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jared and alana the underrated duo you are❤❤

REFRENCE

I was in the computer lab (hm. sounds very very familiar..) and my bsf told me to draw that so I chose two characters and.. kaboom

approve. (yes/no)

8. common fandom opinion that everyone is wrong about

i barely know what the Common Fandom Opinions are these days, but from a quick peek at ao3, the opinion of “if only connor hadn’t happened to pick up evan’s letter in the computer lab, he and evan totally would have become best friends and/or boyfriends!” is still going strong, and i simply don’t agree. two interactions in one day that both ended poorly because connor got mad do not portend a beautiful friendship in the alternate timeline where one of those endings was narrowly averted.

12. the unpopular character that you actually like and why more people should like them

jared is probably too popular to qualify for this, isn’t he… well alana is my other deh favorite, famously, and she is distinctly underrated. she’s trying So hard to Do Everything And Do It All Right and Always Be Happy and Make Everyone Else Happy Too and it compels me greatly. also she & jared are more alike than one might think and i want them to be friends.

17. there should be more of this type of fic/art

more kleinsen. i know it’s the second most popular deh ship by almost any metric, but consider: it should be first

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2. I Really Like You

Alana dreaded field trips. She always ended up sitting at the front of the bus with a chaperone getting ahead on her assignments while everyone else seemed to have the time of their lives. She’d been invited to sit with other people before, but she never felt as comfortable as she did alone. When Jared proposed they sit with each other on their English class trip to the museum’s Shakespeare exhibit, she was less than enthusiastic.

“Pleeeeease?” he begged. “Evan’s just gonna be texting Zoe the whole time, and I’d kinda like some decent company for once.”

She felt herself blush hearing that someone like Jared actually thought she was good company, but she couldn’t shake the feeling that it would go terribly wrong. More than that, she didn’t want to ruin a good working relationship with any complications. “Thank you but—“

“Aw, come on!” He pouted, and she couldn’t help but laugh. “Look, I didn’t wanna pull this card, but I made a new mobile version of the Connor Project website,” he said. “I could really use your notes before it goes live. You’d have the first eyes on it if you sat with me today.”

Her eyes widened before she could try to hide her excitement. “Fine,” she sighed as they climbed aboard. “I have wanted us to make some improvements to it.” She followed him to a seat near the middle of the bus, and he ducked out of the way for her to take the window seat.

She got lost in a daze, worried about how weird the ride was going to be. Would he even try to talk to her? What if he started talking about something she didn’t know about? Worse, what if he just ended up avoiding her after he figured out she wasn’t nearly as fun as he is? She crossed her arms, bracing herself for disaster.

“Hey,” Jared gently nudged her out of her mental spiral. “You mind if I listen to some tunes before we get going? I get antsy when I’m not driving, you know?”

“Uh, sure.” She noticed his jaw clench as he put one ear bud in, tucking the other in his shirt pocket. The old seat rattled as his leg rapidly bobbed up and down. The Jared she knew was usually so aloof; she’d never seen this side of him before. After a moment she looked down at his phone screen and saw Tom Hanks adjusting his hair in a mirror. “Wait, are you just watching a movie?” She tried not to show her disappointment. Quieter, she added, “You didn’t have to lie if you don’t really want to talk to me. I know I’m not the best conversationalist.”

“What?” He took his earbud out. “Oh, God no! Totally not avoiding you! This is just a music video.”

She squinted.

“Wait, have you never seen this video before? Carly Rae Jepsen, ‘I Really Like You’?”

Alana tightened her lips and shook her head.

Jared immediately gave her his other ear bud. “Alana, you just became my new project. Please experience this amazing video with me.”

Apprehensively, she put the ear bud in. Hard as she tried, Alana couldn’t help but tap her foot to the infectious drum and bass, and by the time the song was over she was grinning ear to ear. She looked up at Jared and they locked eyes for a moment.

“Um, anyway,” he shook his head, his jaw clenching again. She noticed his ears turned a bit pink as he put away his headphones. “Let’s take a look at that website shall we?”

imagine mixing deh and deltarune. couldn't be me