lucien weiss.

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(   diana-langston‌ ‌‌‌.  )   //     diana langston.

“I hope I jinxed you, you deserve to be jinxed,” Diana teased. Honestly she would just love for Lucien to be on the other side of these talks. Why is it that the world always seemed crashing down on her. I guess that’s what happens when you are raised by at least one well-adjusted parent. 

Diana took a sip of her drink once it was placed down and asked the waitress for a few more minutes. She wanted to get advice before she can actually enjoy scarfing down her waffles. “You’re lucky you opted out of going, it was fucking weird. He wasn’t just an asshole but an abusive one at that,” Diana rolled her eyes. Some people really did get what they deserved she thought. She laughed at him mentioning heteros, he had fair point. “So what- I look up her number in the directory and text her ‘hey sorry I’m a spaz?”

        “  uh,  i have gone four years at this godforsaken school without having any...   boy troubles,  i am not letting myself get jinxed.  ”   lucien has enough problems as it is trying to be the top of his class without having to worry about anything else.   especially not troubles with his love life.   or y’know.   the lack thereof.   he’s got his shit together just fine without anything else.

        yikes.   it seems like every single day that goes by is just lucien realising how god awful michael actually was.   you would think it’d be the other way around.   “  yeah,  i’ll admit.  wasn’t anticipating that.   i knew he was bad,  but i didn’t realise how bad.  ”   he shrugs.   honestly,  diana is the only person that lucien would ever willingly listen to love life problems.   “  nah.   this kinda thing seems like something you should do face-to-face, y’know ?   i mean,  come on.   you said yourself it was fucking weird,  so just tell her the video made you feel uncomfortable.   she’ll understand.  ”

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☁ michael

SEND ☁ FOR A THOUGHT MY MUSE HAD ON YOURS.

        maybe if you weren’t such an asshole to people, you wouldn’t have died.

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(   diana-langston‌‌‌ .  )   //     diana langston.

Diana frowned, she did not like the way he said girl troubles but quickly let a smile slip. “Yes girl problems! But to be fair- my usual girl problems don’t involve a girl that might have actually liked me,” she giggled. Diana leaned back in the booth getting comfortable. “I can’t wait for the day you have boy troubles.”

Diana laughed, she knew it was inappropriate considering Michael was dead- but why should she pretend to care about him now. “Gotta love the way dead seems to stick around,” Diana groaned. “Well the video played just as me and Rydel were getting closer, and she asked me to go to an after party with her and- I don’t know. Just seeing that video made me supes uncomfortable- and weird. I messed it all up.”

        lucien shakes his head,  reciprocating the gesture of her leaning back as he does too,  correcting her,  “  well that’s not true.   statistically false,  really.   you have definitely had girl that actually liked you back,  they just didn’t work out.  ”   at the mention of boy troubles,  he doesn’t bother hiding a groan before rolling his eyes,  “ no. absolutely not. with our luck, you just jinxed me.  ”

        honestly,  no one mourns the wicked,  and that was true for michael,  lucien guesses.   and it was refreshing,  not having to pretend with diana.   with her,  he doesn’t have to pretend to care that he’s dead.   the waitress puts their drinks down before he can reply to her,  so he gives a tiny nod of thanks before looking over at diana, thinking of how to answer as she explains the situation.   time to play supportive best friend.   “  look.   the video would have made anyone uncomfortable,  ”   he goes for comforting before pointing out,  “  and on the other hand,  i’m sure you didn’t mess it all up.   you probably still have a chance if you just explain it to her.   miscommunication tropes are for heteros.  ”

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(   knightlyfallon‌ ‌‌.  )   //     fallon knight.

the silence was welcomed, it wasn’t forced seeing as her and lucien were sitting in the study section of the library. they could talk, but they didn’t have to and that’s kind of what their relationship was like outside of the library anyway. fallon looked up as the boy closed his book, following suit to they could talk. “i’ve been dealing with a bit, now that video is going around and i’ve just been feeling sick to my stomach.” she explained with a sigh. “it has been a little while, huh? what’s been going on with you? are you alright?” 

        lucien’s friendship with fallon is nice.   he appreciates it.   really.   because they can go a while without talking,  have a quick catch up,  and then it’s like nothing really happened.   granted,  it’s been harder to catch up with her more recently with his desire to stay at the top, but still.   silently,  he agrees in regards about the video.   while he didn’t necessarily care about the drama,  it was definitely enlightening.  “  i’ve been fine.  ”  he answers,  pauses,  before elaborating,  “  it was a surprise to get called in for police questioning when i didn’t even attend homecoming,  but.   things could be worse.   i just feel like things are gonna get worse.   a bad gut feeling,  really.  ”

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(   madame-saylor‌ .  )   //     saylor winter-grandview.

ever since the homecoming, saylor could not get michael out of her mind. she didn’t know how the video got up there, and she was in charge of it. now everyone thought she was setting up addie, and that she was sending the texts. she sighed as she sat in the music room, mindlessly playing the piano, thinking back when she and michael played together. “i learned to live, half a life. and now you want me one more time …” she sang, before a noise made her turn around. “oh i’m sorry! i didn’t see anyone here.” she tried to brush it off.

        lucien doesn’t normally go near the music building, much less in the music rooms.   but after a stressful call with his dad,  all he wants is to focus on something else.   before,  he would simply play piano,  but ever since he moved into the campus living spaces and got a roommate,  it just hasn’t been ideal.   so,  it’s been a long time since lucien’s touched a piano.   but that kind of thing you don’t lose easily,  and that’s what he’s hoping for.   he didn’t mean to walk in on someone’s playing,  so he goes to leave only to raise an eyebrow when he hears someone talk to him,  “  it’s fine,  really.   you were here first,  i was just gonna go for another practice room.  ”

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(   diana-langston‌ .  )   //     diana langston.

Diana needed some one on one time with her best friend, breakfast was stable for them- especially when it was after incident. She didn’t even know what to start this one though, yes she wanted to vent, but she felt so bad about how homecoming ended that she felt like she was going to be the one in the wrong. Of course she came to Lucien for honesty though and he was amazing at just giving it to her straight, which is why she adored him.

Diana gave the waitress her drink order before mulling over the menu as if she wasn’t going to get usual order, but she was just trying collect her thought before Lucien broke the ice. Diana let a smile slip and made eye contact with her bestie. “I think I really messed up with a pretty girl, Michael is disrupting my life from beyond the grave,” DIana groaned. “You heard about the homecoming video right?”

        lucien’s not too void of emotion to admit that he’s missed diana and her stories.   there’s a reason he’s let her past plenty of his carefully constructed walls.   they just get along.   ever since they met,  her friendship has been one of the easiest to maintain.   perhaps it’s because their personalities are just compatible.   they didn’t have to worry about upsetting each other from miscommunication.   perhaps after knowing each other for so long,  he shouldn’t be surprised that the thing she needed to talk about with him in person was  ---   “  so,  girl troubles  ?  ”

        he doesn’t mean to tease her,  but he doesn’t hide the amusement on his face.   “  you would think that being six feet underground would mean that all of this drama would be buried with him,  ”   lucien agrees,  feeling only a twinge bad for the insensitivity of it all.   he raises an eyebrow,   “  who hasn’t  ?   even if i haven’t seen it  ---   it’s the only thing anyone has talked about since it happened.  ”

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(  @knightlyfallon​ .  )      //  lucien weiss & fallon knight.

        lucien doesn’t necessarily pride himself on being the most sympathetic person,  but that’s not to say he doesn’t care about the feelings of those he considers friends.   even if he does tend to stay away from any discussion regarding any sorts of feelings at all,  that’s only because he hates talking about himself.   so instead,  he turns the topic away from himself.   classic.   

        at the very least,   he’s glad that the idea of ‘hanging out’ with friends is usually just them quietly working on assignments or work together.   but still,  for once,  the silence feels uncomfortable,  rather than welcomed.   so,  he closes his book and looks over at fallon,  for a moment.   finally,  “  is everything okay  ?  ”   after a pause,  he clarifies,  “  i know we haven’t exactly talked in a bit so.  ”

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📲text | GBF

daisy: postmates is going to come to the door in ten mins if i'm not there money is on the counter

daisy: whoops we aren't for one of the civil lawsuit

daisy: i've got gin and tequila in my draws that should help

lucien: got it. i'll pay for tip

lucien: well that's good, i guess. it could be worse? hope that didn't jinx us.

lucien: oh perfect. that should help for when we have to work on the criminal case

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(  @diana-langston​​ .  )      //  lucien weiss & diana langston.

        it’s not new for lucien and diana to go grab breakfast together.   they’ve long since made it a tradition for as long as they’ve known each other.   while it’s not uncommon for diana to vent to him about her day,  it doesn't stop him from worrying for her.   that's what he gets for letting himself get close enough to her to call her his friend.   so when she texted him saying she had things to tell him in person,  that's the kind of thing that would make him worry.

        he holds off on interrogating her until they get a seat at their usual booth,  their waitress giving them enough time to look at the menus.   he raises an eyebrow at her before tentatively asking,  “  so.   are you going to tell me what’s going on,  or do you want to wait until after our first bites of food  ?  ”

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(  @alekimala​​ .  )      //  lucien weiss & aleki mala.

        lucien’s good at minding his own business.   years of staying in the background taught him to keep his head low and avoid as many people as he could,  and the years of finally being seen taught him something else.   pick your battles.   so it’s a no brainer that lucien likes the quiet time to himself.

        it’s a shame he doesn’t actually get it often,  seeing how loud his neighbour is.   

        now,  he has nothing against the guy,  but the walls are thin,  and lucien can only take so much before he gets irritated.    which leads him here,  standing outside aleki’s door,  knocking once.   

        the second the door opens,  he speaks,  immediately,  not giving the other time to really react or do anything,  “  look,  i get that you’re having a great time doing whatever you’re doing,  but please keep it down.   i just want to take a nap before my next class if you could be quieter,  that’d be appreciated.  ”

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📲text | GBF

daisy: u reply slow too late i'm grabbing both we're havng fusion

daisy: & did we drink the rest of merlot? i'm feeling this is gonna be a cab sav type of night after looking at these files

daisy: i'm getting three bottles

daisy: i've got a sort, 2x civil cases which would boost our rep, mild assualt and criminal case and a lawsuit

daisy: and we're on the opposing side so it's gonna be a long night

lucien: i have zero problems with more food

lucien: unless you drank it, we should still have just shy of a fourth of the bottle

lucien: oh wow

lucien: wait, we're on the opposite side for all of the cases?

lucien: we might need something stronger than cab sav

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Text | Luci

diana: yeah but now i have a partly happier life than OG Matilda because one of my enemies are gone

diana: That's my guy

diana: yeah, can't go too far because I have class at 11. I have things to tell you that need to be said in person :)

lucien: that's fair. one good thing that's come out of this whole mess of a semester so far.

lucien: oof. well... now things sound serious.

lucien: are you sure everything's okay?

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Text | Luci

diana: i think my tunchbull died.

diana: i'll make you a badge of honour.

diana: i'll swing by first

lucien: ouch. i would have called him more a magnus, given his fate and all. but i digress.

lucien: i'll wear it proudly, truly

lucien: which place are we gonna go to? the one across from campus or?

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📲text | GBF

daisy: tacos & wine tonite??

daisy: actually totally in the mood for dumplings idk help

daisy: also have few cases from poppa valmont

daisy: could help us sit at the table with the big boys with that upcoming case

lucien: we could always do dumplings & wine, instead.

lucien: we can save tacos for another night

lucien: that all sounds good with me. what cases did you get?

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Text | Luci

diana: suddenly i feel like matilda, except i don't think my parents will let me go as easily.

diana: nerd ;p

diana: i'm literally heading to my dorm to do the same.

diana: me. you. breakfast tomorrow?

lucien: shame... if you're matilda, who's trunchbull?

lucien: if being ahead of everyone in class makes me a nerd, i'll take that title proudly.

lucien: all good with me. are we meeting there or are you gonna swing by first?

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Text | Luci

diana: your mum is a sweetheart

diana: oooo authoritarian governments, you have a test coming up?

diana: it was okay, music was good at least. A lot of people liked my dress.

lucien: she's the best. she asked me to bring you next time i visit; i think she wants to adopt you

lucien: not really, i just wanted to read ahead.

lucien: that's good. i'm glad it wasn't that horrible then, it definitely sounds like it could have gone a lot worse

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Text | Luci

diana: i need to remember you are wise

diana: if my mum wasn't here, i would've ditched the whole thing.

diana: i'm alright, i think i'm gonna head out soon

diana: what are you up to?

lucien: guess i'm lucky that my mom was working this weekend.

lucien: i've just been studying. why be in a room full of people who hate each other when i can read about authoritarian governments?

lucien: anyway. did you have a decent time at least?