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When we are faced with trials, when the car breaks down, we lose our wallet, bills after bills, after bills come in the mail at once, feel weak, sick, someone gets hurt, feel torn apart, wonder why I have to keep enduring these heartaches, and the list goes on and on, and you want to throw in the towel.
We know that this is just the devil trying to stir up his pot of crap stew, trying to feed you until you can't take anymore and give in.
Stand firm, stand strong as I know you have, and you will, and remind that yukk stew making devil that you are Shielded and Protected and Loved but The One True, Loving, Merciful God.
Tell that devil that you don't want his stew because God has a desert sweeter and better than anything else, and it will fulfill you and every craving and heart's desire.
You Are Loved, Always
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saiiidahyunee · 4 months
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to the world! (interlude) 
minatozaki sana x soccerplayer!reader (pt.2) ; fluff ; angst if you really squint 
synopsis: winter is finally here bringing in colder air and the new year is also beckoning, calling for bittersweet endings in trade for promising beginnings. what would you do if the dreams you deeply desired were right at your doorstep? 
wc: 12.7k
warnings: a little overboard with the soccer exposition (but i gave a thorough explanation for you guys to understand so don’t worry) ; cursing ; pacing is a bit slow for this part sorry ; mentions of food ; slightly suggestive (?) ; lots of guy names but the reader is gender neutral ; i badly need sana period.
pt.1  pt.3 pt.4
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a/n: the long awaited second part of the series is here!! i was debating on when i would have this posted before sana’s bday or not but the best things always come when you least expect it. ^_^ 
i will try to have this series updated as soon as i can, the ideas for both soccer and loving sana moments are just *chef’s kiss* 
thank you guys for the overwhelming love and support in the first part and i hope this one gets the same treatment if not more!! 
(also, credit for inspiration goes to @spidergirlanon ft. jihyo! please give that a read as well!!!) 
enjoy!!
“you’ve garnered a lot of attention with your showing at the academy exit trials.” the finely dressed woman said to you, kim sejong, a representative with one of the soccer clubs who are vying for your signature. you sat in between your parents whereas sejong was sitting across the dining table, dex standing alongside sejong facing you, wearing a smug look on his face. 
“i assume that dex has mentioned my name to you at least,” sejong started off saying, looking at dex who glanced quickly at her and back, nodding his head as he was still paying attention as you recalled the brief moment of dex mentioning that he was talking to someone when he visited one of your practice sessions about a couple days ago. 
“yes, i remember,” you said as you scratched your temple, “i know that he couldn’t disclose the specifics of who or what he talked about on the phone, but he did bring up your name to me.” sejong flashed a smile as she slid over a clipboard that had a preliminary contract draft that showed all of the different clauses that you would have to follow eventually when signing the real one. 
you always talked about it with dex and some of your teammates, about how you could go from watching the premier league and champions league matches from your room or couch to actually being on the field playing in front of thousands of fans. some thought that you were crazy while others stood behind you. the hard work and dedication along with the burgeoning talent oozing out didn’t not go unnoticed as now you had two contract offers from two teams. you had to pinch yourself when dex said the two teams that were interested. 
the first team to have serious interest in your talents was brighton and hove albion f.c, a team that has gained a huge reputation for finding young, upcoming players in uncommon parts of the world and turning them into absolute monsters. you were amazed with the work that they did with the previous players that used to play for the club that went on to bigger clubs later in their career. dex claimed that their development program was on par with the other teams with the likes of pep guardiola and jurgen klopp who always had an opportunity to show the youth talent in the premier league so it was pretty convincing and high praise to say the least.
as for the second team, you didn’t think that they would have the slight bit of interest in you or your talents, but wow you were so wrong. the team that you supported all the way back when you first kicked a soccer ball; manchester united, the club with the most decorated trophy cabinets with two champions leagues and twenty league titles to their name. the very same club that chanted those famous names you’ve heard and watched growing up: beckham, keane, giggs, van persie, rooney, and ronaldo. the inner voice in your head would’ve said to sign for united in a heartbeat.
but you knew that it wasn’t gonna be that simple to do.
“i know that we can’t disclose the other team that approached you for confidentiality reasons, but the development coach has seen your match videos and is captivated with what you can potentially bring to the team moving forward.”
sejong adds as you sat there with a dumb look on your face, “i hope you can take our offer into consideration y/n, your name and reputation precedes what you can achieve in the future as a player.” 
“is there a grace period for when i can make my final choice?” 
“no, not at all! negotiations wise, we can agree to terms here in principle. consider this to be the first round of talks so nothing is entirely set in stone yet,” sejong answered with a firm sense of persuasiveness. 
you leaned back in your seat as you looked at both your mom and dad who were simply nodding at you, reminding you of the support they always had for your soccer career. you looked down at the contract draft, amazed with the fine printed text font filling the paper with the club badge sitting in the middle at the top of the paper. this was nothing like the paper you signed when you first joined coach rain’s soccer club, the same club that won back to back titles in your time there.
it wasn’t an “all you” show however, as there were also a few talented players on the team that were also candidates at the trial. both your teammates rin and blake who attended the trials with you gave high praises when the other potential candidates asked about you because they were afraid to approach you, which was odd because you knew that you were able to socialize with others but you simply played it off while those who did talk to you tried not to freak out internally.
nothing but positive remarks were said in not only how extremely gifted the way you played, but also how you led the team to those winning titles as well. you wondered if those two got offers from teams as you looked at dex who came back with a contract that you assumed was manchester united’s offer to you. 
before you could say anything though, sejong’s phone vibrated, “sorry, i have to take this. you can continue to look at the offer while i’m gone.” she said as she stood up from the table and headed outside your house to answer the call. 
dex took sejong’s seat as he slid manchester united’s contract over to you next to brighton’s with a smile plastered on your face still. “this is still a really good thing y/n! i knew you had a major pull at the trials with your overall ranking but i didn’t think it would be this big of a deal!” dex said to you as you smiled right back trying to relish in the moment right in front of you. 
“i know but just wow, i’m actually really surprised that they would actually offer-” 
“you’re not the only client to get an offer from brighton especially.” dex added, “rin is actually overseas right now finishing up the final terms.” 
“oh my gosh he’s signing with brighton?!” your mom asked with a hand covering her mouth. 
“i just got off the phone with him before coming here! they just finished the last round of talks, now it’s only a matter of time before they announce the signing in the next few days.” dex replied showing a picture of rin signing the contract. 
“holy shit.” you couldn’t believe that one of your teammates was bound for the premier league. out of the thirty candidates at the exit trials, you and rin both took the top two rankings. that didn’t necessarily mean that you and him had a better chance at offers but it definitely increased the likelihood of teams looking more closely at you and rin. 
“you don’t have to make a decision now of course, but i know that you’re aware of both teams' situations in the league currently.” dex chimed in as he put his phone back in his pocket while you switched between the two contracts laid in front of you. 
you and dex kept a close eye on what was happening in the premier league between brighton and manchester united. your mind was listing the facts but your heart already made the decision of which team you were going to sign with. 
midway through the premier league season, both teams are sitting at fifth and sixth place respectively, with brighton taking the fifth spot with a five point gap ahead of manchester united. brighton had just lost one of their key midfielders recently to an acl injury and are looking to fill that hole in as soon as they can to ensure their push for a high finish in the league table with the prospect of playing in a european competition next season.
you were amazed at what roberto de zerbi was envisioning over there and you knew that you could gain a lot if you played under him. you were also following the narrative that was building over them about being on a tear the last few weeks by winning against the more bigger teams in the league that they’ve already played at least once so far this season. by playing for brighton, this meant more chances to play and really get some solid minutes of soccer under your belt. 
as for manchester united, the inner child inside your head was screaming to take up their offer, but you toned down the fangirling as you ran through the current progression of your favorite team. they weren’t doing too bad, nor were they doing as good as you wanted them to be. they were also struggling in every aspect; from the back, the midfield, and even the attack all seemed to be lackluster combined with no set of direction on the field.
not only that, but it was becoming a depressing trend of decline happening behind the scenes in terms of the board and management that was riddled with a new story filled with drama week in and week out. it sucked that your team was being mauled over by greedy owners that are only using the team as a business brand rather than a soccer team that was meant to win trophies. 
you looked at the different clauses on the manchester united contract, sighing with a disheartening expression on your face realizing that you’d be signing your own death sentence for your career before it even started. the money was good, but you had a mantra of how it was never about the money, but by having a big paycheck you would have little to no playing time in return.
you were fond of manager erik ten hag’s glory days with ajax with that remarkable champions league semi-finals run a couple years ago, but this was manchester united, a team that is always subject to expectations, and even a good manager like him was struggling to get the gears running with the team.
sitting sixth in the league heading into the winter portion of the season and out of the champions league competition, they could really only focus on getting a high finish in the league while also dealing with the numerous injuries all throughout the squad. sure you could get playing time, but you also remember the various players that had a youthful upstart at manchester united only to have their career go sideways and you didn’t want to follow that same path. 
“i know it’s your favorite team y/n, but you see the stability of how they are right now. it’s not great for what you can do with other teams.” 
“but out of all the possible teams, it’s just these two? there’s really no other option for me?" you asked dex as he crossed his arms, tapping his finger on top of his left arm while you continued to read through the contracts once again. 
“it’s normal to have second thoughts, i can also give you the option to wait until the window opens in january for more teams to approach you.” dex states, “but knowing you already it’ll be impossible to keep you here when i have phone calls coming in at six in the morning!” you and your parents laughed at your best friend’s remark as you looked at your mom who was slapping your arm while your dad got up to get a glass of water for everyone. 
a light hearted moment lit up the house once again. as the laughter died down while sejong came back from her prolonged phone call, wearing a perplexed look on her face filled with curiosity as dex looked over, shooting straight back up from the chair for her to sit as he stood over her again, exchanging smiles with you as a reflection of the rapport that you and him have built from when you were kids. 
“i assume everything went well with the discussion?” sejong asks, looking at the second contract on her left side in confusion, which left dex to grab it quickly and put it behind his back. “sorry, sorry.” dex said looking all dumb now, “we were just going over his options while you were out and-”
“you’re good dex don’t worry.” you said to him comfortingly, returning your look towards sejong across from you. “i’ve carefully considered your offer and i’m really pleased with what you’ve presented to me.” you firmly said with a sense of professionalism that even the big time hot-shot young players wished they would have. 
a slight bit of suspense spread across the dining room and kitchen as your dad overhead you, racing back to sit next to you as sejong leaned in with an intrigue to what you were about to say, “oh really? what that might be?” 
you looked at both of your parents, who knew that you weren’t a kid anymore as you looked at dex with a simple nod to him as you inhaled through your nose with the next set of words marking another monumental step towards your blossoming soccer career. 
“i think i’ve made my decision on who i’m signing with.” 
*ping* *krsch*
you huffed out a puff of warm air from your mouth as you steadily stood up after belting a ball into the top corner of the goal, getting a sound of amazement by someone standing next to you as you backed up with another ball for the next shot. 
“is there anything you can’t do y/n?” kang daniel asked, juggling a ball while you racked in another goal for the fourth time. this one being a knuckleball that wobbled in the air for a few seconds before deflecting off of the goalpost and inwards. 
“apparently beckham freekicks aren’t my specialty.” you chimed as you rolled another ball from your bag, checking to see if it was properly pumped up with air,“even for someone like me that’s seen to be a so-called midfield general.”
daniel laughed at your self observation as he too shot a ball in short distance, lightly jogging back to you, rolling another ball towards you to kick aside as you prepped up for another shot. 
“if i had an inkling of your talent and skills, i would’ve made it to the lineup but instead coach has me playing sixth man off the bench.” daniel said with a slight bit of disappointment in his voice. 
“hey, your playstyle actually helps with buildup play in the final third. mingyu is a solid makeshift centre back turned defensive mid, but his long balls are way too powerful for dk and shotaro to link up on the wings.” 
“ooof, glad he isn’t here to hear that!” you look over to see dk’s arm wrapped around your shoulder, cheesing a smile before waving at daniel and his girlfriend jihyo next to the goal keeping his soccer bag against the fence. 
“you’re late as always.” you said as you elbowed dk’s stomach, getting an instant flinching reaction from him as he set his bag down on the field. 
“i thought we were just shooting for fun today!? did i miss the memo in the group chat?!” dk asked in confusion as daniel laughed at dk’s distress. even though there was no practice since coach rain out of town to help one of his close friends oversee some trials with another soccer club, you still thought it’d be a good idea to fill the time during the week to at least play for one day or two. 
“y/n!!! these shots aren’t helping me!!” you look towards the goal to see a girl laying face flat with her head looking in your direction. “tzuyu if you’re gonna say that you got the goalie position by just dumb luck then say it!” you shot back as she stood up, clapping her hands together telling you to bring it on. you look at daniel and nodded as he took another shot only for tzuyu to parry it away off the right side.
“see?! you can handle our shots!” you laughed with pride while jihyo was sitting close to the goal cheering at tzuyu's play. “more of that please!” tzuyu yelled back as she stretched her arms for another shot lining up. “alright tzuyu take a quick break. i don’t want your hands to be beet red by the end of our sesh.” you said as she nodded while taking off the gloves and went towards jihyo before meeting up with everyone else sitting on the edge of the box. 
you sat down to take a quick swig of water while daniel was walking towards jihyo and tzuyu. as for dk, he slipped out of his shoes into his new adidas boots that he bought yesterday to break them in. 
“wasn’t hyunjin gonna be here today?” dk asked. “i thought so too.” daniel also replied now with jihyo under his left arm.
“didn’t he tease you about sana at the end of practice the other day?” dk also asked, now sitting with his new boots on his feet. you were taken aback by his question as you choked on your water bottle in response.
“i- yes and no!” you spat out, wiping your mouth of the drops of water that dribbled over your chin. you heard nothing but laughs and gasps as you try to recover from your embarrassing act.
you really need to get a grip, but at the same time you wanted to take pride somehow and soon. 
“don’t try to play it off y/n, i’ve seen how you look at sana at school.” dk said as he flashed an eyebrow at you, “i didn’t notice at first but now i’m invested to see what’s all that about.” 
“i swear to you, there’s nothing happening between us! i don’t know why everyone is saying that there is!” you defended yourself as you put your hands up slightly, claiming your innocence. “jihyo, you know how sana is with you guys so help my case here!” jihyo’s eyes popped open as she sat down with tzuyu doing the same, “sana is normally friendly with everybody here, but you’ve known her longer than i have so i wouldn’t know what it’s like.” 
you hung your head in defeat as daniel hovered over you, placing his hands on your shoulders in comfort, “don’t feel bad y/n, you know that’s just how hyunjin is anyway.” you look up to daniel who was smiling as he stopped his little massage, pulling both of his hands back into his track jacket. “i am curious however, is there something happening between you and sana that we don’t know about?”
“no there isn’t.” you sighed out, “what we have is really a platonic friendship, there’s no romance attached between us.” you stated even though you were also lying through your teeth, just partly, but you looked around the set of eyes placed on you as you fished your water bottle back into your bag. 
“booo, that’s the wrong answer ow-” dk exclaimed as jihyo smacked his head, shutting down his antics completely. 
“sorry y/n, we didn’t mean to pressure you or anything,” jihyo apologized as daniel sat down next to her, leaning his head on her shoulder while jihyo tilted her head to the left to meet with daniel’s. 
“it’s fine you guys, i’m not one to talk about anything love related anyway…” you replied back looking at the lovely couple sitting across from you. 
“i’m sure there’s someone for you y/n, we’re just saying that sana is literally the top candidate for you so i don’t know what needs to happen there, ” jihyo said as you simply nodded, oblivious to what you were thinking. you were aware that you alone would be the clear person sana would want to be in a relationship with. nobody else was in the running for her.
the problem is, you were running out of time to carry out the feelings you held within you for so long since you’ll be going away when the new year rolls around. nobody here knew that you accepted the offer to play professional soccer in england, until all of you heard a voice coming from the benches.
“hey! did i miss the shooting clinic!?” 
the group looked at each other in question as everyone turned their attention to a single figure making their way closer to the edge of the eighteen yard box. “where have you been man? i called you twice today?!” you screamed out as you shot straight up to dap up blake in a hug, who you haven’t seen since the exit trials. 
“i got backed up with traffic on the way here, but i see that you guys took a break so technically i made it on time.” 
“that’s what happens when you wake up late dude!” you retort, breaking the hug with one of your well known teammates of three years. “how else am i gonna carry over the passes to the forwards if my left-back can’t even wake up on time for practices and games?!” 
“yeah blake you’re always late, it’s either you or ni-ki that’s always the last one to show up for stretches!” dk shoots out, getting up to warm his legs up and rolled a ball over for him to do light movements. 
“shut up dk! isn’t ni-ki our main striker up top? how did i get roped into this for already having a bad habit before the regular season started?” blake retaliates, kicking off his slides and setting his supreme bag on the ground as dk scrunched his face mischievously.
“how did the exit trials go? i heard you got fourth in the top ranking assessments!” daniel asked as jihyo and tzuyu both gasped in surprise, “speaking of which, didn’t you place high on the ranks y/n?” daniel added on, now bewildered waiting for your answer. 
you and blake looked at each other, asking each other telepathically if it was okay to tell everyone what went down at the exit trials. you primed your lips back while blake pouted for a quick second before the both of you nodded at each other. 
“so…all three of us got placed in the top five rankings.” blake said as a wave of gasps swept across the group. daniel and dk’s mouths dropped to the floor in shock as jihyo and tzuyu shrieked in celebration, proud of what their friends just achieved by the announcement they just heard. 
“no way, even rin got a high rank!?” daniel asked in astonishment, “yep, i got placed fourth while rin took the second spot out of the thirty candidates.” blake continued as you scrunch your nose while smiling since you knew that blake had lost a bet between rin about who would be placed higher in the trials, the others weren’t aware of that since rin wasn’t here but in england using his remaining vacation break sightseeing through london, sporadically sending you and blake pictures of the football stadiums that were there. 
“wait, if rin got a higher rank than you blake, where did y/n place?” dk asked, staring at you with laser focus, “i think it would be better for y/n to break the news to you guys.” blake brightly said as he looked towards you as everyone was left in question for your unknown position to be answered. you simply put both of your hands in your pockets and inhaled a breath before exhaling to build suspense. 
“i was the one who got the top ranking spot….” you declared as everyone collectively was left in complete disbelief. the choir of “huhs” and “what” broke through the air as you jaws dropped and hands on mouths while blake simply looked down smiling at their reactions. it took a couple moments to process what you just said as you nonchalantly juggled a ball before anyone said anything. 
“i don’t know why i was expecting someone else to take the top prospecting spot, but jesus christ y/n!” 
“are we really that surprised with what he’s capable of? this dude is literally our fucking captain for a reason!?”
you smiled at both daniel and dk’s compliments as blake crossed his arms, now in his nike boots tying them up with double knots on both feet. tzuyu and jihyo were left speechless, they too had seen the games you guys have played and it was always an enjoyable show to watch because of how unbelievably good everyone was at what they did with you, blake, and rin included. 
there were a few instances where the girls took every opportunity to come to any practices to watch you guys go through drills or five on five scrimmages and even the coaches jabbed jokes towards you and the rest of the team grabbing all the ladies. 
“we didn’t have this much interest back when we were playing!” coach key said as rain was practically laughing his ass off after seeing the entourage of girls just sitting at the bleachers during one of the practices a month or two ago.
the team was running through some one-two passing drills with shooting as the finisher and ni-ki just went ahead of you. before you could do the drill, you quickly glanced over at the bleachers to see who showed up this time.
there was jihyo, nayeon, tzuyu, mina from chem class, momo had just walked over a second later, and of course sana, who looked extra cute wearing those slightly thick nerdy glasses again which were a backup pair since she forgot her go-to pair at home that day. 
again, you got caught in sana’s ethereal features for a few seconds as you got struck in the back of the head with a ball by dk snapping your attention facing forward as coach rain was barking at you.
“what the hell are you staring at y/n?! you’re holding the line up lets go!!.” 
“shit…” you mutter as ran ahead while dk, mingyu, and blake chuckled at you while completing the drill. after drilling the ball past rowoon in goal, you walked back scratching your nose, still embarrassed with what you did. 
“is something the matter y/n? you look a little more pinkish than usual.” coach key asked as you furrowed your eyebrows together trying to cover the light blush, wiping your face in quick succession.
“i’m all good coach, don't worry about me.” you responded quickly.
“are you sure? i think the others say otherwise.” key says picking up on the scattered “pffts” and giggles heard behind you. 
you sigh and look at your teammates with a blank expression - clearing your throat as everyone immediately shuts up, gaining another laugh from coach rain who was watching the whole thing next to key. 
“that’s exactly why we made you captain of this team.” coach rain praised the present aura shimmering around you as he tapped key’s shoulder before walking away toward the half of the field to meet with the defensive coach bradley who was working some of the other reserve players. 
as you lined back up for another round of drills, blake tapped your shoulder with a slight worry. which was natural for him to check up on you as he was the right hand man / vice captain of the team. 
“are you good though, really?” he asked behind your ear.
“i’m fine blake it’s nothing.” you shot back, attempting to shut him down asking anymore questions.
“if you say so. kinda weird for you to act this way, i hope it’s not the girls since that would make sense-.”
“they just showed up, so i was wondering who came along this time!” you slightly raised your voice as blake chuckled at your reason.
“sure, but i don’t blame you for staring though.” blake simply said as you two continued to move up in the line. you sighed as you continued to reflect on what had happened, placing a hand on your chest as you felt a slight tug from within when you thought about sana. i’m not usually like this for some reason but why do i feel this way? 
the short memory flashes out of your mind as dk kept asking questions to blake about the trial. 
“so did you get approached by a professional team?” 
thrown off by dk’s captivating question you look at blake in a slight panic as you knew the rules about transfers, especially how players aren’t allowed to disclose negotiations to individuals who are outside of the said party. blake however, didn’t fully grasp the seriousness of this as he looked back at you in confusion, only realizing what he was about to do. 
“oh, we weren’t allowed to say this to anyone yet?” he asked.
“well this is news for me too soo…...” you replied back as blake was mumbling to himself, determining if it was a good idea to announce it to the group here right now or not. 
“how bout’ this, if you say yours, then i’ll say mine. it’s only fair.” blake proposed after a few seconds with you puckering your lips together, tempted at the indirect dare he made. 
“deal, but you go first since the vice cap gets minor priority.” you announce as everyone sitting in front of you two paid close attention. “so to double down on dk’s question, did you get signed by anybody?” 
“i did.” blake announced, “but it’s with a team in germany.” wow, you didn’t see that coming as you were suddenly interested to see where he was going. 
“it’s frankfurt.” he continued, “the aaronson twins are there too getting some playtime so it won’t be as boring.” 
“i bet they’re still salty they lost to us in the finals.” daniel butted in after hearing the last bit from laying down on the grass. 
“that was a year ago anyway so i doubt it.” you acknowledged as jihyo and tzuyu clapped their hands, proud of blake’s announcement, showering him with “woops” and “yays.” 
“alright now it’s your turn y/n, did you get signed?” daniel asked now with everyone listening in once again. 
“I actually did just yesterday.” you proclaim as everyone gasped in a slight shock with how fast the process was. 
blake tilted his head in genuine wonder, “okay, now you’ve got me over here thinking, by who!?”
“brighton, it’s brighton.” you said in a serious tone. 
“no shot…” dk said as a jolt went through his body that caused him to drop his water bottle. 
“wait, you’re gonna be playing in the prem?” daniel now with a distressed tone to his question. 
“yep.” you said simply, “who would’ve thought huh?” 
“a straight ticket to the premier league? what the fuck are you y/n a robot?” blake questioned as he shot back up with the fingers on his right hand kneading his forehead, still trying to relish in your announcement.
“so that’s like the best of the best in terms of competing?” jihyo asked as tzuyu was just left speechless.
“it’s one of the top five leagues across europe! they’re super competitive over there!” dk exclaimed as he was visibly shaking in his hands, trying to calm down in a frantic motion. you waved your hands in an up and down motion towards dk, trying to make him return to his normal breathing state as everyone wanted to know more details about your announcement that you were supposed to keep under wraps. 
“there’s still some things left to be worked out with the contract, the bottom line is that they want me over there to start playing as soon as possible.” you continued as everyone pulled their attention back.  
“yeah it would make sense for them to make a move since enciso will be out for the season indefinitely right?” blake asked, “i read that he’ll be undergoing surgery for his acl rupture.” 
“i also watched some of his matches and considering your playstyle is very similar to his, brighton have done wonders with their scouting once again!” daniel added in exhilaration.  
“exactly.” 
“who else knows about this?” tzuyu asked, who had been quiet for a majority of the conversation.
“aside from my parents, there’s you guys and rin that’s all.” you answered.
“have you told sana about this yet? does she know about the whole academy trial thing?” daniel asked as jihyo ooohed next to him, bumping his arm.
“she knows about the whole trial thing but-” you stopped for half a second. shit. your mind panics at the fact that you haven’t broke the news to sana yet. before your thoughts could fall into defcon 1 protocols,
“i was gonna tell her but she stayed over at momo’s place going over their japanese project for class,” you said as you scratched your head, saving your own skin from any additional suspicion. 
“ah i see.” dk replied again, now itching to get some shots up as he continued to roll a ball around his feet. picking up on this, you clapped your hands together and coughed slightly.
“alright! what are we sitting and standing here for? i thought tzuyu needed practice against us shooters!?” tzuyu looked shocked as she shot immediately straight up, bolting for the goal collecting laughs from everyone because of her eagerness. 
as everyone starts to get up from the grass with soccer balls rolling about, blake walks over to you and clasps your shoulder,
“so if things play out this season, i bet we’ll play against each other in one of the european competitions.” he vexed as you scoffed at his interesting speculation.
“who knows, i’d smoke you anyway! do i have to remind you about our one v ones?”
blake cocked his head at your remark before patting your shoulder again, acknowledging that you were the one always winning in the end when it came to competing between you and him. 
“we’re getting food after this right?” he asked.
“if everyone else is down then yes.” 
a jazzy tune is softly blasting on the speakers as your mom hummed to the speaker while cooking you dinner. you were sitting on the kitchen island with your laptop watching the highlights of the manchester city vs chelsea game from earlier, which was a thriller with both sides sharing four goals each at the end of added time.
you had a journal out in front of you that was a birthday gift from sana from last year while she was out of town for the week visiting her aunt when you got randomly sick despite being perfectly fine the day before. go figure. she also wrote a short note on the first page when you opened the journal which makes you crack a small smile every time you read it. 
“to my superstar y/n, i hope this journal will be an extension of myself and my heart for you to pen your thoughts. enjoy the cute koala plushie i picked out for you as well as some of the other favorite things i got that you love. happy birthday again baby and i’ll see you very soon.”
xoxo ~ sha <3 
even if she had an astonishing way of words, she still made sure to put a touch of flirting any chance she could. sana was the only person who had access to this journal besides its writer and you intend to keep it that way. flipping through the pages of your journal that was filled with paragraphs of your thoughts and feelings, or reflections of past soccer matches with a mix of sana’s doodles here and there whenever you two would be hanging out or studying. 
the latest entry you wrote in was the contract offer as well as your own thoughts about the whole situation. nothing too extreme as you were excited and happy that this path was now forming as you were walking on it, but you wrote wondering if it would be too late to somewhat confess to sana before going overseas. the chances are good–but why was the risk holding you back? 
you snapped out from staring at your journal when you hear dex singing the same song coming from the speaker as he walked into the kitchen / dining area. turning around to give him a quick dap before hugging your mom who had just finished cooking.
“well if  it isn’t my big time client now!” dex exclaimed as he made his way back to you, clawing your head with both of his hands playfully as waved your left arm over to make him stop, laughing at his infectious approach. 
“did you forget that you’re always on the clock when you come here?” you asked.
“hey! even agents need to have their time off so bite me.” dex shot back, wearing a yeezy gap hoodie that you gifted to him as a christmas gift paired with washed baggy jeans with slim shoes. you and dex always had a fashion off over who had the better outfit, but usually it’d be all even between you two because of how similar the clothing styles you rocked. 
“how’s your mom dex?” your mom asked as he slid a plate of homemade tacos over for you and dex to eat. 
“she’s doing well actually! my mom says congrats to y/n for getting the contract thanks to yours truly.” he replied as he bowed at the end of that sentence which earned a laugh from your mom as he got the sauces from the cabinet. 
you closed your journal and put it away in your bag while your laptop was showing another premier league match that caught dex’s attention as he sat down, reaching over for a taco. 
“i hate how you practically live here.” 
“oh shut up y/n, it’s not my fault that your house is directly right across from mine.” 
you chuckled at his argument as you too grabbed a taco to eat, your mom placing glasses of water for the both of you. “thank you mrs. l/n!” dex said as your mom just simply hummed in response before walking towards the dining table to finish her teacher related work. 
“so when are we leaving for england?” you asked, finishing a bite of your taco as dex took a swig of water. 
“our flight is on the third of january, so just right after new years,” dex replied as you looked slightly puzzled while nodding. 
“they’re still trying to iron out the details with the league, but your official documents are set to be signed within the first two weeks following your arrival.” 
you sighed at the realization once again, the mixed feeling of accomplishment and disbelief cooled over your body. 
“i still can’t believe we made it…after everything that we’ve been through together…” you sniffed, internalizing the countless hours of practicing and games along with the decisions that carried the guilt of sacrifice in order to make it this far. 
hanging your head down with a slight dejection, dex smacked your back, cheering your mood up as he saw a goal being scored. “oh shit!-my bad y/n.” he yelled, realizing that he spaced out from your laptop, proceeding to give you light taps on your shoulder this time. 
“don’t get all sappy now, we aren’t even in the good parts yet!” dex said as he continued to comfort you while eating another taco he grabbed. 
“we’re about to enter a whole new echelon of your dreams.” 
“that’s what i’m afraid of…” 
“don’t be, you’re not giving me enough credit for getting you signed as it is anyway!” 
“i will literally toss your ass out of this house if you don’t shut up! leeching off of me like your life depended on it!”  you cried out chuckling as dex laughed at your banter towards him, cooling off after a few seconds. 
“so have you talked to sana about it?” dex asked.
“i haven't been able to, she’s been staying at momo’s since tuesday but we’ve been texting.” you replied showing an image that sana sent to you of momo laying flat next to the couch with the coffee table plastered with papers and stationary items.
“she said she’ll be back home tomorrow hopefully.” you gleamed putting your phone flat on the table.
“her birthday is coming up no?” dex asked quizzically.
“it is.”
“do you have anything in mind you want to do for her this year?” 
“nope, not in the slightest.” you replied leaning back facing up to the ceiling. 
you and dex sit in silence with the roar of the crowd blasting through your laptop speakers. a few seconds later and you jolt your head forward with a lightbulb going off in your brain. dex picks up on your sudden action and conveys a “hmm~” 
“you thought of something, didn't you?” 
“indeed i did, i need your help along with a few others.” 
not to your surprise, sana didn’t come back the next day. she stayed a little bit longer at momo’s until that friday at the end of the week, claiming that the project had to be redone because momo had a completely different prompt than the actual one they were supposed to do. 
you couldn’t help but laugh at sana’s reason since she sounded like a little kid complaining that they didn’t get what they wanted at the local grocery store, looking at her with more admirability than usual as you laid on her couch with your left arm draped over sana’s left shoulder while she was sitting on the floor, various makeup items scattered across the coffee table as the tv was on playing blues clues out of all shows she could’ve watched. 
“when i told you that momo messed up big time, i meant she messed up big time.” sana said, who complained about the small incident of starting the project over since momo basically procrastinated the whole assignment altogether. 
while she was doing that, you couldn’t help but laugh at her slight distress as she was scrounging up scattered items on the table and next to her. 
“well good thing she had you as a partner otherwise she would’ve failed that project regardless.” you said as you sat up, scooching over to the perpendicular end of the table to get your fruit tea drink from chae’s. 
sana leans her head back on the seat, sighing with a slight ache in her voice as she finished her last minute gift for an event you had to drive her to. you didn’t have any plans anyway so even if you did, sana’s event that she was invited to was strictly girls only-which meant that you didn’t have to dress casually as you wore a dark blue fleece sweater with baggy black sweats in comparison to sana who sat there wearing low waisted jeans with a cropped shirt, she had one more article of clothing behind her and slipped it on, which turned out to be one of your old soccer jerseys in tandem with a grey long sleeve under it as an additional layer.
“so what time are we supposed to leave for this so-called party?” you asked as sana kept shuffling around stuff around her. 
“we’ll leave in a bit, i just have to-oh wait! you think you can help me with some makeup really quick?” sana inquired as you looked at her with a small surprise to her question. “what do you mean, help? you have some of the things here already why can’t you do it yourself?” you protested as you matched her height by sitting on the floor with her. 
“most of the makeup i need is up in my room! i don’t need to do much i just need your help with one thing!” sana shot back as you limped your body at her while she whined at your action.
“y/nnnn, do me this one favor pleaseeeeee?!” sana pleaded, making her voice babyish to appease you.
you groaned at her adorable act, knowing that she’ll always have her way no matter how big or small the task was. 
“fine since you don’t want to do it for me, i’ll do it myself then.” she mumbles.
“wait sana no, that’s not what i meant.” 
“it sure sounds like that to me, y/n.” sana says with a pout directly at you. 
“just come scoot over and i’ll help you.” you ordered.
“nope! you said that you didn’t want to, so there goes your chance.” sana retorted. claiming her small victory as she smiled proudly. 
you huffed out a heavy sigh of hair as you reached over to grab a lip brush that was on the table in front of you. sana looks at you, questioning what you were trying to do as you sat back on the floor again now with your left knee upwards parallel to the leg of the coffee table. shifting your upper body soon after and reaching with your arm to grab sana’s wrist, pulling her towards you while sana was caught off guard with your action. you overestimated your used strength as sana almost toppled you over, bracing herself by placing her left hand on your knee. the arm you pulled her with was almost all the way back, putting her face just mere inches away from yours, breaths hitching for just a slight second at the sudden closeness. 
“sorry.” you mutter, loosening your grip on her wrist. 
“it’s okay, i just need a touch up of lip blush, that's all.” sana mumbles as she adjusts herself more steadily. nodding at her request, you propped yourself up, extending a pinky to her jaw as you prepared to brush her lips. 
tension hung in the air as you carefully took your time with sana’s lips, ensuring that there was no missing spot as you added a little more blush. her lips were amazingly perfect, almost a perfect oval shape with every nuance in both her upper and lower lip made it seemingly sculptured flawlessly. the pounding of your heart rang in your ears more loudly than usual, making you make accidental eye contact for a millisecond. sana catches you staring as you tilted your head left and right as a poor cover, stopping for a second to lock with her eyes-giving you a seductive smirk as your face exploded with redness. few more moments passed as you ensured her lips were properly touched up, placing the brush down back on the coffee table, content with your work. 
“done.” you simply say. cheeks still flushed as you place your fingers under sana’s chin, checking if there were any mistakes, not noticing that sana’s cheeks were flushed pink as well. 
sana makes eye contact with you again as you return her stare with your lips slightly agape, silence filling the room as you and here were staring into each other for the nth time. sana blinks twice, inching closer and closer to your face before your phone vibrated, indicating a call from either dex or your mom most likely. 
sana then gets up as you answered the phone who turned out to be nayeon, who was asking where you and sana were, indicating that sana would be late for the start of the party. after a quick interrogation over the phone, you ended the call and headed toward the kitchen where sana was, preparing a small batch of brownies she baked to bring for the party.
you saw her shuffle the foil around the container as you stood across behind the kitchen island, staring at the back of her head while internalizing her small but cute stature. 
“sha.” you called out to her, the nickname that very few people know her by, you having the most exclusivity to it however. 
sana turns around, stopping whatever she was doing to give her full undivided attention to you, ensuing that this was something serious that you were about to tell her. 
“yes y/n?” sana asked with a slight worry on her face. you chuckled at her expression, waving your hand in response. “it’s nothing bad i promise.-” you said to add more suspense, sana tilts her head in anticipation of what you were going to say to her. 
“i got a contract offer for a team.” 
sana’s eyes shot wide open at your news. 
“i know the timing of this is weird and all, but-” 
you were cut off suddenly as sana jumped at you, exclaiming in noises that could only be seen as happy and delight. your hands found their place on her waist as she tightly wrapped her arms around your neck.
“you should’ve told me sooner!!! that’s great news y/n!!!” sana exclaimed as she mushed your face with her hands, bursting out in laughter immediately after as she went for another hug with you holding her tightly this time.
she stays stuck to you for what feels like over a minute, but eventually she loosens herself off of you and stands in front of you, hand latched to hers. 
“sorry for not telling you sooner sana, i just had to make sure it was all official before you know, announcing it and all.” 
“it’s okay, you have your rules so i understand.” sana replies back with a smile still on her face. 
“you do know what this means right? you asked, “we talked about if i did get a contract somewhere i would have to-”
“i know.” sana states firmly, knowing the gravity of your situation, “you explained it to me a while back so you don’t have to worry.” you dropped your shoulders at the thought you just spoke out, but you brushed that off aside with a sharp inhale before clicking your tongue. 
“should we get going?” you asked sana again as she hummed in response to you, realizing that you’ve spent a little too long stalling sana away from nayeon’s girls night party as the two of you grabbed the essential items you needed before heading out the house.
a week passes and sana sits at her desk placing her legs on the bed in lieu of her usual footrest sitting below her which she found more comfortable. it’s just past noon and sana had just finished eating her late birthday lunch with her mom and dad downstairs who were cleaning up around the kitchen. 
she scrolls through her phone at the multitude of notifications of birthday texts and birthday reposts on social media stories, making an effort to reply to almost all of them as she continues to tap away on her phone. her phone dings as she quickly swipes through the apps to see who had texted her, eyes widening at the message she just received. 
y/n 
happy birthday sha sha~ !
just finished practice, will come over later. 
sana smiles like a fool at the text, noticing the nickname you coined for her back in middle school that only came up for sentimental moments like these as she presses her thumbs on the touchscreen.
sana
sounds good! 
not going anywhere today
can’t wait to see you againnnn
y/n 
shut up, you literally saw me last night 
did i not drop you off after our boba run with momo and seungkwan???
sana 
my bad not remembering, sorry 
y/n 
i live on the right of you i- 
forget it lol 
sana lets out a small laugh before switching back to reply to more stories on instagram, only to be interrupted by her mom calling from downstairs.
“sana! you have some visitors!” sana’s mom yells as the doorbell rang for a second time. “coming!” sana says as she speeds down the steps, opening the door wide open only to be surprised by the girls.
“surprise!” 
“you guyssss.” sana whines as she was startled at the sudden appearance of momo, nayeon, jihyo, and dahyun who had various small items that looked like sweets and presents, with dahyun holding a small bouquet of lotus flowers as sana’s hands cover her mouth. a quick exchange of hugs as the four of them were invited in to chill for a little bit, conversing about the gifts that the girls gave to sana
“did you guys plan this?” sana asks jihyo, who was the natural leader of the friend group.
“well not exactly, but i did help with some of the stuff.” jihyo replied as nayeon nudged herself next to her on the couch. 
“there’s more where that came from just letting you know.” nayeon adds in as sana wore a puzzled look on her face. 
“what do you mean more?” she asks as the whole group of girls are startled by the sudden sound of the window - which turned out to be jeongyeon as she laughed hysterically, followed by a couple more people after her
“jeong you can’t scare us like that!” momo exclaims as the door opened revealing dk, bang chan, jeongyeon, miyeon, and dex. the living room flooded with hand daps, hellos, and hugs as there were quick exchanges of how everyone was doing.
“you should’ve thrown a party sana!” bang chan exclaims as he hugged sana, moving side to side since it had been ages since she last saw him.
“what are you doing here?! i thought you weren’t coming home until next week!? she “angrily” said with a light voice, punching his arm as bang chan laughed, “well surprise!!” going in for another hug after not seeing her close family friend for a long time since he was abroad or his studies.
“is that everyone?” mingyu asked, looking at the abundance of people now sitting in the living room. 
“i think so, this is it for now.” jihyo replied, sipping a glass of water and placing it back on the coffee table as the room filled up with more talking. sana sees dex heading on his way out the door, stopping him as he was about to answer his call. “where’s y/n?” she asked, with a worried pout in her voice. dex chuckled at sana’s antic, “she said that something came up, so i’m going to help her real quick.” sana nodded as she hugged dex again, thanking him for coming over to the surprise gathering before going back to the group to take pictures that her mom was offering as dex walked out the door. sana glances out the window, wondering if you were going to show up later or not. 
a couple hours had already passed and it was nearing sundown, sana went back up to her room after everyone had left almost two hours prior, having the small snacks that dahyun had brought as well as some of the cookies your mom had made for the entire group. 
looking at the pastel blue sky as it started to turn pinkish toward the horizon, she couldn’t help but feel a growing hole in her chest as she trudged over to her bed, lying face flat for only a few seconds before hearing the doorbell downstairs. sana assumed that her mom would answer the door right away - only to hear her yelling for the second time today.
“sana! you have one more visitor!” her mom yells as she makes her way down the stairs again. sana wonders who would come at this hour, the thought tells her that it would be dex since he left his glasses on the coffee table after playing jenga with dk and mingyu but she could worry about that later. 
her hand reaches for the doorknob and twists it, opening it to see the one person she had hoped to see all day, you. 
you stood on the other side of the door wearing your glasses with one of your hands behind your back. sana tilts her head at the arm as you flashed it out - a bouquet mixed with roses and bouquets. sana gasps, putting her hands to her face at the surprise you had in front of her. 
“sorry for being late, i came to pick you up.” 
“where are we going?” sana asks you as you put a finger to your lips.
“shhh, you’ll see it when we get there now go get ready.” you reply back as sana turns around and dashes up to her room to get changed. 
sana returns to her usual passenger princess mode as she enters the tesla. as you and her buckled yourselves into the seats, you stop for a second to fish something in the center console, grabbing a blindfold which was a sleeping mask. sana looks at you with a raised eyebrow, taking the hint that you were “implying”. 
“it’s not what you think it is, you pervert.” you say as you hand the blindfold to her, sana punching your arm immediately after your dirty thought.
“hey! i didn’t even say a word!” she retorts as you chuckle at her light blush flooding on her face, humming at her answer before driving the car out the driveway. you stop the car before you even pass your house, sana looking at you with a stale expression again. 
“keep that blindfold on until i tell you to take it off.” you instructed. 
“is this the part where you take me to your special room like in fifty shades of grey?” 
“god no, and you know i despise that movie anyway.” you immediately respond as you roll away while sana puts on the blindfold, still wondering where you were taking her. 
the drive to your secluded spot for your special surprise to sana was filled with flirty exchanges and multiple “are we there yets” pushing you to the brink of insanity but something that you were used to with sana as you arrived in the back section of a hill facing the brimming sunset. 
“we’re here.” you say as you set the tesla on park with sana looking around, blindfold on her face, laughing as she kept frantically looking with a smile on her face. you exit the car, catching dex at the spot on the hill that you and him set up together, essentially leaving him while you pick up sana on the passenger side, guiding her toward the picnic blankets. 
“where are we y/n?” sana asks as she continues to walk forward, your hands placed on her waist nearing closer to where dex was standing. 
“almost there just a few more steps.” you answered, finally arriving at the spot. dex rolling his eyes at you as he watched your dumb smile at the plan you devised last week. 
“here we are. you can take the blindfold off now.” you told sana as she pulled down on the sleep mask, gasping at the cute picnic setup you took a couple hours to perfect. the spot on the hill had a perfect view of the sunset just before touching the horizon.
the picnic blanket had a bottle of red wine, along with a basket that had various snacks that you and sana liked when eating together. in addition there was a charcuterie with cheeses, saltine crackers, some salami, and small slices of bacon. topping it off another bouquet of flowers laid on the blanket with your portable speaker playing soft classical music. 
sana was left in amazement at your surprise, hugging you tightly after, burying her head in your chest and stayed there for a moment. you signaled dex to get the last few things from his car as sana pulls away from you, “let's sit down, i have dex getting something for me really quick” 
“you really planned all this for me?” sana asks as she takes in the various items that are laid out on the blanket, “i was wondering why you couldn’t come over earlier with everyone, and dex helped you?” 
“yes he did, he did most of the heavy lifting well not really but still.” you reply back as dex comes back with a small bag with more snacks inside of it. 
“thanks again for guarding this dex, i owe you big time.” you say as dex chuckles at you, grabbing a quick bite of the chocolates inside the bag, “oh you definitely do, the next meal we get together is gonna be on your tab.” he states, fistbumping you before leaving you two alone to enjoy your special birthday date. 
“so was this everything like you imagined for a surprise?” you asked sana as she shuffled herself into your left arm, sighing in content with what you did. 
“this was amazing y/n. i couldn’t have asked for anything more. thank you.” sana replies, hugging you again, inhaling the sweet cherry scent of her hair before pulling away. “are you sure we’re gonna be able to eat all of this?” she asks again, grabbing another bite of the saltine crackers as you laugh at her act. 
after going through multiple snack bags and half the bottle of red wine, you and sana were talking about the various gifts that she received earlier in the day - how she got various gift cards from family relatives to use online and noting how she got a betty boop handbag from one of her other classmates who stole it after her modeling gig a while back. as she told these stories from earlier, you kept your attention on her with so much affection pooling through your eyes. the way that she was cutely layered with a brown overcoat with a hoodie underneath, the light breeze passing through her hair making her more ethereal than she already was. 
she goes on with her tangent for a few more moments before returning eye contact with you, getting lost in your eyes before looking away, your face getting slightly red as well as hers. 
“so…do you have a gift for me?” she asks, returning her gaze on you as you scrunch your face at her.
“of course i did.” you reply, fishing through your bag to get two small boxes that were black, one being longer compared to the short one that was in your right hand. sana looks at you confused, slightly anxious to see what you had for her this year.
“so i kept your present from last year into consideration.” you started off saying, opening the first box to reveal a necklace with a wax seal on it showing a simple heart with a message coating it. sana lightly screams at one of your romantic gifts as you take it out to give her a better look.
“the meaning of the wax seal means, my heart is eternally yours - given to that special someone you value everything that you are and what you do.” sana pouts at your sentence as you motion her to come around and put the necklace on her, brushing her hair onto one side to make it easier for you. soon after it’s on, she looks at it while you fish out the same necklace hidden in your crewneck to match hers.
“aw, matching necklaces? what’s the other box for?” sana playfully asks as you grab the other box from behind you, opening it to show matching rings. you smirked as sana was left speechless with her flawless guess, while you took the bigger ring out for you to wear on your right ring finger.
“matching rings, and this relates to what i’m about to say” you reply as sana leans in, now fully interested with the possible thought of what you might be doing, shifting her body closer to you as you showed her the simple but sleek ring you were wearing. 
“you have been a constant pillar of support i can always rely on for as long as i remember aside from my own parents of course,” you say confidently despite your heart gradually accelerating by the second.
“i love what we have going on already between us, all the sweet and happy moments that are always filled with a brand new adventure every single day.” sana scoots even closer as you take her hand, clasping it with yours. 
“whenever i’m with you, there’s a few seconds where my heart just starts beating like crazy - and at first i thought it was weird at first, but then the more and more it happens whenever its us hanging out like this or whenever we’re with everyone else and-” your mind was short circuiting as sana lightly laughs at you with your head in between your arms, you then look back up inching your face closer to sana’s, your heart pounding in your ears at 150%.
“soooo what’s your point y/n?.” sana asks you, slightly oblivious and in a slight instant — you couldn’t contain yourself any longer. 
“this.” you simply replied, lightly placing your fingers under her jaw, breath slightly hitching as you leaned forward, catching her off guard as you placed your lips on hers. 
sana hummed in surprise as she was unprepared, but was able to catch on kissing you right back, eyes slowly closing as she cupped your cheek. senses overloading at the new sensation acquired as you notice the slight taste of peach chapstick on her extremely soft lips and you wanted to remember how your lips fit perfectly with hers. you pull away for a second to catch your breath before sana pulls you right back in for more, tilting heads in interchanging directions as you slowed the pace of your second kiss together, taking more and more time passing as you and her try to keep this moment from ever ending. it was then sana’s turn to stop, eyes fluttering open as they meet yours as you went for another slow, intimate kiss, pulling on her left thigh to bring her closer to you as she wraps her arm around your neck, right hand tangling with your hair before sharing one more final kiss and pulling away soon after. 
you finally did it, and she couldn’t be any more happier. 
hands lingering on each other’s body as you stare into sana’s eyes again, lips brushing together slightly parted as your hearts could basically flatline at any given second. sana then lightly pecks your lips before placing her forehead against yours. 
“two years,” sana begins saying, “two years is how long i’ve waited for you to do that.” you softly laugh at her observation. “god you’re so cute.” 
the beating in your heart calms down after cashing out all of your feelings you’ve had for sana, the realization of what you did finally registering in your head as you look away from sana for a second, cheeks completely flushed before coughing because of the small specks of pollen that went up your nose. 
‘i have a really bad thing with timing, so i hope this isn't too late.” you mumble, recalling what will eventually happen when the new year rolls in the next couple weeks. sana notices the tone in your voice, now worried about your expression,
“when do you leave?” she asks.
“two days after new years.” you answer, sana’s face somewhat crestfallen after hearing the news, “but we still have time until then, i just wish i did this sooner…” your voice trailed off with regret carried with it. 
sana sccoches herself to you again, placing her head on your shoulder as she hugged you in comfort, sighing out at the beautiful view set in the distance while grazing her fingers on your hand. 
“i think this is perfect already.” sana says to you, looking at her with a puzzled look on your face. 
“really?” she hummed at your simple question. 
“i’m not mad at you, nor will i ever be mad at you for anything y/n. i’m just happy that you and i can finally let out our feelings together without having reservations.” 
a warm smile riddled across your face as you leaned in to press another soft peck onto her lips. sana giggles after you pull away again, grinning, 
“hearing the things you say give me so much confidence, knowing that i can take on the world with my girlfriend right beside me.” you say as you stood up with your arms out wide, mimicking a goal celebration while sana laughed at your act.
not long after the first hours of the evening, you walk back sana to the front door of her house, turning around to you with inviting arms for a hug, gladly accepting the offer as you open your arms for sana to slot herself in. circling your arms around her waist as her arms hooked onto your back, your chin touching the top of your head, indicating the cute height difference between you and her like a sculpture that should be showcased as the main centerpiece of an art museum, letting the silence fill up with the brightly dimmed light sitting just above you two. 
she looks up at you, pursing her lips together for a kiss as you cup her cheeks, pressing your lips onto hers again for one more smooch that was now filled with love and butterflies, pulling away staring into sana’s eyes that look like they could be filled with stars. 
“best birthday present ever.” she hummed as you kissed her forehead, hugging her tightly once more before stepping back.
“had to save the best for last you know?” you amusingly as sana chuckled at your quick remark, having her head over heels for you once again as placed your hands behind your back as you walked down the steps of her house. 
“let’s do something tomorrow?” sana asks as you turned back around immediately after her question. 
“of course, i’m always down to do anything with you.” 
the airport terminal was a little bit busier than usual as you stood there at the rotating door, endlessly spinning as people weaved in and out of it. this was it - “d-day” as dex called it, where you finally leave the hometown you have stayed at for almost the entirety of your life before embarking on your dream head on. 
your two cases of luggage and backpack were all that you brought along with your parents who came to see you off while dex kept it simple with his single carry-on bag. dex and rin’s agent yujin had managed to come to an agreement for you and rin to live together, making it more convenient and the transition more smoothly since both of your living habits were strikingly similar. 
“alright, that’s everything that we brought yeah?” dex asks you, turning to your left side facing him. 
“our flight is in two hours, so i think we’ll be fine.” you reply back, pulling the handles of both of your luggages. a voice calls you from the distance, making you look the opposite direction, tilting your head at the small entourage of people approaching you; dk, mingyu, yuta, jihyo, daniel, tzuyu, han, hyunjin, dahyun, miyeon, and lastly sana. 
“you guys really don’t know when to give me space do ya.” you say as you dapped up daniel as the others started to form a crowd behind him. 
“don’t think you can leave without saying goodbye y/n!” dk chided, beaming his smile at you as you facepalmed at his comical stupidity. “either way, you will come back home regardless so you’ll know where we’ll be at.” he added as you nodded. 
“that’s why i made you captain, i know the team will be in good hands with you leading.” you replied back as you stepped forward for a hug, patting his back firmly. you pulled back and looked at everyone else who came, content with the turnout.
“thank you guys for coming. it really means a lot to me and i promise i’l come back in once piece.” you said as you picked up a sniffle coming from tzuyu, leaving you in a small shock as you went forward to hug her in comfort. soon after everyone picks up on tzuyu crying, everybody went in for a group hug as sana was the second person after you to hug tzuyu from behind. after a few moments had passed, the group hug broke as you started to hug everyone one by one again.
“this won’t be a goodbye, but we’ll definitely see you soon in the matches!” yuta exclaimed as mingyu pulled you in for a headlock, tapping his arm frantically while everyone laughed at you struggling. 
“you’ll be sending us stuff right?” jihyo asked you with an eyebrow raised at you.
“of course i will, you just gotta wait for them.” you answered as you started grabbing your luggage. most of the group had begun to go back home all except for one person–sana, who was standing in front of you with a simple smile on her face, wearing both the necklace and the other ring in her left ring finger you gifted to her on her birthday. 
you pulled her in for a hug, caressing her hair as she nuzzled into your right collarbone. taking in the last whiffs of your cologne and the way your body felt on hers as she hugged you.
“i already told you that we’ll keep in touch, right?” you asked as she looks up at you with a pout that could snap your heart into multiple pieces, lip quivering slightly as you pulled her in for another hug. 
the day before celebrating new years, you and her talked about how this new relationship would be handled, planning a bunch of contingencies in case one would miss the other person greatly. you and sana had spent all the time you could before this moment, doing everything possible–the only change now was the increase of skinship and small kisses that you and her shared together every chance possible when hanging out. 
you and sana rarely ever fight against each other, but there were many tests and trials that would be overcomed together. a long-distance relationship would be the ultimate test for you two, the contrasting work schedules, time difference, match days, the list went on and on but you and sana were determined to make it work. 
this was a completely new circumstance, you and sana were slightly worried of what might happen but were very confident in the road that lies ahead for you. 
“i will miss you being around here.” sana says, tears welling up in her eyes as you wiped them off her, pulling her face in for a long kiss, wanting to not part away from her face. you then retreat your head back with thumbs massaging her cheeks. 
“you probably know this, but i love you.” you say as sana laughs out, lightening up the mood as she hugs you for one last time. 
“promise to call me when you get settled in?” 
“you don’t even have to ask.” you say as dex taps your shoulder, “y/n, time to go.” you nodded at him as your parents handed you your luggages, giving them another loving hug with your mom fighting back tears as your dad rubbed her back. 
“my baby is all grown up now.” your mom says, pressing your face together.
“ma, i’ll be back before you know it.” you say, shutting down her worries as you hug both of your parents for one last time, walking away to the rotating door of the entrance. you stopped in your tracks as dex looked at you with your back turned to him, walking up to sana to give her two more kisses, the second one being a short, subtle peck. 
“i love you.” you whispered to her, your voice giving endearing confidence, “i’ll see you soon okay?” 
sana nods as she lets go of your lingering arm before watching you and dex enter the spinning door, waving to sana and your parents, smiling for one last time as you walk deeper inside the concourses of the airport, europe bound, and facing forward to your lifelong dream. 
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Eriksen vs. Falk: Friendly talk before their duel
Translation down below of a video chat between Christian Eriksen and Rasmus Falk from before the match between Manchester United and F.C. Copenhagen. If you don't want to create an account with F.C. Copenhagen to watch it, @belindafish123 has posted the video here.
Christian Eriksen: Hey Ralle!
Rasmus Falk: Hey Crille.
CE: You could make it. Just in time.
RF: Now it seems like I’m the one who’s late, right?
CE: Precisely.
CE: All good?
RF: All good. We’re flying soon. Then we’re coming over to visit you.
CE: Have you trained?
RF: We have trained.
CE: Are you ready for tomorrow then?
RF: I think so. We’ll see. We have been keeping an eye on what you’ve been doing, so I’m assuming we’re okay prepared.
CE: Yeah, I hope so, I hope so. We haven’t gotten to that yet.
RF: What about you?
CE: We’re training soon. We probably have a meeting soon and then some training and then we have the gameplan for tomorrow afterwards, I think.
RF: Yeah. You make sure you’re in the [starting] 11, right?
CE: Yes, you do that. You try that every time, don’t you? You do that every time. You always want to play.
RF: Exactly.
CE: You’re number 6, aren’t you? You’re playing defensive midfielder again. You’re defensive, huh?
RF: We’ll see about that. I’ll say, I was once a nine, but slowly it’s just gone downhill.
CE: I can only say the same. You’re being placed further and further down the pitch.
RF: It’s crazy to think that we’d both end up so far down the pitch.
CE: Yes. I hadn’t thought you would to be honest.
RF: I really hadn’t either, but… yeah.
CE: It works. It’s good, well done.
RF: Yes, yes. It’s fine. Now we’re down there having a blast. Once upon a time it was more fun, right, to be close to the goal and [to be the one to] do something fancy all the time, but that time has passed now.
CE: You’re not scoring enough. You have barely-you haven’t scored since Middelfart.
RF: But back then I scored a lot of goals.
CE: You scored a lot of goals there, that’s right.
RF: I scored a lot of goals there.
CE: I’m looking forward to tomorrow. It’ll be good tomorrow.
RF: It’s going to be really great. We’re looking forward to it.
CE: Have you played there before? No, the last time you met United it was in Germany, right?
RF: Yes, it was in Cologne. There wasn’t… it wasn’t Old Trafford or Parken. It was without fans and Covid and… not much happened.
CE: It’ll be good tomorrow.
RF: We’re looking forward to tomorrow. We… we’re coming to get something out of it, you need to be prepared for that.
(Picture of Eriksen and Falk from tournament back in the day)
RF: It was good times.
CE: Yes.
RF: Shit, we had a good team.
CE: That we had. We were also made to play indoor football. It was our kind of game, indoor. It was great.
RF: Yes. At that time, I actually thought indoor was more fun that outdoor football.
CE: But you were also always in a [sports] hall. You played badminton or indoors.
RF: Yes, I was in a hall a lot during that time, that’s true.
CE: You liked the hall experience.
RF: I lived there half the time.
CE: It’s many years ago now, huh? I’ve been… are you there… no, you start-are you there as a five-year-old? I start just before because of (Kylle, the neighbour’s-?).
RF: Yeah, I think you start a bit before me, but I’m not sure. We have played all the way up there and went to Odense together afterwards.
CE: As 13-year-olds.
RF: And then you quickly wanted out into the world.
CE: Yes!
RF: You went to Amsterdam, how old were you then? 16?
CE: Yes, 16.
RF: We’ve also gone to school together.
CE: Yes, that’s true.
RF: Back in the day, we spend a lot of time together. We trained together every day, we played together, back and forth with train and bus and car and everything. And then Christian [went to Ajax] and since then we’ve met up a few times, but mostly we’ve texted each other and… And then a bit more time passes between [meetings]. [But] it’s natural.
CE: Yes, yes, yes, but I’m-as mentioned - two completely different places. But it isn’t-it’s funny, you feel that even though, and maybe that’s just our connection, even though it’s been a long time since we’ve talked, or a longer time, it still feels very natural.
RF: 100 percent.
CE: It doesn’t feel like we’re complete strangers even though we haven’t seen each other in a long time and that’s postive.
RF: No, and we’ve also achieved a lot of things together during the youth years where [we got] some cool experiences. And I’m really, really glad to have been able to compete with you all the way up, because it’s helped me develop-
CE: Same here.
RF: - and I definitely think I’ve benefitted from that in my football - and probably the other way around as well. So we’ve been privileged.
CE: It definitely has. It was fun, but as you say, it was still a contest. It was still about who was the best [that day].
RF: It was probably something that helped sharpen [our skills].
CE: Yes, for sure.
RF: It’s been really great. And then it’s been great to follow from a distance, the career you’ve made and the road you’ve taken. It’s very impressive and I have the utmost respect for it. We happily follow it, and then tomorrow we hope it’s me who beats you, and us that beat Manchester. It’s going to be great.
CE: It’s the first time we meet as well. We’ve never met on club level either, so it’s going to be very special.
RF: Yeah, I was asked about it yesterday. The “you’ve never played-“-no, but I feel like I’ve played against you a hundred times. We’ve trained against each other every day, mostly on opposite teams. So it’s not like it’s going to be completely new, but it’s true that it’s going to be fun [on this level]. And then with that setting - it’s of course a great experience.
CE: It’s going to be so great. I think that as soon as we get onto the pitch, it’s just going to be a football match like all the other ones. Of course you look around a bit when you see that there’s someone running around in the middle with ‘FALK’ on his back. Then you might look a bit differently and think ‘oh, that’s someone I know’. But as mentioned, when you play on the pitch, it gets put aside, and then I’m sure we’ll get a good talk after the match about how it ends.
RF: Yeah. We’ve both experienced playing against close friends and friendships a lot of times in the career and when you’re on the pitch it’s only about one thing. It’s about winning, and then we take what needs to be talked about afterwards.
CE: Have a nice flight, first and foremost.
RF: Thank you.
CE: See you very soon. See you tomorrow and [have a] good game.
RF: Yes. Thank you very much. And then we’re also looking forward to welcoming you home to Copenhagen and [for you] to see what Parken can on a European night. You’ve only experienced the national team’s matches there. I promise you that Parken can also be special on a Champions League night. So you should also look forward to that.
CE: I’ve only seen cool things from also the year before the last and (?) Champions League. It’s only been nice to see how Parken comes alive. And exactly, as you say yourself, national team matches, there’s also a really good atmosphere. So I’m looking forward to how it’ll look in F.C.’s colours as well.
RF: We’ll make sure to create a fantastic setting, we promise that. And take it easy tomorrow.
CE: Can you bring a ‘brunsviger’ (a cake especially loved on Funen) in Copenhagen?
RF: They can’t make it over here. You need to bring them from Funen, they can’t make them here. It’s cinnamon and stuff like that they put on - it’s not the real deal. You don’t want to wish for one from over here cause then it’s not a great dessert anymore.
CE: No, perfect. Then I’ll import one from Odense, I’ll do that instead then.
RF: Yes, do that. Crille, my friend, see you tomorrow.
CE: See you. Have a good journey.
RF: Bye! Thanks.
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“I have an American Indian friend who is a Pueblo chieftain. Once when we were talking confidentially about the white man, he said to me: “We don’t understand the whites. They are always wanting something, always restless, always looking for something. What is it? We don’t know. We can’t understand them. They have such sharp noses, such thin, cruel lips, such lines in their faces. We think they are all crazy.”
Excerpt From Collected Works of C.G. Jung, Volume 10: Civilization in Transition Jung, C. G., Hull, R. F.C., Adler, Gerhard.
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Cigarettes and whiskey and wild wild women, will drive you crazy, will drive you insane. I followed Becko to this gambling establishment, and placed a remote controlled camera atop the card roulette table. It has been a year and as all of you who keep updated to the cabinet know, his desires to find funding for ABC F.C. have taken him beyond where most dream. The sad thing about this casino is the roulette ball is usually white but for some reason, it was red on this one turn. I would say it reminded me of an old plague in the past. But with one difference. Becko won and although, all the others who lost had an obituary today, the movement of financial trading is so fast, it didn't yield a shock from anyone. I told the border agent what I saw and he said, millions die everyday. I couldn't even show him the ball, it seemed to be lost after the turn. Perhaps it's best I wasn't able to bring a souvenir.
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“Can we start our friendship again? This time I promise to not fall in love with you.” - some movie quote I read on Pinterest today.
It's crazy how sometimes the littlest things can give you the biggest of hopes.
- f.c.
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From September 26th to September 30th, 2022
26-09-22
RICHARD THOMPSON “Hand Of Kindness”; BLUR “Blur”; ORBITAL “The Blue Album”; LEE “SCRATCH” PERRY “Voodooism”; AMERICAN MUSIC CLUB “Engine”; QUEEN “Live Killers”; THE SUGARCUBES “Stick Around For Joy”; THE CLASH “The Singles”
27-09-22
PINK FLOYD “Atom Heart Mother”; BOB DYLAN “Blonde On Blonde”; NED’S ATOMIC DUSTBIN “0.522”; SUZANNE VEGA “Days Of Open Hand”; NEW ORDER “Brotherhood”; STEREOLAB “Fab Four Suture”; ROBYN HITCHCOCK & THE EGYPTIANS “Globe Of Frogs”; PETER TOSH “Mystic Man”; WILLIE NELSON “Red Headed Stranger”; THE NIGHTINGALES “Perish The Thought”; SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES “Join Hands”; SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES “Going To A Go-Go”; THE ROLLING STONES “Exile On Main St.”; MADNESS “Divine Madness”; THE CHARLATANS “Some Friendly”
28-09-22
*NO WORK*
29-09-22
THE MAGNETIC FIELDS “The Wayward Bus”; THE MAGNETIC FIELDS “Distant Plastic Trees”; MICHAEL JACKSON “Thriller”; R.E.M. “Automatic For The People”; WHODINI “Back In Black”; RANDY NEWMAN “Bad Love”; SQUAREPUSHER “Burningn’n Tree”; THE DIVINE COMEDY “Casanova”; THE SULTANS OF PING F.C. “Casual Sex In The Cineplex”; THE CHIEFTAINS “The Chieftains 3”; WATERSON-CARTHY “Common Tongue”; P.J. HARVEY & JOHN PARISH “Dance Hall At Louse Point”; PROPELLERHEADS “Decksanddrumsandrockandroll”; DEL AMITRI “Del Amitri”; DAVID BOWIE “Earthling”
30-09-22
POP WILL EAT ITSELF “The Pop Will Eat Itself Cure For Sanity”; THE PRODIGY “Experience”; WORLD PARTY “Egyptology”; ASH “Free All Angels”; NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS “The Good Son”; SPIRITUALIZED “Fucked Up Inside”; SLADE “We Are All Crazy”; BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS “Live At The Lyceum”; SPARKS “Terminal Jive”; FRANK BLACK & THE CATHOLICS “Pistolero”; IRON MAIDEN  “No Prayer For The Dying”; ALANIS MORISSETTE “Jagged Little Pill”; LIZ PHAIR “Exile In Guyville”
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Good morning! I hope you slept well and feel rested? Currently sitting at my desk, in my study, attired only in my blue towelling robe, enjoying my first cuppa of the day. Happy Hump Day!
Here is your reminder that the footballers of the Premier League STILL take a knee, in support of Colin Kaepernick and as a gesture against racism and racial inequality. Yes, you may think they’re over-paid prima donnas but, SIX YEARS LATER, our footballers are still making a statement and I applaud that.
With a little time to myself, I get to do some things I like to do. On Monday, I went for a walk, on Tuesday, I watched a Netflix documentary called ‘Count Me In’, all about drummers. I’m such a nerd, I could watch documentaries like this all day. Great to hear drummers talk about some of my heroes: Keith Moon, Charlie Watts and John Bonham. In fact, I watched another documentary about drummers on another channel and there was Ginger Baker stating quite calmly that these other iconic drummers were not as good as him. I was never much of a Ginger Baker fan, so I had to smile and, in a way, it seemed unkind and unprofessional to be publicly dismissing these other great drummers. I mean, you have these thoughts in private, but you don’t say it out loud! We all have reservations about our peers. There are some people in our world – whatever world you’re in – and you think to yourself, “Who let you in?” but you never express these feelings out loud (and in a TV documentary!)
Loving the story about Blackpool F.C. forward Jake Daniels who has come out as gay. Not an easy thing to do in the macho, matey-boy world of football. Here are his words, “It’s a step into the unknown being one of the first footballers in this country to reveal my sexuality, but I’ve been inspired by Josh Cavallo, Matt Morton and athletes from other sports, like Tom Daley, to have the courage and determination to drive change.” Though I’m not as impressed with Paris St. Germain player Idrissa Gueye, who refused to play a match because he didn’t want to wear a PSG shirt that had rainbow colours on it. Players across France wore the special shirts over the weekend in an expression of solidarity to mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, on Tuesday May 17. Amusingly, you actually pronounce his name (Gueye) as ‘gay’. Poch let him have the day off for ‘personal reasons’. Very understanding.
Finally finished Season Two of ‘Euphoria’. Yes, I know I’m late! Zendaya Coleman’s performance is really quite extraordinary. It takes courage and strength to portray someone that damaged, broken and ugly. There aren’t many things these days that absorb me but ‘Euphoria’ did! It was a show with no stars (other than Zendaya) but the cast were uniformly committed and convincing.
Consistency. Hard to achieve. Hard to find. Lindsay’s advice: don’t be disappointed when people fail to be consistent. Most people are very sometime-ish. It’s very normal. And don’t be surprised when you catch people in a lie. Again, very normal behaviour.
Have a wonderful and well-endowed Wednesday. I love you all. Yes, a crazy, bald man loves and cares about you.
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FOOTBALL CRAZY IT CAN STILL FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT AND WRITE THIS VIRTUAL MAGAZINE ITS SAID ON THE RUN..... THEY WONT MISS A TRICK OR CATCH ME ITS SAID..... MORCAMBE BAY F.C. STRIKES BACK..... REPORTS BENEDICT..... (at Somewhere Out There...) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc7bgjUNGU8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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bola4 · 6 years
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joshslater · 3 years
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Dionysus
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I was very hesitant when he picked me up at the nightclub. I could feel the disappointment and outright hostility from all the women and a lot of the men as the God walked up to me, started to make out, and then asked if I was up for some fun. That's what you get away with when no one ever says "no" I thought. With his incredibly handsome face, black hair, and athletic build that was probably not a word he was used to hearing. It would be impossible for him to know I was into guys, and coming on so strong could land you in hot water or rather knocked cold on the floor. Turns out he could know, and there was more to him than just utter handsomeness and unparalleled confidence. Way more.
It was back at his place he asked me if I could look like someone else, who would I pick? That's a game I've played many times before, so I instantly knew to answer Marco Albieri, the soccer player. He raised an eyebrow, took a step from me, and asked me why. "I don't know what it is about soccer players, but something about the game makes their bodies stunningly handsome. And Marco is just a step above the rest." He smiled a bright smile, made a dramatic gesture, and I was Marco. Looked exactly like him at least. It took me a moment to even realize what had just happened, but I could see myself in the full-length mirror. Or I couldn't, I should say. I saw Marco Albieri in full Paris Saint-Germain F.C. game kit. Mesmerized I took a step closer to the mirror, and Marco on the other side of the glass stepped closer as well. I looked just like him, my wettest, wankiest dream. I'd come so many times to exactly this fantasy. There was even a sheen of post-game sweat making all the skin glistening in his hallway designer lights.
He approached me from behind, still handsome but now by a much narrower margin. "You ready to fuck?" I didn't even answer but just turned around and kissed him. He wasn't shy in grouping me back. What followed was the longest fuck fest I've ever been part of. We went from room to room. It was like this body had limitless stamina, though it was the body of Marco after all, but an insatiable horny lust as well. Perhaps he had that too. It wasn't until early morning I fell asleep next to him, exhausted.
It was almost noon when I woke up, disoriented by everything. It was like it wasn't until now the craziness and impossibility of last night hit me. I could see Marco Albieri in the mirror at the other side of the bedroom, without shirt, and the most unkempt hair I had ever seen him with. I knew for a fact the secret hairstyling trick was body fluids. I suddenly felt very uneasy and exposed. Vulnerable even. I was here on vacation. How could I leave if I didn't look like my passport? How could I leave this building looking like Marco? There would be fans stopping me instantly. What the fuck am I thinking about? I'm erased from the world. No one I know, no one in my family would recognize me. Could I convince them I'm me and not a millionaire soccer player? Perhaps. But my life would be so complicated.
That's when he lazily strolled into the bedroom, completely naked showing off his chiseled body, one mug in each hand.
"You did this! How the fuck did you do this? You can't leave me like this!" "Morning!"
He handed me one of the mugs. On reflex I took a large sip of coffee only to discover it was red wine. It took me by surprise and I almost sprayed his white sheets with red mist of wine, but instead got some down my lungs and started to cough.
"Is this really the best you can think of?" he said. At first I had no idea what he meant. Then, still coughing, I realized it was my body again. The one I used to fly here, check into the hotel, and go out to nightclubs with.
"I... It's awfully inconvenient if I tried to leave with a different body." "That's it? That's the only reason?"
I felt stupid and unsure what to say. I liked my body, so why was it so hard to defend it? He took a large sip from his coffee mug of wine and climbed into bed next to me, but standing on his knees looking down on me.
"When's your flight back?" "Eh, in... On Sunday." "Plenty of time to let loose. How about going to the beach like this?"
This time I noticed the shift. The bed sagged down a bit under the extra load and I didn't even have to look in the mirror to see the freakish muscles. Two huge chest muscles peeked into my field of vision, and moving my arm I could see it was thicker than what my legs used to be.
I felt light-headed as we walked down to the beach. Probably the wine. He was subtle and classy, black Nike sneakers, black boardshorts, and a white T-shirt. I was anything but subtle. Probably twice his mass, annoying flip flops that flipped and flopped every step, white compression shorts that looked blindingly bright against my deep tan, a purple thong that peeked up over the rim of the shorts by the hips, visible because the neon yellow tank top was cropped above the belly button to show off the abs. The stringer waved for every step as my obscene pecs push out the yellow fabric like a hanging flag. It touched my body in surprisingly few places. Top of the traps and the nipples more or less.
After spending a few hours getting everyone passing by on the beach to turn their heads to observe the freak show he asked me to play floatation device for him. We went out in the water and did our best to have sex just outside where the waves broke. I think anyone who paid close attention could tell what we did, but no one could be really sure. He didn't appear to care.
"I made you something," he whispered. "What?" "A surfer," he said and begun walking towards the beach. As I wiped my long hair out of my face I understood he changed me again. No more shaved head, no more enormous meat slab. I still had a six-pack, I was still 6'-something, and my skin was deeply tanned, but that's about where the similarities ended. "Why?" I asked as I lied down on the beach towel next to his. "First dive bar opens soon, and I thought this would play better to the crowd." I was feeling woozy. "We want to play to the crowd?" He reached over and squeezed the pec closest to him. "Well, make them jealous at least."
There was something nagging at the edge of my thoughts. Some question I felt I needed to ask. I just couldn't quite put it into coherent thought.
"Did you drug me?" He made a high-pitched "Mmmm" sound. "Just a bit. To fit with the rest. Just go with it."
I shut my eyes, relaxed, and let his hand stroke me. I don't know how long we lied like that. Not too long, because the sun hadn't moved that much, but I sure did dozed off.
"Come on!" he said, like it was asking me to hurry up for the third time. A bit confused I got up from the beach towel. I wore a pair of eye-popping turquoise board shorts with black pattern and trim. Neon turquoise, if such a color was a thing. I knew it had a real trade name, but somehow it kept slipping my mind. They had a good fit, not loose, not tight, but rode low on my lithe body. Fuzzy pubes peeked out over the waistband, like a little forest edge where the treasure trail from the belly button ended. I looked around for a shirt or something to put on, but there was nothing except for a pair of flip-flops. These didn't look as cheap and fit much better than the previous pair though.
"Is that it?" I asked incredulously. "What more do you need?" he said, and looked at me like he wanted me for dinner. "Come!"
The bar wasn't far away and already busy when we arrived. He almost danced in, basically dragging me in, holding my hand. I was woozy from whatever I was drugged with, but in a way that made everything look amazing to me. In any direction I looked I was delighted by what I saw, no matter how mundane. The bar was not even half full and everyone looked as relaxed as you would expect from a bar half a block from the beach, though no one else was bare-chested. The decor was a random mix of styles, as expected by a dive bar. Tables for two or four were lined up in front of the bar at the back of the room. From a backroom somewhere behind it pumped music. I looked at my watch to see if it was already dance time, but I was only wearing a red nylon cord as a bracelet.
"You must be thirsty after a day in the sun," he said and handed me an Aperol Spritz. I could have sworn he hadn't left me for the bar, but then I didn't really trust my senses. We took a table for four and sat next to each other, facing the rest of the room. "So, tell me about your day," he continued, as if he hadn't been there for all of it.
For whatever reason I found it hard to figure out where to start, like it was all jumbled together despite nothing of consequence had happened. I began to describe how I had woken up in bed and how he surprised me with breakfast. How I had mistaken the red wine for coffee. I could feel his hand moving down my abs and into my board shorts. As he pulled out my erect cock from the shorts my immediate thought was of surprise. I hadn't realized I was hard. I continued to talk about how we went to the beach, while he was jerking me off with one hand under the table. It then hit me that I had no idea what my dick looked like, if it was big or small. I had never seen it. He had transformed me somehow into this surfer. How could I have forgotten something so monumental.
At that point I shot my load under the table. Four or five large pumps. I was suddenly aware again that there were people around us, and looking around tried to figure out if any of them could see I had my dick out. At the same time I was still feeling high or whatever it was. "I'll get a refill," he said, stood up and headed for the bar. I decided to put my dick back into the shorts.
"Hey, dude. Is he like your boyfriend?" someone standing next to me asked. How long had he been there? He was handsome, not quite as tall as I was now, but more muscled. The tight billabong shirt didn't hide much. "Him? No. We just..." I was trying to think of a good word. I wasn't sure what he was, or what was happening at all really. "Wanna check out the dance floor?" "Yeah... Yeah, I would."
I followed him towards the bar, and away to the side into the dance room. It was far from packed, but we were not alone at least. Immediately I regretted following him there, even before he started moving to the music. Once he did I knew I would look silly. I started to mimic his moves best I could. He smiled a crooked smile, though not an unkind one, when he saw what I was doing. He leaned forward and barely audible over the music asked "Are you up for a second round?"
"What do you mean?" I asked back. "I saw what that other dude did to you. I live nearby, if you want to try something that isn't over in minutes."
In the door opening I see him standing with two large drinks in his hands. He looks emotionless, which in itself was a scary contrast to how he looked before. He then drinks one of the drinks in one go, then immediately empties the other one as well. No sooner has he turned away with two empty glasses when I feel a desperate need to take a piss. He's fucking with me.
"Don't go anywhere," I say and dash towards to men's room.
It's empty. I go to the lone urinal and yank my dick out of the white thong. I'm confused, but happy I got there in time to relieve myself. Why am I wearing only a white thong to a bar? As the piss is streaming for longer than I can ever recall I look down my bare smooth legs and find a pair of eye-catching red hightops. When I'm finally done I have a look at myself in the mirror. Cute, young Latino boy with a red baseball cap on his unkempt hair, and a grey shirt. The shirt in a way makes the thong stand out even more and look intentionally inappropriate. Perfect!
I return to the dance floor and find the guy waiting. "There you are. Let's go!" he says, almost demanding. He doesn't say anything on the way to his apartment two blocks away. I keep looking his way, and it feels like my dick is growing bigger every time I look at those muscled arms. His pace is brisk without being conspicuous, he clearly wants us to get to his place as quickly as possible without being seen. In through an unlocked entrance, up two flights of stairs, and in through his apartment door.
As soon as he whisked me in and closed the door behind us he grabs me, shoves me into the wall next to us, and forcefully kisses me on my mouth. "You fucking whore! I'm so fucking horny you better know what you're doing."
He snores loudly again. I had tried to ignore it to spend a few more hours in the bed, but it's getting pointless to try to sleep any more. I carefully get up and get dressed. No need for a shower, now that everything dried. I make a final check I got everything with me that I brought in. There is that nagging feeling that I'm missing something. Well, whatever it was it can't be important. Quietly I exit his apartment and make my way out of the building. I feel restless being so quiet and calm, like it is unnatural for me to be that way. I basically explode in emotions as I exit the building and literally dance down the last few steps.
I try to think what to do next. My mind is like a spinning punch bowl of thoughts and I'm only able to fish out simple verbs. Party! Drink! Dance! Fuck! The sun is barely up, but perhaps I can find some nightclub still open.
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lenteur · 2 years
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library shuffle game
rule: put your music library on shuffle and list the first 10 songs
tagged by @ambivartence (thank you siyuan ♡)
varsity ; jnkyrd ft. ohhyuk
something kinda crazy ; red velvet
mélancolie f.c ; hervé
best part ; daniel caesar ft. h.e.r
south of the river ; tom misch
it’s raining men ; the weather girls
misery business ; paramore
violet ; the volunteers
sunny side up ; red velvet
tout va bien ; voyou
tagging (only if you want to): @haechsan @korimi4 @nalalized @plentymore @seohopeful @wabisaba @yxxna and anyone who wants to do it.
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booksociety · 4 years
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Hi! Do you guys have any recommendations for funny books? Not like, joke books or anything, but other than that it doesn't matter the genre. Thank you!
Hi! Here are some books that have made us laugh 😊
10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston (Lizz)
Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz #1) by Brandon Sanderson (Kate)
An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson (Vee)
Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days #1) by Susan Ee (Hazel)
Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava Quartet #1) by Roshani Chokshi (Sage)
Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy #1) by Ilona Andrews (Isabel & Vee)
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer (Mels & Alex)
Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians #1) by Kevin Kwan (Joyce)
Emma by Jane Austen (Anna)
Etiquette & Espionage (Finishing School #1) by Gail Carriger (Ania)
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman (Marisa)
Grasshopper Jungle (Grasshopper Jungle #1) by Andrew Smith (Caroline)
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle #1) by Diana Wynne Jones (Chelle)
In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan (Sage)
Lackadaisy: Volume 1 (Lackadaisy #1) by Tracy J. Butler (Vee)
My Lady Jane (The Lady Janies #1) by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, & Jodi Meadows (Camille)
Nice Try, Jane Sinner by Lianne Oelke (Caroline)
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (Mels)
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (Scarlett, Lizz, Margs, & Mels)
Ruby Red (Ruby Red Trilogy #1) by Kerstin Gier (Vee & Franzi)
Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick (Joyce)
Space Opera (Space Opera #1) by Catherynne M. Valente (Sage & Vee)
Starstruck (Starstruck #1) by S.E. Anderson (Vee)
The Hating Game by Sally Thorne (Scarlett, Vee, & Franzi)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy #1) by Douglas Adams (Nickie)
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1) by Rick Riordan (Marisa, Franzi, Ania, & Mels)
The Martian (The Martian #1) by Andy Weir (Marisa & Ania)
The Rise of Kyoshi (The Kyoshi Novels #1) by F.C. Yee (Julia) [from the universe of Avatar: the Last Airbender]
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren (Lizz)
The Vigilante Poets of Selwyn Academy by Kate Hattemer (Caroline)
Trickery (Curse of the Gods #1) by Jaymin Eve & Jane Washington (Isabel)
Tweet Cute by Emma Lord (Scarlett & Lizz)
Well Met by Jen DeLuca (Nickie, Vee, & Lizz)
When a Scot Ties the Knot (Castles Ever After #3*) by Tessa Dare (Vee)
Wyrd Sisters (Discworld #6*) by Terry Pratchett (Nickie)
*these books can be read alone; it is not necessary to read the series in order
- Alex
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bartbarthelme · 4 years
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i'm sorry excuse me bartbart you're gifting us with a soccer au now? is it a oneshot? is it (fingers crossed) multi chapters? will it be posted today? are they on rival teams? is armie this beast of a defender? timmy's goal celebrations are hilarious? will there be nikiwonder? is there locker sex? i don't think i've ever been excited for a fic like i am for this.
hahah I’m glad you’re excited! I am very excited for it, too. It’s (and I will probably be jinxing myself by saying this) my favorite thing I’ve written for this fandom so far? It’s basically enemies to fuck buddies to lovers. The best of all worlds. It will probably be like 3-5 chapters. And I’m doing this crazy thing where I finish the entire fic before I start posting bc no one wants another WIP from me. Armie is actually a goalkeeper! And unfortunately, Timmy’s celebrations aren’t that great (he’s a bit of an outsider on the team so...boo) They play for a little team called Crema F.C. Nick is there! I’ve described him as the Pique of the team. Kinda a goofball who will throw down if you so much as look at one of his teammates the wrong way. there IS locker sex hahah. or planned locker sex. <3<3<3<3<3
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soccersnob · 3 years
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🎙Season #2 - Episode #22 - Rylee Foster, Liverpool FC and Canadian Women's National team ⚽Season #2 - Episode #22 - The Snobs finally got a Goalkeeper on the show. Rylee Foster joins the Snobs. What an awesome human being she is, positive, funny and competitive. Rylee is just starting out her career and is going to be a really good one. Already established at Liverpool FC and the Women’s national team. Rylee answers all of our listener questions as well as some of the standard crazy Snob questions. What national team colleague does Rylee choose to play GK if none of the GK’s are available, who would she choose to fly the plane if the pilot suffered a mid flight heart attack and who has a “palm stinging” shot? 🎧Listen to Rylee by clicking on the link in our bio. We are also available on all podcast platforms like Apple, Spotify, Google Play, Podcast Addict, etc.🎧 #soccersnobs #capcitybeats #changingthegame #soccerpodcast #ottawasoccer #soccerottawa #sportstalk #sportstadio #soccercoaching #soccercanada #canadasoccer #soccerpodcasts #ryleefoster #liverpoolfc #liverpoolwomenfc #liverpoolfcwomen #fawsl #liverpoolfcfans #westvirginiawomenssoccer #westvirginiauniversity #goalkeeper #goalkeeperlife #womeninsoccer (at Liverpool F.C) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPTX0NAlEmS/?utm_medium=tumblr
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