[ 📲 • sms ] —— are you trying to drunk text me rn? [ 📲 • sms ] —— you’ve been on my mind all day today. [ 📲 • sms ] —— NO don’t fall asleep on me again tonight! [ 📲 • sms ] —— maybe i can stay the night with you tomorrow [ 📲 • sms ] —— are you okay? | for anyone!
[ 📲 • sms ] —— are you trying to drunk text me rn?
[ to: felix ][ 1:13 am ] mabye[ 1:13 am ] is ti workng?
[ 📲 • sms ] —— you’ve been on my mind all day today.
[ to: ian ][ 8:29 pm ] what a coincidence, you've been on mine![ 8:29 pm ] you should come over. i made lasagna!
[ 📲 • sms ] —— NO don’t fall asleep on me again tonight!
[ to: jude ][ 9:11 pm ] i promise i'll stay up tonight[ 9:11 pm ] i even drank a red bull before my shift.[ 9:12 pm ] i'll see you after your show <3
[ 📲 • sms ] —— maybe i can stay the night with you tomorrow
[ to: isaiah ][ 11:03 am] i would say you don't have to, but...[ 11:03 am] we both know how i get when we have storms[ 11:04 am] and... i'd really like that anyway.
[ 📲 • sms ] —— are you okay?
[ to: maisie ][ 1:17 pm ] i'm doing great, considering i got pulled down the stairs by my dogs this morning[ 1:17 pm ] no broken bones, but i have a bad sprain i'm supposed to keep off of for a couple days.
[text] I miss you more than I should. | [text] I broke my foot jumping out of YOUR window under YOUR watch. You failed me drunk guardian. You failed. | [text] … so it’s a date ? | [text] You had to apologize for “being too aggressive about harry potter” | [text] Why are my keys in the refrigerator? | for anyone!!
[text] I miss you more than I should.to roman:
[11:39 PM] i haven't gone anywhere, you know.[11:40 PM] but i miss you, too.
[text] I broke my foot jumping out of YOUR window under YOUR watch. You failed me drunk guardian. You failed.to mcfly:
[10:14 AM] well what the fuck were you doing trying to jump out the window in the first place???
[text] … so it’s a date ?to grant:
[1:22 PM] if you want it to be.[1:22 PM] i'd really like it to be.
[text] You had to apologize for “being too aggressive about harry potter”to felix:
[12:15 PM] sounds fake. there's no such thing as being too aggressive about harry potter.
[text] Why are my keys in the refrigerator?to andie:
[8:12 AM] i vaguely recall somethinga along the lines of, if you put them next to your lunch, you won't forget them?[8:12 AM] but that could have been a dream, i don't know.
i don't date, you know? i never did. not even when i was younger. i liked casual sex. i liked not being attached to anybody. but then maisie walked into my cafe and everything went downhill from there. she's incredible, ya know? i can't stop thinking about her. when she's not around, i always wonder what she's doing. and then there was that time when she disappeared around the holidays and i didn't see her for a while. it was like... i don't know, it felt like there was something missing. she was missing. fuck, i think i'm in love with her.
so there's this guy. and he's... well, he's amazing. and i can't stop thinking about him, no matter what i do. he's the art teacher at my son's school and i know it's totally cliche to be attracted to my kid's teacher, but how could i not be? he's gorgeous, for one, and he's funny. he's kind and so, so sweet. i haven't stopped thinking about him, not from the first moment i met him. our sons are best friends, did you know that? so we see each other outside of school a lot, and i really, really want to kiss him. what if i did that? just grabbed him and kissed him? sometimes i think he wants to kiss me, too, but i can never be sure. it's been so long since i've wanted somebody this way...
‘ stay with me tonight? ’ | ‘ hold my hand. ’ | ‘ can i hug you? ’ for anyone!
lucie and mia were a sleepover for the night, meaning stella and silas had no parental obligations until they had to pick their girls up in the morning. they'd been taking things slow, his divorce finally finalized a few months before, and it was getting harder and harder not to just jump his bones. they'd kissed a few times, when the girls weren't around, and it was almost exactly how she remembered. they hadn't told the girls just yet because they were still feeling things out with their new relationship, not wanting to get anybody's hopes up if things didn't work out again. it had taken a while for silas to even trust stella again after she told him that mia was his daughter, even though the girls had taken to being sisters immediately. the pair of them got dinner together after dropping the girls off at their friend's house and took their time eating, talking about their days. it was nice, being able to just sit and talk with him, but she wanted more. at her house, he kissed her in the doorway, neither of them wanting to say goodnight just yet. "stay with me tonight?" she asked against his lips, looking up at him slowly. "okay," he nodded, and kissed her again.
it wasn't the first time a thunderstorm went through their little coastal town, but it seemed to be a bad one this time and isaiah had come over with his pup when it started raining becaus he knew how anxious she got during storms. she couldn't explain why they made her anxious, but his presence calmed her down every single time. luckily, the power was still on and she was sending thanks up to whatever deity was listening for the small miracle. he was currently setting a couple of candles on the table just in case the power went out and set a lighter down beside them so they'd know where it was. a loud crack of thunder boomed overhead just as he joined her on the couch and she jumped at the noise. "hold my hand?" she asked nervously, shaking slightly. his arm came around her shoulder and he took her hand in his, hugging her into his side. "we aren't going anywhere, okay? it'll be okay."
it was the first full moon after penny found out that simon was a werewolf. she knew that he told her there was nothing to worry about, that he was always fine and he'd be back in the morning, but it was 2 am and she couldn't sleep. she was too worried about him. it was hard not to worry about him, now that she knew. she just wanted to know that he was okay. there was no way of knowing until he came back in the morning, so she had to try to get some sleep. the last time she saw the time on her phone, it was just after 4 am. a knock woke her up and she shot up out of bed, checking the time. it was morning, the sun was out. she vaguely remembered telling simon to wake her up as soon as he got back, no matter what time it was. it had to be him. when she opened the door, he was there, a nervous smile on his face. her eyes scanned him quickly for any signs that he wasn't okay and sighed in relief when she saw he was fine. "hey, cat g-" he started, but he interuppted him. "can i hug you?" he nodded slowly, confused a little by her reaction. she threw her arms around him and hugged him tightly. "i was so worried," she said quietly, and his arms tightened around her.
the cafe hadn't been open a few weeks when she first wandered in. she walked like a dancer, not that he knew what a dancer walked like, but if they walked like anything, it was the way she did it. he was bussing a table while the barista took and made customer orders when there wasn't a rush. there wasn't at the moment so he took his time and checked his phone occasionally. but the second she walked in, he couldn't stop staring. after a moment, he felt like a creep and was relieved when she didn't seem to notice him. the barista was busy making the last order so he made way his way around the counter to take her order. up close, she was even prettier than when he'd first seen her, but he cleared her throat and took her order. if anybody asked him, he'd deny it, but he wanted to know her name and this was the easiest way to get it. maisie. it suited her. a pretty name for a pretty girl. "comin' right up," he smiled widely, pleased at the way her cheeks turned red when he smiled her.
there was a new person living in the building. henley only knew this because the blank slot on the mail boxes now had a name on it. a. cruz. she hadn't seen who it was yet, but it was only a matter of time. it was about a week after the apartment had been moved into that she met him. the most beautiful man in the world. he was taller than her, dark, messy, curly hair, glasses, and freckles for days. he was getting his mail and she was just coming back from a hectic day at work. she'd been thrown up on not once, but twice, didn't have any extra clothes to change into so she had to wash them the best she could in the bathroom sink and spray herself down with body spray. the stains remained and she was pretty sure there was still a faint smell there, too. on top of that, during lunch, one of the kids spilled his juice on her top. so needless to say, she was a goddamn mess and she didn't want to meet him for the first time while looking like this. he saw her, though, and smiled and for a second, all the breath in her lungs escaped her. instead of smiling back, though, or even saying hello, she bolted for the door to the stairs and took them two at a time until she reached her floor. he was beautiful and she was determined not to look like a fucking disaster when she finally met. she did not get her wish.
he'd been standing at his locker when he noticed her. a very short girl standing in the middle of the hallway, looking around, a frown on her face. her very cute face. she was very clearly lost and it didn't look like anybody else was going to stop and help her out. assholes. he couldn't remember the last time he'd seen somebody and immediately wanted to know them, but there was something about this girl. he shut his locker, a little harder than he meant to, and hitched the strap of his backpack over his shoulder. he moved through the small crowd and smiled as he came into her line of sight. "you need some help?" he asked.
