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THEA FOSTER HIDALGO. XXI. sometimes the { smallest step} in the r i g h t   d i r e c t i o n ends up being the biggest step in { y o u r   l i f e }. { tip toe } if you must ----- BUT TAKE THE STEP.

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samirchs:

        samirah immediately pepped up, her EXPRESSION returning to it’s usual sunshine setting. the idea that the squirrel was once again painted as harmless and cute somehow managing to make her feel BETTER. “ oh yes! that was probably it. ” she beamed, thankful the tone of the conversation had shifted from angry to understanding. “ squirrels need to eat, too. ”

          thea grinned, happy that it had been so simple and quick to lift samirah’s spirit. all it took was pretending that the two were in some D I S N E Y movie, and samirah was the princess. how could she be anything but a princess ? ‘yeah, of course they do, and i bet the squirrel really e n j o y e d  that croissant. it tasted really good...before it sto --- um, TOOK it. so, want to come with me to get some replacement snack ? ’ 

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delcneys:

“well, why were you eating near a tree?”

          ‘ because i FELT LIKE IT. it seemed like a NICE DAY to spend outside --- what’s wrong with eating near trees ? ’

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wcsthomas:

wes squinted his eyes at his friend in c o n f u s i o n before his lips began to curve into a small smile. he couldn’t help it–– the words leaving thea’s mouth were something of a comedy show. the funny story almost –– ALMOST –– gave him a great enough distraction from thea taking her over shirt off and tossing it in the trash nearest the two. “do you–– ahem,” he tried to cover up the small amounts of laughter still fluttering his system, will simultaneously trying to control the blush he knew was occurring as well. “do you want me to get you a new croissant?”

          wes was simply TOO SWEET. it was the reason why thea couldn’t bring herself to make a move on him back at the party, the risk of hurting his feelings one she wasn’t willing to take. the reason why she always stopped flirting as SOON as he looked too uncomfortable. wes was one of the friends she most enjoyed spending time with, and she cared for him enough to ignore his red cheeks every once in a while and give him a break from the teasing for once. ‘ NAH, don’t worry about it. thanks, though --- that’s really nice of you. you’re the BEST, wes. ’

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ariellemosier:

gaze lifting just to have her eyes widened as she caught sight of thea tugging her top off. her heart pounded for a moment just before realizing she had a tank top on still, though it didn’t leave all that much to the IMAGINATION. especially for someone who had seen as much of thea as arielle had in the past. ❛ uh, oh wow. yeah, i can only imagine. ❜ arielle mumbled, her cheeks flushing a shade of pink as she glanced back at the laptop residing in her lap. ❛ uh, hopefully you don’t have like, rabies or something.. ❜ she added, only to shake her head at her own words, not having a clue why she thought that would be relevant in any way.

          thea was O B S E R V A N T --- maybe it came from being a painter, maybe it came from being snapped at over a single misplaced hair or a speck of dust on her gown, but it was a trait that became useful at the time of spotting wide eyes and pink cheeks. thea sat down next to arielle, crossing one leg over the other and fiddling with the hem of her shorts. her lips parted to make some sort of WITTY REMARK at arielle for thinking of RABIES as a topic of conversation, but a quick glance was enough for thea to feel nervous, her mind blank. ‘ um --- yeah, rabies would be a PAIN IN THE ASS. although not actually in the ASS --- a squirrel didn’t bite MY ASS. just MY HAND, ’ thea quickly clarified, laughing at her own mess of a sentence.

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griffinaccorsi:

griffin brought his hand up to cover his mouth, trying to stifle the laughter that was bubbling within him. “ oh my god, ” he snickered, shaking his head at the girl’s misfortune. “ that is AWESOME. a squirrel fuckin’ attacked you ?! damn. that’s a story for the books. honestly, keep that shirt as a souvenir. ”

          he was doing a lousy job at holding back his laughter, and thea couldn’t possibly care LESS. soft laughter was soon leaving her own parted lips as she shook her head in disagreement, running a hand through her messy hair to somewhat repair the D A M A G E done by the squirrel. ‘ yes, a squirrel ATTACKED me --- and stole my fuckin’ croissant, might i add. but dude, if you’d seen some of the, um ... LEFTOVERS on that shirt, you wouldn’t be saying that. ’

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samirchs:

         “ oh dear, did the squirrel really a t t a c k you? ” samirah asked, bambi eyes widened in astonishment. it was hard for the blonde to think of the adorable little creatures as vicious– why would squirrels have been painted so KINDLY in fairy tales if it wasn’t true? “ i’m really sorry about your croissant, though. ”

          thea had made it her mission to gently introduce samirah to a world with NO fairy tales, NO completely P U R E hearts ( other than samirah’s, of course ) and NO happily ever afters --- a REAL world. but seeing the disappointment in samirah’s eyes was heartbreaking, and the words were tumbling from her lips before she could think twice. ‘ i mean, i’m sure it meant well ! maybe it had a squirrel FAMILY to feed. we know the squirrel but not their story. ’

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          ‘ never go near a tree with a croissant,’ thea said, f r u s t r a t i o n evident in her voice as she removed her torn and stained shirt and tossed it into the nearest garbage bin, thankful for the tank top she was wearing underneath. being topless was the only thing that could’ve made her situation worse. ‘ because a very hungry squirrel WILL attack you, and those little fuckers show NO MERCY. ’

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how're things between you and kieran? do you still like him?

          ‘ WEIRD. AWKWARD. just...UNCOMFORTABLE, really. i wish it was like before, and even though we did kind of patch things up...it’s just not the same, you know? and yes, i do still like him, so it REALLY FUCKING SUCKED when i found out that gossip thing was a lie. ’

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fmk: rami, owen, kieran

          ‘ kill rami and see if he thinks i’m a 7.5/10 at murdering, fuck kieran and marry owen. to be honest, i’d rather marry kieran, but i don’t think he’d agree to that. things aren’t great. ’

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something youre most nervous about rn?

          ‘ politics, man. with trump running for president, i wouldn’t want my father getting any ideas. i just never want to hear his name again. i’m also nervous about this whole KIERAN situation --- i just feel like something doesn’t quite FIT sometimes. i also feel like an asshole, so maybe it’s just that. ’

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👀 do you think you're a 7.5 in bed

          ‘ no. that 7.5 is bullshit and i’m at least an 8. who even uses D E C I M A L S in sex rankings ? lame people, that’s who --- lookin’ at you, RAMI. ’

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Send my muse “👀 + a question” and they’ll have to answer with 100% honesty.

No deleting questions, either!

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kieran or owen?

           ‘ owen’s a nice guy and all, but...KIERAN. definitely kieran. ’

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Text ✉️ Thea

kieran: right

thea: so...yeah, see you around

thea: bye

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Text ✉️ Thea

kieran: yeah, whatever

kieran: that works.

thea: cool, i'll see you around then :)

thea: i'm really glad we cleared that up

thea: that was totally what i expected anyways i just wanted to check haha

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Text ✉️ Thea

kieran: yeah, about that post.

kieran: listen. i can't even believe i feel like we have to have this conversation, but because some people seem to take that glorified cyber bully's word for more than it's worth i thought it'd be best if i took a second to clear the air

kieran: it's not like i'm into you or anything. frankly, i'm embarrassed the rumor's floating around. i mean, what, am i some 8th grade girl? i don't have time for any juvenile crushes

kieran: i thought you and i were cool but after piecing together our convo from the other night it seems like you might believe it's true, too

kieran: so just so you know. i'm not losing my mind over the fact that you had sex with rami. i don't give a single fuck who you sleep with

kieran: do whatever you want

kieran: none of it means anything to me

thea: oh.

thea: ok.

thea: i'm glad you cleared that up. thanks.

thea: i hope we can be cool again? like before the party?