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I Think I Finally Understand Why Julie Ended Skam After Four Szns Because She Felt Like Following Szns
i think i finally understand why julie ended skam after four szns because she felt like following szns wouldn’t hold the same quality.
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He was jealous, very jealous to see how another boy approached Lucas, flirted with Lucas and tried to kiss him
He just burned with rage and pushed the guy who was with Lucas
-Wtf?
-What are you doing?
Lucas looked at him with contempt and said
-What everyone does at parties, drink and try to forget how much you hurt me
-With another boy?
-You know they say "the best cure for an old love is a new one"
-Lucas, I tried to call you and tell you how sorry I am, that I'm sorry for being in a panic and that I love you, but you won't let me talk to you, I had to come here to talk to you
-Who told you he was here?
-Kess... He...
-That idiot, I'm going to kill him
-Don't be mad at him, I needed to talk to you
-Here I am, what is what you want to tell me so urgently
-I... I... I want to tell you that I love you, that I haven't been able to stop thinking about you, that I was an idiot, I need you to forgive me and I want to take care of you
-I don't need anyone to take care of me
Jens he approaches Lucas and whispers in his ear, stop being strong, we're better together.
Finally Lucas looks Jens in the eye and throws himself at his lips
What Would You Recommend?
a vds one shot. you can find more on my ao3.
( @ apolloswords )
feel free to comment/message me any suggestions for one shot ideas!
The last place anyone would expect Jens to work at would be a bookstore. But when a new barista gets hired to work at the store's cafe, he figures that maybe he is in the right place after all.
"Can I help you with anything?"
"Yes actually," The girl with the bright eyes answered. "Could you show me where to find some books on Greek Mythology?"
"Aisle four, the third shelf to your right should be filled specifically with Greek Mythology." Jens answered politely.
"Thank you!" She replied cheerfully before heading over to where he had directed.
He smiled back at her, before returning back to the boxes of books he had to unpack and place on the shelf. The whole thing was kind of ironic. Actually, it wasn't kind of ironic. It was ironic.
Jens wasn't the type to work at a bookstore. He wasn't really the type to read, ever. Unless he had to. The only books he could name off the top of his head were whatever books were assigned to his high school classes. And even then, he often jumbled up the titles and barely remembered the plot.
He did, however, flip through a cookbook once. That seemed pretty riveting, until he realized his mind was only processing the pictures of food and not the actual recipe.
But a job was a job. And if he wanted to keep up with funding his Vettige Vrijdag, skateboard accessories and anything else he could justify getting himself without extra commentary from his parents, well then working at a bookstore was going to have to suffice. It wasn't the worst job in the world anyway. Most times he kept to himself by organizing and unpacking books, occasionally interacted with the really nice customers and checking up online orders and inventory. It was pretty low maintenance and it didn't require too much of his attention. Most of his shifts were spent with his mind wandering. Daydreaming.
Daydreaming about the cute barista in the cafe and lounge area of the store.
He had arrived a few weeks after Jens had been hired. At first, Jens hadn't really taken much notice towards him. He did know there was a new barista when he ordered a coffee on his break, but the boy's back was turned against him so he didn't know what he looked like. But after a few more visits on his break, he had finally seen what he looked like. And he didn't know he would look so pretty.
Jens almost forgot about his cup of coffee when the boy turned around to pass it to him. And as his fingers hesitantly took the cup from this boy, he felt his fingers tingle when they brushed against his. Jens hoped he wasn't obviously staring at the boy, and hoped to death his jaw wasn't hanging open like an idiot.
Luckily, the boy didn't seem to take much notice. He simply handed Jens the coffee smiled politely and in his melodic voice, he told him "Have a nice day!". Jens did feel himself answer with a simple "Thank you", before letting his eyes dart towards the name tag on the boy's light brown apron.
Lucas .
And with a small smile, he knew his shifts at the bookstore were about to change. Gone were the days where he was counting down the hours, minutes and seconds of his shift. Now, he found himself getting excited for his shifts, even heading straight to the store after school in hopes to see him before he had to actually start his shift. Jens thought that maybe Lucas was going to be a new kid at his school, considering the school and the bookstore were in a close vicinity. But after searching the halls, which his friends had called him out for, there was no sign of Lucas. At all.
The more Jens had arrived to his shifts before schedule, the more he picked up more hours and the more he volunteered for random tasks, he realized the more he saw Lucas. It seemed like their shifts were beginning to align together, and sometimes, he would see Lucas wander over towards his side of the store. At first, he felt hopeful. Maybe he had wandered over to see Jens, like the way Jens began wandering over to the cafe on his every break. He liked coffee, but probably not enough to drink almost five cups a day and spend half of his shift's pay cheque.
But he noticed the way Lucas did wander over towards the books. He had one hand swinging on his side, tapping his fingers gently on his jeans while his other hand gently touched the rows of books, until his finger landed on one that seemed remotely interesting. Then he would pick it up, read the back of the cover and open it up. Jens watched as he read a few pages, before either nodding with approval or wrinkling his nose with grimace. But he always placed it back on the shelf, before wandering around towards another aisle. And before he knew it, Lucas would check the time on his phone and chewed the inside of his cheek before heading back towards the cafe and slipping his apron back on.
So Jens eventually realized that Lucas' little visits weren't for him. Each time he saw the curly brown hair tip back with the tilt of his head, the blue eyes searching and seeking, lips humming out a small tune and flushed cheekbones that made up this cute barista, he felt like he needed to break this cycle of just watching him. It probably came off as creepy with the off chance that Lucas did ever notice Jens.
The endless crushing and gazing from afar eventually caught up to him. He needed to make a move one way or another.
"Jens," His manager, Ralph, called out to him. "Can you come upstairs into my office for a second? I need to double check your work schedule before your exams."
"Sure." Placing down the box of books towards the side, he brushed his palms on his jeans and followed Ralph upstairs.
When they arrived in his little cozy office with the ambient lighting, Jens shifted on his feet as Ralph sat down in his chair and flipped through a big binder of planned out schedules.
"Your exams start when?" He asked while looking at a calendar.
"Middle of June." Jens replied. "About five weeks from now."
"Right right right," Ralph mumbled under his breath while making some 'tsk tsk' sounds. "You and Luc have the same schedule."
Jens didn't know if he heard that correctly. He also didn't know if he was supposed to even hear that in the first place considering Ralph had said it so low and quiet, that he had to just have been speaking for himself.
"Me and who?" He asked, hoping his voice didn't sound as shaky or cracked like he had thought.
"You and Lucas, the barista in the cafe." Ralph explained, setting the binder to the side. "You're both the only high schoolers we schedule on a regular basis, so I guess we would need more coverage during the weeks you need to study and take your exams."
"He's in high school?"
"Uhm, yes?" Ralph laughed, like he couldn't believe Jens didn't know that. "Do you not know who he is?"
"I think I've seen him." He lied.
"Well then you clearly know he can't me older than you. My friends and I used to say he looks like a fairy straight out of the gardens, so delicate in his nature."
"You're friends with him?" Jens asked surprisingly, and with a little more interest than someone who "supposedly" has seen him.
But Ralph didn't seem to show any indication towards his change in behaviour. "Well," He shrugged, "Yeah, we're friends. But he's also my roommate so there's that added bonus."
"Oh." He wanted to ask further, maybe figure out what high school Lucas went to. But he didn't know if that seemed invasive or not.
"Yeah but his schedule is a little different from yours." Ralph spoke again. It sounded like he was saying this to himself, but with the clearer annunciation and louder tone, it also seemed as though he was trying to tell Jens instead. "He's taking some online classes for now. Didn't finish his courses last year and is just trying to catch up so he can graduate with the rest of your year."
Asking why Lucas didn't finish his courses last year definitely seemed invasive so Jens knew better than to ask that.
"So he's in my year?" He asked instead.
"Yeah, yeah, well working to be in it again." Ralph smiled and checked the little clock on his desk. "Oh, well your break just started. Grab yourself a drink or snack from the cafe. It's on me, you've been working really hard."
"Thanks." He said with a small smile, before giving Ralph a small wave and heading out of the office.
As he jogged down the stairs, his mind wandered about Lucas. After this tidbit of information, his small crush on Lucas seemed to have grown a curiosity for the boy. Even though it was clear to him that he did have an interest, he didn't know Lucas as a person yet. But now it felt like he knew a little bit about him, even if it did raise some questions.
"Hi, can I take your order?"
Jens shook his head out of his daze and blinked, surprised to see Lucas in front of him. He was also just as confused to find himself standing in line, like his body had just brought him here out of habit, out of thought. At least there was nobody behind them so he didn't look so lost in front of a group of people.
Just the boy he had been crushing on for weeks now,
"Uhm," He blinked, finding his mouth go dry as he tried to rack his brain for an answer. "What do you recommend?"
Now it was Lucas' turn to blink and rack his brain for an answer.
"Uhm," He finally said. "I don't know."
Jens furrowed his brows. "Don't you work here?"
"I do." Lucas said quickly as he waved his hands in front of him. "I just, I just don't like coffee."
The answer, and his cute reaction, made Jens bite his lip as he tried not to show his amusement. But a small laugh escaped him anyway, and Lucas' cheeks blushed.
"You work in a coffee shop and you don't even like coffee?" He repeated. "Isn't that apart of the portfolio?"
"Well I guess that depends on the shop. Luckily the owner gave me a free pass on this." Lucas replied with a grin. "I could recommend you a tea latte though."
That would probably be a good change and break from all the copious amounts of coffee he had been drinking almost everyday now.
"Sure, that would be good." Jens smiled. "Surprise me and put it on Ralph's tab."
Lucas laughed and the sound rang through Jens' ears like the tinkling sounds of wind chimes in a soft breeze. "Okay, I'll make sure it comes out of Ralph's bank account. Your order will be right over there, see you Jens."
His heart skipped a beat as he waved at Lucas, who shyly waved back before continuing with the next person who must've fallen in line somewhere between their conversation. He noticed the way Lucas just barely let his eyes linger over him, before turning away. The pretty pink blush was still bright on his cheeks and if Jens squinted, he knew there was a smile on his equally pretty pink lips.
But Jens knew he had just the same reaction on his own face. He knew that right after Lucas had let his name roll off his tongue and past his lips, that he was equally guilty of having the fluttery feeling through his entire body. And when he picked up his cup of whatever tea latte was in it, after the first sip of the smooth and sweet drink, he knew the warmth radiating from his body wasn't only coming from the drink recommended by the cute tea-drinking barista.
It was coming from the cute tea-drinking barista.
Eventually Jens' break was over and he was back to his usual tasks. The next two hours passed by fairly quickly, but by the last hour, he was ready to leave. He could only stay in a bookstore for so long.
Just as he was just finishing up reorganizing a shelf of Thriller Mysteries, he felt someone approach the aisle.
"Hey." He heard a familiar voice say to him.
Smiling, Jens looked up from where he was kneeling. "Hi, can I help you?"
"Uhm," Lucas replied as he glanced at the aisles of books around him. "Do you have any recommendations?"
Jens had to laugh at the irony.
Getting up, he leaned cooly against the shelf, crossed his arms over his chest and smirked at Lucas.
"I would." He replied. "If I read."
Blinking and taking several seconds to let Jens' answer process in his brain, Lucas stared at him. Then he tilted his head and furrowed his brows at Jens.
"You work at a book store and you don't read? How does that even work?" Lucas asked with bewilderment.
Shrugging, Jens opened his palms up. "Beats me. I mean, I've gotten this far, haven't I?"
"Well what happens if people ask you for recommendations?"
"I've been lucky with that one." He chuckled. "Until you came around and ruined my good luck streak."
Lucas snorted before looking away with a small smile. "Sorry about that."
"No, no. no," Jens assured teasingly. "It's all good. Completely fine. But if you tell me what you like, I could direct you where to find it."
"Uhm." He replied, sounding even more shy and hesitant than earlier. "Tell you what I like?"
"Yes." Jens leaned in a bit, so he could lower his voice and be even more flirty with the smaller boy. "Tell me what you like."
"Uhm," He mumbled. "Tall."
Jens stared at hum, who's face was pink all over. "Tall?" He repeated. Sure, Jens may not read a lot of books but he was at least aware enough to know there wasn't such a book category labelled as "tall".
"Yeah, uhh, tall." Lucas said again, his voice barely audible at this point. "And dark hair, dark brown eyes, really cute and attractive, always focused on his work at a bookstore, comes in for at least five cups a coffee a day and always comes in with his skateboard and maroon hoodie, on or just hanging out of his backpack." He rambled on.
It took Jens at least a minute for these words to register in his brain. Mainly because Lucas had said them so softly and so quickly that it was impossible to figure out what exact words he had strung together. But Jens' subconscious seemed to acquire them for him, and as he let them replay in his mind, he felt a smile grow on his face.
"So you wanted to know what aisle that was in?" Jens replied cooly.
"Yes?" Lucas bit his tongue.
Looking up at the aisle sign above his head, Jens looked back down at Lucas with a grin.
"I think you managed to find that yourself."
This made Lucas grin, his face bright and so totally smitten by Jens. But this was when Jens let himself take a closer look at Lucas. His eyes sparkled like glitter under a bright light, the blue in his eyes almost seemed magical, like the colours of ball gowns in fairytales. The curls on his head looked sculpted to perfection, but even Jens knew that they would be the softest things his hands ever had the pleasure of touching. His features were delicate, just like Ralph had mentioned. Lucas really did look like fairy straight out from the gardens.
"Tell you what," Jens said. "How about we find some time where we're both not stuck here and go out. Ralph told me we pretty much have the same exam schedule and wee could study together if you wanted."
"Oh yeah that would be great!" His response was excited and eager, but he suddenly frowned. "But uhm, there's not really an easy way to say this but I'm not exactly in your grade. I missed a bunch of school last year because of shit and I failed the grade so I'm kind of doing a bunch of catching up right now and-"
"Hey, hey, hey," He said softly and assuringly, cutting Lucas' ramble off. Lucas took a breath, holding it like he was expecting the worst answer from him. But Jens only reached out and placed a hand on his shoulder, squeezing it gently in attempts to calm him down. "You don't need to explain yourself so much. It's all good I promise. I'm don't really care about that, I just care about if you want to do it and all that."
Smiling, Lucas exhaled a high of relief. "Okay, yeah, of course. Yes, I would like to do that. A lot."
"I'm glad." He smiled back at him. "I have some extra notes from last year I could bring along if you wanted."
"That would be great."
Both of them stayed there, smiling softly at each other, Jens' hand still on his shoulder. None of them said anything else, both of them feeling too much of a high.
"Jens!" Ralph's voice called out from a few aisles them, startling the both of them.
He turned around as Lucas looked over his shoulder to see Ralph emerging.
"Your shift is done." He told him, before noticing Lucas was there as well. Looking at him confusingly, Ralph nodded towards him. "Luc? What are you doing here? Your shift ended half an hour ago."
"Uhm." Was all Lucas could muster and Jens was equally as speechless.
Looking between the two, Ralph noticed the hand on Lucas' shoulder, their close proximately, both of their blushed cheeks and nervous smiles. Ralph took a few more seconds to asses the scene, until he finally clapped his hands and gasped.
"Fucking finally!" He exclaimed. "You guys took forever to finally ask each other put, I was beginning to think it wasn't ever going to happen."
"Ralph!" They both cried in unison.
"What!" Ralph said, in defence. "You both are hopeless. You think your shifts lining up was coincidence? No, that was my doing babes. I was starting to think you didn't even consider that to be a coincidence."
"We didn't." They both said again as Ralph just rolled his eyes.
"Ugh, seriously?" He said in disbelief. You guys aren't very subtle with your staring and trying to wander off during your breaks. Luc, you're my roommate. Every shift you had where Jens even made one visit had you coming home in the best mood, even on days you dealt with the worst customers. It made me want to schedule you more. And Jens, you have never came early or even on time for a shift until Lucas. That was a character change for you, but it did benefit your hours."
"Well thanks for that." Jens snorted and Lucas placed a hand over his mouth to keep himself from laughing.
"So when's the date?" Ralph asked excitedly.
Taking a look over at Lucas and smirking slightly, he quickly winked at him before turning around to face Ralph again.
"Well, it is a Saturday evening and me and Lucas are both off now so," Looking back at Lucas, he smiled. "How would you feel about going on a date right now?"
"Would you recommend me to say yes?" Lucas responded teasingly.
"Depends, do you actually like what you're about to get into?"
"This time? Yes." Lucas giggled before taking his turn to wink at Jens. "You're my cup of tea."