a friend in need is a friend indeed [bro's 500 — wooyoung]
[fake relationship, fluff, non-idol!au, wooyoung/gn!reader]
requested by: 🌙
in which: you need to enlist wooyoung's help at the very last minute.
word count: 1.4k
content: fluff, wooyoung is the best friend you could ever have, mentions of toxic people who were once in your life, hand-holding, kissing, friends to lovers, some swearing
rating: PG/PG-13 | safe for work!
Honestly, you had a teeny, tiny crush on your best friend. No big deal, but there was no way in hell you were ever going to tell him because you were sure as hell that he didn't feel the same way about you. Sure, you spent a lot of time together, but it wasn't like you were his first priority. Not going to lie, you were convinced that he was dating his best friend, but when he introduced you to his best friend's significant other, you were proven otherwise.
But either way, it was fine. You didn't need to be in a relationship with him or with anyone for that matter. You had enough of your plate. Also, it was enough that you were in his life and he was in yours. That's all you could really ask for because he was seriously one of your best friends.
"Hey, bestie," Wooyoung greeted you as walked up to you.
The two of you decided to meet up near your favorite strip malls that day to hang out. You briefly hugged him before he walked alongside you as the two of you traveled through the city.
"So, what'd you want to do today?" he asked while stifling a yawn.
"I just need to run some errands, and then I may or may not need a little help with some groceries."
"If this is another ruse of yours to get me to cook for you," Wooyoung sighed loudly. "I'll do it..."
"Yay, thank you!"
"Only because I'm sick and tired of watching you eat like a psychopath— can't you at least eat some greens?"
"Only if you cook for me," you responded with a wink.
Wooyoung playfully rolled his eyes, and the two of you continued walking through the city.
You got done with most of your errands fairly quickly, and the two of you ended up hanging out in the food court of your local mall. You were sorting through your receipts while Wooyoung went and grabbed snacks for the two of you, and while you sat in silence— except for Wooyoung's munching of course— you looked up to see two people. And it wasn't just any two people— it was the two people who did you so fucking dirty that it made your heart sink to the bottom of your feet when you saw them.
"Oh fuck," you hissed under your breath.
"What?" Wooyoung mumbled mid-bite.
"We need to leave. Now."
You quickly shoved the receipts into their respective bags and grabbed Wooyoung's shoulder before shuffling out of the food court, your heart racing at the speed of light.
"What the hell, Y/N?" Wooyoung complained. "I was eating!"
"Not now, Wooyoung," you muttered while looking nervously over your shoulder.
"What's the matter with you? You look like you're a James Bond villain trying to avoid James Bond."
"Why am I the villain?!"
"Because that's how suspicious you look!"
You covered Wooyoung's mouth to keep him from shrilling further before taking his arm and dragging him away while still looking over your shoulder. Wooyoung, who finally took the hint and kept his damn mouth shut, followed until there was a considerable distance between the two of you and the food court.
"Okay, let me explain now," you started. "There are two people who were there that I just... They're evil people, Wooyoung."
"Okay, so then why did we have to leave if they're the evil ones?"
"Because I'm scared of them. They said some nasty things, they did some nasty things, and the sooner I can get away from them, the better."
"Y/N," Wooyoung sighed. "You have to stand your ground against assholes like them. You can't be going around looking like the villain if you aren't the villain."
"I know, Wooyoung, but I can't help it. Can we just go now?"
Wooyoung opened his mouth to lecture you further, but seeing the exhausted look on your face was enough to shut him up. With a reserved nod, the two of you walked through the city, and Wooyoung did his best to distract you by taking you window shopping. Truth be told, he hated seeing you depressed, and he wanted to do anything to cheer you up, but how on Earth was he supposed to do that after you saw two people who traumatized the shit out of you?
Luckily for him, you forgot about them pretty quickly. Granted, it was really easy since Wooyoung was acting like an idiot to cheer you up, but it worked. The two of you finished your little shopping trip, and before heading home, Wooyoung begged you to go back to the food court because he was still hungry. On your way there, though, you saw the two people once more, your blood running cold. Wooyoung, however, was oblivious, as he was in his own world complaining about some dumb shit his roommate did to him.
“Wooyoung, can you please do me a solid?” you whisper-hissed to him.
“I don’t know, Y/N. I’m kind of in the middle of accompanying you on your shopping trip,” Wooyoung replied with a smartass comment.
“Shut up. Just do me a solid and hold my hand and let me lean on your shoulder and all that other fun couple shit but not really for like five minutes, okay?”
Before he could even respond, you took his hand in yours and leaned into him as the two of you continued walking towards the food court. You forced a flirty laugh, making Wooyoung actually burst out laughing as you walked past the banes of your existence, nearly shoulder-checking them as you passed them. You continued to walk hand in hand with Wooyoung until you got to the entrance of your destination before looking over your shoulder to see that they were out of sight. Immediately, you let go of your friend’s hand and started apologizing.
“Sorry, I just saw them again, and I… Well, I wanted to pretend and look like I was in a relationship to make those people jealous and think that I’m dating an attractive boy,” you explained honestly. “I mean— You were the one to tell me to stand my ground, and in that moment, that was the first thing I thought about doing, and— I’m sorry.”
“Don’t apologize, Y/N,” Wooyoung chuckled and patted your head. “But you know, you don’t have to pretend.”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean,” Wooyoung’s voice lowered as he reached for your hand to hold it again. “We don’t have to pretend.”
“Wooyoung, what are you—”
Before you could finish your thought, Wooyoung leaned in and kissed you, his lips pressing gently against yours. It was the minimalist of kisses, but it was enough to make your heart nearly leap out of your chest. He leaned back and was about to speak again, but you reached for the back of his neck and pulled him in for another kiss, this time your lips enveloping his warmly. There was a little more want, a little more passion behind the kiss from both you and him. You pressed the pads of your fingers into his neck a little more when you felt him tug gently on your lower lip, his body moving into yours slightly more.
The two of you shared a soft sigh when you moved away from each other, your eyes darting back and forth as you realized the line you just crossed evaporating into thin air.
“That, uh… That was… Well,” you smoothed out your hair and broke eye contact first, the words refusing to formulate correctly.
“Tell me something, Y/N,” Wooyoung grabbed your attention by tugging you closer to him, his fingers since laced with yours. “Do you like me?”
“I mean—”
“And not as a friend. Do you like me?”
You were still a little lost for words when he asked you, but you managed to swallow the frog in your throat and nod as you felt a hot red blush rise to your cheeks.
“Then you’ll never have to pretend like that again with me. Let me take you on a date.”
“R-Really?”
“Yeah. Although, I think our first date is going to be at the food court because I’m still really hungry,” Wooyoung shot you his cheesy smile, making you push him away while laughing.
“Alright, fine. Food court date it is.”
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IWTV S2 Ep4 Musings - Loumand
Assad was NOT. PLAYING.
Put those village feeders AWAY, sir~! 😍 You look ready to start lactating, omg! Assad NEVER misses a day at the gym!
What happened to y'all being so in sync, fellas?
Armand seems WAY more delusional here than Louis, for once. Which is telling--Armand had long been "failing" to hold onto his coven, and his authority.
Louis reading about Death while his daughter's arguing for her life, I can't.
And this little shrug when Armand punished Claudia, omfg, he is giving weak-willed-mother-who-lets-the-mean-stepfather-run-roughshod-over-her-kids-cuz-the-peen-is-too-good-and-he-pays-all-the-bills.
So we go from Lestat's "the Meat" and Claudia's "Kill Juice" to Armand's "Cattle."
NGL, I'd be pissed if I was the coven, too. How you gon' have this dude sit there not needing to follow the rules, while all of us are stuck wearing clown makeup and having our makers killed cuz of your dumb rules?!
I REALLY like this mutinous angle AMC's using, fleshing out the tension in the coven more, cuz it really makes sense.
I get that Louis would want to be around, but omfg cut the umbilcal already! I agree with the coven: like, WHY are you there exactly? Not even the worst helicopter moms are allowed to sit in class with their kids all day, so wtf? And I agree that Armand needs to draw MUCH thicker lines in the sand. Coven business is coven business--if Louis' not gonna even be allowed to speak up in Claudia's defense, then he shouldn't be there at all. ESPECIALLY if he's gonna flaunt how much he doesn't GAF about their rules--their CULTURE.
Aw crap, you got the homie Estelle mad, too?!
You done effed up, Louis--that's the smile of a psychopath. XD
Oh, he's keeping SOMETHING tight, he ain't lyin! 😜
👀
LOUIS! The ONE time you should've lied, omfg! 🤦 It's called making a UNITED FRONT, ffs!
Louis said Hot Girl Summer--literally.
🔥🕯️ FIRE GIFT LOUIS THIS IS NOT A DRILL. ️🕯️🔥
Louis said it only works when he's PISSED OFF, OH LAAAWWWWD!
This bit scared the crap out of me--at first I was like the coven's gonna jump y'all in your skivvies!? 😂 Then I was like wait--was that a crew member?! How did y'all not catch that in post!?
And then it all became clear.
*crosses self* HISSSSS.
CLEARLY it's not "great," when your man's man is throwing shade at your whole setup in Louis' head. 😬 Armand, you're barking up the wrong Rebound Tree, my guy.
The face that launched 1000 undead theatre kids into a blazing inferno. THE Louis of Troy, yaaaas~!
MESSY QUEEN.
🔥 FIRE GIFT LOUIS LFG. ️🔥
And this is likely why Louis believes what Armand said about him teaching Lestat the Mind Gift, cuz Armand taught Louis the Fire Gift.
Oh trust, we know you do, Armand. But how much does LOUIS know? 👀 ESPECIALLY when he doesn't go on hunts with y'all.
This can only end well.... 😬😈
AMC knows what they're doing--you knooooow that would've hurt Les to his core, if he knew Lou said ILY to Armand after only 1.5 years, when he (allegedly) never said it once to Lestat in 30. U_U Cuz you don't effing deserve it yet, Lestat! It's no skin off Lou's back to say that to Armand, cuz he's not REALLY giving up anything. He's not joining their stupid coven, and he's fine with them killing him. But Lou admitting that he loves Lestat means he'd have to take accountability for his COMPLICITY in everything that went wrong in his life, and that he chose Lestat over his entire family, his religion, his self respect, his sanity, ALL of it, for some heinous blonde Frenchman, lord have mercy. 😔 It's a hard pill to swallow.
And he's REALLY in the deep end now, if he expects his imaginary (boy)friend to start keeping promises. 🤦
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hi umm if you wouldn't mind......... would u drop the "carmy is autistic" list..... because you're so right he's so autistic-coded but i want to compare notes
You don't know the can of worms that you just opened. Know that I cracked my knuckles and kicked my feet excitedly when I got this ask and I would LOVE to hear your insights too.
This is pretty much the format I used for myself, so I do apologize if there's something wrong with it. Also, this is only my appreciation of it and autism is a spectrum, etc.
Difficulty socializing
- Imitating forms of communication (sign for "sorry", cursing)
- Unable to read when he's being rude (shitty) and need for external confirmation from Sydney
- Uneasy in group gatherings (not joining the rest of the staff for family during his first weeks at The Beef), avoiding social events (never been to a party, misses family reunions)
- Can be gregarious when masking/using costumes - specifically the scene with him pretending to be Logan at the party
- "And [Mikey] had this amazing ability. He could just, he could walk into a room, and he could take the temperature of it instantly. You know, he could just, he could dial it. And, um… I'm not built like that, man. I, um… I didn't have a lot of friends growing up. I had a, a stutter when I was a kid. I was scared to speak half the time. And, uh, I got shitty grades 'cause I couldn't pay attention in school. I didn't get into college. I didn't have any girlfriends. I don't think I'm funny."
Problems with body language
- Cannot read easily when he's being teased/mocked and when he isn't:
- He gets really defensive when Mikey and Richie mention Claire even if they're being genuine and doesn't calm down until Stevie says so.
- He doesn't realize Sydney is joking at first in the alley scene or her outright mocking him in the S3 trailer ("I can sense the sarcasm" "No, no, no. Not sarcasm, snark, contempt even.")
- Asking Sydney constantly what's wrong - he listens intently which suggests that he cares but he genuinely can't pick up on what the problem is
- Lack of eye contact, especially at the beginning, giving priority to looking at the food than whoever he's talking to. He seems more comfortable with looking at Syd and Richie in the eye than the rest.
Difficulty making friends and navigating relationships
- No romantic relationships before Claire (we assume 🤷🏻♀️)
- When Claire called him and told him that Fak said he was his best friend, Carmy took a second to process and then agreed. He genuinely has no idea.
- The whole "a girl who is a friend" debacle
Stimming
- Fiddling with his spoon, shaking hands and blinking hard
- Arguably, also smoking
Routine
-~Consistency~
- "And the routine of the kitchen was so… consistent and exacting and busy and hard and alive"
- Wears almost the same outfit every day (white t-shirt, slacks, coat, apron)
- Doesn't deal well with change
Special interests
- Cooking, drawing, (vintage) fashion - he's really out there cooking in hundred dollar t-shirts and gifting Thom Browne chef whites
- Creative and flourishing in his chosen field ("I felt like I could speak through the food, like I could communicate through creativity. And that kind of confidence, you know, like I was finally… I was good at something, that was so new, and that was so exciting")
- Understanding the world and other people in terms of food
Abnormal sensory response
- Cannot stand certain sounds (~ball breaker~) and doesn't mind others (alarm)
- Possibly heightened sense of taste/smell?
From childhood and more notorious overtime
- Described as weird and shy even as a child
- Stutter
- Bad at school
More notorious under stress
- Meltdowns and lashing out (1x07, 2x10)
- Gets overwhelmed when plans change
- Shutdown/anxiety attack after sleeping with Claire
Not playing cooperatively
- Individualistic and cutthroat in the kitchen
- VERY task focused (when he’s cooking HE IS COOKING)
- Territorial over his things (knife)
- He has a hard time finding a managerial style that suits him, delegating, and motivating the staff
Detail oriented
- Toothbrush cleaning
- The bowl thing in S3 trailer
- His ~everything~ tbh
Depression, anxiety and APD comorbidity
- Having special interests/happy stimming/needs shut down at a young age resulting in a pessimistic mindset (waiting for the other shoe to drop), anxiety attacks and unhealthy attachment styles
- His trauma plays a huge role in this too but autistic children are particularly prone to suffering abuse in silence/staying in toxic environments and relationships
Insomnia
Alexithymia
- "I Googled fun."
- "I guess all the time I feel like I'm kind of trapped because I can't… Describe how I'm feeling. So to ask someone else how they’re feeling, that seems, uh… I don’t know, insane?"
- "I hate this feeling" "What feeling, Carm?" "Uh, I'm not sure."
Black and white thinking
- Difficulty focusing on more than one thing at a time, a very clear example is the majority of S2 when he's trying to juggle a relationship with Claire with opening the restaurant, while actively compartimentalizing the two of them, ignoring Syd's calls while he's out, then Claire's when he's at the restaurant
- At the beginning of S1, he's hanging onto the idea that there's only ONE way to properly run a restaurant
- Whatever "advice" he gets from Al Anon meetings is taken to the extreme, causing most of his fuck ups of S1 (more on this)
- In the same vein, my boy can't understand a metaphor to save his life
I'm keeping track of the list (more or less) here
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