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She’s not even sure what that conversation means in the first place. They’ve talked about the future before, in grand declarations of wealth and wild hyperboles of a life where they’re kook rich and living their most obnoxious dreams. But they’d never talked about a shared future, before the Coastal Venture. One that only involved the two of them. It’s too big, too scary, too important to really think about.

JJ knocks his knee with hers on the bed.

She tells them she’s not ready to go home and face her parents yet. That they’re making their way to Kildare, but might take a little longer than expected. None of them argue.

JJ keeps his gaze fixed on their knees.

all my friends are bad kids (link in source)

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@jiaraweek - DAY 2 - ONLY ONE BED

@jiarabingo - PROMPT: ESCAPE ROOM

“Why would you close the door?” She frowns. “What do you mean why would–” She cuts herself off, index finger coming to press against her lips, eyes growing impossible wider as she strains her ears to listen. They hear it at the same time. The sound of footsteps coming up the stairs. JJ flails, waving his arms frantically around the room. “Hide!” or When one door closes...nothing happens. You're just stuck in a room with your ex.

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@jiaraweek - DAY 1 - 18 MONTHS LATER

@jiarabingo - PROMPT: THE DOCK

“Guys, can we not,” he tries weakly, running a hand through his hair, desperate to keep his friends from fighting, to no avail. Pope and Sarah are already talking over each other, Cleo rolling her eyes and turning away while John B tries to play peacemaker. JJ’s hands start shaking, the way they always do when people are arguing around him - one of the many side effects of growing up with Luke. His jaw tightens and he chews on the inside of his cheek, his patience running thin. This is not what he wanted. “Sarah, it’s fi—" “Hey guys, can you all chill? I’ve got the champagne, it’s all good.” or JJ is christening his boat. Kiara isn't gonna miss it.

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@jiaraweek - DAY 6 - 5+1

@jiarabingo - PROMPT: DID YOU TELL JJ?

Once he starts noticing, even a bloody wound and alligator teeth sunk in his calf can’t stop John B from seeing it. or 5 times John B thought his best friends were in love and 1 time he knew for sure.

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@jiaraweek - DAY 3 - PROTECTIVE

@jiarabingo - PROMPT: FACE HOLD

It has to be in her head. It has to be. She’s half-convinced it is, until she hears it again. “I just wanna talk, Singh. I just wanna make a deal.” Kiara stops dead in her tracks. JJ. or Kiara makes it out of Singh's mansion with Rafe. There's only one small hitch: JJ is there to save her.

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i just wanted you to know this is me trying

@jiarabingo - PROMPT: SEPARATED BY A FENCE

She waits for him. Cleo tries to pull her out of the way once  they’re out, and so does John B, but she stays close, the flame licking  at her heels until JJ is out that window, hand clasped in hers.

Her other hand flies out to his face for a second, fingers probing  for injuries, and when she’s satisfied that he’s okay, she takes a step  back, coughing loudly.

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Four missing jiara scenes between 3x05 and 3x09.

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Got tagged by @ghostiewriter and @rojaswarren <3

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I'm sharing an excerpt from a jiara bingo prompt I’ve been working on on and off for a few months. I don’t know if it’ll actually see the light of day, but we’ll see.

“I invited him here!” She adds, and John B can’t help the gasp of surprise that escapes his lips, followed by a huff of a laugh at how completely dumb he has been.

She’s always been outspoken, never really let anyone tell her what to think or what to say, but when it came to her parents, she rarely ever went against their will in public. Especially not after the whole kook academy fiasco.

But here she was, standing in the middle of kook central in her lavender silk dress, eyes locked with JJ Maybank, arguably the lowest of low scum The Cut had to offer, claiming him as her own.

John B can see Mike and Anna closing in on her and whispering frantically behind her, can hear the security guard stammering uselessly, but Kiara pays them no mind, eyes never wavering from JJ’s.

When all hell breaks loose, or rather JJ pounds on its gates so hard he breaks them open, John B hears Kiara’s laughter long before he sees her coming.

He’s barely let go of Pope before she’s zooming past him and into JJ’s waiting arms, and for a moment, as he watches JJ wrap himself around her so tight he ends up scooping her off the ground, John B feels like he’s intruding on something.

Tagging @plutotwenty @rae-of-fricking-sunshine @jojameswinter @whitetrashjj @somewhere2start @theuniversezecho @onlyhereforangst gimme your excerpts!

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can you love me most

@jiarabingo - PROMPT: ALWAYS TAKE THE OTHER SIDE

He wants to bolt, but she lifts her eyes in that exact moment, and she doesn’t seem too shocked by his appearance. Almost like she was expecting him.

Her eyes flicker over his face, then his chest, his arms, his hands, his legs… she’s taking stock, JJ realizes. It makes him feel worse, somehow. When she’s satisfied that he’s still in one piece, she lowers her eyes back to her lap, pulling harder on the threads.

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Poguelandia ain't all it's cracked up to be.