#springjoy

          “uh--” when casey doesn’t budge, misreading their need to be alone with her to talk, ethan begins to panic more. maybe she was a bad idea. she looked like she was having fun; what kind of person would they be if they tore her away from this interaction? “i meant-- actually--” ethan looks to the face they don’t recognize (in this lighting) and nod once, muttering some half-assed apology. they turn their attention back to casey and empathetically express, “sorry to interrupt. i’m just-- i’m gonna-- nevermind--” and they awkwardly push past casey, heading out of loud living room, down a drowned hall and pull their phone out to send their sister an sos.

                      HER BREATH caught in her throat when he reached over to caress her cheek. her eyes fluttered shut for a moment, before she remembered what she had been doing. she opened her eyes and stepped away from him. “no, andy. not anymore,” she said firmly. “i’ve met someone. and things are going well between us. i can’t... we can’t do this anymore.” her chemistry with the other guy wasn’t nearly as good as her chemistry with andy... not that she would tell him that. 

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“I know I don’t have to sneak in through your window but I find it more romantic that way,” the option of the front door was always an option since to his family he was practically a second son. But a secret relationship needed romantic gestures, like throwing rocks at a window and climbing up from a tree. “Did you want to watch something?”

                      HE BLINKED a few times, his heart aching at her words. “oh,” was all he could say. matt hadn’t thought that she would hate him that much. he had tried his best to be there for her, even with his hectic and busy schedule. “i didn’t... i didn’t realize i made you hate yourself,” he said quietly, swallowing the lump in his throat. “i’m... i’m sorry. sounds like you got a real upgrade then, if that’s the case.”