blakebtw

[blakebtw]

CECILIA

― ♡   ❛  —hey , i don’t gossip. ❜ cece said with a pout. she does have a tendency to let many things slip from her mouth now and then but most of the stuff she hears is true. it’s not like she’s lying. ❛  do i sometimes find out things and i pass that information on ? absolutely. but i’m not spreading gossip. it’s practically community service. ❜ the short girl explained.

"but wouldn't it still be considered gossip if people continue to talk about other people's business?" she argued, shrugging. “agree to disagree, i guess. you can think of it whatever you want, cece, but i’m still going to think it’s just gossip.”

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ZACK

“I wasn’t planning on crushing her heart into a million pieces, she’s still my friend,” he pointed out with a laugh. “That’s a surprise. You’ll only be able to find out if you say yes, so you might as well.”

she gave a nod before saying, “that’s good to hear then.” the waiter soon came back with two checks and after placing her card inside, her body leaned back against her seat as she slowly shook her head while continuing to smile.  when it came to zack, she enjoyed their little games and even when she attempted to think of a counter argument, she wasn’t able to. “fine. i’ll go on a date with you.”

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ZACK

“I’ve never had to, but I probably will when she decides to talk to me again.” He shrugged, both not looking forward to the conversation, but not wanting to run away from it. “If huh? Well, since you won’t do it, I guess I’ll have to. Will you go on a date with me?” 

”well, that’s up to you and what you want to say to her. just try to make things easy for her,” she said simply, pursing her lips a second later. hearing his next words, however, her lips transformed into a smile. “depends. where do you plan to take me on our date?” she would have said yes by now, but she wanted to mess with him a bit.

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WREN

“ a dumb mistake? ” wren looked at the female and raised his eyebrows slightly. and i feel like i’m starting from step one again, i guess. “ i’m… i’ sure whatever you did, it’s going to be fine, okay? ” wren said and nodded, keeping his dark eyes on the brunette who stood in front of him with her arms crossed. 

“and what if it doesn’t?” the girl let out a sigh before using her hands to make small gestures of moving them as she spoke. “the night of the valentine’s day ball, i didn’t want to drink and ended up drinking.“ pausing, the girl closed her eyes then shook her head. “i just don’t want to go back to doing terrible habits.“

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ZACK

“Because I’m not used to it. I know she would, but I don’t want to get her involved in my bullshit. She’s too nice for that.” He just knew Gemma needed a lot that he couldn’t give her and they were better off as friends. “No labels. Not yet, at least. We’ll just stop seeing other people and see where the wind takes us?” he suggested with a small smile. “If you’re asking me out, I think it means you have to pay for our first official date,” he teased. 

"i guess. have you ever thought about telling her that?" she rose an eyebrow at him, being curious to what he would have to say about it. when he talked about what they would be doing, blake didn't see anything wrong with it. "that's fine with me and who says i’m asking you out on a date? i’m just saying if.” she smiled innocently at him before the checks came in and she placed her card inside her’s.

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imessage ➥ zack 💜

ZACK: Are you allowed to deny doing something you just admitted to doing? 😈

ZACK: Should I stop, then?

ZACK: I am, but I have a soft spot when it comes to you.

ZACK: What did you end up deciding???

BLAKE: ofc. you just said you had a soft spot for me, so i think i am allowed to

BLAKE: no....

BLAKE: i have a soft spot for you too

BLAKE: uhhhhhh

BLAKE: maybe i'll stick with zack for now? it feels embarrassing saying babe to you. everything about this just feels new

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imessage ➥ zack 💜

ZACK: Is that where my Captain America hoodie went?

ZACK: I've been looking for that since high school.

ZACK: I accused my little sister of stealing it. Caused a huge fight.

ZACK: I'm kidding.

ZACK: It looks better on you, anyways.

BLAKE: ....no 😇

BLAKE: ugh i can't stop smiling when you compliment me

BLAKE: and you say you're such an asshole. uh-huh, suuuure

BLAKE: also, for the past 5 minutes, i've been contemplating if i should call you babe or not....

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imessage ➥ zack 💜

BLAKE: hey

BLAKE: did you know all these years i still kept your hoodie?

BLAKE: thanks for letting me keep it, zack

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RINI

rini nods in understanding following blake’s statement, and a flashback of smoke clouds, flashing red and blue lights, distinctive scents of cocktails and her mother’s disappointed face come rushing to her. they almost seem like forever ago, her memories, and she can’t help but smile a bit. “ ah, i know that feeling all too well if i’m honest. well, wanna go grab coffee or something ? i don’t really have anything to do right this minute. unless you’re busy right away then don’t feel obligated. ” rini replies.

"it sucks, doesn't it?" she questioned, pursing her lips after as she glanced toward rini for a moment before looking elsewhere. "just when you thought things would be okay, but they don't end up how you expected. guess that's life though." at the mentioning of coffee, blake gave a nod. "yeah, coffee sounds nice right now."

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WREN

“ yeah, ” wren whispered and sighed softly, before shaking his head and deciding that it was enough. “ anyway, enough about my little sister and her immensely more impressive love life…” he said and laughed, " how are you doing? are you having fun? “ wren asked and looked at the girl with a soft smile on his lips.

she laughed softly, nodding her head after in agreement. "that's fine with me." when the conversation turned to her, blake bit her lip before shaking her head and shrugging. her eyes glanced away from him as she looked at their surroundings. "honestly? i... i don't know. i wouldn't say i'm having fun, but things haven't been so bad." pursing her lips, she paused momentarily and crossed her arms. “i just made a dumb mistake and i feel like i’m starting from step one again, i guess.”

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ZACK

“Every time you compliment me, I feel like I’m in a parallel universe. She just thinks I’m someone I’m not. I can be a great friend to her, but my life is messy and it’s better if she just sees the nicer side of it.” It was easy for him to ignore his mapped out future when it came to daily things, but relationships made things complicated. He felt like they were frozen in time as their eyes mirrored each other, until she looked away and he snapped back to reality. “Then we should just see how this goes.”

”why’s that? because almost everybody else sees you differently?” she questioned. “i don’t know about that. i think gemma would still like you for you too. she seems nice that way.” blake may not have known gemma as well, but she assumed she was nice. at least from what zack has mentioned so far. “i guess we will. should we put a label on what we are?” it wasn’t a serious question as blake didn’t mind having a label or not. just as long as they were together, that was what mattered to her. when the waiter finally came, he asked the both of them if they were separate or together and before zack could even say anything, blake replied, “separate.” in which the employee nodded then left the two alone again. “don’t worry, you can cover my bill if we go on an official date.”

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ZACK

“She’s a good person and I’m not. I’d just end up disappointing her.” He replied with a shrug. “No. I decided to accept that things are changing between us when I drunkenly confessed to you and I’m sticking by that decision. I’ve stuck by you this long… Does it make a difference that you’re trying to change and I’m still the same reckless asshole I’ve always been?”

she shook her head in disbelief when she heard his him speak. “what are you talking about? you’re a good person, zack. i know you and i had heated arguments in the past, but you’re still nice and kind.” leaning forward, she placed her elbow on the table and her head on top of her palm. blue eyes stared at him, but eventually gazed at their surroundings. “of course not. i like you for who you are.”

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ZACK

“Not the same way I like you, but it doesn’t really matter. She wouldn’t be happy with me.” He said it as if it was the most obvious thing in the world, but it was to him. He didn’t know how to be anyone’s boyfriend and Gemma deserved better. “I don’t know, you tell me? Where do we go from here?”

tilting her head to a side, she was curious when he said she wouldn’t be happy with me. it only made her want to ask, ”why not? i’m sure you would have made her happy.” sighing, the girl didn’t know what to say at first. she loved being with him and wants to be something more, but she wasn’t the same girl he’s known. “i--... i don’t know either. i’ve changed, zack. or at least i’m trying to. does that make a difference on how you feel about me?”

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ZACK

“I’ll keep that in mind,” he said, nodding as he pushed his plate towards her. “She kissed me during the ball and ran away. I think that’s the real reason she’s been avoiding me.” He admitted with a shrug. “Worried? I don’t think there’s anything to worry about. We’ll- we’ll be okay. This can’t be enough to end a friendship or anything.”

the brunette finished off his last piece then placed her's on top of his and moved it between them. when hearing about the kiss, however, her eyebrows rose slightly for a moment as pursed her lips. she was unsure what to think, but she felt it wasn't her place to talk about it. "do you like her then?" when he said friendship, she showed a small smile. "so is that what we are now? friends? what an evolution we’ve gone through."

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DEAN

“so i was at a slam poetry thing because why not and one girl’s ‘poem’ was the freecreditreport.com jingle in morse code.” dean shook his head in disbelief. “honestly, it was the best performance that night.” 

”that sounds pretty cool,” she responded, nodding. “and different. did you get a recording of it by any chance?”

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ZACK

“Is that still what it takes? Me begging for your forgiveness?” He asked with a grin, putting down his chopsticks but leaving two pieces still on the plate. “I think she’s more worried about the kiss rather than the threesome, but it’s kinda weird. You told her? Right, right, Shane. I have a feeling she’s gonna tease me about that next time I see her. What’d she say?”

she pretended to ponder, tapping a finger against her chin while looking away and quietly humming. "i believe so," she responded, smiling after. noticing his sushi though, she used her chopsticks to place the left-overs on her plate. "what kiss?" it seemed usual to have a kiss in a threesome, but blake didn’t understand why a simple kiss would make things awkward. “probably. it wouldn’t surprise me, honestly.” the brunette shrugged and took a bite from one of the two pieces. “not much. just that she’s worried for all three of you.”

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ZACK

“Just a little. Makes me feel a bit better knowing this wouldn’t have all been solved with flowers and I haven’t been a total idiot these past two decades.” He admitted, glad they could laugh at how ridiculous it all was. “Nope. I think Gemma’s been avoiding me on purpose and I just haven’t had the chance to talk to Shane. He told Layla? I- I honestly can’t remember. I was so drunk and I don’t even think I had any condoms on me, but Shane must’ve…” he trailed off, hoping that at least one of them decided to be smart about the whole thing even if it wasn’t him. “Well, some things have to stay the same, don’t they?”

she laughed quietly and shook her head, amused by his words. “that makes sense. i’d probably feel the same. maybe if you begged for my forgiveness i actually might have forgiven you though.” finishing off her food, the girl leaned back against her chair before glancing around, wanting to see where their server went. however, her attention was back into their conversation as he continued talking about the threesome. “why not? is it weird between all of you?” she questioned, pursing her lips. she’s never been in that situation before, so she couldn’t imagine, but she wanted to help at least. “oh... no, i told her.” blake pursed her lips for a moment then gave a nod. “i mean, shane and her are close too, so i asked her thoughts on it, but i guess she didn’t know and had to tell her.”