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Hournite Week Day 7: Love Languages ⏳
She should have brought an umbrella.
Well technically, she did, but when Isaac stood on the porch alone, carrying that heavy Tuba case and worrying about whether the rain would damage his instrument, she knew she had to do something about it. After all, now that his parents were both gone, he was all alone.
And Beth knew how it felt to be alone.
So she offered her umbrella to a wide-eyed Isaac Bowin and headed back into the building to wait for the rain to pass.
“Beth.”
“Oh, hey Rick! What are you doing here?”
“I forgot something. Why’re you still here? I thought you left an hour ago.”
“Oh. I uh… It started to rain really hard, so I thought I’d just wait it out.”
“Didn’t you bring an umbrella?”
“Must have forgotten it at home,” she lied. Rick never liked Isaac, and she didn’t want to cause a greater rift between them. “Are you driving to Pat’s?”
He shook his head. “Pat’s fixing my dad’s Mustang. Something about the carburetor. He said it would be done by now though.”
She looked out the windows. “The rain seems to have stopped. I’ll come with you.”
He nodded. “Hurry, before it comes back.”
Now that Courtney spends most of her time at the library catching up on schoolwork and Yolanda has taken up a job at the diner, Rick and Beth have begun to spend more time together. Heading over to Pat’s garage together after school has become as natural as breathing air.
They were nearly halfway through their journey when a light drizzling began. A cold wet breeze blew across the path and sent shivers through Beth’s body.
“Ah-choo!”
“You okay?”
“Yea, haha. Must be my allergies,” she let out a nervous laugh.
“You don’t allergies.”
She was trying to think of a retort when she felt a warm cover over her head and shoulders. She turned and realised it was Rick’s jacket.
“… Thanks.”
He grunted, his eyes fixed on the road ahead.
“Your hoodie’s getting wet.”
“It’s fine,” he said. “We’re almost there.”
From the corner of her eyes, she could see a small smile tugging at his lips. The wind was still cold, but she felt warm inside.
She should have brought an umbrella. But right then, she was glad she didn’t have one.
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I feel like Beth’s love language is probably a mix of quality time and words of affirmation, while Rick’s would be acts of service. What do you think?
Also! Hournite Week has been so much fun! I’m so glad I joined this fandom!! There are so many insanely talented people here who have fed me very well with top-tier quality content I feel very blessed to have found y'all and to be able to participate in this week-long celebration of one of my OTPs :’) It’s been a blast!! Looking forward to season 2, and to our next iteration of Hournite Week! :D
Hournite Week Day 6: Parallels ⏳
“For the last time, Rick. LET. GO.” Tears were threatening to spill over as she yanked at her arm, but it would not budge. Strangely, it did not hurt. Rick’s grip on her was strong and firm, but gentle at the same time. That made her even angrier.
“No. I know you’re angry, but you need to sit down and cool off.”
Now he was using her words against her?
“How could I?! Isaac has my parents! He made it very clear that if we don’t meet him there tonight, he’s going to kill them! I can’t just stand by and let him!”
“But we can’t just go charging in there without a plan!”
“What do you know? They’re my parents, not yours!” The moment she said it, she felt Rick stiffen and saw the hurt flicker in his eyes. A part of her ached knowing that she did this to him, but another part of her desperately needed to get out of here before her parents were hurt. Or worse. So, she took advantage of his momentary weakness and yanked her arm free.
“Beth! Wait!”
She dashed out the door and did not look back.
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A little bit of angst before we Hournite Week hehe… I thought it would be interesting to see Rick use Beth’s words against her, especially since he’s gotten a lot calmer after letting go of his hatred. A part of me feels like this scene could happen in season 2, but the other part hates fallouts, so… I hope these babies are gonna be okay! ⏳
Hournite Week Day 5: First Date ⏳
Beth: “…and then, Mr. Clarkson was like ‘It’s a tube-a-toothpaste. Get it? Tuba?’ And for a whole week, Isaac couldn’t even enter the classroom without someone making a tuba joke.”
Rick: “I hate to say this, but I pity that guy.”
Beth: “I know! I mean, he’s not a bad kid, he’s just-”
Waitstaff: “Hi, sorry to interrupt! But unfortunately, our kitchen is almost out of bananas and we’ve only got one banana split left.”
Beth: “Oh.”
Rick: “You can have it.”
Beth: “No, you barely had half a burger. You have it.”
Rick: “But you came all the way here just to try it!”
Beth: “Pat did say the banana split was life-changing…”
Rick: “Well… How about we…”
Beth: “… split it?”
Rick: “I mean… it’s a banana , after all.”
Beth: “Haha… sure… if you don’t mind.”
Waitstaff: “Great, one banana split coming right up!”
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(Later)
Cook: “Hey, has table two left yet?”
Waitstaff: “Nope. Still there. It’s like they have endless things to talk about.”
Cook: “More like neither one of them wanted the conversation to end! I knew Operation Banana Split would be a success.”
Waitstaff: “Classic move, Sal. Another couple formed at the Blue Valley Diner, courtesy of us.”
Cook: “Cheers to that.”
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Ngl, I drew this piece a few days before the promo came out, and I almost screamed when they turned up in similar outfits in the exact same colours I dressed them up a little more for their first date though
Also, Beth’s headband was inspired by a really cute translucent one I saw once online! It felt perfect for Beth’s sunny wardrobe (I could never rock something like that ) and I’ve always wanted to play more with her hair! :’D
Also, ice cream flavours are Birthday Cake (it still boggles my mind how this is a thing in the US), Strawberry and Lavender!
Birthday cake represents Beth’s vibrant personality and celebrates the birth of something new (hehe), strawberry is sweet and safe, while lavender represents the calm and tranquility that Rick has achieved since sparing Grundy’s life (and it also happens to be my favourite flavour)! Hope yall like it! :D
Hournite Week Day 4: Free Day (Cornered) ⏳
Courtney: “It’ll be fun! You should totally come with us!”
Yolanda: “Yea, and we could- Oh, hey Rick!”
Rick: “Hey.”
Beth: “…”
Courtney: “Uh… I think Yolanda and I are gonna go now.”
Beth: “What?”
Yolanda: “Yea, we uhm… have something… uhh…”
Courtney: “Hey, Isaac! You’ve got that new tuba, right? That’s so cool! Can you show me? I’ve been dying to see it!“
Isaac: “Why would-”
Yolanda: “Of course we’d love to see it! Why wouldn’t we? Right, Court?”
Isaac: “Ugh! Get your hands off-”
Courtney: “No need to be shy. Come, let’s find a nice spot so we…”
Beth: “Wait! You guys!!“
Rick: ”…“
Beth: "Ugh… I can’t believe…”
Rick: “… Uhm… so…”
Beth: “Well! Look at the time! (slams the locker door shut) I gotta go to the store and uh… get something.”
Rick: “I’ll come with you.”
Beth: “No! I mean- I can go… by myself.”
Rick: “… Beth, why are you avoiding me?”
Beth: “I-I’m not! I just… need to get something before the store closes!”
Rick: “The store doesn’t close till midnight.”
Beth: “Well, I need to get something before it runs out-”
Rick: “Did I do something wrong?”
Beth: “…”
Rick: “… (sigh) If this is about the note-”
Beth: “You didn’t do anything wrong.”
Rick: “… then why are you avoiding me?”
Beth: “Because I’m scared, okay?”
Rick: “…”
Beth: “I’m scared that if it doesn’t work out, we can’t all be friends anymore.”
Rick: “… but what if it does work out?”
Beth: “And if it doesn’t?! I know it’s silly, but I can’t help myself. When I think about how this could ruin our friendship, I just- I hate to admit it, but I’m just too scared…”
Rick: “…I’m scared too.”
Beth: “You… you are?”
Rick: “You have no idea how much my hands were shaking when I slipped that note into your locker. I knew that if I messed up… I didn’t even dare to think about it… But when I thought about the what-ifs… if someone else got to you first-”
Beth: “Ha. That would never-”
Rick: “Anyone who sees what I see would be crazy not to.”
Beth: ”…“
Rick: ”(sigh)… I’m scared too, Beth. But I’m willing to do anything to make sure our worst fears never come true, if you would give me a chance…“
Beth: ”… okay.“
Rick: "Wha-what did y- did you say okay?”
Beth: “… yea.”
Rick: ☺ “Okay.”
Hournite Week Day 3: Secret Admirer ⏳
Beth: “It’s gotta be just a prank! Or maybe they got the wrong locker!”
Courtney: “But Beth, it says your name right here.”
Beth: “It could be a different Beth!”
Yolanda: “It says here BETH CHAPEL in big letters. I’m pretty sure it’s meant for you.”
Beth: “B-but…”
Courtney: “Oh my- do you think it could be from Isaac?”
Yolanda: “That Tuba guy? Ew, I hope not. Beth deserves much better.”
Courtney: “I agree, but have you seen the way he looks at her when he thinks no one’s looking?”
Yolanda: “Eugh… I’m trying to preserve my appetite for lunch, here. But at the rate we’re going, we might as well spend the whole lunch trying to figure it out.”
Rick: “Figure what out?”
Courtney: “Rick! You’re finally here! Look what Beth got! A secret admirer!”
Rick: “Oh… cool… Uhm… any idea who it is?”
Yolanda: “We’ve been trying to find out but Beth hasn’t even opened it yet.”
Courtney: “She doesn’t want to.”
Rick: “Wha- why not?”
Beth: “It could be just a prank.”
Rick: “It’s not a prank.”
Beth: “But how would you know?”
Yolanda: “Unless… he knows the person who wrote it…?”
Rick: “What? No! I mean… what person would go through all that trouble just to prank you?”
Courtney: “He’s right, Beth. You should just open it and see what it says.”
Yolanda: “Yea, see if their name is written in there.”
Beth: “… okay…”
Yolanda: “Come on! What’s it say?”
Beth: “Uhh… hmm… OH…”
Courtney: “What does that even mean? Here, let me- Oh… oh wow.”
Yolanda: “Okay, now I’m really curious. Gimme!”
Courtney: “Pretty impressive, isn’t it?”
Yolanda: “Ah-ha! I knew it!”
Beth: “?!”
Rick: “Knew what?”
Courtney: “You know who Beth’s secret admirer is?!”
Yolanda: “Her secret admirer is definitely…”
Courtney:
Beth:
Rick:
Yolanda: “… NOT Isaac. He doesn’t have a single romantic bone in his body! Whoever this person is, they’ve got it BAD.”
Beth:
Courtney:
Rick:
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So… who do yall think the secret admirer is? Also, I absolutely love designing Beth’s wardrobe?! Her outfits are always so cheerful and fun to draw! :D
Hournite Week Day 2: First ILY ⏳
“But I’m fine! I can totally handle it!”
“You broke your ankle, Beth. There’s no way I’m going to stand by and watch you put yourself in danger.”
“It’s just Isaac, he can’t hurt me!”
“That guy attacked someone with his Tuba once!”
“Please let me help you guys, I can stand back while you guys pummel him! You can’t find Isaac’s weakness without Chuck, and besides, you promised you’d hang out with me while my ankle’s recovering! You can’t back out now!”
“… *sigh* Fine. But you can’t go rushing head-first into danger, got it?”
“I promise! You’re the best, Rick! Love ya!”
“…”
“What’s that?”
“Uhh… nothing.”
“Hey Courtney! Yolanda! I’m coming with you on the mission! H-hey! Wait for me!”
“… *sigh* … love you too.”
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My brain short-circuited on this prompt :’) Hope yall like the short little drabble though!
