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On This Night and In This Light, I Think I'm Falling for You

Summary:

+44 478 877 6369
I know who I am, and annoying I may be.

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ok troll under the bridge
writing riddles over there

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So, I’m annoying

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yup

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But you’re delusional, and that’s worse.

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WHAT

what started as a lighthearted landoscar chatfic has now become an interconnected universe with many secrets untold.

Chapter 1: A Night to Remember, Perfectly Timed

Notes:

okaaaaaaaay. this is not my first fic, but it is the first I have posted in YEARS. and my roots are in marauders fic which i do think will be evident.
anyway, I'm excited! this started as a throw away idea and has spiraled (as most things do) into something I am barely holding onto. it's almost sentient at this point.
but this first chapter was written before the wizard of intricate plots and metaphors visited me, so its short and quick and fun.
lando is on the left and oscar is on the right. that will not be difficult to remember, their texts are very different
enjoy!

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text

 

 

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Saturday

 

+44 4323-652-715 started a chat with +44 4788-776-369

 

 

(18:04)

+44 4323-652-715

i dreamt about you last night

 

+44 4788-776-369

Um

Okay

 

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couldnt get you out of my head it seems

 

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That concerns me.

 

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why?

have you not been thinking about me?

 

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Seeing as I don’t know you, can’t say I have, no.

 

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oh! haha my bad

it’s lando

 

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Odd name

 

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ok rude

i dont remember you bing rude

bieng

 

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Being*

And perhaps you don’t remember because we haven’t met.

 

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huh?

are you not the girl from the macaroon course

 

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Afraid not, mate.

 

+44 4323-652-715

ur joking

 

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Hate to be the one, but I’m not.

I’ve never had a macaroon let alone do whatever you did to them.

 

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you make it sound like i violated the macaroons or smth

 

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Well, you very well could have

I don’t know.

I wasn’t there

 

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ugh this is annoying

she must have miswritten her number

 

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Or she gave you the wrong number on purpose

 

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no

not possible

 

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Eh, I wouldn’t be so sure.

Girls don’t usually like it when you perv on food

 

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is that a nugget of knowledge u gained from personal experience?

were weird about food infront of a lady

 

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Maybe I AM the lady.

 

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hm

nah

 

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Could be, though.

Remember: you don’t know me.

With my lack of macaroon experience and all that

 

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sure but ur still not a girl

girls aren’t as annoying as u

 

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A girl wouldn’t have entertained you for as long as I have, either.

 

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HAH

knew it

and you didn’t deny that ur annoying

double win for me

 

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I know who I am, and annoying I may be.

 

+44 4323-652-715

ok troll under the bridge

writing riddles over there

 

+44 4788-776-369

So, I’m annoying

 

+44 4323-652-715

yup

 

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But you’re delusional

And that’s worse.

 

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WHAT

i am not delusinal

how am i delusional

 

+44 4788-776-369

Well, for starters, you opened the chat with “I dreamt about you last night”

 

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and?

that’s a good line

 

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That is a *terrible* line

Underwhelming. Overused.

A bit creepy as well

 

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i think u just want me to be a werido?

wait how old are u

i really hope im not talking to a child or smth

 

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I am 22, so you’re fine.

At least on that front.

Still a bit weary of your word choice

 

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“weary” blah

i think you may have accidentally split ur age in half

no way ur younger than me

 

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And how did you formulate that belief.

 

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ur all proper when u type and shit

periods and comas

no one under 30 does that

 

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“and shit”

I just happen to be civilized.

 

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wtvr gramps

ah look at the time

so deeply sorry for this

but I have to go now

 

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I am soooo sad.

I don’t know how to live without you.

 

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ignoring

anywya

seeing as ur not the girl from yesterdays course

(still think that was an accidental miswrite)

 

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And I think you may still be dreaming.

 

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whatever happened it was her loss

 

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Mhm

 

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ANYWAY

as i was saying

i have to go bc now i have to source a hookup

 

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“Source a hookup”

You are full of awful phrases.

Speaking like an animal on the hunt

 

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not that far off am i

 

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From being an animal?

 

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rawr

 

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God Bless whoever you chat with tonight

 

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have sex with*

 

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We’ll see.

 

 

 

Sunday

 

 

(03:22)

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i got laid 💪

thought youd want to know

 

 

(9:32)

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I did not want nor need to know.

But

Send her my deepest condolences

 

 

(11:47)

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him*

 

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A reckless bisexual, go figure.

 

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woah

are you part of the club or was that homophobic

 

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Part of the club?

I suppose that’s accurate.

 

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i should have known

grandad gay

ha

 

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Did you just laugh at your own joke over text

 

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yea

funnier than anything you’ve said

have to get the laughs in somewhere

it is the best medicine

 

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Are you sick?

 

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yea

of being the funniest in the room all the time

 

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So you make your own medicine for a sickness you bring upon yourself?

 

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so many questions

i didn’t CHOOSE to be funny

this life chose me

 

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You’re ridiculous.

 

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such a silly way to spell hilarious

poetic

charming

handsome

 

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Delusional

 

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delightful

hey!

there u go with that word again 😒

 

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Sorry

Just slipped out

 

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of ur fingertips

 

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What can I say, they have a mind of their own.

 

 

+44 4323-652-715 updated +44 4788-776-369’s contact to: grandad gay (annoying)

 

 

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oops

so do mine

 

grandad gay (annoying)

Do you have multiple gay grandfathers?

 

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why would you think that

 

grandad gay (annoying)

Oh, just curious because you specified me as annoying.

Didn’t know if you had a contact named “gay grandad (cranky)”

Or “gay grandad (fun to drink with)”

 

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no i don’t

but im about to have one called gay grandad (blocked) if you don’t quit your teasing

 

grandad gay (annoying)

Promise?

 

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what’s ur real name anyway

 

grandad gay (annoying)

Hmm, my mum told me not to tell strangers my name.

Especially off putting ones who say “rawr”

 

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i’ll tell you mine

 

grandad gay (annoying)

Wait, let me guess first

 

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ok?

i have to warn you

its pretty uncommon

 

grandad gay (annoying)

Lando

 

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wait

either ur a wizard or a stalker

 

grandad gay (annoying)

Or I scrolled up in our chat to when you told me yesterday

Assuming you weren’t lying.

 

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oh

i did tell u

ok now you have to tell me urs

 

grandad gay (annoying)

Do I now?

Says who? You?

 

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duh 🙄

who else

how many other landos have u met

 

grandad gay (annoying)

That’s not

Never mind.

What if you try and find me though.

I don’t know if I want that.

 

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oh lord

wtvr ur name is cant be more unique than mine so i think ur good

should i be worried about YOU looking me up?

 

grandad gay (annoying)

No

Don’t really care enough to search if I’m honest

 

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okay

ouch

 

grandad gay (annoying)

Oh. Sorry

 

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its fine

broke my heart but its fine

make it up to me by telling me ur name

 

grandad gay (annoying)

Hmm

I don’t think I’m that easily guilt tripped

 

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come on !!

i promise not to go looking for you

we’ll keep our relationship strictly whatsapp casual

 

grandad gay (annoying)

Oscar

 

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huh 🤨

oh! that’s it

 

grandad gay (annoying)

Yup.

Riveting stuff

 

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u gave it up so quick after the promise of whatsapp casual lol

has someone never taken that step with u before

 

grandad gay (annoying)

No, you’re the first to ever ask for my hand in Whatsapp.

I’m swooning

 

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ur joking but you sent your name right over

eaaasssaaaaayyyyyy 🎶

 

grandad gay (annoying)

You begged me.

 

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BEGGED ⁉️

HA

i did not beg nor have i ever begged

 

grandad gay (annoying)

Scroll up

 

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all i see is an ambitious young man bargaining for whats fair

 

grandad gay (annoying)

Bargaining with a troll/wizard doesn’t usually turn out well.

Pray I don’t curse you

 

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what…

i am actually lost rn huh

 

grandad gay (annoying)

Yesterday you called me a troll and today a wizard

Never mind, stupid joke

Will you change my name now that you know

 

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joke isn’t stupid mate

funny now that u said something

ive just got a shit memory so that’s on me

and no

name will stay the same

 

grandad gay (annoying)

Great, so that was all for nothing.

 

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not all for nothing 🙄

it brought us closer

actually

 

 

+44 4323-652-715 changed grandad gay (annoying)’s contact to: grandad gay (grouch)

 

 

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ta da! 😄

clever innit

 

grandad gay (grouch)

Soooo clever

10/10

Never been done before !!!

 

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like oscar the grouch

from sesame street

 

grandad gay (grouch)

Believe it or not I gathered that

 

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whatever

you haven’t even given me a name

im still +44 4323-652-715 to you

so impersonal

 

 

grandad gay (grouch) changed +44 4323-652-715’s contact to: Lando

 

 

Lando

may as well of just left it

 

grandad gay (grouch)

What?

That’s your name. What else would I put?

 

Lando

oh nothing

i thought i was important enough for a nickname

but i guess not 😔

 

grandad gay (grouch)

Oh goodness

Drama queen

 

 

grandad gay (grouch) changed Lando’s contact to: Landoroon

 

 

grandad gay (grouch)

Like macaroon

 

Landoroon

aw

that’s cute

 

grandad gay (grouch)

Changing it back now.

 

Landoroon

dont even think about it mr grouch

 

grandad gay (grouch)

Ugh

I’m going back to work

 

Landoroon

its sunday????

 

grandad gay (grouch)

Demanding position

 

Landoroon

ominis

or whatever the word is

 

grandad gay (grouch)

Ominous

 

Landoroon

u get me

wait ur job is busy enough to work on sunday

but you just let me go on and on for half an hour about nothing

 

grandad gay (grouch)

A welcome break

I had to eat lunch at some point.

 

Landoroon

oscar!!

you can tell me to fuck off if ur busy i don’t mind

 

grandad gay (grouch)

I would have told you if you were bothering me

But you weren’t bothering me

So I didn’t tell you.

Simple

 

Landoroon

“simple”

alright gramps

back to work

 

grandad gay (grouch)

Unfortunately

Talk later

?

 

Landoroon

that desparte to chat with me ;)

 

grandad gay (grouch)

Desperate*

And never mind

I didn’t say anything.

 

Landoroon

aw osc

ill text ya later babe no worries xx

 

grandad gay (grouch)

Yeah, okay, bye.

 

Landoroon

“yeah, okay, bye” aha

soooooo eaaaassssyyyyy

 

 

 

Notes:

sooooo, all I can say is Big. Things. Are. Coming.

the first conversation (saturday) takes place on April 22, 2023. that's why I wanted this posted today. but the next chapter prob won't come out until this weekend so the timeline does not adhere to our days from here on out. I have a good portion of the story planned out though, and some other chapters written. so updates should be frequent. maybe I'll even craft up a schedule at some point. how organized would that be.

annnnnyyyyyway, thank you for reading :P my tumblr if you ever wanna chat. all I do is talk, and I love talking about myself and my interests more than anything else. so hop over there with any questions.