who @kellanhoffman & merrick what nerds being nerds when feb 2021
it had been a stroke of luck that the first job she’d been interested in after nyu had been in somerton; her family had spent countless christmas’ at a nearby ski lodge, and when everyone else was traipsing down the mountain with sticks attached to their feet, merrick had often wandered into the closest town to ice skate or get a hot cocoa. it was how she had a ready made friend when she moved to town : kellan and her had known each other, really, for years - even if contact had been limited to occasional text messages when she was back home in georgia the rest of the time.
she’d had a crush on him when they were younger - how could you not? - but she was trying to be smarter about relationships and flings now that she was ‘an adult’. and while kellan was just as attractive as he’d been before - more so, really - she had laid down a line. friends. nothing more, and she would deny her interest in him until her last breath.
it was trying sometimes.
if you bring me over a burger from the diner, she’d texted, i’ll let you meet my new roommate. the cat was happily purring on her bed across the studio as she stared at the - once again empty - fridge, mulling over possibilities. she was positive kellan would take the bait - they both loved the greasy food from timothy’s, and he would probably be too intrigued about what she meant. it wasn’t like a real human being could survive in her space with her. make sure you get me a milkshake, too, she sent before he could even respond chocolate. i’m having a craving.
