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  1. Public Bookmark 94

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    “I need you to be my boyfriend.”

    Ben’s mouth falls open in shock. “What?”

    “Not for real, of course!” Devi notices that Ben’s expression is still one of absolute confusion. She guesses she owes him the real explanation. “It’s just, Paxton won’t date me until I’ve had experience being with someone."

    or; After Paxton tells Devi he won't date her until she's been in a relationship with someone else first, she makes the natural decision: pose as Ben Gross' girlfriend.

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    15 Jan 2023

  2. Public Bookmark 11

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    5 times Devi and Ben were reminded of the other people they used to date, and one time they were reminded of their own beginnings.

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  3. Public Bookmark 60

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    “Uh-huh,” Ben says, emerging from the crook of her neck with a triumphant grin. “Tell me again how my talk is cheap.”

    As Devi stares down into his face, she feels a laugh bubbling up from her chest and presses her lips together.

    “What?” he asks, eyes glinting.

    She gingerly combs the errant strands of her hair from his gloss-smudged lips.

    He flushes. “Oh.”

    She gives him one lingering kiss before sitting up and drinking him in some more. “I wanted to do that earlier,” she confesses. “After graduation. You left before I could.”

    Something flits across his face, an emotion so acute Devi can feel the aftershocks of it skitter down her spine even if she can’t name it. Then he’s closing his eyes and straining up toward her and they’re kissing again, a gentle wave of want slowly and steadily overwhelming whatever the previous moment held that’d been too hot to touch with their bare hands.

    or, Devi and Ben boink

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  4. Public Bookmark 20

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    When Mr. Shapiro establishes the rule that Ben and Devi aren't allowed to argue in his class anymore, they have to find a way to communicate in class without him realizing. They also have to figure out how that not labeled but exclusive arrangement of theirs is going to work and what the rules are.

    (Add on to " Jealousy, Hickeys And A Lot Of Bickering". That oneshot should probably be read before reading this but I'm sure you can figure it out as you go too. Prequel to "Your Sweatshirt Is Gross".)

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    29 Dec 2022

  5. Public Bookmark 74

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    “Go out on a date with me?” he asks, lifting their hands up to press a kiss to her knuckles.

    Devi’s face explodes in a pink blush, and she bites back a smile, and Ben knows what she’s going to say before she even does.

    “Yeah, ok.”

     

    or; the five times ben and devi go on a date, and the one time they don't

    (title from “if i believe you” by the 1975)

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    29 Dec 2022