— closed starter for @pixiieisms
THOUGH the days are getting longer as summer approaches, days in northern california are still shorter than days in la, and by the time simon receives a text from an acquaintance asking him to join her at a small party inside of a vip tent, it’s already dark out. there are a few areas of the camping grounds that are illuminated with a few lights, but there are still other sections of the path that are cast in shadow---so simon isn’t as surprised as he maybe should be when he literally collides into another body. he lifts his head and opens his mouth to say an apology, when he realizes that he recognizes the stranger he had just run into---and he was not expecting that. for all intents and purposes, maybe he should have realized that his luck with avoiding rini at every celebrity event would have run out eventually, and prepared himself for the possibility of running into her at an event like wayfinder. but now that he is confronted with her, he finds himself literally without words to say---a combination of emotions flicker across his face before a familiar wave of anger, loathing, and something close to fear breaks over him. he gives her a cold look before he moves to brush past her.