&&; slow down

Dante let out a heavily amused laugh, but it almost sounded like a deep cackle. “Theodore you really are a charmer,” he replied. He knew many were suspicious of him but he had to do is best to assimilate. If it meant enduring small talk every now and again, then that’s what he would have to do. “Of course it’s a catch up. We haven’t had one in a while. Fill me in on your life, cousin.”

“You’re one of the only people to say that and I don’t quite believe it when it comes from your mouth.” Theo pointed out, because he did anything but charm, he certainly got his fathers awkward and dorky personality and none of this mothers suave and confident side. “My life is pretty boring, it consists of my job, the occasional hike or run and ends with looking after three lamb-like dogs because I have no self control. I’m sure your life is far more exciting.”

“Not all of us have a damn bodybuilder for a father– I’ve got weak bones,” Maggie complained as she tried to keep up while her lungs begged for air. She paused, doubling over and putting her hands on her knees as she tried to catch some breath. “Breakfast?” her head jerked upwards. “Looks like I could find the energy,” the blonde added before standing up straight and adding purpose to each step she took to reach the other.

“Fair point, but have you seen my father compared to me? I’m hardly up to his skills- I’m just a photographer who enjoys going for occasional jogs and playing baseball.” He told the other, holding up his hands to defend himself. “I knew I could persuade you with the promise of pancakes.”

“Come on Maggie, keep up!” Theo commented, a smile on his face as he looked back to the other girl, jogging backwards up the rather empty hiking trail. “You can’t still be complaining about the time of morning, you’re up now, you’re out and the morning is beautiful. Be positive rather than negative. That and if you finish the trail with me I will buy your breakfast.”

“Look, you know I don’t mind getting coffee with you- I really don’t. But normally when you ask to meet me it’s cause you’re wanting... something, information normally.” Theo asked, feeling a small spike of anxiety creep up into his chest. “You know that’s not something I’m comfortable doing, cousin. So I hope this is just to, well-.. catch up.”

watching him squirm was brightening alex’s day quite a bit, especially since it seemed to be so easy. she let out a snort. “most people would be inclined to believe you. i feel like auradon probably has that whole ‘innocent until proven guilty’ thing going on, but i’m more of a ‘proof or your a liar’ kind of girl.”

“But in this case it should be a statement of you just believing me.” Theo commented, his brows furrowing further and further as he looked to the other. “Cause it’s not like I’m just going to drop my pants in order to prove to you that I have... well... balls. That’s not something people do, in Auradon or anywhere!”

“so even your mom doesn’t like you? that explains a lot. you’re kind of pathetic. and by kind of, i mean completely. you lack any kind of balls. are you like, total ken doll down there? is that why?” 

“What! No! I never said that!” Theo said defensively, his hands flapping around in a rather awkward manner which was probably just going to piss the other off more because he was once again encroaching into her space. “My Mom does like me and I have-.. balls.” He seemed to whisper the last bit, unsure with himself as to why he did that. “I’m not a ken doll anywhere.”

regina had spent every day since seeing her mother with flu like symptoms. at this point, she was cold, tired, and hungry. but her body wouldn’t get warm, she couldn’t sleep no matter how hard she tried, and nothing she put in her system stayed down. she was too weak to be mean, and that was saying something. someone had been talking her ear off  but regina was only half listening. “if i say yes, will you go away?”

“I mean you shouldn’t say yes if you don’t want to do it, I’m not trying to pressure you. I can handle rejection, in fact I hand rejection very well. Had plenty of practice and everything.”

she snorted at his response. he was at most all of three inches taller than her. in his defense that would put his mouth at the same level as her ear, but she would never give him the satisfaction of agreeing with him. “it’s called personal space, ever heard of it or does all of auradon not understand boundaries?”

“I don’t think it’s that we don’t understand them, I know people who are very big on boundaries- my mother being one of them.” He rambled on, looking to the other and still feeling a little wide eyed, “Not that you care about my mother of course. But I’ll back off, sorry- again.”

bonnie pulled the phone away from her ear to acknowledge the costumer who’d walked into her bakery. “i’ll be with you in just a second, okay?” she stated quickly, before bringing the phone back to her ear, answering the questions and hanging up. “alright…” she brushed her hands on her apron and looked up. “what can i help you with?”

Theo simply smiled and waved the other off with a small mouthing of take your time as he made his way around the bakery, observing the decor and the baked goods in the glass cabinets with a smile. “I was wondering if I could take some photo’s-” Theo asked, holding up his camera. “That and I might need a recommendation of what to order, because everything smells incredible and I might end up ordering the entire store.”

“here’s the deal. i’m feeling generous today, so i’m going to give you three seconds to get away from me-” she put up her hand which looked like it was covered in green fire. “and then we’re going to play a fun game called, if alex punches me in the face with her glowy hand, will i still have a face?”

Theo wasn’t dumb, in fact he was pretty intelligent, that still didn’t change the fact that he could be forgetful and the existence of powers and magic still escaped him a lot of the time. Maybe he acted in a somewhat dramatic way to seeing the others hand more or less on fire, “Woah! Okay, I’m sorry- I didn’t mean to be breathing down your neck, I’m just tall and sometimes it happens when I’m waiting in line. I swear I’ll back off.”

audrey took note of all that was happening around her and after realizing someone was watching her she slammed her book shut. “you know i’m just taking notes for class, you don’t need to watch over my shoulder.”

The slam of the book closing and the others voice broke through Theo’s thoughts, his cheeks turning a pink colour as he blushed, running a hand through his hair in a nervous manner- “I didn’t mean to, I mean I wasn’t-.. well I was.” He rambled, digging himself into a bigger hole. “I mean I sort of just zoned out for a moment, sorry.”