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#i am usually not this bad at forgetting names but all of venti's friends look the same to me
stevexharrington · 2 years
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His Shine Through the Night
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find on ao3 as well, by ranmaru023
https://archiveofourown.org/works/38768835/chapters/96962892
Ship: xiaoven (xiao x venti) from genshin impact M/M
Tags: high school au, mental health issues, borderline personality disorder, implied/referenced self harm, implied/referenced suicide, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), trauma, fluff and angst, no smut, POV first person
Summary: Xiao is depressed and suffering and has no friends. Eventually a boy comes along and teaches him that not everything can be all bad. Venti holds him together through a lot, and Xiao battles borderline personality disorder alongside his first ever favorite person. A tale of love, heartbreak, acceptance, obsession, and loss.
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Chapter 2: Second Period
Dear reader, let’s pick up where we left off. I was in period two, trigonometry, and I was looking forlorn as I gazed out the window. It was raining, I remember, and I could not differentiate between the weather and my own feelings. They seemed to allocate. Then lined up again once more. The teacher doesn’t bother to call my name. I understand. I’m either here or either out, but either way I have no presence. Not a single person in this class could tell me my name. I’m starting to forget as well. I can’t seem to place it anymore. Trying to remember it is like trying to remember a stranger’s phone number. I might guess a letter or two right, but that’s it. We have a test in this class tomorrow. 
That’s when the screams started. I look up, knowing what’s going to happen, but I can't make myself act any differently. Like I’m in a time looped dream, constantly unable to control my own actions. When I looked up, the class fell empty. My clothes have changed, too. I'm in a hospital gown, tightly stranded together but it doesn't matter because the air touches my bare skin regardless of how tight the strings are pulled. The gown is too loose. 
I get up and step out into the hallway, a vague feeling of panic rising over me. Not as bad as it usually is, but I also know that this is the easy part. If I let it get me, then I'll wake up. This dream is easy. I just need to let them take me. It'll be okay. 
But what if it isn't. What if this is the last time it's a dream, and instead of waking up, I'll be back where I started. I cannot afford to be back there with them again. A pawn. Safety is within this miserable school, even when I know everyone that hurt me is long gone and six feet under. It doesn't matter. I begin to run down the halls. I've never made it to the exit, but I take the same route every single time. It's always the same exit, same turns, the only thing ever changing is my pace. Sometimes slower, like when I sprained my ankle ten months ago? or sometimes faster, like that first time I got high. That time, I had almost made it out. I was so close.
Some part of my rational brain told me to stop, to let it get me. That if I get hurt again, it'll be better than the pain of constant terror of it's chasing pace. But running down this corridor, nothing else seems to control my body. I am bolting like lightning, sharp quick shoots followed by a slightly slower, more constant pace. Every so often I get another jolt of terrified energy and race forward again. I can feel it creeping up on me, and screams echo around me. At first they're other people's screams. But slowly they fade and my own replace them, except I do not know I'm screaming. My mouth is open, no sounds come out, I am just breathing as I run. But around me my screams, piercing and terrified, bounce off the walls against each other. The exit is there. I'm able to open the door, and steal a quick look back. The hands, bright white and scaly, not quite like snakes, but rougher like the shell of a tortoise that haven't been cleaned in ages, and short bleeding nail beds. I push out the door and into the black night, feeling the biggest wave of relief rushing over me. But then i feel a thousand hands on me, all at once, and realize that there was no escape after all. The hands are allowed past the border of the door, which for so long I have conceived as the imaginary safety net that kept me from the harms of the shelled hands. But now, I knew. And the dream doesn't end immediately as they touch me. The outside shifts into a forest of screaming people. No. Screaming me's. They're chained, tied, punctured, and more. My past selves. From all of these.. dreams. The hands drag me down, and over every part of my body they freeze me. Not holding me by my exterior shell, my skin, but instead by the lungs within. The muscles in my legs. The bones and the tendons and the trachea in my throat. They pull my eyeballs apart and my tongue out. I feel my heart getting squeezed. Then I finally woke up.
Around me are 3 students still getting their stuff together, and I’ve just awoken to the bell. Tomorrow there’s a test in this class. Yes. That I remember. There's sweat beading up around my hairline and all down along my back, but no one looks at me weird. That’s good. That means I didn’t scream, probably didn’t even move. Surprising, considering how intense it was, and when I stand up with my stuff, I fall over on unsteady legs and my head meets the floor. 
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mrpenguinpants · 3 years
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Venti and Diluc: Friendship HCs
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Hi elliechan! I’ve already written friendship hcs for Venti but I never want to leave anyone hanging (unless the dupe request is incredible specific and I can’t add onto it anymore) so think of it as a part 2. But if you haven’t seen Part 1 yet, I added a link.
Also, I would like to credit fulltimeventisimp​ for helping me out with this fic. My monkey brain couldn’t think of anything for Venti but they gave me literally a fics worth of content. PLEASE IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY, MAKE IT AN ACTUAL FIC! I LOVED IT! I tried my best to not piggy back too hard off it but if it does seem that way, let me know and I’ll definitely change it. 
But thank you 💕💕💕
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Part 1: Venti Frienship HCs
Xiao: Frienship HCs
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Venti and Diluc: Friendship HCs
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Venti
The first time you met the bard, it was when you were visiting Mondstadt as a small pit stop. He was sat on top of some wooden boxes, next to an apple vendor, singing a short ballad. You’ve never encountered bards throughout your journey and he did have a lovely singing voice so you decided to stay a bit and listen in. It felt like the wind itself was carrying his voice throughout the streets but you couldn’t help but feel a bit...melancholy from his tune. Was it homesickness? You clapped with the crowd when the bard finished and on a whim, you decided to buy him a small bag of apples. He seemed to like them as he only asked the apple vendor to gift him two for his efforts. When you paid your purchase the bard seemed to be in a deep conversation with the same vendor that you didn’t want to disturb them, after all you weren’t going to be in Mondstadt for long. So you placed the small bag of apples beside the bard’s lyre with a quick thank you note, a couple extra coins, and continued on your journey. 
You didn’t expect that small act of kindness would lead to anything but when you were preparing for bed, the same bard popped his head outside your window and almost gave you a heart attack. This bard was lucky he didn’t catch you while you were changing your clothes or else things might have turned ugly. He wanted to thank you for your generous donation which you simply waved off explaining that throughout your journey, you never met anyone that could sing quite like him. A small token of appreciation. Perhaps it was because you fed his ego too much or other reasons but that seemed to peak the bards interest and ask about what other fascinating places you’ve been too. You talked about the horrible mountain you needed to climb through to reach Mondstadt, the shining electro lamps of Inazuma that would spark if you got too close, to the clear pools and lotus heads in Liyue. 
“You’ve been around all over the place! Perhaps you would allow me to write a ballad of your conquests?”
“Hm? Is that so? Why don’t you come with me? Go outside the walls of Mondstadt and explore. So you can write your own ballad instead of others.”
“Is this another acting whim of yours?”
“Haha, perhaps.”
Unsurprisingly, you don’t see the bard the next day. It was probably a lot to suddenly ask a stranger to drop everything and come with you to unknown places. But you decided to stay in Mondstadt for a short while and see what the City of Freedom had to offer. From meeting the supposed gliding champion and learning a few pointers, to the mysterious Calvary Captain who you were sure was probably the shadiest person you’ve ever met, to the aloof red headed tavern owner. You weren’t much of a drinker but everyone in Mondstadt, especially the knights, seemed to really enjoy their wine and were incredibly friendly to strangers. On the night you were planning to leave Mondstadt, the rowdy knights you’ve became friends with decided to celebrate and urge you to drink to your hearts content (please drink responsibly haha). You must have been a bit tipsy when you met the bard for a second time, introducing himself properly as Venti. You could blame it on the alcohol when you suddenly challenged him to a drinking contest but it was the most fun you had in a while. You were pretty sure everyone got kicked out but as you leaned against Venti absolutely hammered, laughing about the silliest things, it was the most freeing feeling you’ve ever felt. 
From then on, even after you had left the City of Freedom, you could would randomly see Venti pop up sometimes. Should it be at Starsnatch Cliff or all the way in Wolvendom, you would see a few fluffy feathers appear as the bar- Venti announced his arrival. You were pretty sure Venti was bored whenever he visited you to see what you were up to but you didn’t mind. His liveliness nature was addicting and you were an easy going person. Though, some of the jokes he made, made you a bit suspicious of him. Whenever he would say that Andrius was secretly a grumpy mother hen or that Dvalin was actually a shy sweetheart.
“You sure do know a lot about Mondstadt. You sure you’re just a bard Venti?”
“Hmm, well it shouldn’t hurt to tell you. I am Barbatos. The Anemo Archon of Mondstadt. Pleasure to make your acquaintance..-again.”
“I see...and yet you still get ID checked?” 
“Rude!” 
Outside of Mondstadt, Venti is a whirlwind of emotions. Always wanting to see what’s changed or linking your hands and dragging you off to some far off chest he found. How did his small body have so much strength to nearly pop your arm out? He did come in handy during your Liyue expeditions since he can give you a small boost to just reach the top of that cliff. You thought violet grass was bad, it should be illegal for Qingxin flowers to grow on the very top of mountains. Venti thinks it’s really sweet that you put so much faith in his winds to let yourself fly when he uses his elemental skill. Though, it’s a bit of a double edged sword. When you finally reach the very top and you’re waiting for Venti to join you, he might pretend to loose control and throw himself off the cliff. You sometimes forget he’s literally the anemo archon and you’re ready to go gliding after him before he pops up in front of you to give you another scare. While he’s laughing, you’re already planning how to sneak slime condensate into his hat. 
“You should have seen your face! I didn’t know you could scream like that! Liyue must think a banshee is haunting their mountains again!”
“Watch yourself gremlin, you might wake up without hands tomorrow.”
“Haha, you wouldn’t do that...right? How would you even do that? Why aren’t you saying anything?!”
“Isn’t there a saying in Liyue Venti? You can’t run from your debts? Prepare yourself.”
For as child-like Venti appears, you both end up getting into a bit of trouble when Venti get’s a bit too bold. While it’s incredibly refreshing to see someone speak their mind regardless of the consequences, you actually kind of admire him for that, usually the boldness comes from trying to bribe the bartender for free drinks. Your poor wallet is crying out every time Venti spots a new tavern. While he say’s he will pay you back or he’ll pay you back in a song, you can’t actually eat his words. But on other occasions you can’t help but join in when it happens to be one of the Fatui guards giving you both a hard time. You feel like you’re acting out a Shakespearian play with all the flowery nonsense and metaphors you’re both spitting out. 
When you’re both in the thick of a forest or even on top of Liyue’s mountain, Venti will bring his lyre out and strum his strings softly as you both fall into a comfortable silence. Looking at the sunset or relaxing under the trees as the sun peaks through as you both live in the moment. It’s these times that you’re harshly reminded that Venti is an archon as he slips out of his persona and speaks as Barbatos. He tells you how fun your adventures have been, that he was glad to have made friends with you, speaking as if you’re about to die tomorrow. You’re not sure how to handle it, what kind of burden Venti is carrying, but you immediately drop everything and comfort him. Giving him a strong but warm hug that you’re still here and he’s not alone right now. 
“Come on, I’m still waiting for the Ballad of Venti. You haven’t given up on that right?” 
“Hmph, of course not. Every being deserves a name to be called upon, and woven into a song.”
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Diluc
It was a peaceful day, one Diluc hadn’t felt in a long time in his hectic life. Though it was a bit too early to determine how the day would go since it was still noon. The tavern would soon get loud as it approached night but for now. Everything was peaceful. The sounds of Monstadt streets bustling. The peaceful atmosphere as the sun shone through the windows. Working on mundane tasks of wiping the counter down. No Kaeya in sight. A small moment of peace. All broken when his door was kicked nearly off its hinges as you announced your return from your shopping trip as if you had returned after a 3 year long journey. Diluc sighs under his breath, takes a moment to pray he doesn’t need to repair his door again, and helps you with your bags as you ramble about your day. 
To others, it’s always seems a bit weird when they catch Diluc and you chatting since Diluc always gives off the lone wolf persona and yet you’re this ball of sunshine. Maybe it’s because you knew Diluc when he was a child, back when he was still bright-eyed, that you never treated him any differently when he came back. Diluc never really talks about it but he’s happy that you’re still the same and he can let himself relax with you. He still keeps his silent demeanor as he listens to you talk about anything and everything, it helps keeps his mind occupied, but he might add a few comments here and there. Just to let you know he’s still listening. 
You know what sounds really hot? Sitting in the same room with someone while you both do your own respective thing. You both don’t feel forced to talk to each other just because you’re in the same room or you have to do everything together just because you’re together. It’s an easy atmosphere that settles as Diluc works on business papers and you’re planning your next expeditions. Until you end collapsing on his couch because your brain processing has suffered enough and it’s time to take a nap. You always end up dragging him out of his work to go outside and take a nice doze in the sun. 
If you ever have a problem, he won’t necessarily coddle you unless it really bothers you or you’re in a situation where it could hurt you, but he’ll do everything to help you work through it. You’re his friend and if someone is giving you a hard time then he has no problem chasing them away, especially if its a Fatui member. If it happens to be Kaeya, well that’s an entirely different story. Likewise, if it appears to you that Diluc is going through a rough time you’ll try and comfort him. Do small little things to let him know that you care and while he doesn’t need to tell you what’s wrong, you’re here to support him. 
Diluc enjoys playing chess against you, even if he wins most of the time, you’re always so determined that he can’t help but laugh along with your over reactions. Presenting him an entire 20 page paper on chess and yet getting checkmated in 10 turns. You’re 95% sure all the chess strategies he offered were all fake, if his smug grin is anything to go by. You both have agreed to never play darts together, well more specifically, you’re pretty sure you’re banned from playing darts when you almost hit Adelinde. That was the first time you ever genuinely feared for your life. 
Whenever Diluc has to attend a gala or has to host a party to further his business, he’s always appreciative when you show up. You’re not exactly apart of royalty or even a business owner but it’s so refreshing to Diluc, after spending so much time keeping a polite attitude and trying to talk business, when he can come to you as you laugh about how one lady almost tripped because her dress was too long. Sometimes he’ll lean a bit on you or pretend to be in a conversation just so he can recharge. 
More often then not, you’re mistaken to be Diluc partner even though the idea of holding Diluc’s hand makes you want to throw up. But when Diluc get’s random father’s trying to offer their daughter’s hands in marriage, he’ll pull the excuse he’s already with someone if they can’t no for an answer. It’s always funny to you, linking arms with Diluc and re-telling the grandiose story about how Diluc saved you from falling off a cliff when you were both younger and you were both star-crossed lovers that were destined to be together. Or something like that, you’re pretty sure you’ve changed the story enough times that you can’t keep track. But it seems to work and as soon as they are out of ear’s reach you make a quick gagging motion. He shoves you a bit to which you elbow him in the side. Old habits die hard. 
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I swear, I could probably recite character stories word for word at this point. Gripping my writing hand don’t make it angsty, don’t make it angsty, don’t fucking do it. But I still did, whoops. 
I feel like my fics are really long so I’ll add a read more tag. Mmm writing styles are hard. I don’t know if I like this;; I ended up writing so much to try and combine my “hcs are just another word for fics just without the dialogue” and “actual headcanons” styles. Ahh, well whatever. I have to go speedrun my assignments since genshin is going to eat all my time this week. 
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travellingarmy · 3 years
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║Venti║Sensitive
Requested from Wattpad.
Female reader as requested.
Warning: Usage of words such as "fat" and "ugly". I don't know about this one, but it will also mention anorexia.
Remember: All of you are beautiful and don't let anyone say otherwise.
Angst. Fluff.
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You, on all counts, are very sensitive to the words spoken by others of you. You can't help it but worry about your impression of others, but this did not mean that you faked your identity in front of others. You had wonderful friends as well whom you are sure are the truest of all.
"Hey, (Y/N), wanna go on a mission with me?" Mondstadt's most famous Outrider, Amber, jogged up to you with excitement reflecting off of their eyes. "Ah, well, I don't have anything to do.. Alright, I'll join you," you said which made the female really happy. "Good. I was about to persuade you to some food if you didn't," she laughs. "Let's make this quick since an Outrider still has other things to do."
"But you'll still give me remuneration, right?" you ask, half-joking. "Haha, of course! I'll treat you when I have time, and that's a promise!" You and the Outrider had a little laugh and left the city to clear a couple of hilichurl camps around the premises. She thanked you afterwards and repeated her promise before waving you off as she goes and attends to her other tasks. Now that you were free, you decided to go and meet a special someone and ask if they'd like to join you for a meal since you don't like eating alone-- and you know for sure where they were loitering around at the moment: the tavern.
"Please, Master Diluc? Just one~ I'll play a song for your tavern." You opened the door to Angel's Share to see the person you had been looking for trying to negotiate with the tavern's owner. The male behind the counter notices your entrance and brings his attention to you, ignoring the bard. "(Y/N), what can I do for you?" he asks, completely dismissing the shorter male beside him. "Ah, nothing. I'm loitering around, really," you say, sitting down beside the never-stopping-pleading male.
"Well, since you're here, could I ask you a favour and help me get this guy here to leave?" Diluc asks, referring to no one else but the one who is sitting beside you. "He's being quite the nuisance."
"Eh? I promise I'll leave if you just accept the exchange!" Venti cries. "I am the most famous bard of Mondstadt, I will surely attract more customers for you!" Diluc shooks his head and sighs, turning to look at you once more. "Please, help me out?"
You cracked a smile. "Of course, Master Diluc! Now, let's go Venti." You got out of your seat and pull him along from the collar on his back, all the while hearing Venti's cries for his wine. "Aw, (Y/N), you could have helped me out back there," Venti pouts when the two of you were a good foot away from the sight of the tavern. "You should have your own money. Honestly, how are you surviving without mora exactly?" you questioned, earning yourself a mischievous giggle from him.
Sighing, you dismiss the topic altogether. "Alright, why don't I treat you to something else other than wine? It's always wine this, wine that anyway," you say. "Mm, as long as it's with you!" He smiles and the two of you went to Good Hunter for a small meal. Since you did just come back from a mission, you order quite a lot, but not too much to make you look like a glutton. "It's a shame they don't sell wine here." The bard pouts. You laugh at your friend and shaking your head-- it was always wine with him.
"Maybe you should do something else other than singing and make money out of it?" you suggested, earning yourself an 'are-you-kidding-me' kind of look from the male. "Anyway~" he changes subjects. "What is the deal with you stuffing your face up so much?" He laughs at your adorable face that was buried with food and rests his cheeks on one of his fists.
"But you'll still like me when I'm fat, right?" you ask, stuffing yet another delicacies into your mouth. The bard giggles at the cute question and decided to play a little joke on you to see a reaction. "Hm, I don't know.." he starts, grabbing your full attention. "I mean, I guess I might still love you since you already kind of are.. " Unbeknownst to him, you were actually hurt by the 'joking' words and made you self-aware, but you weren't going to show it to him. Although you know it was a joke, you don't know if he'd actually still love you when you're 'ugly'. Right now, it might just be empty words, but who knows if his views will remain the same when that time actually comes?
You have noted that every time you go shopping for clothes, the size seems to be getting bigger, but you didn't really think much about it then. You sat in silence, pushing away the food as Venti goes on chatting about. He didn't even notice how you haven't touched your food since the comment when the two of you left Good Hunter or your quietness throughout the day. It was saddening, but didn't say a word about it.
"Um, I think I should be going home now, Venti," you say weakly, eyes not once looking up from the ground you were so familiar with. "Hm? Oh, okay, good night then!" Venti says and kisses your cheek before you walked the opposite direction of your house.
You walked all the way to your room, not turning on a single light and lied down on the bed, not changing your clothes as you crept underneath your blanket and curled into a ball, allowing depressing thoughts into your head. Maybe you should change your style? If you were wearing larger clothes that hides your body, that might make him think you are gaining weight, or so you think to yourself. Then, you'll just have to change and make him see the best sides of you.
And so, the next day when you went out, you wore clothing you never thought you would- let alone other's. You wanted to prove that you haven't gained weight by exposing much more skin, but still keep yourself comfortable. People gawked when you pass them out on the streets, a bit disturbed by your sudden change of clothing. It wasn't wrong to do so and they understand that people will change their style, but to the extent that you were on?
"My, look who we have here," a cool and smooth voice of a man comes and greets you. You look to your right and see none other than the Cavalry Captain of Mondstadt with his usual smirk on his face. He stares down at your smaller stature and snickers. "A sudden change of style, I see."
"Does it look bad?" you question. "Well, I wouldn't say it looks bad. Let's just say it's quite new to me," he says and shrugs. "Say, what is the reason for the sudden change anyway? Suddenly got bored of the former?"
You honestly knew that someone will ask you about it, but didn't want them to know. It was quite embarrassing. "Yeah, I guess," you said, not meeting the captain's eye. You had a habit of not looking directly at the person when you are either trying to hide something or lying and people had caught on to that, which was a huge giveaway that something is up for the all-knowing Kaeya. "Oh? This is interesting," Kaeya says to himself. Hearing him, you look up to meet the gaze of the male who only chuckles and ruffles your hair a bit. "I have to go do some cavalry work. I will see you later, (Y/N)," he says, his back now facing you, a hand raised. He took no more than two steps before looking over his shoulder and smiles at you. "Oh, remember one thing: don't let others' words get you down." You weren't sure what he was getting at, but you couldn't ask him as he was now further from you.
"(Y/N)?" Another voice calls your name and you turned around to see none other than the famous bard of Mondstadt- Venti. "Oh, wow! It really is you. I almost didn't recognize you from your back because how different you look," he says, scratching his head and chuckling awkwardly. "It seems like something is off about you..?"
This was the moment of truth. Will he see it or not? "Does it look bad?" you ask, looking at his eyes for some sort of answer. He inspects you, which made you kind of embarrassed. You want him to never leave you alone, so that is the reason for the clothes. If you could prove that you are worth staying by his side, you are more than willing to change. "Ah! So, you've change your clothes.." he finally says, though it didn't seem like he was happy about it.
"Hehe, I think you should go back wearing your old clothes, (Y/N)," he says, "because now everyone can see how chubby you've become." He laughs, pulling the skin of your cheeks in a playful manner. You, however, didn't feel like going back now. You want Venti to stay by your side forever and make it so that he won't be ashamed of his lover to the point he rather not be caught dead with you. You had to change. You have to lose weight.
And so, that day was the last day anyone has seen you around. At first, no one was concerned and thought you had other things to do that was taking up your time, but when two weeks went and no one has seen you around, they start to worry. The guards at the gate had said that they haven't seen you left- just in case you went on a mission without their knowledge. Your Knights of Favonius friends were the first to worry. Venti, however, kept on saying how you were probably fine while drinking away at Angel's Share.
"I think you should go check on her," Diluc says behind the counter, cleaning a glass while his back is turned towards the bard. "Eh? Why?" the shorter male questions. "Aren't you her lover? If so, you should check on her since she is obviously locking herself in her house." Venti was about to say something back, but decide to choke it down with a drink. Deep down, he was worrying as to why you aren't stepping outside. He had gotten lonely.
He got off the stool and left the tavern. Diluc turns around and heaved a sigh of irritation, forgetting to remind the bard, again, to pay for his drink.
Venti was at the foot of your door. He sees that your light were off, even through the curtains, before knocking lightly on the wooden door. "(Y/N)?" he calls out, but was answered to silence. He did not wait to knock a second time and got out a spare key that was entrusted to him by you. When he opened the door, he was greeted with the coolness of the air and silence. The furniture was clean and in place, yet it lacked the warmth from its owner. He walked to your room, but was greeted by an unused bed. However, it was a mess-- meaning to say that you are indeed home.
Eventually- to his horror and ache- he found you sitting down beside the toilet, back against the wall and eyes closed. "(Y/N)!" he shouts your name and quickly walked to your side, kneeling to see your pale face. He put his ear close to your face and was relieved that you were breathing, worried you might not have been when seeing as your bones were seeming as though it were about to pop out.
He carries you to your room and lie your body on the bed and stayed by your side until you woke up to get answers from you. How come you were in this state, he questioned himself. He was worried but thought nothing of that feeling in the pit of his stomach telling him to go check on you. He thought you were fine, but to his guilt, you weren't.
When your eyelids fluttered open, his heart never felt any lighter as it was now. "(Y/N)!" The tears that had slowly crept, was finally trailing down his cheeks. "Venti..?" The call of his name made it so irresistible to hug you, so he did. "What happened to you?" he asks, his voice cracking.
Staring at his face, you felt ashamed. You had locked yourself inside without light, food, or water and constantly vomiting everything out. Knowing this, you push him away and stare down at the mattress.
Venti was hurt upon seeing as you pushed him away, but that doesn't mean he would stop there. "Hey, let's get you something to eat. You look like you're malnourished," he says. You didn't say anything so he took it to go and make food for you in the kitchen before returning to your side once more. "Here, I've made you soup, so open up," he says, moving the spoon close to your lips, urging you on to open up. Soup may not be enough to return you from your pale and frail state, but it was easy for you to gulp it down. He has also chopped some meat into little pieces to help nourish you.
You refused, not looking at him. He sighs and looks at you sadly. "Please, (Y/N)?" The way his voice was tainted with sadness made your heart ache. You ate it obediently, but immediately coughed it out, the food now on the floor opposite of where he was at, sitting down on the bed with you. "(Y/N)!" He puts down the spoon in the bowl and put his free hand on your back. Your body was too weak that your system can't even take in food, which worried the male. "Can you please tell me why you're like this?" he pleads, another wave of tears forming his eyes.
You were hesitant, but you would feel that ache if you see him tear up again. "I.. I want you to stay with me forever," you finally confessed. He was confused- you could see it in his eyes. "Why would I ever leave you?" he asks.
"Of what you said.. Two weeks ago.. I don't want you to be ashamed of me and leave me," you continued, answering his question. He recalls the joke from then and felt guilty and ashamed. "I, I'm sorry for what I said.. I was joking about it, but I guess it hurt you," he says. "What I said then, please don't take it to heart."
"What I said were empty words. Even if you were to become chubbier, I would never leave you for the world nor would I be ashamed of you. I love you for who you are and not what you look like." The words comforted you and you finally look at Venti. His eyes were stained of tears, but he pulled of the smile that was reserved for you only. "Let's finish this, alright?" He hints at the soup. You nodded quietly and tried your best to finish the food.
"Once you're feeling better, let's go eat every food you want to eat, okay?" he says, watching you ear the food obediently. You smiled and nodded at the suggestion. Throughout that day- after finishing the food- he stayed and cuddled with you whilst reassuring how much he loves you.
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namuyoung · 4 years
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caramel macchiato || knj
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pairings: namjoon x reader
genre: fluff uwu, barista!namjoon, bookworm!namjoon, university!au, f2l!au
word count: 3k words
desc: what do you do when your usual barista is the person you meet every day at your university?
a/n: helo yes i mad this thing like, out of pure boredom(??), cause like yEa i am just a mess and a bag of anxiety so yeehaw :^) also!! i’m really sorry if it’s sappy and bland cause lit’s my first ff :’D
"hhhhhhh,, i’m so sleepy” you mumble to yourself as you shut your alarm clock off
you took your phone that was charging overnight on your table side to see the time
“08:02 saturday, 22 september 20xx”
seems like you don’t have any classes today
you know what that means
;)
you went to the nearest cafe that was only a few blocks away from where you study
you’re new in your university,
being your first semester here
and you are cool as a cucumber B)
just kidding
you are scared as sHIT--
and you can feel the outstanding weight of anxiety on your back
but you’re lucky that taehyung is in that university
taehyung is your best friend that you met during high school
he’s a good guy and he’s always there for you :D
and you wouldn’t hesitate to hurt anyone who hurts taehyung in anyway  (ง •̀_•́)ง
but anyway
last week you asked taehyung if there was any cool cafes near your university
and taehyung told you a neat cafe that served the best caramel macchiato 
and you loved that shit
and so you arrived in front of the cafe
you pushed open the glass door and you were greeted with the smell of java beans
the smell of coffee made you drowsy and high
or maybe it was the cute barista greeting you ;)
he seemed like a big dork with his turtleneck and square-shaped glasses
but he looks cute anyway
so you went up to the counter and he’s smiling and u swOre u saw a dimple forming on his cheeks
can this guy be any more cute
“hello! welcome to moonchild cafe! what would you-- wait, have we met before?”
the barista suddenly questions you as he focuses at you
wait
he knows you?!
fuckfuckfuckfuckfuCKFUCKFUCK-
is he from your class??
he looks like he takes biology tho
seems like a big nerd so he’s probably a smart guy
“oh, i’m sorry?? but do we go to the same university??” you blurted out of surprise, still puzzled by his sudden question
“that’s it! you’re the new student from chemistry class! y/n, right?” 
oh 
oH THAT’S RIGHT
i mean you were right about one thing
that he was smart
he sat at the very front of the class
and when you entered he smiled at you
so he must be a good guy
“yes, i remember you as well. you sat at the very front of class, didn’t you?”
the barista chuckled as to how you remembered that fact about him out of all the other things
“look, i’d love to talk, but there are other people behind me waiting as well” 
you spoke up and the barista looked at the line of customers behind you
“oH riGht of course! what would you like?” he quickly took out his notepad  and a black sharpie from his apron.
“venti caramel macchiato, two pumps vanilla and a dash of cinnamon. oh! don’t forget the foam and a drizzle of caramel on top!” 
he jotted down your order and told you the price
you payed him and waited at a seat by the glass window
he made your order in such a quick motion without any type of mistake
i mean he has been doing this for so long
it’d be embarrassing if he messed up
he basically had a master degree in making coffee
after a few minutes, your coffee arrived on your table
you took a sip of your caramel macchiato
and holy sHIt-
it was the bomb.com
it’s so good tho???
like the gods of caffeine had blessed your drink
but then u noticed a note on your cup
“kim namjoon, 2nd year. hope to see u at uni! :)”
you can help but chuckle at how adorable this guy was
your cheeks flustered everytime you took a sip of your coffee
...
and now classes are starting
and you are frustrated
and you are tired
philosophy is sO bOriNG thO :’(
not to mention that you have taehyung beside you poking every second you try to focus
you were this close to choking him in the middle of class
but you decided to spare him
and choke him outside of class
“oW hEY i am sOrry okay??? now can u let me go? :((” taehyung pleaded for mercy as u let him go and walked with him to the cafeteria
“i sweAr to gOD if you do that again i WILL cut your dick off >:((” you say as you sigh
“i promise!!” tae answered batting his eyes as innocently as he can
if you have other classes with taehyung you are sure he is definitely paraprosexia to you.
tae may be a morosis at times
but you loved him anyway
cause he bought you lunch!!
as u were both eating together and talking about the classes you guys took, someone caught your attention
you saw namjoon outside the cafeteria under a tree reading a book
seems like he’s reading a book about stephen hawking’s theories
“hey tae, do you know anything that guy over there?” you asked as you pointed towards namjoon’s direction
“oH yea, his name’s kim namjoon. he’s a philomath. all he does is read and does science-y stuff. he always works part time at moonchild cafe.” tae answered while munching down on his lunch.
hm
a philomath huh
he must be a big introvert 
but he’s such an extrovert when he’s working!!
he’s probably a good guy!!
and you’re gonna find out!!
cause now you are right in front of him
he looks away from his book only to see you smiling at him
“y/n!! what bring you here?” namjoon beams up and closes his book
you sat a few inches away from him, hugging your knees to your chest
“i saw you and kinda wanted to talk to you, y’know?” you answered honestly
faint pink tinted visibly on namjoon’s cheeks, feeling touched over your comment
you guys talked for a while until it was time for class :((
but u guys walked together cause you both had chemistry after this!!
:D
so then it became a daily routine for both of you now
going to chemistry class together and sitting next to each other
then every evening you would stop by moonchild cafe to have your regular caramel macchiato order
venti caramel macchiato, two pumps vanilla, a dash cinnamon, foam on top and a drizzle of caramel
sometimes as you do your assignments in the cafe, you would see namjoon sweeping the floors
or even see him interacting so well with the rest of his customers
your hearts goes so s o f t for this guy 
:)))
then after work, namjoon would study with you and even help you with your assignments, especially in chemistry
you even introduced taehyung to namjoon so that they could even hang out and be friends
despite on how different those two were
and you were even acquainted with namjoon’s brother, seokjin :D
seokjin even gave you the nickname pancake
cause you immediately fell in love with seokjin’s pancakes
seokjin owned a restaurant just across the cafe namjoon worked at
so those two would go home together after work hours
you really liked having namjoon around!! :)
...
taehyung and you were watching a movie at his apartment
yalls were watching a horror movie but instead of being afraid, both of you just made fun of every single move the ghost does 
bzz bzz
“hey y/n, isn’t that your phone?” tae said when he saw your phone vibrating on the table
“oh yea, imma go get it real quick” 
you got off the couch and reached your phone
it was a message from namjoon
joonie: hey y/n! are you free tomorrow? 
you: yea! i am, what’s up?
joonie: well, i wanted to go to the art museum with my hyung, but he had to bail on me cause he had to work.
joonie: i was wondering if you’d like to go with me instead?
huh
you’re heart’s beating pretty fast right now
hmm
HOLY SHIII-
“taEHYUNG OH MY GOD” you screamed frantically that scared taehyung to deAth until he fell of the couch
“the hELL Y/N WHAT’S WRONG?!” taehyung said as he got off the floor, walking to your direction
you shoved your phone to taehyung and he read the text message namjoon sent you
.
.
.
taehyung shrugged and started to type out a message
“whaT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING KIM TAEHYUNG” you screeched as you attacked him to get your phone
“i am hELpinG yOu-” taehyung finished typing “-and sent.”
you pushed taehyung on the floor (again) and looked the text taehyung sent at namjoon
you: of course joon! i’d love to go with you! send me the place and i’ll see u there xx
.
.
.
...“taehyung you are fucking dead”
so now you are in front of the place namjoon told you about
you looked at your watch 
10:29
are you too early?
you both promised to see each other at 11:00
yea you are too early
after rummaging your wardrobe for like, almost an hour
you wore a lemon turtleneck and a pair of jeans with matching black boots and sling bag.
you even wore a beret cause you think people at the art museum wears this(??)
dammit y/n you’ve been watching too much dramas
“y/n?” 
you turned around to see
namjoon??
not the nerd namjoon
but the
hot hot namjoon
like 
hot namjoon
he wasn’t even wearing those boxy glasses of his
he’s wearing skinny jeans, a white tank and a red plaid shirt unbuttoned
holy
dear lord do not let any nose bleeding to occur at this very moment
“namjoon?? i almost didn’t notice you there!! gosh you look so,, different” 
admit it hun you are in complete awe
look u can even see a bit of his abs
;)))))
fuCK nO diRTy thOugHTS
“is it a good different or a bad different?” 
u can see that he looks insecure
but he shouldn’t!!
bOi he be looking like a greek g o d
“of course good different!! i think you look great joonie! :D” 
namjoon isn’t sure why but his heart is going doki doki for you ;)))
(spoiler: he likes you)
so you guys spent your day well!!
both of you went in the art museum 
but you didn’t really understand what was so fun???
cause you weren’t much of an artsy person
but you looking at namjoon awing at every painting makes you soft inside <3333
*coughs* i mean he himself is a masterpiece too *coughs*
afterwards,, you guys went for ice cream!!
namjoon bought you mint chocolate even if he didn’t like mint 
but cause he knows you like it so he just has it too!!
(he chugged a couple bottles of water to wash off the toothpaste sensation in his mouth)
some people even mistaken the both of you as a couple
you blushed every time someone makes that comment
namjoon becomes very flustered seeing how red you can be 
hhhhhhhhhh
you two were just adorable :(((((
so you made your way to moonchild cafe
but you don’t see namjoon???
but you ordered your usual anyway
when it was given to you, it didn’t taste the same way namjoon did it for you
you wondered where namjoon went
i mean, he never misses work??? before?????
so you assumed that maybe he wanted to focus for his studies today
so you went to your university
and you saw taehyung
you asked taehyung if he had seen namjoon today
but taehyung only shrugged it off
“nah y/n, i haven’t seen him, what’s up?”
hhhhhhhhnnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggggg
something’s not right :((
after philosophy, you went to his usual spot where he reads
just a tree
nothing else
he wasn’t even in chemistry class
ok now you are being paranOid
you tried texting and calling him like a million times
no answer :((
after all your classes you went to moonchild cafe back
still no joonie
you looked at jin’s restaurant
it’s closed
the doors were chained up
you were on your knees in front of jin’s restaurant
without realizing it, tears started forming on your eyes
taehyung’s here comforting you at your apartment
as soon as he finished his phone call with you saying that you needed him, he bought two tubs of mint chocolate ice cream to help cheer you up
taehyung’s hugging you closely and allowing you to cry on his shoulder
“he....he just left tae....i thought we had something tae...” you muttered out, still in disbelief
tae caressed your hair and told you everything will be okay
...
“thank you for buying your coffee here! have a nice day!”
you say as your customer gave you a tip
you decided to work as a barista as your part time job
something about making coffee just makes you feel a bit better about yourself
you were working as a computer programmer as your full time job
but what’s cool about it is that you were able to work at home, and at night
so you can do extra cash in the morning brewing coffee
you as a javaphile just can’t get away from caffiene
the bell rings implying that there is a new customer
you smiled at the customer and kindly asked what he wanted to purchase
...
“venti caramel macchiato, two pumps vanilla, a dash cinnamon and foam on top...”
wait
you recognize this order
he looks up from his cap and opens his mask
“...oh, and don’t forget the caramel drizzle on top, please?”
oh my god
you were completely speechless
“namjoon...”
he could only smile faintly
“are you busy after your shift?” he cooed, awaiting your response
you can’t believe this
there’s so many thing you want to say to him
“oh my god like you disappeared for like 4 years and you never contacted me at all or even tell me anything about it so what the hell was that about and i fell for you for no reason only for you to leave me and shut me out so yes i am free”
“...it’s 4.99$ sir” is what you said instead
“oh, r-right.” namjoon payed his drink and sat at a table a few tables away from the counter
namjoon was devastated that he left you
and now he feels stupid for even showing up
especially since he never told you anything
i guess he was just afraid of being rejected by you
but leaving you felt even worse
when namjoon’s drink arrived, he saw a few scribbles on his cup.
it was your address with a little note you wrote on it
“i’m free after 6, come to my apartment if you want to talk, xx, y/n”
so now namjoon’s in front of your door
“hey y/n it’s me namjoon! haha, you know, the one that left- no wait, that’s stupid” namjoon blabbered at himself
you then open the door of your apartment
“o-oh, hey y/n.” namjoon finally muttered out some words
“hey namjoon. long time no see?”
“oh, hahaHaAH, yeA, right...” 
you allowed namjoon inside your apartment and sat on the couch, you being a few inces away from namjoon
there was a moment of silence between the both of you
the quiet atmosphere is just causing the situation to be more and more awkward
you knew that someone had to break this silence
*deep breaths*
“namjoon-”
“y/n-”
both of you spoke up at the same time
both of you apologized
and you insisted namjoon to start talking first
namjoon took a deep breath and finally started talking
“y/n, first of all, i truly am sorry for disappearing out of the blue. i really wanted to tell you, but i guess i just got scared”
you kept your reaction blank
“i was really afraid if you would’ve hated me if you knew i had to move away. hyung got a promotion to work in the us and he found me a spot for university, so i had to move out.”
“yea, well congrats. i am very mad at you for just disappearing out on me joon. it was great.”
that’s a lie
you don’t want to be mad at him
it hurts you doing so
“i’m really sorry y/n. i thought that maybe not telling you might make it less hurt, but i couldn’t bare the fact that i was far away from you.”
namjoon saw your eyes change
“what do you mean?” you questioned him
“i mean, i can’t help but really like you y/n. the further i was from you made me realize even more that i really like you”
is he for real
he likes you too????
and it took him this long to tell you
“i get it if you still hate me, but i hope that we can still stay as frien-”
his sentence was cut off with your lips on his
his lips were soft and it tasted like the caramel coffee he had earlier today
namjoon was surprised by your action, but he immediately kissed you back, placing his hands on your waist
the kiss was sweet and tender yet needy, as if you guys were yearning this moment for so long
after breathless kisses, you decided to break the kiss
“you have no idea how long i had to wait to hear you say that to me”
namjoon couldn’t hold in his joy and wrapped his arms around you tightly
“i’m so sorry y/n, i won’t leave you now, i promise” he says as he pampers kissed all over you
you accepted his hug and embraced him even more
click!
your apartment door was opened
“hey y/n, i finally bought the groceries that we were supposed to buy this saturda...”
taehyung stopped his sentence as he saw you and namjoon cuddling
“see y/n? i told you he’ll come back for you.” taehyung winked towards namjoon and goes to his room
“wait, what does taehyung mean by that?” you asked namjoon, absentmindedly
namjoon smiled and kissed your forehead
“i had the help of a friend to help me keep track of you, so that i can find you and finally tell you in person”
“tell me what?”
“that i love you.”
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starstruck-xavier · 4 years
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Understand (Mutual Suffering, Am I Right?)
this is a little something i wrote kinda quickly, and i’d class it as a vent fic but it doesn’t really read as incredibly venty, i just express and project like i usually do- tw for eating disorders, but other than that i hope you likee
ao3 || wattpad || fanfiction masterpost
words: 955 ships: platonic analogical warnings: eating disorders, one brief mention of panic disorders and depression, food (but it’s barely described because hnng i didn’t want to have to lol)
summary: Virgil and Logan have found another language that they can both understand. Not English, or Spanish, but a deeper kind that strengthens their bond.
"Hey, Virgil.” Logan softly taps at the open door before entering with a small bowl. “Patton and Roman went on a cooking spree, so they’ve made us all something to eat. I'm bringing this to you so that you don’t forget to eat something.”
Virgil looks up from his Spanish assignments and smiles fondly. "Aw, thank you, Logan." Though, his gratefulness quickly turns to suspicion when he notices how his friend seems a little shaky, placing the bowl down on his desk and quickly turning to leave. He calls out before Logan can leave: "This isn’t supposed to be your bowl, is it?”
"I, uh—" He stammers for a moment, his plan quickly caught onto, then sighs and leans against the doorframe. "You got me.”
This used to be more common at the very beginning of the first year of college. Everyone had hit it off rather quickly, especially with some people already knowing each other (the twins, obviously, but Janus and Remus were also friends beforehand and Patton had immediately recognised Virgil from the track team in high school), but there was always an aura of mystery around Logan that sometimes even surpassed that of Janus, practically the resident cryptid. By the end of the first quarter, a lot had been learned by everybody about everybody, including Roman’s hormone replacement therapy, Virgil’s panic disorder and Patton’s history with depression, to name a few. One slumber party-esque night, when the twins decided to make a huge blanket fort in the common room and the late-night conversations turned a little sappy as they usually do, Logan ended up admitting that sometimes he’ll give others his food to avoid eating, that sometimes he’ll go for full days on nothing, that it gives him a sense of control that he never had when he was younger. A few comforting conversations and one anorexia diagnosis later, he seemed to be making an effort to cope, but he still has his bad days.
Virgil frowns, remembering all of this. "If you can’t handle eating a full meal right now, we can share. I don’t want you to go hungry, L." He stands from his desk chair and grabs the bowl with one hand and Logan’s hand with the other, then pulls him over to the two beanbag chairs in the corner. "I know what it’s like to not want to eat, but unfortunately we kinda have to for sustenance, so let’s try our best together.”
"Alright.” Logan chuckles quietly, allowing himself to be taken over to the beanbags and sinking into one of them. "So, disordered eating, hmm?”
"Something like that. I don’t exactly do it on purpose, but it’s still an issue apparently." While attempting to half the contents of the bowl with the cutlery provided, Virgil finds himself beginning to fall into a kind of rhythm, like conversation just became so much easier. Talking to other people with eating disorders is like finding someone who speaks your language in a place where nobody else understands you. "Eating disorder solidarity club?" He offers a fistbump to Logan.
"Eating disorder solidarity club.” Logan bumps his fist against Virgil’s, resulting in understanding, comfortable smiles exchanged between each of them. "Let’s keep our newfound union a secret, though. I fear that most people who find out that people like us like to band together to discuss our issues will actually think that we’re encouraging each other to indulge in bad behaviours, and I trust that it’s a mutual understanding that we will do no such thing.”
Virgil quickly nods, his voice growing in enthusiasm at the opportunity to talk to someone who will finally understand. "Yes, totally! I've been in so many support servers that got taken down. All that does is isolate us even further than we already feel.”
"Right? Anyone can clearly distinguish support and recovery groups from pro, or encouragement groups. People are taking down the wrong kind. What do they think group therapy is for?”
"Ah, you understand!”
Suddenly, finishing the meal is a little easier for them both, perhaps because they only have to eat half, or maybe because they’ve found someone else who will speak their language. There’s still an underlying sadness between them; Virgil wishes nothing more than for Logan to feel better, to not feel the need to give his own food to others, and Logan had brought his food to Virgil in the first place because he knows that the sport and dance student exercises the most out of everyone, even more than Roman who also takes those classes, even more than Logan himself, who dances and goes to the gym daily. Logically, he knows that Virgil should be eating more than everyone else in this dorm, yet he doesn’t. Why? Virgil has the same question for Logan. While he doesn’t take sports like Virgil does, he’s still in his dance class, putting his all into everything as it’s his favourite way of expressing himself (words can be tough, he heard Patton say), yet still he tries to live with mountainous deficits that leave him with migraines and a head full of cotton and numbers.
Some questions are asked but don’t get answered until much later. At least, for now, they both laugh with each other about their experiences, habits, struggles, in the same way veterans would laugh and tell war stories over drinks. Terminology is thrown around that none of the others who happened to pass by the open door would understand. This is what Virgil had explained: it helps when there’s someone else to talk to who can speak your language, otherwise you feel isolated from the world, like no one will understand.
Now, neither of them feel so isolated anymore.
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chwesolai · 5 years
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cafe girl, grocery boy | s.coups au (2)
Characters: Seungcheol x female reader Genre: college!svt Summary: You guys always bumped into each while at your respected jobs. You’re both just trying to make some money while still in school and there you guys were. He was the grocery boy and you were the cafe girl. Everyone saw this coming except from you two. [ongoing series!]
prologue | ch 1 | ch 2 | ch 3
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-Seungcheol-
I was really dragged to the cafe in the middle of the night to see her. She’s probably not even working. Jihoon made me pack my laptop and binder as we left our dorm and began the walk to the 24/7 cafe.
“She’s not gonna be here.” I huff as we walk in the middle of a nearly empty campus, “why are we doing this.”
“I’m not just letting you secretly deal with this crush forever. This needs to be dealt with.” My best friend did have a point while acting like a complete girl-crazy teenager. People in college don’t have crushes, they hook up, forget about it and that’s all everyone wants to do.
I don’t want that. She’s not someone I just want to screw and then leave her in the morning. She’s an actual genuine person who doesn’t want to just get in my pants.
“Fine, but if we’re doing this, we’re doing it genuinely.”
“Alright Mr. Uptight,” he laughs as we approach the cafe.
And low and behold, she was there. “Yesss!” Jihoon laughed as he began to speed to the cafe.
Oh god.
- You -
He’s here. Oh my god. He’s here AND HE HAS A FRIEND WITH HIM AND HE’S CUTE TOO. 
Mingyu came out from the kitchen and laughed as he made eye contact with me after seeing who just walked in. I was sitting at the counter, studying for my econ midterm while Gyu was motivating me and making me an energy booster aka my venti iced vanilla latte. And I look like a MESS, full on messy ponytail, oversized hoodie, sweats and my beat up nikes.
“Are you gonna say something?” Gyu tried to whisper over to me while putting his apron back on.
“I don’t know! Just take their order, stupid!” I shout-whisper back at him.
I pretend not to see him as we haven’t made eye contact yet but I can just feel it. His sparkling eyes peering at me, I want to look so bad. I want to say hi. I want to study with him. Why am I an idiot?
- Seungcheol -
Concentrating on her laptop, she was so focused. From what I could see from a distance, she was looking at graphs and statistics and clearly overwhelmed. I wanted to say hi but I didn’t want to be a disturbance. 
“Hi how may I help you guys!” The guy she was just talking to came over to the cashier and asked for our orders.
Jihoon orders his usual iced raspberry black tea and bumped my arm because I was staring again, “Oh! Sorry! Could I get a hot hazelnut latte and do you know what she usually orders?”
The guy laughs, “Uh yeah I do, I got you,” he plugs in our drinks and the cash register dings, “that will be 12500 won.”
Before Jihoon hands his card, I handed to, I scan his name tag, Mingyu?, the exact change and Jihoon scoffs.
“Thank you!” I nod as Mingyu hands me the receipt.
As we find a table, Jihoon begins to laugh.
“What’s your deal?” I glare at him as we sit.
“You’re so in love, it’s crazy. I haven’t seen you be this way since high school.”
I roll my eyes at him as we begin to set up for our study session.
- You -
I continued to glace back as I type my proposal for class. Ignoring everyone around me, I type on and on about how the statistics of a company mean more than what public outlets make it out to be and how we can affect that until Mingyu set a drink in front of me.
“I didn’t order anything, Gyu,” I take out my earbud as he sets the drink next to my laptop.
“I know,” He smirks as he sets a receipt next to me, “but he did.”
And the two of us glanced over at the two guys bickering over their laptops and notebooks.
“You’re kidding.” 
“I’m not! Look at the receipt.”
1 regular iced raspberry black tea, 1 large hot hazelnut latte, and 1 large iced vanilla latte.
“Go say something!” Mingyu scoffs as he comes to sit next to me after hanging up his apron.
10pm. His shift’s over and Joshua’s coming in. The doorbell rings as Joshua opens the front door seeing the menagerie in front of him. Please don’t say anything, please don’t say anything, please.
Joshua laughs out loud, causing the whole cafe to look at him.
Oh my god.
As Joshua walks to the counter, he nudges me and puts his apron on. Joshua and Mingyu make eye contact and nearly burst into laughter.
“I hate both of you so much. You better gone by my shift,” I roll my eyes at them. We all work late at night on weekdays together. Mingyu was 9-10, Joshua 10-11 and me 11-12. We always hung out together during these times, it keeps us awake. And you’d imagine how many people come in during these times. One night we spent an entire night practicing our latte art and let’s just say the competition got crazy and there was foam everywhere.
“No, you need us to be here y/n or else you would fall asleep immediately.” Joshua leans over at the counter as I begin to tune them out with my music and typing.
“Look at her. She’s so nervous.”
“I know she’s nervous typing.”
I hate how they know me so well. Some time passed and it was almost time for my shift and Seungcheol was still studying. This exam must be big for him. And the bickering from Mingyu and Joshua haven’t been helpful so, I’m gonna do it.
I look back at the receipt and I ask Joshua for the sharpie by the register, “Josh, can you make me one regular iced raspberry black tea and one large hot hazelnut latte please. You can put it on my tab.”
He smirked at me, he knew what I was doing, “I got you y/n”
I glance back at Seungcheol as he types away at his laptop and begin to write on the receipt, Thank you for the drink, you’re so sweet. Let me return the favor someday.
And I wrote my number.
I pull up the receipt and show the boys and they both began to celebrate, silently as he was in the same store as us. 
“Should I walk over and give it and just leave?”
“Be mysterious, yes,” Mingyu nearly shoves me out of my chair.
“No! Just say something like thank you. And, OH! Don’t scare him.” 
“Of course, thank you Joshua.” I roll my eyes and begin walking towards his table with the drinks.
- Seungcheol -
“Oh my god, she’s walking over here. Coups, I’m not joking this time.”
“I’m not falling for it again, Jihoon. Just keep working, we’re nowhere close to being done.” I shake my head and continue to work.
Jihoon continues to try and warn me but I just ignore him. He’s just messing with me again.
“Um, hi. Some refills for you guys.” Oh my god its her. “It’s on the house, on me.”
She nervously laughs, “Couldn’t help but see you guys ran out of your drinks and you bought mine so here’s a little thank you gift.”
“Oh my gosh, thank you.” Jihoon smiles and takes the drinks and nods.
“Oh! And this is for you.” She smiles at me as I look up and she hands me a receipt.
“Oh-h, thank you, I-” I take the receipt and right as I was about to say something she already was walking back.
And the receipt messaging continues. My smile turned into the gummiest smile ever, she really does know me.
“What does it say? What does it say?”
“Hold on!” my eyes scan the small piece of paper and my jaw nearly dropped, “Oh my god.”
I turn the paper towards Jihoon and he nearly screams, “Finally!”
“Now I guess I have no excuses anymore.” I smile looking at the black ink of her cute handwriting.
I guess we’re starting this, y/n.
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Bad Habit - Part 5
Lance Tucker x PoC, Curvy WoC
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Warnings: SMUT, Language, the usual
A/N: Mad Lance feels. I hate that when I am accosted with Lance he likes gets under my skin, literally attacks my being and cripples/ruins me for other characters. Soooooooo yea. This is a long ass part. I’d either get comfortable on your bed/couch/whatever and enjoy because the angst is but a rumble or two away.....
“That guy was totally into you.”
You look up from your IPhone, frowning as you maneuver around pedestrians before you find your stride again with your co-worker Emily, quirking your right eyebrow.
“What are you talking about?”
Emily snorts and rolls her eyes as you both stop at an intersection and she fans herself, trying to juggle the rolls of fabric she has in her hands. You were juggling three bags, a large iced mocha and your phone as she says,
“Listen, Andrew loves your designs and is always willing to give us the premium fabric because he has a thing for you. I told you this back in February – he is newly single and I know he’s been waiting for the green light to ask you out.”
You give a slow nod, taking a sip of your iced coffee as your brain racks over this new information. You were sure Emily had told you, probably multiple times, but you had been too distracted by the blossoming romance between you and Lance the past month that the idea of anyone else had become dust in the back of your mind. The light changes and you both cross the street, inching closer to the theater.
“I forgot about him.”
“How do you forget about Andrew!? He is basically hotness incarnate and he’s sweet and funny. You guys would totally match. Honestly, if he wasn’t so into you I’d go after that.”
You chuckle as you shake your head. Technically Emily was right – Andrew checked all the boxes you invested in when dating someone. But he was also incredibly boring and you typically tended to waver off into your mind when you tried to listen to him talk. While he was all the things a girl should want, he also didn’t have that air of confidence you tended to always fall for in a man, nor the wit or energy to keep up with your sassy attitude. Which you knew was a result of a certain former Olympian that had captured your heart.
Lance Tucker the Fucker.
You hadn’t really told anyone about Lance. Not because you were ashamed but because there was still this small part of you that couldn’t’ believe that he was all yours –all 195 pounds of committed perfection that he was. You knew that if you opened the door to informing them about who you were dating, they would want to know more. How’d you meet? How long you’ve been dating? What did he do? What did he look like?
Typically you were open to share that stuff with your team – you all had worked together for years. But Lance was different. Lance on a physical scale was a solid 10. Probably, honestly, a 14 out of 10. But the minute he would open that big fucking mouth of his and that snarky and cocky attitude would drip out, any physical attributes would drop his fine ass down to the single digits. You had a history of dating bro’s – shallow men who didn’t value and appreciate you. They had been there with you through all the heartbreak and humiliation. They had committed to ensuring you would stop dating men like Lance. They wouldn’t be able to see how selfish he was, how thoughtful and brilliant and intelligent and incredibly witty the former athlete could be. No, because Lance was a walking epidemic of insecurity and the first sign of being anxious or unsure would draw out that fucking attitude of his and you weren’t ready to battle your closest friends with why this time, actually, really, Lance was different. Way different than the assholes from before.
“Hello, earth to Y/N, you still there!?”
Emily’s voice refocuses you to the present and you turn to her, smiling.
“Sorry, thinking about some designs I’ve been flirting with for this upcoming set…” you turn to her and sigh. Emily was one of your closest friends since you’ve moved to New York. You both told each other everything, good or bad. She even knew Lily – you were that tight. It was one thing to not tell your co-workers; it was another not to tell her.
You hadn’t even told Lily for obvious reasons and keeping it from the two people you loved the most was taxing. Emily would be a good test for Lily who would eventually either find out or be informed.
“Listen Em,” you walk into the cool space, raising your sunglasses as you walk into the empty theater, “There’s something I need to tell you.”
“Please don’t say I need to stay late tonight. Again. We’ve been pulling late nighters for weeks – I like can’t handle it.”
She’s giving you those exaggerated puppy eyes that has you laughing and rolling your eyes. She’s mocking one of your interns of course, even if you knew that a small part of her was also hoping that it wasn’t the case.
It was a tough time in the season.
“No, no, no…nothing like that.” You stop in front of the elevator and she looks at you expectantly.
“Listen, I haven’t been hitting on Andrew because I’ve been talking to a guy.”
Its only five seconds of her processing the words before she lets out,
“Wait, what!”
“I’ve been –“ she doesn’t allow you to finish the words as she holds up a finger. “No, don’t tell me. I heard you. You’ve been DATING someone. For how long?”
You turn, punching the down button on the elevator as you mumble,
“I guess like….almost three months technically.”
“Technically!” she shrieks out, getting the attention of a few passer byers and you nod as the elevator chimes and she’s pushing you in.
“Dish.”
You shrug as you take another long sip. Thank god for America and Starbucks for inventing venti size for moments like this.
“Nothing to dish. Lance is a childhood friend and we used to date then broke up in high school then recently rekindled our romance. ‘Nuf said.”
“Enough said?” Emily asks incredulously, “Did you just tell me that you have a rekindled romance with your former high school lover and you’ve been with him for three months and you haven’t told me why? Is he horrible looking?”
You snort.
“Okay, is he a horrible person.”
“I mean, he can be cocky and a little rough around the edges but he’s not horrible.”
Emily squints her eyes at you.
“Then why’d you hold out so long!?”
You sigh,
“You know me. I start dating someone and I get weird about it because I just had to test to make sure that this was real….that’s all.”
Emily nods as she leans against the elevator wall.
“That better be it. I expect full pictures and an invite to dinner sometime soon.”
“Ahh,” you note as you look at her, “He also currently lives across the country soooo….”
“Y/N!”
“What!” you laugh back as the doors open and you are accosted with Aimee your intern. Aimee, of all the interns, was the most competent. She met deadlines and was open to feedback. You liked her, even if she could be a gossip and slept with too many of the tech guys.
As she stood in front of you now, her eyes wide saucers she practically grabbed you out of the elevator as she breathed out,
“There is a literal sex god waiting for you in the workshop!”
Emily looks over at you and you scrunch your eyebrows together. Who the hell would be meeting with you, let alone what kind of hot sex god as Aimee put it would be trying to meet with you? It was Thursday, typically a slow day regarding your supplier. No need for chiefs or production assistants to visit. You frown as you walk past her, Emily and Aimee hot on your heels as you say,
“Did he tell you his name?”
“Said you would know who he was.”
You groan. Great. It was either a former ex-boyfriend who still remembered your minor job history or an ex actor who had a crush on you. Neither were ever invited to your space. Emily can feel your tension as you both turn the corner and your accosted with the scene.
Everyone is trying to act like they are working, pretending to reflect on stitch work or designs but really they were googling to what, indeed, Aimee had referred to as a sex god.
Lance was always oblivious to the impact he had on people. Men and women alike couldn’t help but be affected by his charm, his strong good looks. He was wearing dark jeans that hosted the ray bans you loved him and a simple white shirt that found every contour of his muscles with a light navy bomber jacket. He was trying to experiment not wearing his USA gear after a comment you made, trying to prove that he didn’t use it as a second layer of protection to his identity. What stands out more is the large bouquet of peonies that lazily hang in his hands as he falls back on the desk he’s leaning on and you tried to bite back the flutter that he remembered that peonies were your favorite. He’s looking down at his phone, eyes furrowed together as he responds to texts and you’re surprised he hasn’t picked up that the shops normal high nose has gone down a decimal, all interested to know who he was and how he knew you.
“You’re right,” you say, flicking your eyes to Aimee. “I do know who he is.”
The call had come in at 7 p.m. California time, while Lance was driving home from a long day at the gym. He had been looking forward to talking to you, both of you missing each other by your current hectic schedules when real estate agent had called. Apparently there was a building, in Brooklyn, that was up for lease. Prime real estate right off the subway tracks, good location for marketing and promoting, and for the US Olympic team because the owner was an avid fan of Lance’s past wins, could get the space at a price that might as well be highway robbery. If Lance wanted to look into it, he’d have to jump on a red eye and check it out in the morning, 10 a.m. Eastern Time. If Lance liked what he saw, they would go through with the deal. Most of the association had already checked it out and approved it but because Lance was the one who would be the main lead on this, they wanted his okay.
That had been humbling, that they were looking for him to be making such a big decision. So he hadn’t hesitated when he had said that he was completely down. 
So he went home, quickly packed and jumped on the next flight to New York. Got in around 5 a.m., stole four hours of sleep before he was up looking at the expansive space. Didn’t matter that the Americano had him wired like a hot set of wheels, that he was verging on the line of delusional and annoyed – the minute he stepped into the large warehouse he knew that he had to have it. It was perfect. High vaulted ceilings, enough floor space to house thirty times more gymnast than the gym in L.A. a nice set of office that were private and open, a place where he could escape but also monitor competitors if he needed too. He was giddy, already thinking of the gym layout, how he wanted to get your insight on decorating the space and then halfway through laying out the terms it hits him.
He was in New York. He could see you. He could visit the boy’s real quick – probably even stay the weekend. It’d be a nice surprise for Lily. For you. For him.
So, after doing some negotiating and talking to the right people, he makes a beeline to your theater. Already making plans with Lily who confirms that for the first weekend in months, you have off and was planning to help her clean out mom’s house. How perfect it was that he could join and help. He knows on Thursday, instead of being on the main stage you were in the shared workshop where all designers collaborated for the many theaters – small and large – that were peppered off of Broadway. Knew that this was one of your slower days despite the fact that it was also when the weekend rush started. Knew he had the flexibility to drop by without you being distracted.
What he doesn’t expect is for you to take him off guard.
It was mid-May, the heat hadn’t even really consumed the city yet but you still wore high waist shorts that flattered your frame. Was wearing the frilly crop top that was exposing that smooth skin he loved to caress, the navy blue popping against your skin tone. You were wearing chucks because of course you were wearing chucks but it didn’t look out of place on you, not paired with the casual bun you had managed your hair into on top of your head.
He can feel his erection trying to make an appearance and reminds himself of all the things that can temper it – how melancholic he had felt while signing the lease to the warehouse because he knew that he couldn’t call his mom after to tell her it was finally happening, how he had absently called her six times since she landed all to be greeted with an out of service line. It’s enough to get him to clear his throat, a large smile printing itself on his face as you shake your head, that cocky smirk mirroring his. Knowing that you might be just a tad upset that he had shown up without letting you know, but that you secretly appreciated surprises because it meant that he was thinking about you.
He starts to walk over to you, ignoring the way half of the women and some men’s eyes snap at him because he’s only focused on you. Wants to claim you for his own – wants everyone at your job to know that you’ve branded yourself onto him, to his soul and that he had done the same. Feeling incredibly territorial all of sudden because he realizes that it’s the first time since the start of your relationship that he’s on your turf.
He lifts the flowers, loving the pleased way your eyes glaze over as you take them, biting your lip as you juggle them in your already full hands. Tries to be patient but suddenly drawn to you, in a trance as his fingers reach out for you. He just needed to feel you, needed to dance his hands across the skin that he’s already memorized in his mind and he doesn’t care of the audience in front of the both of you as he hands fingers find your hips as you nearly drop all of the things in your hands before he plants his mouth on top of yours.
Kissing you – he had also decided since the month you had seen him – was probably one of his new favorite past times. He could kiss you for hours, tongue combating yours for dominance, slowly and lustfully as he drank you in. The way you would occasionally moan and position yourself closer to him, hands threading through his hair as his hands explored all the curves of your body. He loved the softness of your lips, the warmth from your skin radiating onto him, the way you smelled. His hands creep behind your underside, biting into your ass as he forces you closer to him, not afraid this time of the way his cock twitches a bit, as he draws out a small moan from you.
“I love you…” he murmurs when he pulls away, only far enough to look you in the eye. Your eyes are lust filled, heavy lidded as you regain your senses, irises burning into his as he places soft, feathery kisses over your face.
“Love and missed you so much.”
You wrap your arms around him, the coolness from your iced coffee a contrast from the outside heat emanating off your body onto his chest as you laugh, face jutted up so he could continue to kiss your eyelids, nose, chin, cheeks and mouth.
Who was he? What was it about you that made him operate like a man without control?
And then your arms are wrapping around his neck, urging him back down to kiss you again and he knows, knows by the way your lips seductively pass over his own as you mutter out the words his heart lunges at every time he hears it escape your mouth.
I love you too.
The moment is short lived, interrupted by the clearing of a woman’s throat and the sound causes you to stiffen, for your eyes to break away from him as you look over and give an embarrassed smile to the woman who is watching with that same amused glint in her eyes.
“Right,” you try to distance yourself, remembering where you are but he’s having nothing of it. Keeps you tightly trapped in his embrace as you continue, “Em – this is umm errr…Lance.”
Emily nods, smiling growing larger as she sticks out her hand.
“Pleasure to finally meet you Lance. I’m Emily. One of her co-workers and….”
“Good friends. Yea. You hang out with Y/N and my sister, Lily. They talk about you both a lot.” He remembers her name, vaguely remembers her picture. Emily was cute, but simple and plain and easy to forget compared to you. He tries to bite back the thought as he sticks out his hands, giving it a hearty shake as Emily looks over at you, eyes round saucers.
“Realllllllyyyyyy? Interesting seeing as…..”
“Seeing as Emily needs to go and check the designs of our intern. Go check the designs with our interns. And the rest of you, enough of the porn show, back to work.”
You’re giving Emily the look – the one where your eyes narrow in that playfully threatening way and he never knows if you are truly going to act on it or it’s a warning. Emily picks up on it, laughing as she pulls the young red head that’s giving him Japanese’s heart eyes a once over, reminding her that she was crazy to think that she’d have a shoot with a chance at Lance, let alone a man that was handcuffed to you. That part was at least true.
You pick up your belongings, shaking your head as you ask,
“I gotta jump into a meeting in five minutes and can’t talk long. Why are you here? Didn’t think you’d be in town for another month?”
Always to the point. He smiles as he shrugs,
“I’ll tell you on one condition.”
Now you’re giving him that look, the condescending one that makes his smile break wider.
“You don’t make a fuss about me helping you and Lily clean out mom’s house this weekend.”
You roll your eyes but the smile that slowly creeps on your face isn’t missed as you exhale,
“Fine. What is it?”
He shrugs, bending down and planting one last kiss on your lips. Hating that he had already decided to tease you, wanting nothing more than to pull you into a bathroom and have you screaming out his name.
“I’ll tell you when I see you this weekend,” he bites at your bottom lip as you groan, “And make sure to please that pretty little pussy I’ve been jerking off too for the past month.”
The last part is whispered lower and you flicker your eyes up at him, large doe eyes that are drenched in lust as he pulls away. Then you moan, giving him a punch as he laughs.
“You’re such a jerk!” you say and he only shrugs.
“A jerk with great timing. Your first weekend off and we all get to spend it together…”
He doesn’t have to look back to know how deeply you roll your eyes at him.
You don’t know how you had gotten yourself into this position.
Saturday morning, the birds chirping and a pretty day just begging for you to enjoy by a pool or beach and instead you were trying to muffle your laughter as you pulled Lance further into the tight closet space, adjusting your body as he raises you against the shelf, his mouth planted on your neck as you reach down for his belt.
“What’s gotten into you Lance? Miss me?” you whisper as his mouth nips at your neck before pulling away, smiling up at you. His eyes were shining that pretty dark shade of cerulean as they drunk you in, pulling away far enough to start making work on the buttons of your romper.
“You are such a goddamn tease, you know that?”
You giggle as you shake your head, watching him curiously as he makes quick work of the small fasteners.
“Takes a tease to know a tease. You were the one who basically had been a hot, sweaty mess at my job. My place of work sir. Do you know how much shit I’ve gotten since you’ve dropped by casually?”
You’ve popped his jeans open and your thighs pull his pants and boxers down and he groans as he follows suite, spreading your legs and pushing his erection against your folds.
“As much as I want you too. I want them to know who’s pleasing this pretty little pussy. Do you know how fucking much I’ve missed it?”
He looks up at you as you giggle and spread your legs wider, bending down to kiss him.
“That all you miss? If a girl didn’t know better she think you’d only miss her for her body.” Your voice is a soft murmur against his lips as he inserts himself in you and you both gasp, his hands digging into your flesh. He doesn’t waste time as his cock slowly slots into you, both of you revering the way your walls flutter around his taut muscle as his lips moving to your neck. He only waits a second before he’s moving into you, his hips moving with skillful ease that draws a low moan from the raptors of your throat.
“No. I missed your smile. Missed your eyes. Missed your – fuck, goddamn,” he bites down on your collarbone and you yelp as his hands move down to your clit, digging your hands into his back.
“I don’t care right now. Just make me cum, fuck please make me cum.”
“Baby girl, that’s all I want to do.”
He pulls away far enough to watch you as he hitches your leg up higher and you scream, his name loud on your lips and he bends down to kiss you as his hips expertly shimmy in you, your first orgasm hitting you hard.
“You gotta be quiet sweetheart. Don’t want to get caught.”
His words are lost on your ears as you fall back on the shelf, toys and board games falling on you as he rams into you harder, his hands digging into your hips. You feel another orgasm building up, his hand never relenting from your clit and you kiss him deeper, dragging him closer.
“Come on Lance, cum for me. Show me how much I please that beautiful cock of yours.”
You knew he loved it when you talked dirty to him, the lascivious sentences that you would form and he shudders as his hips stutter into you, moaning your name as his seed spills in you. His head falls lazily into the crook of your neck and you both give a content sigh, your hands running slowly through his hair.
“Rompers make having sex way too complicated.” He finally lets out, drawing a laugh out of you as you press a soft kiss onto his forehead.
“Yea but that’s the fun of it. Knowing you have to work for it.”
He chuckles as he pulls out of you, his softening dick leaving a trace of his cum in its wake and he places a tinder kiss on each of your breast, nipping at the fatty tissue behind your push up bra before pulling away, helping you down from your spot on the shelves. The minor shift causes more toys to fall and you both give a chuckle as he bends down to pick up his pants.
“I know all of that. Saw you coming in through the living room dressed like a goddamn runaway model. Wedges and that romper that just made your ass,” he gives your ass a squeeze, causing you to yelp as he bends down to kiss you. “…do things to me. Why do you think I had to pull you into here the first minute I could?”
You smile up at him, before finding something to wipe the sticky cum from dripping down your leg further. You’re grateful for the IUD you had gotten before you had headed out to see Lance in L.A., knowing that he brought your reckless habits, fearing the consequences of something that monumental so early in your relationship. He fixes himself up quickly, before he takes you in as you finish wiping yourself before his hands find the bottom of your romper, starting to button up the thin fabric. You watch him as he tenderly does the task and he smirks as he states,
“By the way I miss this. Being able to be near you. To hear your laugh and voice and feel your skin and the way your heart beats and know that at any moment, I can pull you toward me and kiss you. Cause I don’t know how else to show you that I’ve missed you, that I care. That I love you….” He stops, frowning and looking down at you knowing he’s betrayed something you know he’d only normally write in your journal.
You always pulled out something sentimental and vulnerable in Lance. Ruth had always joked that outside of her, you were the one who saw the sensitive flashes that Lance only occasionally shared with the rest of the world. His eyes are threaded with worry and concern, helplessness flashing in them even in the dim light of the walk in closet and you take his face in your hands and give a soft smile,
“You don’t have to say it. I know. I know that you love me Lance. I love you too. And I can’t even begin to voice how much I’ve missed you.”
You bend up, pressing a soft kiss against his lips and he gives a content sigh, his hands resting on your waist, weaving past them to your ass to draw you closer.
“I’m not afraid to say that I love you Y/N. I’m afraid it’s going to push you away.”
You pull away and smirk, before nudging your nose against his.
“Gonna have to try harder than that.”
He smiles before he places a soft kiss on your lips and sighs,
“Can we tell Lily about us?”
You don’t mean for the frown to pop up on your face but it does. You knew this was headed down this path. He had poked at ever since you both had officially started dating. He’d keep secrets from the world but his sister? No way. You knew he was only holding out because he wanted to prove to you how much he valued your opinion.
“No.”
“Your mom?”
“No.”
“….not trying to push me away you say?” he throws you a skeptical look and you laugh as you shake as you shrug, biting your lip.
“I’m not afraid to tell them it’s just….Lily….I have to be the one you know. If it comes from you she’ll be pissed.  Then you can tell my mom – she’ll be thrilled.”
You roll your eyes and he laughs and nods, placing one last kiss on your neck before pulling away.
“You’ve ruined the game closet.”
“You’ve ruined the game closet.” You repeat as you open the door, jumping and screaming as you stare down at Jack and John who are looking up at you with large, curious eyes. Jack was 4, two years older than his younger brother and they both held toys as they looked at you expectantly. The scream takes Lance off guard, and he immediately pulls you back toward him as he tries to get in front of you, before taking in his nephews. He looks back at you and you sigh as you step out, a large smile on your face.
“What are you doing in Grandma Ruth’s game closet?” Jack finally asks and you turn to Lance who is watching you in amusement.
“We were looking for a game and then your uncle Lance was showing me a new game to play.”
Lance chokes on his laughter and Jack looks from you to him skeptically.
“What game?”
You turn, your eyes looking at Lance who shakes his head.
“Hide and go seek.” He finally says and Jack rolls his eyes.
“That’s not a new game auntie Y/N.”
“For your uncle Lance it is.” You smile at him, before leaning down and picking him up, giving him a kiss on his forehead.
“Let’s go find your mommy!” you tease and he giggles as he squirms in your arms, John not too far away. Lance watches you before looking behind him at the closet. So many games and toys had fallen down and he knows it probably reeks of sex and he groans, closing the door as he makes his way back to the family room. He made a mental note to take care of the game closet first when cleaning rooms, knowing if anyone found the evidence from your lovemaking the gig was up for both of you.
“What the hell took you so long?”
Lily’s voice carries over the TV that is playing in the background as she looks up from the box of books she’s going through, her hair thrown up in a ponytail. She takes in your attire, the way your hair is a bit mused and she gives you a skeptical look as she repeats,
“What the hell took you so long? And where the hell is my brother?”
You could never get anything past Lily. She had always suspected that you still had a thing for Lance. Despite how many times you denied it she insisted that you were repressing feelings and now you felt that admitting your feelings, you would be giving into her prediction and now your pride was letting you fight the urge to tell her.
“I had to run to the bathroom, then went into the game room to grab some toys for your little men. And I don’t know where the hell your brother is.”
You shoot Jack a look and he looks at you shaking his head before he giggles and takes a spot in front of the TV. You hoped the little boy would forget anything he had seen or heard in the past fifteen minutes.
“Ah, perfect. Well change out of your cute little one piece and get ready to start the purge of Ruth Tucker.”
She gives a large sigh and you kneel in front of her and rub her back. Five months still felt too soon you knew. You had urged her to do this slowly, purging her family home, but Lily and Lance had decided that they would rent the place. The mortgage had been paid of years back and technically, it was still in their name and neither had the heart to sell it. Lance was debating moving back east and probably would eventually settle down in the place. So they would rent it out until either one of them were ready to move in.
“It’s going to be okay. And besides you got me here AND Lance. When was the last time Lance helped you clean anything?”
She shoots you a look and shrugs shaking,
“He’d say this morning. He ate all my waffles off my plate.”
You laugh and nod, before you get up and move toward Lily’s room.
“Gonna assume you left an extra set of clothes in your room and then we can get to it.”
“You’re amazing, you know that.” Lily yells and you giggle as you yell back,
“No you are!”
You change quickly, finding Lily as she sets you on the task of boxing up the kitchen and bathrooms. Easy stuff that was even easier to re-allocate. And while you’re knee deep in plates and soap, Lance is busy working with your mom boxing up the living room. He spends more time comforting her then actually packing, and its halfway through that she dismisses herself, saying she wasn’t ready for being immersed in her best friend.
Before you know it its seven, the eastern slowly waning into the horizon as you find your way into the kitchen where Lily is busy trying to figure out dinner. Lance is there, John on his laps and he doesn’t do a good enough job of giving you a once over. You had changed in shorts and a T-shirt but they were Lily’s shorts and despite being elastic since clung to your ass as the large fabric of the shirt you wore found every curve you were proud of or not. Lance loved the suppleness in you, loved that you were soft and hard and full of edges and kept taking deep breaths, trying not to keep his eyes trained on you as he strains to pay attention to his nephew. Biting his lip as he tried to keep up with the words John was saying. Lily’s looking through coupons on the counter and you take the moment to lean into the island, eyes challenging him back as you rake in his casual attire, a simple black t-shirt that hugged every bicep in his arms and jeans. You hadn’t the chance to really look at him earlier, so eager to jump his bones that you take a moment to appreciate the way he looked in the evening light. You liked it. Wondered if you could barter sex in exchange for him grabbing your night bag and doing so topless. Unable to wait for Lily and the boys to leave so you can ride him like no tomorrow. You know your eyes are drenched in your lust as he watches you, that fucking supple bottom lip hidden by how much he’s biting down on it before he pops it out and you fight back the loud moan that wants to escape as you rest your head in your hands, shaking your head in contentment.
You both were so achingly in love even you were disgusted.
“Uncle Lance – listen!” John’s voice snaps him from his gaze, and his eyes revert back to the toy the little boy was showing him and you clear your throat, rolling your eyes to meet Lily’s gaze.
“What!?” you ask and she shakes her head, shutting the island drawer before she says,
“John, go watch a movie with your brother in the living room.”
The little boy doesn’t need to be told twice as he jumps off of his uncle’s lap, eagerly running into the living room and the three of you are left alone. Lily falls back, eyes flickering to the both of you before she chuckles, shaking her head and walking to the fridge. She grabs three beers, popping one for herself before she asks,
“You guys gonna continue to bullshit me or are we going to pretend like I’m an adult and not the naïve 14 year old who doesn’t know when my brother gives my best friend fuck me eyes.”
Lance snickers as he sits up from his chair, walking to grab the two beers before he stands near you, opening yours before sliding it over. You don’t pull away as he leans close to you, knowing that really this was in your court. And whether he liked it or not, he’d act accordingly. You can’t say it though, not to Lily. This would trump everything because it would prove that she was always right. Your pride refuses to take a hit like that.
Lily snorts as she takes another swig.
“Silent treatment huh? Well how about this – Jack told me about your little game of ‘hide and go seek’ this afternoon,” your head shoots to her and she gives you knowing eyes as your eyes flicker to Lance who is raising his hands. “Uh huh. And then I went into the game closet, just to make sure that my son wasn’t making this all up and damn if it didn’t look like a fresh fuck me zone. You guys NEVER cleaned up after yourself when you fucked in that closet. Would drive mom insane. Now I know why – it’s a lot of fucking cleaning.”
“I thought you cleaned the closet!” you incredulously whine, looking at Lance and he puts his hands up defensively.
“I thought that you had cleaned the closet!” he rebuts.
“I cleaned the closet. And then allowed you both to swim in this lie until you fessed up to it.” Lily says pointedly and you moan as you place your hands in your hands, shaking your head.
“Don’t say it Lily.”
“Don’t say what?” Lance asks and Lily snickers.
“Know why she didn’t tell me – because I had pretty much suspected two weeks after the funeral. Lance was suddenly your friend on Instagram and leaving cute comments on your photos and shit. My brother doesn’t do that to women he respects, let alone likes but he’s always had a thing for you Y/N. You’re each other’s Achilles heel and I TOLD YOU THIS WOULD HAPPEN!”
“Shut it Lily!”
“Knew that we’d get together?” Lance asks confused and Lily nods reverently.
“I told her that she loved you too way too much to be done, for good, with my dear brother Lance Tucker. And goddamn if it doesn’t’ feel good to be right because I’m usually always wrong when I challenge her but for once, for once I am right! And now she owes me an evening out to the country show of my choice OR she’s stuck with the boys for a week. And I have the luxury of being right.”
“…..you bet that you wouldn’t fall back in love with me?” Lance asks incredulously and yo moan into your hands, so annoyed for so many reason.
“I hate Tuckers. I hate you both sooooooo much.”
He chuckles, wrapping his arms around your body and drawing you close to him. 
“Well look at it this way. I’ll be around to help you nanny because you’d be dumb to commit yourself to the piss poor country music my sister will subjugate you too.”
You let out a low moan, before you pop your head up, looking him in the eye before asking him softly,
“Wait – why are you going to be around to help me nanny?”
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Naive: Intro
A/N: Hey guys! So I’ve been dying to do a mini series reader insert story for a while! I got this idea while I was reading some Tony/Daughter fics and I thought I’d put my own little spin on it. I really hope you guys are able to connect with this, I picked her moms name just because I thought it flowed better to actually have a name instead of putting something like (your moms name) everytime she’s talked about!
Word count: 1k+
Warnings: Disclaimer- I have the dirtiest vocabulary and my stories will probably always have cursing in them. Other then that this chapter was pretty vanilla!
Summary: As the goddaughter of Tony Stark you were no stranger to the Avengers, but when you meet the newest member- you’re a little more then intrigued. Unfortunately for him, Bucky Barnes has caught your eye.
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There weren’t many things that Tony Stark truly got excited about. Actually, he could tick them off on the fingers on one hand. New scientific discoveries, adding to his classic car collection(but only when it was a real timeless model, something he really had to hunt for), Pepper looking at wedding dresses- and you.
His god daughter was always something he could gush, embarrassingly, about. About how you’d graduated from college with top grades because obviously any god daughter of his was a fucking genius. About how you’d spent the summer in Europe, he’d laughed and showed your videos of Amsterdam to the team repeatedly. About how beautiful you we’re cause god damn it, you looked just like your mom, just like his late best friend and he could never get over it. But what seemed to be all he could talk about lately, was the fact that you we’re moving to New York.
“Finally, I’ve been trying telling her that the only way she’s getting any where with that degree is in this city” Tony had sighed to Pepper. Really, he’d been desperately attempting to convince you to come stay with him ever since the funeral three years ago. “I told her she might as well move into the Tower, since rent is so fucking insane here”
Even though he refused to think of it this way; the truth of it is that you we’re the only link he had left to Jamie, and trying to accept that his best friend of thirty years was gone was something he just couldn’t accept. The three years she had been dead hadn’t done anything to sway that. He still expected a phone call from her. Still expected to hear her bitching at him and worrying about him being the only one he’d ever really been able to count on.
Isn’t it sad? What he’d give to hear your mother bitching at him again?
It was highly amusing, watching the usually snarky Stark wade knee deep through not only wedding plans, but renovation plans for the entire fifteenth floor for the last month.
“Hey Nat, do you think this rug goes with these throw pillows? Or is it too much fur? This kid loves faux fur, what is she a Gotti?!” Tony had been barraging everyone with questions like this, trying to get his “graduation present” ready for you without you finding out about it or being able to put your input into it was hard. But would he ever admit he’d bitten off more then he could chew?
Hell no.
“No, it actually looks really sheik with the geometric gold table. Y/N’s gonna love it” Natasha had reassured, trying to hide her smirking laughter by taking a drink from her mug.
If Tony had noticed she was slightly making fun of him he didn’t say anything, he just went back to fretting, threating some interior designer on his iPhone.
“Between the wedding and Y/N’s homecoming, he’s going to run himself bankrupt” Sam snorts, from the table. Where he sits with Steve and Bucky.
It had been an… odd few months. The team was back together after the whole Sokovian Accords fiasco- but they we’re all still trying to figure out how to mesh right again. Tony being as distracted as he was had been some kind of god send, had given everyone some room to find their place.
Bucky, for one, was happy that the Billionaire’s mind seemed to be pulled in all different directions. It kept Tony from focusing all the hate on him. Because even though it was unspoken, and Tony had agreed to have him join the team- only after Steve gave the ultimatum that the two we’re a packaged deal- everyone with eyes could see the tension was still there. The way that Tony would never really meet his eyes.
Bucky couldn’t blame him. He’d done…what he’d done and Tony had every right to hold a grudge.
It didn’t make it anyless uncomfortable living in the mans house though.
“I don’t think that’s possible” Natasha reasons.
“You’re right. The man pockets are fuckin’ bottomless . Lucky bastard” Sam swirls his protein shake.
“He’s seems happy, which is good. A happy Tony trumps an unhappy one any day” Steve points out. Steve knew what the consequences of unhappy Tony looked like. The drinking, the downward spiral.
“He really loves this kid, huh? Who is she again? His goddaughter, right?” Bucky inquires, his eye brow raised.
“Yeah, her mom was his best friend, he’s always spoiled her rotten” Steve chuckled a little “She’s a real good girl though. A bit of a spitfire, but the sweetest thing once you get to know her”
Bucky’s eyebrow raises even higher at the way Steve regards the girl. The small smile on his best friends face as he talks about her.
“Really? You sound like you’re a little sweet on her, punk. What is she some kind of grade A dime piece?” Bucky teases, expecting the rest of them to at least smile at his sharp joke. When his laughter is the only one that rings through the kitchen his nose quirks “What?…I was just kidding”
Why we’re the three of them looking at him like that?
“Nah, don’t joke around like that, man. Not if you value your thawed out ass” Sam’s tone is warning.
“What?”
“Tony is really protective of her, like real protective. If he caught any of us lookin’ at her like that he’d fire us” Steve’s tone matches Sam’s. Total seriousness.
“Screw firing you, He’d toss you through one of the windows and watch your body hit the cement is what he’d do. Y/N is a hundred percent off limits. Head this warning” Natasha gives him the little “I’m watching you” signal with her fingers before she walks out of the communal kitchens.
“You guys cant be serious” Bucky scoffs, a small smirk on his face. The reaction they all seemed to have about his little joke was entertaining…“Wait? You didn’t try anything with her, did you, Steve?”
That tell tale blush creeps up Steve’s neck and Bucky shakes his head. That little horn dog he’d grown up with was still there, under the righteous Captain America mask he wore.
“It’s not even like that. She’s just- a little flirt. You’ll see” Steve sputters, trying to defend himself.
“She really is. She’s probably one of the most charming people I’ve ever met in my whole life” Sam laughs in agreement “I’m just not the one who got caught cuddling with her on the couch in the middle of the night”
Bucky gives Steve a shit eating grin as the blonde gets even redder.
“Fuck you, Sam-”
“Oh woah, Cap. Watch your language!” Sam and Bucky are both laughing at Steve’s total dismay and the broad shouldered man gets up from the table.
“Yeah, yeah laugh it up. Tony threw me through a wall for that. I could have been killed!” Steve exclaims, walking away from the men who just seem to laugh louder —- You’d never been a morning person and you walked through the air plane ramp in a little bit of a daze, balancing your tote and your laptop bag on each shoulder.
Why you’d chosen to take a 5am flight was now a foreign thought to you as you make your way through the crowds of people, just wanting to find Tony, get to the Tower and sleep for a sold twenty four hours.
Your phone chirps and you look down at the screen.
Tony calling blinked in bright lettering on the iPhone and you your thumb across it, answering it, not able to keep the large smile off of your face.
“Hey Tony!” Your voice is excited and your mood instantly lifted.
“Hey kiddo, how was the flight?” Tony’s smooth voice comes from the receiver.
“It was okay, I tried to knock myself out but couldn’t. Since when are airplane cocktails so weak?” You tease, your eyes desperately scanning for a Starbucks. You knew JFK International Airport had to be littered with them. You could practically smell the sweet, sweet caffeine beckoning you.
“I’ll have to file a formal complaint. We didn’t pay extra for first class for nothing” Tony uses his best ‘haughty taught white soccer mom, I want to speak to your manager’ voice and you cant help but laugh “But listen, I was going to come pick you up myself but the whole team got called into this spur of the moment meeting. I would try to ditch it but it’s with the director of the secret service so I don’t see myself getting out of this-”
Tony rambles, his voice so apologetic its almost pathetic.
Had you been hyped for him to be waiting for you at baggage claim like he’d always done when you we’re younger? Yeah, but you we’re an adult now. You didn’t need him feeling bad for things he couldn’t control.
“Tino stop!” You laugh, using the nickname you’d always had for him “It’s fine, I promise. I’m a big girl. I’m just going to find a Starbucks and caffeinate and then I’ll grab a cab, okay?” You reason with him.
“Uh, no. Find your coffee but Peppers waiting for you at baggage claim and you guys will take a car back. A cab- Cab? Who do you think I am?” You roll your eyes at your god fathers ever flamboyant nature.
“Alright, I’ll text you when I find her. She still like’s skinny white chocolate mocha’s right?” You question “Have fun at your meeting, see ya’ soon Tino! Love you”
“Bye kid, love you”
After grabbing a pair of venti drinks; a triple shot Pink Drink for you and Peppers white chocolate mocha you maneuver yourself through JFK, down escalators and around the travelers that seemed to forget their manners in the hustle of traveling. Your shoulder get’s bumped more then once.
You know you’re a bigger girl, shorter and wider then most but could they at least say sorry!
“Dick!” You hiss at the man who’d almost knocked the coffee out of your hand.
All of the irritation is let off your shoulders when you see Pepper standing tall, a sign in her hands that had your name scrolled on it prettily.
Jeeze.
You’d missed her. You realize, you hadn’t been in New York since your mom…
“Y/N!” She calls for you, grinning widely and you power walk to the red head, nearly bouncing with happiness as you get to her.
“Pepper!” You cry joyously as you hug her, well as much of a hug as you could give her with your hands so full. It’s mostly just you leaning into her as she wraps her arms around you.
“Oh my god, look at you! Look at your hair! You look so goregous” Pepper fawns over you, cupping the side of your head and looking down at you with dancing eyes.
She couldn’t believe how…old you looked. In her mind you’d always be the cute, chubby twelve year old with long curly pig tails. And yet here you were, looking like a grown woman.
“You’re making me feel so old right now” she admits, only half teasing and you roll your eyes.
“Oh shut up. You know you’re still hot. Here, this is for you” you hand her the latte and she gives you a soft look. You were still a sweetheart.
“Now let me see the rock!” You exclaim and she waves her ring finger at you as you two begin to make your way to the car, both of you giggling- your squeals earning you some side ways looks.
You couldn’t remember the last time you were so happy.
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I’m so excited for this story y'all! If you wanted to be tagged in the next chapter just ask!😬😬😬
https://xgminigypsy.tumblr.com/post/166573773564/naive-part-1 PART ONE
https://xgminigypsy.tumblr.com/post/166595772104/naive-part-2 PART TWO
https://xgminigypsy.tumblr.com/post/166629591854/naive-part-3 PART THREE
https://xgminigypsy.tumblr.com/post/166664664834/naive-part-4 PART FOUR
https://xgminigypsy.tumblr.com/post/166703266654/naive-part-5 PART FIVE
https://xgminigypsy.tumblr.com/post/166903805364/naive-part-6 PART SIX
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Veronica, on the other hand, has a bad habit of repressing her own negative emotions (she prefers helping literally anyone else with their problems). Usually something trivial sets her off, like Kevin bemoaning having to hide his relationship with Joaquin from his dad, or Archie briefly wondering if his dad would like it if he built a gazebo (Betty tries desperately to talk him out of it until Jughead says plainly, “You would literally die if you tried to build something by yourself, Archie” and that’s that, really). But it has Veronica thinking about her own father; how it’s been over a year since he’s held her in his arms, how when he calls her “Princess” over the phone, his voice is strained and tired. On days like those, she asks Jughead if he wants to watch Paper Moon and he keeps her close as she cries through it.
8. Who sleeps in their underwear (or naked)/ Who sleeps in their pajamas? Jughead usually sleeps in a pair of his dad’s (or Archie’s) old sweatpants and a t-shirt. He’s surprised when he sees Veronica in a simple–not sexy, not chic–if anything, it’s too large to be truly flattering–t-shirt for the first time. He laughs when she tells him how she wears pearls and designer nightgowns to Cheryl’s sleepovers to annoy Penelope Blossom, and she laughs with him.
9. Who makes the coffee (or tea)? Veronica is not shocked when she finds out Jughead has been drinking coffee black for most of his life (”Since I was eight,” he says it like he’s proud and Veronica rolls her eyes so hard she gives nearly herself a headache). Eventually she thinks she is able to convince him that, yes, herbal tea can soothe nerves. He never says so outright, but he always appears appreciative when Veronica has some extra tea with her (Veronica had initially not enjoyed having to semi-permanently trade her favorite Prada handbag for a clunky Marc Jacobs shoulder bag on the off-chance Jughead was feeling anxious that day and she needed two thermoses instead of one, but when she pulls it out and he looks at her like she may well have hung the moon, she finds she doesn’t really care).
10. Who likes sweet/ Who likes sour? Jughead likes every kind of candy, but he leans toward sweet. Veronica, as a rule, doesn’t eat candy, but sometimes Jughead hands her a piece of whatever he’s enjoying that day and she can never find it in herself to say no.
11. Who likes horror movies/ Who likes romance movies? They both really love bad horror movies. Not movies that are meant to be bad, but movies that are actually trying to be good and just end up bad. By the end of most movies, it sounds like they’re just trying to out-scoff each other, Jughead saying things like “Wow, that transition was atrocious” over Veronica’s insistence that, surely, they could have found a better looking male lead considering they didn’t even bother to find a good actor.
When the mood strikes her Veronica will turn on a Nicholas Sparks movie, much to Jughead’s vocal dismay. She smirks when he asks her to pause the movie he supposedly hates while he goes to the bathroom, but doesn’t push the issue.
NOTE: i’m skipping 12 bc it turned into an honest to god FIC which i will finish later :-)
13. Who is considered the scaredy cat? + 14. Who kills the spiders Veronica considers herself pretty fearless…but her resolve is broken the second she sees a creepy-crawly in the ridiculous amount of space she refers to as her “personal area.” Usually, she asks someone else (Jughead) to “get it away” but also insists that they do it without actually killingthe thing, which Jughead finds both impossibly annoying and incredibly endearing.
16. Who is scared of thunderstorms? Neither of them tbh. I think Jughead enjoys them while Veronica only laments what the humidity is going to do to her hair.
18. Who is a cat person/ Who is a dog person? Jughead has only ever had a dog, and thus considers himself a Dog Person™, but he doesn’t hate cats with a fiery passion like Archie does.
19. Who loves to call the other one cute names? Veronica, but only because it annoys the ever loving fuck out of Jughead. The only thing he is ok with is ‘Juggie’ but Veronica has come up with several nauseating variations (Juggie-poo, Juggie-pie, Dollface???, Sugar lips????), much to the delight of one Kevin Keller.
20. Who is dominant/ Who is submissive?
In their day-to-day lives, Veronica is dominant. And though Jughead puts on a show of battling her at every turn, he usually ends up doing what she wants (sometimes he realizes it doesn’t bother him as much as it should, but then he tucks the thought away because it makes his stomach flutter and, honestly? fuck that)
21. Who has an obsession (over anything)? Jughead is obsessed with Tarantino, as everyone knows. He makes Veronica watch the movies she has seen with director commentary. Veronica smiles when Jughead finds it in himself to talk over even the great Tarantino in order to make a point about the film.
22. Who goes all out for Valentine’s Day? Veronica takes it to a level that Jughead can’t even imagine. Chocolate, flowers, at some point there is a barbershop quartet? The entire day was honestly a blur, ending with Veronica renting out the local cinema and playing what was essentially a chronological marathon of the best Film Noir to ever grace the silver screen.
(The look of happy surprise on her face when Jughead gives her a simple necklace is not one he’ll forget)
24. Who is the talker/ Who is the listener? Jughead rants a lot, but sometimes Veronica will get a little gossip-y…and though Jughead sees himself as “above” that sort of thing, he listens and responds as if she were telling him a very important life event.
25. Who wears the other ones clothes? Veronica Lodge is nothing if not a master at accessorizing. She’ll take a shirt Jughead has grown too tall to wear comfortably and somehow look better in it than he, or anyone, could even hope to.
One time Jughead wore one of Veronica’s bags to Pop’s instead of his usual sack, but that’s a different story entirely
27. Who takes a long shower/ Who sings in the shower? Veronica does both. Jughead listens.
29. Who is the better cook? Jughead can cook simple things. He’s learned to take care of himself since his dad was away a lot. Veronica, on the other hand, is appalled if you ask her to toast a piece of bread.
31. Who is more affectionate? Veronica is more affectionate in public, but you’d have to be watching to notice the little things she does (rest her hand on his leg, fix his hat, slide her unfinished food over to him at Pop’s). In private, Veronica is surprised at how affectionate Jug can be. He has a weird fixation with her hair (“it’s really soft,” he says plainly) and is constantly plays with it when they’re alone.
32. Who likes to have really long (deep) conversation? Jughead loves him some deep conversation. He especially loves it when Veronica disagrees with what he’s saying, because their debates are spirited and sometimes she makes some points that he finds really hard to argue (he does anyway, but).
33. Who would wear “not guilty” t-shirt/ Who would wear “sin” t-shirt? Kevin got a matching set for them (AND INSISTED ON Veronica being “Not Guilty” and Jughead being “Sin”) as a joke (and taking pictures) while Veronica complained about the quality of the fabric and Jughead just complained.
38. Who likes to star gaze? They both enjoy a quiet night together looking up at the stars. Sometimes Jughead will point out the few constellations that he actually remembers from Astronomy, and Veronica will hum and listen while she traces them with her fingers.
Sometimes, Veronica will talk about what her horoscope sai that morning. Jughead can go on for hours about how astrology is bullshit but he doesn’t argue when Veronica tells him their signs are “like, freakishly compatible.”
39. Who buys cereal for the prize inside? Jughead has a private (very private) collection of cracker jack prizes that he knows Archie would lose or break. He flushes when Veronica comes across them while she’s browsing through his wardrobe (as she is prone to do to anyone who will let her), but she doesn’t laugh. Instead she smiles and asks about each one, about when he started collecting them, about how he managed to keep track of them (and it feels like something private between them).
47. Who has the more complex coffee order? Veronica used to pride herself on her complex orders, but apparently she’s spoiled Jughead with her Rich People Coffee™ because he visibly grimaced every time he has to drink something that isn’t a venti, half-whole milk, one quarter 1%, one quarter non-fat, extra hot, split quad shots (1 ½ shots decaf, 2 ½ shots regular), no foam latte, with whip, 2 packets of splenda, 1 sugar in the raw, a touch of vanilla syrup and 3 short sprinkles of cinnamon.
50. Who is the hopeless romantic Veronica, 100%. She honestly believes that everyone has a soul mate. Jughead is infinitely more jaded and openly disagrees with her, but every time they argue, Veronica says something stupid like, “Soulmates argue, too. So we’ll be fine.” and Jughead’s resolve is gone.
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The Writers Behind
Get to know these "busy beans."
• Coleen, the Rogue Poet
As she stepped into the room with its dim lights, enthralling interior and embellishments, well-organized tables and seats plus a miniature Eiffel Tower of Paris, Coleen found herself delving into a magical place, never envisaging how that night could turn out into something dream-like. She was a girl who contents herself behind the scene, but she finally conquered the spotlight. As she moves her feet towards the center, her face a depiction of a thousand emotions, she accepted her sash together with the crown she never coveted. It is serendipity. It is being able to discover that she is not only destined to share her gifts in private but show the world that she is also meant to step into the spotlight. She is not preordained to hide her luminescence but rather she is fated to spread her sunshine. And she already did, because she is indeed the Prom Queen of her batch.
Eighteen years of existence, she ventures into this life and chose to humbled herself despite of the achievements she garnered. Her life was set in poetry and coffee, and those things alone. The coffee in her veins screams her hackneyed ideas and cliches. And watch out, for she will bring your life to soliloquys and lattes.
• Bless, the Bizarre Soul
I came into this world on the cold morning of June 17, 2001. Born in San Carlos City, the home of Pinta Flores Festival, a small city in Negros Occidental. My parents Merlinda Calandingan and Aladin Calandingan had tried unsuccessfully for 3 years to conceive their first child and I just happened to be the lucky one.
My name is Bless Rico Calandingan. Life to me means friends and family who you can trust and who trusts you. I am pretty much on the happy side of life, but like all teens I do have my “days of”. That means I do have some sad days or depressed days. I have a few friends here that sort of look out for me when I am having a bad day, I have someone here at school to talk to. I make my school days go by thinking either the next hour or what I will do when I get home or on weekend.
• Rohanie, Simple but Brave
Rohanie Panaraag, optimistic, generous, and has a simple personality that is what her friends and family love about her. A coffee lover to the point that she can't go a day without a coffee, she enjoys coffee more when she's with her friends, for her it is really relaxing and refreshing. She is like a coffee, she can make you chill, entertained, and she can make you forget your payment for the coffee. Coffee has this sweet taste whenever you asked for it, she is different. She is sweet even if you don't ask for it. Or you'll be surprised at her bitterness; which rarely happens, because you didn't order it from her. But a combination of both is what makes her extraordinary.
The simplest coffee is the one of the best, maybe that's why she is the best, she is very simple. When you visit coffee shops that has an expensive menu you hesitate don't you? But when it's simple and not that expensive, you get to enjoy the coffee not the brand. She is not branded, nor she can be bought. She is priceless, for some good things are expensive but the one's that has a great significance is priceless.
• Pete, the Aspiring Philosopher
In this world full of people just wanting to make a buck I am one of those who is willing to sacrifice everything just to be enlightened with knowledge and the truth. I am Pete Maverick Climaco just a Marvel fanatic with my addiction in comics and superhero movies I've been exposed to different ethics and moralities. You can compare me to Steve Rogers or Captain America just a average person but has a big heart and always does things for the greater good. I'll be taking AB Philosophy in college and dream of teaching the youth of the importance of work.
I dream of a world where people are selfless always knows their duties to the other and puts others first before themselves I have faith in humanity I believe that no man is an island if we help each other o
ut all of us will progress. Aworld without capitalists a UTOPIA. Is it too much? maybe maybe not but a man can make a difference once a man. This world is afraid of change one must have strong will for change no matter how hard the world rejects him or her strong change requires strong will.
• Romar, the Chinky Eyed
I am Romar John Maat, 17 years old I remember the time when me and my friends playing "predators hunt" that what they called it.... we run and run so that the person hunting us cannot caught us... when suddenly me and my friend agree that we need to climb at the roof so that they can't find us ang while we are in the roof we suddenly fell asleep and we sleep almost an hour when we wake up it raining ang so cold we climb at 10 pm we wake up at 12 then we plan what we are going to do next so my give a suggestion that we should go down ang get some clothes because we are ao wet ang so cold.
.. After we change we decided that we drink some coffee so that we can give are body some heat... and we make coffee and after we drink we decided to sleep because we have some staff to do in the morning because we will goimg to beach in the morning and while in the beach we decided to drink some coffee so we find a coffee
shop near in the beach and when we taste the coffee it so delicious the name of the coffew shop is " the brother bond coffee shop" and every weekend we come to that place and have some coffee.
• Roberto, the Action Star
I am Roberto Salgado, you can call me "gwapo".. I remember when me and may classmate are travelling and we plan to go at canlaon.. while we are at the canlaon I ask my friend what is the best place here in canlaon he said in the century tree while having coffee because it os cold in there.. and we decided to go at century tree... whilw we are at the century tree we buy some coffee a native coffee because it was so cold and it is raining that day...while we are taking pictures... then when I taste the coffee it was so delicious ang hot it is the only store that sell coffee so me and my friend decided to sell ang coffee near at the century tree and it is native coffee we also sell some exported coffee.. and in that day it is the start of me liking a coffee ang make mine favourite drink especially in cold nights.
• Cathlyn, the Lovable Millenial
Cathlyn Joy Sevilleno, the small but a good heart that i really love coffee. Coffee is the most common drink of the people and most genuine coffee is native coffee that makes people awaken their physical. As what have my mom said to us if we drink coffee we get nervous it suppose to be true, its a tradition for our lola and lolo’s time. So as we encourage you coffee is the most drinking coffee of all the people
As mellenials we also drink coffee for us to awaken too, like we drink coffee if we are in school for us not to sleep in class hour, and we drink coffee before exam to awake our eyes and to review more. But if we drink too much coffee our heart will be palpitated. But i wilk encourage you to drink coffee and drink it moderately to avoid palpitation and acidic.
• Brian, the Lover Boy
It’s six o’clock. You wake up as the sunlight beams through the gaps on your window greeting you a good morning. You stretch and yawn ready to get up and start the day. Gliding happily towards your favorite cafe to grab your daily dose of caffeine that stimulates your nervous system to keep you up throughout the day. As you enter the shop the smell of coffee beans brewing at the bar wafts your senses and the warm good morning of the barista as you say “my usual please”.
She smiles with a slight nod as she turns to prepare your usual— hot venti latte with an extra shot of espresso just to make it a bit stronger. Mouthing a small thank you as you pay and take your order. You inhaled the scent of your hot coffee before you take a slight sip to keep your tongue from getting burned. Sighing with satisfaction after your first sip as the taste of crisp and mild caramel that the barista might have added because she knew you’d like it, plays in your taste buds. You head to wherever you are going with a contented heart and a venti coffee in your right hand.
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