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Make me choose: Halloween I or Halloween IV

thank u bella! <3

okay I had to go into a one shot for this bc: aaaaaah, jeopardy!!!! my old friend

without further ado:

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The first time Jake experiences Jeopardy Amy, or, as he’s named her- JeopardAmy, is in their second week as a couple.

It’s asurprisingly chilly night, given the time of year. Over and over, he finds he’s cursing himself, climbing out ofhis car with a bag so full with food it’shaving him struggle to lock the car- once he manages it he’s dashing into her building, hoping, praying, she’s read his texts and won’t hatehim for being a good half an hour late.

Eventually, after this ridiculously clunky elevator hashauled itself to her floor, he’soutside her door. He knocks awkwardly, pressing himself against the door so hecan keep hold of the bag. There’s noanswer. Faintly, from the inside, he can hear her TV playing- she’s there, alright. She’d about as much leave her apartmentwith her TV still switched on as she’d jumpout of the window in lieu of the elevator.

“Ames? It’s meeee,” he announces, opening the door, “your favourite person and the sexiest detective in theNYPD-”

“Jake, ssh!”

She cuts him off effortlessly; her shush is the mostpowerful, if slightly threatening thing he’s everheard.

He doesn’t care-the image of her right now is so beautifully amusing that he has to restrainhimself from laughing, or at least taking a picture; sat in the middle of hercouch, her throw blanket is wrapped around her so her face is the only thingpoking out of it, her intensely wide-eyed, fixated expression framed by theblanket.

He catches sight of the television, where the recognisableset of Jeopardy! is visible, and itall makes sense.

Repeatedly, she’sspoken about this show at work- there’s evena rumour that, once, particularly angered by a recent episode, she’d called the studio where it wasfilmed and shouted down the phone- Rosa maintains to this day that shewitnessed this, and that Amy is now no longer legally permitted to contactthem.

The sight of her is almost eerie, Jake thinks, watching hercarefully as he sits next to her on the couch. She’s barely blinking, the cool glow of the TV screen in hereyes, occasionally muttering to herself, repeating whatever it is the presenteroffers up.

“The only U.S. island… allowed a possessive apostrophe…” her gaze doesn’t shift. She barely blinks.

He pulls the boxes of takeout from the bag and puts them onher coffee table, making sure to lay them on the placemats she’s kept on the side since he startedcoming here more often. He doesn’t carethat it’s the same approach his Nanaused to tackle his messy eating when he was a kid- Amy’s happy to have him eating here, and that’s all that matters.

“Oh my god… I know this… you know this, Amy…”

Jake doesn’t openhis food just yet, no matter how much he wants to- he’s scared of making any noise, any movement that’ll distract her.

It’s apretty conscientious move on his part, he thinks, given how long he’s gone without food- if you can callhis candy-based lunch ‘food’- but he’s half-petrified and half-in-love with this insanely tenseobsession and the way it’smaking her act, and couldn’t makehimself stop it if he tried.

This contributes to half the shock when she blindly whackshim in the face.

“MARTHA’S VINEYARD!”

Amy yells so loud he jumps, jolting upright, caught offguard- totally unaware of her outthrown hand as she throws it up, a deft, harshhit to his nose.

“OH, my-” are the only words he manages,immediately trying to stifle his reaction as his hands fly to his faceprotectively.

“Jake! Oh my god, oh my god, I’m sosorry,” she apologises, over andover, panic filling her voice. “I’ll get a cloth, or something, oh mygod-” Her voice trails off as shedisappears hurriedly into the kitchen.

“It’s okay, it’s fine,” he tries, his voice tight, but,reaching for his nose, he finds his hand covered in a hot stickiness that can onlymean blood. “Agh.”

He can hear her opening and closing cupboards behind himbefore she comes running back into the living area, clutching a handful oftissues.

“Take a few to stop thebleeding and I’ll clean the rest,” she clambers onto the couch next tohim, her leg over his, almost sat on his lap- “Oh,Jake.” This is quiet, regretful, asshe dabs gently at the blood.

“Honestly, it’s all good,” he insists cheerfully, but he can hear the slight shockstill in his voice. “Y’know, I was actually waiting for theright moment to tell you that being surprise-punched by women is a huge kink ofmine, so you’ve actually done me a favour.”

“Oh my god,” she chuckles softly, relaxing alittle at his joking, though still rolling her eyes in that way he’s so used to. “I’msorry.”

“It was an accident,” he says sincerely. “Although, I may have to insist we banJeopardy! as watching material if I’m within a two-meter radius of you.”

“Yes, good idea,” she enthuses, but her face falls- “but I tried that last time, and itonly really works if I don’t startthrowing things.”

“Last time?”

“I winded my brother byelbowing him in the stomach,” sheadmits.

“Noice, noice,” he replies quickly, making herlaugh, “oh, side note, did I mention you’re petrifying and I love it?”

She smiles sheepishly, scrunching up her face as she gigglessoftly at his response. A dimple in her cheek, one he’s noticed but only ever from afar, becomes prominent asher dark hair falls into her face while she laughs. A punch administered by someonethis beautiful, he figures, is almost worth it- that is, if the fond swoon forher in his chest is anything to go by.

🙌🏻 something you can’t live withoutmy family and friends, truly

👽 ever seen a ufo?nah I’m boring, although once I saw a shooting star hit the atmosphere and explode

🎶 top 5 favorite songshow dare you ask me this in my own home?? I can never pick an all time top 5 so I’ll just give you 5 I’m really vibing with lately

Electric Love by BØRNS

Want You Back by Haim

Rhythm & Blues by The Head and The Heart (this is my all time fave band)

The Gold by Manchester Orchestra

Everything Now  by Arcade Fire

no problem!! :) 

drive - halsey

150. get the closest book next to you, open it to page 42, what’s the first line on that page?

My friends, we will not go again or ape an ancient rage, (it’s a poetry book…)

142. favourite month?

already answered here!

113. what was your childhood nickname?

not quite childhood and not as much recently, but since 2009 my nickname has been Lemon, so much so that some people I’ve met have only ever known me as Lemon (also it makes for a lot of ‘when life gives you lemon’ jokes) 

50. what was the colour of the last hoodie you wore?

hehe thank you petal

5: a song that needs to be played LOUD

sorry to be That Caucasian but it has to be bohemian rhapsody soz I don’t make the rules

11: a song you never get tired of

easily easily easily praise you by fatboy slim. what a song omg it still makes me feel as light and airy and happy as it did the first time I heard it

19: a song that makes you think about life

bittersweet symphony by the verve / life in technicolour i by coldplay

28: a song by an artist with a voice you love

happy by marina and the diamonds (the love of my life)

and ANYTHING by london grammar by especially wasting my young years!!! she has the voice of an angel oh my god

thank you!! <3