#thread:layla

CLOSED STARTER FOR @iridcscentmvscs FT. LAYLA & ZEKI

layla wanted nothing more than to go straight to bed after the day she experienced and that’s exactly what she was planning on doing as soon as she made it inside of her shared apartment. she went to open the door, knowing her room mate would be home and of course, it was locked. she groaned, shifting to dig through her bag and the worst part of it all is she’d forgotten her key to get in. she knocked on the door, “come on, let me in syd.” she huffed and leaned against the wall before sliding down. she pulled her legs up under her chin and rested her head on top of them, “can today get any worse?”

imessage 📲 alice 💕

layla felt the corners of her mouth tug up into a smile as she opened the door to reveal eden. “what a nice surprise.” she stated before stepping in to let the boy inside of her home. it wasn’t much but it was what she could afford. although, she wasn’t sure that he would care too much about what her place looked like. her eyes were glued to him as she took her bottom lip between her teeth, “so,” she started, batting her eyelashes. “is there something you wanted or were you just dropping by for a visit?” 

layla wasn’t really sure how to feel about the whole situation. she knew eventually that she would be set up with someone but still, she didn’t know whether to make a run for it or give the guy a chance. she decided on the later of the two choices. she pushed her blonde hair behind her ear as she made her way toward the garden. she’d asked him to meet her here so that the two of them could talk and get to know each other, and the garden was the place she felt most comfortable in athens. when she spotted him, a small smile appeared on her face as she saw him and she approached him slowly. “dominik,” she started, her eyes looking at him curiously. “i’m layla.”

for once layla was giving herself the night out to have fun, which anyone that knew her knew that it was rare. she was overworked and during her free time, she spent a lot of time catching up on missed sleep and running errands. she didn’t regret her career choice because delivering babies all day was definitely something she loved doing. she’d managed to convince a few of her friends to come out and grab some drinks with her, and it was finally her turn to get up to get them some drinks. she got up, approaching the bar and offering the other a smile. “another rounds for us girls.” she requested and slid her card over, “and just add it to that tab.”

this wasn’t normal. layla really wasn’t used to have dinner by herself. in fact, she honestly couldn’t remember the last time she had dinner on her on. she’d made way too much and she didn’t know what to do with all of it. she knew she wouldn’t eat it all and well, bonnie wouldn’t want to eat what she cooked if she was already out eating dinner and so, the first thing that came to mind was to ask that neighbor of hers across the hall if he’d want to join her. would that be weird? she didn’t really think so. the two of them talked a couple of times in the elevator and so this would be the same thing, except they weren’t going anywhere and the conversation would last a lot longer. she took a deep breath, shaking her head. “stop overthinking it.” she told herself and opened the front door to her apartment. she walked right up to his door and knocked, her hands locked in front of her. the moment the door swung open, her eyes met his. “uh, hey.” she waved awkwardly. she was normally more confident but something about being in the presence of her attractive neighbor flustered her. “i made way too much food. are you hungry?” she paused, nodding toward her open door. “do you, maybe, want to join me?”

“i have two tickets to a baseball game and no one to take with me,” layla started, giving them a soft smile. “and i was thinking...maybe you could go with me. i mean, even if you don’t understand the game i’ll explain it to you and everything. i just think i’m gonna look pretty lame sitting there by myself and unfortunately, my dad’s busy.” she added. “i’d owe you a million favors if you came with me.”