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river: fo real almost burnt down bloom lofts river: note to self river: set a reminder on my phone next time i put pizza in the oven river: is it bad for my brain to inhale this much smoke? river: jk u know my lungs already suffering

“ what would you do without me ? be sober ? sounds boring. ” he tried his best to keep a steady aim as he poured the liquid in his mouth. was this obnoxious ? of course, but then again, it was kind of in river’s nature. phoenix seemed to pull it off successfully though and river playfully shoved his shoulder. “ a natural. who taught you those moves? ” river asked with a smirk. he then takes a pull for himself, some of the liquor dribbling down his chin. he wipes it away, letting out a satisfied ahhh. he passes the bottle back to phoenix, raising an eyebrow at him. “ have you ever been up here before ? i think this place is actually made to be a smoke spot, right ? which means you’re going to be joining me up here soon, ” river grinned widely. “ oh dude, i’ve been thinking of getting a pet. something rad. like an iguana or some shit. what do you think ? ”

“ ah, to be a luxford, ” river teases, taking another sip of her drink. he had to admit, it was pretty damn good. even if he felt like a white girl on her twenty-first drinking it. he can’t help but beam with pride at the positive feedback on his food. it was a new recipe he was trying out and he was glad it went over well. he walks over to one of the little table set-ups, plopping down in a chair and stretching out his legs. “ so i’m guessing you’ve already done an entire photoshoot up here. or were you holding out to torture me and make me snap a million pics ? ” river asked, cracking his knuckles in the process.

river can’t help but roll his eyes at zane, sitting there admiring his own work. “ is there a flower that symbolizes taking a shot with me ? because, i would love for you to arranged those all around here. ” it wasn’t the first time river gave zane shit and it certainly wouldn’t be the last. despite their polar opposite personalities, they still seem to get along most of the time. “ it would make me feel better if you told me you were so into flowers because it helps get you laid. is that the case ? ” river asks, taking a sip of his ( forth? fifth? ) drink of the night. he throws his arm around zane’s shoulders, ruffling the hair on top of his head. “ if you don’t do a shot with me, i have to report you to office manager. i’ll tell them the flower arrangements had horrible feng shui. threw off the whole mood. ”

river had just dropped off some of the food goodies he had made for the rooftop party tonight. what was a better conversation starter than good food, right ? he was about to run down to his place to grab a bottle of alcohol, but he almost body checked someone, reaching out to grab them to make sure they or he didn’t fall to the floor. immediately, he recognizes athena, relieved that it wasn’t a stranger who potentially wouldn’t take it so well. “ woah, woah, woah, ” river laughed, regaining his balance. “ you trying to become some type of wwe fighter. almost took me out. ” he adjusted his glasses that sat on his face, turning to try and stand in the shade. “ welcome to the rooftop. you a fan of day drinking ? ” river asked.

             a grin immediately creeps up on river’s face as phoenix holds up an entire bottle of alcohol. “ i don’t think there’s really any other way it should be done, ” of course his shirt is unbuttoned too, complete in nix fashion. he grabs the bottle from him, using his teeth to tear open the plastic that is wrapped around it. “ well lets start the party right here then, ” he then unscrews the cap, tossing it at phoenix to catch. “ since you brought the bottle, think it’s only fair you take the first sip, ” he holds the bottle a little above phoenix’s head, signaling for him to open his mouth. 

“when don’t i look nice gem ?” river responded, ruffling the hair on top of his head. his eyes followed her fingers, interest peaked at the pink pitcher. “should have guessed. pink too, of course.” he walked over, pouring himself a one of her mint juleps and taking a sip. he let out a loud sigh, smacking his lips together after his sip. “feels like i’m sun tanning naked in cancun. you know your stuff gem.” he then picked up one of the finger food he had prepped for the evening, offering it to her. “try these red wine arancini i made. almost as good as an orgasm.” he picked another one up, popping it in his own mouth.