𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞

𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝𝐟𝐦.

[rosicllo]

✧ | ft. @scrnitisms​  ;;

matteo keeps tugging on his to-go cup’s straw, the movement creating an obnoxious, rhythmic squeak over the distant lull of the ocean waves. when his eyes meet sylvie’s, he cocks his head and gives her an innocent smile ( but his eyes linger for a beat too long on her legs, dewy and supple skin stretching for miles , for the look to be seen as innocuous ) .  ‘ want a sip ? ’  he asks, a teasing glint in his eyes, nodding at the cup in his hand. ‘ or maybe you need to drink something a little stronger , since it seems like you’ve been bitching since we got here. ’ 

[rosicllo]

✧ | ft. @serencs​  ;;

the tension among the brats is palpable, a coil-mouthed retort seeming to rest on every member’s lips, the unrest only further aggravated by the strain of alina’s untimely passing. but even as the years have clearly hardened their hearts and dwindled most of their relationships, matteo still feels a particular ease around serena. even underneath the glittery acrylic of her pop persona and his own runway bravado, they’re both still the grade schoolers that had snowball fights in central park, their eyes teary and noses tinted pink from the biting wind.

now, on the mild shores of cooper beach, another snapshot from their youth, matteo wiggles his feet in the sand and leans over to playfully bump his shoulder against hers. ‘ so is this the part where we start swinging at each other ? ’  he jokes, his eyes bright.  ‘ seems like everyone else here is itching for a fight, ’ 

[rosicllo]

✧ | ft. @ambrvsefm​  ;;

matteo’s phone screen is illuminating his face, tinting his features blue - white as he peers down at the photo in his gallery for the umpteenth time. the first time he had seen the bucket list, alina’s looping scrawl on notebook paper, it had struck him with a sinking sadness. now that the paroxysm of grief has lifted (for now) , the list’s contents almost make him want to laugh. he shakes his head, a rueful smile teasing at his lips. ‘   most of the stuff she wrote on here is pretty tame, don’t you think ? at least , by most of our standards. ’