❝ Why were you talking to saint? ❞ (and i oop)
he glances back at his best friend, to whom he really hadn’t said much –– but it intrigues him that ari has taken note of their interaction. “ oh … no, nothing in particular, really, ” he says matter-of-factly with a small shrug. “ why, you jealous of our bromance ? ” maverick asks cheekily, not knowing the full gravitas, the full TRUTH that his words contain. he notes her suspicious facial expression and rolls his eyes. “ alright, if you must know, i was just chatting with him about meeting up to decorate mine and ajay’s offices later. i’d say you’d be invited, but we also discussed how much we hate you, so. yeah. awkward. ” the latter end of his sentence is CLEARLY a joke, and it takes but a moment for maverick to break out in a chuckle.











