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happy holidays! this piece is for @ijustreallylovethem 's secret santa, of whom i had @routledgebaby :) here ya go! also my apologies if the time zones are off.

MAKING CHRISTMAS COOKIES WITH RAFE CAMERON

ok so rafe is like really hyped when you bring up making cookies together

you guys get all the ingredients and set up in the kitchen

this simple task goes downhill very quickly

rafe decides it would be funny if he started a flour fight between you two

he sneakily hugged you from behind only for you to be attacked by flour

don't worry, you got your revenge 😌

after a peace treaty was declared, the cookies baking process was back on track

while rafe put the cookies in the oven, you got started on the frosting

there may or may not have been seductive frosting licking

anyways

you and rafe were being all cute and dancing around the kitchen to christmas music while you waited for the cookies

this lead to some kissing on the counter 👀

which lead to not paying mind to the now burning cookies in the oven

"rAFE WHY IS THE SMOKE DETECTOR GOING OFF"

"oh shit"

you took the crisp cookies out of the oven, a disappointed look on your face.

rafe let out a giggle, which set you spirling

"i will not hesitate rafe. these cookies may be the turning point in our relationship."

at this point he was crouched over on the wood floor, uncontrollable laughter coming out of him

pretty soon you were laughing too

wheezie walked in

she saw the black cookies on the island and you two laughing out of your minds, and just shook her heads

after the laughing died down, you and rafe cleaned up and once again, started on the cookies

this time you were very persistent on checking the oven and timer, despite rafe being clingy

"rafe do you not remember last time? i will not be distracted once again by your puppy face and christmas sweater."

finally, the cookies were done and ready to frost.

christmas trees, stars, snowflakes and snowmen were coming to life

rafe did a crummy job with the frosting but we'll let it slide

the kitchen was a mess

rafe wanted to watch a movie already, but you told him you needed to clean up beforehand

"but y/n!!"

*mimicking rafe* "but rafe! :( maybe you should've thought about your schedule before you started a flour fight and didn't pay attention to the cookies!"

touche y/n

rafe slumped his shoulders and started loading the dishwasher

alas, the kitchen was clean

you brought the tray of cookies to the loving room while rafe got the movie ready

what movie you ask? rafe insisted on santa claus is coming to town, followed by elf and finally holidate, which was your pick.

but you didn't care what movie it was

you were just happy to be cuddling under the blanket on christmas with the dork of your life

bryceslahela

when bryce inevitably pushes for full custody of his sister we know the man to call 😏

beastlyinstrument

Since y'all be missin Naveen so much ... ✨

immaddy

saw someone say they want a shower scene with ethan but we all know this what him n his broad ass shoulders would look like waiting for mc to get undressed

indigenizedchoices

a moment of silence for edenbrook’s hr department. they are going THROUGH it rn

bratzlahela-deactivated20201229

bryce im looking at you

drewseph

a dedication post ➞ the corduroy jacket

takemyopenheart-deactivated2021

every choices player’s camera roll after a new chapter

varmajackie

I ALWAYS KNEW I LOVED THE RIGHT MAN. HE CAME TO BRYCE'S AND KYRA'S RESCUE ON HIS DAY OFF. DAY OFF. HE PROBABLY HAD ONE DAY OFF AND HE CAME TO HELP BRYCE

pixelsbichoice

This is in,,, Jackie’s room???

umchile--anyways

wHAT

choicesenthusiast

Recognize her?

Probably not. This is Leah Myers, one of the OG sidelined black female LIs. From #LoveHacks. In 2016. She had an interesting storyline. Older sister to a fiery 14-year-old, psychologically abused by her ex-girlfriend, trying to scrape by as a writer. First appearance in Chapter 9 of the first book. Sidelined in favour of Mark and Ben. Granted, Ben wasn’t introduced until Chapter 11, but he was more prominent in the story, when he and Mark were jealous over MC. Sound familiar?

Recognize her?

Probably not. I don’t blame you, Home for the Holidays (2017) is the OG shitty romance book and I speed-tapped through it too. Holly Wright, another childhood friend. Another writer. Sidelined in favour of Nick and Wyatt, and what makes matters even worse is that Nick wouldn’t even give her manuscript a chance because, to quote the Wiki, “it doesn’t deserve to be published”. Is literally gifted a flashlight from MC if you didn’t pay for her premium gift. Was given the most stereotypical Christmassy name in the book. Done hella dirty, even for HftH.

Recognize her?

Maybe, if you played Wishful Thinking back in 2019. I don’t even know if you’d classify Ellen Thompson as an LI, as she only got actual “relationship development” if you call it that in Chapter 12. The book had 14 chapters. She had an interesting backstory, with abrasiveness stemming from insecurity and not being good enough for her family. Could’ve been an interesting rivals-to-lovers subplot if given time to develop. But nope. Shove her route 2 chapters before the end and call it a day.

Recognize her?

Perhaps. She’s Vera Reimonenq from Nightbound, also from 2019 (moment of silence for the lost potential). While the other 3 LIs also had compelling backstories, I thought hers was the coolest. Nightbound was heavily advertised as a Nik-focused story, but relatively, she did have more development than the others on this list. Still, it could’ve been better. Mysterious gloved stranger, Lady Smoke’s daughter, kickass fighter, despite appearing outwardly calm. What’s not to love?

Recognize her?

You most definitely should. If you don’t, why? She’s been sidelined so hard, treated as the ultimate walking wardrobe (I’d say she even surpasses Shreya Mistry for this title), and not to mention the victim of a racially-motivated hate crime shrouded as a “human sacrifice”, as if this somehow made it better. Was given a racial profiling criminal backstory for no reason other than for PB’s “exploring racism” propaganda. In 2020. Twenty-fucking-twenty. Four years after release. Despite being a group of pixels, deserves the world and nothing less, and sure as hell did not deserve the treatment she received in Queen B. With a black female lead writer? Not at all.

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Is there something in common with these characters? Of course. You’d have to be blind not to see it. They’re black. They’re female. They’re sidelined. They’re treated like absolute shit in comparison to the other LIs. This has been happening since the very beginning, meaning PB had 4 years to fix what could’ve been done in a matter of moments. And these are just the women. Griffin Langley, Shane Parker, Syphax, to name a few. I’m sure there are plenty others that I haven’t mentioned. Race-customizable characters are primarily written for the white audience (see: brushed aside a loose strand of my hair, when black male MCs have no loose hair??? And plenty of times, hairstyles don’t even match the sprite’s head).

So don’t you fucking dare come at the black players in this community or don’t you fucking dare try and defend PB saying “there’s no racism” or “PB has black representation”. I cannot speak for the black community personally because I am not black, but I cannot begin to imagine what you’re all feeling seeing this as your representation, because it’s not representation. If this doesn’t make you angry, it should.

Racists shut the fuck up challenge.