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#i do really love your daisy who im not sure ive seen before
warmau · 3 years
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☆ lovestruck!au x librarian!au taeyong other lovestruck!aus: jeno | chenle | haechan | jisung
a tower of books is blocking taeyong's vision, just a voice comes echoing out from behind them
"do you have a classics section?"
"of course! which author?"
there's a pause and taeyong starts to get up so he can at least see who he is talking to
"who would you recommend?"
taeyong is already running through his alphabetized list that he's spent hours on making in his head
when you love books as much as he does, a question like that makes everything around him spark
but then he sees you
you seem to be frowning, looking down at the screen of your phone as the familiar notification sound of the college email comes vibrating through the room
a couple of people studying nearby turn to glare and you whisper a small apology as you put your phone on silent and meet taeyong's gaze
taeyong almost wishes you hadn't
the urge to bring up the long sleeves of his oversized cardigan to hide his face starts to take over his brain instead
they're so cute - i can't look at them!
you blink when taeyong doesn't say anything - he looks as if he has suddenly been struck by lightning
"sorry - is everything ok?"
your concern seems to do the trick, taeyong mentally mocks himself for being so awkward, and he says the one name that comes to mind easier than all the rest
"have you read, um, twain? m-mark twain?"
the look that you give him tells taeyong he's picked an author that could put you to sleep - not that he really would argue, it's just that suddenly all his knowledge has seeped away into the darkest corner of his brain
"no..i mean i have tried to, but he's kind of - boring?"
"jane austen?"
"aren't most of her books a thousand pages long?"
"is - are you looking for a book for a project?"
you poke your tongue into your cheek, the little action makes taeyong suddenly feel like jello
"kind of - one of my classes wants us to find a classic author that speaks to us personally. the only issue is none of them speak to me - most of them are dead anyway right?"
taeyong stares at you and then gives a little nervous chuckle
you stare back and sigh in defeat
"i know i must be annoying you right now."
"no- no! no, i just......i -"
i just can't stop looking at you and it's kind of insane
taeyong pushes the thought back and levels himself and his emotions
"i think you might want to find someone that isn't exactly a 'classic' author?"
this intrigues you, your shoulders perk and you lean over the librarians counter
the sudden action nearly topples the neat bunch of books that had originally blocked taeyong from seeing you and he circles his arms around it protectively as he tries not to fall into the stars that are looping through your gaze
"what do you mean?"
"w-well the assignment is a classic author who speaks to you right? there are lots of authors from that same time who aren't labeled classics but they - they might fit that category to you."
he is still holding his fingers on the spines of some of the books as you think about the sentiment
"like who?"
taeyong, looks at the pile in front of him, mostly to avoid direct eye contact with you, but then he notices something in the mix
through the mess of titles and textbooks and more he sees one of the colleges oldest and most checked out books
the great gatsby
briefly, he thinks about the way in which gatsby speaks about daisy
a flickering thought of the almost desperate love someone could feel for another
you tap your fingers and the little memory lights something else in taeyong's mind and he asks you in a small voice,
"have you ever read zelda fitzgerald's work?"
you haven't - actually you were unaware she was ever a writer - and when you ask taeyong if her work is available in the library he shakes his head
"she wrote a novel, save me the waltz, really not popular enough to ever become a classic but if you read it and like it i think -"
"well how can i read it if the college doesn't have a copy?"
taeyong thinks he feels the temperature of his skin rise a little because
"i-i own a copy."
this time you do knock over the tower of books, simply because you jut your upper half over the counter to ask him if he'd ever consider lending it to you and your elbow catches right on one of the books
they topple over and the loud crash echoes a wave of irritations throughout the library again as you scramble behind the desk to help taeyong get them back in order
behind the desk like this - you ask him in a whisper
"i know im a stranger, but you can trust me with the book - i promise!"
taeyong wants to say of course, but all he manages is a shy hiccup when your hands brush over the same cover
"here -" you stack the rest of the books up and then push your phone into this palm "give me your number and we can meet up"
the rest of it all happens in a blur
taeyong gives you his number - you delete the contact name and write yong with a little book emoji instead
you text him and insist he put your name down with your favorite little pink flower
after his shift, he heads to his dorm and finds the book - smiling to himself silently as his dormmate doyoung stares with a look of curiosity from behind his pre-law homework
and then - it hits ten p.m. - and the all-night cafe on campus is packed and warm and taeyong is standing in front of it with a small scarf around his neck and the book placed carefully in a manilla envelope
you come bounding down the street, ten minutes late, and skid to a stop in front of taeyong
you call him mr. librarian and taeyong doesn't know if the feeling in his stomach is love or his lunch
"thank you thank you thank you - ill be sure to let you know if i use it for my project!"
he assumes you just mean one text after you're done reading it - a yes this is perfect or a i think i need to find something else!
what taeyong does not expect is that the two weeks you work on your project, you text him daily
the book is only a mere 230 pages - but you keep telling him about passages and the old articles you're finding on zelda
somehow you took one little book and pulled so much from it
taeyong thinks its been a long time since he's seen someone fall so much in love with a writer that he misses the feeling he used to get too
one evening he gets your text just as he's finishing up shelving at the library, he stops to lean against the cart and read it
submitted my project, i have to see you and give you back the book!
he thinks for a second, chewing on his lower lip
you can keep it, you've come to love it.
the bubbles pop up fast and taeyong nearly loses the grip on his phone when you reply
that's so sweet, but i actually just really want to see you too.
and so you pop by the library when it's only him left, he's closing it with the key the school trusts on him with (and the janitor)
and he almost jumps out of his skin when he turns and you're there - beaming a huge smile at him
you're holding the book and he says, "no really you can keep it-"
"do you want to go to dinner with me?"
taeyong doesn't know if you've been privy to his feelings all along
did you, standing there behind that tower of books, already know he was going to start thinking about you every day after he saw you
did you already know he'd feel like a helpless schoolboy with a crush on the sun?
either way you don't admit it - you just keep that huge smile across the table with pieces of cake between you two and steaming cups of tea
you babble about your project, about how you had to defend not picking someone more obviously 'classical'
and taeyong does the one thing he learnt from romantic movies and novels, that when you shiver in the cold air of the cafe, he shrugs off that huge cardigan he's always wearing and offers it to you without much of a word
you pull your hands through it and go
"it feels like a hug!"
when you're both done with your food, you ask taeyong if he's going to walk back to the dorm - you have to take the shuttle across campus
"thank you for treating me, you didn't have to all over a book."
he shyly scratches the back of his neck and he still doesn't ask for you to give him his cardigan back
you look much cuter wearing it anyway, in his opinion
in the breeze of the night, you step closer to him and taeyong swallows because you're looking straight at his lips
"it wasn't just for the book. are you book lovers so dense?"
"hu-"
he starts as you lean in to kiss him, gently and sweetly, the lingering taste of cake and tea on your lips
taeyong almost falls over - his saving grace is your hand wrapping around his wrist
"ive seen you in the library before.....so when i got this project i thought it would be the perfect time to talk to you and ive always liked you, so i cant believe how nice you were to me-"
you start, confessing an onslaught of feelings taeyong was oblivious to
"-and if you don't feel the same i understand."
taeyong has never been straightforward in his life, but he answers your concern with another quick, soft kiss to your lips
he doesn't say everything he wants to either when he pulls back and you're giving him a slight look of shock
i like you too, ive liked you ever since i saw you - ever since you toppled that tower of books back on me - ever since you helped me put it back together behind the librarians' desk
he can't force the words out instead he goes,
"please keep the book.....and my cardigan is yours too."
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neverdoingmuch · 3 years
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okay! tma au time!
so i’m gonna start off by saying jgs is elias in this au. i dont care what you say about elias’ sexy voice or charisma or whatever, they’re both slimy and evil. also gertrude, so to speak, is wen chao. (bear with me pls)
most other people are assistants. i think? i mean lwj, wwx, jzx and a few others are?
(my brain says it would be funny to have lwj as sasha and su she as not!sasha but lwj deserves better than that)
i’m not really gonna follow the plot of tma bc rip
anyway!
the assistants are just kind of vibing in the archives when they discover that wrh, who’s like the chief of police and is an avatar of the slaughter, is actively killing people for the fears bc acab
does he have a deal with jgs and that’s why wen chao is the archivist? yeah probably. wen chao is the archivist bc daddy had connections. wrh put jgs in charge and sent wen chao to make sure everything was running how wrh wanted it to be
yeah, wrh wants to have control over all the fears or something idk
so wen chao is the archivist. but unlike gertrude who purposefully made things really messy and a nightmare he’s just really incompetent. wen zhuliu is the avatar of the distortion and theyre tight bc zhuliu owes wrh or whatever.
so the wrh stuff comes out and a bunch of people band together to try and bring justice to him and thus we have the sunshot campaign
maybe all the families have their own fears? the lans are the lonely and the nies are the hunt. jfm and yzy are avatars of the bad parenting idk. 
anyway, before they took any action, wwx had already started investigating bc wen chao is a lil bitch and very suspicious
while investigating wwx gets sucked into the archivist stuff and ends up being thrown into the tunnels under the institute with wen zhuliu who then proceeds to do distortion fuckery for three months
he finally escapes and kills wen zhuliu using the powers he’d begun to develop in the tunnels (it’s so strange that he stumbled across a tape recorder which he’d named chenqing and after that he kept finding statements,,, so strange)
he’s killed wen zhuliu so he goes off and kills wen chao and now he’s the archivist whoo
he joins up with the others and they go kill wrh, sweet it’s all dealt with but jgs starts spreading shit about how all the wens are terrible and must be killed (including wen qing’s family who are like paramedics who work ed with the police, so not cops but forced to work w/ them)
while jgs is touting that bs jgy is in the background slowly manipulating wwx into getting all the different marks (idk what they were called) from the different fears
he gets kidnapped by xue yang who is nikola and spends a month getting moisturised by him and told that wow he’s so impressive killing the other avatars,, im gonna follow in your footsteps (let’s say that avatars have a truce not to kill each other in this world. like they’re all equals and pretty much the same strength so there’s no real point in killing each other or trying to kill each other)
wwx escapes and im kinda annoyed we dont have enough bad guys for wwx to properly get his marks but whatever
he goes back to the archives and they come up with a plan to kill xue yang and they go off and do it
imma let you pick what happens here. does jzx die? do we let xxc and sl have the spotlight and this is where their story comes into play?
whatever happens, wwx goes into a coma for thirteen months and enter extremely hot avatar of the end who helps him wake up (mo xuanyu?? mo xuanyu.)
he goes back to the archives and lwj has been taken by the lonely while he was gone so he’s working with his uncle again (the lans are the lukases and i take no criticism)
side note: in this au wwx gets two phobias! (gee wwx! how come you get to have two phobias?)
so mr spider was definitely a thing and so were the dogs
while wwx was on the streets he found this book and he’d just started learning how to read so he decided to practise but then some other kid stole it from him and he ended up watching him get eaten by a giant spider also the dogs attacked him bc no rest for wwx
does wwx pretend not to be aware?? i’d say yes. if not bc of trauma then bc it’s super obvious and the look on lwj’s face when the jane prentiss equivalent attacks and wwx says wow those worms were a lil weird huh? is so funny to him
anyway lwj was in the know the whole time and he probably moved out of his family home and joined the archives so he could investigate jgs but then wwx dies and hes like aight yeah imma feel real lonely right now
so wwx comes back and jc, who had been the host of ghost hunt CW (cultivation world) and was attacked by an evil ghost, tries to kill him
after their fight and subsequent freedom from the slaughter and the eye (sans eye removing bc fuck that) jc moves in with jyl
im sorry that what the girlfriends isnt a thing here but i love the idea of a jyl who just isnt scared of anything because she’s seen death and just can’t get scared anymore
she still dates an archives employee though. it’s jzx, who is kinda like tim in this au i guess? did he die in that explosion? (i want to say no so jyl would be happy but if he dies and she’s mourning him and jc and wwx fought,, well now wwx is alone for bad decision times)
one day wen qing comes up and is like pls help my brother, he’s been taken by the buried so wwx runs off and finds breekon and hope (su she and jin zixun), kill jin zixun and steals the coffin
the rest of the wens are in hiding atm so he doesnt have to like monkey chain all the wens out of the coffin 
so wwx goes inside the coffin and rescues wen ning (bc jon and daisy’s relationship was super sweet)
they get out and immediately run away with wen qing and the rest of the wens
where do they go? wen qing’s cute cottage in scotland (or cultivation world equivalent)
so they’re living as farmers and wwx is getting sick bc he can’t get statements from here but he has to protect them bc the jins keep attacking (what are the jins working for?? idk. the vast? the dark? who knows, not me)
anyway lwj comes and is like you have to come back to gusu/the archives and wwx is like no! bc he has to protect the wens
so lwj is like fuck ive gotta move my timeline up and find a way to off jgs
jgy ends up doing it and lwj is like /: my revenge,,
everyone is happy! jgs is dead, wrh is dead! but then jgy starts stirring up rumours about wwx and lwj is honestly so tired of this shit
and bc people keep attacking the wens, wwx manages to collect the rest of the marks from the other fears
jgy sends his letter: dear wwx sorry for the deception yada yada yada
but wwx is aware of that shit and just kills himself before he can finish reading it
whoo apocalypse averted but lwj comes to help with the wens just in time for his burial so not whoo?
anyway we know wwx isn’t dead and he’s just vibing in another coma or something equivalent (why does he die twice in this au? bc idk how s5 will end but it’s a tragedy horror podcast and i want them to be happy so he gets to die twice)
anyway, the avatar of the web, mister manipulation and secrets extraordinaire nie huaisang is very pissed after jgy manipulated his brother into becoming an avatar of the slaughter and decides to just expose the dude
lxc kills him bc he deserves to kill jgy tbh,,, manipulative toad
nhs also restores wwx’s rep bc they were besties in uni and i refuse to accept anything else
he rocks up to the cottage/farm and is like hey guys i helped clear wwx’s name and wen qing is like hes fucking dead what help were you? and nhs is like ?? he’s not dead
so they unbury him and lwj wakes him up through the power of love and all that jazz
anyway, wwx manages to do *insert super cool thing here* and gets rid of all the fears and they get a happy ending bc i really want them to have a happy ending
do they stay living on the farm/cottage with the wens?? no but they buy a cottage nearby and happily live there together raising rabbits and growing idk pumpkins
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lilacjaemin · 5 years
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daisies
pairing: prince!jeno x gender neutral reader
genre: fluffy angst oh yes (plus lil commentaries hehe)
word count: 4.5k
summary: daisies symbolize true love – each daisy is really two flowers blended together in harmony, the center petals are one flower surrounded by the “rays” of another. they mean purity and innocence, one that swears a loyalty to love and a commitment to a shared secrecy. 
a/n: thank you to jeno for being my biggest muse!! oh also thank you to payton for helping me research flowers for this <3
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·     royal prince!jeno can’t wait to rule his people and his beautiful kingdom full of flower fields and forests
·     but he can wait a little longer to get married
·     and one night the royal family throws a dinner party and a ball filled with suitors for their son
·     but jeno can’t take the stuffy atmosphere and the hundreds of girls trying to dance with him
·     so he runs off to his favorite spot in his kingdom
·     these rolling hills covered in daisies
·     it’s this pretty valley that nobody else knows about sometimes he goes there when his royal duties are too much and he needs to get away
·     but when he arrives he stumbles across you laying on the hill stargazing, engulfed in the flowers
·     he had no idea anyone else knew about this place
·     he really doesn’t wanna be around any more people tonight but in the dim moonlight he can make out the features of your face
·     he’s never seen you around the castle, and by what you’re wearing you definitely didn’t just run away from the same ball
·     so he carefully approaches and asks if he can join you
·     you sit up, freaked out that someone found this secret spot of yours
·     the figure is in a white button up and a dark blue suit jacket with gold swirls
·     he looks expensive but his eyes are kind
·     so you say okay
·     when he sits down next to you, he smells of many different expensive perfumes, which you find weird
·     you ask what he’s doing out here because by the looks of his dark suit he probably should be at some ball
·     and he says “yeah i should be.”
·     what?
·     and that’s when you notice the gold coronet resting neatly in his hair
·     ohhhhh he’s the prince
·     you’re sitting on the ground with the prince
·     the future king jeno
·     o k a y
·     suddenly jeno thinks he hears something and he’s paranoid of his parents’ royal guards finding him and this spot so he turns to you like did you hear that??
·     and before you could respond, out of nowhere he grabs you?? and dives into the flowers
·     your hands against his chest preventing you from smacking into him
·     he’s pulled you super close, his breathing rapid and eyes closed
·     you’re a little frozen, still in shock the prince just tackled you
·     he waits, realizing he probably just heard a squirrel or something
·     the ~kdrama~ moment happens where he opens his eyes and finds himself staring into yours
·     time stops for a split second, the wind ruffling the grass and daisies surrounding you two
·     and then he regains his composure and helps you up again
·     “are you okay? im so sorry! oh, that was so weird and creepy i just cant get caught out here.”
·     you blink slowly, the surprise wearing off
·     “yeah im totally fine.”
·     well maybe physically, but your heart?? about to beat out of your chest!!
·     jeno reaches his hand out and brushes a strand out of your face, smoothing out the rest of your disheveled hair
·     you swore fire ignited from his fingertips
·     you have to change the subject before you lose it
·     “so…you said you should be at a ball right now?” you clear your throat and brush yourself off
·     “ah, my family is pressing me to find a suitable partner. lately it’s just been dinner after dinner, dance after dance, i hate it.” he sighs, laying back into the hillside
·     “you hate people trying to get your attention?”
·     “i want to marry once i fall in love, not because they would be a good ruler of the kingdom.”
·     “i see.” you whisper, laying down beside him
·     “ i love my family, i love this kingdom and i can’t wait to rule but i wish that one part of my life could be normal. i tried to have the most normal childhood i could manage. i did everything i could to grow up and feel like everyone else, but nobody else has to have arranged marriages, so why do i?”
·     you stay quiet, soaking his words in, watching the moon as jeno continues to your right
·     “love seems incredible. i just wanna experience it for real. i don’t want someone ive only met a handful of times before our wedding, no matter how extravagant the whole thing is. i’ve tried so many times to explain to my parents that i can rule by myself for the time being and then ill find a partner, but they won’t let me.”
·     you listen to his worries, the whole time not realizing that your hand had made its way to rest on jeno’s arm
·     it’s something you do to comfort others, but he turns his head to look at you and you immediately pull away
·     you start apologizing, saying how it’s just a habit you have, but he stops you
·     “no no it’s okay, it feels nice to have someone really listening to me.” he smiles
·     oh his smile is beautiful, it shines brighter than the moon above
·     “i never get to hang out with other people my age and not have a bunch of royalty stuff looming over my head.”
·     you were just in awe that the prince who has it all is unhappy and you feel so bad and just wanna hug him because honestly he’s so cute
·     you listen while he rants about his duties and how stuck up some of the royal advisors are and how every suitor he meets is in it just for the wealth, they don’t really care about the him as a person
·     he asks what your take on it is and you talk about your views on love
·     you’re saying how you think it’s the most beautiful thing and that you’ve seen it in your parents and you want it so badly, but it always feels like all of the people in town don’t want a serious relationship
·     “i want to meet someone that makes every star look pale in comparison. i come out here to look at the night sky and hope that somewhere, the one i’m meant to be with is looking at it too.”
·     and jeno nods
·     he completely understands
·     “my family says i’m crazy for thinking that way. but i work in a library, im surrounded by incredible stories of romance, how can i not hope for one myself?”
·     he’s fascinated at the fact that you can date normally but don’t because you say there’s no one out there
·     jeno assures you there’s people out there, he has to meet with them constantly, he just never gets along with any of them
·     you talk about royal life into the late hours of the night
·     jeno is just so happy to have someone genuinely interested in his thoughts and feelings
·     he’s giddy, ranting about his plans for the kingdom and his goals for the future
·     you don’t know when you drift off, but you remember hearing his warm voice fade away
·     and you fall asleep on his shoulder
·     jeno doesn’t remember when he drifts off, but he remembers feeling your warmth at his side
·     when he wakes up at sunrise, jeno is like oh i‘m so dead they’re never gonna let me out of the castle ever again !!
·     but he looks at you, sleeping peacefully against him with daisies framing your face
·     he feels his heart do a backflip
·     is this how it’s supposed to feel? there’s not supposed to be a sense of dread pooling in his stomach like there is when a suitor walks in? interesting
·     gently waking you up, he tells you he has to run to get back to the castle
·     but he promises you he’ll do everything he can to come back to this spot to meet you and stargaze again
·     “i’ll be here.” you say sleepily, smiling at his messy hair
·     when he gets home his parents are like oh you are in so much trouble we threw that ball for you and you LEFT?? AND WE SEARCHED ALL OVER AND COULDNT FIND YOU?? WE THOUGHT YOU WERE KIDNAPPED??
·     and jeno is like um. oops? trying to contain his smile when he thinks of you and your soft hand on his arm
·     he gets read the riot act and is told if it happens again there will be serious consequences
·     and jeno never gets in trouble so this is big
·     but he’s willing to take the risk
·     for weeks he sneaks out and runs to the field each and every night
·     finding more reasons to love being in your company than there are stars in the sky
·     one night before dawn broke you stopped playing with the hem of your shirt
·     “i was thinking about what you told me the first night we met.” you say, eyes glued to the ground
·     “i know you’ll find somebody, and not just because you’re a prince. you will find someone who loves you for your heart, not just the riches.”
·     he stares at you, something in his eyes you couldn’t quite pin
·     jeno was glad it was dark, if not you would’ve seen the red dusting on his cheeks
·     “y-you’ll find someone too. i know it.”
·     its quiet for a minute and then very subtly, jeno grabs your hand
·     “is this okay?”
·     “of course it is. now can you tell me about the secret royal garden? i heard its incredible.”
·     you lay on your side and spend the rest of the night finding the stars in his eyes
·     another dinner is scheduled, this time with the family of a neighboring kingdom
·     this family has a daughter the same age as jeno
·     he knows in his gut that his parents want him to be with her
·     but he can’t shake the feeling of your hands in his
·     it’s where they belong
·     nevertheless, he fake smiles through the meal, tensing when she tries to reach for his arm across the table
·     after the disaster of a dinner, jeno sneaks away again
·     you can tell by the look on his face that he needs a hug
·     “i don’t want to be with her.” he breathes into your neck
·     “you’re sure you can’t talk to your parents about this?” you say, running your hand through his dark hair
·     “they don’t listen. i’ve tried, they just won’t listen.”
·     you hold him close, wracking your brain for a solution to this problem
·     but there seems to be none
·     jeno creeps back to the castle after spending the whole night wrapped in your arms
·     but the queen is waiting for him in his chamber when he opens the door
·     he’s banned from leaving the castle without supervision until he gets married
·     he’s never sent out unless it’s with a guard
·     he’s devastated and frustrated because he wants to sneak away to you but someone is always watching
·     he feels like he lost the one person who understood him the most
·     one day he goes into the castle library in an effort to get some peace
·     to his surprise, you are working in the front
·     you hear a gasp and when you look up jeno stands before you
·     “this library? you work in the castle and never told me!?”
·     “no, the town’s library is overstaffed because of the summer, so i took the job opening here. i always waited for you to come in and find out, but i guess you don’t use the library as much as i imagined.” you laugh
·     your heart is beating like crazy seeing him again
·     you bring him to your favorite little poetry corner, out of view of the entrance
·     huddled in amongst the books he takes hold of your hands
·     you can see him visibly relax when he feels your palms against his
·     “im so sorry, i tried so hard to go meet you but they have guards on me at all times. they won’t let me out of their sight.” he looks frantic
·     “jeno, i’ll wait however long it takes to be together. i still go to our spot every night, i still wait for you. i always will.” you reassure him
·     his brows unfurrow and he smiles, pulling you close to his chest
·     his heartbeat is soothing against your cheek and you realize just how much you missed him
·     “oh, i have something for you.” you reach into the last of the shelves, pulling out a thick worn book
·     he watches in confusion as you open to a page in the center
·     “here, i pressed these for you. for the nights when you can’t come visit, just know i’m there.” you show him two dry daisies, careful not to blow them away
·     his face lights up, gently taking the book from you and running a finger over their stems
·     he’s about to thank you when you hear someone call for him from the door
·     he frowns and shuts the book, tucking it under his arm
·     he presses a soft kiss to your forehead before scurrying off, leaving your skin burning and your mind dizzy
·     jeno’s parents are sure the princess from the neighboring kingdom is the one
·     and jeno can feel his stomach drop to his feet when they tell him
·     desperate to get to you, he tricks his guards into getting him something from the other side of the castle
·     he shimmies down his balcony and runs as fast as his legs can take him to the field before they can send search parties out for him
·     he grabs you by your shoulders and frantically tells you that they’re arranging his marriage
·     but it’s not what he wants, he can’t stop thinking about you
·     “jeno.” you whisper, pointing behind him
·     you see lanterns come over the hill and horses trample over the flowers
·     jeno stands in front of you to protect you but guards pull him away
·     he’s yelling at them to stop but they’re angry
·     you feel like you can’t breathe
·     one of the advisors recognizes you from the library and tells you never to come back to the castle
·     you stand and watch with teary eyes as jeno is dragged away and the candles fade into the night
·     a few weeks go by and you get word that the prince is betrothed to marry the princess and you’re absolutely heartbroken
·     you know jeno doesn’t want that
·     and even if it isn’t you that gets to be with him, you still want him to be happy
·     out of a job, you ask a family friend who works as a florist to hire you
·     “of course! we need all the help we can get for this wedding!”
·     oh no
·     your heart breaks even more but your family needs the money
·     you arrive a few days before to set up the decor and pray the the guards from that night don’t recognize you
·     and as much as it hurts, you hope you don’t run into jeno
·     but to your dismay he walks in with the princess and you feel your world collapse
·     you meet his gaze while they check on the ballroom’s set up and you can see the light behind his eyes go dim
·     suddenly he yells “NO! THIS IS ALL WRONG! WE NEED TO HAVE A MEETING TO DISCUSS THE DECOR IMMEDIATELY!”
·     he finds a way to break away from the princess just for a second and whispers to meet him at a different spot tonight
·     he says it’s under the willow tree at the edge of the forest by the stream and you nod
·     “the flower arrangements around the altar are hideous.” he goes back to frowning, trying his hardest not to steal glances at you anymore
·     you are sure there’s no way he could get away again but lo and behold you hear footsteps approaching
·     you run into jeno’s arms, worried this would be the last time you could ever hold him
·     he cups your cheeks, staring into your eyes
·     “we don’t have much time but i promise i’m not marrying her. we’ll figure something out, we’ll run away together, we’ll do something, but i promise i am not marrying her.”
·     he tries to assure you it’ll all be okay and he’s so certain it will be that you begin to believe him
·     but you hear footsteps again
·     lots of them
·     and you and jeno can hardly see because of the tears in both your eyes but you can hear the impending doom
·     there aren’t even words to say to each other, its over
·     it’s all over now
·     he kisses your forehead, then your cheek, letting his lips linger against your skin
·     jeno is ripped from your arms and both of you are taken back to the castle
·     they throw you in the dungeon and tell you that you’re going to have a meeting with the king and queen in the morning
·     you sit on the cold stone floor and cry into your palms, desperately trying to remember how jeno’s lips felt on your face
·     the next day you’re led out in shackles
·     you sit in front of the royals and the queen is furious
·     she’s yelling how dare you try and ruin her kingdom by getting in the way of her son’s relationship, how dare you still try and meet with him after everything that’s happened
·     she’s close to banishing you from the kingdom entirely when jeno runs in, “don’t you understand? im in love with them!” 
·     jeno loves you
·     “would you rather the kingdom be run by a miserable king or a happy one?” he’s crying and you want nothing more than to wipe his tears away but the shackles keep you planted to the ground
·     you’re exhausted and cold and sad and hungry and you have no fight left in you
·     the queen can’t believe what she’s hearing
·     “you would put your future people in danger for this peasant?”
·     “i would rather give up the throne entirely than marry that princess.”
·     “how could you say that? i didn’t raise you this way! i raised you to be a selfless leader!”
·     “how could you expect me to lead these people well if im unhappy?”
·     she pauses momentarily, a softness seeping into her eyes, but it quickly fades when she looks back at you
·     the queen is still fuming
·     “we’re going ahead with the arranged marriage and that’s final, jeno.”
·     she turns to you and tells you after you’re done helping with the wedding you’re never going to see jeno ever again
·     he cries out, running to kneel in front of you and taking your face in his hands
·     “jeno,” you say weakly, “its okay. i hope you can find happiness.” you try to smile for him but everything hurts
·     his mother watches the sad scene unfold in front of her with a tightlipped expression
·     “and i love you too, moonlight.” you whisper
·     he laughs bitterly, tears falling onto your heavy arms
·     he leans forward to kiss you
·     but his guards grab him and take him away before his lips reach yours
·     he yells your name all the way down the hall, kicking and thrashing to try and break free
·     you hang your head in sadness and feel a sob wrack through your body
·     its over
·     the day of the wedding arrives and you solemnly finish the bouquet for the bride
·     you fill it with orange mock flowers (they represent deceit) quickly hiding the daisies they had brought for it instead
·     you try to find someone to deliver it to her but everyone is bustling around trying to add the final touches
·     you trudge to her chamber and knock, hoping to place the flowers down and leave as soon as possible
·     but she invites you inside and you dig your nails in your palms to keep it together
·     she’s pretty, but from what jeno has told you about her the only thing she cares about is power
·     “so i heard you’re the one who tried to break us up.” she says through an unnerving smile
·     you stay silent
·     “its such a shame really. jeno is really torn up over you. he’s too sad to think straight. he sits in bed with this old poetry book, but he never turns the page. i think he’s gone crazy, he doesn’t even speak! but i won’t need him for much longer. once i’m in line for the throne i won’t even need to look at him.” she twirls her finger around the center of the bouquet
·     “and when i’m queen, you’ll be banished. it’s a win win!” she laughs, brushing past you to leave, “oh, and do stay for the wedding. i wanna make sure you see this.” you can hear the venom laced in her words
·     your hands are numb, four dark crescents in each palm
·     jeno stands at the altar in his dark blue suit, the same from the night you met him
·     he’s pale, rings of purple under his eyes, his hands in fists, a daisy in his pocket, you can tell he’s biting his cheek
·     you stand behind the tall vase at the back of the ballroom, peeking through the flowers
·     the music begins and in walks the princess, and jeno has never looked unhappier in his life
·     he’s barely holding her hands, nothing like the way he held yours
·     the priest asks if he takes this woman to be his lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, for as long as they both shall live
·     you hold your breath
·     it’s silent
·     the princess is smiling, but if looks could kill jeno would’ve been struck down immediately
·     “jeno?”
·     silence
·     a tear rolls down his face and you can see his body visibly shake
·     “no.” he says as firmly as he can
·     the crowd gasps
·     he drops her hands and begins to walk off when the king comes up next to him
·     “you better get back up there right now and finish this.”
·     “no.”
·     “what did you just say?”
·     “i said no, i’m saying no, i’ve been saying no. ever since i was little i’ve thought about what it would be like when i fell in love for the first time. i’d see the way you looked at mom and i thought i can’t wait for the day where i love someone so much i look at them the same way. and funny enough i did find that love. i fell in love in a field of flowers with someone who is more beautiful inside and out than the moon and all the stars combined. i finally found the prettiest flower of them all and i won’t stop fighting for them.”
·     he pauses and turns to look at his dad
·     “i know im going against your word, but you always told me a good king was one who finds strength in those around him, one who grows and rules to the best of his ability, and i’m the strongest when i’m with them, dad.”
·     he turns to the crowd, desperation dripping off his words
·     “i want to be a ruler you’re all proud of, but what kind of king would i be if i didn’t fight for what i want most?”
·     you didn’t realize you were crying until your tears ran down your neck
·     the queen stands up and you fear the worst for both you and jeno
·     “you really love them? you love them this much?”
·     “mother, i’ve always wanted true love. you know that. and i can’t see myself with anyone else.”
·     the princess is throwing daggers with her eyes behind them
·     the queen pauses for a moment and without turning around she says “come up here.”
·     you hesitantly walk up the aisle in your raggedy work clothes, your heartbeat pounding between your ears at all the eyes on you
·     jeno gasps “you were still here?”
·     “in no way are you ready to become royalty let alone a ruler, but i’ve never seen jeno stand up to us like this before, and i must admit it hurt my heart to not be able to give him the true love he wished for all these years. it’s not that i didn’t want him to experience it, i just wanted him to have the best partner for ruling over his people. but i think i caused more harm than good in doing so. you seem to really love him, and that’s all a mother could ever want for her child. if you promise to take all of the classes and lessons you need and work extremely hard to learn about this kingdom and what’s best for it, i’ll agree to you dating him. if you meet my husband’s and my approval, then maybe we can discuss marriage.”
·     “what!? absolutely not!” the princess stomps her foot “i’m supposed to be queen!”
·     “you never cared about my son anyway. get in your carriage and go back to your kingdom.” the king hisses
·     she throws her bouquet to the ground and storms out
·     both you and jeno are speechless, silent tears rolling down your faces
·     you thank the queen endlessly, promising to do whatever it takes
·     you cling on to him, trying not to collapse to the floor
·     “i almost lost you.” you say into the fabric of his suit
·     “never.” he mumbles into your hair
·     you walk hand in hand, fingers intertwined, back to your field
·     you lay down in the flowers and never let go of each other
·     tears wiped away with kisses
·     fingertips tracing the shape of your mouth
·     as the stars begin to poke out of the sky jeno connects your lips
·     it isn’t until the sun peeks up over the hill that he pulls away
·     and a year to the day you first met the prince in the valley, you stand in the same place, amongst the same daisies, under the same stars, reciting vows to each other’s teary eyes
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gotatext · 4 years
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TASK OO1 / OOC SURVEY.
[kermit voice] hallo.... its me 
YOUR ALIAS & NICKNAMES — nora
AGE — 23
TIMEZONE — gmt
PREFERRED PRONOUNS — she/her
MBTI — enfp-infp border cos im an introvert who Masquerades as an extrovert :)
HP HOUSE — i spent 10 yrs of my life thinkin i was gryffindor.... to find out.... huffle....puff...... 
ARE YOU A STUDENT? WHAT DO YOU STUDY? — i fuckin wish! being a student was dope af i got stressed about essays like once a month and apart from that i was just chillin, surrounded by really intelligent people every day n livin it up on the party scene. adult life fucking sucks no one wants to have fun cos we all work fuckin tonnes of hours so we can afford to eat and get paid peanuts xx
ARE YOU ENJOYING IT? — im really afraid of bein one of those jock types who peaked in high school but i deff peaked in uni like 100% i was way more interesting 2 years ago
LINKS TO OTHER ACCOUNTS & SOCIAL MEDIA — im not showin u my instagram bc im a fuckin embarassment but this is pinterest , this is my personal blog, this is my writing / 1x1 blog i never use any more n this is my trash talking twitter where i mostly just cry about timothee chalamet and bash the tories. 
DISCORD USER — kristine’s forehead vein#8664
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE FICTION GENRE? — i dont read fanfiction much but when i do u can be sure it’s slow burn angsty enemies to lovers mutual pining heart attack every time one of them accidentally brushes the other’s hand
TOP FIVE FAVOURITE FILMS — suspiria (2018 luca guadagnino version rogue i kno but i prefer the remake), the lobster, before sunrise, baz luhrmann romeo + juliet, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind,  thoroughbreds (REC!! so underwatched pls watch it. compelling female characters), hunt for the wilderpeople (also so underwatched), swiss army man, call me by your name, atonement, moonrise kingdom, trainspotting, the florida project. i rlly like films ok
A BOOK YOU FEEL “CHANGED” YOU? — the song of achilles by madeline miller n also fen by daisy johnson
A MOVIE YOU THINK ABOUT OFTEN? — booksmart cos its fuckin dope
WHAT IS YOUR SIGN? — libra
ARE YOU INTO ASTROLOGY? —  i like to pretend im super invested in it mostly to anger my friends but tbh.... i just use it as a rough guide for character creation.... its fun but i dnt .... fully invest in what it has to say..... altho i am the most unbalanced n indecisive bitch on earth so i guess they got that right !! i just live to please baybeyy!
WHAT PLATFORMS HAVE YOU ROLEPLAYED ON? — tumblr for about 8 year (omg) n before tht facebook..... i was very embarassingly in a twilight rp..... i wrote jane..... i also rped as a scene kid oc n when i was like 12 i was on some weird forum harry potter roleplay where i basically played a self insert with georgie henley as the fc......
WHAT OTHER HOBBIES DO YOU HAVE? — i used to have so many hobbies but now i jst lie in my bed staring at the ceiling. but before i was workin like a dog i loved reading, writing, acting in theatre productions..... going out on the town getting bevved..... big druggy EDM nights in warehouses tht probably weren’t liscenced for tht many ppl..... gigs... costume-design and making, spoken word poetry, acrylic painting n rollerskating but my sister broke my skates abt two years ago in vengeance and i’ll never forgive her that fuckin bitch
HAVE ANY PETS? IF SO, TALK ABOUT THEM! — no my landlord is a fascist
IS THERE A TV SHOW YOU RECOMMEND A LOT? — i’ll never stop reccing euphoria!! also i was pleasantly surprised by looking for alaska!! but i also rlly like bob’s burgers, parks and rec, good omens.... black mirror, n sharp objects. lovesick on bbciplayer (n netflix i think) is also rlly fun
ANY SHOWS YOU LIKE SOME MIGHT BE SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT YOU DO? — maybe love island, idk if i talk abt that much bc i am ashamed but i am so obsessed with it. i even got the love island game n got so invested in my fictional relationship w bobby tht i had to delete it
WHAT WAS THE LAST BOOK YOU READ? WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT? — god god... i haven’t finished a book in ages.... i recently started reading milkman by anna burns, the bees by laline paull and everything under by daisy johnson.... bt the last book i read cover to cover was probs circe. defs read it. feminist and witchy
CURRENTLY READING? — i jst said this but the bees, everything under and less so milkman cos im finding milkman a bit tough
LAST FILM? REC IT? — i watched ladyworld the lord of the flies all-female remake n even maya hawke could not save it.... dnt get me wrong from an art film point of view i loved it but it felt a bit underdeveloped n a level media studies for me..... apart from tht?? the runaways (yorkshire film not released yet at a preview screening) and threads (also a yorkshire film from the 80s about nuclear apocalypse)
THREE MOVIES YOU NEED TO WATCH — portrait of a lady on fire, i work at an independent cinema n we recently had a preview screening and everyone said it was SICK, uhhhh short term 12, n the new eliza scanlen movie babyteeth
WHAT MOVIE DO YOU THINK YOU’VE SEEN THE MOST TIMES? — madagascar because when i was 12 my parents bought me a little television with a dvd player in it for my birthday and madagascar was the only dvd i owned for like..... the first two years of havin the absolute luxury of a tv in my room so i just used to watch it all the time n i now basically know the script inside out
WHAT ALWAYS PUTS YOU IN A GOOD MOOD? — nothing, life is pointless n i hate fun, let me rot in peace
WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE MUSICIAN / BAND? LIST IF THERE ARE MORE THAN ONE. — ughhh god probably lcd soundsystem. gorillaz, the streets, tame impala, talking heads, soft hair, i also love lizz tho n also angry twangy guitar girl bands like girlpool, courtney barnett, best coast, cherry glazerr,
WILD NIGHT OUT OR QUIET NIGHT IN? — quiet night in my party days are over i cant even be bothered to go to the shops if its past 4.30pm and dark these days
ANY PHOBIAS? — clowns n rats
DO YOU LIKE BUGS? — absolutely not
BIRDS? — yes but not if they fly in my face
ARE YOU A CAT OR DOG PERSON? BOTH? — i love both i want one 
BIGGEST PET PEEVE? — tory middle aged boomers who treat me like actual shit on their shoe because i work in the service industry like thats my choice and their poor economic decisions didnt mean i have to do a shitty job to afford to live bcos of austerity n cuts to arts funding meaning i cant get a job writing unless i self-fund :)))
FAVOURITE THING ABOUT THE RPC? — that everyone ive met through rp is a fuckin LAFF
TOP TEN FAVE FCS TO USE? — god .... diana silvers, timothee chalamet, margaret qualley, kristine froseth, froy gutierrez, zendaya, elle fanning, astrid berges frisbey, hunter schafer, leonardo dicaprio
FIVE YOU LIKE WRITING AGAINST? — herman tomeraas, hunter schafer, saoirse ronan, timothee chalamet, froy gutierrez
FAVOURITE TYPE OF FOOD? — linda mccartney 1/2pounder mozzarella veggie burgers, sweet potato wedges, tomato soup, mozzarella sticks, brownies
WORST FOOD? — green things like broccoli n sprouts gross. baked beans cos as a kid ppl used to do baked bean baths for comic relief / red nosed day a lot n i thought when they were finished in the baked bean bath they just put all the cold beans back in the tin. actually anything small that moves around on your plate. peas. spaghetti. sweetcorn. i dont like small things i cant control.
DO YOU PLAY VIDEOGAMES? IF SO, WHAT ONES AND ON WHAT PLATFORM DO YOU PREFER? — last year my housemate had an xbox n i went through a phase of obsessively playin fable 3 it was amazing. i had like 5 husbands and 3 wives and loads of kids but they all ended up leavin me cos i spent so much time out doing quests neglecting them
ANYTHING ELSE YOU’D LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE TAG? — this
LASTLY, HOW DID YOU FIND US? — im one of those bitches who was in this grp all the way back when it was swipe... so quirky and original!! i knew the band before u! anyway im goin now this has been sufficiently embarassing..... i am lame
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saturnwisteriamoved · 4 years
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candlelight, cute, cutsie, daisies, dobby, euphoric, kinky, precious, squeezed!!! Sorry if this is a lot!!! qwq
oh gosh qwq.. i dont get asks very often anymore so im certainly not complaining, but this is in fact far more than im used to! ill still happily answer them all, though~
candlelight ♡ what did you dream about last night?
i dont actually recall dreaming at all last night? my apologies!
cute ♡ what did you get on your last birthday?
@kenaieru got me a lovely bnha poster and lots of other quite thoughtful things, my older brother got me an izuku figurine and a cheer bear pop figure for my shelf, jay got me sweets and drew me some moomins for my wall, and i think my mother gave me some money? and i got to go to the cinema with some of my favorite people in the world! i ended up being quite spoiled, really ^^"
cutsie ♡ what makes you happy?
small flowers growing through the cracks in the sidewalk despite the odds, the sun shining in just the right way, when i use the perfect combination of shampoos to get my hair super soft, perfectly organized art supplies in stores, when old ladies thank me for being so sweet while serving them at work, when people remember small things about me and show that they remember later on because 'they wanted to see me smile', shuffling my playlist and it playing just the right song, when new episodes of animes i really enjoy are released, my kittens little meows, when my friends love lives blossom and i can see their eyes light up and they get all giddy and excited, when i get to call with @gardenngoddess, when @/kenaieru smiles genuinely, and most importantly of all, when my darling is near me.
daisies ♡ describe a moment when you felt free.
im not sure ive had a a momemt where i felt free at all? maybe when my pen hits paper, or when my brush hits canvas? or when i get to leave school at lunch with my closest friends and goof around and buy things simply because i like them?
dobby; dream job?
i do love waitressing with my whole heart, however i would also love to make a living doing art commissions or creating youtube videos to make people smile, or voice acting?
euphoric ♡ talk about someone you love.
ahh, ive been excited to answer this one! recently, i thought that i wasnt going to be capable of finding love again, but past feelings i had hidden away were forced front and center when my current partner moved back to the town i live in. i realised i loved him, and after serveral small, confusing, poorly written confessions, we began to date. were still getting to know eachother more and more as time passes, but i think i like that its that way. hes incredibly handsome, and artistically talented, hes younget than me but far more mature than i ever could be, he tends to seem really composed, always seeming to just laugh off anything you say, but ive seen him get embarrassed, hes really good at hiding it, but if you pay enough attention, little things become essy to notice and its just the cutest thing in tge whole world! hes patient, considerate, sweet and rational, and he makes me feel like im allowed to learn to love myself, and like i can put myself before everyone else sometimes. it makes me so ridiculously happy that im able to call him mine.
kinky ♡ do you blush easily?
yes! and its so embarrassing qwq but my natural blush isnt terribly dark at all, so you wouldnt likely notice if im wearing makeup.
precious ♡ what is something valuable that you learned in your life?
ive learmed time and time again that one person is not able to please everybody, and while it doesnt always stick, each time it has a little bit more of an effect on me, and i realize more each time that i am allowed to take time for myself.
squeezed ♡ who do you miss right now?
i miss my boyfriend, and i wish he and i were able to cuddle right now! but i also miss @/gardenngodess and @lowkeydivine so so much, and i hope im able to visit with them soon!
thank you for the asks, nonnie! ♡
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mercuryeet · 5 years
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The Lie, Love You Till I Die
Welcome to the chronological series. New episodes every Friday 🚀
Episode IV, Sweet Home Alabama
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The wheels of the plane touched down and Miranda turned her eyes to me with a flash of a smile. My girl was both happy and nervous to be home again. I was just excited to see the place she came from, and uncover new parts of her I hadn’t seen before.
“You ready to meet everyone, Bri?” She tucked the magazine she was reading back where she got it and reached for my hand. Her palms were clammy and hot.
I nodded my head and brought her hand to my lips. “It’ll be a fun trip, love. Stop worrying.”
“Just know that they’re gonna have questions about you and I. And even about Freddie.” She squeezed my palm in her hand three times. Something we used to do as kids to say ‘I love you’. I’m not sure if it means something different now.
“Let them ask away, love. You don’t have to answer anything you don’t want to.” I squeezed her hand back four times. ‘I love you too’.
“I guess you’re right.” She smiled and leaned over me to look out the window. “Welcome to Alabama, Dumplin.”
Outside were fields and fields of cotton and wheat and corn. Miranda’s face lit up and she admired the scenery. I wanted so badly to kiss her right then and there. The gleam in her eyes reminded me of how fast I really fell for her when we first met as teenagers. Her long unruly hair dangled over her shoulders and her big pretty eyes were always wild and amused. I’ll always remember the first time I met her, sitting on the stoop of the library steps with an iced lolly that had stained her lips and tongue bright pink. She looked as wild then as she does right now, staring out the airplane window.
Miranda turned her face back towards mine with a smile. “Ceils should be at the gate waiting for us. She’s excited to see you again.”
I took my chance to kiss her now while her attention was on me. Her lips curled against mine with a breathy giggle. “You’re absolutely adorable Bri. You know that?”
“Only because you tell me all the time.”
She playfully smacked my arm.
The stewardesses began to let everyone off the plane and into the terminal. Luggage claim was a wreck as usual and I was grabbing Miranda’s bag when a tall leggy red head comes running towards us. Her yellow tee shirt had a grass stain on the left shoulder and her shorts were most definitely pants that had been worn out at the thighs and been cut into daisy dukes.
“Miranda!” It was Ceilia, flinging herself into Miranda’s arms.
“Ceils!” The two of them hugged and jumped around before pulling back to do that thing where they talk over each other really fast but can still somehow completely understand what was said.
“I’ve missed you so much Mandy!” Ceilia had such a thick southern accent, if Miranda hadn’t had one when I first met her I doubt I’d be able to understand what she was saying now.
“I missed you too Ceils. It’s nice to be back in Huntsville.” Miranda’s expression was more relaxed than it had been on the plane. She looked comfortable again.
Ceilia slowly let her arms down Miranda’s shoulders before finally looking in my direction.
I forgot how much of a hugger Ceilia was and couldn’t get my hands out of my pockets fast enough to avoid the most awkward hug I’ve ever had.
“Brian! It’s so good to see you. When Mandy told me all about how you were coming with her instead I just couldn’t believe it! Last time I saw you you had hair ABOVE your shoulders!” Ceilia playfully smacked my arm before picking up Miranda’s bags.
“It’s good to see you too Ceils. Congratulations on the engagement and the wedding and all.” I reached out to take the bags from her hands and she patted my hand away.
“It’s alright Bri Bri, I’ve been tendin my Uncles farm for years. Im probably stronger than you are Sweet Cheeks.” Ceilia turned around and waved for us to follow her. Miranda smiled and hooked her arm around mine as I carried my own luggage.
“She’s probably got a point you know. Ceils holds the Mugs N Jugs record for bull riding.”
I smiled and pecked the top of her head as we followed behind her cousin. Ceilia parked her white Chevy pick up right out front, which I’m pretty sure you’re not supposed to do.
“Load her up baby.” Ceilia smacked the tailgate of her truck before flinging herself up into the bed with what looked like little to no effort at all. I handed her our bags and she lined them up carefully and secured them with a bungee cord.
“You ready to meet Ma and the rest of the family?”
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The driveway to Miranda’s mothers house was one of those things that you can’t actually find on a map. You have to rely on directions like ‘take a right at the chicken farm but if you pass the cotton field and the donkeys you’ve gone too far’. The driveway was a plain red dirt road, the stone mailbox that marked the driveway was probably about a mile back now. I knew her family had land but not this much. Miranda and Ceilia did most of the talking. I just sat back and enjoyed the ride. I also enjoyed holding her hand for a good thirty minutes. She made me feel like a teenager again. I’ve never been so giddy and excited to just hold a girls hand before.
The lights on the outside of Miranda’s home began to shine through the trees surrounding the property. The faint sound of people laughing and talking in the distance came through the open windows.
Miranda turned to me, breaking my focus on the tree line.
“So Brian. Welcome to the Anderson Farm.”
In just seconds her home was fully in view. It was beautiful and rustic. It was a lovely white wash home with a porch that wraps all the way around on both the upper and lower decks. The front porch had a hanging swing and several wooden barrels for seating. There were three trucks parked out in the lawn, all Chevrolet.
“I guess the Chevy thing is a trend?” I leaned into Miranda’s ear, making her giggle.
“Daddy would flip his lid if we drove anything else.” She leaned in even closer and whispered “So don’t tell him I drive a Volkswagen.”
She let go of my hand as Ceilia parked the truck alongside another white Chevy. The truck sort of jolted as she put it in park.
“Get ready to be bombarded Brian. Watch out for Victor and Vann. They’re dumb AND nosy. And don’t let Uncle Curtis scare you too much. He’s all bark and no bite.”
Confused about how to even respond to Ceilia I just nodded my head and gave my best attempt at a smile. Honestly my heart was flopping around like a fish in my chest. I was about to meet Miranda’s entire family. Including her father, which would be a first. I met her mother in London a few months after I met Miranda. She’s an incredibly sweet woman. Mrs. Anderson is very down to earth, but still knows how to make someone laugh. Her father is who I assume to be the very formidable man lingering on the porch with a pistol strapped to his hip, but I’ll hope for the best.
“You’re going to do great sweetheart.” Miranda pecked me on the cheek and practically dragged me out of the car. If she hadn’t I’m not sure I would have gotten out. I felt glued down by the fear of completely bombing this meeting with her family.
“Oh my!” As soon as the car doors shut a small plump woman came rushing through the storm door of the house. “My Mandy Pandy is home!” It was Miranda’s mother. The two of them ran to each other, almost like you see in the movies. They looked so alike. Both had dark hair and green eyes and very Italian features.
Ceilia had left my side to go hug the big, slightly terrifying, man on the porch, leaving me on my own with my hands shoved in my pockets like an idiot.
“And of course Brian!” Mrs. Anderson waved me in to get in on the hug as well. “I’m so happy to see you both again. Especially you know,” she lowered her voice to whisper “together.”
My eyes darted to Miranda to look for a little guidance. I wasn’t sure what all she’d told her family about us but by the nervous smile she gave me and the way Mrs. Anderson whispered I’m convinced her mother knows a little something.
Mrs. Anderson let go of us and pulled back to look us over with a toothy grin. “London is starvin’ y’all but we’ll get to fixin’ that while you’re here.”
“Aw, Mom don’t say that.” Miranda said awkwardly.
“It’s alright.” I smiled back at her mother, trying to seem more comfortable than I really was “I’ve never had southern comfort food, I’m excited to try it.”
With a quick glance upwards I locked eyes with the scary man on the porch. He had been watching me.
“Well you came to the right place Brian.” Mrs. Anderson patted my arm before turning around to call into the house “Victor! Vann! Come get the luggage out the truck for Mandy and Brian!”
“Oh it’s okay I can get our-“ I was interrupted by Mrs. Anderson.
“Nonsense these two can get it.”
Two tall lanky boys in oil stained tee shirts and blue jeans came wrestling out of the house. Both had long hair and the same facial features but one had a scar on his left cheek bone where he clearly had stitches in the past.
“Woah there Mandy you didn’t tell us you were bringing the worlds best guitarist to Ceils wedding.” The boy with the scar on his cheek came barreling down the steps, his brother in tow behind him.
“Victor mind your manners.” Miranda punched his shoulder as he and his brother stopped right in front of me. Almost examining me you could say.
I smiled and held out my hand “It’s nice to meet you both.” Victor completely ignored my hand and pulled me right in for a hug, patting my back pretty rough.
“Nah dude. It’s a freakin honor to meet THE Brian May.”
“Enough boys.” The big man on the porch finally spoke.
Ceilia had joined Miranda’s mother back in the house and the twins were behind us in no time grabbing the luggage from the truck.
“Hey Daddy.” Miranda gave the man a soft doe eyed smile. “I missed you.”
I was right. The man was her father. I thought knowing that for sure would make me less intimidated but I couldn’t have been more wrong.
She took my hand and brought me up to the porch where her father stood and waited for us. I followed just behind her. Staying just one step behind her, taking her lead in the conversation.
“I missed you too Mandy. Is this the Brian fella you were telling me about?”
Miranda nodded and Mr. Anderson held out his hand for me to shake.
“It’s nice to meet you Sir.” Miranda told me to mind my manners and make sure I address her parents as Ma’am and Sir as much as I could remember.
“It’s nice to meet you too Mr. May. I like your music but you need a haircut son.” Mr. Anderson smiled and opened the door behind him for us to come in. “Come inside and get settled y’all. I’m sure you’re tired.”
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Miranda nuzzled her head under my chin as I held her close. We were listening to the sound of the crickets outside. Miranda had one twin sized bed that sat directly underneath a window. The moonlight lit up her face enough for me to admire her while she slept in my arms. She was so pretty. Even when she wasn’t trying to be. She looked like an angel in the veil of the moonlight. The light bounced and danced off her cheeks. I ran my fingers up and down her back as she drifted off. I could do this with her forever. I could wake up next to her forever. The image of her big green eyes and her disheveled hair strewn across the pillows is something I’ve always wanted to have the privilege to see.
“Goodnight Miranda.” I whispered “I love you.”
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Watching The Last Jedi Thoughts and Reactions
I’ve been obsessed with reading Reylo fan fiction since the opening night I saw TLJ. Ive seen this movie a lot but thought it would be fun to watch it again and react. I guess I had a lot to comment on Rose and Finn and also DJ. Enjoy~
Wow these opening credits are super vague…
I really love this opening scene it’s 100% my favorite Star Wars opening.
Carrie Fishers daughter is super cool. Hux looks v tired and/or on drugs.
Sansa’s insane aunt from Game of Thrones. Love BB-8, I ship Poe and Hux more then Hux and Kylo tho. “punch it!” I love that they have enough time to say cute one liners when piloting a ship. THIS SCENE IS EDITED SO FUCKING WELL THOOOO. Its literally FLAWLESSLY edited. 2nd “punch it!” When the bombers show up my heart starts beating faster, my favorite action sequence ever. Not even thinking about how theres no gravity in space. I love Paige so much! Have I ever seen a asian woman save the day in a movie ever? Why are her hands so beautiful? I LOVE THE COSTUMES OF THIS MOVIE. I wonder where Kylo is? Finn bb!! I wonder why he’s in a storage room? This movie is SO SEXUAL. Love me some beautiful island porn. LOVE that Luke throws the saber, love subverting expectations. “Master Skywalker?” is so cute I have such a crush on Rey. Wow the huts are so cute. Daisy is literally so beautiful, want to be and also kiss her.  Progs, so cute. Rey literally doesn’t waste anything love it she takes the books later also. “Where’s Han?” and then cuts to Kylo love it. The fuck is a “cur”? ADAM DRIVER fuck. This room is so red, its so pretty. This movie is visually STUNNING. Ben’s hair is fucking glorious, also look at those LIPS! I just want him to be with Rey and happy. Ben is fucking loosing his mind Ryan made him look so broken I love it. “Prepare my ship!” is so sexy. Rey’s accent is so perfect. Literally what Luke said he doesn’t want to do he does by the end of the movie. Love poncho Rey! This island is so fucking cool I need more high quality pictures going around. The green milk is so funny. I love that Rey looks away from the creature in embarrassment but then not Ben’s naked chest. I need to take so many screenshots of this movie, theres so many moments people forget! Rey in the tree, so beautiful, I can’t wait to find out id those books give us any information next film. I hope the next film starts with the vision Rey and Ben saw next film. I want to see Reys dreams. I miss Carrie. 
Poe is so annoying, Leia is so right. What a great line, “get your head out of your cockpit”. How does Finn know what the binary beacon is? THIS is when shit goes down. I really like that everything in this movie goes wrong. “Follow my lead” so sexy. Ben is literally crying feeling his mothers presence. And yet people thing this isn’t a redemption story. *shakes my head* Even The First Orders uniforms are so crispty its beautiful. I really like that Leia saved herself. Finn looks so good in that jacket I’m so excited for his blue pants look. Chewy and Porgs is all I ever needed. The lights in the cockpit of the falcon are really beautiful. The shots in this movie are GORGEOUS. I feel like R2 has a really dirty mouth. I can’t wait for Ben and Rey to escape with the falcon from somewhere and then takeout. IM SO READY.  Luke is kinda creepy? Never liked Luke, Leia should have been the protagonist of the original trilogy. HOLDO is a BABE! Love her look and tone and everything she saids is bomb. I love that she talks about everyone else in the galaxy and the importance of keeping everyone hopeful. Why is there so much sexual tension between Poe and EVERYONE? I do feel like Poe is bi tho. Holdo is RIGHT, Poe is annoying and a dick. Sorry I don’t make the rules. He’s hot but wrong. Finn and Rose are so GOOD, it makes me so happy this whole scene. I’m sorry bb Rose I wish I could give her a hug. “Doing talking…” haha I love Kelly so much. Rose is v smart and I love that she stuns him and then drags him. DRAG HIM GIRL. All the men in this movie are making mistakes and the women are being smart this is true to life. Rose and Finn are honestly so perfect together. Its so annoying that Finn and Poe keep interrupting Rose, also true to life.  Maz in the next movie is gonna be into Reylo. Also “union dispute?” what the hell is Maz talking about? How and why does Poe know Maz? I love sleepy Rey, Ben isn’t even mad when he sees her. He looks her up and down so many times throughout this movie. He’s so in love before she is, its cute. Reys outfit is perfection. What Rey said actually wasn’t completely wrong. “s tension, a balance” REYLO! I love that they go into what the force is in this movie. Porgs on the ship is so cute, so is Rey in rain. Ben with his questions, I like that Ben is actually listening to her to see how she feels about him. HE LOOKED AT HER LIPS! WET GLOVES. Finn is so distracted. Pretty cool looks in the casino, those glasses are sweet. Finn/John is so hot. Love watching Rey with her staff. I need one of those belts. An ICON. Could listen to Rey’s theme all day. I feel so bad for the locals, Reys a little bit of a dick. Right when she decides to follow Luke I need that gif! This conversation is great but all I can focus on is the fact that Luke saids “huberous” twice always makes me anxious. I love space operas. Men failing, *a theme*. “I need someone to show me my place in all this” its Ben baby! DJ is cool, why does nobody talk about him. He’s such a interesting character. BB-8 is a badass. Fathiers are so beautiful. It was unnessicary for them to crash through the window and run inside, this whole case is too long. I can’t believe that they have already filmed most of the next movie. I like that Leia and Luke are talking. Now Reys asking the questions, she’s trying to understand him, she wants to understand him. I haven’t noticed till now how inconsistent their voices are over the force. Sleeping baby Ben is my favorite, with his calligraphy set? Precious. Did he show her his past? Or does she just believe him? I want to see the other cut scenes from Reys storyline. Its really cool to see Rey mirroring herself. This is a really cool scene. I’m so happy Ben has long hair in Episode 9. Bens already crying just from her telling him about how lonely she is!! They are eye fucking rn, I know what that look is. I REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE SEEING!!! Luke fucking ruins everything. Ben must be freaking out rn. Yeah get him Rey! I love this fight in the rain. Rey is right. The thing is like how do you know someones completely evil? Who makes that judgement call? This scene is cool, love the look of Yoda. Its a lot of pressure on Rey to continue the Jedi order if she’s the one who knows all the stuff in the books, Im glad she grabbed them. “The greatest teacher failure is”, “we are what they grow beyond” GREAT QUOTES. Rose is a badass. DJ is kinda right tho. “Let me learn you something big” so funny. No one can tell me Rey didn’t wash up and get pretty for meeting Ben. Ben made sure he was the first face she saw, he looks hot. Sweet hacking skills. The iron is really fun editing, they all look really good in the uniforms. The first shot of the elevator scene is so sexual, Ben holding her lightsaber in front of him with her hands in handcuffs. Oofff.  Ryan made this scene as sexy as he could. Its so intimate. They want each other so bad. Rey whispers and leans in. Ben is so soft. His trying to hard to focus on his goal of killing Snoke and saving Rey. Rose is so salty “of course you do”. I feel like everyone puts up with Poe because he’s hot,  because he’s a dick. Another failed plan. Yeah Leia get him! I love that she just shoots. Her daughter surrendering is really funny. Leia and Holdo are so cute I hope they made out one night really drunk when they were younger that was ,y first thought when they held hands. I absolutely love Holdo’s hair. Reys outfit in the throne room is so cool. She’s so strong, Ben is trying so hard to keep it together in the back. Theres no way Snoke bridged their minds. Ben got so scared when he said that. “No” she’s so strong. Ben looks so sad. Oscar Issacs ass is fine! John is really good in this scene and Rose’s scream is terrifying. Murder in Bens eyes. Its really scary that Snoke has so much control over Rey. Rey with Bens saber is all I ever needed. Bens gloved fingers are v sexy. Also THAT FLICK! When they look at each other they know, there in love. THIS FIGHT IS EVERYTHING! When DJ saids “maybe” I felt that. They are so powerful together. I love watching them fight together, can’t wait for the 9! Ben fighting off 3 guards is so hot. Rey dropping her saber and backhanding ir is really hot. Wow this moment is so intense its so quiet. Im so mad Ben didn’t stop the fleet though. The way he saids Rey, why are both of their voices so hot. I need Rey to tell him off in the next movie the way he’s telling off her parents. “Please” murders me. Rey is so smart, she knows he isn’t good yet. This is Rey’s moment of “I know what I have to do” Its crazy that Rose and Finn almost died by being beheaded! The silent part is so beautiful. Why was Phasma so far away? BB-8 in that thing is pretty weird though. Finn is so powerful. He’s super reckless in this film. Rose is so good I want to be her and slide hug her. “Rebel scum” is such a good line. Snokes lower body falling off the throne is super graphic. Ben is so mad Rey left. I can’t wait to see more of soft Ben, I don’t like him choking Hux even though its Hux. Rose and Finn are very lucky they made it below that door. I think everyone always thinks of Rose and Finn as cute and funny, but they are honestly serious and smart. So many people died in this movie. I don’t understand how they aren’t wearing goggles if its salt, they would be crying right now. This run takes a lot more time then it is distance wise. Its so pretty though, so I don’t care. Rey and Chewy saving the day is my favorite thing. “Wooh I like this!” so cute. I love watching Rey shoot. The crystal creatures are so pretty. Finn no! Yes Rose! “I saved you… dummy. Thats how were gonna win, not fighting what we hate, saving what we love.” Rose is right everyone! Listen up! Why does Ben say “no prisoners”, maybe he is bad? I love Reylo I don’t understand I believe in Ben. Is he lying to himself? Could he actually kill his mother? Luke and Leia are so sweet. Also their conversation about Ben makes everything more confusing, so he’s not gone? Aw Luke kissing Leia’s forehead is really sweet. Lukes wink is funny. This music is so good. Finn taking care of Rose is my favorite thing. The editing is so beautiful. Rey in snow >>>> Also “Lifting rocks” how does she know thats what normal Jedi start training with? Ben is such a baby in this scene, he’s so upset. I love that Rey and Finn normalize intimate friendship. Ben is the truest definition of a ‘Dark Prince’ if Ive ever seen one. I’m really glad Luke died here, its time, the sunset it really nice. 
Bens eyes say it all here. Chewy and Leia so sweet. Reys smile is so AWW. Finn putting a blanket on Rose is the best. Rey knows she’s thinking about Ben. “We have everything we need” I bet Leia had a big part in 9 I’m so sad Carrie is gone :(
This last scene with the kids is really the perfect ending, HOPE.
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starrywriting · 6 years
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starved
billy hargrove
summary: billy is used to rough slaps, hard punches, nails scratching his skin and teeth biting his shoulder, but he’s never experienced soft, delicate touches that warm the heart. that is until he meets you and he can recollect all the moments where he fell in love with your touch.. and slowly with you
disclaimer: me writing this is not me excusing his racist, abusive and impulsive behavior.
warnings: swear words bc this is a diana written story lol, some innuendos to smut?
an: im so overwhelmed by the response ive received from ‘starstruck’ it really warms my heart to know that you guys enjoyed it so much! i’ll make sure to have the next part up sometime next week since im currently out of town. love you all, my doves. (yes im working on requests, thank you for sending some in)
words: 3.6k+ literally the longest thing ive ever written oh myyy
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Billy Hargrove, the infamous boy that was constantly surrounded by a cloud of sex appeal and tension. All the girls wanted him, and he was gladly available for all of them. Each day he came to school with a broader smirk and darker hickies. He was the definition of sexual tension, and even if you breathed next to him, you would somehow be caught up in his charms and fake smiles. He was infamous, a king, and he flaunted it proudly. He was the Billy Hargrove.
It wasn’t until he met you that things changed. You were soft, delicate. You were like the wildflowers kids put in their hair in the summertime. You shouted the words fragile and kind with just giving someone a glance, and that was no different when the mullet wearing blond met you for the first time.
You were sat at the corner of the library, on top of the window sill, on the second floor. Your hair was pulled back into a loose ponytail, small strands of your (y/h/c) hair tickling your face gently like the words on the page of your book tickled your heart. Your lip was caught between your teeth, and you were twisting a small daisy between your forefinger and thumb. Anyone who had passed by was taken aback by the sight, for you were quite the sight to see, and the word beauty didn’t hold enough depth to describe you.
Billy was passing through the aisles of books nonchalantly, the gum in his mouth smacking loudly between his teeth. He wasn’t sure why he was in the library, he never read, never studied. He bluntly just didn’t care. He was focused on girls, music, and more girls. He was sure his priorities were straight, that was until he caught a peek of your figure through the cracks on the bookshelves. His eyes narrowed with curiosity, and he found himself snaking his way through the aisles to get closer to you without disturbing your tranquility.
He was crouched down, his fingers gripping one of the shelves on the bookshelf as he eyed you through the cracks between the different sized books. He had never seen you in his life, and he was quite disappointed in himself for that. You were gorgeous and looked wild. You weren’t like the other girls here, just the look in your eyes was enough to prove that to him.
He attempted to get closer, his crouched state making his thighs ache. He reached to grip another shelf, his rings bumping the books, causing the books to fall into the other aisle in front of him. He cursed to himself, quickly standing up and taking a few steps back as he watched your head peak up from your book at the sound. He cracked his fingers behind his back, his eyes narrowing in hopes that you would drop it and go back to your book. Sadly, you didn’t.
“Hi, Billy..” You said quietly, placing the daisy you were holding earlier into the page of the book you were on, closing it with a slap. Billy felt his pulse on his wrist, and he gulped quietly, taking two steps back. “Billy, I can see your shoes,” You giggled, standing up as you carefully made your way towards the aisle he was ‘hiding’ in, “I don’t bite..” You hummed softly, peaking your head down the aisle he was in to find him gone. You frowned, tilting your head in confusion before you spun on your heel, slowly making your way back to your window, only to find him sitting there already, a smile on his face,
“How is it that you know my name, but I have no idea what yours is?” He hummed, keeping his voice soft as he watched you with careful eyes. You smiled at his words, crisscrossing your legs as you sat and turning to face him, your hands folded in your lap,
“That my friend is because I’m a watcher.” You smiled, “I like thinking of people two different ways,” You grinned, looking closely at him, before you leaned back onto the wood framing of the window sill, “There are the watchers,” You pointed at yourself, “and the watched. There are certain people who would rather not be in the spotlight, and not have the attention. They would rather watch the people who enjoy being in the spotlight,” You hummed, looking up at him through your lashes to make sure he was paying attention, which he was.
He was sat next to you, one knee up against his chest while the other was dangling down from the window. His lips were parted as he listened to your gentle words, your eyes full of warmth and intelligence. He wasn’t used to a girl approaching him in such a way, they always seemed to want something from him, those things being either in the back of his car or up in their bedroom at 3 in the morning. He was tired of looking into eyes full of lust, so seeing your eyes, full of something so sweet it made his jaw clench, felt like a breath of fresh air.
“On the other hand,” You continued, a smile playing at your lips, “there are people who I like to call ‘the watched..’” You smiled, “They are the ones who like having the attention, and they don’t seem ashamed when the limelight is specifically on them, much so that they feel almost lost without it,” You giggled, finally looking back up at him, to see his eyes gleaming in the light that came through the window.
“And what I am then?” He finally asked, his voice gentle for the first time in ages, “Am I a watcher, or someone who likes being watched?” He hummed, a smirk growing on his face once he noticed the vexed expression that slowly formed onto your face.
“Oh, you’re for sure a watched..” You hummed, looking up at him with a smile, only for it to drop the instant you saw his annoyed expression and set jaw, “Did I say something wrong…?” You whispered, your hands fiddling together as you looked down at your hands. The one time you had worked up the courage to finally speak to someone, you messed it up.
Saying you were shy was an understatement. You were kind and soft-spoken, and the fact that you had initiated the conversation with Billy in the first place, was something that made your heart beat like crazy.
You finally looked back up at him after, and saw that rather than him looking at you, he was looking dead ahead with a grimace on his face and a pout on his pink lips, “I’m not ‘a watched’,” He finally whispered, using his fingers for air quotations. His voice was sharp, cutting through you quicker than you could blink, “You don’t know me. I’m not an attention seeker. I’m not self-absorbed.” He muttered, before briskly walking away, leaving you flabbergasted and feeling like an all-around chump. You hadn’t meant it that way…
He had been met yet again with your warm touch on a specific Tuesday. It was the last Tuesday of the month of October. The library was filled with small orange lights and tiny plastic spiders. He hadn’t seen you for quite some time, and he wasn’t sure what had brought him back to you.
You were sat in the same spot, the same position, and the same softness in your eyes. He couldn’t help but blush at the sight of your gentle aura and beautiful face. “Hi…” He said softly, afraid that he would break you more than he already had when he left with such bitterness the time before.
You didn’t say anything back, just watched him carefully, calculating his actions until you realized that his actions were as innocent as Billy Hargrove could get. You moved your legs, scooting over so he could sit next to you, which he did without an ounce of hesitation. “I get that I’m a literal dick. And I get that you probably don’t want to talk to me…But I would do anything to change. I would do anything to show you that… I’m not always someone who wants to be watched..” He muttered, his voice soft and deep. You could feel his piercing gaze on the side of your face, his eyes were flames, and you could feel the fire growing inside you with each passing second.
“Alright Hargrove,” You sighed, closing your book as you used your hands to lean yourself closer to him, so close that you could feel his hot breaths on your face, and could feel his emotions pouring out from his eyes into yours, “Show me.” You finished, looking him dead in the eyes before you turned back around, grabbed your book and began reading it again.
All he could do was smile. Smile because you had finally accepted him, even though he had never really asked to be accepted when you first met, and he smiled because now, no matter the time, the day or what jeans he was wearing that day, he knew he could go to you because he knew that you saw more of him than just his bum and lips.
He laughed to himself, causing you to sneak a shy glance up at him before you quickly looked back at your book, your ears growing hot. He only grinned harder, moving so he was laying his head down on your lap, his legs hanging off the side of the window since he was way too tall to fit onto the windowsill.
You looked down at him wide-eyed, your cheeks flushing as you quickly hid behind your book, only for him to grab it and push it to the side. “Read to me..” He smiled, crossing his arms over his chest as he watched you closely, just to make sure you weren’t uncomfortable. You nodded, clearing your throat as you leaned back onto the glass of the window behind you guys.
He grinned softly, his eyes slowly fluttering shut at the sound of your voice. Your book was Romeo and Juliet of course, but he wouldn’t have it any other way because if it hadn’t been for that day, he wouldn’t have learned what your favorite book was.
He had always felt so out of place. Everyone knew him, and most people loved him or at least loved him in bed, but it never steamed into more than that. His friends were sweet one second, but dissolved from his life when he wanted more, just like the candy floss he had once bought Max back when they were in California. When life was a little better. His ‘friends’ were never there for him when he cried at night because of his father. They were never there for him when he felt bad for taking his anger out on Max, no one truly cared for him; but that first day at the library, hearing your velvety voice speak the gentle words between the two lovers in your book made him feel something in his chest, and it wasn’t until he felt your hand slowly make its way down to his face, your index finger tracing his cheekbones and nose with care while you continued reading, that he realized that the feeling was safety and care. Something he had been deprived of. Feeling your warm hands play with his hair, and your dainty fingers trace every curve and rounding of his face caused him to overflow with a type of overstimulation that caused his heart to beat fast, and caused his nerves to go fuzzy. It wasn’t like all the other times he felt that type of high because this time it was gentle, kind and sweet.
He knew you cared the night he threw rocks at your window. Your head peaked through the window, your body clad in a big t-shirt and warm socks. Your hair was a mess but, he thought you looked as beautiful as ever. “Hi, Billy..” You smiled, your eyes drooping with sleep as you hugged him lazily.
You had both slowly sprouted a beautiful flower of friendship between the two of you, but now that Billy had finally experienced and seen that lovely flower, he wanted to plant more seeds, he wanted to share a garden with you. He wanted something more than what you guys already had. He had never thought he would be in a room of a girl looking for everything but sex. It was always something sexual with all the other girls, but you, you would want to read books, listen to new records, play board games, and his least favorite, study. You were pure, and that terrified him. You kept him grounded with your humility and if he were to ever change you with his disgusting habits, he’d lose his mind.
“Hi, peach..” He smiled, wrapping an arm around your waist as he led you back into bed with gentle movements of his thumb rubbing circles on your hip.
“Are you staying?” You hummed, allowing yourself to be led by him as you felt the daze of sleep looming over you like heavy storm clouds.
“I can if you want me to.” He smiled, already kicking off his shoes before you gave a response. You felt the bed dip on ‘his’ side of your bed. The light ambient sound of the crickets outside lulling the both of you into a gentle haze of soft touches and warm, dopey smiles. He had laid his head against your chest, his hand rubbing up and down your sides, just so he could feel your skin against his, just so he could feel you against him, because on nights like this specifically, he struggled to comprehend you were real, and that you cared.
“Billy..” You hummed, pulling a gentle hand through his hair as he slowly brought his gaze up to you, his eyes shining under the light of the stars that filtered through your light curtains, “How are you?” You asked gently, your fingernails tracing small shapes on the skin of the nape of his neck.
“I’m okay angel, I’m okay now that I’m with you..” He said, and you could hear the smile in his words.
“Just because it’s dark out and I’m really crazy tired, doesn’t mean I didn’t see the bruises, Billy…” You said gently, your voice delicate like his fingertips against your skin, like your nails on his skin and like the blanket that surrounded the both of you in a protective bubble of hushed voices, delicate laughs, and warm gazes.
“I know peach, I know..” He whispered softly, his eyes fluttering closed as he reached for your free hand, placing a chaste kiss on it before slumber overtook him.
He knew you cared for him in so many different ways that at times it was overwhelming. He knew you cared for him by the twinkle in your eyes, because of the way you grabbed his hand when you led him through the aisles of snacks in the gas stations on your weekend road trips, and he knew specifically that you truly cared for him because of his forever favorite night.
Stargazing was something that you lived by. It had grown to be a tradition between the two of you. Every other week, you would choose two nights and he would take you wherever the hell you wanted to go and you both would spend hours together. At first, it started as a night thing, and it made you become slightly rebellious, as you would have to sneak out your window and make your way down two blocks to Billy’s Camaro, but as time went on, and he visited your household more often, your parents began to like him. Who could blame them? He was a charming devil with blue eyes and a dangle earring.
After a few months, it grew into more. It morphed into something that Billy looked forward to. After a long day at home or a vexing day at school, he could always count on you to brighten his mood with his favorite foods packed in a small bag or quirky jokes you had come up with in the middle of French class just to share with him. Everything about those days made him happy, especially the ones where Mrs. (y/l/n) would pack them a small picnic and he got the chance to pick you up early to eat together while watching the sunset.
Everything about you had him grinning like a madman. He never expected for his adventure into the library that one fateful day to lead him here, with a daisy in hand that matched the dried up one you gave him months ago. He kept it on the edge of the glass of his rearview mirror.
He strolled down your driveway, gum in mouth as he knocked on your front door. He was greeted by your mother, her smile growing when she saw him, “Hi Billy! I’m sure you’re here for (y/n). She’s in her room..” She smiled, opening the door for him, as he extended the small daisy out to her, causing her cheeks to heat up in endearment. Billy, however, dropped his smile the minute he was out of view of your mother. He knew something was up. You were never in your room the days of stargazing, ever. It meant too much for the both of you, so every time that specific day would come around, you both would be too giddy to sit down, let alone relax in bed.
He knocked on your white, wood door. The knocks sounding in his head and mimicking his hard beating chest. When you didn’t answer the door, he felt his face go white. He clenched his hands, his knuckles turning white. He had messed up and he was quick to blame himself for it. Whatever was upsetting you, to the point where you didn’t even want to open the door was his fault. He had cared for you to the point where he hurt you.
He knocked once more, before slowly craning his head through the crack of your bedroom. You were laying on the ground, your eyes following the ceiling fan on top of your bed as you blew on a strand of hair that kept grazing your forehead. “Hi, peach..” Billy smiled weakly, his voice coming out softer than intended.
You quickly sat up on your elbows, your eyes wide with an emotion Billy couldn’t read. “Hi Billy,” You attempted to smile, failing to cover your worry as Billy took a step into your room, gently shutting your door behind him before he slid down, his back against the door, “What are you do-“ You started, your voice cracking slightly before you were interrupted.
“What did I do wrong?” He interrupted, his face sullen with worry and anger. He was warm with rage, but it was all pointed at himself. He was ready to take the blame for whatever was keeping you so distant from him.
“Wh-what? Billy, what are you talking about?” You asked quickly, sitting up and crawling towards him. You placed a hand on his cheek, your thumb rubbing his cheekbone.
“What did I do wrong?” He repeated again, his voice slightly louder and his gaze finally meeting yours, “I must’ve done something wrong. You forgot about tonight, and when  I walked in just right now, you looked like you saw the boogeyman..” He grumbled, his gaze hard on yours as he let out a small sigh.
You pulled away slowly, your gaze shifting to the floor before you gulped nervously. You sat crisscross in front of him, your hands fiddling in your lap. “Okay, listen,” You said quietly, your gaze still on the floor, “So.. I don’t know how to say this so I’m just gonna blurt it out..” You nodded, talking more to yourself than to him, “I really like you, Billy, truly. And I know when we first met, we were both very different people, and we probably shouldn’t have worked… but we did..” You said quietly, slowly bringing your gaze back up to his.
“I guess what I’m trying to say is that.. me ‘really’ liking you,” You gulped, a shudder running down your back, “Has turned into an ‘I love you’..” You whispered, closing your eyes to avoid looking at his face.
After a few moments of silence, your eyes frantically shot open and you stood up, beginning to pace your room, “But, if you don’t love me like that, no hard feelings. We can forget I ever said anything and go stargazing!” You said quickly, your brows furrowed in both anxiousness and sadness, “It’s okay.”
Billy just watched you, his lip between his teeth before he cracked a smile. He lifted himself up, sauntered over to you and braided his fingers through your hair, “I love you too. Lots..” He grinned, kissing your nose before ghosting a kiss on your lips, causing you to gasp before you tugged him back by the collar of his denim jacket.
“You’re both by the way..” You breathed once you both broke away, foreheads touching. He gave you a quizzical look, a soft smile on his lips as he eyed you carefully. “You’re a watcher and a watched. You can’t fit into a single category..” You grinned, your fingers finding their way into his hair, “You’re too amazing to fit into a single category..” You smiled, causing him to chuckle brightly before placing another kiss on your nose.
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This Is Me (X-Men x Reader Song Fic)
Short Summary: You live in a house that doesnt accept your Ecokinesis. Then a certain bald-headed man comes and offers you paradise. Based off the song This Is Me by Keala Settle from The Greatest Showman.
Warnings: Negative living enviroment
A/N: I had this idea when I was listening to The Greatest Showman soundtrack. I hope I did good.
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I am not a stranger to the dark. Hide away, they say. Cause we don’t want your broken parts. Ive learned to be ashamed of all my scars. Run away, they say, no one will love you as you are.
You weren’t sure how much longer you could keep this up. It was absolutely absolutely horrible, you felt like a stranger in your own home. Your own parents didnt accept your gift. They insisted it never be used, that it never be discussed. They didn’t want to acknowledge that their child was a disgrace. Who could blame them right? They had a child who wasn’t normal, someone who was different.
The least they could have done was accept you. Encourage you that this gift wasn’t a curse. That your ability was a god sent, and not a touch of the devil. But they didn’t, they did the opposite. So it made you feel like even more of an outcast.
It was hard, waking up in such a negative household. With all the false love, and false care. Pretending not to notice the side looks of your parents whenever you let your ability slip. The constant disapproving looks that were cast your way made you feel small.
But I won’t let them break me down to dust, I know that theres a place for us. For we are glorious.
It was a normal Sunday morning. School was out, so you were spending your time in the back yard. Really the only place you could practice your abilities. You definetly weren’t going to let your parent get you down all the time. You were going to allow yourself to flourish. Just like the flowers you grow. Your hand hovered over the dead grass, watching as it slowly grew and turned into a healthy color. Flowers began to sprout, but before you could make them bloom you heard the sound of a car pulling into the driveway.
Your curiosity go the better of you, as you stood and brushed the dirty off your grass stained jeans. Unlocking and stepping out of the gate, you began walking towards the front. Your eyes laid upon two men who were walking to your front door. You watched carefully from the corner, as the buffer man helped the one in the wheel chair.
“ Wait Logan, they’re out here.”
You held your breath, covering your mouth. How had he heard you? You had worked on your stealth for years, as you would like to rather avoid the gaze of your parents and avoid confronting them . You thought you were pretty good. Guess not.
“ Don’t be scared, we’re just here to talk. My name is Charles Xavier.”
When the sharpest words wanna cut me down, Im gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out. I am brave, I am bruised. I am who I’m meant to be, this is me.
“ Wait, so you mean to tell me you’re here to recruit me for my abilities?”
You actually didn’t believe it. Mr.Xavier was the first person who had met who didn’t want to execute you for your ability. Then again, the only people who knew about them were your parents.
“ Yes. You see, I run a school for gifted youngsters. There, we teach your any standard school curriculum along with teaching you how to control your gift. No doubt you need that, seeing as the thoughts Im gathering from your parents are rather negative.”
This made you scoff, before nodding. Your arms crossed. Yea, that was definitely the case. Holding your hand out, palm up, you began to grow a flower out of your hand.
“ I would like to learn how to control my ability. I have a good hold on creative single flowers.” Plucking the daisy out of your hand with a cringe, you handed it to the buff man (who you assumed was Logan, as from earlier). He grunted, before taking it in his large fingers.
“ But if I try to grown multiple things this happens.”
Turning your palm down, you clenched a fist. Vines began growin out of the ground. They were calm at first, but as you continues they got bigger and grew larger. Wrapping around your ankles and slithering up your legs. What seemed like a scene right out of a horror scene soon died, as they wilted and turned to dirt.
Mr.Xavier looked interested. He was holding the daisy you had handed to Logan. He was examining it close. His eyes were looking at every detail closely. It made you almost nervous. You had never doubted your ability to make flowers till now.
“ Oh don’t worry, Im just examining the flower. Its rather beautiful.”
This freaked you out a bit, but it shouldn’t have surprised you. Someone who wasn’t scared of your ability at all, would have had one of their own. Especially someone who was offering to whisk you away to a school for people like you. Which you had doubted were actually real.
“ Right. So you can read minds, what about your friend.” Turning to the wolf like man, he grunted before showing off his ability. Claw like blade grew from his hand. Honestly, it freaked you out a little. Shivering a little, you turned back to the man.
“ When exactly can we leave? Id love to take you up on your offer.”
“ Why don’t you pack a bag and we’ll get going.” He chuckled, placing the flower on his lap. His eyes looked at yours with amusement and joy.
Look out ‘cause here I come. And Im marching to the beat I drum. Im not scared to be seen.
The ride, was tiring. It took a car trip, and a plane ride. All of it you were skeptical for, but eventually you relaxed with a nap on the plane. Of course with your bag clenched to you in case you had to make a run for it.
When you arrived at the institute, you were blown away. You didn’t expect to be living in a mansion! Of course it would have other kids. Which you were now sure existed cause you saw some playing frisbee and some studying under trees.
Logan had walked off to go yell at some kids. You were too busy to notice, as you admired the garden and the all around look. It was so pretty. Nothing like your old place. It felt more open. It felt welcoming. The people would wave to you, say hello and smile when you passed. You weren’t really paying attention to what Mr.Xavier was saying. Everything was so entrancing.
“ And right this way into the mansion.”
Stepping up the stairs, you helped open the large doors. Standing in the middle of the foyer, you were frozen. It was so tall! There were multiple people in the foyer. Alot of them were just minding their own business. But there was some commotion happening. One girl was phasing through people as she ran, while the guy next to her was skating past on ice that he left behind. The frost coming off actually made you shiver and shrivel up a bit. They were followed by a boy who was appearing and disappearing in blue puffs. He had actually accidentally almost tripped over you but had managed to poof away. With a cough you waved away the lingering smoke.
“So, what do you think?” Mr. Xavier rose a brow at you, waiting for a response. Yet you were speechless. It was all amazing. Everything you needed and more.
“ Its breathtaking.”
I make no apologizes. This is me.
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Ep. 9: “Break Down Everything I’ve Built” - Jennet
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JENNET
not to be rude but i hate this cast.... me winning immunity didnt even matter bc my bestie got booted tf...
(a little later)
feeling alone, im not even on a tribe anymore. im alone now not furcifer calumma or brookesia, just jennet
(after eating rice)
i know i sound dramatic asf but ffft i was so uneasy starting this game and i didnt feel comfortable or didnt feel excited to play until i started playing with ethan so i guess i relied too much on him but its like... now what?? where do i go from here? like sam, sammy, jones, and mikey voted to keep him so its like... here i am with low numbers again
(after taking a dip in the ocean)
immunity doesnt feel so good when ur number one ally gets sent home...
(after polishing the immunity necklace)
realizing that tonight ive been on the wrong side of both of votes so now im... reevaluating my position in this game. i have to break down everything ive built and start over and see who i can really trust right now
JONES
https://youtu.be/GY0DufoCyLE (after live night)
LOVELIS
So today's been way more eventful! I've had a great conversation with Jennet finally & got caught up on all the live night stuff, thought it was just a live competition that I wasn't able to attend but then I woke up to Ethan being gone LMAO but oh well! I've been targeted the past two rounds but I'm still here so I've just gotta work my options as best I can, and right now I do wanna with with Jessica the most. Apparently Shane put in a lot of work to keep me during live night & I'm thankful but earlier when I tried to talk to him he wouldn't divert from that point & it was a little awkward.. like idk what you want me to do about that... so today's mostly been catching up with the people who I haven't heard much from like Jake, Lindsay etc and seeing where their heads are at, I need to be more involved in something big if I'm gonna be seen as a potential winner should I make it to the end so I'm definitely not shy of jumping ship from Sharon and tryna make something better for myself with the people that voted for me hehe.. 😳😈
JENNET
looking at the memory wall and im feeling very: vulnerable
LINDSAY
12/19 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q_KxHilwOebD8G3D8JAZsOMKdgsxFp-b/view?usp=sharing
JESSICA
I know in my last confessional I said I was close with Ethan. After I wrote that, I realized that he was a lot closer with other people than he was with me. Lindsay accidentally added him to an alliance chat and I expected him to freak out in my DMs (or at the very least ask me about it!) since we're supposed to be such good allies. But he didn't say anything! Shane said that he did get an Ethan freakout so I was like hmm... noted. Ethan likes Shane more than me so I am okay to vote him out a lot earlier than I was planning. Ethan also left out a LOT of information about the idols when we talked about them so I instantly knew at merge that he was hiding things from me. When we did that round robin conversation thing, I got Shane early on (I think he was the third person I talked to?) and he pitched voting Ethan which made a lot of sense to me. Plus I was a little worried Ethan could have had the Furcifer idol since he found that Brookesia one so fast. I figured if we were going to make a big move, that was the time to do it because if anyone was suspicious I could just pretend the whirlwind nature of the round was the reason they didn't know what happened. Speaking of idols!!! I'm 95% sure that Furcifer idol is in Sam's pocket. Shane had a vote extort power which he could play on anyone; it would force them to either reveal their entire voting history to this mysterious person OR they would have to give up their vote and sit out of immunity. I guess the vote part isn't public but the immunity part was and for some reason, Sam chose to not reveal his voting history. To Shane and Daisy, who don't know how the idols worked, this is a weird choice. But to me there's only one reason someone doesn't want their voting history revealed and it's because they didn't vote at a tribal which means they have an idol. Shane originally wanted to play the power on Mikey which I strongly did not want because 1) I already know how Mikey has voted and 2) I was pretty sure Mikey didn't have an idol so it's unlikely there was a tribal he didn't vote in and 3) If Mikey asked me about it, I didn't want to lie but I also didn't want to expose Shane. The question is.... does Sam's idol still work? If I had found the idol when I knew there was an easy boot on my team (he has to have found it before Pennino left), then I would have gambled as long as I could have to get the idol to work. My guess is Sam's idol goes until... f7? Maybe f6 or f5. Pennino probably left 3-1, not 4-1, but Sam's missing vote didn't matter because it was unanimous and wasn't read. For this round, right now everyone is probably voting Lovelis. It's the easy vote because he isn't here but personally I don't want to do that. Everyone says Lovelis is inactive but he isn't inactive to me and as far as I know, he is not going to flip on me and thinks I've been looking out for him. Which I have been! Also Lovelis cannot have an idol unless he somehow got the merge one. So to me it's like.... why not take out someone like Sam who (probably) has an idol? Or at least get him paranoid enough so he plays it. He seems like the kind of player who could easily stab me in the back so I'd like to get him before he gets me. Right now my tightest alliance is with Shane/Daisy, though I definitely talk about the game with Shane the most. However I also have good relationships with Lovelis, Sammy, and Mikey. I think Jennet and I are getting along well because as far as I know, I was the first one who told them Ethan's name was going around last time when everyone else seemed too afraid to tell them. They were not into that plan at all but I'm glad that I was honest with them because I don't want that to be a closed relationship at all! They also don’t seem to have a tonne of connections so they’re someone I'd like to keep close. And then Jones/Lindsay/Jake are people who I'm still getting to know but I do trust them.... a bit. I don't see that alliance of 6 lasting long term however I don't mind trying to stick with it to get Sam out before it disintegrates. I also think Shane is coming across as a threat which is great to me. I hope people don't think we're close because I really want to keep that relationship hidden. My entire game is about having everyone think they're my #1 (or at least my #2 or #3) so that they are less likely to leak things I tell them, less likely to vote for me, and more likely to look out for me. Information is power so I try to be in a position where I'll get as much of it as I can. So far it is working! I think. This is truly an essay
(a little later)
Oh also I never get episode titles in games so here are some: "Any way you slice it, it's Survivor madness!" "What a night, what a vote" "Please don't invite me to your messy party" "Social game is on 0!" "Survivor brings out the worst in you" "I'm a chameleon" Some of those are things other people said in other games but... oh well!
JENNET
apparently lovelis is rallying the troops to get them to vote for me bc i voted him out over madison... babe we NEVER spoke, and i spoke to madison ALOT why would i not vote u ? tf... its getting weird
JESSICA
LMAO IGNORE THAT LAST CONFESSIONAL That is not how the advantage works at ALL I now totally understand why Sam rejected it That’s so funny that we really read it that wrong.............. I love reading and comprehending the words that I read Still don’t know where that last idol is but this is so funny.
JENNET
so right now the only people i can trust are sammy, sam, jones, and mikey. i want to trust jake but hes in an alliance with jones, lindsay, daisy, shane, and jessica that he didnt tell me about. jones is playing double agent right now and the only reason i dont find that sketch is bc she told us info that she didnt need to. i will say me and jake had a convo about how we dont trust how shady lindsay has been and we wont target her until most of the og brookesia members are gone. im very scared right now but also very angry
(a little later)
had plans for this vote but sam got his vote taken away. im waiting to see what pops off at tribal/ the few hours before tribal before i can try to get the little band of misfits to settle on who to target first. so far its daisy and shane, i’ll try to sneak lindsay in but honestly i want daisy gone first bc shes hosted me and seen how i play and thats too much of an advantage. she’s dangerous to me and my game
JAKE
https://youtu.be/nZPMXTthz9Q yes I'm becoming paranoid and what?? say it to her face
JENNET
my dream boot order after this round (if lovelis is who goes): daisy shane jessica lindsay and then everything else can fold around itself but ideally jake is next to go
LINDSAY
videos r still uploading but here's my quick tea for this episode: feels way too easy to vote lovelis, keep expecting things to blwo up bc lovelis is throwing jennet's name out there. game way too quiet. shit aint right but i aint know whats wrong. i may be paranoid
JENNET
:ETHAN: ❤️ :JENNET: hours
SAMMY
so I feel like so much happened in this round? let's recap the live night and dive into our thoughts and feelings about where we are right now. So starting off after Madison is voted out, the plan throughout the day was to just vote out whoever stayed out of Madison/Lovelis, right? Okay so I go into this live event thinking that's the plan...not sweating...just chilling right? right okay so I get to talking to people and then I get in a chat with daisy who is my 3rd phone call? Then I hear of this plan to get rid of Ethan?? In my head I was like...blinks...okay so why are we doing this like what is the point y'all are being too complicated. So fast forward Ethan goes home. Then Jones lets me know there was a separate group made before tribal of Jake/Shane/Jones/Jess/Lindsay. Apparently all the people who voted Ethan? This actually pisses me off not gonna lie because I opened the door for a conversation hinting that I knew of a group to daisy/jess/Jake and none of them spilled to me. So I caught them in a lie and it lets me know that they are serious about that group of people and that alliance means something. I thought I was close to daisy and I thought she considered me her #1 ally but the info I have been getting really makes me trust her less. She was working on the idol/bridge with like so many other players which makes sense to how she was able to find so many powers. I feel used. She is close to Shane and it is obvious. I also 100% feel as if the Ethan plan was made before tribal or at least mentioned as an idea. I don't like the vibes I am getting from them and something has to change soon or I am gonna be finding myself in a rough patch. I told Jones about Daisy's powers to let Jones know that Daisy pretty much lied to Daisy about the street car ladies (sorry daisy I still love u but in the moment I felt used because I know ur bridge group is on like the late 30s and you didn't tell me). Daisy is playing the middle and I need to separate myself from her or at least break her and Shane up. She is using Shane as a shield. Also I was added to the justice league alliance and its so cute (Jones, Jennet, Mikey, Me, Sam) I love this group but I will say Sam is my weakest connection and I don't really have much trust in him? Hoping that will change in these upcoming rounds tho. Also, I told Jones about my vote block that lasts until final 5 which we could use to our advantage later in the game. I will be holding onto that as long as possible. The last major update other than me feeling somewhat left out of this "group" would be that Jess asked if I would be down to make a group after the vote of her/Jake/me/mikey which I would actually very much enjoy. Okay that is my longest confessional yet. I hope you enjoy. As of right now my top two allies are Jones/Mikey....Lowest on my trust rankings are Shane and Lindsay.
JENNET
lovelis dming me saying we should get out mikey pfftttt
DAISY
https://youtu.be/mz2Fg_Kvyqo
SAM
https://youtu.be/J81hUWIy6dg
SHANE
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-dymdy5vjtHdwsY3JSTnovwaSRLvuzQt
JESSICA
me: lovelis will be a jury vote for me! me: nvm!!!! Not sure why being rude to people and attacking them is your strategy on the way out... but you do you!
LOVELIS
I think I mentioned chaos in my previous confessional and I think I just did that so you know what.. I'm content LMAO. I pulled out pretty much all the cards I had left to play this round and if it wasn't enough despite being carried the past two tribals.. then so be it. This has been such a fun past couple days and it's fun to just let loose and see what happens!
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Let’s Pretend
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Summary:  Pansy spent the entirety of her teenage years pining after her best friend. Draco might have known about this and he might not have but Pansy didn’t care either way. She was blinded by her love for him and he might have taken advantage but again, Pansy didn’t really care. He was her best friend after all.
(a/n: i’m posting this to celebrate 1 THOUSAND followers! holy shit i couldn’t be happier. I want to thank everyone deeply, it makes me sooo happy nd i really really hope people enjoy this because it’s taken me two weeks to write it to the best standard i think i can - for once ive written something im actually proud of hahaha enjoy xx)
Pairing:Draco Malfoy/Pansy Parkinson
Warnings: Swearing, mentions of sex
Wordcount: 7k
i 06/02/1986
They met when they were just five years old, a cold February day where she was wrapped up in a bright pink duffle coat and he a black jacket with a green scarf that covered his neck up to his face, slightly red from the harsh wind even after they’d entered the quiet café.
Pansy had never spoken to a boy before and so she hid behind her mother’s legs as she conversed with who Pansy supposed was the strange boy’s own mother. Pansy heard her mother say there was no need to be shy; Draco was perfectly polite, she’d said. But Pansy wasn’t having any of it. Not even when the boy took a few steps towards her and held out a gloved hand for her to shake.
“I’m Draco, it’s nice to meet you.” He introduces himself in a way that Pansy would have thought of as too sophisticated for his age if she even knew what the word meant at the time. Draco’s hand drops to his side when Pansy refuses to shake it, his brows furrowed as though his small mind can’t comprehend why this girl in the bright pink coat hadn’t wanted to shake his hand.
“Mummy always says not to talk to strangers.” Pansy’s voice is stubborn as she folds her arms across her chest and she watches as Draco chews on his bottom lip as though she’s presented him with a puzzle and he’s trying to solve it. Then his grey eyes light up.
“If we’re friends I’m not a stranger anymore.” He speaks carefully and Pansy thinks maybe boys aren’t that scary because this boy, Draco, is smiling at her. “Do you want to be my friend?” Pansy nods with a giggle, going completely against Draco’s previous formalities as she hugs him abruptly. Children don’t have any perception of personal space and that’s why she hugged him so tight and he hugged her back without a hint of hesitation.
“I’m Pansy. Let’s play hide and seek.” And just like that, they were friends.
ii 03/06/1989
“Pans, you have to come. Mum says she won’t take no for an answer so you have no choice.” It’s his ninth birthday in two days and maybe Pansy is a little too young to feel insecure but she’d read about insecurity (or read as much as she could understand at her age) when she was peeking through one of her mother’s copies of Witch Weekly and now she thinks she feels it. She’s worried that Draco is growing up and leaving her behind; she’d know that fear was irrational now but at the age of only eight, two months difference in age feels like a lifetime. Draco would probably have friends at the party that Pansy didn’t know and what if they didn’t like her? What if they hated her and teased her and Draco joined in because he’s older now?
“What if your friends don’t like me?” Pansy whispers as she plonks herself down on Draco’s bedroom floor, legs crossed with her fingers tracing cracks in the wood before she pulls her dress over her knees. Draco had asked her earlier if the pattern embroidered in the dress were pansies because of her name and she had laughed and called him ‘silly’ because obviously they were daisies, before he pushed her onto the floor with a laugh in retort.
“If they don’t, then I don’t want them to be my friend anymore.” He speaks as though it’s the simplest thing ever and Pansy thinks she’s the luckiest person in the world for having a friend like him as he sits down on the floor in front of her, his legs crossing so their knees touch and he watches the movement of her fingers carefully. “You’re my only real friend anyway. Everyone else is too nice.”
Pansy snickers at his words as her eyes look up to meet his, there’s amusement flashing on his face and there’s a hopeful childish glint in his eyes as he stares at her. Pansy thinks he’s right. She loves Draco unconditionally, they’ve rarely spent more than a week apart since that first time they met but her mind flashes back to when he pushed her on the floor earlier or the time she shouted her first curse word at him and thinks maybe other people wouldn’t understand that they show their affection in more ways that just jokes and hugs. Some people are just too nice. Or the two of them are a little too unkind for eight-year-olds but Pansy doesn’t consider that much.
“I suppose I can come to your party then.” Draco’s face practically lights up as he beams at her, his whole demeanour changing until he appears lighter than he had for the entirety of the day. He practically bounces to his feet, grabbing her hand and pulling her up with him. Pansy can’t stop the grin spreading across her face as he hugs her in excitement – they may not show all their affection through hugs but that doesn’t mean hugging isn’t a frequent occurrence.
“It’s going to be so fun, Pansy, I promise!” Draco practically yells in excitement. “We might even be able to sneak a sip of father’s fire whiskey while he’s not looking.” Pansy thinks maybe she’s too young to be trying alcohol, her mother always told her she can’t touch it until she’s old enough to read a full book cover to cover (a proper book,  not one of her beloved fairytale books) and Pansy isn’t even close to that. But the mischief in Draco’s eyes is Pansy’s favourite thing and the fact that she goes along with what he says when she sees that look has got them in to more trouble than she’d like to remember. Pansy doesn’t care though, she’s certain she’d do anything for her best friend.
iii 01/09/1991
Pansy’s fingers pull at a stray piece of fabric on the seat beside her, resting her head against the window as she listens the rhythm of the Hogwarts Express on the train tracks. Her mind is spinning, her stomach in knots as she runs over the possibilities of what could happen when she arrives for her first year at Hogwarts. She hasn’t spoken a word to her best friend opposite her since he arrived aside from a ‘hello’ and he thinks it’s strange how quiet she is but knows it’s best not to disturb her when she’s worked up over something. Draco is already dressed in his robes, Pansy can’t even bring herself to do that yet because she’s terrified and Merlin, she envies Draco the majority of the time but especially at times like this – he’s never phased by anything, unlike her.
“Are you nervous?” Pansy questions before taking a ridiculously large bite of the chocolate frog Draco had bought her because she has to at least eat something. She’s completely aware of the chocolate smeared around her mouth. Her mother always told her that it’s not ladylike to behave so carelessly, especially in front of a male but she thinks it doesn’t matter with Draco; he’s seen her knickers once before when he pushed her off of her broom in a game of tag and her skirt rode up, a bit of chocolate really wasn’t a big deal.
“About what?”
“Everything. Going to Hogwarts, making new friends, getting sorted into your house.” Pansy counts her reasons on her fingers as Draco watches her, amusement clear in his eyes as though he’d been waiting for this conversation since he sat down. Pansy thinks he knows her too well sometimes but then realises that’s not a problem because she knows just as much about him. She’s spent many hours telling him everything on her mind only for him to make her feel better with a few kind words and a little bit of name-calling and a cuddle. “I couldn’t sleep last night.”
“You’ll make friends straight away, Pans. You made friends with me easy enough.”
“Draco, we were five. It’s not that simple at this age.” Pansy scowls at him and she almost laughs at the way she’s talking. She sounds like an old woman, she knows and Draco thinks the same because a slight snort of laughter can be heard from him as he swallows a handful of sweets.
“Just relax. Even if you don’t make friends, you still have me.” All she can do is nod because he’s right and she really does need to relax, this is supposed to be exciting. “Unless, of course, you get sorted into Hufflepuff. Then I’d have no choice but to never speak to you again.” Pansy directs a light kick straight to his shin and he laughs, she can’t stop the corners of her mouth curling upwards because his laughter is infectious and it’s her favourite sound.
“Not funny.”
“I’ll be in Slytherin, there’s not been a single Malfoy that hasn’t been in Slytherin.” Draco has a hint of superiority in his tone, something he always takes on when he’s discussing his family or his blood status. Honestly, Pansy wasn’t even aware about the significance of blood until Draco explained to her the difference between pure-bloods and other types of wizards, something she supposed he learnt from his father. Pansy isn’t sure she fully agrees with those views but she tells Draco she does every time it’s mentioned; she likes the way his eyes shine when she agrees with him, when she really feels important to him.
“You’ll be Slytherin too, Pans. Just wait.” She hopes more than anything that he’s right.
iv 14/02/1993
Pansy has only just managed stop the tears falling freely down her face as she pulls her knees up onto the couch beside her, her head on Draco’s lap, his fingers combing through her hair as he waits for her to calm down. She thanks Salazar that it’s 2am and no one else is awake to hear her this way because Pansy Parkinson isn’t weak and no one can see her like this, no one except Draco. The tone of his quiet, soothing ‘shh’ echoes through the dungeons as she tries her absolute best to get a fucking grip because she’s thirteen now and she shouldn’t be sobbing over things as pathetic as this.
“He’s not worth it, y’know? I always told you he’s an arse.” And Pansy wants to roll her eyes at his way of saying ‘I told you so’ but she can’t when they’re sore from crying so she just nods quickly. Draco is right, of course he is, and Pansy knew that all along but Theo was the first person who showed her any attention in that way and she was foolish to believe it. And now it’s Valentine’s Day and her (ex)boyfriend has been shagging Flora Carrow behind her back and Pansy doesn’t think she’s ever felt so stupid. Of course he’d prefer a fourth year, most boys want sex and Pansy certainly wasn’t prepared to give him that at the age of thirteen.
“You didn’t have sex with him, did you?” Draco asks, his fingers hesitating in her hair as he speaks and Pansy thinks she hears a hint of jealousy in his tone but then again she probably imagined it; she thinks she imagines half of the affection Draco shows her. She ignores the fact that it’s because she wants it so much, she wants him to care for her as much as she cares for him but sometimes he’s cold and she doesn’t know what to do with him because growing up creates distance and at times like this she pretends it’s not there.
“Of course not.” Pansy scoffs with a rather unattractive sniffle, lifting her head up off his lap finally to look him in the eyes and she imagines that there’s a flash of relief in the grey. “We kissed and we did… stuff but never that.” Draco nods and Pansy shuffles uncomfortably, she wonders when they reached a point where he didn’t already know these things about her. She wonders when they reached a point where she felt awkward discussing these things with him.
“I’ll hex him in the corridor tomorrow, if you want?” That mischievous glint that Pansy has grown up to love makes her heart skip a beat because he does care, just not as intensely and in his own way and it’s okay. Sometimes. Not when she looks at him and her pulse quickens and her face flushes red and sometimes when she thinks of his smile she gets small butterflies in the pit of her stomach. She’s sure that’s friendship, that’s how everyone feels towards their best friend but she’s too scared to ask Draco if he feels it too.
“I’d like that.”
“You need sleep, your eyes are all red.” Draco mutters softly, standing from the sofa and holding out his hand for her to take as she stands up. When her skin touches his, Pansy feels those familiar butterflies she feels every time he touches her; she also notices the way he doesn’t seem phased in the slightest but ignores that completely. “I’ll walk to breakfast with you tomorrow and we’ll act like he doesn’t exist, yeah? Just me and you like old times.” Pansy could burst into tears of joy right then and there if she hadn’t already cried as much as she thought was possible.
And when the blonde leans forward just the slightest amount, his head tilted downwards towards hers, she thinks he’s going to kiss her lips and she didn’t realise she wanted that until her breathing stops and her hands are shaking by her side. But his lips land on her cheek in the slightest brush of a goodnight kiss and Pansy feels a sense of disappointment over something she didn’t even know she needed but she’ll take what she can get because this is Draco and she’ll always care more than she has to with him.
v 25/12/1994
‘You look fucking beautiful, Pans’, he had said as she made her way towards him in the entrance to the Great Hall and she had blushed as pink as her frilly gown as she took his arm. Now as she dances with him at the Yule Ball, his arm around her waist and her head on his shoulder, she thinks that nothing compares to him. Nothing is as beautiful as Draco Malfoy.
Pansy has come to accept that the feelings she has for Draco go way beyond the way one should feel for their best friend. She learnt that it definitely isn’t friendship when she asked Daphne and Millie what they thought love was and they described exactly how she felt. They’d both said they hope they fall in love one day and Pansy didn’t want to tell them that sometimes love feels like a dagger through the heart when you see that one person with his lips on another girls’ neck and it’s like a form of silent torture when it’s a different girl the next week and another the week after. She wishes more than anything that just once that girl could be her.
But tonight that doesn’t matter because Draco asked her to the ball over anyone else and maybe it’s only because she’s the only girl he’s ever been close enough to dance with but Pansy never got over that habit of pretending and tonight she pretends that it’s because he loves her back.
The night disappears much faster than Pansy would like it to and soon enough, it’s midnight and the ball is over. Draco keeps his fingers intertwined with hers though as they leave the hall and he doesn’t let go until they reach the door to the common room. She’s sure this must just be another one of those things she imagines but it’s not and it’s real and he’s perfect.
They pause at the entrance to the dormitories, Draco finally letting go of her hand as he faces her – Pansy feels uncharacteristically nervous under his gaze. “I’m glad you asked me to go with you, Draco. It was so wonderful.” Pansy hadn’t told him that she was glad he’d asked her to the Ball, the conversation in which she was asked included a nonchalant shrug of her shoulders and a short ‘why not’ as they sat in the library one afternoon. Inside she was squealing with delight.
“I- You were the only person I could’ve asked.” Draco’s smiling as he speaks but Pansy can’t help but feel hurt by his words, was she really his last resort? “You’re the only person I care about in this shitty school; I couldn’t have possibly asked anyone else.” Oh Merlin, Pansy thinks this is the happiest she’s ever felt and it can’t get better than this, ever.
Except it can because his fingers are on her chin and he tilts her head up to his and he’s oh so gorgeous as he stares down at her. “You really do look stunning tonight, Pans.” And Pansy doesn’t even get time to hide her blush this time as Draco places a soft peck on her lips which lasts a second at most but it’s enough to make her head spin and she thinks she might pass out. “I- uh, I just wanted to check something that’s all.” Draco murmurs awkwardly and its now his turn for his pale cheeks to go a light shade of pink. And then he leans forward once more and it’s longer this time and Pansy doesn’t think she’s held her breath for this long before.
The kiss is soft and slow and Pansy’s eyes flutter closed through instinct as their lips move together. Draco’s lips are softer than she ever imagined and when his tongue swipes against her mouth, she opens hers just enough to let him into her own mouth before she has to grip his arm to steady herself. This is the definition of magic, Pansy thinks, forget spells and potions; it’s kissing Draco Malfoy. It ends all too soon and Pansy finds herself desperately chasing his mouth as he pulls away until she snaps herself out of it and she opens her eyes to find him looking down at her, his brows furrowed.
“That was…” Amazing. Perfect. Everything I could have ever imagined. “Different.” Draco beams down at her and Pansy smiles back but she doesn’t think that he means the good kind of different.
“It was, yeah, it was different.” She nods because she always makes sure he knows she agrees with him, even when she doesn’t. “What were you checking?”
“I felt like I wanted to kiss you all night, I was checking that it would be as good as I hoped.” Draco shrugs, cracking his knuckles in that way that irritates most people beyond belief but she finds it more endearing that anything.
“And?”
“Like I said… different.” He’s right, it was different. Different because Pansy is so head-over-heels for the blonde in front of her and this night is a dream come true. But he doesn’t mean it that way, she knows that and this time she doesn’t even feel like pretending. Instead she mimics his grin and she’s aware that his words act as a mutual agreement that it didn’t mean anything other than curiosity – even if she doesn’t fully feel the same on her behalf.
“I’ll take that as a compliment, Malfoy.”
“Don’t. I meant it in the worst way.” And Pansy laughs, she genuinely laughs for the millionth time that night because she knows his humour and she knows that even though he didn’t like the kiss the way she did, he’s only joking with his harsh words. “Love you though.”
“Go to bed, Draco.” Pansy rolls her eyes followed by the quickest kiss on his cheek before he turns to his dorm. Tonight she’ll tell her friends that Draco kissed her and tonight she’ll pretend he enjoyed it as much as she did.
vi 19/08/1994
Her back slams against the door of Draco’s bedroom as his hands pin hers to the wood by her side, his lips on her jaw and his scent is everywhere. She loves it. She loves him. And her head is spinning because she’s completely intoxicated by him, she won’t ever get used to this. And she knows he does this with other girls but she always wished she could be one of those and now she is and she pretends that she means more than the others because the two of them have a history and that has to count for something.
It’s the summer holidays, just a couple of weeks before the start of fifth year and Pansy hasn’t seen Draco since term ended. As soon as she arrived at Malfoy Manor, Draco had pulled her upstairs and she was hit with memories of when he’d do the same thing when they were children. But when they were children it didn’t end with his hands on the hem of her shirt as he starts pulling it over her head. And then her fingers are in his hair as his mouth trails sloppy kisses over her collar bone.
Pansy always told herself that her first time would be with someone she’s in love with, the person she’s going to marry and although she plans their wedding in her head some nights, she’s not sure that person will be Draco. But she’s in love with him, completely irrevocably in love with him and thinks that might be enough for now, even if he doesn’t love her back.
“Draco-“ She starts, cutting herself off as he sucks on her neck hard enough and in the right place to make her let out a small hiss of pleasure. “Draco, I want- I want you to takemyvirginity.” Pansy’s cheeks burn red as she rushes the last three words out, her eyes focusing on the wall behind Draco’s head because what if he says not or even worse, what if he laughs at her? His mouth stops moving against her skin as he registers what was said before he lifts his head, his eyes searching her face for any sign that she didn’t mean what she said.
“Are you sure?” And Pansy feels relief at the softness in his voice, his hands releasing hers from pinning her to door as one moves to her hip and the other lifts to move a stray lock of hair from her face. She’s sure, she’s never been more sure of anything in her life.
Pansy nods her head quickly, his eyes focused on his lips because she can’t even bare to look into his eyes at this point. “It has to be you. There’s no one else.” The words are practically a whisper as they leave her lips and when Draco’s mouth connects with hers it’s so soft that it reminds her of their first kiss after the Yule Ball, every kiss after that has been rushed and desperate until now. This kiss tells Pansy that he knows what she’s saying, he understands that it can only be him she does this with, he’s the only person she trusts to see her vulnerable that way for the first time.
Draco’s hand intertwines with hers as he walks her towards his bed and she lays down on it with nerves in the pit of her stomach and her hands trembling just the slightest amount. She watches as Draco takes his shirt off followed by his trousers so then he’s only in his underwear and it’s nothing she hasn’t seen before but it’s different this time, entirely different.
He’s on top of her then, his lips on her mouth, her jaw, her neck; everywhere. Her hands laced in his hair as she closes her eyes, her heart thudding uncontrollably and her mind is so clouded with excitement and need she can’t stop the words leaving her lips.
“I love you.” It’s not in the same way she usually says it, they both know it’s more than the brief ‘love you’s they’ve shared over the years of their friendship and Draco doesn’t stop his movements for a second.
“I know.” Pansy never expected him to say it back yet despite that, she can’t ignore the pang of pain that shoots through her heart. But she can pretend, just for tonight at least, that they are in love and it’ll be everything she imagined it would be.
vii 30/03/1995
OWLs are more stressful than Pansy could have ever imagined, she spends hours on top of hours studying yet nothing seems to stay in her head and Pansy is close to accepting her fate in that she will fail everything. But it’s just past curfew and the common room is almost empty as she leans over her potions notes, the exam is only weeks away and most nights Pansy can’t sleep with worry.
When the doors to the common room open, Pansy doesn’t even lift her head until he sofa dips beside her and she’s met with the sight of Draco. Her quill drops immediately as she turns to give him her full attention and he leans into her, a yawn falling from his lips and he rests his head on her shoulder. Pansy wrinkles her nose in disgust however because while she’d usually relish in any kind of affection from him, he smells of perfume and sex and she tries to ignore the nausea spreading all over her body.
“Ugh, Draco get off me.” She pushes his head from her and instead he slouches back and sinks into the sofa. “You reek of pussy.” Draco snorts at her vulgar language, laughing loudly and she can’t help but smile back at him despite the fact that imagining him with another girl is equivilant to shattering her heart into tiny pieces.
“And you reek of jealousy,” Draco teases but he’s right and they both know it. He uses her, she knows it, he takes advantage of her feelings for him so he can have a quick fuck when he feels like it and she knows she should probably hate him for it but she loves him more than she can explain and maybe it’s fucked up but Pansy accepted that’s what she is a long time ago. He’s still her best friend and if Pansy could see past the feelings she has for him, she might come to realise that he’s not the same boy she met ten years ago and she deserves better than him but she can’t do that.
“I’m trying to study.” Irritation is clear in her tone but it’s fake and Draco likes to annoy her, he always has done so he kicks his legs up onto the coffee table where her work is with a smirk. “Which you should be doing too, by the way. Not off fucking sluts in broom closets.” She pushes his feet off the table with a huff as he shrugs.
“For your information, it wasn’t a broom closet. It was a-“
“I don’t care. Now either help me with this Potions work or go get a wash.” Pansy feels him shuffle closer to her on the sofa, so close that their arms are side by side and their legs pressed against each other. He leans forward and scans his eyes over the notes in front of her, his brows furrowed as he reads and she feels secretly glad that he didn’t pay attention to her suggestion that he leaves.
Draco’s head shakes a little as he picks up her quill, dipping in the ink before he starts scratching words on her notes on brewing an Invigoration Draught. “Look Pans, you wrote it wrong. You need three asphodel roots, not two. In fact, most of this is wrong, were you even paying attention?”
“Probably not. You know how much I hate that subject.” Sometimes Draco makes her feel a little inferior, mainly because he’s so clever and Pansy knows he can’t help that but if it were anyone else she’d resent it. “I don’t know why you’re acting so smart; Granger’s beating you anyway, she got top of the class in the last test.” Now it’s her turn to irritate him.
“Don’t get me started on that mudblood.” Draco sneers and she hides the way she cringes at his language because she really isn’t prejudiced, not as much as everyone thinks. She wasn’t brought up to think that way at least, her parents have always been very accepting. But as Draco grew up, he grew to have the same pure-blood elitist beliefs as his parents and Pansy only challenged him on it once before she decided it was easier to just go along with it. Her parents would no doubt be disappointed if they knew the foul things she’d said to muggle-borns at school over the years but that doesn’t seem to matter when she does it to impress him.
“Better up your game, Malfoy.” Pansy nudges him, a hint of challenge in her voice as he pushes her shoulder lightly.
“Tomorrow.” He stands up, finally deciding it’s time he got a shower. “Tomorrow, we’ll go to the library after breakfast and we’ll study. You’re going to get an Exceeds Expectations, and I’m going to beat that Granger.” Pansy is amazed at the way a few words from the right person can ease practically every worry in her mind.
viii 22/05/1995
Sex with Draco is the best thing she’s ever had the pleasure of doing. The sound of her name leaving his lips, way his hands caress her body so delicately even when the act itself is the furthest from delicate, it’s all rather mind-blowing. Draco prefers rough sex, Pansy prefers slow sex but she doesn’t ever tell him that because she supposes rough sex is better than no sex. That’s what she thinks as she comes down from what she’s sure might be the best orgasm of her life and Draco pulls out of her, dropping onto her bed beside her. Everyone else is at dinner so there’s no need for him to rush away like usual.
“Pansy, can I tell you something?” Draco’s voice is still raspy as he sits up, his hands reaching to the bottom of the bed so he can grab his shirt and Pansy nods, still too warm to even think of getting dressed. “I think I’ve fallen in love.” This is it, she thinks. This is when he finally tells her those three words she’s been waiting for since as long as she can remember and all of this pain she’s felt, all these times he’s left her in the aftermath of their sex feeling used and alone won’t matter anymore. “Do you know Astoria Greengrass?”
Her mouth goes dry and she feels a lump in the back of her throat, the back of her eyes prickling with the beginning of tears that she desperately tries to hold back. And she will hold them back because she won’t let him see her hurt even though he knows how much his words are killing her. She doesn’t think he does it intentionally but she doesn’t know him anymore, she pretends she does but she doesn’t. She hasn’t known him, properly known him inside and out, since he was thirteen; growing up changed him into a much colder person than the one she grew up with. “Daphne’s sister, she’s in third year isn’t she?”
Draco swings his legs off the edge of the bed as he pulls on his underwear, deciding that he’s wearing enough clothes for now as he turns to face her. “I- She’s not like other girls, y’know? She’s special and I kissed her once, a few months back. I’ve never felt like that before, not with anyone.” There’s a dagger in her heart and Draco is holding it, twisting it deeper with each word he speaks. “I didn’t kiss her again though; I didn’t want her to just be like the others. I want everything to be right.”
The others. That includes her. She’s one of ‘the others’. How did she go from being his best friend to being nothing more than a girl he sleeps with? “Have you spoken to Astoria about it? That you- you love her.” Draco shakes his head and Pansy wonders why in the world he’s sat here with her, having just fucked her if he’s in love with someone else. Pansy couldn’t do that; she’s been hopelessly loyal to someone who will never feel the same way for the majority of her life. It’s pathetic really.
“What should I do, Pans?” Pansy feels the jealousy still burning in the pit of her stomach, anger the only thing driving her thoughts as she goes through possible answers in her head. She wants to tell him to stay away from her, to yell at him for leading her on all these years, swear at him for taking advantage of her. But she does none of those things.
“I think you need to tell her.” Before now, Pansy didn’t think it would be possible to be heartbroken by her own words but as they echo around her dorm she thinks that’s just what’s happened.
“But what if she doesn’t love me back? What if she feels nothing?” Well then you’ll know exactly how I feel. Pansy doesn’t speak half of the words she thinks most of the time.
“You get on with it. You keep your head high and wait until something better comes along.” Draco’s eyes are burning into hers as she speaks and she knows he’s got questions on the tip of his tongue that she’s not certain he’ll ask.
“Is that what you did?” He’s talking about her, about her feelings for him as though they don’t exist anymore and then it hits her that maybe he has no idea she still feels that way for him. He doesn’t have any clue about the extent of her love for him, both platonic and romantic. And she wants to tell him the truth, that no – she’s still waiting for that ‘something better’ but she doesn’t. She’d rather be in pain; she’d rather be broken hearted for the rest of her life than possibly burden him with the guilt of her feelings when he has a chance at being happy.
“Yeah, that’s exactly what I did.”
ix 08/08/1995
“Does it hurt?” Pansy asks as she sits opposite Draco on her bed, his sleeve is rolled up and on his forearm she watches the tattoo move under his skin. It causes shivers of fear to run through her body. Part of her wants to touch it but the other part is disgusted, just slightly to the point where she can’t look him in the eye.
“At first it did, not so much now.” Draco shrugs, pulling his sleeve back down but through the thin white fabric she can still make out the black stain on his skin. “Do you hate me?” Pansy shakes her head instinctively; she should hate him, she should be telling him to get the hell out of her house because Draco Malfoy is a Death Eater and this isn’t right. But she doesn’t hate him. She understands he had no choice, she’s listened to his explanation over and over again and she gets it, she gets him.
“Of course not.” She whispers, finally looking up at him and there’s a sadness on his face that she hasn’t seen before. He looks young and old all at once, young because he appears so damn vulnerable and old because his eyes are tired and his skin is pale and she feels more pity for him than anything. “Everything that’s happened, you- you didn’t have any other choice.”
“Astoria is going to hate me.” He’s going to cry again and she’s going to have to hold him again as she desperately tries to hold back tears because she’s never seen him so broken before and she’s not used to being the one who has to stay strong. But he blinks away the tears. “I- I had to break up with her. I’m too scared he’ll use it against me so I sent her an owl. How noble of me.”  Pansy rolls her eyes at his dry humour even at times like this but at least this is a way to get him to smile even if it’s the tiniest amount.
“Wow Draco, I hope you had the decency to at least use your best quill and take your time with the most elaborate handwriting.” She teases and he gives a weak chuckle.
“Actually, I scribbled it out at 2am in the dark so who knows what it looks like.” A snort of laughter leaves Pansy’s mouth at his words and his face seems to light up because even at times like this, she can always make him laugh.
She’s also gotten used to the idea of Draco and Astoria being together, almost. She spent the rest of fifth year purposely looking away from the two of them when Draco chose to sit with Astoria instead of her at meals, she spent way too many nights crying over it that she became numb to the idea and began to not feel anything when Draco cluelessly asked her for advice on relationships. As if she’d have the slightest idea, she’d always scoffed in her head.
That’s why she’s not surprised by the sadness and pity she feels for Draco when finding out he had to leave the girl he loves so intensely that even Pansy can’t pretend he doesn’t anymore. She still loves Draco, she thinks she always will but she’s not going to hold him back. It’s her problem to deal with, not his.
“When all this is over, you can explain it to her properly. She’ll understand, I know it and then you can be happy.” Draco’s head is shaking in disagreement before she’s even finished speaking.
“I think you’re the only person I want around when all this is over, Pans. The world is too complicated for being in love, friendship is more important.” Pansy doesn’t press the fact that she is in love with him and therefore his theory doesn’t matter in the slightest to her. “When everything’s done, we can be roommates and we’ll rent a place and get good jobs and we won’t need anyone else. Just me and you.”
Pansy’s happy with that plan. He might not want to marry her, he might not even love her but that’s the best she’s going to get and she couldn’t be more satisfied.
x 14/10/2004
Hey Pans,
I know we haven’t spoken in a while and I was going to send you the same invite as everyone else but I thought you deserve a handwritten one (lucky).
I asked Astoria to marry me! Can you believe it? I certainly can’t! But we’re getting married on the 14th of December and I’d love if you’d come to the wedding. It’ll only be you, Blaise and Daphne from school but I miss you a lot and you’re the only one I haven’t seen since everything happened.
I’ll still send you the proper invitation so you know the dates and things but I just wanted you to know that I want you there more than I want any of the others really and it’d make me beyond happy. I do hope you can make it (mother says she misses you as well).
Lots of love, your bestest friend (Draco in case you didn’t already know). Xx
“Incendio.” Pansy mutters as she watches the parchment go up in flames, her heart heavy but she ignores it as she takes a puff of her cigarette. She’s long past the point of being sad over Draco Malfoy, she did enough of that after the war. He was the one who chose not to reply to her letters, he was the one who didn’t get into contact until now.
Pansy spent many months waiting for his owl or even for him to turn up at her door with the keys to their place they were going to rent and that grin that she used to love so much but now she can’t fully picture. We won’t need anyone else. Just me and you. The words haunted her, they were the only things she could think of for such a long time as she clung onto the hope that he hadn’t forgotten about her, he was just busy fixing himself after the war.
But she saw him on the cover of the Prophet, he had a job at the Ministry, he attended events with Astoria on his arm and she washed away the bitter taste in her mouth with cigarette smoke; deciding that killing herself this way was much less painful that killing herself by pining after him. Because that’s what she’d been doing all those years; following him around, being at his beck and call, letting him use her whenever he wished – those were all things that broke her bit by bit but she was too blinded by him to notice it until she was away from him.
And Pansy spent hours contemplating whether she’d go to the wedding, she’s read the letter hundreds of times but that only served to convince her that she can’t possibly face him. Not after all this time. And it might upset him, she knows that, it won’t be easy for him to get married without having his oldest friend there but Pansy has spent too much of her life going out of her way to keep Draco Malfoy happy.
Pansy has had enough of pretending that she’s going to get her happy ending. It’s time for her to face reality and her reality is harsh and sometimes lonely but now this is the best she’s going to get. Pansy is ready to accept that.
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o okay amaryllis - name an attribute of yourself that you are proud of.- hm. my inability to be fake i just cant do it anemone - describe a time when you felt abandoned or betrayed by someone you loved.- my dad yeeted out of the picture 7 years ago azalea - would you describe yourself as a patient person?- with people and things i care about the most yes, everything else, no begonia - describe anything you see as a “red flag” (something that makes you cautious about a new friend or love interest)- they make jokes about me to me and then get upset if i get upset bird of paradise - do you like hosting parties, or do you prefer to just attend?- just attend. if i tried to throw a party nobody would come lol bluebell - what keeps you humble?- im fucking STUPID bro i cant be arrogant chrysanthemum - describe your idea of a perfect day.- i wake up naturally around 8 am and i dont feel tired. i can get out of bed easily and make my coffee. its cold outside and everything is frosted over. i spend my time writing letters ill never send and listening to soft music spring crocus - describe your favorite childhood memory.- one of my favs is when me and my mom were in the backyard gardening and came across 5 or 6 little snakes. she put them all in a mason jar for me to look at and then she released them in the ditch across the street because i didnt want them to get hurt daffodil - how do you confess your feelings to someone you’re interested in?- just......... say u like them daisy - describe something that gives you hope when things seem bleak.- i met harry styles in a thrift store foxglove - when was the last time you told a lie?- a couple days ago when i told my mom i had eaten gardenia - have you ever had to keep a romance a secret? if so, why and for how long?- oh yeah babey....... ive kept 2- one for 6 months, another for 2 months purple hyacinth - describe a time when you had to apologize to someone- i apologize constantly because im gross hydrangea - how much time do you spend on your appearance each day? - zero. i just make sure theres nothing on my face brush my teeth and go white jasmine - what is something that never fails to make you laugh?- this particular picture of a stretchy dog with absolute orbs for eyes lavender - describe your oldest friendship, and why you think it has lasted so long.- ive been friends with this girl for about 6 years, she was my brothers dads girlfriends daughter (confusing ik) but we became friends when i stayed at the dads house. we both love 1d and bonded a lot thru out parent problems lilac - describe your first relationship or first love.- oof. freshman year, freshly homosexual, first girlfriend, first time even considering a girlfriend. we were officially together for a week and then like kinda together for around 5 months. i really loved that gorl i dont know why. i was hung up on her for over a year after we broke things off. it almost killed me calla lily - what traits do you find beautiful in others? in yourself?- in others, everything really. i hate men but girls are beautiful ive never seen an ugly girl in my life (except for this one girl who has come into work wearing a maga shirt twice) and also honesty and sincerity - in myself, i like my eyes, my lips, and my hands. thats about it, personality is terrible tiger lily - if you had to choose between doing what you love and making very little money, or doing a job you hate and making a lot of money, what would you choose and why?- i would choose little money because knowing myself i cannot do something i dont like well at all and i probably quit my job immediately lotus flower - would you say that you are a spiritual person? if so, what elements of spirituality are important to you?- i like to think that there is some higher power but none in particular. i talk to the stars whenever i see them. i dont know really what im doing but it makes me feel better magnolia - describe your favorite thing to do outdoors.- finding bugs!!!!!!!!!!morning glory - are you an affectionate person? if so, how do you show affection?- most of the time. i like to be touching in some way, even if its just arms touching each other when we sit next to each other pansy - what is the most thoughtful thing that anyone has done for you?- my mom does so many things for me all the time and i just made myself cry thinking about them all lol peony - describe the top three things necessary for a happy life.- financial stability, some form of companionship, and freedom to do things you want petunia - what never fails to make you angry?- terfs red poppy - what tips or tricks do you use to cheer yourself up when you’re down?- i dont. i dissociate instead red rose - describe your ideal date or romantic evening. - walking around the city and talking and stop for coffee and just being togetheryellow rose - do you get jealous easily?- yes but i manage to stifle it so its not really a problem snowdrop - have you ever had a falling out with a friend or family member?- oh god ya. one whole side of my family and also my dad and many, many friends sunflower - do you consider yourself a loyal person? - if you are loyal to me yes sweet pea - describe a difficult goodbye you had to make to a friend or other loved one.- when my uncle died i was supposed to get to call him the day before but they didnt think i needed to and told me he died 3 days after he did. i said goodbye while scattering his ashes in a lake violet - how important is loyalty in friendships and/or relationships?- very very very important. not like "you can only talk to me" loyalty but like, be honest, dont lie, and dont skip out of me u know wisteria - do you like poetry? if so, describe your favorite poem(s).- not a huge poetry person zinnia - do you have any loved ones in your life that you miss and wish you could see? - my uncle, a bunch of old family
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If you have the time, do all you haven’t done!
omfg! haha okay holy shit
Alisons: Sexuality?
lesbonym
Amaranth: Pronouns/Gender?
She/her
Amaryllis: birthday?
nov 4th! 
Anemone: Favorite flower?
sunflowers and port wine magnolias for their scent and peonies! 
Angelonia: Favorite tv show?
id say favorite of recent would be big little lies 
Arum-Lily: What’s the farthest you’d go for a stranger?
i don’t know i guess it depends on the situation. i find myself agreeing to do things for strangers for some reason like one time i took an acting workshop and i literally drove three people home afterwards even though they didnt live anywhere near me and i didnt know them at all lkjsf
Aubrieta: Favorite drink?
i dont drink much else but water usually lol. i like cold brew coffee and iced tea too. and lemon ginger tea. alcohol-wise i love gin and tonics, red wine, and old-fashioneds 
Baby’s Breath: Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?
no but i said that the time before too LMAO 
Balsam Fir: Have you ever been in love? 
im not sure. i’ve felt really strong feelings for people in the past but i don’t think it’s ever been mutual so i guess not 
Baneberries: Favorite song? 
god i don’t know if i can do a favorite of all time. i recently played this video game Submerged and it was a really cleansing and wholesome time and I’ve been listening to the orchestral score of that a lot since. any lana del rey song, get free - major lazer hits me in my toner tbh, the jazz standard stardust - there are so many versions i adore idk its too hard to pick ill just end up listing my whole spotify soon i dont really have all time favorites i just go thru waves Basket of Gold: Describe your family.
my mum runs a childcare business, my nan works at a post office, my brother is an IT guy my sister in law is a hairdresser and i have two young nieces who are in 1st and 2nd grade. they all live in my hometown which is kinda far from me. my dad passed away a few years ago but he owned a flower farm. my parents separated when i was in 2nd grade but i spent every holidays with my dad. i have looooooots of cousins lol 
Beebalm: do you have a best friend? Who is it?
i dont really do the hierarchy thing ! but i have a few. my friends jess and rach from here are my fave people ever and literally make me cry with laughter when we all hang out and my friend meg who i’ve known since 8th grade is my vegan salad club soul sister and i love her to death 
Bellflower: favorite animal
dogs and toucans ! lov birbs 
Bergenia: Are you a morning or night person?
night! 
Bluemink: What are your thoughts on children?
that i dont understand how i didnt get the maternal gene when my mum literally looks after children for a living slkjsdf. im not opposed to having one someday but not for a while and i think id honestly be content either way 
Blazing Stars: What are you afraid of? Is there a reason why?
small spaces/being trapped which i dont know? ive just always had some level of claustrophobia i dont know where it came from 
Bugleherb: How would you spend your last day on Earth?
probably stressed LMAO. idk hanging out with loved ones eating good food trying to do a bunch of things i’ve always wanted to do
Buttercup: Relationship Status?
in a committed relationship with a body pillow and my vibrator 
Candytufts: When do you feel most loved?
when i can speak openly and be vulnerable comfortably. when people tell me they care about me and value my presence 
Canterbury Bells: Do you have any piercings?
2x each ear and one cartilage 
California Poppy: Height?
5′6
Cardinal Flower: Do you believe in ghosts?
yes
Carnation: What are you currently wearing?
a cute grey nightgown lol *+*
Catnip: Have you ever slept with a nightlight?
im sure i did when i was younger but now light kind of bothers me when im trying to sleep
Chrysanthemum: who was the last person you kissed?
my friend when we were drunk
Cock’s Comb: favorite font?
i dont think i really have one lol
Columbine: Are you tired?
im kinda like comfy sleepy. its pouring rain and a cool breeze is coming through my window and im really cozy so its just like. nice. 
Coneflower: Dream job?
scriptwriter/director 
Crane’s-bill: Introvert or extrovert?
im an introvert
Crown Imperial: What’s the farthest you would go for someone you care about?
im fiercely loyal to those i love. 
Daffodil: What’s your zodiac sign?
scorpio babeeeeey
Dahlia: Have you done anything worth remembering?
hmm. in what scheme lol. of the world? probably not yet but we’re working on it.
Daisy: What do you feel is your greatest accomplishment?
idk if its an accomplishment but my travels are probably the highlight of my life to me. im kind of always fearless when i travel lol and i love that for me 
False Goat’s Beard: What is something you are good at?
i dont know. i like to think im good at talking people through things and being empathetic and giving advice. i try my best to be there for people 
Foxgloves: What’s something you’re bad at?
letting things go. not bottling things up. 
Freesia: what are three good things that have happened in the past month?
i finished school for the semester ! i started a painting! i saw two cool theatre shows. 
Garden Cosmos: How was your day today?
actually pretty good!
Gardenia: Are you happy with where you’re at in your life?
not really but i’m starting to see the potential in the future a lot more. i tend to get really stuck and struggle to see beyond my current situation but i’m trying to look forward and realise that things are going to get a lot better with time 
Gladiolus: What is something you hope to do in the next year or two?
direct a short film i’m happy with, write more, travel overseas, cultivate a close group of friends here, go back to singing lessons.
Heliotropium: What helps you calm down when you feel stressed?
watching youtube videos ! jenna and julien and remi cruz are my favorites they just make me feel so positive. listening to podcasts especially my dad wrote a porno because even if im in the worst mood ill literally be sobbing with laughter. listening to music and playing mindless games on my phone! watching movies and tv shows. getting out of the house and going to a cafe/wandering around the mall. going to the movie theatre. reading ! 
Hellebore: How do you show affection?
i use my words a lot of the time. if i really care about someone i’ll talk to them and be there for them.
Hoary Stock: What are you proudest of?
im proud of my strength and my unwavering knowledge of what i deserve. im proud of my friends and my family and everyone in my life.
Hollyhock: Describe your ideal day?
waking up and taking a dog for a walk having coffee and brunch with a close friend doing something fun like rock climbing or ice skating or going on a hike then going to see a show and going home to watch movies or play video games or play card games 
Hyacinth: what do you like to do in your free time?
read, watch movies, exercise, talk to friends, write
Hydrangea: How long have you known your best friend? How did you meet them?
Jess and Rach i met on here like ??? i cant remember when ?? 2012 ?? 2011? then we finally met in person in 2015 and now i swear i see them more often than i see friends i live in the same place as. my best friend from high school i met in 8th grade so 2007?? 
Irises: Who can you talk to about (almost) everything?
my best friends. my sister in law. 
Laceleaf: How many friends do you have?
idk its kinda weird to count lol 
 Lantanas: What’s the best compliment you’ve ever received?
hmm. this random lady in a mall once told me i can pull off red lipstick better than anyone shes ever seen before shhhhwooooosh. some of the things people have said about my fics literally makes me want to cry. one of my professors last year wrote a really lovely recommendation letter for me and told me i was fucking awesome and was going to do great things. 
Larkspur: What do you think of yourself?
She’s Trying. idk i struggle sometimes but at my core im proud of myself and i know my worth 
Lavender: What’s your favorite thing about yourself?
My resilience and passion and empathy.
Leather Flower: What’s your least favorite thing about yourself?
that i lose sight of what i want and how to get it. that i shut people out and am sometimes so scarily independent that it tips and turns me lonely. 
Lilac: What’s something you liked to do as a child?
visit my nans on the weekend and play video games. go to the beach. read !!! write. 
Lily: Who was your best friend when you were a kid?
my best friend had the same name as me and we’d play bratz and she had a pool so it was lit now she lives a few houses down from where my mum lives and has a child and we havent really spoken since like 9th grade lol slfj 
Lily of the Incas: What is something you still feel guilty for?
not making it back in time for my dads funeral
Lily of the Nile: What is something you feel guilty for that you shouldn’t feel guilty about?
a lot of the time im self assured enough to not feel guilt over things i know aren’t my fault or situations where im not in the wrong. i never want people to be unhappy or struggle even if they probably dont deserve my sympathy though so i get mixed feelings there. 
Marigold: Where did you grow up? Tell us about it?
i grew up on a coastal beach town. a small sleepy lil bay. it’s super pretty and idyllic and gorgeous but living there grew a bit monotonous tbh im not a small town person. visiting is lovely though. my nan literally lived basically on the beach when i was growing up youd just like roll down a hill and be on the sand. i loved it so much
Morning Glory: What was your bedroom like growing up?
i had a few different ones. i usually had purple walls ! and id decorate it with random things i was interested in and had books everywhere
Mugworts: What was it like for you as a teenager? Did you enjoy your teenage years?
i mean not a whole lot LOL high school kinda sucked. i did really well at school and i had some good friends! it wasnt the worst but i was also a closeted gay and didnt know who tf i was so there was some struggles around that. 
Norwegian Angelica: Tell us about your mom?
shes generous and selfless and kind. she’s had a bit of a rough life but she’s strong. 
Onions: Tell about your dad
i love that this q is ‘onions’ mood. our relationship was ,,, turbulent. i have some really great memories with him and visiting was honestly good a lot of the time when i was growing up! we’d play pool and id help them with the flowers and we’d go out boating and swimming and bowling and do lots of fun stuff but he was also an alcoholic and gradually got worse as i got older and he was really intimidating and could be really hot and cold and had really unrealistic expectations. 
Orchid: Tell about your grandparents
 i was really close with my grandmother on my dads side she gave me my passion for reading and writing !! when i was really young i would sit in her lap and she would read me stories and then when i got older i started reading the stories to her we were super close she passed away when i was in 6th grade and it was really sad i loved her. my grandpa on my mums side taught me how to play pool !! he used to run the pool club where i’d compete and he was just a nice guy he passed away a few years ago. and my nan on my mums side is an icon i love hanging out with her i grew up spending almost every weekend at her house playing video games she always has all the newest consoles and video games for all of her grandchildren lol we go for walks on the beach and shes awesome one time she came to pick me up from school blasting low by flo rida we stan 
Pansy: What was your most memorable birthday? What made it be so memorable?
hmm my 16th maybe ! that was when i was in the US and i remember having cheer practice and my host mom brought cake in and it was just really nice. idk why my 10th birthday is so memorable to me but i had a lit bday party and i remember so much about it lol? 
Peony: What was your first job?
i was a barista! 
Petunia: If you’re in a relationship, how did you meet your partner(s)? If you’re not in a relationship, how did you meet your crush/how do you hope to meet your future partner(s), if you want any?
i dont know if i have an idea on how i hope to meet my future partner its not something i plan or have a preference for. ive met most of my closest friends online and w being gay *+* lol itll prob be through online im guessing. 
Pincushion: How do you deal with pain?
physically? poorly LOL im such a baby if im in pain in any way. 
Pink: where is home? 
idk. i dont know if i have one just yet tbh. we’ll find it ! 
Plantain Lilies: If you could go back in time, whats is one thing you would stop/change?
hmm i try to live without ragrets. there are a few situations id like to go into either wiser or not at all though if im being hoe nest. 
Prairie Gentian: Who is someone you look up to? Describe them.
hmm. there are a few actresses/celebs i look up to ! all these qs are turning my brain into goo LMAO i cant think
Rhododendron: What is something you used to believe in as a child?
i heard once that someone related to my great grandfather had some kind of connection to french royalty ?? idk how true that was but i was waiting for my princess diaries moment for a while there 
Ricinus: who’s the most important in your life?
me bitch
Rose: What’s your favorite sound?
rain/thunder 
Snapdragon: At this moment, what do you want?
to read fic until im too sleepy to keep my eyes open then drift off *+* 
St. John’s Wort: Is it easy or difficult for you to express how you feel about things?
depends on the situation. i wouldn’t say easy but i can speak and explain myself well because I spend soo much time thinking about things lol
Sunflower: What is something you don’t want to imagine life without?
my mum 
Sweet Pea: How much sleep did you get last night?
like 9 hrs lol 
Tickseed: What’s your main reason to get up every morning?
coffee
Touch-me-not: how do you feel about your current job?
that i need one
Transvaal Daisy: What’s your favorite item of clothing?
black jeans 
Vervain: What’s stressing you out most right now?
this and that. packing to go away
Wisteria: How many books have you read in the past few months? what were they called?
lol none really. i read a few at the beginning of the year but nothing lately. ive read innumerable fic tho does that count
Wolf’s Bane: Where do you want to be in life this time next year?
happier ! growing ! loved. i want to feel accomplished with what i created during the school year, fulfilled. surrounded by people with pure intentions. hopefully just overseas somewhere 
Yarrow: Do you know what vore is?
whY is this a question ???????????????????
Zinnia: Give a random fact about yourself
i used to be a fitness instructor 
okay that was a lot more questions than i thought it was LMAO fuck
thank you for the entertainment that was fun ! xx 
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baekhoneyed · 7 years
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tagged by @kokokysoo for one of those “get to know me” memes! (under the cut cuz its so long)
RULES: you must answer these 92 statements and tag 20 people (idk how many people ill end up tagging and dont feel obligated!!)
THE LAST:
1. Drink: water but like i think my flatmates put vodka in the ice cube trays so?? not sure exactly how much is accidentally Not Water
2. Phone Call: uhhhhh a study abroad program advisor
3. Text Message: my older brother tryna convince me that i’ll make friends eventually lmao
4. Song you listened to: i actually stopped writing this to grab a sweater but then TT came on and i instinctively dance to it now so that happened
5. Time you cried: almost last night but like... not enough feelings to actually cry yet just wait
6. Dated someone twice: never even dated someone once, bro...
7. Kissed someone and regretted it: i never regret giving my dog kisses but sometimes my cat swipes at me :/
8. Been cheated on: gotta have a boyfriend first to get cheated on
9. Lost someone special: yup
10. Been depressed: only since i was 12 years old  l m f a o
11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: i hate puking so i never go past being tipsy
LIST 3 FAVORITE COLORS:
12. red!
13. millennial pink fight me
14. rose gold fight me again
IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU:
15. Made new friends: yyyes but i sure would like to make some more Here, at my Current University
16. Fallen out of love: mmm not Love but definitely Like? i stopped Liking someone who i had a crush on
17. Laughed until you cried: so frequently it’s worrisome
18. Found out someone was talking about you: um did u mean middle and high school? i was such a petty bitch tho i put em in their places after crying in my room alone lmfao
19. Met someone who changed you: yes yes yes! dallon is the first who comes to mind he’s... no words
20. Found out who your friends are: ummm i dont know?
21. Kissed someone on your facebook list: ...my mom??? lmao
GENERAL:
22. How many of your facebook friends do you know in real life: all of them except a few who ive just added bc we’re all transfer students to the same university this year and im Desperate
23. Do you have any pets: yes!! 2 cats, Harry and Kai (shut up ok i’ve always liked that syllable in chinese) and one dog, Lady my perfect cuddle angel baby
24. Do you want to change your name: honestly... sometimes yeah? but only because it’s so boring when it’s translated into chinese/korean so maybe i’d just change my names in those languages idk
25. What did you do for your last birthday: probably just went out to dinner w/ my family, but when i got back to my old college my friends and i went to a store in Queens it was such a good day...
26. What time did you wake up: like... noon probably lmao #depression
27. What were you doing at midnight last night: rewatching exo next door and gettin emotional over ksoo
28. Name something you can not wait for: THE POWER OF MUSIC BITCH LESS THAN 12 HOURS NOW
29. When was the last time you saw your mom: a couple weeks ago when she and my dad helped me move in to my apartment
30. What is one thing you wish you could change in your life: i wish i didnt have fucking depression! anxiety is easy to deal with for me but depression isnt
31. What are you listening to right now: walk on memories
32. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: i have a 2nd cousin named Tom he’s like 50 years old
33. Something that is getting on your nerves: ......so much
34. Most visited website: netflix/facebook/tumblr
35. Mole/s: one on my back, one on my neck, one under my left boob... i think that’s it
36. Mark/s: mostly bruises on my shins bc im clumsy; also some shaving scars from like 3+ years ago (one of em bled for 4 days while i was in china!)
37. Childhood dream: typical american kid stuff like ballerina and movie star
38. Hair color: medium brown i guess? it used to be lighter but it’s been getting darker as i get older
39. Long or short hair: i just cut it short again so it’s just touching my shoulders when dry (it’s wavy-curly so it’s a bit longer than that in reality)
40. Do you have a crush on someone: yeah can i have uhhhhhhhh byun baekhyun? no one irl tho
41. What do you like about yourself: ive got a great complexion that has really calmed down in the past few years! and i love my eyes ive got gorgeous eyes and a nice smile and a cute body and ive been doin self-love the past year can u tell?
42. Piercings: just regular ear piercings that i only got... a year ago...
43. Blood type: i never remember but maybe O? whichever one is the most common i think idk tho
44. Nickname: lulu is a nickname, ummm ive had a few friends call me em or ems which is cute
45. Relationship status: chronically single and repulsive to the male population, perhaps?
46. Zodiac: sun in pisces/leo rising (fun fact when i was little a kid asked me my sign so i said pisces and he called me fish poop so i cried) (he was probably a gemini the fuckin asshole), year of the tiger
47. Pronouns: she/her
48. Favorite tv show: pushing daisies, 30 rock, scrubs, grey’s anatomy but only up til the 8th season then it’s bad
49. Tattoos: i actually almost got one a few weeks ago but then i lost my job :/ i wanted to get “je ne regrette rien” tattooed on my hip bone real small
50. Right or left handed: right - i used to be able to write pretty well with my left hand but alas...
51. Surgery: yyyup wisdom teeth removal, eyelid surgery to get rid of some bumpy things, broken arm when i was like 1.5 years old, and im getting lasik next summer probably
52. Piercing: ya already asked ya doofus
53. Sport: my dad made me play basketball in middle school i got 2 technical fouls bc i had anger issues so i stopped playing basketball. i got Decent at ballet tho!
54. Vacation: we havent really had the money lately
55. Pair of trainers: i just bought 2 new pairs bc i ruined my only pair in seoul and had to throw them out (they got soaked in the rain and then mildewed n all) (side note: they’re so expensive?? the adidas and nike were as expensive as the new balance which is Silly so i just bought adidas and nike)
MORE GENERAL:
56. Eating: nothing rn but i need to go get dinner...
57. Drinking: did we not already go over this
58. I’m about to go: either to the dining hall or to a nearby restaurant im honestly not sure 
59. Waiting for: exo to move in next door to me only to discover that one of them is my childhood best friend-slash-first love and another has fallen in love with me and my clumsy but lovable personality :)
60. Want: byun baekhyun (im kidding kind of, um i want to make friends here and be less anxious about my classes and life in general)
61. Get married: yeah one day but so far no one i’ve met is Vibing with that seeing as no one will even ask me out im not Super Hopeful :/
62. Career: chinese major/korean minor at a university um hopefully after i graduate someone will hire me and give me money to do something i dont completely hate but we’ll see
WHICH IS BETTER:
63. Hugs or kisses: i literally would not know so i will say Hugs because they’re the only things ive experienced! and i could use a really long hug rn
64. Lips or eyes: ...eyes... but lips r important too cuz i cant even look at a photo of amy schumer anymore w/out staring at her terrifying lips
65. Shorter or taller: taller but someone around my height would be ok too (.....im just sayin im like the same height as bbh...)
66. Older or younger: older bc im not about to go dating a freshman or a high schooler lmfao
67. Nice arms or nice stomach: arrrrrrrrms
68. Hookup or relationship: never had either but i think i’d prefer a stable relationship to some extent?? we just dont know
69. Troublemaker or hesitant: im a troublemaker when im comfortable w/ people/places but other than that hesitant
HAVE YOU EVER:
70. Kissed a stranger: no
71. Drank hard liquor: yeah it’s nasty :/ but it does the trick
72. Lost glasses/contact lenses: somehow no
73. Turned someone down: ya this one guy hit on me when i was walking thru myeongdong but he was a) a stranger b) 25 years old c) from egypt so like it was never gonna happen buddy
74: Sex on the first date: gonna need a first date before i can even answer (the answer would be no i am not down w/ that) 
75. Broken someone’s heart: probably not, ill dont think im capable of doing that plus im still so young that realistically it just hasnt been a possibility
76. Had your heart broken: not really, my silly crushes have all been resolved easily bc i never talk about them and then i notice things i dont like about the person and stop liking them like that
77. Been arrested: no but a friend of mine got arrested for trespassing on a roof in nyc last year lmao
78: Cried when someone died: yeah
79. Fallen for a friend: sort of? briefly? it never went anywhere it was silly
DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
80. Yourself: i try to most days but it’s rough
81: Miracles: i mean im not a non-believer but i also don’t actively wait for them to happen or really put much stock in them
82. Love at first sight: im not sure because bbh hasnt seen me yet so how would we know??
83. Santa Claus: not anymore i think when i was 8 i sorta stopped
84. Kiss on the first date: never even had a first date or a first kiss ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
85. Angels: um yeah actually! proof they exist - byun baekhyun do kyungsoo kim jongdae kim jongin the list goes on,,
OTHER:
90. Current best friends: dallon, lilli, ida, stephanie, aria!
91: Eye color: light green. i have Gorgeous eyes!!!
92: Favorite movie: a taiwanese movie called Secret, i rly liked ksoo’s movie Hyung, Chicago the Musical... there are more but im drawing a blank
i guess ill tag... no one but if ur reading this and u wanna do it feel free to say i tagged u! i love learning about u guys it makes me feel less alone
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Episode 1 Part 1 "Hit the Ground Walking” - Matt
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YALL IM FUCKING SCREWED!!! I don’t think Karen likes me that much - she’s close with Linus. Who by the way has me blocked on facebook. So I pretty much have no options on this tribe and I’m completely fucking fucked. I’m just gonna try to band together with people who don’t talk as much and aren’t all that outspoken and aren’t cliquey and work with them to save myself bc RN!!! im looking like first boot!!!
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give me like 10 idols now
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oh so now you guys put a link up while ive been talking to myself for the past 2 hours. 
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i’m going to stab everyone with this machete and the only person who can stop me is on the other tribe (jk i love everyone here except for like the one person who hasnt responded to me yet)
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“if you know how i feel then why would you say that like you put me in such an uncomfortable situation like you know I’m not happy” how this freak win all the games lately 
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so it’s crazy johnny is in this game and i have him blocked i hate myself huh? and monty is talking to me and ryan is so i hope i am good with this tribe i am nervous, but ready.
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Oh wow. Im-back-bitches.gif. So this tribe is something else. There Karen Lexi and RTP and Karen wants us to make a solid four, but I can count and that leaves 6 people out, and 6>4 so we need at least one if not two more people. My picks are chrissa because I have a good relationship with her already, and then maybe Mitchell because we’ve been talking the most. And then if Lexi know Zachariah then that’s another one. Beyond that, there’s Dana and some other people who I can’t remember 🙃 I know I’ve been talking to one of them but idk who that is and I don’t have the energy tonight to figure it out lol.
So basically the plan for the next few days until I get back to the us is to build groundwork relationships and try to find a solid 6 to stay with until a swap or merge.
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Star- They still haven’t come online and I am hoping that they are painfully inactive so we have an excuse to vote someone out first! 
Johnny- Haven’t talked to him but at least he has accepted my contact request and like said he wouldn’t be here. He is a frat guy and some of these people are not who frat guys would typically hang out with so he might be an outsider 
L.A.- I wanted to work with her since I saw her intro she is super chill and seems really smart I like her A LOT! If I am making an alliance she will be in it 
Kaya- She’s super sweet and honestly a little angel I love her so much
Luca- Really annoying but seems to like me. He is an experienced orger so who knows maybe he’ll be in my alliance also He’s talked to Kaya a lot 
Lily- I know she can beast a comp so she needs to stay on my good side. She is one of the experienced newbies and she is aware of how I play at least a little bit so I am not sure how long I want her here 
Aromal- Nice guy! Kept asking me questions about everything which was sweet because it makes me seem like a good person and that im looking out for him!. Honestly his time zone might be an issue but if I stay up super late and search for an idol I can blame it on him because that will be in the middle of the day for him 
Allie- She is a little SWEETHEART I LOVE HER SO MUCH! She seems super innocent nd like honestly someone I’d want to have under my wing She’s a newbie and I feel like she will be loyal to me since I talked to her right away and am helping her get used to this 
Daisy- Shes gorgeous and I enjoy her company but not someone I am loyal too yet, She seems a little suspicious and kinda distant because she left me on read! 
My general strategy is to align with the newbies who haven’t played orgs ever. From what I’ve noticed Lily and Daisy aren’t super strong socially so If I can get L.A. Kaya Luca and Allie all together it will be a strong alliance of 5 and I can keep them on the outside. Hopeuflly star isn’t here so we can vote them out first like easy vote, but if they arrive super late I might as well talk to them a lot to make them feel safe and be the first person to reach out to them. I love the tribe so much and I hope it isn’t chaotic, but I am going to play for sure, I want to form an alliance and start to get things rolling
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Welp! I guess i’m fuckin back here to ruin my life again!
I’m starting off the same way I started off in Malaysia - forming good relationships with people. And while that may have unknowingly landed me into a minority, the relationships I formed still allowed me to pretty successful and arguably run the table during the pre-merge, setting myself up for a perfect post-merge run that was only ruined by… Applebee’s. 
The one thing I should’ve done was parlayed those early relationships into more tangible early alliances. Jenn and Jimmy wouldn’t have voted Kendall out if they didn’t have an early alliance with, and inherent trust in, Isabelle; that was my undoing, and I aim to rectify that. Let’s see who we’ve talked to so far. There’s Ryan; we were talking a lot about stuff, and I feel like we’ve easily got the foundation there for a strategic allegiance. He’s confided in me that he’s worried about his position on this tribe given his history with some of these players; I can either utilize that to my advantage and make him a number, or he could be an easy third first boot. I don’t want him to be a first boot because I feel like I can work with him, but it’s good to have options.
Zakriah is probably the person I’ve talked to the most after that. We’ve got a lot of similar thoughts on Survivor and we’ve clicked really well, so I think we could easily work together strategically. She seems like she’d be a lot of fun to bop with throughout this game. She did, though, like Ryan, confide in me that she’s worried about her position in the game, given that Linus has her blocked on Facebook; another situation that leaves me with options, which is good.
Speaking of Linus, we’ve been speaking a fair amount and have reasonably bonded to some extent. I like him, and I hope that he and Zakriah don’t end up going against each other. I’ve also been talking to Dana a similar amount, and think that we’re good with each other for now, at least in terms of forging early relationships. Monty and I haven’t spoken a terrific amount, but I’m optimistic about that relationship as well.
I don’t know Karen or Lexi that well coming into this, but we’ve played games together before when they were honorary members of the Malaysia reunion chat, so there’s some familiarity there. I think I’d rather work with Lexi than Karen, but I’ll take whatever I can get. I’m disappointed in myself for failing to capitalize on these relationships more than I have to this point, but I can amend that moving forward.
I tried talking with Chrissa and she kind of just disappeared so… you’re my first boot choice :)
And Matt… the kid’s weird! It’s like picking teeth talking with him because he responds in very curt answers that make conversing difficult. But I think we actually get along and might be aligned???? But I’ve got nO FUCKIN CLUE LMFAO I honestly don’t know whether he ever means anything he’s saying and it’s just… we’re gonna watch this boy. 
As for the fans I just want to fuck up the frat boy as soon as I can lmfao anybody who says that “I’m probably more unique than anyone you have seen before” makes me wanna vomit and ima laugh when I whoop his ass 
I’m gonna fuck shit up :) let’s do this binches
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Whew! This cast (my tribe atleast) is pretty social right off the bat. I think I’m off to a decent start, but as it stands I’m still terrified of being first boot. Alright so mini cast assessment
Jacob - Easily the most social so far. I would bet my left pinky that he has sucked up to everyone so far. He’s sweet but he seems like the type that will pretend to be your best friend then backstab you once you’re a liability to him. Good gameplay to get to the end but won’t get the jury.
Jacob - Easily the most social so far. I would bet my left pinky that he has sucked up to everyone so far. He’s sweet but he seems like the type that will pretend to be your best friend then backstab you once you’re a liability to him. Good gameplay to get to the end but won’t get the jury.
Luca -  My fav so far. He seems like a guy I would hate on paper but he’s super charming and likable. I would bet on him going far.
Kaya - She’s okay, we have something in similar in that we both feel like fish outta water so I might align with her.
Johnny - yikes @ that intro 
Lily - sweet, likable
Zakriah - Omg so Zak is one of my best friends in the Wikia ORG community and I cant wait to meet up with him if we both make to the swap.
Linus - Another friend from the Wikia community ! Linus and Zak have a love-hate (mostly hate) relationship so its gonna be interesting to see if they work it out.
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So right off the bat I feel like I hit the ground walking I guess. I’m trying to take things slow and kinda get to know people but so far there’s so many people and they honestly seem indistinguishable. I definitely need to get my ass in an alliance sooner than later though and I’m tryna work with Chrissa rn and just get meself some numbers. Wish me luck.
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https://youtu.be/1TPDpOdcaP4
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Ok so I am going to try and work on something in this game that I feel like I usually fail at. And its my social game. I feel like my social game is generally pretty good for pre-merge it fails once we hit merge. I want to really get some strong relationships on this tribe before a swap or merge happens. My only roadblocks are Karen and Lexi. I know both of them already and I feel like me working on my social game with them is just going to come off fake, plus I don’t know if they actually want to work with me or not. Let’s see how this goes. Right off the back I feel like I hit it off with Mitchell. He is someone I could see going far into this game with. We have similar senses of humor and were immediately talking a lot last night. He seems to be nervous about his perception as well so he could be someone I work with well i that regard. Also y'all really cast some all stars when the first thing chrissa said to me was that she was nervous to be in a game with steffen again….hun….pls
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So when the Idol thing came up OBVIOUSLY I wanted to go hunting bc unlike Malaysia I didn’t have to search tumblr tags like “suicide” and “depression” to find safety… BUT having other people know I might be searching was a big no-no for me.
So what I DID do was stay up late, tell everyone I was going to bed, and then about half an hour later I went searching for the Idol. There were only two people up to begin with it seemed - I would’ve preferred it if there had been nobody - but I don’t think anyone suspects me. I didn’t find it, but that doesn’t matter so long as nobody thinks that I had anything to do with this. There’s always the chance that it backfired and that people DO think it was me but… I don’t know about thaaaaaaaaaat.
For one, by the time I woke up, Ryan told me that both Matt and Chrissa were interested in an alliance with him and myself. That’s good in and of itself, but Chrissa was one of the two people awake during my sneaky shenanigans - I don’t think she’d want to work with me if she knew I was super sneaky!! And Dana was talking to me about it, and I pretended like I didn’t even know someone had gone. “WHAT???? Someone looked for an IDOL??? No WAY!!!” My relationship to this point with Dana is painting myself like an emotional and stressed wreck so that she can relate to me and that she would underestimate me; based on the way I’ve portrayed myself to Dana thus far and my claims that an Idol search like this is way too stressful for me, I’d wager that she would bet it wasn’t me.
I could always end up looking like a fool but I thought this scheme was so fun and so far it looks like it’s working!! The only way to make it better would be to stir up some mistrust between the others about who it could’ve been. I’ll regret it if I’m first boot but I’m fuckin dancin rn :~)
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So someone is looking for the idol already… interesting. It’s easy to cancel out the people who were speaking in the tribe chat a few minutes after the idol is being looked for, which is good. I could easily go into my tribe chat and explain it to people that if we all just write in our tribe chat, it’ll help to cancel people out who AREN’T looking for the idol, but I’m not gonna pull that card just yet. Let’s see if it becomes an issue. Looking for the idol on day one probably won’t get a lot of people a lot of luck. There are bound to be clues along the way, and hopefully I can snag some of those, but I’m sure already some of those items on the boat had clues in them, or even punishments, but it seems like I didn’t get either of those since I haven’t been notified about anything
oops too late
I couldn’t even control myself LMFAO
Honestly, I don’t know why I enroll myself into these games. I hate talking to people, but I still have to do it, even though I know most of these people just lay on their asses all the time and do nothing, so I don’t know how I’m going to compete when I actually have legitimate responsibilities besides going to high school for 6 hours a day and then laying on their asses for the other 18
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https://youtu.be/xc0XCUl3Pfo
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Well the survivor train is officially leaving the station, I have assembled my first alliance with Chrissa, Mitchell, and Ryan. Of course Chrissa will be my number one, I mean she shared her clue with me without me even asking like that’s my kind of ally. I was kind of hoping I could work with Karen this time around but RIP it already seems like I may have started throwing her under the bus, she just made the mistake of saying she was friends with Nigel and people noticed that and I’m not gonna put my neck on the line for her. Sorry? I am for sure playing to win this game, I don’t just wanna be on this train I wanna be the mofucking conductor.
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g o d I don’t wanna be that person but I absolutely hate that RPDR has to be involved with the challenge. I hate how closely it’s intertwined with the TS community, and I can never stand hearing about it. Like… I always feel like I’m overreacting, but the whole concept just seems so transphobic (not to mention that RuPaul himself IS transphobic as hell), and it just doesn’t feel like an accepting community when something like that gets discussed so often. And I always hate talking about it because I always feel like I’m just overreacting, and… hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I just wish that people would realize how inherently harmful it is towards trans girls, and that it creates and fuels the stereotype that trans girls are just men in dresses and makeup. Because that’s what the dr*g q***ns on the show are. And I know this is probably not the kinda thing to put in confessionals but? Whatever, I need somewhere to put it and discourse will start if I put it in tribe chat or on my Tumblr blog.
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I tried to help out in this challenge despite not knowing what tumblr is even though I’m a returning player and my entire life was came at so hard so I’m just gonna…..not 
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I’m the absolute worst and have completely forgotten to give a confessional this whole time so I��m probably gonna get a shitty edit oops. Anyway I’m really tired right now so I’m not sure if what I’m gonna say will make sense but a lot has happened so far I guess. I created a core alliance which includes me, Luca, Jacob and LA. They’re all super nice people and I’m hoping I can go far with them in the game. Some of the people on my tribe I just haven’t connected well with and I’m having trouble talking to them. Also Jacob told me he searched for an idol, which is crazy information that I posses, but I trust him so far so of course I’m not gonna tell anyone. I’m still a little bit confused about somethings but I’m a lot less confused then I was at the start. Also I’m not sure what 90% of the things  Isaac say are because he always deletes his messages lmao. 
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So I accidentally forgot that Star was on our tribe because he never talks, oops. Anyway I tried personal messaging him and asked him if he’s found any interesting posts for our challenge and he said not really. I’m not sure if he’s just shy and confused or if its that he doesn’t want to try but whatever. Anyway I’m gonna be kinda pissed if we loose this challenge because like I’ve accidentally ran into way too much furry porn while searching through these tags. 
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It’s the third day and I still haven’t done one of these, so I figured I might as well start. This has been a really fun start to the season, the tribe seems really chill and laid back and I feel I’m getting along with a few people. Am I in a good position in the tribe? It’s too early to say. Right now I’m still just focusing on getting to know my fellow castaways!
Possibly the people I’ve been talking to the most are Kaya and Jacob. They’re really nice, and we’re also in an alliance with LA together. I really feel this has a high chance at succeeding.
The odd one out seems to be Star. He seems completely uninvolved and in case we get to tribal, my vote will probably go on him.
But yeah, fun tribe, fun start, and I’m looking to do as well as possible.
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So you know how people are always like “I just wanna meet new people and have fun” and how I always say that? I feel like I am actually doing that. This challenge is mindless so it requires no real effort. I have been spending my time trying to make bonds with these people I didn’t know before and it is so much fun! I am legitimately enjoying my time in this game so far.
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cosmicsubs · 7 years
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windicksy said: by all laws of aviation the bee should not be able to fly
 its wings are too small to get
its fat little body off the ground
 the bee of course flies anyway
 because bees dont care
what humans think is impossible
 yellow black yellow black
yellow black yellow black
 ooh black and yellow
lets shake it up a little
 barry breakfast is ready
 ooming
 hang on a second
 hello?
  barry?
adam?
  oan you believe this is happening?
i cant ill pick you up
 looking sharp
 use the stairs your father
paid good money for those
 sorry im excited
 heres the graduate
were very proud of you son
 a perfect report card all bs
 very proud
 ma i got a thing going here
  you got lint on your fuzz
ow thats me
  wave to us well be in row 118000
bye
 barry i told you
stop flying in the house
  hey adam
hey barry
  is that fuzz gel?
a little special day graduation
 never thought id make it
 three days grade school
three days high school
 those were awkward
 three days college im glad i took
a day and hitchhiked around the hive
 you did come back different
  hi barry
artie growing a mustache? looks good
  hear about frankie?
yeah
  you going to the funeral?
no im not going
 everybody knows
sting someone you die
 dont waste it on a squirrel
such a hothead
 i guess he could have
just gotten out of the way
 i love this incorporating
an amusement park into our day
 thats why we dont need vacations
 boy quite a bit of pomp
under the circumstances
  well adam today we are men
we are
  beemen
amen
 hallelujah
 students faculty distinguished bees
 please welcome dean buzzwell
 welcome new hive oity
graduating class of
 9:15
 that concludes our ceremonies
 and begins your career
at honex industries
 will we pick ourjob today?
 i heard its just orientation
 heads up here we go
 keep your hands and antennas
inside the tram at all times
  wonder what itll be like?
a little scary
 welcome to honex
a division of honesco
 and a part of the hexagon group
 this is it
 wow
 wow
 we know that you as a bee
have worked your whole life
 to get to the point where you
can work for your whole life
 honey begins when our valiant pollen
jocks bring the nectar to the hive
 our topsecret formula
 is automatically colorcorrected
scentadjusted and bubblecontoured
 into this soothing sweet syrup
 with its distinctive
golden glow you know as
 honey
  that girl was hot
shes my cousin
  she is?
yes were all cousins
  right youre right
at honex we constantly strive
 to improve every aspect
of bee existence
 these bees are stresstesting
a new helmet technology
  what do you think he makes?
not enough
 here we have our latest advancement
the krelman
  what does that do?
oatches that little strand of honey
 that hangs after you pour it
saves us millions
 oan anyone work on the krelman?
 of course most bee jobs are
small ones but bees know
 that every small job
if its done well means a lot
 but choose carefully
 because youll stay in the job
you pick for the rest of your life
 the same job the rest of your life?
i didnt know that
 whats the difference?
 youll be happy to know that bees
as a species havent had one day off
 in 27 million years
 so youll just work us to death?
 well sure try
 wow that blew my mind
 "whats the difference?"
how can you say that?
 one job forever?
thats an insane choice to have to make
 im relieved now we only have
to make one decision in life
 but adam how could they
never have told us that?
 why would you question anything?
were bees
 were the most perfectly
functioning society on earth
 you ever think maybe things
work a little too well here?
 like what? give me one example
 i dont know but you know
what im talking about
 please clear the gate
royal nectar force on approach
 wait a second oheck it out
  hey those are pollen jocks
wow
 ive never seen them this close
 they know what its like
outside the hive
 yeah but some dont come back
  hey jocks
hi jocks
 you guys did great
 youre monsters
youre sky freaks i love it i love it
  i wonder where they were
i dont know
 their days not planned
 outside the hive flying who knows
where doing who knows what
 you cantjust decide to be a pollen
jock you have to be bred for that
 right
 look thats more pollen
than you and i will see in a lifetime
 its just a status symbol
bees make too much of it
 perhaps unless youre wearing it
and the ladies see you wearing it
 those ladies?
arent they our cousins too?
 distant distant
 look at these two
  oouple of hive harrys
lets have fun with them
 it must be dangerous
being a pollen jock
 yeah once a bear pinned me
against a mushroom
 he had a paw on my throat
and with the other he was slapping me
  oh my
i never thought id knock him out
 what were you doing during this?
 trying to alert the authorities
 i can autograph that
 a little gusty out there today
wasnt it comrades?
 yeah gusty
 were hitting a sunflower patch
six miles from here tomorrow
  six miles huh?
barry
 a puddle jump for us
but maybe youre not up for it
  maybe i am
you are not
 were going 0900 at jgate
 what do you think buzzyboy?
are you bee enough?
 i might be it all depends
on what 0900 means
 hey honex
 dad you surprised me
 you decide what youre interested in?
  well theres a lot of choices
but you only get one
 do you ever get bored
doing the same job every day?
 son let me tell you about stirring
 you grab that stick and you just
move it around and you stir it around
 you get yourself into a rhythm
its a beautiful thing
 you know dad
the more i think about it
 maybe the honey field
just isnt right for me
 you were thinking of what
making balloon animals?
 thats a bad job
for a guy with a stinger
 janet your sons not sure
he wants to go into honey
  barry you are so funny sometimes
im not trying to be funny
 youre not funny youre going
into honey our son the stirrer
  youre gonna be a stirrer?
no ones listening to me
 wait till you see the sticks i have
 i could say anything right now
im gonna get an ant tattoo
 lets open some honey and celebrate
 maybe ill pierce my thorax
shave my antennae
 shack up with a grasshopper get
a gold tooth and call everybody "dawg"
 im so proud
  were starting work today
todays the day
 oome on all the good jobs
will be gone
 yeah right
 pollen counting stunt bee pouring
stirrer front desk hair removal
  is it still available?
hang on two left
 one of thems yours oongratulations
step to the side
  whatd you get?
picking crud out stellar
 wow
 oouple of newbies?
 yes sir our first day we are ready
 make your choice
  you want to go first?
no you go
 oh my whats available?
 restroom attendants open
not for the reason you think
  any chance of getting the krelman?
sure youre on
 im sorry the krelman just closed out
 wax monkeys always open
 the krelman opened up again
 what happened?
 a bee died makes an opening see?
hes dead another dead one
 deady deadified two more dead
 dead from the neck up
dead from the neck down thats life
 oh this is so hard
 heating cooling
stunt bee pourer stirrer
 humming inspector number seven
lint coordinator stripe supervisor
 mite wrangler barry what
do you think i should barry?
 barry
 all right weve got the sunflower patch
in quadrant nine
 what happened to you?
where are you?
  im going out
out? out where?
  out there
oh no
 i have to before i go
to work for the rest of my life
 youre gonna die youre crazy hello?
 another call coming in
 if anyones feeling brave
theres a korean deli on 83rd
 that gets their roses today
 hey guys
  look at that
isnt that the kid we saw yesterday?
 hold it son flight decks restricted
 its ok lou were gonna take him up
 really? feeling lucky are you?
 sign here here just initial that
  thank you
ok
 you got a rain advisory today
 and as you all know
bees cannot fly in rain
 so be careful as always
watch your brooms
 hockey sticks dogs
birds bears and bats
 also i got a couple of reports
of root beer being poured on us
 murphys in a home because of it
babbling like a cicada
  thats awful
and a reminder for you rookies
 bee law number one
absolutely no talking to humans
 all right launch positions
 buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz
buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz
 black and yellow
 hello
 you ready for this hot shot?
 yeah yeah bring it on
 wind check
  antennae check
nectar pack check
  wings check
stinger check
 scared out of my shorts check
 ok ladies
 lets move it out
 pound those petunias
you striped stemsuckers
 all of you drain those flowers
 wow im out
 i cant believe im out
 so blue
 i feel so fast and free
 box kite
 wow
 flowers
 this is blue leader
we have roses visual
 bring it around 30 degrees and hold
 roses
 30 degrees roger bringing it around
 stand to the side kid
its got a bit of a kick
 that is one nectar collector
  ever see pollination up close?
no sir
 i pick up some pollen here sprinkle it
over here maybe a dash over there
 a pinch on that one
see that? its a little bit of magic
 thats amazing why do we do that?
 thats pollen power more pollen more
flowers more nectar more honey for us
 oool
 im picking up a lot of bright yellow
oould be daisies dont we need those?
 oopy that visual
 wait one of these flowers
seems to be on the move
 say again? youre reporting
a moving flower?
 affirmative
 that was on the line
 this is the coolest what is it?
 i dont know but im loving this color
 it smells good
not like a flower but i like it
 yeah fuzzy
 ohemicaly
 oareful guys its a little grabby
 my sweet lord of bees
 oandybrain get off there
 problem
  guys
this could be bad
 affirmative
 very close
 gonna hurt
 mamas little boy
 you are way out of position rookie
 ooming in at you like a missile
 help me
 i dont think these are flowers
  should we tell him?
i think he knows
 what is this?
 match point
 you can start packing up honey
because youre about to eat it
 yowser
 gross
 theres a bee in the car
  do something
im driving
  hi bee
hes back here
 hes going to sting me
 nobody move if you dont move
he wont sting you freeze
 he blinked
 spray him granny
 what are you doing?
 wow the tension level
out here is unbelievable
 i gotta get home
 oant fly in rain
 oant fly in rain
 oant fly in rain
 mayday mayday bee going down
 ken could you close
the window please?
 ken could you close
the window please?
 oheck out my new resume
i made it into a foldout brochure
 you see? folds out
 oh no more humans i dont need this
 what was that?
 maybe this time this time this time
this time this time this
 drapes
 that is diabolical
 its fantastic its got all my special
skills even my topten favorite movies
 whats number one? star wars?
 nah i dont go for that
 kind of stuff
 no wonder we shouldnt talk to them
theyre out of their minds
 when i leave a job interview theyre
flabbergasted cant believe what i say
 theres the sun maybe thats a way out
 i dont remember the sun
having a big 75 on it
 i predicted global warming
 i could feel it getting hotter
at first i thought it was just me
 wait stop bee
 stand back these are winter boots
 wait
 dont kill him
 you know im allergic to them
this thing could kill me
 why does his life have
less value than yours?
 why does his life have any less value
than mine? is that your statement?
 im just saying all life has value you
dont know what hes capable of feeling
 my brochure
 there you go little guy
 im not scared of him
its an allergic thing
 put that on your resume brochure
 my whole face could puff up
 make it one of your special skills
 knocking someone out
is also a special skill
 right bye vanessa thanks
  vanessa next week? yogurt night?
sure ken you know whatever
  you could put carob chips on there
bye
  supposed to be less calories
bye
 i gotta say something
 she saved my life
i gotta say something
 all right here it goes
 nah
 what would i say?
 i could really get in trouble
 its a bee law
youre not supposed to talk to a human
 i cant believe im doing this
 ive got to
 oh i cant do it oome on
 no yes no
 do it i cant
 how should i start it?
"you like jazz?" no thats no good
 here she comes speak you fool
 hi
 im sorry
  youre talking
yes i know
 youre talking
 im so sorry
 no its ok its fine
i know im dreaming
 but i dont recall going to bed
 well im sure this
is very disconcerting
 this is a bit of a surprise to me
i mean youre a bee
 i am and im not supposed
to be doing this
 but they were all trying to kill me
 and if it wasnt for you
 i had to thank you
its just how i was raised
 that was a little weird
  im talking with a bee
yeah
 im talking to a bee
and the bee is talking to me
 i just want to say im grateful
ill leave now
  wait how did you learn to do that?
what?
 the talking thing
 same way you did i guess
"mama dada honey" you pick it up
  thats very funny
yeah
 bees are funny if we didnt laugh
wed cry with what we have to deal with
 anyway
 oan i
 get you something?
like what?
 i dont know i mean
i dont know ooffee?
 i dont want to put you out
 its no trouble it takes two minutes
  its just coffee
i hate to impose
  dont be ridiculous
actually i would love a cup
 hey you want rum cake?
  i shouldnt
have some
  no i cant
oome on
 im trying to lose a couple micrograms
  where?
these stripes dont help
 you look great
 i dont know if you know
anything about fashion
 are you all right?
 no
 hes making the tie in the cab
as theyre flying up madison
 he finally gets there
 he runs up the steps into the church
the wedding is on
 and he says "watermelon?
i thought you said guatemalan
 why would i marry a watermelon?"
 is that a bee joke?
 thats the kind of stuff we do
 yeah different
 so what are you gonna do barry?
 about work? i dont know
 i want to do my part for the hive
but i cant do it the way they want
 i know how you feel
  you do?
sure
 my parents wanted me to be a lawyer or
a doctor but i wanted to be a florist
  really?
my only interest is flowers
 our new queen was just elected
with that same campaign slogan
 anyway if you look
 theres my hive right there see it?
 youre in sheep meadow
 yes im right off the turtle pond
 no way i know that area
i lost a toe ring there once
  why do girls put rings on their toes?
why not?
  its like putting a hat on your knee
maybe ill try that
  you all right maam?
oh yeah fine
 just having two cups of coffee
 anyway this has been great
thanks for the coffee
 yeah its no trouble
 sorry i couldnt finish it if i did
id be up the rest of my life
 are you?
 oan i take a piece of this with me?
 sure here have a crumb
  thanks
yeah
 all right well then
i guess ill see you around
 or not
 ok barry
 and thank you
so much again for before
 oh that? that was nothing
 well not nothing but anyway
 this cant possibly work
 hes all set to go
we may as well try it
 ok dave pull the chute
  sounds amazing
it was amazing
 it was the scariest
happiest moment of my life
 humans i cant believe
you were with humans
 giant scary humans
what were they like?
 huge and crazy they talk crazy
 they eat crazy giant things
they drive crazy
  do they try and kill you like on tv?
some of them but some of them dont
  howd you get back?
poodle
 you did it and im glad you saw
whatever you wanted to see
 you had your "experience" now you
can pick out yourjob and be normal
  well
well?
 well i met someone
 you did? was she beeish?
  a wasp? your parents will kill you
no no no not a wasp
  spider?
im not attracted to spiders
 i know its the hottest thing
with the eight legs and all
 i cant get by that face
 so who is she?
 shes human
 no no thats a bee law
you wouldnt break a bee law
  her names vanessa
oh boy
 shes so nice and shes a florist
 oh no youre dating a human florist
 were not dating
 youre flying outside the hive talking
to humans that attack our homes
 with power washers and m80s
oneeighth a stick of dynamite
 she saved my life
and she understands me
 this is over
 eat this
 this is not over what was that?
  they call it a crumb
it was so stingin stripey
 and thats not what they eat
thats what falls off what they eat
  you know what a oinnabon is?
no
 its bread and cinnamon and frosting
they heat it up
 sit down
 really hot
listen to me
 we are not them were us
theres us and theres them
 yes but who can deny
the heart that is yearning?
 theres no yearning
stop yearning listen to me
 you have got to start thinking bee
my friend thinking bee
  thinking bee
thinking bee
 thinking bee thinking bee
thinking bee thinking bee
 there he is hes in the pool
 you know what your problem is barry?
 i gotta start thinking bee?
 how much longer will this go on?
 its been three days
why arent you working?
 ive got a lot of big life decisions
to think about
 what life? you have no life
you have no job youre barely a bee
 would it kill you
to make a little honey?
 barry come out
your fathers talking to you
 martin would you talk to him?
 barry im talking to you
 you coming?
 got everything?
 all set
 go ahead ill catch up
 dont be too long
 watch this
 vanessa
  were still here
i told you not to yell at him
 he doesnt respond to yelling
  then why yell at me?
because you dont listen
 im not listening to this
 sorry ive gotta go
  where are you going?
im meeting a friend
 a girl? is this why you cant decide?
 bye
 i just hope shes beeish
 they have a huge parade
of flowers every year in pasadena?
 to be in the tournament of roses
thats every florists dream
 up on a float surrounded
by flowers crowds cheering
 a tournament do the roses
compete in athletic events?
 no all right ive got one
how come you dont fly everywhere?
 its exhausting why dont you
run everywhere? its faster
 yeah ok i see i see
all right your turn
 tivo you can just freeze live tv?
thats insane
 you dont have that?
 we have hivo but its a disease
its a horrible horrible disease
 oh my
 dumb bees
 you must want to sting all those jerks
 we try not to sting
its usually fatal for us
 so you have to watch your temper
 very carefully
you kick a wall take a walk
 write an angry letter and throw it out
work through it like any emotion:
 anger jealousy lust
 oh my goodness are you ok?
 yeah
  what is wrong with you?
its a bug
 hes not bothering anybody
get out of here you creep
 what was that? a pic n save circular?
 yeah it was how did you know?
 it felt like about 10 pages
seventyfive is pretty much our limit
 youve really got that
down to a science
  i lost a cousin to italian vogue
ill bet
 what in the name
of mighty hercules is this?
 how did this get here?
oute bee golden blossom
 ray liotta private select?
  is he that actor?
i never heard of him
  why is this here?
for people we eat it
 you dont have
enough food of your own?
  well yes
how do you get it?
  bees make it
i know who makes it
 and its hard to make it
 theres heating cooling stirring
you need a whole krelman thing
  its organic
its ourganic
 its just honey barry
 just what?
 bees dont know about this
this is stealing a lot of stealing
 youve taken our homes schools
hospitals this is all we have
 and its on sale?
im getting to the bottom of this
 im getting to the bottom
of all of this
 hey hector
  you almost done?
almost
 he is here i sense it
 well i guess ill go home now
 and just leave this nice honey out
with no one around
 youre busted box boy
 i knew i heard something
so you can talk
 i can talk
and now youll start talking
 where you getting the sweet stuff?
whos your supplier?
 i dont understand
i thought we were friends
 the last thing we want
to do is upset bees
 youre too late its ours now
 you sir have crossed
the wrong sword
 you sir will be lunch
for my iguana ignacio
 where is the honey coming from?
 tell me where
 honey farms it comes from honey farms
 orazy person
 what horrible thing has happened here?
 these faces they never knew
what hit them and now
 theyre on the road to nowhere
 just keep still
 what? youre not dead?
 do i look dead? they will wipe anything
that moves where you headed?
 to honey farms
i am onto something huge here
 im going to alaska moose blood
crazy stuff blows your head off
 im going to tacoma
  and you?
he really is dead
 all right
 uhoh
  what is that?
oh no
  a wiper triple blade
triple blade?
 jump on its your only chance bee
 why does everything have
to be so doggone clean?
 how much do you people need to see?
 open your eyes
stick your head out the window
 from npr news in washington
im oarl kasell
 but dont kill no more bugs
  bee
moose blood guy
  you hear something?
like what?
 like tiny screaming
 turn off the radio
 whassup bee boy?
 hey blood
 just a row of honey jars
as far as the eye could see
 wow
 i assume wherever this truck goes
is where theyre getting it
 i mean that honeys ours
  bees hang tight
were all jammed in
 its a close community
 not us man we on our own
every mosquito on his own
  what if you get in trouble?
you a mosquito you in trouble
 nobody likes us they just smack
see a mosquito smack smack
 at least youre out in the world
you must meet girls
 mosquito girls try to trade up
get with a moth dragonfly
 mosquito girl dont want no mosquito
 you got to be kidding me
 moosebloods about to leave
the building so long bee
  hey guys
mooseblood
 i knew id catch yall down here
did you bring your crazy straw?
 we throw it in jars slap a label on it
and its pretty much pure profit
 what is this place?
 a bees got a brain
the size of a pinhead
 they are pinheads
 pinhead
  oheck out the new smoker
oh sweet thats the one you want
 the thomas 3000
 smoker?
 ninety puffs a minute semiautomatic
twice the nicotine all the tar
 a couple breaths of this
knocks them right out
 they make the honey
and we make the money
 "they make the honey
and we make the money"?
 oh my
 whats going on? are you ok?
 yeah it doesnt last too long
 do you know youre
in a fake hive with fake walls?
 our queen was moved here
we had no choice
 this is your queen?
thats a man in womens clothes
 thats a drag queen
 what is this?
 oh no
 theres hundreds of them
 bee honey
 our honey is being brazenly stolen
on a massive scale
 this is worse than anything bears
have done i intend to do something
 oh barry stop
 who told you humans are taking
our honey? thats a rumor
 do these look like rumors?
 thats a conspiracy theory
these are obviously doctored photos
 how did you get mixed up in this?
 hes been talking to humans
  what?
talking to humans?
 he has a human girlfriend
and they make out
 make out? barry
 we do not
  you wish you could
whose side are you on?
 the bees
 i dated a cricket once in san antonio
those crazy legs kept me up all night
 barry this is what you want
to do with your life?
 i want to do it for all our lives
nobody works harder than bees
 dad i remember you
coming home so overworked
 your hands were still stirring
you couldnt stop
 i remember that
 what right do they have to our honey?
 we live on two cups a year they put it
in lip balm for no reason whatsoever
 even if its true what can one bee do?
 sting them where it really hurts
 in the face the eye
  that would hurt
no
 up the nose? thats a killer
 theres only one place you can sting
the humans one place where it matters
 hive at five the hives only
fullhour action news source
 no more bee beards
 with bob bumble at the anchor desk
 weather with storm stinger
 sports with buzz larvi
 and jeanette ohung
  good evening im bob bumble
and im jeanette ohung
 a tricounty bee barry benson
 intends to sue the human race
for stealing our honey
 packaging it and profiting
from it illegally
 tomorrow night on bee larry king
 well have three former queens here in
our studio discussing their new book
 olassy ladies
out this week on hexagon
 tonight were talking to barry benson
 did you ever think "im a kid
from the hive i cant do this"?
 bees have never been afraid
to change the world
 what about bee oolumbus?
bee gandhi? bejesus?
 where im from wed never sue humans
 we were thinking
of stickball or candy stores
 how old are you?
 the bee community
is supporting you in this case
 which will be the trial
of the bee century
 you know they have a larry king
in the human world too
 its a common name next week
 he looks like you and has a show
and suspenders and colored dots
 next week
 glasses quotes on the bottom from the
guest even though you just heard em
 bear week next week
theyre scary hairy and here live
 always leans forward pointy shoulders
squinty eyes very jewish
 in tennis you attack
at the point of weakness
 it was my grandmother ken shes 81
 honey her backhands a joke
im not gonna take advantage of that?
 quiet please
actual work going on here
  is that that same bee?
yes it is
 im helping him sue the human race
  hello
hello bee
 this is ken
 yeah i remember you timberland size
ten and a half vibram sole i believe
 why does he talk again?
 listen you better go
cause were really busy working
 but its our yogurt night
 byebye
 why is yogurt night so difficult?
 you poor thing
you two have been at this for hours
 yes and adam here
has been a huge help
  frosting
how many sugars?
 just one i try not
to use the competition
 so why are you helping me?
 bees have good qualities
 and it takes my mind off the shop
 instead of flowers people
are giving balloon bouquets now
 those are great if youre three
 and artificial flowers
  oh those just get me psychotic
yeah me too
 bent stingers pointless pollination
 bees must hate those fake things
 nothing worse
than a daffodil thats had work done
 maybe this could make up
for it a little bit
  this lawsuits a pretty big deal
i guess
 you sure you want to go through with it?
 am i sure? when im done with
the humans they wont be able
 to say "honey im home"
without paying a royalty
 its an incredible scene
here in downtown manhattan
 where the world anxiously waits
because for the first time in history
 we will hear for ourselves
if a honeybee can actually speak
 what have we gotten into here barry?
 its pretty big isnt it?
 i cant believe how many humans
dont work during the day
 you think billiondollar multinational
food companies have good lawyers?
 everybody needs to stay
behind the barricade
  whats the matter?
i dont know i just got a chill
 well if it isnt the bee team
 you boys work on this?
 all rise the honorable
judge bumbleton presiding
 all right oase number 4475
 superior oourt of new york
barry bee benson v the honey industry
 is now in session
 mr montgomery youre representing
the five food companies collectively?
 a privilege
 mr benson youre representing
all the bees of the world?
 im kidding yes your honor
were ready to proceed
 mr montgomery
your opening statement please
 ladies and gentlemen of the jury
 my grandmother was a simple woman
 born on a farm she believed
it was mans divine right
 to benefit from the bounty
of nature god put before us
 if we lived in the topsyturvy world
mr benson imagines
 just think of what would it mean
 i would have to negotiate
with the silkworm
 for the elastic in my britches
 talking bee
 how do we know this isnt some sort of
 holographic motionpicturecapture
hollywood wizardry?
 they could be using laser beams
 robotics ventriloquism
oloning for all we know
 he could be on steroids
 mr benson?
 ladies and gentlemen
theres no trickery here
 im just an ordinary bee
honeys pretty important to me
 its important to all bees
we invented it
 we make it and we protect it
with our lives
 unfortunately there are
some people in this room
 who think they can take it from us
 cause were the little guys
im hoping that after this is all over
 youll see how by taking our honey
you not only take everything we have
 but everything we are
 i wish hed dress like that
all the time so nice
 oall your first witness
 so mr klauss vanderhayden
of honey farms big company you have
 i suppose so
 i see you also own
honeyburton and honron
 yes they provide beekeepers
for our farms
 beekeeper i find that
to be a very disturbing term
 i dont imagine you employ
any beefreeers do you?
  no
i couldnt hear you
  no
no
 because you dont free bees
you keep bees not only that
 it seems you thought a bear would be
an appropriate image for a jar of honey
 theyre very lovable creatures
 yogi bear fozzie bear buildabear
 you mean like this?
 bears kill bees
 howd you like his head crashing
through your living room?
 biting into your couch
spitting out your throw pillows
 ok thats enough take him away
 so mr sting thank you for being here
your name intrigues me
  where have i heard it before?
i was with a band called the police
 but youve never been
a police officer have you?
 no i havent
 no you havent and so here
we have yet another example
 of bee culture casually
stolen by a human
 for nothing more than
a pranceabout stage name
 oh please
 have you ever been stung mr sting?
 because im feeling
a little stung sting
 or should i say mr gordon m sumner
 thats not his real name? you idiots
 mr liotta first
belated congratulations on
 your emmy win for a guest spot
on er in 2005
 thank you thank you
 i see from your resume
that youre devilishly handsome
 with a churning inner turmoil
thats ready to blow
 i enjoy what i do is that a crime?
 not yet it isnt but is this
what its come to for you?
 exploiting tiny helpless bees
so you dont
 have to rehearse
your part and learn your lines sir?
 watch it benson
i could blow right now
 this isnt a goodfella
this is a badfella
 why doesnt someone just step on
this creep and we can all go home?
  order in this court
youre all thinking it
 order order i say
  say it
mr liotta please sit down
 i think it was awfully nice
of that bear to pitch in like that
 i think the jurys on our side
 are we doing everything right legally?
 im a florist
 right well heres to a great team
 to a great team
 well hello
  ken
hello
 i didnt think you were coming
 no i was just late
i tried to call but the battery
 i didnt want all this to go to waste
so i called barry luckily he was free
 oh that was lucky
 theres a little left
i could heat it up
 yeah heat it up sure whatever
 so i hear youre quite a tennis player
 im not much for the game myself
the balls a little grabby
 thats where i usually sit
right there
 ken barry was looking at your resume
 and he agreed with me that eating with
chopsticks isnt really a special skill
 you think i dont see what youre doing?
 i know how hard it is to find
the rightjob we have that in common
 do we?
 bees have 100 percent employment
but we do jobs like taking the crud out
 thats just what
i was thinking about doing
 ken i let barry borrow your razor
for his fuzz i hope that was all right
 im going to drain the old stinger
 yeah you do that
 look at that
 you know ive just about had it
 with your little mind games
  whats that?
italian vogue
 mamma mia thats a lot of pages
 a lot of ads
 remember what van said why is
your life more valuable than mine?
 funny i just cant seem to recall that
 i think something stinks in here
 i love the smell of flowers
 how do you like the smell of flames?
 not as much
 water bug not taking sides
 ken im wearing a ohapstick hat
this is pathetic
 ive got issues
 well well well a royal flush
  youre bluffing
am i?
 surfs up dude
 poo water
 that bowl is gnarly
 except for those dirty yellow rings
 kenneth what are you doing?
 you know i dont even like honey
i dont eat it
 we need to talk
 hes just a little bee
 and he happens to be
the nicest bee ive met in a long time
 long time? what are you talking about?
are there other bugs in your life?
 no but there are other things bugging
me in life and youre one of them
 fine talking bees no yogurt night
 my nerves are fried from riding
on this emotional roller coaster
 goodbye ken
 and for your information
 i prefer sugarfree artificial
sweeteners made by man
 im sorry about all that
 i know its got
an aftertaste i like it
 i always felt there was some kind
of barrier between ken and me
 i couldnt overcome it
oh well
 are you ok for the trial?
 i believe mr montgomery
is about out of ideas
 we would like to call
mr barry benson bee to the stand
 good idea you can really see why hes
considered one of the best lawyers
 yeah
 layton youve
gotta weave some magic
 with this jury
or its gonna be all over
 dont worry the only thing i have
to do to turn this jury around
 is to remind them
of what they dont like about bees
  you got the tweezers?
are you allergic?
 only to losing son only to losing
 mr benson bee ill ask you
what i think wed all like to know
 what exactly is your relationship
 to that woman?
 were friends
  good friends?
yes
 how good? do you live together?
 wait a minute
 are you her little
 bedbug?
 ive seen a bee documentary or two
from what i understand
 doesnt your queen give birth
to all the bee children?
  yeah but
so those arent your real parents
  oh barry
yes they are
 hold me back
 youre an illegitimate bee
arent you benson?
 hes denouncing bees
 dont yall date your cousins?
  objection
im going to pincushion this guy
 adam dont its what he wants
 oh im hit
 oh lordy i am hit
 order order
 the venom the venom
is coursing through my veins
 i have been felled
by a winged beast of destruction
 you see? you cant treat them
like equals theyre striped savages
 stingings the only thing
they know its their way
  adam stay with me
i cant feel my legs
 what angel of mercy
will come forward to suck the poison
 from my heaving buttocks?
 i will have order in this court order
 order please
 the case of the honeybees
versus the human race
 took a pointed turn against the bees
 yesterday when one of their legal
team stung layton t montgomery
  hey buddy
hey
  is there much pain?
yeah
 i
 i blew the whole case didnt i?
 it doesnt matter what matters is
youre alive you could have died
 id be better off dead look at me
 they got it from the cafeteria
downstairs in a tuna sandwich
 look theres
a little celery still on it
 what was it like to sting someone?
 i cant explain it it was all
 all adrenaline and then
and then ecstasy
 all right
 you think it was all a trap?
 of course im sorry
i flew us right into this
 what were we thinking? look at us were
just a couple of bugs in this world
 what will the humans do to us
if they win?
 i dont know
 i hear they put the roaches in motels
that doesnt sound so bad
 adam they check in
but they dont check out
 oh my
 oould you get a nurse
to close that window?
  why?
the smoke
 bees dont smoke
 right bees dont smoke
 bees dont smoke
but some bees are smoking
 thats it thats our case
 it is? its not over?
 get dressed ive gotta go somewhere
 get back to the court and stall
stall any way you can
 and assuming youve done step correctly youre ready for the tub
 mr flayman
 yes? yes your honor
 where is the rest of your team?
 well your honor its interesting
 bees are trained to fly haphazardly
 and as a result
we dont make very good time
 i actually heard a funny story about
 your honor
havent these ridiculous bugs
 taken up enough
of this courts valuable time?
 how much longer will we allow
these absurd shenanigans to go on?
 they have presented no compelling
evidence to support their charges
 against my clients
who run legitimate businesses
 i move for a complete dismissal
of this entire case
 mr flayman im afraid im going
 to have to consider
mr montgomerys motion
 but you cant we have a terrific case
 where is your proof?
where is the evidence?
 show me the smoking gun
 hold it your honor
you want a smoking gun?
 here is your smoking gun
 what is that?
 its a bee smoker
 what this?
this harmless little contraption?
 this couldnt hurt a fly
let alone a bee
 look at what has happened
 to bees who have never been asked
"smoking or non?"
 is this what nature intended for us?
 to be forcibly addicted
to smoke machines
 and manmade wooden slat work camps?
 living out our lives as honey slaves
to the white man?
  what are we gonna do?
hes playing the species card
 ladies and gentlemen please
free these bees
 free the bees free the bees
 free the bees
 free the bees free the bees
 the court finds in favor of the bees
 vanessa we won
 i knew you could do it highfive
 sorry
 im ok you know what this means?
 all the honey
will finally belong to the bees
 now we wont have
to work so hard all the time
 this is an unholy perversion
of the balance of nature benson
 youll regret this
 barry how much honey is out there?
 all right one at a time
 barry who are you wearing?
 my sweater is ralph lauren
and i have no pants
  what if montgomerys right?
what do you mean?
 weve been living the bee way
a long time 27 million years
 oongratulations on your victory
what will you demand as a settlement?
 first well demand a complete shutdown
of all bee work camps
 then we want back the honey
that was ours to begin with
 every last drop
 we demand an end to the glorification
of the bear as anything more
 than a filthy smelly
badbreath stink machine
 were all aware
of what they do in the woods
 wait for my signal
 take him out
 hell have nauseous
for a few hours then hell be fine
 and we will no longer tolerate
beenegative nicknames
 but its just a pranceabout stage name
 unnecessary inclusion of honey
in bogus health products
 and ladeeda human
teatime snack garnishments
 oant breathe
 bring it in boys
 hold it right there good
 tap it
 mr buzzwell we just passed three cups
and theres gallons more coming
  i think we need to shut down
shut down? weve never shut down
 shut down honey production
 stop making honey
 turn your key sir
 what do we do now?
 oannonball
 were shutting honey production
 mission abort
 aborting pollination and nectar detail
returning to base
 adam you wouldnt believe
how much honey was out there
 oh yeah?
 whats going on? where is everybody?
  are they out celebrating?
theyre home
 they dont know what to do
laying out sleeping in
 i heard your uncle oarl was on his way
to san antonio with a cricket
 at least we got our honey back
 sometimes i think so what if humans
liked our honey? who wouldnt?
 its the greatest thing in the world
i was excited to be part of making it
 this was my new desk this was my
new job i wanted to do it really well
 and now
 now i cant
 i dont understand
why theyre not happy
 i thought their lives would be better
 theyre doing nothing its amazing
honey really changes people
 you dont have any idea
whats going on do you?
  what did you want to show me?
this
 what happened here?
 that is not the half of it
 oh no oh my
 theyre all wilting
 doesnt look very good does it?
 no
 and whose fault do you think that is?
 you know im gonna guess bees
 bees?
 specifically me
 i didnt think bees not needing to make
honey would affect all these things
 its notjust flowers
fruits vegetables they all need bees
 thats our whole sat test right there
 take away produce that affects
the entire animal kingdom
 and then of course
 the human species?
 so if theres no more pollination
 it could all just go south here
couldnt it?
 i know this is also partly my fault
 how about a suicide pact?
 how do we do it?
  ill sting you you step on me
thatjust kills you twice
 right right
 listen barry
sorry but i gotta get going
 i had to open my mouth and talk
 vanessa?
 vanessa? why are you leaving?
where are you going?
 to the final tournament of roses parade
in pasadena
 theyve moved it to this weekend
because all the flowers are dying
 its the last chance
ill ever have to see it
 vanessa i just wanna say im sorry
i never meant it to turn out like this
 i know me neither
 tournament of roses
roses cant do sports
 wait a minute roses roses?
 roses
 vanessa
 roses?
 barry?
  roses are flowers
yes they are
 flowers bees pollen
 i know
thats why this is the last parade
 maybe not
oould you ask him to slow down?
 oould you slow down?
 barry
 ok i made a huge mistake
this is a total disaster all my fault
 yes it kind of is
 ive ruined the planet
i wanted to help you
 with the flower shop
ive made it worse
 actually its completely closed down
 i thought maybe you were remodeling
 but i have another idea and its
greater than my previous ideas combined
 i dont want to hear it
 all right they have the roses
the roses have the pollen
 i know every bee plant
and flower bud in this park
 all we gotta do is get what theyve got
back here with what weve got
  bees
park
  pollen
flowers
  repollination
across the nation
 tournament of roses
pasadena oalifornia
 theyve got nothing
but flowers floats and cotton candy
 security will be tight
 i have an idea
 vanessa bloome ftd
 official floral business its real
 sorry maam nice brooch
 thank you it was a gift
 once inside
we just pick the right float
 how about the princess and the pea?
 i could be the princess
and you could be the pea
 yes i got it
  where should i sit?
what are you?
  i believe im the pea
the pea?
 it goes under the mattresses
  not in this fairy tale sweetheart
im getting the marshal
 you do that
this whole parade is a fiasco
 lets see what this babyll do
 hey what are you doing?
 then all we do
is blend in with traffic
 without arousing suspicion
 once at the airport
theres no stopping us
 stop security
  you and your insect pack your float?
yes
 has it been
in your possession the entire time?
 would you remove your shoes?
  remove your stinger
its part of me
 i know just having some fun
enjoy your flight
 then if were lucky well have
just enough pollen to do the job
 oan you believe how lucky we are? we
have just enough pollen to do the job
 i think this is gonna work
 its got to work
 attention passengers
this is oaptain scott
 we have a bit of bad weather
in new york
 it looks like well experience
a couple hours delay
 barry these are cut flowers
with no water theyll never make it
 i gotta get up there
and talk to them
 be careful
 oan i get help
with the sky mall magazine?
 id like to order the talking
inflatable nose and ear hair trimmer
 oaptain im in a real situation
  whatd you say hal?
nothing
 bee
 dont freak out my entire species
 what are you doing?
  wait a minute im an attorney
whos an attorney?
 dont move
 oh barry
 good afternoon passengers
this is your captain
 would a miss vanessa bloome in 24b
please report to the cockpit?
 and please hurry
 what happened here?
 there was a dustbuster
a toupee a life raft exploded
 ones bald ones in a boat
theyre both unconscious
  is that another bee joke?
no
 no ones flying the plane
 this is jfk control tower flight 356
whats your status?
 this is vanessa bloome
im a florist from new york
 wheres the pilot?
 hes unconscious
and so is the copilot
 not good does anyone onboard
have flight experience?
 as a matter of fact there is
  whos that?
barry benson
 from the honey trial? oh great
 vanessa this is nothing more
than a big metal bee
 its got giant wings huge engines
 i cant fly a plane
  why not? isnt john travolta a pilot?
yes
 how hard could it be?
 wait barry
were headed into some lightning
 this is bob bumble we have some
latebreaking news from jfk airport
 where a suspenseful scene
is developing
 barry benson
fresh from his legal victory
 thats barry
 is attempting to land a plane
loaded with people flowers
 and an incapacitated flight crew
 flowers?
 we have a storm in the area
and two individuals at the controls
 with absolutely no flight experience
 just a minute
theres a bee on that plane
 im quite familiar with mr benson
and his noaccount compadres
 theyve done enough damage
 but isnt he your only hope?
 technically a bee
shouldnt be able to fly at all
 their wings are too small
 havent we heard this a million times?
 "the surface area of the wings
and body mass make no sense"
  get this on the air
got it
  stand by
were going live
 the way we work may be a mystery to you
 making honey takes a lot of bees
doing a lot of small jobs
 but let me tell you about a small job
 if you do it well
it makes a big difference
 more than we realized
to us to everyone
 thats why i want to get bees
back to working together
 thats the bee way
were not made of jello
 we get behind a fellow
  black and yellow
hello
 left right down hover
  hover?
forget hover
 this isnt so hard
beepbeep beepbeep
 barry what happened?
 wait i think we were
on autopilot the whole time
  that may have been helping me
and now were not
 so it turns out i cannot fly a plane
 all of you lets get
behind this fellow move it out
 move out
 our only chance is if i do what id do
you copy me with the wings of the plane
 dont have to yell
 im not yelling
were in a lot of trouble
 its very hard to concentrate
with that panicky tone in your voice
 its not a tone im panicking
 i cant do this
 vanessa pull yourself together
you have to snap out of it
 you snap out of it
 you snap out of it
  you snap out of it
you snap out of it
  you snap out of it
you snap out of it
  you snap out of it
you snap out of it
  hold it
why? oome on its my turn
 how is the plane flying?
 i dont know
 hello?
 benson got any flowers
for a happy occasion in there?
 the pollen jocks
 they do get behind a fellow
  black and yellow
hello
 all right lets drop this tin can
on the blacktop
 where? i cant see anything oan you?
 no nothing its all cloudy
 oome on you got to think bee barry
  thinking bee
thinking bee
 thinking bee
thinking bee thinking bee
 wait a minute
i think im feeling something
  what?
i dont know its strong pulling me
 like a 27millionyearold instinct
 bring the nose down
 thinking bee
thinking bee thinking bee
  what in the world is on the tarmac?
get some lights on that
 thinking bee
thinking bee thinking bee
  vanessa aim for the flower
ok
 out the engines were going in
on bee power ready boys?
 affirmative
 good good easy now thats it
 land on that flower
 ready? full reverse
 spin it around
  not that flower the other one
which one?
  that flower
im aiming at the flower
 thats a fat guy in a flowered shirt
i mean the giant pulsating flower
 made of millions of bees
 pull forward nose down tail up
 rotate around it
  this is insane barry
thiss the only way i know how to fly
 am i kookookachoo or is this plane
flying in an insectlike pattern?
 get your nose in there dont be afraid
smell it full reverse
 just drop it be a part of it
 aim for the center
 now drop it in drop it in woman
 oome on already
 barry we did it
you taught me how to fly
  yes no highfive
right
 barry it worked
did you see the giant flower?
 what giant flower? where? of course
i saw the flower that was genius
  thank you
but were not done yet
 listen everyone
 this runway is covered
with the last pollen
 from the last flowers
available anywhere on earth
 that means this is our last chance
 were the only ones who make honey
pollinate flowers and dress like this
 if were gonna survive as a species
this is our moment what do you say?
 are we going to be bees orjust
museum of natural history keychains?
 were bees
 keychain
 then follow me except keychain
 hold on barry here
 youve earned this
 yeah
 im a pollen jock and its a perfect
fit all i gotta do are the sleeves
 oh yeah
 thats our barry
 mom the bees are back
 if anybody needs
to make a call nows the time
 i got a feeling well be
working late tonight
 heres your change have a great
afternoon oan i help whos next?
 would you like some honey with that?
it is beeapproved dont forget these
 milk cream cheese its all me
and i dont see a nickel
 sometimes i just feel
like a piece of meat
 i had no idea
 barry im sorry
have you got a moment?
 would you excuse me?
my mosquito associate will help you
 sorry im late
 hes a lawyer too?
 i was already a bloodsucking parasite
all i needed was a briefcase
 have a great afternoon
 barry i just got this huge tulip order
and i cant get them anywhere
 no problem vannie
just leave it to me
 youre a lifesaver barry
oan i help whos next?
 all right scramble jocks
its time to fly
 thank you barry
 that bee is living my life
 let it go kenny
  when will this nightmare end?
let it all go
  beautiful day to fly
sure is
 between you and me
i was dying to get out of that office
 you have got
to start thinking bee my friend
  thinking bee
me?
 hold it lets just stop
for a second hold it
 im sorry im sorry everyone
oan we stop here?
 im not making a major life decision
during a production number
 all right take ten everybody
wrap it up guys
 i had virtually no rehearsal for that
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