Karl Jacobs
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Henry and I pose for our photos together. He's the perfect Lydia Deetz, and i'm a pretty good Beetlejuice. We laugh with each other as we look through the photos of us recreating our favourite scenes from the movie. Then Lola passes the phone to me so I can get photos of her Eleven costume. Right now it's just us three here, and we're waiting for Percy and Noah to arrive. None of us know what they're dressed up as.
Henry arrived early to help me set everything up for tonight. We also got ready together while Beetlejuice played in the background. Henry and I have formed a very special bond, we both barely know anything about each other but we both agree that we're close friends. We both love the same things and we understand each others obscure jokes. It's nice to have someone like him in my life again, someone who understands the side of me that most don't know of.
Lola announces that she got a text saying the boys are here so we all rush to the door. We open it to find Shrek and Donkey staring back at us, holding a plate of burnt cupcakes. Percy is Shrek, Noah is Donkey, nothing has ever made anymore sense to me. It's the perfect costume.
"Eleven!" Noah cheers when he sees Lola. "I just finished watching Stranger Things yesterday".
"Took your time" Percy snickers. "Where can I put these?" He waves the plate around and I take them from his hands. Henry shuts to door as we all make our way through the house.
I place the cupcakes down with the other plates of snacks and sweets on the bench. I look up to see Noah already eating the brownies Henry made. Percy and Lola are already nowhere to be found, I knew it was going to happen. I knew they would be disappearing at random times throughout the night to spend time with just each other.
"I'll get that" Henry says as Trick or Treaters knock on the door. He disappears through the hallway holding the bucket of candy.
"Hey, Karl" I look back to Noah. "I didn't want to say it, but what is Henry meant to be?" I laugh.
"He's Lydia from Beetlejuice" Noahs mouth falls open as he realises who Lydia is, then he informs me that the last time he watched Beetlejuice was when he was high for the first time so he doesn't really remember the movie. I just laugh at him, I don't know how I went on without him last year. I never noticed how much I missed him.
We all eventually end up sitting in the living room. Some of us are playing games, while the others are still just eating the random snacks we have leftover. The cupcake plate remains untouched.
Lola is sitting on one end of the couch, Percy is on the other end and between them is Henry. I notice Percys eyes are always lingering on her, he's smiling whenever she talks. He looks at her in a way that i've never seen Aaron look at her. Percy looks at Lola the same way I imagine I look at Sapnap.
"Can we watch something?" Noah asks as he comes back from having a smoke outside. "Something scary?"
"Sure" I shrug as I stand up. "You pick something and i'll put it on".
They all begin arguing about what to watch while I just scroll through the options we have. Noah keeps saying Beetlejuice just to keep a theme, but Henry argues no because we've already watched that today. Lola fights for Scream, and Percy goes with whatever she's saying. They keep going like that until I just push play on a random horror movie that Netflix suggested. Everyone quickly falls quiet as the movie grabs their attention. I smirk to myself as I return to my seat.
I scroll through Instagram for a bit as the movie starts. I see all these people I know celebrating Halloween at different parties across town. Only a few of them are at the same one, and none of them are at the one Noah wanted to go to. I keep scrolling until I see Harmonys post. I stare at my phone screen, taking it all in. Sapnap and Harmony are dressed up as Edward Scissorhands and Kim. I think back to the time I was dressed up as Edward Scissorhands and he was Speed Racer, I can't help but wonder if he's thinking of me. If he's remembering that Halloween, when we argued over who was getting the bigger chocolate bar from Mrs Golberg after she only gave us one to "share".
They're at a party together, that doesn't surprise me. I didn't think they would stay home at this point I believe Harmony is more in love with parties then she is in love with him. It's like they only go so they can just show themselves off, trying to rub into everyones faces that they're in love.
The anger that runs through my blood takes over for a moment. I'm never one to post myself online, I share memes and post random photos of animals. But as I stare at Sapnap and Harmony I get the urge to post something back. So I do.
Before I know it i've posted a photo with Henry and I, the photo of us recreating the wedding scene from Beetlejuice. I don't know what doing this will prove, I have no idea what the outcome could be, I just know that if Sapnap has any crumbs of feelings left for me then it will bother him. If he makes it obvious that he's bothered about my photo with Henry, then eventually Harmony will find out about it too. I don't want to be the centre of their arguments, but I do wat something to come from this. It's selfish, but i'm angry.
I've never wanted to be a petty person, but if it's what I have to do to get him back then i'll accept that it's now who i've become.
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heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
im back very soon with an update just like i promised!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
guys... i have some news... im not sure if its good or not... possibly both
the good news is YOU'RE ALL VERY CLOSE TO GETTING THE FIRST CHAPTER OF THE DNF FIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i'll be adding the title of it in the next few chapters so look out for ittttttt :)
now the bad news......
i'm currently in the process of writing the last few chapters of Sweater Weather :(
don't get me wrong i'm very happy that karl and sapnap are finally getting an ending but i will miss writing this story!! ill miss all the characters!!! ill miss your comments!!!!!
but anyway
i hope you all enjoyed this chapter, i promise to be back soon with more <3
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Sweater Weather - Karlnap (au)
Fanfiction"Karl" he says softly, making me turn to face him. "Do you ever feel different?" he asks, without looking at me. "Different in what way?" he turns to me, looking me in the eyes.
