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peachyteez · 4 years

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death’s grip ≫ DAY TWO, LITTLE CUB.

the tiger hybrid managed to escape from south korea’s top illegal hybird ring fights. of course, they didn’t let him go so easily. losing his chasers in a forest, covered in blood—his and others’—he decided to accept his fate of death from his wounds until a female and two other hybrids managed to take him from death’s grip.

PART OF THE HEAVEN SERIES.

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✧ notes: went on a lil tangent towards the end buuut ┐(︶▽︶)┌

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hongjoong slowly drifted in and out of consciousness. as he slowly came back to reality, so did his senses. the constant beeping of a machine next to him, the painfully familiar hospital antiseptic, the soft mattress he was laying on—wait.

mattress? shooting up in the hospital bed, hongjoong examined his surroundings. instead of the forest where he swore he was just at, he was inside what seemed to be a hospital room. feeling something in his arm, his eyes widened when he looked down. there was a needle in his arm. following the tube that was connected to the needle, he looked up and noticed a clear fluid in a bag that was slowly dripping out. his mind went into panic mode, not understanding what had happened and how he had gotten there in the first place.

suddenly, the door of his room automatically opened and he made eye contact with a familiar woman. the woman from the forest?

she smiled, seeing him conscious. “good morning, hongjoong,” she greeted. “how do you feel?”

hongjoong blinked, still trying to process the situation. looking down at himself, he realized he was no longer wearing his own clothes, but rather a baby blue hospital top and bottom. he looked back up to her, confusion written all over his face.

jiyu chuckled. “do you remember? you were bleeding out in the forest and i called the facility’s rescue team to bring you back here. don’t worry, i didn’t change your clothes. yeonjun did. and we cleaned your...many wounds and bandaged them up for you.”

peeking down through the neckline of the top, he indeed noticed the white gauze and bandaging that covered his entire torso. there were even some on his arms and legs.

“yeonjun washed you up, too,” she sheepishly admitted. “we didn’t realize how much dirt and...blood you had on you until he washed you.” hongjoong had so much dirt and blood that you couldn’t even see the orange fur of his ears and tail.

“...why?” hongjoong stuttered out, utterly confused. “why did you help me? we don’t even know each other.”

jiyu cocked her head in confusion. “i don’t have to know you to help. the caretakers here don’t know any of the hybrids when they first come in, but that doesn't stop us from trying to help,” she explained with a soft smile. “there’s some good out in the world, hongjoong.”

some good. does that mean he’s gotten the bitter end of the spectrum his whole life?

“other than your wounds,” jiyu continued as she looked through his file, “you don’t have any life-threatening injuries, thank god. but you will have to remain here in the facility for a few weeks for you to fully recover. from how you reacted to me two days ago, i can tell you’ve been through a lot.”

hongjoong slightly winced at her words. “two days ago?” he asked, slightly horrified.

“you passed out in the ambulance and you were knocked out the whole day yesterday,” she revealed. “most likely from exhaustion and pain.”

he blankly nodded. he still couldn’t wrap his mind around the fact that he had been rescued, or so he hopes. judging from his environment and the woman in front of him, he was pretty sure that was the case. “...you won’t bring me back, right? to my owners?” he quietly asked. the pain, the blood, the sound of the crowds cheering and chanting for a kill. he winced. he never wanted to kill them. he never wanted to hurt them. he did it to survive, to see another sunrise from his cage.

jiyu furrowed her eyebrows. “if you don’t want to go back, then i won’t force you. although, i don't know where you would go after recovering. judging from your behavior, i can tell you didn’t have the brightest life, am i right?”

hongjoong didn’t say anything, he just stared down at his clasped hands in his lap. taking his silence as a yes, she felt her heart ache. he’s like seonghwa and yunho. she felt her anger slowly rise. there’s some messed up people in this world, i swear i’m gonna track them down.

shaking the thoughts off, she looked at hongjoong again. “don’t worry, you’re safe here, i promise,” she reassured. “and if you feel uncomfortable in the slightest way, don’t hesitate to let me know.”

hongjoong observed the woman. it was amazing how easily she was willing to go to such lengths to help him. and for what? what was her motive? what would she get out of it? he suddenly remembered the two hybrids that was with her that day.

“your hybrids...” he started, unsure of how to word his question. what did you do to make them trust you so easily? he wanted answers. something, anything that would put down the little bud of doubt and distrust inside. he didn’t want to be betrayed again.

“seonghwa and yunho?” she asked, taking a seat on the chair next to his bed. “what about them?”

he fidgeted with his tail. “...what did you do?”

jiyu silently thought about his question. what did she do? she didn’t do anything special—she just did what she assumed anyone with a heart would do. care for them, love them, respect them. it’s just the basic manners. she wryly smiled. “nothing special or manipulating if that’s what you’re thinking,” she said. “you’d think it’s just basic manners to show hybrids some love and respect, but i guess not for everyone.”

she looked over the bandaging on his arm. “i don’t know how your life was like before ending up in the forest, but let me make one thing clear. not everyone in the world is the same. if every human out there truly was heartless, the world would’ve gone to shit a long time ago. someone had the idea of creating this hybrid recovery center. doesn't that go to show you that they want to help?”

hongjoong intently listened to her little tangent. while he wasn’t completely convinced, he could feel his heart and mind ever-so slowly open up to her words.

“i won’t lie, it’s sad how one bad apple can spoil the whole tree,” she humorously laughed. “it takes one heartless person for hybrids to lose trust in us completely. i don’t blame you, though,” she mumbled.

with a small smile at him, she stood up from the chair. “all i’m saying is...give us a chance, yeah?” she felt deja-vu from that line. it was the same request she had asked seonghwa when they first met. “you can start with me since i’m your designated caretaker, then if and when you're ready, i’ll bring in more people, deal?”

what seemed like an eternity passed before hongjoong slowly nodded his head. “deal,” he quietly agreed, his orange and black tiger ears slightly twitching in anticipation.

jiyu smiled, happy that he was slowly letting her in. “thanks, little tiger.”

hongjoong raised an eyebrow at her name for him. “little tiger?”

a mischievous and teasing look flashed across her face. “you just look so small and adorable on the bed,” she laughed. his cheeks flushed in embarrassment as he looked away, a pout unconsciously forming on his lips.

“what was it about good humans you were talking about?” he mumbled to himself. but seeing her smile and radiating happy energy, he couldn’t bring himself to be mad.

strange, he thought, how did she reduce me to a little cub in only half an hour?

glancing at the clock, her eyes almost bulged out of her head. “good god, i promised beomgyu i’d eat lunch with him!” she frantically yelped as she quickly gathered the paperwork and clipboard. she could already envision the golden-retriever’s pouting face while asking her why she was ten minutes late. “oh, right. are you hungry?” she asked hongjoong.

seeing him shake his head, she pursed her lips in thought. “well, it’s my lunch break right now. i’ll buy some food for you and bring it back when i’m on the clock again, okay? alright, i’ll see you in a bit!”

without giving him time to deny her offer, she sped walk out the door. hongjoong didn’t know how to react. one minute, she was seriously explaining to him that there was good in the world; then another minute, she became a clumsy girl that lost track of time.

he scoffed. “if all good humans are clumsy like that, then what’s gonna happen to me?”

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slightlyrebelliouswriter23 · 2 years

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annual writing self-evaluation

thanks so much to @vexderolo and @jurdanhell who tagged me weeks ago but i'm just now getting around to this :')❤️❤️

Number of stories posted to AO3:

i have 16 works total and posted 5 chapter updates/new works in 2021 (listen. it was a rough year lmao)

Word count posted for the year:

25,607

Fandoms you wrote for:

TFOTA

Pairings:

Jurdan

Story with the most kudos, comments, and bookmarks:

Fine Line (didn't even have to look lmao)

Work you're most proud of and why:

Fine Line because she's my baby and I always write my ass off for her. although a close runner up is probably I Hate You So Much cos i've had people tell me they consider it canon and that's just gvljaslkdjskdj surreal to me 🥺

Work you're least proud of and why:

it's still not my least favourite piece of mine but of the ones i wrote in 2021, i'm probably least proud of No Drug Like Me. don't get me wrong, i'm proud of the writing out of the context of the series. but it'd been a while since i re-read the series when i wrote it so i feel like even though it supposedly takes place in Elfhame, it doesn't match the tone or characterisation as well as some of my other works.

Share or describe a favourite review you received:

there have been a few that have been like "are you Holly Black incognito?" or "this fic is canon for me" or "your writing is beautiful, i hope to read a book from you someday" and those always make me smile really fucking big :') but there's this one that i'll always remember that was like "i was trying to remember a scene from the series the other day and i spent so long trying to find it in my copies of the books and then i remembered the scene was from this fic" and i sobbed a lil ngl

A time when writing was really, really hard:

i should tell you about the times when writing was really, really easy. there were less of those this year 🥲

A scene or character you wrote that surprised you:

i think the fact that i was able to convincingly(?) write an explicit scene from the first person POV of a dude lmao. 2 years ago i thought i'd never write an explicit scene point blank period. so the fact that i was able to pull that off is a bit shocking but in the best way :')

A favourite excerpt of your writing:

(ugh don't make me do this 🙈)

Every move is a weapon intentionally drawn. We track each other, note reactions, breathe the same tenuous, mangled breath. She traces her dare on the battlefield of my chest.

So take me.

Down, down, down. I’m dizzy and she’s slow, like a call to courage. A king before men.

It makes perfect sense. We kneel in the trenches of desire and she flings the shrapnel of her glare at me, the enemy. She wants me to surrender. She doesn’t know I already have.

—Fine Line, Chapter 3.5

How did you grow as a writer this year?

i think i focused a lot on bettering my dialogue, which is probably the thing i'm least confident about when it comes to writing.

How do you hope to grow next year?

i want to stop being so perfectionistic. i'd rather have a "good e-fucking-nough" attitude and actually finish some of the works i've started (there are so so many) than feel overwhelmed by the prospect of writing cos "it has to be better than the last one".

Who was your greatest positive influence this year as a writer?

everyone who has ever left me a comment or ask who encouraged me even when i wasn't posting anything for a while. i love you.

Anything from your real life show up in your writing this year?

i think every writer draws from their experiences to some capacity. emotions, small things they see or smell or hear on the street. i can't think of super specific examples of this, but i mean Fine Line is a wholeass panini fic so there's that.

Any new wisdom you can share with other writers?

this is an old bit of advice but it really came to light for me this year: you create what you consume.

Any projects you're looking forward to starting/finishing this year?

there are so many chapter updates that have over 3000 words that i just haven't finished. my goal this year is to finish those and come up with some sort of schedule for juggling all my WIPs lmao

Tag some writers whose answers you'd like to read:

this seems like a New Year post and since we're already 20 days in, i won't tag anyone. but if you see this and you want to do it anyway pls go for it! you can say i tagged you :')

#tag game #annual writing self evaluation #long post #about my writing

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all-things-skam · 5 years

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if you’re taking requests - can you do one about eliott finding out that lucas threw the first drawing in the trash (when eliott had been so sad and hoping that he’d text him about it + creating a parallel universe about it in the new drawing) and kinda being really hurt?

Title: Crumpled feelings

Ship: Skam France | Lucas Lallemant and Eliot Demaury (Elu)

Lucas was sleeping soundly when Eliott woke up. He smiled, taking in how beautiful he was when he was asleep, his face so relaxed and peaceful. Eliott brushed a piece of hair away from Lucas’s face, chuckling as it stubbornly fell back.

Light was coming through the window and you could hear birds chirping outside. Reaching to the nightstand, Eliott grabbed his phone, checking the time. They had gone to bed late last night so Eliott wasn’t surprised when he saw what time it was.

Regardless of the time, Eliott decided to get up and prepare some breakfast for his boyfriend, knowing Lucas’s sweet tooth would rather eat rolled crepes drizzled in chocolate than a panini.

Eliott gently removed Lucas’s body from him, slipping out of bed. He stretched his arms over his head, about to head to the kitchen when something caught his attention on Lucas’s desk. A crumpled looking piece of paper. Eliott got closer and his heart sank when he recognized the first drawing he left Lucas.

He picked it up, eyes filling with water as he stared at the crumpled hedgehog in bed. He had drawn this with his heart and poured his feelings into these little drawings, did Lucas not like them? Everything he was too scared to say out loud, he scribbled it on these pieces of paper.

Lucas stirred on the bed, a soft whine leaving his lips when he realized Eliott wasn’t there. Slowly waking up, he rubbed his sleepy eyes and saw Eliott standing in front of the desk, a piece of paper in hands, tears in his eyes. Shit.

“Eli-”

“Did you do this?” Eliott asked, his voice small and shaky.

Guilt filled Lucas’s stomach, seeing Eliott so upset, now realizing that maybe these drawings meant a lot more than he thought.

“I can explain.”

He was sad, angry and in pain and he was convinced Eliott was playing him, that he didn’t give a shit about him when Lucas threw the drawing away.

Turned out Eliott did give a shit about him.

“These drawings, as insignificant as they seem, it’s me saying the things I didn’t have the guts to say or do. It’s me opening my heart to you, showing you my true feelings.” He paused, scanning the content of the desk. “Where’s the rest? Did you throw it in the trash too?” Eliott asked, pain in his voice.

Lucas shook his head. “No. I-”

“Where are they? I need them, now.”

Immediately, the brunet scurried from the bed and went to get them, safely tucked in a small box, the one he kept his most precious belongings like photos of him and his mom, a ticket from small art exhibit Eliott took him on their first date and all kinds of memories.

He brought it on the bed and Eliott joined him, the drawing still in his hands, keeping a distance between him and Lucas.

“This one, I drew it because, as much as I wanted to stay in bed with you that Saturday and spend the whole weekend together, I couldn’t. Everything was so amazing that morning and I wish I would’ve never had to leave your bed, quit my love nest, my newfound paradise…but, I had to go home and face Lucille, apologize to her. I watched you sleep for so long, dreading the moment I would have to leave.”

Eliott set the crumpled drawing down and picked up another one. The one where Eliott no25473 misses his chance and Eliott no36572 walk toward his destiny.

“What you said about keeping mentally ill people out of your life really hurt me and, in order to protect myself from getting hurt from your future and inevitable rejection, I backed off and decided that you and I couldn’t happen. I tried to push you out of my life but, truth is, I couldn’t stop thinking about you, Lucas. You were on my mind all the damn time. When I saw you in the courtyard, sad and alone, I wish I had the courage to go to you and talk to you. Make things better for you, for us.”

Eliott picked up the last one, the one Lucas found in his Biology textbook.

“By the time I drew that third one, everything had gone downhill. I truly felt like I had lost you. You don’t know how many times I stayed up at night replaying the decision I made in my head. I was trying to find a way, any way, to get you back. When I slipped the note while you were in the cafeteria line, I saw your hand. I didn’t know what happened but I knew that I was probably the cause of it. After that, I couldn’t live with myself. I was desperate for you to text me when you saw the drawing. I missed seeing you, talking to you, laughing with you…god I missed kissing you and holding you. I felt like something was missing from me…”

As he was listening to Eliott explaining his feelings and thoughts behind each drawings, Lucas felt worse and worse. He didn’t know these drawing meant so much to Eliott - and to him too, until Mika plucked it out of the trash. To Eliott, it must feel like Lucas threw his heart in the trash.

He had to tell Eliott how much he regretted throwing that drawing away. It was a mistake, a huge mistake.

Lucas gently took Eliott’s hand and looked up at him apologetically. “That first drawing… I looked at it for so long. Whenever I missed you or just wanted to remember how I felt that morning, I would go back to it. But, there came a point where looking at it made my heart ache, Eliott. I saw you that night at the party. You promised that you weren’t with her anymore and you were back in her arms, kissing her like I meant nothing to you. You betrayed my trust and I felt like a fool. You have to understand that it hurt too much to even look at the drawing anymore. It made me feel like I was played by you and I fell for it all…it just hurt a lot.”

Eliott pulled his hands away, shifting uncomfortably. “You don’t understand… I’ve been betrayed by people all my life too. The moment they find out that I’m the way I am, they run away from me. Just like you said it, better to stay away from mentally ill people. And, as selfish as it sounds, I thought that I was doing something that would save both of us pain. I didn’t want us to fall in love and feel all these things, only for you to realize that you don’t want someone like me around,” he explained, tears returning back to his eyes.

Lucas looked down, he hated to see Eliott cry, he hated it even more when he was the cause of those tears who were blurring his eyes.

Instead of messing up and saying things the wrong way, Lucas simply flipped the box over, emptying all its content, making Eliott really confused. What was he doing?

‘There’s a reason why your drawings were in there. I didn’t put them here just to put them away. I placed them in here because that’s where I keep everything that’s precious to my heart. It’s the box I’d save if my house was to catch fire and I could only take one thing. What I’m trying to say is: you are important to me, Eliott, and everything we do together means so much.“

Curiously, Eliott started looking through the content spilled on the bed, picking up photos of baby Lucas with his healthier looking mom, a ticket from their first date at the art exhibit, another one from that time they went at the Eiffel tower alone with the cliché selfie they took up there, the tiny hedgehog keyring Eliott got him for their one month anniversary - it used to be on Lucas’s keys but it ended up breaking because it was cheap -, cute sticky notes Eliott had left around and a handful more.

Eliott was speechless. There was so many meaningful things hidden in that box, things he didn’t know Lucas had kept. Without saying anything, he pulled Lucas in his arms. ’'I’m sorry for thinking that you didn’t care,” he said, kissing right at the junction of Lucas’s shoulder and neck.

Lucas hugged back, feeling relaxed in his arms. “I’m sorry that I said the things that I did and made you upset.” He smiled and leaned up to give him a soft kiss only to be interrupted by the rumbling of his stomach, demanding to be fed.

This made Eliott giggle. “The kisses will have to wait…shall we go make crepes first?”

“Or, you can make the crepes and kiss me as you make them,” Lucas suggested and who was Eliott to say no to his cute face.

#elu #elu prompt #elu fic #eliott x lucas #eliott demaury #lucas x eliott #Lucas Lallemant #skamfr #skam france

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thesinglesjukebox · 4 years

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LIL NAS X FEAT. NAS - RODEO (REMIX)

[5.50]

And Lil by... ordinary size?

Brad Shoup: In a pop punk era, Lil Nas is modern rock: flat intonation, stately guitars, gloomy vibe. He continues his plug-and-play ways, swapping out Cardi B's unthematic verse for one from a reasonably game Nas. X's stay the same, which is fine. I can't imagine him delivering a funnier line than "we might go and have some sex". [6]

Alfred Soto: Like Billy Ray Cyrus', Nas' appearance signifies more than the contributions: a good sport, he understood the importance of genre-busting even in an era in which genre-busting serves the cross-streaming Spotify ethos. Certainly the star power carries "Rodeo" on its shoulders. [6]

Thomas Inskeep: "Rodeo" is a slightly dull, Western-themed record with "boomin' system"-level bass (yay) and some pretty dull verses from LNX (sad emoji). Cardi B's guest spot on the original, meanwhile, is better than "Big" Nas's on this new version. [4]

Wayne Weizhen Zhang: Better than Lil Baby feat. DaBaby, and not as transcendant as Charli feat. Charli, but pretty close. Lil Nas X feat. Nas is a surprisingly potent pairing: Nas X's chill and circular flow contrasting with big Nas's crisp and brisk one to make for a generational bop. [8]

Katie Gill: Lil Nas X hasn't yet proved to the music world that he is more than a one hit wonder -- which is a bummer, as "Panini" has grown on me over time. But this song won't be the smash hit follow-up. It feels like a computer spat out a list of things that made "Old Town Road" popular (the country/trap hybrid, silly yet fun lyrics, an easy to sing along chorus, guest verses from previously established talent) and then shoved them all together in formulaic fashion to create "Rodeo." [5]

Will Adams: Maybe it's recently released anecdotes about Nas that are souring this for me, but I struggle to find what's necessary about this. Or maybe it's the decision to replace Cardi B with a "Lil Nas + Big Nas! OMG!" gag whose excitement lasts about five seconds. [4]

[Read, comment and vote on The Singles Jukebox]

#Lil Nas X #Nas #pop #hip hop #music #music review #rap

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wannabegwenstacy · 9 months

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Eden's Favorite Mingi Tumblr Fics

updated: 08/07/2023

Main A/N: check out the full ateez fic recs masterlist for some of the other members. warning i'm a baby atiny so its not super full yet and i currently have only some members posts created currently. will be updating with more fic recs periodically. :)

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Use It. by @a-soft-hornytiny

Pairing: Mingi x female!reader

Genre: Smut

Word count: 1.7k+

Warnings: porn without plot, sub!mingi, virgin!mingi, kinda dom!reader, hand job, blow job, riding, teasing, slight begging, unprotected sex, cumming, dirty talk, breeding (let me know if I missed something) be careful while reading.

Summary: Mingi has a huge dick but is shy about it and has no idea what to do with it.

Panini by @smileysuh

Pairing: Mingi & Yunhoe x afab!Reader

Rating: 18+ explicit

AUs/Tags: covid au, best friends to lovers, frat/uni au, etc.

Word count: 11.8k

Warnings: Covid, depressed/anxious Mingi, size kink, choking, sir kink, bdsm protocols, dumbification, sensory deprivation (hand over eyes), oral, dry humping, nipple kink/boob sucking, switch Mingi, hard/semi soft Dom Yunho, Dirty talk, some degradation in a good way, unprotected sex, Yunho has a sir kink, threesome, etc…

Summary: With covid stretching on for what feels like forever, and Mingi’s mood in rapid decline, you move into the two-bedroom apartment with your two best friends, where seemingly constant tinder notifications on everyone’s phones remind you constantly of how horribly single you all are

We fell in love in August (m) by @mingigoo

Pairing: best friend’s brother! Mingi x (fem) writer! reader x seonghwa

Genre/au: best friends brother au, summer au, beach house au, smut, fluff

Word count: 14.7k

Warnings/tags: 18+ minors dni, healthy relationship, pining, drinking, mingi is a sweetie, love triangle (barely), picnic, mingi has a cat, height difference, hopelessly romantic, super fluffy, also super smutty but in a romantic way, shower sex, unprotected sex, oral sex (male receiving) total summer read lemme tell you

Summary: Believing that you were destined to be with your best friend seonghwa all your life, his little brother Mingi was never a thought in your mind. After reuniting with the brothers after years of being abroad, you had your mind set to get together with seonghwa—until Mingi stole your heart without warning.

nothing compares to you. by @noramoons

Pairing: song mingi x fem reader (afab)

Rating: mature/18+ (minors DNI).

Genre: smut, fluff, non-idol!au, established relationship

Word count: 3.2k

Warnings: explicit smut [fingering, slight somnophilia?, praise, unprotected sex, wet dreams], language

Summary: you’re relieved when you wake up from a nightmare—especially once you realize mingi has been having a much, much different kind of dream than you.

slowly, i'm going down by @yutasbellybuttonpiercing

Pairing: song mingi x reader (no pronouns mentioned, reader has female anatomy)

AU/Genre: college!au, tutor!reader, mingi does not give a shit about studying, smut

Word count: 4816 words

Warnings: voice kink (AHHHHH), oral and fingering (reader receiving), reader is a little mean, kitchen sex, anime references, cringe, a joke about adhd, dirty talk... um..., oh right Mingi has a big dick (wbk), everyone's a little silly, unprotected sex (boo ‼️👎🏻), premature ejaculation almost, creampie, cum eating... (not reader...), i think that's it. NOT PROOF READ YET!!

Summary: mingi hates studying, but what he hates way more than that is being perceived as stupid. what mingi loves on the other hand, are pretty people getting flustered about his voice

mingi shows you exactly what he hates and loves.

#ateez #ateez fic recs #ateez fluff #ateez smut #ateez x reader #mingi #mingi fic recs #mingi fluff #mingi smut #mingi x reader

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addicted-to-abuse · 5 years

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Egg/Veggie Crunch-Wrap (239 Calories)

I love this recipe because it's so customizable! You can put whatever you want in these things, I just like this veggie one a lot.

Ingredients:

Flatout Flatbread - 90 Calories

1/4 cup Spring Mix - 2 Calories

1/4 onions chopped - 16 Calories

1/8 Green Bell Pepper - 24 Calories*

1 medium/large baby bella mushroom - 4 Calories

4 cherry tomatoes - 12 Calories

1 tsp garlic powder**

1 egg - 90 Calories***

*I've tried this without these and it still tastes good, I just wanted to try something different

**I usually use real garlic, just one clove, but I was out and it also adds a bit more calories so look out for that. The flavor is way better though

***As usual, just sub for egg whites for less calories on this, I like the yolks and still stay under my limit so it's usually okay

Instructions:

Chop all of your veggies and heat up a light but thoroughly oiled pan on medium to low heat (I use cast iron so it was on low). First add mushrooms until they just start becoming fragrant (if using real garlic, add now), then add the tomatoes. Cook until you see some of the liquid from tomatoes thickening/evaporating? it's hard to explain, so just for a couple minutes I suppose. Then add your onions and green peppers last. Add garlic powder, salt, and pepper, and cook until onions become see-through. Remove from heat.

On a plate, put spring mix on the center of the flatbread. For later ease of folding to create the picture, rip or cut two(2) slits on either side of the greens. Don't rip it too far or your insides will fall out.

Place your veggies on top of the spring mix and re-oil pan for egg. Cook the egg however you want. I usually cook it over easy because I love runny yolks, but my yolk broke when I was trying to fix the egg (my stove top is tilted and sucks) so I just scrambled it together. Both are good. When the egg is done, place it on top of the wrap.

This is the hard part. Fold the not-torn edges together and overlap them a bit as well to make sure it is secure. Pull each of the ripped corners to overlap each other. Then you will have to hold all of the corners down and flip it onto the pan without spilling the contents out. If my instructions don't make sense, you can just fold all of the corners in however it works for you as long and you toast the folded side first. Make sure something is pressing down on the other side, like a panini press but one side isn't hot? Idk if a panini press would work but do whatever works for you.

After you toast the first side on the stove, you can either 1) toast the other side on the stove, 2) if you have a toaster oven, try using that, I did and I messed up but maybe you wont and it's easier, or I guess 3) use a panini press and see how that goes.

And then you're done! And it tastes great! I was told balsamic vinegar is good in this but haven't tried it yet, so we'll see about that

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Hallmark Movie Love Story

Warnings: swearing (he’s a potty mouth in this one folks)

Author’s Note: Christmas BABy!!! this was originally titled “the great snowmobile wreck of ‘18 and the hallmark christmas movie love story” lmao and there’s not even a snowmobile wreck in the story but that’s why i liked it

Word Count: 6.7k

Luke could read off all of the delayed or canceled flights by memory. He had seen them flash on every monitor he passed on the way to his terminal. Meanwhile, unhappy flyers were rushing by him to be the first at the information desk. Their holiday was ruined for sure, but his wasn’t, and that was all that mattered to him. He couldn’t figure out how his flight was one of the only ones on time, though he wasn’t complaining.

Even when boarding, he couldn’t believe his luck. The cruel part of him wanted to run off of the plane and rub the whole ordeal in the outraged flyers’ faces. His complimentary booze called his name, so he stayed put in the comfortable first-class cabin.

The skies didn’t look all that well, and turbulence had picked up right when they reached cruising altitude. If Luke didn’t know any better, he would say that the pilots miscalculated the possibility of the storm hitting their flight path. It didn’t matter to him now– he was up in the air, and everyone else was stuck in New York.

Luke had finished his first mimosa when the pilot announced over the intercom that the storm had pulled north, blocking the flight’s path and therefore preventing it from going farther west. His heart fell as he stared out of the frost-coated window, his eyes barely catching an inch of land below the clouds.

“Fuck,” he whispered and let out a breath. Luke believed he had a fairly strong intuition, and he trusted his gut. Right now, his gut was telling him that things were not going to go his way. If only it had told him that before.

The pilot informed them that they were landing in a town that started with S, but Luke didn’t care enough to register the information. He would buy a whole plane for himself if it meant getting home faster. The other passengers couldn’t say the same. If some of them were cute and desperate, he’d consider helping them, but certainly not the man beside him who reeked of B.O. and the burrito he chose to eat for breakfast.

Luke needed to get off of the plane in order to think coherent thoughts.

The plane touched down before noon, and already, the runway was slick and icy. The snow had started to fall only moments prior, and Luke knew that if it had been raining, it would be coming down in sheets. To his dismay, this was only the tip of the storm.

Karma was most likely going to fuck him up the ass.

There were no flights leaving from the tiny airport, and by the time he were to get onto the highway with the help of a taxi, it would be an hour into the storm. The roads would be closed by then. Luke had no choice but to go into whatever town was nearby and find a place to stay, and he was not happy about it in the slightest. He made sure everyone knew it by the look on his face.

All of his muscles were contorted in order to make a convincing irate frown. His mother would tell him his face would freeze like that, his cheeks all bitten in and eyebrows tightened together. He missed her, he really did, and he would love to see her if it weren’t for the lovely Winter Storm Dalton.

The ride into town was a nightmare– at least, it felt like it was to Luke. The taxi driver seemed content with the conditions, claiming that “not even an inch” had fallen, yet the occasional glance back through the plastic divider sent Luke into a minor panic. The radio station was a constant loop of Christmas oldies, and he wanted to reach up there and punch the off button, but he wasn’t that rude.

Luke didn’t hate Christmas, but if he couldn’t spend it with his family, he’d rather not have the holiday whatsoever.

There were only two motels within miles of the town, both with shiny new non-vacancy signs hung brightly in the office windows, and Luke wanted to tumble out of the cab and die. He tipped the driver a hundred before having them drop him off in the center of town. Before driving away, the driver told Luke about a few places to hit in the town before leaving tomorrow. This caused Luke to snort because he wasn’t even sure he would get out tomorrow, and he certainly wouldn’t be visiting any local art gallery.

He knew he looked fucking ridiculous. Everything on his body was designer, including his hat and coat. Even his luggage would cost most of the citizens of this town their arm and leg. Meanwhile, his shoulders pained him, and the tension had crawled its way up into his temples. He needed coffee.

Luke wandered for what felt like an hour, but it was really only two minutes when he stumbled upon a decent-looking coffee shop named The Coffee Pot. The windows were fogged, and it reminded him that warmth did exist, just not on his body at the moment. He could tell his cheeks and nose were bright red, and his ears were physically hurting his head even more.

The door chimed on his way in, and out of the many times Luke’s presence silenced a room, this had to be the most uncomfortable. All conversations ceased, and the only sound reverberating through the all-too wooden interior was the faint drone of Bing Crosby singing “White Christmas”. He clutched his suitcase and started towards the counter.

“The west coast too warm for ya, son?” an older man shouted from the back corner, and Luke didn’t hesitate to glare at anyone who chuckled. “This ain’t Malibu, sweetheart.”

“Give him a break, Darryl, he’s probably tired from travelin’.”

Luke’s head snapped over to the counter where the next voice came from. Instead of finding another grumpy local, he found you, a soft and smiley barista that clearly would get on his nerves if he spoke to you long enough.

You were leaned up against the counter as he approached you, and you were still smiling as you asked, “what can I get ya?”

Luke wanted solitude. He wanted no one to speak to him ever again. But he also wanted the richest cup of coffee he could get in Buttfuck, New York. “Small coffee,” he muttered, already digging into his wallet for a few dollars. “Darkest roast.”

“Cream ‘n sugar?”

“No.”

“Okie dokie,” you said. “You can put the fifty-cents in the tip jar.”

Luke quirked a heavy, wet (from the snow) brow. “Fifty-cents?”

You nodded. “The coffee’s fifty-cents.” You had already poured the coffee into a to-go cup, and now you were standing with your arms crossed. Maybe Luke wasn’t the only one with an attitude. “Can I get ya anythin’ else?” A sigh followed your question.

“No.”

“Ya sure?” You smirked at him, and he didn’t like that one bit. “We got food. Airplane food’s not quite as good as my world-famous pressed paninis!”

Luke nearly snorted. You were annoying, yet funny. World-famous... he’d had world-famous, and he was positive you hadn’t even come close to knowing what it tasted like. “Got any salads?”

“Um,” you mumbled. “No, I’m– I’m sorry, we don’t.”

Great. Poor service and no salads. Luke wanted to get the hell out of this town. “Fine. Gimme a world-famous panini, then.”

“Oh!” You grinned, your entire body jumping as you leaned your elbows back onto the counter. “Which one? We got– “

He didn’t listen as you listed off the sandwiches, so when you stopped talking, he played the lottery and said, “the last,” before setting down his cash and walking away with his coffee. Luke was normally nicer than this, but his day had been so fucked up already, and he wasn’t terribly in the mood for talking to a cute yet chatty barista. However, he did feel guilty for not saying thank you.

Luke took a seat at a table by the wall adjacent to the counter. Every single one of your customers stared at him as he did so, but just as he opened his mouth to retort a snarky comment, they returned back to their conversations. They were more interested in his rich, LA vibe, and they definitely wondered why he was here instead of there. He would rather be there than here any day.

He winced as he took a sip of his coffee. It was watery like he expected. No good coffee is fifty cents. The person to his right had been staring at his luggage for a good minute now, which for some reason, pissed Luke off to no end. Every little thing that bothered him was heightened due to the incredulous turn of events of the day. It wasn’t even two in the afternoon.

The coffee sat idle as he began to scribble down his thoughts into a random journal he picked up in Munich just the other month. His life was too extreme for the people of this town. They wouldn’t last a day in his boots, nor would he want them to even breathe near his boots. Someone could glance at them and he’d spit.

Luke wrote for a while, his thoughts pouring out onto the handmade paper without even realizing that a hot unknown panini had been placed down right in front of his nose. Also, a few of his crumpled bills had been strewn beside it.

“Few dollars too much,” you said, your face expressionless as you prepared to back away. “This is Spruce Creek, not LA. The world isn’t as shiny as it seems.” And then you were gone, and Luke wanted to laugh.

Everyone here thought they were so philosophical– it killed him. He shoved the few dollars into his pocket before staring at the steaming sandwich. A growl emitted from his stomach at the sight of the pesto running down the crusty sides, and Luke didn’t realize how truly hungry he had been until he reached for the sandwich and took a great big bite. He nearly moaned at the warmth spreading on his tongue. If only the coffee had lived up to his expectations, then maybe he would give this place a little more credit.

Luke pictured you in a city like New York, but he wasn’t sure you could handle the hustle and bustle. You certainly didn’t belong in LA– you seemed like the type that thrived off of snow and hot chocolate. Plus, you also seemed satisfied with the community you created with this coffee shop. Everyone was speaking to one another as if they were longtime friends... everyone but Luke. He didn’t want to be friends with any of them anyway.

Time ticked away faster than he assumed it would. Come mid-afternoon, the sun had set, and people were flooding into the coffee shop for food. They all looked the same to him, and they all knew each other’s’ names. Mid-afternoon slowly turned into early evening, and before Luke knew it, the whole place had cleared. His coffee remained untouched from earlier.

“Hey Curly, we’re closin’ up,” you called from the other end of the café. You were stacking chairs, your apron now thrown over your shoulder like a proper barista would. He had noticed you scrubbing down surfaces, but he hadn’t put two-and-two together.

“Fuck,” he muttered, eyes widening and pen slipping from his grip, though he made no effort to move. Luke had slept in cars and vans and buses, yet not once had he slept on the street. If he truly wanted to, he could go back to the airport and stay there, however, conditions were worsening outside.

The chair in your hands fell to the table with a spine-shuddering bang. Luke was just thankful he didn’t have all that much caffeine in him or else the sound would have sent his nerves flying.

“Where we ya headin’ to?” you asked, continuing your round about the floor.

“Does it matter?” he sighed as he rubbed his temples. “Got no fuckin’ place to stay.”

You didn’t answer as you stepped back behind the counter to shut off the lights to the kitchen.

“’m stuck in this fuckin’ town with all you fuckin’ people,” he said, “and Spice Crete is so fuckin’ small that your tiny ass motels turned me away. Me. I coulda given ‘em triple their nightly rates! So fuckin’ stupid. I’d rather’ve stayed in fuckin’ New York City with everyone else whose flight was canceled.”

“Spruce Creek.”

“What?” Luke snapped. He imagined that his face looked awfully crude.

“The town,” you giggled, shutting off the lights that were behind the camera. You walked over to him and placed your hand on the leg of an overturned chair. “’s Spruce Creek. Although, I wouldn’t mind the Spruce changing t’Spice. Sounds festive.”

He rolled his eyes.

There was another moment of silence as you stared at him, and he was about to say something about it before you said, “so, stay at my place.”

Luke knotted his brows together. Every line in his face deepened with confusion. “What?”

“I’ve got a couch,” you replied with a smile. “It’s not a California king-sized, but it’s some cushion until the conditions clear up. Free of charge.”

He was about to snort. He was about to say no. But he had no other options. Luke was forced to nod and accept your kind invitation. He hated that you seemed so happy about it.

Luke was grateful (truly, he was), but he could not handle your constant chatter. Were all small-town people the same? Did they all talk about nothing that mattered to him just to get under his skin? After you had taken him down the road to the tiny apartment building you resided in, Luke decided he was going to lock himself in the bathroom for thirty minutes of peace. The idea of brushing his teeth and scrubbing off the airplane and coffee shop grime tempted him, though the jingling of a collar snapped him out of his thought process.

A stout and slightly chubby Pitbull waddled over to greet the two of you as you entered through the (god awfully creaky) door. It went right to you, but it soon cowered back into the hallway right when it noticed Luke.

“That’s Grape!” you exclaimed, meanwhile making baby sounds to summon the dog back. “She’s shy when it comes to men. The vet thinks it might be because of her past owner, or something.”

Luke felt the disappointed come and go. Memories of Petunia hit him like a freight train, and it only reminded him further that he wanted nothing more than to be home with her. His eyes fell on the tree in the corner of the living room, and fuck, what a pathetic thing that was. Had you only gotten it yesterday? You didn’t seem like the type of person that had to settle for the runts. The apartment was decked out top-to-bottom for the holiday, so it didn’t make sense that the tree appeared to be seconds away from catching flame.

Whatever. It didn’t matter to him anyway. He was going to be here for a day or two at tops. And, if it had to be any longer, Luke would rather walk home.

And then the tree kept bothering him. “What’s– why’s your tree like...”

You huffed, but you laughed along with it. “Sad?” You shrugged and plopped down onto the hardwood floor as Grape came ambling over. “Couldn’t afford the price of a pretty tree.”

Luke frowned. Now that was unacceptable. “Where’s the nearest tree farm?” he asked you, eyes narrowing on you and the tubby pup that refused to look at him. It truly crushed him that he was not getting attention by that dog. If anything was keeping him back, it would be Grape.

“Um, there’s one behind Martha’s candle shop, so just like a five-minute walk,” you said. “Why?”

“I can’t sleep on a couch facing that fuckin’ thing,” Luke grumbled as he hugged himself with his arms.

“But I can’t– “

“Think of it as me leaving my mark.” He shrugged. The closer he got to closing himself off I the bathroom, the happier he would be. “Buying a tree will hardly put a dent in my wallet.”

You nodded, your lips pulling into a small frown as you lifted yourself off of the floor to stand. “You know,” you mumbled, “you’re gonna find some of the nicest people here in this town. They’ll treat ya like family if you let them. The storm will be over soon, and you’ll go back to your sports cars and model girlfriends. But there’s a warmth you’ll get here that you’ll never get anywhere else. Don’t flaunt things in their faces. People may not be rich here, but they have more worth than you will ever know.” You grabbed your coat from the small hook beside you. “Let’s go.”

Luke didn’t like receiving the cold shoulder from anyone, and for some reason, he hated it coming from you. You, the cute, chatty barista who somehow knew exactly how to piss him off. Yet, now that you were upset with him, the entire town would be on his ass. How could he hurt the sweetheart who owned The Coffee Pot? How dare he? Luke hardly expected to come out of this alive.

He didn’t know how to pick out a Christmas tree– he just saw them in movies and always dreamt of the day he could cut one down and decorate it himself. You, however, knew exactly where to go as you stalked off to the way back. Sure, he was right about there being a lot of runts, but there were good ones too. You certainly had experience in shopping for trees. You handled the saw with ease on the walk through the trees while he stumbled over stumps while the tree wagon nicked his shins.

Luke hadn’t made a snarky comment since you snapped at him, which honestly, he deserved. He was being a bit cruel to the folks around town. They had no say in his matters– it was not their fault that he was stuck in this god-awful place.

“If this fuckin’ thing hits my fuckin’– “

“This one,” you said, pointing to a great Fraser fir standing a whopping six feet (he guessed considering he was slightly taller than it).

Luke’s forehead scrunched. “It’s so– “

“Short?” you wondered aloud. “Mhm. I’ll name her Patrice. Who’s cutting? You, or me?”

He stuttered out a pitiful, “uh, I– uh– I-I don’t– “ before you sighed and kneeled on the snow-covered ground.

His eyes widened at your audacious action, and he wondered if you cared about your pants at all. Luke, on the other hand, was freezing his butt off. He was lucky he had a hat to keep his delicate ears warm, but his hands were numb in his coat pockets. The snow was falling in fat, chunky flakes that greatly affected his vision. The two of you looked kind of hilarious, all covered in snow and such, and you were somehow already well into your sawing. You definitely did have experience.

The word “wait” uttered from his lips a moment later.

“What?”

“I-I wanna try.”

You chuckled and sat up. Your arms were coated in needles, and your entire front side was caked in snow. “Give it a go, then,” you said, handing him the saw.

Luke knelt on the ground as he did his best not to wince at the fact that his few-hundred-dollar pair of pants was now soaked in snow, mud, sap, and many other things he didn’t want to think about. He laid down, just like you had, and shit, he wanted to whine about it so badly.

The floodlights overhead hardly shed a speck of light through the needles, which meant he couldn’t see a single thing of what he was about to cut. You had sawed a little already, so he searched and searched for the itsy divot you created.

“I look fuckin’– how the hell do you do this?” he asked, somehow already frustrated. His arms were cramping, and they hadn’t even moved.

You chuckled from above. When he glanced up (as best as he could through the lower boughs), you had grabbed ahold of the top to balance it out for when he began sawing. “Back ‘n forth.” You motioned it with your hands, and honestly, it looked more like–

“A handjob?”

This made you burst into a fit of unforeseen laughter, and that actually caused him to smile, too.

“Like a handjob, yup,” you said.

He nodded and returned his gaze back to the dark underbelly of the fir. Here goes nothing.

It took a bit of time, coercion, and tears, but Luke finally managed to cut down the small fir. He insisted on lifting it into the little wagon too, but the blunt end of the trunk fell on his toe, so you ended up helping out with that one. Truth be told, he wasn’t sure the experience had been worth it, but he promised you a better tree, and hell, you were getting a better tree.

“Cool beans,” you muttered, out of breath. A few snowflakes had stuck to your eyelashes, and that made him smile a bit. You were really pretty. Brushing off your hat, you huffed out, “now, let’s go get Patricia straightened.”

“I thought it was Patrice.”

You pouted. “Oh. Yeah. Patrice.”

Luke had no idea how he remembered that over you, but he knew that in due time, he would hopefully forget Patrice and this entire experience.

Luke awoke to a slobbery grin by his nose, and before he could register the puppy’s stare, he was being attacked with big, wet kisses. He had almost forgotten where he was as he laughed at the dog’s sudden friendliness, and then he smelled the burning from the kitchen. The half-open French doors separating the living room from the kitchen only hid so much, so the dancing mess that you were could easily be seen. He recognized the song playing softly through your phone as some song from “10 Things I Hate About You”. Honestly, his life at the moment could have been so much worse.

The spatula flew from your hands, and you yelped, causing poor Grape to waddle off in fear.

“Shit, Y/N,” you muttered to yourself, clambering across the bench surrounding the table to fetch the fallen soldier, “that’s not how you make eggs.”

Luke snickered, but he hadn’t meant it to be as loud as it was. You slipped onto the floor, and he heard your dog’s collar jingle from down the hall.

“Mornin’,” you huffed, kicking your legs out and accepting your defeat. “Like eggs?”

“Got ketchup?”

You groaned. “You disgust me.”

Luke cracked a grin.

“But no, sorry,” you mumbled with a shrug. “’m not a big ketchup fan.”

“You disgust me.”

You leaned forward to peer through the glass of one of the open doors so you could view Patrice in her bare glory. “Thanks, again. For Patty.”

He nodded. “Thanks for giving me a place to stay.”

You nodded, too.

“Need any help in the kitchen?”

Luke found out that you burned some toast, and you were about to serve him watery eggs, which didn’t make much sense to him considering the masterpiece sandwich you crafted for him yesterday. Now it was his turn to show you his skills, although they weren’t all that great. He just wanted things to go faster so he could get the hell out of Spice Girl Creek. The weather didn’t appear all that better just from his observations, but maybe it would be okay by the afternoon.

He had plated your breakfast when you said to him,

“Roads are still closed. We’re only in the middle of Dalton.”

Luke nearly dropped your plate. “Are you fucking kidding me?” He set the two plates down and began to pace a bit.

You shook your head. “But you’re more than welcome to– “

“Leave me alone,” he snapped and raced in the direction of the bathroom. Grape followed after him, and she soon began whining after he closed the door in her face.

Luke wanted to scream or cry or something in between. He was stuck in this town with you and all of those other weird old people that only saw him as a fake movie prop. He was real, and he was so mad that everyone looked at him as if he were the oddest frickin’ man who walked the face of the earth. Sure, he was pricey, and sure, one of his outfits cost more than your monthly rent, but that didn’t give them the right to stare. Just because he was untouchable didn’t mean he had zero feelings completely.

Maybe he was being unreasonable. He wasn’t a fucking god. All of Luke’s feelings stemmed from the fact that he couldn’t get home, and he really had no right to take it out on them. He had no right to take it on you, the pretty stranger that was being too fucking nice to him and his ugly temper.

With a sigh, Luke rinsed his face and walked out to join you for breakfast.

You were sat at the table when he walked back in the kitchen, your one hand petting a snorting Grape, the other struggling to pick up a few bites of egg onto a fork. “I’m sorry,” you said to him as he walked in.

Luke shook his head. That was the last thing you needed to say to him. “I’m sorry,” he muttered. “I really don’t want you to think I’m this rude.”

“No, I get it,” you said. “Ya just wanna go home. I get it.”

He sighed and took his spot on the bench across from you. From what he could remember, his grandmother had a table and bench set like this at her old home. They were nestled between three walls just like yours, but in your case, the kitchen was within arm’s reach.

A thought popped into Luke’s mind. “Do you– do you really run The Coffee Pot by yourself?”

You nodded happily. “Well, sort of. My friend Charlie co-owns it, but he moved away last spring. It’s been me and a few other pals for months now.”

“Jesus,” he said, taking a bite of his bland eggs. Ketchup would have been great, and he wasn’t sure he could ever forgive you for not having ketchup.

“So, I work ten to close,” you said as you poured a bit of salt onto your eggs. Not much better than ketchup. “You’re free to sit in the seating area with the regulars. Darryl might give ya a hard time again. Or, you could see all that Spruce Creek has to offer! Although you might not wanna become an abominable snowman, so it’s up t’ya.”

“Hm, I might,” Luke mumbled. He truly did need a head-clearing walk.

“Waterman’s Bridge is pretty in the winter,” you said, “especially when the river is frozen over. It’s just a ten-minute walk east. The local art gallery is nice. I actually have a few works in there myself. And– “

Luke began zoning out when you mentioned the art gallery. He didn’t know it then, but he had been caught up in the movement of your lips as you spoke. That was the first sign, and after that, he lost track.

He dropped by Waterman’s Bridge briefly, but his cheeks were too chapped to withstand the brisk cold of Winter Storm Dalton’s fury. Unfortunately, though he did bring a few beanies and a singular pair of gloves, none of them were thick or warm enough to brace the harsh winter. The next stop was the art gallery like you said. He swore he wasn’t going to visit it, but after you mentioned you had a few pieces hung up, his brain convinced him to drop by.

The building was about the size of your one-bedroom apartment, and the artworks were all cramped and snuggled together like your vintage furniture. This made it easy to spot your creations, and when he did, he found himself going back to examine them. The curator of the place recognized him, but to his luck, they only bothered him for a moment before leaving him be.

Your work wasn’t the worst he’d seen, nor was it the best. Truth be told, he didn’t know what to think about it. He spent a good twenty minutes analyzing the film photographs only to realize there was nothing significant to be analyzed. All Luke knew was that he couldn’t tear his eyes away from your art, and that troubled him. They were special because you made them.

He pictured you stretched out on the floor of your living room, couch pushed against the wall as you painted whatever damn thing that came to your mind. You probably carried your film camera with you everywhere, but he suspected that, since it was a literal blizzard outside, your creative eye was being restricted.

Luke quickly shuffled out of the gallery in order to avoid the gaze of the curator. He started in the direction of your coffee shop, but then he remembered the candle store, and oh, did he love candles. Maybe he would pick one up for his mother. Maybe he would pick one up for you.

“Luke, what a pleasant surprise,” you said as he walked in.

The heat hit him like a sudden gust of wind, and he had to shake the snow off of his coat and boats before walking off of the carpet and onto the hardwood. “Need a coffee fix,” he muttered, glaring at a few strangers (or regulars as you would call them) that happened to stare a bit too long.

“Small coffee?” you asked.

He bit his lip and leaned towards you. “Gotta be honest, your regular coffee is more water than coffee,” he whispered. A part of him wished he hadn’t said that, but then you giggled.

“I told Emily that her coffee isn’t nearly as strong as Charlie’s was.” You took a mug from the rack by the espresso machine and faced him. “All right. Prepare yourself for the best coffee you’ve ever tasted.”

Luke raised an eyebrow. “Bet?”

“Oh, I don’t need to!” you exclaimed. “I already know it’ll be the best coffee. If I’m wrong, then you can have Grape.”

“What?” Luke’s voice escaped him at a higher octave than he had hoped for. “You wouldn’t bet your dog on coffee.”

“Just you wait!”

Luke waited, and truly, he had to admit that you were right. The coffee was damn fantastic, but he wasn’t sure if it was the best he’d had. He would have to try every single cup of coffee he’d tried from around the world to put yours up to the test. But in the meantime, yes, your coffee was the best coffee, and he needed two more cups.

He stayed until close again, his stomach now stuffed with the same turkey pesto panini from yesterday. For the few hours he sat there, half of them were spent admiring you from afar, whether he wanted to admit it or not. Even the stranger next to him elbowed and teased him about it. Luke’s face fell, and he returned back to journaling.

Before exiting into the marshmallow world outside, Luke handed you a heavy brown paper bag.

“What’s this?” you asked, looking inside and fishing out a dark green candle.

“A candle.”

You knotted your brows together in confusion.

“For gratitude,” he continued. “’m not sure what scents ya like– “ He scratched the back of his neck, “–but I figured balsam and cedar was the best– “

Your arms were around his neck before he knew it, and he easily relaxed into your hug. Luke felt himself melt against you, his senses taking in your warmth and your scent purely for a memory stamp. He was slowing starting to realize that he did not want to forget about this experience or you.

“T-thanks,” you said, backing away as a great big smile grew on your cheeks. “This– this is the best thing you could have done for me. Thank you.”

“Course,” he replied. Luke began to smile as well.

Back at your place, you dug out boxes of ornaments. You had only just put them away yesterday once you got rid of your previous tree. A moment later, you invited Luke to help you decorate Patrice, and he jumped at the opportunity.

“What Christmas songs do you prefer?” you asked, stretching your arm out far so you could reach for your phone on the coffee table. The two of you had been untangling the metal hooks from the big ball they had forced themselves into. You let out a soft sound as you bent over, causing something to spark in Luke’s heart. “Traditional or gross modern?”

“I take it you got an opinion,” he muttered mockingly. “Traditional. Gimme that Bing Crosby shit.”

You grinned. “Man of my dreams.”

Luke wasn’t sure if you meant him or Bing Crosby. Whatever it was, it made Luke blush.

“Luke,” you whispered in his ear.

He groaned, rolling over and pulling the blanket higher on his bare torso to keep the chills from hearing your voice at bay. The shutter had already traveled halfway up his spine. In his dream, your fingers were tracing along his bicep as the other massaged his scalp. Your chests were pressed together, and the skin-to-skin contact was making his mind reel with pleasure and intimacy. God, you were so beautiful. How had he not noticed before?

“Luke,” you whispered again. Shit, did your voice get sexier?

Luke hummed, but it came out more like a moan as he imagined your lips sucking and biting–

“Luke!” you shouted, hitting his head hard with a couch pillow. “Wake up.”

His eyes snapped open to find you not in bed with him, but in fact, kneeling beside him fully clothed. Fuck.

“The roads are open,” you said. “Snow’s stopped.”

He jumped up, a grin spreading far on his cheeks. Before he knew it, he was lifting you up by the waist and holding you against him, his hand finding its way into your hair so he could press your head onto his chest.

“I take it you’re happy?” you mumbled against his hot skin.

“So fuckin’– “ His mind interrupted his tongue. That meant he could leave. That meant he had to leave. He had to leave you. Luke frowned and pulled away from you.

“What?” you wondered as you examined his suddenly worried expression.

His hands moved onto your cheeks, his thumbs grazing the soft skin underneath your eyes while he thought about what he was going to say.

“What?” you chuckled out lightly, but you soon lost your smile.

“Jus’ thinking about kissing you,” he said, “before I go.”

You were silent for a moment.

“’m sor– “

“I won’t want you to leave if you do,” you whispered, your hands reaching up to gently wrap around his wrists.

Luke nearly let out a breath, but he hadn’t brushed his teeth. “I gotta shower.”

You nodded, dropping your grip on his wrists as he dropped his on your cheeks. “Course.”

His heart was thumping loudly in his chest as he scurried around the small bathroom. He tossed his clothes to the floor, the toothbrush in his mouth nearly sliding back down his throat before he caught it with a gag. The water of the shower was hot enough by the time he had rinsed all of the toothpaste from his mouth, and then you knocked on the door.

“’m– I’m naked!” he shouted hurriedly.

“Yeah, um– I-I figured,” you stuttered out. He could picture you clutching your arms close against your chest like he knew you did when you were nervous.

Luke walked over to the door and opened it slightly so he could peak his head out. You were standing just how he imagined you would be, except he hadn’t expected to face the thick tension that he knew all too well. Your lips were pulled into a pathetic little pout, and it took every ounce of him not to tug you into the bathroom with him.

“I’m just– I’m– I’m gonna miss you,” you said. “I-I don’t– shit, I– “

Luke reached out and grabbed the back of your neck, pulling you in so he could press his lips against yours in a heated kiss. Maybe it was the steam from the shower, but every single nerve in his body ignited. You were kissing him back with as much fervency as he, and he couldn’t help but let himself taste what he had been missing these past three days.

“I’ll miss you,” he murmured breathlessly, nudging your nose and slowly kissing down your cheeks and onto your neck. “So much.”

You unexpectedly pulled away, your eyes frantic, and your lips tugged into a deep frown. “No, you won’t,” you said.

Luke rested his face against the door. “What d’ya mean?”

“Y-you won’t miss me.” You cracked a smile. “You’ll go back to LA– see your friends and family, and you won’t miss me. You won’t miss this town– you won’t even remember it. It’ll be like some dream to you.”

“No,” he said, “that’s not true.”

“Are you sure?” you laughed somewhat maniacally. “You’re famous, Luke. Famous people don’t belong in a town like Spruce Creek. This is for people who have no other choice.”

He shook his head, but you had already walked into your bedroom and closed the door.

You offered to drive Luke to the airport, but neither of you spoke the entire time. He wanted to say so much to you, though none of the words that popped into his brain seemed right. Nothing seemed right. Leaving you, despite knowing you for the few days he had, felt like the worst decision he was about to face. He trusted his intuition, and it was telling him to stay.

It continued to tell him to stay as he waited three hours for security to open. It told him to stay as he waited with the other five people at the wrong gate before realizing there was only one other gate to wait by. It told him to stay as he sat on his phone for another three hours, looking at all of the pictures he managed to take through the blustery snowfall. It told him to stay as he gathered his belongings and waited for his ticket to be scanned.

And lastly, it told him to stay as he turned around and rushed out of the airport, his belongings banging around on the pavement behind him as he hailed for a taxi.

His forehead had broken out into a dripping sweat by the time he made it to The Coffee Pot. It was minutes away from closing– he knew. Luke tipped the driver before clambering out onto the slushy road. He hoped you wouldn’t see him just yet.

What was he doing? He had a whole life waiting for him back home. What was he doing?

The door chimed as he stepped in, that familiar gust of hot air hitting him as Darryl shouted, “Ay! Malibu’s back! Give ‘em a kiss for me Stan.”

Stan made a disgusted face as every head turned to Luke. Every head including yours.

“Luke?” you gasped.

“My legs hurt,” he said, “so c’mere.” He nodded you over and watched you walk out from behind the counter. Your steps were wary as you neared. “’m done missing out on other chances. Who says I can’t fall for someone I just met? Who says I can’t drop a few things just to be with you for a bit? Who says it won’t work out?” He chuckled. “I just know I’m crazy about ya, and I don’t really know what else to do but stay.”

You grinned, pulling him down by the neck as you pecked his lips over and over. “See?” you mused. “Small towns ain’t so bad.”

He hummed, a lazily smile finding its way onto his lips. “With you, never.”

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jujehkaboo · 6 years

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July 12

I miss...

Not having to worry about bills and not needing to be so responsible.

My grandpa

Seeing my parents more often

My long distance friends

Being able to eat and drink whatever I wanted

Somehow having money for all sorts of fun things

Being pregnant. Weird. I know. I just felt so goddamn beautiful creating my baby boy.

A coffee shop in my old town. In particular, their paninis and roasted red bell pepper and Gouda soup.

#personal #healingheartonthefloor

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donaldpiercesbae · 6 years

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65 Questions You Aren’t Used To

I wasn’t tagged but @rafaelina-casillas and really want to know more about my mutuals! ^^

1. Do you ever doubt the existence of others than you?

- No, I don’t think that has happened to me.

2. On a scale of 1-5, how afraid of the dark are you?

- 3? I just get very nervous because that’s when my anxiety just zhfjlzbvk

3. The person you would never want to meet?

- Donald Trump, Kanye West and a bunch of assholes i can’t remember lol

4. What is your favorite word?

- papille and papillotte in French

5. If you were a type of tree, what would you be?

- A pine tree. Something that is always green. Plus it’s associated with Christmas and that’s a huge bonus.

6. When you looked in the mirror this morning what was the first thing you thought?

- Jesus did I come back from the dead?

7. What shirt are you wearing?

- Still Pj’s and an oversized sweatshirt

8. What do you label yourself as?

- Ugly

9. Bright room or dark room?

- Semi-bright room.

10. What were you doing at midnight last night?

- Sleeping

11. Favorite age you’ve been so far?

- 17?

12. Who told you they loved you last?

- my bae @pythiaaa

13. Your worst enemy?

- Me

14. What is your current desktop picture?

15. Do you like someone?

- A lot of fictional characters

16. The last song you listened to?

- No by Meghan Trainor

17. You can press a button that will make any one person explode. Who would you blow up?

- So many, just think about a whole country getting wiped out at this point!

18. Who would you really like to just punch in the face?

- Everyone that’s hurt me cuz that shit’s scarred me deep

19. If anyone could be your slave for a day, who would it be and what would they have to do?

- As much as I hate people, I’m against slavery.

20. What is your best physical attribute? (showing said attribute is optional)

- My hair?

21. If you were the opposite sex for one day, what would you look like and what would you do?

22. Do you have a secret talent? If yes, what is it?

- Writing? But I wouldn’t consider it a talent because I can’t write altogether!

23. What is one unique thing you’re afraid of?

- Spiders, I cry instantly when I see them. Also any animation that looks somewhat like Wallace And Gromit, that shit shady af

24. You can only have one kind of sandwich. Every sandwich ingredient known to humankind is at your disposal.

- Panini bread, mustard, ham and cheese, all of it toasted.

25. You just found $100! How are you going to spend it?

- Merchandise lmao

26. You just got a free plane ticket to anywhere in the world, but you have to leave immediately. Where are you going to go?

- Russia for reasons

27. An angel appears out of Heaven and offers you a lifetime supply of the alcoholic beverage of your choice. “Be brand-specific” it says. Man! What are you gonna say about that? Even if you don’t drink booze there’s something you can figure out… so what’s it gonna be?

Pimm’s Number 1 original

28. You discover a beautiful island upon which you may build your own society. You make the rules. What is the first rule you put into place?

- Equality

29. What is your favorite expletive?

- shithead or asshat.

30. Your house is on fire, holy shit! You have just enough time to run in there and grab ONE inanimate object. Don’t worry, your loved ones and pets have already made it out safely. So what’s the one thing you’re going to save from that blazing inferno?

- My computer and phone, chargers included

31. You can erase any horrible experience from your past. What will it be?

- Everything before my 17th birthday

32. You got kicked out of the country for being a time-traveling heathen who sleeps with celebrities and has super-powers. But check out this cool shit… you can move to anywhere else in the world!

- Greece

33. The Celestial Gates Of Beyond have opened, much to your surprise because you didn’t think such a thing existed. Death appears. As it turns out, Death is actually a pretty cool entity, and happens to be in a fantastic mood. Death offers to return the friend/family-member/person/etc. of your choice to the living world. Who will you bring back?

- Thankfully I haven’t lost anyone that I really cared about

34. What was your last dream about?

Not a wet dream about Donald Pierce

35. Are you a good….[insert anything you’d like here]? - Are you good at reading people a.k.a can you guess a person’s character correctly without knowing them well?

- I think so?

36. Have you ever been admitted to the hospital?

- Yes

37. Have you ever built a snowman?

- Keyword is ‘tried’ to make a snowman

38. What is the color of your socks?

- White

39. What type of music do you like?

- Movie soundtracks, not cliche classical music and pop

40. Do you prefer sunrises or sunsets?

- Sunsets because I don’t feel as sleep deprived

41. What is your favorite milkshake flavor?

- I don’t know what milkshakes taste like

42. What football team do you support? (I will answer in terms of American football as well as soccer)

- French National Football Team!

43. Do you have any scars?

- Yes,

44. What do you want to be when you graduate?

- An Engineer for Dyson or Samsung

45. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

- Myself, that’s one thing!

46. Are you reliable?

- Yes, but only 100% to the people I deeply care about

47. If you could ask your future self one question, what would it be?

- Will I suck as much as I do now?

48. Do you hold grudges?

- It’s complicated

49. If you could breed two animals together to defy the laws of nature, what new animal would you create?

- A tiger and a wolf

50. What is the most unusual conversation you’ve ever had?

- Most convoes with my bae but I love them.

51. Are you a good liar?

- Meh

52. How long could you go without talking?

- A very very long time

53. What has been you worst haircut/style?

- Too short

54. Have you ever baked your own cake?

- I can’t make food lmao

55. Can you do any accents other than your own?

- Indian, Italian and very lowkey Russian

56. What do you like on your toast?

- Grated chocolate yum!!

57. What is the last thing you drew a picture of?

- I can’t draw

58. What would be you dream car?

- An Adam

59. Do you sing in the shower? Or do anything unusual in the shower? Explain.

- I can’t sing either, but I can stay for hours reflecting on my pathetic life.

60. Do you believe in aliens?

- Yes, I do believe we can’t be the only one in the universe

61. Do you often read your horoscope?

- No

62. What is your favorite letter of the alphabet?

- Lol what?

63. Which is cooler: dinosaurs or dragons?

- I ain’t choosing

64. What do you think about babies?

- Ew

65. Freebie! Ask anything interesting you can think of. - What’s one place in the world you would transport to if you could do it right at this moment?

- Alternate universes: Marvel for my baby and DC for my babies! Also Ikemen Sengoku cuz it looks so pretty!

Otherwise, I want to transport everywhere!

Tagging: @pythiaaa @nxttime @mizmahlia @sweetspiderboy @an-all-write-life @rosevered and my other sisters! And obvi everyone else who wants to do this!!

#tag game #get to know the writer

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bulblevel5 · 2 years

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Salad For A Crowd

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Be sure to read your contract carefully—and ask questions—to make certain you perceive your wedding ceremony catering price. Your caterer can also present leases, from tables to chairs, dishes to glassware, utensils, and extra. You can’t really assume how much every visitor goes to eat, so it can be trickier for your caterer to imagine a worth per person. Brides these days are loving household type menus due to what they characterize. It’s all about family and friends coming collectively and sharing meals via the act of communal eating. For events with aged or younger children, buffets and food stations can be difficult to navigate. Guests are seated then served all courses by the catering staff. It’s common to supply salad, entrée and dessert courses, but for extra formal occasions you can think about additional programs together with wine pairing. They are so enjoyable, and really offers visitors the opportunity to choose precisely what they want. 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Prepared full meal companies for airplane passengers, catering, grocery and meals service. Prepare all gadgets for banquet features in accordance with the occasion orders and company requirements. People working in fine-dining establishments often work longer hours because it takes more time to prepare meals. Many executive cooks often work 12 hour days since they plan the meals on the menu, supervise meals deliveries from vendors, and help in food preparation. If you’re excited about turning your love of food right into a career as a caterer, it’s necessary to know the duties you might have, based mostly on the several sorts of companies you can work for.

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