“hey,” he asks gently, pushing stray hair behind her ear and pulling her slightly closer. “did you want to leave early or stay until things start winding down?” he has to assume, or he knows, ruby is more concerned about the strain of the evening than he is. grayson is used to a stiff upper lip. “also...i’ve a feeling nobody’ll stop us if you wanted to leave campus, at this point.” grayson certainly doesn’t want to stay in her dorm or sleep without her, despite his injury. / @rubymeriwether



















