lost star

rising from the ashes again i guess, so like this for a starter LGDSKJFG

        AS IF HER STOMACH ISN’T already churning from moments prior, christian’s response does  l i t t l e  to settle the feeling and extracts a sigh from jill; she murmurs his name as she worries her brow, head nestling further into her palm as if it’ll DO something about the frustration and guilt weighing heavy on her chest. he looked so handsome tonight — making it difficult for her to stand so far away, let alone look elsewhere — and to know that she’s responsible for his dejection, for such a shift in his usual demeanour, sees her looking away and down upon the couch’s cushions. jillian can’t imagine how infuriating it is, how much it bothers christian to see her acting like a couple with the other man, if she can’t handle one bold gesture from one woman when — as far as everyone ELSE is concerned — he’s single. it’s that thought which sees her taking another swig of champagne before moving the glass to sit on a nearby coffee table, turning her attention back to her boyfriend as he speaks only to smirk slightly. “ in the nearest private bathroom with some old money heiress, i’m guessing. ” trust him to make the  m o s t  of his night once the photo op and brief mingling are out of the way. “ even so, ” the brunette adds, her free hand moving to rest gently on his knee, “ we only just got in here — ” at least, that’s what it felt like, “ — and he can WAIT if he’s done. ” besides, she’s sure that tally’s doing a good job of keeping the nosy few’s focus on herself, thus jill shrugs his minor concerns off as the present issue continues to occupy her mind. and if she wasn’t convinced that he was deflecting before, she’s certain of it once another question rolls off of his tongue. “ are you ? ” while jillian knows it’s a genuine question from christian, she considers herself secondary when he’s clearly hurting.

        SHE’S PATIENT AS SHE WAITS beside her father’s locked office, two tubs of home-cooked food — she made sure that his was low sodium — in a bag which sits on her lap to be shared once he returns for their lunch. with winter semester wrapping up a week prior and a preference to live closer to home in her time off, sage has been making up for lost time since she’d been away by helping her parents whenever she can. one way, in her mind, being to check in on her dad as often as possible; she’s ever so wary of the stressors in his life as a police chief in his fifties, of his health as a result, and so much so that she pops up at the station every so often while he’s on a break. however, she doesn’t expect him to be away nor not to text her accordingly, so she lets a few minutes pass before her need to  M O V E  gets the best of her and brings her to her feet, taking her around the immediate area and down the corridor just off of the office. the bag now sits pretty in the chair she once occupied, at least for the time being. it doesn’t take very long for something — or rather, SOMEONE — to catch sage’s attention, spotting benjamin just ahead and calling his name. “ hey, ” she grins, edging closer to the officer, “ you wouldn’t happen to know when my dad’s coming back, would you ? i haven’t been able to reach him. ”

yujin: ...... yujin: ok, maybe so yujin: yeah and it’s not fair so yujin: choke. yujin: JSKFDGH  yujin: gotta be discreet, right — yujin: but was that enough muse for you, or should i send the rest of my portfolio ??

        FORTUNATELY FOR HIM, SHE DOESN’T call him out on his teasing, rather she closes the gap without a word — her hesitation being nonexistent while her heartbeat thrums noticeably in her chest, tasting the remnants of her lemon-flavoured lip balm that remain on his lips as one hand moves to rest at the base of his neck.