Prompt: 17-Simple

Pen name: UofMAnne

Pairing: Emmett

Rating: T

Photos for prompts 1, 7, 13, 19, & 25 can be found here:

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People who didn't really know Emmett thought he was the embodiment of every dumb jock stereotype they'd heard. His size and happy go lucky attitude lulled people into believing there was no complexity to him. To most, Emmett was a guy who loved sports and pretty girls.

That may have been true, but Emmett also loved reading, his dog Max, and his volunteer work at the retirement community. His innate curiosity about the world around him, paired with his genuine love for life made him a favorite among the octogenarians.

Emmett was refreshingly straightforward, but he was anything but simple.

A/N: Whew. Done. Thanks to Margot for a pre-read. If anyone had told me a year ago that I'd spend my winter writing fanfic about Emmett McCarty, I'd have thought they were crazy. Thank you to everyone for reading, and if you reviewed and I didn't reply, I'm sorry! Know that every review I got made me ridiculously happy. There was office chair dancing on more than one occassion.

I would be insane to end this without showering Athena, Margot, and Ashley with thanks and love for all of their hand-holding, pre-reading, and general awesomeness. Having Athena on my side makes everything I do better. Margot and Ashley make me laugh, and always give me honest reactions. And none of this would have happened at all if AccioBourbon hadn't been so persistent. I love and adore all four of them, and I know how lucky I am to have them.