#vida:t

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@hqgalpal​ : emmett ; location: london, fall 2021

“My parents are going to be working this Christmas,” Vida announced casually as she got ready for bed that night, thought she couldn’t hide the slight disappointment in her voice. It wasn’t a huge deal; with the line of work her family had been in all her life, she’d gotten used to the occasional conflict as she’d grown up. But holidays like that, where family was everything, it always bummed her out when she couldn’t see her parents. “Do you know what your family is planning this year?” she asked, setting her brush down on the vanity and turning to Emmett.

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@olivexwrites​ : owen ; location: london, summer 2021

“I can’t believe this is the first time we’ve done this since I graduated,” Vida sighs across the table from Owen, resting her chin against her hands as her elbows are propped up on the table they sit at outside of this bistro. She’s referring, of course, to getting to hang out in London, but between Berlin, then her graduation trips, his school semesters, and her work, this summer had been their first opportunity. “You know, if you give me a heads up, we can probably do this every time you come visit your family over here. As long as I’m not working,” she says, giving him a wink.