＆⋮ ❛ northern wind.

You are the lullaby That is singing me to sleep. You're like a missing piece. You are all four seasons, rolled into one. You're like the cold December snow, in the warm July sun.

[ncrthernwind]

( ❛ SAMARTH )

@eternvldreams​

there was no way that she was going to make back home alive. the hot yoga class that she was coming home from was too much. who’s idea was it in the first place to make the only class for that day so late? beads of sweat were still forming on her forehead as she briskly walked back home to her apartment complex. her thighs were burning and all she wanted to do was get into her bathtub. ‘ dammit, stupid fucking yoga. who’s brilliant idea was it to hike up the temperature while doing doing this shit, hm? ’ she continued on cursing to herself as she walked up the steps, moving quickly through the lobby. but lo and behold, a sign was plastered onto the elevators. ‘ i live on the fucking fourth floor. why the hell does this even happen? ’ she was honestly so tired that she began to drag her legs towards the stairwell. as she climbed up the steps, it felt like her lungs were about to give in. it was definitely from her ignoring her new year’s resolution. carter finally made it up to her floor and slammed the door a little. her eyes were so focused on the door that she hadn’t noticed the male on the floor until she heard rustling towards that area. ‘ who the...? ’ it was late, and why was he just on the floor. she knew that she shouldn’t just go up to him and ask what his deal was. he could literally just be some ex grovelling or possibly even worse than that. she stood there, wondering why he was just laying on the floor. ‘ uh, hello, excuse me? i live next door? ’ she called out to him. ‘ why are you just on the floor like that, bro? like shouldn’t you be home and not laying on the floor? ’ her feet were planted into the floor, she wasn’t going to move and inch. her door was already unlocked just in case something shady happens. 

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( ❛ VINCENZIO )

            ‘ I KNOW. i’m actually the best, aren’t i? ’ he mocked, pulling back to search her features for any lingering hesitation. his thumbs brushed over her cheeks, smile too fond in a telling way that let out three words he wouldn’t dare speak or even think to. ‘ good thing you’re never going to have to find out, huh? ’ a kiss to her nose sealed that, making it finite before he put some distance between their bodies with a laugh as she went on. lacey, as weird as it was, held the title of his best friend. she balanced him, motivated him, brought him down when he was too high, and whether she knew it or not, she gave him something he’d never had before: love. she cared more about him than his own mother. ‘ yeah, yeah. ease up on the mushy shit, lace. i’m gonna start thinking you’re in love with me or something. ’ as she went on, he couldn’t help but laugh. ‘ damn, you’re that thirsty for my dick aren’t you? we can if you want, but i can’t promise i’ll be quick so you’re going to have to be okay with potentially being late. ’

           lacey let out a scoff. falling in love with him? the thought alone was practically insane. she knew how his mind worked, how often he would be pulling girls back to his place. she didn’t have room to be jealous because they were just friends. she cared and loved him deeply as platonically as possible. he was kind of like a light in her world. he was right when he said that she needed him. they were best friends, and she felt unstoppable when he was with her. but the only thing that was seriously holding her back was what if she did fall in love with him? she couldn’t risk her friendship with him. now she was definitely in over her head, lacey looked at him and let out a laugh as she pinched his cheeks lightly. ‘ you wouldn’t let that happen, right? it’ll be us against the world. always. ’ she smiled a little wider at him. when enzio caught her ‘thirstiness,’ her smile matched his. ‘ you’re really asking me if i want to? didn’t i just ask for it right now? ’ her eyes squinting. ‘ don’t play coy with me, e. i know you want this just as much as i do. ’ her fingers moved back down to his chest as she pressed up against him. ‘ do we really have to go out tonight? i’m sure your friends will understand why we stayed in, hmm? ’ she pressed a kiss against his neck, having her tongue stick out a bit to move up along his neck. ‘ come on, e. don’t make me beg. ’

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          ALL HE COULD manage in response was a boisterous laugh, no shame as the noise shook his entire body. ‘ awh, lacey, you sound just like you did when i was inside of you. ’ the male teased, referring to how she shouted his name. ‘ and that’s why you’re my fake girlfriend. you know all the things to say to make me love you even more. ’ turning serious for a moment, his lips found her forehead before he leant back to look her directly in the eyes. ‘ stop apologising. i know you trust me, i just want to make sure that you know you trust me. nothing’s going to go wrong. ’ he let one hand trail down her arm, fingers tracing lightly over her skin before finding her own and intertwining with them. ‘ we’ve got this, okay? you’re a mess without me. you’d probably die, so that’s why we’ve got to stick together and that’s why we really need to make sure that you wear something hot because i’m not dating a girl who goes out in a sweater vest, lace. you need to sex it up. make it look like we just fucked before we showed up. ’

         she honestly had no idea what else to say to him in that moment. her face just kept turning into a deeper shade of red with every dirty thing that has left his mouth. all she could muster was a little pout on her face, but as his lips touched her forehead, the traces of annoyance were wiped away. her head nodded once as she looked him in the eyes. ‘ you know what? you’re too good to me, e. i honestly wouldn’t know what my life would be like without you.’ she meant every word of it. she would probably still be the dull girl she was a few months ago if she hadn’t met him. ‘ like my life has been a little more colorful with you in it. you push me to do more. ’ she offered him another smile as their fingers intertwined. but there it was again. she looked down at what she was wearing. ‘ but this isn’t a sweater vest– i’m just wearing– ’ she was definitely at a loss for words. crisp light blue button up tucked into a freshly pressed pair of fitted jeans. it was what she usually wore. ‘ okay, fine. dress me down to look like that. ’ although, maybe she could suggest something a little risque. ‘ or maybe, you can actually fuck me before we go. why lie about that when everyone knows we fuck anyways? ’ she bit her lip a bit as she looked up at him, letting go of his hand as she moved her hand up to his chest. her fingers inched up higher to gently graze his neck. ' or is that too much to ask for? ' 

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( ❛ VINCENZIO )

      ‘ WEAKNESS BECAUSE I was dick deep inside of you.’ he wagged his eyebrows, reaching across to cuff her chin lightly in a teasing manner. sex with lacey wasn’t much like he’d expected it to be when he had first laid eyes on the shy, dorky girl that he had some inexplicable need to ruin. this, however, was never something he’d complain about. ‘ don’t worry, babe, next time i’ll make sure that i get it all in your mouth. ’ only half joking, he let out a short laugh and shook his head. she was overthinking this and he wanted, needed her to calm down. ‘ lace, it’s not that hard. come on .’ sliding from his seat and moving to stand before her, enzio cupped her jaw lightly and let his fondness for her show in gaze. ‘ you just have to be yourself. you got me this far, what’s pretending you sank your claws into me for good? you trust me, don’t you? ’ it may not have been a fair question, but he needed to hear. ‘ i believe in you, lace. we’ve got this. ’

    ‘ enzio! ’ a flood of color rushed onto her cheeks. she was nowhere near a prude but to hear him say that out loud definitely could got her flustered. why was she getting so shy with him when he’s seen her in literally every position possible. it was odd to think that someone like him actually even approached her in the first place. most guys probably wouldn’t have in the first place. ‘ you already know that spitters are quitters, and i’m far from a quitter. you know better than that. ’ as he cupped her jaw, her eyes looked up to his. the comfort that she needed was found just looking at him. he was right. she needed to take ten steps back before jumping into something like that. the question he asked though, that was a different situation. of course she trusted him. they wouldn’t be where they are now if that wasn’t the case. ‘ i have always trusted you. i’m sorry if it seemed like i didn’t. ’ she let out a sigh, looking back down. ‘ i just got too deep in my head as usual. overanalyzing and freaking out over the smallest of things. and in turn, i made you feel like i don’t trust you. ’ with his assurance, she tried her best to calm down. nothing could go wrong, even with her small peculiarities. ‘ alright, i’m good. thank you for the mini pep talk. what would i do without you, e? ’ lacey gave him a small smile before pulling him into a hug. 

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( ❛ VINCENZIO )

      ‘ LACE…. YOU LET me cum on your stomach. twice. what the fuck is there to be nervous of with me? ’ his grin is nothing but wolfish, that boyish charm coming through as he looks at her and tries to plead a yes out of her with his eyes. ‘ no, we’re not a couple, but the only people that need to know that are in this room. plus marty. ’ his gaze slid over to the lazy tabby cat that lay stretched out in the slivers of sunlight’s rays that came through the cracks of his blinds. ‘ you’re right, what could go wrong? they’ll just think it was all some elaborate joke and i’ll go back to getting set up on blind dates without my permission and your friends are going to back to trying to get you to date their weird cousins and this and that and the other. it’ll be hell. ’ tilting his head, moving closer to her to place his hands on her shoulders and duck his head so their eyes were level. ‘ would you rather fake date me or real date an absolute weirdo? ’

      ‘ okay, yes. that did happen and i’ll admit that it was in a moment of weakness, ’ she dropped her head in attempts to hide her smile. although she brought her gaze back to him, eyebrows furrowing. ‘ but i also need you to realize that you also got it all over my sheets post-sex. it was messy as fuck, and i really cannot have that happening again-- at least not at my place.’ her hands gently squeezed at her arms. the way that he spoke about their situations if their relationship was found to be a hoax, her friends will never let her hear the end of it. her arms uncrossed as he came closer to her. her breath hitched a bit at the sudden closeness. she knew it was all because she was too familiar with him being so near to her. lacey knew that she needed to breathe, but it was kind of hard with him looking at her like that. ‘ yeah, cool. i just have to act like i’m blindly in love with, ’ her eyes moved down his body and back up to his eyes, ‘ all of that-- sexy... goodness. oh dear god, i can’t even compliment you well enough. ’ an exasperated sigh escaped as she widened the gap between the two. ‘ i can do this, ’ she whisper to herself. she closed the gap between the two, placing her hands on his waist. her eyes level to his, gaze softened to play the part. ‘ i just have to act like you’re the only guy in the room, and i just can’t get enough. ’

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( ❛ VINCENZIO )

      ’ DON’T SOUND SO excited, lace. ’ he murmured, laugh making his words sound lighter. ‘ if you don’t want to come, i won’t cry. we can stay in if you want. order a movie off my amazon and just get some food or something. i don’t really even feel like going, you know? just was gonna do it because supporting my boy and all that. ’ enzio chatted on easily, words flowing out with a rhythmic flow due to accent and comfort, and he didn’t even register her awkwardness. lacey was a friend and even with this blossoming development of a false relationship, she was still just his friend. a friend he fucked. a friend he met for coffee. a friend that he enjoyed spending time with. ‘ make what look obvious? i mean everyone knows i’ve seen you naked so what’s the difference? people thought we were a couple before, so we just have to act normal. call each other baby and dumb shit like that. we’re free after that. we just have to you know, hold hands and shit. ’

her curls bounced as she shook her head. ‘ no, you wanted to go. i guess i’m just getting my nerves get the best of me. ’ she honestly had no idea as to why she was so nervous. it wasn’t like she has spent a good amount of her nights with him at night. being in this fake relationship was just adding small things to the dynamic that they already have going on. she looked back up at him, offering him a smile. ‘ i mean that we’re not a couple. that it’s fake. what if i’m too awkward because i will somehow make it that way. this is added pressure to make sure i fit the role. ’ her arms crossed against her chest as she took a deep breath. ‘ okay, no - i just have to get out of my head for a quick second. i need to loosen up because you’re right. we’re practically together all the time and we know each other so well. what could seriously go wrong? ’ her eyes dropped back down to her hands. her bottom lip was caught between her teeth, a sign that would always give away her anxiousness. she knew he was right. just smile and look at him as if he was your world.

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( ❛ vincenzio )

      ‘ TROY’S BAND IS playing tonight and i said i’d hang around for a bit. wanna come with me seeing as you’re my girlfriend and all? ’ he teased, bright smile flashing before his lips thinned to a straight line. mind wandering, enzio tried to remember the lie they’d settled on. for the past few weeks, it had been this tentative game of telling others that they were together, but this was the first time they’d really be putting the rouse to the test in going out as a couple on a date - for lack of a better word. he shouldn’t have felt so awkward. he’d seen her in various positions and states of dress, knew the things that she was allergic to and every movie that she hated, her favourite colour, how her eyes turned colours in the light. this? faking a relationship to get everyone off his back for being such an untameable player? this should have been easy.

      ‘ i-- ’ she quickly ducked her head, clearing her throat in the process. her eyes scanned the room as if there was going to be some sign of comfort. but alas, there was nothing to even make the situation a little less awkward. ‘ yeah, what are girlfriends for, right? ’ her hand balled up into a fist, playfully punching him in the arm in attempt to clear up whatever uncomfortable aura that was surrounding them. the lie that was between the two of them was making this hard on her. lacey understood why he asked this of her, and she knew that it would probably get people off her back with being single too. besides, who was she to say no to her best friend? being in a relationship was just friendship bumped up to probably a level seven out of ten. what could go wrong? yet, the one thing that conflicting with her was how long would it be until she would break? how long until she somehow messes this up? the concern was laced throughout her face and she was sure that enzio could tell. ‘ enzio, are you sure that we can do this? do you-- i don’t know, ’ her shoulders shrugging, ‘ what if i make it look to obvious? ’