#c:luca

Luca had taken the long way through the city's streets, though he couldn’t remember choosing it. The city blurred past in streaks of gold and shadow, headlights carving sharp lines through the dark. His hand gripped the wheel hard enough that the leather creaked, the other wound around the rosary his mother once pressed into his palm. The beads dug into his skin with every turn, a rhythm that barely held him together.

When he reached Lia’s building, he parked a block away. Always. Habit. Rules. No one needed to see his car outside her door. Still, his jaw ticked as he adjusted his cuffs, straightened his jacket, and crossed the narrow street. His steps were steady, controlled. Only the muscle in his cheek betrayed him. He studied her. “You’ve been busy, no?” The words were smooth, but there was an edge beneath them, cold and deliberate.

He stepped past her, closing the door behind him with a soft click that sounded far too final. “I know a lot of things, amore mio.” His voice dropped, silk over steel. “But I like to hear them from you.”

Robaire: @nobody-like-robaire

An original abstract painting featuring the color blue. As much as Jesse argues with Robaire, there’s always this calmness that Jesse associates with him. Blue reminds him of this.

Taehyun: @nobody-like-taehyun

An original abstract flower featuring the color yellow. For Tae, Jesse decided on yellow because it reminds him of Tae’s bright personality. The flower because Tae blooms beautifully like one. Everyone should be in awe of this kid. Seriously.

Aaron T.: @nobody-like-aaron-t

You guessed it, another original abstract piece. This one is much more chaotic than his other gifts because, to him, T is absolute chaos. Bold colors depict his bold personality.

Aaron Z.: @nobody-like-z

The most confusing of his abstract pieces. Simply because he isn’t sure how he feels about Z. This is depicted by the muddiness of the colors and the overall lack of any sort of pattern in the stroke work. This painting, much like Z, is a complete mystery to Jesse. But that doesn’t make it any less interesting.

Luca: @lucathedreamer

The painting they did together! This was a very important moment to Jesse and it felt only fitting that he give it to the person who was there with him. He doesn’t often collaborate with others so this was a huge deal for him.

Sid: @pall0r-mortis

Yet another abstract painting because that is the theme for his gifts this year! This one is a little on the nose for Sid. Jesse feels he puts on this aura of danger but the usage of the pinks and yellows and brighter colors suggests not everything is as it seems.

Surya was feeling elated. Buzzed, actually, but she opted to think of her life more whimsically for the night. She felt like she was floating through the crowd, engaging with people without feeling a drain on her spirit or body. It was a triumph she could only share with herself - and her therapist, maybe. As she was picking up a fresh glass of champagne, she spotted someone on the other side of the tower of glasses. “You found a babysitter for the night?”

@luca-acero​

“I’m pretty confident I’ve figured out which is the best food truck here tonight.” Jamie declared when he had finally finished cleaning up. “And the night’s still relatively young so where do you plan on whisking me off to?”

Chip knocked loudly before stepping into the store, a giant thermos of coffee in one hand. “Y-You fr-free? Pr-Probably won’t take long.”

with: @drlucakim​

Romeo dressed up as a Hufflepuff was jus this plan for a good night, he was a Harry Potter nerd and he definitely used to pretend he was Cedrick Diggory a while back. As he stood there looking around he realised how basic he was, “Oh my gosh, everyone has gone like all out there. How basic was I to just dress up as a Harry Potter character this year.” He sighed looking at the guy he was talking to for a moment.