where: prom! who: @riverkartal & cesar hayes
He had a date. A pretty blonde, one with curvaceous hips and beautiful eyes, pouty lips like one of those Instagram models he was always seeing across his feed. Of course, him and River weren’t exactly exclusive — they’d spent a lot of time together, between the sheets and outside of the bed alike. There was no real reason for Cesar to feel jealous, but even as he kept reminding himself of that, the doubts still continued to seep in. How could he compete with that? Was he even ‘competing’ in the first place? His head was starting to spin, and not because of the three glasses of wine he’d downed in less than an hour as his eyes kept darting towards the couple, unable to get a read on them. Before long, the male was growing a bit warm, and with a light tug of Gloria’s leash, he lead the two of them outside for some air.
Leaning against the brick wall, Cesar let out a heavy sigh, lead leaned back against the building in an attempt to get his bearings. He wasn’t used to being in crowds, his therapist recommending him to avoid them as much as possible so that his PTSD wouldn’t be triggered — but he still wanted to live. As good of a time as he was having, even besides the bit of envy he was feeling, everything still felt a bit overwhelming, and he didn’t want anyone to worry.
Hearing the same door he came out of open, Cesar whipped his head to the side, eyes suddenly locking with River’s. “Occupied,” he teased, forcing a wide grin. “Hope you’re not slipping out here on my account.”