read my mind.

                   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. ”

                   “ i feel like that’s a you problem though, isn’t it man ?? ” king asked, brows raising slightly as he turned his head to look at the sleepy boy. if he had known this kid was going to be so grumpy, he wouldn’t have crawled over to wake him up in this first place. “ jeez man, if you’re gonna be like that, then i guess i just won’t TELL you. ” the blond was being dramatic, crossing his arms over his chest and pointing his nose up to the ceiling. 

                   “ well obviously, ” kingston droned, as if the answer to her question was common knowledge. “ you know what this is ?? some kid around here did this ‘cause they had no friends growing up. fucked up all the power so they could FORCE us all into a sleepover, ” he said, holding out his index finger and wiggling it around dramatically as he spoke. “ next time someone asks you to have a sleepover, say YES, and this will never happen again. ”

                   kingson didn’t know how to do a lot of things. but the last thing he knew how to do, was comfort a crying girl. as much as he had tried in the past, more often than not he typically only made things worse. he hadn’t even meant to stumble upon leila in the first place but now that he did, he felt some sort of weird obligation to help her out. there was just something about seeing someone cry that wasn’t right. it made his insides twist up and it wasn’t a great feeling. “ --my friends ?? ” he asked, seemingly offended as he held a hand to his chest. “ i’ll have you know i have no friends, so thanks for that. ” the blond huffed dramatically, pulling up a chair to take a seat across from her, uninvited. 

king: i think a map could tell u though

                   “ um-- ” there was another long paused as kingston reconsidered the options carefully. “ not really. ” his confession was met with a big, sheepish smile as he shrugged his shoulders. “ i changed my mind. go with the red instead. ” king said decidedly, with a single nod. “ wait, is he like FULL colour blind ?? ‘cause if so, that’s wild. i mean--any form of colour blindness is pretty wild, but it’s especially wild that you guys are BOTH colour blind. the only other person i know isn’t even really colour blind. he was a phony and was faking it the whole time ‘cause people thought he was cool. ”

                   “ i already am, a little bit, ” he admitted, flashing her a bit of a sheepish smile as he leaned against the wall. “ trends are--a wild concept to me, but i’m sure they all look REAL good. ”

                   “ jesus christ, girl, ” the blond huffed out a sigh, arms crossing over his chest as he eyed the box as it fell to the floor. “ --another one ?? ” king’s nose crinkled slightly at the thought. “ how many clothes does one gal need to buy online, anyway ?? ”

                   one glance at the weed socks decorating king’s feet was a sure giveaway he didn’t know anything about fashion. gaze drifting to the two ties mitch held up, he could only click his tongue, truly unsure of the answer he should give. “ eh--i dunno, man, ” he admitted slowly, head cocking as he examined the colours further. his mom had always been the person to help him pick out nicer outfits when he needed to clean up nicely. he definitely couldn’t be trusted to make such a big decision himself. “ this one, maybe ?? ” he suggested, still pretty unsure as he pointed an index finger towards the blue tie. “ what’s your dad’s favourite colour ?? that’s what i’d wear. ”

                   kingston peer up from his jack and coke, elbows resting atop the bar as he turned his head to look at the brunette sitting next to him. usually it was him starting up a conversion with a pretty girl, not the other way around. “ lena ?? ” his eyes narrowed slightly as he held her gaze. “ oh yeah, yeah !! i think i’ve seen you around. ” he agreed with a nod, turning in his seat to face her and holding out his hand for her to take. “ king’s my name, yup. at your service. ”

                   “ i’m not saying i DON’T believe you, but--i really don’t wanna get decked today. ” his faced contorted slightly, lips pressing firmly together. “ am i gonna monica lewinsky that shit ?? ” his gaze drifted upward, as if he were deep in thought. “ my mind is telling me NO, but my body is telling me that i can’t really make any promises. ”

                   eden always had this way of reading king like he was an open book, and he absolutely hated it. it made him squirm to knew that she saw right through him, but at the same time, he kind of loved it a little bit. it was hard for him to understand and even harder for him to put into words, so he instead chose to ignore his own confusion and continue on as he always did. “ i kind of feel like you’re into most pet names, though, ” he joked, tongue darting out to wet his lips briefly. as eden reached out to grab his hand, he was glad he didn’t get sweaty palms. “ i AM relaxed. ” the blond huffed out a dramatic sigh as he followed her direction, shuffling along towards the couch where he plopped down onto one of the cushions, sprawling out a bit in a classic masculine fashion. “ if you wanted to kill me, i don’t think i would complain, honestly. if you punched me in the face, i’d probably say thank you. ”

                   kingston so desperately wanted to say yes to the brunette’s request, but he still seemed a little unsure. “ quick question--am i gonna get beat up or something ?? ” he asked, brows knitting together slightly as his weight shifted. “ also, can we actually fuck or is that totally off the table ?? ”

                   kingston was visibly surprised by the other’s offer, but a complaint was the last thing on his mind. “ uh--hell yeah, ” he agreed with a nod, stuffing his hands into the pocket of his denim jacket. “ i’m too sober even when i’m drunk. ” he spoke with a laugh, lips curving into a playful smile. 

                   to say king was confused would be a bit of an understatement, but then again--king was almost always in a state of confusion. brows rose slightly as he came to a halt in front of the girl, his confusion as plain as the nose on his face. “ your what now ?? ” he asked, brows knitting together. the blond had only come over to ask the other for a lighter after catching a whiff of her cigarette smoke, but he wasn’t going to complain about a pretty girl being so nice to him.