𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜: austin braxton ( @brickyellow ) & maverick braxton ( @flightsrsk ) 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙩: the braxtons’ dick’s secret library 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚: nine pm
“alright, miscreants! i have successfully acquired two whole bottles of champagne. the party is on!” dick declared, thrusting both his fists into the air in triumph. the annual braxton holiday party had commenced approximately two hours ago, and the air was already thick with old money and even older tensions. the ancient crowd was some sort of viscous substance, and trying to part it to move from one room to the next was absolutely hopeless. but as the eldest braxton, richard took his job entirely seriously--he had to somehow secure the alcohol while simultaneously diverting the attention of various name-droppers and moneybags with charming small talk and dashing good looks. it wasn’t a foreign task at all; dick knew his way around words, and he more than knew how to distract middle-aged ladies with charisma.
the braxton trio were in lesser spirits than previous years, as a result of melanie’s disappearance and supposed death. she had meant something to each of them, even if it was in different ways. so the need for better spirits was easily fulfilled by the two bottles of bubbly. “i did, however, get a little felt up by mrs. rice in the process. but what’s new?”
