new years eve ; benny & mei
Benny had zero interest in celebrating New Years eve, he wasn't looking back too kindly on 2023, and he was bound to find ways to be annoyed with 2024 already. It seemed like the person who had gone into 2023 the year before had been much more confident and far happier. Now he was down part of his business - since he'd cut himself off from selling coke completely - up in hospital debt again, down in number of friends, and had almost been in a relationship but instead had been fucked by his own dumb beliefs.
He'd fought with Stella, with Fallon, with Atticus, with Mei, and with Mindy. He'd fucked plenty of people as well, but that seemed a small solace.
Mei just threw a city-size shadow over the whole ordeal as well, and meanwhile Matevos' passing made his heart feel heavier than a whale.
Regardless, Benny acted no different than he would other days. He was wearing sparkly golden pants, and a sparkly golden jacket to match - with nothing underneath - a shit-eating grin on his face, and a pair of 2024-glasses on his head. He was flirting and selling pills all evening, And as midnight neared, he was looking for someone to snog with.
Through the huge crowd and the haze of weed, Benny hadn't spotted Mei, hadn't until they were starting the countdown and suddenly she manifested next to him, as if the world was playing some cruel joke.
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