* | attitude like fuck you, pay me

sicker than most, look at the f o l k. trippin for dollars so holler for gold. picking apart my problems like when Peter Piper picked his nose. whip looked like it got dipped in a cherry coat. mercedes' same color as the hair on a Lil Boat.

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morevas

          “so you’re saying you want me to hit your piñata?” she raised her brows, a smirk playing on her lips. “damn. a whole week? i don’t know if i can wait that long. is there any way i could – speed up the process to bronze? maybe silver? hell, why stop there? let’s go all the way for the gold.” she took a step toward him, overwhelmingly aware of the minimal space between them. “you’re alright. definitely not number one. that’s a tough spot to replace, danny is my main man and all,” she joked. “you might be a little better than the others, but i only put people in my top three if i’m in their top three. so, how’s it gonna be?”

     “ that’s  EXACTLY  what i'm saying . ”  he flashed her a wink ,  standing his ground as she moved closer . “ i do have an affinity for gold .  it’s a nice color ,  you know ? ”  thomas took his own step forward ,  leaving a mere few inches between them .  “ definitely ?  you seem a bit sure about that ,  don’t you ?  maybe it’s more of an underdog story and i’ll surpass everyone else in a matter of days .  but you’re right  -    -  no one can beat danny . ”  his lips curled into a smile .  “ okay ,  let’s say you’re number two .  what am i ,  now ? ”

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[ imessage ] ;; franny

Francine: oh come on, you know i was kidding

Thomas: don't know that

Thomas: i think the only way i'll know for sure is if you bring me food

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[ imessage ] ;; GABE

Gabe: Chop the carrot and mix it with the egg to make an omelette and then melt the popsicle and mix it in ??

Gabe: Actually that is a terrible idea

Gabe: I thought I was onto something because I watched one episode of chopped but no lol

Thomas: chopped ideas are the only good ideas

Thomas: but yeah that's an awful idea and I will not be doing that

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[ imessage ] ;; EMMY

Clementine: hey i just went grocery shopping

Clementine: why dont you come over and cook something for both of us to eat ??

Thomas: sounds like a solid plan

Thomas: but how about we BOTH cook

Thomas: that way you won't be disappointed in just me but also yourself

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lukas-garcia

out of habit, lukas’ cheeks puffed up as he thought. “i know farida. she’s… she’s my roommate. i mean i know there’s more than just the two of you, but she’s never mentioned… you. before.” lukas typically didn’t feel self-conscious but every insecurity and flaw was surfacing his mind the more he spoke to thomas. he crossed his arms across his stomach with a sigh. “its funny to see who stayed here in cali and who left after high school.”

      “ yeah ,  most of my shifts are with her . ”  his head nodded .  oh boy did this interaction feel so  FORCED  &  it offered thomas a slight wave of nostalgia          wishing they could have spoken as easily as in high school ,  before .  almost instinctively ,  he brushed a hand over the back of his arm where two tattoos remained  -    -  two he had gotten for the other .   “ yeah .  weather’s nicer here so . ”  his shoulders shrugged .  “ can’t get rid of me that easily . ”  pursing his lips ,  a hand raised awkwardly towards lukas’ uniform .  “ acrobat ,  huh ?  bet that’s ...  fun . ” 

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indicna

indiana merely chuckled at the male’s suggestions of children’s books that her literature could have been and shook her head nonchalantly. ‘ oh thomas, you’re so INNOCENT— ’ she responded, her gaze flicking back to her bag where she could see the words ‘baby names’ poking out into visibility, ‘ —if you want to find out you’re gonna have to come and get it, ’ she teased, rapidly whipping the book out of the bag, sprinting off her seat and running across to the other side of the room with it, leaving a trail of laughter in her tracks. she loved fooling around with him - it made her feel like the duo were back in high school together again. 

      he stood from his seat ,  rather dramatically as his chair fell backwards to make a loud boom !  “ remember when i joined track and field for like three days sophomore year ?  i’ve still got it ! ”  the brunette shouted as he chased her across the room . arms reached out ,  wrapping around her waist as he lifted her from the group .  “ don’t tell me it’s an erotica book  &  you’re tryna get off in this break room . ”  letting go of his grip ,  he quickly snatched the book .  “ 40,000+ BABY NAMES FOR YOUR LITTLE ANGEL !  you got a lil bun in the oven ,  indy ? ” bending down ,  he begun to speak to her abdomen . “ hey there ,  buddy .  i’ll be your coolest uncle thomas . sorry you’re stuck with a hellish woman as a mother . ”

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[ imessage ] ;; franny

Francine: kiddie pool is better than nothing.

Francine: i wouldn't shed a single tear if anything happened to you, honest.

Francine: but thanks for your bucket of tears. big love.

Francine: i'm salt wtf

Thomas: that's fucked up

Thomas: some kind of friend you are

Thomas: you know what?? you can be whatever you want fran

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TEXT  ;「 sabine 」

sabiné: wait for real

sabiné: listen........ i know my MOM'S number. who are you???????

Thomas: really??

Thomas: i don't know my mom's number

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lukas-garcia

lukas stared at thomas for a few moments with a completely blank expression, his mind stopping dead in its tracks. “h-hey.” he sputtered out when the gears finally started turning again. “are you meeting someone or visiting, or like, you don’t work here, do you?” deep down lukas did not want this conversation to continue. he wanted to simply run back to the tent, maybe stare at a wall for a bit, and then go back to work. his big mouth had other ideas.

    “ i do work here ,  actually .  cry baby’s carousel with farida . ”  his head bobbed up and down ,  eyes shifting to look at literally anything but him now .  it was pretty damn awkward just about now . oh ,  what thomas wouldn’t give to have just not walked towards this area of the park . now he’d have to actively try and avoid the other ,  rather than keeping him as a mere thought in the back of his head with all of his slightly painful memories .

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[ imessage ] ;; franny

Francine: cry me a river tommy

Francine: SOME KIND OF FRIEND I AM????

Francine: I DIDN'T CALL YOU MEDIOCRE

Francine: you're bland if anything

Thomas: maybe a kiddie pool if anything

Thomas: i don't think u deserve more than a bucket of tears

Thomas: okay if i were a spice i'd be like a garlic herb blend and you would be flour

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morevas

          “so you’re saying you don’t want me to see you be…enamored by your words? weird.” she shook her head gently and watched as her partner picked up her slack, letting others onto the ride and checking their harnesses. “mm, i’m pretty sure she’s not blonde. you could’ve at least gone for rory, she is related to me and all. and i thought i’d at least be in the top three.” she frowned. “but whatever, i see how it is. i’ll just go hang out with some other brunet boy. you’re all the same, anyway.” once her co-worker gave her the thumbs-up, she set the ride to go around once again. “maybe i’ll invite him to my place after.” she shrugged. “who knows. life without a plan has always worked out for me.”

“ reverse psychology .  if i tell you not to hit the pinata ,  you’re still gonna hit it because what the fuck do i know ? ”  his shoulders shrugged . “ top three ?  you’re jumping the gun a lil ,  frenchie .  maybe in like a week or so ,  you’ll be getting bronze in the most adorable blonde . ”  the smile on his lips only grew wider as she spoke .  “ does this mean i don’t rank very high on your list of favorite dark haired boys ?  i mean ,  i don’t expect to be number one with danny devito still alive and healthy .  but a solid second ?  i like to think i’m a little better than others . ”

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morevas

          “only 95? hm.” she frowned and nodded, a playful smile gracing her lips. “and i’d be all for that notion if there weren’t people on the ride.” her gaze went to the coaster, the cars pulling back into the station and she pressed the button to release their harnesses. “i get off in thirty, though. you think you can wait or are you gonna find some other adorable blonde to join you?” she raised her brows. “who is manning the carousel right now? you didn’t leave children on that ride on their own, did you? demon spawn or not, they don’t deserve that.”

     “ you just haven’t seen the other 5% ,  and hopefully you never do . ”  his eyes briefly wandered towards the ride ,  watching as some people ran off and others took their sweet time . “ i don’t know . ”  he pursed his lips ,  pretending to look conflicted . “ there are a lot of really adorable blondes around . i mean ,  you’re in the top ten for most fun to be around but you’re barely making it into top five .   -     -  farida’s got it covered ,  i just ended my shift like five minutes early to waltz on over here . ”

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[ imessage ] ;; JEZEBEL

Jezebel: You need better friends.

Thomas: nah im good

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[ imessage ] ;; franny

Francine: ok fuck you

Francine: you can starve idc

Thomas: :'(

Thomas: you cant tell right now but u made me cry

Thomas: some kind of friend u are

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[ imessage ] ;; franny

Francine: :~)))

Francine: come over to mickey's

Francine: i'll make you something edible

Thomas: will it taste good tho

Thomas: bc ur mediocre at a lot of things

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morevas

          “okay, first of all – gross.” she grimaced. “second of all – sometimes you should stop talking. i mean, you’re cute and all but it really does a disservice, you know?” she smiled and adjusted the collar of his cotton cloud polo, making a show of fluttering her lashes to portray her innocence. “a new bar sounds like my jam. though, i haven’t been to many of the bars here in the first place so they’re mostly all new.” she let her hand fall and shrugged. “but consider me down. i’ve got tomorrow off and am in the mood to get wasted.”

“ you know ,  you’re not wrong . i have been told my choice of words is about 95% poor . ” the corner of his lip twitched slightly at the close proximity between them . “ well ,  if you’re in the mood already .  i’d suggest we play hookie and dip now but then the carousel will really live up to its name .  you know ,  one time i had to ask them to wait so i could clean up this spill a couple people left and three babies  -    -  not one ,  but three started screeching like little demon spawns . ”

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lukas-garcia

lukas was walking back from brown’s after bugging annalie for the last part of her lunch break, eyes on the ground as he mentally practiced an acro routine in his head. as per usual, he was in his typical uniform - shirtless with loose fitting pants. he was caught off guard by someone quite literally running into him and he stumbled at the force. “don’t worry abou…” lukas didn’t finish his sentence when he turned around and made eye contact with the guilty party. “thomas?”

he didn’t know that lukas was working here .  honestly ,  he stopped keeping tabs on the guy after high school . learn to let go ,  right ?  “ hey . ”  his tone was uneasy as he spoke .  “ funny running into you here . ”  his eyes moved from the other’s towards the rest of his ensemble .  thomas had spent most of his time around the rides and food areas ,  never once having seem the acrobatics routine himself .