Okay Iāve had thought. So itās finals season and art student marcus had a couple essays and projects, one exam and an art exhibition to set up. Sorta. Itās more his entire class but itās a class of 30 or so and itās kinda of intimidating. Anywho, because weāve established that profs have A* planning skills, this showcase is the weekend right before exams officially start. Youāve been talking him out of his nerves and insecurity and helping him pick out pieces to display (1/?) -kay
And heās been practicing his ātell me about this pieceā speeches on you and every time he does you fall a little bit more in love with him cuz is this man real *and yours* just. hOw. Anyway. Apparently youāve upset whatever higher power organises the exam schedules cause you donāt exactly have time to actually go to his showcase between your exams. Heās all š„ŗš when you tell him and youāre like ālisten Iām gonna do my best to be there for it okay I just, canāt promise anythingā (2/?)
Heās a ~~little~~ lot hurt but he understands. He knows how much pressure youāre under to do well and he knows your classes havenāt been the easiest. He tells you all this but youāre still sorry and both a little š for the rest of the day... the day comes and heās out the door pretty much at the crack of dawn to go set everything up. You roll out of bed with him and lounge around of the couch while he gathers everything, send him off with a goodbye and good luck (3/?)
At this point, heās kinda accepted thatās all heāll see of you. So you can imagine his surprise when heās saying goodbye to the last of the visitors at his booth and he hears your voice. āDo you think you have the energy to entertain one more guest?ā Not your best line, you know. But you donāt think he actually heard what you said judging by the grin on his face. He hugs you so tight you actually stop breathing for a second. Heās all excited and āyouāre here! You came! Hi!ā (4/?)
Once he gets over the initial shock and swoon of it all, heās back to being a dork about his art. Zach rocks up to you guys after a while and Marcus is like āoh my god, no. Iām not explaining it all again.ā Cause he just *knows* that zach was the one who whooped you out of your burn out and got you to grind through studying. And zachās all ārelax. They havenāt shut up about it the entire day. I could tell you all about your own pieces at this pointā (5/?, I think??)
And then youāre all laughing and Marcus pulls you a little closer to him and heās so grateful for this little family heās found š„ŗ la fin. (Idk what happened here. This was a 2 part ask in my head š anyways. Hope you enjoyed my stream of random thoughts) -kay
Youāre breaking my heart here! I canāt stand the idea of him being sad, it just shatters me all over.
At this point, heās kinda accepted thatās all heāll see of you. So you can imagine his surprise when heās saying goodbye to the last of the visitors at his booth and he hears your voice.
Ah! never mind its all okay, I love this! I have such a vivid image of the smile that would spread across his face. This cute lilā bean, I love him!
Heās all excited and āyouāre here! You came! Hi!ā
OMG heās got the same excitement as a lilā puppy, I love it, and the hug!!! How dare you make me this soft!
And zachās all ārelax. They havenāt shut up about it the entire day. I could tell you all about your own pieces at this pointā
I canāt explain to you how much I love this friendship, theyāre all a little confused, they don't know how Zach got there but heās there and heās there to stay. The ultimate Marcus x you shipper since day one and I love the fact that reader was so excited and proud of Marcusās art that she couldnāt stop talking about it even when you were meant to be on the study grind. The idea that Zach is usually the one to stir shit up when you're studying but this time youāre being so damn distracting that he has to baby you through the chapter and bait you with the promise of going to see Marcus if you finish it all soon. SO CUTE! I love this whole thing!Ā