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lily-nolan:

“I’m from Hawaii. Maui to be more specific… It’s such a lovely place, but so s Northpoint for sure. It’s definitely growing on me.”

“Oh, that’s so cool! How was Hawaii?”

#c: lily

dxvisneal:

“Yeah, I’d say that’s a good thing - you look like shit, and you’re gonna need all the beauty rest you can get,” he said, but despite the edge to his words, he was pleased at Liam’s announcement, glad that Liam would get some sort of break, even if he was still working himself thin. Davis slid the car into the next gear, expertly navigating the shift from three to four - a sly grin came, unbidden, to his face, and he slanted a gaze at Liam. “Feel that? That’s what you’re looking for when you’re changing gears. Fuck it up, and this car’ll tell on you - hard. Wanna drive?”

Liam let out a quiet yawn, stretching out his arms and responding in a sarcastic tone, “I always look like shit, though, but thanks for implying that I don’t actually always look completely terrible.” He gave Davis a wink, leaning back and sighing. “Sure, I’ll drive. I’m warning you, though, I’m a slow, boring driver.” He took the driver’s seat, driving at a far slower pace than Davis ever would, but still much faster than Liam usually rode.

#c: davis

hailey-yoxng:

“Really? That’s just… That’s not good at all. I’m sorry on behalf of every place that made you wait for so long.” She sighed, nibbling on her bottom lip for an absentminded moment as she went to get his water. “This is obviously on the house.” She said when placing it in front of him. “You sure you don’t want anything else?”

“Hey, don’t apologize,” he said gently, giving her a small but sincere smile. “Thank you for the water.” He took a small sip before raising an eyebrow. “Well, you did say that you just closed up the kitchen for the night. What do you have that you could make quickly? I don’t want to inconvenience you any further.”

#c: hailey

dxvisneal:

“There we go, baby,” Davis said, clapping Liam on the shoulder before he threw the car into reverse - well, threw might have been an overstatement. You couldn’t throw stick shifts into anything, it was more of a slide - a recognition of the perfect moment within the shifting of the gears and then a slide into place. It was simple and easy and perfect, the same way that things with Liam always felt. Davis changed gears easily, and they were speeding back off across the roads. The car felt unfamiliar under his hands, and it just added to the adrenaline spiking through his blood, tingling under his skin. He put the window down to feel the wind rush past, and glanced across the cab to Liam —- “Happy the term is over?” he asked. “More time to work your life away for a shitty paycheck?”

Liam raised an eyebrow, but his smile was easy and actually genuine as the car pulled out of the mechanic’s and into the road quicker than he could blink. Letting the brisk wind cool him down, he let out a little laugh at Davis’s question. “Yeah, pretty happy. More pleased about being able to actually get some sleep for once, though. And I’m keeping pretty much the same hours at the mechanic’s over the summer.” He was also taking on an additional job as a cashier at the local supermarket, but Davis didn’t need to know that right now.

#c: davis

dxvisneal:

The flash of a smirk was the only response that Liam got for his troubles - actions spoke louder than words, after all —– Davis believed that to the bone. It was one thing for him to tell Liam that he should fight back against his father, or say that enough was enough, but it was another for Davis to take his father to the dirt. “We’re all dying, Hayward. Get used to it.” Absently, Davis ran his thumb over his bottom lip as he circled the car. For every dozen pieces of shit that came through Liam’s garage, there was one diamond. He tried the passenger side door, and found it open, dropped into the waiting seat. He reached across the driver’s seat to push the door open, looking up at his best friend from inside the darkened depths of the car. “Get in. I’ll show you how to hit her sweet spot.”

Liam absently rubbed at the scar on the base of his neck, a remnant of his father’s brutal abuse. Raising a fair eyebrow, he gave Davis a small smile and remarked, “How uplifting, Davis.” As he watched Davis run a finger over his lip, he tensed, feeling all too, well, aroused by looking at Davis absently touching his lip. His gaze dropping to the ground, he sighed, opening the side door and getting into the passenger seat. “Yeah? Go ahead.”

#c: davis

hailey-yoxng:

“What? —an hour? Oh my god, I’m so sorry!” Hailey’s jaw went slack for a second, mouth wide open and eyes blinking multiple times until she pulled herself together again. “No no, no— of course you don’t have to leave, I eh… I’m sorry you had to wait for so long, and that the kitchen is closed… I’ll get you that water right away.”

Liam smiled reassuringly at her, shaking his head. “It’s not a big deal. Don’t worry about it - I’ve waited far longer before at other places. Thank you.”

#c: hailey

lily-nolan:

“That’s very true! I definitely prefer a small town to the bigger ones, if I’’m being honest. At least here I’m more likely to eventually find my way back on track again. In a big city, everything is just… too big. I’m Lily, by the way. It’s nice to meet you.”

Yeah, that’s definitely true.

It’s nice to meet you, too. Where are you from, Lily?

#c: lily

dxvisneal:

Davis watched, still and impassive, as Liam drew himself to his full height. Out of habit, he found himself checking for bruises or cuts, places where Liam held himself more gingerly - but there was nothing, nothing aside from those bruises that came from working in a garage, and he leaned back against a nearby table, absently picking up a tool and spinning it in his hand. “Maybe your boss is the one that needs a break, then,” Davis said, a little throwaway comment punctuated with a flash of teeth. “Such little faith in me, Hayward. Making it sound like I only seek you out when I need something.” In all seriousness, Davis was feeling restless and too electric for his own skin - he was feeling reckless, and Vega was - who the fuck knew. “Bet I could beat this,” he said, nodding his head towards the car Liam was working on. “It has a killer engine, but you’ve always been hesitant behind the wheel.”

Liam watched silently as Davis took one of the tools from the table he was leaning against, spinning it around in his hand as he commented that his boss probably needed a break. Letting out a short laugh, Liam responded, “That’s true, but I probably shouldn’t ever tell him that unless I want to get fired.” Crossing his arms and stepping away from the car slowly, he rolled his eyes. “I mean, you don’t only seek me out when you need something, but it’s not like you never do that.” He bit his lower lip, looking back towards the car. “What you call hesitant, I call careful. Plus, I don’t have a death wish.” In all honesty, Davis was right - Liam was as hesitant about driving as he was about everything else in life.

#c: davis

hailey-yoxng:

“Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t even see you there— you haven’t been waiting long, have you? We’re actually sort of closing for the evening, the kitchen staff already went home, but, um… if you want a drink I can probably make that happen. At least if you promise you’re not planning on sitting here for hours?”

Liam glanced up at the brunette, a soft smile on his face. “I’ve been waiting for around an hour,” he replied, letting out a soft yawn. “I can leave if you want me to, though. I mean, a glass of water would be nice, though. Sorry.”

#c: hailey

dxvisneal:

To be honest - Davis was content to wait. One thing that he had never been short of was impatience - especially because waiting, and the combination of silence and his unerring stare, was usually enough to throw even the most self-assured of people off balance. For as fierce as he was in motion, Davis could be just as aggressive through silence and stillness. Still, he knew that Liam could be stuck under the car for hours yet - and it wasn’t worth waiting around. “Didn’t know I needed a reason to come visit my friend,” he said. It was a statement that could have been heartfelt or, at the very least, fond coming from anyone else - for Davis, it was sarcastic and biting. “You’ve been here for hours, man. Ever heard of taking breaks?”

Stretching out his cramped limbs, Liam yawned, pulling himself to his feet and setting aside the wrench, his gaze focused on Davis. At the comment, his face flushed - although it was hard to tell if it was because of the remark or the rather intense heat in the little area. “Breaks? Not really. I need the money desperately, and my boss isn’t exactly the type to give out more than one small break a day.” He shrugged. “You’re lucky you caught me near the end of my shift, though. What’s up with you?”

#c: davis

Text: Violet & Liam

Violet: Oh my god I'm so sorry, I must have texted the wrong number.

Violet: Are you sure?

Liam: lol it's nbd

Liam: i'm sure! dont worry about it just tell me where ur at

#text #text: violet

brigettehq:

his yawn, contagious like most peoples, caused her own yawn to linger from her lips, her hand quickly covering the action out of politeness. “it doesn’t matter, it’s just as much my fault, i don’t even have an excuse.” she rambled lightly, shaking her head. “my mind was elsewhere i should of been watching where i was going.” she continued.

“No, I understand,” he replied, his tone sympathetic and gentle as he smoothed down the fabric of his soft gray shirt. “We’re all tired - I mean, I definitely am, and judging by that yawn you just held back, I’d say that you are, too.” Out of curiosity, he asked, “Are you a student? Like, a college student? Because that would definitely explain a lot of the tiredness.”

#c: brigette

lily-nolan:

“Yeah, someone mentioned to me t might be because every street kind of looks the same, in a way. I guess that’s just a small-town-characteristic. It’s kind of nice. Or at least it will be once I stop getting lost all the time.”

“Oh, you still get lost? Well there goes all my hope. I’ll probably keep getting lost too. Still though, I’m glad I’m not the only one.”

“Hey, it’s not the worst place to get lost in. I mean, it’s not a big city, where you fear something terrible happening to you if you end up getting lost.”

#c: lily

@dxvisneal

Positioned underneath a car at the mechanic’s, the work repairing it being rather slow and tedious, Liam hardly even noticed Davis’s presence until he cleared his throat, making his presence more obvious than it had been before. Peeking out his head, Liam wiped at the grease on his face with a pale blue rag and raised an eyebrow at his friend. “Um, hey. What are you doing here, Davis?”