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wintaejk · 4 years

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Jungkook’s FIC REC | OS 1

Because I spend a lot of time here on tumblr reading fanfictions, I wanted to create my own fic recs. Like that, I can recommend fictions that deserve more recognition and at the same time, if I want to reread one of them, I just have to come here.

Everything on this list is about Jungkook. And of course, all those works have been written by the authors I tagged next to the name of the fictions, they do not belong to me (and if the authors want me to remove their work from my rec, I will).

I also want to thank the authors. I really appreciate all your works and efforts to create all those beautiful stories. I send you all of my love.

(f) = fluff

(a) = angst

(m) = mature

Stories will be sorted by length, by theme, and for the series, by progression (complete or uncomplete).

college au

— Poison (F) (A) — by @byeoltoyuki

You can’t decide whenever you hated or loved Jungkook. Either way you couldn’t say no to him.

college au | enemies to lovers | +3k

— One more night (F) (A) (M) — by @byeoltoyuki

In which when Jimin told you to have fun, he didn’t exactly mean to bang his friend.

college au | enemies to lovers | +12k

— Blue Raspberry (F) — by @strawbxxymilk

Jungkook asks you to live life on the wild side.

college au | enemies to lovers | -1k

— Soulmate Culture (F) (M) —

Part II of Blue Raspberry.

college au | enemies to lovers | +2k

— flick or treat (M) — by @junqkook

You hate jeon jungkook with every fiber of your being; but arousal doesn’t discriminate between like and dislike.

college au | enemies to lovers | fratboy!jungkook | +3k

— 50% Cotton (F) (M) — by @perpetually-jungshook

ShyKook. You keep “accidentally” borrowing Jungkook’s jacket until one day he shows up to retrieve it.

college au | friends to lovers | +6k

— 50% Polyester (M) (F) —

Shy boy Jungkook is ready for his first time. Kind of. Sequel to 50% Cotton.

college au | friends to lovers | +5k

— Set On You (F) (M) — by @bymoonchild

Sports has never been your thing, so when you find yourself in a sports hall that reeks of perspiration and cologne and in front of a group of volleyball players whom you’re supposed to be managing (heck, you can’t even manage your own life), you know that you’re in Deep Shit™. Especially when Jeon Jungkook, the golden setter of the team aka the boy who holds stars in his eyes, starts to occupy your reveries, slowly becoming both the quiet and pandemonium of your heart.

college au | volleyball au | +18k

— Play Pretend (M) (A) — by @seokoloqy

Walking under ladders, splitting the pole, breaking mirrors, going near black cats—just to name a few things Jeon Jungkook doesn’t do before his soccer games.

And after Jungkook catches his girlfriend cheating on him, he’s going to need a little more than luck to get her back. He needs you.

college au | fake dating au | friends to lover | soccer player!jungkook | +8k

— Click, Click (M) — by @seokoloqy

Who knew someone else’s dick pic would get Jungkook his first blowjob?

college au | friends to lovers au | virgin!jk | +2k

— Teasing (M) — by @letspurpletogether

The one where your study partner is just too cute you can’t resist teasing him.

college au | inexperienced partner!jungkook | +3k

— Curiosity (F) (M) — by @hobidreams

When innocent Jungkook comes to you with a not-so-innocent question… you decide it’s easier to just demonstrate.

college au | best friend’s brother!jungkook | +3k

— Stay Quiet (F) (M) — by @hobidreams

You think the library is only a place for studying, Jungkook convinces you otherwise.

college au | established relationship au | +2k

— Will You Make a Mess Now? (F) (M) — by @softyoongiionly

Jungkook’s never been touched before and, after a hectic end to his semester, he thinks he wants that to change…

college au | established relationship au | virgin!jungkook | +4k

— Can I Make a Mess Now? (F) (M) —

Jungkook’s never had sex before but, after realizing that he’s falling in love with you, he thinks he wants that to change.

college au | established relationship au | virgin!jungkook | +4k

— i wished i missed my ex (F) (A) (M) — by @angelguk

College was hard enough without having a crazy ex on your back too. At least you weren’t the only one with that problem. Jeon Jeongguk, your best friend had a girl chasing after him too. You didn’t think your problems were intertwined, until Jeongguk comes up with the solution to solve them both at once. Two birds with one stone. Easy enough. Until the stone hits your heart too.

college au | friends to lovers au | fake dating au | 18k

— in your arms tonight (M) — by @angelguk

Late nights with Jeongguk end in great sex and love confessions (or the one where he has a thing for you in his clothes).

college au | established relationship au | domestic au | +5k

— if i told you (F) (A) — by @gukyi

In order to pay for university, Jeon Jungkook decides to market his most valuable asset to the wealthy socialites of campus: himself. Donning a suit and tie, tousled hair, and glasses (to look smarter), he becomes every rich daughter’s dream: the perfect boyfriend to bring to balls, dinners, and business gatherings. All while you watch from the sidelines, only able to dream of having that much money to buy yourself what you really want: him.

college au | friends to lovers au | 22k

— Worth the Wait (F) (A) (M) — by @sketchguk

You have an unwritten rule about swearing off relationships to pursue your studies, but your willpower wavers when you meet Jeongguk, the barista with commitment issues and a soft spot just for you.

college au | barista!jungkook | strangers to friends to lovers | +13k

— Daydream (F) (A) (M) — by @luffles424

You never thought that simply waking up your best friend would lead to something more.

college au | best friends to lovers | +7k

— Hold You Tighter (F) — by @gukwluv

Jeongguk doesn’t want to take Taehyung’s advice, but when he’s falling asleep in class, he think he might have to. Although he was not expecting the pretty girl that woke him up in said class, to be the one that Taehyung calls for help ; alternatively Jeongguk loves cuddling and you just happen to as well.

college au | strangers to lovers au | cuddle buddy au | +5k

— soft touch (M) — by @minnpd

Jungkook needs to practice a massage on you before his final exam.

college au | friends to lovers | massage therapist!jungkook | +3k

— you are in love (F) (M) — by @diortae

You recount the last six months of your relationship with jeongguk. Alternatively, “you are in love” by taylor swift in fanfic form.

college au | established relationship | +4k

— an abundance of mondays (F) (A) (M) — by @diortae

“why the fuck would it be easy? you’re disgustingly in love with your best friend. of course it’s complicated.” he pauses to roll his eyes, as if he hasn’t just laid out the most secret parts of you here in the middle of the campus dining hall.

alternatively, it’s an old cliche, falling in love with your best friend. it’s a shame none of the stories ever told you it would feel like this.

college au | childhood friends to lovers | 15k

— Ace (F) (A) (M) — by @hijoonie

Jungkook only cares about three things: Baseball, painting and his team, but soon he’s adding you to that list when love comes flying at him fast and hard, knocking him right on his ass.

college au | baseball au | athlete!jungkook | artist!jungkook | +24k

— one time, in your room (F) (M) — by @ubemango

There are papers to write, and virgins to daydream about. (You can think about Jeongguk’s dick later.)

college au established relationship +17k

prequels: fingering - the game update - wake up! sequels: hitting it from the back - with a Hitachi wand - overstimulation

roommate au

— Euphoria (F) (A) (M) — by @seokstrivia

There was always a sign on Jungkooks’ door that said something along the lines of, ‘Warning; I am naked in here. Do not enter unless you’re ready to see a whole lot of dick.’

or, that one roommate au where Jungkook is a cocky bastard.

roommate au | enemies to lovers | +7k

— Microwave (Mis)adventures (F) (A) (M) — by @bymoonchild

Out of all things to be afraid of, Jungkook, the seat-stealer of your 8am class and annoying housemate whom you despise with every fiber of your being, chooses to have a phobia of microwaves, but he loves buying microwaveable food – because come on, they’re irresistible – and you somehow find yourself getting dragged into his microwaves (mis)adventures. Cue chaos, sarcasm-laced banter and an unplanned romance.

roommate au | college au | enemies to lovers | 20k

— heartbreak trials (A) (M) — by @dreamyjoons

It all started with a bet: the one with the highest body count would get the most illustrious prize - Namjoon’s bedroom. For you and Jungkook, the race was on.

roommate au | enemies to lovers | +13k

— Itch (F) (M) — by @ironicarmy

During a study session, your roommate Jungkook becomes hell-bent in showing you a good time – especially after discovering you’ve never been touched.

roommate au | college au | friends to lovers | virgin!reader | +8k

— Piss Off Your Parents (F) (A) (M) — by @littlemisskookie

In an effort to piss off your parents you move in with their worst nightmare- a boy with tattoos, a rock band, and an irresistible charm.

roommate au | fake dating | bad boy!jungkook | +16k

Commentary - This story is for me a must-read for more than one reason. Let’s begin with maybe badboy!jungkook? Yes, we all love a good tattooed, badass jk, but as much as I can remember, this is the first time badboy jungkook is approached like that. Jungkook has all the attire of the baddie, but not the behavior that usually goes with it. We discover a bad boy that respect people, that is not fucking around like a horndog, and who doesn’t to stick his stick in any and every hole he finds. This is very refreshing and pleasant. Also, I want to take a moment to appreciate fully the way the dialogues are written. I particularly enjoyed them while reading the fiction. Why? I don’t really know… Was it the repartee of the two main characters? The analyze of the world they live in? The constant flirt and the slow burn? Or even the style in itself? Honestly, it’s probably a mix of all of that. Finally, let’s say this fiction is smartly emphasizing and kind of fighting all the clichés we can find in fanfictions. And what is best to fight cliché than writing one yourself? Yes, this fiction is definitely a must-read!

— Somnolent (F) — by @forgottenpasta

After spending one night in bed with you, Jeongguk finds out he is unable to sleep unless you’re sleeping with him.

roommate au | friends to lovers | +3k

— Laundry Day (M) — by @jinjikook

jeongguk always pioneered one household chore: laundry. now why he had such an affinity for it, you had no idea. that is, until you come home and he lost track of time, causing you to stumble upon him in the midst of something strange and yet altogether intriguing.

roommate au | domestic au | 5k

— Blizzard (F) (M) — by @curly-bangtan

When a blizzard hits your town, you and your shy awkward roommate are forced to spend time together, not being able to leave the house due to the strong snowstorm. To make matters worse, the power gets cut in the middle of his shower. Which also means no heating.

roommate au | domestic au | strangers to lovers | virgin!reader | +15k

— Blizzard : let it snow (F) —

It’s holiday season, and you have yet to disclose your new romance with Jungkook to the rest of your friends. But during your traditional Christmas gathering night filled with food, Love Actually and mistletoe, each of the six of them discover your secret relationship with your shy roommate one by one in ways that you dread…

roommate au | domestic au | established relationship | +8k

— threats and paybacks (M) — by @pantaemonium

Jeon Jungkook. Art major in the University of Seoul. Passive-aggressive little shit and gamer extraordinaire.

It was that person—that phenomenal specimen of a human—the one you shared a tiny apartment with. No one hated Jeon Jungkook, no one in the entire planet could ever do, for he was lovely all around. You did not hate him. That was not it. The one and only problem Jeon Jungkook presented was that he was a terrible roommate, and that bowl of cereal was the last straw.

roommate au | college au | 14k

neighbors au

— not quite strangers (F) (A) (M) — by @seokwaves

there are two things that you very much hate in this world; first being woken up in the evening, second being woken up in the morning – and jeon jeongguk, the stranger a.k.a the guy who lives across your shitty apartment does just that, every single fucking time.

neighbors au | +19k

— neighbors (M) — by @btssmutgalore

When your hands are full, a cute neighbor lends a helping hand.

nighbors au | +6k

— sugar coated (F) (M) — by @guksheart

jeon jungkook, aspiring singer, works at a bakery with nothing but cupcakes and satisfied customers to occupy his time. one day, his next-door neighbor strolls into the shop with tears in her eyes, and his heart cannot help but worry why.

neighbors au | bakery au | +10k

— the underwear thief (F) (M) — by @gukyi

jeon jungkook would like to make one thing very clear: it’s not his fault.

neighbors au | strangers to lovers | 10k

— FEELS LIKE SUMMER (F) (A) (M) — by @badbhye

You only have one question on your mind this summer: when did Jeon Jungkook get abs?

neighbors au | borither’s best friend | +16k

friends to lovers

— Frost Impressions (F) (A) (M) — by @fortunexkookie

Granny Park’s Gossip:

Now, don’t start thinking anything about Jeon. He’s a good boy, of course, my sweet Jimin wouldn’t be friends with anything less, and he’s a damned good P.E. teacher, but he’s a rapscallion if I’ve ever seen one. Always putting his foot in his mouth in one way or another. My lovely grandson already told me about how he’s offended that new math and science teacher down at the school, you know the one, got hired as a replacement when they fired the last one? Yes, her. And Jiminie told me that Jeongguk’s been avoiding her ever since, the hellion. You just gotta shake your head at behavior like that.

Alternative Summary: Jeongguk is so disgustingly smitten with his new coworker that he ends up making a terrible first impression, and neither of them realize they’ve actually been in love with each other for the better part of a decade.

teacher au | gamer au | friends to lovers | enemies to lovers | +41k

Commentary - I put this fiction in the ‘friends to lovers’ section, but I could have placed in so many others. Because literally, this fiction has it all. First of all, the best friend to lovers au coupled with a gamer au and internet friends au. Honestly, just that should be enough for you to go read it. But in the case you need more, I can also talk about that teacher au. That enemies to lovers au. You will find shy and embarrassed Jungkook. And the humor. The humor. The humor. Yes, this fiction is smart. And funny. I think this is honestly one of the funniest fiction ever. I don’t remember ever laughing so much while reading a fiction. This is truly the kind of stories that will make a rough day a little lighter. And it is even better when you read it in your bed at 1am. So yes, you should 100% read it. And if you want more or need more when you are done, you also can go read Ryn’s other fics or the other stories of The Snowball Effect.

— in between blurred lines (F) (A) (M) — by @seokwaves

Jeon Jeongguk has been your bestfriend ever since you were fetuses—no, that’s kind of weird (but you get the point)—and you were there with each other as you slowly discovered the (not so) wonders of the world. Your bestfriendship is cool; you cuddle a lot, you have movie nights whenever you’re free, you let him poop while you’re showering and he does the same. For almost two decades of friendship, you only ever think of him as the child you’ve raised ever since elementary until Taehyung said that Jeongguk had a crush on you since you were 11. Uh oh.

best friends to lovers | college au | 20k

— jasmine (M) — by @btssmutgalore

Jungkook always tries to hide his crush on you, but unfortunately, he can’t control what happens while he’s sleeping.

friends to lovers | 12k

— Ruin the Friendship (M) — by @kpopfanfictrash

your drunk ass best friend keeps calling you to take care of him and it wouldn’t be so awful, if it weren’t for The Feelings.

best friends to lovers | college au | +8k

— Over the Edge (M) —

so, you’re dating. everything is dandy, the sex is knocking your socks off, but what happens when you get in the First Real Fight?

established relationship | sequel to Ruin the Friendship | +9k

— the best part of me is you (F) (A) (M) — by @yourdelights

Having been best friends since childhood, you’re an expert in all things Jungkook. You know everything about him, from how he took his coffee to the sound of his laugh after a successful prank. There was no part of him that you didn’t know like the back of your hand, or so you thought. Your view on things gets a bit skewed after discovering the one secret Jungkook had kept from you: he’s a camboy.

best friends to lovers | camboy!jungkook | 9k

— A Happy Accident (M) — by @taetaesbaebaepsae

You accidentally send nudes meant for your friend with benefits Hoseok to Jungkook.

friends to lovers | college au | +2k

— Something in the Water (F) (M) — by @vankoya

Sleeping in is a foreign concept to Kim Taehyung and his awkward, mismatched gang of pals. This is made all the more apparent when they rock up at ___’s doorstep at the ass crack of dawn, as if it is a natural time for any college student to be awake.

But when she is informed that it was the youngest of their group who insisted she join them on their spontaneous camping trip, she is suddenly not as reluctant to play along than when she was first awakened by her enigma of a best friend, slamming his fist against her front door.

friends to lovers | camping au | college au | +25k

established relationship au

— Lollipop (M) — by @btssmutgalore

“I’ll eat it however I want to,” you smirked at him, but he was still trying to pretend he wasn’t paying attention to you. “What are you gonna do about it?”

established relationship | +1k

— bare necessities (F) (M) — by @gguksgalaxy

“When you ask your boyfriend for a relaxing vacation you don’t exactly expect him to take you to Disneyland out of all places. Luckily, Jungkook knows just how to get you to relax — being needy is definitely not the way. Or is it…”

established relationship | +11k

— Concealed Weapons (M) — by @gimmesumsuga

Jungkook turns out not to be quite who you thought he was, and your reaction takes you both by surprise.

marriage au | mafia au | 10k

— Movie Night (F) (M) — by @btsaudge

Jungkook tells you about his kinks during movie night.

established relationship | slice of lice | -1k

— it’s a stick up (F) (M) — by @sweetheartjeongguk

maybe jungkook shouldn’t accept help from taehyung anymore, especially in the form of “magical boner pills”.

established relationship | +4k

— second to none (M) — by @minnpd

He went silent as his undivided attention is geared toward the box. The unmistakable sound of cardboard ripping made you roll your eyes at his impatience. Whatever was inside was rattling around haphazardly and you were about to scold his carelessness when his sudden silence threw you for a loop. You poke your head above the countertop and what you see has your stomach dropping.

established relationship | +5k

— Sanctified (F) (A) (M) — by @mikroparadise

Jungkook’s been away on tour, and you’ve really missed him. But when you try to show him just how much, he doesn’t reciprocate the way you’d like, and it makes you question whether the problem is you.

established relationship | rockstar!jungkook | +12k

— low libido jk drabble (M) — by @hobiwonder

imagine dealing with low libido jungkook bc he’s been stressed about exams or smth.

established relationship | college au

idol au

— Rejection (A) (M) — by @jjungkookislife

Going out to a club with your friends from BTS wasn’t supposed to end up with you admitting your feelings for Jungkook.

idol au | friends to lovers | +9k

— (1) Missed Call (M) — by @seokoloqy

He never has time to pick up his phone while on tour, so you leave him innocent voicemails instead. But, when did your mundane voicemails suddenly get so interesting?

idol au | established relationship | +1k

— take my hand (F) (A) — by @cupofteaguk

in which you lose your memory in a car crash, and Jungkook desperately tries to keep both of your lives intertwined. this in itself proves to be a challenge, especially when you can only remember him as the idol you once adored from afar.

idol au | (ex) established relationship | 11k

— Turned Around (F) — by @worldwidebt7

The work you did for the magazine production company you were employed by often had you running circles about the building to please them. However, during one such time, you are surprised to find a very handsome, very lost-looking Korean idol wandering about…

idol au | +10k

hybrid au

— Under the Bridge (F) (A) (M) — by @jincherie

Your life takes a turn for the better one night when you find a bun under the bridge.

hybrid au | bunny!jungkook | +10k

— bedroom kitten (M) — by @kookswife

“you’re only mine now”

hybrid au | cat!reader | +6k

— Cardboard Castle (F) (M) — by @kittae

Moving in together tends to trigger stress-induced arguments, that’s not a secret. When the tension runs high in not the best ways possible during the setup of your new Ikea bed, your feline boyfriend copes by making a fort from empty cardboard moving boxes. All sorrows are less with a movie and popsicles!

hybrid au | established relationship | cat!jungkook | +6k

— Hopping Mad For You (F) (M) — by @readyplayerhobi

For two years you’ve lived with your rabbit hybrid roommate, Jungkook. He’s been a model roommate and you’ve found yourself with little complaints. But his behaviour lately has been a little…unusual.

hybrid au | roommate au | rabbit!jungkook | +9k

soulmate au

— the violet hour (F) (A) — by @guksheart

in a world where a mark completes itself when you are introduced to the love of your life, jeon jungkook is convinced that he is fated to die alone. here’s a hint, though - he’s wrong.

soulmate au | +6k

— Bells (F) — by @taetaesbaebaepsae

Jungkook gets tinnitus around the same time he gets a big crush on you, and it turns out it’s related.

soulmate au | idol au | +1k

#fic rec #jungkook fic rec #bts fic rec #jeon jungkook #fic rec part 1

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jamesashtonisbae · 5 years

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The Freshman Series Ch. 5

Word Count: 5,537

Pairing: James x MC

Rating: PG-13

Warnings: Language, mentions of sexual activity

Summary: Chapter 5 of The Freshman Series from Choices.

Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, they belong to pixelberry studios. The dialogue is from PB, with some of it written by me. I will change the storyline a bit when things are out of character for people, particularly Lacey and James.

Ch. 5

On Wednesday, Lacey and Zack and Tyler were just getting out of their math lecture, thankfully a little early.

"... I'll expect those problem sets completed and emailed to me by Friday,” Dr. Atiyah said, over the din of students packing up. Lacey hated when students did that. Granted, she’d only had a few classes in college in her life, so she didn’t necessarily know how bad it was. She knew she was annoyed now, though. Dr. Atiyah was still talking. She also looked annoyed, so Lacey made eye contact with her sympathetically.

"Ugh, who knew college was going to be so much work?" Zack moaned, shoving his calculator in his bag. It was a large problem set, but it seemed like it would be easy enough.

"Are you kidding me? I can't wait to get started!" Tyler said. Lacey hadn’t known him long, but he definitely had a strong math background. Luckily for Lacey, he was her roommate and classmate, so she would most likely do well in her class.

"Maybe we could form a little study group! That would make the work more fun!" Lacey exclaimed, hopeful that Tyler would bite. She was good at math, but it was obviously clear that Tyler was brilliant after just two classes.

"Study Buddies!” Tyler exclaimed a bit loudly. Hopefully that meant he was excited to do some math, and help her with some math, “I wish I hadn't just said that so enthusiastically."

"Have I ever told you how adorably nerdy you are? Study buddies it is,” Zack said with a smile as they walked back to their suite together. Today she was heading back and working on a short story for her Fiction Writing class, and then putting together some notes on the college basketball game of her choice. Her professor hadn’t explicitly said men’s or women’s, so she was doing it on the 1998 Harvard v. Stanford game when the first 16 seed ever upset a 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.

As they exited the lecture hall, Lacey spotted Abbie walking back toward the suite. She noticed that Tyler and Zack exchanged a glance.

"I'm uh... gonna go catch up to her. Talk to you guys later, okay?" Tyler said, sauntering off towards Abbie.

"Aw. He's like a puppy in love with another puppy. Speaking of which... how are things with you and Chris?" Zack asked, nudging her shoulder as they sauntered across campus. The night before, it had rained and Lacey had sat up on the roof, holding her umbrella and enjoying the pitter patter on the railing. She jumped over a remaining puddle as she pondered her answer.

"I... I don't know what you're talking about,” Lacey said, hoping Zack would drop it. Yes she slept with him, but it meant nothing to her.

"Oh really?" Zack did not believe her.

"Okay, I'll tell you,” she was weak. Plus, she figured everyone needed to know before Chris said something about it. He might make it out to be something that it wasn’t, “So, we kind of, slept together.”

"Wow! You work fast! I figured it would take at least a week for you two to end up in bed together!" Zack exclaimed, giddy. She could see the wheels turning in his head, and she could only imagine what he was thinking.

"Not so loud! It was only casual and it means nothing more to me now. But the worst part is, I have to talk to Chris for Professor Vasquez's assignment. And it's going to be so awkward,” Lacey groaned.

"Oh don't be such a baby. I'm sure he'll be eager to see you! Very eager,” Zack winked over at her.

"Zack..." Lacey groaned, not knowing how she was supposed to explain this to Zack in a way that would make him hear that she didn’t want Chris. But, he really wanted her and Chris to get together, so she didn’t know that he would listen. She didn’t know if she should mention how she felt about James to him. He was a gossip, and she didn’t want everyone in the world to know before James knew.

"Fine. I'll stop teasing you. For now. But just be honest with me for a sec. How do you feel about Chris?" Zack asked.

"He's just a friend. It meant nothing to me. Just a casual fling,” Lacey shrugged.

"Well, if he's your friend, then talking to him should be no big deal, right?" Zack asked.

"I guess you have a point..." Lacey agreed. Okay, now Zack was seeming to come around to seeing her view on this. She could rest easy now, pretty sure he wouldn’t be misrepresenting what she said.

"Of course I do. It's best to learn this about me now: I'm always right. Now come on! Chris should be in the middle of practice! You can watch him in action and then ask him a few questions about life as a football player. And in the meantime, I can make sure you don't embarrass yourself,” Zack smiled, and Lacey knew he was thinking about how good the football players were going to look. She wasn’t going to lie, she was thinking about it too. And she’d be lying if she said she didn’t like the idea of Chris, dripping with sweat, running his hands through his hair, drinking water… Oh no, she wasn’t as over as him she had thought.

"How thoughtful of you..." Lacey murmured, now unable to get the thought of a sweaty, athletic Chris out of her head. She smiled softly, thinking of the last time she saw sweaty, athletic Chris in her bed. He was super hot, and seemingly a very sweet guy. But, he did seem a tad emotionally unavailable, especially with the whole ex-girlfriend thing. And she did not want to deal with the Becca stuff. And James… if she could draw up her perfect man, it would probably be someone like James.

They walked towards the field, chatting briefly, a couple of times laughing about a joke they had cracked. Lacey glanced over at Zack with a grin, then noticed that James was walking by. She raised her hand and waved to him. He grinned, and waved back. Zack looked between Lacey and James, then gave her a knowing smile. She didn’t say anything. A few minutes later, they arrived at the stadium and found the team on the field, practicing drills.

"Oh wow... look at Captain America over there by the sideline. Wait... I recognize that face! It's Darren Taylor! He's our school's starting quarterback!" Zack grinned, his eyes roaming over Darren.

"I thought Chris was our starting quarterback,” Lacey said, seeming to remember that Chris had mentioned being the quarterback.

"Is that what he told you? Chris is only a freshman. He's our backup,” Zack said, looking over at Darren still.

"I don't see Chris around... maybe I should ask Darren a few questions about football life,” Lacey said, thinking maybe he would be a good second option if she couldn’t find Chris.

She walked up to Darren and found him chatting with a pair of all-too familiar girls...

"What are you doing here?" Becca sneered at her. Lacey didn’t really want people knowing she’d slept with Chris, but in this moment she entertained dropping a hint to Becca, if only to wipe that smirk off of her face.

"Breathing? Existing?" Lacey said instead.

"Well, go exist somewhere else. Madison and I are having a deep conversation with Darren!" Becca snarked.

"He was just telling us about how to handle getting tackled... Maybe you could show me your technique later, Darren! I'm super curious,” Madison flirted.

"It's all about squaring your hips and getting low to the ground,” Darren demonstrated, Madison and Becca’s eyes roaming over his hips. Lacey looked and approved too.

"Sounds like fun!" Madison giggled.

"Actually... I was sort of hoping I could ask Darren a question. For a project, you know?" Lacey interjected.

"Go right ahead, new girl. Don't be shy,” Darren grinned softly at her.

"I want to ask, do you get a lot of girls?" Lacey knew that was the type of question Vasquez would want her to ask. He wanted drama, she would try to get him some drama.

"Wow, rude much?" Becca asked snarkily. Perfect, Lacey thought, the drama she was asking for.

"Let's just say I'm not hurting for attention. Life is good,” Darren grinned, looking Lacey up and down. Lacey appreciated the attention, but was not really interested.

"Not everyone on the team seems so happy-go-lucky..." Zack gestured over toward the bench at the far end of the field, where Chris sat by himself, hanging his head.

"I'll go talk to him... see how he's doing,” Lacey grimaced, knowing she cared about him and wanted him to be okay, but not necessarily to spend the night with him. Well, maybe just the night. He was really good in bed.

"Good luck. He's super moody. He wouldn't even talk to me. And I'm me!" Becca exclaimed. Lacey thought she might know why Chris didn’t want to talk to her. It may have something to do with what happened between their legs the other night. Instead of telling that to Becca, Lacey walked away towards Chris.

"Hey there... you doing okay?" Lacey asked him.

"Oh! Lacey! I'm solid. Just a little winded from all the drills,” Chris plastered on a fake smile. Lacey could see through it all. He was bummed.

"Really? Aren't you bummed about being a bench-warmer?" Lacey asked, sitting down next to him on the bench.

"You can see right through me. It's just... I knew I'd be on the bench behind Darren, but I wasn't really prepared for the reality of it. I can't stand the idea of not being able to help my teammates get a win, you know? All through high school, I lived for Friday nights. That rush of adrenaline as our team sprinted out onto the field... nothing else even comes close. I just feel like... if I'm not on the field, then who am I?” Chris groaned, rubbing his face with his hands.

"You're Chris Powell, conqueror of women and football. Most handsome man as far as the eye can see.”

"I guess I am if you say I am,” Chris laughed.

He reached out to take Lacey’s hand. Lacey took a step back, and she saw the hurt in his eyes.

"I... uh..." he moved away from her, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Sorry. Ugh. What a day..." Lacey moaned. She shouldn’t have flirted. She didn’t mean it, but Chris obviously took it to be more than it was.

"Chris! Coach is asking for you. Ready to get in some reps?" Logan ran over, looking Lacey up and down.

"Looks like I'm up. See you later, Lacey,” Chris picked up his helmet and took off. Logan winked at her, then ran off too. She glanced down at her outfit and realized that you could see her breasts really nice in her shirt, and her midriff was showing. It was apparently a good look, if the entire football team was checking her out.

"Sure thing! Good luck out there!" Lacey called after him.

Zack walked up to her just then, "So... how's our golden boy?"

"Feeling less than golden, I think,” Lacey sighed.

"Sounds like it's up to us to cheer him up. Don't worry. We'll think of something,” Zack grinned.

…

That Friday night, the night before the first game of the season, Lacey was sitting at the table in the kitchen with Zack and Tyler working on their math homework. She was breezing through it, so was Tyler, and Zack was doing pretty well with it.

"This problem set is actually harder than I thought!" Tyler said, stuck on the final problem. Lacey laughed, knowing he was going to figure it out.

"That's why you need... study buddies!" Zack exclaimed, adding jazz hands for effect.

"You're never going to let me forget saying that, are you?" Tyler groaned.

As the three continued to work, Abbie walked past, headed for the living room.

"I'll be sitting in front of my laptop waiting for the new episode of The Crown and The Flame if anyone needs me,” Abbie plopped down on the couch, grabbing a magazine from the coffee table.

"So Tyler, what are you waiting for?" Zack nudged him.

"What are you talking about?" Tyler asked incredulously.

"You and Abbie! When are you going to ask her out?" Zack whispered.

"Ask her out? No way, I'd just embarrass myself. Right, Lacey?" Tyler looked to Lacey for validation.

"Maybe you should go talk to her Lacey, you've got the female connection. Spend some time with Abbie, talk to her about Tyler, and I know you can help them get together," Zack pleaded.

"Okay... Let me talk to Abbie. Maybe I could feel her out. But I will not tell you everything she says to me. Girl code,” Lacey said hesitantly.

"Girl recon. I love it!" Zack chirped. Lacey could see the gossip wheels turning.

"I owe you one, Lacey!" Tyler smiled at her.

"Yeah, I'm going to cash in on that one later,” Lacey gestured to their math homework.

She got up and approached Abbie, "Hey Abbie! I'm coming down with a serious case of cabin fever. Want to head out and get some air?"

"Eh sure. My show isn't on for another half hour... I've got some time to kill."

"So... I didn't know you were into fantasy stuff,” Lacey said as they began walking across the campus.

"I guess I have pretty eclectic tastes... I try not to judge things by standards of cool or nerdy. Just... do I like it, you know?" Abbie said, taking a seat on a bench.

"Oh! Of course! Speaking of, uh, stuff you like... What do you think of nerdy guys?" Lacey tried asking.

"I don't know... I'm not exactly sure what kind of guys I like,” Abbie admitted, she surely knew that Abbie was onto her.

"Oh! So... you're more into girls?" Lacey asked, curious, wondering if Abbie would bite and admit something.

"No... I mean... I'm pretty sure I'm not into girls either. I guess... I'm just a little confused about what I want."

"Huh. Do you have like, a celebrity crush?"

"Not really... Honestly, I think if I ever fall for someone, it'll be because of his personality. The thing is, I've never fallen in love. So... I don't know what it'll take to make that happen."

"Maybe you just haven't met the right guy yet. Or maybe you have!"

"What's that supposed to mean?" Abbie asked in shock.

"I'm talking about Tyler!" Lacey made eye contact with Abbie and smiled.

"Tyler, huh? I hadn't even considered dating him."

"Really? Harsh,” Lacey was surprised. The two of them spent a lot of time together.

"I didn't mean it like that. It's just... he doesn't really seem that interested in me. Sometimes I think he's scared to talk to me,” Abbie said softly.

"So... what do you think you'd do if he did ask you out?"

"Honestly? I have no idea." Abbie chuckled. At least she didn’t seem completely closed off to the idea.

"Well... just think about it, I guess. You never know what might happen,” Lacey smiled over at her.

"I'll think about it. I guess... I barely know who I am. Much less who I want to date."

"Sometimes... I think life has a way of forcing us to decide who we are. Like... we only find out who we are when a crucial moment arrives."

"In that case... I guess I'm just waiting for my moment. What about you Lacey? I know something happened with you and Chris. I can see it in the way he looks at you,” Abbie asked warily.

"He looks at me?" Lacey asked, fully aware that he looked at her. She knew exactly what Abbie was talking about. He looked at her like she was a star in the night sky.

"Oh yeah. All night when we stayed up typing our asses off, he couldn't keep his eyes off of you.”

"Okay, fine, you got me. We slept together the first night we were here,” Lacey admitted.

"Oh, damn. So you guys are a thing?" Abbie asked.

"No, not at all. I told him I just wanted to be friend, that it meant nothing,” Lacey said.

"But?" Abbie asked.

"No buts. I'm kind of interested in someone else though..." Lacey’s thoughts went to James. She smiled softly thinking about him.

"Really? Who?"

"Umm, his name is James. He's this guy that I work with. He's so witty, and smart, and his writing makes me swoon. And, Abbie, he is straight-up, the hottest guy I've ever seen in my life. But I don't think he's interested in me. He always gets super sarcastic when I'm around. Okay, I say always like we've interacted a lot. We've talked and hung out a few times, and I'm already smitten! Listen to me, Abbie. I don't even know him and I'm acting like a love struck child."

"He sounds great, Lacey. I would love to meet him sometime."

"I would love that too. Mostly because it would mean that I would have hung out with him for enough time to introduce him to my friends."

"Okay... as much as I want to dish with you about hot guys, maybe we should get back. It's a bit chilly, and my show is starting."

She and Abbie got up and walked back to the suite together. Lacey smiled and sat down next to the boys to attack her last three problems.

"See you guys later, I'll be in my room,” Abbie waved, squeezing Lacey’s shoulder as she walked away.

Lacey decided that she wasn’t going to tell all of Abbie’s secrets, just that she was going to encourage Tyler to get to know her better.

"Okay... so Abbie and I just had an interesting conversation,” Lacey started.

"Tell. Us. Everything,” Zack rested his chin on his hands, looking over at her as if she was going to reveal the cure for cancer.

“I’m not going to tell you everything, I’m going to respect the girl code, but Tyler, I really think you should get to know her better. Don’t worry about impressing her or being nervous, just be you.”

"Wow... okay. At least it sounds like I might have a shot! Thanks, Lacey!” Tyler exclaimed.

"So when are you going to ask her out?" Zack asked Tyler. Did he literally not hear anything Lacey had said?

"Tell you what, I promise I'll make a move... by the end of the quarter,” Tyler promised.

"Interesting. How's this for a deal... You ask out Abbie... and I'll promise to ask out Brandon too,” Zack added.

"I'm pretty sure you were going to do that anyway,” Tyler teased.

"Guilty as charged."

"See? Flirting is easy for you,” Tyler moaned.

"Flirting is never easy,” Zack stated matter-of-factly.

"Tell you what. We'll make a pact. By the end of the quarter, we'll both make a move,” Tyler agreed.

"What about you, Lacey? Want in on the deal?" Zack asked her. Her thoughts went to James immediately.

"I promise to ask out... someone,” Lacey’s mind was on the tall, dark, handsome man she worked with.

"Keeping your options open... I like it,” Zack winked, knowing it was James.

"It's a pact!" Tyler grinned.

Lacey finished studying with them, then rushed off to finish some writing in the library. Once there, she found a seat in an alcove of bookshelves, hidden and private. Without hesitation, she began working on her assignments, trying to get ahead on some of her assignments she had just been assigned this week. She was just finishing her final paragraph of her sports-writing article when someone set down their bag next to her. She glanced up and saw James. With a grin, he took the place next to her.

“Hey, how are you James?” she tried to mask how excited she was to get to see him, and talk to him again.

“Good. How about you?” he responded as he tugged his laptop out of his bag. They made eye contact and held it for a beat, until Lacey looked away, a blush tinting her cheeks.

“I’m doing okay,” she grinned through the blush.

“Got any plans for tomorrow?”

“Oh, Chris has a game tomorrow. I’m going to go to it,” she smiled. “I don’t know if there are any after parties, but I’m sure my roommates will want to go and get hammered. I’ll probably go with them to make sure they don’t do anything stupid.”

“Cool. I’m sure you’ll have a good time.”

“Oh, yeah. I’m sure I will. You going?”

“Yeah, definitely not.”

“Oh, okay. But you definitely should. I’ll even save you a seat at the game if you want to join.”

He looked over at her, then said, “Can I ask you something?”

She closed her laptop and nodded, a bit nervous.

“What’s the deal with you and Chris? There seems to be something going on there.”

“Oh, well,” she started, knowing she should probably come clean, “I mean, we slept together, casually, but I’m not into him for anything more than that. We’re really just friends. And roommates.”

“So, you’re single?” he looked over her with a smile, seemingly unfazed by her revelation that she had slept with Chris.

“Who’s asking?” she winked at him and hoped he was wanting to end her single status.

“Just curious.”

“Hmm,” she added. They made eye contact, and grinned at each other. They sat together working for an hour or so, before Lacey decided she was tired and needed to go. She started packing up, and James looked over at her.

“You heading out?”

“Yeah, I’m pretty tired,” Lacey said with a sleepy smile.

“Well, good night. Maybe I’ll hit you up at one of those after parties?” he asked hopefully.

“I’d like that,” she said, squeezing his shoulder and walking away to go back to her room.

…

The next day, she was in the kitchen brewing some coffee, ready to face the day and spend the afternoon outside at a football game. It had been awhile since she’d been to a college football game, but she was excited to watch it. The Hartfeld team was pretty good, and watching Darren work was going to be fun.

"Hey, Lacey,” Chris smiled at her, walking out with his duffel bag.

"Ready for the big game?" Lacey asked, smiling back.

"Yeah... ready to keep the bench nice and warm,” Chris said sadly.

He walked away, sadly, and Lacey frowned. Kaitlyn slid into a stool in front of her.

"Looks like someone's got his shoulder pads up in a twist. What's up with him?" Kaitlyn asked.

"I think he just needs a boost... he's not used to playing backup,” Lacey said, sipping her coffee.

"Then let's remind him how awesome he is! Assemble the housemates! It's time to launch Operation Fan Club! We're going to need five poster boards, a ten-pack of colored markers, and some body paint!" Kaitlyn exclaimed, a bit too loudly for only one sip of coffee.

"What are you planning?" Lacey managed to get out.

"You'll see!" Kaitlyn grinned.

After a few hours of decorating signs, and body paint, later, Lacey pulled on a black bra and a cropped Hartfeld tee. She pulled on a pair of black jeans, white Keds, and pulled her hair up in a party pony. At the end of getting ready, she decided to throw on some extra highlighter just for the heck of it. She rushed out to the living room to grab her sign and wallet.

“Hot damn, Lacey Jae Morgan. You look sexy,” Abbie said, throwing her arm around her waist.

Lacey laughed, hugging Abbie to her. Abbie had her hair in two buns on top of her head, a Hartfeld tank, and ripped black jeans like Lacey’s. She grinned down at her new friend. They waltzed out of the suite with their other friends down to the field.

Once they arrived, early, they grabbed the seats in the front row, getting ready to cheer on their guy. The teams were out on the field warming up, and while they warmed up, Lacey and Abbie chatted intermittently about football. Abbie knew more than Lacey would have guessed, but Lacey loved how Abbie just liked what she liked, and held onto her passions tightly. They laughed, they smiled, they were ready for the game to begin. The teams ran back out and Lacey started, "Go Chris!"

She lifted her sign, which read ‘Chris is Number One!’

"I can't believe you convinced me to paint an R on my stomach,” Tyler said, lifting his shirt a little and glancing down at it.

"I hear you. I want it noted that I'm only doing this for Chris's sake,” Abbie smirked. Lacey grinned to herself as the two of them shared a mini-moment.

Her attention was drawn away from her friends as the team ran out onto the field. Lacey spotted Chris near the front of the pack. He looked really happy, and Lacey was glad that the excitement of running onto the field for the first time was getting him amped up. He deserved to be happy.

"Here he comes! Shirts off everyone!" Kaitlyn shouted.

They all took off their shirts and revealed C-H-R-I-S painted across their stomachs!

"Whoo hoo! Go Chris!” Lacey shouted.

"Oh... wow. Thanks guys,” Chris said, glancing over at them sitting in the front row of the bleachers.

The band came on the field, the anthem played, the game began, and Chris took his seat on the bench.

"Looking good, Knights!" Becca exclaimed from the row behind Lacey.

"We love you, Darren!" Madison shouted, waving a red and white pom in the air. Lacey sort of wished she had one to wave, but figured her sign and stomach were enough.

Darren ran out on the field to the captain’s meeting in the center of the field. The other team won, deferred, and the Knights got to receive.

"Go Knights!" Kaitlyn cheered as the ball sailed out the back of the end zone on the kickoff.

After the kickoff, the offense took the field.

"Omaha. Fifty-two black,” Darren called, his team setting up the offense. Lacey scanned the defense, seeing they were lined up in a zone. She hoped Logan was the type of receiver who excelled against a zone defense. But she assumed the coaches had figured out how their teams were best suited to attack the game today, so she didn’t spend much time analyzing it. Besides, it wasn’t fun to pay attention to those things in football. Too many people on the field to worry about. Not like basketball. Ten total was just right.

Luckily, in the first quarter, the Knights dominated the game! Logan scored a couple of touchdowns right away, off of the arm of Darren, answering the question about how he handled zone defense.

But the team seemed to lose focus the second quarter. Logan and Darren looked on as their running back fumbled the ball twice.

"Come on Knights..." Kaitlyn said uneasily.

"Do the thing with the ball!" Zack attempted to cheer them on. What he lacked in knowledge, he made up for in enthusiasm.

After a few more minutes of play, halftime found the score knotted at 21-21.

"Who knew sports could be so stressful?" Abbie joked as Zack and Kaitlyn paced nervously throughout the third quarter. It was relatively uneventful, the opposing team only scoring one field goal. Through the fourth quarter, the score didn’t change.

As the game wound to a close, Hartfeld was down 24-21 with only a minute left to play!

"Let's do this Knights! We can still win this thing!" Darren motivated his team for one final push to win the game, after a scoreless forty-four minutes.

Darren dropped back, looking for an opening...

"Holy crap! They're blitzing,” Tyler looked away. Lacey looked over approvingly. Abbie had been explaining football terms to Tyler all game long, and he was quickly picking it up.

The opposing team rushed Darren in a sudden charge! He took a vicious sack!

The crowd quieted, and everyone could here Darren groaning in pain. He writhed around on the ground as the trainers rushed onto the field, just shouting “My ankle!” over and over.

"I definitely heard something snap... I think I'm going to be sick,” Abbie leaned into Lacey’s shoulder.

“You should comfort Tyler,” Lacey whispered to Abbie. Abbie shoved her, and they chuckled together.

"How is that even legal?" Tyler asked, looking to Abbie for an answer. But she had none, the whole crowd was fixated on the trainers attending to Darren.

As the crowd watched in stunned silence, Darren was carted off the field.

"Oh no,” Lacey moaned. It was never good to see someone carted off, but Darren was sitting up on the gater with his ankle up. She was relieved he was at least sitting up.

"Poor Darren... I hope he gets better soon,” Zack sighed.

"In the meantime, we've got a few seconds left to play,” Kaitlyn gestured back towards the forty yard line.

"It's next man up... and that man is Chris!" Lacey exclaimed. She gripped Abbie’s arm. The two of them clung to each other, hoping their friend would do okay. Well, more than okay. They were hoping he would be the hero.

Chris ran onto the field, taking Darren's place in the huddle. They had a few seconds on the play clock. Lacey could only imagine what was going through Chris’s head. She hoped he would be okay. He needed this.

"Come on guys, let's get the crowd fired up! Go Knights!" Lacey shouted.

"Yeah!" Kaitlyn joined in.

"And go... Chris!" Lacey shouted, encouraging her friend.

The crowd joined in, cheering for Chris.

"Okay... let's do this. For Darren!" Chris said to his huddle.

The next play started. Chris dropped back, looking for an opening...

"Hey, rookie! I'm open!" Logan called.

Chris threw the ball, letting it loose with perfect form and a tight spiral, and...

"Touchdown, baby!" Logan exclaimed, dancing into the end zone. The crowd roared, everyone screaming, and hugging. The band playing the fight song, the students dancing and singing, everyone else from the community fired up as well.

"What a throw!" Tyler grabbed Abbie’s arm.

"That's our boy!" Kaitlyn shouted.

A while later, after the big win, Lacey and the suitemates waited for Chris on the main quad outside the stadium.

"There he is!" Zack shouted at them, sprinting over to Chris and hugging him.

"Whoo hoo! That's our superstar!" Kaitlyn followed him.

"Hey guys! Thanks so much for being there for me today!" Chris hugged them back, but looked over at Lacey.

"Of course! You're our... friend,” Lacey smiled, giving him a side hug.

"Lacey, I-" Chris whispered, reaching for her hand.

He was interrupted as Becca and Madison approached him.

"Wow. That home run on the sixth and long? Amazing,” Lacey was unsure if Madison was being serious or joking…

"I can't even begin to tell you how wrong that sentence was…” Chris chuckled.

"The point Maddie is trying to make is, you need to come celebrate your victory with us,” Becca smiled softly at him.

"You should listen to them bro. Kappa Phi Sigma house parties are epic. The whole team is going, and that definitely has to include the new quarterback!" Logan clapped his hands on Chris’s shoulder, glancing down at Lacey and shooting her a wink.

Chris looked over at Lacey, then smiled and said, "Sure... I'd love to come. As long as my friends are invited too.”

"You mean that bunch of- Uh, I mean, of course they're invited,” Becca smiled sickly.

"Sounds like fun. I'll see you there,” Chris stood next to Lacey and waved at Becca and Madison.

"No way. I'm not letting you out of my sight. You're coming with me,” Becca gripped his sleeve and pulled him towards the Kappa house.

"Uh... I guess I'll see you there, guys,” Chris waved to Lacey.

"Aggressive much?" Kaitlyn scoffed.

"I hate to say it, but I think our boy needs a rescue. Those girls looked like trouble,” Zack grimaced.

"So... now it's time for Operation Rescue Chris from the Evil Sorority Girl?” Kaitlyn proposed.

"Maybe he doesn't want to be rescued?" Tyler asked, finally someone was making sense. Lacey could tell that he was a bit interested in Becca and Madison, and that their presence wasn’t the worst thing.

"Trust me. He does,” Abbie groaned angrily.

Everyone looked at Lacey, who cleared her throat. She could tell her friends wanted to go to the party, and it seemed like everyone was going to be there. What if James would be there? He had mentioned something about finding her at an after party. On the off chance he was going to be there, Lacey agreed with her friends.

"We need to rescue him!" Lacey exclaimed.

"Game on! Kappa party, here we come!" Kaitlyn cheered.

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