What if one time Allison’s eyeliner ends up in Neil’s bag if makeup to cover up his bruises/scars and she can’t do his makeup that particular day because she has an extra long lab or something?
And Neil kind of remembers the process, but he can’t remember what she used this black stick for so when it says eyeliner maybe he’s like “it’ll make my black eye look better maybe?” So he uses it.
Then, he runs into Andrew shortly after and Andrew keeps staring at his face and Neil doesn’t know why. And Andrew is being more aggressive in that way he does when he finds Neil more attractive annoying than usual because he’s secretly trying to hide the fact that he’s so turned on by Neil’s popping blue eyes.
are you a high five asexual or a fist bump asexual? are you an “i wanted to take karate as a kid” ace or a “i wanted to play any instrument than the one I played in band” ace? are you a “1000 band t-shirts” ace or a “I have four of this exact shirt in different colors” ace?
Look, so I get the appeal of making Kaz in modern AUs be the delinquent who spends every Saturday in detention and that’s cool and all, but consider… Van Eck says in SoC that Kaz hasn’t been arrested since he was 14, and he always puts on the respectful “yes sir” act around Per Haskel. So imagine, little demon-child middle school Kaz was every teacher’s worst nightmare, but contrary to all the horrors they heard, the high school staff find him to be oddly pleasant. Like honor roll, does extra credit, total kiss ass to teachers. But then stuff happens. School website was hacked. The school board president’s shady emails are published online. The lion mascot costume always ends up missing before pep rallies and is replaced with a giant crow one. The school’s 5 month supply of chicken casserole is one day just gone. Someone scaled the gym wall to hang up a banner reading “fuck Principal Rollins” from the ceiling. They all know. Everybody knows. They just. can’t. prove anything.
Also him and Matthias have the catty better-than-you antagonism that only ever spawns between AP kids and student athletes.
“Ah Kaz, good morning to you,” Mr. Haskell greeted, putting on a grateful smile.
“Good morning, sir,” Kaz answered, mouth twitching up into a smile that seemed all but forced to Wylan, but Mr. Haskell seemed to relax. “How is the missus?”
Mr. Haskell laughed tiredly. “She’s doing all right, but waking up every few hours to put little Jessica back to sleep is bad for her, so I’ve been doing it this week.”
Kaz’s eyes glinted, something knowing, something scheming. “You could take a nap in the teacher’s lounge, and I can run study hall for you?”
His words were light and Kaz’s voice dripped like honey. He was too smart to let that suggestion be anything other than profitable on his terms, though.
Mr. Haskell wiped his eyes tiredly and looked at his watch. “Maybe a short nap… I’ll be back in half an hour.”
Kaz waved jauntily down the hall at Mr. Haskell as he left. “You can count on me, sir.”
I am all for Kaz being Haskell’s favorite TA. Also, can we have Kaz do speech & debate? On one hand it’s a good excuse for him to wear business casual on a somewhat regular basis, and on the other we know from the books Kaz loves fighting people with his words as much as with his fists. I think it would be a good outlet for him.
The Crows have been to exactly one of Kaz’s debates and they were kicked out as a group because Nina and Jes went “OOOOOOOOOOOOH” after a particularly good point.
Kaz had to hold back a laugh and, even if Nina and Jes were escorted out, he did a mic drop motion behind his back (which made Inej, Matthias, and Wylan fuckin break and they, too, were forced to leave).
Nothing but My Aching Soul 