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reallyryland:

“Huh,” Ryland said, shrugging a little before grabbing a coke from the fridge. “I don’t know, i kinda like it.” He took a swig from the coke before placing it down on the table and laughing at his own words. “There’s just something beautifully ironic about a criminology student being classed as a delinquent, don’t you think?”

Eric rose a brow as Ryland spoke, wondering where he was going with all that. He didn’t exactly get the whole ‘bad boy’ vibe that girls seemed to be into but if there was a boy that perfected it, he thought it would be him. “You’re the real Dark Knight of Tau Omega...” He stated with a laugh, typing something into his search bar. “A real Batman in disguise.” Leaning back, he gave the other a little nod toward his soda. “Wanna pass me one of those?”

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frankiejones:

Frankie looked him dead in the eye.  “Well duh, you just met me and we’re going out for ice cream, that’s a little crazy.” She smiled.  “But don’t worry, sometimes it’s fun to be a little crazy.  You get to experience more that way.”

Eric blinked, a little flustered by the fact that she looked him dead in the eyes as she spoke. He couldn’t help it. She caught his attention so easily. “I guess it is,” he said, laughing off his nerves. “At least I’m not boring either if I really am crazy. That’s always a plus.”

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( the perks of being a wallflower // 13 reasons why ) part 1. 

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diffidcnce:

Gemma narrowed her eyes ever so slightly as the other responded to her offer. She knew his face, for sure. She had seen him in a few of her lectures - he was her lab partner in one of her bio classes. Despite this, she hadn’t really interacted with him too much. They were both just a little too quiet for small talk during class. His name started with E, she was pretty sure. “Yeah, definitely.” Gemma took a step forward, holding the extra granola bar in an outstretched hand as she racked her brain for his name. “It’s all yours… Eric, right?” She asked tentatively, shooting a smile at the boy. 

“Thank you. You’re too sweet.” Thankfully Eric took the bar and slid it into his pocket, his thoughts set on how he just saved about two dollars. Every penny counted. That’s what he always had to remember. As he looked over the girl’s features, she became even more familiar, so much so that it almost bothered him. He was terrible with names but she was definitely from one of his major classes. “Yeah, that’s me. You’re Gem--Gemma?" He asked, almost sounding the word out. "Sorry, I’m horrible with names.”

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frankiejones:

“I can work with that.” Frankie nodded.  “What can I say? It’s the magic of badly written surveys.  Sure, everyone thinks you’re crazy for asking, but then you get one person just as crazy to answer and woo new friendships.”

“That’s the spirit,” Eric said, a smile etched onto his lips. “Maybe that’s why psychology classes are required here... To force the quiet people into talking. It’s a damn conspiracy theory.” He shoved his hands into his pockets, letting out a deep breath. “Wait, did you just call me crazy? I almost skipped right over that! Gee-- thanks!” He laughed, playfully rolling his eyes at her.

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frankiejones:

“Well I guess I’ll have to be your dork in shining armor and help you with that. But wait, then what will you be?” She gave it some thought, coming up with nothing.  “Okay, maybe I’ll just be a really helpful princess. It’s every little girl’s dream anyway, right?  Oh, I’m Frankie.  Or Francesca, but Frankie to my friends, and I complained to you about my ex woes, we’re totally friends now.”

“Yeah, dork in shining armor is my thing. You’re the princess of teasing or helpfulness? ...Like the Zelda to my Link. ” He thought it was a pretty good comparison. At least for now. “Frankie. Alright, I can remember that. Somehow you know more about me than some of my brothers so yeah. I’d say we’re definitely friends.”

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frankiejones:

“I thought we established it didn’t matter if it was cool or not.” She smiled, standing up.  “Oh, you’re fine, the rest are all just questions for people in relationships. I don’t think my group thought this through.”

“I’ve lived my life trying to be cool, it’s going to take me a second to break the habit,” he laughed, following her up. “That’s fair. Who cares about that?” After picking up his backpack, Eric shook his head as he came to a sort of realization. “Oh, I’m Eric, by the way. Totally forgot to mention.”

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frankiejones:

“Teasing, I haven’t done nearly enough puns to earn that title.  We’ll work our way up.” Frankie bit her lip, not sure what to do.  If it were someone she knew better she’d hug them, but would that be weird? Luckily, she was saved by his question.  “Yeah, ice cream sounds nice.  I’ll even treat, as a thank you for putting up with my questions.”

“Deal. I like the sound of that,” he said, offering her his pinky. “Is it weird to do a pinky promise handshake or cool? Whatever.” It was easy for Eric to flip the switch nowadays and pretend certain things didn’t bother him. Sadly, he took pride in just pretending to be one of the rich fraternity boys. It was a kind of escape for a few. “Shit, sorry! Did I answer all of them? I keep getting sidetracked with-- life.”

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frankiejones:

“Yep, my dork in shining armor.  Saving me from failing grades,” she teased in an attempt to lighten the mood.  “Do you…wanna talk about it?” God, she wished she was better at dealing with stuff like this.  Do you still offer to let someone talk about something years after it happened?

“I like that. Your dork in shining armor. Does that make you my princess of puns or teasing?” He quipped, smirking for just a moment before he just had to laugh it off. “Not too much to talk about, honestly. My Dad was coming to get me from football practice and someone crashed into him. He was gone on impact.” Letting out a breath, Eric shook his head as he remembered how close his Dad was to the school, how he heard the crash from a distance and went with his friends to check it out. It was the beginning of something horrible. “You want ice cream?” He gulped. “It’s way too hot out here.”

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frankiejones:

“Oh shush you, it’s no fun if you try and play it cool anyway.  Besides, if you were you’d never have agreed to my survey and i’d be fucked, wouldn’t I?” She bit her lip at his hesitation, afraid she hit a nerve.  “I’m so sorry.  Shit, I’m just doing everything wrong here.  I’m pretty sure I’m not supposed to be causing unnecessary distress to the subject.”

“Yeah, you’d be pretty fucked... Fair enough. I’ll stay my dorky self.” He didn’t want her to think she hit a nerve with him. He didn’t really talk about his Dad with anyone because no one really asked. “You’re good! Trust me, it’s fine. I didn’t want to lie on your survey. No distress here.” He didn’t like to think about it but he wouldn’t say all that. The past was good, everything after his father’s death wasn’t good. “They were married shortly before I was born so they were together about 14 years.”

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frankiejones:

“Not single and ready to mingle? I’ve always liked that one better.  I don’t think I’ve ever heard someone bellow the age of forty actually say mingle other than that though.” She couldn’t help but laugh, earlier awkwardness forgotten.  “I swear they are.  They have to ask these same questions too though so lord knows why. Do you believe your parents are in love?”

“First I say chemistry and now I say Pringle. I’m full of different ways of saying things, apparently. Single and ready to mingle is better. Still as dorky but retro like a true hipster.” He nodded with that but her question caused him to freeze up a little. Not that it was her fault. “They used to be. Dad’s not around anymore. He died when I was little.”

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frankiejones:

“Are you in a relationship? If so for how long and would you say you love your spouse?” She wrinkled her nose at the question.  “I swear, I didn’t choose these questions.”

“Nope! Single as a Pringle... You know that very sentence might be exactly why I’m single? Just a guess.” He ran his fingers through his hair, chuckling softly. “Your group is out to get you.”

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frankiejones:

“True.” Smile back on.  “Anyway.  Um, back to the questions?”

“Yeah. Back to questions...” Eric agreed, smiling again.

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frankiejones:

Frankie let out a bitter laugh.  She wasn’t sure how to explain that no, it was her who was the asshole, her who couldn’t get enough.  That she overshared not out of pain but of guilt.  It wasn’t exactly something she wanted to share with everyone, gotta keep up the appearance of being a half decent person.  “Nah, he was great. Sometimes being great just isn’t enough. You’re right, sometimes things just aren’t built to last.  Just gotta learn from them I guess.”

Eric raised a brow at the girl as she explained and frowned but nodded. He’d be a hypocrite if he said he hadn’t done something similar before. It wasn’t the same not to the same degree but it was similar. Everyone grew up and moved on from a relationship at some point. “You have learned from it, right? That’s what’s important,” he told her softly. “No need to dwell.”

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frankiejones:

“Well, maybe I like a little danger,” she shot back, taking the hint to sit down. “True.  I believe….” she took a second to think about it, sighing.  “I believe in chemistry at first sight, yeah.  Not sure if it’s love though. I mean, you can think it’s love, but that doesn’t mean it will be years down the line when that little puppy love you thought was going to be forever isn’t enough because you’re not in high school anymore and sure it’s great but there’s so much more out there why be held down by that? And wow, that was really oversharing, wasn’t it? Sorry.”

“Hey, maybe you do. I don’t judge,” Eric said, actually a little happy she sat down. “I like a little danger too.” As she appeared to think about her answer, Eric smiled, hoping to encourage her to speak. It wasn’t often he actually spoke about this stuff with people and yet, as she shared all she did with him, he felt bad about it. Obviously, relationships went as well for her as they did for him. “No actually! Not at all. It’s either that or you really, viscerally fall in love with someone and it’s real and it’s strong and then they’re just-- gone. I don’t know how, it can be any way I guess, but sometimes it’s not built to last. That’s why we believe in chemistry. Don’t be sorry.” He gave her a shrug and a little smile, hoping that it might help. “Someone was a real asshole to you, weren’t they?”

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frankiejones:

“My favorite is ‘I’m not allowed to talk to strangers.’ Like, you’re a college student, if you’re still paying attention to what mommy told you when you were six you need to reevaluate your life.” Frankie couldn’t help but roll her eyes.  “Really? Most people just say they believe it because it’s romantic.  Wait, shit, I don’t think I’m supposed to tell you what other people are saying, am I?”

“You’re right, that is a good one! I guess I haven’t heard them all.” Eric shrugged. “Hey, stranger danger is real. You need to watch out,” he teased, nodding at a spot beside him on the grass. “I already gave my answer so it’s not like I can just change my mind, right? Yeah, there’s the whole romantic aspect but I don’t know... Am I allowed to ask you what you think?”

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frankiejones:

“Finally, someone who’s felt my pain.  Everyone else is just saying they’re in a rush,” she sighed.  “Relationships.  Question one: do you believe in love at first sight? And I promise this isn’t just some really intricate pick up line, my group just sucks.”

“They’re in a rush, they have a class to go to, they have to go study... I’ve heard ‘em all,” he laughed softly. “Love at first sight?” He repeated, blinking a couple times as he glanced up at her. “Sure? I mean-- It’s science. Chemistry. I believe in it.” Though he sort of stumbled over his words, at least he answered her question.