#to not go to a motel

[jtl-fics]

Fluent Freshman - Part 43

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FF is a pretty good student. Solid Bs in his Gen-eds and As in regard to his major. With one C+ that he’s still working on with Captain Neil but it’s higher than the D+ that he had been pulling before Captain Neil had started to tutor him and he really just needs to pass the one gen-ed required math class.

There was many a deep breathing exercise before he made an appointment with his educational advisor for the next semester back in October but it hadn’t been that bad even though she was the one that had asked if he knew anyone good at math since it obviously was not a strong suit of his. So he dragged his grade up from a D+ to a C+ and he was pretty proud of that.

FF has a preferred spot in each and every one of his classrooms. In his Gen-Ed courses he sits in spots that the Professors don’t even notice and where there is almost always a gap between him and the next person. He arrives perfectly almost late every single day for every single class he can to achieve this feat.

For his Major classes he sits near the front with the few Foreign Language major friends that he has.

FF likes to be prepared. Studying was a nice way to prepare for the future. If he’s already read the entire textbook front to back and taken notes then a pop quiz can’t catch him off guard. He double, triple, and quadruple checks homework. He could probably recite the syllabus for any of his classes off the top of his head. He has read it so much to make sure he’s gotten everything and is on track.

FF kind of likes finals week.

For once, for one week, everyone is as anxious as him.

He sits next to Nicky patting his back as his friend sobs into a pillow. “I’m not going to graduate and it’s going to delay seeing Erik by an entire year!” Nicky yells as he brings his face out of the pillow.

“Nicky, you only got one flashcard wrong how about you shut the fuck up!” Aaron yells from his desk where he seems to have spontaneously developed ambidextrousness as he writes notes with both hands. “Fuck I am NEVER fitting all of this one one index card.” Aaron slams his face into the table.

“I don’t even need this degree.” Matt says looking down at a textbook that he has not turned a page on for the last hour. The fact that Matt had also not even opened that textbook before now was a bit of a cause for concern. “I’ve already got offers for professional teams. I can just play Exy. I do not need to pass a workplace psychology course.” Matt says.

“You think Dan wants an idiot?!” Nicky demands not wanting to go down alone.

“She thinks it’s cute that I’m stupid!” Matt exclaims.

“No she doesn’t!” Aaron points at him, “She said and I quote ‘I love it when you use that big ol sexy brain of yours.’ the last time you had her on speaker phone!” he uses a slightly more…effeminate voice when he impersonates Dan but FF had spoken with Dan and to his memory she did not sound like that.

“Fuck you’re right she deserves an all rounder!” Matt cries, head in his hands.

“Why do I even have to TAKE this Gen-Ed about history?” Nicky demands now holding onto FF as if he were a teddy bear.

“So that we’re well-rounded individuals with a wider perspective on-”

“Smithy, my sweet child, I was not looking for an answer.” he feels Nicky’s hand come up to his hair and maybe he’s being treated more like a favored pet?

“You’re having trouble with a Gen-Ed?!” Aaron asks turning around in his seat, “That’s embarrassing.” he turns his nose up.

“I’m having trouble with something that is going to be useless in my adult life.” Nicky says as if he were not currently an adult. “You are having issues with a class that will have huge ramifications on your future if you don’t manage to learn it!” Nicky points out.

“Eat my shorts Nicky.” Aaron hisses.

“Maybe I could study if you would wash your shorts Aaron. I can smell your laundry pile from over here!” Matt spits.

The fight devolved from there and FF slipped out of the dorm as Nicky was holding a chair over his head to seemingly throw at Matt for his ‘unreasonable number of sticky notes messing up the flow of Nicky’s studying’.

He heard a crash.

“It’s probably fine.” he says to himself and he has his index cards with the speech he has to give for and he really should go over to talk with Captain Neil.

He walks to Captain Neil, Andrew, and Kevin’s door and- “There faster-!”

FF walks away from Captain Neil, Andrew, and Kevin’s door, remembering only in this moment that Kevin had declared that he would be “Living in the library until this paper is done or I am.” to the team at the last practice of the year.

Captain Neil and Andrew were never the type to waste an empty dorm room.

He misses Pepto Bismol as he hears a particularly dirty line of Russian coming from his Captain’s dorm room.

***

Eventually Finals week is done and dusted with only 4-5 more blow-ups in his dorm room that result in Nicky, Aaron, and Matt stopping their fight to see if they accidentally had knocked him out with all of the thrown debris (only happened once when Aaron threw a textbook that Nicky ducked but he didn’t.)

FF came out of his final…final feeling pretty good all around. He had managed to get some extra tutoring time with Captain Neil after Kevin managed to finish his history paper a little early. Despite all of their fears and complaints Aaron, Nicky, and Matt all did manage to pass all of their finals and their classes.

The Tower was closing tomorrow for the rest of the year and despite checking almost every day with Nicky he still was invited to go to New York City with most of the team to stay at Allison’s house.

“Smithy, did you pack a swimsuit?” Nicky asks.

“Nicky, we’re going to New York for Christmas break. Do you think we’re going to swim?” Aaron asks incredulously.

“Two words, my fetus of a cousin: Hot. Tub.” Nicky holds his hand up and putting one finger up and then another. “Is hot tub two words?” Matt asks as he reaches for his own swim trunks.

“Yes Matt hot tub is two words.” FF says nodding.

“Thank you Smithster.” Matt says.

“I can’t believe you don’t know that hot tub is two words.” Aaron says with a huff.

“I can’t believe that you don’t know how to not be an asshole even after you started getting regular sex with Katelyn.” Matt returns, “Look at how not a thing that was when Smithster answered it.” he gestures to FF.

“You cannot compare Smithy to Aaron. Apples and Tomatoes.” Nicky dismisses.

“Whatever, so Allison got a hot tub at her place?” Aaron moves past the conversation.

“Aaron you just made fun of Matt for asking stupid questions.” Nicky says with a hand on his cheek.

“I fucking hate being part of your family.” Aaron says without any real heat.

“Yeah sure.” Nicky says, rolling his eyes and smiling as he saw Aaron packing swim trunks that FF knew he had bought for his cousin.

“Okay, I’ve got the packing list that Allison sent. Do we wanna run through it so that we’re all properly packed?” Matt says holding up his phone.

“Yeah, let’s run through it.” Nicky says with a sigh.

They went through Allison’s provided list twice and then zipped up their suitcases. Smith was going to be driving to the airport with Matt. Neil and Andrew were going to be driving the Maserati up alone while the rest of them were going to be flying up to New York City.

Now onto something that filled FF with far more dread than simply passing tests that determined whether or not he continued to get a free ride in college.

Meeting new people.

MASTERPOST FOR ALL PARTS OF FLUENT FRESHMAN AU

#Fluent Freshman AU #Just as a note I'm probably going to be taking November off #I should be getting the keys to the Condo on Halloween #and there's just so much to do with it #So I'll be doing a smaller WW #and taking the month off for FF #But I'll come back with some fun I've been planning for ages #Specifically Smith getting to meet Renee and Allison for the first time #And really getting to know Dan #There may be a few special guests but I haven't decided yet #Andrew and Neil absolutely take an extra day to get up to New York for 'absolutely no reason' #but the reason was that they pulled off to a quiet pit stop and made out for so long that it was just irresponsible for them #to not go to a motel #As for where we left off with the Winter Banquet #It was just Smith waiting around until the bus came back #He just ignored that old dude looking for him #and walked to the bus without breaking stride #Who knows who said that Smith was there #I do #FF - 42 #AFTG AU #AFTG OC #Andreil #Nicky Hemmick #Kevin Day #Aaron Minyard #Matt Boyd

[evilkaeya]

pm and ada on truce missions in different cities and they keep coming across restaurants that have signs hanged outside saying "banned for life" with teen skk's faces on them

#after the 3rd restaurant they just decide to ditch skk and eat there #those two can survive on street foods and vending machines #then they go to the hotel they reserved and skk are banned there too #chuuya: dude this is where we committed arson for the first time remember? #dazai fondly: how could I forget #mori: I almost went bankrupt! #dazai: best day of my life #they drop them off at a cheap motel before they can recreate that scene #skk #soukoku

[andy-clutterbuck]

The Ones Who Live | 1x01 - Years

#Rick Grimes #* #rg #The Ones Who Live #pls #disheleved curls #heavy breathing #smeared with blood #angry #intense glare #....i need to go #go invest in those kneeling pads people who garden a lot use #his n e c k #him this worked up and then laying the pipe #who said that #it's sunday stop being a heathen #sinday is better lbr #i'd give up a kidney and part of my liver to be on the receiving end of that look mmk #more open than Motel 6 #*apologizes to tom bodett* #the doors are ajar #even his adams apple is nice i hate myself

[rafesthroatbaby]

THE ONLY THREESOME I EVER NEED💦

#Imagine road trips with them #lots of motel stops #outdoor indoor fvcks #I’ll go feral #road trips with them #so so so needed #ocean kitty on #i can feel it dripping down #choke me spank me #spit slurf #drew starkey #outer banks #rafe cameron #rafe smut #rafe obx #rafe imagine #drew starkey smut #jj maybank #rudy pankow

[carcrashscike]

disventure camp all stars episode 3 screenshot (real) ((not fake))

#instead of going to the motel jake gets sent to a therapist post elim #disventure camp #disventure camp all stars #disventure camp fanart #tom disventure camp #aiden disventure camp #jake disventure camp

[kerryweaverlesbian]

Dean Winchester of Supernatural fame is NOT reading parenting books he is putting on Cheaper By The Dozen, Daddy Daycare and Honey I Shrunk The Kids taking notes.

#i woulda said full house but dean's more a movie guy than a tv guy #it doesn't help. btw. lol. #if dean read a gentle parenting guide he would scoff and roll his eyes and throw it across the room #and eventually start silently weeping if he was convinced to keep going bc HE was a kid and HE didn't get treated with respect or gentlenes #dean in an argument with those mommy bloggers he follows saying something like 'please. i was left in a motel room with my brother #from like age 7 upwards I think little Timmy will be okay in the car by himself for 3 minutes 🙄“ #and someone hits him with 'I'm so sorry that happened to you' and he tries to brush it off all day and complain about it to Sam #and Sam's like. yeah it was kinda fucked up though. and Dean's like WELL I KNOW THAT BUT HE WAS DOING HIS BEST #(not fully believing it bc he certainly can't picture leaving a 7 year old alone in the world they live in no matter what) #(and Dean's never fully actually agreed with their dad but he feels attacked by Sam's agreeing) #(but old habits run deep) #cawis creates

[winchestersickness]

Love the fics where Sam's like I've always loved you I've always wanted you and this need taints my soul I've tried to pray it away I grew up knowing I was fucked up, that I'm a freak, I'm a monster, loving you has been eating me from inside my whole life. And Dean's like oh now that you've mentioned it yeah, I'd fuck you. You're kinda hot.

#I also love the mutual obsession ones and the ones where Dean is a creep and the weecest one and everything else too. It's just that these #Make me laugh so much gksbfks when Dean is like oh! Well. Wanna go back to the motel then. Gkshsk #Wincest #m

[catboymoments]

I made a playlist for Hotel Purgatorium based off of 1) vibes and 2) general inspo… we need more visceral feminine rage I think. Her by Poppy is very Agatha to me

#my art #hotel Purgatorium #hashbrown motel #Agatha #I need to go thru and change all my previous hazbin redesign tags to Hotel Purgatorium remind

[aleksikesa]

Remedy fans explaining why their favorite character is a motel

#alan wake #control #I’m overusing this gif but my the inside of my head looks like that one remedyverse meme rn #i need to go to the oceanview motel expeditiously you guys don’t get it #talking

[a-mongooose]

Listen I just think they’re neat that’s it that’s the caption

#welcome home #welcome home arg #welcome home sally #welcome home julie #sally starlet #julie joyful #clown shaped coffin #wow i love puppets #puppets are so cool #Im not usually a big fan of ARGs but this one is so ????? idek but it is absolutely grand #clown did an excellent job and i hope theyre doing alright with everything going on #they deserve a break #if you haven't checked out Welcome Home yet PLEASE do #i promise it's worth your time #just pls remember to be respectful guys <3 #i hope you have a good day :) #-Your friends at the Maverick Motel

[chirpsythismorning]

For the last 24 hrs I’ve been trying to find the real motel from that production assistant’s s4 bts pic…

#byler #stranger things #would you guys laugh if I said this is the most fun part of theorizing during hiatus to me #I feel like a private investigator #no leads yet #but I’m living my truth #the truth of delusion #what happens when I find the motel you ask? #probably nothing #but I’ll have my answer #and I’ll search through all the pictures on the website and imagine scenarios that could go down in a flashback #from from s4 but intended to be put in early s5 #related to whatever happened during that two day time jump… #technically the drive from Nevada to Hawkins would have been about 26 hrs #I did the math #which means we’ve got about 22 hrs of missing time give or take… #the implications of a motel stop for one night to rest are high… #especially if they thought they won against vecna at the time after the monologue….. #👀👀👀 #technically the monologue happened late at night? #so maybe that night they slept at a motel? #and then they left early the next morning? #drove all day and not and got back to Hawkins the following morning…?

[andy-clutterbuck]

The Ones Who Live: Behind the Scenes

#EXCUSE ME #Andrew Lincoln #Rick Grimes #* #if i said you had a beautiful body would you hold it against me #the pecs: I Want To Break Free by Queen #he is so well proportioned #stab me with an entire home depot aisle of rakes #i am the Sprite slogan #OBEY YOUR THIRST #man is SOLID #v e i n s #chewing like someone just let me go to petsmart for the first time #more open than Motel 6 #the light is always on

[dreamedofyou]

gmmtv throughout the year: we're gonna release like 2 shows per month 🙂

gmmtv in december: anyways, so here are 50 new shows 🤡

#I'm trying to watch all of them and I can bareky keep up 😩 #gmmtv #my school president #the warp effect #never let me go #10 years ticket #midnight motel

[foralleternityidiot]

How am I supposed to survive The Warp Effect, Never Let Me Go, 10 Years Ticket, the entire Midnight series (Midnight Motel, Dirty Laundry, and Moonlight Chicken), My School President, GAP, Between Us, and the four episode special sequel series of Cutie Pie all airing simultaneously???

I’m gonna pass out.

#I’m being help hostage please don’t save me #I didn’t even mention every show that’s got a rope around me #just the ones with the tightest knots #the warp effect #never let me go #10 years ticket #midnight series #midnight motel #dirty laundry #moonlight chicken #my school president #gap the series #between us #cutie pie 2 you #thai bl series #thai bl drama #thai bl #thai series #thai drama #gmmtv

[spectra-bear]

karaoke time at nimbasa 🕺(wip)

#im throwin HANDS wit my burnout #going down a hot flame baby #PEACE #dies #saint motel my belovef #submas #pokemon #pkmn #subway boss ingo #subway boss emmet #subway boss kudari #subway boss nobori #subway twins #gym leader skyla #gym leader elesa #animatic #azzy art

[happyheidi]

Look at the light and beautiful rainbow outside just now! Much better irl but wanted to share ♡

#rainbow #cottagecore #rain aesthetic #isn’t that window nice btw? #the height of this apartment makes it seem much bigger #and it’s really beautiful here #I gotta take more photos and show y’all #it’s a big house from 1886 that’s turned into apartments #it used to be a school #a kinda boarding school for boys #and a hotel and motel (weird right? lol why go from hotel to motel? how does that happen?) #oh and yes #it’s haunted AF