5 times Hangman got older + 1 time he got wiser, too
synopsis It’s about time Jake realised that what he feels for you is love. (childhood friends to lovers, Jake ‘Hangman’ Seresin x fem!reader)
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Jake Seresin had always been someone who fought for what he wanted.
The finest bicycle—training wheels notwithstanding—the newest PlayStation with all the best games already loaded. The greatest model airplane, the sweetest set of kicks, one desire replaced another almost immediately after its acquirement. An iPod at eleven became an iPhone at twelve; as a freshman in high-school, this sole ambition transformed into a spot on the football team. And then, to become the youngest captain they’d seen. Success and success, before he stumbled across an old album of film in his senior year. It contained photos of his grandfather decked out in navy beige, a riot of badges sewn onto his jacket, the backdrop of each scene a fighter jet. New goal. Jake’s thirst for the best thus decided on his career — a military grade aviator, the very best in the game, with TOPGUN based training before his deployment.
As the girl-next-door, you’d stood witness to all of his aforementioned triumphs. Not to mention, countless more that didn’t quite make the cut — his first kiss with Jenny Sheehan, the same year as you and him, the junior he lost his virginity to at the end of sophomore year. The fact that he was well-established as golden boy of your district; favourite to win Prom King, a state-champion level football player.
If Jake Seresin were to put his mind to something, he was guaranteed to achieve success.
The only thing was, it required a conscious effort. If he didn’t know to work for something, it was bound to evade him.
