born in america

:)

ooooh i like this one

- naturally it takes a LOT of flirting from goyo before fuze is like OH HE LIKES ME.

- goyo is usually lowkey about the flirting tho, sometimes it even takes him a while so its a surprise to him when fuze works up the nerve to ask goyo out.

- fuze is little spoon but sometimes goyo just. smushes himself into fuze and they sleep curled around each other? both of them enjoy it but doc still doesnt understand how they dont wake up sore from the weird positions.

- not really shippy but one time on a playful dare from goyo fuze mixed strawberry and vanilla soda. he loved it and now its a thing he drinks.

- fuze hides little notes under goyo's pillow of the things he cant say out loud yet. his first "i love you" was written in russian and placed gingerly undee goyo's pillow.

- goyo accepts that fuze isnt very good with opening up, and to avoid being abrupt with fuze he flips over the notes and writes his response. if the topic is serious enough they talk, but usually their notes are very understanding of each other.

- goyo inspires fuze to be more careful on the field, to protect himself and be more communicative with his teammates.

yes i love this man

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Jordan ran his hands over his scars, a frown etching deep lines into his face.

He wondered, briefly, if life would be any different without them. Not bad, just... different.

It hadn't been easy at first. The bandages didn't stay on and they snagged on things and slipped and now- now he knew how to wrap them tightly so they didn't fall off. Now he knew how to care for them so they didn't chafe and get irritated. Now he knew that- that they were a part of him, as much as his charm and quick, easy wit.

"Huh." He sighed and swept his gaze around the room, eyes landing on the bandages he kept on his nightstand. The insecurity had also got to him, in the beginning. People stared, even now that they weren't such an angry red. People asked questions.

Do your hands still work?

What happened to you?

Why are they so weird?

What did it matter? Jordan had begun, especially recently, to love his scars. It wasn't fair to be beaten down by the repetition of judgement and abrasive curiosity people threw at them.

The train of thought led him to the new guy. Ace. Håvard.

The Norwegian's first reaction upon seeing Jordan's scars was to eye them for a second before flicking his gaze back up to the Texan's eyes and flashing a lovely smile, before gesturing and asking if he wss alright.

It was nice. Rainbow never judged. Lera smiled and pointed to her own scar, the one on her face, Marowa wanted to know, genuinely, how they happened, Timur asked to sketch them (after a while of knowing Jordan) because he thought they were interesting, and Eliza always gave him reminders to make sure he was taking care of himself. Jordan didn't think he needed them, but he had taken this tongue-in-cheek and decided to humor her. His favorite memory, however, was when Maxim had lifted his shirt to reveal his own scars. Jordan had laughed for the first time in a long time, then.

Jordan smiled. Scars are like a map to where you've been, he figured. And his hands were a monument.

A knock sounded on his door, and before he could answer a heavily accented voice rang out from behind the wood.

"Jordan! It's Håvard! Alexsandr is taking us all for dinner, let's go!"

"I'll be out soon!"

"You okay?"

"Just thinking."

"Well, we're all going out." A pause. "If you need someone to stay with you, just ask."

Jordan got up and opened the door, offering the new operator a warm smile. "Nah, I just hope we don't go to Olive Garden."

Håvard looked genuinely distressed for a second. "What did Olive Garden do to you?"

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author's note: thermite doesn't like olive garden cause they're way too fancy and he prefers like golden corral and dickey's.

dude thats freakin great!!!! :D

YEP

im gonna start a kickstarter. cav if youre out there please come punch me-

yes, you can! if you want specific like quotes like ship stuff or a your fav op goofin around or smth just ask and i can bring that into the mix, just dont get mad if its a ship i am uncomfortable with (few and far between but if i dont like it itll tell you)

no i just capped them cause I got a lot! you guys have good taste in ships tho 👀