after the night of self-loathing he’d had, drinking his father’s favorite liquor, trying to figure out what made him love the stuff so much, elliot needed clara. the big, bubbly smile, the way she’s so eager to be helpful, the overflowing kindness that she always offered him. he sighs a little, leaning in the doorway now, hoping he can find the right moment to thank her for showing up uninvited. “well, next time you’re coming over, bring your laptop. if you show me yours, i’ll show mine.” he smiles playfully, watching her toss the glass she’s collected into his trash can, and then offers to stick around and watch a movie. elliot glances at the clunky silver watch on his wrist, and nods his head. “that sounds like a good idea. we’ll have to watch in my room, though. jag will be home pretty soon, and he has a tendency to talk through movies, even though he knows i hate it.” elliot laughs quietly as he references his roommate and longest friend. he turns, heading out of the bathroom and leading her into his room down the hall. he’s always felt kind of lucky, having jagger as his wealthier friend, so that he doesn’t have to take clara through some slum of an apartment, similar to the home he’d grown up in. “what should we order?” he asks, holding the door open for her. “i could be up for tacos, or ramen. or literally anything you want. something to help soak up this alcohol.”
clara had met jagger a few times - it would’ve been impossible for her to not, seeing as elliot was the only person she ever hung out with - but she didn’t know him as well as she could’ve. “ he talks through movies? he must be the devil! ” she was teasing, of course, the small grin on her face highlighting the fact. as soon as he had agreed, she had started running through all the movies she liked in her heard, her grin turning mischievous. “ how about you pick the food and i pick the movie? ” one of her favorite things to do was force the other to watch silly movies with her, and tonight was no exception. she tried to keep herself from giggling and giving herself away, the excitement from earlier mixing with her playful mood, making her practically a sugared-up toddler. the movie she had picked in her mind was one of her favorites, but it was no breakfast club or empire strikes back. “ i’ll pay for the take out. ” she offered, even though she had already been planning on doing that. in her experience, offering to pay for food was the best way to get anyone to agree. without waiting for him to answer, she flopped onto his bed, grabbing the remote and turning the television on. if the movie couldn’t be found on demand, clara was sure she had stashed a dvd copy of it somewhere in his apartment a few weeks ago.
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