barb / jj 18, she/they, white, jewish-american

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"There are a lot of things that Pope still doesn't know about JJ. You would think after all the years that they had been friends, Pope would’ve figured out all of his hopes, wishes, secrets, and dreams but JJ continues to amaze him."

(aka, Pope overhears JJ playing the guitar and drama ensues)

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The girl had been seductively leaning against a tree for ten minutes, and Pope still hadn’t gotten a clue, just chattering away and JJ was aware that he was mentally shooting lasers at this poor girl but he couldn’t bring himself to care because, in his mind, Pope was his.

And he also might have been a couple of drinks in.

A couple might be an understatement.

aka the jjpope drunken confession fic that everyone needs

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Whoever had put JJ in charge of the one Christmas tradition that is supposed to cause the most mayhem and drama made a serious mistake. JJ took being a menace very seriously, and when he suggested that he should be in charge of the mistletoe, everyone agreed because they knew it was the best job for him, but what they didn’t know is that he had selfish intentions.

Well, JJ thought they didn’t know.

aka the mistletoe fanfic that every fandom needs

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“Ok, we need a case of Budweisers for us three, that gross Whiteclaw shit for Sarah and Kie, and—”

“—And lots of chips and salsa, don’t worry,” JJ reached his head through the window and gave him a quick peck on the lips, “we’ll be safe, quick, and all those other things that you stress about.”

aka jj forgets that pope and him aren't together and he gives him a little kiss

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“Wanna sneak out for a bit?” JJ asked.

“Won’t the other’s notice that we’re gone?” Pope asked back, intrigued.

“I might’ve convinced John B to stay with Sasha all night and Kie is all the way across the party,” JJ said, “I don’t think they’ll notice that we’re gone.” JJ started to tug at Pope’s hand and slowly walk towards the back exit of the party, which was only a couple of feet away from them.

Pope laughed and agreed, “Ok fine!” He started going along with JJ, “But we can’t be gone for too long,” he said once they were back behind the wall, completely hidden in the dark.

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So yeah, Pope and JJ were in love, but their friends still didn’t know.

So when Pope saw Kiara dragging an unconscious JJ through the water and into the small boat that they were on, Pope couldn’t bring himself to hide his beyond platonic worry.

(can be read as a continuation of 'where'd you go?')

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“You ever have a Ring Pop?” JJ asked him.

Pope shook his head, “No. My parents aren’t really big on candy. Are they any good?”

JJ smiled at him, took the Ring Pop from his hand, and got on his knee in front of Pope’s swing. Pope laughed and blushed.

“Pope,” JJ said in a deep voice, mocking an adult, “will you make me the happiest man in the world and take this Ring Pop?”

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“Weird relationship or not,” JJ said, “you cannot deny that any of the events that happened in the movie wouldn’t and couldn’t have happened if Marty didn’t skateboard over and do science projects with a genius grandpa and his dog every day.”

Pope just stared at him blankly and JJ looked back at him, crossing his arms and wearing an expression that said "ha, checkmate."

I’m in love with a boy who doesn’t have a single thought in his head. He thought to himself as he pinched the bridge of his nose and stood up to stand face-to-face with JJ.

aka jjpope didn’t know they were dating and someone had to tell them

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“I don’t like Kie, JB,” he whispered, making eye contact with the floor, “I like Pope.”

aka jj finally cracks and decides to do something about his feelings for pope; making him jealous.

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“You two should just go together,” John B said, making eyes at JJ like he knew something.

Pope perked up, eyes wide, and looked over at JJ. JJ seemed to be thinking this idea over and had apparently come to a conclusion very quickly.

“That’s a great idea!” JJ said, “Pope, will you go to prom with me?”

Pope was in a trance, not really knowing what to say, so instead, he made a joke because what else can you do when you have nothing to say?

“Not if you ask me like that,” Pope teased.

aka the jjpope prom fic you've all been waiting for

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JJ looked down at the ground and sniffled, and Pope immediately softened and walked over to him. Pope took JJ’s jaw and brought it up to look at Pope. His eyes were red and puffy, he had obviously just cried.

“J—”

“Can we just—” JJ’s throat closed up and he had to stop. He took a deep breath in and it came shuddering out, uneven. Pope rubbed his hands up and down his arms to calm him down, “Can we just go to bed? I don’t want to talk about it.”

aka there's nothing like cuddling with the homies

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Now Pope knew that he wasn’t the most observant when it came to relationships, he wasn’t used to people flirting with him all the time, but he couldn’t help but think that there was something more to JJ’s new attitude towards him.

So he decided to go get some advice from John B, the person that probably knew JJ the best, right after Pope.

aka pope goes to john b for jj advice

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