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8.2.18 // 4:30pm // school subjects and AP exams oh my

so i recently (ok not so recently i’m sorry super busy rn) got an ask from an anon about subject specific tips and ap exams. this is the masterpost i told you to look out for ;). there are no ap exams in college, but some of the stuff is still applicable. i did my best to be as comprehensive as possible and dump everything in one place. hope this is helpful! xoxo, m ps. guess where the actual tips are? if you said “under the cut” then you’re right bc i’m predicable af

tips by subject:

languages (i took spanish): 1. flashcards are your friend. i don’t care if they’re digital (would recommend quizlet or studyblue) or paper, but they help immensely with either vocab or things like remembering literature.

2. charts are also your friend. conjugations giving you a hard time? write out a chart of the different tenses and the conjugations for each subject. put down some of the irregulars too.

3. acronyms/pnemonics are also also your friend. a lot of these already exist, you just have to go find them. i’m pretty sure i still remember what “wedding” stands for for the spanish subjunctive.

4. it’s ok to start over. it’s easy to start a sentence based on what you’d say in english. you’re doing fine until *bam* you hit that word/phrase you really need but you have no clue how to say it. whether it’s an oral or written exam, take a few seconds to think about it and, if you can’t figure it out, just back track. restart the sentence and rework it. better to do that than to lose all your time thinking of one word you may or may not know.

5. skirt around things. if you can’t remember how to say fridge but you really need to say it for something, just say “machine that keeps food cold” or something. it might sound silly, but it gets the point across and removes the road block.

6. make a list. no, not a to do list. if there’s phrases you find yourself reaching for all the time, but you can never remember, make a list of them and their translations. it might be because its a phrase/part of a sentence structure you use a lot in your native language or whatever. make that list and drill just those few phrases into your head. it’s helpful

english/language arts: 1. proofread. i guarantee you’ll find a mistake, a sentence that makes no sense, or one that just sounds cringy. thank me later.

2. have a damn thesis. its ok if you just need to write and spit words/ideas out for a while to figure it out. but figure it out.

3. conclusion ~= introduction. for those of you who didn’t get the tilde, it means not. yes, they both tie your points to your thesis but they are not to same. do not just reword the same information in the conclusion. push your ideas just a little further. i usually like the push them a little bit outside the realm of what i talked about in my paper. for example, if i focused on the first 5 chapters of the book in the rest of my paper, i’ll expand the ideas to the rest of the book. or if i’m talking about female characters and focus on just one or two, i’ll use the conclusion to potentially connect it to another.

4. have favorites. pick a few fav transitions, sentence structures, and fancy vocab words. basically build a toolbox. this way you won’t have to think as hard when you want to “spice up” your work.

5. summaries only go so far. once you get to higher level english classes, there will be a lot of analysis of specific imagery, or wording, or dialogue. reading cliff notes is only going to give you the plot and none of this. if you don’t have time to read and you’ve been assigned a pretty standard english novel/play/whatever, take the time to look up some famous quotes or symbols. they’ll probably come up in discussion and this will help you look less unprepared.

6. have on question/comment ready. if your teacher/prof is into discussions and grades on participation, it’s handy to write down one (or a few) things. it’s easy to forget what you were going to say while you follow the discussion and it sucks to get docked points for not saying anything. even if it’s just a thoughtful question, jot it down.

history: 1. lol prob my weakest subject, just go see the apush (ap us history) section bc i don’t have much more for you than that.

science: 1. back to basics. i say it all the time, i’ll say it again. really understand basic concepts. they will come back. i’m serious.

2. pattern recognition. science problems are often times about recognizing patterns. once you identify the type of problem it is, even if you’ve never seen the exact one/something similar before, solving it becomes way easier.

3. make a recipe book. tied to the last one, but once you recognize a type of problem, you need steps to solve it. go through any practice problems you’re given to determine all the “types” of problems. once you’ve categorized them, make yourself a step-by-step guide on how to solve.

4. flashcards. you’ll have to know polyatomic ions or random biology facts. see languages tip #1 for more.

5. note your errors in lab. if you do something wrong, don’t just try to brush it under the table and forget about it. not that it’s a big deal, because its not, so don’t freak out. they’re just great opportunities to note sources of error. i mean obviously dont write in your lab report that you weren’t paying attention and mixed the wrong chemicals, but something like “we may not have waited sufficient time for the product to dry” can explain why you got 800% yield.

6. have a toolkit. kinda like a recipe book, but just a collection of straight facts that come up often. knowing common molecular weights and chemical properties (is ammonia acidic or basic?) will make things go faster. like i said earlier, polyatomic ions are also great.

7. brush up on some simple arithmetic. similar to the tool kit, this will just make things go faster. being able to quickly add things and calculate easy percentages (ex: 30%) will make things like hw and exams go faster. i’m of the opinion it’s always good to know how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide w/o a calculator (on paper, not all in your head)

bonus: math #5 and #7

math: 1. see science #1

2. see science #2

3. see science #3

4. see science #4. see a pattern here? you might wonder why you need to flashcard math, but it’s good for learning equations or the names of certain techniques. if the prof asks you to solve something using X technique and you don’t know what that is, that’s gonna pose a problem. also good for the unit circle (don’t get me started)

5. figure out your speed. this is applicable to most everything, but i find it most relevant for math. is it better for you to speed through the whole exam and then do it all again/check it over 2x? or for you to take it slow so you know you got everything right the first time? personally i use the first approach, but i’m a fast taker and prefer to have time to process between repeating problems instead of staring at it forever once and never looking again.

6. science #7. a lot of teachers will expect you to be able to do this.

7. go over the material a couple times. also applicable to everything. i find it’s easier to remember things when i know that concepts are connected. you might have learned X 3 weeks before Y, but if you go back over, you might realize they’re closely related. this will help you if you’re not sure on a test because you can reason through things using the connections you’ve drawn

tips by ap course (obv look at the subject above bc i will be giving *really specific stuff* here that i’ve gathered from experience. they’re also ordered by when i took them, sorry it’s not super logical but i didn’t want to forget one)

general ap course/exam tips: 1. practice exams. you need to be familiar with what will/will not show up. you don’t always need to simulate and real testing situation, but i’d recommend doing at least 1-2 that way. also *know how many questions they’re are you so can pace yourself!!!!*

2. college board is pretty good about giving topic breakdowns. use those. go through and figure out what topics you’re solid on and which need more work. the above tip is to help decipher what the topics actually mean bc it can be confusing.

3. give the free response a quick flip through. do the ones you’re confident on first.

4. make sure you know the policies/what you can bring. don’t want to forget something. also once our test administrator tried to stop us 10 minutes early, but we were on top of our shit and all gave her a death glare bc we knew when we were supposed to finish.

ap chemistry: 1. polyatomic ions and molecular weights. know them

2. chapter/section reviews (in addition to class notes) and how-to guides. my teacher made us make them and let’s just say your girl did *really* well (and i’m damn proud of that one)

3. do a quick skim of the free response. applicable to most exams but, the year i took it, they’d just remade and re-curved the exam and put *way* too many free response. like no one finished them. if that’s still the case, make sure you do the one’s you’re confident on. also, i did not get to like 3 questions and still got a 5. they may have fixed this idk. (sorry this is redundant but i wanted to give this ap chem exam specific info)

ap environmental science: 1. there is a lot of damn information here. i would use chapter outlines and pick out key terms, policies, and events etc. treat this like a history class.

2. for the exam, use common sense. most of the time, the most environmentally friendly answer is the right one. if you just have a general gist of the course and its topics, but don’t know a lot of details, go with your intuition and you should be fine. i didn’t have a lot of time to study for this one and this method worked for me.

ap calc bc: 1. memorize standard derivatives. power rule, sin and cos, chain rule. that’s important.

2. similarly, memorize standard integrals.

3. don’t forget +c for indefinite integrals. just don’t.

4. similarly, if it’s definite, don’t forget to evaluate at the end! super easy thing to do, but also super easy way to lose points if you forget.

5. if the integral looks complicated, that probably means there’s a “trick” involved. u substitution, integration by parts, trig substitution. something like that.

6. memorize some standard series’, operations, and types (arithmetic, geometric etc)

7. if you’re looking at a word problem, understand what is dependent on your variable and what isn’t (in other words, what’s a constant). for example, if it says the water flows into the barrel at 50 mL/s and flows out at 1/5 times the volume, that translate to F = 50 - (1/5)V. don’t make things more complicated by trying to write everything in terms of V (in this example). also, your equation might just be a constant term or just a variable term doesn’t have to be both.

8. know what your derivative is with respect to/what it really means. aka if your problem is talking about flow and volume, how are they related to each other? flow is the change in volume *with respect to time*. so if i differentiate volume with respect to time, i get flow. if i integrate flow with respect to time, i get volume. this also helps you make sense of word problems.

*disclaimer*: it is been 5 years since i took this class and i have taken quite a few math classes after. i apologize if i introduce anything that is a little irrelevant.

ap spanish language: 1. flashcard. like seriously. there’s gonna be vocab involved.

2. understand what’s asked. for the persuasive email. *be persuasive*

3. toolkit. i mentioned this before but this was probably the most useful for this class. our teacher gave us a bunch of fancier words to use instead of causar (to cause) because that was a word we’d need a lot. the one that still sticks with me 4 years later is fomentar. have a few alternatives for these kinds of super common words, a good greeting and closing for your email, and a set of good transitions. *make sure you know how to use them properly*

4. write stuff down during listening. you can either answer questions during the first listen, then take notes the second to catch stuff you missed or vice versa.

5. it’s ok to backtrack in the speaking. don’t let yourself get stuck and just not say anything. it’ll freak you out for the rest of the exam and will rob you from showing off what you know. also take notes of things you want to mention based off cultural knowledge of the situation related to the dialogue.

6. don’t zone out. with everything going on and all the stress, it’s easy to zone out (esp during the conversation). don’t do it or you’ll have a hard time responding and freak yourself out (again)

7. don’t lose your place in the convo! they give you a sheet that shows you how many times the other “person” will talk. i lost track and said goodbye one segment early. it was bad ok. all these conversation tips are from personal experience.

ap statistics: 1. know the different kinds of tests inside and out. know the differences and the conditions. if you’ve got that, you’re like 75% the way there.

2. be familiar with sample vs population. it’s a bit confusing, but take the time to understand.

3. ok sorry i really don’t remember anything else. this exam really isn’t that difficult (in my opinion), you’ll be ok.

ap physics c: 1. free body diagrams. understand how to draw them *and draw them*. they will carry you through mechanics. draw gravitational force, normal if there’s a surface, and then any other given forces.

2. basic equations. you get an equation sheet, but knowing the equations means you know the concepts and the relations between them. big ones are f=ma and the equations relating position (x), velocity (v), and acceleration (a). also friction f=uN.

3. *normal isn’t always the opposite direction of gravity!!!!* gravity is straight down. normal is perpendicular to the surface.

4. vector components. please don’t just add vectors. break them down into components and then add or you are so fucked.

5. get familiar with triangles. this will help with the whole component thing.

6. kirchoffs rules are so helpful. know them.

7. understand the relations between voltage/potential and current in terms of the properties of circuit elements. that means the equations for resistors, capacitors, and inductors.

8. know how to add in parallel and series. it’s important. also! if the circuit is drawn “weird” a good way to know series vs parallel is that parallel elements share two nodes and that series circuits only share 1.

9. sorry i kinda blocked out E+M bc i didn’t know what i was doing (or so i thought). i still got a 4 tho so that curve is generous.

ap us history: 1. chapter outlines. pretty self explanatory.

2. make a timeline. put important events, sentiments, policies, and presidents. if you can associate these things together into time periods it will be easier. most of the time, any one question (esp long response or whatever they’re called) will only focus on 1 time period.

3. sentiments are important. if you know nothing else, know these bc they will help guide you through questions by reasoning even if you know nothing else.

4. gilder lehrman (or similar us history summaries). these are tailor specifically to apush bc they are organized by period (i think that’s what they were called?). i actually fell asleep listening to these bc i didn’t have time to study. they were mildly helpful, but every little bit helps right?

ap psychology: 1. chapter outlines/flashcards. this course is based heavily on key terms and less so on larger concepts.

2. ok sorry i took this online i remember literally nothing except how annoying my teacher was and that the exam was easy. if you know terminology i think you should do fine.

ap biology: 1. there is a lot. go through all the topics and make sure you’re solid. start with the big picture, then think about narrowing down.

2. know how charts work. things like pedigrees, punnet squares, and evolution trees (that’s def not the right term). some of the exam will just be interpretation of this.

3. i am so sorry i remember nothing else.

ap spanish literature: 1. flashcards. title, author, time period, short summary, key elements (a line, character, symbol). this is *so helpful*

2. think about the works in relation to each other. you might be asked to compare them. even if they ask you to compare something on the reading list with something new, you’ll be familiar with the points you might talk about.

3. know the lit terms. more flashcards. associate them with a particular work if you can/need to.

4. don’t freak on the listening. a lot of the recordings are old and shitty quality. take a deep breath and try your best. know that the rest of the test takers (excepting maybe natives) are experiencing the same thing.

5. use that tool box. see general spanish and ap spanish lang.

this is so freaking long and i think the moral of the story is that i blocked out my senior year ap exams. i hope this was helpful and, if you have more questions, or want more stuff like this, let me know!

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the-trash-elf · 5 years

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Visitation

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“..yo you got fucked, girl.. Like.. bad messed..”

Lissmac’s voice carried over the room. A cell. A stone cold box under the mountains to contain her from her vices. Her cravings. And the things she would do - things she had done - to obtain them. And now that voice felt surreal. Hours prior selling her the chemicals that had released and imprisoned her all at once.

Allisae remained curled in a sobbing ball. Her ears had not yet ceased their dull ringing, coupled with the pain set to the front of her skull. The air hung thick with the stench of vomit and alcohol. A prison of mind to match the one containing her body at this time.

“Ye know it never gets much betta. Can guarantee that. You just chase the high but.. never gets better.” Lissmac noted, her words echoed in the cell even if her voice remained soft. Allie cracked her eyes open, staring to the Gnome with a blank expression.

“Ya know I dosed.. still do. Numbs it, dig? Makes it.. fade. And that's fuckin great.. betta than anythin..” The Gnome passed off a humorless chuckle. “But.. Next thing ya know.. yer not escapin.. yer..” She gestured to the cell. “Trapped.. in yaself. And ya watchin tha world go by. Bars on ya eyes.”

Lissmac leaned aside a bit to rest her back to the wall, just beyond the bars of the partition. “Ya know it wasn't always this way fo ya..”

Allisae blinked at the Gnome, silent. She could hear her words rattling in her head, fusing with her own thoughts and melting into her.

“Lemme guess... 'not fair' right? Given a shit draw.. fuck em.. fuck everyone.. Only reason ye listening to me right now? Ya think I'm gunna give ya some more Haze.” She lifted a hand to rest on the closest bar, gripping it. “But.. I know there's more in there.”

The Gnome leaned in, peering to the elf staring back at her. “You hate this, don't ya?”

Allie blinked again, but another tear dripped down her face to meet it’s end on the stone floor below.

“Hate every fuckin minute..” Lissmac resumed. “Me too, ya know.. me too. S'what no one understands. What it be like ta hate every fuckin minute, fo days, fo months, fo years.. ya forget what it feels like ta feel good. Ya think I gave ya that drug cuz I wanted ya ta get high? Hooked? I gave it cuz ya gotta live or die.. cuz ya can't be told ta live, eitha..”

Allie remained entirely silent, only staring at her. These words were the loudest thing she had heard in days, in spite of them being spoken in such a soft tone.

“I know that shit..from myself, yo.. Ya gotta be allowed ta die, and choose ta live.. s'tha only way.. Ya know I had a lass.. not too long ago. I loved her.. I thought.. ya know.. got betta. I even kicked tha drugs, ya know.. which sucks when you is a runna.. lemme tell ya. Surrounded by tha product.. But she made me happy. She made me think 'yo maybe.. it's gunna be aight now'..”

Allie finally lifted her voice, cracked at first from her dry throat hoarse from the screaming not long prior. “....she leave?”

“Course, Allie. Cuz m'broken. Like you.” Lissmac replied with no hesitation, her tone sincere yet still gentle. “And tha world? Don't give a fuck bout broken people. So.. ya gotta give a fuck bout yoself. We're dyin, you an I. Dead fuckin women walkin. Every day we wake up is a fuckin defiance and I ain't.. done defyin yet.”

Liss moved her hand from the bars down to her pack, patting the hood of the satchel to draw the elf’s attentions toward it. “So I'll give ya a fuckin choice.. and no judgement. I ain't gunna put no pressure, I ain't high enough ta be yo keeper.. I'll walk in there right now, hook you up with Haze, let you smoke and dope and numb out.. Or...” She lifted her hand up to rest in her lap. “Ye can tell me what happened that made you this. Ya can tell me what stings, ta this day..”

Allie closed her eyes, curling up a bit more on herself. "You'll give me Haze?" Her voice sounded far from hopeful. Hunger prickled at each word, the memories of that bliss cultivating a desire in every cell of her body.

“Much as ya want, Allie. Ya gotta be tha one ta make a choice in tha end.. no one can make it fo ya.”

“I hate them..” Allie hissed through tightening jaw.

“Who?”

“...my.. everyone..”

“Everyone is a bullshit pass and ya know it.. There's a name in there.. A face.. Tell me.”

“.....Why?..”

Lissmac leaned in a bit toward the cell, teal eyes catching the dim lantern to stand out from her features. “Cuz it's killin ya, Allie.”

“So?”

“I told you, so. I told you why. But you still got tha choice ta say..or ta take Haze an forget.”

Allie felt her eyes close, the names and faces flipping through her mind as pages of a book. A book she refused to read through, telling stories of bitter memories too blackened by her own resentment. But many of those pages hosted similiar pieces. The stories repeating again and again, page by page.

“Kialaa and Tylrion Moonwhisper..” She finally noted.

“Mom an dad?” Liss hid her surprise, keeping herself focused on the elf.

Allie closed her eyes tighter, gritting her teeth. Another tear traced across her nose, falling free to patter with its twin to the stones. "..why didn't they want me, Liss?"

“I dunno, Allie.. I can't say what sick shit goes on in tha minds of people..”

Allie remained soft spoken, close to a whimper. "..I'm worthless.."

“Cuz they told ya?”

“Didn't have to.. they didn't want me.. no one does.. I'm a fuckin.. burden..”

“Ain't we all, Allie? Way I hear it... a woman went ape shit cuz someone read a book and tried ta stab some of ya..”

Allie ticked her jaw, her teeth tight against each other to the point of aching. She hissed the name to follow. “Elenata.. I trusted her, you know.. I told her I loved her..”

Lissmac cut her off at that train of thought. “And maybe it was all horse shit. Maybe it was not. Maybe.. if ya looked at it from a cynical point of view.. we are all fucked up. Bad, dude. Bad. We're all users and freaks and fuckin hedonists and outcasts..” She lifted a hand to aim two fingers and thumb in the shape of a handgun to her own temple. “Dude, I'm a Gnome with no future who slings chems ta people down on their luck with the hope they get hooked enough ta come back. Folks have sold their lives ta me. Folks have offered their clothes, their wives, their fuckin KIDS.. and I dose em..”

“Why?” Allie inquired, her voice flat.

“Cuz I'm a sick, fuckin broken, fuckin twisted mistake. Like you.”

Allisae actually, oddly, cracked a small smile. "So that's it then.. we're all just fucked.."

“Yep. But.. once ya accept that shit? It hurts less.. all of this.. it just hurts so much fuckin less. Then ya don't need tha drugs as much. Colors return. And maybe some fuckin day years from now..”

The Gnome scooted a bit forward, resting a hand to the bars to allow her face to fall into the lantern light. “You'll smile.” She leaned back again to the wall. “This is a crazy world. Weird shit can happen.”

“Yeah..” Allie regarded with a forlorn tone.

“Want tha Haze?” Liss spoke up after a shortened pause.

“...no thanks, Liss... not tonight..” came the elf’s reply, her own tone defeated yet shaping to something at least. Pain, discordance, hopelessness. But she was still alive. That much was evident. And she wanted to, for whatever reason, remember that fact right now.

“Good call.” Liss rocked to her feet, rising and turning to face the bars. “Now.. You get some sleep, okay? Get off tha fuckin floor yer in ya own vomit..”

Allie slowly staggered to hands and knees before rising to her full height.

Lissmac watched her sway for a moment’s passing. A moment in which she absorbed the woman’s nuances. Her slight tremors, her ragged breathing, every twitch and twist of her fingers.

“....please don't give up, okay?” Lissmac finally spoke, free of her usual vocal inflection. A voice almost alien to the Gnome. “Please?”

Allisae blinked at the Gnome. “I'll.. try..”

“All we can do, yo.” Liss replied, back to her usual affect. “G'night, killa.”

“Night, Liss..” Allie turned, moving to the bed in her cell. She’d have nothing to do now but wait for the Doctor to take her to the hospital. Nothing to do but think. She was abandoned. She was hated. She was sick. She was worthless.

And she was alive. Still.

Alive.

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midtownvaledictorian · 7 years

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Truth or Drink

Bringing Peter to a party causes more upset than you would’ve imagined...

(3,000 words)

Warnings: drinking, some violence, Peter being dorky af

A/N: this ended up WAY longer than I was expecting lol. also, this is my first time writing about Peter so let me know what you guys think! and as always, request are OPEN :)

It was finally here, the last week of high school. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve loved my years at Midtown Tech, but I was so ready for a change of pace. This was really the last, and kinda the first, week of fun for you. Scholastic Decathlon was last month, so seniors didn’t have to go to practice anymore. The last orchestra concert was two weeks ago, so no more rehearsal. And the Queens of Cheer Competition was last week, so no more tumbling for me. In high school, I made myself the total package so that I would be guaranteed to get into Columbia. The plan worked of course, but it made me miss out on a lot in high school. I never really went to parties because I was always so busy, and after graduation I was starting a full-time job at the library to help pay for college. But that was okay, because I was finally going to a big party this Friday. I had so much lost time to make up for, and the guy who was hosting it has had a huge crush on me since sophomore year. Even though I wasn’t interested, I wasn’t going to say no to free alcohol and a good time.

It was Tuesday, just three more days until freedom. I was sitting at lunch with all of my friends and we were talking about the party. “So, Y/N, are you going to ask anyone to be your date to the party on Friday?” One of my friends asked. “Probably not, there’s only one guy I’d want to ask and I doubt he’d be into it.” I replied, hoping my friends would drop it. “Oh c’mon, who is it?” “No, trust me, you wouldn’t even want to know. He’s a junior anyways so he probably wouldn’t come.” I looked over at the boy: Peter Parker. He was a year younger than me, but I couldn’t help my attraction to him. He was just so smart and sweet, and didn’t make a big deal about his intelligence like most of the assholes at this high school. We were on the Decathlon team together, I always tried to make a move on him, but he was either oblivious or not interested. He didn’t care about sports or any of the dumb stuff I had to pretend to like, mostly because he had no reason to. He could get into any school he wanted to with his academics alone, so he could focus on the things he actually cared about, and I loved that about him. When he caught me staring I shot my head back to my friends. “There are gonna be tons of juniors there, just ask him.” “You guys just don’t get it,” I groaned. But the grilling didn’t stop. “Do you have any classes with him? Does he play sports? Was he in orchestra with you? Give us a hint!” They just wouldn’t stop and I couldn’t handle it anymore. “It’s Peter!!!” I yelled and immediately put a hand over my mouth. The entire cafeteria grew quiet. Everyone was staring at me, I turned back to see Peter staring at me with a confused look. “Fuck me,” I muttered while grabbing my bag and walking out of the cafeteria. Thank god I had a free period after lunch and I could hide in the library for an hour or so. I found my little spot in the corner of the library by the window, put on my headphones, and started listening to my ‘calm down’ playlist. It definitely wasn’t doing its job though, and nothing could calm me down enough for what was about to happen. Something brushed up against my leg so I looked up to see Peter situated himself on the couch across from mine. This day couldn’t get any worse. “Hey,” he said nervously. I let out a deep sigh before replying, “Hey Peter.” “So, uhh, what was that about?” “I’m so sorry about that, my friends were just hounding me trying to figure out who I wanted to bring to the party on Friday and I just blew up. God, it was so embarrassing.” “Wait, you want to take me to the party?” “Well… yeah. I know you’d never come with me though so, don’t worry about it.” “I’m still confused here, why would you ever want to take me to a party?” “What do you mean?” “Oh c’mon, Y/N, you’re you. You’re a cheerleader, everyone loves you, the entire male population of Queens would kill to take you out, and probably most females.” “Wait, so does that mean you’d come?” “What?” “To the party, you’ll come? I’d really love for you to be there, it’s the first time I’m going to a party and I think you’d make me feel more comfortable.” “This isn’t some kind of prank right? Like you’re not going to give me the address to some abandoned lot where the entire football team jumps me while the cheerleaders record?” “God, no Peter! I really, really want you to come. You can bring Ned along! Besides, you’ll technically be a senior Friday night, it’d be a pretty good way to start off your senior year.” “Uhh, okay, yeah. I’ll be there.” I was beaming as I sprung up from my coach to give him a hug, “Oh, thank you Peter! I’ll text you the address, yeah?” Then ran off to tell my friends about my encounter.

“Peter Parker? The whiz kid? He’s really coming to the party?” “Yes! I think it’ll be really fun, besides if he’s there, you guys won’t even have to take care of me if I drink too much! I doubt he’ll have more than one beer.” “No offense, Y/N, he seems like a really sweet kid, but Logan Barrett is like, in love with you. He’s the captain of the football team and he has a house in the Hamptons.” “He also bought his way into Duke and bullied me all of freshman year for being the only girl in robotics club.” “That was because he liked you. You do you girl, but you could be passing up a real snag.” I just rolled your eyes and made my way to AP Chem.

Friday had finally come. The rest of the week I stole little smiles from Peter as I passed him in the hallway. I couldn’t believe how nervous and safe he made me feel all at the same time. 2:40 had rolled around and all of the seniors made their way into the main lobby. The teachers tried to keep us in class, but fuck it, there were five minutes left of high school and we all wanted to be together when it ended. I found my friends at 2:43, we just stood there in silence, watching the clock tick by. When finally, RINGGG. We all started cheering and hugging, some were even crying. “We fucking did it!” I screamed at the top of my lungs, not caring that the principal was standing just a few feet away. I rushed out of the front doors with everyone else and started towards the train with my friends. We were chatting about “a new chapter” when I felt someone grab my arm. I was half expecting Peter, but was disappointed to see Logan. “You’re coming tonight, right?” He asked. I nodded my head yes. “Awesome, I can’t wait to see you get wild for once,” he winked before walking off. My friends were freaking out, but I was just uncomfortable. God I hoped he wouldn’t try anything at the party.

When I got home my mom wanted to hear all about my last day, but I was just worried about looking nice for Peter. I scarfed down dinner before rushing off to my room. My mom walked in as I was finishing my makeup, I knew she was about to give me a talk about drinking. When I turned on my curling iron, she knew something was up. “Trying to look nice for someone special tonight?” She asked with a huge grin. I had never been with a boy before, but my mom was adamant that I find myself a boyfriend eventually. “Maybe,” I said grinning. “Well then I’ll leave you to it, I want to you leave for the train by seven, it’s a long ride to that Barrett boy’s house and I don’t want you out walking alone too late.” It was already 6:15, so I began tearing apart my closet looking for the best outfit for a party. I opted for a denim skirt and a cropped sweater. I finished any extra primping I found necessary and headed out to the train stop.

I had to admit, standing outside that house was terrifying. His house was huge, and the music was blasting. It looked as if almost every upperclassman from Midtown was there. Taking a deep breath, I swung open the door and was immediately greeted by my friends, all trying to hand me drinks. I knew I should’ve gone slow, but the drinks actually tasted good. I was definitely at a buzz when Peter texted me to let me know that he was here with Ned. I rushed to the front door to greet them. When I opened the front door Peter looked so nervous, he was wearing one of his dorky t shirts that I loved so much. Ned, on the other hand, had never looked so happy in his life. “Hey Y/N!” He yelled excitedly over the music, “thanks so much for inviting us, I never thought we’d get invited to a party.” Peter elbowed him in the gut, obviously getting embarrassed by his friend. “I’m so glad you guys came, you’re way more fun than most of the guys here,” I said. Peter’s face brightened when I said that. Suddenly, there was a hand around my waist and I turned to see Logan. “Peter and Ned, never thought I’d see you two at a party,” he said cockily. “Uhh, yeah. Y/N invited us, I hope that’s okay.” Peter’s smile dropped when he noticed Logan’s hand around my waist. “Of course! I’m glad you guys are here. We were actually about to go play some Truth or Drink upstairs. I’ll grab you two some beers and meet you up there.” “What’s Truth or Drink?” Peter asked as we made our way upstairs. “I’m not really sure to be honest, but it sounds fun!” Typically a game like that would sound awful, but the alcohol was definitely kicking in and I felt way more ballsy than I normally would. There was only one more spot left on the couch, so Peter and Ned stood next to it. Logan handed the both of them a beer, which Peter sipped on cautiously. “So, I’m sure you all could figure out the rules,” Logan began, “you get asked truth, or dare. If you’re too much of a pussy to do it, you take a shot.” He slammed down a bottle of Svedka and a few shot glasses. “Lets get started. Peter.” He looked absolutely terrified. “Truth or dare?” “Uhh, truth?” “If you could fuck any girl in this room, who would it be?” God Logan was such an ass. I shot him an evil look, which he only laughed at. Peter let out a big sigh before reaching for a shot glass. I was kinda disappointed that he didn’t say me, but I brushed it off. I watched Peter take the shot, his face scrunched up as the alcohol burned his throat, causing chuckles here and there. A few more turns went by, one of my best friends had to give some junior a lap, which I think might’ve been illegal? But finally, the dreaded moment came: “Y/N, truth or dare?” It was one of the football players. “Dare.” I said cooly. “I dare you to kiss the hottest guy in this room.” I could hear the “ooooohs” coming from behind me and all of Logan’s friends were giving him elbows and winks. He clearly thought he would be my choice. I sat there for a few seconds, working up some courage. Finally I stood up and walked right up to Peter. I took his face in my hands and pressed my lips to his. He stumbled back, clearly taken by surprise. But eventually he put his hands on my waist and pulled me in even closer. I heard Logan get up as I broke the kiss, “this is bullshit.” He muttered before going downstairs. “We should probably get out of here,” I stated. “Yeah for sure, I’m one hundred percent scared of him.” I couldn’t help but laugh at his confession. When I turned to tell Ned we should all leave. He was sitting on the coach with a cheerleader in his lap. “I think he’s doing all right.”

We started walking back to the stop, the buzz was mostly gone. Talking with him felt so nice, so easy. Finally, he made a move. Quickly sliding is fingers in between mine before holding tight. “Is this okay?” He asked sheepishly. “It’s perfect.” Naturally, our perfect moment had to be ruined. “Hey Penis Parker!” We spun around to see Logan walking towards us, clearly drunk off his ass and still carrying a bottle of beer. “Fuck,” Peter mumbled. “If you really think you can come into my house, and take the girl that I was supposed to end up with, and not pay for it. You’re so wrong.” “Get over yourself, Logan.” I said, taking a bold step towards him. “We were never going to end up together. You think you’re so great because you were the football captain and your parents are rich.” “Y/N just let it go, lets leave.” Peter begged. “No! He needs to hear this. You’re not nearly as great as you think you are. People only liked you in high school because of your money. And when you go to college you’ll just have to buy all of your friends again, just like Mommy and Daddy had to buy your acceptance letter!” I should’ve seen Logan wind up, but I was clouded by rage and cheap vodka. Suddenly my face was stinging and I was on the ground. I put my hand up to my face and felt blood coming from my lip. Luckily, I looked up just in time to see Peter reel back and punch him square in the jaw. I couldn’t believe how hard he had hit him. Peter wasn’t small by any means, but he wasn’t huge, definitely not big enough to send a guy like Logan flying backwards. Logan hit the street and his bottle shattered next to him. “Peter!” I yelled in disbelief. “Shit, we gotta get out of here.” Peter dragged Logan’s unconscious body onto the sidewalk before he grabbed my hand and dragged me to the stop.

I was way too afraid to go back to my house with a busted lip and a boy my mom didn’t know, so Peter offered to let me stay at his house. His aunt would be asleep and he agreed it was a bad idea for me to go back home. I texted my mom and told her I’d be staying at a friend’s house that night, at least I wasn’t technically lying. We snuck into his apartment and he led me to his bedroom. He grabbed a first aid kit and started disinfecting the cuts on my palms and knees and gave me an ice pack for my lip. I sat on the edge of his bed, examining all of his various science fair, robotics, and Decathlon trophies. “Thank you, for protecting me back there,” I muttered as he put bandaids on my knees. “Of course, I’ll always defend you. I should’ve stopped him before he hit you, I’m so sorry.” “I can’t believe how mad I got, I’ve never spoken to someone like that before.” “Trust me Y/N, he deserved it. You, however, did not deserve this. You should really press charges.” “I think he paid for what he did, thanks to you.” I gave him a sweet smile and I could see a slight blush forming on his cheeks. “So, uhh, I can sleep on the couch and you can take my bed. May won’t come in here if she sees me on the couch so you won’t have to worry about that. Even if she saw you she wouldn’t freak out, I think.” He said while he gathered some blankets to take out to the couch with him. “Peter, I’m not kicking you out of your own bed,” I said getting up and grabbing the blankets from him. “I’ll just sleep on the floor.” “Y/N, I’m not gonna let you sleep on the floor, especially not after tonight.” “We could always share your bed, if you wouldn’t mind.” “Uhh, I-I uhh, yeah, yeah of course not, I don’t mind at all.” I couldn’t help but chuckle as he stammered out his answer. “Do you wanna borrow a t shirt or some sweats?” “That’d be perfect actually, thank you Peter.” He went to his closet and dug out a pair of Midtown sweats and a t shirt. I started to strip and he quickly turned around, stammering something about being sorry. I chuckled at how innocent he was. Once I was changed he hopped into bed and got under the covers, he was about as close to the edge as he could get. I slid in next to him. “You know, Parker, I’m a cuddler. No matter how far away from me you sleep, I’m going to end up right next to you.” “I guess I better not sleep that close to the edge then,” he said scooting closer. He held an arm out, inviting me to snuggle up next to him. What a long, awful, and somehow perfect night. I was just about to fall asleep when something caught my eye. “Hey Peter?” “Hm?” He grunted into my shoulder blade. “Why is Spider-Man’s suit in your closet?”

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