#corrodedbookworm

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Barb & Jeff kickstart Summer 💖

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Jeff is 100% the one who's afraid of heights, & Barb has to hold him when they ride the Ferris Wheel. She's giggling the whole time and kissing his forehead while he sulks because it's not very metal of him.

But he really likes the little kisses & being in her arms. Totally worth it.

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Jeff & Barb HC:

If they order delivery or forget to check the bags aftering picking up fast food, and they've messed up Barb's order Jeff is not allowed to go back and make a fuss.

Barb's easily embarrassed and her mind constantly races with "What if it was just a mistake?" or "What if they were overworked?" and "What if my complaint gets them fired?" and so on.

Jeff doesn't buy into that way of thinking, but...to spare her the anxiety, he's come up with another way to deal with it.

Jeff simply picks the offending food item off of Barb's food and puts it onto or into his food. Even when he doesn't like that food item either.

But Jeff? Dude, just throw it away?

Nope, Barb doesn't believe in wasting food when there's an issue of homelessness and poverty state and worldwide.

Jeff thinks it's bullshit, but he loves his gentlehearted girlfriend, so he's doing the thing.

But you know what?

Barb does it for him too ~ when the food item is something she doesn't find completely revolting, but he does. She can mostly contribute by swapping beverages with him if he thinks his drink is nasty. Barb likes all kinds of soft drinks.

"You know it's kind of romantic" Eddie laughs when he first hears about it in Hellfire. "I'd eat nasty shit for you - screams keeper."

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How would Jeff and Barb spend their first Valentine’s Day together? 🥰

I'm so late, i'm so sorry 🙏🏾.

Jeff would piss Barb off at first. Why? Because he's acting like he totally forgot or like only got her a generic candy bar "Here baby, happy V-day" sort of thing.

Meanwhile, she's given him a handmade card and inside said card she's poured out all of her feelings for him. It's taken up both sides of the card and there are little hearts and stars scattered about. Barb's made him a beaded bracelet that reads "Barb and Jeff"

But In truth, he's planned out everything....

Lunch rolls around and Jeff is sitting on top of Barb's usual table guitar in hand, playing 'thier' song quietly while trying to hold her gaze as she approaches. He's hiding a little stuffed bear behind him.

When he finishes the song, he gives her a kiss and her little bear wishing her a happy Valentine's Day.

She goes to check her locker, and short love notes written on colorful pieces of construction paper topple out and onto the floor. They say the equivalent to those candied hearts "Kiss me" "Love you" "Hey Beautiful"

After school, Jeff is waiting by his Bike/Car with a sign that reads "Be My Valentine" written in his best attempt to mimic Corroded Coffin's logo font.

The rest of the day is spent with Dinner and a movie at his place. He dips into his Dad's records and plays slow jams so they can dance. Barb has snapped a few pictures to add to the scrapbook she's keeping of all their firsts.

Needless to say, Jeff is proud of himself, as Barb's been talking about their Valentine's Day for weeks afterward.

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Barb's Good Bad Day

She's having a bad day, that morning was supposed to be great. Barb had gotten a new make-up set from her mother. But none of the colors looked particularly great on her face, (of course they did, but she didn't think so), So she washed it all off.

It was a shame because it would have been lovely with that new blouse she bought last Saturday.

Speaking of that blouse? Carol bumped into her at lunch and got mystery meat sauce all over it. Nancy caused a bit of a scene to drag an apology out of Carol, and well... Barb's not sure if she'll ever live down the embarrassment she felt.

Her soda leaked onto her paper due that day.

And of course, it rained after she decided to leave her umbrella at home.

But....

Jeff held his leather jacket over Barb's head on the way to his car, and they got churros at the mini-mart.

Jeff shot a spitball into Carol's hair while on the way to Physical Ed.

Barb found a tiny note in her locker that said she looked cute in her shirt and matching nail polish. In very familiar handwriting, although sweetly anonymous.

There was a flower left on the desk she usually sits at in 2nd period. Of course, people teased her, but...it still made her smile.

"Am I having a bad day?" Barb thought to herself.

The gentle beat of Jeff's heart was trying to convince her otherwise. It was hard to complain as they sat cuddled in the back of his car, listening to the rain, and the radio. Quietly sharing a book as they studied, he absently traced the lines in her palm with his finger.

"Jeff?" she questions.

"Yeah?"

"I changed my mind. Maybe today wasn't too terrible."

Jeff looked away from the book and nuzzled his face into the top of her hair, murmuring, "Yeah? Then maybe my day was a little better, too."

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Wild Things - Barb x Jeff And we will leave the empty chairs to those who say we can't sit there

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When they were simply pinning, Barb and Jeff would go to the library simultaneously just to "randomly" bump into each other while looking for study material for the class they shared.

This would lead to them saying they weren't ready for the test next week, which leads to them planning to study together in the afternoons.

Only, you see... they're both getting a big, large, shiny, glittering A in that class already.

On top of that, they are dressed as cute as possible. Both trying to ignore that's not what they originally wore for the day. But both tossing each other compliments.