* 𝔳𝔦𝔠𝔦𝔬𝔲𝔰 !

@𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 : awwwwwwwww. you’re going to make me cry !! i need to take you ladies out to dinner. i miss y’all so veyr much.  @𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 : we were cute in the moment, though. that’s how i won you over after all … with my shitty lyrics @𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 : exactly. the beautiful people are the view @𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 : i gotchuuuuuu. always, chai. how about i come to your place, i check out your car right quick, and then you can listen to my setlist ?

@𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 : for sure !! i mean, i’m as important as family … at least i think so @𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 : oh, fuck no. i don’t need to relive those days. the ones where i thought rhyming love with dove made me some sort of lyrical genius @𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 : the rest of you all ?! crawford sucks, but it does breed some beautiful ass people @𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 : you got it. i’ll also take a look at your car. you know you can always bring that in to my shop

– PAIGE CRACKS UP AT CHAI’S PERFORMANCE AND IT’S HONESTLY A WONDER that they haven’t attracted more attention but that’s what you get for dipping into a sex shop at an odd hour in a bad part of town – an adventure. “ i like to think i do too ! ” she laughs, watching chai handcuff her own wrists and she figures she might as well follow suit, selecting a pair of nipple clamps with fluffy pom-poms on the ends and pinning them in her hair like they’re barrettes. very trendy. she winks at herself in the mirror for good measure. “ ew, alright, you made it sound gross. but i guess if they weren’t, they’d probably melt off too easily ? like, when you were getting all sweaty in ‘em they’d just dissolve. ” although the idea of the panties being CHEWY and eating something fabric-textured makes paige wrinkle her nose. most people would balk at the ridiculousness of today, or drag paige out before she could cause too much damage, but chai encourages it, lighting a spark of excitement that charges through her, matching chai’s smile with an affirming grin. “ i’m just thinking of the people, ” she tries to straighten her facial expression, nodding solemnly, “ may god save their wretched souls. only he can judge them now. ” the way her mom would smack her for saying that ! “ true, we can’t get banned for this place so that i can be a nun this halloween. you can be my sexy pope, ” she suggests, only making it worse. she steps onto chai’s hands at her suggestion, realizing the urgency to act quickly, “ it’ll be FINE, it’s a victimless crime, ” she says in a loud whisper, reaching up toward the display case. 

╯ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐬 translates into what chai can only imagine would be the feeling of uncomfortable stickiness, her nose scrunching up in disgust. “ yeah, i think we just ruined edible underwear. what else should we critique ? ” it’s like her lips were permanently curled when in paige’s presence, her head titling back slightly in the midst of her laughter. “ a sexy pope ? did anyone besides rihanna pull that one off ? “ she questions, her eyes lighting up at the sight of red latex, pulling on the fabric. “ i know, — you’ll be a sexy nun, and i’ll be the sexy devil that’s trying to corrupt you. it’ll be so american horror story. ” 

@𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 : dead serious. like, super dead serious @𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 : awww stop, why are you so good to me ? 🥺 even tho that ain’t facts because the only one who writes masterpieces around these parts is you @𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 : you think ? just give ‘em the ole sykes razzle dazzle ? i might have to give that a try … just get by on my mediocre looks, it’d save me a lot of stress @𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 : boba ?! yesssss. let’s pick some up. you won’t regret it 

@𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢: wow, sounds dead serious. think i can write this off as a family emergency, or something ?

@𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢: it’s funny you say that ... i found the most embarrassing notebook back from hs, it’s full of “song lyrics”, if we can call them that

@𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢: i gotta show you, we’ll get some laughs out of it !

@𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢: pfft, mediocre ? you gotta cut the rest of us some slack, sykes.

– PAIGE CAN’T HELP IT, SHE BURSTS OUT IN LAUGHTER as chai performs her makeshift song. “ wait, hold on…that was kind of HOT, ” paige declares with widened eyes, “ like, no joke, that had a pretty good ring to it ? did you come up with that on the spot, for real ? ” she asks. “ i hope i get the chance, maybe i should actually save these. ” though really, she IS curious about the taste. can you eat your own underwear ? she follows chai’s line of sight as they walk through the store, looking for DEFLATED blow-up dolls, “ i dunno, i prefer the challenge of trying to escape with an inflated one, ” paige decides, “ can you reach the display ? ” even on her toes, it’ll be a struggle, but unfortunately chai isn’t much taller than she is.  “ nah, i think it’s mostly for when you get OLD, and like, you have to spice up your sex life ‘cause you’ve been doing the same thing with the same person for…twenty years or whatever, ” paige grimaces, thinking it sounds like a fate worse than death to her. “ nun thing is freaky, though, i’m kind of into it ? ” she does a half-assed hail mary as she looks up at the ceiling, which probably makes her statement even more offensive instead of less. 

and now that the alcohol had been handed out, it seemed like the other girl had so much to say. sure, sofia wasn’t going out of her way to hug the girl and protect her, but she was literally the politest she could have been in the given situation. with the glass sitting in front of her as chai continued to go on about her actions, barely able to listen anymore, she brought the glass to her lips and downed the double within seconds. chasing it with the sprite, she ordered herself another one as she tried to gather her thoughts. it wasn’t like she could avoid her, they were literally friends with the exact same group, it was like she couldn’t escape her. “obviously i’m trying,” she tried not to laugh out, was she serious? sofia had always been cordial, though her mere presence annoyed her, never spoke ill towards her to their friends, etc. to her, chai just didn’t exist and that’s the way she liked it. no negative energy surrounding her, nothing. “well then say something else than, i can leave, or you don’t have to do that. you’re pushing this more and more into a mistake of not just letting you veer off from me at the end of the block.” taking a sip from her next double shot, “i’m playing nice, chill.”

ezra: ha

ezra: you're a goof, you know that?

ezra: whoever told you brown eyes aren't pretty can go to hell. i'll meet 'em there and tell them to go fuck themselves.

chai: yeah, that's why you keep me around :p

chai: honestly, i appreciate the sentiment

“ damn, there was no need to call my bluff like that. ” luca couldn’t deny it, she knew chai was right. “ in theory, that’s a great idea. but try telling drunk me that after someone breaks out the tequila. ” she shook her head, knowing it was likely that she’ll end up in this exact situation again next weekend, just how she has multiple times before. “ raw eggs ?? even just the thought of that is making my stomach turn, how can anyone handle that, even without the raging hangover ? i just don’t understand. ” luca lifted her shoulders in a gentle shrug. “ i took some aspirin, now i’m just waiting patiently for it start working. ” 

“I think you should just go for it. I have two cats in my house and they’re honestly the best thing that’s ever happened to me. What kind of pet you are you thinking? Cat? Dog? Bunny? I’ve always wanted a bunny…,” He trailed, shrugging a little as he thought about all the times he had begged his parents as a kid for more pets. However, he was quite content with his two little girls. When she returns, his lips stretch into a soft smile towards her. He raises an eyebrow at her hands to her eyes. “I’m pretty sure I do…yeah,” He chuckles softly in amusement. “You look beautiful with or without makeup, Chai,” He makes sure to let her know. Something that Nate always insisted about Chai from the beginning and throughout of their relationship was that she was so effortlessly beautiful. He pushes himself up off the couch to follow her into the kitchen, leaning gently back against the counter. “I’m the guest. I don’t mind whatsoever. Whatever you’re in the mood for, I’ll eat. I can literally eat anything,” He assured with a soft laugh, nodding along with his words. “Sweet popcorn sounds good to me,” He tells her, his arms crossing over his chest as he turns to face her properly. “Something dumb like the nun she says,” He snorts. “Is that not supposed to be real scary? Yikes. You’re really something else,” He licks over his lips briefly. “As long as you promise to protect me, I can watch anything,”

━❥ 𝘴𝘯𝘢𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 .

@𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 : alright , i need brutal opinions / help . got this lil show coming up at the bowery and i want you tell me if my lyrics are shit or if they’re decent enough to not get me booed off stage @𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 : you will be rewarded with my presence and probably a few drinks @𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 : i can swing for some food , too

@𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢: you can’t be serious ...

@𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢: as if you’ve ever written anything less of a masterpiece !

@𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢: also, i might have this theory that you could get up there, breathe into the mic, and they’d still fall head over heels for you. worst case scenario, maybe you could test it out 😋

ezra: why are you mad like i promised i'd dye my hair then didn't do it?

ezra: i never said brown eyes were boring

ezra: in fact, in my opinion they're the most beautiful of them all

chai: i'm just messing with you, wanted to see if you'd be up for it

chai: honestly all this talk is making me want to dye my hair

chai: huh, well, that's refreshing to hear