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iwadori · 3 years

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So I'm reading your works and I love them !! I was thinking of requesting some kind of drabble or whatever you like, about a female reader who has thick thighs and is somewhat plump and is in love with Tsukishima but he makes a comment about the food and she feels bad and when she meets Bokuto in the boot camp Bokuto is too cute and attentive to her asking for her number and a date. If you don't feel comfortable with this, just ignore it and good luck with your blog. Sorry my english is bad<3

When they make you insecure PT 5 (tsukishima,bokuto)

Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Part Five Part 6

Word Count: 2.6K

Genre: Angst to Fluff

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Tsukishima

You and Tsukishima have been dating in your first year (as you both went to the same middle school together.)

You were in love with Tsukishima, you always have been to be honest, but once you became officially boyfriend and girlfriend your feelings amplified.

But recently, Tsukishima hasn’t been so nice.

“Y/N we’re going on another training camp at Nekoma” Hinata exclaimed running up to you, as you leaning against Tsukishima “and you get to come too this time!”

You recently became the new trainee manager as the third-year manager, Kikyoko, is going to graduate. Tsukishima acted as if you being around all the time in practice was the worst thing in the world, but Yamagucchi always assured you that ‘Tsukki’ was just joking.

“Oh well that’s fun...” you say entertaining Hinata’s excitement. You were kind of excited to go to the training camp too, as it was in Tokyo after all. You were always a big fan of volleyball as your dad used to play for the national team and you were planning to play on the girls team this year but you felt that you didn’t have the body for it (which was obviously not true.)

Hinata kept on rambling on before Tsukishima insulted him. “Gosh Kei, you don’t have to be so rude.” you complained, he slightly nudged you off of him and put on his headphones showing you that he was not in a good mood.

You let the rest of the practice continue, making notes of things and basically being Kiyoko’s shadow. As it ended, you waited outside for Tsukishima to walk home with you, but one of the guys told you he left 5 minutes ago. You knew there was no point of chasing after him so you just walked on your own, making you sigh in defeat.

Tsukishima was what you would describe as hot and cold. Some days he was fine a ‘perfect gentlemen’ but other days, days like this Tsukishima was just Tsukishima.

When you got home, you decided to watch matches of all the other schools just to get some insight. You were watching a Fukarodani V Nekoma match from a few years ago and something caught your eye, well someone did to be more specific. A beefy, bicolour haired boy who was hooting like an owl was mesmerizing to watch.

You saw that his name was Bokuto Koutarou which triggered your next actions, which were to internet stalk him. You learned that he was the captain of the team and the team’s ace and the 5th ace in the country which piqued your interest in the boy even more.

‘This is going to be an exciting training camp’ you think to yourself before going to sleep.

`Kiyoko gave you an itinerary of all the things you should bring, since you weren’t going to be joining in any of the matches you were reminded to bring things that would keep entertained.

You get to the bus at the crack of dawn, ready to be driven to Tokyo. Hinata and Kageyama were already arguing (let’s pretend that they didn’t have to do the retakes in the test) Tanaka and Nishinoya were being loud, and the rest of the members were already asleep. You wanted to sit next to Tsukishima but when you were about to sit down, he put his carryon bag in the seat next to him.

The bus ride was around 4-5 hours, and you spent your time reading and sleeping. Daichi got the loudmouths to calm down making the bus ride more tolerable. You suffered from slight motion sickness but you powered through.

When you arrived there, you saw all the other teams and their buses too. You felt a bit overwhelmed, seeing these tall boys just crowd around an entrance way. But too your surprise, noticing your slight anxiousness, Tsukishima grabbed your hand in a hand-hold.

The Nekoma coach, explained how the day would pan out and where each team would be residing for the week. There was a lot of commotion getting everyone settled, Hinata and Nishinoya were basically bouncing off of the wall commenting on all the people and the place and how they’re going to ‘crush the competition.’

You could tell that when the other teams were looking at Karasuno they were all staring at Kiyoko. Inquisitive about how there wasn’t only one girl manager but there was two. As you were walking your eyes locked with Bokuto Koutarou’s making yours widen, you blush and turn your head quickly.

What you didn’t know was, after your small interaction, Bokuto elbowed Akaashi and said “Akaaashi AKKAAASHI, did ya see that? did ya?” he was flying with happiness “That girl from Karasuno smiled at me. She’s really pretty.”

“I think she’s from Karasuno” Akaashi said “So maybe you’ll see her around”

Bokuto stared off in the direction you were walking in “Yeah, hopefully.”

The first day, everyone got settled in and then the teams went straight into games. There were two different gyms and today, in gym 1, you were watching Karasuno V Nekoma. (By the way I literally don’t remember the teams at the training camp besides Nekoma, Karasuno and Fukarodani.) The game was very back a point each team making point after point, you already knew of Nekoma’s captain, Kuroo Testurou and the setter Kenma, you’ve actually played games with Kenma online before so you were fairly acquainted with him already.

The games ended and it was now dinner time, the canteen was packed with all the boys rushing to line up for the food. You waited at the back of the line, not really caring about when you got your food. Suddenly, you felt a tap on your shoulder and you looked over to see Boktuo,

“Hi.” he said “I’m Bok-”

“Bokuto Koutarou!” You finished “I'm a big fan..” you cringed immediately at your excitement ‘pull it together Y/N’ you scold yourself.

“Oh well hi, I’m glad you know who I am” he said “and may I ask for your name?”

“Oh I’m Y/N L/N” you say with a slight blush “I'm the trainee manager from Karasuno.”

“Cool! Well I hope to see you aro-” he starts

“Y/N, I’ve been looking all over for you, I already got your food for you.” Tsukishima said pulling at your arm a bit harshly, dragging you over to a table with the Karasuno team.

“Gosh Tsukki, no need to be so harsh” you say rubbing at your wrist, he didn’t apologize and just started eating his food.

You look down at your plate and see the small portion that Tsukki got for you. The Karasuno bunch was being loud, as they usually are, so when you whisper “Tsukki what the fuck is this” whilst nudging him in the side, he didn’t hear you (or atleast he pretended he didn’t.) You tried again but a little louder saying, “Tsukishima what the fuck is this.” you realised you said it a bit too loud as the whole Karasuno table stopped their conversations to look over at the slight commontion you caused.

“What do you mean Y/N?” he said with a slight smirk on his face.

“I mean what’s with the portion size of a bird that you gave me?” you ask getting upset “Do you really think im that big?”

“Well, you could start eating less that’s for sure.” he said earning gasps from you and some of the people sitting at the table “Y/N let's face it, you eat like a pig and you look like an elephant, me making your food portion smaller is the least I could do.”

By now you had tears in your eyes, Tsukishima was a dick. You knew this, everybody knew this to be honest, yet you still loved him. He wasn’t like this in middle school, yes he was a bit snarky and rude (but wasn’t every middle schooler?) High school Tsukishima was like a completely different person. As much as you wanted to run away and hide, you knew you couldn’t.

So you stood up and said “Tsukishima, I’ve spent 3 years loving and pining after you, because I thought you were this great guy, but turns out you’re a huge asshole” you start making some of the people listening in smile in laughter “Tsukishima, I’ve hated this past year dating you, you’ve been such a huge dick and I’m finally stopping you. I can’t do this anymore. I won’t.” You start making your way to exit before finally saying “Oh and by the way I’m not the pig here, you are... oh and I’m breaking up with you.” You left, hearing a few laughs and some claps behind you.

You felt relieved, like the massive cloud that’s been over your head is finally gone. You went to the gym since you knew it was empty and picked up a ball to just throw it around a bit. After a while of ‘de-stressing,’ you hear someone else enter the gym.

“Oh I didn’t know you’d be here.” said Bokuto

“Well here I am,” you say awkwardly “I can leave if you want me too, I know this is for actual volleyball players.”

“No no it’s fine you can definitely stay, in fact do you mind setting for me?” he asks

“Sure, of course I don’t mind” you reply, excited you get to play with someone. You haven’t played in ages, you always begged Tsukishima to just throw a ball around with you but he never did.

You set to Boktuo a lot, with him always asking for ‘another one’ everytime he spiked the ball. Eventually, you were tired of setting and wanted to spike. You originally was a spiker to begin with taking after your dad. Thats why you took a liking to Bokuto in the first place cause he reminded you of the joys you had when watching your father play.

Bokuto set a ball to you and you spiked it with great strength and accuracy smiling at the burning feeling you felt in your palm.

“Woahh” Bokuto shouted going towards you in amazement “Where did you learn how to spike like that?”

“From my dad, I don’t know if you heard of him before but my dad’s name is D/N L/N...?” you say

“D/N L/N, Y/N he is my idol!” he shouted again “I want to be just like him.”

“I think you can, I see a lot of similarites in the way you both play.” you say

“Really! And you’ve seen me play before..?” he asks

“Yeah, I watched some of your games before coming here... you’re really good” you shyly admit.

“Wow.”

You and Bokuto spend the rest of your time, talking about volleyball you’re interests, things you have in common, your likes and dislikes. Talking to Bokuto was refreshing, he didn’t randomly insult you or make snide comments about your weight or your looks. He just genuinely looked happy to be there talking to you, unlike Tsukishima.

Seeing your change in mood, Bokuto stops talking and asks “are you alright? I forgot to ask earlier, but I saw what happened in the canteen and I hope you’re okay.”

“Yeah I’m fine, it’s just things with me and Tsukishima reached a breaking point, I guess...” you say sniffling a bit talking about it “But it’s fine now I’ve broken up with him and I feel better already.”

“So you’re saying your single...?” he asked blushing a bit

“Yeah I guess I am...” you smile blushing also.

“Okay great...well I hope this isn’t too forward after everything happened with Tsukki and all but...” he starts “but would you like to go on a date with me?”

“Who me?” you ask as if you weren’t the only other person in the room

“No the volleyball” he responds sarcastically “Of course you Y/N.”

“Are you sure, cause to be honest Bokuto you’re a really good-looking guy” you say making him smile widely “so I think you need someone to match your level in attractiveness” you look down and his smile drops.

“What do you mean?” he asks before realising all the stuff Tsukishima said about you “Y/N you’re beautiful, your face, your body just you.” you blush at his words “when I first saw you when you were walking past us in the entrance way the first thing I thought and said about you was “Akaashi who is that girl she’s beautiful.””

“Really?” you ask with disbelief

“Mhm” he nods excitedly “So will you go on a date with me?”

“I guess so...” you say a bit unsure

“HEY HEY HEY!” he exclaims “I gotta go tell akaashi!” he runs out of the gym in a hurry making you laugh, but he comes back to give you a quick unexpected kiss on the cheek making you smile.

You checked your phone for the time realising that you’ve been with Bokuto for 3 hours and you knew that everyone would be going to sleep now. As you are the manager you slept seperately from the rest of the team but before you went to your sleeping quaters you went to Karasunos.

“Y/N where have you been? We’ve been worried about you.” asked yammagucchi

“It’s fine yams don’t worry about it, guys” you say catching everyones attention “I just wanted to apologise to you for my outburst at dinner, it wasn’t my intention to cause a scence.”

“It’s fine Y/N” said sugawara “He definitely deserved it.”

“Yeah as your marvellous senpai we gave him a good telling off” said Tanaka and Nishinoya making you chuckle.

“Okay well thanks guys, I’m going to sleep goodnight.”

“Wait Y/N can I speak with you.” asked Tsukishima gesturing to outside the room

“Umm sure” you respond following him into the corridor.

“I just want to say I’m sorry for the things I’ve said and done over the past year and how I’ve been a terrible boyfriend, you don’t deserve that. So, I’m sorry.”

“I can’t say I can forgive you yet.” you say making Tsukishima look sad “but maybe with effort from you we can become friends possibly?”

“Just friends?” he said with hope in voice thinking that you could be something more.

“Just friends.” you repeated and confirmed “Besides I have been asked on a date”

“With who?”

“None of your business stingyshima” you mock the nickname that Hinata calls him making him scowl and you smile “Goodnight.”

After Bokuto’s confession and Tsukishima’s apology, the rest of the training camp went off without a hitch. In your breaks and lunchtimes, you got to know more about Bokuto and with Kuroo’s help you even got to sneak out to actually go on your date. You sometimes even went to practice with them getting to show off your skills, with Bokuto cheering you on and complimenting you every single time.

Tsukishima kept his distance for the most part, and kept the snarky comments about you and Bokuto to himself (even though he was dying to say them.) You eventually fully forgave Tsukishima in your 3rd year but you definitely weren’t as close as you used to be. Tsukishima’s comments and actions did affect you for a while however with the help of your loving boyfriend, you were reminded how beautiful you are no matter what weight, shape or height you were.

You and Bokuto stayed together, you made sure to come to every one of his games and when you introduced him to your dad he fainted on sight. Your dad and Bokuto got along, and became very close friends, Bokuto always came to him for advice (especially volleyball advice.) You loved Bokuto and he definitely loved you too.

AN: I hope you liked it, since I didn’t want to make it too similar too the Atsumu insecure one. And I feel like it dragged out a bit but got rushed in the endd....but oh well...

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butterbuni · 3 years

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♥ Chapter 5 ~ Recommendation Entrance Exam P1 ♥

Previous Chapter

"You will have 30 minutes to prepare for your written exam, you may converse and study with one another but there will be no conversations during the test. You may start." Cementoss said leaving the stage. I couldn't stop smiling. I am actually here about to take the exam.

I couldn't help smiling like an idiot. I looked around the auditorium, there were so many more people than I expected. At least a 50 by the looks of it.

God this is nerve-racking. I reached into my backpack pulling out the study guide Star made for me. I have to remember to thank him till the end of time. I wonder how he is doing in his exam. Probably acing it like a pro. I hung my head down in defeat. Why is school so hard? I can ace almost anything else but for things like math or chemistry, my mind just stops working.

"Hello" I looked up towards the voice. It was a rather tall girl with beautiful black hair tied up into a ponytail. I gave her a small smile and said "Hello I'm L/N Y/N but please call me Y/N I'm not a fan of formalities" "I am Yaoyorozu Momo, I noticed you were looking quite upset. May I ask why?" She sounded genuinely concerned, she seems so nice. "I just don't feel prepared for this test I feel like I'm going to fail. I am more of a hands-on person rather than a thinker and it just ugghhh" I placed my head on my unopened study guide.

"Maybe I can help you study we still have 25 minutes before the test starts and I could use a study buddy for the time being." I perked my head up to her smiling face. Wow, she's pretty. My brain fart disappeared as I realized what she said. My head straightened a huge smile was plastered on my face "Really you would help me!" "shhhhhhhhhhhh!" A guy behind me who looked like a skeleton with hair. "Sorry I will be quieter" God this is so awkward where is Star when you need him.

"I would love for you to help me it would mean a lot. thank you." She sat down next to me and pulled out her own study guide it was much thicker than mine. She really came prepared. I decided to just scrap my study guide and we went over stuff in hers.

~Shoto's POV~

"Really you would help me!" I looked up from my book to see who was yelling at this time. It's that girl from earlier. She's so unprofessional I thought she would be with the other kids in the regular entrance exam. She obviously doesn't do well in school so why is she even here? I need to focus on this test. I looked back down at my guide. If I want to become a hero I need to pass.

~Back to Y/N~

She makes the work sound so easy way better than Star. If he meets her, I'm pretty sure he will try and challenge her to an intelligence match. I am so glad I met her before the test. Maybe we both get in and see each other in school.

There was a ring indicating that the study session was over. Cementoss came back to the stage as the whole auditorium got quiet. "Everyone please move so there are three seats separating you from other testers." "Good luck Y/N you worked hard so you will be able to pass," Momo said as she moved three seats away. I waved her goodbye and told her good luck as well.

Once everyone was situated, cement blocks rose in front of our tables with the test and a calculator. Cementoss continued to talk. "Once you hear the bell you will begin. You will have 2 hours to complete your exam. Once you are finished with your exam you will place it back on the cement and you may go to the break room. There you will receive a number and you may do any necessary preparations for your practical exam. Remember there will be absolutely no cheating. If you are caught cheating, you will be escorted out of school and you will never be able to retake the exam and you can say goodbye to ever being admitted to UA academy. Good luck." As he left the stage there was another bell indicating the test had begun. I picked up my pencil and opened the packet.

The net effect of photosynthesis, chemically, is reduction, leading to the formation of simple carbohydrates and accompanied by a release of oxygen. True or False.

Oh boy.

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Finally, I'm done with the test. Momo already left. I wonder how she did. She most likely passed she's very smart. I picked up my bag and left the auditorium. There was a sign outside pointing towards the break room. I should probably change first. I did a quick turn and headed for the nearest bathroom. "Oof". Oh jeez. I looked up to face the back of a guy. He had crimson red and white hair split evenly down the center. He was on the taller side but other than that nothing special till he turned around and faced me. My mouth gaped open. He had beautiful different colored eyes and a huge scar over one of them, which was very odd.

"It's rude to stare." He scoffed down at me. I will just ignore that scoff since it was my fault. "Oh sorry, it was an acci..de..nt. You are Endeavor's son! I recognize that blue eye anywhere. My brother is practically obsessed with your family. Though that scar of yours isn't on pictures I've seen," I said in an attempt to break the ice.

He looked at me with absolute hatred in his eyes. Dang, I didn't know bumping into someone will automatically make me hated. Maybe I shouldn't have mentioned his scar. "Excuse me I need to be going." I moved out of the way allowing him to pass. As he left, I shouted, "Sorry for bumping into you, it was purely an accident. There is no need to look at me like that!" and ran into the bathroom to change. Such a quiet guy very different from the stories Kean says about Endeavor. I opened my backpack and pulled out my workout clothes. I quickly put them on. It was just some high waisted leggings and a white crop top. Perfect for optimum power use. I slipped on my shoes and grabbed my backpack. Hopefully, I'm not too late I still need some food in my system.

I got to the room where everyone else was and it was pretty full already. I looked around trying to find Momo so at least I will have somebody to talk to. "Ehehm." I looked around for the voice, but I didn't see anyone talking to me. "Down here, dearie." I looked down to see a small elderly woman. My smile grew so wide. "Recovery Girl! Oh, it's so nice to meet you. My mom talks about you all the time. I knew you were going to be at UA as a teacher, but I didn't think I would meet you today at the exam. Oh, this is so exciting. Can I have your autograph?" I gushed out in excitement. "One thing at a time dear. Here is your number it should always be visible at all times till you leave." "Yes ma'am," I said taking the number and putting it on my shirt.

"You must be M/N's daughter. You share the same energetic curious aura that she does. Plus, those ears are hard to forget." She chuckled light-heartedly. I sheepishly laughed. Oh, I wish she won't talk about my ears. "If it's an autograph you want here." She motioned me to come down to her level. I stooped down as she wrote her name on my number paper. "Thank you so much!" "Now now dearie you have a practical exam to get ready for and I have numbers to pass out. Good luck." I waved goodbye.

I walked over to the food table. It was decked out with so much food. My mouth watered as I looked at it all. I could eat everything here in five seconds if I wanted to. "Looks good doesn't it." I heard Momo behind me. "Oh yeah it looks good, even better than good, it looks scrump-dilly-isous." She giggled at my choice of words.

We picked out some food and went to sit down and eat while we wait for the others to finish testing. "So, what's your quirk Momo," I said in between bites. "My quirk is creation. I have the ability to create any non-living material/object from my exposed skin by transforming the molecular structure of my fat cells." "Your quirk is just like my best friend's; he is in the regular entrance exam. Although he doesn't use fat cells but rather imagery using his neocortex. Though he can only use the item for 10 minutes before it disappears. Do your items disappear too?" "No, they are permanent after I create them. So, what's your quirk." "From what I've figured out I can control the elements. Air, fire, earth, and water; the usual but I can lose energy using it a lot. Though there is sub stuff I'm trying to figure out. That is why I am here at UA. Hopefully, they can help me 'reach my full potential' as my brother says." I said with quotation marks.

"Wow, your quirk is so powerful! No wonder you're in recommendations," she said with excitement. I sheepishly laughed, "It's actually not that powerful really. When I first started, I could barely lift a pebble without passing out. My brother says that any quirk can be powerful it all depends on the person and how they use it. Your quirk is awesome you can create anything you want and it's forever. If you wanted you could make so many clothes and video games!" I gushed. "T-That's against the rules! If I make anything I want with my quirk then the circulation of money will be disrupted. As a citizen of this nation, I must increase the flow of money in the economy." she said in an attempt to defend her obvious spending habits.

~Shoto's POV~

'Sorry for bumping into you, it was purely an accident. There is no need to look at me like that!' How did I look at her? I looked up to see the odd girl conversing with another student. She's so odd and weird. How can she be so loud and obnoxious with no regard for other peoples' study time so early in the morning? Not to mention she's dumb and could have used the study time. How in the world did she make it into recommendations. I'll find out as soon as I pass this stupid test. I need to prepare.

"Students we will be taking a bus to the testing site form two lines and board in an orderly fashion!" some random guy yelled into the room.

It's time.

~Y/N POV~

Finally, the fun part is about to begin. "C'mon Momo we got this. Let's go."

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easier-5sos · 5 years

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Study Buddies - Ashton Irwin

A/N: So I wrote this whilst actually studying for a huge exam and so I’m so sorry if this is complete shit): Anyways, I hope someone finds a little joy in it. I did a twist on the request and left it like this because I’m thinking about writing a part 2, but that depends on if people like this or not! Much love xx Summary: You and Ashton are study buddies. You want more, but from what you can see and tell, Ashton doesn’t. Warnings: None except for potential heartbreak, lol? (I also didn’t proofread this). Word count: 1,7k - You and Ashton had gotten to know each quickly after you started college. Ashton was two years ahead of you, but he had to retake one of his first year classes and you two were paired up to do an assignment together and ever since that day, Ashton has happily been helping you through your english studies. You’ve passed every test so far, and you’re almost a 100% sure that it’s all thanks to him, but he refuses to accept that and keeps on telling you; ”It’s all you, smartypants, I’m just guiding you through the mess that’s college.” You weren’t just study buddies, though. Spending as much time together as the two of you did you’re bound to become more, and so your studying turned into just spending time together doing anything and everything; watching films, playing games, going to college parties and much much more. Ashton was special to you, that much was obvious both to you and a lot of people around you. As sweet, kind and caring as he was, it’s hard not to treasure and love someone like him.

You awaken from your thoughts, feeling Ashton throw a scrunched up ball of paper against your head. You look up from your book, which you admittedly was no longer reading but rather just staring at, to meet his eyes. ”(Y/N)! You need to focus!” He chuckles at you and you just grin sheepishly back at him. ”I am! I am very focused and I think reading about.. this, uh.. this, yes, is very entertaining.” You say, not really trying to hide that you had absolutely no idea what the book you were holding in your hands was about, and Ashton could easily tell you weren’t focusing anyway so there was no point in hiding it. He moves down from where he was sitting on your bed to instead sit next to your laying figure on the floor. He swiftly grabs the book from your hands and look at the front page, then chuckles to himself before he flips it so it’s the right way around. ”This might make things easier for you, darlin’.” He grins down at you and your blood rushes to your cheeks, making you blush. ”I just.. I’ve been to every class and usually after the professors have gone through what the book is roughly about I can understand what I’m reading but.. this has just gone straight over my head. I have no idea what they were talking about, and reading this book is like reading a different language.” You whine and rest your cheek down against the book, pouting up at your way too amused looking best friend.

”Are you hoping the facts are gonna jump into your head from the book?” He jokes but right now you don’t find it all that funny. You’re just so frustrated that you don’t understand anything either the book or Ashton is trying to tell you. You feel like a stupid failure. Ashton notices you didn’t react to what he said and so he lays down next to you, his cheek against your carpet and his head facing yours. ”You’ll get this, sooner or later. I’m not giving up on you, okay? You’ll ace this exam and I’ll make sure of it.” You can’t help but smile this time and you nod your head in agreement as to what he just said. Of course, you think to yourself, of course I’ll make it with his help. You sit back up slowly and stretch your arm out about your head. ”Okay then, loser, why are you laying on the floor for? We’ve got some studying to do!” For the following couple of weeks you and Ashton switch into fifth gear when it comes to studying for your exam. He’d come over every day when neither of you were busy, and he’d always come prepared with snacks and drinks knowing how easily you get grumpy or fussy when you feel peckish. Ashton is a dream to you, both as a friend and a study buddy, and so it didn’t come as a surprise to you when one day when he walked through your front door you wanted nothing more but to wrap your arms around his neck and press your lips to his. So from that day forward things got a little more.. tense, from your end. When he’d come too close to you and you could smell his cologne you’d have to hold your breath to keep yourself calm, and when his hands would brush against yours when you were holding the same book your heart would yell at you to hold it, but you forced yourself not too. Besides the tension (from what you could tell was coming from your side only) studying went brilliantly. After a couple of days you got the basics and from there it was much easier to build on all the new facts you had to process and remember before the day of your exam. ~ ”So, how did it go?!” Ashton asked, the excitement in his voice was very noticeable and it only made the lump of nervousness in your abdomen grow bigger. You look up at him, letting out a puff of air. ”I haven’t opened the link yet,” you admit, feeling your phone begin to slide out of your hand. Ashton takes his chance and grabs your phone from you, quickly clicking on the link without asking you for permission. You widen your eyes as you realise what he’s doing and you open your mouth to protest when you see Ashton’s face light up. ”Babes, you passed!” He says excitedly and you just gape at him, your eyes still wide. ”See! Look, look, look!” He shows you the screen of your phone and you let out a faint chuckle as you see the result. You actually passed. Still in a state of shock it takes you a moment to realise that Ashton had lifted you off of your feet and was now spinning you around. ”We’re celebrating tonight, whether you want to or not (Y/N).” He states once he puts you back down and you look up at him and his goofy looking face. You keep your eyes on his and a little smile spreads over your lips before you nod your head in agreement. ”A celebration dinner would be lovely, I would really like that.” Ashton smiles at that and nods his head. ”Alright, perfect. I’ll get everything arranged and I’ll come pick you up around seven, yeah?” He says it quickly, and you can tell how excited he is but you don’t know if it’s because of the fact that you passed or because you said yes to going to dinner with him. You hope for the second statement, because that’s what you were most happy about. Going to dinner with Ashton? Just the two of you? Yes. Please. Even though you were pretty sure Ashton didn’t see this as a date, to you that’s exactly what you wanted it to be. You wanted to bond with him more, get to know each other on a deeper level, and then hopefully tell him how you feel at the end of the night. ”(Y/N), is seven okay?” Ashton brings you back from your thoughts and you smile up at him. ”Seven is perfect. I’ll see you then.” ~ That evening Ashton knocks on your door at exactly seven, and you open the door at exactly two minutes past to both make him sweat a little and two not seem too desperate. You look up at the six feet tall man standing in front of you, and the second thing you see is the bouquet of flowers he’s holding out for you. ”Flowers for the genius,” he grins wide and you take the flowers from him, letting out a quiet laugh at his comment. ”I’m only a genius thanks to you, Ash. You deserve flowers more than I do.” You mean every word you say, but then hurry to the kitchen to put the flowers in a vase because there is no way you’re giving these beautiful flowers back to him. Ashton drives you to a restaurant, a restaurant you’ve been to a couple of times and that serves food that the two of you love. It’s a safe bet, and you don’t mind because you’re not as excited over the food as you about spending some quality time with your best friend. You both walk inside and sit down at the same table as always, the one in the corner by the window so you can watch people walk past and guess their names and professions, something you and Ashton always do whenever you two spend time together somewhere in public. It was an easy thing to do and talk about when silence fell over you both. However after you two sat down you two started talking about this and that and this time, you didn’t have to play any guessing game. ~ ”I had a really lovely evening.” You look over at Ashton from where you were sitting in the passengers seat of his car. He had just stopped outside your apartment building to drop you off before he headed home himself, but you don’t want to get out of the car. You don’t want this evening to end. ”I did too, we should do this more often.” Your heart skips a beat in your chest at his words. He wants to do this again. He wants to do it again. You can’t help but grin wide at his words, but the grin quickly fades again when he continues talking: ”Hanging out with you is awesome, you’re one hell of a friend, (Y/N).” You’re one hell of a friend, (Y/N). The words ring around in your head for a while, and you fake a smile and kiss his cheek before you get out of his car. ”Thanks for today, Ash. I’ll see you when I see you.” You close the car door and he waves bye to you before he drives home, leaving you heartbroken and devastated where you were standing.

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Day One Hundred Twenty-Three

“Oh my God, Miss M, there’s actually a person who talks faster and knows more than you do!” -one of my APUSGOV students

That person is Tom White from the Cohen Center at Keene State College. He’s been a guest in my colleagues’ classes in past years, but this morning he was a guest in mine, which was really special because- as longtime readers know- he was one of my high school teachers. Basically, all the things I do well as a teacher are things I learned because I was his student. I get all my style from him.

It means the world to me that he said he was proud of me today.

His presentation was for my APUSGOV class. He spoke about systemic racism in the U.S. and the connection between Jim Crow and Nazi race laws, which had my students captivated. It’s history no one’s taught them before- or, at least, not in such depth. And he connected dots between historical events, ideological movements, pop culture, and policy in a way that was really eye-opening. Students had A LOT to say afterwards (besides the comment above, heh), and stayed after the bell to thank him for coming, shake his hand, and stuff.

His presentation ended at WWII, which is where I’ll pick up next class on the way to teaching about the Civil Rights Movement. I’m super excited to do it because now I have so much to reference, and link back to, and ahhhhhh! It’s just going to be awesome.

Learning is awesome.

It was awesome in World/English today, too, as we did our final A day debates (on U.S. involvement in Yemen and Syria). The debate on Yemen was probably the best debate we had; both sides were so prepared for it, and their rebuttal rounds were AMAZING. I’m really proud of all of our students, though, and I think this was just what we all needed; a big success on a difficult thing.

Debates wrapped up just before the end of Block 2. All the freshmen spent flex time in the auditorium to get information from the school counselors about how to select their courses for next year. Meantime, I spent it with some of my upperclassmen, going over the last APUSGOV unit test; one of the girls actually retook it during Block 5 and aced it, which I’m thrilled about (and so is she). In her case- and in many others- it’s just a matter of slowing down a bit, and reading the questions with a bit more care. That’s tough, of course, when a student is nervous about the time frame, but it can make a huge difference. I reminded this student that she’d finished well before the bell, so she had the time to slow down; hopefully, she remembers it for next time!

The freshmen returned for Block 4, and we moved on to some prep for the next unit. We moved the tables to that we had three stations. Students sitting at the first one did vocab games with me, students sitting at the second one worked independently on their homework, and students at the third one got information from Mrs. T about book choices for the Central Asia Novel Project. We switched stations ever fifteen minutes, and used the remaining time to sign off on course selection sheets. It worked out really well.

Like I said, I had a student in during Block 5. While she crushed her test retake, Mrs. T and I entered debate grades and did a bit of planning. At one point, Mr. F came in to open our windows because it was an unseasonable 60 degrees outside, which was absolutely delightful to experience once the day ended. It’s a good way to go into the weekend.

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I took the general GRE over the summer and I know when I started studying I was super overwhelmed. No one told me how to study and frankly finding resources was hard. So hopefully this can help you figure out how to study for this monster of a test!

I. Take a practice test

I don’t care if you think you’re going to ace it or fail it, just take a practice test so you know your starting point. This way you can determine how much or how little you need to study. Why waste time studying if you already know you can do well? I know ETS offers two free downloadable practice tests but I actually used the diagnostic tests in the 5 lb Book of GRE Practice Problems and they were both just as helpful. The ETS ones are exactly like the actual test though if you’re into that

II. Determine what you need to work on

The nice thing about the diagnostic tests was that they told me what I needed to focus on. But, if you use a practice test, just see what you struggled with and work on those things. You can usually tell based on your score. Make sure to know this before the next step though!

III. Get books

Ok so obviously you’re probably thinking you need to get some practice books or something. And ya I do recommend that because the online questions aren’t great. Even the daily email ones are not really like the actual questions on the test. I definitely recommend getting Crash Course for the GRE by the Princeton Review. It explains everything you need to know about the test, how to take it, and how to answer the questions. Ultimately, the GRE is trying to trick you and they teach you to get passed these tricks and find the answer. It’s only like $10 and 100 pages. I read it in two days, but could’ve done it in one.

Also just get some practice problem books. I liked the 5 lb book because it had like 2,000 problems with explanations. But, there are also books catered to your specific needs. I also bought a math one because I am not particularly good at math. So honestly go on Amazon or go to Barnes and Noble and look for things that will help with what you struggled with.

IV. Work through Crash Course for the GRE first!!!

Seriously!!! I cannot stress the magic of this book enough!!!! It literally takes you through the entire test and explains everything AND gives a full refresher on basic math and English concepts!!!! Reading this book will ensure you have a much easier time with practice problems and everything else. I recommend reading this early though because if you spend most of your study time practicing the concepts it offers it will really help you! I also recommend taking notes from it if possible, it helped me remember and conceptualize better.

V. Have a schedule

Don’t just randomly do problems here and there. Schedule when to study certain things (certain kinds of problems or certain topics) and then schedule in time like once a week to test yourself. And definitely focus a bit on concepts and not just on problems. You can’t learn how to take the GRE by just doing problems. Be organized about them!

VI. Practice

Self-explanatory. Do your problems, practice the concepts from Crash Course. Learn.

VII. Take another practice test

I did this the day before the test and it was the last GRE related thing I did before the test. It helped me understand the test better and I felt more confident going in because I knew exactly what to expect.

VIII. Don’t be afraid to retake it

You can retake the GRE every 21 days and up to 5 times within a 12 month period. If you’re not happy with your scores, don’t be afraid to study a little more, do some more problems, and go back and try again. Schools really don’t care if you retake it, but they will somewhat care if you do well on it. So try again!! It’s ok!!

I hope this was helpful! The GRE is a beast but it is definitely possible to get the score you want! Remember I post a new How to Study post every Sunday at 7pm EST and if you want to check out the other posts in the series click here! Good luck!

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don’t play with me, baby

Philip puts a hand to his forehead. It does feel a little hot, not like scorching hot, but definitely enough to make him aware of it. He blows out a breath and looks back down to his renaissance book. He’s really thirsty and his mouth is dry, but he doesn’t want to get up right now.

Lukas nudges him with his elbow. “You okay?” he asks.

“Yeah,” Philip says, trying to focus on the art in his book.

“You’re gonna be fine,” Lukas says, rubbing Philip’s shoulder. “You know it all really well now. And we even did that extra credit assignment.”

“We did,” Philip says, rubbing his temple.

“I’m gonna go get that leftover pizza out of the fridge, you want any?” Lukas asks, shifting to the end of the bed.

Philip’s stomach turns. “No,” he says, sparing a small smile when he looks up. “I’m good.”

“Okay, I’ll be right back,” Lukas says.

Philip sighs, swaying a little on the spot. He pulls his legs in a little closer to his body and sighs, rubbing at his eyes.

They give up studying at about ten that night, even though Philip never thinks he’ll be completely ready. He feels like shit and he wants to feel better, eagerly climbing into Lukas’s lap and initiating things. They get rid of their clothes—Philip’s head is still pounding but he lets Lukas kiss up his neck and get him ready, feels like he’s going to another fucking planet when they rock against each other, grinding down against every thrust.

“Baby,” Lukas whispers. “Baby, baby, look at me.”

Philip opens his eyes and tries to see through the haze.

“You alright?” Lukas asks, wrapping his arms a little tighter around Philip’s waist.

“Yes,” Philip breathes. “Don’t stop.”

“You’re—you’re acting funny,” Lukas breathes, stopping the stutter of his hips. “Are you sure you’re alright?”

Philip’s head hurts and his mouth is dry, but he attributes the dizziness to being in Lukas’s arms like this. “I’m fine,” he whispers. “Kiss me.”

Lukas stares at him for a few long moments, then brings their mouths together again.

Philip feels worse the next day but he asks Lukas to quiz him, the two of them rushing out of the apartment with only a couple pieces of toast for breakfast. Philip takes one bite of his before throwing it away in the first trash can he sees. The whole subway ride to class he rests his head on Lukas’s chest, answering all his questions.

“You know it, babe,” Lukas says, his hand on the back of Philip’s neck. “You’re gonna ace this thing, no doubt.”

“And hopefully get a B in the class,” Philip says, his eyes closed.

“And then after that you gotta stop stressing,” Lukas says, adjusting Philip’s jacket around his shoulders. “It’s almost Christmas. Your favorite.”

Philip smiles a little bit. “Just need this one to be over. This is the last damn one and it wasn’t supposed to be the most important—”

“You aced everything else because you’re a smart little angel,” Lukas says. “And this will be no different.”

“I don’t know that I aced them,” Philip says, feeling the train stop at the station before theirs. “I just think I probably did.”

“The way you studied, you definitely did,” Lukas says.

Philip checks his watch. They’ve got about half an hour before class and he feels like he wants to throw up.

“I’m gonna make you that pasta you like for dinner,” Lukas says, playing with the hair at the base of Philip’s neck. “We can rent a movie.”

“It’s not date night,” Philip says, shifting a little closer to him.

“We deserve it,” Lukas says, kissing his cheek.

Even though Philip still feels like death warmed over, the test is a breeze. He focuses hard and chews on his lower lip the whole time, but he finishes fast and knows he got an A. Everything that they’d included in their study guide was there and he didn’t have to stop and think twice about anything. Lukas finishes a couple minutes after he does and they walk out together.

Philip feels like he’s gonna throw up.

“Babe, you good?” Lukas asks, a hand on his elbow when they get outside.

“Let’s go home so I can crash,” Philip says, holding on to Lukas’s arm. “I feel like shit.”

Lukas’s brows furrow. “You want to grab lunch somewhere first?” he asks.

Philip shakes his head. “Can we eat something out of the fridge?”

“Of course,” Lukas says, guiding Philip down the stairs.

Every step makes things worse. He feels like his heart is jumping in his chest and it’s like he’s trudging through sludge to get back home. Lukas looks worried and keeps his hands on him, making sure he gets a seat on the subway.

Philip sways a little when Lukas opens their apartment door.

“Babe, you’re freaking me out a little bit,” Lukas says, helping him inside.

“Just need to sit down,” Philip says, hearing the door close behind them.

“Okay,” Lukas says, a hand on his back. He peels Philip’s jacket off and puts it on the rack beside his own.

It hits Philip, then. The dizziness, the weakness, and he realizes he hasn’t legitimately eaten since breakfast yesterday. He’s been drinking even less. The cold is seeping into his bones outside but he feels so damn hot, like it isn’t winter in New York but summer in Texas or Arizona. He reaches out to the side and Lukas immediately grabs his hand.

“Lukas,” Philip says, his vision spotty.

“Baby,” Lukas says, loud. “What’s wrong?”

Philip’s body goes slack and he feels Lukas catch him, frantically calling his name before Philip blacks out completely.

He doesn’t know how long he’s out but when he opens his eyes again Lukas is patting his cheek, and he has him propped up with his back against Lukas’s chest. They’re on the ground next to the kitchen counter. Lukas is trembling.

“Philip, Philip,” Lukas says, breathing hard through his mouth. “Baby, come on—”

“Mmm, ‘m here,” Philip slurs, turning a bit into Lukas’s neck. “Sorry.”

“What the fuck?” Lukas says, his voice shrill. “Are you awake?”

Philip’s vision is still hazy and he isn’t really sure. He hums to himself and reaches up to press two fingers into his eyes.

“Philip, you need to talk to me right now,” Lukas says, and Philip hates hearing him sound so panicked. Lukas is shaking so much.

“’m fine,” Philip says.

“You just passed out,” Lukas says. “You’re not fine.” He touches Philip’s face, fingers sliding down to find the pulse in his neck.

“Just—”

“I’m gonna call 911,” Lukas says, close to his ear. “I’m gonna call an ambulance.”

“No, no,” Philip insists. “I’m fine, I’m fine.”

“Baby,” Lukas says, stern, tightening his hold on him. “You’ve been acting weird the past day and a half and now you pass the fuck out in my arms. You’re not fine.”

“No hospital, please,” Philip whispers. He thinks of hospitals and he thinks of his mom dying. He thinks of Lukas with a bullet in his chest and too much blood, everywhere. He thinks about worry and pain.

Lukas sighs. “I’m gonna pick you up, okay? You gonna come with me?”

Philip nods, still a little dizzy.

Lukas wraps his arms around him and hoists him to his feet. He immediately links Philip’s arm around his neck, his thumb pressing into Philip’s tattoo.

“I’m okay, Lukas,” Philip says, trying to look at him. “Babe, I’m good. I’m good.”

“No, you’re not,” Lukas says, his voice wavering. “And I’m trying not to have a heart attack about it.” They inch into the bedroom and Lukas helps Philip into the bed, pushing both of his legs onto the mattress so he won’t fall off. He looks up, meeting Philip’s eyes. “Are you hot?”

Philip smiles.

“Don’t play with me right now, baby, please.”

Philip sighs. “Yes. I’m hot.”

Lukas sits on the bed next to him and in one swift movement, takes Philip’s shirt off and tosses it aside. He feels his forehead and clicks his tongue. “Jesus Christ.”

“Warm?” Philip asks. The dizziness is dissipating but he still feels a little strange.

“Yeah,” Lukas says, worry in his eyes. “I’m gonna go get you some water and then I’m gonna call Helen.”

Philip whines, shaking his head.

Lukas cocks his head at him. “It’s either Helen or 911. Because I’m freaking out.”

“Fine,” Philip says. He draws in a few big breaths through his nose, focusing hard. He isn’t really dizzy anymore.

Lukas looks at him for a moment, letting out a shuddering breath. He sits forward and presses a long kiss to Philip’s forehead, and then presses his cheek there. “Try to relax for a minute, baby, okay?”

Philip nods, and watches Lukas pull his phone out of his pocket and walk into the living room. He sinks down into the bed a little bit and tries to even out his breathing. He hears Lukas talking to Helen and Philip feels like an idiot again. He hears Lukas trudging back into the room and he’s still got that worry line between his eyes. He opens their window a crack and retakes his spot beside Philip on the bed, handing him a glass of water and two tylenol.

“Take these and drink this,” Lukas says. “All of it, please.”

Philip nods, watching Lukas’s expression. He pops the pills into his mouth and downs them with some water.

“Yeah,” Lukas says, staring at Philip’s face. “No, no thermometer—no, I don’t think so—Philip, when did you last eat? Toast this morning?”

Philip’s cheeks color. “I, uh—tossed it.”

Lukas sets his jaw and his eyes flash. “Before that?”

“Uh…” Philip says, considering lying. He sighs, deciding against it. “Breakfast yesterday.”

Lukas goes completely white. “What?” he whispers, deadly serious.

Philip chews on his lower lip. “We had that big breakfast and then I wasn’t hungry for lunch and then I didn’t eat dinner.”

“That breakfast was at goddamn seven in the morning,” Lukas hisses. His eyes dart away. “Sorry, Helen, I’m just finding out the last time he ate was over twenty four hours ago—I know. I know, I’m goddamn horrified. Yeah, we have powerade. Soup? Okay. Uh—we have some strawberries and watermelon but not the rest of that—yeah, I can get some. Okay. Okay, yes. Okay, I’ll let you know. Yes. Yes, I will. Okay. Thank you. Bye.” He hangs up his phone and tosses it onto his side of the bed. “Drink the rest of that,” he says. He gets up abruptly, walking into the bathroom.

Philip sips at his water. “Are you mad at me?” he calls.

“No,” Lukas calls back, running the water. He walks back into the bedroom with a wash cloth in his hand and sits back down again.

“You sound mad,” Philip says. He closes his eyes when Lukas reaches out, putting the cloth on his forehead.

“I’m mad at myself,” Lukas says, his voice breaking a little bit. “I knew you were acting weird. But I should have noticed you weren’t fucking eating. And then you come home and pass out on me.”

“I was just stressed out about the test,” Philip says, with a sigh.

“Drink more, baby,” Lukas says.

Philip downs the rest of the glass and then puts it beside him on the bed, leaning it against his hip. Lukas dabs the cloth over his forehead and then slides it down his neck, over his chest. “Please don’t blame yourself, it’s all me,” Philip says.

“I should have noticed,” Lukas says, clenching his jaw. “That’s my job.”

Philip shakes his head, reaching up and holding on to Lukas’s wrist.

“Helen says for you to keep drinking water, eating things with high water content, and the only things we have that she listed were strawberries and watermelon. So good on Past Philip for knowing Future Philip would go crazy and get dehydrated.”

“That’s what she said?” Philip asks, opening his eyes. “Dehydrated?”

“Yeah,” Lukas says. “It makes sense.” He sighs, and Philip can feel him shaking.

“I’m fine,” Philip says, nodding at him.

Lukas swallows hard, shaking his head.

“Lukas.”

“I’m gonna go get the food and more water,” Lukas says, putting the wash cloth down by Philip’s leg and slipping out of his grasp. He grabs his phone and walks out of the room.

Philip sighs, scooting a little further down the bed. He does feel better already, now that he’s laying down. The water feels good in his throat, Lukas had made it so cold, and the cool air coming in through the crack in the window feels good, too. He’d been so bundled up all day that he’d been keeping all the heat inside.

He hates that Lukas seems so upset. “Lukas,” Philip calls, his voice cracking.

“I’ll be right there,” Lukas’s voice says.

Philip brings the cloth back up to his forehead and rubs it back and forth. Lukas walks back in the room and he’s holding a plate, another cup of water, and both of their phones, putting Philip’s down beside him. Philip looks down and sees he has three messages from Helen. He groans.

“She’s worried,” Lukas says. He puts the plate down on his knee and there’s a bunch of strawberries there and pieces of watermelon. He hands the cup to Philip, motioning with his chin. “Drink more. You’re gonna have a round of powerade next.”

Philip takes it, trying to read Lukas’s eyes. He drinks a couple big gulps and sighs again, looking at his messages.

Take better care of yourself, Philip.

Do everything he asks you to do. This happened to a friend of mine a while ago and I had her in ship shape after about ten glasses of water and food high in water content. Just relax.

Lukas was terrified. Please be more careful. You can’t get this stressed out that you do this kind of thing to yourself. Please take care. Love you xx

Lukas pulls a paper towel out of his pocket and puts it down by Philip’s thigh. “Let’s eat some of these,” he says, taking the cup from Philip and putting it on the bedside table.

Philip grabs his hand. “Babe, I’m so sorry I scared you.”

“It’s okay,” Lukas says, not looking at him.

“Lukas,” Philip says, and Lukas looks up. There are tears in his eyes and Philip’s heart breaks.

Lukas shakes his head, swallowing hard. “When you dropped like that—” He sucks in a big breath. “I was so afraid. Thank God I caught you. I didn’t—God, I didn’t know what to do.”

“I’m not gonna pass out again,” Philip says. “I already—I already feel better.” Lukas nods and Philip’s throat is tight. “Come here, baby, come on.”

Lukas scoots forward and wraps Philip up in his arms. Philip buries his face in Lukas’s neck, closing his eyes and clinging to him.

“I’m gonna kill that goddamn renaissance teacher,” Lukas mutters, muffled. “Ruining our fucking lives.”

Philip snorts.

“I knew I shouldn’t have had sex with you last night,” Lukas says.

“Oh God,” Philip says, laughing a little bit. He kisses Lukas’s neck. “It was fine. I was fine.”

“No you weren’t, and I knew it and I probably made it worse,” Lukas says.

“Having sex with you always makes me feel better, not worse,” Philip says. He braces his hands on Lukas’s shoulders and pulls back a little bit so they’re nose to nose.

“You realize I’m literally gonna be on you for every meal for like a year now, right?” Lukas asks, his voice soft and small.

“I hope you mean like, on me on me,” Philip says, smiling.

“If it works,” Lukas says. “But seriously, babe—”

“I know,” Philip says. He’s so stupid and dumb but he’ll never forget Lukas’s face, the sound of his voice. “Never again, I promise.”

Lukas nods and kisses him, their lips brushing together. Lukas kisses his cheek and then sighs, taking his phone in his hand. “I’m gonna subscribe to that Amazon Fresh thing so they can deliver groceries to us.”

“You sure?” Philip asks, peering down and watching him go to the website.

“Yeah,” Lukas says. “We need some more for today and I don’t want to leave you here alone. We’re getting cabbage, cauliflower, uh—peppers and eggplant for you.”

Philip winces. “Sounds amazing, thanks Helen.”

“She’s amazing,” Lukas sighs. “Thank God for her.”

Philip kisses Lukas’s temple. “You still gonna make that pasta?” he asks.

“Yes,” Lukas says. “Except now it’s gonna have all this stuff mixed in.”

“And now you’re gonna feed me strawberries?” Philip asks.

Lukas looks up. “Yes. Yes I am.” He finishes off his subscription and takes a couple minutes to put in his grocery order, typing in their address and clicking submit. He tosses his phone aside and quickly kisses Philip again.

Philip sighs against his lips.

Lukas breaks the kiss, grabbing a strawberry from the plate. “Open up, angel face.”

Philip opens his mouth and takes a big bite of the strawberry when Lukas presents it. “Kiss me again,” Philip says, chewing.

Lukas smiles softly, leaning in and bringing their mouths together. He swipes his tongue over Philip’s bottom lip and hums a little bit.

“Finals are over,” Lukas says, leaning back and picking at the strawberry stem. “You survived your first term of college. Almost. Barely. Literally by the skin of your teeth.”

“Renaissance art is a killer,” Philip says, shrugging.

“If it killed you, I’d kill it,” Lukas says. “I’d wipe it the fuck out. Off the face of the earth.” He looks down at his own wrist where Philip’s heartbeat is, and takes Philip’s hand in his own.

“Romantic,” Philip says, smiling at him.

Lukas reaches over and hands him the glass of water. “Drink more. Ten glasses.”

“I’m gonna be peeing all day,” Philip says, bringing it to his lips.

“Better peeing than passed out,” Lukas says. He picks up the washcloth which is still a little bit damp, rubbing it over Philip’s neck. “I love you, babe. I love you so much.”

Philip swallows the water. “I love you, Lukas,” he says. “I’m sorry again, Jesus, baby.”

“It’s fine,” Lukas says, with a sigh. “You’re just gonna stay shirtless in bed all day and I’m gonna feed you strawberries. Which is like one of my favorite fantasies, so.”

“Can I have another kiss?” Philip asks, tipping his chin up.

“Always,” Lukas says, sliding the wash cloth a little further down Philip’s chest as he leans in again.

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Lizzie McGuire Ranked! S1 Sp 20 “Educating Ethan”

Finally another ranked episode!! Sorry it's taken so long!! Hopefully I can get back on track with these!!! Any who, today's episode is "Educating Ethan". This episode isn't particularly bad..... just a little boring. Now I'm gonna be honest, Lizzie McGuire is my absolute favorite show of all time. I may have my personal faves but I do not hate any episode of the series, so choosing my lowest ranked ones was pretty difficult. But I did my best!!

ALSO getting the screencaps from youtube was a huge pain so you can suffer through these horrible screencaps I took with my phone. Maybe it will make it funnier.

WELL HERE WE GO

The episode starts with Gordo doing some kind of Barrett Jackson impersonation by trying to auction off his lunch. Turns out it's his new tactic for trying to earn money for a new stereo. (how 2001 is that?) Miranda suggests Gordo just get his parents to buy him a new stereo (as you do) but to Gordo's misfortune his parents want him to "earn the money" himself. Gordo then explains to Lizzie & Miranda how long it will take him to earn the money & starts throwing around a bunch of math that I do not understand. Lizzie suggests instead of doing this ridiculous lunch auction that Gordo tutor math because tons of people at school could use the help. (apparently everyone at Hillridge is just as stupid as I am when it comes to math) Gordo takes Lizzie's advice & decides to venture into the magical world of tutoring my fellow mathematical idiots. *CUTS TO THEME SONG IF YOU BELIEEEEVVEE WE GOT A PICTURE PERFECT PLAAAAN* AND WE ARE BACK

Now in class, Lizzie asks Gordo how many people signed up for his tutoring which of course is 0. He then shows Lizzie his flyer for tutoring which looks like this...(how unfortunate)

Apparently the one thing Gordo sucks at is having decent handwriting because neither Lizzie nor Miranda can even read what it says. They proceed to ask "who in the right mind could read this?" and in walks Ethan Craft because of course....

He asks Gordo if the flyer is his & if he tutors math to which Gordo replies "yes". Ethan then shows Gordo one of his math papers which looks exactly like my math papers did in high school.....a big sad fail.

Lizzie & Miranda naturally want Gordo to tutor Ethan because it means they would get to spend time with him. Gordo mentions that Ethan got a 11 out of a 100 on a test & I swear I've never related to Ethan so much in my life.

We have reached the Matt storyline of the episode. We see Matt & his friend (that's not Lanny) sitting in the floor surrounded by toys & complaining about how bored they are. (oh to be a kid, I wish I could be that bored again) Sam & Jo walk in & suggest that Matt & his buddy (whose name is Oscar) try to help out around the neighborhood. Matt says that he & Oscar can totally do that but as superheroes. Obviously you should of known Matt wasn't gonna do something so basic & normal, he has to make it weird. Back to Lizzie, we get to witness one of the infamous & many 3 way calling scenes between Lizzie, Miranda & Gordo. (again, so very 2001) Lizzie & Miranda are talking about how hot Ethan Craft is while poor Gordo is just awkwardly there listening & playing with a hacky sack. (very 2001 again) Gordo then finds his way out of the convo by telling them he has to go tutor Ethan causing Lizzie & Miranda to squeal with teenage joy. After hanging up with Gordo the girls decide to follow him to the Digital Bean in order to see Ethan. In Matt's world, he & Oscar reveal their superhero costumes which look like this

They have decided to go by the names "Matt Man" & "Incredible Oscar".(Superman & Hulk ain't got nothing on this) They head off to "fight the forces of evil" & THEN we get this incredible musical sequence featuring the Matt Man & Incredible Oscar logo which is truly art at its finest. Unfortunately, their "help" turns out to be more harm than good.

Flashback to Lizzie & Miranda who have found their way to the Digital Bean. They try to find ways to get Ethan's attention which include asking about pencils, ordering drinks for Gordo & Ethan and pushing their table closer to them. Gordo is clearly getting extremely annoyed by all of this but Ethan is as chill as always. Gordo starts griping at Lizzie & Miranda for messing with his tutoring session. When Miranda & Lizzie tell him they were just trying to help him he laughs & remarks that "if he needed to go shopping then he would ask for their help". (THE SHADE) This does not sit well with Lizzie & Miranda. The girls storm off sarcastically stating that they are "not smart enough to hangout with Gordo" all while Ethan returns back to the table still chill as ever.

Matt & Oscar are continuing their havoc as superheroes throughout the neighborhood. Neither of them seems to understand that they haven't helped anyone at all.

The next day at school, it's lunchtime & Gordo is sitting at one table tutoring Ethan while Lizzie & Miranda are sitting at another. Miranda comments that Gordo is a know it all & basically "called them dumb". Lizzie on the other hand feels bad that they ruined his tutoring session with Ethan. Lizzie suggests that they try to makeup with Gordo so Miranda tells her to go over & talk to him. She walks over & offers help to Gordo & Ethan...Gordo declines but Ethan believes he needs all the help he can get (in more ways than one my friend, ya'll just wait till we get to that “lather, rinse, repeat” episode later on)

Ethan is trying to learn how to divide fractions, which is still something I, a 24 year old adult cannot do nor understand. Lizzie tells Ethan he should try imagining that the numbers are something real such as a hair scrunchie. (remember those?) She asks the cafeteria for hair scrunchies but nobody listens until she says it's Ethan who needs them. She then starts explaining fractions by using the hair scrunchies while Gordo is once again becoming irritated. (All this math talk gives me a headache) Ethan understands Lizzie's way of doing math better than Gordo's & suggests she start tutoring him instead.

Flash to the Digital Bean once again, Lizzie reveals that she declined Ethan's offer to have her tutor him in math. Lizzie says she couldn't do that to Gordo because of how seriously he takes his tutoring. Miranda reminds her that Gordo has been acting like a jerk lately but Lizzie still wants to apologize to him for the way they acted the other day. Gordo walks in & tells the girls that they owe him an apology, Miranda tells him that he is actually the one that owes them an apology. Gordo tells them that they shouldn't have used him to get to Ethan Craft & if they want to talk to him they should do it themselves.

Back at the McGuire household Sam & Jo are scolding Matt & Oscar for their "crime fighting" after getting several complaints from people. They tell the boys they can only fight crime in the house which gives the boys the idea to create a villain in the house that they can save the family from.

Back at the Hillridge Jr High, cool teacher Mister Dig is the sub for Lizzie's class that day & reveals he doesn't believe in the basic teacher stuff....(pop quizzes, tests, exams, etc)...the class applauds until Mister Dig states that unfortunately he's not their regular teacher & that they have to take their math quiz. (you know who would fail that quiz? ME) After class, Lizzie & Miranda are outside the classroom throwing shade at Gordo for calling them dumb. Ethan walks up & reveals that he once again failed his quiz & Gordo is in disbelief.

Mister Dig comes out & talks to them while Ethan makes an idiot comment to which Mister Dig replies "it's a good thing you're a handsome boy". He tells Ethan he can retake his quiz again tomorrow. Gordo tells Ethan they'll work on it again but Ethan says he wants Lizzie to tutor him instead because he understood the way she explained things. Gordo makes a snarky comment & this time Lizzie accepts but still feels bad about the whole situation.

In the McGuire house, Lizzie can't find the shoes she wants to wear & tells her parents that every pair of shoes she owns has gone missing. Enter Matt & Oscar who we all clearly knew are behind this. They say that Lizzie's missing shoes are the work of "The Evil Shoe Barron". Lizzie clearly doesn't find this amusing & demands her stuff be returned. Jo tells Matt that if the Evil Shoe Barron doesn't return Lizzie's shoes he would be spending all his time in the fortress of solitude causing Matt to race off. He returns all of Lizzie's shoes but not without reading a note that the Shoe Barron left first. Jo tells the boys that there will be no more superhero work in or outside the house.

At everyone's fave hangout spot The Digital Bean, Lizzie starts her tutoring session with Ethan by using jellybeans but he says he doesn't get it with jellybeans & suggest they use cheerleaders instead. (as you do) As soon as Lizzie announces that Ethan needs cheerleaders they all gather faster than diarrhea. Lizzie starts doing fractions using the cheerleaders & Ethan instantly starts getting it! Lizzie however is disappointed that Ethan's attention has turned away from her & steered toward the cheerleaders.

The next day at school Lizzie & Miranda are anxiously waiting by the door for Ethan to finish his make up quiz. Miranda tells Lizzie that Ethan will do fine because he had a great tutor, Gordo walks up & agrees. Miranda tells Gordo he shouldn't be talking to them because it's "against the brainiac code". Gordo apologizes & says the one thing every girl wants to hear "I was wrong". He tells them that he's the one who should feel stupid because he acted like a total jerk. Lizzie apologizes for taking away Gordo's only student & Miranda apologizes for making Gordo feel like they were using him to get to Ethan.

All is resolved just as Ethan walks out & reveals that he aced the quiz with a 72, which is still better than my math grades. Ethan tells Lizzie she rocks & gives her a hug. Miranda asks Gordo how he's gonna get the money for his new stereo now & Gordo replies that he's gonna spend all his free time at Lizzie's house listening to her stereo. (this really dates this show ya'll) They all laugh & thus ends another episode.

Well that was fun! Hope everyone enjoyed! Which episode do you think I'll do next? I'll try to do another one this upcoming weekend so stay tuned!! Also, I know my screencaps suck so I’m gonna try to find an easier way to do them Please bear with me! :)

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