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You are so mean (Nolan Patrick)

You were mean, but he loved that. Angst+fluff

Note: Mean!Reader. the friends are oc. It's long, it wasn't on my plans but I got carried away.

Warnings: I don't know if there is any, just tell me if you find something.

Nolan opened the door and was greeted by a loud and already drunk Mark. He hugged him and patted his back repeatedly.

"Happy birthday, dude" He told his friend.

"Thank you, man. Where is my gift?"

Nolan rolled his eyes and lifted the beers he had bought. "Only for you. Homemade by some old man"

"You know me"

Nolan walked in and said hi to the others or at least the people he knew. He then walked to the kitchen to grab something to drink. That's the first time he saw you. You were talking so Elsa and Marie. He frowned because he had never seen you around. Or had he? You looked so familiar.

"YN" Georgie simply said. "She was with us in school, then left. She is back in the town now"

It clicked. "She? YN? Didn't she punch you once?"

"Twice"

Nolan laughed and George elbowed him.

"And how has she been? Like, what has she done?"

"Good luck with that"

"What do you mean?"

"To talk to her is harder than to talk to you"

Nolan rolled his eyes but turned to look at her. She was laughing. She seemed nice.

"She is hot" Nolan muttered.

"Her personality takes all the hotness. I don't even think she is interested in anyone at all" Georgie looked up at Nolan once, the twice. "What are you thinking of?"

"She is pretty." Nolan mumbled. He could say way more stuff, but it wasn't George's business. Nolan liked how your hair looked, the clothes you wore and how your hand moved when you spoke.

"50 bucks if you get her to smile"

"She is laughing, dude"

"I mean. She laughs and smile and all. But not at us. Only at them. She only likes Elisa and Marie, she hates everyone else."

Nolan looked at you. "She is not wrong"

"You are an idiot" Georgie said. "50 bucks."

"I don't want your money, George"

"Then what do you want?"

"Her" He said it so confidently that he surprised himself.

George chuckled. "Good luck"

Nolan rolled his eyes. You couldn't be that bad. He was sure he could be worse.

"Don't need it"

He started walking in your direction and Elisa caught him halfway. She lifted her arm and loudly called his name.

"This people know me, no need to shout, Eli" He chuckled.

"Come here, I haven't seen you in ages"

Elisa hugged tight and effusively. She planted a big kiss on his cheek and he groaned. "Enough, Grandma"

You were watching the scene. What was all the fuss about him? You didn't understand.

"Hey, give me some" Marie teased. "How have you been, Patty?"

"Good"

"Only good? You spent like two months away and that's all you have to say" Marie scolded him.

"It was a pleasant experience, Marie" He ironically said with a smirk on his lips.

You were carefully analizing him. You remembered him well, the weirdo with dry sense of humor too obsessed with hockey from your class. You had left quite early but he was already like that. You remember he pulled your braid once. You had watched a couple of his games and heard from him here and there, tragic story for a great younger player. Only thinking of it made you roll your eyes. He probably was so full on himself. As if his story deserved to be told on a movie.

"Anything to tell? Georgie said you were seeing someone"

Nolan rolled his eyes. "He said that, didn't he? Just a hook up. It's over"

You rolled your eyes and Nolan, that had been checking on your reaction, noticed.

"Do I know you?" He was asking on purpose.

You looked at him. "Maybe"

"Well, anything to say?"

"No, nothing. Why? Do you want me to congratulate you on having a hook up?"

Elisa and Marie shared a look. They saw this coming. Both of you would be a bomb together. Everyone on the friend group knew.

"Well, you seem thrilled"

"Oh sure, I am. Very interested on where you put your dick" You said and leaned forward with a big smile. "Tell me more about your passionate sex life. Have you ever made a girl come?"

Nolan tried to not look affected. Not like it really affected him. It was more of a surprise. He didn't imagine you being like that.

"I could teach you" He said. "Do you need lessons?"

"Oh no, don't worry. I'm very satisfied right now"

"You face doesn't tell the same"

Marie gasped. Wrong way, Patty.

"Are you saying that my mood is related to how satisfied I'm with my sex life? Hmhm? Do women moods depend only on sex? We have to be nice to men if they satisfy us? Because sweetheart, let me tell you that half of the nice and friendly women in this room would actually be lying"

Loss of words. That's how he would define himself.

"I wasn't implying anything"

"Oh you were. That's what you meant. Why would you say something like that then? Hmm? You are just like the others, Patty" You said his name on a mock tone.

"Yeah? And how could you know that if you barely know me?"

"Don't need to. I know how you guys are"

"How?"

"Big ego. Full on yourselves. Probably with a too big image of yourself too. Not much empathy and..."

Elise grabbed your hand. Nolan was barely breathing and he was giving you the eyes. He was pissed, so pissed.

"What?"

"We get it"

"Do you? Does he?"

"I get it yeah." He muttered. "You should get your ass out of your head, tho"

You chuckled.

"I'll start getting my head out of my ass"

Nolan blushed violently. He hadn't even noticed he said it wrong. He rolled his eyes.

"Cute rossy cheeks" You had obviously said that video and remember making fun of them when you were a kid.

He said nothing else. He just pinched Marie's cheek and ruffled Eloise's hair, purposely not paying more attention to you. Then, he left.

"That was..." Marie started.

You crossed your arms on your chest.

"I don't like him" You defended yourself.

"You don't know him"

"I don't need to"

"YN..."

"Elise..."

"Just be peaceful. Please."

You rolled your eyes.

"Please"

With a loud sigh, you nodded.

"He can be really nice. He is just... Nolan"

"I'm not going to buy it just because he is a hock-"

"Shit YN. He is more than that. I promise. He is a good guy."

"I don't need a guy"

"We are not asking you to marry him. Just be nice." Marie scolded you.

You looked at the girls and nodded.

Nolan had found a place with the guys and had opened a beer can. But his eyes were looking at you. You were a bitch, yeah. But he actually liked it. Was his ego hurt? A bit, yeah. He was used to the roughness in the ice, but this? You didn't even blink while talking to him. You had gotten him so nervous he even forgot how to speak. It had been arousing but not in a weird way. More like you were interesting, you had that wall around you, you were on defensive mode and had no fear of calling him out (even if some stuff you said was unfounded). He liked that. He liked that you didn't back up. Masochist? Probably.

"Pats" Georgie tapped his shoulder. "The bet is still up. 50 bucks"

Nolan looked st his friend and then at you. "Nah. I said I don't want your money" He took a big sip of his beer. If he was doing this, it wouldn't be because of money or some stupid bet.

"Only want her?"

"A bit more now"

"Now when she has just humiliated you and your rossy cheeks?"

"Don't make me throw you out of the window, Georgie"

"Oh... You liked the mean girl"

Your eyes crossed and Nolan gave you a small smirk, he was ready for more. You rolled your eyes and turned around. Another one. You thought. The one. He thought.

It was supposed to be a nice activity to connect with nature and have a good time, right? Gardering in the front garden, replanting some dead plants, cleaning the bird feeders... No. It was so fucking hot and the flies had decided to go all against you.

Nolan was tired. The past days had consisted on visiting people, meeting friends and having everyone around to see him. He hated to come back only for that. Why couldn't he just say hi and mind his own business? He had a bike and his fishing stuff on the back of the truck and he wanted to go and stay alone for the whole afternoon.

He was driving down the street, the windows were down and the music playing. His eyes were on the road, but he saw a figure having a quite comical fight with a tree. Then, as he got close, he recognized you and had to pull over. Maybe he could tease a bit and have fun. It would be the biggest lie if he said he hadn't thought about you one single time on the past days.

You had seen each other three or four times. Once on the supermarket where Nolan stole the bread you wanted with his tall boy privilege. Another one at Marie's on a pool afternoon. You had made fun of his sunburnt chest and he had flipped you off. But somehow a quick compliment disguised as an insult had made you nervously look around and clear your throat on a hurried search for a remark. For someone so dry, you look cute. It had left you speechless because why the hell would he think you are cute. You gave the complete opposite vibes. You weren't cute. No. Then, when you had all met for dinner and everyone had plotted so you were sitting next to each other. It seemed to be amusing how two people with those personalities did together. You had kept the composure then, but Nolan had tried so hard. He had teased you during the whole night, not a single smile directed to you but still. You didn't want to think of the rush you felt with every comment he made. You didn't want to think about how exciting it was tk have someone matching your energy, someone to challenge you.

At first you didn't hear the engine but then, when you stopped moving, you realized that there was another noise in the background fucking up with what should have been a nice afternoon. You turned around and saw the truck in there. The roll of your eyes was automatic. But so it was the quickening heartbeat. Stupid Patty and his rosy cheeks.

He had his glasses and cap as always and was looking at you with a smile. A smile. A fucking smile. He was smiling at you. It was so exhausting to fight Nolan Patrick.

"Hey" He said.

"Hey" You answered quite annoyed.

"Wow, as nice as always. A pleasure to see you again"

Nolan thought that even when you were all messy, you looked really pretty. It was real, the real YN on big worn-out clothes and dirty hands.

"What do you want? I'm busy."

"Doing what?"

"Sailing a boat" You ironically said.

He snorted a laugh and scratched his chin. Would you kill him if he asked what he was thinking?

"What are you looking at?"

"You." He shrugged. "Looking good"

"Fuck you"

"Come with me"

You laughed. Loudly. You were laughing so much.

"Me? No"

"Well, I'm going to the lake. Maybe fish. Ride the bike around..."

You frowned. And he wanted you to go with him?

"Come" He said.

"No" You shook your head. "We have met for dinner with the others"

"Well, okay"

Nolan was going to test you. You were stubborn as hell but he had seen you were interested. Even if it was only a bit. So he pressed the gas and your breath hitched for a second. He truly was going to leave.

It was a stupid move, you took a step forward and he smirked. Blush crept to your face when you realized that the car hadn't moved. Prick.

"Do you have a bike?" He asked.

You rolled your eyes. "I do"

"Then go and grab it."

Nolan watched you stomping around, washing your hands and grabbing the bike, which was hilarious because you ended up with your bike on the back of his truck and sitting next to him. You pretend to be upset for a bit, but in the end, the only thing he did was help you with the bike. It has all been you choosing to get in the car with him, making him strangely happy.

"Will you be here for long?"

You turned to look at him. He had stayed quiet during the whole time.

"Do you care?"

"Maybe" He smirked and rolled the windows down. The air hit your face and messed with your hair. Nolan chuckled when you scrunched your nose. "Cute"

"Stop. I'm not"

"Okay, you are not"

You stayed silent for a bit and the music filled the car.

"I'm staying for the summer"

He turned with a little smile. He was proud of himself.

"And then?"

"I'm figuring it out. Just as you" You seriously said.

Nolan felt it sink slow. You had paid attention to those conversations. You looked at him.

"Why did you pick me?"

"Because you looked annoyed" He said. "You seemed like you needed a break."

"I'm annoyed now, can I have a break?"

"You are not annoyed. You are the most relaxed I've seen you in ages."

You rolled your eyes. But it was true. You hated it. "It doesn't mean that I lik-"

"Never said that. But here you are"

"Still" You crossed your arms. You knew it was childish. But it was the only way you knew.

You arrived to a parking lot and put the bikes down.

"We are not fishing"

He turned slowly.

"We are"

"I'll ride down to the city again. I'm not letting you kill innocent animals for fun"

"I eat them"

"No need to"

"I need food"

"You can eat other stuff"

"YN"

"Patrick"

"Why do you call me by my surname?"

"Eveyone does"

"No, they call me Patty, Pats, Nols..."

"Patty wants me to call him cute nicknames?"

"You are insufferable, do you know that?"

"Why did you pick me then? You could have left me do my thing alone." Like that, you regained the control.

"I didn't pick you, you got by yourself in my car" And just as quick you lost it.

Nolan was close, he smelled good and looked so handsome today. But that was not the topic.

"You stopped in front of my house and ask me to go"

"But didn't make you"

"But-"

"You came here because you wanted" He winked at you.

"Asshole"

"That's me, mhm" He had stopped caring about what you said about him days ago. He could already see over it.

You scoffed and moved to pull your bike down the truck.

Nolan couldn't believe he was actually biking with you. It was the first time you weren't looking at him with a frown. You were relaxed and the air made your clothes flow around you. You looked really pretty today.

"Hey"

"Won't shut up, will you?"

He found amusing how it was him now on that side. How he was now the talkative one.

"If I can't fish what are we doing?"

"Riding in silence"

Nolan smiled and watch you biking faster to get in front of him. He simply let you go on with it. You seemed happy to be there with him and that was actually pretty good.

The silent lasted for a bit. You had been thinking and enjoying the peace he was giving you. Why were you here? It was better than your garden, you didn't even want to clean the damn garden. Why were you here with Nolan? There wasn't anyone better out there. Actually because you like the thrill it gives you.

"Have you dated hockey players?"

You turned to look at him. Maybe it seemed a bit out of nowhere, but Nolan had been thinking of it.

"No, why?"

"The party. You said you knew us or whatever."

You felt your chest grow tight. You kind of regretted saying those things.

"I was talking about men. In general, you know? I've dated men. Not a hockey player. Baseball, though"

Nolan was serious but he caught up with you and was now biking next to you. You discretely looked at him. He had his eyes on the trail, the hair peaking out of the cap moved with the wind and the shade framed his face. He always wore his sunglasses, but the times you had seen his eyes you had been pretty mesmerized.

"You are staring"

"No"

"Sure" He chuckled.

You looked down at the trail and tried to stay calm. You couldn't feel like this. You couldn't let the feelings grow.

"Hook ups."

"What?"

"You got pissed at me when I mentioned hook up"

"You won't leave it alone"

"No"

"You weren't nice to me either"

"I know that"

"And?"

"What about hook ups?"

"I'm not going to hook up with you"

"I'm not asking you"

"Nolan..."

"YN. You are so mean. You can be so mean. But"

"You don't talk this much on a daily basis, what's gotten into you?"

"Why do you pretend you hate me?"

You gasped and stopped the bike. Which made him groan and stop too.

"I don't pretend I hate you"

"So it's real"

"No"

"No?" He smirked.

You clenched your hand around the handle and your knuckles turned white. He made you feel like no one else. You loved this so much.

"Yet"

Then he smiled. When somone was usually so serious, watching then smile felt like a special thing, it was a moment to treasure. It was something that made you feel proud of yourself. But still, you couldn't stop wondering why he was always like this with you. Why so much teasing? What with those looks and discreet smiles? You were putting to much effort into it, you had been avoiding stuff like this for ages.

"What do you want to know? Spit it, Patrick"

"I want to know what is so horrible about me" Because he was clearly into you and wanted to fix that problem.

"About you? You are just a man"

He wasn't just a man. He had that weird and cryptic aura around him. He was quiet but his voice was deep, he seemed dry and boring but sometimes dropped the best jokes, his sarcasm was actually impressive and made you feel seen, he had the most beautiful eyes and didn't care about being like everyone else. He was just Nolan but Nolan was actually a lot. He was complex and made you want to tear all the layers slowly until you met him whole.

He was staring blankly at you.

"Just a man"

"Mhm" You said. "And all men are the same. I don't care about that not all men shit. I don't care if not all men in the earth are the same because..." You stopped yourself abruptly. Don't open the box. But you wanted to tell him to rant on him and finally let those thoughts run free. "If I tell you, you won't tell anyone because if you do it will be the end of your days"

"My lips are sealed" He said nervously. He didn't want to admit it, but now he wasn't so sure about wanting to know. He knew you could hurt and he already liked you too much.

Then you ran your hands over your hair and took a deep breath.

"Men had played with me. All men in my life have been horrible. Every single man I've been interested in has. They have played with me, they had make me believe things." It was difficult to say those words. Even more if front of him. "I'm not letting that happen again. I'm not going to let anyone treat me like that again, like an object. I'm not being used again. I'm not a toy to play with, to cheat, to fool. No. I built walls, I created an armour to protect myself. And to do that I have to keep everyone away"

Nolan regretted asking. He should have stayed quiet. He should have left you in your garden and not bring this up. You were having a good afternoon and he felt he had fucked it up. He knew there was a reason for your attitude, but he felt like a total asshole now.

"But you..."

"Me?" He looked at you and you swore his eyes sparkled.

"For some reason you are so damn insistent"

He chuckled a bit.

"I'm just a man. But I'm good company. For real, I don't have bad intentions with you"

"Yeah, sure. Great company. You light the room when you walk in" You ironically said. You were thankful he didn't make it huge. You were so happy he didn't got angry at you. But you ignored the bad intentions part because well, how could you answer to that.

"You are so mean" He smiled.

Nolan was a big bundle of feelings and confusion. He was angry at people he didn't even know because of what they did to you. He was angry because it was all their fault. You had those big walls around you.

You rolled your eyes but unexpectedly a smile grew on your lips.

"You are smiling" He mumbled.

"No" You put the biggest fake frown in your face.

That made you two broke down in big laughs, so much that you ended up with tears in your eyes and him grabbing his belly.

Your laugh died first and you were left looking at him. He had taken his cap off and was brushing his hair back. He looked so beautiful.

"Here" You passed him your scrunchie and he looked confused for a second, but soon he had his hair on a half bun. "The turquoise brings up your eyes" You teased him, who blushed furiously. "Okay, rosy cheeks. Let's go"

He followed you quickly and even passed you.

"Asshole, I don't have hockey thighs"

"Your problem"

To say that it was a great ride wasn't enough. You hadn't gone to the place in ages but you remembered exploring those trails as a kid. It was beautiful and so peaceful, there was barely people in there which was the main reason Nolan had to go there.

"I like my alone time" He said.

"Yeah, me too."

He smiled to himself. You had to be for him. Even if you hated his guts (which he didn't believe).

"But having friends it's fine." You muttered. "I don't always want to go out for dinner but when I do I have fun"

"Sure thing" He chuckled.

"What does it mean?"

"That you look like a grumpy old man the whole time!"

Like that, you spent the next hour or so until you reached the parking again. It had been great, you had felt so good, so safe for once. You had talked nonstop and laughed like a kid. You had learnt about him, about these past couple of years and how they affected him. You had opened more about your past and told him a couple of things. It had been all trauma dumping and jokes, what you would do with a really close friend. With someone you wanted in your like for good. It allade you realize that Nolan wasn't that bad. He was a good guy with another wall around him and he wouldn't be him without his dry sense of humor and annoyed looks. Nolan Patrick wasn't that bad and he made you feel things. But it was still scary. You didn't want to get hurt.

"That's the wrong way" You said when he turned left instead of right. With the bikes on the back and tired legs, you were in the car.

"It's still early for dinner. I'm showing you something."

"What?"

"The best spot in the lake"

"You take all the girls there?" You joked, but now that he knew, Nolan could see the insecurity behind your eyes.

"Only my friends the ones who want to fish with me"

You rolled your eyes.

"Jokes apart. I like to take my people there."

Soon, he had arrived to another parking lot. It was just a few meters away from the deck. He told you he liked fishing there because it was really peaceful. But today he was just going to sit there and enjoy.

You both sat on the edge, close but not enough to touch. You could hear birds and insects, the wind making the branches crack and the water splashing softly against the wood. There was no one around.

You leaned back on your hands and moved your feet over the water, barely touching it.

"You know what?" You said after considering it for a bit. It wasn't that bad.

"What?" Nolan turned to look at you. You looked so damn pretty today. The forest air made wonders in you.

"If the end of the world started now, I wouldn't mind having you as a partner" You confessed shyly. Was it something weird to say? Probably. But after all the teasing and hurtful insults you felt the need to tell him. You didn't hate him.

Nolan chuckled but couldn't avoid blushing. Fucking rosy cheeks.

"Is that your way of saying you like me?"

You laughed throwing your head back and he had to keep himself from pulling you for a kiss. He wanted you so much.

"It's my way of saying I don't despise you." You pointed out while turning to look at him. You wouldn't tell him that yes, you liked him a lot. "Of all the annoying people I know, you are the less annoying. One of the less" You bit your lip.

"I'm not annoying."

"You kind of are. You have been following me since we met. You are always looking at me. You always sit close to me... You followed me on Instagram... "

He cleared his throat and looked away. He wouldn't tell you he liked you a lot. But you kind of had already caught him, hadn't you?

"You are interesting" He tried to play it casual.

"Is that your way of saying you are in love with me?" You teased back.

Maybe.

"It's my way of saying I tolerate you"

You fought a smile but he caught the twitch in the corner of your mouth.

"So we are on toleration terms"

You nodded and finally smiled. You looked at the lake, the sun was already going down. You were so comfortable with Nolan that you dropped the walls without even noticing. It felt so strange to let go like this. He had asked you to go with him and you had simply gone, with no second thoughts, no insecurities. You took the bike and went with him. It had been such a nice afternoon that you felt sad only thinking it would end. You didn't want to.

"What are you doing?" Nolan looked up at you with his mouth agape, barely blinking when you had started taking your clothes off. You were getting naked in front of his eyes.

"I'm hot and sweaty"

Your shorts and shirt fell next to him and a second later, you dive into the lake only wearing your panties. Nolan blinked slowly as he watched your figure swimming away under the surface. He swallowed hard and got up too. You were there only in your underwear. And fuck, he had been too stunned to even get a look.

When you came out and turned around, he was shirtless. You smiled to yourself and moved the water around you. He was really pretty. Nolan Patrick had that something.

He looked at you and smirked, then, took his trousers off. Holy hockey body.

"Don't look, perv"

You giggled and turned around. "Better?"

You heard the splash of water that came with his body sinking and only a second later, a hand pulled your foot. You sank with a loud laugh stuck in your throat and bubbles around you.

Under the water, you felt Nolan's fingers on your skin and although the lake was cold, it made you feel warm. They moved up your thigh and then your waist and finally, you both broke into on the surface. You gasped for air and pushed your hair out of your face, same as him, who was laughing. You were incredulously looking at him.

"You did not do that" You said and splashed water on his face.

"I did"

His blue eyes were full of joy and you felt something in your chest knowing it was because of you.

"You are a prick"

"Some people say that, yeah"

His now messy bun was almost falling and your scrunchie was too soft. You reached and Nolan for a second pulled back. But when your fingers threaded on his wet hair and he blushed. It felt good, really good.

"Better" You muttered when his hair fell.

He sank for a second and pushed it back when he came out again. There were drops on his face and he looked perfect under the sun.

"No headache today?" Your voice was soft now. This wasn't the sharp YN he had met. He had done it. He had torn your walls now. After what you had told him, he knew that this one was the real you.

"No. I'm good. It has been a good week."

"That's nice."

"It is"

"W-we should do this more if you feel good"

Well, that is actually a lot more than I expected.

"I thought you didn't want to come" He teased with a smirk.

You shook your head. You were floating and swimming slowly, simply moving around and following each other.

"I had a part to play" You said and your eyes fell a bit. It was the truth and he already knew it.

"No need to do it with me, you know that" He sincerely said.

You nodded. "I know. Same to you"

"I don't..."

"You do. You are a big softie." He smiled. "See? You actually smile a lot"

"I wish I could say the same" He joked. You splashed water. "What's that?!"

"Stop being so sarcastic"

"I can't!"

"See! It starts as a self-defence mechanism and suddenly it's a part of your personality"

You both laughed.

Nolan watched you move around him. "You are really pretty." He mumbled.

You stopped and looked at him. "Don't say that"

"Why? You are" He shrugged.

"I don't like compliments"

"Why?"

"You don't like them either, Nolan"

"I don't mind them. Why don't you like them?"

You looked at him with cold eyes that in the end were also a facade.

"They are never real"

Nolan looked at you for long seconds, trying to decide if it was actually a good idea or not. Yes. It was.

His big hand found your waist and you panted when he moved close. He was so close, he was big, he looked perfect and wow... You were feeling so many scary things.

"They are real now. I'm not one to waste words in bullshit" He said deadpan. "You are beautiful and I think that since I saw you for the first time"

"When we were 5?" You asked weakly trying to be sarcastic and protect yourself from the butterflies in your stomach.

"Actually no. On the party. Left me stunned."

"I treated you like shit."

"You were so mean. But it's kind of your magnetism" He got even closer.

"It's not working then. I was only trying to push you away" You whispered now that his nose was almost touching yours. He was going to kiss you and you were more than happy with it. "I have been doing it with every man I've met recently and it always worked"

He smirked. "Well, it's not working with me"

Nolan's lips captured yours in a heated kiss and your hands automatically flew to his hair. Your fingers threaded through his hair and he groaned.

Before you could notice, Nolan and you were fully wrapped around each other, his hands keeping you close and grabbing your waist, yours on his hair and tilting his head back, your legs around his hips, your chests pressed together,...

It had been ages since you had kissed someone, and by ages you meant years. Your whole armour had also consisted of keeping everyone away. Not even a simple kiss at a party. Nothing. Still, you didn't want to stop kissing him now. It was driving you insane, he was kissing you so good, so deep and passionate. It had your head spiralling down with the pleasure of being kissed. But then Nolan left your lips and travelled to your neck and reality hit. Even when you wanted him so bad and his lips nipping on your skin made you want to moan. Even when all you wanted was him to take you right then.

His eyes opened the moment he felt your hand on his face. Then, your breath hitched and you gently pushed him back. He didn't let go of your body tho, you were still wrapped around him. One of your hands was playing with the hair on the nape of his neck and the other on his jaw made him look up at you.

You said no with your head and he pressed his lips together. You are not doing this to fuck her. You are doing this because you truly like her. Gain her trust, then the rest. He told himself. It's important, Nolan. This is important for you, remember. Not a silly crush. It's big.

"I can't" You whispered.

"It's fine" He muttered in his usual low voice. His nose slowly brushed yours.

For the first time, he saw you fully bare. Your eyes filled with tears and you moved away from him. He simply let you go and watched you swim away. You could hear him sighing. You climbed out of the lake and hugged your chest. Maybe you had fucked up. It had been a nice day and you had fucked up.

If you let him in, you could get hurt again. You were so happy and comfortable around him, which meant that the fall would be even harder. And you couldn't let that happen. But suddenly you wanted it so bad. You wanted more days like this, more kisses, more biking in the forest and swimming half naked in the lake.

Nolan swam slowly and also climbed out. He eyed you quickly, half naked and hugging yourself while sitting on the edge of the deck. There were goosebumps on your skin and he heard you softly sniffing. So he walked to the car and grabbed a flannel he had on the back of it. Then he came back and surprised you by wrapping the soft and dry cloth around your shoulders.

You looked up and Nolan couldn't say if those were tears or just water. But he quietly sat next to you. You hugged the flannel and brought it close to you.

"YN"

"Mhm"

"It's fine."

You looked at him. In the end, he wasn't the big egotistical dick you thought at first.

"Is it?"

He nodded. "I don't want sex"

You frowned. "Don't you?"

"I mean. It would be fine, you know? But this is also really okay" Nolan said pointing around with his finger. He meant you, the lake, the bikes, the forest, the truck with its windows down. He meant the perfect afternoon you had spent together.

"Are you sure?"

"Of course"

You nodded and let your body go. Slowly, you leaned against his side and your head rested on his shoulder. You felt him turn his face and his chin resting on your head. It was enough. It was sweet and gentle. It was so different from the Nolan you thought you knew, the Nolan from the party firing back at you, the Nolan from the TV. Maybe this was the right time and he was the right person.

"We'll get cold" He muttered.

"I don't care"

He smiled to himself.

"Don't tell them about today" You whispered. "Please"

"I won't" He hooked his pinky with yours. "I promise"

You smiled and moved even closer and Nolan understood it as a sign of wanting to be hugged, so that's what he did. He lifted his arm and you tucked yourself under it.

"I'm so scared" You finally said.

"I know" He swallowed hard. He was scared too, he just never said it out loud. You made him a nervous mess, you had kept him awake for too long a couple of nights.

"I don't want it to hurt"

Nolan gulped. He couldn't promise that it wouldn't hurt because he couldn't predict the future. But he could try his best.

"I don't want to hurt you. It's not on my plans."

You really swore you hated when he spoke this low, you could barely understand him. But those words came soft and clear and you felt them sinking slowly. But still...

"And how do I know I can trust you?"

Nolan tried to be patient. You had already talked about this. He knew it wasn't your fault.

"I suppose you only can believe me."

Your face turned to him and he looked down at you. It was all so confusing and terrifying. But you wanted to believe him. You liked Nolan. You liked him a lot. Even if you had only realized today.

You leaned a bit and softly pecked his lips. It was a surprise for both of you. But Nolan accepted it and didn't move further.

"We will be late for that stupid dinner" You muttered.

"Do you want me to drop you home and get changed?"

You checked your watch. "I don't think we have time. Plus, if I step at home I'll stay"

Nolan smiled to himself.

You got up and Nolan watched you walk away. He had to be careful. He had to be so careful.

"Nolan"

You muttered when you were putting your t-shirt on.

"Mhm"

"I'm sorry I called you a dick." You said. "And all the other stuff"

He chuckled and turned around.

"Don't worry. You were not the first"

"And how I behaved on the party."

"YN. It's fine"

He got up and a shaky breath left your chest when his big and strong body towered over you.

"Is it?"

"It's part of your magnetism" He smirked and reached to grab the shirt.

You rolled your eyes with a smile. He reached and pinched your cheek and you slapped his arm playfully.

"Don't try me"

The trip back to the city was silent but different. You had kissed. You had hugged. You had confessed traumas and deep thoughts. So many things had changed in the hours you spent around the lake. You were scared and anxious. But at the same time there was this happiness blooming in your chest.

"Should I wait for a bit before coming in?" He asked when he stopped the car in the parking.

You looked at him. "Why?"

"I thought you wouldn't want them to ask questions and they will definitely ask them if we show up together and wet"

You shrugged. "I'll tell them to fuck off"

Nolan smirked. "You are hot"

You rolled your eyes and flipped him off before leaving the car with a smile.

At first no one payed attention to the fact that you two had arrived at the same time, with wet hair and Nolan's hair back on that bun tied with a turquoise scrunchie. But then they started sharing looks. You had sat together by choice, you were relaxed and your comments weren't so aggressive. But at some point, Nolan leaned back and dropped his arm over the back of your seat and unconsciously you leaned back. The girls exchanged looks and Mark cleared his throat. But it was George, who noticed last, the one that made the biggest deal of it. For the others, it was just their two grumpy friends they had put so much effort on getting together finally leaning on their feelings. For George it was some really fun shit to joke about.

"Oh, well well well. What do we have there?"

You tensed instantly and realized what it looked like. You had been so comfortable that you didn't realized you were tucked under his arm. Nolan, on the other hand, knew everything was going to get messy. He knew he had to stop it, but George was quicker.

"Georg-"

"Man, I bet on a smile, not on getting the whole pack"

Nolan breathed through his nose and closed his eyes for a second.

You slowly turned to look up at him. You were confused. What did that mean?

"George, shut up" Marie seemed to notice something was wrong and she knew George well enough to know he wasn't the best help.

"Man, if I knew you would get the whole pack I would have bet a bit more"

"Shut up" Nolan groaned. The whole pack? What the fuck did George think you were?

"What the fuck are you talking about?" You asked harshly.

"I bet 50 bucks on Nolan. I was like, 50 bucks if you make her smile. And he was like, no man I don't want your money, I only want her"

Your whole world seemed to be falling apart now. All the happiness that had bloomed through the day exploded over you and suddenly you felt like you couldn't breathe. Your ears were ringing and your knees felt too weak. You abruptly got up.

"I need to get out of here" You whispered out of breath.

"YN" Nolan felt terrified out of nowhere. Could he have avoided this? He hadn't even thought about what George said. He had denied it, why should it be important?

You felt trapped. The fucking place had those bench seats and you could leave if Nolan didn't let you. But for your surprise, his big hands grbed your waist and he helped you stepping over his legs.

"F-fuck you... F-uck you, George" You panted. "And you..." Your teary eyes fell on Nolan and his heart broke.

"YN..."

"I knew it"

Like that, you walked away and left the dinner. But Nolan was quick to react. He got up and first, he looked at George.

"You heard her, right? Fuck you, George. Fuck you and your stupid 50 bucks." He groaned. "I hope you apologize soon"

"Nolan, man..."

But Nolan was already walking away and following you to the parking lot. Where were you even going?

"YN" He didn't need much to catch up, his longer legs were good help.

You cleaned your tears and walked faster, almost running. How had you been so stupid?

"YN, wait" He insisted.

"No"

"YN" He grabbed your arm and pulled you to stop. You crashed against his chest and gasped.

"Don't touch me, Patrick"

He let go of you but stayed stoic.

"It's not what you think"

That made you laugh through your tears. "Right" You had heard that before. "Of course you would say that. I just... I was so stupid" You said and harshly pushed your hair out of you face. "F-for a second I believed you-you were different and... Then you go and do this to me and..."

"George told me that if I'd made you smile he would give me 50 bucks and..."

"And you fooled me"

Nolan had enough of it. He wouldn't let you talk shit about him as if he had killed your pet and get away with it. This time he had done good. He would admit that he had been a jerk sometimes, but not now. This time he had done no wrong.

"Stop this fucking bullshit because you are the one doing this to yourself" He said and grabbed your arms to make sure you were looking at him. "I'm not the bad one here. You perfectly heard what he said. Just like everyone else in the table. So don't pretend I'm some kind of jerk playing with your feelings here because I'm not" Nolan didn't want to get like this with you, but shit, were you stubborn. "Stop behaving like this because I'm doing nothing wrong, you are hurting yourself" His words sounded like an eco in your head, over and over again. "I'm trying to explain you, you listened to him. If you don't want to believe me, it's on you, not on me"

Finally, he let go of your arms and you felt dizzy and lost. You couldn't speak, you couldn't move. Your breath was fast and your clothes felt too tight. You wanted to scream. No one ever had confronted you like this. No one had opened your eyes in this way.

"Look at me" Nolan cupped your face and you panted. "Look at me, YN" He repeated more gently this time. You did. "I didnt accept the money because it's bullshit. There was no bet. No agreement. Nothing. He offered it and I declined it. You heard him"

You were shaking. You needed to belive him so bad.

"You can go back there and ask him. I don't care. But don't pretend I'm a villain."

"I can't let you hurt me"

He groaned and let go of your face. "You know what? I want this. I want you and me together. But I can't if you don't trust me"

"Y-you want this?"

"YN. Have you forgotten about today?"

You shook your head.

"I really want you, Nolan" You whispered.

"It's up to you then" He said putting his hands in your pocket. "But I'm not doing it if you don't even let me speak" He muttered almost incomprehensively and turned around.

Don't let him go. Don't make this to yourself. You were happy with him, you were ready for it. Don't lose him. Don't push Nolan away.

Nolan was feeling something tight on his chest. He wanted to rip his t-shirt away from his body. It felt too much. A heartbreak? No. No way.

You watched him walk to his car. He was leaving. No. He couldn't leave. If he left, you knew it was probably over. Whatever it was. It was over.

"I'm sorry"

Nolan almost didn't hear you. "What?" He stopped walking and looked back.

You swallowed your pride. He was right. You couldn't keep doing this. Whatever you were doing, it was worse. It was hurting you. You had heard George. I bet 50 bucks on Nolan. I was like, 50 bucks if you make her smile. And he was like, no man I don't want your money, I only want her. Only want her. He wanted you. He wanted you and even when you already knew it, it felt different now.

"I'm sorry, Nolan"

He looked at you for long seconds. He hated seeing you cry. He hated George for making you cry.

"Come here" He mumbled.

You walked fast to him and he embraced you on a strong hug.

"I didn't need his money to want to make you smile"

"You are so cheesy" You sniffed and nuzzled your nose on his chest. It vibrated with a laugh and then he brought you closer with a hand in your hair.

"It's true. I knew I wanted you the second you opened your mouth"

"I treated you like shit"

He shrugged. "Need someone to keep me humble"

"Is that you way of saying you need me?"

Nolan looked down at you and pressed a kiss on your head. "Mhm" He hummed. "I'm not the best with feelings, but I want this"

You looked at him.

"Me too"

"I need you to trust me"

You nodded.

"I know" You whispered a bit ashamed. "It's hard"

Nolan caressed your hair, still a bit wet from the lake and kissed your temple. "I told you its not on my plans hurting you"

You nodded and looked at him.

"Should we start with a date?"

"Is that what you want?"

"Yes"

"Good for me, then"

You got in your tip toes and kissed his lips slowly. You made him so cheesy, the meanest girl he had crossed paths with was making him want to melt.

"Okay" He pulled back. "Do you belive what I said, right?"

You nodded. "Sorry"

"All good" He muttered with his hands cupping your face. "Sorry too"

"All good" You mimicked him.

He pulled you for another hug and you sighed. "Did he really offer 50 bucks? Couldn't he Google what you've earned with hockey?"

"I know, right? He is so stupid"

"Thank you for not... Accepting"

"It's nothing. I was whipped already"

You pulled back and Nolan felt so happy for that smile on your lips. "So soon?"

"Okay, shut up"

Do I like it? I'm not sure.

#Np #Nhl #Angsty but also fluffy #Angst #Fluff #Nolan patrick #Fic

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THGW-Zero, Chapter 4 - Battle Against the Beast

With a sudden attack, and a surge of power from his Masters, CONSTANTINE attacked. His blade carving into the back of the Beast, as she let out a pained screech as he echoed with an angered growl.

CONSTANTINE: "Die, Beast!"

His blade dug deeper into her back, her weakened form unable to react in time. DRACO snarled.

DRACO: "Gh…! You blackguards! I was a fool to place my trust in you again! Superbia! Destroy them!"

The Beast roared, enraged by this sudden betrayal, her draconic tail lashing out and striking RIDER, pushing him back. The mighty form of ALTER-EGO began to move, as KUKULKAN began to slowly gather up energy as the assault began.

With a grin, PRETENDER stepped next to MUSASHI, chuckling.

PRETENDER: "Oho, now things are getting interesting! Let's give Invader some space and fend off the giant, shall we?" MUSASHI: "Right! Okay, everyone! Let's hold back Alter-Ego!"

CONSTANTINE: "...Thank you for your support, Masters! Now, let us enact our justice!"

You could sense CONSTANTINE's gratitude, though it was briefly overshadowed by the murderous intent emanating from DRACO and ALTER-EGO.

ALTER-EGO: "Oh, I was just waiting for you all to screw up. Come here so I can squish you like the bugs you are!"

As best as they could, CONSTANTINE, PRETENDER and MUSASHI began holding back ALTER-EGO, in an attempt to block her from interrupting the Noble Phantasm of INVADER.

KUKULKAN had proclaimed herself to be a god before- and while powerful, she had used her Authority sparingly.

Powerful, yet restrained.

She would rush into battle like a missile, smiling all the while. However, her might was much, much greater.

And now, her shackles were undone with the command to use her Noble Phantasm.

She began to glow with a vibrant light, that slowly expanded until her form was no longer visible- the only thing remaining being a gigantic, blinding pillar of light that shot up into the stratosphere.

The might of an Anti-World Noble Phantasm. One that- if even for a moment- redefined the rules of reality... and therefore the 'laws' that held the Solar Cell together.

This pillar of light was as clear as day- not just to the people within the city, but to anyone who lived within the Solar Cell. The Nameless City was a central metropolis, and therefore anyone looking to the horizon towards the city would see this miracle take place, and while only those who lived within the confines of the city could hear the words spoken by the solar titan that was being formed by the pillar, that echoed enough to cause buildings to shake and clouds to split.

KUKULKAN: "I hail from the empty sky! Building up the earth… looking down from the heavens…"

The form of a woman- of KUKULKAN- slowly became visible within the blinding light as the world contorted and strained to even fit her presence.

KUKULKAN: "Meaning-- I am the Sun!"

The declaration reverberated throughout the Nameless City- as if time itself stilled. Such a declaration was one of authority over the Solar Cell- worthiness of overseeing the life that resided there.

Staring up at the Sun, with rage in her eyes, DRACO shot upwards.

DRACO: "My dragons! To me!"

In a moment, the four draconic heads that had once terrorized other parts of the city left their posts and sprouted up towards the towering god, jaws snapping and teeth gnashing as they attempted to seize a counterattack, or at the very least a final defense.

A shadow shot into the air, a calm voice filling the night sky.

MUSASHI: "…Hayagrīva… use my rage to sever all evil…"

In a flash, with four strokes of her sword, four dragon heads collapsed. One to a raging torrent of water, another to a crash of earthen steel, one more to a gust of razor winds, and a final to a gut of violent flame. The look in the swordmasters eyes was cold, focused on the moment at hand, as her technique was far from over.

MUSASHI: "This sword is my path to the void, my very life! Ishana, Daitenshou!"

The swordmaster drew her sword once more, the ringing sound of metal carving through the air.

The final stroke, a moment of perfected swordplay, sliced through the body of the larval Beast with perfect accuracy, a cascade of blood filling the night sky as the samurai cleaved an opening for the massive sun-god to strike.

The hand of the burning deity began to crash downward- seemingly slow at first, before the illusion of distance broke and the strike was revealed to be moving at a breakneck pace.

KUKULKAN: "--Kinich Ahau Impact!"

In a moment of stringent beauty, the great sun god made contact with the Beast, a wave of light rocketing outward and painting the sky of the Solar Cell into that of a bright sunny day, if only for a moment. For a moment, night was gone and replaced only by the overwhelming might of the Sun.

The declared name of 'Kinich Ahau' within the Noble Phantasm only served to establish the legitimacy of what everyone was witnessing.

And therefore- all of the Servants that had struggled against the heads of the Beast could only watch in quiet awe.

The Beast, her body thoroughly destroyed, only had a moment to herself as she burned up in the undeniable presence of the Sun.

As the daylight faded, the Beast stared hopelessly into the night sky.

DRACO: "…Ah, right… this is how it should be… the Beast of the Apocalypse falls down to the earth… and the Emperor dies alone… but..."

DRACO: "...I'm sorry, my Master... I... couldn't..."

Like sand swept away by the sea, the Beast of the Apocalypse, DRACO, disappeared from the Solar Cell.

With exhaustion, the massive shining god also faded, as KUKULKAN returned to the ground- her body swiftly caught by CONSTANTINE in gentlemanly fashion.

Her 'Master' gone, ALTER-EGO stumbled backwards, crashing into the wall with blank, dazed eyes.

There was a long moment of silence, before…

Sound.

A noise, like a rushing wave filled the air and swirled into the catacombs where your Servants stood.

The sound of applause. Praise. Cheers. Relief, that the city and the Solar Cell had been saved. Amazement at the shining, towering god that had manifested itself in such a central spot of this city.

The denizens of the Solar Cell exclaiming with true, uproarious gratitude.

The warmth that came with it, a grand feeling of heroism that washed over your Servants as they found themselves worn from this short, intense bout. Drained of magical energy, but otherwise still standing proudly as the remnants of the Beast disappeared.

You felt the Crimson Blade you once held go cold and inert, the flames sparking out.

In the midst of the cheers, MUSASHI finally landed down on the ground, holding out two objects.

MUSASHI: "…And here our spoils of our victory. You wanted this severed, right?"

It seems you acquired some new items... but lost the Crimson Blade.

KUKULKAN: "Ah- are the people of the city cheering for us? I'm a little embarrassed, but that means we won, yes?"

You saw CONSTANTINE step out, relieved. His armor was a bit bruised and dented- the one attack DRACO landing apparently quite the hefty one as he leaned against some of the rubble in the now-fading theatre.

CONSTANTINE: "The Beast is felled… thank goodness. but, what of Alter-Ego? What will happen to her?"

Stepping over to the dazed ALTER-EGO, PRETENDER patted her on the leg.

PRETENDER: "She's a big girl. I'll take her back to MoonCancer- see if we can't set her back to normal. MoonCancer's a smart lady, if anyone can fix Alter-Ego, it's her."

KUKULKAN: "Ay, she took a direct hit from my Noble Phantasm, and she's mostly just singed… it seems like the Blue Faction has a really scary Servant, doesn't it?"

A few sparse laughs shared between the group, before MUSASHI perked up, pointing her swords towards the entrance.

MUSASHI: "We're not alone- heads up."

As if suddenly having apparated within the space- the PRIEST that you encountered during your latest conversation with that 'NARRATING VOICE'- the one that had sealed your ability to acquire items from shops.

You hadn't noticed his arrival. If he had ill intent, he probably could have easily assassinated CONSTANTINE or KUKULKAN. Luckily, it didn't seem as if he held any ill intent- or if he did, he wasn't acting on it currently.

PRIEST: "I apologize for startling you. As one of the War Monitors, I was meaning to congratulate you on a job well-done once you finished your conversation. And I did have an agreement with your Masters… but please, do not rush on my account."

The PRIEST smiled.

PRIEST: "Frankly, it seems as if you've been quite busy indeed. A display like that certainly takes a lot of magical energy. Perhaps you and your Servants should take a well-deserved rest before making any further moves."

[ Lucius Origin obtained.] [ Asclepius Origin obtained.] [ Crimson Blade lost! ]

#thgw story #main post #thgw: chapter 4 #long post #yes even for this #this is a 'i saw where the polls are at with the average number of participants and figured it'd just be redundant to wait' choice.#powered up attack + 2 nps #think of it like an early christmas present or something #also the formatting is different because tumblr is already threatening to explode from everything going on in this post

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