aya

writer, reader, and professional maladaptive daydreamer

[loveharlow]

SEX ON THE BEACH

SYNOPSIS‧₊˚ When you enter the Love Island villa as a bombshell, you spark an instant, high-stakes connection with the intense and complicated Rafe Cameron. As you navigate each others web of secrets, messy betrayals, and jealous rivals, you must decide if your undeniable chemistry is a genuine match or just a casualty of the game...

WARNING(S)‧₊˚  swearing, smut, mentions of past relationships, suggestive content, mentions of addiction, circumstantial cheating/infidelity, general LI drama, arguments, mentions of mental health, drinking, more detailed warnings for each individual chapter

SERIES TAG NAV‧₊˚ #fic analysis☀️ | #sotb | #mailbox:sotb | #the bombshell files

some quick (kinda important) notes

EPISODES

The Deep End (Day 1+2) | tweets

2. Muggy Mornings and Moonlit Pasts (Day 3+4) | tweets

3. Receipts and Recouplings (Day 5+6) | tweets

4. Do For Love (Day 7+8) | tweets

5. Va Va Voom (Day 9+10) | tweets

6. Is There Someone Else? (Day 11+12) | tweets

7. My Moon My Man (Day 12 cont.) | tweets

8. Fire In My Heart (Day 13+14) | tweets

9. Ex's & Oh's (Day 15+16) | tweets

10. We Never Dated (Day 17+18) | tweets

11. Do I Wanna Know? (Day 19+20) | tweets

12. I Need Your Love (Day 21+22) | tweets

13. Misery Business (Day 23) | tweets

14. Your New Home (Day 24) | tweets

15. Here [Instrumental] (Day 25+26) | tweets

16. Untitled (Day 27+28)

17. Untitled (Day 29+30)

18. Untitled (Day 31+32)

19. Untitled (Day 33)

20. Die On This Hill (Day 34)

21. Letter Home (Day 35)

22. Mirrors (Day 36)

23. Welcome Back, Islanders (The Reunion)

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? >>

EXTRAS

TR's Style Board

The (OG) Girls

The (OG) Guys

AFTERSUN : Ruthie

💣Meet Rima

💣Meet Miles

AFTERSUN : Topper

The Casa Girls

The Casa Guys

AFTERSUN : The Unchosen (Delaney, Winnie, Thomas, Brandon, and Mattheo)

AFTERSUN : Kiara

AFTERSUN : Miles

💣Meet Talia

AFTERSUN : Sofia & John B

[orchidsgrowfromthesoul]

when the fic has 10k+ words, fluff, angst, smut right at the end, friends to lovers, character who’s down bad for reader, AND Y/N DOESNT ACT LIKE A CHILD

[whyenn-reader]

''what if you regret it'' then you will expirience regret - a normal and unavoidable part of the human expirience.

[gnawu]

the way ryan continuously teased naim in the beginning about being a scaredy-cat, the “fucking hell, calm the fuck down” about the snake eating the frog, into the mocking “snakes and heights?” when entering the mill, into the last thing he says before they kiss being “anything you’re not afraid of?” and naim pulling away from the kiss only to pull him back in, was too good. naim decided to kiss him back, do it afraid.

[lakevida]

i bet the pain will end if i arrange a perfect enough sentence about it

[kosmogrl]

[ayainpages]

after finding out about the entity and their little moment during the bus ride, we see ryan leading naim to the bathroom at school and naim doesn’t follow him because he has has always thought ryan does not like to speak to him or give him attention at school. naim concluded that it was the entity. but we find out later that IT WAS IN FACT RYAN and he may have thought naim came in with him.

ryan was now ready to give him the attention in a public space, around people that may forsake them. ryan treated that bus ride like an acceptance ritual, like an assurance that they do in fact like each other so he can now pursue naim however he or naim wanted. all this just to be attacked by the entity again.

[ayainpages]

leviticus headcanons

because i'm at work and clearly nothing can stop me thinking about these two (although these are mostly ryan because never in my life have i felt more seen by a character)

the opening scene of ryan and naim meeting each other at the mills was actually their first real hangout. they've stared at each other longingly, had small talks here and there, was introduced to each other but they hadn't planned to meet properly. ryan had to arrange it because naim was too intimidated and didn't think ryan would actually want to do it.

ryan stopped being physically aggressive after the first time at the mills. he pushes to tease, he throws light jabs, he lets naim start the brawl and maybe even let naim win until naim's annoyed that he's not actually fighting.

ryan went home overthinking things after naim said he didn't like the town and searched about date ideas, places to visit in the city, how much money it takes, etc. but still ended up scared that naim would end up moving.

naim gets nightmares about hunter's passing and ryan would have no other option but tell him stories or sing made-up lullabies (badly) until naim falls asleep again

ever since they started to live together, ryan can't sleep without his hair getting played with.

every time they argue, ryan storms out to cool himself down but when he comes back and reaches for naim, naim flinches and asks if it's really him.

they had a sit-down talk and tried to know each other deeply in hopes that the entity will not learn these same things - the quirks, the embarrassing moments, greatest fears. this is how they greet each other after a long time of being apart or working separately. a hug, what's my favorite line from a movie, a peck, what did i do when i tripped and a disgusting snot came out of me, a kiss on the forehead, where would i go if money is not our problem.

they love to go on different kinds of dates during the weekends. they love seeing the world together. they have a joint piggy bank for international trips.

[ayainpages]

the depiction of ryan's strength but also the depiction of ryan's weakness.

he playfights, he beats and throws things both at hunter and naim. he teases naim for being scared of everything. he goads at the face of the pastor and religion. and yet he wasn't able to lift the pipe (henceforth when the entity lifted the pipe to crash naim with it, we knew this wasn't actually ryan). and yet when the boy at school threw a dissected frog at him, he didn't say a word nor throw anything back. and yet when they learned from jessica at the hospital that the entity takes shape of whoever you desire most, he doesn't revolt or push like naim does. and yet when he learned that naim outed him, he didn't shout or shove.

i love non-linear characters :(

[ayainpages]

immediately after naim's mom said "it's supposed to keep you safe." i thought about the boys having wives and children or being alone forever so they are never haunted or hurt by the entity. they never have to see the face and body of the person they yearn for the most, beat them.

at that point, there might be nowhere for them to go but the "safe" option - compulsory heterosexuality.

but ryan and naim went past it. naim learned that fact but he decided to run away with ryan. let them be haunted forever. if there is no cure, they'd rather love and be loved than be protected.

[gnawu]

[averyareyoudoneyet]

they are literally everything to me rn

[juliasbored]

[glamorousfamousnotoriouss]

[stqrdxst-xx]