18 Works by sunsetswerving
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Mac lifts an eyebrow, “What’s on here?"
“Um,” KJ’s eyes are on the ceiling, and Mac can’t help finding it a little funny she still gets shy after this time, “it’s kind of a project? A personal one. For both of us? I think it’s easier if you just play it.” She brings her gaze back as her cheeks tinge pink.
Mac isn’t entirely sure what to make of that, but it’s enough to capture all of her interest, “Can I play it right now?”
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- Part 4 of you and me on the rock
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KJ raises an eyebrow, “What do you got there?”
“Oh, this?” Mac shrugs as she looks away, biting down on her bottom lip before bringing her gaze back to KJ, “Listen, don’t freak out, alright?”
She tilts her head, “Right. Of course, except those words almost always preclude me freaking out.”
“Fine. Don’t freak out too loud, then. You’ll scare him.”
“And who is 'him' exactly?
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- Part 3 of you and me on the rock
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Mac Coyle's never been nervous.
Not when she was six, and Dylan made her jump her bike off that rickety ramp he and his friends made. Not when those human heaps of garbage chucked beer cans at her, and especially not when stepping up to shitheads like Wally Becker, even though they're twice her size.
Mac Coyle's never been nervous. At least, not until she's standing outside the hall KJ's Bat Mitzvah is happening within. Then, she's the most fucking nervous.
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wherever you go (that's where i am) by sunsetswerving
Fandoms: Paper Girls (Comics), Paper Girls (TV)
01 Oct 2022
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The stereo abruptly blares on an otherwise quiet Sunday morning; it almost scares KJ's soul straight out of her body.
"Turn it off, Mac!" KJ groans as she turns over, wrapping her pillow around her ears.
"Get your ass out of bed, and maybe I will."
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- Part 2 of you and me on the rock
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i'd do anything just to feel with you by sunsetswerving
Fandoms: Paper Girls (TV), Paper Girls (Comics)
26 Aug 2022
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Mac mindlessly takes the papers as Tiffany doles them out. She can't believe KJ's sick and didn't tell her, for one, and two, she can't even bring herself to be pissed about it. The only thing actually being processed is that she's worried out of her head. KJ's probably alone right now, and she will be all day unless her mom or dad decides to stay home from work, and if she is alone, how the hell is she going to take care of herself? The flu can be nasty and -
A pair of hands clap together in front of her face. Erin is staring at her, "Hello, Earth to Mac. Are you gonna move any time today?"
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forever couldn't come too soon by sunsetswerving
Fandoms: Paper Girls (TV), Paper Girls (Comics)
18 Aug 2022
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She sees Mac.
Sixteen and sick as a dog lying on that hospital bed. She's utterly devoid of color, basically down to her bones, but somehow still smiling as she asks for a cigarette in vain. A weird cocktail of devastation and fondness comes with reliving those moments. Only Mac Coyle grins in the face of death and dares it to keep coming.
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- Part 1 of you and me on the rock
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Mac scoffs aloud at nothing in particular, just the general way her friends and girlfriend snuck their way into her life and managed to turn her into a complete pile of mush.
"MacKenzie Coyle." It's Mac. She's told this specific nurse that she goes by Mac nothing short of fourteen goddamn million times, but obviously, nothing is going to change, so she gets up with a massive sigh and follows the woman into a room, Alice and Dylan on her tail.
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Or Mac reflects on the people she loves.
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take my life and take my soul (wrap me in a wedding ring) by sunsetswerving
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
03 Jul 2022
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If continuing to love the girl he could lose is a risk, she's more than worth it. He takes it in a heartbeat. When she wins and returns, he'll hold onto her until his knuckles are white and his hands are cramping, hoping she won't fall from his grip a final time.
or four times mike loses el (and one time he knows he never will again)
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el + mike’s to-do list (in no particular order) by sunsetswerving
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
06 Jun 2022
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“It’s settled, then.” He smiled with a slight tilt of his head, “What are some other things you want to do?”
“Lots of things.” El shrugged as her list populated her head.
“Okay, like what?” Always so patient, he was. She opened her mouth to reply, but he leapt off the couch before she could start, “Wait, hold on a sec.”
or el and mike talk about what's next for them
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as sure as the sea (it's just you and me) by sunsetswerving
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
06 Apr 2022
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It had only been, like, thirty minutes since they said goodnight. There was a chance El wasn’t even asleep yet, and if she wasn’t, then they weren’t actually breaking the sleep separately rule, were they?
He was on his feet as soon as he had finished concocting that loophole.
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Mike groaned, "Can you guys please just tell me what the hell you're talking about?"
"Screw this. I'll do it." Max turned to him sharply, "The entire school is talking about El."
That he hadn't heard, not a single whisper.
His mouth went dry, "What are they saying?"
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had the shiniest wheels (now they're rusting) by sunsetswerving
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
09 Nov 2021
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It isn't easy at first.
But if she tells the truth, none of it is easy at all.
It's really hard.
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running like a river (trying to find the ocean) by sunsetswerving
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
13 May 2021
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For the rest of the world, days went on as they usually did, even though it felt like they shouldn't have.
For them, well, Hopper left a gaping hole in everyone's life.
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Filling in some blanks from July-October '85.
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"Do you trust me?" Mike asked as he led her out of her house to his car.
"Of course, I trust you, Mike." El stopped at the passenger door, peering at him on the other side, "But I don't understand why I have to put this on."
She waved the bandana he had given her at him. Mike sighed lightly, resting his forearms on the top of the car, "I just really, really need you to do it. It's, like, the hugest part of this whole thing."
"Of what whole thing?"
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no matter where you are (i’ll be there) by sunsetswerving
Fandoms: Julie and The Phantoms (TV 2020)
14 Mar 2021
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His voice was a low whisper when he finally spoke, "Julie?"
"Hm?"
Luke hesitated for a moment, "Do you ever wish things were, I don't know, different?"
She wished for a lot of things. Some were more attainable, like a better grade in math, for starters.
Others were more far-fetched.
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i swear to you with all of my heart (marry your daughter) by sunsetswerving
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
22 Feb 2021
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"Hey Terry, it's just me." She turned her head towards him as he took a spot on the floor, settling on his knees so he could sit back on his heels just like he always did, "I hope you're not too disappointed, but I get it. I miss her, too."
Terry's hand stretched out the smallest bit. Mike shot her a broad smile, "El actually doesn't even know I'm here right now. She thinks I'm going shopping with my mom. And get this, my mom's covering for me. It's like a whole operation."
or Mike's proposing, but he needs to do something first.
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“You’re joking me, right? What could be stressful about baking?”
Julie rolled her eyes, “When you don’t cheat like we do, a lot of things.”
Luke shrugged, “I don’t believe you.”
“Okay,” she challenged, “let’s finish this up. Then, I’ll prove you wrong.”
“Deal.”
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for even if i'm far away (i hold you in my heart) by sunsetswerving
Fandoms: Julie and The Phantoms (TV 2020)
10 Oct 2020
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A muffled voice came through the door soon after, "Julie? It's me."
He didn't have to identify himself. She was sure she'd recognize that voice at any point in time, in any universe.
Maybe she didn't need a break after all.
"Come in."
aka Julie is sick, Luke keeps her company