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Prying wasn’t an activity Eleanor took a lot of pleasure in, but given the circumstances of a ‘secret’ thing, she had to admit she was very much curious about who else had made it in, and apparently Max had, too. Not a surprise though, knowing Nik and him were as close as family. El had had seen them together on multiple occasions, their families boast how tight-knit they in every event. “Oh that makes sense since you two are like twins joined at the hip or should I say joined at the dick?” She giggled to herself, her come back lame but the champagne in her system was making her more pleasant than she could ever be if she was sober. “Of course, alcohol and hot people are the #1 reason for Nikolai to come out of his man cave and show face and something else that isn’t his own party. I’m so happy for you.”

Deciding to play for the team a little and get Nik off her back, she asked him, “So, seen anyone that could earn a spot for the night in your bed?” Eleanor herself saw some people she’d definitely take back to her dorm. Of course she’d have to kick Nadine out but she figured that would be the easiest part of the whole plan.

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nikolai’s eyebrow was raised ever so slightly, clearly unimpressed by nadine’s ineloquent statement. he wasn’t surprised though - despite the two of them growing up in somewhat similar circles; nik had always found some fundamental differences between them. talking about dicks openly at a white tie event was certainly one of them. “well, i can be completely honest and say that i’d rather be attached to max in any type of way than having to deal with your lack of manners all by myself.” he took another sip, lazily letting his fingers play around with a strand of eleanor’s hair before snickering under his breath. “judging by your own calculations, i seem to be all booked up with max for the night.” the boy shot a brief glance over his shoulder - as if he hadn’t already scouted out the talent in the room. “i am sure that i’ll be able to make do with someone... if i am able to physically remove myself from my apparently, slightly homoerotic, best friend, that is.”

Nadine finds herself biting her lip to keep herself quiet as he gives a dismissive wave of his hand. She’s brushed up against plenty of rude, entitled people since she started attending Bonavich. She believes she knows how to handle them well, and that’s to just to keep being herself. There’s something underneath all that rudeness and posturing. No one can just be cruel to be cruel; Nadine refuses to believe it. She feels validate as he softens somewhat, finally introducing himself to her. She smiles kindly. “What would you prefer I call you?” She doesn’t want to step on his toes more than she already has.

nikolai fought off another roll of his eyes, his fingers itching to get that refill that he had set out to get before the girl appeared in his path. “ didn’t i just say that i don’t give a f-...” a group of girls passed, cutting nikolai off in his crude statement as his attention was suddenly captured by the sight. he let his gaze linger a moment longer on a particularly tight satin dress before turning back to nadine; almost looking surprised that she was still there. the girl didn’t mean to be annoying, that much was certain. most likely - the dark haired girl most likely believed that her instant compliance would please him. “... just call me nikolai, i suppose.” he spoke with even less interest than before - in his mind he clearly was already chasing after the group of girls. “... are you always this friendly to people who have paid you no attention?” 

Nadine had enough tact to let her hand fall when it went untaken. His words stung – harsh words always do, but Nadine doesn’t dare let it reflect on her features. “My apologies for disturbing you,” Nadine replies without missing a beat. She lets her hands fall to clasp in front of her. She’s more than used to people treating her as if she can be just be stepped on; she has a horrible habit of letting them. “I was just trying to introduce myself to everyone, seeing as we’ll all have be going through this together.” She keeps that smile on her face.

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nikolai raised his hand in a careless wave; as if her apology did nothing more than annoy him further. there was something with the persistent politeness of the girl that made his skin crawl - he would probably never understand that type on relentless optimism. he had never been taught to. nikolai wanted to drawl out that ‘ just because we will be going through this together, doesn’t mean that we are equal to one another’, but he found himself biting his tongue. instead, he felt his arrogance deflate ever so slightly as he sighed loudly; meeting nadine’s eyes instead of looking around the room... was he actually taking pity on the girl in front of him?  “.. i’m nikolai.” he eventually let out, after a moment of thought. “most people call me nik, but i’m finding it hard to believe that our contact with one another will extend much further than this brief conversation, so i suppose it doesn’t matter what you call me.” 

Jax had to laugh along and play along nicely to whatever Nikolai said. Of course the moment they bumped into each other the first thing he’d say was a total douchey thing but, Nikolai could get away with that and so much more. Money, power and privilege gave that opportunity to people and Nik didn’t waste a singe moment to remind people of all his greatness. When Jax felt Nikolai’s arm on his shoulders, Jax made sure to stand his ground and hold his posture. He didn’t think this was the most appropriate display of “bro” status but he wasn’t in the mood to have Nik call him a “pussy” or whatever he’d come up with. Nik was at the top of the social pyramid and Jax was only a couple of steps behind, never seemingly able to catch up. Nor would he ever, if he was being honest.

“I don’t screw people to get what I want, Nik,” Jax shot back politely, making a jab at his friends’ reputation of sleeping around. He wouldn’t result to something as low as shaming someone for their sexual activities, but there wasn’t much Jax could pull from under Nik. “Sometimes being handsome and charming just gets you places. Like a secret and prestigious society. How much did your invite cost though?” He clinked his glass to Nikolai’s with a smirk.

nikolai was not completely oblivious to his surroundings - at least not to the extent that he was blind to the nature of his relationship with jax. they did not care much for one another, but sharing somewhat of a pseudo friendship was not all bad. jax was a newcomer to the scene, but at least he was smart enough to ride on the popularity of those whom were still safely placed above him on the food chain. and nikolai was just conceited enough to fall for even the meekest form of flattery. the young kennedy wanted to be like him; and who could blame him? nikolai might be biased, but being him was pretty swell. “well, to be fair, i can’t imagine anyone being willing to exchange any type of benefits in order to spend a few shorts seconds under the covers with you.” nikolai seperated himself from jax with a snicker, merely ignoring the small dig towards his own, slightly scandalous, reputation.  “ah, my sweet boy.” nikolai’s lips parted in a wide smile, cocking his head as if he actually was considering his friend’s accusations. “when you have the amount of money that i have - you rarely need to spend it in order for it to be useful.” his tone was louder than necessary, almost as if he wanted to demand the interest and attention from onlookers. “ i understand that for some...” he let himself trail off, blue hues moving over jax’s outfit. “... it is essential to pour money into new designer brands and sub-par sport cars in order to fit in.. -  but, unsurprisingly, i am not one of those people; merely having the vasiliev fortune attached to my name has proven to be more than enough to earn myself a spot in this room.” 

“look, i can accept - and even come to expect - to see your ugly mug at simple house parties or night clubs... but the fact that you were able to score an invite to whatever this is, - i must say that it baffles me.” a teasing, but seemingly genuine smile crossed nikolai’s lips as he extended an arm over the other’s shoulders. he had grown accustomed to see jax around lately, and even if he still hadn’t accepted the other fully, it was one of the few people here that nikolai would allow himself to be seen with. the boy valued reputation over everything else; which meant that he would play along nicely and sweetly as long as it benefited him. with the grin still plastered on his handsome features, nikolai’s let a lazy gaze drag over jax’s appearance. 

“tell me this, kennedy, who did you have to screw in order to get invited to play with the big boys for a night?” 

okay okay , give it up for the one current resident rude boy  on campus. let him break your heart , why don’t you?