#dursey

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do yall ever think about "you're the most brainwashed of all of us dex of course i voted for you" and have to lay down

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our hearts beat loud

-> “well shit, i think that’s the most words you’ve ever said to me without yelling.”

“yeah, and i’ve definitely hit my limit, so don’t expect too many more from me for a while.”

made for @omgcpbigbang2018 for @alocalband‘s amazing fic!! @catc10 also made some beautiful art for it that you can find here! tracklist and fave lyrics for each song/what i think fits the fic best under the cut :)

1. the sound by the 1975

"i've got a problem with your shoes and your tunes but I might move in"  and "i thought that you were straight, now i’m wondering"

well i know when you're around ‘cause i know the sound i know the sound of your heart

2. fingers crossed by COIN

i got a thing for you now and it won't go, it won't go and i think i want you more now but you don't know, you don't know

3. red light by the regrettes

you can't love me, you're not allowed to cause if you did i'd probably run from you

kiss me at the red light one more time every time i think of you feels like a crime i could be green, red, orange, purple or blue only if it means that i'm keeping you

4. sucker punch by sigrid

i was keeping it together i guess i didn't understand that i fell for you i lost my cool it hit me like a sucker punch just one look and i'm out of touch i'm freaking out 'cause i'm scared this might end bad but i still come back for that sucker punch

5. hearts beat loud by keegan dewitt & kiersey clemons (hearts beat loud soundtrack)

i don't wanna go home i miss you when you're not around not so simple just to say out loud all those words i feel when i'm alone

now our hearts beat loud i wish i had said what i meant way back then

6. where do you go by flor

oh will you show me what it is that makes you so extraordinarily beautiful?

so where do you go i wanna follow you down, down down where your secrets hide won't you let me inside?

7. wild heart by bleachers

i'm only waiting another year for the dream far away to come home to be brave well everything has changed and now it's only you that matters i will find any way to your wild heart

8. thinking bout you by ariana grande

baby, i don't want no one, no one else so hurry, cause i need some, need some, need some help and i'll be waiting patient, patiently ‘cause i don't have you here with, here with, here with me but at least i have the memory

9. gimme love by carly rae jepsen

gimmie love gimmie love, gimmie love, gimmie love, gimmie love gimmie touch ‘cause i want what i want, do you think that i want too much?

it's the way we are together wanna feel like this forever it's the way we are together and i never thought i'd ever say forever

10. through and through by khai dreams

i only think about it in the night time always in the night time up too late lying on the floor

oh through and through oh through and through i'll find my way to you though i'll admit it may take me some time

11. get like by kehlani

'cause i'm shy and just a little awkward but you bring it out of me, out of me 'cause

you're the only one that i get like you're the only one that i get like get like this for ain't nobody else make me feel like you're the only one that i feel like feel like this for

12. my my my! by troye sivan

now, let's stop running from love running from love let's stop, my baby let's stop running from us running from us let's stop, my baby

13. loving is easy by rex orange county

loving is easy you had me fucked up it used to be so hard to see yeah, loving is easy when everything's perfect please don't change a single little thing for me

14. strong by one direction

my heart your heart sit tight like book ends

i'm sorry if i say i need you but i don't care i'm not scared of love 'cause when i'm not with you i'm weaker is that so wrong? is it so wrong that you make me strong?

15. given it all by hayley kiyoko

tear the walls down, don't be stupid, meet me halfway to your heart

i’ve given it all to you

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nursey: so for the wall color i was thinking like a nice kinda dark gray, and we can do an accent color on the wall across from the beds? i thought pink might be cool but, yknow, if you dont want to we could do a blue, maybe green, and ooh i saw these stencils at michaels the other day? we could do an awesome like paint pattern ooh maybe hockey sticks wouldnt that be cool??

dex: we rent this place.. we cant paint it

nursey: why wont you interior decorate with me william

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Daring @ Dursey Island, Ireland

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dex the king of accidental romance

he buys nursey a nice beanie bc he remembered him saying 234325 years ago that his ears were cold and when nursey’s like “bABE U ROMANTIC” dex just shrugs and is like “you said you were cold? dont make it weird nurse”

does this all the time to the point of nursey thinking he’s making up excuses for why things are romantic to be a little shit but no. dex’s life is just like this.

“oh hey i had some leftovers from dinner last night so i thought i’d heat them up for us also i found this random candle and it smelled nice so i put it on the table and shit yeah sorry the lights aren’t really working so it’s kinda dim in here right now also my radio broke and won’t stop playing frank sinatra i know it’s annoying but we’ll suffer through yeah?”

nursey: are u shitting me rn

sends nursey a picture whenever anything reminds him of him and most of the time it’s funny shit or memes but sometimes it’s cute stuff like dogs or a charming little bookstore or a sunset

always eats the flavor of m&ms/skittles/gummy bears/etc that nursey doesn’t like and remembers his favorite flavors to the point that for christmas once he was like “nursey really likes blue skittles. i wonder if you can get just blue skittles?” and spent a few hours looking up bulk candy sites and ordered nursey like a pound of blue skittles and nursey cried and his tongue was blue for like a solid 3 months

is always acting like him doing cute shit isn’t a big deal bc he genuinely doesn’t think it is; his family was very loving and he doesn’t think it’s a huge thing to be thoughtful to the ones you love but nursey’s attention starved ass cries daily about his romantic boyfriend

ok but he also doesn’t see himself being “romantic” bc nursey is a poet? and is always writing stuff for dex and waxing poetic about his freckles and his skin and what have you but nursey literally has a complex about how he doesn’t feel like he’s doing enough in the relationship bc dex does so much for him and is so thoughtful meanwhile dex is just “aw nursey wrote me another poem he’s so creative and thoughtful and wonderful i love him wow” as he looks up environmentally friendly pens on amazon bc nursey complained once that the pens he writes with use too much packaging and it’s wasteful

also dex doesn’t have a lot of money to buy gifts or pay for dates so he tries his best to notice and pay attention and be thoughtful and present which is great bc it’s something nursey really needs and appreciates

now im just thinking about cute things dex has definitely done for nursey but okay once nursey mentioned missing manhattan and all the cool buildings and the skyline and the next term dex literally took a woodworking class so he could make a mini wooden replica of manhattan and give it to nursey

he just pays attention when nursey speaks like that thing about relationships “turning towards” or whatever? he always stops what he’s doing when nursey needs his attention and just listens and he’s so intense about it nursey was like “whoaaa” at first but dex is just like “being ignored sucks” and nursey cries

nursey cries often bc nursey loves his bf so much how did he get this lucky???? he has no clue

i just!! dex came from a family where like, his dad would keep an extra tire in his car in case a friend broke down and needed help, his mom once stayed up all night to give a neighbor stitches because she couldn’t afford the er-- his family taught him that you’re thoughtful and you pay attention when it comes to the ones you love and that’s how you show you care and dex is just like that, he cares and it shows when he sweated in the haus kitchen for hours trying to fix bitty’s oven and it shows when he makes nursey a gorgeous journal with his initials burned in for his birthday this boi is so kind and giving with his time and energy i love him so much

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i'm good at distractions! so, dexnursey prompt, just a sick fic? like nursey is like "no, totally not have a flu, nopes" even when he's shaking and having a fever and dex is like "you're totally sick, stop being an idiot", just pure fluff. hope you feel better, love. remember to breathe and that things pass, eventually. <3

thank u luv i really appreciate it <33333

ok but this prompt is like actually canon tho from that time in the tweets bitty and dex went to go check on nursey when he was sick and dex was so mad that nursey didn’t take care of himself………. so here’s that, but + established relationship and lots of fluff

“Christ,” Dex says, shielding his face from Nursey’s incessant sneezes, “Please go to the health center.”

They’re in Nursey’s dorm on his tiny twin bed that really isn’t big enough for two hockey players over 6 foot– also, Dex swears Nursey hasn’t washed these sheets since he bought them, which is just gross– and they’ve somehow managed to turn Nursey’s health into an argument. They still do this, still bicker constantly, even now that they’re together. Dex doesn’t mind, though. It’s how they fit.

(”Anymore,” Nursey’ll say, whenever they talk about it. “You don’t mind anymore. You used to mind. A lot.”

“Shut up,” Dex will reply. But he still grins.)

Nursey lets out another round of coughs so hard he falls over a bit and ends up leaning on Dex’s shoulder, probably getting his snot all over it. The things Dex does for his boyfriend.

“Dude, chill, I’m like, totally fine. If I had the flu could I do this?” 

Dex turns a bit to look at Nursey’s face where it’s balanced on his shoulder. He’s not doing anything.

“Do what?”

Nursey frowns. “Cartwheels. Am I not doing them?”

Now Dex is really worried. “No… Dude, seriously, you’re not okay.”

Nursey laughs. “Oh my God, relax, I was quoting Parks and Rec. Holster made me sit down and watch all seven seasons with him this summer when I went to Buffalo.”

“You went to visit Holster without me?” Dex pouts. “Can’t believe you broke up the d-men pair. It’s a sacred bond, or whatever.”

“Babe, we weren’t together yet, and I had to have some bro-talk with him about what the hell I should do about liking you.” Nursey grins, and he’s so beautiful, even sick and blurry-eyed, that Dex wants to kiss him senseless. He almost does, but… the snot. He’ll kiss his idiot boyfriend when he doesn’t have the flu.

“Yeah? What did he tell you?” Dex asks, genuinely curious. Holster can have some good advice, sometimes. Most of the time it’s weird sports metaphors and “go big or go home” but rarely he imparts a gem of wisdom.

“Oh, he was fuckin’ useless,” Nursey laughs, “Kept telling me to ‘go big or go home’, which like, thanks dude, but also no thanks. So then I called Bitty, and he told me to stop throwing myself a pity party and ask you out already, because the moping was getting on everyone’s nerves and he had a hunch you liked me anyway. And then he asked if I was drinking enough water, like, eight times. And told me he was mailing me a pie.”

Dex laughs too. “Of course he did.”

Nursey starts to say something but it gets lost in a fit of coughing and sneezing, and Dex frowns. He feels Nursey’s forehead for the first time, concerned now that he might actually have the flu, and it’s hot to the touch.

“Okay, I’m pretty sure you have the flu, you idiot,” Dex says, rolling his eyes as Nursey makes a high-pitched whining noise.

“You’re not a doctor, you can’t diagnose me,” Nursey whines, digging his head painfully into Dex’s shoulder and probably getting snot everywhere.

Dex snorts. “Oh really? Want me to Google all your symptoms and totally school your ass?”

“No,” Nursey mumbles pitifully, his voice muffled by Dex’s flannel.

Dex rolls his eyes again and removes his clingy octopus of a boyfriend from his side. Before Nursey has the chance to whine again he says, “I’m just getting you water and ibuprofen, relax.”

He crosses the room to where his backpack is lying on the floor and digs around for the pills and water bottle he brought. He’d stuck them in there just in case, and now he’s glad he did.

“Hey, that’s my line,” Nursey says, voice cracking from his sore throat, and when Dex looks up at him, he’s almost smiling.

Dex brings him the ibuprofen and water and makes him swallow both (with much complaining), and after half the bottle is drained, he sets it on the floor.

“Sleep time now,” he commands, pushing Nursey lightly. “Lie down, moron.”

Nursey complies without any arguments– he must be pretty damn tired– and Dex puts the comforter over him. He pets his hair for a second and Nursey closes his eyes, leaning into the touch. He frowns when Dex steps away to collect his stuff and opens one eye.

“You’re leaving?” he asks, looking pretty pathetic. Dex nods.

“I gotta study, I have a quiz on Monday.”

“C’mon, that’s in a few days,” Nursey whines. “Stay? Please?”

Dex thinks about it for only a second before he’s dropping his backpack and climbing into the too-small bed with his sniffly, coughy boyfriend. He’s definitely going to get sick now, too, but… it’s worth it. Especially when Nursey burrows his head into Dex’s chest and says “thank you” in a small, sleepy voice, smiling into Dex’s shirt.

He smiles back, even though Nursey can’t see him. “You better write me the best fucking poem when you get better.”

“Already writing it in my head,” Nursey whispers, his voice syrupy and soft, and he’s asleep a moment later, snoring loudly against Dex’s skin.

Dex smiles at the ceiling for another half-hour before finally joining his boyfriend in sleep.

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Prompt: Nurseydex + animals

what did you ask for? nurseydex and animals. what did i give you? 1,155 words of nurseydex talking about dogs. oh well. c’est la vie. hope u enjoy anyway

“I can’t believe you’ve never had a pet before.”

Dex is shaking his head in complete incredulous confusion. They’re sitting on the roof of the Haus, and it’s warm enough in the early fall weather that they can just be wearing t-shirts and jeans, swinging their legs off the edge into the open air. They’ve just been shooting the shit about nothing in particular, and it’s pleasant, for once. Until, apparently, Dex decided that Nursey never having a pet was noteworthy.

He shrugs. “Yeah, my parents were pretty un-chill about dirt and smelly shit in the house. Not like they hired a maid specifically to clean, or anything.”

He rolls his eyes, and he expects Dex to be irritated at his mentioning the maid, but he just frowns.

“Man, my family’s broke, but at least we always had a dog. I can’t even imagine.” He looks really pitying, like he’s sorry for Nursey, which… makes him a bit uncomfortable, to be honest.

Nursey shrugs again. He doesn’t quite know what to say.

“It’s whatever, dude, not having a dog isn’t what made my childhood bullshit.”

They both shift a bit, suddenly awkward after that confession. Nursey hadn’t meant to reveal too much information about himself, that is decidedly not chill- but he’s just not used to being pitied. He doesn’t want to be pitied. He turned out just fine, didn’t he?

“Haha, TMI, right?” He tries to make up for the weirdness, and it’s definitely not working, but Dex laughs too, softly. “Tell me about your dogs, though, man- I’m just picturing, like, a teeny, freckly, obnoxious baby Dex chasing around some huge dog.”

Dex shoves his shoulder, scoffing. “I was not obnoxious! Asshole. And yeah, we always had big dogs. Labs and stuff, they’re good with kids. Won’t bite you if you bother ‘em.”

“That’s cool man, I always thought having a dog would be chill. Like, you got a built-in cuddle buddy, how fuckin’ sweet is that.”

Dex wrinkles his nose. “No, your parents were right, dogs definitely smell. Especially if you don’t bathe them that often, and we could never afford the fancy dog shampoo, so we didn’t.”

He laughs suddenly, a remembered memory, and Nursey smiles at his crinkly eyes and- are those dimples? He’s never noticed them before, but then, he can pretty much count on his hands the times he’s seen Dex smile like this. In any case, they’re fucking adorable.

“Dude, no- once we decided to just wash our dog Molly with Dawn soap because it doesn’t hurt animals and whatever, and she was really fucking stinky, so. We were trying to bathe her in this kiddie pool in the backyard, and it was fucking- oh my God, it was a disaster. She was all soaped up, right, and it was fine, she was fine- but then my sister went to get the hose and Molly got all freaked out, she must’ve thought it was a huge snake or something and she just started running-”

He’s laughing hard by this point, and Nursey can’t help but laugh, too. Dex puts a hand on his own chest when he laughs like this, and he leans forward, too, and for some reason this is really endearing.

“And because she’s all soapy, y’know, we can’t grab her- and she runs out the side gate and onto the street, and then it’s just me and two of my sisters trying to sprint after this dog, who’s all wet and covered in bubbles, oh my God. At the time it was stressful, but when we got her back we laughed for like, four hours.”

He breathes out, breathless from laughter. “Ouch, Jesus. That hurt.” He looks over at Nursey and grins a little sheepishly, probably a bit embarrassed at laughing so much.

“Man, sounds like a good dog,” Nursey smiles. “How’s she doing now?”

Dex falters a bit. “Oh, we had to put her down a few years ago.”

“Shit. I’m sorry, bro, that’s rough. I mean, I wouldn’t know, but… sounds rough.” He’s rambling, and completely ruining it, he knows, but Dex just shrugs.

“She was really old, it wasn’t like, a surprise or anything. It’s okay.”

They’re silent for a minute or two, enjoying the warm breeze, and then Dex pipes up again.

“We should totally get a dog.”

And- What? Fuck. Oh my God. What is he insinuating? They’re not even- they’re friends. And even if they were dating, a dog? What? That’s like, way too serious, way too early. What the actual fuck. What the fuck.

“Like, for the Haus, y’know? A Haus dog. Bitty’d love that, don’t you think? It’d make everything more homey,” Dex continues, and Nursey mentally shits himself again.

Of course he meant for the Haus, what the fuck was Nursey thinking? Where is his fucking brain today, Jesus Christ.

“Yeah!” he replies, probably too enthusiastically. “That’d be great, man. Although, I dunno how we’d all have time to take care of a dog. Also there’s probably something in the bylaws about that.”

Dex visibly deflates a little. “Yeah, you’re probably right.”

“We can get a dog after graduation, though, man, it’ll be so chill.” Nursey grins and knocks his shoulder against Dex, who looks confused.

He raises an eyebrow. “We?”

Shit. Fuck. He’d been so caught up in the “we” pronouns and so preoccupied thinking about him and Dex getting a dog- well, now he has to change his name and move to Russia. There’s no other way. He’ll live a simple life. He can learn to knit, make himself scarves.

He realizes it’s maybe been some time since Dex spoke.

“No- I meant- like, we can both get our own respective dogs that we own by ourselves, why would we get a dog together, that’d be stupid- not that you’re stupid- Jesus.” He puts his head in his hands, and he can hear the soft sound of Dex chuckling from under them.

“Yeah, go ahead, laugh at me,” he mumbles miserably.

Dex picks up his hands and lifts them away from his eyes. He’s grinning. He’s grinning and he doesn’t look weirded out. Thank the Lord above.

“Dude, I’m just messing with you,” he says, and Nursey relaxes a bit. Of course he is, because he’s Dex, and he’s terrible.

But then- then, Dex leans in and presses a chaste kiss to Nursey’s lips, and pulls away as quick as he’d come.

“Maybe no adopting dogs until at least after our first date? Sound good to you, Nurse? Or are you, like, rearing to go with the dog thing.” He smirks, and Nursey both wants to kiss him and smack him.

“You’re the worst,” Nursey says, burying his face in Dex’s chest.

“I’m just saying, maybe slow down a bit there. Wouldn’t wanna scare me off with all this commitment shit.”

Nursey groans into Dex’s chest. “I’m gonna kill you.”

“Hey, Nurse, chill.”