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——       “Mhm. I already called you stunning, saying you look better than me is pushing it.” Miko bites back lightheartedly, words nothing but banter. It’s almost comical how easily Miko has found himself fitting into a place he never was meant to be in anyway, if not for a struck of luck and a good friend, Miko wouldn’t be waltzing around brushing shoulders with celebrities, wouldn’t be here conversing with Rom and checking up on him. Miko’s brain picks up the most important points of Rom’s response, as expected. “Oh, so you think I’m hot?” He raises an eyebrow, a smile tugging the side of his lips as he lets Rom pull him in closer, stumbling at the slightest. “Boy, I sure hope so. I want that Nike sponsorship.” It’s half-true, not a lie and speaks of that unspeakable want inside of him to make a name for himself. But he buries it down, decides that tonight is not the night for these thoughts so instead, he focuses back on Rom and the conversation that they’re having. “That’s undecided...” He stills, looking at Rom with a curious gaze before he leans forward just a little to give a knowing smile. Truthfully, Miko has planned on a nice long bath after this and maybe get on his La-Z-Boy while watching Netflix but he’s not about to tell that to Rom. “But now, it depends on what you’re doing after this, I guess.” 

——       Miko usually does not think too highly of himself (keyword: usually) but as he endures the jab Jules sends at him, trying not to react as much to it in order to avoid her parents asking any suspicious question, Miko wonders if he had been a martyr in his previous life. He almost wants to laugh, with the fork and the smile Jules gives him. It’s the perfect picture of the perfect girlfriend, the perfect daughter that their parents had always wanted her to be but unfortunately for him, Miko knows better. “Aah,” he opens up his mouth, grabs her wrist and shoves the food into his mouth before he lets her go. He hears her mom coo, along with the very specific sound of the phone’s camera shutter going off at the interaction. He just hopes her phone does not get into the hands of the wrong person. “This is so good!” He overreacts again, retracting his arm away from Jules to clap them together. “You really make the best food, mom.”

——       Miko stares at Rue mocking him, and without any thought at all, he puts his entire palm over her face and turns her head away, keeps it like that as she talks to him. “Dude, you have a new boy every month! You crush on all of my teammates in high school. Why are you so surprised I think that?” He pushes her just a little so that she’s an arm’s length away. “Well I wish I have a little brother but we can’t all have what we wish for!” 

⏤⏤   Miko finds himself laughing, his hand flying to his chest to grab at his heart at Lena’s words. “Lena!” He calls, feigning hurt as he clutches at his chest. “You wound me! You really think I would leave a pretty girl alone on a date? I’ll have you know that I only leave pretty girls alone if, one: they tell me to and two: if they get too attached.” It’s half-serious, and leave it to Miko to make fun of his own fear of commitment. It’s just something he’s accepted about himself. “Oh come on,” Miko groans at Lena’s defense of her unnamed date. “You’re really gonna defend a guy that left you alone? That’s so not you, Lena.” He says, crossing his arms over his chest and giving her a suspicious look playfully. “Anyway, enough of ghost dates, I’m thirsty. Where are the drinks!” 

⏤⏤   “Well what can I say?” Miko laughs, “I’m a man of the classics. You look stunning, too.” Miko can always find himself comfortable anywhere, but it’s a different sense of comfort when he’s with Rom, a breath of fresh air from conversing with new people, he’s glad he found him.  At the question raised regarding his date, Miko finds himself grimacing as his shoulders come up in a shrug. “You know, that’s a question I would love to be answered too.” He jokes. “Kidding, they texted me a while ago saying they’re sorry and found the guy they liked here. And you know what, that happens sometimes! I’m good though, I got the number of this... I don’t know exactly what they do but they have fans apparently.” Where he’s always a natural when it comes to parties, Miko knows that Rom isn’t so much for it. He moves his hand so it’s massaging the back of Rom’s neck with slight pressure, a gesture of comfort that he hopes will translate well. “How about you? Are you doing good? Where’s your date?” 

Miko grabs her wrists, keeps them at a considerable distance above her head before she ultimately ruins his hair. It’s still pretty early, the night is still young and Miko is still set to meet a bunch of different people, he can’t look like a doofus already. “My date, nowhere to be found. You however, how’d you get in here?” He asks, the question coming back to him. “You got a date?” 

⏤⏤   Champagne flute in one hand, a semi-famous celebrity’s phone number in the other... safe to say that Miko’s having a pretty splendid night despite his circumstances. Maybe losing his date so early on into the night wasn’t so bad after all. He’s making all these connections, brushed elbows with someone who looked like Harry Styles and now, maybe luck truly is on his side tonight because what better way to make his night even greater than seeing a familiar face? He throws back the last of his champagne and hands over the glass to a passing waiter as Miko makes his way to Rom. “Hey cutie,” he greets, draping an arm over his shoulders, “you come here often?” 

⏤⏤   “What the fuck?” Miko exclaims at the sudden familiar voice, far too familiar for his liking and when he turns to look at who it is, Miko needs a while to actually process it. “Where the hell did you come from?” Genuine question, unlike the first one. “I’m not going to be a loner---I have the power of friendship.” He denies vehemently, laughing as Rue talks about Timothee Chalamet. “You’re still in your Timothee phase? Really thought you would have gotten over it by now. Good luck with that, cousin.” 

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⏤⏤   Miko hasn’t been expecting a response to the statement he blurted out of nowhere, much more from someone he actually knows. The shock registers first, his eyes widening as he looks at Lena and then when her words kick in next, Miko can’t help the laughter that comes out of him even if he tried. “It was an accident!” He insists indignantly, raising his hand for a high-five as a greeting anyway. “Lena! What do you mean pulled a Miko--wow, you wound me! Do you actually think I would abandon my date? I’ll have you know I’m way better than that.” He says with a roll of his eyes, sarcasm dripping with every word he says. To be fair, he probably deserves that. “You look pretty! Where the hell is your date? If they cross you, they cross me. Show me their face so we can hunt him down. If you want to, of course.” 

“Normal and totally relaxed, that’s a totally normal response from you, Cesca.” Miko laughs, crossing his arms over his chest as he waits for Cesca to finally recognize him. She must have been so disoriented, because really, Miko expected a kick to a body part of his that Cesca can reach once he neared her but so far---there hasn’t been any kicking or punching or throwing projectiles yet. “So why are you here? Also---are you like, okay, genuinely?” 

⏤⏤   Losing his date is not something Miko frets about. Sure, he’s now left to his own devices to handle himself tonight but it’s all good to him, no hard feelings whatsoever. Plus, he’s sure to meet familiar faces in the crowd⏤just sometimes, not the exact kind of familiar face he’s expecting to meet in the party. “Cesca?” He asks, waving over when he spots the girl’s familiar stature over the crowd of people. “Hey!” He calls again, sticking out another long limb to wave at her as he slides between bodies to get to her. “Hey Cesca! Yo! What the hell are you doing here? Are you alright?” 

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⏤⏤   It was only a matter of time before Miko lost his date in the throngs of people in the party. It’s not that he’s a bad date.. it’s just... well, he is a bad date. Losing your date after excusing yourself to go to the lavatory to freshen up is probably the worst thing to happen but Miko is already here anyway, a lost date (despite the fact that the sole reason he even got here was through said date) is not going to ruin his New Year’s Eve. Neither is seeing said date already looping arms with another person in a friendly conversation. Miko laughs to himself, shaking his head as he speaks to no one in particular. “I don’t know why, but I kind of expected that.”