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#thank you guys so much for 17 500+!! (*'▽'*)
luvring · 20 hours
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i was thinking about oikawa and i just KNOW that he LOVES to be babied. that's just him, yk? like that's totally him and i would love to read about 30 year old professional volleyball player oikawa tooru being babied by his wife
(timeskip, fem!reader) he's just like me fr. i actually wrote something different but there wasn't enough babying so here u go 🥹🙆🏻‍♀️
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tooru is one of if not the hardest worker you know, never losing sight of his ambitions and passion. determination lines his veins, and late nights of practice and analysis have seeped into the cartilage between his bones, gluing together what makes tooru oikawa, #17, setter for club athletico san juan.
but it's not oikawa, it's tooru, the boy you met in high school who stumbled down the steps after using a cheesy pick-up line on you and whines when you try to leave his arms for the washroom, who's your husband.
"long day?"
tooru groans and buries himself deeper into the crook of your neck, arms wrapped snug around your middle. he didn't really need to answer—the lit street lights and dim sky outside were answer enough.
holding back a laugh, you comb your fingers through his hair, the familiar scent of jasmine and vanilla dancing its way to you. "proud of you, baby."
your husband's voice is quiet, "thank you."
"you want me to run a bath for you?"
"...maybe later?"
"m'kay. you wanna stay here for a while?"
"yeah." his fingers trace hearts across your back, and when he pouts, you feel it against your skin. "i'm so tired."
pouting too in response, you press a kiss to his head and rub his back. "i know, baby, at least you're home now."
"but then i have to leave you tomorrow."
"and then you come back to me again tomorrow."
"but then i leave again—oh my god, what kind of sick world do we live in?" he whines, letting out a noise that could be described as a choked sob.
and this time, you let yourself laugh. "aw, my poor tooru,"—you cradle his head against you —"the horrors of a job have caught you."
"what if we worked somewhere together?" he lifts his head to look at you.
you raise a brow. "i love you, you're the light of my life, but you are not getting me on that court."
he gapes. "betrayal from my own wife?"
"okay, then come to my job."
"...well—"
"betrayal from my own husband?" you gasp and tooru pouts again—though at this point you're not sure if the original pout ever left to begin with.
it's still just as endearing, and your expression softens. "you'll be fine, 'ru. i'll baby you as much as you want every time you come home."
his pout pulls even more at his lips, and you mirror it. bringing your hands up, you hold his face and squish his cheeks with your words— "i, tooru oikawa, love my wife and my job, and i'm a strong, independent guy who can do anything."
"d'you rilly hafta hol' m'face?"
"it's for the effect and affirmations," you tease, before your amusement softens to something else. "how long are you out tomorrow?"
tooru's jaw drops as much as it can with you holding him in place. "why would you—9 hours!"
and before the dread of leaving you can fully take hold, you kiss his forehead. the apple of his left cheek, the right, his brows then his eyes, his nose, both sides of his jaw, his lips—all with a resounding mwah!
tooru's arms cling tighter, and he leans into each kiss, always chasing your affection though he doesn't have to. you smile at the flush dappled across his face. "see? a kiss for each hour."
he opens his mouth to answer, but then the pout comes back. "each half hour at least. each 15 minutes—"
"tooru." you snort. "what is that, like, 36 kisses?"
"okay, a kiss for each minute."
"babe—"
"you know how hard i train, i know you watched my interview."
and you really don't think you'll make it to 100, much less 500 kisses, but you'll try anyway, even if after the first one, tooru says, "one."
you snicker as you place the next four, and he counts them before pointing out, "you know, kissing your husband is way easier than doing rdl's."
"yes, yes, i know, honey." you softly laugh and press another to the spot between his brows. "i'm not complaining."
he counts again—six, seven, eight, nine—and you remember the determination and patience of oikawa was never separate from tooru, especially not when it came to you.
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zu-is-here · 4 months
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4 ♡
UPD:
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OMG I was only 20 minutes earlier than Tumblr's notification about the blog's anniversary! (≧∀≦)☆
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wheeboo · 27 days
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wheeboo's 2k follower event
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guess what, everyone? the wheeboo garden has officially reached 2,000 flowers! i seriously cannot express the amount of thanks and love i have for every single one of you, and i appreciate all the support this place has gotten since the moment i first started posting <3 i can't wait to continue this journey alongside you all and for us to continue blooming together! to commemorate, i planned a lil event in celebration for this milestone that you all can participate in!!
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RULES ⭐
⋄❥ everything will be kept sfw. i'm fine with writing suggestive scenes, just nothing explicit.
⋄❥ any content involved in the event will be under the tag #wheeboo's 2k event!
⋄❥ asks/requests for the event will be open until april 30th. anything sent after that will not be written.
⋄❥ i will start writing/answering your asks this upcoming week.
⋄❥ my general requests are closed, but it will be open for this event only, so if possible reference the event in your ask whenever you send it in!
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FIC GAME ⭐ (limited slots -- 20 slots)
⋄❥ submit a member of your choice, and up to two dialogue prompts from the lists down below OR a song of your choice, and i will write you a fic (!! please remember to be specific from which prompt list you choose from !!) ↳ ex: mingyu + #17 from list 2 ↳ ex: seungkwan + #5 from list 3 + #10 from list 1 ↳ ex: jeonghan + daylight by taylor swift
⋄❥ the fic will be 500 words or more, depending on the prompt(s) sent in and how much inspo i get <3
⋄❥ you can send in multiple reqs, but i cannot promise i will write every single one you send in or if i get to it at all. and of course, i humbly ask for all of your patience while i get as much done as i can <3
⋄❥ prompt list 1 (@eddysocs) | prompt list 2 | prompt list 3 (@dumplingsjinson)
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ASK GAMES ⭐ (unlimited slots)
⋄❥ ask me questions about myself AND/OR my fics whether published or unpublished, and i will respond as long as i am comfortable with it (ask me my favourite colour, drink, opinion on something, favourite trope to write, my wips, what the process of ___ fic was like, etc. anything!).
⋄❥ send me an ask describing your personality and i will match you with a member and a trope, and i'll write a mini-headcanon for you! (non-mooties, be as much detailed as you wish! you can be anon too!)
⋄❥ you can send in as many asks as you want, but please keep it in separate asks if you choose to do both!
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taglist (open) ʚɞ @enhazen @haowrld @icyminghao @slytherinshua @jeonride @lockburn-castle @vrnism @weird-bookworm @mhlsymlysn @ryuwonieebae @yeonjuns-redhair @wonwooz1 @woohaeyo @mark-geolli @caramyisabitchforsvtandbts @aaniag @wootify @carlesscat-thinklogic23 @phenomenalgirl9 @roziesmei @mirxzii @bookyeom @parkjennykim @melodicrabbit @bewoyewo @honglynights
also tagging some moots for visibility n boosts srry guys ^^ ʚɞ @etherealyoungk @fairyhaos @blue-jisungs @slytherinshua @welcometomyoasis @haecien @mangocustard16 @weird-bookworm @kyeomyun @bookyeom
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juyomiao · 8 months
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Only ONE - sung hanbin x gn!reader
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17 ☆ love bomb
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chapter warnings : boring , chae threatens hanbin's life at some point , ynbin being so sweet n healthy its sickening
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☆ note: aaand with this very boring n underwhelming chapter , only one finally comes to an end (not all hope is lost , tho , as much as i hated writing it at times im so emotionally attached to this series i might consider a little epilogue/spin-off chapter) . AND i managed to squeeze in the haoyn beef explanation ?? tbh when i first posted it i kind of expected it to do fairly well (the boys planet smau writers demographic was like 10 ppl at best back then) but i did not expect it to do this well n singlehandedly gain me almost 500 followers . thats crazy insane bonkers . why am i getting kind of emotional writing this i dont think listening to light the way by cravity was a good idea . anyways , im sorry by the end of it i kind of lost the 'spark' that made this fic good - i couldn't even get to 20 chapters ffs - writing it was more of a chore than a fun little hobby for me n at times it made me genuinely anxious to the point of crying/getting nauseous . yes user li juyomiao is fucking insane but hey ! im alright now i promise ! jumping right into another series is probably not the smartest thing to do but im so excited abt it n i really really want to branch out into writing for other groups n the idea i had was so so good ,, i'll learn from my mistakes n write a few chapters in advance so i can take it easy n not pressure myself , tho :] thank u to everyone who supported only one until its very last chapter !! this authors note is long asf so if u read it all heres a dumpling for u my lovelies 🥟 thats it , li out‼️‼️ (im fr getting emotional good lord help me)
☆ SYNOPSIS: sung hanbin is everyone's dream guy: perfect grades, perfect looks, perfect personality, he has it all. he's even class AND student council president! everyone loves him, and you, as his vice-president, are no exception to that. having been in love with him since you were 12, you try to tone down your feelings "for the sake of professionalism" and claim it's simple admiration for someone who objectively has no flaws. but there is one small detail you missed, in all these years admiring him: he has an even bigger crush on you.
☆ TAGLIST: (italics = couldn't tag) @hananovi @soobeaniee @idkwatodoanymore @huipinkhair @homohoons @rikitachquita @lethalvenus @sunoksunny @tocupid @deafeningtyrantmilkshake @winteringdream @ikeryn @ilovechanhee @thesiriusmap @heelanat @baekstans @blaycke @vernonfernandez @8turning @yeolsbestie @asteroidchenle @hvnyujiq @hikyeom @r4innoms @enhypen-scholarship @sulkygyu @meowrinz @rikimylove @ridinhyuck @lumixen @neohyxn @ceanairy @beomibeom @cherriegyu @sunwcloud @k4hzuhas @annoyingbitch83 @stickersim @dreamyyn @anawesomeaquatic @softforjungwoo @utopiakys @247hrs @sunswoonie @minhui896 @chanhee-hee @nxurxn @peachysohn @kpoprhia @haesunflower
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kichiyosh1 · 10 months
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┏♪━・━━・.━・━+☆.━・━・━♬━・━.・┓
KEI'S 500+ WRITING EVENT!!!
┗+☆+━・━・━. ━・・━♬━・━..━+☆+┛
Hello! Thank you so much for 500 followers! To do something special for you guys and as a thank you, I will be writing prompts that are listed down below. You may choose a prompt of your liking and send it to my askbox.
This writing event is also exclusively for Scaramouche/Wanderer.
Have a great day and enjoy♡
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Purple indicates scaramouche/wanderer
01. "Pulling on my heart strings"
02. "Why do you think I stayed? It's because of you."
03. "I find red flags attractive."
04. "There are people I want to return to", "What about me? Are you just gonna leave me here?"
05. "Why weren't you there when I woke up?"
06. "We're a couple too you know"
07. "I'm actually a big fan of your body guard"
08. "This was an unexpected reunion"
09. "Get out of my sights" to "How are you still ignoring me when I'm literally right infront of you"
10. "We're not kids anymore, but I'll still hold your hand if you want"
11. "You're famous?!", "I wasn't even trying to be lowkey about it"
12. "Come with me, that's an order"
13. "Don't even think about coming in. Stay out"
14. "I was gone for just a few days?!", "yeah, and I went around half of teyvat trying to find you"
15. "You relieve my nightmares", "You are a nightmare"
16. I said leave!", "...", "are you actually leaving?"
17. "So it's a crime when I do it? The hypocrisy!"
18. "Jit tripping, literally"
19. "Don't you ever get tired?"
20. "You're chances are zero to none"
21. "Why'd you remove my name from your bio?"
22. "Honesty can kill a man"
23. "You're horrible at being discreet", "just be mine already"
24. "Two truths one lie"
25. "No need to get violent, but at the same time go for it"
26. "Dude, do you want a hug or are you trying to leech of my body heat?"
27. "I swear to the tsarista if y/n ends things with me, then its a public execution for all of you!"
28. "Are you jelous yet?", "Just want your attention"
29. "I will not give in to the devils temptation of affection!"
30. "What? I can be his fan too"
31. "Please tell me I did not just accidently unprivate my account"
32. "Shoo! away with you! I already have a lover!", "If you know then why are you shooing me away?!"
33. "Your the only one I need", "The rest of the worle can burn down for all i care"
34. "walk between the lines"
35. "You're cute when you're shy"
36. "Like hell am I gonna believe that zodiac compability shit"
37. "self hurt results to your love"
38. "Should've pulled you down with me"
39. "As long as it's you"
40. "Forgive me, but I'm not against it"
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(all of these were ideas that I had ageing away in my drafts so yes I'm using this event as an excuse for them to finally be let free into the world)
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pbpsbff · 7 days
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happy 1 year of r&r :)
i know it's a lil cringe to like. celebrate the birthday of a series on ao3 but r&r is literally my child. my baby. i birthed this series. and you all signed up for this when u started reading my fics thank u
soooooooo thank u guys for all the support i've received over r&r i know it's hard to stay a consistent reader when my posting schedule is entirely non existent but i am so grateful for everyone who's stuck around this long and been with me for this journey (calling it a journey because a year ago i did not have any sort of overarching plot in mind and now we're 17? 18? fics deep and so many things have happened and i'm usually just as surprised as my readers) it's rlly u guys that have kept me going this long
ANYWAY. i rewrote this like 500 times cause i hate being like. overly sappy on this account because it's way funnier to act like a celebrity with a huge ego, but real talk i am so proud of everything i've done w this series & what it's become in the past year
i've been posting my writing online since i was like 10, so we're going on almost 9 years now and i don't think i've ever ever ever received as much support for something as i have for r&r and something about that is soooo special to me??? idk it's just so nice to see a completely self indulgent series become so loved by others, especially since the only other fics i had up before gmm&m were a little more on the "i'm gonna write what seems popular right now" side???
like shoutout to everyone who was here before/around when i started the series because my account was so empty like. 2 fics and one gets updated every 6 months. r&r pulled me out of the trench i fear. it also cured me of my very horrible disease that makes me delete all my fics after 9 months and then completely disappear from a fandom so everyone say thank you r&r
but yeah idk where i'm going with this i'm very grateful for r&r and all the friends i've made and people i've met through it because i was very lonely before i rejoined tumblr and r&r was like. 90% of the reason i made my account
AND SPEAKING OF FRIENDS. thank u to
@spidergrotto & @sapoteylx for being the first ppl i met on here to openly talk about and support r&r which i thought was so so cool even if you guys have become my haters in the past few months i've known you :/ thank u r&r nation u keep me humble and miserable (and i am very thankful for our friendship i think some aspects of r&r would be very different if we'd never met)
& ao3 user classactical because you've been here since like. a month or two into the series i think and i always always always look forward to your comments because i feel like if you comment, i did a good job on the fic LOL thank u for sticking around for so long, even if ao3 has been actively working against you for a whiiiiile
there's a lot more i want to say and a lot of people i want to mention but that would take a very long time and i always feel weird tagging a lot of people in posts so just know if u read r&r we are kissing rn. or high fiving idk whatever floats ur boat i guess
but yeah anyway tl:dr happy birthday r&r i'm very proud of this series & very thankful for everyone who has read any part of it ever u guys are so cool and hot and have amazing taste and i'm taking your kudos and bookmarks etc. as you swearing your allegiance to me and promising me your undying support no matter what (legally binding btw) thank u guys
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flwrstqr · 2 months
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˗ˏˋ ♡ ˎˊ˗ NINI 500 EVENT
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thank you guys so much for 500 followers!! it's literally been less than 2 months and i was able to come this far. thank u guys so much! to celebrate this achievement I decided to make a small event!! I hope so u enjoy it &lt;;33
how to... ・ first ask : a member of your choice [enhypen] + drabble or headcanon + prompt # ・ please only request once!!!
ex: "hii! for your 500 event, can I have prompt 6 from list 2 for heeseung "
requests close on march 17
prompt list: list 1 | list 2 | list 3
(im using my own layout from my other account so don't accuse me for stealing!)
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© lilacnini 2024. all rights reserved.
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chronicallykiki · 2 days
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🐶 Guide Dogs 250 Challenge Fundraiser Stream 5 🐶
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We've 17 days left to raise as much more as possible, and we've already smashed our Level One goal of £250!!
Can we make it to £500 and add another sponsor dog!? Or maybe even £750 and collect the whole set!? I'm super excited to see. ★
So far, we've raised £355.00 for Guide Dogs!!
And we that means we hit (and passed) our Level One goal (£250), I'll also be sponsoring one of the puppies. Which means an extra £110 to the cause.
And, as it currently stands, I've 33 subs to my channel, which means I'll be giving (at least) an extra £33 on top.
I just can't thank you guys enough for all your support. ♥
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sourwolf-sterek32 · 1 year
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Young Love
Summary: After getting sent away by your father nearly two years ago, you return to your hometown, Outer Banks.
You reunite with your friends and twin brother, John B, and help them find the lost gold and the Cross of Santo Domingo. But, during it all, you find yourself falling in love with your brothers blue-eyed best friend without realising it.
Pairings: JJ Maybank x Fem!Reader
Word Count: 3.2k
Warnings: Language, violence, child abuse
Last Chapter
Chapter 17-
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You rotated out drivers every few hours on the boat, taking turns sleeping and you found yourself on the same shift as JJ.
He sat on the chair behind you while you stood by the wheel, talking quietly together not wanting to wake the others sleeping in the cabin below.
"What did that Singh guy want from you and Kie?"
"He wanted Denmark's diary." You answered, glancing over your shoulder to see the surprised look on his face.
"Why?"
"He said it leads to a treasure that's much bigger than the Royal Merchant." You answered with a shrug.
"A much bigger treasure?" He repeated, standing up and walking over to you. "What kind of treasure?"
"Well, he thinks the diary has a clue to the location of some city of gold. Like the gold on the Merchant was just a small part of it."
"Okay, so the diary we have leads to a 500-year-old treasure that no one's ever found?"
You nodded, "pretty much."
"Wow." He replied, a little lost for words.
"If that's all true and if... if my dad is still alive, it is no coincidence that he was on that island at the same time we were. He's hunting the same treasure. All this time... he's still hunting fucking treasure." You said, shaking your head in anger.
"He might not be alive."
"I hope he isn't." You sighed.
"Hey. Look at me." JJ suddenly said, slipping his arm around your waist as you tilted your head up towards him. "Whatever happens, we're going to handle it together, okay? We always do."
You nodded, smiling softly at him before resting your head against his shoulder, your hands still on the wheel as you both stared at out at the sea in front of you.
After a quick pitstop for fuel and food, you continued the journey to OBX and by the following night, you finally reached the familiar waters of the Outer Banks. As you pulled up to the dock out the front of your house, you noticed an unfamiliar boat tied off. John B had bet you back home. He was here.
"Thank God." You sighed, a wave of relief washing over you.
"Are you two okay if we drop you off? I gotta drop off the others and swing by my dad's place for clothes that aren't weeks old." JJ said, glancing between you and Sarah.
"Yeah, of course." Sarah replied, already climbing off the boat and running towards the house in the dark.
"I'll see you in the morning." You replied, leaning forward and kissing him before you followed Sarah to the house.
It was dark. None of the outdoor lights were working which meant the electricity had been cut. Well, guess that made sense if no electricity bills had been paid for a while.
"He's asleep on the porch couch." Sarah whispered, quietly walking up the steps of the porch.
You followed, spotting your brother laying on his back on the old couch and you smiled. He was alive and he was okay. Thank goodness.
You thought about going inside and getting changed, but you were exhausted, and the cool night breeze outside would be a lot nicer than the hot stuffy house. So, you sat down on the old rocking chair while Sarah curled up beside your brother and you fell asleep.
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"Dad! Hey, Dad!" A voice shouted, startling you awake in an instant.
"What the fuck?" You mumbled to yourself, sitting up and rubbing your eyes before you looked around to find Sarah and John B by the front of the house. "Some people are trying to sleep you know!"
John B looked over at you, his eyes wide in shock like he hadn't seen you sleeping near him earlier. You grinned at him, standing up.
"Hey, bro." You greeted, walking down the porch steps as he rushed over and hugged you.
You hugged him back before pulling away and shoving his chest, causing him to stumble back a few steps.
"Don't ever do that again. You hear me? I thought I lost you!" You shouted softly, pushing him once more.
"Hey. Hey. I'm still here." John B insisted, grabbing your hand when you tried to shove him again. "I'm still here, and so is our father."
The world around you came to a screeching halt at that single word. Your heart skipping a beat as sudden dread filled your stomach. Your father was here...
"Hello, Sarah! Or should I say Mrs. Routledge?" A voice you thought you'd never hear again suddenly called out.
You didn't want to turn around. Turning around meant looking at him, and looking at him meant seeing him, and seeing him meant it was real. It meant he was really here, and you were not ready for that.
Sarah's eyes widened, "oh my God!" She jogged past you towards your father and hugged him, but you kept staring forward, your back facing him.
"Welcome to the family, Sarah. Come on, son. It's a day of celebration. Bring it on in, boy."
John B glanced over at you with an almost apologetic look in his eye before he walked over and hugged them both.
Taking in a deep shaky breath, you slowly turned to face him to find the three of them hugging, your father completely oblivious to the fact that you were there.
"Uh, Dad? There's someone else you'd like to see." John B said, taking a step back and motioning towards you.
Big John frowned in confusion before turning around and his eyes widened. Except, it wasn't like when John B had seen you. His wide eyes were full of so much joy, relief and happiness, but Big John? Not even close.
"What are you doing here?" Your father questioned, marching towards you. "You're not meant to be here."
"What?" You asked, unable to process the fact that those were his first words to his daughter after not seeing you for years.
"You're meant to be at boarding school."
He was joking, right? He had to be joking, surely.
His eyes hardened in your direction, and you very quickly realised that he was being dead serious.
"Yeah? Well, you're meant to be dead. So, I guess we're all disappointed then." You snapped, folding your arms across your chest.
"The hell did you just say to me?" He questioned, taking a step towards you.
"Nothing. Nothing." John B quickly said, stepping between you. "She didn't mean anything by that, right, Y/N?" He asked, shooting you a warning look.
"Right." You replied dryly, not sounding convincing at all.
"No. No. Son, it's okay. Y/N, say what you want to. This is an open space, we can all be honest with each other."
"Oh, we can be honest, can we? Okay, why did you really send me off to boarding school?" You questioned.
His expression turned cold, "you know why."
"Because I was getting in the way of your stupid treasure hunting. Because I stood up to you when you were being a terrible father and you either couldn't handle the fact that I was actually standing up for myself or the fact that I was right. You were a terrible father."
"Y/N. Stop." John B whispered, Sarah standing beside him remaining uncharacteristically quiet as she watched.
"It's the truth. We both know it." You responded, glancing over at your brother before focusing back on Big John. "He knows it too. You were a terrible father. You were never there for us. You cared about the stupid fucking treasure more than you cared about us! I mean, what the hell kind of father are you?!"
"You are walking on some very thin ice, girl." Big John warned, his voice low and stern.
"What are you going to do? You going to hit me again?" You challenged.
"Maybe I should. It might knock some respect into you, you little brat."
"Whoa. Whoa. Okay, let's all just take a breath." John B hurriedly said, stepping back between you. "Y/N, do you really have to do this? Dad is back. I mean, we thought he was dead! Can't we just be a nice, happy family for five minutes?"
You stared at your twin in disbelief. He did not seriously say that to you, did he? After everything Big John put you through.
"You're taking his side, really?" You asked causing your brother to lower his head. "I can't believe this."
You glanced at Sarah who looked at you sadly before you looked back at your brother, his head still down, refusing to meet your gaze. Shaking your head, you turned and marched to the shack, not looking back.
"Y/N, wait!" John B shouted.
"Let her go, son." You heard your father say before you slammed the door shut behind you.
You went straight to your bedroom, slamming that door loudly too before leaning your back against it and sliding down to the ground, unable to stop the tears of anger from rising in your eyes.
Your breath grew thin and ragged as you sat there, your body trembling before you abruptly stood up and took your anger out on the objects on your desk. You threw the items across the room, your hairbrush flying into the wall, leaving a dent.
You knocked everything else off the wooden desk, angry tears silently falling down your face before you collapsed down on top of your bed and stared up at the old, stained roof.
Why did you leave Poguelandia?
Life was so much simpler on that island. You should have never gotten on that plane. You should have never left.
You weren't sure how long you laid on top of the mattress for, but you could hear Sarah shout goodbye to John B. She took your old bicycle to go get some clean clothes from her house. You listened to her leave before you realised that you hadn't heard your fathers voice for a while. He must have gone somewhere, thank goodness.
You had a quick shower, relieved that there was still running water hooked up to the house. Once you changed into fresh clothes, you walked out the bedroom to find your brother sitting on the couch, waiting for you.
"I'm sorry." He quickly said, abruptly standing up and walking over to you. "I'm sorry, but... but, I thought he was dead and now we get a second chance with him. We get a second chance with our dad. A chance to be a real family."
"John B..." you sighed, trailing off, not wanting to argue with him.
"He's changed. After what he went through, he's changed now. Please, just give him a second chance. Please, Y/N."
You stared at your brother for a few seconds and reluctantly nodded, but before you could say anything, the familiar sound of the Twinkie caught your attention.
"What the hell?" John B muttered, looking over at you, but you just shrugged your shoulders having no idea what was going on.
John B walked out the front door and you followed, but froze when you saw your father stepping out the Twinkie that was now parked in the front yard. Was he trying to win your brother over by returning his car from the impound yard? Seriously?
You remained on the porch, leaning against the pole while you watched John B walk over to the car in shock.
"Bought an old friend to see you." Big John said with a grin.
"Where'd you get this?" Your brother asked, still shocked that his car was back.
"The impound lot. Where do you think?"
"Where do I think? I don't know. I'm trying to figure out why you didn't tell us when Sarah was here." John B responded and you quickly realised that your father didn't trust Sarah. "Oh, Dad, come on. Seriously?"
"Hey. Just you and me."
"You and me. Great. What about Y/N?" He asked, but your father just gave him a stern look and John B sighed. "Well, did you at least find the diary?"
Guess Sarah wasn't the only one that your father didn't trust.
"Yeah, I found the diary, alright. It was a big pile of mush. The window was left down. It got rained on. You could've shut the window."
"Well, uh, there were some complications and I wasn't planning on being gone that long." John B simply answered, but that did not make your father happy.
"Yeah, well, that diary's done." He said angrily before shaking his head. "But I got another idea. Plan B. Come on."
You watched as Big John began to make his way back towards the driver's side door. Wait, they were leaving?
"Hey, where are you guys going?" You called out, announcing your presence as you stepped down the porch steps.
"Ain't none of your concern, kid." Your father grunted.
"Wait. Dad, c'mon. Y/N and I do everything together. You can trust her, she's your daughter-" John B tried to say before Big John cut him off.
"We are not taking her. Now get in the car, son."
"So, that's it? You're home for less than a day and you're already abandoning your child to go search for stupid treasure?" You questioned, watching your father get in the van.
"You are not a child. Not anymore."
You chuckled bitterly, "I never was."
Big John stared at you for a moment through the cracked windshield, a cloud of warning settling over his features as you folded your arms across your chest and glared at him, not backing down.
"I'm sorry, Y/N. We'll be back soon. I promise." John B apologised, sending you a sad smile before he climbed into the passenger seat.
You watched the Twinkie drive off through the trees before you walked out to the docks. You sat down on the edge, dangling your feet in the water and staring out along the horizon, taking in a few big deep breaths to calm yourself down.
You spent most the morning and afternoon on the dock, thinking and worrying about John B with your father. You had a bad feeling about them leaving together and you didn't know what to do.
"John B! Y/N! Anyone home?" JJ's voice suddenly shouted.
You glanced over your shoulder in surprise to find him dismounting his red dirt bike that you hadn't even heard pull up. How long were you zoned out for?
Jumping to your feet, you began walking back to the shack and called out to JJ. He turned and a relieved smile spread across his face when he saw you.
"It's good to see you. I've had the worst morning." He said, walking over and pulling you into a hug. His body was tense, but instantly began to relax in your embrace as you hugged him back.
"What happened?" You asked quietly, closing your eyes while you continued to hug him.
JJ sighed, holding you tightly, savouring the moment in your arms. "There's an eviction notice on my old man's front door. For, like, nonpayment or whatever."
"Shit, I'm sorry, JJ." You said, pulling away to look at him, but he just shook his head and looked away.
"Doesn't matter. That place sucks anyway. Great to be back in the Outer Banks, right?"
"I wish we never left the island." You admitted, smiling softly at him.
"You and me both, baby. You and me both." He sighed, slinging his arm across your shoulders and pulling you into his side.
The two of you stood in silence, looking out at the ocean while you leant against him. For a few beautiful moments, it felt like you were back on the island. It felt like you were standing on that golden beach with soft sand between your toes. The waves crashing on the shore and sun shining brightly above you.
For a few short, wonderful moments, you were back there. You were back in Poguelandia and it was perfect, but you knew it wasn't real.
"So... umm... my dad's back." You informed, breaking the peaceful silence.
It took JJ a couple seconds to react, but then he was letting go of you and spinning around, his wide eyes staring at you in shock.
"Holy shit, what? John B found him? Big John is back?"
"Yep."
"And you just let me ramble about a stupid eviction notice before you told me?" He asked, running his fingers through his hair as he looked back at the shack. "Is he..."
"No. No. Him and John B took the Twinkie to follow a lead for this new treasure. They're gone." You explained and JJs eyes widened further.
"Without us?"
"Big John doesn't trust anyone. Not even his own daughter."
JJs expression dropped before he lifted his hand and cupped the side of your face, "he didn't hurt you, did he? I swear to God, if he so much as touches a hair on your head-"
"No, no. He didn't touch me. I'm okay. We just got into a couple of heated arguments. A little yelling. Just the usual." You explained with a small shrug.
The sound of a bicycle bell rang in the background startling the two of you as you turned around to find Kiara pulling up to the shack.
"Hey!" You called out, walking over to her and changing the topic. "How'd it go with your parents?"
"Not great." She admitted, shaking her head as she climbed off the bike, leaning it up against the wall of the shack. "But, uh, Rafe's back."
"What do you mean?" JJ asked, joining the two of you by the shack.
"Rafe's back on the island. Sarah saw him. But, it's not just that... she overheard him saying that the cross is coming to Wilmington tomorrow night. Figured he must be trying to sell it."
Wait, what? Was she serious?
"Great." JJ sighed, "does Pope know?"
"Yeah, Sarah went to tell him. He's locked down though. Parents won't let him out. And I guess a John B and his dad went and got the Twinkie." She said, looking over at you for confirmation.
"Yep, just when we needed my brother, he takes off with dad to follow a lead on this city of gold." You muttered, kicking a rock with your shoe in frustration.
"Wait, we know where the cross is gonna be. That means it's still on the field. Okay, alright. So, we can come in and swoop. We're still in this, guys." JJ quickly said, beginning to pace while he thought. "We gotta get everybody together, then we'll come up with a plan. Get our asses to Wilmington."
"Let's go find the others." You said, and they both nodded in agreement.
It took a while to round up everyone, but an hour later, you, JJ, Pope, Cleo, Kie and Sarah were back at your shack, sitting on the porch while Sarah explained everything she knew.
Apparently, the cross was getting put on a train at Wilmington at 8 o'clock. She got a cargo number from the phone conversation she overheard, but that was all the details she had.
It wasn't a lot of information, but it was enough.
The following night, you all arrived at the train station. You and JJ on the back of his dirt bike while the others piled out a black Dodge Ram.
Wait, where did they get that vehicle from?
You dismounted JJs bike and walked over to them and had to do a double take when you saw Topper sitting in the driver's seat.
Well, guess Sarah got talking to him and somehow convinced him to help. Good plan.
"Well, there's like 1,000 trains here." Kie observed, climbing onto the carriage of one of the trains and you were quick to follow, getting the high ground to scope the place out. She was right though, there were heaps of trains.
"We know it's car 750X on the track to Raleigh." Pope supplied.
"Yeah, so now we just gotta find it." JJ said, his eyes scanning over all the trains.
"And we gotta work out how to stop the train." Pope reminded and you sighed, forgetting that little detail.
"How do we do that?" You asked, glancing over at your friends before JJ started to grin. "You have a plan already, don't you?"
"Yep. I got an uncle up in New Bern, right? When he got tipsy, he'd just throw an old chain across the tracks just for shits and giggles. And that old little chain would stop all the train traffic in coastal Carolina."
"A chain?" Kie asked sceptically.
"He's actually right." Pope informed, seeming as surprised as the rest of you. "There's a low-voltage current that runs across all rail tracks. Throw a chain on it, you close that circuit. It would read as another train. Crossing lights come down. Science is actually pretty sound."
JJs grin widened, "science. I knew my science."
"Okay. That's a good plan, but we don't have a chain." You pointed out causing JJs grin to disappear.
"No, but I bet Topper's dad has jumper cables in the truck." Sarah said, looking over at Pope. "Would that work?"
"Yeah."
You had no idea how jumper cables would work, but if he said it would work, then you trusted him.
"What's going on? Are we doing this or what?" Topper shouted from inside the truck.
You glanced over at him before looking back at the others, "you guys ready to steal this cross back?"
"Let's do it." They all nodded in agreement.
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koishiro · 6 months
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𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓒𝓪𝓴𝓮 𝓢𝓽𝓾𝓭𝓲𝓸 𝒥𝒥𝒦 𝒻𝓁𝓊𝒻𝒻 ℯ𝓋ℯ𝓃𝓉 — CLOSED
— 𝐽𝑢𝑗𝑢𝑡𝑠𝑢 𝐾𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑛 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡 10/10
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hi! thank you so much for 500 followers!! In celebration, I’m hosting this fluff/comedy event. It’s my favourite genre, so there’s no escaping it . . .
After I receive 10 requests, I’ll be closing the event. Better request as fast as you can!!
To send in a request, choose a character and one or two prompts from the list below. Feel free to add any other details as well! (The more detailed the better <3)
Manga spoilers + au’s are welcome
Examples: “suguru geto with dialogue prompt 1”, “toji fushiguro with situation 5”, or “megumi fushiguro with dialogue 3 and situation 4 in enemy!au” (anything like that)
Please note that I might take my time writing but I will get to you as soon as I can!
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𝒞𝒽𝒶𝓇𝒶𝒸𝓉ℯ𝓇𝓈
megumi fushiguro
yuji itadori
gojo satoru
nanami kento
maki zenin
yuta okkotsu
toji fushiguro
nobara kugisaki
toge inumaki
suguru geto
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𝒟𝒾𝒶𝓁ℴℊ𝓊ℯ 𝓅𝓇ℴ𝓂𝓅𝓉𝓈
1. “Look I love you and all but you’re about as useful as a knitted condom right now”
2. “we’re not just friends and you fucking know it”
3. “This is manhandling! I’m revoking your feminist card!”
4. “I’m conscious of the fact that you’re a guy! Does this make me a weirdo?! No! You’re the one with the penis!”
5. “apparently everyone has a bet going that we’ll get together”
6. “You’re about as smooth as crunchy peanut butter”
7. “You make the sky look pretty”
8. “You wanna mess with the likes of me?! I’ve got a cracking voice, I’m practically pubescent!”
9. “you’re in love with them”
10. “You can’t tell but I’m winking at you”
11. “how much of that did you hear?”
12. “You couldn’t connect to someone even if they had a usb port!”
13. “I’m (name), I’m (age) and I sucked your dad’s dick just to get a taste of what you’re made of”
14. “You can be my daddy!” “What and leave you like your last one did?”
15. “I’ve loved you for years”
16. “I-…um, can I hold your hand?”
17. “Your cuteness is making everyone stare. Stop it”
18. “I’m bad at texting first, so I always end up hoping you will”
19. “I can’t get over how a few months ago I wanted to learn your name and now you’re having breakfast with me in my sweater”
20. “No, mom, don’t tell them I said that about them!”
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𝒮𝒾𝓉𝓊𝒶𝓉𝒾ℴ𝓃 𝓅𝓇ℴ𝓂𝓅𝓉𝓈
1. enemies to lovers
2. secret admirer
3. shy x confident
4. shy x shy
5. your own personal prompt <3
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𝒜𝓊 𝓅𝓇ℴ𝓂𝓅𝓉𝓈
1. soulmate au
2. college au
3. bodyguard au
4. CEO/boss au
5. coffee shop au
6. doctor au
7. teacher au
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How they mercs react to you calling them handsome. Do you know what time it is? It is cheesy writing time!!! I got inspired by @snakess-17 They are also very epic writer :))
Scout
O-Of course I am! (Did s/o really mean it? That was so cute...SCOUT think of a cheesy pick-up line uh of yeah!) He then tells you the most cheesiest pick-up line while his face is bright red.
You bet he will flex about this. FOR A WHOLE MONTH. The others were almost at the limit. Guess what. s/o called me- Oh shut it scout we get it! lover boy. (←engi) YEAH! SHUT IT MAGGOT! (←soldier)
Soildier
THANK YOU CUPCAKE! YOU ARE ALSO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PERSON ALIVE!!! He will also brag about it. But unlike scout, no one will stop him from doing it. If somebody cuts him off...GO TRANING MAGGOT. COME BACK HERE IF YOU DO 500 PUSH-UPS!! eek.
He will also softly smile when you say that word. It is those rare moments where a soldier's soft side comes out fully instantly. (I mean it always does when he is around you tho)
Pyro
*GAAAAASP* Did s/o seriously say that? Pryo hugs you VERY tightly. Not just a 5-second hug a whole hour hug.
Pyro hugs you much more than usual. Hugs everywhere and anytime. (Pyro hugs you about 3~10 times a day. )
Engineer
AWWWWW Thank you, darling! You are so nice. He is melting. (I`m burnin` up (one of the engi voice lines did you catch that? idk) He will give hundreds of compliments for the next week or so.
If you say that while he talking to someone. He will freeze. Did you just do a cute attack on him!? Critical hit bang!
Heavy (sorry this is short)
He will freeze. Heavy has heard this word being used in romantic movies...*blush* did s/o just... Yup. Heavy is blushing. He rarely blushes. He then gives you about 5 bear hugs for the next few days. S/o is precious. S/o is very cute. Heavy love s/o :)) awwww heavy I love you too.
Demoman
You really *hick* think so? When you noded he legit cried. THIS IS SO SWEET!!! AWW, LOVE COME OVER HERE. GUESS WHAT S/O JUST SAID GUYS!? *SNIFF* He has a bit of body insecurity so having those comforting words come out means the whole world to him. *sniff* He will definitely talk about this with all of his friends. YOU ARE JUST THE SWEETEST HONESTLY!
Sniper
*Windows XP error sound* lol. He will just freeze. Sorry, I Didn't Quite Get That. (Siri reference this is so random. help) If you had described his face it is ''error pls send me help. Cuteness overload'' lol. He will then heat up (like a laptop/computer) Then he will restart. Then he will finally respond. wot.
Medic
He is not sure how to react. Um, thank you s/o! He might not react much but oh boy when he is alone, his head just...KA-BOOM! Did s/o just!? ahhhh they are so sweet! help me. (he will cry about this in bed) For the next few ways, he will have too many checkups for you. Too many. Checkup again medic? Yep, (it is not a checkup it is comforting and hugging each other but anyway.
Spy (tomato time baby~)
...Merde help me. S/o`s kindness and cuteness are killing me (nothing bad with that just in a good way). He will say quick thanks and says he is busy (He is just exploding okay?) He will go on the rooftop then. POOF. His face is bright red, thank god his mask can hide it. *Le Sign* WHY IS S/O IS SO FUCKING DANG CUTE!!! (inside voice) Lord help him, his face is a tomato lmao. He is just so happy! S/o is just so kind. Ugh, I am such a lovesick fool...My lover is waiting for me downstairs I should go see them...My face is red...help. He will then give a million compliments about you too! :)
This was so much fun! All of them are tomatoes~! I-I just kept on laughing when writing scout, solider, and spys part. Expeically soldiers part, gramerly kept on changing it to MORE SOLID and I cant stop laughing, that name fits him. MORE SOLID. But he turns into a liquid when you hug/cuddle him tho. Anyway, let me go back into my cave and eat some chips. Here is a piece of potato chip for you too! Only a piece tho sorry. Just kidding~ Here is a bag of chips (/*'▽')/ *insert bag of potato chip emoji here.*
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illyrian-dreamer · 1 year
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I have almost reached 500 followers and I cannot even start to convey my gratitude!!!
I LOVE YOU GUYS!! THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART!!
Writing for tumblr has been so rewarding. And anytime you like or comment or reblog it makes me UNBELIEVABLY happy. Like kicking my legs and giggling 💗
To celebrate this small (but mighty to me!) milestone, I’m thinking of doing 5 days for 500 – one story each day. But that means I need to get writing like, now.
I am once again reaching out to ask you what you’d like to see!!! Here’s a trope list to make it easy:
1. Accidental kiss
2. Amnesia
3. Angst with a happy ending
4. Bed sharing
5. Back from the dead
6. Chasing/getting caught
6. Comfort care
7. Cuddling
8. Damsel in distress
9. Drunken confessions
10. Enemies to lovers
11. Established relationship
12. Fake dating
13. Fake identity/exposed identity
14. Friends with benefits
15. Hiding from the other
16. Interrogation
17. Jealousy
18. Love triangle
19. Meet cute
20 Mutual pining
21. Pregnancy
22. Secret keeping to protect the other
23. Soulmates - one half already in significant relationship
24. Soulmates - one risks their life for the other
25. Spin the bottle/truth or dare
26. Tending to injuries
27. Trapped together
28. Under spell/trance
29. Unhappy ending
30. Unrequited love/pushing loved one away
31. Wing play 👀
I’ll have a much bigger thank you to post if/when I hit 500, but please know I appreciate each and every one of you 💕 thank you for reading 💗
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shubblelive · 9 months
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— EM’S 500 FOLLOWER CELEBRATION —
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you GUYS!!! thank you so much for 500, that’s so so many more people than i could have ever imagined even in my wildest dreams. i love running this little blog so much and you guys are so sweet and lovely and are a massive part of the reason i do! thank you for everything, love love love you all <33333
these event pieces will be wayyy shorter than my usual stuff, also please only send one event per ask, but you’re more than welcome to send in as many asks as you’d like
this celebration will run from monday 07/08 to monday 14/08!!
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🐚 “waterloo! knowing my fate is to be with you!”
give me an au and a streamer and i’ll write a blurb!! (for example; teacher!wilbur)
🌺 “baby, believe me, it’s better to forget me!”
give me a trope and a streamer and i’ll write a blurb!! (for example; friends to lovers with tommy)
⚓️ “i’m your music, and i’m your song!”
i’ll give you a song that i associate with you + why!! (mutuals only)
☀️ “i wanna know, what’s the name of the game?”
games!! (cym, kmk, etc)
🌊 “mamma mia, here i go again. my, my!”
give me a scenario and a streamer and i’ll write a blurb!! (for example; going on a picnic with niki)
🍉 “dancing queen, young and sweet, only 17!”
give me a line of dialogue and a streamer and i’ll write a blurb!! (for example; “can you stay with me?” with ted)
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yallmakemyassitch · 11 months
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500 followers!
I've been growing pretty fast lately and I had hardly even realized I had reached such a high number. Thank you all for all the support and love, this is a number I'd never thought I would reach but here we are lol!!!!!
Gonna just info dump a bunch of stuff that's been going on in my life just to get y'all up to score what's been happenin'. Anyways, last Thursday, I completed my sophomore year of highschool! I did really well on my exams, much better than I expected as my 2nd year has been a trainwreck but nonetheless enjoyable.
Been working on some stuff, including the entity fic, which I plan to publish this upcoming summer and along with that...
I'm turning 17 soon!
Wanna do something real special for it too 😁 and I think you guys will like it. Either way, it's been really fun and I can't see what the future awaits, I haven't even been doing this for that long (almost two years) and I exploded faster than I expected. Seeing you guys be so happy over my art and writing has encouraged me a lot and I love it all!
Anyways gonna keep improving for not only y'all but for myself! See ya!
*crawls back into foreskin*
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brainlessrot · 2 years
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✩ Toby's 1k special ✩
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First and before anything THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT???? ILY GUYS AND APPRECIATE YOU ALL (sometimes i go thru my follower list and randomly chose one for an inspection, aka, i stalk you guys /hj)
and as a thank you for you all, here is a FAST REQUEST EVENT!!!!
☰ for the request event the rules are easy
only one prompt per request/ask (you can chose multiple, but make different asks for each)
only one character per request (or in some friendship request up to a duo)
please specify if you want it to be platonic or romantic
you can repeat prompts!
the event will officially end on the 115th of august, 7 days from now on!
The requests will be around 500 words, pretty short, but i will try to post the requests the same day they were asked!
❐ Example ask:
"Hello!! could i get number 03 (platonic) for the character _____? thank you!"
Now, to the prompts!
01 -- "wanna get married?" they ask their s/o to marry them
02 -- "i saw that, you just checked me out" one catches the other checking them out
03 -- "you are my pillow now" using the other to sleep on
04 -- "i think i love you" or! first time saying i love you to each other
05 -- "i had to move on, but no one is like you"
06 -- "i know you kissed me 20 times now, but just another one!"
07 -- "is that... my shirt?"
08 -- "youre so cute when youre so grumpy" or! s/o teases them because they didn't sleep much
09 -- "where is my daily kiss?" or! just as their s/o was about to leave, they ask for a kiss
10 -- "stop hogging all the blankets!" or! they wake up to their s/o using all the blankets
11 -- "this is why i fell in love with you"
12 -- "shh, youre safe now, I've got you, we're together" or! they wake up from a nightmare and their s/o conforts them
13 -- "no, im not letting go, its too early" they refuse to let their s/o out of bed
14 -- "we'd make quite a cute couple" or! friends joking about dating, but theyre not really joking
15 -- one falls asleep on their s/o, and they really need to get up, but dont want to wake them up
16 -- taking care of their sick s/o
17 -- they love the taste of their s/o lipstick/lipbalm, and keep stealing kisses
18 -- their s/o being insecure about something or just tired and they cuddle and give them kisses to make them feel better
19 -- they go to a roller coaster together, but their s/o regrets it and clings to them for dear life
20 -- their s/o helping with the small things (brushing their hair, buttoning their shirt, putting on jewelry) as an excuse to be close
21 --they love it when their s/o plays with their hair
22 -- how do they kiss?
23 -- how do they show love?
24 -- how do their hugs feel?
+ some mainly platonic ones! (that could also be romantic)
25 -- "should we get a pet? we can get shared custody" or! two friends adopt a pet together
26 -- "SLEEPOVER!!!" just friends having a fun sleepover
27 -- "we are just like siblings! i hate you. see? siblings!" friends being dumb together
28 -- "i need help... its 3am. please? fine." or! they call their friend at 3am, thinking they wont pick up, but they do
29 -- "excuse me? they asked for NO pickles"
30 -- making a pillow fort together
31 -- they hide in the closet to scare their friend, but that friend doesn't get close enough to the closet
32 -- they understand eachother without talking
33 -- watching scary movies together
34 -- playing in the snow
35 -- how do they show love?
36 -- how do their hugs feel?"
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torreshalstead · 1 year
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You make the miles worth it - Chapter 17
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Summary - The Chicago Marathon had always been a dream for Hailey. And when she meets a stranger in pink running shoes whilst training, she realises maybe she had been dreaming for more.
Chapters - 18/23
Chapter Summary - With Jay working late, it’s a quiet evening in for Hailey and Vanessa with a couple of heart to hearts.
Notes - I had this chapter finished yesterday and when I went to edit it today, the final 500 words were missing so I had to rewrite them, it’s not quite what I had originally but it was as close as I could get! Thank you so much for the support on this story, it means the world ❤️ AO3 Link
5 weeks to go
Hailey toed her shoes off as she walked into the apartment. It had been a busy shift at work with one of the other servers calling in sick so she had been forced to run around significantly more than usual to cover, but luckily most of the customers had tipped well so the roll of notes in her pocket made up for it. Still she was excited for a quiet evening in.
‘Vanessa, you home?’ she called out whilst hanging her jacket on the peg next to the door.
‘I am indeed,’ Vanessa called back loudly from the living room. ‘No Mr Spandex tonight?’ she winked when Hailey emerged from the hallway and plopped down on the couch next to her.
Hailey rolled her eyes and didn’t entertain the nickname with a comment. ‘Nope, he’s working late and I was fried from work so we decided to push it to tomorrow. So it’s just you and me tonight,’ she smiled and nudged her friend with her elbow. ‘Unless you’re seeing Kev?’
‘Not tonight’, Vanessa shrugged off the comment. ‘He’s coming over tomorrow night, so you might want to get the earplugs out unless you’re going to stay over with your running pal?’ Her eyes twinkled when she smirked.
‘I am unlikely to stay over at Jay’s,’ Hailey said as she pulled the throw pillow onto her lap. ‘So just try to keep it down!’ she laughed as Vanessa stuck her tongue out at her.
‘I’m not even going to promise to try,’ she tugged out her phone. ‘Order-in tonight?’
Hailey nodded, ‘what you thinking?’
‘Chinese?’ Vanessa suggested.
‘Sounds good to me.’
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After the food arrived and the pair had delved in, they were sitting crossed legged on the living room floor, backs against the couch.
‘Are we going to talk about the elephant in the room?’ Vanessa asked whilst poking at her noodles absentmindedly with her chopsticks.
‘The elephant?’ Hailey asked nonplussed.
‘The fact you and Jay clearly almost kissed at his birthday the other night?’
‘You called him Jay,’ Hailey remarked at her roommates' lack of use of her ridiculous nickname.
‘Don’t try and change the subject Hails,’ Vanessa said, dramatically setting down her take-out container and turning to face her friend, propping her arm up on the couch. ‘Spill.’
‘There’s nothing to spill V. Nothing happened, you were there!’ Hailey said, running her hand over her face, which she always did when things got to be a bit much. ‘It was his birthday, we had both been drinking and what you saw was just nothing’. Placing her container next to Vanessa’s, she turned to match the girl's position, leaning against the coach and resting her chin on her hand.
‘Okay, say I believe you’, Vanessa said. ‘Which I don’t by the way.’ Hailey laughed. ‘If he had leaned in to kiss you. Would you have kissed him back?’
‘Vanessa…’ Hailey sighed. She had known this conversation had been coming, it was more of a surprise that Vanessa hadn’t cornered her as soon as they had returned home from the bar that night.
‘I’m serious Hails, you like the guy right?’ Vanessa said, reaching across to rest her hand on Hailey’s arm in a show of support.
Hailey nodded slowly.
‘And he likes you?’ Hailey nodded again. ‘So what’s the issue?’
‘It’s complicated Vanessa, you know that,’ Hailey huffed.
‘I do know that. So I’ll revert back to my first question, would you have kissed him back?’
Hailey could tell by looking at her friend that she was being sincere in her question. Vanessa only wanted to see Hailey happy, and if she was being honest with herself, Jay made her happy. She took a second before answering.
‘I think I’d have pulled back,’ she said slowly but when Vanessa opened her mouth to respond she raised her hand to stop her. ‘Not because I don’t want to kiss him.’ Vanessa’s mouth dropped open at this and her eyebrows almost got lost in her hairline. ‘But because I don’t want our first kiss to be when we are sitting inches away from our close friends. I want it to be just about us.’
‘Awww’, Vanessa squeezed her friend's arm at the sentiment. ‘So if he’d have kissed you outside.’
‘I probably wouldn’t have pulled back’, Hailey said before the pair of them dissolved into a fit of giggles. The wine alongside the Chinese clearly taking effect.
‘So why didn’t you kiss him outside?’ Vanessa asked curiously once the pair had calmed down.
‘I just don’t want to rush it V, I really care about him’, Hailey sighed and pulled herself up onto the couch. ‘I told you I told him about what happened to Michael right?’
Vanessa also pulled herself up onto the couch, curling herself into a ball facing Hailey whilst nodding, ‘and he was understanding. Told you he was okay taking things at your pace?’
‘Yep, he said ‘I’m not going anywhere, this is all at your pace, on your timetable’. So I just want to make sure I’m absolutely ready. I don’t want to make a move then freak out again and push him away. I don’t want to lose him V,’ Hailey closed her eyes and sunk further into the coach, trying not to imagine a future without Jay in it.
She felt her friend reach out and grab her hand so she reluctantly opened her eyes and stared down at them.
‘You’re not going to lose him Hails. And I know you know that deep down. You’re just scared of change’. She squeezed her hands and looked at her friend, sympathy etched deeply on her face. She knew Hailey had the biggest heart of all, but was always concerned about causing herself and others pain if she let them in.
‘Nobody likes change,’ Hailey muttered, trying to avoid Vanessa’s sympathetic gaze.
‘Change can be good Hails,’ she tugged on her hand so Hailey was forced to look up. ‘Think about it logically.’
‘Okay’, Hailey said warily, not quite sure where her friend was heading.
‘You like him’. She nodded. ‘He likes you’. She nodded again. ‘You see him almost everyday,’ Hailey grinned but nodded all the same. ‘You’ve already shared a bed with him’, she felt the blush creep across her cheeks. ‘You’ve pretty much seen him naked’.
‘Vanessa!’ But Vanessa ignored her complaints and carried on.
‘You already tell him everything. He’s the first person you think of when you wake up and no doubt before you go to sleep.’ Hailey didn’t nod at this but when she didn’t shake her head to object, Vanessa took it as a confirmation and continued. ‘Being together, actually together, is only going to be a small change. You’re pretty much already there Hails, it’s all the fun stuff that’s left!’ Hailey chose this moment to smack her friend across the head with one of the throw pillows and Vanessa squealed in mock injury.
‘Tell me I’m wrong?’ Vanessa said firmly with her arms crossed over her chest.
‘I can’t,’ Hailey muttered after a moment's contemplation.
‘See!’
‘I know you’re right V, I do. And I’m close, I really am. I guess we are just at the point now when it needs to be perfect’.
‘It’s the pair of you, it’ll be pretty perfect no matter how you do it’.
Hailey stared off into the distance. Her best friend was right, but still, she didn’t want to force it. She wanted to kiss him, there was no doubt about that in her mind. She had pretty much wanted to kiss him as soon as she saw him that first night at Cork and Kerry. But, kissing him for the first time in front of his friends was not how it should be, she thought. She was aware she was taking things at an absolute snail's pace. The thought of her brother's nickname made her smile. But she cared so much about Jay and the thought that the next move forward could ruin things was not something she was even willing to entertain.
Vanessa could tell this was the end of the conversation and if she pushed it anymore then Hailey was likely to shut down. Vanessa smiled to herself as she curled into Hailey’s side, she had finally got her to admit that she had feelings for Jay. She just hoped it wouldn’t take her best friend another 13 weeks to make a move.
Hailey wrapped her arms around her friend in a tight hug. When she had walked in the door that evening, she had intended to have a heart to heart with Vanessa, but this wasn’t the one she had been anticipating. Although it felt good to finally admit out loud how she felt about Jay, she was slightly concerned with how her roomie was going to take the next topic.
‘V?’
‘Mmm,’ Vanessa hummed in response, not shifting from her position tucked into Hailey’s side.
‘I need to talk to you about something,’ she said hesitantly.
Vanessa could sense from the less than jovial tone in Hailey’s voice that they had moved on from the previous subject matter. She unwrapped herself from her friend and sat back on the couch so she could look at Hailey. Hailey began to tug on a loose thread on her pants, avoiding eye contact with her friend.
‘Okay?’ Vanessa said slowly.
‘I think I need to leave the restaurant,’ Hailey said quietly.
‘Okay?’ Vanessa repeated with a confused expression painted across her face, unsure as to why this comment was warranting such a reaction.
‘But I don’t want to abandon you.’
‘You wouldn’t be-’ Vanessa began before Hailey interpreted, not even acknowledging that Vanessa had said anything at all.
‘I just think it’s time for me to move on. I think I want to go to college. It never seemed like a possibility before but now it seems like it could actually happen. I was talking to Jay about it and I think I want to do something positive with my life. I want to help people, maybe be someone who could help kids, kids in similar situations to mine. But I don’t want to leave you alone’. Hailey rambled without stopping to take a breath. ‘I completely understand if you don’t want me to leave, I wouldn’t hold it against-’
‘Hailey,’ Vanessa said firmly to stop her friend's continued stream of words. ‘I love you, but sometimes you really are a fool!’
‘What?’ It was now Hailey’s turn to look confused. She had expected a reaction from Vanessa but this was not the one she had been envisioning.
‘I don’t care if you want to leave the restaurant!’
‘You don’t?’ Hailey asked, still slightly confused.
‘Of course not! If you want to go to college I think that’s a great idea and I support you wholeheartedly. The restaurant is just a job, it was probably never going to be forever for either of us, I know that. But we’ll still be best friends even if we aren’t colleagues anymore. And we will be roommates. Well that’s until Mr Spandex persuades you to move in with him,’ Hailey choked out a laugh as Vanessa nudged her with her foot. ‘I think it’s a wonderful idea, Hailey.’
‘You do?’
‘I do. Now, do you have a course catalogue?’ Vanessa asked keenly.
‘There’s one in my bedroom’.
‘Well go get it and we can find the perfect course for you!’ Vanessa said excitedly.
Hailey jumped up and headed out the door. Just as she disappeared from sight, Vanessa called out to her. ‘Hails?’
Hailey’s head popped around the door frame, a grin still plastered across her cheeks, ‘yeah?’
‘I’m really proud of you, just so you know.’
Hailey opened her mouth to say something but her emotions seemed to get the better of her. A moment later, Vanessa found herself being tackled back onto the sofa as Hailey threw herself into her arms. ‘Thanks V,’ Hailey muttered whilst squeezing her friend tightly and felt Vanessa’s arms tighten around her in response.
‘Anytime Hails, anytime.’
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