new beginnings
Prompt: hi! idk if you take requests still, but can you do an imagine with audrey where y/n, audrey and noah have a horror night together and noah mistakenly puts on a movie where an animal dies ( maybe either hereditary or the conjuring ), even though y/n draws the line at horror films with animal deaths? then it really shakes y/n up a lot and audrey ends up comforting her.
This was a really cool request because I also hate when animals die in horror movies
Words: 1951
Warnings: swearing and mention of a animal death I do state before the paragraph that it happens. The film is the babadook, so spoiler warnings and also its a dog.
Following the murders, it had become something of a tradition with Audrey and Noah to hold a movie night every Friday. Once a month they’d invite the rest of the Lakewood Five, every now and again Stavo would join and occasionally they’d invite whoever they’d happened to be seeing at the time.
You were relatively new to town and you’d fallen in with Noah pretty quickly as you were smart and funny. You also happened to be openly *your sexual orientation* and taking the same classes as him. From the start he’d pegged you as a good match for Audrey as you had the same style, sense of humour and, well, Lakewood was a small town, the pickings were slim.
Noah had waited a few weeks for you to settle in before he brought up the idea, but recently he’d become more insistent. Today had been no exception, he’d caught you as you left the last class of the day and done some insisting.
“You’re perfect for her, Y/N. You’re so sweet, you’re smart and funny,” he’d laughed “and you have no random ties to Lakewood from a past life that might come back to haunt us,” a cautious pause, “that we know of.”
Honestly you quite liked the idea. Audrey had always been nice to you, she was funny, and so hot; but you didn't want to push it or force anything on her that she wasn’t super into. Because of this, you’d resisted getting to know her too well. You were also immensely aware of the fate of her exs. Audrey had been devastated by Rachel’s death, and though she had dated a couple of other girls, none of them had seemed to work out. It was no secret that all of the girls of the Lakewood Six had struggled with their relationships after the Kieran revelation.
“I really don’t know, Noah,” you’d replied, “is this something you’ve even discussed with Audrey?”
“Uh, well,” he’d laughed, flustered, “not exactly.”
“Okay then,” you smiled, but you felt a little hurt, “bye Noah.” Why had he been so persistent if Audrey didn’t even know it was a conversation he was having?
“Y/N, please,” he grabbed your arm, “hear me out.”
And you did. He explained that Audrey had told him (on separate occasions) that she felt she was ready for something new, and -in passing- that she thought you were cute. “I know she’s ready, I just don’t want to push too hard too soon,” he’d told you.
You nodded, still unsure, the last thing you wanted was to be something Audrey would regret.
“So, I was thinking,” Noah was ecstatic, like he’d just had the greatest epiphany of all time, “you should come to movie night tonight.”
“Isn’t it an invite only, private movie night, just for you guys?” “Well, kinda. But it’s also a way for you guys to hang out outside of school, no pressure.”
“And the group won’t feel weird that I’m there?” “It’s just Audrey and I tonight,” he couldn’t have been more proud of himself, “and you, of course.”
You’d attempted to tell Noah that you weren’t sure, especially because you weren’t 100% clear on anything other than the ‘movie night’ part, but before you could say anything else Noah was out the door, yelling “see you there, text you the details” as he ran.
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You aren’t even sure whose house you’re arriving at as you pull into the driveway. Your watch reads 8:45; you’re early, but only just. You grab the snacks from your passengers seat -if you were going to come you were going to come prepared- and head for the door. You only have to wait a few seconds after ringing the bell before the door opens and you’re greeted by Audrey.
“Oh, Y/N,” Audrey exclaimes, dressed in a black tank top and plaid PJ pants. “I didn’t expect to see you.”
Of course Noah didn’t tell her.
“Noah invited me,” you blurt, hoping you don’t look as embarrassed as you sound.
“Cool,” Audrey nods, “you’re early, though. Like, super early.”
“Noah said nine?”
“It’s usually nine thirty,” Audrey nods.
“Oh,” you feel your cheeks burning. “I brought snacks,” your arm flies up, and the snacks fling around in the bag.
“Reusable,” she smiles, “that’s cool,” Audrey says as she steps out of the way, gesturing for you to come in.
“Yeah,” you smile, “save the environment and all.”
“Sure.”
It’s so awkward you could kill Noah.
Audrey leads you into the kitchen and stops on one side of the counter, “can I get you a drink?”
“Uh, sure,” you say, looking around, “your house is so quiet.”
“Yeah, my dads out for the weekend,” she pauses and smiles, “business and all,” she mocks your awkward remark from earlier.
You laugh, starting to unpack the bag as she pours you a drink.
“Wow, you really brought everything,” Audrey laughs, impressed.
“Oh yeah,” you remark, “I come prepared.”
“These are my favourite!” Audrey exclaimes, picking up a packet of sweets.
“Mine too,” you laugh, “I brought ‘em in every flavour.”
“Nice.”
Audrey pulls out bowls, and you start filling them with all your supplies. Time seems to pass at an exceptional speed, because before you know it, Noah’s knocking at the door.
“He’s late,” Audrey states matter-of-factly, before grabbing and opening another packet of chips.
“So you’re not letting him in?” you laugh. “Not immediately,” she smiles, shrugging, “he made us wait.”
You spend a couple more minutes in the kitchen filling bowls and chatting, and almost forget about Noah altogether.
Noah, however, refuses to be forgotten; knocking incessantly until the door opens.
“Took you long enough!” He exclaims, pushing past Audrey. “Oh, hey, Y/N.”
“You’re late,” Audrey states, crosses her arms; she looks so cute when she’s pretending to be mad.
“But I brought snacks,” Noah smiles, holding up a bag of popcorn and a chocolate bar.
You gesture to the table you and Audrey have spent the past almost hour filling with chocolate, sweets, chips and popcorn -among other things.
“Woah, where’d all this come from.”
Audrey smiles at you, and you state, “I like to come prepared.”
“Well then,” Noah winks at you, “let's get this party started.”
Audrey turns to you, “it’s Noah’s turn to pick films this week, so they’re probably going to be some outdated indie films with a very disjointed plot.”
“Classics, Audrey, not outdated. And by the way, they’re classics for a reason,” Noah smiles, “but no, actually this week I was thinking: new cult classics.” “How can they be cult classics if they’re new,” you smirk.
“They just are,” Noah huffs, falling onto an armchair.
You nod, taking a seat on the couch. Audrey sits next to you, almost a bit close.
“So what are we watching, then?”
“We’re starting with the Babadook, then It Follows and finally Cabin in the Woods.”
“Cool,” you nod, you haven’t seen any of them but you’re open to it.
“Shall we begin?” Noah asks, grabbing the remote. You and Audrey nod as he types, Babadook into the menu.
Audrey gets up to turn out the lights, you grab a bowl of popcorn and watch as the film starts. Audrey sits back down and shuffles closer to you, placing her hand in the bowl; your stomach settles, maybe this won’t be so bad.
The first half of the film wasn’t for you but as it progressed Audrey had moved incrementally closer, and as the film reached its climax she was almost in your lap. You had pretty much stopped focusing on the film altogether, and you were fine with that, Audrey smelt like sandalwood and vanilla. You’d been watching what was happening on screen but -with almost no context- it made little sense.
*animal death mentioned*
You were up to a part where the Babadook has possessed Amelia, and just as you were starting to get back into the film, it happened. Amelia breaks the neck of the poor little dog.
*mention over*
You jump at the sight of it, immediately feeling ill. Tears well in your eyes, and you begin to struggle to breathe.
Audrey turns to you, concerned.
“Are you okay, Y/N.”
Tears stream down your face, and you choke out a, “yeah.”
Audrey isn’t convinced, “Noah, turn it off,” she says, growing concerned.
“But this is the good bit,” Noah wines, “she’s just about to-”
“Fucks sake, Noah, turn it off!” Audrey yells. She pulls you closer to her.
This time Noah compiles, jumping for the remote. You’re still in shock.
“I’m fine,” you whisper, “it’s fine,” you repeat with mascara stained cheeks.
You try your hardest to hold it in. It's just a movie, you tell yourself. But you can’t control yourself as you start to sob. You feel yourself curl up, resting your head in the crook of her neck.
“Y/N,” Noah realises what’s going on, “I’m so sorry. I didn’t realise.”
Now you’re the one almost in Audrey’s lap. You feel her hand on your back where your shirt has started to lift; it's warm on your bare skin, slowly moving to soothe you. Her other hand sits on the back of your neck, fingers at the start of your scalp.
You forget what it was that you were crying about. All you can think about is how good you feel being held by Audrey. So comfortable; so safe.
You’re reminded of how good Audrey smells; the sandalwood and vanilla from before are mixed with the butter and salt of the popcorn, as well as the sweet raspberry and grape of your favourite sweets. She smells delicious, and you become overwhelmed by your urge to kiss her.
You don’t remember when you stopped crying but suddenly you have. Everything is still. You lift your head from Audrey’s shoulder, staring up at her.
“You okay?” she asks.
You nod, realising Noah is no longer in the room.
Your back feels cold as her other hand moves up to your neck. Audrey wipes away a streak of your mascara, resting her thumb on your cheek. She now cradles your face in her hands, her eyes darting between your lips, tear stained cheeks and your eyes.
She hasn’t moved to kiss you but she hasn’t moved away, so you inch forward. Audrey closes the gap, leaning her forehead against yours. You close your eyes, brushing your lips against hers. They’re soft. Her scent is so strong now, you feel like you could get drunk on it.
Smiling, you pull back; Audrey lingers. Her eyes open and she smiles at you. You laugh, unsure of what to say.
Audrey pulls you back in, kissing you again but harder. Her left hand finds its way to your waist. Your right hand moves up, resting on her cheek.
You hear Noah re enter the room, but you aren’t sure of what he said. You and Audrey pull apart, and she gives you a peck, before turning to look up at Noah.
“What up, mood killer?” she questions.
“I was just going to ask if you guys wanted to watch a different movie maybe? But I can leave again,” Noah heads back in the direction of the kitchen.
“It’s okay,” you and Audrey say in unison, laughing at the coincidence.
“We can watch another one,” Audrey says, before turning her attention back to you, “do you want to stay tonight?”
You simply nod.
Noah smiles at the two of you together and nods before saying, “how about just Scream?”
“A classic,” you laugh, “sure.”
Noah sets up the film. You and Audrey shuffle around on the couch intertwined, trying to get comfortable.
