#ccmpletemess

"it isn't the script i'm upset about," izzy feels the need to clarify as she thumbs through the pages. "the script is great, actually. i'm just not sure the role is right for me, but i already told my manager i'd give it a shot. i'd feel awful backing out now."

                 ˙ ˖ ˙ ˖ ˙ ˖    A  LOOK  OF  CONFUSION  washes  over  him.  "wait  --  wait,  stop.  i'm  confused."  he  thinks  for  a  moment,  trying  to  make  sense  of  what  the  other  was  telling  him.  "no,  i  still  don't  get  it.  start  over  again."

"you know you're still allowed to go on dates and stuff, right? just because you have dad duties doesn't mean you aren't allowed to have some fun. hell, i'll even force them to go out with me to make sure they don't get into any trouble."

"of course, i'm paying attention," percy argues despite her eyes being glued to her phone. "you said... um -- yeah, i'm sorry. i wasn't listening." she says, unashamed, finally looking up at her sibling. "i'm listening now though, for what it's worth."

irene takes a swig from her water bottle as she listens to the other, waiting for them to finish talking. once they do, she sighs quietly before shaking her head. "sometimes, i can't wait to see you. then, we start talking and when i hear the stupid shit that you say, i regret being your friend."

"the last time fabian and i streamed together, he brought me flowers -- well, no, the flowers weren't brought for me, they were just brought to me. either way, they made my heart do a million little flips and now i don't know what to do."

nyla raises her brows as the other concludes their story, entirely shocked by the tale of events. "did they really say that to you? and you just... let them? as though they didn't disrespect you?"

looking around his apartment, zeppelin gives a brief shrug before looking back at the other. "i don't know, it just doesn't feel... like home, i guess. then there are the kids," he can't help but pause, a sigh leaving him. "they leave a mess everywhere, which is fine, that's what toddlers do -- but i'm starting to feel a little worn out."