#this is around the length of the law assignment im not writing

[iliyad]

The Problem of Baratheon Succession

I’ve seen a few posts and metas about this (such as this one from @goodqueenaly) but because my own take on it is from a different angle I thought I’d make this a separate post rather than an add-on to someone elses. 

I’ve always been fascinated by the ASOIAF worldbuilding, and one of my favourite topics is the laws and customs of Westeros. This post, however, is specifically tacking the issue of inheritance of the Iron Throne.

Inheritance in Westeros

Westerosi inheritance is complicated. There are exceptions to every rule and not everyone follows the same precedents or patterns. But generally, there are three forms of inheritance in Westeros:

Male-preference primogeniture: This is the form followed by most of Westeros, where a man’s children inherit in birth order, except daughters are counted behind the sons. Using House Stark as an example, their birth order goes “Robb, Sansa, Arya, Bran and Rickon”. In terms of inheritance, however, this order would instead be “Robb, Bran, Rickon, Sansa and Arya”. If Robb were to have a child, regardless of that child’s gender, they immediately jump to the front of the line—it’d then become “Robb, Robb’s child, Bran, Rickon, Sansa and Arya” even if Robb had a daughter. If all of them were to pre-decease Ned, succession then passes to his next eldest brother, which would be Benjen, and if he were to be unable to inherit (such as taking the Black) inheritance would then pass to Lyanna (if she were still alive) or any legitimate children of Lyanna’s (cough Jon cough).

Equal primogeniture: In this form of primogeniture, followed exclusively in Dorne, the eldest child inherits regardless of gender. In the books, Doran Martell’s three children are Arianne, Quentyn and Trystane in birth order, meaning Arianne is the one who will inherit rule of Dorne. Any of her children would subsequently be further in line than her brothers, too, regardless of their gender.

Royal primogeniture: This was caused almost entirely as a result of the Dance of the Dragons and the succession crisis caused by Viserys I Targaryen’s death between his two children, Rhaenyra and Aegon. Rhaenyra was Viserys’ only surviving child via his first wife, and subsequently officially designated as his heir prior to the birth of her half-brother Aegon by his second wife. Once Viserys died, despite Rhaenyra being the official heir to the Throne, Aegon was insistent that a younger brother always inherited before an older sister (such as in the case above with the Starks, where Bran and Rickon would inherit before Sansa or Arya). Following the conclusion of the civil war, the Targaryens adopted this modified form of primogeniture which placed all possible male heirs before possible female heirs in the line of succession. Applying this to the Starks instead, we would see “Robb, Robb’s child (if male), Bran, Rickon, Benjen, Jon, Lyanna, Sansa, Arya, Robb’s child (if female)” instead. All possible male heirs before any possible female heirs.

The Baratheon-Lannister Predicament

But what does this all look like if we take the current Baratheon succession at face-value?

Under the standard male-preference primogeniture, after Robert we would see “Joffrey, Tommen, Myrcella, Stannis, Shireen, Renly”. But this changes if we consider the rules of royal primogeniture as still applicable despite Robert’s Rebellion, and we instead have “Joffrey, Tommen, Stannis, Renly, Myrcella, Shireen”.

Of course, any of this is good for Cersei and Tywin, because regardless of where Myrcella falls in line there are still two Baratheon-Lannister men at the front of the line of succession to the Throne.

Westerosi or Targaryen Tradition?

First, I think it’s important to point out something which sometimes goes overlooked—Robert didn’t solely claim the Throne through his victory in the Rebellion. He claimed it, among the Lords of the rebellious faction, because of his bloodline.

His grandmother, Rhaelle, was a Targaryen and was in fact the sister of Aerys II. This makes Aerys his great-uncle, and Aerys’ children (Rhaegar, Viserys and Daenerys) his first cousins once removed. Despite removing the direct line of Targaryen succession from the Iron Throne, and overthrowing the House, Robert does still have a valid claim to the Throne.

Given that Robert’s claim to the Throne was supported (at least in lip service) by his blood relationship to the Targaryens and therefore its plausible to assume that the new Baratheon dynasty would function under the modified royal primogeniture rather than the standard male-preference observed by the majority of Westeros. It’s been some time since I read the books, but having recently re-watched the show, I remember several moments where it was made fairly clear that the assumption was that the Throne continued to follow this practice: Renly and Loras Tyrell had a conversation where they explicitly stated that the line of succession after Robert was “Joffrey, Tommen, Stannis, Renly”, skipping over both Myrcella and Shireen who both would have been ahead of Renly if there as an assumption that Robert intended to follow male-preference primogeniture instead. Septa Mordane also commented to Sansa, in relation to her betrothal to Joffrey, that if she only had daughters by him then Tommen would be ahead of them in the line of succession which would only be the case if they followed royal primogeniture.

So, canon material (at least, show!canon, which is tenuous) seems to follow that the Baratheon dynasty would continue to follow along with the Targaryen rules of inheritance for the Iron Throne. But in logic, I wouldn’t say that this is a guarantee.

Despite Robert’s claim to the Throne being borne out of his blood relation to the Targaryens, he himself is not of the main line of House Targaryen and was born and raised as a Baratheon of Westeros. The Baratheon’s themselves would have followed male-preference primogeniture the same as every other family in Westeros (excluding those from Dorne) and observed the traditions of such. The only reason for Renly, Loras, or Septa Mordane to assume that royal primogeniture was the order of succession to the Throne would be because of the Throne itself, and that royal primogeniture was the accepted norm, unless Robert made an explicit statement one way or the other because there’s otherwise no way of knowing because he had male children, and if we pretend that Stannis and Renly didn’t exist, the order of succession being “Joffrey, Tommen, Myrcella” would apply regardless of whether Robert intended to follow male-preference or royal primogeniture.

The Baratheon Experiment

Now, this is a thought process I’m well aware sits on the line between meta and pseudo-fanfiction, but just hear me out.

My intrigue into this aspect of Westeros was fuelled mostly by my rewatch of the show, and specifically Cersei’s discussions with Catelyn after Bran’s fall and subsequent injury. She explains to Catelyn that she once had a son who also died very young, and by her description of him, it’s clear that he was in fact a trueborn son of Cersei and Robert, having been born with Robert’s black hair.

I’m going to take a quick moment to mention that genetics fanatic me was thrilled when I first read the books and worked out that GRRM had basically come up with a functional medieval understanding of dominant and recessive genes. thrilled.

This differs from the books. In the books, Cersei did fall pregnant by Robert but she terminated the pregnancy before he was aware of it. In my mind, these are the same child—the show just decided to make him live but die young in an attempt to change perception of her character and to give her this moment with Catelyn. But either way, this poses a fascinating question.

Firstly, for said question, I’m rolling with the book insofar as we do not know which gender Cersei and Robert’s child would have been. This is so that I can play around with the inheritance laws more and also indicate precisely why it was important (or not...) for Cersei that the rumours around Joffrey & co.’s paternity was ignored.

Assuming that this child was born male, this naturally places them ahead of Joffrey and Tommen in the line of succession. Regardless of Cersei having children by Robert and Jaime, so long as she’s got an heir for Robert, it doesn’t really matter what “rumours” are battered around because there’s no crisis of succession if Robert dies. Their black-haired son inherits, and the wheel spins as normal. Even if the rumours were to be mentioned by Stannis or Renly themselves, they might be in a better position to go to Robert because they aren’t doing so as potential claimants to the Throne, but that very fact also makes Robert less likely to be concerned about the situation because his brothers are still firmly in line behind his son regardless of which tradition of primogeniture he decides to follow.

This would become more interesting—and unpredictable—if their child was born a girl, because Joffrey and Tommen would both still rank head of her in the line of succession whether royal primogeniture is followed or not. However, her mere existence would be a greater threat to Cersei and the Lannister hold on the Throne because of this exact fact. If anyone (using the previous example, Stannis and Renly) were to approach Robert with concern for the line of succession, Cersei and Robert’s indisputable child being a daughter causes serious issues for Robert. On one hand, dependent on the primogeniture preferred by the Baratheon dynasty, Stannis and Renly may not be able to be taken at face value because the potential impact of their claims would move them further ahead in the line to the Throne, and therefore this could cause conflict and potential charges of treason against them by Robert.

On the other hand, if Robert were to believe his brothers or be presented with clear evidence, Cersei and her family are at immediate risk. Cersei and Jaime’s actions (not only their relationship, but then having children and passing them off as legitimate heirs to the Throne) are tantamount to treason and Robert would likely have them all executed for such a serious crime as impacting the line of succession. This would give Cersei even more reason to arrange for an accident to befall Robert if she even suspected that he knew of events, which makes way for Joffrey’s coronation and any questions of his paternity or legitimacy would be swiftly ignored or considered dangerous to pose given the power of Cersei’s position (and Joffrey’s...behavioural issues) in this scenario.

This outcome also would be the one most impacted by Robert’s choice in primogeniture for the Throne and potentially force his hand towards reviving male-preference primogeniture if he had not already intended to do so. Under this form, his daughter with Cersei becomes the heir to the Throne and would then be followed by Stannis, Shireen and Renly. If he were following royal primogeniture, however, his daughter and only legitimate heir would be passed over in favour of Stannis and then Renly (then after Renly would come his daughter, followed by Shireen). The realities of this might very well push Robert into formally declaring the Crown’s return to male-preference primogeniture and a reversal of the Targaryen laws implemented as a result of the Dance of the Dragons.

If Robert didn’t want to do this, his only other options are to either find a new wife and hope they could conceive a male heir (in doing so, given the existence of an older half-sister, he would likely have to formally designate said son his heir or otherwise make clear acknowledgement of the Targaryen rule of royal primogeniture to prevent an outcome such as the civil war between Rhaenyra and Aegon) or legitimise one of his bastard sons, neither of which would have been overly timely or ideal.

#asoiaf meta #game of thrones meta #robert baratheon #cersei lannister #rhaenyra targaryen #stannis baratheon #renly baratheon #jaime lannister #aegon targaryen #and many other characters lol #this is around the length of the law assignment im not writing #which is. huh #anyway i had fun with this so i hope someone enjoys reading it lol

[zirkkun]

What are your views on UT!Chara? Are they good, neutral, evil (in your opinion) (No need to answer this ask if you do not want to)

hoo boy let me just. you’ve activated a Secret Essay(tm) of mine anon fbdshabl sorry i’ll try to keep it short LMAO

(under a read more just for a) length b) ut spoilers.. even tho im p sure most of you have beaten the game but who knows lol c) uhh Chara’s story is pretty dark so this has mentions of abuse and whatnot so please be aware of that ^^;;)

Morality alignment wise is like. Idk. I’m bad with assigning that half the time because it’s all subjective in a way right oh no my true neutralness surfaces like for example I wouldn’t do something I think is bad right? But someone else might think it’s bad. (Like my 16 yr old self might consider me today a terrible person just bc I like Undertale lol 16 yr old me is rude don’t listen to them) If I were to put them on a kind of DnD like alignment scale though, I think I would probably put them in a lawful neutral kind of alignment, maybe leaning a bit towards lawful evil.

But here’s the thing. Without Chara having any sort of backstory as to why they hate humans? It’s very hard for me to gauge where their motivation lies for the things that they did. Based off of what Asriel tells you when you talk to him in the Ruins, the genocide route, and the bits of narration we have, we can pretty much assume:

- Chara was pretty abusive, this is undeniably a fact even from just watching the videos in the True Lab; and while Asriel recognizes this, he didn’t want to lose them because they were the only one he felt close to. Which is likely part of the abuse they dealt by making him feel alone without them. - Chara hated humanity for reasons they would not disclose to Asriel, but it’s pretty implied that they attempted to commit suicide by jumping into Mt. Ebott. This could mean that they were abused in their past, which could in turn provide reason for their abusive nature (because, with Chara being a child, it’s very likely that they took in the personalities of those around them to make their own person up. Even though they were hurting, they didn’t exactly know why, and even still, many people with an abusive history that end up abusive themselves might not even recognize that they’re being abusive, which might be the case for Chara as well.) - Chara probably cared for Asriel. There’s a lot of things to indicate that they may have faked it or maybe it seems like they didn’t by their abusive nature towards Asriel, but it’s unlikely that Chara would fake caring about someone. If they jumped off the side of a mountain because they hated the people they were around so much, there’s very little reason for them to pretend they liked someone at the potential expense of their own happiness. More likely than not, Chara desperately wanted to keep Asriel close, but ended up being really controlling in an attempt to keep him close. Additionally, when you hug Asriel at the end of the True Pacifist route, the line “Hah... I don’t want to let go...” is said by the narrator, indicating it may have been Chara who said it. But considering how Sans also has lines that are spoken silently and in the default font, this may not be entirely accurate.  - Imma go off for a second about genocide because i have a pet peeve about when people suddenly decide that Chara is the one that caused it. This doesn’t make any sense -- but at the same time, with little to no games considering the Player and Player-Insert character to be two seperate characters, it’s no surprise to me that people i guess “projected” onto Chara. However, if you seperate the player from Frisk (in the same manner that Kris and the Player are seperate in Deltarune), it becomes easier to understand. Chara had nothing against the monsters. They liked monsterkind. It’s extremely unlikely that they would have the motivation to kill all of the monsters on their own. This wasn’t created until far into the genocide route, where the player has done most of the work for them. Chara is now living on pure Determination, which as we know is void of care and purely puts a person on a path of achieving their last desire, and once they wake up like this, with most of monsterkind already dead... well, what else is there to live for? They already attempted to kill humanity, failed, and now the only people they treasured have fallen like flies. Nothing matters in this world. Might as well delete the whole thing to finish the job. (also Frisk doesn’t have any motivations of their own either... unlike Kris they are shown to have no specific motivations (that i’m aware of?) one way or another and don’t reject the player ever so the idea that a canon frisk would reject the genocide route doesn’t make sense to me either. obvs au’s are exempt because they’re free real estate lmao anyway this is unrelated) - Chara’s a very calculated and observent person as well -- just look at how they died? They weren’t even afraid of death. They poisoned themselves with full faith that Asriel would take their Soul and bring them back to life (which also goes back to my point about how much Chara cared for Asriel, since, if they didn’t trust him, they would not have left him with that huge responsibility) by absorbing their Soul into his own body so they could exist as one. Chara saw their death as a stepping stone in their plan. All this from just seeing Asgore accidentally eat buttercups once and getting sick. A whole plan to get revenge on the people who hurt them from that. They even made a statement about wanting to be placed back on the Surface just to cover Asriel’s ass when he eventually took Chara on his own to the Surface. - okay this is probably just more of a me thing, but I’ve never gotten the whole “Chara hates Sans” concept. But considering I also don’t really think of Chara as the one who attempted the genocide route, I guess it makes sense. Chara probably doesn’t care about Sans one way or another, really, and Sans probably has very little idea who Chara is. I’ve always seen Sans’s statements during his battle said directly towards the Player, more or less using Frisk as the messenger -- like, for example (yes I have this on hand don’t judge me):

“sounds strange, but before this i was secretly hoping we could be friends. i always thought the anomaly was doing this because they were unhappy. and when they got what they wanted, they would stop all this. and maybe all they needed was. i dunno. some good foods, some bad laughs, some nice friends. but that’s ridiculous, right? yeah. you’re the type of person who won’t EVER be happy.”

- (cont) At this point it sort of taps into something I was gonna write for that Sans essay but here we go. I bolded “the anomaly” because this is the point where he directly refers to the player as their own individual in the game. What’s the only thing that’s different between Undertale and any moments of his life previous? The player. Hence, anomaly. Even Chara would have existed before the player showed up, right? Chara fell sometime within the 2010′s according to the opening of the game, and in between that time and when Frisk showed up, 6 other humans fell into the Underground. Clearly none of them had the same powers Frisk did, because otherwise, they would have not died and left their Soul behind for Asgore to use. That leaves one thing different -- player interference. Chara even directly states that the player is the one who woke them up with Determination, meaning they were asleep (or dead) for every year previous to their arrival. Sans probably only knows them as “the first human” like every other monster in the Underground (aside from the Dreemurs, of course).

i could probably go on for a while. but i will save you the time you probably didn’t want to spend reading this already by shutting up fdbshafb

#zircon answers #abuse mention tw// #suicide mention tw// #i used to hate chara as a character bc i thought there was no information on them #but the more i got into the game and started reading things the more i got invested in them #now frisk has that role of my least favorite character for being boring LMAO #anonymous

[cas-rivaille]

hello!! i hope ure having a great day,, can i have an obey me matchup? i use she/they pronouns and im bi!! im 5'7 and i have glasses w black shoulder length hair and dark brown eyes! im chinese and i hv a pear shaped body,, my favourite things in my closet rn are my slipdresses and blazer.

i really enjoy writing and my favourite subjects are bio and econs!! i play the piano and im currently learning the ukelele, i speak 4 languages and i tend to stutter and i speak really fast. im lazy and its hard for me to pay attention in classes and my assignments arr always overdue .. i love shopping and looking for new clothes and i nap after school everyday for at least 2 hours. i tend to crave food alot but i find it tiring to cook or bake. i ... dislike exercising,, okay rephrasing it, i dislike sweating ^^, i get scared easily and i flinch and yelp often when i get scared. i get cold really easily

im a leo n isfp, im an ambivert but i tend to be closed off around strangers unless im really interested in the other. i have a pretty bad temper, i daydream alot and i love talking to people im close to.! i super hate confrontations and i always need to feel clean or i'll get irritated. people say im bubbly and fun to be around ^^ i have fluctuating self esteem and i like saying that im pretty? inner law of assumption maybe :D im really stubborn and i hold grudges. i cry really easily as well. its hard for me to talk about my feelings and opening up is just uh ... not ideal

aaa thank you so much in advance :DD im sorry this was so lengthy!!   - 🍓

omg it's okay thank you for the request !! okay so i went back n forth a bit, but my gut says.. SATAN

- so ik the two of you having a bad temper sounds like a bad idea but i feel like it would work quite well bc the both of you are each other's sense of reason and you keep each other calm

- but also you can totally go off on someone together

- he would l o v e when you play piano for him like just quality time while he's reading and you playing piano in the background is one of his favorite things to do

- satan is very aware you flinch easily so he always makes sure to approach you softly because he would probably cry if you flinched at him (which you never do bc you trust him completely)

- mmm the two of you organizing his room and his piles of books to feel better

- this man would buy all the books on bio and econs to help w your interests and so he can learn abt it himself too he loves it

- he also loves that you can speak four languages and he would totally ask you to teach him

- he would rotate between your pronouns whenever you wanted

- he loves going shopping with you simply because it's you and he can spend time w you (maybe pick up a few books along the way)

- he would totally help you with any class work you needed bc he knows you have trouble paying attention

- pls play with his hair he would be like a cat and melt. i wouldn't be surprised if he started purring

- he would be so patient waiting for you to open up to him and then he would open up to you too

- he calls you nicknames and pretty all the time :)

- overall a very in love and sappy bean duo

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I HOPE YOU LIKED IT AND I DID A GOOD JOB HAVE A GOOD DAY/NIGHT <33

- cas :)

#omswd #omswd satan #obey me #obey me satan #obey me shall we date #obey me shall we date satan #obey me requests #obey me matchups #matchups #thank you for the request <33 l #mars on earth

[astraea-writes]

To Kiss A Girl- Davey Jacobs x Reader

alright so i guess im just gonna post davey fics until ben fankhauser falls in love with me??

requested by anon, so sorry for the delay! these go alongside my college headcanons from the other day, and i most definitely am going to rewrite this in the future with better structuring, but i wanted to get this out asap!

please listen to "to Kiss a Girl" when you read bc itll make so much more sense i promise

as always my inbox is always open

warnings: drinking

Hey! Y/N! Get a pape from your favorite newsie?" Jack yelled from across the quad. You laughed and made your way towards him. winter break was over, and today was the first day of the last quarter of the school year. Your last class of the day had just gotten out, and you were already exhausted from the amount of work you knew you'd have before this year was out. "Katherine's still got you passing out the school newspaper for her?" you asked, taking the paper and sliding it into your bag. "My girl just made rising editor in chief for next year" he beamed, and you smiled at how in love with her he was. You were quickly pulled out of your thoughts, however, when you felt an arm wrap around your waist and turned to see Davey. "Hey, study night at the library?" He asked and when you nodded he dropped his arm and blushed at the instinctive contact. It was a common occurrence for the two of you to spend countless days studying and talking while the rest of your gang was out getting into trouble somehow. Jack chuckled at the awkward exchange. "Well well, if it ain't the other half of the loveboids" he greeted Davey, winking and slugging him on the shoulder. You rolled your eyes. "Shouldn't you be off fawning over Katherine like a lost puppy somewhere?" you teased and Jack playfully shoved you. " ah come on, you two knows there's something goin on here! You twos have even kissed!" He accused, waving his hands around wildly, gesturing to the small space between you and your best friend. You couldn't help but look down and smile at the memory, but you quickly recovered as Davey went still. "It was New Years, Jack. And I seem to recall you getting us tipsy on champagne, and then pushing me into him as the ball dropped" "I elped a little, but you twos were the one who did it!" He protested. You smiled and shook your head. "I know there's no point to arguing with ya, even if I'm right, so I'm just gonna leave now" you laughed. Jack smirked at the glare Davey gave him and you pulled him away before he could get too annoyed. "Sorry i wasn't much help back there" he muttered once you were out of Jacks hearing range. "Don't worry about it. I can take care of myself" you laughed. The rest of the walk was full of conversation about how Davey finally got to see Les during winter break and your crazy family stories. The two of you instinctively made your way to your table, in the back of the library by the law books no one ever needed so no one would bother you. You hadn't even bothered to stop at your dorm and grab any textbooks, you knew that you and Davey would probably wind up talking so much that nothing would get done-it was rare for the two of you to have been apart for this long. "Why'd you want to study?" you asked as Davey pulled out his laptop. "Have you even been assigned anything yet?" "No" he admitted, "Im just stressed. You know how I took that music composition class last semester?" You nodded and he continued "well our final project was to write a full length song but our class was struggling so much that the professor gave us winter break to finish it. But now, I have to perform it in a week and it's no where near good enough" You laughed as he ranted. "Davey, you're an amazing writer. I'm sure it's amazing, even though you refuse to let me hear it." He shook his head. "There's no way you're hearing it" "at least play it for me then?" You countered, and knowing that you wouldn't stop until he did, Davey slowly got up and made his way towards the piano in the lounge of the library, where students were free to relax and play anything they wanted. He sat down and began to play the most beautiful melody you had ever heard. You stared at him as his hands moved all over the keys and his eyebrows furrowed in concentration. You thought back to what Jack had said, about New Years Eve.

You and the gang of boys Davey and Jack had gathered had decided to go home for Hanukkah and Christmas, but come back to school for a New Years Party to end all New Years Parties (according to Spot Conlon). You had showed up to a pretty little club to find the boys drinking like no tomorrow, save for Davey who was in the corner waiting for you. As the two of you spent the night in conversation, Jack got more antsy as the night went on, telling the both of you that tonight was the time to finally get together about every twenty minutes, and the two of you had rolled your eyes and laughed his drunken shpeals off each time. Two minutes to midnight he had pressed glasses of champagne and probably something else into your and Daveys hands, and pushed the two of you together. You fell into Davey and his hand went to the small of your back as your hand grabbed his shoulder for support. Taking a sip of champagne and setting the glasses down, the two of you maintained eye contact, still pressed against each other. You couldn't speak, mesmerized by his eyes, by the way he was looking at you like you were the only person in the room. As Jack screamed the countdown, you decided to screw it and quickly pressed your lips to his. It was only for a moment, a single kiss, but he kissed you back and you felt every firework and sparkle that had been promised to you by corny love songs and cliche movies. The Newsies yelled and cheered once the two of you pulled away, staring at each other like you were meeting for the first time. Once the boys finally dispersed to go and taunt Jack and Katherine, who were very publicly making out in the middle of the dance floor, you turned to go with them, but Davey grabbed your hand and pulled you back to his chest. Before you could ask what was wrong, he cupped his hands around your face and kissed you. The two of you stayed like that, kissing painfully slowly, lips moving together in perfect sync, knowing that once you pulled away this would all end. After several minutes you had to break the kiss, and when your eyes met there was absolutely no denying that you were in love with this boy and always had been.

But you hadn't done anything about it. Davey walked you to your dorm, made sure you got to your bed safely, and left. When you woke up the next morning, there was a glass of water and an aspirin on your desk and a text message on your phone from Davey, apologizing for leaving so soon but he had to catch his train back home, and apologizing for last night. You had stayed in bed, silent tears moving down your face, because the boy you loved was sorry he kissed you and there was nothing you could do about it. "Y/N?" Daveys voice pulled you out of your thoughts, and quickly wiped away a tear you hadn't realized was forming. "Sorry," you laughed softly. "Just, God, Davey, that was beautiful. So so beautiful" He blushed and thanked you, quickly walking back to your table. "So when do I get to hear the actual lyrics??" you asked slyly. "Never." He responded flatly. "Come onnnn Davey, Im your best friend" you pouted, making him laugh. "Its just, personal, okay?" he said defensively. "Mm hmm, okay. But there's nothing that you can't write amazingly, and nothing you can't sing because I have 100% heard you singing in the shower so there's no denying that Davey Jacobs. And if you don't want me to listen to it, then fine, but nothing is going to change the fact that it's probably already my most favorite song ever" you told him sincerely, and he blushed, still not used to your compliments after years of friendship.

But it really wasn't fine. Because you couldn't let it go.

"Okay just tell me what it's about" you begged, lying upside down on Jacks bed as Davey cleaned up his side of the room. "Nope" he smirked and you groaned in agony. "Davey come on there's nothing I don't know about you" "You don't know what I'm gonna sing" he laughed and you threw one of Jacks pillows at his head. "Davey come on I'm literally dying. Is it about me? About Jack? About your hidden love for girly Starbucks drinks?" you jokingly guessed, standing in line at your local Starbucks. Davey recited both of your orders and then turned back to glare at you. "Y/N I'm seriously not telling you. It's personal and stupid and once I get my grade I'm never speaking of it again, okay?" he sighed as the two of you walked to class. "That makes me incredibly sad because I know everything you do is ridiculously amazing" you smiled, and he only rolled his eyes.

After a week of begging and unsuccessfully bribing, Davey's performance day was here and you still weren't even told where it would be. That was, until Jack came pounding on your door. "Y/N! So a friend of Katherine's is in Daveys music class and a friend of hers is the stage manager for the theatre they're using and if we go right now then we can get there in time to sneak in!" he yelled, and you had barely grabbed your coat before you were out the door. Jack was the only person as impatient as you, and Daveys secrecy had been driving him crazy as well. The two of you made it to the school theater in record time, sneaking in to the back entrance that had been left open for you. You two made your way to the back of the house, and ducked into the last row of seats as Daveys name was called. He shyly walked up to the piano, and began to play the melody you had heard just the week before. His face slowly relaxed as he calmed his nerves, and hesitantly he began to sing. You were immediately stunned. His voice was pure and perfect, echoing off the walls. And then he got to the chorus. You felt Jacks eyes land on you, but you couldn't look away from Davey. Was he really singing about you? Could he really have felt the same way? You barely blinked, smiling wider than you thought possible, tears pooling in your eyes. And right before the final chorus, Davey turned to look out into the crowd and your eyes met. With a mix of both fear and confidence that only he could have, he belted out the final notes, and as he finished the song, you ran up to the bottom of the stage as the professors and the rest of the class burst into applause, Jack cheering the loudest. Davey made his way down to you from the stage, and all of his embarrassment melted away as he saw the look in your eyes. He ran up to you and you didn't hesitate to grab his collar and pull him into you, kissing him like you had been waiting to for so long. His hands wrapped around your waist and he deepened the kiss, the applause growing even stronger. There was no countdown or champagne, but you knew this was a new beginning for the both of you.

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