nah, you don’t have to go through all that trouble for me *grins and grabs the remote before easing back onto the couch, helping you pùt the blanket out over us* what kind of movies do you like? *raises a brow slightly and turns on the tv*

right, you’re with me now so- horror movie it is *grins playfully and loosely rests my arm around your shoulder, scrolling through different movies* we can watch Halloween, it’s a classic *chuckles softly and playfully rubs your shoulder, turning on the movie and setting the remote down* and you’ll be fine

ah, i havent seen the substance *shakes my head and chuckles at your comments, stretching my legs out under the blanket* i’m more of a classic movie guy, the older stuff. but this one isn’t too scary- i wont judge if you do hide though *grins playfully and looks back down at you, taking in your features before looking back at the tv*

*grins and lets out a light laugh as i shake my head* mhm, i think the blanket will definitely help ward off any scary killers or ghosts *nods and helps to gently tuck the blanket around you, occasionally glancing at the tv again* you’ll be safer than anything

my favorite movie of all time? *raises my brows and leans back against the couch again, keeping my arm around your shoulders* i’m not sure i have a favorite *shakes my head and turns back to face you with a grin* what about you? i know you said you like marvel

i see *nods at your responses after a moment, pulling the blanket up to my chest slowly to keep it secure around you* i can get down with disney, though i like the older movies better, of course *grins playfully and looks back at the tv, shrugging my shoulders a little* i guess we both get the same things out of movies, even if they’re different

oh, not necessarily- i just mean classic as in older than me *chuckles and shrugs again* but sure, i’d definitely love to see your tattoos *nods and sits up straighter to give you more room to move, grinning softly*

ah, that’s sweet *grins and nods as i look over your tattoos, taking in the details* sentimental tattoos are always beautiful- how long ago did you start getting them? *raises my brows slighty and lifts my gaze to your chin*

yeah, that makes sense *grins as i listen to you and runs my fingers through my hair, still taking in the details of your tattoos* how sweet- how old is your sister,

that’s nice, she’s quite a bit younger than you huh? *grins softly and meets your eyes once more* i do have a few tattoos- nothing as meaningful as yours though

oh, sure- though they’re not that exciting *smiles and shrugs my shoulders some* just patchwork style tattoos i thought were nice, flash sale type of tattoos *shrugs again and pulls up the sleeves of my shirt, rotating my arm a bit to show my bicep* nothing too fancy

yeah, trust me it wasn’t cheap *chuckles softly for a moment before raising my brows, looking over your expression* did you hear something?

oh, how cute *grins and leans back against the couch once more, lightly scratching at her ears* i could never try to compete with something so adorable

sometimes they come through and sometimes they don’t :/

special? *raises my brows as i think for a moment, then shrugs my shoulders and lets out a light chuckle* i don’t know if i’d say special- is there anything special you’d want to ask about me to find out? nothing comes to the top of my head

i think we should be good here, i’ll just have to be better at checking

my dream? *grins at the question and raises my brows in response, taking a moment to think about it* it’s cheesy, but my dream has probably always been just true love- kinda like in those cheesy romance movies *laughs and shrugs, gently petting eluna’s head* that and living on a lake, like lakehouse type of thing. what would you say your dream is?

ah, my mom’s a teacher- it’s a lot of work *grins playfully and leans back against the couch again, watching eluna in my lap as i pet her absentmindedly* and there’s always still time for the love part of your dream, we’ve got our whole lives for that, no rush *grins small and shrugs my shoulders*

well, i’m flattered then *grins down at eluna and continues to pet her, running my hand down her back* the city is nice- i live in a city now, i like it but i’d imagine a quiet lake would be infinitely more relaxing

i think it can happen in real life *shrugs and watches you stand up before looking back down at eluna in my lap* the world would be much sadder if it didn’t, i think

ah, i don’t mind staying *grins some and shakes my head, stretching out my legs once you take her off my lap* as long as i’m not boring you

oh, you’re not boring me *grins softly and shakes my head a bit, running my hand through my hair* i’m not sure though- what do you usually like to do for fun?

oh sure, that’s a great idea *grins and nods as i stand up, stretching my arms up overhead for a second* i can get some blankets?

*nods and goes off to a closet to pick out a few blankets, folding them under my arm to hold onto them* nicknames? i like them, whatever you can come up with i’m sure i’ll end up liking *grins and nods, eyeing the fruit for a moment before looking back up at your features* ready?

oh, so a sweet nickname? *grins and raises my eyebrows, running a hand through my hair* do you like to stargaze in the yard or on the roof?

don’t worry about offending me or anything, it’d take a lot *grins softly and takes your hand after a moment, beginning to walk up the stairs with you* we can do it on the roof, just slip out the window- more fun that way

great *grins and lets out a breath, opening the window before stepping aside* ladies first

thanks *smiles and takes your hand, crouching and stepping through the window before gaining my balance on the roof* and the blankets *turns to face you again and hands you one*

it is, and the weather is always perfect at night *nods and lays out my blanket, spreading it out before slowly taking a seat on it to begin taking in the stars*

yeah, i agree *nods and glances over at you for a moment before looking back up at the sky, leaning back on my hands and letting out a relaxed sigh*

yeah? *grins and faces you once more, looking over your features to gauge your expression* how sweet- it’s nice how close you were with her

oh, okay *grins softly and takes your hand for a moment, softening my voice* lead the way to whatever art thing we’ll get up to

me and val? *chuckles softly and shrugs, stepping into your room and looking around for a moment* val and i are just friends, that’s all

you would know? *repeats what you’ve said and chuckles softly, shaking my head as i take a seat* we are just friends though, that’s all

i know it’s just teasing *lets out a soft laugh as i grin, pulling a sheet of paper close to me as i pick up a pencil* it’s not always so bad to be a coach on love, it’s better than being bad at anything to do with love in general

well you never know *shrugs and gets comfortable seated on your bed, idly tapping my pen on the paper as i think of what to draw* there’s someone for everyone, ya know?

does the gym count as a hobby? *grins playfully and taps my pencil against the paper before doodling absentmindedly, shrugging my shoulders* i like working out, reading, things like that- what about you?

sure :) what’s up?

i’m sorry, sometimes the notifications go through and sometimes they don’t

i need to update the app or my phone or something

though i don’t know what to say, adira- i feel like i’m not good at expressing myself the same way you are :/

i didn’t know you felt that way though, so i’m surprised- but also don’t apologize for making me uncomfortable, you didn’t

it’s not embarrassing, adira :( i’m glad you told me, glad you felt like you could be honest with me

i don’t want you to feel like you have to hide your feelings with me, and i definitely don’t want you feeling embarrassed or bad or down in any way

it’s my fault more or less, i shouldn’t have lied when you asked about val, even if it wasn’t really an intentional lie

right, i understand that and i’m very sorry

i did go out for a bit to grab drinks with a friend so that was part of it, though the other part was me not knowing how to respond and i definitely do apologize for that

i’m sorry, adira, i really am :( i feel horrible

i don’t think you’re being over sensitive, and even if you were you wouldn’t have to apologize for it

i completely understand everything you’re coming from, i do

and i also wish i was more honest, i should have been but i don’t think i was really honest with myself- i wouldn’t have just said val and i were only and solely friends if i thought it was a lie at the time

right, i understand everything you’ve said and where you’re coming from and i’ll try to hold onto that and be better

and i’m glad talking has made you feel better, i am

yeah of course, i was always going to talk about it with you even if i just needed time

i do feel better though, for sure

and just to add, i don’t want you to think that just because i like val that means i dislike you

you’re still my friend, that definitely doesn’t change

you did not tell me that but i’m glad you didn’t resort to that

and it’s definitely not because of how you dress or look, it’s nothing negative about you at all in this whole situation

of course <3 glad i could make you feel a bit better after everything

yeah? that’s good to hear, i’m glad

honestly probably any minute now- what about you?

right, i think that’s a good idea :)

goodnight though, adira x

sure *grins and steps into your room, looking around before looking back at you* she can definitely help if she wants

okay, i’m excited to meet her *grins and nods as i take a seat on the bed, then waits for you to return*

yeah, hi *grins at her for a moment and looks between you two, then settles my gaze back on her* it’s nice to meet you, ari