“ hey. ”   she nudges him gently with her free hand.   “ i,  uh,  i know ‘m not the go - to person for this stuff,  but if you -- if you need to talk ----- talk about anything -----  i’m here.  i think you know that,  but i,  um,  i just wanna make sure you know. ”

[ angela → hadley ] : Why u asking?

   benny had already slipped out at the crack of dawn to go running with lorelai, feet pounding the track as if they were trying to outrun apollo himself. he was covered in sweat but things were finally starting to make sense in his life, he had hadley back in his life and was starting to make headway in his training. panting, he made his back into cabin one as the birds started to chirp. kicking off his running shoes to throw himself back into hadley’s bed, sweat and all, with a loud groan. “ baby, wake up. “ 

 “ i never thought i’d say this,  but i need a break from training.  wanna go get breakfast and make bets on how long it’s gonna be before someone makes fun of mr. d’s outfit for today ? ”     /     @okayhadley !

    the tequila had settled into benny’s bones, made itself home in his veins and soon enough he was buzzed- body as warm as the fire before him that sparked and seemed to show him images that kept his attention. or at least kept his attention until he caught sight of hadley out of the corner of his eye. that hadn’t seen each other in months, not since benny broke up with over winter break after a visit that ended in benny throwing all of hadley’s things out of his cabin into the snow. but now, his ex stood there, the fire casting a shadow on his face that seemed to only bring out how much broader he seemed know since they last parted. before he could stop himself, benny was carefully sliding up behind the other to wrap slim arms around his waist and bury his face into hadley’s neck, standing on tip toes to reach almost.        “ you’re still wearing the stupid puka shells i got you, “ he mumbles into the fabric of his shirt, inhaling the familiar scent that made his stomach ache.