#set post 1x06

[poppypickle]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

“I — I still need to give this back to you,” Lucy finally said, her voice a breathy whisper as she reached into her back pocket to pull out his money clip. Tim expected her to just hand it to him, but instead she tilted her face up, her eyes locking with his as she stepped in closer and brought her body flush against his. She wrapped both her arms around him and he inhaled sharply as he felt one of her hands snaking underneath his shirt. Tim bit back a groan when her fingers brushed against the bare skin of his lower back while she tucked the money clip back behind his belt.

(Forgot to originally tag that GIFs are via @chenfordsource !)

[stepril-fic]

Things are already tense as April swipes into their shared room at the end of the hall, but it gets a whole lot worse when they actually enter. Ellen had promised the team double queen bed rooms; Sterling and April stand in silence and stare at the single king bed in front of them. Sterling’s heart is doing this thing where it climbs into her throat and beats against her windpipe, and she can’t swallow down any air at the thought of sleeping in such close proximity to April.

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aka, an overnight debate tournament + Sterling Wesley, Queen of Yearning + possibly my favorite fanfic trope