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Which of their personality traits do they wish they could change?

"You should ask this to one of the many, many people in this town who I suspect have some sort of personality disorder.

There is nothing about me or mine that needs changing."

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Sylvia Plath, from a letter featured in The Letters of Sylvia Plath Vol. 1: 1940-1956

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Bora: When have you ever known me to care about either of those things? @selindogn

Selin: Except you haven't been invited, Bora. Selin: You're not needed Selin: Or welcomed. @borawinters

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"That would be nonsensical business."

Bo observes her as she drinks, with all the interest he would have shown a card-carrying professional martini critic. For as blasé as he could be at times about the club it was still a steady revenue stream and her minor issue was a quick fix.

At her question, he smirks.

"I made that one."

@demichu

"What about just giving me a free shot beforehand so you can be sure I'm in a good mood before I pass my judgment?" Demi questions hypothetically -- though she knows she's trying her luck.

But it never hurt to try.

She slides the maritini glass the closing distance to rest in front of her, evaluating its appearance.

"Did you give Lurch lessons?"

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Bora: This sounds like something I should be in attendance for. Bora: I'll be there. @selindogn

Selin: Our neighbourhood has been doing a local barbecue for quite some time and we all take turns hosting. it's ours. Selin: I'd rather explain your absence than deal with your presence.

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"Any word that's honest is fine by me."

'Nice' could encompass that though Bo is unconvinced. He's never been the sort of person who was polite for the sake of being it and he didn't respect the same on display from others.

"Is there anything else I can help you with?"

@xlalitax

“ is there a word I should be using instead?” Lalita asked raising an eyebrow. She was normally a bit abrasive around new people but her tone showed she was being a bit more friendly and teasing. She wasn’t out there to be an ass to her future husbands boss. That would look sort of shitty

“ depends on what kind of HR department you’ve got going on I guess “ Lalita noted but gave him a small smile in response. “ I appreciate that. Don’t need me coming by when the other bouncers are here “ @borawinters

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G. What's their greatest talent?

"Negotiation. I do not back down."

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C. What's their weirdest habit or quirk?

"I've been told everything about how I engage with other people is 'weird'. I assume this is because I play games sometimes. Set little tests and traps just to see who will trip over themselves. To me, that's just prudent."

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V. What's their biggest pet peeve?

"Overly-sensitive people who take it as an offence when you don't experience the same thing."

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Bora: What exactly is it you're hosting? @selindogn

Selin: You've hardly tried. Put some sweat into it. Selin: I forgot to mention that I am hosting over the weekend. Selin: Unfortunately, it wasn't something I could get out of. Selin: I expect you to be gone Saturday afternoon. @borawinters

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Bo gives a curt nod, nothing in his day would be impacted by taking a few minutes out of it to assist and in the grand scheme of things, he knew he could probably do with the good karma.

"I know asking where you recall seeing them last is redundant." As well as infuriating, the very same line of questioning the most likely to make him roll his eyes in the same scenario, "But I suppose I better ask, did you have them when you came in here?"

@itsisla-dubois

bare shoulders fell in disappointment at his answer. "wonderful." the french flew past her lips with pure annoyance. isla stood up on her tip toes to try to scan the establishment the best she could, though height was not quite on her side. she offered a soft smile to the gentleman, her fingers quickly shutting the clasp of her purse. "I would love some help. just as long as I'm not keeping you from anything, that is."

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"I'll tell you what, if I make good on any of them, I'll tell you then."

In the more higher likelihood that he let them fall to the wayside along with everything else that fell under well-intended from him, not having spoken it aloud to another person meant there wasn't anyone who could point out that he had failed.

( Win win in his books. )

He nods at some of the aspects of the B&B that Will highlighted as needing updating, wholly agreeing. Dated had been one of the main words that came to mind whenever he was at the cottage.

"I've got an excellent contractor for kitchen installations if you need a recommendation for that," He informs him, having built up a decent rapport from maintenance needs over the years in the properties he rented out.

With an eyeroll and no refusal, he takes out his phone and unlocks it. It takes a minute but once he's found it, he tilts his screen towards Will for it to be observed as he clicked on attending on the invite.

"There. Happy now?"

Moral objections from his own disastrous unions aside, he would never have actually skipped out on his friend's wedding, even if his complaints about the institution implied otherwise.

As midnight drew closer, Bo thought it best not to be around for the show when Will located that bride of his as he stated, deeming his time better spent in finding someone that he could kiss at midnight instead.

Bo wishes him a pre-emptive Happy New Year with instruction to tell Lemie the same before he makes his way back through the crowd to where the alcohol was located.

@willxmeyers

While he knows Bora is joking, he is keen to hear what depravities his friend has gotten up to. Will can only imagine.

"I've got until about five to midnight, and then I need to find my bride to be. Surely that's enough time to go through at least one of those tales."

At first, he thinks the congratulations is for his wedding, but the following comment makes him give an amusing scoff. "Everything," Will begins. "New kitchen for Lem. Fresh coat of paint, new furniture. The whole place could do with being dragged into this decade." The only thing he'd never touch was the garden, only for a slight touch up. "It would have been nice to have it done up before the wedding, but once I started looking around, there was too much to do and not enough time."

He gave his friend a sly look. "Still waiting on your RSVP, by the way."

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“Wild Geese”, by Mary Oliver

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📞 – your muse's contact information in my muse's phone + benj

𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒔𝒚𝒎𝒃𝒐𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗���� // @benj-hyun

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"I would have a number of questions if I had that rack," Bo says flatly as he lets her snatch her phone back from him, no doubt to return to her impromptu photoshoot.

"If this is such a profitable stream of revenue for you, why are you working at my club?" He asks, now genuinely interested in the line of conversation rather than engaging for the sake of it as he found himself doing often at town events such as the one they were both attending.

@scottienolan

"Hey!"

Scottie squawks as her phone is snatched from her, making several batting motions with her hands as she attempts to retreive it.

"First of all, if you had this rack you'd be documenting it from all angles, too," she informs him as she swipes back her phone.

"Secondly, the pictures of me on this phone will earn me more in one weekend than a month of bottle service tips."

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"I'd rather place it around your neck, my love," Bo says through gritted teeth and a Stepford smile. He was primed and ready to protest further when she took matters into her own hand, doing his best to not huff as he lets her guide his hand to where she requests.

It went against everything he was committed to -- namely attempting to drive her to the brink of insanity -- to do as he was told by Selin. His attendance that evening and his compliance with her ridiculous plan were solely for his own benefit, mainly professional.

The busybody that Selin was determined to keep up a facade for didn't interest him but her husband and their holiday home in the Hampton's that he had read about in Architectural Digest did.

"Nora, finally," Bo greets in the voice he used when he was committed to being charming rather than cutting, "It's a pleasure to meet you. My wife speaks very highly of you."

( He opts to omit how many times Selin had referred to her as a cunt as though that was her given name. )

"We were starting to think you didn't exist," Nora says in a tone that makes Bo think she's trying for a joke though all she succeeds in is grating on his nerves.

"Work keeps me busy," Bo tells her, glancing to Selin then and trying his best to make his face look like a man in love and less like a man in hell, "As does this one. She can't get enough of me."

In an attempt to sell it, he seals that statement with a kiss to the side of her head that the woman seems to buy as he hears an 'aww' without any trace of condescension.

@selindogn

@borawinters / prom 2025

"Place your hand on the small of my back." Selin muttered in his direction, words below her breath so the people that surrounded them wouldn't overhear.

Did his presence make her skin crawl? Sure. Was she set on ensuring that no one saw through their facade? Utterly.

When he didn't respond as quickly as she liked, her hand curled around his wrist and she placed his hand on her body, smile fixed to her lips in case someone took note of the act.

"It's one night, Bora. We both know you're a better liar than this. Put some effort into it." When a friend she knew from their neighbourhood flashed them a smile and made their way towards them, Selin slid closer to her (seemingly) beloved partner.

"Nora! It's nice to see you here. Bora, darling, I've love to introduce you to Nora, she lives a few houses down." Her gaze met his momentarily to flash him a knowing look because she'd been the woman Selin had mentioned a few times who paid the gardener to keep the bushes in the home pruned instead of outside while her husband was at work.

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Bora: That question makes it all sound far more simplistic than I know you know it is. Bora: None of my big plans seem to work on you. Bora: You are gratingly persistent. @selindogn

Selin: Correct and you are. Selin: Why would you marry me if you didn't have trust that I could handle it Selin: No big plan to get rid of me, then? I'm starting to believe you've grown comfortable with my presence and that's why you're dragging your feet with the house @borawinters