veiled.

"i never said that i wanted you to leave." he was so tired. "is everything okay? come in." he stepped aside.

“it will be.” now that i’m here. “can we just, get to bed? can you hold me?” she stopped by the door, almost as she was giving him another choice to say no and throw her out.

" yeah no i — " santana chuckled. she felt ridiculous. calling her ex because she was just cause she didn't want to be alone in her hotel after someone broke into her apartment. " you know what , i shouldn't have called you. this isn't your problem or issue to deal with , it's mine."

“tana, stop.” ira gently took santana’s hands into hers, holding them still, trying to calm her down - both through actions and words. “you should call me, whenever you feel the need to. i don’t mind, you know that. and i know it’s your problem to deal with, but i can help.” ira’s right hand went to caress santana’s jawline, but she stopped immediately. “so, can i help? let me help.”

“couldn’t it be both?” yes, he was flirting, and he wanted to have a little fun with it, after training all morning and doing everything he could in that gym to avoid thinking about his issues outside of it. he was tired, physically and mentally, but could that ever stop him from approaching the hottest guy he could lay his eyes on? obviously not. “i’m still deciding, how i want you to shut me up. it could take a while, i have to consider all my options equally.” robbie’s eyes couldn’t focus on just one part of him, they kept traveling from his objectively pretty face to his objectively perfect body. “what are you doing later?” he was somehow able to ask that while finally holding eye contact.

"I mean... You know I'm not gonna judge you. But at the same time, that's very bold." he replied, chuckling as he took a swig of his drink, a small shake of his head accompanying the sound. "So... Are you gonna see them again?"

“What do you think? You think I should?” He was about to take a sip out of his drink, when he realized it was empty (from at least twenty minutes, too). Paul’s attention shifted from Ollie to the bartender for just thirty seconds, the time needed to order another ipa and get back to business. Business being asking his friend if he should continue to be a horrible person or not. “We’ve been texting, me and her. She said things are going bad with the boyfriend. Should I see her, just her?” Paul didn’t even want a relationship, he just liked the idea of chasing someone unavailable and watch them eventually choose him. He could admit that to himself, most nights.

continued from here for @veilednarcissus / "we've been friends since i came in — do you really think i'd just turn on you like that ?" kian answers her question with another question, though her concern is perfectly valid. he's been coupled up with another girl for the last week and a half, and everyone keeps saying they're the cutest new couple. 'a sure thing', someone even called it. problem is, kian's had his eye on lizzy the whole time. "i never thought you'd like me either. really, i thought you only saw me as a friend." he's afraid to touch her now, with wandering eyes around the villa, so he doesn't even though he wants to. "i've heard you talk about other guys for weeks now ... you could change your mind, too."

lizzy feels it in her gut, that kian is diffferent from the others, at least when it comes to her, but she has been wrong before. it maddens her, that the whole world keeps seeing her making the same mistakes over and over again. truth is, kian didn't catch her eye immediately. it wasn't love at first sight, but she has realized, day after day, that they could be the perfect match — and isn't what this program's all about? finding someone that fits your life, that makes it even better? "no, i couldn't. if i choose you, i really choose you. that's what annoyed julien and even lucas. once i feel something, i stop looking around and i demand the same from the guy i'm with. challenges aside, i wouldn't want you kissing girls in the speakeasy and then tell me we're doing great. would you handle that? to just focus on me?" she doesn't want for them to close off immediately, they still have lots to uncover about each other, but she needs someone who doesn't get bored immediately and decides to explore anything and anyone he can when she isn't looking.

01. raises a hand but hesitates. 02. grips the others arm a bit too tightly. 03. pushes the other away with more force than necessary. 04. turns their back on the other to begin walking away without a word. 05. rips a shared photo in half without a word. 06. steps in closely with cold and narrowed eyes.

“ i really need you to pretend you didn’t hear that. ”