nino !!

Walking into the entrance of a cafe that was a little further out of town he vaguely recognised someone. Perhaps they were trying to avoid the drama too. Maybe that was the problem, everyone was swept up in their emotions and unable to connect anything together. Thank God he didn’t care about anything here, “I don’t know about you but I’m starting to think that this town needs to go under one of those giant glass domes to make sure the insanity is contained.”

in walked roman. they didn’t know each other well, but he knew roman had been close with estelle && christian when they were younger. he didn’t know how that friendship remained today , but at least he could put a name to the face . something he could so rarely do . 

it was probably fair to say that it was unusual to see cecilya around vertmoor at night, usually although she sometimes stopped by with friends, she chose london for a night out or her house for a social gathering. this was neither. her light denim jacket was wrapped around her tight although the summer air still buzzed with warmth as she made her way through the square of summer fest, tears streaming down her face as she reread her exchange with her sister and felt the hurt again. why had azra done this to her? to their family? hadn’t they been through enough? 

somehow she didn’t seem to understand how much pain she was causing to cecilya, the gaping hole her child had left in her own heart now being stuffed with azra’s false promises and joy. how unfair it was for azra to have everything she wanted so badly when she had no care or heart to love what cecilya herself had lost and felt like she was losing all over again. she knew her sister and how devious she was. she did not make MISTAKES. she wanted this baby but did she love it. cecilya doubted it.

her eyes were blurry with tears when she walked into the man, her phone shaky in her hands as it dropped to the ground and she looked up at the taller figure recognising him as one of the haines boys. immediately she figured out which one it was as they had met before, tears were streaking down her cheeks and she wasn’t really trying to stop them – she was an over-emotional creature at the best of times, rather over dramatic, never mind when she had a solid reason, “sorry,” she whispered, “i’m just having the absolute worst week ever. my sister’s literally ruining my entire life.”

how peaceful. the strange silence that befell the town after dark was soothing. there were a few cars here and there, but nothing like the hustle && bustle of vertmoor during the day. if he were to be honest, his nightly strolls were the only thing that made living here tolerable. he loathed every other aspect of this godforsaken town. the people, their actions … hell, even his own actions… it all made him sick.

tonight ? well , tonight was no different. nino moved quietly, his muscles were tense .. he'd barely begun to wind down. the dark sweatshirt that he wore was damp from the summer moisture in the air. hood is tugged up , covering earbuds that string loosely from his ears. music is soft, a soothing melody that washes his anxieties away.

the moon hung high above , causing dew - coated grass to sparkle like glitter had fallen from the heavens. it's then , while he's lost … riding his train of thought wherever it takes him, that he stumbles upon her. well, it's more like… they stumble into each other. a shocked gasp is jerked from him , panic jump-starting the race of his heart. ❝ what the —- , ❞ as gaze settles on her , his voice drops . earbuds are tugged from his ears, brow raising inquisitively. my sister's literally ruining my entire life. it takes all of his willpower to not roll his eyes at the girl. she was crying, afterall. ❝ uh — well , that sucks . ❞ he struggles to find even a semblance of sympathy to color his words , but … hey , at least he tried … right ? ❝ ruin hers instead ? payback really is a bitch , man . totally the best way to go . ❞