gigi | @quietepics
ariel hasn’t spoken to gigi properly since she found out about jae, has kept things strictly professional, over email if possible, making excuse after excuse to dodge spending time with her. she fully intends to do that here, will probably continue to do so as long as possible, but several things happen to prevent that and they’re all terrible. one: she’s caught off guard and doesn’t notice gigi walking past her. two: their arms brush in the close quarters of the hallway they’re both navigating, ariel on her way to the bathroom, gigi leaving it. three: she knows gigi will be dead within a few hours, doesn’t know how, it would take her so much effort to look for the details, but she sees it, blood and lifeless eyes and perfect face frozen forever and ariel gasps. “gigi!” she practically chokes out, so stunned from what she’s just seen, like the face of dead gigi is superimposed on alive gigi and she can’t process she’s still standing here in front of her. ariel clears her throat. “i- you startled me.” she pauses. this has never happened to her before, it’s always been strangers, and what on earth could happen here that would cause such a thing, she should find out, she should be responsible, but gigi will be dead in a few hours and ariel has been ignoring her for weeks. “you look lovely.”
