#inkiidreams

index finger reaching to rub the sleep from his eyes, feet took him wandering towards the kitchen in search of a caffeine fix. the route was instinctive, seeing it was not the first time he woke up in their bed rather than his own. reaching for the button on the coffee machine, feline leaped onto the counters to greet him.   “ hey buddy, ”   mind quickly abandoned earlier plans, rather reaching to scratch behind their ears in greeting,   “ how you doing? ”

         ‘   i’m   only   asking   you   to   be   my   plus   one   to   a   cousin’s   wedding   ,   so   that   i   don’t   have   to   deal   with   the   when   are   you   getting   married   questions   ,   this   is   not   a   date   .   ’   /   @inkiidreams​​

“ you better watch it, or i’ll start thinking you’re actually hopelessly in love with me. ”

"the good kind, i hope." ariel says pointedly with feigned sadness before a smile appears and she melts in the hug. "i mean, it's not just for you. i've heard so many good things about this program that i'd be a fool to not accept the offer." but it is a fact that being back in her friend's proximity factored into her decision-making process. while she doesn't doubt her skills in making new friends and building a support network from the ground up, it does help to have someone she knows well in her vicinity. "of course, bothering you is always going to be one of my life's priorities." she claims with an exaggerated tone of jest, mischief glimmering in her eyes.

he had seen it countless of times, the way her eyebrows pinched together at whatever seemed to come out of his mouth. something of a habit, he learned over the last few weeks together. it instictively bloomed a smile at the corners of his mouth, one he soon veiled with arrogance.   “ like you’d mind, ”   tone of voice had a drawl of amusement,   “ like you would ever be satisfied not being the brightest star. you wallow in all the praise. ”   not that he didn’t but there was a stark difference between them still. her incessant need to somehow be the best, and his complete indifference towards being reduced to eye candy.   “ and you’re more than welcome to join me sometime, ”   he teased once more, resisting the temptation to add a wink onto the comment, rather settling for widened smile laced with some element of disdain.   “ it’s basically like the oscar’s of the genre, don’t you think? but maybe i am just taking this entire thing as it comes. don't see any harm in that, do you? or am i tampering with your big dreams? ”

         ‘   can't   lie   ,   i   did   actually   take   you   for   someone   who   backs   down   from   a   dare   ,   so   this   isn't   at   all   surprising   .   ’   /   @inkiidreams

there had always been the hushed voice in the back of her mind that questioned her along every part of the route. quiet enough so that it was rather easy to ignore, until it all came to a head looking at herself in the mirror in a white dress that did not look quite as magical as she had hoped. maybe because every single one of her thoughts was haunted by them instead.   “ i couldn’t do it, ”   voice cut through the silence as deep brown hues caught sight of them, voice rather shaky under the circumstances,   “ i didn’t get married. ”

         ‘ no , you're sorely mistaken   ,   that   song   was   not   written   about   you . i   don’t   think   you   really   understand   where   the   lyrics   are   coming   from  ,   i’ve   had   plenty   of   experiences   since   i   left   this   place  .   ’ / @inkiidreams