#plot in source :)

          ❛ i'm sorry —- what's happening right now ? ❜   pure confusion spreads on features as she steps back to make room for the other, who's currently climbing in via chanelle's bedroom window.   ❛ um ... do we have a meeting i forgot about or something ? ❜ @bittermotif

“   who   the   fuck   does   she   think   she   is   ,   saying   she’s   in   love   with   you   right   in   front   of   me   ?   ”   

          ❛  hey  —-  hi,  ❜    she  greets  the  other,  slightly  surprised  at  their  sudden  entrance  into  the  kitchen.  a  beat  as  she  lets  them  take  in  the  scene:  a  disheveled  but  good  -  spirited  quinn  frying  eggs  in  a  home  that  isn't  her  own.    ❛  sorry  ;  i  got  hungry,  so  i  started  cooking.    how  do  you  like  your  eggs  ?  ❜ @gcldensnflwr

          owen  had  been  orchestrating  his  movements  all  night,  deliberately  ensuring  that  he  wouldn't  be  left  alone  with  his  brother's  partner  for  too  long.  an  awkward  tension  continues  to  hang  in  the  air  between  them,  which  he'll  blame  on  his  own  introversion,  but  there's  something  else  mixed  in  with  the  faux  pas  :  attraction.  which  leads  to  offbeat  conversation  in  the  kitchen  while  the  rest  of  the  party  simmers  in  the  common  room.    ❛  congrats  on  your  promotion,  by  the  way.  ❜    he  offers  a  small  smile.    ❛ i  heard  you  got  one —  you  deserve  it.  ❜ @loveisliquor

          she's  hunkered  atop  the  marble  of  kitchen  counter,  ankles  crossed  over  one  another  and  dressed  in  her  wispy  pajamas  that  she  had  worn  from  the  night  before  ;  brunette  in  deep  thought  with  whatever  news  article  had  come  across  front  screen  of  social  media.  head  will  lift  to  greet  whatever  persons  footsteps  she  had  heard  across  the  floor,  stranger  that  she  had  never  seen  around  best  friend  of  hers  was  now  somehow  in  their  kitchen  ..  and  damn  ,  were  they  easy  on  the  eyes.    "    um  ..  do  you  live  here  ?    "

            "    why  are  you  acting  like  you  own  this  place  ?  you  tend  to  get  pretty  low  ..  but  i  never  thought  you  would  try  to  get  me  kicked  out  of  this  bar  .    "    and  she's  scoffing  after  the  last  word  falls  from  her  mouth,  in  disbelief  at  the  display  of  immaturity  that  the  one  sitting  beside  her  seemed  to  be  displaying.    "    now  if  you  excuse  me  ..  i  see  somebody  cute  in  this  place  and  you're  killing  the  vibe  .    "

              "    no  seriously  ,  i'm  just  doing  this  to  fuck  with  you  .  i  mean  ,  you  wish  we  could  actually  be  in  this  position  .  but  as  they  say  ,  always  dream  big  .    "    a  derided  laugh  will  escape  from  her  plumo  lips  ,  situated  nicely  in  the  dip  of  their  lap  with  legs  crossed  over  one  another  .  arms  are  also  looped  around  best  friends  neck  ,  and  she  wasn't  entirely  too  sure  on  how  they  wound  up  in  this  position  .  one  moment  ,  jokes  and  jabs  were  being  backfired  towards  eachother  and  now  she  was  sitting  in  lap  ,  almost  in  a  straddle  position  .  aria  couldn't  possibly  dream  of  being  in  this  locality  ,  and  she  wasn't  attracted  in  that  way  ,  so  why  did  it  feel  like  a  little  more  than  a  pleasantry  in  the  pit  of  her  stomach  ?

              "    why  are  you  being  so  weird  ?  we  haven't  spoken  in  months  ..  you're  the  one  who  reached  out  ,  and  now  that  we're  alone  ,  you  have  nothing  to  say  ?    "    tone  is  laced  with  nothing  short  of  frustration  ,  and  sure  :  maybe  the  reason  they  hadn't  spoken  is  entirely  his  fault  ,  but  he  would  never  admit  that  to  them  ,  or  anybody  .  had  burned  a  lot  of  bridges  ,  made  a  lot  of  mistakes  that  burned  the  person  standing  in  front  of  him  and  yet  ,  still  wouldn't  take  the  blame  for  any  downfall  of  their  relationship  .    "    i  cancelled  a  producing  session  to  meet  up  with  you  since  you  were  so  much  on  my  ass  about  it  .    "    leo  will  point  out  ,  as  if  he  owed  them  a  favor  or  something  like  that  .