Eurovision 2023 - Käärijä x reader

London pre party

Heyo!<3 So this one I had a hard time with, because I couldn't get a clear picture of how the pre party in London went, therefore it took me a little longer to write. And a headache didn't help... But you all know that that isn't going to stop me!

Anyway, Enjoy<3

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Jere did just as he had intended when he got to the hotel. He threw himself on the bed with Bulbasaur and his Formula 1 blanket, hoping to hide from the embarrassment at the airport. Jere knew that it wasn't a big deal. It was just a seat (Y/N) didn't know, but Theodor's teasing smile, knowing fully well why Jere just took the seat beside (Y/N) without thinking, made Jere's ears and face red. It was also the realization that Andrii, Jimoh and Remo might have known exactly what was going one, that made Jere so embarrassed.

But as Jere hugged Bulbasaur and tried to forget what happened on the plane, he had to admit to himself; hugging Bulbasaur didn't help him forget (Y/N). Instead all he could think about was (Y/N)'s reaction to the stuffed Pokemon, and how she sat him in the window. Poor Jere couldn't help but feel a slight frustration now that he looked at Bulbasaur. Now he couldn't even look at his comfort animal without thinking of (Y/N).

And as Jere was getting ready for the pre party in London, all he could think about was (Y/N). He always knew how incredible she was, but now he just couldn't stop thinking about it. She was just absolutely amazing. And as Jere kept thinking about her, he got more and more excited at the thought of seeing her again. That's why he got so disappointed to arrive backstage at the pre party, just to realize that she wasn't there yet. Luckily Bojan was there, to quickly pull Jere into whatever conversation he was having with the rest of Joker Out and Diljá.

Jere was deep in a strange conversation, fighting through several laughing fits just to complete his sentence, when he heard Luke Black scream and run to the door.

"My king!", he yelled, which caused (Y/N) to laugh as he hugged her. Jere's head almost turned like an owl to see her, when she hugged Luke back and called him her Sleeping Beauty. Wearing her suit, ready to rock the stage when it was her turn, with sneakers on her feet and high heels in her hands. She was not ready to let them go yet. Jere couldn't blame her. She did look good in high heels.

As (Y/N) made her way into the room, it didn't take long before The Buskers came running with a party hat to her, and it took even less time for her to find her way into a conversation with Alessandra, Teya and Salena.

Time went on, and people did what they usually would do while waiting for the first act to get on stage; talking, laughing and generally having fun. Jere found himself having a very interesting conversation with Loreen, Monika Linkyte and a few members of the Kelmendi family about food, when Joker Out did to (Y/N), what they had done to so many acts already; played her song along with her.

"A year of lows spent so high, feeling like I could die. Inner peace is hard to find. They're asking why, I think I'm losing my mind!"

They jumped around singing, much to the enjoyment of the people around them and the camera in front of them. And there, through all the smiles and laughters, Jere and (Y/N) locked eyes. Jere had no idea how long they looked at each other. For Jere it felt like an eternity, and he didn't want it to stop. But it stopped as (Y/N) gave him an even bigger smile, before turning to the band that were asking for hugs.

After that, it didn't take long before she made her way over to Jere, and gave him a hug.

"How is Bulbasaur?", she asked while still in the hug with him.

"He's good", Jere said as they released from the hug. "He couldn't stop talking about the view from the window".

She laughed, obviously finding his silly comment amusing. Jere honestly didn't expect her to jump on to the silliness.