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noellawrites · 1 year

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Friends to Lovers - Michelle Mallon x reader

summary: feelings come to light during your drunken movie night with Michelle

warnings: alcohol use, kissing

“My family’s gone for the night so y’know what that means,” you grinned, swinging open a cabinet to reveal multiple wine and liquor bottles.

“Oh, score!” Michelle cheered, immediately pulling out a bottle of vodka and grabbing two shot glasses.

Your best friend and crush giddily poured the shots and passed one to you. As she smiled at you, you couldn’t help the giddy, butterfly-swarm feeling that arose in your stomach.

“Cheers to friendship," you offered, raising your shot glass and clinking it with Michelle's. You both drank your shots quickly, wearing matching sour expressions as the liquid tumbled down your throats.

"That was disgusting! Let's do another," she grinned, looking back into the cabinet to assess the other liquors.

You savored the moment as Michelle's curly hair tumbled over her shoulder, exposing her collarbone. The tinny of her dangling earrings was a noise you'd never tire of.

"Maybe we should just take another shot of vodka," you suggested, pouring more liquid into your glasses. Michelle turned around, smile crawling up her lips.

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"Hey ‘chelle, do you have a movie in mind? It’s your night to choose.”

“I’ll look through your family’s tapes,” Michelle offered as you both went back into the living room.

“My da’ picked up a few, but it’s mostly old crap,” you explained as Michelle thumbed through your family’s VHS collection.

She settled on an old action flick and popped it into the player. By now, you were both quite a few shots in. Michelle sat on the couch next to you and you were silent, buried in your own thoughts.

"Care to share?" Michelle asked, nudging your shoulder. You looked over at her expectant expression, suddenly feeling overwhelmed.

You were thinking about her. The playful glimmer in her eyes, her impulsive streak, her zany hairstyles, the way her soft hand sometimes held yours.

"It's just—never mind," you sighed, looking down and collecting your thoughts.

You wanted to be honest more than anything. But no matter how much you wanted to, you knew you could never risk the strong bond of friendship that held you and Michelle together.

"C'mon (y/n). Something's wrong, I can tell. Did you drink too much?" she asked, narrowing her eyes.

"You know what? Maybe I did drink too much because I could never do this when I'm sober," you said, feeling a surge of confidence.

"Do what?" Michelle said, obviously puzzled. Her arm rested on the edge of the couch as you sat facing each other.

"I might regret this tomorrow, but you're even more gorgeous when you're drunk. Or maybe I'm just less of an idiot and more confident. But anyway, I just really want to do this. If it's okay with you," you explained.

You leaned close to Michelle, gently placing your hand on her cheek as your lips met. Michelle was the first to move, leaning into the kiss as you felt her lips curl into a smile against yours.

"I've wanted this for so long. Can't believe you were ballsy enough to make the first move though," she grinned.

You pressed your bodies together in a lust-filled haze. You could feel the tension between you evaporating as you embraced each other more deeply, silently in agreement that things would never be the same again. But you were more than okay with that.

#michelle mallon x reader #derry girls x reader #derry girls imagine #michelle mallon #michelle mallon imagine #derry girls

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sunnydaleherald · 1 month

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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Monday March 18 - Tuesday, March 19 Part I

Buffy: I'd guess Fritz. Or the other zomboids from CRD. Okay, (to Xander) you and I are gonna go to Willow's house. Giles, you need to come up with a way to get Moloch out of the 'Net. Giles: I, I have records of the ceremonies, but, but that's for a creature of the flesh. Th-this could be something completely different. Buffy: Then get Ms. Calendar. Maybe she can help you. Giles: Well, even if she could, how am I gonna convince her that there's a demon on the Internet? Buffy: Okay, fine, then you can stay here and come up with a better plan. (to Xander) C'mon.

~~Buffy Episode #8: "I Robot, You Jane"~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Safety First (Spike/Xander, G) by Forsaken2003

A Gift From The Powers That Be (Buffy/Spike, G) by Jdharblood

next new experiment (Willow/Giles, T) by The_Eclectic_Bookworm

Cramps (Buffy/Spike, E) by Maxine Eden

Dirt (Buffy/Spike, E) by Maxine Eden

[Chaptered Fiction]

Getting Ahead of Myself Ch. 1/29 (Buffy/Willow, Faith/Tara, T) by sailor8t

My Love is Vengeance Ch. 15 (Giles/Anya, E) by CarrKicksDoor

Staying Afloat Ch. 17 (Willow/Oz, T) by dwinchester

A Different Path Ch. 7 (Buffy/Faith, M) by Anaxilea

hit rewind Ch. 42 (Buffy/Spike, M) by untiljanuary

Amara Time CH. 17 (Buffy/Spike, M) by Joan963z

In Case You Haven't Noticed... Ch. 7 (Buffy/Giles, E) by Sdhuskerfan

A friend from back HomeBuffy/Reader, unrated Ch. 4 by WhiteMonsterEnergy

The Boring Stuff: Inca Mummy Girl Ch. 2 (Buffy/Angel, T) by missfiggy

Forwarding Blue , Chapter 9 (Buffy/Spike, G) by Desicat

A Little Poet in Her Monster, Chapter 10 (Buffy/Spike, M) by Desicat

Love Lives Here, Chapter 36-37 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Passion4Spike

A Morning After, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, M) by TwilightChild

Crossing Over, Chapter 17 (Buffy/Spike, G) by Julikobold

Dead End, Chapter 17-18 (Buffy/Spike, T) by all choseny

Forever and Always?, Chapter 18-19 (Buffy/Spike, M) by scratchmeout

X.X, Chapter 18-19 (Buffy/Spike, M) by Rea

The Dawnster Drabbles, Chapter 18 (Buffy/Spike, G) by Passion4Spike

The Dreaded Lurgi, Chapter 18-19 (Buffy/Spike, G) by SomeKindOfADeviant

Truth or Dare, Chapter 17-19 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Chelle

Bad Idea, Right?, Chapter 12-13 (Buffy/Spike, M) by scratchmeout

We’re Having a Baby!, Chapter 18-19 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Maxine Eden

30 Ways to Say I Love You, Chapter 18 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Maxine Eden

Pick Me Up, Chapter 15-16 (Buffy/Spike, T) by Dusty

Slowly At First, Chapter 13-14 (Buffy/Spike, T) by Gabby

Love Lives Here, Chapter 36-37 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Passion4Spike

Enemies to Ghost Hunters, Chapter 18-19 (Buffy/Spike, T) by ClowniestLivEver

The Balance, Chapter 18-19 (Buffy/Spike, E) by ClowniestLivEver

Triangles, Chapter 18-19 (Buffy/Spike, E) by ClowniestLivEver

Left on Read, Chapter 18 (Buffy/Spike, T) by ashcrashed

Bizarre Double Life, Chapter 19 (Buffy/Spike, T) by violettathepiratequeen

I love you., Chapter 19 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Lilacsandorangeblossoms

Tag, You're It!, Chapter 19 (Buffy/Spike, T) by VeroNyxK84

How Could I Not?, Chapter 19 (Buffy/Spike, M) by simmony

Accidental Casualties, Chapter 17 (Buffy/Spike, T-18) by Julikobold

Pick Me Up, Chapter 17 (Buffy/Spike, T) by Dusty

Glimpses of the Cellar Dwellers, Chapter 17-19 (Buffy/Spike, T) by Maldorana

Welcome to the Harvest (Buffy 25th Anniversary RPG) by Cohen

[Images, Audio & Video]

Artwork:Spuffy Art Scrapbook, Chapter 1-8 by EllieRose101

Artwork:Buffy & Spike by Nervous-Bird6052

Artwork:The Gentlemen by cryptidr_iley24

Artwork:Spike as the Knight of Swords by isevery0nehereverystoned

#btvs #buffy the vampire slayer #angel the series #fan art #fan fiction #meta

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silverstreams · 11 months

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what do you think were the most difficult scenes to write for tlg (so far) and redemption?

Redemption

For Redemption, I got stuck for over two years on the Portal 1 chapter where Chell wakes up. At one point I had left myself like 300 comments in the google doc for that chapter draft. And that was even after a lot of revisions. What I was trying just wasn't working. I had to just toss out most of the chapter and start over, once I realized that I was following the POV of the wrong character. I was following Chell when I needed to be following GLaDOS. We've already seen Portal from Chell's perspective, so trying to write her perspective while making it interesting just wasn't working. Also realized it needed more Doug.

The Long Game

With TLG one "hard" part that I ran into was writing the bit in Chapter 17 where Chell is plugging in the powered-off android GLaDOS. Namely the part where she has to lift the shirt a little bit. Trying to get my brain to type those words was difficult when mentally I was like aaaaaaaa. Like c'mon Silver. Just write the words. You can do it. Even after I left and came back it was like there was a slight block between my brain and my fingers because of that little bit of feeling flustered. A silly thing to find difficult.

Other than that, getting chapter flow right is a constant struggle, such as balancing the hair braiding in ch 18 with the conversation and figuring out how to get all of the conversation bits I had written in a way that made logical sense and also had the emotional progression that I wanted.

Getting flow right in ch 22 was also an issue, because I had to rewrite the section starting with the clipboard onward because the part that I had written wasn't working. Everyone was too kind and mature and Chell actually willingly showed GLaDOS the papers she had brought. It was a lot more up and down emotionally rather than the slip n slide toward disaster that I wanted it to be.

#silver stuff #asks #tlg stuff #redemption stuff #sapphofinch

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glitchyarti2t · 1 year

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"Oh C'mon Stanley, If Chell can do it, I think you can too."

Do you think when you got to the Portal section Stanley struggled with the long fall boots? (I dunno what they look like, so here's my best attempt lmao.)

#tsp au?? maybe??#traditional art #tspud fanart #the stanley parable #stanely tsp #tsp 427 #tsp fanart #tsp portal crossover???

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ladymatt · 4 years

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WIP Meme

Rules: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. send me an ask with the title that most intrigues you and interests you and i’ll post a little snippet of it or tell you something about it!

🎄 Santa’s Little Helper

🔎 Interest Detected

😈 Fighting The Good Fight

⏳ Hidden Truths

💰 Selling ‘The Dream!’

🗓️ Keeping The Romance Alive

😇 Community Spirit

🍺 Fire On The Floor

🍿 Take A Chance On Me

Feels both overwhelming and motivating to list them tbh!

Not tagging because a lot of my friends aren’t on here much anymore, so I’m not expecting any asks - this is probably more a ‘declaration of intent’! 😂😂😂

#Thanks anyway Jess #TagGames #My To Do List #C'mon Chelle #You can do this

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ioannemos · 7 years

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31 Halloween AUs: Day 09

i have challenged myself to write a short au fanfic every day of october. no continuity, no overarching plots, no expectation of decency, just prompts i have gathered from hither and yon and whatever fandom i could make work.

Title: ‘Verse: Portal 2 Prompt: It's 3am and I'm still in the library studying and I'm losing my grip on reality and I think I just saw a ghost Characters: Chell, Wheatley, Doug Rating: G Words: 161

The library has its own smell, dust and old books and something else, something harder to pin down. Chell’s only thinking about it because there’s something off about it now. Something sweetly rotten, acidly electric.

She’s been awake longer than can possibly be healthy, studying until the words are blending into a mushy static in her brain that’s only conscious through caffeine and willpower. The desk lamp flickers. Then the overhead light.

Chell looks up from her advanced physics textbook and starts when she sees the other student standing across the table. She hasn’t heard anybody else for hours…

There’s something off about him, the slight movement of his lips or the way he blinks. Before she can say anything, his head tilts to one side. Dread forms in the pit of her stomach.

“There you are!”

She turns to Doug, able to breathe again, heat shuddering through her. When she looks back, there is no student standing across from her.

#a token effort at spookiness was made; only a token effort bc c'mon. they're drabbles #i'm no... was it hemingway with the baby shoes #anyway #welp #mine #writing is hard #my muse is a monster #abbie writes a thing #i wrote this one before 08 which is why i'm able to upload it right away #ugh #08 was a headache and a half #whatever #portal 2 #chell #wheatley #doug rattmann #i think that's all the relevant tags?

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starry-nightengale · 2 years

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hey so I noticed in your dracula au post that it says "vampires" plural are the problem not just the count does that mean caroline and cave are working together and they don't kill her right away?

Good eye! Yes, in the original book vampire!Lucy Westenra is... dealt with by the protagonists way before they start going after Dracula (although I wouldn't say it's "right away" exactly. She manages to feed on a few children and become something of a local legend before our heroes manage to stake her. But yeah you're right it does feel like it happens comparatively early on.)

Anyway, yeah, for the sake of this AU I definitely think GLaDOS would be in the story longer than her counterpart. I mean c'mon, she's GLaDOS!

So what probably happens is, after she's turned, Cave-- er, I mean The Count doesn't just leave her to her own devices. Instead he takes her with him doing whatever it is he does while the protagonists are trying to figure out what's going on. Doug probably takes the others to Caroline's tomb and they find it empty, and that's that. Then later they see her out and about doing vampire things. But they don't get the opportunity to put a stake through her and cut off her head and whatnot while she's dormant in her coffin.

In fact, y'know the climax of the book, when the group splits up-- Mina and Van Helsing go to Dracula's castle to take care of the Brides while the Dude Squad chase Dracula himself? I think the former is when this AU would be at its most... Portal-y.

Because GLaDOS would be the main target of the raid on the castle (like, the turretpires are there too, but they're just minibosses, y'know what I mean? xP). So anyway she's holding down the fort, and she would likely have barricaded herself somewhere in the center, but her voice echoes throughout the whole building, taunting Chell and Doug as they try to navigate the labyrinth of defenses she's constructed~.

#starry says things and people listen #portal au #dracula au

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lovehotelreservation · 4 years

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p0cketclown replied to your post “SILVERASH IS 6′3 AND FLAMEBRINGER IS 6′2”

C'MON CHELL GIVE INTO SILVERDADDY'S TRUE SILVER SLASH

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99thpercentile · 7 years

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tell me again how ChellDOS is inherently abusive while Chelley is perfect and fluffy even though they both tried to kill Chell and how that view isn’t at all a product of heteronormativity and misogyny and fandom aversion to f/f ships

#ChellDOS #Chell #GLaDOS #Portal #Portal 2 #that post gave me life #'that I respect'!!#it's canon that GLaDOS views Chell as an equal guys #grudgingly? probably. but she is such a softie inside oh my god #and wheatfuck was disrespectful from the start #like I love the nerdball but c'mon

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persephoneshellhounds · 5 years

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Juliet met Romeo. Medea met Jason. Bonnie met Clyde. And guess what else these ladies met? Their motherfucking doom, that's what. I mean, how about we make that Juliet and Rosetta? Medea and Jane? Bonnie and Claudia? For all we know, these ladies can still be alive and kicking because of a mind-blowing orgasm had they been with women, but noooo, they just had to subscribe to the heteronormativity endorsed by the society. But then again, that's how romance is portrayed. Boy meets girl. Girl meets boy. A love story is brewed and a usual cliché happy ending is found at the bottom of the bottle.

But what about for we Natalie(s) looking for our own Dallas(s)? What about the Elio(s) looking for their Oliver(s)? What about Jeffrey Dahmer? Look, I don't know what I'm talking about and maybe we can pretend that I have point but c'mon, the world is structured in such a way that it only caters the needs and desires of straight people and oppresses the queers when they walk, when they talk, when they try to express who they truly are — goddammit it even oppresses them when they breathe for fuck's sake.

Anyways, almost all of the songs, the movies, stories, paintings, OTPS, and #relationshipgoals are about heterosexual people, and somehow, at some point, these influence us to modify ourselves to fit in the bubble they made for us, and that's what we should not do -- what you should not do.

Don't reduce yourself to fit inside their heteronormative box designed to contain you. Don't let their rain wash you away from a life of technicolor and deposit you in the greyest waters. Don't cut off your wings just to stay on the ground when you're meant to soar to the ends of the rainbow. Don't pretend to like dicks if you don't; don't pretend to like cunts if you don't. Don't pretend to like any of those two if you don't. Don't surround yourself with those who give you the locks to your closet. Don't listen to them when they tell you that their wooden gods will condemn you. Why, rotting in hell is so much better if heaven is filled with bigots like them.

Some will say that they can love you as a sinner but your so-called sin is counted out. They will offer you support that is conditional. They will say "I will accept you as long as —" and call it love. Screw that, be unapologetic.

Some will say that they understand you and your experiences. Some will claim to sympathize, and at the same time, bank on your sexual orientation and gender identity. Case on point, Titibo-tibo. Dammit, those heterofucktards just had the audacity to represent something they hadn’t even experienced. They should stop saying that someone from the "right sex" will cure the homosexuality, screw it out of your system and make your “titibo-tibo” heart make tibok for a straight dude or whatever.

God, this is getting exhausting but I will say this: Don't let the society fuck you over and over. You choose who fucks you, okay? And if you don't want any fucking, turn off the lights and close the curtains. You're not obliged to get laid. You are here to live. You are not here to be a source of their entertainment or pleasure. You are a hurricane trapped in a human skin; don't reduce yourself to a passing breeze. You are not a fairytale princess meant for a prince. You are a human being — unique like a snowflake and I'm not sure if a million snowflakes can cause a blizzard but you know what I mean.

You see, love isn't always about holding hands with the quarterback. It's not always having leather jackets that smell like him draped on your shoulders. It's not always about meeting your own Charlie from the Midnight Sun (OMG guys, have you not seen Bella Thorne's bestfriend, Morgan?!)

Sometimes, it's waking up and wondering where your hair ends and hers begin. Sometimes, it's looking at the mirror and thinking you're pretty and she comes out of the shower in a towel and realizing she's prettier. Sometimes, it's Wendy falling asleep instead of going to Neverland and seeing Alice in her dreams. Sometimes, it’s being a guy and feeling safe while you’re cocooned in the arms of another guy. Sometimes, it’s looking at their eyes and realizing that you’ll want to wake up to those pair of eyes for the next 50 years, regardless of what the society says.

And life — life isn't always rainbows. But that's the reason why you're here. So be more unapologetic. Be your own source of love in a world that hates. Be the inspiration that will make our fellow queers accept themselves. And together, let's all outgay yourselves.

— Fray Narte, The Queer Manifesto

Photo by: Chelle Tupas

[taken during the 3rd Iloilo Pride March, October 13, 2018]

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theextendedzodiacas · 6 years

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The Signs as Songs

I made a playlist on Spotify the other day, checked to see how long it was, and it just so happens to be 288 songs long. Perfect.

Aries: Far Too Young To Die - Panic! At The Disco Arsces: This Is Gospel - Panic! At The Disco Arrius: Irresistible - Fall Out Boy Ariborn: Emperor’s New Clothes - Panic! At The Disco Arittarius: Black Wedding - In This Moment (feat. Rob Halford) Arpia: Harder to Breathe - Maroon 5 Arza: Death Valley - Fall Out Boy Arga: Time To Dance - Panic! At The Disco Aro: DONTTRUSTME - 3OH!3 Arcen: The Good, The Bad And The Dirty - Panic! At the Disco Armini: Death of a Bachelor - Panic! At The Disco Arun: Vegas Lights - Panic! At The Disco Arist: I’ve Got A Dark Alley And A Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Your Mouth (Summer Song) - Fall Out Boy Arsci: Beverly Hills - Weezer Arnius: Sucker for Pain - Wiz Khalifa, Imagine Dragons, Logic & Ty Dolla $ign feat. X Ambassadors) Aricorn: A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More “Touch Me” - Fall Out Boy Arittanius: Makes Me Wonder - Maroon 5 Arpio: House of Memories - Panic! At The Disco Arra: Just One Yesterday - Fall Out Boy (feat. Foxes) Argo: Don’t Threaten Me With A Good Time - Panic! At The Disco Arlo: Psycho - Muse Arcer: Supremacy - Muse Armino: The Great Escape - Boys Like Girls Arus: Beat It - Fall Out Boy

Taurus: Miss Murder - AFI Taurist: If I Had You - Adam Lambert Taursci: Love Somebody - Maroon 5 Taurnius: Gone - coldrain Tauricorn: Sex Metal Barbie - In This Moment Taurittanius: America’s Suitehearts - Fall Out Boy Taurpio: Uma Thurman - Fall Out Boy Taurra: Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Marilyn Manson Taurgo: Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5 (feat. Christina Aguilera) Taurlo: Madness - Muse Taurcer: Ready to Go [Get Me Out Of My Mind] - Panic! At The Disco Taurmino: STARSTRUKK - 3OH!3 Taurun: All The Right Moves - OneRepublic Tauries: Lying Is The Most Fun A Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off - Panic! At The Disco Taursces: Animals - Maroon 5 Taurrius: Weightless - All Time Low Tauriborn: That’s What You Get - Paramore Taurittarius: Alejandro - Lady Gaga Taurpia: Ain’t It Fun - Paramore Taurza: Gun In My Hand - Dorothy Taurga: Swing, Swing - The All-American Rejects Tauro: Dear Maria, Count Me In - All Time Low Taurcen: Born This Way - Lady Gaga Taurmini: Uprising - Muse

Gemini: The Last Of The Real Ones - Fall Out Boy Gemun: Of All The Gin Joints In All The World - Fall Out Boy Gemries: Dance, Dance - Fall Out Boy Gemsces: Angel With A Shotgun - The Cab Gemrius: What I’ve Done - Linkin Park Gemiborn: Good Girls Go Bad - Cobra Starship (feat. Leighton Meester) Gemittarius: Son Of Sam - Shinedown Gempia: Thank You For The Venom - My Chemical Romance Gemza: Pain - Three Days Grace Gemga: Whore - In This Moment Gemo: Nine In The Afternoon - Panic! At The Disco Gemcen: Novocaine - Fall Out Boy Gemino: Mr. Brightside - The Killers Gemus: Sk8er Boi - Avril Lavigne Gemrist: Move Along - The All-American Rejects Gemsci: I Slept With Someone In Fall Out Boy And All I Got Was This Stupid Song Written About Me - Fall Out Boy Gemnius: Iris - The Goo Goo Dolls Gemicorn: Girls/Girls/Boys - Panic! At The Disco Gemittanius: Paralyzer - Finger Eleven Gempio: Coat of Arms - Jonathan Thulin Gemra: I Don’t Wanna Be In Love (Dance Floor Anthem) - Good Charlotte Gemgo: Womanizer - Britney Spears Gemlo: Somebody Told Me - The Killers Gemcer: Going Under - Evanescense

Cancer: Who’s That Chick? - David Guetta (feat. Rihanna) Camino: Viva La Vida - Coldplay Canus: My Heart Is Broken - Evanescense Canrist: Fall For You - Secondhand Serenade Cansci: Hey Mama - David Guetta (feat. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack) Cannius: Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous - Good Charlotte Canicorn: Love Drunk - Boys Like Girls Canittanius: One More Night - Maroon 5 Canpio: I Just Wanna Run - The Downtown Fiction Canra: When You Were Young - The Killers Cango: Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes Canlo: Misery - Maroon 5 Cancen: I’m Gay - Bowling For Soup Camini: Casual Affair - Panic! At The Disco Canun: 1985 - Bowling For Soup Canries: Immortals - Fall Out Boy Cansces: AFTERMATH - coldrain Canrius: Comatose - Skillet Caniborn: I Miss The Misery - Halestorm Canittarius: Lips Of An Angel - Hinder Canpia: Camisado - Panic! At The Disco Canza: In The End - Linkin Park Canga: Circus - Britney Spears Cano: R.I.P. - coldrain

Leo: Love Runs Out - OneRepublic Lecen: Let’s Get It Started - The Black Eyed Peas Lemini: Love Like Woe - The Ready Set Leun: The Only Difference Between Martyrdom And Suicide Is Press Coverage - Panic! At The Disco Leries: LOST IN FAITH - coldrain Lesces: Don’t You Know Who I Think I Am? - Fall Out Boy Lerius: Dead! - My Chemical Romance Leiborn: Dirty Pretty - In This Moment Leittarius: Use Somebody - Kings of Leon Lepia: I’m Like A Lawyer With The Way I’m Trying To Get You Off (Me & You) - Fall Out Boy Leza: Everybody’s Fool - Evanescense Lega: This Love - Maroon 5 Lelo: Where Them Girls At - David Guetta (feat. Nicki Minaj & Flo Rida) Lecer: Second Chance - Shinedown Lemino: I’ve Got All This Ringing In My Ears And None On My Fingers - Fall Out Boy Leus: Missile - Dorothy Lerist: Words Of The Youth - coldrain Lesci: It Ends Tonight - The All-American Rejects Lenius: Won’t Go Home Without You - Maroon 5 Leicorn: The Middle - Jimmy Eat World Leittanius: Hello - Evanescense Lepo: Holiday/Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day Lera: Animal I Have Become - Three Days Grace Lego: Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na) - My Chemical Romance

Virgo: 7 Minutes In Heaven (Atavan Halen) - Fall Out Boy Virlo: Numb - Linkin Park Vircer: Brick By Boring Brick - Paramore Virmino: ENVY - coldrain Virus: Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand Virist: I Write Sins Not Tragedies - Panic! At The Disco Virsci: Applause - Lady Gaga Virnius: Build God, Then We’ll Talk - Panic! At The Disco Viricorn: Radioactive - Imagine Dragons Virittanius: The Ballad Of Mona Lisa - Panic! At The Disco Virpio: Sing - My Chemical Romance Virra: Centuries - Fall Out Boy Virga: Oh Lord - In This Moment Viro: Stacy’s Mom - Fountains Of Wayne Vircen: That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed) - Panic! At The Disco Virmini: Nearly Witches [Ever Since We Met] - Panic! At The Disco Virus: INSIDE OUT - coldrain Viries: Wicked Ones - Dorothy Virsces: How Far We’ve Come - Matchbox Twenty Virrius: FEED THE FIRE - coldrain Viriborn: Teenagers - My Chemical Romance Virittarius: Stutter - Maroon 5 Virpia: This Ain’t A Scene, It’s An Arms Race - Fall Out Boy Virza: My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light ‘Em Up) - Fall Out Boy

Libra: Get Busy Living Or Get Busy Dying (Do Your Part To Save The Scene And Stop Going To Shows) - Fall Out Boy Ligo: Wake Up Call - Maroon 5 Liblo: Maps - Maroon 5 Licer: Nicotine - Panic! At The Disco Limino: “The Take Over, The Break’s Over" - Fall Out Boy Libus: The Sound Of Silence - Disturbed Librist: Knights Of Cydonia - Muse Libsci: Haunted - Evanescense Libnius: Nails For Breakfast, Tacks For Snacks - Panic! At The Disco Libicorn: Golden Days - Panic! At The Disco Libittanius: Rat A Tat - Fall Out Boy (feat. Courtney Love) Lipio: Whisper - Evanescense Libza: You Call Me A Bitch Like It’s A Bad Thing - Halestorm Liga: Victorious - Panic! At The Disco Licen: Dirty Little Secret - The All-American Rejects Limini: COLORBLIND - coldrain Libun: Run For Cover - The Killers Libries: STAY - coldrain Libsces: Symphony of the Night - DragonForce Librius: I’m Not Okay (I Promise) - My Chemical Romance Libiborn: Secrets - OneRepublic Libittarius: Lucky Strike - Maroon 5 Lipia: Monster - Lady Gaga

Scorpio: Hurricane - Panic! At The Disco Scorra: Judas - Lady Gaga Scorgo: Carry On - fun. Scorlo: Sugar - Maroon 5 Scorcer: Believer - Imagine Dragons Scormino: We Are Young - fun. (feat. Janelle Monáe) Scorus: Famous Last Words - My Chemical Romance Scorist: Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don’t) - All Time Low Scorsci: American Beauty/American Psycho - Fall Out Boy Scornius: There’s A Good Reason These Tables Are Numbered Honey, You Just Haven’t Thought Of It Yet - Panic! At The Disco Scoricorn: Check Yes, Juliet - We The Kings Scorittanius: C'mon - Panic! At The Disco & fun. Sorpia: I Get Off - Halestorm Scorza: Ignorance - Paramore Scorga: Tonight Tonight - Hot Chelle Rae Scoro: Bang The Doldrums - Fall Out Boy Scorcen: Some Nights - fun. Scormini: Twin Skeleton’s (Hotel In NYC) - Fall Out Boy Scorun: Runaway - coldrain (feat. Jacoby Shaddix) Scories: Gimmie More - Britney Spears Scorsces: Get Lucky - Halestorm Scorrius: Awake and Alive - Skillet Scoriborn: Tourniquet - Evanescense Scorittarius: Helena (So Long And Goodnight) - My Chemical Romance

Sagittarius: Sophomore Slump Or Comeback Of The Year - Fall Out Boy Sagipia: Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down Sagiza: The (Shipped) Gold Standard - Fall Out Boy Sagiga: Imaginary - Evanescense Sagio: Villain - Wild Fire Sagicen: Fences - Paramore Sagimini: My Last Breath - Evanescense Sagiun: House of Wolves - My Chemical Romance Sagiries: Hysteria - Muse Sagisces: Fireflies - Owl City Sagirius: Our Lawyer Made Us Change The Name Of This Song So We Wouldn’t Get Sued - Fall Out Boy Sagiborn: 21 Guns - Green Day Sagittanius: (Drop Dead) Beautiful - Britney Spears (feat. Sabi) Sagipio: Welcome to the Black Parade - My Chemical Romance Sagira: crushcrushcrush - Paramore Sagigo: Champagne For My Real Friends, Real Pain For My Sham Friends - Fall Out Boy Sagilo: Counting Stars - OneRepublic Sagicer: Drive - Incubus Sagimino: Smooth - Santana (feat. Rob Thomas) Sagius: Freakum Dress - Beyoncé Sagirist: Never Too Late - Three Days Grace Sagisci: F.T.T.T - coldrain Saginius: Call Me When You’re Sober - Evanescense Sagicorn: The Phoenix - Fall Out Boy

Capricorn: Love Bites [So Do I] - Halestorm Capritannius: Taking Over Me - Evanescense Capripio: Bring Me To Life - Evanescense Caprira: Breaking The Habit - Linkin Park Caprigo: Starlight - Muse Caprilo: Supermassive Black Hole - Muse Capricer: Violent Pornography - System Of A Down Caprimino: HOLD ME TIGHT OR DON'T - Fall Out Boy Caprius: Blood - In This Moment Caprist: Gives You Hell - The All-American Rejects Caprisci: Sexy Bitch - David Guetta (feat. Akon) Caprinius: Hallelujah - Panic! At The Disco Capriborn: BURY ME - coldrain Caprittarius: Face Down - The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Capripia: A DECADE IN THE RAIN - coldrain Capriza: Riot - Three Days Grace Capriga: Crazy=Genius - Panic! At The Disco Caprio: The Mighty Fall - Fall Out Boy (feat. Big Sean) Capricen: I Don’t Care - Fall Out Boy Caprimini: Sarah Smiles - Panic! At The Disco Capriun: Bad Romance - Lady Gaga Capries: Absolutely (Story of a Girl) - Nine Days Caprisces: Turn Me On - David Guetta (feat. Nicki Minaj) Capririus: You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid - The Offspring

Aquarius: Toxic - Britney Spears Aquiborn: London Beckoned Songs About Money Written By Machines - Panic! At The Disco Aquittarius: Misery Business - Paramore Aquapia: You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison - My Chemical Romance Aquaza: Telephone - Lady Gaga (feat. Beyoncé) Aquaga: The Taste Of Ink - The Used Aquo: Hum Hallelujah - Fall Out Boy Aquacen: American Idiot - Green Day Aquamini: But It’s Better If You Do - Panic! At The Disco Aquiun: I Constantly Thank God For Esteban - Panic! At The Disco Aquaries: Just Dance - Lady Gaga (feat. Colby O'Donis) Aquasces: Fake It - Seether Aquanius: Shiver - Maroon 5 Aquicorn: My Immortal - Evanescense Aquittanius: Warriors - Imagine Dragons Aquapio: Northern Downpour - Panic! At The Disco Aquara: Pumped Up Kicks - Foster The People Aquago: With Me Tonight - The Used Aqualo: My First Kiss - 3OH!3 (feat. Ke$ha) Aquacer: Through The Fire And The Flames - DragonForce Aquamino: Bloody Creature Poster Girl - In This Moment Aquius: LA Devotee - Panic! At The Disco Aquarist: Sugar, We’re Goin Down - Fall Out Boy Aquasci: My Own Worst Enemy - Lit

Pices: Alone Together - Fall Out Boy Pirius: Aware and Awake - coldrain Piborn: Enter Sandman - Metallica Pittarius: Without You - David Guetta (feat. Usher) Pipia: Too Close - Alex Clare Piza: Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet Piga: Miss Jackson - Panic! At The Disco (feat. LOLO) Pio: Shake It - Metro Station Picen: Starships - Nicki Minaj Pimini: Let’s Kill Tonight - Panic! At The Disco Piun: Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm Piries: Raise Hell - Dorothy Pisci: (If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To - Weezer Pinius: Thnks Fr Th Mmrs - Fall Out Boy Picorn: The Sharpest Lives - My Chemical Romance Pittanius: Mama - My Chemical Romance Pipio: UNINVITED - coldrain Pira: The Kids Aren’t Alright - Fall Out Boy Pigo: Headstrong - Trapt Picer: LoveGame - Lady Gaga Pimino: Broken Pieces - Apocalyptica (feat. Lacey) Pius: I’m So Sorry - Imagine Dragons Pirist: Alive - Escape The Fate

#hhholy shit #submission #mod 8ean #playlist #All Of Them #the signs as #ayahoes

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Wings on Their Heels

The runners from Augusta and Laurelhurst had made it their custom to practice five hundred meters of hurdles, instead of the three hundred they ran at meets. The runners met four afternoons a week, down by the lakeside in MacArthur Park. In the park, there was a paved jogging track and a dock for kayaks. There were picnic tables and a handful of concrete fire pits. Around the lake, there were benches, aging and splintery, names engraved on their brass plaques and initials scratched into their wood planks with pocket knives. Joggers, ducks, and oblivious couples passed each other by as they made circles around MacArthur Lake.

The park was on a gentle slope, halfway between the two schools. Augusta High was up the hill, trim and tidy, gleaming and glass. Laurelhurst High was down the hill, under a thin film of soot, full of broken bottles and the smell of smoke. The park was none of these things, neither a rich man's nor a poor man's. It was sparsely wooded, warm and sunlit, and just the littlest bit wild.

The unsanctioned practices were on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, from six to seven. Each of these afternoons, at ten minutes to six, the two team captains would arrive at the same picnic table, put down their bags, and nod a greeting to one another. Every practice they would spot each other at the same time, Celeste as she came from below, Caroline from higher up.

It was a warm evening in early April, and the two team captains met gazes from across the green as they walked toward the meeting-place. Celeste waved. Caroline nodded.

"How's attendance looking?" Caroline asked as both captains sat at the table.

Celeste dropped her bag on the ground beside her and shrugged. "No one texted me to make excuses."

"Mm." Caroline looked at her watch, then up. "The equinox was two weeks ago today."

"More daylight is good," Celeste grunted as she rotated her feet up onto the bench beside her. She suppressed a yawn, then undid the laces of her boots with a few quick tugs.

"I suppose it is."

Celeste pulled off her boots, unzipped her bag, took out her running shoes, and stowed the boots away. She hummed quietly as she went, slipping on the shoes and lacing them up. Her uniform was red with white lettering, the Laurelhurst colors. It wasn't quite the right size, and the already-light fabric was even thinner from many washings. The shoes were the painful white of thorough scrubbings with soap and water, all the logos and colors scratched right off, leaving only the cloth and rubber.

"You could come to practice in your running shoes, you know."

"But I don't run to practice," Celeste replied archly.

Caroline snorted. "Whatever." She rested her elbows on the table and her chin in her hands before closing her eyes. The bench by the table was not for her feet to dangle freely, but she swung them back and forth anyway, scraping across the ground in a steady rhythm that matched up nicely to Celeste's faint humming. She ground her teeth a bit and looked down at herself.

Everything was there and just like it always was. The bright blue uniform with "AUGUSTA" on it in white, the blue neckerchief, the slim wristwatch, nothing was missing.

"Something wrong, Carrie?"

"Nothing new."

"Something old?" Celeste smiled at her rival captain as she finished with her shoelaces and stood from the table.

"Not that old."

"Is it an animal, vegetable, or mineral?"

"Fuck you."

The two athletes looked at each other for a moment, then shared a brief laugh. "Lemme know if I can help," Celeste added.

"Yeah," Caroline replied absently, looking over Celeste's shoulder. "Sure."

Celeste swiveled around and saw the other runners approaching. She did a quick mental headcount. "That's everybody, right?"

"Yes, idiot, that is everyone." Caroline stood up and cupped her hands to her mouth. "All right!" she shouted. "Stretches! You all know the deal!"

"Wait," Celeste said, confused, "that's definitely not everyone. Where's Doug?"

"He sent ahead to let me know he'd be late," Caroline replied, reaching for her toes.

"You could have told me."

"You didn't ask."

"I thought you'd tell me."

"Whatever," Caroline huffed for the second time in five minutes.

"Whatever yourself," Celeste teased as she stretched her shoulders.

The other runners had spaced themselves out and were warming up. They had sorted themselves by school, Laurelhurst red on one side and Augusta blue on the other. The runners in blue moved in unison, taking care to follow Caroline's lead. The runners in red did no such thing, each going about their business at their own pace. Some worked their arms, swaying in place as they rotated from side to side. Others sat on the grass, legs extended, reaching in various directions.

One girl lay on her back, eyes skyward, doing nothing. She wore fitted white capris, a red fingerless glove on her right hand, and a sour expression.

"Connors," Celeste warned. "You should get up."

"I'll be ready to run when everyone else is," the supine figure grumbled.

"Get up, Faith, or I'm sending you home."

Wordlessly, the offended rolled into a sitting position. She stretched out a single leg and lazily reached for her foot.

"Thank you." Celeste shifted her attention to Caroline. "So when will the frames be here?"

"He said in his text that he'd need ten more minutes to change his flat. That was seven minutes ago."

"You can change a flat tire in ten minutes?"

"Doug can, apparently. Actually, make that eight minutes." Caroline gestured with a nod to the nearest curb, where a blue pickup had just parked. Its doors opened and two people climbed out of the cab. The driver was a young man, pale, with wild hair and wide eyes. He was dressed in a white blazer over a dark shirt and slacks. His fingers were bandaged and stained. The passenger was an Augusta track athlete, in her uniform and a pair of Wesco Athenas, spray-painted white.

He climbed up into the bed of the truck and hefted up an armful of hurdles. His passenger hurried over to take them, then lowered them onto the grass. They passed about a dozen hurdles at a time, working quickly to get all sixty out of the truck. The aluminum frames piled up on the grass beside the curb as they went, until all of them lay about in messy piles. The driver jumped down from the truck into the street, then waved to Caroline.

"Hey!" he called across the green. "We're here!"

Caroline raised her eyebrows at him by way of answer. He turned to his companion. "C'mon, Chell," he said. "Let's get these set up."

Celeste's brow furrowed as she remembered something from last practice. She shouted over to the two people moving the hurdles. "Hey Doug! Farther from the ditch this time, okay?"

"Yeah, yeah." Doug picked up a pair of frames, one in each hand, and walked them a suitable distance from the roadside.

"Whaddya think, Chell, wanna run uphill or downhill today?"

She looked down the hillside to the lake and gave a tiny nod.

"Downhill it is," he said, and positioned the first hurdle in the grass.

The two of them worked in silence, walking up and down the gentle slope to lay out the hurdles, a few at a time. There was a sign by the curb, warning drivers of the seven-percent grade hillside: steep enough to worry a truck, but only a mild curiosity for a runner. A Laurelhurst girl stopped stretching to join them. Gradually, the rest of the athletes finished warming up and walked over to help move the equipment.

The ground was firm and dry, good for a run. The sun was low, but the sky was still blue. All the wavelets of the lake glittered as the last of the hurdles were put into place. They stood in a long course of four lanes, thirty meters between each frame, fifteen frames in each lane: five hundred meters of hurdles. Near the end of the course, Doug sat down in the grass under a tree, pulling his smartphone from his pocket.

"Thanks for the help," he said as he sat. "See you all in a bit." There was a wave of nods and acknowledgements as the two teams began the jog back up the slope to the start of the course.

Celeste took the opportunity to herd Faith to the side of the running group as they went up the hill. "You having a bad day?" she asked in a low voice, once they were a few strides away from the rest.

"I'm fine," Faith replied.

"You sure about that?"

"Just let me run, okay?"

"Fine. Don't lose your temper partway through practice again, clear?"

"Mhm." Faith pulled away from her captain as the running pack continued up towards the top of the course. Celeste looked to Caroline for some kind of response, but received only an amused shrug.

This work will continue on AO3.

#writing #fanfic #fanfiction #portal #portal 2 #mirror's edge #criticism welcome #i was never on the track team but i had friends who were #friends who will now give me an earful about how poorly-researched this fic is

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