one of the lost boys

Matteo Fiore. 27. Fire fighter and handy man. A father... Sort of.

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✉ || MATTEO ⇄ LIV

Liv: I guess I have higher expectations for human kind than other people do, but I still have faith that people will surprise me. Sure, but you weren't trying to fake at all, you were just in a bad mood period. And I didn't force you, we made a deal. I'm not going to say it'll be easy, but I think it'll be better than hard or impossible. I just have to get you in the right mood. I kinda figured out that I have to force your hand to get you to do things sometimes. Surprise?

Matteo: Do you really even have expectations for others? I just got the vibe it's like you said you more have faith and hope in them. I was in a bad mood because I was there and what are you talking about? I tried. I talked to them. Yeah to get what I wanted you made me do that. You don't like making your life easy, do you? You're getting sneaky.

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texts | caleb + matteo

Caleb: You're already pinpointing our donwfall?

Caleb: It was a lowpoint.

Matteo: Only pointing it out so we don't have one.

Matteo: Yeah you should be really ashamed of that one.

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✉ || MATTEO ⇄ LIV

Liv: Well I want to expect the best in people and if I don't present those qualities as I expect, how can I expect anyone else to? I'd like to think I'm more right than just a maybe. Even more reason to experience it. I don't think it'll be that hard. I just have to make you laugh for real, right? But it's the power you have. It's your responsibility now.

Matteo: You ask that but that is exactly what a lot of people do. Expect things from others that they aren't willing to give themselves. Then you can think that. Didn't you already experience it when you forced me in with those moms? And what part of that do you think will be easy? Damn, Bishop. You're leaving me no choice here.

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texts | caleb + matteo

Caleb: Prove to me you're worth it.

Caleb: I vowed to never snatch again after I took that kid's ice cream cone last year.

Matteo: A relationship built on having to prove things is not going to last.

Matteo: A kid's ice cream? Dam you're an asshole.

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✉ || MATTEO ⇄ CAMERON

Cameron: It was fun for a little while, but it got boring in a hurry.

Matteo: What was your favorite place to live so far?

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✉ || MATTEO ⇄ LIV

Liv: What do you mean? How much credit should I be getting? Why wouldn't you like it? It should make life easier for you. Now you're making me want to know what you're like when you're faking. But you don't think I'm funny...I think it's my new goal to make you type out haha. It's completely within your power to make me not sad.

Matteo: I don't know. I just think that you have a tendency of thinking of some of your qualities as expectations. Maybe you're right. I think you'd find it pretty obvious. You sure you want to set yourself up for a goal that you can't achieve? I don't like having that kind.

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texts | caleb + matteo

Caleb: I'm scared of commitment.

Caleb: I might hire a private investigator.

Matteo: Always knew that. Just thought I was different to you that you'd overcome that.

Matteo: You could also just snatch his phone.

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✉ || MATTEO ⇄ HARPER

Harper: Have you thought about becoming a recluse?

Matteo: Looked into a few times. Sadly having to have a job gets in the way of that dream.

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✉ || MATTEO ⇄ CAMERON

Cameron: Philadelphia. I only lived there for a short time.

Matteo: Didn't like it?

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✉ || MATTEO ⇄ LIV

Liv: I think you give me too much credit. You're a little bit predictable. But I kind of like that I'm starting to learn how to read you. I know. You're not really the kind of guy to put up with doing something you don't want to. I mean I know I'm not hilarious but I was hoping for amusing at least. Then I'll be sad.

Matteo: Or maybe you just don't give yourself enough, but I think that applies to a lot. I'll have to decide if I like it or not. I'm not good at faking it so why try to. You do amuse me, I can give you that. Don't know that you have to be funny to amuse though. I can't have that.

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✉ || MATTEO ⇄ HARPER

Harper: You don't know how to read a room do you?

Matteo: I try to keep contact with a lot of people to a minimum.

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texts | caleb + matteo

Caleb: If I facetime you one night you're gonna try toe every night.

Caleb: Half of them, yeah, it's tough to figure out which are real and which are fake.

Matteo: What's wrong with that?

Matteo: And if you question it then you'll just be the asshole.

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✉ || MATTEO ⇄ CAMERON

Cameron: I've moved a lot. Sometimes it's changing jobs and just meeting new people through that.

Matteo: Where was the last place you lived?

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texts | caleb + matteo

Caleb: If you need a good night text just let me know.

Caleb: He's always got some sob story too, shit's not fair.

Matteo: Not even facetime? A text? You trying to drop me?

Matteo: You think he's making them up?

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✉ || MATTEO ⇄ CAMERON

Cameron: I have boring days, even weeks, but when I find my life to be boring in general I do something to change it.

Matteo: And what do these things that you like to do to change it look like?

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✉ || MATTEO ⇄ LIV

Liv: How does that make me stubborn though? What's wrong with letting people tell you thinks themselves? If you assume, you could get in trouble. Because you always do it. Why would you do it of you didn't get some pleasure out of it? Wait. Are you saying you don't find me funny now? You don't want to either. Admit it.

Matteo: Because you said you're oblivious and I don't think that is actually the case. I didn't say there was anything wrong with it. Wow I'm predictable, huh? You're right. I usually do things for pleasure. Have I ever given you the impression I thought so in the first place? If I don't?

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✉ || MATTEO ⇄ HARPER

Harper: You're not someone people rally around.

Matteo: Huh. Here I thought people adored me.