#michelle||nolan

Michelle wanted to crawl in a hole and disappear , but she felt so stupid even feeling that. She was just a dust speck in the crumble of her friends around her. Thankfully the post spared her from saying which lost boy she was crushing on, and aired out everyone else’s problems and for that, she had to keep it under lock and key. It wouldn’t matter, and it didn’t matter. There were bigger problems at hand and she had to keep to that. So for a few days she kept to herself. Let out more tears in her pillow case than she’d like to admit, but who would she cry too? Everyone had something tearing them apart. Michelle agreed, like her heart was shattered,  to go for a walk with Nolan and Koda. Keeping up with their little co-parent thing. Sitting on the bench she chewed on her cheek as she waited for them. Staring at the ground, and losing herself in a pep talk to face him. To be around him, to see him and know everything was all just in her head. It wasn’t till small paws were jumping at her legs that she snapped out of it and pulled herself together. “Koda!” Picking up the puppy she cuddled him close and kissed the top of his head. Soaking in the comfort and love from the little guy. Thankfully they had a puppy to keep their attention, and not have to be around each other without a distraction. Though when she looked up to greet him, her mind went blank. Finding his eyes that once felt like home, and two arms that would catch her.. turned into a great unknown. Feeling her eyes pool with tears she ripped the gaze away to Koda, and the words feel out before she could stop them. “Is it true?” She said softly. || @flyhighnol​ 

They were all friends, it wasn’t weird to ask Nolan to hang out. Still Michelle panicked the minutes leading up to when she was supposed to meet up with him. Did she look okay? Would she say something stupid? Was her plans for the night stupid? It was all so much, but she figured she could learn and thing or two stepping into his world at the arcade tonight. Getting there early she got herself a slurpee and found a nice seat to swing her legs and try to learn something impressive about the place. Wasn’t like it was her first time, but it was Nolan. She didn’t want to seem completely clueless around him. Which that alone was a stupid thought. When he walked in she perked up and waved her hand. “Hey! Want some ... it’s blue raspberryyyy” She sang out with a small laugh as she offered the slurpee. || @nolannibbles​ 

Michelle was a firm believer that the beach could fix anything. So of course any of her friends that came her way for help, or a shoulder to lean on she wasted no time in dragging them. Toes in the sand, or just close enough for the waves to tickle your toes was medicine. Though, this little trip had her stomach doing back flips, the normal impression Nolan gave her. “Laughing a little with a bag of taco bell in one hand she stopped to look back at him. “I wasn’t thinking about the whole walking on sand while a bit intoxicated part of things.” Scrunching her nose a little she held a hand out towards him. “You might need it. But once your butt is in the sand, and you get some taco’s you’re going to feel so much better, promise.” || @nolfox​

It was like there was an annoying magnet in her. A pull to Nolan where ever he was at these events. Sure it started out as he was one of he closest friends, she adored him from the very first time he met him, but as her feelings grew .. it wasn’t just running up to her best friend. It was running up to a silly boy, always second guessing herself that she was just being annoying, or making a fool of herself. Michelle took back a few, and eventually just thought she was the cutest little water fox around here. And finding him didn’t seem to middle school crush annoyance of her. “Guess how many fingers I’m holding up behind my back, and if you get it wrong you take a shot!” She let out with a big grin on her face, and a small giggle to follow. || @nolannibbles​

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