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shrack · 2 years

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the steve situation

Eddie and his friends go to Scoops Ahoy, but Eddie's not expecting Steve to be standing behind the counter.

2.3k words, G — also on ao3

Starcourt mall, if Eddie’s being completely honest, kind of rules. He wouldn’t be caught dead admitting that he actually kind of enjoys it there—but most of that has to do with the neon lights and the fact that the movie theater actually shows all the fucked up horror movies that he’d previously have to travel back to Indianapolis for. It’s also a perfect spot for him and his Corroded Coffin buddies to hang out that isn’t Gareth’s garage or in the woods by Eddie’s trailer, so any night those two are sounding boring, or there’s no Hellfire, the mall is where they go.

He’s not paying any mind. He and his friends have come into this ice cream shop a solid amount of times before, so Eddie doesn’t think to consider this encounter any differently. The girl who’s always helping them out—Robin, who Eddie clocked almost immediately and successfully struck up conversation with back at school—always hooks them up with the senior discount. But as Eddie turns from his conversation, disaster strikes. Because behind the counter, looking as bored as Eddie has ever seen him in the maybe one, two classes they’ve shared over the years, is Steve Harrington.

Now, Eddie has a lot of questions. Mainly: Why the hell is Steve Harrington working at a nautical themed ice cream shop? How is this news to Eddie? And, for fuck’s sake, why him?

Instead of voicing any of these, Eddie spins on a heel and walks right back out the open doorway.

Gareth, who was standing behind him, immediately gets shoulder checked in the process, and yelps, “Hey! What the fuck—“ while Jeff is saying some dumb shit like, “Come on man, what gives?” and Grant is combination laughing and cooing at the whole situation. It’s fucking stupid.

“Just—just shut up!” Eddie snaps, voice going high and raspy when he does. It’s a classic Munson tantrum, hands shaking by either side of his head, eyes squeezed shut so he can hear himself fucking think for a second.

“Classic Munson tantrum,” Grant mutters, elbowing Jeff in the side, Jeff now joined in on the quiet, mocking laughter.

“Just—“ Eddie snaps, standing up straight and tugging on the sides of his vest to straighten himself out. “Give me a second.”

Gareth claps a hand onto Eddie’s shoulder. The motion’s a little awkward, considering that the dude’s shorter than him. “We all know about the Steve Situation, alright, and we get it. But I swear to god if I miss out on my sundae because you can’t get your shit together to talk to that guy—“

“I know I know I know,” Eddie says quickly, cutting Gareth off with a wave of his hand. “Just, Jesus dude I’m gonna see that uniform every time I close my eyes for the next week. I gotta have a plan of attack.”

“The plan of attack is you try to see if Robin’s out back and can come give us our fuckin’ discount.”

“No, dude, come on.” Eddie circles his arm around to pat the small of Gareth’s back and says, “I got this.”

He jerks his head towards the front of the store to signal them to follow his lead, then stuffs his hands into the pockets of his jacket, and sighs.

“Ahoy there. Would you like to set sail on this ocean of flavor with me? I’ll be your captain, I’m Steve Harrington,” Steve announces, deadpan, like Eddie knows they have to do every time someone dares approach their counter.

“Ooh, I like that. Ahoy to you too,” Eddie says, finishing his approach. He can hear one of his idiots snort behind him, but that’s the least of his concerns right now.

Steve lifts up from his slouched position by the register and stands to his full height. Eddie can’t help it—his eyes drift down the front of the uniform. It shouldn’t look good and, in fact, it looks downright ridiculous. “What can I get for you?”

Eddie wets his bottom lip and smiles, drags his eyes back up to meet Steve’s. “I can think of a couple things, if I’m being honest with you Steve.”

Steve’s eyebrows shoot up. They almost touch the stupid little hat. “Ordering for the group, then?”

Right, yeah. Steve is really fucking stupid. Eddie wants to tug on that stupid fucking scarf and kiss him right over this counter. What a sight that would be, huh? “Something like that, yeah.”

Robin decides now is a good moment to emerge from the back room, stopping when she sees Eddie and offering him a quick nod and a smile. “Hey, Munson.”

“Buckley,” Eddie replies, as per, ducking his chin in response.

Steve would make a horrible DM, because he cannot hide a single thing on that pretty face of his. He is confused beyond belief as he looks over his shoulder at Robin and then back at Eddie, and then back at Robin once more for good measure.

“Is Stevie here helping you? Or is he busy doing absolutely nothing again?” she teases, touching the outside of Steve’s arm as she crosses past him and sets up shop in the corner, folding her arms over her chest and leaning against the counter.

“Hey, that’s—“

“He was just about to give us some recommendations, actually,” Eddie cuts in, pursing his lips in a small, coy smile.

Steve looks relieved at the save. Behind Eddie, someone (probably Jeff) nudges the back of his shoe. Right. They have shit to get to eventually.

“So,” Eddie drawls. He stands up and trails one poorly polished finger on top of the display freezer, tracing a small circle before catching Steve’s eye again. Steve is watching his finger, although he snaps his eyes up when he notices Eddie looking. “Pretend I’ve never been here before. What would you recommend, big boy?”

Steve’s head jerks back minutely, and then something must click, because he smirks. “If you’re looking for the full Scoops experience, the U.S.S. Butterscotch is the way to go.”

Eddie hums and points his thumb over his shoulder towards his best approximation at where Gareth might be. “That’s for him. One of those, a chocolate shake for Jeff, a small pistachio waffle cone for Grant because he’s a psychopath who hates fun.”

“Hey!” Grant says, and Eddie shoots him a look over his shoulder. He presses his lips together and nods, and then Eddie turns back to Steve, who looks amused by the whole situation.

“So you have been here,” Steve states, voice a little bit smug.

Eddie shrugs one shoulder and lolls his head towards Robin, giving her a smile. “Only with Robin. I was starting to think she’s the only one who works here.”

Steve chuckles. “Sorry to disappoint.”

“Oh no,” Eddie says, voice dipping low, and Jesus Christ he cannot believe that he’s doing this in front of every prude in this fucking ice cream shop. He grins. “You could never disappoint me.”

Steve scoffs and crosses behind the freezer to slide it open. He reaches up to grab a cup and hesitates, “Cup okay?”

“I prefer it.”

He nods and produces the scooper from the front pocket of his apron. He spins it in his hand and Eddie watches like a man transfixed. Steve asks him another question and he just hums “Uh-huh,” stupidly, busy watching Steve’s entire arm flex as he scoops whatever flavor into the cup. Oh, he’s down bad. This situation has gotten worse.

Steve heads back to the counter and slides the cup across, Eddie following him over and taking the side of it. He’s about to take it and go on his merry way, but Steve produces a spoon from somewhere and sticks it in the top, lingering long enough to catch Eddie’s eye and say, “My favorite. Hope it serves you well.”

It’s Eddie’s turn to be shocked. He nods dumbly and says, “Wh—uh, what do we owe you?”

Steve stands back up and crosses back to the register. He checks them out for only a shake and one small cup, which Eddie pays for without thinking, despite Gareth saying that this trip was supposed to be on him.

“Thanks for sailing through Scoops Ahoy,” Steve says, significantly less bored-sounding than when they first walked in. He leans on his elbow to hold out the receipt for Eddie to take. A small, stupid, undeveloped part of Eddie’s brain hopes that Steve’s number is on it. “If you want it.”

“Yeah. Uh, yep,” Eddie fumbles, taking the receipt and doing his best to make sure their hands don’t touch. He glances down at it, notices the lack of things he was charged for, and looks up. And he swears on his father’s life, Steve winks at him before standing up straight.

Eddie turns to leave, his friends all murmuring excitedly about their ice cream and the movie they’re about to see. He stops right before the exit, though, lifts two fingers to his forehead to salute and calls, “See you around, sailor.”

Steve mimics the salute, and a smile makes its way onto his face in a way that makes Eddie’s stomach start doing complicated stuntwork. He’s then less-than-gracefully pulled out the door by Jeff grabbing his jacket and yanking him back and out the door.

“What just happened?” Eddie asks as soon as they round the corner out of the store, stopping dead in his tracks. He looks down at the cup of ice cream in his hand—he doesn’t even like peanut butter.

“What happened, dude, is that we just paid half price for ice cream!” Grant says excitedly, and then immediately takes an obscene bite out of the top of his ice cream cone like some sort of heathen. It shakes Eddie out of his daze long enough to appreciate how fucking weird his friends are.

Eddie shakes his head, trying to snap himself out of it. He looks back over his shoulder towards the Scoops Ahoy and watches some giggling high school girls that he vaguely recognizes walk in. He points his cup back at it, “Did Steve Harrington just flirt back at me?”

Gareth scoffs around his spoon. “He flirts with anything that has a pulse, you know that.”

“Babes, Gareth, lest I remind you about the Great Rebecca Incident of your sophomore year?”

Gareth kicks the back of Eddie’s knee, making it buckle and forcing Eddie to look away from the front of the store. “Not cool. Who gives a shit anyway?”

“Me!” Eddie snaps, whipping his head back to the store. The same girls leave the store, heads huddled close together, faces significantly less thrilled than when they walked in. “Me gives a shit.”

Inside Scoops Ahoy, Robin’s jaw is hanging open in shock. It has been for the past minute, ever since Eddie and his friends left the store. Steve can see it out of the corner of his eye as he’s trying to count the obscene amount of pennies he just received. He glances at her twice before throwing the pennies into the register and snapping, “What?”

“What the fuck just happened?” she balks, laughing on the last word.

Steve’s brows furrow in confusion and he finally looks at her. She looks bewildered. “What, they just handed me like, forty cents in pennies, I can’t count that fast—“

“No, Steve,” she interrupts. She places her hands on her forehead, and then flaps a hand wildly at the doorway. “You just put frankly the best moves I have ever seen from you in the god awful time that we’ve worked here together on Eddie Munson. And then—and then! Two of the flyers on the cheer team come in and you absolutely cold shoulder them.”

“What?” Steve laughs incredulously, shaking his head and focusing back on the register. “Rob, I think you’re losing it.”

“I’m losing it?” Robin is now pacing back and forth behind Steve in the small sliver of space they have between the soft serve machines and the front counter. “Steve—“

“With Eddie ‘the Freak’ Munson? Come on, Robin, don’t be ridiculous.”

Robin throws both of her hands up in the air and spins in a frantic circle. “I can’t. I cannot handle you Harrington, I know you pride yourself on being able to flirt with every girl that comes through that door you have been absolutely been sucking major shit—“

“Okay, rude—“

“—and I have never once watched you talk to anybody who is not a cute girl that walks through those doors outside of the shit that you are contractually bound to say. And then you have the audacity to say that you were…what? Just being friendly to someone that you just called a freak?”

Steve scoffs and throws the hat onto the counter in order to run both of his hands through his hair. “I’ve changed, you know. Maybe I am just trying to be friendly. I don’t have a lot of friends my age that haven’t actively tried to beat the shit out of me, or are my ex-girlfriend.”

Robin rolls her eyes. “That’s not how you make friends. That’s how you,” she cuts herself off, glances around, and crowds into his side to lower her voice, “that’s how you end up back at Eddie’s trailer.”

“How’d you know he lives in a trailer?” Steve asks. Then, his face drops, and he ducks down to say, “Are you jealous?”

“What? No, no, God no, we’re—“ Robin laughs, waving her hands in a big ‘x’ in front of her, “we’re not each others type. Like, by a mile. But we’ve hung out. He’s a nice enough guy, but not in a million years do I think you two would get along.”

“Well, then, it’s a non-issue,” Steve says, spinning out around Robin’s back and heading to the back room. “One time only. I’m taking my fifteen.”

“Didn’t you already take that?”

Steve opens the windows just enough to stick his middle finger through them. Robin grabs a Sharpie from behind the counter and makes herself a note on the back of her hand to question Eddie when she gets off tonight. Maybe he has more of an answer than Steve’s useless ass does.

#steddie #steddie fanfiction #steddie fic #uhhhh um #steve harrington #eddie munson #tags! bitches hate tags.

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elidoesntbreathwee · 1 year

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Steve and Eddie die, Eddie first then a month later, Steve does too. Theyre reborn in Indianapolis, Indiana, and for 17 years they have no clue who they were in their past life or that they new each other. They have new names, of course, Everett and Scott. They live their lives like normal people, something they rarely got in their previous life. Normal parents, normal school, normal life. No alternant dimensions or near death experiences. (they go to the same school but its a REALLY big school) the first time they talk is when they were assigned seats next to each other at graduation and they become friends. They go on a graduation road trip and travel to small town Hawkins, Indiana.

They mess around for the first few days and do random shit, like normal people their age would. Then, one day, one of their last days there, they stop by an abandoned school called "Hawkins High School". They walk in the doors and explore some. They look through the abandoned classrooms, and empty janitorial closets. All they really see is broken desks and chairs and a lot of cobwebs. When they walk into the gym, though, they both stand in shock for a moment.

"Hawkins High? How? I- I'm dead though."

"Eddie?"

"Steve?"

"Wow! You sure look different" Steve, who looks nothing like himself, smiled

"I missed you so fucking much, Steve, like, holy shit!"

"Me too, man, me too"

"Steve, i don't know how long whatever this is is gonna last, so before we go back to normal, I gotta tell you something" Eddie takes a deep breath, and Steve walks closer to him, faces almost touching.

"Yeah?"

"Steve, I love you." Steve smiled and then kissed him.

When they pulled away, they went back to their own minds. They weren't Eddie and Steve anymore, they were once again Everett and Scott. Why wouldn't they be? But they had a feeling that something happened while they were spaced out. How else could they have moved if something hadn't happened?

"Scott."

"Hm?"

"You feel it too right?"

"Yeah, I do." Scott looked around "What do you think happened? Possessed or...?"

"Nah, I feel like i was something else." Everett and Scott went to sit in the middle of the gym. Sitting next to each other, trying to think of what could've happened.

"Do you believe in reincarnation, Everett?" Scott broke the silent thinking with his question.

"I mean, ya can't rule it out, right?"

"What if- No, never mind. It's dumb"

"No, no, tell me, man. I won't judge." Everett got up all in Scott's face, trying to convince him to tell him what his idea was.

"Fine." Scott took a deep breath. "What if our past selves knew each other, and they went to this school or something, and when we came in here we briefly got our memories from then back for a little bit and... oh god, im rambling, sorry"

"No, it's ok, Scott. To be fair, your prolly onto something with that."

"Maybe..."

"What do you think we did? Like, when we got our memories back."

They thought about it for a few minuets. Scott had a tense face, very obviously deep in thought.

"Heh, what if we kissed or something." Everett laughed quietly.

"DUDE! I- I-" Scott blushed and bit his lip too keep form saying something embarrassing.

Everett chuckled at Scott. "Even if it happened, Scott, it wouldn't have technically been us. It would've been past us, y'know?"

"Yeah, but still. I- I just... I dont know...I- I kinda wish it..." He mumbled the last part of his sentence quietly.

"What?" Everett's hearing wasn't the best, so there was no way in hell he could here what Scott had said.

"Listen. Just- promise you won't get mad or something, ok?"

"Yeah, of course I won't get mad. Promise."

"I- I kinda wish... that it was really us who, y'know, if it happened at all." Scott was really nervous, messing with his hands, and biting his lip.

"Oh." Everett was wide-eyed and a faint blush was brushed over his cheeks.

"Y-yeah..."

"I- I wouldn't be... like, against it"

"Can I-" Scott leaned closer to Everett

"Yeah. Yeah, you can." Scott kissed him, and Everett leaned in to kiss him back.

Steve and Eddie may have died, but whether they're in heaven, or hell, an everlasting emptiness, or if they're completely new people, they'll always be together.

HELLO!! I hope you like this! im tryna make up for being MIA so long lol. A like would be super awesome, and a reblog would be SOOO appreciated :)

Hope u have an awesome day/night :D

ALSO sorry that most of the story is dialog, i hope u could pick up what i was putting down regardless :)

#steddie #steve #eddie #steve harrington #eddie munson #stranger things #st #fic #steddie fic #ficlet #steddie ficlet #steveddie #steve x eddie #stranger things fic

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jadeylovesmarvelxo · 2 years

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Corruption

Summary: Y/n likes Steve and has worked up the courage to ask him out, only to find him with Nancy Wheeler.

Heartbroken she finds solace with someone... Unexpected.

Authors note: Hi 👋 this is my first time writing for the Stranger Things fandom so I apologise if it is a bit rubbish .

It's been a while since I've wrote any fan fiction but my love for it has been rekindled by Stranger Things even though Im still gutted by the events of Volume two.

Thankfully fan fiction is my saviour . Anyway, enjoy, this is short and sweet. 🖤

🖤🎸

Y/n couldn't really pin point the first time she realised she liked Steve after all she had known him for a while now and knew he was handsome and brave, unbelievably sweet and protective so it could have been at anytime these feelings developed.

Robin knew. Of course she knew, the girl didn't miss anything and had twigged on y/n's feelings in no time at all. In fact it was Robin who encouraged her to ask Steve out.

Which is exactly what she was going to do now even though it made her palms sweat and heart rate increase tenfold but it was now or never right?

According to Robin he would be at the school to pick her up so she headed out after cheer practice waiting until he arrived nerves building and building.

It's only when she walks around to the more private area in the high school that she spies Steve's car already there and she approaches it anxious and working out what she's going to say in her head.

Hey, Steve, there's a showing of Nightmare on Elm Street do you want to come with me... like a date?

Ugh no try again y/n.

Look Steve the truth is I've liked you for a while and...

A quiet giggle breaks her thoughts and as she draws closer she sees Steve in the car kissing Nancy Wheeler.

The soft moans, the whisperer words of love reach her ears and she feels the sting of tears prick her eyes.

Steve pulls away eyes widening as he sees her standing shock still, Nancy blushes embarrassed and puts her head in her hands.

Isn't she still with Jonathan?

"Sorry I didn't realise you'd be with anyone Steve". She mumbles and tries to hide her tears which proves to be unsuccessful.

"Hey... You okay". Nope. hell no, she is not having this conversation not now and shakes her head rushing away, ignoring Steve's shouts for her to come back.

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She finds herself a little deeper in the Woods than she'd like but by this point all she wants to do is have some quiet time and cry in peace.

Fuck how stupid is she? Deep down she always knew Steve wasn't over Nancy and yet she ignored it and persisted with this dumb crush thinking he might like her back.

Idiot.

Coming to a wooden bench and table she sits and let's the tears fall, a twig snaps behind her and she turns around the sadness is replaced with a tinge of fear.

"Hello?". She cringes cursing herself. Hasn't she watched like every horror movie and the rule is to not approach weird fucking noises or make her presence known against weird noises.

There's the rusting sound again and normally she would think it was a cat or something but having found out the truth about how "cursed" Hawkins really was she wouldn't rule out a demogorgon or some other Upside down monster.

"I warn you I'm armed".

Yeah because shouting at a demogorgon was going to do her the world of good she's certain heart ache might have seriously messed up her judgements.

At that moment something appears and she shrieks ready to run until she hears muffled laughter and finally notices that the "monster" was none other than Eddie Munson.

"Ass, you scared me". What the hell was he doing?

"Sorry, he replies but still looks highly amused and holds up one of his rings, lost this baby and was hunting around for it".

Her heart rate finally returns to normal and she sits back down relieved.

"Hey at least you were armed with your pom poms". He points out and embarrassment washes over her as he's still smirking.

"You laugh now but I could have done some damage". He raises his eyebrows as if to say yeah right but his features quickly soften as he moves closer to her.

"Shit, you're crying. I didn't scare you that much did I?". His concern takes her by suprise, of course she never thought of him as a freak or anything like the basketball team did but she didn't expect him to be sweet.

That will teach her to judge someone before she truly knows them.

"No, it's nothing. Just crappy realisations you know? Liked a guy, he likes someone else and was kissing that someone else when I finally worked up the courage to ask him out".

Eddie winces and joins her on the benches while she thinks how surreal it is that he's here with her and she is completely opening up to him about her bad luck in love.

"Uh sorry, that sucks but you know what screw him yeah? Isn't that what your girlfriends would be saying right now, plenty more fish in the sea, all that bullshit".

This makes her laugh and she nods along the heartache eases a bit and his smile widens.

"Can you imagine the look on your friends faces if they seen you here with me right now especially that asshole Jason". She snorts.

"God, he's awful he really, really is... for the record I've never thought you to be a freak or anything like that, some people can be so close minded, hey cool tat, she gestures to the bats may I? ".

He looks confused until ever so gently she traces over the tattoo fascinated, he watches her his breath hitching.

His brown eyes capture hers and butterflies rage in her belly, gosh he's really cute.

"I don't know why Jason and his friends are so against you, so you play D and D? Who cares?".

Now it's his turn to be surprised, she can read the shock written all over his face and she grins impishly.

"What is it such a shock that I know what that is, I know Dustin, Lucas and Mike. They are pretty into the game, super into it. I don't understand any of it but they love it".

The look on Eddie's face makes her heart race and the air charges with tension, hot, thick tension.

Wow.

"So yeah, I don't know what Jason or the others problem is, maybe they think you'll corrupt me or something". She jokes and is mesmerised when his gaze darkens, desire pools in her lower body making her cheeks flush.

"Maybe, maybe sweet girl I just might". He replies his voice low and full of need. Holy shit.

Suddenly she wants him more than she's ever wanted Steve and wants nothing more than to kiss him.

"y/n?". She can hear Robin shout her name, Eddie looks as disappointed as she feels but it's soon replaced with a smirk as he leans closer to her whispering in her ear.

"I should go, for the record sweetheart, whenever you're up for a little corruption come and find me".

He winks and walks away she watches him go as desire rages through her body.

Robin catches up to her.

"There you are, I'm so sorry. I just seen Nancy and Steve and shit. Are you okay? ".

Weirdly she feels fine and she's pretty sure it's because her heart has just been stolen by a sweetheart dungeon master.

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Notes: That was fun. Hope you all enjoyed 🖤☺️

#eddie munson x reader #eddie munson

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spunsugarmusings · 2 years

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“35MM: A Musical Exhibition” Starter Sentences (Part 2)

Part 2 of sentence starters from the musical 35MM: A Musical Exhibition. Change pronouns as necessary! TW for mentions of violence, murder, abuse, religion, and dying.

Leave Luanne

"Her arm's done broke, hung limp like yolk."

"Why don't you march out that door?"

"Ever since he got him laid off, his sanity just made off."

"He was never nice, but now he's cruel."

"If you walk out that door, his truck will be gunning for you."

"You got heart where you should've had brains."

"Someone's howling, screams like sighing with battered breath."

"Months of such conditions turn laymen to logicians."

"You got a life left to live, in a house hanging off the golden coast."

"You won't forget nor forgive."

"She drowned herself in the swamp in wild despair."

"He thinks he used to love her."

"Hell sent you back here for more, cause ain't no one ever loved you!"

"I'm here to settle a score."

"Praise be, amen!"

Mama Let Me In

"Mama, let me in!"

"Why do you hate me and call me a sin?"

"Don't shut me out!"

"Don't you hear me bang and shout?"

"Blessed be the baby who cries in the night."

Why Must We Tell Them Why

"Why must we tell them why?"

"Some require an explanation for why we make the things we make."

"Why excuse each deviation?"

"Think, and you'll miss it."

"Let's defy their forms and fixtures, not playing by their rules of thumb."

"Make something dumb; make them see where we're coming from."

"Who's to say what it ought to be?

Twisted Teeth

"I met my mister as I night-walked in the park."

"Love those twisted teeth."

"But I bet you're gentle."

"All of our friends say we look nearly like twins."

"Fill me up with your love."

"He fits in my family like I fit in his coven."

"They come into our bed, but they never escape."

"We suck them all dry."

"He's my mister forever, I'm forever his wife."

"Ain't no doors get locked, ain't no secrets get hid."

"I'd die for my mister."

"In truth, die I did."

Hemming and Hawing

"She wouldn't pull away like you did today."

"She wouldn't pitch a fit, wouldn't bitch a bit when I leave her alone with my friends."

"You're so not perfect, let me count the ways."

"I'm gonna leave you one of these days."

"Am I getting bored? I just wanna be adored?"

"Is it you? Is it me? Is it us?"

"I used to plan us out, used to have no doubt."

"We'd be married and happy for life!"

"We used to be perfect in so many ways."

"I don't wanna leave you, don't wanna lose you."

"Bring us back to our better days."

"I want the plans we were drawing to come true."

"I hate you, heart."

Cut You A Piece

"So of course they fell in love."

"Looking back, it was the right thing to say."

"I cut you a piece of me."

"Where you go I will go, too."

"I am now a part of you."

"His life was scattered, and soon was her ash."

"I lost my life when I lost you."

"When you love someone so much, to lose them is to never recover."

"You've given a part of your being to them, and when they go you can never have it back."

"Warming your hand in mine fills me with terror, that I will lose you today, or tomorrow, in two years, or seventy."

"When even the earth has numbered days, I can give you just one thing that stays."

"Cut me a piece of you."

"From now on, I'm half a soul."

"Without you, I can't be whole."

"Where you go, that's where I'll be."

"Oh, you are the start of me."

The Ballad of Sara Berry

"Down on your knees before the queen!"

"That girl had everything, 'til hiccup and hitch."

"Life is a prom."

"I know you won't disappoint me and mom."

"You thirst for blood from the roses in hand."

"She tossed her squad, her clique, her boyfriend behind."

"Her BFF's declared her socially dead."

"Why be so calm?"

"There's just no future for a princess at prom!"

"You spoil for sash and scepter, music to dance, as they crown you queen of High School Land!"

"There's seven reasons this crown's not good as got!"

"You got their blood on the roses in hand."

"At least in your head, you're queen of High School Land."

"Oh, pity the dead."

Finale

"Time stops by a photograph."

"It's not right, it's not wrong."

"It's what's inside."

"Hold!"

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zootplayz · 4 months

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Founding a Legacy

Damien has decided he's not making as much money as he could be in his 9 to 5 job so he applied for some scholarships to go back to school and really start bringing in the dough.

While he awaited results he distracted himself with some casual woohoo with his favorite hook-up call, Luna Villareal.

Sure she's dumb as a stump but she's a mighty fine roll in the hay. Damien finally got the news he was accepted into a distinguished history degree with a full ride to Britechester after receiving various scholarships. That of course brings up the question of what to do with his favorite girl.

Yeah, Lucifer is a girl - check your facts next time Zoot. As usual, Mom was there and happily took Luci in despite how angry it made Malcolm. This just made the deal that much sweeter for Damien. What was not sweet was moving into your new dorm and your gross-ass roommate starts making the moves on your clueless mother!

Just moved in and already our boy hates everyone around him. Damien couldn't stand what he was seeing and never wanting to upset his mother he chose to explore the campus and was just in awe of the fact he was the first sim to experience the true university experience.

Then some hateful little wanna-be goth - so-called Pleasant chick went and ruined the whole thing by defacing the symbol of learning and ruining Damien's moment.

Who the hell enrolled these peasants? Damien found a sense of accomplishment in his work for the school. Because every good grade gets him that much closer to rolling in simoleons.

But eventually, he would have to return to his dorm and deal with these jackass roommates he was assigned.

Damien's not the weak kid he once was and now he gives the black eyes.

Whoever said you can't have more enemies than your generation's rules state? Damien spent almost all of his time studying and had very little time for socialization. Besides, look at the people around here, they are not exactly his equals. But as usual, his kind mom convinced him to get out there and meet people, there's more to life than money she would say. Damien didn't believe a word of that but he heeded his mothers' advice and headed to the campus bar. Was challenged (you dare challenge me?!) to a game of juice pong by some tech nerd from Foxbury and Damien made sure this twit knew who was on top.

But Damien's not as young as these kids and with each passing semester he can feel his time as a young adult ending and he desperately wants to leave a legacy behind him.

Being so focused on the almighty simoleon, however, there is no one in his life but Luna. Guess she's going to have to do.

Nearing the end of his university days (thank you Watcher) the roommates finally started contributing and brought Damien, food!

Seriously, that was the high point of my university experience with Damien. As usual, I could not wait to get my sim out of there. I'll definitely be sticking with school from home absolutely love that! Not interested in the experience my sims just want to earn more dough and get professional jobs. That's why Damien went and while he was away at school some peasants moved into his bug-infested shack in Strangerville. But that was no skin off Damien's nose his mother had sent him the key and deed to his old home back in Oasis Springs. Seems that as Malcolm's elder days approach, he becomes easier and easier to manipulate by his sweetly evil wife. Once Damien had those he planned a whole renovation of the property. He did all this while getting top marks in school. So when he finally graduated the house was ready.

Damien is truly a force to be reckoned with. It was good to be back in the Oasis with his Luci.

Man, I missed that dog. Damien has changed so much since he left that everyone believes he is a newcomer to the area. Which is perfectly fine by him he isn't that sweet little boy anymore. Damien isn't totally alone however he does have a family that he cares for immensely. Well minus his father and I pity anyone that hurts his young berry cousins.

And then there's Luna, sweet, stupid, clueless and innocent Luna who never says no.

When she showed up months later to tell Damien they were going to have a baby he was thrilled!

Because frankly if she had just gotten that out of shape he was going to have to find another booty call. But pregnancy is far better news, this means he can start his legacy but it's gotta be done right. No child of his was going to be called a Villareal.

What, did you expect some sort of ceremony Luna? Maybe you should learn how to say no. When Luna moved in she didn't come alone. She brought her families dog Princess with her.

Initially, Damien was annoyed but this sweet face hides a dark soul underneath, kind of like his mom. But we are getting ahead of ourselves. After his graduation and with his distinguished degree Damien was able to land a job as a high-paying judge.

I pray for anyone put before his bench. They better have deep pockets. Just like that Damien is shedding the days of young adult.

And burgeoning into the founder of a legacy to be respected.

Good luck Luna.

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#damien #disney #DisneyVillains #disneyvillainslegacy #gen01 #gen1 #legacy #maleficent #sims4 #sims4legacy #thesims #thesims4

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simthorium · 1 year

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Time certainly was flying by for generation 7. Sooner than any realized, it was time for Rumi, Noah, Leigh, and Coriana to go to college. Caleb, Leigh’s step-brother, had failed his senior year of high school and would have to repeat the year. The group was sad that he’d be missing out on their freshman year, but they were excited to start this next chapter together.

The four new freshmen stood in awe of the Zarro College House. “Dude, this house is huge,” Leigh said. “We really get to live here? For free?” “I’m gonna throw so many parties,” Noah said, rubbing his hands together. “Like hell you are,” Coriana said sternly. “We’re here to study and work toward our diploma.” “I call the biggest room!” Rumi said, rushing into the house first.

“How is it fair that Leigh gets to live here?” Noah asked his twin sister. “She’s not even blood related, it feels like it’s against the rules.” “What rules?” Rumi said, brushing him off. “Besides, she’s sitting right next to you, why don’t you ask her?”

“Yeah, just ask me,” Leigh said, annoyed. “Noah’s just cranky that his girlfriend broke up with him right before college,” Coriana said as she scooted her chair in. “He’s just taking it out on everyone else.” “Hey, can it, Cori!” Noah shouted.

Life in the house was going well for the new students. Leigh was nervous that she would feel out of place; Noah was right, she wasn’t a blood-related Zarro and her brother who was related to everyone wasn’t even here. But everyone treated her like family--because she was.

The cousins spent mornings learning new skills and going to class. “Alright y’all, this is getting boring,” Noah said, slamming his book shut. “We’re in college! We should be shaking shit up! Getting into trouble, going to parties, hanging out late. Right?” “Yeah, we really haven’t even explored campus or anything yet,” Rumi said. “I guess it couldn’t hurt,” Coriana said with a shrug.

They all got dressed and headed out to the campus quad that evening. While Coriana, Noah, and Leigh checked out the buildings around campus, Rumi gravitated to the barista working the coffee cart outside. “Oh, excuse me ma’am, you can’t be back here,” said the barista. “Ma’am?” Rumi repeated with a laugh. “You don’t have to call me ma’am, trust me. It’s Rumi.”

“Oh. Um. Hi. I’m Trent,” said Trent. “Like my nametag says.” “Trent. Cute name,” Rumi said with a smile. “Are you flirting with me right now?” he asked. “Trying to,” Rumi muttered. “Ok, I’d appreciate it if you did that from the other side of the counter so I don’t get fired.”

“Ugh, boys are dumb,” Rumi said once she rejoined her cousins at the pool table. “Just cus you’re bad at talking to boys doesn’t mean we’re dumb,” said Noah.

“Now, everybody get ready to get their ass kicked,” Noah said. “That’s some big talk there,” Coriana said. “How bout we make this interesting? Me and Leigh against the twins. Whoever wins buys dinner.” “Deal!” Noah said instantly.

“I suck at pool,” Rumi whispered to her brother. “What!? I thought you were good at this game!” Noah said. “I’ve literally never played in my entire life!” said Rumi. “God damn it, why didn’t you tell me that before I agreed to the bet?!” “You always make decisions for me without asking!”

After a long game full of obscene insults that only relatives could hurl at one another without causing a huge rift, Coriana and Leigh won the game.

“Thanks for the pizza, Noah,” Coriana said mockingly once they got home. “Yeah, free pizza is awesome,” said Leigh. “Yeah, yeah, yeah, rub it in,” Noah muttered. “We’ll get you guys next time!” Rumi said. “How bout we do a game of chess as our next competition, huh?”

#Zarro legacy #generation 7 #Coriana #Rumi #Noah #Leigh #leigh has been in the family since she was a kid!#she's basically a zarro #i think she's the first non blood-related or married-into character whose story i'll be following #in the game she's already married and has a child #and they're totally apart of the story!#she's been so important to caleb's life and she fits right in

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orlintommas · 1 year

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Focus on playing and not on results

Work hard, play hard is a statement I’ve heard since I was in primary school. Everyone speaks of having a balanced life, where you play just as much as you work. This is not entirely wrong but I would like to believe that your real work is play. I believe that when you focus on playing and not on results, you can become more creative and in turn produce better results.

“Play is the work of the child and it is also the work of the artist. I was once taking a walk in the Mission in San Francisco and stopped to chat with a street painter. When I thanked him for his time and apologized for interrupting his work, he said, ‘Doesn’t feel like work to me. Feels more like play.’”

— Austin Kleon, Keep Going.

Growing up, I had the privilege of owning an XBOX 360 gaming console. During holidays my friends will flock to our home and we will spend the entire day playing games (usually FIFA or some other player vs player game). The rule was very simple, the winner keeps the controller and I must say I was very good, so I rarely gave away my controller. This winner-stays-on format was fun and it kept everyone on their toes, so every match was tough. But what this also meant is that we were more focused on winning than anything else (waiting for your turn after being beaten was no fun at all). This meant that the focus was on results and not on playing and enjoying the moment.

“The great artists are able to retain this sense of playfulness throughout their careers. Art and the artist both suffer most when the artist gets too heavy, too focused on results.”

— Austin Kleon, Keep Going.

During those times, I saw guys pick teams or characters they would never pick on a favorable day, let’s say an ordinary day, just because they wanted to win. That atmosphere encouraged everyone to focus on winning above everything else (I too am a proud victim). However, we would occasionally get visits from friends or other family members who were much younger than us (kids under 10). They would lose over and over again and often times the margins were astronomical. I remember taking a glance at their faces many times and I can not remember seeing anger or disappointment. They were having fun, and even when they did display anger or disappointment, you could tell it was just a pretense.

The writer Kurt Vonnegut once gave high school students homework to write a poem and then tear it up without letting anyone read it. I have tried to incorporate this principle into my work. Sometimes I draw and write and then immediately discard my work without allowing anyone to see it (I don’t recommend doing it all the time, you will have nothing to show at the end). But the premise is simple, you are resetting yourself and learning that results aren’t all that matters, having fun matters too. I would argue that it matters more. Good work comes from a place of excitement and enjoyment. When you are too focused on metrics, numbers, and results you miss the bigger picture which is “real work is play”.

“You must practice being stupid, dumb, unthinking, empty. Then you will be able to DO…Try to do some BAD work — the worst you can think of and see what happens but mainly relax and let everything go to hell — you are not responsible for the world — you are only responsible for your work — so DO IT.”

— Sol LeWitt to Eva Hesse

Learn to focus on playing and not on results. Write, draw, paint, create and discard. Sing without recording, invent without publishing. Or better yet draw awful pictures, write crummy poems, and sing obnoxious songs. I find that making terrible art is tons of fun. Look for new toys to play with. Set yourself free from the metric-centric world, and be the most awesome version of yourself and play, play, play.

#play hard #focus on playing #become better #become the best version of yourself #real work is play

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bangbaby · 2 years

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##KINGDOM (FIELD DAY) !

FORMAT: dot point fic

PAIRING/S: lucy and the boys ( skz )

GENRE: idol, fluff, humour

WORD COUNT: 2.1k

WARNINGS: implied romance, swearing, alpha female energy, reverse harem

where mnet and the general public believe a girl can’t compete in “a man’s game”, but are proved wrong.

— a summary

LUCY: little pigs? don’t make me bust your kneecaps!

##SPRING TRACK MEET !

a day of fun for the groups participating in kingdom: legendary war that doesn’t necessarily require gruelling rehearsals (aka the idol crossover episode everyone wanted and much preferred over a dumb competition).

note: i don’t have access to the whole episode so i might have missed a lot and events may be out of order, apologies!

the agu (i9)!

sf9 - white, ikon - red, the boyz - yellow

mayfly!

btob - blue, ateez - green, stray kids - pink

yeah, stray kids really said fuck the patriarchy— pink is gender-neutral!

now, you would think mnet would request lucy to sit out and simply act as supporting mc for the day— to which they absolutely did, but she refused immediately.

not just because she’d hate to split the duo that is lovey & dovey (changbin and wooyoung from ateez), but she wants to play games too!

sure, she’ll be against boys at least a head taller than her— but what were they going to do? most of them wouldn’t even dare stand a metre within her vicinity in fears of starting a scandal. lucy’s gender is basically her superpower at this point in the show.

i.n and eric reading the oath out together is just the sweetest though. at least kingdom and fans can agree on one thing: and that’s maknaes on top!

athletes of the kingdom track meet swear under oath as follows— we will ignore the age differences, but not the rules of the game. we will keep in mind that our bodies belong to melody, ikonic, fantasy, the b, stay and atiny; and be careful not to get injured. we will be sociable today and do our best to become close to all of the members. at ease!

not sf9’s average height being a whole ten cm (four inches for you imperial weirdos) taller than stray kids’.

lucy standing at 1.71m (5’7”) makes her as tall as the vaulting horse, which is interesting, to say the least (and 30cm shorter than han jisung, according to myth).

also very shippable with tall boys and smol girls, according to fans. because anyone near her height (like the members) are “just friends”, right?

jokes on them though bc lucy’s totally over how much height differences used to fluster her: little do they know her type now also comes in at 5’7” whose name starts with c and and ends with hristopher bang.

but the kang duo, aka lucy and chani (sf9) had mc’d together (with her twin hyunjin) once upon a time! being a little more than acquaintances, the two cheer for each other despite being on opposing teams.

master minhyuk gives everyone the tip that acceleration and having no fear are the most important factors involved in vault jumping: lucy’s got the latter down— which is a good sign.

*btob cheering like high school students at a football meet for skz*

whilst ateez: it’s the strawberry kids!

the nickname is definitely cute, but lucy isn’t narrowing her eyes at the sun…

dwaekki-challenge! changbin’s the first to jump for the kids: and if you don’t already know the result— let’s just say the boy is absolutely blue-balled by the vaulting horse.

lucy definitely joins the chorus of gasps and oh’s, but god bless those organs of hers are completely internal. again, gender superpower.

I.N faking his jump by hiding behind the vault and all of the kids dragging him off the mat is teamwork at its finest. if everyone replicated this energy during phys ed, maybe the world would be a better place…

lee know, aka six-black-belts: martial arts expert is merely one of the forces to be reckoned with in stray kids. the duality of this man’s athletic ability is no joke, in fact— it’s sexy as hell.

but according to ikon, stray kids are their rivals today— and martial arts doesn’t necessarily contribute vaulting. though they may have a point, the innate flexibility that comes with it helps lee know easily clear the height (to his own surprise).

it definitely gives lucy a kick in her step when groups wanna fight for no good reason. despite how much she admires her ikon oppas, she’ll always be extra protective of her members.

bobby is however an exception, considering the faith he has in his members is non-existent and hilarious.

felix and lucy (who follow lee know) also have a black belt in taekwondo! consider the three of them the martial art kittens!

whilst felix has trained for twelve years, lucy’s trained for half the amount of time (starting at seven years old and stopping when she moved to korea at fourteen/fifteen).

korean vs aussie line: yongbok (noona), hwaiting! let’s go, felix (lucy)!

and as felix makes the first jump/flops like a rag doll, lucy also succeeds but lands up straight like a needle.

she grins and makes a heart with her fingers at the camera like the cheese that she is.

felix and lucy might also be the only two members that can do the splits without difficulty, so their jumps are insanely clean (almost professional-gymnast-worthy).

everyone is amazed! equal cheering energy especially as seungmin, han and chan also all succeed in jumping the vault.

ace member chan just being extra when he crosses his legs mid air (he is definitely not raising a brow at an easily-impressed-but-trying-to-hide-it lucy).

lucy cheers for btob like there’s no tomorrow but is also very amused by eunkwang adjusting the springboard to help him make the jump.

not pretty boy juyeon blowing a cheeky kiss to lucy when he successfully jumps the vault…

no one signed up for this reverse harem composed of almost 40 members, but that’s essentially what the show’s become.

lucy immediately turns her head (with seungmin force-turning her entire body around) but the damage has been done: chan’s competitive dial’s turned to eleven.

though the boyz all make it over the vault, lucy only visibly responds to the adorable changmin making a peace sign at her and kevin twerking for screen time. basically the 98’ liners @ lucy: it’s free real estate.

it’s ateez’ turn to vault! yeosang’s cheater jump (boss level moves honestly) and respectfully-bowing hongjoong after his hip collides with vault earns a giggle from lucy.

hongjoong: 10cm makes a difference!

lee know, felix, jeongin: really?

the look on chan’s face is just— sure it does, because the man’s ego has to be inflated in order to impress his girl.

lucy doesn’t reply to either party but her grin totally says, that’s what she said.

seungmin, han and felix don’t make it to the semi-finals because the vault is just way too high (2m and 20cm) and intimidating, but the 98’ duo: seeknow (lucy and lee know) do!

chan: why are you guys still here?

lee know: i dunno, why am i here?

lucy: we’re just built different,

lee know’s butt unfortunately catches the edge of the vault during his jump and he fails: but lucy and chan rush to him to make sure he’s okay.

lucy, on the other hand, is a fucking monster. the girl can lift her weight and more, which is essentially half of the battle. she clears the monstrous height like the kangaroo that she is, which earns a profound scream from both wooyoung and changbin at the sidelines.

changbin: holy shit! what the hell was that?

wooyoung, who follows lucy also garners the same energy from the mc panel.

lucy hi-fives the boy which makes him all giddy and smiley: the bunny from ilsan truly adores his noona.

and speaking of kangaroos, sulky chan wants a hi-five too!

he clears the vault without any struggle, but is rewarded with an awkward fist bump instead (he really thought she was gonna go in for a five). good stuff!

and that’s the exact moment chan makes the crazy bet he’s out for minhyuk’s vaulting king title. the boy is a lucy-pleaser and everyone on the field can feel it.

minhyuk (to chan): okay, hwaiting, i guess!

the man definitely makes the finals with the others, along with juyeon (the i-9’s only remaining member).

2m and 30cm is the deciding height of the final vault, to which lucy is looking straight up at. she visibly gulps. yeah, no biggie. she knows she doesn’t have the speed for this, but she’ll try because she can.

wooyoung and juyeon are first up! they unfortunately don’t make the height and topple the entire vault down to the mat with them. lucy reassures them it’s okay and praises their amazing skills thus far.

chan: ladies first,

lucy: oh, you’re gonna pull that card now—

but really it’s his excuse not to put pressure on her if/when he succeeds. it’s kind of him, but lucy sees right through it.

stray kids: you can do it!

felix: let’s go!

without the right amount of speed, lucy knows she can’t clear the height. she doesn’t panic (unlike the rest of the boys on the field that think she’s about to hurt herself), rather she knows to intentionally wedge her foot in the vaulting horse and climb on top of it.

she just sighs and shrugs— which is adorable (even when she’s two metres in the air) and still receives plenty of praise and cheer. so close!

chan: you were really close,

lucy: thanks, hot shot. and good luck! just don’t die, okay?

the boy nods obediently, happy that the girl always has her full faith in him.

chan and minhyuk clear 2m and 30cm to fight for 2m and 40cm (basically insanity): to which they tie as vaulting champions.

lucy is endeared when chan reveals that the vault’s height scared him as he approached it, but tries to put his mind at rest by comparing it to the height of a basketball player. you’d have to have superpowers to jump over something taller than yao ming,

chan: i guess that’s true,

also, she’s definitely not afraid to repeat his words (which are really her words she used to tell him back when they were still trainees): small packages come with big surprises!

but the vaulting competition finishes just in time for lunch: fried chicken, the kids’ favourite!

mini game of the day: who is the visual king?

lucy: well, shit— i guess i’m out.

chan: yeah, i’m going home.

lucy (death glare): how dare you?

chan: sorry. but it does say you can vote for yourself.

han: who in their right mind would do that though?

chan and lucy in perfect sync: you.

han: damn, you guys are right.

but he’s not alone: changbin can’t lie so he votes for himself (like the king he is).

seonghwa voting for felix makes me uwu everytime…

the look of absolute betrayal on his hyungs’ faces when i.n tells them he voted for juyeon (i mean, he’s not wrong though).

everyone preparing for themselves to be announced as the winners, but it’s eunkwang (btob) and hyunjae (the boyz) in fourth place, sunwoo (the boyz) in third, felix in second and minhyuk (btob) in first!

not peniel hugging changbin when he loses to felix.

felix and minhyuk finding out they voted for each other is just tooth-rotting stuff. good boy!

but the likely question in everyone’s minds is: who did the girl vote for?

trick question or—? nope, lucy also voted for felix.

and of course she did, he’s her sunshine after all.

lucy (to chan): you voted for felix too, right?

chan: yeah,

but it’s the fattest lie of the century: the boy, without any hesitation, wrote lucy down as the most beautiful girl he’s ever seen (cut wasn’t aired on national tv though, that’s for sure).

the final games for the day are balloon tail and a relay race: lucy is unfortunately forced to opt out of the rough-housing/tackling and doesn’t consider herself a speedy runner (more stamina-based), so she joins changbin on the mc panel during the afternoon.

lucy (referring to herself and changbin): yep, that’s us— the designated cheerleaders.

mc changmin: i thought you guys were the ace members of your team, are you sure you want to be here?

changbin: well, it’s true we’re the ace members. but that’s exactly why we’re here— we want our members to stand out more.

younghoon: that’s how the i-9 will beat you guys though,

lucy (happily): yeah? try us then.

the girl’s definitely got a sense of humour that the general korean public probably hate, but the international fans adore.

anyway, the highlight of lucy’s day is obviously seeing her team go from fifth to second place during the circular relay.

chan running is always a joy to watch: same vibes as watching your first crush compete in the school athletics and win.

the day ends with everyone completely exhausted, but at least everyone had fun as well as created life-lasting bonds/friendships: in other words, fuck mnet and their contests— just give us more collaborations.

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crhinge · 3 years

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Breaking Down The Classic Rom-Com

I feel like I haven’t written a fun post in a hot sec so lets talk about one of my favorite subjects: Rom Coms

According to wikipedia, a Rom Com, also known as Romantic Comedy, is “a subgenre of comedy and slice-of-life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles.” In the past, Romantic Comedies have also been called “Chick Flicks” but I think this is devaluing of both women and the romantic comedy genre.

The other day, I woke up to find that the most wholesome rom-com couple of all time reunited: Matty & Jenna (Aka Mark Ruffalo & Jennifer Garner). This got me thinking about the beauty of the Rom-Com and how unappreciated they can be. It has been years since we have seen a rom-com with the cultural impact of 13 Going on 30, and I would like to petition for more of them after a sad and painful year.

I can already hear the millions (in my head this blog is extremely popular) of comments “What about To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before?!?” “What about The Kissing Booth?!?” And too that I say, "Good Riddance!” If you’re rating your rom coms on a TATBILB scale, or even WORSE The Kissing booth, I feel sorry for you. Truly I do. So let's dive into the best Rom Coms of all time, but first...

What makes a Rom-Com good? Well let's start with a relatable as hell main character. I am talking a girl (sometimes guy), who has many flaws, but the audience can see themselves within her/him. Let's use Jenna Rink from 13 Going On 30 as an example. Well, she's literally a 13 year old in a 30 year olds body, but don’t we all still have a preteen hiding inside of all of us? She is 100% willing to be herself at every step, even if that means dancing thriller all alone. She touches on all of our insecurities, while teaching us how to break down our walls.

Rom-Coms also need characters to make realistic choices. This does not mean that the movie itself is realistic, but rather than you can understand the choices the characters make. Again, 13 going on 30 does a fabulous job of this. Obviously, Jenna traveling in time because of wishing powder is not realistic, but the choices that her and her past self make are. Due to the insecurities of her childhood and a need to feel included, relevant, and powerful Jenna pushes important people out of her life, which happens to so many people in the real world. These decisions force her to miss out on the love of her life, and ultimately, the story ends sadly: the love of her life marries someone else and she is left with tears, wishing powder, and an old doll house. That is until she is able to travel back in time and change the course of her life.

Lastly, Every classic Rom-Com couple needs to have chemistry. There. I said it. Hollywood loves just casting random famous actors without giving them a proper chemistry read. One great example of this is Julianne Hough and Josh Duhamel in Safe Haven. Both fun, famous, Hollywood actors who have zero chemistry. Mark Ruffalo and Jennifer Garner had more chemistry throwing back Razzles than those two did during an intimate sex scene.

Alright, now that we have broken down the requirements of a Romantic Comedy, let's jump into the best and worst of all time.

Best: When Harry Met Sally. 9/10. A classic. A tale as old as time. Both Sally & Harry are very flawed, yet relatable characters. Sally is too picky and particular, while Harry is a player. They both suck at relationships, but make rational decisions based on their motivations. We all have friends like these two and their chemistry is on point, both on a friendship and romantic level. They bounce off of one another splendidly.

Worst: Sleepless in Seattle. 1/10 I know, this is a strong take, but this is a terrible movie about a stalker. Meg Ryan (I don’t even remember her character's name) is the stupidest most unrelatable character I have seen in a long time. She is extremely unlovable, cheats on her SO emotionally, and flies across the country to stalk a man that she has never met before. And then you’re telling me that Tom hanks FALLS FOR HER? Nope. No. I refuse to except this. Plus, their chemistry in this is pretty mediocre (You’ve Got Mail is Way Better) and we only get to see them together once.

Best: 10 Things I Hate About You. 8/10. I was tempted to leave all high School Rom-Coms off this list, but Heath Ledger is my exception. Talk about likability. Kat is a strong, powerful, independent woman who learns how to be more vulnerable while still being a feminist badass. We all wanted to be Kat growing up. Meanwhile Heath Ledger is the classic bad boy with a soft side, and who wasn’’t into that? Both characters grow into new people throughout the movie making them relatable, complex, and realistic. Not to mention the angel that is Joseph Gordon Levitt, who keeps the audience up beat and smiling throughout the course of this Shakespeare tale

Best: My Big fat Greek Wedding. 10/10. Have you seen this film recently? Because it is an absolute DELIGHT and so relatable. It dives into the difficulty of family expectation and cultures merging. It also has the cutest proposal of all time with a realistic couple that fights for one another on a daily basis. You laugh. You cry. You get a dynamic cast with wonderful chemistry. You feel invested in the family and the relationship. Just a joyful wonderful film.

Worst: Something Borrowed. 0/10. If you’ve never seen this movie, don’t. Ginnifer Goodwin sleeps with her best friends fiancé and we’re supposed to be okay with it because she liked him first. Hard pass. And she ignores John Krazinski who is right in front of her. She is unlikable, unreliable, and makes dumb decisions that no one else would.

Best: He’s just not that into you. 9/10 I will go to bat for this movie. It follows several realistic storylines in a Love Actually manor, except they actual seem legit. A woman realizing her boyfriend is never going to marry her. A girl facing the fact that maybe some guys just aren’t that into her, and she isn’t an exception to the rule. A man slowly making the decision to cheat on his wife as they are growing apart. A woman realizing that she is worth way more than her bastard husband. A woman realizing that the person she’s sleeping with will never leave his wife for her. It's compelling, has realistic characters that we can relate to, and still warms your heart in the end.

Best: The Big Sick. 8/10. Okay to be fair, this is based on a true story so it automatically has realistic characters and decisions. Maybe I should leave this off of the list, but I wish this film got the recognition it deserves. Two lovable main characters who make mistakes that are understandable. Wonderful chemistry between Kumail and his girlfriend as well as her family.

Best: About Time. 11/10 This is hands down the best Rom-Com of all time and Potentially the best film of all time as well. If you don’t cry in this movie you do not have a heart or soul. The characters are SO insanely likable and adorable.It touches on the importance of family and valuing time and how little of it we have. The chemistry within the whole cast is palpable, and we can all relate to at least one character, whether it is the protagonist Tim, his wife Mary, his sister Kit-Kat, or his father.

Well it is important to point out the obvious here: this list is lacking diversity in a huge way. All but one of these movies follow a cis, straight, white couple, and that is extremely concerning. People have attempted to make more diverse rom-coms over the past few years, but they all seem to be lacking one of the three core components of what makes a rom-com great: Relatable, realistic, and great chemistry. For example. Crazy Rich Asians was a fantastic film, but the high level of wealth that Nick Young comes from, made his character difficult to relate to, and I’m sorry but the chemistry just wasn’t there for me. Always Be My Maybe’s characters fell flat and it’s not a film I would want to watch more than once. Love Simon made some huge waves for LGBTQ representation in the media, but that ending kiss was unrealistic along with his friends reaction to fining out he was lying, which left the movie anti-climactic by the end.

Now, the most recent film on this list was made in 2017. And before that 2013. So where have all the Rom Coms gone? Why don’t we see more of them. There are a few Rom Coms that could be contenders on the “Best” list from the last couple of years that include a small amount of diversity:

Yesterday 7/10. The big question here is does this count as a romantic comedy? The love story isn’t the main plot, but is definitely a large sub-plot. This movie features an interracial couple and is highly re-watchable. The main characters are entertaining, relatable, and have pretty good chemistry. We will see if it stands the test of time.

The Broken Hearts Gallery 7/10. This movie has gotten NO recognition. The main character, Lucy, is an extremely likable 20 something, not unlike our Ginnifer Goodwin in He’s Just not that Into You. The plot is fun and predictable but keeps you watching. I don’t know if this one will stay on my list long, but it’s definitely up there.

But here is my challenge to Hollywood: create some new, beautiful Rom Coms that celebrate diversity but that don’t throw away the relatable, realistic, and high chemistry characters that we are just waiting to fall in love with. It’s got like 16 ideas up my sleeve, so just give me a call Hollywood.

#rom com #romantic comedy #13 going on 30 #when harry met sally #sleepless in seattle #my big fat greek wedding #10 things i hate about you #something borrowed #he's just not that into you #the big sick #about time #yesterday #The broken hearts gallery

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Todoroki, Dabi, Shinsou and Hawks w/ a badass dancer s/o

Request: hello!! may i request hawks dabi n shinsou (shoto if ur feeling generous!!) hcs where their sweet adorable s/o suddenly turns into a badass charismatic dancer when fire ass music plays and shes out there vibin and feelin herself (no not in that way btw😳) - @highest-quality-of-trash

I legit laugh so hard with theses dancing asks bc I can totally imagine them trying to put their jaw back in place after the witness you throw it back. Oml I love these types of crackhead asks. Hope you like it. Love yaa. 💖💖💖

rules

warnings: slightly suggestive here and there

Todoroki Shouto

-You are so shy and he loves it.

-Legit when you hide behind him and grasp his hand while you are going through a crowded area he just MELTS.

-HE A SIMP FOR YOUR ASS.

-When you sneeze and it’s one of those kitten sneezes he will give you the world.

-Your laugh is his favorite sound and he loves it even more when he is the reason behind your laughter.

-He knows that he isn’t the most expressive person so he tends to make up for it with cuddles and cute dates.

-You are his lockscreen.

-It’s a picture of you cuddled up in his bed wearing his hoodie, fast asleep with the most adorable pout on your face.

-Whenever he opens his phone he falls in love all over again.

-You are his little cinnamon roll and he will protect you with his life.

-So when ‘My Type’ starts playing while yall are hanging out with your class in the dorms he is shocked by how you freeze mid sentence.

-You immediately lock eyes with Mina and hop off his lap in a flash and start dancing like crazy.

-The choreography wasn’t perfect, Mina and Uraraka messed up a few and Jiro didn’t know half of the moves.

-But you??

-You got the whole class shooketh.

-You didn’t miss a beat and got all the moves right.

-Todoroki was like 👀👀👀.

-Bc you kinda shaking your ass at some moves and boy is watching you like a hawk.

-When the lyrics say ‘that’s my type’ you always turn around and wink or look at him.

-Boy got butterflies in his stomach.

-When the song ends and you come to sit back down like nothing happened everyone is looking at you.

- “I learn them from tik tok...”

- “LAST I CHECKED TIK TOK COULDN’T DANCE THAT GOOD!!”

-Mineta said that.

-Mineta became an ice cube after that comment.

-Todoroki will ask you to dance for him every so often and even decides to learn some dances so he can join you.

-Wholesome in general but won’t hesitate to turn dirty if you give him the necessary signs.

Dabi

-We know he’s nasty.

-How he manage to land someone so adorable and sweet as you is beyond the league’s comprehension.

-They shouldn’t underestimate you because they have seen you in action and dear lord you are terrifying.

-But alas you are a cinnamon roll around them and absolutely adorable.

-Most of them had bet that Dabi would have corrupted you at this point and you would have lost your sweetness but they were proven wrong.

-Even after all this time with him you are still the same cinnamon roll.

-They all love you.

-So when Dabi tells them that you are one hell of a dancer and that you like the most badass songs they laugh at him.

-You?

-Dirty dancing?

-Twerking?

-Yeah right.

-So the next time yall are chilling in his room he purposefully set his phone up in a corner and put on ‘Anaconda’

-A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do.

-He should enjoy this.

-The moment you start bopping your head along side the beat he knows shit is going down.

-Soon you are full on twerking and doing all kinds of moves that gets him going as well.

-Once the song ends he wastes no time to throw you on the bed.

-The video was too ....intense and the league didn’t need to see what happened after your little dancing session.

-They heard it well enough they didn’t have to see it as well.

Shinsou Hitoshi

-He isn’t an open person and he would want someone who is soft spoken and sweet.

-His body and soul crave affection and gentleness so it’s not like he would be looking for someone like that because he knows their his type.

-It just feels right.

-So when he found you the sweet girl in the hero course while he was training along side you he was smitten.

-Soon he found the courage to ask you out and now you two are a thing that most of your friends believe will lead to something more.

-Something that will last well after high school is over.

-They just know by the way you two look at each other.

-You are his sweetheart and his adorable little kitten.

-He would do anything for you.

-Just like Shouto he has you as his lockscreen.

-Its a photo pf you on his lap wearing one of his hoodies and doing small ears with your hands.

-An adorable photo he took while gaming,

-He remembers it so clearly.

-He was so tired after practice but you were there to cheer him up.

-You always were.

-He believed you were so innocent and pure.

-That is until the song ‘Numb’ came on and you went crazy.

-You two were studying and you had put on some music from your phone when the song changed to that one.

-In a flash you were on your feet dancing along with the music moving your body like a professional dancer.

-He took out his phone once he got out of his trance and started recording you.

-He made the video his secret wallpaper...*like that Timothe meme*

-Once the song is over he’s so fixated on your ass that you have to shake his shoulder to bring him back to reality.

-Needless to say that studying is long forgotten and Shinsou has something else to DO at the moment.

Hawks/Keigo Takami

*he looks so dumb here smh*

-He loves your sweet and caring nature.

-He’s craving for some nurturing and affection since he has never gotten any so having you by his side is a huge upgrade than his previous state.

-He loves you to the moon and back.

-Has a folder full of photos of you.

-Selfies you had sent him, photos he had taken himself and some silly stuff you two had done.

-He low-key expected you to be freaky in one way or another.

-He just didn’t expect it to be dance.

-It was date night and you had decided to cook dinner.

-You asked him to put on some music and you went back to checking on your meal.

-Then it happened.

-It was a classic and an old song at that but you knew the calling of dance when you heard it.

-’Beautiful Liar’ was a marvelous song and the music video made things even better.

-Keigo expected you to know the song and sway your hips to the rythem.

-But when you copied Shakira’s every move flawlessly he let his jaw drop to the floor.

-Drool was starting to drip down his chin as he watched your hips move up and down or how you leaned on the fridge to do that arch-your-back-off-the-wall move.

-Boy was mesmerized beyond belief.

-Then the instrumental part came on and you danced to it flawlessly.

-The song was over way too soon and Keigo wanted more.

-So what did he do?

-He made you to put the food aside and give him a lap dance.

-Because he dump like dat.

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beyond the story: bitchin’

Hi friends! I hope you are all staying safe and healthy during these tough times! I really wanted to put something out there as a thank you to just how much support Bitchin’ got. You guys really are incredible. So, although this story has come to an end, I wanted to properly close the Bitchin’ chapter by giving you all a behind the scenes look at Bitchin’ and everything that went into writing it. This includes hidden easter eggs, backstories, alternative plot-lines, and a short drabble of the Bitchin’ cast 10 years after the story’s end.

Without further ado, please enjoy and thank you again for all your love. You have all of mine.

CHAPTER ONE – PARTNERS

Ah, yes, the start of this whole wild ride. I’ve always loved the whole nerd/popular person trope in fanfics, so it was only a matter of time before I tried my hand at it too. One thing I was adamant about was not making this a “popular person turns nerd hot/confident/better” fic as its kind of one of my least favorite cliches. With that in mind, and knowing that I was going to allude to TATBILB’s contract, I decided that I wanted Y/N to gain as much from the deal as Jungkook did. No blackmail, no just agreeing for the hell of it – Y/N was going to further herself and her dreams given the opportunity.

The beginning of the chapter is where the two are most separated and dissimilar throughout the whole story. It wasn’t that they were fundamentally different, it was that they approached life differently. Y/N was frustrated at how superficial Jungkook seemed, because she believes there is much more to life than just kicking your feet up and cracking jokes.

On the other hand, Jungkook didn’t understand why Y/N was so tense and on guard. To him, life was meant to enjoy and not take so seriously. Which makes sense, given that he grew up with minimal rules and minimal worries (bare minimum partners wassup !)

“So, do we have a deal? Partners?” There was mischievous timber to his words, the kind that made you feel as if this would all later come back to bite you in the ass.

Pushing that pestering thought away, you took his hand into yours, holding his eyes as you gave it a firm shake.

“Partners.”

God, this bit. I knew from the minute I wrote it that I was writing the ending of bitchin’ along with it. I knew this was exactly how I was going to end this story, bc the word partners has multiple means right? In chapter 1, this meant business partners, but in the final chapter… it means life partners. Idk, I’m just still really happy with this writing decision :D

CHAPTER TWO – THE CONTRACT

Dearest Yara. We meet her in chapter two don’t we? Yara is completely based off of my irl best friend Yara who is a writer and who helped me A LOT with this story. She was my biggest supporter throughout figuring out this crazy plot. It was initially only about seven parts, but with her help I managed to bump it up to 10! Everybody say thank you Yaraaaa.

You were angry, that much was evident to her. Yara was sat in your shared dorm’s living room, a thick blanket engulfing her small frame. You briefly glanced towards the TV, it was tuned into MTV, the familiar music video of Every Breath You Take by The Police playing, before directing your glare back onto the copper-haired girl.

The song reference is a direct allusion to writer Yara’s fic, which is one of my favorite fics by her. She was actively writing it around the start of our friendship so it only felt right to pay respects to her. The introduction of her character felt necessary imo bc I wanted to make sure Y/N had a life outside Jungkook. Plus, I got to use the scenes between the two girls as a way to reference the music and culture scene. Yara is especially a fan of the powerful women in the music industry at the time, i.e., Madonna, Annie Lennox, Cyndi Laupner, etc.) Yara is a raging feminist and believer in sexual freedom and libery for women, we do in fact have to stan.

“How old do you think your sister is?”

“Hey, don’t sass me. For your information, Lyanna still has all her Care Bear tapes. She threw a hissy fit when my mom tried to give them away last Christmas.” Yara recalled.

Lyanna is one of writer Yara’s past pseudonyms. She always used to joke about how whenever she read it, it was confusing because there was Y/N, Yara and Lyanna, which were technically all her lolol.

FUNNY STORY ABOUT THE CONTRACT I INSERTED INTO THIS PICTURE… Twitter found it and made it into somewhat of a meme because no one knew it came from a fic rip. I was actually rly embarrassed and even wrote some posts about how much twitter scared me on my blog LMAO. but THEN weirdly enough, I actually stumbled upon a small community on twitter who actually found my fic and would TWEET ABOUT IT!!! LIKE REACTIONS TO EACH UPDATE!!! I wish I could go back in time and remember how giddy I was the first time I found a tweet about my fic. The fanfic community on twitter gave me a new love for the site (which I had previously had removed myself from because of its toxicity) and I have met so many wonderful people because of it. People even made themselves a little twitter group chat to talk about my fics, and now we are all friends! I miss posting a chapter of bitchin’ and refreshing my twitter feed as all my mutuals would post memes and live tweet their reactions. God that made me so fucking happy.

CHAPTER THREE – THE ROLLERSKATING DATE

I love the bickering in this chapter, because unlike the bickering in the first chapter, it’s actually less hostile and more playful. Y/N is slowly letting her guard down to the very persistently charming Jungkook.

“Woah. Family of six, huh? So you have siblings then.” He noted.

“Yep. Three.”

“Tell me about them.”

Looking up from where you were slipping on your second skate, you met Jungkook’s eyes, surprised to see genuine interest in them.

I actually originally had Y/N brush him off here. I was going to wait until the drunk party scene for Y/N to open up about her family and relationship with her sisters. But then I kind of thought to myself… Why? Y/N made peace with it and doesn’t hold onto those insecurities anymore. And objectively, Jungkook hasn’t proven himself to be a bad person so… I let Y/N open herself up to him.

“Then there’s the twins, Rosa and Lia.”

“Hold on. Twins? Wait… did they go to our high school?” Jungkook asked, his interest in this conversation doubled.

“Yep. They were two grades above us.” You confirmed.

“Oh shit, yeah, I remember your sisters, they were mad hot.” Jungkook let out a low whistle, before stiffening, flashing you an apologetic look. “Uh, in a totally non-meathead way.”

You offered the scared-looking boy a small smile, shaking your head.

Some of y’all notice but, Rosa and Lia are a blatant homage to my name: Roselia. ACTUALLY some form of my name can be found in every one of the rewind series fics, including upcoming ones. I’ll give a cookie to whoever can find every single mention hehe.

“I told you it was dumb.” You laughed nervously.

It wasn’t that you cared much about what Jungkook thought but you had a feeling a guy like him, who was popular and carefree, wouldn’t be able to sympathize in the way you would like him to.

“No, I’m just… surprised, that’s all.”

Jungkook certainly was surprised. You had built up quite the impression on him from the very moment you two met. It was hard to imagine that the girl who was so unapologetically herself was ever unsure or insecure.

Somehow, the idea tugged at his heart, as if he understood you more if only just a little.

From the get go, Jungkook was extremely drawn to just how confident and secure Y/N was in herself. I knew I wanted Y/N to be unapologetically sure of herself and in her abilities. Something I didn’t want, however, was for frat boy!jungkook’s only personality traits to be liking sex and being a cocky bastard (although I am a big consumer of that trope heh). Jungkook is actually canonly incredibly insecure. He lacks a real sense of self, which is why he is so desperate for Kiri back. His relationship with Kiri at that time was a big part of what he thought was himself. He has somewhat of low self esteem tbh which is why he’ll go back to a woman who treated him unfairly. That’s why he comes off the way he does in the first chapter and why Y/N thinks he has a big ego... he’s overcompensating. He finds it so endlessly fascinating that Y/N, in all her confident glory, was actually once super insecure. He admires her all the more once she opens up about her past.

“Oh, Rosa is an intern for our hometown’s newspaper but between you and me those assholes don’t even let her write. She does coffee and burger runs for men in charge. And Lia sells ice cream at the mall.”

“What about your brother?” Jungkook asked.

“He’s training to be a cop just like my dad.”

“And your mom?”

“She works at a convenience store.”

All their careers resemble people in the latest Stranger Things season (Nancy, Steve, Hopper, and Joyce). Fun Cameo there.

“What’s wrong?” You wondered, following his eyes.

“October 16th, 1985. 6:48PM.”

“Yes. That’s today’s date and time. What about it?” You pressed, growing confused.

“Remember it.” He warned.

“Why?”

“It’s when I fell in love with you.”

This iconic line I actually got from the real Jeon Jungkook himself. While Jungkook wasn’t actually in love with Y/N here, it certainly was a cute way for him to express his admiration for her.

OH HERE’S A FUN FACT: the hickey scene at the end of this chapter where JK and Y/N kiss for the first time was actually supposed to be Yara giving Y/N the hickey like the best friend she is. Ultimately I went with JK giving it for... smut purposes... ≖‿≖

CHAPTER FOUR – THE HALLOWEEN PARTY

The decision for Y/N to be Freddie Krueger came from me planning to be him for Halloween. And I was! JK as Glen Lantz just followed naturally. I’ve seen some great edits of him as the character. Truly chef’s kiss.

I really liked that Jungkook came over to the girl’s dorm to get ready. I didn’t want a scene where Y/N was thrown into a situation she was uncomfortable with which is how much Nerd At A Party Scene go so made sure Jungkook stayed by her side throughout the part, going out of his way to introducing her to the people he cared about.

Tae’s character came in when I realized I needed a way to actually put Y/N’s event in motion. He was the missing link and BOY did you guys eat his character right up huh. Love that for me.

Another thing, the confrontation with Kiri was so hard to write guys, I reeaaaally struggle with girl conflict. GIRLS SHOULD SUPPORT GIRLS. However, not everyone gets along in real life so I went with Kiri being more along the lines of petty rather than outwardly a cunt to Y/N. Realistically, Kiri is popular and well liked among the greek life so being unkind to someone she hardly knows wouldn’t make sense. There’s definitely tension between these two but I tried my best to steer away from the typical cat fight/revenge porn/public humiliation trope most movies seem to follow.

CHAPTER FIVE – THE FIRST TIME

Introduction to Erik!!!! It was really important to me that Y/N had a life before Jungkook. That's why I wrote in Y/N having a fiancé. She’s not opposed to love, she just has reshifted her focus. She knows what she wants and is choosing to focus on that, which why when she realizes she’s falling for Kookie she’s so hesitant to admit it because she’s fallen down that road before. Even though Jungkook treats her with respect and acknowledges the parts of her she’s most proud of, she just isn’t willing to possibly give up her passions for love. Which is why she doesn’t immediately confess to him, even once she’s sure she loves him.

“I’m serious, nerd. You’re like… um… the sun!” Jungkook marveled, eyes growing full as the realization dawned on him.

“The sun?” You laughed.

“Yeah, like… you’re this bright, beautiful thing that seems like it’s here in front of me but is really light-years away.”

Jungkook was drunk, and although you were sure he was making more sense in his head, you couldn’t help but feel your face grow hot, unsure of how to react to his drunk analogy.

“You’re the sun, Y/N. You make the world turn for you. Never orbit for anyone else.”

And suddenly, you were kissing him, for no other reason other than you wanted to and that it felt like the right thing to do.

No real commentary here. Just love this bit. It’s probably my favorite interaction between them two ‧⁺◟( ᵒ̴̶̷̥́ ·̫ ᵒ̴̶̷̣̥̀ )

“Also… She’s, uh, currently dating Eunwoo.” You told Yara.

Your best friend blinked, silence falling over her.

“Yara?”

“Good for her.” She perked up almost forcibly. “Let her put up with his annoying ass.”

Yara could see the way your expression had turned dubious as if you didn’t believe her nonchalant act.

Yara turned up her nose defensively, “What?”

Ugh yes, some character development from Yara.... the flavor ! Yara (much like Y/N and JK) also struggles with love. She has a real fear of commitment and if far more comfortable with casual sex than relationships. She did develop actual feelings for Eunwoo, she just wasn’t ready for that kind of commitment so she cut him off. Fleed the scene if you will. Typical gemini smh my head.

"I don’t think the contract mentioned orgasms.” Jungkook smirked as you released his thumb.

“I say we let it slide.” You shrugged, leaning into him casually.

“You think?”

“Totally. Think of it as… a bonding activity.” You joked, resting your chin on his shoulder, peering up through your lashes.

“Damn, we’re really committed to this fake dating thing, huh.”

You laughed in the way that you hated, but Jungkook loved; it was loud and abrupt, but it genuine, and it was you.

“What can I say, I’m a method actor.” You sighed dramatically, causing Jungkook to grin before pressing a kiss to your nose, simply because he liked the way it always seemed to make you smile.

GOD THEY’RE SO WHIPPED FOR EACH OTHER ITS DISGUSTING!!!!!! I’m really happy I decided not to make sleeping together a big deal and I got a lot of feedback from you guys agreeing! I had a lot of fun with these two’s sex scenes knowing they could do it whenever they wanted.

CHAPTER SIX – THE STEM EVENT

I started the scene with smut BUT I wanted to point out that much of their time spent together is at Y/N dorm, Jungkook either napping, hanging out or doing work as Y/N would study like she always did. I liked the idea that Jungkook would get bored and would want attention from Y/N because she was so focused. Idk, I just wanted to write a love story about two people spending time together and figuring out how they fit in each other’s lives as opposed to some dramatic I mEeT HiM aNd mY LiFe bEcAmE cRaZy. There’s nothing wrong with that plot line, I just didn’t want that for these two dorks. I wanted Y/N to interact with JK’s scene and crowd but not give up her own which is why most days JK and her just lounged around in her dorm studying.

Also, I don’t know how the teacher/student roleplay made it into the smut, it just did, no further questions (ʃ⌣́_⌣́ƪ).

Then the event scene.

“You’re whipped, dude! Seriously.”

Jungkook felt his face go red, “Shut up, no, I’m not.”

“Hey, I’m not judging. I get it. That’s your girl.” Taehyung shrugged. Jungkook placed a hand on the fold up table in front of him, staring down at the information pamphlet you had worked so hard on.

“She’s just… so fucking driven and passionate about everything she does. Sometimes I look at her, and I’m just like… holy shit, what am I doing with a girl like her? I feel like she’s totally out of my league and being with me is holding her back but— I dunno, man. I just… really like her.” Jungkook revealed, voice growing small.

An unexpected wave of tenderness fell over the two boys, Taehyung throwing an arm over his little brother’s shoulder.

“I’m happy for you, bro.”

Jungkook didn’t know it just yet but dude was talking from the heart and, is in fact, totally whipped :’c

I loved the confrontation scene between the boys and Eunwoo because the boys standing up for Yara really did make everyone feel like a friend group, not just some character who happen to exist at the same time. It wasn’t just Y/N and Yara and one side and the boys on the other. They would all become friends, which is ideal to me. A boyfriend who likes your best friend and considers her a friend so you can all hang out??? Yes please.

Initially, irl Yara and I had noooo clue if Yara would end up with Eunwoo or not. That was actually the original goal actually. But after this chapter four, you guys made it ABUNDANTLY clear that you guys wanted to see Taeyara, despite the two never even meeting! Honestly, it wasn’t until this chapter was written that we decided for sure that Eunwoo was out of the picture for Yara. Part of me really wanted to keep Yara single, but irl Yara insisted on dick and frankly, she’s right. Bitchin’ Yara deserved a shot at love. She definitely has her own story outside of Bitchin’ and will experience a lot of growth in the future.

“God, I know. I do not miss that temper of his.” She chuckled, her words piquing your interest.

“Temper?”

“Oh, yeah. Have you seriously not experienced it yet? He’s got some gnarly anger issues. Not to mention all the lying…” Kiri paused suddenly, straightening up as she flashed you an apologetic look. “Yikes, I’m sorry. I totally should not be telling you this. I’m not trying to be that gross girl that shit talks her ex to his current girlfriend.”

Miss Kiri, Miss Kiri. She really acted up this chapter didn’t she. There was a lot of discussion about whether or not those things she said about Jungkook were true. Which was exactly what I wanted hehe. We come to find out that Kiri had definitely stretched the truth. She really is good at manipulation and understanding how people think and it’s why she is in the role that she is in. Messy queen.

CHAPTER SEVEN – THE ROOFTOP DATE

This entire chapter was inspired by High School Musical with Troy and Gabriella’s rooftop garden scenes. This was my shortest chapter and honestly, probably not my strongest. I definitely went into writing this with zero concept of what I actually wanted to happen. Usually when I write my chapters I have a 4k long outline of it beforehand that I go off of. Not this one though. I really just winged it and I tried my best to write a chapter that really showed off (dialogue wise) just how this couple bounces off each other. I do really like some of the banter they have in this chapter.

You had taken note a little wooden popsicle stick poking up from the soil of the yellow flowers. Acacias, they were marked. Pulling your knees up to your chest, you considered his words.

Yellow acacias stands the value of true friendship and can indicate a secret love! I thought that was very appropriate given these dummies' relationship.

“So, you probably know why I brought you here.”

You nodded.

“You’re proposing, right?”

“Yeah, I– oh, shut up.” He laughed, the serious mood shattering as you joined him.

Even though I knew they were going to have a semi serious talk, what with Y/N asking about what Kiri had told her, these two dufuses realistically are just too comfortable with each other to stay serious for too long.

“Hey, I said that out of frustration, I didn’t really mean it. I’m sure she’ll come crawling back soon.” You attempted to comfort him, hoping to sound sincere.

“Even if that’s true, I’m not entirely sure I want that anymore.”

“What?” You blinked. Jungkook shrugged.

“What about us?” He met your eyes, causing your breath to hitch.

“What about us?”

Jungkook stared at you for a moment, noting the way the timber in your voice had become higher pitched as if panicked.

MORE FUN FACTS LMFAO: I typically do this thing with unplanned chapters where I just go for it and write and usually it works out. But when I wrote this down I remember stopping and being like ??? WHY DID I JUST WRITE THAT ??? I don’t like deleting my writing so I had a serious think to myself about whether this was going to be the moment Jungkook confessed or not.

Canonly, I decided that Jungkook did in fact mean ‘us’ in a romantic sense, but because of the way you perceivably panicked at that possible meaning, he decided against taking the conversation in that direction, instead speaking about ‘us’ in a platonic sense. Poor kookie :(

“Stop. Listen to me, Jungkook, you’re a fucking great guy, okay? You’re charismatic and funny and care about your friends… sure, you almost ruined my event, but it was mostly to defend my best friend when Eunwoo got too pushy, right? You’re a good guy, meathead. I know I joke about your ego, but I really believe you’re capable of more than you think you are. Seriously, Kiri is so lucky to be the object of your affection.”

Jungkook watched the way the sun’s orange light kissed your face, a bittersweet feeling growing in his chest as he contemplated the object of his affection. Just a couple of months ago, he would have had no doubt about who held his heart, but as you held his stare, he found himself unsure and yet, entirely sure all the same.

“Jungkook? You okay?” You frowned, catching in the sadness in his eyes.

“Hm? Yeah, yeah. I just… realized something.”

“Oh? What’s that?”

“…It doesn’t matter.” He smiled, the gesture hardly reaching his eyes.

It’s in this moment that Jungkook decides that there is no way you hold the same affection towards him that he does to you. He mistakes your words of comfort as you pushing him away. You are so kind and encouraging and Jungkook loves you so much that hearing you insist about him ending back up with Kiri hurts him so bad.

But you are still unsure about your feelings and genuinely believe that's still what Jungkook wants. You’re just being a supportive friend!! :( It isn’t until the end of this chapter when Y/N has her talk with Yara that she realizes, oh man, she’s in deep.

CHAPTER EIGHT – THE MISTAKE

BLAH. This chapter is so BLAH, you know? Having to write this chapter was SO HARD. I texted irl Yara complaining about how much I hated having to put my characters through this and that I wanted to just end the story on chapter 7 and keep them happy forever. BUT ALAS! I had planned for this to happen from the start.

You tasted like the mint of your favorite brand of toothpaste. He imagined if he had caught you any later then the mint would have been accompanied by the taste of coffee, knowing the way you rarely started a day without a cup.

God, he had missed the taste of you.

What you guys didn’t see is Jungkook spending the night with Kiri, and immediately kicking her out, freaking out as the weight of guilt washed over him. He knew he had done nothing wrong, that you weren’t his real girlfriend, and that getting back together with Kiri was exactly what he had signed up for. It was what he should’ve wanted. But it wasn't… because you were what he wanted. And that was exactly what he was going to tell you as he marched over to your apartment.

But he panicked. His mind already decided that your answer to him would be no– that you didn’t feel the same. So he kissed you. He had you in the only way he was allowed to. He was selfish and impulsive and so incredibly scared that he ended up hurting the person he loved the most.

Initially though, I had Jungkook get back together with Kiri, not that he slept with her right before sleeping with Y/N. But I decided TEEHEE let me just make everything erupt into flames. However, I didn’t realize just how angry with Jungkook you guys would get. I remember thinking DAMMIT WAS THAT TOO SCANDALOUS?? I knew I was going to have to work hard for Jungkook to redeem himself to my readers.

“She wants to get back together.” Jungkook swallowed dryly, eyes wavering between yours as if to gauge your reaction.

“…Oh.”

You shook your head.

“I mean, wow! That’s… That’s great!” You smiled, something tearing apart inside you as the words left your lips.

“Y/N–”

“Seriously! This means it worked, right? This is exactly what you wanted to happen.” You enthused, turning your head so that he couldn’t see the way your eyes had welled up.

Jungkook’s heart was pounding in his ears, fighting the urge to wrap his arms around you.

“Yeah… yeah, no, you’re right. We did it.” He replied monotonously.

GOD THIS PART IS SO UNBELIEVABLY FRUSTRATING! JUST ADMIT YOU LOVE EACH OTHER YOU MORONS! This entire situation is so convoluted because there's so much information missing and not being expressed, I seriously want to ring my own neck rereading this bit.

“Are you mad?” He called out cautiously, a heavy feeling falling onto his chest.

“Why would I be mad?” You quipped back sharply, causing Jungkook to flinch. He shifted in his seat uncomfortably.

“I just thought… I mean we’ve been fooling around a lot lately, so I didn’t know if—”

“If what? I had feelings for you?” You scoffed. “Please, as if I’d ever fall for you.”

And there it was— everything Jungkook already knew but had been so afraid to hear. Of course, you didn’t feel for him what he felt for you. How could he have expected anything different?

IDIOTS!!! THEY'RE BOTH IDIOTS!!! I don't know how y'all put up with this for so long. Forgive me.

CHAPTER NINE – THE BREAK

Okay I actually love this chapter. And for many reasons. Let me break down the three scenes for you guys.

Scene one: Kiri confrontation

Kiri is definitely an opposing antagonist. She is constantly working against Y/N because of their interests directly conflicting. BUT. I would argue that the biggest antagonist to this story is the inner ones – Y/N and Jungkook's lack of ability to admit their feelings constantly holding them both back from their happy ending. That being said, a confrontation scene between Y/N and Kiri was MUCH needed. While I suppose I can understand why Kiri doesn't like Y/N, that doesn't change the fact that she has been disrespectful and catty. So miss Y/N had to put Miss Kiri in her place (•̀ᴗ•́)

Scene two: Yara and Tae at the library

Fanservice. That is all. LMFAOOO y'all reallllyyy wanted it to happen and who am I to deny my people what they want. It was really fun getting to explore my side characters and develop them through interactions outside the two main characters. IRL Yara also mentioned giving bitchin’ Yara and Tae their own chapter as a joke and I was like LOL BET. I fully was going to but then I got the idea for the next scene and was like ahh ok maybe not the whole chapter.

Scene three: Meeting with Erik

So. This was a SUPER last minute decision. Like, it wasn’t until I was writing this chapter that I planned on Erik making an appearance. I saw a tweet with someone saying their bitchin theories and they mentioned Erik appearing out of nowhere and I was like,,, HOLD ON!!!! That could be kind of spicy ≖‿≖

I knew for a fact JK was NOT going to be forgiven in this chapter; I needed a way to lay the situation out between the two dorks without trying to seem like I was trying to sway my audience in a way that didn't make sense to the story. Y/N was rightfully angry. But she wasn't only angry about the timing of the sex. She was angry that Jungkook went back to Kiri at all and there was no way she was going to admit that. So who better to lay it all out than calculated, unbiased third party Erik. He deserved some character development after all.

I also liked the idea that Y/N had, in theory, “romantic options.” Losing Jungkook didn’t mean the end of her life. Having my female lead stand on her own was very important to me.

CHAPTER TEN – THE END

RIGHT OF THE BAT I needed Jungkook to suffer. So that whole scene where he tries to interact with his old group only for his presence to make everything awkward MMMM yes, sweet revenge on my part.

You were surprised. His hair was no longer shaggy and long like you remembered it. Instead, it had been freshly cut, looking healthy and neatly styled for the first time since you met Jungkook.

THE WAY SO MANY PEOPLE COMMENTED ON THIS LINE “but Y/N liked it long?!?” IS SO FUNNNYyyyy. So let me clarify a thing. Jungkook had always wanted to cut his hair right. The only reason he didn’t was because Y/N told him not to. With Y/N no longer in the picture to convince him out of it, he cut his hair. That’s really all there is to it skfjsjf.

You know, I had written this part around the time I had just finished up the third ch believe it or not. And it was COMPLETELY different. I had it planned that Yara and Y/N ignored him throughout class and Yara had gone back after the bell rang to go verbally assault JK. And as the two hashed it out, only then was that when Jungkook would realize that he liked Y/N after Yara literally spelled it out for him.

“You like her, dumbass!” Was what I had written Yara saying. I really had written him in denial for ten chapters, I was a whole sociopath (╥﹏╥). But ultimately, I decided that Jungkook came to that conclusion on his own and the decision to apologize to Y/N would have been made over winter break.

“You said Kiri came over asking for you back, yet you still came over and slept with me the next day. Even though the two of you had sex the night before. Do you understand how that makes me feel?”

“I’m—”

“Like garbage!" You emphasized, the white paint of the door somehow irritating you further. "I felt like I was something you threw away and picked back up whenever you felt like getting your dick wet.”

Your chest was rising and falling rapidly, and you tried your hardest to not let your emotions get the best of you.

“Not to mention to everyone else, it looks like you cheated on me. Which makes me look like a fucking idiot." You scoffed.

Jungkook said nothing in reply, which somehow made it easier to say all you should have said that day in your room.

“It just sucks to realize that someone you once cared about sees you as nothing more than a toy. It fucking sucks.”

Man :( writing this hurt my heart. I really, really, love bitchin!y/n and writing her hurting freaking stinks. But she had to speak her mind. She deserves the chance to get everything off her chest with the way Jungkook hurt her.

Your heart and mind were in constant paradox, torn between wanting him back and wanting him to know just how much he had hurt you. Your mind ultimately won the battle, of course, but as Jungkook stood just a few inches of drywood apart pouring his heart out, it was hard to say which major organ was responsible for your next words.

The creak of the door being pushed open sent Jungkook's eyes wide, revealing your hesitant form. You had your arms crossed over your chest as if to guard the contents inside of it.

You looked like an angel underneath the bathroom's blue fluorescent lights, beautiful and lovely, a stark contrast from your next crushing sentence.

“I slept with Erik.”

Hehe. Ofc my girl Y/N had to have a rebound!!! She knows that life goes on. However, as I wrote in, she definitely regretted it. It was kind of the same situation that Jungkook was in where he pursued something just because it was familiar and a distraction and not because he really wanted it. Both Y/N and Jungkook are flawed characters but that’s okay! If anything, Y/N’s mistake of sleeping with Erik is what allows her to forgive Jungkook. Knowing first hand how complicated their entire relationship really was.

“I don’t need you… but I don’t think I want a life without you.” You finished shyly.

Your eyes were locked with his when suddenly a small noise escaped him, eyes pulling away from yours as his head moved to attempt to hide the way his eyes had grown wet.

I got this line from one of my best friends after her ex broke up with her. It made me physically sad and really sympathize with her so I quickly wrote it down into my notes app to save for later LMAOOOO. Knowing that you are your own person and life will inevitably go on after losing someone, but that your heart still wants and is pleading for the one person you can’t have. SO SAD. I’m happy I got to use this line in one of my fics.

The note Jungkook wrote Y/N,,, imagine him not being able to sleep one night over winter break so he just writes down everything he should have told Y/N while he still had the chance…. I’ll for real cry dude, he’s so cute. Also, the line about him buying you fluffy Halloween socks for Christmas went over people’s heads I think but HECK I THOUGHT THAT WAS SO FUNNY AND SWEET (because Y/N bought Christmas socks when it was Halloween teehee).

"Are you two dorks done crying?" Yara’s voice rang out suddenly, causing both of you to jump apart.

"Yara, you creep! Privacy, dude! Ever try knocking?" You sniffed, wiping at your face hurriedly.

"What? Like you were peeing with Jungkook in the bathroom? Please." She waved you off, walking back into the living room to give you two some privacy. She did say Jungkook had 15 minutes before she’d have to come back in after all. "Anyway, Tae will be over in 10 minutes for the Saved By The Bell marathon that’s on so you guys are more than welcomed to join." She called out from her newly seated position on the couch.

I included this scene with Yara because things were getting too serious for my liking ngl. Plus the idea that the four of them would all come together at the end for a much needed reunion made my happy bitchin heart soar.

Jungkook let out a laugh, his palm finding your cheek, eyes locked on your lips. You were preening for his kiss, mouth parting slightly as you anticipated it.

“Partners?”

The question took you by surprise, eyes widening at your not so pretend lover.

Idiot.

“Partners.” You smiled softly, eyes shiny and brimming with tears as he kissed you for what must have been the millionth time, but still somehow felt like the first.

UGH I LOVE THEM I REALLY DO. I was so happy with how this final scene came out :( They’re partners, they really are I miss these boneheads.

AND NOW, I PRESENT THE CANON FUTURE OF THE BITCHIN UNIVERSE...

10 YEARS LATER

Let’s be honest, Jungkook popped the question the day of graduation, he can’t imagine a life in which you wouldn’t be beside him

You said yes (shocker)

Cue Jungkook being the most wonderful partner and respecting your wish to finish your residency program before having the wedding

You absolutely kick ass at being a neonatal surgeon

Also, Jungkook started a film company! It’s small but he loves what he does and works with colleges and helps out the film majors with resources and equipment <3

SO IT'S THE DAY OF YOUR WEDDING RIGHT

Yara and your sisters are helping you get ready, with your best friend as the ever so reassuring maid of honor

And by that I mean you’re as calm as a cucumber and Yara is one wrong move away from having a stroke

“Y/N… Don’t freak out....The catering company put in two orders of shrimp instead of chicken and steak.”

“Yara, it’s okay.”

“NO ITS NOT???? THIS IS YOUR WEDDING DAY AND YOU’RE GETTING CRUSTACEANS.”

Y/N making Yara take a seat and practice some breathing exercises so she doesn’t upset the baby

Oh yeah, Yara is 10 weeks pregnant

Taehyung is the dad lol

Yara and Taehyung have been together ever since that day at the library hehe <3

They moved in together and adopted a cat and everything (sweet boy Tae wanted a dog but Yara’s afraid of dogs and Tae would do anything for that woman so Yeontan the cat it is)

Yara refuses to put a label on their relationship even after all this time, and Tae doesn’t ask for one. They’re happy and dedicated to each other and don’t feel the need to put pressure on something that’s already so perfect

Yara is actually violently in love with Tae but still scoffs when Y/N tries to bring it up

“Oh my god, you’re so in love with him”

“Huh??? you must be sick or something. Get well soon, damn :/”

Yara likes to come up with different labels for Taehyung every time she has to introduce him. Among her favorites are roommate, rent sharer, baby daddy and penis lender

Speaking of Taehyung, he’d have a hand on Jungkook’s shoulder as he tries to calm down the panicking groom to be

“JK, breathe.”

“What if she doesn’t show up? What if she doesn’t want to marry me? What if I pressured her into this and— and I’ve freaked her out and now she hates me?”

“Dude, you guys have been engaged for eight years. She’s had her opportunity to run. She’ll show up.”

Taehyung scruffing up the younger man’s hair reassuringly, which only flusters him more because DAMMIT he wants to look perfect for you and now his hair is messed up >:(

(You like him no matter what his hair looks like though)

Jungkook literally swallowing down a sob as you walk down the aisle and he lays his eyes on you for the first time

You having a dumb smile on your face the entire walk over because your husband to be is crying and you haven’t even exchanged vows yet

The entire audience going all sobby when you finally do exchange vows because they’re so beautiful and real

The ten years together has not been easy— from financial struggles as you tried to support yourself through med school, to personal conflicts when Jungkook wanted to start a family already

But you guys figured it out

You always do

He’s your person. And you are his.

Y/N’s sisters Rosa and Lia are a WRECK— even your dad is tearing up

Your family loves Jungkook and have been counting down the days until you guys married, let’s be honest

“You may now kiss the bride.”

Jungkook punching the air with a “FINALLY!” before kissing the hell out of you

The cutting of the cake inevitably turning into a food fight

The shrimp entrees turning out to be pretty damn good

Yara catching the bouquet and wagging her brows at Taehyung suggestively

Jungkook pulling you aside to take photos of you outside the venue because you look so so pretty and he loves the way you smile when he’s the one behind the camera

The party is in full session, your siblings tearing up the dance floor like the extroverts they are

You and Jungkook are sat at the head of the room, hands intertwined underneath the table as you watch a tired and painfully sober Yara swing her bare feet onto Taehyung’s lap, requesting a foot rub

Watching your pregnant best friend and her lover together, you turned towards your own, smile impossibly wide

“What?”

“Let’s have a baby.” You’d grin, so stupid happy

Jungkook’s eyes going round and immediately jumping up from his seat because god that’s all he’s ever wanted

Being tugged out the room by a giddy Jungkook, one of your heels flinging off somewhere behind you.

“What’s happening? Where are we going?!”

The two of you find yourself in a storage room somewhere on the hotel floor

“Jeon Jungkook, what the hell—“

His mouth find yourself, kissing you in a way that couldn’t at the altar

You kissed him back without questions, arms wrapping around the man you now called your husband

“I love you.” He’d sigh into your neck, his hot breath causing you to shiver

“I love you too.”

“Let’s make a baby.”

“Yeah let’s— wait, right here? Right now?!”

Jungkook merely nodding as his mouth found the exposed skin of your chest

“Meathead, we can’t just ditch our wedding to have sex!”

“Why not? We did our marital duties. Now it’s our guests' job to get embarrassingly drunk and make a fool of themselves on the dance floor. No one will even miss us.”

“Isn’t baby making what our honeymoon is for?”

“Screw that. I’ve done my waiting. Let’s start our family, nerd.”

Jungkook kissing your protests silent before you inevitably give in and let him take you right there and then, your wedding dress hung around your hips

Husband and wife coming together with shaky breaths and hushed moans as they promise the rest of their lives to each other, making every argument, struggle or moment of uncertainty leading up to now totally worth it

Walk of shame back into the party with nervous hair fixing from you and a proud grin from Jungkook

Yara figuring out exactly why you two had sneaked off to, flashing the newly weds a knowing smirk

The night of your wedding, Jungkook surprises you with a present

You unwrap it in confusion, only to see that it’s a glass frame and inside of it is the wrinkled and worn out lined paper the two of you had scribbled on many many years ago

Jungkook hangs up the contract right above your bed as per your request, smiling as he does and jumping on him the moment he puts down the hammer bc dammit it you’re too heckin excited to make love with your sentimental loser of a husband

And yes, by the next month, you are pregnant and incredibly happy

And of course, your daughter and Yara’s son grow up to be best friends, not a family holiday passing by where they aren’t told the story of the totally bitchin’ way both set of their parents got together

#beyond the story #bts smut #Jungkook smut #bts jungkook #bts #bts imagines #bts preferences #Jungkook x reader #jeon jungkook

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