《anybody else | wilbur soot fanfiction》_chapter fourteen_ broken cars
Advertisement
My breath stops as I stare out the front window of my car.
My gaze drags up the tall figure in disbelief. The man's head is tilted down slightly as he talks on the phone, but he cuts his gaze to the right. Right towards me.
I can't believe this is happening.
Our eyes lock for a moment, but there's no hint of recognition in his eyes. I give him a small smile before subconsciously opening my door.
He's off the phone by the time I'm out of the car and walking towards him. My feet move on their own. I don't know what's happening except that this is mere coincidence. Maybe fate if I believed in it.
Because I was driving down the road and pulled over to a man. A man that's staring at me questioningly as I slowly walk over.
A man that's Wilbur Soot.
"Hi," I say softly once we're next to each other. "Need some help?"
"Well my car started smoking." He chuckles. "So unless you're a genius mechanic, I'm not sure."
He didn't recognize my voice. He doesn't know it's me.
"Not quite." I shrug, trying to keep talking. Hopefully he'll recognize the voice in a bit.
"Then you could keep me company." He smiles. "That is, if you want."
I pretend to think for a minute. "Usually I avoid strangers, but you don't seem too strange."
"That's good to hear." His mouth is turned slightly to the left in a smirk.
Is Wilbur flirting with me?
God, I hope not.
"What takes you out to these back roads?" I ask, gesturing to the light forests and nothingness around.
"A thing for work," he says simply. I notice he's not mentioning the band.
"What's your line of work?" I like pretending I don't know him. It's like pretending I'm somebody else and seeing him from a strangers point of view.
Advertisement
He's handsome and friendly, but not in a creepy way. If I was anybody else, I would say he was attractive.
This is Wilbur. Keep those thoughts out. I think to myself.
"It was actually a recording." I can tell he's trying to downplay it.
"Oh, you're in a band?" I ask in a musical tone.
He nods with a smile. "You play anything?"
I shrug. "No really, but I have friends who do."
"Cool friends. Don't know if I can say the same about you, though." He jokes.
I smile. "We'll, you know. Not my circus, not my monkeys."
Wilbur's smile spreads wider than it was at the phrase, then his mouth forms the shape of an O.
"Mai-" He cuts himself off, worried it's not who he thinks it is.
"Yes?" I answer even though he didn't say my name.
"Are you? Do you know?"
I smile at his flusteredness. "Spit it out, Wilbur. It's not nice to make me wait."
His entire face falls. The sound of my voice, the phrase, the way I knew his name without ever asking.
"This is not happening." He laughs in disbelief.
"Hi," I say, starting over.
"Hi Maia," he breathes out.
"Soo.." I move up on my tiptoes. "This is my face."
"This is my face," he jokes.
"Nice."
"Nice."
"This is kind of awkward." I mess with the bun on top of my head. "I don't even know why I pulled over, but it-"
"Was totally worth it," he finishes for me.
I smile. "Want to sit in my car while you wait? It's a little cold out here."
We sit in my car for an hour talking. The tow truck was taking a lot longer than we had expected.
Advertisement
"I still can't believe this is your face," Wilbur says randomly in a conversation. "It hasn't sunk in yet."
I let a hand through my reddish-brown hair. I took it out of my bun a little bit ago, so now it's just a mess hanging from my head.
"I can't believe I pulled over to see a complete stranger."
"I'm not a stranger." Wilbur nudges my arm. "I'm your bestie, remember?"
"Oh yeah, how could I ever forget?" I ask sarcastically.
"Hey, guess what." Wilbur hits my arm more aggressively but not enough to hurt me.
"What?"
"I'm the second person to get a face reveal from your online friends." He smiles excitedly.
"Technically first," I correct, "George was irl first."
Wilbur's smile widens even more. "I'm so bragging to Tommy about this."
I roll my eyes. I open my mouth to speak when a tow truck comes into view.
"Damn it," Wilbur mutters.
I frown a bit as we get into the car.
We talk to the guy driving the truck. Wilbur is planning to drive back to the mechanic in Brighton with the tow truck, so we have to say our goodbyes here.
"Well it was nice to see you," Wilbur says as he embraces me.
"You too," I mumble into his chest, completely encased in his scent. I pull away to glance up at him. "Would you want to hang out the next time I go to Brighton?"
He chuckles. "I would have to think about that one."
I drop my arms from the hug and take a step back. "Fine, be that way. Jerk."
He smiles. "I'm kidding, Maia. I would love to."
"Good because there may or may not be one planned soon."
His eyebrows raise. "Actually?"
I shrug, taking a few steps backward toward my car. The towtruck man is waiting for Wilbur to get in, and I don't think he will until I leave. "Maybe. I'll have to think about that one."
Wilbur's jaw drops. "Fine be that way. Jerk."
I roll my eyes. "Bye, Wilbur. I'll talk to you later."
"Bye, Maia."
Advertisement
Reincarnated as a Red Dragon
(Currently on a permanent Hiatus!) Arthur was a loner in life. He was also a big D&D nerd. He was murdered in a burglary gone wrong. Arthur awoke to see in front of him, a woman, who explained he was going to be reincarnated into the world of D&D! And as luck would have it, also as an Ancient Red Dragon. Follow the thoughtful MC as he makes his way through the magical world as a dragon, in his own way! (This is a D&D fiction, Set in a classic D&D world, with the MC being reincarnated into an ancient red dragon from D&D. This is also my very first written story ever, so bear with me. Thanks for reading!) Photo by Adam Wilson on Unsplash!
8 149Lacraea: The Slow Journey To riches [HIATUS]
Darren was a successful businessman, founder of the biggest publishing studio AoE studios. He lived a good life that is, until he dies. He's given a choice. either he goes to the traditional heaven, where theres no internet, TV , meat, and sex OR he goes to a fantasy world like the many his company has published. Defeat a big bad boss and become filthy rich. Theres a catch though. unlike fantasy games, the people here are not NPCs to be trifled with mundane quests, the lowest level monsters that are usually cannon fodder in games are strong and fight for their lives like any living being would, The harsh economy of medieval times, the various languages and cultures of different races, and the politics and intrigue playing in the background with a war looming on the horizon. Oh and no respawns. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ No OP characters, No chosen one,and no "oh I did something that MILLIONS of other people just didn't think to do". I am also going to try my best to stick with realism. what a guy transported to medieval times would likely do with zero knowledge of cultures or combat aside from a few TV shows. If you're looking for a powerful chosen one who defeats scores of enemies without even looking, or who finds an ancient artifact to defeat a dark lord this isn't it.
8 1513 Year Later
It's been 3 years. 3 years since everything's gone haywire. I heard there isn't much left anymore. That most of everyone is gone. Yet... I'm still here. ======================================= Updates every Tuesday and Thursdays at 9:00. Will be co-posted on Webnovel.
8 138From Within The Dungeon
This is the story of Nathaniel Spencer, a twenty-three-year-old man, who'd lived a bit of a rough life. His' is a story that begins as many others do. With his death. After having a steel beam dropped on him, crushing his body, Nathaniel finds himself reincarnated into the world of Grandlore! He, and a few others who are in the same situation as him, must now work together to survive in this strange new world and hopefully find a way back! Chapter Length: 2000 Words or above. It can only be more, never less. Chapter Releases: Whenever I write something. Gotta get dem creative juices flowing first. Preferably once a week though. Content Warning tags are there to give me creative freedom. Don't worry too much about it. This story is somewhat slow in the beginning. Think of it as the early chapters of Second Coming of Gluttony and all the other KN novels where people get sucked into a different world. Cover by [Asviloka] Check out his art thread here!
8 93Crafting the Future (Magic & Tech Crafting)
He built and crafted with all his heart. Whether totemic nature magic, mechanical and alchemical factories, nanomachines, teleporters, alchemy, enchanting, mining, and farming, there were no ends. From the lowly stone age he moved reached levels of technology thought only imaginary and magic which made worlds quake. Things aren’t perfect though. Monsters and beasts fill the world, growing stronger by the day, a malignant force is ever present… And strange, bountiful ruins of all sorts remain scattered throughout the world, abandoned yet maintained by faithful servants. But what mattered most to Joey was the little black cube which not only redefined his worldview, but allowed him to transform the world into something utterly marvellous. The patreon linked to this account is not for this story. This story heavily focuses on crafting progression of both magic and tech, where in something is crafted to unlock a new resource or way to craft something better. Heavily influenced on games with such structure. As there is no backlog, chapter releases will be as written, which hopefully will be once a day but depends on progress made per day.
8 333Breakthrough
Cyan was your everyday school teen boy however all of that changed one day when a text message was sent around the world [Message]: “You have been invited to the [Training Tower] as part of a defense program which purpose is the creation, training, and support of Players, do you wish to [accept] or [refuse], please reply this message before the training period ends”.
8 205