actually annoyed by long distance friends again. i want to go for a walk i want to get drinks i want to sit in the grass and write i want to go to the fucking store together
connie from admin would weather a heatwave so gracefully she’s always got a cool beverage at hand she’s wearing the most elegant breezy caftans and the biggest sunglasses she’s in her element she’s so unbothered
chatgpt is a threat to the symbiotic relationship between fanfic writers and their betas. we are losing our traditions. eradicate the soulless machine and ask your friend who has a full time job and 3 kids to annotate your omegaverse fanfiction like any other responsible adult.
[Id: ilya rozaov is yellow and is kissing shane Hollander, who is green. Green shane is sprouting roots, and from where their lips touch there are rays of sunlight.]
Ilya notices it right away. Jackie is dropping Ruby off to spend an afternoon with her uncles like she's done countless times before. But something seems off with Ruby. She's not her usual chaotic self.
"How are you, sweetheart? Everything ok?" Ilya asks.
She just nods and makes her way to the living room. Jackie gives him a look and as they hug goodbye, she whispers, "She's going through her first little heartbreak."
"Ah." Ilya nods. He knows this is a very delicate matter.
He planned a full mani-pedi day for them. So, they're sitting on the living room floor with an assortment of nail polishes and accessories on the coffee table while Shane is reading on the couch. It's hard to miss how Ruby is sighing the whole time and Ilya knows it's not about the bright teal color he's currently putting on her nails.
"You know you can talk to me about anything, sweetheart. I'm here if you need."
She lets out her biggest sigh yet. "I'm sad.. about a boy." He's holding her hand while he expertly puts on another coat of polish on her nails.
"Mm. Do you want to talk about it? I promise it will help."
She nods determinedly. "There's this boy in class and.. he's really cute."
"Oh, I bet." Ilya smiles as he's switching to her other hand.
"I asked him to sit beside me at lunch one day." She continues, "And I gave him half my sandwich."
Ilya raises his eyebrows, intrigued. He makes a sound urging her to continue.
"Then I told him I liked him and he.. he just ran away," she says quietly.
Shane chokes on his tea in the distance. Ilya has to stiffen his face as he squeezes her hand in his.
"What is his name and where does he live?" Ilya deadpans, half serious. "I will find him and kick his ass, yes?" Then he playfully mock wrestles a nearby floor pillow.
This pulls a shocked but delighted laugh from Ruby. "Uncle Ilya! You can't!" They giggle at the silly thought.
Ilya goes back to holding her hand. "Sweetheart, thank you for telling me this. You are being very brave," Ilya says sincerely. "Now I will tell you a secret. I have a very similar story."
She's listening intently as he continues. "Some time ago, I invite a boy I like very much to my house and make him tuna melt. Then.. I tell him I like him and he runs away."
Ruby audibly gasps. "No!" Her face is astonished. "What did you do?"
"Well, I was very sad.. like you. But then I remember what my mama told me." Ilya's voice is getting tender all of a sudden. "She said, if you love someone, let them go. If they do not come back, it was not meant to be."
He pauses to give her a loving look before continuing, "But if they do come back.. then you know they are yours."
Ruby processes what Ilya said for a long moment. Then she asks, "So, did he come back?!"
"Yeah," Shane replies as he gets up from the couch. "Yeah, he did." And he walks over to give Ilya a chaste yet soft, sweet kiss.
no one had us for the 1D anniversary every year like liam had us. that man would set up an entire day, make sure his internet connection was strong, crack his back like a glow stick, and get to work like he had a 2 hour deadline every year on july 23rd. and i miss his presence on this day so dearly.
