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synopsis: meeting his family was one thing, becoming it was another.
cw: established!rs . announcement of an engagement . sfw . NOT PROOFREAD . denise bellingham . jobe bellingham . mark bellingham . like one curse word . out for family dinner night . nothing else cuz im a boring ho and didnt even finish this
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"YOU'VE ALREADY met them."
"i know."
he raised his brow, eyeing the way she kept readjusting her hair. "you sure?"
once she was satisfied, she turned to face him.
"how do i look."
"gorgeous."
"ok, good." she smiled and grabbed her purse before throwing a few things in it. far too skittish for someone who had nothing to be nervous about.
"ready?"
"whenever you are, baby."
the drive hadn't taken long.
most of the time was spent in a resigned silence.
not because either of them had nothing to say, but because everytime jude looked over, she was fidgeting with her hair or fixing her outfit.
he didn't say anything about it, because he understood. but at the same time he wanted to make sure she knew that there was nothing to worry about.
"my family loves you."
she glanced at him and a soft laugh escaped her lips.
"shit, i'd hope so."
he smiled, reaching a hand over the center console to place on her knee.
by the time they'd arrived, his family was already seated at a table within the restaurant.
the second they came into view denise had spotted them and was already pushing back her chair.
"there they are."
"hi, sweetheart."
denise was already pulling her into a hug before jude had even reached the table.
"i've missed you."
"i've missed you too." she chuckled while jude waited patiently beside them.
"do I get a hello?"
denise smiled up at him.
"of course you do."
she gave him a quick hug before smoothing a hand over the front of his shirt.
"you've creased this already."
"nice to see you too, mum."
mark stood shortly after, greeting jude with a quick hug before turning to her.
"good to see you."
"you too," she smiled. "how've you been?"
"can't complain."
jobe leaned back in his seat, watching everyone greet one another before deciding to chime in.
"i was wondering how long it'd take mum to forget she had two sons."
denise glanced over her shoulder.
"don't be dramatic."
"i'm just saying."
"you're always just saying."
"he's got a point," jude muttered.
"don't encourage him."
"someone has to."
she laughed, shaking her head as mark gestured towards the empty seats.
"come on then, make yourselves comfortable." mark said.
they settled into their seats, jude pulled her chair out before taking the one beside her.
"thank you."
"always."
jobe watched the exchange with a grin.
"look at him."
"what?"
"opening doors, pulling chairs out..." he looked at her. "he never does that for me."
jude didn't even glance up from unfolding his napkin.
"you're perfectly capable."
"and she's not?"
"she deserves it."
there was no hesitation in his answer.
just something simple, said as though it didn't need explaining.
she felt her cheeks warm, reaching beneath the table to give his hand a small squeeze.
he returned it without a second thought.
the waiter stopped by to take their drink orders before giving them another few minutes with the menus.
"have you two managed to get away much recently?" mark asked.
jude shook his head.
"not really. schedules haven't lined up."
"you need a holiday," denise said. "the pair of you."
"we've been talking about it," she replied.
"have you decided where?"
she looked across at jude.
"not yet."
"well," denise smiled, "you'll have plenty of time to start thinking about those things."
"what things?"
"the future."
for a moment, nobody said anything.
she glanced at jude.
he looked back at her, the smallest smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.
"actually..." she said softly.
jude's hand found hers beneath the table, his thumb brushing over her knuckles.
"we've already started."
the small movement caught denise's attention.
not because of anything they said.
because of the way jude looked at her.
"jude..."
her voice was quiet.
everyone followed her gaze as the couple raised their linked hands into view, showing off the fancy ring on her left hand.
mark was next to notice, a smile slowly appeared across his face.
"wait."
jobe had leant forward in his seat, looking between the two of them.
"no way."
she laughed softly, feeling the nerves she'd had all evening finally start to disappear.
"yeah."
jude squeezed her hand.
"we got engaged."
denise immediately reached for her, pulling her into a hug from across the table.
"oh my god."
she laughed into the hug, hugging her back.
"i was wondering why you two were acting so suspicious."
"we weren't suspicious," jude argued.
jobe looked at him.
"you absolutely were."
"how?"
"you've been smiling all night."
"i smile."
"not like that."
mark shook his head, laughing quietly as he looked between them.
"i'm happy for you both."
the simplicity of it made her smile.
no big speech or dramatic reaction, just genuine happiness.
"i knew she was the one," denise said, still holding onto her hand.
jobe nodded in agreement.
"yeah, unfortunately."
jude looked over.
"unfortunately?"
"because now i have to deal with you being even more annoying."
"i'm engaged, not cured."
"exactly my point."
she couldn't help but laugh.
somehow, even with the nerves and the secret she'd been carrying all night, it felt exactly how it was supposed to.
because she wasn't being welcomed into something she was a stranger to.
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was gonna do more with this but i couldn't be effed. this is so rushed because ive got so many drafts unfinished that im planning on posting.
BF!LAMINE he's not afraid to love loudly. whether in public or on social media, he takes every opportunity to let your relationship be known.
BF!LAMINE one of his favourite things to do is to try and teach you football tricks and then tease you when you struggle to understand. even if you fail miserably or master it the first time, he loves doing what he loves, with the person he loves.
BF!LAMINE he loves having you around and including you in moments with his family. watching football games, going out for lunch, or even just coming over to hang.
BF!LAMINE he always wants to make sure that his jersey is the only one you wear out. not because he gets jealous, but because he likes being shown off by you.
BF!LAMINE he'll come home after training and talk to you about how the whole thing went. telling you that coach kept getting on his and cubarsí's ass but not mentioning the part where the two of them kept messing around.
BF!LAMINE loves back scratches and when you run your fingers through his hair.
BF!LAMINE is the type to have his love language be physical touch and buying you gifts. never has to be anything fancy. something as simple as buying you your favourite candy while out, or a bracelet made from beads of your favourite colour.
BF!LAMINE piggy backing off of that, he bought you a necklace and himself a bracelet with your initials on them that he wears whenever he can.
BF!LAMINE he loves to annoy you on purpose just for a reaction, and will then tease you for it.
BF!LAMINE i'm convinced he'd be the type of guy to cancel on hangout plans with his friends if he finds out you'd also be free at that same time. he'd rather spend a day with you doing nothing in bed than anything else.
BF!LAMINE his teammates tease him all the time at camp. things like calling him your boy/mr. rather than his name, making weird noise in the background of your calls or even trying to get in the camera view while you're on facetime.
I'm actually so sorry for not posting that fic yet. I've currently got my ballet exams and job overlapping and it's been hard to finish it! I am working on it and will be posting some hcs until I can feed you people properly 🥹🥹
Could you write something like Declan x foreign reader? Reader moved to england to study but is from a Mediterranean country and they go on vacation to their hometown?
thank you for requesting! and I love this idea. will start working on it today !!
I can't find the person who requested I add lamine yamal to my masterlist.😭😭 Idk if you've changed your username but please lmk because the user I've got no longer tags !!
Writing my first jobe.b series. Deadass already close to giving up but I've had this idea and moodboard up in my drafts for ages now. Posting the hq of it tonight.
Everything that's part of the ff will be linked to the moodboard for easy access.
