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Spain. The place of sun, fun, and chaos. But this time, there are no cameras.
It's the week before Erikah and Reese's Wedding. They're back in Mallorca and all together.
Best Friends and complicated feelings... How many things could go wrong?
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the
Organization for Transformative Works
Massive love to @beesandfigsart for the artwork.
I struggled for so long to post this... but I did so... suck it anxious-Bec!
IF there were to be some engaging drama, they could reveal who each couple voted for. My guesses (if decent storytelling was involved):
Kat+Finn vote: Arlo+Pete
Kat doesn't buy Team Parlo
Arlo+Pete vote: MC+JoNic
Arlo just doesn't like MC and wants her GONE
Lulu+Suresh vote: Arlo+Pete
Suresh doesn't trust the new boys (not to mess things up between Him and MC), he's also a little salty that Arlo's no longer interested in him. But he wouldn't put MC at risk again
Dana+Gabi vote: MC+JoNic
Dana is unsure on JoNic but feels bad for putting MC at risk, thought the vote would stay anonymous. Gabi pushed it while secretly hoping this would get MC out of the way for when she pursues Suresh
Alfie+Meera vote: MC+JoNic
Meera is LIVID she got dumped and then MC "breaks Alfie's heart" from either; chossing Dana over him, flirting with Suresh, kissing Suresh, or if MC did NONE of those, the pure fact that the rumour alone was enough for Alfie to cheat, so it's enough for Meera to hate MC
MC+JoNic vote: LOL! Like it matters
It doesn't matter, whoever will be a little salty and probably say "Well, we think we're a good couple. You're just jealous" We won't be able to give a come back
Final vote tally
MC+JoNic = 3 Votes
Arlo+Pete = 2 Votes (3 if you voted for them)
Whoever you voted for (if not Parlo) = 1 vote
This then pushes to a public vote (can't have MC leave, and it gets to drag over a couple episodes)
Parlo is then dumped (they don't have any assets for the upcoming challenges... it's not rocket science)
Of course there's always the chance the lazy writing continues:
- Votes aren't revealed except maybe numbers
- MC is in the bottom 2 (because why give up an opportunity to make us feel like shit, isolated, and hated)
- Parlo is ultimately dumped cause why not.
When Vasi catches Alfie and Kat kissing, it was the final straw to the Villain Arc. She has given up on finding love and is now choosing Chaos at any and every chance!
At this point:
Alfie route - not redeemable.
Dana route - already closed, don't come back!
Finn route - LMFAO! May just toy with him now, would never trust him.
Suresh route - redeemable IF he only brought back Lulu to keep himself safe AND Lulu is fully aware
Gabi route - would be so funny and possibly petty enough for the Villain Arc
Johnny route: too soft, is not a good candidate for the Villain Arc
Nicolas route - partner in crime for the Villain Arc! Has potential for the fake dating troupe but Vasi expects he's just using her to stay so she's using him to make Alfie and Suresh mad!
Just putting this here in case I need to rewrite season 5 for myself...
Small disclaimer: I needed to re-write this scene because the canon reasons didn't sit right with me.
First time posting a story like this and terrible with grammar...
But it makes me feel better in playing the Alfie v. Suresh route.
"Vaz, the bond we share doesn't deserve to end like this. But the girl I want to be coupled up with isā¦"
Alfie's words rang out in her head. The instant spark he had with Meera was undeniable. She had entered the villa with Arlo just as the two boys Vasiliki had been deciding between both pulled away from her. That stupid ring! Vasi thought to herself.
Vasi had learned to laugh about it with her friends back at home. 'Dodging the ultimate bullet' her high school best friend would say. How she missed Shiloh while in the villa. Her sassy responses, the way she stood up to everyone. The moment Suresh came out on the first day, Vasi could hear Shiloh's devilish cackle ringing through her mind as though they were there together; pushing him into the pool. Shiloh would have gone off ten times over by now. She wouldn't let these people get to her.
Suresh, her ex-boyfriend, had caused enough drama since that first day. Their past getting dragged out in front of everyone. His constant reassurances that he's learnt from his mistakes. How often he'd tell her that he's ready to put in the work for her. Pretty words used in attempts to repair the damage when he cheated on her and tried to hide it. But their relationship was never good when he was wordy. Actions. Their relationship was always at it's best when they used actions to show how much they cared. When he whisked her away on all their holiday adventures. Spending time with each otherās families. Ready to fight each otherās battles together. Even the small gestures of standing together arm in arm. Their hands rarely left each other. All the actions that had been missing in the Villa. When the ring was revealed, he pulled away completely.
Vasi realized she had let him in more than she wanted to. The walls came back up hard and fast when reality came back into the villa. She had bought a ring to propose to Suresh, but learnt he cheated on her. She returned the ring without telling him it existed. She had loved him so much but when things got hard, he walked away from her. He slept with a girl that had been building for months. A detail that also came out through a Love Island challenge. It had been over a year. She was ready to start dating again and thought the ring could be a funny and interesting story to tell her fellow Islanders if she was selected. But she was grateful for it. It was a reminder that he was never in love with her the way she was with him.
Alfie, on the other hand, was new. The kind of guy she had been hoping to find in the Villa. Goofy yet charming. Ready to have a laugh and a flirt. Had Suresh not been in the Villa, things could have been smooth sailing. Sure, he had fallen for Kat's games while she was proving to Vasi who the top girl was. But Vasi heard through the grapevine that was because Suresh had given Alfie reason to doubt her. But once the Ring news came out, Alfie decided to give Vasi 'space'. Code for too much baggage. Vasi could feel the disappointment grow through his 'space'. And conveniently the Island provided his perfect other half. The girl with no baggage. With no ex lurking around her, telling everyone how much he wants her back while also flirting with all the other girls. A girl who he could pour all the love Vasi could see him capable of and adored him back. She didn't have the trust issues, or the pull from two different guys keeping her from choosing to go all in with him.
Vasi felt from the beginning like her heart was the rope in a tug-o-war challenge between Suresh and Alfie. Could Suresh really be ready to go all in with her? Could Alfie be there for her when life got hard?
"That ring was the past." Shiloh's words rang out in her memory. "It shows you are capable for great love and willing to rebuff the patriarchy! He broke your heart. But that just shows how over him you are that you can laugh about how you dodged the ultimate bullet. People will love it!"
Of course, it didn't come out that way. Not with Suresh here. Now the narrative read 'Vasiliki, head over heels for her Ex. Ready to propose, bitter over their break up, bringing all her baggage to the Villa, and becoming too much for everyone. Too much for Suresh to move on from. Too much for Alfie to look past.'
Her heart that the boys once fought over now left discarded while shiny new hearts appeared for them.
Arlo came in guns blazing. Loving the attention and flirting with all around her. By keeping her options open, she became the next challenge in Suresh's eyes. A way to win as the top boy for her. And with the power shifting for a boy's choice recouple, he loved the idea of girls fighting for his attention.
With Alfie swept away in Meera, even Vasi couldn't deny their potential. She had resigned the day as her last in the Villa. The connections built from the beginning washed away while she watched everyone with their new partners.
Vasi had a lingering hope before the recouple ceremony. Maybe Suresh could prove he is ready to put me first. This is the time where he can prove he wants to be loyal to me. Where he has a choice of all the girls in the Villa and he chooses me. Vasi had hoped her conversation with Dana about how she wanted to be chosen by him over the other boys somehow got back to him. But while giving his speech, even locking eyes with her, she felt her heart break all over again when he said Arlo's name. He had moved on and she realized she hadn't.
While Alfie continued to gush over Meera and how easy their connection has been, Vasi knew she was heading home. She had already packed majority of her things aside the makeup she needed for the ceremony. It took all her strength not to break then and there. She would have to turn to her inner Shiloh to get out the doors without letting a tear out. But Alfie hesitates.
"Vaz, the bond we share doesn't deserve to end like this. But, the girl I want to be coupled up with isā¦"
Damnitā¦ I was hoping I could tune out this second blow. We get it Alfie, you're into Meera. She's into you. You don't need to address me in this moment.
Meera gives Vasi a supportive smile, which she returns with a gentle squeeze. But Alfie hesitates again.
After some encouragement from the other boys Alfie gets back into the moment.
"Okay, the girl I'd like to couple up with isā¦"
His eyes lock onto Vasi's while a small smile breaks out on his face.
"Vasiliki."
After all the goodbyes to Meera, Vasi had excused herself to the bathroom as a ploy to get some alone time. She sat on the terrace floor curling her knees into her while resting her head against the bench seat. The door to the Villa bursts open bringing Vasi back to the present.
"There you are!" Dana chimes while reaching her arms out to Vasi pulling her from the floor. "We were all wondering where you got to. You'd been gone so long"
"It's been 5 minutes, Dee"
"That's an eternity for a bestie! I joked about joining you in the bathroom when Eddie said he saw you come out here."
"Of course he didā¦"
"But I'm glad I have you alone. Now we can really celebrate! You're still here, I'm still here! We live to see another Love Island day!" Dana pulls Vasi into a hug, jumping while squeezing Vasi hard. "I was so worried you would be going home. I can't believe that traitor chose Arlo!"
"He's a traitor now? Does this mean you're off the Suresh bandwagon?"
"That's not important now."
"Dee?" Vasi huffs
"Hush! But then Alfie started to hesitate while making his choice. And I couldn't help but look between you and Meera. I realized how much I would miss you if you weren't here. That choice would have been so easy for me."
"Yeah, Dee. Obviously you'd choose your bestie." Vasi rolls her eyes. The thought of Shiloh yelling at the TV screen 'BESTIE? SOME BESTIE YOU GOT THERE!'
"No, Vee. Please let me say this. I really need to." Dana takes a moment to breathe in. "I wanted to be the one up there. I wanted to be the one to choose. Because I would choose you. Every single time. I like you. Like really like you. And I hope you like me too"
Vasi's thoughts swirl around her. She was straight and had told Dana so. But Dana was talking about how they got along. It was how she got along with any of her friends. Had she sent signals that she could have been interested without meaning to? Dana, who made a point of discouraging Vasi's interest in Suresh, only to pursue him herself. Dana, who said she wasn't interested in Eddie then grafts hard on him for the recoupling. Could she be serious? How did Vasi lead her to believe this was an option.
"ā¦ But I know that all I really want is to be coupled with you, official or not." Dana looks to Vasi eagerly. "So, what do you say?"
"What will it be Vaz?" Alfie steps out onto the terrace.
"Alfie!" Vasi gasps.
"Oh Alfie! I'm so sorry, I didnāt mean toā¦"
"It's ok, Dana. I heard what you said and I can't lie, I kind of saw this coming." Alfie walks out onto the terrace sitting opposite Vasi while looking between the two girls.
"You did?" Dana says almost under her breath.
Alfie chuckles a little. "I could see you feel the same way about Vaz as I do."
Dana lets out a small sigh. "You're not upset with me?"
"Of course not. I didn't just choose Vasiliki for selfish reasons." He turns to Vasi. "I chose you because you deserve to stay and find love. And because, above everything, you're my friend. With Suresh and Arlo the way they are, Kat and Finn married off, and Eddie... being Eddie. I feel like me and Dana are your options right now. You know how I feel about you."
"And how I feel about you." Dana chimes in.
"But this is up to you. Only you can make this decision. Is it me or Dana?" Alfie keeps his eyes on Vasi. Vasi looks between the two of them, trying to read the small micro expressions while they wait for the answer. Her gaze then falls to her wrist where the small 'WWSD' tattoo stared back at her. What would Shiloh do?
Suddenly the emotions Vasi had been trying to keep bottled started filling her. The tears suddenly burning behind her eyes, threatening to spill. And the image of Shiloh standing before her. 'This is not how MY best friend gets treated!' imaginary Shiloh yells between her ears.
"I choose me." Vasi lets out. Shocking everyone including her. "Dana, I'm sorry, but you know I'm straight. That's not changed even though you wish it had. We are better as friends and you've been very inconsistent with your affections. Same with you, Alfie. And I know I have too. Although I did like you Alfie. I had hoped I could move on before coming onto the show. You were the person I wanted to get to know from the start. I tried to couple up with you and everything. Yet there was a small part of me that still loved Suresh. You couldn't see past it before. I still don't understand why you chose me over Meera. If it's come down to this, I choose me."
Dana looks down letting her face fall. "Ok, I guess. At least I got to tell you how I feel. And I can move on." She wipes under her eye before getting up and leaving the terrace. Vasi looks to Alfie expecting sadness, anger, or something along those lines. He held his chin in his hands, leaning forward to rest his elbows on his knees. But the look on his face, determination. His eyes crinkling while a small smile sets in.
āYou know,ā he cocks his head. āthatās the first time you said you were into me.ā
āI didnāt!ā Vasi gasps.
āI believe the words were āAlthough I did like you, Alfieāā He hitched his voice to impersonate Vasi. His smile growing.
āReally?ā Vasi raises an eyebrow at him. āOut of all that you focus on four words. āDidā is past tense, A.ā Her smile slips out at the small sparkle returning to his eyes. A giggle escapes her as the emotions that had swelled all felt silly at once. The two start bending over while the giggles consume them. Clutching her sides, Vasi tried gasping for air. Alfie mimics her, laughing between each gasp. She grabs the pillow next to her and throws it at him.
āOk, OK!ā He raises his hands in defense. Letting the laughter subside. āI guess I should explain why I picked you over Meera.ā
āYeah!ā Vasi nods. āMeera was a total sweetheart and you two were getting along so well!ā Alfie hangs his head, rubbing the back of his neck.
āMeera was great. She really was.ā Alfie starts picking at the edge of his seat. āBut I just couldnāt get that chat me and you had this morning out of my head.ā
āWhich one?ā
āWhen I asked you if my connection with Meera was stronger than my connection with you. You told me my connection with Meera was stronger.ā
āHow could I forget?ā
āWellā¦ It sounds hilarious saying it out loudā¦ā He looks around until finally making eye contact with Vasi āBut I just couldnāt look Meera in the eyes afterwards. I knew if me and her coupled up, Iād always be looking over my shoulder at you.ā
āAre you kidding me?!ā Vasi exclaimed, throwing another pillow at Alfie. āYou wouldnāt have had to worry about that. If you coupled with her, you wouldnāt have to look at me. I would have gone home!ā
āThatās worse!ā Alfie bursts. He reaches out to hold Vasiās hands. Pulling her closer to him so he could hold her gaze. āI know I said I was going to give you space. I even tried Finnās whole āplay hard to getā but spending time with Meeraā¦ I donāt knowā¦ there was something missing. And at the firepit, you looked ready to go. I was furious at Suresh for not choosing you. It wasnāt until I looked in your eyes right at the end when everything clicked into place. There was no other choice.ā
āMeeraā¦ā Vasi whispered.
āMeera deserves someone who feels for her the way I feel for you. And Iām ready to give this a go if you are. So, Vaz, you in?ā
Vasi places a hand on either side of Alfieās face and pulls him into a passionate kiss. His arms wrap around her waist pulling her in tightly. The world starts slipping away when Vasi finally pulls away. Alfie slowly opens his eyes and stares longingly at her.
āIāve been thinking about that for a long time. I didnāt want it to end.ā Alfie smirks
Vasi feels her playful side coming back out. Maybe this time she could actually enjoy her Love Island journey.
āPlay your cards right,ā she teases. āAnd there could be more.ā
Am I a girl with deep rooted trust issues?
Yes.
Have I learnt to give people a chance and not jump to conclusions?
Yes!
Does this count for fictional characters whose story isnāt finished?
Absolutely not.
Kat ā
What up girls? Iām the hottest bitch in the world always!
*text saying meet the boys, also surprise for one of the girls*
Yeah, that might be MC
*MC has an EX in the Villa*
Damn it! I wanted to be the one with drama!
Which boy did you choose MC? I mean they all want me though! Suresh? Keep him. Not Suresh? Iām taking MCās boy!
*Couples with Eddie? Eddie is into Dana*
*Couples with Alfie*
*Finn walk in*
MINE! DIBS! I WANT HIM!
*Girls chat happens without her*
Iām a girl. Tell me too!
*Couples quiz*
Iāll flirt with Alfie and Finn, throw in a Suresh every now and then cause, LOL
*notices Alfie flirting with MC*
THATāS MY MAN! YOU SNAKE! HOW DARE YOU FLIRT WITH HIM!
*girls chat before bed. Dana being all: Girl-code, no-cracking-on pact*
Iām totally down for that.
*She was not down for that*
*Hooks up with Alfie immediately to show MC whoās boss*
That was fun Alfie, now Imma get Finn
*Finn flirts with MC*
FINN! Come lift something
*Finn flirts with MC*
FINN! Let me rub you!
*Finn chooses MC first for his dates*
FINN! Let me blow you!
*Gloating from having a good date. MC goes: he call you a rose too? *
Finn FLIRTED with you?
*Finn getting to steal*
You better chose me!
*Finn chooses Kat*
I fucking told all you bitches!
*Flirts with Finn*
*Alfie being all: Iād never play you, MC*
Cough, coughā¦ You were all in on me last night.
*Pulls MC for a chat*
You know I had to tell you, right? You are his second choice
*Wake up next morning*
Finnās mine, guys. In case you forgot!
*Finn talks to MC*
FINN! I NEED ATTENTION
*Finn and Alfie discuss Operation MC*
MC! Wake up! FINN IS HELPING ALFIE GET YOU! I think you should get with āNot-My-Manāā¦ I mean Alfie
*Finn being all: Hereās how to get a girl*
OK, Maybe Finn wasnāt the guy for this job
*Kiss game announced*
Imma snog your faces off
Wait, youāre not allowed to touch Finn!
*Snogs Suresh*
Donāt be mad, MC
*Suresh kisses Dana*
In your face, MC!
*MC kisses Finn*
YOU FUCKING DARE?!
*Suresh saps*
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
*Alfie and Suresh fight*
Suresh, MC aināt all that. Forget her
*Suresh all: maybe I should*
Game on, fucker! Your bed or mine?
*girls chat before bed*
Iām flying high on the team MC+Suresh flag! You go, boo!
*Dana and MC: what happened when you went to jump Suresh? *
TEAM MC+SURESH FLAG!
*Finn and Alfie flirt*
WHAT ABOUT ME?!
*Girls chat next morning*
Suresh is a player so no more team MC+Suresh
Also, Finn and I got hot and heavy!
*Finn dated a grandma and likes older women*
IāM YOUNGER THAN YOU!
Suresh is HOT
I cheated on a set of twins with each other and then fucked them both in a threesome when they found out
#totallynotincest
EW! Why would a girl propose? LOL jokes. I knew it was MC
*Bumps into MC alone*
Hey MC, can we chat? Finn likes older women and that brings out insecurities in me
But we totally had sex! But he could be a playerā¦
Oh yeah, Suresh is totally gonna move on from you now cause of the whole wanting to Marry him, then finding out he cheated on you so you dumped him.
*New girls walk in*
So, one of you is Bi and youāre NOT into me? Rude.
Am I a girl with deep rooted trust issues?
Yes.
Have I learnt to give people a chance and not jump to conclusions?
Yes!
Does this count for fictional characters whose story isnāt finished?
Absolutely not.
Alfie ā
I'm into MC
*Ends up coupled with Kat*
Oooo, Kat!
*Flirts openly with Kat*
*Finn walks in*
PIRATE BOY!
*Kat flirts openly with Finn*
Oh yeahā¦ Uh, MC! Shall we?
*Kat yells at MC for flirting with Alfie*
Sorry Kat!
*Suresh is all: MC is just trying to make me jealous*
It's chill, I'm with Kat anyway
*Pulls MC for a chat before bed*
I'm into Kat and hesitant about you
*Makes out in bed with Kat*
I only have eyes for you, Kat
*Kat starts grafting hard on Finn*
Hey, MC! Sorry for friend-zoning you last night. Still in?
*MC after her date with Finn asks: how you feeling in your couples? *
Oh, great, yeah, cool, yeah *shifty behaviour*
*Finn steals Kat*
I knew it, Pirate!
*Suresh is all: gotta try hard to get MC *
Who says I just want MC?
*After game reveals Sureshās secret and Suresh tries to justify it to MC*
MC, I canāt believe that. I would never do that to you!
*Katās all cough cough: you said āI only have eyes for you, Katā *
Yeah, but then you started in on Finn, so Iām back to my other optionā¦ Right, MC?
*MC looks bewildered at him*
Oh, yeah, I mean Iām sorry MC. Iām all in with you
*Plans operation MC with Finn*
MC, you and me yeah?
*Suresh makes moves on MC during game*
Suresh! Imma fight you!
*Kat calms the fight and Suresh is back to making moves on MC*
*Awkward storming out of the room*
Yeah, sorry bout thatā¦
*Game reveals MC was going to propose to Suresh*
So, MC. You got baggage to deal with. Iāll let you do that and back off for a bit
*Totally being a gentleman and NOT using this as an excuse to flirt with others and not feel like a hypocrite*
*New girls walk in*
Am I a girl with deep rooted trust issues?
Yes.
Have I learnt to give people a chance and not jump to conclusions?
Yes!
Does this count for fictional characters whose story isnāt finished?
Absolutely not.
Finn ā
Bring on the Finncredible!
*Gets asked who his favourites are*
Iām keeping that to myself, but itās MC
*Kat flirting heavy during the game*
Iām feeling uncomfy
*Winds Suresh up*
Oooo, that was fun
*Pulls MC for a chat*
Iām totally not choosing you, but when I do, you in?
*MC all: not worried about Suresh?*
Nah! I donāt care bout him
*Bromance forms with Alfie*
I like this kid
*Flirts with MC*
*Suresh glaring from a distance*
So, I care a little about Suresh
*Flirts with MC*
*Kat flirts with him*
*Flirts with MC*
*Kat flirts with him*
*Gets texts saying: ask your favourite girl first for date, then date the other two*
I choose MC
Heh, that also wound-up Suresh
*Flirts with MC*
Wanna kiss???
*Dates other two*
*Bombshell steal time*
Dana, weāre good mates
Kat, you a sexy babe
MC, you deserve better than Suresh
*Suresh tries to fight him*
LOL, Suresh. Itās too easy and too fun to wind you up
I choose Kat
*MC is all: WTF? *
Sorry Alfie, what if I help you get MC instead?
MC, you want Alfie?
*Flirts with Kat*
Hey, MC! I should explain. I wanted to choose you (NOT to rile Suresh up) but then my date with Kat got me thinking with my dick instead. Forgive me?
*Plans Operation MC with Alfie*
*Has sex with Kat*
But donāt tell anyone bout it, yeah?
*Pulls MC for a chat*
Hey MC, can you not tell anyone about our almost (or actual) kiss on the date?
*Baggage reveals heās dated a Grandma*
Hey MC, you know how I was all into you two days ago and Katās been enjoying messing with you? Wanna help repair our (Kat and Iās) relationship?
Also, you should work out who you want now youāre rocky with Alfie and Suresh.
Am I a girl with deep rooted trust issues?
Yes.
Have I learnt to give people a chance and not jump to conclusions?
Yes!
Does this count for fictional characters whose story isnāt finished?
Absolutely not.
Eddie ā
I'm into MC
*Dana walks in*
I'm into Dana.
*Cheeky flirts with MC.*
Nah, I'm into Dana and happy in our couple.
*sees Alfie flirt with MC*
MC, not cool! Think about Suresh
*sees Suresh make moves on MC*
MC, not cool! What would Alfie think?
Also, I have some feelings for MC (because Dana is pulling away from me) You in?
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