enjoy the ride.

vijay (jay) darzi. 28. lawyer.

[jaydarzi]

after a good swim, jay lay back in the sand to look up at the stars. they were the only thing he truly missed about jupiter. you couldn’t see shit in new york. he rolled on his side to look at the crowd of others. “could one of you bring me a beer?” he said loud enough for one of them to hear and fully expecting josie or gun to do his bidding, but willing to accept anyone’s assistance.

[jaydarzi]

leighdarzi:

Kicking off her heels, Josie flopped down onto the beach. She’d settled herself a little way from the others, just wanting a few moments of fresh air t  herself. She’d perhaps drank a little too much already and the cool sea breeze was making her hyper aware of that. But she was slowly starting to feel a little soberer and was ready to jump in the water soon. Well, if anyone wanted to get in with her that was. She knew they’d all changed since high school but she’d expected them to all be having more fun than she’d been having at the reunion. So she watched the others to see who would jump in first.

vijay was in a much better mood as soon as he was away from the school and large group of classmates he’d never claimed as friends. upon arriving at the beach, he was quick to strip down to his boxers and dive into the ocean. the cool water was welcoming compared to the muggy heat found on land. he swam for a few minutes before finally dragging himself out of the ocean in better spirits, with a smile on his face. he walked over to his wife and held out a hand toward her. “you gonna join me?” 

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wonderfullybianca:

“No, I don’t suppose you were,” Bianca replied.  “Doesn’t mean you couldn’t have other reasons for being here tonight.  I don’t imagine ten years later a whole lot of people here really have any school pride left.  It’s more about the morbid curiosity and a last ditch effort to recapture a little of the glory days, if only for a night.”  She gratefully took the drink, her ring making a clinking noise against the glass.  Bianca looked down at it for a moment, amazed that it could still surprise her to see it on her finger, before drinking down almost hald the drink and laughing dryly.  “Oh, but you know Leigh would.” 

“i guess,” vijay was willing to admit. the clink of bianca’s ring against her glass and her attention to it seems like a rather obvious attempt to draw his own attention, so he indulges her. “engaged? congrats.” truthfully with the state of his own marriage this evening, he wasn’t sure it was a thing to congratulate a person about, but he knew what the customs were. “i’m pretty sure leigh is too busy getting on my nerves to have time to get on yours. you’d likely be able to escape without incident.” 

[jaydarzi]

Text 💌 Vijosie

Josie: Do you have any specific alcohol preferences for tonight?

jay: no, just beer. i'm not trying to get drunk.

[jaydarzi]

Text 💌 Vijosie

Josie: Okay. I'm chill.

jay: good.

[jaydarzi]

Text 💌 Vijosie

Josie: ...Wow

jay: you finally ready to state things as they are now?

jay: we may all have been friends once upon a time.

jay: but for one reason or another, some of us have lost touch and none of us have made a real effort to get the whole gang back together again. that's reality.

jay: so at most, at best, this can be a nice night amongst old friends.

jay: but it can't be THE MOST EXCITING THING EVER. because no one really wanted it. we had to be dragged here by the formality of a high school reunion.

jay: our real lives, our real friends...the things we're most excited about in our modern-day lives has nothing to do with the shit that happened ten years ago.

jay: it's just a reunion. so, please chill, woman.

[jaydarzi]

leighdarzi:

There were times where Leigh wondered why the hell she’d married Jay and this was definitely one of them. She got that he didn’t want to be here and okay, maybe she had been a little rude, but if he wasn’t acting like such a miserable prick, maybe she wouldn’t have said it in the first place. It wouldn’t hurt to at least pretend to have fun but she knew he wouldn’t because hey, then maybe he’d actually start enjoying himself. She didn’t say that though, she simply pressed her lips together and nodded stiffly. “Right, I’ll say sorry and leave you to wallow then,” She said. There were other words on her tongue though, something along the lines of if he really hadn’t wanted to come then he should have just stayed in the city then. But then that wouldn’t have looked good for her and the thought of coming here alone had actually been terrifying. What if no one had noticed her without him around? Even with that in mind, she was starting to regret having him around tonight. “I hope you’re going to be in a better mood for Josie’s thing later,” she added, realizing that her previous parting words had made her sound a little like a pushover.

“don’t apologize if you don’t mean it. believe me, my feelings won’t be hurt,” vijay said drily before taking another sip of his drink. he didn’t need an apology or leigh to give him permission to be in a bad mood. apologies were useless and jay would always be himself, around her at least, whether it upset her or not. a marriage couldn’t survive without honesty. he lifted his brows at her parting words though before replying, “hope is useless without action.” he’d just complained about her requesting him to be in a better mood instead of doing something to put him in a better mood, so vijay didn’t think any further explanation was necessary. it wasn’t the first time that leigh’s obsession with appearances got in the way of them communicating effectively, and he was sure it wouldn’t be the last. 

[jaydarzi]

Text 💌 Vijosie

Josie: No way! I experience exciting things all the time! And the chance to be with you guys again tops everything! So If either one of us is doing the incorrect kind of stating it's you for understating.

Josie: Yep! Because she loves your great idea!

jay: i'm not arguing with you anymore. if meeting up with old friends who had no desire to meet up with you for the last ten years is the most exciting thing you've ever experienced, then your life is sad. And you lack the capacity to continue this conversation. be happy with your crumbs, josie.

jay: not what i meant, but okay.

[jaydarzi]

Text 💌 Vijosie

Josie: I'm not overstating anything! Hanging out with all of my absolute favorite people in the entire world for the first time in a long time is EXACTLY as exciting as I'm making it out to be. I'm being chill but I refuse to be even half as grouchy as you're being.

Josie: I already volunteered to be the sober lifeguard, so Leigh is at least down for the change of plans.

jay: you are overstating. you always overstate. you live in a state of overstating. it makes me think you've never experienced something actually exciting before.

jay: of course she is.

[jaydarzi]

Text 💌 Vijosie

Josie: We're that fun and I knew you wouldn't be down for that plan, so I just don't understand why you're being such a...snot about hanging out with us.

Josie: You're a genius when it comes to exciting activities, Daddy. I'll let everyone know about the change of plans and we can just sleep on the beach if we get too tired. 😎

jay: i'm not being a snot. i'm just trying to keep you from overstating things. nothing is as exciting as you're making it out to be. just chill.

jay: sounds good. it's almost a full moon. should be a nice night for it.

[jaydarzi]

gxnlee:

He lets out a moan of protest, hopping up and down as he tired his best to pout at his friend. Once he’s finally able to swallow, he pouts at Jay for real and hums. “You’re so mean to me, Appa” he teases as he brings his index finger into his mouth to suck clean. “I would try the seven layer dip. I’ve been eyeing it but I want to wait until I”m sure everyone else has had some because I know that I might not be able to stop…”

vijay gives an amused smile before brushing crumbs from the front of gun’s shirt and smoothing imaginary wrinkles out of his shirt’s shoulders. “i’m not mean, i’m just trying to help you look presentable, beta. you’re representing the asian men of florida. can’t have you giving everyone a horrible impression of us.” vijay looks over at the container of seven layer dip, nose turned up. “if you think i’d ever eat that sinful bastardization of mexican food, then you don’t know me very well. what will you recommend me next? guacamole with grapefruit? curry with wonder bread? korean bbq with heinz?” 

[jaydarzi]

Text 💌 Vijosie

Josie: Set. Up.

Josie: Because we're your friends and we're fun to hang out with. Also, Vic and Gun are going to be there. Besides, there is going to be A LOT of alcohol, so honestly if your whole problem is lack of intercourse I'm sure it could be a possiblity. We're all excitingly young people 🤔🤔

Josie: BUT THAT'S A BETTER IDEA LETS DO IT.

jay: no one is that fun. and i can have intercourse with my wife, so i don't really need all of you there.

jay: i know. it's almost like i'm the genius. but yeah, it's gross and sticky out. i was hit with it as soon as we walked out of the airport. so a swim would be nice. i could also use a night outside not cooped up indoors.

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Gun had no intention of approaching anyone at this very moment. He was too busy. It had been a couple hours since he’d last eaten anything and that had only been some chips during the trip. There was absolutely no way he was going to waste any of the food that had been laid out for those attending the reunion. As he held one of the plates in his hands, he leaned down and took one of the rolls into his mouth before leaning his head back so he could get a better grip between his teeth.

Finally, he set the plate down and used his fingers to shove it all into his mouth so he could chew it up. It wasn’t until he saw one of his old friends staring at him that he grinned and brought his hand up to wave. Mouth obviously busy at the moment.

[jaydarzi]

“ghenta,” vijay admonishes affectionately in hindi. “i’m sure you have food at home. no need to stuff your face like a starving man.” vijay grabbed one of the hor d'oeuvres by the toothpick and plopped into his mouth, quickly cleaning the wooden stick as he chewed his food. “so...since you’re on your way to having taste tested everything, could you let me know what’s good?”  

[jaydarzi]

Text 💌 Vijosie

Josie: Only because you set me up for it!

Josie: I know but I haven't gotten to hang out with you guys in so long. I don't really know what everyone likes anymore and that's kind of why I decided to have a sleepover instead of inviting everyone out to a club or something. I'd like to learn what your new tastes are.

jay: it wasn't a set up, it was a conversation.

jay: josie, i'm a 28-year-old man. what on earth would make you think i'd enjoy a sleepover with a bunch of women i'm not having intercourse with? like...you're a genius. i'm sure you could have come up with better.

jay: we should go to the beach for a night swim.

[jaydarzi]

Text 💌 Vijosie

Josie: You always think so poorly of me, Daddy 😕

Josie: But I sound so good! Bummer 😐 You really should. Ddr is the besssst. Uh, I really didn't plam for you to hate all my ideas. But no matter, I'm sure we'll all find some way to have fun anyway! We always did when we were younger!

jay: only because you choose your words so poorly.

jay: the thing is, we're not younger anymore. we're adults. tastes change.

[jaydarzi]

Text 💌 Vijosie

Josie: You set me up for failure and I ignored it. I know my actual place in the world.

Josie: I can sing, play the guitar and offer my opinions on how to fix the global economy. Also I have dance dance revolution.

jay: i don't think you do. but i'm sure the obamas and beyoncé forgive you. they're magnanimous like that.

jay: i don't want to hear you sing. i don't like guitar. and i don't care about the economy. also ddr sucks. come up with something that's actually useful or entertaining.