Like i said this went on way longer than i expected. my outline is 500 words. i wanted something light. and fun. and fluffy. this is something.
Willow was already exhausted and it was only 5am. Today had been leg day, and after what felt like a trillion reps of weighted squats, leg presses, leg extensions, lunges and calf raises Willow had to lay down. Dripping with sweat Willow laid in the grass behind her dads' house and turned off her work out music.
Willow wiped her sweating hands on the grass and picked up her scroll. Willow automatically opened up Penstagram before reminding herself that she was trying to spend less time on that app. Willow almost swiped to close the app but something caught her eye.
Boscha, in a workout outfit, and posing in a way that really showed off her muscles. Willow bit her lip her finger hovering over the like button. The caption: 'Grudgby season pre-workouts go hard! #workout #armday #etc'
Willow scoffed, everyone knew that Mondays were leg day. Willow couldn't deny, whatever arm workout Boscha was up to really worked. Willow looked at the likes, one thousand already. Willow clicked the like button, what's one more in the crowd that large. .
WIllow noticed a comment:
WITCHCHICK128: WOOOOOH! Hexide is going to DOMINATE on the battlefield this friday!
Willow cocked an eyebrow before realizing it was probably Luz who left that comment using Amity's scroll.
Willow sighed and closed her scroll. Willow got up a bit disappointed Luz wasn't there to give her one of Luz's famous pep talks. Luz occasionally joined Willow for workouts. Willow rolled her shoulders and went inside, intent on taking a long bath to relax her muscles before school.
Boscha's penstagram feed invaded Willow's bath. Willow couldn't stop thinking about Boscha, it was quite annoying. Willow had long been a fan of grudgby while attending hexide she's never missed a game. Willow enjoyed the plays, the magic, the community sure. There was something else that caught Willow's attention too. The players. The sweat, the uniforms, the running. Willow didn't care who was on the field, no with all those factors combined anyone looked great.
Willow giggled as Amity herself realized just how attractive those things could be in front of her a few weeks ago. Amity the former captain of the grudgby team. Amity, her former friend. Amit was the one who got Willow into grudgby, but that hobby had persisted long after the friendship had ended.
The player Willow had probably seen the most of was Boscha. She was a seriously impressive player if a bit lacking in teamwork. Boscha didn't need teamwork, she had great field awareness, and powerful and versatile magic. Her favorite spell, fire, always kept her opponents on their feet. The heat made their palms sweaty which made it more difficult for them to hold the ball. Boscha's signature trick of lighting up the ball also made it easier to distract the opponents. In a dire situation Boscha could throw a fireball that's not the official grudgby ball and trick opponents into believing her team has the ball. Distracting the opponent's protectors when the opponents are running the field makes it easier to recover the ball. It's really genius. Willow may think Boscha is a snooty witch, Willow may even think that Boscha is a poor grudgby captain, but her pure tactical brilliance is unquestionable.
WIllow got up from the tub, began to dry off and get ready for the day. Grudgby on the brain, and the game's not even until friday. Willow laughed to herself, Boscha was making her go crazy. Even though the game wasn't until friday, Willow couldn't help thinking about the plays, the tactics, the scores, yes even the cute uniforms. Willow rolled her eyes at herself in the mirror, she really was some sort of crazy masochist.
Willow glanced at the time, though it was a bit early she had nothing else to do but go to school. Willow began leisurely strolling towards Hexide, in the past she dreaded going to school but since switching to the plant track, she enjoyed her classes, and her time at Hexide much more. In fact, since she was going to school early she might be able to put in some work on her extra credit assignment.
Willow arrived at Hexide just as the school was touching down from it's night sleeping in the air. Willow arrives before the plant's teacher, which was fine since she could work just as easily in the hallway, and she could catch her friends as they walked into school. Willow sat down in the hallway against the wall and began to work, summoning her plant project and experimenting with different spell circles.
Students trickled in over the next twenty minutes and Willow kindly smiled and greeted them all. One student, a recent multi track student in the plants track stopped to say hello. Since they were both in the plants track Willow took the time to explain just what she was doing. To Willow's delight the boy, Jerbo, seemed quite interested. Willow, excited to have someone to nerd out about plants with, gave increasingly elaborate demonstrations. Willow, oblivious to the crowd she was gathering showed off some autonomous moving plant-life to Jerbo. (an idea that she'd come up with after talking to Luz about earth plants and venus fly-traps)
Out of nowhere a student shoved Willow, but Willow, being as sturdy as she did, didn't topple or really move much. Willow looked up from her work and into the three eyes of Boscha. Willow's heart dropped into her stomach, it probably would've been easier if she'd just fallen over and made way for Boscha. Bocha's eyebrows leapt up, probably as surprised as Willow was that the plant track witch didn't fall over.
Willow cleared her throat and tried to act normal. "H-hey Boscha! Sorry about that i didn't see you coming"
Boscha didn't even dignify that with a response. Instead Boscha's eyes flared and she loomed over Willow. There was a time where Willow would've cowered but today she didn't feel like acting scared of the Grudgby team captain.
That really ticked off Boscha.
Boscha scoffed. "Do you want another Grudgby match half-witch?" Boscha challenged.
Willow looked around the hallway as if to say, 'are you talking to me?'. Willow shrugged. "That's very Luz of you, challenging me out of nowhere, but I must decline," Willow said, going a bit more polite than was strictly necessary, as she was prone to do when very nervous. Willow was glad Luz wasn't there to convince her otherwise. "But good luck on your game this Friday! We'll all be rooting for you!" Willow added to smooth the tension.
This seemed to satisfy Boscha, she tossed her hair and walked off. Willow watched her leave and couldn't help but think if she had to get bullied by Boscha, she should at least have the courtesy to do it in her Grudgby uniform so Willow could admire her properly.
Boscha had scared off Willows audience, and jerbo too by the looks of it. Willow sat down and worked on her Plants extra credit project. Willow was looking forward to that weekend's Grudgby game though if someone had asked she couldn't tell them why.
It was Friday night and Willow had seldom had such fun. The Grudgby match hadn't even begun.
Luz had decided to do something called Tailgating, so she, Amity and Willow had shown up early to the stadium to help set up. It wasn't much but it was strange. Luz wanted something called a grill set up so she had Amity cast metal bars and summon coal to cook what looked like frozen, slender cylinders of meat. There were cups of apple blood on the table, wooden chairs outside of the stadium and good spirits all around. Luz explained that this was a human custom before major sporting events. When Willow pointed out it wasn't exactly a major grudgby match just the second to last of the season Luz pulled the trio into a hug and exclaimed that it was a major grudgby match because there was such good company.
Willow felt a little left out. Amity was still in a cast so Luz was pretty doting on the Blight. Willow was also pretty sure Amity had a little something something for the human so that didn't help matters. But they both seemed to pay quite good attention to Willow, which was sweet.
Luz said that the 'borgars' were done and Amity quickly snatched the first one. Luz muttered something about quick grabbers then offered Willow one. Willow glanced at Amity who seemed to be enjoying it so she accepted it graciously. Willow tasted the 'borgar' and found it quite delectable, it tasted like some sort of exotic bird, with a hint of wood. Luz had told Willow about Woodpeckers back on earth, could this strange meat be woodpeckers.
Luz looked skeptically at her cooking, she poked and prodded it gently. After finishing her own borgar and growing tired of Luz's reluctance to eat it Amity herself asks for it. Luz replied you earned it and gave her the borgar. This piqued Willow's interest.
"Why don't you want it Luz?" Willow asked as tenderly as possible.
Luz shrugged, slightly green she said "i think i'm going vegetarian"
Amity thought this was particularly funny but this shocked and horrified Willow, she could never even think of eating her babies.
Willow turned to Amity, "what did Luz mean you earned it?" Willow asked suspiciously.
Amity turned slightly red. "I uhh caught the meat?" she asked more than answered.
"You hunted for this?" willow said in amazement.
"Technically?" Amity responded.
Luz nodded slightly horrified.
Willow could tell something weird was going on. "How did you?" Willow thought of a question. "Get it so circular?" she finished.
Amity shrugged. "It came that way"
Luz nodded again, still just as horrified. As if she were reliving some sort of traumatic memory.
Willow turned to Luz still confused.
Luz gulped and whispered. "it is-was i guess hooty"
Willow's eyes went wide. "Is he… okay?"
Luz's eyes went wider. She nodded. "Yes"
Willow put down her borgar. "Oh" was all she could say.
Amity held out her hand and wordlessly Willow passed her the borgar.
Amity enjoyed her third Hooty borgar.
Notes:If you want something like this read none of my other fics. idek. i'm sorry you read that. i really am. it's not a shitpost. i'm really gonna write Boschlow content i promise. but i'm working on this Hootyxduo fic (that's super serious too don't make fun of me) also part three of A Human tethered and a witch Stranded. (aka the good part) and i keep procastinating. also i have a chemistry test tomorrow and i wrote fanfiction instead. my life is falling apart. wish me luck?
Oh yeah please comment and tell me to get my life together.
actually it'd be more helpful if you gave me writing tips.