* GIRL BOSS

[hollygreenmantles]

nevcrlands‌:

       “i think if i ever worked on wall street i would just get like, trampled. i’m not enough of like, a baller or whatever. you know that guy off wolf of wall street? can you imagine that being me?” he rolls his eyes jokingly before smiling toward her. his stomach knots up again as she mentions him ever having a wife and kids and it feels almost like he’d been kicked in the guts, or in his back - but the back pain was real. the thoughts were just painful in a whole other way. things he wouldn’t get to experience. “maybe i do wanna be a daring bachelor.” he smiles softly, not even bothering to imagine himself as one. he kinda stood in a weird limbo now, not wanting to get too attached to people. but also never wanting to be alone. that was why he was here now. “you better stick around, i’ll follow you around like a sticker stuck to like.. the bottom of your shoe or somethin’.” he smirks, his stomach less knotted and instead flipping as she says the words ‘i love noah heart,’ words they have both spoken to each other many times, but it felt more real even though nothing had changed. “you do look weird.” he laughs a little, his pointed finger coming up for brush a flake of herb from her jaw which had fallen from the lasagne. “herb head.” 

“nooo, don’t pack it up.” he puts both palms down on the table and purses his lips together as though thoroughly contemplating something. “roomies not home tonight, so i might crash here and see how long it takes kitty to notice.” it was common knowledge by now that noah hated to be alone - for no good reason. he was either staying at juno’s, with holly or with kitty. basically anywhere he could lay his head without thinking too much. he follows her into the kitchen anyway, leaning against the counter on his side. “y-yeah?” his brows furrow a little and he plays with his knuckles, a smile on his lips that was meant to say, ‘nothing is ever wrong.’ “you can tell me anything too. is everything okay?”

“well, i wouldn’t know seeing as i’ve never actually seen wolf of wall street, but i suppose i’ll take your word for it seeing as i don’t think i have much authority over what is and isn’t baller.” holly replies jokingly. the word baller probably sounds foreign on holly’s tongue and she knows it, but well, just because holly was popular doesn’t mean she was ever actually cool. and she’s made peace with that. her eyes narrow a bit at noah’s reply, her lips pulling into a little frown even as her eyes twinkle with her mirth. she gently takes noah’s hand, uncurling his fingers until she can trace the little heart she drew on his palm as she says, “... well, i think your heart’s too big for you to be a daring bachelor forever. you’re gonna fall in love eventually and then...” holly’s brows arch as she shakes her head in amusement, fingers idly playing with noah’s as she continues, “it’s gonna be all over. you’re gonna have to kiss all your bachelor dreams goodbye then, trust me.” holly nods confidently to punctuate the words, her fingers interlacing with noah’s loosely for a moment before she’s catching herself and pulling back once again. her lips twitch a bit at noah’s metaphor, eyes crinkling with her slowly growing smile as she says, “well, how can i argue with a statement like that? i guess i have to stick around now. like... gum on the bottom of your shoe. even more permanent. a little bit more annoying too.” holly nods in approval at the comparison. her eyebrows raise at the teasing, a laugh escaping her as she says, “oh, so i am being bullied.” she scrunches her face as noah moves to pick the herb off, only to pout a bit at the teasing. “...mean. let’s see if you get that gnocchi now, mister. herb head might go on strike.” 

noah sounds a bit like a little kid who doesn’t wanna go home yet and honestly the thought brings a smile to holly’s face even as she continues to neatly pack up the lasagna, even if she only ends up putting it in the fridge. the idea of noah staying over is honestly more appealing to her than she would like to admit, but the even the purse of her lips can’t smother her smile. “... oh yeah? well, that’ll only improve my plan to make sure you don’t go out via froot loop. after all, i was planning on making cinnamon bun pancakes tomorrow morning, so...” holly doesn’t mean to bribe noah into staying, but maybe that’s what she’s subconsciously doing. it’s not on purpose. but if it helps, well. she’ll take it. she frowns a bit at noah’s response to her question, glancing at him for a moment before she’s moving to finally stop fiddling with the casserole dish and hop up on the counter beside him. “i mean... yeah. things are pretty okay. me and my mom are still, you know, arguing. and my dad stood me up the other day, but that’s nothing new.” holly nudges noah with her knee, gentle as she says, “... your turn. are you okay?”  

[scienceinitsfinest-deactivated2]

Send ✉ for an 2 AM text Send ✘ for an unsent text Send ☠ for a threatening message Send ❤ for a lusty/loving/affectionate message Send ♣ for a drunk message

[forbescaroline]

ultimate top ten ships meme → the bold type ships (as voted by my followers) #4. jane/sutton “Are you busy right now? Not too busy for you.”

[hollygreenmantles]

@scoutsking !

[watson-emma]

Best of Caroline Forbes ♡ : 14 / ∞

[stars-bean]

“I’m sorry. Looks like you’ll just have to miss out on the witty repartee of Joey “Eat Me” Donner.”

10 Things I Hate About You (1999) dir. Gil Junger

[hollygreenmantles]

@mvlinna !

[hollygreenmantles]

nevcrlands‌:

his smile is unchangeable even if he tried, his gaze focusing on the way her eyes crinkle up when she smiles - more and more every time as though she got happier every time she smiled. a small laugh leaves his lips along with a mock-smug wiggle of his eyebrows. “told you i should have been a business man, you just can’t resist the hot chocolate.” he winks jokingly and leans forward in his chair, elbows on the table so he could face her better. “my wife and kids huh?” his voice unintentionally cracks a little at the unimaginable thought. whenever he’d thought about ‘home’ and ‘family’ the image that came to mind was always holly, even when they were only friends. they are still only friends, but it felt a little different given everything. a small smile tugs at his lips, a genuine one and it meant he was really listening to her. “nobody could replace you either, promise.” he nods, watching as she writes on his hand, “you don’t love me?” he pouts, but it soon turns to a grin again. “please, it’s hard for me to get a date on a good day. probably better if the whole world knows i love holly greenmantle. well, thinks, i mean.” he laughs, gaze flickering over her features. his eyebrows raise, pretending he knew nothing. “me? yeah, totally fine.. always weird.” he shrugs once, clearing his throat. “you look weird.” he juggles his legs twice and turns his gaze to the food again. “save me some of this for later yeah?”

“oh, you’re right.” holy replies jokingly as she bobs her head in a wise nod, her eyes twinkling with her mirth as she looks at him and says, “with these master negotiation skills you should have been on wall street.” holly’s smile can’t help but widen at his wink, although her brow furrows at the crack in his voice. holly never took noah to be the type to be afraid of commitment. he was too romantic. she always knew he would find somebody he wanted and he would love that person and court that person and likely, at least she assumed, marry that person. and holly for her part... would watch. and you know, support him. because she pretty much gave up on that person ever being her senior year, and so...she was okay with that. completely okay with that. “...yeah, your wife and kids. unless you plan to be...” holly reaches forward to playfully grab noah’s jaw as she teases, “a daring bachelor forever? in which case, i think there was a sale on leopard print couches and pin ball machines at minsters, and those will make sure you’re a bachelor for life for sure.” holly lets go of noah with some amount of reluctance before she’s keeping her hands to herself, heart clenching so hard at his words and his smile that she has to glance down just to cope. “well then, it’s decided. we can never replace each other. i guess that means we both better stick around, huh?” holly only glances up at noah’s question, the look she gives him some cross between scolding and amused as she flusteredly says, “i didn’t... say that.” holly’s cheeks warm with the words ‘i love holly greenmantle’ despite her best efforts, and she can only shake her head as she says, “... tell you what. if you love holly greenmantle then i love noah heart. deal?” holly finally puts the bite of lasagna into her mouth, chewing it as she gives noah a funny little look at his behavior. she swallows before she points at herself and jokingly asks, “i look weird? noah heart, are you bullying me?” holly has to flick her gaze over noah’s face for a moment, because something is off but... she can’t quite put her finger on what. but at his question she is blinking and nodding quickly as she says, “oh. yeah, for sure, i’ll...pack up the rest of the casserole dish for you. you can take it home and maybe i can finally stop worrying about you choking on a dry froot loop and dying.” holly gets up to do just that, making her way into the dixie’s kitchen with confidence. she moves to wrap up the casserole dish with efficient fingers for a few moments, brows still furrowed before she calls, “...noah, you know you can tell me anything, right?”

[nosez-moved]

im not a people pleaser anymore im a huge cunt now

[chewbacca]

13 Going on 30 (2004) dir. Gary Winick

[hollygreenmantles]

@nevcrlands !

[princesconsuela]

[fatfatties]

Cinnamon Roll Pancakes

[hollygreenmantles]

nevcrlands‌:

        “ really really.” his grin is genuine, the kind of one he exclusively reserved for holly without even trying. there was barely a time he could even consider being in a bad mood when she was around him. he’d joke, saying it was why he keeps her around - but even a fool could tell it was more than that. “i’m always nice to you!” he shakes his head in fake bewilderment. “and you know i can’t cook but i can make my killer hot chocolates in exchange. maybe you can make that gnocchi again? that was fuckin’ divine.” he rambles, his hands coming up a little to emphasise his points as usual. his gaze flickers over her lips as she grins and like clockwork he is grinning again, his cheeks feeling a little hot. “if you ever replace me as your taste tester, just know i’ll riot.” he smiles, absentmindedly taking the pen off the table and taking her hand softly to write ‘i love noah heart,’ definitely a joke and something they had always done as teenagers thinking it was hilarious. “you know on days off you usually relax.” he teases, “you bet i’ll come with you, i’ll die without your food.” he face drops a little, not smiling so much because his own words had caught him off guard. “ are you gonna have some of this?”

holly can’t help but mirror noah’s smile, eyes crinkling with it before she’s shyly tucking a lock of hair behind her ear as she tries to convince herself that the butterflies in her stomach are because of the compliments and nothing else. she laughs at noah’s airtight negotiation skills, nose wrinkling with it before she’s nodding. “well, since you’re always nice to me and you’re offering me hot chocolate to sweeten the deal, i guess you’ve got yourself a deal. i’ll be your in house chef forever noah heart. living in your kitchen and magically making gnocchi like a house elf.” holly smiles at noah fondly for a moment before she’s pointing to him and teasing, “but you’re gonna have to be the one to explain that to your wife and kids.” holly is immediately shaking her head at the very idea of having another taste tester, curls bouncing with it before she’s genuinely saying, “...no one could ever replace you.” the words are a bit too true for holly’s liking. they hit a bit too close to home and kind of make holly wonder if she will ever find someone to replace noah in anything, really. but before she can fret too much about it she is being written on with pen, and despite how the words make her stomach clench holly is again smiling. “...you know, this is why i’m always single.” holly says as she studies the writing on her palm, curling her hand absentmindedly for a moment before her smile is widening as she jokingly says, “everyone just thinks i love noah heart.” holly admires the writing for only another moment before she’s reaching for the pen and taking noah’s hand with a firm, “lemme do you now.” she is in the process of writing ‘noah heart ♡ holly greenmantle’ in neat cursive when she snorts at his comment, shaking her head as she says, “we both know i don’t know how to do that...” she finishes the message with flourish before she’s leaning in to blow on the ink to dry it, studying her handiwork for a second before she’s nodding in approval. “there. now it’ll be hard for you to get a date too.” holly jokes. or... mostly jokes. no, she’s... joking. completely. noah can date whoever he wants. holly is smiling at noah’s praise until she notices the drop of his smile, her own dropping as a result in her bewilderment. her brows are furrowing before she’s blinking at noah’s offer, immediately glancing down at his plate before she’s nodding. “uh... yeah.” holly carefully uses a fork to prepare herself a bite, glancing up at noah in concern as she does it. “you okay? you looked...” holly brings the bite up to her lips, only pausing to finish her sentence. “...weird for a second there.” 

[hollygreenmantles]

mvlinna‌:

people probably thought it was pathetic for someone to eat out all by themselves. maybe not so much at a fast food place, but a legit sit down restaurant? melina didn’t care. the girl appreciated her alone time, and knew she’d be able to enjoy her meal in peace without having to strike up a conversation and speak between each bite she took. the place was pretty packed, to be honest, but she wasn’t in any rush to get anywhere, so what did it matter to her? it was only when she was being brought to her table that she started to realize how bad of an idea this was. seeing holly shit next to the only available table made her skin crawl with disgust. how the hell was she supposed to enjoy her meal when miss perfection was sitting right next to her, glaring daggers into her head? of course, mel was pretty good at not letting others see just how much they actually get to her, and if anything, maybe she could annoy the hell out of holly so much as the girl ends up leaving instead. she thanks the waiter for bringing her to her seat, and quickly orders a water with lemon before her eyes are focused on the menu in front of her. even when holly greats her with what she assumes is the most fake smile known to man, her still never move from the menu. that is, until she brings up riding her broomstick around. that gets a smile from melina and finally makes eye contact with the other, “it’s so not amazing to see you too, holly. by the way, thanks for letting me park my broomstick up your ass. i know you’re used to having a stick up there at all times, so i’m sure it’s quiet comfortable for you.” 

“oh, melina.” holly coos with a tone one could only possibly relate to that of a someone meeting an old friend. that is if that woman had a deep rooted hate for said friend, and had fantasies of like hitting her with her car or something. it was that kind of friendly. the kind that sounds perfectly fine to anyone else, but is frigid underneath. holly tilts her head sweetly as she nods to melina and adds, “i think we both know which of the two of us is more likely to get something put up her ass. not that there’s anything wrong with that, but let’s just be honest. let’s not lie to ourselves. thanks for thinking so much of my ass though, i feel special.” holly turns her gaze back to her table and desperately wishes she still had her menu or something. at least then she’s have something to do with her hands. she has her phone but that is nowhere near the same. as much as she hates to admit it being beside melina makes her not only annoyed, but nervous, and she kind of hates it. as a last resort holly casually plucks the drink menu from the middle of her table, flipping through it nonchalantly despite having really no intention of buying anything. holly might have been in the middle of a early life crisis but she had no intention of turning to day drinking. it’s a long moment of silent flipping before holly is speaking up again, not even looking at melina as she says, “are you eating alone, melina?” she frowns as she reads over the description for a pina colada, conversationally saying, “did all of your friends finally realize that you’re... well.” holly finally turns to melina then, brow arched as she says, “you know.” her smile is bright as she perks up and finishes, “bitter and hateful! because honestly, it’s about time.” 

[hollygreenmantles]

nevcrlands‌:

    noah clears his throat, wrists on the table before he he picks up the knife and fork and digs into the lasagne she’d made as though he hadn’t eaten in months. to be honest, if it were up to him he’d live off lucky charms and peanut butter on toast so no matter what meal she made he would always devour it. “holy shit.” he stops for a moment, light brown hues flickering over to her briefly before he takes another bite and settle back against the chair. he’s working up a response to settle her overactive mind but he was never good at finding his words, which he knew only stressed her out more. “hol, this is fuckin’ amazing.” he purses his lips together for a moment, before a warm smile tugs at them. “can you come and live with me and cook for me like every night? you’re not gonna get fired if anything you’re gonna get a promotion with this one. the parmesan with the eggplant? genius.” he tilts his head, “i think this is the best one so far.” he nods, leaning tentatively forward to take another bite. “how was your day? you didn’t spend all day stressing did you?”

before holly can fret over whether that was a good ‘holy shit’ or a bad ‘holy shit’ anymore noah is answering her question with the praise and holly is absolutely lighting up. “yeah? really?” holly asks excitedly as she slips into the seat across from noah, finally calm enough to actually settle down. she can feel her cheeks getting warm at the very suggestion of her being noah’s in house chef but she still can’t quite stop smiling even as she becomes a bit flustered. “... maybe if you’re really nice to me i’ll consider it.” holly allows as she narrows her eyes teasingly, lips twitching into a wider smile despite her best efforts to smother it. her ego inflates even more the genius comment, and at this point holly is feeling so pleased with herself that she could maybe float away. “... thanks.” holly smiles to herself as she sheepishly fidgets with her fingers, only to stop at noah’s question and glance up at him with a look akin to a deer in the headlights. “... no?” she tries, but... honestly it doesn’t sound believable even to her. she switches gears with a wince. “... okay, maybe but... it was my day off and i had nothing to do today but make sure i got this recipe right, so that’s what i did! and something was off and it was honestly driving me kind of crazy but... but now it’s perfect. so.” holly allows her shoulders to slump in relief with that, only for her to pause a moment as she scans noah’s face before adding, “but thanks for... coming over and being my taste tester again.” holly shakes her head. “honestly, nothing ever feels complete until i get your opinion so if i ever go away for culinary school i’m just ... gonna have to drag you with me.” holly smiles a moment before she’s putting on a frown as she jokingly adds, “do you think you’d fit in a carry on?” 

[hollygreenmantles]

kvttydvxie‌:

          “  it’s  a  busy  house  holly ,  who  knows ;  maybe  he  has ?  maybe  he’s  just  got  the  wrong  room .  for  all  we  know  maybe  my  dad  is  haunting  hayden  by  mistake ,  ”  she  smirked ,  feeling  no  shame  when  holly  mentioned  her  previous  exploits .  “  you’ll  understand  someday ,  when  you’re  all  grown  up ,  ”

“okay, first of all, poor hayden if that’s the case. he comes all the way here just to be there for you or whatever and he gets haunted for it? where’s the thanks...” holly mumbles with a sigh, before she’s making a face at kitty’s teasing. “kitty i’m two years younger than you! and i’m not a virgin either, i just can’t imagine getting horny in a funeral home of all places.” 

[hollygreenmantles]

@nevcrlands​ !

“okay, so... it’s a vegetarian lasagna with fresh basil and you know, lots of garlic and nine different cheeses, which i know is ambitious but... i thought it worked, so.” holly says a bit too quickly as she points animatedly at the lasagna noah is eating. her nervousness is palpable even though she’s trying to hide it, professionally continuing with. “uh, i made the marina myself and the pasta myself, and it’s... supposed to come that little piece of garlic toast you have on the side, and i mean, the cheese on the bread is supposed to cost extra but i’m... obviously not gonna charge you, noah, you... are doing me a big favour by even trying this out. i mean i’ve tasted it multiple times, but i’m super biased. like... what if glenda hates it? what if instead of putting it on the menu, she fires me? what if this is the end of my cooking career before it even begins?” holly has to inhale sharply after the ramble, hands tucking back under her chin as she looks at noah intently. “...i know you love pasta so... i need for you to be brutally honest: what do you think?” she is silent for only a moment as she drops her hands, letting them fall to her lap for  before they’re flailing again as she insists, “if you hate it that’s okay! you can totally tell me if you hate it!” holly tucks her hair behind her ear as she gives noah another look, watching him intently before blurting out, “... do you hate it?” 

[madeline-kahn]

“You have Dave Matthews' concentration face.”

Set It Up (2018) dir. Claire Scanlon

[hollygreenmantles]

@mvlinna​ !

“... oh god no. please, please, please, no...” holly murmurs quietly to herself as she sees the waiter guiding melina in her direction. specifically to the only open table in the restaurant. the one beside holly’s. it would be better if holly was sitting with somebody maybe, and would be able to ignore milena in favour of someone else’s company, but no. holly is simply sitting at the table waiting for her father, with in her experience could take forever. and yes she could simply leave, but one, she hasn’t even gotten the food she ordered yet, and two, that would be letting milena win. and a stubborn part of holly would rather die than do that. but still. another big part of her is really hoping that this waiter is leading milena to some secret back table, deep, deep, in the depths of the restaurant, honestly maybe in the basement that-- nope. nope it’s the one right next to hers. god. fuck. holly straightens her spine a bit awkwardly as the waiter leaves milena a menu, sighing as she mumbles a sardonic, “...great.” under her breath, for a moment before she’s putting on the smile that won her may queen three years in a row. “milena! good to see you!” holly moves to butter a piece of bread if only to have something to do with her hands as she brightly says, “taking a break from riding your broomstick around to grace us all with the displeasure of your company?”