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Robin when trying to court you:
◈ She would find out your favorite literature and spend hours reading up on it so she will be well-informed. She is not going to lose the chance of chatting you up in the library.
So this woman is cramming like she's going to have to write a college exam.
◈ Robin has found out through a mutual friend of a friend's cousin. What your favorite flavor gum/candy is so that she can offer you a piece as an icebreaker if you two are ever waiting in line together or within proximity of each other.
◈ Reads magazines that fit your hobbies and general vibe to get tips and advice on things you might like.
◈ Stares at the back of your head trying to will you to turn around and look her way, when she's too shy to actually go up and say hello.
◈ Is inwardly gushing because she caught a whiff of your lotion when you brushed the lint off her shoulder. Never mind the fact her brain forgot how to brain because you touched her, and it gave her the tingles.
◈ Robin is enduring unending teasing from Steve because she won't stop using that one phrase you seem to use all the time.
◈ She started wearing your favorite color, in some way, with every outfit she picks out for the way. In a work uniform? No problem, it's in her jewelry, nail polish, or some accessory.
◈ Pretending to have small injuries to gain your attention. Paper cuts, smashed fingers, stubbed toes, minor sprains.
◈ The frantic need to act casual while everything in her is shouting that there is nothing casual about how she feels about you.
◈ All the compliments, but they're kind of off, as in not typical. So she starts to panic that you might take it wrong and then she hopes like hell you didn't hear her.
◈ Robin does the "Oh you have a little something on you face" move, might be food, might be makeup, might be nothing, could be dried drool but she's going to wipe it away for you.
◈ She's perfected the lean. The wall lean, back, shoulder, and single-armed. The Doorway lean, legs crossed and arms folded. So many sitting at a table leans.
◈ The first time she tries to ask you out on a date, she gets cold feet, and it turns into a "hypothetical" question. This leads to her complaining to Steve about herself for a solid 30 minutes with all the comfort snacks in the world, while he gives her a pep-talk so she can try again next time.
◈ Finding every reason possible to hold your hand.
◈ Lots of invites to see horror movies, she has zero qualms about sneaking a chance to snuggle up to you for safety, even if you're the type who's as tough as a bunny. It just means you'll likely cling to her right back.
◈ the smallest compliment from you has her feeling her ego all day. Even if all you said was, "Those socks are so cute." I mean, you had to look her over head to toe to see those socks = You totally checked her out.
◈ She pulls off genuinely sexy lines when she's not really trying, and only notices when she looks over and your eyes are feral. Unfortunately, this makes her speechless because she is lost in that look on your face and thinking about what it would be like if you'd been dating at that moment, what it could have led to.
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Thranduil and Josie Pt. 157- Lucky Clover
Summary: Raven, Jace and Matthew chapter of backstories and new revelations.
*Warnings* language, angst, mentions of child loss, mentions of suicide, religion discussion
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"No...no, get away....get away from my baby! leave me alone...no! Tauriel don't do it!! No...nooooooo!!!!"
"Raven! Wake up! Wake up, you're dreaming..." Jace firmly said as he tried to shake the distressed dhampir awake. The worried warlock had been faithfully sitting by her side as she slept, his contrasting eyes curiously studying her since they arrived at his remote refuge, trying to figure out why he was so drawn to the fiery haired and tempered dhampir.
Her eyes sprung open in panic and darted frantically all around the outlandish room that smelled of burning sage. A room that looked nothing like that of middle earth, but something of modern day living with hi-tech computerized gadgets all around, things she had only read about in futuristic novels. It also had a gothic witchy vibe, which that part she could at least relate too.
Then there was Jace, the gorgeous blue and brown eyed blonde, holding her hand as he sat beside her, which he hadn't even realized he was doing.
Raven jerked her hand away and jumped off of the simple single sized cot, adorning completely different attire than what she last remembered wearing.
"What the hell?? Where am I Jace??"
"If I tell you, I'll have to kill you." he grinned, but then instantly realized how stupid his jest was as Raven scoffed at him.
"Tell me where the fuck I am Jace...now!! Or I'll..."
"What? Set me on fire?? Burn down the only sanctuary you have? We saved you remember?? A simple thank you would be nice."
His tone was calm but cocky enough to get a retorting rise out of her.
"A thank you?? If not for me, you'd still be rotting in Jareth's dungeon. Where's my thanks for saving you?? Instead, you left me at the mercy of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. fucking Hyde!" she reeled, referring to Thranduil and his evil alter Elvenking persona, then marched over to the cathedral style window that held iron bars on the outside. "Oh, and that's just great. I lived my whole life behind these. So now I'm a prisoner again??"
"They're not to keep you in Raven. They're to help keep others out."
She glanced back at him with a softening look, then her electric blue eyes returned to the unfamiliar outside view from the top floor that displayed a dark outlying city street. The only light came from the waning gibbous moon which would soon be full for winter solstice and in the wide reaching distance was a lavish lit up world of humankind.
"Yeah well, they didn't work against Jareth when I was at LeBrat's."
"That's because you conjured him, basically leading him right to your doorstep with a welcome mat. Play with black magic, get black magic play back. Try to correctly say that fifty times in a row."
Jace's humor was sincerely playful but it was not helping, for Raven found none of it funny.
"I didn't know it would be him alright?? I didn't even know he existed. I wanted someone more like y...never mind. Can you not speak about Jar... him? As if I am not cursed enough."
Jace grinned in confidence, knowing she was going to say she wanted someone more like him.
"I never would have pegged you for the superstitious type."
"I'm not...well at least I never used to be. You know he'll find me Jace and if he don't, the dealers will.....even Thranduil."
"Hence why you are here. The elves will never come here and Jareth and Ravenna have never found me here yet. They can't find what they can't see. As far as vampires, this area is not their scene. Even they have preferences."
"Key word, yet. It won't stop the goblin king from searching all corners of the globe...and it goes to show just how much you know about vampires. We are too close. I can see the people which means if there's any dealers there, they'll sense me. People are kinda their thing, you know...food? They're always roaming the big cities, looking like any other human. Some even reside in them. Garrett told me all about it. Now, where are we??" Raven asked as her keen eyes continued to zoom in on the buffet of humans walking about in the nightlife, making her quite hungry herself.
"I know plenty about them actually. As you said, they tend to target the highly populated areas, which is why we are not in one. It's also how I have managed to stay off the radar. If you remain hidden, out of sight, like we are, they are less likely to sense you. To answer your question, we're in Manhattan, well, the suburbs of it."
"Out of sight, but not out of mind and we're in New York??? The United freaking States?? You FLEW me here, all this way?? That's like thousands of miles."
"Nine thousand to be exact and no...only part of the way. I didn't want your scent in the air for anyone to pick up our path, not to mention your dead weight of being passed out didn't exactly make for a light load, so I used a portal."
"A...portal?? Like Jareth can do?"
"Could do...but not without his ring that I saw you pick up inside the mountain when Gollum dropped it."
"Yeah, that...well, I don't even have it anymore. That bitch Tauriel took it from me and stupidly gave it to her looney tunes elf lord which has only amplified his assholiness. That's not all she took from me either." Raven reeled, still in shock over her loss that she didn't know quite how to speak about.
"Wait." she continued. "So, if you can teleport, then why didn't you just take me away before????"
"Because I didn't have my stele. As Jareth needs his ring to possess certain unique abilities, I need something as well. He had taken it upon my capture so I had to go back and retrieve it and my seraph blade too, after you had left."
"A...stele??"
"I'll show you some other time, what it is and how it works. It does so much more than just teleporting. This place? To the outside world, looks like an old abandoned church, even on the inside. When I said they can't find what they can't see, well...I meant it in the literal sense."
"Uhh, how?? It looks far from abandoned to me."
"Magic." Jace said as he now stood beside her and winked. "This is only one room. There's much more here...and there's others here like me too. We are well protected."
"So...anyone that walks in here...won't see what I see? Will they see us??"
"Well...Mudanes, or ordinary humans per se, won't and they can't just walk in. Iron bars and locks remember? Vampires etcetera, are a bit more tricky, which is obviously why you have to remain inside...Oh...and did I mention that my good friend is a vampire? Shocking eh?" Jace quipped as he folded his brawny arms over his broad chest.
Raven's head whipped to him. "No...you didn't. But...I..I remember now. There was one with you when you came for me...I...I saw him, smelled him. He reeked of some girly perfume and was wearing a pink necklace."
Jace chuckled. "Yeah, that's Matthew, but don't let the scent fool you. He's far from girly and quite dangerous when provoked, for he carries the blood rage gene. To put it simply, don't piss him off. Otherwise, he's one of the good ones. He actually resides in the civilian world of France but has personal business in the elven realm, which that's a whole 'nother story that isn't mine to tell. What I can say though, is that pink gem is no ordinary necklace. It's a runestone and is needed for what's to come. That part IS my business. It's all of ours. Anyways, you'll officially meet Matthew soon enough. He's out fetching some food for us...real food like burgers and fries, since I know you can survive on that."
Raven's throat burned with thirst for blood as he said that and her stomach also growled in hunger for a big fat medium rare double cheeseburger. Garrett used to bring her treats like that from the cities, back when he used to like her and protect her.
As she placed her hand on her grumbling stomach, she turned away from him and began to softly sob, for she couldn't hold it in any longer.
"He...they...took my baby away Jace....all to punish me for what I did to Thranduil. I am the reason he lost his family and has turned into what he is and now I have paid dearly for it...but..my baby...he or she didn't deserve that. I...I wanted to be a mom...I...I wanted to raise it to be good, unlike I was. My child...could have been the one thing to straighten me out...and someone that could have actually loved me."
Raven then broke down bawling as she lowered her head and leaned on the window sill.
"Hey...come here." Jace softly whispered and took her into his arms, cradling her head against his shoulder.
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"I...I am so sorry Raven. I learned of the child after it was too late. Matthew sensed it in your blood loss. I wanted to come sooner but I knew it was too risky to attempt it alone. God, I'm so sorry for all the excuses. I...I never wanted to leave you back in the goblin realm, but I was outnumbered with Thranduil's army. He was never going to allow me to come with you and certainly not take you from him, which believe me, I wanted to so much. And...I do...I thank you so much for saving me. If only I could have saved you. Can you ever forgive me?"
Raven lifted her head and tear filled eyes to his as she sniffled and whimpered. "Why would you ever want to save someone like me?"
Jace's hand came to her cheek, his thumb gently wiping her tears. "Because I know there's good in you. I can see it. The fact that you wanted this child and to do right by him or her, proves that to me, but..I have even seen it in you long before that and I even told you so. You just want to be loved, which I know you have been deprived of and mistreated as well. I also know you have done some pretty terrible things, but you never deserved what my father had done to you or what Thranduil did to your child. Others feel differently, but there is nothing that can be done about that now, except that you can try to move forward and be a better person, which I know you can be...in fact, I think you want to be. Am I right?"
"Even if I do...I will still be hunted. Where am I going to move forward to? I have nowhere to go. I'm...alone..."
Raven lowered her head, only to have Jace's fingertips raise it by her chin and peer straight down into her sullen eyes.
"You are not alone. You have me. I'm here now and I will not leave you again unless you tell me to. I understand if you cannot forgive me or if you want to leave."
Raven was dumbfounded that he genuinely seemed to care for and respect her and she didn't exactly know how to react, for it's nothing she had ever experienced. The cynical side of her wanted to come out and tell him that he was full of shit, for she was scared to trust him again but...she couldn't do it, as his eyes and touch spoke the truth that he was real.
"Yes...I...I forgive you...and...I also thank you for what you have done for me. You...you're nothing like your father. If it weren't for your eyes, it would be quite hard to believe you're his son."
Now Jace's head lowered. "It...it must be hard for you to look at me. I am sure he is all you see in my similar eyes."
Raven's fingers now went to his chin, lifting his head up to see his ashamed eyes trying to avoid hers.
"Look at me Jace...please. I didn't mean it that way. I do not see him when I look in your eyes, for your eyes, they are beautiful and hold kindness and love within them. His are dark and full of hatred and evil. The eyes, they say, are the windows to the soul. Well, he does not have one...but you do. I see it. I see...you. I...I smell you too." she said as her brows furrowed, trying to figure out the scent. "You smell of...clover??"
He softly chuckled. "Yes. Ironic huh? That is your real name. Clover."
"Yeah...it definitely is strange. But..as you know, I do not go by that name anymore...although, I...I do like the way you say it."
Jace smiled, somewhat bashfully. "Well...Clover...I...I see you too."
A moment of mutual gazing was shared as Jace stroked her cheek and then in his bewitched state...he leaned forward. Raven softly gasped as his lips almost took hers...and then Matthew walked in, causing the two to quickly move away from each other.
He walked over and put the food on the table, then the tall, dark and handsome vamp, appearing to be in his late 30's upon rebirth and all dressed in black, approached Raven with observing sapphires and both a tantalizing and intimidating smile.
"Hello Raven. It's a pleasure to meet you."
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Raven stood fidgeting with her fingers, feeling a bit anxious after Jace told her that Matthew possessed the blood rage gene. She knew what that was, for her father, Craven, possessed it. It was either a genetic illness that was carried over from their human life or it could also be passed on to them when they are reborn from a vampire carrier's bite. It also surprisingly allowed an infected vampire to create children with female humans, witches or even other vampires. The most susceptible to it were witches known as weavers, a rare breed of witch with the strongest abilities and capable of creating spells that don't exist, something you unknowingly inherited from Caroline and would pass down to Leean. But, the main reason Raven was concerned was because it carried the term blood rage for a very good reason. When ignited, due to strong emotions such as anger, fear, anxiety and extreme hunger, it became uncontrollable, although when provided with a support, hope and love, it could be manageable. Had she inherited the gene from Craven? Was that why she was a blood thirsty child and always so angry, having multiple fiery meltdowns throughout her existence? Either way, on egg shells she would now walk around the vampire that Jace told her not to piss off.
"I am very sorry for your loss. I hope someday, you will find forgiveness in your heart as you also seek it yourself. As you know, the she-elf that was ordered to carry out the devilish act, was placed in a very compromising position. It was not her wish to cause you or your child harm and she, herself, has been scarred by the loss. King Thranduil, far worse than she, for his mind has been altered by, as you know, none other than a demon warlock that needs to be stopped. Not even the Elvenking himself, in his right mind and especially without that citrine, would have carried out such evil. An evil, you...brought him to. That evil, he will now face as it has become full circle."
Raven's eyes intensely grew and began to sting with her own rage.
"Whoa...you're...defending them?????"
Jace nudged her with his elbow, his own wide eyes reminding her to watch her step.
"Defend? No...stating facts, yes. I do not find them blameless. Tauriel still had a choice. Even Thranduil did, for he still knows of right and wrong. Of course, he chose wrong... again, hence what has happened to him."
"He hates me! He hated me even before Jareth's mind fucking. He still would have done it."
"And why is it that he hates you Raven? Other than the fact you took him away from his family and set this all into motion? A... choice...you also had and chose wrong. Did you not deceive his Queen, your own sister, all out of jealousy regarding the vampire King Garrett Lee and because of your secret desires for the elf lord you also harbored?"
"What the hell? How...do you know all of this and....what is your infatuation with the elves anyways??"
"Come...sit and eat. I will tell you. I hope you like cheeseburgers, medium rare?"
Raven's mouth now gaped to match her eyes. She sat down, opposite the daunting vampire who then placed two burgers and fries in front of her and a bucket of Kentucky fried chicken at Jace's seat, which was right beside her. Of course, for Matthew, all he relished in was a bottle of red wine that he then poured for the warlock and herself.
All she could do was lightly gulp in confusion as her stunned blue eyes stared up at overly courteous vampire.
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"Matty, my favorite, KFC. You rock brother...you...you got the biscuits too...right? With butter and honey?"
Matthew grinned and reached into the bag, then slid another box over to him at lightning speed, in which Jace gracefully caught, sporting a curled smirk of satisfaction.
Jace tore into his chicken in the typical hungry man way as Raven sat watching him in astonishment while Matthew sat silently, sipping his vintage while eyeing her.
Jace could feel her eyes upon him and suddenly ceased his meat ravaging to lock his eyes upon her.
"You want a piece?" the greasy chinned warlock asked with a mouth full of food, making her lightly giggle.
"I...I've never had that." she softly answered.
"What??? Sacrilege girl. Here."
Jace reached in the bucket and pulled out a chicken leg, then plopped it down on her plate. Her stomach turned as she then watched Jace suck his piece down to the bone, for it reminded her of Gollum's legs.
Raven offered a queasy smile, then unwrapped her burger instead. Moments later, she found herself indulging it just as Jace had, not realizing just how famished she really was. Hearing both the warlock and vampire chuckle at her, had her setting the sandwich down to shyly wipe her lips with a napkin, then awkwardly began nibbling on her fries.
"To answer your questions Raven, I have many gifts, sight being one of them, past, present and future, either while dreaming or during my waking hours. I know more about you than you do. The elves...well, they have been part of my future visions." Matthew explained and then continued after pouring himself another glass of wine.
"Do you believe in destiny?"
"You mean...like...love..and all?"
"Yes, that can be part of it. But just your overall future. I've seen many things. My own destination as well. It involves your sister and your niece...it even involves you."
"M...me? How am I involved in their lives? Josie hates me and will soon want to kill me even."
"That may be so, her feelings anyways."
Matthew took a hefty gulp and then sat straight up, leaning into the table.
"But...it will all change. You will be a part of her life again. I have seen it. She will need you."
He then sat back and relaxed again, returning to his wine. "With that said, the future can always change due to our actions. It all depends on you now, if you want redemption and to be a part of a family."
"Wait...you're telling me that I...will be accepted by her after what I have done to her husband? What exactly did you see??"
"I cannot tell you that, for then, you could change it's course by throwing a monkey wrench into it. It would be in your best interest if that did not happen. You see, there are some things that should not be told for various reasons. For example, I knew Thranduil was alive after a vision I received from a shooting star one night that revealed my own destiny."
"So you knew he was alive and...did not tell Josie??"
"Would you have? Knowing what her King had become, forced to despise her. What a terrible pain that would inflict upon her after all she has suffered, only to lose him all over again while he walks and breathes. Now, of course, she will soon learn the truth and with that said, another of those various reasons I mentioned would be that there are other things that need to take place until she is made aware."
"That...makes no sense. If she had known earlier, many things could have been changed??"
"It is not meant to make sense. You must trust the process., for it is all occurring for a reason. A war is coming, a storm like no other and the Thranduil before us all now is well suited for it, more than ever. The one thing we all have in common is Jareth's destruction and all the evil he will bring forth this winter's solstice that is merely two weeks away. The fact that Thranduil has the citrine in his possession, did you think that was an accident? If he had been rescued before he was, Jareth would still have it. It is one of the key items in ending him, along with the gem I wear. There are other runes that will be needed as well. Your sister...she will collect them. She also will find the biggest necessity, Ashmole, for even I cannot see it's placement, for I have spent 150 year searching for it. Only a witch can. If she had left Dowrinion to find her King, it would have thrown everything off course. With all this said...Jace, you will need to go to her, alone, for you will be needed to aid her in locating one of the last two runes."
"Yeah well, if only Thranduil had killed Jareth when he had the chance, none of this would be happening....and if you know the whereabouts of these runes, why have you not just gone and got them yourself?" Raven asked, as politely as she could in her frustration of brain overload.
Matthew sat back up to the table with a serious expression. "If Jareth could be killed, we wouldn't need the book, now would we? And I do not know the location of the gems, I have only seen them in Josephine's possession. I may have the gift of sight, but I do not know all. I am not God."
"Ok...so you're telling me that if Thranduil would have beheaded Jareth's ass, he wouldn't have died?? and....you...believe in God???"
Matthew plopped back in his chair and guzzled his glass of wine to the last drop, then heavily sighed.
"That is exactly what I am telling you. The goblin king's revival brought about by his brother Julian using the spell in that book, protects him and his body. How do you think he rose from the fiery pits of hell just recently? No sword will pierce him, no fire will burn him, no magic will destroy him unless it is from that book and those stones!!! It can temporarily weaken him, but that is it. He will just keep coming back like a stray cat if you feed it and he'll get stronger each time just as the cat will grow fatter. Thranduil knew this which is why he did not even try."
The vexed vampire poured another glass, trying to calm his emotions before he went on, while Raven sat frozen in fear as she witnessed his hand trembling while he drank.
"Now...God, you ask...I do believe in him. I was a devout catholic before I met my fate fifteen hundred years ago. I was 37 and aided the local church in a small France village, helping to restore it, for I was a carpenter. I had a wife and a son back then, both taken by a plague that wiped out most of the village, yet I never contracted it. I wanted to end my life when that happened and I tried, even believing I would go to hell for it. I jumped from the scaffolding and laid alone on the ground, broken, bloodied and still breathing. That is when I met my maker, and it wasn't God. It was my mother vampire who offered me the alternative to facing damnation and God himself by atoning for my sin through service, ridding the world of evil, much like Garrett does. She and her husband became my new family as Matthew Roydon died and Matthew De Clermont was born. Tell me, Clover...do you believe in God?"
"Somehow I think you already know my answer since you know everything about me and I've never even met you."
"Eh well, we'll be seeing plenty more of each other for you to know me better. It's time for me to go get my own dinner. Don't wait up kids...or do anything I wouldn't do. Raven...I hope you are feeling better."
Matthew winked at Jace, knocked back his remaining liquid and then headed out.
"Are you...feeling better?" Jace then asked her.
"Strangely...yes? Shouldn't I be cramping and still bleeding? At least, that's what I've read about miscarriages, although that's not exactly what happened to me."
"Matthew took care of that for you once we arrived here." he explained and continued eating his last piece of chicken.
"So...he's a healer too??"
"Yep...hey ummm, you gonna eat...that?" Jace asked as he puppy eyed her second cheeseburger.
"Uhhh...no...help yourself."
"Annnd...what about the chicken leg?"
Raven chuckled. "Take it. You don't wanna know what I think about that. Trust me or you won't be able to unsee it."
"Noted. Don't tell me." he laughed and swiped it up.
"Sooo...when are you going to go to Dorwinion? He told you to go alone...so does that mean I am going to be left here with a blood rage vampire?"
"He's not going to hurt you. He has more control than you think and you'll definitely be in good hands with him, just try and watch that spicy mouth of yours. It's really not that hard. I'll probably go in a few days after I know all is well here and..."
Jace finished the chicken and just stared at the burger as if something was bothering him.
"And??"
"And well...I have to face my sister knowing her husband is alive. Like, do I tell her? I mean...how, do I even tell her, considering what Thranduil is now? I've only met her once and...like, I love her already. I have no family but her. I guess there's still Jules, but he still isn't himself either thanks to Jareth and Harker. Speaking of Harker, he has one of the stones, the crystal. I wonder how Josie is going to get it like Matthew said?"
"I...I don't know...I..."
Raven sighed and picked at her remaining cold fries.
"Hey...what's wrong?"
"I...well...you know how Matthew said somethings shouldn't be told? I guess I am debating on one of those things....because it will hurt someone....and like you, I...I don't know how to tell them."
"Ok...well, tell me about it. Maybe I can help?"
Jace couldn't help, for he would be the one needing help. Raven knew the truth about her sister's true father and it wasn't Jareth like all were led to believe by Caroline and she knew that information would crush Jace.
"Jace....I...."
Raven grunted and threw her hands over her face, then ripped them down, releasing a hard sigh.
"Ok...Raven?? Now you're starting to worry me. What is going on? You have to tell me."
"Arrrgh!" she snapped and got up to pace. "Ok...ok...the person is you Jace."
Now he stood up and walked over to her, gently taking her arm to turn her around.
"What do you mean? There's something you know about me that will hurt me?"
"I...I should have never opened my spicy mouth!"
"Raven....tell me now. Spit it out." he flatly said.
Jace towered over her with pursed lips, peering down firmly with his brown eye darkening and his blue eye brightening, only causing her to clam up even more.
"Raven! You do NOT want my eyes to turn yellow." he shouted.
"Ok! Ok! Josie...she's not your sister....Julian is really her father after all."
"W...what??"
"My mother...she lied to Jareth all to hurt Julian for sleeping with her twin and not knowing the difference."
"How the hell do you know this???"
"Look...it came up in some conversation on our journey back to Rivendell. I sat and listened. There's this buy...Boromir...who claims his brother...some Faramir guy is Josie's twin. I guess my mother hid it from Julian and gave the boy away to these people. It's some long fucked up story."
"Hearsay...you want me to believe something you overheard with no facts??"
"Jace...It's...it's true. I...I'm sorry. That Faramir guy, he has powers now that he never had and the Boromir dude, he...he saw the truth in Galadriel's fountain, the one that shows the future...he saw Faramir, Josie and Julian together, and the guy called Julian father...if my mother had twins and Julian is his father....then he is...my sister's too...which only makes her....your cousin. But, that's still family Jace....she's still your...family. It changes nothing."
"It changes everything Raven." he flatly spoke once again and went to stare out the window. "Who's to say this guy isn't lying??? I mean, who the fuck is he anyways??"
"I don't know who he is really, just that he's a good friend of Aragorn's and...why would he lie? He traveled clear from Gondor to find my sister and tell her. He was there at Jareth's, helping to free Thranduil, only you never saw him."
"Gee, I don't know Raven. Maybe your sick and twisted mother put him up to it before she died for whatever fucked up reason. It...it can't be true...it just can't be...I...I learned about Josie when I was a teen. Jareth...he let it slip in a bout of anger one night when he and I were arguing, but I knew nothing more about her or how to find her...I..I didn't even know her name then. I was so angry that I was never told and I was so fed up with him and my mother as it was for all the evil shit they did, that I left, and never looked back. I didn't want to be like them. I wanted to be a part of a normal family, with love...and love was forbidden in my world. I had witnessed what they did to my aunt Freya, forcing her to turn dark and it all was just the last straw... So I went searching for Josie and have been ever since...all these years Raven, and I finally found her and she was everything I knew and felt she would be...good and sweet and...she loved me back. I...I can't lose that Raven....I...I just can't...."
Raven gently took his arm and made him turn to look at her. His face was full of pure anger and pain, his eyes glistening of tears, eyes that he refused to hold up to her sympathetic gaze....and her heart desperately broke for him. For once in her life, she felt love. Real love.
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"Now it is my turn to comfort you. Come here."
As soon as Raven's arms pulled him in, Jace broke down crying into her neck as he held her so tight.
'I...I don't want to be alone anymore Clover..." he muttered into her cinnamon scented hair.
"You don't have to be anymore. I...I'm here. Your lucky Clover." she softly assured him as she made him look at her and then...she did something that even surprised her. The dhampir kissed the warlock.
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1-800-iluvhockey · 2 years
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watching him fade away - o.power
summary - letting go for him to live his dreams was the hardest thing that they had to do....
type - blurb almost a mini fic (lowercase intended) again, italics in bold mean song lyrics....
warnings - heartbreak city, two tickets going two separate ways
(listen to watching him fade away by mac demarco, i love you so by the walters, new years day by tswift & right where you left me by tswfit for a mix of vibes which is this fic)
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It still hurts, watching him fade away
when the buzzer sounded to signal that denver just scored, you knew that you would never see your person in a umich jersey... meaning this dream-like reality that has consumed the duration of your relationship with the owen power, was coming to an end. the past year with him had been the best that you have ever felt in your life, but you knew his life, and how it was going to be everchanging. he told you the first time that he talked to you at an afterparty in the beginning of September, which you remember like it was last night.....
"I-- I am probably not going to be a long term thing for you, l/n." you could feel the heat of his cheeks rise as he leaned into your neck to whisper into your ear.
"we have time right now, power.... let's enjoy it." you tell him, as he grabs your neck so you can lean into his kiss.
now back to reality, where he looks at your seat at the arena.... his face drops and you shake your head no. he knows that because of that loss, he has to leave you behind in aa. he doesn't want to, but his life is calling and you weren't going to stand in the way of his dreams. seeing him skate in circles and consol his friends on the ice after the loss, hurt you so bad. once he left the ice, he would never be able to skate with those boys, his best friends, all together, on the same team, ever again. it broke your heart into pieces thinking about what he was going through in this moment; that you couldn't even think about what was coming next...... the thing that your relationship was centered around, and plagued it like a ticking time bomb. the signing..
after the team shook hands and left the ice, owen frantically showered and got dressed, and ran to your section in the arena. running up the stairs, through the crowds, through all the fans trying to stop him. the seas of people were blocking his view from you, but you could see him and his 6'6 frame from quite literally almost 100 ft away. finally, after searching through the crowds, he sighs when he sees you setting down your stuff by a pillar. gently dropping your hoodie and coca-cola onto the floor, you stand back up to see pow already standing in front of you.
"hi honey--" he says softly as you tackle him into a bear hug.
"pow! i am so proud of you babe." you tell him as tears start to form in your eyes.
taking in the hug, you analyze every single detail.
the way he grabs your waist
the way his head fits so perfectly into the crook of your neck
the way his after shave smelt brings back so many morning cuddles after practice memories
the way you had to be on your tippy toes to fully accept his hug
the way you would play with his flow by running your hand through his hair as he hugged you
the way after you did that, you could feel him, he would almost melt into you to feel that feeling for just a little longer......
everything about your relationship started to flood back to you in pieces, through these subtle little things of how he made you feel or what you can associate with him.
"you're wearing it still!" he told you as he touched the 22 pendant which shined underneath the top of your blue umich power jersey.
"of course! I'd never take it off. now cmon, we need to talk." you told him happily, and then your tone dropped when you told him that you needed to talk to him.
watching him fade away
he saw it behind your eyes, he knew what was coming. he didn't want to hear it, he didn't want to feel that heartbreak on top of the heartbreak that he was feeling already about the loss. he was holding your hand as you led him to a quiet spot in the tunnel where the umich bus was waiting for them at. stopping in your tracks, you turn around to see him already tear up, a drop or two falling on his rosy cheeks. he stands with his back to the bus, but you can see the boys start to file into the bus, some even watching out the window to watch the scene.
"no-- I know what you're about to say but please wait before you do." he says almost pleadingly as he wipes his tears from underneath his glasses.
"I won't yet, I will let you speak on it first--" you tell him softly as you feel your voice starting to crack.
"I know when I first met you I told you that I didn't want to be a long-term thing, but damn it y/n, I fell in love with you and I don't want to leave you behind. I want you to come with me, we can have our own place, you can transfer schools, we-- we can start a life! I'll be playing in buf for at least 3 years, you can graduate and-- I want to marry you, have kids with you. I love you so much, you're my home, I don't want to leave my home. I-- I already contacted them about my signing and told them that I was going to wait--" he gets cut off by you jumping up with your hands in the air.
"OWEN DOUGLAS POWER-- you did not tell the sabres that you are going to wait. I-- I fell so hard for you owen. I wanted everything that you just said until I saw your face on the ice tonight as you looked for me in the stands. If you hadn't of done that then-- maybe I could of gone with you. but baby, I won't let you give up your dreams and your life to be settled down with me. I can't just drop my life and degree here, for you, because what happens if this doesn't work out if I move with you? what if you find someone else? we are 19 years old, and I-- we love each other, but right now, love isn't enough. give me your phone--" you rant to him and he like putty in your hands, he hands you his phone.
opening the phone, he starts to panic as he hears the line ringing and you putting the phone up to your ear.
"owen? back so soon? I thought you needed some time to think about joining us to sign in florida." your heart drops as you look at owen, who is already sitting down on the curb, head in his hands.
"hi, this isn't owen, but this is y/n, his-- you know my status with him doesn't matter, but I called you, coach granato, to tell you that owen is going to go to florida, and sign with you as soon-- as soon as you will let him." you tell the coach who was on the other line, cheering loudly through the phone. your heart is crying as you look up to stop the tears from falling, and then look to the bus. the bus of his best friends who are sticking their head out the windows to hear/ see everything that is happening. you see some of their faces, especially luke and kent's drop when you made eye contact with them.
watching him fade away
"thank you so much for the phone call ms. y/n, we are very excited to have op on the team. tell owen that we are calling coach person right now to confirm and make his flight arrangements, have a good day."
"take-- take good care of him for me--" your voice officially broke when you said that to coach g.
"of course ms. y/n. hope to see you at a game or two this season for his opener." coach g said as they mutually hung up.
the boys on the bus started to cheer and you can tell that the boys finally know of the news.
"WHY! Y/N! that was MY-- OUR call to make." he yells, standing up, knocking over the coca cola that you had from earlier that was sat down beside him.
"BECAUSE I LOVE YOU! and I knew that you would ruin this golden opportunity. YOU DIDNT HAVE THE GUTS TO CALL HIM UP. he told you that you needed to get back to him ASAP and you HAD TO MEET HIM IN FL. OWEN-- were you just going to ignore that portion in your love sick rant to me?" you yell back at him, tears running down your face.
"maybe--" he said softly, as he ran his hands through his hair.
watching him fade away
"five hours isn't that far... and that's not the problem baby, it's because I love you, and I want you to live your dream-- live your life without you leaving me behind, and the guilt of that--" your voice cracks again. "I fucking love you, and we will cross paths again, and I hope that I get the chance, the privilege to love you in the future. because loving you is the best kind of love that I have ever experienced in my 19 years of life. now, I want you to get on that bus, enjoy the time left that you have with your friends, and get on the plane to florida tomorrow morning, okay?" you wipe your tears as you try to take off the pendant that he gave you in october.
"no-- no please, don't take it off. keep it, please--" his voice cracks, and two more tears fall onto his cheeks.
"let me hug you before you go, I know the boys n everyone are waiting for you." you tell him in the softest voice, trying not to cry again.
"please, dont ever become a stranger whos laugh I could recognize anywhere." owen says, in a quiet, singing tone as he sways you in the hug, back in forth.
"hold on, to the memories, they will hold on to you..." you told him softly, as the two of you break the hug, and he grabs his stuff walking near the bus.
watching him fade away
he looks back, one last time, as he walks on to the steps of the bus. smiling at him, you wave and walk away, and he sees his last name on the back of his jersey...... "I'll get her back, someday." he tells himself as he is brought back to reality, with his best friends cheering him about the signing.
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pixie-cocaine · 4 years
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ATEEZ Reaction To: Catching them off-guard by being naked
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Hii, I've noticed your requests are open. And i've been seeing your Ateez reactions recently, which are amazing. :D I just wondered, do you think you could do an Ateez reaction where their S.O. walks into the room naked while they are playing a game, working on music etc? (Kind of like that new Tik tok trend going around atm) x
Guuurl, sorry I waited so long to actually do something about this ask lol, but hopefully this will make you happy :)
Songs Listened To: X by CODE KUNST + LEE HI, FXXK It by BIGBANG, Dante’s Creek by THEY + DEAN, Baby Don’t Stop by NCT, Love Talk - Wayv, A Little Death by The Neighborhood
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Hongjoong ♡:
• This man was straight vibing and your sneaky ass just HAD to do something
• “Joong.”
• “Yeah?” he didn’t look up from the small journal, with which he was jotting down lyrics for a future song he was to produce for
• He kept his eyes trained on the pages
• And uh-uh, that wouldn’t do 😤
• You rolled your eyes and waltzed over to the boy, putting a hand on the shoulder of the chair so you could swing him around to face you, an eyebrow raised
• “Look at me.”
• And he sure as hell did dafdsaffwq
• Face said :O
• Doesn’t matter how many times he sees your nude body, still looks like a kid in a candy store lol
• To say he was completely distracted would be a huge understatement
• Hanky panky in his mini studio? Yessir
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Seonghwa ♡:
• Looking at this gif and listening to a slowed sexy song is gonna kill me istg
• Also, who let him act like a little hoe in their comeback? Keep your shirt down, mister, it’s not safe
• Gorl has nothing to do in his sparetime because he’s not too big of a gAMeR, but he does like to play phone games when he’s especially bored
• Would probably be playing like fuckin uhhhh candy crush or something when you said “lemme do sum a lil crazy 😌💅“
• You were kinda just curious to see what his reaction would be if you showed up witcha tiddies out
• So you got out the shower and half-assedly threw on a silk robe that Hwa got you for your birthday, not tying it or anything, but rather letting it slip off your damp shoulders while the front sat open and displayed your body for all to see
• His reaction when you leant against the doorframe and fake pouted?
• Immediate 📉
• Everday and night he’s gon chase you frfr
• “C’mere...,” He’d mumble, tossing his phone to the side 
• Level thirty-seven could wait ;)
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Yunho ♡:
• Playing pc games at home is one of his favorite things to do (He’s even said so)
• PC games are his go-to when he gets bored of console
• So he’s constantly in his lil gaming room so that if you’re ever sleeping, he doesn’t wake you up
• He was on a multiuplayer session of Valorant when you decided to ruin his gaymer grind
• F in the chat boys
• “Yunho?”
• “Yes?” He stops his hastily typed directions to his game buddies in favor of giving you a quick glance from his chair, and has to look over again to make sure he's seeing things right
• Yeah, he was definitely seeing the pretty rise of your breasts and smoothness of your thighs, revealed from the towel now on the floor, right. Especially the way both of those lovely attributes were becoming larger as you approached him
• "W-woah!" He rushes to shield his eyes, though you only giggle and swivel his chair around in order to straddle him, removing his hands from his face
• "What? Am I too repulsive to?"
• "No! No it's just...," Yunho trails off, letting out a shaky breath and trying his best to not stare so obviously. Literally just paying attention at anything but what you wanted him to
• You only grin, tilting his chin to you face you head-on, "It's ok to look, baby. Don't be so shy"
• a forgotten game and heated chair sex is what would lead to your surprise
• kiss kiss for baby 😘
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Yeosang ♡:
• We need more Yeosang gifs, this is ridiculous y'all ;(. Also, we're just... Not gonna talk about San on the side 💀
• Oh oh! And Yeosang getting bolder on stage is my favorite thing
• soooo snowboarding
• Yeosang said he likes to do that in his free time
• He'd just got a new custom board, which the front had lovely baby blue dripping forest face and the meaning of his name painted in black for the back, "Sound Resonating From A High Point."
• He was waxing it in the kitchen with it sat atop the island for easier space when he felt your arms slide around his waist, to which he smiled at, still continuing his work
• "Hello there," he mused
• "Baby, what would you do if I told you I was naked?"
• bitch hUH??
• He really did not waste time with turning in your hold and IMMEDIATELY looking down to see what you're wearing
• He chuckles upon , giving a cat whistle before bending down to set you on top of the counter
• "What's this for?"
• "Bored," you purse your lips, allowing yourself to lean back on your forearms as you spread your legs, "And you seemed like a good time-passer"
• Yeosang hums, falling to his knees easily enough and pulling you towards the edge of the island, then presses an affectionate kiss to your inner thigh
• "Fair enough"
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San ♡:
• San likes to spiffy up on his English, which is still pretty hard for him even if you assure him that he's doing just fine when he speaks it around your family
• That being said, you'll sometimes catch him at the table with a textbook in front of him and a language journal by the side that he uses to write small romanizations
• You were particularly bored today. And damn, was San looking good with his messy black hair and shirtless torso. He never really did wear shirts around the house.
• "Sannie," You sang from the doorframe, fresh out of the shower and a bit sexually frustrated considering San hadn't touched you for a couple weeks due to your busy schedule
• He hummed in acknowledgement, jotting something down in the journal as he alternated between both the book and notebook
• You knew he was busy but his English really wasn't bad, so it didn't need to be now. It could wait a bit longer
• Sighing, you drop the towel from your body and fling it at San, which makes him jump and pull it from off of his head, looking towards you immediately and gasping
• You put a hand on your hip, giggling at how he tries to calm himself down
• lol goofy boy
• "C'mon, I know you're tired, I can help you relax," you gesture with a finger in a beckoning motion, and like he was already planning on it, he hops up from his seat and follows you back to the bedroom
• sorry if this was kinda boring lol, let's just San could have literally any reaction and frankly, this is probably the most tame he would be
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Mingi ♡:
• Like Yunho in a lot of ways
• He does like to play games (probably PC, too), so you already know he'd be mashing that controller in the living room lol
• "Aww man, are you kidding me!?"
• Mingi gets shy, especially when it comes to you, so when you decided it'd be a good idea to step in front of the screen while he was playing Zelda with the towel around your body held open, he was a visual representation of keyboard mashing
• "Woah—Ohmygod-" [insert Minnie baby accidentally throwing his controller in his haste to cover his eyes]
• "You don't want me?" You ask, pouting and tilting your head
• His response is spreading two of the fingers across his eyes to peek, nodding his head frantically but trying to find the right words so he doesn't make you sad, "You just scared me is all! I don't wanna be rude by looking when you don't want me to or anything..."
• He takes his fingers away to hold them out instead, making grabby hands until you smile and crawl into them, in turn, climbing on top of his lap and letting him press his face into the valley between your breasts so he could kiss the skin there while looking at you
• "I'm sorry if I gave you the wrong idea," he mumbles, nuzzling his head farther down
• "No baby, you're fine," You reassure him with a hand ruffling the strands of his hair
• sweet hanky panky alert 🚨 sweet hanky panky alert 🚨
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Wooyoung ♡:
• it's the large ass gif of Woo and his ponytail for me
• Oh and yeah, I know this doesn't quite fit theme of YOU walking in on them to flash your boobies but you're gonna keep your mouth shut and pretend it does 😏
• Another gamer.. damn this is getting repetitive
• hmmm
• Dance practice it is! 😃
• Woo doesn't like repeatedly practicing the same moves over and over again, but he did like the progress he made with each re-do, so he supposes he'll bear with the exhaustion
• Well.. obviously not now, because he's just walking through the bedroom door when he finally registers that you're sitting on the bed, lying on your stomach and scrolling through your phone with a leg raising your body go the side
• You snap your head to look at him, "Ah, there you are," you grin, pushing yourself up to a sitting position, "Thought you were gonna come home late again"
• Wooyoung let's out a snort as he closes the door behind him and drops his dance bag to the side, already taking his inky black hair out of the ponytail it was previously in and shaking it loose
• "What a nice surprise"
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Jongho ♡:
• No thoughts, only buff babie
• And how he sung "sex in the morning baby" with a scary amount of aggression
• lol it makes sense that sweetie likes to play racing games on his computer
• LITerally so precious ;(
• Same trope (yes I'm a disappointment); Jongie plopped onto his lil chair with a fluffy blanket around his shoulders and headphones on that cute little head of his
• He said "I love playing car games, vroom vroom y'all 😤"
• And you said "I love playing surprise games, yes yes 😈"
• Gorl, when I tell you he squeaked out of surprise at how you turned his chair around to face you ;(
• "Uhh... Am I- Am I supposed to be looking?" He stammers, eyebrows raised and eyes locked on your bare front
• "By all means, baby," you purr, shaking your head with a familiar fondness at the boy in awe before you
• Just like Joong, he never tires of seeing you naked. He loves looking at you when you're nude, because it's when he can appreciate all aspects of you
• "Hang on, let me pause the game, I'll meet you in the bedroom"
• Getting intimate with Jongho is quite easy. He'll pretty much always say yes to sex, and it's pretty casual when you hint at it
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ambivalent-anarchy · 3 years
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Body |Peter's Turn
Part 2 of 2 (Part 1 -> here)
Masterlist
Gender: Female
Pairing: Peter Parker x reader
Warning: none (suspicions of cheating but no actual cheating lol just a lotta funny miscommunication)
Anon requested- can I get a one shot where the reader does the body positivity trend with the new megan thee stallion song and the reader is insecure about how ppl will react to it?? Most importantly how peter will react to it?? K thanks
A/N- Part 2 cuz I immediately knew what I wanted to do with this the second I got the ask. (Peter's turn)
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When Peter heard that you'd been nervous about showing him your video, he freaked.
He thought he'd done something wrong. That maybe he gave off weird vibes or that he'd said something before that made you think he wouldn't have liked it. Which definitely wasn't true. He liked everything you did.
Well, except that one time you got bangs. He didn't really like the bangs.
Anyway, Peter felt like he needed to show you that he was okay with it all. That he was down with anything you wanted to do or show him.
He looked in the mirror early that morning and decided.
Peter wanted to show what he had to offer.
He looked down at your TikTok "body" video on his phone. He could do something like that, right? He was completely clueless, but he could at least try his best.
He pulled out his phone and texted the one guy he knew could help him out.
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PeterParkour🤟: i need u to teach me the lip bitey thingy
PrinceHarry👑: bro what
PrinceHarry👑: ???
PrinceHarry👑: what is that
PeterParkour🤟: like when u make yourself look all cool when u bite your lip
PrinceHarry👑: ...
PrinceHarry👑: oh
PrinceHarry👑: OH
PrinceHarry👑: 😂
PrinceHarry👑: lmao why do u wanna do that???
PeterParkour🤟: im trying to make a video for y/n
PrinceHarry👑: what kind of video 👀
PeterParkour🤟: NOT LIKE THAT
PeterParkour🤟: well actually
PeterParkour🤟: kinda like that
PrinceHarry👑: PETER WHATTTTT
PeterParkour🤟: ill explain later which penthouse are u at tonight?
PrinceHarry👑: the one closest to ur apartment
PeterParkour🤟: ok ill come over
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Now, on your end, school was kicking your ass.
You weren't failing, but the amount of make-up work you had was so far through the roof that you might as well be. And the teachers were hellbent on making it the hardest they could.
To put it short, you needed a break.
And the second MJ heard your tired, irritated voice over the phone, she was on her way over with chips, dip, popcorn, and movies. If there was anything to calm you down, it'd be a nice movie.
MJ had gone to your kitchen to make the popcorn and you were laying on your bed finishing up some homework, when you got a phone call from Harry. "Hello?"
"I didn't know you and Pete were sending nudes."
You paused. "What?"
He carried on in a nonchalant tone. "I mean, I never took you guys as the types to do that, but damn, you two really surprised me. Dude's really over here asking for tips and everything-"
You sat up in your bed, alert and highly confused. "Okay," you said, taking a deep breath" ....what, again, the fuck?" Harry continued to ramble but one sharp scolding tone stopped him. "Harry, shut up."
He paused on the other side of the phone and then suddenly his voice came back, extremely hesitant. "...wait, was I not supposed to say anything? Did I just fuck up?" He sighed. "Oops.."
"No, Harry tell me what the hell you're-" BEEP. You looked down and saw that he hung up.
Just then, MJ opened the door, hands full with freshly popped popcorn. "Okay, ready to get the movie started?" She walked to the bed when she noticed that you were practically frozen in your spot. "Um, [Y/N]?"
You looked up with glossy eyes and she immediately knew that something was wrong. "Dude, what happened?"
You frantically shrugged a bit, and then let out a shrill laugh, half confused and half preparing for the worst. "Peter's- um... apparently... sending nudes to...me....Harry... someone?"
"What?"
-
Peter had finally made it to Harry's penthouse.
"So, nudes?," Harry chirped, very amused as he opened his door.
"What nudes?," Peter asked as he stepped into the living room. "What are you talking about?"
Harry paused. "Wait, what were you talking about?"
Peter only stared back in confusion, leaving Harry to pick through his own confusion fragments of information. He quizzically looked at him. "But-..the texts?"
"Oh!," Peter laughed, moving to sit on the couch. "No, I wanna make one of those thirst trap TikToks for [Y/N], that's all," he explained with a shrug and a bashful smile. "She made one for me, now I wanna repay the favor."
"Dude!," Harry hissed out. "You should've just said that!"
"Well, how about you just need to stop making assumptions," Peter said with a slight frown, not understanding why his friend was so wound up.
"Well, I had to since you kept being so vague!"
Peter rolled his eyes and started towards the refrigerator, if not to actually get something to drink, getting away from a crazed Harry for two seconds would be enough.
When he sat back down, Harry started to speak again. "So, what did you need me for?"
"Oh," Peter mumbled, shifting in his seat. "Well, you know how to do that sort of... stuff, right?"
"You mean looking like a fuckboy?," Harry snickered. "Yeah I'd say that's well within my reservoir."
Peter gave his typical bashful look. "So... teach me your fuckboy ways?"
Harry grinned. "Peter. You have no idea how long I've been waiting to hear you say that."
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You held your phone in your handle, looking at Peter's contact number hesitantly.
"Just text him," MJ said with an eyeroll.
"But what if it's nothing?! I don't wanna be the crazy girlfriend!"
"But what if it's something?," MJ added. "Cuz if you put it off now, and it actually ends up being something, you'll be even more miserable than you would be if you just found out now."
You took a long breath and nodded. "Okay then I'll text him."
"But if it is nothing, you'll look pretty stupid jumping to conclusions like that."
You sighed. "So, no?"
"But then if it's something-" she continued, getting deeper underneath your skin with each word. "-you'll look even more stupid because you could've found out sooner and you didn't."
Finally quieting down from her rambling, MJ noticed you glaring at her. You sighed.
"So...do I or do I not text him?"
"Oh nah, dude. I mean, I wouldn't. After all, I'm not saying that I think it's something," she said with a shrug. "I'm just saying on the off-chance that it is, you'd be in bad shape."
"Okay can we please stop playing devil's advocate with my life?!"
"You know I love watching you squirm [Y/N]." "Anyway, I'm sure Peter's not cheating. The boys were probably just doing something dumb and Harry just explained horribly."
You bit your lip. "You sure?"
She shrugged. "Pretty sure."
-
"Okay, now lower the camera just a little," Harry instructed. "You gotta show the v-line, but still leave enough for imagination."
Peter dropped his arm and his posture and shot Harry an incredulous glare. "Harry, if you focused this much in school I wouldn't have to tutor you."
Harry rolled his eyes. "Whatever. Just keep going."
This was the third picture taken and though it was out of his element, Peter strangely felt very confident with what he was doing. He never saw himself as ugly, but he certainly never saw himself as hot either. Not like Harry. But looking at himself now, with Harry's corny chain necklaces on and his hair scruffed up in a way he's not used to, he knew one thing for certain.
He looked good.
"Okay," Harry said. "Now the last one, actually needs to be some dumb picture someone took of you in your gallery."
Peter frowned. "Huh? But I'm on a roll here."
"Yeah but the whole point is that all of these pictures weren't supposed to be taken directly beforehand," he pointed out. "Since you're breaking that rule, you gotta throw in a cute dumb one to throw off your scent." He smirked. "Also, you gotta show the ladies and gents that you have a softer, funnier side."
Peter stared for a moment. "..why do you have this down to a science?"
"Says the science geek?," Harry retorted.
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Peter spent the night at Harry's and they drove to school early in the morning. He was glad that it was Tuesday because your schedules made it so that you'd both have lunch together every other day.
"You sure she'll like it?," he asked Harry as they walked down the halls before lunch.
Harry rolled his eyes with a laugh. "You know, she asked me the exact same thing for you when she made her video?"
Peter nodded quietly, still feeling a bit down about you feeling bad about showing him that video. "Yeah, I know."
"Jesus," Harry laughed. "You insecure little dweebs are made for each other!"
"I'm gonna take that as a compliment..."
"As you should," Harry said with a shrug, as nonchalant as ever.
The two boys walked into the lunchroom and to the table they knew best. You and MJ were already there.
Peter could tell just by the look on your face that something was wrong. "Hey," he greeted cautiously. "Is everything okay?"
MJ glared at him and he looked to Harry, whose clueless face was not helping.
Finally, you looked up and sighed. "Pete, be honest. Are you cheating on me?"
What.
"What?!"
You examined the utter shock and terror in his face. It didn't look fake. He looked saddened and scared as he began to ramble. "No no! I would never! What even made you think-!"
His eyes caught yours as you looked over towards Harry sittting next to him. Peter turned toward Harry and then looked back to you in confusion. "Wait, you think I cheated on you with HARRY?"
MJ bursts out laughing next you. "Jesus..."
Harry scoffed. "Well don't sound so excited Peter, jeez."
You let out a small chuckle but kept your eyes on Peter. "It's just... Harry called me and...said something about nudes and-"
Peter's face grew even more contorted with bafflement. "Nudes?!"
Harry hit his forehead, finally understanding what was happening. "Ooooooooh, me and my big mouth..."
All eyes turned towards him. "What, Harry?"
He sighed. "This is all just a big mix-up." Harry nudged Peter. "Just show her the thing dude."
"What thing?," MJ asked.
Peter fished through his pockets. "Okay," he mumbled, a bit shaken up by what happened. He took his phone out and handed it to you. "Here."
You looked up and saw Peter looking down at you, waiting for your reaction.
"So, this is what you were doing yesterday?"
He nodded.
You blew out a long breath of relief. "You're not cheating."
"God no, babe, I'd never cheat on you," he cooed, stepping over towards your seat. "I know you were really nervous when you showed me yours, and so... I thought I should repay the favor."
He didn't even have time to breathe before you were on him, wasting no time in bringing your lips to his. He kissed you back, mildly aware of the people in the lunchroom around the two of you, but he still didn't care.
Peter pulled away with a smitten smile until he noticed blood on his lip. He wiped it away with his hand and frowned when he realized it was not his own.
You almost asked what was wrong when you noticed him looking at you strangely, but MJ beat you to the punch.
"Dude, you have a bloody nose!"
You gasped, picking up a napkin from the table.
Harry laughed. "Did you really just get a horny nosebleed?"
"Horny nosebleed?," MJ snickered.
"That's not a thing," you scoffed. "...is it?"
"It actually is," Peter corrected, blushing profusely and rubbing his neck. "Just glad to know you thought the video was hot."
"It was really hot," you gushed.
Peter grinned and pulled you close. "Aww babe."
MJ rolled her eyes. "Okay lovebirds, get a room."
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Lol I know this was pretty trash but I was just trying to get to sleep while I was finishing this
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Album of the Week #12
Face to Face
(1966)
By The Kinks
Overall Rating: 7/10
TL;DR: Perfect example of 1960s British rock with a few experimental pieces that make the album even better.
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The Kinks was always one of those bands that I had seen so much about my whole life but never really listened to. Sure I know almost all the words to "Lola" and "Sunny Afternoon", but doesn't everyone? Anyways, I figured I would finally get around to listening to something of theirs, so why not go with what is seen as one of their best.
(Oh and as a general rule I don't review any songs that are only found on deluxe editions, so I may not mention a few songs that are usually on this album)
General Thoughts
Okay look, I know that you really shouldn't base a review on comparing one artist to another, but holy crap did this album just scream The Beatles to me.
I swear that I can offer valid reasoning for this! Early Beatles songs have super distinct characteristics that almost all of these songs hit too: young lyrics, frantic drum set, slightly off harmonies, tinny electric guitar, simple song layout, and no breaks. Now I am not implying in the slightest that The Kinks copied anybody, the two bands were within 100 miles of each other and the same age. I would be surprised if they didn't sound the same.
So here's the thing, I can see why people love this album for the same reason that people love early Beatles songs. They make you feel young and carefree, they have a beat that makes you want to dance, and they're just a fun time. I love these songs, but only a few of them. I feel like it has to be done just perfectly for me to love it and want to keep listening. The Kinks hit that perfect mix at some points but most of the time it blurred together.
Now one thing that The Kinks did that the Beatles were to cowardly to do was add the harpsicord to their songs. And I mean A LOT of their songs. I remember being confused when I saw "baroque rock" on their wikipedia page but once "Rosie Won't You Please Come Home" came on things made sense. Most of the time the harpsicord added a fun little twist to songs but sometimes it was too high pitched and violent for my ears.
While there were a lot that fit the perfect skiffle mold ("Party Line", "Session Man", "House in the Country", "You're Looking Fine"), some went in a different direction and those ended up being my favorite in the album. "Too Much on My Mind" is the only other song on the album I had heard beforehand, and it's amazing. The acoustic works so well with the almost desperate voice, giving the song a haunting quality. The harpsicord works perfectly here making the dreamlike feel even more otherworldly.
"Rainy Day in June" is my hidden gem of the album, as a perfect example of atmosphere building. The storm/rain sounds and harmonies calm you while a droning bass note keeps you on edge the whole time. You want to relax but you can't something about the song keeps your attention. It is a cool and well written song through and through and wonderfully unique.
Now onto the song we all know and love-- "Sunny Afternoon". This song is easily the best off of the album and 100% deserves all the attention it's gotten. I could listen to this song every day for the rest of my life and not get sick of it. The singer has such a level of aloofness that makes the song funny, mixed with weirdly happy instrumentals. The accordion and acoustic give it a folk vibe that really makes you feel like you're "lazing on a sunny afternoon". (fun fact: up until the moment of writing this paragraph I thought the song was called Sunday Afternoon. I feel so betrayed)
Final Verdict
If you like 60s rock or any early Beatles I would definitely recommend this album. It's solid with everything it does and is a really great example of British rock from the time. I'm not gonna spend money on it since I'm not the biggest fan of this type of rock, but it's going on quite a few playlists.
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