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[maiacroft]

CLOSED STARTER: @urkingbby​ WHEN: March 14th, Jackson’s birthday

It was Jackson’s birthday and Maia was excited that it was being spent on such a beautiful island and that she could spend it with him. After spending the morning together for his birthday, Maia told Jackson to go get changed so they could spend the rest of the day celebrating his birthday. Setting up some arrangements herself for when the sun began to set that day. Asking him to meet her where the couches were in front of the ocean view, she sat there wearing a simple silk dress, making sure she dressed up for the occasion, with his wrapped gift on the other empty couch, laid down. In the shape of a frame, seemingly an image wrapped as she waited for him to show up. Arriving a bit early to make sure that the arrangements she asked from the staff were prepared and ready. sitting back and watching the ocean as she felt her nerves acting up in excitement. The smell of the ocean and the breeze with the sky beginning to turn orange as the sun began to set. She couldn’t help but think about how beautiful everything had looked, hoping that this night went better than she planned. Hearing footsteps approach, Maia turned around and saw Jackson in sight, a smile spreading on her features as she greeted him with a simple, “hey.” Getting up from her seat to open her arms and greet him with an embrace.

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libbysato​:

“I don’t know, shit could happen no matter how much you check the plane.” Maybe that was a pessimistic outlook, but she wasn’t exactly known for her cheery disposition regardless. (Nor did she try to be.) “I don’t tend to trust that they’re that safe anyway, so… I don’t know that the slow disintegration of the engineer’s mental health would be beneficial in my case, anyway.”

“That’s true but the statistics for plane are pretty good because of how much attention is put into them.” Maia stated. “Factually, they are safe. Safer than cars even.” She continued. “But either way, that’s just my thought process behind it.”

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nate-shaw​:

“I didn’t say I was looking for my own room,” Nate said absentmindedly, raising his eyebrows up at her, realizing a beat too late that that just made him sound more suspicious. And if she was a narc, it was probably the wrong thing to add. “And people do shit like that all the time. Haven’t you ever lost your keys?” he asked, tipping his head to one side to stare Maia down, like he wouldn’t believe her no matter what her answer was. “If you’re worried about people climbing through your window, you could lock it.”

Raising her brows at his revelation that he wasn’t looking for his own room, Maia didn’t comment on it. She also didn’t want to assume what that meant. It was none of her business. “No.” She answered simply to his question. “But then again, I would be shocked if you never lost your keys.” She pointed out. “So it makes sense.” Hearing him say for her to lock her window, she furrowed her brows. “Did you just...” trailing off with a scoff, Maia placed a strand of hair behind her ear. “Did you just imply that it’s my fault that you broke into my room?”

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libbysato​:

“What job are you looking to get? Bomb disposal unit?” Libby muttered, before seemingly realising she was being snarky and doing her best to soften it with a reluctant “actually, yeah, I .. bet you’d be good at that.” Still, as expected, she immediately went back to her point with no regards for how much Maia might be listening. “I just don’t think humans are meant to be stressing to the point of no sleep. Over college or a job, or life in general. Maybe that’s just a sign of a fucked economy.”

“What?” Maia let out in a sigh at her question or... it didn’t seem like a question. However, her compliment? was random. Maia didn’t expect it, but then again she also didn’t know if it was actually a compliment. She was confused. “I mean... you’re right. It is a fucked economy. But also, certain jobs require more energy. More attentiveness. You wouldn’t feel all that safe getting on a plane if the people making it were just vibing out... would you? You’d want them to go over their work once, twice, three times, maybe even five times.” 

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grantdixons​:

curly hair, brown eyes, it could’ve been anyone. that’s a lie. his eyes intensely fell onto the computer screen. hoping she hadn’t stole a glance of him, looking at her, but his hopes were quickly dashed the moment he saw her begin to bound over. god damnit, maia croft. if anyone could pull his attention, make him FORGET all the bullshit of school, and help him relax. but right now? right now he’d had a fifteen page essay, a near empty word document and STRESS raging throughout his body. to say that new years eve fucked him up, would be a violently wild understatement. “ at least i didn’t DIRECTLY, tell you to go fuck yourself – i tried to be a little lowkey about it this time,” he stated through clenched teeth, never taking his eyes off the screen as his brows pulled up. the sigh is what got his eyes to finally wander over to her face, watching her face fall, even if it was fake, was something he’d hated to do, so instead, he dropped his writing mechanisms, taking the pencil from his mouth before an annoyed puff of air left his nostrils. closing down the laptop, he took in a breath. “alright. fine. FINE. you got my attention, what’s up, loser?”

Amusement filled Maia as Grant pointed out his kindness in him not directly telling her to fuck herself. “You’re right. So true. So kind.” She said, a smirk itching at the corner of her lips as she suppressed a chuckle amidst her sarcastic comment. Tilting her head slightly in confusion as he shut the laptop, Maia lowered herself back down as her properly greeted her. “Why’d you close your laptop?” She asked after a moment. “You didn’t need to. Or are you hiding something?” She questioned with a quirked brow as she questioned him, knowing that wasn’t the case but finding it fun to poke at nonetheless.

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dawnsher​:

Dawn nodded again, looking across the small living space to meet Maia’s gaze. “A cool club, exactly. Even just one that has, like, more than five members might be a good start, but preferably something that wouldn’t be branded as totally lame upon first glance.” Admittedly, if she had more productive hobbies, this whole picking a new extracurricular business would’ve been a whole lot easier, but wasn’t that what college was for? Exploring every avenue and finding yourself? “Oh, sooo impressive, I know,” she drawled, matching Maia’ sarcastic tone with a little eyeroll to boot. “Totally makes sense why those guys make millions a year when they go profesh.”

Maia nodded in thought with a hum as she started to think about clubs like that, that dawn would possibly have interest in. “Do you like books? There’s a book club.” Maia suggested as something that could be interesting. Maia let her shoulders raise in a prolonged shrug as Dawn talked about the money NFL players got when they went professional. “Some people are just unnaturally gifted.” She responded as she dropped her shoulders. “We can only strive.”

[grantdixons]

who: @luxorstarters​

when: january 10th, 2022 @ 8 pm

where: study hall

grant’s eyes scanned over the text, a pencil balancing horizontally in between his teeth before quickly reaching across the table, fingers viciously typing out the text. making his way to the textbook that sat just to the right of him, taking the highlighter from behind his ear and highlighting the text. brown eyes peered up at the figure that neared his table, watching them try and sit across from him, confusion covering inch of his face. “ uh –, hello?” he grumbled questioningly, looking around the near empty study hall. “ can you like… i dunno, NOT sit here maybe? you know, considering almost every other fucking table, except for the kid with a bunch of books out, is empty? i don’t mean to sound rude, but i just – i’m a little busy here. ”

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Maia had finished doing her assignments for the day and figured she would relocate to the planetarium to do some more studying of her own. As she made her way out, she spotted Grant and figured she’d sit with him for a bit. Walking over to his table, she took a seat across from him seeing how focused he was only to be greeted by his obvious annoyance. “Hi?” She answered in response as she knit her brows in confusion. Maia let a sort of grin of amusement take her features as he began kicking her off the table, holding back her laugh as to not make him even angrier. “You don’t mean to be rude but you’re telling me to fuck off basically?” Maia questioned. “You’re right, not rude at all.” She said with a long, drawn out sigh as she began to get up. “Just wanted to say hi, guess not.” She muttered.

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urkingbby​:

A weak sigh escaped him when her tongue began toying with his amid their kiss. The feeling of Maia’s hand making its way into his hair bringing him a gentle, relaxing sense of bliss. Unconsciously pulling his hips into hers, Jackson slid his hands down from her back and to either of her hips as he did. Leaning more of his weight back into the door, pulling Maia toward him, a restlessness beginning to creep over him and eased from his lips in a heavy sort of sigh. Kissing Maia for a few extra seconds, Jackson hastily reached a hand back to his doorknob again; only scarcely pulling back from her lips, his eyes slitting open to see her. “We should…” he whispered gruffly through his scattered breath. Only realizing in that moment that it would be best to take the encounter behind the confinements of his bedroom. Or in the very least, behind the door and into the common area of his dorm. Antsily, Jackson fumbled to open the door from behind him. And through his attempt, he lazily brought his lips back to hers, only pulled away again just long enough to back into his dorm, pulling Maia in along with him as he stumbled back a little. Bringing his lips readily back to hers a second later, before even having shut the door behind them yet.

A hum escaped Maia’s lips as she felt his hips being pulled into hers, with his hands being brought down to her hips as Maia pressed her hips into his in return. Maia wasn’t expecting for Jackson to be pulling away any time soon, however when he did, he eyes fluttered opened meeting his gaze with her own that was drowned in her lust for him. Her breathing was hitched and uneven, realizing what he was even referring to after a brief moment. Nodding her head in agreement as she hummed out a “mhmm”, she had almost forgotten they were out in the hall and all she wanted was to get to his dorm so they could continue what had been started. Watching as Jackson tried to open the door, a light chuckle escaped against his lips once he brought them back to her, happily returning to their previous activities as she felt her body loosen up again with their kiss. Letting out a sort of hum of objection when he pulled back again, she followed him into the room and was pleased when they were kissing once more, wrapping her arms firmly around his neck to continue kissing him before realizing they still had to make it into his room and figured they’d do it now so they wouldn’t be pulled out of their moment once again. This time, Maia pulled his lips back once more before she lowered her hands to his forearms, a light smirk on her flushed features. Gripping his forearms she began walking backwards as she led him back to his room, keeping her eyes on him as she did so. 

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urkingbby​:

Jackson found himself growing weak through their kiss, leaning forward into her as he continued to kiss her. With Maia parting her lips, this time, Jackson swept his tongue over hers; another slow exhale easing its way out of him when she brought herself closer to him. Feeling Maia’s gentle laugh against his lips, his brows furrowed a little, taking a few extra seconds to realize that his hand had found its way to her waist. Having not given much thought to the fact that the last time it was there, it was to tickle her. A slight grin pulled at his lips amid their kiss with the feeling of her hand meeting his there and beginning to move it from its place. A sonorous, hummed kind of laughter escaped as it was brought back to her back, and only when Maia pulled herself closer to him did his previous grin dissipate, the fervor of his side of the kiss swelling. A subtle exhilaration washed over him, feeling a little breathless with her hand meeting the side of his neck; unable to resist the hum that emerged against her lips next. After a couple seconds, he released her opposite hand from his grip, bringing it around her to meet the other one on her back and pulling her that much closer when he did. 

As their kiss continued after the replacement of his hand, Maia felt her body getting warmer as she had the desire to kiss him deeper, with more intensity. She took the chance to let her tongue pass his lips in exploration, wanting to feel every part of him through the kiss. Her hand coming around from his neck and bringing it into his hair, feeling the soft strands trace against the skin on he back of her hand. A sigh escaping her as she felt his hand release hers and bring it around to pull her closer to him, feeling her body pressed against his, his warmth spreading and transferring to her. Bringing her now free hand to the back of his neck as she deepened the kiss, feeling a sort of desperation creep through her body, a sense of yearning for more as the kiss progressed. However, in spite of that, she kept kissing him as she was, her fingers gently and leisurely exploring his brown locks.

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urkingbby​:

Feeling Maia return his kiss, a subtle sigh escaped against her lips, feeling his emotions wanting to bubble up. The feeling gradually mounted inside of him, an increasing need to outpour all of the things he had started feeling in only the few minutes of their discussion, but truthfully, it was the need to outpour as a result of everything he had felt for Maia since he had met her at the beginning of high school. And with the feeling of her hand against his cheek, Jackson felt as though he might actually feel safe to begin to cry as he kissed her, despite them standing in the hall of his dorm. The pace of his kiss remained slow with her lips. Similarly to their shared intimacy in the Bahamas, he felt as though everything he had felt was being confessed to her through the movement of their lips. He stood there for a while with her, sustaining the pace for a few extra seconds before increasing the intensity a bit; and sweeping his tongue just over her bottom lip as he continued. Removing his hand from the doorknob, he brought it firmly to her waist, beginning to feel lightheaded as he found himself becoming consumed by her. Not at all thinking about the fact that they would have more privacy even just on the other side of the door.

The emotion that Jackson was outpouring to Maia through the kiss was almost overwhelming, feeling everything around them melt away. No concern or worries for the fact that they weren’t exactly in private. It wasn’t a thing on her mind. The only thing on her mind was how without fail, after all this time, Jackson still had this effect on her, to make her flutter, to make her heart race. The love she felt for him never subdued but on the contrary was only growing more and more for him. Another sigh escaped her as she felt her emotions begin to overflow with their intimacy, feeling every movement of his lips as their pace remained steady and slow. As she felt Jackson increase the intensity, Maia happily obliged, letting her lips part as she continued the kiss, leaning her body against his and holding onto his hand even tighter. Feeling herself wanting to do nothing more than just be in this moment for as long as they could. Once she felt his hand being firmly placed on her hips, Maia found herself to be distracted as the memory of her being tickled came to the surface. A gentle laugh escaping her against him before she lowered her hand from his cheek to rest on top of the hand that was on her waist, gripping it gently before moving it around to her back and pulling herself closer in the same moment, her body completely pressed against his as she continued the kiss. After a moment, Maia brought her hand to the side of his face, her thumb rest before his ear while her remaining fingers wrapped around his neck.

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urkingbby​:

He felt a certain warmth when Maia finally took his hand, truthfully relieved that the game of cat and mouse they had been playing had finally come to an end. Especially because a part of him still wanted to perhaps celebrate in a way for how easily they were able to come together in the midst of someone targeting their relationship in what seemed to be a meaningful way. Or perhaps celebrate his personal lack of intimidation by anything that Levi had said in the process. “Well, the Bahamas it is then.” He said, unable to get it out completely without a slight giggle making its way out with it.

Jackson simply grinned when Maia agreed in his choice of Sicily. Although, he was already convinced that they could decide to be anywhere and he would have been more than happy with it. If it hadn’t been for Maia’s beaming gaze, Jackson would have felt a sheepishness creep over him through the silence following his confession. His gentle grin rested on his lips and he peered at her, feeling fluttery even from her reaction. Allowing their fingers to lace, Jackson tightened his grip on her hand a slightly and found himself straightening his posture a little when Maia took a small step closer to him. Their variance in height becoming conscious for him for a fleeting moment, offering him a feeling of protection over her for just an instant. He peered down at her through his lashes, peacefully anticipating what she would end up saying.

His heart leaped into his throat for a moment, the following sensations being felt more firmly in his chest when Maia insisted that maybe they stay in Sicily, rather than just vacationing there. His previously shy expression was washing away with involved reverie. As though by peering at her, he was taking her with him through his thoughtful fantasies about it; within only a couple seconds, picturing them spending their lives together in Italy. It wasn’t until Maia uttered vows that Jackson’s expression turned almost pained with how in love he felt with her in that moment. The very idea that they would arrive in Italy for their honeymoon and remain there for the rest of their lives filling him with a nearly painful yearning. He wasn’t sure if what he would be able to say would encompass everything that he was feeling in that moment, already feeling so off guard with her words, already feeling a kind of amazement by the prospect of Maia ever actually wanting to marry him. He didn’t try to find the words, instead his grin lifted a bit at the side and he closed the remaining couple inches between them to bring his lips to hers.

Maia peered at him after her last words left her lips, awaiting his reaction, observing him. Spotting the look in his eyes as they spoke about Sicily, feeling his imagination around the whole ordeal with their honeymoon to Italy. Only prompting her to fantasize herself, what it would be like to be just married and spending their time alone, in a beautiful space like Sicily. Feeling her heart race at the idea itself, she kept her eyes on him as her thoughts ran wild with the images flooding through her head of what that would be like, what it would feel like to have that experience with him. Suddenly finding herself wanting it more than she ever imagined. 

At his reaction her vows to him, she felt her eyes getting damp just watching his pained expressed. Feeling her heart swell with how much she loved him, how much she purely adored him. Her eyes softening a bit as she continued to take in his reaction to her words. It was unexpected, for them to be having this conversation. It felt surreal, that her and Jackson were talking about getting married. Reflecting on only a year ago where the thought wasn’t even on her mind and now it’s something that had suddenly felt so real, so possible. Maia watched silently as he leaned in closer to her, bringing his lips to hers. She let her eyes flutter shut as her lips welcomed his own returning the kiss with a sigh escaping her lips. Bringing her free hand up to gently rest against his cheek as they kissed.

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urkingbby​:

It took absolutely nothing to get Jackson intoxicated with the sound of Maia’s giggling; a dreamy sort of expression coming over his features despite her attempts at being serious. He pulled his lip into his mouth for a moment before stopping in his tracks and turning back to look at her again. “I won’t tickle you. I’ve learned my lesson.” He insisted more seriously, the leftover dreaminess still pulling at his eyes, making them appear softened as he peered at her. He extended a hand for her to take, quirking a brow a little, knowing that it was a bold offer but hoping she would take it. He nodded with her question. “If you like that idea…” he said, humour coming over his smirk now but also kind of excitement at the idea that they would choose the Bahamas for their wedding; his mind immediately occupied with the memory of kissing in the water before their eventual trip back to her room.

While Maia was clearly trying to suppress her amusement, Jackson laughed again at the idea of them being able to fit a wedding in tomorrow or whatever. An admiration swimming in his eyes when he turned to see her again. “Sicily” he hummed, his tone almost as dreamy as he appeared before, turning his back against the door to face her. The destination occurred so easily. Almost as though he had already been thinking about it. He reached back to grip onto his doorknob, still leaning against the door and keeping his eyes on Maia when he did. “I dunno though, I feel like if I see you somewhere as pretty as Sicily, Italy, I won’t wanna leave.” He said, a certain candor finding both his tone and expression for the first time since they had left the theatre. A humble kind of grin threatened at his lips, feeling almost shy about how serious he was to say it.

Maia halted in her tracks as soon as Jackson did, wondering if he was about to attack again as she kept her wide eyes open as she kept her guard up, waiting if she should take another step back. However, when he insisted that he wouldn’t tickle her again, she let herself rest a bit as she observed his expression trying to see if there was any hint of mischief in it. Looking down at his hand as he extended it out to her, she looked back up at him and down to his hand again as she considered the offer. Taking a step closer to him, she lifted her hand and placed it in his. “I’m choosing to trust you.” She said with a narrow of her eyes quickly before she took her place beside him as they continued walking, feeling a sort of relief to be making physical contact with him once more. “I more than like it...” Maia responded in the same tone as she mirrored his smirk.

Maia thought about them honeymooning in Sicily, liking the idea as she let her eyes look up a bit at the thought, nodding her head shortly after before looking back at him as he turned his back against the door, stepping in closer to him with their hands still together. “Sicily sounds nice.” She hummed in response. Suddenly wondering if he wasn’t sure about Sicily as he spoke again, Maia found herself being surprised by his following words along with his tone. Feeling her breath leave her, she let a soft smile take her expression as her eyes beamed at him. Staying silent for a moment as she let his words linger in the air between them, her fingers interlacing with his as she took a small step closer to him, the space between them only a few inches now as she lifted her head slightly to look at him. “Then... we could stay there.” She said. “Till death do us part is what they say, right?” She said, feeling her heart pick up its pace at the proximity of them but also at the words that left her, feeling the reality of them getting married at some point causing her excitement. 

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urkingbby​:

Another small snicker escaped when Maia insisted that he wouldn’t be seeing her if he did it again and Jackson shook his head a little. “You got it.” He agreed, thinking it to be too funny considering he only really needed to do it once to get his kicks. But of course he wouldn’t reveal any further evidence of having ever enjoyed it in the first place. Having Maia deny that she was ever against the April date made sense. It was something Jackson had really only made up on the spot when deciding to flaunt around an inside joke with her in front of Levi. And although it did make sense, the very prospect of them actually choosing the first of April for their wedding date flooded him with even more butterflies. He exhaled a quick laugh. “You’re right. Well, I’m glad we can agree… The weather’s really nice around that time of the year, especially in the Bahamas.” He said a little distantly, smirking with his words.

Finally, Jackson turned down the last hallway needed to approach his room. When Maia peeped something about being available tomorrow, Jackson turned his gaze back to look at her, actually feeling unable to resist his laughter now. “Yeah? No projects that’ll be overdue if you put them off until Monday? Thank God it’s the weekend, I guess.” He said, as if fitting a quick wedding into their weekend slot was actually something that would take place. “What’re you thinking for the honeymoon? Italy?”

“I’m serious.” Maia pleaded with a giggle escaping her lips as she spoke, not really selling the whole serious thing. Maia really wanted to make sure to get the message across, all she wanted was to be closer to him but the worry was in the back of her mind so she needed some insurance that it was clear to go. As he mentioned the nice weather in the Bahamas, she pressed her lips together to hold back the laugh at his words. “Really nice... yeah.” She trailed off as her mind went to the day in the Bahamas, feeling her body heat up at the memory. “So... I guess we’re gonna get married in the Bahamas then?” She asked, finding amusement in the location pick.

“Yeah, I got most of my work done, I don’t need to do anything tomorrow really. I can fit in a wedding or whatever.” She said as she bit down on her lip momentarily to resist the chuckle that was on the verge of coming out. “Italy? Where in Italy are you thinking? The coast? Puglia?” She trailed off before listing another. “Scilla?” She suggested another one as they reached the door of his dorm.