 🥰 she really does just adore him and support him despite all their bickering they are besties!!! HAHAHA that pool scene was truly so self-indulgent i know it was akin to fanservice but ykw…shirtless channie getting flustered was a must! DOWN PALEOLITHIC…HELP SHE ABSOLUTELY IS!!! she’s got it so bad for him if it were anyone else i’d be like girl…stand UP! but it’s channie so i think she gets a pass <3

lino is AWARE‼️ my meow meow…i have to admit it was tough making him a lil cold to the reader when i live my life wearing lino-loving lenses LMAO but please do not think ill of him…he has his reasons…(ominous)

please don’t apologize i’m not kidding when i say reading your feedback makes my heart soar!! you are so observant of every little thing it means a lot to me 😭💗 i’m so glad you enjoyed this part and that you’re looking forward to the next!! i love u so much MWAH

[little-miss-dilf-lover]

i love vanessa, thx for choosing something that had oscar isaac just for me, I'm feeling so special 😭😭😭🥺🥺

- 🦅🇺🇸

oh yeah she’s a real one for that 🫡🫡

BUT your moonboys one you sent in???? actually cannot wait to write that 😩 gonna cream my pants

[mazojo]

I decided to pull for Ayato over Venti🫡 I ended up taking Thoma, Ayaka,Itto, and Kazuha to Komore tea house and even spoke to the doorman that Ayato fought. Xingling was already c6 so she’s probably c25 now sucrose is about c30 but at least I got her last con. I get to 75 Pity and it’s… Diluc🥹. I’ll take it. I keep rolling and finally start getting some Yunjin’s and got her to C2. Ayato came at most likely hard pity🫠. Venti 😋would never do that to me and thank goodness I have Ayaka already!

AKSKSWKSK Anon I love your rituals for pulling on characters like I will start doing that so I don’t have to wait for pity every single time SKSKSKS

And omg same on the c100 sucrose 🤪🤪 she is always in the banners of characters I pull for and I just sit there like 🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️ I am not building her anytime soon but thx ig skssksk

Congrats on the ayato thooo!!