#ungratcful

[lipstcklover]

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arriving at some rinky dink convenience store, zaria pulled up around the side and glanced around. "alright, i know i didn't explain anything when we left, but we're in trouble. well i'm in trouble, and because people know you as my girl, that puts you at risk too, which is why you had to come with me." she explained, and it still wasn't enough of the story, but it was all cairo needed to know right now. "are you just gonna stay mad at me forever now?"

[dcydrecmings]

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based on here

the longer things went on, the more helpless she felt. she knew that she couldn't keep it up forever, but there wasn't exactly a good time to say 'surprise! i've been lying this whole time'. she'd even thought about writing it in a letter, that way she didn't have to see their face when they found out the truth. realizing she'd zoned out, she shook her head offering them an apologetic smile. "sorry... what did you say again?"

[hvtemenvw]

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"how long do you think it'll take for her to leave?" nyla asked her ex as she cast a sideway glance towards the bar. their attempted match-maker stood with an expectant look on her face, eager to see her scheme play out. her theory wasn't entirely off-base ; they did make a good couple. but that was decades ago before nyla chose a career and relationship that didn't work over her. "should we act like we're getting to know each other until she's satisfied enough to go?"

[egotistival]

linh stayed out of sight, hoping that it might inspire iris to keep her out of mind. club music pulsed throughout the club, bodies moving everywhere. linh's eyes stayed stagnant, constantly peeled on the woman across the club. she was close enough that she could reach her quickly if need be, and far enough away to foster some idea of space. but that was the thing - it was merely an idea. because the two of them had been stuck like glue to each other for the duration of linh's employment with iris' father. and with that came its own problems..

one of them, the most glaring, was iris herself. she was entirely distracting, and if linh's eyes weren't already glued to her because of the job, they would have been anyways because of how beautiful she was. she seemed to take up so much space in the room, and the bodyguard was hopeless to resist that magnetic pull. she'd withstood so far but watching her dance... turning her head away briefly from iris' hips, she took in the space around them. careful to cast her eyes across the patrons, always searching for danger. she'd told iris that it wasn't smart to involve herself in a crowd this big - but iris seemed to have a belief that linh could protect her from anything. linh wished that was the case. jaw clenching at the thought of iris being hurt in any way, her eyes stayed sharp, shoulders tense and holding the weight of the woman's safety. @ungratcful

[ameliiorate]

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"well, doesn't seem like your date has any intention of coming back." a grand assumption, really, since mere minutes have passed since the aforementioned date had excused themselves to the bathroom. it would not be a surprise, however, if they did not return, considering how cheyenne had butted in and made things uncomfortable. "don't really get why you would bring someone new into the circle so soon, but you do you." she alludes to their shared circle of friends that has made it impossible for them remain separated for long. continuing to exist in each other's orbit, and both of them guilty of not completely severing the thread that ties them.

[sealedfcte]

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zoya’s eyes are wide, adrenaline coursing through her veins as she sits up on the couch and tilts her head at aaliyah. what had started as zoya venting to aaliyah over her boyfriend was now verging on a war of words. it was typical of zoya to get defensive over her boyfriend, despite how poorly he treated her. “why do you hate him so much? so what if he’s made mistakes? we all do.”

[loredrops]

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"a mistake? is that what we’re calling it?” finally she murmured, gaze dropping from her tormented face to the space between them, where the memory of her hands on her skin still hovered like a heat wave. “because it felt… exceedingly deliberate from where i was standing. or, ” a pause, eyes flicking back up to capture hers. “lying down.”

[totalhcnesty]

CONTINUED FROM here! ( @ungratcful )

"ah..." sasha couldn't help but feel bad for lia. if it wasn't going through a fake relationship, it was being forced to go on arranged dates, and sasha would be damned if her parents tried to set her up and make her go on dates with someone she's just not into for the sake of 'helping her out'. "firstly, that totally sucks. you should be able to choose your own dates, and it's literally like they have no faith in you for some reason. you're, like, hella beautiful." she rolled her eyes, before looking back. "and secondly," her facial expression softened, her eyes glistening at the mention of drinks. "i'd love one. whatcha got?"