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Euphoria had 3 things. Labrinth and his music which is gone, the aesthetic which was stolen and is also now gone, and Zendaya who wishes she was gone from this show. Now itâs just Sam Levinson and his fucking fetishes featuring MAGA Barbie. The Idol was a warning. Barbie leaving was a warning. Holy fuck is this bad
Euphoria (2019-) | 3.03 The Ballad of Paladin
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party on you
wc: 4.8k
summary: two best friends. a crowded party. and a small bathroom. what could go wrong?
warnings: cursing, underage smoking/drinking, heated makeout, dry humping, he's lowk in love w u but doesn't know how to show it, hates everyone but u, nate might be ooc, slight mention of slut shaming (not done by nate), also not 100% accurate to the show, not proofread bc i'm tired đ
a/n: thank u to the anon that requested this ! i added a lot more backstory than i intended and i'm so sorry it took so long to come out, but i hope u love it <3 blue text are the flashbacks
anon ask: reader has a date coming up and doesn't know how to kiss so she asks nate, her best friend, for help
no one really knew how you and nate ever became friends. honestly, you didnât know either. you just remember being alone one day in the third grade, and the next, nate was by your side.
wherever you went, he went. and vice versa. he was there when your childhood dog passed away, when you got your braces, and when you first got your heart broken by a boy in your art class.
coincidently, that same boy got his nose broken by nate the next day.
however, things began to change when you both started middle school. nate got angrier, and his temper was easily set off. he had always been short-tempered, but just an accidental bump on the shoulder would make him rage out. but it wasn't until the seventh grade, the night of your thirteenth birthday, that you discovered the reason for all of his temper tantrums.
the party had died down by this point, all of the classmates your mom forced you to invite had left. there was only one guest left. the only guest that mattered in your eyes.
âbrand new eyesâ by paramore played softly on the brand new cd player gifted to you by your parents. nate sat on the edge of your bed, while you were perched in the corner of your room on your bean bag chair. nateâs barely spoken all night, which isnât uncommon, but there's something different about his silence. there's a tension thatâs bubbling inside him, and you've never been one for confrontation, so you decide itâs best to wait for him to open up.
âdadâs cheating on mom,â he says. his words are sharp and quick. straight to the point. he sounds so serious that it makes your gaze snap up from your nintendo ds to his sitting form.
âcalâs cheating on martha?â you question, and he nods in confirmation. âhow do you know?â
âi saw it. on videotape.â
âdoes he know that you know?â
he shakes his head. âi donât think so.â
âdo you know who heâs cheating with?â
âi donât know,â he shrugs, picking at a loose thread on his ripped jeans. âitâs just⊠random men. all of them.â
âdo you know what you're gonna do?â you ask, voice soft.
nate looks up from his lap and to the corner, you're not there. when he looks to his right, you're sat beside him, a concerned look in your eyes.
âi donât know,â he repeats. he continues that phrase until the tears swell and bubble over. without a second thought, you awkwardly wrap your arms around his shoulders. he stiffens, unfamiliar with such a gentle touch. but this is coming from you. his best friend and only stable thing in his life now.
he wraps his long arms around your waist while simultaneously dropping his head on your neck. his wet tears drip down and soaken your shirt, but you donât say anything. you just hug him tighter.
that was the first night you ever saw nate jacobs cry.
seventh grade quickly finishes, and eighth grade comes and goes. it's the last weekend you both have until your first day of highschool. for the past year and a half, you and nate have only gotten closer. you never brought up that night again, but you always made it apparent that you were open and ready to talk about it if he needed to.
nate had snuck out of his house and into your room, a common occurrence all summer. you once asked why he never just came through the back door like you suggested. âi know you like the mystery of it. bet it makes you feel like the main character in those dumb, romance books you read,â he replied, a cheeky smile on his face.
truthfully, it did make you feel that way, but you would never admit it to him.
the two of you laid shoulder to shoulder on your bed, staring up at the stars you hung up when you were in the second grade. they never really glowed, and you were probably too old to still have them up, but there was a part of you that wanted to hold on to any of the remaining remnants of your childhood.
âare you scared?â you whisper into the quiet room. nate doesnât answer you for a good few seconds that you almost believe heâs fallen asleep.
âof what? high school?â he finally asks in response.
you nod even though he can't see you do so. âyeah, are you scared for the first day?â
he hums, fully considering the question. after a while, he replies, ânah, not really.â
âreally? why not?â
he shrugs. âit's just more school. besides, it's all kids we've known since elementary. they're all losers and dicks.â
more silence passes between the two of you until you ask another question. âdo you think we'll stay friends throughout high school?â
nate turns his head to look at you, brown eyes wide like you just said the craziest shit heâs ever heard. which, in a way, you kind of had. âare you serious? what kind of question is that?â
you shrug before meeting his eyes. âi donât know, i feel like it's a valid question. you're going to try out for football and iâm just gonna kind of exist. what if you forget about me?â
he scoffs, lightly flicking you in the middle of your forehead. âit's a stupid question. we're gonna stay friends in high school. and iâm sure as shit not gonna forget about you. you don't have a choice, you're stuck with me.â
now flash forward to junior year, both you and nate are just as close as before. after joining the football team freshman year, being quarterback and then easily becoming team captain the following year, he would still find time for you.
throughout the week, he would have you sit on the bleachers during his practices, always keeping a watchful eye on you. if he noticed that any of the guys on the team tried to flirt with you? those same guys would have to endure whatever punishment nate decided to put them through.Â
heâd sit with during the breaks, purposely bugging you while you would do your homework. you'd roll your eyes, muttering under your breath for him to shut up. he wouldnât say anything in response. heâd just flash you his signature smirk, before wrapping his sweaty arm around your shoulders.
and every friday night, heâd save you a seat on the front bleachers, the one right behind the benches for the players. his eyes would find yours, and there would be a certain sparkle in them that only you would notice. after every touchdown he scored, heâd smile and discreetly point at you. he was always making sure that you were watching him, seeing him in all his greatness. and at the end of every game, he would ignore all of the praise from his team and fellow classmates. instead, he would head straight towards you, hugging you and spinning you around. these little things made you feel special. like he only cared for you.
but it made people look at the two of you weirdly, especially cassie howard, one of the cheerleaders. both you and nate had known her since fourth grade. you always had a sneaking suspicion that cassie had a crush on nate, who didnât? he was the star quarterback, the king of east highland, everyone either wanted to fuck him or be him. so of course people didnât understand that someone like him, would be with a girl like you. he couldnât give less of a shit, anyways. theyâre all just losers and dicks, as he liked to say.
nate liked winning, hell, he thrived in it. but always having you in this bleachers, knowing that he had all of your attention for just a few years? that gave him more satisfaction than anything else.
recently, though, you hadnât been showing up to any of his games. you promised you would come to them, like always, but now it is nearing the end of the season and you havenât been to any of them minus two.
it's not like you were completely blowing him off. no, you'd never do that. he'd get a text from you during practice, a few hours before the game.
âi have to cover a shift at the store, iâm so sorry âčïžâ
âi can't make it again, i have a ton of homework due tonight, but i promise iâll make it up to youâ
âdonât hate me, but i got assigned to tutor dylan in my english class, so i wonât be there. i hope u have an amazing game tonight, tho ! <33â
nate could never hate you, and especially not when you gave him reasonable excuses for not being able to show up. but he hated dylan. god, he couldnât fucking stand that guy.
sophmore year he tried out for the football team. spoiler alert: he didnât make it because he sucked. after that, it was like he had some personal vendetta against nate. in all of his years of living, dylan was the first person to ever get under nateâs skin like this. he once caught nate vaping in the school bathroom and immediately snitched on him.
lucky for nate, he got off with only a warning. unlucky for dylan, it was found out later that week that he was one of the top plugs in the school. and who do you think gave the principal that tip?
after that, nate had finally gotten dylan off his back. but, now, here he was again. and this time, he was after you.
âi can't believe you're fucking help that guy,â nate says to you during one of your weekly movie nights.
you look over at nate. âhelping who?â
âthat guy from your english class. dylan, isnât it?â he asks, voice dripping with a false sweetness.
âyeah, he says you know him. apparently he tried out for the football team last year?â
âyeah, i know him. i know he fucking sucks and is a dick.â he turns his head away from you, focusing his eyes on the tv thatâs currently playing âsuperbadâ. he honestly hated the movie, but it made you laugh. and he loved to see you laugh.
you take notice of his stiff posture and the way heâs now avoiding your eyes. it wouldnât take a genius to know he was mad, or at least a little upset. ânate, whatâs wrong? why are you bringing up dylan right now?â
he shrugs, crossing his arms over his chest like a child who was just yelled at. he even has a slight pout on his lips. ââm just saying. i donât get why you're helping him. he's a dick, like i said.â
âitâs not like i chose to help him, nate, i was assigned to do so,â you retort.
âand you couldn't say ânoâ?â he asks with a scoff.
by this point, the movie is long forgotten. the sounds of mclovin arguing with seth and evan are drowned out by the blood rushing in your ears out of anger.
âno, i couldnât!â you exclaim. âme tutoring him is my grade! it could even get me excused from my english midterm!â
nate finally looks at you, eyes wide at your raised tone of voice. you never yelled like that, especially not at him. but he quickly masks his look of shock, returning back to his usual, cold gaze.
âso that's what this is about? you just want to escape midterms? you havenât been to any of my games, you do know that, right?â
âiâve been to two,â you argue.
he throws his hands up into the air with an exasperated sigh. âright, because thatâs so much better.â
ânate-â you begin to say, but you cut yourself off by rubbing your face. âcan we please not do this? not tonight? this is our one night where we can be together and hangout just like old times. and i donât wanna ruin it by starting a petty fight over a guy like dylan.â
nate clenches jaw, ready to argue all over again. but when he meets your eyes, he sees the pleading in them, and all of his fight melts away. âalright, yeah, fine. âm sorry. i just⊠be careful, okay? i don't trust him and i don't need you getting hurt.â
nearly a week has passed since that night. the morning after, nate had picked you up for school with your coffee order and your favorite pastry. it was his silent way of saying âsorry i was an assholeâ. but now it was the last friday before the final game, and the team decided to throw a huge party. they considered it the pre-game before their win.
parties were never really your thing, never had been. you didn't look down on those who did, though, even you would drink and smoke sometimes. but you just preferred to do it in your own home. you could eat as much as you want, watch whatever you wanted, and not worry about having to walk home or spend an unnecessary amount of money on an uber. but nate had been begging you nonstop for you to come be his plus one.
between his incessant texts and calls, and almost pitiful whining, you gave in.
you perused through your messy closet to find your most party appropriate outfit, while simultaneously checking your phone. during one of his recent tutoring sessions, dylan had asked you out on a date. at least you assumed it's a date. you hadnât been on a date in⊠well, ever. this would be your first one.
you thought back to nateâs warning about dylan. âheâs a dick and i donât want you getting hurt.â
iâll be able to take care of myself, you thought to yourself. besides, you didnât even know exactly why nate believed dylan to be a dick. he was nice enough. maybe it was just some petty, guy thing that the two of them had with each other.
as if he had this sixth sense that you were ready, nate knocked on your front door, signaling that he was here to pick you up. you grabbed your phone from off the charger, and slid it into your back pocket. you took one last look at yourself in the mirror, fixing any flyaway hairs, making sure you looked perfect. what were you doing? dylan wasnât even gonna be at the party tonight. there was no one you wanted to impress⊠right?
nate calls out your name. âcâmon, letâs go! you donât wanna be late, do you?â
he knew you hated being late.
you rush out of your room, down the hallway, and swing open the front door. âalright, iâm here. letâs go.â
he glances down at you, taking notice of your outfit. he didnât mean to stare so intently, really, he didnât. but⊠god, you were just beautiful. in every way he could imagine, honestly.
âhello? earth to nate? are you done staring at me?â you ask. âwhatâs going on with you?â
his eyes snap up to meet your eyes. he looks like a kid who just got caught with their hand in the cookie jar. âwhat? uh, nothing. you just⊠you look nice. good, even. you look good.â
you hope he doesnât notice how warm your face is now. âok, weirdo, letâs just go, yeah?â you lock your house, before sidestepping him to walk towards his truck.
by the time you guys get to the party, the house is almost completely packed. both strangers and couples alike are grinding up on each other. the led lights hung across the ceilings flash neon colors, while something by doja cat blasts loudly. katie from your chemistry class is talking with alyssa. you find yourself smiling a bit. you knew how much she liked her, and you're proud of her for taking her chance when she could.
nate suddenly grabs your wrist, not rough but warm, tugging you towards the kitchen. âyou wanna a drink?â he asks once you're there.
âyeah, thatâd be great.â
he fixes you up with something light and sweet, not strong enough to get you drunk, but enough for you to feel the buzz. exactly how you like it. while he does that, you look at your phone again. dylan hadnât texted you all day. did you come off too strong by texting him âgood morningâ?
you were hoping to have at least a little bit of a conversation with him today. you didn't even know where the two of you were going out tomorrow.
âeverything okay?â nate questions, handing you your drink.
you smile as a âthank youâ, before pocketing your phone. "everything's fine, why?â
âthatâs like, the twentieth time you've checked your phone tonight. you only do that when there's something going wrong. so, i ask again, is everything okay?â
you drop his gaze, fiddling with the neon green straw in the red solo cup. âwell, dylan asked me out yesterday. i texted him âgood morningâ and he hasnât replied since. i guess iâm just kinda nervous.â
you donât notice how nate clenches his jaw at the mention of dylanâs name. especially when this is about a possible date with said asshole. he pushes down his annoyance, ready to ask a question, when someone bumps into you, spilling beer down the front of your shirt.
âman, what the fuck! are you serious?!â he exclaims, shoving the clearly drunk guy.
âyo, sorry about that, man. didnât mean to bump into your girl,â he slurs, staring you up and down. âhey, she kinda bad tho-â
before nate can say anything else, you grab his wrist and pull him towards the bathroom. he huffs and puffs like a child the whole time, mumbling under his breath about how he shouldâve kicked that guyâs ass. once the two of you are inside, you close the door behind you and lock it.
âyou seriously need to calm down. you canât fight every guy you see,â you grumble, grabbing a bunch of paper towels.
âhe spilled his drink all over you! and he was staring at you like a creep!â he argues, leaning against the wall.
âyou were staring at me earlier! how is that any different?" you retort.
he scoffs, biting his tongue. youâre right, he had been, but still. instead, he watches you as you harshly wipe your shirt.
âitâs not gonna come out, especially since it's white,â he finally says, voice low.
âwhat do you want me to do, nate? i canât party shirtless!â well, technically, you could, but you just preferred not to.
without a second thought, he unzips his dark grey jacket, holding it out to you. âhere, take it.â
his head is already turned away, ready and waiting for you to change. there he was again. the same nate that you grew up with. the nate youâve always known him to be, no matter how others saw him to be.
âthanks,â you murmur. your fingers brush his when you take it, and you both ignore the jolt of electricity it sends up your spines.
you pull off your white tank top, and it makes a wet, plopping sound when it falls on the tile floor. the dark grey jacket almost completely covers the jean mini skirt you put on tonight, as it rests just below your ass. it smells like an expensive ass cologne mixed with a minty vape. an odd pairing, but itâs uniquely him.
âi saw the look in his eyes, okay? and i know iâm not one to talk, but i didn't like it. and it gave me the same feeling that i felt when i heard you say that dylan asked you out. i know you're strong, and you're so fucking smart, so i know you can take care of yourself. but all i ask is that you be careful, alright? the last thing i want to see is you getting your heart broken.â
when he turns to look at you, you see the silent begging in them. âokay, i will,â you promise. âiâm always careful, remember?â
he lets out an almost audible sigh of relief.
ânow that you already know about the date, i guess the only thing i have to worry about is if he tries to kiss me,â you say, leaning up against the same wall as he is.
he furrows his brows. âwhy would you have to worry about that?â
âiâve never even had my first kiss, you know that. some of us werenât lucky enough to have had our first kiss in fourth grade during gym, nate,â you reply, bumping his shoulder with yours.
âhey, you almost did! until you vomited all over richie owens.â
âugh, are you serious?â you exclaim, smacking his shoulder. âwe had just run the mile and i had crazy fever, give me a break.â
nate laughs, like genuinely belly laughs at that. it was a sound you hadnât heard in a while. one that you hadn't realized you missed until now.
after his laughing spell calms down, he looks at you again, a genuine look in his eyes. âno, but, in all seriousness? you got nothing to worry about. it's just a kiss and if you fuck it up, who cares? dylanâs a dick, remember? so he should be lucky to have you at all.â
âyou think so?â you ask softly.
âi know so,â he replies, tucking a loose strand of hair behind your ear. his flick down to your lips and then back up to your eyes. âyou know, if you wanted, i could⊠teach you. you know, to kiss. only if you wanted, though.â
you subconsciously move closer, your chest now pressed against his. âyou'd do that for me?â
he nods once. âiâd do anything you asked me too.â
you're not sure who leans in first, maybe it was you, or maybe it was the both of you at the same time. but when his lips meet yours, butterflies immediately start blooming in your belly. this is exactly how you imagined your first kiss would be.
maybe not in a teenagers bathroom, smelling like cheap beer, but with nate. somehow, though, those first two factors made it even better. you felt like a girl starring in her own rom-com.
nateâs large hand cups the back of your head, tilting it upwards to deepen the kiss. your hands fist the front of his shirt, feeling the rapid beating of his heart. he pulls away first, and a quiet tries to claw its way out of your throat as you chase after his lips.
âwait, slow down. is this okay?â he asks you, lips glossy and swollen.
you enthusiastically nod. âyes, nate, this is okay. please.â you try to tug him closer, but heâs too strong.
âalright, alright, iâm coming, baby,â he says with a short laugh, before diving in to kiss you again. neither of you are aware that he just subconsciously called you baby, or maybe neither of you care. he can only focus on the softness of your lips and the vanilla body spray you have on.
before you know, heâs sat on the toilet seat, with your thighs caging his. it was a cramped and awkward position that you were both in now, but nate guided you. his hands were now on your hips, and your hands were placed on the back of his neck. his lips kissed the sides of your mouth, under your ear, and down your jaw, before gently sucking on the side of your neck.
your nails instantly dug into his skin, causing him to hiss in both pain and pleasure. ânate, that feels good,â you murmur, eyes squeezed shut in bliss.
his tongue darts out to lick away the stinging. âi know, baby, i know.â his hands paw at the exposed skin of your hips, slowly rocking them back and forth onto his crotch.
the both of you simultaneously let out a soft moan, and he speeds up only slightly. his hips jolt up, meeting you halfway, causing him to let out something very similar to what you can only assume his a whimper. he groans your name, resting his head in the junction of your neck. âfuck, iâve dreamed about this so many times.â
those muttered words make you falter for a second. he had? of course you had, who wouldnât dream about being in your same position? but to hear nate himself say it? it couldâve made you cry honestly.
you open your mouth to respond, but a heavy and loud knocking interrupts you.
âbro, who the fuck is in there?! youâve been in there for almost twenty minutes!â a voice you donât recognize shouts out.
you immediately snap out of your daze, now realizing that youâve just been making out with and dry humping your best friend. god, what have you done?
you can see how nate gets ready to say a smart ass comment to the guy, but you leave before that can happen. clumsily, you move off of his lap, swing the bathroom door wide open, and hurry out of the hallway.
you can hear the laughs of the guy, as well as the pained groan he lets out when nate probably hits him. but over all that, over all the noise of teenagers having fun and partying, you can hear nate. how pained he sounds when he calls out your name.
you hesitate by the door, looking over your shoulder to see nate gazing at you. blood is now rushing in your ears, muffling party 4 u by charlie xcx. he mouths something almost like âpleaseâ and his puppy dog, brown eyes almost look like their welling up with tears from where you stand. âiâm sorryâ you mouth back, before turning and walking out of the party.
dylan never texts you back. and you donât attempt to reach out to him again.
you avoid all of nateâs texts and calls over the weekend, and youâre somehow able to avoid him at school. that is, until thursday night, when he stops by at your house.
youâre sitting on your bed, listening to the soft lyrics of normal girl by sza, when a knock sounds on your window. you nearly shit yourself at the sudden noise, but when you move over to your window, you see nate perching on the long branch of your old tree house.
âwhat are you doing here?â you whisper yell.
you canât hear him clearly, but you assume heâs asking something along the lines to let him in. you don't want to speak to him right now, but it's midnight, and itâs freezing outside.
he crawls through your now open window, slightly red and out of breath like he ran the whole way to your house. which he most likely did. he hands you a bouquet of your favorite flowers, ducking his head.
âi wanted to apologize for whatever i did to make you avoid me all week. and also say that iâm sorry you never got your date,â he murmurs, still staring down at his shoes. he was so shy, much unlike the teenage boy he is now.
âhow'd you know i didnât go on the date with him?â you question.
âapparently the guy who caught us, uh, kissing was one of dylanâs friends. i caught the two of them talking about it and saying disgusting shit about you, especially dylan,â he explains.
you could only imagine what they were saying. âis that why he never responded to my texts?â
he shakes his head, still not looking at you. his eyes were now focused on your dresser, the one that held a childhood photo of you and him, your tongue sticking out and rainbow sprinkle mustache on nate. âno, that was him just being a dick.â
you nod once. thatâs just everything a teenage girl wants to hear. you place the flowers on your nightstand, making sure not to disturb the delicate petals, before slowly moving closer to nate. even when you stand in front of him he wonât look at you. neither of you speak for what feels like minutes, when you finally gain the courage, you wrap your arms around his midsection. he doesnât waste a single second to melt into your gentle touch. one arm wraps around your waist, while the other cups the back of your head.Â
âyou donât have to apologize for anything, nate. i was the one who ran from you and ignored you all week. i was⊠i was scared. that kissing you ruined everything,â you whisper against his shirt, holding back the tears that threaten to take over.
he pulls away from you, just enough to gaze down at you. âare you serious? i mean, fuck, i like you. like, a lot. always have. kissing me didnât ruin anything, i promise you. and, besides, i was the one who offered to help you practice.â
you smile through the tears, and lean into his touch when he wipes away the ones that fell. âso weâre good?â
âmore than good. weâre perfect,â he smiles back.
â...does this mean we can practice more kissing?â you ask softly.
he laughs at you. âwe can do all the practice kissing you want, baby.â
a/n: ending kinda rushed, but i hope u guys still love it
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