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THEO: drunk?

THEO: no, i haven't seen gio?

THEO: wait

THEO: gio? really?

ZIG: Drunk is not how I'd describe it

THEO: fffs i'm not

THEO: look

THEO: im just having a fucking weird day

THEO: its been a day

ZIG: Glad you got with the program that is life

ZIG: Woke up in bed with bae-not bae and remembered zilch, what else is new

Marcus: You're in a pissy mood, whats up?

Zig: Someone’s projecting

Zig:

Zig: Will be there in twenty minutes. (UNDER BREATH) ᴸᵒᵛᵉ ʸᵒᵘ

Bennett: For your information, I am stocked up on chapsticks and moisturizers. I like to treat myself, Zigmund.

Bennett: You're gonna have to work for that money, buddy :/

ZIG: Zig, not Zigmund

ZIG: I hope you know that I very much detest you, Montgomery

ZIG: But I also find your charm, while utterly monotonous, mind numbing enough so I don't fully hate life

THEO: you're an asshat

THEO: but that's not news

THEO: wh no

THEO: nevermind just invite Justin

ZIG: Hold up, you're actually jealous 😂

ZIG: Dude you broke up with me lmao

Bennett: only for you, Zig

Bennett: I didn’t say ANYTHING

Bennett: yeah, for sure.

Bennett: you buying?

ZIG: Do you even know what chapstick is though? Just checking because let's just say I've had enough crusty kisses in my life

ZIG: Not worth it

ZIG: Dude you literally offered me $20

THEO: should I be????

THEO: Wh

THEO: asdfghj

THEO: never mind im

THEO: first of all, fuck you.

THEO: second of all

THEO: fuck

THEO: third, who?

ZIG: I like when people get jealous over me, so... 🤷‍♂️

ZIG: Less questions, more 🍼? Heard it helps jog the memory

Marcus grinned, putting his wallet back in his pocket. He’d been on a date, but the guy had been a nightmare and Marcus had bailed early. He was about to head home when he’d spotted Zig. “I was halfway through the movie when I sneaked out, the guy I was dating wanted to discuss baby names, so I got out of there,“ Marcus admitted with a grin. “You mean spending my evening with you? Hmmm… only if you pay for the ramen, I’m worth it though.“ Marcus smirked, moving over to Zig. “Can we go hide out the way though, I’d rather that guy think I’ve gone home. He’s probably booking a wedding venue. “

Baby names, blech. Zig playfully pushed Marcus away at the banter, rolling his eyes as he shook his head. “You either have terrible lock or an awful taste to get someone like that.” When the person returned to the scene, eyes practically glowing for Marcus, Zig saw them in the corner of his eyes and saw an opportunity. He was going to get this dipshit to leave, alright. With a wide grin, he moved forward as his lips crashed against Marcus’s, cupping the other’s face with his hand and wrapping his other arm around his beck. When he pulled back after a moment, he turned oh-so-nonchalantly to the individual. “You need somethin’? Or you gonna give my man and I some space.” As he watched the other leave despondently, Zig grinned. “But, sure, ramen’s on me,” he said sarcastically.

THEO: sfskjdfh uh right?

THEO: your what now????

THEO: uh no? You have not?

THEO: Wait what the fuck?

ZIG: You jealous, Odor?

ZIG: He's just some dipshit who's way too attached, nothing serious right now

ZIG: God, and I thought I was a mess

THEO: Amazing.

THEO: Who the hell is Justin?

THEO: New friend of yours?

THEO: Ehh I had to check. Can never be sure XP

ZIG: The ass-hat that went to half your concerts in high school, dumb-ass

ZIG: Alternatively we could invite my bae not bae

ZIG: Have I told you yet?

Marcus: How would sleeping next to you fill that fantasty??

Marcus: Na, but that's just because I think Gio's a dick. looks wise 100% would.

Zig: It's called sleeping on a fuckin' futon

Zig: Whatever happened to bros being bros God damn

Letting her gaze fall to her hands, as she fumbled with her fingers, a small, yet barely noticeable smile appeared over her face. This was a very Zig response, and she was happy for that. “I’ll have to pass on the affair part, but I’d gladly take up that offer for a drink. Planning a wedding is exhausting. Everything is just… exhausting,” Dillon lets out, letting out a huff of air. “Well, you know how persistent I can be? Or annoying…” she trails off in thought, thinking about exactly it all had went down for just s few seconds. “Anyway, I just went for it until it worked in my favor. And luckily, it did,” she says happily, looking to the ring she wore only to turn her attention back to her friend moments later.

Zig hears rather than listens to her words. It’s impossible not to -- the idea of love is just... lost on him. Too much energy lost, enough weighing on his mind. Maybe it’s different for other people, but all the people close to him in his life it has never ended well. His parents, his siblings, himself. A twinge of jealousy shoots through him as he inhales deeply. “God, that sounds like the start to a disaster of marriage,” he says, unable to look at the ring for more than a second. “You should hire a gay wedding planner,” he says sarcastically. “What more do you have to plan for this wedding?”

Bennett: o k a y

Bennett: You don’t want to make out with me, I can promise you that nothing good can come from that. But I’m still down for a drink.

ZIG: wow so d r a m a t i c

ZIG: Never said I wanted to make out with you but since you brought it up...

THEO: fffff hey asshat

THEO: Uh okay? Since when?

THEO: According to this calender, next Sat

THEO: Not this one. Next one.

ZIG: Since when I bought the Groupon five seconds ago

ZIG: It's a casino heist we have an hour to sneak ten billion out

ZIG: We need to invite someone to be the sacrifice, any suggestions?

ZIG: I vote Justin

ZIG: Or Marcus

ZIG: Yo dipshit

ZIG: We're doing an escape room tomorrow