#nkp1981

okay thanks for all the tags XD @curiouswisp, @sorcerousadventurer, @tarasmom, @mageofquandrix, @jukkaricity, @jenn2d2, @introvertedfangrl, @seaglassmelody, & @biowaredisasterbisexual; I feel like everyone's been tagged in this by now but if you haven't and you want to do it, consider this your tag!

Rules: From most intense to less so, and without naming them, post GIFs of at least ten fictional characters (any gender) who had and continue to have you in a chokehold. If you cannot find a GIF, an image is fine as well. Just make sure you credit the artist/source. Tag ten(ish) people to do the same.

Honorable Mentions to all the book characters who continue to have me in a chokehold but do not have gifs of them, but especially to Numair Salmalin and Nawat Crow, the og bird men in my life. The rest are under the cut~

Oh, the thoughts this put into my head! I just had to wait until Ask For the Moon was complete, though, so I could put them in that universe! (As I established in my headcanons last year, while the Moon Boys may be Jewish, Layla is a Coptic Christian, so they celebrate Christmas in the El-Faouly household!)

It was a typical early December morning, with Marc having taken over fronting from Jake overnight, and Layla was putting a couple of pieces of bread in the toaster while Marc sat down and opened his laptop. He typed in his password, and the room filled with extremely loud music.

🎶I don't want a lot for Christmas. There is just one thing I need.🎶

"Steven!!!!!"

Layla couldn't help but laugh as Marc slammed the laptop closed. She knew he hated that song with an intense passion. He glared at her.

"Did you know about that?"

Still giggling, she shook her head. "No. And are you sure it was Steven?"

"Of course I am," he grumbled. "Jake would never torture me like that!" He gave her a wry smile. "But I know how to get back at him!"

Three days later, once Steven had fronted again, Layla wasn't sure what to expect, so she stayed alert. Steven didn't even look at the laptop until that afternoon; while Marc used it to write, Steven only used it to get on social media, and then only when nothing else was going on. Layla had settled down to read, but as soon as she saw Steven sit at the desk and put his readers on, she watched.

It was the same song, but a far different version, and it was even louder than the Mariah Carrey one!

Steven jumped and slammed the laptop shut. "Oh, my God! What was that?"

Laughing, Layla answered. "That was Rammstein." She shook her head. "You two better not keep this up through Christmas!"

When it was Jake's turn to front, Layla learned that he was very aware of what his brother's were doing. "They both have it wrong," he told Layla. "The only version that counts is this one."

Layla knew both Marc and Steven must be 'present' as Jake moved to the laptop, tapped a few keys, and...

get up very early and jump on the bed. and expect chocolate for breakfast. If you don't feel sick by mid-morning, you're not doing it right.

THANK YOU <3 I feel a bit sick rn, lovely mixture of chips and wine, so hopefully I'm doing this right