basically just little drabbles with some of the characters I write for in valentiney scenarios!
I was sitting at my desk, doing work late into the night. I know it wasnt good for me and if my dormate had been awake she would have dragged me into sweet sleep.
now all I'm left with is calculus, this bright white light, and myself. I don't know what time it is or how long ago I started and that's probably for the best. every once in a while I shine the bright lamp onto my face just to wake up a little.
my coffee has been cold for a while and I'm really missing my charlies face. it seems he heard my thoughts because I hear a quiet knock at the door. so quiet in fact I thought I was hearing things and I had to listen closely the next time over.
in that time I look over at the clock on the wall above my sleeping roomie. 12:03 am meaning it was officially February 14th. my insides get all giddy but I strain my ears the best I could to hear anything else.
and then again a louder knock then before plays gently in my ears. I scoot out of my chair and prepare myself just in case it's a teacher, but I doubt it. only one person I know of would knock at 12:03 on valentines day.
I open the door just a sliver, peeking out of the crack and barely getting the chance for my eyes to land on his face before the door shoves open infront of me. he's careful not to swing it open on me and I laugh due to his antics.
charlie closes the door with his body up against it before leaning in with a sorta roughed up bouquet of fresh flowers. "did a pretty lady order these?" my smile feels huge on my face almost unlike my usual smile.
"no but I ordered a pretty man to give them to me" he throws them half hazardly onto my bed and as I try to squeal to get him to give them back he pecks kisses on my face, holding me in his arms.
I try to protest but it seems the affections gotten to him. in the end I wrap my arms around his middle holding him as close as I could to get him to settle down.
he does but it doesn't last long as he sways back and catches me by surprise with a long kiss. it feels different due to the day but I knew it was just me being dramatic.
he peels back for breath "happy valentines day" in that breathy voice of his and I audibly swooned. I moved across the room to turn the little table lamp off, finally deciding i was done with studying.
he came in behind me and as I leaned forward he put his leg behind my knees knocking me back onto the bed and moving in after me.
"don't crush my flowers dalton!"
I was kind of disappointed all day, not thinking I would be able to spend my valentines day with steven. seeing heart decorations and flowers all day at my public school didn't make it any better either.
but I eventually accepted it by the end of the day as I plopped down into my bed swinging my backpack at the foot of my bed. I wished to make our first valentines day special but I know his school wouldn't let him have it off for a cheesy holiday.
and I understood the odds weren't in his favor, maybe we could spend it on the weekends he gets off. I open my eyes unexpectedly to the sound of rocks hitting my window?
'I swear if it's my brothers little friends again I am going to go crazy' I rip open the curtains next to my bed and look out to the bright world.
my eyes meet a certain ginger who I know isn't one of my brothers little friends and I can feel the smile grow I'm my face in real time. it seems he can see it because his face mirrors mine.
he motions for me to roll down the window and that's when I notice his other hand specifically behind his back. tilting my eyebrow up I open the window up and lean out ever so slightly.
"what are you doing here, nerd" the nickname is in a loving manner and he can see it in the smile on my face softening ever slightly. I just think it's fitting considering his school.
"I've come to tell you something!" he takes out a paper from his back pocket with the other unoccupied hand and starts reading a poem. it's one of my favorite and I can tell from the start.
I lean on my window frame with my head on my chin, staring stupidly loving. as he finishes it he ends it off with "will you be my valentine!" tearing his hand from behind his back, showing a red teddy bear.
I could see people staring off from the street due to his volume but I didn't care any. "of course!" I flailed my arms up and almost fell head first out the window.
I grabbed onto my sheet and looked at him sheepishly to see he'd already reacted and moved closer to the window with his arms out just in case "sorry!"
he rubs his head in irritation though I know I only scared him to death "is your door open?" he points to the front door and I nod with my lip in my teeth. he opens it and I can hear him stomping up the stairs in mock irritation.
I meet him at the door "I ruined our moment didn't I?" he gets startled at how quick I opened it and lays a kiss onto my forehead. "no, you just made it special like always."
he motions into the doorway "get dressed I'm taking you out for lunch" and turns around instead of closing the door so we could talk while I was getting dressed.
"I'm so lucky" I squeeze behind his shoulders and go off to my closet.
it seemed like a regular day, other gladers try to make some days feel special with holidays we all remember but it doesn't feel different if you can't participate in them, it's just a saying.
we continue on like it's a normal day because to most, it is. anyway 'valentines day' seems made up to me, I don't remember it but a lot of the others do. I mean where does the name even come from?
no one could tell you so I ignored the worst of it and got to work as usual. by lunch time I had forgotten about the weird holiday and even moved on before I got interrupted.
Newt was sat next to me the whole time so I was surprised when he turned toward me so suddenly. I looked over slowly to ensure he was staring at me and as i thought, he was.
"meet me by the trees after you've finished eating." before sharply turning around and basically running away. I was confused for sure, what's wrong with him?
I look back at my food confusion drawn on my face and gally sees it. "he's going to ask you to be his valentine." he said it so serious I almost thought it was "the sarcasm" but he didn't say anything after that so he kind of confused me even more.
I try to finish my food slowly as not to choke, but I couldn't wait and eventually gave the rest to someone else, not containing my nervousness.
I walked along the treeline until I saw him standing there as rigid as ever. I looked around to see if maybe someone else was with us but found nothing or no one in sight.
he had his arm reached behind him in a awkward angle and I immediately thought back to what gally said and I knew it wasn't him just spewing nonsense.
he spots me about halfway walking to him and moves in closer, walking in a fridgid manner, none that I've seen of him since I first met him. his limp was barely visible because of the uncomfortable way he walked.
we met in the middle "what did you ask me to meet you here for?" I bit my fingernail, bending it slightly. I've noticed it's happened a lot but I most times I don't sense it.
he grabs my hand from my mouth and lowers it but he never let's go. "I've never done this before, well I don't know if I've done it before but I assume..."
he let go of my hand and slipped a little hand made bouquet of different flowers (most are weeds) and I smiled at the gesture. "what're these for?" I look through the different colors and designs as I await his response.
"well.. it's valentines day" I look at him deadpan, which I realized made him even more nervous. "what's this valentines about anyway?" he rubs his neck in response, not knowing how to respond.
"it's some romantic holiday and I wondered if you'd be my valentine?" even if I thought this made up holiday was the worst thing in the world how could I say no to him?
"of course!" I bring the flowers to my nose and tried to smell them but they just smelt like grass to me. I embraced him with my arms and he, thankfully, leaned in as well.
I felt a touch on my head and leaned more into his neck realizing it was a soft kiss. "and I might've gotten frypan to cook something special for us" he rubbed my back, sheepish at the touch "oh your the best" my voice muffled from his shirt.
wayne showed up at my door suddenly, in the middle of the day. school was already out and I had gotten home 20 minutes earlier with no wayne to be found.
I thought he forgot it, or just didn't do that type of valentines day stuff, I was completely fine with it. okay maybe I freaked for a while but i just needed time to get adjusted.
I look through the peephole but yell "who is it!" just in case. "Wayne." was all he said and he started banging again. I unlocked all the deadbolts and opened the door "damn wait up a bit" towards his urgent knocking.
he stood there with both hands in his pockets and when he sees me come upon him he takes the object out. a singular rose. a little smushed and smudged like a bug but pretty nonetheless.
it looks like the type of shit you'd get at a corner store last minute but at the same time we don't do anything special anyway.
he holds his hand out with it in his grasp, nearly turning his knuckles white with the velocity he gripped against the stem. I open his fist and soften his grip on the flower carefully, like he was the flower I was destined to take care of.
"thank you wayne" I lean against the doorway pushing the flower up to my nose with a smile reserved only for him. my socked feet rubbed together as I twirled the rose in my grasp waiting for him to say something else.
"you wanna come over and listen to old love records while making out" he really was a straight forward guy. I could tell in the beginning of the situation he'd taken a friends advice and was now freeballing it.
"I'd thought you'd never ask, let me get my shoes on please" I opened the door all the way for him to come in while I sat on the entryway cushion. I slid my shoes out from under the shoe rack and reached to pull them on before getting interrupted.
he was suddenly crouched down in front of me now, pulling my laces loose to get a good shot in slipping my foot in. he lifted my ankle and slid the shoe on, doing the bunny loops in my shoelaces.
he did the same thing with the other one and being finished he brought both my legs up and kissed each ankle. I think I audibly groaned.
the Aphrodite kids are going crazy this year, they seemed more pumped up then last year, and the year before that.
they're handing out candy, or paper mache hearts coloured pink or red. this year I was successful in finding their stash of chocolates and who better to share it with than the Percy jackson.
the one who sacrifices everything for me (even his allowance, buying things I'd never ask for but appreciate) he was the perfect choice due to the fact he was also my valentine this year.
so here you find us, sitting in one of the sheds that holds animal food, because who'd think it would be here? "look there's a blue one!" I shove it forward after getting a good look at the beautiful color.
"you know me so well" I rolled my eyes at his dramatics. "of course I do, I've only been your girlfriend for how many years?" I couldn't believe it's been this long, I feel like he dorkily asked me out more than a year ago.
"i hope you know I'm gaining gray hair from hanging around you too much." I popped a piece of truffle chocolate into my mouth and I felt it instantly melt into my mouth.
"maybe your just getting old" "no it's definitely due to you and your 3 year old antics" all he argues back with is a laugh considering the fact it's true.
the door suddenly swung open and we were barely hidden by the corner. "who's in here?!" we hear footsteps turn the corner and get up quickly running away.
we almost run opposite ways but he grabs my wrist and runs the way he was originally going to go. I can hear shouting from behind me but they'd never know it was us from behind, especially with these clone uniforms.
he didn't stop until we reached the lake and turned around to check if we lost them. thankfully there was no sign of anyone so I let out a breath I didn't even know I was holding.
"they didn't see our faces did they?" I ask panting, with my hands on my knees. he shakes his head no standing up higher to check if maybe they're just slower than usual.
I start laughing out of no where at the thought of being caught. before I know it he joins me and from another person POV we probably look crazy.
"hey I took some for the road" he flips the pockets inside out and carefully take them out. they're already getting soft and squishy from being warm but he eats one anyway.
"pocket chocolates" "your such a dork" I bend slightly as I'm laughing and he kisses my collarbone lightly to show the love he can't say.
omfg this is posted so late it's like a valentines after party I'm so mad at myself but at least I met the 12:00 deadline
