heaven in hiding

xx liz

@edcnlove

                   king’s nose crinkled up like an empty candy bar wrapped as his gaze fell on eden. not that he wasn’t happy to see her or anything. he was always more than happy to be in her presence, all of his insides melting into some kind of mush at the very thought of the striking brunette, but he was pretty surprised to see her in the library of all places. even though he realized people were forced into being there, he just kind of assumed she’d find some way to escape into the night to busy herself with something a lot more exciting. “ i didn’t know you read books, eden, ” he said, taking on a playful tone as he approached her. there were two red cups in his hand, both filled to the brim with beer with the purpose of being gulped down by king himself, but he figured he couldn’t stop himself from offering one to eden even if he wanted to. holding out a cup towards her, he was quick to flash the most charming smile he could muster. “ drink up, twinkle toes. it’s gonna be a long ass night. ”

Evan propped himself up on his knees, looking up at her as she tugged him up.  They had a lot of fun the other day in her hot tub, and he’d be lying if he said he wished something more had happened.  Why he stopped himself, he didn’t know.  It was time to just throw caution to the wind, and do so only prompted by his own thoughts - no peer pressure this time.  He felt more confident, now, but was he still nervous as all hell?  Always.  This was Evan.  “Lead the way, then?” he said, allowing himself to be tugged along.  “I need to stay awake somehow anyway.”

it were nearly hard for the spaniard to keep his feet still, noticing how even in the slightest bit, he was leaping back and forth on the edge of his toes in a somewhat nervous tic. it was not the crowd that had gathered in their surroundings, no — it was the general ambiance of panic and worry that had slowly but surely shown its effects on alvaro himself. “ murderer ? you mean they truly believe the story that someone is still wandering ‘round, out there to get us ? i thought we passed halloween by now. ” at first, he merely believed that it was a rumour. you know how quickly gossip spreads, was what he told himself. he did not find truth in any of their words, or perhaps warnings. “ i mean, sure — s’a bit too crowded, even for me. ”

“It’s even more crowded now,” she mutters, looking around at the kegs being set up around them, people cheering despite the lack of power campus wide. It was a decent distraction though, it kept everyone from panicking and Eden was never one to turn down a beer, taking the one offered to her by a passing frat boy, ignoring the look he gave her that made it obvious he was expecting compensation for the kindness at some point in the night. Maybe if Eden remembered she would seek him out. For now, she took Alvaro’s hand in her own, turning to lead him to the stairs that took them to the upper floor where more rooms were hidden away for the more studious of Bernard’s attendants. She didn’t really care what it may look like, her holding Alvaro’s hand, leading him away from the crowd. Truthfully, the thought of how it might seem didn’t even cross her mind. She often forgot he was the ‘other half’ to her other half.

After he’d been disturbed repeatedly the last place he had tried to nap in, he figured trying to stay asleep in a crowded library full of other sleep deprived students was just a recipe for disaster.  But despite what he did to try and stay awake, he kept dozing off.  He barely registered that someone had even sat beside him until they spoke.  Evan opened his eyes, sitting up a little and rubbing one of them.  “You think they’d let me sleep in there?” he asked before looking over, his eyes widening a little at who he spotted.  “E-Eden, hi!”

tyler ruffled his red hair through his fingers before sighing. if he hadn’t been at the library trying to hammer out a project, he was sure that he would be able to be at home right about now. but here he was, crammed in the library with everyone else. he was in such a foul mood that he didn’t even realize eden was next to him until she piped up. “ oh, eden, hey, ” he grinned down at the brunette before nodding. “ uh, yea, sure. sounds good to me, ” the redhead smirked. tyler took her hand gently as to not lose her in the crowd before he began to lead the way, knowing that it’d be much easier for him to get through the people. the tutoring rooms were just down a hall off of the main library and he opened the door to one of the last one for her to go into with a joking flourish of his hand.

Linden had only showed up the book fair so he could attempt to terrorise the people running it, with him popping up his head every now and again to rearrange the neatly organised books so they were more difficult to find. Though it was so utterly simple, he couldn’t help but find everyone’s reactions to the seemingly disappearing books hilarious. He’d have to grow up at some point, though it didn’t seem as though college was his time. Ironically, he was just about to leave when the lights flickered and he was ordered to hang around. 

He’d been people watching for the better part of half and hour when the person who’d been standing next to him piped up. Turning his attention so that it was now focused on her, he nodded slowly. “Yeah, definitely makes my job a lot easier. Just have to corner people in the secluded tutor rooms and stab them. Easy pickings.” He was hoping she’d pick up the light tone of his voice and the mischief clear in his eyes when he shrugged. “I mean, we can if you’re not terrified of me now. Might look a bit odd if we slinked off together, though. Meet you in five,” he joked.

After a short time, she grew restless and impatient, her nerves buzzing under her skin uncomfortably. Her phone was still nearly at full charge, but she pocketed it after checking her social media to conserve it’s battery life anyway. “You’d think if they’re scared of the murderer, they wouldn’t keep us all together like this,” she says to the person beside her. “Anyway, wanna go to a tutor room? It’s too crowded out here.”

He took her hand with a smile, following a little behind her, his legs not seeming to pick it up to walk alongside the girl.  Dang, hopefully she wouldn’t notice how she made his palms all sweaty and all.  His mind was racing, trying to figure out what his appeal was to girls way out of league.  Her hand was holding his - would people see and think they were dating?  That would only boost him up.  Man, he was thanking himself that he kept his physique up from tennis in the spring, and even furthered it.  Not that there was a definite that things were going to go anywhere, but a hot tub with a pretty girl - well, hot tub alone was going to make him shirtless.  Live a little, dude.  “Oh, I’m a film major,” he told her.  “That’s what all the editing and stuff was for.  It’s a lot of fun, I like it.  What’s yours?”

Elijah tsked as Eden waxed her woes about selfish men. With one hand, he tightened his grip on her thigh. Maintaining eye contact with her, Elijah moved his other hand between his legs, gently tapping a finger against the bottom of her ensemble. “Such a shame,” he said quietly, feeling how warm she was.

It’d been a year-ish of him playing this game with her, he figured it was due time for something. “Such a nice girl like you and no one wants to give you what you deserve?”

Tracing the lace lightly with his middle finger, he licked his lips. He could tell she was holding back, but this was the closest he’d been to to her since they’d met. Sure, she’d been on his lap before; now, however, he was almost able to feel her lips.

She almost faltered in her words at the feeling of his hand tightening on her thigh and his other going between her legs. All she allowed was a soft hitch in her breath, hoping he hadn’t noticed, but knowing him and his game, he most likely had.

Still, she gave him a slight pout, shaking her head at his question, playing up the pretend pity party she was giving herself. In truth, Eden had more good experience than bad, but that wasn’t something Elijah needed to know.

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tyler walked into the club, tucking away his fake ID before glancing around a little nervously. there was one particular place that almost everyone had gone to, but in order to preserve his father’s reputation the redhead had avoided it. but now that his father’s reputation wasn’t an issue, tyler was more than eager to check out the night club that some of his closer friends told him about. walking up to the bar, tyler ordered a shot and a beer, downing the harsher alcohol first before taking a sip of his beer, eyes surveying the crowd. he instantly recognized some students, including some of his teammates that walked by and he gave them grins and laughed as they joked about him finally coming to the club. a brunette girl across the room caught his eye and he recognized her, confident that they at least followed each other on instagram. a few of his teammates had talked about her before, but tyler never had the pleasure of talking to her.

finn grinned at her lightly when he took the bowl, packing it. “ nah, you know me; i just sit in my room and smoke when i’m not- ” in other people’s rooms? “ -otherwise preoccupied.” he chuckled softly at himself, cheeks a little pink. he finished packing the bowl and pulled out a lighter from his pocket before easing it and the piece back into her hands. “ ladies first, ” the brunet murmured with a sly smile before leaning against the counter next to her. “ what about you? i’m surprised that i was lucky enough to win an audience with the magnificent eden lovelace, ” finn chuckled, nudging her softly.

Picking up your friend at the strip club may not have been everyone’s preferred way to start the night but Violet couldn’t think of a better way. There was such a dumb stigma on the art of stripping. Violet was a big believer in the idea that everyone would be a little happier if they allowed themselves to stare at more boobs in their daily life. Sexuality was a social construct in it’s own way. Upon walking in she was reminded that she wasn’t there to be thinking philosophically. It was typical of her to think she knew how to solve all the words biggest problems after she smoked a joint. She’d most likely mellow out after awhile. Unsure of the exact time Eden would finish up and be ready to go Violet took a seat in the back away from the stage, not that she didn’t want to see the show but because she didn’t want to sit with the rest of the crowd, not with her midriff showing and her jeans and bralette not leaving much to the imagination. She pulled her phone from her jeans and sent two text to Eden. The first simply said “I’m here” the second message read “no rush” with a tongue emoji. Then she waited while watching the show from a distance.

By the time Eden checked her phone, she was dressed to leave, glad to finally have switched out her stilettos for a pair of hightops and her lingerie for a pair of high waisted shorts and a simple bralette. She had been expecting Violet to show up, and seeing her messages brought a smile to her face. At least she wouldn’t have to wait outside for her and risk one of her patrons offering her money for the night. While normally she wouldn’t mind it, she wasn’t in the mood for that tonight, just wanting to go out with her friend and let loose rather than fake an orgasm for a couple hundred bucks. She shot her back a quick text. ‘Shoulda come earlier, woulda given you a lapdance free’.

“Yeah,” he sighed, agreeing.  He saw some kids do some stupid stuff under the influence - a bunch of rich kids with no regard for the rules was also part of that.  Excluding him, obviously.  Evan stood when she did, tucking his laptop away into his bag.  Wait, no swimsuits?  His cheeks turned pink and he laughed awkwardly.  Jeez, could he make it any more obvious of how inexperienced he was?  You’re just shy, he thought to himself.  “O-Okay,” he said, giving her a little smile.  He needed to learn how to live a little, anyway.  It was good for his creative side.