#river.chat

river wiggled his hips a few times to make sure he was really done, and with one swift move and a little jump, zipped up his pants, pretty much unaware that there was anyone could be by him, despite this being quite the crowded party. in his mind, he had chosen a quite secluded spot, but when he turned around he realized it had not been exactly private. river slid his hands to his hips and grinned. “in my defense, the restrooms were full- and the plants around here looked kind of thirsty.” he then wiped his hands on his thighs and walked over to the other. “are you having a good time?”

“you look lonely.” no they didn’t. river was quite out of opening lines for the night, but his tip jar was looking half empty instead of half full, and he needed the money to give his part of his rent. “please don’t tell me it was a date that stood you up-” sure, they were alone, but plenty of people drink alone. river could be shooting far too off, and yet he pressed on. “or do, so i can give you your next drink on the house?” a rule he pulled out of his sleeve, but he had faith on it working, as he added a little charming wink to his gesture.

river reached out to grab another slice of pizza, only to find the empty box- “what? no- no- i was so sure there was another slice left. what am i going to do now?” his body felt too heavy from the last joint he’d smoked. he just looked at tate, hoping he could give him the answer he needed. || @mvdgrit​

“Alright, mi cielo. The Christmas spirit is here-” He walked in with a box full of ornaments that he did not use at Come What May (some of them slightly inappropriate, of course),  but some he found in the trash, and some at home since his father decided not to put up anything other than the very old nativity set by the fire. “Where should we hang all these things?” 

river waited until the client finished checking out before he jumped behind leaf, hands on his hips to keep the two of them steady, but at the same time pulling him back, closer towards him. “did you miss me?” he whispered into leaf’s ear right before pressing a loud kiss right behind it to greet him. “because i did.” he added, as he poked his head over his shoulder to look at his beautiful beautiful face. 

“if you want in with no cover to the party, you have to promise you’re going to wear a nice ass costume. and by nice ass, i means, it better show off that ass,” river said, literally talking without a single thought passing through his brain before leaving his mouth. as it usually happened with river anyway. “okay, just kidding– kind of, but no. you have to make it good. wearing vampire teeth is so 1985,” when he had worn them himself, “plus, i don’t think we need a lost boys reminder around here...” he went through that quite quickly, trying his best not to dwell on the memories for too long, and keeping the mood light. “you could soooo pull of a jon bon jovi. you could borrow a pair of shorts of mine.” maybe he wanted people to be in minimum clothing for his own enjoyment. and everyone else’s of course. “have thought of anything better?” he asked as they approached the annual pop up halloween store, because where else could they get quality stuff for the season? 

“no, no, no–” he mumbled for himself with his hands and face on the glass doors, and that’s when he spotted mateo. he couldn’t say they were friends, but... in some way, there had to be some sort of a bond after the things they went through together. that night seemed hazy, faces, actions, places, they all came in dreams and visions, but whenever river tried to conjure up the actual moment, there was some sort of fog over the memory. and yet, it haunted him everyday, and it would haunt him for the rest of the night if he didn’t get his fucking batteries. “hey! hey– mateo– it’s mateo, right?” he called out his name and smiled as he gently tapped on the doors to get the other’s attention. “please– it’s an emergency. i promise it’s a good one. i just need one quick little thing, it won’t be more than a minute. please, i’m begging.”