run away with me

Maisy: I know I've literally only been to like 3 places ever so far, but Avalor is a beautiful personification of magical. It's just... I can't believe I've gotten this chance to not only see all of this but to see it with YOU. You flatter me. Seriously. You've been like the best part of this whole trip.

Maisy: I am so down for cooking classes! I've always liked making my own food so I know exactly what's going into it and the extra week is a bonus. I am not in any rush at all.

Ruby: Isn't it?! It's like there's something in the air! It's not the only place in the world like this but it's kind of like... I don't know, like standing on a pulse and you can feel the heartbeat of the land under your feet, soaking into your bones, and it's so great! I want to take you to every place that's ever felt like a pulse to me and hold your hand there and feel it soaking into our bones and hearts together. PFT YOU flatter ME! I am but a hugely enthusiastic tour guide, albiet one that's super into you so maaaaaaaybe that might make me work a little harder to make sure this trip is amazing for you!

Ruby: I thought nothing was going to top Halloweentown but Avalor has been AMAZING so far! I've been here before but it's all so much more magical and musical and wonderful this time around. I wonder if bringing THE most wonderful girl in the world has anything to do with it 🥰

Maisy: Has anyone else ever had the urge to try and create a new sport?

Ruby: Does extreme cuddling count?! Because otherwise no but that would be so fun!

Anne: I guess you have a point but UGH. She’s so excitable and might WANT me to have kids sooner rather than fucking never and I’d rather not know or ask about that one.

Anne: Yes, but it’s also the easy way out which kind of tips the scales more in it’s favor. Yeah, exactly! But now that’s I’ve made myself paranoid, I’m still just kind of 😬 about it. Also you didn’t answer my question! How does HIDING your birth control make you not lose it?

Anne: He’s gorgeous, the heir to Cinderellasburg, understands the importance of maintaining a good image, a great boyfriend, fantastic tourney player, obviously one of the most sought after princes in Auradon. And I love him. Why WOULDN’T I want to be with him?

Ruby: Mom wouldn't push you to do something you don't want to do! She might give you some perspective but if you come to her for help, she's not going to just ignore that!

Ruby: The easier way out is NOT dating Chad so clearly you aren't just looking for the easiest answers! I'm sorry you've made yourself paranoid, I hope it's not something you ever have to worry about! AND OH I didn't even realize you asked me that LOL. If I hide my pills, then I have to remember where I hid them because it was someplace super specific! If I just leave them on a bedside table or something, I could forget, or accidentally knock them over, or something like that!

Anne: I guess! I don't really think it'll do me good though. She had kids because she's such a mom type and GOOD at it. I can't even imagine what she would have to say on the subject that I could ever even begin to relate to.

Anne: Both things are terrifying though. They're in my purse, he'd have to navigate his hand through, what I think, is currently 13 different knives to even get to them sneakily. Also...what. It won't, I'd literally rather die.

Anne: Why what?

Ruby: She had no idea of knowing she'd be a good mom before she was one though! Maybe she didn't always think of herself as a mom type, or maybe because of how she was raised, she was scared she wouldn't be good at it! You don't know unless you ask, and even if she can't relate, she can sympathize better than anyone I know!

Ruby: They are, but one is way more terrifying in like a morality, legality kind of way! And oooh okay then, I don't think you have anything to worry about, no way is he going to be able to get in there and if he did, he'd have cuts all over his hand to let you know!

Anne: Only because my therapist is on vacation and telling mom feels like it would be a *Thing*.

Anne: I’m sure it’s illegal and it’s an absolutely horrifying nightmare scenario that I’ve now placed into my own brain to constantly be terrified about, but it would be convenient for ME. I’m not going to roll myself off a cliff /yet/. But I guess that’s a good idea. He gets really distracted if I bring up sex or himself, so maybe that’ll work.

Anne: I know that. But I want to be with CHAD, so I do kind of have to be with someone who wants kids so much quicker than I do.

Ruby: Still, you could've not said anything to anybody but you didn't! Maybe think about telling Mom though? She's HAD kids, she'd definitely have some good input!

Ruby: Convenient is not better than inconvenient if it also comes with such scariness! But if you hide your pills, he can never switch them out at least. My pills are ALWAYS hidden, mostly because if I don't hide them I forget where they are and I don't take them lol. And yeah! Just make sure talking about sex doesn't lead to like... pregnancy.

Anne: We did! Instead the first time I had to bring up babies is because i’m being TRAUMATIZED.

Anne: It is! I really wish he hadn’t dropped it on me at all ever though. If he wanted me to ever think about babies, it would’ve been much more convenient for us both if he just secretly switched my birth control out with candy or like secretly fed me penicillin or something to fuck it up. Then the overwhelming nausea would at least be morning sickness and not an outrageous amount of anxiety that probably won’t disappear for the next five years. I don’t want to hash timeline details out at a dinner sometime. I just want to roll off a cliff and die now!!!

Ruby: But you shared the trauma with someone who loves you and I know that must've been hard and I'm proud of you!

Ruby: Anne! That doesn't sound convenient! That sounds scary! Isn't that like illegal? And okay, okay, please no rolling off cliffs just yet! Maybe you can just keep putting off the subject and distracting him until you're ready. He IS Chad, after all, his attention span isn't like amazing or anything.

Anne: You know what? That’s fair.

Anne: YES! I knew children were probably going to have to happen eventually because you know, HEIRS. But I did not know it was a CLOSE eventually in his mind. I KNOW! If he hadn’t said that part I probably would’ve been like “five years is stupid and even THINKING about children any time soon is making me physically ill!!”

Ruby: Thanks, I thought so! But now, no matter what, the first time you bring up babies won't be when you're pregnant so yay, we fixed that!

Anne: HOW FUCKED UP WOULD IT BE IF THE FIRST TIME I EVER MENTIONED BABIES WAS BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO HAVE ONE?

Anne: I know! I told him the same thing, but idk I wasn’t thinking that hard about it because I didn’t know he wanted it to be RELEVANT TO MY LIFE SOON. It’s so fast and I’m not even halfway through with law school yet! I would’ve told him that didn’t feel like a realistic timeline but the five year part came from a way sadder statement and I felt bad! He literally said “ I'm so excited to meet them whenever the exist, hopefully within the next five years. I bet they're going to be awesome. And maybe their going to be family that loves me back.” Like??? What was I supposed to say to THAT? My brain can’t wrap around it either. 😐

Ruby: IT WOULD BE PRETTY MESSED UP BUT ALSO... ON BRAND?

Anne: NO! WHAT THE FUCK?

Anne: Also 🙃 good to know. One of Chad's horrible sisters said something hateful to him about how all his future kids are going to hate him, so he asked me for reassurance and then started saying that he was so excited to meet these future children in the next five years and??? I've NEVER thought about having children, not really! And especially not in the next FIVE years!

Ruby: WHY ELSE WOULD YOU BE ASKING ABOUT BABIES? I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER HEARD YOU TALK ABOUT BABIES! LIKE EVER!

Anne: Do you think you’re going to want kids someday?

Ruby: HMMMMM maybe! Sometimes I think I can't wait to be a mom and sometimes I think having kids is dooming innocent children to have depression that I won't be able to help them through because I can't even navigate my own LOL! Why?

Maisy: Of course not, traveling with your friends definitely must've been a blast and I know how much you love your friends. But I'm also really sorry to hear that he did that to you. That's not a way to treat anyone. 😂 well for as long as we're out traveling I'll gladly share a bed with you. And even when we get home if you ever want to crash with me (even though I have a roommate) we can still share a bed.

Maisy: and that also leads me to ask if we could make a quick stop by home for me to check in on my little brother? he's got school tryouts soon and it's a big deal to him to make varsity this year.

Maisy: ☺️ i appreciate you too!! and a blind taste test should be really fun right? I'm trying out so many new things this year even if I'm not the one tasting it lol

Maisy: it's super good for you! and hikes are always so beautiful and there's surprise waterfalls and lakes. i love it. awesome! i can take a quick shower and we can pack up and head out!

Ruby: I do really REALLY love my friends, and that totally includes you, in case you were wondering! Don't tell my besties but this trip with you has been kind of even better than my one with them, whoops! You're just really good at making me feel happy, you know? And yeah, well, it happened and I can't even really blame him. He just stopped loving me and that's no one's fault except maybe mine. But anyway YAY! I'd love to crash with you when we get back home lol or you could always crash with me too. Whatever works. I think I'm going to be too used to waking up next to you after this trip ends to quit cold turkey!

Ruby: Awww, of course we can! That's so sweet of you to help him out, we can totally do that! Besides, then I can see your home.

Ruby: New things are always good things! Or, like, ALMOST always, but it's definitely always good to try things!

Maisy: Aw, geez well that's no fun. You're too good a cuddle buddy for me to give up and I do frequently go for runs so whenever I do I can message you so you'll know that I'm coming back

Maisy: you got it! 😂 I'll put so much sugar in it for you. how about we play a little game? i order my coffee you try some and try to guess what's in it?

Maisy: unfortunately it won't be as pretty but i can try to get what i can! and maybe when i get back we can go for a hike together to take in the view

Ruby: It's no fun at all! But my travel companions haven't always been as fun as you so that makes sense. And by that I mean the time I traveled with my boyfriend and he dumped me on the trip, not the time I traveled with my besties, I don't want you to think I'm trash talking them. You're a great cuddle buddy too! I almost wish you could permanently move into my bed LOL. And yay, thanks!

Ruby: Thank you, love you, appreciate you! And ooooh okay, I love that kind of game! Like a blind taste test!

Maisy: 😅 glad you didn't actually think that!

Maisy: i can most certainly bring you a coffee and breakfast back. how do you like yours?

Maisy: it's breathtaking. and i dont just say that because im a little exhausted either.

Ruby: I MAAAYBE did, but only for a second and only because it wouldn't be the first time a cuddle buddy ditched me lol I promise it wasn't personal! You're kind of awesome for messaging me about it at all.

Ruby: I like my coffee with a splash of heavy cream! But half and half works too if they don't have heavy cream. OH and also a lot of sugar. Like, a LOT! There's no such thing as too much! If you think you're putting in a lot, double that! And then triple that! How do you like yours?

Maisy: don't be alarmed if you wake up to the empty bed, i went out for an early morning run! wanted to see the sunrise 🌄

Ruby: AHHHH and here I thought I'd been abandoned! 😭

Ruby: I'm just kidding, but thanks for letting me know! I was wondering why it got so cold all of a sudden lol. You can make it up to me by bringing back coffee whenever you're done with your run? 🥺

Cooper: yeah, i can lol my mom taught me when i was little. it just kinda came naturally.

Maisy: oh like actually?? 😂😂 i thought it was just a saying but i am pleasantly surprised. i mean who doesn't enjoy a spontaneous kiss every now and then? you feel wrong? like in your place in time now? or because of you wanting run away? i like to think of it that way. that there's just something inside that's just waiting to be discovered.

Maisy: Yeah they are! and i love my brothers and my dad but i certainly need more females in my life. it must've been nice having your sisters. of course with the troubles i assume that come with sisters but still. never apologize for venting! i understand to an extent what you're feeling. i feel like it's normal to be confused or at least to run yourself in circles. And it can't be any easier with people not encouraging you. but i really do believe in you, if that's what you want to do. you're incredibly resourceful. i feel like if anything you'd be a great diplomat for your kingdom.

Maisy: That's really /really/ nice of you. And if you're positive about this. I'd very gladly take you up on your offer.

Ruby: I mean, yes, it IS actually a saying, but it's also something I'd do! You'd so pretty and seem very kissable and are single as far as I know so why not? A lot of my favorite moments or kisses even were born of spontaneity! And honestly, I don't know! Sometimes I just feel wrong for existing? Like I'm really bad at being a human being and especially one in my place in society? Whenever I try to be a daughter or a sister or a girlfriend or a queen, I just fall on my face, but I wouldn't know what else to be, you know?

Ruby: Awwww! Like, family is everything but surrounding yourself with feminine energy is *chef's kiss* something else! And yeah, sometimes Anne is a little guarded or Nova is a little too chaotic for even ME to keep up with but I still love them both and I know they both love me, despite anything else. I ALWAYS feel like apologizing for venting but thank you for saying that! You think I'm resourceful? Really? Sometimes I feel like I'm just flying by the seat of my pants so I'm glad it comes across as good! I appreciate that so much, you have no idea. And that could be cool! It definitely means traveling which I love! The only downside to doing anything BUT being queen is that it feels like giving up?