spaced out

(On her way back to the bar, Elia spots Makoa waiting near the bathroom)

(Her heart stumbles at the sight of him. He’s tense. Eyes sharp. Watching her)

Elia: .. Hey.

Makoa: You were gone awhile. I came looking for you.

Elia: Yeah.. I’m sorry. Uh.. I.. 

Elia: (Elia trails off, searching for the right words)

Makoa: Don’t. You’ve never been one to lie. Don’t start now. 

Elia: Makoa. Whatever you saw—

Makoa: (voice tight) I saw you, Elia. With him. The way he held you.. The way you let him. I saw everything.

Elia: Please. Just let me explain. 

Makoa: (abruptly) When did he get here?

Elia: ..A couple days ago.

Makoa: Right. Around the time you started pulling away. Of course. Suddenly it all makes sense. (mumbles) That piece of shit..

(He turns to walk off. Elia follows, panicked) 

Elia: Where are you going?

Makoa: Somewhere I won’t do something I’ll regret. 

Elia: Ko, please. Talk to me. 

Makoa: (Anger rises in Makoa’s chest. Elia reaches for his hand, soft and pleading) No. I can’t. Not right now. I need space.

Elia: (frantic) I didn’t mean—

Makoa: (Makoa turns, his voice rising as the emotion inside him begins to break) Do you want me to cause a scene? Because I swear to god, Elia.. I’ll fucking kill him if you don’t let me walk away. 

Makoa: Just go home. 

She grew up with both her parents in her life, but they were extremely strict and catholic. They controlled every aspect of her life even to what she wore, she wasn’t allowed to wear skirts or dresses. She was only allowed to wear pants or shirts that were “modest”. She still talks to her parents regularly and they call multiple times a day to check up on her, especially since she’s moved out now. 

She’s a closeted lesbian but absolutely no one knows that in her life besides Avery 

One of the first thing she did when she moved out was buy a crop top it was her first act of “rebellion” 

She considers herself agnostic but still pretends around her family and goes to church with her parents every Sunday

She’s trying to convince Avery to be roommates in her apartment together

Her parents are very wealthy and insisted on trying to pay her rent for her, but she refused because she knows it’s just another way, they can control her and her life

She loves to bake her own bread and will make extra loaves to give to her coworkers

She loves baking in general but still hasn’t perfected macarons yet

She dealt with acne A LOT as a teenager but now has her skincare routine perfected. She is constantly trying to introduce Avery to serums but Avery tells her it’s a scam

When she moved out is when he she got her very first job at the bar, she’s currently working at. It absolutely terrified her but she is constantly trying to push herself out of her comfort zone since she’s no longer living under her parent's thumb (as much anyways) and has the ability to actually do things she never could before

She lied and told her parents she’s working as a receptionist somewhere (the vaguer the better) 

She smells like honey and soap 

Her favorite color is burnt orange and pastel pink

She absolutely loves horror movies the first one she ever saw was when she moved out which was the original Friday The 13th

She’s 5’7

She has 2 younger sisters named Dani and Florence