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#like i know shes scared bc we grew up super poor n she struggled to get where we are now massively but like
gommyworm · 10 months
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#nothing like talking to my mom to make me completely unravel and reconsider every one of my life choices 🫠#casual cry at work bc i dont know what to do with my life and i have no goals and i will never be well enough off to satisfy my mom looool#like i know shes scared bc we grew up super poor n she struggled to get where we are now massively but like#why do i need to make 200k to make her happy lol#like im making a decent salary at my full time job and i want to pursue more school so i can expand my horizons and look into diff careers#bc i find my job boring ! altho im very thankful for it !#but i dont wanna do this for the rest of my life !!!! id literally rather be dead than sit at a desk writing emails for 40 years !!!!!#i was talking to her about going back to my uni and making my minor into a major so i can get a secdon degree#since i already took the majority of the courses i can finish the second degree in 1 year ! i already planned out all the courses n stuff!#but shes like what do u want to do with that why are u wasting ur time doing things that wont put more money in ur pocket#im gonna be applying for my masters this year anyway so i was like might as well do something entertaining with the next year#get a degree out of it n all and then hopefully attend my masters program the next year ? like isnt that cool and impressive or whatever ?#its for my ego ! it makes me feel like im progressing rather than staying stagnant at my job i dont like !#but she just wants me to make more money lmao like i know moneys tight and its hard n everything#eugh#and shes like increasing the mortgage payments bc she qants to pay the house off asap but making our monthly bills cost more#so it always feels like were one step away from being in a hole we cant get ourselves out of#like why is my entire life focused on making money and supporting a famkly rn lmao im 25 and ive barely been able to live#i judt want to do soem things for myself ! make myself feel good about myself !!!#im sureounded by stem people with nice jobs and good degrees !! all these 22 year olds with masters under their belts and im stuck !!!!#boring and useless and havent lived up to any potential lol im so tired of my stupid inferiority complex i just want to feel like#an interesting and accomplished person like everyone expected me to be !!! especially myself !!!!#this fucking sucks#looking at law school applications again#might try to do an lsat in september or something ig#gommywords
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futurewriter2000 · 5 years
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Glances
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A/N:Well....I wrote this. I didn't go to school again bc I have an oral exam and I'm judt a fucking idiot and a coward. God, I'n so stupid. Anyway I wrote this this morning. Hope you like it @duringirl
PAIRING: Sirius Black x reader
REQUEST: Hawo ^^ I was wondering if you could write a one shot where Sirius has a panic attack and reader is there and helps him trough it and just conforts him and yea. Thank u ^^
WARNING: Watch out for grammar mistakes.
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He was there. You were here. He was goegeous. You were average. His smile was everything. Your smile was enough. His eyes were special. Yours were just (y/e/c).
That was what you kept telling yourself, repeatedly as you glanced from time to time at the boy you've secretely liked since Third year.
One glance and your heart raced for a second or two.
You focused back on your parchment, scribbling down the ingridents, pretending to listen to the professor.
Your heart calmed down but with another glance, it started to race again.
" Amortentia, the strongest love potion. Elixir to induce Euphoria. Polyjuice potion, to transfrom from one to another. Wiggendewel potion, to awaken someone from sleep..." professor Slughorn counted down the potions for the upcoming exam, your hand writing them all down and your eyes glancing from professor, to your parchment, professor, parchment and back to him. The boy who appereantly fell asleep to Slughorn speech.
You couldn't blame him. He hated potions and what made it even worse for him, you had potions right first period on fridays.
One glance. It's all it took you to know that three rows before you there was a boy, sitting with his head laid on his arm and pulling in quiet snores to which only James next to him could hear.
"What was the last one?" asked Alice beside you, causing your thoughts of the boy to fly away and the sly smile that crawled on your lips, fade away.
" Uhm...Volubilis potion. " you simpered and she wrote it down aggressively, causing her pen to let out drops of ink on her parchment.
Slughorn's eyes were now focused on the sleeping boy in the third row before you. His eyes narrowed and his lips turned in a thin line. He stopped before his desk and grabbed the books, lifting them and letting them fall back on the desk.
Sirius' head popped up and he confusely looked around. "Fairly, I ought to wonder why Mr. Black would want to sleep through my class, especially the class where I explain the subject of the upcoming exam."
"And fairly, sir, I ought to think that I will do an outstanding work on this exam if I get just enough amount of sleep." Sirius replied. His voice was low and raspy, his hair a bit messy and his lips turned into a grin.
The class chuckled, the corner of your lips turning up as you continued to draw squares on the top of your parchment.
You glanced up, his eyes met yours and your heart stopped for a second. Your pen removed itself from the parchment, your eyes now staring at his before they turned back around at the professor.
"Meet me after class, Sirius." said professor loudly and sharp, turning around with his robes and walking back to his desk.
Sirius' head turned to his best friend, causing James to snicker before turning it around again and lock his eyes with yours once again.
Your head was empty, your ability to move, to smile, to do something was completely unavailable at the moment. He stretched a grin and winked.
You felt your head spin but then again you shook off the feeling and smiled in return.
' He's a friend. Do not get involved with him.' you scolded yourself.
The two of you were friends. Not close but friends. You supressed your feelings for him the moment you started feeling them.
He was a pure-blood. You were a half-blood. He was from the Wizarding world. You were from the Muggle world. He came from a wealthy family. You came from not that wealthy family but not poor either. He was out-going. You kept your feelings and your thoughts to yourself.
The two of you were contrast in many ways than one and who were you to be in his league.
" Hey! (Y/l/n)! " he shouted after you, struggling to get through the crowd and to you.
A smirk crept on your lips and you turned around, tugging your books closer to your chest. "Black?"
He was now close and smiling. " A lovely smile you sent me there." he started but you only rolled your eyes.
"Please, Black. Stop with the flirting and get to the point. You know it doesn't work on me." you snorted and his grin spread across his own lips.
" You should feel honored I decided to come to you. It's not an every day that you get to see Sirius Black." he boasted and you scoffed.
"Yes, especially when this amazing Sirius Black drools on the desk. " you teased and he chuckled. " But yeah, don't worry. Here." you pulled out your list of potions.
"Firstly, I don't drool. And secondly, thank you." he took the parchment and stuck it in his own book. " You'll get it back soon."
Because from all the students, classmages and friends. He decided to get your notes. It's not that he held any feelings for you but it let you wonder.
He could have just copied from James. It's a short list. Could he- no. You shook your head and left for your next class. " He'd never."
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And a week had passed since then, your list of potions was never returned but you didn't mind. You studied with Alice and she let you borrow hers.
You ran through it one more time while Alice closed her book and let out a huff. " I'm done."
"Already? But we haven't gone through the last three potions." you quirked an eyebrow and she got up, stretching her back.
" I'm going to wing it." she yawned and you let out a snort of laughter.
" That's usually my line."
" I know but it works, doesn't it?"
"What do you mean?"
" Well, whenever you decide to give up on the last minute studying, you say 'I'm going to wing it.' and then you end up passing every exam."
" Not every exam. I can never pass Arithmancy."
"Nobody can pass Arithmancy. Arithmancy is shite."
You laughed at her comment and closed the book as well. " The reason I pass them is becuase I cheat on the exam."
" Yeah about that, how do you do it?" she asled as she started to gather her books.
You shrugged. "I don't know. I guess I wing it."
She narrowed her eyes in envy. "I hate your not caring arse." and she left.
" Love you too! " you shouted behind her and started to gather up your books as well.
Alice. She was always so nice yet so sassy. It was a good combination. No wonder every guy fell for her.
You smiled to yourself and lifted the pile in your arms. Gaining your balance, you turned your way towards the stairs and started walking.
A few steps up and you were already on the floor. Not because you have lost your balance but because someone ran into you with super speed and knocking you down.
" Urgh!" you groaned, rubbing the back of your head before finally looking up at the person. " Sirius?" you asked after the pain disappeared and the surroundings became clearer.
His eyes were wide, scared, filled with unshed tears. You heart grew heavy at the sight but before you could say anything he just stormed out.
Doubting yourself first, you got on your feet and started running after him.
You didn't know what you were doing.
Your back was in so much pain and still you continued to run after a boy who you weren't even close friends with.
But you did it anyway. You ran after him. He was walking fast and with heavy breathing. He wanted to turn into his Animagnus form but couldn't due to a girl following him.
He wantes to say something. He wanted to do something to let you leave him alone. For you to not see him in this situation. But his head was heavy and his heart was racing. The air was suffocating his lungs and a lump in his throat made his stomach knot.
Until he couldn't hold it in any longer. His bare feet touched the cold grass and he just fell on his knees, sobbing uncontrollably.
You stopped in your tracks, rethinking your decision, doubting yourself once again.
"Sirius." you spoke quietly,making your way to him and placing your hand on his shoulder.
He was ashamed to look up. He couldn't lift his head and face you.
Sirius Black crying. Ay, there's something everybody would gladly see.
" Sirius, look at me." You spoke softly and placed your hand against his cheek.
His eyes locked with yours, cheeks completely wet from the tears and his breathing was strong and fast.
"Calm down."
"I-I can't." he sobbed and continued to breathe even heavier. " I- I" he tried to speak but the lump in his throat prevented him from saying a word.
You heart was racing. You didn't know what to do. There was no doubt he was having a panic attack. Crying uncontrollably, choking on his own breath.
You had no idea of what to do so in a desperate situation, the only thing you thougnt of was pulling him closer and hugging him tightly. Both of your were on your knees, your arms wrapped around him as your head was pressed on his shoulder.
"Calm down." you spoke very softly and quietly.
His arms were wrapped around you as well, his head burried in the crook of your neck and his hands knotting themselves in your shirt.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." he continued to pant, cry, sobb...
" Don't be sorry. Just calm down." you whispered back and slowly, very slowly he started to calm down.
After he got his thoughts back together, he sniffed a few times and lulled away. "Guess you want your list back." he joked around, causing you to roll your eyes once again.
"Really? You almost give me a heart attack and you later joke about it."
" Awfully bad habit." he smirked and you threw yourself back on the grass.
Your eyes were set on the starry night and your thoughts running wild in your head, not wanting to settle down. " You want to talk aboit it?" you blurted out without thinking, your eyes on the sky.
" Not really."
" Is it the reason you sleep in every class?"
" Maybe."
You laid on the ground, staring at the stars and staying quiet.
After a few moments, you got on your elbows and looked up at him.
He looked at you as well, somehow ashamed of the situation he was in.
You smiled.
He quirked an eyebrow.
"Come on." you got up on your feet, patting your clothes and offering him a hand.
He got up as well, patting his shorts and smiling. "Where?"
"To the kitchen."
"What? Why?"
" To adopt a dragon. What do you think why? Food makes everything better." you grabbed him by the hand, this time determined.
" You surprise me, (y/n) (y/l/n)." he smiled and you chuckled.
" So do you, Sirius Black."
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Thunderstorm - Theo Raeken
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word count: 2555 warnings: swearing, awkward tension request(s): Hey, I don't know if you take requests right now, but could you do one with Theo raeken? The reader is a witch in Scott's pack and she hates Theo (who has a secret crush on her), but they have to work together because of the wild hunt and he slowly earns her trust and her love. Your writing is amazing, it would be so cool of you to write this request😘 thanks and: Can you please do a theo raeken imagine where like its after 6b and theo is more involved in pack and they have like a game or movie night and theres like a thunderstorm and reader is super scared and they all go to bed but he like hears her heartbeat and goes to comfort her and its all really cute and fluffy. sorry this was sooo long dedicated to: @high-functioning-fangirl02 bc she loves theo so much
Theo wasn’t always exactly a friend of yours.  In fact, you used to hate his guts so much that you nearly killed him, if it wasn’t for Scott holding you back.  There was a time when you still would’ve gone behind your alpha’s back just to end the chimera.
But now things have changed.  It’s been a year since Theo and the Dread Doctors were a threat to the pack, and you no longer felt like Theo needed comeuppance.  In fact, after he came back from hell to help you all retrieve Stiles and stop the Ghost Riders, and later help take down the hunters that threatened not only your pack but every supernatural creature, you felt he’d really changed as a person.  You could even go as far to say you were almost best friends.
You could definitely admit you felt a little more for him than you thought you ever could… not that you’d admit it to anyone else.
You were sat on the sofa while Liam and Scott were challenging each other to an arm wrestling competition.  Lydia, Stiles, Malia, and you had put your money on Scott winning.  While Kira, Mason, and Theo had put their bet on Liam winning.
Pack sleepovers were always weird, but in fun ways.  Last time you had a Just Dance competition, but it got too intense and Stiles and Liam nearly broke out fist fighting.
“Three!  Two! One! Arm wrestle!” Stiles spoke excitedly, and everyone gathered around eagerly to watch the tournament, all wide eyed and chanting excitedly.
“I swear sometimes I think I’ve joined a cult” Theo told you, sitting down next to you.  You chuckled and nodded in agreement.
“I know I’m in one” You replied, and he laughed as well.  The both of you watched the alpha and beta for a few moments, and it seemed like neither of them were moving at all, even though you were sure both were putting as much force as they could into it.
“I didn’t think that this is what your sleepovers would be like” He said, and you began laughing, making him look at you in confusion, wondering what he’d said that was funny.
“You saying sleepover, it’s just hilarious.  Theo Raeken is at a sleepover” You snorted with laughter, clutching your stomach.  Theo rolled his eyes, not finding it as humorous as you.
“Yeah yeah you’re a dork you know that l/n?” He said sarcastically, but you just grinned at him, affirming his statement.
“Yep! A proud dorky killer werewolf right here” You said with a small laugh.  “Well, not really a killer.  Dorky werewolf” You corrected.  “Hey! That could make a really good tv show” Theo laughed, shaking his head as he smiled at you.
You were something remarkable to Theo.  Because you held firm beliefs when it came to your view on the world and the people in it.  But that didn’t mean that your mind couldn’t change.  For instance he was sure that you’d never accept him into the McCall pack, or that you’d even let him lend you a pen in class.  But after the events with the Ghost Riders, and Gerards werewolf hunters, you grew much closer to him.  He earned your trust, and a few other things he wasn’t aware of.  He got to see the real you, the you that you were when there wasn’t a threat to Beacon Hills.  The cute, funny, sometimes spastic, sweet girl you were.  And he grew to have quite the soft spot for you.  
While you could also be a badass, golden eyed werewolf that could tear the throat out of her enemy in two seconds flat, he liked both sides of you.  In fact, he really liked both sides.
And normally, Theo Raeken was the kind of guy who held more confidence than he could handle.  But seeing the strange and rather violent history between the two of you, he refrained from working his charms on you.  Figuring that he should just be happy that you’re friendly with him.
“I win!” You and Theo turned to see Scott had shoved Liam’s hand against the coffee table, making a small crack in the wood from the force.
“Goddamnit Scott, that one’s new” Lydia grumbled.  He’d broken her old one a few weeks ago jumping on it.  You couldn’t recall why he’d done it, probably to prove a point of some kind.
“I’ll buy you the next one” Scott said bashfully, and you were laughing quietly to yourself.
“Most teens deal with romance and angst and school stress.  Not us.  We fight villains and break tables with super strength” You announced, getting up to go find a drink in Lydia’s kitchen.
“I got a really nice red wine you can try if you want” The banshee called to you from the living room.
“That’s alright” You shrugged, opening her fridge for something else.  You couldn’t get drunk anyways, no point in wasting good wine.  “Another downside to not being a normal teenager” You mumbled to yourself, deciding on a bottle of water anyways.
“Well it’s not any better for me” Stiles said as you came back in.
“Yeah.  Me either” Mason agreed.  “You think I want to get drunk in front of all of you where you can make fun of me for being an idiot?” Him and Stiles chuckled, both understanding the awkward struggle of being human.
“Well, at least you don’t go insane twice a month” You said, plopping back in your seat by Theo.
“Twice?” Liam mumbled.  All the girls gave him a pointed look ad his mouth made an ‘o’ shape.  “O-oh right y-yeah” His face turned red as he looked away from their laughter.
“Poor Liam” Theo chuckled, and you smiled at him, your own laughter quiet as you looked at him.  His eyes seemed to… sparkle when he laughed.
No y/n.  You mentally slapped yourself, your smile softening.  Don’t do that, don’t notice things.  But you couldn’t help it, he was easy to look at.
You turned away when his eyes caught yours, taking a long drink of your water.  Lucky for you, he didn’t say anything about it.  But you didn’t catch the way he smiled at you.
“It’s late, why don’t we put in a movie and settle in?” Lydia suggested, and everyone tiredly nodded in agreement.
“It’s my turn to choose!” Malia leapt up from her spot on the floor by Scott, racing over to Lydia’s DVD collection (you swore she owned every movie ever).
“On the bright side, it won’t be a romantic comedy” You said, and Theo sighed with relief.
“Thank. God.  I can’t handle one more re-run of The Notebook” You laughed, remembering the way he had stared at the screen with disgust.
Malia ended up choosing some action movie you’d never seen before.  Something with aliens but also had a James Bond theme.  You found it difficult to follow, sleepily slumped on the couch as your eyes threatened to fall shut.
“You’re gonna pass out during the big fight scene” Your eyes opened just enough to see a blurry splotch shaped like The next to you.
“I happen to be alright with that” You responded dryly, and he just chuckled.
“Well do you want like a blanket or something?”
“No I’m alright” You said in a quiet voice, already closing your eyes again.
You fell asleep not minutes after shutting your eyes.
The movie was nearly three hours long, and Theo wasn’t sure how he managed to stay awake during the whole thing.  Shortly after you’d fallen asleep, you’d begun to sprawl across the couch, so he’d moved to the last open chair so you could have the space of the couch to lay out on.
Malia and Scott had set up a makeshift bed of blankets and were currently wrapped up in each other.  He thought for a moment they were too cuddly to be cute, before he turned to see Stiles and Lydia on the other sofa.
Okay, that’s worse, he thought, cringing and looking away instantly.  Hell, he couldn’t tell where one of them started and the other ended.  Shaking his head, he looked around other places, the sound of the rain hitting the roof being the only noise in the room.  It was kind of calming, sitting in the dark and listening to the weather outside.
Kira and Liam and Mason were sprawled out separately across the floor as well, no where near the two couples.
He looked back to you, curled up to preserve your warmth seeing that you’d refused a blanket.  You took up less than half the couch, and Theo found it amusing you were so compact.  If he didn’t know any better, he’d take a photo just to mess with you later.
It was quiet for a few minutes longer, until thunder clapped outside and the lightning lit up the room.  It didn’t bother Theo, he was used to the storming weather of Beacon Hills, it was just a part of living there.
But someone here wasn’t as okay with it as he was.  His ears instantly caught the sound of a rapid heartbeat.  Fear, he noted.  They were afraid.  He sat up further, looking round for the owner of the heartbeat.  And not moments later, you were shuffling off of the couch, and leaving the room.  Not even noticing Theo was upright and watching you go.
You were afraid of storms? He shook his head out of confusion.  y/n l/n, designated badass? Afraid of storms? How could that be?
Without another thought Theo got out of his chair and followed after you towards the kitchen.  You jumped from where you stood by the sliding glass door, your senses heightened more than usual because of the fear you were in.
“Theo?” You whispered, not wanting to awaken anyone else.  “What’re you doing up?”
“I could ask you the same thing” He shrugged.  But he already knew the answer.  Your eyes left his and turned back to the glass, looking up at the dark sky cautiously.  “Why’re you afraid of storms?”
Your head snapped over as you glared at him, not exactly… appreciating… his directness.
“I’m not afraid of storms” You told him in a snarky tone.  He looked back at you expectantly, knowing there was more to that statement than you’d said aloud.  But he didn’t push you again, just wandered over to stand next to you at the large window.  Your eyes were wildly flicking across the sky, watching the storm clouds move.
Your whole body flinched when the thunder boomed, and a strike of lightning flashed miles away.  The light of it being the only thing that illuminated in the dark kitchen.
After taking a deep breath, you spoke up again.  “I’m afraid of what comes after” Your voice shook in it’s whisper, and Theo looked over at you with confusion laced in his expression.
“What do you mean?” He asked.  Your teeth sunk into your lip, embarrassed that you were even talking to him about this.
“Storms they… something bad always happens” You admitted.  “People get taken and… and erased and it makes others go insane and-” You cut yourself off, taking in a sharp breath.  “I’m really fucking tired of losing people” You said weakly.
Theo’s mouth opened, but no words came out.  He just stood there, staring at you with sorrowful eyes.
“y/n…” He trailed off, not really knowing how to say ‘I won’t let that happen’ in a non-cheesy way.  “That’s over, it’s not happening again-”
“How the hell do you know that?” You asked, not in an angry way, but a helpless one.  “How do we know these things won’t happen again? It doesn’t just end when we go to college.  What if no one’s here to help? What if something happens before we can get to it? What if one of us-”
“Hey” Theo said softly, reaching for your hand and grasping it gently in his.  “Trust me on this, it’s going to be alright”
“But how can you say that?” You choked.
“Because… because I wouldn’t let that happen” Your brows cinched together and your lips parted slightly, unsure of what he meant by that.
“Theo things don’t work like that…especially not around here” You mumbled.  “And even if it did there’s nothing you could do to-”
Theo’s hands captured your cheeks and in moments his lips crashed down to yours.  A soft sound left the back of your throat in surprise, not having expected… that.  But it didn’t take you long for your hands to link around his neck and kiss him back.  Even if it was spontaneous, you were still kissing Theo Raeken.
Your eyes were squeezed shut tight, fingers curling into his hair.  He was leant down slightly, enough to reach you.
Something between a whimper and a sigh left your lips, making the both of you pull apart briefly, only to take in a breath before you were pulled back into another kiss.  Theo’s hands traveled down, settling on your hips and tugging you flush against him.  You were just beginning to melt against his touch when lightning struck again and you practically jumped away from him.
Instantly you sighed, putting your hands over your face and running back through your hair stressfully.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry-”
“It’s alright” Theo smiled as kindly as he could, his palms rubbing over your arms warmly.  “It’s alright” He repeated.  “Just a storm, nothing else” You nodded shakily, and he tucked your loose strands of hair back behind your ear.
“Okay” You whispered back.
“You want to go back to bed?” He asked, and you nodded again.  Theo smiled, and lead you back into the living room.  “I’m gonna go find you some actual blankets, okay?”
“Okay” You said again, sitting down on the couch and watching him leave in search of something comfy for you.
You were sat there for a while, doing your best not to focus on the storm, to try thinking of anything else.  But the rain was coming down so hard and the lightning kept striking and sounded so close, you weren’t sure how else to distract yourself.  Until a thought came to mind that made your heart stutter.
“Did I just kiss Theo?” You mumbled to yourself, unknowingly drawing the attention of a certain strawberry blonde that hadn’t been able to fall asleep.
“You did what!?”
i’m sorry this is shit idk what happened xoxo ~ jordie
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