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"Am I dreaming, or did you just kiss me? You don't know it but you already miss me."
You were in your house getting ready, your brother sitting on your bed because you asked him for help.
He honestly didn't want to, but he needed to coax information out of you so he agreed.
"Okay so are we thinking these pants or these?"
"Does it matter?"
"Yes! Just pick one!!"
"...The ones on the right."
"Okay, what about the shirt? Are we thinking this one or this one?"
"Do I really need to—"
"PICK."
"This is so stupid..left."
"Okay, you can leave now."
"What about sweater? You always ask whenever you force me to do this."
"...I already have one in mind." You mumble, glancing at the letter man jacket in your closet, trying to contain your smile.
Yet you fail and your brother looks at you weirdly. "What are you smiling about?"
"Uhhhh, get out i'm gonna shower!!" You yell and kick him out.
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You look in the mirror and decide the outfit was good.
You then look at the jacket and start giggling to yourself like crazy.
Your mind wanders to how you got Tyler's jacket.
The day prior, you hadleft your sweater in the locker room by accident and someone had stolen it. It was also the one day you spilled something on your shirt so you had asked one of your friends for an extra shirt since Taylor didn't have one.
Your friend had given it to you, but it showed more skin than you were used to, so Tyler had given you his jacket to cover up.
And that's how you came to having his jacket.
(outfits bcs i can, js ideas btw)
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You take one quick look at the photos of Tyler on your closet wall before closing it.
You walked out of your room and to your family who was already waiting outside the front door.
You grab the taquitos you promised Aiden and join the rest of your family.
Unlucky for you, your brother goes to your school, so the second he sees the jacket he stares at you.
"That's not your jacket." He said, causing the rest of your family to stop yapping. Your dad turns to you and looks at the jacket.
"No, nope, never. You're not dating until you're older than me."
"What?? I'm not dating anybody!!" Your face heats up and you glare at your brother.
He shrugs, but he's not happy.
"Definitely not Aiden's, that's a baseball varsity jacket. Don't tell me you're dating a jock?!"
Your dad perks up at the word 'baseball' and your mom and aunts are just whispering and giggling with one another while glancing at you every now and then.
"Le..let's just go! We're gonna be late!"
"Don't think this discussion is over young lady."
"Daaad!!" You groan and walk ahead.
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You guys get there, and the others are all at the door. You leave your family and move next to Aiden, nudging him.
"I got your food." You whispered and he grinned and had to hold his demons back from snatching it and eating it all like the big back he is.
"This is a bribe so you keep hearing me yap about piercing."
"I'm so done with your ass."
"Brooooooo leave me alone. He's so fine though-"
You guys said hi to Ash's parents as they greeted you guys.
"And you must be Lily, the birthday girl!"
"Yeah! That's me!" The little girl says, and you can't help but smile at how adorable she is. Your little sister looks so excited to have a new friend.
Logan's grandparents arrived and you guys were all moved to the graveyard, leaving Ash to wait for the twins.
As you guys went back, your parents went to greet the other adults, and when they got to Logan's grandparents, they stood shocked yet happy.
"Mary? James? Oh, it's been so long! How have you been?" Your mother exclaimed happily, while you and Logan glanced at each other, both confused.
"M/n! F/n? Oh, how you've grown! It's been a decade? Maybe a little over?"
"Yes, it's been a while. You still look as young as ever, Mary." Your dad chuckled, as they all shook hands.
"Ah, and is this Y/n? Oh, I remember when she was but a tot." Logan's grandmother smiled at you, and you greeted her back, albeit you had no clue what was happening.
"Hello, ma'am.." You mumbled and she just laughed.
"Oh, it seems you and Logan have switched, no? He was always the shy one and you were always so adventurous!" Logan glanced at you as if wanting you to explain but you didn't know yourself.
"Haha...I'm sorry ma'am, but I don't quite remember you."
"Oh, no worries. That's to be expected, you were but 4 or 5 years old last I saw you."
"You and Logan used to have silly little nicknames for each other, although I can't quite recall..." Logan's grandfather said, seeming to remember something you couldn't.
"Oh yeah, something like star something? He was very into astrology as a kid." Your mom added.
"STAR BOY?!" You yelled and immediately turned back to Logan.
"Yes, that's it!"
Logan looked shocked like some core memory got unlocked and pointed to you and yelled, "FIRECRACKER?!"
After that, they left you and Logan to reminisce about old times while the adults did the same.
"No way you're the little boy who always cried and got hurt—never mind I can see that."
"Yeah, and you're still the same old little girl who used to drag me out to woods near the park and do dangerous things."
"Climbing rocks is NOT that dangerous."
"We were four!!"
"Just say you're a pussy.." You mumbled but you when you made eye contact you both laughed.
"Remember how you got your nickname?"
"Logan, don't even."
"You threw like three firecrackers and failed so you hit them with your hand and then bruised it..."
"STOPP, I WAS FOUR LEAVE ME ALONE."
"And then you cried while throwing another in anger and it hit your shin."
"Count your day, Fields."
"Ermmm, actually..."
"Still looking for stars that fell?"
He looked away, rolling his eyes but he smiled. "You still getting hurt by firecrackers?"
"That pool day we had a few weeks ago did NOT count."
"They made you fall into the pool."
"Shut up!!"
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The twins had finally arrived, with their mom. You were a little worried but you knew they had this and if they needed help to distract her, you would.
"Oh look, it's your boyfriend~" Aiden teased you, and you smacked him with the paper plate in your hand.
"I'm taking the taquitos back."
"NO WAIT I'M SORRY, PLEASE—"
You drowned him out as you listened to Ms. Hernandez's conversation with Mr. Banner.
"It's a shame my husband couldn't make it." The twins stopped in their tracks, flinching.
"Unfortunately he's a work right now, haha."They calmed down but their mom glanced at them and seemed confused.
"Or at least...I thought he was...? But he should've been home a few hours ago...Huh...that's weird...Why didn't he come?"
"M-MOM! Look, a bunny!" Taylor said loudly, pointing at the innocent bunny eating grass.
"It's cute." She smiled, chuckling at her kids.
"...I want to pet it." Lily said and Ivy nodded in agreement, standing next to Ben. She had immediately become best friends with Lily and said she would 'protect her on her birthday from any evil doers' or something.
"Want me to catch it for you?"
"You can catch it?"
"Of course I can! Just watch."
"It's no match for me!" Aiden grinned while chasing the poor bunny who looked terrified.
Ashlyn then ran in front of it and glared, making it stop in its tracks. She picked it up and offered it as a sacrifice to Lily.
"Is there anything you want to do, Lily?" Taylor asked the little girl.
"How about red light green light?" Logan suggested.
"Can we play hide and seek?"
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It was night, and not long before the shift. All the adults were talking while you guys were a little farther away.
The twins were on tire while Ben, Lily, Logan, and Ivy were playing Uno.
Ash was sitting on a bunch of bricks and Aiden was on top of a car.
You were next to Logan, watching him play against two little girls. You rested your head against his shoulder and sighed.
"Look star boy, it's the big dipper."
"That's actually the little dipper-"
"Let me lie to myself."
"Okay, firecracker." You punched him jokingly and you guys got distracted, causing him to lose.
Your sister fist-bumped you as you grinned. "Whoops, made you lose."
"Hey, you did that on purpose!!"
"Do they not realize how late it is? It's almost midnight."
"Alright, let's go."
"Hey, Dad, we're going to the bus real quick to grab something. We'll be back in a minute."
"Alright."
Ben handed his sleeping sister over to his mom and you did the same with Ivy, handing her to your dad.
"Haha, I'm surprised she's still awake. Now that I think about it, it's getting pretty late."
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You saw Tyler handing over a guitar to Ben, but you didn't pay much attention. You sat in the seat behind Ash to gather your thoughts.
You knew you wouldn't have a nightmare because you wouldn't be sleeping early tonight but you felt a little disappointed.
The entire day, you had barely talked to Tyler at all, which was something you were looking forward to.
You felt selfish, so you slid into the seat and buried yourself in his sweater while the others spoke.
'Ughh, liking him is ruining me, what the fuck. He's not gonna like me like that, I need to stop. But how?'
You thought about it, it's not like you could stop being friends since you had to survive together every night.
You also didn't want to stop hanging out with Taylor because it's not like she did anything wrong, and you love hanging out with her.
'Real people are so confusing!! This is why I always liked fictional characters.' You mulled over the boy who wouldn't leave your mind, about to get up but you moved your hand to the hole between seats and fell.
"Ow, fuck!" You muttered, and the others looked at you as you shrugged and sat in the aisle instead.
"Anyway, how much time is left?"
"Um...about 2 minutes."
"We're still going into town tonight, right?"
"Yeah, since that's what Logan suggested we do."
You all nodded and got into the places you would fall asleep. You move beside Ash and lean against her shoulder.
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"Was that the rest of the backup supplies?"
"Yup!"
"Then we're good to go."
You guys got into your seats, and you sat with Logan in the back.
"Everyone have their lights ready?" Ash asked, and you all nodded.
Ash went over the plan with Aiden while you were feeling anxious for no reason.
You turned the front and started playing with Tyler's hair.
He put his head back, looking up at you but didn't say anything as he looked back ahead.
You smiled to yourself, your mood lifting, and began to hum as Ash drove around and picked up Aiden through the other door.
"Are they following?"
"Y-yeah, but they aren't keeping up."
"Okay Logan, we're driving about two hours right? To next town?"
He nodded, propping the sniper and you stopped playing with Tyler's hair, grabbing a handgun from the holster on your thigh.
"Yes. Me and my grandparents go there often to the antique shops, so I'm familiar with the location and how to get there."
"I'm not sure if it'll be far enough away, but I think it's a good place for us to start off."
You guys had driven a good half hour before Aiden began to get restless.
"Ashlyn, it's been 30 minutes of silence. Can I please play some music or something?"
"No Aiden, we need to stay focused."
"Once you pass the school, you'll take a right."
"Okay." Ash replied and you looked out the other window feeling bored since there were barely any phantoms. You laid your head against the walls of the car as Ash turned and drove past the abandoned cars.
You fall back when Ash swerves, hitting your head against the floor.
'The world is against me today, what the fuck.'
"What was that for??"
"There was a giant tree root in the road-?"
"That's strange...this road is usually well-maintained..." He mumbled before falling due to another bump.
You snicker before helping him back up.
"Are you sure this is the right road?"
"I'm positive...but there were never roots in the way."
Logan looks out the window to check. "Ah! Yeah, there's the gas station we usually...pass?"
You looked out as well and saw how abandoned it looked. "Umm, are you sure?"
"That's...not a good sign."
"This is getting uncomfortable, maybe we should find a different road-"
Ash stops talking as she accelerates, causing Tyler to protest. "Hey-! What's with the sudden speed??"
"Ack-"
"Ashlyn, what are you doing?"
"...Ashlyn, what's up..?"
"Something...there was something in the trees."
"What happened to the road??"
"Ashlyn, we should turn back! Something obviously isn't right—"
"We can't."
"Why not?!"
"Because-"
"-It's right behind us."
So guys, how are we feeling 😛😛
We're almost at the season finale and only 24 chapters in...
Guys let me tell you, I did NOT know what to write for this chapter so if it's confusing or smth, it's because all my ideas are gonna go to the next chapter 💀💀
Oh yeah, the reader's mood is VERY dependent on Tyler (it's a lil toxic, but who isn't, totally not based on my own experiences 😶)
ถถา๕ษ็ว๘ is a bitch and has been giving me issues, and after the coming, I might not post for a good while bcs I'm gonna have testing and stuff.
Are you guys excited for the next chapter? I know I am!! (I'm gonna jump.)
Posted: April 20, 2025 / 04-20-25