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An Accident || Klaroline

“Of all the works you had to…” Klaus huffed into his fist, clearly struggling to keep his temper from drawing attention from the crowded emergency room. “That was going to fund my next three rites, and you burnt it to cinders.”

Shrugging, Caroline winced at the pull on the tender skin of her bandaged arm. If only her human form were just as impervious to burns or would heal as quickly as her other one. “For someone so desperate to buy dragon scales, you don’t seem to appreciate the reality of an actual dragon. Excuse me for being startled! You were the one who asked for proof they were the real deal in a public place, you should have done more to make sure I wasn’t seen.”

The witch — sorry, sorcerer — scoffed. “I assumed you had a certificate of authenticity from the dragon you procured them from, not that you would transform into a massive lizard in the middle of my gallery where anyone could walk in.”

A gift for the lovely @strangenightsofdaydreams for your amazing drabble Much Ado About One Night. Wishing you all of the good stuff and by that I mean cake (or brownies, as long as Klaus didn’t bake them.)

Much Ado About One Night

Synopsis: Caroline and Klaus share lust at first sight at a bar one summer night but it ends the morning after. They meet again after Henrik is placed in Ms. Forbes' Acting 1 class (on AO3 HERE)

Caroline stands up and walks Ms. Jameson to the door, poking her head out to call in the next parent when she spots an attractive man.

After a second to process, she realizes it’s the guy she slept with in August.

Klaus McJudgyAss.

Sadly, he did not get less hot.

Why I love it: I’m a sucker for all human, fluffy, Klaroline fics filled with amazing wit and simmering chemistry, so this already ticks a few boxes. Caroline is wonderful as the sassy drama teacher who takes no prisoners and Klaus, equally, as the cocky artist slash guardian who is trying to pretend he doesn’t care but totally does.

Klaroline Library Trivia Prize: A Ghost With An Accent

For @strangenightsofdaydreams

"I thought you said you didn't like this guy."

Caroline feels her face scrunching up in annoyance despite her efforts in ignoring him.

"The silent treatment? Don't be cruel, love. I'm looking out for you," he says, ducking his head low while his eyes feign innocence. Some would call it 'puppy dog' eyes (which she finds annoyingly cute but not the point) then throws a devilish smirk.

Klaus walks over to Stefan's side, eyeing him carefully. "What do you see in this douche? He's trying too hard at being mysterious with his twilit hair. How can you ignore that?"

Of course, he butchers the title of the vampire movie they saw the other day. As much as he complains about it, he still stuck around watching all five films with her. Thank god, Stefan's too busy talking about his family or something to notice her not fully listening to him. Smile and nod is something she's good at doing.

Klaus sighs obnoxiously. "How does he not notice you are finding him horribly boring?" He tucks his arms behind him as he continues to walk along aside Stefan.

1... 2... 3...

Caroline starts counting to herself until she's confident she won't lose her mind on her unwanted third wheel. She tries not to live in regret, but at this moment, she regrets asking her friend about that spell, not knowing it would bite her in the ass like this.

I had to go back to check which one was that! The one with the monster, right? I actually just had that yokbunny moment last night while watching Howl's Moving Castle 🤣🤣 But it also has some Uprooted (the book by Naomi Novik) feels to it?? I haven't thought much about it, but the bunny is hopping in my mind!!

Red is all bark, no bite (at least where actually putting his foot in people’s asses is concerned, Eric’s included). On the show, we never see him abuse Eric physically or hear stories that he ever did so when Eric was younger.

Sorry this took so long!  But to answer your question, I actually watch very few live action tv shows, so I definitely need to expand that list.  But as for couples that remind me of bughead...I don’t think there are any, not really.  I mean, an argument could probably be made for Nancy Drew/Frank Hardy, but I’m not that into that ship or universe where I could say that for sure.  Bughead is a very unique ship for me in that, while it certainly shares tropes with other ships I like, there isn’t really anything that’s truly similar.  You don’t get a lot of canon, intellectual equals, scheming, sweet couples where both halves have an inner darkness that the other party is aware of and embraces and also where both halves would go to frightening extremes for the people they care about and also where there’s no bullshit of them being dicks to each other for a time.  I just haven’t seen anything quite like it, and I think that’s why it’s so popular and why I’m so drawn to it myself.

Thanks for the ask, @strangenightsofdaydreams​! This didn’t have the chance to turn out smutty but stayed more silly/flirty. Flirty kink? Hope you enjoy! Unbeted, all mistakes are mine.

“Why are you so obsessed with my ass?”

Jughead jumps at the sound of Betty’s voice. Fuck. 

Heat rises to his face and he blinks, slow and wide eyed. The feeling of getting caught with a hand in the cookie jar is overwhelming. Their situation puts him in a real dilemma. Is it out of bounds to put your hands over your body? No. But the body in which he presently resides isn’t entirely his own.

That morning he’d found himself in his very own cliche teenage movie, waking up inside a body that he could only ever hope to explore in his dreams. And he hasn’t. Explored that is. Not that the temptation isn’t strong. Betty’s body under his hands is something that he has always wanted and knows he’ll never have. So being inside of her body made getting dressed before school a true test of his moral fiber and strength of will. He’d squeezed his eyes closed, fumbling clumsily as he traversed the challenges of curves and clothing he’d never had to operate before.

“I— I wasn’t—,” Jughead rarely finds himself at a loss for words. But he’s never found himself in a different body before either. He snorts, shaking his head at the impossibility of their situation before he takes a deep breath. “The front pockets of these jeans are too short to use for anything. I didn’t know where else to put my phone except for in the back pocket and I was just—“

Betty laughs, a warm sound that presses into his chest. “I’m only kidding, Jug.”

”Oh.” Not thinking, he grabs for his beanie to find nothing but air and soft, long strands of hair. Up is down and down is up. He clears his throat instead, shoving his hands into his useless fucking pockets.

Smiling, Betty reaches up and fingers the soft wool of his missing beanie on her own (his own?) head. She steps forward, pulling it off and situating it gently over his blonde hair. “Much better,” she nods before tilting her chin to the door. “You ready to figure this out?”

“As ready as I’ll ever be to figure out how the impossible is possible.”

Hello gorgeous! 

Well, first, let me say I love your comments on my fics so your involvement is known by all the authors you leave comments for, which is a HUGE thing! Comments are our lifeblood sometimes so that alone is something amazing for the bughead fic community. Also, if you did want to write, you should! 

True story, but none of us ever really know if the tone of the characters is right. We just try our best and hope it all works out! So, if you want to write, I think you should give it a go! 

Now, onto being a beta. I think there are resources to offer your services? The bughead discord maybe? I have never looked specifically for a beta, I just sort of throw it at Maria and she’s nice enough to fix my messes for me. Maria might would definitely know more than me, as well. @indiebughead, you’re being summoned! Or maybe @jandjsalmon would know of a way to offer yourself up as beta? Maybe other known betas can help point you in the right direction? I think @bugggghead betas and would know where you can volunteer? I’m sure you can offer it up if nothing else and I have no doubt others would be willing to reblog it to make sure it gets seen.