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the vampire diaries - klaus and caroline
SERIES
โคฟRemember ; 2 works
Written for KC Bingo 2020 with prompts: bracelet and wedding
remember all the things we wanted ; 1.9k | He stands his ground, and Caroline flinches at the feel of his fingers tracing the bracelet on her left hand. โYouโre still wearing it.โ
now all our memories (they're haunted) ; 8k | He inhales sharply at her words, and then sighs heavily. โWhere did we go wrong, love?โ โWe didnโt,โ Caroline says with a slight shake of her head. โWe just went in different directions, I guess.โ
โคฟsomeday (however long it takes) ; 5 works
A series of unrelated works all exploring the possibilities of Klaus' promise of 'however long it takes.' Not canon compliant.
i'll meet you at the divide ; 2k | They have a few odd meetings over the years, helping each other out with minor problems, giving and taking little favors. Sometimes his touch lingers, when their arms brush against each other in the guise of friendly space and when they steal seconds of the eternity that theyโre given. He teases her like no time has passed, she pushes back because does time really matter when heโs him and sheโs her? She hears about his not-so-little problem, feels the same sharp burning in her scar, feels a painful tugging in her belly, and she goes to New Orleans.
a point where two worlds collide ; 1.8k | He remembers the pain that comes with remembering her. Maybe that is the reason he forgets.
i can feel you (sifting through my hands) ; 658 | He finds karmaโs not as sweet as heโd like when it takes the people he loves from his clutched hands.
restless soul, lie downย ; 9.9k |ย When Caroline says his name, itโs with a hardened edge that makes him wince, and he sighs as he presses against the cool tile. Thereโs no helping him now. He tries to think of what to say, tries to string words that would cover the eventual hurt and the implication of his words, but in the end he settles for the simple truth: โI think Iโm dying, love.โ
i donโt love you (i always will)ย ; 3.8k | He hates her so much that he fills all of his sketchbooks with her face, the way her expression crumples up when she comes, the โoโ of her pink lips when he takes her breast into his mouth. He burns every single drawing the second he finishes creating them. It doesnโt make him hate her any less.
ONE-SHOTS
โคฟiโm not gonna write you a love song (cause you asked for it)ย | 0.8k
Eight years in the business and his seven Grammyโs have finally taken toll on the rock star, making him unable to produce a song thatโs not of mediocre quality for the past year. But everybody knows how the entertainment business works, and a decrease in his velocity to the top just might be the reason a new โKlaus Mikaelsonโ finally takes over the limelight.Nevertheless, he asked for a vacation, not a bloody co-writer in the form of Caroline Forbes.
โคฟI wonโt say (Iโm in love)ย | 3.7k ย
โHereโs the part where we bargain for the life of your dear Caroline,โ Klaus declares, flicking his hand and making the blonde woman disappear from the room. Stefan gasps, calls out her name, looks around to no avail. // Hercules AU
โคฟsummer summerย | 0.6k
โDo you have any idea who did this so I can report it to Jenna?โ Caroline asks instead, and April stops crying long enough to point a finger to the direction of the culprits.On the opposite side of the camp gathered a group of about four boys and three girls all clad in white aprons splattered with paint, and in front of them stood the bane of her existence ever since she was twelve herself and first went to camp: Klaus Mikaelson.
top gun (movies) - jake and bradley
ONE-SHOTS
โคฟThese ribbons wrap me up | 18.9k
Jake gets Bradley through little flashes in his life. A scenic picture posted on Instagram. A selfie of a funny face sent to the group chat he keeps with the rest of the daggers, the text chain as active as any of them can manage with their jobs. But thatโs the extent of Jakeโs relationship with Bradley: flashes and neverfuckingenough. It doesnโt hurt, though. Not necessarily. So some days Jake convinces himself it is. Until he gets the call. OR Bradley gets in a training accident and ends up losing some of his memories, including breaking up with Jake, who he thinks he's still engaged to. Amnesia AU.
teen wolf - stiles and malia
SERIES
โคฟi would never leave without you ; 2 works
Stiles and Malia, post-break-up
Anchorย ; 1.2k |ย They werenโt together, not anymore, but Stiles was still the only person Malia has ever connected with. He was still the only person she had ever loved truly and deeply. Stiles was still her anchor.
I canโt make you love me (if you donโt)ย ; 2k |ย The two days leading up to Stilesโ and Maliaโs break up
ONE-SHOTS
โคฟI donโt even wanna knowย | 0.2k ย
โMalia,โ the sheriff started. Stiles mentally face-palmed, readying himself for whatโs to come. โYou do only use those chains so Stiles could tie you up during the full moon, right?โ
โคฟVisionย | 1.9k
โThe visionโโ she blurted out, making him even more confused. โI just need to know. The visionโ am I still part of it?โ
โคฟhandcuffs and other stuffย | 0.9kย
My take on the spooning scene
teen wolf - derek hale
MULTI-CHAPTER, SERIES
โคฟLavander Moon | 39k, ongoing
Spellman witches are cursed to lose the ones they love to death, and Lilith Spellman is determined never to fall victim to it. If only she can stop having dreams about the werewolf she's mated with | Practical Magic AU
shadowhunters - jace and alec
ONE-SHOTS
โคฟfor the first time, i had something to loseย | 0.9k
They say that the most painful thing a shadowhunter could feel is losing his parabatai.
โคฟjust before you lose it allย | 1k
โYour boy is crying, you know? Heโs begging me, begging me not to do this.โ
โคฟput your lips close to mine, as long as they donโt touchย | 3.8k
The three times Jace and Alec almost kissed and the one time they finally did.
โคฟall my senses come to lifeย | 1.8k
Jace didnโt bother to mask his shocked expression, didnโt bother to hide the flood of emotions that seemed to drown him. The concern, the shock, the confusion, andโhe realized with great disgustโthe relief.
โคฟall we know is touch and goย | 2.5k
Alec was pretty sure that if it werenโt for the runes they carefully placed all over Jaceโs room, theyโd have been caught a long time ago. // FWB AU
harry potter - james potter
MULTI-CHAPTER
โคฟStrange Benefitsย | 47k
In which Milla Rosamund finds herself stuck in quite a compromising position beneath James Potter. 37/37
harry potter - cedric and hermione
ONE-SHOTS
โคฟthereโs a me without you, but thatโs not where i belongย | 2.6k
Hermione Granger had loved magic until it took the one person she was in love with.
the man from u.n.c.l.e - napoleon and illya
ONE-SHOTS
โคฟare we going down (or will we fly?)ย | 2.3k
Sometimesโwhen Gaby leans her head onto Illyaโs shoulders and instead of tensing up the way he usually reacts to physical contact, the Russian merely leans backโsometimes, Napoleon has to look away.
โคฟyouโve got my devotion (but man i can hate you sometimes)ย | 1.8k
Despite knowing better, Illya wishes he would not get caught up in the complex and terrifying vortex that is Napoleon Solo.
โคฟlove is a curseย | 10k
โDo you want to sneak into the kitchens and eat รฉclairs with me? I know you love those.โ Napoleon suggests, and Illya never stood a chance, did he? // Hogwarts AU
โคฟIโll hold you like I do love youย | 4.1k
โDonโt bring her here, Peril,โ Napoleon tells him. His voice is quiet and they are ten feet apart, but Illya hears him loud and clear, like a drum beating right next to his ear. Napoleonโs voice is so quiet it deafens him. โNot here.โ Illya exhales through his nose, the air hot against the coldness of the area, of the situation. It should not be like this, he thinks. It never should have gotten this far. But Napoleon is Napoleon, and Illya is a weak, weak man. So even if nothing in their situation is okay, he says this instead: โOkay, Cowboy.โ
โคฟweโll be a fine lineย | 1.2k
Napoleon hates the idea of having to spend forever with someone he did not choose for himself. Illya is engaged. Napoleon and Illya are soulmates.
glee - blaine and jesse
ONE-SHOTS
โคฟThe Art of Holding Handsย | 3.1k
They werenโt even official! They were friends at most. They havenโt even kissed, just held hands and that wouldnโt even have happened if Jesse hadnโt made up some shit about not wanting to lose Blaine in a huge crowd.
MCU - steve and nat
ONE-SHOTS
โคฟThrough the eyes of Tony Starkย | 0.5k ย
Tony Stark is many things and observant is one of themโor, Tony reveals what he suspects has been going on between Cap and Widow.
MCU - peter and mj
โคฟyour hands are tough but they are where mine belong inย | 3.2k
Five times Peter Parker tries (and fails) to hold Mj's hand
how Mj confessed to the lamest loser in Queens (and how he said it back)ย | 1.4k
โListen up, nerd. Iโm not repeating myself.โ
MCU - loki and eros
โคฟA couple words, a great divideย | 3.2k
โIs that how you greet an old friend?โ The voice comes from right beside him, making Loki stop in his tracks. โYouโve grown quite rude since the last time I saw you.โ
game of thrones - jon and daenerys
โคฟfear is the weight we carryย | 2k
Jon and Dany have a follow-up conversation about Jon's true parentage and how it will affect their relationship.
โคฟpolaroidsย | 2.6k
Jon and Dany take polaroids and get tattoos basically.
โคฟtake a breakย | 4.8k | RPF
based on the prompt: โyou sat next to me at the movie theatre and i really hated your movie but i didnโt realise you were in itโ
stranger things - steve harrington
โคฟAnd at once I knew (I was not magnificent)ย | 5.5k
So he lost Nancy, and he lost college, and he lost the chance of ever amounting to anything beyond this small-town life, spending away his trust fund and waiting to get old; but heโll be damned if Dustin and Lucas and Max and Will and Mike and El do too. OR Steve knows that heโs not, like, the smartest person in the party.ย
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โคฟIf youโre looking for a saviour (thatโs not me)ย | 69.4k ย
Ten years after the end, Annabeth must find Percy to save the world againโthis time, together. Magic AU. 13/13
โคฟand all at once you are the one ; 4 works
Popstar!Annabeth and Actor!Percy AU as told through Taylor Swift's discography.
Dancing with our hands tiedย ; 4.1k |ย Keeping a secret relationship is hard sometimes.
Gorgeousย ; 3.6k |ย The first meeting.
Gold rushย ; 4.1k |ย @FEARLESSCHASER on twitter says: oh my god i think i just found the loml in an annabeth chase concert???? (Attached: a tiktok video of a guy, brown skin, mid to late 20s, about 6 feet tall, taking off a black NY Yankees baseball cap and ruffling a hand through his hair, nodding along to the music. In the background, King Of My Heart by Annabeth Chase plays live.)
Breakable Heaven ; 2.6k | Itโs dangerous. Itโs a bad idea. But Annabeth has already hooked an ankle over his, and their fingertips are already dangerously close. He bites the bullet. โWanna get out of here?โ
โคฟAll's well that ends well (to end up with you) ; 6 works
Percy and Annabeth through the years (slice of life fics)
shake shackย ; 597 |ย โSo cheese is definitely a weakness of the children of Athena.โ
in the morningย ; 926 |ย Huffing a breath, Annabeth realized that she had forgotten just how hard it had been to wake Percy up, especially when they both havenโt slept as soundly and fully as they did last night since the summer, maybe. But she was the daughter of Athena. She could come up with a fewโฆstrategies.
crush crush crushย ; 4.9k |ย Claire is new, and she's crushing on Percy hard. Only, he's "unavailable." Whatever that means.
Mouthful of toothpaste (before I got to know you)ย ; 1.1k |ย A glimpse into Percy and Annabeth's mid-twenties featuring drunken karaoke sing offs, pride parades, and morning kisses. Not necessarily in that order.
Love the way (you decorate my heart) ; 970 |ย โAnnabeth, I donโt think this,โ he gestures to the space between them. โโcan work between us. I canโt be with someone who hates Christmas. Weโre simply incompatible.โ
Kiss in the kitchen like itโs a dance floorย ; 2.6k |ย With the memory of their first dance playing on his mind, he reaches behind Annabeth to grab his phone. โLetโs do something.โ Annabeth narrows her eyes at him for a moment, suspicious. โSomething like what?โ Percy waits a few seconds, feet tapping impatiently against the tiled floor of their kitchen. Finally, his phone connects with the bluetooth speaker Piper had given him for his last birthday, something expensive that Percy and Annabeth wouldnโt have even thought of buying if it had been up to them. โSomething like dancing.โ
ONE-SHOTS
โคฟAll of your street light eyesย | 13k ย
Percy and Annabeth are mates, and they haven't seen each other for 65 years. Twilight AU.
โคฟif i canโt get the things i want (just give me what i need)ย ย | 8.5k ย
โDonโt even think about reaching for your gun,โ she hisses lowly. โIโll shoot before you can even blink.โ // Mr. and Mrs. Smith AU
โคฟAll I know is a simple name (and everything has changed)ย | 1.9k
Annabeth has a crush on the new lifeguard and Piper helps...sort of.
โคฟEarthshakerย | 0.8k
a heroes of olympus au based on the prompt, โwhat if hera had taken annabeth instead of percy?โ
โคฟTrade your heroes for ghostsย | 0.8k
He watches her crumple to the ground with a gasp, and Percy wants to tear the whole world apart. She survives, but something in his gut still tells him to do it.
โคฟbeware of frozen heartย | 2.4k
โYou were going to share a single carrot with your reindeer,โ she states more than asks, and he opens his mouth to reply but she cuts him off. โAnd youโre willing to split it into three for me?โ // Frozen AU
โคฟi can breathe waterย | 1.4k
In truth, he never should have drowned.
โคฟoneย | 0.3k
The truth was when Percy met Rachel, his heart skipped a beat and proceeded to pound in his chest in a weird, hard-to-ignore way.
โคฟwe hide our emotionsย | 1k
They were broken and being together wasnโt enough to fix them, but their bodies craved each other and thereโs nothing they can do about it.
ย โคฟ habit lines - garrett graham x best friend!reader
Garrettโs best friend ends her nearly 4-year relationship with her boyfriend. Her sudden availability maybe causes him to spiral just a little.ย | 7.9k
ย โคฟ thumbs - garrett graham x tattoo artist! reader
Garrettโs just been made captain, and he wants to celebrate by getting something a little permanent. Heโs unprepared by how beautiful his tattoo artist is. (or the story behind garrett's iconic tattoo) | 3.6k
ย โคฟ breaking patterns - garrett graham x ex! reader
She and Garrett have been broken up for six months, and try as she might, she canโt seem to orgasm with other guys. So is it still backsliding if sheโs really desperate?ย | 7.6k
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tags: MINORS DNI, exes to lovers, POV third person, no use of y/n for reader-insert, backsliding, smut, unprotected p in v, oral sex (fem receiving), squirting, semi-public sex, angst, jealousyย
word count: 7.6k
summary: She and Garrett have been broken up for six months, and try as she might, she canโt seem to orgasm with other guys. So is it still backsliding if sheโs really desperate?ย
notes: cross-posted on ao3; this was getting way too long so i decided to cut it and post the first part now lol. also i feel like i should make a separate garrett masterlist already?? cause iโve been writing him like crazy lately; title from Audrey Hobertโs โSue Meโ ; banner from @uzmacchiatoย
The problem with having Garrett Graham as her ex-boyfriend is that she canโt escape him. Not in Briar, at least. Everyone in all her classes talks about him like heโs some kind of collegiate hockey god, especially when he finally got drafted by the Boston Bruins the summer before their junior year. No one else knows how theyโve been bugging him since he was a freshmanโthe same age his dad went pro. No one else knows how torn up he is between finishing his degree or giving in to the pressure. Or they might. But she would bet anything that no one knew the gritty details in the way she does.ย
Because she was there massaging his shoulders after every practice; icing his bruises from being slammed against the boards too hard; holding him as he talked through the pros and cons of his decisions; crying with him while he worked through his trauma from his dad.ย
Thatโs the most difficult part, she thinks. Knowing every little thing about somebody one second and having to act like theyโre a stranger the next. She constantly reminds herself that sheโs the one who broke up with him; she had taken the shears to cut their entangled strings clean. That was it. Two years of love and adoration undone by a measly โI canโt do this anymore.โ
Now, six months in its wake, she can finally say that sheโs okay. Mostly. Sure, some nights, she feels his absence like a limb and it gets so fucking lonely she has to physically stop herself from calling him, but her new routine without Garrett Graham by her side has been partly tolerable. The first few months were the worst. Itโs like she sees him in every corner of the campus; some days, even when she stays locked inside her dorm, she hears a laugh in the hallways that sounds too much like him that she has to put on headphones at full blast to distract herself.ย
And itโs not like she can avoid him forever. Their friend groups overlap. She shares a class with half of his teammates. But the first time she had convinced herself it was fine to go to a party Garrett and his friends are also attending, sheโs inside the random frat house for exactly three minutes when she sees him take another girl up the stairs. Itโs the first proof that he really isnโt hers anymore. The pain hit her gradually at first, like everything is in slow motion.ย And then she drops her red cup to the floor and books it out of there, crying all the way back to her place and feeling like sheโs taken a knife to the chest. Thatโs when she promised herself to do what she can to make sure their paths donโt cross again. Garrettโs moving on; sheโs allowed to do that too.ย
So she tries going out. She says yes to every date offer, smiles at guys in bars, even lets some of them take her home. But the other problem with having Garrett Graham as her ex-boyfriend is that heโs ruined her for other men. And, for a reason only god and Garrett can probably answer, she canโt fucking orgasm with other guys.ย
The first time she hooked up with someone else, a little over two months after they broke up and just three days after seeing him with that other girl at the party, she had brushed it off as a fluke. One night stands were always hit or miss, anyways. So what if she had the worst sex of her life? What did she expect, letting Frank from Econ take her home? And so, a month later, at a frat party her friends dragged her into, she let another random guy go down on her in the upstairs bathroom andโnothing. She doesnโt finish again. Sheโs frustrated enough that she buys a whole drawer of toys. If other guys canโt do it for her, then she can do it for herself. Sheโs a strong, independent, modern woman.ย
But nothing.ย
Again.
It happens enough times that she has to call it for what it is: her new reality. A reality in which Garrett Graham is no longer hers, and in which orgasms have completely evaded her.ย
And now itโs six months later, and her friends are bugging her about going to another party. Onlyโ
โYou know why I donโt wanna go,โ she says, pointedly flipping through another page in her history textbook. Her exam isnโt for another week, but who says she canโt do some advanced studying?ย
Anna drags the book from her. โBabe. Itโs been six months. Why are you still letting him win?โ
That makes her glare up at her. โWho said itโs a competition?โ
โEveryone,โ Dylan says with a laugh. โBreak-ups always are. Besides, youโre the one who broke Garrett Grahamโs heart. Why do you have to go into hiding?โ
โStop saying his full name like heโs some celebrity. And Iโm not going into hiding,โ she shakes her head, drumming her hands on the table lightly. โI just donโt feel like seeing my ex-boyfriend on the prowl. Is that so bad?โ
They share a look before turning towards her. โYes!โ
She thinks she needs better friends.
โThat means he won! Youโre the one affected!โ Anna says.
Dylan nods in agreement. โWhy not turn it around on him? Pull a guy right under his nose at a house party heโs hosting. Youโre hot; you can definitely do it.โ
She almost spills the truth right there; how sheโs given up on casual hook ups because they always end the same wayโthe other guy panting like a dog and her wishing she was literally anywhere else. Sex isnโt fun anymore. Now sheโs just horny and alone with nothing to do about it. But even just thinking about her little (try: huge) sex problem is embarrassing enough; literally no one can know, and itโs with that in mind that she carelessly agrees to go to the hockey house party.ย
Just because sheโs not looking to hook up doesnโt mean she canโt look like she is. And maybe some part of her hopes Garrett sees her from afar, the tight black cut out top that accentuates her breasts, the eye make-up that never fails to make her look sultry, the low-waisted jeans exposing her belly button piercing. Maybe it is a competition. And, she realizes while applying a final coat of her lipstick, sheโs tired of losing.ย
The second the hockey house comes into view, regret pounds in her blood. The porch is too familiar. Thereโs that wooden bench she once sat on at two in the morning, drunk out of her mind, watching Garrett fumble with the keys. It had taken him a long time to coax her into sitting, his hands warm on her shoulders. When she finally obeyed, he had kissed her forehead for no reason other than because she was right there and he wanted to.ย
One quick glance at the driveway and she immediately spots Garrettโs jeep parked in its usual spot. The same jeep she had ridden in almost every day once, to class or to the rink or to whatever new coffee shop or restaurant she wanted to try out. She had kept a stock of her chapstick and emergency kit in the glove compartment; a mid-size pouch with her feminine products and a change of clothes. She wonders when he got rid of them. If he ever did.ย
The lump in her throat intensifies.ย
Some days, she feels totally okay. Like sheโs completely washed him off. During those days, she even lets herself hope a littleโthat sheโd have that kind of love again. That there will be other boys who will make her heart sing just as loud and make her skin vibrate against her bones. Because it canโt be just Garrett. Because if itโs just him then that means she already lost him and sheโll never get that again.ย
And then there were the bad days; the ones where one glance at a spot they once stood at all pressed together is enough to derail her entire week. That one corner of the library. The parking spot near the social sciences building. The tunnel at the rink. Sheโd spend hours in bed, locked in her dorm, staring at the ceiling as if the water stains there held the answer on why it still hurts. Why she still feels his absence like a gaping hole in her chest.ย
She had done the breaking, yes. Nothing new with a little self-harm.ย
The first thing she registers the second Dylan swings the door open is the pounding music, some techno club hit that works really great for running and other sweaty activities. The living room is packed, several people crowding the air hockey table and squeezing together on the couch. Itโs a relief, honestly. The hockey house is more familiar to her when itโs just her and Garrett and his roommates; quiet mornings before they all drag themselves in the backyard for their workouts, warm coffee with her legs tangled with Garrettโs while they wait for Tucker to finish cooking breakfast.ย
Crowded is good. Crowded wonโt make her think about cuddles on the couch and the candid polaroid picture Jules took of her and Garrett in sophomore year that used to be pinned to the fridge.ย
โAll good?โ Anna asks.
She smiles, a little too wide to be genuine. โYeah. Totally. I just need a drink, stat.โ
The kitchen is slightly less crowded, but the people occupying the space certainly aren't making things better.ย
Loganโs the first one who spots her, probably because Tucker is busy leaning over the stove and Dean is preoccupied being Dean (which means he has his tongue stuck down a girlโs throat with no care for an audience). He says her name in shock, looking at her like heโs imagining things other people canโt see. Valid, probably, since the last time he saw her here, she was frantically packing her things while trying not to collapse on her knees, Garrett trailing after her with his hair messed up and his eyes swollen. โYouโre here.โ
That makes Tucker look up at her. His eyes widens immediately. โHey!โ
โYouโre back for real?โ Itโs Dean this time, pulling away from the girl heโs making out with just long enough to narrow his eyes at her playfully.
โThis is an open-invite party, right?โ She shrugs, reaching over the sink to get a bottle of beer.ย
Her eyes flicker to the fridge. Post-it notes. Practice times. Random magnets. Definitely no polaroid pictures. Logan gestures for her drink, holding up a bottle opener. She hands it over absentmindedly.ย
โYes,โ Logan agrees, though she hears a catch in his voice. โItโs just. You know. You havenโt really been back sinceโโ
โSince you broke our captainโs heart and cost us four consecutive games,โ Dean butts in, lips pulled to a smirk.ย
She knows he means nothing by it, if only for the fact that he actually looks pretty delighted at her being there. For a time, she had tried avoiding Garrettโs friends as well, a combination of thinking they hated her for hurting him and just avoiding Garrett by proximity fueling her decisions. But in the two years that she was with Garrett, Logan and Tucker and even Dean had become her friends, too. Sure, they donโt exactly hang out anymore, but she still thinks of them as such.ย
โAnd after this welcome party, I probably wonโt be back at all,โ she says with a faux grin, taking back her beer from Logan and raising it up. โCheers, guys.โ
She squeezes back to the living room where her friends are already dancing on the makeshift dancefloor. If sheโs proud of herself for not asking about Garrett, then thatโs between her and the god currently playing with her life.ย
Dylan cheers once she reaches them, holding her hand up and jumping in place.
She laughs at how ridiculous her friend looks. โHow are you halfway drunk already?โ
โTalent,โ she answers with a bright grin.ย
Anna tugs the both of them closer by their tops. โHottie alert. 5 oโclock.โ
They all turn in that direction, easily spotting a guy who looks so much like the textbook definition of frat boy it almost makes her laugh. โCliche.โ
โYou hets are killing me,โ Dylan mutters, taking a swig of her beer. โBut since we are trying to find a hook up for you, I guess he isnโt that bad.โ
Anna almost jumps in place. โHis hair is so tall heโs giving 2012 One Direction a run for their money. And look at his little frat shirt.โ
โYouโre impossible,โ she laughs, but lets her eyes trail over the guyโs figure anyway. Heโs cute, she guesses, in that no-strings-fun kind of way. But sheโs not really looking to get disappointed tonight.ย
Anna basically deflates at her lack of interest. โOh, well. The night is young. Shots?โ
โThat, I can get behind,โ she points, and with that her friends somehow manage to procure a bottle of tequila and tiny red plastic shot glasses.ย
The pour is messy, dripping over her hand in a way she knows will be annoying later when it dries sticky. But her friends are having fun. The music is loud enough to forget anything she wants to forget. With a reluctant smile, she raises the cup up and downs the shot swiftly.ย
Her face is still screwed up from the taste when the song abruptly changes.ย
Heavy 80s electric guitar fills the air. A few people groan at the vibe change. Most are too drunk to care. And she freezes on the spot, one hand still holding onto the empty plastic cup, the back of her head burning.ย
She doesnโt need to turn around to know who sheโs going to see.ย ย
Itโs not that Garrett Graham is predictable, or that heโs deliberately making an entrance. Itโs just that she had spent a good part of two years knowing him like the back of her hand.ย
โOh shit,โ Dylan almost chokes on her beer, basically confirming her thoughts.ย
Her shoulders tense and then straighten. Her heart is pounding louder than the classical rock song on the speakers. With a clench of her jaw, she turns around, and there he is.ย
Garrett Graham.
The love of her life.ย
The man she left.
The annoying part is that he isnโt even looking at her. Probably has not noticed her yet. And how could he, with over four girls surrounding him, two of whom are holding onto either of his arms like heโs a messiah.ย
The annoying part is that she expected this. Itโs his house, after all.
The annoying part is sheโs strung like a bow, the past orgasm-free six months making her feel like her skin is melting off, and the only man sheโs sure can solve her problem is looking way too good and forbidden in the low light of the party heโs technically hosting.ย
He moves his head slightly to the right, and the chain around his neck catches light. That fucking chain.ย
She takes another swig of her beer.ย
โYou okay?โ Anna asks, voice more careful and less on-the-verge-of-drunk this time.ย
โFine,โ she grits out. โPerfect.โ
Garrett says something unintelligible and the girls around him burst in laughter, loud and screechy enough to reach her ears.ย
โI think weโre gonna need more shots,โ Dylan says wryly, already tilting the tequila bottle in her hands.ย
Itโs there, with her hand outstretched while her friend pours liquor into her empty shot glass, that Garrett looks in their direction. Their eyes meet immediately. Sheโs not even embarrassed about getting caught looking. Heโs looking too. His eyes donโt widen. His body doesnโt tense up. From anyone elseโs point of view, itโs like he doesnโt react at all.ย
But like she said. She once knew him like the back of her hand. And people donโt change that drastically in just six months. So she sees the falter; the movement of his Adam's apple; the twitch in his fingers against the beer bottle. She files these observations in the corner of her mind labeled in red capital letters: DO NOT THINK ABOUT HIM, even though she absolutely still does. Because no amount of time or distance will ever erase him from her flesh.ย
Dylan, because she was there when they broke up and had rubbed her back while she sobbed and had been around her and Garrett more than Anna ever had, clocks the barely-interaction with a grimace. โYep. Definitely need more shots.โ
Sheโs not drunk. Not yet. But sheโs slowly getting there. Thereโs something about the loud music, the constant jump-dancing, and the sweat that makes it easier to let go. Most of it probably has to do with the fact that she feels the weight of Garrettโs gaze in the back of her head like a locked target.ย
โHeโs still looking,โ Anna says lightly, peering over her shoulders.
She brushes the comment off. โI need a drink.โ
Her friends look at the still half-filled cup in her hand.ย
โI meant water,โ she corrects with a roll of her eyes. โBe right back.โ
She accidentally meets his eyes again on her way to the kitchen. Yep. Definitely still looking, though heโs still managing to converse with the puck bunnies all over him. Good to know he can still multitask.ย
The kitchen looks relatively the same as earlier, if a little messier. Deanโs disappeared; heโs probably upstairs with his puck bunny of the night already. Logan is nowhere to be found too. Only Tucker is there still, leaning against the counter and doing something on his phone.ย
She makes a beeline for the fridge. Like she expected, the mini bottles of water they always stock up on during parties are right there in the designated compartment. The familiarity is enough to make her pause.ย
โCutting off already?โ The voice makes her jump, one hand flying to her chest in an attempt to settle her heartbeat. She doesnโt want to turn around to see him. She doesnโt want to talk to him or hear his voice or even breathe the same air as him. That was the plan; that had been the plan since she saw him with that girl at that party and decided that if she ever wants to move on, then she needs to cut him from her spleen completely.ย
But that was before she let herself be dragged to his house. His party. She knew this was coming. Maybe a part of her wanted it, even, if only to prove something. Sheโs just not sure if itโs proving that sheโs moved on or that sheโs still stuck where she was six months ago, broken from the loss of him.ย
When she turns, she does so slowly, making sure her feet are planted on the ground. She closes the fridge behind her with her foot and uses it to steady herself, leaning her back against the cold metal, unmindful of the magnets digging into her skin.ย
This is the closest theyโve been since the break up, so she doesnโt punish herself much for taking her time perusing his appearance.ย
Black sweater tight around his biceps. Dark jeans. That fucking chain. Hair messy and curled and falling to his forehead. Neck slightly glistening with sweat. He looks good enough to eat. Not that she can do anything about that observation.ย
โAnd you?โ She says when she finally finds her voice. Her eyes flicker to the crowd of girls he left behind in the living room. โBored already?โ
โNo,โ Garrett says, voice rough. Under his gaze, her clothes feel too much. The cut-out top feels too revealing, her exposed belly button too cold. She doesnโt want him thinking she dressed up for him, even if she technically did. โNot even close.โ
Theyโre silent for a few seconds, just staring each other down. And she hates this. Hates that it feels this tense. That itโs this awkward. Silences between them used to be comfortable and peaceful. There was a time when they didnโt need words at all. He would raise an eyebrow at her and sheโd smile at him. Heโd give her a look and sheโd kiss it off his face. Squeeze her hand and hold entire conversations in that touch. Now, it feels like a performance; like theyโre two souls who used to know everything about each other meeting in another life with different bodies that are strangers.ย
If she knew it would be this devastating to see him again, she never would have come at all. Because underneath the bitterness and the pretense that sheโs moved on, the love is still there, beating stubbornly in her veins. The care and the regret and the hurt. She wants to ask him how heโs been. She wants to know every single thing that happened to him in the last six months down to the minute detail. She wants to say sorry for breaking both of their hearts. She wants him.
His mouth twitches, like heโs about to say something. And then a girl stumbles into the kitchen, his name on her glossy lips and her hands reaching for his arms, and she realizes with a start that she canโt want him. Not anymore.ย
She looks at the girlโs manicured nails pulling at his sweater and feels a pang in her chest so violent she has to swallow back a gasp. Her eyes raise to his, and heโs already looking at her, eyebrows furrowed and his face pained.ย
โYeah,โ she whispers with a small smile. โYeah, I can see that.โ
She pushes off against the fridge and walks off, back to the living room where itโs safe because Garrettโs not there with his soft eyes and his unreadable face.ย
โYou okay?โ Dylan asks when she reappears. โYou get your water fine?โ
Something in her face must betray her, because Dylan and Anna share a concerned look before pulling her close. โOh, babe.โ
Anna pulls back enough to study her. โYou wanna go? We can go.โ
โNo,โ she shakes her head, letting out a shaky breath. Her eyes flicker towards the kitchen, where Garrett is talking closely with the same girlโKendall, if she remembered correctly. Sheโs heard about her. Theyโve been spotted together enough times that people think they might be seriously dating. Which is fine. Itโs none of her business. โItโs a party. I want to have fun.โ
Something catches her eye. Spiked up hair, frat shirt, tall and built and perfectly distracting. She lets herself smile slowly, giving her friends a knowing look.
After all, if Garrett can have his fun, then why canโt she?
Cliche frat boy almost makes it too easy.ย
Heโs the one who approaches her, first of all, though she and her friends strategically chose to dance within his line of sight. Heโs polite, a little shallow, and he keeps glancing down her boobs every minute like heโs afraid theyโre going to be taken away. Heโs pretty enough, she decides. Sheโs not looking for anything other than a distraction, anyway, and sheโs not expecting him to blow her mind. Not with her track record the last six months.ย
Still, when he leans down to speak against her ear, her eyes cut to Garrettโs figure a couple of feet away, no girls around him this time, his arms crossed in front of his chest and his back leaning against the wall. Heโs already looking at her. โYou wanna dance?โ
โSure,โ she grins, downing another shot before letting him lead her to the middle. She meets Garrettโs eyes again as theyโre making their way to the dancefloor, and against her better judgment, she raises an eyebrow at him challengingly. His jaw tenses, the grip on his beer bottle tightening. Satisfaction pangs in her stomach, low and hot.
The bass is heavy and thudding, the perfect background noise to grinding under the guise of dancing. She immediately turns to press her back against cliche frat boyโs front, his hands falling to her hips and helping her sway in time with him.ย
She throws her head back, resting it on his shoulder and exposing the long line of her neck. He ducks almost immediately, lips brushing against her skin. โYouโre so hot.โ
โThanks,โ she laughs. The words do nothing to her as expected. But Garrettโs gaze feels heavy, and itโs enough to keep her going.ย
Cliche frat boyโs hands go higher, going from her hips to her stomach. She knows he wants her. Can feel it tenting against his jeans and pressing onto her back. Knows his hands are itching to cup her breasts. Sheโs debating whether the distraction is worth the disappointment when she feels a hand grip her wrist, gentle but firm and all-too-familiar.ย
โCome on,โ Garrett says, voice a low grumble and eyes dark and muscles tense like heโs readying himself for a fight.ย
He drags her away from cliche frat boy, the hand on her wrist burning each second the contact lasts. From behind them, she hears cliche frat boy let out a noise of protest, but like always when Garrett is close enough to touch, everything else falls away, muffled and silent, her whole focus shifting on him and only him.ย
โWhat the hell, Garrett?โ She manages to say, trying half-heartedly to tug her hand free.ย
โLetโs go,โ he says again, still in that rough, final tone she shouldnโt find so sexy but somehow does.ย
He leads her to the coat closet, tugging gently until sheโs safely inside and closing the door behind her with a flourish.ย
โWhat is your problem?โ She hisses, finally snatching her arm away. Her other hand wraps around the wrist he held, not because it hurt, but because it singes with the memory of his touch.ย
Garrett turns away from her, hands on his hips, shoulders heaving up and down in time with his heavy breaths. The closet is cramped. She canโt remember the last time sheโs been inside; probably the winter of her freshman year when she was still pretending she was a guest at the hockey house and not someone whose clothes belong in the spare drawer and hanging space her boyfriend provided for her. But the distance between them is small enough that her senses are assaulted with his scent. Sheโs suddenly all too aware of him; of how much space heโs taking up, of how she feels each breath he takes like a gunshot.
โGarrett,โ she calls, finally making him turn back around. But he still doesnโt say anything, eyes dark and face pinched like he pulled a muscle.ย
Finally, after a few silent seconds, she sighs in defeat, announcing, โIโm leaving.โ
He moves so quickly she barely registers it, and before she knows it, one of his hands is on the door beside her head, trapping her in place.ย
โGarrett,โ her voice is low now, barely a whisper. She feels his hot breath fan against her face and almost closes her eyes.ย
She watches him swallow like it pains him to do so. His eyes are dark, a bit wild around the edges, like something inside him has been flayed open.ย
โYou can be with whoever the fuck you want to be with,โ he tells her quietly, voice rough and serious, making her pause in place. โBut donโt do it in front of me. Donโt be cruel.โ
A shaky breath leaves her mouth before she can control it. She reads the pain and anger and jealousy on Garrettโs face like a book. Itโs the first glance of the real Garrett sheโs had in months, the Garrett that was hers completely and encompassingly, and the sight goes straight to her core.ย
She feels weak and tired and not at all in control, and itโs with resigned acceptance that she throws her arms around his shoulders, gets on her toes, and kisses him.ย
She can tell that the kiss catches him by surprise, because she feels him inhale sharply through his nose. For a moment he just stands there, one hand still pressed to the door and another falling limply at his side, lips barely moving against hers. And then his brain finally catches up to him, and suddenly heโs backing her into the door even further, hips pressing into hers, his tongue darting out to trace her lips.ย
โFuck,โ he pulls away enough to mutter, both of his hands coming up to cup her jaw. When he presses their lips together again, itโs wet and messy and makes a whimper sound from her throat.ย
She hitches one leg up, anchoring it on his hip. He thrusts forward, and the feeling of his hardening cock on her center even through the fabric of their pants is enough to make her head fall back against the door, her mouth opening with cry.ย
โAre you drunk?โ Garrett asks against her lips, like he canโt possibly pull away or else sheโll disappear right in front of him. โHow much have you had to drink?โ
She uses one hand to pull at his sweaterโs neckline, kissing him chastely. โIโm not drunk.โ
โHow much have you had to drink?โ He asks again, voice more serious, the hand heโs using to support her leg clenching against her skin. She feels the grip burn through the denim of her jeans.ย
She raises one hand to grip the back of his neck. โEnough to still know what Iโm doing.โ
She goes to kiss him again, but he pulls his head away, making her sigh in frustration. โWhat are you doing?โ
Her hips shift against his, impatient and needy. She pulls him closer, until her lips are brushing against his again, not quite a kiss, but close enough. โPlease,โ she whispers. His other arm snakes around her waist. โPlease, Garrett. I need you.โ
โYeah?โ He asks, voice a little broken.ย
She kisses him, quick but deep, tugging out his lower lip with her teeth as she pulls away. โSo bad. I havenโtโI couldnโtโโ
โWhat, baby?โย
The nickname makes her thighs clench together, an action that he doesnโt miss judging from the way his eyes go even darker.ย
โDonโt make it a thing,โ she almost whines, her hand squeezing the back of his neck. โI havenโt been able toโnot since you.โ
The words are vague and confusing and embarrassing, but Garrett gets what sheโs trying to say immediately. His eyes widen visibly. His chest puffs out. His face does something annoyingโall smug and possessive and so Garrett she could almost cry.ย
โNo?โย
She shakes her head. โI tried, but I couldnโtโโ
His eyes flash at that. โOh, did you?โ
She tightens her hold on him, throwing her pride to the window long enough to whimper out, โPlease, babyโโ
His mouth cuts off the words from her lips, one hand coming up to squeeze her breast. She moans out loud instantly, hips continuing to gyrate against the obvious tent in his pants. One of his hands began to fumble with the button of her jeans, another traveling up her back under her top and unclasping her bra expertly.ย
โYouโve probably been so frustrated, huh?โ He says lowly, pressing a kiss to her cheek almost delicately, a huge contrast to the way his hands are now tugging her jeans and panties urgently down her legs. โAll those boys not knowing how to handle you.โ
She hums, kicking her jeans off one leg and not bothering to take it off completely.ย
He kisses her again on the mouth, all heat and confidence. โDonโt worry, baby. I got you.โ
And then he drops to his knees.ย
Garrettโs always been a generous lover. She had never felt like he was prioritizing his needs above her own. She was a virgin when they first got together, but their first time was a fairytale when compared to all the other first time horror stories sheโs heard over the years. He never skimps on foreplay. He always makes sure she feels good, often double checking if sheโs okay with what theyโre doing even in the middle of doing it.ย
And Garrett, because heโs been made specifically to torture her and ruin her for other men, is ridiculously gifted in the art of cunnilingus.ย
He eats pussy the same way he plays hockey. Controlled. Focused. One goal in mind.ย
The first swipe of his tongue has her bracing herself with one arm to the wall and one hand pressed to her mouth to muffle the squeak that involuntarily leaves it. He looks up at her from in between her thighs, his lips pulled into a smirk so annoying it makes her roll her eyes, which only serves to make his eyes light up even more.ย
He guides one of her legs so it can rest over his shoulders, pressing soft kisses and nibbling at the skin of her thighs before going back to her center. Sheโs dripping, almost embarrassingly so. He gives another experimental lick, this time the tip of his tongue snagging on her swollen clit, and she jolts in place hard enough to knock her back against the door. Anyone walking by outside would know exactly whatโs going on, and she canโt bring herself to care.ย
โYou good?โ He asks, eyes catching hers in the dim light of the coat closet.ย
The question does something to her chest. Melts it into something stupid. Makes her kind of want to cry for different, more pathetic reasons. She nods once, because she canโt trust her voice not to betray her. He looks like he sees through her, anyway, because something in his eye changes, the once dark and lustful look transforming into something warmer. More reverent.ย
When he leans down again, she thinks the world stops just a little. Nothing else matters more than his tongue licking up her cunt, the two fingers he suddenly thrusts inside that she greedily sucks up. He finds that sweet, spongy spot inside her instantly, because of course he does, because heโs Garrett and he knows her just as much as she knows him, even after six months of no contact.ย
For a moment, the closet is filled with the filthy, wet sounds of him eating her out and his fingers scissoring her open, her breath punching out of her throat with each stroke in quiet โohโsโ that only makes him more enthusiastic. And then his lips close around her clit and he sucks, and the world turns white.ย
The orgasm catches her off guard. After six long months without it, her body reacts before her brain can, and her mouth lets out the loudest screech sheโs ever made, loud enough that Garrettโs eyes widen from below her, though he doesnโt stop with his ministrations. He laps at her like heโs been starving for it, fucks her with his fingers like itโs the last time heโll ever get to do it. It takes a couple more seconds, and then sheโs twitching again, her cunt pulsing around his fingers for a second orgasm thatโs even stronger than the first.ย
She canโt help it. Her mouth drops open with another cry and she squirts all over his face.ย
โFuck,โ she gasps, legs twitching, trying to move away. โIโm sorry. Iโโ
His hand grips her leg tightly, voice rough and broken with want. โDonโt. Fuckingโdonโt.โ
He presses frantic kisses all over her thighs, her hips, her legs, her belly button piercing, spreading her wetness all over. He stands up with shaky legs and tugs her forward until his mouth is on hers and sheโs tasting herself on his tongue.ย
โFuck, baby,โ he hisses, already turning her over and bending her, guiding both of her hands to brace at the door. โThat was the hottest fucking thingโI canโtโI need to be inside you. Please.โ
She hears his pants and belt hit the floor. Sheโs still trembling from her long-awaited orgasms, but at least she has enough sense to ask, โCondom?โ
A pause.ย
He lets out a loud groan. โI donโt have any.โ
โAre you serious?โ She turns her head back to look at him incredulously.ย
He looks physically pained, his eyebrows knotted together and his jaw clenched. โI have some in my room.โ
She looks down pointedly at their states of undress.
โFuck, I know,โ he hisses, throwing his head back in frustration. But theyโre too close together, so the movement only serves to press her bare ass against his hard cock, making him choke on air. โShit. Shit. Shit. What do youโI need you to decide because I canโtโโ
His hips give an involuntary thrust that has her gasping out loud.ย
โIโm clean,โ she says, and the words shouldnโt feel that heavy given the situation, shouldnโt sound as vulnerable as it does. But Garrett raises his head to look at her like sheโs rewired his brain. Like what she said meant something different. โIโve never gone without. Not sinceโwell, you know.โ
Her heart pounds in her chest heavily. Garrett looks wrecked; like the admission undoes him even more than the sex. When his hands find their way to grip her hips again, theyโre trembling almost violently.ย
โMe too.โ He shifts until heโs close enough to press a kiss on her shoulder. โFuck. Me too.โ
She bends over again, more purposefully this time. โPlease, Garrett.โ
He exhales through his nose. โWhere do you want me?โ
She wiggles her ass against him. โInside, please. Need to feel you inside. โM so empty.โ
Garrett makes a sound at that. Rumbling and raw from the back of his throat. He squeezes her hips again, once, then twice, and then one of his hands disappears to guide himself to her entrance.ย
โLike this?โ He whispers, rubbing the head of his cock over her clit and making her bite her lips in an attempt at being quiet. โAre you sure?โ
She nods, breathless. โPlease.โ
The first press inside has her eyes rolling back. Garrett groans, hands gripping her hips tight enough that the skin around his fingers go white. He goes slowly, making her clench around every inch like heโs branding his cock inside her permanently. He might as well have been. It feels like forever before he finally bottoms out, nudging against her cervix and making her choke out his name.
โFuck,โ he breathes out, the entirety of his torso pressed against her back. โYou feel so good. Shit.โ
She shuts her eyes tight if only to stop herself from tearing up. โPlease move.โ
He presses another kiss, this time to her jaw. And then he pulls out almost all the way before snapping his hips back.ย
โAh,โ she cries out, fingers flexing against the door. Her breasts bounce from the impact, and Garrett reaches up to cup one in his hand. Theyโre both still wearing their shirts, although her bra is unclasped and hanging loosely from her shoulders.ย
Itโs never felt this good with anyone else, and some part of her itches to tell him exactly that. That sheโs never felt so owned; that heโs the only one who can take her to this place.ย
He pinches her nipple, lips hovering close to her ear. โFuck yes. Feel me?โ
โUh-huh,โ she chokes out, her knees shaking and her cunt clenching even tighter around him.ย
โYouโre perfect,โ Garrett grits out, pressing another kiss to her jaw, his thrusts never missing the fast rhythm he set. โIโve neverโfuck. I missed you so bad.โ
Her lip trembles at that. โI missed you, too.โ Her voice is raw and wet and ugly and he hears it exactly for what it is. His hands turn gentle, until heโs pulling out just enough to get her to turn around.ย
He walks them backwards, one of his hands reaching for a random coat and throwing it on the floor. He doesnโt let go of her even as he guides them both down to the floor, the makeshift blanket out of the winter coat scratching their bare legs.ย
โCome here,โ he rasps out, pulling her until sheโs straddling his lap. โRide me. Please, baby.โ
This time itโs her that reaches down to guide his cock inside her. She sinks down on him fast and efficiently, their open mouths pressed together, breathing against each other. The stretch burns something delicious, the angle getting him so much deeper.
โYou feel even bigger like this,โ she gasps out, her arms hugging his shoulders for support. โYouโre so deep.โ
The familiar Garrett Graham smirk paints over his face. โYeah?โ
โGarrett,โ she cries, hips faltering.ย
He holds her steady. โShh. I got you.โ
He begins lifting her up and down his cock, his hips thrusting up to meet her every time. She canโt even pretend to be quiet anymore. And Garrett canโt pretend he doesnโt love it; how out of control she is. How raw and genuine.ย
He shifts a little bit, and the change in angle gets another screech from her throat. โFuck. Yes. Right there. Donโt stop.โ
Garret kisses her, messy and wet, his tongue pushing past her lips and teeth. She moans against his mouth, beginning to feel that familiar tightening in her stomach again. Garrett must sense that sheโs close again too, because he pulls away from her lips to say, โCome on. You gonna squirt again? You know you want to.โ
โI donโtโโ she grips his hair with both hands, head tossing back. โI donโt know if I can.โ
โOf course you can, baby,โ he tells her, voice almost condescending. โHere you go. Let me help you. Wanna feel you squirt around my cock.โ
He reaches down and rubs his thumb against her clit. The reaction is instant: a scream gets caught in her throat, her open mouth pressing against Garrettโs forehead, her pussy pulsing and clinging onto his cock almost violently. She makes a real mess of it; her thighs and Garrettโs wet with her release.ย
It lasts longer than is probably healthy. And Garrett fucks her through it steadily, her entire body twitching with aftershocks. His jaw is cinched tight, lips pursed in concentration. She clenches her pussy around him, and a broken groan erupts from his chest.
โIโmโ close,โ he grits out, pace unrelenting and making her feel lightheaded from overstimulation. โWhere can Iโฆ?โ
She drags him by the neck for another messy kiss. โInside. Please. Wanna feel you fill me up.โ
โJesus,โ Garrett chokes out, the words doing their intended effect. His thrusts falter once, twice, and then heโs painting her insides with his cum, so deep sheโs convinced her stomach bulges with it. โYeah. Take it, baby. Take it all.โ
Her eyes closed shut at the feeling, the warmth of it, the closeness she wasnโt sure sheโd ever feel again. For a moment, none of them move, even as she feels him softening inside her. Her arms are still around his shoulders, hugging him to her, and his have moved to close around her waist.ย
โYou good?โ Garrett asks after a few seconds, one hand coming up to rub her back gently.
She nods, still lightheaded and breathless. โYes. Just. I need a second.โ
His chest rises up and down harshly as well, evidence of how winded he is, but Garrett only tightens his arms around her and pulls her even closer. โOkay.โ
The music from the party continues to thrum outside the closet. She doesnโt know how they can get out with their dignities intact. She doesnโt know if sheโll ever find the strength to pull away from him. It was hard enough the first time.
Garrett moves his head, and then he presses a lingering kiss to her forehead. โListenโโ
A loud knock comes from the closet door, making the two of them jump. โYo, are you guys done? I need my fucking coat.โ
She doesnโt recognize the voice, but the interruption is enough to startle some sense into her.ย
โOh my god,โ she says, fighting back a whimper when she shifts her hips to pull herself off of Garrett.
He looks at her, face blanched and eyes trying to catch hers. โHey, waitโโ
But sheโs already hopping around to put her pants back on. Itโs uncomfortable; her thighs are still messy with their combined release. But her fingers are trembling and her chest feels like itโs caving in and she needs to get out of this damned closet and this damned house.ย
Garrett stands slowly, tugging his pants in place. He runs a hand through his messed up hair, silently watching her panic. Her lips are as swollen as his is, both their necks painted with bites and their skin littered with bruises invisible to the eye but ones they both know will last even longer.ย
Another loud knock.
โHold the fuck on,โ Garrett snaps, letting one hand pound back on the door once to highlight his words.
She finally stops fumbling, her jeans and her top firmly put in place, her hair finger-brushed, looking as put together as she can manage. She still canโt meet his eyes when she croaks out, โIโm sorry.โ
Garrett exhales loudly, tilting his head to the ceiling and closing his eyes in defeat. โYouโre running again.โ
The fact that he doesnโt pose it as a question stings even more. Like he should have known better. Like she had already hurt him once, so this oneโs on him.
She wraps her arms around herself. Her eyes burn, tears clouding her vision. โThis shouldnโt haveโwe shouldnโtโGarrett.โ The helpless way she says his name makes his face twitch. โThis was a mistake. Weโre supposed to be moving on.โ
โStop,โ he rasps out, face all screwed up and refusing to look away from her. โIf youโre leaving, just go. You donโt need to say anything else.โ
โIโm sorry,โ she ducks her head, crying softly now. She still feels his touch and his kisses like theyโre ironbranded on her skin. Garrett still doesnโt look away; thatโs the part that gets to her.ย
notes from me โ hi loves! a little chronological guide to my garrett graham x nursing student!reader fics because they're very much not posted in order and these two have lore now!
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this is the recommended reading order if you want to read the fics chronologically!
โหเฟ casual, obviously
01. questionable choices โ
โคฟ first meeting, first hook-up, and the mutual agreement that neither of them wants a relationship.
02. last time โ
โคฟ the second, third and fourth times they sleep together, and the casual arrangement starts becoming a habit.
03. study buddy โ
โคฟ library studying, anatomy notes, forearm veins, and garrett being very normal about her touching him for science.
04. good practice โ
โคฟ a post-game hook-up turns into bruised-rib inspection, ibuprofen, antiseptic wipes, and the first real proof that this is more than either of them planned.
โหเฟ not dating, except everyone has eyes
05. concussion protocol โ
โคฟ logan ends up in the ED, calls her garrettโs girlfriend in front of actual medical professionals, and garrett gets to see her in student nurse mode.
06. clinical observation โ
โคฟ black scrubs, early morning coffee, tucker needing wound advice, and garrett having a crisis in his own kitchen.
07. hydration based situationship
โคฟ garrett brings her forgotten stanley to the ED, calls her baby in front of renee and tasha, and the nurses immediately notice the โnot-boyfriendโ situation.
08. positive reinforcement โ
โคฟ head-to-toe assessment practice goes exactly as professionally as youโd expect with garrett graham as the patient.
09. study break โ
โคฟ clinical exam stress, cardiac meds, and garrett deciding the best way to get her out of her head is to be extremely, medically unhelpful.
10. medical supervision โ
โคฟ tucker burns his hand in the middle of the night and the boys summon her while sheโs half-asleep in garrettโs bed.
โหเฟ feelings, unfortunately
11. no funny business โ
โคฟ a bad placement day, no hook-up expectations, pizza, soft comfort, and garrett being a little too good at making room for her.
12. off the clock โ
โคฟ hospital pickup, late-night jeep kisses, and garrett being painfully domestic for a man who doesn't have a girlfriend.
13. bullshit injuries
โคฟ the team starts faking injuries for attention, and Garrett is forced to implement a very normal, not-jealous hands-off policy.
14. doctor asshole โ
โคฟ garrett gets jealous of a med student, deploys the letterman jacket, and fools absolutely no one.
15. patient zero โ
โคฟ sheโs sick, garrett shows up after two days of silence, and the girlfriend question finally slips out.
16. the list โ
โคฟ after her fever confession, they make a sex list and realise trust makes them sweeter, sillier, and significantly more adventurous.
โหเฟ heavy stuff
17. just this โ
โคฟ she wears garrettโs jacket at a game, accidentally meets phil, and garrettโs history with his dad comes into the light.
18. i've got you โ
โคฟ her ex shows up at the hockey house, garrett loses it, and they finally talk about what nathan actually did to her.
19. nine days โ
โคฟ garrett spirals, pulls away, and they have the dorm room argument that forces both of them to stop hiding behind โcasual.โ
โหเฟ trying again, carefully
20. kitchen apology
โคฟ she gets to the hockey house when garrett isn't home, the boys spill more than they should, and garrett is very willing to work for her forgiveness.
21. wanted you
โคฟ after a head injury at clinical, garrett graham gets to be the one doing the looking after for once.
22. special treatment
โคฟ studying pharmacology after a concussion goes about as well as expected, especially with garrett watching every wince.
โหเฟ making progress
23. for emergencies
โคฟ at two in the morning, nerves about returning to the hospital lead straight to garrettโs bed.
24. officially
โคฟ an intervention from the hockey team ends with garrett planning dinner, a proper question, and a pickup at eleven.ย
25. lockdown etiquette
โคฟ garrett plans to ask properly over dinner. instead, panic, hospital security, and two hours of waiting turn the moment into something far less polished and much more honest.
last updated: 4 july
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