#bambbles

“hey, wait a second,” he prompts, monolids blinking rapidly with the rising dawn of a sudden realization. “back up a sec. who’d you say your step-mom was best friends with in high school?” 

the leisurely conversation takes place on a late afternoon, which slowly spills into evening as the last lights in the sky burn reddish in hue. haelin’s life could be seen as rather dull by some, for he is most often in one of three places - his apartment, the studio ( or a studio of some kind, but his studio is practically as sacred as his bedroom ), or the practice building. granted, there are slivers of time where he may be spotted elsewhere on a given day, but most likely, more than half of his life has taken place between the points of this triangle ... aside from what of it he’s pouring his soul out in front of an audience or camera. 

bambi had joined him upon her own suggestion and of course, the redhead saw no issue there. he isn’t doing much now besides playing with the soundboard; leisurely trying to thread together something that sounds decent - but it’s all experimental, which is why he can dedicate a good portion of his focus to their conversation. 

“you said her name was minah, right? was her surname park?” comes the third question of the day, and truly he hasn’t realized how many he’s been asking, nor how rudely he’d interjected, forcibly halting bambi’s story - which had most likely been her step-mother’s, originally. 

“yo ... i think our moms were best friends.” 

🌈     baby blue polished fingers swirled around the straw that was resting inside bambi’s plastic cup of iced coffee as she listened to the other speak. the subject matter had been lighthearted for the most part, but briefly they’d gotten to talking about deeper things and that’s where jaena’s comment came in. “i feel like so many people can relate to that, but, honey, you’re far from the worse.” bambi truly did mean the words, she held jaena in high regard. having met the other several years back it had been quite the uphill trek for both of them, but they were here now. “i think in the industry we’re in, there’s so many lows that it’s normal to feel like we’re overcompensating. i think it’s human nature, but hey– you are doing a great job.” a genuine smile was flashed before she went back to sipping her coffee.

WELCOME TO THE RETINUE. [@bambbles]

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