x marks the spot

elliot: in dog years?

dean: ha ha hilarious

dean: i'm single again

elliot: how old r u actually?

elliot: i have a very important question.

Riley was completely over the mess at the Pi house, so she stepped out for a bit, cigarette in hand, to get a little peace and quiet. She was wearing a long faux fur coat, but she could still feel the cold air around her, making her shiver. As she walked around, she found it strange to bump into someone else in this weather, so she moved towards the other. “Want a smoke? You look like you could use one.”

Dean preferred to smoke cigars-- cuban ones purchased by his father to be more specific, but anything would be a welcome release so he nodded in response. Holding his hand out for a cigarette, he eyed the girl with a worried expression. "You shouldn't be outside. Girls get colder than men or some shit, I think. I learned that in a class. Or maybe it was on twitter. It's hard to remember. Either way, you should be inside."

Connor’s heart broke at the way Dean held him, how he could hear him sob quietly, and he immediately held him tighter, one of his hands moving up to the back of Dean’s hair, running his fingers through it softly. He wasn’t expecting that reply at all, his eyes widened in shock and he took a small step back. “Hey, it’s gonna be alright. You’ve said it yourself before, your dad’s a smart man, he knows what he’s doing, right?” He said softly. “If he needs a lawyer, if anyone needs a place to stay… whatever you need, I’m here,” he moved closer again, placing his hands on either side of Dean’s face. “I’ve got you.”

Dean appreciated the support, but he knew they were empty words. There was no way for his boyfriend to know his father was gonna be alright when he didn't even know the extent of his problems. "Right," he concurred with a lack of confidence in his tone. "Most of his friends are lawyers. I think that part is covered. And my mother lives with her new husband, it was just him aand his new wife at the house, but,” he sniffled and hesitated for a second, feeling ashamed to admit it out loud "They took all my stuff from my bedroom. All my old toys and stuff.”

ps. yes it’s a 4 foot tall minion, i still hate the memes. -elijah

Eli’d been cooped up in the house so long he was starting to drive himself a little crazy so he shoved on a jacket and headed outside for a walk. It wasn’t until he was a good way away from the house that he spotted Dean and headed over. “Babe? You know it’s freezing fucking cold out here, right? Are you okay?” He asked laying a hand on his boyfriend’s shoulder.

Dean smiled the moment he spotted his boyfriend coming his way. His crinkled eyes welled up and he placed a hand over the one on his shoulder, giving it a gentle squeeze. "I'm okay, yeah," he lied, voice cracking "I just needed a walk. Are you okay? What are you doing outside? You’re gonna get sick.” 

It had been a couple hours since Connor had seen Dean in the house. He just got a cryptic text about him needing to disappear for a few hours, and asking him not to worry. Waiting was driving Connor crazy, so he decided to clear his head and go for a walk. He wasn’t expecting to bump into Dean around campus, but once he spotted him, he ran towards him, almost slipping in the snow. “Dean,” he sighed, noticing the look in his eyes telling him that something was wrong, and he pulled him into a tight hug. “What happened?”

Dean tried to avoid his boyfriends because he knew he would fall apart the moment he saw them and so it happened, his arms were wrapped tightly around Connor and his face buried in the crook of his neck as he sobbed quietly. He pulled away a moment later, sniffling and wiping the tears off his face. "My dad was arrested," he answered in a serious tone "I don't know what it means yet, but they froze our bank accounts and they took the house."

campbell had been playing his nintendo ds when he spotted his brother, sprinting over to him and grabbing his arm. “hey! I’ve been looking for you, I wanted to show you this part of the campus I discovered that I don’t think anybody else knows about. it’s really cool, I think you’re gonna like it. I mean you don’t have to come if you don’t want to but I wanted you to see it before anybody else does.” he rambled.

dean snapped out of his trance when feeling the hand around his arm. he blinked slowly as his gaze met his brother's and it took him a moment to catch up on what he was on about. “sure, kid,” he said with a weak smile "but it's a big campus. i doubt you discovered it. more people probably know about it. ”