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A sneak peek of the new fic I’m working on
A little sketch of Kate and Eva at pride to start the month off right! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
I saw it First
The little bell above the thrift shop door jingles as Eva enters, and she is greeted by the familiar, off-putting smell of multiple different scented candles wafting around the store.
The clerk at the desk nods to her, and Eva nods back as she begins browsing the racks of clothes. Several items catch her eye, but nothing really holds her interest. Upon reaching the end of the women’s clothing, Eva spots something.
Hanging at the end of a rack in the men’s section is a denim jacket, but not just any jacket, a wallflower denim jacket, with the signature jersey knit sleeves and hood attached. Eva makes for the jacket the moment she catches sight it, but the moment her hand touches it, someone else’s does too.
She freezes, and glances over. The hand touching the jacket is attached to a girl, a beautiful girl, with dark hair, a grey beanie, and a green flannel. Her eyes are brown and piercing, and Eva is struck dumb.
The girl’s eyes narrow, and the movement jolts Eva back into the present.
“I saw it first!”
She mentally facepalms, of all the ways to start a conversation, Eva went with one of the worst opening lines possible.
The stranger rolls her eyes and scoffs, “As if, I spotted this thing from halfway across the store, I definitely saw it first.”
They argue for a few minutes, growing more heated by the second, Eva’s subconscious telling her to just walk away all the while. She wants this jacket, but it’s not worth the fighting, especially when this (really pretty) girl wants it just as much.
Finally, Eva gives in.
“Okay, fine, just take it.”
The girl’s eyes widen, “Really? You’re just gonna let me have it?”
“I’m done arguing, besides, I’m feeling nice today,” She sighs.
“Wow, well thanks.”
The girl lifts the hanger from the rack, and Eva watches as she walks to the register, pays for her things, and leaves.
Eva ends up buying a new pair of jeans and a hat that she can paint later. As she makes her way back to her car, Eva notices something.
Tied to the handle of the driver’s side door, is a bag. Eva looks around, but the parking lot is empty of people. Opening the bag, Eva gasps.
Inside the bag is the denim jacket, and when Eva pulls it out, out falls a small slip of paper. She feels her lips stretch into a disbelieving smile as she reads the note scribbled onto it.
I lied, I saw you first
-Kate
330-***-****
💚 and 🖤 if you feel like it :)
Wow everybody wants Kate headcanons today, well ask and ye shall receive! Kateva headcanons for my beloved lesbians!!
Eva plays the guitar, and she sometimes writes small songs or comes up with wordless tunes just for Kate
They both like to play with each other’s hair, whether it’s simply Eva winding a couple strands around her finger or Kate running her fingers through it while Eva has her head in her lap
Corny jokes that turn into challenges of who can come up with the worst pick up lines imaginable
Constant physical affection (holding hands, hugging, kisses on the cheek, forehead, nose, hand, lips)
Movie marathons (usually horror movies or sci-fi) on weekends that always end with cuddling and falling asleep on the couch
Even though Eva is taller (a fact she loves to hold over Kate’s head (pun intended)) Kate loves giving her piggy back rides and will occasionally surprise attack Eva and just scoop her up into a bridal carry (Eva loves her tiny strong girlfriend)
Kate: the only tea I drink is anxie-tea.
Kate: *does finger guns*
Eva:
Eva: babe we’ve talked about this-
Ellie you say that like it’s a bad thing
girl help kateva greenelan and parrlyn all have exactly the same vibes
An excuse to cuddle with Eva in particular ;)
Here’s a fun We Are The Tigers headcanon for your consideration:
Kate loves Tim Burton films
Discuss
Adorable and very them, I love it!
If you want We Are The Tigers asks, may I ask what your headcanon is for Kate and Eva’s first date? If you haven’t done it already of course :)
ooooooo okay so
i think they went and got coffee after practice one day and like right before they went in, kate asked eva if this was a date and eva said yes, and then they walked around afterwards and it was very chill and fun :)
Real quick just wanna share something that manifested in the discord,
Eva grabs Kate and hugs her and Kate just-
🥀
:)
literally every picture of kate i have saved but this one in particular
Some late night Kate (and Eva) thoughts that may or may not make you sad.
Eva being the first person to make Kate smile for months after Chess dies. Before, Chess was the only one Kate would smile at, sure she would smile when she made fun of Riley, but it was always a sarcastic smirk, never a genuine smile.
The team is taking a water break during outdoor practice, Kate and Eva sitting a small distance away from everyone else. The other girls are talking when suddenly they hear this really soft giggle. They’re all confused because none of them laughed, and they turn around and see Kate just laughing, and Eva’s smiling and all proud of herself for it and the rest of the team is just shocked.
Eva’s very affectionate with people she’s close to. She never really touches Cairo, Annleigh, and Reese, sometimes she’ll fist bump Mattie or ruffle her hair (they have big sister little sister vibes) but she’s always finding ways to have physical contact with Kate. Holding her hand, touching her shoulder, wrapping an arm around her, hugging her, and Kate loves it. She goes from surly and mean to bubbly and sweet in an instant the moment Eva enters the room.
Cairo and Annleigh take it particularly hard. While Mattie and Reese are just happy to see Kate happy, Cairo and Annleigh are used to only seeing Kate act that way around Chess. Whenever they hear her using that gentler tone of voice, when her smile goes from sharp to soft, they expect to see her looking at Chess. But it’s not Chess, it’s Eva, and that’s weird.
Kate’s relationship with Eva is similar to her relationship with Chess, but it’s also different. With Chess, there was always that sense of being just out of reach, she knew she didn’t have a chance, so she just tried to be as much of a friend as she could. With Eva, she has a shot and so she can be giggly and happy around her and be affectionate and even a little flirty, because she knows her feelings might be returned.
Sometimes, they do things that Kate and Chess used to do. Movie nights and cuddling, rides home from school, a kiss dropped on the top of Kate’s head while studying, giving Kate notes for a class she missed because of a panic attack.
And Kate starts to lean into the familiarity of it. Sure, a part of her aches and thinks about Chess, but the larger part of her leaps with excitement, recognizing the little moments as things that once brought her joy, and diving back into the comfort of that feeling while also enjoying the newness of it. Because it’s not the same, not entirely.
Kate and Eva watch different movies, it’s a different bed that they’re cuddling in, it’s a different car and different music. Eva smooths her hand over Kate’s hair when she kisses her head, tucks a few strands behind her ear. Eva’s handwriting is different, and her note taking style is too. It’s the same but different, and Kate loves it.
Chess watches and follows Kate around as a spirit, and she cries the first time Eva makes Kate smile, the first time she laughs, and watches as Kate starts to return to her old self, a better version of her old self, a little worse for wear, but happier too. She’s so happy, and Chess couldn’t be prouder.
Chess, Farrah, and Clark sit in on the Tigers first practice after Mattie comes back. Kate is talking to Reese when Eva comes up and hugs her from behind. Kate stops mid sentence to smile as Eva kisses her cheek, and she giggles a little when she feel a little tickle against her side. Farrah gapes as the rest of the team looks on like this is normal, as if Kate wasn’t always the one to never crack a smile at anything before.
Anyway I’m just really soft for Kate and I love her a lot. She deserves happiness, they all do, and my brain is just in overdrive right now.
Eva @ Kate:
Can you tell me
If you like me please
Cuz I’ve got
Dumb gay bitch disease
I couldn’t tell if you liked me
If it
Hit me
With a
Brick
For a prompt idea, I would love to see a Kate and Eva wedding
I’m just gonna pull this out if my drafts because I’m kinda proud of it, so enjoy!!
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They get married in the fall, and more than once, Annleigh has to carefully blot away tears before her makeup can run. Kate and Eva both made the executive decision to wear suits for the ceremony, and Annleigh nearly starts bawling at the sight of them.
“Dresses are so hard to move in,” Kate had explained, “and they’re all either too form fitting or too poofy.”
“Besides, we both look good in suits,” Eva had smirked with that statement, “and they’re so much more comfortable.”
In the end, Annleigh thinks, it was the right call to make. Kate and Eva face each other at the altar, nicely-tailored suits making them both stand tall and confident.
“I, Eva Sydney Sanchez, take you, Katie,”
That receives a few laughs from the crowd, including Kate, though it’s very watery.
“Katelyn Rose Dalton, as my lawfully wedded wife, to love and to Cherish, to embrace, and to set free. You took a tired, lost soul, and you made her whole and happy again. And each day, I will be grateful, I am grateful, for everything you’ve given to me.”
As Eva speaks through her vows, Annleigh rests her hand on the edge of the empty seat next to her. She doesn't know who's choice it was to leave seats open in their row for Clark, Farrah, and Chess, but she's grateful for it.
When she glances over, for a moment, she can see a flash of an image. Chess, in a stylish navy blue jumpsuit, trying to subtly wipe tears from her eyes without looking away from her best friend. Farrah, wearing a purple, flower print dress, leaning back in her chair and trying to pretend she doesn't care despite the way her lips twitch with a barely concealed smile. And Clark, looking dapper in a light blue button-down and dark slacks, an easy smile gracing his lips as Eva gazes at Kate with such adoring fondness. He turns his head toward her, and for a moment, their eyes lock. His smile turns sad, Annleigh feels a cold brush against her fingers, and then he's gone, taking Farrah and Chess with him.
“So now I take you, my friend, my best friend, my teammate, and the love of my life, for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, for now, for always, for the rest of our lives.”
Annleigh turns back to the wedding, smiling as Kate has to dab at a few tears before she begins her own vows.
“I don’t really know how to follow that, and I’m not really good at preparing things in advance, I guess I’m winging this,” Kate chuckles, garnering some laughs, Eva gives her a soft smile.
“So, here I am, looking at you. And this is what I know: I have loved you since the moment I saw you. Loved you an feared you, well, not you, but this. I have been so terrified to love this profoundly. I never thought I was deserving of it, that I would always be left behind and forgotten. But not anymore. For good and for bad, for great and for hard, for the tough calls and the choices that just seem second nature. I am here, I am yours. Eva Sanchez, I choose you. I promise to honor you and cherish you, and while I will not obey you, per se,”
Again, she’s met with quiet laughter, and Eva shakes her head fondly, knowing full well that Kate’s free spirit will never let her be held down.
“I will always hear you, and I will keep loving you, one moment after another, one day at a time.”
They’re both sniffling now, tears barely kept at bay by blinding smiles. Annleigh sees more than a few people surreptitiously pulling out tissues.
Taking that as her cue, Cairo stands from her seat and passes Eva the rings, which have been kept safe in the pocket of her dress until this moment.
With soft, loving eye contact, Eva carefully slips one of the silver bands onto Kate’s finger.
“With this ring, I thee wed.”
“Thank you,” Kate giggles, “but I think you have the wrong ring.”
Eva glances down and, sure enough, the ring she’s holding is just a bit too big for Kate’s smaller hand.
They both laugh, along with many others, As Eva switches the rings so she’s holding the correct one.
“With this ring, I thee wed.”
This time, the ring slips over Kate’s finger and stays there, and Kate grins as she plucks the remaining band from Eva’s open palm.
“With this ring, I thee wed.”
Annleigh stands and cheers with everyone else as the couple locks lips, giving Cairo a small jab in the ribs and a teasing smirk as she wipes away a tear. Her former captain rolls her eyes, never losing her proud smile.
As she watches Kate and Eva dancing later that night, Annleigh takes a moment to reflect on how far they've all come. Sure, they all still have some bad days, but in the years following everything that happened, Annleigh has slowly gotten better. She's not perfect, she never will be, but it's so much easier to pull herself out of bed than it was a few years ago.
Mattie waves to her from where she and Reese are doing a very jazzed-up version of the Macarena, and Annleigh smiles a little bigger. She drops a flower beside the three candles that have been lit near the door to the outside gardens and joins the rest of her team on the dance floor.
...
Why is it from Annleigh’s perspective? That’s a whole different story XD Sorry it took me so long to answer this, writing vows is hard, but I’m really proud of how it turned out and I hope y’all like it as much as I do.
I’m personally of the opinion that Eva should have been introduced from the beginning, and no not as a pizza delivery girl who shows up for all of one minute in act one, does absolutely nothing, and then doesn’t get mentioned again until ten minutes into the second act only for her to either be silent or absent entirely for most of it. Introduce her from the very beginning, make her a transfer right at the start, a new year, a new face. Let her be an outcast and a suspect, and have her further push the plot in some way. She is an outsider, a reflection of how broken and scared these girls really are, but she can be more than that, she should be more than that. She is a new beginning for Kate, a branch off from Chess, the only person Kate has centered herself around for god knows how long. Let that start earlier, make the progression feel more natural. Let people question her, question Riley’s motives for bringing her in, let it be a window into the rest of the team realizing that there really is something wrong with how they function based on the reaction of someone who’s up until now dealt with a much healthier atmosphere and more functional group of people.
We didn’t need a Kateva duet because frankly we didn’t need Eva. A duet with them wouldn’t have done anything for the plot, and WATT already has very few plot driven songs
YES and I’m so glad someone finally said it. Eva’s character seemed to come from literally nowhere and did nothing for the plot. Also yes WATT 100% needed more plot driven songs.
Share Your Pride day 22: Share your glow up
A comparison of the artwork I made last year for pride month and this year.