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18+ only | she/her

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south asian, 20s, dark fics, etc

none of my depictions of these men are meant to be in any way a representation of them. I just prefer to read and write dark fics most of the time lol

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to filter out my asks from 5/19/26 onwards: blacklist the tag qbq

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same person from before but i think you would kill that horror soulmate au! your writing is so good and i love that you’re a south asian baddie like meee!

wah you are so sweet!!! mwah I love you!!! 🤍

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oh that horror soulmate au sounds so perfect. i imagine her thinking that giving him some distance will ease the tension and help both of them. but it does the exact opposite :/ im literally imagining him stalking her and ending up in her house in the dark just waiting for her to come back home. very much ‘you’ energy

Soulmate aus are soooo scary to me even in a non-dark setting because of the lack of autonomy and assumption that goes along with it omg

+ She definitely underestimates Jack's feelings towards her as a person and as his soulmate as well. She tries to frame it in a way that's favorable to him—you can do whatever you want without a soulmate tying you down, we can still be friends, etc—but Jack doesn't bite

+ You're able to run as far as you do because Jack is in denial that you do not want him. It's such an impossible thought that even when the blatant signs are right in front of him, he doesn't see them. But when he does realize you are serious about it...good luck babe!

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Hiiii. I have a proposal. Similar to devsmin!au, except its being Jack's best friend and Quinn wanting you...

You're a year younger than Quinn and a year older than Jack, smack dab in between the two of them. You end up in Jack's grade by sheer coincidence, but of course you're friends with both of them. Jack's just your favorite and your bond with him and his with you is like none other. You just get each other. Y'all are like two huskies yelling at each other. But it's not like you can't cut it up with Q and Lukey though, and you and Quinn are able to bond over keeping Jack in line. Though sometimes, Quinn feels he has to keep you in line as well...

But the family adores you. Thinks you're a good influence on Jack. And for a long time, Quinn holds off despite his strong (STRONG) interest in you. He understands how important you are to Jack. Jack is soooo touchy feely with you, like he is everyone, but definitely with you. Quinn suspects eventually the two of you will start dating. But then you....don't. How odd. You go off to college in NYC, you promise to keep in contact, and you do. College is rough but the two of you are best friends and you'll survive it. The two of you lean on each other hard, and Jack looks at him crazy when he asks if the two of you still talk. Duh? He's visiting her next fall break.

When Jack gets picked up by the Devils, you practically throw a goddamn party. He stays in your one bedroom apartment for the week. Hell, the other brothers do too when they visit for the weekend. The group of you hit the town harddddd with some of your friends and some of their friends (hi Trevor), and party harder at yours. Same thing for your 21st. And when you graduate college. Good thing you have Quinn there to take care of you guys 🙂‍↕️

Where the snag hits is when a personal matter happens and you have to seriously consider moving move closer to family. Your degree field is lucrative, and your job has a position opening in the Twin Cities...which is only a few hours from family versus multiple days of travel by car. Either way, the money was too lucrative to pass up while still being close enough to your family. You're heartbroken to leave Jack, but college couldn't separate y'all. This won't.

When Quinn ends up on the Wild, well of course you let him stay with you, even though your newish boyfriend you got once you moved to the city grumbles about a guy (who isn't Jack, your bf knows his place...) staying at your apartment. Please. That's your best friend's big brother. How could you not? 🙄 You trust him with your life.

Things that I think would drive me bonkers about this situation:

• Jack spoils you in a way you would never ask (monetary) while you spoil him in a way he would never ask (emotionally). He buys you expensive concert tickets you would never justify for yourself and you plan him a surprise birthday with all of his closest friends without fail every year. There's a reason plenty of people think you'll/you're dating, but the sooner they accept that you're not, the sooner they'll be able to make sense of y'alls dynamic. You're each other's person with a capital P but...ew. Not like that....

• But because you're each other's Person, all of your respective partners have a standard to meet and surpass. You have Jack as a standard for all your bf's to meet, while he has you for a standard for all his gf's to meet.

• Reader knows how to make an instagram reel work for her. Social media is a great way to keep in contact with Jack and you have a knack for it even after you two end up living close to each other. Your followers know Jack as Jack Highes but also your 'childhood best friend.' You're not an influencer, but you are good at social media and romanticizing your life. Maybe you got a degree in it, maybe you didn't, but this, of course, is another way for Quinn to keep tabs on you. And something for him to obsessively check and comb over.

• You and Jack sending each other voice memos constantly. Like almost obnoxiously so, if you're not Facetiming. You nearly drop your phone when Jack brings up Quinn thinking you're hot. The thought is so laughable you dismiss it easily ("He told you that? Yeah right") before the next conversation topic moves on. A year or so later, though...

you guys are so funny when you make an au of another au but I'm always listening so let's gooooooo

+ Being friends with one Hughes means you're friends with them all. Quinn and Jack's circles are practically one and the same so while you have a specific bond with Jack, you are also incredibly close to Quinn given the circumstances yk

+ Quinn leaving you alone because he assumes you and Jack will end up dating #secondleadsyndrome I'm moved, I can't lie! But then you guys don't and his thoughts start to stray from the what ifs to a more tangible future...

+ (hi Trevor) I know that's right 😛 You and Jack try not to cross lines like that but sometimes...things happen! And Jack's not that mad because it's purely casual between you and Z so whatever. Quinn on the other hand...

+ The days leading up to your move to the Twin Cities are full of you and Jack not addressing it. When you went to college, it was much more bearable, especially because leading up to it, the both of you suspected NJ would be his destination. But now, you're multiple days of travel away from Jack. You could fly but you don't exactly have the money to spring for travel like that and despite Jack offering, you won't take him up on it. #yourpride So the two of you put off dealing with your move until Luke and him are driving you to the airport. You cry for way too long in Jack's arms while Luke awkwardly hangs around and it's so fucking stupid because it's not like you guys are going to stop being friends just because you're a few states away. But you've been attached at the hip since he got to NJ and okay you'll admit it, maybe you guys can be codependent! The separation anxiety gets the both of you badddd

+ But the both of you adjust to your new dynamic and you fall in love with Minneapolis despite how much you still long for NYC. And then Quinn gets traded...

+ (who isn't Jack, your bf knows his place...) screaming asdlfkjasf he stfu when it comes to Jack but Quinn? He's grumbling like you gaf and you tell Quinn to ignore him alksdf

+ 'Jack spoils you in a way you would never ask (monetary) while you spoil him in a way he would never ask (emotionally).' #moved It's so easy between you and Jack, you stop caring about how everyone expects the two of y'all to start dating. There isn't some roadblock keeping you guys from each other. He's your Jack. That's all there is to it. Must there always be more?

+ Quinn is soooo grateful you keep your social media up to date, especially your Instagram. You keep up with Quinn less than Jack (and Luke by default) so he relied on those posts more than you'd expect. And you keep that profile TIGHT. Periodically, you'll unprivate it but for the most part, your followers are all people you know. The photos that do get 'leaked' (with ur permission asdlkf) are sooo heavily romanticized, it makes you and Jack laugh because the reality is sooo different

+ You listen to that voice memo again, sure that Jack meant to say something else, but no, you heard him right. It's a little strange to think about Quinn seeing you as a woman but you shrug it off. It's not as if you haven't had a passing thought about Quinn and how he's grown into his looks. You'd just never voice it to Jack bc duh. He'd be decidedly not normal about it

+ When Quinn moves to Minny, your relationship suffers and eventually you break up with your bf </3 It suffers mainly because your bf already has to share you with Jack to an insane degree but then Quinn comes and now he's sharing you with another guy. Another Hughes in fact. And once he's out of the picture (with Quinn's help. But you don't know that), you and Quinn's friendship takes on a similarity to you and Jack in the sense of how you and Jack operated when you lived in NYC. Quinn is your go-to guy and you guys are closer than everrr

+ Slowly, you start to realize maybe you and Quinn are too close...he's always with you and vice versa and your world is slowly whittling down to just him in this city....

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"Did you tell Quinn?"

At first, you don't know what your husband is asking. Before you can think, the rest of his thought is spilling out of him like a burst pipe.

"About the baby?"

Right, you think as your stomach swoops uncomfortably, that.

"No?" You look over your shoulder at him. "I figured you would want to or have us do it together. He's your brother."

Jack just shrugs, gaze slanting away from you. To the you in the mirror and back to the real you. His attempt at casual is pitiful at best, offensive at worst. He shrugs from where he sits on the edge of the bathtub. "He's your best friend."

You bite back a scoff and turn back to the mirror as you lather on the last of your skincare. "Yeah, he is. After you," you say. The lie tastes saccharine on your tongue. "Because you're my husband. That's like, the whole point of marriage, isn't it?"

You don't wait for an answer as you turn on your heel and walk out of the room, flopping onto the bed, getting comfy and grasping for the tv remote. You want him to know the question annoys you, because he's not slick. And annoyance is the easiest way to deflect from this round and round the two of you could do all night.

You meet his stare evenly from where he stands in the doorway to the master bath, you propped up against the mess of pillows you have, him lounging in the doorway and taking up most of the damn thing. "You're supposed to marry your best friend, right?"

The bait isn't taken. Jack's eyes skitter away from yours again, to some random spot on the wall while he nibbles at his lip.

"...so you haven't told him?"

Oh, for the love of--

"No, Jack. I've kind of got a lot going on right now. Must have slipped my mind." You sigh. You won't apologize for snapping, though it's on the tip of your tongue. Not when you're the one receiving this third degree. But you do gentle your next words, because you know how your closeness with Q gets under his skin in his weaker moments. "Where is this coming from?"

Jack stares at you for a moment longer, and you see the moment he believes you. The miniscule sag of his shoulders, the grip he has in the doorframe loosening. He's looking you in the eye now, too. If he thought you were lying, he would have been burning holes in you with how intense his stare would be. But this is different. This is some sort of insecurity he has, even though without Q, you never would have met Jack in the first place.

Most days you can forgive Quinn for that.

Jack wears his heart on his sleeve with you after the Olympics. After you started "dating." He always has, really. You know that now. You wish you had known it sooner. Maybe then, you would have seen the the signs.

Now that you've assuaged his fears, he's crawling into bed and much too close, much too warm like he always is. He tucks himself into your side, his face smushed into the spot where your neck meets your collarbone. Without thinking, your hand goes to his hair almost automatically these days, fingers digging in.

He doesn't say anything, though.

"Jack?" you try again, voice quiet, questioning. You can't help but care, after all these years.

"We should tell him tomorrow," he mumbles finally. "Him and Luke."

I'm sooooo moved by this you don't even know

+ felt like a killshot when I read 'your husband' WHEW like my eyes got BIG

+ Obsessed with how he's trying so hard to be casual about the whole thing. Even his first instinct is to think you've told Quinn and try as he might, he'll never lose that little voice in his head that goes 'what if' any time a situation appears that you feasibly might go to Quinn first about even though you've been married for years now to Jack.

+ The "where's this coming from?" being what prompts him to let himself believe he's the first to know (as he should be in my head). Ugh, so good

+ 'Most days you can forgive Quinn for that.' my babyyyy you deserve better 😭 but now you are in it forever so this is the best you'll get </3

+ He's going to watch Quinn's reaction SO carefully because even though his worries have eased, he'll never be able to stop himself from looking deeper....

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SCREAMING AT DOG ON A LEASH. you know its like you're going through the worst break up of your life when Quinn ruins your friendship with Teagan (because I mean. You are. Even if it isn't romantic). Like fully bed rotting and having a comfort show in the backroom and picking at food and takeout only and crying and comfy clothes. You isolate (even though you know your friends will pick you over teagan, even if they think less of you now, which is its own kinda heartbreak).

And who's there to pick up the pieces? Quinn :-)

(the calls are relentless. so are the texts. so whatever mutual friend gave him your address is a snit)

Also you saying if you were less sober you would have hooked up with Trevor in the bathroom. WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN.... 💔

it goes just as he planned 🙂‍↕️

+ You know what? You are going through the worst breakup of your life and the one person you want to go to about this is the one whose heart you broke. Your reputation is damaged and while Quinn can bounce back like nothing ever happened, you will not be afforded that same leniency. Even if Quinn were to integrate you into his friend circle with the team, the moment they hear about how you guys got together, a cloud of suspicion will always follow you. Because if you were willing to do that to your friend, clearly, you'd be willing to do even worse to people you barely know,,,

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A soulmate AU??? I was literally just thinking about what a horror story that would be!

I mean, even before we get to the guy's particular personality (and we will get there) it's such a tragedy. Aren't soulmates supposed to be good for you? To be a safe place and the easiest sort of love?

So why would the universe tie you to someone whose life would be torture for you? The constant scrutiny, the whisper (all the jealousy and judgement and everyone saying you're not good enough because no one would be good enough for their golden boy), the crazy schedules and the suffocating and poisonous culture he (your soulmate and what does that say about you) thrives in.

It would be cruel even if he turned out to be the kindest sweetheart to have ever walked the earth. But he's not. He's cocky and arrogant and he has never not gotten what he wanted.

He won't let you go. There'll be no polite agreement that the universe made a mistake. He'll even expect you to be grateful about being his soulmate! He could have anyone after all!

You want to hate him and then you hate yourself because what sort of monster hates their soulmate?

(And there's moments where you almost have hope. When you see glimmers of the real boy that was smothered and killed to turn him into the shining light he is now. You think you might have loved that one. You still could if there's enough of him left. Or maybe that's just what you have to tell yourself to sleep at night)

soulmate aus are functionally horror stories to me lol

+ It is such a tragedy when you find out your soulmate is Jack Hughes of all people. And it's not because it's Jack Hughes but because of what he's a part of. The culture he loves and won't give up, the world he lives in, the institutions he finds himself in, they're all so incompatible with how you see yourself. You're at a disadvantage to begin with because you don't fit in

+ Jack is personable. He's funny. He knows social cues forwards and backwards and knows how to work a crowd in his favor. You like him. Really, you do. But he's also kind of an asshole sometimes with this baked in arrogance that you don't necessarily think is bad but...it rubs you the wrong way. You don't know how to work around it because it's sooo far from what you're used to and honestly? You don't want to get used to his life and way of being....

+ And you're right. He does expect you to be grateful your soulmate is him. He likes you but you're definitely not what he expected for himself. Why aren't you more ecstatic to find out a guy like him is your soulmate?

+ You try to make it work, really you do. But he's been a cog in this machine for so long that you don't think there was ever a version of Jack you can love. And that's fine. Not all soulmates are meant to be a romantic relationship and yes that's a controversial take in the world you live but it's clearly true for the two of you and that's okay. So you take a step back. And kind of...keep taking steps until Jack can't reach you. But that won't do, baby, not at all.

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I'm chewing on forward!reader being Jack's date to a wedding as a favor and that little blurb between you and that anon about their wedding date. The conversation when you were his date to one (or two, or three...) of these weddings haunts you in the weeks leading up to your wedding with him.

It's during the reception when Jack asks you if this is what you imagine your wedding will be like.

You choke on your drink. What?

Jack looks amused Yeah. When you get married?

And you relax because oh. Oh he meant your wedding, not...well, a wedding between two of you. Thank God. Why did you even assume that? (Surely it has nothing to do with the way he's been hanging on your every word this whole night. Or the way he's looking at you).

You shrug though. You don't know. It kind of depends on what the other half wants, you know? But he presses. Come onnnn. You've never thought about it?

And...well. You're buzzed and buzzy. Its a wedding, who doesn't love a wedding? So you indulge him. You're honest with him and tell him. What about you, you ask finally. Because its polite. He makes some joke about how he thinks more of the potential bride than the wedding. You snort. Yeah? What's she look like? The way he looks at you then though, that chills you to the bone.

wait this moved me greatly alksdf hello

+ Him saying your wedding and the your existing in that weird space where it can be taken as your wedding (singular) or your wedding (you and Jack). Jack's not dumb enough to say our and try and play it off so he goes for the next best thing. And based on your reaction, now he knows he's in your head whether you want him to be or not. How fun!

+ 'Jack looks amused. Yeah. When you get married?' <- This is doing so much for me whew

He lets the silence linger too, watching as the wry amusement on your face slowly leaches away. You cock your head to the side, ignoring the malaise creeping across your chest, and give him a smile.

"Sorry, that was kind of a stupid question," you say.

He blinks. "Was it?"

"The answer is obvious, don't you think?"

Jack’s eyes narrow briefly. It’s hard to tell if it’s offense or mystification that has him reconsidering what he’ll say. He waits for you to expand and so you do. 

“Blonde, beautiful, and willing to make you the center of her world,” you list out, putting a finger up for each qualification. There’s a meaner way to put that last bit but you don’t think he’ll appreciate it. “So you should probably have some idea of what you want your wedding to be like then since your bride-to-be is pretty much all figured out.” 

He runs this tongue over his bottom lip, curious. 

“The bride’s the most important part,” he says after a moment. “I’m easy going. Whatever she wants, I want.” 

“What a cop-out,” you sigh, mockingly glum. “It’s your day too, you know.” 

He nudges at you. “What, you don’t think that’s romantic? Letting my girl do whatever she wants?”

“And so she does everything? Please.” 

You turn towards the front of the reception hall when someone taps a mic. A nervous looking woman stands there with a piece of paper clutched between her sweaty fingers. 

You smooth the napkin on your lap and settle more comfortably into your chair. You’re here on behalf of Jack so you don’t know anyone at this wedding. You think the woman up there is the maid of honor but you haven’t been doing the best job of paying attention to anyone outside of Jack and his immediate circle this entire night. 

He brings himself closer to you. You think he’s about to fill in the blank of who that woman is but then he says, “Huh. I’ll keep that in mind.” 

You raise your eyebrows at him. “Keep what in mind?” 

“That you want a groomzilla.” 

He laughs when you elbow him. 

“My poor future husband,” you say. “He’ll actually have to participate in planning our wedding. The horror.” 

“I didn’t say it was a bad thing,” Jack defends. “I’m sure he’ll be happy to do it.” 

“He wouldn’t be marrying me if he wasn’t.” 

Jack hums in agreement. 

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"So I almost listed Jack's I haven't written out yet but that constantly run through my mind"

Girl you can't say that and then leave us hanging

#myjacks

if I was evil I'd leave it at that but here are some Jacks that haunt me now whether any of these will translate into full length fics...who knows

keep me honest!Jack: the breakup fic that's haunted me since I got into hockey. He's terrible and evil and loves you so much and you will keep every promise you've ever made to him 🫵 even if he has to force you to

bite risk!Jack (thank you to that anon for the title): the immature!Jack fic that's been rotating in my mind since the Olympics. He feels very entitled to you and suffers from main character syndrome bc honestly, the world does revolve around him and he's self centered as hell and doesn't really want to understand why you don't want him. He'll have you anyway

you don't go to parties anymore!Jack: an offshoot of the michigan fic that follows me around like a shadow. He scares the fuck out of you and rejection is not something he handles well when it comes from you. You might as well let him take what he wants from you because he's not going to give up on you. Ever

there's a soulmate au that I don't even know how to explain but it's angsty and Jack pulls the classic not knowing what you have until it's gone

sugar danger!Jack: you're working at your friend's bakery for a few months bc the start date for your job isn't for a while and they need the help. Jack drops by and then...keeps dropping by because he ends up taking a liking to you. You do not take a liking to him. Anyway. He also shouts out the bakery on some social media and then floodsss of people start coming in and your friend feels very indebted to him so you're forced to be extremely nice to him. He brings Luke and Nico too and Nico starts coming on his own and you guys hit it off (not romantically...but you wouldn't be opposed...) and well. What does Nico have that Jack doesn't? He's got the hockey career, the money, the fame...but so does Jack. Maybe even more so

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I saw we were talking about music so I would like to officially submit "Make you mine" by PUBLIC as the boys' delusion song!

(On a more serious note Hozier's "It will come back" is what I'm basically screaming at the reader every time begging her to run)

the lyrics of make you mine are their thought processes alsdkf

'You know that I want to be with you all the time You know that I won't stop until I make you mine'

'It Will Come Back' is what always runs through my mind when writing these fics + the quote 'she was dead from the beginning'. There was only one way this story was going to go...

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Sorry but this is giving Jack if he was less insane. You have to remind yourself to watch your mouth if you're beefing with a friend...because if Jack thinks she went too far he is nooooot dropping it. God forbid if you cry frustrated tears cause she did go too far or maybe you're PMSing.

I think Quinn could keep his mouth shut but would definitely be a little snotty whenever she comes up. Ugh, she's gonna be there? Why are you even going? Yeah, I'll behave. Whatever. <- will not. Especially if she made you cry.

tearssss it really is 😭 what can he say...he loves you...

+ Jack doesn't even have to think your friend went too far to be wishing ill upon them. He's on your side even if you're the one in the wrong, he does not give a fuck. The moment you come to him about any of your friends (or coworkers if you still have them) or the other WAGs, they're dead to him

+ 'Yeah, I'll behave. Whatever. <- will not' LMFAOOO just lying straight through his teeth. He'll let you vent but ☝️ he is not forgetting how this person made you feel and he will be making it their problem if he sees them. His shit list is long and once you're on it, you will not be getting off

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okayyyy idk if you've heard it but some lines in ariana's new single hate that i made you love me really are echoing some poor readers thoughts I imagine... smoking duck shaking head gif

I love Ari alskjdf I had that song on loop writing 'dog on a leash' 😭 I feel like the MV really fit yhbd!reader...

+ vttf!reader, aw!reader, das!reader, tyia!reader, no.1 obsession!reader and probably more really suffer from sooo many lines in that song...'Is it really my fault you all gave me your hearts on your own accord?' sticks out in particular whew

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Let's talk about "Dog On a Leash" can we talk about "Dog On a Leash?"

"Normally, you’d be hanging on her every word... but you stay quiet as she speaks." Poor girl is smart enough to see that Quinn Hughes is evil and a scheming bitch, but not smart enough to fully see what's right in front of her.

You really dig your own grave in this one. Calling Quinn over and playing wingwoman is what likely kicked his infatuation into next gear.

"The truth itches at the back of your throat fiercely" as someone that hates confrontation or disappointing others (even unintentionally) this fic is nightmare fuel. You can't say anything. You can't rain on Teagan's parade. Who knows, maybe that dinner date will be enough to shift his focus because Teagan really is wonderful (I 💓 being delusional.)

“'Q talks about you constantly,'” hours of entertainment ruminating on what Quinn could be saying to speak about you that often. How grounded in reality it is.

"Harley’s eyes flick from you to Jack and Luke and then to Teagan. Her forehead creases when she comes back to you." Also entertaining to question if Jack and Luke are acting like this to help Quinn, drop hints to clue the friend group into what's happening and get them to side eye you, or if they truly dgaf about playing the game because they know you're the real deal for Quinn.

"When you continue to look at her blankly as sweat collects on the back of your neck, she shakes her head. 'Never mind.'" This fic was written specifically for me. As an aforementioned girl that hates confrontation, if there's one thing I'm gonna do to avoid it it's play dumb. I didn't see shit, I didn't hear shit, I don't know shit, do not look at me.

"Quinn has extra tickets and he’d love for you to be there," the only person that will spend more time combing back through the last few weeks, finally seeing all the signs, is Teagan the poor girl.

Jack truly was causing psychic damage for funsies. Teagan's feelings, your friendship, your feelings, are too deep for how shallow these guys' entitlement is. He views Quinn's detour over another girl's feelings to get you as insignificant as he would view Quinn wearing a gray shirt because you like it. Everyone and everything is either a pawn to use or an opposition to eliminate.

To me this is actually worse than the friendship break up in "Attention Whore." Everyone in the group knew Quinn was always set on you and that kiss will easily have them thinking that this has been going on for a bit and that's why you were so purposefully obtuse and why Quinn could never fake it convincingly with Teagan. Teagan is going to be destroyed, there's no coming back from this. Even if she knew Quinn liked you first, you did kiss her boyfriend. You have to exile from the friend group. You can't make everyone drop Teagan (which they would do without you needing to ask since she was mainly your tag along) after she just got into the group. You can't handle knowing what they must think of you and see it in their eyes once Quinn makes it official.

Have you seen the pics of the cast of Game of Thrones at the table read for the last season and how distressed they all look. That was me during the Monaco GP. That race was truly everything and nothing. You know what though? Maybe the real Monaco GP victory was the speeding in the pit lane we did along the way.

can we talk about how much I adore you...🫂💓

+ You know something is up but you're not quite sure what his end goal is. Because obviously, you're not going to date him and him being with your best friend ensures that will always remain a road untraveled so what is it?

+ I tagged this as 'unreliable narrator' because you don't realize that Quinn's had his eye on you for some time. But when you introduce your friend and are happy to play the role of wingwoman,,,well gears start to shift in his mind...

+ You are stuck between a hard place and a rock because if you tell her now that Quinn tried to kiss you, she'll be hurt. She might even lash out at you. And who knows, maybe Quinn will realize how amazing Teagan is and fall for her and you guys can laugh at the memory of him trying to kiss in the far future. Better to keep quiet then...

+ When you get home and really think about what Jack said, you're left even more confused because what could Quinn even be saying?

+ Jack and Luke genuinely do not gaf I'll be so honest. Luke is more willing to keep up appearances to make life easier for Quinn but Jack sees no point in keeping up appearances when he can just get to know you from the start. Quinn doesn't even bother to act like he likes Teagan so why should Jack 🥴

+ 'I didn't see shit, I didn't hear shit, I don't know shit, do not look at me.' 😭😭 pleaseeee me too. You were going to 'Huh?' your way out of this way one way or another but thankfully Hadley let it go bc she thought was reading too much into nothing....

+ When Teagan takes the time to look back and wonder what she signs she missed, she will feel very very stupid. It'll haunt her for a long time...

+ 'He views Quinn's detour over another girl's feelings to get you as insignificant as he would view Quinn wearing a gray shirt because you like it. Everyone and everything is either a pawn to use or an opposition to eliminate.' !!!!! Exactly!!!! You nailed the exact vibe I was going for with Jack in particular, I'm so glad it came across 🫂 It doesn't matter who gets hurt so as long as Quinn gets the girl he really wants

+ Oh this friendship breakup is soooo much worse than AW because you have to initiate it. And while Hana was a good friend of aw!reader, there was still some friction that existed even without Jack's presence. Whereas doal!reader has a deep love and respect for Teagan and vice versa. You have irreparably damaged the friendship and there is no way to come back from this. Everyone in the group was pretty aware that you were Quinn's first choice so it's not a shocker to them that the two of you end up together. It's more of a shocker that you—the best friend—were willing to put Teagan through this agony when you could've just been with Quinn from the start.

+ 'You can't make everyone drop Teagan (which they would do without you needing to ask since she was mainly your tag along) after she just got into the group. You can't handle knowing what they must think of you and see it in their eyes once Quinn makes it official.' YES. The friend group is picking you over Teagan anyway but their opinion of you has shifted clearly and you know it can't be a favorable one. Maybe they can overlook the cheating because they believe you and Quinn to be it for one another but you've fractured whatever trust they once had in you because again, you were willing to ruin your best friend. So what does that really say about you as a person?

+ Emilia Clark's face reading Daenarys death scene...I was right there with you my queen ✊ It's crazy how that race had everything and nothing all at once. The thesis of this season so far lmfao the speeding in the pit lane penalty made me laugh sooooo hard and then to see Pierre celebrating his podium only for it to be taken away ALDKFJASFD they were evil for that 😭

[quinnboni]

https://www.tumblr.com/quinnboni/818886885195874304/feel-free-to-ignore-if-this-is-not-anything-that?source=share the tags on this post are haunting me cause imagine j does babytrap you in devsmin!au.

you're fucking hysterical when you call quinn. you've taken like, five pregnancy tests and they're all positive. what the fuck do you do? what the fuck? A BABY? WITH JACK????? but hey. that's your best friend. of course you called him before you called your husband <- THESE PEOPLE ARE SO MESSYYYYYY. calling your bff (your husband's BROTHER) that you're pregnant with his kid before you tell jack (THE FATHER) without even thinking how badly that is going to fuck jack up if he finds out. which he won't. but oh my god. BYEEEEEEE.

The moment you read those positive signs, your fingers are already tapping on your most trusted contact asdlfjkalsdf

+ It takes Quinn a full minute to understand what you're saying to him because he's also thinking a baby with Jack? His little brother Jack? A baby Jack? And then it hits him that you're also having a baby. With his brother Jack. The baby is his best friend's and his little brother's. What the fuck is his life.

+ When he realizes you told him first, he is internally sooooo smug like yeah that's Jack's baby but you still need Quinn but outwardly, he's reassuring you that everything is going to be fine and you guys are going to be great and that Jack is going to be ecstatic once he finds out. Because you are planning on telling Jack next...right?

+ 'calling your bff (your husband's BROTHER) that you're pregnant with his kid before you tell jack (THE FATHER)' this is making me laugh so much akdsfjasdf (THE FATHER) is so 😭 whew. My messy friends!

+ You and Quinn intrinsically understand that this can never reach Jack's ears. He can never ever find out no matter how mad you and Quinn are at Jack for whatever reason. This stays between you two...now start working on your lying faces bc if Jack smells blood in the water, you know he'll investigate

[quinnboni]

your heart's beating different quinn if he was somehow LESS subtle & took a page out of jack's book:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYsIzs5uULp/

this is killing me so badly why does it fit so well LASJDFALSJDFL

"We'll meet up when we meet up." "You're never coming to New York without me. Don't ever try doing that shit again."

And he tags you in it 😭 close friends but still 😭 He puts your username in a tiny tiny font over the white of his shirt so no one knows who this is about but everyone that's on his close friends knows about you so...it's pretty obvious alsdfjasl

[quinnboni]

okay i just saw a bunch of really super duper cute wedding films so unfortunately i have to go sicko mode here.

bfb!reader enduring the lovingly told-you-so tone of chelsea's speech (she brings up asking when quinn was proposing before they were even together. everyone laughs), the fucking finally fondness of nasir's speech, and so on and so forth with the sinking realization (with a glance at quinn, his arm draped over the back of her chair) that this had been decided for her way, way before she could have realized. sooner than she thought even once the saw trap struck. there wasn't ever an option of getting out once he got her. it just keeps getting worse. she needs another drink.

devsmin!reader who keeps tearing up and sniffling the whole night and how everyone coos and awws over how emotional the bride is, including her now-husband. she someone manages to hold it together until quinn's speech about how much he cares about her and jack both, his best friend and his brother, because thats when it really hits this is the rest of her life.

dman!reader grinning and bearing it as the fifth person of the night at the reception, boldened by alcohol or maybe not, tells her that they're so surprised by how fast you guys moved once you went public. public, and then married the next summer....quinn didn't waste any time! and her having to choke out. well when you know, you know, right?

forward!reader having a panic attack and going out to get some air. it's not long until someone comes looking for her. of course it's jack. of course it's fucking jack. just like that night where he first wanted to prove it to her -- which he mentioned in their vows. and the fights, that fucking weasel. and when he pries her hands away from her face, she manages out some pitiful excuse about there being so many people. he's willing to believe it. teases you about this being too many, but a stadium of people watching you both skate around for a puck isn't too much? the fondness in his gaze makes you want to vomit.

it's never unfortunate for me when you go sicko mode <333

+ bfb!reader has to smile through it all as all of her loved ones (and Quinn's as well) lovingly tease them for taking sooo long to get it together. Quinn is playing with your dress as he listens. He manages to look (good-naturedly) embarrassed as they rag on you guys but you've known him for so long, you can read the smugness in his smile at how playfully relieved everyone is. You'll never be able to divorce him, you realize. It's not as if you were consciously planning on it but so as long as Quinn doesn't want a divorce, you're bound by your vows. (This is the moment you start asking for hard liquor.)

+ devmins!reader crying the most you've ever cried in your life on your wedding night. And this is saying a lot considering how much of a crybaby you've been and will always be. Jack's constantly wiping your tears, laughing as he does. His smile is the biggest you've ever seen it and even his eyes get watery periodically throughout the night. The both of you are wiping at your eyes when Quinn gets up to give his speech. He's so lucky to know the both of you and to know that the people he cares most in this world (Lukey too!) love each other because it means he won't have to worry as much :) You're hiccuping by the end of his speech because of course he won't have to worry. He's locked your cage himself

+ dman!reader running your love story over and over again all night because everyone is just so shocked at how quickly the wedding happened. No one believes you when you say you and Quinn weren't dating long before the announcement (and with how murky that timeline is, you don't blame them). Quinn takes this moment to swoop in and wrap his arm around you. His tie's loosened and his eyes are glazed from all the drinks but he's cognizant enough to catch that last bit from the guest. Well, when you know, you know, he says with a too wide grin. The hand curled over your waist feels more like a shackle

+ forward!reader playing with your wedding band because wow, the engagement ring was one thing but now you are officially a wife. To Jack Hughes. It's a dream, you repeat to yourself. Jack finds you before your mind decides to finish that thought with 'to be married to a guy like Jack' or 'and you'll wake up and none of this will be real'. Except the man standing in front of you is very, very real and the way he pries your hands off your face—you don't want to ruin your makeup, baby—is so fucking real, your intake of breath is so jagged, his smile falters for a moment. Just feeling overwhelmed, you know? And his smile reappears though it's a bit more teasing this time around. Who knew love would make you so shy? he wonders aloud

[quinnboni]

Dog On A Leash....oh my god. May I go off? I have to go off here because WOW.

"But a sinking feeling in your gut appeared when you realized this same invitation hadn’t been extended to Teagan nor any of your other mutual friends. You learned why eventually." CHILLS.

Jack being such an immediate shit-stirrer. Especially with "Q talks about you constantly." Man knew exactly what the fuck he was doing. And both of them breaking out the hugs for reader but none for Teagan, oh my fucking GOD. And being seated next to Jack during the game and not Teagan oh my god. Reader miming shooting herself...girl I feel you. She basically had a guard dog posted up next to her claiming her as his brother's property....yikes!

"You can’t replicate what you feel for Teagan. She’s been with you for as long as you can remember, and no one has come close to unearthing the fondness she brings forth within you." This is gutting here, I just have to say. Especially knowing what's coming. Quinn fucking wishes he had a modicum of the affection you have for her.

"You’re the constant Quinn’s depending on while Teagan’s the variable he’s hoping will prove the theory he’s decided to test." This line got me especially, because you're fully aware you're in the web. But it's not like you can just leave. Teagan's in it too -- your Teagan. How could you remove yourself from this without affecting her, one way or another?

“No worries. Um, I’m gonna go clean up.” "Do you need help?” Okay, I laughed.

"Why would I tell her?" [...] "When I can just show her?" EVIL. EVIL VILE MAN. Beating him to death with hammers for that one 🔨🔨🔨

I think conceptually this is so meancing because you know Quinn was declining going out with Teagan until he would find out the reader would be there. Nah, he doesn't really wanna go out to eat there... Oh its like a group thing? Your best friend will be there? Reader hugs Teagan when she sees her at their next hang and Q of course expects his own (he's lucky to get a sidehug through gritted teeth). And know Quinn filed away every little thing Teagan said about the reader too (It's a surprise tool for later!). Bone-chilling in the future, when the reader realizes that he knows something she never told him in and stomach-churning when she puts together just how he knows it.

And it's also heart-breaking because that's your best friend, man. You've been together for so long, this is someone who has had your back and you hers in past relationships. The woman who you probably planned on having as maid of honor at your wedding (and you'd be hers!)...and in one fell swoop Quinn ruins it all. Devastating stuff. But FANTASTIC work on your part!!!!

WAH holding your hand so tightly...I love you 🫂 thank you so much for reading and for taking the time to write me this I'm so !!!!

+ Jack finds it sooooo funny to be meeting Quinn's girlfriend and the girl Quinn would rather have as his girlfriend. Luke does as well but he's willing to go along with this farce since he and Jack both know what Quinn's ultimate goal is. Jack doesn't care to give Teagan more than the bare minimum since he knows she's not a permanent fixture

+ Luke and Jack make a point to split you and Teagan up from each other when you guys are at the game just for their own entertainment asdlkfasdf they did rock-paper-scissors for who got to sit with you bc obviously getting to know you is more important

+ You love Teagan soooo much, she truly is your bestest friend and you hate that you even had to have a card in your hand that could hurt her. Which is why you swore you'd take it to the grave even if Quinn stuck around

+ You cannot leave the web now that Teagan's caught up in it. If Quinn hadn't involved her after trying to kiss you, you could've easily extricated yourself from that friend group and maybe Teagan too, but now he's asked her out. And you know it's not with good intentions. So what else can you do but stay?

+ Had you been less sober, you would've hooked up with Trevor in the bathroom 💔 what could've been...

+ 'Beating him to death with hammers for that one 🔨🔨🔨' You kill me aldjfasdf but he deserves it! Why are you cheating in front of her face! And why are you making me an accomplice!

+ 'Q of course expects his own (he's lucky to get a sidehug through gritted teeth)' <- this shot me dead aldskfasf DELICIOUS!!! The way he awkwardly hangs around until you give a him too...meanwhile Teagan is ecstatic to hug him and he gives her the most lackluster limp side hug there ever was. And you're sooo right about him only coming to outings if he knows for sure that you are coming. He likes the friend group fine. He'll even tolerate Teagan because he knows you guys are a package. But if you're not there? You can count him out

+ (It's a surprise tool for later!) You are so funny 😭

+ And the thing is, there was no other way for this to end. Once you told Quinn you valued her feelings more than anything else (mind you, you were never into Quinn in the first place but ofc he's disregarding that bc the principle of the punishment still remains the same), he knew he had to get rid of her. And what better way than to break her heart in its entirety? You losing all your friends is just a bonus ☺️