Matchmaking is Srs Bzns (WIP)
[Popslash] [WIP]
This is what happens when you decide to do your own obvious santa fic exchange with bubbleforest but end up not finishing in time. I LOVE YOU METTEKINS~
( Matchmaking is Srs Bzns )
This is what happens when you decide to do your own obvious santa fic exchange with bubbleforest but end up not finishing in time. I LOVE YOU METTEKINS~
( Matchmaking is Srs Bzns )
“Stay,” Brian had murmured. “The world isn’t going to end today, I promise.”
Howie should have listened.
NNNNNNNNNNGAH. Like, they're so domestic, but they're so hot in their domesticity. MY HEAR. MY SEMI-BIONIC HEART, IT CAN'T DEAL.
Before Howie can reply, Justin slams a stack of documents on his table. “You’re wide awake! For the last fucking time, Howie’s getting married, it’s happening, can we please move on.”
I love this I love this I love this. It so beautifully conveys Justin's feelings without ever stating anything. You do that SO many times here and I'm so in awe of you. TEACH ME, SENPAI.
AJ waggles his eyebrows. “So who proposed? Was it romantic? When is this happening? And who's planning this shindig anyway? I have the city's best event planners on speed dial.”
Justin’s snort is a quiet huff of breath, but he’s studiously leafing through his notes when Howie glances over.
I love AJ oh my god. And once again my heart breaks for Justin, and my heart soars for how sensitive Howie is to Justin's reactions. Characters with shared history are the BEST. *________*
AJ grins. “That's what he said.”
Howie takes another long gulp of coffee as Justin groans.
“That went south fast,” Kevin remarks.
“That's what she said,” Nick puts in, holding a fist out to AJ, who’s laughing too hard to return the gesture.
I LAUGHED OUT LOUD. I'M TWELVE, CLEARLY.
“I could’ve told you that,” Howie says, feeling an irrational surge of pride on Justin’s behalf. He’s seen how hard Kevin used to push him, how that only made Justin work even harder. He knows what it’s like to want Kevin’s stamp of approval, and how it feels to finally get it, hard-won but deserved. They’ve been in this together from day one, when soulmate registration was something Howie only dreamed about, and Justin was the fresh-faced intern taking lunch orders. Howie takes a breath, and looks right at Kevin. “I don’t think I could be doing this with anyone else.”
I want to weep, this is so amazing. I love your Howie, he's charmingly clueless but also so intensely aware of what the people around him do for him. And Kevin the mentor. Christ, there's a branch in my eye. THIS IS SO GOOD FOR ME.
“What else is there to say?” Kevin asks. “Brian is fucking amazing.”
“Thank you,” Howie says, without skipping a beat. “I try.”
Kevin stares at him. “I leave you unsupervised for five minutes--”
I love them I love them I love them, can you just write them having coffee together forever? Actually no, I'm dying to see where this beautiful story's going. But ugh. So good. SO GOOD.
"Well, point to me," Justin says finally, with a crooked smile that Howie can’t parse. "How do you say no to that?"
Weeping again. Howie, you're a moron, but ilu. Feeeeeed my pining soul, Justin.
Howie’s not above pressing his advantage, just a little. “I don’t want to do this with anyone else, J.”
There’s a long beat of silence, but finally: “Yeah,” Justin says, voice quiet in the stillness. “Of course. Okay.”
THIS GOT ME IN THE CHESTICLE. It's SO good, once again with a hint of that mysterious history they share, and the echo of Howie being Justin's weak/blind spot from the beginning. GAH.
Thank you thank you thank you thank you I love everything, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WERE FRETTING ABOUT THIS, IT IS LITERALLY AMAZING. I can't WAIT to see what happens next, like, I genuinely have no clue where this is going. This is my favorite fic exchange ever. :')))))))))))))))))))))
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i'm going to refrain from saying too much more in case i inadvertently give anything away and it detracts from the ~intrigue~ you are finding in this story at this point. just know that EVERY WORD OF THIS FEEDBACK MADE ME SO PLEASED AND GOOGLY-EYED AND YOU ARE THE LOVELIEST RECIPIENT YOU ARE THE ONLY RECIPIENT I EVER WANT TO HAVE AGAIN.
I CAN'T WAIT TO GET CRACKING ON THE REST OF IT SO YOU HAVE A COMPLETED GIFT!! ♥
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