*. i'm tryna open this champagne

welcome aboard, asher andrews, student #39. we are excited to set sail with you !  has anyone told you that you look like charlie gillespie? according to our records, you hail from colchester, england, prefer he/him, are male and are here to study archeology. we also see you received a spot on the ss university because of your academic scholarship — we won’t tell anyone. during your first few weeks here, other students said you were + funny, + caring, but also - disorganised. it sounds like you spend most of your time at the sweet shack. upon checking your luggage, we noticed you packed a jigsaw puzzle. hopefully your roommates don’t steal it!

no trigger warnings baby, it’s a miracle ! his life is all roses.

Hana sat beside him and tried to calm him down using hand gestures. “Hey, what happened then? Do you need any help?” She was really worried and a little scared by the way he was. “Do I need to punch someone?” She tried to be funny, but not sure if it sounded right.

“ i understand… ” in a lot of ways she knew exactly what he meant. her family was the most important thing in her universe she’d move mountains to be there in an emergency. on the other hand she didn’t want him to leave. it wasn’t until she was faced with the thought of losing him that it dawned on her just how much she cared. “ but i need you to stay here…with me… ” squeezing his hand as nerves ate away at her stomach. “ i know that’s really selfish and stupid but i just, i can’t be here without you, well i can but i don’t want to. i want to be here with you and i know that you’re worried about your family and i’ll get it if you leave because i can’t say that i wouldn’t go home if my sisters needed me but i just had to say something because i don’t know. i just had to i guess. ” words were leaving her mouth a mile a minute because if she kept talking then she wouldn’t have to stop and hear what he had to say in response. 

she had a stupidly big grin on her face and let out a short but hysterical laugh, he was funny, and she was actually enjoying the conversation, “well, i’m from louisiana, so if the food isn’t spicy, why bother.”

cassidy  didn’t take  asher’s  response  or  reaction  to  the  questions  to  heart  .  in  a  lot  of  ways  cass  was  a  stranger  to  asher  and  if  the  roles  were  reversed  ,  he  wouldn’t  let  asher  help  him  either  .  then  again  ,  that  was  something  they  both  had  in  common  .  not  letting  anyone  help  them  .  possibly  because  of  different  reasons  but  that  didn’t  take  away  the  fact  that  they  both  had  that  annoyingly  frustrating  quality  .  although  ,  the  even  more  frustrating  part  was  cassidy  didn’t  know  asher  well  enough  to  realize  that  he  was  doing  that  .  not  letting  anyone  help  him  .  nodding  his  head  a  little  ,  he  pressed  his  lips  together  for  a  moment  .  not  knowing  exactly  what  to  say  in  this  moment  .  what  was  there  to  say  ?  or  was  it  weirder  to  sit  there  in  silence  ?   “   that’s  true  and  breaking  the  mimosa  rules  would  be  unfortunate  .   “   cassidy  joked  back  ,  looking  over  at  asher  .   “   you’re  not  gonna  poof  like  everyone  else  that  leaves  this  ship  right  ?  make  it  back  in  time  for  the  next  mimosa  day  ?   “   he  asked  ,  more  so  teasing  around  .  he  knew  that  whatever  it  was  that  was  going  on  ,  asher  didn’t  want  to  talk  to  him  about  it  and  he  wasn’t  going  to  push  for  answers  .  so  he’d  keep  it  light  .

Hana was just passing by and noted the noises coming from his cabin. She couldn’t help but give a look to see what was happening, and seeing her friend made her a little worried. “What happened? Did you get robbed?” Hana felt free to enter his cabin and look into the situation.

on his way back from the library and passing the rooms of the other students, elijah nearly tripped on his feet as he heard the grumble coming from one of the room to the right of him. “woah, what’s going on here?” he said, looking in and seeing his friend in a frenzy almost.

“if you can find someone to pay for that, yeah.” she knew he was joking but went along anyway, and her smile grew wider with the promise of food, “i never say no to a good hotdog, especially with chili.”

“ well my therapist would say that you’re meant to feel however you feel. if you’re disappointed in your brother that’s okay. ” taking a seat next to him eyes scanning his room in complete disarray slowly realizing that he’d packed up a lot of his things. “ i don’t know what he did but if it’s making you this upset then i’d think that it’s gotta be something pretty important. when something’s important it’s only natural to be upset about it. ” 

“if you don’t get paid for it, you’re not a pro - just a guy with an adorable hobby.” she was glad that her random knowledge was actually helping someone and opened a small smile, “that’s some interesting paraphrasing, and dude why did you say that? now i’m crazy for a hotdog.”

“rock collecting, huh? that’ll definitely get you my vote,”   she mocked him, but did find it interesting,   “a guy that works with rocks is a geologist, maybe an amateur geologist?”

standing  there  for  a  moment  longer  ,  cassidy  didn’t  know  if  he  should  just  walk  away  ?  he  knew  if  it  was  him  ,  he’d  want  the  person  standing  in  the  doorway  to  go  away  .  that  it  wouldn’t  matter  how  close  he  was  or  not  so  close  he  was  to  someone  .  he  didn’t  like  people  seeing  him  at  a  low  point  .  it  was  why  he  held  so  tightly  onto  his  feelings  .  because  at  times  ,  he  didn’t  even  wanna  see  himself  like  that  .  although  ,  asher  wasn’t  him  and  cassidy  couldn’t  help  but  feel  like  it’d  be  better  to  stay  .  he  also  knew  ,  that  even  when  he  was  in  a  low  place  and  wanted  everyone  to  go  away  ,  deep  down  he  wished  someone  would  stay  anyways  .  instead  of  leaving  asher  alone  with  his  thoughts  ,  cassidy  stayed  there  .   “hey  ,   “   cass  muttered  out  ,   “   can  i  come  in  ?   “   he  asked  ,  coming  in  anyways  .  seeing  the  tear  filled  eyes  ,  cass  wasn’t  sure  if  he’d  have  all  the  right  things  to  say  but  he  did  feel  for  the  guy  .  sitting  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  suitcase  ,  cass  looked  over  at  asher  .   “   need  help  ?   “   the  question  was  broad  but  cassidy  didn’t  want  to  push  him  .   “   i  can  help  you  pack  ?  or  help  you  figure  out  whatever  is  going  on  ?  help  you  get  some  of  this  mess  cleaned  up  ?   “   he  said  ,  looking  around  at  the  room  before  looking  back  at  asher  .   “ hell  ,  i  can  get  you  a  mimosa  if  you  want  .   “   he  tired  to  joke  .