chapter three: these truths in our past (part one)
glorbie nation are we all still alive...🎤
a massive thank you to @gooeyringtown and @hellmo for helping me figure out certain parts of this <3 MWAH
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summary:
The flirting doesn’t stop.
For every snappy comeback Gloria makes at Barbie, Barbie twists it—or attempts to twist it—into flirty banter, turning their interactions into verbal tennis matches rather than actual conversations.
It’s a constant any time Barbie is in the room with her. Which has become frequent, because, it seems, any and all of Barbie’s limited free time is spent in Gloria’s office. Doesn’t she have things to do too?
She’s constantly making quips and saying shit like, “I’ll get that for ya, babe,” with a wink, or placing a hand on Gloria’s arm and letting it linger just a touch too long, or, most commonly, checking Gloria out. It’s like she has nothing better to do besides get on Gloria’s nerves.
or, barbie and gloria try to work together--key word: try.
This idea came to me in the middle of the night and i really only had these images in my mind and it was so different from all the moodboards i’m used to do, so i shared it with a friend and we had a surprise!!!! she was writing a new fic with a similar vibe!!
It's about rival ceos, but no spoilers here. You can read "Shes My Collar”on ao3 right now!
and a special thank you to you @gooeyringtown you’re always the best! ily <333
massive thank u to @gooeyringtown for showing me how to insert images into fics! <3
and thank you to the folks who'd already read the original chapter i posted, only for me to take it down lol. so sorry for that, but i hope you'll like this version better!! i know i do!
summary:
“What the hell are you doing in here?!”
Barbie bangs her head on the edge of the desk, hissing in pain, dropping some of the flowers she just rescued from the garbage. Her hand rests where she hit her head, trying to ease the pain. She just hopes there won’t be a knot there later.
Once her vision refocuses, she sees Gloria in front of her, arms crossed over her chest, glaring at her.
“Why—Who let you in here?” Gloria asks, setting her bag down.
Barbie smiles, trying to look as innocent as possible, ignoring the dull throb in her skull. “Oh, I did! The locks in this building are like, super simple, and—”
“You broke in here?” There’s a strained look on Gloria’s face, glancing between Barbie and the flowers that she’s holding. “Wha—how—” Gloria flounders for a second, regaining her composure, before settling on: “Why?”
Barbie stands up too fast, waiting for the dizziness that normally accompanies standing up too fast to wash over her and make spots appear in her vision, except it never comes. She stands up too fast and she adjusts immediately.
Sasha walks further into the room, crossing her arms. “Why were you on the ceiling?”
Barbie flounders a moment, unable to come up with a decent enough answer. She could lie, but she hates lying and Sasha obviously saw her stuck on the drywall. Had she been there that whole time?
“No,” Sasha answers as Barbie frowns at the recognition that she just said that out loud. “Just when you started walking upside down.”
“Oh,” is all Barbie says, because what else is she supposed to say? Sasha steps further into the room, lips twitching into a grin.
“Can you do it again?”
Can you do a head canon on Barbie/Gloria in the same verse as the movie? Like they are a couple because OBVI, but with your interpretation on...
who wakes up first?
who is most protective?
who is quick to jealousy?
who is the big spoon?
yes absolutely!! i did quite a lot LMAO so i'm gonna put a little cut-off
*slight nsfw warning for some
who wakes up first? : gloria, usually. barbie is a HEAVYY sleeper and snores very softly and gloria thinks it's very cute.
who is most protective? : both. gloria primarily because barbie is new (at first) to the world and she knows how unnecessarily nasty some people can be. barbie is protective in the sense that she carefully watches how everybody speaks to and treats gloria, especially considering the fact that she knows how futile gloria can sometimes feel.
who is quick to jealousy? : both. but more-so barbie. she has big feelings and they're quick to get the best of her (gloria thinks it's hot)
who is the big spoon? : i love this one and i think barbie would be, even though she's the more gentle one. she loves the idea of being big and strong and protective over gloria, and gloria would adore it sm
who is more affectionate: barbie in public. gloria in private. (she's a huge softie for barbie and 100% always seeks her out for cuddles or a kiss on the cheek, or hand-holding, etc. especially after a day at work and EXTRA when barbie is being cute. which is always.)
who's most likely to apologize after an argument: gloria. i think they're both very rational, but barbie is a bit more stubborn and also an overthinker, so it can be tough to gather up her thoughts and feelings. by the time she wants to apologize, gloria already has.
who makes the first move and how?: both. but gloria starts it. she gets home from a really long, tiring day at work, remembering that sasha had mentioned a project she needed help on, and she's just exhausted. she walks into the house, though, to see barbie at the dining table helping sasha with said-project, nearly finished. dinner's also made on the stove. barbie beams at her and welcomes her home, giving her a big hug and gushing excitedly about how she and sasha worked so hard. sasha goes upstairs to put her stuff away, and barbie has pencil stains on her hand and face, her hair a little windswept, and she looks so simple and so perfect, and gloria says "kiss me." so barbie does.
who is the most insecure and what makes them feel better?: gloria. she doesn't mean to be; she just has some of those days once in a while where everything can feel so difficult. she usually feels better with some alone time. barbie is very understanding of that and loves to set up gloria's home studio with some art supplies and candles and books just in case gloria wants to spend some time in there. she'll also make her some tea/coffee if gloria feels like it
who is the most romantic?: barbie. she is very silly at first as she gets the hang of it (she nearly gets arrested again for trespassing on private property to pick some of gloria's favorite flowers from a garden) but that woman is a LOVERBOY
who can’t keep their hands to themselves?: depends which way… if u mean generally touchy, barbie. if u mean in the saucy way, GLORIA.
who says ‘I love you’ first?: barbie. she says it very passively bc she thought it was obvious, and gloria cries. barbie is kind of like 🧍🏼♀️
what do they get up to on a night out?: i feel like they'd love to go to a pottery class where they make stuff for each other. or an arcade. but mainly i think they'd LOVE to go to one of those places where they give you a cake that's already made/baked and you just decorate it. they'd have so much fun and afterwards they'd probably stay up late at home, eating it in the kitchen and just talking for hours
who is more likely to attend the PTA meetings?: barbie
who cried the most at graduation?: BARBIE LMAO. SHE WAS SOBBING.
who is more likely to bail the child(ren) out of trouble with the law?: barbie bc she's like 'i've been there, girl.'
what do they like in bed?: barbie likes to be rough sometimes. she also has a thing for gloria whimpering/moaning right into her ear. little bit of a thing for size. and riding. gets super turned on when gloria gets off on her stomach. gloria likes a bit of dirty talk. queen of giving head. lovessss whispering against barbie's lips while she fingers her slowly. has a thing for marks/bruises, espeically leaving them. teasing/edging barbie is her favorite thing, to the point where barbie gets insanely frustrated (sometimes it results in her getting extra rough and flipping them over)
did any of their friends or family want them to get together?: yes. pretty much everybody. gloria's family thinks barbie is absolutely adorable and they could see how much happier gloria became with her around. sasha, ofc, is barbiegloria's biggest shipper but has to be cool about it
who felt romantic feelings first?: ok i think the obvious answer would be barbie, but i hc it as both. though gloria's were much more level and she was like "fuck." and internally panicked and tried to approach it reasonably, whereas barbie was like OH MY GODDDD IM IN LOVE 😭🥹🥹💘 SHE'S THE LOVE OF MY LIFEEEEEE
did either of them try to resist their feelings?: yes. gloria mainly because she feared the change would be too drastic for sasha and couldn't help but imagine if things didn't work out, how messy it could become
what would their lives be like if they had never met?: barbie would be that packaged box of perfection, but without substance and completely superficial. she would have never known imperfection and the joys of being human and the immeasurable beauty in all the mundane things like reading a book, trying a new food, hearing a pretty song. gloria would be lost to the feeling of those impossible standards and spend her life never being free. never feeling good enough. they truly do liberate one another
were they each other’s first anything (kiss, relationship, etc.)?: gloria was barbie's first everything. barbie was gloria's first love, and the only true one. also the one that outlived and outshined all the others
what’s their height difference? age difference?: gloria is 5'1 and barbie is 5'10 idc. barbie is like 34/35 and gloria is 37
who whispers inappropriate things in the other’s ear?: gloria into barbie's ear, all the time. but once barbie starts doing it, she LOVESSS it. she's so cheeky. and gloria is always death staring her bc she knows damn well they can't do anything
what kind of nicknames do they call each other?: gloria calls barbie honey, mi amor, baby. barbie calls gloria love/my love, babe, and baby also.
who remembers the little things?: barbie mostly.
who’s the stricter parent?: gloria
who worries the most?: gloria. because barbie can be very not careful with some things (like she's still understanding the concept of fire being very hot)
who kills the bugs in the house?: barbie. but she feels bad about it later on and stays up thinking about it sometimes
how do they celebrate holidays?: with gloria's family!
who’s more likely to convince the other to come back to sleep in the morning?: barbieeeee. gloria can't resist that pout and sleepy face
Who’s the better cook?: gloria. her cooking skills are AMAZINGGGGG
who likes to dance?: gloria!! she loves dancing and is great at it omg. that woman can MOVE. she always makes barbie dance with her at family events or any parties where there's music and a dancefloor
bonus random hcs i have written down:
barbie is very athletic and plays beach volleyball and does karate. she works CRAZY hard to get her purple belt, all so she can let sasha have it because that's sasha's favorite color
barbie grows her own roses to make gloria a bouquet for mother's day
gloria teaches barbie how to swim. (barbie has to wear those little kid floaties)
barbie takes her youtube videos very seriously and will be up at like 1am watching a 45 minute video on some shit like how a gecko hatches or something. she'll bump gloria like 'babe look' even though gloria is asleep
they have a little thing they do where they get those paint-by-number sets and do them together. they're collecting them<33
sasha makes barbie do the fire noodle challenge (barbie is sick for like a day)
when barbie gets her first cut/scab, sasha gets her a band-aid and barbie tears up and is all like 'thank you so much sasha. it's beautiful' while petting the band-aid
sasha is like wtf
barbie learns about mood rings and thinks they're actually magical and is so excited to wear it
sasha is like 'i'm gonna tell her it's all based on temperature.' and gloria is all 'no you're not!!'
sasha is a d&d fiend on the dl and barbie asks her about it one day
they proceed to nerd out together
barbie becomes ENAMORED with dragons
barbie and gloria have a shared journal and they take turns writing in it every night before bed
they also have their own book club where they read a book together (barbie especially loves it bc gloria usually reads a chapter or two for them before bed while barbie lays hugging gloria's stomach and gloria plays with her hair.)
ok that's all for now... if i think of any more hcs, i'll make a separate post/pt.2 ☺️
thank you sm for the ask! i hope you like these!!🩷
chapter 2 of now i see you in technicolor is up now!
“What the hell are you doing in here?!”
Barbie bangs her head on the edge of the desk, hissing in pain, dropping some of the flowers she just rescued from the garbage. Her hand rests where she hit her head, trying to ease the pain.
She just hopes there won’t be a knot there later.
Once her vision refocuses, she sees Gloria in front of her, arms crossed over her chest, glaring at her.
“Why—Who let you in here?” Gloria asks, setting her bag down.
Barbie smiles, trying to look as innocent as possible, ignoring the dull throb in her skull. “Oh, I did! The locks in this building are like, super simple, and—”
“You broke in here?” There’s a strained look on Gloria’s face, glancing between Barbie and the flowers that she’s holding. “Wha—how—” Gloria flounders for a second, regaining her composure, before settling on: “Why?”
“Gloria is a renowned film director, recognized for her talent and innovation. In her career as a director, she has won numerous awards for her work.”
“Barbara, affectionately known as Barbie, is an actress known for her skill and charisma in the world of cinema. Recently cast in a new movie, Barbara not only stands out on stage, but also develops an attraction for the production's director.”
so i saw this beautiful edit and i thought i definitely needed to do something about. btw i'm on twitter if you want to follow me i have two accounts (cascinasgirl and mrgottrobbie)
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