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﹙  *☆ ┆ 𝒇𝒕.  𝐣𝐨𝐚𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧  𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐚.

he grinned at her reaction to seeing him, watching as her demeanor changed. a chuckle fell from his lips, “not ‘cause i said it? whoa, there. now just because you said that, i’m going to think it was only because i said it.” key and maddy had never really talked much outside of their hook ups. he didn’t want to say they were hooking up or anything, but he was surprised when it happened more than once. he wondered if this was something she was sharing with her friend who happened to be his ex. he didn’t feel great about the situation, but it wasn’t like they were sneaking around. “so quick to leave. i thought we were holding a conversation.” 

﹙  *☆ ┆ 𝒇𝒕.  𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐲  𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭.

          ❛   —   NOPE,  just  wanted  to  make  sure  there  wasn’t  any  confusion.   ❜   she  hovered,  not  wanting  to  be  outwardly  rude,  but  also  wanting  to  have  as  limited  contact  with  the  boy  as  possible.  not  only  was  he  the  ex  of  her  good  friend,  who  she’d  regrettably  hooked  up  with  (  twice  ),  but  he  also  just  wasn’t  the  sort  of  person  maddy  wanted  to  associate  with.  joaquin  corona  wasn’t  exactly  congruous  with  her  good  girl  image.  ❛   —   OH.  um,  did  you  have  anything  else  to  say  ?   ❜   polite,  and  yet  (  hopefully  )  still  dismissive  enough  he’d  take  the  hint.

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﹙  *☆ ┆ 𝒇𝒕.  𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫  𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐱.

“ i make very nice finger paintings that you could hang up. maybe i’ll even draw one of you ” he offered. fully aware that he was only being irritating at that point, peter brought his hand up to his heart in feign disbelief and the smallest of smug grins playing on his lips “ well, i’ve never known you to be one to succumb to mundane conformities. what’s next, a polaroid string ? ” with that, peter led maddy out of the store “ how about i just get you coffee, order a box of them off amazon prime for you, and we can call it a day ? ”

﹙  *☆ ┆ 𝒇𝒕.  𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐲  𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭.

          ❛   —  oh,  yeah  ?  which  finger  do  you  use  ?  is  it  THIS  one  ?   ❜   maddy  asked,  flipping  him  the  bird  after  a  quick  glance  around  the  store  to  make  sure  nobody  she  knew  would  see  such  an  unladylike  gesture.  even  still,  she  allowed  him  to  lead  her  out  of  the  store,  pouting  the  whole  way.   ❛   —  fine,  but  only  if  it’s  GOOD  coffee.  you  owe  me  that  for  being  so  mean.  and  by  the  way,  polaroid  strings  are  aesthetic  and  timeless.   ❜

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﹙ *☆ ┆ 𝒇𝒕. 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚  𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐨.

closed  starter  for  @liplicked·

——  EVEN  THOUGH  DANI  relished  being  in  the  spotlight  and  the  center  of  attention  ,  she  also  found  being  behind  the  camera  ,  snapping  photos  of  others  ,  to  be  enjoyable  as  well  .  with  her  new  camera  in  hand  ,  she  tracked  down  maddy  in  hopes  of  getting  some  help  in  testing  it  .  “  want  to  have  a  little  photoshoot  ? “  she  asked  her  friend  ,  knowing  the  girl  would  be  the  perfect  subject  for  the  shoot  . 

﹙ *☆ ┆ 𝒇𝒕. 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐲 𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭.

          ❛   —   really  ?  right  NOW  ?  does  my  hair  look  okay  ?   ❜   maddy’s  hands  flew  to  her  hair,  patting  it  down  self-consciously.   ❛   —   you  read  my  mind,  i’ve  totally  been  needing  new  insta  pics.  all  i  have  are  vacation  pictures,  and  it’s  WAY  too  early  in  the  semester  for  take  me  back  pics.   ❜

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﹙ *☆ ┆ 𝒇𝒕. 𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢  𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞.

Letting out a deep breath, Code spoke again. “If you really want some, you can have mine.” A monotonous voice and look of disinterest, as he offered.

﹙ *☆ ┆ 𝒇𝒕. 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐲 𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭.

          she  did  a  double  take,  eyebrows  lifting  in  surprise.   ❛   —   wait,  WHAT  ?  really  ?  you  have  fairy  lights  ?  you  don’t  …  um,  you  don’t  seem  the  type.  like,  no  OFFENSE,  though.   ❜

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﹙  *☆ ┆ 𝒇𝒕.  𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞  𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭.

“I’m twenty-one,” Caroline reminded her, shrugging her shoulders as she began to drive back to Maddy’s place. “Yes yes, I know. Don’t worry. I won’t make you do anything.”

﹙  *☆ ┆ 𝒇𝒕.  𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐲  𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭.

          ❛   —  well,  it’s  still  illegal  for  ME,   ❜   maddy  amended.  she  fell  quiet  for  the  remainder  of  the  short  drive  to  the  sorority  house  where  maddy  lived,  only  speaking  up  as  the  two  approached  the  door.   ❛   —  carol,  you  don’t  think  i’m  boring,  do  you  ?  or,  like,  basic  ?  i  SWEAR  the  campus  store  guy  rolled  his  eyes  at  me  when  i  asked  where  the  fairy  lights  were.  but  fairy  lights  are  cute,  right  ?   ❜

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﹙  *☆ ┆ 𝒇𝒕.  𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐡  𝐟𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐨.

@liplicked· ( mateo )

Savannah hadn’t slept much the night before, spending a lot of her free time (what she had left of it) in the darkroom developing photos. By the time she left, it was daytime, and she wanted to just get a coffee and go back to her dorm. Seeing her brother in the coffee shop, she went right over to him, sitting down. “Can you tell mom to stop calling me?” she showed him her phone, which had 5 missed calls from their mother. “I haven’t slept and I don’t have the mental capacity to talk to her right now.”

﹙  *☆ ┆ 𝒇𝒕.  𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐨  𝐟𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐨.

          mateo  raised  his  eyebrows,  taking  a  sip  from  his  coffee  as  his  sister  slid  into  the  seat  across  from  him.   ❛   —  why  haven’t  you  slept  ?   ❜   he  asked,  ignoring  her  question.   ❛   —  we’ve  hardly  even  started  the  school  year,  sav.  NOT  a  good  habit.   ❜

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﹙  *☆ ┆ 𝒇𝒕.  𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞  𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭.

@liplicked· ( mateo )

They’d only been back a week, but Caroline had been over at Mateo’s place more than once to smoke. She felt bad, but he invited her–who was she to say no? Heading over, she had a tupperware of brownies for them to enjoy when they got the munchies. She knocked, brushing some blonde hair out of her face.

﹙  *☆ ┆ 𝒇𝒕.  𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐨  𝐟𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐨.

          he’d  already  gotten  a  head  start,  and  greeted  her  at  the  door  with  half-lidded  eyes  and  a  half-smoked  joint  in  one  hand.   ❛   —  shit,  what’d  you  bring  ?   ❜   he  greeted  happily,  already  reaching  for  the  tupperware  with  his  free  hand,  and  proffering  the  joint  with  the  other.   ❛   —  here,  let’s  trade.  you  take  this,  and  i’ll  grab  these.  fuck  yes,  brownies  !  you’re  the  BEST.   ❜   he  selected  one  and  took  a  bite  as  he  led  her  inside,  just  the  slightest  hint  of  a  limp  in  his  long-legged  gait  before  he  collapsed  onto  the  couch.   ❛   —  i  got  the  weirdest  text  just  before  you  got  here.  here,  take  a  look  –   ❜

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﹙  *☆ ┆ 𝒇𝒕.  𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐥  𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐚.

manny wasn’t sure what he EXPECTED from mateo. he knew he messed up , but there was a part of him that just wanted the other to let it go. it’s not fair to ask that of him , all things considered , but he wanted his f r i e n d back. it was almost more painful that the manny watched the friendship fizzle before his eyes , unread texted , unreturned phone calls. so he took it upon himself to try and fix that. he was STUBBORN , that was for sure. “ mateo. ” it’s almost like a plea , but he’s not sure for what other than a few minutes. “ we haven’t TALKED at all. you just … stopped replying. stopping hanging out with me. look , i know you’re m a d … ” he trails off , trying to find his words. “ i miss you , you know ? i didn’t think we’d just stop being friends. you’re the only person that knows. ”

﹙  *☆ ┆ 𝒇𝒕.  𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐨  𝐟𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐨.

          manny’s  pleas  weren’t  falling  on  deaf  ears.  mateo  was  listening  –  he  just  wasn’t  sure  what  the  other  boy  wanted  him  to  say.  he  wasn’t  sure  what  he  wanted to  say.   ❛   —  yeah,  well,  friends  don’t  lie,   ❜   he  muttered,  knowing  full  well  the  hypocrisy  of  his  words,  and  it  only  made  him  want  to  close  himself  off  more.   ❛   —  i  just  …  i  just  need  some  TIME  to  figure  shit  out,  okay  ?   ❜   he  kept  his  gaze  on  the  floor.  even  looking  at  the  other  boy  conjured  a  confusing  jumble  of  emotions  –  anger,  guilt,  betrayal.   ❛   —  it’s  WHATEVER,  we’d’ve  been  out  of  here  and  gone  our  separate  ways  soon  enough  anyway,   ❜   he  mumbled,  voicing  a  once-fear  that  was  now  a  handy  excuse  for  him  to  push  his  former  friend  away.

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﹙  *☆ ┆ 𝒇𝒕.  𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐬  𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐨.

nicolas ft. liplicked· !

“ i’m sorry they don’t have your little ––– LIGHTS , or whatever. ” he’s attempting , in his own way , to be somewhat comforting in the trying times of dorm shopping , though he really could care L E S S. “ why do you even bother FUSSING with all that ? penciling a whole room makeover into your schedule. it just seems like a waster of time , but then again , i have zero sense of design … so. ” a soft chuckle leaves parted lips , and then shoulders shrug. “ i think i do , i just didn’t realize they were called FAIRY lights. ” another shrug , and then an idea comes into his head. “ HEY , since you’re free now since the only , light situation , do you wanna come by my room ? i’ll order dinner for us. ”

﹙  *☆ ┆ 𝒇𝒕.  𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐲  𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭.

          maddy  lifted  a  shoulder  in  a  shrug,  fumbling  to  explain  herself.   ❛   —  oh,  well,  it’s  fun,  for  one  thing  ?  and  it’s  just  …  you  know,  it’s  a  good  way  to  start  off  the  school  year.   ❜   better  than  last  year.   ❛   —  trust  me,  a  nice  room  makes  SUCH  a  difference.   ❜   at  his  question,  her  lips  parted  slightly  in  surprise.   ❛   —  oh  !  um.  really  ?  i  mean,  yeah,  sure,  why  not  ?  sounds  FUN.   ❜

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﹙  *☆ ┆ 𝒇𝒕.  𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞  𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭.

Caroline shook her head. “We live in Colorado, Maddy. Weed’s legal here,” she reminded her, a smirk on her face as they approached and got into her car.

﹙  *☆ ┆ 𝒇𝒕.  𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐲  𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭.

          ❛   —  not  until  i  turn  twenty  one,   ❜   maddy  pointed  out,  rolling  down  the  window  and  letting  the  late  summer  breeze  ruffle  her  hair.   ❛   —  i  think  i’ll  stick  with  the  essential  oils  till  then.  you  KNOW  how  i  break  out  when  i’m  doing  something  i’m  not  supposed  to.   ❜

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SMS TO / MADDY.

shayne: wanna chill?

shayne: thinking of ordering pizza and netflix??

maddy: you're lucky i haven't started my diet yet

maddy: i've decided to go gluten free this semester i'm worried i might have an intolerance :-(

maddy: but one pizza night can't hurt right ??

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﹙ *☆ ┆ 𝒇𝒕. 𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢  𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞.

“Don’t do a start-of-year room makeover.” He gave her the easiest solution with a lazy shrug. 

﹙ *☆ ┆ 𝒇𝒕. 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐲 𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭.

          ❛   —   funny.   ❜

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﹙  *☆ ┆ 𝒇𝒕.  𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞  𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧.

“Lavender,” Caroline nodded as they walked before they came to her car. “Honestly, Maddy, I think you need a Xanax. Or some good weed. Essential oils are all in your head, trust me.”

﹙  *☆ ┆ 𝒇𝒕.  𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐲  𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭.

          ❛   —  you  just  think  that  cause  you  haven’t  tried  it,   ❜   maddy  objected.   ❛   —  it’s  not  like  i  think  it  cures  cancer  or  anything,  it’s  just  apparently  very  relaxing.  and  a  lot  more  LEGAL  than  either  of  your  solutions.   ❜

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﹙  *☆ ┆ 𝒇𝒕.  𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞  𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧.

“So you switch some things around, who cares?” Caroline looked at her, smirking as Maddy said she’d relax this year. Caroline would believe that when she saw it. “If not same day, then next day. Come on, let’s go order.”

﹙  *☆ ┆ 𝒇𝒕.  𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐲  𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭.

          ❛   —  as  LONG  as  it’s  before  school  starts,   ❜   maddy  interjected  worriedly,  trailing  after  her  friend  as  they  left  the  store.   ❛   —  but  not  TOO  soon  before  school  starts.  i  need  the  time  to  relax  in  my  made-over  room.  i  can’t  be  stressed  for  the  start  of  the  year.  i  even  got  an  essential  oil  diffuser.  what  do  you  think  is  more  CALMING,  sandalwood  or  lavender  ?   ❜

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﹙  *☆ ┆ 𝒇𝒕.  𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐥  𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐚.

& ––– closed for @liplicked·.

it wasn’t like he DIDN’T understand why mateo was upset with him. he did , but he wasn’t going to stop trying to get the other to forgive him. it was a tricky situation , trusting someone with a secret and then watching them react different than you thought they were going to. he’s wading in rough waters , showing up to mateo’s door unannounced , but he has to do something. “ hey. ” foot creeps forward , a silent blocker just in case mateo decides to try to shut the door in his face. “ can we talk , maybe ? it’s been … a while and i really want to talk about what i told you. ” bad wording , manuel. “ please ? ”

﹙  *☆ ┆ 𝒇𝒕.  𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐨  𝐟𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐨.

          mateo  would  be  lying  if  he  said  he  didn’t  miss  his  friend  —  and  mateo  hated  lying.  the  boy  had  few  close  friends  to  speak  of,  which  was  how  he  liked  it.  but  that  didn’t  mean  he  didn’t  value  those  few,  or  that  he  didn’t  miss  them  after  arguments.  there  had  been  no  big  blow-out,  no  fighting  words  exchanged  in  anger.  that  wasn’t  mateo’s  way.  there  was  just  fading  away  into  the  distance  and  avoiding  confrontation.  and  now,  avoiding  eye  contact.  mateo  looked  at  the  ground,  scuffing  the  toe  of  his  sneaker  on  the  faded  welcome  mat.  he  wished  he  had  a  joint  right  now.   ❛   —  um.  i  dunno.  i  just  don’t  know  what  there  is  to  talk  ABOUT.   ❜