julian-alderson

[julian-alderson]

tinder | obie ⇄ julian

Lyn: lmao you know you don’t have to do that! we’ll just be skating and having fun, not do a competition together 😂

Lyn: Oh, you’ve just moved here then!

Lyn: I gotta take you to the best pizza place in NYC if that’s the case lol

Lyn: let me know if you need help with stuff!

Julian: okay, mr. sporto man. don't get competitive when we actually get there!

Julian: well, moved BACK actually. i've been travelling a lot for the last decade but stuff happened and now, i'm back here for i'm guessing longer than the usual.

Julian: but i do miss new york pizza so i'm definitely not saying no to that.

Julian: maybe if u give me your actual number, i can do that more easily 😎

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tinder | obie ⇄ julian

Lyn: I can hold your hand while we skate if you want 😌

Lyn: Whenever you’re free then!

Lyn: It’s just, I’m not out yet and I wouldn’t want everything to come out like that

Lyn: Though I do trust you won’t say anything 😄

Julian: that would be very sweet but ALSO i don't want to look incompetent so i'll probably go to some rink alone and practice before we meet lmao

Julian: once i finished unpacking all my moving boxes, i'm all yours 😎 so like this weekend at the latest?

Julian: yeah, i understand that. it's a process and you can take all the time you need. or you can also just not do it at all since you don't owe people to come out to them publicly. do whatever works for you and there's no timeframe!

Julian: i'm glad u feel that way, llewellyn 😄

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tinder | obie ⇄ julian

Lyn: You can come watch me skate, you can join me skate too, it’s always fun 😄

Lyn: and we can get food after, as friends or on a date, we can see where it goes haha

Lyn: Thank you. I know it’s probably a weird request 😅

Julian: i'm terrible at skating so you'd probably destroy me 😬

Julian: i'm cool with that, and i also just love spending time with people so yeah, let's see where it goes.

Julian: no, no, it's not weird at all. i mean, i respect your privacy and i wouldn't want to do anything that would make you uncomfortable anyway 😎

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tinder | obie ⇄ julian

Lyn: But why would I send you a video when you can come see me skate lol

Lyn: You'd be surprised lol but please don't tell anyone I'm here

Julian: you got a point there 😌 then maybe we can also grab food after. as potential friends, as potential dates, or whatever you're looking for.

Julian: okay, cross my heart. plus i don't think i know anyone who watches hockey so it's not like i can really humble-brag about matching with u lol

[julian-alderson]

𝐈𝐕𝐘 𝐙𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆 .

“I think my New Year’s resolution this year is to cultivate the confidence of Kanye West without the tone-deafness of Kanye West,” Ivy said, looking to the person sitting next to her at the bar. “Gotta love yourself like Kanye loves Kanye, right?” Of course, she was unable to stop herself from letting out a laugh. “How about I buy you a drink? It’s the least I can do for you since you’re listening to me ramble.” 

𝙰𝙻𝚆𝙰𝚈𝚂  𝙰  𝚂𝚈𝙼𝙿𝙰𝚃𝙷𝙴𝚃𝙸𝙲  𝙴𝙰𝚁  𝚃𝙾  𝚃𝙷𝙾𝚂𝙴  𝚆𝙷𝙾  𝙽𝙴𝙴𝙳  𝙸𝚃  ,  the  writer  had  always  been  fascinated  with  people’s  stories   —    whether  they  be  simple or  profound  .    ❛      well  ,  as  long  as  this  self-love  doesn’t  devolve  into  some  kind  of  kanye-esque  narcissism  then  i’m  fully  supportive  of  this  endeavor ,    ❜  julian  smiled ,  raising  his  bottle  in  a  toast  to  her  resolution  before drinking  what  remained of  his  beer  .      ❛      i  don’t  think  i’ll  ever  say  no  to  a  free  drink  ...    but  let  me  also  order  us  some  tapas  so  we  just  don’t  get  absolutely  wasted .  you  in  the  mood  for  calamari ?      ❜  

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𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐎 𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐄 .

With Julian back in New York, Nico made a point to get to together with him, to catch up and to know what he’s been up to with his time away. Jade was staying with her grandparents and he had the night off of work. Laughing at his words, Nico’s brown hues moved to both choices. “I’ll go for the beer. I can always order something to eat. What about some pizza, or Chinese?” Nico offered. “I’ll even help you unpack while we wait if you want.” he figured if he helped, it would help Julian get things done faster and not have to worry about doing it all himself. 

𝙸𝚃  𝚆𝙰𝚂  𝙰𝙻𝙼𝙾𝚂𝚃  𝙰𝚂  𝙸𝙵  𝚃𝙷𝙴𝚈  𝙷𝙰𝙳  𝙺𝙽𝙾𝚆𝙽  𝙴𝙰𝙲𝙷  𝙾𝚃𝙷𝙴𝚁  𝚂𝙸𝙽𝙲𝙴  𝚃𝙷𝙴  𝙱𝙴𝙶𝙸𝙽𝙽𝙸𝙽𝙶  𝙾𝙵  𝚃𝙸𝙼𝙴    —    no  matter the  distance  between them  ,  he  was  fully  certain  that  there  was  nothing  that  could  between them  .  a  friend  since  his  childhood ,  nowhere  did  he  felt  as  safe  or  understood than  when  he  was  with  nico  .       ❛          beer  it  is  ,        ❜    he  replied  ,  setting  the  six-pack  down  on  the  kitchen  island before  he  hurriedly put  the  wine  back  in  the  fridge and  mused  between the  choices  nico  offered  .       ❛        fuck  ,  i  really  do  miss  new  york  pizza    —    especially with  pineapples  as  toppings  .  shit  ,  i’m  gonna  have  an  orgasm  just  thinking  about  it  ...  ❜    he  grinned  ,  amused  by  his  own  thoughts  and  always  comfortable enough  to  be  candid  with  nico  (  even  when  he  probably shouldn’t  be  )  .  

 ❛          are  you  sure  you  want  to  do  that  ?    ❜      julian  knew  how  incredibly tiresome  nico’s  work  already  was  and  as  much  as  he’d  appreciate the  help  ,  it  was  the  doctor’s  day  off  for  god’s  sake  .    he  didn’t  want  to  tire  him  out  ,  at  least  not  with  some  mundane  manual labor  .      ❛    plus  ,  there  are  stuff  ...  and  things ...  in  those  boxes  that  you  probably  wouldn’t want  to  see  ,    ❜      he  chuckled ,  arms  crossed over  his  chest  .    ❛    up  to  you  if  you  want  to  be  traumatized ,  man  .  up  to  you  ...  ❜      

[julian-alderson]

text | julian ⇄ harlow

Harlow: No. I would like to know what you will say no to first. Tell me your 'no' list.

Julian: no murder. no war crimes. no making me wear one of those furry suits. come on, i like excitement so not really much i can say no to.

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text | julian ⇄ sutton

Sutton: oh god I'm sorry I should have clarified! I'm a veterinarian, i'm performing the surgery not getting it lol

Julian: whew, i was really worried there for a sec! so okay, wednesday it is.

Julian: but being a vet must be really kind of cool. how long have you been doing that?

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text | julian ⇄ harlow

Harlow: I promise that I wasn't going in that direction.

Harlow: Only one can hope.

Harlow: You can set some limits, just tell me now before I start making a list.

Julian: okay, no murder. is that a good enough limit? send the list once you're done. i need to ready myself for whatever fuckery you choose. 😅

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text | julian ⇄ sutton

Sutton: Yeah, absolutely! I have a surgery on Tuesday, is Wednesday okay?

Julian: Wait, I can always schedule it for next week if you need to recuperate after your surgery.

Julian: I don't want you to exert yourself when you should be resting.

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text | julian ⇄ harlow

Harlow: No... not going cannibal oh my god.

Harlow: Oh yeah. That's yep..

Harlow: Fine. I'll do it, but you owe me. Let me just start out by saying that.

Julian: well, you're good at cooking. you know who else is good at cooking? hannibal lecter.

Julian: i can give you her number then maybe, she'll eat your cake instead.

Julian: fine, fine. can i set limits or is it a "whatever harlow wants, you do. no questions asked" ?

[julian-alderson]

text | julian ⇄ harlow

Harlow: I could eat you in ways that you'd like.

Harlow: ... why would you do that? I mean I would to so I can't judge.

Harlow: Now she's going to hate my food and whatever she wants because I'm not who she wants.

Julian: that's kind of hot but i'm not sure if you've just gone full on cannibal or if we're thinking the same thing.

Julian: look, she looks like the megan fox type so of course you'd do her, too.

Julian: well, it's either you or be an embarrassing hostess without anything to feed her guests. she's gonna have to live with it. 😎

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text | julian ⇄ harlow

Harlow: I don't want her to pay double????

Harlow: how in the world did you fuck up another caterer? and the fact that I'm your second choice. I AM HURT.

Julian: i want her to. take advantage. eat the rich or whatever (just not me).

Julian: i hooked up with the caterer's daughter, she thought we had something more and i might have ghosted her. but to be fair, I WAS BUSY afterwards. so she told her mom and now, they won't cater us.

Julian: YOU'RE MY FIRST CHOICE. just not my mom's. 😬

[julian-alderson]

text | julian ⇄ sutton

julian: hi, thank you for responding to my ad! i will start interviews this week so i'm just wondering about your availability. would you be open to meet on tuesday or wednesday?

[julian-alderson]

text | julian ⇄ harlow

julian: a bit of a short notice but my mom is having a little tea party tomorrow afternoon and i was wondering if you can cater 🥺

julian: she'll pay double AND if u need an extra hand, i can even offer myself pls pls pls she'll kill me if i don't get you since i already fucked a thing with another caterer 👉👈

[julian-alderson]

tinder | obie ⇄ julian

Lyn: I used to skate to Janet Jackson, my QUEEN

Lyn: I mean, I do too so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Lyn: Both that and the challenge 😂

Julian: i'll pay you $10 if you figure skate to the pleasure principle and send me the vid 😋

Julian: well, i don't think we would have matched if we didn't at least have that in common so uh... cheers to that? 😅

[julian-alderson]

tinder | obie ⇄ julian

Lyn: the syllables don't fit

Lyn: U can bet ur ass I'll be dancing to Janet Jackson now tho lol

Lyn: It's hard to pronounce and you're probably the first one that prefers it haha

Julian: look accuracy doesn't matter, i was just trying to test if you knew the goddess herself. you passed 😎

Julian: i like hard things

Julian: that sounded wrong. i meant I LIKE A CHALLENGE.