heavy is the crown

“you got me ice-cream, that’s going to keep me sweet for at least a little while…” noemia muses, pursing her lips at the mention of their less than pleasant conversations. she really doesn’t want to get stuck on it. she’s never been good at dealing with things when they get difficult; hence why it was easier to walk away from the situation in the first place! “i mean — i liked you. was that not at least a little bit obvious?”

#caelum thread.#caelum and noemia thread.#sunliights

caelum better stay on her good side while that effect is still active. he can practically see the video game timer floating above her head now that's gone ahead and made her little joke. "i... yeah, i think so. but you're nice to everyone so sometimes it's hard to gauge. plus, you rejected nearly all of my sexual advances. really wounded my pride," he sighs dramatically, a hand coming over to clutch the spot of his chest over his heart.

“did you just call caelum smart?” that’s enough to have bella looking at her girlfriend like she’s just sprouted an additional head. granted, caelum clearly isn’t stupid since he’s passing college however it’s not like ari to dish out compliments. even unintentional ones. “i’m supposed to have multiple?! well, this just means i’ve got so much more to think about! besides, they can’t all be my ideas. i’ll let you pick one. since i’m so nice.”

"did i?" now she's staring as if she'd just looked at herself in the mirror and sprouted an additional head. clearly there's enough regret there that she doesn't need to say it aloud but credit where credit is due, whenever caelum was ever with noemia, he seemed to treat her well (enough). teasing aside, of course, since that's the nature of their group. "of course you're supposed to have multiple! you can't just think about the bed and nothing else! there are other rooms in the house. we have to have a really nice kitchen for the both of us to patter around in. i enjoy cooking breakfast with you. that's, like, my favorite activity ever."

#aurora and mitzi.#renata and flora.#cecilia and rowan.#ari and bella.#usfw

namtan

ENEMIES WITH BENEFITS | EP 5

i wish i could write more but honestly these past few weeks have felt like a fight for my life. hopefully that switches up here pretty soon. thanks to all those who have remained patient with me and would still like to write now/in the future. you guys are the coolest.

#ooc.

"hm? i'm the one that asked you to hang out, 'course not." however given that she's the one who feels as if she's made the situation awkward, noemia couldn't help but ask. perhaps this is a reminder that she ought to just keep her mouth shut when it comes to anything that might suggest to caelum that she doesn't want to be around him.

#caelum thread.#caelum and noemia thread.#sunliights

"well yeah but you could've grown sick of me in the past..." lifting a hand, he glances down at his watch to 'glance' at the time, clearly not registering it, "hour. we've had about ten different conversations since, not all of them the happiest." but that doesn't mean he's so distressed and distraught that they can't turn it around. if anything, he appreciates the honesty first and foremost, so much so that he continues to walk them in the opposite direction of their hotel. "now that we're alone... can i ask you something? how did you feel about me? back then?"

“sure we did! it’s not like we’re all going to be together and they’re not going to talk.” granted, they could’ve very well kept it in a group setting but where would the honest conversation be in that? though, she supposes depending how awkward it is maybe that would be preferable. couldn’t be that awkward if they were alone now, though! “i can’t tell you more, we haven’t bought it yet! besides, we’ll have several. obviously. one for all the houses.”

"pretty sure they're smart enough to navigate conversations around them so that they aren't stuck with just each other. i wonder who asked who to go out." ari is aware enough to know that both of the girls were being too nosey for their own good but if they're going to expose themselves on find my then surely they know of the consequences that come with! "oh right, yes, our many vacation homes. you're supposed to have multiple fantasies, not just one! that's why they're fantasies - the whole point is that we've not bought them yet."

04k96

#atlas musing.

“i don’t know, it’s ice-cream! just because it was edible that doesn’t make it good…” what would be the alternative? standing with it until it dripped down his hand? “not done with me yet?” even if she had reached out to caelum to hang out, it’s not like noemia really expected him to entertain her all even. also, given the vaguely sour turn things had taken she definitely wouldn’t expect him to want to hang around.

#caelum thread.#caelum and noemia thread.#sunliights

"no." it does beg a good question though, one that has him pausing in his tracks to look back at her with arm still extended out and noemia in tow. "are you done with me yet?" there's no point in continuing the night if she doesn't find it's worth doing so, and even though he was the one to bring up all of the sad things over the last few months, there's not really a better way to move forward than to push right past it... right?

“we should’ve bugged him… in anticipation of the two of them having a conversation this weekend.” granted, bella knows neither she or ari really have those sort of skills or interests. and perhaps there is such a thing as being too involved in their friend’s lives. “i think you do, actually! you love to bring it up so much. also — no. our martial bed will be much nicer than this.”

"did we know they were going to have conversations one-on-one this weekend...?" because she sure as hell didn't. this entire thing had been a crapshoot from the beginning and after several months of not engaging with anyone directly, ari can't imagine caelum being prepped at all for this sort of thing. "oh really??" her attention is now latched onto something else entirely, a happy looking future with the girl laying beneath her. "tell me more."

nouvelis

“i don’t.” she admits with a faint smile — it is almost creepy how well he knows her and can guess her moods now, but maybe that is a kind of telepathy that comes with being in a steady relationship. she hasn’t eaten much all day, if she has to be honest, but her cortisol has kept her head held high and her composure intact — until she is finally granted solitude when she reaches her own apartment, away from the source of her panic and resurfacing trauma. “but i don’t want to starve you, either.” the sight of his suit is enough to remind her of their original plans before she cancelled them. maybe there is still a part of her that doesn’t know how to sit with her sadness, and would rather hop onto immediate distractions instead. “aren’t you just the slightest bit disappointed that our date night is ruined?” she asks. she already knows his answer, him being such a patient, loving boyfriend that she isn’t sure if she deserves entirely. “i’ll make it up to you, i promise.” she entwines his hand with hers, before bringing it to her lips to kiss the back of his hand gently.

#insu thread.#insu and asami thread.

"i can curb my hunger for a little bit longer. push comes to shove, i'm sure you've got something in the pantry i can whip up," either for just himself or for the both of them should her appetite come back. her stock has only increased since they started dating, shifting her lifestyle ever so slightly closer towards her home so that she's able to enjoy a few home-cooked meals. sure, they might not be better than eating a nice meal out but they can at least do so in the comfort of their loungewear. "i don't know that disappointed is the word. besides, plans change and the moment you opened the door, i knew that this was more important. anniversaries don't have to be celebrated on the day, especially since every day should feel like it's something to be celebrated." his smile is warm, small, before it disappears entirely behind a kiss to her forehead. if anyone were to ask, celebrating their relationship on the daily is quite easily the simplest thing on his agenda.

#one of their many platonic friend activities ofc #minjeong and tamsin.

tamsin quinn and minjeong seo / @inkshadow

nouvelis

“… why not?” of course, the classic puppy-eyes look remains fixed on anna's features, now that she knows it works decently well. it is likely only a matter of time until ari finally capitulates to her weekend invitation. “i’ve already asked ariel and the others to join me for a weekend,” she mentions her other friend group with a bright, easy smile, but the casual tone doesn’t negate the quiet fact that she desperately wants to spend more one-on-one time with ari, too. they have been spending an absurd amount of time together prior to the start of the stressful exam period; there is just something inherently magnetic about ari that draws her in, leaving anna reaching for her phone to text her a little too often. “well, you don’t have to give me an answer right away — but promise me you’ll at least think about it, okay?” she adds with a fainter, softer smile, hopeful but fiercely protective of making sure ari doesn't feel pressured. “we can go kayaking or camping nearby, too. it’ll be a nice little trip to recharge before the new semester starts all over again.”

#oh i'm sure they are.....#ari thread.#ari and anna thread.

"and they said no? or is this going to be a massive girl party?" her words are distinct enough through the chewing of her snack, one that she hovels down way too quickly for her own liking and nearly goes for another one before deciding it's probably best to take a few slow sips of smoothie beforehand. "i'll.... think about it," she finally manages out slowly, running the remaining summer schedule through her head. without seeing everything in front of her, it'll be hard to give her a final yes or no. "i really wouldn't worry about waiting on my response though if someone else is interested," she urges as well, worried that all of the time they've spent together will likely cause anna to grow annoyed of her more than anything. "you'll also have to teach me how to kayak because i'm not super well-versed in anything camp-related. i can swim so it's not like i'll drown but i don't have the best motor skills for anything that doesn't involve a stringed instrument."

"no, mine was good. wasn't yours?" surely his belief in how good the recommendation was isn't only based on her opinion, he's got to have enjoyed himself too. not that noemia is very sure that caelum looks like he's enjoying himself now. not that it's her fault, he's the one who brought everything up!

#caelum thread.#caelum and noemia thread.#sunliights

"mine was shit actually," he manages with a straight face, looking over at her with such aloofness as if he hadn't just scarfed down an entire ice cream cone. though he's entirely capable of keeping that face on for the remainder of the night, for her sake he curls his lips upwards into the tiniest hint of a smile. "considering i finished mine before you finished yours, i can say with certainty it was good. come on -" a hand reaches down to grab hers, pulling her further away from campus and only pausing briefly to toss the remains in a nearby bin. "it's a nice night out. let's not waste it."

"what didn't even work?!" at this point, bella can't even be sure what ari is whining about. sometimes these things are better off not questioned, when she thinks about it. "no, no. i just know he's the only one that will come and save me. though, he might see it as a threesome invitation. it's probably a good thing i doubt very much will pull him away from their secret little hang out. unless it's going poorly..."

"hmm, if only find my could give you insight on those sorts of things. too powerful at that point but i could see that being useful if someone's in a dire situation..." doubtful that's what noemia has gotten herself into tonight though if she really wanted to, their phone numbers are just a mere text away. "do you really think i want to share you right now?" this time her scrambling has her so she's no longer perpendicular to her girlfriend but laying right on top of her like two pieces of bread stacked on top of one another, propped up by extended arms and sheer willpower. "how dare bring a third into our marital bed!"

thelovesickgrls

Ryujin x Waves photoshoot behind the scenes

#wanted opposite.

noemia knows it's perhaps a bit of a stark way of putting things but if there's anyone that she doesn't want to discuss her apparent inability to get into a meaningful relationship, caelum is definitely near the top of the list. "it doesn't matter now," she eventually mutters, shrugging her shoulders. it's definitely not something that they need to delve any further into.