Look, I don't write much. It's sparse in here. But what is here, is lots of fluff and joy and love. And the odd Pedro boy being fluffy and joyful and lovable...and cheeky.
Everything is rated G or maybe T for Teen. Warnings for anything higher will be listed as needed.
*🎄New for Dec 2025* Why do You Delight in Torturing Me? (multiple P-boy crossover, rated 🌶️)
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The thing I love most about The Mandalorian is that there is NO romantic subtext at ANY POINT. All moments of affection and love are built from the father-son relationship, and that is the main connection of the series.
I'have lived through many fandoms to know that choosing ONE couple to be canon is a shot in the foot because there will ALWAYS be several fanfics, several headcanons, and several crazy fans to ruin the whole experience. And from the moment you open up room for romance, you open the doors for these empty debates to happen.
Din Djarin has several ships and none of them will become canon, which for me is the best happy ending that could exist.
using violence to liberate people from sweatshops, unsafe mines, and grinding poverty isn't the same as using violence to impose those things on people. the idea that violence is morally repugnant regardless of context is a belief that every oppressor throughout history would love for the oppressed to hold
It's a Chanel morning in Paris as Pedro Pascal just arrived at the Grand Palais to attend Matthieu Blazy's second Haute Couture show for the Maison. | U la Repubblica (06 July 2026)
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RATING: Explicit (18+ only)
PAIRING: Joel x ofc (Ellie's aunt)
STATUS: COMPLETE (epilogue forthcoming)
Pre-Outbreak / No-Outbreak AU
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SUMMARY: When your sister starts working nights, you're stuck with afterschool pickup duty for your eight-year-old niece. You love the kid, so you don't mind. And, sure—maybe you don't mind having an excuse to check out her classmate's dad, Joel, five times a week, either.
❤️🩹 painting of anna in chapter 15 by @yopossum
📷 nelle's instagram grid (modern!au)
🏠joel's, nelle's, & anna's homes (moodboard)
chapter links, drabbles & content warnings below the cut!
CHAPTERS
one: AFTERSCHOOL PICKUP
two: ROSEMARY
three: ACCIDENTAL, ALMOST
four: NO WONDER
five: HOPELESS
six: WICKED NOTHINGS
seven: CLOSER, CLOSER
eight: RESERVATION
nine: SUCKER PUNCH
ten: SICK DAY
eleven: COME HERE
twelve: MIDNIGHT
thirteen: DARLIN'
fourteen: AVALANCHE
fifteen: ALWAYS EARLY
sixteen: THE LEAK
seventeen: YOUR BUSINESS
eighteen: NOT WEIRD
nineteen: OUT OF IT
twenty: IT AIN'T NOBODY
twenty-one: LIFTOFF
twenty-two: READY
twenty-three: MOMENTUM
twenty-four: MARROW
twenty-five: SOMEPLACE SAFE
twenty-six: FAMILY (new nov 14th!)
one shots
RED TULIPS (joel & nelle's first valentine's day)
headcanons
nelle & joel's music taste
misc headcanons
nelle + taking a partner's surname
exchanging house keys
nelle's signature scent
school bake sale
CW: Eventual smut (unprotected piv, f!oral m!oral, creampie, cockwarming, a touch of praise kink). Yearning, mutual pining, occasional drunkenness. Light miscommunication but hopefully not a tortuous amount. joel being so in love it's disgusting. Reference to and discussions of divorce / breakups, the death of a parent, and single parenthood. OFC & joel are the same age (both early to mid 30s). OFC has one tattoo described, various described outfits (often including skirts or dresses), and vaguely curly/wavy hair long enough to be tied up. happy ending!
I'm BAAAACCCKKK and have finally finished this fic - I don't remember what happened to make me go on reading hiatus *checks watch* 16 months ago? but I've felt bad ever since and finally put my big girl pants on and came back to read it all, from the start. Good lord am I glad I did.
Freya, you write yearning *ridiculously* well as we all know. And your yearning Joel is a thing of beauty. I can't get over how deeply he feels all his feelings, and how much he's had to close off to hide his feelings from the world so nobody can hurt him again. Your sassy OFC Nelle is so fleshed-out as a real person who seems to be Joel's polar opposite - loud, brassy, doesn't give a shit - but in reality she's also hiding from the possibility of being hurt again. I'm so, so happy that they found each other and they both refused to let the other run away (even when there were many opportunities to run away and avoid potential heartbreak).
"Something I've learned while in law school is about the social construction of crime. I work in a legal clinic on wage theft cases, where employers have "improperly paid" workers by not paying, paying below min wage, withholding overtime, paid sick time, etc.
Most theft is wage theft. Meaning, the dollar value of stolen wages is greater than the value, each year, of all burglaries + robberies, shoplifting, auto theft, combined. Yet, wage theft is not a crime."
Below this tweet is an image comparing the cost of robbery, auto theft, burglary, larceny and wage theft in billions. Robbery only hits 0.34 billion, auto theft 3.8 billion, burglary 4.1 billion, larceny 5.3 billion, and wage theft accounts for greater than 19 billion dollars. The data is sourced from the FBI and EPF.
"If you steal $100 from your employer, you will get arrested. If you call the police because your paycheck is $100 light, the police will tell you to file a complaint with the AG, and the AG will settle the case for between $50 and $200.
(That's actually not true, because AG's only take on big cases where thousands of dollars are at stake, but they will settle big cases by typically requiring the employer to properly pay what is owed. No jail, no criminal record.)
If the AG doesn't want to take the case, it will give you a Private Right of Action to sue the employer in civil court for what you are owed, plus damages. It can take a 6 to 18 months to win at trial, and months or years to collect on the judgement if you win.
This is what we mean when we say crime is socially constructed. Not all social harms are criminalized. Not all actors committing social harm are criminalized.
I settled a case for $27k for three clients last year. We spent a MONTH negotiating the non-disclosure agreement because the employer stated if all his employees sued him and settled like this, he would go BANKRUPT. His business model DEPENDED on wage theft.
These employers go on to hold elected office. 45 famously used wage theft to improve his finances on construction projects, leaving a trail of victims in his wake. Some sued and he had to pay them. Others didn't have resources to pursue multi-year litigation + got nothing."
Then the user responds to someone else asking a question.
The question:
"Can you explain this reasoning? Why expanding criminal liability is a bad idea? For whom?"
The user replies:
"What should we do about it? Criminalize employers or decriminalize theft or something else?
Wage theft shows that we believe restitution is important. Giving the money back is important. Currently, AG keeps track of bad actors and will increase future penalties for bad actors.
It also shows when harm is committed, we don't have to lock someone in a cage or label them a felon, both of which destroy years of life even after the sentence is over. We can demand restitution instead of punishment.
It also shows how ridiculous the label "high crime neighborhood" is. And the arbitrary and racist response of police surveillance in HCN. Because we defined it that way.
Consider the social construction of murder:
The people committing the most harm aren't in jail, don't live in high crime neighborhoods. And "black people commit more crime" is true only because of how we have defined crimes, and how we then surveil their community in response to find more crimes.
There are so many orgs trying to address harm and create accountability within community + without incarceration. We call ourselves prison abolitionists.
Just a few: @ byp100, @ survivepunishNY, @ justicehealing, @ DeeperThanWater, @ BlackAndPinkBos and @ BlmBoston"
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my boyfriend was really athletic when we first got together & hes still muscular but has a belly now :/ idk how to tell him its a turn off w/o hurting him
i suppose if i were you i would start with "hey so you know how i'm kind of shallow and have horrible taste right"
pairing: joel miller x f!reader
word count: 3,365
summary: textfic! a wrong number text turns into something neither of you meant to start.
warnings: rated t. past discussion of domestic violence, stalking (not by joel or reader)
a/n: i appreciate every single like & reblog this silly little text fic has gotten so far. go back and read part 1 here
tag list: @pedrofan, @cloudguide, @k-d--h
format key:
Joel
Reader
Reader's Friend
Tommy
Sarah
James
Friday, June 27
(7:03am)
Morning
(7:06am)
It’s 7am
(7:06am)
To be fair, I did wait
Was gonna send that at 5 when I woke up
(7:09am)
You’re a monster
(7:09am)
You can go back to sleep in a sec
(7:11am)
Do you have plans tonight?
(7:11am)
I don’t even know what day it is
(7:12am)
Friday
(7:13am)
Probably not
(7:13am)
Okay, good.
(7:15am)
Metz Park. Tonight.
Be there before dark
(7:15am)
That’s vague…
(7:17am)
Don’t Google it neither
(7:18am)
Okay???
(7:20am)
Trust me
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(11:14am)
Should I be worried that Joel told me to go to a park just before dark?
And he told me that I couldn't Google it.
(11:16am)
What park?
(11:16)
...
(11:16am)
He said you couldn't Google it. I'm being a good friend and making sure he's not going to murder you
(11:17am)
Metz Park
(11:23am)
Go
(11:24am)
What?
(11:24am)
Go. It looks fun.
And you can always text me if it goes sideways
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(6:22pm)
A movie?
(6:23pm)
A movie
(6:23pm)
I was not prepared for this
(6:24pm)
What were you prepared for?
(6:24pm)
Nothing
(6:25pm)
You provided me with literally zero details
(7:22pm)
Uh-oh. Is he ugly? Is he hideous? Do you need me to pick you up?
(7:23pm)
James is here
How is James here??
Why is James here??
(7:24pm)
I think I’m having a panic attack
(7:24pm)
I'm on my way
------------------------------------------------
(7:24pm)
Joel
(7:24pm)
Can’t get through a movie without you talking, huh?
(7:25pm)
Joel. He’s here
(7:25pm)
Who?
(7:25pm)
My ex
(7:25pm)
the one who hit you?
(7:25pm)
yeah
(7:25pm)
where?
(7:26pm)
Joel
(7:26pm)
where
(7:26pm)
I don’t know how to explain it
(7:27pm)
I need you to
(7:27pm)
I can’t
(7:27pm)
sweetheart. please, I need you to tell me where he is.
(7:28pm)
He’s walking towards the bathrooms. Closest to where you get your tickets
(7:28pm)
what’s he look like?
what’s he wearing?
(7:29pm)
a hat
(7:29pm)
what kind of hat?
cowboy hat? baseball cap?
(7:30pm)
baseball cap
(7:30pm)
the oklahoma sooners one?
(7:30pm)
…yes
(7:31pm)
you facing toward him or away?
(7:31pm)
away
(7:31pm)
good.
(7:32pm)
you keep watching the movie, okay? I'll take care of it
(7:32pm)
what do you mean?
(7:33pm)
Joel??
(7:33pm)
it’ll be okay
give me 5 minutes. just keep your eyes on the screen.
(7:33pm)
Joel?
(7:33pm)
promise me
(7:34pm)
Promise
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(7:37pm)
I'm stuck in traffic. Are you ok?
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(7:40pm)
Ok handled
(7:40pm)
What do you mean handled?
(7:40pm)
It’s handled
(7:41pm)
Did you kill him???
(7:41pm)
no
(7:41pm)
Joel??
(7:41pm)
He won’t be back. I promise
You’re safe
(7:42pm)
But if you gotta leave, I get it
(7:43pm)
I’d rather wait for it to be over
so that I can blend in with the crowd
(7:44pm)
Alright
You text me if you need to
(7:45pm)
What’d I miss?
(7:45pm)
I have no idea
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(7:46pm)
Its “handled”
(7:47pm)
What do you mean
(7:48pm)
I have no idea
James is gone. I don’t see him.
Joel said he took care of it
(7:49pm)
I'll be there in 11 minutes
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(9:08pm)
Home safe?
(9:08pm)
Yes, thank you
(9:09pm)
Can I tell you a secret?
(9:09pm)
Always
(9:09pm)
I cheated
(9:10pm)
on?
(9:10pm)
At the movies
(9:11pm)
What do you mean?
You looked?
(9:11pm)
Yeah
(9:12pm)
It wasn’t about him…
(9:13pm)
I wanted to see you
(9:13pm)
and?
(9:15pm)
Still a mystery
(9:18pm)
You gonna be alright tonight?
(9:19pm)
Yeah, I'm crashing at a friends. Thanks, Joel.
(9:18pm)
Try and get some sleep
(9:19pm)
I'll do my best.
Night Joel.
(9:19pm)
Night
Saturday, June 28
(9:00am)
Good morning
(9:03am)
Morning
(9:03am)
Sleep alright?
(9:03am)
As well as I could
(9:04am)
Joel?
(9:05am)
You sure say my name a lot
(9:06am)
Sorry
(9:06am)
Didn’t mean it in a bad way.
(9:06am)
Oh
(9:08am)
What’s up?
(9:09am)
You called me sweetheart
(9:09am)
What?
(9:09am)
You called me sweetheart
Last night
(9:10am)
I did?
(9:11am)
Yeah
(9:13am)
Shit…I’m sorry
(9:14am)
You were panicking
and I needed to know where he was
(9:15am)
I didn’t say I minded
(9:15am)
Oh
(9:15am)
So what happened?
(9:15am)
With?
(9:16am)
My ex
(9:16am)
Told you I handled it
(9:17am)
Yeah, but I don’t know if that means I need to delete our text messages as evidence for a murder trial or….
(9:17am)
Nothing like that
Told the security guard he was talking up some underage girls
A parent overheard and raised a whole stink so he was escorted out by the cops
(9:18am)
Oh
(9:19am)
Would you rather I had killed him?
(9:19am)
I plead the fifth
(9:24am)
Thank you
(9:24am)
Don’t have to thank me
(9:24am)
Joel…
(9:25am)
You’re welcome
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(12:47pm)
You eat something?
(12:52pm)
Yeah
Kind of
(12:54pm)
I had coffee
(12:55pm)
That’s not food
(12:55pm)
Depends who you ask
(12:57pm)
Go get something
(12:58pm)
Bossy
(12:58pm)
Just making sure you're looking after yourself
(1:02pm)
I’ll grab something in a bit
(1:03pm)
Alright
(1:20pm)
You got plans for today?
(1:26pm)
Not really
(1:27pm)
Good
(1:27pm)
Why is that good?
(1:29pm)
Means you can take it easy
(1:30pm)
No more super secret outings?
(1:31pm)
Not today
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(7:19pm)
You know before yesterday, I hadn't had M&M's in years
(8:01pm)
That's criminal
(8:03pm)
I'm still working on the same bag.
Sunday, June 29
(9:54am)
Haven't been able to sleep all too well
(10:00am)
Nightmares?
(10:02am)
Unfortunately and anxiety.
(10:04am)
Well, you just holler if you want company
Got the day off since it's Sunday, so I'm around
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(6:07pm)
Home safe?
(6:10pm)
Door's double locked.
I've never been more grateful to be on the third floor.
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(9:37pm)
Know you're probably asleep, but just wanted to let you know I'm home
Monday, June 30
(8:24am)
Morning.
You get some shut eye?
(9:03am)
Morning.
I slept with the TV on. I'm sure my neighbors hate me.
(12:04pm)
If it helped you sleep some, screw 'em
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(9:53pm)
Probably gonna be pulling doubles all week
Giving the crew Friday & Saturday off
(9:55pm)
That's nice of you
For the 4th?
(9:58pm)
Yeah
so, it might take me a little longer to respond
(10:00pm)
When did you wake up?
(10:00pm)
5
(10:01pm)
You're probably exhausted
(10:02pm)
Spent half the day fixing somebody else's work. Whole wall was starting to bow cause the studs weren't set right.
(10:04pm)
Could barely get my boots off and get my ass to bed
(10:06pm)
Well, don't stress responding to my texts.
(10:27pm)
You fell asleep, didn't you?
Tuesday, July 1
(5:45am)
Guilty as charged
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(12:00pm)
You know what you haven’t given me in a while?
(12:12pm)Yeah? You want a lunch recommendation?
(12:12pm)
Show me what you got
(12:15pm)
I’ll give you a two-fer
(12:15pm)
A what?
(12:19pm)Two for the price of one
Have you been to Barton Springs?
(12:19pm)
You can assume if you haven’t told me about it, that I’ve not gone
(12:21pm)
It’s real nice
It's a pool that’s fed from an underground spring. i used to take Sarah there in the summer time
It’s free to get in from 5-8am. Otherwise i think it's $5
(12:21pm)
I will be paying $5
(12:25pm)
Ha. Of course you will
Anyway, around the corner is a place called The Picnic. It’s just a bunch of food trucks
Can’t go wrong with any of them but my favorite is Have a Taco
(12:26pm)
Do you only eat bbq or tacos?
(12:29pm)
Haven’t heard you complain yet
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(1:30pm)
I know I should be worrying about James, but I can't stop thinking about Joel
(1:32pm)
What'd he do now?
(1:32pm)
Exist 🙃
Wednesday, July 2
(10:24pm)
Just walked in the door after a 14 hour day
(10:29pm)
Just wanted to say hi
Thursday, July 3
(8:48am)
You work too hard
(9:29am)
Kid in college aint exactly cheap
(9:31am)Still
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(9:56am)
don't forget you're supposed to pick me up tomorrow
(9:57am)
That's this weekend?
(9:57am)
yes, dad 😂
it's july 4th
or should i tell uncle tommy to come get me like a neglected child?
(9:58am)
I was joking, kid.
What time?
(9:58am)
doesn't matter
do i still have a bedroom or did you turn it in to the tool closet you always wanted
(9:58am)
Ha. Ha. That’s what the garage is for
(9:59am)
sheets washed?
(9:59am)
They will be
(9:59am)
...and maybe something green in the fridge this time?
(10:00am)
Lettuce is green
(10:00am)
not what i meant
(10:00am)
We'll stop at the store and get groceries
(10:02am)
score
how's work been?
(10:03am)
A mess. I’ll tell you about it when I pick you up
(10:03am)
you’ll have to tell me about the girl you’ve been texting too
(10:03am)
Excuse me?
(10:04am)
uncle tommy says that you’ve been texting more than usual
distracted and all smiley
(10:05am)
Sarah…
(10:05am)
see you soon
love you
(10:05am)
Love you too, kiddo
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(10:07am)
You can forget about coming over for the 4th
(10:08am)
What the hell, Joel?
(10:09am)
Quit telling Sarah that I'm talking to someone
(10:09am)
You are talking to someone
(10:10am)
You're irritating
(10:12am)
I barely see that kid as is.
I ain't missing the 4th and I ain't missing Sunday dinner
(10:10am)
I'm not letting both of ya’ll gang up on me
(10:11am)
Too late, big brother
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(9:21pm)
I'm beat
(9:23pm)
Are you done for the week?
(9:26pm)
Done until Monday
(9:27pm)
Good. You have any 4th plans?
(9:27pm)
Picking Sarah up from UT tomorrow
Probably grilling up some burgers and then fireworks
(9:28pm)
She's not home for the summer?
(9:29pm)
No, she's doing some summer research program with one of her professors.
Got chosen out of 40-something people she said.
(9:30pm)
Oh wow, good for her!
You must be excited to have her home for the weekend then
(9:30pm)
Yeah, it's gonna be real nice to have her back
What about you? Any plans?
(9:31pm)
My friend is dragging me to something called Star Spangled Fest
You heard of it?
(9:32pm)
Sure
You'll have a mighty good time at that
(9:32pm)
I'm a little nervous
Haven't really left my apartment since Monday
(9:34pm)
Aw, hell. Hate that he's still got you worked up.
I think you'll be okay.
Spangled Fest is huge. 10,000+ people a year kinda huge.
(9:35pm)
Fingers crossed
My goal is to keep a low profile and just enjoy myself
(9:35pm)
Text me tomorrow if you want
(9:36pm)
You always say that
(9:39pm)
Alright
I’m actually going to sleep
(9:40pm)
I'm surprised you lasted this long
(9:40pm)
Got distracted
(9:40pm)
With what?
(9:41pm)
You
(9:41pm)
☺️
Goodnight, Joel
(9:44pm)
Night
Friday, July 4
(5:37pm)
I just paid $19 for a drink..
(8:24pm)
For that price, I hope it was a double
(8:29pm)
JOEL
(8:31pm)
That's me
How many of those drinks have you had, sweetheart?
(8:40pm)
3 or 4
I don't remember anymore
(8:41pm)
You being safe?
With your friends?
(8:41pm)
Yes, dad 🙄
(8:44pm)
Ouch
(8:46pm)
I'm here with my friend and her boyfriend
He's weird
(8:46pm)
Why's that?
(8:47pm)
He's got a mullet
and he has a funny name
Kermit
(8:47pm)
Like the frog?
(8:47pm)
Isn't that the dumbest name you've ever heard?
(8:48pm)
I reckon it's pretty stupid
(8:48pm)
I missed talking to you today
All week really
Kept checking my phone like an idiot
(8:47pm)
Yeah?
(8:47pm)
And then you text me today and call me sweetheart
What am I supposed to do with that?
(8:54pm)
Fireworks gonna start soon?
(8:58pm)
Oh my God, Joel!
There's a whole orchestra here!
(8:59pm)
Glad you're having fun
(9:01pm)
Fireworks in 30 minutes!!!
They just announced it
(9:02pm)
The ones here went off a little bit ago
Now we're stuck in traffic trying to get out of here
(9:03pm)
Lame
(9:44pm)
Hey
You text me later just to let me know you got home safe, alright?
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(11:26pm)
Home
Saturday, July 5
(9:57am)
I should not be allowed to drink
(9:59am)
Sure sounded like you had a fun time though
(10:01am)
In the moment, yes
Right now, everything is too bright & too loud
(10:01am)
Welcome to being hungover in your 30's
(10:03am)
You're not allowed to welcome me
You're not in your 30's 😜
(10:04am)
Wow
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(12:31pm)
I haven't moved from my bed
(12:34pm)
Aint the best for you
but I can guarantee a cheeseburger would get you upright
(12:36pm)
My stomach just growled
but food requires movement
(12:37pm)
I'm gonna throw some on the grill
(12:37pm)
Don't tease me
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(1:02pm)
I got McDonalds
This is your fault
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(8:44pm)
So what does a man your age do on a Saturday night?
(8:46pm)
Sleep. Try not to throw my back out carrying my kids laundry
(8:46pm)
Wow. Hot
(8:47pm)
You’re trouble
(8:47pm)
Don’t act like you don’t love it
(8:48pm)
Can’t say I’m used to it
(8:48pm)
Really?
(8:48pm)
Really
(8:48pm)
Hard to believe
Bet you were a heartbreaker back in the day
(8:49pm)
Back in the day?
(8:49pm)
Yeah, like…when dinosaurs roamed the earth
(8:49pm)
Twice in one day, huh?
(8:50pm)
You didn’t deny it
(8:50pm)
Some things don’t need sayin’
(9:09pm)
Headed to bed soon?
(9:12pm)
Close to it
(9:12pm)
So old
(9:13pm)
You talk big but i bet you’re in bed by 10
(9:13pm)
Okay rude
(9:13pm)
Didn’t deny it
(9:14pm)
Maybe I just like to be awake in case you text me
(9:14pm)
Well, maybe I’ll make sure to say good night from now on so you don’t wait up
(9:15pm)
Maybe you should
(9:21pm)
Goodnight, sweetheart
(9:21pm)
Goodnight, Joel
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(9:21pm)
Is it possible to fall in love with someone you’ve never met
(9:25am)
There's about 6 different reality shows about this very topic
(9:25pm)
I mean it
My heart is racing
(9:27am)
That's called being horny
(9:27pm)
I’m serious
(9:27am)
So am I
------------------------------------------------
(9:49pm)
this is sarah.
my dad’s asleep on the couch and i couldn’t resist.
you’re the one he keeps texting, right?
(9:50pm)
I guess that’s me
(9:50pm)
just so you know, he’s terrible at this stuff but he means well
(9:50pm)
You’ve got a real great dad
(9:51pm)
i do
and he deserves to be happy
(9:52pm)
which he seems like he is since he hasn’t stopped checking his phone since i got here
(9:52pm)
You’re going to get him all flustered if he finds out you’re texting me
(9:53pm)
worth it. someone’s gotta say what he won’t
(9:53pm)
Which is?
(9:53pm)
when are you two finally meeting?
(10:02pm)
I’d like to.
I just don’t know if he wants that yet.
Sunday, July 6
(6:03am)
Don’t pay Sarah no mind
She’s got no business sticking her nose in my phone
(6:08am)
Sorry if she bothered you
(8:32am)
She didn’t bother me
(8:34am)
She was sweet
Can tell she was raised right
(8:41am)
Dont go giving me too much credit
(8:41am)
I think you deserve more than you give yourself
(8:42am)
You trying to make an old man turn red?
(8:42am)
Not a bad look on you, I bet
(8:42am)
…lord help me
(8:43am)
Any thoughts on what she said?
(8:44am)
Don’t much like her putting me on the spot
(8:45am)
But?
(8:47am)
Of course i’ve thought about it.
(8:54am)
So how about you recommend a place we can meet then
(9:23am)
It may be a little out of your way
but there’s a coffee shop out closer to me in Bastrop
Texas Coffee Works
(9:25am)
When?
(9:27am)
When are you free?
(9:28am)
11?
(9:30am)
Yeah, okay. 11.
------------------------------------------------
(9:47am)
He asked me to meet him
(9:49am)
When?
(9:49am)
At 11
(9:49am)
Today?
(9:50am)
Yes, today
(9:50am)
How are you feeling?
Are you good?
(9:47am)
What do you mean?
(9:51am)
IDK. What if he’s just this person you’ve built up in your head?
Or what if he’s just plain ugly
(9:55am)
It’s going to be fine
It has to be fine
------------------------------------------------
(10:42am)
Headed out for a little bit
You gonna be alright on your own?
(10:43am)
dad, i'm 20
go meet your girlfriend
(10:43am)
Not my girlfriend
------------------------------------------------
(10:42am)
I got here way too early
(10:43am)
Fuck
I was just at home and I was ready and all I could do was sit on my couch and re-read everything he’s ever sent
(10:45am)
I think I’m going to throw up
(10:45am)
Just breathe
Imagine you’re meeting me for coffee instead
(10:49am)
Fuck shit motherfuck
(10:49am)
Did that make you feel better?
(10:50am)
No
(11:02am)
He’s not here yet
(11:02am)
Maybe he’s just running late?
it's only 11:02
(11:04am)
What if he doesn’t show up?
------------------------------------------------
(11:07am)
Something just came up
Not gonna make it
(11:09am)
I'm sorry I made you come out all this way
(11:10am)
No worries. Hope everything is okay.
------------------------------------------------
(11:10am)
He’s not coming
(11:10am)
It’s only been 10 minutes, give him some time
Maybe he’s stuck in traffic
(11:14am)
No, he’s not coming
He texted
(11:15am)
Shit
(11:18am)
He just said something came up
Why tell me he wanted to meet today in the first place?
(11:18am)
I'm sure he had good reason
(11:20am)
Do you want to get shitfaced?
(11:24am)
No
------------------------------------------------
(1:41pm)
hey, you said a little bit
it’s been almost 3 hours
(2:20pm)
are you okay?
------------------------------------------------
(3:01pm)
Sarah said you ain’t answering her texts or calls
Just want to make sure you’re okay and not lying in a ditch somewhere
------------------------------------------------
(3:12pm)
did your phone die?
i keep telling you that you have to charge it at night
(3:21pm)
Sorry, kiddo.
Just needed to be away from my phone for a little bit
(3:29pm)
it didn’t go well?
------------------------------------------------
(Incoming call)
“Hey kid..”
“Don’t ‘hey kid’ me. You’ve had me and Uncle Tommy thinking that you got into an accident or something.”
“…I’m fine.”
You better have had a good excuse. How did it go?”
(sigh)
"Where are you?”
“…the Family Viewing Area at the airport”
"Dad…why?”
“Just needed some quiet”
"Did something happen? Did you – did you see her?”
“…yeah”
“and?”
“and I did what I do best. Nothin’. I just sat in the truck like an idiot.”
(sigh)
“I'm mad at myself for even going in the first place.”
“Dad…”
“I ain't good at this, kid.”
"You were just overwhelmed."
“I thought if I saw her…it’d be easy.”
“Just addin’ a face to the name.”
“But I seen her and –”
"Do you want to tell me what happened?”
"Nothin’ happened. That’s the problem.”
“I stood there like a damn fool.”
“All this time I’ve been telling myself it’s just texts… but then I saw her. And she’s real.”
“And I thought…maybe–”
"Dad…”
“She’s not Mom…”
“I know that.”
“And she obviously likes you back.”
“You don’t know that.”
“Hell, kid. I’m sittin’ in a park talkin’ to my daughter about a woman I ain’t even met. That’s gotta be some new kinda low.”
“Stop beating yourself up. Come home. Uncle Tommy bought steaks.”
“We’ll figure out what to do next, okay?”
“Yeah. Okay.”
“Drive safe, see you in a bit.”
“Love you, babygirl”
“Love you too, dad.”
------------------------------------------------
(11:04pm)
Sorry I bailed today
Wasn’t fair to you
(11:07pm)
It’s okay. Things happen
You don’t have to explain
(11:08pm)
I’m not good at this
but I want to be
(11:08am)
Joel...
You don’t have to do or say anything you’re not ready for
(11:10pm)
You’re too goddamn sweet
(11:10pm)🫠
(11:10pm)
Just being honest
(11:13pm)
Can I tell you something?
(11:13pm)
Always
(11:15pm)
I was there
today
(11:17pm)
You were?
(11:17pm)
Yeah
(11:17pm)
What happened then?
(11:18pm)
Was it me?
(11:19pm)
Not in the way you might think
(11:20pm)
What do you mean?
(11:20pm)
I saw you, sitting there
and it scared the hell out of me
(11:20pm)
Joel
(11:21pm)
Dont
(11:22pm)
Just let me say what I need to say before I lose my nerve
(11:22pm)
Okay
(11:30pm)
Sometimes I lay in bed and reread your texts and it makes me feel twenty years younger
and it makes me feel like a fool
(11:31pm)
because I’m halfway in love with a woman I’ve never properly met
and I don’t even know what color her eyes are
(11:33pm)
Joel
(11:35pm)
Do you have any idea what it does to me when you say my name?
I dream about your voice
(11:36pm)
Do you ever think about what I look like?
(11:37pm)
Of course I do
(11:39pm)
Not just your face, but how you stand
How you probably frown when you’re thinking too hard
What it’d feel like to rest my head on your chest
(11:40pm)
What I think about most is how stupid it is that I miss you
that I miss someone I’ve never been in a room with
Love the way this is going, too - i wish everyone could be honest over text like this rather than gross or weird because of their anonymity. Joel comes across as safe and I love that for her.
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pairing: joel miller x f!reader
word count: 3,053
summary: textfic! a wrong number text turns into something neither of you meant to start.
warnings: rated t. past discussion of domestic violence
a/n: it seems insane to actually be posting this. this was written last summer and my lovely beta @joelsgoodgirl read it last november. but it just kind of sat in my drafts for months until someone on twitter mentioned how text fics were underrated. so here we are.
this fic is meant to be read in 8 parts, but i hate clogging the tags, especially when it is available directly on a03. so, i've pared it down to 3 parts for tumblr's sake.
i apologize in advance for tumblr's shitty formatting
format key:
Joel
Reader
Reader's Friend
Tommy
Wednesday, May 21
(12:37pm)
I’m so done with this day already
Verizon said they could move all my contacts over but I’ve been adding every single number in manually for the last hour
(5:16pm)
Wrong number
(5:18pm)
Sorry, swapped the last two digits!
Saturday, May 24
(10:06am)
Why do all exits off I-35 look exactly the same?
(10:08am)
Between that and all this construction, I’m never going to make it
Just go on without me.
(10:24am)
Still not who you're lookin for
(10:26am)
Sorry! Fucking Siri.
Tuesday, May 27
(11:41am)
I am overwhelmed by the sheer number of food trucks and restaurants in this town
(12:02pm)
Best is Vazquez #1 in north Austin or Habanero Cafe
(12:03pm)
Sorry, don’t mean to keep texting you.
My phone refuses to cooperate
(12:05pm)
Thanks for the recommendations though!
(1:24pm)
Wow
(1:27pm)
Sorry, I’m at Vazquez #1 right now and…just wow
(1:30pm)
Thank you again!
Saturday, May 31
(10:23am)
I had no idea breakfast tacos were a thing
(10:25am)
A thing?
(10:25am)
A thing to exist.
I mean, breakfast burritos, sure. But tacos?
(10:27am)
You sure text a lot
(10:29am)
Not my fault.
Your food recommendations have proven to be amazing.
(10:31am)
You might have to start charging for your services if you keep it up
(11:52am)
Note to self: don’t try to hike after eating three breakfast tacos
(11:57am)
How’s it a note to yourself if you're texting me?
(11:58am)
Touche
(11:58am)
Also maybe don’t try hiking at noon when it’s nearly 90 out
(11:59am)
I’m not from here
How was I supposed to know that?
(12:04pm)
Common sense
Monday, June 2
(1:55pm)
You ain’t one of them vegetarians right?
(1:56pm)
No
(2:04pm)
Good. Try Stiles Switch bbq
(2:06pm)
…I don’t like barbeque
(2:09pm)
Aw hell. You pulling my leg?
(2:11pm)
Nope
(2:16pm)
Can i ask you something?and i dont mean it to make you feel dumb or sound condescending
(2:18pm)
Okay…
(2:21pm)
Have you had Texas bbq before?
and i mean real bbq not a chain like Dickeys
(2:23pm)
I don’t know what that is
(2:36pm)
Jesus…what have you had?
(2:40pm)
It wasn’t in Texas…
It was back in Michigan
(3:01pm)
Do me a favor and just go.
You gotta at least get the brisket and the corn casserole
(3:05pm)
and the banana pudding
(3:37pm)
I don't like banana
(4:02pm)
Of course you dont
Wednesday, June 4
(12:28pm)
$30?!
(12:34pm)
Worth it
(12:35pm)
Can I submit a request for reimbursement?
(12:37pm)
From who?
(12:37pm)
You
(12:38pm)
no
(12:44pm)
This better be the best goddamn food in Texas
(12:47pm)
not like I dragged you there
(12:48pm)
Easy for you to say when you’re not the one spending the money
(12:52pm)
Could've looked it up beforehand
(12:45pm)
And been spoiled?
(12:52pm)
Then quit your gripin'
(1:12pm)
Oh fuck you
(1:13pm)
You got a mouth on you
(1:15pm)
This IS the best goddamn food in Texas
(1:17pm)
I’m a BBQ convert
(1:20pm)
There’s hope for you yet
(1:21pm)
Good, cause I’m keeping you around
(1:24pm)
Keeping me?
(1:26pm)
For your food recommendations, obviously.
Maybe I’ll change your contact name in my phone
(1:27pm)
From?
(1:28pm)
STOP TEXTING THIS NUMBER
(1:45pm)
Shit, sorry.
I didn’t mean that as in stop texting me
(1:56pm)
Unless you want to
(2:37pm)
I meant that’s what I had you in my phone as…
(6:03pm)
Joel
(6:05pm)
Excuse you?
(6:09pm)
That's what you can put me in your phone as
(6:10pm)
Joel
(6:11pm)
Yep
(6:11pm)
Hi Joel
(6:12pm)
Howdy
Thursday, June 5
(11:24am)
So…Joel
(11:26am)
You texting me on purpose now?
(11:27am)
Should I not?
(11:29am)
Ain’t saying that
(11:31am)
I’ve determined you’re either a 16 year old boy or a 60 year old man.
(11:32am)
Why’s that?
(11:33am)
Just a guess
I’m curious
(11:35am)
About me?
(11:36am)
Yes
(11:36am)
Why?
(11:36am)
Why not?
(11:38am)
Nothing special
(11:41am)
You’re not curious?
(11:44am)
Could tell you but then I’d have to kill you
(11:49am)
…Top Gun
(11:50am)
Never seen it
(11:51am)
…
(11:51am)
What?
(11:53am)
Nothing, its a classic
(11:59am)
Anyway, how are you supposed to kill me when you don’t even know my name…
(12:06pm)
Shit
(12:07pm)
You offered yours so easily. Joel.
(12:09pm)
Yeah, yeah...
So...
(12:09pm)
So?
(12:10pm)
So tell me.
Your name.
(12:11pm)
My name
(12:11pm)
Smartass.
(12:13pm)
Wait –
(12:15pm)
You’re not some 16 year old kid, right?
(12:16pm)
I'm not gonna get picked up by that predator guy?
(12:20pm)
Hello?
(12:22pm)
OH MY GOD. I’M DYING.
(12:23pm)
Guessing thats a no.
(12:25pm)
No, Joel. I’m not 16.
You’re not gonna end up on To Catch A Predator
(12:26pm)
I’m 31
(12:28pm)
See what I mean?
Smartass
(12:29pm)
Is that what you're gonna save my contact as in your phone?
(12:30pm)
Good idea
(12:32pm)
I was joking!
Saturday, June 7
(12:27pm)
Hey, old man.
(12:30pm)
Not old
(12:31pm)
Still in debate
(12:33pm)
Older doesn’t mean old
(12:34pm)
Thanks for the confirmation, grandpa
(12:39pm)
I’m 42…
(12:40pm)
Ancient
(12:42pm)
Jesus christ
(12:43pm)
He a friend of yours?
You two go to school together?
(1:39pm)
Sorry
------------------------------------------------
(7:12pm)
Not ignoring you
(7:14pm)
Just been a long day
Tuesday, June 10
(5:17pm)
Not sure if you have to take I-35 through downtown to get home, but if so, you may want to re-route.
(5:18pm)
There’s an accident and they have both sides stopped because they have to transport someone via helicopter.
(5:20pm)
Thanks
Thursday, June 12
(8:06am)
Morning, old man
(8:30am)
Already with the abuse?
(8:32am)
I woke up early
(8:34am)
And you seem like the type to be up at the crack of dawn
(8:41am)
You sure got a lot of spare time to be a wiseass
(8:52am)
Only seems that way
(8:53am)
I work from home
(9:13am)
Never understood the appeal
(9:27am)
Of working from home?
It’s great. I get to work in sweatpants most days.
(9:56am)
You never said what you do.
(10:01am)
That’s cause I didn’t
Just said I work from home
(10:23am)
Descriptive
(10:25am)
Says the man who takes 20 minutes to send a one word text
(10:32am)
I’m a paralegal, which sounds fancy, but I really just do research all day long
(10:41am)
Does sound fancy
(10:56am)
Let me guess, you’re a…
Firefighter?
(11:12am)
Contractor
Own my own company
Build stuff, fix stuff, remodeling. that kinda thing
(11:17am)
Don’t go looking me up on Google now
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(11:18am)
Remember my wrong number?
(11:19am)
The food truck guy? How could I forget?
(11:21am)
Joel
(11:22am)
Joel?
(11:23am)
Yeah, we’ve been chatting here and there.
(11:25am)
He just told me what he does and told me not to Google him…
(11:26am)
But?
(11:28am)
I don’t know
(11:29am)
Girl, look him up. I need to know if he's hot. or a serial killer
------------------------------------------------
(11:29am)
You’re looking me up, arent you?
(11:29am)
No. Promise I’m not.
(1:07pm)
I mean, you won’t find nothing bad
(1:09pm)
I'm not on Facebook or whatever they got these days
Best you'll see is that my company’s got 4.4 stars on Google
(1:11pm)
"these days". God, you're old.
Should i be impressed by 4.4 stars?
(1:13pm)
Shut up
Pretty high considering some folks gotta deal with my idiot brother
(1:15pm)
You have a brother?
(1:18pm)
Biggest pain in the ass this side of the Mississippi
(1:21pm)
Somehow I don't doubt it.
(1:26pm)
You got any?
(1:26pm)
Brothers?
(1:27pm)
Or sisters
(1:28pm)
Neither
(1:31pm)
Gotta get back to it
(1:32pm)
Just in case you think I’m ignoring you again
(1:33pm)
Aren’t you the boss?
(1:33pm)
Yeah
Work aint gonna get done if i'm texting you though
------------------------------------------------
(7:12pm)
You really didn’t look me up?
(7:15pm)
You asked me not to
(7:16pm)
I'm surprised
(7:16pm)
Why?
(7:17pm)
Dunno
(7:18pm)
It’s kind of nice, right?
Not knowing
(7:20pm)
Nice?
(7:22pm)
Yeah….different
(7:23pm)
Easier
(7:24pm)
How do you mean?
(7:30pm)
I don’t know, I feel like I can text you anything
(7:31pm)
And there’s no expectation or obligation
or judgement
(7:33pm)
You sure about that?
(7:35pm)
Now who's the smartass?
(7:36pm)
Still you.
(7:37pm)
I meant judgement that has real life consequences
You could just block me and that would be that
(7:48pm)
Guess it works both ways
Friday, June 13
(6:45pm)
Hey, you
Big Friday night plans?
(6:49pm)
Sure
(6:50pm)
Oh yeah?
(6:52pm)
Sitting on my couch texting a stranger
(6:52pm)
🙄
(6:54pm)
No plans. Just me, Curtis, and Viper.
(6:47pm)
Friends of yours?
(6:59pm)
Something like that
(8:22pm)
Ninjas and Russian spies?
(8:26pm)
You looked it up?
(8:27pm)
I was curious
Thought you were referring to dogs or a biker gang at first
(8:30pm)
You got some imagination
(8:32pm)
Yeah yeah, too much time on my hands
(8:36pm)
Didn't say that
I’m sure a gal like you probably has some actual Friday night plans, right?
(8:37pm)
Not tonight
(8:39pm)
Aint the type to go out by yourself?
(8:40pm)
Wouldn’t even know where to start
(8:41pm)
Well, lucky for you that you know a guy
Wild West. Good food and dancing if that’s your thing
------------------------------------------------
(8:41pm)
Fuck.
(8:43pm)
???
(8:43pm)
Did you end up going out?
(8:44pm)
No.
Since you abandoned me for your new crush.
(8:45pm)
I didn’t abandon you
(8:44pm)
You said "I don't feel like going out"
and then let out the biggest sigh as you stared at your phone
So...is he ghosting you?
(8:46pm)
No, he suggested a bar…
(8:47pm)
Like to meet him?
(8:48pm)
I don’t know?!
(8:50pm)
Ew. An Android?
(8:51pm)
…
(8:51pm)
Just ask him!
------------------------------------------------
(8:56pm)
Are you asking 'cause you'll be there?
(9:03pm)
Just figure you deserve a chance to experience the right side of Austin
------------------------------------------------
(9:07pm)
Definitely not a date.
(9:08pm)
For sure?
(9:09pm)
Pretty much
------------------------------------------------
(9:13pm)
Wild West Cedar Park?
(9:15pm)
That’s the one
(9:18pm)
Ask for Pete
(9:19pm)
Pete?
(9:20pm)
Tell him Joel sent you
(9:22pm)
I haven’t even said I’m going
------------------------------------------------
(9:22pm)
So, you’ll come with me?
(9:23pm)
Sure. I'll come pick you up
------------------------------------------------
(9:26pm)
Can I bring someone with me?
(9:27pm)
So you are going?
(9:28pm)
Nothing better to do
(9:28pm)
Have fun
Saturday, June 14
(12:19pm)So, how was it?
(1:46pm)
good music. bad tequila. questionable decisions were made
Monday, June 16
(2:21pm)
Are you still ghosting him?
(2:23pm)
Is it ghosting if neither of us are texting?
(2:23pm)
You're being ridiculous
(2:24pm)
I just feel stupid
(2:26pm)
What if he was there and saw me make a fool out of myself?
What if he saw me make out with that random guy at the bar?
(2:26pm)
Is he not just some random guy?
(2:27pm)
Oh god…
What if he was the random guy at the bar that I made out with?
(2:28pm)
You're spiraling
Saturday, June 21
(9:02am)
Can you pick up the goddamn phone?
(9:05am)
busy
(9:06am)
So busy that you forgot to put in the order with the lumber yard
(9:08am)
Framing's gonna be delayed until Monday
(9:11am)
shit
(9:12am)
The hell's gotten into you this week?
(9:12am)
what?
(9:14am)
You. Forgetting to put in this order, yelling at the crew, walking around the goddamn job site with a scowl on your face
(9:19am)
I don’t have a scowl on my face
(9:21am)
I can tell when somethings up with you, Joel
(9:23am)
drop it tommy
(9:26am)
Fine, but extra day is coming out of your pocket, boss
(9:27am)
That’s rich coming from you
------------------------------------------------
(12:24pm)
Hey stranger
How’s your week going?
(1:28pm)
fine
------------------------------------------------
(3:07pm)
Kill me
(3:10pm)
Some context would be lovely
(3:12pm)
I need a drink
(3:13pm)
Actually, no. Don’t let me drink.
Ever again.
(3:14pm)
So dramatic
------------------------------------------------
(6:55pm)
How was yours?
(11:02pm)
Fine.
Wednesday, June 25
(1:27pm)
Sorry about the other day
(2:09pm)
Don’t need to apologize
(2:13pm)
Yeah, but I feel bad
(2:19pm)
You sick?
(2:20pm)
No?
(2:21pm)
Then why do you feel bad?
(2:23pm)
For not answering your text
(2:28pm)
Aint a big texter in the first place
(2:29pm)
I can tell
(2:29pm)
😑
(2:30pm)
Did you just send an emoji?
(2:32pm)
No
(6:07pm)
So, what happened the other day?
(6:10pm)
Just got in my own head
(6:11pm)
That happen alot?
(6:13pm)
Enough
(6:13pm)
What do you do about it?
(6:13pm)
What do you mean?
(6:14pm)
When you get in your head
(6:15pm)
Wait til it passes?
(6:16pm)
Long wait sometimes
(6:17pm)
No kidding
(6:19pm)
There's a place over by the airport. where I go when I need to stop thinking
Could watch them planes take off for hours
(6:21pm)
Thanks Joel
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(10:10pm)
You up?
(10:12pm)
Against my better judgement
(10:13pm)
So old
(10:14pm)
...Night
(10:14pm)
Wait
(10:20pm)
Waiting..
(10:22pm)
Sorry
(10:24pm)
What’re you apologizing for?
(10:26pm)
You remember saying something about how we don’t know each other’s past and baggage?
(10:27pm)
Yeah, no expectations
(10:29pm)
Mhm
Can I say something?
You don’t even have to respond if you don’t want to
(10:30pm)
Go ahead
(10:32pm)
It’s a lot
I don’t even know why I'm telling you in the first place
(10:33pm)
No judgement, remember?
(10:34pm)
right.
(10:35pm)
So, you know I recently moved to Austin
(10:35pm)
Painfully obvious
(10:36pm)
asshole
(10:38pm)
Keep going
(10:39pm)
I left because of an ex.
(10:40pm)
we were together 7 years and over time he started to get worked up over the smallest things.
Who I spent time with, who I texted, what I did, what I ate.
(10:41pm)
he would have hated us texting like this
(10:41pm)
Why?
(10:42pm)
He would have seen you as a threat
(10:42pm)
Even though we’ve never seen one another?
(10:43pm)
Because we’ve never seen each other
(10:45pm)
Anyway he made it a point to show he had control over me
(10:46pm)
He hit you?
(10:48pm)
Yes
(10:51pm)
Joel?
(10:51pm)
Sorry.
I’m here
(10:53pm)
Can i ask something?
(10:55pm)
Sure
(10:55pm)
Were you able to press charges?
(10:56pm)
no
(10:57pm)
Could you go to the police?
(10:58pm)
No, he’s a cop
(10:59pm)
He’s a fucking piece of shit is what he is
(11:00pm)
You dont treat a woman that way
ever
(11:03pm)
Sorry, getting worked up
(11:05pm)
It’s ok
It’s sweet
(11:07pm)
So you left?
(11:09pm)
Yeah, I left
I packed up my life, requested a transfer to our Austin office, and ran.
(11:10pm)
You didn’t run
that took guts
(11:13pm)
Has he tried to contact you?
(11:14pm)
I'm sure
but he’s blocked on all social media
(11:15pm)
And you changed your number
(11:16pm)
Yes
(11:18pm)
Glad you’re safe now
(11:20pm)
Thanks for listening
(11:21pm)
Thanks for telling me
(11:22pm)
Good night, joel
(11:22pm)
Night
Thursday, June 26
(7:43am)
Morning
(7:46am)
Looks who’s up early
(7:47am)
Who said I ever went to sleep?
(7:49am)
You alright?
(7:50am)
Yeah. Just still thinking about what I told you last night
(7:52am)
Got a slow morning
Not gonna take me 20 minutes to respond 😉
Wanna talk?
(7:53am)
I’d love a distraction
(7:54am)
Alright
(8:00am)
Tell me three things i wouldn't guess about you
(8:02am)
Did you Google that?
(8:04am)
no...
(8:05am)
I aint good at distracting like that
(8:06am)
🤫
You're doing just fine
Just give me a second to think
(8:10am)
Take your time
(8:21am)
I can change my own oil
I have an irrational fear of butterflies
and I always bake on Christmas Eve, even if it’s just for myself
(8:23am)
Butterflies?
(8:24am)
Anything with wings really.
Don’t judge
(8:26am)
Your turn.
(8:28am)
My turn?
(8:29am)
it’s only fair
(8:34am)
Oh. Might need to wait for my lunch break
You mind?
(8:36am)
Of course not
(8:39am)
I’m not trying to sneak my out of it
Just found out the string line was off on the foundation and now we’re probably going to have to tear out the whole pour
(8:41am)
I don’t know what any of those words mean
(8:45am)
Just means it’s a damn mess
and i get to fix it
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(12:04pm)
I'm back
How’s your day been so far?
(12:06pm)
Nowhere near as chaotic as yours I’m sure
(12:07pm)
It’s alright
Pain in the ass, but nothing that can’t be fixed
(12:08pm)
Did you have a second to think about your answer?
(12:10pm)
I’ve got a few ideas rattling around
(12:11pm)
Whenever you’re ready
(12:12pm)
Alright
(12:16pm)
I don’t wear sandals or flip flops
I play guitar
(12:18pm)
and….I don’t really sleep all too good unless there’s someone else in the house.
(12:20pm)
Someone else?
(12:21pm)
My kid
(12:23pm)
You have a kid?
(12:26pm)
Sarah. Sophomore at UT Austin. smart as a fucking whip
Dont know where she gets that from
(12:27pm)
I’m going to need a second 🥺
(12:29pm)
Dont make this into a thing
(12:30pm)
Too late.
(12:31pm)
Quit.
(12:32pm)
You’re officially soft
(12:33pm)
You’re a marshmallow in a hardhat
(12:35pm)
Jesus christ
(12:37pm)
Can I ask follow up questions?
(12:39pm)
Not like I can stop you
(12:41pm)
Not married?
(12:45pm)
Not married
(12:46pm)
Single dad. Pretty much ever since she was born
(12:47pm)
That must of been hard
(12:49pm)
Everyone always says that
but, she was the best fucking kid
(12:50pm)
🥺
(12:51pm)
quit
(12:51pm)
I can't help it
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(12:51pm)
My heart
(12:52pm)
Gonna need a bit more than that, babe
(12:53pm)
He’s a single dad
The way he talks about his daughter 🫠
(12:54pm)
Dinner after work? You can catch me up?
(12:55pm)
Please
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(12:55pm)
Another question.
(12:56pm)
Lunch breaks almost up.
(12:56pm)
Shit, sorry
(12:58pm)
What's the question?
(12:59pm)
Do you regret it?
(1:01pm)
What? Answering you?
(1:03pm)
Your kid, dumbass
(1:03pm)
Wow, name calling?
(1:04pm)
You literally have me in your phone as smartass
(1:05pm)
Cause you are one
(1:05pm)
Anyway, you didn’t answer
(1:06pm)
Cause it was a dumb question
(1:08pm)
You gonna call me soft again?
(1:09pm)
I’ll restrain myself
(1:11pm)
How kind.
(1:12pm)
I dont regret it. not for a minute.
(1:13pm)
Trying to figure it all out was hard, especially when she was a baby
(1:14pm)
Didn’t have nobody to ask
and at 22, i was too embarrassed
(1:15pm)
But we figured it out
She was what my dumbass needed
(1:15pm)
So you can call yourself a dumbass?
(1:18pm)
See what I mean?
Fucking smartass
(1:19pm)
Oh c'mon, I’m endearing
(1:21pm)
You’re something
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(1:18pm)
You wanna explain why I’m hearing from two different people that Joel Miller is cheesin' at his phone like a teenager?
Cause last I checked we gotta repour that whole foundation this afternoon.
This was written for Adriana’s first Noun-iversary creative challenge. Thank you for putting it together @baronessvonglitter this was fun! I spent hours looking for chess vocabulary that I barely used. And I’m happy it helped me write my first Reed Richards fic.
My prompt included the two pictures in the moodboard (chess and greenhouse), Reed and the song Don’t try to fix me I’m not broken by Evanescence. So of course this very angsty.
Summary: At a party, you meet someone from your past you hoped never to see again.
Cw : Angst. That’s it. Reader has no gender and no physical description, but if you notice anything please let me know. More notes at the end.
I'm always happy for comments and/or reblogs, so please don't be shy !
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Dividers by @/saradika-graphics
The reception is extravagant. Every room, every little nook of the mansion, heck even the gardens, are dedicated to the party. It's lavish, flamboyant, outrageous, even a little ridiculous, but you can't help and admire it all, as you walk around, taking in the difference atmosphere created in each parts. Live orchestra in the ballroom, smaller rooms where people gather to talk, drink and smoke.
Drinks and food overflowing, people mingling and dancing, twirling around you. It's dizzying. Heading outside, where the party overflows, but quieter, voice muffled, gentle breeze and peaceful atmosphere, you notice a large greenhouse.
Inside, several chessboards are set, most of them are occupied. You feel bored to death by the party, and by the barely contained contempt people throw at you as you walk around. You don't belong here and they know it. But you don't care as you eye the tables, wanting one to free so that you could use you mind on something, anything but the frivolous festivities that the people seem to enjoy so much.
When you see someone rising from a table your eyes are drawn to the opponent, and your heart skips a beat. You knew the chances of bumping into him would arise. You were prepared, you are prepared you remind yourself as you walk to the chair. His eyes are still fixed on the board, where he is arranging the chess pieces. When you sit his eyes drag up and you see it, the range of emotions shadowing his face, surprise, a little joy and then, as the memory of your last encounter probably comes back, sorrow and finally, shame. Your eyes remain steady and you try to keep them on him, locked and impassible.
He understands without a word, he always did, which will always hurt.
Wordlessly, he turns the chessboard, giving you the whites and letting you start.
The next minutes pass in quiet reflection. The pieces moving at a steady pace. Your eyes fixed on the board, his draging to your face every so often.
"How are you?" He breaks the silence in a tentative voice, you hear an emotion in it that you do not want to deal with.
"I'm always fine Reed, you know me"
"I do, that's how I know it’s not true." Your eyes remain fixed in the game, but when he adds "I was hopping you would come. I was hoping we could catch up" your face jerks to him, eyes piercing him.
"And I was hoping to avoid you, to be honest."
He murmurs you name, pain in his eyes. It makes you angry, so angry. He is doing it again, looking pained, those brown puppy eyes trying to sway you on his side, like he's sorry, like it's not his fault. Turning the tables once again. You scoff.
"Don't try to fix me Reed, I'm not broken."
"I'm sorry about it, what happened–"
"Don't do this. Give me some respect. Don't try to make this about you and your sorrow."
"But what happened between us, I never understood–"
You can't bare it anymore and you know you sound hateful, and pitiful, but you can't help it "The greatest mind of our generation not even able to solve what was this, between us." Voice dripping with barely contained venom.
He is silent, wounded, which gives you time to think at your next move.
"Check." When you say it, it's without warmth, without your usual gusto when you are about to win.
Chess was always something where you had a chance to beat him. Rarely in class, sometimes in scientific debate, but with chess you stood a chance. Not always, but often enough that it was competition. But now the almost victory tastes like ash. You refuse to look at him, because you know the look in his eyes, as you survey the board. And then you see it, you made a mistake. He will beat you, in two moves, there is nothing you can do about it. When his long fingers start to go to the knight you spit.
"Don't insult me by letting me win."
He sighs and goes to the bishop instead. A pause. Your move, your rook taking his knight, than his, his bishop cornering you king.
"Checkmate." His murmur is low, like he's trying to appease you, as he lies down your king on the board.
You get up, one long look at him, wishing it's the last one.
"Say hello to Sue for me."
A/N : As I wrote this, I imagined it to be reader’s villain origin story. Do what you want with this information!
Thank you for reading ❤️
tagglist, I also added people who seemed interested in the wip (please let me know if you want to be added/removed) : @grogusmum @here-briefly @iknowisoundcrazyreads @javierpenaismyhusband @mani-pedro @lillaydee @littlemisspascal @harriedandharassed @sunnytuliptime @picketniffler @sawymredfox @milla-frenchy @half-moon16
