#samxjosh

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"I thought...we had a connection."

beanie stays on - even when having sex in the snow bc just like the game outfits establish: fuck hypothermia!

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30 Love Challenge Day 13:

Busted:

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“Sam. Would I ever do anything to get you in trouble?” Josh stated in mock naivety, fluttering his eyelashes innocently.

“Yes!” hissed Sam in a whisper as she crouched down behind a desk, pulling Josh down by his tie so that he was kneeling beside her. “And keep your voice down.”

“Oh come now, give me more credit than that.”

She gave him a stern look. “I’ll give you credit when we get out of here.”

Josh made to speak, but Sam slapped her hand over his mouth before he could utter a word. There they were, crouching behind a cluttered work desk in the offices attached to a reception hall. Technically, they were supposed to be out in the wedding festivities; Sam’s older sister was just married to her high school sweetheart. Sounds of the live band and popping champagne corks wafted into the dimly lit office. For a while, Sam had played the perfect bridesmaid. She made sure everything ran smoothly, keeping feuding family members apart and making sure everyone got the right serving of food. But, as is wont for Josh and her, she ended up with her beautiful dress around her ankles, her expertly made hair mussed. Josh himself was wearing little other than a tie and his boxers.

Everything had been going well so far. Better than well, actually, a fact that was hallmarked by the soft moans and panting that they emitted as they got into some particularly heavy petting. That was, until Sam heard the sound of clicking heels rapidly approaching the office. She cursed herself for not remembering to lock the door.

Their eyes widened as the door opened and snapped shut again. The shuffling of feet got closer, until it stopped mere inches from their hiding place. Sam and Josh could see two pairs of shoes leaning against the creaking desk, one of them black dress shoes and the other golden stilettos.

They heard a female’s voice cut through the silence. “Are you sure there’s no one is in here?”

“I don’t see anyone.” Replied the male. Those voices were all too familiar to the crouching couple.

Is that…? Sam mouthed to Josh, her hand still clasped firmly over his mouth. Josh nodded in response. Sure enough, Ashley and Chris stood on the other side of the desk, separated only by its flimsy wooden surface. Gaping, Sam slid silently over to their voices as she strained to hear her friends. Was this it? Were they finally going to get it over with and kiss?

“Thanks for coming in here with me. I don’t do well with crowds sometimes.” Ashley muttered softly, scooting nearer to him on the desk. Josh and Sam leaned nearer still in anticipation. They could practically feel the romantic tension emanating from the two.

“No problem. That’s what friends are for.”

And the award for biggest mood killer goes to Chris. Before she could stop herself, Sam sighed loudly and rolled her eyes at them.

“What was that?” asked Ashley, springing off of the desk with a jump.

Shit. Shit, shit, shit, shit.

“I don’t know.”

I’m so sorry. Sam mouthed to Josh once more. He didn’t have time to ask why. Suddenly, Sam gave him a large push and sent him toppling out of his crouched position, in full view of his friends.

Chris stepped back in bemusement. “What the hell?”

Awkwardly, Josh stood up and straightened his tie, as if somehow that would make him look less weird. “Um. Hi.”

“What are you doing here?” He asked again.

“And why don’t you have any clothes on?” Ashley added, trying very hard not to make eye contact with Josh.

“Uh…” he stalled, looking around the room for anything that would help him explain this. “I’m drunk?”

“Jesus Christ, dude. You need to learn how to hold your liquor. Or at least how to keep your pants on.”

“Or maybe I just need some better friends.” He said, looking pointed at Sam behind the desk. It took everything she had not to burst into laughter right then and there.

“Let’s go get you some water,” began Ashley, “and also a shirt.”

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30 Love Challenge Day 11:

AU where Josh didn’t fall asleep and so the prank never happened.

Slightly NSFW?

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“Josh!” Sam giggled, pushing him away from her gently. “Shhh. You’re going to get us caught.”

He pull away reluctantly, but not before he left a few bite marks on her neck. “You of all people know I’m not good at being quiet.”

It was the dead of night at the Washington lodge. Everyone but Sam and Josh that was, who had spent the last ten minutes tangled up together in the guest bedroom. The air was chilly in the lodge, but Sam and Josh had gotten so warm that they couldn’t notice. Both of them were fairly tipsy as well, having passed the first half of the night with their friends drinking up a storm. But, because they hadn’t made their relationship known yet, they had to agree to meet up in the spare room at four am in order to avoid the prying, judgmental eyes of their friends. Within the first minute, Josh had Sam shoved up against the bedroom wall, his hands buried deep into the back pocket of her jeans.

“Well you’d better learn. Or we’ll have to stop.” She said firmly, but ran her hands under his shirt.

“Everyone’s asleep, Sam.”

“Yeah,” she added, wrapping her arms around his waist and pulling him seductively closer to her, “let’s keep it that way.”

It was rather dark in the room, but Sam could see Josh’s trademark mischievous look clearly. “Oh Sam.” He moaned loudly, giving her sly wink. “Oh my god, harder, harder.”

She gasped and withdrew her arms so she could give him a slap on the arm. “Shut up Josh.” She whispered furiously. Keeping him at arm’s length, Sam listened intensely for any sign of footsteps. After a minute of silence, she finally breathed a relieved sigh and let her arm fall.

“That wasn’t funny.”

Josh sauntered closer and pulled her flat against him. “No, it was hilarious.”

Sam rolled her eyes but smiled. “Let’s hope you’re better in bed than you are at telling jokes.” With that, she pushed him onto the guestroom bed and climbed on top of him. As they kissed, Sam began to unbutton Josh’s shirt. He gave a satisfied mmm and ran his hand slowly up her thigh.

Before they could do anything else, the door to the guestroom flew open to reveal Mike and Jess engaged in a passionate kiss. When they finally broke, they turned their attention to the bed, but were surprised to find that it was otherwise occupied.

“Shit.” Sam cursed, flying off Josh like shrapnel.

Jess smiled proudly and turned to Mike. “I knew it! I so told you they were fucking. You owe me twenty bucks, mister.”

“I think I can find a way to pay you back.” He said, taking her by the hand and leading her out of the room. Before he left, he turned back to the blushing couple seated next to each other in shame. “By the way, I’m giving you guys so much hell about this in the morning.”

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“Drag me to the dark side and show me what my body is made of” a.n.

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30 Love Challenge Day 10:

Pillow Fort:

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“I’ve got a surprise for you.”

Sam led Josh into her bedroom, both of her hands covering his eyes to ensure that he couldn’t see. Josh waved his arms out in front of him in an attempt not to run into anything.

“You’re not going to surprise me with jogging again, are you? Because, I love you, but I refuse to go through that hell again.”

Even though he couldn’t see it, she gave him an eye roll. “No, it’s not. And studies show that running increases your lifespan significantly.”

“Yes,” he said as he tried to squint through the cracks in her fingers, “But is it really worth it if you’re spending it running?”

“Oh hush.” Demanded Sam, shifting him left and right so that he was standing in just the right position to regard her surprise. “Okay, are you ready?”

“Ready and a little scared.”

In one fluid motion, Sam pulled her hands from his eyes and spun around to face him, holding out her arms with a flourish. “Ta-da!”

In front of Josh sat a pristine fort expertly constructed with couch cushions and sheets. There were two sheets that served at a sort of tent flap entrance. Both of them were pealed back, and on the ground inside the fort lay a plethora of blankets and pillows. Atop that sat bowls of all of Josh’s favorite snack foods and a computer with a Netflix movie already queued. The ceiling was lined with multicolored fairy lights, casting colorful patterns on the walls of the fort.

“Do you like it?” She asked.

Josh was speechless. This was… no one had ever done something like this for him before. Not since his sisters’ death anyway. He just didn’t know what to say.

His silence made her face fall. “You do like it, don’t you?”

“Of course!” Josh reassured her emphatically. He walked closer to the fort, almost not wanting to touch it for fear of ruining its perfection. “This is so great. I can’t tell you how much I love it.”

Sam gave a relieved smile and grabbed his arm, pulling him towards the entrance. “Then let’s try it out.”

“After you, my dear.”

They climbed in together, both taking care not to tug on the sheets and send them toppling down. Somehow, Josh managed to avoid knocking over the bowls of chips and popcorn littering the floor. Both of them snuggled close together, Sam finding his hand in the mess of blankets. She dragged the computer onto their lap and took a handful of popcorn.

“Are you ready to experience the masterpiece that is The Breakfast Club.”

Josh grinned and rested his head on her shoulder. “As ready as I’ll ever be.”

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let's take time to appreciate the existence of sam x josh bECAUSE IT FREAKIN HURTS MY POOR HEART DOES IT HURT YOU TOO

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30 Love Challenge Day 9:

Prompt from Anonymous: “Prompt: for 30 day challenge, Sam and Josh argue about what to watch.”

(Send me more prompts for this if you guys have something you want to see.)

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“No way.” Sam crossed her arms stubbornly and shook her head. Unwavering, she clasped the remote control in her left hand.

“Oh come on. It’s a good show!” Josh swiped for the remote again, but Sam jerked it out of his reach and held it far away from him.

She wrinkled her nose as she thought about her viewing options. “There is no way I’m watching American Horror Story again. It’s so disturbing and graphic.”

“That’s the point!” Insisted Josh. Still, Sam held her position, even going so far as to stick her tongue out at him tauntingly. “Please?”

“You would have to pay me a large sum of money.”

“Yeah, but that would make you the weirdest prostitute ever.” He replied, taking his eyes off of the remote to meet hers. If he could distract her long enough, she may bring her hand back into reach again. That’s when he’ll send out the strike.

Scooting closer to her ever so slightly, he smirked. “It can’t be any worse than when you made me watch Animal Planet.”

“That’s not fair! Animal Planet doesn’t have gruesome death scenes.” She retorted as she lowered her outstretched arm a little.

“You’ve never seen a pack of lions tear apart a zebra on there.”

Sam tolled her eyes and opened her mouth to say something in reply, but Josh left forward and seized the remote control before she could utter a word. Jumping forward, she made to snatch it back from him. But, by that time, he was already on the other side of the couch.

“Too little, too late.” Josh teased, waving it just out of her reach.

“That’s what you think.” She mumbled, a wicked grin on her face. Josh didn’t even have time to wonder what she was planning before she lunged at him, pinning him down on the end of the couch. Needless to say, Josh was surprised. This made it easy for Sam to pluck the remote from his immobile hand.

“So much for pacifism!” Josh sputtered, more amused than angry.

Sam could have gotten up, now that she was successful in seizing control of the channels. Yet she still stayed, poised over him in a weird show of dominance. They locked eyes, and Sam became acutely aware that they were extremely close to each other. As the seconds passed with her still holding him down, the once playful air shifted considerably.

“I’m sure there’s some way we can compromise.” She murmured, her eyes flicking down to his lips for a brief second to convey her intentions.

“TV is overrated anyway.”

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30 Love Challenge Day 8:

Rainy Day:

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“Are you freaking kidding me?”

Sam stood in front of her open door, tennis shoes laced tight and water bottle in hand, and stared at the torrential rain that was spilling out from the heavy gray clouds. Fat droplets fell lazily onto her front lawn, splashing against the hot pavement and creating a bit of steam. It would be mystifying if Sam wasn’t so annoyed.

“What?” Josh asked, coming up from behind and looking across her shoulder at the rainfall. “Oh. Guess this means our nature hike is off, huh?”

She groaned and set her bottle on the floor. “Not unless you feel like swimming through the trails.” Taking one last forlorn look at the monsoon outside of her door, she snapped the it shut and sunk into her big plushy couch.

“Well, that’s okay.” Josh shrugged off his jacket and placed it carefully over one of the chairs.

Shaking her head, Sam sighed. “But it was going to be so relaxing and nice.”

“Hey, we can just go tomorrow. It’s fine.”

“No, it’s not.” She insisted. “It’s just- I know you’ve been having a hard time lately with… you know. I wanted to do something to cheer you up.”

“Sam…” Josh trailed off. She was right; lately, he’d been sort of distant with her as he tried unsuccessfully to come to terms with his sister’s deaths. Increasingly often, Josh could feel himself getting irrationally angry or inconsolably depressed seemingly randomly triggered. It wasn’t like he was mad or upset with anyone in particular. But the emotions that bubbled in his chest warned that they would force their way out regardless, threatening to spill over onto Sam. So he backed off. She was the last person that Josh wanted to upset with his issues. Yet, here she was, stressing over him.

“I’m sorry Josh. I wanted this to be fun.”

A wave of guilt washed over him as he looked at her defeated posture. She had been trying so hard to reach out to him, and he was being such an ass. Well not anymore.

“We can still have fun.” Josh said reassuringly as he met her on the couch with an encouraging smile.

Confused by the sudden change in demeanor, she straightened out of her beaten slouch. “What did you have in mind?”

“I say we find a terrible movie on TV and make popcorn. I could make tea, and we could open up the windows a little to let the sound of the rain come in?” Honestly, Josh loved rain. There was a calming way about it, a certain serenity that came with the scent and sound of it. When he was little, he and his sisters used to frolic around in it until they were breathless and soaked through. In some way, he needed a rainy day more than he needed a nature hike.

Sam grinned, pleased by his shift in attitude. “Yeah. That sounds great.”

He gave her an affirmative squeeze on the arm before lifting himself up from the couch. “I’m gonna go make the snacks then. Find something truly awful to watch. Nothing that would get more than a 50% rating on rotten tomatoes.”