Kismet
Della Fontaine is the typical girl next door. Fresh from North Carolina and coming to the Big Apple for the change of scenery. However, her next door neighbor, Sebastian, is the opposite of her. Outgoing, handsome, popular, with a twinge of heartbreaker lurking around his soft edges.
His ex is the epitome of everything she’s not. A model, vicious to the core, and willing to go to extremes to make sure that Sebastian’s sees Della for what she isn’t. Her.
What happens when neighbors become friends while trying to ignore the chemistry between them? Will the stars keep pushing them together or will it all come crashing down?
Chapter One: Designed by Destiny
1. Fate; a predetermined or unavoidable destiny.
I never believed in fate or kismet or whatever the hell you want to call actions or consequences that makeup one's life. It's arduous to think that no matter what you do, no matter what decision you made you will end up at the exact same point because it was by fate's design. I've made selfless choices and been a reasonable person in hopes that the next person would pay it forward, not to benefit myself or my situation. Other times, I've been selfish and made a decision only to help myself, I'm human. Yet, none of these choices that I have ever made hurt anyone.
Every break up I've ever had has been amicable. Although, it probably helped that it lacked in all things passion and was more practical than anything else.
The reason I'm currently mulling over my belief in kismet is the fact that my very handsome and recently unattached neighbor is doing pull-ups from his balcony while I'm pretending to read my book.
While I could say that me choosing to sell all of my belongings and leaving all of my friends behind in North Carolina to move to New York was just an arbitrary decision. That this building that my new boss just happened to need to sublet was a fluke when I had no place set up to live. I could also say that the fact that my neighbor being non-other than Sebastian Stan, the walking lady boner, was just pure luck and nothing else.
Kismet? Luck? At this point, do I really care? Not particularly. He's single, sure. However, let's be realistic. I'm not like his last drop dead modelesque Brazilian style girlfriend. I'm the girl next door type who works mostly from home as a graphic designer who decided that for whatever reason, wanted to work closer to the actual office when I don't EVER go into said office. Him just being single means I don't feel guilty for eye diddling him from the next balcony.
I've been here for a few months and still haven't gotten used to his god-like perfection. I keep thinking that staring at him more will help with that but ...no, not yet. Like many other women, I am not immune to his charms. At our first encounter, I nearly was a stuttering mess of goo all over the floor. The mere recollection of it makes me turn shades of pink.
3 months ago:
"Hmm, box number 5?" I said looking for my mailbox. The numbers were worn off even though the building was newly renovated and in near pristine condition.
I spotted it and inserted the key, but it got stuck to my dismay. "Seriously?" As I grunted and tugged at the key, I heard a girlish giggle from behind me.
"Have you never worked a mailbox before?" I turned to see this 5'10'' model that was apparently a mean girl in school. I gave her my best smile despite myself.
"I have, but it would seem the ones in New York are sooo different from North Carolina....and I just can't figure it out." I drew out my southern accent for effect.
Just as I said it a broad-shouldered man with a baseball cap came around the corner chuckling at my statement, while his girl toy was huffing at my sarcastic remark. To be frank, I was surprised she even picked up on the sarcasm. "Not funny, Sebby."
He shrugged. "Funny, especially because you were being rude, Sophia." Hmmm. Sophia. Sounds exotic. As soon as my eyes meet his bright blue orbs, all my snark went straight back to the Carolina's in a handbasket. "H-Hi."
He held out his hand. "Sebastian. We're neighbors. This is my girlfriend. Sophia. I apologize for her manners, she can help it, but she chooses not to."
My slack jaw must've thrown him off because he just smirked and stared at me. I managed to garner some of my wits back, yay for womanhood everywhere. "Well, that sounds like a personal problem. I'm sure she'll do great things in life.." He smiled as we both took in her making funny faces at her selfie camera. He grunted out a sarcastic yea as I tried to hide my snicker.
He reached over my shoulder while I held my breath wondering what in the good gravy he was doing. Unfortunately, he didn't grab a lock of my hair and gently put it behind my ear, he did do the next best thing. At least, that's what I will keep telling myself. He grabbed the key that was currently within the grips of hell, otherwise known as my antique mailbox.
He laughed while he gently tried not to manhandle the government's property while I ogled him and his primadonna princess stared at her snapchat and took selfies behind us. "All the boxes get stuck occasionally. You have to pull the key out just a bit, then turn." I tried to hold my breath versus breathing the scent of him in. All woodsy pine and pure deliciousness. "Ah. Thank you for letting me in on the building secret. And here I thought I would have to move." He instantly frowned.
"Now we can't have that, neighbor. The last woman that lived here was a wallbanger and kept me up most nights." Had I been drinking the pretentious drink that his girl was drinking, I would've spewed it all over his preposterously handsome face.
"Sorry, wallbanger? Loud?" He chuckled while Sophia cleared her throat showing her readiness to leave. Slowly, the three of us made our way to the elevator while she remained transfixed on her social media app. I couldn't help but think that if this were my man, I would put my phone in the sink disposal for more talk time with him, yet here she was squandering precious minutes. Like they say, 'One man's trash is another man's treasure.'
He blushed a bit before continuing his explanation. "Yea. She had a few boyfriends throughout the few years she lived here. But man was she noisy, the walls aren't thick just so you know. Our beds are on the same one, and her frame would knock the wall and wake me up. I was sooo happy when she moved." I couldn't contain the laugh that bubbled up from within my noticeably smaller chest. Damn Sophia and her genetics....or surgeon.
"Well, that's just fantastic. I'm never gonna look at my boss the same way." He looked at me with his brow furrowed. "Oh, I'm subletting from her. She's..my boss." He let out this heartstopping laughter that made my cheeks hurt I smiled so hard. I probably looked like the Chesire Cat just got a catnip toy, but I didn't care. I risked a glance at Sophia, and she seemed annoyed at his larger than life presence and laughter. He held his stomach as his laughter quieted down.
"That is rich. Please, tell me how that goes." The elevator came to a stop on our floors, and he gestured for Sophia and me to get off before him. I walked past him to go to my door and looked back after he let her inside. He spoke a bit softer to my surprise.
"Sorry about her. She's...well nevermind. Just sorry. But hey, don't be a stranger." I smiled as I tried and failed miserably to be casual and missed my door, nearly falling into my apartment. Sebastian, thankfully, stifled his laughter and only smiled at my clumsiness. "Thanks, but I don't want the fake nails to come out. Oh! That was mean. I'm sorry."
He shook his head. "No worries. What's your name, Carolina?" I smiled. "Della, Della Fontaine." He went closer into his apartment. "Sebastian Stan. Nice to meet you, Della Fontaine."
Present:
He was the most genuine person I had met since coming to New York. Well, his whole crew was pretty straightforward, to be fair. He took me under his wing and showed me the best food trucks and places to gorge myself properly.
"Hey, Della!" He ripped me from my thoughts as he threw a pen at my head from his balcony, missing me entirely but scaring my cat Hagrid. Sebastian yelled out a sorry to the beautiful Maine Coon as he skirted inside to find sanctity.
"You shouldn't throw things, Seb. Last time you pegged Will, and it poked Chris in the eye. Not even sure how that happened." He shrugged and wiped the sweat off his brow while leaning on the railing; naturally, I ogle. I give good ogle.
"What are you doin' tonight, Carolina?" I put my book down, sitting up and shrugging. "I'm suupppooossseee to be setting up my dating profile, but if someone dangles a twinkie in front of me with better plans, I'm game. By better plans I mean laundry, grocery shopping, moving, even driving you to the airport." He frowned but then smiled at my ridiculousness.
"You can't do online dating in New York. So I will definitely rope you in on something better." He stood up stretching. Was he purposely trying to torture the women and me across the street? I know at least two of them have binoculars. One of which is his ex. Yep. Different story, another time.
"First, thank you for whatever plans you have pre-emptively made for me. Second, why can't I date online in New York?" I stood up and wandered over to my side of the balcony to be closer to him.
He gave me his famous, "Are you serious?" look, like that was going to provide me with allll the answers to the universe. My rebuttal was a challenging, yet mature, raising of the eyebrows.
"Alright, you want me to say it? You're too sweet and good, the girl next door. Wallstreet will devour you. Which means you'll have to bail me out for kicking the douchebags ass for hurting you." Part of me jumped for joy at the thought of my very own knight in shining armor, but then the nail in my coffin came.
"Look, if you really wanna date someone. I can set you up." What's that? Oh sure. I love roses on my headstone. Red, please.
I cleared my throat and tried to sound sprightly. "Only if I get to screen them like online dating can. I don't want to be set up with your dry cleaner or shoe repair guy. Not when you have people like Evans in your arsenal of friends. Not sayin' Evan's would go for a girl like me, just don't set me up with a dumpy loser or I'll cut you. Or at the very least jump on my bed all night long."
He narrowed his eyes, daring my sauciness. "You wouldn't." I nodded. "Oh, one bad date and trust me, I would. Chose wisely." As I turned to sashay into my flat. "Text me my plans tonight, so I know what to wear."
I felt like I won this round as I looked back at the playful glint in his baby blues.
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Okay y'all. Here's the tea.
I can't fucking choose between Charlie and Barnaby.
Usually if I'm unsure I'll put the house colours together, and if they clash, I generally find the personalities will too. But red/gold and green/gold are both equally beautiful together.
I need your help to pick, guys. I've been stewing over this for weeks (months even), and these are my scatterbrained deliberations:
Charlie
I mean, what can I say? It's Charlie. I have a soft spot for gingers; especially when they've got that trademark Weasley sense of humor to put a sparkle in their blue eyes. He's kind, loyal, brave, and a damn good friend. You know he'd take care of you. He's also great with animals, and quite intelligent. Not to mention a prefect (get your girlfriend outta trouble, holla). And he can sew.
On the other hand, Charlie is notoriously short. The average adult height in the UK is about 5'10". So if we put all of the professors at or a little under this height range (Flitwick not counted), the students are still being shown as significantly shorter even though they are no longer 11 year old children and are supposed to be going through growth spurts (which is something that really sticks in my craw). Even so, Charlie is noticeably shorter than MC. And if Skylar is anything like me, she's gonna be a busty amazon. Charlie would be eye-level with her tits if she ever wore heels. Which I mean, wouldn't happen until they were older, and he may still be growing now but we all know he's gonna be hella thicc, and I'm... I'm actually really starting to like the mental image of rugged adult beefcake Charlie and his tall-ass amazonian girlfriend. Who is possibly in a leather jacket. Mostly likely because I'm staring at mine right now as I write this. But anyways.
We know canonically that isn't going to happen, which brings us to our next point: He already knows what he wants out if life. He's got his goals set. He's got plans. He is going to Romania immediately after graduation, no and's if's or but's. And those of you who also have experienced this dillema in your personal lives, you know that this can actually be a major issue. #1 rule of dating: DO NOT date someone who's future plans are different from your own. It never ends well--as we already know it won't.
Barnaby
Uhg, my sweet silly beefcake. Don't get me wrong, I love Charlie to pieces, but I personally identify with and relate to Barnaby on a level that my sweet Dragon Boi cannot attain. Not to mention he is also brave, loyal, a very food friend, would 25/10 take care of you, is kind and gentle, has a gift with/love for animals, and displays a deep sense of empathy. Like Charlie, Barnaby will fight for and defend what he believes in, and did not hesitate to put himself between MC and harm's way.
Now, I know what you're thinking; he isn't exactly the sharpest tool in the shed. I've written a very long post describing how I felt about this, but to recap: Barbs displays all of the same behaviours that I did when I was his age, indicating negatively impacted cognitive development due to an abusive household and upbringing. He's already showing signs of catching up and growing. It took me until my early twenties to fully catch up, but now I'm a college student, in the top three for performance at work (which requires problem solving under pressure amongst other things), and regularly discuss biomedical technologies at length. Not too shabby for the big dumb kid, eh. I wholeheartedly feel tgat Barnaby just needs the same time to grow at his own pace. And besides, he's a lovely well-mannered young man.
Not to mention he's taller than MC and already a total BEEFCAKE. And UNF, green eyes + brown hair + broad shoulders = swoon.
I could easily see him scooping her up to snuggle on the couch wrapped up in a big blanket on a rainy day with hot cacao to watch The Never-ending Story. Their home would be cozy but bright, with lots of plants and rescued creatures.
Which brings me to the next thought: power couple that regularly rescues abused creatures from bad people (magickal + non-magickal) and rehabilitates them.
Honestly though, after writing it all down, I feel like Barnaby would be the healthier choice for Skylar in the long run, but at the same time, it's Charlie fucking Weasley.
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I love the Artbreeders you did of your MCs and was wondering if you had any written descriptors of them like how tall they are and pronouns.
I actually don't have any listed because Tumblr is a bitch and makes editing that page a pain in the ass - stuff doesn't save sometimes or gets deleted. But I can list everyone below for you along with their perspective fandoms!
DREW KENDALL - he/him - The Wayhaven Chronicles
5'11 with honey-blond hair and hazel eyes, tanned skin and a faint scar that looks suspiciously like a bite mark on his neck (as of Book 1 ending) He has an athletic build from combat training at the Agency and cinnamon-colored freckles scattered across his torso and nose.
JUDE BELLAMY - he/him - Fallen Hero
6'0" with messy dark blond hair and icy green eyes made brighter by dark circles from sleepless nights. Brightly orange tattoos stand out against a classic ivory complexion and numerous scars across an average build.
MATTHEW WISEMAN - he/him - Mind Blind
5'11.5" with dark auburn hair and blue eyes just like his brother. However, unlike Nick, countless freckles dot his suntanned skin, while plush lips are almost always set into a lopsided grin. Most of his height is in his torso.
HAL KYRILU - he/they - The Exile
6'2" with an imposing figure, dark brown curls that fall to his broad shoulders in a nearly-black mess, and piercing blue eyes like those of a wolf hybrid. When shifted into his mythosi form, his those eyes turn to an amber gold.
THOMAS INLESS-BOOTH - he/him - The Golden Harp
5'11, olive skin, caramel-brown hair that shines gold in the sunlight, and brown eyes make up a seemingly average man with an aquiline nose and long dark lashes.
TYLER PARISH - he/they - FTM!trans - Body Count
5'8" frame housing a ball of barely contained energy. His skin is a porcelain color with scars from gender reassignment surgery still faintly visible on his chest. Baby blue eyes sparkle with mischief beneath a curtain of hair dyed platinum blond and brushed to give an envious healthy volume despite obviously being chemically treated.
MITHRAS TAYRAN - he/they - A Tale of Crowns
6'1" with golden eyes that stand out against caramel skin and raven-black hair that falls in thick luxurious waves over his pierced ears. He has a lean build made more athletic by years on the run, muscles defined and bronzed from the sun.
EMMA THOMPSON - she/her - Speaker
5'5" makes Emma the shortest on this list, but her petite build hides a very capable woman who can take care of herself easily, despite what her sweet face says. Like her brother Noah, she has grey eyes and strawberry blond hair, though hers falls in heavy waves down to her waist.
NOAH THOMPSON - he/him - Speaker
5'8" gives Noah a few extra inches on his twin sister. His strawberry blond hair is cut short enough to just fall into his gunmetal gray eyes, accompanied by skin the color of sand.
LUCAS DONOVAN - he/him - The Fernweh Saga
6'2.5″ makes him mostly legs with freckles and beauty marks scattered across his skin. Lucas is a true ginger and has a trusting face that almost always has a polite smile gracing his lips, and his sky blue eyes give him the demeanor of a gentle giant with an artist’s hands, fingers often stained grey from his pencil sketchings.
AEDAN RHYS - he/him - Fallen Lights
5'10" with a swimmer’s build, grey eyes that appear to change colors from blue to green depending on the light, and long golden-brown hair that falls to his shoulders. Though he shaves daily, he has a permanent stubble along his chin and upper lip.
DAMIEN NEWMAN - he/they - The Passenger
5'9" means he didn’t get the height he would have had before he took over his casket, but what he lacks in intimidation, he makes up for with piercing sea green eyes that seem brighter under his floppy red-brown hair.
CREODA VENEGUARD - he/they - The King's Hound
6'2" makes him a very intimidatingly presence, especially accompanied by icy steel blue eyes. His long dark brown hair is meticulously groomed, but manages to maintain a fashionably messy appearance that some would consider attractive were it not for his trademark glower.
RAFAEL “RAFE” ROJAS / OPERATIVE HELIOS - he/they - Project Hadea
5'9" with olive skin, dark blue eyes that are nearly as black as his hair, and faint stubble lining his square jaw. He’s got a lean athletic build ideal for an infiltration specialist and surprisingly nice hands.
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